ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Improvements to Port Alberni’s trail system through the Rogers Creek ravine will continue this summer with a $70,000 injection announced by the province last week. Port Alberni is on the list of Vancouver Island communities to benefit from a Bike BC grant, funding set to allow one kilo- metre of additional three-metre- wide paths through the ravine that bisects the city. Other muni- cipalities to benefit from the biking grants include Langford, Saanich, Victoria and the Cow- ichan Valley Regional District, which, along with the province’s capital, is set to receive $440,000. The Active Transportation Plan, a consultant’s study com- missioned by the city last year, indicates that cycling could use some encouragement in Port Alberni, as only one per cent of residents regularly bicycle to work. The Bike BC grant intends to improve the commun- ity’s options for pedal-powered transportation. “Cycling contributes to increased physical activity and helps reduce greenhouse gases,” stated the B.C. Ministry of Transportation on Thursday in its grant announcement. “This year’s projects cover a wide range of work, including bike lanes, multi-use trails and improvements to roads and high- ways to allow better shared use for cyclists.” In Port Alberni the funding will go towards new trails that add to paths that are already being built this summer behind the Fall Fair grounds in the Rogers Creek ravine. This is a project the city is sharing with West Coast Aquatic to build a walk- ing bridge across the creek and multi-use trails for pedestrians and cyclists on either side. “We’ll be able to extend it east from where it currently ends through to the SPCA,” said city manager Ken Watson. “At the lower creek level down in the ravine it will go west towards 10th Avenue and include another bridge crossing additional to the one that we’ve already placed.” Watson added that the provin- cial grant came through at the perfect time, allowing current work on the trail system to con- tinue through the summer. “The project is under con- struction now, we’ll just keep on constructing,” he said. “It will be done this year, we’ll continue the project on.” The province’s Ministry of Transportation received eight applications from Vancouver Island municipalities for the Bike BC grants. Six were approved for funding, including two bridges in Victoria. [email protected]250-723-8171 ext. 226 Attention New Subscribers Sign up for a new 1 year subscription and receive a $25.00 Gift Card from Save-On Foods. AV Times 4918 Napier Street 250-723-8171 Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Monday, July 27, 2015 Mouldy Argyle building a health concern Alberni Region, Page 3 23C 12C Variably cloudy Weather 2 What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 Scoreboard 6 Comics 7 Classifieds 8 Nation & World 9 Alberni Album 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 142 $1.25 newsstand (tax incl.) Inside today CRIME Murder victim in Panama grew up in Alberni MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A Port Alberni father is in shock after his son was mur- dered in Panama a week ago. Joe Potrebenko, 53, was shot and killed in a home invasion on July 18 on his property in Panama, between the town of Boquete and the city of David. Potrebenko grew up in Port Alberni and graduated from Alberni District Secondary School. He moved to Panama about 10 years ago, said his fath- er, Mike. “It’s extreme shock to me,” he said. Police in the Central Amer- ican country are on the lookout for three armed men who shot Potrebenko as they entered his yurt-style home on the night of July 18. His wife and mother-in- law were forced to the floor as the culprits searched the house for money and guns. “Joe had no guns at all,” said Mike. “He didn’t believe in them.” Mike said he asked his son if it was safe to live in Panama. “He convinced me there was no problem. He definitely felt safe.” The robbers stole Joe’s pickup truck, which was later found by police. Joe Potrebenko shot and killed in home invasion ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES While the region’s represent- ative in the provincial legisla- ture is calling a new LNG bill a “betrayal” of B.C.’s resources, those behind a project proposed for the Alberni Inlet observe the act as an encouraging sign. Last week Victoria passed the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act after calling a special summer session of the legislature to debate the bill on July 13. The act allows the province to enter into an agreement with Pacific North- west LNG for the building of a facility near Prince Rupert. The US$36-billion project is being developed by a group of international investors led by Petronas, a state-owned Malay- sian company. “Liquefied natural gas repre- sents an extraordinary oppor- tunity for people throughout the province,” said Premier Christy Clark in a media release after the act was passed. “This legis- lation sets the stage for building a clean, competitive new indus- try that gives British Colum- bians a fair share of the benefits – thousands of jobs, new con- nections for small and medium businesses and revenue to bene- fit B.C. for years to come.” Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser, who is a member of the province’s NDP official oppos- ition, voted against the bill. He supports LNG if the industry is developed in a sustainable way, but believes the deal recently passed through the legislature gives too many tax advantages to the Malaysian company while bringing few royalties to the province. These returns are esti- mated to amount to $8.6 billion by 2030 when the terms of the LNG act expire, stated the prov- incial government. “We got taken for a ride because we had such a bad bar- gaining position right from the very beginning,” said Fraser, adding that provincial oppor- tunities could be lost to foreign procurement with the current arrangement in place with Pacific NorthWest LNG. “There is no requirement for local hir- ing, not one British Columbian job.” Job creation is a major reason the Huu-ay-aht First Nations have pursued a large LNG pro- ject proposed to be built on their land in Sarita Bay, approximate- ly 70 kilometres southwest of Port Alberni. Through a partnership with Steelhead LNG the proposed development is expected to cost $30 billion, creating 400 perma- nent jobs over its 25 years of operation. Huu-ay-aht Coun. John Jack does not believe the Prince Rupert facility would be in com- petition with the Sarita Bay pro- ject, as the plants would attract different international invest- ors. But last week’s bill does set a precedent that the provincial government is committed to developing LNG projects, said Jack. “I see this as the province still backing the idea that Canadian natural gas is still competitive on the globe,” he said. “The fact that they held a special session to move this ahead is more about the needs of the project to move ahead on time to stay com- petitive in the global industry.” “It’s a very good indication to any LNG proponent that the BC government is doing what it said it would,” added Steelhead CEO Nigel Kuzemko. Currently the Sarita Bay project is in the middle of feasibility studies, including looking into how the plant and its massive ships would affect the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound. Kuzemko said the development is obligated under government regulations to explore different forms of cooling systems to determine a sustainable means of condens- ing natural gas into a liquefied form. “At the moment we’re gath- ering scientific information required for the environmental assessment process when we start that in the future,” said Kuzemko. [email protected]250-723-8171 ext. 226 RESOURCES LNG bill divides local opinions New bill a ‘betrayal’ of BC’s resources, says MLA, others see benefi t MUNICIPALITY WATSON A Liberian LNG tanker Arrives at a port in Yokohama, Japan. There is currently no liquefied natural gas export from B.C.’s shores, but the provincial government is pushing to change this by fostering the development of projects. Among the list ot proposed plants is a large facility that would be built near the mouth of the Alberni Inlet. [KOJI SASAHARA, AP FILE] » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown. Rogers Creek trails get provincial funding » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.
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ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Improvements to Port Alberni’s trail system through the Rogers Creek ravine will continue this summer with a $70,000 injection announced by the province last week.
Port Alberni is on the list of Vancouver Island communities to benefit from a Bike BC grant, funding set to allow one kilo-metre of additional three-metre-wide paths through the ravine that bisects the city. Other muni-cipalities to benefit from the biking grants include Langford, Saanich, Victoria and the Cow-ichan Valley Regional District, which, along with the province’s capital, is set to receive $440,000.
The Active Transportation Plan, a consultant’s study com-missioned by the city last year, indicates that cycling could use some encouragement in Port Alberni, as only one per cent
of residents regularly bicycle to work. The Bike BC grant intends to improve the commun-ity’s options for pedal-powered transportation.
“Cycling contributes to increased physical activity and helps reduce greenhouse gases,” stated the B.C. Ministry of Transportation on Thursday in its grant announcement. “This year’s projects cover a wide range of work, including bike lanes, multi-use trails and improvements to roads and high-ways to allow better shared use for cyclists.”
In Port Alberni the funding will go towards new trails that add to paths that are already being built this summer behind the
Fall Fair grounds in the Rogers Creek ravine. This is a project the city is sharing with West Coast Aquatic to build a walk-ing bridge across the creek and multi-use trails for pedestrians and cyclists on either side.
“We’ll be able to extend it east from where it currently ends through to the SPCA,” said city manager Ken Watson. “At the lower creek level down in the ravine it will go west towards 10th Avenue and include another bridge crossing additional to the one that we’ve already placed.”
Watson added that the provin-cial grant came through at the perfect time, allowing current work on the trail system to con-tinue through the summer.
“The project is under con-struction now, we’ll just keep on constructing,” he said. “It will be done this year, we’ll continue the project on.”
The province’s Ministry of Transportation received eight applications from Vancouver Island municipalities for the Bike BC grants. Six were approved for funding, including two bridges in Victoria.
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CRIME
Murder victim in Panama grew up in Alberni
MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A Port Alberni father is in shock after his son was mur-dered in Panama a week ago.
Joe Potrebenko, 53, was shot and killed in a home invasion on July 18 on his property in Panama, between the town of Boquete and the city of David.
Potrebenko grew up in Port Alberni and graduated from Alberni District Secondary School. He moved to Panama about 10 years ago, said his fath-er, Mike.
“It’s extreme shock to me,” he said.
Police in the Central Amer-ican country are on the lookout for three armed men who shot Potrebenko as they entered his yurt-style home on the night of July 18. His wife and mother-in-law were forced to the floor as the culprits searched the house for money and guns.
“Joe had no guns at all,” said Mike. “He didn’t believe in them.”
Mike said he asked his son if it was safe to live in Panama.
“He convinced me there was no problem. He definitely felt safe.”
The robbers stole Joe’s pickup truck, which was later found by police.
Joe Potrebenko shot and killed in home invasion
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
While the region’s represent-ative in the provincial legisla-ture is calling a new LNG bill a “betrayal” of B.C.’s resources, those behind a project proposed for the Alberni Inlet observe the act as an encouraging sign.
Last week Victoria passed the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act after calling a special summer session of the legislature to debate the bill on July 13. The act allows the province to enter into an agreement with Pacific North-west LNG for the building of a facility near Prince Rupert. The US$36-billion project is being developed by a group of international investors led by Petronas, a state-owned Malay-sian company.
“Liquefied natural gas repre-sents an extraordinary oppor-tunity for people throughout the province,” said Premier Christy Clark in a media release after the act was passed. “This legis-lation sets the stage for building a clean, competitive new indus-try that gives British Colum-bians a fair share of the benefits – thousands of jobs, new con-nections for small and medium businesses and revenue to bene-fit B.C. for years to come.”
Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser, who is a member of the province’s NDP official oppos-ition, voted against the bill. He supports LNG if the industry is developed in a sustainable way, but believes the deal recently passed through the legislature gives too many tax advantages to the Malaysian company while bringing few royalties to the province. These returns are esti-mated to amount to $8.6 billion by 2030 when the terms of the LNG act expire, stated the prov-incial government.
“We got taken for a ride
because we had such a bad bar-gaining position right from the very beginning,” said Fraser, adding that provincial oppor-tunities could be lost to foreign procurement with the current arrangement in place with Pacific NorthWest LNG. “There is no requirement for local hir-ing, not one British Columbian job.”
Job creation is a major reason the Huu-ay-aht First Nations have pursued a large LNG pro-ject proposed to be built on their land in Sarita Bay, approximate-ly 70 kilometres southwest of Port Alberni.
Through a partnership with Steelhead LNG the proposed development is expected to cost $30 billion, creating 400 perma-nent jobs over its 25 years of operation.
Huu-ay-aht Coun. John Jack does not believe the Prince
Rupert facility would be in com-petition with the Sarita Bay pro-ject, as the plants would attract different international invest-ors. But last week’s bill does set a precedent that the provincial government is committed to developing LNG projects, said Jack.
“I see this as the province still backing the idea that Canadian natural gas is still competitive on the globe,” he said. “The fact that they held a special session to move this ahead is more about the needs of the project to move ahead on time to stay com-petitive in the global industry.”
“It’s a very good indication to any LNG proponent that the BC government is doing what it said it would,” added Steelhead CEO Nigel Kuzemko.
Currently the Sarita Bay project is in the middle of feasibility studies, including
looking into how the plant and its massive ships would affect the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound. Kuzemko said the development is obligated under government regulations to explore different forms of cooling systems to determine a sustainable means of condens-ing natural gas into a liquefied form.
“At the moment we’re gath-ering scientific information required for the environmental assessment process when we start that in the future,” said Kuzemko.
LNG bill divides local opinionsNew bill a ‘betrayal’ of BC’s resources, says MLA, others see benefi t
MUNICIPALITY
WATSON
A Liberian LNG tanker Arrives at a port in Yokohama, Japan. There is currently no liquefied natural gas export from B.C.’s shores, but the provincial government is pushing to change this by fostering the development of projects. Among the list ot proposed plants is a large facility that would be built near the mouth of the Alberni Inlet. [KOJI SASAHARA, AP FILE]
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ArtsLounge Music with Mohr Masala,
alternate Mondays to City Council Meetings from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Sports & recreationThe 4H Boots n’ Bridles Horse Club
meets the first and second Satur-day of the month at 11 a.m. at 6199 Smith Rd. No horse required. Info: 250-723-8392.
Drop-in circuit training. Stay fit and have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721.
Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Ath-letic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).
After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fri-days, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Lawn bowling drop-in for families every Friday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Age 12+ for fun games, refreshments and goodies. 250-731-6375 or [email protected]
Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.
Special interestCome and join us for Laughter Yoga
at West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548.
Mondays at Maquinna School Gym - drop-in gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m.
French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2 at Alberni Elementary School.
EventsFarmers’ Market is now open every
Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Cherry Creek School.
Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Har-bour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Can-adian Legion Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to bene-
fit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.
al program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Support and helpPort Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care
Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.
Meals on Wheels, program needs volun-teer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.
Pregnant? Concerned? For caring counsel call 1-877-88WOMAN.
Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.
First Open Heart Society of Port Alber-ni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.
Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
AddictionsAl-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups,
for family and friends of problem drinkers, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. (3028 Second Ave.) study group. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
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Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.
What’s comingOur Town events run by Port Alberni
Parks, Recreation and Heritage this summer: “Mardi Gras” on Aug. 4, 6–8 p.m. at Gyro Rec Park; Aug. 18 Luau Party 6–8 p.m. at the Harbour Quay. Info: Barbi Jackson / Lisa Krause, 250-723-2181.
Summer Picnic Dinner, July 31 at 5:30
p.m. at the Bread of Life. Tickets at Bread of Life and Cornerstones Thrift Store, 3130 3rd Ave.
Maritime Discovery Centre Service Boat Day children’s event at Centen-nial Pier, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.
Centennial Belles fashion show, Aug. 9 from 2-4 p.m. at Rollin Art Centre. Proceeds to benefit Rollin Art Centre programs.
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Maritime Discovery Fishing Derby for children, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.
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Wings for Angel dinner, entertain-ment, silent auction for Hugginz Foundation, Aug. 29. Tickets at the Best Western Barclay or call 250-735-7595.
Five Acre Clean-UpJessica Cooper, left and Coral Goddard were part of a clean-up work bee on Saturday to get the Beaver Creek property ready for the upcoming Five Acre Shaker music festival. The event runs the weekend of August 14-16 and is a fundraiser for the Zattzoo Project. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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The mould from a vacant build-ing in Port Alberni’s Uptown has become so severe the matter is going to city council tonight for a decision on how to deal with the structure.
It’s hard to ignore the smell while passing 4924 Argyle St., a property with extensive black mold inside and a stucco finish falling from its exterior walls.
This is what Cindy McAnerin has found over the last year, lead-ing her to close the windows of the next-door business where she works. McAnerin and 13 other employees signed a petition for city council asking that action be taken to attend to the problem. The business has asked not to be identified.
“We have serious health and safety concerns regarding expos-ure to mould on a regular basis,” stated the letter received by the city last week. “Being summer and warm temperatures outside we have to have windows open. This unfortunately comes with the strong smell of mould com-ing into our office.”
McAnerin said that 4924 Argyle has been completely vacant since a TV repair business moved out approximately three months ago. Years before other units in the building were occupied by a scuba diving equipment store, a party supply shop and a gym.
The property has been inves-tigated by the city under the Building Standards Bylaw, regu-lations that were introduced in early 2014 to crack down on Port
Alberni’s prevalence of derelict properties. The bylaw brings a $1,000 annual fee for buildings under investigation as well as monthly inspections to assess structural hazards and the risk of infestation, but any efforts to contact the property owner have been unsuccessful. Sources have told the Times the owner is Irene Wenngatz of Nanaimo, who has owned several properties in the Alberni Valley.
“The building is not in a con-dition that meets that standard, so we’re trying to get the owner to work with us on that,” said city planner Scott Smith. “The property owner hasn’t been cooperative thus far. We’re hav-ing trouble getting a hold of them.”
McAnerin fears this lack of communication could further delay the city’s ability to amend the problem.
“They did explain to me that the process for doing anything about it could take a long time if the owner is not responding,” she said.
The necessary measures for 4924 Argyle are yet to be deter-mined, but in September 2013 public safety concerns over mul-tiple fires at a vacant property
led to the forced demolition of the old Tidebrook Hotel. Under B.C.’s Community Charter muni-cipalities have the legal right to tear down a building if it has become a public concern. In the case of the Tidebrook Hotel this resulted in a $20,000 demolition bill sent to the Gertrude Street property’s owner.
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Mouldy building a health concern
Concerns about the state of 4924 Argyle St. are coming to city council tonight. The building is being investigated under the city’s Building Standards Bylaw, but so far the out-of-town owner has failed to cooperate. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
“We have serious health and safety concerns regarding exposure to mould on a regular basis.”Cindy McAnerin, business owner
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Petition for province to put Mars back in actionKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Rob Frolic believes the provin-cial government is burning up resources. He wants to send offi-cials a message about the Martin Mars bombers by way of petition.
Frolic has lived on Sproat Lake with a view of Dog Mountain for about 33 years. From the first puff of smoke that hit the air from the mountain’s recent wild-fire, Frolic followed its progress intently. He was in his boat daily photographing the growing fire, as well as the firefighting efforts.
He captured ground crews pro-tecting the cabins and helicopters dumping buckets of water. One thing he did not see was the Mar-tin Mars water bomber in action.
Like most Alberni Valley residents, that was what his attention was on.
Soon after, a petition was started by local resident, Kathi Donovan, to urge the provincial government to deploy the Mars bomber for the Dog Mountain and other active forest fires in B.C. With more than 20,000 signa-tures, the government responded.
However, many people were not satisfied with the one-month contract issued by the province, which allows the bomber to be used when requested, while at the same time, continue its train-ing with Chinese pilots at Sproat Lake.
Although it was given the go-ahead on July 8, the Hawaii Mars was only used once so far on a fire in Nelson on July 18. Since then, work has continued with the training of Chinese pilots to use similar aircrafts in China.
“I felt like I needed to do some-thing to try to get pressure on the government to use [the water bombers],” Frolic said. “The pres-sure through [Donovan’s] peti-tion got them to open the door but it was more of something to quiet us.”
Frolic feels like the pilot train-ing duty is the government’s excuse to leave the aircraft on standby, rather than sending it to nearby fires.
“That made me mad and made the people who fought to get the contract in the first place upset,” Frolic said. “It was sad to see houses and properties burn when we have the resources here not being used.”
Frolic used that frustration
to create a petition urging the provincial government to put its contract to use the way it was intended. He said the Hawaii Mars should be tackling critical
emergency response while it is needed.
“With the contract, they can be doing the pilot training, but there are fires and they are needed
elsewhere, so why are they not being used?” he questioned. “The government says they are being contracted elsewhere and they are spinning it to make [the Coul-son Group] look negative.”
Frolic’s vested interest in the cause comes only with having a passion for the iconic bombers and the desire to save the prov-ince’s natural resources.
A fact sheet presented by the BC government on July 10 stated the Martin Mars can scoop water from only about 113 bodies of water in the province due to its size. It also reports the standby cost per day is $15,000 and per hour of flight time is $6,000 per hour. Fuel cost, paid by the prov-ince, is approximately $5,000 per hour, according to the figures.
“When the fact sheets state the inability of the Mars, it makes me shake my head,” Frolic said.
“When you look at the grand scheme of things, the cost of the fires and insurance is a drop in the bucket. If it can put out the fires, we are not shelling out that extra money. It just seems like a loss and a waste of resources.”
His concern also lies with the hot summer the province is experiencing.
“I think the Mars will be essen-tial for what is still ahead of us,” he said.
Frolic’s petition can be found on change.org by searching Get the Martin Mars fighting BC’s wildfires.
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Rob Frolic hopes to get enough community support on his petition to show the provincial government that residents are not happy with the bomber’s current duties. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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Slapping cedar over city hall will ‘deface’ building
Re: ‘City hall’s heritage must be respected’ letter, July 23, Page 4
In any city in North America it’s easy to find examples of well-designed buildings grown old. There’s the awkward stage where they look dirty, sad, unkempt and in need of improvement.
Sadly, there is often someone around ready to do just this. Armed with whatever is current-ly in vogue and considered “taste-ful,” they touch up the work of the architect and render it unrecognizable as to style, era or aesthetic. Sixty-five years is just enough time for an architectural style to look dated, without its being old enough to be appreci-ated for the art form that it is.
“The firm of Wade, Stockdill, and Armour is recognized as one of the most influential in the development of modern archi-tecture in B.C.,” says the Saanich Municipal Hall entry on Canada’s Historic Places website. The Dex-ter Stockdill designed municipal building is designated a herit-age building on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. It’s a striking old concrete building
that shows the influence of other European architecture of the era.
That we have a Dexter Stockdill designed building in our com-munity that we are champing at the bit to deface is a sad place for us to be as a city.
It’s not too late to stop and rethink this wrong path. In another 65 years, our descendents will be ripping the stuff off, any-way. By then, enough time will have passed to know the value of what’s under there. If the plan to slap cedar over the blue goes ahead, we will only be glad it isn’t vinyl siding.
Jeanne MorrowPort Alberni
More public engagement needed for airport project
Re: ‘Public infor session planned for airport project,’ July 15, Page 3
My husband and I were very happy to read your article on the “alternate approval process “as there has been no publicity on what [and how] the ACRD is planning.
Not one person that I have spoken to has [an] idea that this
“process” is under way. Most are on holidays with their families, many do not get the newspaper (except the free one) and whether they may or may not be in favour of $7.5 million dollar project — no one realizes that unless 10 per cent physically go into the regional board office and signs a form saying you do not want them to give themselves the right to borrow up to $6 million and stick whatever the amount is onto the taxes of the Alberni Val-ley for a period of up to 30 years!
After Aug. 5 [the ACRD] will be free to do what they want and there will be no referendum. They do not want a referendum and we believe that is why they are trying to sneak this in July — they want this to happen — work is already underway and we (the taxpayers) will be on the hook for a lot of money if the grants do not come through.
The city does not have money to upgrade it’s roads and sewers — we have to update Echo Centre very soon (millions more dollars). We are closing schools and trying to get money to keep the water up to VIHA standards.
Where is all this money going to come from? Why do we always have to pay for things based on how much your house is worth? People who own investment prop-
erties will have to pay on each property but only get one vote.
Taxes on some homes in Port Alberni are already over $5,000 a year.
Everyone I have spoken to says they would like to have some choices on which projects are most important to them especial-ly here in Port Alberni where we only have so much to spend and are already struggling to just survive.
We believe the only reason the ACRD is doing this is because they do not want a referendum and we think they are not being above board. We also wish there could be more light shed on this before it is too late! We were looking in the paper for a follow up article (after the meeting)? We did not see anything about it. If more light could be shed on this subject before it’s too late it would be great.
I am 100 per cent sure that the public is not in favour of giving the ACRD a blank cheque for up to $6 million without knowing a lot more details as well as a refer-endum – if only they knew about it and most don’t. When they are told what’s happening they are in disbelief. Time is almost up.
Heather and Ken WilsonPort Alberni
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Child care an issue in federal electionSurprise. Child care is
going to be an issue in the fast-approaching federal
election campaign. Last year, Thomas Mulcair
announced an NDP govern-ment would partner with provinces to create a million daycare spaces across the coun-try and would cap the cost at $15 daily.
It’s an audacious plan, anath-ema to conservatives big C and small.
But it’s resonating with Can-adian families facing patch-work availability and costs typ-ically above $1,000 per month per child.
The NDP’s big play caused both the Conservatives and the Liberals to increase their
focus on parents and children, and now all three parties have so-called plans. Which is best?
The Conservatives recently announced Universal Child Care Benefit, which will see parents get either $60 or $160 per child monthly, depending on age.
This is a modern version of the family allowance program.
The UCCB is not progressive. It goes to all parents. If you’re
a store clerk you get it. If you’re CEO of a hospital,
you get it. How much will it help? As details emerge, it looks like not much.
The UCCB is taxable, so an Ontario parent receiving an additional $720 in monthly income will pay about $225 back
in taxes. Now consider that the Con-
servatives eliminated the existing child tax credit of $2,255 when they introduced the UCCB. Check with your tax person for your specifics. But many experts say the UCCB will result in only about $160 in new income over a year — a whopping $13.18 a month.
The chief benefit of the NDP plan is that it actually is a strategy.
In Quebec, a similar effort allowed 70,000 women to work who couldn’t afford to previous-ly. That’s why, Mulcair argues, this is an economic plan as well as a child care plan.
More affordable care, more parents working, more income
and spending, more taxes to the treasury. The biggest hole in the NDP plan? Cost.
Quebec is struggling with its system and may have to index the cost based house-hold income. Mulcair says the federal plan would start out costing about $290 million but that would escalate to $5 billion eight years in. Can Ottawa real-ly afford it?
The Liberal plan would cost an incremental $2 billion.
The Canada Child Benefit would not be taxable but it would be scaled so wealthy fam-ilies would receive less while low income parents would receive more. That makes this plan the most progressive.
Affluent Canadian families
can afford child care. Govern-ments should be helping fam-ilies who struggle.
The NDP plan is new social policy, like medicare was in its day. The Liberal proposal is most progressive as it helps those who need it most, but neither it or the Conservative family allowance program address the lack of quality affordable care.
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turnovers, with Shea’s fumble recovery and an interception by second-year defensive back Bryce Wallace.
Erdman thought that was the difference in the game — his team didn’t give up the ball once.
“I thought that was very, very, big,” he said.
There was an obvious improve-ment on the Raiders part from the 2014 season to Saturday’s win.
In 2014, the Raiders gave up an average of 56 points per game in three outings against the Rams before holding them to just two scores Saturday.
Bowles, a veteran on defence, said he wasn’t completely happy with his team’s performance on his side of the ball.
“I don’t want any touchdowns
against,” he said. “I want a goose-egg every time.
“There were a couple mental mistakes that cost us two touch-downs. So if we cut out those mental mistakes, it’s going to change a whole lot.”
Defensive back Josh Paisley led the Raiders in tackles — six solo along with two assisted tackles, while safety Adam McDonald had four tackles.
Erdman thought the Raiders’ fitness level was also a key fac-tor in the win, especially in the fourth quarter.
“I truly believe that,” he said.“We work them hard, and they
kept going. “Maybe I’m a little biased, but
I thought we looked like the stronger team toward the end, I really did.
“That’s the money time right there, and I thought we played really well then.”
Next up: WestshoreThe level of competition for
the Raiders changes now, as they hit the road to take on the Wests-hore Rebels on Saturday.
The Rebels, also under a first-year head coach, lost 78-7 in Kelowna on Saturday to the Okanagan Sun.
The Raiders return to Nanaimo on Aug. 8 to take on the Sun, a team that beat them four times in 2014.
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Slo-pitch champsJims Clothes Closet are the 2015 Port Alberni Men’s Slo Pitch League Champions. They defeated the Boston Pizza Blacksox on July 17. Chad Plouffe from Jims Clothes Closet won the 2015 League MVP Award, Ryan Udonis won the 2015 League Batting Title, and Shane Benjamin was named Rookie of the Year. [SUBMITTED PHOTOS]
Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Liam O’Brien manages to get off a throw before being hit by the Langley Rams Saturday at Caledonia Park. [AARON HINKS, DAILY NEWS]
Raiders drop Rams 22-14 in home opener
SCOTT McKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Liam O’Brien threw for a touchdown, ran for another and led a fourth-quarter come-back that saw his team pick up their first win under rookie head coach Jerome Erdman in their first game of the 2015 B.C. Foot-ball Conference season.
And it came on Saturday at Caledonia Park with the defending champion Langley Rams in town. The Raiders won 22-14 to move to 1-0 on the season.
“We beat a very good football team, and I don’t know if many people thought we would,” Erd-man said.
“But (our players) did, and that’s the important part.”
Down 14-12 after the third quarter, Raiders linebacker Dexter Shea recovered a Rams fumble at midfield and took it down to the Langley nine-yard line before O’Brien put it in the endzone on second and goal on a naked bootleg to give his team a five-point lead.
A Matias Bueno field goal then gave the Raiders an eight-point lead, and the Rams never came close to scoring again as the defence stood tall.
“I think we still have a lot of work to do, but overall we did pretty well,” said Raiders defen-sive end Quinton Bowles.
“For a young team, where a lot of the young guys don’t know what junior football’s all about, they stepped up and it was awe-some to see.”
O’Brien, whose other touch-down came in the first quarter
on a 23-yard pass to Dustin Rodriguez, finished with 18 completions for 208 yards on 32 attempts with no turnovers.
“I thought he managed the game very well, made a couple great throws and led a couple great drives,” Erdman said of his All-Canadian quarterback. “With him, the pressure doesn’t seem to flap him too much, which is exactly what you’re looking for.”
Rodriguez was the Raiders’ top receiver with 89 yards off six receptions.
V.I. runningback Nathan Berg took virtually all his team’s car-ries in the running game, finish-ing with 90 yards on 11 attempts out of the backfield.
“We had a couple of big first downs when we were back in our own end,” Erdman said of his team’s offence, this year run by co-ordinator Todd Hansen.
“They did what they had to do. We put enough points on the board that we won, so I’m very happy.”
Other than two break-downs that led to touchdowns, the defence was solid under Erd-man, who runs the unit.
They forced a two-and-out their first time on the field and also forced two fourth-quarter
First game victory for rookie coach Jerome Erdman to start the season
PAN AMERICAN GAMES
“We beat a very good football team, and I don’t know if many people thought we would.”Jerome Erdman, Vancouver Island Raiders coach
Canada fi nishes with 217 medals at Pan Am gamesLORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – From Day 1 of the Pan American Games, Curt Harnett says he knew Canadian athletes “were in it to win it.”
By the final day, Canada’s chef de mission and his team of 717-strong were basking in the most success-ful Pan Am performance in Canadian history.
“One podium performance quickly followed another, en route to our Top 2 place in the medals table,” Harnett said Sunday at the Can-adian team’s closing news conference. “Like a parent, I could not be more proud, with each and every ath-lete on Team Canada. You delivered.”
Canada set an ambitious goal of finishing second in the medal standings, and
brought the team to do it. From swimmer Ryan Coch-rane, to decathlete Damian Warner, to kayaker Adam van Koeverden, Canada fielded not only its largest ever team, but arguably strongest, for Toronto. It was a who’s who of athletes who will shine on sport’s biggest stage at next summer’s Rio Olympics.
Canada’s women’s kayak team of Michelle Russell, Emilie Fournel, KC Fras-er and Hannah Vaughan kicked off the record run with gold in the K-4 500 on the morning of Day 1, in the first event of the Games.
And by the time the women’s baseball team capped Canada’s run to the podium with a silver medal, the host nation had amassed 217 medals, 78 gold, 69 silver, and 70 bronze.
The mighty Americans will take home 265 – 103 gold, 81 silver and 81 bronze. Brazil finished a distant third with 141 medals.
Not everyone brought their top athletes to Toronto. The Americans fielded squads of mainly B-team athletes. Jamaica was missing its best sprinters, like superstar Usain Bolt.
Canada, meanwhile, topped its previous best of 197 medals when Winnipeg hosted the Games in 1999. Canada passed that mark with two days to go.
Along the way, Canadian stars were born, such as Kia Nurse, the 19-year-old who led Canada’s women’s basketball team to its first ever gold medal.
Nurse was chosen to carry Canada’s flag in to the clos-ing ceremonies.
English Premier LeagueFA Community ShieldSunday, Aug 2Chelsea vs. Arsenal, 7 a.m.
Saturday, Aug 8Man United v Tottenham, 4:45 a.m.Bournemouth v Aston Villa, 7 a.m.Everton v Watford, 7 a.m.Leicester v Sunderland, 7 a.m.Norwich v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m.Chelsea v Swansea, 9 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 9Arsenal v West Ham, 5:30 a.m.Newcastle v Southampton, 5:30 a.m.Stoke v Liverpool, 8 a.m.
FOOTBALLCFL
West W L T Pts PF PAEdmonton 3 1 0 6 112 58Calgary 3 2 0 6 112 126BC Lions 2 2 0 4 102 113Winnipeg 2 3 0 4 109 169Saskatchewan 0 5 0 0 143 162
East W L T Pts PF PAToronto 3 1 0 6 118 103Ottawa 3 2 0 6 105 127Hamilton 2 2 0 4 119 88Montreal 2 2 0 4 87 69
First QuarterSaskatchewan FG Paul McCallum 29, 7:17Hamilton TD Jasper Collins 42 pass form Zach Collaros (Justin Medlock convert) 8:58Second QuarterHam FG Medlock 43, 0:44Sask FG McCallum 41, 5:40Ham Single Medlock 39, 9:49Ham FG Medlock 22, 13:40Sask TD Rob Bagg 19 pass from Kevin Glenn. (2pt conversion pass Bagg from Glenn) 14:47
Third QuarterSask TD Brett Smith 1 run (McCallum convert) 3:59Ham FG Medlock 49, 7:24Fourth QuarterHam FG Medlock 25, 0:59Ham TD Jeff Mathews 1 run (2pt Bakari Grant pass from Collaros) 8:15Ham FG Medlock 39, 13:19
First QuarterEdmonton Single Grant Shaw punt 46, 9:39Winnipeg FG Lirim Hajrullahu 11, 13:37Second QuarterEdm FG Shaw 35, 4:56
Third QuarterEdm TD Jordan Lynch 3 run (Shaw convert) 8:12Edm TD Adarius Bowman 25 pass from James Franklin (Shaw conver) 12:49Fourth QuarterEdm TD Kenny Stafford 15 pass from Franklin (Shaw convert) 6:17Edm TD Bowman 12 pass from Franklin (Shaw convert) 10:10
Individual StatisticsPASSING—Wpg: B Brohm 9-19, 71 yards, 0 TD, 2 Int; D Willy 7-17, 81 yards, 0 TD, 0 IntEdm: M Nichols 17-25, 196 yards, 0 TD, 0 Int; J Franklin 5-8, 83 yards, 3 TD, 0 Int
RUSHING—Wpg: C Marshall 7-55; D Willy 2-20; P Cotton 6-17; B Brohm 2-8Edm: S Bell 12-95; J Lynch 3-7; J Franklin 1-3; M Nichols 1-1; K Stafford 1-(-2); K Lawrence 2-(-3)
RECEIVING—Wpg: J Feoli-Gudino 4-29; C Denmark 4-15; D Adams 3-32; R Kohlert 2-41; N Moore 1-19; P Cotton 1-10; C Marshall 1-6Edm: K Stafford 6-79; W Miles 5-47; A Bowman 3-43; S Bell 2-33; N Coehoorn 2-12; C McCarty 1-26; K Lawrence 1-22; C Watson 1-11; D Bailey 1-6
Punt returns—Wpg: T Stoudermire 5-16, 3.2 averageEdm: K Lawrence 9-137, 15.2 average
Kick returns—Wpg: T Stoudermire 5-99; J Feoli-Gudino 1-16Edm: K Lawrence 2-37
Attendance: 27,895
B.C. Football Conference W L Pts PF PAVan Island 1 0 2 22 14Kamloops 0 0 0 0 0Westshore 0 0 0 0 0Valley 0 0 0 0 0Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0Langley 0 1 0 14 22
Week 1Saturday, July 25Vancouver Island Raiders 22, Langley Rams 14Westshore Rebels at Okanagan Sun, 7 p.m.Kamloops Broncos at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m.
Week 2Saturday, Aug. 1Okanagan Sun at Valley Huskers, 7 p.m.Vancouver Island Raiders at Westshore Rebels, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 2Langley Rams at Kamloops Broncos, 7 p.m.
Week 3Saturday, Aug. 8Okanagan Sun at Vancouver Island Raiders, 4 p.m.Valley Huskers at Langley Rams, 7 p.m.Westshore Rebels at Kamloops Broncos, 7 p.m.
BASEBALLMLB - Results and standings
Yesterday’s resultsBaltimore 5, Tampa Bay 2Chicago Sox 2, Cleveland 1NY Mets 3, LA Dodgers 2 (10 innings)Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1Kansas City 5, Houston 1NY Yankees 7, Minnesota 2Atlanta 3, St. Louis 2Philadelphia 11, Chicago Cubs 5LA Angels 13, Texas 7San Francisco 4, Oakland 3Colorado 17, Cincinnati 7San Diego 3, Miami 2Arizona 3, Milwaukee 0Seattle 6, Toronto 5 (10 innings)Boston 11, Detroit 1
Saturday’s resultsDetroit 5, Boston 1San Francisco 2, Oakland 1Philadelphia 5, Chicago Cubs 0Toronto 8, Seattle 6Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 1Washington 9, Pittsburgh 3Chicago Sox 10, Cleveland 3Kansas City 2, Houston 1NY Mets 15, LA Dodgers 2NY Yankees 8, Minnesota 5St. Louis 1, Atlanta 0Cincinnati 5, Colorado 2Arizona 2, Milwaukee 0San Diego 3, Miami 1Texas 7, LA Angels 6
Today’s schedule with probable pitchersAtlanta at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Wood (7-6) vs. Gausman (1-2)Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Volquez (9-5) vs. Anderson (2-1)Chi. White Sox at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Danks (5-8) vs. Kelly (2-6)Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Sanchez (10-7) vs. Karns (5-5)N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Nova (2-3) vs. Harrison (1-1)Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. De La Rosa (6-4) vs. Hendricks (4-5)Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Iglesias (1-2) vs. Lynn (7-5)Arizona at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Ray (3-5) vs. Montgomery (4-4)Milwaukee at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Lohse (5-11) vs. Heston (10-5)
Tuesday, July 28 (Early games)Atlanta at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Teheran (6-5) vs. Jimenez (7-5)Philadelphia at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Morgan (1-2) vs. Doubront (1-0)Washington at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Zimmermann (8-5) vs. Fernandez (3-0)
GOLFRBC Canadian Open July 23-26, Glen Abbey Golf Course, Oakville, Ont. Par 72, 7,253 yards. Purse: $5,800,000.
* denotes Canadian golfers
Final leaderboard - full resultsGolfer Par R1 R2 R3R41 Jason Day -17 68 66 69 682 Bubba Watson -16 68 67 68 693 *David Hearn won $394,400 Brantford, Ont. -15 69 64 68 724 Jim Furyk -14 68 69 68 69T5 Tom Hoge -13 70 70 69 66T5 Stewart Cink -13 68 73 68 66T7 *Adam Hadwin won $174,725 Abbotsford, B.C. -12 74 67 67 68T7 Austin Cook -12 68 70 69 69T7 Matt Kuchar -12 69 69 69 69T7 Charley Hoffman -12 71 66 69 70T11 Rory Sabbatini -11 72 69 69 67T11 Daniel Summerhays -11 73 69 68 67T11 James Hahn -11 71 68 69 69T11 Erik Compton -11 66 69 71 71T11 Ricky Barnes -11 68 70 68 71T11 Chad Campbell -11 67 63 75 72T11 Michael Putnam -11 71 65 68 73T18 Cameron Percy -10 72 67 69 70T18 Pat Perez -10 69 69 69 71T18 Johnson Wagner -10 67 66 72 73T18 Brooks Koepka -10 68 68 68 74T22 Tony Finau -9 71 70 73 65T22 Andres Gonzales -9 70 67 74 68T22 Brian Stuard -9 69 72 70 68T22 Jim Herman -9 67 75 69 68T22 Tim Wilkinson -9 72 70 69 68T22 Mark Wilson -9 70 68 72 69T22 Sam Saunders -9 70 69 71 69T22 Scott Langley -9 69 71 69 70T22 Jonas Blixt -9 69 69 69 72T22 Ollie Schniederjans -9 71 69 66 73T22 Emiliano Grillo -9 64 72 69 74T22 Camilo Villegas -9 69 69 67 74T34 *Adam Svensson -8 69 73 67 71T34 William McGirt -8 67 69 75 69T34 Justin Leonard -8 72 66 73 69T34 Andres Romero -8 68 73 70 69T34 Nick Watney -8 73 66 70 71T34 Tyrone van Aswegen -8 66 75 68 71T34 Brian Harman -8 65 67 76 72T41 Ryan Palmer -7 71 71 72 67T41 Chez Reavie -7 69 67 76 69T41 J.J. Spaun -7 67 72 73 69T41 Alex Cejka -7 72 70 70 69T41 Vaughn Taylor -7 65 71 74 71T41 J.J. Henry -7 72 67 71 71T41 Chad Collins -7 70 70 69 72T48 Scott Verplank -6 72 70 72 68T48 Colt Knost -6 68 69 75 70T48 Ben Crane -6 73 67 70 72T48 Jeff Overton -6 72 68 69 73T48 Jhonattan Vegas -6 71 70 68 73T48 Derek Fathauer -6 72 70 67 73T48 Roberto Castro -6 69 72 67 74T48 Alex Prugh -6 67 70 69 76T56 *Nick Taylor -5 70 72 71 70T56 D.A. Points -5 69 72 71 71T58 Steve Wheatcroft -4 66 72 75 71T58 Andrew Svoboda -4 72 70 69 73T58 Eric Axley -4 67 68 75 74T58 Scott Pinckney -4 68 68 73 75T58 Brian Davis -4 69 73 67 75T63 Angel Cabrera -3 73 69 72 71T63 Andrew Putnam -3 69 71 73 72T63 Carlos Ortiz -3 71 69 72 73T63 Steve Stricker -3 69 72 71 73T63 Martin Flores -3 68 74 70 73T63 Tim Clark -3 72 67 72 74T63 Hunter Mahan -3 68 72 70 75T70 Tom Gillis -2 73 68 73 72T70 Zac Blair -2 69 70 71 76T72 Chesson Hadley -1 67 74 73 73T72 Hudson Swafford -1 71 68 69 79T74 Luke Donald E 72 70 72 74T74 Heath Slocum E 68 74 70 76T76 Retief Goosen +1 69 71 74 75T76 K.J. Choi +1 69 72 73 75T76 Brendon de Jonge +1 71 66 76 76
Canada (MacKenzie Tour)No tournament last week. This week:ATB Financial Classic, July 30-Aug. 2Links of Glen Eagles, Calgary. Par: 72, 7,019 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Brock Mackenzie
LPGAMeijer LPGA Classic, July 23-26Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan. Par 72, 6,859 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Mirim Lee
Final leaderboardGolfer Par R1 R2 R3R41 Lexi Thompson -18 69 64 68 65T2 Gerina Piller -17 69 65 69 64T2 Lizette Salas -17 64 69 64 70T4 So Yeon Ryu -15 70 68 65 66T4 Kris Tamulis -15 66 68 67 686 Brittany Lang -14 69 69 66 667 Brittany Lincicome -12 70 68 65 69T8 Amy Anderson -11 68 70 69 66T8 Alison Lee -11 67 66 70 70T8 Xiyu Lin -11 71 70 66 66T8 Hee Young Park -11 70 69 65 69T12 Q Baek -10 66 68 70 70T12 Jaye Marie Green -10 65 69 73 67T12 Ilhee Lee -10 66 71 70 6715 Juli Inkster -9 69 71 70 65T16 Julieta Granada -8 71 68 68 69T16 Wei-Ling Hsu -8 65 69 71 71T16 Cristie Kerr -8 73 65 70 68T16 Caroline Masson -8 69 69 65 73T16 Sarah Jane Smith -8 68 70 71 67Canadian resultT27 Alena Sharp -6 68 70 72 68
Champions TourThe Senior Open Championship, July 23-26Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire, England. Par 70, 6,627 yards. Purse: $2,100,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer
Final leaderboardGolfer Par R1 R2 R3R41 Marco Dawson -16 65 67 68 642 Bernhard Langer -15 65 68 68 643 Colin Montgomerie -13 67 67 66 674 Miguel A Jimenez -11 65 69 68 67T5 Woody Austin -8 69 67 70 66T5 Fred Couples -8 68 66 69 69T7 Jeff Maggert -7 71 67 66 69T7 Philip Walton -7 71 67 65 70T9 Peter Fowler -6 69 65 68 72T9 Jeff Sluman -6 65 69 70 70T9 Esteban Toledo -6 73 68 68 65T12 Bart Bryant -5 65 70 70 70T12 Barry Lane -5 68 70 68 69T12 Peter Senior -5 69 67 70 69T15 Brian Henninger -4 66 73 67 70T15 Duffy Waldorf -4 69 68 69 70T15 Tom Watson -4 67 72 66 71T15 Lian-Wei Zhang -4 65 71 72 68Canadian resultsT22 Stephen Ames -2 69 67 69 73T67 Rod Spittle +7 69 73 73 72
Web.com TourNo tournaments this week.Utah Championship, July 30-Aug. 2Golf Club at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. Par 72, 7,714 yards. Purse: $650,000.
European TourOmega European Masters, July 23-26Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans Montana, Switzerland. Par 70, 6,848 yards. Purse: €2,300,000.
AUTO RACINGNASCARThe Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard). 160 laps, 2.5 miles per lap.
Top finishers(Car no. in parentheses)1 (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.575 mph.2 (22) Joey Logano, Ford3 (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet4 (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet5 (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota6 (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota7 (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota8 (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet9 (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet10 (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
Formula OneHungarian Grand PrixHungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary.Track length 4.381 km (2.722 miles), 16 turns
Top finishers1 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:46:09.985, 106.140 mph2 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull, 1:46:25.7333 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 1:46:35.0694 Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Toro Rosso, 1:46:54.2365 Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren, 1:46:59.0646 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 1:47:02.0107 Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 1:47:08.563
SOCCERGold CupChampionship final, at PhiladelphiaJamaica 1, Mexico 3
MLS
Yesterday’s resultsOrlando 3, NY City FC 5Philadelphia 2, DC United 3San Jose 1, Vancouver 3
Saturday’s resultsToronto 3, Columbus 3Montreal 1, Seattle 0N. England 2, Chicago 2Houston 3, Los Angeles 0Dallas 4, Portland 1
Wednesday, July 29MLS All-Stars vs. Tottenham
Pacific Coast Soccer League
Challenge Cup semifinalsSaturday’s resultsVancouver United 1, Khalsa SC 4Mid Isle Mariners 1, Victoria 2
Singles - FinalBernard Tomic (2), Australia, def. Adrian Mannarino (3), France, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
Doubles - FinalEdouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Radek Stepanek (96), Czech Republic, def. Mate Pavic, Croatia, and Michael Venus (3), New Zealand, 7-5, 6-3.
Singles - FinalBenoit Paire, France, def. Tommy Robredo (2), Spain, 7-6 (7), 6-3.
Doubles - FinalJeremy Chardy, France, and Lukasz Kubot (2), Poland, def. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah (1), Colombia, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-8.
BCPBL Provincial ChampionshipFriday, July 31-Monday, Aug. 3Royal Athletic Park, Victoria
Schedule to be announced
West Coast League
Yesterday’s resultsWalla Walla at Victoria, postponed, rainKitsap 5, Cowlitz 0Corvallis 11, Klamath 7Yakima Valley 3, Wenatchee 1Bend at Kelowna, postponed, rainBellingham 9, Medford 4
Saturday’s resultsKitsap at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.Bellingham at Medford, 6:35 p.m.Corvallis at Klamath, 6:35 p.m.Walla Walla at Victoria, DH, 4 p.m.Bend at Kelowna, postponed, rainYakima Valley 3, Wenatchee 1
Today’s scheduleBellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m.Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, July 28Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.Cowlitz at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.Walla Walla at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.Bellingham at Bend, 6:35 p.m.Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.Medford at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday at Safeco Field
Blue Jays 8, Mariners 6Toronto Seattle ab r h bi ab r h biReyes SS 5 0 1 1 Jackson CF 5 1 1 0Donaldson 3B 3 1 1 1 Seager 3B 4 1 2 0Bautista RF 5 1 1 0 Cruz DH 4 1 2 0Enc’acion DH 3 0 0 0 Cano 2B 4 2 1 3Colabello 1B 4 1 1 2 Smith LF 2 0 1 1Martin C 3 2 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 0 1Valencia LF 3 1 1 1 Taylor SS 4 0 1 0Carrera PH-LF 2 1 1 2 Sucre C 4 1 1 1Pillar CF 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 6 9 6Travis 2B 3 1 2 1 Totals 33 8 8 8
Toronto 030 001 022 8 Seattle 111 300 000 6
SB: SEA Morrison (6, 2nd base off Hutchison/Martin, R). 2B: TOR Donald-son (25, Nuno), Travis (18, Wilhelmsen), Reyes (17, Wilhelmsen), Bautista (18, Smith, Ca). GIDP: TOR Martin, R. HR: TOR Carrera (2, 8th inning off Rodney, 1 on, 0 out); SEA Sucre (1, 2nd inning off Hutchison, 0 on, 1 out), Cano (10, 4th inning off Hutchison, 2 on, 2 out). Team Lob: TOR 8; SEA 8. DP: SEA 2 (Smith, S-Cano, Beimel-Cano-Morrison). E: TOR Travis (6, fielding); SEA Smith, S (1, throw).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SOA Hutchison 4.0 7 6 5 2 4L Hendriks 2.0 0 0 0 0 2B Cecil 1.0 1 0 0 0 1A Sanchez (W, 6-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 1 1Seattle IP H R ER BB SOJ Happ 1.2 1 3 3 4 1T Wilhelmsen 2.2 2 1 1 0 2F Rodney 1.0 1 2 2 1 0C Smith (L, 1-3) 0.0 2 2 2 2 0J Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1HBP: Pillar (by Happ).
Time: 3:29. Att: 45,027.
Yesterday’s game (10 innings)
Mariners 6, Blue Jays 5Toronto Seattle ab r h bi ab r h biReyes SS 3 0 1 0 Jackson CF 5 1 2 2Donaldson 3B 4 1 1 2 Seager 3B 4 1 2 0Bautista RF 5 0 0 0 Cruz RF 5 1 2 3Enc’acion DH 3 0 1 0 Cano DH 5 0 1 0Smoak 1B 4 1 1 0 Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0Colabello 1B 1 0 0 0 Miller SS 4 1 2 0Martin C 4 1 1 0 Zunino C 4 1 3 0Carrera LF 3 2 2 2 Totals 31 5 12 5Pillar CF 4 0 1 0 Goins 2B 3 0 0 0 Travis PH-2B 1 0 1 0 Totals 35 5 9 4
Toronto 130 000 100 0 5 Seattle 102 000 200 1 6
2B: TOR Martin, R (17, Walker, T). GIDP: TOR Smoak; SEA Seager, Jackson, A. HR: TOR Donaldson (24, 1st inning off Walker, T, 0 on, 1 out), Carrera (3, 7th inning off Rollins, D, 0 on, 0 out); SEA Jackson, A (5, 1st inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 0 out), Cruz, N (25, 7th inning off Schultz, 1 on, 1 out), Gutierrez, F (3, 10th inning off Loup, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TOR 6; SEA 7. DP: TOR 2 (Smoak-Reyes-Buehrle, Reyes-Goins-Smoak); SEA 2 (Zunino-Taylor, C, Trumbo-Miller, B-Trumbo). E: TOR Donaldson (13, fielding); SEA Taylor, C (4, fielding). PICKOFFS: TOR Buehrle (Seager at 1st base).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SOM Buehrle 5.2 10 3 3 1 3P Schultz 1.1 1 2 2 1 2A Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2D Tepera 1.0 1 0 0 0 0A Loup (L, 2-5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0Seattle IP H R ER BB SOT Walker 6.0 6 4 3 3 6D Rollins 1.0 1 1 1 1 0M Lowe 2.0 2 0 0 1 3J Beimel (W, 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Time: 3:05. Att: 35,159.
Mets 3, Dodgers 2 (10 inn)LA Dodgers NY Mets ab r h bi ab r h biPederson CF 5 0 0 0 Grand’son RF 5 1 2 0Kendrick 2B 5 0 0 0 Tejada SS 4 0 0 0Gonzalez 1B 3 1 1 0 Murphy 32B 3 1 1 0Turner 3B 4 0 1 1 Duda 1B 3 0 0 0Grandal C 4 0 1 1 Conforto LF 2 0 0 1Puig RF 4 0 0 0 Nieu’huis CF 3 1 1 0Ethier LF-RF 4 0 1 0 Plawecki C 4 0 1 0Rollins SS 2 0 0 0 deGrom P 2 0 0 1Greinke P 2 0 1 0 Flores PH 1 0 0 0Totals 33 1 5 2 Totals 27 3 5 2
LA Dodgers 000 000 002 0 2 NY Mets 001 001 000 1 3
SB: LAD Rollins (8); NYM Granderson (9). 2B: LAD Gonzalez, A (25, Familia), Turner, Ju (20, Familia); NYM Grander-son (18, Nicasio). GIDP: NYM Johnson, K. S: LAD Van Slyke; NYM Tejada. Team Lob: LAD 6; NYM 9. DP: LAD 2. E: LAD Pederson.
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SOD Greinke 7.0 4 2 2 3 3J Howell 1.1 0 0 0 1 2J Nicasio (L, 1-3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2K Jansen 0.0 1 0 0 0 0NY Mets IP H R ER BB SOJ deGrom 7.2 2 0 0 2 8J Familia 1.1 3 2 2 0 1J Mejia (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1HBP: Nieuwenhuis (by Greinke).
Time: 3:27. Att: 36,093.
Giants 4, Athletics 3Oakland San Francisco ab r h bi ab r h biBurns CF 4 0 0 0 Pagan CF 4 2 1 0Vogt C 4 0 0 0 Panik 2B 4 0 0 0Zobrist LF-2B 4 1 2 0 Duffy 3B 4 1 2 3Reddick RF 4 1 1 0 Posey C 4 1 4 0Davis 1B 3 1 2 0 Pence RF 3 0 0 0Lawrie 3B 4 0 2 1 Belt 1B 4 0 2 1Sogard 2B 1 0 0 0 Crawford SS 4 0 2 0Butler PH 1 0 1 1 Blanco LF 3 0 0 0Fuld PH 1 0 0 0 Hudson P 2 0 1 0Phegley PH 1 0 0 0 Maxwell LF 2 0 0 0Semien SS 4 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 12 4Canha LF 3 0 1 0 Totals 34 3 9 2
Oakland 010 200 000 3 San Francisco 310 000 00x 4
2B: OAK Reddick (14, Hudson, T), Davis, I (14, Hudson, T); SF Hudson, T (2, Otero), Posey (16, Scribner). GIDP: SF Pence 2. HR: SF Duffy, M (9, 1st inning off Grave-man, 1 on, 1 out). S: SF Lopez, J. Team Lob: OAK 5; SF 9. DP: OAK 2 (Lawrie-Zobrist-Davis, I, Pomeranz-Zobrist-Davis, I). E: OAK Lawrie (19, fielding); SF Crawford, B (10, throw).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SOK Graveman (L, 6-7) 1.1 7 4 4 2 2D Otero 1.2 2 0 0 0 1E Scribner 2.0 1 0 0 0 0T Pomeranz 2.0 1 0 0 0 1E O’Flaherty 1.0 1 0 0 0 0San Francisco IP H R ER BB SOT Hudson (W, 6-8) 5.0 7 3 3 0 1J Affeldt 0.1 1 0 0 0 0G Kontos 1.2 0 0 0 0 2J Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0S Casilla 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkWashington 52 45 .536 - L1NY Mets 51 48 .515 2.0 W2Atlanta 46 52 .469 6.5 W1Miami 41 58 .414 12.0 L3Philadelphia 37 63 .370 16.5 W4Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 63 35 .643 - L1Pittsburgh 57 41 .582 6.0 W1Chicago Cubs 51 46 .526 11.5 L3Cincinnati 43 53 .448 19.0 L1Milwaukee 43 56 .434 20.5 L2West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 56 44 .560 - L2San Francisco 54 44 .551 1.0 W5San Diego 47 52 .475 8.5 W3Arizona 46 51 .474 8.5 W2Colorado 42 54 .438 12.0 W1
East W L PCT GB StrkKelowna 27 14 .659 - 2WYakima Valley 22 20 .524 5.5 1WWalla Walla 20 21 .488 7 2LWenatchee 19 23 .452 8.5 1LSouth W L PCT GB StrkBend 30 11 .732 - 3LCorvallis 23 19 .548 7.5 2WMedford 19 23 .452 11.5 1LKlamath Falls 9 33 .214 21.5 2LWest W L PCT GB StrkBellingham 27 15 .643 - 1WVictoria 20 21 .488 6.5 2WKitsap 17 25 .405 10 3WCowlitz 17 25 .405 10 5L
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Seattle Mariner Franklin Gutierrez gets doused with a bucket of a sports drink by teammates after beating the Toronto Blue Jays in Seattle on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Blue Jays blow early lead, fall to MarinersJIM HOEHN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — A baserunning blunder that resulted in a triple play came back to haunt the Toronto Blue Jays, who let another opportunity slip away on the road.
Franklin Gutierrez homered with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays, who have not won consecutive road games since June 14.
“It’s disappointing,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of the 3-3 record on the West Coast road trip. “We’re not in a position to do this. Time’s not on our side. We’re chasing some pretty good teams. Frustrating, tough game.”
Gutierrez jumped on an 0-2 pitch from Aaron Loup (2-5) and drove it over the wall in left-centre for his third homer as the Mariners overcame a 5-3 deficit.
“I had two strikes at that moment and obvious-ly you have to try to put the ball in play. I was ready for anything,” said Gutierrez, who missed all of last season with an arthritic condition in his back. “He threw a fastball right there, put a good swing on it and it went out.”
Nelson Cruz brought the Mariners even at 5-5 in the seventh with his 25th home run, a two-run shot to left off Bo Schultz.
Joe Beimel (2-1), who struck out one in one relief inning, picked up the win for the Mariners.
With Toronto leading 4-3, the Mariners turned a triple play in the fourth inning. Ezequiel Carrera drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on Kevin Pillar’s single. Ryan Goings bounced out to first and Pillar was hung up between first and second, and Carrera was stuck between third and home. Both runners ended up at third base and each was tagged out by catcher Mike Zunino.
“There’s no excuses. I think we’ve all played this game long enough, we know what to do in that situation,” Pillar said. “We just didn’t execute.”
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Spending favours the ToriesThe federal Conservatives’ war chests outstrip rivals, a riding analysis has shownJOAN BRYDEN AND JORDAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The imminent federal election campaign will see more money splashed around than ever before in Canada and the deep-pocketed Conservatives can claim a decided advantage — an edge that increases exponentially if Prime Minister Stephen Harper opts for a longer campaign than usual, new number-crunching shows.
While much as been made of the ruling party’s fundraising prowess at the national level, the biggest impact of an extended campaign will be felt by candidates in local riding contests.
An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of financing at the grassroots level shows that Con-servative candidates’ riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dra-matically outpacing their political rivals in efforts to raise and stash away money.
A review of the most recent financial statements filed by riding associations to Elections Canada this month show candidates for the NDP, Liberals, Greens, Bloc Quebe-cois and other smaller parties sim-ply don’t have the money to com-pete on a level playing field with Conservative contenders, whose local war chests are overflowing.
Those 2014 financial reports in each of the country’s 338 constitu-encies shows that Conservative
electoral district associations end-ed the year with net assets totalling more than $19 million — more than the riding associations of the Lib-erals, New Democrats, Greens and Bloc combined.
Liberal riding associations reported a total of about $8 million in net assets, NDP associations more than $4.4 million, the Greens at almost $1.2 million and the Bloc at about $410,000.
Under the 2007 fixed-date-election legislation introduced by Harper’s government, Canadians will go to the polls on Oct. 19. While the legis-lation specifies that the campaign must be a minimum of 37 days, it does not specify a maximum length.
That’s important because the new Fair Elections Act provides that for every day beyond the typical five-week campaign, spending lim-its for national parties and their
candidates will increase by one-thirty-seventh, meaning extra days on the campaign trail would benefit parties with hefty bank accounts.
That means a party running a full slate of candidates is entitled to spend almost $25 million for a 37-day campaign, with every addi-tional day worth an extra $675,000 to each party’s national spending limit and an extra $2,700 for each candidate who is entitled to spend an average of about $100,000.
So, if Harper fires the official starting gun in mid-August, as widely speculated, that would boost each party’s spending cap by a whopping $19.6 million and each candidate’s limit by $78,300.
At the national level, the Liberals and NDP have upped their fund-raising game considerably since the last election but they’re still behind the Conservatives, raising $15 mil-lion and $9.5 million respectively compared to $20.1 million for the Tories, based on Elections Canada financial returns for last year.
Still, for their national campaigns, the New Democrats and Liberals can borrow money if necessary to spend the maximum, or close to it.
Smaller parties, like the Greens, will have more trouble keeping up and banks are less likely to help them.
At the riding level, however, very few opposition party associations have built up war chests that would help their candidates spend the
maximum for a 37-day campaign, much less for a longer one.
Conservative associations domin-ate the top 20 richest associations in the country, with Harper’s asso-ciation in Calgary Southwest on top with more than $444,000 in the bank.
Only two oppositions MPs makes the top-20 list: Liberal MP Mauril Belanger in Ottawa-Vanier, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in Saanich-Gulf Islands.
Conservative associations also had more money at the end of 2014 than even some of the best-known incumbent New Democrats and Liberals, including in Ottawa Cen-tre, where NDP Paul Dewar is run-ning again and has the richest NDP association according to the data; and in Toronto-St. Paul’s where incumbent Liberals Carolyn Ben-nett lagged behind her Conserva-tive counterpart by about $55,000.
Some of the riding-level 2014 financial returns are still trickling in to Elections Canada. Liberal Leader Juston Trudeau’s Papineau association still hasn’t filed, for instance.
Falling behind in the fundraising wars will be more problematic for candidates this year than in previ-ous elections.
At the local level, the government imposed new rules for loans that make it difficult for under-financed candidates to spend anywhere near as much as their flush competitors.
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Insurers may soon cover medical marijuanaALEXANDRA POSADZKI THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Canadians who have been prescribed medical marijuana could one day see their insurance company footing the bill, experts predict, following the introduction of new Health Canada rules that allow for the sale of cannabis oils.
Health Canada announced revamped medical marijuana regu-lations earlier this month after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that users of the drug should be permitted to consume it in other
forms, such as oils and edibles, rather than having to smoke dried buds.
“You’re going to see insurance companies slowly start to creep into the sector,” says Khurram Malik, an analyst at Jacob Securities Inc., noting that the new regulations will allow medical marijuana pro-ducers to sell gel caps similar to those made from cod liver oil. That will allow for more precise dosing, Malik says.
“When you’re trying to smoke a plant you have no idea how much you’re consuming, so that makes
doctors a little nervous,” he said.Experts say the changes are a
major step towards legitimizing the drug in the eyes of doctors and insurers.
“When something doesn’t look different than other medicines, it becomes much easier for people to get comfortable with the idea that this is, in fact, a possible treatment option for patients,” says Bruce Lin-ton, the chief executive of Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Tweed Marijuana Inc.
However, medical marijuana pro-ducers still have one major hurdle
to overcome before insurers begin routinely funding the drug — can-nabis currently doesn’t have a drug identification number, known as a DIN.
“If it was issued a DIN by Health Canada, it’s quite likely that the insurance companies would cover it,” says Wendy Hope, a spokes-woman for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.
“To obtain a DIN, the new form of medical marijuana would need to go through the full Health Can-ada approval process like any new drug.”
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Dr. helps elderly with concerns about cataracts
Horned owl treated for wounds
Benefi ts of cross training; prevent injuries
Hospice work memories
Why Hospice work? For Gretchen Carlson, Executive Director of
the Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety, the seeds of her passion for working with a team providing service to those approaching the end of their life were sown in her early years.
In her 20s, she ran a bed and breakfast. When her beloved grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Gretchen felt a strong need to care for her… she had the space and the will to make her grand-mother’s final years comfort-able, vital and filled with love.
“My grandmother was my hero. She, and my equally beloved, gifted grandfather, had adopted my mother when she was seven. Career people with university degrees, my grand-mother’s being in chemistry, they were getting on in years when they realized that the best option for having children was adoption.
Visiting an adoption facility, they were introduced to my mother who would not leave their side once she met them... she adopted them! It was a match of divine design as they were able to raise my mother to fulfill her destiny of working in psychology, having eventu-ally acquired two university degrees.
My dad, also from troubled beginnings, rose above those challenges to obtain the PhD in forestry genetics that would eventually bring us to Canada from California, where I was raised. He and my mother, with the unwavering support from my maternal grandparents, gave my older sister and me an exciting, creative up-bringing.
My best memories of grow-ing up are of times spent at my grandparents’ retirement village. There, I got a sense of community and I learned how I could impact people’s lives, even as a child. My sister and I were given free rein to be little entre-preneurs with our lemonade stands, our theatrical shows and our roller-skating exhibitions.
My grandparents’ neighbours all came with coins, laughter and connection to soak up our youthful energy. I thrived on those connections.
Perhaps most memorable were the quiet times we spent in the homes of many of the residents in that little community. They would invite us in, truly listen to us and answer our questions. I was always drawn to their stor-ies… why they had the things they had in their homes, what their families were like, what they had accomplished in their lives… I bathed in their wisdom.
Indeed, I’m constantly drawn to the crinkly, wrinkly eyes that have seen so much life. I love the energy of youth but the energy that comes from older people seems so grounded… rooted, honest, authentic… they know who they are, where they have been and what it all means. I learn so much from them.
After the bed and breakfast, I went into nursing and rehabili-tation and, while that fulfilled that desire to serve people in making their lives better phys-ically, it is Hospice where I have found my home. With Hospice, it is all about connection… com-munity… family… the whole person’s well-being. It reaches into my soul and allows me to serve on a team that is dedi-cated to making life richer for those who are taking that walk into their next adventure.”
Gretchen’s key words for herself are “growth” and “bal-ance.” Currently undertaking a master’s degree in leadership, with a health specialization can only enrich her work with her Hospice team and allow her to grow in her new role. She cred-its the Hospice work with pro-viding the balance she has been seeking in her personal life.
“This work, so aligned with my soul, brings me peace… and that can only benefit me, my children and my contribution to the community.”
This young Great Horned Owl that was found alone on the ground and in distress
received a couple of wounds on the head which suggests it was grabbed by a predator from its nest and dropped. The owl made it through the first night and is gain-ing strength.
The Great Horned Owl, which is a large, powerful and long-lived bird is adapted by its anatomy, physiology, and behaviour to sur-vive in any climate but arctic-alp-ine regions. Equally at home in desert, grassland, suburban, and forest habitats, north to the tree line, it has a diverse prey base and the most extensive range with the most variation in nesting sites of any American owl.
Its large eyes are equipped with many rods for night vision and pupils that open widely in the dark. Although its eyes do not move, flexibility in the atlanto-oc-cipital joint enables this owl to swivel its head more than 180° and to look in any direction. Its hearing is acute, assisted by facial disc–feathers that direct sound waves to its ears.
Its feathers are exceptionally soft, providing superb insulation and allowing for silent flight. Females are able to maintain their eggs at incubating temperature near 37°C, even when the ambi-ent temperature is more than 70° colder. This species is a perch-and-pounce hunter. Although its short, wide wings allow manoeuvrability among trees of the forest, the resulting high wing-loading makes aerial foraging less efficient. Its strong talons, which take a force
of 13 kilograms to open, allow it to sever the spinal column of prey even larger than itself. Its hooked beak efficiently tears meat from bones.
Fledged owls remain with par-ents throughout most of the sum-mer; they may be seen begging for food into October, four to five months after leaving the nest. Adults bring food to their young for nine weeks after fledging. Begging by juveniles has been
observed 14 weeks after fledging, but adults no longer fed them.
The two young bear cubs, Jor-dan and Athena are doing
well in our care. They can be observed on closed circuit tele-vision at the centre. We are proud to hold a Bear Aware presentation at the centre every Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m. just before the live raptor presentation. You will learn what to do if you have a bear encounter while also separating myth from facts.
Doing the same thing over and over again can eventu-ally lead to wear and tear
on your body, greater chance of injury due to repetition and, ultim-ately, boredom.
Doing the same thing over and over is also not the best way to train your body, which is meant to move in a variety of ways and enjoy a variety of activities. The bottom line is the more active you are, specifically in one area, you need to welcome the reality that tweaks and injuries can, and will occur. It’s part of being active and athletic.
Cross training usually refers to participating in a sport or activity other than the one a person com-petes in or is most active in. For instance if you are an avid runner, give biking or swimming a try. You might find you love all three, then you could combine them and try out a triathlon.
If you sustain an injury that occurred from one activity, you may be able to remain active with another kind of activity, with doc-tor’s permission of course. Three years ago, I ran farther and harder one day than I should have, and I ended up injuring my knee. I kept trying to run because I loved it, but things didn’t get any better and my doctor and physiother-apist said I had to stop running
and allow myself time to heal. It was the hardest thing I had heard in a while! My doctor suggested that water running or biking (not trail riding) would be beneficial though. Reluctantly I tried water running and found it wasn’t as bad as I thought, and got on a recum-bent bike at the gym and that was great. Both satisfied my need for cardio exercise. It also helped my rehab and opened my eyes to other forms of exercise that I hadn’t con-sidered before.
Since then, I have graduated from a recumbent bike back to my mountain bike which I had been inactive from for a few years. Recently I have been training for technical mountain biking for a race event coming up at the end of September. During a ride on one of the many amazing mountain bik-ing trails in Port Alberni, I had a monumental wipe out a few weeks ago. I flew over the handle bars and impacted my knees, wrists and face on the bike as I flew over, then on the ground as I landed ( I was wearing a helmet of course!).
The swelling and bruising was pretty showy. I knew I had to take a break from those activities (as much as I was loath to do it) if I wanted to get better. So, I resorted to another form of exercise, which is the beauty of cross training. You can give your muscles a break and allow time for recovery, and it is a chance to gain muscular strength while you train in a dif-ferent way.
But cross training is not just for injury, it is great for prevention as well. You lessen the chance of injury and burnout. If you give muscle groups a chance to strengthen in different ways, you are adding value and capacity for gains when you go back to your preferred form of exercise.
If you are a runner for instance, try swimming or a form of cycling; recumbent bike, road bike or spin class. All options offer less impact on your knees. Cycling options offer a chance for you to continue to strengthen your hips, ankles and quadriceps muscles; areas that sometimes can be weak for runners. And because swimming is a non-weight bearing activity that allows a full body workout, it is fantastic for joints that are recovering from injury.
Cross training; consider it for recovery, prevention and an oppor-tunity to try something new!
Do I get a lot of E-mail? Yes, tons of it. Do I get letters? Practically never, par-
ticularly those without a return address.
So I was surprised by a recent one. All I know is the writer lives in Lethbridge, Alta., and is elderly. She has written that she wants to be an informed patient, so is asking for my stand on cata-ract surgery.
“Ms. X” simply believed she needed reading glasses, but was told by an optometrist that she required cataract surgery. She remarks, “I hesitated, so he sent me to an ophthalmologist for a second opinion. He also agreed that surgery was needed, suggested I simply sign on the dotted line, then called, “Next patient, please.”
But the writer asked for a copy of what she had just signed, read the fine print (interestingly, she could read the fine print!) and now has second and third thoughts about the dangers involved.
According to the National Eye Institute, by age 80 half of North
Americans either have a cata-ract, or have had cataract sur-gery to replace a foggy lens. The lens allows light to pass through the eye to focus on the back part of the eye, the retina, which then sends images to the brain.
Aging is the main cause of cataracts. Diabetes and glau-coma increase the risk. So does exposure to strong sunlight such as living closer to the equator. High altitude also plays a role as the people of Tibet have the highest rate of cataracts in the world.
Many people don’t know they have a cataract in its early stage. And since cataracts normally grow slowly, some people can live for years without significant effect on vision.
But when symptoms first occur, the lens has become tinted, mak-
ing it difficult to identify blues and purples. For instance, you may think you are wearing a pair of black socks, only to be told by friends that you’re actually wear-ing purple ones. Others complain of the glare of headlights, sun-light too bright, or a halo around lights.
This patient in question believed she only needed read-ing glasses and this may be the case. But if a cataract is present, interfering with her daily activ-ities such as reading, driving or watching TV, then cataract sur-gery is the only effective treat-ment for her.
Some patients worry that delaying cataract surgery will result in long-term damage to the eye or make the operation more difficult. But this is not the case, so there is rarely any hurry to rush into surgery. Besides, some people never need an oper-ation and can be helped by new glasses or better lighting.
The writer is correct in wonder-ing about the risks, however. As with any surgery there’s always the risk of infection or bleeding
problems. For instance, surgeons may ask you to temporarily discontinue any medication that may cause bleeding during surgery.
Cataract surgery also increases the risk of retinal detachment, a potentially serious complication that can cause loss of vision. One sign of this problem is a sudden increase in “floaters” or cobweb structures that appear in the vision.
Ms. X can be reassured that if an operation is truly required, the risk of complication is small and the majority of patients have better vision.
There’s no sure way to prevent cataracts. But decreasing expos-ure to sunlight by wearing sun-glasses, eating fruits and vege-tables is believed helpful. And be sure to wear protective glasses for tennis and other sports to prevent traumatic cataracts.
Does the use of vitamins help? Some researchers believe vita-min C is a protective agent in vision. The cornea and lens of the eye have the highest concen-tration of vitamin C in the body.
In one study, those with low blood levels of C had 11 times greater risk of developing a cata-ract. In another study, those who took vitamin E reduced cataract risk by 50 to 70 percent. This is why I take natural vitamin E and high doses of C daily.
At 91 I have had no cataract surgery.
So I hope Ms. X is now an informed patient and realiz-es that the development of a cataract need not be a rush to surgery. Rather, surgery is done only when quality of life is affected.
Sharon HillmanCaringWords
Sharon Hillman, a retired educator, and manager of the Reflections Program of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society enjoys collecting people’s stories.
Gretchen Carlson, executive director of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society, reflects on the value of her work.
» Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. If you would like more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-248-8534.
Sylvia CampbellWild N Free
This young owl was found on the ground with wounds to its head.
SusanFoxThe Happy Life Project
» W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a gradu-ate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a gen-eral practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at [email protected].
Dr. Gifford JonesThe DoctorGame
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Alexis Szita took a seat on her dad’s motorbike while it was parked for the Show ‘n Shine. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Bikes of all shapes and sizes attracted a crowd on upper Third Avenue for the first Tsunami Hawgs Bike Fest on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Steve Deluca scooped up some chili for a taste tester to try out during the Chlii Cook Off contest. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Cindy Sjoholm had a good time handing out prizes and talking to everyone who supported the event, which benefited the Port Alberni Shelter Society. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Daphne Campbell and Kelly Vanderveen were selling auction items and 50-50 tickets as part of the fundraising efforts. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Lilly, Hayden and Mila were decked out in face paint as they checked out all of the kids activities uptown. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
