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Weather 2 What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 Scoreboard 6 Comics 7 Classifieds 8 Community 9 Alberni Album 10 ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Each Port Alberni resident has the equivalent of over $600 in debt owed due to long-term municipal investments, accord- ing to financial figures included in the city’s recently released 2014 Annual Report. This per capita amount jumped last year from the $460 in short and long-term debt that has collected by the end of 2013 – a figure that more than doubled from the less than $200 per resident owed in 2012. Sewer upgrades account for a large portion of this trend, par- ticularly $5.75 million that the city borrowed in 2013 to help finance the purchase of a sew- age lagoon on the west side of the Somass River from Catalyst Paper. In 2014 water treatment investments were added to the city’s amount owing, includ- ing $3.5 million for the con- struction of a new Bainbridge Lake Water Treatment Plant, which follows a mandate from the provincial government to improve Port Alberni’s supply of clean drinking water. The upgraded facility adds ultra- violet disinfection to the pre-ex- isting chlorination process. The portion of municipal debt payable over a long term grew even more sharply last year, jumping from $176 per capita to $485 by the end of 2014. Last year the city’s total long-term debt grew from $3.1 million to over $8.6 million. Repayment plans for the water treatment plant and sewage lagoon extend for as long as 30 years. These arrange- ments with the Municipal Finance Authority are similar to a house mortgage, said the city’s director of finance Cathy Rothwell. “You don’t buy your house out of your paycheque,” she said. “You take a mortgage out so that you can acquire that asset and it’s going to have a very long, extended life.” The repayment of the $5.8-mil- lion RCMP detachment that was completed in 2006 also accounts for a significant por- tion of the city’s debt. Last year $3.1-million worth of infrastructure upgrades were completed by the city, con- tributing to the amount owing. Recent road construction includes Beaver Creek Road, Montrose Street, 16th Avenue, Second Avenue and Elizabeth Street. Storm drain work was also performed under 15th and Second Avenue. Grants of $249,000 and $1.1 million from municipal reserves helped to fund these projects in 2014. The annual report noted that infrastructural investments are expected to continue over the next five years. “Funding estimates require that $14 million be raised from borrowing,” stated the munici- pal document. “Port Alberni, like many Can- adian local governments, faces significant financial challenges in funding necessary upgrades to aging infrastructure.” ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Recent reports of disruptive and dangerous behaviour at one of Port Alberni’s most popular swimming holes has resulted in regular police patrols this summer. RCMP have announced they will be giving closer attention to alcohol consumption at the Paper Mill Dam, located on the Stamp River by Falls Street and the Highway 4 bridge. An RCMP release from last week mentions a “number of irresponsible rev- elers” who have been abusing alcohol at the dam. Over the last two weeks police have dealt with incidents of fighting, public drinking, intoxication, impaired driving and other disturbances. “In recent weeks police have responded to 11 calls for service at the dam, and at the root of each of those situations gone wring was the abuse of liquor,” stated Cpl. Jen Allan of the Port Alberni RCMP. “Respon- sible folks are coming to enjoy themselves at this beautiful spot and they have to deal with mis- behaving drunks who jeopardize their safety – that’s completely unacceptable.” Insp. Mac Richards of the local police detachment noted that any alcohol consumption outside of a private home or licensed venue is illegal. “There is no legal authority to drink in a public place,” he said. “It doesn’t matter where it is – whether it’s at the Paper Mill Dam, whether it’s sitting on Cen- tennial Pier – it’s an offence.” Police plan to regularly patrol the spot to halt the liquor-relat- ed offences. Fines or charges will apply. “Any public place, you can’t consume liquor, except if they have a permit, beer gardens, that kind of stuff,” Richards said. “It’s about respectful behaviour more than anything else.” [email protected]“Port Alberni, like many Canadian local governments, faces significant challenges in funding necessary upgrades to aging infrastructure.” Port Alberni’s 2014 Annual Report Police patrol local swim spot Per capita municipal debt rises to $600 CRIME Father’s Day weekend on the water Tim Allen, left, brought Gage Watts in the boat for some fun summer fun on the water at Paper Mill Dam on Saturday. The warm weather has brought more locals to enjoy the popular Port Alberni swimming spot. [Kristi Dobson, Times] CITY » Paper Mill Dam » 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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ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 118 $1.25 newsstand (tax incl.)
Inside today
Forest fire emerges west of NanaimoThe Wildfire Management Branch responded on Saturday to a four-hectare fire seven kilometres west of Nanaimo. » Alberni Region, 3
Expert offers tips for dealing with injured deerIt’s about this time that fawns begin to arrive, and the public is urged to leave them alone unless they have a life-threatening injury. » Community, 9
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Weather 2What’s On 2
Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4
Sports 5Scoreboard 6
Comics 7Classifieds 8
Community 9Alberni Album 10
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Each Port Alberni resident has the equivalent of over $600 in debt owed due to long-term municipal investments, accord-ing to financial figures included in the city’s recently released 2014 Annual Report.
This per capita amount jumped last year from the $460 in short and long-term debt that has collected by the end of 2013 – a figure that more than doubled from the less than $200 per resident owed in 2012. Sewer upgrades account for a large portion of this trend, par-ticularly $5.75 million that the city borrowed in 2013 to help finance the purchase of a sew-age lagoon on the west side of the Somass River from Catalyst Paper. In 2014 water treatment investments were added to the city’s amount owing, includ-ing $3.5 million for the con-struction of a new Bainbridge
Lake Water Treatment Plant, which follows a mandate from the provincial government to improve Port Alberni’s supply of clean drinking water. The upgraded facility adds ultra-violet disinfection to the pre-ex-isting chlorination process.
The portion of municipal debt payable over a long term grew even more sharply last year, jumping from $176 per capita to $485 by the end of 2014. Last year the city’s total long-term
debt grew from $3.1 million to over $8.6 million.
Repayment plans for the water treatment plant and sewage lagoon extend for as long as 30 years. These arrange-ments with the Municipal Finance Authority are similar to a house mortgage, said the city’s director of finance Cathy Rothwell.
“You don’t buy your house out of your paycheque,” she said. “You take a mortgage out so that you can acquire that asset and it’s going to have a very long, extended life.”
The repayment of the $5.8-mil-lion RCMP detachment that was completed in 2006 also accounts for a significant por-tion of the city’s debt.
Last year $3.1-million worth of infrastructure upgrades were completed by the city, con-tributing to the amount owing. Recent road construction includes Beaver Creek Road,
Montrose Street, 16th Avenue, Second Avenue and Elizabeth Street.
Storm drain work was also performed under 15th and Second Avenue. Grants of $249,000 and $1.1 million from municipal reserves helped to fund these projects in 2014.
The annual report noted that infrastructural investments are expected to continue over the next five years.
“Funding estimates require that $14 million be raised from borrowing,” stated the munici-pal document.
“Port Alberni, like many Can-adian local governments, faces significant financial challenges in funding necessary upgrades to aging infrastructure.”
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Recent reports of disruptive and dangerous behaviour at one of Port Alberni’s most popular swimming holes has resulted in regular police patrols this summer.
RCMP have announced they will be giving closer attention to alcohol consumption at the Paper Mill Dam, located on the Stamp River by Falls Street and the Highway 4 bridge. An RCMP release from last week mentions a “number of irresponsible rev-elers” who have been abusing alcohol at the dam. Over the last two weeks police have dealt with incidents of fighting, public drinking, intoxication, impaired driving and other disturbances.
“In recent weeks police have responded to 11 calls for service at the dam, and at the root of each of those situations gone wring was the abuse of liquor,” stated Cpl. Jen Allan of the Port Alberni RCMP. “Respon-sible folks are coming to enjoy themselves at this beautiful spot and they have to deal with mis-behaving drunks who jeopardize their safety – that’s completely unacceptable.”
Insp. Mac Richards of the local police detachment noted that any alcohol consumption outside of a private home or licensed venue is illegal.
“There is no legal authority to drink in a public place,” he said. “It doesn’t matter where it is – whether it’s at the Paper Mill Dam, whether it’s sitting on Cen-tennial Pier – it’s an offence.”
Police plan to regularly patrol the spot to halt the liquor-relat-ed offences. Fines or charges will apply.
“Any public place, you can’t consume liquor, except if they have a permit, beer gardens, that kind of stuff,” Richards said. “It’s about respectful behaviour more than anything else.”
“Port Alberni, like many Canadian local governments, faces significant challenges in funding necessary upgrades to aging infrastructure.”
Port Alberni’s 2014 Annual Report
Police patrol local swim spot
Per capita municipal debt rises to $600
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Father’s Day weekend on the waterTim Allen, left, brought Gage Watts in the boat for some fun summer fun on the water at Paper Mill Dam on Saturday. The warm weather has brought more locals to enjoy the popular Port Alberni swimming spot. [Kristi Dobson, Times]
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ArtsFolk Song Circle meets Tuesdays, from
7 to 9 p.m., at Fir Park Village. Info: 250-723-7945.
Lounge Music with pianist Richard Lys-ne Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tuesdays at
6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137.
Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.
Board Games social on Tuesdays, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.
Fun darts/ladies pool, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Legion Branch 293.
Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers group
meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733.
Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591.
Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.
Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in times Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last Tuesday
of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.
Social - Green Beer ‘n Banter every second Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info:
250-723-7323.Urgently needed: volunteers to help
at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 on Wednesday or Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478
Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement sup-port in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.
Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell).
Meals on Wheels program needs volun-teer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.
First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide
information and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail [email protected].
KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile out-reach support services. If you, or someone you know, is having difficul-ties, please call 250-723-2040.
Addictions The Christian Intervention Program
runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald).
Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.
Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
What’s comingUltimate Frisbee, June 23, 30 at 7
p.m. at Sweeney field. Drop in. No experience necessary.
Knox Presbyterian Church service of dissolution by the Presbytery of Vancouver Island, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 7 p.m., 4850 Regina Ave.
Fundraiser for Nepal, June 23 at 7 p.m. at Abbeyfield (basement).
Green Party’s Green Beer and Banter, June 23 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Glenn Sollitt, the Green Party candidate for the Federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni, will talk about vote splitting.
Summer Parkour classes begin June 23 with Ethos Parkour and Port Alberni Parks and Recreation at Echo Centre. Six classes are scheduled for Tuesdays 7:15 to 9 p.m. For info phone Michael Kleyn 250-735-0881.
Words on Fire Open Mic with crime writer R.J. McMillen, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Golden Oldies Show ‘n Shine, July 4 at Williamson Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 250-723-8344.
Jane Austen high tea, July 3 & 4 at 1 p.m. at Rollin Art Centre.
Freedom Route 6, July 5 at noon at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293. Meet the troops and see a dis-play of military vehicles.
Our Town events run by Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage this summer: Barnyard Bash on July 7 6–8 p.m. in Blair Park; Starlight Movie Night July 12 at 7 p.m. at Bob Dailey Stadium.
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As P.A. is challenged to develop a consistent image to market, company focuses on outdoor adventure
Tourism fi rm reaches out to ‘staycationers’KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The summer season has officially kicked off and those responsible for marketing the Alberni Valley can begin to see the fruits of their labour. More than $75,000 has been invested by Alberni Valley Tourism alone to help bring in an influx of tourist dollars throughout the community.
Through partnerships with various key players in the industry, Alberni Valley Tour-ism’s advertising campaign is being seen and picked up in print and online. The idea has always been to give tourists a reason to stop, stay and play in town and as a result, much of the focus is based on the area’s nature, recreation and touring opportunities.
Alberni Valley Tourism is made up of a small group of hoteliers and community stakeholders, and according to chairperson, Jonathan Cross, is considered the destination marketing organization of the Alberni Valley. For the past decade, the group has focused its efforts outside the Valley and on tourists with dollars to spend. This year, immediate neighbours in the United States and Canada, as well as stayca-tioners on Vancouver Island will be seeing a consistent theme in advertising.
“With the shift in the econ-omy and exchange rates, we have identified that more Can-adian travellers will stay at home and more U.S. travellers will come here,” Cross said. “Our early statistics have indi-cated that is the case.”
The group is showcasing Port Alberni in various venues
with branded ads featuring the steam train, McLean Mill and Frances Barkley. Working in partnership with these tour-ism operators, Cross said it is an economical way to reach a wider audience.
“Dollars are tight but our job is to match tourism operators with tourist dollars,” he said.
They also work closely with the City of Port Alberni. Eco-nomic development manager Pat Deakin said that 95 per cent or more of the City’s tourism advertising done outside the
Valley is through Alberni Val-ley Tourism.
“It is a terrific partnership,” Deakin said. “I don’t do any tourism advertising unless Alberni Valley Tourism is involved in a partnership. I get dozens of requests to buy ads so when I check with Jonathan, I ask him if it is worthwhile and if he is interested in joining into it. If he says no to either of those, then I don’t proceed.”
Publications and brochures have been distributed on the BC Ferries, Clipper and MV Coho
and there are Alberni Valley Tourism-based advertisements in the Discover Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands guide, Westjet magazine, the Vancou-ver Island Outdoor Adventure guide and Vancouver Island Vacation guide. A television clip is also running in Seattle, Calgary and Edmonton in part-nership with Tourism Vancou-ver Island and the City of Port Alberni.
Along with some additional publications, Neil Malbon said he works with Alberni Valley
Tourism to market McLean Mill.
“Any advertising outside the Valley is usually expensive, so Alberni Valley Tourism lever-ages our dollar,” Malbon said.
His attraction is also popular for Islanders so Malbon likes to use local media.
“By advertising in the Alberni Valley Times, I can take advan-tage of advertising in your sis-ter papers as well,” he said.
He is one of several business people in the field who use the Chamber of Commerce’s email campaign to announce events and attractions.
“Although they are local, they answer inquiries from outside the Valley every day,” Malbon said.
A challenge in recent years has been developing a con-sistent image for the town.
While Alberni Valley Tour-ism promotes a distinct brand and uses the tagline, “discover adventure”, the city’s direction has recently taken a different turn.
“For me, Heart of Vancouver Island is a tagline and Port Alberni is the brand,” Deakin said. “We also invest in some advertising through the Heart of Vancouver Island Facebook page.”
Cross hopes to continue expanding the reach of his group’s annual marketing campaign and can do so by including a larger number of tourism-based organizations and businesses.
“It is important that those with stakes in the industry work together so our limited tourism dollars are spent together and not competing against each other,” Cross said.
Jonathan Cross, chair of Alberni Valley Tourism, looks forward to seeing the results of this year’s marketing campaign aimed at bringing tourists to Port Alberni. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
ENVIRONMENTMUNICIPALITY
Commercial pick up service awaits changesERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Major changes are underway for the collection of garbage from businesses, with an upcoming cardboard ban from the waste stream and a recent decision by the city to leave the service to private companies.
As of July 1 the Alberni-Clayo-quot Regional District is prohib-iting cardboard in the dumpsters businesses and institutions use for their garbage pickup.
“The banning of this recyclable resource under Bylaw R1027 will save valuable landfill space, energy and resources,” states an ACRD message on the ban. “The onus has been placed on all of us to comply with this important waste reduction initiative.”
To prepare for the ban users are encouraged to contact one of the community’s four haulers, Nicklin Waste and Recycling, Progressive Waste Solutions, Sun Coast Waste Services and HFN Services, about the collec-tion of cardboard for recycling. The first six months after the ban is introduced are set to serve as an educational period for customers, but in 2016 fines will apply.
Private haulers operating local-ly will soon have an opportunity to gather more customers when the City of Port Alberni bows out of the commercial garbage collection service on Sept. 30. Council voted to discontinue the dumpster collection on June 8 after the service lost $51,000 last year. To continue dumpster collection the city would need to replace an aging garbage truck, an investment estimated to cost $380,000.
Municipal buildings using dumpsters will transition to bins that can be collected by the city’s residential garbage truck – except the Multiplex and Echo Centre, two large facilities that are planned to continue to use the aging container truck through the transitional period.
The city hauls 20 per cent of Port Alberni’s commercial gar-bage collection market, serving approximately 200 businesses. The municipality is also the most affordable provider, and the prospect of leaving dumpster
hauling to private companies has met a considerable degree of opposition from city employees and their CUPE union.
This spring public works employee Brian Povey argued against discontinuing the ser-vice, saying that if the city aban-dons dumpster pick up private haulers will be able to increase their fees, resulting in higher costs for businesses and the pub-lic schools that currently rely on the municipal service.
The city is encouraging some businesses to switch over to 240-litre or 360-litre carts that can be picked by the municipal garbage trucks that circulate through neighbourhoods.
“This service would best apply to small business owners that generate smaller volumes of waste and can manage their cardboard separately,” stated a notice by city engineer Guy Cicon.
Forest fi re crews battle blaze west of NanaimoNANAIMO DAILY NEWS
The Wildfire Management Branch has responded on Sat-urday to a four-hectare wildfire west of Nanaimo.
Thirteen firefighters, two helicopters, and air tankers are working on the fire, which has grown quickly in felled and bucked timber on private forestry land. Water skimming aircraft are also working on this fire, and recreational boaters are requested to avoid pickup locations to allow the aircraft to complete their work safely.
No structures or homes are threatened. The area is experi-encing warm temperatures and steady wind, in an area of high fire danger rating. The fire is human-caused, and under investigation to determine the specific cause.
The public is reminded that all open fires, except campfires, are prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdic-tional area, with the exception of the Fog Zone. This includes “party fires” or “bonfires” lar-ger than a campfire.
Campfires that are small (0.5 metres tall by 0.5 metres wide and smaller) on mineral soil with a fuel break, and attended at all times are permitted. Campfires must be fully extin-guished, cold to the touch, before leaving the campsite.
The public is also cautioned to be careful with any activity that could lead to a forest fire. Cigarettes should be extin-
guished carefully in water, and vehicles should avoid parking or driving through tall weeds and grasses.
Long range weather forecasts are predicting a return to warm and dry conditions next week.
For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burn-ing restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to http://www.bcwildfire.ca
A fire that broke out on Nanaimo’s Mount Benson seven kilometres west of the city grew from four hectares to 6.5 hectares in size. over the weekend [B.C.
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Better airport will bring investment in the community
I was disappointed to learn that some members of School District 70 have decided to withhold sup-port of the airport expansion. I believe that the reason they gave is short sighted and will interfere with economic development of the Alberni Valley.
In reference to the Field of Dreams belief of “If we build it, they will come,” then, ‘if we don’t build it, they will have no way of getting here. ‘
Having lived in the Valley for 43 years, I can understand the reluctance to be wary of various schemes presented by outsiders ‘to prosper the Alberni Valley’. The latest one, a coal port, before that an aluminum smelter (how much did THAT cost taxpayers?).
Another failed idea was the mining and exporting of millions of tonnes of high quality crushed granite for the construction of buildings and roads in California, and also the belief that there is a viable gold mine beneath Macktush.
There is a significant difference in the current example that is unlike those examples. The Coul-son family has been living and investing in the Alberni Valley for over 50 years. Not only are they local, they are an established, suc-cessful enterprise. Coulson’s cur-rently employs dozens of people who pay taxes and live in this com-munity. Although some residents disagree with their business practi-ces, the facts speak for themselves.
Although the Coulson Group appears to be acting out of self -interest, they are undeniably
an important economic driver in this community. They currently employ 30 highly skilled technolo-gists, who are converting used mil-itary aircraft into flying tankers to fight forest fires. With expanded airport capabilities, this company alone will provide more employ-ment opportunities. It stands to reason that other investment will follow. I don’t think that we can allow this opportunity go to waste. An expanded airport is not a lia-bility, but an asset. The ‘Thunder in the Valley ‘ will be creative in finding an alternate location for their very popular and successful summer event.
Matt GregoryPort Alberni
Airport improvements are not a local priority
Advocates for the lengthening of the airport runway should be aware that we are within 60-90 min-utes driving time of four airports offering regularly scheduled servi-ces. Nanaimo has two, Harbour Air offers splendid low priced flights to downtown Vancouver and YVR. YCD even has flights to Seattle.
Cast your eyes around the world and you will see that the newer international airports are dozens of kilometers from the city cen-tre. If you lived in some parts of the Lower Mainland, a one-hour commute to YVR would be very welcome.
No, we have flights and airports that offer good service, perhaps money should be given to better roads that can get us there.
Mike BellasPort Alberni
In favour of raw log exports
Re: ‘Most Alberni wood cut overseas’ June 17, Page 1
Unbelievable to hear negative raw log exports comments from Mayor Mike Ruttan and MLA Scott Fraser without facing the facts and reality.
Their comments all miss the number one point. The lumber industry is now competitive, and to be competitive, B.C. forest manu-facturing WAGES have to come down lower. If our mills cannot produce the lumber at a lower rate
of employee wages, then what is the point of having a large inven-tory of lumber that is not selling. This means that mills close, but with log exports, we still have tax-payers working, many in fact.
Local NDP MLA Scott Fraser, who does not live in this riding, and is paid a taxpayer funded sal-ary of $102,878 seems to blow off a lot of steam in regards to raw log exports.
Scott seems to have dementia on the topic. During the NDP govern-ment years of Glen Clark in B.C., the NDP created their own forest practices code, with more than 4,500 regulations contained in 252 sections, 19 regulation books and 36 guide books added at least one billion in costs to the forest indus-try for no public benefit, making the coastal forest industry the highest cost producer of timber in the world. Between 1991 and 2001, 39 mills closed because of the NDP provincial government and not by the economy. Then NDP premier Glen Clark ordered the forest industry to create 21000 new jobs over 5 years or lose timber cutting rights. 13,000 jobs disappeared because of his bogus threats.
In summary, to see these raw logs being exported to be cut here in B.C., the wages have to be reduced, as B.C. is not the only place in the world to buy lumber and if Mike Ruttan and Scott Fraser disagree, then I ask them why do they get three estimates when putting a new roof on their home, or going tofive different car dealerships when looking to buy a new car. It is time for them to practice what they are preaching. Unbelievable, but true. Also Mickey Mouse on their part.
Joe SawchukDuncan
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Another reason why senate needs overhaulFirst things first: The activity
that Senator Don Meredith is alleged to have undertaken
with a teenage girl is disgraceful and incompatible with member-ship in Canada’s upper house of Parliament.
This comes only days after separ-ate allegations that Meredith sex-ually harassed and bullied mem-bers of his staff. According to CTV News, those claims were made by four former female staffers and four other Senate employees and are now being investigated by the Senate as part of a “workplace assessment.”
Of course, nothing has been proven. But taken together this should be enough for the Senate to suspend Meredith while an investigation is carried out – if he doesn’t do the right thing himself
and step down immediately. The trail of emails and texts
revealing an inappropriate rela-tionship with a young woman who was 16 and 17 years old at the time speaks for itself. The Conservative party itself has drawn its own conclusions and expelled Meredith from its caucus.
This is the worst possible news for the Senate as the Mike Duffy trial churns on and the stench left by Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and the others hangs in the air. More importantly, though, it raises new questions about the judgment of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who appointed all these people and quite rightly must take responsibility for the consequences.
What, if any, vetting process did Meredith go through before Harper
named him to the Senate in 2010? In all likelihood, none. Appoint-ments to the Senate are treated like so many other patronage pos-itions – to be arbitrarily gifted by the government of the day to its maximum political advantage.
It’s always been that way, so where’s the news? Perhaps, just perhaps, the pattern of entitlement and misbehaviour revealed so starkly in the Senate scandals may tip public opinion into demanding real change.
It should. Canadians deserve much better. Harper knew that, and even acknowledged it, in 2006 when he took power and announced a “new era of accountability.” He set up a Public Appointments Commission to ensure that federal jobs (though not Senate seats) were given on
merit and not just doled out to friends of the party in power. But he quickly scrapped the commis-sion when Parliament refused to name the person he wanted to head it.
Harper was on the right track nine years ago. But he went in the opposite direction and now it’s up to others to fix the mess. The NDP’s Thomas Mulcair, for example, says he would revive the idea of an independent public appointments panel.
That’s a good idea, but it would not address the issue of who is named to the Senate and how they’re chosen. Liberal Leader Jus-tin Trudeau proposed something this week that would at least start to address that question when he announced his ambitious program for government reform.
He would set up a “non-partisan, merit-based, broad and diverse pro-cess to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.” Every-thing would depend on the details, and how seriously a future PM took the advice. But it does point in the direction of a better way to name members of what remains one of our two houses of Parlia-ment – whether we like it or not.
Canadians are disgusted by the goings-on in the Senate, and they should be. The allegations against Meredith add to what is clearly an institutional breakdown, not just a string of personal failures. It needs an institutional fix, and that will happen only if voters hold onto their anger and make it count in the coming election.
THE CANADIAN PRESS (TORONTO STAR)
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Friday’s question: Are you attending the Art Rave Festival in Port Alberni this weekend?
Today’s question: Is public drinking an issue affecting the Port Alberni community?
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40TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGTuesday, June 23, 2015 - 7:00 pm
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Sunday slow pitchBrian Diemert hurls from the mound in the Sunday Mixed Slo-Pitch League last weekend during a game between the Black Crows and Code Brew. Diemert’s Black Crows have engaged multiple generations of Port Alberni players over their 27 years of playing in town. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
SOFTBALL
Mechanic program lures Povelofskie away from junior hockey
Bulldogs forward retires to begin apprenticeshipSUBMITTED
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announce that forward Tyler Povelofskie has decided to retire early from junior hockey and pursue a post-secondary opportunity.
Povelofskie will being attending Thompson River University as an opportunity has presented itself in the heavy duty/transport mechan-ic program.
“This was not a decision made lightly on my part,” said Povelofskie.
“I would like to take the time to sincerely thank the Alberni Valley Bulldogs organization for the opportunities and experiences that I gained last season,” added Povelofskie. “I would also like to thank coach-es Kevin and Adam for their endless commitment to coach-ing, Tom for his education advice and expertise, Lyle and Kathy Pitts for opening their home as billet parents and, last but definitely not least, the community, volunteers and
fans that support the Bulldogs win, lose, or draw.”
Povelofskie missed a large portion of last season with a serious skate-caused laceration but worked extremely hard to get back in the line up a lot ear-lier than anyone thought was possible.
“Tyler has been seeking this opportunity to become a heavy duty mechanic for a few years now but it didn’t work out with
the hockey schedule,” said Alberni Valley Bulldogs head coach and general manager Kevin Willison. “Now with a shop giving him the opportun-ity to have his education paid for, it is like a scholarship to him so we wish Tyler all the best moving forward into the new chapter in his life,” added Willison.
Over last season the 18-year-old forward played 26 games, scoring six goals and nine assists with 36 penalty minutes.
Over Povelofskie’s four sea-sons in the BCHL he has also dressed for the Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings. He previously played for the Bulldogs over the 2012-13 season before heading to Vernon for a campaign. Pove-lofskie originates from Wil-liams Lake, B.C.
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs family would like to wish Tyler all the very best and it was a pleasure to have him a member of our community for the 2014-15 season.
HOCKEY
POVELOFSKIE
Man sues B.C. company, says bull called Slow Poke was violent despite its nameTIM PETRUK KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A novice rider is suing a rodeo company in Vernon, B.C., over a bull named Slow Poke that he alleges failed to live up to its name and caused him serious injury.
Kyle Warman says he began beginner bull-riding lessons at Coyote Creek Rodeo in July 2013 and was bucked off by Slow Poke during his second class.
Warman alleges that the facility failed to train him before putting him on Slow Poke and claims he was told the bull was compatible with inexperienced riders.
A notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops accuses Coyote Creek Rodeo and its two owners – Ted and Wade Marchand – of negligence resulting in serious injury.
Warman claims he has suf-fered physical and mental issues which include a concussion, cognitive injuries, anxiety, head-aches, a broken wrist, an injured neck and depression.
The company has not filed a statement of defence and none of the allegations has been prov-en in court.
Warman is seeking damages and health-care costs.
“Contrary to representation, Slow Poke was violent,” his claim reads.
Canada advances to World Cup quarter-fi nalsNEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Canada is on the move at the Women’s World Cup, headed to the quarter-finals thanks to a 1-0 win over Switzer-land and some canny planning from coach John Herdman.
And the Canadian women rose to the occasion Sunday after an uneven group stage, taking it to the 19th-ranked Swiss in the second half before 53,855 at B.C. Place — a record for a Canadian national team home game.
Herdman, a master manipula-tor, pulled all the right strings Sunday. The winning goal came in the 52nd minute from Josee Belanger, a forward Herdman had convinced to rejoin the national program. And it came from a cross delivered by full-back Rhian Wilkinson, restored to the starting lineup by Herd-man after a hamstring injury.
Belanger had served as a make-shift fullback in place of the injured Wilkinson and Marie-Eve Nault in the first three games of the tournament. Captain Chris-tine Sinclair served as a key link-up for the goal, fighting through traffic to get a foot to Wilkinson’s cross and poke it over to Bel-anger, who thumped a left-footed shot past Swiss ’keeper Gaelle Thalmann.
It was the turning point of the game, capping an explosive Can-adian start to the second half. The first 45 minutes were fairly even but the Swiss had started to make inroads into the Can-adian defence, with the elusive Ramona Bachmann probing the backline.
Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod said Herdman reminded the players at halftime that there was no going back.
“He just put it pretty simply. He just said ’We can’t have any regrets ... This second half we’re going for it.’ And everybody
did,” she said. Canada came at the Swiss in waves to open the second half. And the young European team seemed to wither under the pressure, although it came back in the final minutes in search of the tying goal.
McLeod, as she has done all tournament, made a key save in the 77th minute to deny Vanessa Bernauer from in close.
She has kept three clean sheets in four games, conceding just one goal.
“I’m really proud of the way the team performed,” said McLeod. “I think in the second half espe-cially we played like the Canada I know and that we’re going to show a lot of more at this tournament.”
Next up for eighth-ranked Canada is either No. 6 England or No. 11 Norway in Saturday’s quarter-final at B.C. Place. The two European teams face off Monday in Ottawa. Canada will go into the game having finally
dispatched a European team at the tournament. Its record against European opposition at the World Cup prior to Sunday was 0-9-1.
“Proud of my girls,” said Herd-man. “Proud of what we’ve been able to achieve. We’ve got more tough opposition coming.”
The Canadian women showed their grit en route to the win.
Teenage defender Kadeisha Buchanan played with a strained abdomen.
Canada’s Josee Belanger, right, and Rhian Wilkinson celebrate Belanger’s goal against Switzerland during the second half of the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16 soccer action in Vancouver on Sunday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
SOCCERRODEO
GOLFU.S. Open Championship (Major)Chambers Bay Golf Club, University Place, Washington. Par 72, 7,585 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. Recent champions2014 winner: Martin Kaymer, Germany2013 winner: Justin Rose, England
Full Leaderboard, Round 3Canadian score in boldfaceGolfer Par R1 R2 R3 R41 Jordan Spieth -5 68 67 71 69T2 Louis Oosthuizen -4 77 66 66 67T2 Dustin Johnson -4 65 71 70 70T4 Adam Scott -3 70 71 72 64T4 Branden Grace -3 69 67 70 71T4 Cameron Smith -3 70 70 69 687 Charl Schwartzel -2 73 70 69 668 Brandt Snedeker -1 69 72 70 68T9 Jason Day E 68 70 68 74T9 Rory McIlroy E 72 72 70 66T9 Shane Lowry E 69 70 70 71T12 Kevin Kisner +1 71 68 73 69T12 Matt Kuchar +1 67 73 72 69T14 John Senden +2 72 72 70 68T14 Patrick Reed +2 66 69 76 71T14 Tony Finau +2 69 68 74 71T14 Andres Romero +2 71 69 71 71T18 Geoff Ogilvy +3 69 72 75 67T18 Sergio Garcia +3 70 75 70 68T18 Brooks Koepka +3 72 72 70 69T18 Jason Dufner +3 68 72 73 70T18 Jamie Lovemark +3 70 68 75 70T18 Hid. Matsuyama +3 70 71 72 70T18 Charlie Beljan +3 69 75 69 70T25 Thomas Aiken +4 74 71 73 66T25 Billy Horschel +4 72 72 73 67T27 M. Hoffmann +5 71 74 74 66T27 Brian Campbell +5 67 72 78 68T27 Tommy Fleetwood +5 74 69 73 69T27 Keegan Bradley +5 73 71 72 69T27 Dan. Summerhays +5 70 67 78 70T27 Jimmy Gunn +5 72 73 70 70T27 Justin Rose +5 72 70 72 71T27 Marc Warren +5 68 74 72 71T27 F. Molinari +5 68 73 72 72T27 Alexander Levy +5 70 69 73 73T27 Henrik Stenson +5 65 74 72 74T27 J.B. Holmes +5 72 66 71 76T39 Troy Kelly +6 72 73 72 69T39 Paul Casey +6 72 69 73 72T39 Joost Luiten +6 68 69 74 75T42 Robert Streb +7 74 70 73 70T42 Jim Furyk +7 71 73 73 70T42 Denny McCarthy +7 71 73 71 72T42 O Schniederjans +7 69 73 72 73T46 Brad Fritsch Manotick, Ont. +8 70 74 72 72T46 Kevin Chappell +8 69 75 73 71T46 Webb Simpson +8 72 73 71 72T46 Kevin Na +8 70 72 72 74T50 Lee Westwood +9 73 69 77 70T50 Sam Saunders +9 72 72 76 69T52 Nick Hardy +10 70 75 77 68T52 Ryan Palmer +10 74 70 73 73T54 Ernie Els +11 72 70 76 73T54 Mark Silvers +11 72 71 75 73T54 Cam. Tringale +11 75 68 74 74T54 Ian Poulter +11 72 73 69 77T58 D.A. Points +12 74 71 77 70T58 Brad Elder +12 76 68 76 72T58 Luke Donald +12 73 71 73 75T58 Jimmy Walker +12 72 73 72 75T58 Beau Hossler +12 71 72 73 76T58 Jack Maguire +12 73 68 73 78T64 Ben Martin +13 67 70 86 70T64 Phil Mickelson +13 69 74 77 73T64 Marcus Fraser +13 71 71 77 74T64 Cheng Tsung Pan +13 71 72 76 74T64 Angel Cabrera +13 70 75 74 74T64 C.Montgomerie +13 69 76 72 76T70 Andy Pope +14 74 71 77 72T70 George Coetzee +14 72 73 72 77T72 Zach Johnson +15 72 72 78 73T72 John Parry +15 72 73 71 79T74 Camilo Villegas +20 72 73 80 75T74 Chris Kirk +20 70 73 80 77Failed to make cut (+4)David HearnBrantford, Ont. +7 72 75
PGATravelers Championship, June 25-28 TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Con-necticut. Par 70, 6,841 yards. Purse: $6,400,000. 2014 champion: Kevin Streelman
Canadian PGA TourDakota Dunes Open presented by SaskTel, July 2-5Dakota Dunes Golf Links, Saskatoon Sask. Par 72, 7301 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Matt Harmon
LPGAU.S. Women’s Open, July 9-12Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Par 72, 6,657 yards. Purse: $4,000,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie
Champions TourEncompass Championship, July 10-12North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois. Par 72, 7,031 yards. Purse: $1,900,000. 2014 champion: Tom Lehman
Web.com TourNova Scotia Open, July 2-5Ashburn Golf Club - New Course, Halifax, N.S. Par 72, 7,014 yards. Purse: $650,000. 2014 champion: Roger Sloan
European TourAlstom Open de France, July 2-5Le Golf National Paris, France. Par 72, 7,315 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. 2014 champion: Graeme McDowell
BASEBALLMLB - Results and standings
Yesterday’s resultsDetroit 12, NY Yankees 4Baltimore 13, Toronto 9Cincinnati 5, Miami 2Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0Washington 9, Pittsburgh 2Philadelphia 9, St. Louis 2Boston 13, Kansas City 2Chicago Cubs 8, Minnesota 0Chicago Sox 3, Texas 2Oakland 3, LA Angels 2Houston 6, Seattle 2Colorado 10, Milwaukee 4Arizona 7, San Diego 2Atlanta 1, NY Mets 0LA Dodgers 10, San Francisco 2
Saturday’s resultsBaltimore 5, Toronto 3Chicago Cubs 4, Minnesota 1 (10 inn)Chicago Sox 3, Texas 2Oakland 4, LA Angels 1Washington 6, Pittsburgh 0Colorado 5, Milwaukee 1St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 1Kansas City 7, Boston 4Miami 5, Cincinnati 0Atlanta 6, NY Mets 4Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 1NY Yankees 14, Detroit 3San Francisco 6, LA Dodgers 2San Diego 8, at Arizona 1Seattle 6, Houston 3
Today’s schedule with probable startersPhiladelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 pm Correia (0-1) vs. Pineda (8-3)Detroit at Cleveland, 4:10 pm Ryan (1-1) vs. Marcum (3-2)Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 pm Hutchison (6-1) vs. Andriese (2-1)L.A. Dodgers at Chi. Cubs, 5:05 pm Kershaw (5-4) vs. Wada (1-1)Chi. White Sox at Minnesota, 5:10 pm Danks (3-7) vs. Milone (3-1)Houston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 pm Oberholtzer (2-1) vs. Santiago (4-4)Kansas City at Seattle, 7:10 pm Blanton (1-0) vs. Hernandez (10-3)
Tuesday, June 23 (early games)Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 pm Cueto (4-4) vs. Locke (4-3)Atlanta at Washington, 4:05 pm Wood (4-4) vs. Zimmermann (5-5)Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 pm O’Sullivan (1-5) vs. Sabathia (3-7)St. Louis at Miami, 4:10 pm Martinez (7-3) vs. Urena (1-3)
TENNISCurrent tournamaents
ATP
Gerry Weber Open, June 15-21Halle, GermanySurface: Grass. Purse: €1,574,640
Doubles - FinalGarbine Muguruza, Spain, and Carla Suarez Navarro (4), Spain, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.
Upcoming tournamaents
WTA: Aegon International Eastbourne, June 22-27Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, EnglandSurface: Grass. Purse: $665,900 2014 champion: Madison Keys
ATP and WTA: The Championships, Wimbledon, June 29-July 12 (Major tournament)Wimbledon, London, EnglandGreat BritainSurface: Grass. Purse: $42.2 million (men and women)
AUTO RACINGFormula OneAustrian Grand PrixYesterday, Spielberg, AustriaTrack Length: 4.326 Km, 2.69 miles
Final results , with total race time1. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 1:30:16.930, 126.785 mph2. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 1:30:25.7303. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 1:30:34.5034. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 1:30:35.1115. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 1:31:10.5346. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India, 1:31:21.0057. Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Lotus, +1 lap8. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Toro Rosso, +19. Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, +110. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, +111. Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber, +112. Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull, +113. Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber, +214. Roberto Merhi, Spain, Marussia, +3Did not finish15. Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus16. Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso17. Jenson Button, England, McLaren18. Will Stevens, England, Marussia19. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari20. Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren
F1 Leaders(After 8 of 19 races)Driver, Team Pts1 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 1692 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes 1593 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 1204 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 725 Valtteri Bottas, Williams 676 Felipe Massa, Williams 627 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 368 Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull 199 Nico Hulkenberg, Force India 1810 Romain Grosjean, Lotus 1711 Felipe Nasr, Sauber 1612 Sergio Perez, Force India 1313 Pastor Maldonado, Lotus 1214 Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso 1015 Carlos Sainz Jr., Toro Rosso 916 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber 517 Jenson Button, McLaren 4
Constructor standingsTeam Points1 Mercedes 2851 Mercedes 3282 Ferrari 1923 Williams 1294 Red Bull 555 Force India 316 Lotus 297 Sauber 218 Toro Rosso 199 McLaren 4
NASCARNext racesToyota/Save Mart 350Sunday, June 28, 12:19 p.m.Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CaliforniaQualifying: Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m.
Driver standings, year to dateDriver Pts Winnings1 Kevin Harvick 576 $4,840,1512 Martin Truex Jr. 561 $2,668,7583 Joey Logano 520 $4,015,8204 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 508 $3,171,9555 Jimmie Johnson 506 $3,718,8716 Brad Keselowski 480 $2,790,2957 Jamie McMurray 464 $2,431,215
Tuesday, June 23Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m.Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.Walla Walla at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m.Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.Walla Walla at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday, June 25Bellingham at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.Corvallis at Bend, 6:35 p.m.Victoria at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.
Yesterday’s resultsNanaimo at North Delta, 11 a.m.Nanaimo at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday’s resultsParksville 6, Victoria Mariners 3Nanaimo 6, North Shore 5Abbotsford 2, Coquitlam 1North Delta 2, Victoria Eagles 0Victoria Mariners 10, Parksville 0 (5 inn)North Shore 4, Nanaimoi 3Coquitlam 6, Abbotsford 1Victoria Eagles 6, North Delta 0
Thursday June 25North Delta at Whalley, 7 p.m.
Friday, June 26Abbotsford at Langley, 7 p.m.
FOOTBALLCFL
Regular seasonWeek 1
Thursday, June 25Ottawa at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, June 26Hamilton at Calgary, 6 p.m.Saturday, June 27Edmonton at Toronto, 2 p.m., at SMS Equipment Stadium, Fort McMurrayWinnipeg at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.
Week 2Thursday, July 2Hamilton at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, July 3Calgary at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 4BC Lions at Ottawa, 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 5Toronto at Saskatchewan, 12:30 p.m.
Week 3 Thursday, July 9Ottawa at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
SOCCERFIFA Women’s World CupJune 6-July 5Defending champion: Japan
Round of 16(All games elimination)
Yesterday’s resultsAustralia 1, Brazil 0, at MonctonScoring: Simon 80’
France 3, South Korea 0, at MontrealScoring: Delie 4’, 48’, Thomis 8’
Canada 1, Switzerland 0 at VancouverScoring: Josee Belanger, 52’
Saturday’s resultsGermany 4, Sweden 1, at OttawaScoring: Germany Mittag 24’; Sasic 36’ (pen), 78’; Marozsan 88’. Sweden: Sembrant 82’
China 1, Cameroon 0, at EdmontonScoring: Wang Shanshan 12’
Today’s scheduleNorway vs. England at Ottawa, 2 p.m.United States vs. Colombia at Edmon-ton, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23Japan vs. Netherlands at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
QuarterfinalsFriday, June 26, Saturday, June 27
SemifinalsTuesday, June 30at Montreal, 4 p.m.Wednesday, July 1at Edmonton, 4 p.m
Saturday, July 4Third place medalat Edmonton, 1 pm.
Sunday, July 5Championship finalat Vancouver, 4 p.m.
Yesterday’s resultsNew England 1, DC United 2Sporting KC 1, Salt Lake 2 Saturday’s resultsSan Jose 2 Seattle 0NY City FC 2, Toronto 0Orlando 0, Montreal 2NY Red Bulls 1, Vancouver 2Houston 0, Portland 2Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 5 Wednesday, June 24Seattle at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Colorado at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.New England at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.Montreal at Toronto, 5 p.m.DC United at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
2B: HAR J Pries (1). SF: HAR S Jarvis (1). E: BLA Aguilar (1); HAR DeGoti (1).
Cowlitz IP H R ER BB SOS Rayburn (L) 7.0 7 4 4 1 0P Burks 0.2 2 2 2 1 0J Nelson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0Victoria IP H R ER BB SOD Topoozian (W) 7.1 6 1 1 0 5J Mitchell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1M Blais 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Att: 2,327. Time: 2:33
Orioles 13, Blue Jays 9Baltimore Toronto ab r h bi ab r h biMachado 3B 5 1 3 2 Reyes SS 4 1 1 0Paredes DH 6 1 3 3 Donaldson 3B 4 1 1 0Parmelee RF 3 0 0 0 Bautista RF 3 1 2 4Young PH-RF 2 0 0 0 Enc’acion DH 5 1 1 0Wieters C 4 1 1 0 Smoak 1B 5 0 0 0Davis 1B 3 3 2 1 Martin C 4 2 2 0Snider LF 4 2 2 1 Carrera LF 4 1 2 3Hardy SS 5 1 2 2 Valencia PH 1 0 0 0Flaherty 2B 5 2 2 3 Pillar CF 3 1 2 2Lough CF 5 1 1 1 Goins 2B 3 1 1 0Totals 42 12 16 13 Totals 36 9 12 9
Baltimore 070 010 104 13 Toronto 061 200 000 9
2B: TOR Encarnacion (12, Tillman), Reyes (12, Tillman), Martin, R (14, Hunter, T), Donaldson (18, Brach). 3B: BAL Snider (2, Loup), Flaherty (3, Cecil). GIDP: BAL Young, D; TOR Valencia. HR: BAL Paredes (8, 2nd inning off Copeland, 2 on, 1 out), Davis, C (15, 5th inning off Coke, 0 on, 1 out); TOR Carrera (1, 2nd inning off Tillman, 2 on, 1 out), Pillar (6, 2nd inning off Tillman, 0 on, 1 out), Bautista (14, 4th inning off Brach, 1 on, 0 out). S: TOR Reyes. Team Lob: BAL 7; TOR 7. DP: BAL (Hardy, J-Flaherty-Davis, C); TOR (Reyes-Goins-Smoak). E: TOR Donaldson (10, throw).
Indians 1, Rays 0Tampa Bay Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h biKiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 Kipnis 2B 3 0 1 0Butler LF 3 0 0 0 Lindor SS 4 0 0 0Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 Brantley LF 3 0 0 0DeJesus DH 3 0 1 0 Murphy DH 2 0 0 1Franklin DH 1 0 0 0 Santana 1B 3 0 0 0Forsythe 2B 4 0 3 0 Moss RF 3 0 0 0Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 Aviles 3B 3 0 0 0Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 Bourn CF 3 0 1 0Elmore 1B 4 0 0 0 Perez C 3 1 1 0Casali C 3 0 0 0 Totals 27 1 3 1Totals 33 0 7 0
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 0 Cleveland 000 000 001 1
SB: TB Butler, Jy (5, 2nd base off Ander-son, Co/Perez, R). 2B: TB Kiermaier (13, Anderson, Co). GIDP: TB Cabrera, A; CLE Santana, C. Team Lob: TB 8; CLE 4. DP: TB (Elmore-Cabrera, A); CLE (Santana, C-Lindor-Anderson, Co).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOA Colome 7.0 1 0 0 2 4X Cedeno 1.0 0 0 0 0 1K Jepsen (L, 1-5) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0Cleveland IP H R ER BB SOC Anderson 7.2 6 0 0 1 4M Rzepczynski 0.1 0 0 0 1 1C Allen (W, 1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Time: 2:36. Att: 20,847.
Tigers 12, Yankees 4Detroit NY Yankees ab r h bi ab r h biDavis CF-LF 5 1 1 0 Gardner CF 3 0 0 0Kinsler 2B 5 0 0 0 Flores LF 2 0 0 0Cabrera 1B 3 2 2 0 Gregorius SS 4 0 1 0Wilson 3B-2B 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez DH 4 0 1 0Martinez DH 6 2 3 4 Teixeira 1B 3 0 1 0Cespedes LF 5 2 1 1 Murphy C 1 0 0 0Martinez RF 5 3 3 6 McCann C-1B 4 1 2 1Holaday C 5 0 2 0 Jones RF 4 0 0 0Romine 3-1B 4 1 2 1 Young LF-CF 4 1 1 0Iglesias SS 3 1 1 0 Drew 2B 3 2 2 2Totals 42 12 15 12 Ryan 3B 3 0 1 1 Totals 35 4 9 4
Detroit 420 015 000 12 NY Yankees 020 000 101 4
SB: NYY Young, C (1, 2nd base off San-chez, An/Holaday). GIDP: DET Martinez, V; NYY Rodriguez, A.
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Tigers 12, Yankees 4 (Cont’d)
HR: DET Martinez, V (2, 1st inning off Tanaka, 1 on, 2 out), Martinez, J 3 (16, 1st inning off Tanaka, 1 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Tanaka, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Burawa, 2 on, 1 out), Romine (1, 6th inning off De Paula, 0 on, 2 out); NYY McCann, B (10, 2nd inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 1 out), Drew 2 (11, 7th inning off Sanchez, An, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Soria, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: DET 10; NYY 6. DP: DET (Romine-Kinsler-Cabrera, M); NYY (Gregorius-Drew-Teixeira). E: NYY Gregorius (9, fielding).
Detroit IP H R ER BB SOA Sanchez (W, 6-7) 7.0 7 3 3 2 5B Hardy 1.0 1 0 0 0 1J Soria 1.0 1 1 1 0 0NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOM Tanaka (L, 4-3) 5.0 10 7 5 2 6D Burawa 0.2 3 4 4 1 1J De Paula 3.1 2 1 1 4 2
Time: 3:01. Att: 38,691.
Astros 6, Mariners 2Houston Seattle ab r h bi ab r h biSpringer RF 5 2 3 1 Morrison 1B 4 2 1 0Correa SS 5 0 1 0 Cano 2B 2 0 0 1Gattis DH 5 0 1 1 Cruz DH 3 0 1 1Carter 1B 3 1 0 0 Seager 3B 3 0 0 0Rasmus CF 4 2 2 2 Smith LF 3 0 1 0Santana LF 3 0 0 0 Miller SS 3 0 0 0Valbuena 3B 3 0 1 1 Jones CF 4 0 0 0Gonzalez 2B 4 0 1 0 Sucre C 3 0 0 0Castro C 4 1 1 0 Ackley PH 1 0 1 0Totals 36 6 10 5 Totals 26 2 4 2
Houston 110 010 201 6 Seattle 100 010 000 2
2B: HOU Rasmus (14, Happ); SEA Smith, S (18, Velasquez), Morrison (7, Sipp). GIDP: HOU Carter, Gonzalez, M. HR: HOU Rasmus (10, 7th inning off Wilhelmsen, 1 on, 2 out), Springer (12, 9th inning off Nuno, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: HOU 7; SEA 8. DP: SEA 2 (Cano-Miller, B-Morrison, Miller, B-Cano-Morrison). E: SEA Miller, B (7, fielding).
Houston IP H R ER BB SOV Velasquez 3.1 2 1 1 4 5T Sipp 1.1 1 1 1 0 0W Harris (W, 4-0) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0J Thatcher 1.0 0 0 0 0 1P Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0L Gregerson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2Seattle IP H R ER BB SOJ Happ (L, 3-4) 5.0 7 3 2 2 4T Wilhelmsen 2.0 2 2 2 2 4J Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2B: OAK Lawrie (15, Richards), Fuld (9, Richards). GIDP: LAA Calhoun, Freese. HR: LAA Pujols (21, 8th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 2 out). Team Lob: LAA 8; OAK 6. DP: OAK 2 (Zobrist-Semien-Davis, I, Lawrie-Zobrist-Davis, I). E: OAK Davis, I (3, fielding).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SOG Richards (L, 7-5) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3T Gott 1.0 0 0 0 0 0J Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 0Oakland IP H R ER BB SOS Kazmir (W, 4-4) 7.1 6 1 1 3 6T Clippard 1.2 2 1 1 0 3
Time: 2:58. Att: 29,137.
Red Sox 13, Royals 2Boston Kansas City ab r h bi ab r h biBetts CF 5 3 3 2 Escobar SS 3 0 0 0Holt 3B-2B 5 2 3 2 Cain CF 4 0 2 2Pedroia 2B 5 2 3 2 Hosmer 1B 5 0 2 0Ortiz DH 4 2 2 2 Morales DH 4 0 2 0Ramirez LF 3 2 1 1 Gordon LF 1 0 1 0Castillo RF 1 0 0 0 Dyson PH-LF 2 0 0 0Bogaerts SS 5 1 3 3 Rios RF 4 0 0 0Napoli 1B 5 0 0 0 Infante 2B 4 1 1 0Leon C 4 1 1 1 Colon 3B 4 0 0 0Totals 37 13 16 13 Butera C 4 1 1 0 Totals 35 2 9 2
Boston 010 153 021 13 Kansas City 000 000 002 2
2B: BOS Holt, B 2 (15, Young, Cr, Frasor), Betts (15, Young, Cr), Pedroia 2 (13, Young, Cr, Frasor), Bogaerts 3 (12, Young, Cr, Brooks, Brooks). 3B: BOS Betts (4, Brooks), Holt, B (4, Brooks); KC Cain, L (3, Uehara). GIDP: BOS Castillo, R. HR: BOS Ramirez, H (15, 2nd inning off Young, Cr, 0 on, 0 out), Ortiz, D (10, 4th inning off Young, Cr, 0 on, 0 out), Betts (8, 5th inning off Young, Cr, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: BOS 6; KC 10. DP: KC (Colon, C-Infante-Hosmer).
Boston IP H R ER BB SOW Miley (W, 7-6) 6.0 5 0 0 3 2A Ogando 1.0 0 0 0 1 1J Tazawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 1K Uehara 1.0 3 2 2 0 1Kansas City IP H R ER BB SOC Young (L, 6-3) 4.2 7 7 7 3 2J Frasor 1.0 3 3 3 1 1A Brooks 3.1 6 3 3 0 2
Rockies 10, Brewers 4Milwaukee Colorado ab r h bi ab r h biSegura SS 4 0 1 0 Blackmon CF 4 1 2 4Parra CF 4 2 2 0 LeMahieu 2B 4 1 1 1Braun RF 4 1 2 1 Tulowitzki SS 4 0 2 3Lucroy C 4 0 1 1 Descalso SS 1 0 0 0Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 1 Gonzalez RF 2 0 0 0Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 Barnes RF 1 0 1 0Lind 1B 3 1 1 0 Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1Peterson LF 4 0 2 0 Paulsen 1B 4 1 1 0Garza P 2 0 0 0 Hundley C 4 3 4 1Gennett 2B 2 0 0 0 Ynoa LF 4 3 2 0Totals 31 4 9 3 Rusin P 1 0 0 0 Rosario PH 1 0 0 0 Miller P 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 10 15 10
Milwaukee 010 101 010 4 Colorado 003 304 00x 10
SB: COL LeMahieu (9, 2nd base off Garza/Lucroy), Hundley (2, 3rd base off Garza/Lucroy), Ynoa, R (1, 2nd base off Garza/Lucroy). 2B: MIL Lind (15, Rusin), Lucroy (4, Rusin), Parra, G (16, Miller, J), Braun (9, Miller, J); COL Hundley 2 (11, Garza, Knebel). 3B: MIL Braun (2, Rusin). GIDP: MIL Parra, G, Gennett; COL Arenado, LeMahieu. HR: COL Arenado (17, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out). S: COL Rusin. Team Lob: MIL 5; COL 5. DP: MIL 3 (Lucroy-Segura, Perez, H-Lind, Gennett-Segura-Lind); COL 2 (Rusin-Tulowitzki-Paulsen, LeMahieu-Descalso-Paulsen). E: MIL Perez, H (1, missed catch); COL Tulowit-zki (6, throw).
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOM Garza (L, 4-9) 5.1 13 10 7 0 4N Cotts 0.0 1 0 0 2 0C Knebel 1.2 1 0 0 0 1J Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0Colorado IP H R ER BB SOC Rusin (W, 3-2) 6.0 7 3 3 0 2B Logan 0.1 1 0 0 1 1J Miller 1.1 2 1 1 0 1C Friedrich 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
SB: MIN Buxton (1, 2nd base off Arrieta/Montero, M). 2B: CHC Coghlan (12, Thompson, A); MIN Mauer (14, Arrieta). GIDP: MIN Rosario, E. HR: CHC Rizzo (15, 5th inning off Gib-son, 0 on, 0 out), Fowler (8, 8th inning off Tonkin, 3 on, 0 out). S: CHC Denorfia. Team Lob: CHC 9; MIN 4. DP: CHC (Rus-sell, A-Castro, S-Rizzo). E: CHC Arrieta (1, fielding), Montero, M (6, throw).
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SOJ Arrieta (W, 7-5) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOK Gibson (L, 4-6) 5.0 6 2 2 3 6T Pressly 2.0 1 0 0 0 1A Thompson 0.0 3 4 4 1 0M Tonkin 1.0 2 2 2 1 1B Duensing 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Time: 2:59. Att: 40,273.
East W L PCT GB StrkKelowna 8 4 .667 - W1Yakima Valley 9 6 .600 .5 L1Walla Walla 8 7 .533 1.5 W1Wenatchee 5 7 .417 3 W1South W L PCT GB StrkBend 12 3 .800 - W5Medford 6 9 .400 6 L1Corvallis 6 9 .400 6 L3Klamath Falls 3 12 .200 9 L1West W L PCT GB StrkBellingham 10 5 .667 - L1Kitsap 6 6 .500 2.5 W1Cowlitz 5 7 .417 3.5 L1Victoria 6 9 .400 4 W1
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott Copeland is pulled after giving up seven runs Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Late run sees O’s beat Blue Jays 13-9DHIREN MAHIBAN THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — J.J. Hardy’s second RBI single of the game kicked off a four-run ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-9 on Sunday afternoon
Ryan Flaherty followed up Hardy’s single with a two run triple, and later scored, as Baltimore improved to 5-7 against the Blue Jays this season.
Reliever Darren O’Day (4-0) retired two hitters in the eighth for the win.
Brett Cecil (1-4) picked up the loss as the Blue Jays (37-34) wrapped up a five-game home stand with a 3-2 record.
Both starters had an afternoon to forget.Scott Copeland allowed six singles and a solo
home run to Jimmy Parades as the Orioles (36-33) opened a 7-0 lead in the second inning.
The Blue Jays right-hander, who was making his third career start, was done after just one and a third innings, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits.
The Blue Jays responded in the bottom half of the inning.
Ezequiel Carrera took Orioles’ starter Chris Tillman deep to right for a three-run shot to get Toronto on the board. Kevin Pillar followed up with a solo shot to pull the Jays to within three.
After Ryan Goins singled, Jose Reyes reached with a double ending Tillman’s afternoon.
Jose Bautista doubled off reliever Tommy Hunter, scoring a pair.
Tillman, who entered the contest with a 0-3 rec-ord and a 12.51 ERA against Toronto this season, allowed six earned runs on six hits.
Sunday marked the first game since September 2013 where both starters lasted less than 1 1/3 innings pitched.
Toronto completed the comeback in the third as Russell Martin scored on an RBI single from Pillar, tying the game 7-7.
Bautista gave the Jays their first lead of the game with a two-run home run in the fourth.
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CHURCH SHOOTINGS
Emanuel congregants vow to seek justice on shooterHundreds packed the pews on Sunday after nine were killed last week in Charleston
YAMICHE ALCINDOR USA TODAY
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hundreds Sunday packed the pews of Eman-uel African Methodist Episcopal Church readying themselves to bury nine beloved members and seek justice on their behalf as part of the church’s activist tradition.
In an energetic and emotion-al service, the Rev. Norvel Goff assured those gathered that the victims, including the church’s pastor and state senator the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, did not die in vain. Others echoed that sentiment saying that while the city is prepar-ing for funeral services, calls for reforms and social activism would also follow.
“We’re going to be vigilant,” Goff said as churchgoers swayed and clapped in response. “The blood of the Mother Emanuel nine requires us to work until not only justice in this case but for those living in the margin of life, those less fortunate than ourselves, that we stay on the battlefield until there’s no more fight to be fought.”
Dylann Roof, 21, is charged with opening fire on the group, dis-charging multiple shots into each victim during a Wednesday bible study, according to police affidavits. A white supremacist manifesto pur-portedly written by Roof to explain why he targeted the church says he had “no choice” but to target Afri-can Americans, whom he derides as “stupid and violent.”
The attack traumatized the moth-er and daughter of Charleston County Judge Daniel Martin Jr., who is the fourth generation of his family to attend the church. His 83-year-old mother left the church just an hour before the shooting
and his 17-year-old daughter often helped Sharonda Coleman-Single-ton, who died in the attack, pray with the church’s youngest mem-bers. Neither women could bring themselves to come to church Sunday.
“There are people who are terror-ized by what happened,” Martin, 52, said.
“My daughter is struggling with the loss. She is very afraid to come back in the building right now. But time heals all wounds. When she is
ready, we will have her come back.”Standing outside the church, Mar-
tin said he didn’t want to talk about political issues like whether or not the Confederate flag should be fly-ing at the South Carolina Capitol.
Yet, he hinted that after the vic-tim’s funerals, Emanuel AME -- one of the nation’s most renowned black congregations -- would play a role in preventing such tragedies.
Emanuel is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the South, and is called “Mother Eman-
uel.” The church has had its share of notable political moments.
In 1822, it was investigated for its role in a planned slave revolt after one of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a failed slave rebellion.
In March 1909, Booker T. Wash-ington spoke there, and in 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Wyatt T. Walker of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference called on church members to register and vote.
People join hands in a moment of silence as thousands of marchers meet in the middle of Charleston’s main bridge in a show of unity after nine black church parishioners were gunned down during a Bible study, Sunday in Charleston, S.C. [AP PHOTO]
LABOUR
Senator: Redemption lies in defeating anti-union billTHE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Diane Bellemare is urging the discredited Senate to find redemption by doing its con-stitutional duty as the parliament-ary chamber that represents the regions.
The Conservative senator is waging a one-woman crusade with-in the Senate’s government caucus to block C-377, a private member’s bill that would force labour unions to publicly disclose how they spend their money.
And she’s using the scandal over senators’ expenses to make her case.
The controversial bill, sponsored by Conservative MP Russ Hiebert
and backed strongly by the Prime Minister’s Office, would require unions to publicly disclose any spending of $5,000 or more and any salary of more than $100,000.
It’s been widely denounced as undemocratic and an invasion of privacy and it’s opposed by at least five provinces, who’ve argued that the bill is a unconstitutional intru-sion into provincial jurisdiction over labour laws.
If senators want to reclaim some relevance in the midst of the cur-rent crisis, Bellemare maintains they need to represent the interests of their provinces and vote against C-377.
“I would like to say that, at this difficult time when the Senate is
being accused on all sides of not playing its role as a chamber of sober second thought, and of not taking the interests of the people it represents seriously, I urge you to vote in line with your constitution-al obligations, the official positions of your respective governments, in other words, the provincial governments and the people they represent, and all of the emails you received that have criticized this bill as being too invasive,” she implored her colleagues last week.
It’s a lonely battle for Bellemare, who has found little support for her arguments in her own caucus, although Liberal senators are behind her.
She had more company two years
ago, when 16 Conservative senators broke ranks, joining forces with the Liberals to send the bill back to the House of Commons with amend-ments that effectively eviscerated the legislation.
However, Parliament was pro-rogued before the Commons could consider the amendments and, in accordance with the rules for reinstating legislation following prorogation, the bill wound up back in the upper chamber in its original form. The unamended bill is now before the Senate for final debate, with Bellemare and the Liberals using every procedural trick avail-able to run out the clock until the chamber adjourns for the summer, likely this week.
WILDLIFE
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COMMUNITYMonday, June 22, 2015 | Contact the newsroom 250-723-8171 | [email protected] | STORY UPDATES: www.avtimes.net
It’s been proven in study after study and, more importantly, in the lives of
millions of Canadians - the best way to achieve your financial and retirement goals is hav-ing access to sound financial advice grounded in a compre-hensive financial plan.
Research into Canadians’ sav-ings and investment behavior and our attitudes toward retire-ment and savings advice has identified the significant value of delivering financial advice to the public, at all income and asset levels. The research concluded:
• Advice has a positive and significant impact on financial assets.
• Advisors perform tasks vital in the financial lives of their clients including improved financial literacy, developing a culture of savings and invest-ment, developing and execut-ing a financial plan, selecting appropriate financial vehicles and products and improving investment decision-making.
• Advice positively impacts retirement readiness.
• Canadians trust their advis-ors, feel positive toward them, and feel more confident they will have enough money to
retire comfortably.A comprehensive financial
plan should include investment planning, cash flow planning, education planning, estate planning, insurance planning, retirement planning, and tax planning. To be successful, your plan must be tailored to you. It makes sense to seek the advice of a financial advisor who will take you through this six-step planning process:
1.Goal setting – to define and prioritize your goals and concerns.
2.Data gathering – gathering all the pertinent financial infor-mation to understand your cur-rent financial situation.
3.Financial analysis – ana-lysing the data to determine whether you are on track to achieve your financial life goals, and to identify alterna-tive strategies to achieve those goals. This includes a review of how to reduce your taxes;
whether you’ll have enough income to cover your retire-ment expenses; and strategies for protecting your family and income should you become dis-abled or die unexpectedly.
4.Plan formulation and rec-ommendations – developing a written financial plan which contains recommendations and an action plan for achiev-ing your financial goals and improving your overall finan-cial life.
5.Plan implementation – taking action to implement the solutions that have been agreed upon.
6.Monitoring and plan review – financial planning is not a one time event. You should review your plan regularly, ideally at least annually or as major life events occur.
There you have it. It takes just six straightforward steps to start on building your personal financial plan. Be sure you get the advice you need by talking to a financial advisor with the team, qualifications and tools you can count on.
It’s about this time of year that fawns begin to arrive, and we urge the public to
leave them unless they have a life threatening injury or as in this case, the doe is dead. Our motto here at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre is “It’s Fawn Season – Leave Them Where They Lie”.
New born fawns will drop to the ground in response to a threat (dogs, cougars and humans) or while their mother goes off to forage. Fawns do not have a scent therefore the doe will leave them in tall grass or even in your yard. This adap-tation allows for the fawn to be safe from predators. If the doe stayed close the predator would smell her and attack the fawn. So please curb the urge to pick them up thinking they have been abandoned. 90% of the time that is not the case.
If you are unsure, please call the center and we would be pleased to give you guidance. If children have brought it home, take the fawn back to where it was found. The mother will return. She is full of milk and the fawn will be hungry. It has been documented where a fawn had been taken from its mother for 48 hours and successfully returned.
When you find a fawn laying out flat on the side or in the mid-dle of the road, stop and gently herd them off into the bush or
ditch. This will prevent other motorists stopping or even hit-ting the fawn. The mother and fawn have become separated when crossing the road and she is probably watching you. The fawns tend to lay flat instinctive-ly hoping you will go away.
If it is necessary that the fawn must be brought to the centre, do not feed it. Feeding an improper diet may cause its death. Fawns are cute but we must always curb that notion to keep and raise it. They become 48-65 kg. adults with hooves strong enough to do some dam-age. Any young animal will become imprinted to humans and cause many problems. A deer that is not afraid of humans has an imaginary target on its side for cars and hunters. It is also illegal to have wildlife in your possession without a permit from the Ministry of Environment.
The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre is currently caring for 3 black-tail deer fawns. We have one single fawn that was attacked by a predator and is being treated for a deep wound
to his flank area while a set of twins were admitted last week when they were found yards away from a dead doe on the roadside. For every one fawn we admit due to legitimate rea-sons, we are answering 20 phone calls regarding fawns that are not truly orphaned and need to be left alone. It is very normal to see fawns alone at this time of year as the doe will feed her young only a few times each day and then leave the fawn alone while she goes off to feed herself.
She will sometime spread twins or triplets out over a range to prevent a predator from being able to find all of her babies at once.
A fawn may be left for 12-24 hours depending on age and normally reunites with the mother in the dark and quiet of night time. We urge people to please not pick up fawns that they do not know 100% have been orphaned (i.e. dead doe on roadside). Please call the centre first and we will help determine
whether the fawn really does need help...every fawn deserves the chance to be raised by its wild mother.
When you find a fawn laying out flat on the side or in the mid-dle of the road, stop and gently herd them off into the bush or ditch. This will prevent other motorists stopping or even hit-ting the fawn. The mother and fawn have become separated when crossing the road and she is probably watching you. The fawns tend to lay flat instinctive-ly hoping you will go away.
If it is necessary that the fawn must be brought to the centre, do not feed it. Feeding an improper diet may cause its death.
It is also illegal to have wild-life in your possession without a permit from the Ministry of Environment.
To continue our 30th Anni-versary celebrations here at NIWRA, Ross Peterson and Hans Boerger will be presenting “Pond Critters” on June 27th from 2pm-4pm. This presenta-tion will give kids a chance to identify various insects, beetles, snails, etc and learn how they live, breathe and eat each other. You will be amazed. Visit our website for more information www.niwra.org.
Tangible benefi ts of fi nancial advice
Expert offers tips for down and injured deer
Liz GaudetThe HappyLife Project
» Liz Gaudet is a consultant with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. in Port Alberni. She can be reached at 250-720-9935.
» 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
A black-tail fawn is being treated at the North Island Wildlife Centre.
FINANCE
What would I do if I wanted to be rich? I’d start a class action-suit against food companies for their role in creating “the perfect storm”,the three major epidemics in this country. After all, a judge has recently created the “per-fect guidelines” for a win/win situation. He ruled that smokers can be rewarded for ill health or death. Of course, it’s not their fault they ignored health warn-ings for 50 years about smoking! But since obesity causes more deaths than smoking, why shouldn’t food companies also reward us for our ill health?
Faced with a class action suit, food companies wouldn’t have a leg to stand on in court. Consid-er the junk they’ve been selling unsuspecting customers for years. So now you’re suffering from obesity, Type 2 diabetes and recovering from a heart attack. In fact, your cardiologist claims that without bypass surgery you’ll be dead in a couple of years. And all this trouble because of too many calories! Someone has to be held responsible. But “don’t point your finger at me”!
In court you can tell the judge these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Diabetes has resulted in the need for cataract surgery.
Moreover, your ophthalmologist is worried that due to diabetic complications you may eventu-ally lose your sight. To add more insult to injury, diabetes has caused such hardening of arter-ies (atherosclerosis) that renal failure is a distinct possibility. You can plead with the judge the suffering may entail renal dialy-sis or a kidney transplant.
You may say to yourself, “How did all this happen?” But you know damn well how. Your doctor repeatedly told you long before you hit the scale at 200 pounds that this excess weight would most likely cause Type 2 since other family members also suffer from this disease. But in spite of his warning about the need to exercise and diet, you ignored his advice.
However, the fact that you were warned about health problems isn’t the point. Life has become a living hell because food com-panies continue to add excessive amounts of calories to packaged foods. Or they have made pre-pared food so appealing that will power can’t resist it.
For instance why are super-markets foolishly selling 14 ounce steaks when smaller ones would satisfy. Do they expect all of their customers to have degrees in nutrition? And why do they tempt you to purchase
desserts loaded with hundreds of calories. It is dishonest, deceptive marketing, the ultimate culprit that has ruined your health.
Someone has to pay for it. In fact, if getting rich is the
motive, why stop at food cor-porations? After all, because of excessive drinking your wife and children left you. Think of the alimony you’re paying every month! But this problem was not self-inflicted. It was the damn liquor companies that should have realized you were becoming an alcoholic.
One could go on and on blaming various aspects of society for our own self-inflicted problems. So this 15 billion dollar verdict against several tobacco compan-ies is the wrong health message. In 2015 North Americans would have to be living on Mars and have half a brain not to know that tobacco kills. I’m no friend of these companies, but they should not have to reward people for lack of discipline. Nor make them rich for irrational reasons.
If anyone should be sued, it should be the government which for years allowed tobacco to be sold legally while it reaps the reward. If tobacco were intro-duced to the world today, it would be immediately banned as a hazardous substance. It con-tains 4,000 chemicals of which 40 are known to cause cancer in humans!
This is another example of an illogical ruling by a court. But it is sad that society has reached a stage where individual respons-ibility is forsaken. Those who abuse their bodies with tobacco, drugs and alcohol cost us billions of dollars a year. This is bad enough, but to reward them for their folly is utter madness.
» W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Har-vard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memor-ial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill Uni-versity and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practition-er, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at [email protected].
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Ann Marshall provided paint demonstration of her acrylic work at Art Rave’s festivities at Harbour Quay on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Julie Brack, Adriel Creiger and August Prendergast painted banners in the hands-on art tent at Art Rave’s Harbour Quay location. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Lily Martens coloured the sidewalk with chalk at Harbour Quay during the Art Rave festivities on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Winter Darbey sketched portraits on Saturday at Art Rave. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] AJ Money played with hoops in the park at Art Rave on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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