Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Thursday, May 21, 2015 Maple Leafs pay big money for Mike Babcock Sports, Page A7 Alberni Region A3 What’s On B6 Opinion A4 Sports A7 Scoreboard A6 Comics B8 Classifieds B10 Nation & World B9 Entertainment B3 On the Island B5 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 96 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today COAST GUARD Th d M 21 2015 LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED We buy scrap cars, trucks, heavy trucks & machinery 250-724-4050 2490 Timberlane Rd. ALBERNI TOWING 24 HOUR SERVICE New mobile friendly website! albernitowing.com Start to finish at SPRING SAVINGS AT WINDSOR! Prices in effect until May 28th, 2015 or while stock lasts! Cash & Carry only on sale prices! 15 % OFF REG. IN STOCK VARATHANE & OLD MASTERS Choose from gel stains, clear coats, penetrating stains and wiping stains. Senator Nancy Greene visits Alberni’s Centennial Pier to welcome CCGS M. Charles MB to the fl eet Chief’s selfl ess service honoured KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS The latest Canadian Coast Guard ship was blessed on Wednesday among ceremonial speeches and traditional dancers. Senator Nancy Greene Raine was in attendance to officially welcome the CCGS M. Charles M.B. into the fleet of coast guard vessels. Named after the late hereditary chief of the Nitinaht Band, Martin Charles, she said it was a fitting tribute. Charles’ son, Clifford, said it was an honour to be there for his father, who served 32 years with the coast guard. On February 29, 1976, Martin, along with a crew from Bamfield, performed a rescue of a fishing boat wreck during an annual herring run. The crew also res- cued a helicopter from a crash into the ocean. For these heroic actions, Clifford received a sil- ver medal of bravery from the United States Coast Guard and a silver medal of bravery from the Canadian government. Three years ago the Canad- ian government built nine Hero Class ships, one of which was named as a tribute to Charles’ selfless service. “He devoted his life and career to saving lives,” Raine said. “We are pleased to wel- come this new vessel into the fleet and proud to honour Mar- tin in this way.” Raine said Charles put his per- sonal safety ahead of anything else. “They put my dad’s name on the bow,” Clifford said. “I can’t imagine feeling any better than I do today. It is an honour for my dad and is well-deserved for the hero he was and the person he was.” Raine said the services of the coast guard are increasingly in demand and hopes this dedica- tion inspires future generations to follow in the footsteps of its members. [email protected]Finding beauty in the Alberni Valley’s nature Our Valley Faces features Gretchen Ca;rlson, who will be at the annual Black Ty Gala on Saturday night. » Alberni Region, A3 She’s been practising law since 1951 University of British Columbia honours 95 year old Constance Isherwood » B.C News, B7 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. A dancer blesses the newest Canadian Coast Guard ship M. Charles M.B. during a ceremony at Centennial Pier on Wednesday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] PAGEANT Becky Molly says she applied on a whim and presented herself in her own way Alberni grad earns third runner-up KRISTI DOBSON, ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A former Port Alberni resident has discovered what it is like to step out of her comfort zone and succeed. Becky Molly was crowned third runner-up on Saturday at the Miss World Canada pageant in Vancouver. Pageant week ran from Sunday, May 10 and wrapped up with the Crowning Gala. It was a whirlwind trip for Molly, who attended from Ontario where she now lives. Growing up in Port Alberni, Molly said she applied to the com- petition on a whim, two weeks prior to deadline, after being encouraged by a friend. “Within 24 hours I was contact- ed, interviewed and accepted,” Molly said. That was the first positive taste of what was to come. As someone who is more comfortable in run- ning shoes and in the gym, Molly said she stepped out of the stereo- typical box to present herself in her own way. “Going in I wanted to remain true to myself,” she said. “I wanted to be relatable and per- sonable to the children and youth that watched and show them that an average girl can do well. You don’t have to always wear the best clothes to fit in. In fact, I wanted to do the opposite and stand out.” When seeking sponsorships, Molly was able to secure $7,000 in two weeks, but kept humble. For her clothing, she was sponsored by a consignment store and each item cost no more than $10. “That was in line with what I hoped to demonstrate while I was there,” she said. Molly, 25, said her main object- ive was to set an example and show that other women do not need to fit in to the stereotypical mold of beauty. Along with pla- cing third, she was awarded the Miss Sports award. “My sports background stemmed from the soccer fields in Port Alberni,” she said. She played both recreational and competitive soccer from age six through high school and at ADSS also joined the volleyball and basketball teams. Since then, Molly has become inter- ested in weight lifting and fitness competitions. After graduating from ADSS, Molly left Port Alberni to attend first year university in Halifax and then moved to Ontario to fur- ther her studies at the University of Waterloo. In September she plans on pursuing graduate stud- ies with the hope of becoming a behaviour therapist, working with children and adults affected with autism spectrum disorders on an international level. So far Molly has had the oppor- tunities to gain work experience in an orphanage and classroom in India and Africa. That clinched her desire to return to India after completing her education. After being selected as one of 54 final- ists from a pool of 4,000 woman and taking home a top-three finish, Molly believes she success- fully achieved what she set out to do. She said it was a learning experience and one in which she has no regrets. “I learned that it is important to go into something like this being confident that great things don’t come from staying in your com- fort zone,” Molly said. [email protected]Former Port Alberni resident, Becky Molly, was just crowned 3rd runner-up in the Miss World Canada pageant in Vancouver. 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The latest Canadian Coast Guard ship was blessed on Wednesday among ceremonial speeches and traditional dancers.
Senator Nancy Greene Raine was in attendance to officially welcome the CCGS M. Charles M.B. into the fleet of coast guard vessels. Named after the late hereditary chief of the Nitinaht Band, Martin Charles, she said it was a fitting tribute.
Charles’ son, Clifford, said it was an honour to be there for his father, who served 32 years with the coast guard.
On February 29, 1976, Martin, along with a crew from Bamfield, performed a rescue of a fishing boat wreck during an annual herring run. The crew also res-cued a helicopter from a crash into the ocean. For these heroic actions, Clifford received a sil-ver medal of bravery from the United States Coast Guard and a silver medal of bravery from the Canadian government.
Three years ago the Canad-ian government built nine Hero Class ships, one of which was named as a tribute to Charles’ selfless service.
“He devoted his life and career to saving lives,” Raine said. “We are pleased to wel-
come this new vessel into the fleet and proud to honour Mar-tin in this way.”
Raine said Charles put his per-sonal safety ahead of anything
else. “They put my dad’s name on the bow,” Clifford said. “I can’t imagine feeling any better than I do today. It is an honour for my dad and is well-deserved for the
hero he was and the person he was.”
Raine said the services of the coast guard are increasingly in demand and hopes this dedica-
tion inspires future generations to follow in the footsteps of its members.
Finding beauty in the Alberni Valley’s natureOur Valley Faces features Gretchen Ca;rlson, who will be at the annual Black Ty Gala on Saturday night. » Alberni Region, A3
She’s been practising law since 1951University of British Columbia honours 95 year old Constance Isherwood» B.C News, B7
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A dancer blesses the newest Canadian Coast Guard ship M. Charles M.B. during a ceremony at Centennial Pier on Wednesday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
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Becky Molly says she applied on a whim and presented herself in her own way
Alberni grad earns third runner-upKRISTI DOBSON, ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A former Port Alberni resident has discovered what it is like to step out of her comfort zone and succeed.
Becky Molly was crowned third runner-up on Saturday at the Miss World Canada pageant in Vancouver. Pageant week ran from Sunday, May 10 and wrapped up with the Crowning Gala. It was a whirlwind trip for Molly, who attended from Ontario where she now lives.
Growing up in Port Alberni, Molly said she applied to the com-petition on a whim, two weeks prior to deadline, after being encouraged by a friend.
“Within 24 hours I was contact-ed, interviewed and accepted,” Molly said.
That was the first positive taste of what was to come. As someone who is more comfortable in run-ning shoes and in the gym, Molly said she stepped out of the stereo-typical box to present herself in her own way.
“Going in I wanted to remain true to myself,” she said. “I wanted to be relatable and per-sonable to the children and youth that watched and show them that
an average girl can do well. You don’t have to always wear the best clothes to fit in. In fact, I wanted to do the opposite and stand out.”
When seeking sponsorships, Molly was able to secure $7,000 in two weeks, but kept humble. For her clothing, she was sponsored by a consignment store and each item cost no more than $10.
“That was in line with what I hoped to demonstrate while I was there,” she said.
Molly, 25, said her main object-
ive was to set an example and show that other women do not need to fit in to the stereotypical mold of beauty. Along with pla-cing third, she was awarded the Miss Sports award. “My sports background stemmed from the soccer fields in Port Alberni,” she said. She played both recreational and competitive soccer from age six through high school and at ADSS also joined the volleyball and basketball teams. Since then, Molly has become inter-
ested in weight lifting and fitness competitions.
After graduating from ADSS, Molly left Port Alberni to attend first year university in Halifax and then moved to Ontario to fur-ther her studies at the University of Waterloo. In September she plans on pursuing graduate stud-ies with the hope of becoming a behaviour therapist, working with children and adults affected with autism spectrum disorders on an international level.
So far Molly has had the oppor-tunities to gain work experience in an orphanage and classroom in India and Africa. That clinched her desire to return to India after completing her education. After being selected as one of 54 final-ists from a pool of 4,000 woman and taking home a top-three finish, Molly believes she success-fully achieved what she set out to do. She said it was a learning experience and one in which she has no regrets.
“I learned that it is important to go into something like this being confident that great things don’t come from staying in your com-fort zone,” Molly said.
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VALLEY FACESGetting to know the people who live in the Alberni Valley
Artist fi nds tranquility, beauty in Valley’s natureKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Gretchen Carlson was raised in the hippy era of California and has experienced both the remote countryside and big city life over the years. With her compassion and desire to help others, Gretch-en made her way to Port Alberni, where she feels she has come full circle.
Raised by academia parents, Gretchen grew up with an elder sister of three years. She remem-bers the time in California as being free-spirited and full of childhood exploration. The fam-ily lived in the university housing and grew most of their food in the community garden to make ends meet.
“It was a time when we would jump on our bikes and didn’t have to come back until dinner,” she said. “We would take a big bag of Cheerios and fish all day for koi in the university pond. We had a fort, tree house and orange, tangerine, lemon and limes tress all around.”
The family was considered poor, but as a child Gretchen knew no different — until one day.
“My mom lost it when she couldn’t find the weekly food budget of $40,” she said. “I ended up finding the two twenties in the recycling bin but that was when I realized we lived on peanuts.”
To make ends meet, Gretchen’s mother volunteered with the school lunch program and a sum-mer camp so her children would not have to go without. She was an artistic individual with a relaxed personality.
Most of Gretchen’s childhood was spent exploring the vegan and raw-food lifestyles touted by her parents and she often worked at a co-op in exchange for food.
Her father, a highly intelligent forestry geneticist, accepted an opportunity with the B.C. For-est Service when Gretchen was 14. They packed up a van with their cats and dogs and headed to Vernon.
Always renters, they were able to purchase their first multi-level home with a private yard.
“It was a bit of a different cul-ture,” Gretchen said. “I was still a city kid on roller skates.”
It was a rough start when she tried to introduce herself to the neighbours by creating a sign-board with photos and a place
for others to leave messages and attached it to the mailbox. The next morning she saw her work destroyed and was shocked it was not appreciated.
Things got better from there and Gretchen successfully gradu-ated from an upscale high school. She immediately left town with $58 in her pocket and spent two days on a bus travelling to White-horse with the goal of making enough money in a short time to purchase a car and travel.
She ended up spending two years there, in which time she studied criminal law, worked in a sporting goods store, as well as in a bar, and started her own fruit stand with produce from the Oka-nagan. She never did buy the car.
Instead, she moved to Vancou-ver to study landscape architec-ture and interior design at BCIT. Although she had a passion for design, Gretchen did not want to stay in the city and relocated to the Kootenays, where she pur-chased an old heritage house and transformed it into a top-knotch bed and breakfast. Catering to well-off tourists, she also cared for her grandmother who was suffering with dementia.
“I cared for her until her pass-ing and that was my shoe-in to get into nursing,” she said.
One of her first positions in the field was at a private home care and she became close with a patient in palliative care.
“I felt honoured and blessed to be part of the process,” she said.
“It opened my eyes to how patient and sensitive I am.”
From there, Gretchen took hospice training and continued as a volunteer. Before long, she acquired her nursing training and worked in all aspects of the hospital, including intensive care, acute care and emergency. Her longest stint was in physio-therapy and by her final years at the hospital, had established some of her own volunteer-run programs.
It was a busy lifestyle and as a single mom of two young chil-dren, Gretchen decided to change directions.
“Then I switched gears and started to look at myself as a mom,” she said. “I wanted bal-ance, to be happy and to be a bet-ter mom.”
She decided further education might be the way to achieve that
and was recently accepted to Roy-al Roads to study for her masters degree. As excited she is about the opportunity, the financials are leaving her questioning the feasibility.
“I would be so proud of myself but I don’t know how I can do it and still maintain a good lifestyle for my kids,” she said.
At the same time, Gretchen secured a full-time position as the new executive director of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and believes it is the perfect fit.
“I feel at home and am able to bring my own gifts to the table,” she said. “In my heart it just feels right.”
For the hospice, May was a busy month with the recent Hike For Hospice and wraps up with the annual Black Ty Gala event this Saturday. The sold-out event is sure to be another success-ful fundraiser for the worthy organization.
“I know here I can make a dif-ference and at the end of the day, I feel right about what I am doing,” she added.
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C asting an eye over the latest contract demands by Canada’s feder-
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The 55,000 members of the Pro-fessional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are demand-ing provisions that would allow scientists to — wait for it! — speak openly about their work, publish results without fear of censorship and travel abroad to collaborate with peers.
More disturbingly, they feel the need to press for guarantees that would protect government researchers from being coerced to alter their data and to pro-hibit policy-makers from know-ingly misinterpreting scientists’ findings.
On Tuesday, union members rallied in Ottawa, Montreal, Que-bec City and Vancouver to pro-test “the muzzling of Canada’s public scientists and partisan interference in the development of public science.”
They shouldn’t have to demon-strate for these rights — never mind negotiate for them — in a democracy. But the Harper gov-ernment’s controls on scientific debate and research are growing
tighter by the day.How bad is it?In the past couple of years
the New York Times, Nature magazine, the Guardian and The Economist have all written critical articles pleading for our scientists to be set free.
Federal Information Commis-sioner Suzanne Legault is inves-tigating complaints that federal
scientists have been muzzled by the government.
A survey from Environics Research last year found that 91 per cent of government scien-tists feel they cannot share their expertise with the media without facing censure from their bosses.
Environics was not alone in its findings. Last year a survey from the science advocacy group Evidence for Democracy also found that federal policies do not support open communica-tion between scientists and the public.
That’s not just bad news for scientists. It means the govern-ment can ignore findings that do not fit its agenda and the public won’t even know it — or be able to hold it accountable for wrong-headed decisions.
As Katie Gibbs of Evidence for Democracy said: “Current media policies could prevent taxpayer-funded scientists from sharing their expertise with the public on important issues from drug safety to climate change.”
Margrit Eichler, president of Scientists for the Right to Know (which was founded in response to the Harper government’s attacks on science),put it this way: “Good policies must be based on solid evidence. Dem-
ocracy requires an informed electorate.”
That seems obvious, but it also appears to be threatened. The firings of key scientific leaders, a wave of researcher layoffs, and the closure of research organiza-tions and facilities have all led to a lack of scientific research that should form the basis for govern-ment policies.
The researchers’ union points out that under current plans, more than $2.6 billion and 7,500 positions will be eliminated by 2017 from the top 10 science-based departments and agencies. Meanwhile, some departmental science libraries have been shut-tered, with their contents some-times ending up in dumpsters.
All this has created a climate of fear that leads to self-censorship, adding to the veil of ignorance behind which the government operates.
Canadian scientists and researchers are fighting for the right to publish and speak freely about the research we need, and pay for with our taxes. We hope their union will be able defend its members’ right to free speech — and our right to know.
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Derelict boat bill could have been re-workedI n a system that serves pol-
itical masters more than it serves the public, good inten-
tions mean nothing.The Conservatives used their
majority in the House of Com-mons this month to kill a pri-vate member’s bill that would at least get something on the books regarding derelict vessels that threaten coastal environments.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder put a bill on the floor earlier this year that, if passed, would have made the Canadian Coast Guard the sole receiver of wrecks, taking responsibility for aging, abandoned boats in the
country.Crowder is a member of the
NDP, so goodbye bill — it didn’t even make it through second reading and into committee.
John Duncan, the Courtenay-Comox MP and Conservative Party whip who wants to repre-sent the people of the Alberni Valley by winning the new rid-ing of Courtenay-Alberni in the federal election this fall, provid-ed us with an explanation as to why he voted against Crowder’s bill (and presumably whipped the rest of the Conservatives into doing the same).
Duncan said he believes there
needs to be legislation making the boat owners responsible, perhaps even criminally, and he also has said he prefers the way many U.S. jurisdictions deal with the issue with user groups setting up funds to deal with derelicts.
While we like the idea of per-sonal responsibility and liabil-ity for deadbeat boat owners, we believe this issue has been around long enough to warrant more pressing attention. It’s been more than a year since NEWS reporter Candace Wu highlighted the issue through stories that earned her a prov-
incial-award nomination, and complaints about derelict boats had been around for years, per-haps decades, before that time.
Crowder’s bill could have been sent to committee and changed considerably to a point where it would be palatable for Duncan and the Conservatives. Its death at second reading has killed that possibility.
Will Duncan and the Conserva-tives come up with legislation to deal with derelict boats before the federal election? Not likely. That puts any kind of action on this at least another year down the road.
That’s not leadership. That’s not governing with any regard for coastal environment safety, including roughly 600 jobs in the shellfish industry in Duncan’s backyard.
We understand why you don’t like Crowder’s bill, federal Con-servatives, but what have you got?
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According to an old prov-erb, we should never judge someone else until
we have walked a mile in their shoes.
In other words, we can never truly understand another person until we’ve made an effort to see the world from their point of view. This nugget of wisdom can be invaluable when applied to the task of job-searching.
An exercise I used to use when conducting job-search work-shops was to present the group with a job title or posting, then ask them to imagine they were an employer looking to hire someone for that position.
From their imaginary hiring chair, they were asked to brain-storm everything they could
think of regarding that employ-er’s expectations and needs. What skills would they look for? What experience and training? Which personal qualities? And on the flip side: What would give them reservations about a candi-date and make them less likely to hire that individual?
This activity was generally well-received among the work-shop participants I worked with.
Taking off your “applicant glasses” and assuming the per-spective of an employer can be highly revealing as to what you should be focusing on in your job search.
For some applicants, who them-selves have real-life experience recruiting candidates, the task is a bit easier... but even those who
have never participated in the hiring process can benefit from a little creative role-playing.
This exercise can be especially revealing for applicants who are looking to make a shift from one occupational type to another that isn’t closely related (e.g., someone who’s spent twenty years as a Heavy Equipment Operator but is now looking for work as a Licensed Practical Nurse).
The challenge here is to take
two jobs that, on the surface, seem to have little in common, and try to find the overlap -- the shared skills that can be trans-ferred from one to the other. This is exactly where it’s most benefi-cial to practise thinking like an employer, since forcing yourself to predict what the hiring man-ager will be looking for will allow you to pinpoint those skills, experiences, qualities, and so on that will matter most to them.
So my advice to readers this week is to give this role-playing exercise a try. The next time you’re working on a resumé or cover letter, step back from your perspective as a candidate and try to picture what the employer will want to see. It may take some doing, but I guarantee that
if you can slip into the recruiter’sshoes for even that brief period, your chances of offering them the most important and relevant information will be greatly improved... and so, by extension, will your chances of landing that long-awaited job.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confu-sion, inefficiency, and demoraliz-ation.” (Charlton Ogburn, WWII soldier)
» David MacFadden works at the local Alberni Valley Employment Centre.
DavidMacFaddenOn the Job
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Port Alberni RCMP are looking for a suspect after a mid-day robbery attempt on Monday.
Police say a 16-year old male was walking along the Gertrude Street side of the Kitsuksis dike at approximately 1 p.m.
when he was approached by another male who demanded his cell phone and wallet.
According the the victim, the suspect was intoxicat-ed, slurring his speech and swaying while walking.
The victim was forced to dodge an attempted punch by the suspect and
responded by striking the suspect and knocking him to the ground.
The victim received min-or injuries for his personal defense.
The victim left the area after he watched the sus-pect walked toward Blair Park.
The suspect is described
How would you look to an employer?
Teen survives attempted robbery and assault on Mondayas an aboriginal male, in his early 20s, weighing approximately 185 pounds, wearing a black hoody and grey pants.
The victim returned home where he reported
the incident to his parents and called the police.
Police were unable to locate witnesses nor sus-pects to this crime after the time delay.
Police recommend any-
one involved in similar crimes to call 9-1-1 immedi-ately if they or anyone else is in danger.
Memorial CupCanadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, Friday, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi.
Teams GP W L GF-AQuebec Remparts (Host) 0 0 0 0-0Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 0 0 0 0-0Oshawa Generals (OHL) 0 0 0 0-0Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 0 0 0 0-0
Schedule (all times PDT)Friday, May 22 (Opening game)Kelowna vs. Quebec, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23Rimouski vs. Oshawa, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24Quebec vs. Oshawa, 1:30 p.m.
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3
Eastern match-up1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf PackWestern match-up1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins
Yesterday’s result (Game 7)Utica 1, Oklahoma City 0 (Utica wins series 4-3)
Today’s schedule (Game 1)Hartford at Manchester, 4 p.m.
BASKETBALLNBA Playoffs(All series best-of-seven)
Eastern Conference final (Round 3)Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland CavaliersWestern Conference finalsGolden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets
Yesterday’s result (Game 1)Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89
Today’s schedule (Game 2)Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. (Golden State leads series 1-0)
Friday, May 22 (Game 2)Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m., TNT
Saturday, May 23 (Game 3)Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 24 (Game 3)Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, May 25 (Game 4)Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26 (Game 4)Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., TNT
CYCLINGRoad racingGiro d’Italia
Yesterday’s results and standingsStage 11: 153 km, Imola (Autodromo Ferrari)
1. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha, 3:55:082. Carlos Betancur (Col) AG2R La Mondiale, 0:00:533. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli4. Benat Intxausti (Spa) Movistar Team5. Diego Rosa (Ita) Astana Pro Team6. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo7. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team8. Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice, 0:00:589. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team10. Juan Jose Lobato (Spa) Movistar Team, 0:01:02
General Classification (pink jersey)1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 46:54:192. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:00:033. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:00:464. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:01:165. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo, 0:01:466. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step, 0:02:107. Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team, 0:02:128. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:02:2021. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:31:41
Saturday, May 23Burnaby at Victoria, 5 p.m.Coquitlam at Delta, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24Victoria at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.Nanaimo at Port Coquitlam, 5 p.m.
National Lacrosse LeagueDivision finalsHome-and home series
Return leg gamesSaturday, May 23Rochester at Toronto, 4 p.m. (Rochester leads 10-9)Edmonton at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. (Edmonton leads 10-8)
GOLF2015 rankings (as of May 18)and upcoming tournaments
PGACrowne Plaza Invitational, May 21-24Colonial Country Club Course, Fort Worth, Texas. Par 70, 7,204 yards. Purse: $6,500,000. 2014 champion: Adam Scott
Player Points1 Rory McIlroy 652.862 Jordan Spieth 460.93 Henrik Stenson 367.454 Bubba Watson 320.475 Jim Furyk 292.186 Justin Rose 316.747 Jason Day 245.428 Sergio Garcia 299.259 Rickie Fowler 314.710 Dustin Johnson 241.9911 Adam Scott 230.9712 Jimmy Walker 267.5913 J.B. Holmes 200.714 Hideki Matsuyama 234.7415 Patrick Reed 228.0516 Matt Kuchar 217.8217 Phil Mickelson 184.0518 Martin Kaymer 216.5819 Billy Horschel 202.3320 Bill Haas 186.28Canadian golfers78 Graham DeLaet 88.79155 David Hearn 56.42189 Adam Hadwin 48.26256 Richard Lee 27.28269 Nick Taylor 33.4406 Mike Weir 18.94475 Brad Fritsch 15.82559 Roger Sloan 11.64639 Ryan Yip 7.8719 Ryan Williams 6.24802 Michael Gligic 4.8859 Greg Machtaler 4.17884 Peter Campbell 3.75935 Adam Cornelson 3.21
LPGAAirbus LPGA Classic, May 22-25Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Mag-nolia Grove, Mobile, Alabama. Par 72, 6,532 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Jessica Korda.
Player Avg score1 Stacy Lewis 69.5252 Inbee Park 69.6253 Hyo Joo Kim 69.6394 Lydia Ko 69.755 Anna Nordqvist 70.256 Sei Young Kim 70.4057 Amy Yang 70.4328 Lexi Thompson 70.4729 Suzann Pettersen 70.57710 Azahara Munoz 70.64311 Shanshan Feng 70.7512 Ha Na Jang 70.78913 Sandra Gal 70.90914 Mirim Lee 70.92515 Jessica Korda 70.94416 Alison Lee 70.96717 Cristie Kerr 71.02518 So Yeon Ryu 71.0519 Ilhee Lee 71.068Canadian golfers20 Brittany Lincicome 71.07595 Alena Sharp 73.156126 Sue Kim 74.091132 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 74.5
Champions TourSenior PGA Championship, May 21-24French Lick, Indiana, The Pete Dye Course. Par 72, 8,102 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Colin Montgomerie
Player Points1 Bernhard Langer 542 Michael Allen 713 Jeff Maggert 1244 Joe Durant 1405 Gene Sauers 1516 Kenny Perry 1617 Wes Short, Jr. 1688 Rocco Mediate 1729 Fred Funk 17910 Bart Bryant 18411 Kevin Sutherland 185T12 Olin Browne 186T12 Tom Lehman 18614 Corey Pavin 18715 Colin Montgomerie 19416 Tom Pernice Jr. 20217 Esteban Toledo 20418 Marco Dawson 21019 Scott Dunlap 21320 Lee Janzen 217Canadian golfers23 Stephen Ames 24226 Rod Spittle 264T78 Jim Rutledge 512
Web.com TourNo tournament this week. Next tournament:Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards. Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith
Player Points1 Wes Roach 1892 Smylie Kaufman 1993 Adam Long 2094 Patton Kizzire 2165 Bronson Burgoon 2576 Ryan Blaum 2777 Jason Allred 3078 Timothy Madigan 3149 Steve Marino 31610 Kelly Kraft 31711 Roland Thatcher 33412 Rob Oppenheim 34713 Kevin Tway 350T14 Rick Cochran III 352T14 Dicky Pride 35216 Brian Richey 35317 Miguel Angel Carballo 37018 Chase Wright 37119 Dawie van der Walt 37420 Ben Kohles 379Canadian golfers80 Brad Fritsch 571131 Ted Brown 789
European Tour BMW European PGA Championship, May 21-24Wentworth Club, West Course, Surrey, England. Par 73, 7,281 yards. Purse: $4,750,000. 2014 champion: Rory McIlroy
Race to Dubai rankings(Last week’s position in parentheses)1. (1) Rory McIlroy (Britain), 26651692. (2) Danny Willett (Britain), 17114063. (3) Justin Rose (Britain), 10067174. (4) Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), 9275635. (5) Branden Grace (South Africa), 8299066. (7) Ross Fisher (Britain), 8164997. (6) Anirban Lahiri (India), 8072648. (8) Bernd Wiesberger (Austria), 7862049. (9) Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand), 73323110. (10) George Coetzee (South Africa), 67781111. (14) David Howell (Britain), 64632112. (11) Tommy Fleetwood (Britain), 58731513. (12) Henrik Stenson (Sweden), 57320714. (13) Andy Sullivan (Britain), 55878215. (15) Gary Stal (France), 54259616. (16) Marc Warren (Britain), 54068617. (17) Wu Ashun (China), 49809518. (18) Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), 48352819. (19) Lee Westwood (Britain), 47732720. (20) Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand), 462752
TENNISATP and WTAOpen de Nice Cote d’Azur, May 17-23Nice, FranceSurface: Clay Purse: €439,405
Singles - Round 2James Duckworth, Austria, def. Quentin Halys, France, 7-6 (7/0,, 7-6 (7/5,Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Gianni Mina, France, 7-6 (7/4,, 6-3Leonardo Mayer (4), Argentina, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-4, 6-0Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Nick Kyrgios (6) Austria, 4-3 - retiredErnests Gulbis (3) Latvia, def. Aleksandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Pablo Carreno-Busta, Spain, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Geneva Open, May 17-23Geneva, SwitzerlandSurface: Clay Purse: $494,310
Doubles - QuarterfinalsJuan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah (2), Colombia, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, and Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 13-11.Raven Klaasen, South Africa, and Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, def. Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Jonathan Erlich, Israel, 6-2, 6-1.Alexander Bury, Belarus, and Denis Isto-min, Uzbekistan, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, and Joao Sousa, Portugal, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9.
WTAInternationaux de Strasbourg, May 17-May 23Strasbourg, FranceSurface: Clay. Purse: $226,750
Singles - Round 2Madison Keys (1), United States, def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0).Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Alize Cornet (4), France, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.Virginie Razzano, France, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-2, 6-3.Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Alison Riske, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Doubles - QuarterfinalsNadiya Kichenok, Ukraine, and Zheng Saisai (2), China, def. Alize Cornet, France, and Magda Linette, Poland, 6-2, 1-6, 10-6.
Nurnberger Versicherungscup, May 17-May 23Nurnberg, GermanySurface: Clay. Purse: $226,750
Next week:Grand Slam: French Open (Roland Garros), May 24-June 7Paris, FranceSurface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles
Friday, May 22Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m.Houston at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23Portland at Toronto, 2 p.m.DC United at New England, 4:30 p.m.Dallas at Montreal, 5 p.m.Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m.NY City FC at Salt Lake, 7 p.m.Sporting KC at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 24Orlando at San Jose, 4 p.m.
UEFA Champions LeagueFinalSaturday, June 6Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m.Juventus vs. Barcelona
English FA CupFinal, Saturday May 30Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m.Arsenal v Aston Villa
English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 25 9 3 70 31 842 Man City 23 7 7 81 38 763 Arsenal 22 9 7 67 35 724 Man United 20 9 8 62 37 695 Liverpool 18 8 11 51 42 626 Spurs 18 7 12 57 53 617 Southampton 18 6 13 54 31 608 Swansea 16 8 13 46 48 569 Stoke 14 9 14 42 44 5110 Everton 12 11 14 48 49 4711 West Ham 12 11 14 44 45 4712 Crystal Pal 12 9 16 46 51 4513 West Brom 11 11 15 37 47 4414 Leicester 10 8 19 41 54 3815 Aston Villa 10 8 19 31 56 3816 Sunderland 7 17 13 30 50 3817 Newcastle 9 9 19 38 63 3618 Hull 8 10 19 33 51 3419 Burnley 6 12 19 27 53 3020 Q.P. Rangers 8 6 23 41 68 30
Yesterday’s resi;tArsenal 0. Sunderland 0 Remaining games, regular seasonSunday, May 24 Arsenal vs. West Brom, 7 a.m.Aston Villa vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.Chelsea vs. Sunderland, 7 a.m.Crystal Palace vs. Swansea, 7 a.m.Everton vs. Spurs, 7 a.m.Hull vs. Man United, 7 a.m.Leicester vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m.Man City vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.Newcastle vs. West Ham, 7 a.m.Stoke vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.
Today’s scheduleTigers Vancouver vs. Vancouver Tbirds, 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 23Khalsa Sporting vs. Kamloops, 2 p.m.Vancouver United FC vs. Victoria, 4 p.m.Tim Hortons vs. Mid Isle, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 24Abbotsford vs. Vancouver United, 2 p.m.Khalsa SC vs. Mid Isle, 2 p.m.Van Tbirds vs. Victoria, 2 p.m.Tigers Vancouver vs. Kamloops, 4 p.m.
BASEBALLMLB
Yesterday’s resultsHouston 6, Oakland 1Seattle 4, Baltimore 2Washington 3, N.Y. Yankees 2Minnesota at PittsburghL.A. Angels 4, Toronto 2Detroit 5, Milwaukee 2Atlanta 2,Tampa Bay 1Texas 2, Boston 1Arizona 6, Miami 1St. Louis 9, N.Y. Mets 0Kansas City 7, Cincinnati 1Cleveland 4, Chicago Sox 3Philadelphia 4, Colorado 2Chicago Cubs at San DiegoL.A. Dodgers at San Francisco
Today’s schedule with probable pitchersArizona at Miami, 9:10 a.m. Bradley (2-0) vs. Latos (1-3)Seattle at Baltimore, 9:35 a.m. Happ (3-1) vs. Chen (1-1)Houston at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Feldman (2-4) vs. Price (3-1)St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Lyons (0-0) vs. deGrom (3-4)Philadelphia at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Williams (2-3) vs. De La Rosa (0-2)L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Kershaw (1-2) vs. Bumgarner (3-2)Los Angeles Angels at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Shoemaker (2-3) vs. Estrada (1-2)Texas at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Rodriguez (1-1) vs. Buchholz (2-4)Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Garza (2-4) vs. Teheran (3-1)Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Chavez (1-3) vs. Smyly (0-1)Cleveland at Chicagoi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Salazar (4-1) vs. Danks (1-3)Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. Hendricks (0-1) vs. Despaigne (2-1)
Friday, May 22N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Syndergaard (1-1) vs. Cole (5-2)Philadelphia at Washington, 4:05 p.m. O’Sullivan (1-2) vs. Scherzer (4-3)Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Lewis (3-2) vs. Pineda (5-1)Seattle at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Hernandez (6-1) vs. Estrada (1-2)Houston at Detroit, 4:08 p.m. McHugh (5-1) vs. Simon (4-2)Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Kazmir (2-2) vs. Archer (4-4)Cincinnati at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Leake (2-2) vs. Carrasco (4-4)Baltimore at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Norris (1-4) vs. Alvarez (0-3)Los Angeles Angels at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Richards (3-2) vs. Porcello (4-2)Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Peralta (1-5) vs. Wood (2-2)St. Louis at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Lynn (3-3) vs. Young (3-0)Minnesota at Chicagoi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Hughes (3-4) vs. Samardzija (3-2)San Francisco at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. Vogelsong (2-2) vs. Kendrick (1-5)Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Lester (4-2) vs. Collmenter (3-5)San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Cashner (1-7) vs. Greinke (5-1)
Saturday, May 23Okanagan at Parksville, 10 a.m.Parksville at Okanagan, 10 a.m.Abbotsford at Victoria Eagles, 2:30 p.m.Coquitlam at White Rock, 2:30 p.m.Nanaimo at Victoria Mariners, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24Okanagan at Parksville, 10 a.m.Parksville at Okanagan, 10 a.m.Abbotsford at Vic Mariners, 1:30 p.m.Coquitlam at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.Victoria Eagles at Nanaimo, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s marathon
Blackhawks3, Ducks 2 (3OT)First Period1. Chicago, Andrew Shaw (2) (Keith, Toews) 2:14 (PP)2. Chicago, Marian Hossa (2) (Bickell, Richards) 6:19 (PP)3. Anaheim, Andrew Cogliano (3) (Thompson, Fowler) 9:14Penalties: Maroon Ana (Boarding) 1:46; Stoner Ana (Cross checking) 5:15
Second Period4. Anaheim, Corey Perry (8) (Getzlaf, Vatanen) 17:30Penalties: Sharp Chi ( Tripping) 11:59; Keith Chi (Cross checking) 18:38; Silfverberg Ana ( Interference) 19:42
Third PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Getzlaf Ana (Tripping) 0:26; Chicago, (Too Many Men) 3:38; Kruger Chi (Holding) 15:03
First OvertimeNo scoringPenalties: Hjalmarsson Chi (Tripping) 10:41
Second OvertimeNo scoringPenalties: Anaheim (Too many men) 8:11
Third Overtime5. Chicago, Marcus Kruger (2) (Seabrook, Oduya) 16:12Penalties: None
Shots on goal by period 1 2 3 4 5 6 TChicago 12 7 9 8 14 6 56Anaheim 7 19 8 9 14 5 62
Goaltending summary:Chicago: Corey Crawford (60/62); Anaheim: Frank Anderson (53/56)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Cowichan Valley: 0 of 0, Victoria: 0 of 0
Att: 17,234 (100.3% of capacity)
AUTO RACINGNASCARCoca-Cola 600Sunday, May 24, 3:16 p.m., Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap.Qualifying: Saturday, May 23, 8:15 a.m.
Formula OneGrand Prix Of MonacoSunday, May 24, 5 a.m.Circuit De MonacoStreet circuitQualifying: Saturday, May 23, 5 a.m.
Lightning 6, Rangers 5 (OT)First Period1. New York, Brassard (6) (Boyle, Stepan) 1:02 (PP)2. New York, Fast (2) (Kreider, McDonagh) 9:553. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (5) (Killorn) 11:07Penalties: Paquette Tb (Roughing) 0:26, Moore Nyr (Cross checking) 3:07
Second Period4. Tampa Bay, Palat (5) (Stamkos, Johnson) 10:32 (PP)5. Tampa Bay, Johnson (12) (Palat, Hedman) 13:176. Tampa Bay, Killorn (6) (Hedman) 17:187. New York, Fast (3) (Stepan, Klein) 17:47Penalties: Nesterov Tb (Interference) 6:37, Brassard Nyr (Hooking) 10:11, Morrow Tb (Tripping) 12:01, Yandle Nyr (Holding) 12:01
Third Period8. New York, McDonagh (3) (Yandle, Hayes) 2:28 (PP)9. Tampa Bay, Palat (6) (Kucherov, Nesterov) 14:0510. New York, Boyle (3) (Miller, Yandle) 18:04Penalties: Sustr Tb (Tripping) 1:32
First Overtime11. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (7) (Nesterov) 3:33
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT TNew York 0 0Tampa Bay 0 0
Goaltending summary:New York: Lundqvist (34/40), Tampa Bay: Bishop (23/28)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):New York: , Tampa Bay:
MLB League leadersAmerican LeagueBatting AB R H AvgPrince Fielder, TEX 155 15 54 .348Nelson Cruz, SEA 147 26 51 .347Jose Iglesias, DET 112 8 38 .339Jason Kipnis, CLE 157 27 53 .338Avisail García, CWS 137 20 46 .336Michael Brantley, CLE 123 20 41 .333Mike Moustakas, KC 145 25 48 .331Adam Jones, BAL 139 19 46 .331Miguel Cabrera, DET 145 23 48 .331Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY 148 29 48 .324Eric Hosmer, KC 152 26 49 .322Jose Altuve, HOU 163 22 52 .319Josh Donaldson, TOR 158 30 50 .316Josh Reddick, OAK 127 19 40 .315Ian Kinsler, DET 156 26 49 .314Marcus Semien, OAK 160 22 50 .313Stephen Vogt, OAK 113 20 35 .310Lorenzo Cain, KC 140 27 43 .307Russell Martin, TOR 125 24 38 .304Logan Forsythe, TB 133 15 40 .301
Home runs AB HRNelson Cruz, SEA 147 16Mark Teixeira, NYY 128 12alex Rodríguez, NYY 129 10Hanley Ramírez, BOS 134 10Mike Trout, LAA 143 10Miguel Cabrera, DET 145 10Luis Valbuena, HOU 139 10Stephen Vogt, OAK 113 9Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 149 9Josh Donaldson, TOR 158 9
RBI AB RBINelson Cruz, SEA 147 33Miguel Cabrera, DET 145 30Stephen Vogt, OAK 113 30Kendrys Morales, KC 157 30Mark Teixeira, NYY 128 30Eric Hosmer, KC 152 29Josh Reddick, OAK 127 29Josh Donaldson, TOR 158 28Devon Travis, TOR 133 26Adam Jones, BAL 139 25
MLB League leaders (cont’d)National LeagueHome runs AB HRBryce Harper, WAS 137 15Todd Frazier, CIN 144 12Giancarlo StantonM, IA 148 12Justin Upton, SD 144 10Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 141 10Joc Pederson, LAD 119 10Ryan Braun, MIL 135 9Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 138 9Anthony Rizzo, CHC 135 8Marlon Byrd, CIN 131 8
RBI AB RBIBryce Harper, WAS 137 38 Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 148 38 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 141 32 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 138 32 Ryan Zimmerman, WAS 153 31 Justin Upton, SD 144 27 Ryan Braun, MIL 135 27 Starling Marte, PIT 139 26 Derek Norris, SD 139 25 Brandon Crawford, SF 127 25
National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkWashington 24 17 .585 - W5NY Mets 23 18 .561 1.0 L2Atlanta 19 20 .487 4.0 W1Philadelphia 18 24 .429 6.5 W1Miami 16 25 .390 8.0 L6Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 27 13 .675 - W2Chicago Cubs 21 17 .553 5.0 L2Cincinnati 18 22 .450 9.0 L5Pittsburgh 18 22 .450 9.0 L2Milwaukee 15 26 .366 12.5 L1West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 24 14 .632 - L1San Francisco 21 18 .538 3.5 W4San Diego 20 20 .500 5.0 W1Arizona 18 21 .462 6.5 W3Colorado 14 23 .378 9.5 L1
SCOREBOARD
Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against the Hawks during the first half. [AP PHOTO]
Cavaliers win Game 1 of Eastern FinalsPAUL NEWBERRY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — LeBron James scored 31 points, while J.R. Smith made eight three-pointers and added 28 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 97-89 in Game 1 of the Eastern Con-ference finals Wednesday night.
Intent on bringing Cleveland its first NBA title, James sealed the victory with a soaring dunk in the final minute. But Smith was the one who ignited the Cavaliers, going 8 of 12 from three-point range.
For the Hawks, it was the second straight series in which they’ve lost the opening game at home. Cleveland will look to take command of the ser-ies in Game 2 Friday night.
Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 27 points. But the night really turned sour for the Hawks when DeMarre Carroll, their leading scorer in the playoffs, went down with what appeared to be a left knee injury driving to the basket with 4:59 remaining. He was helped to the locker room, not putting any weight on his knee.
The Cavaliers took control when Smith knocked down back-to-back 3s in the third quar-ter. After the second one, he turned toward the Atlanta fans and blew off his right index finger and motioned toward his side, like he was hol-stering his pistol.Yep, he was that hot.
Cleveland outscored the Hawks 22-4 over the final five minutes of the third quarter and the first two minutes of the fourth. In fact, the Cavs scored the first 11 points of the final period for their biggest lead, 85-67.
Carroll’s injury left the crowd in silence and could be a huge blow for the Hawks. Not only was he their main defender on James, he has turned into an offensive force in the playoffs, averaging more than 17 points coming into the first Eastern Conference final in Atlanta history.
Cleveland slowed the pace down the stretch, looking to milk the clock, and nearly squandered the big lead.
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Liam O’Brien returns to V.I. Raiders with elite status in B.C. football
All-star QB back for more SCOTT MCKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
When the Vancouver Island Raid-ers opened spring camp
on Friday with questions abound, one was already answered.
Liam O’Brien will be the starting quarterback for the 2015 season for a Raiders team that expects to return to its elite status come summer.
O’Brien, though, already has an elite status - he will be the top returning quarterback in the country this season.
The Ballenas (Parksville) grad was named a Canadian Junior Football League All-Canadian last season after throwing for 2,842 yards, the fifth-most in the history of the league in 2014 - his rookie season.
His 171 completions were also fifth-best all-time, and his 20 touchdown passes were the most in the country.
After a full year in the league, O’Brien looked as confident as ever during his team’s spring scrimmage Sunday, hitting receivers with the deep ball and find-ing yards on the ground when he needed to.
“It’s always nice to get back onto the field after tak-ing such a long time off,” O’Brien said after the scrim-mage. “It felt pretty good seeing the guys again.
“It’s pretty cool growing with all the guys and get-ting to know them. But it’s a different atmosphere I guess, because I’m trying to
step up and be a leader.”After a dominant senior
year at Ballenas three years ago, a six-foot-one, 229-pound O’Brien found a spot on the Simon Fraser Uni-versity Clan football team in 2013.
However, the SFU coach-ing staff placed him a tight-end rather than in his natural role at quarterback. So he joined the Raiders last season, and posted some of the best numbers the team has seen outside of their
years with Jordan Yantz under centre.
Raiders head coach Jer-ome Erdman ran his first spring camp this weekend in his position after being hired in the winter, official-ly taking over as head coach last month.
But he had seen O’Brien before, having coached him with a provincial all-star team while he was still in high school.
“Liam’s in one of those great position where how great he’s going to be is up to him,” Erdman said.
“He’s got all the tools, he’s got a good work ethic, he’s smart, and he’s just going to keep getting better. He’s still a youngin’, so the sky’s the limit for him as far as I’m concerned.”
What O’Brien won’t have
this season, however, is his top receiver and fellow All-Canadian, Marshall Cook, to throw to.
Cook graduated the Raid-ers program last season with some of the best num-bers the league has ever seen, with 64 catches for 1,084 yards, both sixth-best in CJFL history.
“It’ll be a big loss because Marshall is Marshall,” O’Brien said.
“He’s insane. But we’ve got a lot of guys here that are good enough to step into his spot and pick up where he left off.”
And despite the absence of Cook, O’Brien said he feels more comfortable having been in the league for a year and knowing what he’s deal-ing with.
“It’ll be huge,” he said of the experience he gained last season, despite a dis-appointing 5-5 record.
“I settled in pretty quick, but having a whole year under my belt will be good.”
While the numbers he posted were gaudy, O’Brien believes he can improve them. It’s another stat, however, that he hopes improved yardage, comple-tions and touchdowns will lead to.
“I’m hoping to improve and hoping to get more wins, because that’s more what I care about,” he said.
“Honestly, if we go out and play like we can, I think we can win every game this year.
“I mean, everyone says that and you always think that you’re good enough to win every game, but if we play to our potential, I think we totally can.”
Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Liam O’Brien warms up during the Canadian Junior Football League’s spring camp on Sunday. [AARON HINKS/NANAIMO DAILY NEWS]
“If we go out and play like we can, I think we can win every game this year.”Liam O’Brien, V.I. Raiders QB
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Mike Babcock signs with Toronto STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Mike Bab-cock is the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who won a pricey bidding war for the most sought-after free agent of the NHL off-season.
Babcock had no shortage of suitors, from Detroit, where he coached for the past 10 years, to Buffalo and San Jose. The man considered the top hockey coach in the world chose the Leafs on an eight-year deal that makes him the
highest-paid coach in the league. The coach from Saskatoon will reportedly make US$50 million, an average of $6.25 million per season, well above the $3.5 million Joel Quenneville of Chicago Blackhawks pulls in annually. Babcock joins a Leafs team that has missed the playoffs nine of the past 10 seasons.
Toronto will send a third-round pick to the Red Wings for the ability to get Babcock. Landing Babcock is a major coup for Brendan Shanahan, who in the past 13 months since
taking over as president has fired general manager Dave Nonis, coach Randy Carlyle, interim Peter Hor-achek and several assist-ants and scouts.
“I’m proud of Shanny, I’m proud that he dreamt big,” Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Tim Leiweke said. “He got the big whale.”
Babcock’s resume makes him the “big whale” in a summer full of coach-ing movement. He won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008, and went to the final in 2003 with Anaheim.
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Urban 2015 electric car has sticker appeal and is able to get up to 82 miles on a full charge
Chevrolet Spark EV is ‘plucky’ ANN M. JOB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It took a price cut to gener-ate a run on Chevrolet’s 2015 Spark EV, with savvy car buyers realizing the lower price and federal
electric vehicle tax credit can make for a super deal.
Chevrolet lowered the starting retail price for the plucky sub-compact electric car to $25,995 last month, making it the lowest-priced 2015 electric car with two rows of seats offered in the U.S. by a major auto manufacturer. With the $7,500 tax credit, the purchase price can wind up at just $18,495 — akin to the price of a gasoline-powered small car like the Honda Fit EX.
There also are the savings the Spark provides: $80 or more a month on gas, according to the manufacturer, because the car uses only electricity. Even buy-ers who would prefer to lease the Spark EV can get in on the deal with Chevrolet’s $139-a-month lease program that requires no down payment.
Now, the downside: It has a limited range of 82 miles on a full charge and can take seven hours to fully charge even with a 240-volt charger.
The Spark EV is sold only in two states — California and Oregon, with Maryland to be added this summer. Still, the appeal was quickly apparent as the Spark EV outsold the bet-ter-known and widely available Chevrolet Volt (starting retail price: $35,170) in April. Total sales of Spark EVs in April were small, 920, but far more than the 97 sold in January and more than the 905 Volts sold in April.
The federal tax credit isn’t directly taken off the pur-chase price of the Spark EV, but instead from a buyer’s U.S. income taxes for the year the car is purchased. So, the tax credit generally won’t be seen until next income tax season.
The Spark EV’s starting manufacturer’s retail price and destination charge include power windows and door locks, keyless start, cruise control, air conditioning and Chevy MyLink entertainment system.
The bestselling electric car in the United States last year — the larger compact Nissan Leaf — has a starting MSRP, includ-ing destination charge, of $29,860 for a base S model. The Spark EV has a better gasoline-equivalent
fuel economy rating than the Leaf — 119 to 114. But the Leaf, which has an 84-mile range on a single charge, is available in more states than the Spark EV.
Meantime, the second best-selling electric car in 2014 was the Tesla Model S, which has a $76,200 base retail price and a travel range of at least 240 miles on a single charge.
The Spark EV is not for every-one. The interior can seem spartan, even in the tested 2LT trim level. Front and rear seats in were covered in a faux leather that felt like thick plastic, and the seats seemed smallish and had flat cushions.
Rear door entryways were
small, too, as the rear wheel wells cut into the doorways. But rear-seat legroom and headroom are decent, and there’s 23.4 cubic feet of cargo space when back seats are folded down.
The driver has a pull-down centre arm rest, though there are no covered storage spots between the front seats and rear seats. All seat adjustments were manual in the test Spark EV.
The test Spark had good accel-eration and merged well into traffic, thanks to a class-leading 327 foot-pounds of torque. Chev-rolet puts the 0-to-60-mph time at 7.2 seconds. The electric power steering gave the Spark EV a bit of a go-kart feel, as response was
decently quick. The tidy, 33.8-foot turning circle made U-turns a breeze, and the Spark’s diminu-tive 12.2-foot length from bumper to bumper meant it could fit into curbside parking spots that SUVs and large sedans had to pass up.
The Spark EV, however, was easily buffeted by winds — and even a passing semi while sitting at a stoplight. The Spark weighs just 2,866 pounds.
The 7-inch display screen in the middle of the dashboard worked easily with a smartphone and was reminiscent of the screen and controls in the higher-priced Volt. There was no rearview cam-era, but 10 air bags are standard.
The Spark EV is designed as a city car and does best in short, non-highway trips. A nice fea-ture in the configurable instru-ment cluster is it can show both high and low range for a trip, so a driver can adjust his or her driv-ing style.
There’s a Sport mode in the Spark EV that adds more pep and response, but can reduce travel range.
The brakes worked quickly to stop the test car in emergency stops. The ride was firm, not cushioned, and road noise was evident. And the positioning of the heavy battery pack was noticeable, especially in hard turns.
This undated image made available by General Motors shows the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV. [AP PHOTO]
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Google’s two-seater is next step to driverless carDEE-ANN DURBIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The latest version of Google’s self-driving car — a pod-like two-seater that needs no gas pedal or steering wheel — will make its debut on public roads this summer, a significant step in the technology giant’s mission to have driverless cars available to consumers in the next five years.
This prototype is the first vehicle built from scratch for the purpose of self-driving, Google says. It looks like a Smart car with a shiny black bowler hat to hide its sensors, and it can drive, brake and recognize road hazards without human intervention. It has more capabilities than the prototype Google introduced last May, which was so rudimentary it had fake headlights.
The new pod isn’t designed for a long trip, or a joyride. It lacks air bags and other federally required safety features, so it can’t go more than 25 miles per hour. It’s electric, and has to be recharged
after 80 miles. And the pod can only drive in areas that have been thoroughly mapped by Google.
At first, it will likely even have a steering wheel and gas pedal — current California regulations require them. Those regulations also require a driver to be able to take back control of the car at any time. But Google is lobbying for more flexible regulations.
Google will initially build and test 25 pods, mostly in neighbour-hoods surrounding its Mountain View headquarters. It will eventu-ally build between 50 and 100, and will broaden testing to sites that are hillier and rainier.
The ultimate goal, says Google co-founder Sergey Brin, is com-puter-controlled cars that can eliminate human error, which is a factor in an estimated 90 per cent of the 1.2 million road deaths that
occur worldwide each year. Self-driving cars could also improve traffic congestion and transport the elderly and disabled.
Google shocked the auto indus-try in 2010 with its announce-ment that it was working on a driverless car. Brin insists Google doesn’t aspire to be a car com-pany, but wants its technology to be adopted by automakers.
“We want to partner to bring self-driving to all the vehicles in the world,” Brin told a group of journalists and community mem-bers gathered earlier this week to take rides in the prototype.
For now the traditional auto-makers are pursuing their own self-driving technology, but with less ambitious timeline of 10 to 15 years for a truly driverless car.
Chris Urmson, who directs Google’s self-driving car project, says the slow-moving, friendly looking prototype — his young son thinks it looks like a koala because of the nose-like black laser on the front — is a good bridge between the company’s
current test fleet of 20 specially outfitted Lexus SUVs and the more advanced, higher-speed driverless cars of its future, which might not even look like anything on the road today.
“This vehicle is really all about us learning. This vehicle could go on a freeway, but when we think about introducing the technology, we want to do that very thought-fully and very safely,” Urmson says. Convincing drivers that driverless technology is safe is one of the hurdles the company must overcome. Earlier this week, in response to questions from The Associated Press, Google acknowledged 11 minor accidents in the six years it has been test-ing autonomous cars. Urmson says the company is proud of that record, and notes that Google’s vehicles have completed more than 1.7 million miles of testing.
He says all but one of the acci-dents were caused by drivers in other cars; in the only incident caused by a Google car, a staffer was driving in manual mode.
Consumers question whether they can trust self-driving cars to work all the time, who will be liable if there’s an accident and how self-driving cars will interact with regular cars, says the con-sulting firm J.D. Power and Asso-ciates. In a 2013 survey of U.S. drivers, J.D. Power found only one in five was interested in a fully autonomous car.
Urmson says Google needs to do a better job of educating people about self-driving technology and updating them on Google’s progress. It’s building a Web site to teach people about the technol-ogy, and the site will feature a monthly report that will include details of any accidents involv-ing Google cars. The site will also have a section where people can send feedback when they interact with the cars.
The prototype cars — assembled in suburban Detroit by Roush Industries — have the same array of radars, lasers and cameras as Google’s fleet of Lexus SUVs, which allows them to share data.
“This vehicle could go on a freeway . . .”Chris Urmson, Google project director
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Passion for hospice careSHARON HILLMAN FOR THE TIMES
In 1992, Jean Bishop, a former nurse and stay-at-home mom for nearly 20 years, answered
an ad for a job as Program Coordinator for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society.
Jean’s mother had died three years previously – a challenging process for her family. Because her mother could not accept that she was dying, Jean felt there was always a large ele-phant in the room. Instinctively knowing there must be a better way to accompany a loved one on that final journey, she did a lot of reading on palliative and hospice care. She relished the challenge of the new job.
Outside the door of her first client, Jean thought, “Take a deep breath… I am not here to fix things, I am here to listen.” Thus began Jean’s second career – one she cherishes still as she continues to volunteer for Hospice. “It’s part of who I am… I am a caregiver.”
“Beginning with fifteen hours a week, my office was in my home: no computer – just a notebook and a telephone. Audrey Engstrom, the previous volunteer coordinator, was my life-line… generous with her knowledge and her records.
Initially, I had to arrange vol-unteer training and take the course! Sally Hodgson, a com-munity care nurse and former hospice board chair, agreed to teach the course. Over thir-teen years, Sally and I worked together to deliver the course annually.
By 1993, I shared an office with the Palliative Care Coordinator at the hospital. In the early 1990’s, Ty Watson bequeathed his house to the Alberni Clayquot Continuing Care Society. The Ty Watson
House Society formed and by December, 1999, they offered the AV Hospice Board the lower level of the house for office space.
We acquired our first comput-er! I needed training! I produced literature about our services and started a quarterly volun-teer newsletter.
Although fund-raising was part of my job, my priorities were always clear: train and support volunteers – without them, the full scope of our work can’t be done; support our clients through our programs – visiting them in hospital or at home, giving respite, sitting vigil… offering Healing Touch.
Fund-raising in those days depended on community sup-port. There were no grants… no Pot Luck Ceramics… only inconsistent bingo monies. That I was never laid off speaks volumes of how giving this community is.
I have been blessed with an angel on my shoulder who tells me what needs to be done in the
moment. Once interviewing a client, I said, ‘I’ve been watch-ing your breathing. It hasn’t been very deep. Take a few deep breaths for me now.’ She giggled… she thought it funny. ‘Try reminding yourself to take deep breaths every hour or so.’
Later, she said to me, ‘I tried that breathing thing… it works! I had more energy… I was more responsive… I felt calmer.’ Breathing and laughter… Sur-prisingly, while I have spent a lot of time talking with clients about dying, shared laughter is truly a tonic. When you are open and fully present with a client, anything goes…. Laugh-ter, tears. Much of my work is not an intellectual process. It comes from the heart.”
That passion, ignited long ago, still burns brightly for Jean. Her face radiating, she says, “I get a million times more out of hospice than I ever put into it!” Jean’s words echo across the ranks of staff and volunteers who give their heart to hospice care.
There was a brief flurry in the media a couple of weeks ago about the
implementation of electronic traffic tickets and dispute adjudication replacing traffic court.
I had not heard anything about this from the provincial government after the publica-tion of the amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act to allow the changes in 2012. Being curious, I traded e-mails with the Public Affairs office of the Ministry of Justice to see if I could learn more.
Implementation of the chan-ges will be conducted in two phases, with electronic ticket-ing proceeding first. E-tickets and online payment methods are currently in the planning stages and currently there is no date set for police to put away their ball point pens and paper ticket books.
Once this system is function-ing, phase two will continue with the change to an adminis-trative justice model to replace our current traffic court model.
The Ministry points out that the changes are intended to create system efficiencies and make processes more accessible for citizens. It is not uncommon to have to wait as much as a year or more currently for your day in traffic court.
If the resolution process is quicker RoadSafetyBC will be able to take action against high risk drivers more promptly.
The news release issued by the government in May of 2012 is still the most current infor-
mation according to public affairs. Since the general tone of the media articles was resist-ance to the switch to dispute adjudication, if you feel it is necessary, you still have time to contact your MLA and make your views known.
Of course, if you think that adjudication would be an improvement, you could state that view too.
The author is a retired con-stable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit drivesmartbc.ca.
Jean Bishop was a stay-at-home mom for 20 years before working for the Alberni Valley Hospice Society [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Alberni woman entered palliative work to help people on fi nal journey
Implementation in two phases for e-tickets and court dispute adjudication
Electronic traffi c tickets coming up
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E-tickets and online payment methods are currently in the planning stages and currently there is no date set for police to put away their ball point pens and paper ticket books.
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The Fiesta Latin dancers will join musicians from Mexico, the US and Canada for a colourful musical performance at Char’s Landing on Friday. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
Sixth annual event will be experience of performance, culture
Mariachi Festival coming to Char’s Landing Friday
ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
An international experience of performance and culture is com-ing to Char’s Landing.
The sixth annual Mariachi Fes-tival is slated for Friday and will be a chance for the community to take in an evening of the sights and sounds of Mexico. With a 15-piece band from Michoacan, Mexico Mariachi Nuevo Ordaz, a 14-piece group from Indio Cali-fornia Mariachi Orgullo Azteca and a 10-piece group from Van-
couver Mariachi Los Dorados, as well as Latin dancers, the show will be musical and colourful.
Mariachi is an old traditional form of folk dating back to the 1800s. It started out with indigen-ous musicians playing rattles, drums and flutes until the arriv-al of the Spanish, when violins, guitars, harps, brass instruments and woodwinds were introduced.
The performers will be trad-itionally dressed and bring a sense of culture to the stage.
“Whether you are one who
has never had a truly Mexican experience or are one whose fond memories of this warm land are already wrapped up in the melodies of mariachi, we invite you to enjoy their crisp, vivid and sweet sounds at the festival,” organizers said.
Following the show in Port Alberni this Friday, the tour will wrap up with a gala at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Saturday.
B.B. King’s body returning to Mississippi Delta for his burialEMILY WAGSTER PETTUS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON, Miss. — The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Missis-sippi Delta where his life and career began.
His body will be flown on Wed-nesday to Memphis, Tennessee, the place where a young King was nicknamed the Beale Street Blues Boy. It is expected to arrive at the airport at about noon, and will be driven in a procession to Handy Park on Beale Street, where a tribute will be held that day.
After that, King’s body will be driven to Indianola, Missis-sippi, which King considered his hometown.
A public viewing will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 29 at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Inter-pretive Center in Indianola, and the funeral will be at 11 a.m. May 30 at the nearby Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church, the museum announced Wednesday. The 15-time Grammy winner will be buried later that day in a pri-vate ceremony at the museum, which King helped develop.
“From a practical standpoint, we feel comfortable knowing his final resting place will receive perpetual care at the museum,” the facility’s director, Dion Brown, said in a written state-ment Wednesday.
In Las Vegas, where King died May 14 at age 89, visitors will be able pass King’s open casket during a public viewing from 3-7 p.m. Friday at Palm Mortuary West. But there won’t be seating or a memorial service and mor-tuary manager Matthew Phillips said photos will be prohibited.
A private service for relatives and invited friends will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the larger downtown Palm Mortuary chapel.
However, some immediate fam-ily members will have a chance to visit his body ahead of the Fri-day public viewing and Saturday memorial.
Attorneys representing one of King’s daughters against King’s longtime business agent and power-of-attorney, LaVerne Toney, said the family-only viewing on Thursday was a compromise reached during a
meeting with a court probate commissioner.
Attorneys Russel Geist and Brent Bryson said Commissioner Wesley Yamashita set the date while rejecting a bid by daughter Karen Williams to take control of King’s estate. Williams pre-viously lost a May 7 effort in Family Court to take her father’s guardianship from Toney.
The famed guitarist and singer was married twice and had 15 natural and adopted children, 11 of whom are still living.
He was born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, to sharecropper parents in Berclair, Mississippi, near the tiny town of Itta Bena. His parents divorced when he was young. His mother died a few years later, and then his grandmother died, leaving him living alone in a cabin and share-cropping an acre of cotton when he was 14.
After living in several small communities in Mississippi, he moved to Indianola, where he first gained attention for his musical talents. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was in his 20s, and that’s where a radio station manager dubbed him the Beale Street Blues Boy.
That was shortened to B.B., and the nickname stuck. King went on to international fame playing electric blues guitar that influ-enced generations of blues and rock musicians.
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Letterman leaving a lasting memory on ‘Late Night’ showDONNA FREYDKIN USA TODAY
There’s longevity. There’s stamina. And then, there’s David Letterman, who, when he retires Wednesday, will have hosted 6,028 late-night talk-show broad-casts over 33 years.
Letterman, 68, was master of the acerbic interview: Probing entertainers and politicians alike, he was neither sycophant-ic, predictable nor encumbered by the late-night tradition of softball questions. Which is why, says frequent guest Olivia Wilde, “He doesn’t seem to be working for a network.”
After a decade on NBC’s Late Night, he lost out to Jay Leno in the battle to replace Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show in 1992, and promptly bolted for CBS. Leno became the ratings victor, followed by his successor, Jimmy Fallon. But arguably it was Letterman who -- with his combination of the absurd and the edgy -- owned late night, if not in popularity then in cultural impact.
His departure comes at a turbu-lent time for late night, with Jon Stewart leaving the Daily Show in August, and Stephen Colbert taking over for Letterman in September.
Before the now-ubiquitous celebrity viral videos, Letterman set the standard for late-night gab. He let Crispin Glover wal-low in his agitated weirdness, and grilled Paris Hilton about her time behind bars, unfazed by her reluctance. “See, this is where you and I are different. This is all I want to talk about,” he said, to applause. “Did you make any friends while you were in prison?”
Mostly, he wanted to know
about other people, asking audi-ence members about babies and professions, and asking celebrity guests about everything from hotel rooms (Cher) to body weight (President Obama).
“I’ve never met anyone who had the insatiable curiosity of David Letterman,” says Late Show producer Robert Morton, whom Letterman fired in 1996. “It’s the reason he was the best talk-show host ever.”
But Letterman’s few heartfelt moments are the best remem-bered, maybe because he shared so little of his private life with viewers. A
fter 9/11, he wondered about the religious zealotry that caused the attacks, and pronounced New York the greatest city in the world. In 2003, he held up a photo of his newborn son Harry, stunned that he was a part of something so “beautiful.”
And he talked about his 2000 heart bypass surgery, parading his surgeons on stage.
“You can count on one hand the amount of people who can sustain decades of hosting late-night comedy. It’s a very big deal. He has durability. Most people can’t do this for decades,” says Charles Grodin, who was both a guest, and a guest host.
Unlike other late-night hosts, Letterman didn’t glad hand his guests backstage. Sometimes he’d briefly chat during commer-cial breaks, or he’d sway to the beats played by musical director and sidekick Paul Shaffer, or simply leave the set.
Which often left guests unpre-pared. “You have to be on your toes,” says frequent guest and close friend Tom Brokaw. “He’s very smart and very well read. He makes me think.”
‘The Weeknd’ leads MMVAs nominees, followed by Mendes THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — The Weeknd has scored a leading six Much Music Video Award nominations.
The Toronto R&B singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will also perform at the street-level bash at CTV’s Toronto head-quarters on June 21. Toronto pop star Shawn Mendes is next with four nominations, followed
by England’s Ed Sheeran and Montreal’s Arcade Fire, who are each up for three awards. Other nominees include Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas, Calvin Harris, Hozi-er, Kendrick Lamar, Sam Smith and Sia. Sheeran will co-host the show, which will air at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Much. Mendes, Sheeran and Miami pop singer Jason Derulo are among the other scheduled performers.
David Letterman on the set of the ‘Late Show with David Letterman,’ Thursday, in New York. [AP PHOTO]
Will Pulford, owner of Pacific Chevrolet would like to introduce Mike Cole as the dealership’s new General Manager effective May 1st. Mike, his wife Angela and their two daughters have just moved to the valley from Dawson Creek. “I was born in a small town in Nova Scotia and love the outdoors, hiking, fishing, camping and boating. These lifestyle opportunities are part of what makes Port Alberni an awesome fit for me and my family,” Mike said. “Mike’s past experiences, career path, and future goals make him an ideal fit for the position, as well as the dealership,” said Pulford. “His values, along with a customer focused thought process, fit very well within our culture and we are excited to welcome Mike and his family to the Alberni Valley and Pacific Chevrolet.” “Finding the right person was not an easy task, and something that took the better part of six months, but the minute I met Mike and his wife I knew we had the right person for the job” commented Pulford. “Even though there is a new general manager at Pacific Chevrolet, I will still be at the dealership(s) on a daily basis, being hands on as always” remarked Pulford.
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COOKING
Ryan Gark wins $10K from TV contest, intends to open ‘Salish Spoon’ food truck
Tofino chef wins ‘Chopped!’ eventJACKIE CARMICHAEL WESTERLY NEWS
An oxtail, hot chocolate, black plums and harissa chili paste: What do these four ingredients have in common?
That’s what all the contestants in Chopped! Canada wanted to know, but Ryan Gark got it right.
And $10,000 later, his dream of returning to his native Vancou-ver Island to be close to his kids is now a reality.
Raised on Vancouver Island, Gark attended Dubrulle French Culinary School in Vancouver.
He was working in the bush near Cold Lake, Alberta when things started to fall apart.
“I got laid off from work in Alberta, and with expenses and my house, I thought I was going to go bankrupt,” he recalled.
He got the idea to apply to appear on Chopped! Canada, the reality show that pits chefs against each other – and improb-ably paired ingredients – in a grueling but sometimes tasty race against time.
The dream was a return to the Island to open a food truck, to be near his kids and other family members – and Chopped! was his chance.
He went through a series of
four interviews – and made the cut.
“It took six months from the day I applied to the day I was told I was accepted,” he said.
With the list of weird ingredi-ents that had to be part of what he whipped up, the odds were distant.
“You have the four mystery basket ingredients, and an entire kitchen with everything else you
need, but you have to use those four ingredients,” Gark recalled.
“I made a hot chocolate oxtail stew with a harissa crouton and frisee salad,” he said.
His culinary configuration was a hit.
“Everyone else got chopped but me,” he said modestly.
“To be honest, it was more of a relief than anything, I just want-ed to get it over with … It was
great, I was battling for my fam-ily, I was trying to get home to be with my kids so that what it was all about for me,” Gark said.
On top of the $10,000 prize that helped him get home and plan for a food truck business, Gark gets to live his West Coast dream.
“Tofino has been my favourite place on the island, so it’s a nat-ural fit to come and live there,” he said.
At Jamie’s Rainforest Inn, Gark appreciates the family atmos-phere, and he feels the support from his new employer saved him.
“When I got to Jamie’s, it all worked out Jamie’s is going to be partnering with me on my food truck business,” he said. “They are really taking care of me.”
Gark’s food truck will be called the Salish Spoon, with a First Nations-themed menu, and a sig-nature salmon-bannock burger with links to his First Nations roots through his Nanaimo grandfather.
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Top Ucluelet cop in a fi ght to remain on West CoastANDREW BAILEY WESTERLY NEWS
Sgt. Jeff Swann is fighting for his right to stay in Ucluelet and Ucluelet’s business community has joined him in the ring.
Swann is facing a forced trans-fer in July due to the RCMP’s lim-ited duration posting policy.
The executive director of Uclue-let’s chamber of commerce Sally Mole noted Swann has overseen a roughly 70 per cent reduction in crime since arriving in Ucluelet in 2009 and said the local business community has a keen interest in keeping the good times rolling.
“They’ve seen the crime reduc-tion in town, which directly affects their business,” Mole told the Westerly News.
“Part of the chamber’s role is to advocate for things that are good for business and obviously the crime stats are huge; dramatic changes have been made and it’s appreciated by the businesses.”
She said Swann’s policing efforts have helped make Uclue-let a more attractive destination for incoming businesses and residents
“As someone who’s moved to the community, that was huge for me: the safety and the comfortable-ness of the community,” she said.
“This community really did change, so that makes it more appealing for people to move here which impacts business . . . vandalism was a big concern for people, especially on Penin-sula Road — it was in the news-paper fairly regularly — (and) that’s pretty much disappeared.”
She added Swann and his team have consistently supported com-munity events like the Edge-to-Edge Marathon and Ukee Days.
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Canada’s top female offi cer comes to Island base to speak on sexual misconduct
CFB Comox staff talk harassmentCOMOX VALLEY ECHO
Canadian Forces’ top female officer, Maj.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, who is examining the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the military, did not uncover anything different when she visited CFB Comox last week.
Whitecross has been traveling across the country visiting Canadian military bases to talk about sexual misconduct in the military and the measures that will be implemented based on the 10 recommendations laid out in a report by former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Marie Deschamps, who did a year-long independent external review on the subject in 2014.
Whitecross met with members of CFB Comox on Thursday. She was not surprised with the reac-tion she encountered.
“There’s consistency in how the people, the men and women in the Canadian Forces are receiv-ing it regardless of where you are, and that includes Comox,” said Whitecross.
“A number of people are sur-prised by the report. A number of people find it difficult to understand and how we got to that position. But in the other end of the extreme, there are other people that think the report is “bang on.” They are happy that it’s being addressed.”
When Whitecross visits a base
they provide a type of social network for any victim in the past that would want to come forward.
“At every base and wing that we’ve been at, we’ve provided that service,” said Whitecross. “And I’d say pretty well all of them, there’s been someone that’s come forward that just wanted to talk about their experiences.”
Deschamps’ report, which led to the formation of a Canad-ian Armed Forces Strategic Response Team on Sexual Misconduct led by Whitecross, revealed a damning “hostile sexualized environment” in the military. Her review included interviews with personnel that included those from CFB Comox.
There have been no reports of sexual harassment that have come out from 19 Wing. It’s not really known how much of an issue it is there. But commander Col. Tom Dunne said he does regard the subject with utmost gravity.
“I am not aware of specific inci-dents that are not being looked after. But all I can do is accept the fact that Madame Deschamps did speak to people that had con-cerns across the country. I would extrapolate from that there may be cases of that here,” said Dunne. “Regardless of whether there is or not, I have made everyone aware throughout my time that I take it seriously, will continue to take it seriously and will help victims in any way that
we can or refer them to the right agencies, and will treat any inci-dent very seriously through the chain of command here.”
Whitecross said the objective is to encourage people to come out and report incidents without having to fear reprisals from chain of command or from their peers.
“We need people to feel com-fortable about reporting. And if they don’t feel comfortable going to the chain of command, ultimately that would be the best, there are other options for them,” said Whitecross.
“We describe those options for the men and women in the armed forces because it’s import-ant that they realize that ultim-ately we care. And we care for two really great reasons. One, because we should. Socially there’s an imperative for us to treat everybody with dignity and respect. As well, as military members it’s important for us to instill the cohesion amongst our members that will yield oper-ational successes and excellence. And we can only do so when people are comfortable being at work and actually working with their colleagues. So we impress this upon all the men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces and in so doing encourage people to come forward.”
Changing the culture in the military is a challenging task, said Whitecross.
Canadian Forces’ top female officer, Maj.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, speaking at 19 Wing last week. [COMOX VALLEY ECHO]
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◗ PARKSVILLE
Firefighters get practice in prior to wildfire season
Wildfire crew members are now set for another year of climbing in and out of helicopters in the back country.
Twenty-two Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource firefighters spent Wednesday doing their annual practice and re-certification to safely exit a helicopter that has to hover over rocky or uneven ground.
The crews spent several hours working at the Qualicum Beach airport, including live exer-cises getting in and out of the helicopter.
Marg Drysdale, fire information officer with the Wildfire Man-agement Branch’s Coastal Fire Centre in Parksville, said it was an experienced crew, so they got through the exercises unusually fast.
◗ LADYSMITH
Town enacts Stage 1 water restrictions
The Town of Ladysmith has entered into Stage 1 of water restrictions in anticipation of thedrier summer months ahead.
The regulations were brought into effect on May 14 in Lady-smith, with the same also now in place for the Diamond Improve-ment District and Stz’uminus First Nation.
It means that sprinkling will only be permitted for two hours each day for regular households until Oct. 31. Sprinkling can take place from 6-8 a.m. each day or from 8-10 p.m. Even numbered houses are to water on the even days with odd numbered houses on the odd days.
◗ LANTZVILLE
District residents will see 1% rise in property taxes
The District of Lantzville has passed its budget for 2015 and residents will see a two per cent municipal tax increase.
The budget was given the go-ahead by council at the regular meeting last Monday by a vote of 4-1.
Mayor Colin Haime, Coun. Dave Scott, Coun. Denise Haime and Coun. Graham Savage voted in favour of the budget as present-ed. Coun. John Coulson voted against it.
Mayor Haime says the tax increase is down to a combina-tion of general inflation and cer-tain projects the district is pro-posed to take on as expenditures.
◗ NANAIMO
Linley Valley connector sought by city hall
The City of Nanaimo aims to secure an option-to-purchase agreement for a parcel of land at 5290 Rutherford Rd. by the end of May to make way for a possible road connection to service new development in Linley Valley.
City real estate manager Bill Corsan said securing first rights to purchase the land will allow the city to hold a public consulta-tion session in the fall for council to gather feedback on expansion of the road network in the area.
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Derelict boats bill dies in HouseCANDACE WU PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS
A private members bill to deal with derelict vessels in Canada drowned at second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Bill C-638 was put forward by Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder earlier this year. It would have made the Canadian Coast Guard the sole receiver of wrecks, taking on full respon-sibility for aging, abandoned boats in the country.
Crowder called the result “disappointing.”
“This bill received strong sup-port from British Columbians... Conservatives ignored that sup-port and voted down a piece of legislation that would protect British Columbia’s coast from abandoned derelict vessels which are a hazard to safety and the environment,” she said in a state-ment after the vote.
In March, regional district officials, including both Parks-ville and Qualicum Beach may-ors, pledged their support to Crowder’s bill by sending a letter to Ottawa.
The issue hits close to home as Parksville Qualicum Beach is one of many coastal com-munities plagued with derelict vessels. In Deep Bay alone, at least 15 abandoned boats were recorded last year and RDN chair Joe Stanhope said it’s a problem that’s not going away.
“It’s a big thing,” said Stanhope. “This keeps coming up all over coastal communities and we had a recent situation in Deep Bay once again — it was a derelict vessel and there was concern
it could pollute the shellfish industry.” He noted a substantial amount of the province’s shell-fish industry is rooted in Deep Bay.
“To me it’s a big issue and it’s not going to go away,” said Stanhope.
“We have to protect our water system…We’ll keep pushing it, certainly from the AVICC level I’ll put it on the agenda.”
Executive director for the Geor-gia Strait Alliance Christianne Wilhelmson echoed Crowder and Stanhope’s disappointment.
“Derelict and abandoned ves-sels in our coastal waters are a safety hazard, visual eyesore, and release fuel and other toxins into the marine environment, putting marine life and habitat at risk,” she said.
According to Wilhelmson, the biggest challenge involved in mitigating the impacts of dere-lict and abandoned vessels is the “jurisdictional quagmire” that surrounds them.
Derelict vessels fall within the jurisdiction of both the provin-cial and federal governments and in many cases local governments have been tasked with dealing
with them. Earlier this year, Conservative John Duncan, MP for Vancouver Island North and government whip who is running in the upcoming election for the Courtenay-Alberni riding, told The NEWS he wasn’t sold on Crowder’s bill.
Duncan said he favoured an American-style system that would see a user group set up some type of fund that people contribute to specifically for the purpose of taking care of dere-lict vessels.
He said contributors would be people “with a vested interest in derelict vessels.”
Duncan, along with Conserva-tive members, except for one MP John Weston (West Vancou-ver), voted against Bill C-638. Independent MP James Lunney did not cast a vote.
Duncan said Friday Crowder’s bill “was not the way to go . . . it’s not appropriate for the federal authority to take over all liability when it’s simply not currently their authority — much of it is provincial responsibility. There’s a vacuum in the law right now.
“We should be addressing it, not going in the direction of Crowder’s bill. The vacuum is when someone abandons a boat there’s no way to create penalty or criminal offense, so that’s our current direction, we are looking at making personal responsibil-ity for abandoning these vessels.
“We recognize there’s a big problem.”
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Woodlands Secondary in Nanaimo has received yet another bomb threat, directed at the school for Wednesday, May 20.
Nanaimo RCMP say the threat was received several days ago and is currently being investigated.
On Wednesday morning, Wood-lands school staff, employees of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district and RCMP officers will be present and will assess the situation throughout the day.
A 15-year-old girl was identi-fied and “accepted respon-sibilty” for her actions after the first threat at Woodlands last week.
School district staff and RCMP liaison officers are working with the girl and a report will be for-warded to Crown counsel.
The latest threat follows several more at Wellington Sec-ondary. No suspects have been arrested in those cases.
“The safety of the students and staff of schools affected by these situations is paramount. Although all prior threats have proven false, each incident must be investigated and an risk assessment carried out to deter-mine an appropriate course of action,” said Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.
If anyone has information on any of the previous threats received at either Wellington or Woodlands, call the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477; text 274637, keyword Nanaimo, or go online at www.nanaimocrimes-toppers.com
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Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee.
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.
Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).
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Rollerblading for youth 13 and under at Glenwood Centre on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Petronas, B.C. sign deal toward proposed LNG project THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — British Colum-bia and Malaysian energy giant Petronas have signed an agree-ment towards a potential $36-bil-lion liquefied natural gas project near Prince Rupert.
Premier Christy Clark announced the deal, which is a memorandum of understanding outlining steps towards a deal but is not a final investment deci-sion by the company.
Clark said Wednesday that she will recall the legislature to adopt legislation for the project, which would be the largest cap-ital investment in the province’s history. Petronas-controlled Pacific NorthWest LNG is pro-posing to build an LNG export facility at Lelu Island.
Michael Culbert, president of Pacific NorthWest, said there’s still work to be done, including negotiations with First Nations and environmental approval from the federal government.
Federal Industry Minister James Moore called the proposed project a massive opportunity for the province.
“This is an important moment for Canada, for British Colum-bia,” he said.
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Lawyer, 95, still at her practiceTHE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Sixty-four years after she walked across the stage to collect her law degree, Con-stance Isherwood was back at the University of British Colum-bia for yet another ceremony.
The 95-year-old Victoria lawyer received an honorary doctorate of law, recognizing her decades of legal work and service to her community.
As she accepted the recogni-tion today, she told the crowd that many people ask her when she is going to give up practising and always replies that she’ll keep practising until she gets the hang of it.
Isherwood is the most senior practising female lawyer of the B.C. Bar and still runs Holmes and Isherwood, the firm she and her husband opened in 1964.
Despite all the technological advances in that time, Isherwood continues to use a typewriter and says her clients also like to hear the “clickety-clack” of the keys. Isherwood says she enjoys law because no two clients are alike and no two cases are alike, and she adds she’ll continue practis-ing as long as she’s able.
University of British Columbia Chancellor Lindsay Gordon, back, places a hood on lawyer Constance Isherwood, 95, as she receives an honourary degree during the spring convocation in Vancouver on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Hang in there, and you will be able to clear up a problem that involves your domestic life. Your ability to get to the bottom of a problem will emerge. You’ll make peace at the end of it all. A close friend appreciates you and lets you know. Tonight: You are full of surprises.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Your ability to draw someone out will be enhanced. You will want to weigh the pros and cons of a financial matter before making a decision. A discussion could be divisive. As a result, you are likely to encounter a major roadblock. Tonight: In the moment.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You see the importance of harnessing a vision. A partner might see the matter differently. Friends add an unpredictable element to your day. Speak your mind, and listen to a suggestion. Don’t forget to buy a card for someone special. Tonight: Just be yourself.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)Listen to news more openly than you have as of late. Even though you might not like what
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Zero in on what is important to you. You will need to play it low-key and have an important discussion that you have been avoiding. A power play could complicate a decision. Detach a bit before thinking this matter through. Tonight: Catch some zzz’s.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)If you don’t want to accept more responsibility, say “no.” Don’t worry so much about others’ reactions; you need to feel com-fortable. Intensity surrounds a child or new friend. Be careful before diving in and affecting this person’s decision. Tonight: Make weekend plans.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could regret a decision you make today. If possible, sit on it a little longer and decide what is possible. Others will be testy, and they suddenly might balk at what they previously had thought was OK. Use care with your finances; a mistake could be costly. Tonight: Say “yes.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You could be in a position where you must take a stand with a loved one who seems to be driving a hard bargain. You are able to see the big picture, while others cannot. Think carefully before taking a stand. Tonight: You are on top of a problem, even if you don’t realize it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Dive into a project that might prevent you from getting into weekend mode. This project might require a financial and emotional investment in order to be completed. Ask for feedback from a friend who understands what is occurring. Tonight: Out late.
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OTTAWA — The Conserva-tives are keeping their grip on the pre-election steering wheel, agreeing to a third national debate — one to be held on Stephen Harper’s home turf in Calgary and focused on the economy.
The party announced Wed-nesday that it has accepted a proposal for a third feder-al election debate sponsored by the Globe and Mail and Google Canada.
“We look forward to this opportunity for voters to compare our plans to keep the Canadian economy strong to the tax-and-spend plans of the opposition,” spokesman Kory Teneycke said in a statement.
Teneycke has said Harper will participate in a total of
five debates and has already given the nod to one in August hosted by Maclean’s magazine and another by the French language net-work TVA.
The Conservatives shook up the debate scenario by walking away from negotia-tions with the consortium of major TV networks that traditionally broadcast the faceoffs.
They have emphasized that they would like to participate in debates on different media, since Canadians are consuming current affairs on different platforms.
There are also strategic considerations for the Con-servatives, who are focused on highlighting the differen-ces between their longtime leader and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, a relative newcomer.
A debate on the economy would theoretically favour Harper, who campaigned successfully in 2011 on the message that voters needed to stick with his stable gov-ernment rather than try something new.
“They want more oppor-tunities for Trudeau to ’shine’ in formats he might not be as rehearsed for,”
former Harper communica-tions director Andrew Mac-Dougall posted to Twitter Wednesday.
“Adding to number of debates also deadens impact of any one debate/slip up.”
So far, the New Democrats have said they are anxious for Leader Tom Mulcair to debate Harper no mat-ter the venue. They have agreed in principle to the three debates Harper has endorsed, while not ruling out the consortium.
The Liberals have yet to confirm their debate plans, but along with the Greens they have defended the con-sortium format as the best way to reach the maximum audience — 14 million view-ers in 2011.
The consortium is made up of CBC/Radio-Canada, Global and CTV.
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Canadians dealing with debt prudently, report says
Canadians are carrying record amounts of debt, but they are managing their finances pru-dently, according to a report by the Fraser Institute.
The report by Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada, says the growth of household debt has slowed since 2009 and the cost of servicing that borrowing is at a record low share of income.
Cross says many Canadians have also shifted their borrowing from consumer credit to mort-gages, locking in lower interest rates.
Concerns about the amount of debt Canadians are carrying have been raised as a key risk by the Bank of Canada and others.
◗ TORONTO
City brings in its first ever black chief of police
Toronto’s new police chief wasted no time confronting the criticisms levelled at his profes-sion as he was sworn in Wednes-day, but promised “bold steps” under his term to better the force in Canada’s most populous city.
Mark Saunders, the first black man to lead the force, was met with a standing ovation after outlining his vision for the ser-vice during a packed swearing-in ceremony at police headquarters.
“The challenges are higher than ever before, the stakes are higher than ever before, but so are the opportunities to take bold steps,” he said. “We have no excuses. We know what we have to do. I feel a great sense of optimism.”
Saunders, was selected as Toronto’s top cop after an exten-sive international search was launched to replace his predeces-sor, Bill Blair.
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Stopping on highway to help ducks is a hazard
Provincial police say helping wild animals across the highway creates a hazard for motorists.
Ottawa OPP say they got sev-eral 911 calls on Wednesday mor-ning about a pedestrian attempt-ing to remove a family of ducks from Highway 417.
Group of 10 caught last weekend at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport
RCMP arrest youths suspected of wanting to join jihad overseasTHE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — Ten young people suspected of wanting to join jihadist groups overseas were arrested last weekend at Montreal’s Trudeau Internation-al Airport, the RCMP said late Tuesday.
No charges have been laid, the investigation is ongoing and the 10 young Montrealers have had their passports confiscated.
The RCMP said in a statement that it is unable to release any names or information on what led to the arrests.
Investigators have, however, met with the families and friends of the suspects and said “the decision to leave the country was not that of the family, but of a single family member.”
“These are very difficult times for the relatives and loved ones of the persons arrested,” the RCMP said.
“As a result, family members often find themselves at a com-plete loss and unable to under-stand the decision made by the youth.”
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said in a release that he cannot comment on the arrests directly, but he commended the RCMP and the Integrated National Security Enforce-ment Team for their “continued vigilance in keeping our streets
and communities safe from the ongoing global terror threat.”
The weekend arrests follow reports earlier this year that six young people from the Montreal area had left the country in mid-January and may have joined jihadist groups in the Middle East.
A well-placed source confirmed the six people between 18 and 20 years old all went to Turkey,
which is a well-known gateway to jihadists groups based in Syria and Iraq. Montreal police would only confirm that they were investigating several cases of missing adults.
In April in Montreal, a young man and woman were arrested in what the Crown called a “pre-ventive measure.”
El Mahdi Jamali and Sabrine Djermane, both 18, later pleaded
not guilty to four charges, includ-ing attempting to leave Canada to commit a terrorist act abroad. A bail hearing for the pair is scheduled for early June.
Also in April, a judge in Edmonton ordered a psychiatric exam for an Alberta teen who was arrested in Beaumont, Alta., in March on allegations he was planning to leave Canada to fight with Islamic State militants.
This undated image made from a video released by Islamic State militants appears to show Andre Poulin, a Canadian enlistee in the Islamic State group, speaking in a video that has been used for online recruitment. [AP PHOTO]
FINANCE
Group of banks fi ned over $5B, will plead guilty KEN SWEET AND ERIC TUCKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Four global banks agreed Wednesday to pay more than $5 billion in penal-ties and plead guilty to rigging the world’s currency market, the first time in more than two decades that major players in the financial industry have admitted to criminal wrongdoing on such
a scale. Traders at JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland con-spired among themselves to fix exchange rates on U.S. dollars and euros, according to a resolu-tion announced by the banks and the Justice Department. The cur-rency traders, who called them-selves “The Cartel,” allegedly shared customer orders through chat rooms and used that infor-
mation to profit at their clients’ expense.
The resolution is complex and involves multiple regulators in the U.S. and overseas.
The four banks will pay a com-bined $2.5 billion in criminal penalties to the Justice Depart-ment for criminal manipulation of currency rates between 2007 and 2013.
The Federal Reserve is slap-
ping them with an additional $1.6 billion in fines, as the banks’ chief regulator. Finally, Britain’s Barclays is paying an additional $1.3 billion to British and U.S. regulators for its role in the scheme.
Another bank, Switzerland’s UBS, has agreed to plead guilty to manipulating key interest rates and will pay a separate criminal penalty of $203 million.
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