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Aspengrove once again tops local school rankings
The Fraser Institute has concluded that Aspengrove School is the top elementary school for academics in the Nanaimo region in 2014. Above, Aspengrove’s admissions director Elisabeth Reay. [ROBERT BARRON/DAILY NEWS]
Aspengrove 9.6 9.2 8.3 Hammond Bay 8.1 7.6 6.6 Nanaimo Christian 7.3 5.8 7.7 Departure Bay 6.8 5.7 5.7 Pauline Haarer 6.4 6.8 5.7 Randerson Ridge 6.4 5.8 6.7 Quarterway 6.2 5.4 5.0 Mountain View 6.0 4.2 5.3 McGirr 5.9 6.6 4.9 Rutherford 5.9 4.8 4.9 Frank J. Ney 5.8 5.4 4.7 Cinnabar Valley 5.7 6.0 4.3 Cilaire 5.5 6.0 5.8 Pleasant Valley 5.1 0.9 5.0 Coal Tyee 5.0 3.5 3.4
Park Avenue 4.3 n/a n/a Chase River 4.3 3.5 n/a Forest Park 4.2 4.6 4.0 North Cedar 4.1 4.5 4.8 Oceane 3.9 n/a n/a Rock City 3.8 4.1 4.6 Brechin 3.6 2.1 n/a Fairview 3.0 3.8 3.2 Uplands Park 2.9 5.0 3.9 Georgia Ave. 2.5 2.5 1.2 Bayview 1.0 n/a n/a * Learn@home K-7 7.9 n/a n/a
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The rankings of elementary schools in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual report card for 2013-14 that was released on Monday
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Only three of top 21 listed are public facilitiesROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS
Aspengrove School was again the top academic elementary school in the Nanaimo region
in 2014, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual report card for the year, released Monday.
The independent school based in Lantzville received a grade of 9.6 out of 10 in 2014, a jump from the 9.2 the school received in the previous year, ranking Aspen-grove 24th out of the 978 public and independent elementary B.C. schools assessed in the contro-versial annual report.
Aspengrove has been at the top of the local rankings for elemen-tary schools by the Fraser Insti-tute for years.
Only three of the top 21 elemen-tary schools on this year’s rank-ings report are public schools.
Peter Cowley, one of the
report’s authors, said that’s because public schools are not financially motivated to ensure every student does well.
“Private schools are going to do everything they need to do to make sure that happens,” he said.
“Because if they don’t, they’ll lose their customers.”
Hammond Bay Elementary School came in second in the Nanaimo region with an 8.1 grade, compared to the 7.6 grade it received in 2013, while the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district’s Learn@Home program came in third with a score of 7.9.
The independent Nanaimo Christian School took fourth place with a grade of 7.3, and Departure Bay Elementary School came fifth with a score of 6.8.
See RANKINGS, Page A6
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The Nanaimo Clippers are up for sale after 10 years with the current Alberta-based owner group.
Part-owner and B.C. Hockey League team governor Ken Wag-ner confirmed on Monday that the team is for sale, adding “it’s time” for a new owner to take the reins.
Wagner said the owners are “hoping someone local comes up to the table and wants to be the owners of the club.”
The ownership group includes former NHL star Kelly Hrudey, Bill Gallacher and Paul Col-borne, said Wagner.
“It’s just time for someone else to own the club. We’re all busy, we live in Alberta, it’s run its course. We also don’t want to send the message that (we’re) abandoning the club. That’s not what we’re doing.”
The ownership group would prefer a local buyer and are will-ing to hold on to their shares for the right offer, said Wagner.
He said they are not consider-ing relocating the Clippers to another city.
“The Nanaimo Clippers actual-ly belong to the city and the people of Nanaimo,” he said.
He also said the decision to put the club up for sale was not a financial one.
“It’s a lifestyle choice,” he said. “You know, owning a hockey club, you never do it to get rich. You do it for the lifestyle, and like I said, the competitive spirit and the lifestyle of the kids. And that’s the one part that I’ll miss, is the development of the young men that have run through the program. But like I said, it just takes a lot of time, a lot of energy . . . we’ve got other inter-ests that have come up.”
The group has a price in mind, but “that will be privy to people who are serious about buying the club,” Wagner said.
“We want to find the right buy-ers,” he said. “We’re not going to sell to the first guy that comes along with the price that’s asked . . . it’s really about picking the next partner of the community.”
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TUESDAY, MAY 5 7-8:30 p.m. Planning Your Final Wishes, final instalment of a free four-part ser-ies for end-of-life planning. At Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd. Darren Colyn, spiritual health practitioner, chap-lain at NRGH.
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Public work parties at the Irwin Street Garden on the corner of Irwin and Needham Streets. Free. Also Sundays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
10 a.m. to noon Englishman River Watershed Tour. Free workshop is part of the Team WaterSmart 2015 Workshop Series, visit www.teamwatersmart.ca for more information. Free. Englishman River Regional Park, Allsbrooke Road, Parksville.
7-10 p.m. Dancing at the Parksville Legion # 49. Everyone welcome, mem-bership optional. 46 W Hirst, Parksville, by donation.
THURSDAY, MAY 7
7 p.m. Learn how to bring solar and other clean energy to greater Nanaimo. Free event. Sponsored by the City of Nanaimo, Energy Solutions for V.I., with supported from Regional District of Nanaimo. Beban Park, 2300 Bowen Rd.
8 p.m. Eastbound Train, Andrea Smith at Auliya live at the Longwood Brew Pub, 5775 Turner Rd.
FRIDAY MAY 8
9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Nanaimo Pot-tery Co-op’s Spring Show and Sale at Country Club Centre, 3200 North Island Highway. For information: www.nanaimo-pottery.com. Continues Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 9
9 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volks-sport Club six- or 10-kilometre Cedar (Yel-low Point Park) walk. Registration at 8:45 a.m. in the Yellow Point Park parking lot
on Yellow Point Road. For information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Shred by Daybreak Rotary fundraiser, Nanaimo North Town Centre parking lot near Montana’s. Watch confidential docu-ment shredding. $10 per banker’s box or equivalent. Proceeds and donations to eradicate polio.
7 p.m. Traditional and Contemporary Fid-dle Music played by Nanaimo’s premier youth Fiddle group. Christ Community Church at 2221 Bowen Rd. Tickets: $10 in advance or $15 at the door, at: www.crosscanadafiddle.com, 250-740-1395.
7:30 p.m. Malaspina Choir, Opera Nanaimo and the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra dream of summer, at St. Andrew’s United Church, 311 Fitzwil-liam St. Tickets $20, students $10, eyeGO $5 at Port Theatre Box Office, www.porttheatre.com, 250-754-8550, or at the door.
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Morrell Nature Sanc-
tuary plant sale. VIU master gardeners will answer questions. Contact: [email protected].
10-11:30 a.m. The Poetry of Aging. Art Lab workshops are through the City of Nanaimo Activity Guide, at 150 Commer-cial St. Register at ireg.nanaimo.ca or call 250-756-5200 and quote the registra-tion code 135937 $50 plus GST.
11 a.m. Walk with your Doc Nanaimo, a three-kilometre walk at Maffeo Sutton Park, organized by the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice. Registration at 10 a.m. Also, Keep Moving, Keep Active” in the park through 3 p.m.
1:30 to 3 p.m. Spring Tea, St. Andrew’s United Church, 311 Fitzwilliam St., $8.
SUNDAY, MAY 10
10 a.m. to 2 p.m Cedar Farmers Market. A community farmers market featuring farm fresh produce, plants baked goods and local arts and crafts. Crow and Gate Pub field, 2313 Yellow Point Rd.
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More heads in beds for operators as city has solid March numbersDARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
Nanaimo tourism operators enjoyed a sizable uptick in trade in March.
Several sporting events and a shutdown at Harmac pulp mill came together to give Nanaimo’s tourism industry its best March in years.
Sprinkle in a healthy dose of sunny spring weather and it all helped put more heads on beds for local operators of hotels, motels and campgrounds.
Hotel occupancy rates jumped 15 percent to 67 per cent, which is the kind of jump operators dream of in spring.
Room rates were up too, to $110.35, a $7 increase, for a total revenue increase of nearly $20 per room, among those prop-erties that participate in the monthly tourism industry report prepared by Victoria-based Chemistry Consulting.
For those properties “these increases represent an estimated increase in monthly revenue of almost $428,000,” said Chemistry principal Frank Bourree in notes accompanying the report.
Part of the boost in hotel occupancy rates was sporting
events, said Dan Brady, Nanaimo Economic Development Corpor-ation’s appointee to the Tourism Leadership Committee, and Nanaimo Hospitality Association president.
“We had the Aboriginal Junior Youth Basketball Champion-ships,” said Brady, who man-ages the Howard Johnson hotel. “Twenty-four teams came in.”
That same month, Vancouver Island University hosted the Can-adian Colleges Athletic Associa-tion women’s national basketball championships.
The B.C. Hockey League play-offs brought teams from Powell River and Penticton.
The Nanaimo Curling Club put on a major bonspiel and the arts community launched its first Festival Nanaimo, all of
which helped drive overnight stays.
“The same increase in occu-pancy also reflects true for the campground operators that I spoke with,” Brady said.
Living Forest Campground on Maki Road had a substantial jump in visitors, said Rob Litt-lejohn, general manager.
While the campground has seen increases almost every year in March, this year the month was “15 to 20 per cent” better, said Littlejohn.
He said some of it was campers, but the campground also saw a surge in visitors during the Harmac mill shutdown, which attracts large numbers of trades-man to the city for temporary contract work.
“It was our best March ever.”After several years of decline,
BC Ferries saw traffic rise five per cent overall in March.
Mike Corrigan, BC Ferries president called the numbers “encouraging,” and said a weak-er Canadian dollar means a good summer is on its way.
“The same increase in occupancy also reflects true for the campground operators that I spoke with.”
Dan Brady, NHA president
BUSINESS
Homes sell quickly in Nanaimo marketDARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS
Nanaimo homes are selling quickly, which means prices are rising and buyers have to move quickly to find the right property.
“I don’t think it’s been this busy since pre-2008,” said Nanaimo property agent Tom Stomar, a reference to when the real estate market started to dip. “Particu-larly single family homes, if priced in the market, are selling extremely quickly — some even the same day.”
A total of 148 units sold in April, up from the 94 units in same month last year, based on Vancouver Island Real Estate Association data. Kay Broens, an agent and VIREB zone direc-tor for Area 4, Greater Nanaimo. has been selling homes since the mid-2000s, and agreed that it “feels like” the hot pre-recession market.
She said once a listing pops up for family home located in a favoured neighbourhood, close to schools and amenities buyers want to see it immediately.
“We can’t go tomorrow, because it might be gone tomorrow,” Broens said.
“We’re seeing above-average sales throughout British Col-umbia for the first time in many years,” said BC Real Estate Asso-ciation chief economist Cameron Muir.
“Home buyers are taking advantage of low interest rates and returning to the housing market, which is excellent news for the provincial economy.”
Muir said housing sales are up throughout the province., but most notably in southern B.C.
A tighter inventory means few-er options for buyers, said VIREB president Jason Finlayson.
He said an influx of buyers from outside B.C. is eating up supply, putting upward pressure on demand and driving prices up.
The average property sold for $387,469 in Nanaimo, a big jump from $356,000 last year.
“We’re also starting to see multiple offers again, which of course is great if you’re a seller, because you’ll get a bit of a bet-ter price,” Broens said.
“But there is a sense of urgency right now.”
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The intersection of Gordon Street and Museum Way in downtown Nanaimo offers a view of the Port Theatre, the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and Casino Nanaimo standing apart from one another along the two streets.
But it’s the hotel proposal for the empty lot in the centre that may draw the three together in a “campus” style gaming and entertainment centre that will draw visitors into the city, Mayor Bill McKay says.
Great Canadian Casinos, which owns the Casino Nanaimo, has its eye on expanding its casino in the downtown in light of the proposed hotel development as well as potentially linking up the facility to a new hotel, as well as the existing conference centre and theatre.
McKay met with representa-tives from the gaming company in Vancouver last week to dis-cuss ideas for the area.
“They know about the symbi-otic relationships between all of those and how they feed each other,” said McKay, referring to the conference centre, theatre and proposed hotel.
“They’re really excited about this,” McKay said, motioning towards the hotel site.
The firm behind the hotel is SSS Manhao, a mainland China tourism and travel company that is proposing to build the 21-stor-ey hotel and bring 70,000 tourists a year through the facility.
“(For) the local market, I don’t think you would see an expan-sion for the casino,” but that will change when a new a hotel is built, McKay said.
Some have expressed concerns that delays in construction mean the project, which was approved in 2013, is floundering. McKay said he does not share those con-
cerns, adding work on the hotel is progressing.
“This hotel is far from dead in my view,” said McKay. “And I certainly hope we don’t take any actions that would put in jeopardy.”
“We’re struggling with the whole thing, the hotel and the conference centre. And (Great Canadian Casinos) are basic-ally saying: ‘Don’t get too hasty. Because we know what’s pos-sible, we’ve been there; we’re excited about Nanaimo.’”
Great Canadian Casinos spokesman Chuck Keeling con-firmed the company’s interest in that area of the downtown, particularly in the new hotel development.
“We think that’s a pretty important piece of it for sure,” he said.
Keeling said the prospect of expanding casino operations in Nanaimo is still in the “concept” stage, stressing no commitments have been made. But he said if a casino expansion goes ahead,
it would likely focus on adding non-gaming features, like res-taurants and live entertainment that wouldn’t directly compete with either the Port Theatre or the conference centre.
“If we get to that point with Nanaimo, it’s probably going to be more about improvements in that regard, rather than (a) full-fledged expansion of the gaming floor,” he said.
The company was poised to invest millions of dollars in a casino expansion prior to 2008.
“The only reason it stopped was what happened in 2008 for a lot of companies,” said Keel-ing, referring to the global credit crisis and recession.
Casino expansion waits on hotelPotential to link facility to new project, as well as the existing conference centre and theatre, appeals
Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay says the prospect for a new conference centre hotel has stirred up interest for a potential casino expansion. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]
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Christianity continues to grow despite adversity
I would like to respond to the let-ter submitted by Ed Collins that James Lunney is among a small minority of Christians who don’t believe in evolution.
I was wondering if Ed had ever heard of the Apostles’ Creed that most churches adhere to.
Also, the Christian church has survived more than 2,000 years since Christ was on Earth.
Evolution is a more recent idea considered a theory and fails to prove the origins of man.
Despite the attacks on Christians worldwide, the Christian church keeps growing and the opposition to it.
The Bible is still the world’s best seller, widely available and chan-ges people’s lives.
I hope Ed would consider read-ing it with an open heart.
Glenn StevensNanaimo
Answer from Lunney needed to be mea culpa
It seems that this paper was quite generous with space allow-ing MP James Lunney to mend fences.
Yet again, instead of something
cogent Lunney offered the same old, lame old.
Lunney claims his two offices are open and he has access to cabinet ministers. Lunney is not my MP but when I approached his office because Foreign Affairs didn’t have the decency or guts to answer my letters, I was treated even worse.
The media did their job but Lun-ney took every opportunity to dig himself out and kept losing ground. Blunders like that need to be recognized, in a mea culpa.
Grant Maxwell Nanaimo
Georgia Park has always been important to city
I was so pleased that lnsight Holdings Ltd. has tweaked its plans for the use of Georgia Park for their development.
l want to thank those who came to the public hearing on Sept. 4, 2014 in the Shaw Auditorium in front of city council to voice their opposition to the original request by the developer. As well, those who took the time to write edi-torials in opposition to what they were going to do to their park.
The Concerned Citizens Commit-tee of 1970 worked hard to make sure this became a park. We have
done them proud to continue to protect this “crown jewel” of a park for the City of Nanaimo.
Grant ShawNanaimo
Judges get the last say on ‘unconstitutional’
Re: ‘Court sides with B.C. govern-ment; Teachers’ federation ‘likely’ to appeal ruling in ongoing dis-pute over class size and compos-ition’ (Daily News, May 1)
Many people were disappointed
with the Supreme Court’s findings in favour of the B.C. government. It’s amazing that this trial took three court sittings over a 13-year period and who knows how many multi-millions from taxpayers to come up with what I feel was a biased opinion.
How could two Supreme Court decisions arrive at the conclusion that the B.C. government was unconstitutional, and the judges of the third trial could arrive at the decision that they were not unconstitutional?
Why would we even allow judges (who differ so far in their inter-pretation of what constitutes “unconstitutional”) to even try such a case?
Do they not have any cut and
dried guidelines as to what “unconstitutional” really means, or is it just left up to the presiding judges’ discretion or opinion?
If it’s just an opinion, then many of us are of the opinion that most of this government’s actions are unconstitutional.
How could any judge openly attack a previous judge and say they were wrong in their judg-ment? Again, are there no cut and dried rules as to what is right or wrong. If not, then they are only guessing.
I have always hoped that the rulings of a Supreme Court judge would always be based on what is just and right, and on the whims or opinions of the presiding judge.
Premier Christy Clark said we now must put our differences behind us and work together. I wondered (but not much), why she didn’t say that after her first two losses in court?
John A. MartinNanaimo
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Generally, people love lists.A list of things such as
“top 10 rock musicians of all-time” will stimulate discus-sion. As a group of hockey fans to jot down their list of the great-est goalie in history and you’ll get a spirited debate.
One list, however, that general-ly doesn’t get as much love is the Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of schools.
Every year, the think tank churns out its assessment of the province’s schools. And every year, the rankings cause controversy.
This week, it was the annual elementary school list that was released. For the most part, the rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt.
As we’ve mentioned before, the
institute’s primary aim seems to be what it does best, and that it to promote the Fraser Institute.
It should come as no real shock that Aspengrove School in Lan-tzville continued its run atop the local rankings. Private schools consistently do better than pub-lic schools when it comes to the institute’s rankings.
We (and many others) have continually pointed out that foundation skills assessment tests (for students in Grades 4 and 7), a large part of the annual rankings, provide nothing more than a snapshot of a student’s abilities. The best they can do is give parents a rudimentary indi-cation of how their child’s school is performing compared to other schools throughout B.C.
When you see the numbers
yo-yo for certain schools, you can tell they aren’t taking the FSAs seriously. Now, there’s nothing too wrong with FSA tests, pro-vided they are simply viewed as what they are – a small part of an overall equation. Teachers and administrators correctly point out they are not a realistic assessment of schools and their academic capabilities.
Using the tests to rank entire schools is folly. It makes it look like a competition seem-ingly designed to trumpet the advantages of private schools compared to their public counterparts.
Parents at Aspengrove general-ly have an above-average income, while the area surrounding the lowest-ranking Nanaimo schools are nowhere near as affluent.
As always, it’s absurd to sug-gest the teachers at any of the lower-ranking schools are some-how less committed to educating their students.
The provincial government pri-marily dictates the curriculum that all students are taught in B.C. The government also sets maximum class sizes public schools cannot always adjust to — but private schools can.
Once again, teaching a small group of students in a private school classroom will undoubt-edly result in higher FSA results than teaching potentially hun-gry students in an overflowing public school classroom.
Elisabeth Reay, a spokeswoman for Aspengrove, had a tremen-dous take on the situation.
She is pleased that the school’s
students fared well in the FSA testing, but said “it’s just one of the many assessments that we use to help us with our educa-tional plans for our students,” she said.
“We don’t agree with using the results to rank individual schools because there are so many dif-ferent reasons for the rankings to vary. There are some fantastic things going on in the public schools and we partner and col-laborate with them all the time.”
When even an official with the top-ranked school isn’t exactly gushing over the rankings, that speaks volumes about their actual overall value.
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Nanaimo Mountie honoured for work with B.C. Crime StoppersSPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS
Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien has been named ‘Co-ordinator of the Year’ for the B.C. Crime Stoppers program, which runs 38 local groups throughout the province.
This is the second time O’Brien has received the award, the first being in 2011.
O’Brien, who also serves as a media spokesman for the RCMP, said his role as co-ordinator for the program and well as with the RCMP has enabled him to con-nect the media, general public and law enforcement together.
“I’m in a position where I can have a direct impact on how people can help solve crime,” he said, adding he was “fortunate” to receive the nomination.
“It’s been very successful,” he said of Crime Stoppers, which has been in Nanaimo in 1990. It allows ordinary residents to anonymously give tips to police about a crime or potential crime without fear of reprisal.
The program, also a registered charity, doles out awards for suc-
cessful outcomes if a tip pays off. The Nanaimo organization allo-cated between $3,000 and $5,000 for awards each year. However, O’Brien said, “Only about 30 per cent of that is picked up.”
“People are not in it for the money,” he said.
O’Brien has received credit for introducing text messaging as a way to collect tips, a measure that has allowed Crime Stoppers to reach younger informants.
“We realized that’s how kids want to get tips out.”
Rick Ekkel, president of B.C. Crime Stoppers, called O’Brien “an asset to the Crime Stoppers community.”
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◆ BUSINESS
Rogers looking for new location for cell tower
Rogers Telecommunications is searching for a new location for a cellphone tower to serve south Nanaimo.
The company applied last year to locate a tower on Plecas Road.
The application led to anger among residents, many of whom say it negatively impact the area’s bucolic rural setting.
To meet its obligations to Indus-try Canada, the agency respon-sible the telecommunications, Rogers asked for public input on its application, which produced numerous responses.
Some South Wellington resi-dents urged Rogers to look at other locations. The company has heard that message.
“Based on the feedback we received from the community regarding the proposed site on Plecas Road, we’re in the process
of exploring alternate sites in the area,” said Andrew Garas, a com-pany spokesman.
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Dry Grad society needs more volunteers
The Nanaimo Dry Grad Society is looking for volunteers.
Dave Brown, chairman of the non-profit organization, said at least 250 volunteers are needed to be successful, but just about 40 have volunteered so far.
“Unless we get more people, we may even have to consider cancelling the event this year,” he said.
Dry Grad, to held this year at Beban Park on June 26, provides graduating students with the opportunity to celebrate their success at an alcohol and drug-free event.
To volunteer, call Christine Leigh at 250-755-5127 or go to www.nanaimodrygrad.ca.
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At the other end of the spec-trum is Bayview Elementary School, which came last in the 30 elementary schools graded and ranked in the Nanaimo area with a score of 1.0 out of 10 and a rank of 970th of the 978 schools in the report. Georgia Avenue Elemen-tary School came in second-to-last with a score of 2.5.
Each school’s grades are based on the results of foundation skills assessment tests that are given annually to Grade 4 and Grade 7 students across the prov-ince to test their proficiency in math, reading and writing skills.
The B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils has spoken out in support of the FSA tests, saying they provide import-ant information about the effect-iveness a school’s programs.
But B.C.’s teachers have been campaigning to boycott FSA
testing for years, claiming that the mandatory tests intrude on teaching time and are unfairly used to rank schools.
Officials in the Nanaimo-Lady-smith school district share some of their concerns and members of the old school board decided last year to send a letter to the Ministry of Education reiterat-ing their opposition to many aspects of the testing.
Specifically, the board indi-cated it was concerned about the “misuse” of the testing’s data to rank schools and its belief that the FSA results also serve to discount the quality teach-ing and learning that occurs in classrooms.
The Fraser Institute has long maintained that the rankings, which are quickly available on its website, help parents and teachers compare schools by showing which schools have shown improvement, and which
schools have fallen behind. Elisabeth Reay, a spokeswoman
for Aspengrove, said she’s pleased that the school’s stu-dents fared well in the FSA test-ing once again, but insisted that the testing is “one snapshot” of how well the students at her school, and others in the report, are doing.
“It’s just one of the many assessments that we use to help us with our educational plans for our students,” she said.
“But we don’t agree with using the results to rank individual schools because there are so many different reasons for the rankings to vary. There are some fantastic things going on in the public schools and we partner and collaborate with them all the time.”
EDUCATION
Layoffs expected as district deals with ongoing defi citROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS
Staff layoffs, particularly sup-port workers, are among the pro-posals to deal with the ongoing financial shortfall as Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district pre-pares its annual budget for next year.
With declining enrolment and a $4.5-million shortfall for 2015-16, superintendent John Blain recently presented the school board with a number of options to consider as it prepares to bal-ance its annual budget. They include decreasing the number of support workers in the main-tenance and operations depart-ments by 22 positions.
Blain also proposed an 8.3 per cent cut in administration costs, which include cutting one dep-uty-superintendent position, the budget manager, five vice-prin-
cipal positions and the assistant operations supervisor.
The district’s teachers would see the loss of up to four pos-itions, according to the report.
Blain also proposed closing four schools in June 2016, although none have been identified at this time for possible closure. Steve Rae, chairman of the school board, said trustees will review all the information provided and staff are expected to present budget information updates to the board later this week.
“None of this is easy and even having to lay one person off is gut-wrenching for me,” he said.
“But our goal is for the district to be financially sustainable and live within its means.”
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◆ VICTORIA
B.C. and Alaska talk about Mt. Polley breach
Mines Minister Bill Bennett says political leaders from Alaska are welcome to visit the site of the Mount Polley environ-mental disaster in central British Columbia and also tour other mines in the province.
Alaska’s Lt.-Gov. Byron Mallott and a second delegation of First Nations leaders, commercial and sports fishing groups and con-servation organizations from the state will visit Mount Polley later this week.
The Red Chris gold and copper mine in the northwest is located near a watershed that flows downstream to Alaska, and there are concerns a similar catastro-phe could threaten the state’s salmon-fishing industry.
◆ VICTORIA
B.C. buys mine rights in First Nations sacred area
The province is using a Crown corporation to buy disputed coal licences located in an area con-sidered sacred by First Nations in the province’s northwest.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines says BC Rail will buy the licences in the Klappan area from Fortune Minerals and POSCO Canada for $18.3 million.
The Tahltan Central Council claims the Klappan as part of its traditional territory and calls it Sacred Headwaters, where the salmon-bearing Skeena, Stikine and Nass rivers meet.
The ministry says the sale will allow discussions to continue on responsible management, and the firms still hold a 10-year option to buy the licences back .
◆ SURREY
Health warning issued about unlicensed dentist
A health authority is warn-ing about an unlicensed Surrey dentist whose patients may be in danger of contracting diseases such as HIV or hepatitis B and C.
Fraser Health says patients of Valentyn Uvarov may be at risk of blood-borne infections from exposure to unsterilized equipment.
It says an investigation found Uvarov was potentially reusing anesthetic containers.
The College of Dental Surgeons of BC also says Uvarov was treating patients without a license.
Anyone who received treatment from him is being advised to see a doctor or call Health Link at 811 about any concerns.
◆ VANCOUVER
Violent confrontation before death, say cops
A 55-year-old man has been arrested after what police are calling a suspicious death in a West Vancouver home.
Several charges are being con-sidered, and the victim is a 42-year-old man.
Police say they received infor-mation that a violent confronta-tion had occurred at a residence in the tony British Properties.
The suspect was taken into cus-tody early Sunday with the help of the Vancouver Police Depart-ment, as part of an agreement to investigate suspicious deaths in West Vancouver.
Police say the home was secured for a forensic examina-tion and that the investigation is at an early stage.
◆ VANCOUVER
Alleged terrorist toured B.C. legislature, trial told
A B.C. Supreme Court jury has watched shaky camera footage of a provincial legislature tour taken by a man accused of trying to set off bombs outside those same buildings less than a week later.
John Nuttall made a series of short videos in the leadup to Canada Day 2013, when he and his wife Amanda Korody alleged-ly dropped off three homemade pressure-cooker explosives in flower planters on the legislature lawn in Victoria.
In one of the videos, Nuttall pointed out various symbols inside the building, including a Star of David in stained glass he described disparagingly as a “Jewish symbol.”
Economic agenda released by TrudeauJOAN BRYDEN THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is attempting to steal electoral ground from the left and the right with an economic agenda that promises to take more from the rich to give to the middle class.
The Liberal leader unveiled Monday his alternative to the Harper government’s economic plan: hike taxes on the wealthi-est one per cent to pay for more generous child benefits and an across-the-board income tax cut for middle-income earners.
His promise to impose a new 33 per cent tax rate on Canadians who earn more than $200,000 per year took aim at the NDP, which has traditionally cham-pioned efforts to reduce income inequality.
At the same time, his pledge to provide broad-based tax relief and enriched child benefits for middle-income earners attempts to mow what has traditionally been Conservative turf.
The proposals will form a cen-tral pillar of the eventual Liberal platform for the federal election in the fall. But Canadians got a taste Monday of the debate that will ensue as all three main par-ties compete for the support of middle-class Canadians.
Conservatives cast Trudeau’s plan as a tax hike in disguise. New Democrats argued that Liberals created the income gap between rich and poor and can’t now be trusted to narrow it.
Under Trudeau’s proposals:— The 22-per-cent tax rate for
anyone with a taxable annual income between $44,701 and
$89,401 would be cut to 20.5 per cent.
• A new tax bracket of 33 per cent would be imposed on those with taxable incomes over $200,000 a year. The current top bracket of 29 per cent would con-tinue to apply to those earning between $138,586 and $200,000.
• Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s newly enriched univer-sal child care benefit would be scrapped and two other existing child benefits would be rolled into a single, more generous, monthly, tax-free “Canada child benefit.”
“We can do more for the people who need it, by doing less for the people who don’t,” Trudeau said at a campaign-style event at a
family restaurant in nearby Ayl-mer, Que.
Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre cast the entire announcement as “the Trudeau tax.”
“The Liberals . . . would replace the family tax cut with a Liberal family tax hike,” Poilievre said.
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, who has ruled out increasing per-sonal income taxes for anyone, including the wealthy, blamed income inequality on past Lib-eral governments which slashed the corporate tax rate.
“The only Canadians not pay-ing their fair share are the large Canadian corporations,” he said, reiterating that only the NDP would hike corporate taxes.
Will impose 33% tax on those who make more than $200K
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SECURITY
DND refuses to release torture directive textJIM BRONSKILL THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The Defence Department is refusing to release the text of a ministerial directive that sets out how the Canadian Forces can seek and share information from foreign partners even when it may put someone at risk of torture.
The Canadian Press requested the 2013 directive one year ago under the Access to Information Act and just this month received a draft copy of the document — marked unclassified — with key ele-ments censored.
However, a classified April 2013 covering letter says the planned directive was based on a gov-ernment-wide framework that guides Canadian security agencies when seeking or sharing infor-mation puts someone in foreign custody at serious risk of being abused.
The framework for addressing risks in foreign information-sharing applies to Defence, the Can-adian Security Intelligence Service, the RCMP, the Canada Border Services Agency and the Com-munications Security Establishment, the elec-tronic spy service.
The federal policy has drawn sharp criticism from human rights advocates and opposition MPs, who say it effectively condones torture, contrary to international law and Canada’s United Nations commitments.
Defence is the only one of the five that has not disclosed most or all of the respective ministerial directive tailored for its use.
The refusal coincides with fresh allegations pub-lished by Montreal newspaper La Presse that Can-adian military police mistreated Afghan detainees being held in Kandahar in late 2010 and early 2011.
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Liberals in P.E.I. win third straight majorityKEVIN BISSETT THE CANADIAN PRESS
CHARLOTTETOWN — The Liberals won a third straight majority government in Prince Edward Island on Monday night in an election that produced a surprise win for the Green Party leader and a failure by the leader of the island’s Progressive Con-servatives to gain a seat in the legislature.
The Liberals led by Premier Wade MacLauchlan saw their majority slightly reduced from the 20 seats they held before the election, taking 18 seats to eight for the Tories and one for the Greens.
Peter Bevan-Baker’s win for the Greens in Kellys Cross-Cumber-land was a first for the party in P.E.I.
Tory Leader Rob Lantz increased his party’s seat count by five seats but lost in the riding of Charlottetown-Brighton by 24 votes, leaving questions about his political future.
It was the first provincial cam-paign as leader for the NDP’s Mike Redmond, who failed to win a seat.
Bevan-Baker, 52, a dentist, led the Greens for the first time as well after a number of attempts to get elected both provincially and federally.
When the 27-seat legislature was dissolved for the election four weeks ago, the Liberals held 20 seats, the Tories had three seats, there was one Independent and three seats were vacant.
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It’s been said that “there’s a sucker born every minute.” I often think of this remark while watching TV medical commercials, the ones that
promote drugs to treat common ailments, then show pictures of someone riding a horse, climbing a hill or hugging their partner.
But then the commercial adds “See your doctor if you notice a rash, skin sores, sudden pain, dizziness, abdominal bloat-ing, fever, chills or coughing up blood. Drug X can be associated with changes in blood pressure, nausea, visual problems, numbness of legs, an increased risk of blood clots and cancer.” The list of haz-ards continues as long as your arm.
My question? Why would any reasonable human consider taking the risks of this medication unless they’re taking their final breath and have nothing to lose? But it’s obvious what has triggered this paranoia.
We are bombarded daily with health data by the media. There’s a stagger-ing list of over-the-counter pills and an expanding list of prescription drugs. Hence, we are all warned we ignore this medication at our peril.
Madison Avenue learned long ago it’s easy to seduce people when corporations have millions of dollars to spend and a perfect sales pitch. It’s been said facetious-ly that people have become so obsessed with health that if the U.S. Declaration of Independence were written today, it would declare the pursuit of health, rather than happiness, as the third inalienable right of Americans.
The end result is that North Americans have been programmed for illness. Today, a well person is someone who hasn’t seen enough T.V. ads, been examined by enough doctors and had enough tests done.
Another problem is that nothing seems to be normal these days. For instance, a recent medical report says that even “normal” blood pressure may be too high. And doctors are being told to reduce their patients’ blood cholesterol levels lower and lower.
Sir William Osler, Professor of Medicine at McGill, Johns Hopkins and Oxford Uni-versities was an astute commonsense doc-tor. He remarked that, “One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicines.”
Osler, if he were alive today, would point out that every year 100,000 North Americans die from prescription drugs and another 700,000 are admitted to emer-gency due to their complications. I’m sure he would also stress that natural remedies have not produced dead bodies.
Voltaire, the French philosopher and writer, would also add sound advice. He had a risky habit of criticizing the gov-ernment during the French revolution, and was tossed into the Bastille for it, not a five star hotel. During that time he wrote “The art of medicine is to amuse the patient while nature cures.” He also philosophized, “It’s dangerous to be right when the government is wrong!”
I’d like to end this column on an optimis-tic note. But in spite of such sage advice, history continues to show that a sucker is still born every minute. Every year huge amounts of minor painkillers are sold. Some are effective but many are con-sumed because few people today will tol-erate the slightest ache or pain. It means that year after year 22,000 North Amer-icans die from gastrointestinal bleeding due to minor painkillers.
Billions of dollars are spent every year “taming” the stomach’s acid or stopping its production by proton-pump inhibitors such as Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec. But these drugs have been associated with pneumonia, life-threatening diarrhea, osteoporosis and bone fractures.
Unfortunately, the majority of patients, when given a prescription by their family physician, have no idea of the many side-effects associated with the drug. After all, why would a physician suggest a drug that was going to be harmful? But one common drug used for treating anxiety and depression has a list of 85 possible side-effects. Admittedly, some of these complications are rare. But when a rare one strikes, it’s a 100 per cent hit.
So how can you escape being one of the suckers born every minute? It’s quite easy. I’d suggest adopting a sound lifestyle. Moreover, good sense should tell us all that Madison Avenue is more interested in your pocketbook than your health.
Unfortunately, common sense is an uncommon commodity.
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Sleepwalking appears to be an inherited conditionHELEN BRANSWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS
If you have a history of sleepwalk-ing, chances are your children will be somnambulists too.
A new study from Montreal researchers adds support to the
growing belief that behaviours like sleepwalking and sleep terrors run in fam-ilies. The findings were published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
The offspring of parents who are or were sleepwalkers are between three and seven times more likely to sleepwalk than other children, report the researchers, from the Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine at Sacre Coeur Hospital, a teach-ing hospital of the University of Montreal.
The likelihood rises if both parents have a history of sleepwalking. Researchers found that in families with two parents who are or were sleepwalkers, nearly two-thirds of the children experienced sleepwalking incidences.
Among the children studied, about 47 per cent of the sleepwalkers had one parent with a history of sleepwalking. Nearly 23 per cent of the children who were sleepwalkers had parents with no history of somnambulism.
“Not all sleepwalking is problematic,” noted first author Dominique
Petit, a research assistant at the centre.“Very often you don’t need to do any-
thing with sleepwalking. (But) in some rare cases there’s potential for injury.”
Sleepwalkers can navigate around their households with relative ease — for instance, they can climb or descend stairs. They may even perform tasks like pre-paring and eating a snack. They do not remember the incident later.
Petit said sleepwalkers can get hurt on occasion. She noted there have been reports of children dying of hypothermia after leaving their homes in winter and falling back into a deeper sleep in the snow.
Petit said it’s recommended that parents consider an alarm for doors if children who sleepwalk tend to leave the house.
Sleepwalking is more common among children than adults. The research was designed to estimate how common sleep terrors and sleepwalking are among children, to look for links between the two behaviours and to see if they ran in families.
The researchers followed 1,940 children in Quebec from the ages of 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 to 13. Parents were asked annually whether their children experienced sleep terrors
and sleepwalking, and whether they had a history of sleepwalking.
Sleep terrors were common, with about 56 per cent of children experiencing this sleep disturbance at some point during the study period. They are most common at younger ages; 34 per cent of 18-month-old kids were reported to have sleep ter-rors. But the number drops as children get older, with 13 per cent experiencing night terrors at age five and only five per cent at age 13.
P etit said she believes these figures may be too high, noting some par-
ents may confuse nightmares with sleep terrors.
The confusion is understandable. Both may cause a sleeper to cry out, scream or thrash about in bed. But a child hav-ing a nightmare will want to be cuddled and reassured when awakened from the dream. A child experiencing sleep terrors may not fully awaken and will become
more agitated if hugged; he or she may interpret the touch as being part of the frightening scenario playing out in their brain. Nightmares typically happen dur-ing the middle or late portion of the night. Sleep terrors often happen early in the sleeping period, generally during the first third of the night.
The pattern of sleepwalking rises through childhood; it is uncommon in young children but increases with age. In the study, the peak time for sleepwalking was between the ages of 10 and 13, with just over 13 per cent of children reported as occasionally sleepwalking.
The behaviours appear to be linked. At least a third of the children who had sleep terrors went on to be sleepwalkers.
“More and more it’s the accepted idea that they’re part of the same condition,” Petit said.
These sleep disturbances are known to be triggered by fatigue, sleep deprivation and fevers.
Research estimated sleep terrors and nightmare activity among children
A new study adds support to the growing belief that behaviours like sleep walking and sleep terrors run in families. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
NUTRITION
Risk factors for colon cancer show up fast in food swap between U.S., South AfricaDAVID TEMPLETON PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
When African-Americans and rural South Africans swapped diets for two weeks, they also swapped risk factors for colon cancer. And the surprise is that it happened so quickly.
The swap involved 20 African-Americans who ate South African fare including cornmeal and beans for two weeks, while 20 South Africans consumed an American diet full of meat protein and fats, includ-ing fast-food burgers and chicken. The South African diet consisted of one-sixth the meat of the American diet.
A University of Pittsburgh-based study published online in Nature Communica-tions found that the South African corn-meal-bean diet reduced risk factors for colon cancer, including changes in gut flora and reductions in inflammation in colon’s mucosa in the American group, while the American diet notably increased the Africans’ risk factors for colon cancer.
The study, involving an international research team, confirms that dietary fiber alone reduces inflammation and blocks secondary bile in the colon, cutting the cancer risk. The South African diet reduced levels of secondary bile in the colon by 70 percent.
But that same carcinogenic bile increased in South Africans on the Amer-ican diet by 400 percent, the study found.
The plant-based, high-fiber African diet also elevated levels of butyrate, a molec-ule that reduces inflammation levels and cancer biomarkers.
“If you can increase the amount of (butyrate), you can override the carcino-genic effects of fat and meat,” said lead author Stephen J.D. O’Keefe, a physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepa-tology and Nutrition in Pitt’s School of Medicine.
The plant-based South African diet is considered a factor in that nation’s colon-cancer rate of only five people per 100,000 population, as compared with the Afri-can-American colon cancer rate of 65 per 100,000 — a rate 13 times greater among African-Americans.
All 40 participants were provided food in measured quantities and received biop-sies of colon mucosa before and after the study.
Each of the 40 participants also under-went colonoscopies, with regular testing for healthful and colon-cancer biomarkers in the urine and feces.
“These findings are really very good
news,” Dr. O’Keefe said. “In just two weeks, a change in diet from a Western-ized composition to a traditional African high-fiber, low-fat diet reduced these bio-markers of cancer risk, indicating that it is likely never too late to modify the risk of colon cancer.”
The study didn’t last long enough to produce changes in cholesterol and blood pressure, he said.
While such studies won’t likely change eating habits, “our best hope is that it will open eyes to other possibilities, and point to the fact that a high-fiber diet is not dif-ficult to follow and is well tolerated,” Dr. O’Keefe said. “It is enjoyable to eat good food.”
Michael Greger of NutritionFacts.org said “studies like this show that diet can trump genes when it comes to some of our most common cancers.”
Joel Kahn, a clinical professor of medi-cine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, said the study rep-resents “sophisticated science.”
“We have learned that changes in diet-ary patterns have profound influences that occur very quickly,” he said, citing two other studies that used plant-based diets to reduce angina within two weeks and lead to prostate-cancer suppression in three months.
“I think the message here is that this is further evidence that food is information and food speaks directly to genes about the risks of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and obesity, and it doesn’t take long to do this,” Dr. Kahn said.
“I think the message here is that this is further evidence that food is information and food speaks directly to genes about the risks of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and obesity, and it doesn’t take long to do this.”Joel Kahn, Wayne State University professor of medicine
LACROSSE ROUNDUP
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Junior T-Men rally to pick up splitNanaimo drubs Salmonbellies after loss to Delta; Senior B squad cruises to pair of weekend victoriesDAILY NEWS
The Nanaimo Timbermen bounced back in style on Sunday.
A day after suffering a tough 14-6 loss at home to the Delta Islanders, the T-Men thumped the host New Westminster Salmonbellies 13-7 in B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League action at Queens Park Arena.
Connor Leies led the locals, who broke open a tight game with five unanswered third-period goals, with seven points, including a pair of goals.
Brett Hawrys, Cole Kry-woruchka, Alec Molander and Brody Glemnitz added two goals for the winners, with Monty Chisholm, Darrin Wilson and Tarrin Davies netting singles.
Davies added four assists, while Hawrys helped on three goals, giving both five-point nights.
Carter Dickson had four goals for the Salmonbellies.
Matt Zeller picked up the goal-tending win.
On Saturday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, the T-Men fell behind 5-2 after one period, and never recovered.
Hawrys (2), Leies, Molander, Kryworuchka and Chase Ander-son tallied for the locals.
Leies, Anderson, Chisholm and Glemnitz all recorded their first BCJALL tallies over the weekend.
Nanaimo hosts the Burnaby Lakers on Saturday (5 p.m.), in a Mother’s Day celebration contest.
SENIOR B T-MEN ROLLIn West Coast Senior Lacrosse
Association action, the Nanaimo Timbermen continued their fine early-season play with a pair of road wins, drubbing the
North Shore Indians 18-6 on Friday and following with a 12-9 win Saturday over the Langley Warriors.
Against North Shore, Cody Boon led the winners with six goals and two assists, while Jonny Diplock added four goals and four assists.
Travis Mickelson had two goals and five assists for a seven-point outing, with Devon Casey (2), Ryan Dietterle, Ryan Hanna, Drew Miles and Steve MacFar-lane also finding net.
Mike Berti got his first start of the year in goal and made 29 saves to pick up the win. Diplock was named the Red Truck Brew-ing offensive player of the game, with Nick Agius earning top defensive honours.
Against Langley, Diplock scored three times and helped on three more, with Boon adding a hat trick and two helpers.
Miles (3), Steve Higgs (2), Casey and Chris O’Hara rounded out the scoring.
Mickelson had three assists, with Nick Patterson and James Spence each dishing out a pair ofhelpers.
Nick Patterson earned the win in goal, makings 36 saves. Diplock was the offensive player of the game, with Spence the top defender.
Nanaimo returns to action on Saturday when they visit the Port Moody Thunder.
On Sunday, the T-Men host the Tri-City Bandits in a 5 p.m. clash at the NIC.
LEIES
Coastal A Cup champsThe Upper Island Storm U18 girls soccer team, made up of players from Parksville, Nanaimo and Ladysmith, captured the Coast A Cup title on Sunday, beating the North Vancouver Renegades 1-0 in the final. Katelyn Horsley scored for the winners. Pictured above, back row from left, coach Iain Baird, Nicole Foglietta, Sophie Palmer, Claudia Ritzker, Amelia Kazanowski, Katelyn Horsley, Aliya Griffin, coach Geoff Whiting. Front, from left, Victoria Pallard, Megan Dial, Rachel Baird, Emily Robertson, Bronwyn Kirk, Olivia Friesen and Deryn Davies. Louise Kirk is the manager of the team, which will aim for a provincial title in July.
CFL
Transition from NFL to CFL a challenge for Austin CollieTHE CANADIAN PRESS
SURREY — Austin Collie recognizes the situation is a little strange. Despite having never suited up for a down of Canad-ian football, the former NFL receiver counts as a national player for the B.C. Lions.
Born in Hamilton while his father was play-ing in the CFL with the Tiger-Cats, Collie took up football after the family relocated to California.
Collie was drafted by the
Indianapolis Colts in 2009 out of Brigham Young University and caught passes from Peyton Man-ning for four seasons, but a series of injuries — includ-ing three concussions — meant that the phone eventually stopped ringing with NFL teams interested in his services.
That’s when he decided to give three-down football a try in the country of his birth despite having never stepped on the longer, wider field with an extra player until the Lions held
a three-day offensive mini-camp last week.
“It’s a little bit different,” Collie said after one the workouts. “But football’s football.”
Collie registered 179 catches for 1,908 yards and 16 touchdowns in 49 games over his five NFL seasons, but he really made a name for himself over his first three years before the injuries hit. He had just seven catches in six games for the New England Patri-ots in 2013 and sat out all of 2014.
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Buccaneers tab Lemmon as new head coach for 2015-16AARON HINKS DAILY NEWS
The Nanaimo Buccaneers have named Dan Lemmon as their head coach for the 2015-16 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season.
Lemmon played minor hockey in Winnipeg and various levels of junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers, Oceanside Generals, and the Cowichan Valley Cap-itals, where he won top defensive defenceman honours for two con-secutive seasons.
He was granted a college schol-arship in Edmonton but instead pursued a physical education degree at VIU.
After graduating, he spent three years coaching major midget with the North Island Silvertips and led the team to a second-place finish at the Rich-
mond international tournament. “I’m thrilled, it’s nice to be
coaching in Nanaimo again,” Lemmon said.
Buccaneers owner Brenda Levesque said Buccaneers man-agers changed their philosophy on hiring coaches. Instead of hiring one or two individuals, the Bucs basically hired an entire team.
“The coaches all played togeth-er and have been friends. There’s definitely an energy there that we haven’t had in the past. They’re fairly local so they know about the team and are excited to be there, that’s good for us,” Levesque said.
Lemmon was given the power to select his own coaching staff and he picked Jesse Shiels, Ross Walker, and Cam McCarrick as his assistant coaches.
“The opportunity to pick my own coaching staff is very important to me. The guys that I’ve picked I’ve known for the better part of 10 years. We’re a close group, a couple of them are my best friends. It’s going to be really fun. I think the kids are going to see how tight the coach-ing staff is and that’s going to hopefully turn the team into a tight knit group.”
The Buccaneers spring pros-pects camp runs May 22-24 at
Cliff McNabb Arena, and three of the four new coaching staff will be in attendance.
After that, the focus will be on the main camp, Aug. 14-16 at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.
“We’re looking to put together a team that can come off the Island win the whole thing this year,” Lemmon said.
“This is a team that didn’t do as well as they thought they should last year, so with that being said there’s going to be some changes.”
LEMMON
‘Real Sports’ host in court to defend showLARRY NEUMEISTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The host of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Monday defended his monthly sports magazine against claims by a British soccer ball maker that it delivered a “pack of lies” with a 2008 segment about child labour in India.
Gumbel told a federal court jury that “Children of Industry” was the kind of hard-hitting journal-ism he had in mind when he created a monthly sports magazine that would go way beyond fawn-ing sportscasters whose idea of an interview is: “What kind of pitch did you hit, Bob?”
Gumbel was called to the witness stand by HBO in the latter stages of a trial in which Mitre Sports International is saying it was libeled when it was the only company identified in a 21-minute seg-ment that showed children stitching soccer balls in Jalandhar, India, for a nickel an hour.
“My role was extremely limited,” Gumbel said of his work on a segment that was created in part by a man he described as his best producer.
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NHL PLAYOFFS
Capitals blank Rangers on goal from Beagle to take series leadHoltby at his glove-catching best, including stopping Martin St. Louis on a 1-on-1HOWARD FENDRICH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Braden Holtby made 30 saves Monday night for his second career playoff shutout and Jay Beagle scored his first goal of this post-season, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the New York Rangers.
Washington has a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Alex Ovechkin was held with-out a goal for the first time in the series. It was one of the Capitals’ less-heralded players, Beagle, who put the puck past Henrik Lundqvist on a second-effort, deflected shot 7 1/2 minutes into the second period.
Holtby was at his glove-catch-ing best, including stopping Martin St. Louis on a 1-on-1 six minutes after Beagle scored, and the crowd chanted the goalie’s last name at the final buzzer.
Game 4 is at Washington on Wednesday night.
This was the type of nail-biter the Rangers play: They have par-ticipated in 10 consecutive play-off games decided by one goal, an NHL record.
And in seven of its eight games in this year’s playoffs, New York has allowed two goals or fewer.
But under first-year coach Barry Trotz, and with Holtby matching Lundqvist save for save, the Capitals are proving just as adept at this sort of tight, low-scoring hockey.
Despite getting outshot 30-22, the Capitals did manage stretches of sustained pressure in the Rangers’ zone, including leading up to the only goal. And
the score came from a surprising source: the line of Beagle, Troy Brouwer and Andre Burakovsky. They had zero goals through Washington’s first nine games of this post-season.
Off passes from Brouwer and Burakovsky, Beagle sent a shot on net that Lundqvist swept aside. But Beagle kept at it, going to the boards to collect the rebound, then swooping
around the back of the net for a backhand shove of the puck. It appeared to ricochet off defence-man Keith Yandle, then Lundqv-ist’s left skate on its way in.
That gave Beagle three goals in 33 playoff games following a regular season in which he scored 10 times.
Not too long afterward, the Rangers had a great opportun-ity to tie it. Capitals defenceman
John Carlson’s shot from inside the blue line was blocked by St. Louis, who raced the other way all alone. But Holtby made the save with a flick of his glove, drawing roars from the crowd.
Rangers forward Rick Nash took seven shots and levelled Capitals defenceman Brooks Orpik early in the third period, but remains without a goal in the series.
Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen (2) steals the puck from New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) during the second period of Game 3 in their series on Monday in Washington. [AP PHOTO]
Habs look to tighten play as they head to TampaSTEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS
TAMPA, Fla. — To get back into their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Montreal Canadiens hope to duplicate their hot start from Game 2, stay out of the penalty box and forget about the past.
That’s a tall order, and history is not on their side.
Of the 100 teams that have fallen behind two games to none on home ice in NHL history, just 27 came back to win the series, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Canadiens face those long odds going into Game 3 Wednesday night at Amalie Arena.
“To be down two games obviously, you’ve kind of dug yourself a little bit of a hole, but we still have a lot of belief in our locker-room and our guys that we have,” defenceman Tom Gilbert said on a conference call Monday.
The Lightning have won all seven meetings with the Habs so far in 2014-15, counting five in the regular season. It’s a major difference from a year ago, when Montreal swept Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper couldn’t explain his team’s dom-inance this season against the Habs and pointed out that five of the seven games were close.
“I think sometimes teams have certain teams’ number,” Cooper said on a conference call. “Some teams match up well against other teams and vice-versa. So far our matchup with Montreal this season has worked in our favour, whether it’s been the tim-ing of playing them or just our personnel. Fortunately for us it’s continued into the playoffs.”
Coach Michel Therrien said his team’s five-on-five play has been “really sharp.” Payers said the key to maintaining that kind of start is avoiding penalty trouble.
“We seemed like we were carrying the play and then all of a sudden we got into some penalty trouble and then the momentum switched,” forward Torrey Mitchell said. “There’s so many momentum switches in the game, so if we feel like we’re carrying the play, we can’t be taking stupid penalties.”
NHL PLAYOFFS
WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Canada doubles up on host Czech team 6-3THE CANADIAN PRESS
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — After two games of “annoying” missed chances, Tyler Seguin finally got on the scoresheet.
The slick winger picked up his first point at the world hockey championship with what turned out to be the game-winning goal Monday as Canada downed the Czech Republic 6-3.
Seguin had a number of chan-
ces through Canada’s first two victories — a 6-1 thrashing of Latvia and a 10-0 demolition of Germany — but they had yet to pay off.
With his team leading 3-2 early in the third on Monday, Seguin wheeled off the sideboards on the power play and ripped a shot past Ondrej Pavelec to finally register his first of the tournament.
“It was getting a little annoying
with all the chances and noth-ing to show for it, but I feel like I took some of my own pressure off myself with getting that goal,” said Seguin. “I’m happy about it, it was a big win and now we move on.”
Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall and Tyler Toffoli each added a goal and an assist for Canada (3-0-0), while Sean Couturier and Sidney Crosby also scored.
Mike Smith made 22 saves to
get the win in his second start for the Canadians, who sit atop Group A with nine points.
Canada’s next game is Wed-nesday against Sweden, which beat Latvia 8-1 in Monday’s other Group A matchup.
“Sweden’s a great team,” said Seguin.
“They’ve proven then can score goals. We’ve got to be ready for them and we’re looking forward to another great game.”
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GOLFWorld Golf ClassicWGC-Cadillac Match PlayTPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California. Par 71, 7,127 yards. Purse: $9,250,000.
Sunday’s resultsQuarterfinals - Single EliminationContinued match from Saturday (1) Rory McIlroy def. (37) Paul Casey, 22 holes
Semifinals (1) Rory McIlroy def. (5) Jim Furyk, 1 Up(52) Gary Woodland def. (49) Danny Willett, 3 and 2
Third place match(49) Danny Willett def. (5) Jim Furyk, 3 and 2
Championship match(1) Rory McIlroy def. (52) Gary Wood-land, 4 and 2Rory McIlroy wins Championship
Other results Saturday(5) Jim Furyk def. (30) Louis Oosthui-zen, 4 and 2(52) Gary Woodland def. (65) John Senden, 5 and 3(49) Danny Willett def. (57) Tommy Fleetwood, 4 and 3
Round of 16 - Single Elimination (1) Rory McIlroy def. (16) Hideki Matsuyama, 6 and 5(37) Paul Casey def. (38) Charl Schwartzel, 3 and 1(5) Jim Furyk def. (12) J.B. Holmes, 5 and 3(30) Louis Oosthuizen def. (13) Rickie Fowler, 1 Up(65) John Senden def. (32) Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1(52) Gary Woodland def. (60) Marc Leishman, 2 and 1(49) Danny Willett def. (27) Lee Westwood, 3 and 2(57) Tommy Fleetwood def. (39) Branden Grace, 2 and 1
LPGA TourVolunteers of America North Texas Shootout, April 30-May 3Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas. Par 71, 6,809 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis.
Final leaderboard
Golfer Par Winnings1 Inbee Park -15 $195,000T2 Cristie Kerr -12 $104,626T2 Hee Young Park -12 $104,626T4 Maria McBride -11 $61,418T4 Lexi Thompson -11 $61,4186 Angela Stanford -10 $44,818T7 Juli Inkster -9 $33,310T7 Stacy Lewis -9 $33,310T7 Karrie Webb -9 $33,31010 Ilhee Lee -8 $26,891T11 Danielle Kang -7 $24,068T11 Hyo-Joo Kim -7 $24,068T13 Brooke Henderson Smiths Falls, Ont. -6 $19,919T13 Morgan Pressel -6 $19,919T13 Sandra Gal -6 $19,919T13 Ha Na Jang -6 $19,919T17 Alena Sharp Hamilton, Ont. -5 $16,511T17 Amy Yang -5 $16,511T17 Karine Icher -5 $16,511
Web.com TourUnited Leasing Championship, April 30-May 3Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Indiana. Par 72, 7,239 yards. Purse: $600,000. 2014 champion: Greg Owen.
Final leaderboard
Golfer Par Winnings1 Smylie Kaufman -10 $108,000T2 Jonathan Randolph -5 $44,800T2 Adam Long -5 $44,800T2 Ryan Spears -5 $44,800T5 Patton Kizzire -4 $21,900T5 Tim Herron -4 $21,900T5 Michael Hebert -4 $21,9008 Steven Alker -3 $18,600T9 Sam Love -2 $15,000T9 Cody Gribble -2 $15,000T9 Travis Bertoni -2 $15,000T9 Tag Ridings -2 $15,000T9 Tommy Gainey -2 $15,000T14 Aaron Watkins -1 $10,500T14 Steve Marino -1 $10,500T14 Peter Malnati -1 $10,500T14 Julian Etulain -1 $10,500T18 Michael Kim E $8,700T18 Bronson Burgoon E $8,700Canadian golfersT26 Roger Sloan +2 $4,182T47 Albin Choi +6 $1,730T75 Brad Fritsch +14 $1,374
Champions TourInsperity Invitational, May 1-3 (54 holes)The Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, Texas. Par 72, 7078 yards. Purse: $2,050,000. 2014 champion: Bernhard Langer.
Final leaderboard
Golfer Par Winnings1 Ian Woosnam -11 $307,500T2 Kenny Perry -11 $164,000T2 Tom Lehman -11 $164,000T4 Michael Allen -10 $109,675T4 Joe Durant -10 $109,675T6 Duffy Waldorf -9 $77,900T6 Mark McNulty -9 $77,9008 Jeff Maggert -8 $65,600T9 Stephen Ames -7 $49,200T9 Wes Short Jr. -7 $49,200T9 Russ Cochran -7 $49,200T9 Woody Austin -7 $49,200T9 Scott Dunlap -7 $49,200T14 Colin Montgomerie -6 $35,875T14 Tom Pernice Jr -6 $35,875T14 Marco Dawson -6 $35,875T14 Olin Browne -6 $35,875T18 Esteban Toledo -5 $28,768T18 Scott Hoch -5 $28,768T18 Kirk Triplett -5 $28,768
Upcoming tournaments
PGAThe Players Championship, May 7-10TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Par 72, 7215 yards.Purse: $10,000,000. 2014 champion: Martin Kaymer.
LPGANo events this week.Kingsmill Championship, May 14-17Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Wil-liamsburg, Virginia. Par 71, 6,379 yards. Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Lizette Salas.
European TourAfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, May 7-10Heritage Golf Course, Bel Ombre, Mauritius, Par 72, 7,106 yards. Purse: $1,000,000. Inaugural event.
Champions TourNo events this week.Regions Tradition, May 14-17Shoal Creek, Alabama. Purse: $2,300,000. 2014 champion: Kenny Perry
Web.com TourNo events this weekBMW Charity Pro-Am, May 14-17Played on three courses: Thornblade Club, Greer, South Carolina; Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, South Carolina and The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sun-set, South Carolina. Purse: $675,000.
HOCKEYNHL
Playoffs - Round 2(Stanley Cup quarterfinals)
All series best-of- seven
Yesterday’s resultWashington 1, NY Rangers 0 (Washington leads series 2-1)
Sunday’s resultsTampa Bay 6, Montreal 2 (Tampa Bay leads series 2-0)Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 (Chicago leads series 2-0)Anaheim 3, Calgary 0 (Anaheim leads series 2-0)
Today’s scheduleChicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.NY Rangers at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
IIHF World ChampionshipsMay 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech RepublicThe Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups.
Round robin standingsGroup A GP W L OTL GF GA PtsCanada 3 3 0 0 22 4 9Sweden 3 3 0 0 20 7 9Switzerland 2 1 0 1 6 5 4Czech Rep 3 1 2 0 12 14 3Germany 2 1 1 0 2 11 3Austria 2 0 1 0 5 9 2France 2 0 2 0 2 5 0Latvia 3 0 3 0 4 18 0
Group B GP W L OTL GF GA PtsUSA 3 2 1 0 13 9 6Russia 3 2 1 0 13 9 6Slovakia 2 0 0 0 6 4 4Belarus 2 1 0 1 5 4 4Finland 2 1 1 0 4 5 3Denmark 2 0 1 1 3 7 1Slovenia 2 0 2 0 5 9 0Norway 2 0 2 0 3 8 0
Yesterday’s resultsSweden 8, Latvia 1United States 4, Russia 2Canada 6, Czech Republic 3Finland 5, Norway 0
Sunday’s resultsSweden 6, Austria 1Russia 5, Slovenia 3Canada 10, Germany 0Slovakia 2, Belarus 1Switzerland 3, France 1Finland 3, Denmark 0
Today’s scheduleGermany vs. Switzerland, 7:15 a.m.Belarus vs. Denmark, 7:15 a.m.France vs. Austria, 11:15 a.m.Slovenia vs. Slovakia, 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday, May 6Latvia vs. Switzerland, 7:15 a.m.Denmark vs. Russia, 7:15 a.m.Canada vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m.Norway vs. Slovakia, 11:15 a.m.
Remaining Canada gamesSaturday, May 9 vs. France, 3:15 a.m.Sun, May 10 vs. Switzerland, 11:15 a.m.Tuesday, May 12 vs. Austria, 3:15 a.m.Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 14
Western Hockey League
PlayoffsEastern Conference FinalBrandon def. Calgary 4-1Western Conference FinalKelowna def. Portland 4-2
Sunday’s resultKelowna 8, Portland 4
WHL Championship Final(Best-of-seven)
Friday, May 8Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9Kelowna at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.
Playoff leadersPoints GP G A Pts1 Corey Perry, ANA 5 5 6 112 Zach Parise, MIN 7 4 5 92 Duncan Keith, CHI 7 2 7 94 Tyler Johnson, TB 8 7 1 84 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 9 4 4 84 Jonathan Toews, CHI 7 3 5 84 Patrick Kane, CHI 7 3 5 84 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 5 2 6 84 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 6 0 8 8
Goals GP G1 Tyler Johnson, TB 8 72 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 6 63 Corey Perry, ANA 5 53 Colin Wilson, NSH 6 55 Zach Parise, MIN 7 45 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 9 45 Filip Forsberg, NSH 6 45 Evgeny Kuznetsov, WSH 9 45 Derick Brassard, NYR 7 45 James Neal, NSH 6 4
Plus/Minus GP Pts +/-1 Nikita Kucherov, TB 8 5 71 Andrej Sustr, TB 8 2 73 Victor Hedman, TB 8 3 64 Jakob Silfverberg, ANA 5 6 54 Sami Vatanen, ANA 5 6 54 Ryan Callahan, TB 8 3 54 Lubomir Visnovsky, NYI 4 2 54 Thomas Hickey, NYI 7 1 59 Chris Tanev, VAN 6 3 415 more tied at 4
Goals Against Average(4 game min) W L GAA1 Craig Anderson, OTT 2 2 0.972 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 5 2 1.673 Ben Bishop, TB 5 3 1.684 Braden Holtby, WSH 4 4 1.735 Carey Price, MTL 4 3 1.856 Frederik Andersen, ANA 5 0 1.977 Petr Mrazek, DET 3 4 2.118 Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 1 4 2.129 Jake Allen, STL 2 4 2.2010 Scott Darling, CHI 3 1 2.22
Soccer (cont’d)
UEFA Champions LeagueSemifinalsAll games at 11:45 a.m.
Today’s scheduleJuventus vs. Real Madrid
Wednesday, May 6Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
Return legsTuesday, May 12Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona
Wednesday, May 13Real Madrid vs. Juventus
FinalSaturday, June 6Olympiastadion, Berlin
English Premier LeaguePosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 25 8 2 69 27 832 Man City 21 7 7 71 36 703 Arsenal 21 7 6 66 33 704 Man United 19 8 8 59 35 655 Liverpool 18 7 10 49 38 616 Tot Hotspur 17 7 11 55 50 587 Southampton 17 6 12 48 28 578 Swansea 15 8 12 43 44 539 West Ham 12 11 12 43 42 4710 Stoke City 13 8 14 39 44 4711 Everton 11 11 13 46 46 4412 Crystal Pal 11 9 15 42 48 4213 West Brom 10 10 15 33 46 4014 Aston Villa 9 8 18 29 50 3515 Newcastle 9 8 18 36 60 3516 Hull City 8 10 17 33 48 3417 Leicester 9 7 19 39 54 3418 Sunderland 6 15 13 28 50 3319 Q.P. Rangers 7 6 22 39 61 2720 Burnley 5 11 19 26 53 26
Yesterday’s resultsHull 1, Arsenal 3 Sunday’s resultsChelsea 1, Crystal Palace 0Spurs 0, Manchester City 1 Saturday, May 9 Everton vs. Sunderland, 4:45 a.m.Aston Villa vs. West Ham, 7 a.m.Hull vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.Leicester vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.Newcastle vs. West Brom, 7 a.m.Stoke vs. Spurs, 7 a.m.Crystal Palace vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m.
LACROSSEBC Junior A Lacrosse League
Standings GP W L T PtsDelta 3 2 0 0 6Victoria 2 2 0 0 4Coquitlam 2 1 1 0 2Nanaimo 4 1 3 0 2Burnaby 2 1 1 0 0 Langley 2 1 1 0 2New Westminster 1 0 1 0 0Port Coquitlam 2 0 2 0 0
Sunday’s resultsVictoria 8, Coquitlam 6 (OT)Nanaimo 13 New Westminster 7
Today’s scheduleDelta at New Westminster, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 7Port Coquitlam at Langley, 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 9Langley at Victoria, 5 p.m.Burnaby at. Nanaimo, 5 p.m.Port Coquitlam at Delta, 7:30 p.m.
National Lacrosse LeaguePlayoff seeding1 Toronto Rock (14-4)2 Edmonton Rush (13-5)3 Rochester Knighthawks (12-6)4 Buffalo Bandits (11-7)5 Colorado Mammoth (9-9)6 Calgary Roughnecks (7-11)
Division semifinals
Friday, May 8Buffalo at RochesterSaturday, May 9Calgary at Colorado
Division finals
Friday, May 15Toronto at Buffalo/RochesterEdmonton at Colorado/Calgary
Saturday, May 23Buffalo/Rochester at TorontoColorado/Calgary at Edmonton
BASKETBALLNBA Playoffs(All series best-of-seven)
Yesterday’s resultRound 2, Games 1Chicago 99, Cleveland 92LA Clippers 117, Houston 101
Sunday’s results, (Games 1)Washington 104, Atlanta 98Golden State 101, Memphis 86
Today’s scheduleWashington at Atlanta, (Game 2) 5 p.m. (Washington leads series 1-0)Memphis at Golden State, (G2) 7:30 (Golden State leads series 1-0)
Wednesday, May 6Chicago at Cleveland, (Game 2) 4 p.m.LA Clippers at Houston, (Game 2) 6:30 p.m.
AUTO RACINGNASCARGeico 500 (Aaron’s 499)Yesterday at Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. Tri-oval, 2.66 miles per lap.
Final results, with winnings. (Start position in parentheses)
1. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, $306,0652. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chev, $256,1213. (7) P Menard, Chev, 188, $190,0604. (3) Ryan Blaney, Ford, $148,3855. (36) Martin Truex Jr., Chev, $159,6006. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, $156,7157. (18) Ryan Newman, Chev, $151,6708. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chev, $168,5709. (17) D Hamlin, Toyota, $127,64510. (34) Josh Wise, Ford, $111,07011. (27) J McMurray, Chev, $138,70112. (19) Kurt Busch, Chev, $127,43513. (41) Cole Whitt, Ford, $125,61814. (42) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, $121,99315. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, $142,14616. (37) Alex Bowman, Chev, $117,91817. (31) Allmendinger, Chev, $128,51818. (43) DiBenedetto, Toyota, $109,15719. (6) Tony Stewart, Chev, $128,72420. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, $108,710
Race StatisticsAvg Speed of Winner: 159.487 mphTime of Race: 3 hours, 8:08Margin of Victory: 0.158 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 23 lapsLead Changes: 27 among 15 drivers
This week’s auto racing schedule
NASCARSpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400)Saturday, May 9, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap.
Formula OneSpanish Grand PrixSunday, May 10, 5 p.m., Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
TENNISATPLast week’s tournament finalsMillennium Estoril OpenEstoril, Portugal. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (NOTE: 1 euro=CDN$1.33)
Singles - FinalRichard Gasquet (5), France, def. Nick Kyrgios (7), Australia, 6-3, 6-2.
BMW Open by FWU AGMunich, Germany. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405
Singles - FinalAndy Murray (1), Britain, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (5), Germany, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4)
Paribas Istanbul OpenIstanbul, Turkey. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405
Singles - FinalRoger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Pablo Cuevas (3), Uruguay, 6-3, 7-6 (11).
This week’s scheduleATP and WTAMutua Madrid Open, May 4-10Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405.No. 6 seed, men: Milos Raonic
Men - Round 1Feliciano Lopez (11), Spain, def. Benja-min Becker, Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.John Isner (16), United States, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 7-6 (2), 6-4.Sam Querrey, United States, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.Steve Johnson, United States, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 7-5.Joao Sousa, Portugal, def. Jerzy Janow-icz, Poland, 6-4, 7-5.Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 6-2, 6-3.Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Kevin Ander-son (15), South Africa, 6-4, 6-3.
Women - Round 2Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-4, 6-0.Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Christina McHale, United States, 7-5, 6-0.Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania, def. An-drea Petkovic (11), Germany, walkover.Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-1.Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Garb-ine Muguruza, Spain, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-3, 6-2.Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 7-5.
Round 1Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-0, 6-1.Alize Cornet, France, def. Simona Halep (2), Romania, 7-6 (6), 6-3.Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3.Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 6-3, 6-0.Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Eugenie Bouchard (6), Montreal, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3.
BASEBALLMLB
Yesterday’s resultsWashington 6, Miami 4Toronto 3, NY Yankees 1Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2Tampa Bay 5, Boston 1Milwaukee 4, LA Dodgers 3St. Louis 10, Chicago Cubs 9Minnesota 8, Oakland 7Texas 2, Houston 1Arizona at Colorado (postponed)Seattle 3, LA Angels 2San Francisco 2, San Diego 0
Sunday’s resultsPhiladelphia 6, Miami 2Cleveland 10, Toronto 7Washington 1, NY Mets 0Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 0Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 2Minnesota 13, Chicago Sox 3Detroit 6, Kansas City 4Houston 7, Seattle 6St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2 (14 innings)Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3Oakland 7, Texas 1San Fran 5, LA Angels 0LA Dodgers 1, Arizona 0San Diego 8, Colorado 6N.Y. Yankees 8. Boston 5
B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBNorth Shore 8 2 .800 -Okanagan 12 4 .750 1Langley 9 3 .750 -North Delta 6 2 .750 1Vic Eagles 10 4 .714 -Nanaimo 8 6 .571 2Abbotsford 5 6 .455 3.5Whalley 5 9 .357 5Coquitlam 3 8 .273 5.5Vic Mariners 3 9 .250 6Parksville 2 8 .200 6White Rock 2 12 .143 8
Sunday’s resultsOkanagan 16, Abbotsford 3Okanagan 7, Abbotsford 1Nanaimo 4, White Rock 1Nanaimo 8, White Rock 5Victoria Mariners 8, Coquitlam 7Victoria Mariners 5, Coquitlam 3
Today’s scheduleLangley at North Shore, 6:30 p.m.North Delta at White Rock, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 7Coquitlam at Whalley, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 8Langley at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
Yesterday at O2 Arena, Prague
Canada 6, Czech Republic 3First Period1. Canada, Jordan Eberle (Matt Duch-ene, Aaron Ekblad) 4:182. Canada, Taylor Hall (Jake Muzzin, Jordan Eberle) 19:023. Czech Republic, Martin Erat (Jan Kovar, Jaromir Jagr) 19:22Penalties: Hejda Cze (High-Sticking) 12:44; Savard Can (Slashing) 19:42; Kovar Cze (Interference) 19:45
Second Period4. Czech Republic, Martin Zatovic (Dominik Simon, Jan Kolar) 15:455. Canada. Sean Couturier (Tyler Toffoli) 17:40Penalties: Smolenak Cze (Slashing) 2:28; Voracek Cze (Roughing) 7:57; Hamhuis Can (Roughing) 7:57; Muzzin Can (Holding) 10:19
Third Period6. Canada, Tyler Seguin (Taylor Hall, Tyson Barrie ) 2:02 (PP)7. Canada, Sidney Crosby (Claude Giroux) 10:07 (PP)8. Czech Republic, Vladimir Sobotka (Jakub Voracek) 17:369. Canada, Tyler Toffoli (Ryan O’Reilly, Nathan MacKinnon) 18:31Penalties: Erat Cze (Interference) 1:32; Hamhuis Can (Tripping) 5:13; Simon Cze (High-Sticking) 9:03; Erat Cze (Slashing) 11:04; Ekblad Can (Holding) 14:41
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TCzech Republic 7 10 8 25 Canadaz 12 16 10 38
Goaltending summary:Czech Republic: Ondrej Pavelec (32/38); Canada: Mike Smith (22/25)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Germany: 0 of 4, Canada: 2 of 6
Sunday’s game summaries
Ducks 3, Flames 0First Period1. Anaheim, Beleskey (2) (Silfverberg, Kesler) 7:27Penalties: Engelland Cgy (Roughing) 8:39, Hudler Cgy (Holding) 15:30, Lindholm Ana (Tripping) 16:20
Second PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Lindholm Ana (Interfer-ence) 0:39, Monahan Cgy (Holding) 8:12, Beleskey Ana (Tripping) 19:21
Third Period2. Anaheim, Lindholm (1) (Perry, Getzlaf) 11:153. Anaheim, Thompson (1) (Perry, Getzlaf) 17:44 (PP)Penalties: Rakell Ana, Colborne Cgy (Unsportsmanlike) 19:15, Backlund Cgy (Roughing) 19:15
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TCalgary 9 12 9 30Anaheim 20 9 5 34
Goaltending summary:Calgary: Ramo (31/33), Anaheim: Andersen (30/30)
Att: 17,299
Blackhawks 4, Wild 1First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Vanek Min (Goalkeeper Interference) 9:22
Second Period1. Chicago, Toews (4) (Hossa) 12:28 (PP)2. Chicago, Kane (4) (Keith) 19:40Penalties: Shaw Chi (Cross checking) 10:45, Rozsival Chi (Interference) 19:58
Third Period3. Minnesota, Dumba (2) (Dubnyk, Suter) 1:20 (PP)4. Chicago, Sharp (4) (Teravainen) 7:395. Chicago, Kane (5) (Hjalmarsson, Sharp) 17:53 (PP)Penalties: Koivu Min (Tripping) 4:45
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TMinnesota 6 10 15 31Chicago 9 12 10 31
Goaltending summary:Minnesota: Dubnyk (27/30), Chicago: Crawford (30/31)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Minnesota: 1 of 2, Chicago: 0 of 2
Att: 21,934
Lightning 6, Canadiens 2First Period1. Montreal, Petry (1) (Prust, Mitchell) 7:202. Tampa Bay, Filppula (2) (Killorn, Hedman) 19:36 (PP)Penalties: Carle Tb (Roughing) 1:13, Prust Mtl (Unsportsmanlike) 13:45, Subban Mtl (Cross checking) 18:04
Second Period3. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (1) (Coburn, Garrison) 8:064. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (2) (Stamkos, Johnson) 12:29 (PP)5. Tampa Bay, Hedman (1) (Killorn, Filppula) 19:46 (PP)Penalties: Killorn Tb (Holding) 1:30, Morrow Tb (Illegal check to the head) 4:35, Emelin Mtl (Interference) 10:49, Namestnikov Tb (Embellishment) 10:49, Gilbert Mtl (Cross checking) 12:15, Petry Mtl (Interference) 18:57
Third Period6. Tampa Bay, Kucherov (3) (Stamkos, Johnson) 6:37 (PP)7. Montreal, Gilbert (2) (Emelin, Smith-Pelly) 11:068. Tampa Bay, Brown (1) (Boyle, Filp-pula) 16:05Penalties: Mitchell Mtl (Goalkeeper Interference) 6:10, Mitchell Mtl (Delay-ing Game-Face-off Violation) 11:06, Prust Mtl (Fighting) 18:07, Coburn Tb (Fighting) 18:07
Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd TTampa Bay 9 9 6 24Montreal 14 5 10 29
Goaltending summary:Tampa Bay: Bishop (27/29), Montreal: Price (18/24)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Tampa Bay: 4 of 8, Montreal: 0 of 3
Att: 21,287
Pacific Coast Soccer LeagueTeam W D L GF GA PtsVictoria 1 1 0 4 3 4Vancouver Tbirds 1 0 0 3 0 3Mid Isle 1 0 0 2 1 3Tim Hortons 1 0 1 3 4 3Kamloops 0 1 1 3 4 1Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0Vancouver Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0Abbotsford 0 0 1 1 2 0FC Tigers 0 0 1 1 3 0
Sunday’s resultsVictoria 2, Abbotsford 1Mid Isle 2, Kamloops 1Vancouver Tbirds 3, Tim Hortons 0
Saturday, May 9Victoria Highlanders FC vs. Tim Hortons Pinnacles, 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 10Mid Isle vs. Tim Hortons Pinnacles, noonVictoria vs. FC Tigers Vancouver, 2 p.m.
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 1All series best-of-five
Sunday’s resultGame 5 (Final Round 1 game)Grand Rapids 3, Toronto1 (Grand Rapids wins series 3-2)
Round 2 - Conference SemifinalsAll games best-of-sevenEastern match-ups1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 4-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2-Hershey Bears vs. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack Western match-ups1-Utica Comets vs. 6-Oklahoma City Barons 2-Grand Rapids Griffins vs. 4-Rockford IceHogs
Wednesday, May 6Hartford at Hershey (Game 1), 4 p.m.W-B/Scranton at Manchester (Game 1), 4 p.m.Rockford at Grand Rapids (Game 1), 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 7W-B/Scranton at Manchester (G2), 4 pmOklahoma City at Utica (Game 1), 4 p.m.
SOCCERMLS
Sunday’s resultsSporting KC 1, Chicago 0Seattle 3, NY City FC 1 Today’s scheduleSan Jose at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6Los Angeles at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Today’s scheduleCincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Lorenzen (0-1) vs. Locke (2-1)Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Latos (0-3) vs. Strasburg (2-2)N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Pineda (3-0) vs. Norris (1-1)Baltimore at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Norris (1-2) vs. Colon (4-1)Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:10 p.m. Buchanan (0-5) vs. Miller (3-1)Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Smyly (0-0) vs. Porcello (2-2)Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Rodriguez (0-1) vs. Feldman (2-2)L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Greinke (4-0) vs. Garza (2-3)Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Salazar (3-0) vs. Guthrie (1-1)Oakland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Chavez (0-2) vs. May (2-1)Detroit at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Greene (3-1) vs. Samardzija (1-2)Chi. Cubs at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Hendricks (0-1) vs. Wainwright (2-1)Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Collmenter (2-3) vs. Lyles (2-2)Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Paxton (0-2) vs. Richards (2-1)San Diego at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Cashner (1-4) vs. Vogelsong (0-2)
Capitals 1 Rangers 0First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Yandle Nyr (Tripping Nicklas Backstrom) 8:37, Brassard Nyr (Holding Brooks Orpik) 13:00
Second Period1. Washington, Beagle (1) (Burakovsky, Brouwer) 7:31Penalties: Alzner Wsh (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 0:13
Third PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Wilson Wsh (Boarding James Sheppard) 1:21
Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T New York 11 9 10 30Washington 7 8 7 22
Goaltending summary:New York: Lundqvist (21/22), Washing-ton: Holtby (30/30)
Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):New York: , Washington:
Att: 18,506
Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1NY Yankees Toronto ab r h bi ab r h biEllsbury CF 4 0 1 0 Travis 2B 4 0 1 0Gardner LF 2 0 0 0 Donaldson 3B 4 1 2 0Rodriguez DH 4 0 0 0 Bautista DH 4 1 1 0Beltran RF 3 1 1 0 Enc’nacion 1B 4 1 1 1Young RF 1 0 0 0 Pillar CF 4 0 1 0Drew 2B 3 0 0 0 Thole C 3 0 1 0Petit PH 1 0 0 0 Martin PH-C 1 0 1 1Headley 3B 2 0 1 0 Valencia LF 4 0 0 0Jones 1B 3 0 0 1 Goins SS-RF 3 0 1 0Murphy C 3 0 0 0 Carrera RF 2 0 1 0Gregorius SS 3 0 0 0 Smoak PH 1 0 0 0Totals 29 1 3 1 Diaz SS 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 10 2
NY Yankees 000 000 100 1 Toronto 000 000 03x 3
SB: TOR Pillar (5, 2nd base off Whitley/Murphy, J), Martin, R (2, 2nd base off Betances/Murphy, J). 2B: NYY Ellsbury (3, Dickey), Beltran (8, Dickey); TOR Donaldson (7, Whitley), Encarnacion (4, Betances). GIDP: NYY Rodriguez, A. Team Lob: NYY 4; TOR 7. DP: TOR (Goins-Encarnacion). E: NYY Whitley (1, throw), Headley (7, throw).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SOC Whitley 7.0 6 0 0 0 6C Martin (L, 0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0D Betances 0.2 2 1 0 0 1Toronto IP H R ER BB SOR Dickey (W, 1-3) 8.0 3 1 1 3 0B Cecil 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Time: 2:18. Att: 19,217.
Rays 5, Red Sox 1Tampa Bay Boston ab r h bi ab r h biKiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 Betts CF 4 0 1 0Souza Jr. RF 3 1 2 0 Pedroia 2B 3 0 1 0Loney 1B 5 1 1 0 Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0Longoria 3B 4 1 1 1 Ramirez LF 0 0 0 0DeJesus LF 4 0 2 2 Craig LF 4 0 1 0Guyer PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0Forsythe 2B 4 0 2 0 Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0Cabrera SS 4 1 2 0 Holt RF 4 1 2 0Butler DH 3 1 1 2 Bogaerts SS 3 0 1 1Rivera C 4 0 0 0 Leon C 3 0 0 0Totals 37 5 11 5 Totals 33 1 7 1
Tampa Bay 220 000 100 5 Boston 010 000 000 1
2B: TB Loney (3, Buchholz), Longoria (9, Buchholz), Forsythe (8, Buchholz), Souza Jr. (4, Breslow); BOS Pedroia (5, Odorizzi), Betts (7, Odorizzi), Holt, B (3, Odorizzi). 3B: BOS Holt, B (1, Odorizzi), Bogaerts (2, Odorizzi). GIDP: BOS Sandoval. HR: TB Butler, Jy (1, 2nd inning off Buchholz, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: TB 10; BOS 6. DP: TB (Forsythe-Cabrera, A-Loney).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOJ Odorizzi (W, 3-2) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6E Frieri 1.0 0 0 0 1 1E Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0Boston IP H R ER BB SOC Buchholz (L, 1-4) 6.1 9 5 5 2 7J Tazawa 0.2 1 0 0 2 0C Breslow 2.0 1 0 0 0 0HBP: Souza Jr. (by Buchholz).
Time: 3:10. Att: 34,541.
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2B: LAD Grandal (4, Lohse); MIL Lind (9, Kershaw), Gomez, C (5, Hatcher). 3B: MIL Gomez, H (1, Kershaw), Parra, G (2, Kershaw). HR: LAD Pederson (7, 1st inning off Lohse, 0 on, 0 out); MIL Gomez, H (1, 8th inning off Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: LAD 9; MIL 3. E: LAD Kershaw (1, pickoff).
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SOC Kershaw 7.1 5 3 3 0 8D Hatcher (L, 0-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOK Lohse 5.0 4 3 3 3 4N Cotts 1.0 2 0 0 0 2M Blazek (W, 2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3F Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2HBP: Gonzalez, A (by Lohse).
Time: 2:51. Att: 23,374.
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Texas 000 000 011 2 7 0Houston 100 000 000 1 4 0W: K. Kela (2-1) L: C. Qualls (0-2) S: N. Feliz (3) HR: None
Miami 100 000 120 4 9 0Washington 100 000 14x 6 12 1W: M. Grace (1-0) L: B. Morris (3-1)
Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GAN. England 17 9 5 2 2 12 8DC United 17 8 5 1 2 10 6NY Red Bulls 13 8 3 1 4 12 8Columbus 11 8 3 3 2 12 8Toronto 9 7 3 4 0 11 11Chicago 9 7 3 4 0 6 8Orlando 8 8 2 4 2 6 10NY City FC 6 9 1 5 3 6 10Philadelphia 6 10 1 6 3 10 18Montreal 2 4 0 2 2 2 6
Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADallas 17 9 5 2 2 15 12Vancouver 17 10 5 3 2 11 9Seattle 16 8 5 2 1 13 6Los Angeles 13 9 3 2 4 10 9Sporting KC 13 9 3 2 4 12 12San Jose 10 8 3 4 1 8 10Houston 10 9 2 3 4 11 12Portland 10 9 2 3 4 7 8Salt Lake 10 8 2 2 4 7 10Colorado 9 9 1 2 6 8 8
American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Yankees 16 10 .615 - L1Tampa Bay 14 12 .538 2.0 W1Baltimore 12 11 .522 2.5 W2Toronto 13 14 .481 3.5 W1Boston 12 14 .462 4.0 L4Central W L PCT GB StrkDetroit 17 9 .654 - W2Kansas City 16 9 .640 0.5 L2Minnesota 14 12 .538 3.0 W5Cleveland 9 15 .375 7.0 W1Chicago Sox 8 14 .364 7.0 L5West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 18 8 .692 - L1LA Angels 11 15 .423 7 L4Seattle 11 15 .423 7 W1Oakland 11 16 .407 7.5 L1Texas 9 16 .360 8.5 W1
National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkNY Mets 16 10 .615 - L2Washington 13 14 .481 3.5 W3Atlanta 12 14 .462 4.0 L1Miami 12 14 .462 4.0 L2Philadelphia 10 17 .370 6.5 W2Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 19 6 .760 - W7Chicago Cubs 13 11 .542 5.5 L3Cincinnati 12 13 .480 7.0 L1Pittsburgh 12 13 .480 7.0 L3Milwaukee 8 18 .308 11.5 W3West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 16 9 .640 - L1San Diego 14 13 .519 3 L1San Francisco 13 13 .500 3.5 W4Colorado 11 13 .458 4.5 L5Arizona 10 14 .417 5.5 L3
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, is presented with the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award by Tim Chaney. [AP PHOTO]
B4 | DAILY NEWS | TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 SPORTS
Stephen Curry wins NBA’s MVP honourDIAMOND LEUNG SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors guard Stephen Curry is the winner of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, the league announced Monday.
Curry, 27, became the second player in fran-chise history to win the award, joining Wilt Chamberlain, who won it in 1960 while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors.
Curry received 100 of 130 first-place votes after leading the Warriors to a league-best 67-15 record. The Houston Rockets’ James Harden finished second and earned 25 first-place votes after the MVP race for months centered on the two players.
“Everybody was saying that because I had a good team and good teammates that that might hurt my MVP case,” Curry said. “If that were the case, then I wouldn’t want the award because it’s about winning. It’s a team game.”
In the end, Curry won in a landslide. He was the only player to appear on every ballot while receiving 26 second-place votes, three third-place votes and a fifth-place vote. The runner-up Hard-en collected 87 second-place votes.
Curry’s speech lasted nearly an hour long as he thanked everyone from family members to the team’s equipment manager and public relations assistants. He choked up while talking about his father, Dell, who played 16 NBA seasons.
“To be able to follow in your footsteps,” said Curry, failing to hold back tears, “it means a lot to me.”
Curry then addressed and thanked each team-mate individually.
Harden was second in the league in scoring at 27.4 points per game, leading the Rockets while perennial All-Star center Dwight Howard missed 41 games mostly because of a knee injury. The shooting guard tied for eighth in the league aver-aging 7.0 assists per game.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was third in the voting.
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HI AND LOIS
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
SHERMAN’S LAGOON
BLONDIE
BABY BLUES
BC
ARCTIC CIRCLE
CRANKSHAFT
ZITS
ANDY CAPP
WORD FIND
CROSSWORD
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BRIDGE
SOLUTION: PLENTY OF FUN IN THE SUN
Tall Order Dealer: East E-W vulnerable
NORTH ♠J92 ♥A1093 ♦6 ♣AKQ62
WEST EAST ♠Q87 ♠65 ♥K74 ♥QJ652 ♦K1097 ♦QJ84 ♣1087 ♣J4
SOUTH ♠AK1043 ♥8 ♦A532 ♣953
W N E S Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Opening Lead: ♥4
South won the ace and rode the jack of spades to the queen.
West attempted to cash the king of hearts but declarer ruffed and tested clubs by playing off the ace and king. The ace of diamonds was followed by a diamond ruff and the remaining trump were extracted to record two overtricks, N-S +480. Slam was a good proposition dependent upon reasonable breaks in the black suits. North’s two spade rebid intimated slam interest since he did not jump to the major suit game. South signed off at four spades since his hand was minimum, although he held prime cards. Partner’s sequence had revealed only three-card spade support. South might have made a move towards slam by continuing with a five diamond cue bid disclosing the ace. North would react positively to this action by leaping to a small slam. A diamond lead would not alter the outcome. South could win, play off the top trumps and switch to clubs relying on that suit to divide 3-2. When both defenders follow to two rounds of spades and clubs run, he loses only the trump queen. It is not easy to reach slam with a combined 25 HCP but the fit was magical without any wasted HCP. . 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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BLAKE
‘Dances with Wolves’ author dies at 69ASTRID GALVAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TUCSON, Ariz. — Michael Blake, the writer whose novel Dances With Wolves became a major hit movie and earned him an Acad-emy Award for the screenplay, has died.
Blake, 69, died Saturday in Tuc-son, Ariz., of cancer, his business partner, Daniel Ostroff, said.
Blake, who wrote several novels, is best known for Dances With Wolves, which he wrote while broke at the urging of his longtime friend, the actor Kevin Costner.
Dances With Wolves, a Civil War epic about Army lieutenant who befriends a Native Amer-ican tribe, won seven Academy Awards, including one for Blake for best adapted screenplay.
Despite his success, Blake was a humble man who pas-sionately advocated for many causes, including literacy, Native American history and the dis-appearing of wild horses in the West, said his wife, Marianne Mortensen Blake.
“Well, he was probably one of the most generous people I’ve ever met. He was definitely one of the toughest guys I’ve ever met,” Mortensen Blake said.
Blake was born in North Caro-lina and lived with his family in Texas before settling in southern California. He attended the Uni-versity of New Mexico, but he left before graduating. The uni-versity now has an archive of his work at the student newspaper and other writings, Ostroff said.
Dances With Wolves came at the urging of Costner, whom Blake befriended when he was a rela-tively unknown actor.
Blake spent the next several years living out his car and on friends’ couches while he wrote the novel that would become one of the most successful and well-received movies of the decade.
The road to royalty has been a bit of a bumpy ride for Queen LatifahAfter an honest chat as a teen with her mother, her life began to turn aroundLUAINE LEE TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES — Before she became royalty Queen Latifah was a troubled teen far from the kingdom she dreamed of.
At 17 she found herself strand-ed one night in New York, with no money to get home to New Jersey.
“I hopped the turnstile and went to my mom’s cousin’s house in the Bronx. I knocked on the door at 5 o’clock in the morning and asked her can I stay? I was broke and didn’t have a way to get home,” she says, seated on the rooftop of a noisy film studio in Hollywood.
“I remember it was in the sum-mertime. I came in, and the room was so peaceful and quiet, and I just slept. Then she gave me train fare and bus fare to get back to Jersey the next day.”
At the time Latifah (whose real name is Dana Owens) was mak-ing poor choices, she says. “Like running in the streets, hanging out too much, being in places I didn’t need to be, doing things I didn’t need to be doing. My mom knew. She was like, ‘Where were you? What’s going on?’”
When Dana arrived home her brother pulled her aside. “He said, ‘Dee, what’s the matter with you, you’re making mommy cry.’ I was like, ‘I made mommy cry?’ I had no idea my behaviour was affecting my mom like that. I was mortified.”
At her mother’s insistence, they sat down for a talk. “That was the first adult, adult conversa-tion. I was completely honest with my mother about every-thing that was going on in my life, everything that I was going through, things I was trying to figure out, what I was dealing with. And we made an agree-ment from that day on: ‘If you insist on going out, wherever it is, you call me and let me know you’re OK.’
“We made that deal and it totally changed our relation-ship, totally changed the way the household was running, changed my level of responsibility. I real-ized I could make things easier for myself and my family, and it changed everything.”
To this day she calls her mother.
“She’s at the house right now,” she said.
It wasn’t long after that talk that she began to meld her fas-cination with music and acting into an art form that elevated her to the ranks of hip-hop pion-eers and an actress to reckon with.
“I was always a little bit dif-ferent because I always liked to sing,” says Latifah, who’s wear-ing a white V-necked Lacoste T-shirt and jeans. “And I liked jazz, and I liked reggae, and I liked rock and gospel, and I wanted to infuse all of this music
into my hip-hop rather than just rhyme over a beat. I needed to sing and rhyme so I had to con-stantly figure out ways to do that because a lot of people weren’t doing that at the time. . . I just found ways to make them part of the music.”
She proves that talent twice over in her latest project, the biography of blues singer Bessie Smith in HBO’s Bessie, premier-ing May 16. The project’s been in the works for 23 years. At first it was intended to be an ambitious studio movie, she says, but it never came to fruition. Latifah hung in there, rooted out the definitive script, and collabor-ated with HBO.
At 45, she’s built a head-spin-ning resume from talk-show host to Academy Award nominee. Her burgeoning singing career began in the basement of friends, and by the time she was 20, her stat-us was escalating. But two years
later tragedy struck when her brother was killed in a motor-cycle accident.
“We were very close, my older brother, Lance. I was probably on my second album and I’d had some pretty good success, but people would walk up to me and say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry about your brother, may I have an autograph?’ I felt disillusioned. I felt like people don’t really care about me, all they want is an autograph. They don’t care that I’m broken right now. I can barely function, but they want their autograph,” she says.
“I remember as clear as day, one day I was in one of those moods where I was just SO unhappy. I just heard — it was like God’s voice spoke to me — as if He was sitting right next to me. He said, ‘Dana, don’t throw it all away. You’re going to get through this.’
“Because I was drinking a lot. I was driving myself crazy. I would wake up, go to my mom’s house, go to my friends in the neigh-bourhood. We’d go to the basket-ball court. I’d play basketball every day just as hard as I could play, then we’d drink or smoke weed. I was numbing myself, but at the same time, I couldn’t sit still. I had to be near my mom, make sure she was OK, but I couldn’t sit still.”
That voice resuscitated her. She forced herself to move on. “Life to me is not like one thing hap-pens, and it just stays that way,” she nods.
“To me self-confidence requires maintenance. You’re not just confident constantly, you have to do things to lift yourself up and build your spirit up and receive positive vibes. I don’t know any-one who’s constantly confident. Sometimes giving and doing for other people makes you feel more positive inside, getting out of your own head, and worrying about someone else.”
Queen Latifah plays blues singer Bessie Smith in HBO’s ‘Bessie,’ which premieres on May 16. [TNS]
Mark Twain letters date to his newspaper work JANIE HAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO — Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley have pieced together a collection of letters written by Mark Twain when the author was a young newsman in San Francisco.
In the letters, the man who would write The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel,
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, likened the city’s police chief to a dog chasing its tail and accused city government of rascality. Some of the letters carried his flair for embellishment and may not be entirely true.
“This is a very special period in his life, when he’s out here in San Francisco,” said Bob Hirst, general editor of the Mark Twain Project on the Berkeley campus.
“He’s utterly free, he’s not encumbered by a marriage or much of anything else, and he can speak his mind and does speak his mind. These things are wonderful to read, the ones that survived.”
Twain was likely 29 years old when he started filing near-daily columns for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper in Vir-ginia City, Nevada, in 1865.
Many of the letters were in back issues lost to fires, but Twain scholars picked through archives of other Western U.S. newspapers for copies. They have found about 110 columns written in 1865 and 1866.
In one letter, Twain gives detailed dialogue between two gold speculators trapped in a shaft, clinging to rope tied to an old horse named Cotton.
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Dear Annie: I am an 83-year-old widow in good health. My daugh-ter lives about two hours away. She is 50 and well educated and has been in a long-term relation-ship with an older retired man. She does a lot of care-giving for him and his family members.
Three years ago, my daugh-ter lost her job during an economic downturn and has made no attempt to find other employment.
I have been giving her money every month and paid for a course in massage therapy, but she has not attempted to find a job in that field.
She received insurance money to repair her home when it flooded over the winter, but she hasn’t done the repairs. Instead, she camps out at her boyfriend’s apartment. When I ask, she will come help me with certain things.
She is my only child, and there are no other close relatives. I am not wealthy, but am comfortable. My daughter will inherit trust money and my house when I die, and this bothers me. I don’t want what my husband and I worked and planned for to eventually go to her boyfriend and his family. I am thinking of changing the trust, leaving her a fixed amount and giving the rest to a charity. Are there other alternatives?
— A. Dear A.: There are always
alternatives. You could leave your daughter the house and trust only under certain condi-tions, in order to exclude the boy-friend and his family, although that won’t necessarily change
how your daughter chooses to live her life. But there is also nothing wrong with giving some (or all) of your money to a char-ity that would appreciate it. Please talk to an estate attorney, who will help you figure out the various possibilities and put them in writing.
Dear Annie: I need to know whether I was out of line. My husband and I have been friends with “Nancy” for years. Last Christmas, she sent us pajamas as a gift. I called her and left a message saying we have never worn pajamas, and not only that, but I am not a size 3x. I wrote her a note and told her I returned the pajamas for something I like better.
We haven’t heard from her or her husband since. Was I improper? Is this a reason to end a long friendship?
— C.Dear C.: When someone gives
you a gift, you don’t tell them
you dislike it, it’s the wrong size, you never wear such things or that you had to return it. It sounds rude and ungrateful, and we don’t believe you intended to come across that way. Instead, you simply say, “Thank you for your thoughtfulness. It was kind of you to remember us.” And then you get to do whatever you like with the gift.
If you value this friendship and want to mend fences, call or write Nancy. Say that you are terribly sorry to have been so ill mannered when thanking them for their gift, and you hope they will forgive you. We hope they will, too.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Land-ers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
HOROSCOPEby Jacqueline BigarARIES (March 21-April 19)
One-on-one relating will help you develop a new way of thinking. Your insight might give you a few minutes of pause, but then you probably will decide to test it and act on it. A well-meaning person in your life will express openness to your ideas. Tonight: Take in a movie.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Defer to others, listen to what is being shared. Be open to what is happening to a loved one. This person might share an experience with a great amount of detail. Expenses could run high if you are not careful about your choices. Tonight: Togetherness works.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Defer to others, and know full well what needs to happen. Your ability to understand what is happening within your immedi-ate circle makes you popular. As much as you enjoy socializing, you
still will have to accomplish a cer-tain task. Tonight: Go along with a request. CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Your creativity has an oppor-tunity for a tune-up, especially revolving around a day-to-day matter. Given some time, you will be able to solve the issue. You’ll teach others indirectly that there is no such word as “impossible.” Tonight: Work till the wee hours.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
No matter what you do, you can-not escape an obligation. Handle this responsibility, and you will feel more upbeat than you have in a while. Nevertheless, be aware that someone you respect might be observing you closely, and for good reason. Tonight: At home.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You can make only a certain amount of change without hav-ing a discussion with a key fam-ily member. Note that you are capable of changing your mind at the last minute. Honor what is happening within you, and have a
discussion with a trusted friend. Tonight: Out late. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You might be concerned with your finances and stability, but right now you need to act quickly in a separate matter. Look to mak-ing a change in the near future regarding your perspective. Your mood starts becoming more upbeat. Tonight: Wherever you want to be.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Evaluate a money matter more carefully than you have in the past. Your knowledge of what needs to happen could change after a discussion with a close friend who understands money issues better than you do. One-on-one relating points to the right path. Tonight: Say “yes.”SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You wake up feeling better than you have felt in a while. You could be quite serious, as you have a lot to handle. Someone who cares a lot about you, and who normally is easygoing, could cause some dis-
ruption. Tonight: Take charge and act on a personal matter.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You seem to be past the point of no return with a personal mat-ter. Why not go straight to the source of the issue? You could be extremely tired and withdrawn. How you handle a personal matter might vary considerably. Think before you act. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You could be taken aback by an opportunity to change direc-tion and create more of what you want. Your nerves seem to directly reflect the anxiety of breaking a pattern that you generally don’t have a problem with. Remain secure in your choices. Tonight: Be whimsical.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
How you deal with a personal matter could change substantially if you just relax and work with the moment. You tend to make a lot of judgments ahead of time that do not hold. Be more direct with
a higher-up or an older associate. Tonight: Be in the moment.
YOUR BIRTHDAY (May 5) This year you open up to a multi-
tude of possibilities. Taking risks happens more naturally for you than it has in the past. Your sense of humor emerges more often than not, allowing you to gain a unique perspective. Others are drawn to you. If you are single, a relationship could make a big dif-ference in what goes on.
A special person might enter your life as soon as September or as late as mid-2016. If you are attached, the two of you open up to a more dynamic bond. Often there are serious moments and discussions involved. Be sensi-tive and caring with each other. SAGITTARIUS has a way of bot-tom-lining issues.
BORN TODAYSinger/songwriter Adele (1988),
actor Henry Cavill (1983), phil-osopher Karl Marx (1818)
Kathy Mitchell & Marcy SugarAnnie’s Mailbox
Talk to a lawyer to determine options as you consider what to leave your daughter in your will
Charlotte is new princessTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — It’s a name that immediately evokes royal hist-ory: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, on Monday announced the name they picked for the newborn prin-cess, a choice seen as a tribute to both Prince William’s parents and grandmother, the Queen, as well as a link to Kate’s family.
The princess, the second child of William and Kate, will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, royal officials said. Her birth marks a new chapter for William and Kate, widely seen as the monarchy’s most modern, popu-lar couple, but the names they picked are firmly rooted in royal tradition. Charlotte, the fem-inine form of Charles, appears to be a nod to the newborn’s grandfather, Prince Charles. The baby’s middle names honour the Queen, the infant’s 89-year-old great-grandmother, and Diana, the late Princess of Wales.
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This March 20, 2008 file photo shows Joni Mitchell, left, and Herbie Hancock at the Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles. [AP PHOTO]
Joni Mitchell soon to be out of hospitalANTHONY MCCARTNEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Folk singer Joni Mitchell may be released from the hos-pital soon but still can-not confer with doctors about her medical care or long-term treatment, an attorney told a judge on Monday.
The assessment by attor-ney Alan Watenmaker compelled a judge to place the singer-songwriter’s longtime friend in charge of health care decisions for Mitchell.
Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III appointed Leslie Mor-ris, Mitchell’s friend for more than 40 years, as the singer’s conservator dur-ing a brief hearing Mon-day. Morris will now be
able to confer with doctors and make decisions about Mitchell’s treatment and lifestyle when she leaves a Los Angeles hospital.
An attorney appointed to represent Mitchell’s inter-ests agreed that Morris should receive emergency conservatorship authority.
“I believe that it is very necessary,” Mitchell’s court-appointed attor-ney Rebecca Thyne told Cunningham.
Mitchell, 71, has been hospitalized since March 31 for undisclosed reasons. No further infor-mation about Mitchell’s health or prognosis was discussed during Monday’s hearing, and Watenmaker declined comment after the proceedings.
The eight-time Grammy winner has no relatives
who can serve as her conservator, which led to Morris filing a petition last week stating that her friend was unconscious and unable to make deci-sions about her care. A message posted on Mitch-ell’s official website, how-ever, stated that the singer was alert and is expected to make a full recovery.
The conflicting informa-tion was not addressed at Monday’s court hearing.
Morris will not have any control over Mitchell’s finances.
In addition to Grammy Awards, Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Her 1970 album, Ladies of the Canyon, featured the hit single “Big Yellow Taxi” and the era-defining song “Woodstock.”
Judge puts friend in charge of health decisions
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Includes: Nitro and Free re-installation of winter tires or summer tires and 10 point brake and steering inspection
$49.95 $100.00
Protect your investment with a 3/year/60,000KM road hazard warranty to cover flat tire repairs or damaged tire replacement* Includes Installation of Nitrogen in your tires VS regular Oxygen, which will:
Deluxe Detail Timing BeltReplacement
Direct Shift TransmissionOil and Filter Replacement
$50
50%
$110
$49.95
Super Detail
$99 $ $
$189 Plus Taxes
Interior Seat
Interior Vinyl Protectant
Now Only $159.95 PLUS TAXES$19995*with the purchase of 4 new tires installed
“Under-inflated tires increase fuel consumption”
“Operating a vehicle with just one tire un-der-inflated by 8 psi can reduce the life of the tire by 15,000 km and a can increase the vehicle’s fuel consumption by 4%”
Plus Taxes
Interior Vacuum
Dressed
FREE 24 HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE*
Welcome home to Harbourview!
Vehicle Health Report*
Measurements of tires, brakesincluding spare tire
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ELITE GOLD SERVICE &
PARTS in 2014
10%Volkswagen Original accessories
10%Wheel Alignments
