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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Blue Fish Gallery expands to Visitors Centre Enterprise, Page 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 82 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) DAY OF MOURNING What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 This is Then 6 Scores 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 Nation & World 9 Enterprise 10 Inside today CRIME Car set on fi re behind garage MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Port Alberni police are investi- gating a car consumed by fire at a local auto business early Tues- day morning. Firefighters were called out to Tar’s Auto Sales on Third Avenue at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday morning to find a BMV sports utility vehicle fully ablaze. Fire chief Tim Pley said crews surrounded the vehicle and used water lines to extinguish the flames. Firefighters approached strategically to avoid any of the car body’s parts that might have exploded from pressure because of the heat, said the fire chief. They knocked down the fire with- in minutes and spent another 10 minutes dousing hotspots, Pley said. RCMP Cpl. Jen Allan said police suspect arson. An earlier incident on April 22 involved mischief to the same vehicle. “Within a week we have a situa- tion where that car is on fire,” Allan said. “Certainly you don’t have to be a crack investigator to suggest that perhaps the two [incidents] are linked,” Allan said. The car was towed from Tar’s to a secure compound for forensic investigators to search. “They will go over it with a fine-toothed comb and attempt to determine if an accelerant was used [or] any evidence in the vicinity that might indicate how the fire was set,” Allan said. [email protected] Widow speaks out at Steelworkers’ hall one year after fatal shooting at sawmill Workplace culture scrutinized MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES “ V iolence in the work- place, whether it’s bullying, whether it’s physical, it’s got to stop,” said the wife of a man shot dead at a Nanaimo sawmill one year ago. Marlene Lunn spoke at the National Day of Mourning ceremony at Port Alberni’s United Steelworkers Hall on Tuesday. Marlene is the widow of Michael Lunn, who was killed last year on April 30 when a man opened fire at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo. Another mill worker, 53-year-old Fred McEachern, was shot and killed by the gun- man; two others were injured. Michael was 61, a father of three and grandfather of five. A jolly personality, he was known for wearing red T-shirts. Marlene started the Red Shirt Foundation this year with their three children, Mark, Mitchel and Marcy, in memory of her husband and for all workers killed or wounded in the work- place. Marlene said the founda- tion exists to educate the public about workplace violence, and develop means to help people deal with work-related conflicts. As plant chairman at the Nanaimo mill, Michael wit- nessed a lot of workplace inci- dents, Marlene said. “There is a culture that is accepted in a mill, the way people talk to each other that is really disre- spectful.” She hopes to make workplace violence a “thing of the past.” Tricia Hartman attended the ceremony and told the Times she experienced harassment at the Port Alberni paper mill, where she worked from 1993 to 2006. “A lot of guys stood up for you,” Tricia recalled; but she felt that reporting the harass- ment to management and union officials didn’t address the problem. “They brushed it away as a young inexperienced female.” Hartman has since changed careers. Members of the Red Shirt Foundation were at the Steel- workers hall selling red T-shirts for $15 as a fundraiser and to promote a Stop Workplace Violence walk in Nanaimo on Thursday. The walk takes place at Mafaeo Sutton Park from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Marlene invited anyone in Port Alberni who wants to participate but can’t make it to Nanaimo to start a walk here instead. Changing the workplace culture was the topic of discus- sion for other guest speakers at the National Day of Mourning ceremony. Rick Lord has worked at the Catalyst paper mill (formerly owned by MacMillan Bloedel) for 40 years. Lord was the safety director at the Port Alberni mill for 24 years. He spoke on behalf of the Unifor Tyee Local 686 workers’ union. Between 1965 and 1992, 12 people died at the mill while on the job, he said. There hasn’t been a workplace death since then, but Lord is worried about the attitude of co-workers who prefer to take shortcuts rather than the safest route to get the job done. “I find that I’m constantly stepping up to somebody and saying, ‘You know, somebody did get hurt doing that; here’s a better way,’ or ‘you need more training’,” he said. There are many close calls, said Lord. One common haz- ard Lord notices is workers throwing a sheet of cardboard over a grease spill, rather than properly cleaning it up, he said. If the cardboard slips, you can “get one heck of a ride and end up with a concussion,” Lord said. See SAFETY, Page 3 RCMP Insp. Mac Richards lays a flower on the cenotaph outside the Steelworkers hall during a ceremony for the National Day of Mourning on Tuesday. A flag to commemorate the day was flown at half-staff. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]. ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Two top municipal officials have returned from a week in China, bringing back hopes of sending more than raw logs to the Asian country in the future. Mayor Mike Ruttan and Ther- esa Kingston, the city’s director of corporate services, com- pleted the journey last week to the southeastern region of China, with expenses covered by Vanke, one of the country’s largest real estate developers. “There’s a tremendous inter- est in Port Alberni’s under- used port, both for import and export,” said Ruttan. “There’s some real potential for busi- nesses in China to come and look and spend some time, see what our resources are and see what we have to offer.” Currently the majority of raw logs shipped from Port Alberni’s shores head to China, while all cut lumber at the port is exported across the ocean to Japan. But during his trip Rut- tan learned about exchanges with Chinese interests that could lead to local initiatives that recycle resources, such as a solar-powered battery to pro- vide emergency electricity for city hall. The battery could be more economical than a backup generator the city plans to invest in next year, said Ruttan. “Instead of being $50,000 for a diesel generator, it’s $8,000 for one of these solar-powered bat- teries,” he said. “It’s some really interesting technology that we could use but also our forest companies could use.” For years corporations and governments in British Colum- bia have explored relationships that could tap into China’s booming economy, including trade missions to the Asian country for the last two years by representatives from the Port Alberni Port Authority, who accompanied Premier Christy Clark. Another mission to China and Indonesia was com- pleted earlier this month, led by B.C.’s Minister of International Trade Teresa Wat. “This trade mission broke new ground by starting new rela- tionships with parts of China we haven’t been before,” said the trade minister in a state- ment this month. Ruttan hopes to link Port Alberni’s interests with more Chinese companies. “It’s a matter of doing the follow up with people, putting together their entrepreneur- ial attitudes with some of the entrepreneurs that we have here and some of the needs that we have in our community,” he said. [email protected] 250-723-8171 ECONOMY P.A.’s trade relationships explored in China MAYOR MIKE RUTTAN 10C 6C Cloudy with light rain Enjoy a Fresh Slice Daily! Enjoy a Fresh Slice Daily! Read SCENE every Friday! Wd d A il 29 2015 © H&R Block Canada, Inc. At participating offices. Some restrictions apply. 3142 3rd Ave. Port Alberni, BC Phone: 250-724-0213
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Entertainment 11On the Island 12
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 82 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.)
Inside today
DAY OF MOURNING
UpdateWhat’s On 2 Alberni Region 3
Opinion 4Sports 5
This is Then 6Scores 7
Comics 8Classifieds 9
Nation & World 9Enterprise 10
Inside today
CRIME
Car seton fi re behind garageMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Port Alberni police are investi-gating a car consumed by fire at a local auto business early Tues-day morning.
Firefighters were called out to Tar’s Auto Sales on Third Avenueat 6:40 a.m. Tuesday morning to find a BMV sports utility vehicle fully ablaze.
Fire chief Tim Pley said crews surrounded the vehicle and used water lines to extinguish the flames. Firefighters approached strategically to avoid any of the car body’s parts that might have exploded from pressure because of the heat, said the fire chief. They knocked down the fire with-in minutes and spent another 10 minutes dousing hotspots, Pley said.
RCMP Cpl. Jen Allan said policesuspect arson. An earlier incidenton April 22 involved mischief to the same vehicle.
“Within a week we have a situa-tion where that car is on fire,” Allan said. “Certainly you don’t have to be a crack investigator to suggest that perhaps the two [incidents] are linked,” Allan said.
The car was towed from Tar’s toa secure compound for forensic investigators to search.
“They will go over it with a fine-toothed comb and attempt to determine if an accelerant was used [or] any evidence in the vicinity that might indicate how the fire was set,” Allan said.
Widow speaks out at Steelworkers’ hall one year after fatal shooting at sawmill
Workplace culture scrutinized MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
“Violence in the work-place, whether it’s bullying, whether it’s
physical, it’s got to stop,” said the wife of a man shot dead at a Nanaimo sawmill one year ago.
Marlene Lunn spoke at the National Day of Mourning ceremony at Port Alberni’s United Steelworkers Hall on Tuesday. Marlene is the widow of Michael Lunn, who was killed last year on April 30 when a man opened fire at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo. Another mill worker, 53-year-old Fred McEachern, was shot and killed by the gun-man; two others were injured.
Michael was 61, a father of three and grandfather of five. A jolly personality, he was known for wearing red T-shirts. Marlene started the Red Shirt Foundation this year with their three children, Mark, Mitchel and Marcy, in memory of her husband and for all workers killed or wounded in the work-place. Marlene said the founda-tion exists to educate the public about workplace violence, and develop means to help people deal with work-related conflicts.
As plant chairman at the Nanaimo mill, Michael wit-nessed a lot of workplace inci-dents, Marlene said. “There is a culture that is accepted in a mill, the way people talk to each other that is really disre-spectful.” She hopes to make workplace violence a “thing of the past.”
Tricia Hartman attended the ceremony and told the Times she experienced harassment at the Port Alberni paper mill, where she worked from 1993 to 2006.
“A lot of guys stood up for you,” Tricia recalled; but she
felt that reporting the harass-ment to management and union officials didn’t address the problem. “They brushed it away as a young inexperienced female.” Hartman has since changed careers.
Members of the Red Shirt Foundation were at the Steel-workers hall selling red T-shirts for $15 as a fundraiser and to promote a Stop Workplace Violence walk in Nanaimo on Thursday. The walk takes place at Mafaeo Sutton Park from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Marlene invited anyone in Port Alberni who wants to participate but can’t make it to Nanaimo to start a walk here
instead. Changing the workplace
culture was the topic of discus-sion for other guest speakers at the National Day of Mourning ceremony.
Rick Lord has worked at the Catalyst paper mill (formerly owned by MacMillan Bloedel) for 40 years. Lord was the safety director at the Port Alberni mill for 24 years. He spoke on behalf of the Unifor Tyee Local 686 workers’ union. Between 1965 and 1992, 12 people died at the mill while on the job, he said.
There hasn’t been a workplace death since then, but Lord is worried about the attitude of co-workers who prefer to take
shortcuts rather than the safest route to get the job done.
“I find that I’m constantly stepping up to somebody and saying, ‘You know, somebody did get hurt doing that; here’s a better way,’ or ‘you need more training’,” he said.
There are many close calls, said Lord. One common haz-ard Lord notices is workers throwing a sheet of cardboard over a grease spill, rather than properly cleaning it up, he said. If the cardboard slips, you can “get one heck of a ride and end up with a concussion,” Lord said.
See SAFETY, Page 3
RCMP Insp. Mac Richards lays a flower on the cenotaph outside the Steelworkers hall during a ceremony for the National Day of Mourning on Tuesday. A flag to commemorate the day was flown at half-staff. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES].
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Two top municipal officials have returned from a week in China, bringing back hopes of sending more than raw logs to the Asian country in the future.
Mayor Mike Ruttan and Ther-esa Kingston, the city’s director of corporate services, com-pleted the journey last week to the southeastern region of China, with expenses covered by Vanke, one of the country’s largest real estate developers.
“There’s a tremendous inter-est in Port Alberni’s under-used port, both for import and export,” said Ruttan. “There’s some real potential for busi-
nesses in China to come and look and spend some time, see what our resources are and see
what we have to offer.”Currently the majority of
raw logs shipped from Port Alberni’s shores head to China, while all cut lumber at the port is exported across the ocean to Japan. But during his trip Rut-tan learned about exchanges with Chinese interests that could lead to local initiatives that recycle resources, such as a solar-powered battery to pro-vide emergency electricity for city hall. The battery could be more economical than a backup generator the city plans to invest in next year, said Ruttan.
“Instead of being $50,000 for a diesel generator, it’s $8,000 for one of these solar-powered bat-
teries,” he said. “It’s some really interesting technology that we could use but also our forest companies could use.”
For years corporations and governments in British Colum-bia have explored relationships that could tap into China’s booming economy, including trade missions to the Asian country for the last two years by representatives from the Port Alberni Port Authority, who accompanied Premier Christy Clark. Another mission to China and Indonesia was com-pleted earlier this month, led by B.C.’s Minister of International Trade Teresa Wat.
“This trade mission broke new
ground by starting new rela-tionships with parts of China we haven’t been before,” said the trade minister in a state-ment this month.
Ruttan hopes to link Port Alberni’s interests with more Chinese companies.
“It’s a matter of doing the follow up with people, putting together their entrepreneur-ial attitudes with some of the entrepreneurs that we have here and some of the needs thatwe have in our community,” he said.
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ArtsFraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary
afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave.
Sports CONNECT A Parent Program meets on
Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Info: 250-724-0125.
Indoor Archery on Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. all winter at Glenwood Centre. Info: 250-723-3003 (Eric Hockaday).
Drop-in Badminton on Mondays and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg).
Taoist Tai Chi arts, twice weekly classes – Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. at Knox Presby-terian Hall. Everyone welcome. Please enter by parking lot side door. Info: 250-723-7956.
Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eight-ball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.
Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Child and youth Army Cadets, ages 12 to 18, meet Thurs-
days at Cherry Creek Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Info: 778-421-0552.
Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18. They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at 4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: [email protected] or call 250-730-0944.
Youth Clinic services are available at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.
Support and help Having trouble connecting with your
teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and care-givers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra).
Grief Support Group meets Thursday
afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.
First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.
Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four-hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.
KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.
Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in times Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Addictions Come and join Port Alberni Friendship
Center’s relapse prevention group every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Coffee and snacks included.
Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Knox Church Hall. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780
for meeting times and locations.
What’s comingHospice Training Course, 12 weeks from
April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or [email protected].
Cherry Creek Recreation Commission’s Annual General Meeting is on April 29 at the Cherry Creek Hall. Guest speaker is Lucas Banton. New members urgent-ly needed.
Beta Sigma Phi Founder’s Day Dinner, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barclay Hotel. Members at large welcome. Contact Lynne at 250-723-6403 by April 22.
Words on Fire Open Mike, April 30 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Featuring Win-ter Darbey, local poet and artist. His poetry is guaranteed to amuse, amaze and entertain.
4-H Club manure sale at the Farmers Mar-ket in Cherry Creek, May 2 at 9 a.m.
Order of the Eastern Star Spring Lunch-eon and Bazaar, May 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Alberni Valley United Church. Lunch, plus bake table, craft table, lightly used table, jewellry, ham-per draw and door prize.
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SAFETY, from Page 1
Another problem is workers having to endure grueling 18-hour shifts on the job.“They say you’re impaired after 12,” Lord said, adding that workers then have to drive home after their shift, and not all of them live close by. “I would like to see a better [training program],” said the former safety director.
Harold Norlund, vice-president and general manager of the local paper mill, said work-related medical incidents at Catalyst’s three sites in
Crofton, Powell River and Port Alberni, have been decreasing in recent years.Norlund pointed out Work-Safe BC statistics, noting there were an average of 2.5 medical incidents for every 200,000 hours worked by Catalyst employees at the three sites.
That’s down from an average 4 incidents in 2012. A medical incident requires attention beyond basic first aid treatment, such as stitches, Norlund said.
The reduction in work-place medical incidents is a result of better safety
procedures and clear workplace instructions, he noted. “There’s a lot more attention to detail.” The most common injuries on the job at Catalyst work sites are musculoskeletal traumas, caused by strain-ing to lift or move some-thing, Norlund said.
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Youngsters hawk bags of horse manure to fundraise for agricultural youth development program
4-H club maintains active membership KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Last year, the 4-H Club in Can-ada celebrated its 100th anniver-sary and Port Alberni continues to have an active membership.
Among the local groups are the Boots N Bridles, dedicated to horses, as well as the Clover Patch and Arrowsmith 4-H clubs, which concentrate on raising and caring for a variety of farm animals.
The youngest 4-H’ers in the Alberni Valley consist of an enthusiastic group of 19 Clover-bud members in the Arrowsmith 4-H Club this year. Cloverbuds are six to eight years old who spend the year exploring differ-ent 4-H projects that they might want to tackle once they turn nine and have their own project. This year the group is learning about sheep, honey bees, poultry, outdoor living, beef and horticul-ture, as well as doing a unit on Safety at Home.
Liz Gaudet is a leader of the Arrowsmith 4-H Club and has been passionate about it since she was young. Along with a 16-year old Junior Leader, Gaudet is assisted by three other adult leaders. She said the parents con-tinue to get as much out of the organization as their children.
“Parents accompany us on field trips and work on projects at home when the members are old
enough to have projects,” Gaudet said. “It is very important to me that my kids continue with 4-H because of the values the pro-gram teaches. “The 4-H motto is “learn to do by doing” that has stuck with me through many experiences and I want my girls to grow up knowing they can try anything.”
4-H is a youth development pro-gram whose objectives are know-ledge, leadership, citizenship and personal development. Although many of the projects are agricul-ture-based there are also a lot of opportunities for urban youth to take part. Through working with their projects, learning public speaking, judging and other skills, the 4-H program helps prepare boys and girls for an active, involved future in their community.
“Non-country kids are exposed to things they may not get the chance to otherwise, like agri-culture, caring for animals and photography,” Gaudet said. “4-H taught me about responsibil-
ity and compassion, plus the basics I learned for a variety of animals is invaluable. The 4-H program is where I was origin-ally introduced to public speak-ing and I personally feel this has had a huge impact on my career paths.”
The Arrowsmith 4-H Club will once again be selling well-rotted horse manure for a fundraiser the weekend of May 1 and 2. Pre-orders of the 50 lb. bags can be picked up on the evening of Fri-day, May 1 between 7 and 8 p.m. or at the Farmer’s Market on
Cherry Creek Road starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 2.
Bags of manure can be pre-ordered by calling Patty at 250-723-0862.
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“It is very important to me that my kids continue with 4-H because of the values the program teaches.”Liz Gaudet, Arrowsmith 4-H Club
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YOU AND THE LAWCONTESTING A WILL
If you feel you haven’t been treated fairly under your spouse or parent’s Will, you may be able toincrease your share of the estate by taking legal action.
In BC, a person who makes a Will (a “testator”) is generally free to leave their property to whom-ever they choose. But the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) allows the court to changea Will if it doesn’t adequately provide for the proper maintenance and support of the deceasedperson’s wife, husband or children.
Courts usually expect spouses to get at least as much from the estate as they would havereceived upon a divorce. Courts also don’t like to see children (even self-supporting adults) beingdisinherited, unless there are good reasons.
An example where good reasons were found is the case involving Lillian’s estate. She left herhouse (worth $390,000) to her adult disabled son who lived with her, and in her Will, named him thesole beneficiary of the balance of her estate (worth $10,000). Her disinherited daughter, who ownedher own home and earned between $24,000 and $30,000 a year, lost her bid to get the BC Su-preme Court to reallocate a portion of the estate to her. The Court said that Lillian’s decision to leaveher estate to her dependent son was well within the range of what a reasonable testator might do.
In that case, the estate was relatively modest. With larger estates, courts often find room to real-locate some portion to less compelling claims.
A Will or estate can also be challenged if the testator lacked “testamentary capacity” whenmaking their Will. This argument helps if an earlier Will is more beneficial to the claimant, or if theclaimant would receive more under an “intestacy” (when there’s no valid Will). A testator shouldgenerally be able to remember how much property they own (e.g., bank accounts, house value)and the family members expected to benefit. But even a testator who is ill or confused may havesufficient legal capacity to make a valid Will or estate plan.
For example, Al signed a new Will and property transfer documents a few hours before dyingof cancer. He left his whole estate to his friends whose house had burned down and nothing tohis four adult children. One son claimed his father lacked testamentary capacity – partly becausehis father’s Will said it excluded the children because they hadn’t repaid loans to him and didn’t“correspond” with or “comfort” him in his later years, which wasn’t true. The BC Supreme Courtnevertheless decided Al had sufficient capacity to make a Will. An important piece of evidence wasthat after being told his children could challenge his Will in court, Al transferred his two properties(worth $300,000) to his friends, so the properties would pass outside of his estate and couldn’tbe given to anyone else. Still, the Court found that Al had no valid reason for disinheriting hischildren, and therefore increased their share of the estate passing under his Will (worth $460,000)to about 60%.
There are other grounds too for contesting a Will or estate, including “undue influence” on thetestator. Consult your lawyer for advice.
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Canada’s Bill C-51 brings questionable security
It is standard to hear from company incident reports that “safety is our first priority”. Though sincere, the statement is from persons not affected by pain from a tragic event. In my logging career the real truth was as long as people do manual work there will be accidents due to human fail-ings. Only superior training and encouragement to do the job with good attitude and responsibility will ensure the greatest safety success.
We hear in statements “We take the security of Canadians very seriously,” and “Canad-ians are saying security and civil rights are a first con-cern”. Who told YOU those things?
I believe politicians, media and special interest groups with influence are flooding the public with these perceived concerns. Do you think worry-ing will keep your person safe from terrorist attack? The scorching reality is NO. We can only react with prejudice to personal attack from a ter-rorist. Run away, he will chase and kill you. Surrender and he will kill you just the same. Attack him even if you are unarmed yes, some will die heroically so others might live.
Our legislators are ham-strung from listening to activist groups with special concerns, to corporate lobby-ists, to guest petitioners and to other politicians who say they represent Canadian Civil Rights and Freedoms. This is waving those papers and
claiming they protect us from bullets, bombs and slashing knives.
Opposition politicians want consultation, oversight and control of Legislation like Bill C51. They want control of our military response to terrorism. That would assure information leakage from the non-military oversight.
We elect people to make robust decisions on our behalf. If the electors fail us, then there is usually a method to correct the problem.
Yours truly,
Bruce E. Hornidge Port Alberni
Suggestions regarding BC Hydro rate hikes
British Columbians are already reeling under the impact of large price increases by BC Hydro, but one group who bought into Hydro’s E-Plus program in the 1980’s might be seeing additional increases of up to 130% on the cost of electricity used to heat their homes.
E-Plus was a program that was heavily promoted by Hydro and was based on increasing their sales and profit by selling ‘surplus’ pow-er at a reduced rate for home heating. In order to qualify homeowners spent thousands to meet strict requirements of energy efficiency and to install the back-up heating systems that were prescribed.
Hydro now has many options for sales of surplus power, and claims the E-Plus rates are costing them money, so has advised users that they are considering asking the BC Utilities Commission for approval to phase out the rate.
Most E-Plus customers are now in their senior years so if and when the program is elim-inated the added power cost will hit them hard. Installing alternate heating systems would cost thousands and those in rural areas without natural gas service will not even have that option.
This should not be a big issue for BC Hydro as there are only about 8,000 households remaining on the program. Those numbers are shrinking steadily as users move on [the rate is not transferable to new home owners] or are unable to keep up the requirements to qualify for the rate, so it would seem to make sense to let the program continue until it dies a natural death.
E-Plus customers who would
like to work with others who oppose the elimination of the rate can contact the E-Plus Homeowners Group at [email protected] .
Gary McCaigPort Alberni
City hall exterior renovation betrays heritage and logic
The armchair editorial about the city hall exterior shows woeful ignorance. For example, renovations to the Mayor’s office were done months ago. The old post office opposite city hall has the same exterior facing as our city hall, another rea-son for leaving the building exterior as it is. And lastly, the money that’s going to be wasted on installing the wood paneling could be used to put in more double-glazed win-dows, thus saving energy.
When Gareth Flostrand states the position of The AV Museum and Heritage Com-mission, she’s absolutely correct. For decades we’ve ignored our heritage build-ings, including the original office building of the Somass Mill (now destroyed), for example.
As for the rubbish about “excitedly” showing visitors to our city hall, I’m always much more impressed by the quality, knowledge, and actions of the people inside. We now have huge deficiencies there as the recent passing of the fatuous city budget reveals.
Richard Berg Port Alberni
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Mental illness spread cannot be ignoredOur community’s police officers
are not doctors or psychiatrists, but managing mental health has been prioritized by the Port Alberni RCMP detachment. It’s become the unavoidable goal for local police to better understand psychological issues after experi-encing a concerning rise in men-tal health-related calls in recent years – challenging situations that have become a constant part of an RCMP officer’s shift. For this reason police are now trained to handle emotionally and men-tally disturbed people.
Insp. Mac Richards of the local detachment said that the RCMP aims to identify more unstable situations in their early stages before reaching the dangerous crisis point that police officers often face. As is usually the case with policing, the potential for
violence is the foremost concern, but the mental health issue brings the possibility of a person inflicting harm on oneself – some-times fatally. The Canadian Men-tal Health Association reports that suicide is one of the leading causes of death from adolescence to middle age, accounting for 16 per cent of fatalities among 25 to 44-year-olds, and an even greater 24 per cent of deaths among teen-agers and adults under 25.
Mental illness is a spectrum of disorders that includes lasting periods of depression, recurring attacks of anxiety, schizophrenia and the up and down bouts of bipolar disorder. These conditions are widespread, afflicting one fifth of Canadians at some period in their lives, states the men-tal health association. But the CMHA also reports that all of us
will be affected by mental illness, either personally or through fam-ily members and friends.
In the Alberni Valley mental health crises appear to be grow-ing, according to a hotline avail-able to help those who are strug-gling. The Kuu-us Crisis Line has seen its calls grow from 8,000 in 2008 to the 10,500 handled last year – averaging more than one caller an hour.
Where is this desperation com-ing from, and why are the urgent calls for help growing?
The Kuu-us Crisis Line partly attributes the rise in calls to the dependence young people have developed to the Internet. Social media sites can give someone the illusion of being connected to many friends, while a person actually has few real relation-ships founded on interpersonal
connections and trust, argued the crisis line’s executive director Elia Nicholson-Nave.
Or is the prevalence of mental illness owed to the fallout felt by a modern society less dependent on religion for ideological sup-port? Is it the unhealthy effects of the sedentary lifestyle dependent on engaging with a screen that so many of us deal with?
Our country has the highest per capita use of psychiatric medica-tion, according to the Mood Disor-ders Society of Canada. Could the rising emergency calls be affected by off-kilter prescriptions, caus-ing a patient to be unstable?
If it is determined that an indi-vidual needs to be admitted to a facility for care, police have a few options with local clinics that are open for designated periods. But crises can occur at any time of
the day or night, forcing officers to sometimes bring someone in an unstable state to the hospital – a facility already struggling to serve the community’s ailments.
It’s become clear that men-tal health problems cannot be ignored in Port Alberni or else-where in Canada. Although it’s not an easy topic to approach, rec-ognition of the widespread effects of mental illness will only help us in the long run by treating strug-gles more efficiently in their early stages than relying on front-line responders when it might already be too late.
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SCOTT McKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
Sixteen days ahead of spring camp, the Vancouver Island Raid-ers have been forced to make yet another coaching change.
According to the team, head coach Jeremy Conn will be unable to run the program this season due to a recent serious health concern, and newly hired defensive co-ordinator Jerome Erdman will take over his position.
Raiders president Kabel Atwall said Conn informed the team of his health problems last Sunday, and made the decision to step down last Tuesday.
“He had a really bad day on Monday, especially at the off-field (optional team activity),” Atwall said of Conn. “It’s a condition where it’s affecting his eyes and his ability to see and things like that. He made the decision that he couldn’t continue, based on the advice of his doctors, who told him that, along with pos-sible surgery, he just needed com-plete rest and to sort of be away from anything that would cause physical exertion or any type of stress . . . (coaching) takes a lot of time and energy and there is a lot of stress involved.”
Conn was hired in December after the Raiders fired 2014 head coach Brian Ridgeway after a 5-5 season.
He had been the head coach of the Ballenas Whalers Varsity AA high school program in Parks-ville for the past eight years, leading his team to the provincial semifinal this season. He will
remain with the team in an advis-ory role, where possible.
Erdman, the new head coach, took the defensive co-ordinator job in February after it was announced that Doug Hocking, a former national championship-winning DC with the Raiders would not be joining the team after it was announced that he would in December. Hocking later took a
coaching job with the Westshore Rebels in Victoria due to per-sonal reasons.
Atwall said Erdman will be the team’s permanent head coach.
“We had to look at it as a long-term position, not just an interim position because no one knew how long Jeremy was going to be dealing with his health issue,” Atwall said. “He thought it could
take a couple years for things to clear up for him.”
When Conn was hired, he had planned to also be in charge of the Raiders’ offence while Erd-man ran the defence.
Erdman is still expected to focus on the defensive side of the game, as well as overseeing the entire team, but an offensive co-ordinator has not yet been named.
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WRESTLING HISTORY
Local club enjoyed more success on the mats in mid-2000s and an unforgettable trip to Europe
Tradition continues for Alberni Wrestling
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The history of Alberni Wrestling continued to add new and memor-able experiences as the program moved through the early part of the new century.
One such experience in the fall of 2002 was an elementary exchange with alumnus coach Walter Taylor and his kids’ Mul-grave School in West Vancouver.
That year Alberni dominated the BC Wrestling Awards with Grant and Deb Coates, Brody Winters, Ashley and Travis Cross and Ash-lea McManus all being selected for awards.
In 2003 the Alberni Invitational moved into the Multiplex and hosted over 700 athletes. Taylor carved and gifted to Director Tom McEvay a 10-foot pole he named the McEvay Post and A.W. Neill Middle School won that com-memorative title in a dual with Balmoral Junior High of North Vancouver.
Alberni District Secondary School won the boys crown and their girls were second at the Island in 2003 and at the BC’s the ADSS boys took third overall with Isaac Wing and Neill’s Adam Tell winning gold.
Wing captured a bronze National Juveniles in Calgary. Ashlea McManus and Ashley Cross were National Junior Champions with McManus also winning the CIS Can West title. Travis Cross was a NCWA Collegiate champion for Douglas College and Alexis Rou-manis was a National placer for SFU.
Alumni Ashley Cross and Ash-lea McManus were selected to the National Junior team set to compete at the Junior World’s in Turkey in late August where McManus earned a stunning bronze medal.
Three local wrestlers were on Team BC at the Western Canada Games, ADSS Grade 10s Brody
Winters, Jana Nixon and Adam Tell. The next season alumnus James Messenger did his teaching practicum in Alberni and joined the coaching ranks. By 2004 he was hired as a teacher in Alberni and became a key addition to the leadership of Alberni Wrestling.
The 2004 BC’s were in Abbots-ford and the ADSS girls surprised many with second in the team placings and the boys were fourth. Maureen Messenger and Isaac Wing won gold and both grads headed to Simon Fraser University on wrestling scholarships.
The next season Alberni hosted the 23rd annual Alberni Invita-tional. At the 2005 Invitational the ADSS boys served notice, winning the juvenile title behind medal pla-cings by Dean Neville, Bob Brown, Patrick McEvay, Joe Kalugin and Major Rai. At the BC’s in Port Coquitlam McEvay and Brown turned in BC gold medal perform-ances. McEvay’s win still counts as one of the most exciting BC finals ever as he took the victory with one second left on the clock.
Alberni wrestlers and their fam-ilies know that every three to five years the club organizes a major cultural and wrestling tour.
After previous tours throughout North America, Hawaii and two to Japan, coach McEvay decided that it was time to try Europe. Over 40 people travelled to seven Euro-pean countries in the summer of 2005.
The memories are many from dry land luging in the Swiss Alps, a dual meet in a town square in Switzerland, river rafting between Austria and Switzerland, rid-ing gondolas in amazing city of Venice, the incredible history of Rome, the bridges of Florence, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, swimming in the blue waters of the French Riviera to seeing Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
There is no doubt that one high-light of that trip will never be
repeated. When the Alberni group arrived in the town of Tivoli Italy for a wrestling match, the locals had gone to great lengths to cre-ate a once-in-a-lifetime experience by getting special government approval for the event to take place in the town’s 2000-year-old roman amphitheatre.
What a surreal night where the town’s people came out to watch the Alberni and local Ital-ian wrestlers compete. The scene occurred on a stage, under lights, surrounded by candles in the ruins, people in roman dress and music from the film Gladiator playing over loudspeakers. It was a night that added to the long list of experiences that form the amazing traditions of Alberni Wrestling, traditions which will be celebrated once again this Thursday Night at the 2015 Alberni Wrestling Awards where the 256 page book “A Hist-ory of Alberni Wrestling 1978 – 2015” will be released.
Alberni Valley wrestlers enjoy a river rafting experience in Switzerland in 2005. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Bob Brown wrestles on route to winning BC and National titles in 2005. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
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This Is Then...With Kris Patterson
When I mentioned I was working on astory in connection with Great Central Lake,I received quite a bit of enthusiasm fromreaders. Great Central Lake is a big part ofthe history of the Alberni Valley. I expect Iwill be doing several installments in the nearfuture. In this column I wanted to talk a littlebit about the great Central Lake sawmill andI would love to hear your memories andstories of Great Central Lake. Please emailme at [email protected] or call meat 250-723-8171 ext. 228
The last shift at the Great Central Lakesawmill, built in the mid-20s, ended at 4AM on Saturday, March 28, 1952. Later thatday a special “last log” ceremony was held,with Mrs. Art Thompson, wife of the mill’ssuperintendent, assisted by J. Rumsby, offici-ating at the controls for the cutting of the lastlog. According to the April 3, 1952 issue ofthe West Coast advocate, “there was a hastyclearing of throat’s as the old mill’s whistle letout a long, last blast, blending with the whirof the saw that cut the final log, to sound afitting requiem for operations that started inthe mid-twenties.” The article went on to say:
“The community rallied for a final get-together in the community hall later thatnight and while the social and dance waspopularly referred to as “The Great Cen-tral Wake” the large crowd in attendancesucceeded in turning the occasion into ahappy, memorable affair.” The mill itselfwas dismantled afterward with the major-ity of employees transferred to Somassand Alberni Pacific divisions, which wereexpanded to compensate entirely for theloss of lumber production at Great CentralLake. The town site remained to accommo-date logging operations until 1965 when theremaining residents received notice to vacatetheir MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell Riverhouses. Most of the residents had moved out,about five years before, some accepting thecompany’s offer to purchase their homes forone dollar, and moving them to other sitesin the Valley. The last to leave had the samechance, provided the buildings were movedfrom the area by June 30, 1965. The GreatCentral Lake Sawmill was levelled by a blazeJanuary 7, 1954.
Former resident and Nanaimo free-lance writer Darrell Ohs has provided someinformation on this bridge photo. He hasalso been extremely helpful on providinginformation for an upcoming article on thehistory of Ford in the Alberni Valley.
“The remains of the bridge describedspans Boot lagoon to connect to the GreatCentral Lake Sawmill,” he wrote. “It was acrossing along a branch line of the E & NRailway which ran from the Great CentralSawmill and town site to the Port Alberniharbour.
I can pipe up with a couple of stories
about it; The Bloedel, Stewart and WelchShay No. 1 locomotive on static display at theentrance to the B.C. Forest Discovery Cen-tre, has crossed that bridge many times withlumber cars from the mill to the shippingdocks at the harbour.
Another story, central to the bridge, thatI remember hearing was about Great Centrallogging camp superintendent Charlie Koski.Koski was a notoriously wild driver and onetime when Great Central Lake Road wasclosed for some reason, he drove his car ontothe tracks and across the bridge in an at-tempt to reconnect with Great Central Lake
Road at the next crossing. On this trip, orone soon after, Koski, speeding on his way toPort Alberni to attend a safety meeting, diedin a head-on crash while passing on a blindhill.”
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This Is Thenin the AV Times
ReaderResponse
I will be doing a story on“The Hermitage” next week,please send me your memoriesand photos. I will also be work-ing on a story on the infamous“Goat Farm” Please let meknow what you remember aboutthese local places. Email me [email protected] orcall me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228
My dad received a set of photos ofthe Great Central Lake Sawmillmore than 30 years ago from aformer resident who was leavingthe area. The photos are not dated.If you know the dates or have anymemories of this area please emailme at [email protected] call me at 250-723-8171 ext. 228
AUTO RACINGNASCARGeico 500 (Aaron’s 499)Sunday, May 3, 10:19 a.m., Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. Tri-oval, 2.66 miles per lap.
SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400)Saturday, May 9, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap.
Sprint Showdown60 miles. Friday, May 15, 4:31 p.m., Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. 40 laps, Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap.
Formula OneSpanish Grand PrixSunday, May 10, 5 p.m., Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
BASEBALLMLB
Yesterday’s resultsKansas City 11, Cleveland 5Toronto 11, Boston 8NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2Chi. White Sox at Baltimore postponedCincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2Miami 4, NY Mets 3Washington 13, Atlanta 12Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 2Seattle 2, Texas 1Minnesota 3, Detroit 2St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 5Oakland 6, L.A. Angels 2Arizona 12, Colorado 5San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1Houston 14, San Diego 3
Today’s scheduleMilwaukee at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m. Garza (1-2) vs Leake (0-1)Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Smyly (0-0) vs Pineda (2-0)Detroit at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Greene (3-0) vs Hughes (0-3)Houston at San Diego, 12:40 p.m. Keuchel (2-0) vs Cashner (1-2)Kansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Duffy (1-0) vs Salazar (1-0)Toronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m. Dickey (0-1) vs Porcello (1-2)Chi. White Sox at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Quintana (1-1) vs Gonzalez (2-1)Washington at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Zimmermann (1-2) vs Wood (1-0)N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Colon (4-0) vs Latos (0-3)Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Cole (2-0) vs Lester (0-2)Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Hernandez (2-0) vs Rodriguez (0-0)Philadelphia at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Harang (2-1) vs Martinez (1-0)Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Butler (1-1) vs Collmenter (1-2)L.A. Angels at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Shoemaker (2-1) vs Chavez (0-1)San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Heston (2-1) vs Greinke (2-0)
LA Angels 200 000 000 2 6 1Oakland 500 001 00x 6 7 0W: S. Gray (3-0) L: J. Weaver (0-3)HR: LAA-None OAK-B. Lawrie (2), J. Reddick (2)
Washington 101 041 303 13 15 1Atlanta 270 101 100 12 17 1W: B. Treinen (1-2) L: J. Grilli (0-1) S: D. Storen (5)HR: WAS-J. Lobaton (1), D. Span (1), D. Uggla (1) ATL-None
HOCKEYNHL
PlayoffsAll series best-of-seven
Round 1 - Today’s final gameDetroit at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. (Series tied 3-3)
Western Hockey League
PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven*=if necessary
Eastern Conference FinalCalgary vs. BrandonWestern Conference FinalKelowna vs. Portland
Yesterday’s results (Games 3)Calgary 2, Brandon 1 (OT)Portland 7, Kelowna 3
Today’s schedule (Games 4)Brandon at Calgary, 6 p.m. (Brandon leads series 2-1)Kelowna at Portland, 7 p.m. (Portland leads series 2-1)
Friday, May 1 (Games 5)Portland at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.Calgary at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.
Western Canada CupJunior A championshipCasman Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta
TeamsBCHL, Penticton VeesSaskatchewan JHL: Melfort MustangsManitoba JHL: Portage TerriersAlberta JHL: Spruce Grove SaintsHosts: Fort McMurray Oil Barons
Round Robin standingsTeam GP W L T Pts GF-APenticton 3 2 1 0 4 19-6Portage 3 2 1 0 4 10-8Fort McMurray 3 2 1 0 4 8-11Melfort 2 1 1 0 2 7-9Spruce Grove 3 0 3 0 0 10-20
Yesterday’s resultsPortage 3, Penticton 2Fort McMurray 5, Spruce Grove 4
Monday’s resultsMelfort 4, Spruce Grove 3 (OT)
Sunday’s resultsPortage 6, Melfort 3Penticton 6, Fort McMurray 0
Today’s scheduleMelfort vs. Penticton, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 30Portage vs. Spruce Grove, 1:30 p.m.Fort McMurray vs. Melfort, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 2Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3Finals, 3 p.m.
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1All series best-of-five
Yesterday’s result (Game 4)Hartford 2, Providence 1 (Series tied 2-2)
Today’s scheduleWorcester at Hershey, 4 p.m. (Worcester leads series 2-0)Chicago at Utica, 4 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)Toronto at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. (Toronto leads series 2-0)W-B/Scranton at Syracuse, 4 p.m. (W-B/Scranton leads series 2-1)Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m. (Oklahoma City leads series 2-0)Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m. (Texas leads series 2-0)
Thursday, April 30 (Game 4*)Manchester at Portland, 7 p.m. (Manchester leads series 2-1)
GOLFSchedule, with 2015 money win-nings as of April 27
This week’s tournamentWGC-Cadillac Match Play (Begins today, play through Sunday)TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 72, 7,169 yards. Purse: $9,250,000. 2014 champion: Jason Day
Golfer 2015 Winnings1 Jordan Spieth $5,087,996 2 Jimmy Walker $3,509,349 3 Dustin Johnson $3,013,887 4 J.B. Holmes $2,942,520 5 Bubba Watson $2,720,950 6 Jason Day $2,351,128 7 Patrick Reed $2,344,556 8 Justin Rose $2,252,000 9 Charley Hoffman $2,240,915 10 Ryan Moore $2,171,580 11 Hideki Matsuyama $2,156,046 12 Brandt Snedeker $2,029,667 13 Sang-Moon Bae $1,942,781 14 Robert Streb $1,808,680 15 Brooks Koepka $1,747,981 16 Ben Martin $1,707,823 17 Bill Haas $1,655,606 18 Daniel Berger $1,602,258 19 Paul Casey $1,565,580 20 Jim Furyk $1,544,661 Canadian golfers 51 Nick Taylor $941,944 73 David Hearn $751,506100 Graham Delaet $489,608124 Adam Hadwin $381,522197 Mike Weir $72,800
LPGA TourThis week’s tournamentVolunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis.
Golfer 2015 Winnings1 Lydia Ko $908,810 2 Sei Young Kim $742,306 3 Stacy Lewis $706,660 4 Inbee Park $615,261 5 Brittany Lincicome $531,488 6 Amy Yang $528,685 7 Hyo Joo Kim $453,493 8 Morgan Pressel $416,643 9 Mirim Lee $390,834 10 Cristie Kerr $369,146 11 Na Yeon Choi $364,171 12 Shanshan Feng $305,294 13 Ha Na Jang $292,907 14 Anna Nordqvist $271,162 15 Ariya Jutanugarn $259,416 16 Ilhee Lee $249,838 Canadian golfers 86 Alena Sharp $31,380 116 Sue Kim $10,697 139 Rebecca Lee-Bentham $4,253
Web.com TourThis week’s tournamentUnited Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen.
Golfer 2015 Winnings1 Peter Malnati $184,207 2 Wes Roach $166,917 3 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 4 Andrew Landry $150,870 5 Dawie van der Walt $126,896 6 Patton Kizzire $123,999 7 Kevin Tway $121,122 8 Mathew Goggin $120,299 9 Kelly Kraft $119,912 10 Harold Varner III $97,267 11 Steve Marino $95,308 12 Miguel Angel Carballo $81,991 13 Erik Barnes $81,810 14 Steve Allan $77,775 15 John Mallinger $73,379 16 Henrik Norlander $72,756 17 Andrew Yun $71,573 18 Rhein Gibson $71,500 19 Timothy Madigan $71,054 20 Abraham Ancer $68,135 From Canada T95 Roger Sloan $11,660
Champions TourThis week’s tournamentInsperity Invitational, May 1-3 (54 holes)The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas. Par 72, 7078 yards. Purse: $2,050,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer.
Golfer 2015 Winnings1 Olin Browne $492,399 2 Bart Bryant $458,092 3 Mark O’Meara $448,242 4 Paul Goydos $385,900 5 Joe Durant $383,131 6 Miguel Angel Jimenez $365,792 7 Rocco Mediate $358,317 8 Billy Andrade $349,054 9 Tom Pernice Jr. $338,925 10 Colin Montgomerie $329,737 11 Marco Dawson $329,308 12 David Frost $323,109 13 Lee Janzen $320,920 14 Bernhard Langer $290,400 15 Kevin Sutherland $262,245 16 Tom Lehman $252,984 17 Esteban Toledo $238,475 18 Gene Sauers $236,629 19 Michael Allen $235,631 20 Scott Dunlap $221,541 Canadian golfers 31 Rod Spittle $140,151 33 Stephen Ames $135,694 93 Jim Rutledge $16,775
European TourNo tournament this week.European Tour pros will play at WGC-Cadillac Match Play (see PGA above)
Golfer 2015 Winnings1 Rory Mcilroy €1,224,6702 Danny Willett €1,118,6913 Justin Rose €927,9724 Ross Fisher €805,6805 Anirban Lahiri €749,0026 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €733,2317 Bernd Wiesberger €727,9428 Branden Grace €692,2799 Louis Oosthuizen €666,07110 David Howell €546,53112 Henrik Stenson €514,94413 Andy Sullivan €500,52014 Marc Warren €482,42415 Alex Noren €435,47216 George Coetzee €432,40617 Thongchai Jaidee €404,49018 Luke Donald €383,40619 Richie Ramsay €378,46820 Ian Poulter €360,85921 Martin Kaymer €357,938
BASKETBALLNBAPlayoff scheduleNote: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven
Yesterday’s resultsHouston 103, Dallas 94 (Houston win series 4-1)San Antonio at L.A. Clippers(Series tied 2-2)
Today’s scheduleGame 5 Brooklyn at Atlanta(Series tied 2-2)Game 5 * Portland at Memphis(Memphis leads series 3-1)
Thursday, April 30Game 6 * Chicago at Milwaukee(Chicago leads series 3-2)Game 6 * L.A. Clippers at San Antonio
Friday, May 1Game 6 * Atlanta at BrooklynGame 6 * Memphis at Portland
Saturday, May 2Game 7 * Milwaukee at ChicagoGame 7 * San Antonio at L.A. Clippers
SOCCERMLS
Sunday’s resultsToronto 2, Orlando 0Portland 0, Seattle 1NY Red Bulls 1,LA Galaxy 1 Friday, May 1Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m.San Jose at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.
English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 23 8 2 65 26 772 Man City 20 7 7 70 36 673 Arsenal 20 7 6 63 32 674 Man United 19 8 7 59 34 655 Liverpool 17 7 10 47 37 586 Tot Hotspur 17 7 10 55 49 587 Southampton 17 6 11 47 26 578 Swansea 14 8 12 41 44 509 Stoke City 13 8 13 39 42 4710 Everton 11 11 12 44 43 4411 West Ham 11 11 12 42 42 4412 Crystal Pal 11 9 14 42 47 4213 West Brom 9 10 15 32 46 3714 Newcastle 9 8 17 36 57 3515 Hull City 8 10 16 32 45 3416 Aston Villa 8 8 18 26 48 3217 Leicester 8 7 18 35 51 3118 Sunderland 5 15 13 26 49 3019 Q.P. Rangers 7 6 21 38 59 2720 Burnley 5 11 18 26 52 26
Yesterday’s resultsHull 1, Liverpool 0
Today’s scheduleLeicester vs. Chelsea, 11:45 a.m.
Saturday, May 2 Leicester vs. Newcastle, 4:45 a.m.Aston Villa vs. Everton, 7 a.m.Liverpool vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m.Sunderland vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.Swansea vs. Stoke, 7 a.m.West Ham vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.Man United vs. West Brom, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace, 5:30 a.m.Spurs vs. Man City, 8 a.m.
LACROSSEBC Junior A Lacrosse League
Standings GP W L T Pts Langley 1 1 0 0 2 Delta 1 1 0 0 2 Coquitlam 1 1 0 0 2 Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 0 1 0 0 Burnaby 1 0 1 0 0 Port Coquitlam 1 0 1 0 0
Sunday’s resultsCoquitlam 10, Nanaimo 9Port Coquitlam 10, Burnaby 7New Westminster at Victoria postponed
Friday May 1Langley at Burnaby, 8 p.m.
Saturday May 2Delta at Nanaimo, 4:30 p.m.Port Coquitlam at Victoria, 5 p.m.
Sunday May 3Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.Nanaimo at New Westminster, 5 p.m.
National Lacrosse LeagueWest W L GB Pct GF GAy-Edmonton 12 5 - .706 228 167x-Colorado 9 8 2.5 .529 202 205Calgary 6 11 5.5 .353 198 204Vancouver 5 12 6.5 .294 198 251
East W L GB Pct GF GAx-Toronto 13 4 - .765 220 178x-Rochester 12 5 1 .706 193 160Buffalo 10 7 3.5 .588 216 198Minnesota 5 12 8 .294 172 214New England 4 12 8 .250 169 219
Sunday’s resultBuffalo 20, New England 9
Friday, May 1Toronto at New England, 4 p.m.
Remaining scheduleSaturday, May 2Edmonton at Colorado, 6 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m.New England at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.Rochester at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
HORSE RACINGKentucky DerbyChurchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, Post time 3:24 p.m.
Horse: trainer; jockey oddsAmerican Pharoah: Bob Baffert; Victor Espinoza 5-2Dortmund: Bob Baffert; Martin Garcia 4-1Carpe Diem: Todd Pletcher; John Velazquez 15-2Mubtaahij: Mike de Kock; Christophe Soumillon 10-1Materiality: Todd Pletcher; Javier Castel-lano 12-1Firing Line: Simon Callaghan; Gary Stevens 16-1Frosted: Kiaran McLaughlin; Joel Rosario 16-1International Star: Mike Maker; Miguel Mena 18-1Upstart: Rick Violette Jr.; Jose Ortiz 20-1El Kabeir: Trainer; John Terranova II; Calvin Borel 33-1Far Right: Ron Moquett; Mike Smith 33-1Ocean Knight: Kiaran McLaughlin; Irad Ortiz, Jr. 40-1Itsaknockout: Todd Pletcher; Luis Saez 40-1Bolo: Carla Gaines; Rafael Bejarano 40-1Danzig Moon: Mark Casse; Julien Leparoux 40-1Madefromlucky: Todd Pletcher; unde-cided 30-1Mr. Z: D. Wayne Lukas; Ramon Vazquez 50-1Ocho Ocho Ocho: Jim Cassidy; Elvis Trujillo 50-1Tencendur: George Weaver; Manny Franco 66-1
Current odds, Bovada.lv
Kentucky Derby LingoMint Julep: The official drink of the Kentucky Derby. It consists of bourbon, mint, and a sweet syrup.
Burgoo: Thick, meaty traditional stew.
Millionaire’s Row: The premium seating area that houses all of the rich and famous Kentucky Derby guests during the races.
Kentucky Derby Festival: The two-week series of events around the race.
TENNISThis week’s tournaments
ATPWorld Rankings: SinglesPlayer Points1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 13,8452 Roger Federer (SUI) 8,3853 Andy Murray (GBR) 6,0604 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5,3905 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 5,2806 Milos Raonic (CAN) 5,0707 Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4,9608 David Ferrer (ESP) 4,4909 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 3,49510 Marin Cilic (CRO) 3,40561 Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 815
Millennium Estoril OpenEstoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33)
Singles - Round 1Richard Gasquet (5), France, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 7-6 (7), 6-1.Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3).Nicolas Almagro, Spain, def. Stephane Robert (96), France, 6-3, 7-6 (4).Kenny De Schepper, France, def. Gastao Elias, Portugal, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, def. Con-stant Lestienne, France, 6-3, 6-1.Albert Montanes, Spain, def. Martin Fischer, Austria, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.Guillermo G’rcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Ro-berto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-2, 6-2.Rui Machado, Portugal, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Doubles - Round 1Treat Huey, Philippines, and Scott Lipsky (2), United States, def. Joao Domingues, Portugal, and Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-0.Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Gong Mao-Xin, China, and Hsien-Yin Peng, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-4.Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, and Alejan-dro Gonzalez, Colombia, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, and Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.
BMW Open by FWU AGMunich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405Singles - Round 1Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (9).Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Benja-min Becker, Germany, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-4.Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2.Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, def. Bernard Tomic (6), Australia, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3).Fabio Fognini (8), Italy, def. Bastian Trinker, Austria, 6-2, 7-6 (3).Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Farrukh Dustov, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 4-1, retired.Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (2).Mischa Zverev, Germany, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4.Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def. Mikhail Ledovskikh, Russia, 6-0, 6-0.
Paribas Istanbul OpenIstanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405
Singles - Round 1Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (5), Austria, 7-5, 6-3.Mikhail Kukushkin (6), Kazakhstan, def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.Diego Schwartzman (8), Argentina, def. Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-1.Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 7-5.
WTAWorld Rankings: Singles
Player Points1 Serena Williams 99812 Simona Halep 77553 Maria Sharapova 75254 Petra Kvitova 60605 Caroline Wozniacki 47906 Eugenie Bouchard 41227 Ana Ivanovic 40008 Ekaterina Makarova 34659 Agnieszka Radwanska 334510 Carla Suarez Navarro 3335
Doubles1 Sania Mirza 76602 Sara Errani 73602 Roberta Vinci 73604 Martina Hingis 64655 Cara Black 58706 Shuai Peng 56327 Ekaterina Makarova 53157 Elena Vesnina 53159 Su-wei Hsieh 511010 Kristina Mladenovic 4515
GP SAR La Princesse Lalla MeryemMarrakech, Morocco. Surface: Clay.
Singles - Round 1(1)(WC)G. Muguruza (ESP) d. (WC)D. Kasatkina (RUS) 6-4, 6-1K. Mladenovic (FRA) d. M. Erakovic (NZL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3(8)M. Puig (PUR) d. (Q)A. Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-0, 7-6(3)(2)T. Bacsinszky (SUI) d. E. Rodina (RUS) 6-3, 7-5T. Maria (GER) d. C. Witthoeft (GER) 6-3, 6-2(4)E. Svitolina (UKR) d. D. Vekic (CRO) 6-2, 6-2T. Babos (HUN) d. (5)M. Barthel (GER) 6-4, 6-0
Prague OpenPrague, Czech Republic. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000
Singles - Round 1(1)K. Pliskova (CZE) d. A. Beck (GER) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3T. Pironkova (BUL) d. (Q)O. Govortsova (BLR) 7-5, 6-1(Q)A. Konjuh (CRO) d. (7)B. Bencic (SUI) 7-5, 6-7(8), 7-6(3)(3)B. Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. M. Brengle (USA) 7-6(5), 6-3Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-1
Blue Jays 11 Red Sox 8Toronto Boston ab r h bi ab r h biTravis 2B 5 2 1 1 Betts CF 5 2 2 2Donaldson 3B 5 3 3 2 Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 1Bautista DH 4 2 2 3 Ortiz DH 3 1 2 2Enc’acion 1B 5 1 2 2 Ramirez LF 5 1 2 2Martin C 3 0 1 0 Sandoval 3B 5 2 4 0Saunders RF 5 0 2 1 Nava 1B 3 0 0 0Valencia LF 5 0 1 0 Craig PH-1B 1 0 0 0Pillar CF 4 2 3 0 Holt RF 3 0 0 0Goins SS 5 1 2 1 Bogaerts SS 5 1 1 1Totals 41 11 17 10 Hanigan C 4 1 1 0 Totals 38 8 13 8
Toronto 005 310 011 11 Boston 040 110 020 8
SB: TOR Pillar (3, 2nd base off Varvaro/Hanigan). 2B: TOR Pillar (6, Ross); BOS Sandoval 2 (4, Hutchison, Hutchison), Betts (4, Hutchison), Ortiz, D (3, Loup). 3B: TOR Goins (1, Varvaro). GIDP: TOR Goins, Saunders, M. HR: TOR Bautista (5, 8th inning off Breslow, 0 on, 0 out), Donaldson (5, 9th inning off Tazawa, 0 on, 2 out); BOS Ramirez, H (9, 8th inning off Loup, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TOR 10; BOS 11. DP: BOS 2 (Pedroia-Bogaerts-Nava 2). E: BOS Ramirez, H (1, fielding).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SOA Hutchison 4.0 9 6 6 5 0M Estrada (W, 1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 2 3A Loup 0.2 3 2 2 0 2L Hendriks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0B Cecil 1.0 1 0 0 0 1Boston IP H R ER BB SOC Buchholz (L, 1-3) 2.2 6 5 4 1 4E Mujica 1.1 3 3 3 2 0A Varvaro 1.1 3 1 1 1 3R Ross 1.2 2 0 0 1 1C Breslow 1.1 2 1 1 1 2J Tazawa 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Time: 4:01. Att: 33,920.
Yankees 4, Rays 2Tampa Bay NY Yankees ab r h bi ab r h biDeJesus LF 5 0 0 0 Ellsbury CF 4 2 3 0Souza Jr. RF 4 1 1 0 Gardner LF 4 1 1 1Cabrera SS 4 0 2 1 Teixeira 1B 3 1 1 0Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 McCann C 4 0 2 3Loney 1B 3 1 2 0 Beltran RF 3 0 0 0Forsythe 2B 4 0 2 1 Young RF 1 0 0 0Kiermaier CF 4 0 2 0 Jones DH 4 0 0 0Beckham DH 4 0 0 0 Headley 3B 4 0 1 0Rivera C 4 0 0 0 Drew 2B 3 0 0 0Totals 36 2 9 2 Gregorius SS 3 0 1 0 Totals 33 4 9 4
Tampa Bay 001 001 000 2 NY Yankees 200 020 00x 4
SB: NYY Ellsbury 2 (7, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Rivera, Re, 2nd base off Cedeno, X/Rivera, Re), Gardner, B (6, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Rivera, Re). HR: None. 2B: TB Cabrera, A (3, Whitley), Kiermaier (6, Whitley); NYY Teixeira (5, Odorizzi), McCann 2 (4, Odorizzi, Odorizzi). 3B: TB Forsythe (1, Shreve). Team Lob: TB 10; NYY 6. E: TB Rivera, Re (1, throw).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOJ Odorizzi (L, 2-2) 6.1 9 4 4 0 4X Cedeno 0.2 0 0 0 1 1E Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOC Whitley (W, 1-0) 5.0 6 1 1 1 5C Shreve 0.1 1 1 1 1 1E Rogers 2.2 1 0 0 1 5C Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Time: 2:58. Att: 36,934.
Royals 11, Indians 5Kansas City Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h biEscobar SS 4 1 2 2 Kipnis 2B 3 0 0 0Moustakas 3B 5 1 2 1 Ramirez SS 5 0 1 0Cain CF 4 0 0 0 Brantley LF 5 1 2 0Hosmer 1B 5 1 2 0 Santana 1B 2 1 1 0Morales DH 5 4 3 3 Moss RF 4 2 2 3Gordon LF 3 2 2 2 Murphy DH 2 0 0 0Perez C 5 1 3 1 Raburn DH 2 0 0 0Infante 2B 5 1 3 2 Chisenhall 3B 4 1 2 0Dyson RF 5 0 1 0 Hayes C 4 0 0 0Totals 41 11 18 11 Bourn CF 3 0 1 2 Totals 34 5 9 5
Kansas City 010 101 602 11 Cleveland 020 003 000 5
SB: CLE Bourn (2, 2nd base off Guthrie/Perez, S). 2B: KC Morales, K (6, Bauer), Infante (6, Atchison), Escobar, A (6, Atchison), Hosmer (4, Swarzak); CLE Brantley (5, Guthrie). GIDP: KC Mousta-kas, Infante. HR: KC Gordon, A (3, 2nd inning off Bauer, 0 on, 0 out), Morales, K (3, 7th inning off Shaw, 2 on, 2 out); CLE Moss (4, 6th inning off Finnegan, 2 on, 0 out). Team Lob: KC 7; CLE 7. DP: CLE 2 (Bauer-Ramirez, Jo-Santana, C, Kipnis-Ramirez, Jo-Santana, C). E: CLE Hayes (1, missed catch).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SOJ Guthrie 5.0 6 4 4 3 3B Finnegan (W, 1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0C Young 1.0 1 0 0 0 0J Frasor 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Y Pino 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Cleveland IP H R ER BB SOT Bauer 6.0 7 3 3 2 2S Atchison (L, 0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0M Rzepczynski 0.1 1 2 2 1 0B Shaw 0.1 1 1 1 0 0A Swarzak 2.0 6 2 2 1 1HBP: Kipnis (by Finnegan).
Time: 3:13. Att: 10,698.Reds 4, Brewers 2Milwaukee Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h biSegura SS 4 0 0 0 Hamilton CF 4 0 0 0Parra LF 3 0 0 0 Cozart SS 4 0 1 0Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 Votto 1B 4 1 2 1Braun RF 4 1 1 1 Frazier 3B 3 0 0 0Lind 1B 4 0 1 0 Bruce RF 3 1 1 0Ramirez 3B 2 1 1 1 Phillips 2B 4 1 1 2Schafer CF 3 0 0 0 Byrd LF 3 1 1 1Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 Pena C 2 0 0 0Gomez 2B 3 0 0 0 Cueto P 3 0 1 0Lohse P 2 0 0 0 Chapman P 0 0 0 0Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 7 4Blazek P 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 3 2
Milwaukee 000 010 100 2 Cincinnati 100 300 00x 4
HR: MIL Ramirez, Ar (2, 5th inning off Cueto, 0 on, 0 out), Braun (2, 7th inning off Cueto, 0 on, 0 out); CIN Votto (7, 1st inning off Lohse, 0 on, 2 out), Phillips (1, 4th inning off Lohse, 1 on, 2 out), Byrd (2, 4th inning off Lohse). SB: None. Team Lob: MIL 2; CIN 5. DP: MIL (Segura-Gomez, H).
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOK Lohse (L, 1-4) 7.0 7 4 4 1 5M Blazek 1.0 0 0 0 2 1Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SOJ Cueto (W, 2-2) 8.0 3 2 2 0 6A Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2HBP: Ramirez, Ar (by Cueto).
Time: 2:11. Att: 19,238.
Marlins 4, Mets 3NY Mets Miami ab r h bi ab r h biGranderson RF 4 1 2 0 Gordon 2B 4 1 2 0Lagares CF 5 0 1 3 Prado 3B 2 1 0 0Duda 1B 5 0 1 0 Stanton RF 4 1 1 1Campbell 3B 5 0 1 0 Ozuna CF 3 1 1 0Murphy 2B 4 0 3 0 Morse 1B 4 0 1 1Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 Realmuto C 4 0 1 1Nieu’huis LF 4 1 1 0 Suzuki LF 4 0 0 0Recker C 3 1 1 0 H’avarria SS 2 0 0 0Montero P 2 0 0 0 Phelps P 2 0 0 0Carlyle P 0 0 0 0 Ramos P 0 0 0 0Flores PH 1 0 0 0 Dunn P 0 0 0 0Torres P 0 0 0 0 Baker PH 1 0 0 0Cuddyer PH 1 0 0 0 Morris P 0 0 0 0Torres P 0 0 0 0 Cishek P 0 0 0 0Totals 38 3 10 3 Totals 30 4 6 3
NY Mets 000 000 300 3 Miami 000 003 01x 4
HR: None. 2B: NYM Granderson (3, Phelps, D), Lagares (3, Ramos, A), Murphy, Dn (6, Morris, B); MIA Gordon, D (5, Montero). S: MIA Prado. SB: None. Team Lob: NYM 10; MIA 6. E: NYM Campbell (3, throw), Granderson (1, fielding); MIA Stanton (2, fielding).
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SOR Montero 5.2 5 3 3 1 6E Carlyle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0A Torres 1.0 0 0 0 0 3C Torres (L, 1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0Miami IP H R ER BB SOD Phelps 6.0 7 2 2 0 4A Ramos 0.1 2 1 1 0 0M Dunn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1A Morris (W, 3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1S Cishek 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Time: 2:46. Att: 17,255.
Mariners 2, Rangers 1Seattle Texas ab r h bi ab r h biJackson CF 4 0 0 0 Martin CF 4 0 1 0Ruggiano RF 4 0 2 0 Andrus SS 4 0 1 0Cano 2B 4 0 0 0 Fielder DH 4 0 1 0Cruz DH 4 1 3 0 Beltre 3B 4 0 1 0Seager 3B 3 0 0 1 Chirinos C 4 0 1 0Weeks LF 3 1 2 1 Smolinski RF 2 1 1 0Ackley LF 1 0 0 0 Peguero PH 1 0 0 0Morrison 1B 4 0 0 0 Rosales 1B 4 0 0 0Miller SS 2 0 0 0 Odor 2B 4 0 0 0Zunino C 3 0 0 0 DeShields LF 3 0 1 1Totals 32 2 7 2 Totals 34 1 7 1
Seattle 000 200 000 2 Texas 000 000 100 1
SB: SEA Ruggiano (2, 2nd base off Detwiler/Chirinos). 2B: SEA Cruz, N (3, Detwiler); TEX Martin, L (4, Happ), DeShields (1, Happ). 3B: SEA Cruz, N (1, Detwiler). GIDP: SEA Weeks, R, Cano. HR: SEA Weeks, R (2, 4th inning off Detwiler, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SEA 5; TEX 7. DP: TEX 2 (Andrus-Odor-Rosales, Odor-Andrus-Rosales). E: SEA Miller, B (3, throw).
Seattle IP H R ER BB SOJ Happ (W, 2-1) 6.2 6 1 1 1 9T Olson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0D Leone 0.0 1 0 0 0 0C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 0Y Medina 0.2 0 0 0 0 0F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 0 2Texas IP H R ER BB SOR Detwiler (L, 0-3) 5.1 5 2 2 2 5A Bass 1.2 0 0 0 0 0S Tolleson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1N Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Time: 2:43. Att: 23,714.
Twins 3, Tigers 2Detroit Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h biGose CF 4 0 1 1 Santana SS 4 0 3 1Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 Hunter RF 4 0 0 0Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0 Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 Plouffe 3B 4 0 1 0Martinez RF 4 1 1 0 Nunez DH 3 1 1 0Cespedes LF 3 0 1 1 Escobar 2B 4 1 1 1Avila C 1 1 0 0 Arcia LF 3 1 2 0Castellanos 3B 3 0 0 0 Robinson LF 1 0 0 0Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 Suzuki C 2 0 2 1Totals 30 2 3 2 Schafer CF 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 10 3
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SB: DET Gose (4, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Suzuki, K); MIN Escobar, E (1, 2nd base off Alburquerque/Avila). 2B: DET Marti-nez, J (6, Pelfrey), Cespedes (7, Pelfrey); MIN Escobar, E (2, Sanchez, An). HR: None. GIDP: DET Iglesias. S: MIN Suzuki, K. Team Lob: DET 3; MIN 7. DP: MIN (Escobar, E-Santana, D-Mauer). E: MIN Santana, D (6, fielding).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SOA Sanchez (L, 1-3) 7.0 9 3 3 0 6B Hardy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0A Alburquerque 0.2 1 0 0 1 0Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOM Pelfrey (W, 2-0) 7.0 3 2 1 2 7C Fien 1.0 0 0 0 0 0G Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Time: 2:40. Att: 18,169.
Cardinals 11, Phillies 5Philadelphia St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h biRevere LF 4 1 2 0 Jay CF-LF 5 0 2 2Herrera CF 4 1 1 2 Carpenter 3B 4 2 2 1Utley 2B 5 0 1 2 Holliday LF 5 2 3 1Francoeur RF 2 0 0 0 Bourjos PR-CF 0 1 0 0McGowan P 0 0 0 0 Adams 1B 4 1 3 2Ruf PH 1 0 0 0 Peralta SS 4 0 0 1Diekman P 0 0 0 0 Kozma SS 0 0 0 0Blanco PH 1 0 1 1 Heyward RF 2 2 1 0De Fratus P 0 0 0 0 Molina C 3 1 1 2Gomez P 0 0 0 0 Wong 2B 5 1 2 0Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 Wacha P 2 1 1 2Asche 3B 4 0 1 0 Choate P 0 0 0 0Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 Stanley PH 1 0 0 0Galvis SS 4 2 3 0 Harris P 0 0 0 0Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 Villanueva P 0 0 0 0Sizemore RF 2 1 0 0 Totals 35 11 15 11Totals 34 5 9 5
Philadelphia 002 020 100 5 St. Louis 223 020 02x 11
SB: STL Bourjos (4, 2nd base off De Fra-tus/Ruiz). 2B: PHI Herrera (6, Wacha), Blanco (2, Choate); STL Holliday (2, Gonzalez, S), Adams, M (2, Gonzalez, S), Carpenter, M (12, Diekman). 3B: STL Carpenter, M (1, Gonzalez, S). HR: None. GIDP: STL Peralta. S: PHI Herrera; Gonzalez, S. Team Lob: PHI 7; STL 9. DP: PHI (Utley-Galvis-Howard). E: PHI Sizemore, G (1, fielding), Galvis (3, fielding); STL Carpenter, M (3, throw).
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOS Gonzalez (L, 0-1) 2.2 10 7 7 2 0D McGowan 1.1 1 0 0 0 2J Diekman 2.0 2 2 2 3 2J De Fratus 1.2 1 2 0 1 0J Gomez 0.1 1 0 0 0 0St. Louis IP H R ER BB SOM Wacha (W, 4-0) 5.2 6 4 4 2 4R Choate 1.1 2 1 0 0 2M Harris 1.0 1 0 0 0 0C Villanueva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1HBP: Howard (by Wacha).
Time: 2:58. Att: 40,143.
Cubs 6, Pirates 2Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs ab r h bi ab r h biHarrison 3B 3 0 0 0 Fowler CF 4 0 3 2Liz P 0 0 0 0 Rizzo 1B 4 1 0 0Polanco PH 1 0 0 0 Soler RF 3 1 0 0Hughes P 0 0 0 0 Bryant 3B 4 0 1 1Mercer SS 4 0 0 0 Castro SS 5 2 3 1McCutchen CF 4 1 1 0 Lake LF 5 1 2 1Hart 1B 4 0 1 0 Castillo C 3 0 1 0Marte LF 4 1 2 2 Wood P 3 0 0 0Walker 2B 3 0 0 0 Coghlan PH 1 0 1 0Cervelli C 3 0 0 0 Rosscup P 0 0 0 0Rodriguez RF 3 0 1 0 Motte P 0 0 0 0Locke P 1 0 0 0 Russell 2B 3 1 1 1Bastardo P 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 6 12 6Kang PH-3B 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 200 000 2 Chicago Cubs 031 200 00x 6
SB: CHC Fowler (6, 3rd base off Locke/Cervelli), Rizzo (6, 2nd base off Locke/Cervelli), Bryant (2, 3rd base off Bastardo/Cervelli), Castro, S (2, 2nd base off Bastardo/Cervelli), Coghlan (2, 2nd base off Liz/Cervelli). 2B: PIT Hart (1, Wood, T); CHC Russell, A (3, Locke), Lake (1, Locke). HR: PIT Marte, S (6, 4th inning off Wood, T, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: PIT 3; CHC 12. E: PIT Hart (2, throw), Harrison, J (4, throw); CHC Castro, S (3, fielding). PICKOFFS: PIT Locke (Fowler at 1st base).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SOJ Locke (L, 2-1) 3.2 8 6 5 3 5A Bastardo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0R Liz 3.0 2 0 0 3 2W Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SOT Wood (W, 2-1) 7.0 5 2 2 0 9Z Rosscup 1.0 0 0 0 0 1J Motte 1.0 0 0 0 0 1HBP: Fowler (by Liz).
Time: 2:51. Att: 29,915.
Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAN. England 14 8 4 2 2 10 7DC United 14 7 4 1 2 8 6NY Red Bulls 12 6 3 0 3 10 5Columbus 11 7 3 2 2 12 6Chicago 9 6 3 3 0 6 7Orlando 8 8 2 4 2 6 10Toronto 6 6 2 4 0 10 11NY City FC 6 8 1 4 3 5 7Philadelphia 6 9 1 5 3 10 17Montreal 2 4 0 2 2 2 6
Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAVancouver 16 9 5 3 1 11 9Dallas 14 8 4 2 2 11 11Seattle 13 7 4 2 1 10 5Los Angeles 12 8 3 2 3 9 8Houston 10 8 2 2 4 10 8Sporting KC 10 8 2 2 4 11 12San Jose 9 7 3 4 0 7 9Portland 9 8 2 3 3 7 8Salt Lake 9 7 2 2 3 6 9Colorado 7 7 1 2 4 6 6
American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Yankees 13 8 .619 - W3Boston 11 10 .524 2.0 L1Tampa Bay 11 10 .524 2.0 L2Toronto 10 11 .476 3.0 W1Baltimore 9 10 .474 3.0 W2Central W L PCT GB StrkKansas City 14 6 .700 - W2Detroit 14 7 .667 0.5 L1Chicago Sox 8 9 .471 4.5 W2Minnesota 9 11 .450 5.0 W1Cleveland 6 13 .316 7.5 L4West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 13 7 .650 - W5LA Angels 9 11 .450 4 L2Seattle 9 11 .450 4 W2Oakland 9 12 .429 4.5 W1Texas 7 13 .350 6 L2
National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Mets 15 6 .714 - L1Atlanta 10 10 .500 4.5 L1Miami 9 12 .429 6.0 W1Philadelphia 8 13 .381 7.0 L1Washington 8 13 .381 7.0 W1Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 13 6 .684 - W1Chicago Cubs 12 7 .632 1.0 W4Pittsburgh 11 10 .524 3.0 L2Cincinnati 10 10 .500 3.5 W2Milwaukee 4 17 .190 10.0 L2West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 13 7 .650 - W2Colorado 11 9 .550 1.0 L1San Diego 11 11 .500 3.0 L2Arizona 9 11 .450 4.0 W1San Francisco 8 13 .392 4.5 L2
Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 5Colorado Arizona ab r h bi ab r h biBlackmon CF 5 2 3 2 Pollock CF 4 2 1 0Dickerson LF 4 0 1 0 Owings SS-2B 5 1 1 0Tulowitzki SS 5 0 1 1 G’schmidt 1B 5 2 3 3Morneau 1B 5 1 3 1 Trumbo RF 4 3 4 4Arenado 3B 5 0 1 0 Ahmed SS 1 0 0 0Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 Peralta LF 4 2 2 2Hundley C 3 1 1 0 Tomas 3B 3 0 2 1LeMahieu 2B 4 0 1 1 Ziegler P 0 0 0 0Kendrick P 2 1 1 0 Reed P 0 0 0 0Bergman P 1 0 0 0 Hill 2B-3B 4 1 1 1Ynoa PH 1 0 0 0 Gosewisch C 4 0 0 0Rondon P 0 0 0 0 Bradley P 0 0 0 0Totals 39 5 13 5 Chafin P 1 0 0 0 Dorn PH 0 0 0 0 Hudson P 0 0 0 0 Pen’gton PH 1 0 0 0 Perez P 0 0 0 0 Inciarte RF 1 1 1 1 Totals 37 12 15 12
Colorado 010 201 001 5 Arizona 300 230 13x 12
HR: ARI Peralta, D (3, 4th inning off Kendrick, K, 1 on, 0 out), Trumbo (2, 5th inning off Kendrick, K, 1 on, 1 out).
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Toronto Blue Jay Ryan Goins throws to first base in the seventh inning of a baseball game on Tuesday in Boston. [AP PHOTO]
Jays crack 17 hits, beat Red Sox 11-8JIMMY GOLEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Jose Bautista had an RBI in Toron-to’s five-run third inning, another in a three-run fourth and then added a homer to help the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 11-8 on Tuesday night and snap a four-game losing streak.
Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a homer, and Kevin Pillar also had three of Toron-to’s 17 hits. Marco Estrada (1-0) pitched three innings of hitless relief for the win. Brett Cecil pitched the ninth for his first save.
The Red Sox took a 4-0 lead against Drew Hutchison in the second. But Clay Buchholz (1-3) gave the lead right back, allowing five in the top of the third. Buchholz got just eight outs while allowing five runs — four earned — on six hits and a walk while striking out four.
Hutchison lasted four innings and gave up six runs. The Blue Jays led 10-6 when Aaron Loup struck out Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia to start the eighth. But David Ortiz doubled, and Hanley Ramirez hit his 200th career homer to make it 10-8, then Pablo Sandoval singled — his fourth hit of the game. Liam Hendriks got Allen Craig on a first-pitch one-hopper back to the mound to end the inning. Donaldson added a solo homer in the ninth to make it 11-8.UP NEXT
The teams complete their three-game series on Wednesday. RHP R.A. Dickey (0-2) will face RHP Rick Porcello (1-2).TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: The team placed SS Jose Reyes on the 15-day disabled list late Monday night with a left rib fracture.
Red Sox: OF Shane Victorino (strained right hamstring) might spend more time on the dis-abled list rather than return when eligible on May 8. Manager John Farrell said the new turf in Toronto is said to be hard on players’ legs. OF Rusney Castillo is scheduled to return to Triple-A Pawtucket from a stint in the minor leagues.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Generally your communication excels, but when others remain nonresponsive, you can get very upset. What you choose to do is likely to shake up the status quo, but it might not draw the response you desire. Tempers suddenly could flare up. Tonight: You need to relax a little.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)A caring gesture will warm up emotional waters. You can be direct as long as you are non-judgmental and exhibit depth and caring. A friendship will allow you to spread your wings and understand others bet-ter. Let your fun side emerge. Tonight: Enjoy every moment.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Listen to a loved one before you make a decision. Someone might be whispering gossip in your ear rather than facts. Go directly to the source. Remain on top of what you need to do. Express your feelings in a way in which they can be heard. Tonight: Respond to a friend.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You could be past the point of no return. Your ability to have a discussion despite someone’s
manipulation and some excess anger might surprise even you. You tend to understand this person better than he or she understands him- or herself. Tonight: Say little for now.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Much is happening behind the scenes. The less you say, the more information you will get. Someone who cares a lot about you might not be able to express it. Be kind to this per-son, as you don’t get friends like this very often. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Someone you need to answer to or who can cause commo-tion in your life could be quite enthralled with what you are doing. This person might be unwilling to share his or her thoughts. Pressure builds around a decision to break past barriers. Tonight: The world is your oyster.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might not realize how important you are to someone. As a result, you could feel left out. Make a call to a loved one and have a long-overdue discus-sion. Be aware that communica-
tion is off right now. Proceed with care. Tonight: Be more forthright.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your understanding of others easily could pay off. A friend will seem calculating and cool, but he or she could be quite emotional. You’ll see through this person’s defenses, but you might choose to not let him or her know. Tonight: Buy a token of affection for a loved one.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could feel as if a boss or an associate tends to be overbearing. You might want to run away. Perhaps a discussion at a later date would be appro-priate. A family member, who likely will have good intentions, could make the situation worse. Tonight: In charge.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Reach out to someone you care about. Your ability to make a difference will take you down a new path. You could see a situ-ation in a totally different light as a result. Be careful not to be too distracted. Tonight: Listen to an option that you have not yet thought of.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might feel as if a partner is too controlling about a financial matter. Be careful if you are unhappy, as you are likely to do whatever it takes to stop overthinking the issue. A family member encourages you to spend. Ask yourself why. Tonight: Follow someone else’s lead.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your emotional mood could evoke a strong reaction from someone who is often too much in his or her own head. Bypass this person and get to the root of the problem. You might not be able to clear the air immedi-ately, but you will soon. Tonight: Visit with a friend.
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Frusturations for Canadians in NepalTHE CANADIAN PRESS
Canadians in Nepal and rela-tives of missing Canadian tourists are expressing frustra-tion with Canada’s response to Saturday’s massive earth-quake, with some complaining they’re getting more support from American officials than their own.
Mark McDermott and Roel Teunissen were hoping to get on a military transport plane on Wednesday to return to Can-ada from the earthquake-rav-aged country.
But McDermott said Tuesday they’ve now been told the plane will only take evacuees to New Delhi, where they’ll have to find commercial flights home on their own.
That would leave them in a worse situation than they cur-rently have in the U.S. embassy in Kathmandu, where his group and many others have gathered while they await their scheduled flight on May 17, he said. In New Delhi, however, they’d likely have to camp out at the airport.
The Canadian Forces said Tuesday that a C-17 transport plane carrying some personnel and supplies is scheduled to land in Kathmandu on Wednes-day local time. It would also be able to fly up to 100 passengers to New Delhi once it is ready to leave. A second C-17 has left Canada carrying more equip-ment and people and is expect-
ed to be in Nepal on Thursday.McDermott said neither he
nor Teunissen will go to New Delhi, and they haven’t heard of any other evacuation efforts. He added there’s been a dearth of information from Canadian officials.
Teunissen said once they were able to contact the Can-adian consulate after the quake, the honorary Canad-ian consul told them it was a very big emergency and they weren’t equipped to handle it at the consulate. He said the honorary consul, a Nepalese man, told them to seek help elsewhere.
However, the honorary con-sul’s assistant in Kathmandu told The Canadian Press by telephone early Tuesday that he “doubted the consul would have said that.”
“That’s not our policy; we don’t ask people to just go away,” added the assistant, who said he was not authorized to comment and did not want his name used.
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson was asked directly Monday about reports of Can-adians being turned away from the consulate when they sought assistance.
He would only reply that he has instructed the honorary consul there “to work with these individuals on a 24-hour basis to get them the help that they need.”
Canadian officials have now
arrived in Kathmandu and are helping with emergency travel documents and other assist-ance, Foreign Affairs said Tues-day. They have established a service point at the Phora Dur-bar American Club in central Kathmandu.
Other Canadian diplomats are standing by in New Delhi to help evacuated Canadians.
In the meantime, an email from Foreign Affairs to Canad-ians in Nepal said they should “consider leaving using avail-able commercial means.” It said Canadian officials “are working on plans to assist Can-adians who are unable to leave via commercial means and require evacuation using DND flights.”
After leaving the Canadian consulate, McDermott said they called the U.S. Embassy, which arranged a drive over, a place to sleep, food and the abil-ity to communicate with family and friends. They’ve been told they can stay until their flight mid-May.
Kandy Barker said her nephew, Fraser, was also initially turned away by Canad-ian officials in Kathmandu as
he sought news of his parents, who haven’t been heard from since the earthquake struck. But he is scheduled to meet with officials today, she said.
Bruce and Kathy Macmillan, of St. Albert, Alta., were trek-king in the Langdang region and were supposed to meet up with their two adult sons in Kathmandu on Monday, she said.
Talking to officials in Ottawa hasn’t proven any more help-ful, Barker said. Her sister called a government hotline for people whose relatives are still unaccounted for and got a “standardized, formatted” mes-sage, she said.
“The government told her, ‘Go to social media and put the name out on Facebook and Twitter,’” Barker said. “OK, we’ve done that, but we need more from the government.”
Michelle Dack of Victoria said Monday that her dealings with Foreign Affairs have been “disappointing” as she tried to get word of her sister, who was trekking in Nepal.
Dack said she and her mother did receive a very brief phone call from Tamara McLeod later Monday from Briddhim in the Langtang region, about 50 kilo-metres north of Kathmandu.
“She was bawling her eyes out, saying she can’t get out — she’s trapped,” Dack said in a telephone interview early Tuesday.
But Dack couldn’t say if that
meant her 24-year-old sister was trapped physically or if a road is blocked, nor could she say if her sister was injured or had any food or water. The Dacks have had “difficulty being able to get clear answers” from Foreign Affairs, she said, and argued that Canada should be sending rescue workers to Nepal.
“I think they need to be in Langtang and also in Anna-purna doing search and res-cue. I know that there’s many Canadians for sure that are in Langtang.”
Dack said her sister is in Nepal to provide yoga work-shops starting May 1 and had left Kathmandu on April 13 to take part in a trek.
“I won’t sleep until I know that my sister is on a helicop-ter,” she said.
Sarah Brandt of Ottawa said she’s been having no luck get-ting word about her brother, Saijaya Raj, who was trekking in the Langtang area when the quake hit.
Raj is Malaysian and Brandt said she’s been unable to con-tact the Malaysian embassy other officials in Nepal and hopes more media can get into the quake area to tell those outside of Nepal what is happening.
“The most important part is to find my brother and what-ever source that can help me to do that I will be very happy to receive help from,” she said.
Canadian Forces say C-17 transport plane carrying personnel and supplies scheduled to land Wednesday
“I won’t sleep until I know that my sister is on a helicopter.”
Michelle Dack, Victoria resident
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Blue Fish expands to second locationKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
When Cheryl Iwanowsky opened Blue Fish Gal-lery in July 2013, the
idea was to offer a space for local artists to display their work and to offer the community some-thing different. It was also a chance for the potter to have a permanent pottery studio from which she could work and dem-onstrate her skills to customer.
Proven by the rate of growth the unique gallery has experi-enced, Iwanowsky is succeeding in her goal.
As an accomplished artist, Iwa-nowsky has been creative since she can remember.
“I have always had my hands in plaster, pottery, collage and paints,” she said.
After years of pottery, which she started about 30 years ago, she gravitated to painting.
“Clay seemed like a natural,” she said. “I always liked being tactile, and always ended up with my fingers in the paint.”
Iwanowsky was able to expand her skills and gain a further appreciation of art in high school. That is when she decided she wanted to pursue a career in the field and was encouraged to do so by teachers.
“When my art teacher said it was something I could do for a living, that was empowering and exciting,” she said.
To start, though, Iwanowsky made her living working in banks in Alberta, where she spent most of her adult life.
“Even after working all day at the bank, I would come home and work in clay,” she said.
In 1997, she made the move to Prince George, where she set up a studio and became known as “The Clay Lady” and started teaching.
Now, in Port Alberni, Iwanow-sky said the pottery side has won over the finance industry.
“I have had an amazing year and a half,” she said. “When I told people in Prince George that I was moving to Vancouver Island, more than one said to me that anywhere is great except Port Alberni. So I was curious and drove over “the hump” to see what was so bad about it and fell in love with the community.”
From there, she purchased a home, as well as the blue house, which she renovated and transformed into the Blue Fish Gallery.
“I have been making lifelong friends doing what I love,” she said. “I have a lot of support and
because of that I have been able to open up a second location.”
The gallery, which is chock-a-block full of gift items, paintings, jewellery and fair trade items, has now expanded to the Visitor Centre where there are smaller items to attract both tourists and locals.
“I am hoping that brings people from the entrance of town through to the uptown area,” she added.
With the addition of a new staff member, the two will be featur-ing community and collabora-tive art projects in the coming months. Contributions to such things as rug hooks, mosaics, paintings and pottery will be made by the public at both locations.
“When people come to the Vis-itor Centre, I want them to see Port Alberni as a vibrant, alive community and be a part of the collaborative art project,” she said.
Iwanowsky also admires and supports the work of other art-ists, that is why her shelves are full of items from Vancouver Island and across the province.
Each month she features a different artist and promotes a different medium. For May, Iwa-nowsky is excited to bring in the
works of Cassandra Dolen, an oil painter from Merritt.
“Her work is gorgeous and I am lucky to have her,” Iwanowsky said. “I couldn’t say no because she is amazing. Her paintings really have to be seen to appreci-ate them.”
Iwanosky believes her success in town is in part due to meet-ing like-minded individuals and attracting similar people by shar-ing her passion.
Blue Fish Gallery is one place
that is worth a visit more than once since there are new items arriving all the time. Now that there are two places to check out, both sides of town are covered. The gallery is located at 2907 Second Avenue and cannot be missed with its bright colours and wacky driftwood fish out-side. The chalkboard outside is open for artistic drawings and positive messages.
Cheryl Iwanowsky works on a piece of pottery at the gallery. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Chamber ConnectionsSubmitted by Bill Collette
Last Friday the Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Ceremony to great hoopla! It was a fantastic event to be a part of and I personally thank all nominees, the 39 finalists, the winners of course but equally important I thank all who were involved; our committee, our staff, the folks at the Italian Centre, our many sponsors, our MC, the supporting cast of people who did the decorations etc. and of course our title Sponsor – Drinkwaters Social House. But, since Friday is gone we now move on with our Chamber agenda. Several matters are key for us right now including: Our Support of a Tax Shift for the Provincial Government which will be tabled by AVCOC at the BC Chamber AGM in Prince George on May 25th. Key points for us are to look for Province Wide Chamber Support that in turn will dictate that the BC Chamber reach out to the Provincial Government with an eye toward changing how Tax Policy currently looks. As example; we look at MSP which is ever increasing yet those dollars are not typically factored in when the Government broadcasts its overall tax rate to the public. We’d like to see that changed so that we’re on a level playing field and ideally so that British Columbians are treated the same as the rest of the Country with respect to Medical Services. The policy draft is significant and so far we have the support of two other Chambers that will speak on our behalf at the AGM. We also have our own AGM coming just prior to that event and it will be held at Chances Rim Rock. Our AGM will feature guest Speaker the Honourable
John Duncan MP Vancouver Island North and current federal candidate for the Conservative Party. We will also present some updates to our own Constitution for our Members to vote on. We hope to see many of our Members present at that event. Wednesday, May 20th 5:30pm. We’ll be complete by 8:00pm. And finally I will be presenting a summary of my recent trip to the Oil Sands in Northern Alberta to the local Rotary Clubs and our Membership between mid-May and late-June. The Chamber of Commerce appreciates the support of its many members and the public in general as we work toward a collective approach to improving the foundation for our Business Community. Oh, and don’t forget about the Sunset Market, a joint venture between ourselves and Hupacasath First Nation. We’ll be at the Victoria Quay area every Wednesday this summer starting in late June. Promises to be our biggest summer yet.
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