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The city of Charlottetown parks and recreation department is notifying the public that the Victoria Park Pool and Simmons Pool are preparing to close for the season. The Simmons Pool closes at the end of today. The Victoria Park pool will close for the season on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 7:45 p.m. The Victoria Park splash pad will remain open as long as weather permits.
ROAD WORK IN NEW DOMINION Road resurfacing will begin on Route 19 in New Dominion today. The work starts 100 metres west of the intersection with Westville Road and will proceed east for approximately 1 kilometre. Two-way, one-lane traffic will be maintained during construction hours. Work is expected to be completed by Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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Ten-year-old Hannah MacLean of Charlottetown said the Blueberry Crumble Sundae tasted good and that it was a good idea to use local blueberries.
A new blueberry sundae at McDonald’s is using wild blueberries from the Maritimes that are processed at Wyman’s of P.E.I. in Morell BY TERRENCE MCEACHERN THE GUARDIAN A new menu item at McDonald’s restaurants this summer has a touch of P.E.I. as a main ingredient. That menu item is the Blueberry Crumble Sundae. And a main ingredient is 198,000 pounds of blueberries picked from fields in the three Maritime provinces and
processed at Wyman’s of P.E.I. in Morell. “To be able to supply a company like McDonald’s is pretty exciting for us,� said Wade Dover, Wyman’s general manager. “My staff, when we told them that the berries we were producing were going to supply McDonald’s, it really hits home because everybody can identify with McDonald’s. It’s
one of those staples in our culture. Everybody knows who they are and what they produce.� Dover explained the blueberries are not cultivated but grow wild in places such as Maine, Quebec and the Maritimes. They are smaller than cultivated blueberries and have a unique taste, he said. “Not everybody realizes
where the wild berry comes from. Cultivated are grown in rows and their irrigated. These berries, we basically go into a forested area that has blueberries and eliminate all the competition,� Dover said. “It could take 10 years to take it from standing lumber to a field that’s producing commercial blueberries.� See ‘WE LOVE’, A2
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Charlottetown Coun. Bob Doiron holds a report released Wednesday that is highly critical of Peter Kelly, the city’s CAO, during his run in that same position for an Alberta municipality. Doiron says Charlottetown residents have frequently voiced concern over the controversial hiring of Kelly.
critical of Kelly, noting he took such actions as negotiating an industrial land lease and authorizing site improvements “in the absence of an authorizing council resolution.’’ Doiron only had time to give the 115-page report a brief look before speaking candidly with The Guardian Thursday. Still, he has grave concerns with the hiring of Kelly and in keeping him on. “I think (the report) was critical of Mr. Kelly,’’ he says. “If it’s found that he didn’t do things properly, that’s a major, major concern with me. He is dealing with a lot of contracts‌we look to him to be a person that knows right from wrong.’’ See UNAWARE, A2
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“Catches are good, on par with last year,� said Carter Hutt, president of the P.E.I. Snow Crab Association and one of the captains in line to have his catch off-loaded.
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Seventy-five-year-old Norman Peters has been fishing lobster out of North Rustico for 55 years and for 50 of those years his brother, Keith, has been going out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence with him. Norman’s son, Corey, was also with him Saturday so it is staying in the family.
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Newfoundland’s spectacular iceberg-viewing season continues to mean major hazards in North Atlantic shipping lanes. About 673 icebergs have drifted into North Atlantic shipping lanes off the island’s east coast so far this year, said Gabrielle McGrath, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol. That’s almost as many as the 687 counted during the whole ice season last year, ending in late September. “There’s definitely quite a lot of icebergs still up to the north,� McGrath said Friday from her home base in New London, Conn., after surveillance flights this week over the stretch known as Iceberg Alley.
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P.E.I. Lobster fishermen will be crossing their fingers as they head out onto the waters this morning for the first landing day of the 2017 fishery. The fishery opened on Saturday as thousands of fishermen hit the waters to set their traps.
Longtime fisherman, Norman Peters, also known as the Bearded Skipper, went out from North Rustico Saturday on his boat Silver Wave with his brother, Keith, and son, Corey. Peters, who has been fishing for more than 55 years, said the day went well, although it was impossible to tell what the
landings will be like. Like many others, Peters was remaining cautiously optimistic. “We’ll have to wait and see,� said the 75-year-old Peters. “No doubt there’s going to be lobster, a pound or two to a trap would be nice, but whatever we get, we get.� Although today will see the
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first landings, some fishermen got somewhat of an early indicator after hauling up a couple traps on Saturday just a few hours after setting them. Although those early catches looked good, Peters said it’s still hard to put a finger on since they were only in the water for a short time. See HARD, A2 Q ECMAS
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FROM A1 Nikki Zamparo, supply chain manager for McDonald’s Canada, said the sundae is being sold across Canada in select locations. It was launched on July 25 as a seasonal product and will continue to be sold until Sept. 18 “or while supplies last,� she said. “We engaged (Wyman’s) because we love to partner with
blueberries had a P.E.I. connection. “I think it’s a really good idea because it just brings out P.E.I. Once people have it, it’s a part of P.E.I.,� she said. Courtney Troock, 36, of Stratford also liked the sundae and said it was very good. She added the blueberries tasted fresh. But Dover noted that the blueberries are not fresh. Instead, they are IQF or
individually quickly frozen. “We say frozen is fresher than fresh because we freeze our berries within 24 hours of them being picked unlike the fresh ones that you get in the grocery store that might be two weeks old.� Dover has also tried the sundae. “I’ve had many of them. They’re delicious.� terrence.mceachern@theguardian.pe.ca Q HURRICANE HARVEY
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FROM A1 Doiron says he knew little about Kelly when the man was hired as Charlottetown’s CAO — and he certainly was not aware of the controversy surrounding Kelly’s tenure with Westlock County. He says councillors like him that were not on the hiring committee were not even allowed to ask Kelly any questions when he was shortlisted and spoke to council as one of two possible candidates for the job “I think before you hire someone you need to know everything is on the table,’’ says Doiron, who had heard only that Kelly had been a good mayor for Halifax before he was hired as Charlottetown’s CAO. “You need to know all the allegations about (Kelly) ‌ I never investigated the man’s background.’’ Doiron was far more willing than his fellow councillors to offer his thoughts on Kelly in
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light of the critical report. The Guardian first approached the city’s communications officer, Jennifer Gavin, requesting a response from the municipality on the report. She replied in an emailed statement that the city corporation was not prepared to comment on the contents of the report Thursday, as council needs time to read and discuss the report. “When council has had a chance to do that, we will get back in touch with the media with comments from the city corporation’s standpoint,’’ Gavin stated. Instead of waiting, phone calls were made to Mayor
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Clifford Lee, Deputy Mayor Mike Duffy and all councillors. Most were in no hurry to comment, noting they needed time to read the lengthy report and meet with council. Coun. Eddie Rice, though, said he planned to read the report right away and than share his thoughts with The Guardian. “It’s a serious document,’’ he says. In June, the city lifted Kelly’s probationary status that was put in place due to the review of the controversial land deal in Alberta that resulted in Wednesday’s report. Council made clear should Kelly be convicted of being in violation of any law, his employment status would be reviewed. “We did put a stipulation in the contract with Mr. Kelly if anything comes back illegal than his contract would be null and void with no remuneration paid,’’ says Doiron.
Blame it on Harvey. Gas prices on Prince Edward Island increased by four cents per litre (cpl) as of this morning. Including adjustments for taxes, pump prices for regular and unleaded gas at self-serve outlets now range from 111.4 to 112.6 cpl. The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) also hiked the cost of propane Friday by 4.5 cpl for Superior Propane, 3.6 cpl for Irving and 3.5 cpl for Kenmac Energy. Maximum pre-tax prices on propane now range from 73.8 to 74.8 cpl. There was no change to the price of furnace oil, stove oil or diesel. The maximum price for furnace oil holds steady at 72.3 cpl, plus tax. IRAC says the effects of hurricane Harvey resulted in a reduction in the supply of gasoline. As a result, the wholesale trading price of gas jumped significantly, necessitating today’s pricing adjustment. Due to the uncertainty surrounding when refineries will be able start producing gasoline again, IRAC expects continued volatility in the price of gas on the commodity markets.
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Jail time for damaging property Andrew Fitzgerald Levi will spend 15 days in jail for damaging property on the Scotchfort reserve. Levi, who has a lengthy criminal record, was also ordered to perform 60 hours of community service. In addition, he must pay restitution of $829.20 for the damage he caused.
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Emily Coffin is going to be offering a web development, design and digital marketing course in Charlottetown. The seven-week course is slated to begin Sept. 25.
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BEDEQUE — A 36-year-old woman was arrested at the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Bedeque and Area on Tuesday evening, which caused a power outage in the vicinity for about five hours.
“I come from the IT (Information Technology) world and tried to hire people locally. There’s just not enough local IT talent around for jobs. So, Emily, with codeAtlantic, is actually creating an opportunity to have people job-ready in that field.”
BY TERRENCE MCEACHERN THE GUARDIAN Emily Coffin’s idea to start her own website training course was good enough to win Charlottetown’s Startup Zone’s inaugural pitch competition. But the course — codeAtlantic — is more than an idea. Coffin, 30, is launching the seven-week web development, design and digital marketing course on Sept. 25 out of Startup Zone’s Queen Street location. “You essentially design, build and launch a website in seven weeks,” she said. Coffin — a freelance user experience (web) designer — has received about 15 applications so far to take the $650 course. She said the part-time course differs from a post-secondary offering in that its contents will be specialized and current rather than based on a wide variety of subjects. “I found that traditional tech education doesn’t always work.
East Prince RCMP responded to a call at 5:05 p.m. on Route 112 involving an Ontario woman who lost control of her car, hit a utility pole and the car flipped onto its roof. After the driver submitted breath samples to RCMP, she was arrested for impaired driving related offences. The investigation is still ongoing, said Cpl. Jerri MacLeod.
Man changes plea to guilty SUMMERSIDE — A Summerside man pleaded guilty to assault in an incident that occurred in April. Steven Dwayne Praught originally pleaded not guilty to the assault charge on May 25.
Doug Keefe The tech industry moves really quickly, really fast-pace. Things are always changing. It’s hard to stay on top of the trends, the latest software,” she said. “The traditional education that is two to four years and has a long time to develop its curriculum kind of gets out of date pretty quickly.” Coffin explained the course instructors are “industry professionals in the trenches working these jobs every day.” “You’re learning practical, in-
demand skills that people are using at modern tech companies. You’re learning all the latest modern technologies, all the latest platforms.” Coffin said the course also supports people with resume writing or getting job interviews. Coffin is running the course in partnership with Ladies Learning Code — a national organization that offers workshops on technology, coding and design. She explained that anyone having difficulty with the tuition is invited to apply to Ladies Learning Code for a scholarship, she said. Coffin is the organization’s P.E.I. chapter lead. In terms of the Aug. 23 pitch competition, Coffin said it was helpful to see how other competitors structured and delivered their pitches to the judges. “We didn’t really know what to expect,” Coffin said. “Being a little bit out of my comfort zone is how I learn best. So, it was a little nerve-racking
at the beginning. But I definitely got a lot out of the day.” By finishing in first place, Coffin won return airfare and a ticket to attend the SingularityU Canada Summit in October in Toronto. She also won $1,000 of Downtown Charlottetown Inc. dollars. Chris Van Horn came in second in the pitch competition. Doug Keefe, Startup Zone’s interim CEO, said Coffin has a great idea for a business. “I come from the IT (Information Technology) world and tried to hire people locally. There’s just not enough local IT talent around for jobs. So, Emily, with codeAtlantic, is actually creating an opportunity to have people job-ready in that field.” Coffin said applications are still being considered for the course. Anyone interested can visit codeatlantic.ca for more information. terrence.mceachern@theguardian.pe.ca Twitter.com/terry_mcn
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Praught has six months to pay his $100 fine and will serve 30 days intermittently and 24 months probation.
Impaired drivers ‘ashamed’ An impaired driving charge made for a bad start to Jordan Drake’s birthday. Drake was pulled over by police at about 1:35 a.m. on July 29 – his 30th birthday – when police observed him failing to stop at a stop sign. He pleaded guilty Thursday telling the provincial court judge in Charlottetown that he was “just ashamed that I did something so thoughtless.’’ He was sentenced to one day in jail and fined $1,000. He is also prohibited from driving for 12 months. Daniel Bernard MacAulay, 26, also told Provincial Court Judge John Douglas that he was “ashamed’’ of his actions early the same morning when he chose to drive while impaired. This was MacAulay’s second impaired driving conviction. Douglas sentenced MacAulay to 14 days in jail and imposed a 24-month driving ban.
Conditional discharge for Tignish man A man has pleaded guilty to an assault in Tignish that occurred in 2005. On Aug. 29, Mitchell Shea, 36, of Tignish was given a conditional discharge and one-month probation with multiple conditions including making a donation of $1,000 to the Salvation Army Food Bank in Summerside.
Woman pleads guilty to assault with weapon A woman is facing 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting a young adult male. Lisa Lynn Young, 44, was charged on May 5 for assault with a knife at or near Summerside. For the assault, Young will serve 60 days intermittently, 24 months probation, and pay a $100 victim surcharge within nine months.
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A bird’s-eye view Over 30 pilots land in Summerside for week of high-flying adventure BY MILLICENT MCKAY JOURNAL PIONEER SUMMERSIDE
Norm Hoskin passed his love of flying on to his sons. Once, while Hoskin took his son up in the air and was allowing him to land, his son grabbed the controls. “He wasn’t more than six or seven. It was basically on autopilot. There wasn’t much he could do but land. But all of a sudden, he grabbed the controls and yanked them up. Which sent us straight up.� Hoskin asked his son, Grant, what he thought he was doing. “I don’t like it down here. I’m going up with the jets,� the boy replied. Now Hoskin is sharing a flyin tour to Summerside with his sons and other pilots from North America. For the next week, 32 pilots will tour the Island as a group and individually, seeing P.E.I. from a different perspective —on the ground. “I saw the pamphlet and got in contact with the people planning it. I wanted to get a couple of guys involved as well as my sons,� noted Hoskin.
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Lee Arsenault, left, and Marilyn Staig are shown with their plane at the Summerside Airport. The couple has organized a fly-in to Prince Edward Island, which has drawn more than 30 participants.
“It’s so much fun to see things from the air. There is this feeling of adventure and spontaneity about it. You always come out with some really funny stories.� Marilyn Staig Lee Arsenault and his wife, Marilyn Staig, planned the event after attempts to get a group of pilots to the Island last year were halted due to poor weather. “We were all on this flying tour and one day we thought, why don’t we take a trip to P.E.I. and spend a few days there. There were about 17 people who wanted to come, but ultimately only seven of us could make it because we had the instruments to take us there,� explained Arsenault. He was born in Egmont Bay and moved to Ontario in 1969. He met Staig there and now the pair enjoys their retirement looking down on North America. Speaking about their latest excursion to P.E.I., “There is
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probably an equal mix of people who have been to the Island and those who haven’t,� said Staig. “We wanted to make our tour, P.E.I. Summerside FlyIn, different than other tours. We’re all really looking forward to it. With most air tours, you fly to different places at least once a day. But with ours, you fly to the Island in a day and then you spend a week here touring around on your own.�
There are also three group activities planned, including a round of golf, an Acadian kitchen party and a picnic lunch in Cable Head. “It’s so much fun to see things from the air. There is this feeling of adventure and spontaneity about it. You always come out with some really funny stories,� added Staig, recounting one story about a flight to Florida. “We were stopping in
Pittsburgh to go through customs. So here we our in our little plane that had been worked on earlier in the morning, when Lee noticed that the engine light was on. “He’s paying so much attention to the indicator that we completely missed our approach.� Air traffic control radioed Arsenault asking if there was a problem, wondering why
they didn’t land. Arsenault then explained there might be an issue with one of the pistons. “When we finally broke through the clouds and saw the runway. They had cleared all the other planes from the area and had called multiple fire trucks,� said Staig. “I was never so happy to see the ground.� millicent.mckay@journalpioneer.com
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Charlottetown traffic project aims to keep students safe as they return to school With more students travelling to Charlottetown schools due to zoning changes, the city is launching a project to help keep them safe. With the recent school zone changes, a large influx of students is expected at schools that previously had lower enrolments. In some neighbourhoods, the city says an extra 100-180 students will be travelling to school.
The city has launched a pilot project for the fall to study the impact of the rezoning, including changes in traffic patterns, the increase in pedestrian traffic and new routes for those walking to school. The goal will be to use the data collected to examine the placement of existing and future crosswalks, crossing guards, trafficcalming measures and signage. Charlottetown will be initiating an intersection flag system. The flags are bright orange with reflective tape and located on either side of busy intersections in or near school zones. The person crossing the street is encouraged to hold an orange flag as they cross the road and return it to the container on the opposite side of the street for the next person who comes along. Pedestrians are also encouraged to continue using hand signals when crossing the street by extending their arm in the direction they wish to walk.
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Barry Balsom recently introduced peaches to P.E.I. They will be available the second week of September.
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Arlington Orchards has added peaches to its 40-acre orchard. Known primarily for its apples, the orchard also features pears, plums and, now, peaches. The new addition will be the first season fruit to be harvested from the trees and will be available the second week of September. While the U-pick opens Sept. 8, for Barry Balsom, the work has been ongoing since the snow melted.
Thinning the trees early, and often, is important, he said. “There was still a bit of snow on the ground when we started this year.” Last year was a record year for the fruit crop, but with the dry season this year, Balsom doesn’t expect to break records, although still expects to have a strong season. For example, In one day, during a major pick, his half a dozen pickers will fill 15 to 20 bins of apples. One bin holds about 720 pounds. In one day over 10,800 pounds of apples can be picked. While his orchards are thriving, it’s no thanks to the federal
government. While other places in Canada receive research, testing and funding, P.E.I. is often ignored, said Balsom. “We have to figure it out ourselves, often taking studies meant for the West Coast and converting it to work for us.” The Arlington Orchards owner is not afraid to step outside the box and introduce new things. Canada’s very first Honeycrisp apple tree was planted in P.E.I. at Arlington Orchards in 1996 after two years of trying to bring it over the border into Canada from the U.S. Peaches may be the newest item to crop up in the orchard, but Balsom has no intention
of stopping there. “We like to push the envelope here on P.E.I. I mean, we won’t be growing pineapple or oranges, but we like to push it as much as we can.” The eco-apple approach isn’t anything new to the orchard, but it’s what people look for now. Balsom doesn’t like to spray his trees, preferring instead to control the insect population with traps. “We are constantly monitoring the traps for pests and counting the insects.” If the numbers get too high, that may warrant spraying. Ladybugs can be a big
issue, said Balsom. Bumblebee hives were used at Arlington until a war raged between the blueberry growers, apple growers and beekeepers. Finally, Balsom let the bees go, and in came 124 different types of native bee species, 60 of which pollinate the apple trees. Arlington Orchards has been using native bees for 15 years now. Running a fruit orchard is all trial and error, with lots of science, he said. Every apple tree in the orchard is a clone of another. “Someone can look at a row of trees and see many different trees, but I just see one.”
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Fans have three more opportunities to get their names entered BY ERIC MCCARTHY JOURNAL PIONEER O’LEARY
ter: Saturday, Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the O’Leary Community Sports Centre, and Sunday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the O’Leary Legion. A database is being maintained to ensure that individuals register only once. Individuals whose primary residence is in Bloomfield, O’Leary or Coleman postal codes can register for the O’Leary and area draw. Anyone from elsewhere in western P.E.I. (Miscouche west) will enter the western P.E.I. draw and anyone from outside of western P.E.I., including outof-province residents, can place their ballots in the supporters ballot box. Draws will be made on Sept. 12. There will be 385 names drawn from the O’Leary and area ballot box and 250 names each from the Western P.E.I. and Supporters ballot boxes. Each name drawn will receive two tickets. Additional tickets have been set aside for O’Leary Minor Hockey and Figure Skating Club members and for one minor hockey team from every minor hockey association in P.E.I.
Close to 350 people showed up at O’Leary Community Sports Centre Wednesday night to register for a chance to win tickets to the Sept. 25 Kraft Hockeyville NHL exhibition game in Summerside. The preseason game between the Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils is part of O’Leary’s prize for winning the 2017 Kraft Hockeyille national competition. Jo-Anne Wallace, a member of the O’Leary Hockeyville committee, was pleased with the turnout on the first night of registration. She expects a larger turnout for the remaining registration dates. The ticket distribution plan had only been released on Monday, and Hockeyville committee members spent the next two days responding to enquiries from those interested in attending the game. Most of the questions revolved around place of residency and the need to provide two pieces of identification including a picture ID and a second piece of documentation confirming one’s place of residence. Several people who showed up to register had to return to their car for vehicle registration or some other piece of documentation to satisfy the rules and some had to return home for documentation. The rules, Wallace said, were consistent with lotteries held in other winning Hockeyville communities, including the requireMen’s & Women’s Sandals and Summer Shoes ment to register in person. Wallace said only two or three people were turned away. Those individuals and anyone else 18 years of age and older interested in getting in "MM 4BMFT 'JOBM t 4BMF FYDMVEFT #JSLFOTUPDLT on the lottery still have three more opportunities to regis-
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The federal and provincial governments are providing more than $550,000 through different programs for environmental and community program on the Abegweit First Nation. The funding announcement was made on Thursday in Scotchfort by Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food. Through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s (ACOA) Innovative Communities Fund, the Abegweit Conservation Society received $211,982 to help fund the installation of a recirculating aquaculture system at the Abegweit Biodiversity Enhancement Hatchery. The federal government is
also providing $121,000 to support the project and aquaculture business development and Aboriginal entrepreneurs through the Ulnooweg Development Group. The P.E.I. government is providing $25,000 for the project. To expand and upgrade the Mawiomi Building, which is used for tourism and community activities, the Abegweit Band is receiving $156,000 from ACOA and an additional $69,000 from the federal government. Besides ACOA, funding was also provided by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and the province’s Department of Rural and Regional Development.
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Couple wins $2.6 million Chase the Ace jackpot draws over 60,000 people in final night of lottery at Goulds, N.L. BY BONNIE BELEC THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L.
A couple from Conception Bay South, N.L., are the province’s newest millionaires after finally drawing the elusive ace of spades. Don and Marg Gorman pulled the card in the second round of the Wednesday night Chase the Ace draw, taking home $2.6 million. Don, who works for the town of Conception Bay South, said he isn’t planning to leave work after winning the jackpot. “I certainly will be,” laughed Marg as the couple was swarmed by the media. Their win marked the end for the local lottery that lasted more than 44 weeks and captured national attention. Hundreds of people piled into the St. Kevin’s Parish hall in Goulds, N.L., as organizer Carol O’Brien drew the winning tickets. More than 60,000 others descended on Goulds, waiting for
the number to be called. People began lining up before dawn at the hall, and the line was already a kilometre long by 7:30 a.m. local time. Don appeared to be shellshocked as he tried to answer questions about what he would do with his winnings. “I’m not sure yet,” he said. “Four of us are in on it, including my son.” Earlier, Glen Stokes from Mount Pearl, N.L., drew the 10 of spades and received more than $437,000 as the consolation prize. He and his wife, Rosalie, said they had been playing for four weeks. Goulds has been inundated with Chase the Ace crowds most Wednesdays this summer, buying numbered tickets for about $5 each to vie for the life-changing jackpot. The province had declared the ace of spades had to be drawn Wednesday night, suggesting there could be multiple draws until someone was declared the winner.
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Jim Matthews was a coal miner’s son who would wake before dawn to work on a local milk truck. His reverence for hard work helped the 54-year-old become a prominent entrepreneur - a financial planner with an eye for real estate. Friends say he was beloved and admired — making his sudden death at the hands of an unknown assailant this week a shocking mystery. “We’re still in a state of disbelief. It’s been a painful 48 hours,” John Tompkins, his long-time business partner, said in an interview Thursday. The murder has left police hunting for clues in a high-profile case. Cape Breton Regional Police responded to the Prince Street Market, a three-storey building in Sydney owned by Matthews and his business partners, on
Tuesday morning after receiving a report of a deceased person. Police said Matthews’ body was found in the apartment suite on the building’s top floor. They are treating his death as a homicide, and the major crime unit and forensic identification section are leading an investigation. Staff Sgt. Phillip Ross said Thursday he could not release any additional information on the case. “It’s a very active investigation,” he said. “It’s fluid and it’s moving.” Ross wouldn’t say whether police had any suspects and would not release the cause of death, to protect the “integrity of the investigation.” The Sydney Mines native’s death left many in Nova Scotia’s business community shaken. “He was a true entrepreneur. He saw opportunity and built things,” Tompkins said. “He had a vision.”
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Church defaced with Satanic graffiti MONCTON, N.B. — Police are investigating after Satanic messages were spraypainted on a church in New Brunswick. The RCMP say the Satanic and anti-police statements were written on two sides of St. Bernard’s Church in Moncton with black spray paint earlier this month. The graffiti was later cleaned up by a local non-profit organization.
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Sydney Mines native Jim Matthews purchased a building in downtown Sydney in 2015 and converted it to Prince Street Market.
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East Coast iceberg watch tops 1,000 as season ends
HALIFAX — No criminal charges will be laid against five so-called “Proud Boys” who disrupted a Mi’kmaq ceremony in downtown Halifax on Canada Day, the Royal Canadian Navy says. Rear-Admiral John Newton said Thursday that an investigation has wrapped up with no further actions taken against the servicemen, although they remain on an unspecified term of probation and must adhere to unspecified conditions.
rie said. “A lot of interest in icebergs - people really love to see them.” Gabrielle McGrath, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s International Ice Patrol, told The Canadian Press this week they have counted 1,004 icebergs in the shipping lanes this year, but few more are expected. She said 2017 is so far the 19th most severe season on record, with data going back to 1900. “Those numbers do not include icebergs off of the New-
foundland coast. This number only captures the ones that actually drifted into the shipping lanes, not all of those that were detected or tracked,” she said in an email. The International Ice Patrol was formed after an iceberg sank the Titanic in 1912. It works with Canadian partners to track conditions, including using surveillance flights, and update mariners. “The most severe season on record was in 1984 when 2,202 icebergs entered the shipping lanes,” McGrath said.
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There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at Bear River North, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 117747, assessed in the name of PATRICK JOSEPH MACCORMAC.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at Brudenell, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 872739, assessed in the name of DARA MCGOWAN.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at 453 Dover Road - Rte 24, Murray River, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 288365, assessed in the name of JOHN ALLEN JAMES MACLEAN.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at 1527 Bangor Road, Route 321, Bangor, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 465989, assessed in the name of RICHARD REGINALD COBB.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at Howe Bay, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 519199, assessed in the name of THOMAS JOHN DAVIS.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017.
ELIZABETH (BETH) GAUDET Provincial Tax Commissioner for Province of Prince Edward Island
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The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale. DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017. ELIZABETH (BETH) GAUDET Provincial Tax Commissioner for Province of Prince Edward Island
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 29th day of August, A.D. 2017. ELIZABETH (BETH) GAUDET Provincial Tax Commissioner for Province of Prince Edward Island
The servicemen had been relieved of their duties and re-assigned to other jobs, pending the results of the military police investigation into the incident at a statue of Halifax’s controversial founder, Edward Cornwallis. The Canadian Press
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017. ELIZABETH (BETH) GAUDET Provincial Tax Commissioner for Province of Prince Edward Island
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It was the year of the celebrity iceberg, the phallic iceberg and the lying-dog iceberg. More than a thousand icebergs drifted into East Coast shipping lanes this year, with many more closer to shore in Newfoundland and Labrador. The arrival of September signals the end of iceberg season, which wasn’t the biggest on record but may have been the most-watched thanks to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Social media has proven a perfect vehicle for the proliferation of iceberg selfies and spectacular shots of icebergs dwarfing homes in seaside villages. Capt. Bob Currie, who runs Discovery Sea Adventures, a whale-watching business in Bonavista, N.L., said tourists are now more interested in icebergs than whales. “I found this year that icebergs were more popular than whale season - I’m still getting calls from people looking to see if there are icebergs here,” Cur-
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Manitoba RCMP say crime not committed when Indigenous men switched at birth THE CANADIAN PRESS NORWAY HOUSE, MAN.
Trudeau made the comments Thursday as he addressed the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada national convention in Montreal.
Manitoba RCMP say no charges will be laid after an investigation into two cases of babies switched at birth at a northern Manitoba hospital more than 40 years ago. The four men went home with different parents from the federally run Norway House Indian Hospital in 1975. The RCMP and the federal government launched separate investigations after the men went public with the mix-ups following DNA tests. RCMP spokesman Robert Cyrenne says the Mounties reviewed medical records and interviewed family members and hospital employees. “There is no evidence a criminal offence was committed in relation to these incidents,” he said in a statement Thursday. When the second case came to light a year ago, former health minister Jane Philpott called the situation tragic and appalling, and promised to get to the bottom of what happened. The results of the federal investigation have not yet been made public. Luke Monias and Norman Barkman of Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community 400 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, revealed in November 2015 that DNA tests proved they were switched at birth. Two other men from Norway House Cree Nation, Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr., came forward with the same story in August 2016. Results from DNA
He says the trade deal needs modernizing and he is promising an agreement workers can be proud of. Trudeau said his government is focusing on increasing protection for workers and the environment during NAFTA talks.
Group heading to Houston to rescue dogs TORONTO — A small group of Canadian volunteers will be heading to Houston to rescue dogs from shelters that have been overwhelmed after a hurricane hit the city. Redemption Dogs says four people are scheduled to leave Toronto next Wednesday in two vans with the hopes of bringing back up to two dozen dogs. Nicole Simone says the group will head to Hot Mess Pooches, which she says rescued 40 dogs on Wednesday alone, to get the dogs. She says the group will only remove dogs that do not have owners and will be looking for volunteers to help foster the animals when they return to Canada.
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Norway House resident Leon Swanson weeps at a press conference in Winnipeg in 2016. Swanson and David Tait Jr. were switched at birth in 1975 when their mothers gave birth at Norway House Indian Hospital. Manitoba RCMP say no charges will be laid after an investigation into two cases of babies switched at birth at a northern Manitoba hospital more than 40 years ago.
tests confirmed their switch. The two cases raised the question of whether other babies could have ended up with the wrong families. Health Canada reports 239 babies were born at the hospital in 1975, but no other cases have come to light. At an emotional news conference a year ago, Tait Jr. said he was desperately searching for answers. “Forty years gone,” he said, barely able to speak through
his tears. “It’s pretty tough. It hit me like a ton of bricks. If anything, (I’m) angry, confused, upset. I’d like to get some answers on what’s going on.” DNA evidence confirmed that Tait Jr., 41, is the son of Charlotte Mason - the woman who raised Swanson as her son - and not Frances Tait. They also confirmed that Swanson, Tait Jr.’s life-long friend, is the biological son of Frances Tait. Monias and Barkman were
born on the same day and, growing up, the two were often told they looked more like the other boy’s family. Manitoba’s former Aboriginal affairs minister Eric Robinson, who acted as a liaison for the families, suggested the mix-up was an act of racism and neglect. “You can pass it off once,” Robinson said last October. “And a second time ... kinda makes you wonder.”
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VANCOUVER — School districts in British Columbia are scrambling to hire thousands of teachers ahead of the new school year to satisfy a court decision that reinstates standards on class size.
‘Tired, frustrated, angry’ Military planes help thousands of First Nation evacuees flee fires
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled last November that legislation implemented by the province’s previous Liberal government in 2002 that prevented teachers from negotiating class size and composition related to special needs students was unconstitutional, resulting in a need for 3,000 to 3,500 more teachers.
BY STEVE LAMBERT THE CANADIAN PRESS Many of the 3,700 people fleeing northern Manitoba forest fires were still waiting to fly south on Thursday, more than 24 hours after they left their homes on a journey made complicated by a lack of transportation. “They’re tired. They’re frustrated. There’s anger,” Chief Alex McDougall of Wasagamack First Nation said as he waited along with hundreds of others to board one of two military transport planes bound for Winnipeg, more than 500 kilometres to the south. “Some of us have been sleeping in terminals. Some of us
have been sleeping in gymnasiums. There is some food being provided by the local (grocery) stores.” All 2,000 residents of Wasagamack had to leave Tuesday as a large forest fire came within 800 metres of the community. Because there is no airstrip, people took turns piling into boats in small groups for a 20-minute journey across a section of Island Lake to St. Theresa Point. Smoke from the blaze also forced out people with health problems from the St. Theresa Point and Garden Hill reserves. Small charter planes, that can carry between nine and 45 people, began ferrying people south to Brandon and Winnipeg on Wednesday, but a backlog persisted.
Thursday morning, two Hercules military transport planes, each capable of carrying 100 people, joined the effort. But the large aircraft could only use the airstrip at Garden Hill, McDougall said, so he and others had to take a two-hour trip by barge from St. Theresa Point to Garden Hill. In Winnipeg, the Canadian Red Cross prepared to welcome the evacuees by turning a 4,300-square-metre hall at the city’s convention centre into an emergency shelter. Volunteers, including members of the Bear Clan Patrol — a non-profit that keeps an eye on inner-city streets — were busy setting up more than 1,000 cots, dozens of eating tables and more. “We’re going to have an
area where people can get personal services like hygiene products, hygiene kits, health needs, that sort of thing,” said Shawn Feely, the Canadian Red Cross’s regional vice-president. “Then we have the sleep area ... and then we have the eating area and the recreation area. So for little kids, we’ll have people running activities.” By early afternoon, there was a long lineup of evacuees to register at the convention centre. Among them was Malcolm Harper, who had spent two nights in transit with his wife and three children, aged four, 11 and 13 after leaving Wasagamack for St. Theresa Point. “The first night, they put us in classrooms in the school ... you could hear everybody, kids crying,” he said.
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There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at St. Georges, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 1017508, assessed in the name of FUI YEE YONG.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at Souris, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 101071, assessed in the name of SERAPHIN DA SILVA.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at Lakeville, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 112508, assessed in the name of JEANETTE M. CASHMAN.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at 3908 Rte 17, Gaspereaux, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 251074, assessed in the name of LYMAN JACKSON.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
There will be sold at public auction at or near Georgetown Court House, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island on Monday, the 11th day of September, A.D. 2017, at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, real property located at Cable Head East, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, being identified as parcel number 725051, assessed in the name of MATTHEW CUMMINGS & BEN LOVERING.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
This property is being sold for non-payment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017.
DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 24th day of August, A.D. 2017.
ELIZABETH (BETH) GAUDET Provincial Tax Commissioner for Province of Prince Edward Island
ELIZABETH (BETH) GAUDET Provincial Tax Commissioner for Province of Prince Edward Island
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This property is being sold for nonpayment of taxes in accordance with section 16 of the Real Property Tax Act. A more complete legal description may be obtained by contacting the law firm of Cox & Palmer, attention Ewan W. Clark, at 4A Riverside Drive, Montague, PEI, C0A 1R0, who acts for the Province in connection with this sale. The said property will be sold subject to a reserve bid and conditions of sale. DATED at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this 28th day of August, A.D. 2017.
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The hirings mean students can expect more support when they return to school, but Glen Hansman, president of the BC Teachers’ Federation, said the rush to post and fill vacancies could have been avoided if more had been done before May’s provincial election.
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Thumbs up for NAFTA H
ow does one negotiate with a person who keeps changing positions as the audience warrants; talks in vague generalities because he lacks basic knowledge of the issues; and usually says one thing and means another? Those were concerns that New England governors and eastern Canadian premiers had to grapple with this week as they sat down for their annual conference in Charlottetown. The elephant in the room, of course, is U.S. President Donald Trump, and a key issue facing premiers and governors is the current renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Governors and premiers are acutely aware of the immense value of trade between the northeastern states and Atlantic Canada and Quebec. And of the hundreds of thousands of jobs dependent on their historic, closely intertwined economies. Each side was talking to the converted — NAFTA works well and must remain. President Trump has long complained that NAFTA is a bad deal for the U.S. and that other partners — especially Mexico — have benefitted to the detriment of U.S. jobs and trade balance. The president might call NAFTA one of the worst trade deals in history but he’s getting few takers in New England, other states or from members of Congress. Canada had largely escaped his scrutiny but just as premiers and governors arrived in Charlottetown, there goes Mr. Trump, tweeting to complain that both Canada and Mexico were being “very difficult” in NAFTA talks. He hinted that he might just terminate the deal. His comments were meant to rattle Canadian and Mexican negotiators as talks now shift to Mexico from Washington. There were likely also made to shake up governors and premiers gathering on P.E.I. Most observers and political leaders didn’t take the president’s threat too seriously. They agree that NAFTA needs to be renegotiated but only to modernize it for the 21st century and make it better for all sides. And they want nothing to do with his ultimatums or threats of termination. President Trump likes to talk tough and backscratch his electoral base but those kinds of comments have become predictable and tiresome. A key Trump ally assured Charlottetown delegates that they have nothing to fear. Maine Governor Paul LePage is confident that any issues with NAFTA can be fixed. His advice: Don’t read too much into what Mr. Trump says. “He (Trump) . . . believes in having free trade . . . between the two countries.” For the first time, more than 60 companies from member states and provinces were invited and they participated in over 400 one-on-one meetings throughout the conference — all about trade. So the consensus in Charlottetown was to take the president’s sometimes soaring rhetoric with a rather large dose of skepticism and let common sense prevail. The first resolution passed by governors and premiers touted the importance of cross-border trade and commerce to their respective economies. Point made. They are looking forward to a prosperous future under NAFTA. The president should take a lesson from Charlottetown and do the same.
letters ‘No comment’ not good enough When the NDP held a press conference outside City Hall last Friday it was to address the shortage of housing in the City of Charlottetown and across P.E.I. What we want to see is all levels of government — federal, provincial and municipal representatives at the table with cheque books in hand and a commitment to address housing. Mayor Clifford Lee, “No comment” response is simply not good enough. In 2013 the mayor hosted a housing summit at the Homburg Hotel, produced a $10,000 report on housing that has collected nothing but dust. In 2014, the mayor campaigned on the promise to address affordable, social and accessible housing. He spoke on housing once again on Aug. 5, 2015, again in Dec.18, 2015, again on April 6, 2017, and once again on June 5, 2017. So the obvious unanswered question is Mr. Mayor, how much money have you committed to housing? The simple answer is absolutely nothing. Yes, while the mayor seemingly has no money for housing, he can spend over $30 million on ditch infilling, $275,000 on a bandshell at Victoria Park, $1.5 million on planting flowers, but he has no money for social programs. Social, affordable and
accessible housing is all of our collective responsibility; to look after one another and provide the basic human rights of all people. We are measured as a society on how we treat our most vulnerable. Time to come to the table with your chequebook and solutions, Mr. Mayor.
Mike Redmond, Leader of the NDP, Prince Edward Island
Literacy helps reduce poverty We were disappointed to learn that the P.E.I. Literacy Alliance may shut its doors because of the federal government’s decision not to restore funding to the organization. The Alliance delivers crucial programs and supports directly to Islanders. The United Way of P.E.I., along with the provincial government and other contributors, is currently funding two of the Alliance’s programs: Ready Set Learn — works with children in grades K-6 Island wide to engage them in year-round learning; and Volunteers for Literacy — connects adults and seniors with mentors to improve literacy skills through one-to-one tutoring. The United Way has a thorough and vigorous community investment process. We support organ-
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Andrea MacDonald, CEO, United Way of P.E.I.
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Q U-TURN
No wonder the courts are bogged down A novel is only something like 65,000 words long. A written court verdict by Ontario Court Justice of the Peace Richard Quon, filed last week? A whopping 87-page document totalling 21,485 words. So it must have been a momentous case, one that deserves long and careful review, including analysis of case law from California and Britain, right? Well, no. It’s the case of Michael E. Robinson vs. the City of Brampton, and it’s all about a traffic ticket for disobeying a U-turn sign, a ticket that carries a $110 fine. It also carries the penalty of two demerit points, the same as failing to turn off your high beams for approaching traffic. Now, I recognize the fact that everyone deserves their day in court, whether they’re a wealthy businessman using a SLAPP suit to short-circuit public scrutiny of their business or an everyday Joe fighting
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instead, a three-point turn. A Uturn, he argued, is a contiguous motion. In addition, since he drove into a private driveway to turn around, he had left the road surface and the Ontario Highway Traffic Act should not apply — because, for part of the turn, he wasn’t on the highway at all. The facts were simple: “the defendant, who was by himself, had been driving a 2004 Dodge Caravan SUV motor vehicle on September 13, 2015, at 1:45 p.m., and proceeding northbound on Sunforest Drive, just north of the intersection of Sunforest Drive and Bovaird Drive in the City of Brampton,” the verdict says. That’s when “Officer Orgill of the Peel Regional Police,” stationed in a “low-profile police cruiser” looking for exactly that sort of U-turn scofflaw, saw the impugned turn. The case was then complicated by the fact that nowhere in Ontario highway law is a
U-turn actually fully described, leading the justice of the peace to ask himself this important question: “Should the types of turns or driving maneuvers and the types of circumstances that would constitute a ‘U-turn’ be interpreted broadly so as to include a combination of a left turn, a three-point turn which comprise of stops and reversal maneuvers, and the use of a driveway?” There’s more of this — much, much more of this. By the time it was all said and done, the justice of the peace hearing the case had cited 11 different court cases, including the seminal 2014 U-turn vs. three-point turn court case of the Queen on the application of Alexis Alexander and the Parking Adjudicator and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which dealt with essentially the same argument in a succinct decision totalling 9,184 words. It includes, of
course, penetrating questions of driving law, such as “One question that occurs is: if sign 614 is inapt to refer to 3-point turns as well as to paradigmatic U-turns, which sign ought to be used for that purpose?” To sum up: the accused had his day in court. Witnesses were called, court time was used, and a justice of the peace spent months drafting a complete answer to the question of just what a U-turn is and isn’t. Can a three-point turn be a U-turn? The answer is “yes.” You don’t really need to bother with the other 21,484 words. (Fun fact: six of those words were the word “ergo.”) Michael Robinson had to pay the ticket after all. But we all paid the price. Russell Wangersky’s column appears in 35 SaltWire newspapers and websites in Atlantic Canada. He can be reached at rwanger@thetelegram.com - Twitter: @wangersky.
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Q PHARMACARE
A plan for everyone On P.E.I., an estimated one in three, or 24,400 workers, don’t have prescription drug coverage BY HASSAN YUSSUFF GUEST OPINION Canada’s unions are proud that we’ve negotiated health insurance coverage for many of our members. But we believe anyone with a health card should have coverage for the medicines they need. That’s why this Labour Day, we are launching a campaign to win a universal prescription drug plan for all Canadians, regardless of their income, age, or where they work or live. A national pharmacare plan is badly needed and long overdue. Today, 3.5 million Canadians can’t afford to fill their prescriptions. A 2015 Angus Reid poll found that 26 per cent of Atlantic Canadians said they or someone else in their household hadn’t taken medication as prescribed because they couldn’t afford to. Some are chronically ill and worry about how they’ll pay for the medication they need now and for years to come. Some are students who will lose coverage through their parents as soon as they graduate. Many, stuck in part-time, low-wage jobs, worry they’ll never find a job that provides health benefits. The only place where prescriptions are covered for all Canadians is in the hospital. The federal government covers the cost of prescription drugs for members of the Armed
Forces and the RCMP, veterans and Indigenous people. But the vast majority of Canadians receive no public assistance to cope with the costs of prescriptions they fill at pharmacies. Today, every provincial and territorial government provides different coverage. Most subsidize the cost of medications for vulnerable Canadians, such as those over 65 years old and recipients of social assistance and disability benefits. Many also provide catastrophic coverage for only for those facing the most astronomical prescription costs. But we need a pharmacare plan that covers all Canadians. Just think about what that would mean for the one in five people paying out of pocket for their medication today, either
because they don’t have a prescription drug plan, or because they have a plan that doesn’t cover the full cost of the medications they need. I remember one worker who really brought this issue home for me. He had been hospitalized when his employer went bankrupt. Lying in his hospital bed he was told his health benefits would be terminated in 30 days. His life was instantly turned upside down and he could no longer afford the medications he would need for years to come. That worker’s story is the same for too many across the country. An estimated 8.4 million working Canadians don’t have prescription drug coverage. In Prince Edward Island,
an estimated one in three, or 24,400 of the province’s workers, don’t have private health insurance that gives them prescription drug coverage. That includes about 9,300 who work part time and many of the province’s 10,700 self-employed workers. Canada is the only developed country in the world with a universal health care program that doesn’t include a universal prescription drug plan. We have the second highest prescription drug costs in the world next to the United States. Canadians have wildly varying prescription drug coverage and uneven access to prescription drugs. We aren’t benefitting from the current system, but pharmaceutical and private in-
surance companies are. Pharmaceutical companies can charge higher prices for commonly used drugs because they are selling to so many buyers. In New Zealand, where a public authority negotiates on behalf of the entire country, a year’s supply of the cholesterolbusting drug Lipitor costs just $15 a year, compared to $811 in Canada. That’s why Canada needs to combine the purchasing power of all Canadians under one plan. An annual investment of $1 billion by the federal government will mean Canadians save $7.3 billion a year on the medications they need. Back in 2015, Angus Reid polled Canadians on the issue, and 91 percent of Canadians —including 92 per cent of Atlantic Canadians — said they believe our public health-care system should include a universal prescription drug plan. It’s time for national policy to catch up to the needs — and demands — of Canadians. Nobody should have to choose between buying groceries of paying for the medication they need. There is a strong consensus on this issue. All we need now is the political will. It’s time for a plan for everyone. Hassan Yussuff is president of the Canadian Labour Congress. His Labour Day message is in support of a national pharmacare plan.
Q LOBBY FOR LIFE
Abortion drug poses risks BY PAT WIEDEMER GUEST OPINION In reference to your article from Aug. 2 “Fund abortion drug in P.E.I.: Medical students,” concerning a Dalhousie Medical Student Society (DMSS) “Lobby Day” on Sept. 8 to lobby the P.E.I. government to fund the abortion drug RU486 (Canadian brand name is Mifegymiso), I would like to make a few comments. It is implied that the over 400 medical students — not doctors — are overtly concerned about allegedly deficient P.E.I. health and reproductive services. However, every medical student at Dalhousie is automatically a member of this society. This does not mean
that all students support this specialized interest group within the DMSS. What this group asks for is that the P.E.I. Health Care supply the two-part abortificant drug RU-486, claiming this is safe and that, although every Island woman already has access to abortion on P.E.I. since January 2017, we, particularly our rural women, still don’t have enough. They assert this method of abortion is needed. Fact is, medical abortion is already provided as part of the services at the Prince County Hospital and is covered by P.E.I. health care. Presently, the woman receives full medical attention under the direct supervision
of trained health professionals. This is mandatory because of the severity of this procedure for her health. This interference in our government and condescension toward our Island women as expressed by this initiative, smacks of arrogance. Further, and more importantly, this drug like the one already in use, Methotrexate (also used to treat cancer patients), is by no means safe. Medicine heals — this drug takes life. The sole purpose of RU-486 (Mifegymiso) is to kill the life in the womb up to the 7th week of pregnancy; a baby whose heart already beats as early as 16 days after conception. Statistically, it is also not safe
for the vulnerable life of the mother. The Canadian Physicians for Life quote: “The 2011 FDA report on RU-486 reported that 14 women died since the drug’s introduction in the United States. It also noted 339 women experienced blood loss requiring transfusions and 256 women experienced infections.” The promoted appeal of RU486, namely anonymity, is that the woman can have an abortion in the confines of her home i.e. not under the supervision of doctors and nurses. The use of this drug, as opposed to what is already covered, leaves the woman alone in a crucial time of need to deal with the physical (side) effects
and mental anxieties of ending her pregnancy. No woman should be so invisible. One last point, this drug is more expensive — by $200 — than what is already covered by the P.E.I. formulary, not including any follow-up care and costs dealing with serious adverse side effects. We must add our voice to those of the Canadian Physicians for Life, that our women deserve better than this. Not more death, but care and concern for both mother and child before pregnancy, during pregnancy and after pregnancy. Lobby for life, not death. Pat Wiedemer is executive director for P.E.I. Right to Life
Q LEADERSHIP
Quebec unimpressed with NDP The numbers are in and they don’t bode well for the NDP in Quebec, regardless of the outcome of the party’s upcoming leadership vote. The enthusiasm that attended the 2011 orange wave has given way to widespread voter indifference as well as internal discomfort within the province’s depleted NDP ranks. None of the four candidates has emerged as a panacea for the party’s post-election blues. Many of the province’s New Democrats see little light at the end of the leadership tunnel. A Léger Marketing poll published last weekend by Le Devoir, the Gazette and the Globe and Mail found 80 per cent of respondents unable or unwilling to state a preference for any of the contenders for Thomas Mulcair’s job. Almost threequarters professed to have no interest in the NDP campaign. Under Mulcair in 2015, the party earned 25 per cent of the vote in Quebec and won 16 seats. In the Léger poll, none of his would-be successors came
Chantal Hébert National Affairs close to that score. At 16 per cent, MP Guy Caron — the only Quebec candidate in the lineup — fared marginally better than his three out-ofprovince rivals, Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and Jagmeet Singh, but still well below the threshold beyond which votes start translating into actual seats. Voter disaffection with the NDP is reflected in its membership roles. Of the 124,000 members eligible to vote for the next leader, fewer than 5,000, making up a measly 4 per cent of the total, are from Quebec. When the party selected Mulcair to succeed Jack Layton, it had almost three times as many Quebec members. The 2012 leadership dynamics were strikingly different. Mulcair was — by far — the
leading candidate among Quebec New Democrats. Polls showed he was best placed to preserve Layton’s Quebec legacy. With federal power suddenly in their sights, consolidating that legacy was job number one in the minds of most New Democrats, regardless of the region they hailed from. In this campaign, there is no candidate guaranteed to be competitive in Quebec in 2019 and no prohibitive favourite among the province’s ranks. But there is vocal concern about the NDP’s prospects under one of the contenders. It is increasingly common in the dying days of this campaign to hear some Quebec New Democrats warn that under a turbanwearing Sikh leader, the party will hit a wall in the province. On Sunday in Montreal, Singh asked the audience attending the campaign’s only French-language debate to look beyond his turban and beard. But the fact is, his identity is a major, and in some
instances, the main attraction for many of his supporters. It is not primarily the ideas and the policies he has put forward in this campaign that have some party members dreaming of a big NDP breakthrough in the more multicultural quarters of Canada. By all indications, Singh is headed for a strong first-ballot showing on Oct. 1. The number of New Democrats eligible to vote is about the same as in 2012, but 16,000 more of them are from Ontario. The province that is MPP Singh’s base is home to 42 per cent of eligible NDP leadership voters. British Columbia accounts for another 26 per cent. Singh’s campaign claims it has signed up 47,000 new members, including 30,000 in Ontario. It would be simplistic to portray the leadership dilemma the New Democrats face this fall as a choice between keeping Quebec in the fold or breaking into the multicultural communities of Canada’s big cities.
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Recent history shows it is always risky to prejudge a leadership candidate’s potential, in Quebec or elsewhere. It was not so long ago that pundits were predicting the Liberals under a leader whose last name is Trudeau would never make a comeback in francophone Quebec. More than a few Quebec Liberals used to believe that. In 2015, the current prime minister beat Stephen Harper, Mulcair and Gilles Duceppe to bring his party to first place and 40 seats in his home-province. If the past decade has demonstrated anything, it is that no voting pattern is cast in stone, especially in Quebec. But by the same token, it is reductive to assume that an NDP leader issued from a visible minority would necessarily do better in the ethnically diverse quarters of urban Canada than his predecessors. Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer for Torstar Syndication Services
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Houston firefighters gather for a briefing before going on a door-to-door survey of a neighborhood that was hit by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston Thursday.
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Rescuers began a blockby-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey’s fetid floodwaters, which have now heavily damaged more than 37,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000 statewide. More than 200 firefighters, police officers and members of an urban search-and-rescue team fanned out across the Meyerland neighbourhood for survivors or bodies. They yelled “fire department!’’ as they pounded with closed fists on doors, peered through windows and checked with neighbours. The streets were dry but heaped
with soggy furniture, carpet and wood. “We don’t think we’re going to find any humans, but we’re prepared if we do,’’ said District Chief James Pennington of the Houston Fire Department. The confirmed death toll stood at 31, though it is expected to rise. But by midday, the temporary command centre in a J.C. Penney parking lot had received no reports of more bodies from the searches, which are expected to take up to two weeks. Unlike during Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath in New Orleans, crews used GPS devices to log the homes they checked rather than spray painting neon X’s on the homes, which also avoided alerting potential thieves to vacant homes. Elsewhere, the loss of power at a chemical plant set off explosions that prompted a
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public health warning. The blasts at the Arkema Inc. plant northeast of Houston also ignited a 30- to 40-foot flame and sent up a plume of smoke that the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency initially described as “incredibly dangerous.’’ FEMA later backed away from that statement, saying that Administrator Brock Long spoke out of an abundance of caution. An Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the smoke showed that it posed no immediate threat to public health, the agency said. The French operator of the plant feared that up to eight more chemical containers could burn and explode. The latest damage surveys revealed the staggering extent of the destruction. The figures from the Texas Department of
Public Safety did not include the tens of thousands of homes with minor damage. About 32,000 people were in shelters across the state, emergency officials reported. The Harris County FEMA director said the agency was looking at how to house people who have lost their homes to Harvey. The priority is to get them out of shelters and into some form of temporary housing, with hotels being one option, he said. “Right now nothing is off the table,’’ Tom Fargione said Thursday. “This is a tremendous disaster in terms of size and scope. I want to get thinking beyond traditional methodologies you’ve seen in the past.’’ As the water began to recede in the nation’s fourth-largest city, the threat of major damage from the storm shifted to a region near the Texas-Louisiana state line.
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UN nuclear agency rejects Iran’s stance on military sites BY GEORGE JAHN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA
The top UN official monitoring Iran’s nuclear program on Thursday rejected Tehran’s claim that its military sites were off-limits to inspection, saying his agency needs access to all “relevant locations’’ if suspicions arise of possible hidden atomic activities. The comments by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano are significant — his agency is policing the deal capping atomic activities that Iran says are peaceful but the U.S. suspects are a covert pursuit of nuclear arms. Adding to their weight is their timing. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the deal as too soft on Tehran and has left open the option of pulling out of the treaty that Washington and five other world powers agreed to with Iran just over two years ago. Although Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany also signed on to the pact, Iran and the U.S. were the key players. A U.S. pullout could effectively kill the agreement, and lead Iran to quickly ramp up programs that could be used to make weapons. In added U.S. pressure on Iran, Nikki Haley, Washington’s UN ambassador, met with Amano last week to underline the American view that military sites are part of any IAEA monitoring. Iranian officials from President Hassan Rouhani down have rejected that option,
with government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht this week dismissing any push for military inspections as a “dream.’’ Amano didn’t directly contradict the Iranian officials, saying his agency doesn’t react to “news reports.’’ But he told The Associated Press that under monitoring conditions accepted by Iran, his agency “has access to (all) locations without making distinctions between military and civilian locations’’ as it works to ensure that Iran doesn’t have hidden nuclear activities. Haley, in a statement Thursday, said that if “inspections of Iranian military sites are ‘merely a dream,’ then Iranian compliance .... is also a dream.’’ Even if Iran accepts such inspections, it is bound to demand stringent concessions. IAEA experts normally do the work of swiping equipment and sampling the soil and air at sites they suspect was used for hidden nuclear activities. But in the last known inspection of a military site, the agency allowed Iranian personnel to do that work under limited conditions two years ago at Parchin, a facility where the agency suspects Iranian scientists worked in the past on atomic arms. But while the previous U.S. administration showed flexibility in its pursuit of a nuclear understanding with Iran, the Trump presidency is unlikely to follow suit as it looks for possible reasons to abrogate the pact.
Explosions rock flood-crippled chemical plant near Houston
MEXICO CITY — Armed thieves frequently board buses to rob passengers in Mexico City and its suburbs. But the robberies hit a new high — or low — when three began to work over the same bus simultaneously and got into a gun fight among themselves. Two young men were robbing passengers in the back of the bus when they noticed an older thief robbing those up front. They opened fire on each other as horrified passengers watched. The Mexico City prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the older robber died aboard the bus. A pistol was found next to his body. One of the younger bandits died of gunshot wounds at a hospital. The other was arrested.
Prosecutors appeal bond decision for white nationalist CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Prosecutors are appealing a judge’s bond decision for white nationalist Christopher Cantwell, who faces felony charges in connection with a torchlit rally at the University of Virginia. TV station WVIR reports the 36-year-old appeared Thursday in court, where a judge set bond at $25,000. Prosecutors are appealing. Cantwell has told The Associated Press that he pepper-sprayed a counter-demonstrator in self-defence during an Aug. 11 protest on campus, a day before the much larger white nationalist rally. Also Thursday, a Ku Klux Klan member charged with firing a gun during the rally made an initial court appearance.
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Robert Royall, a Harris County fire marshal, speaks alongside Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, right, during a news conference about the Arkema Inc. chemical plant Thursday in Crosby, Texas. The Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey engulfed the area in extensive floods was rocked by multiple explosions early Thursday, the plant’s operator said.
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Explosions and fires rocked a flood-crippled chemical plant near Houston early Thursday, sending up a plume of acrid, eye-irritating smoke and adding a new hazard to Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath. The plant’s owners warned more explosions could follow because a loss of refrigeration was causing chemicals stored there to degrade and burn. The Environmental Protection Agency and local officials said an analysis of the air for any health dangers showed no reason for alarm. And there were no immediate reports of any serious injuries. Dozens of workers were pulled out of the Arkema Inc. plant before the hurricane hit, and a small crew of 11 that had been left behind was evacuated before the blasts for fear of just such a disaster. Officials
had also ordered people living within 1 1/2 miles (2.4 kilometres) to leave on Tuesday. Fire and plant officials said the substances that caught fire were organic peroxides, a family of volatile compounds used for making a variety of products, including pharmaceuticals and construction materials. Earlier this week, Frenchowned Arkema warned an explosion was imminent at the plant about 25 miles (40 kilometres) northeast of Houston, saying Harvey’s floodwaters had knocked out power and backup generators, disabling the refrigeration needed to keep the organic peroxides stable. On Thursday, Rich Rennard, an executive at Arkema, said the chemical compounds were transferred to refrigerated containers after power was lost. But he said those containers failed too, causing the chemicals in one unit to burn. He said the company expected more explosions from the eight remaining containers.
The station reports Richard Wilson Preston Jr. of Baltimore appeared via video conference. Bond wasn’t set because he doesn’t have an attorney yet. Another hearing is scheduled for October.
Judge: Panama ex-president should be extradited from U.S. MIAMI — A Miami federal judge has ruled that a former president of Panama should be extradited to face political espionage charges in his home country. The ruling issued Thursday goes to the State Department, which will ultimately decide if ex-President Ricardo Martinelli must return to Panama. The department has argued in court papers that it supports Martinelli’s extradition. Martinelli was Panama’s president from 2009-2014. He is accused of illegally monitoring phone calls and other communications of at least 150 people using an extensive surveillance system. Martinelli also is accused of embezzling about $13 million in public funds linked to the system. Martinelli’s lawyers contended that an update to Panama’s extradition treaty with the U.S. did not apply to the former president and that scant evidence supports the charges. The Associated Press
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Fans get first look at UPEI men’s soccer squad tonight during Mulligan Cup action with Holland College Hurricanes BY JASON MALLOY THE GUARDIAN The UPEI Panthers men’s soccer squad looks to fine-tune its play this weekend as the team prepares for the start of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) regular season. The Panthers host the Mulligan Cup starting today with an 8 p.m. contest with crosstown rival Holland College Hurricanes. UPEI opened it pre-season this week by splitting games in Fredericton, N.B. The Panthers defeated UNB 1-0 and lost 1-0 to McGill. UPEI head coach Lewis Page has reduced the roster down to a squad of nearly 30 players. “Now that the players’ selections are kind of done, we need to use these games less for player identification, like we have in the past, and more for getting the team prepared for the first couple of league games,” he said before Thursday’s practice. The Panthers open the regu-
Q In action A look at the UPEI Panthers varsity sports teams’ schedules for this weekend. Today Men’s soccer 8 p.m. – Holland College at UPEI. Saturday Women’s rugby 11:30 a.m. – UPEI vs. Acadia, Truro invitational. 1 p.m. – UPEI vs. St. FX, Truro invitational.
Women’s soccer 1 p.m. – Mount Saint Vincent at UPEI. Men’s soccer 3 p.m. – Mount Saint Vincent at UPEI. Sunday Women’s soccer 9 a.m. – Mount Saint Vincent at UPEI. Men’s soccer 11 a.m. – Mount Saint Vincent at UPEI.
lar season at home on Saturday, Sept. 9, against St. FX before going to Moncton the next day. “We’re treating these three games as if they were regular season games,” Page said. “We want to try and have a real good idea of our system and our playing personnel by the time that first league game happens.” The Panthers will finish the weekend with games against the Mount Saint Vincent Mystics on Saturday and Sunday. Page said the Hurricanes and the Mystics are perennially the top teams in the Atlantic Col-
legiate Athletic Association, and tonight’s game has the added components of the proximity between the two institutions and the familiarity among the players. “It’s always great to play them,” Page said of the Hurricanes. “Jon Vos runs a great program, and they always have a competitive team and there is a little bit of rivalry between guys.” Page said he was pleased with the fitness level his players came to camp in. “The guys have come in in
Q HARNESS RACING better shape than I think they did last season. The level of intensity has been good,” he said. “We’re going to be a little quicker and a little better than we were last year.” UPEI went 6-5-1 to finish sixth in the 10-team circuit in the regular season. They lost 3-0 to St. FX in the quarter-final. The Panthers are in a different spot than they were at this time a year ago when construction of the new turf field had them practising on grass fields and playing the first few regular season games on the road. “You don’t realize how much of a distraction it was until you start this season,” Page said. “You come home and the field’s in great shape and the facility is fantastic.” The Cup honours Vince Mulligan, who coached UPEI’s men’s soccer and hockey teams throughout the 1980s and ‘90s. The women’s Panthers begin the Mulligan Cup on Saturday. Look for more on the team in Saturday’s edition of The Guardian.
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Islanders rally falls short Moncton takes Game 1 behind ace Sam Lund MONCTON TIMES & TRANSCRIPT The Moncton Fisher Cats opened the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League playoffs on a winning note on Thursday night. But just barely. The Fisher Cats held off a challenge from a pesky Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders team in a 7-5 victory in the first game of their best-offive quarter-final at Moncton’s Kiwanis Park. The Islanders trailed 7-3 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, but sure made for an interesting finish. With two outs and facing Fisher Cats pitcher Sam Lund, Brody McDonald and Morgan MacLean hit back-to-back runscoring singles to cut the deficit to two. Josh McKinnon reached on a fielding error by Moncton second baseman Tyler Walchuck to load the bases. With the game on the line, Lund struck out Jeremy McKinnon to escape with the win. The series resumes tonight in Charlottetown with Game 3 back in Moncton on Sunday at 7 p.m.
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Grant Grady of the Charlottetown Islanders steps up to the plate during the third inning of Thursday’s game against the Moncton Fisher Cats.
Lund went the distance to record the victory. He gave up five runs on 10 hits, striking out seven and walking one. Islanders starter Jake Beck was tagged with the loss. He
was charged with five runs on seven hits in four innings. Oregon import Paul Raglione belted a three-run home run and Markus Coates, Justin Cormier and Walchuck each added
Callum MacPherson led the way Thursday for the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals. MacPherson scored twice in the Caps’ 6-2 road win over the Pictou County Weeks Crushers in New Glasgow, N.S. The win evened the Caps’ pre-season record at 1-1, following a 4-3 overtime loss to the Amherst Ramblers on Wednesday. At the Pictou County Wellness Centre, Ryan Petten (11), Jordan Spence (1-1), Bryce Tracey and Nick Reeves also lit the lamp for the Caps. Colby MacArthur (2), Barrington Duffy (2), Zach Thususka, Cameron Roberts, Jonathan Toope and Clark Webster added assists. Brayden Ryan and Jaden Mason countered for the Crushers. The Capitals held period leads of 2-0 and 4-2. Noah Laybolt and Caleb Coyle split the goaltending duties for the Caps. Laybolt stopped nine of 10 shots in the first half of the game, and Coyle turned aside 10 of 11 tests. The Caps play their first home game on Saturday, when the Crushers pay a visit to Summerside for 7 p.m. contest.
a pair of hits for Moncton. Coates drove in two runs, Walchuck another and Cormier scored twice for the winners. Josh McKinon had two RBI for Charlottetown while Jesse MacIntyre, Jordan Stevenson and McDonald each collected two hits, with MacIntyre scoring twice. The Islanders opened the scoring in the top of the first inning as MacIntyre hit a oneout single and came around to score on a throwing error by Walchuck. But the Fisher Cats replied with two runs in the bottom of the first. Moncton’s top of the order did the damage again in the third inning to push the lead to 5-1. Josh McKinnon doubled in a pair of runs in the top of the sixth to bring Charlottetown within 5-3. But once again, the Fisher Cats answered. They responded by scoring twice in the bottom of the inning, courtesy of two straight RBI singles by Walchuck and Mike Ivey off Islanders reliever Brady Arsenault for a 7-3 lead.
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Campbell stable invincible at CDP The perfect season continues for Pappy Go Go after a victory in stakes action Thursday at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park and his stablemates were just as successful. The three-year-old son of Tad The Stud was a 2:01.1 victor in his $8,000 Lady Slipper division for sophomore trotters. Marc Campbell trains and drives the colt for owner Grayland Farm of Pugwash, N.S. It was an incredible night for the Campbell stable as the capital oval’s leading reinsman sent out five horses from his own stable with them all victorious on the 12-dash card. Buckaroo won a $7,600 Lady Slipper division for two-year-old trotters in 2:01.4 for owners Larry and Kathy Chappell of Marshfield and Elm Grove Ladyluck was a 2:00.3 winner in a $1,250 conditioned event. Freddie took top prize in the $1,850 open trot with a 1:58.1 victory for owner Three Wisemen Stable of Kingston and Nikes Cowgirl capped off the program with a 1:58.2 win in a $1,400 race for owner Jamie Struthers of Port Morien, N.S. In other Lady Slipper action, Daisy River won a $7,600 twoyear-old trot division in 2:04.3 for driver Paul Lanigan and owner-trainer William Lanigan of Montague. Mile Hill Mac used tough front-end fractions to win his $8,000 three-year-old Lady Slipper trot split in 2:02.2 for driver Kenny Arsenault and ownertrainer Paul Morrison of Cardigan. Live racing continues Saturday at 6 p.m. in Charlottetown. Compiled by Nicholas Oakes for Red Shores
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Ellsworth helps Mastodons split games Alberton’s Jeff Ellsworth had four hits Thursday as Nova Scotia split two games at the Canadian senior men’s fast pitch championship in Saskatoon, Sask. He went 2-for-4 with a run in a 13-7 loss to the defending champs, the Galway Hitmen, and was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs and an RBI in an 8-1 win over the Bruno Merchants from Saskatchewan. The East Hants Mastodons are 3-1 after two days.
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Moore-trained Percy Blue Chip is undefeated, Shadow Moon continues winning ways A Summerside native is in the midst of one of his best career years in racing action in Ontario. Dr. Ian Moore had a training double Saturday at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville, Ont., as Percy Blue Chip continued her undefeated season and Shadow Moon resumed his young career with only one blemish on his chart lines. Percy Blue Chip has been making headlines every start in her young career after setting a new Georgian Downs two-yearold pacing filly track record in her first lifetime start and finding the winner’s circle again Saturday night at Mohawk in a $192,333 division of the Eternal Camnation stake. Trevor Henry was in the bike behind the Moore trainee, who is unbeaten in four freshman outings with $240,766 earned after being purchased as a yearling for $110,000 at the Forest City Yearling Sale in Ontario. Shadow Moon was a 1:51.4 winner in his $113,525 Nassagaweya divison for two-yearold colt pacers for Moore and Henry. The two-year-old son of former Moore pupil, Shadow Play, was a $60,000 purchase at the Harrisburg yearling sale in Pennsylvania by Moore, R G McGroup Ltd., of Bathurst, N.B., Serge Savard of St-Bruno, Que., and Gordon McComb of Fall River, N.S. The talented pacer is eligible for the estimated $700,000 Metro Pace slated for Sept. 23 at Mohawk. P.E.I. Scene The Saturday evening program at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park (CDP) has Ron Matheson making his first starts back in the race bike. The well-liked and respected horseman has not driven since he was injured in the race paddock on May 6 before a qualifier. A winner of 1,080 lifetime races, Matheson has three drives on Saturday’s card. Maritime Scene Marc Campbell continued his dominance of the threeyear-old pacing filly division in Atlantic Sires Stakes action Saturday at Northside Downs in North Sydney, N.S. Campbell swept the $10,200 A divisions with his own trainees as Elektra Express won in 1:58.1 and Filly
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Nick’s Picks Saturday at 6 p.m. at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park: Race 1 – Dustylanekazaam Race 2 – Celebrate Your Bet Race 3 – Pownal Bay Saul Race 4 – JK Rocket Race 5 – Fly With Max Race 6 – Sinners In Heaven Race 7 – Twin B Shadow Race 8 – Perfect Escape Race 9 – Jetta Flys Race 10 – Woodmere Articblue Race 11 – Jetster Race 12 – Caracci Hanover Race 13 – Alberta Sky
Forty Seven was a 1:57.3 winner. Campbell also won a $9,900 Atlantic Sires Stakes threeyear-old pacing colt A division with Nameisonthehalter for Nova Scotia connections while the other A split was won by Island-owned Ashes To Ashes for driver Gary Chappell and trainer Jackie Matheson. The stakes trail continues Saturday afternoon at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John, N.B., with the Williamson Memorial stakes for two-yearold pacers and the Maritimer stake that will go two heats for three-year-old pacing fillies with many of the major players in the division absent from those races. Canada Wide Gold Cup and Saucer starter Crombie A makes his next start Saturday afternoon at SaintEsprit, Que., in fair action. The former CDP track record holder is racing in a $2,000 invitational during the fair date with French River resident Jordan MacKay at the lines of the Rene Allard trainee. MacKay, who has cared for Allard horses Ys Lotus and Do Over Hanover, is not a licensed pari-mutuel driver but a license is not necessary for Quebec fair events. Nicholas Oakes’ column appears in The Guardian each Friday. He can be reached at nicholasoakes@hotmail.com.
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The start time for Game 2 of the Kings County Baseball League semifinal between The Alley Stratford Athletics and the Northside Gill Construction Brewers has been set.
There are lots of sponsorship opportunities available for anyone not feeling up to golfing, but who wants to support the cause. Contact Richard Lush (rlush@mcpei.ca) for more information on sponsorship opportnuities.
The game will take place Sunday at 6 p.m. in Morell with the Brewers hosting a 1-0 lead in the bestof-five series. Northside won the opener 8-7 on Wednesday.
Mi’kmaq Confederacy Charity Golf Tournament set for Sept. 8 Golfers will gather Sept. 8 for the ninth annual Mi’kmaq Confederacy Charity Golf Tournament, featuring prizes, on-hole contests, hole-inone opportunities and a whole lot more. The cost per team is $750, which includes green fees, carts, banquet tickets and a swag bag of goodies.
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Minor league team turns two triple plays FARGO, N.D. – A minor league baseball team in North Dakota doubled down on triple plays.
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Four Charlottetown Yacht Club athletes are taking part in the Sail Canada Youth Championships in St. Margaret’s Bay, N.S., from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. Competitive youth sailors from across the country were invited to compete at the renowned sailing venue. The championships are an annual event bringing together the country’s top competitive youth sailors. From left are coach Eric Dagenais, Gavin Kerr, Makena Cudmore, Jerry (Jiarui) Cao and Jack Morse.
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On the move Conference taking place in Charlottetown later this month on physical literacy BY JASON MALLOY THE GUARDIAN Dean Kriellaars wants to help get people moving. The exercise physiologist is coming to Charlottetown later this month for Prince Edward Island’s first Physical Literacy Summit. He hopes to inspire, educate and motivate the conference attendees, who can spread the word in their own day-to-day lives and help people become healthier and more productive. Physical literacy is not a new term, he said, but it is seeing a re-vitalization during the past decade with society being so inactive. “Physical literacy is both the confidence and competence to move,” he said. “It’s like literacy, we all believe reading and writing is critical and essential for all people in society,” he added. “Every person in society should be equipped with literacy, numeracy and physical literacy and then I can imagine a place where a lot of these diseases that we see start to actual recede.” Kriellaars, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba, said society doesn’t value movement like it use to. He cited the creation of the motor vehicle and the computer
Kyrie Irving did not mention LeBron James, now his former teammate, while thanking Cleveland fans after his trade to Boston was finalized. Irving, who is now officially a member of the Celtics after the teams completed a blockbuster deal that had stalled, posted a lengthy thank-you note and video on his Instagram account Thursday. While somewhat vague about his intentions, the all-star guard explained some of the reasons that led to him to request the Cavaliers trade him following
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because everybody knows to eat well and exercise regularly, but nobody does it,” Kriellaars added. “It truly is a change in the way we think about valuing movement in our society and that’s a slow process.” But he has watched the growth with people concerned with the issue in the past decade. He attended his first physical literacy conference in 2008 and now goes to about 50 annually. The first international conference occurred in 2010 with 65 people from two countries and a handful of researchers while the third international conference occurred during the Easter weekend in Toronto with 58 researchers.
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It is the first time in American Association history a team has turned two triple plays in one season, much less in one game.
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era as two innovations that led to people becoming inactive. “Even though they were really good things for society, they created an evil of sedentary behaviour,” he said. While it is important to help people develop movement skills, he said, giving them the con- Kriellaars fidence to use them properly is just as important. “What we found in our studies is that the more you give people skills and therefore they get confident, the more likely they are to participate,” he said. “It won’t just be knowledge
Out of the shadow BY TOM WITHERS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KFGO radio reported both triple plays were on ground balls to the third baseman. In both cases, Josh Mazzola fielded the grounders, stepped on third base and threw to second baseman Brandon Tierney, who relayed to Trevor Adams at first. They occurred in the first and fifth innings.
Physical Literacy Summit What – A weekend of presentations on the importance across various sectors to implement, train and evaluate physical literacy. It is hosted by Sport P.E.I. When – Sept. 29-30. Where – Rodd Charlottetown. Cost – Early bird pricing of $100 ends today. After Sept. 1, the price is $125. Space is limited, and registration is required. To register, visit https://thelocker.coach.ca/event/registration/1727 or sportpei.pe.ca/ physical-literacy-summit-2017. Keynote speakers – Dean Kriellaars, an exercise physiologist at the University of Manitoba; and Reed Maltbie, the chief content officer and lead presenter for Changing the Game project. Sport P.E.I.’s goal – To attract teachers, parents, coaches, volunteers, early childhood educators and students to the concept of physical literacy and inform them why it is important on a cross sectoral basis. Online resource – www.physicalliteracy.ca
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The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks pulled off the rare feat twice Thursday afternoon against the Lincoln Saltdogs.
Proceeds raised at this year’s tournament will benefit the P.E.I. Aboriginal Sports Circle, which aims to increase grassroots participation in sport for Aboriginals on Prince Edward Island and to help improve the health of these communities through sport promotion and programming at the community and provincial level.
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six seasons – and three straight trips to the NBA Finals. In a meeting last month with Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert, Irving said he wanted out. “You understand the magnitude of decisions that you make in your life can affect a lot of people all at once,” Irving said in the more than four-minute video. “And when you get to that point and you understand that the best intentions for you and ultimately to be in your truth, and find out what you really want to do in your life and how you want to accomplish it – that moment comes and you take full advantage of it. “And there are no other ul-
terior reasons other than being happy and to be somewhere you feel like it’s an environment that’s conducive for you maximizing your potential.” Irving apparently felt it was time to get out from under the colossal shadow cast by James. The pair won an NBA title together – the first for any Cleveland team since 1964 – in 2016, but Irving did not single out James in his video or the accompanying note. When the Cavs first announced Irving’s trade on Aug. 22, James offered praise to his younger teammate on Twitter, saying: “Special talent/guy! Nothing but respect and what a ride it was our 3 years together.”
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Ready to battle Stratford A’s play host to regional midget AA baseball championship this weekend BY CHARLES REID THE GUARDIAN STRATFORD
Nick Steele and Parker Day of the Stratford A’s know what they’re getting into hosting the Baseball Atlantic midget AA championship this weekend, but it doesn’t mean the team is backing down. “We battled all season, had some good Cheverie coaching. If we play the way we’re capable of, we can stay with any team out there,” said Day, who’s in his third year with the A’s. “Definitely the strength of our team is pitching . . . and fielding. Whenever we’re fielding (well) we win, (but) Day we’ve got make the plays.” Games go at MacNeill Field in Stratford and Memorial Field in Charlottetown. Stratford opens the tournament versus the Summerside One Chevys today at 11 a.m. at MacNeill Field. The host A’s went 5-8-1 in the regular season, fifth in the seven-team league, and 0-4 in the provincial championship. The Chevys (10-4-1 regular season) won the P.E.I. title and are the Island rep. Joining the Island squads are the Strait Area Sting (Nova Scotia), the Fredericton Royals (New Brunswick) and St. John’s Capitals (Newfoundland and Labrador). Steele, a second-year third baseman, agrees with Day on the team’s best trait. But it’s a different story at the plate where Steele admits the A’s will need solid hitting during the weekend.
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Shortstop Alex MacEachern, left, and third baseman Nick Steele of the host Stratford A’s are ready to welcome baseball teams from three provinces for the Baseball Atlantic midget AA championship today through Sunday at MacNeill Field in Stratford. Games are also slated for Memorial Field in Charlottetown.
Q When They Play Baseball Atlantic midget AA championship in Stratford and Charlottetown: Teams – Summerside One Chevys (P.E.I.), Strait Area Sting (Nova Scotia), Fredericton Royals (New Brunswick), St. John’s Capitals (Newfoundland and Labrador), Stratford A’s (host).
“We can play some good ball sometimes. We need to get the bats going, keep our eyes on the ball and generate runs,” said Steele. “We need to stay in the batter’s box, get comfortable and get ourselves ready.” Blaine Morrison, the A’s head coach, and Joe Carroll,
TODAY (at MacNeill Field) 11 a.m. – Stratford vs. Summerside One. 2 p.m. – St. John’s vs. Stratford. 5 p.m. – Strait Area vs. St. John’s. (at Memorial Field) 11 a.m. – Fredericton vs. Strait Area. 2 p.m. – Fredericton vs. Summer-
side One. SATURDAY (at MacNeill Field) 10 a.m. – Stratford vs. Fredericton. 1 p.m. – Strait Area vs. Stratford. 4 p.m. – Summerside One vs. St. John’s. (at Memorial Field) 10 a.m. – Summerside One vs.
Strait Area. 7 p.m. – St. John’s vs. Fredericton. SUNDAY (at MacNeill Field) 11:30 a.m. – Tiebreaker or championship game. 2:30 p.m. – Championship game (if 11:30 a.m. game is a tiebreaker).
president of the Stratford Minor Baseball Association, wanted Stratford to host this season – the tourney rotates yearly through the four Atlantic provinces – so the organization put a bid together and won. Now the dirt hits the cleats. But Morrison is aware his
middling club can hold its own as it has six third-year players and several second-years and picked up Cardigan Clippers catcher Liam Laybolt. “(This season) we beat the best teams and lost to the worst teams. But we’ll work on our strengths, play small
ball. We’re a team that has to manufacture runs and pitching has to be on to win games,” said Morrison. Morrison said the A’s will rely on veterans Bret Cheverie and Day, second years like Steele and Noah Morrison and rookie pitcher Ryan Carroll.
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The Summerside Team One Chevys won the P.E.I. Midget Baseball League championship Monday with a 5-3 victory over Cardigan/Northside. Chevys team members, front row, from left, Morgan Crosman, Brett Caissie, Josh Myers, Logan MacDougall and Ben Christopher. Second row, head coach Sam Cameron, coach Colin Loerick, Dakota McPhee, Ben MacDougall, Cameron MacAulay, Brandon Condon, Kyle Richard, Justin Day and coaches Tristan Gallant and Chasse Gallant.
It’s a full weekend of minor baseball beginning on two fronts today as Baseball P.E.I. provincial titles go up for grabs. The action starts with the bantam AAA championship tournament when the Capital District Islanders tangling with the Eastern Express at 1:30 p.m. All games are at MacRae Field in Charlottetown. The peewee AAA tourney starts at 3:30 p.m. when the Summerside Chevys and MidIsle Mustangs kick things off. All games are at VIV Field in Summerside. Teams in the peewee AAA side also include the Capital District Islanders and the Eastern Express. Squads in the bantam AAA circuit also tout the Western
Mariners and the Mid-Isle Mustangs. Games in both championships continue Saturday starting a 9 a.m. Sunday’s tiebreakers or championship Game 1, if necessary, start at 10 a.m. at both fields. Title games in both divisions go at 1 p.m., if necessary. The winner and runner-up of the peewee AAA championship represent P.E.I. at the Baseball Canada national Atlantic 13-and-under championships Sept. 7-10 in Moncton. Capital District, which won the bantam AAA eliminations in July, is the P.E.I. rep at the Baseball Atlantic 15-and-under championships in Grand FallsWindsor, N.L. More on B2.
Far from finished Chevys off to Atlantic midget championship after winning provincial title BY JASON SIMMONDS JOURNAL PIONEER The Summerside Team One Chevys have earned the right to play for the Atlantic midget baseball championship. The Chevys pulled out a 5-3 victory over the Cardigan/ Northside squad in the provincial championship’s goldmedal game on Monday night. Summerside scored 51 runs in completing the provincial championship tournament with a perfect 6-0 record. Four of those wins came in the round robin, and two in the playoffs. “What an amazing feeling,” beamed Chevys head coach Sam Cameron. “Every single player contributed to the win.” The Chevys will now represent P.E.I. at the Atlantics in Stratford. Summerside opens round-robin play today at 11
a.m. against the host Stratford Athletics. “Our goal at the end of the day is to go out, have fun and hopefully win an Atlantic championship,” said Cameron. “Very excited to see what this team can do.” Cameron announced the Chevys have added four pickups to their roster for the Atlantics. They are Dawson McCormack and Isaac Compton from Summerside Team Two, along with Elijah Hood and Connor Jones from the Charlottetown Royals. In the final, Ben MacDougall earned the win in relief of Brandon Condon. Tyson McInnis took the loss. Offensively, Logan MacDougall went 2-for-4 to lead the Chevys while Condon and Ben Christopher each went 1-for-4. Condon also had two RBI.
Summerside advanced to the championship game with a 4-0 victory over West Prince in the semifinals. Logan MacDougall led the way for the Chevys, pitching a complete-game no-hitter and his single plated what proved to be the game-winning run. In round-robin play, the Chevys defeated Stratford 16-1; Cardigan/Northside 11-7; Stratford 11-0, and Cardigan/ Northside 14-5. Cameron noted the Chevys, who completed league regular-season play in first place at 10-4, are excited to turn the page and begin focusing on pursuing an Atlantic championship. “It’s a very easy team to coach to say the least,” noted Cameron. “All and all it has been a great season, but we are far from finished.”
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local scoreboard N.B. SENIOR BASEBALL PLAYOFFS New Brunswick Senior Baseball League best-of-five quarter-final. Winner advances to semifinal versus the Chatham Ironmen. Moncton (4) vs. Charlottetown (5) W L RF RA Moncton 1 0 7 5 Charlottetown 0 1 5 7 Thursday’s Result Moncton 7 Charlottetown 5 Today’s Game Moncton at Charlottetown, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Game Charlottetown at Moncton, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 (if necessary) Moncton at Charlottetown, TBD Wednesday, Sept. 5 (if necessary) Charlottetown at Moncton, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Isle at Western, MacRae Field, 4 p.m. BPEI Bantam AA Baseball Playoffs Charlottetown at Cardigan Two, Clipper Field, 5:30 p.m. Summerside One at Cornwall, 5:30 p.m. BPEI Peewee AAA Baseball Playoffs Summerside at Mid-Isle, VIV Field, Summerside, 3:30 p.m. Capital District at Eastern, VIV Field, Summerside, 6 p.m. BPEI Peewee AA Baseball Playoffs Stratford at Cardigan, Carroll Field, 5:30 p.m. Bedeque at Summerside, Gordie Arsenault Field, 8 p.m. BPEI Peewee A Baseball Kensington at Cornwall, 6 p.m. BPEI Mosquito AA Baseball Playoffs Cardigan at Stratford, upper MacNeill Field, 5:30 p.m. Northside at Sherwood, Mulberry Field, 5:30 p.m. Summerside Two at Cornwall One, 5:30 p.m. Cornwall Two at Summerside One, Gordie Arsenault Field, 5:30 p.m. Western at Kensington, 5:30 p.m.
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CDP RESULTS Harness racing results from Thursday at Red Shores at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Race 1 – Saulsbrook Brave (C. MacPherson) 49.80 6.90 6.10; Prettylitjimstone (K. Murphy) 2.20 2.10; Glenview Piper (G. Chappell) 4.20. Times: 30.2, 100.4, 131.2, 202.1. Also ran: Brandons Last, Atlantic Drive, Pats Pride, Lorne Valley Lucy, Madison Jesster. Winning horse owned by Reginald MacPherson, Stratford. Exactor 2-4 $43.60; Triactor 2-4-6 $587.60. Race 2 – Buckaroo (M. Campbell) 4.90 3.30 2.10; Buddy White (A. Merner) 5.40 2.70 A Pure Heart; (D. MacDonald) 3.20. Times: 30.2, 100.0, 130.2, 201.4. Also ran: Dora, Oceanview Tadpole, Windmeredontuworry, Ticked, Windemereiknow. Winning horse owned by Larry and Kathy Chappell, Marshfield. Exactor 3-4 $46.90; Triactor 3-4-1 $247.30; Superfecta 3-4-1-5 $612.55; DD 2-3 $175. Race 3 – Mile Hill Mac (K. Arsenault) 6.60 5.80 3.60; BJ Lorado (Bri. MacPhee) 3.00 3.10; Glencove Carter (S. Shepherd) 3.20 Times: 28.3, 59.1, 131.4, 202.2. Also ran: Windemerepartyman, Mary Leah, Wicked Nick, Play Along. Winning Horse owned by Paul Morrison, Cardigan. Exactor 5-1 $34.30; Triactor 5-1-6 $65.90; Superfecta 5-1-6-2 $93.80. Race 4 – Daisy River (P. Lanigan) 7.50 3.70 3.10; West River Cindy (M. MacDonald) 2.20 2.30; Never Fear (D. MacDonald) 3.10. Times: 31.2, 103.1, 134.2, 204.3. Also ran: Oceanview Eunomia, Kris Me Goodnight, Madonna, Imma Tad Flashy, Final Prospect. Winning Horse owned by Willam Lanigan, Montague. Exactor 1-7 $16.30; Triactor 1-7-5 $59.50; Superfecta 1-7-5-8 $62.55. Race 5 – Scoot Out of Here (V. Doyle) 6.50 5.00 2.80; Vintage Winner (K. Arsenault) 7.30 5.90; Regal Party Girl (D. Dowling) 3.30. Times: 28.3, 59.2, 129.3, 159.3. Also ran: R ES Kate, Pictonian Stardust, Derreen, Riverboat Dancer, Sweet sour Puss, Official Week. Winning Horse owned by Darla Jay, Charlottetown. Exactor 2-3 $157.50; Triactor 2-3-6 $306.70; Superfecta 2-3-6-4 $899.50. Race 6 – Pappy Go Go (M. Campbell) 2.10 2.10 2.10; Oceanview Deb (H. Smallwood) 3.60 2.30; Miss Neala Ridge (M. MacDonald) 2.50. Times: 29.4 100.4 131.1 201.1. Also ran: Hop Up, Dusty Lane Min, Dusty Lane Gloria, BJ Savanah, Revenueofwindemere. Winning Horse owned by Grayland Farm, Pugwash N.S. Exactor 2-1 $5.10; Triactor 2-1-8 $6.70; Superfecta 2-1-8-4 $3.15. Race 7 – Popa Was A Gigolo (M. Bradley) 5.50 4.40 3.20; Outrageous Belle (G. Barrieau) 3.20 2.90; Hailey Lujah (D. MacNeill) 4.50. Times: 29.2, 104, 130.1, 200.3. Also ran: Anzula, Popa Was A Gigolo, Prime time Baby, Now Whos The Queen, Selkirk Sapphire, Not So Shy. Winning Horse owned by Dan Velliveau, Halifax; and Ric McNutt, Onslow Mountain, N.S. Exactor 8-6 $21.30; Triactor 8-6-4 $80.40; Superfecta 8-6-4-3 $ 113.15. Race 8 – Tyne Valley (W. Cheverie) 8.70 3.70 2.20; Frill Seeker (K. Arsenault) 3.00 2.30; Caliban Hanover (R. Gass) 4.90. Times: 29.1, 100.1, 131.4, 202.1. Also ran: Wedgewood, Professor Gordon, I Aint No Lady, Diamond Mine, Majian Dillon. Winning horse owned by Kirsti Pickering, William and Scott Roloson, P.E.I. Exactor 6-7 $19.50; Triactor 6-7-3 $230.20; Superfecta 6-7-3-8 $98.96.
YOUTH SOCCER Subway P.E.I. Soccer Association youth soccer leagues playoff result Under-13 Girls Premier Division Sherwood 2 (Sarah Bain, 4-3 in penalty kicks); Summerside 1 (Kaitlyn Smith).
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The recent Glenn Edison Memorial Golf Tournament raised $2,182 for KidSport P.E.I. The donation will help ensure roughly seven Island youth will have the opportunity to participate in sport. Jared Murphy of Sport P.E.I., left, accepts the donation from tournament organizer Bob Andrews. Race 9 – Blazing By (B. Andrew) 24.60 6.20 5.90; Scarlet Safari (M. Campbell) 3.30 3.50; Someone Like (J. Hughes) 2.10 . Times: 29.3, 100.1, 130.4, 201.1. Also Ran: Ameriquel, Bignprecious, Mattadors Rose, Woodmere Lukypercy, Bad Break. Winning horse owned by William Andrew, Calgary. Exactor 6-2 $61.90; Triactor 6-2-7 $193.70; Superfecta 6-2-7-4 $140.86. Race 10 – Freddie (M. Campbell) 3.10 2.70 2.10; Osprey Impact (W. Cheverie) 2.80 2.10; Kennel Buddy (D. Dowling) 2.10. Times: 29.1, 59.2, 128.4, 158.1. Also ran: Dusty Lane Jacob, Holy Molie Maggie, Majian Chester, Zip The Lip, Suicide Shift. Winning horse owned by Three Wisemen Stable, Kingston. Exactor 5-8 $4.80; Triactor 5-8-6 $10.80; Superfecta 5-8-6-2 $20.70; Pick 3 6-6-5 NTS paid 6-A-5 $3.60. Race 11 – Scirocco Miley Kay (G. Barrieau) 3.50 2.90 2.10; Howmac Missy (D. Dowling) 9.90 3.50; Sir Native (J. Hughes) 2.10. Times: 28.2, 58.2, 128.3, 158.2. Also ran: Outrageous Spirit, Ideal Space, HP Rubis Joyce, Tipsy Mcstaggers, Whitesand Artist, Avid Yankee. Winning horse owned by Wayne MacRae, Nova Scotia; Howmac farms Ltd., P.E.I. Exactor 1-9 $25.20; Triactor 1-9-2 $42.10; Superfecta 1-9-2-8 $65.20 Race 12 – Nikes Cowgirl (M. Campbell) 5.70 4.30 3.00; Jinglewriter (A. Merner) 23.50 9.90; Hurricane Hill (R. Gass) 12.30 Times: 28.4, 59.1, 129.1, 158.2. Also ran: Lusty Delight, Swingirl, Itsallabouthebass, Yankee No More, Noodles. Winning Horse Owned by James Struthers, Port Morien, N.S. Exactor 4-5 $76; Triactor 4-5-A $66.80; Superfecta carryover DD 1-4 $12.40; DD 1-2 $2.80. Wager – $32,970.
AUS FOOTBALL Atlantic University Sport football standings. W L F A Pts Mount Allison 1 0 64 23 2 Saint Mary’s 1 0 38 23 2 Bishop’s 0 0 0 0 0 Acadia 0 1 23 64 0 St. FX 0 1 23 38 0 Today’s Game Mount Allison at St. FX, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Game Bishop’s at Acadia, 4 p.m.
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BPEI CHAMPIONSHIPS Schedule for the Baseball P.E.I. provincial peewee AAA championship Friday through Sunday in Summerside. All games at VIV Field. Teams - Summerside Chevys, Mid-Isle Mustangs, Capital District Islanders, Eastern Express. FRIDAY 3:30 p.m. - Summerside vs. Mid-Isle 6 p.m. - Capital District vs. Eastern SATURDAY 9 a.m. - Summerside vs. Capital District 11:30 a.m. - Mid-Isle vs. Eastern 2 p.m. - Summerside vs. Eastern 4:30 p.m. - Capital District vs. Mid-Isle SUNDAY 10 a.m. - Tiebreaker or championship Game 1, if necessary 1 p.m. - Championship Game 1 or 2, if necessary —— Schedule for the Baseball P.E.I. provincial bantam AAA championship Friday through Sunday in Charlottetown. All games at MacRae Field. FRIDAY Teams - Capital District Islanders, Eastern Express, MidIsle Mustangs, Western Mariners 1:30 p.m. - Capital District vs. Eastern 4 p.m. - Western vs. Mid-Isle SATURDAY 9 a.m. - Capital District vs. Mid-Isle 11:30 a.m. - Western vs. Eastern 2 p.m. - Western vs. Capital District 4:30 p.m. - Mid-Isle vs. Eastern SUNDAY 10 a.m. - Tiebreaker or championship Game 1, if necessary 1 p.m. - Championship Game 1 or 2, if necessary
YOUTH BASEBALL Baseball P.E.I. youth baseball leagues results Peewee AA Bedeque 9 (WP - Beau Dawson; TB - Chandler Mar shall 3-3, Ben Stride 3-30; Cornwall 7 (LP - Malcolm
Powder Puff draw for Saturday at the Stanhope Golf Course: 18 holes 11 a.m. – B. MacNabb, J. Bartelson, M.L. Hamill, D.Claybourne. 11:07 a.m. – G.Basha, J. Crerar, D. Geldert, M.Duffy. 11:15 a.m. – B. Egan, G.Sanderson,D.Thompson, K. Gordon. 11:22 a.m. – J. Palmer, G.Stewart, S. Stewart, L. Arsenault. 11:30 a.m. – M. Connolly, R. Doucette, E. Rogerson, S. Sampson. 11:37 a.m. – J. Saulnier, I. Newman, P. Smith, D. McKenna. 11:45 a.m. – K. Holman, K.Wood, J. Hebert, K. Curley. 11:52 a.m. – J. Bingham, C.Callahan, M.MacDonald, J.Benard. Noon – V.MacLean, P.McCarville, S.MacDonald, K.Thompson. 12:07 p.m. – B. Millar, J.Connell, P.Tomilson, S.Morgan. 9 holes 12:15 p.m. – J.Andrews, B.McCarville, R.Monaghan, M.MacDonald. 12:22 p.m. – W.Storey, F.Burge, J.MacKinnon, T. Neuendorf. 12:30 p.m. – E. Clay, A. Ellis, M. Griffin.
HOLE-IN-ONE BELFAST Peter MacAdam aced the 149-yard, par-3 second hole recently at Belfast Highland Greens Golf Course. MacAdam’s playing partners were Mitch, Katelyn and Jane MacAdam.
WHAT’S ON LOCALLY N.B. Senior Baseball Playoffs Moncton at Charlottetown, Game 2 best-of-five quarter-final, Memorial Field, 7:30 p.m. BPEI Bantam AAA Baseball Playoffs Capital District at Eastern, MacRae Field, 1:30 p.m.
Coach Development Day Hockey P.E.I. will offer a free development day for minor hockey coaches Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, at UPEI and the Bell Aliant Centre. The workshop features a player development seminar on the importance of long-term player and individual skill development and includes classroom sessions and on-ice sessions. Seminar open to coaches of all levels. Registration and more information with Hockey P.E.I. technical director Mike White at mike@hockeypei.com or 902-368-4334. Seaside Setter’s Camp The 2017 version of the seaside volleyball setters camp goes Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Westisle Composite High School. Cost is $40. Meal program available. Although camp focuses on setters, it is an opportunity for all volleyball players to handle the ball and improve overall skills. For more, contact Harvey Mazerolle at 902-882-3864, 902-856-1715 or hmazerol@islandtelecom.com, or Peter Bolo at 902853-3447, 902-214-0537 or pjbolo@hotmail.com. Southside Hockey Coaches Southside Minor Hockey is accepting coaching applications for its Southside Lynx A and East Prince Wildcats A teams. Send application to SSMHA c/o 3394 North Carleton Road, RR#2 Albany, PE C0B 1A0 or coaches@ southsidelynx.com. Application deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 9 p.m. Applications available at www. southsidelynx.com under forms. Junior, Little Rocks Registration The Montague Curling Club will hold registration for returning juniors Monday, Sept. 25, 6-8 p.m. Registration for new junior and Little Rocks curlers is Monday, Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m. Open to curlers seven to 21-years-old. Curlers should bring clean sneakers and a helmet (a bike helmet will do). Brooms and sliders are provided. Curling starts as soon as the ice is put in. If unable to attend, contact the club at 902-838-2513. Southside Hockey Registration Registration for the Southside Minor Hockey 2017-18 goes Saturday, Sept. 9, 9 a.m. to noon, at Gateway Arena in Borden-Carelton and Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6-9 p.m., at the South Shore Actiplex in Crapaud. Registration on the assigned dates is preferred so decisions can be made based on the number of players in each division. A $50 late fee will be applied to all registrations after Sept. 13. This does not apply to new families (families who have never had a child registered with Southside Minor Hockey in prior years). Rustico Ringette Registration The Rustico Ringette Association will hold registration Saturday, Sept. 9, and Saturday, Sept. 16, at the North Star Arena. Online registration at www.rusticoringette. com. More at registrar@rusticoringette.com. Notes will be published three consecutive days. Send to sports@theguardian.pe.ca.
sports scoreboard Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Houston, 9:10 p.m., 2nd game Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE By Gracenote AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Boston New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Central Division Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City Detroit Chicago West Division
W 76 70 68 67 61 W 76 70 65 58 52
L 57 62 65 68 72 L 56 63 67 74 80
Pct .571 .530 .511 .496 .459 Pct .576 .526 .492 .439 .394
GB — 5½ 8 10 15 GB — 6½ 11 18 24
L10 5-5 4-6 8-2 7-3 2-8 L10 8-2 7-3 4-6 5-5 4-6
W L Pct GB L10 Houston 80 53 .602 — 4-6 Los Angeles 69 65 .515 11½ 5-5 Texas 66 67 .496 14 5-5 Seattle 66 68 .493 14½ 3-7 Oakland 58 75 .436 22 5-5 Thursday Houston 5, Texas 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Boston at N.Y. Yankees Toronto at Baltimore Wednesday Cleveland 2, N.Y. Yankees 1, 1st game Baltimore 8, Seattle 7 Detroit 6, Colorado 2 Cleveland 9, N.Y. Yankees 4, 2nd game Boston 7, Toronto 1 Texas 8, Houston 1 Minnesota 11, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 5, Kansas City 3 L.A. Angels 10, Oakland 8 Friday Cleveland (Carrasco 13-6) at Detroit (Boyd 5-8), 2:10 p.m., 1st game Boston (Fister 3-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 8-8), 8:05 p.m. Toronto (Biagini 3-9) at Baltimore (Gausman 10-9), 8:05 p.m. Cleveland (Clevinger 7-5) at Detroit (Farmer 3-1), 8:10 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-4) at Texas (Hamels 9-2), 9:05 p.m. Kansas City (Hammel 6-10) at Minnesota (Gee 1-1), 9:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Snell 2-6) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 0-1), 9:10 p.m. Oakland (Manaea 9-8) at Seattle (Gallardo 5-10), 11:10 p.m. Saturday Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Houston, 3:10 p.m., 1st game Cleveland at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Houston, 3:10 p.m., 1st game Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 3:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. St. Louis at San Francisco, 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 8:10 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 9:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Houston, 9:10 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 11:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE By Gracenote NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Washington Miami Atlanta New York Philadelphia Central Division Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati West Division
W 81 66 59 58 49
L 51 66 72 75 83
Pct GB L10 .614 — 7-3 .500 15 6-4 .450 21½ 5-5 .436 23½ 4-6 .371 32 4-6
W 72 69 66 63 57
L 60 64 66 71 77
Pct .545 .519 .500 .470 .425
GB L10 — 7-3 3½ 6-4 6 3-7 10 3-7 16 4-6
W L Pct GB L10 Los Angeles 91 40 .695 — 4-6 Arizona 75 58 .564 17 8-2 Colorado 72 61 .541 20 4-6 San Diego 59 74 .444 33 4-6 San Francisco 53 82 .393 40 3-7 Thursday Cincinnati 7, N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers at Arizona Philadelphia at Miami Atlanta at Chicago Cubs Washington at Milwaukee St. Louis at San Francisco Wednesday Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 1, 1st game Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 5 Detroit 6, Colorado 2 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 2, 2nd game Washington 4, Miami 0 N.Y. Mets 2, Cincinnati 0 Chicago Cubs 17, Pittsburgh 3 San Diego 5, San Francisco 0 Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 4 Friday Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-10) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 10-10), 3:20 p.m. Cincinnati (Castillo 2-7) at Pittsburgh (Cole 11-8), 8:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Pivetta 5-9) at Miami (Straily 8-8), 8:10 p.m. Washington (Roark 11-8) at Milwaukee (Nelson 10-6), 9:10 p.m. Arizona (Walker 7-7) at Colorado (Freeland 11-8), 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 15-2) at San Diego (Lamet 7-5), 11:10 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 0-0) at San Francisco (Cueto 6-7), 11:15 p.m. Saturday
AL LEADERS By Gracenote (Before yesterday’s games) AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—Altuve, Houston, .354; Av.Garcia, Chicago, .324; Hosmer, Kansas City, .318; Andrus, Texas, .306; Schoop, Baltimore, .306; Je.Ramirez, Cleveland, .303; Reddick, Houston, .303; Abreu, Chicago, .301; Gregorius, New York, .299; Segura, Seattle, .299. RUNS SCORED—Judge, New York, 98; Springer, Houston, 92; Altuve, Houston, 87; Andrus, Texas, 86; Je.Ramirez, Cleveland, 85; Betts, Boston, 83; Choo, Texas, 81; Gardner, New York, 81; Schoop, Baltimore, 81; Upton, Detroit, 81. RUNS BATTED IN—Cruz, Seattle, 103; Schoop, Baltimore, 99; Upton, Detroit, 94; K.Davis, Oakland, 91; M.Machado, Baltimore, 88; Mazara, Texas, 84; Smoak, Toronto, 84; Pujols, Los Angeles, 83; Judge, New York, 82; Abreu, Chicago, 80. HITS—Altuve, Houston, 177; Andrus, Texas, 161; Hosmer, Kansas City, 159; Abreu, Chicago, 156; Schoop, Baltimore, 154; Je.Ramirez, Cleveland, 151; Me.Cabrera, Kansas City, 150; C.Dickerson, Tampa Bay, 148; Lindor, Cleveland, 145; A.Jones, Baltimore, 144. DOUBLES—Je.Ramirez, Cleveland, 43; Lowrie, Oakland, 40; Betts, Boston, 38; Andrus, Texas, 37; Upton, Detroit, 37; Gurriel, Houston, 36; Abreu, Chicago, 35; Altuve, Houston, 35; Lindor, Cleveland, 34; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 33. TRIPLES—Castellanos, Detroit, 10; Y.Sanchez, Chicago, 6; Beckham, Baltimore, 5; Bogaerts, Boston, 5; Bregman, Houston, 5; Mahtook, Detroit, 5; Merrifield, Kansas City, 5; Je.Ramirez, Cleveland, 5; Abreu, Chicago, 4; Altuve, Houston, 4. HOME RUNS—Judge, New York, 37; K.Davis, Oakland, 36; Gallo, Texas, 36; Smoak, Toronto, 36; Moustakas, Kansas City, 35; Morrison, Tampa Bay, 33; Cruz, Seattle, 31; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 31; M.Machado, Baltimore, 30; Schoop, Baltimore, 30. STOLEN BASES—Altuve, Houston, 29; Maybin, Los Angeles, 29; R.Davis, Boston, 28; J.Dyson, Seattle, 28; Merrifield, Kansas City, 26; DeShields, Texas, 25; Buxton, Minnesota, 24; L.Cain, Kansas City, 24; Andrus, Texas, 23; Betts, Boston, 20. WON-LOST—Sale, Boston, 15-6; Pomeranz, Boston, 14-4; E.Santana, Minnesota, 14-7; Bauer, Cleveland, 14-8; J.Vargas, Kansas City, 14-9; Kluber, Cleveland, 13-4; Carrasco, Cleveland, 13-6; Bundy, Baltimore, 13-8; Paxton, Seattle, 12-3; Berrios, Minnesota, 12-6. STRIKEOUTS—Sale, Boston, 264; Archer, Tampa Bay, 225; Kluber, Cleveland, 215; Severino, New York, 192;
Verlander, Detroit, 176; Carrasco, Cleveland, 175; Bauer, Cleveland, 161; Porcello, Boston, 160; Tanaka, New York, 155; Estrada, Toronto, 152. SAVES—Colome, Tampa Bay, 40; R.Osuna, Toronto, 34; Kimbrel, Boston, 31; Ed.Diaz, Seattle, 30; Kintzler, Minnesota, 28; Giles, Houston, 26; K.Herrera, Kansas City, 26; Allen, Cleveland, 22; B.Norris, Los Angeles, 19; Brach, Baltimore, 17.
NL LEADERS By Gracenote (Before yesterday’s games) NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—Blackmon, Colorado, .339; J.Turner, Los Angeles, .327; Harper, Washington, .326; Murphy, Washington, .320; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .318; LeMahieu, Colorado, .316; Posey, San Francisco, .311; Votto, Cincinnati, .311; Inciarte, Atlanta, .310; C.Seager, Los Angeles, .310. RUNS SCORED—Blackmon, Colorado, 120; Stanton, Miami, 103; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 99; D.Gordon, Miami, 92; Harper, Washington, 92; Bryant, Chicago, 91; Votto, Cincinnati, 90; Rizzo, Chicago, 84; Inciarte, Atlanta, 83; Arenado, Colorado, 82. RUNS BATTED IN—Arenado, Colorado, 111; Stanton, Miami, 110; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 107; Ozuna, Miami, 103; Lamb, Arizona, 96; Rizzo, Chicago, 96; Votto, Cincinnati, 90; Duvall, Cincinnati, 89; Zimmerman, Washington, 88; Harper, Washington, 87. HITS—Blackmon, Colorado, 182; Inciarte, Atlanta, 172; LeMahieu, Colorado, 157; Arenado, Colorado, 156; D.Gordon, Miami, 156; Ozuna, Miami, 154; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 150; Murphy, Washington, 145; Votto, Cincinnati, 143; C.Seager, Los Angeles, 142. DOUBLES—Arenado, Colorado, 39; Murphy, Washington, 38; O.Herrera, Philadelphia, 36; Rendon, Washington, 34; Drury, Arizona, 33; Duvall, Cincinnati, 32; Markakis, Atlanta, 32; C.Taylor, Los Angeles, 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 30; C.Seager, Los Angeles, 30. TRIPLES—Blackmon, Colorado, 14; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 9; Arenado, Colorado, 7; Cozart, Cincinnati, 7; Bell, Pittsburgh, 6; De.Fowler, St. Louis, 6; Galvis, Philadelphia, 6; C.Hernandez, Philadelphia, 6; J.Reyes, New York, 6; Dietrich, Miami, 5. HOME RUNS—Stanton, Miami, 51; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 34; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 33; Votto, Cincinnati, 33; Blackmon, Colorado, 32; Duvall, Cincinnati, 31; Ozuna, Miami, 31; Rizzo, Chicago, 31; Arenado, Colorado, 30; Bruce, New York, 29. STOLEN BASES—Hamilton, Cincinnati, 54; D.Gordon, Miami, 47; T.Turner, Washington, 36; Villar, Milwaukee, 23; Broxton, Milwaukee, 19; Inciarte, Atlanta, 19; Nunez, San Francisco, 18; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 17; Peraza, Cincinnati, 17; Pham, St. Louis, 17. WON-LOST—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 15-2; Greinke, Arizona, 15-6; Davies, Milwaukee, 15-7; A.Wood, Los Angeles, 14-1; DeGrom, New York, 14-7; Arrieta, Chicago, 14-8; G.Gonzalez, Washington, 13-5; Scherzer, Washington, 13-5; Maeda, Los Angeles, 12-5; Wainwright, St. Louis, 12-5. STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, 230; DeGrom, New York, 201; Greinke, Arizona, 182; C.Martinez,
St. Louis, 182; Nelson, Milwaukee, 181; Samardzija, San Francisco, 175; Ray, Arizona, 170; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 168; Strasburg, Washington, 164; Lester, Chicago, 155. SAVES—G.Holland, Colorado, 36; Jansen, Los Angeles, 35; Rodney, Arizona, 34; Knebel, Milwaukee, 30; W.Davis, Chicago, 27; A.Ramos, New York, 26; R.Iglesias, Cincinnati, 24; Johnson, Atlanta, 22; Maurer, San Diego, 20; Oh, St. Louis, 19.
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE By Gracenote CFL East Division Toronto Ottawa Montreal Hamilton West Division
GP 10 10 9 8
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GP W L Calgary 9 7 1 Winnipeg 9 7 2 Edmonton 9 7 2 B.C. 10 5 5 Saskatchewan 8 4 4 Thursday Ottawa at Montreal Sunday Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m. Monday Edmonton at Calgary, 4 p.m. Toronto at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 Montreal at B.C., 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Hamilton at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
T Pt PF 0 8230 1 7282 0 6199 0 0148
PA 254 271 231 310
T 1 0 0 0 0
PA 169 278 256 274 203
Pt PF 15298 14308 14261 10269 8251
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE By Gracenote NFL Preseason Thursday Cincinnati at Indianapolis L.A. Rams at Green Bay Detroit at Buffalo Jacksonville at Atlanta Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets N.Y. Giants at New England Pittsburgh at Carolina Washington at Tampa Bay Miami at Minnesota Cleveland at Chicago Baltimore at New Orleans Dallas at Houston, cancelled Tennessee at Kansas City Arizona at Denver L.A. Chargers at San Francisco Seattle at Oakland
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Hospital, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 of Shirley Anne Hennessey of Charlottetown in her 80th year. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Elsie (Gauthier) Loughran. Survived by her children Bobby (Rita), Karen Roach (Terry), Kenny (Suzanne) and Scott. Special Grandmother of Jennifer Flemming (Craig), Mallory MacDonald (Drew), Andrea Hennessey, Patrick Roach (Christine), Anna Orts (Mike) and Martin Roach. Great Grandmother of Johnathan, Christopher, Kayleigh Anne, Charlie, Savannah, and Victoria Anne. Predeceased by her husband Earl Hennessey and special friend David Polley, daughter Donna MacDonald, daughter-in-law Darlene Hennessey, and granddaughter Jaclyn Hennessey. Survived by sisters Rita Reid, Edna Frizzel, Louise Howatt, Yvonne Morrell, June Brennan, Betty Matthews (David), and sister-in-law Chris Easter (Leith). Predeceased by brothers Albert and William Loughran, brothers-in-law Albert Reid, Freddie Frizzel, Tommy Howatt and Bill Morell. Also missed by many nieces and nephews. Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home with funeral mass to be celebrated at St. Pius X Church on Saturday, September 2nd at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held Friday, September 1st from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the Home Care Palliative Care Program or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. On-line condolences may be made at www.islandowned.ca.
day August 31, 2017 of Louise Edna MacPherson of Kensington and formerly of Freetown aged 82 years. Born in South Rustico, February 8, 1935, daughter of the late Frank and Emma (Doucette) Pineau. Loving wife of the late Francis “Buddy” MacPherson. Mother of Florence Birch, David (Bev), Myles (Melanie) and Ann (David) Gallant. Mother-in-law of Gay MacPherson. Grandmother of Andy and Sarah Birch, Devon and Rob MacPherson Paige Younker, Tyler MacPherson, Kelly Dawn and Alex MacPherson and Griffin Gallant. Great grandmother of Faeriel Birch, Tamara MacPherson and Harrison Younker. Sister of Mary (Bea) MacLean and Aubin Pineau. Predeceased by her sons Donald and Kenny, son-law Myles Birch and grandson Matthew MacPherson. Resting at the Davison Funeral Home Kensington for visitation on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. No funeral service by personal request. A family graveside committal service will be held Saturday morning at People’s Cemetery, Freetown at 11 a.m. If so desired contributions may be made to the Kensington Food Bank.
30, 2017 of Kenneth Richards, formerly of Stratford, age 93 years. Beloved husband of Marion Richards and loving father of Peter (Nancy), Pauline (Fraser Gunn) and Philip (Colleen). Ken will be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren - Graham, Yanik, Rosie, Danielle, Jodi, Justin, Jesse and Josie, ten great-grandchildren, and sister - Olive Erridge (Frank). He was predeceased by his parents Charles and Victoria (Rose) Richards, and sister Hazel Holt. Resting at Hillsboro Funeral Home, 2 Hollis Ave., Stratford. Ken came to Canada in 1954 and worked as Professional Engineer for the City of St. Catharines, ON and City of Windsor, ON until retirement in 1989. He was the founding President of Probus in Charlottetown and a member of Trinity United Church in Charlottetown. There will be no visitation. Funeral arrangements to be announced at a later date. If so desired, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Bible Society or the Trinity United Church Memorial Fund. Completion of funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Hillsboro Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to hillsborofuneral@eastlink.ca
25, 2017 from the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home to St. Pius X Church where the funeral mass was celebrated by Reverend Maurice Praught who also delivered the homily. The funeral pall was placed on Vince’s casket by son Donald and his wife Linda and daughter Jeannene Ferguson and her husband Byron. The paschal candle was lit by nephew-in-law Louis Callaghan.The gifts were brought to the altar by nieces, Marilyn Callaghan, Joan Flynn and great niece Jennifer Quinn. The first reading was proclaimed by granddaughter Michelle Thompson and the second reading was proclaimed by grandson Vincent Grant. The prayers of the faithful were offered by goddaughter Luanne Inman. The funeral mass was sung by St. Pius X Parish Choir. The organist was Peggy Jones. Violinist was Frank Lechowick. They rendered the entrance hymn, Be Not Afraid, the offertory hymn, Hail Mary Gentle Woman, communion hymn, Gift of Finest Wheat, and the recessional hymn, Come and Journey. The meditation solo, One Day At A Time was rendered by soloist Gaye Hood. The pallbearers were nephews, Donald Crawford, Eric Grant, Kevin Grant, great nephew Alex Grant, great nephews-in-law Charlie Trainor and Wyatt Inman. The interment took place in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, where Fr. Praught held the graveside service. On Thursday, members of Charlottetown Branch#1 of the Royal Canadian Legion held a Veterans Tribute Service at the funeral home in honor of their late comrade. The service was conducted by Raymond Arsenault. Last Post and Reveille was sounded by Gerald Coyle.
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COFFIN, David Peacefully at the Provincial Palliative Care Centre on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 of David Coffin age 70 years. Son of the late Douglas and Ruth (MacKenzie) Coffin. Brother of Peter Coffin, Margaret Coles and Nancy Stein. Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home. In keeping with David’s wishes there will be no visitation or funeral service. A private family memorial will take place at a later date. On-line condolences may be made at www.islandowned.ca.
CORNER, Albert Michael “Al” At the age of 88 years, the unexpected but peaceful passing of Al Corner of Stratford, P.E.I., formerly of G u e l p h , Ontario occurred on July 19, 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Al was the loving husband of his wife of 38 years, Carol Ann (Hogan) Corner and the proud father of sons Jeff (Dianne), Greg “Supa” (Kimba), Paul (Laurie) and step-daughters Tasia Lerikos (Charles) and Christine Lerikos-Fischer (Pete). Al is remembered by grandchildren Christine, Crystal and Wesley; step-grandsons Andrew and Blake; great-granddaughter Mikayla and his dear brother Frank (Di) of Hamilton, Ontario. He is also remembered by many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by parents Wes and Nell Corner of Toronto, Ontario. The memorial service will be held at Belvedere Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow in the Belvedere Reception Centre. Interment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation would be welcomed. www.belvederefh.com
MACPHERSON, Hazel May Peacefully at the Provincial Palliative Care Center on Saturday, August 26, 2017 of Hazel May MacPherson of Charlottetown, age 91 years. Beloved wife of the late John Daniel MacPherson. Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. Funeral Saturday from Trinity United Church at 11 a.m. Interment in the Peoples Cemetery. If so desired, memorials to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Visiting hours Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com.
MACDONALD, Sally Anne 1934-2017 Peacefully at the Provincial Palliative Care Centre on Thursday, August 31, 2017 of Sally Anne MacDonald (nee Carver) of Stratford. Beloved wife of 65 years of Stevie MacDonald. Dear mother of Kent (Carol), Kevin (Darlene) and the late Tami. Grandmother of Jeff (Jennifer), Kelly, Tara (Justin), Lisa (Anthony) and Lori (Steve). Great-grandmother of Preston, William, Kingsley, Hudson, Claire and Leah. Sister of Janet (David) Hatt, Ginny (Tom) Weerdenberg and Paul (Heather) Carver. Sister-in-law of Marina (Bill) Thornington, Charles Dalton, Cindy Fairweather and Claudy (Art) Robson. Also fondly remembered by numerous nieces, nephews and special friends. Predeceased by her parents Walter and Sadie Carver, sisters Doreen, Margaret and Betty; brothers Ernest, Walter Jr., Allie, Richard “Skip”, Orin and Arnold; in-laws Melvin “Kaney” and Loretta; sisters-in-law Doreen and Lois, and brothersin-law Edward and Leroy. Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel from where the service will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. Sally will be laid to rest in People’s Cemetery next to her cherished Tami. If so desired, memorisl to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation or Provincial Palliative Care Centre would be appreciated. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Online condolences may be made at www.macleafh.com
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NICOLLE, James Warren “Jim” Peacefully at the Provincial Palliative Care Centre on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 of James W. “Jim” Nicolle of Oyster Bed Bridge, age 65 years. Beloved husband of Laverne (nee S a m m s ) Nicolle. Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home where the funeral service will be held on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. Interment later. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Provincial Palliative Care Centre. Online condolences may be made at www. islandowned.ca.
PINEAU, Edna The death occurred peacefully, with family by her side, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, on Thursday, August 31, 2017, of Edna Pineau (nee Gauthier), wife of the late Adolph Pineau, of North Rustico, in her 95th year. Resting at Central Queen’s Funeral Home, 2538 Glasgow Road, New Glasgow, for visitation on Sunday, September 3, 2017, 5-8 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church, North Rustico, on Monday, September 4, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Interment in Stella Maris Cemetery. If so desired, donations in Edna’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be sent at www.peifuneralcoops.com or by sending an email to centralqueensfh@pei.aibn.com. Complete announcement will be in Saturday’s Guardian.
WALSH, Kevin Leo Edward “A courageous, kind and gentle man can now walk and see in the fields and forests that he loved.” Peacefully, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday, August 31, 2017 of Kevin Leo Edward Walsh, Charlottetown, age 75 years. Beloved husband of 50 years of Marie (Murphy). Dear father of Melissa Walsh (Bruce Keus), Stratford, PE and Ted, Saskatoon, SK. Loving Papa of Alexander and Aliya Keus, Finn and Claire Walsh. “The best grandchildren in the East and the West.” Brother of Janet Corrigan (Bob, deceased), Winnipeg, MN and Lauretta MacQuillan (Wilf), Summerville, P.E. Brotherin-law of Theresa Arsenault (Ron), London, ON; Leo Murphy (Mumtaz), Ottawa, ON and Keith Murphy, Foxley River, PE. Predeceased by his parents Edward and Irene (Walsh) Walsh and parents-in-law Oswald and Gladys Murphy. Resting at Belvedere Funeral Home until Monday at 9:45 a.m. then to St. Pius X Church for funeral mass at 10 a.m. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown. Visitation Sunday 2-5 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to CNIB - Canadian National Institute for the Blind (PEI) or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation. www.belvederefh.com
ISLAND CHURCHES PRESBYTERIAN Zion Presbyterian Church 135 Prince Street 902-566-5363 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School Lead Minister, Rev. Douglas Rollwage Associate Minister, Rev. Andrew Hutchinson Everyone welcome! www.zionpres.org The Kirk of St. James Presbyterian Corner of Fitzroy & Pownal Streets Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. Minister: Rev. Amanda Henderson-Bolton Phone Number: 902-892-2839 kirkstjames@pei.aibn.com
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STEWART, Helen Margaret Mary The funeral for the late Helen Margaret Mary Stewart, beloved wife of the late Raymond Stewart of Glengarry, P.E.I was held on Wednesday morning August 23, 2017 from the Rooney Funeral Home Alberton to St. Marks Church, Burton Lot. 7 where funeral mass was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. by the Rev. Danny Wilson who delivered the Homily and had the prayers of final commendation and fairwell. The first scripture reading from Isaiah 65, 17-21 was addressed by granddaughter Jackie-Ann Bonisteel. The second scripture reading from Romans, 14, 7-9 was addressed by grandson Major Stewart. The prayers of the faithfull were invited by granddaughter Amber Dyer. The alter servers were granddaughters, Mavis Poirier and Martha Jane Poirier. St. Marks choir was under the direction of the organist Lorne Howard. The gathering hymn was Be Not Afraid, The psalm was The Lord is my Shepherd, The offertory hymn was Come to the Water, the communion hymn was Amazing Grace. The song of fairwell was Songs of the Angels, The recessional hymn was How Great Thou Art. Everyone in attendance were considered to be Honorary Pallbearers. The active pallbearers were Major Stewart, Colin Stewart, Ray Stewart, Chad Stewart, Danny Dalton, Daniel McDonald. The flower bearers were Mary Jane Dyer, Rolanda Dunsford, Jackie-Ann Bonisteel.The Usher was Barry Rogers, Raeford Rogers. Interment was in the church cemetery with Rev. Danny Wilson officiating. www.rooneyfh.ca
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Delay ‘debacle’ Ground crews detail lack of communication in Air Transat tarmac problems BY JORDAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA
Ground crews working two Air Transat flights that faced high-profile tarmac delays this summer say the pilots didn’t tell them, nor were they aware, of imminent fuel needs aboard one of the aircraft, nor were they asked for water for the passengers. One of the two international flights ran out of fuel during the hours-long delay, causing a shutdown of the air conditioning system, leading to rising cabin temperatures, a child vomiting before making it to the aircraft bathrooms, tensions over lack of water and, ultimately, a 911 call from one of the passengers. Representatives from First Air, the ground handlers for Air Transat at the Ottawa airport, say they did order fuel, but it wasn’t possible to get it to the aircraft because they were parked on the taxiway at the far end of the airport. Owen Prosser, a First Air ramp co-ordinator who worked the Air Transat flights, says the pilot of the plane that ran out of fuel never told him how desperate the situation was. “I never received any phone calls from the captains,” Prosser said. “He never told me he needed fuel. He did tell me there was a dog in the (cargo) pit that needed water.” Customs agents opened the cargo hold and gave the dog water during the delay.
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Air Transat pilot Yves Saint-Laurent leaves a Canadian Transportation Agency hearing Thursday in Ottawa.
The testimony came at the start of the second day of hearings into the delays, in which two Air Transat flights sat on the tarmac for almost five and six hours, respectively, with
passengers not allowed to disembark. The ensuing weeks have seen finger-pointing between the airline and airport officials over the incident, which is now sub-
ject of a class-action lawsuit. The Canadian Transportation Agency is holding hearings to determine whether Air Transat broke its tariff agreement with customers aboard the flight. Air Transat officials are scheduled to testify for the remainder of the day. The two Montreal-bound flights were diverted to Ottawa due to weather on July 31, along with about 20 other planes in an incident that appears to have taxed airport resources. Prosser says he has never experienced such a mass diversion of planes, calling it a “debacle.” Fuelling teams ran out of fuel on several occasions. Among the planes was an Airbus 380, the largest plane to land that day. The need to park the Air Emirates’ Airbus forced the two Air Transat planes - one from Brussels, the other from Rome to be moved to the airport taxiway where it wasn’t possible to fuel or service them. Yesterday, passengers told members of the Canadian Transportation Agency, which is investigating the incidents, that they would have given anything to be allowed off the planes, even if only to face further delays or long drives home. Carol Clark, director of commercial operations for First Air, told the hearing today that the flights would have been “terminated” had the pilots decided to let the passengers disembark, forcing them to stay overnight in a hotel or travel to Montreal by bus.
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The economy surged past second-quarter expectations with growth at an annual rate of 4.5 per cent, giving the country its best start to a calendar year since 2002, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Household spending and exports, particularly in the form of energy products, drove the increase in real gross domestic product, the agency said. The sturdy GDP data provides the latest evidence the 2017 momentum has continued to build and arrives with the Bank of Canada widely expected to once again hike its benchmark rate in the coming weeks. Citing the strengthening economy, the central bank raised its rate to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent in July. That was its first rate hike in seven years. Its next rate announcement is scheduled for next week. The report Thursday showed exports expanded 2.3 per cent from April to June, up from 0.4 per cent in the first three months of the year. Exports in goods and services rose 2.3 per cent, while the export of energy products increased 9.2 per cent. Households spent 1.9 per cent more on goods in the second quarter - the strongest gain since 2007. Overall, the quarterly increase came even though housing investments contracted 1.2 per cent during a period that saw the introduction of a new Ontario tax on foreign buyers in April. In comparison, residential real estate expanded 2.9 per cent in the first quarter. A consensus of economists had predicted Canada to deliver a second-straight growth reading of 3.7 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. The Bank of Canada had predicted second-quarter real GDP to expand by three per cent in its latest forecast, released in July. Combined with the 3.7 per cent expansion over the first three months of 2017, Statistics Canada said the country saw its strongest six-month start to a calendar year in 15 years. The data also shows the last time quarterly growth climbed as high as 4.5 per cent was in the third quarter of 2011 when it hit 5.7 per cent. The second-quarter acceleration was fuelled by an eighth-consecutive monthly increase in June that included a two per cent expansion in the construction sector - its largest gain in four years. The report said 14 of 20 industrial sectors saw growth in June.
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TD Bank profit rises to $2.77B, anchored by retail units Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) is reporting a $2.77-billion profit for its third-quarter, up 17 per cent from the same time last year, anchored by strong performance at its retail operations in both Canada and the United States. The profit amounted to $1.46 per share in net income and $1.51 per share of adjusted earnings, which was above analyst estimates of $1.36 per share. TD reported $505 million of provisions for credit losses, below the consensus estimate of $569 million, Aiken wrote. The Toronto-based bank also announced plans to increase the size of its share buyback program by up to 20 million shares. TD says it had already repurchased 15 million common shares under the program and is seeking regulatory approval to increase the ceiling on the discretionary buyback plan to 35 million shares about two per cent of the issued stock.
EU, Britain fail to make breakthrough in Brexit talks BRUSSELS - The European Union warned Britain Thursday that negotiations over its exit from the bloc have so far failed to make enough headway for discussions on a future trade deal to begin in October. Following four days of talks, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said “we are far from seeing sufficient progress” for him to be able to tell EU leaders that enough progress has been made for talks on a future relationship to begin.
Lyft seizes opportunity as Uber outruns troubles SAN FRANCISCO - Ridehailing service Lyft is accelerating its growth while rival Uber tries to climb out of a public relations sinkhole created by management upheaval, allegations of corporate espionage, and revelations of sexual harassment. Lyft made its latest move Thursday, announcing it will provide rides throughout 40 states, 32 more than it previously had. The Canadian Press/ The Associated Press
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Thrilled to be the first After months of preparation, Charlottetown Festival will deliver ‘A Misfortune’ BY SALLY COLE THE GUARDIAN Like an expectant parent, Eliza-Jane Scott is anticipating the arrival of “A Misfortune”, a new show at the Charlottetown Festival Sept. 7. And after months of preparation everything from workshops to script rewrites, her wait is finally over. “It’s like it’s coming to full term. It’s wonderful,” says Scott, director of the fresh new Canadian musical making its world premiere at The Mack in Charlottetown on Sept. 7. Well-known for her passionate portrayal as Donna in last season’s production of “Mamma Mia!”, Scott’s passion for the show about a crossroads in a woman’s life propelled her to lead the charge in developing the musical, composed and orchestrated by Scott Christian with lyrics by Wade BogertO’Brien and book and additional lyrics by Kevin Michael Shea. “I got interested in it because I really loved the project. And I wanted to help find a workshop for it and a home and a production for it. (Working with the creative team at the centre) has been an amazing experience.” Adapted from a short story by Anton Chekhove, “A Misfortune” is described as a romantic, dark comedy musical with plenty of twists and turns. It follows Ivan, a young lawyer, and Sofya, a married woman during a walk through the woods. When he professes his love for her their friendship reaches an impasse. But wait, there’s more, Scott says. “Inadvertently Sofya’s husband has invited Ivan for dinner that night. So chaos ensues. They also have friends who come over for dinner.” Kelsey Falconer, who plays Sofya, is looking forward to giving birth to her character on Thursday night. “I’m so excited and so grateful to be in the world premiere, the originator of this role,” says the Blyth, Ont. resident. That’s because Chekhove
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Director Eliza-Jane Scott, centre, meets with leads Kelsey Falconer and Connor Lucas, during a break in rehearsals for “A Misfortune”, a new musical opening at The Mack in Charlottetown on Sept. 7.
If you are going Q What: “A Misfortune”. Q When and where: Sept. 7-22, The Mack, Confederation Centre of the Arts. Q Tickets: Available from the Confederation Centre’s box office or by calling 902-566-1267.
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Ivan (Connor Lucas) and Sofya (Kelsey Falconer) appear in a promotional photo for “A Misfortune”.
wrote about real people and real situations. “After reading a couple of the scenes, hearing a couple of the songs and reading the short
story online, I felt connected to the character even before the audition.” Connor Lucas, who plays Ivan, is also thrilled about being
the first to deliver his character’s lines. “It’s exciting to work with the director and really figure out who Ivan really is. And what
parts of me I can bring to it,” the Vancouver Island resident says. “The thing I bring is a love for life. Ivan does everything at 100 per cent, whether it’s loving or mourning or being sarcastic. I do the same thing.” As Scott awaits the arrival of opening night, she is reflecting on her life on P.E.I. “The Island and the centre have given the support for the project, which is meaningful to me, after working here so frequently. It’s the perfect place to develop a musical. “And this continues to put the Island on the map.” sally.cole@TheGuardian.pe.ca Twitter.com/SallyForth57
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Taylor Swift has fair share of famous feuds There have been so many of them that they led to a new song Keely Turner Keelywood It turns out there’s no peace for pop stars, especially if you’re Taylor Swift. And now “Look What You Made Me Do”, Taylor, I had to write a think piece about a pop star. On Aug. 24, Swift released her new song, “Look What You Made Me Do”. The song is a catchy, dark pop tune. It seems Taylor’s intention wasn’t just to get people dancing, it was also to throw major shade. Let’s look at a timeline of Taylor’s famous feuds that have led to her newest song: 2009: Taylor versus Kanye West At the 2009 VMAs, Taylor Swift beat out Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” for best female video. That didn’t sit well with me. Single Ladies is iconic. Beyoncé should win everything always, even the things she’s not in the
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running for (president, Top Chef and the World Series are just a few that come to mind). Kanye West felt the same and so he got on stage, interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech and said, “Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time”. He wasn’t wrong… But it was tasteless, he stole Taylor’s moment, and their feud began.
2013 – Taylor versus Katy Perry A few of Taylor’s dancers left her tour to join Katy Perry’s tour. Taylor felt that Katy poached the dancers from her and she was sort of screwed, being mid-tour and down three dancers. To me, this seems like the classic girl’s boyfriend cheats on her and she gets mad at the other woman instead of
her boyfriend, but who am I to judge? I’m just a girl, sitting on her couch, eating crushed Oreos in a bowl of almond milk. 2016 – Taylor versus Kim Kardashian Kanye West released his song, “Famous”. The song featured a couple of lines about Taylor Swift, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that **** famous.” A “he said/she said” ensued where Kanye insisted Taylor approved the lyrics ahead of time and Taylor’s rep insisted she hadn’t. Luckily for all of us drama feasters, Kim Kardashian had receipts and she released audio clips of Kanye and Taylor on the phone talking about how cool she was with the lyric choice. 2016 – Taylor versus Everyone Around the time that Kim released audio catching T Swift in a lie, everyone Taylor ever wronged came out to play. Her ex, Calvin Harris, claimed Taylor controlled the media and tried to make him look bad. Snake emojis followed Swift everywhere and #TaylorSwiftI-
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sOverParty went viral on Twitter. 2017 – Taylor Fights Back Taylor was done laying low. She’d already took the first musical swing at Katy Perry with her song “Bad Blood”, Katy fired back with “Swish Swing” and now Taylor has tried to get the last word in with all of her enemies with “Look What You Made Me Do”. There are references to all of her feuds throughout the song and video, but she also follows bullying avoidance 101 by making fun of herself before anyone else can. The most shade she throws is directly on her and even though I attended the #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty, I’m kind of waiting for an invite to the #TaylorSwiftIsBackParty. Keely Turner takes a look at pop culture through the eyes of an Island girl with a big city attitude. She’s also a pretty rad entrepreneur, marketing specialist and writer. Her column, Keelywood, will appear monthly in The Guardian. Reach out to her by email at keelymturner@gmail. com or on Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat. Search for Keely Turner.
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calendar Editor’s Note: If in doubt about whether an event normally scheduled for a Monday is going ahead on Labour Day, Sept. 4, contact the organizers.
Cards/Cribbage/ Crokinole Charlottetown Legion bingo is every Sunday and Monday at 7:10 p.m. See Saturday’s and Monday’s ad on page 2 of The Guardian or visit www.CharlottetownLegion.ca for prize information. Coffee club is Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Enjoy coffee and conversation. Admission is a donation of coin or sweets. Cards are at the Uigg Community Center on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Progressive 45s are at the Souris Silver Threads Club, Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Card play singles is at the Mount Stewart Fire Hall, Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Mayflower Seniors Club cards is Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Bunbury Road, Stratford.
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Competitors Joey Arsenault, left, and Mathieu Arsenault and organizer Edgar Arsenault are gearing up for the woodsmen competition returning to the Evangeline Area Agricultural Exhibition and Acadian Festival Sunday, Sept. 3, at 11:30 a.m. Eight men will compete in five different contests to earn cash and merchandise prizes. The name of the overall winner will be inscribed on a trophy.
East Royalty Lions team cribbage is Mondays at the Malcolm Darrach Centre, 1 Avonlea Dr., East Royalty, for ages 19 and over.
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Lana Quinn, Byron Olsen on stage tonight at Irish Cultural Centre The Ceilidh at the Irish Hall welcomes Lana Quinn and Byron Olsen to the stage in Charlottetown tonight eight o’clock. Quinn has been a professional singer/harpist for 17 years. Born in Charlottetown, which she now calls home, she has taught singing, piano, guitar, and harp for 20 years in North Battleford, Sask. She was the recipient of a P.E.I. 2014 grant to host nine “Harp in the Hills” concerts on the Island in July of that year. Olsen, who was born in Prince Albert, Sask., spends as much time as possible on P.E.I., especially in the summer months. He is a singer/songwriter who plays electric and slide guitar. While Quinn plays piano and guitar, she has fallen in love with the 36 string Celtic harp. It is the ideal instrument to showcase her soprano voice when accompanied by Olsen’s blues guitar and vocals. “Follow a Celtic dream and find an enchanted moment when you hear the Celtic harp and guitar duo as they sing original songs and perform traditional melodies,” says a release, that adds the duo sings about the sand dunes along Prince Edward Island’s north shore, the silver sage on the hills of Saskatchewan’s river valleys, the magic of fireflies in June and an unusual hockey game. They
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Lana Quinn will play the Celtic harp, accompanied by Byron Olsen on guitar tonight in the BIS Hall in Charlottetown.
also perform tunes written by Ireland’s best-known composer, Turlough O’Carolan. Come and enjoy Irish, Scottish and Maritime traditional
music, as well as a 50/50 draw during the evening and a light lunch at intermission. The ceilidh takes place at the Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River
Rd., Charlottetown. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Admission is at the door. For more information, call 902-566-3273.
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Boxcar hosts Wedge and Clinton Courtney Hogan, Keelin Wedge and Peggy Clinton perform in Emerald EMERALD
For the first time, fiddler Courtney Hogan will be hosting two of western P.E.I.’s most well-known musicians on the stage this evening as she welcomes Keelin Wedge and Peggy Clinton. Originally from St. Louis, Wedge has gained ground as one of P.E.I.’s most popular multi-instrumentalists. Her talents stretch over various different music genres and have earned her a spot on popular P.E.I. bands like Renegade, Harmony, Fluffy Little Cowboys and, most recently, with P.E.I.’s most well-known Ceilidh band, Fiddlers’ Sons. She recently launched her own CD in which she played all instruments and recorded at her own studio. They will be joined on stage by Music P.E.I. Award-winner
Cash bingo is at the Kingston Legion Branch 30, New Haven, Monday and Friday, 7:30 p.m., with a 50/50 draw, progressive jackpot and canteen.
Clinton. Singing since the age of five, with her father, Alphy, from St. Edwards, Clinton is known for her upbeat, carefree and lively performances. Her latest CD was nominated for three Music P.E.I. Awards, which included winning the award for Weekend Warrior of the Year. A kitchen party wouldn’t be the same without a step dancer, and Hogan is pleased to welcome her close friend, Kristyn Visser, to join them on stage with her fast footwork. The night of fiddling, singing and dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. at the air-conditioned and licensed Emerald Boxcar Pub & Grill. Food and drinks will be available at 5:30 p.m. Admission is at the door. CDs, 50/50 tickets and SUBMITTED PHOTO ceilidh shirts will be available as Courtney Hogan welcomes guests to her weekly ceilidh tonight in Emerald. well.
An unconventional discussion in Charlottetown tonight will examine the work of Andy Warhol through the lens of today’s digital age. P.E.I.-based digital identity researcher Bonnie Stewart and North Carolina art instructional designer Daniel Lynds offer a free presentation in conjunction with the Confederation Centre Art Gallery’s Gretzky is Everywhere exhibition. It begins at 7 p.m. The pair will explore the work of Warhol in light of contemporary digital practice, and consider what art means in an age of fictionless sharing and the “experience economy.” “This promises to be a new kind of art talk, featuring a conversation between a social media researcher/expert and a Skyped-in artist, and a discussion about art that really comes from a fresh angle,” said Pan Wendt, the Art Gallery’s curator. Gretzky is Everywhere presents Warhol’s famous print of “The Great One” at multiple sites simultaneously via livestream: in Charlottetown, at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton and at The Rooms in St. John’s. Stewart and Lynds will take participants through an exploration of contemporary remix culture, memes and up/downvoting of content. Gretzky is Everywhere opened in Charlottetown on May 27 and will be on exhibition until Sept. 24. Q CRAFTS
Basket weaving workshop As a part of the Acadian Harvest Festival at the Farmers’ Bank of Rustico and Doucet House Museums in Rustico, there will be an Island basketweaving workshop on Saturday at 9 a.m. It will be put on by the basket weavers of the Island Traditions Store in Richmond, P.E.I. The group works to the preserve the ancient art of traditional ash splint basket-making. Pre-registration is required by Tuesday, Sept. 5, to give the weavers time to prepare the kits. Come and make a basket to take home A fee for the kits applies (cash only). For information, call 902963-3168, email farmers@pei. aibn.com or visit www.farmersbank.ca. The museum is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.
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Making a sound decision A new sound design and the return of the harp brings new life to ‘Anne’ Things have been happening behind the scenes at “Anne of Green Gables – The Musical” in Charlottetown. Following the addition of new leads, sets and costumes this season, a sweeping new sound design has been introduced and the harp has been returned to the orchestra for the first time in years. When asked to instill a new life into the musical’s score, Bob Foster, music director with the Charlottetown Festival, went right to the harp, bringing in Janice Lindskoog for a total of 14 orchestra members. “In many ways, the harp is the musical heart of the sound and is a most beautifully written part,” Foster said. “Just adding it back in has made a huge difference to the sound in the pit and on stage.” Lindskoog played with the festival from 2005-11. “Every harpist will bring their own personality and interpretation to the score, which is charming and timeless,” Lindskoog said. “I play the imaginative orchestrations by John Fenwick, which contribute special colours and allow for musical expression in the accompaniment of the voice.” The musical world has changed a lot since Anne first premiered, and so has the listener’s ear. With advanced systems in every home now, a certain quality has become normalized, and a theatre can no longer rely only on its acoustic sound. Foster and festival director Adam Brazier brought in Peter McBoyle, a sound design expert of great renown to help with this industry shift. “Alongside Kevin MacLean, head of audio, and the new advanced equipment at the centre, we are on our way to bringing the sound of this musical up to date,’’ said Foster. “I also give great thanks to
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This trio helps the mainstage show “Anne of Green Gables – The Musical” sound like magic. From left, are sound designer Peter McBoyle; head of audio Kevin MacLean; and festival musical director Bob Foster.
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When asked to instill new life into the musical score of “Anne of Green Gables – The Musical”, Charlottetown Festival music director Bob Foster brought in harpist Janice Lindskoog.
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life into this national treasure.” McBoyle wanted to present
the score in a richer way and bring out the nuances in the strings and the woodwinds. He also wanted to clarify the actors’ microphones so that every lyric would be heard crisply. “I wanted to achieve all of this in a way that sounds natural and that doesn’t call attention to itself,” McBoyle said. “Ideally the audience would never know that the sound they are hearing is coming from speakers.” One challenge was the large number of hats worn this year. “This can make it tricky to get a good mike position and good sound from the performer,” said McBoyle. “The sound reflects off the hat and makes a great mike sound not as sharp as it could be. Theatre is always a combination of collaboration and compromise though and
we found ways to work things out.” “Sonically, the funeral procession in act 2 is something I am most proud of,” McBoyle said. “The orchestration is really something special and the addition of a little bit of rain and a distant thunder makes it beautiful, sad and thoughtful all at once.” “Of course, adding the live harp back in to the pit was a great decision for a variety of reasons and I’ve developed a mike technique that really makes the harp sound full and dynamic and so, given that it was an important part of the reinvention of this show, I am very happy with how it sounds in the mix.” The musical will be playing in the Homburg Theatre until Sept. 23.
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Theatre passes the hat Sharing news of diagnosis is difficult for Parkinson’s patient P.E.I. audiences help struggling entertainment professionals Theatregoers in P.E.I. reached into their pocketbooks during two recent performances to support Canada’s entertainment industry. Watermark Theatre in North Rustico passed the hat around the audiences during recent performances of “Barefoot in the Park” and “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” and raised $1,617 for the Actors Fund of Canada (AFC). Cast, crew, administrators and the theatre’s board of directors also contributed. The AFC provides compassionate and confidential support for the country’s entertainment industry, helping professionals maintain their health, dignity and ability to work. The fund helps entertainment professionals when they are at their most vulnerable due to injury, illness or other personal hardship. In the past 24 months, the AFC has distributed more than $1 million in emergency financial aid to help professionals working in all aspects of film and TV, music, theatre and dance. The AFC believes by supporting the health and wellbeing of arts and entertainment professionals, the industry as a whole will benefit. In a sector in which employment can be unpredictable,
“There are many rewards to a life in the theatre in this country, (but) one of them is not financial. Three members of our company, including myself, have been helped in the past by the AFC when we were in financial distress.” Robert Tsonos. it’s good to know that a caring community is looking out for their most vulnerable. “There are many rewards to a life in the theatre in this country, (but) one of them is not financial,” said Watermark’s artistic director Robert Tsonos. “Three members of our company, including myself, have been helped in the past by the AFC when we were in financial distress.” Actors Jerry Getty and Ian Deakin also found themselves in a financial jam at one point in their career, he said. “We’re thrilled to be able to do our part to help our fellow actors and really appreciate those in the audience who contributed.” To donate to the AFC visit: afchelps.ca.
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The Four Tellers are held over The Four Tellers are proving popular in Georgetown. Because the show — featuring Denny King, Gary Evans, Alan Buchanan and David Weale — has been sold out every night for weeks, the Kings
Playhouse is extending the Four Tellers’ run for an extra week. The held-over show will be on Monday, Sept. 11, at 7:30 p.m. The four storytellers are accompanied musically by the Beck Sisters, Amy and Rachael.
Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: I’m an active, 60-something wife, mother and grandmother who was recently diagnosed with early stage Parkinson’s disease. From all outward appearances, I appear healthy and I’m living my life as normally as possible, as my neurologist suggested. My symptom manifests as a right-sided (dominant side) hand tremor that I try to hide as much as possible. Covering my hand with a napkin in a restaurant, sliding it under my leg or putting it into my pocket has worked so far to prevent the tremors from being noticed. This is not going to work for long. My immediate family members are aware of my condition, but I haven’t told extended family, friends or acquaintances about my situation. I become very emotional when discussing it and break down and cry. Can you suggest how to broach this subject, and when to tell others about my condition? Your guidance would be very much ap-
preciated. — HIDING AS MUCH AS I CAN DEAR HIDING: I’m sorry about your difficult diagnosis, but I hope you have done some research and are comforted that there have been advances in the treatment of your illness. We both know that at some point a sharp-eyed friend or relative will notice the tremor and ask about it. That’s why I think it’s important you be proactive about what’s going on. However, if you would prefer to be spared tearful conversations you would rather avoid, ask one of your loved ones to let the others know. Because immediate family members already know, chances are the information will spread that way, too. DEAR ABBY: My family is the definition of dysfunctional. We all honestly could use some therapy after everything we’ve been through. I feel like I’m the only rational person in my family. I am the only one who sought professional help. My sister “Alexa” is a narcissist. I realized it a long time ago. My mother is in denial, and she continues to push me to have a relationship with her. Speaking to Alexa is emotionally draining. Every time she’s mentioned, I get flashbacks about the ways she abused me. Being in the
same room with her is uncomfortable. The saving grace is that we live a thousand miles apart, and I’m not forced to interact with her daily. She’s getting married next year and wants me and my children to be in the wedding. I accepted because I felt obligated, but I just can’t do it anymore. I don’t want to do it anymore! After all the years of her abuse and torment, I just want to be free. The problem: I finally put my foot down and told Alexa not to contact me again. Am I being selfish? — SELFISH IN THE EAST DEAR SELFISH: I don’t think so. However, because you accepted that responsibility before telling her not to contact you again, you should contact her and ask if she has changed her plans about you and your children being in her wedding. (You may be pleasantly surprised to find her answer is yes.) However, if she hasn’t, be upfront with her now so your sister will have time to replace you in her wedding party. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Kronborg returns to centre Kronborg is coming home. After a sold-out performance at Indian River in July, Confederation Centre has announce an encore concert performance of “Kronborg 1582” – coming home to the centre for one night only. The rock opera, starring P.E.I.’s Aaron Hastelow as Hamlet, will be presented on Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m., in the Homburg Theatre. This performance also marks
the kickoff to the Charlottetown Festival Theatre Conference, Sept. 5-9. Tickets for the general public are now available. “Kronborg” features a festival ensemble and orchestra of more than 30 performers from “Anne of Green GablesThe Musical” and “Glenda’s Kitchen”. Mary Francis Moore, the festival’s associate artistic director, directed the production, and musical direction is from Craig Fair.
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Based on the Shakespearean tragedy “Hamlet”, the rock opera was originally produced by Confederation Centre in 1975, starring Brent Carver and Beverly D’Angelo, and went on to play on Broadway. It tells the story of a Danish prince who plots revenge on his uncle for killing his father. This replaces the originally scheduled performance of “The House of Martin Guerre” at this time.
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brief Denzel Washington film added to TIFF TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival has announced one more movie for its lineup: “Roman J. Israel, Esq.’’ starring Denzel Washington. It’s helmed by Dan Gilroy, who earned a best original screenplay Oscar nomination for “Nightcrawler,’’ which he also directed. “Roman J. Israel, Esq.’’ is billed as a dramatic thriller that explores the overburdened Los Angeles criminal justice system. Washington is expected to visit Toronto for the world premiere. TIFF kicks off Sept. 7 with the opening film “Borg/McEnroe,’’ a tennis drama starring Shia LaBeouf.
Drake donates US$200,000 to Houston flood relief TORONTO — Superstar rapper Drake says he’s pledged US$200,000 to Houston flood relief efforts and is encouraging fans to donate as well. The Toronto-born musician has contributed to a crowdfunding campaign started by Houston Texans star J.J. Watt, which had surpassed US$10 million by Thursday morning. In a video posted on his Instagram account, Drake addresses “the resilient people of Houston and the entire state of Texas’’ and says he sends his love and prayers. He also thanks Canadian businesswoman and former MP Belinda Stronach for making a donation. On Thursday, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported that more than 37,000 homes have sustained major damage and nearly 7,000 have been destroyed by hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding.
Gathering planned to remember comic Jerry Lewis LAS VEGAS — Family and invited guests will gather Monday to celebrate the life of famed comedian Jerry Lewis. Spokeswoman Candi Cazau says Hollywood celebrities will join family members to remember the clownish comic and longtime host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons. The gathering at the South Point hotel-casino where Lewis last performed as telethon host will be closed to the public and press. The family is not releasing a guest list. Lewis died Aug. 20 at age 91 in Las Vegas of heart disease and was cremated. His show business career began at age five in his parents’ vaudeville show. He gained fame with his comic partnership with Dean Martin and went on to make such movie favourites as “The Bellboy’’ and “The Nutty Professor.’’
Angels Flight about to reach for heavens again LOS ANGELES — Angels Flight, Los Angeles’ beloved little railroad, is about to start reaching for the heavens again. The funky little funicular that carried Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling to the top of downtown L.A. in the movie “La La Land’’ is scheduled to reopen to the general public Thursday morning. After a ceremonial first ride by the mayor, the transit system the city proudly calls the world’s shortest public railroad will resume doing what it first did on New Year’s Eve 1901, ferrying riders up and down the city’s stunningly steep Bunker Hill. The Canadian Press/ The Associated Press
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Standouts and duds Fall TV season expected to offer variety of shows BY BILL BRIOUX THE CANADIAN PRESS Seventy years ago, when network TV began, there were two broadcasters and about a dozen regularly scheduled programs. The numbers of series, viewers and platforms have skyrocketed since then, but one thing remains the same: 80 per cent of all new shows get cancelled every year. Still, a few always stand out and some even survive. Here’s a short cut to help navigate the fall TV clutter: MOST ANTICIPATED “Star Trek Discovery’’ (CTV, Space, CraveTV). It already seems as if this show has been on a five-year mission. Delays in waiting for lead actress Sonequa Martin-Green (“The Walking Dead’’) to become available, as well as the departure of showrunner Bryan Fuller, sent rumours into warp drive. A recent visit to the Toronto set, CP PHOTO however, found spectacular This image released by ABC shows Kick Gurry, from left, Kyra Sedgwick and Erika Christensen in a scene from, “Ten starships and a confident cast, Days in the Valley,” premiering Oct. 1 on ABC. led by Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter’’ mov- script edit. She blacks out and YouTube short a year ago that Likeable lead Jason Ritter ies) and Michelle Yeoh (“Marco recovers hours later, only to quickly went viral. Before you makes this more heavenly than Polo’’) as conflicting captains. discover to her horror that her could say “Must See TV,’’ NBC it sounds. Premieres Oct. 3. COULD PULL THROUGH They’re caught in the middle of young daughter has been ab- ordered a season and have al“The Good Doctor’’ (ABC, a Klingon cold war set 10 years ducted. Felix Solis stands out as ready asked for another. McCorbefore the original “Star Trek.’’ the cop who suspects Sadler’s mack insisted in June that the CTV). Freddie Highmore Premieres Sept. 24 on CTV and not telling the whole story. Pre- new show won’t be a half-hour (“Bates Motel’’) stars as a brilof Trump bashing. Still, look for liant young surgeon with autmieres Oct. 1. Space. BEST NEW (SORT OF) NET- the cast to try to make network ism and savant syndrome. BEST NEW NETWORK comedy, if not America, great Think Sheldon Cooper with a WORK COMEDY DRAMA scalpel. Good performances by “Will & Grace’’ (NBC, Global). again. Premieres Sept. 28. “Ten Days in the Valley’’ (ABC, Highmore and Richard Schiff HAS A PRAYER CTV). This tense, intriguing Like it or not, ‘80s hits such “Kevin (Probably) Saves the (“The West Wing’’) and well thriller from Canadian-born as “Dynasty’’ and “Roseanne’’ “Rookie Blue’’ creator Tassie are coming back. This “Will & World’’ (ABC, CTV). Part “High- produced by a guy who knows Cameron stars Kyra Sedgwick Grace’’ reboot seems a better way to Heaven,’’ part “Touched doctor shows: “House’’ creator (“The Closer’’) as Jane Sadler, fit for the times. The four leads by an Angel.’’ It’s about a slacker and London, Ont., native David an overworked single mom and (Toronto-native Eric McCor- who is singled out by an angel Shore. Still, where does this go screenwriter who relies on co- mack, Debra Messing, Megan named Yvette (Kimberly Hebert after the pilot? Premieres Sept. caine to complete a late night Mullally and Sean Hayes) shot a Gregory) for a higher purpose. 25. Q FESTIVAL
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Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ makes waves in Venice
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Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water’’ is an aquatic “Beauty and the Beast,’’ a transgressive fairy tale about a young woman’s love for a scaly creature from the Amazonian depths. Like the best fables, it’s also rooted in the real world: the story of a migrant from the south facing a hostile reception in a security-obsessed United States. “I think that fantasy is a very political genre,’’ del Toro said Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, where “The Shape of Water’’ is getting its world premiere. It’s one of 21 films competing for the coveted Golden Lion, the festival’s top prize. “Fairy tales were born in times of great trouble. They were born in times of famine, pestilence and war,’’ he added. Part monster movie, part noir thriller, part Hollywood musical, the film defies categorization, though Del Toro took a stab, suggesting it’s “like Douglas Sirk rewriting Pasolini’s ‘Theorem’ with a fish.’’ Some critics are calling it del Toro’s best film since “Pan’s Labyrinth’’ in 2006. The Daily Telegraph summed it up as “an honest-to-God B-movie bloodcurdler that’s also, somehow, a shimmeringly earnest and boundlessly beautiful melodrama.’’ Screen International called it “exquisite ... del Toro at his most poignant and sweet.’’ Set in early-1960s Baltimore, the film stars Sally Hawkins as Elisa, a mute orphan who works as a cleaner at a high-security lab. She forges a bond with a captured creature who is at the centre of a Cold War tug-of-war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. “It’s a movie set in 1962, but
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Actress Sally Hawkins, left, poses with director Guillermo Del Toro for photographers during the photo call for the film “The Shape of Water” at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday.
it’s a movie about today,’’ del Toro told reporters at a Venice news conference. “It’s about the issues we have today. When America talks about America being great again, I think they are dreaming of an America that was in gestation in ‘62 — an America that was futuristic, full of promise ... but at the same time there was racism, sexism, classism.’’ Del Toro said the creature — played with fittingly fluid movements by Doug Jones — is the only character in the film without a name, because he represents “many things to many people.’’ For lonely Elisa, “it’s the first time somebody, something is looking at her, looking back the way you look back at the person you love.’’ For Michael Shannon’s ruthless U.S. government agent Strickland, the creature is “a dark, dirty thing that comes from the south’’ and must be eliminated. “I am Mexican and I know what it is to be looked at as ‘the other’ no matter what circumstances you’re in,’’ the director said — and the character of the creature embodied that otherness. The film features warm per-
formances from Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins as Elisa’s friends — and a mesmerizing turn from Hawkins, who creates a character of depth, passion and compassion without saying a word. Hawkins said that when del Toro first told her about the movie, she was working on her own project about “a woman who doesn’t know she’s a mermaid.’’ Some of those ideas fed into the character of Elisa. “It was just synchronistic,’’ she said. “It was very odd. Those things rarely happen and when they do you know it’s something special.’’ “The Shape of Water’’ features del Toro’s usual rich mix of ingredients: everything from Russian spies to musical interludes. Its overriding message, the director says, is “to choose love over fear.’’ “We live in times where fear and cynicism are used in a way that is very pervasive and persuasive,’’ del Toro said. “Our first duty when we wake up is to believe in love. “It’s the strongest force in the universe,’’ he said. “The Beatles and Jesus can’t be wrong _ not both of them at the same time.’’
It’s been a year of transition for Fifth Harmony: The pop stars parted ways with member Camila Cabello, switched management teams, negotiated a new contract with their label and won greater creative control of their brand. Luckily the newly-minted quartet, who released their third album last week, had the fairy godmother of girl groups to guide them through the tumultuous times: Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland. “We were advised by THE Kelly Rowland,’’ Dinah Jane, 20, said with reverence. “She just told us to, like, let the music speak for itself ... and just know your worth, believe in yourself and just be there for each other. So we’ve definitely honed into that. And for her to advise that, like, that says a lot because, you know, she’s gone through the same things.’’ “And she said that she was really proud of us,’’ beamed Normani Kordei, 21. Destiny’s Child went through similar changes before settling on the final and most famous formation, the trio of Rowland, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams. Fifth Harmony said they looked to the “Bootylicious’’ hitmakers when deciding to fill the spot left by Cabello, who exited in December to pursue a solo career. “We kept referencing that while we were in the moments of that whole thing happening. ... Like people, teams or whatever, suggesting, ‘Oh maybe we get a fifth member?’’’ Lauren Jauregui, 21, recalled. “Like no, dude. If we’re going to do this, it’s the four of us. Period.’’ “It’s been us. It will be us,’’ echoed Kordei.
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3 are Country Blend with Judy Lowe, Brian Knox, Keelin Wedge, Larry Campbell and Heartz Godkin. The Murray Harbour CommunAdmission is $12, with children ity Center will be hosting a ceilidh 12 and under, $5. There’s a 50/50 Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m., at the center, draw and ice cream sundae sales. 1382 Main St., Murray Harbour, Call 902-963-2166. with Kenny Chapman, Jo-Anne Tip Er Back ceilidh is Sept. 3, 7:30 Ford, Michael Buell, Len Buell, Wayne MacLean, Edna MacMaster, p.m., at Afton Community Centre, Route 19, New Dominion. AdmisLouis MacKay, Marie Docherty, sion is at the door. There will be Marie MacIntyre, Mel Giddings, a light lunch. Returning guest Louis MacKay, Leslie Stewart and is Darlene Bradley, and special Kathy Vanasse. guests are Allison Ling Giggey and Ceilidhs are Fridays at St. Peters Isabelle and Danielle Saunders Circle Club, St. Peters, 7:30-11 Kitchen party is at St. Marp.m., with local entertainment. garet’s Hall, 11397 Northside Rd., Admission is $4. Sundays, 8 p.m., with old-time Courtney Hogan’s ceilidh is dance and waltz music by Rannie Fridays, 7:30 p.m., at the Emerald MacLellan, Kevin Chaisson and Boxcar Pub & Grill Community Urban MacAdam. There is also an Centre. Guests Sept. 1 are Keelin open mike, door prizes, a 50/50 Wedge, Peggy Clinton and Kristyn draw and lunch. Admission is $8. Visser. Admission is at the door. Call 902-687-2546. Check out www.courtneyhogan. A ceilidh featuring Gary Chipcom. man, Keelin Wedge, Kevin Ceilidh at the Irish Hall Sept. 1, Chaisson, Blair Coughlin and 8 p.m., features Lana Quinn and Jordan Chowen is Mondays, 7:30 Byron Olsen. There’s a 50/50 draw p.m., until Sept. 4, at the Stanley and a light lunch. Tickets are at Bridge WI Hall, 4897 St. Mary’s Rd., the door, beginning at 7 p.m. The Stanley Bridge. Admission is at the Irish Cultural Centre is at 582 North door or www.peiceilidhs.com. Call River Rd., Charlottetown. Call 902902-314-1865. 566-3273. The Ross Family Ceilidh is MonA ceilidh at the Kaylee Hall is days and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8-11 p.m. Admission is $5. until Sept. 27, at Clinton Hills, 123 Music is by Jim Madsen, Donnie Harding Creek Rd., with Danielle MacDonald, Jim Galpin and Elinor Ross, Johnny Ross, Stephanie Ross MacAulay, hosted by Charles Fraand Dorothy Ross. Check www. ser and family. rossfamily.ca or 902-886-3080. Saturday ceilidh is at the Belfast Dunes ‘n’ Tunes – A Seaside Rec Centre, 8-11 p.m., with a Ceilidh is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at 50-50 draw and a light lunch. Call the Brackley Beach Community Dale Campbell at 902-659-2554. Centre, until Sept. 19, featurA ceilidh is Saturdays, 8-11 p.m., ing Johnny Ross, Peggy Clinton, Jordan LeClair, Allison Giggey, at the Goose River Community Megan Pollard and Rachel Duncan. Hall, Route 21 in Goose River. Admission is at the door. Call Music Sept. 2 will be by 902-659-2137. Alan MacDonald, Bonnie Campbell A ceilidh is Sept. 5, The outdoor summer and Louise concert series is at Peakes 7:30 p.m., at BedMacKinnon. eque United Church Quay in Charlottetown There will also Hall. Entertainment with a 4 p.m. concert on be lunch and will be by Open Sept. 1 and a 4 p.m. cona 50/50 draw. Mike. Admission is cert on Sept. 4. Admission is $6 $6, which includes at the door. lunch. Irish music sesToe Tappin’ Tunes ‘n sion with Roy Tales Ceilidh is Sept. 5, 7:30 Johnstone and friends is at p.m., at Bideford Parsonage Muthe Old Triangle in Charlottetown, seum. Barbara Burleigh and John Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Players are welPineau will join the Toe Tappin’ come. house band. Naomi Cormier, Ava Perry and Maggie Biggar are youth A ceilidh is at the Dunstaffnage performers. Dan MacLean is storySchool Centre, Sept. 3, 7 p.m., teller. Hillbillies ‘n Hipwaders (Jeff hosted by the Roadmasters’ Band, Noye, Carrie McLellan and Damien with Ivor Price, Wayne Diamond, Enman) will also perform. AdmisTheo Wiegers and Dave Moore sion is adults, $8, students, $3. with guests Leo Gallant, Tom Kickham, Millie MacDonald, Barb Perry, There is a door prize and canteen. Proceeds are in aid of the Bideford Joe Penny and Herb MacDougall. Parsonage Museum. Admission is $8. There is a 50/50 draw and lunch. A ceilidh is at the Kings Playhouse, Georgetown, Tuesdays, A ceilidh is the Cymbria Lions 8 p.m. Dance to local musicians Club, 2184 Church Rd., Rustico, playing old-time classics. Call 902Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 652-2053. 6:30 p.m. Guests for the final ceilidh of the summer series on Sept.
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A women’s hand drum group, The Heartbeat of Epekwitk, delivers a traditional Mi’kmaq performance in Victoria Park on Saturday. the Evangeline and Gabriel Dance go into a scholarship fund which Ceilidh in the City is Sept. 6, 7:30 Sept. 2, 9 p.m. in Abram-Village. will be awarded to students in our p.m., at the Jack Blanchard Family upcoming Guild Music Theatre Centre, 7 Pond St., Charlottetown, Rustico Bay seniors dance is School. Contact the box office. featuring Canadian Railroad TribSept. 2, 9 p.m. to midnight. Music ute with The Locomotion, stories is by Country Steel. Admission is A bluegrass and acoustic music and songs of the days of the rail$10 and includes a light lunch and concert, featuring Heartfelt Blueroad with Niall MacKay, Jimi Platts, grass with Wilma and Larry Jones, 50/50. Brian Blaquire & the Ceilidh Band Donna Bernard, Lisa Fitzgerald A dance is at 56 St. Peters Rd., (Kendall Docherty, Peter Burke, and Jerome Arsenault is Sept. Charlottetown, Sept. 2, 9 p.m. to Brian Knox and Heartz Godkin). 4, 7-9 p.m., at the Summerside midnight. Music is by Music and Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Canteen Legion. Open mike performers, Friends with special guest Mark services are available. A 50/50 7-7:30 p.m., have free admission. Shepherd. There is a free lunch draw supports the Canadian MenAdmission for everyone else and a 50/50 draw. tal Health Suicide Awareis $5. There is a 50/50 Square dance is at the Olde Lorne ness and Prevention. draw, door prize Valley School, 922 Lorne Valley and a jam after A ceilidh, sponRd. (near Cardigan) Wednesdays, A ceilidh is at the Stanley the concert. sored by 8-11 p.m. Admission is $6. Lunch Bridge WI Hall, Route 6 and the Silver A P.E.I. is served. 224, Stanley Bridge, Thursdays, Threads Musical to Sept. 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (doors Wednesday dances are at HillsSeniors Adventure open at 7 p.m.), Hosted by Mike borough Park Community Centre. Club, is at will be Pendergast and Tom McSwigThe next one is Sept. 6, 8:30-11:30 the club, performed gan with Andy Doucette, Shane p.m. Music is by Joe Hynes and 78 Main at 31228 Pendergast and Veronica Murray. Friends with free lunch and 50/50. St., Souris, Route 2, Island strawberries and ice cream WednesA dance is Thursdays, 8-11 p.m., at Richmond, are available at intermission. Addays, 8-11 the Centre Belle-Alliance, 5 Maris by Lynne mission is charged. Contact 902p.m., featurStella Ave., off South Drive, SumProvance and 836-4310 or peiceilidh.ca. ing local music. merside with 1950s/’60s music by Cecelia Bell on Admission is $5 Fallback (Scott White, Dale GauSept. 5, 7:30 p.m., with funds for club det, Johnny Ross, Steve Guy, Tom including P.E.I./ projects. DesRoches, Wayne Robichaud). Scottish traditional/ original music and songs. Call 902- Admission is at the door. An informal, acoustic trad854-3513. itional music session is Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at the Old Triangle, A concert version of Cliff Jones’ Charlottetown. Players and dan“Kronborg: 1582”, the musical cers are welcome. “Hamlet”, will be presented by Q FOOD AND MUSIC Lot 7 ceilidh on Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., the Charlottetown Festival in the Acadian Food and Soirée are at Homburg Theatre of Confederaat St. Marks Hall, Burton, features The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico Mution Centre of the Arts on Sept. 5, the Chaisson Trio with Kevin, Louseum and Doucet House on Sept 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at ise Chaisson-MacKinnon and Ran7, with traditional Acadian food the box office or by calling 902nie MacLellan. An Irish lunch is at prepared by chef Robert Pender566-1267. intermission. There is a door prize, gast, 5-7:15 p.m. The soirée begins a 50/50 draw and a gift for the at 7:30 pm featuring the music of Fall Halls presents music unperson who travelled the farthest. Leon Gallant and Billy MacInnis. plugged, an intimate Fees apply (cash only). Contact and up-close 902-963-3168, farmers@ evening with Richard Wood, Gordon pei.aibn.com or www. Rose Cousins Belsher and Brad Frefarmersbank.ca. at St. Peter’s Q CONCERTS mlin World Class Kitchen Courthouse Uprooted and UnCollege of Piping mini concerts Party is in Stanley Bridge, Theatre, plugged dinner are in Summerside, Monday to Saturdays, until Sept. 23, Sept. 7, theatre is at the Kings Friday until Sept. 1. Information is 7:30 p.m. Admission is at 7:30 p.m. Playhouse in Georgeat http://collegeofpiping.com or the door, which opens For ticket town. Contact the the902-436-5377. at 7 p.m. Ice cream and information atre box office for details. New Brunswick country singer strawberries are availand reservaLaurie LeBlanc and his band will able. tions, contact be featured during the Friday Fallhalls.com. night “Djâble dans l’corps” soirée Sept. 1, 9 p.m., at the Evangeline Q THEATRE/COMEDY/ Close to the Ground concert Area Agricultural Exhibition and series continues Thursdays, 8 DANCE Acadian Festival in Abram-Village. p.m., at the Kaylee Hall in Pooles A Misfortune plays at The Mack Corner, hosted by Fiddlers’ Sons in Charlottetown, beginning Sept. Got Blues Matinee returns Satand Keelin Wedge. The guest Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. For tickets, contact urdays, 2:30-4:30 p.m., beginning 7 is Dave Gunning. Admission is at Confederation Centre of the Arts Sept. 2, at The Factory Cookhouse, the door. box office. 189 Kent St., Charlottetown, hosted by Got Blues (Chris RoumTara MacLean and Dennis Ells“Anne & Gilbert” is at The Guild banis and friends Reg Ballagh & worth are at Trailside Café, Mount in Charlottetown. Go to www. Mike Robicheau). Each week there Stewart, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. Tickets are theguildpei.com or contact the is a special guest, and the second at www.trailside.ca, Back Alley box office. set is always an electric blues jam. Music or 902-394-3626. “Anne of Green Gables – The The guest for the Season 8 opener k.d. lang: Ingenue Redux Tour is Musical” is in the Homburg is Logan Richard. Check out at the Charlottetown Eastlink CenTheatre, Confederation Centre http://www.facebook.com/ tre, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. For tickets of the Arts, Charlottetown. Go to groups/306169336775. contact the centre’s box office. www.confederationcentre.com or 1-800-565-0278. Richard Wood & Gordon Belsher are at Trailside Café, Mount Stew“Atlantic Blue” is at The Guild art, Sept. 1, 8 p.m. Go to www. in Charlottetown on select dates. trailside.ca, Back Alley Music or call Q FESTIVALS Contact the box office. 902-394-3626. Exposition Agricole et Festival “Barefoot in the Park” runs to “The Legends of Country Music” Acadien continues until Sept. 3 Sept. 2 at the Watermark Theatre, at the exhibition grounds, Abramis at Harmony House Theatre, North Rustico. Check out www. Village. Call 902-854-3517. Hunter River on Saturdays, 8 p.m., watermarktheatre.com or 902until Sept. 2, with Nudie (Matt Fall Halls runs Sept. 7-10 with 963-3963. Putnam) and his band Christopher four performances scheduled. Martel and Bobby McIsaac. ConCheck out http://fallhalls.com. tact the box office. P.E.I. Beer Festival is Sept. 8-9. Andrew Waite and The Firm are Go to Beerfestpei.ca at Trailside Café, Mount Stewart, Eastern Kings Exhibition is Sept. 2, 8 p.m. Go to www.trailSept. 8-10 in Souris. Go to www. side.ca, Back Alley Music or call sourispei.com. 902-394-3626. Tomato Tomato and Port Cities are at the Indian River Festival, St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, Sept. Don’t miss this is a free Q DANCES 3, 3 p.m. Contact the festival box listings of entertainment The Rustlers play the regular office. events. Listings must be subweekly Pig n’ Whistle Sept. 2 at Ashley Condon is at Trailside mitted no later than the end the Kaylee Hall in Poole’s Corner, Café, Mount Stewart, Sept. 3, 8 of the day Tuesday 8-11 p.m. p.m. Go to www.trailside.ca, Back by fax at 566-3808 or to The Acadian band Réveil Alley Music or call 902-394-3626. lifestyles@theguardian.pe.ca. from New Brunswick, in its 10th For more information, call CaroThe Guild Gone Wild is Sept. 4, performance at the Evangeline lyn Drake 629-6000, 7-10 p.m., the fourth annual evenArea Agricultural Exhibition and ext. 6036. ing of music, comedy and a celeAcadian Festival, will energize bration of talent showcased at the Guild this summer. Proceeds will
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don’tmissthis “Dot and Ada’s Bucket List” Door@The Merchantman, Charplays Thursdays until Sept. 6, 8 lottetown, Sept. 1. p.m., at the St. Peter’s Court House Neon Moon - RCAF Wing, SumTheatre. Call 902-961-3636, check merside, Sept. 1. www.courthousetheatre.ca or Chris and Andy - Hunter’s Ale email info@courthousetheatre.ca. House, Charlottetown Sept. 1. Dramatic Dressing Room is an Renegade - Silver Fox Curling and escape room activity at St. Peter’s Yacht Club, Summerside, Sept. 1. Courthouse Theatre. Call after 10 Ashley Gorman - Marc’s Lounge, a.m., Monday to Friday, 902-961Charlottetown, Sept. 1. 3636. Joey Kitson and MacBeth - Old “For the Love of the Island”, Triangle, Charlottetown, Sept. 1-2. featuring Treble with Girls (Jolee Patkai, Maxine MacLennan, Sheila Copy Cat - Olde Dublin Pub, CharMacKenzie, Norman Stewart), is lottetown, Aug. Sept. 1-2 Wednesdays at the Kings PlayEric Heideman - Marc’s Lounge, house in Georgetown until Sept. 6. Charlottetown, Sept. 2. Contact the box office. The Merry’s – Charlottetown Glenda’s Kitchen plays in Studio Beer Garden, Sept. 2. 1 of Confederation Centre of the Ghost Twin, Ultrasuede and Gay Arts until Sept. 1. Contact the box Dreams – Baba’s, Charlottetown. office. Sept. 2. “If it’s All Right with you – The Renegades – Charlottetown LeLife and Music of My Father, gion, Sept. 2. Gene MacLellan” is at the P.E.I. Brewing Co., Kensington Road, Adam and the Foe – John Brown Charlottetown, until Sept. 20. For Grille, Charlottetown, Sept. 2. tickets, contact the venue. The Saul Good Band - Factory Light-hearted 15-minute verCookhouse, Charlottetown, Sept. sions of “Hamlet” will be per2. formed on Spinnakers’ Landing Ryan Merry and Emily Coffin and various public parks around (5 p.m.) and DEKZ - Fishbones, Summerside over the next few Charlottetown, Sept. 2. weeks. Proceeds are in support of Cory Gallant - Silver Fox Curling Spotlight School of Arts Inc. More and Yacht Club, Summerside, information is available at www. Sept. 2 spotlightschoolofarts.com. NOT! - Hunter’s Ale House, Char“Million Dollar Quartet” is in the lottetown Sept. 2. Homburg Theatre, Confederation Rob Anderson - the Gahan House, Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown. Charlottetown, Sept. 6. Go to www.confederationcentre. com or call 1-800-565-0278. Mrs. Warren’s Profession is at the Watermark Theatre, North Rustico, to Sept. 2. Contact www. Q LITERARY EVENTS/ watermarktheatre.com or 902READINGS/ 963-3963. PRESENTATIONS “On a First Name Basis” is at the Ghost Story Night, featuring local Victoria Playhouse until Sept. 3. ghost stories, will be held Sept. 1, Contact the box office. 8-9:30 p.m., at Green Park Ship“The Four Tellers – Top Hats and building Museum and Yeo House, Port Hill. Admission is $5. Tall Tales” is at the Kings Playhouse in Georgetown until Sept. The members of the Eptek Cen11, featuring Alan Buchanan, Dentre Book Club resume their meetnis King, Gary Evans and ings on Sept. 7, 7 p.m., when David Weale. They they will discuss books are accompanied Leon Gallant and they’ve read over the by the Beck Billy MacInnis are at summer. Monthly meetSisters, Amy the Sterling Women’s ings will take place on and Rachael. Institute Hall, Stanley the first Thursday of Contact the Bridge, Fridays and each month at 7 p.m. box office. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. New members are Doors open at 7 p.m. welcome. Eptek Cen“The Island tre, a site of the Prince Summer ReEdward Island Museum view” is at Harand Heritage Foundation, is at mony House Theatre, 130 Heather Moyse Dr. on the Hunter River, featuring Mark Summerside waterfront. For more Haines and Patrick Ledwell, until information, call 902-888-8373. Sept. 8. Contact the theatre box office. “Signatures - A Canadian Spectacle Under the Stars”, a free outdoor multimedia experience, is Q CLASSES/WORKSHOPS presented daily by Discover CharCanadian Olde Tyme square lottetown, Confederation Centre dance weekly classes for beginof the Arts and Graphics eMotion ners and others resume on Wedin celebration of Canada 150. It nesdays in early September at will run until Oct. 1. the Murphy Community Centre, Richmond Street, Charlottetown, Room 303, 7-8:30 p.m. There is no charge. Call the Tamarackers at 902-629-1869. Q CLUB LISTINGS Dino Dunsford and friends Island Basket Weavers Work– Charlottetown Beer Garden, shop is at the Farmers’ Bank of Sept. 1. Rustico (2188 Church Rd., Rustico, Route 243, off Route 6) on Sept. Marvin Birt - Dundee Arms, Char9. Pre-registration is required by lottetown, Sept. 1. Sept. 5. A fee applies (cash only). Sam Ramsay - Brothers Two, Contact 902-963-3168, farmers@ Summerside, Sept. 1. pei.aibn.com or www.farmersRoute 21 - Charlottetown Legion, bank.ca. Sept. 1. Pottery class registration opens Roger Ahearn Band – John on Sept. 5 at 9 a.m. for the P.E.I. Brown Grille, Charlottetown, Sept. Potters Studio in Victoria Park, 1. which offers classes for adult beginners (either Monday, TuesDY Hype – Fishbones, Charlotteday or Thursday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.) town, Sept. 1. beginning the week of Sept. 25 Nightbreed – Baba’s, Charlotteand for children ages nine to 14 town, Sept. 1. on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon, Bridgette Blanchard - Next beginning Sept. 23 (depending
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Young magician Jeremie Buote of Rustico entertained the crowd in both official languages as he performed magic tricks on Victoria Row on Saturday.
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Artists gathered at Scales Pond in Freetown on Sunday to experience, “En plein air,” the act of painting outside. Barbara MacLeod, from Charlottetown, adds a mix of colour to a blank canvas while shapes gradually form with each acrylic stroke. “It’s a tonal, so you paint the canvas all one colour first and get what you want down, before you take the painting inside to finish,” she explained. MacLeod was with a group of artists that paint nature from observation, which has been popular since the early 21st century. Bedeque Area Historical MuThe Tryon Museum features the seum in the William Callbeck history of Tryon and Lot 28, the deCentre, Central Bedeque, is open velopment of radio broadcasting in September on Saturdays and in P.E.I. and information on the life Sundays 1-5 p.m. The museum has of local carpenter Edward Sharkey, a special exhibit marking the cen1867-1970. Call 902-658-2009, or tenary of the Borden ferry service visit www.tryonareahistoricalsociwhich began in 1917. It also tells ety.com. the story of Callbeck’s Store, and Wood Islands Lighthouse the Loyalist settlement of the Bed- Museum is open. Contact 902eque Bay area in 1784. In addition, 962-3110 or go to woodislandit displays the Red Barn collection slighhouse.com. of Howard Clark relating to the social history of the area. Q PRACTICES Bideford ParsonDefinitely Not The age Museum, Symphony (DNTS Q EXHIBITIONS The Victoria Playhouse a designated ) is a communConfederation Centre Art Galpresents “The Four Tellers: Historic ity orchestra lery is in Charlottetown. Call Tribute to Erskine” on Sept. Place of consisting of 902-628-6111 or check out www. 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 10 P.E.I., was musicians of a confederationcentre.com/en/artat 2 p.m. The Four Tellers are built in variety of skill gallery.php. of four generations: David 1878, on levels. It meets Weale, Alan Buchanan, Gary Cornwall Library Art Gallery is the North Saturdays, Evans and Denny King. For featuring an exhibit by the artists Cape 10-11:15 a.m., tickets, call the theatre at known as Millie’s Marvels until Coastal in the activities 1-800-925-2025 or visit vicSept. 8. The opening celebration Drive, 784 room at Andrews toriaplayhouse.com. for the autumn group exhibit will Bideford Rd. of Stratford starting be Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. The show will (Route 166). It Sept 2. Visit dntspei. run until Oct. 20. Contact Giselle is open daily. blogspot.ca or call Déziel at 902-566-3347 for inforJenny, 368-3576. New members The Canadian Potato mation on displaying. are welcome. Museum is in O’Leary. Contact Details Past and Present Gallery 902-859-2039 or 1-844-849-1470 New dancers are welcome for is at166 Richmond St., Charlotteor go to www.canadianpotatothis autumn’s Heritage Social town. Check www.detailspastandmuseum.info. Dance Group at Beaconsfield present.com. dance evenings. Dancing will The Croft House, site of the SelEptek Art & Culture Centre in begin on Sept. 13, 7- 9:15 p.m., at kirk Scottish Heritage Centre in Summerside features “Art Begets the Beaconsfield Carriage House Eldon has a selection of Scottish Art: Hooked Mats and the Art that in Charlottetown. The Carriage clan items, jewelry and books. Inspired Them. Visit www.peimuHouse is located on West Street, Elmira Railway Museum is in seum.com, www.facebook.com/ behind Beaconsfield Historic Elmira, a P.E.I. Museum and HeritEptekCentre or call 902-888-8373 House, 2 Kent St. No previous age site. It is open weekdays in for the schedule. dance experience is needed, and a September. Call 902-357-7234 or partner is not required. For further Gallery@The Guild in Chargo to peimuseum.com. information or to register, contact lotteown presents Glenda & Barb The Farmers’ Bank of Rustico either Karen Beauregard (karenMacLeod: A Mother Daughter Art Museum, a bilingual National Hisbea@live.ca or 902-569-5633) or Show. toric Site, is on Route 243, Rustico. Chris Scott (scottchrissie@gmail. Gallery 18 in New London has Check www.farmersbank.ca or call com or 902-724-2278). an exhibition entitled “Thérèse 902-963-3168. Amabilè, a 20-member SATB D’Amour - A Passion for Nature. Green Gables Heritage Place is choir which gives several main Call 902-886-3201, or email info@ located in Cavendish. There is no concerts a year, plus some comGallery18.com. charge to visit this year as part of munity-contribution appearances, the Canada 150 Celebrations. Con- Karen Gallant Studio Gallery in is seeking a few skilled singers, Rustico is on the corner of Route tact 902-963-7874. particularly tenor and bass. In6 and 243, Rustico Road. Contact Green Park Shipbuilding Muformation about an audition and karengallant.com. membership requirements is avail- seum & Yeo House is in Port Hill, Kensington Art Gallery is at 27 a P.E.I. Museum and Heritage site. able from Sara Campbell at 1-902Commercial St., in the Historic It is open on Sept. 1 and Sept. 4 527-6651, sara.michele.wilson@ Kensington Train Staand then closes for the gmail.com. tion yard. Contact season. Call 902-831P.E.I.’s new professional choir, 902-886-2395 or 7947 or go to peiLuminos Ensemble, will be holdFeast Dinner Theatres sutton@pei.symmuseum.com. ing auditions in early September presents “Shucked” at patico.ca. The Lucy Maud to fill out the roster for its first Summerside’s Brothers Maroon Pig Montgomery full season. Founder and artistic 2 until Sept. 2. Call 902Art Gallery director Margot Rejskind is looking Birthplace Mu629-2321 (Charlottetown) and Cafe is at seum is in New for experienced choral singers in or 902-436-7674 (Sum37 Water St., London. 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Ex only interested in his own needs Q - We dated for almost a year; I’m 38, he’s 37. I began to believe I loved him. He’s smart, funny, hard working, responsible, and our sexual connection was the best I’ve known. He’d been badly hurt by his ex after a long relationship, so was wary about being too romantic. I finally said that I loved him, but he didn’t say the same. He lives an hour away and works long hours. I saw him less and less, and getting together became about his needs for sex and sleep. I realized I’d be waiting for commitment that would never happen. So I ended it. He was silent for weeks, and only occasional how-are-you’s these past six months. Recently, he’s been messaging me, wanting to get together. He wants me to visit him and the hints are about sex. Months ago, I might’ve gone. But I’ve started dating someone I like, and I feel very conflicted. Do you think he’s missed me? Could he have had deeper feelings for me than he knew or showed? Second Chance? A - He misses the great sexual connection you had together, which is unsurprising as it’s a powerful feeling when it’s that good. But no, it’s still all about his needs, not about re-booting the relationship to a romance. Unless he very quickly
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Ellie Tesher Advice lets you know that he’s now wanting to enjoy loving emotions in his life, you’ll always be a supplicant, waiting, wanting and feeling denied. You made a healthy break months ago, and now you’re involved with getting to know someone else. Hopefully, you’ve learned your own needs are equally important and won’t settle. Q - My ex and I were divorced seven years ago but have maintained a cordial relationship. When necessary, we even attend dinners and barbeques at each other’s homes. My six sisters, who consider my ex their seventh sister, continue to have a close relationship with her. When a nephew recently announced his engagement, I hosted a celebratory dinner. He told me that night that if I wanted to bring a guest to the wedding I had to first get my ex’s approval or it (she’s also invited). No such condition was placed on two of my sisters who are divorced and have partners. I’m my nephew’s only uncle. I have a significant personal and professional profile/
reputation, and my presence at the wedding would therefore be quite important. I’m miffed at the ridiculous condition he’s placed on my bringing my partner. I’m thinking of only attending for the first 45 minutes (a culture-specific traditional wedding ceremony, the reciting of the formal vows, and signing of the wedding register). I’d be missing what would otherwise have been a joyful dinner reception with lots of dancing and merry making. Am I being too harsh? The Only Uncle A - It’s possible that your ex was actually the one to raise this condition, and insisted that your nephew issue it. Otherwise, if you’ve dined together (and your partner’s been present?) and since your sisters aren’t treated this way, it makes no sense coming from your nephew alone. If I’m correct about this being her attitude, you need to talk to her directly and/or to your sisters. The unfairness is inarguable. Should there be more to the issue, someone needs to explain it. If not, it’ll affect your attitude towards all of them and affect the family relationship. In my opinion, this isn’t about your reputation socially; it’s about your closest relatives. Tell them so.
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★★★★ One-on-one relating draws someone in. This person could become angry out of the blue. You’ll want to stay on top of any problems. Your creativity and how you present yourself define who comes toward you. Your feelings might come to the surface quickly. A partner could change your tune. Tonight: Teamwork defines the evening. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Defer to others in general, but focus on a new friend or loved one for the most part. You will note a fast change of pace once you get past Friday’s activiites and clear out some extra work. Understand what you want out of your weekend as well as your relationship. Tonight: Remain responsive to a change of plans. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Beam in much more of what you want. You could become frustrated or wake up in a bad mood. You will have the opportunity to process what ails you. A partner or loved one spins a very interesting tale. You might want to believe what you hear, but somehow you feel it is off. Tonight: Start the weekend slowly. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★ You move past a problem, only to see yet another problem pop up. Tap into your creativity for solutions. You could be surprised by what happens around you. Your caring emerges and helps discharge some of the negativity of a recent conflict. You will need to make an adjustment once you see a personal situation differently. Tonight: Paint the town red. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★ Stay centered despite what is happening on the home front. You see changes happening around you. Reach out to someone who often inspires you to tap into your creativity. A family member or a domestic matter might need to be transformed and adapted to. Tonight: Head home early. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Keep conversations moving and be willing to brainstorm about plans and making the weekend as playful as possible. You might have a lot of questions that you want to air out and talk through.
You don’t need to do it automatically. Timing makes all the difference. Ride through a problem. Tonight: Be available for a chat. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ You will want to move quickly when dealing with a financial matter. You need to verify that everything you are hearing is on the up and up. Note that there is an element of deception that surrounds others more frequently right now. It will serve you well to play the cynic. Tonight: Stay close to a loved one. Listen to what this person is sharing. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ You could be more in touch with a needed change than others. Attempting to convince others of how right you are could be challenging at best. You might be best off going on your own. Your imagination amplifies a certain element that appears to be vague. Tonight: Living it up. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ You might want to assume a low profile, which is unusual for you. You want to be an active listener rather than a speaker. Help others learn how to exchange ideas. Money needs to be carefully dealt with, as you could make a mistake. Count your change. Make sure your figures are exact. Tonight: Do more listening. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ Focus on certain key goals and/or a special friendship. You might often be vague yet inspirational to others. Laughter surrounds your interactions. Keep your eye on the big picture, and be aware of your role in realizing a desired happening. A friend is able to adapt to different situations around you. Tonight: Change plans if need be. BORN TODAY Singer Gloria Estefan (1957), actress, comedian Lily Tomlin (1939), singersongwriter Barry Gibb (1946) *** Jacqueline Bigar is on the internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. Š 2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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In this file photo, first lady Michelle Obama, who was joined by schoolchildren from across the U.S., harvests the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. Bare arms and belted waist, a vegetable garden on the White House lawn and parents in the residence: Melania Trump appears to be borrowing from Michelle Obama’s playbook.
Melania Trump borrows from Michelle Obama’s playbook BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C.
Bare arms and a belted waist, a White House vegetable garden and parents in the residence: Melania Trump is borrowing pages from Michelle Obama’s playbook. From public policy to high fashion to family ties, Mrs. Trump is keeping alive parts of the former first lady’s legacy even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration alters other aspects. Obama made it acceptable for first ladies to shun the confining, jewel-toned suits her predecessors wore like uniforms, and her successor is embracing that same freewheeling fashion sense. During Trump’s first overseas trip in late May, the current first lady stepped off of Air Force One in Saudi Arabia wearing a long-sleeved, black jumpsuit accented with a wide, gold belt. A former model, Melania Trump has worn a number of sleeveless and belted outfits since, almost always paired with towering heels. She has kept Obama’s vegetable garden, and shown interest in women’s empowerment, military families and children’s issues. Obama championed all as first lady. But where Obama frequently hosted public events in the garden to encourage healthy eating, Trump has yet to hold an activity there. Next month, Trump will lead the U.S. delegation to the Invictus Games, an Olympicsstyle competition for wounded military personnel. The Obama White House helped promote the games after Britain’s Prince Harry created them in 2014. On the family front, the first lady’s parents — Viktor and Amalija Knavs — spent time at the White House after their daughter officially moved in in June. They spent Father’s Day weekend with the Trumps at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. The Knavs live in New York and aren’t expected to join their daughter in the White House. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, lived in the White House during the eight years Barack Obama was president to help care for her granddaughters. “She really did admire Michelle Obama very much,” Myra Gutin, a Rider University professor and author of “The President’s Partner: The First
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Earlier this summer, U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a welcome ceremony at the Royal Terminal of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Melania Trump is keeping some parts of former first lady Michelle Obama’s trends alive, from public policy to high fashion to family ties.
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Lady in the Twentieth Century,” said of Melania Trump. “Maybe she’s following in those footsteps and is expressing her
admiration by doing things that, if they aren’t the same, are similar.” Admiration for Michelle
Obama’s legacy is a bit harder to find elsewhere in the administration. In his first major act in office, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue partially rolled back federal rules the former first lady championed as part of her healthy-eating initiative. Schools now will have more time to cut the amount of sodium in meals. The department will also continue to waive the requirement that all grains served must be 50 per cent whole grain. The Food and Drug Administration also has postponed introduction of a redesigned food label to help consumers quickly see how many calories and added sugars are in packaged foods and beverages. The agency also delayed a requirement for restaurants and grocery and convenience store chains to post calorie counts for prepared foods. Obama had pushed for both changes. Stephanie Grisham, the first lady’s spokeswoman, said Trump has “great respect” for her predecessors and, when possible, considers their issues or projects and makes “her best effort” to continue them. “She is an individual with her own iconic style and has been staying true to herself in this new role,” Grisham said. On the surface, the two first ladies wouldn’t appear to have much in common. One is a Slovenia native and former fashion model who
speaks several languages. She is the second first lady born outside of the U.S. The other is a native of Chicago’s South Side, holds degrees from two Ivy League universities and was a lawyer and a hospital executive before she became the first black first lady of the United States. But the first ladies share at least one common interest: to not cause political headaches for their spouses. Jean Harris, who teaches political science and women’s studies at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, said Trump knows she can follow in Obama’s footsteps because “she’s not going to get criticized for that kind of stuff because it worked for Michelle, even though her husband’s administration is backtracking on some things.” An early sign of Trump’s admiration for her predecessor came during her speech at last year’s Republican National Convention, which included two passages that were similar to those in a speech Obama had delivered at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. A speechwriter for Donald Trump’s organization took the blame for the overlap, but said Melania Trump knew the material had come from Michelle Obama. “A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama,” the speechwriter, Meredith McIver, said at the time. The current first lady’s feeling toward her predecessor was reinforced months later in a tweet from then-Presidentelect Donald Trump following his Oval Office meeting with President Barack Obama. The outgoing and incoming first ladies met separately at the White House that day. Trump tweeted about the “really good meeting” and “great chemistry” he had with Obama and added, “Melania liked Mrs. O a lot!” Melania Trump took on a “mom in chief” role of her own, a la Michelle Obama, by living at Trump Tower in New York for the first six months of the administration so son Barron could finish the school year. Obama had declared herself “mom in chief” after moving to the White House in 2009, saying her top priority was helping daughters Malia and Sasha, then 10 and 7, adjust to the move.