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Employers If you are looking to hire and train the right person, the way you want……. Job Seekers If you are looking for work experience or training in order to learn new skills….. Call or visit us to find out if you are eligible for: KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Heavy rain and limited visibil- ity contributed to a fatal accident involving a pick-up truck and cyclist last week near Hydro Hill on the Pacific Rim Highway. The Ucluelet RCMP, BC Ambu- lance Service Paramedics and the Ucluelet Fire Department responded to the crash just after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. A cyclist was riding to Ucluelet near the east end of Kennedy Lake when he lost control of his bike and veered into oncoming traffic. He was struck by the pick- up heading east. Sgt. Jeff Swann, Commander of the Ucluelet RCMP, said despite best efforts, the cyclist could not be saved. “He received fantastic medical care immediately from the Alp- ine Employee First Aid crew who were nearby,” Swann said. “The paramedics were on scene almost immediately. He had a lot of qualified people working on him, but despite their best efforts, he couldn’t be saved.” The cyclist was brought to Port Alberni by ambulance where he was pronounced dead. Police confirmed the cyclist was 61-year old Ralf Jarchow of Brampton, Ontario. Jarchow, a lawyer and avid cyclist, was on a charity cross-Canada tour raising money for Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. His wife, Valerie, was driving the support vehicle and keeping a blog along the journey. In her last post on Wednesday, she wrote about entering and leaving Port Alberni. “We will be staying at [her brother’s] cabin [tonight] on Sprout Lake which is halfway to Tofino. Tofino ... Ralf can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!” she wrote. “Started off for Port Alberni at 7:15. Temp 4C, head winds, raining...Fortunately Ralf goes the other direction tomor- row to Tofino. Very steep – every truck is pulling over to check their brakes before heading down on either side. “The road to Tofino is 99k; windy and narrow.” The driver of the pick-up, a woman from Ucluelet, was uninjured and no charges are currently pending. An investiga- tion was undertaken at the scene to determine the cause of the crash. [email protected] Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Bulldogs lose twice in BCHL Showcase Sports, Page 6 23C 10C Sunny Weather 2 What’s On 2 Alberni Region 3 Opinion 4 Community 5 Sports 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 Alberni Album 10 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 181 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.) Inside today Tour de Rock lands in Port Alberni to fanfare Twenty police officers on bicycles arrived in town Friday for the fundraising event after a tough push over “the hump.” » Alberni Region, Page 3 Beaver recovering after rescue from basement The animal was very lethargic, dehydrated and hungry from having no access to food – but didn’t have injuries. » Community, Page 5 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. FEDERAL ELECTION A rare celestial combination For the first time since 1982 Sunday evening brought a lunar eclipse at the same time as a supermoon, which is a full moon that looks bigger and brighter than usual due to a closer vicinity to the earth. In Port Alberni the moon was entirely immersed in the earth’s shadow at 8:06 p.m. A lunar eclipse and supermoon are not expected to coincide again until 2033. [JERRY FEVENS, FOR THE TIMES] FATALITY » Supermoon eclipse Ontario cyclist killed on Hwy. 4 during his fundraising trip west National plan for seniors care debated ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Port Alberni is aging – a demo- graphic shift that is already placing growing demands on the health care system. According to census data 20 per cent of the Alberni Valley’s 25,000 residents are 65 or older, but Island Health anticipates this portion to grow as baby boomers move into the retirement age. Residents over 75 are expected to double by 2036, while the Valley’s overall population remains stable over this period, stated an Island Health from 2014. The trend has already brought a steady supply of long-term care patients to the West Coast General Hospital in recent years. These people are often elderly, with dementia or physical disabilities that require constant medical attention – but a shortage of available spaces in the community’s care facilities has made the hospital a holding area for those awaiting placement. With acute care spots costing up to $1,000 a day, long- term care patients have comprised nearly half of the hospital’s 52-bed capacity on some occasions. As part of the Times’ ongoing election coverage, candidates in the Courtenay-Alberni riding were asked what’s needed for the health care sys- tem to support an increase in elderly residents. The following are excerpts from their written responses, which will be posted in their entirety on avtimes.net later this week. NDP candidate Gord Johns believes more measures are needed to ensure British Columbia is getting its fair share of health care funding. He pledges to restore the Canadian Health Accord, a 10-year agreement to provide stable health care funding to the provinces that expired in 2014. “As Tom [Mulcair] has reminded us, our universal health system came in through the NDP, it is part of our DNA and we will defend it every step of the way,” said Johns. See ELECTION, Page 3 Valley’s population over 75 expected to double by 2036 Ralf Jarchow, seen here in Ontario, died Thursday when he hit a truck near Kennedy Lake on the Pacifc Rim Highway. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Heavy rain and limited visibil-ity contributed to a fatal accident involving a pick-up truck and cyclist last week near Hydro Hill on the Pacific Rim Highway.

The Ucluelet RCMP, BC Ambu-lance Service Paramedics and the Ucluelet Fire Department responded to the crash just after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.

A cyclist was riding to Ucluelet near the east end of Kennedy Lake when he lost control of his bike and veered into oncoming traffic. He was struck by the pick-up heading east. Sgt. Jeff Swann, Commander of the Ucluelet RCMP, said despite best efforts, the cyclist could not be saved.

“He received fantastic medical care immediately from the Alp-ine Employee First Aid crew who were nearby,” Swann said. “The paramedics were on scene almost immediately. He had a lot of qualified people working on him, but despite their best efforts, he

couldn’t be saved.” The cyclist was brought to Port

Alberni by ambulance where he was pronounced dead.

Police confirmed the cyclist was 61-year old Ralf Jarchow

of Brampton, Ontario. Jarchow, a lawyer and avid cyclist, was on a charity cross-Canada tour raising money for Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. His wife, Valerie, was

driving the support vehicle and keeping a blog along the journey. In her last post on Wednesday, she wrote about entering and leaving Port Alberni.

“We will be staying at [her brother’s] cabin [tonight] on Sprout Lake which is halfway to Tofino. Tofino ... Ralf can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!!!” she wrote. “Started off for Port Alberni at 7:15. Temp 4C, head winds, raining...Fortunately Ralf goes the other direction tomor-row to Tofino. Very steep – every truck is pulling over to check their brakes before heading down on either side.

“The road to Tofino is 99k; windy and narrow.”

The driver of the pick-up, a woman from Ucluelet, was uninjured and no charges are currently pending. An investiga-tion was undertaken at the scene to determine the cause of the crash.

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Bulldogs lose twice in BCHL ShowcaseSports, Page 6

23C 10CSunny

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Alberni Region 3Opinion 4

Community 5Sports 6

Scoreboard 7Comics 8

Classifieds 9Alberni Album 10

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 181 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.)

Inside today

Tour de Rock lands in Port Alberni to fanfareTwenty police officers on bicycles arrived in town Friday for the fundraising event after a tough push over “the hump.”

» Alberni Region, Page 3

Beaver recovering after rescue from basement The animal was very lethargic, dehydrated and hungry from having no access to food – but didn’t have injuries.

» Community, Page 5

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

FEDERAL ELECTION

A rare celestial combinationFor the first time since 1982 Sunday evening brought a lunar eclipse at the same time as a supermoon, which is a full moon that looks bigger and brighter than usual due to a closer vicinity to the earth. In Port Alberni the moon was entirely immersed in the earth’s shadow at 8:06 p.m. A lunar eclipse and supermoon are not expected to coincide again until 2033. [JERRY FEVENS, FOR THE TIMES]

FATALITY

» Supermoon eclipse

Ontario cyclist killed on Hwy. 4 during his fundraising trip west

National plan for seniors care debated

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Port Alberni is aging – a demo-graphic shift that is already placing growing demands on the health care system.

According to census data 20 per cent of the Alberni Valley’s 25,000 residents are 65 or older, but Island Health anticipates this portion to grow as baby boomers move into the retirement age. Residents over 75 are expected to double by 2036, while the Valley’s overall population remains stable over this period, stated an Island Health from 2014.

The trend has already brought a steady supply of long-term care patients to the West Coast General Hospital in recent years. These people are often elderly, with dementia or physical disabilities that require constant medical attention – but a shortage of available spaces in the community’s care facilities has made the hospital a holding area for those awaiting placement. With acute care spots costing up to $1,000 a day, long-term care patients have comprised nearly half of the hospital’s 52-bed capacity on some occasions.

As part of the Times’ ongoing election coverage, candidates in the Courtenay-Alberni riding were asked what’s needed for the health care sys-tem to support an increase in elderly residents. The following are excerpts from their written responses, which will be posted in their entirety on avtimes.net later this week.

NDP candidate Gord Johns believes more measures are needed to ensure British Columbia is getting its fair share of health care funding. He pledges to restore the Canadian Health Accord, a 10-year agreement to provide stable health care funding to the provinces that expired in 2014.

“As Tom [Mulcair] has reminded us, our universal health system came in through the NDP, it is part of our DNA and we will defend it every step of the way,” said Johns.

See ELECTION, Page 3

Valley’s population over 75 expected to double by 2036

Ralf Jarchow, seen here in Ontario, died Thursday when he hit a truck near Kennedy Lake on the Pacifc Rim Highway. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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Lounge Music with pianist Richard Lysne Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.

Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tues-

days at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137.

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

Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Wat-son House.

Board Games social on Tues-days, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.

Fun darts/ladies pool, Tues-days at 7 p.m. at the Legion Branch 293.

Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers

group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733.

Youth 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.

Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.,

Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.

Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in

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

Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last

Tuesday of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms

and their babies. To register drop into Echo Centre or phone 250-723-2181.

Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in

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Urgently needed: The Can-adian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan and Disas-ter Management programs in Port Alberni. Please visit http://www.redcross.ca/vol-unteer/who-is-needed details. To apply please email [email protected], call 1-855-995-3529 or visit the Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue.

Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety’s Dementia Support Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals deal-ing with Early On Set Demen-tia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478

Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mor-nings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement sup-port in an informal and com-fortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.

Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking,

leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell).

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

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

KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support ser-vices. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.

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Winner rides awayThe winner of the Alberni Valley Hospice Society’s raffle, Chris Falardeau, was recently presented with his scooter, donated by Port Boat House, by the Society’s executive director, Gretchen Carlson, centre, and Port Boat House’s Yamaha sales associate Steve Kendall. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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never leave Canadian families to fend for themselves as an unprecedented wave of dementia draws near,” she said.

Powell-Davidson spoke of applying “economies of scale” to medications.

“If big box retailers can offer you lower prices based on the same principle, it only makes sense to apply it to the primary health care expenditure for most Canadians,” she said.

Green Party candidate Glen Sol-litt listed a plan to help seniors, including a national pharmacare program, “affordable and predict-able home care,” as well as increas-ing health care transfer payments to the provinces according to demographic needs.

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Sun., Oct. 4th, 1-5 p.m. at the BarclaySun., Oct. 4th, 1-5 p.m. at the BarclayWhite Bridal Boutique from Nanaimo White Bridal Boutique from Nanaimo is coming and fi lling the small Stamps is coming and fi lling the small Stamps Room with dresses, dresses, dresses.Room with dresses, dresses, dresses.

$5 at the door. $5 at the door. All proceeds go to local womens charity. All proceeds go to local womens charity. The big ballroom will be fi lled with many The big ballroom will be fi lled with many vendors for your special day. vendors for your special day.

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FUNDRAISING POLITICS

21 Tour de Rock cyclists roll over the hump to visit Port Alberni on Friday; young person shares story of her illness

Police ride into town for childhood cancer research

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock rolled into Port Alberni on Friday afternoon for the annual meet and greet and fundraising drive.

Twenty-one cyclists, includ-ing 20 police officers and one media rider from Vancouver Island, rode over the “hump” from Parksville, where they were greeted first with cheque presentations at Walmart. Before fuelling up with lunch, Nanaimo’s media rider, Hilary Eastmure from 91.7 Coast FM, reflected on the climb up High-way 4.

“I know I am never going to ride the hump again,” Eastmure said. “It was not as hard as I thought it would be, though.

“We were all reflecting on what it would be like to fight cancer, especially as a kid. We had some good inspirational music and were all supporting each other.”

She said there were also motiv-ational signs posted along the road.

Eastmure said she hasn’t regu-larly ridden a bike since high school but was inspired to join the team for personal reasons.

“I decided to do it after a co-worker did it in 2013,” East-mure said. “I was inspired after I lost a dear friend to cancer in 2012. It is a great way to pay trib-ute to her and help out with the cause.”

Each rider on the team is paired with one or more junior riders, children in Vancouver Island communities who are

cancer survivors or currently fighting the disease. Eastmure said they are the reason the riders keep pedalling. She met her two junior team members, Natalie, 11 and Hope, 8 in Parks-ville on Thursday. Hope decided on the spot to shave her head in support of fellow cancer surviv-ors and raised $300 in a matter of minutes.

“She just wanted to support other kids fighting cancer,” Eastmure said. “Any trepidation I had about shaving my head in Nanaimo on Sept. 28 melted away right then. I will do it in their honour.”

That evening the team listened to a story told by a young teen-ager, Olivia, who just finished her treatments for acute lymph-oblastic leukemia.

“She decided to fight hard and not let it get her down,” said Tour de Rock coordinator, Katie Crowe. “She is wise beyond her years and very inspiring. Those stories remind the riders of what and who they are doing this for.”

After lunch at Walmart, the team made its way to the Co-Op on Johnston Road for more fundraising and then Alberni Elementary, where they were welcomed with cheers from stu-dents and teachers.

At A.W. Neill Elemen-tary, Grade 3 student Brett Wasylyniuk raised $1,000 before shaving his head in front of the large crowd. The nearly four-year cancer survivor sat outside Co-Op and the Starboard Grill collecting donations prior to the event.

“Then when he was getting his head shaved, the owner of Clip 21 gave him $250 because she was so impressed with what he was doing,” said Brett’s father, Richard Wasylyniuk.

That evening a fundraising din-ner was held at Boston Pizza.

This year the team lacked any riders representing Port Alberni and the West Coast, but organ-izers were happy with the $6,814 raised in support.

Crowe said the team’s goal by the end of the tour is to break $1 million again.

Last year the event raised $1.12 million and over the 18-year history, it has contributed more than $20 million to pediatric cancer research, programs and support.

The tour wraps up on Oct. 2 in Victoria.

Former junior rider, Kayla Aolick, gives a member of Tour de Rock a bracelet that she made for each of the 21 riders when the team arrived at Walmart on Friday. The event raised $6,814 in Port Alberni. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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Aboriginal issues on agenda last night; tonight’s event hosted by chamber

Candidates face off in open forum

ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Courtenay-Alberni candidates face the public collectively this week with two forums sched-uled Monday at the Hupacasath House of Gathering and tonight at the Italian Hall.

Aboriginal issues were on the agenda for the Monday forum, an event organized by the Hupacasath First Nation and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council.

“Aboriginal issues aren’t only important to aboriginal people; they are important to all Can-adians,” read a statement from the forum’s organizers.

Hundreds are expected to fill the Italian Hall this evening when the Conservative, Liberal, Green Party and NDP candidates are available to answer concerns from the public.

The event begins with five min-utes for each party represent-ative to introduce themselves and their political platform, fol-lowed by inquiries from citizens. Responses are limited to one minute each to keep comments succinct.

“We don’t try and control the questions,” said Bill Collette, executive director of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, which is holding the event with the Port Alberni and District Labour Council.

“There’s a timer and we have a mic control. If things get abusive or whatever we shut the mic off.”

The chamber and labour council have hosted candidates forums for past elections, includ-ing a provincial event and a mayoral debate leading up to the municipal vote in November 2014.

Chamber vice-president Kris Patterson believes tonight’s forum will give citizens a chance

to direct their personal concerns to the political candidates.

“This is an excellent opportun-ity for the general public to have a one-to-one interaction with the political people,” he said.

“Although there has been a lot of press coverage, it’s always better to meet someone face-to-face.”

The event’s moderator will be Cindy Solda, a former Port Alber-ni city councillor of 13 years and past chair of the Alberni-Clayo-quot Regional District.

The two-hour all candidates meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Italian Hall tonight at 4065 Sixth Avenue.

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“We were all reflecting on what it would be like to fight cancer, especially as a kid. We had some good inspirational music and were all supporting each other.”

Hilary Eastmure, media rider

‘Dedicated’ health funding by fedsELECTION, from Page 1

The NDP candidate also spoke of a seniors strategy that includes keeping eligibility for Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement payments at 65.

Conservative candidate John Duncan defended the federal sup-port for health care, noting that transfers to the province have grown by six per cent every year.

“Federal funding dedicated to health care is legislated to con-tinue to grow from 2017-18 in line with the growth of the economy with a guaranteed increase of at least three per cent a year,” he said.

Duncan also spoke of establish-ing the Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation, as well as prioritizing research for superbugs, cancer treatment, cardiovascular illnesses, strokes and Alzheimer’s disease.

“We recognize the importance if improving the quality of life of seniors, their families and care-givers,” he said. “Our ambition includes finding a cure for demen-tia by 2025.”

The Liberal Party’s Carrie Pow-ell-Davidson emphasized a nation-al strategy for dementia, criticiz-ing Health Minister Rona Ambrose for voting against a bill to put a

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Alberni Valley Museum deserves our support

Our museum is the greatest!Thank-you to the museum

staff for hosting my 12th birth-day. The murder mystery was exciting as my friends and I explored the 1920s.

If you haven’t considered renting the A.V. museum for a celebration please do. We all need to support the museum. As a student, I appreciate our heritage.

We all have to know our past before we can truly plan our future.

Libby MansonPort Alberni

‘Exclusionary politics’ against the Greens

To all media covering Canada’s

Federal election in October: Last time I checked, Elizabeth May is still leader of one of Canada’s Federal political parties and still running in October’s election.So why aren’t the media giving her equal time and asking her the same questions posed to leaders of other “main” federal parties?

At least ask Elizabeth May what her responses are to the other leaders’ answers to the questions she’s not being asked.

Otherwise, it appears the media are getting sucked into (and thereby contributing to) the vor-tex of exclusionary politics creat-ed by Ms. May’s competitors.

Surely the media aren’t afraid she might challenge the status-quo too much.

That’s what makes news. So let’s get with the program,

eh?

Liz StonardPort Alberni

Strategic voting has dominated the election

In this super-extended version of a federal election it seems that one issue has dominated; stra-tegic voting.

This isn’t new. We heard it in 2011 as well,

but this time it seems to have reached a fever pitch and I admit to getting caught up in it as well.

However, after many hours of consideration and study I’ve found that there seems to be one thing that a massive number of Canadians agree on thanks to the last four years of destructive and disturbing Harp-er governance.

People want a change in government.

That is a key difference from last time.

If every one of those people voted for that change it would be impossible for the Conservative

Party to form government. What’s more, instead of worry-

ing about calculations and best chances and next times, people could simply vote for the change they want to see.

That sounds like a much easier sell to the legions of non-voters, who are the ones truly holding the keys to 24 Sussex, than the current strategy that only appeals to the hyper-politically aware.

Chris Alemany Port Alberni

Thanks to Port Alberni for 46 great years

I am moving away. Thank you Port Alberni for 46 great years.

I’m so glad we had this time together.

Julia Turner Port Alberni

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Crude will fi nd a way despite oppositionThe leading Democratic

presidential candidate has now given the

thumbs-down to Canada’s Key-stone XL pipeline.

Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday she opposes the pipe-line from Alberta into the U.S., intended to ship crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries. How-ever, that will not shut down Alberta’s oilsands; the oil will find another way to flow, as the market demands.

That other way, now, is by train. Rail is more expensive and carries a heftier cost environmentally, coughing out higher greenhouse gas emissions.

Since 2008, when TransCan-ada applied to build a southern pipeline, crossing the border at Montana, oil has been chugging along by rail into the U.S. mar-ket, going from almost nothing to 180,000 barrels per day, by

rail, between January 2011 and November 2013.

In other words, opposing pipelines does not shut down oil production. Ms. Clinton saw that when she was secretary of state — it’s either dirty oil from the Middle East or dirty oil from Canada, she said. In 2014, the State Department assessed Can-adian imports to be environ-mentally defensible.

Ms. Clinton has fallen into step with U.S. President Barack Obama now on Keystone. Key-stone is opposed by a big chunk of the Democratic Party’s support base. Ms. Clinton now says Keystone is a “distraction” from the bigger task ahead on climate change.

So the wind has shifted on the Harper government’s strategy, which was to just wait out the Obama administration, con-fident the next government would see the project’s merit.

(Betting on the ascendancy of a Trump administration with a yen for crude may be risky.)

It was wise, therefore, for Conservative Leader Stephen Harper to hold fire on Thursday about Ms. Clinton’s about-face.

He – or, at least, the next feder-al government – will be knock-ing once again on the doors of the White House after the American elections next fall.

Oil finds its way to market, as the Canadian experience shows. That is why development and export did not slow in the eight years Keystone has been wait-ing for approval.

The market will decide whether oilsands production is “worth it.” The State Depart-ment’s assessment published in 2014 was based on a per-barrel price almost $30 higher than where it sits today.

A followup report by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency said that prevented a truly useful analysis of an environmental cost-benefit of Keystone. The efficiencies of a fairly direct pipeline to the American Gulf refineries improve the market for expen-sive oilsands crude.

But market prices shift, some-times dramatically; a barrel of oil has dropped by half over the last year, landing just south of US$45 Wednesday. Produ-cers have reacted accordingly, delaying or stopping projects. Oil-price forecasts see a steady but slow rise over the next decade.

TransCanada is moving ahead by seeking approval for Energy East, a pipeline to move oil to Quebec and New Brunswick. And, the political headwinds in the U.S. may calm after Novem-ber 2016.

Regardless of who gets installed in the White House,

Canada needs to protect not just its resource revenues, but its economic future, and that also means protecting its environment.

Liberal Leader Justin Tru-deau supports Keystone; NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is hedging. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants to refine oil domestically.

What Canada needs from its next prime minister is economic leadership in hand with vigor-ous defence of the environment. That may mean, as Ms. Notley suggests, thinking more broad-ly about how the country uses the wealth of the land.

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WILDLIFE

Beaver rescued from mill basement

T his beaver was rescued from the basement of the Harmac Mill in Nanaimo

last week after being found inside the building. We have no idea how the beaver got inside but luckily a staff member spot-ted it and was able to transport it to NIWRA. The beaver was very lethargic, dehydrated and hungry from having no access to food but did not have any injur-ies. We were able to rehydrate, offer lots of food and a place to recover before releasing back to the wild.

Periodically beaver are admit-ted in the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre. They are interesting animals to care for as their diet is very different

than our normal residents. Their vegetarian diet in the wild is non-wwody-type plants such as cattail shoots during the spring and summer and shrubs and trees in the autumn and winter. It’s the bark of the trees they are interested in eating.

Those protruding teeth help in the cutting and chewing on wood while submerged under the water. They teeth never stop growing but the continual chew-ing keeps them from getting too long.

Beavers are from the rodent family and have a very thick brown fur coat and soft gray undercoat which protects them from all climates. That dense coat was almost their demise in the early years of hunting and trapping.

Being excellent swimmers, their large flat tail works as a boat rudder manoeuvring the large logs to its dam. It also acts as a balance when carrying heavy branches. It is difficult to

find beaver tracks because of the trail. As it drags along behind the beaver, it covers up their prints.

They have many adaptations

that helps them swim under water like ear valves and a nose that closes. A thick layer covers their eyes to protect them from anything floating in the water.

Most of a beaver’s time is spent building dams and lodges there-fore it is a mystery why our res-cued beaver found itself inside ofthe Harmac Mill. He should havebeen busy building a large con-shaped pile of branches in the middle of a lake. We are hopeful this beaver is now covering its lodge with a thick layer of mud to keep out any predators and happily slapping its tail on the surface of the water.

They prefer lakes and streams throughout the whole of Can-ada but a large population of beaver can be found in British Columbia.

Their population was once threatened for their fur and meatbut it is good to see that numbershave risen because of wetland rehabilitation and better con-servation laws.

» Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. For more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-248-8534 or email [email protected].

Sylvia CampbellWild N Free

Rescued from inside the Harmac Mill in Nanaimo, this beaver spent some time at NIWRA rehabilitating and finally released.

The 2015 federal budget con-tained a couple of measures that can give Canadians greater flexibility in their retirement saving and investing - an increase in the annual Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) contribution limit and a reduction in min-imum annual payments from Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs).

Increase in TFSA contribution limit

As of January 1, 2015, the annual TFSA contribution limit was raised to $10,000 from the previous limit of $5,500. The extra $4,500 in annual contribution room offers a significant tax-effi-cient and very flexible opportun-ity to save for your retirement. You can take retirement income from a TFSA without impacting your right to receive such social assistance tax benefits as Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the age credit. As well, because the withdrawal rates for RRIFs have decreased, taking retirement income first from your TFSA may allow you to leave investments in your RRIF longer. This is a bene-fit because RRIF withdrawals are 100% taxable so it’s usually better to leave those funds inside your RRIF as long as possible.

TFSAs are also more flexible than Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) because there’s no maximum age by which you must start to make minimum withdrawals. And, unlike an RRSP, you can continue to make contributions to invest-ments held in a TFSA after you turn age 71.

Decrease in minimum RRIF withdrawals

Previously, a 71-year-old with a RRIF was required to withdraw 7.38% of their RRIF in the first year, escalating to 20% by age 94. Now, the withdrawal rate has decreased to 5.28% in the first year, and 18.79% by age 94. This is an opportunity to preserve more of your wealth over your retire-ment years. As well, RRIF owners who withdraw more than the new minimum amount in 2015 will be able to re-contribute to their RRIF up to the reduction in the RRIF minimum withdrawal amount when the contribution is made on or before February 29, 2016 and will be deductible for the 2015 taxation year.

What’s best for you?Should you take advantage of

the extra TFSA contribution room and the decrease in min-imum RRIF withdrawals (along with the flexibility to re-con-tribute to both) as strategies for decreasing your tax bite – or are other retirement income options (such as increasing contribu-tions to your RRSP) better for you? You’ll know when these strategies are weighed within an overall financial/retirement plan – For more information and a mail out package please email [email protected].

Liz GaudetThe HappyLife Project

» Liz Gaudet is a consultant with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. in Port Alberni. She can be reached at 250-723-1148.

FINANCIAL

Retirement income fl exibility boost

Are you scheduled for sur-gery? If so, there are ways to circumvent horrendous sur-gical errors. We’ve all heard stories about surgeons ampu-tating the wrong leg. Or fixing a hernia on the side that didn’t need it. If you think this is past history, you had better think again as it happens every year in North America.

During a 10 year period in Canada, wrong-site surgery happened 106 times. Each year, 6.3 cases involved a lower extremity and in 4.3 cases, an upper limb. The most common error was the use of arthros-copy (looking into the joint with an optical instrument) on the wrong joint. This misfor-tune happened to 24 patients. And in one case a total knee replacement was performed on the wrong knee!

One mishap occurred after a patient fell, causing a fracture of the left leg. But operating room nurses placed her on her left side exposing her to

surgery on her right leg. It was only after the surgeon made the incision and found no fracture that he realized the error.

Reports from the U.S. show that wrong side or wrong per-son surgery happens once in every 100,000 cases. But if a patient is having an operation for a lazy eye, the risk of sur-gery being performed on the wrong eye is one in 10,000!

Dr. Philip Stahel, a researcher and surgeon at Denver Health Medical Center, remarked, “The surgical blunders reported are in all probability just the tip of the iceberg and mix-ups are likely higher.” In fact, one patient died of lung complications when a doctor inserted a chest tube into the

wrong lung.All of these errors are tra-

gic and some catastrophic. In another case, two patients had prostate biopsies. The result showed that one had cancer and the other did not. But the biopsies got mixed up and the patient without the cancer had a radical prostatectomy per-formed, which is extensive sur-gery, and removal of an organ, for no reason. The other patient was still walking around unaware he had a malignancy.

The U.S. report showed that one-third of the mistakes lead to long-term negative conse-quences. In Canada, wrong site, wrong procedure and wrong patient surgery left 10 percent of patients with poor outcomes, depression or death. But all patients either required pro-longed surgical time or addi-tional surgery.

One would wonder how these

errors can happen. It is primar-ily a failure of common sense. In some instances the patient was anesthetized, the extremity prepared and draped before the patient was even seen by the surgeon.

In other situations the extremity that supposedly required surgery was marked by someone other than the operating surgeon. Or medical records and X-rays were not available in the operating room. In effect, hospital policy was rarely followed, or not at all.

To help prevent this problem some hospitals have initiated a “timeout” before the incision is made. This gives everyone a moment to reflect on whether all the I’s have been dotted and all the T’s crossed before proceeding.

But what can patients do to prevent wrong-site surgery and make errors as fool proof as

possible. Some surgeons initial the part of the body scheduled for surgery. But this is not always done. So if there’s no initial on your operative site before you’re wheeled to the operating room, ask the sur-geon to place his initial on the right extremity while you’re still awake.

Alexander Pope wrote over 300 years ago, “To err is human” so it may be a long time before there’s 100 percent protection against surgical errors.

HEALTH

Wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong surgery

» W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a gradu-ate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com.

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BALTIMORE — As they charge toward their first AL East title in 22 years, the Toronto Blue Jays are finding new and interesting ways to win.

A team that has hit 223 home runs used a 60-foot dribbler to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Monday night.

Toronto’s fifth straight victory, coupled with the Yankees’ loss to Boston, reduced the Blue Jays’ magic number for securing the division crown to two.

After scoring twice in the eighth to pull even, the Blue Jays got the decisive run against Brad Brach (5-3) in the ninth. Dioner Navarro led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Dalton Pompey, who advanced on a single. After a sacrifice moved the runners up, Pompey scored when Justin Smoak hit a slow roller to first and Chris Davis threw wildly to the plate.

“I hit it off my thumbs,” Smoak said. “Looking for a changeup, got a heater. That can happen.”

The Blue Jays did get a home run — from Edwin Encarnacion — but that wasn’t much of a fac-tor in the Blue Jays’ 35th come-back victory of the year.

“We can win any way pos-sible,” Smoak said. “This team is unbelievable. Guys fight to the end.”

Brett Cecil (5-5) pitched one inning and Roberto Osuna got two outs for this 20th save.

Ryan Flaherty hit a three-run homer for the Orioles, who have lost four straight. Toronto starter Marco Estrada, Cecil and Osuna retired the last 17 Balti-more batters in order.

“Part of that is you have to credit the other guy who is on the mound,” Baltimore’s Matt

Wieters said. “We’ve had some tough pitchers. Estrada was real-ly pounding the zone. Anytime he wanted to throw a strike, he threw a strike.”

Estrada gave up three runs and four hits in 7 1-3 innings. After allowing Flaherty’s home run in the second, Estrada retired 18 of the next 19 batters. The only Bal-timore baserunner during that span was Wieters, who singled with one out in the fourth.

Down 3-1, the Blue Jays ral-lied in the eighth against Chris Tillman and All-Star reliever Darren O’Day. Ryan Goins led off with a single and advanced on a groundout before O’Day entered and gave up RBI singles to Ben Revere and Jose Bautista.

The uprising, which didn’t feature a hard-hit ball, was an

appropriate prelude to the ninth.“We felt good with Darren

going in there,” Wieters said. “He had a couple of ground

balls that shot through the infield that could have easily have been an inning-ending double play. But they found holes.”

The comeback came after Till-man took a four-hitter into the eighth.

“Tip my hat to my guys,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “They hung around and made a run at it late.”

Tillman was 0-4 with a 15.50 ERA in five starts against Toron-to this season, and 4-10 with a 6.02 ERA over his career. He was much improved this time around, but not good enough to get the win.

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Alberni loses 2 in BCHL ShowcaseMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs fell to 1-4-0-0 after dropping two games at the BCHL Showcase last week.

The Bulldogs lost their third straight game on Friday mor-ning 3-0 against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. It was their second loss of the fourth annual BCHL Showcase at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. They played the Penticton Vees Thursday after-noon and were bested 4-1 by the defending Fred Page Cup champions.

“We had some quality chances but I just don’t think that we’re hungry enough yet,” said Bull-dogs head coach and general manager Kevin Willison. “We need some of our veterans to carry the puck for us right now. I think once they score a few goals here the floodgates will open.

“Right now we’re just gripping the stick a little bit too tight.”

There’s a lot of pressure on the team’s 20-year-olds to lead the way and score points, Willison noted.

“That comes along with being 20 in this league and a veteran,” Willison said.

Shots on net favoured Salmon Arm 11-5 on Friday through the first period but with no score. The Silverback’s Josh Blanchard opened the scoring on a break-away just over a minute into the second period, with an assist from Josh Laframboise.

Nearly seven minutes into the second frame Salmon Arm looked sharp in a four-on-four play as Nick Hutchison found the puck in front of the net to make it 2-0 with assists from Elijiah Barriga and Damian Chrcek. The Bulldogs couldn’t generate much in the way of offence and were outshot 13–4.

A scrappy third period amount-ed to 32 penalty minutes and two

game misconducts, but no power play goals. Colton Thibault add-ed the final goal for Salmon Arm for the 3–0 final, assisted by Josh Laframboise. The ‘Dogs were outshot 31–15 for the game, and were shut out for the second time in a week.

The defending Fred Page Cup champions Penticton Vees, defeated the Bulldogs 4-1 on Thursday afternoon at Prospera

Centre. The Vees’ Tyson Jost, assisted by Scott Conway, scored one on the power play in the first period and added another for the 2-0 lead by eight minutes into the second.

Nathan Dingmann found his first BCHL career goal off a deflection from Garrett Halls and Josh Adkins at 9:20 in the second period.

That was the only goal the

Bulldogs scored in the past three games.

The Vees continued to build their lead at three minutes into the third period when Gabe Bast blasted a shot off the post and in. Jost made it a hat-trick with an empty netter with less than a minute to go for the 4–1 final score. Shots favoured Alberni 28–23.

The Bulldogs are in Nanaimo on Wednesday to face the Nanaimo Clippers at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

“I certainly expect a tough match there,” said Willison.

“We’re going to go there with a good attitude and hope to take two points.”

The Clippers are 3–3 in the sea-son so far, losing their last game against the Coquitlam Express 4–2 at the Showcase on Saturday.

Bulldogs winger Nathan Dingmann works the puck past Silverbacks defenceman Aiden Salerno at Prospera Centre on Friday during the fourth annual BCHL Showcase. Alberni lost 3–0 to Salmon Arm. [ROB FROLIC FOR THE TIMES]

Coulson’s held off improved sophomoreDumas West Coast Express for 3–2 win

3 tie games in AV league fi rst week

BRUCE EDWARDS FOR THE TIMES

Friday, Sept. 19:

COULSON’S – 3 DUMAS WC EXPRESS – 2

Coulson’s off-season acquisi-tion Justin Sketsch opened the scoring for his new team 3:25 into the game.

Brad Golbeck and brother, Kyle Sketsch assisted.

With 5:37 remaining in the opening half Colton Buffie add-ed to Coulson’s halftime with his goal assisted by Dustin St. Denis and Mike Souchuck.

The game remained 2-0 in Coulson’s favour until Wesley Schutt set up teammate Craig Smith’s short-handed goal with 8:29 remaining in the game.

A minute and a half later veteran Dave Gibson scored the eventual game winner for Coul-son’s on an assist from another off-season acquisition Carson McCulloch and Justin Sketsch.

With eighteen seconds left in the game Dumas’ Taylor Han-sen narrowed the final score to 3-2 on a lone assist from Smith.

Coulson’s and Dumas WC Express each had 23 shots on goal apiece in this close game.

BOSTON PIZZA – 2 HETHERINGTON IND. – 2

Chad Plouffe opened the game’s scoring for Hethering-ton 3:27 into the game on an assist from Colby Lim and Jonathan Cherry.

Boston Pizza’s Dallas Ward’s point shot found the back of the net 7:39 in to tie the game 1-1. Graham Melton assisted.

With 3:32 left in the opening half Cody Chretien’s powerplay goal put Hetherington back on top 2-1 for the halftime break. Aaron Hetherington and Jake Martens assisted.

Early in the final half rookie Logan Henson scored a short-handed goal with help from Jordan Hamlyn to tie the game for Boston Pizza.

For the remainder of the game both teams battled hard with end to end offensive rush-es looking for the game winner. Neither team was able to net the winner. Boston Pizza out-shot Hetherington Industries 32-24.

URGEL’S AUTO COLLISION – 4

THE BLUE MARLIN INN – 4Urgel’s opened the scoring

7:08 into the game on Keenan McConnell’s unassisted goal. Midway through the opening half Morgan Steed tied the game for the Blue Marlin Inn on assists from Jimmie Hodg-son and Shawn Fearing.

McConnell’s second goal with 7:21 left in the half put Urgel’s back up 2-1 with help from Dustin Diemert. Just over a minute later Blue Marlin’s Fearing tied the game 2-2 on assists from Roger Brossoit and Hodgson. The half ended dead-locked at 2-2.

Early in the final half, Urgel’s took their third lead of the game with Chris Lambert’s goal assisted by Chris Spronk-en and Katlin Berard. Steed’s second goal of the game scored on a Blue Marlin Inn powerplay tied the game once again 4:29 into the final half. Darcy Hag-gard added the lone assist.

The Blue Marlin Inn jumped ahead for the first time at 8:34 with Steed’s hat-trick goal assisted by Jeremy Russell and Chris Spronken. Urgel’s bounced back to tie the game for the final time on Turner Popoff’s unassisted short-hand-ed goal with 9:32 remaining in the game.

Urgel’s Auto Collision and The Blue Marlin Inn had 24 shots on goal apiece in this deadlock.

Sunday, Sept. 20:

JOHN ROBBINS CONSRUCTION – 1 DUMAS WC EXPRESS – 1

With 8:40 left in the opening half Neil Campbell gave Dumas a 1-0 lead on an assist from Robbie Lee and Danby White. Dumas held the 1-0 lead until Kyle Luchinski tied the game with his powerplay marker with nine seconds left in the opening half. Charlie Maedel and Matt Mesic assisted.

In the final half John Robbins had a slight edge in play out-shooting Dumas 15-11. Neither team was able to capitalize on their scoring opportunities to break a third tie game to end Week No. 1.

John Robbins outshot Dumas WC Express 24-22 in this tight defensive battle.

Toronto Blue Jays Kevin Pillar, left, and Dalton Pompey walk to the dugout after Pompey was safe at the plate for the go ahead run against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of an MLB game on Monday in Baltimore. [AP PHOTO]

Jays edge Orioles, inch closer to a division title

“We need some of our veterans to carry the puck for us right now. I think once they score a few goals here the floodgates will open.”

Kevin Willison, Bulldogs head coach

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McCann scores lone goal in Canucks 1-0 winJOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Jared McCann scored on the power play in the third period and Jacob Mark-strom stopped 31 shots Monday as the Vancouver Canucks shut out the Arizona Coyotes 1-0 in pre-season action.

Making a strong bid to stick with the Canucks out of train-ing camp, McCann took the puck off the wall and fired a low

shot past Arizona goalie Mike Smith at 8:34 for his first goal and third point of the exhibition schedule.

McCann and fellow 2014 first-round pick Jake Virtanen were given top-six forward roles for the game as the Canucks get long looks at both players with the regular season set to begin Oct. 7 against the Calgary Flames.

A broken foot suffered by

veteran winger Chris Higgins in Vancouver’s first exhibition game means there’s at least one spot open up front.

Virtanen skated alongside Daniel and Henrik Sedin on the Canucks’ first line, while McCann started on the wing with Brandon Sutter and Alex-andre Burrows before dropping down the lineup before mov-ing back to his natural centre position.

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FOOTBALLCFLEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 12 8 4 0 410 246 16Toronto 12 7 5 0 312 348 14Ottawa 12 7 5 0 280 321 14Montreal 12 5 7 0 263 243 10

WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtCalgary 13 10 3 0 347 270 20Edmonton 13 9 4 0 326 238 18B.C. 12 4 8 0 268 345 8Winnipeg 13 4 9 0 246 377 8Saskatchewan 13 2 11 0 322 386 4

Saskatchewan 33 Montreal 21

Montreal at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.Saskatchewan at B.C., 7 p.m.

NFLAMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PANew England 3 0 0 1.000 119 70Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 100 68N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 68 41Miami 1 2 0 .333 51 74

SOUTHIndianapolis 1 2 0 .333 56 80Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 49 91Houston 1 2 0 .333 56 60Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 77

NORTHCincinnati 3 0 0 1.000 85 56Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 76 52Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 58 72Baltimore 0 3 0 .000 70 84

WESTDenver 3 0 0 1.000 74 49Oakland 2 1 0 .667 77 86San Diego 1 2 0 .333 66 83Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 79 89

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PADallas 2 1 0 .667 75 75N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 78 72Washington 1 2 0 .333 55 59Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 58 63

SOUTHCarolina 3 0 0 1.000 71 48Atlanta 3 0 0 1.000 89 72Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 49 80New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 60 84

NORTHGreen Bay 3 0 0 1.000 96 68Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 60 50Detroit 0 3 0 .000 56 83Chicago 0 3 0 .000 46 105

WESTArizona 3 0 0 1.000 126 49St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 50 67San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 45 93Seattle 1 2 0 .333 74 61

Green Bay 38 Kansas City 28

Oakland 27 Cleveland 20Denver 24 Detroit 12Minnesota 31 San Diego 14Philadelphia 24 N.Y. Jets 17Carolina 27 New Orleans 22Cincinnati 28 Baltimore 24Indianapolis 35 Tennessee 33Houston 19 Tampa Bay 9Atlanta 39 Dallas 28Arizona 47 San Francisco 7Pittsburgh 12 St. Louis 6Seattle 26 Chicago 0New England 51 Jacksonville 17Buffalo 41 Miami 14

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:25 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 4N.Y. Jets vs. Miami at London, 9:30 a.m.Oakland at Chicago, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m.Houston at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Cleveland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.Green Bay at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.Minnesota at Denver, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.Open: New England, TennesseeMonday, Oct. 5Detroit at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

MLSEASTERN CONFERENCEx-New York 14 9 6 48 51 37New England 13 10 8 47 44 42Columbus 13 10 8 47 50 51D.C. 13 12 6 45 37 39Toronto 13 13 4 43 52 52Montreal 12 11 6 42 42 39Orlando City 10 13 8 38 42 53New York City 10 14 7 37 46 51Philadelphia 9 15 7 34 39 48Chicago 7 18 6 27 39 51

WESTERN CONFERENCEVancouver 15 12 3 48 41 33Dallas 14 9 5 47 41 34Los Angeles 13 9 8 47 49 36Seattle 14 13 4 46 39 33Kansas City 12 9 9 45 45 41Portland 12 10 8 44 31 35San Jose 12 12 7 43 38 36Houston 11 12 8 41 40 41Salt Lake 10 12 8 38 35 42Colorado 8 12 10 34 29 36

3 points for victory, 1 point for tie.x- clinched playoff berth

Kansas City 1 Seattle 1San Jose 1 Salt Lake 0Dallas at Los Angeles

New York City at D.C., 7 p.m.

ARGENTINAPRIMERA ATemperley 1 Arsenal 2

ENGLANDPREMIER LEAGUEWest Brom Albion 2 Everton 3

GREECESUPER LEAGUEVeria 1 AEK Athens 2

ITALYSERIE AFrosinone 2 Empoli 0Atalanta 2 Sampdoria 1

SWEDENALLSVENSKANDjurgarden 2 Helsingborg 2Elfsborg 3 Atvidaberg 1Orebro 2 Kalmar 1IFK Goteborg 3 GIF Sundsvall 2

SOCCER

PGATOUR CHAMPIONSHIPPar 70

J.Spieth (2,000), $1,485,000 68-66-68-69—271Dan Lee (867), $618,750 69-72-69-65—275J. Rose (867), $618,750 70-68-71-66—275H.Stenson (867), $618,750 63-68-72-72—275P.Casey (400), $302,500 65-70-71-70—276D.Johnson (400), $302,500 69-72-71-64—276B.Watson (400), $302,500 70-71-68-67—276JB.Holmes (330), $255,750 68-72-68-69—277Z.Johnson (330), $255,750 66-70-71-70—277Jason Day (290), $228,525 69-71-70-68—278M.Kuchar (290), $228,525 71-70-69-68—278D.Berger (238), $196,350 69-73-68-70—280S.Bowditch (238), $196,350 68-69-73-70—280R.Fowler (238), $196,350 69-70-67-74—280H.Matsuyama (238), $196,350 69-72-69-70—280R.McIlroy (218), $171,600 66-71-70-74—281Kevin Na (218), $171,600 68-73-70-70—281Sang.Bae (206), $160,050 73-70-72-69—284B.Koepka (206), $160,050 68-74-72-70—284R.Streb (206), $160,050 75-75-69-65—284J.Walker (206), $160,050 73-71-74-66—284H.English (192), $148,500 71-76-71-67—285C.Hoffman (192), $148,500 73-72-70-70—285B.Snedeker (192), $148,500 68-72-75-70—285S.Piercy (184), $141,900 74-73-73-70—290Bill Haas (180), $138,600 72-73-72-76—293Pat Reed (176), $136,950 72-74-77-71—294K.Kisner (172), $135,300 76-77-72-73—298

GOLF

BASEBALLMLBCOMMISSIONER'S OFFICE — Sus-pended Arizona minor league 1B Austin Byler (Missoula-Pioneer) 50 games after testing positive for Amphetamine and San Diego minor league RHP Michael Dimock (El Paso-PCL) 50 games follow-ing a second positive test for a Drug of Abuse, both violations of Minor League Drug Prevention & Treatment Program.

AMERICAN LEAGUESEATTLE — Named Jerry Dipoto general manager.

NATIONAL LEAGUEWASHINGTON — Suspended RHP Jonathan Papelbon 4 games for alterca-tion with Bryce Harper during Sun. game.

FOOTBALLNFLCHICAGO — Traded LB Jared Allen to Carolina for an undisclosed draft pick.DALLAS — Waived DT Davon Coleman.

HOCKEYNHLCHICAGO — Released F Daniel Paille, F Tomas Kopecky & D Lubomir Visnovsky. Reassigned F Brandon Mashinter & D Cameron Schilling to Rockford (AHL).DALLAS — Loaned D Mattias Backman, Ludwig Bystrom, Julius Honka, Stephen Johns and Esa Lindell and Cs Travis Morin and Devin Shore to Texas (AHL). Released RW Mads Eller.OTTAWA — Signed D Mark Fraser to a 1-year contract.

MOVES

PRE-SEASONN.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT)Washington 3 N.Y. Islanders 1Detroit 3 Boston 1Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 1Vancouver 1 Arizona 0

Los Angeles 2 Colorado 1 (SO)Carolina 2 Ottawa 1Minnesota 8 Winnipeg 1Florida 4 Dallas 2

Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.Arizona at Edmonton, 9 p.m.Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

NHL

INTERIOR DIVISION GP W L T OL GF GA PtPenticton 6 5 1 0 0 21 11 10Salmon Arm 6 4 1 1 0 26 14 9West Kelowna 6 4 2 0 0 25 18 8Vernon 7 3 3 0 1 65 23 7Merritt 7 3 4 0 0 26 34 6Trail 6 2 4 0 0 19 28 4

ISLAND DIVISION GP W L T OL GF GA PtPowell River 7 5 2 0 0 27 16 10Cowichan Valley 5 3 1 0 1 18 50 7Nanaimo 6 3 3 0 0 19 14 6Alberni Valley 5 1 4 0 0 7 22 2Victoria 5 1 4 0 0 8 15 2

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L T OL GF GA PtWenatchee 5 5 0 0 0 24 7 10Langley 5 3 2 0 0 18 14 6Coquitlam 6 3 3 0 0 16 24 6Chilliwack 6 2 2 1 1 20 21 6Prince George 6 1 4 0 1 9 27 3Surrey 6 1 5 0 0 15 25 2

Vernon 42 Cowichan Valley 3 (OT)Victoria 2 Prince George 1 (OT)Wenatchee 3 Trail 1West Kelowna 4 Langley 1

West Kelowna at Merritt, 7 p.m.Surrey at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.Alberni Valley at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Victoria, 7 p.m.

Victoria at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Merritt at Penticton, 7 p.m.Cowichan Valley at Prince George, 7 pm.Wenatchee at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.Chilliwack at Langley, 7:15 p.m.Vernon at Powell River, 7:15 p.m.

BCHL

AMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayx-Toronto 91 65 .583 — — 7-3 W-5 53-28 38-37New York 86 70 .551 5 — 6-4 L-1 44-34 42-36Baltimore 76 80 .487 15 6 4-6 L-4 42-30 34-50Boston 76 80 .487 15 6 7-3 W-4 43-38 33-42Tampa Bay 75 81 .481 16 7 5-5 L-3 37-41 38-40

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-Kansas City 90 66 .577 — — 4-6 L-1 51-30 39-36Minnesota 81 75 .519 9 1 6-4 W-3 46-32 35-43Cleveland 77 78 .497 121/2 41/2 5-5 L-2 35-39 42-39Chicago 73 83 .468 17 9 4-6 L-2 37-38 36-45Detroit 72 83 .465 171/2 91/2 5-5 L-2 38-43 34-40

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayTexas 84 71 .542 — — 6-4 L-2 39-35 45-36Houston 82 74 .526 21/2 — 5-5 W-2 53-28 29-46Los Angeles 81 74 .523 3 1/2 8-2 W-5 47-31 34-43Seattle 74 82 .474 101/2 8 4-6 L-5 34-41 40-41Oakland 65 91 .417 191/2 17 3-7 L-2 34-47 31-44

Baltimore 3Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 1Minnesota 4 Cleveland 2Detroit 7 Texas 4Oakland at L.A. AngelsHouston at Seattle

Tampa Bay 4Minnesota 7 Detroit 1San Francisco 5 Oakland 4L.A. Angels 3 Seattle 2Houston 4 Texas 2Kansas City 3 Cleveland 0N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 1Boston 2 Baltimore 0

Boston (Porcello 8-14) at N.Y. Yan-kees (Pineda 12-8), 7:05 p.m.

at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-11), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Conley 4-1) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 10-11) at Cleve-land (Co.Anderson 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2) at Texas (Hamels 5-1), 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Cueto 3-6) at Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 10-13), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Bassitt 1-7) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 2-2), 10:05 p.m.

Houston (Fiers 2-1) at Seattle (Nuno 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Oakland at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Kansas City at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 0Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 0 (11 inn.)Washington 5 Cincinnati 1L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco

Colorado 12 L.A. Dodgers 5Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 0Philadelphia 12 Washington 5Miami 9 Atlanta 5Arizona 4 San Diego 2Milwaukee 8 St. Louis 4N.Y. Mets 8 Cincinnati 1

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 14-12) at Philadel-phia (D.Buchanan 2-9), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wacha 17-6) at Pittsburgh (Morton 9-8), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 9-9) at Cincin-nati (Jos.Smith 0-2), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 4-6) at Atlanta (Wisler 6-8), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Bergman 3-1) at Arizona (Ray 5-12), 9:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Jo.Lopez 0-0) at San Diego (T.Ross 10-11), 10:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 15-7) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-8), 10:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Milwaukee at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 pm.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-New York 89 67 .571 — — 6-4 W-4 48-30 41-37Washington 80 76 .513 9 11 5-5 W-1 46-35 34-41Miami 69 87 .442 20 22 6-4 W-5 41-40 28-47Atlanta 62 94 .397 27 29 5-5 L-3 37-38 25-56Philadelphia 59 97 .378 30 32 3-7 W-1 33-42 26-55

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayx-St. Louis 99 58 .631 — — 7-3 W-1 55-26 44-32x-Pittsburgh 95 62 .605 4 — 8-2 L-2 50-26 45-36x-Chicago 91 65 .583 71/2 — 6-4 W-2 49-32 42-33Milwaukee 66 90 .423 321/2 25 4-6 W-1 34-44 32-46Cincinnati 63 93 .404 351/2 28 1-9 L-9 34-44 29-49

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayLos Angeles 87 68 .561 — — 3-7 L-3 52-26 35-42San Francisco 81 74 .523 6 91/2 5-5 W-2 44-30 37-44Arizona 75 81 .481 121/2 16 6-4 W-1 35-40 40-41San Diego 73 83 .468 141/2 18 5-5 L-1 38-40 35-43Colorado 66 90 .423 211/2 25 5-5 W-3 36-45 30-45x— clinched playoff berth; y — clinched division.

Revere lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .314Donaldson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299Bautista rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .252Encarnacion dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .273Colabello 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .321Barney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333D.Navarro c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .2491-Pompey pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188Ru.Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238Pillar cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .272Goins ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .243Kawasaki 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182a-Smoak ph-1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .231

G.Parra cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215M.Machado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286C.Davis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .256Pearce lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218b-Paredes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276Clevenger dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291Wieters c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256Schoop 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .275Flaherty rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .215Lough cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202J.Hardy ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213

a-grounded out for Kawasaki in the 8th. b-struck out for Pearce in the 9th.1-ran for D.Navarro in the 9th.LOB—Toronto 6, Baltimore 2. HR—En-carnacion (36), off Tillman; Flaherty (9), off Estrada. RBIs—Revere (17), Bautista (111), Encarnacion (106), Smoak (57), Flaherty 3 (31). S—Goins.Runners left in scoring position—Tor 2 (Colabello, Revere). RISP—Tor 2 for 5; Balt 1 for 1. Runners moved up—Smoak. GIDP—Encarnacion.DP—Balt 1 (Schoop, J.Hardy, C.Davis).

Estrada 71/3 4 3 3 1 2 82 3.15Cecil W, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 2.55Osuna S, 20-22 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.36

Tillman 71/3 5 2 2 1 3 104 5.052/3 3 1 1 1 1 20 1.57

Brach L, 5-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 15 2.44

T—2:36. A—19,093 (45,971).

A.L. LEADERSRUNS SCORED

Dozier, Min, 101; Trout, LA, 99.RUNS BATTED IN

Davis, Bal, 110; SLUGGING PERCENTAGETrout, LA, .585; Cruz, Sea, .575; Davis, Bal, .543; Ortiz, Bos, .542;

.HOME RUNSDavis, Bal, 43; Cruz, Sea, 43;

Trout, LA, 40; Pujols, LA, 37; J.Martinez, Det,

37; Ortiz, Bos, 36; .

BLUE JAYS STATISTICSBATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVGHague 5 1 2 0 0 .400Barney 9 0 3 0 0 .333Colabello 311 51 100 14 53 .322Revere 202 33 64 1 16 .317Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304Donaldson 599 121 179 41 122 .299Carrera 163 27 45 3 24 .276Encarnacion 510 88 139 35 105 .273Pillar 565 74 153 12 54 .271Bautista 527 106 132 39 110 .250Navarro 165 17 41 5 20 .248Goins 355 47 86 5 42 .242Martin 429 72 102 22 74 .238Smoak 284 43 66 17 56 .232Tulowitzki 155 30 36 5 17 .232Thole 41 5 9 0 2 .220Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194Kawasaki 21 5 4 0 1 .190Pompey 85 14 16 2 6 .188Pennington 67 8 11 2 11 .164PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERAStroman 3 0 0 19.0 10 1.89Lowe 1 3 1 54.1 60 1.99Osuna 1 5 19 68.0 72 2.38Hawkins 1 0 1 15.0 12 2.40Price 18 5 0 220.1 225 2.45Hendriks 5 0 0 64.0 71 2.53Cecil 4 5 5 52.0 65 2.60Tepera 0 1 1 30.1 21 2.67Estrada 13 8 0 167.0 120 3.13Sanchez 7 6 0 89.2 57 3.31Schultz 0 1 1 41.2 31 3.46Buehrle 14 7 0 191.1 88 3.76Dickey 11 11 0 209.1 123 4.00Delabar 2 0 1 28.1 30 4.45Jenkins 0 0 0 2.0 2 4.50Loup 2 5 0 40.0 44 4.73Hutchison 13 4 0 147.0 127 5.33Francis 1 2 0 18.1 18 6.87

Betts cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .292Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .294Bogaerts ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .325T.Shaw 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 .280B.Holt rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282Craig dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .135Swihart c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .269Marrero 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .286Bradley Jr. lf 2 1 1 2 2 0 .254

Ellsbury cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .262Gardner lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260A.Rodriguez dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .252Beltran rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275Headley 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263Bird 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250J.Murphy c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286Gregorius ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266Refsnyder 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259

E.Rdrigz W, 10-6 6 7 1 1 1 5 97 3.85Hembree H, 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 7 3.52No.Ramirez H, 4 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15M.Barnes H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.53Ross Jr. 1 1 0 0 1 1 23 3.92

Nova L, 6-10 7 7 4 4 2 7 92 4.89A.Bailey 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 7 5.87Capuano 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 8 7.81Cotham 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 10 6.00Pazos 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00Rumbelow 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 4 4.02T—2:56. A—39,476 (49,638).

M.Carpenter 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .267Piscotty rf-lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .310Jay lf-cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .219Holliday lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283Bourjos cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205Mar.Reynolds 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 .236Heyward cf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289Jh.Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272Moss 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .236Pham ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276Wong 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .265T.Cruz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186Lynn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .163Grichuk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Maness p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-J.Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-G.Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

G.Polanco rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .255J.Harrison 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280McCutchen cf 3 0 1 0 2 1 .293S.Marte lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .288N.Walker 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .269Cervelli c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .299P.Alvarez 1b 1 0 0 0 3 0 .244S.Rodriguez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249Ar.Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248Mercer ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245Happ p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .050Morse ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241J.Decker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231Soria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Watson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Snider ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217K.Broxton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Melancon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-

E—Jh.Peralta (7), G.Polanco (8). LOB—St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 16. 2B—G.Polanco (32), N.Walker (32). HR—Mar.Reynolds (13), off Melancon. RBIs—Mar.Reynolds 2 (48). SB—McCutchen (11).Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 1 (Jh.Peralta); Pittsburgh 7 (N.Walker 2, G.Polanco 2, P.Alvarez 2, Ar.Ramirez). RISP—St. Louis 2 for 3; Pitt 0 for 12.Runners moved up—Holliday. GIDP—T.Cruz.DP—St. Louis 1 (Heyward, Heyward, T.Cruz); Pittsburgh 2 (J.Harrison, N.Walker, P.Alvarez), (G.Polanco, S.Rodriguez).

Lynn 5 4 0 0 4 6 96 3.06Cishek 2/3 0 0 0 3 1 24 3.54Maness 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.33Siegrist 1 1 0 0 1 0 30 2.11J.Broxton W, 4-5 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.53Rosnthl S, 48-51 1 1 0 0 1 1 25 2.10

Happ 6 1 0 0 0 4 56 2.04Soria 1 1 0 0 1 2 20 2.19Watson 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 1.96Melancon L, 3-2 1 3 3 3 0 2 17 2.29Inherited runners-scored—Maness 3-0. IBB—off Lynn (P.Alvarez).T—3:34. A—30,198 (38,362).

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Zobrist 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .279A.Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .271L.Cain cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308Hosmer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .300Moustakas 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .281S.Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .256Rios rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262A.Escobar ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258Ventura p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000K.Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291K.Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Hochevar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-C.Colon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294M.Almonte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-

Fowler cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248Cahill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143A.Jackson cf-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193Coghlan lf-1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248Bryant 1b-cf-rf-3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281La Stella 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254St.Castro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264Berry pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000M.Montero c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244Soler rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .264Richard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143H.Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Strop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Rodney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-

A.Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237Hendricks p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .051Schwarber ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241

No outs when winning run scored.LOB—KC 5, Chicago 3. 2B—Moustakas

Runners left in scoring position—Kansas City 2 (Moustakas, Rios); Chicago 1 (St.Castro). RISP—Kansas City 0 for 3; Chicago 0 for 2.GIDP—S.Perez, La Stella.DP—Kansas City 1 (Zobrist, A.Escobar, Hosmer); Chicago 1 (St.Castro, A.Russell, Coghlan).

Ventura 7 2 0 0 1 6 94 4.20K.Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.66Hochevar 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 3.38Madson 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 2.20M.Almonte L, 0-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.23

Hendricks 6 2 0 0 2 9 90 4.09Cahill 2 1 0 0 0 3 22 5.40Richard 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.83H.Rondon 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 7 1.72Strop 1 0 0 0 1 1 20 3.00Rodney W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0.87M.Almonte pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Gerry Davis; Third, Rob Drake.T—2:49. A—40,552 (40,929).

NHL

Youngsters force Canucks to make tough choices

Willie Desjardins said he wanted to have some diffi-cult decisions to make in the final

days of the NHL pre-season and it looks like the Vancouver Can-ucks coach is getting his wish.

The kids are pushing for jobs, leaving some veterans battling for theirs. The Canucks headed into the final half of their eight-game pre-season schedule Mon-day night with four youngsters fighting for NHL work. Forwards Brendan Gaunce, Jared McCann and Jake Virtanen and defence-man Ben Hutton have all made an impression.

“It’s a lot closer now than when camp started,” Desjardins said before the Canucks faced the Arizona Coyotes at Rogers Arena. “There are lots of guys (pushing). Gaunce has had a real good camp. McCann has had a real good camp, Jake has played pretty good and Hutton has played well. All those guys have definitely stepped up.”

It creates an interesting dilem-ma for the Canucks. How young do they want to get?

Desjardins insisted there are no easy answers. The questions the Canucks must answer about some of these young players are the same ones Desjardins said he faced as a junior coach in Medicine Hat when it came to deciding whether a 16-year-old was ready for the WHL.

“I believed you could make guys a little better by bring-ing them in as a 16-year-old, but you could also ruin them,” Desjardins said. “Do you take the chance of (making) a guy a two per cent better player over ruining him. That is the ques-tion. I remember having (Kris) Russell and (David) Schlemko as 16-year-olds. I kept Russell,

I sent Schlemko home. Russell turned out to be a real good play-er and so did Schlemko. I think it depends on the individual.”

Desjardins acknowledged that what Bo Horvat did last season has opened the door a crack for some of the young players at this year’s camp.

“Bo did a great job and it helps young guys coming up after Bo because of how well it turned out for him,” Desjardins said.

That is especially true for McCann and Virtanen, who like Horvat last season are both jun-ior-eligible and cannot be sent to the AHL. Like Horvat did a year ago, McCann has demonstrated a good two-way game and is challenging Linden Vey for the fourth-line centre position. On Monday night, Desjardins played McCann on left wing on a line

with veterans Alex Burrows and Brandon Sutter.

“I think he has had a real good camp,” Desjardins said of McCann. “That’s out of position for him and it’s a tough move when you are a young guy. I want to see if there is any flexibility there with him. Can he play wing if he has to?”

McCann said he’ll play any-where he’s asked if it helps his chances of avoiding being sent back to his junior team in Sault Ste Marie.

“The coaches are giving me every opportunity to prove myself to them,” McCann said Monday.

“So I can’t ask for any more ... I feel like every game is a huge confidence-booster for me. I have been very fortunate they have put me in quite a few games.”

McCann acknowledged he has little experience on the wing.

“I haven’t played much wing, but I should be fine,” he said. “I’ve got a good centreman (Sut-ter), who will help me out quite a bit.”

Virtanen, meanwhile, was scheduled to skate with the Sedin twins on Monday night.

“He had a pretty good game in Calgary,” Desjardins said of Virtanen. “He skates well, he can play physical, we had a look at (Alex) Grenier there, we have had a look at a different number of guys there. Like I said at the start, we know what Vrbata can do there, we know what Burrows can do there, we know what Han-sen can do there. We don’t have to look at those guys. So it’s a good time to look at other guys.”

Soon, the Canucks will have

some decisions to make, which Desjardins acknowledged won’t be easy.

“I talked to (GM) Jim (Benning) the other day and I said we have to really try to put our young guys in a spot where they will develop the most,” Desjardins said. “Will they develop the most with us or will they develop in Utica or will they develop the most in junior. We really have to be aware of where we think they will develop the most because in the end that is the most import-ant thing . . . nobody has the per-fect vision on that.”

The Canucks assigned six players to Utica on Monday. They included forwards Cole Cassels, Nicklas Jensen, Alex Friesen, Blair Jones and Ludwig Blomstrand, as well as goalie Joe Cannata.

Vancouver Canucks winger Brendan Gaunce, right, tries to score on San Jose Sharks goalie Troy Grosenick in Colwood last week. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

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Chances of life increase as fl owing water found on MarsMARCIA DUNN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars appears to have flowing rivulets of water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday in a finding that boosts the odds of life on the red planet.

“Mars is not the dry, arid planet that we thought of in the past,” said Jim Green, dir-ector of planetary science for NASA.

Scientists in 2008 confirmed the existence of frozen water on Mars. Now instruments aboard NASA’s Mars Recon-naissance Orbiter have yielded what researchers said is the strongest evidence yet that water in liquid form trickles down certain Martian slopes.

And because liquid water is essential to life, the finding could have major implications for the possibility of micro-scopic life forms on Mars.

“It suggests that it would be possible for there to be life today on Mars,” NASA’s sci-ence mission chief, John Grun-sfeld, said at a Washington news conference.

The rivulets — if that’s what they are, since the evidence for their existence is indirect —

are about 12 to 15 feet wide and 300 feet or more long, scientists said.

They apparently consist of wet soil, not standing water, scientists said.

The water is believed to contain certain salts — not ordinary table salt, but magne-sium perchlorate, magnesium chlorate and sodium perchlor-ate. Like road salt used to melt ice and snow on Earth, such compounds can prevent water from freezing at extremely low temperatures.

That would explain how water could exist in liquid form on Mars, which has an average temperature of minus 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

In addition to supporting life, the presence of liquid water could make things easier for astronauts visiting or living on Mars. Water could be used for drinking and for creating oxy-gen and rocket fuel.

Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars explora-tion program, said the only definitive way for now to determine whether there’s life on Mars is to collect rocks and soil for analysis on Earth — something a U.S. lander set for liftoff in 2020 will do.

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Literacy Alberni is excited to continue to off er Literacy Programing for our communities. The Raise a Reader Planning Committee did an outstanding job to complete a very successful campaign. The Raise a Reader Planning Committee members were Keith Schindler, Stefanie Weber, David Wiwchar, Kris Patterson, Teresa Bird, Alana Bodnar, Charmead Schella, Maggie Hodgekwan, Stephanie Stevens, Robyn Kelley, Diane Burton, Morgan Buxton, Tammy Beaulac. Keith Currie, Steve Bilodeau, Jackie Carmicheal and Pam Craig. Our 2015 Generous Sponsors are:

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RBCSave On FoodsBest Western BarclayR Anderson and AssociatesHoule PrintingNorth Island CollegeAaron VissiaMacdermott’s InsuranceVancouver Island Regional LibraryParks and Recreation and HeritageStarboard GrillHuu-Ay-AhtWickanninish InnMermaid Tale Bookshop

Black Rock Management Crystal Cove ResortRendezvous Dive AdventuresAlberni Valley BulldogsPort Alberni Port AuthorityThe BrickCanadian TireEcole des Grand-CedresScott FraserR Anderson and AssociatesChamber of CommercePanagoCharity Golf Classic

THANK YOU TO THE ALBERNI VALLEY andTHE WEST COAST for your amazing generosity

to the RAISE A READER 2015 CAMPAIGNTHE TOTAL RAISED IS $53,354.92 AND RISING!!!

Join our Team!

For more information callElaine Berringer - Circulation Manager

250-723-8171

Looking to makeEXTRA MONEYEXTRA MONEY for the

upcoming Holiday Season?

We are looking for Adult carriers with a vehicle for morning delivery Tuesday through Friday.

We are also looking for youth carriers for Thursday delivery within the city. On a substitute basis which may lead to full time.

CARRIERS WANTED!!

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Though absent, Mom, you are very near,Always loved, always missed, and very dear.

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ALBERNIALBUMTuesday, September 29, 2015 | Contact the newsroom 250-723-8171 | [email protected] | STORY UPDATES: www.avtimes.net

A number of children took part in the annual Cardboard Challenge at Glenwood Centre on Saturday. Above, Sophie Hunter looks through a viewfinder that was part of her creation. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Bella Hall cut out some fringes on the doorway of her cardboard creation. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Jaxon Marlow had fun flying around Glenwood Centre in the large airplane he built. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Aaliyah Dube and Taylor Blais constructed a car in which they tried to drive around Glenwood Centre. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]


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