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Two people were arrested for mischief following a day-long series of protests at Colliery Dam Park in

Nanaimo on Tuesday.The demonstration was in

opposition to the city’s plans to build an auxiliary spillway at the lower Colliery dam, work that will require the removal of approximately three dozen trees in the park.

The event delayed workers from moving into the park to begin cutting for much of the day, but the city confirmed work would begin later in the day once protesters had left the park.

Protests began at approximate-ly 7 a.m. at the site of the pro-posed spillway.

Demonstrators gathered in the fenced-off area said that about 40 people had turned up initially, but by 9 a.m. the number had dwindled to approximately 25 people.

Some of those assembled chained themselves to one of the trees, while others held up signs.

City bylaw officers asked pro-testers at the site to leave, and later returned to hand out bylaw infraction tickets to those who remained on site

William McCallum was one of the residents who received a $187 ticket for remaining when directed to leave under the city’s parks bylaw.

“I don’t really give a rat’s ass about getting a ticket, I give a rat’s ass about the park,” he said afterwards.

“I’m here because I am unhappy with our democratic situation in Nanaimo,” said another protester, Wesley Marus.

Coun. Jim Kipp, who had voted with the rest of council to build

the spillway, also showed up to protest and received a $187 ticket from bylaw officers.

Kipp indicated he was dissatis-fied with how the motion had been carried out and slammed the city and the province’s dam regulator for proceeding with the project, which he said was based on “anecdotal information.”

Kipp said he attended to “show my disregard for this process and how it is gone,” and said he was there as a private citizen, not a councillor.

Coun. Gord Fuller also attended the protest through-out the day, but did not receive a ticket. He predicted political fallout from the work, which he admitted would not be stopped through protest.

“We are going to do a full foren-sic audit of this,” vowed Fuller.

Protest organizer Dave Cutts had urged the assembled group to scatter themselves around the park and not identify themselves to bylaw officers.

“We’re going to make this as difficult as possible,” said Cutts.

Bylaw officers asked media to leave the fenced-off section of

the site shortly before 11 a.m. By the afternoon, Nanaimo RCMP officers attended at the request of the city.

Most of the protesters had left the fenced-off area by 2:30 p.m. RCMP officers later arrested and escorted two men out of the fenced off area within the park.

RCMP spokesman Const. Gary O’Brien said approximately 15 bylaw tickets were issued throughout the course of the day, but said “five or six” of the people who received the tickets gave false names.

Leon Cake, one of the people chained to a tree, said he was leaving “Because I respect the law.”

“There’s nothing I can do. They’re going to do what they’re going to do. I tried.”

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16

1 p.m. The Nanaimo Quilters’ Guild monthly meeting at Nanaimo Curling Club (upstairs), 106 Wall St. Second meet-ing is at 7 p.m. Full business meeting, membership renewals and workshop registrations. Guests are welcome.www.islandquilters.ca for information.

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. Experience West Coast Square Dancing. Open house, with the Amal-gam-Eighters Club, Costin Hall in Lantz-ville. All welcome. Call 250-390-1899 for information.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17

8 p.m. Bud Marcy’s 60th Birthday Rockin Blues Party, for two-time Canada Country Music Award winning artist Kevin (Bud) Marcy. A celebration of more

than four decades of entertaining, with his musical friends, including Ashley Pants, Christopher Tate, Lindsay Martell, Ian Perry and Bill Smith. By donation ($10 suggested).

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

5 p.m. Spaghetti Supper, Trinity United Church, 6234 Spartan Rd. Complete meal $12.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. North Island and Vancouver Island Myeloma Support Groups Education Day, at the Dorches-ter Hotel. Several guest speakers on myeloma related topics. Free, with a light lunch provided. To register please con-tact Ian at ianandsandymac@gmail.com or 250-703-4688.

1:30 p.m. Haman Sherrill from the Nanaimo Hearing Clinic is guest speaker at the First Open Heart Society, Mid-Is-land Chapter at. St. Andrews Presbyter-ian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd. For

more information: 250-753-1915.

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.

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. St. Phillips.

2-5 p.m. McRae’s Jazz Conglomerate, a sextet led by Nanaimo drummer James McRae performs Hammond B3 organ-driven straight-ahead jazz at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave., Crofton. Admission: $10. Information: 250-324-2245;http://croftonhotel.ca/entertainment.

MONDAY, SEPT. 21

6:30 p.m. Nanaimo Lions invite mem-bers of the public for a meal and an even-ing of fellowship. Membership means an opportunity to help those less fortun-ate and to socialize. Lions meet first and third Monday of the month at the Frith Radcliff Auditorium, Kiwanis Village, 1233 Kiwanis Cresc. Free skate every Sunday 12 p.m., Frank Crane Arena.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ladysmith Fall Farmer Market, where local producers sell their goods directly to the public, at 49th Par-allel Grocery.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23

1 p.m. The Nanaimo Quilters’ Guild monthly meeting at Nanaimo Curling Club (upstairs), 106 Wall St. Second meet-ing is at 7 p.m. Full business meeting, membership renewals and workshop registrations. Guests are welcome.www.islandquilters.ca for information.

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Road rager smashes car windshieldDAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo RCMP want information about a road rage incident that occurred on the Nanaimo Parkway on Sept. 3.

A man driving a 1985 blue Toyota told police he was in the

fast lane at approximately 5:30 a.m. when he noticed a truck behind him, tailgating and flash-ing its high beams.

When he moved into the slow lane to allow it to pass, the truck pulled in behind him and stopped at the side of the road.

As the blue car approached a red light at the Jingle Pot intersection, the driver of the silver truck left his vehicle and proceeded to smash the front windshield of the blue car with a large rock.

The complainant, in order to

avoid a further confrontation, sped off and did not see the other vehicle again.

No licence plate was obtained for the suspect vehicle.

The suspect driver is described as white, short and stocky and between 55-60 years old.

Anyone with information on this incident can contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, text your TIP to 274637, keyword Nanaimo or submit on line at www.nanaimocrimestop-pers.com

Businesses join Salvation Army in effort to help the hungry in the city

Craftsman Collision is teaming up with Save-On-Foods and PriceS-mart Foods this Satur-

day to help the Salvation Army ensure that no family in B.C. goes hungry this fall.

As part of the campaign, the partners will host a day-long food drive at the Save-On-Foods’ locations at Woodgrove Centre and Country Club Centre from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Craftsman Collision is pledging to match every item donated.

That means for every can donated by a customer, two cans of soup will make it onto a shelf at the local Salvation Army Family Services unit.

The Salvation Army has seen an increase in demand in every British Columbia community this year, as more families have come to rely on their services to put food on the table.

On top of that, many food banks throughout the province have had trouble stocking the shelves, with fewer businesses and individuals being able to part with food donations dur-ing ongoing difficult economic times.

In 2014, Craftsman Collision’s “Make a Dent” campaign raised more than $23,000 for the Salva-tion Army’s food banks in B.C.

The hope is that when the drive is complete, each location will have donated enough food to fill a Craftsman Collision courtesy car.

Fibbers is now Taphouse

The old Fibber Magees location in the historic EN train station

on Selby Street is now the home of the new Taphouse Restaurant.

The restaurant is owned by the Ivens family, who also owned and operated the Irish-themed Fibber Magees pub that closed in August.

The family also operates the Fox & Hounds restaurant in Ladysmith and the Black Goose Inn in Parksville.

Harrison Ivens, manager of the Taphouse Restaurant, said the business specializes in burgers, poutines, small plates of appetiz-ers and lots of beer.

“We have cheap prices for our food and beer and our menu caters mainly to those who don’t

want full meals, but are looking for light snacks and other foods they can share with others,” Ivens said.

“We’ve changed the seating to allow for larger groups and we now have televisions in the res-taurant for the first time.”

New Smitty’s on the way

The owner of the Smitty’s Restaurant in Southgate Mall is planning on opening a second outlet for the franchise in Nanaimo on the site of the for-mer Earl’s Restaurant in Rock City Plaza.

Lyle Sharkey said the oppor-

tunity was there to take over the old Earl’s location so, with no other family restaurants in the immediate area, he decided to jump at it.

He said the new location is cur-rently under construction and he expects the city’s newest Smitty’s Restaurant will be in operation in early November.

“The menu will be basically the same as our location in the south end, but the restaurant itself will be a whole new design,” Sharkey said.

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Shane Brade, assistant manager at Craftsman Collision in Nanaimo’s north end, wants people to help the needy on Saturday during the ‘Make a Dent’ campaign. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]

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Coco Cafe continues to be showcase for what disabled staff are capable of doingROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS

Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell visited Coco Cafe in Cedar yesterday as part of Disability Employment Month across the province.

Stilwell spoke with numerous staff and board members and was given a tour of the cafe by general manager Melanie Cadden.

The cafe has 23 employees, 13 of which suffer from development disabilities such as autism, cere-bral palsy and Down syndrome.

One of those employees, Robert Welbourne, commutes twice-a-week via bus from Departure Bay to work in the cafe.

“I really enjoy working here, it’s a great place to work,” said Welbourne, who does food prep and washes dishes. “I really enjoy the hours that I work and the cafe environment. All of my co-workers get on really well.”

Coco also provides a 100-hour training program where people with disabilities learn various kitchen duties and techniques from staff on the job.

Approximately 40 people are on a waiting list for the program.

“This is just a fantastic oppor-tunity to come to Coco Cafe and

see a company that is really making an effort with employ-ment creation for people with disabilities,” said Stilwell. “As we move forward with Access-ibility 2024 and the government’s plan to be the most successful jurisdiction in all of Canada, it’s leadership by places like Coco that really will continue to drive that desire.”

The Accessibility 2024 initia-tive was brought to life after a consultative process, between December 2013 to March 2014, that involved British Columbians with a disability, their families as well as other members of the public.

The 10-year actions plan is designed to make B.C. the most progressive province in Canada

for people with disabilities by 2024.

Stilwell said the issue of getting more people into employment is one the provincial government needs to “push on” with and believes that hiring en employee with disabilities makes good business sense.

“There’s benefits for both the employee and the employer,” said Stilwell, who cited the loyalty and hard work provided by an employee with disabilities.

Sarah Pachkowsky, manager of community engagement at Coco, says the cafe has plans to expand and open another location from Nanaimo but will need the con-tinued backing of the commun-ity and further financial support.

“When we first started four years ago, we specifically looked for employees with disabilities but now we don’t need to,” said Pachkowsky. “There is such great demand now and we can’t keep up with it. So we’ve been really pushing in our community for people to use our service and help our business and that way, we can employ more people.”

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Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell speaks with Sarah Pachkowsky, Coco Cafe’s manager of community engagement, during a visit to the cafe on Tuesday as part of Disability Employment Month. [ROSS ARMOUR/DAILY NEWS]

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Ferry savings harm service, claim criticsKRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

BC Ferries saved several thou-sands of dollars more than its target last year through service cuts, according to a report done by the chairman of the Ferry Advisory Committee.

John Hodgkins, a transpor-tation specialist and head of a group of Ferry Advisory Commit-tee chairs, found that BC Ferries achieved significantly more in savings than it was ordered to by the province three years ago.

“The actual cost reductions indi-cated by our estimates . . . varied widely from the net savings tar-gets set by government – in some cases by a factor of two or three — suggesting that the approach to cost reduction was, in some cases, more aggressive than necessary to deliver the mandat-ed targets,” Hodgkins wrote.

Jim Abram, regional director for Quadra Island, said Hodgkins found the figures for the Camp-bell River-Quadra Island route to be the “most striking.”

Hodgkins admits in his report that while the figures are derived from BC Ferries data, the num-bers have not been confirmed by BC Ferries. Nevertheless, his report finds that operating costs on the Quadra Island ferry route were reduced by roughly $450,000 in 2014 while BC Fer-ries estimated the route would lose $125,000 in revenue. That means BC Ferries achieved a savings of $325,000 last year, which is $140,000 more than the $185,000 BC Ferries was ordered by the government to cut out of the route through service reductions.

Abram said the “enlightening” report reveals that BC Ferries went too far.

“Instead of saving $185,000 as they projected, they in fact saved $325,000, which is a good indica-tor of how much we are being gouged,” Abram said in an email.

Hodgkins agrees.“Taking account of best esti-

mates of the likely revenue effects, it does appear that the net savings achieved on some routes are below the targets set by government, whereas on other routes the net savings delivered substantially exceeded those targets,” Hodgkins wrote.

While the Quadra Island route produced excessive savings, that wasn’t the case on all minor routes. The Crofton-Vesuvius Bay (Salt Spring Island) run only achieved $40,000 in savings com-pared to the government’s target of $105,000; the Buckley Bay-Den-man Island route had $224,000 in savings which fell short of the $330,000 target while the Denman Island-Hornby Island run missed its target of $180,000 with a sav-ings of just $137,000.

The Nanaimo to Gabriola Island ferry route reported the greatest savings. Through ser-vice reductions, a savings of $886,000 was realized while the government’s target savings was $400,000. Hodgkins said BC Fer-ries has told the Ferry Advisory Committee that it is unlikely to publish its own details of savings achieved on a route-by-route basis due to “perceived commer-cial confidentiality.”

He said BC Ferries “was satis-fied that the government’s finan-cial objectives had been met.”

Hodgkins said the province is not requiring BC Ferries to pro-vide financial outcomes for each route and that “government was satisfied that as long as BC Fer-ries made the cuts, they would achieve the required savings.”

BC Ferries was ordered by the government in 2013 to come up with $18.9 million in savings with cutbacks to its minor and major routes effective April 2014.

Over the past few years, Nanaimo has explored the concept of successful cities

and the importance of taking a five-pronged view of what makes a city successful: built environment, cultural, econom-ic, environmental and social considerations.

While much has been written about the need to address cultur-al, economic, environmental and social issues and needs, there has been less focus upon the built environment and associated urban design considerations.

Yet, the importance of high quality urban design as a pre-cursor to healthy communities, to city competitiveness and to overall quality of life is gaining increased worldwide attention.

It is my view that high-qual-ity urban design is central for Nanaimo to achieve a high qual-ity of life. In the absence of high quality urban design, places are nondescript and look the same; basically anywhere North Amer-ica. Placemaking is a critical element for place identity. Place identity is central to well being; to feeling connected; being part

of a place where we can all be proud of our ‘image.’ High qual-ity urban design that is rooted in the context of place (weather, culture, landscape, views, ter-rain) provides a means of linking the built environment to the local, to place, to context.

The choice of materials, orien-tation, functionality and build-ing form and character should be influenced by local context. Context sets places apart. Good urban design builds on notions of context to create design iden-tity; a sense of place.

By taking time to invest in high-quality design, neighbour-hoods can be more attractive and robust, industrial parks can inspire and commercial develop-ment can welcome. On the other hand, design blandness can be a de-motivator; an unimagina-tive response to context and opportunity.

In Nanaimo, there seems to be a move to higher quality design (check out some of the new light industrial buildings on Boxwood/Dufferin off Bowen Road, the cruise ship terminal, the apart-ment building at St. George and Waddington, and the Hawthorne neighbourhood).

It seems to me that higher quality urban design is finding a ‘home’ in Nanaimo. That is a good thing. Inspire Nanaimo, commends those architects, urban designers and developers who are responsible for those

high quality buildings. But, we can and should do more.

Why is good urban design important? Why should we demand high quality urban design for Nanaimo’s built environment?

Good urban design promotes several important elements that contribute to a high quality of life: buildings that engage with the street and create a pedestrian scale and appeal, spaces that engage people and promote inter-action, streets that encourage pedestrian activity and safety, and building form and character that reflects regional elements and materials.

Good urban design is the basis for creating a city that people want to live in and visit, a city that attracts investment and the highly mobile knowledge economy worker, a city where citizens are healthier (because they walk more), and a city that has resiliency in tough economic times. Good urban design and associated high quality attract-ive cities are a positive response to a global market place where cities are in competition for investment and mobile high skilled workers.

If we agree that high-quality urban design contributes to Nanaimo’s well-being and the quality of life of its citizens, then we need to ask the question: Who looks out for our urban design interests?

While there is a city-appointed design panel in place to exam-ine new development from an urban design perspective, there needs to be a larger conversation about the importance of urban design and the need to ensure we require high quality design in Nanaimo’s development of build-ings, places and spaces.

Nanaimo is fortunate to have a capable professional design com-munity of architects, community planners, interior designers, landscape architects and urban designers.

But, it needs a stronger community commitment to excellence in design, to encour-age and celebrate high quality design and to promote the advantages of a city by design through respectful discourse and conversation.

Nanaimo needs to take urban design more seriously by open-ing up those conversations.

To that end, Inspire Nanaimo will be promoting the import-ance of high quality design as an integral component of a resilient and prosperous city; a successful city in the fullest sense.

Please join us in those conversations.

Getting a job can be tough at the best of times even for the most qualified

among us.Now consider what it’s like to

be job hunting with a disability like autism, cerebral palsy or Down syndrome.

The trick for anyone entering the job market has always been to get experience to put on a resume along with references from an employer. That’s two strikes for anyone with a disabil-ity. Add societal prejudices and that’s three strikes.

Disability Employment Month in B.C. is intended to address such problems. The idea is to create dialogue that will raise awareness and foster solutions for challenges faced by those with disabilities wanting to enter

the workforce. No one is saying people with such disabilities deserve to be simply handed jobs, and that’s not what they are looking for anyway.

All they are asking for is to be given serious consideration by employers for what they can do.

We would like to think that’s not a whole lot to ask for, but existing prejudices and stereo-types may stall a job applica-tion with just that one word — disability.

To address this issue of how people with disabilities can prove themselves, build a resume and earn references, the Coco Cafe in Cedar employs 13 people with disabilities on its 23-person staff.

The cafe, open four years now, also provides a 100-hour training program where people with

disabilities learn various kitchen duties and techniques from staff on the job.

The Coco Cafe is a starting point not just for those entering with workforce with a built-in disadvantage, but also for a com-munity like Nanaimo.

The cafe has plans to open another location in the city, and once that happens that will be a benefit to the community as much as those who will get work experience there.

Once we look beyond the stereotypes and prejudices, it becomes abundantly clear that the vast majority of people with disabilities offer a great deal of untapped potential. They can work as hard, make positive contributions to a workplace and can be creative.

Coco Cafe’s 100-hour training program is geared toward the restaurant industry, but this is not a training ground to produce restaurant workers. The city already has such a course at Van-couver Island University.

What Coco Cafe is doing is offering a chance for people to work when attitudes and beliefs may assert they are otherwise unemployable. It’s about hav-ing not just the skills but also the confidence to enter the workforce.

This effort just makes sense from every angle. Work gives a person dignity. And the more people who get paycheques in our community, the better. It may also go toward lessening dependence on government dis-ability allowances.

Creating employment oppor-tunities for people with disabil-ities is an idea that needs to spread beyond the Coco Cafe. They are doing a good job as they look to a second location.

But the demand for their ser-vices — with 40 people on the waiting list for the program — indicates that much more can be done to aid those with disabil-ities to get into the workforce.

The advantages are significant and provincial support for such programs is going in the right direction with its Accessibility 2024 initiative.

We all need to support that — and those it helps.

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An arrest in a cold case that spanned almost a decade has given a Port Alberni family a measure of relief.

Larry Darling, 51, was arrested in Surrey on Sept. 11 and charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection to the death of then 28-year-old Kristi Morrey in 2006.

“Today we stand before you, strong, knowing that someone has been arrested,” said Jaclyn Koning, Morrey’s cousin, reading from a statement during a press conference Tuesday at the Port Alberni RCMP detachment.

“Our initial reaction was shock, relief and with a heavy heart, betrayal.”

Inspector Chuck McDonald, offi-cer in charge of RCMP E Division Serious Crime Unit, said former Port Alberni resident Darling was Morrey’s ex-boyfriend at the time of her death. The two had ended their relationship a month prior.

“On Aug. 20, 2006, 28-year-old Port Alberni resident Kristy Mor-rey was found murdered in her Beaver Creek residence,” McDon-ald said.

“The charge of first degree mur-der has been laid in relation to Kristy Morrey’s homicide.”

Darling was originally con-sidered a person of interest in the 2006 investigation but police did not have the evidence for an arrest. He moved to Alberta in 2009 for work but returned to the Lower Mainland a year later. He was residing in Abbotsford at the time of his arrest last weekend.

“We’ve gathered information, analyzed evidence . . . in some cases we’ve reevaluated evi-dence,” McDonald said of the cold case.

“In 2013, the B.C. RCMP Serious Crime Unit was asked to support the investigation and provide a fresh set of eyes,” said McDonald.

“We are the last piece of the puzzle that has taken nine years to solve.”

Modern forensic technology not available to the police at the time of the crime helped the police dis-cern new evidence, he said.

“A homicide investigation is complicated and with the amount of time that elapsed, sometimes new forensic tools become avail-able to us,” said McDonald.

New information also became available as the investigation continued.

“With all that coming together, we reached a point where the Crown approved charges.”

Morrey had gone to work at Gone Fishin’ on Aug. 19 before going to a wedding reception at Cherry Creek Hall, said McDon-ald. She left the reception and returned home with friends, who then left in the early hours of Aug. 20.

“When friends called her later that morning and didn’t get an answer, police were called and Kristy was discovered deceased in her bedroom,” McDonald said.

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Gaunce eager to gain Canucks’ confi dence after switching to wingJOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

PENTICTON — Brendan Gaunce knows it can take a long time for young players to gain the trust of an NHL team.

He hopes a change he made last season will help speed that pro-cess along with the Vancouver Canucks.

The 26th pick at the 2012 draft was moved from centre to the wing last season with the AHL’s Utica Comets, a switch the 21-year-old from Markham, Ont., said has helped improve his over-all game.

“I think it will be a benefit in the long run,” said Gaunce. “With the Canucks knowing I can play both those positions and that I can play them well enough that they’ll trust me, it was defin-itely a positive.”

Gaunce just completed his third Young Stars rookie tourna-ment after scoring 11 goals and 18 assists in 74 AHL games last season. He added four goals and five assists in 21 playoff games.

“I found playing wing I know what the centre is going to do,” he said. “I played centre my whole life so you kind of know where the centre’s going to be on certain plays. It really helps you on the wall because you don’t always have eyes on the play.”

One of the draft picks in the Canucks’ system who wasn’t selected by the current manage-

ment regime, on the surface it would appear as though Gaunce has been surpassed by other prospects in the organizational pecking order — namely 2014 first-rounders Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann — with training camp set to begin Friday.

Utica head coach Travis Green, who led Vancouver’s prospects in Penticton at the Young Stars tournament, said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Gaunce play in the NHL at some point this season.

“He’s taken off. He’s had a good summer,” said Green. “I think he’s one of those guys that if he has a good camp and progresses the way he should . . . he should put himself in a good spot to play some (NHL) games.”

The Canucks remain a team in transition, with younger players getting sprinkled among the vet-eran core. For his part, the six-foot-two 205-pound Gaunce isn’t focused on anything other than continuing to improve.

“I think that’s the mentality

you have to have as a young guy,” he said. “You can’t look at it like you need to be on the team and if you’re not it’s a huge downer. I’m confident in myself that I can play at the NHL level. You just have to get them to trust you.

“You can’t go into it slowly. You have to go into it full press. There’s definitely an opportunity for me this year.”

The Young Stars tournament also included rookies from the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oil-ers and Winnipeg Jets.

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A great sight to see Ranger lift Mann Cup

For the better part of a dec-ade, Scott Ranger was the face of Nanaimo lacrosse.

To see him raise the Mann Cup with the Victoria Shamrocks last week, although surreal to see him do it in green, was a great one — he was as deserving of the Canadian Lacrosse Association’s national championship as any-one on that floor.

Because after everything he did for the game in Nanaimo, it was about time he was rewarded for his work in the game.

In 2012 and 2013, Ranger’s last seasons in a Timbermen jersey, he posted 187 points in 36 games as a dominant force in the West-ern Lacrosse Association.

But the Timbermen were never in a position to compete for a league championship, much less the Mann Cup — a trophy that until Friday night hadn’t been won by a WLA team in nine years.

With the Shamrocks, though, it could be done, and on Friday it was by a team captained by Ranger.

If that was the last game for the 32-year-old Nanaimo school-teacher, it was one heck of a way to go out.

ScottMcKenzieScott’s Thoughts

SOCCERBASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUEHOUSTON — Placed RHP Scott Feld-man on 60-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Matt Duffy from Fresno (PCL).MINNESOTA — Reinstated RHP Phil Hughes from the 15-day DL.

NATIONAL LEAGUEATLANTA — Placed 1B Yonder Alonso on 60-day DL. Assigned RHPs Jake Brigham & Michael Kohn outright to Gwinnett (IL).PHILADELPHIA — Placed SS Cesar Hernandez on the 60-day DL. Selected

Lehigh Valley (IL).ST. LOUIS — Reinstated OF Matt Hol-liday from the 15-day DL.

FOOTBALLNFLATLANTA — Signed OT Jake Long. Waived S Charles Godfrey.DALLAS — Waived OT Darrion Weems. Released S Tim Scott from the practice squad. Signed OT Charles Brown.GREEN BAY — Placed LB Sam Bar-rington on injured reserve. Activated DE Datone Jones from exempt status.OAKLAND — Waived TE Gabe Holmes. Placed S Nate Allen on injured reserve-designated for return. Signed S Taylor Mays and DL C.J. Wilson.

CFLHAMILTON — Traded negotiation list rights to QB Tahj Boyd to Winnipeg for a conditional 2017 draft pick.

HOCKEYNHLLEAGUE OFFICE — LW Simon Gagne announced his retirement.

MOVINGMLSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA PtNew York 26 13 7 6 46 30 45D.C. 29 13 10 6 36 35 45Columbus 29 12 9 8 47 48 44New England 28 12 9 7 41 37 43Toronto 27 11 12 4 46 47 37Montreal 25 9 11 5 34 37 32Orlando 29 8 13 8 36 51 32Philadelphia 29 8 15 6 36 47 30New York City 28 7 14 7 39 48 28Chicago 28 7 15 6 36 45 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA PtVancouver 28 15 10 3 40 28 48Dallas 27 14 8 5 40 31 47Los Angeles 29 13 8 8 49 33 47Seattle 29 13 13 3 35 32 42Kansas City 27 11 8 8 41 38 41Portland 28 11 9 8 29 32 41San Jose 28 11 11 6 34 32 39Houston 28 9 11 8 36 37 35Salt Lake 28 9 11 8 32 41 35Colorado 28 8 10 10 26 30 34All times Eastern

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

Dallas at Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Toronto, 2 p.m.San Jose at New York City, 7 p.m.Columbus at D.C., 7 p.m.Seattle at Vancouver, 7 p.m.New England at Montreal, 8 p.m.Orlando at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

New York at Portland, 5 p.m.Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 23Chicago at Montreal, 8 p.m.Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.Friday, Sept. 25Orlando at New York, 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 26Chicago at Toronto, 2 p.m.D.C. at Montreal, 5 p.m.Portland at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at New England, 7:30 p.m.Colorado at Houston, 8:30 p.m.New York City at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 27Seattle at Kansas City, 5 p.m.Salt Lake at San Jose, 7 p.m.Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

UEFACHAMPIONS LEAGUEGROUP STAGEGroup AParis St-Germain (Fra.) 2 Malmo (Swe.) 0Real Mdrd (Spn.) 4 Shkhtr Dontsk (Ukr.) 0Group BPSV Eindhvn (Neth.) 2 Mnchstr U. (Eng.) 1Wolfsburg (Ger.) 1 CSKA Moscw (Rus.) 0Group C

Galatsry (Turkey) 0 Atltico Mdrid (Spn.) 2Group DManchester City (Eng.) 1 Juventus (Ita.) 2Sevilla (Spn.) 3 Monchngladbach (Ger.) 0

ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUEQUARTER-FINALS

Gngzh Evrgrnd (Chi.) 1 Kshw Rysl (Jap.) 1(Guangzhou advanced on 4-2 total)

Lekhwiya (Qatar) 2 Al Hilal (S. Arabia) 2(Al Hilal advanced 6-3)

ENGLANDCHAMPIONSHIPBirmingham 0 Nottingham Forest 1Brightn & Hove Albion 2 Rotherham Un. 1Burnley 2 MK Dons 1Cardiff 0 Hull 2

Leeds 0 Ipswich 1Middlesbrough 3 Brentford 1Preston North End 1 Bristol City 1

Reading 0 Derby County 1

SCOTLANDPREMIERSHIPAberdeen 1 Hamilton Academical 0

CFLEAST GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Hamilton 11 8 3 0 392 221 16Ottawa 10 6 4 0 224 259 12Toronto 11 6 5 0 277 322 12Montreal 10 4 6 0 207 196 8

WEST GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Calgary 11 8 3 0 287 224 16x-Edmonton 11 7 4 0 272 197 14B.C. 10 4 6 0 222 281 8Winnipeg 11 4 7 0 209 317 8Saskatchewan 11 1 10 0 262 335 2All times EasternWEEK 13Bye: Toronto

B.C. at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Hamilton, 4 p.m.Ottawa at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Montreal, 1 p.m.

PERFORMERS OF THE WEEKWEEK 11. Trevor Harris, QB, Tor.; 2. Jeff Fuller, WR, Cal.; 3. Drew Willy, QB, Wpg.WEEK 21. Trevor Harris, QB, Tor.; 2. Rakeem Cato, QB, Mtl.; 3. Ryan Smith, WR, Ssk.WEEK 31. Travis Lulay, B.C.; 2. S.J. Green, SB, Mtl.; 3. Weston Dressler, WR, Ssk.WEEK 41. Shakir Bell, RB, Edm.; 2. Jon Cornish, RB, Cal.; 3. Marcus Howard, DE, Edm.WEEK 51. Henry Burris, QB, Ott.; 2. Aston White-side, DL, Ott.; 3. Chris Williams, WR, Ott.WEEK 61. Drew Willy, QB, Wpg.; 2. Patrick Watkins, DB, Ed.; 3. Marquay McDaniel, SB, Cal.WEEK 71. Emanuel Davis, DB, Ham.; 2. Andrew Harris, RB, BC; 3. Keith Shologan, DL, Ott.WEEK 81. Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Cal.; 2. Zach Collaros, QB, Ham.; 3. Eric Norwood, DE, Ham.WEEK 91. Mike Daly, DB, Ham.; 2. Zach Collaros,

WEEK 101. James Franklin, QB, Ed.; 2. Kendial Law-rence, SB, Ed.; 3. Derel Walker, WR, Ed.WEEK 111. Zach Collaros, QB, Ham.; 2. Charles-

WR, Ham.WEEK 121. Mike Reilly, QB, Edm.; 2. Jeremiah Johnson, RB, Ott.; 3. Adarius Bowman, SB, Edm.

PERFORMERS OF THE MONTHJULY1. Trevor Harris, QB, Tor.; 2. Marcus Howard, DE, Edm.; 3. Rakeem Cato, QB, Mtl.AUGUST1. Zach Collaros, QB, Ham.; 2. Eric Norwood, DE, Ham.; 3. Derel Walker, WR, Edm.

NFLAMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 31 10Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 27 14New England 1 0 0 1.000 28 21Miami 1 0 0 1.000 17 10

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PATennessee 1 0 0 1.000 42 14Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 9 20Houston 0 1 0 .000 20 27Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 14 27

NORTH W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 33 13Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 13 19Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 21 28Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 31

WEST W L T Pct PF PADenver 1 0 0 1.000 19 13Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 27 20San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 33 28Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 33

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST W L T Pct PF PADallas 1 0 0 1.000 27 26Washington 0 1 0 .000 10 17Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 24 26N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 26 27

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PAAtlanta 1 0 0 1.000 26 24Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 20 9Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 14 42New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 19 31

NORTH W L T Pct PF PAGreen Bay 1 0 0 1.000 31 23Detroit 0 1 0 .000 28 33Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 3 20Chicago 0 1 0 .000 23 31

WEST W L T Pct PF PASt. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 34 31Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 31 19San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 20 3Seattle 0 1 0 .000 31 34All times Eastern

San Francisco 20 Minnesota 3Atlanta 26 Philadelphia 24

Denver at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m.Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.San Diego at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.Miami at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.Monday, Sept. 21N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL TENNISWTANATIONAL BANK CUPAt Quebec City

Alexa Glatch, U.S., def. Tatjana Maria (6), Germany, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Evgeniya Rodina (7), Russia, def. Sachia Vickery, U.S., 6-2, 6-2.

Paula Kania, Poland, def. An-Sophie Mestach (8), Belgium, 6-4, 6-3.

Amandine Hesse, France, def. Maria Irigoyen, Argentina, 6-3, 6-2.

Jessica Pegula, U.S., def. Nicole Gibbs, U.S., 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4).

Samantha Crawford, U.S., def. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 6-2, 6-1.

Tatjana Maria, Germany, and Anna Tatishvili, U.S., def. Sharon Fichman, Toronto and Carol Zhao, Richmond Hill, Ont., 6-2, 6-4.

JAPAN OPENAt Tokyo

Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (1), Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Zarina Diyas (2), Kazakhstan, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4.

Zheng Saisai, China, def. Alison Riske (4), U.S., 0-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Irina Falconi, U.S., def. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.

Risa Ozaki, Japan, def. Bojana Jova-novski, Serbia, 6-1, 6-1.

Johanna Larsson, Sweden, def. Wang Qiang, China, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-1, 6-4.

Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.

Magda Linette, Poland, def. Lauren Davis, U.S., 6-3, 6-2.

Nao Hibino, Japan, def. Hiroko Kuwata, Japan, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-1, 5-7, 7-5.

Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, and Alicja Rosolska (3), Poland, def. Chan Chin-wei, Taiwan, and Darija Jurak, Croatia, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 10-5.

BCHLINTERIOR DIVISION GP W L T OL GF GA PtSalmon Arm 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 2West Kelowna 2 1 1 0 0 10 9 2Vernon 2 1 1 0 0 8 7 2Merritt 2 1 1 0 0 9 10 2Trail 2 1 1 0 0 7 8 2Penticton 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0

ISLAND DIVISION GP W L T OL GF GA PtCowichan Valley 2 2 0 0 0 9 5 4Powell River 2 1 1 0 0 4 4 2Nanaimo 2 1 1 0 0 4 4 2Victoria 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0Alberni Valley 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 0

MAINLAND DIVISION GP W L T OL GF GA PtWenatchee 2 2 0 0 0 13 1 4Chilliwack 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 2Langley 1 1 0 0 0 6 3 2Coquitlam 2 1 1 0 0 6 6 2Surrey 2 0 2 0 0 4 9 0Prince George 2 0 2 0 0 1 13 0All times Local

Salmon Arm at MerrittTrail at West Kelowna

Vernon at Penticton, 7 p.m.

Powell River at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.Victoria at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.Penticton at Surrey, 7 p.m.Coquitlam at Vernon, 7 p.m.Chilliwack at Merritt, 7:30 p.m.

Prince George at Langley, 6 p.m.Powell River at Nanaimo, 6 p.m.Chilliwack at Vernon, 6 p.m.Victoria at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.Coquitlam at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.Penticton at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.Merritt at Trail, 7:30 p.m.

Powell River at Alberni Valley, 2 p.m.Wenatchee at Langley, 3 p.m.Chilliwack at Salmon Arm, 3 p.m.Prince George at Surrey, 4 p.m.

HOCKEY

BETTINGTHE LINES

MLBINTERLEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEToronto -245 ATLANTA +225

AMERICAN LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEBALTIMORE -120 Boston +110TAMPA BAY -124 NY Yankees +114CLEVELAND -141 Kansas City +131Houston -137 TEXAS +127CHICAGO -115 Oakland +105MINNESOTA -155 Detroit +145SEATTLE -130 Los Angeles +120

NATIONAL LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEWashington -180 PHILADEL. +165Chicago -133 PITSBRGH +123NEW YORK -217 Miami +197St. Louis -150 MILWAUK. +140ARIZONA -115 San Diego +105LOS ANGELES -180 Colorado +165SAN FRAN. -157 Cincinnati +147

NFLThursdayFAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOGKAN. CITY PK 3 (42) DenverSundayFAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOGCAROLINA 2 3 (401/2) HoustonN.ORLEANS 7 10 (47) Tampa BayPITSBRGH 7 5 (45) San Fran.MINESOTA 21/2 3 (43) DetroitN.England 21/2 PK (45) BUFFALOArizona 3 2 (441/2) CHICAGOTennessee +4 1 (411/2) CLEVLNDCINCINATI 31/2 31/2 (46) San DiegoSt Louis 21/2 31/2 (41) WASHING.NY GIANTS 21/2 2 (51) AtlantaBaltimore 4 OFF (OFF) OAKLNDMiami 6 6 (411/2) JCKSNVLPHILADEL. 4 5 (55) DallasGREEN BAY 3 31/2 (49) SeattleMondayFAVOURIT OPN TODAY O/U UNDRDOGINDIANAPL 91/2 7 (47) NY Jets

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AMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayToronto 82 62 .569 — — 6-4 L-2 47-25 35-37New York 79 65 .549 3 — 4-6 L-1 41-32 38-33Baltimore 71 73 .493 11 51/2 6-4 W-3 42-28 29-45Tampa Bay 70 74 .486 12 61/2 4-6 W-1 35-38 35-36Boston 68 76 .472 14 81/2 6-4 L-2 39-35 29-41

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 85 59 .590 — — 3-7 W-1 48-27 37-32Minnesota 75 69 .521 10 11/2 6-4 L-1 43-27 32-42Cleveland 71 72 .497 131/2 5 6-4 L-1 32-36 39-36Chicago 68 75 .476 161/2 8 5-5 L-1 36-37 32-38Detroit 66 78 .458 19 101/2 5-5 W-1 33-38 33-40

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayTexas 77 67 .535 — — 6-4 W-3 36-33 41-34Houston 77 68 .531 1/2 — 3-7 L-2 48-24 29-44Los Angeles 72 71 .503 41/2 4 5-5 L-2 44-31 28-40Seattle 70 75 .483 71/2 7 6-4 W-1 33-40 37-35Oakland 62 83 .428 151/2 15 4-6 W-1 33-42 29-41

Atlanta 3 Toronto 2Tampa Bay 6 N.Y. Yankees 3Baltimore 6 Boston 5 (13 inn.)Texas 6 Houston 5Kansas City 2 Cleveland 0Oakland 17 Chicago White Sox 6Detroit 5 Minnesota 4L.A. Angels at Seattle

Minnesota 7 Detroit 1Baltimore 2 Boston 0Texas 5 Houston 3Cleveland 8 Kansas City 3Chicago White Sox 8 Oakland 7 (14 inn.)Seattle 10 L.A. Angels 1N.Y. Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 1

Boston (Owens 2-2) at Baltimore (M.Wright 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (D.Duffy 7-7) at Cleveland (Salazar 12-8), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Severino 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Archer 12-11), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Price 15-5) at Atlanta (S.Miller 5-14), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 17-7) at Texas (M.Perez 2-5), 8:05 p.m.

Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2) at Minnesota (E.Santana 5-4), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Chavez 7-15) at Chicago White Sox (E.Johnson 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-10) at Seattle (Iwakuma 7-4), 10:10 p.m.

Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.Toronto at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

MLB

Atlanta 3 Toronto 2St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 1 (10 inn.)Miami 9 N.Y. Mets 3Washington 4 Philadelphia 0Pittsburgh 5-1 Chicago Cubs 4-2 (DH)San Diego at ArizonaColorado at L.A. DodgersCincinnati at San Francisco

San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 3San Diego 10 Arizona 3Washington 8 Philadelphia 7 (11 inn.)N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 3L.A. Dodgers 4 Colorado 1

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 19-6) at Pitts-burgh (Burnett 8-5), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 10-7) at Philadelphia (Morgan 5-6), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Conley 3-1) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 14-11), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Price 15-5) at Atlanta (S.Miller 5-14), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 8-5) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 5-8), 8:10 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 5-15) at Arizona (Ray 4-11), 9:40 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-6) at L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 10-10), 10:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Lorenzen 4-8) at San Francisco (Peavy 6-6), 10:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m.Toronto at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayNew York 83 62 .572 — — 8-2 L-1 46-25 37-37Washington 74 70 .514 81/2 9 5-5 W-3 41-29 33-41Miami 62 83 .428 21 211/2 6-4 W-1 36-39 26-44Atlanta 57 88 .393 26 261/2 3-7 W-1 34-36 23-52Philadelphia 56 90 .384 271/2 28 3-7 L-2 33-41 23-49

CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 90 54 .625 — — 4-6 W-2 50-24 40-30Pittsburgh 87 57 .604 3 — 7-3 L-1 50-23 37-34Chicago 83 61 .576 7 — 6-4 W-1 43-28 40-33Milwaukee 62 82 .431 28 21 3-7 L-4 33-40 29-42Cincinnati 60 83 .420 291/2 221/2 5-5 L-2 34-40 26-43

WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayLos Angeles 83 60 .580 — — 8-2 W-3 48-21 35-39San Francisco 76 68 .528 71/2 7 7-3 W-4 42-27 34-41Arizona 68 76 .472 151/2 15 3-7 L-3 34-39 34-37San Diego 68 77 .469 16 151/2 3-7 W-1 35-37 33-40Colorado 60 84 .417 231/2 23 4-6 L-1 31-40 29-44

BRAVES 3, BLUE JAYS 2INTERLEAGUE

Revere lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .325Donaldson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302Bautista rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .252Smoak 1b 3 2 1 1 1 2 .223Ru.Martin c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .239Goins ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .240Aa.Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Pillar cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261Penningtn 2b-ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 .143Buehrle p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143a-Carrera ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281b-Colabello ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .329Cecil p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Barney 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000Totals 32 2 5 2 5 10

Markakis rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .297D.Castro 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .304F.Freeman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279Ad.Garcia 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .2772-Cunninghm pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234Pierzynski c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .2963-Bethancourt pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188Swisher lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .2301-Maybin pr-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267A.Simmons ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .264Bourn cf-lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .176Teheran p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .109McKirahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Cunniff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Marksberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-c-J.Peterson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Totals 31 3 10 2 2 5

a-was announced for Buehrle in the 6th. b-lined out for Carrera in the 6th. c-grounded out for Moylan in the 8th.1-ran for Swisher in 7th. 2-ran for Ad. Garcia in 9th. 3-ran for Pierzynski in 9th.E—Smoak (3). LOB—Toronto 8, Atlanta 6. 2B—Markakis (36), Pierzynski (22). HR—Smoak (16), off Teheran. RBIs—Smoak (49), Pennington (5), A.Simmons 2 (40). SB—Pillar (19). S—D.Castro.Runners left in scoring position—Tor 4 (Revere 2, Buehrle, Colabello); Atl 1 (Te-heran). RISP—Toronto 1 for 5; Atl 1 for 6.Runners moved up—A.Simmons. GIDP—F.Freeman, Ad.Garcia, A.Simmons 2.DP—Tor 4 (Pennington, Donaldson, Smoak), (Goins, Pennington, Smoak), (Buehrle, Goins, Smoak), (Goins, Smoak).Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERABuehrle 5 6 2 1 1 2 66 3.66Cecil 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 2.83Lowe 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.60Aa.Snchz L, 7-6 11/3 4 1 1 0 1 31 3.10Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERATeheran 52/3 5 2 2 4 7 113 4.34McKirahan 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.55Cunniff 1 0 0 0 1 2 22 4.40Marksberry 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 3 5.31Moylan 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50Vizcaino W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.16Inherited runners-scored—McKirahan 2-0, Marksberry 1-0, Moylan 1-0.T—2:45. A—16,399 (49,586).

A.L. LEADERS G AB R H BACabrera, Det 106 386 58 131 .339Bogaerts, Bos 138 540 69 173 .320Brantley, Cle 128 497 67 159 .320Altuve, Hou 136 561 70 176 .314Cain, KC 127 496 95 155 .313Cruz, Sea 136 528 81 164 .311Fielder, Tex 139 538 66 166 .309Donaldson, Tor 141 555 109 169 .305

RUNS SCOREDDonaldson, Tor, 109; Bautista, Tor, 98; Dozier, Min, 95; Cain, KC, 95.RUNS BATTED INDonaldson, Tor, 119; Davis, Bal, 106; Bautista, Tor, 101; K.Morales, KC, 101; Encarnacion, Tor, 99.SLUGGING PERCENTAGECruz, Sea, .589; Donaldson, Tor, .586; Trout, LA, .572; Davis, Bal, .559; Ortiz, Bos, .553; J.Martinez, Det, .549; Teixeira, NY, .548; Cabrera, Det, .547; Encarna-cion, Tor, .541; Bautista, Tor, .538.TOTAL BASESDonaldson, Tor, 325; Cruz, Sea, 311; J. Martinez, Det, 291; Trout, LA, 290; Davis, Bal, 283; Abreu, Chi, 281; Machado, Bal, 277; Ortiz, Bos, 263; Bautista, Tor, 261.HOME RUNSDavis, Bal, 42; Cruz, Sea, 41; Don-aldson, Tor, 38; J.Martinez, Det, 36; Bau-tista, Tor, 35; Pujols, LA, 35; Trout, LA, 35; Ortiz, Bos, 34; Encarnacion, Tor, 32.DOUBLESBrantley, Cle, 44; K.Morales, KC, 41; Donaldson, Tor, 38.HITSAltuve, Hou, 176; Bogaerts, Bos, 173; Donaldson, Tor, 169.

BLUE JAYS STATISTICSBATTERS AB R H HR RBI AVGRevere 149 30 50 1 10 .336Hague 3 1 1 0 0 .333Colabello 300 51 99 14 53 .330Donaldson 555 109 169 38 119 .305Travis 217 38 66 8 35 .304Carrera 160 27 45 3 24 .281Encarnacion 468 79 127 32 99 .271Pillar 521 67 136 10 47 .261Bautista 485 98 123 35 101 .254Martin 399 66 96 19 64 .241Goins 318 43 76 5 39 .239Tulowitzki 155 30 36 5 17 .232Navarro 148 14 34 3 17 .230Smoak 253 37 56 15 48 .221Thole 41 5 9 0 2 .220Kawasaki 19 4 4 0 1 .211Saunders 31 2 6 0 3 .194Pompey 85 13 16 2 6 .188Pennington 39 5 4 1 4 .103PITCHERS W L SV IP SO ERALowe 1 2 1 49.2 57 1.63Osuna 1 4 16 62.1 68 2.02Price 15 5 0 201.1 203 2.46Hendriks 5 0 0 58.1 61 2.62Hawkins 1 0 1 13.0 11 2.77Cecil 3 4 5 46.2 54 2.89Tepera 0 1 1 28.0 20 2.89Sanchez 7 5 0 85.2 53 3.05Estrada 12 8 0 152.1 113 3.31Schultz 0 1 1 41.2 31 3.46Buehrle 14 7 0 174.1 80 3.72Dickey 10 11 0 196.1 118 4.08Jenkins 0 0 0 2.0 2 4.50Delabar 2 0 1 27.2 30 4.55Loup 2 5 0 39.2 44 4.76Hutchison 13 4 0 147.0 127 5.33Stroman 1 0 0 5.0 2 5.40Francis 1 2 0 18.1 18 6.87

RAYS 6, YANKEES 3

Ellsbury cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251Gardner lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267A.Rodriguez dh 3 2 1 1 1 1 .257B.McCann c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242Beltran rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .2791-Noel pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Bird 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .235Headley 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267Gregorius ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267Drew 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .203b-C.Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247B.Ryan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225c-Ackley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .228Totals 33 3 5 3 4 6

Jaso dh 4 0 2 0 1 2 .284Sizemore lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .228a-Souza Jr. ph-rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .216Longoria 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .270Forsythe 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .285A.Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262Franklin ss 2 1 1 2 0 1 .143Loney 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271Mahtook rf-lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .262Kiermaier cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .262Arencibia c 3 0 2 2 1 0 .364Totals 35 6 13 5 3 10

a-struck out for Sizemore in the 5th. b-lined out for Drew in the 7th. c-singled for B.Ryan in the 9th.1-ran for Beltran in the 8th.E—B.McCann (7), Loney (6), Franklin (5). LOB—New York 8, Tampa Bay 8. 2B—Mahtook (3). HR—A.Rodriguez (32), off Odorizzi; Bird (6), off Odorizzi; Franklin (2), off Rumbelow. RBIs—A.Rodriguez (83), Bird 2 (19), Forsythe (60), Franklin 2 (5), Arencibia 2 (15). SB—Souza Jr. (12), Mahtook (2). S—Ellsbury.Runners left in scoring position—New York 5 (A.Rodriguez, Headley, Gardner 3); Tampa Bay 4 (A.Cabrera, Longoria, Forsythe, Souza Jr.). RISP—New York 0 for 5; Tampa Bay 2 for 9.GIDP—A.Cabrera.DP—New York 1 (Bird, Gregorius, Warren).New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAWarren 4 6 2 2 0 4 65 3.33Pazos 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 16 0.00Rumbelow L, 1-1 1 3 2 2 0 2 20 3.95Shreve 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 2.40Pinder 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 16 2.39Mitchell 2/3 3 2 2 1 1 21 6.04Ch.Martin 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.00Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAOdorizzi W, 8-8 6 3 3 3 3 5 110 3.26E.Romero H, 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 18 5.09Colome H, 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 3.50B.Gomes S, 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 3.25Inherited runners-scored—Rumbelow 2-0, Shreve 1-0, Ch.Martin 2-0. WP—Odorizzi, E.Romero.Umpires—Home, Ron Kulpa; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Tom Woodring; Third, Vic Carapazza.T—3:14. A—13,539 (31,042).

MARLINS 9, METS 3D.Gordon 2b 5 2 4 2 0 1 .331Yelich cf-lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .284Prado 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .284Bour 1b 5 1 3 2 0 2 .258Ozuna rf-cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .249Dietrich lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .257B.Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Ellington p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Realmuto c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250Rojas ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .215Koehler p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .133Dunn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000I.Suzuki rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246Totals 36 9 15 9 2 9

Granderson rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .259Cespedes cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302Dan.Mrphy 2b-1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271D.Wright 3b 3 1 1 1 2 0 .295Conforto lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .297

Duda 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240

Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Nieuwnhuis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211D.Alvarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Stauffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Tejada ss 3 0 2 1 1 0 .265deGrom p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164Goeddel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000K.Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .269Totals 33 3 7 3 6 9

LOB—Miami 4, New York 10. 2B—Yelich (23), Bour (16), Koehler (1), D.Wright (4), Conforto (11), Tejada (21). HR—D.Gordon (3), off D.Alvarez. RBIs—D.Gordon 2 (38), Yelich 2 (36), Prado (53), Bour 2 (56), Ozuna (37), Realmuto (44),

(27). CS—D.Gordon (17), Ozuna (2). SF—Prado, Realmuto.Runners left in scoring position—Miami 2 (Bour 2); New York 7 (Duda 3, deGrom 2, Dan.Murphy, D.Wright). RISP—Miami 6 for 12; New York 2 for 14.DP—Miami 1 (Rojas, D.Gordon, Bour); NY 1 (Tejada, K.Johnson, Dan.Murphy).Miami IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAKoehlr W, 10-13 6 5 1 1 4 4 102 3.90Dunn 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 4.47B.Morris 1 2 2 2 1 2 29 3.28Ellington 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 1.89New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAdeGrom L, 13-8 5 10 6 6 0 5 86 2.64Goeddel 11/3 1 1 1 0 1 12 2.15

2/3 1 0 0 1 1 16 12.38Parnell 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.82D.Alvarez 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 13 13.50Stauffer 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 11 10.80Koehler pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.Inherited runners-scored—Dunn 2-0,

(Cespedes). WP—Goeddel. Balk—D.Alvarez.T—3:16. A—25,633 (41,922).

CUBS 2, PIRATES 1SECOND GAME

Fowler cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .255A.Jackson lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .237Bryant rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .267Rizzo 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .276St.Castro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255J.Baez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .302A.Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .239D.Ross c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .193Lester p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .036Totals 35 2 8 2 2 13

J.Harrison 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275Bastardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000S.Marte lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281McCutchen cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301Ar.Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250Cervelli c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299Morse 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .234S.Rodriguez rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .249Florimon ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091Kang ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288Happ p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063Caminero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-N.Walker ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264Totals 30 1 5 0 1 9

E—Florimon (2). LOB—Chicago 9, Pittsburgh 4. 2B—Fowler (28), A.Jackson (5), J.Baez (3), D.Ross (9). RBIs—Fowler (43), Rizzo (89). SB—McCutchen (9). CS—J.Baez (2), S.Marte (10). S—Lester.Runners left in scoring position—Chicago 4 (A.Russell, St.Castro 2, Fowler); Pitts-burgh 3 (Ar.Ramirez, Morse, Kang).

Lester W, 10-10 9 5 1 1 1 9 111 3.38

Happ L, 5-2 52/3 8 2 2 2 8 94 1.96Caminero 21/3 0 0 0 0 4 26 3.50Bastardo 1 0 0 0 0 1 19 3.02T—2:44. A—25,914 (38,362).

CARDS 3, BREWERS 1 (10 INN.)M.Carpenter 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .257Piscotty lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .323Heyward rf 4 2 3 2 1 0 .296Jh.Peralta ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .274M.Adams 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .248Mar.Reynolds 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275Wong 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .265Jay cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218Bourjos pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201C.Martinez p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .151G.Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Totals 36 3 7 3 5 9

Gennett 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .263E.Herrera 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .241Braun rf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .291Lind 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284K.Davis lf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .236Jeffress p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Fr.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-J.Rogers ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283Thornburg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Do.Santana cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .261Segura ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270Maldonado c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .189Sardinas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205A.Pena p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000Knebel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-S.Peterson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256W.Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-L.Schafer cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 .227Totals 32 1 5 1 4 13

E—Lind (4). LOB—St. Louis 8, Milwau-kee 6. 2B—Heyward 2 (32), C.Martinez (2). HR—Heyward (12), off Thornburg; K.Davis (21), off C.Martinez. RBIs—Hey-ward 2 (55), Jh.Peralta (61), K.Davis (55). SB—Heyward (22). S—E.Herrera.Runners left in scoring position—St. Louis 5 (Jh.Peralta, Piscotty, Jay 2, Mar.Reyn-olds); Milwaukee 2 (Lind, Do.Santana). RISP—St. Louis 1 for 8; Milw 0 for 2.Runners moved up—Jh.Peralta, Lind. GIDP—Jay, Lind, Segura.DP—St. Louis 2 (Mar.Reynolds, Molina), (Jh.Peralta, Mar.Reynolds); Milwaukee 2 (Lind), (Segura, Gennett, Lind).St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAC.Martinez 8 4 1 1 2 9 103 3.02Siegrist W, 7-1 1 0 0 0 2 2 27 2.17Rosnthl S, 44-46 1 1 0 0 0 2 17 1.56Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAA.Pena 5 4 1 1 3 5 92 3.46Knebel 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.40W.Smith 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 2.88Jeffress 1 1 0 0 1 1 21 2.69Fr.Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.49Thornburg L, 0-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 26 3.56A.Pena pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.Inherited runners-scored—Knebel 1-0. IBB—off C.Martinez (Braun).T—3:14. A—30,349 (41,900).

NATIONALS 4, PHILLIES 0Rendon 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .285Y.Escobar 3b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .320Harper rf 3 2 3 4 1 0 .338Werth lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .226C.Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233W.Ramos c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237M.Taylor cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236Strasburg p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .097den Dekker ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206Treinen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Totals 33 4 7 4 5 10

Sweeney lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .185Galvis ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267O.Herrera cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .296A.Blanco 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .296Asche 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246Ruf 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237Bogusevic rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .300Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216D.Buchanan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125

Lu.Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Loewen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-Francoeur ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267Totals 28 0 1 0 1 14

E—Sweeney (2). LOB—Washington 7, Philadelphia 2. 2B—Y.Escobar (22). HR—Harper (38), off D.Buchanan; Harper (39), off Loewen. RBIs—Harper 4 (90).Runners left in scoring position—Wash 5 (Strasburg, C.Robinson, Rendon 2, Y.Escobar). RISP—Wash 1 for 6; Phil 0 for 0.GIDP—Werth, C.Robinson.

Strasburg W, 9-7 8 1 0 0 1 14 105 3.98Treinen 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.79Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERAD.Buchan L, 2-9 6 5 2 2 2 5 74 8.49Lu.Garcia 1 0 0 0 1 1 19 3.69Loewen 2/3 1 2 2 1 2 25 8.79Murray 11/3 1 0 0 1 2 26 5.06WP—Lu.Garcia.T—2:35. A—15,325 (43,651).

SPORTS/DIVERSIONS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 | NANAIMO DAILY NEWS | 7

Consider some basic rules for when speaking at a funeral

Dear Annie: I am a pastor and recently conducted a funeral at our church for a beloved member. In accordance with the family’s wishes, a friend of the deceased was allowed to speak for a few minutes during the ser-vice. Unfortunately, the “friend” proceeded to tell inappropriate stories. After he’d spoken for quite some time, I asked him to allow others to talk, but he refused to yield. Finally, an angry family member asked him to sit down, but the damage had already been done.

May I offer three cardinal rules for speaking at a funeral?

1. Keep your remarks brief — less than seven minutes. Write and practice what you’re going to say.

2. This is not a comedy club. Though you may share a funny story about the deceased, do not say anything that would humili-ate that person or their family.

3. Do not brag about yourself. The service is not about you.

— Grieving Pastor Dear Pastor: Many folks, when

confronted with the death of a loved one, say amazingly inappropriate things. Thank you for reminding them to think before speaking.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sug-ar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmail-box@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writ-ers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)You could be dragging far

more than you realize. Motivate yourself by working on a project that has been on the back burn-er. Be willing to ask a partner to pitch in and help you. You have done plenty of favors for this person in the past.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)If you are angry with someone,

do yourself a favor and opt for a discussion rather than holding in your feelings and exploding. You might be surprised how much can be handled calmly in this situation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)Clear the air in a sensitive way.

You will be surprised by what you can accomplish once you have aired out a problem . Your schedule becomes busier and busier. Be ready for a pleasant diversion or some interference, depending on your outlook.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)Extend yourself, and be open

to a different approach, especial-ly regarding a domestic matter. You will be the one in charge who has the final say on what goes on in your home. Relax-ing your boundaries might be difficult.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

You might not realize that you often come off as pushy. Today, someone could start backing away because of what he or she perceives your attitude to be. A conversation is likely to be melo-dramatic later in the day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might be at the point of

changing direction, but try to hang in there a little while long-er. With Jupiter, the planet of luck, in your sign, there could be a sudden shift in what is going on. Communication brings bet-ter results in the afternoon.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You could become the office

cheerleader this morning, as you seem to express so much positive energy and enthusiasm. Be aware of the costs of choices you make in the afternoon. Lis-ten to what is being said, but clarify where you stand.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)You might wonder why you

have experienced such extremes lately. You seem to go from wanting to cocoon at home to feeling ready for nearly any-thing. Do not get into someone else’s conflict, even if you are vested in the outcome.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You could be in a situation where you would prefer to share more of what is happening with-

in you. Do this in the morning, as others are likely to be more receptive then. All you need to do is observe and listen. Cut off someone who is being sarcastic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You might be baffled by a

boss’s response to you. Clearly, this person has an issue with something you have done. In a discussion with him or her, make an attempt to clear the air without getting personal. Neu-tralize any negativity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You will be on top of a project

and have the perspective need-ed to bring it to fruition. How you see a personal matter could change after a conversation. Please confirm what you have heard before reacting. In the long run, verifying is the smart thing to do.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be able to visual-

ize a better interaction with someone who is key to your life. Sometimes you get in a tangle with this person. Neither of you is comfortable with the situa-tion. Have this discussion in a good moment.

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(1925), illusionist David Copper-field (1956), actress Amy Poehler (1971)

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BRIDGE

SOLUTION: SO DELICIOUS

Agreements Dealer: North N-S vulnerable

NORTH ♠A104 ♥109 ♦AKQJ53 ♣Q8

WEST EAST ♠83 ♠K75 ♥K8765 ♥J43 ♦74 ♦1082 ♣AK64 ♣9753

SOUTH ♠QJ962 ♥AQ2 ♦96 ♣J102

W N E S 1♦ Pass 1♠ dbl rdbl* 2♣ 2♠ Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass * 3 spades Opening Lead: ♣K

West cashed two clubs and switched to a heart as the only chance to

defeat the contract.South won the queen and rode

the queen of spades to the king. East returned a heart but declar-er won the ace and drew trump to earn the game bonus, N-S +620.

The heart shift did not cost since declarer would park any losers on the diamond suit.

North’s redouble revealed three-card spade support and the major suit game was reached when North subsequently offered an invitation.

N-S may face problems when West declines to take part in the auction. If he passes, North will certainly rebid three diamonds disclosing a strong six-card suit with about 16-18 HCP. What call would South make? He could rebid the five- card spade suit (forcing) but this action could handcuff partner. North might not hold spade support nor a heart stopper. It is more likely that South would advance to 3NT with the strong heart holding although the absence of a club stopper is a concern.

West may begin with a heart versus 3NT as declarer wins the queen and loses a spade finesse. East must return a club to restrict South to ten tricks. A heart exit will culminate in twelve tricks. 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.

SKY SONGS ACROSS

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DOWN1 Small bill2 Crib cry3 “Now!”4 Signals, as a cab5 The whole time

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27 Do the backstroke29 West Bank org.31 Santa __, CA32 Police rank: Abbr.33 Wood for bats34 Wyoming neighbor35 Identify36 Fearsome dino38 Complainer’s comment39 Suffix for neat or beat40 Bring together44 Suffix for serpent45 Devious plot46 Raw metal48 Gridiron pro, for short49 Justice Samuel50 Lamb sandwiches51 Prayer enders52 Backpack part53 Beau55 Overly smooth-talking56 Nabisco cookie57 Geek61 Food coloring

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Gary G. HillNov. 7, 1942 – Aug. 28, 2015

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Gary Hill who left us on August 28, 2015. Gary is survived by his loving, devoted wife Shirley

and daughter Pam Graham (David), granddaughters Alex and Sarah and great grandchildren Hunter, Brianna and Linden. He leaves behind brother Ray (Marlene) Hill, sister Mary Sullivan, brother Al (Christie), sister-in-law Sharon Kreutzer (Roger) and numerous nieces and nephews. Gary was predeceased by father Archie and mother June.

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Human remains linked to Amber Alert: RCMP

LAUREN KRUGEL THE CANADIAN PRESS

BLAIRMORE, Alta. — A candlelight vigil meant to lend hope and support in the search for a missing two-year-old girl dissolved in grief Tuesday night as RCMP informed the crowd that investigators had discovered human remains.

As an official with victims services announced the Amber Alert for little Hailey Dunbar-Blan-chette had been cancelled, one young woman crashed into a friend’s arms and sobbed. Others sniffed quietly and wiped away tears. Some just stood in stunned silence.

A group cocooned Hailey’s grandmother in an embrace.

“This is the news that nobody wanted to hear,” said Crowsnest Pass Mayor Blair Painter. “This is going to devastate our community and it’s going to take us a long time to heal from this.”

The news swept across social media, prompt-ing an outpouring of sadness from across the country.

“My heart is broke, can’t stop crying,” Cathy Hollahan posted to a Facebook page called “Let’s Bring Hailey Home Safe.” “RIP, my darling.”

Hailey had been abducted early Monday mor-ning from the town of Blairmore, 220 km south-west of Calgary, by someone driving a speeding white van.

Her father, Terry Blanchette, 27, was found dead in their home and police believe his death was a homicide.

Mounties have a 22-year-old suspect in custody. Supt. Tony Hamori said the name of the man, a resident of Blairmore who was arrested there on Tuesday, wouldn’t be released until charges had been laid.

Blanchette was described by friends and family as a devoted single father who shared custody of Hailey with his former girlfriend, Cheyenne Dun-bar, who lives in Edmonton.

He worked as a cook in a restaurant and had many criminal convictions between 2010 and 2012 for issues such as failing to appear in court, failing to stop his vehicle, evading police, minor theft and assault.

But after Hailey was born, there were no more court appearances. Blanchette’s Facebook posts switched from talk of court dates to pictures of him with his baby daughter.

Neighbour Angela Mathieson said Blanchette loved being a father.

“He was taking good care of her. There was always laughing and giggling going on over there.”

Hamori said Dunbar was co-operating with investigators.

“Police have been speaking with her and obviously, at this point in time, followup investi-gation is going to be done on all information we receive.”

Tuesday night’s vigil had started out with a group wearing yellow arm bands talking about searching the nearby woods together for Hailey.

Candles and stuffed animals covered a picnic table by a playground just around the corner from the home where Hailey had lived.

A group sang a reworked version of the old spiritual “Kumbaya” — “A girl is missing, my Lord, Kumbaya . . . bring her back to us, Kumbaya.”

A pink sign with “please bring our baby Hail-ey home safe” hung on the park’s gate, a single teddy bear affixed to it.

Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, 2, missing since early Monday

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Toronto mayor says Olympic bid is scuttledLIAM CASEY AND DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto will be a great venue for the Olympics one day but not this time, Mayor John Tory said Tuesday as he announced the city will not be bidding to host the 2024 Summer Games.

Tory had until Tuesday to submit a letter of interest to the International Olympic Commit-tee to register as a potential candidate to host the Games.

“Let me be clear, I’m not saying no to the Olympics, I’m saying not this time.”

Talk of Toronto potentially making a bid emerged as excitement built around this sum-mer’s Pan Am Games, which were hosted by Toronto and surrounding communities.

But he said there wasn’t enough time to put together enough information for the polit-icians, the business community and the city’s residents.

The city was focused on the Pan Am and Parapan Games, which ended last month, and had little time to crunch numbers, he said.

“I can’t look people in the eye at this point in our city’s development and tell them that an Olympic bid is the best use of our time or our energy or our investment,” Tory said. “But now I can look into the eyes of my colleagues at other levels of government and say this — together we should be making the investments talked about in the context of the Olympics.”

Tory said the city’s time and money will be better spent investing in transportation and transit, addressing the affordable housing crisis and reducing poverty.

He said he “will continue to be very careful in how our money is invested and to what end.”

Tory didn’t need approval to submit a letter of interest to the IOC, but would have required support from city council and provincial and federal governments to go forward with a bid.

“In the end it is not my job to be rash. It is my job to make the best decision for Toronto,” Tory said.

RCMP at the scene of the disappearance of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

“This is the news that nobody wanted to hear. This is going to devastate our community and it’s going to take us a long time to heal from this.”Blair Painter, Mayor of Crows Nest Pass

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Former gangster sues over jailhouse beating

An inmate has filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government and corrections staff at the Surrey Pretrial Centre where he alleges his screams were ignored during a five-hour beating.

Daniel Cunningham says in his notice of civil claim that he was repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped on and had his head forced into a toilet in an attempt to drown him.

Cunningham says two fellow inmates led him to a cell near a guard’s control desk before he was assaulted and knocked unconscious at least three times.

◆ FIELD

Search for climber now becomes recovery effort

A Parks Canada spokeswoman says the search for a missing man in Yoho National Park is now a recovery effort.

The 19-year-old man from Cal-gary is believed to have been swept over Twin Falls while climbing along the waterway.

Parks Canada’s Tania Peters says a park safety team has been deployed and a helicopter is con-ducting an aerial search.

Peters says they’re looking for any clues that may indicate the man fell in the water and are checking along the shoreline.

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Ballem’s exit prompts search for city manager

Vancouver has launched a global search for a new city man-ager after announcing that veter-an civil servant Penny Ballem is out of the job.

The city issued a statement Tuesday that said Mayor Gregor Robertson and city council have voted to initiate a senior leader-ship transition with the conclu-sion of Ballem’s service.

Ballem was hired in 2008 short-ly after Robertson’s Vision Van-couver party came to power. She served as deputy health minister from 2001 to 2006 in the provin-cial government.

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RCMP in northwestern B.C. hope the public can help them trace the person who left a small dog to die in the woods.

Cpl. Dave Tyreman says the sick and severely dehydrated dog was found Sunday by a passerby in an area outside Kitimat.

The dog which resembles a Mal-tese, had been placed in a diaper box and police estimate it was there for at least two days.

RCMP in Terrace want to speak to anyone who may be able to identify the dog or lead police to the person who abandoned it.

Tories lose appeal over wearing niqabs at citizenship ceremoniesMIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The courts handed the Harper government another policy rebuke Tuesday when the Federal Court of Appeal quashed its attempts to ban face cover-ings at citizenship ceremonies.

But the Conservative campaign vowed to fight back, saying uncovered faces at such cere-monies were “consistent with Canadian values of openness, social cohesion, and equality.”

The latest chapter in the Con-servatives battle with the courts unfolded Tuesday when the Fed-eral Court of Appeal dismissed the government’s appeal of an earlier Federal Court ruling that said banning face coverings at such ceremonies was unlawful.

On Tuesday, the three justices ruled from the bench, saying they wanted to proceed quickly so that Zunera Ishaq, the woman who initially challenged the ban, can obtain citizenship in time to vote in the Oct. 19 federal election.

Appeal Justice Mary Gleason, speaking on behalf of her two concurring judges, said her court saw no reason to interfere with the earlier lower court ruling.

Ishaq, a 29-year-old woman with devout Muslim beliefs who came to Ontario from Pakistan

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One of her lawyers, Marlys Edwardh, said the Immigration Department would be contacted this week so she could attend a citizenship ceremony — accom-panied by her lawyers “just in case.”

A spokesman for Conserv-ative Leader Stephen Harper expressed regret over the court’s ruling.

“We understand the govern-ment is considering all legal options,” spokesman Stephen Lecce said in an emailed state-ment from the Conservative campaign.

“As the prime minister has said, most Canadians find it offensive that someone would hide their identity at the very moment where they are committing to join the Canadian family. Both Justin and Thomas Mulcair are offside with Canadians on this issue.”

The Conservatives would re-introduce a law banning face covering and their campaign will have more to say about the issue in the coming days, Lecce said.

The ban on face coverings sparked a bitter debate in the House of Commons when it was first announced, and Tuesday’s ruling looked certain to place the issue firmly on the federal elec-tion campaign agenda.

Earlier Tuesday, Justice Department lawyer Peter South-ey told court that the govern-ment never meant to make it mandatory for women to remove their face coverings for citizen-ship ceremonies — a position that left both the judge and Ishaq’s lawyers scratching their heads.

The admission appeared to be a climbdown from the Conserv-ative government’s past position on the issue. The controversial edict was a regulation that had no actual force in law, Southey told the hearing.

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