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ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Today the Alberni Valley Times publishes its last edition, ending a 48-year tradition with ties that date to before the Second World War.
The decision to close the newspaper was made last week by the Times’ parent company, Black Press, citing declining circulation and advertising revenue in recent years. Over its last weeks of publication the Times has printed 2,500 to almost 3,000 copies each day, with a circulation of over 8,400 for the free Thursday paper.
The Alberni Valley Times was launched in 1967 through the amalgamation of the West Coast Advocate and the Twin Cities Times, two papers that date back to 1931 and 1948 respectively.
The Times began publishing shortly before the merging of the cities of Alberni and Port Alberni, and an early edition reported this historic event with a headline reading, “NEW CITY CREATED,” with a photograph of former mayor Fred Bishop cutting a ceremonial ribbon.
In its earliest days the Timesran twice a week in a tabloid format, but that all changed on Sept. 28, 1970 when the newspaper began publishing a massive 32-by-23-inch broad-sheet edition five days a week. The circulation on that day was 8,118 copies.
At the time former MLA Dr. Howard Diarmid called the venture a risky move on the part of owner and publisher Fred Duncan.
“I think the decision to go daily in Port Alberni is a very bold gamble,” said Diarmid in a front page story from the first daily edition. “With the popula-tion that we have in the Valley it certainly isn’t a sure-fire thing that we can support a daily newspaper.”
Over the following decades Duncan’s gamble proved to be successful. By the 1980s the AV Times was also printing a dozen other newspapers on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland by running a daytime and even-ing shift in the pressroom. For-mer head pressman Denis Houle recalls the operation’s busiest shift one night in the 1990s when the press ran through 20 newsprint rolls, each printing approximately 23,000 copies of the various publications.
“This paper was making noth-ing but money,” said Houle. “When we were running the Richmond Review we had five pressman on night shift and three pressman on day shift.”
Pam Craig worked at theTimes for 25 years, co-ordinating the advertising department.
When she started in 1988
Woodwards was often buying four full-page ads in the 24-page Thursday and Friday editions. Woodwards later closed its loca-tion at Third Avenue and Mar Street, to be replaced by Zellers, which shut down in 2013.
“When I started Woodwards was still here, so there were major contributors and advertis-ers in the paper,” said Craig.
Although Port Alberni’s econ-omy was hit long before then by the decline of the forestry industry, Craig saw businesses continue to advertise due to the Times’ reputation.
“It’s been really challenging for businesses since the early ’80s,” she said. “What we had here in this community was a
loyalty to the community by original business people. They were second-generation people in business locally and they were committed to this com-munity, and that’s really what sustained us through the ’80s and the ’90s.”
The Times’ was last printed in Port Alberni on Sept. 10, 2001, before the press moved to Nanaimo. But even after this transition former ad represent-ative Deborah Kruks recalls a staff at the newspaper of as much as two dozen.
She finished her 21-year term at the Times in 2012.
“The community did take ownership of the newspaper. As much as sometimes people
would complain about it, there was a lot of pride,” said Kruks.
“If we had to make a change, whether it had to do with the time of day that the paper was distributed or if we were going to make a change, all of a sud-den everybody was up in arms saying you can’t do that to our paper.”
Craig recalls the talent that has been behind the Times over the years, including Rob Diotte, who served as editor from 1980 to 1999.
“He was a real newspaper man,” Craig said. “He’d go after the jugular in order to get a story, and that’s exciting to be around.”
With a newsroom of four to six reporters behind him, Diotte wrote an editorial every day. His main concern was to keep people reading rather than pleasing everyone.
“They were all local topics,” said Diotte of his editorials. “I tried to keep them controversial, but I really wasn’t worried if people were upset. They’d keep coming back.”
The Times’ closure joins a list of newspaper shutdowns in communities across B.C.’s west coast this year, including Van-couver Island publications in Duncan, Campbell River, Parks-ville and Nanaimo. The number of people employed at news-papers has dramatically fallen with the decline of the industry. The Times’ current six full-time staff are a fraction of the 36 list-ed on Page 2 of the newspaper’s first daily edition in 1970.
Craig fears the effect this trend will have on the community.
“If we don’t have strong, cor-rect reporting — or investiga-tive journalism — that doesn’t leave our children with an understanding of what it is to be a critical thinker,” she said, adding that locally produced content is vital to a town’s herit-age. “The stories about those people that make up the fabric of this community, they’re lost, or they’re created by some-one externally that doesn’t understand the history or the background.”
Those behind the production of the Alberni Valley Times would like to thank its readers and advertisers over the years for supporting the publication, allowing the newspaper to write the first draft of Port Alberni’s history since 1967.
Pressmen Kevin Atterbury (left), Mike Lyle and Denis Houle stand next to the Alberni Valley Times’ machine in this 1990s. Photo. During the newspaper’s heyday the press ran two shifts a day to print more than a dozen publications. [SUBMITTED]
After telling the community’s stories for 48 years, a daily tradition ends with the newspaper’s closure
Final edition published today
The Times’ last full-time employees are, from the left, Eric Plummer, Kris Patterson, Elaine Berringer, Patricia Hall, Kristi Dobson and Martin Wissmath.
October 9, 2015
IMPORTANT NOTICE
To: Subscribers of the Alberni Valley Times
Please be advised that Black Press Group Ltd. has given notice that it is our intent to close the Alberni Valley Times.
We will not be processing anymore subscription renewals and any prepaid subscription monies past the last publication date (October 9, 2015) will be refunded to you.
Your support of the Alberni Valley Times has been very much appreciated by Black Press and the employees of Alberni Valley Times.
Randy BlairPresident,Lower Mainland & Island DivisionsBlack Press Group Ltd.
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ArtsMusic Night every Friday at
Serious Coffee, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring local artists. Open mic, laid back atmosphere.
Words on Fire! at Car’s Landing on Argyle Street, starting Thursday Sept. 24 at 7p.m. As there is no featured read-er you can be your own star!
Sports & recreationAfter School Burn - Youth Par-
kour, ages 7 to 12, Mondays and Fridays, from April 13 through May 22. Sign up Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace Street. Info: (250) 723-2181.
Fun Night every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Alberni Valley branch of the Royal Can-adian Legion. Food available from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a small fee.
Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thurs-days from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Adult Drop-in badminton on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).
If you are a runner and want to join others, check out Port Alberni Running on Facebook.
Sproat Lake Canoe Club, outrigger paddling throughout the week.Info: 250-723-0640.
Become a Student of Move-ment with EPK Parkour and Fitness. Info: 250-918-8863 or e-mail [email protected]. All ages welcome.
Special interestMedieval Society, come play
with us! Families welcome. Info: 250-724-0535. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, Nanaimo rummy, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. Info: 250-723-7513.
Child and youth Bring your zero to five year
olds to the library for story-time on Fridays, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Free, but please call 250-723-9511 to register.
Rock Solid Youth, ages 13 to 18, Fridays at 7 p.m. at Elim Tabernacle.
Parent On Tots and French Parent on Tots - parent and child playgroup. Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m., room 2 at Alberni Elementary School. Info: 250-723-5603.
Rollerblading for youth 13 and under at Glenwood Centre on Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Support and help Grandparents Raising Grand-
children and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide infor-mation and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail [email protected].
Debt and budget coaching help available at Arrowsmith Bap-tist Church Debt Freedom Centre every Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 250-724-7272 or www.arrowsmith.com/debt-coaching
Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers Tuesday to Saturday. Info: 250-730-0390.
Families dealing with the Min-istry of Children and Fam-ilies, fighting for laws to be changed, social justice and civility. Info: 250-590-8708 or view www.abusive-min-istry.ca to share your story.
Volunteers needed to help at Red Cross Health Equipment and Loan Program for four hour shifts. Call between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wed-nesdays and Thursdays at 250-723-0557.
KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support ser-vices. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties please call 250-723-2040.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting Monday evening 7
p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486
Service groupsLiteracy Alberni drop-in
times, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Alberni Valley Hospice Society provides trained volunteers to support people and fam-ilies facing life threatening illness, death and bereave-ment. Ty Watson House (2649 Second Ave.).
Addictions Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-
807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
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ous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
What’s onStart of U2 Friday Novice Curl-
ing League, Oct. 9. Call 250-723-3111 or [email protected].
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.
Dad’s Night Out Pirate Mystery Scavenger Hunt, Oct. 21 from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at the library.
Canadian Cancer Society Daf-fodil Bulb luncheon and fash-ion show, Oct. 22 at noon at Alberni Valley United Church. Tickets at 3030-3rd Ave.
Bread of Life harvest dinner in recognition of long-time volunteer and board chair Roy Gunter-Smith Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the BOL dining hall. Tickets avail-able from the BOL office or Cornerstone’s Thrift Store.
Boo to You, Scooby-Doo Hal-loween Celebration, Oct. 24 from 2-3 p.m. at the library.
Daytime Bonspiel, Oct. 28-29. Call 250-723-3111 or [email protected].
Pumpkin Carving contest, Oct. 31 at Rollin Art Centre from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. followed by the light-up at 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Volunteer appreciationThe MS Society of Canada-Central Island office recognized Susan Brown and Carol Ryding of Port Alberni for their long term commitment to supporting people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Brown has volunteered for 30 years and Ryding for 13 years. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
The Canadian dollar traded Thurs-day afternoon at 76.82 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent from Wed-
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The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has begun rewri� ng the Zoning (Land Use) Bylaw for the en� re Regional District. It is important to the ACRD that the opportunity to provide comment and/or input on this project is off ered to residents and property owners of the Regional District. Public input and knowledge is essen� al to the successful development of this bylaw!
ACRD Planning Staff will be hos� ng a series of Public Open Houses in October. Please feel welcome to a� end the Open House in your area!
AREA ‘B’ – BEAUFORT & AREA ‘E’ – BEAVER CREEK: Tuesday, October 13th, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm in the Beaver Creek Community Hall - 8505 Beaver Creek Road, Port AlberniAREA ‘D’ – SPROAT LAKE: Wednesday, October 14th, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm in the Terminal Building at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport – 7400 Airport Road, Port AlberniAREA ‘F’ – CHERRY CREEK: Thursday, October 15th, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm at the Cherry Creek Community Hall – 3720 Moore Road, Port AlberniAREA ‘C’ – LONG BEACH: Wednesday, October 21st, 3:30 un� l 6:30 pm in Ac� vity Room #2 at the Ucluelet Community Centre – 500 Ma� erson Drive, UclueletAREA ‘A’ – BAMFIELD: Thursday, October 22nd, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm in the Bamfi eld Fire Hall – 352 Pachena Road, Bamfi eld
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Softwood lumber dispute loomingMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
With more raw logs shipping to Asia from Port Alberni and less lumber heading south, a new Can-ada–U.S. Softwood Lumber Agree-ment won’t affect the local econ-omy as much compared to 10 years ago, according to a city councillor.
The current Canada–U.S. Soft-wood Lumber Agreement from 2006 is set to expire on Oct. 12, and so far there is no replacement. The last round of litigation lasted five years after the 2001 agreement expired and cost $5 billion in duties collected by the U.S. from Canadian producers. Most of that amount – $4 billion – was returned when the agreement was reached, with $2.4 billion going back to B.C. companies. Premier Christy Clark spoke about the issue in the B.C. Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
“B.C.’s forest industry is too important to take for granted,” Clark stated. “For lumber pro-ducers, and the communities throughout the province that depend on them, we need to avoid an unnecessary trade dispute with our most significant market. When the new federal government is formed later this month, this is the first issue I’ll be raising with the new Prime Minister.”
B.C. has been working with the federal government for the past two years trying to extend or renew the agreement – but the U.S. isn’t interested, according to the province.
The current agreement is a bad one for the Canadian industry any-way, said Port Alberni Coun. Jack McLeman.
“[The U.S.] can impose a duty anytime they want anyway,” said McLeman. “They don’t care about us.”
The U.S. industry sees tax breaks for the forestry industry as an unfair subsidy, said McLeman.
“Americans want to get more than what they’ve got in this agreement,” he said. “They want to restrict our lumber industry more than what it already is.” Some of the city’s tax breaks to forest com-panies would be considered unfair by the U.S. he added.
“We don’t sell much more to the U.S., but we would like to again when their economy picks up,” McLeman said.
Beaver Creek Hall raises funds for park initiativesKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
After the Beaver Creek Hall lost its regular access to BC Gaming funds a few years ago and experi-enced a decline in membership, it was forced to make some changes.
Fundraising began in earnest and it is only through various events that active members can continue to keep the hall running.
“We had gaming funds for a long time and it was substantial, about $20,000 a year,” said David Horst, a member of the Beaver Creek com-munity. “They changed how they pay out and we couldn’t live up to what they wanted. It still costs $12,000 to $14,000 to run the hall and with no money coming in, we had to fundraise.”
Soon after that loss of gaming funds, the regional district’s gas tax grant helped upgrade the hall’s heating system, lighting and electricity.
Since then, a recent dance at the hall contributed to a new water pump and water tank.
“That was a fairly good-sized bill so the dance paid for that,” he said.
Horst remembers the hall as the place where Beaver Creek residents socialized in the 1960s and ‘70s. A dance was held every weekend, which helped sustain the building.
“It is not as active as it used to be, but we still have a few dances a year, potlucks and little fundraisers.”
Horst’s interest in the hall these days stems from his experience as a child. He grew up in Bea-ver Creek and his parents, Jake and Gertrude, were members. He attended Beaver Creek Ele-mentary School, which was not large enough in the 1950s and ‘60s to accommodate audiences for Christmas concerts, so they took place at the hall.
“The whole community was there, it was really quite special,” Horst said. “I also played bad-minton there. I have some good memories.”
He started to get more involved again in the 1990s to relive some of those memories.
“I got something out of the com-
Logs are loaded onto a ship from the Alberni Inlet for manufacturing overseas in June. Raw log exports to Asia have increased in recent years, shifting local concerns away from the U.S. softwood lumber dispute. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
United Steelworkers union Local 1–85 includes membership at the two Western Forest Products sawmills in Port Alberni. Union president Norm MacLeod said he’s more concerned about the upcom-ing Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement with Asian coun-tries than the softwood lumber agreement.
Since the early 2000s forestry companies, such as Interfor, have moved lumber mills across the border to avoid U.S. duties, Mac-Leod said.
Alberni–Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said he’s concerned about the impact of the softwood lum-ber dispute – which could lead to countervailing duties again – on local jobs, but he’s not privy to the discussions. He plans to be raising the issue in the legislature, he said.
B.C. Minister of Forest, Lands and Resource Operations, Steve Thomson, noted the U.S. cannot launch any litigation for one year after the agreement expires on Oct. 12.
“We continue to work closely with the B.C. forest industry, other provinces and the federal govern-ment to ensure B.C.’s priorities are clearly communicated,” Thomson stated.
munity and now it is my chance to give something back,” Horst said.
When he noticed the member-ship numbers falling, he started to ask why.
“There were always a lot of rea-sons one way or another but there are a lot of young families now with both working and their kids in organized activities,” he said. “It is difficult to add on things at the hall. People are also aging, like my parents, who are at Echo Village.”
Since then, membership has opened up to all residents of Port Alberni.
“I suggested opening the mem-bership up because some people who used to live (in Beaver Creek) are now in town,” Horst said. “It is starting to change. We put the word out there and let it be known that the doors would close.”
Upcoming fundraisers will con-tinue to bring in money to the hall, including the Jam Jam on Oct. 17. It will be a unique event, with sales of jam and preserves, followed by an open jam session with musicians. On Oct. 31, a Hal-loween dance will raise money for the hall’s park improvements.
Another park initiative in the
area is underway and Beaver Creek resident, Jillian Ralston hopes her efforts provide a new place for families to play. She is working on initial planning stages of revitalizing the once active Nordstrom Park behind the Bea-ver Creek Volunteer Fire Depart-ment. As a parent of a 5-year old son, she is doing it after seeing the need.
“I noticed there is nowhere out there to play since they took out the park at Gill School,” Ralston said.
She said there is just a field remaining at Nordstrom Park and development would enhance the community. Ralston has sent an initial proposal to the regional district and met with Heather Adair, the ACRD’s Jr. Planner and Bylaw Enforcement Officer with a mapped out plan. Her next step is a meeting with the Beaver Creek advisory committee to see if she can go forward.
“If I get the final go ahead, I will see if I need to start fundraising,” Ralston said.
If successful, Ralston hopes work can begin in the Spring.
Elections Canada’s online glitches
What is wrong with the Elec-tions Canada website and is this important?
Recently, after checking online I discovered that the site could not confirm that I was registered to vote. Seeing as I had not received a voter regis-tration card in the mail, I head-ed down to the local Elections Canada office only to discover that there was no record of me after two online searches.
The third search revealed that I now live in Saskatchewan where I where I have never resided, having had no change of name or address for decades.
What is going on with the Elections Canada website? For something as crucial for this country’s future, I would expect Internet elections glitches to be worked out prior to election time. Now, I wonder what my residence in Saskatchewan is like.
Gail Morton Port Alberni
Scribe disappointed to see ‘AV Times’ close
After more than five years of sitting on the other side of the desk, it is with a sad heart that I write this as a reflective reader disappointed to see Port Alber-ni’s daily paper close.
I think I speak for most of the past employees of the Alberni Valley Times when I say it was an honour to serve our readers while we worked at the paper. We all took great pride in our jobs, as does the current staff, and we are disappointed to see the Times fall victim to an ever-changing industry.
Port Alberni is an outstanding community. Although it was not always easy to be a journal-ist here, it was certainly never boring. We had our ups and our downs, as did the community, but in the end it was an honour to tell your stories – and boy did the Alberni Valley give us lots of share.
From the highlight of climb-ing into the belly of the Hawaii Mars Water bomber for a flight around the Valley to the sad moments when we reported on losses in our community,
every step will be remembered. You welcomed this Nova Sco-tian into your homes and your hearts, and you encouraged me along the way. Your kind words kept me going through work-outs I thought would never end and long nights when I thought we’d never get the paper to press. And when I left the Times, it was your kind words that con-vinced me to stay in the Valley.
Being a journalist in a small city is a great responsibility, and it is one I did not take lightly. I will never forget my time spent at the AVT, and I am sad to see the end come to such a proud publication.
I wish good luck to the current staff, and I hope you find a place where you are happy.
Heather Thomson Port Alberni
Defending Conservative candidate John Duncan
Re: ‘Duncan defends federal record’, Oct. 1, Page 1
I agree with John Duncan. I feel the Conservatives have
done a good job, global prob-lems not withstanding.
And, as always, the oppositionhas to run down everything the government did. The Conserv-atives did it when they were opposition after all – that’s the oppositions job,is it not? Then the hullabaloo about repealing various bills. How often have you seen that done? Not very, I’m sure.
Then the clincher comic relief:the Green’s are going to bring forth a omnibus bill, packaging several pieces of legislation for a single vote to limit debate and scrutiny. Then they want to make omnibus bills illegal...hmm, lot of double talk there.
The last part I think is a good idea, never liked omnibus bills. I think they are a scam pushing through extra stuff that has nothing to do with the original bill and would NOT pass on its own, should be illegal.
But hey, Mr. Sollitt, you want to do away with omnibus bills, then do away with it, not make use of it and then make it illegal.
J.P. de Boer Port Alberni
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Another hit to a pillar of democracy D
emocracy in this community has taken a hit with the closure of the Alberni Valley Times
today. After publishing for 48 years — including distribu-tion as a daily since 1970 — the shutdown was announced last week due to declining circula-tion and advertising revenue.
The closure leaves the com-munity with one newspaper: The Alberni Valley News, which pub-lishes twice a week.
Over its final weeks the Times maintained a circulation of between 2,500 and almost 3,000 — except for the free Thursday edition that printed over 8,000 copies. When the newspaper became a daily in the early 1970s this output was kept up five days a week from a staff
totalling over three dozen people, far outnumbering the Times current workforce of six full-time employees.
There’s nothing unusual about this trend: newspaper circulation and the number of professionals employed in the industry have been declining for years. The Times’ closure is the most recent casualty in the development of the business; several other British Columbian newspapers have shut down this year, including the Ocean-side Star, Campbell River Cour-ier-Islander, Cowichan News Leader Pictorial and Harbour City Star on Vancouver Island.
A major factor in the equa-tion is the rapid growth of the Internet, and the public’s reliance on the web to get news immediately. Newspapers have
responded by posting stories online, but website advertising has yielded pennies when in the past a printed product brought in dollars. The role that a print-ed newspaper once served as the main source for up-to-date information — ranging from today’s horoscope to a fatal accident on the highway — has increasingly been replaced by various online formats avail-able free of charge, especially Facebook.
This movement has been guid-ed by natural market forces, but as a newspaper’s role changes its service to the public is under threat. Unlike social media, journalism carries expectations of professionalism to elevate the practice above rumour in the interest of unbiased, accur-ate reporting.
Someone needs to write the first draft of a community’s unfolding history and question the actions of the powerful, and traditionally this democratic responsibility has been given to journalists. But with publica-tions across Canada declining, who will tell stories illustrating where society sits and where we have developed from? It’s a question that cuts to the core of any community where individ-uals are free to determine their own fates.
If information is power, larger corporations and government bodies appear to have gained ground in recent years over the control of how we are informed. The number of professionals working in public relations has grown from two for every jour-nalist in 1991 to a 4.1:1 ratio in
2011, based on census figures. In the United States there are 4.6 PR people for each jour-nalist, while government and corporate communications pays 40 per cent more than writing news, according to the U.S. Labour Department.
It’s a frightening trend, but the good news is that in Canada citizens are granted Charter rights that include freedom of thought, belief and expression.
What role the press and great-er media will play in upholding these values is yet to be deter-mined as society rapidly chan-ges in this digital age.
The Alberni Valley Times will be gone, but the need to tell our stories has not been diminished in this community.
— ERIC PLUMMER, EDITOR
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VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCCER LEAGUE
MLB
BCHL
Athletics rookie Josiah Anderson challenges a Hellas FC player at the Armada field during a VISL match Sept. 26. The Athletics defeated SFFC Molnar on Sunday for a 3–0–0 record to start the season. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
Bulldogs add ‘97-born Chris SaraultALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced new acquisition Chris Sarault on Thursday.
Sarault, a ‘97-born forward from Moncton, NB, was drafted in the eighth round, 131st overall, in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs.
Most recently, Sarault won the NB/PEI Major Midget Hockey
League championship with the 2014–15 Moncton Flyers midget AAA team where he scored 10 goals and added 13 assists in 20 regular season games. Sarault added another 11 goals and eight assists in 10 playoff games. As a 17-year-old, he also appeared in nine games with the Woodstock Slammers posting two goals and two assists.
Sarault is the son of former NHLer Yves Sarault.
Alberni Athletics win in Saanich for 3rd straightMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
It wasn’t their best game and they gave up a clean sheet but the Alberni Athletics won their third straight victory on Sunday to start the season.
The Athletics travelled with 13 players to Saanich to play the SFFC Molnar in the 3A division of the Vancouver Island Soccer League, winning 3–1.
Alberni was “all over” Molnar for the first half, said Athletics striker Gary Spencer-Smith, who headed in the first goal of the game off a cross from Riley Mitchell. The Athletics’ Duke Van Wieren put his team 2–0 ahead with a shot from just inside the penalty box at about the seven-minute mark.
Alberni fell asleep a bit in the second half when their oppon-ents failed to muster much of an attack, Spencer-Smith said.
Van Wieren scored a brace with another well-placed shot about
Blue Jays lose 5-3NEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Advantage Texas Rangers.
The underdog AL West cham-pions, no strangers to being written off, spoiled the Blue Jays’ long-awaited return to the post-season Thursday, beating Toronto ace David Price en route to a 5-3 win.
Rangers manager Jeff Banister sends Cole Hamels, his marquee man, to the mound Friday after-noon to face Marcus Stroman in Game 2.
There’s a ways to go in the best-of-five series, but Texas is smil-ing while Canada has its fingers crossed.
“I care a ton,” said a disappoint-ed Price. “I want to go out there and pitch well for my teammates and pitch well for this country and I didn’t do that today.”
A sellout crowd of 49,834, wav-ing rally towels, lived and died with every pitch under the roof
at the Rogers Centre, which last saw playoff action in 1993 when the Jays won a second straight World Series.
Russell Martin, the Jays’ Can-adian catcher, called the atmos-phere “awesome.”
midway through the second half for the 3–0 lead.
A defensive error allowed Molnar to snatch one goal in the dying minutes, denying Athletics ‘keeper
Jordan Fletcher his third clean sheet of the season.
Alberni are on the road again on Sunday against the Westcastle Sagres.
NHLEASTERN CONFERENCEATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 StrkOttawa 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Montreal 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Tampa Bay 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1
METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 StrkNY Rangers 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Philadelphia 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0-0-0-0 0-0-1-0 0-0-1-0 L-1Carolina 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1
WILD CARD GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 StrkWashington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —Toronto 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Buffalo 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Pittsburgh 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Boston 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1
WESTERN CONFERENCECENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 StrkWinnipeg 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Dallas 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1St. Louis 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1
PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 StrkSan Jose 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Vancouver 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Edmonton 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1
WILD CARD GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts Home Away Last 10 StrkMinnesota 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 2 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Nashville 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 W-1Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 —Colorado 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Los Angeles 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Calgary 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 L-1Note: a team winning in overtime or shootout gets 2 points and a victory in the W col-umn; the team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 point in the OTL or SOL columns.
Winnipeg 6 Boston 2Ottawa 3 Buffalo 1Tampa Bay 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT)St. Louis 3 Edmonton 1Nashville 2 Carolina 1Dallas 3 Pittsburgh 0Minnesota 5 Colorado 4
Montreal 3 Toronto 1NY Rangers 3 Chicago 2Vancouver 5 Calgary 1San Jose 5 Los Angeles 1
Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.NY Rangers at Columbus, 7 p.m.Chicago at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Florida, 7 p.m.Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Columbus at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.NY Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.Pittsburgh at Arizona, 10 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
LIGHTNING 3, FLYERS 2 (OT)First Period — No Scoring.
— Couturier Pha (high-stick-ing) 4:12; Stamkos TB (hooking) 10:29.Second Period1. TB, Garrison 1 (Callahan, Drouin) 1:25.2. Phil, Read 1 (Laughton, Umberger) 10:14.3. Phil, B. Schenn 1 (Umberger, Medve-dev) 12:03 (pp).4. TB, Callahan 1 (Hedman, Drouin) 18:22 (pp).
— Schultz Pha (hooking) 6:30; Stralman TB (tripping) 11:26; Medvedev Pha (illegal stick) 16:38; Filppula TB (tripping) 19:11.Third Period — No Scoring.
— None.Overtime5. Tampa Bay, Garrison 2 (Killorn) 2:17.
— None.
Philadelphia 13 3 6 2 —24Tampa Bay 10 13 4 5 —32
— Phil: Mason (LO, 0-0-1); Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 1-0-0).
— Phil: 1-3; TB: 1-3.Att. — 19,092 at Tampa Bay.
BLUES 3, OILERS 1First Period1. Edm, Nugent-Hopkins 1, 17:22 (pp).
— Hendricks Edm, Ott StL (roughing) 8:52; Reinhart Edm (hooking) 14:19; Shattenkirk StL (tripping) 17:19; Reinhart Edm (high-sticking) 19:40.Second Period2. StL, Tarasenko 1 (Pietrangelo, Bouw-meester) 9:10.
— Edmundson StL, Gryba
Third Period3. StL, Fabbri 1 (Lehtera, Schwartz) 9:29.4. StL, Brouwer 1 (Schwartz) 19:42 (en).
— Reaves StL (tripping) 2:44; Slepyshev Edm (holding) 10:06.
Edmonton 9 7 8 —24St. Louis 8 14 9 —31
— Edmonton: Talbot (L, 0-1-0); St. Louis: Elliott (W, 1-0-0).
— Edm: 1-3; StL: 0-3.Attendance — 19,327 at St. Louis.
JETS 6, BRUINS 2First Period1. Boston, Krejci 1 (unassisted) 5:36.
— Lowry Wpg (tripping) 1:54; Bergeron Bos, Lowry Wpg (roughing), Burmistrov Wpg (illegal check to the head minor) 19:23.Second Period2. Wpg, Scheifele 1 (Byfuglien) 5:26.3. Winnipeg, Wheeler 1 (Ladd) 9:17.4. Wpg, Stafford 1 (Lowry, Chiarot) 17:39.
— None.Third Period5. Bos, Pastrnak 1 (Beleskey, Miller) 1:25.6. Wpg, Thorburn 1 (Stafford, Burmis-trov) 5:17.7. Wpg, Petan 1 (Copp, Stuart) 9:51.8. Winnipeg, Burmistrov 1, 16:22 (en).
— None.
Winnipeg 6 11 15 —32Boston 14 10 7 —31
— Winnipeg: Pavelec (W, 1-0-0); Bos: Rask (L, 0-1-0).
— Wpg: 0-0; Bos: 0-2.Att. — 17,565 at Boston.
SENATORS 3, SABRES 1First Period1. Ottawa, Turris 1 (Hoffman, Stone) :30.
— None.Second Period2. Ott, Turris 2 (Hoffman, Stone) 10:49.
— Pageau Ott (hooking) 15:46.Third Period3. Buffalo, Eichel 1 (Foligno, Kane) 9:11 (pp).4. Ott, Lazar 1 (Zibanejad, Ryan) 18:56 (en).
— Wiercioch Ott (hooking) 7:45; Ryan Ott (hooking) 13:50.
Ottawa 7 11 4 —22Buffalo 6 7 14 —27
— Ottawa: Anderson (W, 1-0-0); Buffalo: Lehner (L, 0-1-0).
— Ottawa: 0-0; Buf: 1-3.Att. — 19,070 at Buffalo.
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.
Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 1 p.m.WEEK 17Bye: SaskatchewanFriday, 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.
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
SOUTH W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 3 2 0 .600 99 113Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 77Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 107Houston 1 4 0 .200 97 135
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
Indianapolis 27 Houston 20
Chicago 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. Jets
Pittsburgh at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
FOOTBALLHOCKEY MLB PLAYOFFSAMERICAN LEAGUEDIVISION SERIES
(Best-of-5 series)
KANSAS CITY VS. HOUSTON(Houston leads 1-0)
Houston 5 Kansas City 2
Houston (Kazmir 7-11) at Kansas City (Cueto 4-7), 3:45 p.m. (FS1)
Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Houston (Keuchel 20-8), 4:10 p.m. (MLBN)
x-Kansas City at Houston, TBA (FOX or FS1)Wednesday, Oct. 14x-Houston at Kansas City, TBA
TORONTO VS. TEXAS(Texas leads 1-0)
Texas 5 Toronto 3
Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto (Stro-man 4-0), 12:45 p.m. (MLBN)
Toronto (Estrada 13-8) at Texas (Lewis 17-9), 8:10 p.m. (FS1)
x-Toronto (Dickey 11-11) at Texas (Hol-land 4-3), 1:07 or 4:07 p.m.(FS1)Wednesday, Oct. 14x-Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1)
RANGERS 5, BLUE JAYS 3
DeShields cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500
Stubbs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Choo rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Beltre 3b 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
Alberto 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielder dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Napoli 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Moreland 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
J.Hamilton lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Venable lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Odor 2b 2 3 1 1 0 0 .500
Chirinos c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250
Revere lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Donaldson 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Carrera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pennington 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bautista rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250
Pompey rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Encarnacion dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500
Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Ru.Martin c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Goins 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pillar cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333
Texas 002 020 100 —5 5 0
Toronto 000 111 000 —3 6 1a-grounded out for Donaldson in the 5th.E—Revere (1). LOB—Texas 4, Toronto 4. 2B—DeShields (1), Ru.Martin (1), Pillar (1). HR—Chirinos (1), off Price; Odor (1), off Price; Bautista (1), off Kela. RBIs—DeShields (1), Beltre (1), Odor (1), Chirinos 2 (2), Bautista (1), Encarnacion (1), Pillar (1).Runners left in scoring position—Texas 2 (Fielder, Choo); Toronto 2 (Smoak, Carrera). RISP—Texas 2 for 4; Toronto 2 for 9.Runners moved up—Choo, Chirinos, Revere, Tulowitzki, Goins. GIDP—Fielder.DP—Toronto 1 (Goins, Tulowitzki, Smoak).Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Gallardo W, 1-0 5 4 2 2 1 1 79 3.60
Kela H, 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 17 9.00
Diekman H, 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.00
S.Dyson S, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 17 0.00
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Price L, 0-1 7 5 5 5 2 5 90 6.43
Cecil 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 0.00
Aa.Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.00
HBP—by Price (Odor, Odor).Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Marvin Hudson; Left, Dale Scott; Right, Dan Bellino.T—2:53. A—49,834 (49,282).
SOCCERMLSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Ptx-New York 31 16 9 6 55 39 54D.C. 32 14 12 6 39 40 48New England 32 13 11 8 45 45 47Columbus 32 13 11 8 51 53 47Toronto 31 14 13 4 55 53 46Montreal 31 12 13 6 44 43 42Orlando 32 11 13 8 44 54 41New York City 32 10 15 7 47 53 37Philadelphia 32 9 16 7 40 51 34Chicago 32 8 18 6 42 52 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Ptx-Dallas 31 15 10 6 47 38 51x-Los Angeles 32 14 9 9 53 39 51x-Vancouver 32 15 12 5 42 34 50Kansas City 31 13 9 9 46 41 48Seattle 32 14 13 5 40 34 47San Jose 32 12 12 8 39 37 44Portland 31 12 11 8 31 36 44Houston 32 11 13 8 41 45 41Salt Lake 31 11 12 8 37 43 41Colorado 31 8 13 10 30 38 34
New York 2 Montreal 1Dallas 0 Vancouver 0
Montreal at Colorado, 6 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 14New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.Vancouver at Dallas, 9 p.m.Portland at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
TENNISATP-WTACHINA OPEN
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Zhang Ze, China, 6-2, 6-1.
John Isner (6), U.S., def. John Mill-man, Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
(7), Belgium, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Ivo
Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7).
, & Edouard Roger-
Belg., & Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 6-4., &
Jack Sock, U.S., def. Djordje & Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-1.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Rus., def. Flavia Pennetta (3), Ita., 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Garbine Muguruza (5), Spain, def. Mir-jana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Ana Ivanovic (6), Serbia, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, U.S., def. Roberta Vinci (15), Italy, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
ATPRAKUTEN JAPAN OPENAt Tokyo
Marin Cilic (6), Croatia, def. Steve Johnson, U.S., 6-3, 6-3.
Austin Krajicek, U.S., def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 6-4, 6-2.
Benoit Paire, France, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
ASTROS 5, ROYALS 2
Altuve 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .600Springer rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .500Correa ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .200Col.Rasmus lf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .333Gattis dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .2501-C.Gomez pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Valbuena 3b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .000Carter 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250Ma.Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-J.Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000Marisnick cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500
A.Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000Zobrist 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500L.Cain cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250Hosmer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000K.Morales dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 .500Moustakas 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000S.Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000A.Gordon lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250Rios rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Houston 210 010 010 —5 11 0Kansas City 010 100 000 —2 6 01-ran for Gattis in the 8th.LOB—Houston 7, Kansas City 6. 2B—Marisnick (1). HR—Springer (1), off C.Young; Col.Rasmus (1), off Madson; K.Morales 2 (2), off McHugh 2. RBIs—Altuve (1), Springer (1), Col.Rasmus 2 (2), Gattis (1), K.Morales 2 (2). SB—Col.Rasmus (1), Zobrist (1). CS—Altuve (1).Runners left in scoring position—Houston 5 (Valbuena 2, Springer, J.Castro, Cor-rea); Kansas City 3 (Hosmer 2, Zobrist). RISP—Houston 2 for 10; Kansas City 0 for 5.Runners moved up—Altuve, Col.Rasmus, Gattis. GIDP—J.Castro.DP—Kansas City 1 (Zobrist, A.Escobar, Hosmer).Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMcHugh W, 1-0 6 4 2 2 1 1 92 3.00Sipp H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00W.Harris H, 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 17 0.00O.Perez H, 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00Gregerson S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0.00Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAVentura L, 0-1 2 4 3 3 1 2 42 13.50C.Young 4 3 1 1 2 7 70 2.25K.Herrera 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 0.00Madson 1 2 1 1 0 3 16 9.00Hochevar 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 0.00Inherited runners-scored—O.Perez 2-0. HBP—by Gregerson (Moustakas).Umpires—Home, Lance Barksdale; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Ron Kulpa; Left, Gerry Davis; Right, Todd Tichenor.T—3:14 (Delay: 0:49). A—40,146 (37,903).
NATIONAL LEAGUEWILD CARD
Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 0
DIVISION SERIES(Best-of-5 series)
ST. LOUIS VS. CHICAGO
Chicago (Lester 11-12) at St. Louis (Lackey 13-10), 6:45 p.m.
Chicago (Hendricks 8-7) at St. Louis (Garcia 10-6), 5:37 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago
x-St. Louis at ChicagoThursday, Oct. 15x-Chicago winner at St. Louis
LOS ANGELES VS. NEW YORK
New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Ange-les (Kershaw 16-7), 9:45 p.m.
New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles (Greinke 19-3), 9:07 p.m.
Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8)
x-Los Angeles at New YorkThursday, Oct. 15x-New York at Los Angeles
WHLEASTERN CONFERENCEEAST DIVISION GP W L OL SL 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 OL SL 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 OL SL 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 OL SL 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 pts.; a team winning in overtime or shoot-out gets 2 pts. & a victory in W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout gets 1 point in OTL or SOL columns.
Moose Jaw 8 Vancouver 5Saskatoon 7 Kootenay 2Tri-City 4 Kamloops 3Victoria 4 Spokane 1
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.
Edmonton at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.Vancouver at Swift Current, 7 p.m.Kootenay at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.Tri-City at Prince George, 8 p.m.Victoria at Kamloops, 8 p.m.Prince Albert at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.Spokane at Everett, 8:05 p.m.
BCHLINTERIOR DIVISION GP W L T OL 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 OL GF GA PtPowell River 9 7 2 0 0 35 17 14Nanaimo 9 6 3 0 0 35 22 12Cowichan Vally 8 4 2 1 1 28 59 10Alberni Valley 9 3 6 0 0 20 38 6Victoria 9 1 7 0 1 17 32 3
MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L T OL 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
Alberni Valley 4 Victoria 2
Penticton 5 Trail 3Merritt 2 Salmon Arm 1
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.
Prince George at Vernon, 6 p.m.Cowichan Valley at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.Penticton at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.Nanaimo at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.Surrey at Victoria, 7 p.m.Powell River at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.Coquitlam at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
GOLFPRESIDENTS CUPAt Incheon, South KoreaPar 72U.S. 4, INTERNATIONAL 1Foursomes
Bubba Watson and J.B. Holmes, U.S., def. Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, International, 3 and 2
Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace, International, def. Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed, U.S., 3 and 2.
Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker, U.S., def. Anirban Lahiri and Thongchai Jaidee, International, 5 and 4.
Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson, U.S., def. Jason Day and Steven Bowditch, International, 2 up.
Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson, U.S., def. Danny Lee and Marc Leish-man, International, 4 and 3.
6 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 SPORTS/SCOREBOARD
Raiders defenders named BCFC all-starsCoach Jerome Erdman not surprised to see an omission of his players from the offensive all-star listSCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
A day after being shut out of the B.C. Football Conference’s offensive all-star awards, the Vancouver Island Raiders were well represented on the other side of the ball.
The Raiders, who ended the season with the second fewest points allowed in the BCFC, had four players named as the conference’s defensive all-stars — the second most behind the Okanagan Sun.
At least one player was named from each of the Raiders three defensive units as defensive end Quinton Bowles, middle line-backer Dexter Shea, cornerback Josh Paisley and safety Cole Virtanen were recognized on the 13-player list.
Each of the Raiders players named as all-stars were first-time selections.
Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman said he wasn’t sur-prised to see an omission of his players from the BCFC offensive all-star list.
“I don’t know about surprised, but maybe a little disappointed,” he said.
“I thought Arthur Fabbro played really well down the stretch and Dustin Rodriguez played well. But with the guys that they selected, you really can’t argue. All those guys had great years.”
On defence, however, each of the Raiders nominated to be all-stars were selected.
“It was well-deserved by those guys and the whole defence,” Erdman said. “All the all-star selections are great for the indi-vidual, but I think it’s more of a team thing too, because a defen-sive back isn’t going to be an all-star unless the guys up front our doing their jobs.”
Paisley — a second-year play-er — was the only player in the Raiders’ secondary, which included rookies Virtanen,
Adam McDonald and Max Baldam, that had more than a year’s worth of experience.
“Josh doesn’t say a whole heck of a lot, he just leads by example,” Erdman said of Paisley.
“Nobody on the field works harder than Josh does, and I’m just absolutely thrilled with what he’s contributed — I guess he kind of had to, being the old man in the secondary.”
Virtanen was Erdman’s star recruit after being named as the
2014 B.C. high school football Varsity AA defensive player of the year last year.
He stepped in and had five interceptions, including one for a touchdown, as a starter at free safety.
“And if he caught all the inter-ceptions that he dropped and should of had, he would have been leading the league,” Erd-man said.
“But he did a great job for a youngster — that’s a pretty tough position at free safety for
a rookie. I thought he did a great job in his first year.”
Bowles and Shea had big shoes to fill at their respective pos-itions with the graduations last year of Ash Gayat and Dylan Chapdelaine, who both commit-ted to UBC.
“Those guys definitely had to step up and they did a great job doing that,” Erdman said.
The Raiders host their BCFC semifinal game Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. against the defending champion Langley Rams.
Erdman said he’s excited to have each of his defensive all-stars eligible to return next year.
“We don’t lose a whole heck of a lot of guys,” he said.
“Some of these other teams say ‘oh year we’re so young,’ but I think if you look at the rosters we’re right up there too. And I’m very excited about having these guys back.
“If we get a couple more good recruiting classes in the next couple of years, we’re going to be a force to be reckoned with.”
V.I. Raiders safety Cole Virtanen, middle, makes a tackle against the Westshore Rebels while assisted by midle linebacker DExter Shea, left, and defensive end Quinton Bowles. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]
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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
Actor Matt Damon (1977), singer/songwriter Bruno Mars (1985), civil-rights activist Jesse Jackson (1941).
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HI & LOIS by Chance Browne
ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie
ARCHIE by Henry Scarpelli
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne
ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman
BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker
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CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
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8 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENTERTAINMENT
“Still Moving” is the title of our next art exhibit beginning Oct. 20 and will
run until Nov. 14, at the Rollin Art Centre. This exhibit will showcase the works of Meagh-an Stouck and Marilyn Rids-dale. Stop by the gallery Sat. Oct. 24 from 1-3, enjoy some refreshments and a chance to meet these wonderful artists.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY 50 The Alberni District Histor-
ical Society is marking its own past, as it celebrates a Golden Anniversary. Members and friends are invited to a com-
memorative tea on Thursday, October 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The tea will be held in the A.V. Museum. Everyone is welcome to share stories, test their knowledge of local hist-ory and, of course, to enjoy the birthday cake. If you have an item, a photo or a special mem-ory from 1965 (perhaps it was
the year you were married?) Please bring it along. The soci-ety, founded in 1965 as the A.D. Museum and Historical Soci-ety, operates the community archives where paper records are stored.
PUMPKIN CARVING Mark your calendars for
Saturday October 31, Yes Hal-loween. This will be our second annual family event for a day of old fashion jack-o-lantern carving. What a great way to start your day, carving under a big tent at the Rollin Art Centre. There will be lots of pumpkins to choose from and
only $5 to register for each pumpkin. If you can’t make the day of carving, we will encour-age you to take home your pumpkin…BUT don’t forget to bring it back for the light up and possibly win a ribbon in your age group. Carving takes place from 11 am until 4 pm, at the Rollin Art Centre, and then at 4 pm we will transform the gardens into a maze of lite jack-o-lanterns. We encourage everyone to begin their evening of trick or treating at the Roll-in Art Centre and vote on your favorite carved pumpkin before you head out for the evening. Vote as many times as you like, at $2 each vote; Proceeds going towards BC Children’s Hospi-tal. 6 Categories available, for ages: 4-6 yr. olds, 7-10 yr. olds, 11-13 yr. olds, 14-17 yr. olds, 18+ adults and groups. Some carving tools will be on hand, but if you have your favorite tool, please bring it along. Winners in each group will be announced in the paper, with ribbons awarded. Please come in costume, trick-or-treat in the gallery and stroll the lit gar-dens then carry on with your trick or treating.
DRAW GALLERYLife Drawing Workshops con-
tinue each week. Teen night Mondays welcomes all young artists every Monday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Adults meet on Tuesday & Wednesday’s 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. FALL IN LOVE WITH ART - Group Exhibit September 3rd
thru November 27th. Gallery open Thursday & Friday 12 – 5 pm. and by Appointment or www.drawgallery.com. Call 250-724-2056.
CRAFT FAIRS41st Annual Christmas in
the Valley. Fri. Nov 13 (3-8 pm, Sat. Nov. 14 (10-5 pm) & Sun. Nov. 15 (11-4:30 pm) free admis-sion, wheelchair accessible at the Athletic Hall, 3727 Roger Street.
Magic Cottage: Handcrafts and treasures for Christmas begin Sat. Nov. 21(10-6 pm) & 22 (10-5 pm), and Sat. Nov. 28 (10-6 pm) & 290-5 pm), 3945 4th Ave.
This year’s McLean’s’ Christ-mas market will once again take place on two weekends, Nov. 27th, 28th & 29th and Dec. 5th & 6th.
Mistletoe Market: The Rollin Art centre will be bringing back Mistletoe Market at the gallery this year beginning Dec. 1-23. If you are interested in displaying your art or crafts please contact us at 250-724-3412 for more details.
Melissa MartinArtBeat
THE ARTS
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It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of their beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend Maria Evers. Maria passed away peacefully at West Coast General Hospital on October 7th, 2015. Maria is predeceased by her husband Bastian (Bas) Evers, her son Herman Giele as well as all of her brothers and sisters. Our grieving hearts are lightened with the knowledge that she is reunited with them. Left to mourn are her children Benno (Sandra) and Rob (Marcie), daughter in law Maria, grandchildren Richard (Haley), Marcel, Mitchell, Matthew, Michael (Nadine) and Wendy (Joeri), great grandchildren Alissa, Aiden and Emma, extended family Martje (Hein and their children Rick, Martine, Miranda), and many friends.Maria was born in 1931 to Herman and Martina Granneman in Sassenheim, Netherlands. She lived in the Netherlands until 1974 when she and her family immigrated to the Alberni Valley. She called Port Alberni her home until her passing at the age of 83. Her joys in life were her family, camping with friends, spending time at the beach, tending to her fl ower gardens and enjoying many of life’s celebrations. A viewing will be held from 7:00pm to 8:30pm Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Chapel of Memories. Th e funeral service will be 2:00pm Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Chapel of Memories, 4005 6th Avenue, with Fred Massey offi ciating. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in Maria’s memory to the Ty Watson Foundation, 3088 3 Ave, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2A5. Condolences may be off ered to the family at www.chapelofmemories.ca.
Maria Evers
RAYMOND ADAM GANIEJune 12, 1948 - September 30, 2015
It is with sadness we mourn the passing of Ray. He succumbed to his battle with Parkinson and Dementia.
Predeceased by his Dad Andrew (1981), his Mom Theresa (1998), Niece Sharon Eichenlaub (1984), Aunt Rose Ganie (1997). Aunt Barbara Volk (1997).
Ray is survived by his loving wife Neena of 43 years, and son Todd. Brothers, Leo (Vicky, deceased 2014), Mervin (Ex-Doris); Sisters Carolyn (Tom, deceased), Angela (Fred, deceased 1998), Anne (Ed) and many nieces and nephews all living in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Ray was born in Wilkie, Saskatchewan. His family farmed wheat in Tramping Lake, Sask. Ray moved to Port Alberni January 13, 1969 and started work at APD January 17, 1969 and worked there until his retirement March 30, 2011. Ray was very avid about his job and his co-worker-friends.
Ray was a passionate Bulldogs fan, enjoyed skiing, wood working, hiking and coached a successful minor league softball team for ten years. He was a superfan of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Yankees, and Greenbay Packers.
No service as per Ray’s request. Cremation has taken place.
Bud & Maxine Munsil
(Married in Alberni on October 9, 1965)
Congratulations!Happy 50th Anniversary
Janet & Paul, Brian & Sarahand grandsons Bowen & Valen
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A silent thought, a secret tear, Keeps her memory ever dear, Time takes away the edge of grief, But memory turns back every leaf.
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ELECTION WEATHER
Hurricane remnants expected to hit hardTODD HAMILTON THE NORTHERN VIEW
Batten down the hatches.Environment Canada has
issued an alert for B.C.’s North Coast as remnants of Hurricane Oho are expected to hit sections, taking a dead aim for Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii over the long weekend.
What has been coined as an “atmospheric river”, meteorolo-gists with Environment Canada are warning Prince Rupert can expect 200mm of rainfall (nearly eight inches) beginning Oct. 8 and continuing until Oct. 11.
“A series of storms will take aim at the North and Central Coasts from today through Sun-day night, “ an Environment Canada statement reads.
“A front will move across the region today with wet and windy conditions expected. From tonight into Friday stronger southeasterly winds and heavier rain are forecast as an intense storm develops from the remnants of hurricane Oho, as it races northward towards Haida Gwaii.
“Rain and wind warnings are now in effect for this storm. The storm will move north of the region by Friday evening.”
In the wake of this storm a strong westerly flow will bring another disturbance to the
Central Coast Saturday mor-ning with yet another storm impacting the North Coast on Sunday.
Computer models are estimat-ing rainfall accumulations in the 100 to 200 mm range for the above mentioned areas from Friday through Sunday night,” Environment Canada said in a statement posted on their web-site at 4:58 p.m. on Thursday.
As of 4 a.m. Thursday, Environment Canada has now issued a wind warning.
“Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occur-ring. The remnants of Hurri-cane Oho will approach the North Coast tonight as a strong post-tropical low pressure sys-tem. Strong southeasterly winds of 70 to 110 km/h will develop over Haida Gwaii, Central Coast — Coastal Sections, and North Vancouver Island overnight as the low approaches.
Winds will ease off late Fri-day morning as the low moves quickly north of the region. Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur.
Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage.
Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.
Conservative niqab wedge issue pushed to new level
MURRAY BREWSTER THE 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 Conservative 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 busi-ness with government 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.
As if to hammer home the point, the Conservatives released online attack ads in French Wed-nesday, going after Justin Tru-deau’s position on the niqab.
A proposed ban on niqabs in the federal civil service would affect an infinitesimally small number of bureaucrats — if any
at all. Statistics from 2011 show only 1.8 per cent of 257,000 feder-al employees are Muslim women and only a small subset of them is likely to wear face coverings.
The Conservatives have already tried to require Muslim women to show their faces at citizenship ceremonies, but those rules are being challenged in the courts. Harper’s comments on Wed-nesday make clear he is eyeing additional legislation to require women to unveil every time they want services from the federal government.
Harper insisted his government has been “saying the same thing for several months” on the issue.
While the prime minister may have been consistent in his com-ments that niqabs are contrary to Canadian values, that doesn’t mean members of his own cab-inet are all on the same page about a wider ban.
Asked last spring whether the Conservatives would consider implementing measures similar to those in Quebec, Treasury Board President Tony Clement said the federal opposition to niqabs was limited to citizenship ceremonies.
Muslim face coverings could be banned in government
HARPER
10 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 THISISTHEN
This Is Then...This Is Then...With Kris PattersonWith Kris Patterson
IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART that I write this column.
I started “Th is Is Th en” in January aft er much thought. It
was an emotional experience for me because I was worried about letting down the legacy that my dad had created. I enjoyed learning more about my community and discuss-ing it with many great people. I have been pleased to work at the Alberni Valley Times, the paper of record in our community.
My family has been connected to the newspaper business for many years. My mom Linda was the pub-lisher of the AV times and the Pen-nyworth until she passed away in 2010. My dad also created his very popular column “Th is Was Th en,” which started in the Pennyworth before moving to the AV times and continued until his passing in 2011.
It has been my utmost privilege to have played a small contribution to the preservation of my communi-ty’s great heritage. I do hope that the conversation and discussions will continue to help keep the history alive. I do feel saddened by the stories I will not get to complete. I will still be doing what I can do to discuss history. I wanted to thank everyone who made not only this column possible, but who have been so supportive over the years in my career and my other endeavours.
I have included some photos of moments and some of the great peo-ple I’ve worked with over the years on my Facebook page and would love to hear your comments and thoughts. I can always be reached at [email protected] or call me at 250–731–6167.
Originally I had intended to make this last column all about
the AV Times, however I have al-ready written a two-page feature in the AV Times on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, which covered the history of the AV Times and the conclusion
of the Pennyworth in quite a bit of detail. I also helped our editor Eric Plummer work on the other history components in today’s paper.
I wanted to use this fi nal space to showcase a service organization that has given a tremendous amount to this community through its more than 60 years of service. Th e Alberni Valley Lions Club was “born” on Sept. 24, 1955, and since then, its many members have always been active in the community.
I don’t think there has ever been a project that they haven’t taken on, and I am sure that the club has supported just about every local cause or need that has come their way including Easter Seals, Family Guidance, the Hospital Heliport and the footbridge at Roger Creek Park (offi cially opened June 16, 1984), which was dedicated to Jim Rezac, the only surviving charter member at the time. (Jim passed away in December 1998 at the age of 86).
Sept. 24, 1955 is the day the Alberni Valley Lions Club was born and its members have been serving with strength and respect ever since. Lions – you have done us proud!
Th ird Avenue during Frontier Days when my dad was a member of the Lions.
A 1985 picture of the late Jim Rezac, a charter member, being honoured on the eve of the Lions Club’s 30th charter night anniversary back in Sept. 1985. Jim (centre with wife Mary) was presented with a special memento of his years of service 30 years ago by Lion Dennis Houle (left ) and Marvin Lockwood (right). Jim was the last of the original 12 members when the AV Lions was born on Sept. 24, 1955.
Th e late Bob Eyford and Joe Dvorak during the 1981 Lions Club TV Auction, which was held in the Eighth Avenue School gymnasium.