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May is Hearing Awareness Month. It is recommended to have your hearing tested every 2 years . Call to schedule your FREE HEARING TEST John Charley RHIP / Owner nexgenhearing.com UCLUELET 778.421.0277 (by appointment only) PORT ALBERNI 778.421.0277 3831 - 9th Ave. BATTERIES HALF PRICE for the month of May. MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers received an official endorsement from city council this week and will be raising funds next month to pay tipsters as a reward for information that leads to arrests. Council voted to honour a request from the anti-crime soci- ety to place stickers on munici- pal vehicles. AV Crime Stoppers president Quintin Winks gave a presentation outlining the organization’s progress over the past few years. Among the crimes police are requesting information for are two unsolved homicides in the Alberni Valley since 2006. After its inception in 2000, the Port Alberni Crime Stoppers operated until 2007, at which point there was an “administra- tive hiatus” for several years, Winks said. The all-volunteer group was reorganized as Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers with a fresh board in 2013 and recognized with official society status from the government. “We’re now just waiting for charitable status, which is some- thing we need to get through the federal government,” Winks said, adding he expects the society to receive recognition as a charity in the next month. Fundraising efforts are planned for the community starting in June, Winks said. Raffle tickets will be sold at community events, and available directly from either Winks (250-729-0904), Jo-Anne Asher, notary public (250-723- 0633), or Chris Miller of Camlock Locksmiths (250-724-5625). Funds are used to pay out rewards for tips that lead to arrests. Up to $2,000 could be paid out for a major case, said Winks. “They’re based on preced- ents,” he said. “If it’s a tip that leads to an arrest for a break and enter, or vandalism, we’re looking more around $250 to $500 depending on the severity of the crime.” Anonymous tipsters collect their reward by leaving an alias or pseudonym, such as “Mickey Mouse,” Winks said. They would then meet a Crime Stoppers society representa- tive at a place of business and give the name for verification. “They would simply go to that place of business, which has no vested interest in [the case] and receive their reward.” Coun. Denis Sauvé helped cre- ate the local chapter of Crime Stoppers and worked closely with the group as a crime reduc- tion analyst until his retirement from the RCMP last year. “It’s a great organiza- tion,” Sauvé said, noting the importance of their website at avcrimestoppers.ca, which includes information on recent crimes in the Alberni Valley and mug shots of wanted individuals. A menu bar on the site includes links to unsolved crimes and a monthly crime map. “I’m glad to see that the miss- ing people registry is still there,” Sauvé said. There are still “major unsolved crimes” in and around the Alberni Valley for which police are still looking for tips, he noted. Two unsolved homicides are listed by Crime Stoppers. Andrew Frank Cook, 50, was killed in a fatal hit and run on the morning of Aug. 2, 2009, two kilometres east of Bamfield on the Bamfield Highway. Cook was a resident of the Anacla reserve near Bamfield and likely was walking home when he was hit, according to the Crime Stoppers report. There were no witnesses, but the investigation to date has uncovered Cook’s last known whereabouts at the Hawk’s Nest Pub around midnight. Police are asking the public if they saw any vehicles on the highway around the time of Cook’s death. On Aug. 20, 2006, 28-year-old Kristy Morrey was found mur- dered in her Beaver Creek home. Morrey attended a wedding reception in Cherry Creek the night before and the Crime Stop- pers report includes a detailed timeline of her movements during the two days before her death. A core group of investi- gators remain dedicated to the case. “A file is never cold or closed,” said Sauvé. The AV Crime Stoppers is locat- ed in the local RCMP detachment building at 4444 Morton St. Anonymous tips can be called in at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). [email protected] Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Friday, May 29, 2015 Bike to Work Week: tips for choosing the right bike for you Alberni Region, Page 3 27C 9C Mainly Sunny Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 7 Scoreboard 8 Entertainment 12 What’s On 13 Comics 9 Classifieds 11 Nation 5 Weather 13 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 102 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Naomi Horbatch wants to face the drag- ons for a second time in her entrepreneur- ial career. The local wellness specialist is taking advantage of a Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) pro- gram that ends with three participants pitching their ideas to a panel that could reward them with cash and other prizes. Horbatch successfully established her business in 2001 after acquiring a loan from the Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC). She opened a fitness centre, but shortly after, Port Alberni was hit with a recession, so she decided to return to college. “I kept hearing of people with health problems and was repeatedly telling them, ‘Well, you know, if you tried this,’ which eventually turned into my new business,” Horbatch said. In 2011, Horbatch participated in a busi- ness competition in which she had to pitch her ideas and plans to a panel of judges. She made the qualifying round in Penticton and moved on as a final- ist to Hamilton, Ontario. With the help of NEDC and the skills and knowledge she acquired from the contest, Horbatch opened a wellness centre in the Tseshaht Administration building. Now Horbatch said she feels she is ready to expand and is going through a similar program launched at NEDC. “I want to build a bigger wellness centre with a training facility and boardroom,” she said. “I want to have workshops for employees and Microsoft Office training and include other traditional healers. This was all a dream 15 years ago and now it is coming true.” Two weeks ago, the NEDC lauched Build My Business Together for aboriginal people on Vancouver Island. Not only is she a participant, Horbatch is the pro- gram’s executive co-ordinator. Horbatch said that although NEDC offers loans, this program offers so much more. Open to both on-site participants and online, it caters to an audience of aboriginal participants across Vancouver Island. They gain mentorship opportun- ities, hands-on workshops and presenta- tions from expert guest speakers. The program’s coordinator, Jay Silverberg, comes with 45 years experience in busi- ness and training. “The biggest thing, and why the pro- gram is effective, is that we get to hear other people talk,” Horbatch said. “Your brain starts thinking about how you can apply things to your own business. It is important to have feedback from people and write down what you want to do.” She said that in the last two weeks, she has already received support, ideas and the feeling that she is not alone. It is the follow-ups from sessions that are equally beneficial, she said. “The after care you take with Jay helps so much with your business idea,” Hor- batch said. “His experience gives you different things to think about and he can be your friend, as well as the devil’s advocate.” Participants will learn all aspects of run- ning a business, including finances, social media and entrepreneurship from an aboriginal perspective. At the end, three participants will be selected to undergo a “Dragon’s Den” approach to pitch their business ideas and vie for a number of cash and in-kind prizes. Those taking part either want to start their own business or expand an existing one. Included in their pitch will have to be a clear explanation of what they will do, how they will do it and where the money will be allocated. Horbatch believes the program will have long-term economic benefits for the region. “It will help build the local econ- omy because the First Nations is the fast- est growing demographic,” she said. “It gives those First Nations people wanting to start a business access to training and funding. If it wasn’t for NEDC I wouldn’t be where I am today. There is always someone there who believes in you and empowers you to keep going.” The current intake of Build My Business Together is still accepting registrations for the Tuesday evening sessions and make-up classes will be offered. Further intakes will take place in the fall. For more info, call 250-724-3131. [email protected] Naomi Horbatch is hoping to meet the dragons again so she can pitch her business expansion idea and cater to a wider local audience looking for wellness alternatives. Here she is seen working with a regular client, Sally Anderson. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] Build My Business Together program ends with a chance to make a pitch to a panel and win prizes Aiming to face the dragons CITY COUNCIL ENDORSES TIPS LINE » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to news@ avtimes.net. Letters must include day- time phone number and hometown. Unsolved murders on Crime Stoppers’ radar The murder of 28-year-old Kristy Mor- rey is one of two unsolved homicides around the Alberni Valley in the past several years. [CRIME STOPPERS PHOTO] Friday May 29 2015 DAVE KOSZEGI Port Alberni’s Real Estate Expert 250.723.SOLD (7653) PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

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May is Hearing Awareness Month.It is recommended to have your hearing tested every 2 years.

Call to schedule your FREE HEARING TEST

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UCLUELET 778.421.0277(by appointment only)

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for the month of May.

MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers received an official endorsement from city council this week and will be raising funds next month to pay tipsters as a reward for information that leads to arrests.

Council voted to honour a request from the anti-crime soci-ety to place stickers on munici-pal vehicles. AV Crime Stoppers president Quintin Winks gave a presentation outlining the organization’s progress over the past few years.

Among the crimes police are requesting information for are two unsolved homicides in the Alberni Valley since 2006.

After its inception in 2000, the Port Alberni Crime Stoppers operated until 2007, at which point there was an “administra-tive hiatus” for several years, Winks said. The all-volunteer group was reorganized as Alberni Valley Crime Stoppers with a fresh board in 2013 and recognized with official society status from the government.

“We’re now just waiting for charitable status, which is some-thing we need to get through the federal government,” Winks said, adding he expects the society to receive recognition as a charity in the next month.

Fundraising efforts are planned for the community starting in June, Winks said. Raffle tickets will be sold at community events, and available directly from either Winks (250-729-0904), Jo-Anne Asher, notary public (250-723-0633), or Chris Miller of Camlock Locksmiths (250-724-5625).

Funds are used to pay out rewards for tips that lead to arrests. Up to $2,000 could be paid out for a major case, said Winks.

“They’re based on preced-ents,” he said. “If it’s a tip that leads to an arrest for a break and enter, or vandalism, we’re looking more around $250 to $500 depending on the severity of the crime.”

Anonymous tipsters collect their reward by leaving an alias or pseudonym, such as

“Mickey Mouse,” Winks said. They would then meet a Crime Stoppers society representa-tive at a place of business and give the name for verification. “They would simply go to that place of business, which has no vested interest in [the case] and receive their reward.”

Coun. Denis Sauvé helped cre-ate the local chapter of Crime Stoppers and worked closely with the group as a crime reduc-tion analyst until his retirement from the RCMP last year.

“It’s a great organiza-tion,” Sauvé said, noting the importance of their website at avcrimestoppers.ca, which includes information on recent crimes in the Alberni Valley and mug shots of wanted individuals. A menu bar on the site includes links to unsolved crimes and a monthly crime map.

“I’m glad to see that the miss-ing people registry is still there,” Sauvé said. There are still “major unsolved crimes” in and around the Alberni Valley for which police are still looking for tips, he noted.

Two unsolved homicides are listed by Crime Stoppers. Andrew Frank Cook, 50, was killed in a fatal hit and run on the morning of Aug. 2, 2009, two kilometres east of Bamfield on the Bamfield Highway. Cook was a resident of the Anacla reserve near Bamfield and likely was walking home when he was hit, according to the Crime Stoppers report. There were no witnesses, but the investigation to date has uncovered Cook’s last known

whereabouts at the Hawk’s Nest Pub around midnight. Police are asking the public if they saw any vehicles on the highway around the time of Cook’s death.

On Aug. 20, 2006, 28-year-old Kristy Morrey was found mur-dered in her Beaver Creek home. Morrey attended a wedding reception in Cherry Creek the night before and the Crime Stop-pers report includes a detailed timeline of her movements during the two days before her death. A core group of investi-gators remain dedicated to the case.

“A file is never cold or closed,” said Sauvé.

The AV Crime Stoppers is locat-ed in the local RCMP detachment building at 4444 Morton St.

Anonymous tips can be called in at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

[email protected]

Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Friday, May 29, 2015

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ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

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Naomi Horbatch wants to face the drag-ons for a second time in her entrepreneur-ial career.

The local wellness specialist is taking advantage of a Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) pro-gram that ends with three participants pitching their ideas to a panel that could reward them with cash and other prizes.

Horbatch successfully established her business in 2001 after acquiring a loan from the Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (NEDC). She opened a fitness centre, but shortly after, Port Alberni was hit with a recession, so she decided to return to college.

“I kept hearing of people with health problems and was repeatedly telling them, ‘Well, you know, if you tried this,’ which eventually turned into my new business,” Horbatch said.

In 2011, Horbatch participated in a busi-ness competition in which she had to pitch her ideas and plans to a panel of judges. She made the qualifying round in Penticton and moved on as a final-ist to Hamilton, Ontario. With the help of NEDC and the skills and knowledge she acquired from the contest, Horbatch opened a wellness centre in the Tseshaht Administration building.

Now Horbatch said she feels she is ready to expand and is going through a similar program launched at NEDC.

“I want to build a bigger wellness centre with a training facility and boardroom,” she said. “I want to have workshops for employees and Microsoft Office training and include other traditional healers. This was all a dream 15 years ago and now it is coming true.”

Two weeks ago, the NEDC lauched Build

My Business Together for aboriginal people on Vancouver Island. Not only is she a participant, Horbatch is the pro-gram’s executive co-ordinator.

Horbatch said that although NEDC offers loans, this program offers so much more. Open to both on-site participants and online, it caters to an audience of aboriginal participants across Vancouver Island. They gain mentorship opportun-ities, hands-on workshops and presenta-

tions from expert guest speakers. The program’s coordinator, Jay Silverberg, comes with 45 years experience in busi-ness and training.

“The biggest thing, and why the pro-gram is effective, is that we get to hear other people talk,” Horbatch said. “Your brain starts thinking about how you can apply things to your own business. It is important to have feedback from people and write down what you want to do.”

She said that in the last two weeks, she has already received support, ideas and the feeling that she is not alone. It is the follow-ups from sessions that are equally beneficial, she said.

“The after care you take with Jay helps so much with your business idea,” Hor-batch said. “His experience gives you different things to think about and he can be your friend, as well as the devil’s advocate.”

Participants will learn all aspects of run-ning a business, including finances, social media and entrepreneurship from an aboriginal perspective. At the end, three participants will be selected to undergo a “Dragon’s Den” approach to pitch their business ideas and vie for a number of cash and in-kind prizes.

Those taking part either want to start their own business or expand an existing one. Included in their pitch will have to be a clear explanation of what they will do, how they will do it and where the money will be allocated.

Horbatch believes the program will have long-term economic benefits for the region. “It will help build the local econ-omy because the First Nations is the fast-est growing demographic,” she said. “It gives those First Nations people wanting to start a business access to training and funding. If it wasn’t for NEDC I wouldn’t be where I am today. There is always someone there who believes in you and empowers you to keep going.”

The current intake of Build My Business Together is still accepting registrations for the Tuesday evening sessions and make-up classes will be offered. Further intakes will take place in the fall. For more info, call 250-724-3131.

[email protected]

Naomi Horbatch is hoping to meet the dragons again so she can pitch her business expansion idea and cater to a wider local audience looking for wellness alternatives. Here she is seen working with a regular client, Sally Anderson. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Build My Business Together program ends with a chance to make a pitch to a panel and win prizes

Aiming to face the dragons

CITY COUNCIL ENDORSES TIPS LINE

» We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to [email protected]. Letters must include day-time phone number and hometown.

Unsolved murders on Crime Stoppers’ radar

The murder of 28-year-old Kristy Mor-rey is one of two unsolved homicides around the Alberni Valley in the past several years. [CRIME STOPPERS PHOTO]

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Dog walk on Sunday at Blair ParkKayla Aolick and her dog, Shadow, will be at the Purina Walk for Dog Guides on Sunday at Blair Park. Registration starts

at 12:15 p.m. with the walk at 1 p.m. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Students learn yoga on reward fi eld trip Grade 3 students from Gill Elementary earned the trip to Alberni Fitness by doing good deedsKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Twenty kids took over the yoga studio at Alberni Fitness on Thursday.

The Grade 3 students from Gill Elemen-tary took a field trip to the gym to try the fitness practice led by instructor Nomi Samson. For most, it was their first time on the mat.

Teacher Sonia Iacuzzo said the students earned the trip by doing good deeds.

“They earn points for things like shar-ing, helping each other, coming to school prepared, having their work out and out-smarting me,” Iacuzzo said.

The students wanted a field trip for their reward so Iacuzzo chose yoga.

As someone who practices herself, she knows the benefits are both physical and mental.

“I chose yoga for self-regulation because that is important in our school,” she said.

“With yoga they learn breathing exer-cises, how to calm themselves and how to bring peace and calm into their lives.”

She said self-regulation is important for young people because it is in that state that they learn best.

If students feel anxious or overwhelmed, yoga or deep breathing can help bring bal-ance and an increase alertness.

[email protected] Grade 3 students from Gill Elementary had the opportunity to try a yoga class at Alberni Fitness on Thursday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

BIKE TO WORK WEEK

Tips offered about choosing the right bike for youKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Bikes are as varied as their users. They are a great way to lower carbon emissions and get exercise at the same time. Cycling lets you have fun with the family, get dirty on the trails or run errands around town. They are a good companion for the recrea-tional user, as well as serious competitor.

Whatever your goal, there are a number of options when it comes to choosing a bike.

There are a few questions to think about before hitting the bike shop.

Who do you ride with and what do they ride? If you want to ride with a group of friends, it is best to choose something similar. If they ride road bikes, it might be difficult to keep up on a cruiser. Road bikes also cannot go on dirt and trails if that is what you prefer.

Have you had a bike in the past that you enjoyed or disliked? It might be fun to try something new, but think about the investment. If you didn’t like the moun-tain bike you purchased a few years ago, maybe a different style would be better.

Road bikes are lighter than most other bikes and are designed for pavement and multi-use, including fitness, commutes, long distance, touring and racing. Fea-tures vary depending on use, but can be built for speed with specific aerodynamic design and drop-bar handlebars. Others have a more upright position with flat-bar handlebars.

Mountain bikes are popular with all ages and skill levels. They allow you to ride everywhere and take roots, rocks and road bumps well. They are designed to be shock-absorbing and come in either hard-tail, with no rear suspension and full-sus-pension, making them efficient for trails or technical singletrack.

Traditionally with smaller wheel diameters (26 inch), the 29-inch wheels are increasingly in demand for moun-tain bikers wanting more efficiency on pavement.

Many recreational cyclists enjoy com-fort, cruiser and hybrid bikes. They can be used on both pavement and dirt roads, flat roads, parks and bike paths. Like most bikes, features vary with wheel size and

suspension options. Like the name sug-gests, comfort bikes have a comfortable seat and relaxed riding position. Hybrids provide a mix of experiences between comfort and road cycling.

Cyclocross bikes are for the sport that involves racing through a variety of ter-rain and obstacles. Riders are forced to dismount and carry their bikes over chal-lenges, so they are typically lightweight but built tough enough to handle mud and debris.

Tri-specific bikes are also specifically designed for racing. Positioned further forward and with a more aerodynamic design, the rider has more efficient use of his or her hamstrings, making the transi-tion to the run easier.

Folding bikes are another option for commuters since they can be folded and stored in the trunk of a car.

Single speed and fixies are also good alternatives for those wanting a basic ride.

Whatever you choose, Lee Blais, bike mechanic and owner of Ozzie’s Cycle, said the proper fit is the most important

component. “Having the proper fit is a must so you

can ride in comfort and without any pain,” Blais said. “It is all about efficiency and enjoyment.”

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Matt Banys tried out a unique bike that is often seen in the Canada Day parade with the Alberni Valley Riders. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

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That there is corruption at the top ranks of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, is

about as shocking as Capt. Louis Renault’s discovery of gambling at Rick’s cafe in “Casablanca.” That the legal authorities of the world are finally doing something about it is more surprising, and welcome.

In New York on Wednesday, nine international soccer execu-tives and five sports marketing and broadcasting figures were indicted after a federal corruption investigation by the U.S. Depart-ment of Justice. The department described an alleged 25-year, $150 million racketeering and bribery scheme involving the staging and broadcasting professional soccer games and tournaments, including the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Four other men and two sports-marketing businesses already have pleaded guilty and presumably are cooperating with investigators.

In a separate development, Swiss officials announced they are investigating suspected brib-ery in FIFA’s decision five years ago to award the 2018 World Cup tournament to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. That investigation, which included seizing papers and electronic files from FIFA’s Zurich head-quarters on Wednesday, follows news exposes of corruption in the World Cup bidding process.

The individual officials should, of course, be considered innocent until proven guilty, but it has been clear for years to followers of the world’s most popular sport that its governing body is riddled with corruption. Under public pressure in 2012, FIFA ordered an inter-nal inquiry, but then last year released only a thin summary of its 430-page report and claimed innocence. In protest, Michael J. Garcia, a former U.S. attorney

from New York who led the inter-nal investigation, resigned over what he claimed was FIFA’s white-washing of “serious and wide-ran-ging issues” involving the 2018 and 2022 World Cup site-selection process. Garcia’s report remains under wraps per FIFA bylaws.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the federal investi-gation is continuing, and more charges against more officials seem likely — the indictment describes 25 unindicted and unnamed co-conspirators. The Justice Department should pur-sue the investigation as far as the evidence leads in order to root out the corruption and catalyze a cul-tural change within FIFA.

And that change should start at the top. FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, under whose watch this corruption has flour-ished, is seeking a fifth four-year term as FIFA’s president in a vote Friday in Zurich. FIFA’s 209 mem-ber nations could begin restoring

credibility by ousting him in favor of reform-minded challenger Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jor-dan, and by changing the organ-ization’s rules so that the world can learn the details of Garcia’s investigation.

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The federal Conservatives have discovered the mem-ory hole.

For those unfamiliar with the term from George Orwell’s Nine-teen Eighty-Four, memory holes — wall slits leading to chutes lead-ing to incinerators — were used by Ministry of Truth workers to destroy documents considered inconvenient or embarrassing to government.

In that nightmarish world, mem-ory holes and the active rewriting of history — by altering exist-ing documents and newspaper archives — ensured the record of the past was whatever the state wanted.

Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er’s government has slid into almost Orwellian ground with parts of the omnibus budget implementation bill, C-59, now before Parliament.

To understand this controversy, you have to go back to the Tor-ies’ 2011 legislation to scrap the Canadian Firearms Registry. Mr. Harper’s majority government passed that bill. But before it became law, in early 2012 someone filed an access to information request with the RCMP seeking to obtain copies of much of the database. After the Mounties’ response didn’t satisfy the requester, a complaint was lodged with Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault. She then told government and the RCMP the registry’s records could not be destroyed until the access request was legally resolved. Despite a

written pledge to Ms. Legault by then public safety minister Vic Toews in the spring of 2012 that the RCMP would abide by its obligations under access to information laws, in October of that year the Mounties destroyed the records. Earlier this year, Ms. Legault formally asked for char-ges to be laid against the RCMP for withholding and destroying firearms registry records. She is also taking the government to Federal Court in the matter.

This is all controversial stuff. But nothing has been proven in regard to those serious accusa-tions the Mounties broke the law.

What has shocked many polit-ical observers recently is the Con-servative government’s response to Ms. Legault. In two sections of Bill C-59 now before Parliament, the Tories want to essentially change history, retroactively mak-ing the legislation to scrap the gun registry exempt from access to information, including any right of appeal to the courts.

If the omnibus bill passes unchanged, that means all the dis-putes over the requests for access to firearms registry data these last three years have essentially been a mirage, as if they didn’t happen. Down the memory hole. Ms. Legault is right to implore all parliamentarians to think long and hard before supporting this “perilous precedent.” For if a government can make its prob-lems disappear in this case by using its majority to pass a law rewriting history, it will no doubt be tempted to do so again in other inconvenient and embarrassing circumstances.

As serious as the allegations are about the RCMP’s actions with the firearms registry, the bigger concern is over how Ottawa now wants to make the problem go away.HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD

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It’s time to pay more attention to seniorsIt’s not until you hear from

those at ground level do you get a real feel for a societal

issue.What was learned this week

from staff at the Society of Organized Services (SOS) in Parksville — presumably repre-sentative of the entire mid-Island region — about how many senior citizens in the area are living was shocking and sad.

Couch-surfing seniors? Isn’t that something done by 20-some-thing dudes who would rather surf than work? OK, that was a little insensitive to those who are couch-surfing due to no fault of their own, but the visual of someone in their 70s who is couch surfing is disturbing and difficult to absorb.

Seniors going without glasses or dental work — painful situa-tions health and social-wise — just to make sure they have a meal, then halving those meals to make the food last?

Seniors in the mid-Island region, we are told, are choos-ing food over home repairs and watching the value of their homes plummet. This is the money they could eventually use to get into a home or travel or leave a legacy for loved ones — that nest egg is decreasing along with the value of their homes.

Communities like Port Alberni make an effort to honour seniors for the work they have done to build our communities. There are active Royal Canadian Legion branches that do fantas-

tic work. And we have some of the most impressive and well-attended Remembrance Day ceremonies in the country.

Despite all that, we seem to be failing many of our seniors when it comes to day-to-day needs.

It’s easy to point the finger at

various levels of government, and to a degree it’s appropriate. The wheels of government fund-ing turn too slowly, and often need a grassroots push to even start moving.

The Kiwanis Housing Society in Qualicum Beach, with the sig-nificant help of town taxpayers and other groups, took the bull by the horns and is making a difference. The Bowser Seniors Housing Society is trying to do the same, but have only managed to raise $40,000 of the roughly $2 million it needs for its laud-able, reasonable plan. There are groups in the Alberni Valley making the effort too.

Still, the day-to-day needs — food, medication — of many seniors in this region are not

being addressed.These are not 20-year-olds who

are turning their nose up at a $12/hour job and living on social assistance.

These are community builders in the autumn of their lives who deserve our love and attention.

The whole notion of aging in place is a good one. The experi-ence and counsel of seniors is something all communities should embrace.

When we hear aging in place, we don’t think of grey-haired couch surfers.

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Artist displays impressive work at unveiling of new convocation suiteROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Arthur Vickers was visibly nervous as he prepared for the unveiling of his latest master-piece at Vancouver Island University.

Vickers, an internationally renowned First Nation artist who will receive an honorary Doctorate of Letters at VIU on Monday, has been designing and creating the unique ceremonial convocation suite for the univer-sity since 2008.

“I’m sick,” he joked just before the ceremony, where an audience would see his creation for the first time.

“As an artist, I’ve spent a life-time creating art pieces that come from the heart and it’s a constant challenge to try to con-vey the meaning to others.”

The art was sponsored by Coast Capital Savings and is part of a $300,000 commitment CCS has made to VIU, with the goal of inspiring and celebrating future generations of students, gradu-ates and alumni.

The suite consists of two chairs made mostly out of ancient red cedar wood for VIU’s chancellor and president to sit in during convocations, and a bent-corner

box designed to hold degree parchments. In the art on the pieces, Vickers created 22 origin-al images referencing students, teachers, the natural and spirit worlds and the architecture at VIU. He said the art is presented

within the context of the “con-tinuity of wisdom and know-ledge through the elders going back to the beginning of time.”

Wayne Berg, Coast Capital Sav-ings’ chief commercial officer, said CCS is focused on building

a richer future for youth in the community, and an “inspiring and beautiful gift”

“This is the beginning of the creation of a strong foundation for CCS and VIU to grow and increase our relationship.”

Artist Arthur Vickers holds a block of wood that he says is at least 175 year old at the unveiling of a new ceremonial convocation suite at Vancouver Island University. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Minister says three is enough to governNANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Help is coming for Lantzville residents left without representa-tion after a fourth municipal councillor resigned.

Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, stepped in after former Coun. Graham Savage tendered his resignation. He left council after Dave Scott did the same last week, as did former councillors Jennifer Millbank and Rod Negrave, in late April.

Savage’s resignation, given partway through the council meeting, came before council could look after some pressing business needed to fill the pre-vious vacancies — the appoint-ment of a chief elections officer.

Without at least half of the original seven-member council plus one, the minimum need-ed for quorum, it removed the ability of the three remaining council members — Mayor Colin Haime, Coun. Denise Haime and Coun. John Coulson — to vote on matters affecting the municipal district. In a statement, Oakes issued a solution.

“After carefully reviewing the situation regarding the District of Lantzville council, I have decided to use legislative author-ity to order that the remaining members of council will consti-tute a quorum until persons are elected and take office to fill the vacancies,” she said.

“Staff at the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cul-tural Development have been working closely with District of Lantzville staff. We are work-ing toward a solution that will serve the best interests of the community-at-large and also the District of Lantzville.”

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Snuneymuxw voters head back to the pollsDARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Snuneymuxw First Nation band members go to the polls next month to choose two new band councillors.

A byelection was called to fill vacancies created when two members left Snuneymuxw council late last year Bill

Yoachim was elected to Nanaimo city council in the November civic election and John Wesley was elected chief of the band council the following month.

The campaign isn’t official until May 28, but Snuneymuxw elder Geraldine Manson has already announced her intention to run.

“I’m going to be out there knocking on doors,” said Man-son, elder-in-residence at Van-couver Island University.

The byelection is July 3 at the Snuneymuxw band office, 668 Centre St., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance polls are June 26, same time and place. Snuneymuxw council elections are staggered,

with half of council elected every two years. One term ends in December, the other in 2017.

The candidate with the most votes wins the longer term.

For more information, contact Lawrence Lewis, electoral officer, toll-free at1-855-458-5888 or [email protected].

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District wants more answers from ICFCANDACE WU PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

Regional district direc-tors want more answers from the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF).

The board passed a motion unanimously at Tuesday night’s regular meeting to apply pressure on the ICF to provide the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) with a copy of its consultant’s report on the effectiveness of the proposed E&N rail-way repairs.

According to director Julian Fell, who represents Coombs/Errington, the province hired a railway engineering firm to assess the viability of reviving

the railway, but the results haven’t been shared with local governments that are providing funding for the project.

Fell brought up the motion earlier this month saying “we’re sitting here just waiting for the prov-ince to make up its mind... concerning the funding of the ICF and I think they are going to twiddle around and doodle and do nothing unless we give them a push.”

Fell said his motion is meant to “get the ball rolling.”

In a close vote last year, the RDN decided to give the ICF almost $1 million to help revive passenger rail service on Vancouver

Island. Fell, along with directors representing Bowser, Nanoose Bay, Qualicum Beach and Parksville, voted against the funding request, but the motion passed on the strength of the RDN board’s Nanaimo contingent.

The ICF has been seek-ing funding from both the provincial and fed-eral governments after regional districts up and down the Island agreed to kick in a total of about $7 million.

Matching funds from Victoria and Ottawa were supposed to give the ICF more than $20 million, money the ICF vows will be enough to get the track

operational.Meanwhile, the board

was updated on the ICF’s annual general meeting held April 23 in which a staff report concludes “the project remains stalled at the provincial and federal levels as they undertake their final analyses and reviews necessary to release the dedicated funding.”

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GOLF AQUATICS

Communities use myths for marketingWe had another

increase of women at our Ladies’ Nite

and want to thank Terri Grears and Patti Schaeffer for joining our compli-mentry golf night.

Patti also won “B” div-ision’s low gross joining Donna Cox, who fired a 42 taking the “A” category. The pots on holes five and six and the hidden hole weren’t won and will be increased next week yet again. Meanwhile, Karen Vandermolen, Geri Shiels and Rhonda Holcombe share the women’s weekly point lead while Holcombe leads the Ringer Board with 36.

For the third consecutive week, we’ve a new leader in the men’s night point race. Mild mannered Barry MacMillan or “Mac” as he’s known, came through tying his personal best Hol-lies’ score, netting a four under par 26. Combined, his weekly point total was 11, vaulting him past last week’s leader Phil Edgell by two. Edgell grabbed the deuce pot in hole No. 3 with a chip in, but the deuce on No. 8 and the hidden hole remained elusive. Shedding his lacklustre start, Barry Ensor shot 32, taking low gross with Dave Mann a dis-tant four shots back. Kirk Larsen was runner-up low net.

The Hollies’ very own Jackie was victorious three times this past week winning both the zone women’s and senior ama-teur championships held in Parksville, shooting rounds of 72–71. She followed up

with a Dawn Coe-Jones win at Comox firing another 72! As they say on the links of Scotland...”Wholly Shite!”

Speaking of Scotland, it reminding me of a trip Jackie and I took there before coming to Port Alberni.

We were travelling through the Highlands, Braveheart territory. Enroute, I wanted to recreate a time earlier in my teenage life. A time I hit a golf shot into the famous and mysterious lake known the world over as, Loch Ness. I’d been drawn to the lake touring Britain in my youth. It was a fantasy. One to capture a photograph or possibly witness that which hadn’t been seen. Arriving there, I hit my drive into the lake from the same high, lofty perch next to the road where I stood three decades earlier.

Why Loch Ness? Was it to join the ranks of the inqui-sition? Perhaps to seize an opportunity to unclothe a mystery by a chance visual encounter of a myth inhab-iting lake? Was it mythical?

Countries and commun-ities too, have developed their own marketing strat-egies and I think monsters are one. Loch Ness has its own, while the B.C. interior’s Okanagan Lake, supposedly harbours the elusive beast known as

“Ogopogo.”Perhaps both the Oka-

nagan Valley and Scot-land are products of good old-fashioned tourist marketing.

Both have benefited from volumes of visitors who’ve ventured to them antici-pating only uncertainty! It’s a sales form of broader dimensions than any pro shop. In the end, I ask who benefited and was anyone hurt by the fable? I found the answers to be commun-ities and no one!

Today, Jackie and I live in the pleasant community of Port Alberni which doesn’t need artificial devices or spirits soliciting people here. Yet, we undeniably fail bringing the world here and keeping them. They come and pass through our community faster than a golf ball with overspin.

Something inside tells me, we as a city fail advertising our benefits effectively to visitors. What’s our myth-ical secret? Is it our “7 Won-ders?” What if shrouded within the mists of our historical lumber industry, a ghostly version suddenly emerged joining them? Couldn’t the Alberni Valley have its own Yukon Mad Trapper? Or a Vancouver Island cousin of Big Foot? Or our very own Inlet ocean monster?

Somehow, I sense our gov-ernors wouldn’t be up for it and yet, why not?

» Patrick Little is an avid golfer, a lifetime member of the Can-adian PGA, and owner of the Hollies Golf Course.

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Ladies golf weeklyKATHY WHITE FOR THE TIMES

In the 9-hole ladies low handicap group, Claudia Romaniuk won low gross, Kath Stolth took the low net and Marta Williamson had the lowest putts.

For the high handicap group there was a tie for low gross between Lorraine Wilson and Pat Dahlquist, nice birthday present Lorraine. Betty Adair won low net and shared the lowest putts with Wilson.

Pars were had by Mel Mihaychuk on No. 12, Stolth and Romaniuk on No. 13, Adair and Joan Hall on No. 14, Williamson on No. 15 and Stolth once

again on No. 18.In the 18 hole ladies

group, Carol Bouchard won low gross, Carol Hast-ings had low net with 70.

Closest to the pin win-ners were Janice Cross on no. 8 and Shirley Good-man won on No. 18 by get-ting a chip in.

Gayle Rhodes was the special prize winner.

There won’t be any ladies golf next Tuesday as the B.C. High School Championships tourna-ment will be on June 1, 2 and 3.

The start time will stay at 8:30 a.m. for the remain-der of June. June 9 will be Monthly Medal and a meeting to follow golf.

Tsunami swim team off to Island regional

Congratulations to the fol-lowing swimmers who have qualified for the Vancouver Island Regional Championships, hosted by Island Swimming in Victoria June 5-7.

This is the highest level meet on the Island and a stepping stone to BC Provincials.

The qualifying swimmers are: McKinley Sutton, Anamika Giesbrecht, Ayden Jager, Logan Jager, Coral Ridinger, Trey Lightburn, Corynn Ayres and Caiden Edwards.

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GOLFThis week’s tournaments

PGAAT&T Byron Nelson, May 28-31TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. Par 70, 7,166 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: Brendon Todd

Leaderboard - Round 1Golfer Par R1 1 Steven Bowditch -8 622 Jimmy Walker -6 64T3 James Hahn -5 65T3 Ryan Palmer -5 65T5 Tom Gillis -4 66T5 John Merrick -4 66T5 Keegan Bradley -4 66T8 Cameron Percy -3 67T8 Derek Ernst -3 67T8 Dustin Johnson -3 67T8 Steve Wheatcroft -3 67T8 Tony Finau -3 67T8 Danny Lee -3 67T8 Jon Curran -3 67T8 Jonas Blixt -3 67T8 John Senden -3 67T8 Ken Duke -3 67T8 Nick Watney -3 67T8 Jonathan Byrd -3 67T8 Martin Flores -3 67Canadian resultsT33 Graham DeLaet -1 69T33 Adam Hadwin -1 69T33 Austin Connelly -1 69T87 Mike Weir +1 71T137 Roger Sloan +4 74

Canadian PGA TourPC Financial Open, May 28-31 Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Vancouver. Par 72, 6,801 yards. Purse: $175,000First tournament of 2015, no winnings or rankings yet available.

Leaderboard - Round 1Golfer Par R1 * Denotes Canadian golfer1 *Thomas Hay -6 66 T2 *Bryn Parry -5 67 T2 Nyasha Mauchaza -5 67 T2 Jay Myers -5 67 T5 *Mackenzie Hughes -4 68 T5 David Fink -4 68 T5 Wade Binfield -4 68 T5 Michael Miller -4 68 T5 K Vanden Heuvel -4 68 T5 Curtis Reed -4 68 T5 Bo Hoag -4 68 T12 Vince Covello -3 69 T12 Mike Van Sickle -3 69 T12 *Matt Hill -3 69 T12 John Ellis -3 69 T12 *Albin Choi -3 69 T12 Ryan Brehm -3 69 T12 Chris Williams -3 69 T12 *Brad Clapp -3 69 T12 *Seann Harlingten -3 69

LPGAShopRite LPGA Classic, May 29-31.Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey. Par 71, 6,247 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis

Leaderboard - Round 1(Tournament begins today)

Champions TourNo tournament this week

Web.com TourRex Hospital Open, May 28-31TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards. Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith

Leaderboard - Round 1Golfer Par R1 1 Seamus Power -10 612 Kyle Thompson -8 633 Dominic Bozzelli -7 64T4 Garth Mulroy -6 65T4 Dawie van der Walt -6 65T4 Travis Bertoni -6 65T4 Oliver Goss -6 65T4 David Vanegas -6 65T9 Darron Stiles -5 66T9 Brad Schneider -5 66T9 Brian Richey -5 66T9 Christian Brand -5 66T9 Michael Kim -5 66T9 Tag Ridings -5 66T9 Peter Tomasulo -5 66T9 Scott Gutschewski -5 66T9 Trey Mullinax -5 66T9 Brock Mackenzie -5 66T9 Si Woo Kim -5 66T9 Kelvin Day -5 66Canadian entrantsT47 Brad Fritsch -2 69T150 Ryan Yip +4 75

European TourIrish Open, May 28 - 31Royal County Down Golf Course, Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Par 71, 7,204 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Mikko Ilonen.

Leaderboard - Round 1Golfer Par R1 T1 Padraig Harrington -4 67T1 Maximilian Kieffer -4 673 Soren Hansen -3 68T4 Danny Willett -2 69T4 Soren Kjeldsen -2 69T4 Emiliano Grillo -2 69T7 Luke Donald -1 70T7 Matt Ford -1 70T7 Rikard Karlberg -1 70T7 Chris Wood -1 70T7 Alexander Levy -1 70T7 Trevor Fisher Jr. -1 70T7 Anders Hansen -1 70T14 Rickie Fowler E 71T14 Michael Hoey E 71T14 Matteo Manassero E 71T14 Matt. Fitzpatrick E 71T14 Niclas Fasth E 71T14 R Cabrera Bello E 71T14 Richard McEvoy E 71T14 Ernie Els E 71T14 Tommy Fleetwood E 71T14 Kiradech A’barnrat E 71T14 Simon Thornton E 71Score of noteT150 Rory McIlroy +9 80

Upcoming tournamentsNext week’s schedule

Canadian PGA TourBayview Place Island Savings Open presented by Times Colonist, June 4-7Uplands Golf Club, Victoria. Par 70, 6,420 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Josh Persons

PGA:The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, June 4-7.Muirfield Village Golf Course Dublin, Ohio. Purse: $6,200,000

LPGA:Manulife LPGA Classic, June 4-7.Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ont. Purse: $1,500,000

European Tour:Nordea Masters, June 4-7.PGA of Sweden National Bara, Sweden. Purse: $1,500,000.

Champions Tour:Principal Charity Classic, June 5-7 (54 holes).Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa. Purse: $1,750,000

Web.com Tour:Greater Dallas Open, June 4-7.The Lakes at Castle Hills Lewisville, Texas. Purse: $500,000.

HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs - Round 3(Stanley Cup semifinals)

All series best-of- seven

Conference FinalsWest - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks (Series tied 3-3)East - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers (Series tied 3-3)

Tonight’s schedule (Game 7)Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 5 p.m. Saturday May 30 (Game 7)Chicago at Anaheim, 5 p.m.

Playoff leadersPoints G A Pts1 Tyler Johnson, TB 12 8 202 Nikita Kucherov, TB 9 10 192 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 2 17 194 Corey Perry, ANA 9 8 174 Steven Stamkos, TB 7 10 176 Derick Brassard, NYR 9 7 166 Jonathan Toews, CHI 7 9 166 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 4 12 169 Patrick Kane, CHI 9 6 159 Alex Killorn, TB 6 9 1511 Ondrej Palat, TB 6 8 1411 Rick Nash, NYR 5 9 1413 Duncan Keith, CHI 2 11 1314 Ryan Kesler, ANA 6 6 1214 Derek Stepan, NYR 5 7 1214 Patrick Sharp, CHI 4 8 1217 Marian Hossa, CHI 2 9 1117 Keith Yandle, NYR 2 9 1119 Zach Parise, MIN 4 6 1019 Valtteri Filppula, TB 3 7 1019 Dan Boyle, NYR 3 7 1019 Sami Vatanen, ANA 3 7 1019 Victor Hedman, TB 1 9 10

Goals GP G1 Tyler Johnson, TB 19 122 Patrick Kane, CHI 16 103 Nikita Kucherov, TB 19 93 Corey Perry, ANA 15 93 Derick Brassard, NYR 18 96 Steven Stamkos, TB 19 76 Jonathan Toews, CHI 16 76 Patrick Maroon, ANA 15 76 Chris Kreider, NYR 18 76 Matt Beleskey, ANA 15 711 Alex Killorn TB 18 611 Ryan Kesler ANA 14 6

Plus/Minus GP G A +/-1 Ryan Getzlaf ANA 14 2 17 101 Corey Perry ANA 14 9 8 101 Victor Hedman TB 18 1 9 104 Andrew Cogliano ANA 14 3 6 95 Duncan Keith CHI 15 2 11 85 Patrick Maroon ANA 14 6 3 85 Cam Fowler ANA 14 2 6 88 Sami Vatanen ANA 14 3 7 78 Simon Despres ANA 14 1 6 710 Nikita Kucherov TB 18 7 10 610 Alex Killorn TB 18 6 9 610 Brent Seabrook CHI 15 5 4 610 Andrej Sustr TB 18 1 1 6

Goals Against Average4 Gms Min GP W GAA1 Craig Anderson OTT 4 2 0.972 Braden Holtby WSH 13 6 1.713 Frederik Andersen ANA 14 11 2.054 Henrik Lundqvist NYR 17 10 2.065 Ben Bishop TB 8 11 2.086 Petr Mrazek DET 7 3 2.117 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT 5 1 2.128 Jake Allen STL 6 2 2.209 Scott Darling CHI 5 3 2.2210 Carey Price MTL 2 6 2.23

Save Percentage4 Gms Min SH SV SV%1 Craig Anderson OTT 142 138 .9722 Braden Holtby WSH 412 389 .9443 Scott Darling CHI 171 160 .9364 Henrik Lundqvist NYR 506 470 .9295 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT 150 139 .9276 Jaroslav Halak NYI 215 199 .9267 Frederik Andersen ANA 424 392 .9257 Petr Mrazek DET 186 172 .9259 Ben Bishop TB 477 440 .92210 Carey Price MTL 352 324 .920

Memorial CupCanadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi.

Final standingsTeams W L GF-AOshawa Generals (OHL) 3 0 11-8Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 1 2 11-9Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 2 10-11Quebec Remparts (Host) 1 2 8-12

Yesterday’s playoff - TiebreakerQuebec 5, Rimouski 2

Today’s schedule - SemifinalQuebec vs. Kelowna, , 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 - FinalKelowna/Quebec vs. Oshawa, 4 p.m.

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3

Eastern match-ups1-Manchester Monarchs def. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack 4-0Western match-ups1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins

Yesterday’s result (Game 3)Utica 4, Grand Rapids 1 (Utica leads series 2-1)

Today’s schedule (Game 4)Utica at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 (Game 5)Utica at Grand Rapids, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2 (Game 6)* Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3 (Game 7*)Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m.

BASKETBALLNBA Championship final(Best-of-seven series)

Eastern Conference final (Round 3)Cleveland Cavaliers def. Atlanta 4-0

Western Conference finalsGolden State Warriors def. Houston 4-1

Thursday, June 4 (Game 1)Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 7 (Game 2)Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 9 (Game 3)Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 11 (Game 4)Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Playoff leadersPoints per game1. Anthony Davis, NO 31.52. Stephen Curry, GS 29.23. LeBron James, CLE 27.64. James Harden, HOU 27.25. Monta Ellis, DAL 26.06 Blake Griffin, LAC 25.57 Bradley Beal, WSH 23.48 Jimmy Butler, CHI 22.99 Chris Paul, LAC 22.110 LaMarcus Aldridge, POR 21.8

Assists per game1. John Wall, WSH 11.92. Chris Paul, LAC 8.83. LeBron James, CLE 8.34. James Harden, HOU 7.55. J.J. Barea, DAL 7.4

Rebounds per game1. Dwight Howard, HOU 14.02. DeAndre Jordan, LAC 13.43. Blake Griffin, LAC 12.74. LaMarcus Aldridge, POR 11.25. Tim Duncan, SA 11.1

Field goal percentage1. DeAndre Jordan, LAC .7162. Amir Johnson, TOR .6903. Tyson Chandler, DAL .6554. Marcin Gortat, WSH .6285. Alan Anderson, BKN .610

CYCLINGRoad racingGiro d’Italia

Ryder moves up againStage 17 - 170 km, Melide-Verbania. Weather: Not a factor

1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team, 4:04:142 Francesco Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani CSF, 0:00:473 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling, 0:01:014 Matteo Busato (Ita) Southeast Pro Cycling5 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team6 David De La Cruz (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step7 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale8 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Sky9 Chad Haga (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin, 0:02:4211. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:06:05

General Classification (pink jersey)1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 72:23:092 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:05:15 3 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:06:054 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:07:015 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:09:406 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, 0:10:447 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:11:058 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo, 0:12:539 Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:13:01

AUTO RACINGNASCARFedEx 400Sunday, May 31, 10 a.m.Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware. 400 laps, 1 mile per lap.Qualifying: Today, 12:45 p.m.

Formula OneCanadian Grand PrixSunday, June 7, 11 a.m.Ile Notre Dame, Montreal (street circuit). 305.270 km, 70 laps, 4.361 km per lap.Qualifying Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.

TENNISFrench Open - Men, WomenGrand Slam event:Stade Roland Garros, Final June 7Paris, FranceSurface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles

Men’s singles - Round Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, walkover.

Men’s singles - Round 2

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.Rafael Nadal (6), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Andrea Arnaboldi, Italy, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-1.Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, def. Lu Yen-Hsun, Taiwan, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Jeremy Chardy, France, def. John Isner (16), United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.David Goffin (17), Belgium, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Tommy Robredo (18), Spain, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.Richard Gasquet (20), France, is tied with Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 0-0, Suspended.Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, 6-1, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 3-6, 6-4.Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, def. J Janowicz, Poland, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-1.Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 8-6.Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, def. Kyle Edmund, Britain, walkover.Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Viktor Troicki (31), Serbia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.Jack Sock, United States, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Women’s singles - Round 2

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, Germany, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2.Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, 6-4, 7-6 (4).Andrea Petkovic (10), Germany, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Karolina Pliskova (12), Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.Madison Keys (16), United States, def. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, 6-0, 6-3.Sara Errani (17), Italy, def. Carina Wit-thoeft, Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (18), Russia, 6-7 (11), 7-5, 10-8.Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, def. Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-0.Victoria Azarenka (27), Belarus, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3.Irina-Camelia Begu (30), Romania, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 6-0.Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, def. Zarina Diyas (32), Kazakhstan, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4.Irina Falconi, United States, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Denisa Allertova, Czech, 6-3, 7-6 (2).Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-3, 7-5.Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-2, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles - Round 1

Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, and Oliver Marach, Austria, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (5), Romania, def. Steve Johnson, United States, and Sam Quer-rey, United States, 6-4, 6-0.Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (8), Brazil, def. Nicholas Monroe, United States, and Artem Sitak, New Zealand, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Women’s Doubles - Round 1

Yung-Jan Chan, Taiwan, and Zheng Jie (11), China, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-4, 6-1.

Mixed Doubles - Round 1

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Montreal, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-1, 6-4.

SOCCERMLS

Today’s scheduleDallas at Sporting KC, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 30San Jose at Toronto, 2 p.m.Salt Lake at Vancouver, 3 p.m.Houston at NY City FC, 4 p.m.Philadelphia at DC United, 4 p.m.Columbus at Orlando, 4:30 p.m.Montreal at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.Portland at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 31Los Angeles at New England, 4 p.m.

Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADC United 22 13 6 3 4 14 11N. England 20 13 5 3 5 18 16NY Red Bulls 17 11 4 2 5 14 11Columbus 15 11 4 4 3 17 14Toronto 13 10 4 5 1 14 14Orlando 13 12 3 5 4 14 15Philadelphia 12 13 3 7 3 13 21Chicago 11 10 3 5 2 11 14Montreal 8 7 2 3 2 9 10NY City FC 7 12 1 7 4 9 16

Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GASeattle 23 12 7 3 2 18 9Dallas 21 12 6 3 3 18 15Vancouver 20 13 6 5 2 14 12Los Angeles 20 14 5 4 5 13 15San Jose 18 12 5 4 3 13 12Sporting KC 18 12 4 2 6 17 15Salt Lake 17 13 4 4 5 12 16Houston 16 13 4 5 4 16 16Portland 16 13 4 5 4 11 13Colorado 13 12 2 3 7 10 10

English FA CupFinal, Saturday May 30Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m.Arsenal v Aston Villa

UEFA Champions LeagueFinalSaturday, June 6Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m.Juventus vs. Barcelona

Pacific Coast Soccer LeagueTeam W D L GF GA PtsMid Isle 3 1 1 10 7 10Victoria 2 4 1 12 10 10Vancouver Tbirds 2 2 0 9 4 8Vancouver Utd 2 2 0 7 2 8Tim Hortons 2 0 4 11 19 6Khalsa 1 1 0 3 0 4Kamloops 1 1 2 7 10 4Abbotsford 0 3 1 5 6 3FC Tigers 0 2 4 11 17 2

Saturday, May 30Abbotsford vs. Mid Isle, 2:30 p.m.Kamloops vs. Victoria Highlanders, 6 p.m.Tim Hortons Pinnacles vs. Vancouver Thunderbirds, 7 p.m.Khalsa SC vs. Vancouver United, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 31Kamloops vs. Vancouver Thunderbirds, noonAbbotsford vs. Victoria Highlanders, 2 p.m.FC Tigers Vancouver vs. Mid Isle, 6 p.m.Vancouver United vs. Khalsa SC, 6 p.m.

B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBNorth Delta 11 2 .846 -North Shore 14 3 .824 1Vic Eagles 17 7 .708 .5Langley 15 7 .682 .5Okanagan 16 8 .667 .5Nanaimo 15 11 .577 2.5Whalley 10 13 .435 6Abbotsford 8 15 .348 8Coquitlam 7 17 .292 9.5Vic Mariners 5 13 .278 8.5Parksville 4 12 .250 8.5White Rock 5 19 .208 11.5

Saturday, May 30Parksville at Whalley, 1 p.m.Parksville at Whalley, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31North Delta at Coquitlam, 11 a.m.North Delta at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2Whalley at North Shore, 6:30 p.m.

National Lacrosse LeagueChampion’s Cup FinalsGame 1: Saturday, May 30, 4 p.m., Air Canada CentreEdmonton Rush (15-6) at Toronto Rock (16-5)

Game 2Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., Rexall PlaceToronto at Edmonton

Game 3 (if necessary):Saturday, June 13, 4 p.m.Edmonton at Toronto

BC Junior A Lacrosse League

Standings GP W L T PtsCoquitlam 9 8 1 0 16Delta 9 7 2 0 14Victoria 9 6 3 0 12New Westminster 7 4 3 0 8Nanaimo 7 3 4 0 6Langley 9 2 6 1 5Port Coquitlam 9 2 6 1 5Burnaby 9 1 8 0 2

Today’s scheduleBurnaby at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 30New Westminster at Victoria, 5 p.m.Langley at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31Delta at Nanaimo, 4 p.m.Victoria at Burnaby, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2Burnaby at New Westminster, 8 p.m.

LACROSSEWestern Lacrosse AssnWLA Senior A

Standings GP W L T PtsNanaimo 2 2 0 0 4Burnaby 1 1 0 0 2Coquitlam 0 0 0 0 0New Westminster 1 1 0 0 2Maple Ridge 1 0 1 0 0Langley 1 0 1 0 0Victoria 2 0 2 0 0

Yesterday’s resultCoquitlam at N.Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Today’s scheduleBurnaby at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, May 30Langley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 31New Westminster at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Victoria at Maple Ridge, 6:45 p.m.

FIFA Women’s World Cup2015, Canada, June 6-July 5Defending champion: Japan

Preliminary roundSaturday, June 6Canada vs. China, 3 p.m. at EdmontonNew Zealand vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m. at Edmonton

Sunday, June 7Norway vs. Thailand, 10 a.m. at OttawaGermany vs. Ivory Coast, 1 p.m. at Ottawa

Monday, June 8Sweden vs. Nigeria, 1 p.m. at WinnipegCameroon vs. Ecuador, 4 p.m. at VancouverUnited States vs. Australia, 4:30 p.m. at WinnipegJapan vs. Switzerland, 7 p.m. at Vancouver

Tuesday, June 9France vs. England, 10 a.m. at MonctonColombia vs. Mexico, 1 p.m. at MonctonSpain vs. Costa Rica, 1 p.m. at MontrealBrazil vs. South Korea, 4 p.m. at Montreal

Thursday, June 11China vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m. at EdmontonGermany vs. Norway, 1 p.m. at OttawaIvory Coast vs. Thailand, 4 p.m. at OttawaCanada vs. New Zealand, 6 p.m. at Edmonton

BASEBALLMLB

Yesterday’s resultsChi. White Sox 3, Baltimore 2Baltimore 6, Chi. White Sox 3Boston 5, Texas 1N.Y. Yankees at OaklandDetroit at L.A. AngelsPittsburgh at San DiegoCleveland at SeattleSan Francisco 7, Atlanta 0

Today’s schedule with probable startersKansas City at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Volquez (3-3) vs. Arrieta (4-4)Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Karns (3-1) vs. Gonzalez (5-2)Colorado at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Lyles (2-4) vs. Hamels (4-3)Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Haren (4-2) vs. Harvey (5-1)Washington at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Strasburg (3-4) vs. DeSclafani (2-4)Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Miley (3-4) vs. Gallardo (3-6)Chi. White Sox at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Quintana (2-4) vs. McCullers (0-0)Toronto at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Buehrle (5-3) vs. May (2-3)Arizona at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. De La Rosa (4-2) vs. Fiers (1-4)L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Bolsinger (2-0) vs. Lackey (2-2)N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Capuano (0-1) vs. Gray (4-2)Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Sanchez (3-5) vs. Santiago (3-2)Cleveland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Bauer (3-1) vs. Walker (1-4)Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Liriano (1-4) vs. Shields (5-0)Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Foltynewicz (2-1) vs. Hudson (2-3)

Saturday, May 30Toronto at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Sanchez (4-4) vs. Gibson (4-3)Colorado at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m. De La Rosa (1-2) vs. Harang (4-4)Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Ramirez (2-2) vs. Chen (1-3)Miami at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Koehler (3-3) vs. Niese (3-5)Washington at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Gonzalez (4-2) vs. Cueto (3-4)Chi. White Sox at Houston, 1:10 p.m. Noesi (0-4) vs. Hernandez (2-3)Arizona at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. Hellickson (2-3) vs. Lohse (3-5)Boston at Texas, 4:15 p.m. Kelly (1-4) vs. Klein (1-0)Kansas City at Chicago Cubs, 4:15 p.m. Ventura (3-4) vs. Hammel (3-2)L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Frias (3-2) vs. Wacha (7-0)N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Eovaldi (4-1) vs. Hahn (2-4)Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Greene (4-3) vs. Weaver (3-4)Atlanta at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m. Perez (0-0) vs. Lincecum (5-2)Cleveland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Marcum (1-0) vs. Elias (2-1)Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Morton (1-0) vs. Ross (2-4)

Baseball - League leadersBatting - American LeagueHitter AB R H Avg 1 Prince Fielder, TEX 190 24 70 .368 2 Jason Kipnis, CLE 190 35 65 .342 3 Nelson Cruz, SEA 179 31 61 .341 4 Anthony Gose, DET 142 20 48 .338 5 Miguel Cabrera, DET 171 27 57 .333 6 Mike Moustakas, KC 170 27 56 .329 7 Avisail García, CWS 147 20 48 .327 8 Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY 148 29 48 .324 9 Stephen Vogt, OAK 135 23 43 .319 10 Josh Donaldson, TOR 188 41 59 .314 11 Adam Jones, BAL 172 21 54 .314 12 Mic. Brantley, CLE 150 21 47 .313 13 Josh Reddick, OAK 156 22 48 .308 14 Kendrys Morales, KC 180 32 55 .306 15 Eric Hosmer, KC 178 29 54 .303 16 José Altuve, HOU 194 23 58 .299 17 Logan Forsythe, TB 161 17 48 .298 18 Mike Trout, LAA 175 35 52 .297 19 Lorenzo Cain, KC 164 32 48 .293 20 Yoenis Céspedes, DET 182 24 53 .291

Batting - National LeagueHitter AB R H Avg1 Dee Gordon, MIA 194 27 73 .376 2 Adrián González, LAD 164 32 56 .341 3 DJ LeMahieu, COL 148 17 50 .338 4 Bryce Harper, WAS 157 41 52 .331 5 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 167 34 55 .329 6 Nori Aoki, SF 180 21 58 .322 7 Matt Holliday, STL 153 18 49 .320 8 A.J. Pollock, ARI 169 32 54 .320 9 Kolten Wong, STL 174 28 55 .316 10 Anthony Rizzo, CHC 165 27 52 .315 11 Matt Carpenter, STL 169 33 53 .314 12 Nick Markakis, ATL 170 20 53 .312 13 Yunel Escobar, WAS 167 26 52 .311 14 Ángel Pagán, SF 174 17 54 .310 15 Lucas Duda, NYM 167 29 51 .305 16 Jhonny Peralta, STL 177 23 54 .305 17 Freddy Galvis, PHI 165 21 50 .303 18 Buster Posey, SF 165 21 50 .303 19 A. Hechavarria, MIA 177 24 53 .299 20 Brandon Belt, SF 147 22 44 .299

Home runs - ALBatter AB HR1 Nelson Cruz, SEA 179 182 Mark Teixeira, NYY 152 143 Josh Donaldson, TOR 188 134 Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 178 125 Alex Rodriguez, NYY 152 115 Miguel Cabrera, DET 171 115 Mike Trout, LAA 175 118 Prince Fielder, TEX 190 108 Hanley Ramirez, BOS 163 108 Chris Davis, BAL 153 108 Luis Valbuena, HOU 167 108 Stephen Vogt, OAK 135 108 Evan Gattis, HOU 165 10

Home runs - NLBatter AB HR1 Bryce Harper, WSH 157 182 Todd Frazier, CIN 169 143 Giancarlo Stanton, MIA 177 134 Ryan Braun, MIL 159 124 Justin Upton, SD 174 124 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 167 124 Joc Pederson, LAD 152 128 Marlon Byrd, CIN 154 108 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 164 108 Ryan Howard, PHI 160 108 Nolan Arenado, COL 164 10

Runs batted in - ALBatter AB RBI1 Prince Fielder, TEX 190 381 Nelson Cruz, SEA 179 383 Kendrys Morales, KC 180 374 Mark Teixeira, NYY 152 354 Josh Donaldson, TOR 188 356 Stephen Vogt, OAK 135 337 Miguel Cabrera, DET 171 327 Ed. Encarnacion, TOR 178 329 Jose Bautista, TOR 139 309 Josh Reddick, OAK 156 309 Eric Hosmer, KC 178 309 Evan Gattis, HOU 165 30

Runs batted in - NLBatter AB RBI1 Bryce Harper, WSH 157 432 Gian. Stanton, MIA 177 423 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI 167 384 Ryan Braun, MIL 159 375 Justin Upton, SD 174 366 Adrian Gonzalez, LAD 164 357 Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 176 328 Brandon Crawford, SF 158 318 Starling Marte, PIT 169 318 Nolan Arenado, COL 164 318 Kris Bryant, CHC 138 31

Earned Run Average - ALPitcher S W L ERA1 A.J. Burnett, PIT 9 4 1 1.372 Zack Greinke, LAD 9 5 1 1.483 Shelby Miller, ATL 9 5 1 1.504 Max Scherzer, WAS 9 5 3 1.675 Michael Wacha, STL 9 7 0 1.876 Aaron Harang, PHI 10 4 4 1.937 Gerrit Cole, PIT 9 6 2 2.058 Tim Lincecum, SF 9 5 2 2.569 Chase Anderson, ARI 9 1 1 2.5910 Jacob deGrom, NYM 10 5 4 2.7111 Andrew Cashner, SD 9 1 7 2.8912 Matt Harvey, NYM 9 5 2 2.9113 Jake Arrieta, CHC 9 4 4 2.9514 Cole Hamels, PHI 10 5 3 2.9815 Jason Hammel, CHC 9 3 2 2.98

Earned Run Average - NLPitcher S W L ERA1 Sonny Gray, OAK 10 5 2 1.772 Nick Martinez, TEX 9 4 0 1.963 Dallas Keuchel, HOU 10 6 1 1.984 Felix Hernandez, SEA 9 7 1 2.195 Jake Odorizzi, TB 10 3 5 2.316 Chris Archer, TB 10 5 4 2.407 Jesse Chavez, OAK 7 1 5 2.448 Hector Santiago, LAA 9 3 3 2.479 Alfredo Simon, DET 9 5 2 2.6710 Kyle Gibson, MIN 9 4 3 2.7211 Mike Pelfrey, MIN 9 4 1 2.7712 Edinson Volquez, KC 9 4 3 2.7713 Ubaldo Jimenez, BAL 8 3 3 2.82

Saves - ALPitcher GP Saves1 Glen Perkins, MIN 22 17-172 Joakim Soria, DET 21 14-153 Huston Street, LAA 19 14-164 Andrew Miller, NYY 20 13-135 Brad Boxberger, TB 19 13-136 Luke Gregerson, HOU 21 13-147 Fernando Rodney, SEA 20 13-158 Zach Britton, BAL 18 11-129 Koji Uehara, BOS 16 10-1110 David Robertson, CHW 19 9-11

Saves - NLPitcher GP Saves1 Drew Storen, WAS 21 15-162 Jeurys Familia, NYM 23 14-153 Trev Rosenthal, STL 21 13-144 San. Casilla, SF 22 13-155 Jason Grilli, ATL 16 13-146 Jon. Papelbon, PHI 18 11-117 Mark Melancon, PIT 21 11-128 Craig Kimbrel, SD 19 11-129 Hector Rondon, CHC 21 9-1210 F. Rodriguez, MIL 16 8-8

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National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkWashington 28 19 .596 - W1NY Mets 27 21 .563 1.5 W3Atlanta 23 24 .489 4.5 L1Philadelphia 19 30 .388 10.0 L4Miami 18 30 .375 10.5 L3Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 31 16 .660 - W4Chicago Cubs 25 21 .543 5.5 L1Pittsburgh 24 22 .522 6.5 W6Cincinnati 19 27 .413 11.5 L1Milwaukee 16 32 .333 15.5 L5West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 28 18 .609 - L1San Francisco 29 20 .583 1.0 W4San Diego 23 25 .479 6.0 W2Arizona 21 25 .457 7.0 L3Colorado 19 26 .422 8.5 W1

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Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament, Thursda in Irving, Texas. [AP PHOTO]

Spieth off to slow start at Byron NelsonDREW DAVISON FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

IRVING, Texas — Jordan Spieth made a weekend charge at the Colonial last week, falling a shot shy of the eventual winning score. He hoped to carry that momentum into his true hometown tourna-ment, the AT&T Byron Nelson.

Spieth had a relatively uneventful opening round Thursday, carding two birdies and a bogey for a 1-under 69. For now, he’s lurking in the background behind a Texan-filled leader board.

“Really a stress-free round,” Spieth said. “I just didn’t capitalize on enough opportunities. You can’t make two birdies out here and expect to do anything with it.”

But two Dallas-Fort Worth residents who didn’t make the weekend cut at Colonial showed that a couple of days off isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Flower Mound resident Steven Bowditch posted the low round, an 8-under 62, and Colleyville’s Ryan Palmer turned in a 5-under 65.

Baylor product and San Antonio resident Jimmy Walker sits in second with a 6-under 64, and James Hahn is tied with Palmer at 5 under. Three more are at 4-under, including 2011 cham-pion Keegan Bradley.

Bowditch, a 31-year-old native of Australia, had last weekend off after being disqualified at Colonial for signing the wrong Friday score, although he wouldn’t have made the cut anyway. He rebounded nicely, though, with an eight-bird-ie, bogey-free round.

“I already forgot about ?the Colonial?,” Bowditch said, smiling. “It’s golf, man. I don’t know what my career stats are. I’m probably about 35 or 40 percent making cuts, so 60 per cent of the time I’m used to it, missing them.”

Bowditch isn’t too far off on his estimate. He’s made 60 cuts in 145 PGA Tour starts, roughly 41 percent. But this is only the second time in his career he’s posted a 62, matching his career-best from the fourth round of the 2011 Sanderson Farms Championship.

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HI & LOISby Chance Browne

ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie

ARCHIE by Henry Scarpelli

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker

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CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Follow someone else’s lead, even if he or she suggests something that confuses you. You will gain clarity quickly. News from a distance will make you feel very cared about. Know what you need to do to push a project to the finish line. Tonight: Just say “yes” to an invitation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You have ideas about what works, yet you rarely express them completely. A project appears to be moving on its own. You might want to assess certain items, like the projected cost. Detaching from a hot situ-ation could be difficult. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your creativity pops up in nearly every situation today. You might be feeling confused by someone you must answer to, as he or she could be sending you mixed messages. Deal with what you know, and add enthusiasm to your interactions. Tonight: Cheer up a loved one.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)You’ll be coming from an anchored point of view, but get-

ting others to respond might be difficult right now. Write down your thoughts, and then go off and find someone upbeat who wants to smile more than grumble. Tonight: The moment leads to a fun happening.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Listen to news more openly. You might want to reorganize your schedule in order to make more time for a creative project. Lady Luck could make an appearance today. Still, use care with taking risks. Make sure you can handle the outcome. Tonight: Visit over dinner.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Be aware of the costs of pro-ceeding on your present course. A friend who means to be help-ful just might not be. Tension builds around someone’s expec-tations, which you are inclined to meet. Your ingenuity can’t be tamed. Tonight: Schedule some downtime.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You seem to be on the right path, despite a mild fog of confusion that surrounds you. You might want to handle a matter that involves travel and/or a matter that you’ll need

an expert for. Recognize that there are no shortcuts to resolv-ing this particular situation. Tonight: Out late.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You might choose to play it low-key right now. You’ll need some downtime, as you have done more than your fair share on several different projects. Everyone needs to recharge his or her batteries -- including you! Use this period well. Tonight: Vanish into the night.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You need to focus on your desires. You could have a dif-ficult exchange with a partner who seems to want to shut you down. Glide past this problem, and keep your eye on the big picture. Once you have a more complete perspective, you’ll know what to do. Tonight: Accept an offer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You might want to let others run the show, especially as you recognize how complicated an issue seems to be. You tend to be negative when dealing with those in a higher position of authority. Avoid getting into a power play. Tonight: A loved one reels you in.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Slow down and detach from the here and now. You need to get a better perspective of what is happening around you and of the people you need to involve in order to realize a goal. A friend who wants to be help-ful could prove to be the exact opposite. Tonight: Make week-end plans.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)Relate to a friend on a one-on-one level, as this person often supports you through difficult times. Your creativity surges when dealing with others, espe-cially a close loved one. Listen to an offer that might seem too good to be true. Tonight: Honor a sense of fatigue.BORN TODAYOlympic athlete Jim Thorpe (1888), author Ian Fleming (1908), musician John Fogerty (1945)

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Sunday Morning Service 10:30am

Pastor Bill Cottrill6211 Cherry Creek Road

[email protected]

for more information on our activities for all ages,

please call our church office!

Church Services KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

4850 Regina AvenueMinister: Laura HargrovePhone: 250-723-7751 Fax: 250-723-7759

SUNDAY, MAY 31ST, 201510:15am Worship Service

Coffee Hour

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP SERVICE & FELLOWSHIP

CEDAR GROVE CHURCHA Christian Community of the Reformed Church in Canada

4109 Kendall St.250-723-7080

10:30am SUNDAY WORSHIPPastors: Per & Chris Knudsen

Everyone welcome to worshipHOLY FAMILY/NOTRE DAME CHURCH

ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH

4731 Burke Rd250-723-8912

Fax: 250-723-0123Pastor: Fr. Stephen Paine

Weekend Masses: Saturdays:

Reconciliation 4:15 pmMass 5:00 pm

Sundays:Reconciliation 9:15 am

Mass 10:00 am

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CHURCH (LCC)4408 Redford

“Fixing our eyes on Jesus”

Pastor: Kevin PlatzPhone: 250-724-5032

SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:15am Bible Study

9:45am Sunday School Sunday Service: 10:30am

EVERYONE WELCOME

PASTORS: John Cox, Dave DeJongYOUTH PASTOR: Lefty Harold Williams

Meet 10 AM SUNDAYAT 5100 Tebo Ave. (former Mt. Klitsa bldg.)

Sunday School for ages 0-14www.jerichoroad-church.com

Details at the church 250-723-2328

Southside Community

Church 4190 Victoria Dr.

Welcomes You!“A House of Prayer”“A People of Prayer”

SUNDAY MAY 31ST

9:30 am - Sunday School10:30 am: Celebration & Worship

TUESDAY 6:30 pm - Praise & Prayer

YOUTH THURSDAY6::00 pm - Youth Night

FRIDAY 7:00 am - Prayer

Telephone: [email protected]

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Trinity ChurchAnglican & Lutheran4766 Angus Street

Port AlberniOffice phone: 250-724-4921

Pastor: The Reverend George Pell Sunday, May 31st

10:15am Worship Service Tuesday, June 2nd

6:30pm Prayer ServiceWednesday, June 3rd

10am Communion & Conversation

Wheelchair accessible EVERYONE WELCOME

SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015Worship begins at 10:15 am

with Praise & Singing. The service follows at 10:30 am

Old Testament Bible study group meets every Tuesday

from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.

Surrey Children’s Choir “Over The Rainbow”,

Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation with 50% proceeds going to UCC

Nepal Emergency Relief Efforts.

3747 Church Street250-723-8332

Tues to Fri 10am-2pmwww.albernivalleyuc.com

Alberni Valley United ChurchMinister: Rev. Minnie Hornidge

4890 Locke Roadwww.albernilighthouse.com

Pastor: Ron Nickel

SUNDAY SERVICES10:30 AM Sunday School

11:45 AM Worship Service

Bible study Tues. 7pm

Youth Group Thursday 7pm

ASL Interpreter Available

ELIM TABERNACLE Pastor Bruce Greenwood

10:00 a.m Pre-Service Prayer10:30 a.m Worship Service

“Walking in the Spirit”

Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Junior Youth

gr 4-7

Friday7:00 p.m.

Rock Solid youthgr 8-12

GARAGE SALESStarting June 4th look for the Garage Sale Map in the Thursday AV Times

1. PAGO GRANNIES GARAGE SALE / TRINITY CHURCH HALL 4766 Angus St. at 5th Ave. Sat. May 30th 9am – 12 noon, household and garden items, bake sale.

2. 3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE 3610 Maitland St. Sat. May 30th 8am – 12 noon

3. MOVING SALE 2166 15th Ave. Fri May 29th 10-4 and Sat. May 30th 9am-4pm, Dressers, buffet and hutch, sofabed, coffee tables, and kitchen utils.

4. PLANT AND FLOWERS 3881 - 11th Ave. Established perennials – some annuals in baskets, reasonable prices, Sat. May 30th 9am – 12 noon.

5. GARAGE SALE 3891 Craig Rd. Friday 29th and Sat. May 30th 8am. A.B.S. Plumbing, variety of nails and bolts, quad tires, hoover washing machine.

6. GARAGE SALE 2432 - 5th Ave. Sat. May 30th 8am-2pm A variety of many good things.

7. MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE 4155 Clegg Cres. N. Sat. May 30th 8am-1pm and Sun May 31st 9am -12 noon, furniture, household items, everything priced to sell, something for everyone.

8. MULTIPLE GARAGE SALES 3500 Block of 16th Ave. Sat. May 30th 8am-12noon

9. GARAGE SALE 6860 McCoy Lake Road, Sat. May 30th 10am-12 noon, Misc.

10. ARD SALE 4039 Bute Street, Sat. May 30th 9am – 2pm, Furniture, gloves, clothes, plants, electronics.

11. YARD SALE 4139 Rex Rd. Sat. May 30th and Sun. May 31st 8am – till noon both days. This one should be 1st, antiques, up town clothing, shoes, yard décor, Japanese tables, chrome fireplace set, really nice stuff.

12. GARAGE SALE 4436 Dogwood St. Sat. May 30th 9am-2pm, ODDS AND SODS, lots of household items, digging myself out of the clutter sale.

13. FUNDRAISING GARAGE & BAKE SALE / Rainbow Gardens, Westporte Place Sat. May 30th 10am – 2pm, vendor tables, Epicure, Airbonne, Tupperware, Kaw T-Shirts, etc.. Plants, Lucky “7” Table, hot dogs and pop, raffle tickets for Walmart ($200_, Jacquard Wool Blanket (Tseshaht Mkt), Starboard Grill ($75.), Hanging Basket, All proceeds go to benefit residents.

14. GARAGE SALE 4681 Dayton Rd. Sat. May 30th and Sun. May 31st 9am – 3pm, kitchen appliances and other household items.

15. YARD SALE 2699 Old Nanaimo Hwy. May 30th 9am – 4pm, lawn mowers, kids bikes, tools.

16. SLCA GARAGE SALE Sun. June 7th, 10am – 2pm Sproat Lake Community Hall 9346 Bomber Base Rd. next to BC Provincial Park, $10.00 table, $15. For 2 call Penny 250-724-5040

17. GARAGE SALE 2747 Anderson Ave. Sat. / Sun May 30th, 31st 8am, Jewelry, tools, tires, knives, boats, generator, trampoline, something for everyone.

18. MOVING SALE 5686 Saunders Rd. Saunders Rd. S. Sat. May 30th 7:30am – 12:30 pm Everything Must Go…

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TECHNOLOGY

With Internet access increasingly seen as a need, FCC wants to helpProposed subsidy would help the poor get online for communication, educationTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The head of the Federal Communications Com-mission is proposing that the government agency expand a phone subsidy program for the poor to include Internet access.

The FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, has emphasized that Internet access is a critical component of modern life, key education, communication and finding a keeping a job.

With the net neutrality rules released earlier this year, the agency redefined broadband as a public utility, like the telephone, giving it stricter oversight on how online content gets to consumers.

That triggered lawsuits from Internet service providers.

The proposal Thursday to expand the Lifeline phone pro-gram to Internet service aims to narrow the “digital divide” — those with access to the Internet and other modern technologies and those without.

According to a Pew Research Center report from 2013, 70 per

cent of U.S. adults have a high-speed Internet connection at home. Only 54 per cent of house-holds earnings less than $30,000 a year do.

The FCC says low-income Americans are more likely to rely on smartphones for Inter-net access. According to the Pew report, 67 per cent of households that make less than $30,000 a year have home broadband or a smartphone.

Lifeline was started in 1985 and expanded to include wire-less phones in 2005. The FCC’s proposal calls for extending Lifeline’s $9.25 monthly credit to give low-income households a choice of phone service or Internet access, via a wire to the home or a smartphone.

“Voice is no longer sufficient

to be able to participate in soci-ety today,” said Harold Feld of Public Knowledge, a consumer advocacy group.

“The broad assumption is that you’ve got broadband access somehow.”

But Lifeline has been criticized for being susceptible to fraud, and the proposal may get push-back from Republicans. The FCC’s proposal says it will build on anti-fraud measures that were put in place in 2012, such as extending the period that providers must keep documents on customers’ eligibility for the programs.

Senator David Vitter, R-La., said in a statement Thursday that the FCC has “failed to manage Lifeline efficiently in its current form, and I cannot support any expansion of a program that has so few safe-guards in place to protect the legitimacy of the program and the American taxpayers who pay into it.”

FCC commissioners will vote in June on whether to proceed with expanding Lifeline to

broadband service.In 2014, Lifeline served 12 mil-

lion households and cost $1.7 billion, paid for by surcharges on the country’s telephone cus-tomer bills.

Eligibility depends on income being at or less than 135 per cent of the federal government’s poverty line, or participation in programs including Medic-aid, food stamps or free school lunch.

As Internet access is often more expensive than $9.25 a month, program participants may have to pay an additional amount for service.

Some broadband providers already offer low-cost Internet to households that get food stamps or are in the school lunch program. But Comcast’s $10-a-month Internet Essentials program, for example, has been criticized as having too-slow speeds of up to 5 megabits per second and for too few people being eligible.

The FCC defines broadband as having download speeds of 25 megabits per second and higher.

TELEVISION

Innovative syndicator of ‘Oprah’ dies at age of 67THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Michael King, an innovative TV syndicator who helped make stars of Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil McGraw and Rachael Ray, has died.

A family member confirms King died Wednesday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. He was 67.

With his brother Roger, Michael King inherited King World Productions in 1972 from their father, Charles King, who had founded the company eight years earlier to syndicate classic “Our Gang” theatrical comedy shorts.

Under the brothers’ manage-ment, King World rose to be the industry’s leading distributor of first-run syndicated program-ming, bringing such shows to TV as “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “Dr. Phil.”

The King-syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” paired host Pat Sajak and letter turner Vanna White. It has remained a hit for decades, as has the syndicated “Jeopardy!” that King World re-introduced, having obtained the rights to both game shows.

“Voice is no longer sufficient to be able to participate in society today,”

Harold Feld, consumer advocate

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WEATHER

El Nino leaves Western Canada ‘high and dry’ to ignite fi re seasonVANCOUVER — Experts are blaming El Nino for speeding up nature’s clock and forcing fire-fighters to deploy weeks ahead of normal to battle wildfires across rural Western Canada.

They say the natural phenomen-on that cycles every two to seven years has been activated early this year and is predicted to accel-erate wildfire activity across the northwest.

The tinderbox effect will be felt from Oregon to British Columbia and across the northern Prairies into Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.

“Some of us are certainly happy to have a nice summer without rain, but from a wildfire per-spective it does create a greater wildfire hazard in this region, and even further north, because of that lack of precipitation,” said geography Prof. Ian McKendry, with the University of British Columbia.“We’re left high and dry, as it were.”

Firefighters have already been dispatched to scores of fires in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Nearly 5,000 Albertans were evacuated earlier this week from their homes around Wabasca, more than 300 kilometres north of Edmonton. All evacuation orders had been lifted by Wednes-

day, allowing residents to return to their homes.

An unusually large wildfire for this time of year raged for two weeks south of Prince George, B.C., before it was fully contained earlier this week.

A fire nearly 20 square kilo-metres in size was burning north-west of La Loche and Garson, Sask.

While El Nino has kicked off the wildfire season early, forecasters say it also has the potential to develop in strength.

The phenomenon itself involves a reversal of winds and cur-rents that moves warm waters across the Pacific, altering the atmosphere to change weather patterns.

Rather than create above-aver-age temperatures, however, El Nino tends to reduce precipi-tation, said Kerry Anderson, a fire research scientist with the Canadian Forest Service. Snow-fall also melted weeks to a month ahead of schedule because of El Nino, he said.

“There are perhaps two dozen global models, they’re all more or less in consensus that an El Nino event is kicking in,” he said. “But one thing we’re watching is perhaps if the situation may settle down later in the summer, which early predictions seem to indicate.”

Anderson said that on a daily basis, the number of fires burn-ing will depend on factors such as thunderstorm activity, the avail-ability of fire-suppression resour-ces, wind and forest conditions.

The Little Bobtail Lake wildfire, southwest of Prince George. Experts are blaming El Nino for speeding up nature’s clock and forcing firefighters to deploy weeks ahead of normal to battle wildfires across rural Western Canada. [CANADIAN PRESS]

QUEBEC

Suspected Nazi war criminal dies at 93THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — The lawyer for a Quebec man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal says his client has died.

Orest Rudzik says Vladimir Katriuk passed away last week after being ill for a lengthy period.

The news comes a few weeks after the Russian Embassy in Ottawa called on the Harper gov-ernment to support a criminal case against Katriuk.

Earlier today, a Jewish group urged Ottawa to review Katriuk’s case.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said the federal government should take the necessary steps to ensure that the 93-year-old Katriuk be held accountable if he were found guilty of war crimes committed in collaboration with the Nazis.

Katriuk, who moved to Canada in the 1950s, previously denied any involvement in war crimes.

The Russian Embassy claimed the Ukraine native was involved in a March 1943 genocidal mas-sacre in Khatyn, Byelorussia,

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ALBERNITODAY

ArtsSports & recreationThe 4H Boots n’ Bridles Horse Club

meets the first and second Satur-day of the month at 11 a.m. at 6199 Smith Rd. No horse required. Info: 250-723-8392.

Drop-in circuit training. Stay fit and have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721.

Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Latin Dance Social, Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Ath-letic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Lawn bowling drop-in for families every Friday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Age 12+ for fun games, refreshments and goodies. 250-731-6375 or [email protected]

Taoist Tai Chi, Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Classes held at Knox Presbyterian Church Hall. Open to new and continuing students. Info: 250-723-7956.

Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.

Special interestCome and join us for Laughter Yoga at

West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548.

Mondays at Maquinna School Gym - drop-in gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m.

French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2

at Alberni Elementary School.

EventsFarmers’ Market is now open every

Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Cherry Creek School.

Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Har-bour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to a5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to bene-fit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.

Child and youth Nights Alive, free drop-in recreational

program for youth, ages 12-18, Satur-day nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.

Support and helpPort Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care

Givers Support Group meets every

third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.

Meals on Wheels, program needs volun-teer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.

Pregnant? Concerned? For caring coun-sel call 1-877-88WOMAN.

Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.

First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.

AddictionsAl-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups,

for family and friends of problem drinkers, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. (3028 Second Ave.) study group. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780

for meeting times and locations.Port Alberni Friendship Center offers

free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.

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Low 5:24 a.m. 0.7High 11:34 a.m. 2.4Low 5:03 p.m. 1.2High 11:15 p.m. 3.1

TODAYTime Metres

Low 4:54 a.m. 1.1High 11:01 a.m. 2.6Low 4:38 p.m. 1.4High 10:49 p.m. 3.2

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PRECIPITATIONYesterday 0 mmLast year 4 mmNormal 3.5 mmRecord 49.2 mm

1987Month to date 1.4 mmYear to date 357 mm

SUN AND SANDCITY TODAY TOMORROW

HI/LO/SKY HI/LO/SKY

AcapulcoArubaCancunCosta RicaHonoluluPalm SprgsP. Vallarta

31/26/t 30/26/t32/27/t 32/27/c32/24/t 31/24/t28/21/r 29/22/r28/22/r 28/22/r39/25/s 40/24/s30/26/pc 29/26/c

Get your current weather on:Shaw Cable 39Shaw Direct 398Bell TV 505

Campbell River22/11/s

Tofino16/10/pc

Port Hardy16/9/s

Billings18/9/r

VANCOUVER ISLAND

FOR May 27649: 23-27-36-41-43-47 B: 35BC49: 06-07-10-13-21-38 B: 32Extra: 42-46-66- 75

*All Numbers unofficial

FOR May 22Lotto Max: 1-4-21-24-29-30-46 B: 25Extra: 09-16-22-34

» Lotteries

» Today’s weather and the four-day forecast

» How the markets did yesterday

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Taste of MexicoThe Mariachi Festival is coming to the ADSS Theatre on Friday, May 29 and promises to be a lively, musical performance with artists from Mexico, Canada and the United States. For ticket information, call 604-338-4064 or go to www.mariachifestival.ca.. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

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May 20 - June 23, 2015Schedules are subject to change without notice.

Except Sat. Except Sun.

May 22, 29, Jun 5, 12, 19 & 22 only. May 24, 31, Jun 7 & 14 only.May 24, 31, Jun 7, 14 & 19 only. Jun 18 & 21 only.

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The Canadian dollar traded Thurs-day afternoon at 80.42 US, down

0.16 of a cent from Wednesday’s close. The Pound Sterling was worth 1.9107 Cdn, up 0.0305 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.4313 Cdn, up 0.0077 of a cent.

Canadian Dollar NASDAQ

5,097.98-8.61

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15,107-3.47

Dow Jones

18,126.12-36.87

➜Barrel of oil

$57.68+$0.17

Parks, Recreation & Heritage

Echo Aquatic Centre250-720-2514

Echo Centre 250-723-2181Alberni Valley Multiplex

250-720-2518Alberni Valley Museum

250-720-2863

Go to portalberni.ca and click on the Parks, Recreation

& Heritage tab to see daily schedules, facility hours and

special events.

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Alberni Local Government OR call 250-723-INFO (4636).

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Canadian Tire3550 Johnston Rd.

Gone Fishin4985 Johnston Rd.

Alberni Fitness4795 Gertrude St.

Flandangles3036 3rd Ave.

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Walk The Coast4574 Elizabeth

Beaver CreekHome Centre

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