DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Iknew Id failed the second I stopped the car on top of the crosswalk.

I took the ICBC driver re-examination road test as a

personal challenge to the claim seniors driving tests are unfair.

I went into the examination brimming with confidence.

Forty-five minutes later I was eating humble pie.

Now let me point out I am a pretty good driver. My examiner, Steve Wallace of Wallace Driving School, said so himself several times during the testing.

But the experience confirmed something Wallace tells anyone facing a driver examination: Road tests are not as much about driving skills as a test of a driv-ers observational skills.

At 80, B.C, drivers must see a doctor for a medical examina-tion report to determine their fitness to drive. The examina-tion is required every two years after that. If there are concerns, RoadSafety B.C. will either make a decision on the drivers licence or order a test.

I got my Class 5 licence in Calgary in 1977. While my short-term memory isnt as good as it

was 20 years ago, Ive still got a way to go before ICBC requires orders me to go for retesting.

Why did I take the test? I contacted driving instructor

Steve Wallace almost a month ago, after read-ing something hed told a colleague in a Daily News interview, on the topic of seniors road test-ing. Wallace, the CEO of Wallace Driving School, told reporter Spencer Anderson senior driver testing is unfair.

I could test you tomor-row and you would fail, he said.

That was a red flag for me.

Ill show him, I thought as I picked up the phone and called his office.

He was more than willing to oblige when I asked to take the test. At his driving school, I found myself sitting through a session on the importance of preparation for testing even for experienced drivers. Thats when I felt the first twinge of nervousness. I searched my memory each time I heard Wal-lace use the term 360-check, and nothing was coming up. He

described the two types of test-ing available in B.C.: the private-ly-run DriveAble examination, which he said is extremely dif-ficult, especially for seniors with

low computer skills, and the ICBC road test, which 50 per cent of drivers can beat with preparation.

It was the test I was about to take, but I was still confident Id easily pass it. I aced my taxi licence at age 21, so how hard could it be?

Behind the wheel, the simplistic Toyota Prius dashboard was strange-ly intimidating.

Just press the but-ton, he said, pointing

to the round ignition switch on the dash.

Then, noticing my confused look, he instructed me move the tiny stick-shift over and down into the D position.

After carefully checking both mirrors and a quick glance left, I prepared to pull away.

Did you shoulder check? he asked. I thought I did, came my embarrassed reply.

The test hadnt started yet and already I was starting to

perspire. We pulled away and headed to Woodgrove Centre, for a warmup parking exercise.

After watching me confidently merge into busy traffic on the Parkway, he gave his assessment:

Watch the gaps in traffic, not the cars, he told me.

That threw me for a loop. Id been merging into traffic since I age 19, and considered myself an expert. At Woodgrove, I dutifully parked in a pull-through spot, so I could pull away safely later.

When I did go, I remembered to do a 360-check. If, like me, you learned to drive in the Pleisto-cene era, you can be excused for wondering what this is.

By now Wallace had given me a crash course: Left, left mirror, ahead, rear-view mirror, right, then right mirror and eyes back on the road.

Simple, huh? I had mentally digested this

while maneuvering through mid-day highway traffic, and now, I was trying to file this away and make it part of my almost 40 years of driving experience. It was consuming a lot of CPU power in my shrinking, though not-yet senior brain.

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District among highest in admin costsROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district has the second-highest costs for administration out of eight similar-sized districts in the province, according to a report tabled by acting secretary treas-urer Graham Roberts.

Roberts also indicated that Nanaimo-Ladysmith has the second-lowest costs for teachers wages out of the districts that are compared in the report.

The report was prepared to pro-vide financial information to the school board comparing spending patterns in Nanaimo-Ladysmith to other districts as the board prepares to table a budget for 2015-16 while facing a shortfall of approximately $4 million. About 90 per cent of the districts annual budget, which was $135 million in 2014-15, goes to wages and benefits.

Robertss report indicates that overall spending on wages for teachers, excluding substitutes, in Nanaimo-Ladysmith makes up 87.4 per cent of all the wages in the district, while the provincial average is 88.7 per cent.

The highest in the survey is Delta at 90.3 per cent, while the lowest is Prince George at 87.2 per cent.

The survey also shows that administrative wages total 3.6 per cent of the overall wages in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, while the provincial average is 3.1 per cent. Prince George, at approxi-mately 3.7 per cent, is the highest for administrative wages, while Delta has the lowest administra-tive wages at 2.4 per cent. The districts administration has increased in recent years after a major and controversial restruc-turing process.

Board chairman Steve Rae said the board has asked Roberts to provide more information.

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Road TestAfter decades of driving, Daily News reporter Darrell Bellaart gets behind the

wheel to find out if he still has what it takes to pass a driving test

Daily News scribe Darrell Bellaart takes a driving course from Steve Wallace. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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MONDAY, APRIL 13

3-5 p.m. Big Data and the Surveillance of Everything. Nik Richers is interested in a broad range of philosophical topics, such as ethics, philosophy of technology. Free, Vancouver Island University the-atre, Rm. 109, Bldg. 356, 900 Fifth St.

7 p.m. Auction: Hub City Stamp Club regular monthly meeting at Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd. All wel-come. For information: 250-245-8186.

7-9 p.m. Actors lab, class for late teen to adult actor to nurture and grow their craft. Headliners, $160, 1941 Wilfert Rd.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14

10:30 a.m. Classical Coffee Concert with Sarah Hagen, Benjamin Butterfield and Sarah Hagen host innovative chamber music in The Port Theatre lobby. Mem-bers $24.50/ Public $27.50/ Students $15 eyeGO* $5.

7 p.m. Nanaimo Newcomers Club for Women meets second Tuesday of the month, September to June, at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd.

7 p.m. Nanaimo Power and Sail Squad-ron monthly meeting, Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave. Guest speaker. Everyone welcome. For information: 250-758-7276. 7 p.m. NanGo Grannies present Barbara Coloroso author: The Bully, the Bullied and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander. Coloroso has appeared on Oprah. Her lecture gives practical, compassionate solutions to break the cycle of violence. $28, students $25. 7-8:30 p.m. Planning Your Final Wishes, a free four part series for end-of-life plan-ning, Tuesday evenings, April 14 to May 5. Judy Hancock-Holland: Advocate for End of Life planning. Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd.

7 p.m. Dance Gala 2015. Upper Island Musical Festival presents its best and most entertaining group dance perform-ances. Port Theatre. Tickets $14.50.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 15

11:45 a.m. Happy Islanders RV Club meets for its first get-together of the year at the MGM Restaurant. For infor-mation, contact Nick at 250-390-3156.

1 and 6:30 p.m. Nanaimo Quilters Guild monthly meeting at Nanaimo Curling Club, 106 Wall St. Full business meeting and membership trunk show. Guests wel-come. Information: www.islandquilters.ca.

3-6 p.m. Island Roots Farmers Market. Support local growers, producers and

artisans year-round. Pleasant Valley Hall, 6100 Dumont Rd.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16

5-9 p.m. The Nanaimo Flea Market offers a variety of vendor goods. 1630 East Wellington, Royal Canadian Legion Hall.

7 p.m. Comedian Derek Edwards, Baloney and Wine. An uproarious romp through the increasingly strange quirks of our daily routines. Port Theatre, all seats $42.

8 p.m. Longwood Brewpub live music. Myc Sharratt, Manglewood, a free live concert series happening every Thursday night with great local and touring musicians

FRIDAY, APRIL 17

12-4 p.m. NAC Clothesline free cloth-ing giveaway, Nanaimo Alliance Church, 1609 Meredith. Also Saturday, 12-3 p.m.

5 p.m. Spaghetti supper, Trinity United Church, 6234 Spartan Rd.

6-9 p.m.Martini-tapas night at Fairwinds Golf Club. Entertainment: Dave Hart per-forms. For information: 250-468-9915.

7 p.m. Greater Victoria Police Choir, Trinity United Church, 6234 Spartan Rd. Tickets : $5 and $10 at 250-390-2513or 250-585-3177. Contact Alice Akins aa-akins@shaw.ca,

7 p.m. Wellington Jazz Academy Con-cert. St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd. Featuring the award-winning Wellington Grade 12 Jazz Band, the Grade 12 Jazz Combos and others. By donation.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

9 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club hosts five- and 10-km waterfront/Bowen Park Nanaimo walks. Meet in the Howard Johnson Hotel lobby. Registration at 8:45 a.m. For information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796

9 a.m.-12 p.m. VHF radio refresher morning. Some boaters get a bit rusty on radio procedures or using the new DSC features. Nanoose Power and Sail Squadron, in the Seniors Room, at Nanoose Place, 2925 Northwest Bay Rd. Fee: $5, free to members.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Think Pink Think Green, Nanaimo Wave Babes Dragon-boat team at Woodgrove Centre near Chevron from to accept old electronics, scrap metal, and bottles, to raise funds in support of new breast cancer screening equip-ment for the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation.

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Canadian veterans tell their stories in NanaimoROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS

A Canadian veterans event that will see nearly 700 service-man tell their stories of the battlefield to communities across the country arrived in Nanaimo on Saturday.

The Communities for Veterans Foundations Ride for Canada has Paul Nichols, who fought in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, take on a 211-day journey across Canada on horse-back which began in Victoria this pas Friday.

Each day, Nichols will be joined on the back of the horse by six other servicemen, three per half day, from whichever community he happens to be in.

Saturday saw Nichols appear at the Old City Station Pub where he was joined by Nanaimo veteran Mark Smith, as well as The Fox and Hounds in Ladysmith.

Nichols, 46, says he wants to

change the face of veterans across Canada with many hav-ing a more elderly stereotype of those who have served.

Nichols lives in Quesnel these days but used to work on Van-couver Island.

When I moved around smaller

towns in B.C., I noticed there was not much connection to the military in a lot of them, he said.

Then I bumped into a girl who lived in Bosnia where there was a lot of trouble at one time and she said her life changed (for the better) after the Canadian troops moved in.

She gave me heartfelt thanks and it was a life-changing moment.

That gave Nichols the motiva-tion for the ride and he says hes looking forward to meeting and collecting stories from other veterans.

Nichols wife, Terry, is a horse riding instructor and will be aid-ing the veterans along the ride.

Ill be assisting with horse-manship basics, she said.

This is about making these veterans more visible in their communities.

At the end of last week, the foundation confirmed it had 160 veterans registered for the ride.

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From left, John Gilmour, who toured Afghanistan in 2009, veteran Paul Nichols, who will be riding across Canada, and Nanaimo veteran Mark Smith, who will ride a portion of the journey. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Turntablist passing on his lessonsNanaimos Peter Poole wants to turn converted U-Haul Turntemple into pop-up community centreJULIE CHADWICK DAILY NEWS

F rom his first experience in scratching records on his Fisher Price turntable at four years old, Peter Poole has been hooked on the art and cul-ture of DJing.

As a turntablist which is the act of physically manipulat-ing records and the mixer as they play to produce a variety of new sounds Poole is now on a mis-sion to teach the skills to a new generation of aspiring DJs.

Though he has worked in his incarnation as DJ All Good at festivals and parties for years, Poole now seeks to combine his skills in music with a back-ground in education and youth work to create an educational experience he feels reaches young people from all walks of life.

It was two years ago that Poole created a solar-powered DJ unit he calls The Turntemple and toured it to festivals for a variety of activities from all-star scratch jams to public workshops.

I noticed, after a summer of doing it and hosting workshops through Parks and Rec, that set-ting up and breaking down stuff thats the hard part. That takes a long time, said Poole.

So I bought a 26-foot U-Haul truck last year, and set it up in there, and now its mobile.

Gearing up for a full schedule of summer festivals coming up, including everything from Ele-vate the Arts in Courtenay and hosting workshops Shambhala in the Kootenays, Poole also has his eyes toward developing a local after-school initiative that can utilize his mobile equipment.

I want the Turntemple to be like the pop-up community centre, where I can use my back-ground in youth work, workshop facilitation and DJing to use music to connect to young people in a way thats meaningful and helps them come of age. This is something thats really lacking in our culture is these coming of age rituals, he said.

Musics one of those things that is huge to do with our identity.

For teenagers in particular, they may not want to talk about

feelings but they can say, well this is the song that I listen to, and this is how its relevant to my life, and this is how I feel when I listen to it.

Another aspect of the educa-tional programs he hopes to get

support for is to create a venue where he can pass on the skills and techniques of turntabling.

Theres an art and a language around it and just like any lan-guage, if you dont practice it, it goes extinct, he said.

People, especially youth, are typically kept out of the DJ booth and a mystery and secrecy has sprung up around it, added Poole. The idea with the Turn-temple is to create that access-ible place where people can come and touch records and try out the turntables in a supportive environment.

The general public can even just come in and see up close what is going on when a DJ is up there doing things with a record and twiddling knobs and see whats going on in the booth, he said.

Educational projects he has done in the past have been well received.

Last year, Poole worked in Ladysmith with a theatre pro-gram for at-risk youth and has taught DJ skills to inner-city youth at the annual YOUth Got Skills 5 Elements of Hip Hop Workshop hosted by the Van-

couver Aboriginal Friendship Centre. It was this work that has proven to be most inspirational and fulfilling to date, said Poole.

When Ive heard people have started DJing because of me, thats just the best thing ever, he said with a laugh.

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Peter Poole, who goes by the stage name DJ All Good, stands with his equipment in his mobile turntable truck on Sunday. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

This is something thats really lacking in our culture is these coming of age rituals.Peter Poole, turntablist

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There is a lesson for British Columbia and for the rest of Canada in the sad story that is Alberta.

As Albertans prepare to head to the polls next month, a year earlier than they were supposed to, they are still coming to terms with how quickly their wealth disappeared and how fast their economy went down the toilet. Big dollars and good times hid how their lifestyle was built on a lie.

The fraud, of course, is oil and the idea that high prices were permanent. When a provincial economy is built on a single natural resource, with prices set internationally, that province does not control its own destiny and is dependent on others for its success. When the price crashes, as it has in the last year, the fair-

weather residents make their way home to other provinces, taking their expertise, their spending and their tax income with them.

After oil, Alberta dabbles in agriculture, forestry and tourism. In other words, its mostly a one-dimensional economy.

Meanwhile, in Texas, oil is just one of a number of lucrative industries propelling its powerful economy. Along with traditional sectors, such as agriculture and tourism, Texas is a global player in aeronautics, telecommunications, military equipment and computer technology. Silicon Valley near San Francisco gets all the press but Dell, AMD and, of course, Texas Instruments are all based in the Lone Star State.

The Texas economy continues to hum along, just like the many

computers, software programs and microprocessors it produ-ces, despite the drop in world oil prices. In fact, Texas is making matters worse for Alberta. Like Saudi Arabia, Texas is not cutting production. Its oil companies are continuing to send their product to market and apply pressure on high-cost-per barrel operations like the Alberta oil sands. Unlike Alberta, Texas also refines much more of its oil. Texas learned its lesson from the boom-and-bust cycles of oil prices but Alberta has yet to have that lesson sink in.

Alberta could have been Texas. Alberta chose not to diversify its economy by plowing the tax proceeds from oil into educa-tion, infrastructure, research and development the way Texas did. Instead, it has kept taxes

ridiculously low (Texas hasnt) and refused to introduce a sales tax (Texas has one, ranging from 6.25 to 8.25 per cent, depending on the county and region). Texas knows consumptive taxes are the most fair form of taxation for resi-dents and the most consistently lucrative form of tax revenue for governments but Alberta still hasnt figure it out. In other words, Texas invested in its future and is now reaping the rewards while Alberta, both its governments and its residents, spent like there was no tomorrow. Tomorrow has arrived and Alberta is receiving its just desserts.

Premier Christy Clarks LNG dream is already showing signs of being more dream than reality and maybe thats a good thing. Rather than making B.C. into a

clone of Alberta, with a prosper-ous economy mostly based on a single natural resource, the slow increase in LNG capacity in B.C. will keep the province pursuing other development opportunities. B.C. should be trying to emulate Texas, not Alberta, meaning that if the LNG gamble pays off for B.C., that will just be a bonus for an otherwise healthy and diverse economic base.

To borrow a cowboy phrase, our neighbours to the east with their oil economy appear to be all hat and no cattle. In B.C., wed be wise to seek better examples to follow.

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MP made courageous decision to leave party

Vancouver Island MP James Lunney made a courageous, costly and non-political decision as a Christian to leave the Conserva-tive Party of Canada and sit as an independent in the House so that he could more freely speak out on his Christian beliefs which have been under severe public attack of late.

He announced months ago that he would not be running in the coming federal election after serv-ing his Nanaimo-Alberni constitu-ents extremely well for five terms. Mr. Lunney, you see, is a Christian first and a politician second.

Had he remained in the Consera-tive caucus there most certainly would be those who would try and make a wedge issue out of Lun-neys Christian beliefs to link to and denegrade all Conservatives including the Prime Minister.

There are those in this country who will vehemently defend a Muslim womans right to wear a hijab yet would deny Mr. Lunneys right under the same Charter to freely speak on matters of faith and conscience. We have lawyers and law societies in Canada who want to stop Christians from prac-tising law and who continue to persecute Trinity Western Univer-sity and would if they could shut down the Christian universitys planned law school.

There are politicians and aca-demics in Canada antagonistically opposed to Christians running for office and serving in Government. Still fresh in the minds of the cit-izens of Nanaimo is the attempt by the previous Nanaimo city council to prevent Christians from using the Nanaimo conference centre.

Our Charter of Rights and Free-doms guarantee all Canadians freedom of speech, conscience and religion and the newly cre-ated Office of Religious Freedom further enhances these rights. The ever increasing attempts to stifle freedom of religion, conscience and expression in Canada should set the alarm bells off for every Canadian.

Gerald HallNanoose Bay

Slight upward blip nothing to crow about

Re: Ferries president touts increased traffic levels (Daily News, April 11)

A slight upward blip in ferry traffic in a generally downward trend is not a turnaround, nor is it anything to crow about.

I am also glad I decided to read the rest of the article on page A6, as Mr. Corrigan seems to be under the mistaken notion that BC Fer-

ries is different from Washington ferries in that BC Ferries . . . is responsible for covering its own costs and capital needs . . .

Seems the annual $180 million in taxpayer funding the corporation receives must have slipped his mind as well as the $30 million the corporation receives from the fed-eral government, and the very real possibility according to the provin-cial Transportation Minister that these subsidies may increase.

Rod HancockNanaimo

People waste time on meaningless things

I am a person who still thinks the Canadian baby seal hunt is wrong. I am sad to hear 400,000 is the number the Canadian fish-eries will allow to be clubbed and skinned just for the fur. Many countries such as Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the European union have banned the import and exports of seal furs.

The ancient Inuit hunters that wore the skins of mature animals they hunted for food did so with honour as this was how they sur-vived in the natural world.

Those who wear the skins of the baby seals of a mass commercial slaughter do so with dishonour.

Having respect for nature should not be viewed as a subjective

value of the times because having respect for others creatures stems from the immutable objective value system coded in us.

Apart from animal rights groups the general public outcry against the unethical seal hunt has waned because of both apathy and from being disconnected and de-sensi-tized over the years.

Our modern, competitive, mater-ialistic, debt-ridden, social media obsessed and hyper-capitalist society is entrapping humanity in a state of perpetual adolescence because there is little time to con-sider true values, purity of soul, conservation and universal truths.

Whether it be the unethical seal hunt or the thousands of innocent people being killed in too many wars people are becoming too self-absorbed to care and waste their time with meaningless things like obsessively lobbying to change a name of a parade.

Holden SouthwardNanaimo

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New bowlers come to open house

From left, Marj Fenske, who has been lawn bowling for 18 years, helps beginner Derek Pritchard at the open house Saturday. The Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club will host another open house this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. in Bowen Park. [AARON HINKS PHOTOS/DAILY NEWS]

From left, David Mitchell gives directions to new bowler Ron Davis at the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club open house Saturday at Bowen Park.

Monday Morning PictorialSnapshots of the mid-Island

From right, Darrell Chapman teachers his neighbour, Susan Brick, how to hold the bowl.

First-time bowler Rod Littlefair takes aim and releases a bowl. Beginner Pat Basaraba follows through on her throw Saturday in Bowen Park.

Fire destroys interior of townhouse at King Arthurs CourtAARON HINKS DAILY NEWS

A fire destroyed the interior of a King Arthurs Court town-house Saturday morning.

Residents of the building

were already evacuated when Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefight-ers arrived to the unit, which is located 564 Fifth Street.

Our guys did a fire attack, quick knockdown and search

of the interior to make sure everyone was out, said assistant chief, Greg Norman. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to adjacent units.

It was confined to one unit in

the complex and I believe there was some displaced people that were taken care of by (Emer-gency Social Services Disaster Assistance), Norman said.

The unit was deemed not

habitable, there was pretty extensive fire damage.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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C atherine Kleiber packed her belongings and moved to Nanaimo Feb. 1, 2014 to advance her career. What was a one-year contract turned into a lifetime commitment to the Har-bour City.

What drew you to Nanaimo and when did you arrive?

Nanaimo has been my happy accident. Ive always wanted to travel the world, but didnt have any plans to move across Canada. A career opportunity brought me here on a one-year contract, and I had intended on moving back to Ontario after the contract. I knew that the cost of living in Nanaimo was comparable to London, Ont., so financially I felt I could do this to enhance my career. I had just celebrated my 29th birthday on Jan. 31, 2014 and was on a plane to Nanaimo the very next day. It didnt take long until I didnt miss the Ontario weather, and met the love of my life.

What challenges have you faced?

It was definitely an adjust-ment moving to a small town and meeting new people. I had to really put myself out there and be more social than I felt comfortable with at times. It has really helped me grow as a per-son and become more confident. It takes time to build lasting rela-tionships, but I feel Im getting there.

How are you integrating into the community and what do you

bring to Nanaimo?

I have made Nanaimo my new home and plan to plant my roots here. I have found people really friendly and they have no prob-lem lending a helping hand. Part of my role as a Mobile Mortgage Specialist is to network and meet new people. I recently joined the Chambers of Commerce and have enjoyed their social events and community involvement. I plan to continue volunteering with Junior Achievement mak-ing an impact with students about financial literacy. This Christmas I bought a family hav-ing hard times a turkey and I donate fresh food often to those seeking out help. I hope my pas-sion of helping people inspires those around me to do what they can.

What is the most underrated thing in/about Nanaimo, from your point of view?

All the beautiful nature around us! I love the views from my

house to the water. There are so many trails with such beautiful sights to see. There is even a hid-den waterfall in the middle of town. I really hope to take advan-tage of all the outdoor activities this year.

If you could make one change to Nanaimo, what would it be?

Id like the city to continue to clean up the downtown core. There are many homes that have household garbage on the lawn and little is done about it. It affects everyone who lives in the downtown area and gives a poor impression to those visiting about the quality of the area.

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Retesting drivers not such a bad ideaROAD TEST, From Page A1

Pulling away, I concentrated hard on the all-important check.

You didnt signal, came the voice from the back seat. Daily News photographer Aaron Hinks was there to record the ordeal.

The test hadnt officially start-ed and already my stress level was rising. We headed to the ICBC test centre, where Wallace had me do a three-point turn to back into the stall and start the test. While backing in I made my first huge error. With my left hand on the wheel and my eyes behind me, I forgot my 360.

Its a testable situation where youre already stressed, Wal-lace said afterward. The worst youll ever drive is when youre stressed.

Later, some residential driving in Parkwood involved me stop-ping at a T-intersection.

By now I knew to shoulder check right, when rounding a corner on a right-hand turn.

This wasnt taught when I learned to drive. Now its a test requirement, in case a cyclist blows past, between your vehicle and the curb. The idea was com-pletely new to me, and it was all I was thinking hard about when I came to a stop past the stop line.

You blew it, came the voice in the back seat.

I knew Hinks was right. Later, he said he found the

exam stressful, just as an observer in the back seat. I made a number of other errors, some small in my mind and others more serious. A new driv-er fails the test after three minor errors, or any error so serious it terrifies the instructor.

A senior being retested gets five points against him for every error, and is failed if they reach 60 points.

Either way you count it, Id failed, despite my confidence at the start.

Youre well above an average driver, Wallace said. My point is unless you prepare for this, theres a very strong likelihood youre going to fail the test.

For him, it illustrates how man-datory testing at age 80 is arbi-trary and discriminatory.

He said given the changing requirements put upon drivers, and since drivers can naturally develop bad habits, a better sys-tem would be to re-test people periodically say, every 15 years from age 30 or 35 onward.

Its given me a new respect for any senior able to successfully make it through an age-required retest.

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Daily News reporter Darrell Bellaart listens while taking a driving course from instructor Steve Wallace. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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NEWS IN BRIEFCanadian Press

Hillary Clinton announces she will run for presidentWife of former president will seek democratic nomination for 2016 election

KEN THOMAS AND LISA LERER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Hillary Rod-ham Clinton jumped back into presidential politics on Sunday, as a top adviser announced her much-awaited second campaign for the White House.

John Podesta, a top adviser to Clinton, told alumni of her first presidential campaign in an email: Its official: Hillarys run-ning for president.

If elected, Clinton would become the first woman to serve in the Oval Office.

Clinton enters the race in a strong position to succeed her rival from the 2008 campaign, President Barack Obama.

Her message will focus on strengthening economic security for the middle class and expand-ing opportunities for working families.

The campaign is portraying her as a tenacious fighter who can get results and work with Congress, business and world leaders.

Clintons strategy, described ahead of the announcement by two senior advisers who requested anonymity to discuss her plans, has parallels to the approach Obama took in 2012.

He framed his re-election as a choice between Democrats focused on the middle class and Republicans who sought to pro-tect the wealthy and return to policies that led the country into recession.

Clinton will face pressure from the progressive wing of her

party to adopt a more populist economic message focused on income inequality.

Some liberals remain skeptical of Clintons close ties to Wall Street donors and the centrist economic policies of her hus-bands administration.

They have urged her to back tougher financial regulations and tax increases on the wealthy.

It would do her well elector-ally to be firmly on the side of average working people who are working harder than ever and still not getting ahead, said economist Robert Reich, a for-

mer labour secretary during the Clinton administration who has known Hillary Clinton for nearly five decades.

The GOP did not wait for her announcement to begin their campaign against her.

The partys chairman, Reince Priebus, has outlined plans for a broad effort to try to undermine her record as secretary of state while arguing that her election would be like giving Obama a third term.

Republicans have jumped on Clintons use of a personal email account and server while she

was secretary of state, as well as her handling of the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in his own online video, said Sun-day: We must do better than the Obama-Clinton foreign policy that has damaged relationships with our allies and emboldened our enemies.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who launched his presidential cam-paign last week, also pointed to the Clinton familys foundation, which has drawn criticism from Republicans for raising money from foreign governments.

RELIGION

Turkey recalls Vatican City ambassadorNICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the mas-sacre by Ottoman Turks the first genocide of the 20th century and urging the international com-munity to recognize it as such. Turkey immediately responded by recalling its ambassador and accusing Francis of spreading hatred and unfounded claims.

Francis issued the pronounce-ment during a Mass in St. Peters Basilica commemorating the centenary that was attended by Armenian church leaders and President Serge Sarkisian, who praised the pope for calling a spade a spade and delivering a powerful message to the inter-national community.

The words of the leader of a church with 1 billion followers cannot but have a strong impact, he told The Associated Press.

Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I, an event widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkey, however, denies a geno-cide took place. It has insisted that the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.

Francis defended his words by saying it was his duty to honour the memory of the innocent men, women and children who were senselessly murdered by Otto-man Turks.

Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it, he said, noting similar massacres are under way today against Christians who because of their faith are publicly and ruthlessly put to death.

In this image taken from video posted to hillaryclinton.com on Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton announces her campaign for president. [AP PHOTO]

OIL

CHATHAM, ONT.

Police arrest man who threatened Parliament

Police in southwestern Ontario say theyve arrested a man who allegedly threatened to blow up the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

Chatham-Kent police say they were contacted by the RCMP on Friday to follow up on an alleged threat made by a man in Chat-ham, Ont.

They say the man allegedly made a phone call to the Library of Parliament and said he wanted to blow up Parliament as part of a revolution against Parliament Hill.

Police say they arrested a 49-year-old man without incident on Friday afternoon.

The man is currently in custody and is facing one count of hoax terrorist activity, and one count of uttering threats.

Police say the matter is still under investigation.

IRAN

Detained reporter accused of espionage

A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for over eight months is accused of espion-age and acting against national security, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Sunday.

The report did not elaborate on the source of the information, but the agency is regarded as close to Irans hard-liners.

Iranian officials have said Jason Rezaian is facing security char-ges and that he will stand trial in the Revolutionary Court, which mainly hears cases involving security offences.

Rezaian, along with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two photo-journalists were detained on July 22 in Tehran. All were later released except Rezaian, who is a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen. Iran does not recognize dual nationality.

The Post, U.S. officials and Rezaians mother have called for his release. They could not immediately be reached for com-ment. The Fars report alleged that Rezaian had obtained economic and industrial information from Iran and sold it to unnamed Americans.

Vancouver spill cleanup ongoingTHE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER Efforts were progressing Sun-day to remove the remaining globs of oil that spilled into Vancouvers English Bay last week as the Coast Guard continued to answer criti-cism of how it responded to the situation.

It appeared the south shore of the bay was largely free of oil that leaked from a cargo ship, but some small amounts were detected. Efforts were continuing to clean up oil that washed ashore in other parts of the shoreline, Asst. Commissioner Roger Girouard told a news conference on Sunday.

The oily sheen that can be seen in the waters of English Bay amounts to about half a litre out of the 2,700 litres that leaked from the MV Mara-thassa, Girouard said.

Weve captured the lions share, I cannot say that we captured it all, we never get it all, said Girouard, who added it was still not known if any oil sank to the sea bed, but it was considered unlikely.

Fewer birds have been exposed to oily water than originally thought about a dozen birds are being cared for but all seem to be in good shape, Girouard said.

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If you have a difficult next-door neighbour, you might decide to just go ahead and do whatyou want on your property regardless. But if it isnt clear that you own that land, you couldend up in a fight. Taking some basic steps up front instead could save you a lot of hassleand expense later on. Consider this recent court case.

The Jones and the Lings (not their real names) owned one-acre properties next to eachother. A number of boulders were placed along or near the boundary between them.These boulders were big and difficult for either neighbour to move without going overon the other side. The Lings house sat well back from the property line, while the Joneshouse was built close to it. A year after they moved in, the Jones started to improve apathway between the two lots, thinking it was on their land. The Lings told them it wasntand so the Jones stopped that work. But the following year, without knowing where theproperty boundary was and without a survey, the Jones built a patio next to their housewhich went to the edge of the boulder line and also placed some artificial rocks on theboulders.

It turned out these improvements encroached (i.e. were located) on the Lings land, goingalmost 2 metres onto the Lings property.

The Jones asked the B.C. Supreme Court for an easement (right to use anotherpersons land) or transfer of this area to themselves, in return for paying the Lings somecompensation. The Lings asked the court for removal of the improvements instead. By thispoint, relations between the neighbours had gotten very bad.

The bit of land in question wasnt really accessible or usable by the Lings, being on theother side of the boulders from them. The encroaching Jones deck and improvementswere well behind and away from the Lings house and didnt obviously intrude on theirliving space (except psychologically). But the way the Jones had just barged aheadwithout honestly believing they were building on their own land or getting a survey wasinexcusable, said the court.

To resolve this messy situation, the Jones had to pay the Lings $22,000 for the Jonesincreased property value (and some loss of value of the Lings property). But to reflectthe courts disapproval of their high-handed actions, the Jones also had to pay specialcosts to the Lings (and their out-of-pocket and survey costs) an expensive proposition.If the Jones didnt pay within 90 days, they would have to remove the improvements andrestore the land to its original condition.

Its clear the court intended to discourage others from acting like the Jones did here andsend a message that doing so wouldnt be profitable.

Had the Jones obtained a survey early on, they might have been able to negotiate aneasement or similar agreement for the patio extension, while remaining on good termswith the neighbours, or pursue other options. Chances are the costs (financial andemotional) would have been a lot less.This column has been written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with assistance from FABRIS McIVERHORNQUIST & RADCLIFFE. It provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contactFABRIS McIVER HORNQUIST & RADCLIFFE for legal advice concerning your particular case. Lawyer Janice Mucalovis an award-winning legal writer. YOU AND THE LAW is a registered trade-mark. Janice and George Mucalov.

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SPORTSMONDAYMonday, April 13, 2015 || Sports Editor: Scott McKenzie SMcKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com || SECTION B

Senior B Timbermen begin exhibition play || Page B2

Jagr will play another season with PanthersJaromir Jagr got the Florida Pan-thers off-season off to a flying start.And even after they missed the playoffs for the 13th time in 14 years, its easy to see why the Panthers are so optimistic about their future. Jagr signed a one-year, $3.5 million con-tract Sunday to stay with Florida, say-ing he felt revitalized in his 20 games after the trade to the Panthers in February. Keeping the future Hall of Famer was a top priority for the club.

Johnson wins second straight race at TexasJimmie Johnson was still chasing Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick, trying to get back in front as the laps wound down at Texas Motor Speed-way. Then Johnson got the break that led to his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at the track. They slid up high through (Turns) 3 and 4 and left the bottom wide open for me, Johnson said. I thought Id at least get (Harvick). When I came off of Turn 4, I was alongside (McMurray).

Brad Jacobs wins the Players ChampionshipOlympic champion Brad Jacobs captured the Players Championship Grand Slam of Curling event on Sun-day with a 4-3 comeback victory over previously undefeated Mike McEwen. Jacobs trailed 3-1 after four ends but grabbed a deuce in the fifth and then scored a single in the eighth to complete the come-from-behind win. McEwen was the only player to go undefeated leading up to the cham-pionship at 5-0.

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FRED PAGE CUP

Clippers come home with 2-0 leadBrett Roulston scores early overtime winner to erase Pentictons home ice advantage in league nalSCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

Thanks to a Brett Roulston goal 20 sec-onds into overtime Saturday night, the Nanaimo Clippers

will return home for Game 3 of the B.C. Hockey Leagues Fred Page Cup finals tonight up two games to none over the top-ranked Penticton Vees.

It was two tough battles, and we got off to a good start, said Clippers head coach Mike Van-dekamp, but thats all it is a start.

Weve got to keep it going.The Clippers went into

Game 2 in Penticton Saturday after a 5-2 Game 1 victory the night earlier that saw them score four goals in less than 11 minutes in the second period.

On Saturday night, they faced a desperate Vees group that had four first-period powerplays and outshot them 20-6 to start the game.

Vees captain Cody DePourcq did score on one of those power-plays, but Sheldon Rempal net-ted his fourth goal in four games, with assists from Corey Renwick and Nic Gushue, to tie the game before the first intermission.

I think we played a lot better in the second and third periods, Vandekamp said.

The Clippers evened up the shots in the latter two periods, however no one was able to score until Roulston buried the winner early in overtime to give his team a 2-1 win and a 2-0 series lead.

It was looking like it was going to be one of those long nights but

for it to end like that was huge, Vandekamp said.

We ended up getting a timely goal from Brett early in over-time, so it was just a hard fought battle.

The Clippers had previously gone into Penticton twice in 2014-15, once in the regular season and once in the playoffs Round 3 double-round-robin.

Both times they left with multi-goal losses.

But with both teams healthy and rested after more than a week off, the Clippers changed

the course of a playoff season that has rarely seen an upset this series is a tilt between the first and second place teams from the regular season.

Weve been preparing for this moment all season, Vandekamp said. We played as hard as we could. These games are going to be close and tight and this one was as close as they come, going to overtime (Saturday) night, but it was just a good battle. We stayed the course well.

The Clippers, though, will need to continue to stay the course,

because this best-of-seven series is only two games deep.

In the first two rounds of the playoffs the Clippers had 2-0 leads, albeit from home games, but still needed seven games to finish their opponents off.

Weve got to continue to get better from one game to the next and keep improving, Van-dekamp said.

We know the importance of the odd-numbered games here.

Every game just gets bigger and bigger at this time of year, so we have to keep improving, con-

tinue to believe in ourselves, and just keep battling.

Game 3 of the Fred Page Cup final is set for tonight at Frank Crane Arena with the opening faceoff coming at 7 p.m.

Game 4 will go on Tuesday in Nanaimo, and if necessary Game 5 will be played in Pentic-ton on Thursday night.

The winner of the series moves on to the Western Canadian Cup to face the champions of the Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Junior A Leagues, with two spots in the RBC Cup nation-al championship tournament on the line. The WCC begins on April 25 in Fort McMurray.

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Nanaimo Clippers assistant captain Brett Roulston celebrates his overtime game-winning goal with teammate Cole Maier against the Penticton Vees Saturday night at the South Okanagan Events Centre. [GARY DORLAND/DAILY NEWS]

PREMIER BASEBALL LEAGUE

Pirates break even in rst weekend of PBLSCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

A confident Nanaimo Pirates club was humbled in a big way in its first game of the B.C. Premier Baseball League season, but managed to pull out a 2-2 record after two road double-headers against the Victoria Eagles and Langley Blaze Saturday and Sunday.

It was ball in the spring, abso-lutely, said Pirates head coach Doug Rogers of a weekend that saw his team twice bounce back from losses to win.

It was, which team would want to give it away to the other team. It was interesting but it was a lot of fun to play in.

After taking a 3-0 lead in the top half of the first inning Satur-day in Victoria, the Pirates were blown up by the Eagles in a 20-8 loss.

Both Cole Warken and Zach Diewert had three RBI in the loss, while Garrett Goodall and North Rainey had one each.

Sam Baker took the loss on the mound after giving up 12 runs in the first three innings, and reliever William Drewry pitched 1.1 innings, giving up eight runs before the Pirates conceded the game.

We definitely laid an egg on that one, Rogers said. The talk going in was that we had a pretty strong team and I think the guys

took that a little too seriously and thought that they could just throw their gloves on the field and expect to win, and the game doesnt work that way.

The Pirates were able to settle down in the second game, how-

ever, as ace pitcher Goodall took the mount to pitch a complete-game, two-run victory as the Pir-ates beat Victoria 7-2.

I was wanting to save him for Langley (Sunday), Rogers said of Goodall, but because we

lost so poorly I wanted to have a bounce-back game that game, and he provided it.

Diewert again led the Nanaimo offence with three RBI off two hits.

Warken, Rainey and leadoff hitter Shane Rogers each had a single RBI in the game. The Pirates won 7-2 to move to 1-1 on the season. The Pirates, though, dropped to 1-2 the following day in the Lower Mainland against the Blaze, perennial contenders in the PBL.

The Pirates put up a good fight against the Blaze in Game 1 of the double-header, but gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to fall 9-8. They had previously led 8-7 after a three-run fifth inning.

I was hoping we would get Game 3, but we fought pretty hard in the last two games of each day, so that was good to see, Rogers said.

Rainey, in his first pitching appearance of the season, took the loss in 0.2 innings of work after taking over for Bryce Stromquist in the sixth inning.

Josh Carless-Jones took Raineys No. 2 spot in the batting order and had two hits in his first appearance in the starting lineup, with one RBI.

Aaron Page led the Pirates offence with two RBI in the loss.

Again, the Pirates bounced

back later in the day, this time beating the Blaze 7-3.

Diewert had a monster game in the win, finishing with five RBI with a two-run single in the first inning and a three-run homer in the third. Warken and Rainey both had two-hit games, and Rob-ert Bush pitched seven innings with five strikeouts for the win.

Page came into the game to relieve Bush, and did the job per-fectly, Rogers said.

He was awesome, Rogers said. It was great to see a Grade 12,

non-pitcher over the last three years, come in and do that kind of job for us.

Diewert finished the weekend leading the PBL in home runs, with two, and in RBI, with 11. Raineys .667 batting average after the first weekend was also second best in the league.

Were swinging the bat, Rogers said, noting he predicted his club would pick up a split.

Were averaging eight or nine runs a game, and that should win the majority of the time.

The Pirates play their next sev-en games, and nine of their next 11, in the friendly confines of Nanaimos Serauxmen Stadium.

It starts Sunday with a double-header against the Abbotsford Cardinals at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

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Fred Page Cup Series:Nanaimo leads 2-0 (best-of-seven)

Results:Game 1: Nanaimo 5 @ Penticton 2Game 2: Nanaimo 2 @ Penticton 1 (OT)

Schedule:Game 3: Tonight @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Game 4: Tuesday @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Game 5: Thursday* @ Penticton, 7 p.m.Game 6: Friday* @ Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Game 7: Saturday* @ Penticton, 6 p.m.*If necessary

Leaders:1. Sheldon Rempal (NAN): 2G, 1A2. Anthony Rinaldi (NAN): 2G3. Jake Jackson (NAN): 2A4. Corey Renwick (NAN): 2A 5. Cody DePourcq (PEN): 1G

Nanaimo Pirates pitcher Garrett Goodall throws against the Victoria Eagles Saturday afternoon at Lambrick Park in Victoria. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

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B2 | DAILY NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 SPORTS

Austin Gurr, the closing pitcher for the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute Mariners, throws a pitch against the Okanagan Coyotes on Saturday at Serauxmen Stadium. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Free golf clinic will be offered at Beban ParkDAILY NEWS

A free golf clinic, taught by Canadian Profession-al Golfers Association member Rob Boyle, will be offered at Beban Park Golf Course & Drving Range on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The clinic will run for about 30 minutes as Boyle talks about a proven way to get a handle on the tough game of golf.

Boyle will also be demonstrating trick shots, and explain how they improve golfers skills if they try them.

The driving range has a covered area, so weather should not deter the clinic.

It will mainly be a speaking clinic, however there will be an opportunity to hit some balls afterward.

Anyone interested in attending should RSVP to 250-802-3650.

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VIBI Mariners move into third placeDAILY NEWS

Finally playing at home, the Vancouver Island Baseball Academy Mariners had a chance this weekend to leapfrog the Okanagan Coyotes and step into third place in the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference standings.

And with a 3-1 record in the two-day, four-game set against the Coyotes, the Mariners did just that.

After a 2-6 start to the season, the Mariners now sport an 8-8 record and sit two games back of the Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs, and 3.5 games behind the first place Thompson Rivers University WolfPack.

Each game was tightly contest-ed this weekend at Serauxmen Stadium.

The Mariners opened with a 3-2 win over the Coyotes, with start-

ing pitcher Tyler Ulrich chuck-ing six strikeouts in 5.2 innings. He gave up just one run and four hits in his time on the mound before being relieved by Zach Horman, Austin Gurr and Kris Phillips, who picked up the win.

Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Bryan OHara hit an RBI single that scored Gobin Sall for the winning run.

The Mariners continued to quiet the Okanagan bats in the second game on Saturday, win-ning 3-1.

The Mariners scored single runs in the first, second and third innings while shutting out every inning but the first.

Sall, Connor Merilees and Tyler Armstrong each had a single RBI in the game, while Nanaimos Kenton Schroter pitched the complete-game win.

Schroter allowed just four hits in the seven-inning game, strike

out seven of the 27 batters he faced in that game.

The Mariners kept their win-ning streak alive against the Coyotes on Sunday, picking up a 2-1 victory in another low-scor-ing game.

Mariners pitcher Austin Pen-ner, in his fourth appearance of the season, picked up the win pitching the full seven innings.

He gave up only two hits, strik-ing out three for his second win of the season.

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning with Sall on first base, Merilees jacked his second home run of the season, a two-run shot, that held up to be the winning runs of the game.

Both teams bats gained some life in the fourth game of the weekend on Sunday afternoon, as the Coyotes thwarted the Mariners attempt at a sweep, beating them 5-4.

Andrew Evernden got the start for VIBI on the mound, pitching five innings and giving up three runs.

The Mariners led 1-0 after the second inning and 4-0 after a three-run fourth, with OHara, Tyson Dyck and Adrian Gutierrez each picking up an RBI.

The Coyotes, though, tied the score by the seventh inning and picked up the winning run in the top of the ninth.

Mariners pitcher Riley Moska-luk took the loss in the final game of the weekend, pitching the final two innings.

The Mariners now have 12 games left in the CCBC season, starting with four this weekend two against the Coyotes and two against the Calgary Dinos in the Okanagan.

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TRACK & FIELD

Senior B Timbermen ramping up for 2015SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

A change in uniform shouldnt mean a change in the direc-tion for the Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen

The West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association season is just 10 days away, and the Timbermen, sporting a new logo, have their eyes on another Presidents Cup appearance.

Weve got pretty lofty expecta-tions, said Timbermen head coach Mike Maughan, whose team took part in an exhibition team with the local Junior B squad Sunday evening.

Weve been to the Presidents Cup two years in a row, and the team is really looking like an elite team again, and thats our goal. So this is the start of that process.

Back this year is leading scorer Jon Diplock, Nanaimos cap-tain, who was third overall in the league scoring race in 2014 with 31 goals and 44 assists in 18

games. Star goalie Nick Patter-son is also back for a Timbermen squad that allowed the second-least number of goals last season in their first-place finish.

Weve got a fair amount of guys back, Maughan said, and were kind of at that early stage of the year where some guys are yet to come out, but weve got a

good core group back and some young guys that are trying to come through, so its looking pretty good.

The Timbermen will again be expected to compete at the top of the WCSLA with the Tri-City Bandits and Ladner Pioneers.

Were definitely working on getting a strong roster again this year, Maughan said.

Weve learned a lot these last couple of years going to Presidents Cup, so hopefully the guys take a lot from those experi-ence and learn what it takes to win it all.

If we can improve our game and get to that level, then thats what were going to try to do.

The Timbermen open the 2015 season April 23 in Ladner and play their home opener Saturday, April 25 against the Valley Reb-els at the Nanaimo Ice Centre at 7 p.m.

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Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen captain Jon Diplock carries the ball Sunday during an exhibition game at Nanaimo Ice Centre. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

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Local athletes begin 15 season at SFU meetDAILY NEWS

Some junior and youth Nanaimo and District Track and Field Club athletes started their outdoor season at the Emilie Mondor Invitational Meet at Simon Fraser University in Bur-naby on Saturday.

The NTFC athletes, all in Grades 11 and 12, were compet-ing with NCAA Div. II and NAIA university athletes, as well as athletes from other B.C. clubs.

Junior male athlete Sean Mil-ler posted a 43-second personal best to win the 5000-metre run in 15:20.79, setting a new meet rec-ord in the process.

Junior female athlete Jenaya Pynn, an 800-metre specialist running her first-ever 1500-metre race, had a very respectable run, finishing 14th in Section 2 of the race, in a field that included Canadian Olympic runner Jes-sica Smith. Youth male athletes Carter Higgins and Josh Bailey also had good races. Higgins made a promising adjustment to the higher hurdle heights of uni-versity-level competition, finish-ing third in the mens 400-metre hurdles. In a tough field in the second section of the mens 1500-metre race, Bailey finished 12th.

Youth female athlete Amy Mor-ris also had a fine start to her season with a sixth-place finish in Section 1 of the womens 1500-metre race.

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Club hoops season starts for 2015DAILY NEWS

The youth club basketball sea-son is nearing, and one Junior Mariners squad has been select-ed while tryouts are upcoming for another.

This summers U14 Junior Mariners team, coached by Rick Hart (Dover Bay) as well as Matt Kuzminski (VIU) and Will Galick will feature Dover Bays Ethan Hart, Owen Bray, Caleb Kotai, and Jake McGonigle, Nanaimo Districts Ian Grabher, Joel Bilyk and Kurt Kurt Schnabbleger, John Barsbys James Wyse, Colby Day and Logan Man-son, as well as Owen Morrison (Woodlands) and Qwammi Frank (Maaqtusiis).

The U15 Junior Mariners team will be coached by Dover Bay senior boys head coach Carson Williams, who will be assisted by Wellingto junior boys coach Gra-ham Giske and Welington senior boys coach Luke Letham

Tryouts for that team are on April 24 at 5 p.m. at Dover Bay.

This year there will also be a Hub City hoops Mini League for Grade 6 and 7 boys on Fridays from May 1 to June 19.

That program will be coached by Kuzminski, Giske as well as NDSS head coach Jacob Thom and assistant Tyler Olsen.

Visit www.hubcityhoops.com for registration info.

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Spieth dominates at the MastersTwenty-one-year-old ties record with a 70 on Sunday to take the green jacket with a nal score of 270DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUGUSTA, Ga. Jordan Spieth got more than redemption and a green jacket Sunday. He took his place among the best in the game with a Masters victory for the ages.

One year after Spieth lost a bid to become the youngest Masters champion, the 21-year-old Texan turned in one of the most domin-ant wins ever at Augusta Nation-al. He never let anyone get closer to him than three shots after his record start. He never gave any-one much hope on Sunday.

Spieth closed with a 2-under 70, missing a 5-foot par putt on the final hole that would have set yet another record. Instead, he tied the score set by Tiger Woods in 1997 at 18-under 270.

This was the ultimate goal in my golf life, Spieth said.

For all the talk about the Grand Slam bid by Rory McIlroy and the return of Woods, this week was about the arrival of another star.

Its awfully impressive, McIl-roy said after finishing fourth. Its nice to get your major tally up and running at an early stage in your career. Its great to see, great for the game, and Im sure there will be many more.

Spieth became the first wire-to-wire winner at the Masters since Raymond Floyd in 1976, and this might have been even more special.

Craig Woods in 1941 is the only other Masters champion who led by at least three shots from the opening round to the trophy presentation.

Phil Mickelson tried to make a run. So did Justin Rose.

Neither got closer than three shots at any point, and it wasnt long before Spieth was making another birdie putt to take the

drama out of the back nine.Mickelson (69) and Rose (70)

tied for second. It was the 10th time Mickelson has been run-ner-up in a major. Woods jarred his right wrist then he struck wood under the pine straw on the ninth hole. He recovered and closed with a 73, 13 shots behind.

Spieth won for the third time on the PGA Tour and fifth time worldwide. He will rise to No. 2 in the world rankings, still a ways to go to catch McIlroy at the top. When McIlroy won back-to-back

majors last year to establish him-self as the games best player, the quest was to find a rival.

Spieth provided the answer on perhaps the biggest stage in the sport with his record-setting week at Augusta.

I thought today might be easi-er having played with the lead on Saturday. It wasnt, Spieth said. Its the most incredible week of my life. This is as great as it gets in our sport. ... Im still kind of shock a little bit.

And he will keep the editors of

the Masters record book busy. Among the marks he established this week:

The 36-hole record at 14-under 130.

The 54-hole record at 16-under 200.

The most birdies for the tournament at 28.

The lowest opening round by a champion at 64.

The youngest player to lead after the opening round.

He has no weaknesses, Mickelson said. He doesnt

overpower the golf course, but he plays the course strategically well. He plays all the shots prop-erly. And he has that ability to focus and see things clear when the pressure is on and perform at his best when the pressure is on.

Thats something that you really cant teach, he said. Some players are able to do it, some players arent. And he is.

Spieth showed early he was up to challenge. Rose, starting the final round four shots behind, rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt on the first hole, and Spieth calmly made his birdie putt from just inside him.

Spieth went out in 35 to build his lead to five shots, and one putt later, the Masters effectively was over.

Spieth rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on No. 10 for a six-shot lead. It was his 26th birdie of the Mas-ters, breaking the tournament record that Mickelson set in 2001. Spieth managed this in only 64 holes.

The next target was the 72-hole scoring record that Woods set in 1997 and he almost got there except for that bogey at the end.

He twice went for the green on par 5s on the back nine, barely clearing the creek at No. 13 and going just over the back on No. 15, both times making birdie. The birdie on the 15th made him the only player in Masters hist-ory to reach 19-under par.

McIlroy had a 68-66 weekend, hurt by his slow start and put him 12 shots going into the weekend.

He will have to wait until next year to try to win the Masters and become the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam.

The way Spieth is playing, that task just got a little harder. In his last four starts, Spieth has won twice and finished second twice.

Jordan Spieth applauds after winning the Masters golf tournament Sunday in Augusta, Ga. [AP PHOTO]

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Tiger Woods had bone pop out, but he played through itTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tiger Woods stirred up quite a frenzy on social media when talking about an injury to his right hand during the final round of the Masters.

After an errant drive at the ninth hole, Woods struck a hid-den tree root while hitting his second shot off the pine straw.

Woods screamed in pain and let the club fly out of his hand. He shook his hand walking toward

the green but managed to sal-vage par on the way to a closing 1-over 73.

Afterward, when asked about the injury on CBS, Woods said the bone popped out.

That amateur diagnosis led to

plenty of derisive responses on Twitter. The apparently grue-some injury notwithstanding, Woods said he was proud of the way he played at Augusta National, finishing with a 5-under 283 in his first tournament

since he walked off the course at Torrey Pines in early February, his body hurting and his game a mess.

Woods said hell take some time off before playing in his next PGA Tour event.

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