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Celebrity basketball game supports studentsAn entertaining Harlem Globetrotter-style game is coming back this month to clothe, feed and educate students.
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ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Twenty one years after her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, the disease has
taken its toll on Pat Thompson. While the neurological condi-tion progressed, the 61-year-old Port Alberni resident has always fought for her independ-ence – but a complicated system of government and organiza-tional policies now has Thomp-son struggling for her mobility.
MS is an incurable disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the transmission of information from the brain to the body. The condition entails the immune system attacking the fatty substance covering nerve fibres and the nerves themselves, resulting in a var-iety of frightening symptoms.
For Thompson her condition brings several seizures a day, as well as internal bleeding and a hernia that has prompted 17 surgeries. A medical document from Feb. 3, 2012 indicates “relapsing remitting MS,” a
form of the disease that brings defined attacks, followed by per-iods when symptoms improve.
“Right now I’m under active attack with the MS – it’s affect-ing the legs and the vision in my only (working) eye. It’s been going for about six or eight months and there’s no way of telling when it’s going to stop,” she said. “Even just walking around the house my knees start to buckle, so I’m spending literally my life in this bed.”
Thompson uses a scooter to get around outdoors, but the $10,000 machine needs replacing, as the ignition sometimes fails while she’s crossing the street. She believes
an electric wheelchair would better suit the severity of her condition, allowing Thomson to move around her home and in stores that don’t allow scoot-ers. She’s had one in the past, but the electric wheelchair was destroyed when Thompson was hit by a car in 2009. That’s when she switched to a scooter.
But now Thompson fears what could happen to her if she con-tinues to rely on her legs as the condition worsens.
“The spine is so narrow and it affects all of the nerves going through the spine, which is one of the reasons why I’m losing my legs now and they’re buck-ling on me,” she said. “I’m des-perate for a wheelchair so that I don’t end up falling on my face. I’m getting too old to be hitting cement floors all the time.”
As a resident in a Port Alber-ni complex for low-income, handicapped people, an electric wheelchair worth thousands of dollars is a daunting invest-ment for Thompson. Island Health does not fund electric
wheelchairs or scooters; that cost is covered by the British Columbia Ministry of Social Development and Social Innov-ation for those on disability assistance. But for funding to be provided the patient needs an assessment of mobility needs from an occupational therapist. Thompson has yet to gain this approval for an elec-tric wheelchair.
“It gets really complicated, it’s very challenging to live with a disability in Canada,” said Sheryl Harding, programs and services coordinator for the MS Society’s office for southern and central Vancouver Island.
She said some of her clients have conditions that prevent them from safely using an elec-tric wheelchair.
“I have had people not get a prescription because a motor-ized wheelchair could be dan-gerous for them,” Harding said, adding that muscle control or impaired vision can be factors.
See MOBILITY on Page 3
ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A man accused of elk poaching pleaded guilty on Wednesday.
Wilson Timothy Jack (a.k.a. Timothy Wilson Jack), 49, pleaded guilty to hunting wildlife out of season under the B.C. Wildlife Act. He appeared in court without a lawyer. His sentencing is sched-uled for Dec. 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the Port Alberni provincial court.
Jack committed the poaching offence between Nov. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2013. The poached elk was found south of Port Alberni on Nuu-chah-nulth territory.
Jack’s arrest is part of an investi-gation into a wave of elk poaching on the West Coast in recent years. Ken Watts, vice-president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, said there has been a number of elk poaching incidents in the region with at least 23 Roosevelt elk illegally killed since 2013.
When eight elk carcasses were discovered in late 2013, the NTC offered a $25,000 reward for infor-mation leading to an arrest and conviction for poaching.
B.C. Coastal Outfitters (now the Wildlife Stewardship Council) added $5,000 to the award amount. With pledges from other organiza-tions, the total reward is $34,000.
Jack was arrested and first appeared in Port Alberni court on Aug. 5, requesting more time to consult a defence lawyer.
Jack is a member of the Ucluelet First Nation, one of the 14 com-munities served by the Nuuchah-nulth Tribal Council. The NTC hopes the court proceedings will shed some light on the elk poach-ing problem.
Roosevelt elk are on the Provin-cial Blue List, meaning that har-vesting is limited to 300 hunting permits a year from the typical volume of 15,000 applications. While Roosevelt populations on Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland have grown from 2,550 in 1986 to over 6,900, elk distribu-tion south of Port Alberni remains as low as one animal per 10 square kilometres or less, according to a provincial management plan.
Guilty plea in elk case
MS patient fi ghts for mobilityA system for the disabled has created struggles for Pat Thompson
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MS has taken its toll on Port Alberni resident Pat Thompson. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
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“It gets really complicated, it’s very challenging to live with a disability in Canada.”Sheryl Harding, the MS Society’s pro-grams services coordinator
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ArtsFraternal Order of Eagles
Ladies Auxiliary afternoon jams every Thursday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at 3561 Third Ave.
AV Words on Fire Spoken Word open mic from 7 to 9 p.m. last Thursday of the month at Char’s Landing.
Sports CONNECT A Parent Program
meets on Thursday even-ings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Info: 250-724-0125.
Drop-in Badminton on Mon-days and Thursday, Alberni Athletic Hall, 8 p.m. Every-one welcome. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg).
Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thurs-days from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave., adult mixed eight-ball league on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.
Horseshoe Club on Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Line dancing with Linda Ross, third Thursday of each month at Char’s Landing, from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: [email protected].
Child and youth Army Cadets, ages 12 to 18,
meet Thursdays at Cherry Creek Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Info: 250-735-3517.
Join the Sea Cadets, ages 12 to 18. They meet Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. at
4210 Cedarwood St. E-mail: [email protected] or call 250-730-0944.
Youth Clinic services are avail-able at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or the Youth Clinic cell at 250-720-9591.
Support and help Having trouble connecting
with your teen? Connect, an attachment-based program to support parents and caregivers, is held Thursday evenings, from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration: 250-724-0125 or 250-731-1315 (ext. 41766 - Debra).
Grief Support Group meets
Thursday afternoons at the Hospice Society office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.
Urgently needed: The Can-adian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan and Disas-ter Management programs in Port Alberni. Please visit http://www.redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed details. To apply please email [email protected], call 1-855-995-3529 or visit the Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue.
KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support ser-vices. If you, or someone you
know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.
Service groupsAlberni Valley Legion Branch
No. 293 meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. for its general meeting at 4680 Victoria Quay. No meetings in July or August.
Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Addictions Come and join Port Alberni
Friendship Center’s relapse prevention group every Thursday, from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m. Coffee and snacks included.
Al-Anon and Al-Ateen Sup-port Groups, for family and friends of problem drinkers, on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Elim church, 3946 Wallace St. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
Special interest Mount Klitsa Garden Club
meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at Echo Centre. Everyone welcome.
STARFLEET Alberni Deep Space Port meets the second Thursday of each month at Echo Centre, from 6 to 8 p.m. For all Star Trek fans. Info: 250-724-7293 or [email protected].
Social Team Trudeau, Pints ‘n Politics from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Char’s Landing.
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Alberni District Historical Soci-ety 50th Anniversary, Oct. 15 with a commemorative tea. Alberni Valley Museum from 2-4 p.m.
Free 2-day Advance Care Plan-ning Workshop Oct. 19 and 21 at Echo Field House 3–5 p.m. Seats limited to 30. Call 250-723-4478 to register.
PAACL Artisan Show, Oct. 19-23, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. at 4471 Margaret Street.
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Firefi ghter’s appreciateWith the last edition approaching on Friday, members of the Port Alberni Fire Department visited the ‘Alberni Valley Times’ Wednesday to thank the publication for its regular coverage of the hard work the city’s firefighters have undertaken to protect the community. Circulation manager Elaine Berringer received the gift from firefighters Herb Nadig (left), Tony Booth, Les Norden and Ben Halychuck. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
The Canadian dollar traded Wednes-day afternoon at 76.54 cents US, down 0.22 of a cent from Tuesday’s
close. The Pound Sterling was worth $2.0025 Cdn, down 0.22 of a cent while the Euro was worth $1.4688 Cdn, down 0.06 of a cent.
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Former Harlem Globetrotter turned pastor hosts event to feed, clothe and educate students in need
Charity basketball game for youthKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
An entertaining Harlem Globe-trotter-style basketball game is coming back to the gym floor this month in an effort to help feed, clothe and educate students.
Harold “Lefty” Williams, a for-mer Harlem Globetrotter player turned youth pastor, said the event was planned initially to give back to the community and its success has been building each year.
“I started it through Jericho Road Church to help other youth organizations make their mis-sions possible,” Williams said.
They do that through an enter-taining evening of sport and com-edy. This year a group of local celebrities, including members of the RCMP, will take on Lefty and his friends in the Harlem Dreams game. It is also a special anni-versary year for the 1955 senior men’s team when they won the Canadian title and Williams has a special presentation planned to honour the national champions.
The event is a fundraiser for local students and families who might need extra help getting by. Programs it supports are the Alberni Valley Community School, NeighbourLink Read and Feed, ADSS Breakfast Club and the E.J. Dunn Backpack Club.
“Some kids in the community don’t get breakfast at home and
they can’t focus at school,” Wil-liams said. “What I love is that volunteers read to the students and some show up just to hear the stories.”
The after-school program allows kids a place to go for
sports and other activities in a safe environment and through the Backpack Club, those who need it can go home on the week-ends with a bag full of food.
“That is something that we as a church want to get behind,” Wil-
liams said. The first year the event was a
sell-out, so last year Williams planned a larger, two-day fund-raiser. He attributes the success to the community spirit of giving back.
“Since we started, we have always held ourselves account-able to where the funds are going,” he said.
“People know what we are doing and we want to give them a night of fun and gut-busting laughs.”
Tickets for the game on Oct. 23 can be purchased at Echo Centre or family packs of five are avail-able at Jericho Road Church. Call 250-723-2328 for more information.
Basketball players and volunteers gather at a previous year’s charity event at the Alberni Athletic Hall. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
“Some kids in the community don’t get breakfast at home and they can’t focus at school. What I love is that volunteers read to the students and some show up just to hear the stories.”
Harold “Lefty” Williams, youth pastor at Jericho Road Church
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COURT BRIEFSAlberni Valley Times
Man denied bail for assault with a weapon
Oct. 7Jimmy David McKay, 33, will
remain in prison on charges of assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
“I am not persuaded that this man should be released,” said Judge Brian Saunderson.
McKay’s next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 21.
Bertram Wilson Thomas plead-ed guilty to assault causing bod-ily harm and was sentenced to 120 days less time served and 18 months of probation.
Thomas was convicted for assaulting his common law wife in Ahousaht.
HandyDART single-bag limit on bus diffi cult for grocery shopping MOBILITY, from Page 3
“I have people who have visions problems, a motorized wheelchair is not going to work for them.”
The Canadian Red Cross loans wheelchairs and other equip-ment to the handicapped, but insurance issues have also pre-vented Thompson from getting
a machine, she said.Handicapped transportation
is available in Port Alberni with HandyDART, a bus ser-vice that picks people up from their homes. This doesn’t help Thompson get her groceries, as a HandyDART policy allows only one bag to be taken on the bus.
Phil Atkinson, manager of
Port Alberni HandyDART, said that the service sets a limit of one bag a client can hold on their lap for the safety of other people on the bus.
“We don’t want anything to become a missile,” he said. “We just don’t have the space desig-nated to store stuff.”
Final AV Times out on FridayALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
After publishing in the com-munity for 48 years, the final edi-tion of the Alberni Valley Times will be published Friday.
The date was determined Wednesday after Black Press announced the newspaper’s clos-ure last week, citing declining circulation and advertising rev-
enue over the past few years. The Times was launched as
a twice-weekly paper in 1967 — shortly before the cities of Alberni and Port Alberni amal-gamated. The newspaper was also the product of a merger by combining the West Coast Advo-cate and the Twin Cities Times, publications that date back to 1931 and 1948 respectively.
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This is a trade deal Canada can’t refuse
Like all international trade deals, the Trans-Pacific Part-nership agreement is intended to lift all boats.
Each of the 12 signatories, includ-ing Canada, has to believe there is a net gain at the end of the day for them.
Basic economics, however, also means each sovereign nation has given up something in order to reach a higher level of economic activity.
Dairy producers, as well as poult-ry producers, will retain their priv-ileged supply-side management, which will protect them from for-eign exporters.
In the original Free Trade Agree-ment with the United States in 1989, for example, Canada’s tex-tile industry took a beating from which it never recovered. The damage to that sector was foreseen
and accepted as a casualty of lib-eralized trade.
Many Canadians at that time also feared high-quality jobs would dis-appear and Canada would become a mere hewer of wood and drawer of water.
Of course, the fear-mongers were wrong, and Canadians have become increasingly comfortable with free-trade agreements.
The TPP, however, has been described as the largest, most ambitious free-trade deal in hist-ory. It involves nearly one billion people, including Asian-Pacific nations that will comprise two-thirds of the world’s middle class by 2030 and one-half of global gross domestic product by 2050, according to federal data.
It’s literally too big to ignore. Canada’s only real choice was to minimize the damage to vulner-able sectors of the economy while
pursuing the greatest access to foreign markets.
There will be casualties as the Canadian economy adjusts to the new terms that will open markets previously closed or made impene-trable by trade tariffs. Industries that once were protected will now have to adjust, adapt and become more aggressive, or fail amid increasing competition and innovation.
The Canadian auto industry, for example, is worried it will suffer the same fate as the garment industry in the 1990s. Some 20,000 jobs could be at risk, union offi-cials say. The federal government, however, says the auto industry will benefit from new export opportunities for auto parts.
It says the industry could experience a net gain in workers, although it doesn’t deny some jobs might be at risk.
As for Manitoba, the federal Trade Department says the entire economy will benefit from the new opportunities.
Hogs, beef, oilseeds and other commodities will experience an upswing, while the aerospace industry and advanced manufac-turing will also discover new mar-kets for its products. Services, such as Manitoba Hydro International, which sells its skills to foreign energy companies, will also see barriers lowered.
Dairy and poultry producers will retain their privileged supply-side management, which will protect them from foreign exporters. Less than four per cent of the dairy market will be open, duty free, to competitors from countries such as New Zealand, while $4.3 billion in handouts will be made available to dairy, poultry and egg farmers affected by TPP.
In some cases, such as the export of alcoholic beverages, it will be up to 15 years before TPP signatories are forced to lower their protective barriers.
The federal government has not released all the details of the agreement, so the total economic impact remains somewhat fuzzy.
And the Americans, who have often regarded free-trade agree-ments with hostility, could scuttle the deal if they refuse to sign.
The principle of open borders and liberalized trade, however, has tended to be positive for consum-ers and industry.
Yes, there may be losers, casual-ties of the increasingly competi-tive global supply chain, but it is inconceivable a trading nation such as Canada would not be part of the new world order.
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As one chapter closes, another story begins. I’m standing in my kitchen
wondering should I get an x-ray on my ankle? This is the outcome of a fitness milestone. The past few days I sort of hop around and wear only flip flops since that is the only footwear my swollen, (and possibly fractured ankle), will tolerate. All the while, I am very pleased with the experience. Why would I be pleased that I am limping around?
Go back about nine years ago when even running to the end of my driveway got me winded. It feels like I have been fit forever and for some people that is the only way they know me. But there was a time I couldn’t bend down to the bottom drawer without trouble, let alone run or jog. No way was that going to happen. I was also fighting lupus, (I still am), and I thought because of that I couldn’t change my health.
Things came to a point where I was motivated to try to gain my health back so I could chase my kids and enjoy them, but I was motivated by the decline in the health of my dad due to his smok-ing. I am not a smoker, but I didn’t want anything to take my health away and it was up to me to get it back. I had the support of a lot of
good friends who got me started with running. Very slowly I gained enough confidence to sign up for my first race five years ago… a three-kilometer trail run in Cum-berland, the Perseverance Run. On race day I felt thrilled and ready to throw up at the same time. It was the first race bib I ever pinned on myself in my life, and I haven’t looked back although races still make me nervous.
So this January Paul and I talked about doing a big race. The 50-kilo-metre MOMAR. Fifty kilometres! Me? Twenty five kilometres of serious mountain biking, 15 kilo-metres running, and 10 kilometres kayaking. This girl, who couldn’t run down the driveway in another chapter of her life was going to do THIS.
I trained during the year for endurance and for technical moun-tain biking, (which unfortunately remained weak skill-wise going into race day). So there I was in Cumberland again, MOMAR race
bib on. Saturday Sept. 26 and 35 kilometres into the race on the bike portion I bailed off my bike and wrapped my ankle inside the frame. So close to finishing…and this happens. Yes, I was upset but also super proud. I got that far! Me! And lupus be damned!
Next year, I will try again and I plan to finish. And this is why right now with each Advil swal-lowed and each ice pack to the ankle I am celebrating. I wasn’t sit-ting around; I was out in a 50-kilo-metre race!! I am not one of those trainers with glorious six-pack abs or the one who finishes in the top three of elite races. I just try. I try my best, work hard and I hope that something goes right.
In October, on the 25th, I will be in Cumberland again. Back to my third Perseverance Run, my second 11 kilometre race, if my ankle allows it. Otherwise I will be there anyways to cheer on three of my heroes; Peggy, Louise and Sarina who challenged each other and committed to the race. This will be Peggy and Louise’s first race ever and a bucket list item for Louise. I can’t wait till they come home with their first race bibs ever, and I certainly hope it won’t be their last race bibs either.
As we think about closing chap-
ters and new beginnings, I want to encourage all of you to challenge yourselves with fitness for the health and fun of it, not because you want the scale to be different or you think you have to look a cer-tain way. You are all worth more than that. If you pick your goals from a place of loving yourself, the rest falls into place, I promise. Live life with some pizza, some good wine, good friends and laughter, and live life with great workouts and get sweaty once a day.
Don’t think you have to be ‘that good’ to get out there and give it a try. The only risk you take is the one you didn’t take. Get out there and take some chances. Please feel to share your story with me on Facebook at Susan Fox Fitness or email: [email protected]. Maybe I will be lucky enough to see you during a workout or at the race line someday! Cheers to the next chapter of YOUR fitness story.
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KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Kris Patterson was born and raised in the Alberni Valley and is a familiar
face in the community. When his father, Ike Patter-
son, completed broadcasting school in Squamish, he arrived in Port Alberni to get his feet wet at CJAV. His intent was a temporary stay, but he met Linda, fell in love, and decided to stay to raise a family.
Kris has memories of those days, when he and his siblings, Aaron and Tara, often visited the studio.
“There was orange shag carpet,” Kris said. “I enjoyed spending time there and we were sometimes able to voice commercials.”
Although he enjoyed a well-rounded childhood with softball, soccer and building forts in the neighbourhood, he gained a strong work ethic at a young age. Since then, he has always enjoyed working hard and keeping busy.
His first job was delivering the Times Colonist and the Courier at age 10.
After graduating from ADSS in 1994, he started working as a fire fighter for the BC Forest Service for two summers.
From there, he started volun-teering with the KUU-US Crisis Line Society, which turned into a paid position until 2000. While there in 1999, he partici-pated in a youth work project under the direction of Kenn Whiteman. Based out of the former Alberni Mall, the group was responsible for the market-ing and promotion of events.
In September 2000, just before leaving the crisis line society, Kris simultaneously worked at Dob City Bingo until 2007 and night shift at 7-11.
While juggling employment and a relationship, Kris had his first child, Ella in 2004. She unfortunately passed away at three days old from a baterial infection she contracted while in the hospital.
The following year, twins, Connor and Michael entered his life. Shortly after, Kris was forced to overcome another challenge. He was involved in a car accident and underwent eight months of physiotherapy.
By 2007, Kris was required to take three weeks holiday from Dob City Bingo, but rather than taking time off, he joined the team at the former Penny-worth newspaper, where his mother was the publisher. That decision sparked an interest in the field and opened up oppor-tunities in sales.
“Working with family is not as easy as I thought it would be,” Kris said. “It was tough when my mom got sick because she wanted to stay at home as long as she could.”
“Fast forward seven months later, my dad died,” he said. “It was the day before my 35th birthday.”
He said the community showed a lot of support during this difficult time.
“When my parents passed away, the community pulled together and really helped out,” Kris said.
From those tragedies came opportunities for Kris to further develop his passions for history, writing and com-munity development. He dug through boxes of Ike’s research material and photos, many of which he immediately donated to the Alberni Valley Museum to keep for posterity. He then had the idea to finish the book his father always wanted.
“I thought, ‘how hard could it
be,’” he said. “But I almost quit many times.”
After former museum direc-tor Jean McIntosh wrote the forward, he decided to finish what he started.
Shortly after long-time employee of the AV Times, Mar-garet Gard, retired, he met her replacement, Phil Littlewood. The two came up with a plan to put This Was Then Volume 1 to print.
“That was a turning point in my life and helped with the healing,” he said.
Kris’ next publication was a grief and loss book taken from his loss of his daughter, It was written from a father’s perspec-tive. That preceded volumes two and three of This Was Then.
In 2014, he wrote a self help book and a sales book, all while working as an advertising sales representative with the AV Times.
When not working, Kris is involved in volunteer positions. He joined the board of the Chamber of Commerce in 2013, was elected second vice-presi-dent in 2014 and is currently vice-president. He also sits on the Chamber of Commerce’s membership and awards com-mittees and represents the Chamber on the Alberni-Clay-oquot Regional District solid waste plan committee.
He is also currently a member of the Young Professional Port Alberni.
Kris has also
been a strong supporter of the Raise-a-Reader campaign since 2007.
“With the help of people like Pam Craig and Tom Weegar, we have raised about $400,000 in local money,” Kris said.
Along with events with the KUU-US Crisis Line Society and Chamber of Commerce, Kris volunteered with the Community Policing Office and spent 18 months of weekends upgrading homes for the Port Alberni Non-Profit Housing Association.
“My dad always taught me that if you love your commun-ity, you need to do things to help others,” Kris said.
Looking to the future,
Kris hopes to use his know-ledge, experience and love of Port Alberni to benefit his hometown.
“This paper has been a large part of my identity, not just for work, but for myself,” Kris said. “It is sad to see a paper with ties back to 1907 come to an end, but each end brings a new beginning, whatever form that takes.”
Kris’ immediate plan is to find out what opportunities await and discover what his next pas-sion will be. He is sure to put his all into whatever comes his way.
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Kris Patterson has been a familiar face in local newspapers since 2007. [CHRIS FINLAYSON, FOR THE TIMES]
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Port Alberni defend home pitch against Kickers in lopsided victory
Sheep chew up ComoxMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Comox Valley were heavi-ly outclassed by a superior Port Alberni side in the local rugby union club’s second home match of the 2015–16 season.
The Black Sheep showed their visitors how to play, winning 69–7 at the Port Alberni rugby club field last Saturday, improving their record to 2–0–1.
It was “a little bit of one-way traffic,” said Sheep coach Jas Purewal. Comox has “a couple quality play-ers and a lot of first-year guys that aren’t that experi-enced. And then a lot of older guys that aren’t that fit.”
Comox is a lower division team that’s trying to test themselves against tougher competition, Purewal noted.
That test proved too diffi-cult against Port Alberni’s skilled squad, although the Kickers put up a good fight for the first 20 minutes of the match. The Sheep broke
through their defences and by half-time it was already 26–0.
Comox managed to score a try and conversion midway through the second half to avoid a complete rout,
but the Black Sheep didn’t let up, scoring even more points in the second half for the 69–7 finish.
Matt Kelly and Ty Shan-non combined their efforts to score three tries from 75
metres for the Sheep, which noticeably damaged the Kickers’ morale, Purewal said.
The Sheep are back on the road Saturday to face the Westshore RFC.
Black Sheep Bennie Tourangeau with the ball against the Comox Valley Kickers on home pitch last Saturday. Port Alberni won 69–7. [LAURIE SMILLIE PHOTO]
SHAUN RUST FOR THE TIMES
The Alberni Athletics U14 Girls’ Soccer team has begun their 2015-16 season.
They are mostly returning players, with a couple of new additions. The girls began practice in mid-August, to get ready for a long, and hopefully successful, season. The coaching staff and sup-port team is the same as previous seasons and they are looking forward to a great year.
There were two exhib-ition games versus a team from Duncan to begin the year. The Athletics were victorious both in Duncan, and on their home turf at ADSS.
Both games were key in
establishing some early confidence.
Next up was a home game versus a combined Comox–Campbell River side. The Athletics came out strong and were victorious, 4–0. They displayed some excellent passing and overall team play.
On Sept. 27, the team travelled to Powell River to play their nemesis, the Stingers. It was a very rough and physical game, with the officiating being somewhat slanted towards the Stingers.
The Athletics played hard, despite having a few players feeling poorly, due to illness. They lost 2–0, but competed well and with great sportsmanship.
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Canucks open season with 5-1 win vs. FlamesDONNA SPENCER THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY — Daniel Sedin had a goal and two assists for the Vancouver Canucks in a 5-1 season-opening win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Jannik Hansen, Brandon Sutter, Alex Burrows and captain Henrik Sedin also scored for the visitors in a rematch of a Western Conference quarter-final playoff last April between Calgary and Vancouver.
The Flames won that ser-ies in six games to advance to the second round, where they lost out in five to the Anaheim Ducks.
Vancouver defenceman Ben Hutton recorded his first point in his NHL debut with an assist on Hansen’s goal. Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller made 29 saves for the win
Jiri Hudler replied for the Flames with Karri Ramo stopping 39 of 44
shots in the loss. The two clubs square off again Saturday in Vancouver for the second of their five meetings this season in the Pacific Division.
Henrik Sedin scored on a sharp-angled wrist shot at 16:31 of the third extend Vancouver’s lead to four goals.
The Canucks led 4-1 on an own-goal by Calgary at
8:17 in the third. Flames defenceman Dennis Wide-man knocked down a long, off-speed shot by Burrows, but tipped it past Ramo.
Daniel Sedin restored Vancouver’s two-goal lead with five seconds left in the second period. A Dan Hamhuis shot deflected off Ramo, then Sedin and into Calgary’s net to make it 3-1.
Vancouver Canucks Henrick and Daniel Sedin celebrate a goal Wednesday against the Calgary Flames at the Saddledome in Calgary. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
MLBAL PLAYOFFSWILD CARDTuesday's resultHouston 3 New York 0
DIVISION(Best-of-5 series)
KANSAS CITY VS. HOUSTONThursday's gameHouston at Kansas City, 7:37 p.m. (FS1)Friday's gameHouston at Kansas City, 3:45 pm. (FS1)Sunday's gameKansas City at Houston, 4:10 pm (MLBN)Monday, Oct. 12x-Kansas City at Houston, TBA (FOX or FS1)Wednesday, Oct. 14x-Houston at Kansas City, TBA
TORONTO VS. TEXASThursday's gameTexas (Gallardo 13-11) at Toronto (Price 18-5), 3:37 p.m. (FS1)Friday's gameTexas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto, 12:45 p.m. (MLBN)Sunday's gameToronto at Texas, 8:10 p.m. (FS1)Monday, Oct. 12x-Toronto at Texas (FOX or FS1)Wednesday, Oct. 14x-Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1)
NL PLAYOFFSWILD CARDWednesday's result
Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 0
DIVISION(Best-of-5 series)
ST. LOUIS VS. CHICAGOFriday's gameChicago at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m.Saturday's gameChicago at St. Louis, 5:37 p.m.Monday, Oct. 12St. Louis at ChicagoTuesday, Oct. 13x-St. Louis at ChicagoThursday, Oct. 15x-Chicago winner at St. Louis
LOS ANGELES VS. NEW YORKFriday's gameNew York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles, 9:45 p.m.Saturday's gameNew York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles, 9:07 p.m.Monday, Oct. 12Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8)Tuesday, Oct. 13x-Los Angeles at New YorkThursday, Oct. 15x-New York at Los Angeles
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ATPRAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPSAt Tokyo, JapanWednesday, Oct. 7 resultsMENSinglesFirst Round
Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Donald Young, United States, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.SinglesSecond Round
Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Sam Querrey, United States, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
Stan Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
WTACHINA OPENAt Beijing, ChinaWednesday, Oct. 7 resultsWOMENSinglesSecond Round
Garbine Muguruza (5), Spain, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-2, 6-1.
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Be-linda Bencic (11), Switzerland (retired).Third Round
Sara Errani, Italy, def. Andrea Petkovic (13), Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Madison Keys (14), United States, 6-3, 0-0 (retired).
Angelique Kerber (10), Germany, def. Caroline Wozniacki (8), Denmark, 6-2, 6-3.
Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (7), Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
REGULAR SEASONWednesday's resultsMontreal 3 Toronto 1N.Y. Rangers 3 Chicago 2Vancouver at CalgarySan Jose at Los AngelesThursday's gamesWinnipeg at Boston, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.Friday's gamesWinnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 7 p.m.Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Saturday's gamesTampa Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Florida, 7 p.m.Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Pittsburgh at Arizona, 10 p.m.Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
CANADIEN 3, LEAFS 1First Period1. Montreal, Pacioretty 1 (Subban) 3:09.Penalties — Smith-Pelly Mon (roughing) 5:11, Komarov Tor (boarding) 5:11, Kadri Tor (interference) 12:17.Second Period2. Toronto, van Riemsdyk 1 (Kadri, Phaneuf) :19 (pp).Penalties — Gallagher Mon (goaltender interference) 0:13, Eller Mon (tripping) 8:11.Third Period3. Montreal, Galchenyuk 1 (Markov, Subban) 12:02.4. Montreal, Pacioretty 2 (Subban, Flynn) 19:29 (en).Penalties — Mitchell Mon (interference) 14:17.ShotsMontreal 7 16 7—30Toronto 11 16 10—37Goal — Montreal: Price (W, 1-0-0). Toronto: Bernier (L, 0-1-0).Power plays (goal-chances) — Mon-treal: 0-1; Toronto: 1-3.Referees
Linesmen — Ryan Galloway, Bryan Pancich.Att. — 19,241 at Toronto, ON.
RANGERS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2First Period1. N.Y. Rangers, Lindberg 1 (Miller, Stalberg) 1:43.2. Chicago, Panarin 1 (Kane, Hjalmars-son) 14:24.3. N.Y. Rangers, Klein 1 (Yandle, Miller) 16:38.4. N.Y. Rangers, Stepan 1 (Hayes, Kreider) 19:01.Penalties — Zuccarello NYR (hooking) 6:19.Second Period5. Chicago, Teravainen 1 (Hossa, Toews) 6:55.Penalties — None.Third PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties — Shaw Chi (roughing) 18:41, Yandle NYR (cross-checking) 18:41.ShotsN.Y. Rangers 11 9 7—27Chicago 12 8 14—34Goal — N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (W, 1-0-0). Chicago: Crawford (L, 0-1-0).Power plays (goal-chances) — N.Y. Rangers: 0-0; Chicago: 0-1.Referees — Steve Kozari, Ghislain Hebert. Linesmen — Andy McElman, Mark Shewchyk.Att. — 22,104 at Chicago, Ill..
NHL
TENNIS
CFLEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 13 8 5 0 430 269 16Toronto 13 8 5 0 350 383 16Ottawa 14 8 6 0 354 376 16Montreal 13 5 8 0 280 282 10
WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Calgary 14 11 3 0 370 290 22x-Edmonton 14 10 4 0 350 261 20B.C. 13 5 8 0 314 365 10Winnipeg 14 4 10 0 269 401 8Saskatchewan 14 2 12 0 342 432 4x — clinched playoff berth.
Toronto 38 Ottawa 35
Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.Saturday's gamesEdmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m.Monday, Oct. 12Toronto at Montreal, 1 p.m.Friday, Oct. 16Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 17Calgary vs. Toronto (site TBD), 4 p.m.B.C. at Edmonton, 7 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 18Hamilton at Montreal, 1 p.m.
LATE TUESDAYARGONAUTS 38, REDBLACKS 35First QuarterOtt — TD Johnson 2 run (Milo convert) 1:55Tor — TD Elliott 6 pass from Harris (Palardy convert) 3:32Tor — TD Gurley 15 pass from Harris (Palardy convert) 10:06Ott — FG Milo 20 13:06Ott — FG Milo 21 15:00Second QuarterTor — FG Palardy 27 11:31Ott — FG Milo 46 15:00Third QuarterTor — TD Hazelton 16 pass from Harris (Palardy convert) 3:36Ott — FG Milo 46 9:20Ott — TD Ellingson 33 pass from Burris (Milo convert) 14:04Fourth QuarterTor — TD Whitaker 4 pass from Harris (Palardy convert) 3:18Ott — Safety 8:02Ott — TD Jackson 3 pass from Burris (Milo convert) 12:42Tor — TD Owens 10 pass from Harris (Palardy convert) 14:35Ottawa 13 3 10 9—35Toronto 14 3 7 14—38Attendance — 15,011 at Toronto.TEAM STATISTICS Ott TorFirst downs 23 25Yards rushing 104 48Yards passing 250 397Passes made-tried 27-36 32-44Return yards 153 158Interceptions-yards by 2-23 1-0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Sacks by 1 5Punts-average 7-45.9 6-43.3Penalties-Yards 17-123 20-161Time of Possession 27:50 32:10Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing — Ott: Johnson 7-55, Powell 7-49. Tor: Harris 3-25, Whitaker 8-18, Spencer 1-3, McPherson 1-2.Receiving — Ott: Powell 7-56, Ellingson 3-54, Jackson 3-51, Sinopoli 5-35, Williams 3-35, Johnson 3-16, Price 1-5, Lavoie 2--2. Tor: Elliott 3-80, Owens 6-74, Coombs 4-73, Whitaker 11-62, Gur-ley 2-58, Hazelton 5-51, Spencer 1--1.Passing — Ott: Burris 27-35-250-2-1. Tor: Harris 32-44-397-5-2.
NFLAMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PANew England 3 0 0 1.000 119 70N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 55Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 110 92Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 101
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FOOTBALL SOCCERMLSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Pt
x-New York 31 16 9 6 55 39 54
D.C. 32 14 12 6 39 40 48
New England 32 13 11 8 45 45 47
Columbus 32 13 11 8 51 53 47
Toronto 31 14 13 4 55 53 46
Montreal 31 12 13 6 44 43 42
Orlando 32 11 13 8 44 54 41
New York City 32 10 15 7 47 53 37
Philadelphia 32 9 16 7 40 51 34
Chicago 32 8 18 6 42 52 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Pt
x-Dallas 31 15 10 6 47 38 51
x-Los Angeles 32 14 9 9 53 39 51
x-Vancouver 32 15 12 5 42 34 50
Kansas City 31 13 9 9 46 41 48
Seattle 32 14 13 5 40 34 47
San Jose 32 12 12 8 39 37 44
Portland 31 12 11 8 31 36 44
Houston 32 11 13 8 41 45 41
Salt Lake 31 11 12 8 37 43 41
Colorado 31 8 13 10 30 38 34
New York 2 Montreal 1
Vancouver 0 Dallas 0
Saturday, Oct. 10
Montreal at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 14
New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Portland at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, October 16
New York City at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Kansas City at San Jose, 11 p.m.
Saturday, October 17
Columbus at Toronto, 2 p.m.
Montreal at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 18
Chicago at D.C., 2 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York, 3 p.m.
Seattle at Houston, 5 p.m.
Portland at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 21
Colorado at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
CSL PLAYOFFSQUARTER-FINALSOct. 9-12 (Dates and times TBA)
London (8) at Serbian White Eagles (1)
Milton (7) at Tornto Croatia (2)
Burlington (6) at York Region (3)
Toronto Atomic (5) at Waterloo (4)
ENGLAND NATIONAL LEAGUE
Aldershot Town 0, Forest Green Rov-
ers 3
Altrincham 1, FC Halifax Town 3
Barrow 3, Chester FC 2
Cheltenham Town 1, Braintree Town 1
Grimsby Town 2, Gateshead 1
Kidderminster Harriers 1, Boreham
Wood 1
Torquay United 2, Dover Athletic 3
Welling United 1, Bromley 2
Wrexham 2, Tranmere Rovers 2
HOCKEYWHLEASTERN CONFERENCEEAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtPrince Albert 5 4 1 0 0 23 23 8Moose Jaw 4 3 0 1 0 19 12 7Brandon 5 3 1 0 1 21 9 7Saskatoon 5 2 0 3 0 25 18 7Swift Current 4 1 2 1 0 6 13 3Regina 4 1 3 0 0 4 14 2
CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtRed Deer 5 4 1 0 0 21 13 8Calgary 5 4 1 0 0 14 10 8Lethbridge 5 3 2 0 0 21 15 6Medicine Hat 5 2 2 1 0 18 21 5Edmonton 4 1 2 1 0 9 14 3Kootenay 6 1 5 0 0 13 24 2
WESTERN CONFERENCEB.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtVictoria 6 5 1 0 0 24 13 10Kelowna 7 5 2 0 0 34 29 10Vancouver 6 3 2 0 1 25 29 7Prince George 3 1 2 0 0 6 7 2Kamloops 5 0 5 0 0 12 24 0
U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtSpokane 5 3 2 0 0 16 17 6Tri-City 4 2 1 1 0 17 18 5Everett 3 2 1 0 0 6 6 4Seattle 3 1 1 1 0 11 10 3Portland 3 0 3 0 0 7 13 0Note: Division leaders ranked in top 2 positions per conference regardless of points; team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 pts. & a victory in the W column; team losing in overtime or shoot-out gets 1 pt. in OTL or SOL columns
Moose Jaw 8 Vancouver 5Saskatoon 7 Kootenay 2Tri-City 4 Kamloops 3Victoria 4 Spokane 1
Kelowna 6 Medicine Hat 5Brandon 8 Vancouver 3Lethbridge 5 Red Deer 2Prince Albert 5 Kootenay 3Spokane 3 Victoria 1
All times LocalVancouver at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.Kootenay at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.Tri-City at Kamloops, 8 p.m.Spokane at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.
Kootenay at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.Vancouver at Regina, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m.Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.Swift Current at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.Tri-City at Prince George, 8 p.m.Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m.Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.
BCHLINTERIOR DIVISION GP W L T OTL GF GA PtPenticton 9 8 1 0 0 37 17 16Salmon Arm 9 5 2 2 0 36 22 12West Kelowna 9 5 3 0 1 32 32 11Merritt 11 5 6 0 0 42 47 10Vernon 10 4 5 0 1 71 32 9Trail 8 2 6 0 0 24 38 4
ISLAND DIVISION GP W L T OTL GF GA PtPowell River 9 7 2 0 0 35 17 14Nanaimo 9 6 3 0 0 35 22 12Cowichan Valley 8 4 2 1 1 28 59 10Alberni Valley 8 2 6 0 0 16 36 4Victoria 8 1 6 0 1 15 28 3
MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L T OTL GF GA PtLangley 8 6 2 0 0 31 22 12Wenatchee 7 5 1 1 0 30 15 11Coquitlam 10 5 4 1 0 29 37 11Chilliwack 9 3 3 1 2 32 30 9Surrey 8 2 6 0 0 20 35 4Prince George 8 1 6 0 1 13 37 3
Penticton 5 Trail 3Merritt 2 Salmon Arm 1
Coquitlam 3 West Kelowna 2 (OT)
Alberni Valley at Victoria, 7 p.m.
Powell River at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.Victoria at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.West Kelowna at Penticton, 7 p.m.Chilliwack at Surrey, 7 p.m.Nanaimo at Vernon, 7 p.m.Wenatchee at Langley, 7:15 p.m.Prince George at Trail, 7:30 p.m.
BETTINGTHE LINES
MLBFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
TORONTO -230 Texas +210
KC -137 Houston +127
FRIDAYL.A. -200 New York +185
U.S. COLLEGE FOOTBALLTHURSDAYFAVOURITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
HOUSTON 21 251/2 (72) SMUS.CAL 17 161/2 (56) Wash
FRIDAYMARSHALL 71/2 41/2 (561/2) S.MissNC State +2 1 (451/2) V.TECH
SATURDAYOklahoma 13 161/2 (601/2) TEXASMinnesota 11/2 3 (46) PURDUEAkron 10 71/2 (53) E MICH.W.VA 6 61/2 (591/2) Okla. StPENN STATE 8 7 (55) IndianaDuke 13 121/2 (49) ARMYTEMPLE 161/2 151/2 (46) TulaneIOWA 10 101/2 (44) IllinoisOHIO STATE 281/2 321/2 (54) MarylandB.COLLEGE 91/2 7 (361/2) W.ForestOHIO 171/2 16 (48) Mia (Ohio)TOLEDO 151/2 141/2 (44) Kent StN ILLINOIS 14 10 (56) B.StateApp. St 18 15 (59) GA. STPGH 8 10 (46) VirginiaW MICHIGAN 5 7 (491/2) C.Mich.ALABAMA 16 16 (48) ArkansasAIR FORCE 231/2 231/2 (57) WyomingB.GREEN 13 13 (781/2) UMassMISS. ST 311/2 301/2 (56) TroyMISS. 43 431/2 (661/2) N.Mexico StBYU 8 8 (561/2) E.CarBaylor 38 44 (771/2) KANSASFAU PK 31/2 (581/2) RiceOREGON 201/2 17 (791/2) Wash. StGeorgia 2 3 (591/2) TENNW KEN 9 71/2 (69) M.TENN.TULSA 6 9 (66) LA-MonroeN.DAME 16 141/2 (541/2) NavyARIZONA ST 121/2 141/2 (551/2) ColoradoFLORIDA ST 81/2 9 (51) MiamiMICHIGAN 12 8 (341/2) N.westernCLEMSON 71/2 61/2 (541/2) GA TechLA-LAFAYETTE 41/2 31/2 (72) TexSt.UTAH 6 7 (61) CaliforniaUCF 3 21/2 (38) UCONNFIU 13 141/2 (441/2) UTEPLA Tech 111/2 111/2 (571/2) UTSABoise St 111/2 16 (591/2) COL. STFlorida 31/2 5 (39) MISSOURIARIZONA 121/2 9 (61) Oregon StS.FLORIDA 5 21/2 (48) SyracuseTCU 61/2 9 (63) KANSAS STTEXAS TECH 111/2 12 (731/2) Iowa St.Mich St 17 14 (541/2) RUTGERSNEBRASKA 1 11/2 (49) WisconsinNEVADA 6 5 (541/2) N.MexicoSan Jose St PK 21/2 (50) UNLVUtah State 10 111/2 (471/2) FRES STHAWAII +2 3 (45) SD StLSU 181/2 181/2 (50) S.Carolina
NFLTHURSDAYFAVOURITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG
HOUSTON 2 1 (441/2) Ind
SUNDAYTAMPA BAY 31/2 3 (42) JaXBuffalo 3 21/2 (42) TENNBAL 81/2 61/2 (431/2) ClevelandATLANTA 8 7 (48) WashingtonKC 12 9 (441/2) ChicagoPHA 41/2 41/2 (49) N.OrleansGREEN BAY 9 81/2 (46) St. LouisCINCINNATI +2 3 (43) SeattleArizona 21/2 21/2 (44) DETROITNew England 81/2 81/2 (491/2) DALLASDenver 61/2 41/2 (431/2) OAKNY GIANTS 7 7 (43) San Fran
MONDAYSD 61/2 3 (451/2) PittsburghUpdated odds available at Pregame.com
PRE-SEASONAtlanta 98, Cleveland 96Orlando 100, Miami 97Oklahoma City 122, Minnesota 99Houston 109, Dallas 82Sacramento at Phoenix
Washington 129, Philadelphia 95Indiana 115, Detroit 112Chicago 105, Milwaukee 95Memphis 92, Houston 89Denver 96, Dallas 86Utah 117, L.A. Lakers 114, OT
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Chicago vs. Denver at Boulder, CO, 9 p.m.Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Toronto vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, CA, 10 p.m.
NBA
Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 72 93Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 77Houston 1 3 0 .250 77 108Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 107
NORTH W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 4 0 0 1.000 121 77Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 96 75Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 93 104Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 85 102
WEST W L T Pct PF PADenver 4 0 0 1.000 97 69Oakland 2 2 0 .500 97 108San Diego 2 2 0 .500 96 110Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 100 125
NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PADallas 2 2 0 .500 95 101N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 82Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 79Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 86
SOUTH W L T Pct PF PACarolina 4 0 0 1.000 108 71Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 137 93Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 117New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 104
NORTH W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 4 0 0 1.000 113 71Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 73Chicago 1 3 0 .250 68 125Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 96
WEST W L T Pct PF PAArizona 3 1 0 .750 148 73St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 89Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 71San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 48 110
Seattle 13 Detroit 10Thursday's gameIndianapolis at HoustonSunday's gamesChicago at Kansas City, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Green Bay, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Seattle at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Arizona at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.New England at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. JetsMonday, Oct. 12Pittsburgh at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
SPORTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | 7A
Price set to start for Blue Jays in Game 1Toronto pitcher has been near automatic since coming over in trade, but has never won in playoffsNEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS
Asked about his base-ball shoe, David Price listed off its attributes like a lux-ury sports car.
“Custom Jordan. PE 4. PE, pretty sure that stands for play-ers’ edition. Could be wrong but I think that’s right. It’s my playoff cleat from Michael. So thanks Mike.”
The blue shoe was hard to miss. First of all it’s a size 13 1/2. And it was holding up an emoji-like pic-ture of Price and his dog Astro on the podium in the bowels of the Rogers Centre.
The six-foot-six 210-pound Blue Jays ace brought props when he met the media Wednesday on the eve of his Game 1 start against the Texas Rangers in the Amer-ican League Division Series.
“Who’s more excited for the playoffs: You or Astro?” Price was asked straight off the bat.
“Astro, he gets pretty giddy around this time of the year. But me. I mean this is why we play the game. This is why you’re put-ting in work,” Price replied.
Astro, a French bulldog in real life, and Jordan shoes have been familiar themes on Price’s active social media pipeline. The lanky pitcher love his dog and his kicks.
Price, who has 660,000 followers on Twitter, shared via social media Wednesday that he had an eight-minute phone conversation with actor Charlie Sheen, who has tweeted his support for the Jays.
“What a pleasant surprise...haha my stomach hurts from laughing!! #winning,” tweeted Price.
Price will be pitching on 11 days rest when he faces Rangers right-hander Yovani Gallardo. Other than simulated game action, he has not pitched in a real game since Sept. 26 in Tampa.
“I feel good. The dimensions of
the mound and 60 feet six inches doesn’t change, it’s still the same thing,” he said.
Toronto manager John Gibbons says Price was given a choice if he wanted to pitch or rest for the playoffs.
Another start might have add-ed to his Cy Young credentials, after all.
“He said ‘I don’t worry about individual awards,”’ Gibbons related.
“Which showed me something too,” he added.
Price (18-5 over the season) has made a difference on and of the pitch since coming over from Detroit at the trade deadline in late July.
He is 9-1 with a 2.30 earned-run average as a Blue Jay.
“For a guy who throws so hard, he still locates,” said Gibbons. “That’s really what separates the elite guys from the average guys.”
Away from the field, Price has become a favourite in the Jays’ locker-room.
The 30-year-old is a big kid, in many ways. He has been respon-sible for some of the toys in the clubhouse, not to mention the ever-present blue robes with the Blue Jays logo and player’s name on them.
“He fit in from Day 1. It was like he had been here for years,” said Gibbons.
Price, who will become a free agent after the season, says he makes a point of looking after his teammates. And being himself.
“Just don’t change. That’s one of my sayings,” he told reporters. “Times change but I don’t.
“I don’t care what team I’m on, I want to conduct myself in that locker-room, in the dugout and out there on the field, the way that I always have.
“And I know if I can show my teammates that I’m here for them every single day, especially on the days that I’m not pitching, I know that they will respond to that well and they’ll have my back as well.”
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher David Price laughs during a team workout at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Wednesday. The Blue Jays start the American League Divisional Series against the Texas Rangers in Toronto today. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
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Safety features growing, knowledge is notTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Many Amer-icans buying new cars these days are baffled by a torrent of new safety technology.
Some features will auto-matically turn a car back into its lane if it begins to drift, or hit the brakes if sensors detect that it’s about to rear-end someone else. There are lane-change and blind-spot monitors, drowsiness alerts and cars that can park them-selves. Technologies once limited to high-end models like adaptive cruise control, tire-pressure indi-cators and rear-view cameras have become more common.
The features hold tremendous potential to reduce deaths and injuries by eliminating collisions or mitigating their severity, safe-ty advocates say.
But there’s one problem: Educa-tion on how to use them doesn’t come standard. Bewildered driv-ers sometimes just turn them off, defeating the safety potential.
“If people don’t understand how that works or what the car is doing, it may startle them or make them uncomfortable,” said Deborah Hersman, president of the National Safety Council. “We want to make sure we’re explain-ing things to people so that the technology that can make them safer is actually taken advantage of.”
The council and the University of Iowa, along with the Depart-ment of Transportation, kicked off an education campaign Wednesday to inform drivers on how the safety features work. The effort includes a website, MyCarDoesWhat.org, with video demonstrations, and new public service announcements designed to raise awareness of the tech-nologies online, at gas pumps around the country, in print and television.
In a survey by the university, a majority of drivers expressed uncertainty about the way many of the safety technologies work. About 40 per cent reported that their vehicles had behaved in unexpected ways. The least understood technology was adaptive cruise control, which can slow or speed up a vehicle in order to maintain a constant following distance. That technol-ogy has been available in some models for at least a decade.
The features vary from manu-facturer to manufacturer, from model to model and from one options package to another.
Joe Kraemer, 70, a retired accountant from Arlington, Vir-ginia, said the first time he drove his wife’s 2015 E-Series Mercedes he nearly jumped out of his seat. He was beginning to change lanes when suddenly there was a piercing “beep beep beep....”
Now when that happens, his wife tells him: “Relax. It’s just that you have somebody in your blind spot and you’re about to kill us.”
Kraemer’s wife, who has been driving for 50 years, has been back to the dealer twice for hour-long lessons on how to use the car’s features.
But as the technologies become more available in lower-priced models, dealers may not be will-ing to spend as much time with drivers as Mercedes has with Kraemer’s wife.
Owner’s manuals are also fall-ing short, safety advocates say. They have become “documents written by lawyers for lawyers,” said Clarence Ditlow, executive director at the Center for Auto Safety.
Tacoma drives like a sedan, but it’s still all truckCHARLES FLEMING LOS ANGELES TIMES
After three days of city and highway driving, I was ready to dismiss the
2016 Toyota Tacoma pickup as a very nice, very tall sedan. One of those citified trucks.
It’s so quiet, cushy and comfort-able that it hardly seemed to be a truck at all. The plush seats, lush suspension, refined interior and single-finger steering lulled me into a Barcalounger-like state of relaxation.
Floating above traffic, I imagined the best use of this midsize truck might be a drive-in movie.
Or a nap.An afternoon off the pavement
convinced me otherwise. With a couple of motorcycles in the bed, and a couple of hundred pounds of equipment in the rear seats, I tested the mettle of the TRD Off-Road Double Cab on some ragged dirt roads and trails.
I was mightily impressed. The Tacoma skipped over the
rough patches and potholes, stay-ing comfortable and maintaining a bank-vault sense of secure silence.
Even in two-wheel-drive mode, the Tacoma had no difficulty with the uneven surfaces and elevation changes. It plowed through the sandy patches and soaked up the washboard.
When I slipped it into four-wheel-drive mode, and gave it a steep hill, the Tacoma climbed like a cat, mocking the eleva-tion, making a molehill out of a mountain.
Toyota, with this third genera-tion of Tacoma trucks — the first serious revision in 10 years — is offering a wide variety of plat-forms and option packages.
The basic versions of the entry-level SR will sport a 2.7-litre, four-cylinder engine, putting out 159 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque, mated to a six-speed manual transmission, at a base manufacturer’s suggested
retail price of about $25,000.The souped-up, dressed-up
version we tested had a burlier 3.5-liter, six-cylinder fuel-injected engine.
Making 278 horsepower and 265 pound-feet of torque, it fea-tured a smooth six-speed auto-matic transmission, Billstein high performance shocks and a high-end JBL audio system — bringing the tab to $37,665.
That’s a big price, but this is a big truck — especially consid-ering the Tacoma is technically a “mid-sized pickup,” in the seg-ment formerly known as “com-pact.” (I happened to park next to a Tacoma from the 1980s. It looked like a 2016 that someone had washed and left too long in the drier.
Toyota folks say a substantial portion of Tacoma buyers will use the truck for work, and an even larger percentage will use it off-road.
Marketing the truck to what they define as a “young, active male” car buyer, Toyota has loaded the new Tacoma with an array of features, many of them firsts in the mid-sized truck segment.
The 2016 Tacomas come stan-dard with a locking tailgate, for example, wireless phone char-ging, and the keyless, push-but-ton start associated with high-er-end vehicles.There’s a back-up camera mounted in the tailgate, and a GoPro mount permanently affixed to the windshield, which
Toyota boasts is an industry first.
The TRD also has a 120-volt electrical outlet in the truck bed.
“This is kind of like a Swiss Army knife,” said James George, the Tacoma marketing manager.
Owners of previous genera-tions of Tacomas, while making the model the best-selling mid-size pickup for more than a dec-ade, had complaints.
The interior was too spare, the cabin was too loud, and the truck lacked premium features.
Aware that a new Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and Nissan Frontier had arrived or were soon hitting the market-place, George said, Toyota gave the new Tacoma more upmarket features and a stylistic redesign meant to look sportier and more aggressive.
“The interior is more refined, but our internal reference for the exterior is ‘badass styling,’” George said. “That’s a technical term.”
Company engineers paid par-ticular attention to the grumbles about noise and vibration.
The 2016 models feature enhanced door and window seals, a multi-layer acoustic wind-shield, and the increased use of sound-absorbing materials in the headliner and floor pad.
In addition to the cozier cab-in and premium features, the Tacoma also has more quotidian comforts.
There are several useful cub-bies for storing small items in the cabin, and there are 12 cupholders — two in each of the four doors, and two each in the front and rear centre consoles, in a vehicle that can seat only five people.
Five thirsty people.The Tacoma TRD with the
double cab and six-foot bed is a little over 10 feet long and weighs 4,500 pounds. All that heft makes it a worker.
The TRD can carry 1,300 pounds in the bed, and can tow
up to 6,500 pounds off the hitch.Toyota and the EPA say the
Tacoma fitted with four-wheel drive and the six-cylinder engine can get 23 miles per gallon on the highway, and 18 miles per gallon in the city, for a combined 20 miles per gallon.
That’s unladen, pulling nothing but its own weight, and it may be ambitious. Babying the truck around town and on the free-way, I was never able to get the in-dash average mileage indica-tor to show any number above 17.
That probably won’t matter much to the consumer drawn to the Tacoma. Gas prices are stable, and truck sales are rising.
This year, overall truck sales are up 10 percent. But trans-actions in Tacoma’s class are up 15.8 percent over the period of January to August 2014, accord-ing to online auto sales company TrueCar.
That’s partly due to the arrival of new Canyons and Colorados, but segment-leading Tacoma sales are up 18 percent — before the introduction of the new mod-el, which began hitting show-rooms in early September.
Toyota has refined its popular and capable Tacoma truck in the 2016 model. [MYUNG J. CHUN/LOS ANGELES TIMES]
“Even in two-wheel-drive mode, the Tacoma had no diffculty with the uneven surfaces and elevation changes.”
Charles Fleming, automotive journalist
Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Double Cab
◆ Times’ take: A lush, plush, tough truck◆ Highs: Quiet and comfortable on-road,
quite capable off-road◆ Lows: Sluggish, even with a big engine◆ Vehicle type: Four-door, five-seat, pick-
up truck◆ Base price: $34,630◆ Price as tested: $37,665◆ Powertrain: 3.5-liter, six-cylinder
engine◆ Transmission: 4x4 automatic◆ Horsepower: 278◆ Torque: 265 pound-feet◆ Zero to 60 mph: N/A◆ EPA fuel economy rating: 18 mpg
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Terry Gillespie brings his guitar to Char’s on Sunday
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Coming of age in the USA, Gillespie was a crafty teen who wanted nothing more than to join in and immerse himself in the roots of American music.
When he was 16 or 17, the drinking age in Michigan was 21. Gillespie was six feet tall and wore a sport coat, shades and a skinny moustache that he drew on his top lip with ink. Terry would sneak into the bars where jazz and blues music was being played – and ultimately where Gillespie would cut his teeth as a blues and roots musician in his own right. It was in these bars and clubs that Terry began to hone his craft by snapping up opportun-ities to play with legends, including Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker.
1968 brought young Gil-lespie to Canada, home of his birth. Gillespie formed Heaven’s Radio – who were widely considered the best band to come out of Ottawa in the ‘70s. Their highly acclaimed albums of the early 80s, Active
and Uptown Babies, were re-released as a box set in May 2007.
From the very beginning of Gillespie’s foray into the music industry he was never interested in being a pop star. He just wanted to play music. His goal was to get inside the music he loved, to learn the notes and nuances of the songs. Gillespie wanted to be able to deconstruct the com-plexities of jazz, blues and African music in order to bring it to people and
allow the listener to get inside the music and be lost among each note, each phrase, each groove and each lyric.
Fast forward more than 20 years and find Terry Gillespie as he is now. Some will call him sea-soned, some may call him a veteran and others will call him a survivor – a survivor of the excesses of the music industry.
Terry Gillespie performs at Char’s Landing in Port Alberni Sunday, Oct. 11.
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Fear has no place with musical folk pairFOR THE TIMES
Ken Stead is coming through Port Alberni with a brand new record called Fear Has No Place Here.
Ken has been compared to the likes of Craig Cardiff, Foy Vance, and Ray Lamontagne. This tal-ented folk musician is inspired by family, friends, and the people he meets on the way.
He engages a crowd of listeners like no other. Telling stories of internet dating, social anxiety, square dancing, and of course, cheesy love, his songs reflect life’s experiences. He delivers in an uplifting and affirming manner that leaves an audience energized, connected, and know-ing that life is better at the end of the evening than it was at the beginning. Ken writes with depth and insight and his strong voice takes his listeners on a journey along with him, drawing them in, lifting them up, and leaving them wanting to hear more when the song is over.
From Edmonton, Alberta to Williams Lake, B.C., and back, Erin Kay has been on a journey of selfdiscovery over the years.
With immaculately crafted songs about love, loss, heart-break, and ultimately hope, she lays her heart on the table with her debut EP Into the Light, an intimate glimpse into who she is and the experiences that have shaped her.
Her voice is powerful and her vulnerability rare, and she hopes to inspire those who are on the same path through her music. Erin’s voice has been likened to “honey and tabasco, swirled in a cloud of smoke,” drawing comparisons not only to classic folk artists like Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris, but also reflectsthe resilience and redemption of Beth Orton and the storytelling of Dar Williams.
Her EP ‘Into the Light’ which was released November 2014, gained her airplay on CBC radio, CKUA and other local and college radio stations across Canada.
Erin Kay continues to gain momentum after a busy summer playing folk festivals such as the Canmore Folk Music Festival and the Edmonton Folk music festival.
Ken Stead and Erin Kay per-form Saturay at 8 p.m. at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street.
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The final instalment of this weekly article as we bid farewell to the local icon
that is The AV Times. Would it be too ironic to start a protest on Facebook? While I hate to see job loss in our transitioning town, it is yet another reminder that we must be constantly adapting. Technology is evolving quickly and despite the growing pains that come along with it, IT’S FREAKING FANTASTIC!!
We get the news instantly into our pockets via smartphones! Drones are doing door to door
delivery! 3D printers are build-ing houses! Not to mention we can multi-task online like nobody’s business; banking - done, shopping - done, meeting - done, visit with gramma - done. All online. And while some might say all this online time
and social networking is remov-ing the human connection, if we use technology consciously it’s actually giving us a lot more time to connect with people and get outside and do the things we used to wait for until retirement. The key is to not get lost in the feed.
We have a huge opportunity in Port Alberni to embrace technology and nurture the minds and businesses that will continue to expand it. We could very well become a tech hub on the Island. Who wouldn’t want
to move here and be able to work from home or from their phone and be able to venture out on the mountains during the winters and to the lakes in the summers. It’s getting few and far between the places with no cell reception. (I’m looking at you Bamfield)
So while this article and paper must adapt and move on(line), you can be certain there is a job for everyone there. You just might have to invent it. Which you can, likely from your phone. (Heck start a video blog, I hear some of those people are making
six figures!) Heart of Vancouver Island will continue to promote Port Alberni globally as a destin-ation and through Great Central Social Co. I’ll continue to seek and discuss opportunities for technology and P.A! Feel free to get in touch [email protected]. On behalf of Kama and Ben, thanks for reading and stay tuned!
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» Tashia is the owner/operator of Great Central Social Company which provides social media strategies and solutions. for businesses.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015N.A.C. Night (Nights Alive Chill) at Gyro
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6:15 – 7:15 pm Dads and Kids, fun and gamesAt ADSS, 4000 Roger Street
Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)6:00 – 9:00 am Adult Lane Swim11:30 – 1:00 pm Adult Lane Swim1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Lanes/Everyone Welcome5:30 – 6:30 pm Adult Lanes6:30 – 8:00 pm Everyone Welcome8:00 – 9:00 pm Adult Aqua FitAlberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)
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6:15 – 7:45 pm Everyone WelcomeGlenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)
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10:00 am – 5:00 pm Everyone WelcomeCome see the Pirates Exhibit until March 5, 2016
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)
6:00 – 9:00 am Adult Lane Swim11:30 – 1:00 pm Adult Lane Swim1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Lanes/Everyone Welcome7:30 – 8:15 pm Adult 2 Lanes/Adult Aqua Fit (16+)8:15 – 9:00 pm Adult Lane Swim
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8:00 – 10:00 am Adult Lane Swim12:00 – 1:30 pm Adult Lane Swim (3)2:00 – 4:00 pm Everyone Welcome4:00 – 6:00 pm Adult Lane Swim6:30 – 8:00 pm Everyone WelcomeAlberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)1:30 – 3:15 pm Everyone Welcome7:00 – 11:00 pm AV Bulldogs vs Chilliwack ChiefsGlenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)
Book your private rentals call Echo CentreAlberni Valley Museum (250-720-2863 for info)10:00 am – 5:00 pm Everyone Welcome
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)
2:00 – 4:00 pm Everyone Welcome4:00 – 5:30 pm Adult Lane Swim6:00 – 8:00 pm Everyone WelcomeAlberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)1:00 – 2:45 pm Family Skate3:00 – 4:45 pm Everyone WelcomeGlenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)
6:00 – 9:00 am Adult Lane Swim11:30 – 1:00 pm Adult Lane Swim1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Lanes/Everyone Welcome5:30 – 6:30 pm Adult Lanes6:30 – 8:00 pm Everyone Welcome8:00 – 9:00 pm Adult Aqua FitAlberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)10:15 – 11:45 am 50+ Shinny HockeyGlenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)
6:00 – 9:00 am Adult Lane Swim11:30 – 1:00 pm Adult Lane Swim1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Lanes/Everyone Welcome7:30 – 8:15 pm Adult 2 Lanes/Adult Aqua Fit (16+)8:15 – 9:00 pm Adult Lane SwimAlberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)12:00 – 1:30 pm Noon Shinny HockeyGlenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)
Book your private rentals call Echo CentreAlberni Valley Museum (250-720-2863 for info)10:00 am – 5:00 pm Everyone Welcome
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015N.A.C. Night (Nights Alive Chill) at Gyro
5:00 – 8:00 pm Youth ages 12 – 17.Dad’s Night Out
6:15 – 7:15 pm Pirate Scavenger Hunt!At the Library, 4255 Wallace Street
Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)6:00 – 9:00 am Adult Lane Swim11:30 – 1:00 pm Adult Lane Swim1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Lanes/Everyone Welcome5:30 – 6:30 pm Adult Lanes6:30 – 8:00 pm Everyone Welcome8:00 – 9:00 pm Adult Aqua FitAlberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)
10:15 – 11:45 am Tiny Tots Skate11:45 – 1:00 pm Adult Skate
6:15 – 7:45 pm Everyone WelcomeGlenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)
Book your private rentals call Echo CentreAlberni Valley Museum (250-720-2863 for info)
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Everyone WelcomeCome see the Pirates Exhibit until March 5, 2016
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015Echo Aquatic Centre (250-720-2514 for info)
6:00 – 9:00 am Adult Lane Swim11:30 – 1:00 pm Adult Lane Swim1:00 – 3:00 pm Adult Lanes/Everyone Welcome7:30 – 8:15 pm Adult 2 Lanes/Adult Aqua Fit (16+)8:15 – 9:00 pm Adult Lane Swim
Alberni Valley Multiplex (250-720-2518 for info)12:00 – 1:30 pm Noon Shinny Hockey
Glenwood Sport Centre (250-720-2181 for info)Book your private rentals call Echo Centre
Alberni Valley Museum (250-720-2863 for info)10:00 am – 5:00 pm Everyone Welcome
My last article I spoke about my experience with my mother who
is now in the later stages of acute Dementia. I use the term Dementia, because, as I shared earlier with my readers, we never know if we are truly deal-ing with Alzheimer’s until one passes away and an autopsy can be performed to confirm this horrible disease.
Unfortunately I had to step away from writing my articles for a short time, as family pri-orities had to become a focal point during this grieving pro-cess. I have been asked by a few people following my previous articles to continue writing, as they have helped them to understand some of their emo-tions, and to know they are not alone during this journey.
As a family member begins to slip away from us mentally, it becomes very difficult for those left behind, who are mentally healthy, to try to understand how someone who raised us now doesn’t know who we are any longer.
For myself, it has been much easier being able to except and adjust during this decline, as I studied all about Dementia and Alzheimer’s in college.
For my family members it has been a very difficult journey to help them understand what is going on and what is to come. For many people it becomes too uncomfortable not knowing how to communicate any long-er. For many, they only want to remember someone the way they use to be, and do not want to watch the decline and what is yet to come.
For others, the change in personalities of their loved ones can be too much to try to understand. Some become angry, violent and sometimes verbally abusive, when before the disease came, they were
the very opposite of some of these characteristics. Some lose their speech much sooner than others, and become very quiet and withdrawn, which makes visiting a loved one much more different than once before. It forces others to have to change the way they once interacted with an individual, and at times step out of their own comfort zones, which can be scary for some to do.
Every day I visit my mother is another day I say goodbye. It is a continual state of grieving that will continue until the day I say my final goodbye to my mother. Each day I see I need to do more as my mother losses
less of her abilities, is another piece of me that mourns her loss, even though she is phys-ically still present with me. In the next few articles I will share with my readers some of what I have learnt along the way, in hopes it will help others who may be facing this with their loved ones.
I will leave you with this quote, “Don’t let life discourage you, everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” Richard L. Evans
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4B | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 COMMUNITY
North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre could not exist without the
support of the community. That is why when folks like Michael Schutte and his wife Els come forward with a very realistic painting of our bear cubs here at
the centre, we are overjoyed. He is also working on a painting of our two famous cubs, Jordan and Athena which will be completed by October 16th.
Michael and his wife arrived to Parksville from Holland about three years ago and has been busy building their business which includes anything to do
with the arts. In Holland Michael owned a private art and music school being a student himself of the famous Dutch painter Aart Verwey whose family goes back to the middle ages.
His talent was discovered dur-ing a television show on Dutch Tv, singing his latest hit song. The producer showed some
artwork of Michaels during his performance and there is was… fame! From that time the singer Michael became also professional painter.
He left that all behind to move to Canada but that hasn’t stopped his motivation. He continues to teach music and art and now has become a philanthropist to the wildlife recovery centre in Errington.
Michael’s painting can be seen at the centre.
The North Island Wildlife Recovery is dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of injured, ill and orphaned wildlife and to the education of the public in wildlife and environmental issues. To facilitate our mandate and to celebrate our 30 years of operation, we once again offer a learning experience for our community. On October 17 at 1:30 in the Eco Centre, Julie Mackey, NIWRA’s wildlife man-ager, will be presenting a talk on how NIWRA rehabilitates Bald Eagles. The next day October 18th, in conjunction with the Arrowsmith Naturalists the pub-lic will be able to see a wide var-iety of fresh local fungi including edible mushrooms and poisonous specimens. Be sure to join us from 11am - 4:30 pm when experts will be available to glean from. 4890 Cherry Creek Road, Port Alberni
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Boone 13 Making do 15 Purina rival 16 “Mack the Knife” singer 17 Prince Val’s wife 18 Gale or breeze 19 Bearing 20 Untrained, as recruits 21 Advanced cash 23 Slipped past 25 Duffer’s cry 26 Cauliflower bud 27 Against 30 Open meadow 31 Freeloader 32 Came up for air 37 General vicinity 38 Some are inert 40 Gush over 41 Kind of job (hyph.) 43 Femme fatale 44 Gladiator’s hello 45 Pubs 47 Knight’s girl 50 Makes tracks 51 Pharaoh’s amulet 52 Check 53 Movie turkey 56 Farm unit 57 Lab medium 59 This and that 61 Eclipse causer 62 Cornfield noises 63 Palette adjunct 64 New Year’s Eve word 65 Laird’s attire 66 Install electricity
DOWN 1 Kind of miss 2 Tulsa’s st. 3 Vista 4 Hill builder 5 In hock 6 Found a roost 7 RN helper
8 Sculptors, e.g. 9 Longest bone 10 “Forget” a letter 11 Icy precip 12 Glass ingredient 14 Mud protection 22 Previously 24 Bread buy 25 Kind of point 26 Furnace duct 27 Viking name 28 Pizarro’s conquest 29 Orange skin
32 NNW opposite 33 Ram, in astrology 34 QBs David or Derek 35 Roulette bet 36 Hibernates 38 Return (2 wds.) 39 Revival shout 42 Mock fanfare (hyph.) 43 Willowy 45 Craving 46 Catch a bug 47 Kirk and Spock’s friend 48 Baseball’s Hank -- 49 Castle that danced 51 Shepard and Spade 52 Calf’s bellow 53 Hubby of Lucy 54 Software buyer 55 Edit out 58 Moo goo -- pan 60 Left, to a mule
ARIES (March 21-April 19) You nearly always have high energy, and today you have someone cheering you on. This person’s enthusiasm revs up yours. Conceptual-ize and share ideas. Use the afternoon for organization. Don’t forget to schedule an appointment. Tonight: Put up your feet and relax.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Stay close to home in the morning. You might have a personal matter you have to deal with. Your playfulness will emerge later in the day, and you’ll want to take the day off. Why not? You might want to consider taking Friday off as well. Tonight: Whatever makes you smile.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Reach out to a neighbor or sibling in the morning. You might want to spend more time at home than usual. Make that idea OK. If you can work from home, all the better. Relax, and you are likely to gain a better per-spective of what is happen-ing. Tonight: Togetherness is the theme.CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Pay bills and deal with mon-ey matters first. Commu-nication will increase, and once you start getting calls,
you will barely have a sec-ond to yourself. Recognize what is happening between you and a close friend who needs your time. Tonight: Speak your mind.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
A positive attitude will take you far. Who would be better than you to dem-onstrate that fact? Even if you experience a difficult moment or two with a child or loved one, you can’t deny the power of the bond that exists between you. Tonight: Get the bills organized.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You’ll finally hit your stride, but you still might be con-cerned about a financial matter. Recognize what is happening with your funds, and talk to an expert if need be. Get back to your day and handle a personal mat-ter quickly. Tonight: Choose a favorite pastime.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Slow down. When you move too quickly, you encounter a problem. More information might be forthcoming, or a conversation could color your thinking. Sometimes a slow simmer is the best path to an excellent deci-sion. Tonight: Take some much-needed personal time.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Be aware of what is being offered and why. You could be overwhelmed by everything you have to do. Recognize your limits, and delegate whatever you can. Establish stronger boundar-ies as well. Respect your lim-its rather than push beyond them. Tonight: A must appearance.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You might be more closed down than you realize. Your mind is on other matters, and you don’t seem to be aware of the impression you are giving. You usu-ally are able to see past the obvious, but not right now. Take some time to yourself. Tonight: Out till the wee hours.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
As knowledgeable as you are, you will need to reach out to someone who has more expertise. You are able to see where others are coming from, but you’ll want as many facts as possible. Trust in your ability to get past a problem. Tonight: Go off to the movies.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You could be too tired to continue as you have been. If you ask for help, you can count on others coming through. You don’t need to carry the burden of having to do everything by yourself. Just ask. Be aware that a friend could be touchy. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
You won’t want to get into a power struggle. Consider letting go of a personal mat-ter and allowing someone else to handle it. Not only will this person’s approach be different, but it also might change what is hap-pening. Tonight: Buy a token of appreciation to say thank you.BORN TODAY
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Aline Estelle Church Passed away peacefully on October 5 2015. She was
born in Timmins Ontario to the late Ludger and Melanie Boisvert and was one of 7 children.
She and Alan met while working at the Timmins Daily Press. Alan had just fi nished schooling and moved from Ottawa to start work at the paper as an accountant. He invited her to the offi ce Christmas dance and that was the start of a loving relationship.
She and Alan moved to Nanaimo to take over an existing accounting practice and later moved to Port Alberni to start up another offi ce and raise a family of 3 children.
She was always strong and physically fi t from ‘farming ‘ her garden; was very social and made friends easily; always saw things from a positive side; had a very generous nature and possessed a good sense of humour.
She had many interests including gardening, listening to classical music on CBC, furniture refi nishing, travel and shopping. On fi nding and purchasing a ‘treasure’, she was often heard to say that ‘ you couldn’t aff ord not to buy it ‘.
Aline was predeceased by her husband, Alan; grandson, Grant; brothers, Alphonse and Arthur and sisters Irene, Eva and Lucie. She is survived by her children Randy (Peony), Stephen (Helen), Lois, grandson Paul (Misha), great grandchildren Finah and Leaf and sister Madeleine.
Special thanks to the caring staff in Eagleview and Fairview at the Stanford Place Care Campus for assisting her in with her everyday needs.
The family will mark her passing with a private ceremony. No fl owers by request.
GARRY WILLIAM CORMACKAugust 28, 1953 – September 28, 2015
On the 28th of September Garry William Cormack quietly passed away at Malaspina Gardens in Nanai-mo.
Garry was born in Port Alberni and lived in Beaver Creek with his two brothers and a sister. Garry loved sports; Rugby, Curling, Baseball and Raquetball. It was through Racquet-ball that he met his wife, Gale who had two children which Garry helped raised and love.
Garry was a happy, patient, easy-going person. He loved his new family and his job at the Arena driving the Zamboni. He liked the people he worked with. Garry suff ered for two years with his dementia; brought on by head trauma.
In lieu of fl owers, please consider a donation to the Dementia Society.Help us say Good-bye to Garry at a Graveside Service on
Friday, October 9, 2015 – 12:00 Noon
at Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
2900 Alberni Highway, Port Alberni.
A lunch will follow at Yates Funeral Service 4470 Gertrude Street, Port Alberni.
Stories and condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.yatesfuneralservice.ca
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For information on required qualifications and how to apply go to the City of Port Alberni website:http://www.portalberni.ca/employment-opportunities
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN MEMORIAM
Cauduro, RinoMay 20, 1920 -
Octover 8th, 2010Dad, this year I just want to
tell you how proud you would be of your 3 grand-children. You’d chuckle to
know they’ve inherited your ‘resourcefulness’ trait.
You were always such a great problem solver. It
touches my heart to hear them say, “Nonno would have done it like this!”
I miss you, dad. Daughter, Clara
DEATHS
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memory of Mom:
Marie Justine KaikkonenSept. 2, 1921 ~
Oct. 8, 2014
Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us everyday.
Unseen, unheard, but always near.
Still loved and still missed.
We Love You and Miss You,
Linda, Dale, Glen, grandchildren,
great grandchildren and great great grandchildren
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DEATHS
PRUDHOMMEAUDREY PHYLLIS
passed away peacefully at West Coast General Hospital on October 4,
2015 at age 79.Predeceased by her hus-band Ronald, and daughter Darlene. Survived by her children Kim (Craig), Perry (Lu-cy), Lorelei (Ron), Con-nie, Cindy (Roy), as well as 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren, several brothers and sis-ters, and two sister in laws.She loved her family dearly, as well as her fl ower gardens. She was dearly loved and will be sorely missed.We love you Momma.
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FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.
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STEEL BUILDINGS. MadnessSale! All buildings, all models.You’ll think we’ve gone maddeals. Call now and get yourdeal. Pioneer Steel, 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
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FERNWOOD MANOR: 2 br$725, 1.5 bath. Heat/hot waterincl’d. Call 250-735-3113www.meicorproperty.com
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BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE onthe edge of town. Neighborsare peaceful and positive, so,like minded tenant is required.Opportunity for gardening isavailable. $750/single. Call(250)720-5234.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
2-BDRM DUPLEX- NP/NS, noparties. Avail. Nov. 1.$775/mo. Call 250-724-6082.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT
2 BDRM house, $600 plusutil’s. Also 2 bdrm apt, $700incld’s utils. (250)720-0082.
HOMES FOR RENT
3 BDRM house, newly reno’d.10th Ave South by QualityFoods. $900. (250)723-4003.
DOWNTOWN PORT Alberni-3 bdrm home, close to park,heat pump, fenced yrd. Avail-November 1. $1200+ utils. Call(250)951-5352.
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GARAGE SALES
5292 MARGARET St. (Corner of Pleasant and Margaret). Covered sale, rain or shine! Lots and lots of really great stuff! Collectibles... Something for everyone!
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FUNDRAISER FOR the Alber-ni Athletic Hall Association. Sat., Oct. 10, 9am-2pm. 3727 Roger St.
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KAMLOOPS
Murder trial hears new storyTHE CANADIAN PRESS
A 24-year-old man accused of murdering his girlfriend has testified he awoke to see her dead on the grass and then fled in panic when he saw a red car approaching.
However, the account Damien Taylor gave a jury is his third version of events since the body of 16-year-old CJ Fowler was found by dog walkers in the Guerin Creek area on Dec. 5, 2012.
B.C. Supreme Court has heard that the pregnant teen had a concrete block on her chest and that her face and jaw were smashed in.
Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in Fowl-er’s death.
Her body was discovered hours after the pair had gone to hospital when Fowler com-
plained of chest pains she believed were the result of using crystal meth.
An emergency room doctor has testified that he told Fowl-er and Taylor that she was pregnant and that they both appeared to welcome the news.
Her previous pregnancy, three months earlier, had end-ed in a miscarriage.
When RCMP in Prince George interviewed Taylor, he told them he became separated from Fowler at the hospital early on Dec. 5, 2012, and went to the Greyhound depot, expecting she would join him.
In Kelowna, where he was arrested 13 month later, Taylor told RCMP he killed Fowler by accident.
That admission came after hours of questioning and after Fowler’s stepfather — whom Taylor called Poppa — was
brought into the interview room.
Taylor also said then that he was trying to “scare her in a funny way” and cut her throat.
“She was bleeding out of her throat,” he told police.
Taylor also said he used “the boulders that were there” to end her suffering.
However, that account, which Taylor now claims is false, doesn’t fit with the facts of Fowler’s death. A pathologist has testified she died from asphyxiation, likely from a blow to her face and jaw from a concrete block. Her throat was not slashed.
“I was forced to make a false confession,” Taylor told court.
Taylor testified he lied to police because he was worried they would know he was high on crystal meth and would search his backpack for drugs.
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CHILLIWACK UCLUELET
Cemetery thieves target D-Day vetJACKIE CARMICHAEL WESTERLY NEWS
An angel, a postal box and a school bus watch over a family grave in tranquil Ucluelet cemetery.
If only they could talk, perhaps they could say who robbed the gravesides of Maddie, Annette and Guy Paterson.
Darlene Paterson Nelson and husband Andy came to town for the annual Ucluelet reunion this weekend, and they were dismayed to see the nameplates had been stolen, along with a few other headposts and plates from neighboring graves.
“It’s kind of shocking. They’ve always been here,” Nelson said.
Darlene’s father, the late Mad-die Paterson of Ucluelet, landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in the Second World War with the 1st Hussars, the tank corps and helped liberate Hol-land. After a career in the woods, he had a second career as a school bus driver on the West Coast. He was named British Columbia’s oldest school driver before he retired at 81. Annette was a famil-iar face in town, as she worked at the Ucluelet Post Office.
They are joined by their son, Guy, who died early, in a logging accident.
Const. Chris Squire of Ucluelet RCMP said about seven head-stones have been taken from the cemetery recently.
He guessed the thieves were after metal to sell, perhaps the same sort of people that rob con-struction sites for metal.
Follow-up efforts will be made at area foundries, Squire said.
It’s hard to imagine someone so desperate they’d rob the dead, Darlene Paterson Nelson said.
“I don’t know who would do that,” she said. “They have to live with themselves.”
Comox Valley woman dead in motorcycle crashCOMOX VALLEY ECHO
A Comox Valley woman was killed Tuesday night when her motorcycle collided with two vehicles.
Comox Valley RCMP, BC Ambu-lance Service and local fire crews responded to the crash in the 4400 block of Highway 19A (old Island Highway) near Royston.
Witnesses on scene provided
information to the investigators which indicates the motorcycle, travelling southbound at the time, crossed the centre line and collided with two northbound vehicles.
The woman, a 40-year old Comox Valley resident, sustained significant injuries in the colli-sion and was pronounced dead at the scene.
One of the other involved
motorists was suffering from chest pain, from the deployment of the vehicle airbag, and was transported to St. Joseph’s hospi-tal for treatment.
The highway was closed for sev-eral hours, and a detour put in place to maintain traffic flow.
The Island District RCMP Traffic Analyst/Re-Construc-tionist attended the crash scene and is continuing a thorough
investigation into the cause of this crash.
Any witnesses to this colli-sion who have not yet spoken to police are asked to contact the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321.
The BC Coroners Service attended the scene, and have commenced an investigation. The identity of the deceased will not be released by the RCMP.
No tears from dairy farmers over new international trade deal — yetTrans-Pacifi c deal grants market access to 3.25 per cent of Canada’s dairy supplyJESSICA PETERS CHILLIWACK PROGRESS
B.C.’s dairy farmers are taking a watchful waiting approach to Monday’s announcement of a Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The federal government announced on Monday that it has entered into the final agree-ment of the TPP, which seeks to ease trade between 12 Pacific countries, including Canada, the United States, China and New Zealand.
It has been seen as a threat to Canada’s supply management program for dairy producers, which helps ensure strength in that industry. The TPP, as pre-sented on Monday, will grant market access to the other 11 countries in the TPP in an amount equal to 3.25 per cent of Canada’s 2016 milk production.
That equals about 250 million litres of milk, says Trevor Har-greaves of the BC Dairy Asso-ciation. But the government has also announced a series of compensation programs for dairy, poultry and egg producers and processors. Those programs would remain in place for 10 years, with a tapering off for another five years.
“The three pillars of the supply
management system will remain protected,” a Government of Canada announcement reads.
Four separate programs equal-ling $4.3 billion are expected to fill in any shortfalls felt at farms and producers as the TPP is introduced.
While dairy producers have ral-lied together over the last week
as the trade negotiations were coming to a close, the BC Dairy Association reserved their criti-cism Monday, and even showed some optimism.
“Time is needed to fully evalu-ate the impacts of the agreement on our industry,” Hargreaves said. “The B.C. Dairy Association respects that it was a high prior-
ity for the government to enter into the TPP and, while the B.C. Dairy Association advocated for no additional access to the Can-adian dairy market, we respect that additional access was a favourable outcome under the circumstances. We are optimistic that the protection programs for producer income, quota, and industry investment will con-tinue to protect and defend sup-ply management.”
Still, the trade agreement could lead to a loss in revenues at farms across Canada, something that would have trickle down effect on the overall economy.
“B.C. dairy farmers are not happy about the announcement of the TPP, as it means addition-al foreign access of dairy prod-ucts into Canada amounting to about 3.25 per cent of Canada’s 2016 milk production, said Dave Taylor, BCDA Board Chair. “This equates to approximately 23 million litres of lost production to B.C. Dairy Producers that will result in lost revenue for the Canadian economy. We have always worked hard to grow our industry and produce a quality product. It’s a step backwards to lose market share and ultimately lose cows from our system.
Dairy farmers aren’t happy, but taking a watching and waiting approach to the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiated between 12 countries. The TPP is not in effect yet, and farmers would be compensated for up to 15 years if the deal goes ahead. [CHILLIWACK PROGRESS]
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Nuke-busting efforts in remote Europe a success
DESMOND BUTLER AND VADIM GHIRDA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHISINAU, Moldova — In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts in the past five years by gangs with suspected Russian connec-tions that sought to sell radio-active material to Middle Eastern extremists, The Associated Press has learned.
The latest known case came in February this year, when a smuggler offered a huge cache of deadly cesium — enough to con-taminate several city blocks — and specifically sought a buyer from the Islamic State group.
Criminal organizations, some with ties to the Russian KGB’s successor agency, are driving a thriving black market in nucle-ar materials in the tiny and impoverished Eastern European country of Moldova, investiga-tors say. The successful busts, however, were undercut by strik-ing shortcomings: Kingpins got away, and those arrested evaded long prison sentences, some-times quickly returning to nucle-ar smuggling, AP found.
Mouldovan police and judicial authorities shared investigative
case files with the AP in an effort to spotlight how dangerous the nuclear black market has become. They say the breakdown in co-operation between Russia and the West means that it has become much harder to know whether smugglers are finding ways to move parts of Russia’s vast store of radioactive materi-als — an unknown quantity of which has leached into the black market.
“We can expect more of these cases,” said Constantin Malic, a Moldovan police officer who investigated all four cases. “As long as the smugglers think they can make big money without getting caught, they will keep doing it.”
In wiretaps, videotaped arrests, photographs of bomb-grade material, documents and inter-views, AP found a troubling vul-nerability in the anti-smuggling strategy. From the first known Moldovan case in 2010 to the most recent one in February, a pattern has emerged: Author-ities pounce on suspects in the early stages of a deal, giving the ringleaders a chance to escape with their nuclear contraband — an indication that the threat from the nuclear black market
in the Balkans is far from under control.
Mouldovan investigators can’t be sure that the suspects who fled didn’t hold on to the bulk of the nuclear materials. Nor do they know whether the groups, which are pursuing buyers who are enemies of the West, may have succeeded in selling deadly nuclear material to extremists at a time when the Islamic State has made clear its ambi-tion to use weapons of mass destruction.
The cases involve secret meet-ings in a high-end nightclub; blueprints for dirty bombs; and a nerve-shattered undercover investigator who slammed vodka shots before heading into meet-ings with smugglers. Informants and a police officer posing as a connected gangster — complete with a Mercedes Benz provided by the FBI — penetrated the smuggling gangs. The police used a combination of old-fash-ioned undercover tactics and high-tech gear, from radiation detectors to clothing threaded with recording devices.
The Moldovan operations were built on a partnership between the FBI and a small team of Mol-dovan investigators.
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Harper considers push for niqab ban legislationTHE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper took the politics of niqabs to a higher level Wednesday, suggesting a re-elected Conservative govern-ment would consider legislation banning the Muslim face cov-ering for anyone dealing with — or working for — the federal government.
He opened the door earlier in the week with a CBC television interview, saying niqabs could be nixed in the public service — echoing similar comments last week in the French-language leaders’ debate.
But on Wednesday, the Con-servative leader went further,
lauding Quebec’s Bill 64, which requires those who wear face coverings to remove them if they want to work in the public sector — or do business with govern-ment officials. Although tabled in the National Assembly, the bill has yet to be debated.
He called the Quebec Liberal government’s approach meas-ured and pledged that when it came time for federal legislation, he would follow their lead.
“I believe the Quebec govern-ment has been handling this con-troversial issue in a responsible manner and we will do exactly the same thing in Ottawa,” Harp-er said during a campaign stop in Saskatoon.