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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Sex offender breaks condition of release Crime, Page 3 14C 2C Sunny What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Sports 5 Helping Hands 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 On the Island 9 Taste 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 66 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today City includes projects in long-term budget Financing a new aquatic centre, as well as other popular additions, has been put into the city’s long-term plans with $500,000 on the books for 2016.. » Alberni Region, A3 Coulson’s win B consolation final Coulson’s beat Urgel’s Auto Collision in a two-game sweep on the weekend. Coulson’s last won the Consolation Final series in 2011–2012. » Sports, 5 File photo of Ucluelet Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane with a group of aquarium visitors in 2014. [ANDREW BAILEY, WESTERLY NEWS] » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES The number of managers working for the city and how much they get paid will come under the microscope this year with a vote from council to acquire a consultant to review senior staff positions. The $50,000 consultant review was voted in by council during a budget meeting on March 30 to be included in this year’s finan- cial plans. If the 2015 budget is adopted later this month the city will follow the March 30 motion “to undertake a third party management structure and pay review.” “Council has directed me to find out the names of some likely consultants that could do the work,” said city manager Ken Watson. “The structure of the work will basically be a comparative analysis of the management structure that we have in Port Alberni compared to other similar sized commun- ities, as well as the pay that we have for that management padre.” Including the fire chief and deputy fire chief, Port Alberni has 21 management positions, a number that has steadily declined since 30 managers were on the city’s payroll in 1997. According to the city’s most recent Statement of Financial Information from 2013, eight of these managers earn over $100,000 a year. A comparison to other B.C. municipalities with under 30,000 residents puts Port Alberni’s $11.38 million payroll near the top, surpassed only by Prince Rupert’s $12.19 million expendi- ture on city salaries in 2013. But the eight local city employ- ees who earned six figures is in the middle of the pack among B.C.’s small cities; Courtenay, White Rock, Pitt Meadows, Nel- son and Langley all had more $100,000-plus positions. Most municipal wages are bound by collective agreements with CUPE Local 118 and the firefighters’ union, but manage- ment salaries are tied to chan- ges in the province’s Consumer Price Index. While composing last year’s budget, council considered pay cuts for management staff, lead- ing to a report from administra- tion on possible savings. An in camera discussion between elected representatives and management staff in March 2014 determined that the city’s senior salaries should not be changed. See CONSULTANT, Page 9 JACKIE CARMICHAEL WESTERLY NEWS F our years after the 2011 Fuku- shima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, small amounts of radioactivity from it have finally turned up on the shores of North America in a seawater sample collected by Ucluelet schoolchildren. The 20-litre sample was pulled at the Whiskey Dock in Ucluelet on Feb. 19, 2015 with the help of Bryan Grigg’s sixth grade oceanography class from Ucluelet Elemen- tary School, which is mentored by Ucluelet Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane. The news announced Monday by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) said the sample collected by the Ucluelet Aquarium contained trace amounts of cesium (Cs) -134 and -137, far below internationally established levels of concern to humans and marine life. Griffith-Cochrane was grateful for the help of a grant from Coastal Community Credit Union to bring the youngster on board for the important find, and for a pri- vate group’s help to fund the WHOI sample, which cost $600. “The more we know about the ocean, the better,” she said. “When we can involve local groups in this, it’s such an awesome opportunity, so we’re really excited about this right now.” Ken Buesseler, a marine chemist at WHOI who has been measuring levels of radio- activity in seawater samples from across the Pacific since 2011, said the levels detect- ed in Ucluelet are “extremely low.” “I’d be happy to swim and eat all the sea- food I can when I get up to your neck of the woods,” the Maine-based scientist said. No cause for alarm does not mean stop- ping monitoring, Buesseler said. “Radioactivity can be dangerous, and we should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accident- al release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans in history,” he said. The WHOI scientists, with the help of cit- izen volunteers, have collected samples at more than 60 sites along the U.S. and Can- adian West Coast and Hawaii over the past 15 months for traces of radioactive isotopes from Fukushima. Last November, the team reported their first sample containing detectable radio- activity from Fukushima 100 miles (150 km) off shore of Northern California. However, no radiation had yet been found along any of the beaches or shorelines where the public has been sampling since 2013. Scientists at WHOI are analyzing samples for two forms of radioactive cesium that can only come from human sources. Ces- ium-137, the “legacy” cesium that remains after atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, is found in all the world’s oceans because of its relatively long, 30-year half-life. See FUKUSHIMA, Page 9 $50K consult on staffi ng, pay » Environment Radioactive traces from Fukushima in sample found by Ucluelet students MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT “Radioactivity can be dangerous, and we should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accidental release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans in history.” Ken Buesseler , WHOI marine chemist Tuesday April 7 2015 ALBERNI BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD. ALBERNI BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD. Gabrielle Frost (Owner) BASIC TAX RETURNS starting at $ 50 • Full Service Accounting & Bookkeeping Call Gab 778-421-1899 or stop by Unit 3-4505 Victoria Quay

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Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Sex offender breaks condition of release Crime, Page 3

14C 2CSunny

What’s On 2Alberni Region 3

Opinion 4Sports 5

Helping Hands 6Scoreboard 7

Comics 8Classifieds 9

On the Island 9Taste 10

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

Inside today

City includes projects in long-term budgetFinancing a new aquatic centre, as well as other popular additions, has been put into the city’s long-term plans with $500,000 on the books for 2016.. » Alberni Region, A3

Coulson’s win B consolation finalCoulson’s beat Urgel’s Auto Collision in a two-game sweep on the weekend. Coulson’s last won the Consolation Final series in 2011–2012.» Sports, 5

File photo of Ucluelet Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane with a group of aquarium visitors in 2014. [ANDREW BAILEY, WESTERLY NEWS]

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

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The number of managers working for the city and how much they get paid will come under the microscope this year with a vote from council to acquire a consultant to review senior staff positions.

The $50,000 consultant review was voted in by council during a budget meeting on March 30 to be included in this year’s finan-cial plans. If the 2015 budget is adopted later this month the city will follow the March 30 motion “to undertake a third party management structure and pay review.”

“Council has directed me to find out the names of some likely consultants that could do the work,” said city manager Ken Watson. “The structure of the work will basically be a comparative analysis of the management structure that we have in Port Alberni compared to other similar sized commun-ities, as well as the pay that we have for that management padre.”

Including the fire chief and deputy fire chief, Port Alberni has 21 management positions, a number that has steadily declined since 30 managers were on the city’s payroll in 1997. According to the city’s most recent Statement of Financial Information from 2013, eight of these managers earn over $100,000 a year.

A comparison to other B.C. municipalities with under 30,000 residents puts Port Alberni’s $11.38 million payroll near the top, surpassed only by Prince Rupert’s $12.19 million expendi-ture on city salaries in 2013.

But the eight local city employ-ees who earned six figures is in the middle of the pack among B.C.’s small cities; Courtenay, White Rock, Pitt Meadows, Nel-son and Langley all had more $100,000-plus positions.

Most municipal wages are bound by collective agreements with CUPE Local 118 and the firefighters’ union, but manage-ment salaries are tied to chan-ges in the province’s Consumer Price Index.

While composing last year’s budget, council considered pay cuts for management staff, lead-ing to a report from administra-tion on possible savings.

An in camera discussion between elected representatives and management staff in March 2014 determined that the city’s senior salaries should not be changed.

See CONSULTANT, Page 9

JACKIE CARMICHAEL WESTERLY NEWS

Four years after the 2011 Fuku-shima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, small amounts of radioactivity from it have finally

turned up on the shores of North America in a seawater sample collected by Ucluelet schoolchildren.

The 20-litre sample was pulled at the Whiskey Dock in Ucluelet on Feb. 19, 2015 with the help of Bryan Grigg’s sixth grade oceanography class from Ucluelet Elemen-tary School, which is mentored by Ucluelet Aquarium curator Laura Griffith-Cochrane.

The news announced Monday by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) said the sample collected by the Ucluelet Aquarium contained trace amounts of cesium (Cs) -134 and -137, far below internationally established levels of concern to humans and marine life.

Griffith-Cochrane was grateful for the help of a grant from Coastal Community Credit Union to bring the youngster on board for the important find, and for a pri-vate group’s help to fund the WHOI sample, which cost $600.

“The more we know about the ocean, the better,” she said. “When we can involve local groups in this, it’s such an awesome opportunity, so we’re really excited about this right now.”

Ken Buesseler, a marine chemist at WHOI who has been measuring levels of radio-activity in seawater samples from across the Pacific since 2011, said the levels detect-ed in Ucluelet are “extremely low.”

“I’d be happy to swim and eat all the sea-food I can when I get up to your neck of the woods,” the Maine-based scientist said.

No cause for alarm does not mean stop-ping monitoring, Buesseler said.

“Radioactivity can be dangerous, and we should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accident-al release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans in history,” he said.

The WHOI scientists, with the help of cit-izen volunteers, have collected samples at more than 60 sites along the U.S. and Can-adian West Coast and Hawaii over the past 15 months for traces of radioactive isotopes from Fukushima.

Last November, the team reported their first sample containing detectable radio-activity from Fukushima 100 miles (150 km) off shore of Northern California.

However, no radiation had yet been found along any of the beaches or shorelines where the public has been sampling since 2013.

Scientists at WHOI are analyzing samples for two forms of radioactive cesium that can only come from human sources. Ces-ium-137, the “legacy” cesium that remains after atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, is found in all the world’s oceans because of its relatively long, 30-year half-life.

See FUKUSHIMA, Page 9

$50K consult on staffi ng, pay» Environment

Radioactive traces from Fukushima in sample found by Ucluelet students

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

“Radioactivity can be dangerous, and we should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accidental release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans in history.”

Ken Buesseler, WHOI marine chemist

Tuesday April 7 2015

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ArtsAlberni Valley Community Band meets

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

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

Sports Curling at the Alberni Valley Curling Club

has concluded for the 2014–15 season effective March 26/15; see you in October.

Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.

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

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

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

Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12),

meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442.

PacificCARE free music drop-in program for children and their families on Wed-nesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Clos-ures follow school calendar. Registra-tion is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

Support and help Volunteers urgently needed to help

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

MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their families. Info: 250-723-7403

(Susan).Chair Fit Exercise Program for those

with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

GroupsThe Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90

meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Free-masons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328.

Genealogy Club members are able to visit at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for

family and friends of problem drinkers

meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

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

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

Special interestJumping into Spring Business Fair at

Cherry Creek Hall April 7 to 10 and on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4. p.m. Twenty-seven vendors.

What’s coming After School Burn – Youth Parkour ages

7 to 12. Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Parks and Rec in Echo Centre, 4255 Wallace

Street, or by calling (250) 723-2181.Evidence for Democracy and AV Transi-

tion Town Society present a free screening of the CBC documentary “Silence of the Labs”, April 8 at 7 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Alberni Valley Curling Club “Awards Ban-quet & Election of Executive Officers”; doors open at AVCC 5:00pm April 11/15. Info: www.albernicurling.com or call 250-723-3111.

Centennial Belles Fashion Show, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Echo Centre.

Jumping into Spring Business Fair, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cherry Creek Hall. 27 vendors on-site.

Yoga fundraiser for North Island Recov-ery Centre, April 11 at 11:45 a.m. at Slammers Gym. No membership necessary.

Coffee Day for all former Sproat Lake loggers/employees, April 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Steel Worker’s Hall. For info: Harvey at 250-724-2578.

Pot Luck Ceramics Clearance Sale, April 18 and 19 at 4011 Cowley Road.

Hospice Training Course, 12 weeks from April 9 to May 21. For info: 250-723-4478 or [email protected].

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Winston Joseph’s Positive Port column, published in the April 2 Alberni Valley Times on Page 8, notes the location of the upcoming Food and Filosophy event on April 13 at Dolce Vita at 5:30 p.m.

The April 13 Food and Fil-osophy event has changed venues and will be held at the Hospitality Inn at 5:30 p.m. AV Times publisher Rick Major is scheduled to speak on the role of the newspaper in the community.

Sexual offender breaks conditionMan sentenced for crimes in Alberni released after 5 years, arrested in parkERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A young man responsible for terrorizing the Port Alberni community in 2009 with a wave of sexual assaults was released Thursday, only to be arrested hours later for breaking conditions.

John Ambrose Seward is back in police custody after being reportedly seen in a public park in Nanaimo Thursday even-ing, one of several places the convicted sex offender is pro-hibited from entering.

After serving five years in a federal prison – plus six months behind bars before the conviction in 2010 – Seward was released on Thursday. He travelled to Nanaimo from Vancouver and escorted by RCMP officers to a supportive housing location where he would be staying. For the next two decades the 27-year-old will be listed on the National Sex Offender Registry, requiring Seward to update police on his address, any vehicles he owns and place of employment.

The arrest occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Thurs-day after police heard that Sew-ard was in a park.

“Seward allegedly breached one of his conditions and as a result, he was arrested,” said Supt. Mark Fisher of the Nanaimo RCMP. “The safety of our community is paramount. If and when Seward is released back into the community, this enforcement action will continue.”

Before his release B.C. Cor-rections issued a warning that the multiple offender would be heading to Nanaimo, where he would be held to a number of restrictions.

The public was advised to report breaches of these con-ditions, which include being barred from liquor stores, bars, parks, swimming areas, day-care centres, school grounds or playgrounds. Seward is also prohibited from being alone with anyone under the age of 16 and cannot possess any weapon or imitation firearm. He is barred from consum-ing alcohol or controlled substances.

In April 2010 Seward pled guilty to three counts of sex-ual assault and another two counts of sexual assault with a weapon. Before the trial he confessed to targeting seven victims, although authorities were only able to identify five.

The assaults occurred from April 10 to Sept. 28, 2009 in Port Alberni, before an RCMP manhunt apprehended Seward in Rogers Creek Park two days

after the last incident. The local park was the scene of one of the last two assaults that Seward was tied to on Sept. 28.

Court proceedings deter-mined that many of the attacks began in a similar fashion with Seward approaching a woman to ask, “How’s your head?” This pattern helped to link the assaults.

“This is clearly sexual preda-tion. Mr. Ambrose (Seward) stalked his victims, and the level of violence was escalat-ing,” said Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines during the court proceedings five years ago. “I just don’t have the words to express the impact this is going to have on these women.”

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City plans new pool with $500K ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Although no funds are being set aside in this year’s spending plan towards Port Alberni’s most desired infrastructure upgrade, financing a new aquatic centre has been put into the city’s long-term plans with $500,000 on the books for 2016.

Replacing the Echo Aquatic Centre is at the top of possible projects favoured by the public, according to correspondence col-lected by the city while refining the 2015 budget. At an estimated cost of $20 million, the city’s preliminary calculations have determined that a new aquatic centre would require setting aside $500,000 annually to begin the project’s financing over a 30-year term, with other funding to come from grants.

During a budget presentation in February Scott Kenny, the city’s director of parks, recreation and heritage, said the swimming pool can’t be expected to last more than 10 years. It’s not seismically pre-pared for a disaster, he added.

“If there is ever a severe earth-quake, we’re out of business because the thing will probably fail,” said Kenny. “The building would collapse, there’s lots of things that could happen.”

Other items identified by the

public during the budget feedback process have been tentatively placed in next year’s municipal budget, including replacing half of the city’s streetlights with more energy-efficient LED bulbs. The $100,000 upgrade would be spent in 2016 and 2017, improvements that are expected to pay back the investment cost after seven years of electricity savings.

This year a $25,000 study on repairing the Harbour Quay’s clock tower is in the budget, with the $250,000 project to be consid-ered for 2016. Repairs are needed to replace corroded steel, rotten timber and an aging clock system in the harbour fixture, according to the parks and rec department.

For the last few years the intro-duction of curbside pickup for kitchen and yard waste has been discussed by the city but not included in the budget. Now the $250,000 initiative is in the 2016 spending plan, funded by a $40 fee charged to each home.

Other projects tentatively included in the 2016 budget are installing traffic lights at Johnston Road and Helen Street to control traffic on the route with a $150,000 investment from the city and set-ting up two welcome signs at Port Alberni’s entrance. For $90,000 the “Welcome to Port Alberni” signs would signify the entrance to city limits on Johnston Road and the Port Alberni Highway.

Beth Brandle, left, and Lynda McFarlane participate in Echo Aquatic Centre’s aquafit class. Financing the replacement of Port Alberni’s public swimming pool has been included in the city’s long-term financial plan. [TIMES FILE PHOTO]

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MP Lunney drama questionable at best

With just 6 months to go in his term as our MP, and having announced he is not seeking re-election, Dr. James Lunney has quit the party he was elected to represent and gone to sit as an independent.

As he has every right in his elected position to do . Certainly he is not the first MP to do so. But to wait until he announces that he will not be running again, is a little suspect.

First elected in 2000 as an Alli-ance MP, Dr. Lunney has not held a cabinet post, or been a parlia-mentary secretary, or headed a committee. He did run for speak-er once, but was not successful there either.

He did however serve on a number of committees. His travel expenses came under scrutiny for spending $169,935 in 2011, the highest of any Island MP. But in a statement released by Lunney, he claimed he tried to get home as much as possible and under the government’s “new” austerity program he would not book busi-ness class “as often.”

Surely his constituents deserve the right to pass judgment on his turning his back on those that elected him and those in the con-servative party that continued to grant him the nomination.

Why not resign altogether? He has the seniority (15 yrs.) and the Conservatives have a big enough majority to withstand a confidence vote. And the man that wants to replace him in the new riding of Courtenay-Alberni is the Gov’t Whip so he is the one that has to deliver those votes in parliament to ensure the gov-ernment survives till the next election.

As a former politician myself all this seems a little too cozy. Lunney announces he is not run-ning again, John Duncan, MP

for North Island and Minister of State and Chief Gov’t Whip, decides to abandon his riding and run in his neighbour’s (Lunney’s) riding.

Now Mr. Duncan had a relative-ly safe seat, elected comfortably a few times and is at an age where most folks start thinking about retirement. So why the switch? I think the people in his new riding have a right to know.

But for James Lunney to resign from the Conservatives at this time using religious intolerance in the Conservative Party is also a little suspect. After all he gave his “great” speech on evolution back in 2009. A full six years ago. And of course to no one’s surprise he voted in favour of Motion 312, to abolish abortions in Canada. So why not resign way back then?

James Lunney of course defeated sitting Reform MP Bill Gilmore for the nomination, mainly citing that Gilmore was taking the much hated pension that the Reform Party of the day

was opposed to.But now Lunney is entitled to

a pension that is greater than Gilmore’s salary was. Now I’m not denying that MP’s are not entitled to a pension after serv-ing, but for the highly principled Lunney to use pensions as one of his main platforms to take the nomination away from a sitting MP and then be eligible for an ever richer one is questionable as best.

Oh, yes, the BC Provincial NDP Government of the day, cancelled the MLA’s pension plan in 1996.

Gerard Janssen Qualicum Beach

Gateway of West Coast for Port Alberni brand

Good to see the branding efforts are front and centre again and those with stakes in the game are finally getting fired up.

Although we will always be known as a great place to fish, the ultimate fishing town is a part of the sum total within our brand due to public perception, the noticeable presence on the water, infrastructure and sup-ports just as the mills, forestry and all our sports are. Its part of our flavour and will continue.

When it comes to strategic com-munity place branding though, there can only be two effective options.

The first is self-explanatory. Port Alberni, Gateway Of the West Coast. It’s truthful, geo-graphically references our pos-ition as an asset in our region, our economic potential as the western gatekeepers by road, water, rail and Asia Pacific.

It’s inclusive of our West Coast neighbours whom have extensive-ly marketed tourism to the world. All of the above is unique only to us. In terms of economic develop-ment, industry, lifestyle choices

and garnering interest from those in power and visitors; it works.

The second is the Heart of Vancouver Island, which also geographically references us but softens our image for a life-style choice in the middle of everything, the pulse of the West Coast on the island. It appeals to tourism potential and people we need to recruit to our community such as doctors, nurses, retirees, visitors, investors and business. Both brands ideally lay the groundwork for our future eco-nomically, socially and towards improvements.

I also suggest new directional Island highway signage that puts Port Alberni together with Bamfield, Ucluelet and Tofino to show the uniqueness of our pos-itions on the Island that is lack-ing for folks travelling our Island highways.

It’s time for the world to know we exist on this Island as an eco-nomic engine and understand our position as the hub on the West Coast and a leader for commerce and growth.

I also propose business and organizations step up their game and embrace a city/valley brand-ing concept once and for all to be used in their own promotions.

It would aid if there was some black and red check in our slogan’s font suggestive of a rugged, fun lifestyle that is now embraced around the world. The more the brand slogan chosen is repeated in promotions the more the brand and its flavours within becomes associated with our city worldwide to tell our story. That’s how it works.

Carolyn JaskenPort Alberni

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Fair Elections Act appears to be unfairAccording to the Council

of Canadians, there were 100,000 Canadians who

got the chance to vote in 2011 because someone vouched for them. And there were 400,000 Canadians who used voter-infor-mation cards to gain access to the ballot box.

The council claims that with amendments put in place by Stephen Harper’s government through the Fair Elections Act, those votes could be in jeopardy.

The new act does not allow for individuals to vouch for more than one person and it also pro-hibits the use of voter-informa-tion cards.

The council goes further and claims this is deliberate – that the people who relied on these forms of identification are less likely to vote Conservative and thus, sup-pressing their votes works in the government’s favour.

If that’s an unfair character-ization, you would think the Harper government would use its sizeable clout and embark on an information campaign prov-ing the council’s allegation to be false.

But so far it hasn’t. And it needs to. For many, it seems the govern-ment talks a good game on the issue of democracy. But it needs to do more to convince Canad-ians it really values these funda-mental standards of democracy, including the right to vote. The impetus behind the push for changing Canada’s election laws was never about marauding gangs of voters attempting to vote illegally.

It was about the use of ro-bocalls in the 2011 federal election, in which people were deliberately given incorrect information about the location of their polling stations. Nearly

800 people complained about the misleading calls. Former Con-servative staffer Michael Sona was convicted last August of hav-ing wilfully prevented or endeav-oured to prevent an elector from voting for some of those calls.

Mr. Sona is out on bail pend-ing an appeal of his conviction. Many Canadians were outraged by these actions, seeing it as an attack on basic democracy. The Fair Elections Act was supposed to be in response to that outrage.

It’s missed its mark.Chief Electoral Officer Marc

Mayrand has expressed concerns the act does not give the com-missioner for Elections Canada the power to compel witnesses to speak to him during investiga-tions, which was the problem in the agency’s 2011 investigation of robocalls. In other words, the same thing could happen again, and Elections Canada would have

a difficult time investigating it.The Fair Elections Act doesn’t

actually work at ensuring a fair election. Instead, the government remains resolute in closing the door on election fraud, another one of its perceived boogeymen to keep our eyes off the real issue.

In March, the Ontario Superior Court agreed to hear arguments of lobbyists seeking an injunc-tion against the implementation of the bill. The Council of Canad-ians, the Canadian Federation of Students and three private citizens are arguing the act is a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It violates the right to vote and the right to equality.

In the meantime, little has been done by Elections Canada to inform the public about the new requirements, or to work with marginalized groups that

may have difficulty obtaining the necessary documentation in order to vote.

Perhaps it’s waiting for the outcome of the court case before launching a public relations cam-paign. Or perhaps Elections Can-ada is aware the Fair Elections Act prohibits Elections Canada from actually encouraging people to vote.

Canadians are expected to go to the polls in October. If the gov-ernment wants to turn the tide on falling voter turnout, it should actively work on getting the word out about how the new identifica-tion requirements work – the key word being “if.”

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BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES

Sunday, March 29 MacDermott’s Insurance – 9 Canadian Tire/Jal Design – 2

Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s Nolan Ward scored 1:18 into the game to give his team the early lead in the battle for the “A” Div-ision playoff pool lead.

Jordan Hamlyn and Graham Melton assisted. To avoid the pos-sibility of a potential tiebreaker with Canadian Tire/Jal Design and John Robbins, the Thrashers needed to win the tiebreaker with at least a four-goal margin.

Needing a big win margin the Thrashers responded with Brad Jasken’s powerplay goal 5:37 in with help from Keenan McConnell and Brady Janzen. A minute later McConnell put the Thrashers up 2-1 on assists from Evan Hauser and Janzen.

The Thrashers kept push-ing Canadian Tire/Jal Design’s defence. With 8:28 left in the open-ing half Mike Doucette made it 3-1 on assists from Dave Murphy and Kevin Barabash.

Just over a minute later McConnell netted his second goal with assists from Janzen and Jasken to push the lead to 4-1. Rookie Matt Dunk scored his 1st playoff goal to extend the lead to 5-1 on a lone assist from Chance McCollough.

McConnell finished off a pro-ductive opening half with his hat-trick goal scored on the powerplay with 1:16 left in the half. Trevor Ruel and Janzen assisted. The Thrashers led 6-1 at the break.

The Thrashers added to their lead 2:08 into the final half with Jasken’s second goal assisted by Kevin Kimoto and Janzen. Twelve seconds later McConnell’s fourth goal pushed the lead to 8-1 on assists from Carey Evans and Jan-zen (his sixth assist). Four min-utes later Nolan Ward added his second goal for Canadian Tire/Jal Design on assists from Ken McCal-lum and Ron Tardif.

With 1:40 left in the game Doucette’s second goal finished off the game’s scoring with help from Murphy and Barabash. Mac-Dermott’s big win margin resolved any potential tiebreaker issues.

MacDermott’s Insurance outshot Canadian Tire/Jal Design 32-21 to clinch the “A” Division Playoff pool. The big win margin resolved any tiebreaker issues and placed them atop the “A” Division with a 3-1-0 record tied with Canadian Tire/Jal Design. These two teams finished atop the Championship “A” Division and will battle it out in the final best of three series.

This series starts Thursday April 2nd at 8:30pm with Game No. 2 slated for Friday April 3rd.

Magic Moments – 5 John Robbins Construction – 3

With the finalists decided, this final game of the “A” Division pool was a good one to watch as both teams played well to finish out the season.

Darin Kenzie scored first for Magic Moments on an assist from Darin Oscienny 1:57 into the game. The game remained 1-0 until Mike Diewold tied it for John Robbins with 7:50 to play on assists from Blake Frechette and Carson McCollough. Billy Lloyd added a late opening half goal to give Magic Moments a 2-1 halftime lead. Shawn Austin assisted.

Just over five minutes into the final half Brent Rose tied the game 2-2 with his powerplay goal assisted by Kyle Luchinski.

Midway through the final half Lloyd netted his second goal with

help from Shawn Banman and S. Austin to restore Magic Moments lead 3-2.

With 8:13 to go John Robbins battled back again to tie the game on McCollough’s goal assisted by Diewold and Frechette.

Magic Moments went on a powerplay with 6:03 remaining and scored 44 seconds later with Brad Taylor’s powerplay goal. Tay-lor Lee and Oscienny assisted on the eventual game winner.

Lloyd followed with an insurance marker for Magic Moments 37 sec-onds later to push the lead to 5-3. Mike Locke and S.Austin assisted on Lloyd’s hat trick goal.

John Robbins pushed back hard in the final minutes in an attempt to get back in the game and even pulled their goalie in the final min-ute looking for an advantage to score goals. Magic Moments (2-2-0) outshot John Robbins Construc-tion (2-2-0) 27-18 in this final round robin playoff game for both teams.

Thursday, April 2 Coulson’s – 4 Urgel’s Auto Collision – 1

Coulson’s Jordan Newberry opened the scoring 44 seconds into the game on assists from Denis St.Denis and Erik Waldriff.

Urgel’s came back right after to tie the score 1-1 3:06 into the game on Jesse Ursic’s end to end rush through the Coulson’s team to finish with a deke past Coulson’s goalie Curtis Buxton. Mike Sand-ers drew the lone assist. The defensive opening half ended 1-1.

With 4:20 gone in the final half Newberry netted his second goal with help from Waldriff to put Coulson’s back on top 2-1 in what proved to be the eventual game winner.

With 9:35 left to play in the game rookie Keegan Moore added an insurance marker for Coulson’s on a lone assist from Newberry.

Urgel’s went 0 for 5 on their powerplay in the game with a pair of late powerplay opportunities but couldn’t capitalize on their scoring chances to narrow the score. Kyle Sketsch, however, was able to get one more goal for Coulson’s past Urgel’s goalie Keith Davenport, an unassisted short-handed effort with 5:26 remaining to secure game No. 1 of the Con-solation “B” Final series.

Urgel’s Auto Collision outshot Coulson’s 24 -22 in the series opener.

Friday, April 3

Coulson’s – 5 Urgel’s Auto Collision – 2

Chris Owen gave Coulson’s the early lead on an assist from Kyle Sketsch 1:36 into the game.

Urgel’s Justin Brooks brought his team even with Coulson’s on a lone assist from Dustin Diemert 5:30 into the game. Thirteen sec-onds later Bryce Goundan put Urgel’s on top 2-1 with an assist from Brooks. A couple of minutes later Kirk Fong’s powerplay goal tied the game for Coulson’s on assists from Dave Gibson and Brad Golbeck.

In the opening half Coulson’s went 1 for 3 on their powerplay. In the final 10 minutes of the open-ing half Urgel’s had four power-play opportunities and chances to take the lead. During one of those powerplay opportunities Coulson’s Dustin St.Denis stripped the puck from an Urgel’s defender and scored unassisted with 7:35 left in the opening half to give his team a 3-2 halftime lead.

Just over five minutes into the final half Kyle Sketsch doubled Coulson’s lead with his insur-ance marker assisted by Jordan

Newberry and Gibson. With 6:15 remaining in the game Sketsch netted his second goal from an extreme angle deep in the corner of the Urgel’s zone over a sprawled Urgel’s goalie Keith Davenport.

Kody Isherwood assisted on the game’s final goal.

Urgel’s once again had their scor-ing chances with four more power-play opportunities and carried the play outshooting Coulson’s 17-11

in the final half. Each time they were stopped by the Coulson’s defence and goalie Curtis Buxton.

Urgel’s Auto Collision outshot Coulson’s 29-23 in this series end-ing loss.

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Helping Hands Directory

Port Alberni’s directory of local services geared to helping others

» Good deed of the week

Gyros help youthGyro Club members, Denis Hillman, left and Gerry Toms, right, presented City of Port Alberni’s facility operations supervisor, Mark Zenko, with a cheque for $6,500 that was raised through various fundraisers. The money will be used for the Gyro Youth Centre’s kitchen renovations and carpeting for the games room. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Buy unique kitchen-ware, dishes and gifts, support charities

Ceramic sales still helping Hospice, Better at Home

P ot Luck Ceramics recently made its annual donation to the community. As its

mandate, the organization uses the profits from items sold to give back to charities.

Members of the Port Alberni Fundraising Co-op, which oper-ates Pot Luck Ceramic, decided this year to support two non–profit organizations.

The Ty Watson House once again benefitted when the A.V. Hospice Society was gifted with $15,000. The donation will be used for kitchen staff at the end of life care bed facility. The Co-op believes that by helping fund operating costs, staff of the Hospice Society can concentrate more on providing critical care and less on fundraising efforts.

A new recipient of funds last year was Better at Home senior program, which received another $5,000 recently. The Co-op has supported the organization since its startup and will continue to fund a staff position.

Since its inception in 2012, Pot Luck Ceramics has donated more than $80,000 to enhan-cing the quality of life in Port Alberni.

This year’s total was slightly smaller than last year, since part of the profits are currently being used to renovate and move the ceramics from the barn to a new home at 4473 Gertrude Street. The urban cottage is expected to open in May, but until then, it is business as usual at Cowley Road.

The shop is completely volun-teer-run and will be providing longer hours of operation, easier access and ample parking. Until

then, volunteers urge the public to keep an eye on clearance spe-cials in the barn.

When co-workers at the offices of Dr. Nystrom, Dr. Hughes and Dr. Nik-

far have lunch together, they do it for a cause.

Each month staff at the dentist offices coordinate a group lunch-eon, potluck style. Each take turns to bring a soup, salad and dessert, while the others contrib-ute five dollars each. By the end of the year, hundreds of dollars is collected and distributed to various community groups or individuals in need.

“At Christmas we decide where

we want to donate the money,” said staff member Jeanette Detaeye.

This year the group was able to support six families at the high school with financial support and also contributed $500 to the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre furnance repair fund.

Last year the ADSS Breakfast Club and the Bread of Life bene-fited from the fundraising.

“It doesn’t take long to add up,” said Detaeye. “By the end of the year we’ll have about $800 to donate.”

GOOD DEEDSGetting to the heart of what matters by sharing the good things we do for each other

Helma Swinkels of Pot Luck Ceramics, centre, presented a cheque for $15,000 to Alberni Valley Hospice Society executive director Gretchen Carslon. right, and board chair Jan Cole. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

AddictionsNarcotics Anonymous offers

various meeting times and loca-tions. Info: 1-800-807-1780.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. If you want a drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. Info: 1-800-883-3968.

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

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addic-tions, mental health, relation-ships and other issues. Phone 250-723-8281 for an appointment or drop in. Everybody welcome.

The Christian Intervention Program runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pas-tor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald).

HealthFirst Open Heart Society of

Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.

Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety’s Dementia Support Group meets the third Tuesday each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 Third Ave. This group is for individuals dealing with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s and other neurological degenerative disorders. For more information, call 250-723-4478.

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

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

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

Port Alberni Alzheimer’s Soci-ety Care Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.

Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (basement) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.

LossWalk & Talk grief support

group meets Tuesday mornings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement support in an informal and comfortable way that combines exercise and com-panionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

Grief Support Group meets Thursday afternoons at the Hos-pice office. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety provides trained volunteers to support people and families facing life threatening illness, death and bereavement. Ty Wat-son House (2649 Second Ave.) Info: 250-723-4478.

Parents or caregivers

Mothers Uplifting Mothers (family topics discussed while kids play in Christian atmos-phere) meet Tuesdays, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Lighthouse Church (4890 Locke Rd. ). Info: 250-724-9733.

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

Having trouble connecting with your teen? Connect, an attach-ment-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).

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

YouthYouth Clinic services at ADSS

(around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591.

» If you have a support group or ser-vice that you would like mentioned on this page, email [email protected].

Reach out; help is a phone call away

For emergencies: CALL 911B.C. Poison Control Centre:

800-567-8911Police (non-emergency):

250-723-2424B.C. Ambulance, Port Alberni:

250-723-2444West Coast General Hospital:

250-731-1370Port Alberni Fire Department

(non-emergency): 250-724-1351Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire

Department (non-emergency): 250-735-0588

Cherry Creek Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-723-2254

Beaver Creek Volunteer Fire Department (non-emergency): 250-723-2313

Nurse Helpline: 811KUU-US Crisis Line Society:

Adults 250-723-4050; Teens 250-723-2040

Vancouver Island Crisis Soci-ety: 888-494-3888

Port Alberni Health Unit: 250-731-1315

Support groups and services

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HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs and Wildcardsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spotw-Wild card leaders (Conference)e-Eliminated from playoffs

Yesterday’s resultsBuffalo 4, Carolina 3NY Rangers 4, Columbus 3Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 0Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1 (SO)Dallas 5, San Jose 1

Sunday’s resultsPhiladelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1Montreal 4, Florida 1Washington 2, Detroit 1Toronto 3, Ottawa 2St. Louis 2, Chicago 1

Today’s gamesNY Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.NY Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m.Carolina at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.Winnipeg at St. Louis, 5 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.Arizona at Calgary, 6 p.m.Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m.Los Angeles at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Remaining NHL scheduleWednesday, April 8Toronto at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.Boston at Washington, 5 p.m.Dallas at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 9Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Ottawa at NY Rangers, 4 p.m.Boston at Florida, 4:30 p.m.Detroit at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m.Minnesota at Nashville, 5 p.m.Los Angeles at Calgary, 6 p.m.Winnipeg at Colorado, 6 p.m.San Jose at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.Arizona at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 10Buffalo at Columbus, 4 p.m.NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 11NY Rangers at Washington, 9:30 a.m.Ottawa at Philadelphia, 9:30 a.m.Calgary at Winnipeg, noonMinnesota at St. Louis, noonSan Jose at Los Angeles, noonColumbus at NY Islanders, 4 p.m.Detroit at Carolina, 4 p.m.Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m.New Jersey at Florida, 4 p.m.Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m.Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.Nashville at Dallas, 5 p.m.Anaheim at Arizona, 6 p.m.Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m.Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Western Hockey League

PlayoffsAll series best-of- seven

Yesterday’s gamesCalgary 6, Kootenay 2 (Calgary wins series 4-3)

Today’s scheduleEverett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. (Everett leads series 3-2)Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. (Portland leads series 3-2)

Wednesday, April 8*Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 4*Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.

Conference semifinalsFriday, April 10, Games 1Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

B.C. Hockey LeagueFred Page Cup PlayoffBest of Seven series

Friday, April 10 - Game 1Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 11Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m.

Monday, April 13Penticton at Nanaimo

Tuesday, April 14Penticton at Nanaimo

Cyclone Taylor Cup(B.C. provincial Junior B championship)

Round robin - Final standingsTeam GP W L Pts GF-ACampbell River 3 3 0 8 13-8Kimberley 3 2 1 6 10-9Mission City 3 1 2 2 10-11North Vancouver 3 0 3 2 13-18

Yesterday’s resultsBronze Medal game, 11 a.m.Mission City 7, North Vancouver 0

Gold Medal finalKimberley Dynamiters 1 1 3 5Campbell River Storm 1 2 3 6

Frozen FourU.S. NCAA Hockey ChampionshipFinals among four regional winners at TD Garden, Boston, April 9-11

Thursday, April 9 - SemifinalsOmaha vs. Providence, 2 p.m.North Dakota vs. Boston University, 5:30 p.m.

FinalSaturday, April 11, 5:30 p.m.

IIHF World ChampionshipsMay 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech RepublicThe Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups.

Group A GP W L OTL GF GA PtsSweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Czech Rep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group B GP W L OTL GF GA PtsFinland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Friday, May 1Canada vs. Latvia, 7:15 a.m.Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m.USA vs. Finland, 7:15 a.m.Russia vs. Norway, 11:15 a.m.

American Hockey League

Yesterday’s resultBridgeport 4, Worcester 1

Today’s scheduleAdirondack at Toronto, 4 p.m.Hamilton at Utica, 4 p.m.Worcester at Portland, 4 p.m.Norfolk at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m.Lake Erie at Chicago, 5 p.m.Milwaukee at Rockford, 5 p.m.San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.Texas at Iowa, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.W-B/Scranton at Lehigh Valley, 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 9Rochester at Lake Erie, 4 p.m.Rockford at Iowa, 5 p.m.

Friday, April 10Hershey at St. John’s, 3 p.m.Adirondack at Utica, 4 p.m.Bridgeport at Syracuse, 4 p.m.Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m.Springfield at Hartford, 4 p.m.Albany at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m.Norfolk at Lehigh Valley, 4:05 p.m.

Playoff leaders GP G A Pts1 Adam Tambellini (CAL 6 7 6 132 Luke Philp (KOO 6 5 7 123 Oliver Bjorkstrand (POR) 5 3 7 104 Brandon Magee (VIC) 5 6 3 95 Jae. Descheneau (KOO) 6 4 5 96 Tim Bozon (KOO) 6 3 6 97 Sam Reinhart (KOO) 6 5 3 88 Nicolas Petan (POR) 5 4 4 89 Ryan Gropp (SEA) 5 1 7 810 Greg Chase (VIC) 5 5 2 711 Cole Sanford (MH) 5 4 3 712 Carson Stadnyk (EVE) 5 4 3 713 Kenton Helgesen (CAL) 6 4 3 714 Connor Rankin (CAL) 6 4 3 715 Trevor Cox (MH) 5 3 4 716 Tim McGauley (BRA) 5 3 4 717 Brad Morrison (PG) 5 2 5 718 Radel Fazleev (CAL) 6 2 5 719 Travis Sanheim (CAL) 6 2 5 720 Adam Brooks (REG) 4 4 2 6

BASEBALLMLB

Opening DaySunday’s resultSt. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Yesterday’s resultsToronto 6, NY Yankees 1Detroit 4, Minnesota 0Colorado 10, Milwaukee 0Boston 8, Philadelphia 0Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 2NY Mets 3, Washington 1Atlanta 2, Miami 1Kansas City 10, Chicago Sox 1Seattle 4, LA Angels 1Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2LA Dodgers 6, San Diego 3Houston 2, Cleveland 0San Francisco 5, Arizona 4Oakland 8, Texas 0

Today’s scheduleAtlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m. Alex Wood vs Mat LatosBaltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m. Wei-Yin Chen vs Nathan KarnsSt. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:05 p.m. Lance Lynn vs Jake ArrietaColorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. Jordan Lyles vs Matt GarzaSan Francisco at Arizona 6:40 p.m. Undecided vs Rubby De La RosaTexas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Colby Lewis vs Jesse HahnLA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m. C.J. Wilson vs James PaxtonSan Diego at LA Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Tyson Ross vs Zack Greinke

Wednesday, April 8Minnesota at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Ricky Nolasco vs Anibal SanchezSt. Louis at Chicago, 11:20 a.m. John Lackey vs Jason HammelBoston at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. Rick Porcello vs Aaron HarangToronto at New York, 4:05 p.m. R.A. Dickey vs Michael PinedaNew York at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Jacob deGrom vs Jordan ZimmermannPittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Gerrit Cole vs Mike LeakeAtlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Shelby Miller vs Tom KoehlerBaltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Miguel Gonzalez vs Jake OdorizziChicago at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Jose Quintana vs Danny DuffyColorado at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Undecided vs Wily PeraltaCleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Carlos Carrasco vs Scott FeldmanSan Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. (Pitchers to be determined)San Diego at LA Dodgers, 7:00 p.m. Andrew Cashner vs Brandon McCarthyTexas at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Ross Detwiler vs Scott KazmirLA Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Matt Shoemaker vs Hisashi Iwakuma

Thursday, April 9St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 9 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 9:35 a.m.NY Mets at Washington 10:05 a.m.Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m.Chicago Sox at Kansas City 11:10 a.m.Texas at Oakland 12:35 p.m.San Fran at San Diego 3:40 p.m.Boston at Philadelphia 4:05 p.m.Toronto at NY Yankees 4:05 p.m.Cleveland at Houston 5:10 p.m.

TENNISMiami OpenFlorida. Through Sunday, April 5. Out-door. Surface: Hard Purse: $5,381,235. Entry field 96 singles, 32 doubles

MenSingles - Final today, 10 a.m.Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andy Murray (3), Britain, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-0

Men’s Doubles, Final Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, and Jack Sock (2), United States, , 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.

WomenSingles - FinalSerena Williams (1), United States, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles, Final today, 1 p.m.Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, 7-5, 6-1.

This week’s tournaments

ATPGrand Prix Hassan II April 6-12, Casablanca, Mo-rocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (1€=$CDN1.36)

Singles - Round 1Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Pablo Carreno Busta (5), Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4.Mikhail Kukushkin (7), Kazakhstan, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.Dustin Brown, Germany, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.

US Men’s Clay Court ChampionshipApril 6-12, Houston, Texas. Surface: Clay. Purse: $488,225

Singles - Round 1Go Soeda, Japan, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3(8)Sam Querrey, USA, def. Marinko Matosevic, 4-1 (Matosevic retired)Samuel Groth, Australia, def. Victor Estrella, Dominica, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5)

WTAFamily Circle CupApril 6-12, Charleston, South Carolina. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000

Doubles - Round 1Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-4, 2-6, 10-2.

Singles - Round 1Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Zarina Diyas (11), Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.Irina-Camelia Begu (13), Romania, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-2, 7-6 (5).Mona Barthel (15), Germany, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-3, 6-3.Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Heather Watson (16), Britain, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.Sachia Vickery, United States, def. Jessica Pegula, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Chris-tina McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-3.Chanelle Scheepers, S Africa, def. Ma-rina Erakovic, N Zealand, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-2.Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-1, 6-3.Lauren Davis, United States, def. Grace Min, United States, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 6-3.Shelby Rogers, United States, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-3, 6-1.Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3.

Katowice OpenApril 7-12, Katowice, Poland. Surface: Hard. Purse: $250,000.

GOLFPGA TourLast week’s tournamentsShell Houston OpenGolf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas. Par 27, 7,441 yards. Purse: $6.6 million.

Golfer Par Winnings1 J.B. Holmes -16 $1,188,000T2 Johnson Wagner -16 $580,800T2 Jordan Spieth -16 $580,8004 Russell Henley -14 $316,800T5 Brendon de Jonge -13 $231,825T5 Keegan Bradley -13 $231,825T5 Cameron Tringale -13 $231,825T5 Charles Howell III -13 $231,8259 Paul Casey -12 $191,40010 Scott Piercy -11 $178,200T11 Charley Hoffman -10 $135,300T11 Pat Perez -10 $135,300T11 Kyle Reifers -10 $135,300T11 Chad Collins -10 $135,300T11 Alex Cejka -10 $135,300T11 Austin Cook -10 $135,300T17 Victor Dubuisson -9 $83,490T17 John Huh -9 $83,490T17 Charlie Beljan -9 $83,490T17 Chris Stroud -9 $83,490T17 Jason Bohn -9 $83,490T17 Phil Mickelson -9 $83,490T17 Luke Guthrie -9 $83,490Canadian golfersT25 Adam Hadwin -8 $44,330T25 David Hearn -8 $44,330T42 Graham DeLaet -6 $21,236

LPGA TourThis week’s eventApril 2-5: ANA InspirationDinah Shore Tournament Course, Mis-sion Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California. Par 72, 6,769 yards. Purse: $2.5 million.

Golfer Par Winnings1 Brittany Lincicome -9 $375,000 (Won playoff on Hole 3) T1 Stacy Lewis -9 $231,4493 Morgan Pressel -8 $167,900T4 Sei Young Kim -7 $106,653T4 Carlota Ciganda -7 $106,653T4 Anna Nordqvist -7 $106,6537 Lexi Thompson -6 $71,595T8 Suzann Pettersen -5 $56,812T8 Mi Hyang Lee -5 $56,812T8 Shanshan Feng -5 $56,812T11 Jenny Shin -4 $37,606T11 Moriya Jut’garn -4 $37,606T11 Angela Stanford -4 $37,606T11 Karine Icher -4 $37,606T11 Christina Kim -4 $37,606T11 Hyo Joo Kim -4 $37,606T11 Catri. Matthew -4 $37,606T11 Mirim Lee -4 $37,606T11 Inbee Park -4 $37,606T20 Ariya Jutanugarn -3 $26,632T20 Gerina Piller -3 $26,632T20 Austin Ernst -3 $26,632Failed to make cut (+3) - Alena Sharp (CAN) +5 76 73 -

Upcoming Tour events

PGA TourThe MastersApril 9-12, Augusta National, Georgia. Par 72, 7,435 yards.Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Bubba Watson

LPGA TourNo events this weekApril 15-18, LPGA Lotte Championship, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards.Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie

English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 21 7 2 63 26 702 Arsenal 19 6 6 62 32 633 Man United 18 8 5 55 28 624 Manchester City 18 7 6 63 30 615 Liverpool 16 6 9 45 36 546 Tot Hotspur 16 6 9 50 45 547 Southampton 16 5 10 42 22 538 Swansea 13 7 11 37 39 469 West Ham 11 9 11 41 39 4210 Stoke City 12 6 13 35 39 4211 Crystal Palace 10 9 12 38 42 3912 Everton 9 10 12 39 42 3713 Newcastle 9 8 14 33 49 3514 West Brom 8 9 14 28 43 3315 Sunderland 5 14 12 24 44 2916 Hull City 6 10 15 29 43 2817 Aston Villa 7 7 17 20 42 2818 Burnley 5 11 15 26 49 2619 Q.P. Rangers 7 4 20 35 55 2520 Leicester 5 7 18 29 49 22

Yesterday’s resultCrystal Palace 2, Manchester City 1

Sunday’s resultsBurnley 0, Spurs 0Sunderland 1, Newcastle 0

Today’s scheduleAston Villa vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7:45 a.m.

English FA CupReplay - Wednesday, April 8Blackburn vs. Liverpool, 11:45 a.m. (Postponed from April 7)

Premier LeagueSaturday April 11Swansea v Everton, 4:45 a.m.Southampton v Hull, 7 a.m.Sunderland v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m.Spurs v Aston Villa, 7 a.m.West Brom v Leicester, 7 a.m.West Ham v Stoke, 7 a.m.Burnley v Arsenal, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 12QPR v Chelsea, 5:30 a.m.Manchester United v Man City, 8 a.m.

SOCCERMLS

Sunday’s resultsSalt Lake 1, at San Jose 0Philadelphia 2, at Sporting KC 3

Saturday’s resultsToronto 2, at Chicago 3Montreal at NY Red Bulls, postponedNew England 2, at Colorado 0Houston 0, at Seattle 1Los Angeles 0, Vancouver 2Dallas 1, at Portland 3

Wednesday, April 8Columbus at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 10Colorado at Dallas, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 11Columbus at New England, noonNY City FC at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.NY Red Bulls at DC United, 4 p.m.Montreal at Houston, 5:30 p.m.Salt Lake at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m.Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

BASKETBALLMarch MadnessYesterday’s Championship Game 1 2 TWisconsin 31 32 63Duke 31 37 68

Top PerformersTyus Jones, Duke: 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 AstF Kaminsky, Wisc: 21 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Ast

NBA

Playoffs and Wildcardsz-Clinched conference titley-Clinched divisionx-Clinched playoff spot

Yesterday’s resultBrooklyn 106, Portland 96

Sunday’s resultsHouston 115, Oklahoma City 112Cleveland 99, Chicago 94Indiana 112, Miami 89San Antonio 107, Golden State 92New York 101, Philadelphia 91Utah 101, Sacramento 95LA C.lippers 101, LA Lakers 78

Today’s scheduleCharlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m.Phoenix at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.Golden State at New Orleans, 5 p.m.San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.Minnesota at Sacramento, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8Chicago at Orlando, 4 p.m.Toronto at Charlotte, 4 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.Atlanta at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.Boston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m.Cleveland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.New Orleans at Memphis, 5 p.m.Houston at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Denver, 6 p.m.Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m.Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.Minnesota at Portland, 7 p.m.

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Team Lob: tor 6; nyy 5. E: nyy Headley (1, throw).Toronto IP H R ER BB SOA Hutchison (W, 1-0) 6.0 3 1 1 2 3A Loup 1.2 0 0 0 1 1M Castro 1.1 0 0 0 0 1NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOM Tanaka (L, 0-1) 4.0 5 5 4 2 6C Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 3C Shreve 1.1 1 1 1 0 0D Carpenter 1.2 0 0 0 0 1J Wilson 0.2 0 0 0 3 1E Rogers 0.1 0 0 0 0 1HBP: Gregorius (by Loup).

Time: 2:59. Att: 48,469.

Spring trainingFinal stats

Hitting AB R H RBI Avg1 Abreu, J (CWS) 59 10 30 8 .5082 Granderson, C (NYM) 52 10 23 13 .4423 Trout, M (LAA) 59 22 26 15 .4414 Betts, M (BOS) 56 15 24 7 .4295 Mayberry, J (NYM) 53 11 22 10 .4156 Cron, C (LAA) 75 11 31 16 .4137 Kozma, P (STL) 49 9 20 5 .4088 Cain, L (KC) 55 8 21 10 .3829 Valbuena, L (HOU) 50 4 19 9 .38010 Burns, B (OAK) 83 21 31 8 .37311 Pollock, A (ARI) 70 12 26 13 .37112 Kemp, M (SD) 54 9 20 14 .37013 Freese, D (LAA) 55 10 20 12 .36413 Lamb, J (ARI) 66 12 24 6 .36415 Boesch, B (CIN) 61 9 22 14 .36115 Duffy, M (SF) 61 8 22 15 .36117 Lagares, J (NYM) 64 14 23 6 .35917 Travis, D (TOR) 64 6 23 7 .35919 Belt, B (SF) 70 10 25 10 .35719 Negron, K (CIN) 56 12 20 6 .35721 Sogard, E (OAK) 62 9 22 7 .35522 Inciarte, E (ARI) 68 8 24 2 .35322 Mid’brooks, W (SD) 51 11 18 9 .35324 Navarro, E (LAA) 54 3 19 7 .35224 Zunino, M (SEA) 54 11 19 14 .35226 Bourn, M (CLE) 57 8 20 4 .35127 Gordon, D (MIA) 63 11 22 2 .34928 Maxwell, J (SF) 72 11 25 15 .34729 Morse, M (MIA) 49 8 17 17 .34730 Davis, K (MIL) 55 10 19 15 .34531 Soler, J (CHC) 58 9 20 15 .34531 Zobrist, B (OAK) 58 10 20 15 .34533 Cowgill, C (LAA) 61 13 21 7 .34433 Escobar, E (MIN) 61 11 21 20 .34435 Herrera, O (PHI) 70 12 24 7 .343

Pitching IP W L ERA1 Graveman, K (OAK) 25.1 3 1 0.362 Walker, T (SEA) 27.0 4 0 0.673 Phelps, D (MIA) 19.0 2 0 0.954 Gonzales, M (STL) 17.1 3 0 1.045 Harvey, M (NYM) 22.2 1 1 1.196 Buchanan, D (PHI) 21.0 3 0 1.296 Woj’owski, A (HOU) 21.0 1 0 1.298 Leake, M (CIN) 20.0 2 1 1.358 Scherzer, M (WSH) 20.0 1 0 1.3510 Bradley, A (ARI) 22.1 3 2 1.6110 Kershaw, C (LAD) 22.1 3 0 1.6112 Wacha, M (STL) 20.1 1 0 1.7713 Stults, E (ATL) 24.0 3 0 1.8814 Lyles, J (COL) 22.1 2 1 2.0115 DeGrom, J (NYM) 26.0 4 0 2.0816 Andriese, M (TB) 20.1 1 1 2.2117 Pomeranz, D (OAK) 22.2 2 3 2.3818 Cashner, A (SD) 18.1 3 0 2.4519 Ross, T (SD) 21.2 3 0 2.4920 Weaver, J (LAA) 21.1 3 0 2.5321 Gee, D (NYM) 26.1 2 0 2.7322 Gonzalez, G (WSH) 19.1 0 2 2.7922 Shields, J (SD) 19.1 2 1 2.7924 Buchholz, C (BOS) 19.0 2 2 2.8424 McAllister, Z (CLE) 25.1 3 1 2.8426 Martinez, C (STL) 22.0 2 0 2.8627 Marquis, J (CIN) 31.0 3 1 2.9028 Norris, D (TOR) 27.2 4 0 2.9329 Rodriguez, W (ATL) 23.0 2 0 3.1330 Hammel, J (CHC) 25.0 3 1 3.2431 Chavez, J (OAK) 22.0 3 0 3.2732 Peralta, W (MIL) 19.0 3 0 3.3233 Hudson, T (SF) 21.2 1 1 3.3234 Gibson, K (MIN) 25.2 0 2 3.5135 Masterson, J (BOS) 23.0 3 1 3.52

Mariners 4, Angels 1LA Angels Seattle ab r h bi ab r h biCalhoun RF 4 0 0 0 Jackson CF 4 1 2 0Trout CF 4 1 1 1 Smith RF 3 1 3 2Pujols 1B 2 0 0 0 Rug’ao PH-RF 0 0 0 0Joyce LF 4 0 0 0 Cano 2B 4 0 1 1Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 Cruz DH 4 0 0 0Aybar SS 3 0 1 0 Seager 3B 4 0 0 0Cron DH 2 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 1 0Iannetta C 3 0 1 0 Zunino C 3 0 0 0Giavotella 2B 3 0 1 0 Ackley LF 3 1 1 1Totals 29 1 4 1 Miller SS 3 1 2 0 Totals 32 4 10 4

LA Angels 100 000 000 1 Seattle 002 020 00x 4

GIDP: laa Giavotella, Freese; sea Zunino. Team Lob: laa 4; sea 5. DP: laa (Freese-Giavotella-Pujols); sea 2 (Miller, B-Cano-Morrison, Morrison-Miller, B).LA Angels IP H R ER BB SOJ Weaver (L, 0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 0 1C Ramos 1.0 2 0 0 1 2N Salas 1.0 0 0 0 0 0Seattle IP H R ER BB SOF Hernandez (W, 1-0) 7.0 2 1 1 1 10D Farquhar 0.1 2 0 0 0 0C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 1C Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 1 0HBP: Cron (by Hernandez, F).

Time: 2:33. Att: 45,909.

Orioles 6, Rays 2Baltimore Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h biDe Aza LF 5 2 1 2 Jaso DH 0 0 0 0Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 DeJesus DH 3 0 2 0Jones CF 3 0 0 0 Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 0Pearce 1B 3 2 1 1 Cabrera SS 4 0 1 1Snider RF 4 0 3 2 Longoria 3B 4 1 1 1Young DH 4 0 0 0 Loney 1B 2 0 0 0Flaherty SS 4 1 1 1 Guyer PH 1 0 0 0Schoop 2B 4 0 1 0 Jennings LF 3 0 1 0Joseph C 4 1 1 0 Rivera C 4 0 0 0Totals 34 6 8 6 Forsythe 2B 4 0 1 0 Kiermaier CF 3 1 1 0 Totals 32 2 8 2

Baltimore 100 021 011 6 Tampa Bay 000 000 110 2

GIDP: tb Souza Jr.. Team Lob: bal 4; tb 6. DP: bal (Machado, M-Schoop-Pearce). E: tb Archer (1, throw). PICKOFFS: tb Rivera, Re (Jones, Ad at 1st base).Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOC Tillman (W, 1-0) 6.2 4 1 1 3 4D O’Day 0.1 1 0 0 0 0B Brach 0.1 2 1 1 0 1R Hunter 0.2 1 0 0 0 1Z Britton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOC Archer (L, 0-1) 5.2 6 4 3 1 5S Geltz 1.1 0 0 0 0 4E Frieri 0.2 0 1 1 1 1J Beliveau 0.0 1 0 0 0 0G Balfour 0.1 0 0 0 0 0K Yates 1.0 1 1 1 0 1HBP: Jones, Ad (by Frieri).

Time: 3:01. Att: 31,042.

Red Sox 8, Phillies 0Boston Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h biBetts CF 4 2 2 1 Revere LF 4 0 0 0Pedroia 2B 5 2 3 2 Herrera CF 4 0 0 0Ortiz 1B 4 0 0 0 Utley 2B 4 0 0 0Napoli 1B 0 1 0 0 Howard 1B 4 0 1 0Ramirez LF 4 2 2 5 Ruiz C 2 0 1 0Sandoval 3B 5 0 0 0 Sizemore RF 3 0 1 0Victorino RF 3 0 0 0 Francoeur PH 1 0 0 0Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 0 Asche 3B 3 0 0 0Hanigan C 3 0 1 0 Galvis SS 3 0 0 0Buchholz P 3 0 0 0 Hamels P 1 0 0 0Tazawa P 0 0 0 0 Hern’dez PH 1 0 0 0Craig PH 1 1 1 0 Garcia P 0 0 0 0Layne P 0 0 0 0 Gomez P 0 0 0 0Totals 35 8 9 8 De Fratus P 0 0 0 0 Blanco PH 1 0 0 0 Diekman P 0 0 0 0 Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 3 0

Boston 101 020 004 8 Philadelphia 000 000 000 0

GIDP: bos Ramirez, H. Team Lob: bos 7; phi 6. DP: phi (Galvis-Howard). E: bos Buchholz (1, fielding).Boston IP H R ER BB SOC Buchholz (W, 1-0) 7.0 3 0 0 1 9J Tazawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0T Layne 1.0 0 0 0 1 0Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOC Hamels (L, 0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 3 6L Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 1 0J Gomez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1J De Fratus 1.0 0 0 0 1 0J Diekman 0.1 2 4 4 2 1C Jimenez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1

Time: 3:01. Att: 45,549.

Tigers 4, Twins 0Minnesota Detroit ab r h bi ab r h biSantana SS 4 0 0 0 Davis CF 3 0 0 0Dozier 2B 4 0 1 0 Kinsler 2B 4 0 2 0Mauer 1B 4 0 1 0 Cabrera 1B 4 0 0 0Hunter RF 4 0 0 0 Martinez DH 4 0 1 0Vargas DH 3 0 1 0 Martinez RF 4 1 1 1Plouffe 3B 3 0 0 0 Cespedes LF 4 2 2 0Arcia LF 3 0 0 0 Cast’anos 3B 2 0 0 1Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 Romine 3B 0 0 0 0Schafer CF 2 0 1 0 Avila C 3 1 2 2Escobar PH 1 0 0 0 Iglesias SS 3 0 2 0Totals 31 0 5 0 Totals 31 4 10 4

Minnesota 000 000 000 0 Detroit 030 001 00x 4

GIDP: min Dozier; det Cabrera, M, Kinsler. Team Lob: min 4; det 6. DP: min 2 (Plouffe-Dozier-Mauer, Santana, D-Mauer); det (Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera, M).Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOP Hughes (L, 0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 6J Graham 2.0 2 0 0 1 0Detroit IP H R ER BB SOD Price (W, 1-0) 8.2 5 0 0 0 5J Nathan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

Royals 10, White Sox 1Chicago Sox Kansas City ab r h bi ab r h biEaton CF 4 0 1 0 Escobar SS 4 3 2 0Cabrera LF 4 0 1 0 Moustakas 3B 3 2 2 1Abreu 1B 3 1 1 1 Cain CF 4 1 1 1LaRoche DH 4 0 0 0 Hosmer 1B 5 0 1 1Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 Morales DH 2 2 1 0Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 Gordon LF 4 1 1 2Gillaspie 3B 2 0 1 0 Rios RF 4 1 3 3Flowers C 2 0 0 0 Perez C 4 0 2 1Shuck PH 1 0 0 0 Infante 2B 4 0 0 0Soto C 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 10 13 9Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 Totals 28 1 5 1

Chicago Sox 000 000 100 1 Kansas City 012 010 51x 10

GIDP: cws Abreu, Flowers, Cabrera, Me; kc Cain, L. Team Lob: cws 3; kc 8. Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SOJ Samardzija (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 5 5 3 1D Jennings 0.2 1 3 3 2 1K Drabek 1.1 6 2 2 0 1Kansas City IP H R ER BB SOY Ventura (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 1 2K Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1W Davis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0R Madson 1.0 1 0 0 1 0

Time: 2:50. Att: 40,085.

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT GB L10y-Toronto 45 32 .584 - 5-5Brooklyn 36 41 .468 9 8-2Boston 35 42 .455 10 5-5Philadelphia 18 60 .231 27. 2-8NY Knicks 15 62 .195 30 1-9

Central W L PCT GB L10x-Cleveland 50 27 .649 - 8-2x-Chicago 46 31 .597 4 6-4Milwaukee 38 39 .494 12 4-6Indiana 34 43 .442 16 4-6Detroit 30 47 .390 20 6-4

Southeast W L PCT GB L10z-Atlanta 57 19 .750 - 5-5x-Washington 44 33 .571 13. 5-5Miami 34 43 .442 23. 3-7Charlotte 33 43 .434 24 4-6Orlando 24 53 .312 33. 3-7

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT GB L10y-Portland 50 27 .649 - 6-4Oklahoma City 42 35 .545 8 5-5Utah 35 42 .455 15 5-5Denver 28 49 .364 22 2-8Minnesota 16 60 .211 33. 2-8

Pacific W L PCT GB L10z-Golden State 63 14 .818 - 9-1x-LA Clippers 52 26 .667 11. 9-1Phoenix 39 38 .506 24 5-5Sacramento 26 50 .342 36. 4-6LA Lakers 20 56 .263 42. 3-7

Southwest W L PCT GB L10x-Houston 53 24 .688 - 8-2x-Memphis 52 25 .675 1 5-5x-San Antonio 51 26 .662 2 9-1Dallas ) 46 31 .597 7 4-6New Orleans 41 35 .539 11. 5-5

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L OT SL GF GA PtsManchester 45 16 6 3 221 162 99Providence 38 23 7 2 191 171 85Worcester 39 23 4 2 209 176 84Portland 37 25 6 1 188 169 81St. John’s 30 32 8 2 169 224 70

Northeast W L OT SL GF GA PtsSyracuse 40 21 9 0 204 196 89Hartford 38 23 5 4 203 205 85Springfield 36 27 8 1 182 196 81Albany 33 26 5 6 178 187 77Bridgeport 26 36 6 1 200 226 59

East W L OT SL GF GA PtsHershey 43 20 5 3 205 167 94W-B/Scranton 40 23 3 4 191 151 87Lehigh Valley 31 31 6 1 182 215 69Binghamton 30 32 7 1 216 238 68Norfolk 24 38 6 3 149 204 57

Western ConferenceNorth W L OT SL GF GA PtsUtica 43 19 6 1 199 164 93Hamilton 32 26 12 0 185 184 76Toronto 33 27 9 0 176 190 75Adirondack 33 28 6 2 213 210 74Rochester 27 37 5 1 195 231 60

Midwest W L OT SL GF GA PtsGrand Rapids 42 20 6 2 230 168 92Rockford 41 21 5 2 197 163 89Chicago 36 26 6 1 189 177 79Milwaukee 33 25 7 6 195 196 79Lake Erie 31 26 8 4 184 213 74

West W L OT SL GF GA PtsSan Antonio 43 21 5 1 234 209 92Oklahoma City 38 24 5 3 208 197 84Texas 35 21 13 1 218 201 84Charlotte 29 35 6 1 159 216 65Iowa 22 43 2 2 157 221 48

Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADC United 9 4 3 1 0 3 2NY Red Bulls 7 3 2 0 1 5 2N. England 7 5 2 2 1 4 6Chicago 6 5 2 3 0 5 7NY City FC 5 4 1 1 2 3 2Orlando 5 5 1 2 2 4 5Columbus 3 3 1 2 0 3 3Toronto 3 4 1 3 0 6 8Montreal 2 3 0 1 2 2 3Philadelphia 2 5 0 3 2 5 9

Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAVancouver 12 5 4 1 0 7 4Dallas 10 5 3 1 1 7 4Salt Lake 8 4 2 0 2 6 4Sporting KC 8 5 2 1 2 6 6Seattle 7 4 2 1 1 6 3San Jose 6 5 2 3 0 6 7Portland 6 5 1 1 3 6 5Los Angeles 5 5 1 2 2 5 6Houston 5 5 1 2 2 2 3Colorado 3 4 0 1 3 0 2

Rangers 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)First Period1. New York, St. Louis (21) (Hayes) 5:382. Columbus, Calvert (12) (Morin) 17:20Penalties: Girardi Nyr (High-sticking) 8:24, Zuccarello Nyr (Tripping) 11:25

Second Period3. New York, Girardi (4) (Kreider, Stepan) 0:364. Columbus, Dano (8) (Wennberg, Anisimov) 14:42Penalties: Goloubef Cbj (Cross check-ing) 8:31, Dano Cbj (Interference) 11:30

Third Period5. Columbus, Dubinsky (12) (Goloubef, Foligno) 8:146. New York, Stepan (15) (Kreider, Miller) 19:32Penalties: Prout Cbj (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 5:08, Hunwick Nyr (Tripping) 8:35

Overtime7. New York, Stepan (16) (Yandle) 4:10

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TColumbus 13 11 6 2 32New York 10 11 15 6 42

Goaltending summary:Columbus: Bobrovsky (38/42), New York: Lundqvist (29/32)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Columbus: 0 of 3, New York: 0 of 3

Jets 2, Wild 0First Period1. Winnipeg, Wheeler (26) (Ladd, Perreault) 4:12 (PP)Penalties: Stewart Min (Roughing) 3:21, Stuart Wpg (Interference) 18:30

Second Period2. Winnipeg, Stafford (17) (Scheifele, Myers) 13:10Penalties: Wheeler Wpg (Slashing) 7:23, Vanek Min (Hooking) 14:01, Coyle Min (Elbowing) 19:28

Third PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Niederreiter Min (Rough-ing) 6:24, Stuart Wpg (Hooking) 12:55

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TWinnipeg 16 11 7 34Minnesota 9 12 11 32

Goaltending summary:Winnipeg: Pavelec (32/32), Minnesota: Dubnyk (32/34)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Winnipeg: 1 of 4, Minnesota: 0 of 3

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American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkBaltimore 1 0 1.000 - W1Boston 1 0 1.000 - W1Toronto 1 0 1.000 - W1NY Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Tampa Bay 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Central W L PCT GB StrkDetroit 1 0 1.000 - W1Kansas City 1 0 1.000 - W1Chicago Sox 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Cleveland 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Minnesota 0 1 .000 1.0 L1West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 1 0 1.000 - W1Seattle 1 0 1.000 - W1Oakland 1 0 1.000 - W1LA Angels 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Texas 0 1 .000 1.0 L1

National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkAtlanta 1 0 1.000 - W1NY Mets 1 0 1.000 - W1Miami 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Washington 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Central W L PCT GB StrkCincinnati 1 0 1.000 - W1St. Louis 1 0 1.000 - W1Chicago Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1.0 L1Pittsburgh 0 1 .000 1.0 L1West W L PCT GB StrkColorado 1 0 1.000 - W1LA Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - W1San Francisco 1 0 1.000 - W1Arizona 0 1 .000 1.0 L1San Diego 0 1 .000 1.0 L1

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic GP W L OT GF GA Ptsx-Montreal 80 48 22 10 213 183 106x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 255 206 104w-Detroit 79 41 25 13 227 215 95Boston 79 41 25 13 209 201 95Ottawa 79 40 26 13 228 211 93e-Florida 80 36 29 15 199 219 87e-Toronto 80 30 43 7 208 253 67e-Buffalo 80 23 49 8 159 268 54

Metropol’n GP W L OT GF GA Ptsy-NY Rangers 79 51 21 7 244 185 109x-Washington 80 44 25 11 237 199 99NY Islanders 79 46 27 6 241 219 98w-Pittsburgh 79 42 26 11 215 203 95e-Columbus 79 39 35 5 222 244 83e-Philadelphia 79 32 29 18 208 224 82e-New Jersey 79 32 34 13 174 205 77e-Carolina 79 29 39 11 183 220 69

Western ConferenceCentral GP W L OT GF GA Ptsx-St. Louis 79 49 23 7 242 197 105x-Nashville 79 47 22 10 227 197 104Chicago 79 48 25 6 225 182 102w-Minnesota 79 44 27 8 223 194 96w-Winnipeg 79 41 26 12 224 208 94Dallas 80 39 31 10 253 259 88e-Colorado 79 36 31 12 212 223 84

Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Ptsy-Anaheim 80 50 23 7 234 221 107Vancouver 80 46 29 5 231 217 97Calgary 79 43 29 7 234 208 93Los Angeles 79 39 25 15 213 197 93San Jose 80 39 32 9 224 227 87e-Edmonton 79 23 43 13 188 272 59e-Arizona 79 24 47 8 167 262 56

Canucks 2, Kings 1 (SO)First Period1. Los Angeles, King (Carter, Toffoli) 1:13Penalties: Weber Van (Holding ) 5:52, Stoll Lak (Interference ) 14:37

Second PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Vrbata Van (Too many men/ice - bench ) 4:31, Doughty Lak (Slashing ) 9:57

Third Period2. Vancouver, Danial Sedin (Edler, Henrik Sedin) 9:54Penalties: Greene Lak (Holding) 7:34

ShootoutVancouver, Bonino No GoalLos Angeles, Carter No GoalVancouver, Vrbata No GoalLos Angeles, Kopitar No GoalVancouver, Higgins Goal

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TLos Angeles 15 10 10 2 37Vancouver 14 8 12 4 38

Goaltending summary:Los Angeles: Quick (37/38), Vancouver: Lack (36/37)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Los Angeles: 0 of 2, Vancouver: 0 of 3

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Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey shouts instructions in the second half of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves last week. [AP PHOTO]

Casey says losses provided lessonsLORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — With five games to go in the Toron-to Raptors’ regular-season, opposing scouts have become regular fixtures. Personnel from every team Toronto might face in the post-season watch with a keen eye, scribbling notes.

It’s a balancing act for coach Dwane Casey between writing up plays the Raptors will use in the post-season, and trying not to show too much of his hand.

“We’re working on some things offensively and defensively that we know we’re going to have to use in the playoffs, intermittently after a timeout, and those situations,” Casey said after Monday’s practice at the Air Canada Centre.“It’s a two-edged sword, you don’t want to expose everything. . . we’ve got to make sure we don’t over-expose ourselves, but at the same time get some game situations.”

The Raptors are fourth (45-32) in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Chicago Bulls and one ahead of the Washington Wizards. So if the playoffs started tomorrow, they’d open at home against Washington. Maintaining home-court advantage is key.

They open a four-game road trip on Wednesday at Charlotte (33-43), likely without all-star Kyle Lowry (back) and Amir Johnson (ankle).

Lowry participated in some of Monday’s prac-tice, while Johnson still can’t put much weight on his injured foot.

“We’re going to wait and see how (Lowry) feels and reacts to the contact. . . he did more non-con-tact stuff today than contact,” Casey said.

The Raptors are coming off a pair of nailbiting losses: 114-109 to Brooklyn on Friday, and 117-116 in overtime against the Boston Celtics the follow-ing night.

“It’s good to have those kinds of games, because they’re like playoff games, close games, hard games, intense games, so it’s good preparation for the playoffs,” said centre Jonas Valanciunas.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might feel awkward discuss-ing a financial matter, especially with a key associate. Perhaps your ideas for investments and lifestyle adjustments could be very different. Postpone the talk until later, when both of you are more relaxed. Tonight: Chat over dinner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might need to defer to someone else in order to go after what you want. You could be very excited about an upcoming get-together with a loved one. Understand that con-taining your good mood might be close to impossible. Tonight: Say “yes” to an unusual offer.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If you need to close the door in order to accomplish what is needed, do so. You like to socialize a little too much, and self-imposed distance might be necessary at times. A loved one or dear friend seeks you out, as he or she wants your company! Tonight: Make it early.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Some-times opting to stay home instead of joining others or going to work is a smart move. You also might have to handle a matter involving a potential trip. You will feel better once you do, though it could cause you to rearrange your schedule. Tonight: Nap, then decide.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You will say what is on your mind. Be careful, as the receiver of your words is likely to misinter-pret what you say. This person could turn your statement into what he or she wants to hear. Take a stand if you feel that the interpretation poses a problem. Tonight: Out and about.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your possessive side emerges, which could cause some dis-comfort for a close friend. Be aware that you won’t be able to satisfy this need to take control. Build your self-image, and be less uptight. Listen well when

someone discusses a money matter. Tonight: Go to extremes.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You could be the source of your own problems because of your need to be right. You might note someone’s discomfort at your response to justify this behavior. Communicate your needs in a less rigid way. Tonight: Use your imagination when making plans.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Be prepared to let your feel-ings flow, and don’t hold back. Whether you choose to share them is a separate issue. You might see changes occur in a most unexpected way. A child or loved one could be the driving force here. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be focused on a project that you are determined to have play out a certain way. Be more forthright with your intentions. You might discover that there are many routes to the same point. Trust yourself to make the correct choice. Tonight: Follow a friend’s lead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Take charge of a situation, as you will know what to do. You could discover a piece of information that forces you to rethink a judgment. Don’t pull yourself too far away from a loved one; this person appreci-ates your presence more than you know. Tonight: On top of your game.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your imagination allows you to distance yourself in order find a viable solution. You could be in a difficult situation without being able to control what is happening. Detach, and you will be OK. Try to understand how each person involved feels. Tonight: Make it your choice.

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FUKUSHIMA, from Page 1

This means it takes 30 years for one-half of the cesium-137 in a sample to decay.

The Fukushima reactors added unprecedented amounts of ces-ium-137 into the ocean, as well as equal amounts of cesium-134. Because cesium-134 has a two-year half-life, any cesium-134 detected in the ocean today can only have been added recently—and the only recent source of ces-ium-134 has been Fukushima.

The Ucluelet sample contained 1.5 Becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m3) (the number of decay events per second per 260 gal-lons of water) of cesium-134, a telltale sign of having come from Fukushima, and 5 Bq/m3 of cesium-137.

These levels are comparable to those measured 100 miles off the coast of Northern California last summer.

Jessie Fletcher, development director for the aquarium, put it in perspective: If someone were to swim for six hours a day every day of the year in water that contained levels of cesium twice as high as the Ucluelet sample, the radiation dose they would receive would still be more than one thousand times less than that of a single dental x-ray, she said, citing WHOI stats.

“It just means that we are now detecting the radiation that was released from Fukushima,” she said. “The important message here is that the ocean is super-connected and anything that happens ‘over there’ will have an impact somewhere else. And every plastic bag that goes into the ocean will end up somewhere else.”

The aquarium is fundraising to do a second WHOI sample and keep the research going.

Buesseler has had to rely on a

crowd-funding and a citizen-sci-ence initiative known as “Our Radioactive Ocean” to collect samples because no U.S. federal agency is responsible for monitor-ing radiation in coastal waters.

Recent partnerships between Buesseler’s group and a Can-adian-funded program called InFORM, led by Jay Cullen at the University of Victoria, Canada, has added more than a dozen monitoring stations along the coast of British Columbia.

In addition, upcoming cruises with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Cali-fornia, will add more than 10 new sampling sites offshore. Also in 2015, a National Science Founda-tion-sponsored project led by WHOI physical oceanographer Alison Macdonald includes fund-ing to analyze more than 250 sea-water samples collected.

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CONSULTANT, from Page 1

A review of the city’s manage-ment structure and salaries was already done by a consultant four years ago. The report from Chris Green and Associates found Port Alberni’s number of manage-ment positions to be right in the middle of nine similar-sized B.C. communities.

While the consultant review was

passed by council to improve the efficiency of the city’s manage-ment, Coun. Denis Sauvé doesn’t believe the assessment is neces-sary. He voted against including the review in this year’s budget.

“I truly feel that each manager deserves what they’re getting paid,” he said. “I’ve spent a lot of time with each one of these man-agers and I’ve now recognized that we’re actually running on

a skeleton crew and we’re at the minimum already.”

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Hefty tax increase for LadysmithROSS ARMOUR NANAIMO DAILY NEWS

The first draft of the Town of Ladysmith’s budget shows an eight per cent municipal tax increase for 2015.

Although the draft of the financial plan is subject to fur-ther discussion and potential change, the increase is above the five per cent council had asked for. Staff say that is pre-dominantly due to the town’s desire to replace and upgrade aging infrastructure, including roads, water and sewage.

The town has recently stated it could spend more than $30 mil-lion in required water improve-ments during the next 10 years while longterm hopes for a new city hall and fire hall remain. City manager Ruth Malli says the plan is to put aside at least five per cent of the overall budget for future infrastructure projects further down the line.

Malli also believes the town has more chance of attaining grants from higher levels of government in order to move forward on particular projects if it has a portion of the cost set aside as proof of funding.

As it stands, homeowners in Ladysmith will pay $154 more in taxes for the year, $30 of which is an increase in the water par-

cel tax specifically.Mayor Aaron Stone admitted

the proposed tax increase is not what council was hoping for but praised staff for “working up to the 11th hour and finding sav-ings where they could.”

Stone believes greater com-munication and assistance is required with and from senior levels of government in order to aid municipalities with the funding for required improve-ments, a burden which he believes currently has to be picked up by the municipal taxpayer.

“Municipal leaders should be focusing on adding pieces to the puzzle such as creating jobs and producing a greater quality of life. Right now we can’t focus on these things without sacrificing infrastructure.

“We’ve gone from a funding model, to a grants model, to a less grants model, to a grants around the corner model. Do we want to raise taxes? Absolutely not, but we also don’t want to be borrowing 20 years into the future just to achieve the things we need to do, let alone the things we want to do.

“I’m all about co-operating with different levels of govern-ment. We need to get this mes-sage out there.”

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Alberni family shares home cooking for the transition to wheatless nutrition: bread, cookies and cake

Recipes for gluten-free diet

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Many people have turned to glu-ten-free lifestyles due to intoler-ances, to improve how they feel overall or to include more natural products.

The Sutton family, including Sonja, Gary and teen daugh-ter McKinley, have all adopted gluten-free nutrition and have not found it to be a difficult transition.

As a triathlete, Gary was train-ing for an Ironman race and was having issues with digestion. He spoke to a naturopath, who sug-gested an elimination diet.

With few answers, he found out later it was due to a sports sup-plement. After the elimination diet, he experienced reactions when eating bread, so he cut that out.

The family enjoys experiment-ing with recipes and modifying when necessary. Gary said they have seen the benefits first-hand.

“We are not putting refined, processed food in our bodies and reducing the amount of sugar we eat has been an added bonus,” he said. “Gluten-free on the label does not necessarily equal healthy eating, so it is important to read labels. Often gluten-free baked goods have large amounts of sugar and cornstarch in them.”

The Suttons shared a few of their favourite gluten-free recipes.

Cranberry Gluten Free Loaf - preheated oven 350

3/4 cup almond butter or cashew butter at room temp

2 tablespoons avocado or olive oil

1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey

2 tablespoons melted coconut oil3 large eggs at room temp1/4 cup arrowroot powder1 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped

fine1/2 cup dried cranberries1/4 cup raw sesame seeds1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds1/4 cup sliced raw almonds

In a large bowl blend almond or cashew butter, avocado oil, maple syrup, coconut oil and eggs, blend until smooth.

Mix dry ingredients together; add nuts and dried fruit then combine with wet ingredients.

Place in a prepared greased and dusted loaf pan and level out the top of the loaf. Bake at 350 for 40-50 min until toothpick comes out clean.

We use as much organic prod-ucts as possible.

Paleo Breakfast Cookies (Grain Free Dairy Free) Adapted from; Gluten Free on a Shoestring

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour

3 tablespoons coconut flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon sea salt2 tablespoon coconut sugar4 tablespoon organic coconut oil

- melted2 eggs at room temp - beaten4 tablespoons honey or maple

syrup2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract1 cup raw pecans roughly

chopped (or substitute an equal amount; combination of raw nuts)

1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds

1 cup raw coconut flakes - I like the ribbon style not fine or med-ium (unsweetened)

Preheat oven to 325. Line a ba-king sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl place almond

flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt and coconut sugar and com-bine well.

In a medium bowl add melted coconut oil, eggs, honey and vanilla and mix well. Add to dry ingredients and combine well. Add in nuts and coconut flakes and mix until combined well.

I like using an ice cream scoop for this next step! Drop the dough on the prepared baking sheet in mounds and about 1 inch apart. They won’t spread like regular cookies. Smooth the mounds of dough into round disks about 1/2 inch high.

Place the baking sheet in the centre of preheated 325 oven and bake until cookies are puffed, golden all over and brown around the edges about 15-17 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Makes 16-18 cookies.

Chocolate Cake - preheat oven to 350

adapted from: Delightfully Free cookbook

Best prepared in a food processor!

3 large eggs1 - 15oz can of black beans,

rinsed and drained well3 tablespoons avocado or grape

seed oil1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

powder2 teaspoons vanilla1/8 teaspoon sea salt1 1/2 teaspoons GF baking

powder1 teaspoon baking soda3/4 cup coconut sugar1/4 cup honey or maple syrup1 tablespoon coconut flour1 tablespoon tapioca flour

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 inch cake pan with avocado oil or grapeseed oil.

Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and lightly oil it too. In a food processor blend the eggs then add in drained black beans and blend for about 1 minute.

Add the oil, cocoa powder, van-illa, salt, baking powder, baking soda, coconut sugar and honey.

Blend for about 30 seconds; may have to scrap sides down to incorporate.

Mix in coconut flour and tapi-oca flour and blend another minute. Pour batter into pre-pared cake pan.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.

Makes a single 9-inch layer cake or double for a birthday cake.

For cupcakes use paper liners and fill to almost full. Bake 18-19 minutes. Makes 9-10 cupcakes for a single batch. Your guests won’t know the secret ingredient black beans.

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Recipe for spinach salad with roasted oranges and shallotsMELISSA D’ARABIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

So with spring here — and spinach being more abun-dant than ever — I decided

to recreate that spinach salad, with some updates and tweaks to improve the nutrient profile.

I swapped out the canned oranges (which usually are packed in a light syrup) for fresh oranges that are roasted at high heat just long enough to coax out the natural sweetness and add depth of flavour. Instead of using hot bacon grease for the warmth, I let the roasted oranges (and sweet shallot) do the mild wilting. (You can let the roasted elements completely cool if you’d prefer the spinach not wilt at all).

Blue cheese and bacon are add-ed in tiny quantities to keep the saturated fat content in check, but mixing it into the dressing means their flavour impact is maximized. Using avocado is a great trick for bringing in the silky creaminess that cheese usually offers while adding some fibre and healthier fats.

The result is a fresher, healthi-er version of that ’70s salad that made me fall in love with the now-ubiquitous baby spinach in the first place.

SPINACH SALAD WITH ROASTED ORANGES AND SHALLOTS

Start to finish: 20 minutesServings: 4For the dressing:3 tablespoons white wine vin-

egar or white balsamic vinegar1 tablespoon water2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon blue cheese

crumbles1 strip bacon (turkey or regu-

lar), cooked crisp and crumbled2 teaspoons minced fresh

thymeKosher salt and ground black

pepperFor the salad:2 navel orangesOlive oilKosher salt1 small shallot, thinly sliced4 cups baby spinach1 cup cooked and cooled quinoa1 small avocado, peeled, pitted

and cubed1/3 cup toasted pecans,

choppedHeat the oven to 425 F. Line a

rimmed baking sheet with kitch-en parchment.

To prepare the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and water, then drizzle in the olive oil while whisking to emulsify. Add the blue cheese, bacon crumbles and thyme, then whisk just enough to turn the vinaigrette a little bit creamy. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

To prepare the oranges, slice off and discard a 1/4-inch slice

from the top and bottom of each orange. Use a paring knife to trim away the skin and pith (white membrane) from the oranges, working from top to bottom. Set the oranges on their sides and gently slice them crosswise 1/4-inch slices.

In a medium bowl, gently combine the orange slices with a drizzle of olive oil and a gener-ous pinch of salt. Arrange in a single layer on the prepared bak-ing sheet. Bake for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in the same bowl toss the shallot with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt. After the oranges have baked for 5 minutes, add the shallot to the baking sheet and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the edges of the oranges begin to caramelize. Set aside to cool slightly.

To assemble the salads, divide the spinach between 4 serving plates, then top each portion with 1/4 cup of the quinoa. Divide the still slightly warm orange slices and shallots between the salads, then top with avocado cubes and pecans. Spoon dressing over top of each salad.

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