nanaimo daily news, september 12, 2015

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Cedar students asked about return to CSSSome of the Cedar students may choose to stay in the schools where they currently are next year, to be close to friends, or for other reasons. » Nanaimo Region, Page 3

Victoria man accused of luring teens onlineInvestigators confirm five female victims, ranging from 12 to 17 years of age. None were physically harmed. A 28-year-old Victoria man is now in custody. » Nation & World, Page 5

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Lower dam work to start MondayConstruction expected to cost between $2.8M and $4.6M, but contract was awarded as cost-plusSPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Work on a new spillway at the lower dam in Colliery Dams Park begins Monday, with some parts of the surrounding park slated to be closed throughout construction.

Council voted at a special meet-ing last week to award a contract to Copcan Civil Ltd. to construct the auxiliary spillway, after threats of enforcement action

from the provincial Comptroller of Water Rights.

The work will bring the lower dam into line with provincial safety regulations, but the issue has stoked deep divisions on city council and resentment from some park users.

The construction is expected to cost between $2.8 million and $4.6 million, but the contract has been awarded as cost-plus, meaning that there is no set

dollar amount awarded to the contractor.

That’s due to delays in design work on the project, which has not yet been completed.

The project has been a political wedge amongst city legislators for months, ending finally last week with a 5-3 vote to award the contract.

With that step complete, work will begin to clear the site of the new spillway, which will be locat-

ed a few metres away from the main spillway on the dam.

Tree removal to make way for the dam will begin Tuesday, while construction set-up area will be located off of 7th Street.

An alternate public access route into the park will also be set up off of 7th Street.

The city also says that when construction begins, signage at the park will indicate when the trail network around the lower

dam is closed. An alternate route near the middle Colliery dam will be set up and crews with flags will be in the park to direct people away from the construc-tion zone.

Protesters have indicated they will be present at the site as con-struction begins.

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Samantha Zroback, assistant manager of Trees Dispensary in Nanaimo, showcases some of the store’s products Friday. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]

Pot stores call warning letters ‘election ploy’ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Operators of a number of medicinal mari-juana dispensaries in Nanaimo think that the

federal government is playing politics with the industry.

Robert Clarke, who operates five Limelife medical cannabis dispensaries, said the decision by Health Canada to send out cease-and-desist letters to a number of medicinal marijuana dispensaries across the country is a blatant effort by the ruling Conservatives to garner votes for the upcoming federal election.

Clarke said he believes the move is an “election ploy” by Stephen Harper to try to get “old-timers” to vote for the gov-ernment as the prime minister realizes his chances of winning re-election are growing increas-ingly slim.

Anita Roy, the assistant man-ager at Trees Dispensary on Bowen Road, said she also thinks the cease-and-desist letters are part of the Conservative’s elec-tion strategy to “get tough” on the country’s growing medicinal marijuana industry.

“We’re hoping for a new govern-ment that is not Conservative, but even if Harper is re-elected, he can’t continue to go against the tide on this issue,” Roy said.

“Sooner or later, this prohibi-tion will end no matter which party forms the government in Canada.”

Health Canada has sent out the cease-and-desist letters to 13 marijuana dispensaries and com-passion clubs across the country, warning the RCMP could raid them if they do not shut down

immediately, even those in cities where local police have mostly tolerated them.

The department is demanding the dispensaries stop “all activ-ities with controlled substances” immediately and submit a writ-ten statement confirming this action by Sept. 21.

The threat is the first indica-tion that Ottawa is prepared to intervene directly to shut down Canada’s storefront dispensaries.

“The sale and advertising of marijuana is illegal,” the letter says. “You are encouraging Can-adians to engage in conduct that could also expose them to crim-inal liability.”

Roy said the Trees Dispensary wants the industry to be properly regulated and would welcome rules to govern it by Health Can-ada and other authorities.

“We want to be able to guaran-tee the quality and safety of our products for our customers.”


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SATURDAY, SEPT. 12

1 p.m. Auditions for Office Hours, male and female mature actors needed at Nanaimo Theatre Group, 2373 Rosstown Rd. For information: 250-758-7246.

3-5 p.m. Official opening of Nanaimo campaign office for Nanaimo-Ladysmith NDP candidate Sheila Malcolmson. 103-1808 Bowen Road (behind Tim Hortons). For information, call 250-591-9990.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cedar Farmers Market. Next to the fields of the Crow and Gate pub field, 2313 Yellow Point Rd, Cedar.

1:30 to 4 p.m. Lantzville Farmers Market. Top local foods, products and services. Premiere vendors, fair prices, diverse selection, good quality and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere. St. Phillips Church parking lot, 7113 Lantzville Rd.

3-5 p.m. Official opening of Ladysmith campaign office for Nanaimo-Ladysmith

NDP candidate Sheila Malcolmson. 30 Roberts St. For information, call 250-924-0405.

MONDAY, SEPT. 14

6:40 p.m. Weekly bingo. Doors open 4:45 p.m. Loonies pot, G-ball, bonanza, and 50/50 draw. Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre, 9824 Willow St. Everyone welcome, every Monday.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16

4-6:30 p.m. Bowen Road farmers mar-ket is Nanaimo’s food-oriented market offering fresh local farm produce, meats, eggs, pasta, bread, baking, preserves, homemade soap and nursery plants. Beban Park fairgrounds, 2300 Bowen Rd.

7-9 p.m. Island Counseling offers Stop Chasing Your Mind, small, safe confi-dential group to manage anxiety, fears, phobias. Wednesdays or Thursdays, by donation, register at 250-754-9988. Starts when filled – limited spaces. Not a drop-in, must register at 250-754-9988.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19

7:30 p.m. Delhi 2 Dublin and the Fugi-tives, Port Theatre. Ticket information: www.porttheatre.com.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 20

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cedar Farmers Market. Next to the fields of the Crow and Gate pub field, 2313 Yellow Point Rd, Cedar.

2 to 5 p.m. McRae’s Jazz Conglomer-ate, a sextet led by Nanaimo drummer James McRae and featuring some of the mid-Island’s best musicians, performs Hammond B3 organ-driven straight-ahead jazz at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave., Crofton. Admission: $10. Infor-mation: $250-324-2245; http://croftonhotel.ca/entertainment.

1:30 to 4 p.m. Lantzville Farmers Mar-ket. Top local foods, products and servi-ces. Premiere vendors, fair prices, diverse selection, good quality and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23

7-8:30 p.m. Learn West Coast Square Dancing. Amalgam-Eighters Square Dance Club launches a 12-week fall sea-son of lessons. Pleasant Valley School Activity Room. For information, call Diane 250-390-1899.

7-9 p.m. Island Counseling offers Stop Chasing your Mind, small, safe confiden-tial group to manage anxiety, fears, pho-bias. Wednesdays or Thursdays, by dona-tion, register at 250-754-9988. Starts when filled – limited spaces. Not a drop in, must register at 250-754-9988.

THURSDAY SEPT. 24

6-9 p.m. Wine, Women & Chocolate fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association Mid Island at the Nanaimo Curling Club. Includes massage, healing touch, reflexology silent auction and more Tickets $25 at www.mid-island.cmha.bc.ca or Gwen at 250.244.4042.

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Numbers show sector still strongMost indicators favourable for the month, except buses, which remain down after service pared downDARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Tourism remains buoyant in Nanaimo, new industry numbers reveal. Hotel operators enjoyed a 79.4 per cent occupancy rate in July, a 4.4-per cent jump from the same month a year ago.

That’s in the latest report from Chemistry, the Victoria-based tourism consulting firm that tracks the industry on Vancou-ver Island.

Most other indicators were favourable for the month, except buses, which remain down since Greyhound drastically pared back service in many markets.

Ferry traffic continues an upward trend started earlier this year, with passenger counts up nine per cent on the Duke Point-Tsawwassen route and 5.2 per cent on the more popular Departure-Horseshoe bay route.

Vehicle traffic rose 8.4 per cent

on the Duke Point run and 4.3 per cent on the Departure Bay route.

Air passengers continued to soar, with Nanaimo Airport reporting a 20.8 per cent year-over-year increase in July, for a 15.1 per cent increase since January.

Use of Vancouver Island Con-ference Centre dipped three per cent in July — usually a slow month for the industry, but year-

to-date performance doubles last year’s figures, with 12,324 delegate-days of use, compared to 6,585 in the first seven months of 2014.

“It’s a perfect storm in our favour,” said Dan Brady, a Tour-ism Leadership Committee mem-ber with the Nanaimo Economic Development Corp.

A low Canadian dollar attracts U.S. visitors, said Brady, who also manages the Harbourside How-

ard Johnson Hotel.“And people in Canada are stay-

ing in Canada. And for some rea-son the rate resistance to fares of BC Ferries has gone away. The numbers speak for themselves.”

Brady expects the trend to con-tinue for August figures when they’re released.


EDUCATION

The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district now needs to know how many secondary students in Cedar intend to go the Cedar Secondary School when it reopens. [DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO]

Cedar secondary students asked about return to CSSROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Secondary students in Cedar will soon be contacted by the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district and asked where they intend to attend school next year.

The school board decided last April to re-open Cedar Secondary School in September, 2016.

The school was closed by the previous board in the spring of 2014 in an effort to deal with decreasing enrolment in the dis-trict and to save money.

Most of the approximately 450 students who attended CSS when it closed went to John Barsby or Ladysmith secondary schools, and the district provided busing to the schools.

The district now needs to know how many secondary students in Cedar intend to go the CSS when it reopens so they can begin determining grade configuration scenarios and whether a Grade 12 program at the school is feas-ible for the 2016 opening.

School board chairman Steve Rae said some of the Cedar stu-dents may choose to stay in the schools where they currently are next year to finish high school, to be close to friends, or for other reasons.

“We’re not sure of what the attendance will be at CSS next year and it’s all speculation at this point,” he said.

“But there’s no question that the school will be full again in the years after that because the

community in Cedar made it very clear to us that they want their kids to attend high school in their neighbourhood.”

Rae said the district plans to discontinue the bus service that is currently transporting Cedar secondary students to John Bars-by and Ladysmith secondary schools at the end of this school year.

School district spokesman Dale Burgos said the district is under “tight timelines” for the surveys to be completed so staff can assess the students numbers at CSS for next year and deter-mine staffing levels and grade configurations.

“We’re hoping to contact the students by the end of next week so we can have a plan for CSS ready to present to the board at the education committee meet-ing on Oct. 7,” Burgos said.


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Two men face charges after Mounties make drug bustDAILY NEWS

Fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine were seized and two men were arrested in a drug bust by Nanaimo RCMP earlier this week.

One of the men was arrested again a day later on suspicion of trafficking.

On Wednesday, RCMP officers

seized three grams of suspect-ed methamphetamine, about 15 grams of crack and powder cocaine, three grams of sus-pected heroin and three grams of a substance believed to be fentanyl.

RCMP projects unit members arrested a 42-year-old and a 19-year-old man.

They now face charges of

possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Both men were released on promises to appear in Nanaimo provincial court.

On Thursday, the 19-year-old was again arrested, and cash seized after he was reportedly seen involved in a drug deal.

He remains in police custody awaiting a court hearing.

Police say they target drug traf-ficking to reduce other crimes.

“We know that many of the property crimes such as break-and-enters, thefts from cars, shoplifting and car thefts investi-gated by police are committed by people in an effort to feed their addictions,” said Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong, Nanaimo RCMP spokeswoman.

To make a tip call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

WEATHER

El Nino impacts on Island still uncertainAARON HINKS DAILY NEWS

An extreme El Nino and the Pacific blob could mean a warm-er than average winter for the central Vancouver Island region.

El Nino is a band of warm ocean water that develops in the Pacific. The Pacific blob is another large mass of warm water off the coast of North America.

This will be the first year on record when both a super El Nino and Pacific blob will coexist in the same season. The requirements for an El Nino is a water temperature a half-de-gree warmer than the average. The predicted winter El Nino is estimated to be two degrees above average, which classifies as extreme.

The water temperature is good indication of the forecast, said Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.

“Unlike air temperatures that are there today and gone tomor-row, and can change between one extreme to the other, water temperatures stay the course. If it’s warmer water now it will be there next week, next month, next season and maybe two sea-sons.” Phillips said.

One would expect, Phillips added, that the Pacific blob and El Nino would work together to create an even warmer winter, but since it’s never happened before it’s hard to be 100 per cent certain.

“One wild card is the Pacific blob. It’s there. It’s been there for two years and it’s never been in that situation where we’ve had an El Nino and Pacific blob.

“Will this be a wrestling match? Will they be buddies and absolutely turn British Columbia into the tropics or will they be fighting each other, cancelling each other out?

“The problem is, with all that said, we don’t know.”

Phillips believes that the upcoming winter will be similar to a winter we had in 1997/1998. The average temperature through the winter months for the central Island is 4.1ºC.

The average snowfall is about 80 centimetres and average rain is 692 millimetres.

In the 1997/1998 winter, we had 18 centimetres of snow, 735 milli-metres of rain and an average temperature of 5.5ºC.

“I wouldn’t bet the family farm on it but I’m saying you would make some money betting on a milder winter with less snow,” Phillips said.

That doesn’t bode well for ski-ers hoping to ride fresh powder at Mount Washington.

Mount Washington Ski Resort director of business operations Don Sharpe said he doesn’t want to talk about last year and is staying optimistic about this winter, adding that a difference between one or two degrees can make a huge impact in the high-er elevations.

“People trying to predict one degree temperature change is pretty hard to do,” Sharpe said.

Phillips used data from stations based at a lower elevation than the Mount Washington summit. He too said rain on the ground doesn’t necessarily mean rain in the mountains.

“You could be getting rain at the lower elevations because it’s milder but you could be getting snow at the higher elevations even though it will be milder,” Phillips said.

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In ancient times the stranger had an almost sacred status for various reasons that con-

tinue to be probed by historians and anthropologists.

Someone stumbling into a village or settlement, obviously from afar and not speaking the local language, might be anyone — even a divine or threatening presence — but was regardless provided with food and shelter.

Our ancestors also had another good reason to give the stranger aid; they knew that a moment’s notice they could be next, forced into exile and in need of the help they were once willing to give.

The debate around how to help Syrian refugees, fleeing a vicious civil war and expanding Islamic State terrorism, has become something of a political football

in Canada. It’s to be expected that various parties during the election would make various claims on the best approach.

But this is a matter, to recall to our ancient forbears, is beyond politics. The publication of the photo that went around the world — that of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, is ample evidence of that.

Canada, not its politicians, needs to respond in a way that allows us to alleviate as much suffering as possible arising from this tragedy in Syria.

Canadians are compassionate people and there is ample pre-cedent for helping those in need. We need only recall when in the 1980s thousands of Vietnamese ‘boat people’ were taken in by this country.

Compassion has to supercede politics in this matter but other questions arise of Canadians wanting to respond.

While dramatic and serious events like the Syrian crisis are few and far between, there is no lack of other events seeking our charitable response.

It’s important to analyze how useful and effective such charit-able “trends” are, often spurred on by heart-wrenching photos, and where they go after the out-rage dies down and the public moves on to the next hot issue.

We can look beyond the migrant crisis in Europe to any number of countries that would benefit from the aid and compas-sion of Canadians. And it is right and good that we continue to do what we can.

And for every trendy hashtag and its accompanying global outrage, there are local issues which, perhaps at times lacking the same hype and glamour, still also need our attention.

For example, Statistics Can-ada’s 2011 census states that more than 3,000 young people in Nanaimo are living in poverty — 21.3 per cent of those are six and under. This number is up from 18.5 per cent in 2006. Though not a new issue with celebrity spokespeople, local organizations doing their part to address it still need our support.

The status of refugees, and Canada’s responsibility in assisting them is deservedly in the spotlight. And local organiz-ations that are doing their part deserve our accolades, especially

as most of them were doing the hard work to support refugees for years before it became a trendy issue.

But when the hype dies down, the trick is to remember our long-term commitments to both global and local issues, whether they’re glamorous or not.

Given current trends high-lighted by the election, it does not seem those issues — local or global — are going to go away anytime soon.

We are limited in what we can do, but the key is to act with com-passion and empathy when we can, and leave the politics to the politicians.

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Tories have had years to deliver project funding

The Sept. 11 front-page story and editorial about a promise of fund-ing for a foot ferry are made to look like this is an announcement of government funding.

It is not.We are in the midst of an elec-

tion campaign. This is just a campaign promise based on know-ledge that it’s a goody the riding really wants.

We all know how much weight such promises bear.

When you think of it, any of the candidates in the riding could have made that promise, as a fast ferry link to Vancouver would fit neatly into any of their parties’ platforms.

However the Conservative party have already had years of oppor-tunity to deliver the funding for the project and haven’t done so.

To Mayor Bill McKay and fellow citizens, don’t be fooled.

John CarverNanaimo

Foot ferry looks like another ‘wonder project’

Has anyone seen their business plan?

How much will the tickets cost?

Is the City of Nanaimo plan-ning financial or infrastructure assistance?

I’m afraid this looks like another Nanaimo wonder project like the convention centre and the cruise ship terminal.

A federal government should be subsidizing the BC Ferries system, not aiding a new competitor, but a one-time gift of $14 million is a lot cheaper than the annual subsidy Vancouver Islanders deserve.

Brian ParkinsonNanaimo

Meeting attendance an example of democracy

Re: ‘Tory Candidate not restrict-ed to comment’ (Daily News, Sept. 3)

“Muzzled” is a strong word to apply to the campaign being con-ducted by Mark MacDonald who does knock on doors, and organiz-es “coffee meetings” proving he’s at least out and about.

It was an email written by his campaign manager, Glen McPher-son, that was so prescriptive in what MacDonald would not be doing that suggested he was on a very short leash indeed, hence “muzzled,” resulting in generally anti-Conservative policy reactions

published in the Nanaimo Daily News, Gabriola Sounder, Island Tides, Toronto Star, and Ottawa Citizen as well as the Victoria Times Colonist where McPherson’s e-mail resulted in both an article and a follow-up editor’s opinion piece the following day.

But there is a bottom line that goes beyond the back and forth of “muzzled” semantics.

Will MacDonald, the Conserva-tive candidate for Nanaimo-Ladys-mith be attending the all-candi-dates meeting organized by the Gabriola Island Rate Payers Asso-ciation scheduled for Sept. 19?

In the light of the previously negative press reactions, reconsid-ering an earlier refusal might not be a bad idea for his campaign.

He also would be setting a fine example for Stephen Harper. But MacDonald does need to have a heart-to-heart with his campaign manager to make sure they’re on the same page this time.

If he decides to attend this meet-ing after all, that will be a good example of democracy in action.

Edwin TurnerNanaimo

Canada should make amends for disruptions

News accounts of the refugee

problems in Africa and the Middle East seem oddly devoid of the huge part the present Canadian government has played in creating this crisis.

A great many of those people attempting to cross the Mediter-ranean from Libya were dispos-sessed when Canadian CF-18s bombed their homes three years ago.

Those bombers were sent with the full consent of Trudeau’s Lib-erals and Layton’s NDP voting in lock-step with the Conservatives.

Libyans never offered any threat to Canada.

SNC Lavalin, our largest engin-eering firm, had been working there over 15 years.

Canada should certainly make some amends toward the people whose lives we’ve disrupted and destroyed.

We should not expect them to be particularly grateful.

Jim ErkiletianNanaimo

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Suspect sought after exposing self to runners

Saanich Police are seeking a man who exposed himself to a pair of runners on the Lochside Regional Trail on Wednesday.

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◆ NANAIMO

Mounties seek owners of kayak and boat motor

If you’re missing a black Mer-cury boat motor or a lime-green Oracle kayak, Nanaimo RCMP want to hear from you.

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Minor injuries after car slams into beauty salon

A vehicle slammed into a beauty salon in Chase River shortly before noon Wednesday.

A 67-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed through the plate glass window at Be Beautiful Day Spa and Salon at 1273 South Island Highway at 11:46 a.m.

Police arrived and “they found a silver PT Cruiser had gone through the front entrance,” said Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.

The driver and passenger were taken to Nanaimo Regional Gen-eral Hospital and the driver was treated for minor injuries. Upon her release the driver was issued a violation ticket for driving with-out due care and attention.

Investigators found no skid marks or other signs of braking on the scene. A passenger could only remember the vehicle pulling into the parking stall, not the crash.

Some bail conditions for Omar Khadr are relaxedCurfew is being eased so he can attend night classes at NAIT in Edmonton

CHRIS PURDY THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON — A judge has agreed to ease some bail condi-tions for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr and is considering other changes that would increase his freedoms.

Khadr’s curfew is being eased so he can attend night classes at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, where he plans to study to become an emergency medical technician.

He can also leave home earli-er in the morning for religious prayers.

The federal government is not opposing the changes, which also include allowing Khadr to stay with friends in Alberta if permit-ted by his bail supervisor. He is currently required to live with one of his lawyers, Dennis Edney, and not leave Alberta except to stay at Edney’s vacation home in B.C.

Khadr’s lawyers argued in court Friday that he has com-plied with his bail conditions for the last four months and most of the restrictions are no longer needed.

“Mr. Khadr is getting on with his life, as he should do,” Edney told reporters outside the courthouse.

“Overwhelmingly people stop him, speak to him. They’re not

intrusive and they welcome him back. We have not had one single problem.”

Khadr stood beside Edney and smiled but declined to speak. Edney says the 29-year-old doesn’t want to be a public fig-ure. “He wants to live quietly and be just an ordinary person.”

The Toronto-born Khadr was 15 when he was captured following a firefight in Afghanistan in 2002. He became the youngest prisoner and lone Westerner at the time to be held in Guantanamo.

In 2010, he pleaded guilty to several war crimes, including the murder of an American sol-dier. A United States military commission sentenced him to another eight years behind bars. He was transferred home to Can-ada in 2012.

Khadr later said he only plead-ed guilty to get out of the notori-ous prison and appealed his con-viction in the U.S.

Justice June Ross agreed to bail in May, pending the appeal.

On Friday, she reserved her decision on Khadr’s other requests to visit family in the Toronto area and to get rid of the electronic monitoring bracelet strapped to his left ankle.

The judge said she wants to see a report from Khadr’s bail super-visor. The hearing is to continue next Friday.

Khadr’s other lawyer, Nathan Whitling, told court that Khadr wants to see his grandparents, who are ill and whom he hasn’t seen since he was a child. He wants to be able to visit them, unsupervised, and also wants to see his three brothers and a sister.

Whitling said Khadr’s mother and another sister, who have expressed pro-al-Qaida views in the past, are not currently in Canada and Khadr’s Toronto vis-it wouldn’t include them.

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IMMIGRATION

Only Canada charges refugees interest on travel loans: AdvocatesLAURA KANE THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Canada is the only country in the world to charge interest to refugees on travel loans, saddling struggling newcomers with debt as they try to rebuild their lives, advocates say.

The federal government requires privately sponsored and government-assisted refugees to pay for their own travel costs and overseas medical exams and will loan families up to $10,000.

“Refugees are desperate and eager to repay the loan, as a small gesture of tremendous gratitude and appreciation to the government,” said Chris Friesen of the Immigration Services Society of British Columbia. “But at what cost?”

Friesen said families are using

more of their food money to pay down the debt.

He said some countries, includ-ing the United States and Aus-tralia, require refugees to pay back loans for travel costs but don’t charge interest.

About 91 per cent of refugees pay back the loans, including Samer Aldhmad, a Syrian father of five living in Surrey, B.C., who repaid $7,019.47 in less than a year using his child tax benefit.

But Aldhmad said he’s just grateful to be living in Canada. In Lebanon, where his family first moved after fleeing Syria, he had to pay for his children’s education.

“I was paying $1,500 to pay for each kid to go to school. It was too much and I still needed to pay for the rent,” he said through a translator.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada said in a statement that refugees typically have few financial resources and are unable to access traditional lend-ing institutions.

“The Immigration Loans Pro-gram provides them with access to funding that would otherwise not be available,” the emailed statement said.

The Canadian Council for Refu-gees estimates that Canada could absorb refugees’ transportation and medical expenses at a cost of about $13 to $15 million annually, and forgive current outstanding loans for about $38 million.

Executive director Janet Dench said many refugees take min-imum-wage jobs to pay down the debt instead of getting further education or learning English or French.

Cops say man lured teenage girls onlineSAANICH NEWS

Victoria police are advising parents to speak with their children about staying safe online after a man was charged with 13 offences after allegedly attempting to lure underage teenage girls.

A 28-year-old Victoria man faces three counts of luring a child under the age of 14, two counts of luring a child under the age of 18, four counts of communicating/obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18, two counts of uttering threats, and three counts of breaching probation. He has been remanded in custody.

Investigators have so far confirmed five female victims, ranging from 12 to 17 years of age.

While none of the victims were physically harmed, Special Victims Unit detectives see this incident as an occasion to remind parents and teens of what it takes to be careful online, par-ticularly when it comes to geolocation settings for online photos, mapping features on social media sites, and a reminder to be wary of accepting friend requests from someone you do not know.

Grizzly bear mauling puts hunter in hospitalTHE CANADIAN PRESS

YELLOWKNIFE — A grizzly bear has mauled a hunter in the Northwest Territories.

RCMP say a man was hunting for a moose with a guide Thursday in the Mackenzie Mountains northwest of Yellowknife when the bear surprised them and suddenly attacked. The bear pulled the hunter down an embankment.

Police say he was seriously hurt with multiple injuries before the guide fired a shot which stopped the attack and scared the bear away.

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Can the Clippers go all the way?Led by top-tier wingers, solid defencemen, a Fred Page Cup should be expected

When the Penticton Vees scored in overtime of Game 6 of the B.C. Hockey League

finals in April to win the Fred Page Cup, Sheldon Rempal was on the ice.

Most thought it would be the last time he would play at Frank Crane Arena, as mass exodus of players from a very good Clip-pers team were either set to age out of junior hockey or leave early for U.S. college hockey scholarships.

But plans changed, and Rempal — the team’s leading goal scorer with 29 last season — returns to Nanaimo for his final year.

It all begins today as the Clip-pers play the first of back-to-back games in Powell River to kick off the regular season and the defence of their division championship.

Power forward Devin Brosseau is back, as team captain, along with Yanni Kaldis, who will be expected to be one of the top defencemen in the BCHL this season.

All three were expected to be gone. But as their plans changed, so did the expectations of the club. With five defencemen ready to return from last season’s Island Division champion Clip-pers, as well as a host of talented new recruits, this is a group that should be expecting to get back to the BCHL finals, and this time move on.

The only obstacle in their way, of course, is the same one that stood their a year ago — the Penticton Vees. And although the Vees lost the league’s top

goaltender from 2014-15, they bring back forward Tyson Jost and defenceman Dante Fabbro, both of whom are expected to be first-round NHL draft picks next summer. But the Clippers need not worry about the Vees, at least not yet. What they need to worry about now is, outside of Brosseau and Rempal’s expected production, where their goals are going to come from.

After the departures of three of their four regular centres (Brendan Taylor, Cole Maier and Anthony Rinaldi), as well as wingers Nick Carrier, Jake Jackson, Jacob Hanlon and Ryan Forbes and Brett Roulston, the Clippers give up 146 goals from

last season’s roster that, in total, scored 235 times — the most in the BCHL, by far. But such is life in junior hockey, and like every other team the Clippers simply need to deal with it. Head coach and general manager Mike Van-dekamp has brought in a lot of talent. Some of it is proven, some if it is fresh.

Centre Matt Hoover comes to the Clippers with 47 games of Junior A experience in Ontario, while Chris Dodero arrives with 140 U.S. Hockey League games under his belt.

On the other hand, production will be expected from players coming right out of midget and high school hockey, as is the case with D.J. Petruzzelli, Chris Smith and Charley Borek. Those play-ers are going to be expected, and needed to produce offence in a league that demands it.

Luckily, if the offence doesn’t show up right away, there is plenty of experience on the back

end — enough to mitigate any early scoring troubles.

For a unit that last year was a question mark at the beginning of the season, the return of play-ers like Kaldis, a second-team all-star last season, as well as veterans Ed Hookenson, Kale Bennett and Ryan Coghlan in the fold, there’s no reason not to expect the Nanaimo defence to be among the best in the league.

The last line of defence, how-ever, remains a question mark.

Jonathan Reinhart was signed out of the Greater Ontario Jun-ior Hockey League, regarded as the top Junior B circuit in the country.

But the BCHL is widely ranked as the best Junior A league in Canada, so Reinhart has some experience to gain. Vandekamp also brought in 16-year-old Jakob Walter, a highly-regarded pros-pect taken in the WHL bantam draft by the Kootenay Ice.

Vandekamp had alluded to finding a playing partner for Reinhart — not a back-up — so it remains to be seen how many games Walter will get.

Whatever questions there are for the Clippers, there is no ques-tion the expectations are high for the team that had the Fred Page Cup in its own building last sea-son, but failed to win it.

With the talent that’s been assembled, there is no reason why this season can’t end differently.

Nanaimo Clippers winger Sheldon Rempal stands on the ice after losing the B.C. Hockey League championship to the Penticton Vees last season at Frank Crane Arena. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

» Scott McKenzie is the sports editor at the Nanaimo Daily News. To offer comments on this column or to submit a story idea, send an email to: [email protected].

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◆ JUNIOR

Raiders off bye week, travel to play Okanagan

The Vancouver Island Raiders will attempt to do today what no other B.C. Football Conference team has done during the 2015 season — beat the Okanagan Sun.

The Raiders, tied for second place with the Kamloops Bron-cos, take on the Sun in Kelowna today at 1 p.m., with a pay-per-view video stream of the game being shown at okanagansun.ca.

Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman said they key to beating the Sun will be containing them.

“I thought we played them pretty tough the first time they came down,” he said. “(We will emphasize) fundamentals and stopping the big play. I really, truly believe that’s the way to stop Okanagan.”

◆ HIGH SCHOOL

Islanders fall in fi rst road game, 28-22 to Marriot

The Nanaimo Islanders lost 28-22 in their first of three road non-conference Varsity AA high school football games Friday against the Earl Marriot (White Rock) Mariners. They are again on the road on Friday against the Sepctrum (Victoria) Thunder.

◆ HIGH SCHOOL

No. 1 Bulldogs hit road to play No. 5 Panthers

The John Barsby Bulldogs, tied for the No. 1 ranking in B.C. Var-sity AA football with the Abbots-ford Panthers, take on the No. 5 Vernon Panthers in Vernon today to open their non-conference schedule.

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AMERICAN LEAGUEBOSTON — Claimed RHP Roman Men-dez off waivers from Texas. Transferred RHP Koji Uehara to the 60-day DL.CHICAGO — Reinstated RHP Zach Putnam from the 15-day DL.MINNESOTA — Activated RHP J.R. Graham from the 15-day DL.OAKLAND — Acquired LHP Daniel Coulombe from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations.TORONTO Reinstated RHP Marcus Stro-man from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL). Trans-ferred 2B Devon Travis to 60-day DL.

NATIONAL LEAGUEWASHINGTON — Recalled RHP Taylor Jordan from Syracuse (IL).

BASKETBALLNBAL.A. LAKERS — Promoted Jesse Buss to assistant general manager/director of scouting, Ryan West to director of player personnel and Clay Moser to assistant coach/director of basketball strategy.MINNESOTA — Named Sam Mitchell interim coach.

FOOTBALLCFLB.C. — Placed QB Travis Lulay on 6-game injured list. Signed QB Greg McGhee. Signed QB R.J. Archer to practice roster.

NFLBUFFALO — Signed DE IK Enemkpali from the practice squad. Signed DE Ced-ric Reed to the practice squad. Reached an injury settlement with WR Deonte Thompson. Released DT Andre Fluellen.CINCINNATI — Agreed to terms with WR A.J. Green on a 4-yr contract extension.CLEVELAND — Traded DL Billy Winn to Indianapolis for conditional 2017 draft pick.HOUSTON — Waived-injured LBs Lyn-den Trail and LB Tony Washington.JACKSONVILLE — Signed LS Carson Tinker to a 4-year contract extension.MIAMI — Signed C Sam Brenner & RB Jo-nas Gray from practice squad. Released C-G Jacques McClendon & QB Logan Thomas.OAKLAND — Signed LB Aldon Smith.

HOCKEYNHLANAHEIM — Signed senior VP of hockey operations David McNab to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season.CHICAGO — Acquired D Dennis Robert-son, D Jake Massie & a 2017 5th-round draft pick from Carolina for F Kris Ver-steeg, F Joakim Nordstrom and a 2017 3rd-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with F Marcus Kruger on a 1-year contract.

SOCCERMLSLEAGUE OFFICE — Fined Vancouver F Octavio Rivero an undisclosed amount for embellishment during the Sept. 9 match against Colorado.

SPANISH VUELTAAt Avila, Spain(185 km. from Medina del Campo to Riaza)STAGE 191. Alexis Gougeard, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 4 hrs, 19 mins, 20 secs.2. Nelson Oliveira, Por., L-Merd., 0:40 beh.3. Maxime Monfort, Belg., Soudal, 0:44Also112. Antoine Duchesne, Quebec City, Europcar, 26:11.119. Dominique Rollin, Boucherville,

OVERALL STANDINGS(After 19 of 21 stages)

1. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands, Giant-Alpecin, 78 hrs., 20 mins., 51 secs.2. Fabio Aru, Italy, Astana, 0:06 behind.3. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spn., Katusha, 1:24.Also115. Dominique Rollin, Boucherville,

3:16:37.140. Antoine Duchesne, Quebec City, Europcar, 3:38:39.

FOOTBALLCFLEAST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 11 8 3 0 392 221 16Toronto 11 6 5 0 277 322 12Ottawa 9 5 4 0 193 241 10Montreal 10 4 6 0 207 196 8

WEST DIVISION GP W L T PF PA PtCalgary 10 8 2 0 271 197 16Edmonton 10 6 4 0 245 181 12B.C. 9 4 5 0 204 250 8Winnipeg 10 3 7 0 187 310 6Saskatchewan 10 1 9 0 255 313 2

Hamilton 35 Toronto 27

Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Ottawa at B.C., 4 p.m.

TIGER-CATS 35, ARGOS 27First QuarterHam — TD Coates 12 pass from Collaros (Medlock convert) 5:12Tor — TD Whitaker 3 run (Waters convert) 10:25Second QuarterHam — Safety Waters concedesHam — TD Tasker 2 pass from Collaros (Medlock convert) 8:24Ham — FG Medlock 24 13:23Third QuarterTor — TD Gurley 42 pass from Harris (convert failed) 3:58Ham — FG Medlock 28 7:42Tor — TD Coombs 11 pass from Harris (Stala convert) 13:02Fourth QuarterHam — TD Mathews 1 run (Medlock convert) 1:36Ham — FG Medlock 41 4:18Tor—TD Whitaker 1 run (Stala cnvrt) 9:40Ham — FG Medlock 17 13:48Hamilton 7 12 3 13 —35Toronto 7 0 13 7 —27Attendance — 17,694 at Toronto.TEAM STATISTICS Ham TorFirst downs 28 23Yards rushing 106 96Yards passing 254 257Total offence 360 353Team losses 13 11Net offence 347 342Passes made-tried 22-31 20-36Total return yards 159 114Interceptions-yards by 2-22 1-0Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1Sacks by 2 2Punts-average 3-38.7 4-43.8Penalties-yards 13-105 16-126Time of possession 26:56 33:04Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

— Ham: Holley 11-51, Collaros

3-6; Tor: Harris 8-36, Whitaker 6-34, Gillanders 1-11, Kackert 3-7, Coombs 1-5, Owens 1-3.

— Ham:Tasker 8-89, Toliver 2-28, Holley 2-18, Underwood 1-14, Coates 1-12, Banks 1-2; Tor: Gurley 7-107, Coombs 3-40, Kackert 3-35, Elliott 3-30, Gillanders 1-16, Whitaker 1-11, Hazelton 1-10, Owens 1-8.

— Ham: Collaros 22-31, 254 yards, 2 TDs, 1 int; Tor: Harris 20-35-257-2-2, Owens 0-1-0-0-0.

NFLNew England 28 Pittsburgh 21

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Miami at Washington, 1 p.m.Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Detroit at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m.Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

NCAAAP TOP 25No. 24 Utah vs. Utah State

No. 1 Ohio St. vs. Hawaii, 3:30 p.m.No. 2 Alabama vs. Middle Tenn., 4 p.m.No. 3 TCU v. Stephen F. Austin, 3:30 p.m.No. 4 Baylor vs. Lamar, 7:30 p.m.No. 5 Mich. St. vs. No. 7 Oregon, 8 p.m.No. 6 Auburn vs. Jacksonville St., noonNo. 8 Southern Cal vs. Idaho, 8 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.No. 10 Georgia at Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m.No. 11 Florida St. at S. Florida, 11:30 a.m.No. 12 Clemsn v. Appalachian St., 12:30 pmNo. 13 UCLA at UNLV, 10:30 p.m.No. 14 LSU at No. 25 Mississ. St., 9:15 pmNo. 15 Georgia Tech vs. Tulane, 3:30 pm.No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Ball State, 7 p.m.No. 17 Mississippi v. Fresno St., 3:30 pmNo. 18 Arkansas vs. Toledo, 4 p.m.No. 19 Okla. at No. 23 Tennessee, 6 p.m.No. 20 Boise State at BYU, 10:15 p.m.No. 21 Missouri at Arkansas State, 7 p.m.No. 22 Arizona at Nevada, 7 p.m.

MLSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA PtNew York 26 13 7 6 46 30 45D.C. 28 13 10 5 35 34 44Columbus 28 11 9 8 45 47 41New England 27 11 9 7 38 36 40Toronto 26 11 11 4 45 44 37Montreal 24 9 11 4 34 37 31Philadelphia 28 8 14 6 35 45 30Orlando 28 7 13 8 33 50 29New York City 27 7 13 7 38 46 28Chicago 28 7 15 6 36 45 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA PtVancouver 28 15 10 3 40 28 48Los Angeles 28 13 8 7 49 33 46Dallas 26 13 8 5 38 30 44Seattle 28 13 13 2 34 31 41Kansas City 26 11 7 8 40 35 41Portland 28 11 9 8 29 32 41San Jose 27 11 11 5 33 31 38Houston 27 9 10 8 35 34 35Colorado 27 8 10 9 25 29 33Salt Lake 27 8 11 8 29 40 32

New York 3 Chicago 2

Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.New York City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m.D.C. at Colorado, 9 p.m.Montreal at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Seattle at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

New England at Toronto, 5 p.m.Kansas City at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at New York City, 7 p.m.New York at New England, 7:30 p.m.Montreal at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

DENMARKSUPERLIGAHobro IK 2 AGF Aarhus 1

ENGLANDCHAMPIONSHIPReading 5 Ipswich 1

FRANCELIGUE UNBordeaux 2 Paris St-Germain 2

GERMANYBUNDESLIGAHamburgr SV 3 Borusia Moenchngldbch 0

NETHERLANDSEERSTE DIVISIEDen Bosch 2 Helmond Sport 1Eindhoven 3 Almere City 2Emmen 6 RKC Waalwijk 1Fortuna Sittard 0 Dordrecht 5Sparta 3 Achilles 29 0VVV-Venlo 2 Go Ahead Eagles 1Volendam 3 Jong PSV 0

NORWAYTIPPELIGAENStromsgodset 5 Haugesund 0

SCOTLANDPREMIERSHIPInverness CT 2 Hearts 0

SPAINLIGA PRIMERASevilla 1 Levante 1

SWEDENALLSVENSKANKalmar 1 Norrkoping 2

CSLScarborough at Serbian Eagles

Niagara at Toronto Croatia, 7:30 p.m.Milton at Toronto Atomic, 8:45 p.m.

Brantford at London, 4 p.m.Waterloo at Brampton, 5 p.m.Burlington at York Region, 6:30 p.m.

SOCCERMLB

BASKETBALLFIBA

SEMIFINALSVenezuela 79 Canada 78Argentina 78 Mexico 70

THIRD PLACE

CHAMPIONSHIP

(Note: Both teams qualify for '16 Olympics)

MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEBALTIMOR OFF Kansas City OFFN.Y. (Game 1) OFF Toronto OFFN.Y. (Game 2) OFF Toronto OFFTAMPA BAY -105 Boston -105CHICAGO -125 Minnesota +115CLEVELAND -111 Detroit +101TEXAS -170 Oakland +158Houston -115 L.ANGELES +105

NATIONAL LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINESt. Louis -140 CINCINATI +130Chicago -170 PHILADEL. +158PITTSBURGH -165 Milwaukee +155MIAMI -160 Washingtn +150NY Mets -192 ATLANTA +177Los Angeles -117 ARIZONA +107SAN FRAN. -175 San Diego +162

INTERLEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINESEATTLE -155 Colorado +145

NFL

Green Bay 31/2 61/2 (49) CHICAGOHOUSTON 21/2 11/2 (41) Kans.CityNY JETS 21/2 31/2 (40) ClevelandIndianapolis 21/2 21/2 (45) BUFFALOMiami 11/2 31/2 (43) WASHNG.Carolina 21/2 3 (41) JCKSNVLSeattle 41/2 4 (40

1/2) ST.LOUIS

ARIZONA 3 21/2 (481/2) N.Orleans

SAN DIEGO 2 3 (46) DetroitTAMPA BAY 21/2 3 (41) TennesseeCincinnati 3 3 (43) OAKLANDDENVER 4 4 (48) BaltimoreDALLAS 5 6 (51) NY Giants

Philadelphia 1 3 (55) ATLANTAMinnesota +41/2 21/2 (411/2) S.FRAN.

Updated odds available at Pregame.com

BETTINGTHE LINES

TENNISATP-WTAU.S. OPEN

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2.

Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Stan Wawrinka (5), Switz., 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.

Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Serena Wil-liams (1), U.S., 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Flavia Pennetta (26), Italy, def. Simona Halep (2), Romania, 6-1, 6-3.

GOLF

AMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayToronto 80 60 .571 — — 6-4 W-1 47-25 33-35New York 77 62 .554 21/2 — 5-5 L-3 40-30 37-32Tampa Bay 69 71 .493 11 5 5-5 W-2 34-35 35-36Baltimore 68 72 .486 12 6 5-5 W-3 39-27 29-45Boston 66 74 .471 14 8 6-4 L-1 39-35 27-39

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 83 57 .593 — — 3-7 L-2 48-27 35-30Minnesota 73 67 .521 10 1 6-4 W-2 42-26 31-41Cleveland 69 70 .496 131/2 41/2 6-4 W-2 30-34 39-36Chicago 66 73 .475 161/2 71/2 5-5 L-2 34-35 32-38Detroit 64 76 .457 19 10 4-6 L-2 33-38 31-38

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayHouston 76 64 .543 — — 4-6 W-1 48-24 28-40Texas 74 66 .529 2 — 6-4 W-1 33-32 41-34Los Angeles 70 69 .504 51/2 31/2 5-5 W-1 42-30 28-39Seattle 68 73 .482 81/2 61/2 7-3 W-2 31-38 37-35Oakland 60 81 .426 161/2 141/2 3-7 L-2 33-42 27-39

Toronto 11 N.Y. Yankees 5Baltimore 14 Kansas City 8Tampa Bay 8 Boston 4Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 2Texas 4 Oakland 0Detroit at Cleveland, ppd., rainHouston at L.A. AngelsColorado at Seattle

Seattle 5 Texas 0Cleveland 7 Detroit 5Toronto at New York, ppd., rain

Kansas City (Cueto 2-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 9-11), 1:05 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 12-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 6-7), 1:05 p.m., 1st game

Toronto (Stroman 0-0) at N.Y. Yan-kees (Pineda 10-8), 4:35 p.m., 2nd game

Boston (Porcello 7-12) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Wolf 0-3) at Cleveland (Bauer 11-11), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 8-4) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 8-10), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Nolin 0-1) at Texas (Gallardo 12-9), 8:05 p.m.

Houston (McCullers 5-5) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 8-9), 9:05 p.m.

Colorado (Flande 3-2) at Seattle (Elias 4-8), 9:10 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 pmOakland at Texas, 3:05 p.m.Houston at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.Colorado at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:05 p.m.

Miami 2 Washington 1N.Y. Mets 5 Atlanta 1Chicago Cubs 5-7 Philadelphia 1-3Pittsburgh 6 Milwaukee 3Cincinnati 2 St. Louis 2 (7 inn.), suspd.L.A. Dodgers at ArizonaSan Diego at San Francisco

Cincinnati 11 St. Louis 0Colorado 4 San Diego 3Milwaukee 6 Pittsburgh 4 (13 inn.)N.Y. Mets 7 Atlanta 2Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, ppd., rain

St. Louis (Lynn 11-9) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 8-10), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Haren 9-9) at Philadel-phia (Eickhoff 1-3), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Z.Davies 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Locke 7-10), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6) at Atlanta (W.Perez 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 4-4) at Miami (Fernandez 4-0), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-3) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 12-7), 8:10 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 8-13) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 17-7), 9:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.Washington at Miami, 1:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

BATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVGHague 2 1 1 0 0 .500Colabello 292 50 97 14 53 .332Revere 130 26 42 0 6 .323Donaldson 537 108 165 37 115 .307Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304Carrera 155 25 43 3 24 .277Encarnacion 457 74 123 30 95 .269Pillar 508 67 135 10 47 .266Bautista 468 93 116 33 96 .248Goins 301 42 73 5 38 .243Martin 389 64 92 17 57 .237Navarro 144 14 33 3 17 .229Tulowitzki 149 29 34 5 16 .228Smoak 241 34 53 14 46 .220Kawasaki 19 3 4 0 1 .211Thole 38 5 8 0 2 .211Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194Pompey 85 12 16 2 6 .188Pennington 29 2 2 0 2 .069PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERAHawkins 1 0 1 12.1 11 1.46Lowe 1 2 0 46.2 55 1.74Osuna 1 4 16 60.2 68 2.08Price 14 5 0 196.1 196 2.43Hendriks 4 0 0 58.0 61 2.64Sanchez 7 5 0 84.2 53 2.98Cecil 3 4 5 45.0 51 3.00Tepera 0 1 0 26.2 18 3.04Estrada 12 8 0 147.1 111 3.18Schultz 0 1 1 41.1 30 3.27Buehrle 14 7 0 174.1 80 3.72Dickey 10 10 0 188.2 116 4.01Delabar 2 0 1 27.1 29 4.61Loup 2 5 0 37.1 41 5.06Hutchison 13 4 0 147.0 127 5.33Francis 1 2 0 16.2 17 5.94

A.L. LEADERS G AB R H BACabrera, Det 103 375 58 131 .349Brantley, Cle 126 489 65 156 .319Bogaerts, Bos 134 522 65 166 .318Cruz, Sea 132 513 79 160 .312Cain, KC 123 478 89 149 .312Altuve, Hou 132 544 68 169 .311Hosmer, KC 136 512 84 158 .309Fielder, Tex 135 520 62 160 .308Donaldson, Tor 137 537 108 165 .307

RUNS SCOREDDonaldson, Tor, 108; Dozier, Min, 93; Bau-tista, Tor, 93; Cain, KC, 89; Trout, LA, 88.RUNS BATTED INDonaldson, Tor, 115; Davis, Bal, 104; K. Morales, KC, 101; Bautista, Tor, 96; Encarnacion, Tor, 95.SLUGGING PERCENTAGECruz, Sea, .593; Donaldson, Tor, .592; Trout, LA, .570; Cabrera, Det, .563; Davis, Bal, .556; Teixeira, NY, .548; J. Martinez, Det, .545; Ortiz, Bos, .540; En-carnacion, Tor, .530; Bautista, Tor, .526.TOTAL BASESDonaldson, Tor, 318; Cruz, Sea, 304; Trout, LA, 282.HOME RUNSDavis, Bal, 41; Cruz, Sea, 40; Donald-son, Tor, 37; J.Martinez, Det, 36; Pujols, LA, 35; Trout, LA, 34; Bautista, Tor, 33; Ortiz, Bos, 32; Teixeira, NY, 31; Encarna-cion, Tor, 30.DOUBLESBrantley, Cle, 43; K.Morales, KC, 39; Donaldson, Tor, 38.HITSAltuve, Hou, 169; Kinsler, Det, 167; Bo-gaerts, Bos, 166; Donaldson, Tor, 165.STOLEN BASESAltuve, Hou, 36; Cain, KC, 27; Burns, Oak, 26; Dyson, KC, 25; DeShields, Tex, 22; Gose, Det, 20; Pillar, Tor, 18.BASES ON BALLSSantana, Cle, 91; Bautista, Tor, 90; Trout, LA, 76; Rodriguez, NY, 70; Davis, Bal, 67; Ortiz, Bos, 67; Cabrera, Det, 67; Encarnacion, Tor, 64; Choo, Tex, 60.ON-BASE PERCENTAGECabrera, Det, .449; Trout, LA, .393; Brantley, Cle, .388; Cruz, Sea, .381; Fielder, Tex, .379; Kipnis, Cle, .379; Donaldson, Tor, .374; Zobrist, KC, .372; Hosmer, KC, .371; Bautista, Tor, .368.EARNED RUN AVERAGEGray, Oak, 2.28; Keuchel, Hou, 2.29; Price, Tor, 2.43; Kazmir, Hou, 2.63; Archer, TB, 2.88; Gallardo, Tex, 3.16; Estrada, Tor, 3.18; Odorizzi, TB, 3.21.WON-LOSTKeuchel, Hou, 17-6; Hernandez, Sea, 7-8; McHugh, Hou, 16-7; Eovaldi, NY, 14-3; Price, Tor, 14-5; Buehrle, Tor, 14-7; Lewis, Tex, 14-8; Hutchison, Tor, 13-4.INNINGS PITCHEDKeuchel, Hou, 200.2; Kluber, Cle, 200.1; Price, Tor, 196.1; Samardzija, Chi, 195.0; Gray, Oak, 193.2; Dickey, Tor, 188.2.STRIKEOUTSSale, Chi, 247; Archer, TB, 228; Kluber, Cle, 219; Price, Tor, 196; Keuchel, Hou, 185.COMPLETE GAMESBuehrle, Tor, 4; Kluber, Cle, 4; Price, Tor, 3; Keuchel, Hou, 3; Gray, Oak, 3; Dickey, Tor, 2; Danks, Chi, 2.

Revere lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .328Donaldson 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .308Bautista rf 5 1 2 0 0 3 .249Encarnacion dh 4 3 2 2 1 1 .271Tulowitzki ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .234Smoak 1b 4 2 2 2 1 1 .224Ru.Martin c 5 2 3 4 0 2 .241Goins 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .242Pillar cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .263Totals 42 11 16 11 3 9

Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .266Gardner lf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .269A.Rodriguez dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .254B.McCann c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241Beltran rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .278Headley 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .271Bird 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241Gregorius ss 4 1 2 4 0 0 .270B.Ryan 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .221a-Ackley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212Drew 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205b-Refsnyder ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154Totals 36 5 9 5 1 12Toronto 501 210 200 —11 16 1

a-popped out for B.Ryan in the 6th. b-grounded out for Drew in the 9th.E—Smoak (2). LOB—Tor 7, NY 6. 2B—Revere (4), Encarnacion (30), B.Ryan (6). HR—Donaldson (38), off L.Severino; Smoak (15), off L.Severino; Encarnacion (31), off Ch.Martin; Ru.Martin (18), off A.Bailey; Ru.Martin (19), off Shreve; Gregorius (9), off Hawkins. RBIs—Don-aldson 2 (117), Encarnacion 2 (97), Tulowitzki (17), Smoak 2 (48), Ru.Martin 4 (61), Gardner (58), Gregorius 4 (50). SB—Revere (4). SF—Gardner.Runners left in scoring position—Toronto 2 (Bautista, Pillar); New York 1 (B.Ryan). RISP—Toronto 3 for 7; New York 3 for 5.Runners moved up—Bird. GIDP—Pillar.DP—New York 1 (Gregorius, Drew, Bird).Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAPrice W, 15-5 5 6 2 2 1 7 96 2.46Hawkins 2/3 2 3 2 0 0 22 2.77Cecil 11/3 1 0 0 0 3 24 2.91Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.70Loup 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 4.93

L.Sevrno L, 3-3 21/3 6 6 6 3 4 71 3.35Ch.Martin 12/3 3 2 2 0 1 21 6.11A.Bailey 2 2 1 1 0 1 32 6.75Shreve 2/3 3 2 2 0 0 14 2.29Cotham 11/3 1 0 0 0 2 20 9.00Pinder 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 2.59Inherited runners-scored—Ch.Martin 2-0, Cotham 1-0. WP—L.Severino.T—3:39. A—40,220 (49,638).

Betts cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .285B.Holt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277Rutledge 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .327Bogaerts ss 5 2 3 0 0 1 .321Ortiz dh 4 1 2 1 1 1 .271T.Shaw 1b 4 1 2 1 1 2 .281Sandoval 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .249R.Castillo lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284Hanigan c 3 0 0 1 0 2 .264Bradley Jr. rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293Totals 35 4 10 4 5 12

Guyer dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 .270Mahtook lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .245Longoria 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .275Forsythe 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .287A.Cabrera ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .266Souza Jr. rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .218Shaffer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200Kiermaier cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265Rivera c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179Arencibia ph-c 2 1 1 2 0 1 .382Totals 36 8 12 8 0 7Boston 100 003 000 —4 10 1Tampa Bay 300 000 05x —8 12 0E—Betts (3). LOB—Boston 11, Tampa Bay 5. 2B—Ortiz (31), T.Shaw (8), Guyer (19), Longoria 2 (29), Kiermaier (22). HR—A.Cabrera (12), off Tazawa; Arenci-bia (5), off No.Ramirez. RBIs—Ortiz (91), T.Shaw (21), Sandoval (46), Hanigan (16), Mahtook (9), Longoria (68), For-sythe (58), A.Cabrera 2 (48), Souza Jr. (35), Arencibia 2 (13). SB—R.Castillo (4), Souza Jr. (11). S—B.Holt. SF—Hanigan.Runners left in scoring position—Boston 4 (Sandoval 2, T.Shaw, Betts); Tampa Bay 1 (Longoria). RISP—Boston 3 for 9; Tampa Bay 6 for 13.Runners moved up—R.Castillo, Forsythe.Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMiley 7 7 3 3 0 5 109 4.41Tzw L, 2-7 BS, 7-10 1/3 4 4 4 0 1 21 4.14Layne 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.01No.Ramirez 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 7 4.70Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAArcher 5 5 3 3 2 8 108 2.95E.Romro BS, 1-1 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 4.79B.Gomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.44Geltz 1 1 0 0 1 1 27 3.82Bellatti W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 2 1 24 1.23Boxberger 1 2 0 0 0 2 23 3.27T—3:26. A—14,796 (31,042).

CUBS 5, PHILLIES 1FIRST GAME

Fowler cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .255A.Jackson rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .267Bryant lf 5 0 2 1 0 3 .268Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .282St.Castro 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .256J.Baez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .345D.Ross c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .184Arrieta p 3 0 0 0 1 2 .136Grimm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000A.Russell ss 4 0 1 2 0 2 .243Totals 38 5 10 5 2 13

C.Hernandez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270Galvis ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266O.Herrera cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297Francoeur lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226Altherr rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .246Asche 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .245Ruiz c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .219Morgan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .080Neris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Bogusevic ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600J.Gomez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-A.Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306Totals 34 1 7 1 2 9

Philadelphia 010 000 000 —1 7 1E—Howard (6). LOB—Chicago 8, Phila 8. 2B—A.Jackson (4), Bryant (23), A.Russell (25). HR—St.Castro (8), off Neris; Altherr (3), off Arrieta. RBIs—A.Jackson (2), Bry-ant (87), St.Castro (53), A.Russell 2 (46), Altherr (11). SB—Altherr (3).Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 3 (St.Castro, Rizzo, A.Jackson); Philadel-phia 4 (O.Herrera, Ruiz, C.Hernandez 2). RISP—Chicago 2 for 7; Phila 0 for 4.

Arrieta W, 19-6 8 6 1 1 2 7 112 1.99Grimm 1 1 0 0 0 2 13 2.30Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAMorgan L, 5-6 5 7 4 4 1 5 98 4.60Neris 2 2 1 1 1 3 33 4.09J.Gomez 1 0 0 0 0 3 14 2.88Murray 1 1 0 0 0 2 18 6.75Morgan pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.Inherited runners-scored—Neris 2-2. WP—Arrieta.T—2:54. A—0 (43,651).

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Fowler cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .254Schwarber lf 4 3 2 3 1 0 .267T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111Rodney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-H.Rondon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Coghlan rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .250Rizzo 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .282Bryant 3b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .271M.Montero c 4 0 3 0 1 0 .243J.Baez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .294Hendricks p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .056Strop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-

A.Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .241Totals 40 7 12 7 3 6

O.Herrera cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .297Sweeney 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .196Hinojosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Loewen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Altherr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243N.Ogando p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-A.Blanco ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .301Francoeur lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273Howard 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .227Rupp c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235Bogusevic rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .500Asche 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .245Asher p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000Kratz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286De Fratus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-C.Hernandez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270Totals 31 3 5 3 2 9

Philadelphia 000 110 100 —3 5 1E—Sweeney (1). LOB—Chicago 9, Phila 4. 2B—Fowler (27), Coghlan (22), Rizzo (33), O.Herrera (27), Howard (28), Asche (22). HR—Schwarber 2 (15), off Asher 2; Bryant (24), off Asher. RBIs—Schwarber 3 (41), Coghlan (37), Bryant 3 (90), A.Blanco (19), Bogusevic (3), Asche (26).Runners moved up—Sweeney, A.Blanco. GIDP—A.Blanco.DP—Chi 1 (A.Russell, J.Baez, Rizzo).

Hendrck W, 7-6 62/3 4 3 3 2 5 90 4.08Strop 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.20T.Wood 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 4.34Rodney 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 1.59H.Rndn S, 28-32 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 1.43Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAAsher L, 0-3 5 7 6 6 3 2 75 10.67De Fratus 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 10 5.75Roberts 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 11 7.15Hinojosa 11/3 2 0 0 0 2 24 0.82Loewen 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.53N.Ogando 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 9.00Rodney pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.T—2:56. A—22,538 (43,651).

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayNew York 80 61 .567 — — 7-3 W-5 45-24 35-37Washington 71 69 .507 81/2 11 5-5 L-4 41-29 30-40Miami 60 81 .426 20 221/2 8-2 W-3 35-38 25-43Atlanta 56 86 .394 241/2 27 2-8 L-2 33-34 23-52Philadelphia 54 88 .380 261/2 29 2-8 L-3 31-39 23-49

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away88 52 .629 — — 3-6 T- 1 50-24 38-28Pittsburgh 84 56 .600 4 — 5-5 W-1 47-22 37-34Chicago 82 58 .586 6 — 8-2 W-2 43-28 39-30Milwaukee 62 79 .440 261/2 201/2 6-4 L-1 33-39 29-4058 81 .417 291/2 231/2 4-5 T- 1 32-39 26-42

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayLos Angeles 80 59 .576 — — 8-2 L-1 47-21 33-38San Francisco 72 68 .514 81/2 10 3-7 L-1 38-27 34-41Arizona 67 73 .479 131/2 15 4-6 W-1 33-36 34-37San Diego 67 74 .475 14 151/2 3-7 L-1 35-37 32-37Colorado 58 82 .414 221/2 24 5-5 W-1 31-40 27-42

MARLINS 2, NATIONALS 1Werth lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .228Rendon 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265Harper rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .334Y.Escobar 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .321Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237W.Ramos c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .240M.Taylor cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .241T.Moore 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .199G.Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .083Treinen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000den Dekker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210Janssen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Rivero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Uggla ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184T.Turner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091Totals 32 1 7 1 4 8

D.Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328Yelich lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286Prado 3b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .283Bour 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255Ozuna cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .251Realmuto c 3 1 1 0 0 2 .249I.Suzuki rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241Rojas ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .228Cosart p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067McGehee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202Barraclough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-B.Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Dunn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000Dietrich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263Ellington p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-A.Ramos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Totals 25 2 5 2 3 4

Miami 000 100 10x —2 5 1E—Barraclough (1). LOB—Washington 9, Miami 4. 2B—Realmuto (18). RBIs—W.Ramos (62), Ozuna (36), Rojas (9). S—I.Suzuki. SF—W.Ramos, Rojas.Runners left in scoring position—Wash 3 (Desmond, Harper 2); Miami 1 (Ozuna). RISP—Wash 0 for 6; Miami 0 for 3.

G.Gonzalez 51/3 4 1 1 3 4 87 3.88Treinen 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.92Janssen L, 1-5 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 10 5.14Rivero 12/3 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.20Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERACosart 5 4 0 0 3 5 90 4.58Baraclgh BS, 1-1 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 0.53B.Morris 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 15 3.13Dunn W, 2-5 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.56Ellington H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.12A.Rams S, 26-32 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 2.57PB—Realmuto.T—2:43. A—17,167 (37,442).

METS 5, BRAVES 1Granderson rf 3 3 1 0 2 1 .259Cespedes cf 5 1 3 3 0 1 .313Dan.Murphy 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .274D.Wright 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .287Duda 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .246

Conforto lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .288Cuddyer ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264Young Jr. pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .160Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Familia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Tejada ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259Matz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300Monell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174Goeddel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000A.Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Nieuwnhuis ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209Totals 37 5 11 3 4 7

Markakis rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .297D.Castro 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .277McKirahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Cunniff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Olivera ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273F.Freeman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .283Ad.Garcia 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255Swisher lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247A.Simmons ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265Bethancourt c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .187Bourn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .169Wisler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .043Marksberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-J.Peterson ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .238Totals 36 1 9 1 2 9

Atlanta 000 010 000 —1 9 0E—Duda (3). LOB—New York 9, Atlanta 10. 2B—Cespedes (10), Markakis (35). HR—Cespedes (15), off Vizcaino; D.Castro (1), off Matz. RBIs—Cespedes 3 (39), D.Castro (2). SB—Bourn (4).

Matz W, 3-0 5 6 1 1 2 2 89 1.88Goeddel H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 1.93A.Reed H, 10 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 3.59Clippard H, 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 11 1.48Familia 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 1.68Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAWisler L, 5-7 6 7 2 2 3 6 102 5.60Marksberry 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 10 5.79Moylan 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86McKirahan 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.70Vizcaino 1/3 3 3 2 1 0 20 1.52Cunniff 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.55T—3:10. A—23,216 (49,586).

We would like to congratulate three of our Snuneymuxw First Nation boys: Gordie Walls-Good, Julian Moreno, and Jeremy White on being selected to play with the Squamish Nation. They will be going to the U19 World Lacrosse Challenge; which will be taking place this weekend September 11-15 2015 in Six Nations. The tournament teams will include: Six Nations #1, Six Nations #2, Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Ireland, Sweden, USA, Canada West, Canada East, and Squamish Nation.

We are also very proud of Gordie Walls-Good who was recruited by the Vancouver Jr Stealth Midget team, to play in the 3rd Annual Jr NLL Tournament on August 28-30, 2015 in Toronto.A special Thank you to Paul Wyse-Seward for arranging a dinner to acknowledge and honor our boys, and contributing funds to go towards travel expenses.Thank you to Crawford Seward for suggesting their names to try out for the Squamish Nation Team. Thank you to Crawford and Paul for their words of encouragement and wisdom.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You like to keep your interactions and thoughts as positive as you can. However, some nega-tive feelings could arise from out of the blue. You might feel awkward trying to keep the lid on an emotional display. You can do only so much. Tonight: Get into a favorite pastime.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will notice all the feelings and emotional expressions that surround you. In some way, this will help you feel more secure. Reach out to a child or loved one who seems to want more of a connection with you. Make plans with this person ASAP. Tonight: Let it all hang out.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could be overwhelmed by everything that is happening around you. You might not be able to break out of a certain mood. Of all the signs, you tolerate feeling restricted the least. Your drive and determination will take you into a new realm of emotions. Tonight: Stay close to home.CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your sense of direction helps others. If you can contain your feelings a little more, you will be more helpful to someone who does not under-stand his or her changing moods. You are a champ at handling raw emotion. Show off your skills. Tonight: Help a friend let go.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be at your wits’ end with a friend or loved one. You simply cannot seem to identify with this person’s issues. You are much more self-confident and see life differently from how he or she sees it. Do your best to be kind and open. Tonight: Make it your treat.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You feel

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energized with today’s New Moon in your sign. Use it well, as any resolutions made now are likely to be more easily carried out. Others clearly want to know you better. In fact, someone special could be seeking you out. Tonight: Your charisma draws in others.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might not feel up to snuff. With that realization, you’ll want to plan a perfect weekend escape, perhaps by yourself or with one other per-son. Though you might be feeling emotion-al about a situation in your life, let it go for now. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might have pushed too hard in order to accom-plish what you want. You could be dealing

with a slight amount of disappointment as a result. Don’t make a big deal out of this; your expectations were unusually high in this case. Tonight: Where the crowds are.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You continue to feel pressured, but perhaps you don’t realize that the pressure is coming from you and what you think you need to do. Make it OK to take a break, even if just for today. The result will be far more beneficial than you had imagined. Tonight: In the limelight.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Read between the lines, and you will see a personal matter differently. You will enjoy yourself much more if you try to under-stand what the other party is really saying.

This person might be too subtle for your taste; make the effort anyway. Tonight: Where there is great music.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You have the rare opportunity to move forward and handle a personal matter directly. The other party appears to be a captivated audience, at least for the moment. Be care-ful, remain loving and choose your words with care. Tonight: A reason to celebrate.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your imagin-ation always takes the lead. Frequently, because of your expectations, you might feel disappointed more often than you

would like to. Avoid getting into an emo-tional scene with a partner, because it will be his or her way today. Tonight: Go along for the ride.YOUR BIRTHDAY (Sept. 12) This year you will have a new beginning in at least one area of your life. You might be reluc-tant at first, but ultimately you will be very happy. Be careful, because you have a ten-dency to be too me-oriented. If you are sin-gle, you will meet someone of significance this year. This person will turn your life upside down. If you are attached, remem-ber that a relationship goes both ways.

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East won the ace to return the ten of clubs. Declar-er elected to play low

as West scored the jackand-cashedtheking.With the heart king onside, South could drive out the ace of spades to earn nine tricks and the game bonus, N-S +400.West had found the best lead, to be sure, but the club suit was blocked. The play would be more interesting if he had select-edthejackofclubsasan opening shot especially when East hops with the ace to fire back the ten. This beginning might lead East to conclude that South holds the king and queen of clubs. He might, therefore, play low to pre-vent declarer from scoring two club tricks. South would grate-fully grab the queen and take a heart finesse as his only chance of success.A heart lead would prove ineffective because South can bring home the entire suit by winning the nine to continue with the queen for the king and ace. A third round finesse of dummy’s six-spot will give South ten red-suit tricks.The minor suit game comes home because the heart king is onside but there was no chance that N-S would reach this exalted contract.It is very likely that West earned his side an equitable matchpoint award by choosing thedeuceof-clubsasan opening lead. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.

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Dear Annie: My hus-band and I live in a single-story condo that is adjacent to another condo. We have been dealing with a horrible neighbour for seven months.

When I moved here three years ago, the neighbour’s son was taking care of her con-do, since she travelled a great deal for work. Now she has decided to work at home, and she is a tyrant. She is constantly complain-ing that she hears our garage door, that our vacuum is too loud and that we run our dish-washer too often. She has harassed us about going up and down our steps to the basement. She has even called the police on us for “door slamming.” We don’t slam our door, but it does make a normal sound when it closes.

This woman never leaves her home, not even on weekends, so playing a radio is out of the question. I had three contractors look at the walls, and they told her that there are about two inches between our units.

She is really making me miserable. I should be able to relax in my home and do my laundry and cleaning without worrying. The police told me she has “every right to complain about noise,” but they also told her that she should expect to hear sounds com-ing from our home and the noise is not unreasonable.

I think this woman is crazy, and she’s trying to chase me away. I’m tired of walking on egg-

shells. What can I do? — W.

Dear W.: If you are not making excessive noise, you should ignore her. She is obviously very sensitive to sound and should take the neces-sary steps to insulate her home, such as adding carpeting and wallpaper, and using white-noise machines or sound-cancelling headphones. If you are willing, you could put on your kindest, most sincere face and pay her a visit. Say, “Louise, I’m so sorry that our noise levels bother you, but there is nothing we can do about the thin walls. Maybe a white-noise machine would help to drown us out. Or perhaps wear some noise-cancelling head-phones. It must be hard to be so sensitive to sound.”

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Mother-in-Law from Hell,” who thinks her daughters-in-law don’t show her respect because they only call her when they want her to babysit.

I’m the mother of three boys, now men with families of their own. I have three daughters-in-law, some of whom came to our families with children. Here’s what I’ve learn-ed: If you put 100 people in a room and ask them to define respect, you will get 100 different answers. Her daugh-ters-in-law may be respecting her by their definition, just not hers.

As for her complaints about the grandchil-dren, grandchildren are a gift, whether they are blood-related or gifted through marriage. Every minute we spend with them, whether picking them up from school, taking them to the doctor or just hang-ing out, is an opportun-

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Ignore neighbour complaints if you aren’t making noiseity to love and encourage them, and let them know they are valued people. Life is too short to miss the chance to make a difference in the life of another per-son. — Grandmother and In-law

Dear Grandmother: You have the right attitude and a generous heart. Bless you.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime

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79 Riddle, part 4 84 Well-suited 85 Special time span 86 Hurly-burly 87 Masses near tonsils 90 Big tippler 92 Ring king Muhammad 94 Students at Yale 95 Small cut 96 End of the riddle 102 Like quiche 103 “No men” palace area 104 Longtime delivery co. 105 Wrestler’s win 106 Alley- — pass 108 Cuts into the surface of 110 Juárez wife 113 “The Lorax” author 117 Concealed obstacle 118 Riddle’s answer 122 “Citizen” of film 123 Pass on 124 Slip away from 125 Gillette brand name 126 — -Pei (kind of dog) 127 ISP customers 128 Fix, as a bow 129 With 26-Across, skills of the past

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15 Patty flipper 16 Northern lights, e.g. 17 Acela offerer 18 In a low way 24 Diner’s bill 25 Prefix with byte or watt 30 In no peril 32 Welsh city and county 34 Pulled off 35 Opposite of crosswise,

archaically 37 Traitor type 38 Menu phrase 39 Retrospect 41 Ovine zodiac sign 42 Coal-rich German region 43 Make null 44 With frenzy 50 More wan 51 Fashioned

52 Rival of iOS 54 Canon shooter line 55 Gliding like a supermodel 56 Gridiron great Merlin 57 Clay target sport 59 Judo-like cardio fad 60 Anxious 61 Hypothetical missing links 62 Trouble 63 Magna — (document of

1215) 64 Weakly hit fly ball 70 Give a line to 71 Many a Net game 72 Grooving on 73 Likes at once 75 Rattle 77 Base of a number system 80 Crumbly cheese 81 Drizzle, e.g. 82 Barn bundle 83 Sachet bit 88 Cutting barb 89 KGB figure 90 Actor Rod 91 Resistance measures 93 “— Misérables” 94 Make heroic 96 Scrambling kitchen tools 97 ESPN’s Storm 98 Mysteries 99 Shoves 100 Duel blade 101 Evening meal 107 —Kosh B’Gosh (clothing brand) 109 Pale tan 110 “The — the limit!” 111 Lick soundly 112 German auto 114 Until 115 Quaint letter starter 116 See 120-Down 119 — -de-France 120 With 116-Down, a tot travels in it 121 “Well, I’ll be!”

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HOCUS-FOCUS PREMIER CROSSWORD SOLUTION

Born in Perron, a small mining town in Northern Quebec. His pre-teen years were in the twin cities of Rouyn-Noranda. From there his teenage years were spent in Northern Ontario in the Red Lake area. He moved to BC in 1969. Worked at Roberts Bank Terminal then moved to Ladysmith and started work at Madills Equipment in 1973 and retired in 2006.Pre-deceased by mother Jean and father Harry and brother Rod. He is survived by daughter Leeann (Codey) and grandchildren Ryan and Kimberley; Daughter Carley, sister Rosanne (Leo) and brother Neal (Sue) and many nieces and nephews.A very special thanks to all the staff at Nanaimo Travellers Lodge where Bill spent the last 6 years of his life, he loved them all, and their loving and teasing. Th ey were his second family.A celebration of Bill’s life will take place at Deerwood Estates clubhouse, 3950 Biggs Rd on Saturday Sept 26th from 2-4pm.Please come and share your memories.

William (Bill) BurmeisterJune 2/1946 – Sept 1/2015

It is with much sadness her family announces that Clara Martin has passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 90 years. Born in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan on December 27, 1924, Clara spent most of her life on the Island (Port Alberni, Duncan, Sidney and Nanaimo). She is survived by Norman Martin, husband of 37 years, four children (Donna, Ken, Cathy and Clifford), three step-children (Diane, Bruce and Ron) and all the spouses. Her multitude of grand-children and great-grandchildren brought her much joy and she will be greatly missed by all.A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, September 15th at First Memorial Funeral Services at 1720 Bowen Road in Nanaimo at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, please donate to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C.

Clara MartinCl M ti

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Canada falls in FIBA semifi nals, still has a chance for OlympicsCARLOS RODRIGUEZTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEXICO CITY — Gregory Var-gas made a free throw with 0.3 seconds left after being fouled on an offensive rebound and Venezuela stunned Canada 79-78 on Friday night to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Windi Graterol scored 20 points, and Heissler Guillent added 19 — eight in the final 4 minutes — in the semifinal game to help Venezuela qualify for the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992.

Argentina faced Mexico in the other semifinal Friday night.

With the score tied at 78, Var-gas pulled down the offensive rebound and fouled by Aaron Doornekamp. The officials reviewed the play and deter-mined the foul came before the buzzer. Vargas made his first attempt and missed the second on purpose to end the game.

“Canada is a great team, but

we thought that a big one can fall. It was David versus Goliath and we came on top, we leave everything out there,” Venezuela coach Nestor Garcia said. “This is an historic day for Venezuela. Many people doubted that we were capable of this. I’m proud of this team.”

Kelly Olynyk had 34 points and 13 rebounds for the Canadian team that missed a big opportun-ity to return to its first Olympics since 2000. Andrew Wiggins had nine points for Canada, which will have another shot next year during the world qualifying tournament.

Beck ready for fi rst start with B.C. LionsMONTE STEWART THE CANADIAN PRESS

SURREY — B.C. Lions quarterback John Beck is gearing up for two different types of pressure in his first CFL start Sunday against the Ottawa Redblacks.

Beck will face pressure to excel in the absence of injured No. 1 Travis Lulay (knee), who was placed on the six-game injured list Friday, and elude a tenacious Redblacks pass rush.

“They’re going to be wanting to run at our guys, so I’m going to have to make some contested throws,” said Beck, a 34-year-old former NFL journeyman who is in his second season with the Lions. “That’s the way they play the game. They’re gonna try to put pressure on the quarterback.”

The Redblacks (5-4) recorded 10 sacks in their previous game as they beat Sas-katchewan on Aug. 30 prior to a bye on the Labour Day weekend. Beck’s mobility has been questioned this week, but Lions receiver Austin Collie, who also played with him 11 years ago with the Brigham Young University Cougars, said he is more fleet afoot than people might expect.

“I would appreciate it if people treated me as not mobile,” said Beck.

Canada’s Kelly Olynyk, left, looks to shoot under pressure from Venezuela’s Windi Graterol. [AP PHOTO]

nanaimo daily news, september 12, 2015

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