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MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Visitor numbers at the Alberni Valley’s visitor center were more than twice as high this summer compared to last year, according to the chamber of commerce. The Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce tracks the number of visitors to the Visitor Centre and outside the main centre at stops in the community with the Mobile Visitor Centre. The mobile centre is a decor- ated van that travels to tourism hotspots in and around the Valley, such as Cathedral Grove, the McLean Mill National His- toric Site, or the Harbour Quay, distributing information to pro- mote the area. Volunteer ambassadors in yellow jackets staff the mobile centre and areas popular for visitors. A steep 250 per cent increase in visitors started in June, resulting in 8,980 visitors over the month, compared to 2,378 last year. In July, numbers at the visitor centre were more than double, rising to 7,652 compared to 3,524 last year, with an overall increase of 157 per cent. Numbers were slightly up at the Visitor Centre for August, but increased efforts from the Mobile Visitor Centre tracked a fourfold increase in tourists in the Valley, up from 1,995 last August to over 10,000 this year. Overall numbers in August rose 137 per cent from last year, according to the chamber of commerce. Bill Collette, executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, noted higher staff numbers this year contributed to the significant increase in visitor counts with the Mobile Visitor Centre. The busy summer follows a trend of increasing visitors this year. For the entire 2014 year, the chamber tracked 22,054 visitors to the Valley. Already through the first eight months of 2015, numbers are up to 39,630 people – an 80 per cent increase. “We’re getting a real sense here that people are more interest- ed in the community now and asking more specific questions about Port Alberni versus in the past,” Collette said, noting it’s his third summer in the Valley. More tourists are arriving from south of the border and over- seas, with the lower Canadian dollar contributing to increased international visits, he said. Stamp Falls and the fish ladder have been especially popular this time of year, said Collette. Sproat Lake and the Valley’s trails are also highlights for visitors, he added. Additional staff, volunteers, a greater online presence for local attractions and an Adven- ture Map for local businesses, together with pleasant summer weather and the lower dollar, have contributed to encourage visitors in the Alberni Valley, Collette noted. One local business told Collette it was their best summer ever; another noted that May, June and July this year were their best three months in the past 11 years. [email protected] » House fire ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES The cause of a fire that struck a Sixth Avenue home early Mon- day morning remains a mystery, prompting investigations by the RCMP and an insurance company. What remains of the house at Sixth and Montrose was blocked off with police tape Tuesday, as authorities tried to piece together what sparked a blaze that started in one of the three outdoor build- ings on the property. The fire collapsed the upper floor of the house, along with a garage and two sheds next to the home. The incident was reported to the Port Alberni Fire Department at 2:44 a.m. Monday. “It was able to grow unnoticed by anybody, given the time of night, until somebody walking by saw this fire roaring away in this out building,” said fire chief Tim Pley, adding that lumber in the sheds enabled the flames to quickly grow and reach the roof of the main house. “The fire drove up against the side of the house, burned through the soffit of the house and into the attic space.” The senior couple and their dog who were living in the house awoke to a fiery scene, but avoid- ed serious injury. “They woke up to the brightness from the fire outside and smoke in the room,” Pley said. “By the time they got out of the house, the fire had already transferred to the other side of the house.” The Port Alberni department sent 15 personnel, two fire engines and a ladder truck to the early morning blaze, where they were assisted by crews from the Beaver Creek and Sproat Lake volunteer fire departments. The firefighters took an aggressive approach with personnel tearing away at the structure from the inside, but the blaze continued to grow. “We attacked the source and at the same time put water on the house to try and prevent the spread of the fire and weren’t able to,” Pley said. “We were initiating that attack and our crews were just driven outside by the heat and smoke – at one point fire rolling down the stairwell from upstairs.” The situation took hours to die down, causing crews to be on the scene for nearly six hours. Now the couple awaits the result of an insurance investigation to determine if the structure can be repaired. Meanwhile police have not ruled out a criminal cause for the destruction. “Because there’s no accidental cause there, we’ve been working with the RCMP on the investiga- tion,” Pley said. “It’s still an open file at their end.” The chief is thankful for an aid agreement among the three departments which alerts them to larger structure fires. “It was a long fire and a lot of work on a holiday long weekend,” Pley said. “All three departments were short-staffed so it made the difference for us to have their resources.” [email protected] Fire crews douse a large blaze to a house at Montrose Street and Sixth Avenue in the early morning hours Monday. [RON CLARK, FOR THE TIMES] Police and an insurance company try to piece together what caused a senior couple’s home to go up in flames RCMP investigate destruction TOURISM Visitor numbers jumped in summer: Chamber “We’re getting a real sense here that people are more interested in the community now and asking more specific questions about Port Alberni.” Bill Collette, Executive director Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce COLLETTE

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MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Visitor numbers at the Alberni Valley’s visitor center were more than twice as high this summer compared to last year, according to the chamber of commerce.

The Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce tracks the number of visitors to the Visitor Centre and outside the main centre at stops in the community with the Mobile Visitor Centre.

The mobile centre is a decor-ated van that travels to tourism hotspots in and around the Valley, such as Cathedral Grove, the McLean Mill National His-toric Site, or the Harbour Quay, distributing information to pro-mote the area.

Volunteer ambassadors in yellow jackets staff the mobile centre and areas popular for visitors.

A steep 250 per cent increase

in visitors started in June, resulting in 8,980 visitors over the month, compared to 2,378 last year.

In July, numbers at the visitor centre were more than double, rising to 7,652 compared to 3,524 last year, with an overall

increase of 157 per cent.Numbers were slightly up at

the Visitor Centre for August, but increased efforts from the Mobile Visitor Centre tracked a fourfold increase in tourists in the Valley, up from 1,995 last August to over 10,000 this year.

Overall numbers in August rose 137 per cent from last year,

according to the chamber of commerce.

Bill Collette, executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, noted higher staff numbers this year contributed to the significant increase in visitor counts with the Mobile Visitor Centre.

The busy summer follows a trend of increasing visitors this year. For the entire 2014 year, the chamber tracked 22,054 visitors to the Valley. Already through the first eight months of 2015, numbers are up to 39,630 people – an 80 per cent increase.

“We’re getting a real sense here that people are more interest-ed in the community now and asking more specific questions about Port Alberni versus in the past,” Collette said, noting it’s his third summer in the Valley. More tourists are arriving from south of the border and over-

seas, with the lower Canadian dollar contributing to increased international visits, he said.

Stamp Falls and the fish ladder have been especially popular this time of year, said Collette. Sproat Lake and the Valley’s trails are also highlights for visitors, he added.

Additional staff, volunteers, a greater online presence for local attractions and an Adven-ture Map for local businesses, together with pleasant summer weather and the lower dollar, have contributed to encourage visitors in the Alberni Valley, Collette noted.

One local business told Collette it was their best summer ever; another noted that May, June and July this year were their best three months in the past 11 years.

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» House fi re

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The cause of a fire that struck a Sixth Avenue home early Mon-day morning remains a mystery, prompting investigations by the RCMP and an insurance company.

What remains of the house at Sixth and Montrose was blocked off with police tape Tuesday, as authorities tried to piece together what sparked a blaze that started in one of the three outdoor build-ings on the property. The fire collapsed the upper floor of the house, along with a garage and two sheds next to the home.

The incident was reported to the Port Alberni Fire Department at 2:44 a.m. Monday.

“It was able to grow unnoticed by anybody, given the time of night, until somebody walking by saw this fire roaring away in this out building,” said fire chief Tim Pley, adding that lumber in the sheds enabled the flames to quickly grow and reach the roof of the main house. “The fire drove up against the side of the house, burned through the soffit of the house and into the attic space.”

The senior couple and their dog who were living in the house

awoke to a fiery scene, but avoid-ed serious injury.

“They woke up to the brightness from the fire outside and smoke in the room,” Pley said. “By the time they got out of the house,

the fire had already transferred to the other side of the house.”

The Port Alberni department sent 15 personnel, two fire engines and a ladder truck to the early morning blaze, where they were

assisted by crews from the Beaver Creek and Sproat Lake volunteer fire departments. The firefighters took an aggressive approach with personnel tearing away at the structure from the inside, but the

blaze continued to grow.“We attacked the source and

at the same time put water on the house to try and prevent the spread of the fire and weren’t able to,” Pley said. “We were initiating that attack and our crews were just driven outside by the heat andsmoke – at one point fire rolling down the stairwell from upstairs.”

The situation took hours to die down, causing crews to be on the scene for nearly six hours. Now the couple awaits the result of an insurance investigation to determine if the structure can be repaired. Meanwhile police have not ruled out a criminal cause for the destruction.

“Because there’s no accidental cause there, we’ve been working with the RCMP on the investiga-tion,” Pley said. “It’s still an open file at their end.”

The chief is thankful for an aid agreement among the three departments which alerts them to larger structure fires.

“It was a long fire and a lot of work on a holiday long weekend,” Pley said. “All three departments were short-staffed so it made the difference for us to have their resources.”

[email protected]

Fire crews douse a large blaze to a house at Montrose Street and Sixth Avenue in the early morning hours Monday. [RON CLARK, FOR THE TIMES]

Police and an insurance company try to piece together what caused a senior couple’s home to go up in flames

RCMP investigate destruction

TOURISM

Visitor numbers jumped in summer: Chamber“We’re getting a real sense here that people are more interested in the community now and asking more specific questions about Port Alberni.”Bill Collette, Executive directorAlberni Valley Chamber of Commerce

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ArtsAlberni Valley Community

Band meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred).

The Barkley Sounds Com-munity Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884.

Lounge Music with guitarist David Morton from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Char’s Landing.

Musicians open mic hosted by Jeff Hallworth from 7 to 9 p.m. first Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing.

AV Transition Town Society meetings, 6 p.m. third Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing.

Timbre! Choir is looking for new members in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehearsals com-mence Monday, Septem-ber 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 723-2380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.

Sports Drop-in circuit training on

Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.

FLK Taoist Tai Chi Society beginning and ongoing classes Mondays and Wed-nesdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Italian Hall. Call Marilyn at 250-723-7956.

Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thurs-days from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and cards at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Alberni Valley Branch.

Horseshoe Club practices on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednes-days - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages

9 to 12), meet Wednes-days, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442.

PacificCARE free music drop-in program for chil-dren and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school calendar. Regis-tration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

Support and help Volunteers urgently needed

to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

MS Port Alberni self-help

group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to sup-port those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan).

Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical lim-itations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

GroupsThe Freemasons Barclay

Lodge #90 meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Freemasons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328.

Genealogy Club members are able to visit at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday mor-

nings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support

groups for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

Narcotics Anonym-ous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.

Overeaters Anonymous meet-ing Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.

What’s comingPool Mural Project Unveiling

Reception, Sept. 9 from 5:30

p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Echo Pool. Free everyone wel-come swim to follow from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Exhibition of Watercolour paintings by Mae LeBlanc September 1 to 30, 2015 at Echo Centre.

Barkley Sound Cruise, Sept. 13. For tickets and informa-tion, call 250-723-5042 or stop by the Royal Canadian Legion Br.# 293.

Back to School event for free supplies and clothing, Sept. 15 from noon to 2 p.m. at KUU-US Crisis Line Society, 4589 Adelaide Street.

Lunar Fun, Sept. 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library. Ages 4 and up.

Happy Un-Birthday Party, Sept. 19 from 2-3 p.m. at the library. Ages 4 and up.

Dad’s Night Out, Sept. 23 from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. at the library.

Fall Fair CarVolunteers with the Kinsmen Club were at the Salmon Festival all weekend selling car raffle tickets. The last chance to purchase tickets before the draw will be this weekend at the fair. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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German-born Toronto man celebrates Canadian citizenship and 50th birthday with cross-country trip

Cyclist spins wheels for milestoneKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

An Ontario man arrived in Port Alberni on two wheels on Monday.

Bernhard Dietz is celebrating his recent Canadian citizenship and milestone birthday by cyc-ling across the country. Nearly complete at the western-most edge of his journey, the Ger-man-born adventurer has experi-enced both the highs and lows of a solo journey on the road.

He calls his trip the “Dream Catcher Project”. Growing up in a small village in Germany, Dietz longed for adventure and travel, so he first decided to leave for the United States in the mid-1990s.

“I hit North American soil for the first time in Chicago,” he said.

He picked up work in various American states and by 2006, arrived in Canada to pursue a career in product and industrial design. Since then, it was an eight-year process of becoming a Canadian citizen, which he com-pleted last June.

“It was a great ceremony with 200 others from 44 different coun-tries,” he said. “Then I had my 50th birthday. I was in a job for awhile and it lost its excitement, so I thought, ‘What next?’. That’s when I had the idea for a long cyc-ling trip.”

Dietz spent time researching, preparing and planning his route. In mid-June of this year, he decid-ed to quit his fast-paced city job in Toronto and immerse himself in North America’s diverse cul-

ture. To avoid the worst of the busy Highway 17, he veered south through the United States.

“I have been connecting with the countries, getting to know the

people and the land and seeing all of the natural wonders,” Dietz said.

Many of those encounters come with offers for support and

hospitality. “Just yesterday in Parksville I

met some older folks at a cafe,” Dietz said. “The guy had an injury from a motorcycle accident and we enjoyed each other’s com-pany. All of a sudden they offered their place to stay in Nanaimo on my way back.”

Some of his accommodations require more formal planning, but he usually only thinks about two days ahead, preparing for weather and distance. He has been sticking mainly to towns with national and provincial parks, but is open to surprises along the way.

“I have been through towns I didn’t know about and enjoyed Creston,” he said. “It is an example of some common sense planning and making a conscious effort to keep small towns alive and contain sprawl.”

The journey has not all been easy, however. Pedaling through Yellowstone National Park, he encountered an unexpected cold front. Not only that, he had to climb Sylvan Pass, a mountain

pass in Wyoming with an eleva-tion of 2,598 m.

“It happened fast,” he said. “It was a beautiful day and then I saw the clouds build up and get darker. I knew something was brewing. As I went higher, it became windier and colder. I was greeted with freezing rain and freezing temperatures.”

Close to hypothermia, he reached a ranger station and the attendant found him a nearby lodge.

He knew the West Coast would provide additional hills, but this time the weather was on his side.

“The Alberni summit was not the steepest hill, but it was def-initely a nice challenge thrown in between Parksville and Port Alberni,” he said. “I stopped at Cathedral Grove and it was amazing.”

By the time he reached Van-couver and Bowen Island, Dietz crossed the 7,000 km mark and records this as his longest cycling trip to date. He left Port Alberni on Tuesday morning en route to Tofino and Ucluelet and plans on taking the Frances Barkley back. His final destination is Victoria before boarding the train for a less taxing return to Ontario.

“There have been challenges but overall it has been a great experience,” Dietz said. “This is an absolutely awesome con-tinent with good people. And cycling is the right speed to see everything.”

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Cycling from Toronto, Bernhart Dietz left Port Alberni Tuesday morning for the farthest points west, Tofino and Ucluelet. He will return via the Frances Barkley. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

“The Alberni summit was not the steepest hill, but it was definitely a nice challenge thrown in between Parksville and Port Alberni.”

Bernhard Dietz, cross-country cyclist

Vehicles make their way through flood water that covered the Pacific Rim Highway near Hector Road last winter after a heavy storm in the Alberni Valley. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Wet, windy Lower Mainland weather a reminder for Island

Unseasonal storm brings warning to be prepared

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The powerful storm that tore through the Lower Mainland last week caught residents off guard and caused traffic issues, power outages and lack of instant communication.

It was a reminder to Vancou-ver Island that it is never too early to prepare for emergen-cies and to Port Alberni, which experienced major flooding last November, that it could happen again, according to Environment Canada.

“That was truly exceptional,” said Environment Canada’s meteorologist, Matt MacDonald. “It was the strongest storm to hit the Lower Mainland in 10 years.”

MacDonald said it is important to take the long range seasonal forecast with a grain of salt, but even so, has been studying El Niño and its overall effects on the weather.

“El Niño has been strength-ening since the spring of 2015 and all climate models forecast continued strengthening pos-sibly right to next spring,” Mac-Donald said. “That means we’ve been experiencing warmer than normal temperatures by two or three degrees and dryer than normal conditions by about ten

per cent.” He said to infer that large

storms and heavy snowfalls are to come as a result of El Niño is premature.

“It does stack the cards in favour of it though,” he said. “With Arctic outbreaks, there could be snowfall events on the Island.”

The late August wind storm in Vancouver knocked out power to approximately 500,000 custom-ers. Many of those were without power for two to three days and had limited communication without phones or internet.

“From past experience we have been relatively prepared and resilient to these events – both public services and individuals,” said Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District CAO Russell Dyson.

“The event in the Lower Main-land reminds us that we must be prepared for any and all types of events – they are unpredictable.”

He said preparing for evacu-ation with a grab and go kit is important. A basic kit includes candles, matches, flashlights, batteries, a radio, first-aid kit, bottled water, clothing, toilet paper, medications and a whis-tle. Families should have at least a three-day supply of food and water.

Following a power outage, food in the refrigerator and freezer should be checked and outdoor storm drains cleared of branch-es, leaves and debris.

MacDonald said the best thing to do is remain vigilant with regards to the weather.

“There may be an increased likelihood of storms with the warmer temperature,” he said. “That’s as far as I’ll go with it.”

As a supplement to weather forecasts, Environment Canada maintains a regularly updated blog and Twitter feed.

The regional district will have representatives at the Fall Fair this weekend with an emer-gency information booth and materials.

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“El Niño has been strengthening since the spring of 2015 and all climate models forecast continued strengthening possibly right to next spring.”Matt MacDonald, Environment Canada

Beaver Creek fi re department eyes a new $160,000 truckERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Today regional district direc-tors are scheduled to decide on a new truck for the Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department – an investment budgeted to cost $160,000 to improve emergency services in the Alberni Valley community.

A request for proposals issued by the Alberni-Clayoquot Region-al District yielded seven quotes from fire truck companies across North America, ranging in price from $143,325 to $207,523. The regional district has identified Safetek Firetrucks from Abbots-ford, who pitched a $159,952 Ford F550 model for the volunteer fire department.

It’s not the lowest bid, but pre-sents the best value for Beaver Creek taxpayers, wrote Andrew McGifford, the ACRD’s acing manager of finance in a report for regional district directors. The new truck will replace a 2006 rescue and utility support model, offering the existing extrication tools and compressed air foam system plus better handling on steep slopes.

“The new truck will be con-siderably smaller, more man-euverable and not require air brakes,” stated McGifford’s report.

The request for proposals

emphasized the need for a versa-tile vehicle.

“The proposed apparatus will be expected to drive on both rural, winding and steep-grade roads as well as highways,” speci-fied the RFP.

Currently $150,000 is set aside in this year’s budget for a new fire truck, but the total cost will not be paid until next year, allowing the ACRD’s financial plan to cover the purchase price, added McGifford.

Serving an electoral area of 3,045 – plus occasional calls to Port Alberni as part of an aid agreement between the com-munities – the new truck is beingacquired for medical responses, rescues and fire suppression support.

The vehicle’s price includes the cost of sending three members of the Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department to inspect the progress of the truck’s construc-tion in Abbotsford on three sep-arate occasions.

There are currently five vehi-cles in the fire department’s fleet.

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In defence of Harper’s fiscal reliability

Tom Mulcair is making a lot of promises on his election campaign across Canada. National $15 a day childcare. Cost to government will be $1.9 billion per year at implementa-tion and up to $5 billion per year when fully implemented.

There is one catch to this prom-ise which he will not discuss. The provinces have to come up with their share, which is 40 per cent. How can the six have-not provinces come up with this kind of money?

Where is Mulcair going to find this extra money, and still bal-ance the budget in his first year mandate?

Either Mulcair has a money-minting genie in a magic lamp in the truck of his campaign bus or he has some explaining to do to voters.

If Mulcair and his NDP is elect-ed to the government of Canada, you know exactly how he intends on keeping his promises above.

The number one rule of NDP economics of finance is to BOR-ROW, TAX, AND SPEND, just like the former provincial NDP governments in B.C., Saskatch-ewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and the soon to be voted out

NDP provincial government in Manitoba.

Some taxpayers are saying that the federal conservatives must go, but would these taxpayers take back a former spouse from a previous divorce to re-create the nightmare, but at the same time are willing to do it with your fed-eral government.

Presently your federal govern-ment has a leader that makes his home in Alberta, and recognizes Canada from one coast to the other.

Remember the old days of elect-ed governments that had their leaders live in Quebec? The Can-adian border ended at the border between Ontario and Manitoba. They forgot about B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, but not about the money we paid in taxes.

Some of you may not like the present Conservative federal gov-ernment, but how many of you do not like your next door neigh-bours, but still don’t bother to move to another neighbourhood? Governments are all the same, but some are better than others.

The new governments had to make short-term hard financial decisions on the taxpayer pocket books for long-term gain, to clear up NDP mess. Is this what you wish for if the NDP are elected

the federal government and then voted out after one term.

Joe Sawchuk Duncan

Veteran wants more support from feds

I kept a journal during my time in Afghanistan.

I stopped writing in August 2008 after one of my best mates was killed in a Taliban rocket attack.

My military career ended shortly after I was diagnosed with PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder].

I came home to no support network, no career, and I had no idea where to start. I called Vet-erans Affairs Canada, but weeks went by without the benefits I was entitled to and without any income. I know that many vets reach out looking for someone to talk to, but often find their calls ignored, blocked, or dropped.

I live in Ottawa, so I could walk into the Veterans Affairs offices and request to see my case man-ager. After months of red tape, hours on hold, and giving me the run-around, I finally got some help. That’s not an option for many of us, since Harper closed

nine service centres for veterans across the country.

Justin Trudeau unveiled his plan for veterans and their fam-ilies last week. If the support he’s promising existed when I was released from the Army, I’d have had a pension and four paid years of school waiting for me. I wouldn’t have had to work while struggling with my health. The enhanced financial support Liberals are offering would have made all the differ-ence. My wife would be eligible for support which would help her cope with my stress injury. I could have accessed one of the Centres of Excellence Mr. Trudeau is proposing and found the real support I desperately needed.

This is why I support the Lib-erals and their comprehensive plan that will give veterans a real future.

I may have stopped writing my journal, but I’m glad I kept it. Those pages remind me that my time in Afghanistan meant something; that the sacrifices I made for Canadians made a difference. Now, I’m working to make it right for my mates and for everyone after me.

Matt Luloff, Corp. (Ret’d) Ottawa, Veterans for Trudeau

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Canada must live up to its reputationS

ome 60 million people are on the run today because of war, persecu-tion or economic depriv-ation. It’s an unimagin-

able number, rivalled only by the displacements at the end of the Second World War.

“The world is a mess,” the head of the UN Refugee Agency said in what is probably one of hist-ory’s great understatements.

The epicentre of this seething mass of mangled humanity today is the Middle East, where tens of millions of people have been displaced because of con-flicts in Iraq and Syria, while others in places such as Libya and Tunisia have fled in search of economic opportunities.

Thousands of men, women and children have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea or died by other means while trying to

escape to the presumed safety of Europe, which has been over-whelmed by the crisis.

Germany, Italy, Sweden and some others are rising to the challenge and opening their doors, but others have sealed their borders with barbed wire.

So, where is Canada amid all this turmoil and tragedy? Are we doing enough?

Hardly. Two years ago, the Harper government promised to accept 1,300 Syrian refugees, a goal it only achieved as of last March. In January this year, the Conservatives said Canada would take another 10,000 over three years. And earlier this month, in an example of shameless elec-toral pandering, the government said it would take in another 10,000 over a period of time.

The government has said some 23,000 Iraqis will also be settled

in Canada following a commit-ment made six years ago, but it is unclear how many Syrians or Iraqis have actually been resettled.

The fine print also shows the Conservatives expect private sponsors to pick up a large share of the tab. That’s in addition to other conditions, including selecting certain religious groups over others.

But even if all the promises were kept, it is still far below what’s required in the face of one of history’s great humanitarian catastrophes.

Previous governments don’t have sterling records either in opening Canada’s doors to the wretched of the Earth. And Lib-eral Leader Justin Trudeau and the NDP’s Thomas Mulcair are only promising vague improve-ments over the Harper record.

Mr. Trudeau said he would reset-tle some 25,000 Syrians, which is good, but the pledge came without any details or reference to other groups struggling to survive.

One of the central differences between Mr. Harper and the other leaders, however, is that he believes the crisis requires a mil-itary solution.

The Islamic State, Mr. Harper has said, “left to its own devices will create millions, tens of mil-lions, of refugees and victims on a monthly basis.”

That’s undoubtedly true, but it conveniently ignores the urgent need to help those who have already fled Iraq and Syria. Some of our key European allies, par-ticularly Germany, could also use more assistance, particularly since some European countries are more concerned about erect-

ing razor wire than easing any-one’s pain.

The Germans said they are expecting a total of 800,000 asy-lum-seekers by the end of the year, an incredible challenge, butone the country feels obliged to meet because of its commitment to humanitarian causes since the end of the Nazi era.

Canada, too, needs to rememberits past when considering wheth-er its response is adequate. The country was built by immigrants and refugees from religious and political persecution.

We are proud of that heritage, but the country’s lacklustre response to the crisis in Europe and the Middle East may requirea revision of some of our nation-al myths.

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BRITISHCOLUMBIAWednesday, September 9, 2015 | Contact the newsroom 250-723-8171 | [email protected] | STORY UPDATES: www.avtimes.net

Mom and baby whale No. 5 fi nePopulation of killer whales off British Columbia’s cost continues to rebound, according to scientistsTHE CANADIAN PRESS

SOOKE — Scientists say a fifth baby has joined an endangered population of killer whales off British Columbia’s coast.

The newest calf in the L pod was spotted frolicking with its mother Sunday near Sooke.

The Washington state-based Center for Whale Research said the baby dubbed L122 is the new-est member of the pod since last December.

It said the calf was photo-graphed from a research vessel and measured using a drone that was already doing work in the area on southern resident killer whales.

“It’s good news all around,” said Ken Balcolm, a senior scientist at the center. “We’re happy to see that they still can produce babies. One of the real concerns was tox-ins in their bodies causing them reproductive failure.”

He said that although many tox-ins, such as PCBs, were banned in the 1970s, they still accumu-lated in the ecosystem and the whales’ food supply. The southern residents, which ply the waters off B.C. and Washington state, are made up of three pods — J, K and L — and now number 81, Balcomb said Monday. The new-est calf’s mother, named L91, was seen swimming alone last Thurs-day, he said, adding the baby’s appearance is providing clues about when it was born.

“You can still see the folds on the baby, where it was folded up in the uterus. Usually within a week that clears up and the fin gets folded over, and usually with-in a day it straightens out. Well,

this one’s already straightened out so it’s probably at least a day old, but probably not more than two days old.”

Only 35 of the 122 orcas born in L pod in the last 40 years are still alive, Balcomb said.

However, he said 81 southern resident whales is still considered

a healthy population compared to the mid-1970s, when the animals were captured for marine parks such as Sea World.

“The captures were stopped in 1976, and immediately after that we had a baby boom of nine babies, and they survived. So the population can recover from the

low numbers.”Lack of food, particularly sal-

mon, is a concern as recovery efforts continue, Balcolm said.

“We just have to get more salmon for fishermen and for whales. And these whales will recover if we provide food for them. If we don’t, they won’t.”

Two calves in the southern population died in 2013, and four did not survive past a week or so last year, Balcolm said.

Last December, an orca that was pregnant with a late-term fetus washed up near Comox. A necropsy showed J32 died of an infection.

This September 2015 photo provided by the Center for Whale Research shows a killer whale calf off British Columbia’s coast. The Washington state-based research centre said the baby dubbed L122 was spotted with its mother Sunday and is the newest member of the pod since last December. [DAVID ELLIFRIT/CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH NO. 15569, VIA AP]

TV

New Nanaimo company will be on ‘Dragons’ Den’SPENCER ANDERSON NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

A toy and product delivery ser-vice for cat owners started by a woman from Nanaimo in 2013 is set to appear on the CBC reality series Dragons’ Den.

Olivia Canlas, founder of Meowbox, started the company out of her home. The business has since clawed its way to thou-sands of subscribers in Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. and has also been nominated for Canada Post’s E-Commerce Innovation Awards later this month.

Canlas, who now lives in Van-couver with her partner and company co-founder Francois Deschenes, said she got the idea from the business Barkbox, which delivers products and toys for dogs to owners’ doorsteps.

Meowbox works in a similar way. Subscribers receive a pack-age in the mail each month containing new specialty and hard-to-find foods and items for their felines.

It costs a little over $32 for a month-to-month option, and gets cheaper for longer-term subscriptions.

The contents of each box are always a surprise, but Canlas said the boxes offer a unique combination of offerings for picky cats, such as handmade toys or accessories and high-end foods.

“I think the appeal is the var-iety, because when you go to a pet store, it’s always the same stuff,” she said. “Part of the appeal of the surprise is they’re trying new things.”

Customers have taken to the idea like kittens to warm milk. Canlas said she expects to see the company hit the $1-million revenue mark soon.

The pair went to the Dragons’ Den seeking a $150,000 cash

infusion into the business in exchange for 15 per cent.

The episode has already been recorded, and Canlas said she is bound to secrecy on whether they got a deal or not.

Those who are keen to find out can watch the episode when it airs on Oct. 14 to find out.

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POLITICS

Expert says provincial calls miss key money questionTHE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — As British Columbia joins other provinces pledging support for displaced Syrians, an immigration expert says calls for Canada to accept more refugees fail to address the crucial question of who would foot the bill.

University of Toronto sociology professor Monica Boyd said such requests amount to asking the federal government to pay the tab — about $35,000 per refugee family

in the first year.But the topic of funding is

absent from the discussion taking place publicly between a growing list of provinces and Ottawa, she noted.

“They’re having a conversation in the middle of a marshmallow,” said Boyd, who is also the Canada Research Chair in Immigration, Inequality and Public Policy. “What that means is there are certain things that aren’t being said, namely: ’Where’s the money coming from?”’

Under current regulations, prov-inces are legally not allowed to sponsor refugees — only the feder-al government and private citizens have that power. But that hasn’t stopped provinces from chiming in with announcements ranging from demands to boost immigra-tion numbers to provincial fund-ing for refugee support programs.

On Tuesday, Premier Christy Clark announced a $1-million “readiness fund” to help refugees from war-torn Syria settle in B.C.

The one-time investment will

provide trauma counselling, assist professional associations recog-nize foreign credentials, support job placement programs and help private sponsors navigate the refu-gee-sponsorship process.

On Monday, Quebec announced it was prepared to take in 3,650 Syrian refugees by the end of the year — 2,450 more than initially planned.

The province promised $29 mil-lion to assist in that effort, with most of the money going towards language training, job aid, educa-

tion and health care.“The provinces are saying,

’Listen, we can support a lot more than what you’re currently bringing in. We can absorb these people. We have the transpor-tation infrastructure; we have the schooling infrastructure; we have assisted housing infra-structure.”’ Boyd said.

“They’re not saying, ’We will pay for these individuals to come,’ and in part they can’t because that is not their political mandate.”

BUSINESS

Island-based fi rm expanding in TexasROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

An industry leader in robot-ic crawlers that is based in Nanaimo is expanding operations in Texas.

Inuktun Services Ltd. launched Inuktun InCommand Robotics, the company’s first wholly owned subsidiary, in Houston this month.

Inuktun president Colin Dobell said a number of the company’s clients, including Dow Chemical, BP, Cat-Spec Ltd., Acuren, and Aetos, regularly perform a variety of tank, pipe and infrastructure inspections in nearby industrial areas in Texas.

He said the new subsidiary office will provide the clients with quick access to Inuktun’s wide range of multi-mission modular robotic technologies, allowing them to see more and do more than ever before.

“Being in Houston gives us the ability to provide demo, rental and repair services to our custom-ers in a more timely and effective manner than we can from our headquarters in Nanaimo,” said Dobell. “Because of the (new office’s) proximity to so many of our existing customers, we expect to be able to solve many of the sales and rental inquiries within the same day.”

In its more than 25 years in operation in Nanaimo, Inuktun’s remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, have combed through the

radioactive wreckage of a tsu-nami-hit nuclear plant in Japan, assisted in search and rescue efforts after the Sept. 11 terror attacks and are being used by the U.S. military, among other applications.

Dobell said Inuktun has estab-lished satellite offices in Scotland,Asia and the U.S., with other part-ners, but the new office in Texas is the first one wholly owned by the company.

He said the company is consid-ering opening two more offices on its own, including another one in the U.S. and one in eastern Can-ada, sometime soon as Inuktun’s national and international mar-kets expand.

“We’re providing training for the office in Houston and expect to hire five new staff members there that will add to the more than 50 people we have in our Nanaimo office,” he said.

Dobell said operating a com-pany that serves markets across the globe from Nanaimo presents challenges.

“There’s not much of market for our products in Nanaimo so we’re logistically challenged in meet-ing our clients needs from here,” he said. “But there are many advantages as well. The cost of doing business is cheaper for us here than larger centres and our staff, with many brought in from China, the Middle East and Europe, really enjoy the lifestyle here.”

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STEPHEN WHYNO, THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – Canada’s roster for the return of the World Cup of Hockey in the fall of 2016 will be similar to the one that won gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, but there will be some noticeable changes.

Here is The Canadian Press pro-jection for Canada’s World Cup team:

GOALTENDERSCarey PriceTeam: Montreal CanadiensAge: 29 Height: 6-3 Weight: 216Hometown: Anahim Lake, B.C.Skinny: Canada’s Sochi Olympic starter and reigning Vezina and Hart Trophy winner is the undis-puted No. 1 goaltender.

Braden HoltbyTeam: Washington CapitalsAge: 26 Height: 6-2 Weight: 203Hometown: Lloydminster, Sask.Skinny: Holtby was at Canada’s 2014 Olympic orientation camp, and now he’s the clear-cut No. 2 behind Price.

Devan DubnykTeam: Minnesota WildAge: 30 Height: 6-6 Weight: 210Hometown: Regina, Sask.Skinny: If Dubnyk keeps up what he did last season, he’ll be right in the mix to be Canada’s third goalie.

DEFENCEMENDuncan KeithTeam: Chicago BlackhawksAge: 33 Height: 6-1 Weight: 192Hometown: Winnipeg, Man.Skinny: Canada’s best left-hand-ed defender can play 30 minutes a night and dominate a fall tournament.

Drew DoughtyTeam: Los Angeles KingsAge: 26 Height: 6-1 Weight: 213Hometown: London, Ont.Skinny: Doughty was arguably Canada’s best skater in Sochi and will still be very much in his prime in a year.

Shea WeberTeam: Nashville PredatorsAge: 31 Height: 6-4 Weight: 233Hometown: Sicamous, B.C.Skinny: Weber’s rocket shot on the power play and his penalty killing makes him a top-four player again.

Mark GiordanoTeam: Calgary FlamesAge: 32 Height: 6-0 Weight: 200Hometown: TorontoSkinny: Canada’s plethora of right-ies and lack of lefties opens the door for Giordano, who is a Nor-ris-calibre blue-liner in the NHL.

P.K. Subban

Team: Montreal CanadiensAge: 27 Height: 6-0 Weight: 214Hometown: TorontoSkinny: The eighth defenceman in Sochi, Subban has improved and should be a regular playing in his hometown.

Marc-Edouard VlasicTeam: San Jose SharksAge: 29 Height: 6-1 Weight: 205Hometown: MontrealSkinny: Vlasic emerged to be a reliable lefty in Sochi, and there’s no reason to think he won’t be back.

Alex PietrangeloTeam: St. Louis BluesAge: 26 Height: 6-3 Weight: 201Hometown: King City, Ont.Skinny: A glut of right-hand-ed defencemen could push Pietrangelo to being seventh, but he’s an upper-echelon player.

TJ BrodieTeam: Calgary FlamesAge: 26 Height: 6-1 Weight: 182Hometown: Chatham, Ont.Skinny: Unless Canada goes back to Dan Hamhuis as an extra defenceman, Brodie is a good, younger option.

FORWARDSSidney CrosbyTeam: Pittsburgh PenguinsAge: 29 Height: 5-11 Weight: 200Hometown: Cole Harbour, N.S.Skinny: The world’s best player should return as the captain after wearing the C in Sochi and win-ning a second Olympic gold medal.

Jonathan ToewsTeam: Chicago BlackhawksAge: 28 Height: 6-0 Weight: 201Hometown: WinnipegSkinny: A three-time Stanley

Cup-winner and two-time Olympic gold medallist, Toews is again the best No. 2 centre in a tournament.

John TavaresTeam: New York IslandersAge: 25 Height: 6-1 Weight: 209Hometown: Mississauga, Ont.Skinny: Injured in Sochi, Tavares could be an even bigger piece of Canada’s offence at the World Cup.

Steven StamkosTeam: Tampa Bay LightningAge: 26 Height: 6-1 Weight: 194Hometown: Markham, Ont.Skinny: A broken leg kept him out of Sochi, but Stamkos should be a Team Canada staple for a decade in international play.

Jamie BennTeam: Dallas StarsAge: 27 Height: 6-2 Weight: 210Hometown: Victoria, B.C.Skinny: Benn came off the pace to make the team in Sochi, but his dominating size and skill makes him a no-doubt pick here.

Claude GirouxTeam: Philadelphia FlyersAge: 28 Height: 5-11 Weight: 172Hometown: Hearst, Ont.Skinny: Left off the Olympic team, Giroux is out to prove he belongs now and should replace someone like Patrick Marleau.

Tyler SeguinTeam: Dallas StarsAge: 24 Height: 6-1 Weight: 200Hometown: Brampton, Ont.Skinny: Seguin has emerged as one of the NHL’s best playmakers, and that skill should earn him a spot.

Ryan GetzlafTeam: Anaheim Ducks

Age: 31 Height: 6-4 Weight: 218Hometown: Regina, Sask.Skinny: Getzlaf might be a role player or a fourth-line centre, but no other country can boast that kind of depth down the middle.

Corey PerryTeam: Anaheim DucksAge: 31 Height: 6-3 Weight: 213Hometown: Peterborough, Ont.Skinny: Canada’s so stacked with centres that a natural scoring winger like Perry is a necessity.

Patrice BergeronTeam: Boston BruinsAge: 31 Height: 6-2 Weight: 194Hometown: Ancienne-Lorette, Que.Skinny: Bergeron can play the wing or centre and be a faceoff and penalty-killing specialist with skill.

Jeff CarterTeam: Los Angeles KingsAge: 31 Height: 6-4 Weight: 212Hometown: London, Ont.Skinny: If offence is ever hard to come by, Canada has a sharpshoot-er in Carter who has shown he can score big goals.

Logan CoutureTeam: San Jose SharksAge: 27 Height: 6-1 Weight: 200Hometown: Guelph, Ont.Skinny: A hand injury hurt Cou-ture’s chances for Sochi, but if he’s healthy he’s one of Canada’s best choices for new blood.

Matt DucheneTeam: Colorado AvalancheAge: 25 Height: 5-11 Weight: 200Hometown: Haliburton, Ont.Skinny: Duchene was a small piece of Canada’s 2014 Olympic team but is the perfect kind of role player.

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Alberni Valley signs local product Logan Savard with Junior B experience to begin 2015–16 season

Bulldogs announce opening rosterALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

With the regular season opener this week the Bulldogs announced their trimmed twenty-three player roster.

The Bulldogs signed local forward Logan Savard for the 2015-16 season. The graduate of Alberni Valley Minor Hockey Association spent the last two seasons playing for the Ocean-side Generals of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League where he posted 15 goals and 32 points in 47 games.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound power forward also appeared in four playoff games for the Bulldogs last season adding two assists. Savard will be the only local player to begin the season on the roster and will be relied on for his size and strength down the middle.

“I am excited and honoured to play for the team I grew up watching and idolizing as a child,” Savard stated in a club news release. “I worked very hard this off-season and I am looking forward to the opportun-ity to contribute to what should be a strong Bulldogs team this year.”

“We are excited to have Logan with us this season,” stated head coach and general manager, Kevin Willison. “He has put in a lot of hard work the past few off

seasons and we have noticed a huge improvement in his game.

He will be a leader for us in the community and a great role model for other local players who hope to crack our roster in the future.”

Savard will wear jersey No. 7 for the Bulldogs.

On Sunday the team acquired forward Brodie Smith from the Cowichan Valley Capitals for future considerations.

Smith spent parts of the past two seasons with the Capitals where he scored 13 points in 58 career BCHL games. Prior to that, Smith played for the Ocean-side Generals in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League where he accumulated 30 points in 42 games before making the jump to Junior A.

The Parksville resident is known for his tenacious play and will complement the style of hockey the Bulldogs are known for, the club noted.

“Brodie adds more depth and grit to our hockey club,” stated

Willison. “We are very familiar with Brodie from the past two seasons and believe he will make a positive impact on our program.”

“I am very excited to start a new season as a Bulldog,” stated the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Smith, who will wear jersey No. 8. “I can’t wait to put on the uniform for the first time.”

The Bulldogs also announce d the signing of forward Will Lavezzorio.

The Chicago native spent the past three seasons developing for his hometown academic institu-tion at the Lake Forest Academy. The 5-foot-10, 172 pound Amer-

ican will be relied on to play and develop in all situations and will bring a lot of speed to the Bull-dogs lineup.

“I am excited to be a part of the Bulldogs organization,” Lavez-zorio stated.

“I really enjoyed my time here so far and the support from the community is awesome. I cannot wait to get the regular season started.”

“Will has been on our radar for quite some time,” Willison noted.

“We want to be a fast-pace hockey team and Will definitely brings a lot of energy to our on-ice product.”

For the time being, the Bull-

dogs will carry a roster of 23 players leading up to the season opener.

2015-16 Alberni Valley Bulldogs:Goaltenders: Chris Tai (Delta, B.C.), Carson Schamerhorn (Kelowna, B.C.)

Defence: Nolan Alward (Havelock, N.B), Tyler Cooper (Sudbury, Ont.), Taylor Derynck (Whistler, B.C.), TroyDobbs (Buffalo, N.Y.), Garrett Halls (Comox, B.C.), Paul Meyer (Edina, Minn.), Nathan Walker(Calgary, Alta.)

Forwards: Josh Adkins (Victoria, B.C.), Will Lavezzorio (Chicago, Ill.), DrewBlackmun (Hudson, Wis.), Scott Clark (New Boston, Mich.), Liam Conrad (Sackville, N.B.), NathanDingmann (Plymouth, Minn.), Adam Donnelly (Bolton, Ont.), Cayden Kraus (Whistler),Eric Margo (North Vancouver), Jordan Sandhu (Richmond), Logan Savard (PortAlberni), Chris Schutz (Fort Worth, Texas), Brodie Smith (Parksville), Quinn Syrydiuk(Toronto, Ont.).

The Bulldogs open the regular season against the Cowichan Valley Capitals at the Island Sav-ings Centre in Duncan on Satur-day. Face-off is at 7 p.m.

“I am excited and honoured to play for the team I grew up watching and idolizing as a child.”Logan Savard, Alberni Valley Bulldogs

Team Canada’s photo after defeating Sweden at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Canada’s roster for the World Cup of Hockey in the fall of 2016 will be similar but with noticeable changes. [NATHAN DENETTE, CANADIAN PRESS]

2016 World Cup roster predictions Whitecaps vs. Rapids without Laba and WastonJOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER – Depth has been a calling card for the Vancouver Whitecaps all season. It will be put to the test once again on Wed-nesday night.

The Whitecaps will be without influential midfielder Matias Laba and hulking defender Kendall Waston due to suspen-sion when they host the lowly Colorado Rapids at B.C. Place Stadium.

Both were sent off in a 2-0 road loss to the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 29 and will have to sit and watch as their teammates take on a side that, despite sitting 12 points back in the standings, has already beaten Vancouver twice in 2015.

“It’s two very important players in our team and the way we play,” Whitecaps defender Pa-Modou Kah said of Laba and Waston. “The thing with our team is that whenever a guy is out, another one steps in.”

Vancouver successfully man-oeuvred a hectic eight-game August schedule by rotating play-ers in and out of the lineup. Now after a 10-day break, suspensions and international duty will again test the Whitecaps’ roster.

In addition to the missing Laba and Waston, three players who could have factored in on Wednes-day — striker Darren Mattocks (Jamaica), midfielder Russell Tei-bert (Canada) and defender Sam Adekugbe (Canada) — are away on international duty.

“Guys have been itching to get into the team,” said defender Steven Beitashour. “Right now is a great opportunity to prove themselves.”

Kah, who is back after suffering a facial fracture last month, should slide into the heart of defence alongside rookie Tim Parker, while Vancouver has a few options for Laba’s spot in midfield.

The Whitecaps (14-10-3) can move into first place in Major League Soccer’s overall standings with a win, but it won’t be easy against the Rapids (8-9-9), who beat Vancouver in Commerce City, Colo., on May 23 and July 4 and have won three straight over-all in the league.

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AMERICAN LEAGUEBLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 1 (10)Toronto ab r h bi Boston ab r h biRevere lf 1 1 0 0 Betts cf 4 0 1 0Smoak ph 1 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0Carrera lf 1 0 0 0 Rutledge 2b 0 0 0 0Donaldson 3b 4 1 1 0 Bogaerts ss 3 0 0 0Bautista rf 4 0 0 0 Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0Encarnacion dh 3 0 0 1y Castillo pr-dh 0 0 0 0Pompey pr-dh 0 1 0 0 Shaw 1b 4 1 1 1Tulowitzki ss 4 1 2 1 Sandoval 3b 4 0 1 0Colabello 1b 4 1 2 1 Holt lf 4 0 0 0Pillar cf 4 0 1 1 Swihart c 4 0 0 0Pennington 2b 5 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. rf 3 0 0 0Thole c 2 0 0 0 Martin ph-c 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 6 4 Totals 33 1 4 1Toronto 100 000 000 4 —5Boston 010 000 000 0 —1E—Swihart. LOB—Boston 4, Toronto 9. DP—Boston 2. 2B—Sandoval (25), Cola-bello (17), Pedroia (16). 3B—Donaldson (2). HR—Shaw (9). SB—Bautista 2 (8), Revere (3), Encarnacion (2). SF—Pillar. Toronto IP H R ER BB SODickey 6 4 1 1 1 4Cecil 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 3Lowe 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Sanchez W, 7-5 1 0 0 0 1 0Osuna 1 0 0 0 0 1BostonOwens 5 1-3 3 1 1 4 3Machi 1 0 0 0 0 0Layne 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Ramirez 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Tazawa 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Ross Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 1Ogando L, 2-1 1 3 4 4 1 1WP — Owens 2, Ogando. Balk—Owens, Ogando. HBP — Revere; Tulowitzki; Encarnacion. Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Fieldin Culbreth; Third, Manny Gonzalez.T—3:23. A—33,432 (37,673) at Boston.

ORIOLES 2, YANKEES 1 Baltimore ab r h bi N.Y. Yankees ab r h biReimold lf 4 0 0 0 Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 0Parra cf 4 0 1 0 Beltran rf 4 0 1 0Machado 3b 4 0 1 0 McCann c 3 0 1 0Davis rf 3 1 1 1 Rodriguez dh 4 1 2 1Paredes dh 4 0 2 0 Bird 1b 4 0 0 0Schoop 2b 4 0 1 0 Young lf 3 0 0 0Wieters c 4 0 2 0 Gregorius ss 4 0 0 0Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 Drew 2b 3 0 0 0Flaherty 1b 3 1 1 1 Headley ph 1 0 0 0 Ryan 3b 3 0 1 0Totals 34 2 9 2 Totals 33 1 6 1Baltimore 000 001 001 —2N.Y. Yankees 000 001 000 —1E—Wieters. LOB—Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 7. DP—N.Y. Yankees 2. 2B—Wieters (12). HR—Rodriguez (30). Davis (41); Flaherty (8). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOGausman 5 6 1 1 1 5McFarland 2 1-3 0 0 0 1 1

Britton S, 31 1 0 0 0 0 1N.Y. YankeesTanaka 8 6 1 1 1 10Shreve L, 6-2 1 3 1 1 0 1Gausman pitched to 1 batter in the 6th

Umpires—Home, Jordan Baker; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Jerry Meals; Third, Clint Fagan.T—2:58. A—30,785 (49,638) at N.Y. Yankees.

ROYALS 4, TWINS 2 Minnesota ab r h bi Kansas City ab r h biHicks rf 4 0 2 0 Zobrist 2b 4 1 1 0Dozier 2b 3 1 1 1 Gordon lf 4 1 3 0Mauer 1b 4 0 2 1 Dyson lf 0 0 0 0Plouffe 3b 4 0 0 0 Cain cf 3 1 0 0Rosario lf 4 0 0 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 1 3Hunter dh 3 0 0 0 Morales dh 3 0 1 1Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 Moustakas 3b 2 0 0 0Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 Perez c 3 0 0 0Santana ph 1 0 0 0 Rios rf 3 0 0 0Fryer c 0 0 0 0 Orlando rf 0 0 0 0Buxton cf 3 1 1 0 Escobar ss 3 0 0 0Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 29 4 6 4Minnesota 002 000 000 —2Kansas City 400 000 00x —4LOB—Minnesota 3, Kansas City 3. DP—Minnesota 1. Kansas City 2. 2B—Morales (39), Hosmer (28), Mauer (27), Gordon (16). SB—Buxton (2). Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOGibson L, 9-10 8 6 4 4 2 4Kansas CityVolquez W, 13-7 7 6 2 2 0 3Davis H, 17 1 0 0 0 0 1Holland S, 30 1 0 0 0 0 0HBP — Dozier. Umpires—Home, Jim Joyce; First, Greg Gibson; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Pat Hoberg.T—2:29. A—31,834 (37,903) at Kansas City.

BLUE JAYS STATISTICSColabello 282 48 93 13 49 .330Revere 117 20 36 0 6 .308Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304Donaldson 523 104 157 36 112 .300Carrera 153 25 43 3 23 .281Encarnacion 442 74 118 30 92 .267Pillar 496 65 132 9 45 .266Goins 290 42 72 5 38 .248Bautista 455 90 112 32 91 .246Martin 381 64 92 17 57 .241Tulowitzki 133 27 31 4 13 .233Thole 35 5 8 0 2 .229Navarro 140 14 31 3 17 .221Smoak 237 33 52 13 45 .219Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194Pompey 83 11 16 2 6 .193Kawasaki 18 2 3 0 1 .167Pennington 22 2 2 0 2 .091PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERAHawkins 1 0 1 11.1 11 0.79Lowe 1 2 0 45.0 54 1.80Osuna 1 4 16 58.2 66 1.99Tepera 0 1 0 24.2 17 2.19Price 14 5 0 196.1 196 2.43Hendriks 4 0 0 55.0 59 2.62Sanchez 6 5 0 83.2 53 3.01Cecil 3 4 5 43.2 48 3.09Estrada 11 8 0 142.1 107 3.16Schultz 0 1 1 40.1 29 3.35Buehrle 14 6 0 171.0 80 3.53Dickey 10 10 0 182.2 112 4.09Hutchison 13 3 0 143.2 124 5.07Loup 2 5 0 37.0 40 5.11Francis 1 2 0 13.0 16 6.23

ATHLETICS 10, ASTROS 9Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Springer rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .260Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312Correa ss 5 1 1 4 0 0 .281C.Gomez cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .231Gattis dh 4 1 0 0 0 2 .238Ma.Gonzlz 3b-1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275Carter 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .181b-Villar ph-3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 .276Stassi c 2 1 1 0 0 1 .286c-Lowrie ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255Conger c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213Marisnick lf 3 1 2 3 0 1 .241Totals 35 9 11 9 2 5Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg.Burns cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .295Canha 1b 4 1 2 2 1 2 .256Reddick rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .276Valencia 3b 2 2 1 1 3 0 .293Lawrie 2b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .275B.Butler dh 4 2 1 0 1 1 .249Smolinski lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .187a-Crisp ph-lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .173Phegley c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .256Semien ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 .256Totals 33 10 10 10 9 7Houston 110 000 430 —9 11 1Oakland 100 106 20x —10 10 1a-doubled for Smolinski in the 6th. b-homered for Carter in the 7th. c-singled for Stassi in the 8th.E—Carter (8), Lawrie (22). LOB—Hous-ton 4, Oakland 8. 2B—Springer (15), C.Gomez (7), Ma.Gonzalez (17), Crisp (6). 3B—Lawrie (3). HR—Villar (2), off Doubront; Correa (17), off Fe.Rodriguez; Marisnick (9), off Pomeranz; Canha (13), off Fiers; Phegley (9), off Velasquez. RBIs—Correa 4 (50), Villar 2 (9), Marisnick 3 (32), Burns 2 (34), Canha 2 (57), Valencia (53), Lawrie (56), Crisp 2 (4), Phegley 2 (33). SB—C.Gomez (7), Marisnick (18), Burns (26). CS—Maris-nick (7), Valencia (2). S—Altuve, Stassi. SF—Marisnick.Runners left in scoring position—Hous-ton 3 (Gattis, Springer, Ma.Gonzalez); Oakland 4 (Reddick, Phegley, Lawrie, Canha). RISP—Hou 1 for 9; Oak 4 for 12.Runners moved up—Correa, Ma.Gonzalez, Villar, Burns.Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAFiers L, 2-1 5 5 4 4 4 5 99 2.92J.Fields 1/3 4 4 4 1 0 16 3.61Thatcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.72Velasquez 1 1 2 2 2 1 25 3.91M.Feliz 12/3 0 0 0 1 1 39 0.00Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERADoubront W, 3-1 6 8 4 4 1 3 88 4.22Fe.Rodriguez 1 1 2 2 1 1 18 4.02Pomeranz 2/3 2 3 0 0 0 22 3.68Mujica H, 4 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.30Doolittle S, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.05Fiers pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.Thatcher pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.Inherited runners-scored—J.Fields 2-2, Thatcher 2-0, Velasquez 3-1, M.Feliz 1-0, Fe.Rodriguez 1-1.T—3:53. A—22,214 (35,067).

DODGERS 7, ANGELS 5 L.A. Dodgers ab r h bi L.A. Angels ab r h biCrawford lf 4 0 1 0 Calhoun rf 5 1 2 2Heisey ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Trout cf 5 0 0 0Utley 2b 6 1 2 0 Pujols dh 5 0 3 1Gonzalez dh 4 0 0 1 Murphy lf 3 0 0 0Turner 3b 6 1 2 0 Victorino ph-lf 0 0 0 0Ethier rf 2 0 0 0 DeJesus ph 1 0 0 0Ruggiano ph-rf 1 1 1 2 Cron 1b 4 1 1 1Grandal c 0 0 0 0 Aybar ss 3 0 1 0Schebler ph-lf 1 1 1 0 Freese 3b 4 0 0 0Seager ss 3 2 1 0 Perez c 4 1 2 0Ellis c 4 0 1 0 Featherston 2b 3 2 2 0Van Slyke 1b 5 1 4 4 Joyce ph 1 0 0 0Pederson cf 4 0 3 0 Jackson 2b 0 0 0 0Totals 41 7 16 7 Totals 38 5 11 4L.A. Dodgers 010 021 210 —7L.A. Angels 010 020 200 —5LOB—L.A. Angels 8, L.A. Dodgers 15. 2B—Van Slyke 2 (14), Turner (23), Pujols (17), Ruggiano (5), Seager (3). HR—Calhoun (22); Cron (11). SB—Aybar (11), Crawford (8). S—Ellis. SF—Gonzalez. L.A. Dodgers IP H R ER BB SOGreinke W, 16-3 6 7 3 3 0 5Avilan H, 16 1-3 2 2 2 0 1Nicasio H, 12 1-3 1 0 0 0 1Howell 0 0 0 0 1 0Johnson H, 25 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Hatcher H, 10 1 0 0 0 1 2Jansen S, 30 1 1 0 0 0 2L.A. AngelsTropeano 4 1-3 8 3 3 1 5Alvarez 1-3 1 0 0 0 0Salas L, 3-2 2-3 3 1 1 0 2Ramos 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Gott 2-3 1 2 2 1 1Wright 2-3 1 0 0 1 2Smith 2-3 2 1 1 2 0Morin 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Bedrosian 1 0 0 0 0 2Howell pitched to 1 batter in the 7thWP — Johnson. HBP — Ruggiano. Umpires—Home, Tripp Gibson; First, Gabe Morales; Second, Sam Holbrook; Third, Mark Carlson.T—3:52. A—44,488 (45,957) at L.A. Angels.

AL LEADERS G AB R H Pct.Cabrera Detroit 100 367 58 129 .351Brantley Cleveland 123 477 62 152 .319Bogaerts Boston 132 518 63 164 .317Altuve Houston 130 536 68 167 .312Cain Kansas City 121 475 89 148 .312Hosmer Kansas City 134 508 84 158 .311Fielder Texas 132 510 62 158 .310Cruz Seattle 131 509 77 158 .310Kipnis Cleveland 120 480 77 148 .308Kinsler Detroit 135 543 86 166 .306Batting — Cabrera, Detroit, .351; Brantley, Cleveland, .319; Bogaerts, Boston, .317; Altuve, Houston, .312; Cain, Kansas City, .312; Hosmer, Kansas City, .311; Fielder, Texas, .310; Cruz, Seattle, .310; Kipnis, Cleveland, .308; Kinsler, Detroit, .306.Runs — Donaldson, Toronto, 108; Dozier, Minnesota, 93; Bautista, Toronto, 93; Cain, Kansas City, 89; Trout, L.A. Angels, 88; Kinsler, Detroit, 86; Gardner, N.Y. Yankees, 85; Hosmer, Kansas City, 84; Eaton, Chicago White Sox, 83; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 82.RBIs — Donaldson, Toronto, 115; Davis, Baltimore, 102; Morales, Kansas City, 101; Bautista, Toronto, 96; Encarnacion, Toronto, 94; Martinez, Detroit, 91; Ortiz, Boston, 87; McCann, N.Y. Yankees, 86; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 84; Pujols, L.A. Angels, 82.Hits — Altuve, Houston, 167; Kinsler, Detroit, 166; Bogaerts, Boston, 164; Don-aldson, Toronto, 163; Fielder, Texas, 158; Hosmer, Kansas City, 158; Machado, Baltimore, 158; Cruz, Seattle, 158; Brantley, Cleveland, 152; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 152.Doubles — Brantley, Cleveland, 42; Morales, Kansas City, 39; Donaldson, Toronto, 38; Kipnis, Cleveland, 37; Betts, Boston, 34; Dozier, Minnesota, 34; Kinsler, Detroit, 34; Cano, Seattle, 32; Cabrera, Chicago White Sox, 31; Seager, Seattle, 31.Triples — Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 12; Rosario, Minnesota, 11; Deshields, Texas, 9; Gattis, Houston, 9; Davis, Detroit, 9; Burns, Oakland, 8; Eaton, Chicago White Sox, 8; Betts, Boston, 8; Gose, Detroit, 7; Infante, Kansas City, 7.Home Runs — Davis, Baltimore, 41; Cruz, Seattle, 39; Donaldson, Toronto, 37; Martinez, Detroit, 36; Pujols, L.A. Angels, 35; Trout, L.A. Angels, 34; Bautista, Toronto, 33; Ortiz, Boston, 31; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 31; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30.Stolen Bases — Altuve, Houston, 36; Burns, Oakland, 26; Cain, Kansas City, 26; Dyson, Kansas City, 23; Deshields, Texas, 22; Gose, Detroit, 20; Marisnick, Houston, 18; Davis, Detroit, 18; Pillar, Toronto, 18; Gardner, N.Y. Yankees, 18.Pitching — Keuchel, Houston, 17-6; Hernandez, Seattle, 16-8; McHugh, Houston, 15-7; Price, Toronto, 14-5; Eo-

valdi, N.Y. Yankees, 14-3; Lewis, Texas, 14-8; Buehrle, Toronto, 14-7; Richards, L.A. Angels, 13-10; Volquez, Kansas City, 13-7; Hutchison, Toronto, 13-3.Strikeouts — Sale, Chicago White Sox, 247; Archer, Tampa Bay, 228; Kluber, Cleveland, 219; Price, Toronto, 196; Keuchel, Houston, 185; Carrasco, Cleveland, 178; Salazar, Cleveland, 173; Hernandez, Seattle, 167; Bauer, Cleve-land, 160; Cueto, Kansas City, 158.Saves — Boxberger, Tampa Bay, 34; Perkins, Minnesota, 32; Miller, N.Y. Yankees, 32; Street, L.A. Angels, 32; Britton, Baltimore, 31; Holland, Kansas City, 30; Tolleson, Texas, 30; Robertson, Chicago White Sox, 29; Allen, Cleveland, 29; Gregerson, Houston, 26.

NATIONAL LEAGUEMARLINS 6, BREWERS 4 Milwaukee ab r h bi Miami ab r h biSegura ss 5 0 3 0 Gordon 2b 5 2 2 1Lucroy c 5 0 0 0 Yelich lf 2 1 1 0Braun rf 5 1 3 0 Prado 3b 3 0 1 1Davis lf 3 0 1 0 Bour 1b 3 0 1 2Rogers 1b 5 2 2 1 Ozuna cf 4 0 1 0Santana cf 3 1 2 2 Ramos p 0 0 0 0Perez 3b 2 0 0 0 Realmuto c 4 2 2 2Lind ph 1 0 0 0 Suzuki rf 3 1 0 0Sardinas 2b 1 0 0 0 Rojas ss 1 0 0 0Herrera 2b-3b 5 0 2 1 Solano ss 3 0 1 0Jungmann sp 2 0 0 0 Conley sp 1 0 0 0Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 Barraclough p 0 0 0 0Peterson ph 1 0 0 0 McGehee ph 1 0 0 0Lohse p 0 0 0 0 Morris p 0 0 0 0Gennett ph 0 0 0 0 Dunn p 0 0 0 0Maldonado ph 1 0 0 0 Gillespie cf 0 0 0 0Knebel p 0 0 0 0 Jeffress p 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 4 13 4 Totals 30 6 9 6Milwaukee 020 000 200 —4Miami 111 300 00x —6LOB—Miami 7, Milwaukee 13. DP—Milwaukee 1. Miami 1. 2B—Ozuna (23), Gordon (20). HR—Realmuto (9). Santana (5). SB—Gordon 2 (50), Segura (22), Yelich (15). S—Conley, Gillespie. Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOJungmann L, 9-6 3 2-3 7 6 6 2 3Jimenez 1 1-3 0 0 0 3 0Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 1Knebel 1 1 0 0 0 1Jeffress 1 1 0 0 0 0MiamiConley 4 1-3 8 2 2 3 7Barraclough W, 2-0 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 4Morris 2-3 3 2 2 1 1Dunn H, 22 1 1 0 0 1 2Ramos S, 24 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 2WP — Jeffress. Umpires—Home, David Rackley; First, Bob Davidson; Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Marvin Hudson.T—3:37. A—14,958 (37,442) at Miami.

METS 8, NATIONALS 7 N.Y. Mets ab r h bi Washington ab r h biGranderson rf 3 1 1 1 Werth lf 5 0 2 0Cespedes cf 5 1 1 3 Rendon 2b 5 1 2 1Murphy 2b 4 0 0 0 Harper rf 4 0 0 0Wright 3b 4 2 2 1 Escobar 3b 5 2 3 0Duda 1b 3 0 0 1 Robinson 1b 3 1 2 1

Conforto lf 3 1 0 0 Papelbon p 0 0 0 0Clippard p 0 0 0 0 Ramos c 4 0 0 0Familia p 0 0 0 0 Taylor cf 3 2 1 1Flores ss 4 1 1 1 Zimmermann sp 1 0 0 0Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 Thornton p 0 0 0 0Harvey sp 2 0 0 0 Turner ph 1 0 0 0Goeddel p 0 0 0 0 Treinen p 0 0 0 0Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 Rivero p 0 0 0 0Uribe ph 0 1 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0Reed p 0 0 0 0 Espinosa ss 1 0 0 0Nieuwenhuis ph-lf 1 1 1 1 Totals 33 8 7 8 Totals 35 7 11 4N.Y. Mets 010 000 610 —8Washington 210 004 000 —7E—Cespedes. LOB—N.Y. Mets 5, Washing-ton 6. DP—N.Y. Mets 1. Washington 1. 2B—Werth (14), Cespedes (9). 3B—Granderson (2). HR—Wright (3); Nieuwenhuis (4). S—Zimmermann, Desmond. N.Y. Mets IP H R ER BB SOHarvey 5 1-3 8 7 7 2 6Goeddel 2-3 1 0 0 0 2Reed W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0 2Clippard H, 6 1 0 0 0 0 2Familia S, 38 1 1 0 0 1 0WashingtonZimmermann 5 2-3 3 1 1 1 6Thornton H, 18 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Treinen 2-3 2 3 3 1 0Rivero 0 0 2 2 2 0Storen BS, 5 1-3 1 1 1 3 0Papelbon L, 3-2 2 1 1 1 0 1Rivero pitched to 2 batters in the 7thWP — Storen. Umpires—Home, Dana DeMuth; First, Mike Estabrook; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, Paul Nauert.T—3:20. A—27,507 (41,341) at Washington.

PIRATES 7, REDS 3 Pittsburgh ab r h bi Cincinnati ab r h biPolanco rf 5 2 2 1 Bourgeois cf 4 1 0 0Marte lf 5 1 3 0 Suarez ss 5 0 1 2McCutchen cf 4 1 1 3 Votto 1b 3 0 0 0Ramirez 1b 4 0 0 0 Phillips 2b 4 0 2 0Rodriguez 1b 1 0 1 1 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0Kang 3b 5 2 2 1 Bruce rf 4 1 2 0Walker 2b 4 0 0 0 Duvall lf 1 0 0 0Harrison 2b 1 0 0 0 Contreras p 0 0 0 0Cervelli c 2 0 0 0 Barnhart ph 1 0 0 0Stewart c 0 0 0 0 Balester p 0 0 0 0Mercer ss 3 0 0 0 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0Liriano sp 3 1 2 0 De Jesus ph 1 0 0 0Hughes p 0 0 0 0 Pena c 4 0 2 0Alvarez ph 1 0 0 0 Iglesias sp 1 0 0 0Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0Melancon p 0 0 0 0 Negron ph-lf 1 0 0 0Caminero p 0 0 0 0 Schumaker lf 2 1 1 1Totals 38 7 11 6 Totals 35 3 8 3Pittsburgh 005 000 011 —7Cincinnati 000 000 003 —3E—Bourgeois. LOB—Cincinnati 9, Pitts-burgh 8. 2B—Polanco (28), Marte (27), Kang (23), Schumaker (15), Rodriguez (10), Liriano (2). 3B—Suarez (2). HR—McCutchen (21); Kang (14). Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SOLiriano W, 10-7 6 3 0 0 1 10Hughes 1 2 0 0 0 1Bastardo 1 0 0 0 0 0Melancon 2-3 2 3 3 1 1Caminero 1-3 1 0 0 0 1CincinnatiIglesias L, 3-7 3 6 5 5 1 4Smith 2 1 0 0 0 2Contreras 2 1 0 0 1 3Balester 1 1 1 1 1 1Mattheus 1 2 1 1 1 1PB—Pena. Balk—Iglesias. HBP — Duvall; Votto. Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Bill Welke; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, John Tumpane.T—3:19. A—16,151 (42,319) at Cincin-nati.

PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 0 Atlanta ab r h bi Philadelphia ab r h biMarkakis rf 4 0 1 0 Hernandez 2b 4 2 2 0Olivera 3b 3 0 1 0 Herrera cf 3 1 2 3Freeman 1b 4 0 0 0 Altherr rf-lf 3 0 1 0Pierzynski c 4 0 2 0 Howard 1b 4 0 0 0Swisher lf 3 0 1 0 Blanco ss-3b 3 1 2 0Cunningham 0 0 0 0 Bogusevic lf 2 0 1 1Peterson 2b 4 0 0 0 Sweeney ph-lf 1 0 0 0Simmons ss 4 0 1 0 Giles p 0 0 0 0Bourn cf 3 0 1 0 Rupp c 3 0 0 0Weber sp 2 0 0 0 Asche 3b 2 0 0 0Castro ph 1 0 0 0 Galvis ss 1 0 0 0McKirahan p 0 0 0 0 Nola sp 2 0 0 0Burawa p 0 0 0 0 Garcia p 0 0 0 0Detwiler p 0 0 0 0 Francoeur rf 1 1 1 0Ciriaco ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 0 7 0 Totals 29 5 9 4Atlanta 000 000 000 —0Philadelphia 000 110 03x —5

E—Rupp. LOB—Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 2. DP—Atlanta 3. Philadelphia 1. 2B—Hernandez (19). 3B—Blanco (3). HR—Herrera (8). SB—Bourn (3). Atlanta IP H R ER BB SOWeber L, 0-1 6 4 2 2 1 2McKirahan 1-3 2 0 0 0 1Burawa 1 3 3 3 1 1Detwiler 2-3 0 0 0 0 0PhiladelphiaNola W, 6-2 7 6 0 0 1 7Garcia H, 15 2-3 1 0 0 1 1Giles S, 12 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 2Umpires—Home, Adrian Johnson; First, Tom Woodring; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Doug Eddings.T—2:30. A—15,610 (43,651) at Phila-delphia.

NL LEADERS G AB R H Pct.Harper Washington 130 445 101 148 .333Gordon Miami 121 522 70 172 .330Posey San Francisco 129 482 66 158 .328Goldschmidt Arizona 135 491 85 157 .320Escobar Washington 120 466 65 149 .320LeMahieu Colorado 131 492 76 157 .319Votto Cincinnati 134 469 85 148 .316Pollock Arizona 133 520 94 164 .315Peralta Arizona 129 405 52 125 .309Duffy San Francisco 125 476 63 144 .303Batting — Harper, Washington, .333; Gordon, Miami, .330; Posey, San Fran-cisco, .328; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .320; Escobar, Washington, .320; LeMahieu, Colorado, .319; Votto, Cincinnati, .316; Pollock, Arizona, .315; Peralta, Arizona, .309; Duffy, San Francisco, .303.Runs — Harper, Washington, 101; Pollock, Arizona, 94; Fowler, Chicago Cubs, 90; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 85; Votto, Cincinnati, 85; Arenado, Colorado, 83; Braun, Milwaukee, 83; Carpenter, St. Louis, 81; Granderson, N.Y. Mets, 80; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 80.RBIs — Arenado, Colorado, 106; Gold-schmidt, Arizona, 97; Kemp, San Diego, 91; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 88; Rizzo, Chicago Cubs, 87; Bryant, Chicago Cubs, 86; Gonzalez, Colorado, 86; Harper, Washington, 83; Posey, San Francisco, 82; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 82.Hits — Gordon, Miami, 172; Pollock, Arizona, 164; Posey, San Francisco, 158; Markakis, Atlanta, 158; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 157; LeMahieu, Colorado, 157; Blackmon, Colorado, 154; Arenado, Colorado, 149; Escobar, Washington, 149; Harper, Washington, 148.Doubles — Frazier, Cincinnati, 39; Arenado, Colorado, 35; Carpenter, St. Louis, 34; Markakis, Atlanta, 33; Harper, Washington, 33; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 33; Pollock, Arizona, 32; Bruce, Cincin-nati, 32; Belt, San Francisco, 31; Murphy, N.Y. Mets, 31.Triples — Peralta, Arizona, 9; Gordon, Miami, 8; Blackmon, Colorado, 8; Grichuk, St. Louis, 7; Fowler, Chicago Cubs, 7; De Aza, San Francisco, 6; Real-muto, Miami, 6; Duffy, San Francisco, 6; Suzuki, Miami, 6; Pollock, Arizona, 6.Home Runs — Arenado, Colorado, 36; Gonzalez, Colorado, 36; Harper, Wash-ington, 34; Frazier, Cincinnati, 30; Rizzo, Chicago Cubs, 29; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 27; Stanton, Miami, 27; Votto, Cincinnati, 27; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 26; Braun, Milwaukee, 25.Stolen Bases — Hamilton, Cincin-nati, 54; Gordon, Miami, 50; Blackmon, Colorado, 36; Pollock, Arizona, 33; Marte, Pittsburgh, 26; Revere, Philadelphia, 24; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 23; Segura, Milwaukee, 22; Braun, Milwaukee, 22; Maybin, Atlanta, 21.Pitching — Arrieta, Chicago Cubs, 18-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 17-7; Greinke, L.A. Dodgers, 16-3; Cole, Pittsburgh, 16-8; Wacha, St. Louis, 15-4; Martinez, St. Louis, 13-7; Colon, N.Y. Mets, 13-11; De La Rosa, Arizona, 12-7; Zimmermann, Washington, 12-8; Harvey, N.Y. Mets, 12-7.Strikeouts — Kershaw, L.A. Dodg-ers, 256; Scherzer, Washington, 225; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 203; Arrieta, Chicago Cubs, 197; Shields, San Diego, 188; Ross, San Diego, 179; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 178; deGrom, N.Y. Mets, 175; Cole, Pittsburgh, 175; Greinke, L.A. Dodgers, 174.Saves — Melancon, Pittsburgh, 43; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 42; Familia, N.Y. Mets, 38; Kimbrel, San Diego, 36; Rodriguez, Milwaukee, 34; Casilla, San Francisco, 32; Jansen, L.A. Dodgers, 30; Storen, Washington, 29; Chapman, Cin-cinnati, 29; Rondon, Chicago Cubs, 26.

MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayToronto 79 59 .572 — — 7-3 W-1 47-25 32-34N.Y. Yankees 77 60 .562 11/2 — 7-3 L-1 40-28 37-32Tampa Bay 67 70 .489 111/2 51/2 4-6 L-2 32-33 35-37Baltimore 66 72 .478 13 7 3-7 W-1 40-28 26-44Boston 65 73 .471 14 8 6-4 L-1 38-35 27-38

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 83 55 .601 — — 4-6 W-1 48-26 35-29Minnesota 71 67 .514 12 2 5-5 L-1 42-26 29-41Cleveland 67 69 .493 15 5 7-3 W-2 29-34 38-35Chi. White Sox 65 71 .478 17 7 5-5 L-1 33-33 32-38Detroit 63 74 .460 191/2 91/2 3-7 W-1 32-37 31-37

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayHouston 75 63 .543 — — 4-6 L-1 48-24 27-39Texas 72 64 .529 2 — 7-3 W-1 32-32 40-32L.A. Angels 69 68 .504 51/2 31/2 4-6 L-1 41-29 28-39Seattle 66 72 .478 9 7 7-3 L-1 29-37 37-35Oakland 59 79 .428 16 14 4-6 W-1 32-41 27-38Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild cardTuesdayToronto 5 Boston 1 (10)Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees 1Kansas City 4 Minnesota 2Tampa Bay at DetroitCleveland at Chi. White SoxL.A. Dodgers at L.A. AngelsHouston at OaklandTexas at SeattleMondayN.Y. Yankees 8 Baltimore 6Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 4Boston 11 Toronto 4Cleveland 3 Chi. White Sox 2Oakland 10 Houston 9Texas 3 Seattle 0Minnesota 6 Kansas City 2L.A. Dodgers 7 L.A. Angels 5WednesdayBaltimore (Jimenez 10-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-8) at Detroit (Lobstein 3-6), 7:08 p.m.Toronto (Hutchison 13-3) at Boston (Kelly

9-6), 7:10 p.m.Cleveland (Tomlin 4-1) at Chi. White Sox (Samardzija 9-11), 8:10 p.m.Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-9) at Kansas City (Medlen 3-1), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Latos 4-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 13-10), 10:05 p.m.Houston (McHugh 15-7) at Oakland (Brooks 1-2), 10:05 p.m.Texas (Perez 2-4) at Seattle (Nuno 0-2), 10:10 p.m.ThursdayTexas at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.FridayKansas City at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Minnesota at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Colorado at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Mets 77 61 .558 — — 6-4 W-2 45-24 32-37Washington 71 67 .514 6 9 6-4 L-2 41-28 30-39Miami 57 81 .413 20 23 6-4 L-1 32-38 25-43Atlanta 55 84 .396 221/2 251/2 1-9 L-1 33-32 22-52Philadelphia 54 85 .388 231/2 261/2 3-7 W-1 31-36 23-49

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 87 50 .635 — — 5-5 L-2 49-23 38-27Pittsburgh 82 55 .599 5 — 4-6 W-1 46-21 36-34Chicago Cubs 79 57 .581 71/2 — 6-4 W-4 43-28 36-29Milwaukee 61 76 .445 26 181/2 8-2 W-1 33-39 28-37Cincinnati 57 80 .416 30 221/2 5-5 L-1 31-38 26-42

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayL.A. Dodgers 79 58 .577 — — 8-2 W-4 47-21 32-37San Francisco 71 67 .514 81/2 9 2-8 L-1 38-27 33-40Arizona 66 72 .478 131/2 14 3-7 W-1 32-35 34-37San Diego 65 73 .471 141/2 15 3-7 L-4 33-36 32-37Colorado 57 80 .416 22 221/2 6-4 W-1 31-40 26-40Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild card

TuesdayN.Y. Mets 8 Washington 7Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 0Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 3Milwaukee at MiamiChicago Cubs at St. LouisSan Francisco at ArizonaColorado at San DiegoMondayN.Y. Mets 8 Washington 5Milwaukee 9 Miami 1Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 1Chicago Cubs 9 St. Louis 0Arizona 6 San Francisco 1Colorado 6 San Diego 4Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 2WednesdayChicago Cubs (Lester 9-10) at St. Louis (Martinez 13-7), 1:45 p.m.N.Y. Mets (deGrom 12-7) at Washington (Strasburg 8-6), 7:05 p.m.Atlanta (Teheran 9-7) at Philadelphia

(Buchanan 2-7), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Pena 1-0) at Miami (Koehler 8-13), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Happ 4-1) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-3), 7:10 p.m.Colorado (Rusin 5-7) at San Diego (Shields 10-6), 9:10 p.m.San Francisco (Heston 11-9) at Arizona (Godley 4-1), 9:40 p.m.ThursdayColorado at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.FridayChicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

FOOTBALLCFLEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 10 7 3 0 357 194 14Toronto 10 6 4 0 250 287 12Ottawa 9 5 4 0 193 241 10Montreal 10 4 6 0 207 196 8

WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtCalgary 10 8 2 0 271 197 16Edmonton 10 6 4 0 245 181 12B.C. 9 4 5 0 204 250 8Winnipeg 10 3 7 0 187 310 6Saskatchewan 10 1 9 0 255 313 2

Hamilton 42 Toronto 12Calgary 16 Edmonton 7

Saskatchewan 37 Winnipeg 19

Hamilton at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Saturday's gamesSaskatchewan at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

NFLPittsburgh at New England, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 13Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Miami at Washington, 1 p.m.Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Detroit at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m.Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Monday, Sept. 14Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

NCAATHE AP TOP 25The Top 25 teams in The Associated

votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 7, total points based on 25 points

a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv1. Ohio St. (61) 1-0 1,525 12. Alabama 1-0 1,420 33. TCU 1-0 1,365 24. Baylor 1-0 1,252 45. Michigan St. 1-0 1,198 56. Auburn 1-0 1,166 67. Oregon 1-0 1,081 78. Southern Cal 1-0 1,074 89. Notre Dame 1-0 1,061 1110. Georgia 1-0 981 911. Florida St. 1-0 942 1012. Clemson 1-0 862 1213. UCLA 1-0 833 1314. LSU 0-0 653 1415. Georgia Tech 1-0 636 1616. Texas A&M 1-0 629 NR17. Mississippi 1-0 600 1718. Arkansas 1-0 480 1819. Oklahoma 1-0 469 1920. Boise St. 1-0 279 2321. Missouri 1-0 274 2422. Arizona 1-0 259 2223. Tennessee 1-0 169 2524. Utah 1-0 137 NR25. Mississippi St. 1-0 104 NROthers receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, BYU 74, Northwestern 72, Arizona St. 49, Oklahoma St. 30, West Virginia 23, Florida 8, Temple 8, Cincinnati 7, Kansas St. 7, Minnesota 5, Louisville 4, NC State 4, W. Kentucky 3, California 2, Stanford 1.

No. 24 Utah vs. Utah State, 9 p.m.

No. 1 Ohio St. vs. Hawaii, 3:30 p.m.No. 2 Alabama vs. Middle Tennessee, 4 p.m.No. 3 TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin, 3:30 p.m.No. 4 Baylor vs. Lamar, 7:30 p.m.No. 5 Michigan St. vs. No. 7 Oregon, 8 p.m.No. 6 Auburn vs. Jacksonville State, NoonNo. 8 Southern Cal vs. Idaho, 8 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.No. 10 Georgia at Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m.No. 11 Florida State at South Florida, 11:30 a.m.No. 12 Clemson vs. Appalachian State, 12:30 p.m.No. 13 UCLA at UNLV, 10:30 p.m.No. 14 LSU at No. 25 Mississippi State, 9:15 p.m.No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. Tulane, 3:30 p.m.No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Ball State, 7 p.m.No. 17 Mississippi vs. Fresno State, 3:30 p.m.No. 18 Arkansas vs. Toledo at Little Rock, Ark., 4 p.m.No. 19 Oklahoma at No. 23 Tennessee, 6 p.m.No. 20 Boise State at BYU, 10:15 p.m.No. 21 Missouri at Arkansas State, 7 p.m.No. 22 Arizona at Nevada, 7 p.m.

BETTINGTHE LINES

BASKETBALLMOVESMLBOFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended New York Yankees minor league SS Holman Miranda (DSL) 72 games after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance. Sus-pended Detroit minor league OF Magglio Ordonez, Jr. (GCL) 50 games following a second positive test for a Drug of Abuse.

AMERICAN LEAGUEBALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated INF J.J. Hardy from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Dariel Alvarez from Frederick (Carolina).BOSTON RED SOX — Activated 2B Dustin Pedroia from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHPs Jonathan Aro and Matt Barnes from Pawtucket (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Rich Hill from Pawtucket.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled INF Micah Johnson from Charlotte (IL).CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated RHP Carlos Carrasco from the 15-day DL.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled 3B Kyle Kubitza and OF Daniel Robertson from Salt Lake (PCL)OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled OF Craig Gentry and INF Max Muncy from Nashville (IL).SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled OF James Jones and 1B-DH Jesus Mon-tero, from Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of C Steven Baron and RHP JC Ramirez from Tacoma. Transferred LHP Charlie Furbush to 60-day DL.

NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled RHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Allen Webster, INF-OF Jamie Romak

(PCL) and OF Socrates Brito Mobile (SL). Purchased the contract of OF Peter O’Brien from Reno. Placed RHP Evan Marshall on the 60-day DL.CHICAGO CUBS — Activated RHP Neil Ramirez from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Yoervis Medina from Iowa (PCL).CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated OF Brennan Boesch and CF Billy Ham-ilton from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Tony Cingrani, LHP Brandon Finnegan, RHP Josh Smith and INF/OF Kristopher Negron from Louisville (IL).COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated OF Corey Dickerson from the 15-day DL.MIAMI MARLINS — Named Marc DelPiano vice president, player development.NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of RHP Tim Stauffer from Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled OF Darrell Ceciliani from Las Vegas and placed him on the 60-Day DL.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Announced INF/OF Tommy Medica was claimed off waivers by Miami.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL).

NFLBALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed DE Brent Urban on injured reserve-return. Signed RB Terrence Magee.BUFFALO BILLS — Signed QB Matt Cassel. Released TE Nick O’Leary.CHICAGO BEARS — Terminated the practice squad contract of RB-FB Paul Lasike.DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed RB Gus Johnson, WR Vince Mayle, QB Kellen Moore, WR Rodney Smith and LB Joe Thomas to the practice squad.DETROIT LIONS — Signed QB Ricky Stanzi to the practice squad.GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed WR Ed Williams to the practice squad.NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived CB Asa Jackson and DT Louis Nix III.

CFLWINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Fired special teams coordinator Pat Trac-ey. Announced coach Mike O’Shea will oversee the special teams for the remainder of the season.

NHLARIZONA COYOTES — Signed G Louis Domingue to a one-year contract.NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed F Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond to a one-year contract. American Hockey LeagueGWINNETT GLADIATORS — Agreed to terms with D Tyler Shiplo and D Kevin Albers.MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Named Scott Ford assistant coach.

MLSCOLUMBUS CREW SC — Loaned D Sergio Campbell to Austin (USL).NEW YORK RED BULLS — Named

FIBA

QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTAt Mexico CITYSECOND ROUND GP W L PtArgentina 6 6 0 12Mexico 5 5 0 10Canada 5 4 1 9Dominican Rep. 6 2 4 8Puerto Rico 6 2 4 8Venezuela 6 2 4 8Uruguay 6 1 5 7Panama 6 1 5 7Note: 2 points for a win, 1 for a loss. Re-sults against Brazil and Cuba (eliminated teams), not counted in standings.Tuesday’s resultsArgentina 92 Dominican Republic 84Puerto Rico 78 Panama 71Uruguay 77 Venezuela 75Mexico vs. Canada

Argentina 84 Panama 57Puerto Rico 98 Dominican Republic 92Canada 109 Uruguay 82Mexico 73 Venezuela 70Mexico 92 Puerto Rico 86Wednesday’s gamesPanama vs. Venezuela, 1 p.m.Dominican Republic vs. Canada, 3:30 p.m.Uruguay vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.Mexico vs. Argentina, 9:30 p.m.

MLBNATIONAL LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEST. LOUIS -125 Chicago +115WASHINGTON -115 New York +105Atlanta -125 PHA +115Pittsburgh -135 CINCINNATI +125MIAMI -119 Milwaukee +109SAN DIEGO -160 Colorado +150ARIZONA -105 San Fran -105

AMERICAN LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINENEW YORK -125 Baltimore +115Tampa Bay -143 DETROIT +133Toronto -113 BOSTON +103K.C. -166 Minnesota +156CHICAGO -110 Cleveland +100Houston -145 OAKLAND +135SEATTLE OFF Texas OFF

INTERLEAGUELA ANGELS -133 LA Dodgers +123

NFLFAVOURITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOGN.ENGLAND 61/2 7 (52) PittsburghSUNDAYGreen Bay 31/2 61/2 (50) CHICAGOHOUSTON 21/2 1 (41) K.C.NY JETS 21/2 3 (40) ClevelandIndianapolis 21/2 21/2 (46) BUFFALOMiami 11/2 31/2 (43) WASH.Carolina 21/2 3 (41) JAXSeattle 41/2 4 (41) STLARIZONA 3 21/2 (48) N.O.SAN DIEGO 2 3 (46) DetroitT.B. 21/2 3 (41) TennesseeCin 3 31/2 (431/2) OAKDENVER 4 41/2 (49) BaltimoreDALLAS 5 6 (511/2) NY GiantsMONDAYPhiladelphia 1 3 (55) ATLMinnesota +41/2 21/2 (41) SAN FRAN

COLLEGE FOOTBALLFAVOURITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOGThursdayL.Tech +3 1 (62) W. KENUpdated odds available at Pregame.com

Journeyman QB John Beck grateful for his second shotMONTE STEWART THE CANADIAN PRESS

SURREY — B.C. Lions quarter-back John Beck began this season quarantined from his teammates in a hotel due to viral hepatitis. It left him wondering about his health as well as his football future under a new head coach.

Beck worked hard to get back in top form and now he’s healthy and feeling strong again. He’s also set to make his first CFL start.

Beck will replace injured pivot Travis Lulay on Sunday against the visiting Ottawa Redblacks. The 34-year-old former NFL journeyman hasn’t started a game at any level in four years, but he’s ready to give it a go.

“I can’t fool myself,” Beck said Tuesday after practice.

“I’m an older player. Sometimes the older players don’t always get to stay on. So just the fact that I got to stay on the team, just the fact that I got to be a backup,

that meant a lot to me.“I didn’t really anticipate this

type of situation happening, because (Lulay) is one of my best friends on the team and the last thing that I want to do is see my buddy get injured. But it hap-pened and here I am.

“So I’m just going to go out and play football and do the best that I can.”

Lulay is expected to miss three to six weeks with a sprained knee ligament.

His absence comes at a critic-al time for the Lions (4-5), who are third in the West Division standings.

A former Brigham Young Uni-versity star, Beck was drafted in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by Miami and could have retired comfortably after earning millions as a backup south of the border. But after playing sparing-ly over six seasons with the Dol-phins, Washington Redskins and Houston Texans, he still had a strong desire to play, so he came to Canada.

Beck has not started a game at the pro level since November 2011, when he played his last NFL game for the Washington Redskins against the San Fran-cisco 49ers.

In his second season with the

Lions, Beck missed B.C.’s playoff loss to Montreal last fall due to a concussion.

The viral hepatitis knocked him out of training camp and this year’s pre-season.

Beck looked good coming off the bench to lead B.C. to a win in Montreal last Thursday and is being rewarded with a start.

“I’m just grateful that I got to play football this season regard-less if it was starting or not start-ing,” said Beck. “(Considering) the fact that a couple months ago I was wondering if football was done, I was just happy to go out there and put the helmet on in the beginning.”

Although Sunday’s game against the Redblacks (3-4) will mark his first CFL start, he has started a game in Canada before. In his second-last NFL game in October 2011, he was sacked 10 times as the Redskins fell 23-0 to the Buffalo Bills in Toronto.

“Yeah, that didn’t go too well,” said Beck.

“That happens sometimes in life. So hopefully Sunday’s game goes better.”

With Lulay out, Beck is B.C.’s only active veteran QB, as well asthe CFL’s oldest healthy starting pivot.

Backup quarterback Jonathon Jennings and Greg McGhee, who will move to No. 3 from the prac-tice roster on Sunday, are both rookies. Lions coach Jeff Tedford is glad to have Beck’s veteran presence under centre.

“He’s an older guy who’s played a long time and really prides himself on preparation,” said Tedford. “So he’s not going to go in there and be big-eyed about things.”

Meanwhile, Lulay, who missed most of 2014 with a shoulder injury, said there is a “reasonable chance” he could return within the minimum three weeks.

“The timeline’s shorter (than with the shoulder), so there’s a sense of urgency from the get-go,” said Lulay.

BECK

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ACROSS 1 Spot 7 Early hrs. 10 Hindu prince 14 Cry of warning 15 Mid-Atlantic st. 16 Jet, to a poet 17 Rubicon crosser 18 Ms. Hagen of films 19 Toe woe 20 Large butterflies 23 Windy day fliers 26 Prefix meaning “ear” 27 Kegler’s locale 28 Carol 29 Deli units 30 Here, to Pierre 31 Cries of pain 32 Fishing float 33 Safe to drink 37 Checkbook amt. 38 Gladiator’s hello 39 Numerical prefix 40 Crayon ingredient 41 Had a bite 43 Snapshot 44 Deadly reptile 45 Not ‘neath 46 Mdse. bars 47 Not deceived by 48 Animal track 51 Tpk. 52 Copper and zinc 53 Reluctant to say 56 Pave the way 57 Boat implement 58 Ice hockey venues 62 Snake eyes 63 40-cup brewer 64 Ms. Trevor of film 65 Take a breather 66 Hairpin curve 67 Sheepdog

DOWN 1 Telly network 2 Grassy expanse 3 Feel grateful 4 Loafer doodad 5 Gullets 6 Jealous goddess 7 Men and women

8 Ditto (2 wds.) 9 Popular side dish 10 Crown and scepter 11 Simmering 12 10,000,000 ergs 13 Champing at the bit 21 Tossed slowly 22 Plan for achieving a

desired end 23 Radio features

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tune) 30 Column order 32 Where bear claws are

sold 33 Kind of government 34 Safari leader 35 Wears well 36 World fairs 42 Most refreshing 46 Traffic no-no’s (hyph.) 47 Nightmare 48 Libel 49 Hippie greeting 50 Camel halts 51 Laughs heartily 52 “Uncle Miltie” 54 Wry face 55 Cabby 59 Touch of frost 60 Jackie’s tycoon 61 Date regularly

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your need to take action in conflicts is likely to emerge. As a result, interactions with oth-ers could become unstable and touchy. Your follow-through with these matters will attract a supervisor’s or older friend’s attention. Tonight: Listen to a loved one’s news.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Fussing over a domestic issue will only frustrate you. Calm down, and keep your eye on the long term. You could be in a position where you are tired and worn out. Don’t push some-one as hard as you have. Act from a more detached perspec-tive. Tonight: Where the gang is.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could be at a point where you might say something and live to regret it. Being a little less forceful would serve you well, unless you want to shut others out. Remember that very few have your vigor or are as romantic as you are. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might want to rethink a question that is likely to affect your spending. You have long-

term goals and certain desires involving travel and education, and you still might not be able to hold yourself back from over-indulging. Tonight: Count your change.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Tap into your energy, and help someone else bypass a limita-tion that seems to affect nearly every aspect of his or her life. Your caring gesture, interest and support helps this person far more than you can imagine. Deal with others gently at the moment. Tonight: As it is.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could be in a position where you feel as if someone is taking advantage of you, and you might wonder why. Your discomfort comes from not fac-ing an internal issue and grow-ing past it. It is easy to blame these feelings on someone else. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Gentleness takes you a lot further in discussions than any other way of dealing with a friend right now. A different type of approach could backfire. Walk in this person’s shoes and

gain a better perspective of his or her life. Tonight: Get together with loved ones.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You often have a way of saying things that makes others feel uncomfortable or confused. Try to relate in the same language in which each person thinks and speaks. Your imagination will have a ball identifying with others. Tonight: Could go till the wee hours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Even if you want to get into an intense discussion or argument right now, you would be well-advised not to. A new insight or two allows you to understand why others are reacting the way they are. Lighten up about what is happening. Tonight: Where there is great music.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You often have discussions that take you into a new realm of thought, especially with a close loved one. Stay centered, even if you’re dealing with some new concepts. Don’t rely on what has worked in the past. Be will-ing to step into new territory. Tonight: Accept an invitation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You could be in a situation where you no longer can tol-erate everything that is hap-pening. As a result, you might become somewhat snappy with several associates. You prob-ably will need to walk away for a while. Tonight: Decide what you want to do, but listen to sugges-tions first.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be asked to handle a matter for a close friend or associate. This person knows how to get you to say “yes” and pitch in. On the other hand, you have your hands full with your own responsibilities. Make it OK to say “no” more often. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

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Veleno prepared for the pressures and expectations Fifteen-year-old phenom doesn’t want to be compared to past stars like McDavid

RYAN MCKENNA THE CANADIAN PRESS

While comparisons between Joseph Veleno and Connor McDavid will be inevitable, Veleno

is determined to be his own man as he embarks on his first season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Like McDavid, who’s a rookie with the Edmonton Oilers this season, and New York Islanders star John Tavares, Veleno was granted excep-tional status to enter the QMJHL as a 15-year-old. The six-foot-one 177-pound forward became just the fifth player in the Canadian Hockey League to receive the exemption and the first in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

“(My focus) is just play like myself and don’t be compared to Connor McDavid or John Tavares, just be compared to myself,” Veleno said.

Selecting the Kirkland, Que., native was a no-brainer for Saint John Sea Dogs. Danny Flynn, the team’s new coach, said Veleno is remarkably mature for his age.

“His demeanour reminds me in many ways of when I was with the Moncton Wildcats, we had the first overall pick when we took Brandon Gormley,” Flynn said.

Gormley, who went on to be select-ed by the Arizona Coyotes in the first round of the 2010 NHL draft, “came in with that kind of quiet, confident, unassuming, go-about-his-job type of personality and Joe has been pretty much the same.”

Veleno, a centre who turned 15 on Jan. 13, finished 12th in Quebec midget triple-A scoring last season with 52 points in 41 games for the Lac-St-Louis Lions. He also played for Quebec at the 2015 Canada Games.

He joins a Sea Dogs team that finished third in the Maritimes Division last season, but was elim-

inated in the first round of the play-offs by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Flynn sees plenty of potential in his young squad, which returns 17 play-ers from last year’s team, including seven NHL draft picks.

Thomas Chabot, drafted 18th over-all by the Ottawa Senators in June, will lead the team on the blue line. Chabot attended Canada’s world junior summer development camp and had two assists in two games against the Czech Republic.

The Rimouski Oceanic are the defending league champions and represented the QMJHL in the MasterCard Memorial Cup last spring along with the host Quebec Remparts.

The Oceanic open their season

Thursday against the Shawinigan Cataractes.

Unlike McDavid with the rebuild-ing Erie Otters in the OHL, Veleno won’t be depended on from Day 1 to carry the team.

Flynn said Veleno, who scored twice and added two assists in four pre-season games, has settled into a third-line role but there have been games where his line has led the team.

“He’ll see some power-play time. He’ll get his minutes, he’s good enough to play a regular shift and some power play right off the bat,” Flynn said. “And the other thing is because he’s been humble and unassuming, he’s been accepted very well by the guys on the team.

They all see his immense potential and talent and they’ve welcomed him with open arms.”

The Sea Dogs open their sea-son Saturday against the Halifax Mooseheads before facing the Wild-cats on Sunday afternoon.

Flynn sees promise in Veleno but also points out that he won’t become a McDavid or Tavares overnight.

“He loves the game, he’s extreme-ly committed to the game and has great skill and hockey sense,” Flynnsaid.

“When you factor those things in and factor in that he’s only 15 years of age he’s certainly got the poten-tial to be a real good player in this league and beyond.”

Joseph Veleno, fourth from right, poses after being selected first overall by the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL draft in Sherbrooke, Que., on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Joseph Veleno models his game off Connor McDavid and John Tavares - something typical of a 15-year-old hockey player. Unlike most young players, Veleno has something in common with these superstars: they were all granted exceptional status by Hockey Canada to enter their respective Canadian Hockey League teams early. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

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Every year at this time, the media is filled with helpful articles about how to pack

a nutritious lunch for children to carry to school. According to parents, the children usually have less than 15 minutes to eat so all of that careful planning and packing may not get eaten at all.

Lunchtime is not the only opportunity that children have to eat during the school day. Instead of worrying that there won’t be enough time to eat a good lunch, why not try to offer more nutrients throughout the rest of the day. Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day. Children who eat a healthy breakfast have better test results and better memory recall than children who skip breakfast.

Try to include at least three of the four food groups from Can-ada’s Food Guide in a breakfast. If time is short in the morning, make up a smoothie with milk, yogurt and fruit and have it with a muffin or a slice of toast. Breakfast can be eaten on the way to school whether you are in a car, a school bus or walking. A muffin, a chunk of cheese or boiled egg and a piece of fruit are enough to get you there.

If the school has a morning break, there is another oppor-tunity to grab a quick snack. A package of dried fruit with cereal and mixed nuts, cut up fruit or vegetables, cheese and crackers, or homemade muffins all make a fast snack that you can eat on the go. Filling the lunch box withhealthy foods that are colourful and cut up for easy eating will make those short lunches satis-fying. A container with many compartments allows you to provide a variety of fruits, vege-tables, protein foods, dairy foods and grains.

A very small portion of each type of food makes the lunch both nutritious and easy to eat.

The next opportunity to nour-ish your child is with an after school snack. Preparing the snack ahead of time will pre-vent children from grazing on less nutritious foods when they come in the door hungry. Fruit, vegetables with dip, assorted sandwiches, boiled eggs, left-over chicken, homemade pasta, soup, or casserole, fruit crisps, puddings or yogurt all contain nutrients that may have been missed through the day. Serve the afternoon snack with a tall glass of cold milk.

Giving children a good after school snack will fill them enough so they won’t keep graz-ing until suppertime. Offer the snack as soon as they get home, and send them outside to play so they can work up an appetite for supper. By making all meals and snacks as nutritious as possible, children will get the foods they need even if lunchtime is rushed.

» Eileen Bennewith is a registered dietitian in the public health pro-gram for Island Health. Reach her at [email protected].

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WINE

Vancouver Island winery wins industry accolades

Nestled in the idyl-lic rolling hills of Mill Bay, Enrico Winery is making waves in the wine

world.Purchased in 2002 by the

Smith family, cleared and planted in 2005 and 2006, warm summers, lots of sun and less wine have made this vineyard a winemaker’s dream that is win-ning multiple awards.

Since its first harvest in only 2009, the winery has had to double its wine production capacity to accommodate the grape harvest. The 50-acre parcel of land has been con-sumed with 11 acres of Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Ortega, Cab-ernet Libre and Cabernet Foch grapes.

Enrico’s Ortega grapes are a good example of how seasonal changes, plus the vineyard’s nitrogen-rich soil, have developed this popular Vancouver Island grape into an award-winning wine. The soil composition has brought out a more fruit-forward style in the wine. The 2014 Tempest Ortega is the perfect patio sipper. It’s light in body, with a clean fruity taste and crisp finish. Amazingly, it was one of 14 wines (out of 423 entries) to be honoured with the Lieuten-ant Governor’s 2015 Award for Excellence in B.C. wines. The Tempest Ortega then went on to win a bronze medal in the

2015 Canadian National Wine Awards.

The success and recogni-tion of other Enrico wines is indirectly due to Valentin Blattner, a Swiss grape geneti-cist and breeder who developed the Cabernet Libre and Caber-net Foch grape hybrids which are now grown by Enrico.

Blattner’s dream was to develop grapes that could adapt to the ever-changing climate of our planet. Not only are his hybrids adaptable to climate change, they are also virtually impervious to fungal disease, hence needing little fungicide applications. It is commonly knowledge that

using less chemical fungicides creates wines with richer, truer flavours.

The Enrico Winery’s wines made from Blattner’s Cabernet Foch are a deep rich purple in colour where opulent aromas of blackberries and violets present themselves as soon as you open the bottle.

More savoury than fruity, this wine is full of peppery smoke flavours followed by anise and leather that linger on the long finish. This wine pairs well with a slow-roasted leg of lamb or game. A splash of the Cab-ernet Foch in the pan drippings reduction will elevate a good food-wine pairing to a great

pairing and make it perfect for a lovely fall meal.

The Smith family were the first vintners on Vancouver Island to grow Blattner’s Cab-ernet Libre. The hybrid grows well in our coastal environ-ment and shorter growing sea-son. The Enrico Cabernet Libre is light-bodied, carmine (deep red) in colour with red cherry, prunes, plums and loads of cedar and tobacco in the bou-quet and flavour.

We will taste several of Enrico Winery award-winning wines and along with small paring bites to accompany each wine. Call 250-585-2275 for more information.

Enrico Winery in Mill Bay is making quite a name for itself in the wine world.

Breakfast remains most important meal of day

SheilaHockinThe LuckyGourmet

RECIPE

FOOD

McDonald’s say all-day breakfast available starting Oct. 6THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — If you’re one of those people who hates missing the end of breakfast hours at McDonald’s, hang on just a little longer: the chain says its break-fast menu will be available all day starting Oct. 6.

Items like Egg McMuffins, hot-cakes, sausage burritos, fruit ’n yogurt parfaits, hash browns and biscuits will be available anytime, although the exact menu will vary in different markets. The company said core items like the

Big Mac, McNuggets and fries will still be available at all of its locations.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company has been testing an all-day breakfast menu in San Diego for months. It has been looking for a boost, as sales at established U.S. stores have fallen for seven straight quarters and the com-pany hasn’t replaced its Dollar Menu with anything equally com-pelling. McDonald’s is also work-ing to improve its food by toasting buns longer and searing burgers to improve taste, and it’s looking

for a way to shake up its image.Taco Bell, a unit of Yum Brands,

launched a breakfast menu in 2014 and has said the “biscuit taco” and other items have lifted its sales. Earlier this year Taco Bell ran an advertising campaign that depicts McDonald’s and its Egg McMuffins as boring. Mean-while the company has lost some ground to restaurants like Chi-potle, which tout better food and ingredients, and to newer burger chains like Five Guys Burgers and Fries.

McDonald’s plans to close about

700 stores this year and will shut down more stores than it opens in the U.S., something it hasn’t done since at least 1970 and possibly in its entire corporate history. The company is reorganizing so it can respond more quickly to trends, cutting costs, and has eliminated a few hundred corporate jobs.

Mike Andres, president of McDonald’s U.S. acknowledged the company has struggled with an overcomplicated menu, and that restaurants would remove some items to make room for the breakfast offerings throughout

the day. Core menu items such as Big Macs will remain national. But in Nashville, for instance, restaurants remove all McWraps and the Clubhouse burger. The items that are removed will vary by region.

In test markets, Andres said customer visits increased.

LeAnn Richards, a franchisee who led the task force on all-day breakfast, said restaurants need to get some new equipment, including a separate egg cook-er and toaster, to offer all-day breakfast.

Grilled rainbow vegetable skewers simplyperfect for folks revisiting their personal goalsMELISSA D’ARABIAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back-to-school is kind of like New Year’s Day for my kids. It’s the perfect time

to revisit personal goals, which range from mastering fractions to eating more vegetables.

But it’s also an incredibly busy time of year with sports and activities kicking in, not to men-tion parent nights at school, fall festivals, fundraising auctions and all the other must-do events that mark the start of another school year.

So all my healthy eating plans focus on quick and easy meals that can be prepped not just on a regularly busy weeknight, but also on a weeknight jammed with more than the usual dance classes, soccer practices and meet-the-teacher events.

These rainbow vegetable skew-ers are inspired by the “eat a rainbow” mantra so many of us introduced to our children as toddlers.

They are fun to make together as a family ahead of time. I just cut up the veggies and my kiddos and I thread them onto the skew-

ers together. Then I cover them in the easiest

of marinades: bottled Italian dressing! After that, they hang out for up to a day until I’m ready to grill or broil them in just minutes.

Before I leave you to your skew-ering bliss, I have a small confes-sion: I don’t love that skewers are deceptively tricky to cook. It’s actually quite difficult to get all the veggies to cook properly, and I’ll tell you flat out that I have never actually eaten a skewered chunk of onion that wasn’t either too raw or too burnt.

That’s why this skewer recipe is a bit different. I tell you exact-ly how to thread the skewers to optimize them for perfect cooking.

And I leave off the onion. Instead, I give a hint of oniony flavour from some mild chopped chives at the end. Because who needs to worry about under-cooked onion when there is spell-ing homework to be done?

Grilled rainbow vegetable skewers

If you are using wooden skew-

ers, it’s a good idea to soak them in warm water for 30 minutes or so before threading the vege-tables onto them. This helps pre-vent them from burning during cooking.

Start to finish: 30 minutes, plus marinating

Servings: 416 cherry tomatoes1 red bell pepper, cored and cut

into 1 1/2-inch squares1 yellow (summer) squash, cut

into 1/2-inch-thick rounds1 zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch-

thick rounds1 orange bell pepper, cored and

cut into 1 1/2-inch squares1 cup bottled Italian dressing

(any kind without Parmesan cheese in it)

3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Thread the vegetables onto 8 skewers, starting each with a tomato, then red pepper, squash, zucchini and orange pepper, then finish with a second tomato. Thread the peppers, squash and zucchini lengthwise to make them more stable.

Arrange the assembled skewers in a baking dish.

Drizzle the dressing over the skewers, then cover and refriger-ate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.

When ready to serve, heat the grill to medium.

Alternatively, heat the oven to broil.

Grill or broil the skewers (if broiling, set them on a wire rack placed over a rimmed baking sheet) for 6 minutes, then flip and cook for another 4 to 6 min-utes, or until nicely seared.

Arrange 2 skewers on each serving plate, then sprinkle them with the chopped herbs. If desired, serve with additional dressing for dipping.

Nutrition information per serving: 200 calories; 120 calories from fat (60 per cent of total cal-ories); 13 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 600 mg sodium; 18 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 3 g protein.

» Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian is an expert on healthy eating on a budget. She is the author of the cook-book, “Supermarket Healthy.” www.melissadarabian.net


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