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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Tlu-piich Games teach heritage traditions Sports, Page 5 31C 13C Sunny Weather 2 What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Island & BC 5 Sports 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 Taste 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 157 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today Questions raised about apartment development The owner of an empty lot planned for a massive five-storey project currently owns a buildling in town with a controversial history. » Alberni Region, 3 An Island creation to enjoy shaken, not stirred Proliferation of local distilleries means all kinds of new opportunity for some authentic local martinis. » Taste, 10 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A fire left a young family home- less in the early hours of Sat- urday morning only nine days after relocating to Port Alberni. Christine Donaldson and Kodie Love are originally from Port Alberni and recently moved back to be closer to family. Along with their 16 1/2-month- old baby, they hadn’t yet settled into in a trailer on family prop- erty when it suddenly caught fire. Expecting a second child, Donaldson said the blaze struck before they had a chance to unpack and set them back on renovation plans. “We were doing renovations and had ripped out the carpet and did some painting,” she said. “All the wood for the floor- ing was on the deck and it was worth about $1,000. We’re just really disappointed.” At about midnight on Friday night, Donaldson stepped into the shower while Love took their son for a car ride to help him sleep. When she got out, she assumed Love was home, but instead saw the deck on fire. “The whole deck was on fire within seconds,” she said. “I grabbed my phone and ran down the driveway to call 911. By then the whole place was up in smoke.” The family did not have con- tent insurance and so far esti- mate they have lost about $2,000 in renovation costs, as well as $2,500 in tools and equipment from family members. According to Donaldson, the cause of the fire is still unknown. “It’s frustrating not knowing and I’m curious,” Donaldson said. “I hope they can figure it out so we have some closure.” The community has pulled together with an outpouring of support with donations of baby clothing, furniture, gift certifi- cates and money. “The support is amazing,” Don- aldson said. “It is unbelievable how Port Alberni pulled togeth- er. We also had support from Salmon Arm, Ontario and Grand Prairie. We are blessed to have so many people back us up.” Donaldson said they have enough baby clothes for now, but if anyone would like to donate furniture or kitchen items, a drop off location has been estab- lished at 4548 Alwyn Street. A gofundme.com fundraising site has also been set up under “Don- aldson/Love family fire fund” where financial contributions can be made. [email protected] » Election MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES G ord Johns believes his party is the only viable challenger to the Conserv- ative government in the upcom- ing federal election. Johns is running for the New Democratic Party in the newly formed Courtenay–Alberni rid- ing, and started his campaign early this year. He’s campaign- ing for change. As a born-and-raised Vancou- ver Islander with experience running small business and local government on the West Coast, Johns is confident he can provide a voice in Parliament for the Alberni Valley’s socio-eco- nomic needs — needs that the Conservative government has neglected, he said. Those economic needs don’t have to sacrifice a concern for the environment, according to Johns; actually, the two work hand-in-hand. “We can protect the environ- ment and grow the Canadian economy,” Johns said, adding you can’t have one without the other. The Conservatives have harmed Canada’s reputation internationally by their environ- mental practices in the last 10 years, said Johns, notably by “putting all their eggs in one basket” in a focus on develop- ing the oil and gas industry. He upholds the Norwegian model, which sends hundreds of mil- lions of dollars to developing countries to offset carbon emis- sions, as an example to follow. “This is the kind of leadership I’d like Canada to take,” he said. Although the Conservatives have promised to balance the budget, they haven’t done that either, Johns noted. Their efforts at limiting federal spend- ing have been at the expense of provincial and municipal tax- payers, he added. When asked about the pro- posed Liquefied Natural Gas shipment terminal on the Alber- ni Inlet, Johns praised the Huu- ay-aht First Nations involve- ment but said it’s too early for comment on the project. As for the transshipment container hub: “I think that’s a great idea,” he said, adding there is “plenty of economic potential” in the Valley. As part of the NDP platform, Johns doesn’t believe in the “trickle-down” effect of boost- ing the economy by giving large corporate tax breaks. He advo- cates taxing big businesses, with wealthy executives, to provide subsidies for students, families and seniors. “Canada’s largest corporations are going to have to pay their share,” Johns said. One way to help families is to subsidize early childhood education and set up a $15-per- day childcare program, he described. That would free par- ents to enter the workforce and ease the burden of household debt, he said. By cutting healthcare spend- ing, the federal government has reduced its contributions to 18 per cent of the healthcare budget, “downloading” the remaining 82 per cent for prov- incial coffers, Johns said. He’d like to increase federal spending to 50 per cent. In particular, seniors are hurt by the Conservative cuts, he noted. Rather than NDP candidates being “whipped” into towing the party line, Johns said it’s a bene- fit when voters know that they are choosing a candidate who is “progressive” on social issues. “I’m definitely pro-choice,” Johns said. His healthcare views include support for doctor-as- sisted suicide, which requires a model that “protects people while they’re sane, to make sound decisions,” he said. He is always willing to listen to all sides, he added. The Alberni Valley, which consistently ranks low in soci- oeconomic assessments, needs help from the federal govern- ment to boost small business investment, infrastructure upgrades and the manufactur- ing industry, Johns said. The NDP proposes “an innovation tax credit to stimulate manufac- turing,” he noted. That would benefit local lumber mills who need a break in order to afford better equipment, he said. “I’m not a forestry expert, but I do know that they need support in innovation and technology,” Johns said. The NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair, visits the riding today, though he won’t be in Port Alberni. Mulcair is in Parksville for a Rally for Change from 12–2 p.m. and in Courtenay at 6 p.m. [email protected] Gord Johns at his new campaign office on 10th Avenue and Roger Street, with campaign volunteer Jane Armstrong. He owns a home in Port Alberni and his children attend local schools, he said. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES] Local candidate believes the Canadian economy cannot grow without protecting the environment NDP a vote for change: Johns DISASTER Fire destroys family’s home in Beaver Creek “The whole deck was on fire within seconds.” Christine Donaldson, fire victim A family that moved to the Alberni Valley less than two weeks ago was left without a home Saturday when a fire destroyed a house in Beaver Creek. The Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department attended to the blaze. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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Page 1: Alberni Valley Times, August 18, 2015

Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Tlu-piich Games teach heritage traditionsSports, Page 5

31C 13CSunny

Weather 2What’s On 2

Alberni Region 3Opinion 4

Island & BC 5 Sports 6

Scoreboard 7Comics 8

Classifieds 9Taste 10

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 157 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.)

Inside today

Questions raised about apartment development The owner of an empty lot planned for a massive five-storey project currently owns a buildling in town with a controversial history. » Alberni Region, 3

An Island creation to enjoy shaken, not stirredProliferation of local distilleries means all kinds of new opportunity for some authentic local martinis.

» Taste, 10

» Use your smartphoneto jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news.

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A fire left a young family home-less in the early hours of Sat-urday morning only nine days after relocating to Port Alberni.

Christine Donaldson and Kodie Love are originally from Port Alberni and recently moved back to be closer to family. Along with their 16 1/2-month-old baby, they hadn’t yet settled into in a trailer on family prop-erty when it suddenly caught fire. Expecting a second child, Donaldson said the blaze struck before they had a chance to unpack and set them back on renovation plans.

“We were doing renovations and had ripped out the carpet and did some painting,” she said. “All the wood for the floor-ing was on the deck and it was worth about $1,000. We’re just really disappointed.”

At about midnight on Friday night, Donaldson stepped into the shower while Love took their son for a car ride to help him sleep. When she got out, she assumed Love was home, but

instead saw the deck on fire. “The whole deck was on fire

within seconds,” she said. “I grabbed my phone and ran down the driveway to call 911. By then the whole place was up in smoke.”

The family did not have con-tent insurance and so far esti-mate they have lost about $2,000 in renovation costs, as well as $2,500 in tools and equipment from family members.

According to Donaldson,

the cause of the fire is still unknown.

“It’s frustrating not knowing and I’m curious,” Donaldson said. “I hope they can figure it out so we have some closure.”

The community has pulled

together with an outpouring of support with donations of baby clothing, furniture, gift certifi-cates and money.

“The support is amazing,” Don-aldson said. “It is unbelievable how Port Alberni pulled togeth-er. We also had support from Salmon Arm, Ontario and Grand Prairie. We are blessed to have so many people back us up.”

Donaldson said they have enough baby clothes for now, but if anyone would like to donate furniture or kitchen items, a drop off location has been estab-lished at 4548 Alwyn Street. A gofundme.com fundraising site has also been set up under “Don-aldson/Love family fire fund” where financial contributions can be made.

[email protected]

» Election

MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Gord Johns believes his party is the only viable challenger to the Conserv-

ative government in the upcom-ing federal election.

Johns is running for the New Democratic Party in the newly formed Courtenay–Alberni rid-ing, and started his campaign early this year. He’s campaign-ing for change.

As a born-and-raised Vancou-ver Islander with experience running small business and local government on the West Coast, Johns is confident he can provide a voice in Parliament for the Alberni Valley’s socio-eco-nomic needs — needs that the Conservative government has neglected, he said.

Those economic needs don’t have to sacrifice a concern for the environment, according to Johns; actually, the two work hand-in-hand.

“We can protect the environ-ment and grow the Canadian economy,” Johns said, adding you can’t have one without the other.

The Conservatives have harmed Canada’s reputation internationally by their environ-mental practices in the last 10 years, said Johns, notably by “putting all their eggs in one basket” in a focus on develop-ing the oil and gas industry. He upholds the Norwegian model, which sends hundreds of mil-lions of dollars to developing countries to offset carbon emis-sions, as an example to follow.

“This is the kind of leadership I’d like Canada to take,” he said.

Although the Conservatives have promised to balance the budget, they haven’t done that either, Johns noted. Their efforts at limiting federal spend-ing have been at the expense of provincial and municipal tax-payers, he added.

When asked about the pro-posed Liquefied Natural Gas shipment terminal on the Alber-ni Inlet, Johns praised the Huu-ay-aht First Nations involve-ment but said it’s too early for comment on the project.

As for the transshipment container hub: “I think that’s a great idea,” he said, adding there is “plenty of economic potential” in the Valley.

As part of the NDP platform, Johns doesn’t believe in the “trickle-down” effect of boost-ing the economy by giving large corporate tax breaks. He advo-cates taxing big businesses, with wealthy executives, to provide subsidies for students, families and seniors.

“Canada’s largest corporations

are going to have to pay their share,” Johns said.

One way to help families is to subsidize early childhood education and set up a $15-per-day childcare program, he described. That would free par-ents to enter the workforce and ease the burden of household debt, he said.

By cutting healthcare spend-ing, the federal government has reduced its contributions to 18 per cent of the healthcare budget, “downloading” the

remaining 82 per cent for prov-incial coffers, Johns said. He’d like to increase federal spending to 50 per cent.

In particular, seniors are hurt by the Conservative cuts, he noted.

Rather than NDP candidates being “whipped” into towing the party line, Johns said it’s a bene-fit when voters know that they are choosing a candidate who is “progressive” on social issues.

“I’m definitely pro-choice,” Johns said. His healthcare views include support for doctor-as-sisted suicide, which requires a model that “protects people while they’re sane, to make sound decisions,” he said. He is always willing to listen to all sides, he added.

The Alberni Valley, which consistently ranks low in soci-oeconomic assessments, needs help from the federal govern-ment to boost small business investment, infrastructure upgrades and the manufactur-ing industry, Johns said. The NDP proposes “an innovation tax credit to stimulate manufac-turing,” he noted. That would benefit local lumber mills who need a break in order to afford better equipment, he said.

“I’m not a forestry expert, but I do know that they need support in innovation and technology,” Johns said.

The NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair, visits the riding today, though he won’t be in Port Alberni. Mulcair is in Parksville for a Rally for Change from 12–2 p.m. and in Courtenay at 6 p.m.

[email protected]

Gord Johns at his new campaign office on 10th Avenue and Roger Street, with campaign volunteer Jane Armstrong. He owns a home in Port Alberni and his children attend local schools, he said. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

Local candidate believes the Canadian economy cannot grow without protecting the environment

NDP a vote for change: Johns

DISASTER

Fire destroys family’s home in Beaver Creek“The whole deck was on fire within seconds.”

Christine Donaldson, fire victim

A family that moved to the Alberni Valley less than two weeks ago was left without a home Saturday when a fire destroyed a house in Beaver Creek. The Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department attended to the blaze. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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ALBERNITODAYWednesday, August 18, 2015 | Contact the newsroom 250-723-8171 | [email protected] | STORY UPDATES: www.avtimes.net

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 Community 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. Wed-nesdays 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, September 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 Wednes-

days at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.Touch rugby games at the Port Alber-

ni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tues-days and Thursdays 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 Wed-nesdays at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - 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 Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442.

PacificCARE free music drop-in pro-gram for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school cal-endar. Registration 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 Wed-nesdays 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 support those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan).

Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations 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 Free-masons 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 mornings, 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 Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.

Overeaters Anonymous meeting 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 comingMaritime Discovery Fishing Derby

for children, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.

A.V. Legion Branch 293 Fun Fishing Derby Saturday, Aug. 22 6a.m. to 9p.m., Sunday Aug. 23 6a.m. to 11a.m., final weigh in 11a.m. Tickets available at the Legion and Gone Fishin’.

Words on Fire, Open Mike, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Feature presenter is Stephen Novik, who will launch his second chapbook of poetry.

Wings for Angel dinner, entertainment, silent auction for Hugginz Founda-tion, Aug. 29. Tickets at the Best Western Barclay.

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Airport GPS design ready this yearAlberni-Clayoquot Regional District will go ahead with facility expansion, says director on the boardERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

While it’s yet to be determined how much of an ambitious expansion to the regional air-port will be funded by taxpayers, plans are already underway to make the facility worthy of handling passenger flights.

Without a global positioning system that allows airplanes to navigate through heavy cloud cover, the Alberni Val-ley Regional Airport has been unable to service scheduled flights. This puts the facility behind airports across Vancou-ver Island that offer commercial flights, but the potential of the airstrip near Sproat Lake is improving thanks to work that began this summer.

In July, the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s board of directors approved over $126,000 worth of vegetation-clearing contracts to remove obstacles around the airport, a necessary measure for the facility to qual-ify for a GPS in the future. Some tree felling took place in July during a brief stint of wetter conditions, but now clearing is on hold until conditions become less precarious.

“It’s been curtailed due to the fire hazard in the Valley, and we’re waiting for some cooler, wetter weather to continue the process,” said the ACRD’s airport superintendent Mark Fortune, who expects that a GPS design will be completed by the end of the year. “Once the clear-ing is done, we’ll have a GPS approach designed for that site.”

The airport’s $7.5 million worth of expansion plans include extending the runway to 1,500 metres and installing industry-standard lighting to the runway. The project suffered a setback on Aug. 5 with news that an application to the B.C. Access Program was unsuccessful. Instead, the prov-

ince granted $1.27 million to the ACRD’s other airport at Long Beach, a facility that already serves approximately 20,000 pas-senger flights annually.

But the following day the regional district announced the ability to take out a loan of up to $6 million from the Muni-cipal Finance Authority. Just 303 Alberni Valley residents submitted opposition to repay-ing the loan through property taxes over the next 30 years, a small fraction of the electorate that fell far short of the 2,050 submissions that were required to send the issue to a formal referendum.

Now the regional district awaits the result of an applica-tion to the Gas Tax Strategic Priorities Fund, a federal and provincial grant program that supports large-scale infrastruct-ural developments in British Columbia outside of the Van-couver area. A total of 222 pro-jects have applied for the $145 million allocated to the gas tax fund.

The decision on this grant is expected in the fall, but ACRD director Jack McLeman believes the airport expansion will likely follow through regardless of the application’s outcome. If the regional district takes out a maximum loan of $6 million to finance the project, this would translate into a tax increase of

$16.80 for Valley homes with an assed value of $200,000.

“I think we’ll probably just go ahead with it,” said McLeman.

“The cost per average house is less than a case of beer a year, so it’s not like it’s a lot of money.”

The airport project’s business case states that the expansion would bring another 15 full-time jobs to Coulson Aviation, as a

longer runway would allow the local company to refit C-130 Hercules planes with tanks for firefighting. Five more full-time jobs are anticipated for a carrier that would provide two passen-ger flights a day to Vancouver, estimates the business case.

McLeman expects that an improved airport would bring more benefits to the community.

“Once all this stuff goes in, people can get here,” he said. “Right now people don’t want to invest in Port Alberni, you can’t land at our airport because of the GPS to start with. That’s going in regardless.”

The gas tax funding program assesses a project’s potential to boost a region’s economy. According to Steelhead LNG, the company behind a $30-bil-lion liquefied natural gas plant proposed for the mouth of the

Alberni Inlet, an improved air-port is exactly what the area needs.

“Should the runway exten-sion provide the opportunity to establish a scheduled or charter airline passenger service, travel time could be reduced signifi-cantly for workers, improving the economics of the proposed project,” wrote Tiffany Murray, Steelhead’s manager of com-munity, in a letter supporting the airport expansion. “This would improve the accessibility to the region, which could foster further economic development.”

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Without a published GPS approach, pilots can not land at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport if the cloud cover is below 4,600 feet. [TIMES FILE PHOTO]

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“I think we’ll probably just go ahead with it. The cost per average house is less than a case of beer a year, so it’s not like it’s a lot of money.”

Jack McLeman, ACRD director

Concerns about property owner’s history with local hotel

Council raises questions about apartment proposal

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

While city council approved the early stages of a large Uptown apartment develop-ment last week, some reser-vations emerged due to the property owner’s history with another building in the area.

On Aug. 10, elected represent-atives passed zoning varian-ces for a proposed project at 3033 Third Ave., allowing the development to encompass five storeys with a total height of 17 metres — which would make the apartment complex the tallest building in the Uptown business district.

The property has sat empty for years serving as a parking lot, but owner Jaspal Saroya plans to transform the space into 40 residential units, plus another eight spots for busi-nesses on the ground floor.

Saroya also owns the Beaufort Convention Centre (or Beaufort Hotel, as some residents refer to it), a multiple use building at Fourth Avenue and Angus, which is on the same block as the proposed development.

In 2010, council approved a multi-million-dollar plan to build onto the Beaufort that would offer a total of 76 apartments in the structure, including assisted living units for seniors. But this renovation stalled and has yet to material-ize, and the Beaufort’s future was hindered by a fire in 2012 that displaced 22 residents.

Although city planner Scott Smith said he isn’t aware of any outstanding issues with the Beaufort Convention Centre, some members of city coun-cil questioned where the new development on Third Avenue could lead.

“I have trouble supporting it,” said Coun. Jack McLeman.

“It sounded good that we were going to get some development on an empty lot, but the owner of that lot – we have given variance for his Beaufort Hotel

– and he’s never done anything with that variance.”

Apartments in the proposed complex are set to have two bedrooms, offering 780 to 861 square feet of space. Twenty-eight parking spaces are in Sar-oya’s development application.

“Now he wants to put some-thing here for very, very small apartments, very, very small spaces which might be popular in Vancouver, Delta and Rich-mond,” added McLeman.

“It just seems to me like it’s repeating the Beaufort Hotel.”

Now a notice of the property development will be issued in the neighbourhood, allowing the public to provide input on the project before the appli-cation is granted final munici-pal approval.

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The owner of a Third Avenue property, planned to become a five-story apartment complex, also owns the Beaufort Convention Centre. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

Trucks on 3rd Ave. ‘dangerous’: AlemanyERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

An issue that has rattled Uptown residents for years has resurfaced with a city coun-cillor’s motion to cut down on industrial trucks using Third Avenue.

During a public meeting on Aug. 10, Coun. Chris Alemany made a notice of motion for the city to send a letter to trucking companies asking that roads outside of the Uptown business area be used until a designated industrial road is established within city limits. The number of large trucks on Third Avenue has increased this summer due to heavy machinery populating the lower portion of the street to alter Dry Creek and prevent future flooding, said Alemany.

“The biggest problem that we have now is that we have these huge trucks, dump trucks, log-ging trucks, running through the Third Avenue business district,” he said. “They’re really putting lives in danger of the people that are trying to be in those businesses, walk on the street there and walk on the sidewalks. It makes it a lot more difficult and a lot less desirable.”

For over a decade, the city has considered attending to the issue by building an industrial road along the waterfront, a development that would serve local mills and the Port Alberni Port Authority, as well as divert large trucks from the Uptown’s shopping district. In 2013, coun-cil decided to allot $4 million toward the project from the following year’s budget with a plan to extend the industrial route along the southern section of Port Alber-ni’s waterfront.

Some agreements were made with the companies that oper-ate on the waterfront land, including Catalyst Paper.

“The acquired land runs from the Redford Street entrance to the Catalyst Paper mill to the

existing Harbour Road inter-section with Argyle Street,” stated the company in a 2013 release announcing Catalyst’s $5.75-million sale of a sewage lagoon to the city.

“The message has been clear from businesses and residents, industrial truck traffic is nega-tively impacting the livability and vibrancy of our city cen-ter,” added former mayor John Douglas in the Catalyst release.

“I’m pleased by the fact that residents, businesses and indus-try will all be the beneficiaries of the new road once it’s built.”

The industrial road project was planned to be repaid over a period of 30 years, with a one-time property tax hike in 2014. But with a municipal election on the horizon, council opted to cut the investment from last year’s spending plan.

While Alemany favours desig-nated trucking routes within municipal limits, he’s hesitant to suggest it’s time for the city to put the $4-million industrial road project back on the table.

“I don’t know if council yet is ready to spend millions of dollars to complete that indus-trial road,” he said. “We’ve gone so many decades without the industrial road, and still having this conversation, I think there are ways that we can strategic-ally route truck traffic on the existing roads.”

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“I have trouble supporting it. It sounded good that we were going to get some development on an empty lot, but the owner of that lot – we have given variance for his Beaufort Hotel – and he’s never done anything with that variance.”

Coun. Jack McLeman

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Misconceptions about fossil fuels and weather

There is a growing belief that the worldwide increase in extreme weather conditions, including drought, flooding and destructive winds, is due to a sudden increase in global warming and that this, in turn, results from burning fossil fuels.

Geology shows that ice over-lies the continents at times and at others the polar ice caps might melt and disappear. Scientists agree that climate changes result from variations in the amount of solar energy that reaches the surface of the earth.At times, abundant plant life can accumulate as the first stage of coal production.

Roughly 10,000 years ago, the ice sheets began to retract, and greening of the earth moved poleward. Finally, during the 18th century, the demand for coal grew greatly with the industrial revolution. Oil joined in during the 19th and

natural gas during the 20th.Coal is still a major source of

energy. In 2013, its worldwide production was over 20 million tonnes a day. There is enough in the ground to last about one 150 years. Coal is the dirtiest fuel, followed by heavy oil. Light oil and natural gas (after treatment), are next. All of these produce carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned.

Mark Twain said “There are lies, damned lies, and statis-tics.” CO2 measurements are generally accurate and they indicate that atmospheric CO2 is presently increasing annual-ly at over two parts per million.

This might not seem like much, but, depending on how the data is interpreted, it could be about 1,000 times the annual increase that existed before the industrial age.

Earth temperatures vary greatly in any one spot, and that one differs from all the others, so statistical values to show an annual increase probably fall into Twain’s third

category. However, the relative-ly rapid loss of polar ice over the last few decades is good evidence of more rapid warm-ing, and the marked increase of CO2 dissolved in the oceans points a finger at fossil fuels.

Geothermal and solar ener-gies are the only ones which have no ecological drawbacks. Common sense suggests that if every possible type of non-fos-sil energy was developed, it would still take years to get rid of fossil fuels and there is no way of knowing how this would effect environmental change. It is reasonably sure, however, that extreme weather condition are not going to go away soon.

Jim DrummondQualicum Beach

Do we know when to cut back in forestry?

Will we biblically, for a mess of pottage, sell our inherited

legacy? Do we still swallow slogans “Forests forever” and “It’s growing faster than we’re cutting it?”

Do we know when to cut back and is too late to quit?

Will the logging lobbies guar-antee adequate inventory for our surviving wood industry?

Should stumpage fee ensure that woodworkers like public service, pensions see?

This was once passed at a con-vention of the NDP that later removed clause of appurten-ancy that tied manufacturing to forestry and opened door to exporting raw log tree.

Are woodworkers lower class, never destined to get govern-ment’s indexed pension parity, what say our Liberal Gracie?

Can we continue to be hewers of wood and drawers of water to the same degree?

When they export the last tree, will global warming exact a costly penalty?

R.J. Frankow Port Alberni

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A nightmare in municipal governanceW

he On the east side of Vancou-ver Island, less than an hour’s drive away from

Port Alberni, a nightmare of small-town politics has been occurring in Lantzville. The small Nanaimo-area community saw four of its seven councillors resign within two months this spring, along with the depar-ture of three senior municipal managers.

Less than six months after a municipal election, the volume of sudden resignations was unprecedented in British Colum-bia, forcing Community Develop-ment Minister Coralee Oakes to intervene when the last council member left at the end of May.

According to B.C.’s Commun-ity Charter, not enough elected representatives remained to hold a public meeting or vote on decisions for the municipality of 3,600.

The overall problem is disput-able, depending on what side one talks to, but correspondence and comments made over the last few months suggest that conflicts within the local government had become insurmountable.

Former Lantzville councillor Graham Savage described boiling tensions during public meetings in his resignation letter submit-ted in April.

“Taken with the scenes of angry red-faced men shouting unrestrained abuse at staff and others that we have witnessed at recent council meetings and one is reminded of how democracy formerly fell in cultured nations such as Italy and Germany,” he wrote.

Rod Negrave, another council-lor who stepped away from the political mess last spring, spoke of being “truly disturbed at the undermining of democracy” in his outgoing letter as well.

In Port Alberni, residents have

also been exposed to public con-flicts among elected representa-tives and city staff.

Although the issue didn’t lead to any resignations, the local scene turned ugly in March 2014 when councillors refused to allot $1,000 to allow former mayor John Douglas to represent the community at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Confer-ence in Niagara Falls last year.

Douglas appealed for his fellow members of council to recon-sider, but was declined the city funding for the trip amid doubts of his ability to speak on behalf of Port Alberni — which is essen-tially why the public elected Douglas to be mayor in 2011.

When local governments cease to function together, the deciding measure in Canadian society is the ballot box, where residents can collectively vote on who will best make decisions for the community.

The intention here is for the

political tide to work for the com-mon good. In Lantzville, a byelec-tion held this month determined who will fill the four vacant coun-cil positions.

Twelve residents stepped for-ward to contend for the spots, which ended up being decided by a turnout of 37 per cent of Lantz-ville’s electorate.

Despite the burning need for the community to be given a new direction, this voter participa-tion rate is typical for municipal elections — and short of what we normally see at provincial and federal polls. But the dozen Lantzville residents who ran is also indicative of an ongoing phenomenon within municipal democracy.

Local governments make deci-sions that often have a more immediate effect on their sur-rounding citizens than is the case with provincial and federal politics — but the overall interest among the public is usually lower

for municipal issues. This was evident last fall during

Port Alberni’s municipal elec-tion, where 29 people ran for sev-en positions on city council.

The keen concern from a por-tion of the public was evident in the number of candidates and the growing discussion leading up to the Nov. 15 vote, but most residents residents couldn’t real-ly be bothered, as shown by the 46.9 per cent turnout rate.

Voter participation was signifi-cantly lower in other Vancouver Island cities.

Democracy can be an ugly, messy business, as some astute Lantzville residents would contend.

But the ability of a system to function in the best interests of the public will rely on those who take the trouble to be engaged in the workings of a government, holding officials accountable.

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WILDFIRES

Crews beating back pair of Oliver fi res

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KELOWNA — Crews are mak-ing good progress on a pair of wildfires burning in the south Okanagan near Oliver, south of Penticton.

The BC Wildfire Service says the Testalinden fire, burning

seven kilometres south of Oliver, is now 40 per cent contained and has not destroyed any homes.

It has charred 16 square kilo-metres of bush. About 80 crew members, four pieces of heavy equipment and seven helicop-ters are working to build guards around the remaining flanks.

The three-square-kilometre Wilson Mountain wildfire just north of Osoyoos is estimated to be 70 per cent contained, and evacuation orders issued for nearby homes have been down-graded to evacuation alerts.

The 37-square-kilometre Rock Creek blaze remains uncon-

tained and there is no end in sight for the evacuation orders that have forced hundreds of people from their homes, east of Osoyoos, near the U.S. border.

Officials confirm the blaze —suspected to be human-caused — has destroyed 30 homes but injured no one.

Meanwhile, 37-kilometre Rock Creek blaze near Osoyoos remains uncontained

A burnt out vehicle is pictured outside a burnt down residence along Highway 3 in Rock Creek, Sunday. A wildfire swept through the region Thursday claiming 29 homes and sending hundreds fleeing from the flames. [THE CANADIAN PRESS/JONATHAN HAYWARD]

CRIME

Former MLA’s son in drug bustBILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — The son of a for-mer British Columbia member of the legislature has been charged in a fentanyl bust in Calgary last month.

Kasimir Tyabji-Sandana, who is 27, is charged with one count of importing a controlled substance.

He made a brief appearance via closed circuit television in Cal-gary court on Monday. He will remain in custody until his next court appearance on Sept. 16. His lawyer is working on setting a date for a bail hearing.

Police intercepted a package marked as a muffler from China last month at Vancouver’s Inter-national Mail Centre.

It was addressed to someone in Calgary and contained 122 grams of pure fentanyl, a synthetic opi-oid used primarily to treat severe pain.

Fentanyl is a growing concern across Canada as the number of deaths and overdoses from the drug continues to climb.

A recent report from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse said as many as 655 Can-adians may have died between 2009 and 2014 from fentanyl overdoses.

Health Canada’s drug analysis labs have also been detecting fentanyl more and more often in street drugs being sent for test-ing by law enforcement agencies.

Calgary police say 145 people in Alberta have already died from suspected fentanyl overdoses this year compared with 120 last year. Arrests are also up. Police in Calgary have made 34 fentanyl busts this year compared with 12 in all of 2014.

Tyabji-Santana’s mother, Judi Tyabji, was elected to the B.C. legislature for the Liberal party in 1991 and she was the first woman to have a child while in office.

ECONOMY

Northern B.C. wants more cashResource-heavy communities want government to help pay their cost of supporting fl y-in workersTAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS

TERRACE — The indirect cost of workers commuting to energy-sector jobs has prompted 21 local governments in British Columbia’s northwest to band together to press the province for a greater share of project revenues.

Representatives met in Terrace on Saturday to formalize the Resource Benefits Alliance.

Stacey Tyres, the group’s chair-woman, said workers used to move their families into north-western B.C. towns for new pro-jects but now most people fly in

and out for a job.“(Workers) use our services,

they impact our social systems while they’re here. They use our hospitals ... but there’s no contri-bution to the community in that regard,” said Tyres, who is also chairwoman of the Regional Dis-trict of Kitimat-Stikine.

She said the “unprecedented” agreement empowers commun-ities to work on their shared goal of funnelling cash from energy projects back into the communities.

The alliance estimates at least 49 proposed energy projects — including liquefied natural gas,

mining and forestry — could generate $35 billion in provincial revenues over the next 25 years.

Members want a commitment based on a percentage of pro-ject profits, and they’ve given themselves three months to get the province to the table for negotiations.

The alliance calculated that a three-per-cent revenue share would produce $1 billion to cover infrastructure, mitigate social impacts and develop a legacy fund similar to the Columbia Basin Trust in southeastern B.C.

The northwest region covers 180,000 square kilometres of

land, stretching from Vander-hoof to Haida Gwaii and north to Dease Lake and Telegraph Creek. Members have amassed an infrastructure deficit of $500 million, Tyres said.

She said workers stretch cap-acity to the limit for roads, sew-ers and water in cities such Ter-race but take their paycheques back to their home communities.

Property taxes are the only way for local municipalities to gener-ate revenues, Typres said, adding a provincial “rural dividend” program that sends some money back into communities isn’t enough. The alliance formed

after local governments decided the B.C. government wasn’t mov-ing to fulfil an election promise, she said.

Things came to a halt last April, when the province sug-gested revenue-sharing must be based on final investment deci-sions, she said.

“(That) will be too late,” she said. “Once a final investment decision is made, they’re going to move forward very quickly and we are not going to be ready.”

Community, Sport and Cultur-al Development Minister Peter Fassbender was not available for an interview.

Derelict barge poses hazard to boaters near ZeballosBRIAN KIERAN NORTH ISLAND GAZETTE

A derelict logging float camp partially submerged in Zeballos Inlet poses a serious environ-mental and navigation hazard, but little is being done to remove it, says a Comox logger who has been trying to find someone to take responsibility for the mess.

Bill Pomponio, a logging equip-ment operator and avid ocean angler, says: “I have been trying for months to find someone pre-pared to get this sunken barge out of the inlet. The only folks who seem to give a damn are the Ehattesaht First Nations residents at Zeballos and the village Mayor Donn Cox and his council.”

Pomponio has photographed the wreckage of the 30-man camp and he has spotted deadhead debris. A 30-centimetre-wide beam, suspended just below the surface of the inlet, almost sank his fishing boat.

“This beached wreck is slowly destroying the environmental integrity and beauty of the

inlet. And, it has to be having a seriously negative impact on fishing tourism,” he said.

“I have called officials at the Ministry of Forests and I have sent pictures and a memo to my local MLA, Don McRae {Comox Valley}, but nothing

seems to work.”Before it sank last September

the floating camp was tied up near a booming ground. It broke loose, drifted around the inlet and came to rest on the shore-line near Zeballos Resolution Park.

Transport Canada Regional Communications Advisor Jillian Glover says: “Transport Can-ada hired a tug boat to secure the vessel when it initially ran adrift. At this time, the vessel is not an obstruction to navigation and the fuel tanks have been removed by the Canadian Coast Guard. As a result, Transport Canada will not be taking fur-ther action.”

The Coast Guard also put a boom around the barge. How-ever, Pomponio says the boom has degenerated and large deb-ris is escaping into the inlet.

The Ehattesaht First Nation was worried about the barge as far back as 2011 because it had a hole in it.

An insolvency receiver acting for the former owners of the barge even attempted to sell the vessel to the Ehattesaht for $10.

The current ownership of the barge remains something of a mystery.

The Ministry of Forests claimed in a March memo to Ehattesaht Chief Rose-ann

Michael that the barge is regis-tered to a Vancouver Island doctor.

The ministry’s District Resour-ces Manager Romona Blackwell also stated: “Until the issue of the abandoned vessel is resolved under federal legislation the province has no jurisdiction or authority in the matter.”

“It’s very frustrating for the (Zeballos) communities that no individual or government agency has taken action on this matter,” Chief Michael said.

“If there is a threat of pollu-tion from the vessel, the Can-adian Coast Guard would take the lead in dealing with the pol-lution threat or spill. Once the pollution aspect is dealt with, Transport Canada would inves-tigate whether or not the vessel is an obstruction to navigation,” Glover said.

“Transport Canada”s position is that the vessel owner remains solely responsible for the dis-posal and storage of his or her vessel,” the Transport Canada spokesperson added.

A derelict logging camp in Zeballos Inlet poses a serious hazard. [BILL POMPONIO]

ENVIRONMENT

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For the first time this century, the Tlu-piich Games have included lessons to teach children the trad-itional Nuu-chah-nulth language.

The annual summer event cele-brating Alberni and West Coast First Nations prepared a new schedule this year with Thurs-day set aside for family fun at Williamson Park in Port Alberni. Language experts taught children three traditional games, said Mar-isa Bennett, organizer of the Tlu-piich Games.

In a “language treasure hunt,” groups of children would approach elders at stations to learn and repeat a phrase in the central Nuu-chah-nulth dialect, Bennett said. It was an effort to spark interest among children for their cultural language, she noted, as well as build relationships between the generations.

Another game involved two groups of youth facing each other in an open field, with a stick placed in front of each group. One member of a team would have to walk towards the other with a

mouth full of water and try to pick up the stick without cracking a smile or breaking into laughter. The other team would do every-thing they could to make them laugh.

A third game challenged kids to throw spears through hoops made of wooden branches, an activity that used to test Nuu-chah-nulth youth for their hunting skills, said Bennett.

Bennett hopes to include the traditional games at each Tlu-piich event in future years.

“Everyone loved that day,” she said. “It was just a great day to sit back and be more relaxed.”

The opening ceremonies at Bob Daily Stadium were a highlight for the week-long event that started last Tuesday, Bennett said. Each of the 14 Nations marched into the stadium to inaugurate the 2015 Games.

The closing ceremonies were at the Harbour Quay after the canoe races on Sunday.

Kwammi Robinson won the top under-17 athlete award for boys. Elsa Wagner won the award for girls.

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Nuu-chah-nulth summer event in Port includes cultural heritage lessons

Tlu-piich Games teach traditions

Nuu-chah-nulth youngsters experienced some traditional recreation activities for the Tlu-piich Games at WIlliamson Park on Thursday. It was the first time that traditional outdoor games for children have been included in the annual summer celebration. [TLU-PIICH GAMES PHOTO]

Big dreams, big talk fi nally come through in major way for Jason DayDOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In his eighth year on the PGA Tour, Jason Day reached a major pinnacle of his career by winning the PGA Championship.

And he could be sure that Tiger Woods was watching.

“Game over, very happy for Jason. Great dude and well deserved. Hats off to Jordan, incredible season. Calling it early,” Woods tweeted, adding in another tweet that he was watch-ing from his new restaurant in South Florida. Always a commer-cial plug.

Day and Woods have become good friends on the golf course, but the fact Woods tuned in to the final round at Whistling Straits brought to mind Day’s rookie season when he was filled with big talent, big goals and some big talk.

Going into that year, he was asked during a conference call with Australian writers if he thought Woods was aware of him.

“I can’t say for sure, but I think he is,” said Day, who was 20 at the time. “If I was him, I would be. I watch everyone. He watch-es a lot of golf. He has so much time. He played 16 events — what does he do with his time? He’d be aware of me. He’d be saying, ’Here’s another kid coming up.”’

It was a slow climb.Now 27, he idolized the work

ethic of Woods when he was growing up in Australia and honed that powerful swing under Colin Swatton, his current cad-die. No one ever questioned his ability, only the trophies. It took him three years to win his first PGA Tour event at the Byron Nelson Championship, and four more years before he picked up another title at the Match Play Championship.

Along the way were more nag-ging injuries than he cares to remember, along with whispers that he was an underachiever.

All that has been put to rest.This is a new Day, who has

matured into one of the top three

players in the world and figures to stay there.

“As long as I am healthy, I feel like I’m going to be there a long time,” Day said. “I still want to accomplish that No. 1 goal of mine, which is to be the best player in the world. I’m still motivated and still very hungry for that, even after this win. Stuff like this is just the icing on top of the cake when you work so hard, and being able to achieve something like this.”

Not much in life has come easi-ly for Day.

His father died of cancer when Day was 12, and if not for the sacrifices of his mother to get him to a golf academy, and the nurturing of Swatton, there’s no telling where he would be now. Day once shopped for used clothes at a store where for $5 he

could stuff as much as he could into a bag.

“I remember not having a hot water tank, so we had to use a kettle for hot showers,” he said. “We would put the kettle on and go have a shower, and then my mom would come bring three or four kettles in, just to heat them up. And it would take five, 10 minutes for every kettle to heat up.”

He had every reason to expect a hard road along the rugged terrain of Whistling Straits on Sunday afternoon.

Day had a share of the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open, where he showed remarkable strength to even finish while coping with symptoms of vertigo. He faded to a 74. A month later, he shared another 54-hole at St. Andrews and missed the playoff at the

British Open by one shot when he left a 30-foot birdie attempt a foot short.

This time, he had least had a two-shot margin, along with pressure not to let another chance get away. He feared there would be emotional scars if he didn’t finish this one. And if that wasn’t enough, he was paired with Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth, the new No. 1 player in golf.

Ultimately, that’s what made it so special. Spieth’s plan was to catch Day somewhere along the front nine, though he could tell early that Day was smashing the driver and would be tough to beat. Day really put the Texan in a hole by making a 50-foot birdie putt on No. 7.

No one got closer than two shots to Day the entire round.

“He played like he had won sev-en or eight majors before,” Spieth said.

The highest praise for Day came in the scoring trailer, when he said Spieth told him, “There’s nothing I could do.”

“It’s a good feeling when some-one like Jordan, who is playing phenomenal golf right now, says that,” Day said. “Because it means that he left everything out there on the golf course and my play this week was just so much better — well, better than every-one else. And that feels good to me, because I was the last man standing.”

The Wanamaker Trophy was all he wanted. Only after it was over did Day realize he had broken a major championship record by finishing at 20 under par. The previous mark belonged to Woods, who was 19 under when he won the 2000 British Open at St. Andrews.

Woods watched him do it Sunday.

He saw a mature, married man with a son and another child due in November, and someone now with six PGA Tour wins that include a major.

He’s not just another kid com-ing up.

He arrived.

Jason Day hits a drive during the PGA Championship Sunday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. [AP PHOTO]

NHLers catching Blue JaysfeverSTEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS

Logan Couture was just a pre-schooler when the Toronto Blue Jays won back-to-back World Ser-ies titles in 1992 and ’93. Wearing his team logo pyjamas, the San Jose Sharks forward fought to stay awake to watch the games.

Matt Moulson of the Buffalo Sabres has home-plate dirt from the 1993 victory. His father took him downtown from their Missis-sauga home to celebrate each of those championships.

Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals hasn’t been alive to see theBlue Jays even make the playoffs. He’s ready. Just like fans across Canada, NHL players are getting caught up in Blue Jays fever. Cou-ture watches every game, even when in San Jose, because after so many games without much of a payoff, he doesn’t want to miss anything now.

“Even before some of our games I’m following,” Couture said. “I’m a pretty die-hard fan, so to finally see them putting a streak like this together and to give themselves a chance to make the post-season has been pretty incredible as a fan.”

Along with Couture, you can count Sharks teammate Joel Ward, Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings and Teddy Purcell of the Edmonton Oilers among the hock-ey players who are also Blue Jays fans.

The past few weeks have been something special, since the Blue Jays acquired shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and ace pitcher David Price at the end of July and won 15 of 18 games. Couture left his phone at home on July 30 to play golf and returned to 27 text messages about Toronto getting Price.

“I definitely did not see that com-ing,” Couture said.

Wilson, 21, got to his third game of the season a few days later usingtickets from relief pitcher and Capitals fan Brett Cecil.

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MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Yankees 65 52 .556 — — 4-6 W-1 33-21 32-31Toronto 65 54 .546 1 — 8-2 W-1 40-23 25-31Baltimore 61 56 .521 4 — 6-4 W-4 38-21 23-35Tampa Bay 59 59 .500 61/2 21/2 5-5 W-1 30-29 29-30Boston 52 66 .441 131/2 91/2 4-6 L-2 29-30 23-36

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 71 46 .607 — — 8-2 W-3 42-20 29-26Minnesota 59 59 .500 121/2 21/2 5-5 L-1 38-24 21-35Detroit 56 61 .479 15 5 4-6 L-1 28-30 28-31Chicago White Sox 55 61 .474 151/2 51/2 4-6 L-1 30-28 25-33Cleveland 55 62 .470 16 6 6-4 W-1 24-34 31-28

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayHouston 64 55 .538 — — 4-6 L-1 40-20 24-35L.A. Angels 61 57 .517 21/2 1/2 3-7 W-1 37-23 24-34Texas 60 57 .513 3 1 6-4 W-5 27-29 33-28Seattle 55 64 .462 9 7 5-5 L-1 26-33 29-31Oakland 51 69 .425 131/2 111/2 3-7 L-7 27-34 24-35

Monday's resultsBaltimore 4 Oakland 2Cleveland 8 Boston 2L.A. Angels 2 Chicago White Sox 1N.Y. Yankees 8 Minnesota 7 (10 innings)Tampa Bay 9 Houston 2Texas 4 Seattle 3Sunday's resultsBaltimore 18 Oakland 2Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 1Houston 6 Detroit 5Kansas City 4 L.A. Angels 3 (10 innings)Minnesota 4 Cleveland 1Seattle 10 Boston 8 (12 innings)Texas 5 Tampa Bay 3Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 1Tuesday's games — All Times EasternN.Y. Mets (deGrom 11-6) at Baltimore (Gausman 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9), 7:05 p.m.Cleveland (Bauer 9-9) at Boston (Rodriguez 6-5), 7:10 p.m.Seattle (Iwakuma 4-2) at Texas (Gonzalez 2-4), 8:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-6) at Houston (Feldman 5-5), 8:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6) at Oakland (Doubront 1-1), 10:05 p.m.Chi. White Sox (Danks 6-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 11-9), 10:05 p.m.Wednesday's gamesMinnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.Seattle at Texas, 2:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Chi. White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Mets 63 55 .534 — — 5-5 L-3 42-21 21-34Washington 58 59 .496 41/2 91/2 2-8 L-6 31-23 27-36Atlanta 53 64 .453 91/2 141/2 5-5 W-1 32-24 21-40Miami 48 70 .407 15 20 5-5 W-2 28-30 20-40Philadelphia 46 72 .390 17 22 4-6 L-3 27-29 19-43

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 76 42 .644 — — 7-3 W-1 45-18 31-24Pittsburgh 69 47 .595 6 — 7-3 L-1 39-19 30-28Chicago Cubs 67 49 .578 8 — 9-1 L-1 34-24 33-25Cincinnati 51 65 .440 24 16 3-7 L-3 28-26 23-39Milwaukee 51 69 .425 26 18 4-6 L-1 27-37 24-32

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayL.A. Dodgers 67 51 .568 — — 5-5 W-3 42-20 25-31San Francisco 64 54 .542 3 4 5-5 L-1 35-24 29-30Arizona 58 59 .496 81/2 91/2 6-4 W-1 30-29 28-30San Diego 56 62 .475 11 12 4-6 L-1 26-29 30-33Colorado 48 68 .414 18 19 3-7 W-1 26-31 22-37

Monday's resultsArizona 4 Pittsburgh 1Miami 6 Milwaukee 2St. Louis 2 San Francisco 1Atlanta at San Diego Sunday's resultsAtlanta 2 Arizona 1 (10 innings)Colorado 5 San Diego 0L.A. Dodgers 2 Cincinnati 1Miami 6 St. Louis 4Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 1Pittsburgh 8 N.Y. Mets 1San Francisco 5 Washington 0Tuesday's games — All Times EasternToronto (Dickey 7-10) at Philadelphia (Nola 3-1), 7:05 p.m.Arizona (Anderson 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 8-6), 7:05 p.m.Kansas City (Volquez 11-7) at Cincinnati (Iglesias 3-4), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez 10-10) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 8:05 p.m.Miami (Conley 1-0) at Milwaukee (Cravy 0-4), 8:10 p.m.San Francisco (Leake 9-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 9-7), 8:15 p.m.Washington (Zimmermann 8-8) at Colorado (Hale 3-4), 8:40 p.m.Atlanta (Wisler 5-2) at San Diego (Shields 8-5), 10:10 p.m.Wednesday's gamesMiami at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.Atlanta at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.San Francisco at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.Detroit at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUERANGERS 4, MARINERS 3 Seattle ab r h bi Texas ab r h biMarte ss 4 0 1 1 Deshields cf 5 0 1 0Seager 3b 3 1 1 1 Choo rf 3 2 1 0Cruz rf 3 0 1 0 Fielder dh 4 0 2 0Cano 2b 4 0 0 0 Beltre 3b 4 0 3 3Gutierrez lf 4 0 1 1 Moreland 1b 4 0 0 0Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 Andrus ss 4 1 1 0Trumbo dh 3 0 1 0 Odor 2b 4 0 3 0Miller pr-dh 1 1 0 0 Gimenez c 2 0 0 0Morrison 1b 2 0 1 0 Napoli ph 1 0 0 0Zunino c 3 1 1 0 Wilson c 0 0 0 0 Strausborger lf 3 1 2 1Totals 31 3 8 3 Totals 34 4 13 4Seattle 000 110 100 — 3Texas 101 001 001 — 4LOB—Texas 8, Seattle 6. DP—Seattle 2. Texas 3. 2B—Beltre 2 (20), Odor (13), Gutierrez (8). SB—Seager (5). S—Gimenez, Zunino. SF—Strausborger. Seattle IP H R ER BB SOWalker 6 10 3 3 1 3Olmos 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 0Wilhelmsen 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Rodney 1-3 2 1 1 1 1TexasHamels 7 7 3 3 4 8Dyson 1 0 0 0 0 0Tolleson 1 1 0 0 0 1T—2:51. A—19,880 (48,114) at Arlington.

ANGELS 2, WHITE SOX 1ANGELS 2, WHITE SOX 1 T ab r h bi L.A. Angels ab r h biEaton cf 4 1 1 0 Victorino lf 4 0 0 0Abreu 1b 2 0 0 0 Calhoun rf 4 0 0 0Cabrera lf 4 0 0 0 Trout cf 2 0 0 0Garcia dh 3 0 2 0 Pujols dh 3 1 1 1Laroche ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Cron 1b 3 1 2 1Thompson rf 2 0 1 0 Aybar ss 3 0 0 0Shuck ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Giavotella 2b 2 0 0 0Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0 Perez c 3 0 1 0Saladino 3b 3 0 0 0 Jackson 3b 1 0 0 0Flowers c 3 0 0 0 Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 Beckham 2b 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 6 0 Totals 25 2 4 2Chi. White Sox 001 000 000 — 1L.A. Angels 010 000 10x — 2LOB—L.A. Angels 3, Chi. White Sox 8. DP—Chi. White Sox 1. L.A. Angels 1. 2B—Garcia (14). HR—Cron (9); Pujols (32). S—Jackson. Chi. White Sox IP H R ER BB SORodon L, 5-5 8 4 2 2 3 5L.A. AngelsHeaney 6 5 1 1 1 4Salas W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 2Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0Street S, 28 1 0 0 0 0 2T—2:32. A—36,491 (45,957) at Anaheim.

ORIOLES 4, ATHLETICS 2 Oakland ab r h bi Baltimore ab r h biFuld cf 3 0 0 0 Machado 3b 3 0 1 0Burns cf 1 0 0 0 Parra rf 4 0 1 0Canha lf 4 1 2 1 Jones cf 4 0 0 0Reddick rf 3 0 0 0 Davis 1b 3 1 0 0Valencia 3b 4 1 1 1 Schoop 2b 4 1 2 0Vogt c 1 0 0 0 Clevenger dh 4 1 1 3Butler dh 4 0 0 0 Hardy ss 4 1 1 0Davis 1b 2 0 0 0 Urrutia lf 4 0 0 0

Semien ss 3 0 0 0 Joseph c 4 0 1 1Sogard 2b 3 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 3 2 Totals 34 4 7 4Oakland 010 001 000 — 2Baltimore 000 301 00x — 4E—Sogard, Joseph, Canha, Semien. LOB—Oakland 4, Baltimore 8. DP—Balti-more 2. 2B—Joseph (14). HR—Clev-enger (1). Canha (9); Valencia (11). Oakland IP H R ER BB SOGray L, 12-5 5 2-3 7 4 1 2 5Pomeranz 1 0 0 0 0 2Scribner 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Venditte 1 0 0 0 0 0BaltimoreTillman W, 9-7 7 3 2 2 3 3

Britton S, 29 1 0 0 0 1 0T—2:35. A—22,766 (45,971) at Baltimore.

INDIANS 8, RED SOX 2 Cleveland ab r h bi Boston ab r h biRamirez 2b 4 0 0 0 Betts cf 4 0 1 0Lindor ss 4 0 1 0 Holt 2b 4 0 1 0Brantley dh 5 1 2 1 Bogaerts ss 4 0 0 0Santana 1b 5 2 2 1 Ortiz dh 4 0 1 0Almonte cf 3 1 1 1 Rutledge pr 0 1 0 0Gomes c 3 1 0 0 Ramirez lf 3 0 1 0Chisenhall rf 4 2 2 3 De Aza pr 0 0 0 0Sands lf 4 0 0 1 Sandoval 3b 4 0 0 0Aviles 3b 4 1 2 1 Shaw 1b 4 1 2 2 Hanigan c 4 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. rf 1 0 0 0Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 32 2 6 2Cleveland 000 511 001 — 8Boston 001 000 001 — 2LOB—Boston 6, Cleveland 5. DP—Cleveland 1. 2B—Brantley (36), Holt (21), Chisenhall (12), Ramirez (10), Aviles (7). HR—Shaw (5). Chisenhall (6); Santana (13). SB—Brantley (13), Ramirez (9). S—Lindor. Cleveland IP H R ER BB SOSalazar 7 4 1 1 1 5Shaw 1 0 0 0 1 0Allen 1 2 1 1 1 0BostonBarnes 5 6 6 6 3 7Hembree 2 1-3 2 1 1 0 2Layne 1 2-3 2 1 1 0 2T—3:12. A—32,701 (37,673) at Boston.

YANKEES 8, TWINS 7 (10)Minnesota ab r h bi N.Y. Yankees ab r h biHicks cf 6 1 1 1 Ellsbury cf 5 1 3 0Dozier 2b 5 1 3 0 Gardner lf 4 1 1 0Mauer 1b 5 1 1 0 Rodriguez dh 4 2 0 0Sano dh 5 1 3 2 Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0Plouffe 3b 5 2 3 2 Bird pr-1b 1 1 1 0Hunter rf 5 0 1 0 Ryan pr 0 1 0 0Escobar rf 0 0 0 0 McCann c 5 1 3 5Rosario lf 5 1 2 1 Beltran rf 4 1 1 2Suzuki c 4 0 1 0 Headley 3b 5 0 1 1Nunez ss 4 0 1 1 Gregorius ss 4 0 0 0 Drew 2b 4 0 0 0Totals 44 7 16 7 Totals 38 8 10 8Minnesota 013 111 000 0 — 7N.Y. Yankees 302 002 000 1 — 8E—Plouffe, Gregorius. LOB—Minnesota 9, N.Y. Yankees 7. 2B—McCann (14), Bird (1). HR—McCann (21); Beltran (13). Hicks (8); Sano (8); Plouffe (18). SB—Dozier (10), Nunez (5), Rodriguez (2). Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOGibson 5 4 6 6 3 2Duensing BS, 1 1 2 1 1 0 1

Fien 2 0 0 0 1 2Jepsen 1 0 0 0 0 1Perkins L, 1-4 1-3 2 1 1 1 0N.Y. YankeesMitchell 1 2-3 4 1 1 0 2Cotham 2 6 4 3 0 1Shreve 1 1-3 2 1 1 1 3Wilson 1 3 1 1 0 3Warren 2-3 0 0 0 1 0Betances 2 1-3 1 0 0 0 3Miller W, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 2T—4:13. A—38,493 (49,638) at New York.

RAYS 9, ASTROS 2 Tampa Bay ab r h bi Houston ab r h biGuyer rf 3 1 1 0 Altuve 2b 5 0 2 0Jaso ph-rf 1 0 1 1 Tucker lf 4 0 1 0Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0Jennings lf 5 0 1 0 Correa ss 4 0 1 0Longoria 3b 5 2 3 0 Lowrie 3b 4 0 0 0Forsythe dh 3 2 1 0 Gomez cf 4 1 1 0Cabrera ss 4 2 2 3 Rasmus rf 4 0 0 0Beckham 2b 5 1 1 3 Gattis dh 3 1 2 1Nava 1b-rf 5 1 3 0 Valbuena 1b 2 0 0 0Kiermaier cf 4 0 1 0 Marisnick ph 1 0 0 0Casali c 5 0 1 2 Castro c 2 0 0 0 Carter ph 1 0 0 0Totals 41 9 15 9 Totals 35 2 7 1Tampa Bay 400 011 003 — 9Houston 010 100 000 — 2E—Beckham 2, Rasmus. LOB—Houston 9, Tampa Bay 10. DP—Houston 1. HR—Gattis (18). Beckham (6). SF—Cabrera. Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SORamirez W, 10-4 5 2-3 6 2 2 2 2Geltz H, 16 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2Gomes 1 0 0 0 0 2Romero 1 1 0 0 1 2HoustonKazmir L, 6-8 5 1-3 9 6 6 3 6Fields 2-3 1 0 0 0 1Sipp 2 1 0 0 1 3Perez 1 4 3 0 0 1T—3:23. A—16,256 (41,574) at Houston.

LATE SUNDAYROYALS 4, ANGELS 3 (10 INN.)L.A. Angels ab r h bi Kansas City ab r h biGiavotella 2b 5 0 0 0 Escobar ss 5 1 1 0Calhoun rf 4 2 2 1 Zobrist 2b-3b 4 2 2 1Trout cf 4 0 0 0 Cain cf 5 0 0 0Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 2 1 1 1Murphy dh 4 1 1 1 Morales dh 4 0 1 1Aybar ss 4 0 1 0 Moustakas 3b 3 0 0 0Gillaspie 3b 3 0 0 0 Dyson pr 0 0 0 0Jackson 3b 1 0 0 0 Infante 2b 0 0 0 0DeJesus lf 4 0 1 0 Perez c 3 0 0 0Iannetta c 3 0 0 0 Butera c 0 0 0 0 Rios rf 3 0 0 1 Orlando lf 4 0 0 0Totals 36 3 6 2 Totals 33 4 5 4L.A. Angels 000 002 010 0 — 3Kansas City 200 000 001 1 — 4E—Gillaspie. LOB—L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 8. DP—L.A. Angels 1. 2B—Zobrist (23), DeJesus (9). 3B—Calhoun (2). HR—Calhoun (17); Murphy (7). SF—Rios. L.A. Angels IP H R ER BB SOSantiago 7 3 2 2 3 5Smith H, 25 1 0 0 0 0 1Street BS, 4 1 0 1 1 3 0Gott L, 2-1 2-3 2 1 1 1 0Kansas CityVentura 7 5 2 2 1 7Davis 1 1 1 1 0 0Holland 1 0 0 0 0 0Herrera W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 1WP — Ventura. PB—Perez. T—3:12. A—36,845 (37,903) at Kansas City, Mo.

A.L. LEADERS G AB R H Pct.Kipnis, Cle 101 405 66 132 .326Fielder, Tex 114 443 57 143 .323Cruz, Sea 115 445 66 143 .321Hosmer, KC 114 432 73 138 .319Bogaerts, Bos 113 437 55 138 .316Cain, KC 103 401 75 126 .314Brantley, Cle 103 397 48 124 .312Altuve, Hou 110 450 60 136 .302Iglesias, Det 104 364 37 110 .302Machado, Bal 116 455 75 136 .299Runs — Donaldson, Toronto, 86; Dozier, Minnesota, 81; Trout, L.A. Angels, 79; Bautista, Toronto, 76; Cain, Kansas City, 75; Machado, Baltimore, 75; Gardner, N.Y. Yankees, 74; Hosmer, Kansas City, 73; Kinsler, Detroit, 73; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 70.RBIs — Davis, Baltimore, 89; Donaldson, Toronto, 87; Morales, Kansas City, 83; Bautista, Toronto, 82; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 79; Martinez, Detroit, 76; Cruz, Seattle, 74; Ortiz, Boston, 73; Hosmer, Kansas City, 71; Trout, L.A. Angels, 71.Hits — Fielder, Texas, 143; Cruz, Seattle, 143; Hosmer, Kansas City, 138; Bogaerts, Boston, 138; Kinsler, Detroit, 138; Altuve, Houston, 136; Machado, Baltimore, 136; Donaldson, Toronto, 134; Kipnis, Cleveland, 132; Abreu, Chicago White Sox, 127.Home Runs — Cruz, Seattle, 36; Davis, Baltimore, 34; Trout, L.A. Angels, 33; Pujols, L.A. Angels, 31; Donaldson, Toronto, 31; Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees, 31; Martinez, Detroit, 30; Bautista, Toronto, 28; Machado, Baltimore, 25; Ortiz, Boston, 25.Stolen Bases — Altuve, Houston, 31; Burns, Oakland, 24; Dyson, Kansas City, 22; Cain, Kansas City, 22; Deshields, Texas, 21; Gose, Detroit, 18; Davis, Detroit, 17; Betts, Boston, 16; Reyes, Toronto, 16; Gardner, N.Y. Yankees, 16.Pitching — Hernandez, Seattle, 14-7; Keuchel, Houston, 14-6; Lewis, Texas, 13-5; McHugh, Houston, 13-6; Buehrle, Toronto, 13-5; Eovaldi, N.Y. Yankees, 12-2; Hutchison, Toronto, 12-2; Gray, Oakland, 12-4; Price, Toronto, 11-4; Richards, L.A. Angels, 11-9.Saves — Perkins, Minnesota, 31; Box-berger, Tampa Bay, 29; Britton, Baltimore, 28; Street, L.A. Angels, 27; Holland, Kansas City, 26; Miller, N.Y. Yankees, 26; Uehara, Boston, 25; Robertson, Chicago White Sox, 24; Allen, Cleveland, 23; Soria, Detroit, 23.Not including last night's games

NATIONAL LEAGUEDIAMONDBACKS 4, PIRATES 1 Arizona ab r h bi Pittsburgh ab r h biInciarte lf 4 0 0 0 Polanco rf 5 0 0 0Pollock cf 4 1 1 0 Marte lf 4 0 1 0Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0 McCutchen cf 3 0 0 0Peralta rf 4 1 2 1 Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0Castillo c 4 0 1 1 Kang ss 3 0 0 0Lamb 3b 4 1 1 1 Blanton p 0 0 0 0Owings 2b 3 1 1 0 Morse ph-1b 1 0 1 0Ahmed ss 3 0 1 0 Walker 2b 4 0 1 0Hellickson sp 2 0 1 1 Alvarez 1b 4 1 2 1Delgado p 0 0 0 0 Soria p 0 0 0 0Saltlmcchia ph 1 0 1 0 Cervelli c 2 0 0 0Hessler p 0 0 0 0 Cole sp 2 0 0 0Reed p 0 0 0 0 Florimon ss 0 0 0 0Hudson p 0 0 0 0 Ishikawa ph 1 0 1 0Ziegler p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez pr-ss 1 0 0 0Totals 33 4 9 4 Totals 34 1 7 1Arizona 210 100 000 — 4Pittsburgh 000 010 000 — 1LOB—Arizona 3, Pittsburgh 9. DP—Arizona 1. Pittsburgh 1. 2B—Ramirez (23), Marte (22), Peralta (22), Owings (20). 3B—Pollock (5). HR—Alvarez (19); Alvarez (19). Lamb (5); Lamb (5).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SOHellickson 5 1-3 3 1 1 1 4Delgado 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Hessler 1-3 1 0 0 0 0Reed 2-3 1 0 0 1 1Hudson 1 2 0 0 0 1Ziegler 1 0 0 0 1 0PittsburghCole 6 2-3 9 4 4 1 5Blanton 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Soria 1 0 0 0 0 1T—3:27. A—27,365 (38,362) at Pittsburgh.

CARDINALS 2, GIANTS 1 San Francisco ab r h bi St. Louis ab r h biBlanco cf 4 0 0 0 Carpenter 3b 3 0 1 0Duffy 3b 4 1 1 0 Wong 2b 3 0 0 0Belt 1b 4 0 1 0 Peralta ss 4 0 1 0Pence rf 4 0 0 0 Heyward cf 1 0 0 0Crawford ss 4 0 2 1 Pham cf-lf 3 0 0 0Susac c 3 0 0 0 Molina c 3 1 1 1Perez pr 0 0 0 0 Piscotty rf 4 1 2 0Maxwell lf 3 0 0 0 Moss lf 2 0 1 0Posey ph 1 0 0 0 Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0Tomlinson 2b 2 0 1 0 Reynolds 1b 3 0 0 1Heston sp 1 0 1 0 Wacha sp 2 0 0 0Petit p 0 0 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 0 0Lollis ph 1 0 0 0 Bourjos ph-cf 0 0 0 0Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Strickland p 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 28 2 6 2San Francisco 000 001 000 — 1St. Louis 000 100 01x — 2LOB—St. Louis 9, San Francisco 6. DP—St. Louis 1. 2B—Crawford (27). 3B—Piscotty (1). HR—Molina (3). S—Wacha, Heston. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SOHeston 4 2-3 4 1 1 5 4Petit 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 2Affeldt 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Strickland L,2-2 1 2-3 1 1 1 1 0St. LouisWacha 7 6 1 1 1 6Siegrist W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 1Rosenthal S, 37 1 0 0 0 1 1T—2:40. A—40,088 (45,399) at St. Louis.

MARLINS 6, BREWERS 2 Miami ab r h bi Milwaukee ab r h biGordon 2b 5 1 2 2 Segura ss 5 0 2 0Suzuki rf 5 0 0 0 Lucroy c 4 0 0 0Prado 3b 4 0 1 1 Braun rf 3 0 2 1Bour 1b 5 1 2 0 Lind 1b 4 0 0 0Dietrich lf 4 1 1 2 Davis lf 3 1 1 0Gillespie lf 0 0 0 0 Herrera 2b 4 0 0 0Ozuna cf 3 1 1 0 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0Realmuto c 4 1 1 0 Peterson cf 4 0 0 1Hechavarria ss 4 1 3 0 Garza sp 0 0 0 0Nicolino sp 2 0 0 0 Rogers ph 0 1 0 0Morris p 0 0 0 0 Thornburg p 0 0 0 0McGehee ph 1 0 1 1 Schafer ph 1 0 0 0Dunn p 0 0 0 0 Lohse p 0 0 0 0Ramos p 0 0 0 0 Gennett ph 1 0 1 0Totals 37 6 12 6 Totals 33 2 7 2Miami 002 210 010 — 6Milwaukee 010 010 000 — 2LOB—Miami 7, Milwaukee 9. DP—Miami 1. 2B—Gordon (18), Ozuna (15), Gennett (13), Perez (11), Segura (8). HR—Diet-rich (8). SB—Gordon (37). S—Garza, Nicolino. SF—Prado. Miami IP H R ER BB SONicolino 6 2-3 6 2 2 2 3Morris 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Dunn 1 0 0 0 1 1Ramos 1 1 0 0 0 1MilwaukeeGarza 5 8 5 5 0 2Thornburg 2 2 0 0 0 2Lohse 2 2 1 1 1 1T—2:51. A—21,910 (41,900) at Milwaukee.

N.L. LEADERS G AB R H Pct.Goldschmidt, Ariz 115 412 75 139 .337Gordon, Mia 101 433 54 143 .330Harper, Wash 110 378 79 124 .328Posey, SF 109 404 58 132 .327LeMahieu, Col 112 417 66 133 .319Pollock, Ariz 112 434 80 136 .313Votto, Cin 114 407 66 126 .310Panik, SF 97 375 56 116 .309Duffy, SF 104 385 52 118 .306Peralta, Ariz 107 329 46 100 .304Runs — Pollock, Arizona, 80; Harper, Washington, 79; Fowler, Chicago Cubs, 76; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 75; Cespedes, N.Y. Mets, 70; Braun, Milwaukee, 69; Carpenter, St. Louis, 69; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 68; Arenado, Colorado, 67; Blackmon, Colorado, 67.RBIs — Goldschmidt, Arizona, 86; Arenado, Colorado, 86; Posey, San Francisco, 78; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 77; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 73; Harper, Washington, 73; Frazier, Cincinnati, 73; Crawford, San Francisco, 72; Braun, Milwaukee, 70; Cespedes, N.Y. Mets, 69.Hits — Gordon, Miami, 143; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 139; Cespedes, N.Y. Mets, 137; Pollock, Arizona, 136; LeMahieu, Colorado, 133; Posey, San Francisco, 132; Markakis, Atlanta, 132; Blackmon, Colorado, 128; Votto, Cincinnati, 126; Kendrick, L.A. Dodgers, 124.Home Runs — Harper, Washington, 30; Arenado, Colorado, 29; Frazier, Cincin-nati, 29; Stanton, Miami, 27; Gonzalez, Colorado, 27; Gonzalez, L.A. Dodgers, 24; Pederson, L.A. Dodgers, 23; Rizzo, Chicago Cubs, 23; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 22; Braun, Milwaukee, 21.Pitching — Wacha, St. Louis, 14-4; Arrieta, Chicago Cubs, 14-6; Cole, Pittsburgh, 14-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 14-6; Greinke, L.A. Dodgers, 13-2; Martinez, St. Louis, 12-5; Heston, San Francisco, 11-7; Harvey, N.Y. Mets, 11-7; deGrom, N.Y. Mets, 11-6; Scherzer, Washington, 11-9.Saves — Melancon, Pittsburgh, 37; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 36; Kimbrel, San Diego, 33; Familia, N.Y. Mets, 32; Storen, Washington, 29; Rodriguez, Milwaukee, 29; Casilla, San Francisco, 28; Soria, Pittsburgh, 24; Jansen, L.A. Dodgers, 24; Chapman, Cincinnati, 24.

GOLFPGA MONEY LEADERSThrough Aug. 17

Trn Money YTD1. Jordan Spieth 21 $10,399,7152. Jason Day 16 $6,066,2053. Bubba Watson 15 $5,752,1854. Dustin Johnson 16 $4,696,4985. Justin Rose 16 $4,570,3026. Jimmy Walker 20 $4,300,0507. Rory McIlroy 9 $4,295,8498. Zach Johnson 21 $3,951,1879. Rickie Fowler 17 $3,751,08010. Robert Streb 26 $3,647,12411. Brandt Snedeker 22 $3,491,69212. J.B. Holmes 21 $3,400,10413. Charley Hoffman 24 $3,295,09614. Danny Lee 32 $3,233,39715. Jim Furyk 16 $3,223,63916. Brooks Koepka 18 $3,216,44217. Kevin Kisner 26 $3,166,57618. Hideki Matsuyama 20 $3,079,85019. Patrick Reed 23 $3,067,68120. Louis Oosthuizen 17 $3,009,036Also82. Nick Taylor 26 $1,053,35294. Graham DeLaet 21 $988,349103. Adam Hadwin 28 $924,824201. Roger Sloan 19 $133,048214. Mike Weir 18 $72,800252. Stephen Ames 1 $7,613

LPGA MONEY LEADERSThrough Aug. 17 Trn Money1. Inbee Park 18 $2,196,9822. Lydia Ko 17 $1,365,9223. Stacy Lewis 18 $1,249,6724. Sei-Young Kim 18 $1,162,2435. Amy Yang 17 $1,128,2656. Lexi Thompson 16 $902,2747. So Yeon Ryu 18 $895,3958. Morgan Pressel 20 $849,2749. Anna Nordqvist 18 $823,52010. Brittany Lincicome 18 $817,74311. Na Yeon Choi 17 $755,67212. Hyo-Joo Kim 16 $747,57913. Cristie Kerr 20 $739,74014. Brooke Henderson 10 $661,81815. Suzann Pettersen 15 $651,92816. Ha Na Jang 17 $632,07017. Minjee Lee 20 $580,92118. Shanshan Feng 13 $538,58319. Chella Choi 21 $530,45520. Mirim Lee 17 $512,410Also76. Alena Sharp 18 $131,375141. Sue Kim 9 $15,129151. Rebecca Lee-Bentham 9 $10,421

BASKETBALLOLYMPIC QUALIFYINGAt Edmonton

PLAYOFFS

CHAMPIONSHIP(winner earns berth in 2016 Olympics)Canada 82 Cuba 66THIRD PLACEArgentina 66 Brazil 59

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T GF GA PtD.C. 13 8 5 35 29 44New York 11 6 6 38 25 39Columbus 9 8 7 38 39 34New England 9 9 7 34 36 34Toronto 9 10 4 37 41 31Montreal 8 9 4 29 31 28Orlando 7 11 7 32 41 28New York City 7 11 6 34 37 27Philadelphia 6 13 6 32 43 24Chicago 6 12 5 27 34 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T GF GA PtLos Angeles 12 7 7 44 31 43Vancouver 13 9 3 37 26 42Kansas City 11 4 7 37 25 40Portland 11 8 6 26 28 39Dallas 11 7 5 33 29 38Seattle 11 12 2 30 27 35Houston 8 9 7 30 30 31San Jose 8 10 5 24 29 29Salt Lake 7 10 8 27 38 29Colorado 5 9 9 20 25 24NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.Sunday's resultsSeattle 4 Orlando 0Philadelphia 3 Chicago 3Wednesday's games All Times EasternNew York City at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.San Jose at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.Friday's gameHouston at Portland, 11 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 22Orlando at Toronto, 4 p.m.San Jose at D.C., 7 p.m.Kansas City at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Montreal, 8 p.m.Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Seattle at Salt Lake, 10 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 23New York City at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

ENGLANDPREMIER LEAGUE GP W D L GF GA PtManchester City 2 2 0 0 6 0 6Leicester City 2 2 0 0 6 3 6Liverpool 2 2 0 0 2 0 6Manchester United 2 2 0 0 2 0 6Everton 2 1 1 0 5 2 4Swansea 2 1 1 0 4 2 4Crystal Palace 2 1 0 1 4 3 3West Ham 2 1 0 1 3 2 3Norwich 2 1 0 1 4 4 3Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 1 1 3Arsenal 2 1 0 1 2 3 3Watford 2 0 2 0 2 2 2Stoke 2 0 1 1 2 3 1Tottenham 2 0 1 1 2 3 1Newcastle 2 0 1 1 2 4 1Chelsea 2 0 1 1 2 5 1Southampton 2 0 1 1 2 5 1West Brom Albion 2 0 1 1 0 3 1Bournemouth 2 0 0 2 0 2 0Sunderland 2 0 0 2 3 7 0Monday's resultLiverpool 1 Bournemouth 0Sunday's resultsCrystal Palace 1 Arsenal 2Manchester City 3 Chelsea 0Saturday, Aug. 22 — All Times EasternManchester United vs. Newcastle, 7:45 a.m.Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa, 10 a.m.Leicester City vs. Tottenham, 10 a.m.Norwich vs. Stoke, 10 a.m.Sunderland vs. Swansea, 10 a.m.West Ham vs. Bournemouth, 10 a.m.Sunday, Aug. 23West Brom vs. Chelsea, 8:30 a.m.Everton vs. Manchester City, 11 a.m.Watford vs. Southampton, 11 a.m.Monday, Aug. 24Arsenal vs. Liverpool, 3 p.m.

SPAINSUPER CUPFINAL — SECOND LEGAt Barcelona, SpainMonday's resultAthletic Bilbao 1 Barcelona 1

(Bilbao wins title on 5-1 aggregate)

SOCCER CFLWEEK EIGHTEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 7 5 2 0 243 136 10

Toronto 7 5 2 0 193 183 10

Ottawa 7 4 3 0 134 198 8

Montreal 7 2 5 0 142 135 4

WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtCalgary 7 5 2 0 185 151 10

Edmonton 7 5 2 0 180 101 10

B.C. 7 3 4 0 166 211 6

Winnipeg 8 3 5 0 160 237 6

Saskatchewan 7 0 7 0 174 225 0Bye: SaskatchewanSaturday's resultsHamilton 52 B.C. 22Calgary 48 Ottawa 3

Toronto 27 Winnipeg 20

Edmonton 15 Montreal 12WEEK NINEBye: WinnipegThursday's game — All Times EasternMontreal at B.C., 10 p.m.Friday's gameHamilton at Edmonton, 9 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 22Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 23Ottawa at Toronto, 4 p.m.

PRE-SEASON WEEK ONE

Philadelphia 36 Indianapolis 10

Houston 23 San Francisco 10Kansas City 34 Arizona 19Minnesota 26 Tampa Bay 16

Atlanta 31 Tennessee 24Carolina 25 Buffalo 24Cincinnati 23 N.Y. Giants 10Denver 22 Seattle 20Jacksonville 23 Pittsburgh 21Oakland 18 St. Louis 3

Baltimore 30 New Orleans 27Chicago 27 Miami 10Detroit 23 N.Y. Jets 3Green Bay 22 New England 11San Diego 17 Dallas 7Washington 20 Cleveland 17WEEK TWOThursday's games — All Times EasternDetroit at Washington, 7:30 p.m.Buffalo at Cleveland, 8 p.m.Friday's gamesAtlanta at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m.Saturday Aug. 22Baltimore at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Miami at Carolina, 7 p.m.New England at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.Oakland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.Sunday Aug. 23Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Dallas at San Francisco, 8 p.m.St. Louis at Tennessee, 8 p.m.Monday Aug. 24Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

NFL

AMERICAN LEAGUEFavourite Line Underdog LineNY YANKEES -160 Minnesota +150BOSTON -120 Cleveland +110Seattle -121 TEXAS +111HOUSTON -120 Tampa Bay +110LA ANGELS -165 Chicago +155

INTERLEAGUEToronto -170 PHILA. +160NY Mets -118 BALTIMORE +108Kansas City -115 CINCINNATI +105CHI. CUBS -165 Detroit +155L.A. Dodgers -210 OAKLAND +190

NATIONAL LEAGUEPITTSBURGH -200 Arizona +180MILWAUKEE -145 Miami +135ST. LOUIS -142 San Fran +132Washington -147 COLORADO +137SAN DIEGO -165 Atlanta +155

Updated odds available at Pregame.comHome teams in capitals

BETTINGTHE LINES

MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEBOSTON RED SOX — Recalled RHPs Matt Barnes and Heath Hem-bree from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned OF-INF Garin Cecchini and RHP Ryan Cook to Pawtucket.NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent RHP Michael Pineda to Trenton (EL) for a rehab assignment.SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled LHP Edgar Olmos from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned LHP Rob Rasmus-sen.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned LHP Aaron Loup and RHP Drew Hutchison to Buffalo (IL). Recalled INF Matt Hague from Buffalo.

NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Ac-tivated RHP Randall Delgado off the 15-day DL. Optioned INF-OF Jamie Romak to Reno (PCL).COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned LHP Ken Roberts to Albuquerque (PCL).LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Ron Roenicke third base coach.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Announced INF Taylor Lindsey cleared outright waivers and was sent to San Antonio (Texas).SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Acti-vated C Andrew Susac from 15-day DL. Optioned C Hector Sanchez to Sacramento (PCL).ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed OF Randal Grichuk on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Tommy Pham from Memphis (PCL).

NHLLEAGUE OFFICE — C Danny Briere announced his retirement.ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with C Mike Santorelli on a one-year contract.

MOVES

TENNISATP-WTA WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPENAt Mason, OhioMENSingles — First Round

Ivo Karlovic, Serbia, def. Gilles Simon (10), France, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3.

Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Gael

Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., def. Denis Kudla, U.S., 6-4, 6-3.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2.

Mardy Fish, U.S., def. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-2, 6-2.

Bernard Tomic, Australia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-3.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6).

Andreas Seppi, Italy, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-3, 6-3. WOMENSingles — First Round

Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Garbine Muguruza (9), Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (0).

Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, def. Madison Brengle, U.S., 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 7-5, 6-1.

Coco Vandeweghe, U.S., def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-2.

Venus Williams, U.S., def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Timea Babos, Hungary, def. Sam Stosur, Australia, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-5.

Varvara Lepchenko, U.S., def. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6).

NASCAR SPRINT CUP PURE MICHIGAN 400At Brooklyn, Mich.Late Sunday's resultsLap length: Two miles(starting position in parentheses)

1. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200 laps, 48 points, US$226,586; 2. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 43, $185,285; 3. (22) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 41, $137,130; 4. (4) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 41, $150,746; 5. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 39, $114,000; 6. (3) Carl Ed-wards, Toyota, 200, 39, $97,890; 7. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 37, $137,348; 8. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 36, $130,540; 9. (14) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 35, $141,756; 10. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 34, $107,415.

11. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 34, $132,906; 12. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 32, $98,790; 13. (34) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 31, $118,098; 14. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 31, $126,501; 15. (11) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 29, $103,615; 16. (18) Jamie McMur-ray, Chevrolet, 200, 28, $118,431; 17. (21) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 28, $132,826; 18. (13) David Ragan, Toyota, 200, 26, $114,879; 19. (15) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 200, 25, $113,610; 20. (16) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 199, 24, $102,340.

21. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 199, 23, $113,754; 22. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 198, 22, $127,390; 23. (20) Greg

Ryan Blaney, Ford, 198, 0, $82,390; 25. (23) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 198, 19, $93,415; 26. (27) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 198, 18, $93,015; 27. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, 198, 17, $102,823; 28. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 198, 16, $115,573; 29. (28) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 197, 15, $106,398; 30. (32) Matt DiBene-detto, Toyota, 197, 14, $98,798.

31. (33) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 197, 13, $93,062; 32. (36) David Gilliland, Ford, 197, 12, $88,915; 33. (29) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 197, 11, $80,840; 34. (38)

(39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 197, 9, $80,565; 36. (31) Landon Cassill, Chevro-let, 196, 0, $80,515; 37. (41) Josh Wise, Ford, 196, 7, $80,454; 38. (37) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 194, 0, $75,877; 39. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190, 5, $119,741; 40. (42) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 190, 0, $67,805; 41. (12) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 164, 4, $97,963; 42. (40) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, overheating, 51, 2, $67,805; 43. (43) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, parked, 9, 0, $56,305.RACE STATISTICSTime of Race: Two hours, 47 minutes, 18 seconds.Winner's Average Speed: 143.455 m.p.h.Margin of Victory: 1.722 seconds.Caution Flags: Eight for 31 laps.Lead Changes: 16 among eight drivers.Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-22; A.Dillon 23-40; M.Kenseth 41-59; J.Gordon 60; Ky.Busch 61-62; M.Kenseth 63-75; C.Bowyer 76; M.Kenseth 77-98; K.Harvick 99-113; C.Edwards 114-116; M.Kenseth 117-122; C.Edwards 123-124; A.Dillon 125; M.Kenseth 126-164; Ky.Busch 165-172; A.Almirola 173-175; M.Kenseth 176-200.Leader's Summary (driver, times leading, total laps led): M.Kenseth, seven times for 146 laps; A.Dillon, 2 for 19; K.Harvick, 1 for 15; Ky.Busch, 2 for 10; C.Edwards, 2 for 5; A.Almirola, 1 for 3; J.Gordon, 1 for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 for 1 lap.2015 SEASON WINS

Ky.Busch, 4; J.Johnson, 4; M.Kenseth, 3; Ku.Busch, 2; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2; K.Harvick, 2; J.Logano, 2; C.Edwards, 1; D.Hamlin, 1.NASCAR POINTS LEADERS

1. Kevin Harvick, 866; 2. Joey Logano, 818; 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 784; 4. Martin Truex Jr., 755; 5. Brad Keselowski, 754; 6. Jimmie Johnson, 752; 7. Matt Kenseth, 751; 8. Kurt Busch, 683; 9. Denny Hamlin, 670; 10. Jamie McMurray, 663.

11. Paul Menard, 654; 12. Ryan New-man, 649; 13. Jeff Gordon, 648; 14. Carl Edwards, 628; 15. Clint Bowyer, 616; 16. Aric Almirola, 593; 17. Kasey Kahne, 590;

548; 20. Austin Dillon, 533.21. Danica Patrick, 508; 22. AJ All-

mendinger, 497; 23. Casey Mears, 495; 24. David Ragan, 487; 25. Sam Hornish Jr., 450; 26. Tony Stewart, 441; 27. Trevor Bayne, 414; 28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 411; 29. Kyle Busch, 395; 30. Justin Allgaier, 377.

31. Cole Whitt, 372; 32. David Gilliland, 354; 33. Alex Bowman, 292; 34. Brett

AUTO RACING

Seahawks rookies Lockett, Clark stand out in debutTIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENTON, Wash. — For as good a wide receiver as Tyler Lockett was in college, and all the com-pliments he’s received from his new teammates as a pass catcher in training camp, he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks because they needed a dynamic returner in the kicking game.

For all the off-field concerns about Frank Clark, the Sea-hawks remained steadfast he could bring a unique skill to the top defence in the NFL.

It may just be one preseason game, but the performances of Clark and Lockett in the Sea-hawks’ exhibition opener did their best to overshadow the problems that popped up for Seattle.

“That’s a beautiful first mes-sage they sent us that they’re ready to do something to help this football team,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

Lockett had a 103-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, while

Clark had nine tackles, one quarterback hit and one forced fumble, and played a variety of positions on the defensive line in Seattle’s preseason opener. They stood out in a way that was the opposite of what happened with Seattle’s offensive line, which struggled in pass protection and in establishing holes in the run game.

The worries about Seattle’s offensive line are legit, to the point the shuffling continued Monday. The Seahawks moved right tackle Justin Britt to left guard — the most problematic position so far — and inserted backup tackle Garry Gilliam in Britt’s former spot. The move may or may not become perma-nent, but is an attempt by offen-sive line coach Tom Cable to get his best five linemen on the field together.

“When you get down to nine guys or eight guys sometimes during the season, guys have to be flexible,” Carroll said. “So we’re going to take this time. We

can’t wait too much longer to do this, so we need to do it now.”

Fortunately, what Clark and Lockett did muted some of those concerns.

Clark’s ability to play multiple spots on the defensive line was one of the reasons Seattle select-ed him in the second round, despite off-field issues that included an arrest on a domestic violence charge last November.

Ultimately, Seattle sees Clark as a defensive end in the same versatile mould as Michael Ben-nett, with the ability to be an interior rusher in passing situ-ations but also play on the edge against the run. The Seahawks even believe Clark has the speed to be an outside linebacker if needed.

Carroll highlighted that ver-satility on Monday, while also pointing out the areas where he struggled.

“He had a little bit of trouble inside in the running game when playing three technique, but other than that he was very

effective so a really good start for him,” Carroll said.

Lockett has drawn raves in training camp for his skill as a wide receiver, in part because the Seahawks had yet to see his return skills in person, even though that was the impetus for Seattle trading up to grab the Kansas State star in the third round.

Lockett had a 46-yard kick-off return the second time he touched the ball before breaking his 103-yarder early in the second quarter.

Seattle’s longest kick return during the 2014 regular season was 47 yards. The goal for Lock-ett this week against Kansas City is showing up on more than just special teams.

“I think one of the things even going into the games was the players telling us to just rely on your instincts. Don’t think too much,” Lockett said.

“Because when you think is when you make mistakes and stuff like that. So I really just try

to go out there and play off of instincts.

“The coaches know we’re going to make mistakes and stuff like that and it’s all about correcting and not making the same mis-take again.”

NOTES: Backup QB Tarvaris Jackson suffered a high-ankle sprain in Friday’s preseason opener against Denver. Con-verted wide receiver B.J. Daniels will likely serve as the No. 3 quarterback this week against Kansas City and the team is look-ing at possibly signing another QB. ... WR Chris Matthews has a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder and will be out around 10 days. ... Carroll had nothing new to report on the holdout of strong safety Kam Chancellor that has now stretched to 18 days. “Knowing Kam and know-ing how strong-minded he is, I think he’s made that statement that he’s really got a thought here that he’s holding onto. We’ll see how it goes.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You could be in the position of making a difference through your actions and leadership. Your fiery temperament is likely to take you down a new trail, but you will have to stay on good terms with others regardless. Avoid a power play. Tonight: Plan on being in demand.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You’ll want to get more involved with an issue, but you might not see a better path. Steer clear for now; you know when enough is enough. Zero in what you want. A friend will be sig-nificant in helping you decide what to do. Tonight: Tap into your imagination.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Remain easygoing when dealing with a fiery relative, neighbor or friend. On top of this issue, you could discover that some-one is taking a strong stance. You might feel as though this is some kind of control game. Tonight: Opt to handle a prob-lem as a team.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)You could opt for a dynamic change regarding a personal

issue. You might not agree with a partner, but you realize that you need to compromise in order to get past the problem. A positive attitude would be better than getting into a power play. Tonight: Head home early.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Reach out to someone you care a lot about. You often let this bond slide and just assume it will be OK. Your assumption is faulty and needs to be revised. You will see that this person is waiting for you to make contact. Tonight: Make a couple of calls before you make plans.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Curb your anger or frustra-tion. You are more powerful and connected than you real-ize. Assume a more relaxed temperament. Express your thoughts clearly, especially with a child. Caring evolves between you and a loved one. Tonight: Be content.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You could feel as if you have a lot to do, and it is important to do it quickly. A call is likely to encourage a deviation from plans. Someone who cares about you will reach out to you.

You might want to take some time with a special person. Tonight: Let the party go on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You might need to confide in a close friend who will keep your words and secrets to him- or herself. Find a way of letting this person know how much you care about and appreciate him or her. Nothing can replace this type of loyalty. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)You are a people person, and nothing that occurs today will prove otherwise. You have a lot of pressure on you to deal with a matter involving your domes-tic life. Be willing to say “no” to a request. A friendship plays a significant role in your life. Tonight: Let go of stress.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You might want to consider an option that could prevent a conflict with an older relative or an authority figure. You will need to step back from a hassle at the moment. Remember that it is more important to win the war than it is to win the battle. Tonight: A must appearance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Others might wonder why you have little to say right now. You have a way about you that makes a child or loved one think before he or she leaps. You understand that sometimes the less said the better. Be open to a conversation. Tonight: Start planning the weekend.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might want to listen care-fully to a partner’s emotional and financial needs. This person seems to have a very different point of view from you. Neither of you are right or wrong; you both simply have a unique way of approaching matters. Tonight: Chat over dinner.

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Monday’s Wright testimony focused on defi nition of a lieJENNIFER DITCHBURN THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The definition of “lie” was tossed around during Sen. Mike Duffy’s trial on Mon-day, all part of a scandal where words are care-fully chosen and their meanings parsed.

Nigel Wright, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, was asked to explain to the court what he told his boss about a plan to have Duffy repay his Senate living expenses in 2013.

Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery in connection with his Senate claims.

The “scenario” co-ordinated between senior aides in Stephen Harper’s office and Duffy included having the senator publicly admit he made a mistake with his expenses and promise to repay them.

Trouble is, Duffy was never going to repay the money himself and several people around Harp-er knew it. Initially, in February 2013, the idea was to have the party cover the bill, as well as Duffy’s legal expenses.

Wright says Sen. Irving Gerstein, head of the party’s financial arm, specifically requested that the money part be kept secret.

Wright has said he told Harper shortly after-ward that Duffy would repay the expenses.

Why did you lie to the prime minister? Bayne asked Wright.

“I don’t feel it was a lie, I felt it wasn’t on the list of things I needed to check with him,” Wright responded.

Bayne pressed on. “Duffy was not going to repay. Did you not think there was a difference between Duffy repaying and a secret repayment by Sen. Gerstein and others to have the 1/8Con-servative 3/8 fund repay?”

“I honestly didn’t think it was that significant a difference,” Wright replied. “The significant fact was that the expenses were going to reimbursed and he wouldn’t be claiming them anymore.”

The veracity of Harper’s public statements on the Duffy repayment, as well as those of his spokespeople and cabinet ministers, continue

to dog the Conservative leader on the campaign trail.

Harper told the Commons in June 2013, well after Wright’s payment had come to light, that his former chief of staff had told no one in his office about his decision. But Wright told several people in Harper’s office, as well as Gerstein at the party.

A reporter asked Harper again Monday about the fact his staff had apparently lied to him. Harper has yet to directly respond to such ques-tions, saying only that Duffy and Wright are responsible and are being held accountable.

Bayne is continuing on a two-track courtroom strategy that has him simultaneously trying to paint Wright as a calculating backroom oper-ator, and Duffy as someone railroaded by power-ful men into actions he didn’t agree with.

The Crown, on the other hand, argued that Duffy made a set of demands to the PMO in

exchange for him making a political headache go away.

Three of the 31 charges Duffy faces go to Wright’s secret repayment, including the bribery charge.

Bayne uses the word “capitulation” frequently to describe how Duffy eventually acquiesced to a PMO plan to save the government from embar-rassment. Duffy maintained throughout that the Senate’s forms and rules for expense claims were so vague and confusing, that he never actually did anything wrong.

“All of this was basically forced on him, because you didn’t want the party to suffer any political damage to its reputation,” Bayne said to Wright.

“Sen. Duffy might have received a threat, I didn’t make any threats,” said Wright. “The way I see it is that Sen. Duffy agreed to it.”

Duffy didn’t come out and directly say he wanted someone else to pay for his expenses, but Wright says he felt it was implicit in their discussions.

Part of the scenario was to attempt to have Duffy’s expenses pulled from an independent examination by the auditor firm Deloitte — an idea Wright says came from Sen. David Tkachuk

Bayne focused on emails that showed Duffy resisted admitting fault right up to the time he gave two TV interviews saying he would repay.

“This is nuts and is very hard for me to swal-low. I swing between the team player mode and do anything for (the prime minister) and it is time for me to say phack it,” Duffy wrote to Harper’s closest adviser, Ray Novak, on Feb. 22, 2013.

“Let Deloitte decide. If I leave it to them, I have an avenue of appeal to the courts. If I take a dive for my leader when I am innocent, then I am totally at the mercy of the media the opposition etc.”

The court began to hear Monday afternoon about the machinations within the PMO and Conservative Senate leadership to try to stop the Deloitte audit of Duffy’s claims.

Nigel Wright leaves the courthouse Monday following his fourth day of testimony at the trial of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy. [CANADIAN PRESS]

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Vitamin B12 is a nutrient essen-tial to good health. The only foods that contain this vitamin naturally are foods that come from animal sources.

Vitamin B12 is found in meat, fish, poultry, eggs and milk products. People who do not eat animal products may risk devel-oping a vitamin B 12 deficiency unless they take a B12 supple-ment. Lack of vitamin B12 can lead to serious health problems.

Like most vitamins, B12 is needed throughout the life cycle. It is an important component of healthy red blood cells and part of a healthy nervous system. Vitamin B12 is also necessary for normal functioning of all of the cells in the body. It is needed to help make DNA, the genetic material in all cells.

Vitamin B12 is especially important in pregnancy. During pregnancy, women are encour-aged to drink milk for calcium and to eat red meat for iron. Both of these foods are also excellent sources of vitamin B12.Prenatal vitamins will also pro-vide additional vitamin B12.

In infants and young children, vitamin B12 is essential for growth, brain development, learning, memory and intelli-gence. Children, who eat limited amounts of milk, eggs, or meat products, should be seen by a registered dietitian who can assess the need for a vitamin B12 supplement.

Children and adults on strict vegetarian or vegan diets need to meet their requirements with vitamin B12 enriched foods or supplements. Fortified soy bever-age, meatless deli slices or vege-tarian wieners or soy burgers aregood choices for people who do not eat animal products because they have vitamin B12 added. A type of yeast high in Vitamin B12 called Red Star T6635+ can be sprinkled on foods to increase Vitamin B12 intake.

Some older adults lose their ability to digest vitamin B12 from food as they age. For others,vitamin B12 status could be low due to poor intake of B12 con-taining foods. It is a good idea for people who might be at risk to have their vitamin B12 levels assessed by a physician. For some, a healthy diet high in foodscontaining Vitamin B12 may be enough to reverse a deficiency. For others, it may be necessary to use supplements or vitamin B12 fortified foods to maintain a healthy vitamin B12 level.

From the time of conception to the end of life, vitamin B12 is vital for good health.

Choose a healthy diet that includes a variety of foods including those from animal sources. People who follow a strict vegan lifestyle should include foods fortified with Vita-min B12 or take a vitamin B12 supplement.

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

EileenBennewithNutritionNotes

LIBATIONS

A Vancouver Island creation to enjoy shaken, not stirred

For decades, micro-distil-leries have flourished in Europe. Now it’s B.C.’s turn.

Thanks to recent changes in the B.C. liquor laws small batch distillers can now sell to restaurants and lounges as well as at local farmers mar-kets. We can boast of more than 30 artisan distilleries, including several on the island.

Craft distillers are using home-sourced products to make their spirits. Many are actually grow-ing the crops they need.

The attraction of homespun authenticity is not lost on Van-couver Islanders. Island-made spirits are in high demand.

Wayward Distillation House in the Comox Valley is making its Unruly Vodka out of 100 per cent B.C. clover honey. Blended with local glacier water and spe-cialized yeast, the mash is left to turn into honey wine or mead.

The Wayward still (the essen-tial vessel in which liquids is dis-

tilled) is specifically designed to work with a honey spirit, gently heating the mead to release the alcohol vapours.

The result is quality vodka that has a touch of sweetness on the nose, a full bodied mouth feel with a smooth finish.

Another Vancouver Island favorite is Ampersand Gin. Established in 2011, this distil-lery is built on an organic farm in the Cowichan Valley. Its gin

is fashioned from locally grown organic botanicals and organic B.C. wheat.

On the nose, the aromatic dry gin shows hints of juniper and lemon. The mouth feel is rich with a dry smooth finish. Enjoy it alone or in your favorite cocktail.

How you prepare these flavour-ful island-crafted spirits is purely a matter of subjective taste. Do you like your martini shaken or

stirred? It’s entirely up to you. But here are some tips to cre-

ate your perfect gin or vodka martini.

Chill your glass for at least 10 minutes.

Measure the gin and dry ver-mouth into your shaker before you add your ice. The rule of thumb is two parts spirits to one part vermouth, but this is where it’s all about your own particular preference. Play with it until you have perfected your version.

Try adding a dash of olive or pickle juice.

Fill the shaker half way with ice. Shake or stir vigorously until the outside of the shaker shows signs of frosty condensation.

Strain your martini into your chilled glass.

Garnish with a lemon twist (peel only), or toothpick-skew-ered olives or pickled onions.

Some people like a cucumber slice or even a dill pickle.

At Lucky’s Liquor Store in Country Club Centre at Nanaimo we take pride in supporting our local craft distillers. Boutique spirits from Vancouver Island distilleries include Arbutus, Mer-ridale, Phillips Fermentorium, Still Master, Ampersand and Unruly. You’ll find them all at Lucky’s.

The martini is generating new excitement thanks to the proliferation of new local small-batch distilleries. [COURTESY LYNETTE BURNS]

Vegetarians, make sure you are getting your vitamin B12

LynetteBurnsThe LuckyGourmet

RECIPE

You want quick, easy and tasty? Drop a few hoisin-dijon chicken skewers on the grillALISON LADMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sometimes we think too hard about the food we toss on the grill. Brine this, rub that, marin-ate for 12 days. Enough!

For those days when you just want something simple and deli-cious to pop onto the grill and get to the table in under 30 min-utes, this is your recipe.

A savory-tangy sauce made from hoisin, Dijon mustard, rice vinegar and red pepper flakes mixes up in a flash and imparts big, bold flavour in no time. It also acts as a great dipping sauce once the chicken comes off the grill.

As for the chicken itself, what to buy all comes down to how easy you want to make things.

You can buy chicken breast tenders so that all you have to do is thread the meat onto the skew-ers. They cost a bit more, but the convenience might be worth it to you.

Or you can save a little cash and buy boneless, skinless chick-en breasts, then thinly slice them into strips. It will take an extra 5 to 10 minutes, but you’ll save cash.

Either way, it’s easy to turn these skewers into a complete meal. Make a giant salad tossed with a robust vinaigrette (some-thing with berry jam whisked in), then pile the skewers over individual servings of the salad.

———HOISIN-DIJON CHICKEN

SKEWERSStart to finish: 20 minutesServings: 63/4 cup hoisin sauce1/3 cup Dijon mustard1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes2 pounds chicken tenders (or

chicken breasts cut into thin strips)

Kosher salt and ground black pepper

Count out the number of chick-en strips you have, then soak an equal number of bamboo skew-ers in warm water for 15 minutes.

Heat the grill to medium-high.In a small bowl, mix together

the hoisin sauce, mustard, vin-egar and red pepper flakes. Div-ide the sauce into two portions, one for basting the raw chicken, another to serve with the chick-en after it is cooked.

Pat the chicken pieces dry with paper towels and season lightly with salt and pepper. Thread the chicken pieces onto the soaked skewers and brush all over with one portion of the hoisin mixture.

Grill the chicken for two to three minutes per side, basting with more of the hoisin mixture as it cooks. As the skewers finish cooking, reaching 165 F at the thickest part, transfer them to a platter. Serve with the reserved sauce.

Nutrition information per serv-ing: 250 calories; 30 calories from fat (12 per cent of total calories); 3 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 90 mg cholesterol; 1020 mg sodium; 17 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 36 g protein.

FOOD FINDS

New take on backyard barbecue is a real peach of a fi ndELIZABETH KARMEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

If you are anything like me, you look forward to summer peaches all year.

But unless you live near an orchard and can get them when they are at their best, even “fresh” summer peaches can be under-ripe.

That’s mostly because the fruit is picked before it is ready in order to make it easier to trans-port. Trouble is, that means

peaches often disappoint when we bite into them.

Luckily, the grill comes to the rescue! The heat of the grill intensifies the natural sugars in peaches — as well as other under-ripe fruit — as well as soft-ens the flesh.

The end result is a sweet, slight-ly caramelized and soft peach. Delicious!

The key to grilling peaches is to cut them in half and remove the pits. You must brush the fruit all over with untoasted nut

oil or olive oil to keep the juices inside and prevent the fruit from drying out. For added flavour, you can replace the pit with a bit of flavoured butter (as I do in the recipe below), or sprinkle the cut side with a simple “dessert rub” of cinnamon, sugar and a pinch of salt.

Other than that, there is little to know. Make sure the cooking grates are brushed clean and use a medium-low direct heat. Sug-ar — natural or added — burns quickly and any food with a high

sugar content requires a gentle, low heat.

I love serving grilled peaches with vanilla ice cream and a pecan streusel topping that I bake similar to granola. It tastes like pie!

But my favourite way is this recipe for grilled peaches with raspberry butter and amaretti cookie crumbs. Peach melba inspired the raspberry butter that I place inside each peach half to melt and sauce the peach.

The addition of amaretto

deepens the flavour and adds a sophisticated side to the dish.

The crumbled amaretti cookies echo the amaretto flavour and add a welcome crunch to the dessert that is made perfect by a small scoop of vanilla ice cream or homemade whipped cream.

» Elizabeth Karmel is a barbecue and Southern foods expert. She is the chef and pitmaster at online retailer CarolinaCueToGo.com and author of three books, including “Taming the Flame.”

For days when you just want simple, hoisin-dijon chicken is your recipe. [AP PHOTO]


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