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KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Despite the summer drought and risk of wildfires, steam train passenger numbers were on par with last year.

The end of September marks the final regular fall season for the iconic Number 7 locomotive. McLean Mill manager, Neil Mal-bon, said passenger fares were up in June and August.

Those numbers are consistent as recorded by the Chamber of Commerce at the Visitor Centre. June had a 250 per cent increase in tourists, while numbers in July were more than double last year and August was up at 137 per cent from 2014.

At the mill, however, July’s hot weather and conditions resulting from the Dog Mountain fire kept some people away.

“Numbers were down in July, which we attribute to the fire and smoke,” Malbon said. “We couldn’t run the steam donkey

a couple of times and that is the first time that has ever happened. I think people would rather spend time at the beach and (tourists) were scared off from the bad publicity surrounding the fire.”

It was also the first time the No. 11, a diesel electric locomotive,

replaced the No. 7 on a couple of runs during the risk of wildfires.

On top of the usual Italian Wine Steam Train, an additional run is scheduled to end the season on September 29.

Malbon said the importance of marketing the train and McLean

Mill as tourist attractions remain a priority. More special interest groups were booked this month, which helped balance July’s decline. He said the shoulder sea-sons in the spring and fall bring in cruise ship passengers.

“We see September as an oppor-tunity for growth, so we are going to chase after that,” Malbon said.

This month three cruise ships took advantage of the train runs, but Malbon expects upwards of seven or eight next year with repositioning cruises out of Nanaimo.

Other charters this month included a group of Swedish foresters, tours out of the U.S., Tsawwassen and Vancouver and this week’s student field trip for National Forest Week.

About 350 elementary students had a brief exposure to various aspects of the forestry industry.

“The Grade 5’s have forestry in the curriculum so everything that was talked about will be

reinforced in the classroom,” Mal-bon said. “There is a lot of value there.”

Alberni’s heritage on digital media also plays an important role for worldwide coverage. For the second year, passengers have been able to purchase tickets online for the train and entrance to the mill.

“People like to be able to buy online,” Malbon said. “It also helps with the impulse buy when they are on the website looking for things to do.”

Malbon said it also helps cut down on the time and money spent on administrative tasks.

Marketing outside the Valley has also been effective.

“It brings business in and there is more word of mouth. All of that is good,” he said. After a short break, the train will take passen-gers to McLean Mill for the Christ-mas market on Nov. 27 to 29 and Dec. 5 and 6.

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There are more Canada geese in the Alberni Valley every year and they’re causing problems for agri-culture, says a local farmer.

But Environment Canada says the iconic birds are not classified as “overabundant,” although farmers have options to obtain permits to hunt and kill them to protect their lands.

“This started back 50, 60 years ago,” said Bill Thomson, who runs McCoy Lake Farm. “Now it’s an epidemic.” Thomson said his family has been farming in the Valley since the early 1900s.

“One goose eats its own weight in grass every day,” Thomson said. He deals with a couple hun-dred of the birds that strip his property, leaving little left for his cattle to feed on, he said. “Some-times there’s maybe 500 here. If somebody’s shooting them at some other place then they come here. If you shoot ‘em here then they go somewhere else.” Thom-son allows hunters onto his prop-erty to kill the birds.

Farmers in the valley are frus-trated, Thomson said. One of his neighbours is chasing the geese

off his land with his truck “six times a day,” he said.

Thomson spent $1,000 a month pumping water over the sum-mer to irrigate his property, he said. But 200–300 Canada geese swooped in to graze and strip it again. That number of geese is

comparable to the consumption from 60–70 cows, he added.

Environment Canada protects Canada geese under the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1994. The federal regulator recognizes the problems that the geese cause, especially for

airports and agricultural lands. Hunting licences are granted with hunters harvesting about 500,000 of the birds each year. Permits can also be obtained by farmers – called a Migratory Birds Damage or Danger permit – to destroy the birds using different

methods such as gunshot, poison or decapitation.

Thomson said the permits are not as effective as hunting because a permit holder cannot use a decoy to kill the birds. Using poison risks harming other birds, he said.

Environment Canada keeps track of the number of Can-ada geese on Vancouver Island through the annual Christmas Bird Count, said migratory birds biologist Erika Lok. So far, the federal regulator has not recorded numbers that would classify the species as “overabundant” on the Island, Lok said.

There has been an increase in the number of permits received from farmers on Vancouver Island to destroy the birds, Lok noted.

Because of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, Canada geese can only be legally killed with either a hunting licence or a permit; how-ever, a permit allows landowners to destroy the birds outside the normal hunting season, Lok said. The number of birds allowed for farmers to remove depends on the size of their property, she noted.

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Environment Canada estimates there are seven million Canada geese in North America, a prevalence that has led some Alberni Valley farmers to consider the animals a pest. [WIKIMEDIA COMMONS PHOTO]

Despite rising numbers and more hunting permits, Environment Canada says the birds are not overabundant

Geese an ‘epidemic’ for farmers

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Council to decide whether to prioritize McLean Mill, Community Forest products

Use of local wood up for city vote

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

On Monday city council is due to vote on a policy to make better use of two municipal assets for build-ing contracts.

On the next agenda is a notice of motion made at the Sept. 14 public meeting to develop a policy that “when and where feasible city construction requiring large beams and timbers come from the McLean Mill, milled from logs cut in the Community Forest.”

The matter was brought up by Coun. Jack McLeman to better combine the resources available at the McLean Mill National Historic Site and the Alberni Valley Com-munity Forest, two assets the city owns.

McLeman said a policy to use local wood cut at the steam-pow-ered mill does not necessarily mean the city would be paying more for contracts.

“It is feasible,” he said. “The city owns it all, and it only makes sense.”

Besides serving as a tourist attraction in Beaver Creek, the McLean Mill cuts live edge lumber for sale at Port Alberni’s West Coast Home Hardware and to vari-ous woodworkers.

The facility has provided wood for large-scale projects, such as the construction of the Ucluelet First Nation Community Centre

in 2014 and the city’s $3.5 million Bainbridge Lake Water Treatment Plant constructed this year. The historic mill cuts approximate-ly 70,000 board feet of lumber each year from its 65 to 70 public demonstrations.

The Alberni Valley Community Forest is two pieces of land the city owns at the west end and north shore of Sproat Lake. The 6,328 hectares of property repaid its starting costs in 2014 after the first five years, plus $350,000 of profit that was put into a legacy fund for projects that benefit the community.

Among this year’s beneficiaries of the Community Forest fund is the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Cen-tre, which installed new exterior wood panels and windows.

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The number one recommendation for drivers hitting the road in wet, dark conditions is to slow down and keep a safe distance from vehicles ahead. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Wet weather and less daylight causes accidents, offi cials warn

Rain causes slick roads, drivers told to slow down

KRISTI DOBSON, ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Officials are cautioning driv-ers about the conditions on the roads as we head into the fall and winter.

Cpl. Jesse Foreman of the Cen-tral Island Traffic Services said changes in schedules, weather and the amount of daylight are the leading causes of accidents at this time of year. Drivers on city streets and highways have to take extra care to avoid dan-gerous situations, he said.

“Normally, yes, as the weather changes, we see more collisions,” Foreman said. “The main cause is the wetness and losing our light.”

Foreman suggests leaving more travel time than you would in the summer months and being aware of the extra traffic on the road with schools in session.

“The hump has its own set of issues,” he said. “It can quickly change from dry to frosty, slip-

pery and even snow.” Foreman suggests leaving

extra time to get to your destin-ation and having a qualified pro-fessional ensure your vehicle’s tires are appropriate.

Insurance issues also vary in the fall and winter, but an ICBC spokesperson said there are not necessarily a higher rate of claims.

“It is difficult to say since it varies year to year, but we may see a spike in claims,” said Caro-line Robinson, ICBC road safety coordinator.

The Ministry of Transporta-tion requires all drivers to obey the signs on highways where vehicles must be equipped with specific tires. They include winter tires with the moun-tain/snowflake symbol or M+S all-seasons with at least 3.5 milli-metres of tread.

Two matching tires must be on the same axle. In extreme condi-tions, the recommendation is to carry chains.

Outside those areas, driving without winter tires will not automatically put a driver at fault in an accident, Robinson said.

“However, if you are in an acci-dent where winter tires could have helped, it may affect how at fault or not at fault a driver is,” she said.

Robinson’s advice is to slow down.

“The posted speed limits are for ideal, dry conditions,” she said. “When there is water, snow and ice, you need to slow down and make sure there is a lot of room between you and the vehicle in front of you.”

She said drivers who are not confident in the conditions should stay home or find alter-nate transportation. Those who have to drive should be prepared with proper tires and emergency provisions, including a shovel and winter clothes.

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Armed man scares school into lockdownMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

John Howitt Elementary School went into lockdown mode on Monday after someone reported to police that a “suspicious” man with a gun was in the neighbourhood.

Port Alberni RCMP were notified to the situation by someone who drove past the school and called in to the detachment at about 11:30 a.m., said Sgt. Dave Boyce. The caller described a man carrying a rifle wearing camouflage gear near the elementary school.

John Howitt implemented its “emergency lockdown procedure,” noted School District 70 super-intendent, Greg Smyth, in a letter to parents. “As it was a non-in-structional day, there were no students in attendance during the school lockdown.

“At no time was John Howitt under any immediate threat and at no time did the suspicious individual come near the school property,” Smyth noted. The super-intendent reassured parents the school “remains safe” all.

After receiving the complaint Mounties headed to the North Port school to ensure that no one had

gained entry, said Boyce. The “suspicious individual” was

actually a resident returning to his home after a hunting trip.

“He just got home from hunt-ing and taken his rifle out of his vehicle and was walking the perim-eter of his property going in,” said Boyce. No one at the elementary school saw him. “It was just more of precautionary thing,” Boyce added. Teachers at the school sug-gested the lockdown procedure.

“We clarified it fairly quick,” Boyce said. Police set up a perim-eter at the school to make sure it was safe.

“It was an opportune situation that just kind of went south,” said Boyce. “He’s getting his rifle out and he’s doing what he needs to do to get it back to the house – timing was everything. But we certainly still appreciate the calls. We want to hear about stuff like that and we’ll sort it out.”

Smyth noted the Alberni School District “is extremely pleased with the timing of the RCMP’s response, of how quickly they investi-gated and brought closure to the incident.”

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Dead geese likely dumped by hunter, says farmerBIRDS, from Page 1

“There’s also the possibility that people are killing [Canada geese] non-legally,” said Lok. “That’s basically poaching.”

A pile of about two dozen dead Canada geese were found near a logging road at the end of Beaver Creek Road on Sept. 9. The man who discovered the carcasses

believed they were destroyed by a farmer to protect agricultural property.

But Thomson said it was more likely a hunter that killed the birds and didn’t want to dress all of them. A pile of feathers was found at another location near where the intact carcasses were found.

According to Environment Can-ada, populations of Canada geese

are unprecedented, with an esti-mated seven million currently in North America.

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Hopeless charter cases hurt CanadaIt would all be so much polit-

ical theatre — tedious, maybe, but harmless and eminently

forgettable — if it weren’t so expensive. But the Harper gov-ernment’s penchant for writing law that is predictably unconsti-tutional is costly, to the taxpayer first and to the national psyche in the long run.

The government’s decision to defend its ban on veils at citizen-ship ceremonies, where new Can-adians take an oath, means yet another case that impinges upon rights enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms will get dragged out, another case in a growing list of court rulings against the government. The Citizenship Act itself requires the greatest possible accommo-dation for a person’s religious or cultural practice, but the Harper government passed regulations specifically forbidding veils when the oath is recited at the public ceremony. The new rule is inher-

ently contradictory to the spirit of the act, and it is destined to fail if tested against the charter in the Supreme Court.

So now Zunera Ishaq, who wants to recite the oath wearing her niqab, becomes a symbol – someone imposing a minority right on the majority, changing the face of Canada. Her case is one more fight the Harper gov-ernment has waged, and lost, to trade on a base of public senti-ment about what is “wrong with

this country.”Lax courts where judges with

too much power let criminals off easy is another favoured chord the government hits in its law-and-order agenda. The govern-ment is now facing a civil suit for retroactively changing the rules on parole eligibility. Jefferson Greaves, who was serving a six-year drug-trafficking term when the law was proclaimed in 2011, and with four other inmates are suing the government.

They claim they were in jail too long because the legislation changed the rules after they were convicted.

As with forcing new Canadians to conform to the government’s idea of how a real Canadian acts, keeping convicts in jail longer is seductively appealing, trading on public fear of crime and a belief courts are lenient. It also tram-ples on the right to due process in law. Retroactive amendments gut that principle that law must

be fair: Mr. Greaves – or anyone ever facing charges – cannot adequately defend himself if the crime and its possible conse-quences are not spelled out at the time he is tried.

That’s why, a year ago, the Supreme Court overturned this legislation as unconstitutional.

The Harper government tells Canadians it is being thwarted by activist judges who undermine the democratic role of elected representatives to govern. Iron-ically, a former Justice Depart-ment lawyer has accused the government of undermining the ability of Parliament to weigh the constitutionality of legis-lation, by ignoring an obligation to alert MPs when a bill may be unconstitutional.

Yet it was elected represent-atives, the premiers of all gov-ernments in Canada, who by consensus wrote, –and then in 1982 put into effect – the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, handing

the judiciary the job of ensuring law conforms to the charter.

The Harper government makes political hay in defying the charter, playing to popular and shallow sentiments about crime, Canadian values and the tyranny of the minority.

While that wastes taxpayers’ money, the bigger injury is to national unity. Fighting these losing charter battles pits Can-adians against each other.

They stoke hostility for those who simply want their rights respected. Ms. Ishaq’s veil does not threaten any Canadian, it does not diminish anyone else’s right or freedom.

But to hear Mr. Harper explain it, allowing the veil at the citizen-ship ceremony makes us all a little less Canadian. He is wrong, of course, and the Supreme Court will remind him why, once again.

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Now Zunera Ishaq, who wants to recite the oath wearing her niqab, becomes a symbol – someone imposing a minority right on the majority, changing the face of Canada.

Now that Summer is com-ing to an end, we often look at fall as an oppor-

tunity to return to a routine. That includes getting back into shape, whether it be at the gym or on a sports team.

Unfortunately, with the return to physical activity comes the risk of injury, and although your mind is all too eager to start from where you left off in the spring, your body may not be as ready. With this in mind, here are a few ideas of how to get back into shape, without increasing your risk of injury.

1. Warm up. The latest research suggests

that static stretching isn’t neces-sarily the best way to warm up. Instead, try doing the activity you are about to perform at a lower intensity. The aim is to raise your body temperature without causing too much fatigue. As your body warms up your tissues will become more

pliable and are less likely to strain or tear.

2. Take it slow. After a period of inactivity

physiological changes happen within the body. Your lungs lose elasticity and your body becomes less efficient at bringing oxygen to the muscles, thus making your heart work harder. It can take up to six weeks to reverse some of these changes so don’t expect to jump in right where you left off.

3) Know your body. Identify areas of weakness so

you can adapt certain exercises to better suit your body. Do less repetitions if needed and build up strength slowly. The old say-ing “no pain, no gain” doesn’t

apply here. Stop when your body feels tired, not when you feel pain.

4. Don’t overdo it. Common musculoskeletal

injuries are due to overuse and repetitive strain. Try to vary the activities you do. It will make you stronger as your body keeps on adapting to the different exer-cises you are challenging it with.

5) Act your age. As we age many physiological

changes take place which affect our athletic ability. Our lean muscle mass decreases, max-imum oxygen intake decreas-es and maximum heart rate decreases amongst other things. Listen to your body. There is always a limit as to what you can achieve no matter how hard you train.

6. Eat well Often people change their diet

when they begin to exercise in the hope of being healthier and maybe to lose a pound or two.

However, eating the right diet is also key to being able to work outfor longer periods and for being able to get up and do it again the next day. Eating high protein foods such as meat, fish, cheese, yogurt and lentils helps growth and repair of damaged cells and tissue after exercise.

7. Hydrate. Water is essential to help

remove the byproducts of exer-cise from our soft tissues. These byproducts include toxins which can lead to inflammation and therefore injury. During a 20 minute workout you can lose 6-12 ounces of fluid. If you feel thirstythen you are already dehydrated.

If you continue to experience joint or muscle pain, contact us and we can help.

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Alberni men’s soccer team starts strong, look to promotion

7–0 win for AthleticsMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

After their most successful season ever, the Alberni Ath-letics started the new schedule strong with a win on the road last Saturday.

Port Alberni’s men’s soccer team travelled to Prospect Lake Soccer Club in Victoria Sept. 19 to crush the PLSC Lakers 7–0 in their opening game of the 2015–16 Vancouver Island Soccer League Season.

“That was a great way to open the season,” said Athletics striker and team spokesman Gary Spen-cer-Smith. “We were all over the them.”

The Lakers didn’t have a very good goalie either, Spencer–Smith added.

Alberni is carrying a roster of

close to 20 players to start the sea-son, though they’ll likely cut that down to 14 or 15 as the season pro-gresses, said Spencer–Smith.

The Athletics play in the 3A division of the VISL, which is considered recreational and allows for unlimited substitutions during the match. Shortening the bench will condition the best players for a possible promotion to Division 2 next year, where substitutions are limited to five in a match.

“We have to win almost every single game,” Spencer-Smith said. That shouldn’t be a problem as

long as the players stay healthy and show up to all the games, he said. “We have the ability to.”

If the club can gather enough interest and get at least 25 players out to practices, they would look to start a Division 4 team next year as well, Spencer–Smith said.

The Athletics are the defending George Pearkes Challenge Cup champions, winning the Island trophy last March for the first time in club history. The team went on to finish runner-up in the provincial B tournament, the Kei-th Millar Cup.

The Athletics host their home opener Saturday at 6 p.m. on Armada field at Alberni District Secondary School against Hellas FC.

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Bulldogs 1, Vees 4Nathan Dingmann celebrates the Bulldogs’ only goal in a 4–1 loss Thursday afternoon at Prospera Centre for the BCHL Showcase. The ‘Dogs play the Salmon Arm Silverbacks today at 10 a.m. [ROB FROLIC FOR THE TIMES]

New season for AV men’s leagueBRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES

The new Alberni Valley –Non-contact Hockey League opened its 2015–2016 season with three Divisions A, B and C.

The A and B divisions play an interlocking schedule with the following nine teams: Mac-Dermott’s Insurance, Magic Moments, Boston Pizza (former-ly, Canadian Tire/Jal Design), Hetherington Industries, John Robbins Construction, Coulson’s, Urgel’s Auto Collision, The Blue Marlin Inn (formerly, Cariboo On Site Caps) and Dumas West Coast Express (formerly, Westi-sle Construction WC Express).

The C Division will play amongst each other and is com-prised of nine teams: Medi-Sense Shockers (last season’s C Div-ision regular season and playoff champions), Killer Beers, Pylons, Thrashers, Gunners, Rebels, A.V. Refrigeration Icemen, Clydesdale Automotive Stars and a new team, Zamco Enterprises Ice Hawks.

To check out AV–NCHL action look for the schedule, results, standings and statistics at avnchl.ca.

On opening night of the AV–NCHL’s A/B Divisions season, Urgel’s Auto Collision held off the defending regular season and Salsman Cup “A” Division play-off champions MacDermott’s Insurance with a hard fought 4–2 win.

In the final game of opening night, Magic Moments picked up their first win of the season with a 4–1 win over John Robbins Construction.

Thursday Sept. 17 URGEL’S AUTO COLLISION – 4 MACDERMOTT’SINSURANCE – 2

Urgel’s Larry Hodgson opened the A/B Division season’s scoring with his goal 3:09 into the game on a lone assist from off-season pickup Keenan McConnell.

Just over a minute and a half later Taylor Hamilton made it 2–0 on assists from Chris Spronken and Katlin Berard. MacDermott’s Trevor Ruel cut Urgel’s lead in half 5:58 into the game on a lone assist from Matt Dunk. Justin Brooks’ unassisted effort restored Urgel’s two-goal advantage with 4:40 left to play in the opening half. Urgel’s led 3-1 after an evenly played open-ing half.

Five minutes into the final

half Ruel netted his second goal with help from Chance McCul-loch and Dunk to narrow the Urgel’s lead to 3–2. MacDermott’s pressed hard in the final half outshooting Urgel’s 21–12. Mac-Dermott’s had four final half powerplay opportunities with many scoring chances, but they were unable to capitalize on them. Urgel’s strong team defence, penalty killing and solid goaltending from Keith Daven-port kept MacDermott’s offence in check.

Urgel’s got some breathing room with Bryce Goundan’s insurance goal with 5:07 remain-ing in the game. Chase Duquette assisted. Urgel’s held on in the final minutes for the early sea-son upset win.

MacDermott’s Insurance out-shot Urgels’s Auto Collision 32–23 in their season opening loss.

MAGIC MOMENTS – 4 JOHN ROBBINS CONSTRUCTION – 1

Magic Moments dominated the opening half outshooting John Robbins 16-9, but John Robbins’ Mike Diewold scored the lone goal unassisted with 2:58 left to play to give his team a 1–0 half-time lead.

In the final half Magic Moments continued to dominate, but they were unable to beat John Robbins’ defence and goalie Paul Zemanek.

A short-staffed John Robbins squad began to tire late in the game opening up more scoring chances for Magic Moments. With 7:48 left to play in the game Taylor Lee finally got a puck past Zemanek to tie the game for Magic Moments. Nick Zoet and rookie Jacob Bottaro assisted on the tying goal.

The game remained tied until former Bulldog and AV-NCHL rookie Dylan Haugen scored the eventual game winner unassist-ed to give his new team their first lead with 4:05 left to play in the game.

A Magic Moments powerplay goal with 2:52 remaining from Mike Locke secured the win for his team. Mike Hudson assisted on the insurance goal. With seven seconds remaining in the game Darin Oscienny scored the game’s final goal for Magic Moments on assists from Bob King and Locke.

Magic Moments outshot John Robbins Construction 38–21.

“That’s a great way to open the season.Gary Spencer-Smith, Athletics striker

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Island pro wrestling cardfeatures Alberni’s SlasherGREG SAKAKI NANAIMO NEWS BULLETIN

Tables, ladders and chairs, oh my.

Using those items as weapons will not only be within the rules, it will be encouraged in the main event of the Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling card this Saturday (Sept. 26) in Nanaimo.

In what is being billed as a Canadian first, women wrestlers will be competing in a tables, ladders and chairs match. Port Alberni’s Riea Von Slasher will take on American competitors Krystal Bubbles and Mary Jane Payne in a triple-threat match to determine the first-ever VIPW women’s champion.

Von Slasher doesn’t shy away from violent bouts. The last time she faced Bubbles, it was a casket match and Von Slasher bloodied her opponent’s face by stomping it onto a steel casket.

Von Slasher also wrestled a lad-der match this past spring and while she said “there’s more pain involved,” she plans to dish out more than she takes.

“I’m not a huge fan of heights, so I like to throw people onto [the ladder]. It’s great to slam people onto.”

She said when VIPW started, a women’s championship was never in the plans, so “it speaks volumes” about the division that a title is being introduced.

“I think I deserve [the belt], but it doesn’t always work that way. Whoever wants it more will get it,” Von Slasher said. “It would mean a lot to me.”

Promoter Brent LaPlante said Bubbles is more of a high-flyer, Payne is more of a technical

wrestler and Von Slasher is a brawler.

“I think all three styles will work well together to put on a great, great match,” LaPlante said.

Von Slasher wants to hit her powerbomb and curb stomp manoeuvres and win, of course, but she also wants the match to be memorable, and she said the women have it in them.

“I’ve never been in a match like this where I haven’t surprised people. The best thing people can do is underestimate me, because it makes my job easier,” she said. “But I absolutely hope that we’re able to pull off things that people go home in awe about.”

Also on the card are two Nanaimo wrestlers, B.J. Laredo and Scott Steel, who will face Tony Baroni and Billy Suede for the tag-team titles. The last time the local team had a title shot, Steel turned on Laredo, but the two settled their differences with a match and have rekindled their friendship.

“We’re back on board and head-ing in the direction of the tag titles,” Laredo said.

He said it will be a challenge to wrest the belts from Baroni and Suede.

“Those guys, they like to cheat, they like to pull the wool over the ref’s eyes and use anything they can to get a win. They’re good.”

Port Alberni’s Riea Von Slasher will compete in a tables, ladders and chairs match at the Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling event this Saturday. [SUBMITTED]

NHLWRESTLING

Horvat is determined to avoid slump yearJASON BOTCHFORD THE PROVINCE

There may not be anything more overrated annual-ly than pre-season line

combinations.Well, maybe the Edmonton

Oilers.Every September, this is the

year of the Oilers’ return to relevance.

And every September pre-sea-son line combos can inspire hope — given the time of year — or despair, depending on your viewpoint.

Most often, however, they don’t mean a thing.

But it is hard not to see hope, and the future, when Bo Horvat is slicing past centre ice flanked by Radim Vrbata and Alex Bur-rows, pre-season or not, as he has been this week.

After an at-times-exhilarating second half and post-season last year, Horvat expectations are currently soaring. If he’s not the team’s most popular player, he’s damn close.

In many ways, his rookie sea-son was what the Vancouver fans had been longing for: a 19-year-old who exceeded all expecta-tions. When does that ever hap-pen for the Canucks? Better yet, Horvat ended that Flames series believing he has another gear, or two. By all accounts he followed it up with a tremendous summer of training, deeply motivated to avoid the so-called “sophomore slump.”

He’s skating great. He’s leaner and stronger. He’s gained matur-ity and carries himself with far more confidence. In fact, there is nothing not to like about Horvat right now, and that’s the problem.

People get so caught up in what he may turn into one day, they forget how difficult it is for a 20-year-old second-year player to have sustained, consistent success. After a 13-goal, 28-point rookie season, what is fair to expect in year two from Horvat?

Does 50 points look attainable?It probably should not. It took

Ryan Kesler four years to get to 50 points, and Henrik Sedin five.

Given Horvat’s role, a 35-point season while facing faster, bet-ter players may be considered a success.

Consider that in Henrik’s second season he had 36 points while a regular on the second power-play unit.

Horvat may not approach that kind of power-play time, which is

an important thing to remember if, say, he doesn’t have more than a handful of points after the first six weeks.

What happens then, by the way? Does a fickle market turn on him? Will Vancouver have patience to gut out the growing pains? Because there will be some. Is he ready for it?

“Absolutely,” Horvat said. “The way the Sedins, Kesler, (Alex) Burrows handled that situation; where they’ve been in slumps; where they didn’t play the way they wanted to play; when the fans get all over them, and the media.

“The way they handled it is really something to see. I’ve learned a lot from it.

“I’m ready for the challenge. But hopefully that situation doesn’t come too soon.”

Despite the flashes of creativ-ity and the fact there is a very real possibility he’s the team’s second-best offensive centre already, the Canucks still see Horvat being most comfortable as a defensive, match-up-type player. Or, in simpler terms, a third-line centre. This is the best spot where they believe he can “be himself.”

“I don’t think he can become someone who just focuses on scoring,” head coach Willie Des-jardins said.

“He’s at his best when he plays well defensively, creates a turn-over and is ready to go the other way. But we’re still looking at our line combinations.”

Everyone understands Horvat’s role could grow — and should — over the course of the season. It’s why some drool when they see him skating with Vrbata, even if it’s pre-season.

Vrbata has been praising Hor-vat since he arrived in Vancou-ver for training camp, unafraid to express his excitement about the prospect of playing with the young centre.

Vrbata is very particular about who he likes to play with. Here’s a guy who turned down more term and money for an opportun-ity to play with the Sedins. It’s important to him.

So Vrbata seeing something in Horvat that he thinks could work with his skill set is worth taking note of.

Is Desjardins listening? Well, he is expected to have them togeth-er on a line Saturday at Rogers Arena against the Calgary Flames.

It’s a start.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayToronto 87 65 .572 — — 5-5 W-1 50-28 37-37N.Y. Yankees 84 68 .553 3 — 6-4 W-1 42-32 42-36Baltimore 76 76 .500 11 31/2 7-3 W-3 44-30 32-46Tampa Bay 75 78 .490 121/2 5 6-4 W-3 36-39 39-39Boston 72 80 .474 15 71/2 4-6 L-3 40-38 32-42

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 88 63 .583 — — 4-6 W-1 49-28 39-35Minnesota 78 73 .517 10 1 5-5 W-3 46-31 32-42Cleveland 74 76 .493 131/2 41/2 4-6 L-2 35-38 39-38Chi. White Sox 72 81 .471 17 8 4-6 L-3 37-38 35-43Detroit 71 81 .467 171/2 81/2 6-4 W-2 37-41 34-40

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayTexas 83 69 .546 — — 8-2 W-3 39-35 44-34Houston 80 73 .523 31/2 — 3-7 L-2 51-27 29-46L.A. Angels 78 74 .513 5 11/2 6-4 W-2 44-31 34-43Seattle 74 78 .487 9 51/2 6-4 L-1 34-41 40-37Oakland 64 89 .418 191/2 16 3-7 L-5 33-45 31-44Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild cardThursdayTexas 8 Oakland 1N.Y. Yankees 3 Chi. White Sox 2Tampa Bay 4 Boston 2Seattle at Kansas CityCleveland at MinnesotaWednesdayDetroit 7 Chi. White Sox 4L.A. Angels 6 Houston 5Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 0Tampa Bay 6 Boston 2Kansas City 4 Seattle 3 (10)Minnesota 4 Cleveland 2Texas 10 Oakland 3FridayChi. White Sox (Rodon 8-6) at N.Y.

Yankees (Sabathia 5-9), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 8-8) at Toronto (Dickey 10-11), 7:07 p.m.Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-10) at Detroit (Boyd 1-5), 7:08 p.m.Baltimore (Gausman 3-6) at Boston (Hill 1-0), 7:10 p.m.Cleveland (Carrasco 13-11) at Kansas City (Volquez 13-8), 8:10 p.m.Texas (Gallardo 12-11) at Houston (Kazmir 7-10), 8:10 p.m.San Francisco (Leake 10-9) at Oakland (Gray 13-7), 10:05 p.m.Seattle (Nuno 1-3) at L.A. Angels (Rich-ards 14-11), 10:05 p.m.

MLB

ThursdayPittsburgh 5 Colorado 4L.A. Dodgers 6 Arizona 3Baltimore 5 Washington 4N.Y. Mets 6 Cincinnati 4Miami 1 Philadelphia 0St. Louis 7 Milwaukee 3San Francisco at San DiegoWednesdayBaltimore 4 Washington 3Miami 4 Philadelphia 3 (11)Atlanta 6 N.Y. Mets 3Milwaukee 4 Chicago Cubs 1St. Louis 10 Cincinnati 2Pittsburgh 13 Colorado 7L.A. Dodgers 4 Arizona 1

San Diego 5 San Francisco 4FridayPittsburgh (Cole 17-8) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 10-11), 2:20 p.m.Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-3) at Washington (Zimmermann 13-8), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-7) at Cincin-nati (DeSclafani 9-11), 7:10 p.m.Atlanta (Weber 0-1) at Miami (Fernandez 5-0), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-4) at Colorado (Hale 4-5), 8:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Pena 2-0) at St. Louis (Martinez 14-7), 8:15 p.m.Arizona (De La Rosa 13-8) at San Diego (Kelly 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Mets 86 67 .562 — — 4-6 W-1 48-30 38-37Washington 78 74 .513 71/2 11 6-4 L-3 44-33 34-41Miami 66 87 .431 20 231/2 5-5 W-2 38-40 28-47Atlanta 62 91 .405 24 271/2 6-4 W-2 37-38 25-53Philadelphia 57 96 .373 29 321/2 2-8 L-2 33-42 24-54

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayx-St. Louis 97 56 .634 — — 8-2 W-5 54-24 43-32x-Pittsburgh 93 60 .608 4 — 6-4 W-6 50-25 43-35Chicago Cubs 89 63 .586 71/2 — 7-3 L-1 47-30 42-33Milwaukee 64 89 .418 33 251/2 2-8 L-1 34-44 30-45Cincinnati 63 89 .414 331/2 26 3-7 L-5 34-41 29-48

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayL.A. Dodgers 87 65 .572 — — 5-5 W-2 52-26 35-39San Francisco 79 72 .523 71/2 91/2 6-4 L-1 44-30 35-42Arizona 73 80 .477 141/2 161/2 5-5 L-2 35-40 38-40San Diego 71 81 .467 16 18 4-6 W-1 36-38 35-43Colorado 63 90 .412 241/2 261/2 3-7 L-5 33-45 30-45Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild card

AMERICAN LEAGUEYANKEES 3, WHITE SOX 2 Chi. White Sox ab r h bi N.Y. Yankees ab r h biEaton cf 4 1 3 0 Ellsbury cf 3 0 0 0Abreu 1b 5 0 1 0 Headley 3b 4 1 2 0Cabrera lf 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez dh 3 1 0 0Thompson rf 3 1 1 2 Beltran rf 4 1 2 3Laroche dh 4 0 1 0 Heathcott rf 0 0 0 0Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0 Young lf 3 0 1 0Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0 McCann ph 1 0 0 0Flowers c 4 0 2 0 Gardner lf 0 0 0 0Saladino 3b 4 0 0 0 Murphy c 4 0 1 0 Ackley 1b 3 0 0 0 Bird 1b 0 0 0 0 Refsnyder 2b 3 0 1 0 Gregorius ss 0 0 0 0 Ryan ss-2b 3 0 0 0Totals 36 2 11 2 Totals 31 3 7 3Chi. White Sox 000 001 100 —2N.Y. Yankees 003 000 00x —3LOB—N.Y. Yankees 6, Chi. White Sox 10. DP—N.Y. Yankees 1. HR—Beltran (18). Thompson (5). SB—Ellsbury (20). Chi. White Sox IP H R ER BB SOSale 7 7 3 3 1 8Jones 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Duke 2-3 0 0 0 0 1N.Y. YankeesPineda 6 8 1 1 0 6Wilson H, 2-3 1 1 1 1 0Betances H, 1 1-3 1 0 0 2 2Miller 1 1 0 0 0 2HBP — Ellsbury. Umpires—Home, Clint Fagan; First, Fieldin Culbreth; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Paul Schrieber. at N.Y. Yankees.

CFL

HOCKEY

WEEK 13EAST GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Hamilton 12 8 4 0 410 246 16Ottawa 11 7 4 0 254 286 14Toronto 11 6 5 0 277 322 12Montreal 11 5 6 0 242 210 10

WEST GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Calgary 12 9 3 0 322 247 18x-Edmonton 12 8 4 0 297 215 16B.C. 11 4 7 0 245 316 8Winnipeg 12 4 8 0 223 352 8Saskatchewan 12 1 11 0 289 365 2Friday, September 25Calgary at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.Saturday, September 26B.C. at Edmonton, 4 p.m.Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.Sunday, September 27Montreal at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m.

WHLMoose Jaw 3 Regina 1

Swift Current at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Everett at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Portland at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

BCHL

Powell River 7 Coquitlam 2

Langley 3 Salmon Arm 2

Penticton 4 Alberni Valley 1

Merritt at Surrey

Alberni Valley at Salmon Arm, 10 a.m.

Surrey at Powell River, 1 p.m.

Nanaimo at Merritt, 4 p.m.

Chilliwack at Penticton, 7:30 p.m.

Trail at Prince George, 10 a.m.

Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 1 p.m.

Vernon at Wenatchee, 3:30 p.m.

West Kelowna at Cowichan Valley, 4 p.m.

Victoria at Chilliwack, 7:30 p.m.

RAYS 4, RED SOX 2 Tampa Bay ab r h bi Boston ab r h biGuyer lf 4 0 0 0 Betts rf 4 1 1 0Mahtook dh 3 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0Jaso ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Bogaerts ss 3 0 0 0Longoria 3b 4 1 3 1 Ortiz dh 4 1 2 2Forsythe 2b 4 1 2 0 Shaw 1b 3 0 0 0Cabrera ss 4 1 2 1 Castillo lf 3 0 0 0Souza Jr. rf 4 0 1 1 Holt 3b 3 0 0 0Kiermaier cf 3 1 2 1 Hanigan c 2 0 0 0Shaffer 1b 3 0 0 0 Swihart ph-c 1 0 0 0Loney ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 1 0Maile c 4 0 1 0 Totals 35 4 11 4 Totals 30 2 5 2Tampa Bay 000 003 100 —4Boston 200 000 000 —2LOB—Boston 2, Tampa Bay 5. DP—Tampa Bay 2. Boston 1. 2B—Longoria (33), Forsythe (33), Cabrera (28), Souza Jr. (14), Maile (2). HR—Ortiz (36). Longo-ria (20); Kiermaier (9). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SORamirez W, 11-6 7 4 2 2 0 6Colome H, 8 1 1 0 0 0 1Boxberger S, 38 1 0 0 0 1 0BostonMiley L, 11-11 6 1-3 8 4 4 1 3Hembree 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Barnes 1 2 0 0 0 1Ogando 1 1 0 0 0 1Umpires—Home, John Hirschbeck; First, John Tumpane; Second, James Hoye; Third, Bill Welke.T—2:39. A—34,916 (37,673) at Boston.

RANGERS 8, ATHLETICS 1 Texas ab r h bi Oakland ab r h biDeshields cf 5 2 3 2 Burns cf 3 0 1 0

Stubbs cf 1 0 0 0 Canha 1b-lf 4 0 1 0Choo rf 4 2 1 1 Lawrie 2b 3 0 1 0Fielder dh 4 1 1 2 Valencia 3b 4 0 1 0Beltre 3b 5 0 2 3 Butler dh 3 0 1 0Moreland 1b 3 0 1 0 Muncy ph-dh 1 0 0 0Andrus ss 3 0 0 0 Reddick rf 2 1 1 0Alberto ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Pridie ph 1 0 0 0Odor 2b 5 2 2 0 Smolinski lf 2 0 0 0Venable lf 4 0 1 0 Vogt ph-1b 2 0 0 0Gimenez c 4 1 2 0 Semien ss 3 0 1 0 Blair c 3 0 0 0Totals 39 8 13 8 Totals 31 1 7 0Texas 210 003 020 —8Oakland 010 000 000 —1E—Beltre, Lawrie, Deshields, Blair. LOB—Texas 11, Oakland 6. DP—Texas 4. Oakland 1. 2B—Choo (30), Butler (27), Moreland (25), Valencia (21). HR—Fielder (22). SB—Reddick 2 (10), Deshields (24). S—Venable. Texas IP H R ER BB SOHamels W, 5-1 6 4 1 0 3 2Kela 1 1 0 0 0 2Faulkner 1 1 0 0 0 2Bass 1 1 0 0 0 0OaklandBassitt L, 1-7 3 6 3 3 1 3Venditte 1 1 0 0 0 1Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 0Abad 2-3 2 3 3 2 1Leon 1-3 1 0 0 1 0Otero 1 1 0 0 0 0Martin 2 2 2 2 1 1Umpires—Home, Paul Emmel; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Jerry Meals; Third, Jordan Baker.T—3:20. A—14,452 (35,067) at Oakland.

INTERLEAGUEORIOLES 5, NATIONALS 4 Parra cf-rf 5 1 1 0 Rendon 2b 4 0 1 1Machado 3b 3 0 1 1 Escobar 3b 5 0 3 2Davis 1b 5 0 0 0 Harper rf 3 0 0 0Pearce lf 3 1 1 0 Werth lf 4 0 0 0Wieters c 4 2 2 2 Robinson 1b 3 0 1 0Schoop 2b 4 1 1 2 Difo pr 0 0 0 0Flaherty rf 3 0 0 0 Rivero p 0 0 0 0Lough cf 0 0 0 0 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0Hardy ss 3 0 1 0 Taylor cf 3 0 1 0Wilson sp 2 0 0 0 Ramos c 4 2 2 1Paredes ph 0 0 0 0 Roark sp 1 0 1 0Walker ph 0 0 0 0 Turner ph 1 1 1 0Roe p 0 0 0 0 Ross p 0 0 0 0Wright p 0 0 0 0 Thornton p 0 0 0 0Reimold ph 1 0 0 0 Den Dekker ph 0 1 0 0Brach p 0 0 0 0 Treinen p 0 0 0 0

Totals 33 5 7 5 Totals 33 4 10 4Baltimore 100 200 020 —5

LOB—Baltimore 7, Washington 8. DP—Baltimore 2. 2B—Escobar (25), Robinson (15), Parra (9), Turner (1). HR—Ramos (14). Wieters (7); Schoop (15). SF—Rendon. Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOWilson 6 6 2 2 2 4Roe BS, 1 1-3 1 2 2 1 0Wright W, 3-5 2-3 2 0 0 1 0Brach H, 13 1 1 0 0 1 2

Roark 5 5 3 3 2 1Ross 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Thornton 2-3 0 0 0 2 0Treinen L, 2-4 BS, 3 1 2 2 2 1 0Rivero 1 0 0 0 0 1Umpires—Home, Ed Hickox; First, Alan

Mark Ripperger.T—3:05. A—28,456 (41,341) at Washington.

NATIONAL LEAGUEDODGERS 6, D-BACKS 3 Inciarte rf 4 0 0 0 Ruggiano lf 2 1 1 0Hill 2b 4 1 1 0 Crawford ph-lf 1 0 0 0Pollock cf 3 0 0 0 Rollins ss 3 1 1 0Goldschmidt 1b 4 1 2 1 Turner 3b 2 1 0 0Castillo c 4 0 1 0 Pederson cf 2 0 0 0Tomas lf 4 0 1 1 Kendrick 2b 5 1 1 2Drury 3b 4 1 2 1 Van Slyke 1b 4 0 1 0Owings ss 2 0 0 0 Ellis c 2 1 1 0Lamb ph 1 0 0 0 Heisey cf-rf 3 1 1 4Corbin sp 2 0 0 0 Ethier ph-rf 1 0 1 0

Saltalamacchia ph 1 0 0 0 Guerrero ph-3b 1 0 1 0Burgos p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0Hessler p 0 0 0 0 Torreyes 3b 0 0 0 0Bracho p 0 0 0 0 Kershaw sp 1 0 1 0Stites p 0 0 0 0 Barnes ph 2 0 0 0Peralta ph 1 0 0 0 Nicasio p 0 0 0 0 Howell p 0 0 0 0 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 Utley ph 1 0 0 0 Hatcher p 0 0 0 0 Jansen p 0 0 0 0Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 33 6 9 6Arizona 011 100 000 —3

E—Hill, Pollock. LOB—Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 10. DP—Arizona 1. 2B—Guer-

rero (9), Ellis (8), Drury (3). HR—Heisey (1). Drury (2). Arizona IP H R ER BB SOCorbin L, 6-5 4 1-3 5 4 4 3 3

Burgos 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Hessler 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Bracho 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 2Stites 1 1 0 0 1 0

Kershaw W, 15-7 5 6 3 3 1 9Nicasio H, 14 1 1 0 0 1 2Howell H, 9 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Garcia H, 10 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Hatcher H, 12 1 0 0 0 0 2Jansen S, 34 1 0 0 0 0 1WP — Nicasio. HBP — Ellis. Umpires—Home, David Rackley; First, Bob David-son; Second, Hunter Wendelstedt; Third, Marvin Hudson.T—3:21. A—38,234 (56) at L.A. Dodgers.

PIRATES 5, ROCKIES 4 Harrison 3b 5 1 2 0 Dickerson cf 5 1 2 0Decker rf 4 1 2 1 Adames ss 5 1 1 1McCutchen cf 4 0 1 0 Arenado 3b 4 0 2 2Marte lf 5 1 4 1 Rosario 1b 3 0 0 0Walker 2b 4 1 1 0 Oberg p 0 0 0 0Mercer ss 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph-rf 1 0 1 0Alvarez 1b 3 1 1 3 LeMahieu 2b 3 0 0 0Rodriguez 1b 0 0 0 0 Morneau ph 0 0 0 0Stewart c 4 0 1 0 Diaz p 0 0 0 0Locke sp 1 0 0 0 Axford p 0 0 0 0Lafromboise p 0 0 0 0 Ynoa lf-2b 4 0 1 0Snider ph 1 0 0 0 Parker rf-lf 4 1 1 0Blanton p 0 0 0 0 Garneau c 4 0 0 0Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 Bettis sp 1 1 0 0Morse ph 1 0 0 0 Paulsen ph-1b 2 0 1 1Melancon p 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 12 5 Totals 36 4 9 4

Colorado 002 011 000 —4E—Blanton, Decker. LOB—Colorado 8, Pittsburgh 8. DP—Colorado 1. 2B—Arenado 2 (38), Harrison 2 (26). 3B—Adames (1). HR—Alvarez (26). SB—Paulsen (1), Parker (1). S—Locke.

Locke 5 2-3 8 4 4 2 5Lafromboise 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Blanton W, 5-0 1 1 0 0 1 0Bastardo H, 8 1 0 0 0 0 1Melancon S, 50 1 0 0 0 0 2ColoradoBettis 6 7 2 2 2 6Oberg H, 14 1 1 0 0 0 1Diaz L, 0-1 BS, 1 1 3 3 3 0 1Axford 1 1 0 0 1 2Umpires—Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Vic Carapazza.T—2:58. A—25,164 (50,398) at Colorado.

MARLINS 1, PHILLIES 0 Philadelphia ab r h bi Miami ab r h biGalvis ss 4 0 2 0 Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0Bogusevic rf 3 0 0 0 Suzuki rf 4 0 0 0Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 Yelich lf 4 0 1 0Loewen p 0 0 0 0 Bour 1b 3 0 0 0Herrera cf 2 0 0 0 Ozuna cf 1 0 0 0Ruf 1b 4 0 0 0 Dietrich 3b 3 1 1 0Blanco 2b 4 0 0 0 Dunn p 0 0 0 0Asche 3b 4 0 1 0 Ramos p 0 0 0 0Rupp c 3 0 0 0 Realmuto c 3 0 1 1Altherr lf 2 0 0 0 Rojas ss 3 0 0 0Asher sp 2 0 2 0 Cosart sp 1 0 0 0Francoeur ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Urena p 0 0 0 0 Telis ph 1 0 0 0 Narveson p 0 0 0 0 Morris p 0 0 0 0 Prado 3b 1 0 1 0Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 27 1 4 1Philadelphia 000 000 000 —0Miami 000 000 10x —1E—Blanco. LOB—Miami 5, Philadelphia 6. DP—Philadelphia 1. 2B—Asher (1). 3B—Realmuto (7). SB—Yelich (16), Asche (1). S—Gordon. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOAsher L, 0-5 7 3 1 1 1 4Loewen 1 1 0 0 0 1MiamiCosart 4 4 0 0 2 2Urena 1 1 0 0 0 0Narveson 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2Morris W, 5-3 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Dunn H, 23 1 0 0 0 0 1Ramos S, 29 1 0 0 0 0 0HBP — Ozuna. Herrera. Umpires—Home, Mike Winters; First, Mike Muchlinski; Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Carlos Torres.T—2:34. A—17,083 (37,442) at Miami.

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WEEK 3AMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivNew England 2 0 0 1.000 68 53 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0N.Y. Jets 2 0 0 1.000 51 17 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Miami 1 1 0 .500 37 33 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 59 54 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

NORTH W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivCincinnati 2 0 0 1.000 57 32 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 38 45 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 64 46 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 46 56 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivJacksonville 1 1 0 .500 32 40 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 56 42 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Houston 0 2 0 .000 37 51 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 21 47 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

WEST W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC DivDenver 2 0 0 1.000 50 37 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0Oakland 1 1 0 .500 50 66 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0San Diego 1 1 0 .500 52 52 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 51 51 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivDallas 2 0 0 1.000 47 36 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 78 72 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-1-0Washington 1 2 0 .333 55 59 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 34 46 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

NORTH W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivGreen Bay 2 0 0 1.000 58 40 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 29 36 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0Detroit 0 2 0 .000 44 59 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0Chicago 0 2 0 .000 46 79 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivAtlanta 2 0 0 1.000 50 44 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Carolina 2 0 0 1.000 44 26 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 40 61 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 38 57 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

WEST W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC DivArizona 2 0 0 1.000 79 42 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 44 55 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 38 46 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0Seattle 0 2 0 .000 48 61 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

Thursday, September 24N.Y. Giants 32 Washington 21Sunday, September 27Tampa Bay at Houston, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1 p.m.San Diego at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at New England, 1 p.m.Oakland at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Dallas, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Chicago at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Buffalo at Miami, 4:25 p.m.Denver at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.Monday, September 28Kansas City at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.Thursday, October 1Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:25 p.m.

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NHLBoston 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SOWashington 4, Montreal 3, SOMinnesota 5, Columbus 2Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 1St. Louis 6, Dallas 0Calgary 1, Colorado 0

N.Y. Islanders (ss) at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.N.Y. Islanders (ss) at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Chicago at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Florida at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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METS 6, REDS 4 N.Y. Mets ab r h bi Cincinnati ab r h biGranderson rf 5 1 1 0 Bourgeois cf 5 0 0 0Wright 3b 5 1 1 1 De Jesus lf 5 1 2 0Murphy 2b 5 2 3 1 Votto 1b 3 0 2 0Cespedes cf-lf 4 1 2 2 Phillips 2b 4 0 2 2Duda 1b 3 0 2 2 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0

Conforto lf 4 0 1 0 Suarez ss 4 1 2 0Robles p 0 0 0 0 Pena c 4 0 0 0Familia p 0 0 0 0 Smith sp 1 0 0 0Tejada ss 4 0 1 0 Cabrera ph 1 1 1 0deGrom p 0 0 0 0 Lorenzen p 0 0 0 0Matz sp 2 1 1 0 Duvall ph 1 0 1 1Goeddel p 0 0 0 0 Parra p 0 0 0 0Cuddyer ph 1 0 0 0 Badenhop p 0 0 0 0Reed p 0 0 0 0 LeCure p 0 0 0 0Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 Diaz p 0 0 0 0Lagares cf 0 0 0 0 Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0Totals 38 6 12 6 Totals 37 4 11 4N.Y. Mets 003 000 300 —6Cincinnati 100 011 010 —4LOB—N.Y. Mets 7, Cincinnati 7. DP—N.Y. Mets 1. 2B—Duda 2 (33), Suarez (19), Wright (7). 3B—Murphy (2). HR—Bruce (26). SF—Cespedes. N.Y. Mets IP H R ER BB SOMatz 5 2-3 10 3 3 0 8deGrom 0 0 0 0 0 0Goeddel W, 1-1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Reed H, 14 1 0 0 0 1 0Robles H, 11 1 1 1 1 0 0Familia S, 42 1 0 0 0 0 1CincinnatiSmith 5 7 3 3 1 5Lorenzen 1 0 0 0 0 1Parra L, 1-2 2-3 4 3 3 0 0Badenhop 1-3 0 0 0 0 0LeCure 1 1 0 0 0 1Diaz 1 0 0 0 0 3Umpires—Home, Adam Hamari; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Chris Conroy; Third, Ted Barrett.T—3:04. A—18,881 (42,319) at Cincinnati.

GIANTS 32, REDSKINS 21N.Y. Giants 12 3 3 14—32First Quarter — Safety snapped ball out of end zone 12:47.NYG — Williams 1 run (Brown kick), 6:34.NYG — FG Brown 35, 0:39.Second QuarterWas — FG Hopkins 44, 11:31.NYG — FG Brown 36, 7:32.Was — FG Hopkins 37, 1:43.Third QuarterNYG — FG Brown 48, 7:29.Fourth QuarterNYG — Beckham Jr. 30 pass from Man-ning (Brown kick), 13:39.Was — Thompson 4 pass from Cousins (pass from Cousins to Crowder), 3:40.NYG — Randle 41 pass from Manning (Brown kick), 3:21.Was — Ross 101 kickoff return (Hopkins kick), 3:08. at East Rutherford.TEAM STATISTICS Was NYGFirst downs 22 19Total Net Yards 392 363Rushes-yards 20-88 31-84Passing 304 279Punts Returns 1-10 1-0Kickoff Returns 4-158 2-17Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-6Comp-Att-Int 30-49-2 23-32-0Sacked-Yards Lost 1-11 0-0Punts 2-18.0 4-42.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 7-38 8-67Time of Possession 28:31 31:29INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING — Washington, Jones 11-38, Thompson 2-29, Morris 6-19, Young 1-2. N.Y. Giants, Jennings 11-32, Williams 14-29, Vereen 6-23.PASSING — Washington, Cousins 30-49-315-1-2. N.Y. Giants, Manning 23-32-279-2-0.RECEIVING — Washington, Reed 6-96, Garcon 5-64, Thompson 8-56, Crowder 6-45, Ross 2-27, Roberts 1-18, Grant 2-9. N.Y. Giants, Randle 7-116, Beckham Jr. 7-79, Donnell 3-32, Fells 3-27, Jennings 3-25.

SPORTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | 7

SCOTT MCKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

Vancouver Island high school football supremacy is on the line tonight under the lights of Merle Logan Field as the two-time defending Varsity AA champion John Barsby Bulldogs host the Varsity AAA powerhouse Mt. Douglas (Victoria) Rams in Nanaimo.

When the two teams kick off at 7 p.m., it will be the 20th season of high school football for the first two programs to field teams on the Island after doing so for the first time in 1996, and easily the most successful teams since.

There are eight provincial championships between the two programs in the last two decades — Barsby has won the last two in Double A football, while Mt. Doug won three straight from 2011-13 before falling in the title game to the South Delta Sun Devils in December.

The Rams are ranked No. 1 in the province in Triple A, the Bulldogs are No. 4 in Double A.

Tonight’s game is an exhibition game, but neither side is treating it that way.

“Every game is a playoff game for us,” said senior Barsby quarterback Austin Olson. “We just have to come out and play our best game and think positive-ly. If a bad play happens, shake it off and keep going.”

The Rams are 3-0 in non-con-ference play so far, winning all three games by an average of 27 points, while the Bulldogs are coming off a surprise 33-0 road loss to the No. 2 G.W. Gra-ham Grizzlies last weekend in Chilliwack.

“It’s an incredible challenge for us as individuals and as a team,” said Barsby head coach Rob Stevenson.

“It doesn’t get any tougher. It’s going to be a great measure of how prepared we are in all three phases of the game.

“There’s pride involved. We don’t intend to be anybody’s speed bump.”

The two Island football giants haven’t met since 2012 when the

Rams won 40-36 in Nanaimo.Tonight’s game was put togeth-

er during a meeting of the minds between Stevenson and Mt. Doug head coach Mark Townsend, who expects a game similar to the one three years ago.

“We haven’t played for a couple of years,” Townsend said, “but it’s been a great thing when we have, so we thought ‘yeah, let’s do this.’

“It is a rivalry game. We know that Barsby is a very tough and well-coached team by coach Ste-venson, and we know that it’s going to be a great test for our guys.

“We’ve had some epic games with John Barsby in the past, so even though it’s just an exhib-

ition game, we certainly want to put our best foot forward because we know it’s going to be a real tough challenge for us.”

Despite Barsby falling three spots in the provincial rankings this week after last Friday’s shut-out loss, Townsend isn’t putting much stock in what happened a week ago.

“It’s only one game, and we know that Barsby is a great Double A team,” he said. “In fact they could easily be competing and winning the majority of the games at the Triple A level . . . I know that coach Stevenson is really going to have the boys pre-pared and fired up to play us.”

Although the Rams aren’t thinking about Barsby’s recent

loss, the Bulldogs are using it as motivation.

“That definitely shook us a bit,” said Olson, who will start his third game at quarterback after the graduation of North Rainey last season.

“We’re definitely improved a lot since that. We all came together as one.”

Stevenson said bouncing back from that loss — the first time the Bulldogs had been shut out since a 2007 game against the Ballenas Whalers — is what the Barsby program is all about.

“We pride ourselves on our abil-ity to bounce,” he said.

“When you get knocked down, you don’t turtle and stay down crying the blues. It’s about how

high you bounce when you get knocked down.

“This week’s practices have been terrific. There’s been great effort and we’ve gotten better.”

Stevenson said for the Bulldogs to win, they are going to have to be able to move the football and keep their defence off the field as much as possible. It was something they had difficulty doing last week against Graham, but something that’s going to be vital against Mt. Doug.

“I know we play defence and our special teams are pretty good, but we’ve got to move the football and get our defence off the field,” he said.

“That’s going to be huge (tonight).”

Island football giants Barsby, Mt. Doug clash tonight

Braden Mackey practices with the John Barsby Bulldogs on Thursday in Nanaimo. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 4 in the province, play host to the No. 1 Mt. Douglas Rams tonight at Merle Logan Field. [AARON HINKS/NANAIMO DAILY NEWS]

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Wheelchairs and sidewalk safetyWhen it comes to writ-

ing about motorized wheelchairs it is

usually that they belong on the sidewalk with other ped-estrians and not on the roads with the other vehicles.

Less often it is that they don’t need licence plates or insur-ance when operated by some-one with a disability.

Who would have thought that it might be about driving into and killing another pedestrian on the sidewalk? It happened in Burnaby two days ago.

These machines are a boon to those of us whose mobility is challenged and are capable of moving their occupant at significant speeds, often more than twice the walking pace of an adult.

Clearly, they are danger-ous when misused or used carelessly.

With that in mind, the prov-ince indicated to the Union of BC Municipalities in 2013 that it intends to develop a coordin-ated plan for safe operation of motorized scooters, including possible amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act.

The provincial coroner also issued recommendations sup-porting scooter regulation in 2008 after several scooter-riding seniors died in crashes with vehicles.

Currently, driving powered wheelchairs amounts to the same thing as walking. There are no rules about what side of the sidewalk to use, how fast to go or penalties for misbehav-iour except perhaps assault or criminal negligence under the Criminal Code.

Perhaps this is the way it should be as the wheelchairs are not motor vehicles accord-ing to law.

Should motorized wheel-chairs be regulated by ICBC? An informal poll on the Global News web site recorded 236 votes for and 33 votes against the idea this evening.

Ultimately, your answer to this question is probably deter-mined by whether you see a person with a mobility aid or a driver in a motor vehicle.

Sometimes we must feel grief or surrender control: pastor

Not all of life’s problems can be solved like a game

Life can be a game. Or so says Jane McGonigal, author of a new book

called SuperBetter (Penguin). When life overwhelms, we can

take charge, making a competi-tion of our needs and claiming our obstacles as part of an elab-orate game.

Games, writes McGonigal, provide the strategies: You challenge yourself. Find and battle the bad guys. Collect and activate power-ups. Seek out and complete quests. Recruit allies. Adopt a secret identity. Go for an epic win!

Imagine that my car is dam-aged in a collision. I’m okay, my car isn’t and I need to drive to Victoria tonight and my insur-ance company can’t possibly get me a rental for another three days.

I adopt my secret identity, Curtis the Slasher of Insurance Red Tape (an identity best kept a secret). I find and battle the bad guys (writers of endless policy regulations). I recruit my ally (Daphne, the insurance rep on the phone). I explain to her that we need to play a game; our quest is to get to Victoria and my power-up is a car and well, you get the idea. With a good sense of fun, this could work!

But some problems cannot be reduced to a quest and con-quered. Grief might be numbed by a game, but many will argue that the only way through grief is to feel it. Similar thing for divorce: you might break down parts of it into a game, but learn-ing to deal with a new way of life can only be done head on.

Settling refugees is surely no game. In her book McGonigal tells the stories of people who recovered more quickly from ill-ness when they game-ified the ill-ness and treatment, but when an entire life changes, a few playful strategies can’t carry the load. What then?

The ancient preacher named Paul wrote about this in a let-ter we know as the Bible book named 2 Corinthians. He had a problem that some game strat-egies couldn’t cover. He called the problem a thorn in his side and we know nothing more about it, though historians are unanimous that it had nothing

to do with a game console. He pleaded with God to take it

away. God didn’t. Instead, Paul heard from God that God’s grace was enough, that’s all he needed. God’s power comes into its own in our weakness. Paul was told that he needed to step aside and trust that God would go to work.

Jane McGonigal is onto some-thing – when your car won’t make it to Victoria. In that moment, a sense of fun can take you a long way. When life hits harder and it will, we need to face the truth that this is no game. We may have to admit that this is bigger than we will ever manage.

God invites us to surrender because in the admission that we can’t do it alone, we clear the space for God who promises to make us strong.

CurtisKorverFaithMatters

» Curtis Korver is the pastor of Alberni Valley Christian Reformed Church.

God invites us to surrender because in the admission that we can’t do it alone, we clear the space for God who promises to make us strong.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Use the morning to the max, when you have a receptive audi-ence. Meetings will go smoothly except for an issue that arises about who wants to take the lead. You could sense a power play starting. Reflect before you act. Tonight: Check in with an older friend or relative.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A boss or a respected associ-ate demonstrates his or her respect and caring. You might be more demanding than you realize and could cause a rift unintentionally. A situation is likely to develop in which you’ll need to handle a personal matter. Tonight: Relax with the moment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might have the best inten-tions, yet a partner seems to be defiant. This situation eas-ily could develop into a major rift. Financial implications also might emerge. Don’t push, but support yourself in creating more stability. Tonight: Don’t get too feisty with a family member.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You’ll open up to a different

perspective that allows you to see the big picture. Decisions made with this mindset will prove to be excellent. Choose to go your own way, if possible, and don’t get up in someone else’s need to have it his or her way. Tonight: Watch a favorite movie.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Others continue to seek you out. You might need to screen calls and be less available. A personal issue arises that you’ll need to deal with first. If you don’t want to share what is happening, make it OK. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s choice.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Dive into a project in the morn-ing. The more you get done, the better off you will be. Complica-tions easily could occur in the evening. You will need to divide your attention. Before you say or do anything, make sure your motive is not anger. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Share your ideas in the morn-ing. You have the ability to find excellent solutions. Understand what a loved one is asking you.

At a certain point, you must focus on a project. Screen calls to accomplish what you want. Tonight: Wind down and relax.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Your creativity could be limited by a personal situation, but once it is handled, you’ll be able to handle nearly any situation. A friend could be overly asser-tive, making you somewhat uncomfortable. Make a choice that you feel is needed. Tonight: Celebrate the weekend!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might not be able to free yourself from being caught in conversation after conversa-tion. At some point in the day, you will want to isolate yourself, as you have a lot of ground to cover. Be ready to handle a loved one’s demands. Tonight: Head home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Deal with a financial matter head-on. Reassess a situation that you feel is determined by its stability and financial ramifications. You will seek out answers to your questions, and you will get them. Others gain more awareness. Your mood could swiftly change. Tonight: TGIF.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Complete what you must in the morning. You also might see one situation create multiple conversations. You could feel worn out by midafternoon, but you’ll greet the weekend with a smile. Take off early if you can. Make plans spontaneously. Tonight: Treat a friend to dinner.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might feel as if you can’t accomplish what you want. Swallow that feeling, and assume a positive attitude. Dive into your work. Once you clear out the to-do list, you will lighten up. Make it OK to have a mood change for the better. Tonight: Cheer the weekend in.

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September 25, 2012

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MIKE DAVIES CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

Police have a man in custody in a case that has been disturbing the Campbell River community since a release was issued late Tuesday night by the school district.

School District 72 superintend-ent Tom Longridge issued the public message to the commun-ity — which was also emailed to all parents of children in the district — saying Campbell River RCMP were investigating a report of “an individual who has exposed themselves on more than one occasion near Timber-line Secondary School.”

The release was in response to a report received by police earlier in the day.

The suspect was described as

a white male of average height and average build wearing a light brown hoodie on one occasion, and a light brown or tan hoodie on another occasion.

“The instance (of exposure) was clearly deliberate,” accord-ing a later RCMP release.

On Wednesday, police were con-ducting patrols of the area and received another report of sus-picious activity near Timberline and responded, resulting in the apprehension of a male suspect who matched the description.

That suspect is being held in custody while the investigation continues.

The original SD72 letter to parents and the community said parents and guardians of chil-dren in the district were being encouraged to speak with their

kids about this situation, add-ing, “school administration at Timberline, Penfield, Sandowne, Georgia Park and Southgate will be talking with students tomor-row (Wednesday) about this information, given their proxim-ity to the area where these inci-dents have taken place.”

When asked for comment on how the schools would be dis-cussing the issue with the chil-dren, district communications and community engagement officer Jennifer Patrick said that would be up to each facility.

“It is left to the principal’s dis-cretion as to how best to handle communications of this nature based on the circumstance and in consideration of the age of the students in their school,” Patrick said.

Police say public made multiple reports in Campbell River

Fentanyl and crack cocaine seized in Nanaimo drug bustDARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Significant quantities of fentanyl and crack cocaine were seized and five people arrested in a joint drug bust by Nanaimo RCMP this week.

The Nanaimo detachment’s Projects drug enforcement unitand the Street Crimes prop-erty crime unit worked together to seize drugs and cash from a central Nanaimo residence Monday.

A search and subsequent arrest of five people resulted in the seiz-ure of 87 grams of fentanyl and 61 grams of crack cocaine, and $3,000 cash.

Fentanyl is synthetic painkiller often used to boost the strength of street heroin.

“Eighty-seven grams, that’s potentially 900 individual doses,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman,

“Investigators believe these arrests and drug seizures will cause a significant disruption in the sale and distribution of

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The drug was detected in 47 overdose deaths investigated by the BC Coroners Office since 2013, 27 of which were in Nanaimo.

Search warrants were used to enter a home and vehicle in the 2100-block of Bowen Road. Two men and and three women were arrested.

Three of the five were later released and police are seeking a Dec. 7 court date on drug traf-ficking charges.

A 38-year-old man and a woman aged 31 were held in jail and are scheduled to appear in Nanaimo Provincial court today (Friday Sept. 25), on drug and property crime charges.

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Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Can-adian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee.

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

Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).

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Sproat Lake Canoe Club, outrigger paddling throughout the week.Info: 250-723-0640.

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Special interestMedieval Society, come play

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Child and youth Bring your zero to five year

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Rock Solid Youth, ages 13 to 18, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Elim Tabernacle.

Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and

child playgroup. Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at Alberni Elementary School. Info: 250-723-5603.

Rollerblading for youth 13 and under at Glenwood Centre on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Support and help Grandparents Raising Grand-

children and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide infor-mation and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail [email protected].

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Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers Tuesday to Saturday. Info: 250-730-0390.

Families dealing with the Min-istry of Children and Fam-ilies, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility. Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abusive-min-istry.ca to share your story.

Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wed-nesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support services. If you, or some-

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Service groupsLiteracy Alberni drop-in

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

Alberni Valley Hospice Society provides trained volunteers to support people and fam-ilies facing life threatening illness, death and bereave-ment. Ty Watson House (2649 Second Ave.).

Addictions Narcotics Anonymous,

1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.

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

What’s comingExhibition of Watercolour

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

Junior Badminton is starting Mondays and Thursdays at the Athletic Hall. Sign up Thursday, Sept. 24

Cardboard Challenge, Sept. 26 from noon to 3 p.m. at Glen-wood Centre.

Port Alberni Scottish Country Dancers open house Mon-day Sept. 28, 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Bring soft-soled shoes and a smile. for more info contact 250-723-0516.

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» Today’s weather and the four-day forecast

» How the markets did yesterday

Support for KidSportKidSport Port Alberni representative, Ron Doetzel, recently accepted a $725 cheque from Al McCullogh of Pacific Chevrolet. The money was raised at the company’s Jello Jump fundraiser and will be used to enable local kids to play organized sports. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

The Canadian dollar traded Tues-day afternoon at 75.09 US, up 0.17 of a cent from Monday’s close. The

Pound Sterling was worth $2.0307 Cdn, down 0.28 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.4947 Cdn, up 0.22 of a cent.

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NEW EXHIBIT The current exhibit at Rollin

Art Centre will run until Oct. 17 featuring 10 photographers from our very own AV Photo Club.

Members include: Ron Brand-ner and Bonnie Brandner, Pau-line Hannaford, Carl Sexsmith, Carole Barnett, Gabrielle Mad-sen, Dave Murray, Graham Fox and Roland Semjanovs.

This group exhibit has show-cases a vast variety of beautiful images, as individual as each of the photographers.

Join us in the gallery, Satur-day, Sept. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m., for refreshments and to meet all the photographers who are showcas-ing their talents and beautiful photographs.

PUMPKIN CARVING It’s time to get all your ideas

ready for the Rollin Art Centre’s annual Pumpkin Carving Con-test, taking place Oct. 31, from 11-4 p.m.

This family-friendly event will enable families to spend the afternoon carving pumpkins on our terrace, carving tools will be available.

You must register that day; pumpkins will be supplied, in age appropriate categories. There are six categories avail-able, for ages: 4-6 yr. olds, 7-10 yr. olds, 11-13 yr. olds, 14-17 yr. olds, 18+ adults and groups.

Registration is $5 per pumpkin, and will take place the same day, with partial proceeds going towards B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Viewing and voting of your favorite lit Jack-O-Lantern will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Visit our gardens of all the lit pumpkins and vote as many times as you like for your favor-ite pumpkin, $2 each vote.

Winners in each group will be announced in the paper, with special prizes awarded. Please come in costume, trick-or-treat in the gallery and stroll the lit gardens then carry on with your trick or treating.

MCLEAN’S MARKET McLean’s Mill Christmas mar-

ket is always a favorite event here in the Alberni Valley.

Don’t miss your opportunity to showcase your crafts at this

year’s event. Room is still avail-able if you are interested.

This year’s McLean’s’ Christmas market will once again take place on two weekends, Nov. 27 to 29, and Dec. 5-6. If you are interested in renting a table, for one week-end or two, there is still room.

For more info or to register for this magical event, stop by the Rollin Art Centre for your appli-cation, or call 250-724-3412.

To book, one weekend is $80, or save, and book both weekends for$150. Space is limited!

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Your Alberni Valley arts calendar

FREE (or by donation) Community Social events

◆ Mon, 5-6:30 pm, Lounge Music – Port Alberni’s own Richard Lysne on piano

◆ Tues, 4:30-5:30 pm, Social Politics – Green Beer n Banter

◆ Wed, 4-5:30 pm, Lounge Music – Port Alberni’s own David Morton on guitar

◆ Thurs, 5-6:30 pm, Social Politics – Team Trudeau - Pints n Politics

◆ Fri, 8-10pm, social – LGBT hosted by Colin Simister

◆ Mon, Sep 21, 7-9 pm, Lounge Music – Port Alberni’s own Mohr Masala

◆ Thurs, Sep 24, 7-9 pm, Spoken Word Open Mic – Alberni Valley Words on Fire!

◆ Mon, Oct 5 , 7-9pm, Lounge Music – Port Alberni’s own Mohr Masala

◆ Wed, Oct 7 , 7-9pm, Musicians’ Open Mic – Own the Stage hosted by Jeff Hallworth

COVER CHARGE (admission) Community Social events

◆ Sat, Sep 26th, 8-10 pm, Concert – THE LION Christopher Arruda – CD Release Tour – Alternative Folk

◆ Sun, Sep 27th, 2:30-4:30 pm, Concert - Greg Drummond Band “Drive” Tour – Folk – Rock

◆ Sat, Oct 3rd , 8-10 pm, Concert – THE FOX Ryan McMahon solo - folk/roots/rock/Americana

◆ Sun, Oct 4th, 8-10 pm, Concert – Sean Burns Fall Duo Tour 2015 - Roots/Country Rock Singer-Songwriter

◆ Sat, Oct 10th , 8-10 pm, Concert – Ken Stead + Erin Kay

✳ un, Oct 11th, 2:30-4:30 pm, Concert – Terry Gillespie

✴ ue, Oct 13th, 7-9 pm, Concert – Nathan-iel Krikke – CD Release - Folk

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Sharpen your blades, it’s Alberni pumpkin time again

» Melissa Martin is the arts administra-tor for the Community Arts Council.

A young carver tackles a pumpking during last year’s carving cntest [FILE]

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‘Mom’ and ‘dad’ going from forms in OntarioKEITH LESLIE THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Ontario lawmakers have approved a motion to remove the words ’mother’ and ’father’ from all government forms to “reflect the diverse nature” of families in the province.

Glenn Thibeault, the Liberal member of the Ontario legisla-ture for Sudbury, asked that ’gen-dered’ terminology be replaced with gender-neutral and inclu-sive language on 10,000 different provincial government forms.

Birth certificates already allow two same-sex adults to be listed as parents, and all government forms should use inclusive lan-guage, said Thibeault.

His motion, which was approved Thursday in a voice vote, said gender specific words “including — but not limited to — mother and father” could be replaced with “parent or guardian” to better recognize the rights of LGBTQ parents.

“This motion isn’t about saying that using terms that indicate a gender such as mother or father are bad or offensive, just that they aren’t always a reflection of today’s Ontario families and more appropriate terminology ought to be used,” Thibeault told the legislature. “This is about being inclusive.”

Two Liberal cabinet ministers and the New Democrats spoke in favour of Thibeault’s motion, which is not binding, but wide-spread support for such a move by a government backbencher often leads to action.

The Conservatives said Thibeault’s motion shouldn’t exclude the gender-specific terms already in use on government forms.

“If the member was really ser-ious about being inclusive, he would be asking that words such as parent and guardian be added to government forms, not that the words mother and father be excluded,” said PC MPP Bob Bailey

Visiting Pope urges U.S. to share its immense wealthFrancis off to New York after making fi rst-ever pontiff speech before congressNICOLE WINFIELD AND ERICA WERNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Pope Francis plunged into the melting pot of New York after reminding the country of its immigrant origins in the first papal speech before Congress on Thursday.

Over an intense 40 hours set to start with a sunset evening pray-er service at St. Patrick’s Cath-edral, he will address world lead-ers at the United Nations, partici-pate in an interfaith service at the Sept. 11 memorial museum at ground zero and celebrate Mass at Madison Square Garden.

Thousands of people lined the streets leading to the recently spruced up cathedral to greet the popular pontiff as his motorcade slowly drove by and he gestured toward them from his pope-mobile. They cheered, waved flags and adoringly chanted his name.

The pope, who’s making his first trip to the United States, planned to visit a school on Fri-day and take a processional drive through Central Park.

In Washington earlier Thurs-day, the pope had waded into bitter disputes while speaking to Congress, entreating the nation to share its immense wealth with those less fortunate. He urged Congress and the nation to abolish the death penalty, fight global warming and embrace immigrants. Lawmakers gave rousing ovations to the leader of the world’s Catholics despite obvious disagreements over some of his pleas.

After he addressed Congress, the first pontiff to do so, he underscored his message by travelling directly to a downtown Washington church, where he mingled with needy and home-less people, blessed their noon-time meal and walked among them while they ate.

Soon after, he headed by plane to New York, second stop on his three-city first visit to the U.S. After arriving at John F. Ken-

nedy International Airport in Queens, he boarded a helicopter to Manhattan, where the cath-edral is located.

Two sisters, 89-year-old Anna Ambrosino and 92-year-old Con-nie Angiolillo, waited in their wheelchairs for Francis to arrive. Angiolillo, citing her age, said this was her only chance to see him: “Next time I see the pope,” she said, “it will be in heaven.”

The pope addresses the U.N. on Friday and wraps up his visit this weekend in Philadelphia, where he speaks in front of Independence Hall and cele-brates Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

At the Capitol, the remarkable sight of the pope speaking in the House chamber seemed to delight lawmakers of all per-suasions, though he offered an agenda more to Democrats’ liking. Besides his focus on cli-mate change and immigration, he denounced arms sales and seemed to allude approvingly to the Iran nuclear deal and recent actions by President Barack

Obama’s administration to open relations with Cuba, done with his urging.

Republicans, too, heard some-thing to like in his references to the sanctity of life and family relations, reminders that even the more open Catholic Church over which Francis presides still condemns abortion and gay marriage.

For all the spectacle, it seemed unlikely the pope’s visit would break congressional inertia on the issues dear to him, with no action in sight from the Repub-lican majority on global warm-ing or immigration.

But Francis, in his historic speech, seemed determined to remind the United States of its foundations as a country made up of foreigners, addressing the chamber and the American people beyond in personal terms as a son of immigrants to “this great continent.”

“We must resolve now to live as nobly and as justly as possible as we educate new generations not to turn their back on our neigh-

bours and everything around us,” he said. “We must not be taken aback by their numbers but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best we can to their situation.”

After the address, Francis appeared high on a Capitol bal-cony and addressed a cheering crowd of thousands below on the lawn and the Mall beyond who had watched his speech on giant TV screens.

“Buenos dias,” he called out in the language of his native Argen-tina and millions of U.S. immi-grants, legal and not.

The crowd thundered its response.

Francis asked the crowd to pray for him, as he always does. But speaking in Spanish, he added a line to acknowledge that not everyone there was a believer.

“If among you there are some who don’t believe or who cannot pray, I ask that you send good wishes my way,” he said, to tumultuous applause.

“God bless America!” he con-cluded, as he had in the House chamber.

After leaving the Capitol, the pope brought encouragement to a much smaller group: a gath-ering of homeless and needy people at St. Patrick’s Church and Catholic Charities in Wash-ington. He decried a lack of hous-ing for the poor and declared there is “no justification whatso-ever” for homelessness.

New York was next in his jam-packed tour, which began last weekend in Cuba and included a White House ceremony and Washington parade in his pope-mobile on Wednesday. Late Thursday, he was to preside over a vespers service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

On Friday, at the United Nations, he is sure to make many of the points emphasized in Washington — a need for open-ness to immigrants and for the world to share its riches with the needy.

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Pope Francis is on his first visit to the United States. [ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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