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www.nic.bc.ca Start Electrical Foundation at NIC in February WorkBC predicts up to 7,400 Electrician job openings over the next 7 years.* At NIC you will gain strong theoretical technical training while also developing a solid mastery of applied skills. You’ll earn apprenticeship technical training credit towards Interprovincial (Red Seal) certification. Call an NIC student advisor to get started today. *BC 2022 Labour Market Outlook. www.nic.bc.ca/trades | 250-334-5000 Call Gab 778-421-1899 ALBERNI ALBERNI BOOKKEEPING BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD. SERVICES LTD. ALBERNI ALBERNI BOOKKEEPING BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD. SERVICES LTD. 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Inside today Group seeks to sponsor refugees from Syria A group of Port Alberni residents is determined to help a family escape the war-torn Middle East. » Alberni Region, 3 Bulldogs having ‘growing pains,’ says team coach The Alberni junior team beat the Grizzlies again at the Multiplex on Friday, but the Bulldogs have yet to win on the road. » Sports, 6 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES A group of students from the University of Victoria were strand- ed on Mount Arrow- smith Sunday, resulting in one of the largest ground operations for the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad over its 59-year history. Twenty members of the U of Vic’s Outdoor Club found them- selves caught on the mountain near its 1,818-metre summit Sunday afternoon. A call was sent to the Port Alberni RCMP, who alerted the Rescue Squad shortly before 2 p.m. The hikers had spit into two groups when they alerted police. Eight trekkers were caught in a spot close to Arrowsmith’s peak, a situation that required a rope team. Rescue Squad president Dave Poulsen said he had an idea where the students were stuck when the call came in, and a rope team was sent by a con- tracted helicopter to locate the group. Seven hikers were in an unstable crevasse, while one had made it to the top of this hazardous section when the res- cuers arrived. “We pulled two people out of there in July,” said Poulsen. “It’s a very, very dangerous route to take in these conditions. There’s lots of loose rocks, it’s very steep and it’s very tight quarters in there.” Poulsen noted that the rope team were forced to descend a considerable distance from above where the hikers were stuck. “They had to rappel about 200 feet to get to them, and they had to lower them approximately 400 feet to a point where they were on safe solid ground and were able to hike out,” he said. With 22 Rescue Squad mem- bers on the mountain – compris- ing half of the Alberni organiza- tion’s volunteers – the stranded hikers were safely led down the mountain in small groups. After a 10-hour operation all of the hikers were back on level ground, ready to return to Vic- toria after midnight. “There was a couple bumps and bruises but no major injur- ies,” Poulsen said. “They got a little bit cold towards the end of the night,” said the Rescue Squad’s search manager Neil Shipley. “Apart from that they were in good spirits.” Although the operation went efficiently and safely, unpredict- able changes in the weather were a concern at Arrowsmith’s higher elevations. Shipley said the hikers, many of whom were foreign students, were unfamiliar of the Alberni Val- ley’s terrain. He advises the public to always prepare for the worst weather and geographical conditions that could arise on a trek. “If you come to a new place to hike you really need to get yourself familiar with the area, the conditions and the possible dangers that might be in that particular geography,” Shipley said. “We live on an Island sur- rounded by sea with big moun- tains, so anything can happen very quickly.” Poulsen believes the hikers were misled by a publication describing a route in the area that only works during the winter. The students had tried to take the Main Gully (or Snow Gully) to the Judges Route. “There’s some literature out there that states that you can take that trail and go up this route,” Poulsen said. “That is only possible in the winter when there is a snowpack there and you can ice climb it.” [email protected] ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES The conflicts in Iraq and Syr- ia are on the other side of the world, but when Alberni Valley residents head to the polls on Oct. 19 they take part in deter- mining Canada’s role in the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. As expressed by written responses sent to the Alberni Valley Times, candidates in the Courtenay-Alberni riding have taken diverse stances on how the government should attend to a civil war that has killed more 200,000 people and displaced mil- lions across international borders. By joining the United States in its airstrikes, Canada has taken aim at the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a wide-reaching fundamentalist legion that has rapidly spread to control large areas of Iraq and Syria in recent years. ISIL has joined rebel groups in Syria who have fought against Bashar al-Assad’s government for the last four years. Despite reports of mass exe- cutions by ISIL, NDP candidate Gord Johns argues that Canada’s military approach has not been the answer. “I don’t believe that Canada should be dropping bombs on either Syria or Iraq in our strug- gle against violent extremism,” said Johns, adding that bombing could easily kill civilians. He pointed to United Nations’ resolutions to cut off ISIL’s influx of finances and personnel, rather than military action against the group. The federal government recently announced plans take in 10,000 Syrian refugees by Septem- ber 2016, but Johns said an NDP government would take in this amount by the end of the year. “Iraqi and Syrian children have frozen to death in refugee camps and are now dying as they flee in search of safe havens,” he said. Conservative candidate John Duncan contends that Canada has made a significant contribution to the humanitarian crisis, including helping to feed two million people in Iraq. See CONFLICT on Page 3 Syrian crisis divides views Students rescued near peak University of Victoria group stranded near summit on Sunday FEDERAL ELECTION A member of the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad scales Mount Arrowsmith Sunday during an operation to save hikers from a dangerous part of the mountain. [FACEBOOK] » Arrowsmith search POULSEN
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Whooping cough increasing on the IslandB.C. news, Page 9
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ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 185 $1.25 newsstand (GST incl.)
Inside today
Group seeks to sponsor refugees from SyriaA group of Port Alberni residents is determined to help a family escape the war-torn Middle East.
» Alberni Region, 3
Bulldogs having ‘growing pains,’ says team coachThe Alberni junior team beat the Grizzlies again at the Multiplex on Friday, but the Bulldogs have yet to win on the road.
» Sports, 6
» Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news.
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A group of students from the University of Victoria were strand-ed on Mount Arrow-
smith Sunday, resulting in one of the largest ground operations for the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad over its 59-year history.
Twenty members of the U of Vic’s Outdoor Club found them-selves caught on the mountain near its 1,818-metre summit Sunday afternoon. A call was sent to the Port Alberni RCMP, who alerted the Rescue Squad shortly before 2 p.m.
The hikers had spit into two groups when they alerted police. Eight trekkers were caught in a spot close to Arrowsmith’s peak, a situation that required a rope team.
Rescue Squad president Dave Poulsen said he had an idea where the students were stuck when the call came in, and a rope team was sent by a con-tracted helicopter to locate the group. Seven hikers were in an unstable crevasse, while one
had made it to the top of this hazardous section when the res-cuers arrived.
“We pulled two people out of there in July,” said Poulsen. “It’s a very, very dangerous route to take in these conditions. There’s lots of loose rocks, it’s very steep and it’s very tight quarters in there.”
Poulsen noted that the rope team were forced to descend a considerable distance from above where the hikers were stuck.
“They had to rappel about 200 feet to get to them, and they had to lower them approximately 400 feet to a point where they were on safe solid ground and were able to hike out,” he said.
With 22 Rescue Squad mem-bers on the mountain – compris-ing half of the Alberni organiza-tion’s volunteers – the stranded hikers were safely led down the mountain in small groups. After a 10-hour operation all of the hikers were back on level ground, ready to return to Vic-toria after midnight.
“There was a couple bumps and bruises but no major injur-ies,” Poulsen said.
“They got a little bit cold towards the end of the night,” said the Rescue Squad’s search manager Neil Shipley. “Apart from that they were in good spirits.”
Although the operation went efficiently and safely, unpredict-able changes in the weather were a concern at Arrowsmith’s higher elevations. Shipley said the hikers, many of whom were foreign students, were
unfamiliar of the Alberni Val-ley’s terrain. He advises the public to always prepare for the worst weather and geographical conditions that could arise on a trek.
“If you come to a new place to hike you really need to get yourself familiar with the area, the conditions and the possible dangers that might be in that particular geography,” Shipley said. “We live on an Island sur-rounded by sea with big moun-tains, so anything can happen very quickly.”
Poulsen believes the hikers were misled by a publication describing a route in the area that only works during the winter. The students had tried to take the Main Gully (or Snow Gully) to the Judges Route.
“There’s some literature out there that states that you can take that trail and go up this route,” Poulsen said. “That is only possible in the winter when there is a snowpack there and you can ice climb it.”
ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The conflicts in Iraq and Syr-ia are on the other side of the world, but when Alberni Valley residents head to the polls on Oct. 19 they take part in deter-mining Canada’s role in the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War.
As expressed by written responses sent to the Alberni Valley Times, candidates in the Courtenay-Alberni riding have taken diverse stances on how the government should attend to a civil war that has killed more 200,000 people and displaced mil-lions across international borders.
By joining the United States in its airstrikes, Canada has taken aim at the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a wide-reaching fundamentalist legion that has rapidly spread to control large areas of Iraq and Syria in recent years. ISIL has joined rebel groupsin Syria who have fought against Bashar al-Assad’s government for the last four years.
Despite reports of mass exe-cutions by ISIL, NDP candidate Gord Johns argues that Canada’s military approach has not been the answer.
“I don’t believe that Canada should be dropping bombs on either Syria or Iraq in our strug-gle against violent extremism,” said Johns, adding that bombing could easily kill civilians.
He pointed to United Nations’ resolutions to cut off ISIL’s influx of finances and personnel, rather than military action against the group. The federal government recently announced plans take in 10,000 Syrian refugees by Septem-ber 2016, but Johns said an NDP government would take in this amount by the end of the year.
“Iraqi and Syrian children have frozen to death in refugee camps and are now dying as they flee in search of safe havens,” he said.
Conservative candidate John Duncan contends that Canada hasmade a significant contribution to the humanitarian crisis, includinghelping to feed two million people in Iraq.
See CONFLICT on Page 3
Syrian crisis divides views
Students rescued near peakUniversity of Victoria group stranded near summit on Sunday
FEDERAL ELECTION
A member of the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad scales Mount Arrowsmith Sunday during an operation to save hikers from a dangerous part of the mountain. [FACEBOOK]
» Arrowsmith search
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ArtsFolk Song Circle meets Tues-
days, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Fir Park Village. Info: 250-723-7945.
Lounge Music with pianist Richard Lysne Tuesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Sports & recreationValley Cloggers meet Tues-
days at 6:30 p.m. at the Arrowsmith Baptist Church. Beginners welcome. Info: 250-724-2137.
Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thurs-days from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Kingsway Pub meat draw on Tuesdays, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Wat-son House.
Board Games social on Tues-days, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Char’s Landing.
Fun darts/ladies pool, Tues-days at 7 p.m. at the Legion Branch 293.
Child and youth Mothers Uplifting Mothers
group meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church. Info: 250-724-9733.
Youth Clinic services at ADSS (around the left front corner) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Info: 250-731-1315 or 250-720-9591.
Play & Learn Library at Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre on Mondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and
Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: 778- 421-2244.
Service groupsLiteracy Alberni, drop-in
times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Special interestGenealogy Club meets the last
Tuesday of every month at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members can visit on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Special twice a week fitness class designed for new moms and their babies. To register drop into Echo Cen-tre or phone 250-723-2181.
Social - Green Beer ‘n Banter
every second Tuesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Support and help Literacy Alberni, drop-in
times Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
Urgently needed: The Can-adian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Health Equipment Loan and Disas-ter Management programs in Port Alberni. Please visit http://www.redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed details. To apply please email [email protected], call 1-855-995-3529 or visit the Red Cross office at 5100C Tebo Avenue.
Alberni Valley Hospice Soci-ety’s Dementia Support
Group meets third Tuesday monthly 10:30 a.m. to noon at 3088 3rd Avenue. This group is for individuals dealing with Early On Set Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other Neurological Degenerative Disorders. 250-723-4478
Walk and Talk grief support group meets Tuesday mor-nings. The goal of this group is to offer bereavement sup-port in an informal and com-fortable way that combines exercise and companionship. Call Ruth at 250-723-4478 to register.
Somass Toastmasters meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at 3088 Third Ave. for speaking, leadership and fun. Info: 250-724-0976 (Shirley Maxwell).
Meals on Wheels program needs volunteer drivers
Tuesday to Saturday. Info: 250-730-0390.
Grandparents Raising Grand-children and other kinship care providers are welcome to call a province-wide infor-mation and support line toll free at 1-855-474-9777 or e-mail [email protected].
KUU-US Crisis Line, plus mobile outreach support ser-vices. If you, or someone you know, is having difficulties, please call 250-723-2040.
Addictions The Christian Intervention Pro-
gram runs Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: 250-724-3688 (Pastor Ron Nickle) or 250-730-0397 (Terry MacDonald).
Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, mental health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.
Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.
Alcoholics Anonym-ous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
Overeaters Anonymous meet-ing Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486
What’s onStart of U2 Friday Novice Curl-
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Alberni District Historical Soci-ety 50th Anniversary, Oct. 15 with a commemorative tea. Alberni Valley Museum from 2-4 p.m.
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Local sponsorship committee forms to raise funds and support to help family escape persecution
Group seeks to sponsor refugeesMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
A group of Port Alberni residents is determined to make a “life-changing difference” and help a refugee family escape the war-torn Middle East.
Fourteen locals have formed a constituency group with the Angli-can Diocese of British Columbia to sponsor a refugee family to live in the Alberni Valley. The Anglican Diocese works as a Sponsorship Agreement Holder, helping inter-ested Canadians with the adminis-tration involved in the sponsorhip process.
The local group, called the Port Alberni Refugee Sponsorship Com-mittee, formed after meeting in the basement of the Holy Family–Notre Dame Catholic Church last month to listen to an Anglican priest speak about the issues involved in sponsoring refugees. Rev. Bruce Bryant-Scott, refugee coordinator for the Anglican dio-cese, said the process in Canada is complicated because refugee spon-sorship is handled through Citizen-ship and Immigration. It can take years to help someone leave their country of origin. Currently the federal government has prioritized cases from Syria and Iraq, Bryant-Scott said.
Michele Fraser, a member of Holy Family–Notre Dame parish,
was motivated to action from the news of Christian persecution by the Islamic State. Fraser has been working to organize a sponsorship group for several months.
“It came through prayer,” Fra-ser said of her inspiration to help refugees. It was the Catholic bishop who recommended she get in touch with the Anglicans, she said. Fraser would prefer to help a Christian family, as she believes they are in greater need because of persecution from Islamic radicals
in Syria and Iraq. The Port Alberni Refugee
Sponsorship Committee is “a multi-faceted core group of 14 willing and capable individuals surrounded by a larger group of support,” Fraser described in a written statement. “We are hos-pice volunteers, retired teachers, fund-raising and public relations specialists, people of faith and just plain old caring folk, with the intention and determination to make a life-changing difference in
the life of one desperate family.“In the coming days and months,
we’ll be working hard to find hous-ing, transportation, education, food and finances, education, and medical care to support one immi-grant family for one year,” Fraser noted.
Sponsorship groups require a minimum of $30,000 to sponsor a family of four, according to federal guidelines. Fraser said she would like to raise at least twice that much to help a family live comfort-ably for one year in Port Alberni.
Anyone interested in helping the sponsorship committee is encour-aged to contact Fraser by email: [email protected].
The committee plans to meet regularly in local church halls, Fraser said. They welcome not only Christians but anyone who wants to help, she said.
Fraser has invited a young Iraqi priest to speak to the committee. Fr. Karam Alraban escaped Bagh-dad in 2013 after receiving death threats and an attempt on his life. Islamic radicals shot up Alraban’s car while he was inside, but the bullets narrowly missed him, he said.
Granted refugee status after landing in Toronto in 2014, he was later invited by the Catholic bishop of Victoria (Gary Gordon) to come to Vancouver Island. Alra-
ban is now serving as the pastor of Ascension parish in Parksville since July.
Christians in northern Iraq, where the Islamic State now rules, are given four options, Alraban said: convert to Islam, pay an extortionist tax, flee the country, or die.
“They are strangers in the coun-try where they now live, Alraban said. Animals in Canada have more rights than Christians in Iraq.”
Port Alberni resident Michele Fraser by the grotto of Holy Family Notre Dame Catholic Church. Fraser has been working for several months to organize a sponsorship group for a refugee family. Fraser joined a group of 14 locals to form the Port Alberni Refugee Sponsorship Committee. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
“Animals in Canada have more rights than Christians in Iraq.”
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Don’t bomb Syria, says LiberalCONFLICT, from Page 1
“In Syria, Canada’s support has meant 16 million people have access to safe drinking water,” he said.
“Over four million Syrians have access to food and emer-gency assistance is provided to nearly three million refugees in the neighbouring countries like Jordan.”
The cost of Canada’s military role in the conflict is estimated to be $400 million for 2015–16, said Duncan, including 69 Spe-cial Operations Forces Com-mand members in an “advise and assist mission.”
“It is in Canada’s national interest to participate in the global fight against jihadi terrorism,” he said. “We will ensure that the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces have what they need to do the job we are asking of them.”
Green Party candidate Glenn Sollitt said Canada’s inter-national role should be “peace building, peacekeeping and international diplomacy.”
He believes the federal gov-ernment’s approach to the conflict has been misled and unnecessarily aggressive. By bombing ISIL Canada has helped the “brutal Syrian dicta-tor” Basher al-Assad, resulting in more civilian deaths, said Sollitt.
“By departing from insistence on the rule of law in inter-national affairs, we have made a bad situation worse,” he said.
Liberal candidate Carrie Pow-ell-Davidson agrees that air strikes are the wrong approach.
“Canada is a peace-keeping country and should be taking steps to getting us back into that role,” she said.
Powell-Davidson accused the federal government of forget-ting that millions of people live in the heavily populated areas near ISIL targets.
“Canada’s participation in Syria and Iraq is not commen-
surate with either the scope of the problem that is presented to us or our capacity to pro-vide aid to those who have been displaced,” she said. “At present we spend hundreds of millions of dollars to take part
in roughly three per cent of all air strikes against ISIL. What would that same sum do in the hands of Doctors Without Bor-ders (MSF) or the Red Cross?”
Encouraging positive small actions can enhance school environment: Offi cials
Distict works to improve well being
KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
School District 70 is hoping to see if focusing on one small strategy throughout the day will help students improve their well-being and academic success.
The district was chosen as one of six in the province to take part in a pilot project that will implement everyday strategies focused on increasing student connectedness and well-being.
SD 70 Superintendent Greg Smyth and team applied for the WellAhead initiative through the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation late last spring. Of the 60 school districts in the province, 42 others competed in the selection process.
Laurie Morphet, principal of Alberni Elementary School and district coordinator of the pro-ject, said the WellAhead process is an opportunity to involve all stakeholders to delve deeply into what small actions really can make a positive difference on how students feel at school. The idea is to brainstorm a num-ber of ways actions can improve student wellbeing and narrow them down to one that will be tested in classrooms, on school grounds and in the community.
Through an accelerated pro-cess designed by the WellAhead Planning and Research Team, parents, students, teachers, EA’s, NEWS, administrators and agencies who support children and youth will partake in two brainstorming sessions. The goal is to pinpoint specific every-day actions that positively sup-port student well-being.
Preliminary ideas, which Morphet said many staff already practice, include staff pleasant-ly greeting students, knowing their names, opening doors for each other, giving students high-fives, holding meaningful con-versations or installing friend-ship benches. Now they are looking for input from others on what really makes a positive difference to how students feel at school.
An invitation to school and community stakeholders for two round table sessions is the first phase. The co-design phase is scheduled for Oct. 13 and Oct. 15. After that, the ideas will be narrowed down through a Design Jam before the end of the month. The final phase
involves testing further afield, to see if the chosen strategy can work in the remaining school districts in B.C. and those in other provinces.
“The WellAhead process has scheduled evaluation and feed-back loops to allow for frequent shifts in action along a tight timeline,” Morphet said.
“A three week timeline is short so it will be interesting to see if it will promote change.”
“We aren’t doing this because there is a problem,” Smyth said. “It is important to note that it is not born out of necessity, but instead we are continuing to work in the area of wellbeing. This is another way of improv-ing the outcomes for our kids.”
Last year, the school district was involved in workshops on self-regulation and anxiety.
“We see a lot of families who live in poverty which often increases the level of worry among kids,”Morphet said. “This, in turn, can affect student wellbeing which can also pose challenges to their learning.”
Ultimately, the two hope the WellAHead initiative helps students in school and agree it takes a community effort to make a real difference.
“This WellAhead opportunity promotes a cultural approach that has to have participation and buy-in across our commun-ity,” Smyth said.
For more information on how to become involved, Morphet can be reached at Alberni Ele-mentary School at 250-724-0623 or [email protected].
Every vote counts, so get out and cast your ballot
Your vote is your voice that tells everyone that you would like that person to represent you and your riding in our federal government.
But before you put that mark on the ballot find out where these people that are running in your riding where they stand on local issues that effect yourself and your town or city where you live and work.
If that after all the candidates meetings and the one-on-one talk to these people you find that one candidate stands out from the rest, it is time to vote so make sure that you are on the voter list.
If your are not on the list go to Elections Canada and see how you can get on the voter’s list and vote.
Remember every vote counts so get out there and vote.
Dave Warrender Port Alberni
The niqab is freedom of religious choice
Interesting debate (on Sept. 24)and increasingly humerous as even the French translator began to take on PM Harper’s haltingly
robotic speech cadence with a hint of whine.
And so the PM would “never tell (his) daughter she must cover her face because she’s a woman!” eh?
He would if he were an Islamic fundamentalist father, but he’s not and he lives in Canada where women are free to choose to wear religious head garb.
So what if the PM’s daughter decided to follow the Islamic faith and show her personal devotion by making her own personal choice to wear the niqab?
What would the PM say then, if his daughter insisted upon wearing it — perhaps to renew her oath of citizenship?!
Would he allow her freedom of choice then, without trying to dictate to her how he thinks she should dress while exercising her right to express her religious devotion?
Liz Stonard Port Alberni
Congratulations to a seasoned dance teacher
We wish to congratulate Alison Cowan as she retires from teaching dance! Alison’s mom, Pat Cum-mings founded The Pat Cummings
School of Dance in 1952. Mrs. Cummings made sure Alison had excellent dance training when she was growing up. Alison went to summer school every year starting at 10 years of age. Alison also received excellent training in ballet from Mara McBirney in Van-couver. As a teenager, she assisted her mom at the studio and even had her own classes to teach.
Alison moved to Vancouver when she was 16 to take ballet classes and go to school.
After her dance studies were completed, she moved back to Port Alberni to start teaching with her mom. She was officially a full time teacher beginning in 1969.
Alison, taught with her mom for many years and later became Art-istic Director of the Pat Cummings School of Dance.
Former dancers remember calling her Miss Alison and later Mrs. Cowan. She was married in 1972, had her first son in 1978 and second son in 1983. We also remem-ber her dancing gracefully through her pregnancies with James and Christopher.
Alison continued her mom’s leg-acy by volunteering for countless hours in our community. Alison’s dancers performed at many valley events such as teas, community productions, Fun Shine and dance
shows. Dancers were always ready to perform with beautiful costumes that were often made by Alison. Choreography, set designs and props were creative, original, polished and stunning.
Recently she was awarded the distinction from the Canadian Dance Teachers Association for teaching for 30 years. The Royal Academy of Dance also honoured her with a lifetime membership.
Many of Alison’s dancers have commented they felt they grew up at the studio. There was lots of fun travelling to festivals, master class-es and gala performances.
Several of her dancers went on to become dance teachers spreading her gift to many other students.
Alison epitomised the highest standards of integrity, hard work and dedication to dance. Her dan-cers are richer because of her. She gave them the foundation to suc-ceed. Mrs. Cowan believed in each one of her dancers. The confidence spread not only to dance, but to other areas of life.
Thank-you to the Cowan family for sharing Alison with us all. Thank-you Alison for enriching our lives. We wish you all the best Mrs. Cowan!
Roxy and Stacey Manson Port Alberni
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Harper ties up the knotty trade deal P
rime Minister Stephen Harper claims to have cut “a tremendous deal” by signing on to the Pacific Rim trade pact.
And maybe he has. But Harper may also be gilding the lily. This is a knotty business, and we haven’t begun to unravel the tangled details.
Most Canadians know little about the Trans-Pacific Partner-ship. That’s hardly a surprise given its complexity, its breadth, its rollout over 15 years and the fact that it was cooked up largely in secret with no parliamentary debate or public hearings.
As a latecomer to the 12-nation Pacific trade talks, Canada’s Con-servative government was forced into a largely defensive stance. As Harper sees it, we would have faced “devastating” consequences had we been left out. So our negotiators went in with a weak mandate to hang in there with
the rest of the club to obtain tar-iff-freer access to a huge trading block, while paying as few dues as possible. Opting out was never a serious option.
We’ll only know how much Can-ada has yielded to its Pacific Rim partners and multinational cor-porations — on issues that range from investor-state dispute settle-ment mechanisms to Internet use to patent protection on drugs – when we see the fine print. As for potential job and revenue losses or gains, it will be years before we have a real clue.
But Harper’s decision to ear-mark $4.3 billion to help Canada’s threatened dairy, chicken and egg farmers adjust is one signal that this “gold standard” of a managed-trade deal is not without risk. He also promises investment support for the auto sector.
Of course, none of this is going to stop Harper from going into the final days of the election cam-
paign trumpeting his success at securing tariff-freer access to a trade group with 800 million cus-tomers and a combined output of $28 trillion. While Canada already has privileged access to the big American and Mexican markets, the Pacific deal offers the promise, at least, of selling more Canadian goods to Japan, Australia, Malay-sia and Vietnam. And our sales stand to increase further if China, India and others one day join under the same rules. That’s not to be sneezed at.
Still, the TPP’s critics warn of revenue losses as foreign suppli-ers get more access to our dairy and poultry markets: 3.25 per cent for dairy and 2.1 per cent for poultry. As well, the 6.1-per-cent tariff on imported vehicles will be phased out, as long as they have 45-per-cent content from the TPP region, which is lower than the current 62.5 per cent North American regional-content pro-
vision. The auto parts industry warns that will mean job losses in Ontario, but even that situa-tion isn’t entirely clear. Those potential losses must be weighed against the risk of being left out-side the TPP – which is why some big parts makers are supporting the deal.
On the plus side, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce predicts “huge gains” for farmers, food processors, and firms in forestry, mining, aerospace, financial servi-ces and information technology,
Although Canadians will soon get a look at the details, voters won’t be in a position to cast an informed ballot on Oct. 19. It will be up to the next Parliament to thoroughly air, debate, ratify and implement this hugely complex package next year, or walk away from it and risk being isolated.
For now, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau seems more disposed to accept the pact than the NDP’s
Tom Mulcair. The Liberals “strongly support free trade,” he says, subject to “full and open debate.” The NDP won’t be held to a deal struck by an outgoing gov-ernment with no mandate to bind its successor. But both leaders are keeping their options open. That makes sense.
After all, the deal still must win the approval of the potentially balky U.S. Congress and other for-eign legislatures in the next two years. What prime ministers and presidents have joined together, politicians may yet put asunder.
When Canada joined the talks three years ago the question for Parliament was: Will the expected economic gains for Canada off-set any giveaways we may face? That’s still the big question. Until we see a credible cost/benefit analysis, it will be premature to judge.
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Faced with a medical decision, patients nor-mally allow their doctor to decide on treatment,
assuming he or she “always knows best.” But Consumer Report on Health claims that this approach rarely works any-more. Doctors simply are unable to keep up with the flood of new information on medical therapy. Consequently, some medical decisions must be based on the patient’s priorities, not just the doctor’s. This process might even decrease the cost of medical care.
Often the problem is com-munication. For instance, a study of 1,057 doctor/ patient visits, including 3,552 clinical decisions, found that only nine percent provided the patient with enough information to make an informed choice!
So how do you figure out what is best for you? Potential traps are the now common operations of cataract surgery, and knee or hip replacement. Remember, these elective pro-cedures should only be done when the physical condition affects your quality of life by inability to function. Not when the surgeon says, “I can fit you in.”
It’s also been reported that about one in seven women who have a hysterectomy don’t need the operation. So, ask if there are other procedures such as endometrial ablation that either remove fibroids or remove the lining of the uterus to decrease excessive bleeding.
Be cautious about long-term therapy such as the treatment of hypertension. Rather than submit yourself to a lifetime of prescription drugs, ask how lifestyle changes such as los-ing weight and exercise can be helpful.
Taking a magnesium pill or a powder such as MagSense can relax arteries, decreasing blood pressure. So does the natural remedy Nitric Oxide which, by increasing the production of nitric acid, also relaxes arter-ies, thus decreasing hyperten-sion. In addition, studies show that high doses of vitamin C and lysine will slowly remove atherosclerosis from arteries, a
main cause of high blood pres-sure. Your Health Food Store will inform you of the various choices available.
Screening tests also cost our health care system billions of dollars annually. Some are of questionable benefit and may cause unintended complica-tions. One study showed that 40 per cent of checkups involved tests which were unproven. For instance, if you don’t have a family history of heart disease or coronary symptoms there’s no need for a stress test. Some author-ities also believe the PSA test to diagnose prostate cancer should never to be done as it
causes more complications than it saves lives. And women in their 40s should discuss the pros and cons of mammog-raphy before agreeing to one.
Every year a large number of MRI’s are performed for low back pain. But they are not needed unless the procedure is required for a treatment deci-sion. It’s well known that an MRI may show a disk problem, but it may not be the cause of the pain. Many patients have this abnormality without back pain. Besides, most back pain subsides without any treatment.
90 per cent of hernias occur in men but how many require surgery? For years it’s been standard practice to operate to avoid bowel obstruction. But a study which followed several thousand men for several years discovered that, contrary to medical opinion, only one per-cent per year suffered from this complication.
Of course you must always ask your doctor, “What happens if I decide against treatment?” For instance, an 80-year-old man with ear-ly prostate cancer may live another 15 years without treat-ment. In the interim he may die
of something else. He may also decide that he does not want to take the risk of surgery and end up in diapers.
For women with early breast cancer a “lumpectomy” may be an option rather than complete removal of the breast. Some, however, feel more assured if the entire breast is removed. The main point is to be an informed patient so there are no surprises.
Michael Barry, Professor of Medicine at The Harvard Med-ical School studied 2,600 adults age 40 and older who faced deci-sions about surgery, medicine and screening tests. He reports that their level of knowledge was low. Many did not even know why they were under-going a specific procedure.
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Does your doctor always know best?
» W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a gradu-ate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, Univer-sity of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com.
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The natural transition from the reproduct-ive years to the post-menopausal years is
not necessarily a smooth one, even though it is a normal process of aging.
No two women’s menopause transition is alike.
Some women begin to experience symptoms long before menopause has occurred.
This is called “perimeno-pause” and usually occurs around age 47 and can last for four to five years before menopause occurs.
Symptoms of perimeno-pause include menstrual irregularities, hot flashes, vaginal dryness and thin-ning, decreased libido, mood swings, depression, changes in memory and cognition, sleep disturbances, hair loss on the head, hair growth and acne on the face, fatigue, nau-sea, palpitations, headaches, urinary tract infections, joint pains.
To determine the hormone levels in the body, naturo-pathic physicians will meas-
ure the amounts in blood or saliva. The saliva test meas-ures the active unbound form of the hormone in the body and determines the levels of estrogen, progesterone, as well as cortisol, testosterone, and DHEA.
Cortisol is measured four times a day to show a cortisol curve which is an important indicator to determine the health of the adrenal glands.
As women transition through menopause, the adrenal glands are extremely important as they start to take over the role of hormone secretion as the ovaries slow down production.
Women who are burnt out or tired usually have low adrenal function, and thus have a harder time transi-tioning through menopause and worse symptoms of hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, irritability, hair loss, etc.
I typically advise women with adrenal fatigue to slow down, rest more, and take important B vitamins and herbal remedies to restore adrenal cortisol production. This will inevitably help their menopausal symptoms as well.
Naturopathic treatment involves balancing the hor-mones through whole foods diets (avoidance of sugar,
white flour, caffeine, and alcohol), stress reduction techniques to optimize the adrenal gland function, and certain vitamins, minerals, and herbs.
Herbs such as black cohosh, red clover, and chasteberry are helpful for increasing and balancing estrogen and progesterone.
To minimize osteoporosis risk, vitamin D status should be tested and as much as 5,000-10,0000 IU/day of vita-min D can be prescribed.
Bio-identical hormones are derived from natural plant
sources (i.e. soy or wild yam) and are more recognizable to the human body then those derived from traditional HRT (horse urine).
Bio-identical hormones can be prescribed by a naturo-pathic doctor in order to bal-ance hormones and alleviate menopausal symptoms with little or no side effects.
Often, I find that proges-terone cream prescribed in minute doses can help reduce the effects of anxiety, insom-nia, hot flashes, night sweats, and depression associated with menopause.
Estriol cream can be applied topically to the vagina to help with dryness or pain during intercourse. These trans-dermal applications of hormones can be prescribed by a naturopathic doctor. It is important to have hormone levels tested first to deter-mine appropriate dosage requirements of these hor-mone creams.
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Natural ways to go through menopause
» Dr. Jeannie Doig, H.BSc, ND, Nat-uropathic Doctor practises at the Family Chiropractic Clinic at 4711 Elizabeth St., Port Alberni. Call 723-9888 to book an appointment.
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“Doctors simply are unable to keep up with the flood of new information on medical therapy. Consequently, some medical decisions must be based on the patient’s priorities, not just the doctor’s.”
Dr. Gifford Jones
The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has begun rewri� ng the Zoning (Land Use) Bylaw for the en� re Regional District. It is important to the ACRD that the opportunity to provide comment and/or input on this project is off ered to residents and property owners of the Regional District. Public input and knowledge is essen� al to the successful development of this bylaw!
ACRD Planning Staff will be hos� ng a series of Public Open Houses in October. Please feel welcome to a� end the Open House in your area!
AREA ‘B’ – BEAUFORT & AREA ‘E’ – BEAVER CREEK: Tuesday, October 13th, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm in the Beaver Creek Community Hall - 8505 Beaver Creek Road, Port AlberniAREA ‘D’ – SPROAT LAKE: Wednesday, October 14th, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm in the Terminal Building at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport – 7400 Airport Road, Port AlberniAREA ‘F’ – CHERRY CREEK: Thursday, October 15th, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm at the Cherry Creek Community Hall – 3720 Moore Road, Port AlberniAREA ‘C’ – LONG BEACH: Wednesday, October 21st, 3:30 un� l 6:30 pm in Ac� vity Room #2 at the Ucluelet Community Centre – 500 Ma� erson Drive, UclueletAREA ‘A’ – BAMFIELD: Thursday, October 22nd, 4:00 un� l 7:00 pm in the Bamfi eld Fire Hall – 352 Pachena Road, Bamfi eld
If you have any ques� ons, please call the ACRD offi ce at 250-720-2700 to speak with Mike Irg, Manager of Planning and Development or Charity Hallberg Dodds, Planning Assistant.To view the DRAFT Zoning Bylaw Document and Maps, please visit our website at www.acrd.bc.ca .
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
ZONING (LAND USE) BYLAWPUBLIC OPEN HOUSES
SPORTS6 Tuesday, October 6, 2015 | Contact the newsroom 250-723-8171 | [email protected] | STORY UPDATES: www.avtimes.net
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FOOTBALL NHL
Alberni Valley defeat Victoria Grizzlies at home 4–2 on Friday; lose 5–1 in Powell River against Kings
Bulldogs in ‘growing pains’: coachMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
The Bulldogs beat the Griz-zlies again at Weyerhaeuser Arena on Friday, but Alberni has yet to win away from home as they lost their fifth straight road game on Saturday night.
Powell River’s offence proved too much for the Bulldogs at Hap Parker Arena on Saturday, as Alberni allowed five goals by the end of the second period. The 5–1 final scoreline was a bit of an improvement over their last game against the Kings when they conceded seven goals without scoring any at Weyer-haeuser Arena last month. Shots favoured the Kings 31–28.
It was the Bulldogs on the attack for most of the first per-iod, though without any reward thanks to solid goaltending by the Kings’ Stefan Wornig.
Gavin Rauser put the Kings ahead 1–0 in a three-on-one rush with assists from Austin Kamer and Nick Nonis at 16:10 of the first. Curtis McCarrick made it 2–0 on the powerplay for the Kings with less than a minute left in the period, assisted by Nick Halagian and Rylan Ball.
McCarrick scored in alone against Bulldogs goaltender Chris Tai at 1:32 of the second period, assisted by Halagian and Jeremy Leclerc. It was 4–0 less than a minute later when Rauser scored his second goal of the night with assists from Mitchell Hawes and Ball.
Carson Schamerhorn took over in net from Tai at that point.
The Bulldogs gave up their first short-handed goal so far this season at 17:14 in the second period when Powell River’s Kyle Betts found the back of the net, with help from Halagian, in alone behind the Alberni defence.
Entering the third period
down 5–0, Alberni went to work to close the gap. Jordan Sand-hu put the puck past Wornig’s glove at 1:45 off a Josh Adkins rebound. Despite a five on three man advantage later in the per-iod the Bulldogs couldn’t wipe out the deficit.
Alberni was 0 for 3 on the powerplay, while the Kings were 1 for 5.
Bulldogs head coach Kevin
Willison said his team took “a lot of confidence” from their 4–2 win over the Victoria Grizzlies on Friday night at Weyerhaeuser Arena. But they couldn’t finish their opportun-ities against the Kings.
“When [the Kings] had their opportunity, they buried theirs,” Willison said. “Unfortunately we’re just going through a little bit of growing pains here. We’ll
get it figured out.” Defenceman Tyler Cooper
was back on the ice for Alberni after recovering from injury, but forwards Chris Schutz, Brodie Smith and Quinn Syrydiuk are out of the lineup.
“[Cooper] gives us a little depth in the back end,” said Willison. “The front end we’re a little banged up. But those are the guys that we’re counting on.”
It’s a battle to stay above the bottom of the Island Division on Wednesday night when the 2-6-0-0 Bulldogs try to beat the 1-6-0-1 Grizzlies for the third time this season. Face-off is at 7 p.m at The Q Centre in Victoria.
Liam Conrad goes airborne in a rush to get the puck on net against the Victoria Grizzlies at Weyerhaeuser Arena on Friday. Alberni won 4–2. The two teams are at the bottom of the BCHL Island Division. The Bulldogs travel to Victoria on Wednesday to face the Grizzlies for the third time this season. [ROB FROLIC FOR THE TIMES]
B.C. Football Conference squad beat Valley Huskers 38–9; break till semifi nal
V.I. Raiders win to fi nish season
NANAIMO NEWS BULLETIN
The V.I. Raiders will head into the post-season on a roll.
Nanaimo’s B.C. Football Con-ference team ended the regular season with a 38-9 victory over the Valley Huskers on Saturday in Chilliwack.
The Raiders built a 38-0 half-time lead and then coasted the rest of the way.
Taylor Flavel and Dustin Rod-riguez each scored two touch-downs and Dustin Hamm had the other.
Quarterback Liam O’Brien was 13-for-22 for 213 yards and four touchdowns before Brody Taylor finished the game, going 6-for-9 for 72 yards.
Flavel had 70 rushing yards on
10 carries and 59 receiving yards, both team highs.
Defensively, Cole Virtanen had a fumble recovery and four solo tackles and Nigel Henry and Adam McDonald also had four tackles apiece.
Doug Thornton had a sack and Dexter Shea forced a fumble.
In other action around the BCFC, the Okanagan Sun defeated the Kamloops Broncos 51-38 in the desert and the Lang-ley Rams beat the Westshore Rebels 35-25 down the Malahat.
GAME ON … The league will break for the Thanksgiving long weekend and the BCFC semifinal between the Raiders and the Rams is Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. at Cal-edonia Park.
“[Cooper] gives us a little depth in the back end. The front end we’re a little banged up. But those are the guys that we’re counting on.”
Kevin Willison, Bulldogs head coach
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Vancouver Canucks rookie Jared McCann, left, and Edmonton Oilers rookie Connor McDavid skate during the first period of a pre-season NHL game in Vancouver on Saturday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Canucks opt for young playersJOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Jared McCann and Jake Virtanen spent a nerv-ous Sunday waiting to learn their immediate fate with the Vancouver Canucks.
“It was tough,” said McCann. “We were sitting there watching the baseball game, sweating a little bit. It definitely wasn’t an easy time.”
The 19-year-old forwards could exhale, at least a little, on Mon-day after being told they will be staying with Canucks to start the season.
“Still trying to soak it in right now,” said Virtanen. “It’s pretty exciting.”
Virtanen, the sixth overall pick in 2014, and McCann, who was taken 18 spots later, had strong performances in training camp and during the exhibition schedule with two goals and two assists each in six games.
Vancouver also decided to keep another rookie, 22-year-old defenceman Ben Hutton, with the big club ahead of Wednes-day’s opener in Calgary against the Flames.
“You don’t just get lucky,” said Canucks head coach Willie Des-jardins. “There’s no luck. You get what you deserve ... those guys are ready, they’re good players.”
With veteran winger Chris Higgins out with a broken foot, 30-year-old Adam Cracknell also made the team, likely on the fourth line.
The Canucks still have a bit of
wiggle room with Virtanen and McCann if things don’t work out early in the season. Both are too young to play in the AHL and their only option is being returned to junior, but they won’t have the first year of their entry-level contracts burned until each plays a 10th NHL game.
It’s not something the team is focusing on, but the players are well aware they still have lots to prove.
“It’s in the back of our minds,” said Virtanen. “We still have to make this team and guys are pushing for jobs still.”
Hutton, who could have been sent to the AHL without having to clear waivers, was a relative unknown coming into camp after a strong rookie tournament in mid-September. A fifth-round pick back in 2012 who played three years at the University of Maine, Hutton showed he belonged on a team that was looking to add some speed and creativity in defence.
“I had no idea I would be here at this point, I’m going to be completely honest,” Hutton with a big grin. “But I am and I’m happy so I’m just going to keep rolling with it.”
Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said he was glad to see players who deserved a spot stick with the club.
“You hear every year about guys coming in and getting a chance and everyone’s fighting for the same job, but you never follow through on that,” said
Sedin, who is entering his 15th season. “They’re really good people. They come in, they work hard, they don’t expect to be given anything. They work for what they get. That’s all you can ask for.”
To make room for McCann, Vir-tanen, Hutton and Cracknell, the Canucks placed forward Linden Vey and defencemen Frank Cor-rado and Alex Biega on waivers.
Desjardins said cutting Vey and Corrado was especially difficult.
“I feel for those guys. It’s hard. When we wrote up our lineup in the summer both guys were on the team. That’s where we felt they’d be,” said Desjardins. “They didn’t have bad camps, it’s that other people had real good camps.”
The Canucks could lose all three on the waiver wire ahead of assigning them to the AHL, with Corrado and Vey the biggest risks.
The 24-year-old Vey had 10 goals and 14 assists in his first full NHL season with the Canucks in 2014-15 after being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings for a second-round pick. Corrado, meanwhile, has been viewed as one of Vancouver’s top defence prospects, but the 22-year-old was passed by Hutton in the pecking order.
“On our team I want guys to compete for spots,” said Desjardins.
“If you’re not doing your job then we’re going to go to some-body else.”
MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEFINAL STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-Toronto 93 69 .574 — — 6-4 L-2 53-28 40-41x-New York 87 75 .537 6 — 3-7 L-3 45-36 42-39Baltimore 81 81 .500 12 5 5-5 W-5 47-31 34-50Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 13 6 6-4 W-2 42-42 38-40Boston 78 84 .481 15 8 6-4 L-4 43-38 35-46
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayz-Kansas City 95 67 .586 — — 6-4 W-5 51-30 44-37Minnesota 83 79 .512 12 3 5-5 L-3 46-35 37-44Cleveland 81 80 .503 131/2 41/2 6-4 W-3 39-41 42-39Chicago 76 86 .469 19 10 4-6 L-1 40-41 36-45Detroit 74 87 .460 201/2 111/2 4-6 W-1 38-43 36-44
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-Texas 88 74 .543 — — 5-5 W-1 43-38 45-36x-Houston 86 76 .531 2 — 6-4 L-1 53-28 33-48Los Angeles 85 77 .525 3 1 7-3 L-1 49-32 36-45Seattle 76 86 .469 12 10 2-8 W-1 36-45 40-41Oakland 68 94 .420 20 18 4-6 L-1 34-47 34-47x — clinched wild card berth; y — clinched division title; z — clinched league title.
Tampa Bay 12 Baltimore 9 N.Y. Yankees 4Arizona 5 Houston 3Texas 9 L.A. Angels 2
Seattle 3 Oakland 2Cleveland 3 Boston 1Kansas City 6 Minnesota 1Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 0END OF REGULAR SEASON
Atlanta 6-2 St. Louis 0-0 (DH)Arizona 5 Houston 3Philadelphia 7 Miami 2Colorado 7 San Francisco 3
Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee 1N.Y. Mets 1 Washington 0Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 0L.A. Dodgers 6 San Diego 3END OF REGULAR SEASON
NATIONAL LEAGUEFINAL STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-New York 90 72 .556 — — 5-5 W-1 49-32 41-40Washington 83 79 .512 7 14 5-5 L-1 46-35 37-44Miami 71 91 .438 19 26 6-4 L-1 41-40 30-51Atlanta 67 95 .414 23 30 6-4 W-3 42-39 25-56Philadelphia 63 99 .389 27 34 6-4 W-1 37-44 26-55
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayz-St. Louis 100 62 .617 — — 4-6 L-3 55-26 45-36x-Pittsburgh 98 64 .605 2 — 6-4 W-1 53-28 45-36x-Chicago 97 65 .599 3 — 8-2 W-8 49-32 48-33Milwaukee 68 94 .420 32 29 4-6 L-4 34-47 34-47Cincinnati 64 98 .395 36 33 1-9 L-1 34-47 30-51
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Awayy-Los Angeles 92 70 .568 — — 5-5 W-4 55-26 37-44San Francisco 84 78 .519 8 13 5-5 L-1 47-34 37-44Arizona 79 83 .488 13 18 6-4 W-1 39-42 40-41San Diego 74 88 .457 18 23 3-7 L-3 39-42 35-46Colorado 68 94 .420 24 29 5-5 W-1 36-45 32-49
x — clinched wild card berth; y — clinched division title; z — clinched league title.
AL PLAYOFFSWILD CARD
Houston (Keuchel 20-8) at New York (Tanaka 12-7), 8:08 p.m. (ESPN)
DIVISION(Best-of-5 series)
KANSAS CITY VS. N.Y.-HOUSTON WINNER
New York-Houston winner at Kansas City, 7:37 or 8:07 p.m. (FS1)
NY-Houston winner at KC, 3:45 pm (FS1)
KC at NY-Houston winner, 4:10 pm (MLBN)
x-Kansas City at New York-Houston winner, TBA (FOX or FS1)
x-NY-Houston winner at Kansas City, TBA
TORONTO VS. TEXAS
Texas (Gallardo 13-11) at , 3:37 or 4:07 p.m. (FS1)
Texas (Hamels 7-1) at , 12:45 p.m. (MLBN)
at Texas, 8:10 p.m. (FS1)
x- at Texas (FOX or FS1)
x-Texas at (FOX or FS1)
NL PLAYOFFSWILD CARD
Chicago (Arrieta 22-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 8:08 p.m. (TBS)
DIVISION(Best-of-5 series)
ST. LOUIS VS. PITTSBURGH-CHI. WINNER
Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 5:37 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner
x-St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner
x-Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis
LOS ANGELES VS. NEW YORK
New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles, 9:45 p.m.
New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles, 9:07 p.m.
Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8)
x-Los Angeles at New York
x-New York at Los Angeles
RUNS SCORED
Trout, LA, 104; Machado, Bal, 102; Dozier, Min, 101; Cain, KC, 101; Davis, Bal, 100; Hosmer, KC, 98; Eaton, Chi, 98; .
Davis, Bal, 117;
Trout, LA, .590;
RUNS SCOREDHarper, Was, 118; Pollock, Ari, 111; Goldschmidt, Ari, 103; Fowler, Chi, 102; Carpenter, StL, 101; Granderson, NY, 98; Arenado, Col, 97; Votto, Cin, 95.
Arenado, Col, 130; Goldschmidt, Ari, 110; Rizzo, Chi, 101; Kemp, SD, 100; Harper, Was, 99; Bryant, Chi, 99; Gonzalez, Col, 97.
Harper, Was, .649; Arenado, Col, .575.
REGULAR SEASONMontreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 8 p.m.Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Boston, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg at New Jersey, 7 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 7 p.m.Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Florida, 7 p.m.Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Nashville, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Pittsburgh at Arizona, 10 p.m.Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 1 p.m.Winnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.Columbus at Buffalo, 3 p.m.Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Vancouver at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.San Jose at Washington, 7 p.m.Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
BCHLINTERIOR DIVISION
Penticton 8 7 1 0 0 32 14 14Salmon Arm 8 5 1 2 0 35 20 12West Kelowna 8 5 3 0 0 30 29 10Vernon 10 4 5 0 1 71 32 9Merritt 10 4 6 0 0 40 46 8Trail 7 2 5 0 0 21 33 4
ISLAND DIVISION
Powell River 9 7 2 0 0 35 17 14Nanaimo 9 6 3 0 0 35 22 12Cowichan Valley 8 4 2 1 1 28 59 10Alberni Valley 8 2 6 0 0 16 36 4Victoria 8 1 6 0 1 15 28 3
MAINLAND DIVISION
Langley 8 6 2 0 0 31 22 12Wenatchee 7 5 1 1 0 30 15 11Coquitlam 9 4 4 1 0 26 35 9Chilliwack 9 3 3 1 2 32 30 9Surrey 8 2 6 0 0 20 35 4Prince George 8 1 6 0 1 13 37 3
Vernon 4 Victoria 1Langley 4 Cowichan Valley 2Surrey 5 Merritt 4
Coquitlam at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.
Trail at Penticton, 7 p.m.Merritt at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.
Alberni Valley at Victoria, 7 p.m.
Powell River at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.Victoria at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.West Kelowna at Penticton, 7 p.m.Chilliwack at Surrey, 7 p.m.Nanaimo at Vernon, 7 p.m.Wenatchee at Langley, 7:15 p.m.Prince George at Trail, 7:30 p.m.
Prince George at Vernon, 6 p.m.Cowichan Valley at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.Penticton at Chilliwack, 7 p.m.Nanaimo at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.Surrey at Victoria, 7 p.m.Powell River at West Kelowna, 7 p.m.Coquitlam at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
Surrey at Cowichan Valley, 2 p.m.Nanaimo at Merritt, 2 p.m.Chilliwack at Langley, 3 p.m.Prince George at Salmon Arm, 3 p.m.Coquitlam at Trail, 3 p.m.Powell River at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.
NHLCFLEAST DIVISION
Hamilton 13 8 5 0 430 269 16Ottawa 13 8 5 0 319 338 16Toronto 12 7 5 0 312 348 14Montreal 13 5 8 0 280 282 10
WEST DIVISION
x-Calgary 14 11 3 0 370 290 22x-Edmonton 14 10 4 0 350 261 20B.C. 13 5 8 0 314 365 10Winnipeg 14 4 10 0 269 401 8Saskatchewan 14 2 12 0 342 432 4x — clinched playoff berth.
Toronto at Ottawa (relocated from Toronto), 7:30 p.m.
Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m.
Toronto at Montreal, 1 p.m.
NFLAMERICAN CONFERENCEEAST
New England 3 0 0 1.000 119 70N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 55Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 110 92Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 101
SOUTH
Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 72 93Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 77Houston 1 3 0 .250 77 108Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 107
NORTH
Cincinnati 4 0 0 1.000 121 77Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 96 75Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 93 104Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 85 102
WEST
Denver 4 0 0 1.000 97 69Oakland 2 2 0 .500 97 108San Diego 2 2 0 .500 96 110Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 100 125
NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 95 101N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 82Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 79Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 86
SOUTH
Carolina 4 0 0 1.000 108 71Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 137 93Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 117New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 104
NORTH
Green Bay 4 0 0 1.000 113 71Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 73Chicago 1 3 0 .250 68 125Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 96
WEST
Arizona 3 1 0 .750 148 73St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 89Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 71San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 48 110
Seattle 13 Detroit 10
N.Y. Giants 24 Buffalo 10Cincinnati 36 Kansas City 21San Diego 30 Cleveland 27Green Bay 17 San Francisco 3New Orleans 26 Dallas 20 (OT)Indianapolis 16 Jacksonville 13 (OT)Carolina 37 Tampa Bay 23St. Louis 24 Arizona 22Atlanta 48 Houston 21Denver 23 Minnesota 20Chicago 22 Oakland 20N.Y. Jets 27 Miami 14Washington 23 Philadelphia 20
New England, Tennessee
Indianapolis at Houston
FOOTBALL SOCCERMLSEASTERN CONFERENCENew York 30 15 9 6 53 38 51D.C. 32 14 12 6 39 40 48New England 32 13 11 8 45 45 47Columbus 32 13 11 8 51 53 47Toronto 31 14 13 4 55 53 46Montreal 30 12 12 6 43 41 42Orlando 32 11 13 8 44 54 41New York City 32 10 15 7 47 53 37Philadelphia 32 9 16 7 40 51 34Chicago 32 8 18 6 42 52 30
WESTERN CONFERENCEx-Los Angeles 32 14 9 9 53 39 51x-Dallas 30 15 10 5 47 38 50Vancouver 31 15 12 4 42 34 49Kansas City 31 13 9 9 46 41 48Seattle 32 14 13 5 40 34 47San Jose 32 12 12 8 39 37 44Portland 31 12 11 8 31 36 44Houston 32 11 13 8 41 45 41Salt Lake 31 11 12 8 37 43 41Colorado 31 8 13 10 30 38 34x — clinched playoff berth.
Dallas 4 Houston 1Colorado 1 Salt Lake 2Seattle 1 Los Angeles 1
Montreal at New York, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Montreal at Colorado, 9 p.m.
New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.Vancouver at Dallas, 9 p.m.Portland at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
New York City at Orlando, 7 p.m.Kansas City at San Jose, 11 p.m.
Columbus at Toronto, 2 p.m.Montreal at New England, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
Chicago at D.C., 12 p.m.Seattle at Houston, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at New York, 3 p.m.Portland at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.
ARGENTINAAldosivi 3 Lanus 1
FRANCETours 1 Dijon 0
GREECEAsteras 1 Platanias 1
ITALYTrapani 0 Perugia 0
TENNISATP-WTA
Viktor Troicki, Serbia, def. , 6-4, 6-4.
Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-2, 6-3.Andreas Haider-Maurer, Austria, def.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (8), Fra., 7-6 (4), 6-2.Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def.
Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.Zhang Ze, China, def. Denis Istomin,
Uzbekistan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Martin Klizan,
Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.Jack Sock, U.S., def. Teymuraz
Gabashvili, Russia, 6-4, 6-3.
Belinda Bencic (11), Switzerland, def. Madison Brengle, U.S., 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3.
Andrea Petkovic (13), Ger., def. ,
6-2, 1-1, retired.Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croa., def. Irina-
Camelia Begu, Romania, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.Sam Stosur, Australia, def. Monica
Niculescu, Romania, 6-3, 6-2.
Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Mona Barthel, Germ., 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Carla Suarez Navarro (7), Spain, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 7-6 (1), 6-2.
Madison Keys (14), U.S., def. Kat-eryna Bondarenko, Ukr., 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Roberta Vinci (15), Italy, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-2, 6-2.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Rus., def. Elina Svitolina (16), Ukr., 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Sloane Stephens, U.S., 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, U.S., and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def.
, and Alicja Rosol-ska, Poland, 7-5, 6-1.
ATP
Tomas Berdych (1), Czech., def. Guill-ermo G-Lopez (4), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Tatsuma Ito, Japan, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 3-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Yas-utaka Uchiyama, Japan, 6-4, 6-4.
Sam Querrey, U.S., def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
WORLD RANKINGSSINGLES
(Through Oct. 5)x-clinched year-end No. 1
London, Nov. 15-221. xq-Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 156452. q-Roger Federer, Switzerland, 94203. q-Andy Murray, Britain, 86404. q-Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 60055. Tomas Berdych, Czech Rep., 50006. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 45407. David Ferrer, Spain, 39458. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 3770
10. Gilles Simon, France, 253011. Richard Gasquet, France, 244512. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 243013. John Isner, U.S., 228014. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 227015. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, 204016. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 1990
18. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 162019. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 160020. Bernard Tomic, Australia, 157521. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 155522. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 1510
24. Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 149425. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 144026. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 143027. Jeremy Chardy, France, 136528. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 130029. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 125530. Jack Sock, U.S., 121031. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 120532. Benoit Paire, France, 118733. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Ger., 118534. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 112535. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 112536. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 111537. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 110038. Borna Coric, Croatia, 107639. Adrian Mannarino, France, 105040. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 104241. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 1020
BETTINGTHE LINES
MLBWILD CARDNATIONAL LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEChicago -130 PITSBRGH +120
AMERICAN LEAGUEFAVOURITE LINE UNDERDOG LINEHouston -110 NEW YORK +100
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HOUSTON 2 OFF (OFF) Indianapl.Sunday
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MOVESBASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUEL.A. ANGELS — Named Billy Eppler general manager.OAKLAND — Promoted Billy Beane to executive VP of baseball operations and David Forst to general manager.
NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONA — Fired pitching coach Mike Harkey.MILWAUKEE — Announced the contracts of 1st base coach Mike Guerrero, pitching coach Rick Kranitz, bench coach Jerry
-pen coach Lee Tunnell won't be renewed.WASHINGTON — Fired manager Matt Williams, bench coach Randy Knorr, pitch-ing coach Steve McCatty, hitting coach Rick Schu, 3rd base coach Bobby Henley, 1st base coach Tony Tarasco, bullpen
-tor/advance coach Mark Weidemaier.
FOOTBALLNFLCLEVELAND — Signed OL Ronald Patrick to practice squad. Released OL Andrew McDonald from practice squad.DALLAS — Waived LB Keith Smith and DT Ken Bishop.INDIANAPOLIS — Released QB Josh Johnson. Signed CB Shaun Prater.JACKSONVILLE — Placed G Brandon Linder on injured reserve.MIAMI — Fired coach Joe Philbin. Named Dan Campbell interim coach.N.Y. JETS — Signed WR Kenbrell Thomp-kins to practice squad. Released WR-KR Walter Powell from practice squad.WASHINGTON — Signed DE Frank Kearse. Waived LB Terrance Plummer.
Trail to practice squad. Released LB Sage Harold from practice squad.
HOCKEYNHLLEAGUE OFFICE — Suspended San
-ence and an illegal check to the head against Anaheim F Jakob Silfverberg during an Oct. 3 preseason game at Anaheim. Placed Montreal F Zack Kas-sian in Stage 2 of the Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program (SABH) of the NHL and NHLPA.NHLPA — Defenseman Mike Weaver announced his retirement.ANAHEIM — Assigned G John Gibson, F Chris Mueller, D Korbinian Holzer,
Kenton Helgesen on injured reserve.ARIZONA — Assigned G Louis Domingue
Released RW Daniel Barczuk, C Cody
Kerbashian from their tryout agreements.BOSTON — Waived F Max Talbot.CALGARY — Waived LW Mason Raymond.CAROLINA — Assigned F Lawson Crouse to Kingston (OHL).COLORADO — Released F Curtis Glen-cross from his pro tryout contract.DALLAS — Loaned F Curtis McKenzie to Texas (AHL).DETROIT — Assigned F Mitch Callahan, F Andy Miele and D Brian Lashoff to Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed D Jakub Kindl on seven-day injured reserve, retroactive to Sept. 29.EDMONTON — Assigned F Leon Drai-
LOS ANGELES — Assigned LW Michael Mersch to Ontario (AHL).MONTREAL — Assigned Fs Charles Hudon and Sven Andrighetto to St.
and D Mark Barberio.PHILADELPHIA — Waived D Andrew McDonald.PITTSBURGH — Waived D Tim Erixon.NEW JERSEY — Signed G Ken Appleby to a 3-year, entry-level contract.PHILADELPHIA — Waived D Andrew MacDonald.SAN JOSE — Assigned D Mirco Mueller, F Nikolay Goldobin and C Melker Karls-son to San Jose (AHL).ST. LOUIS — Signed F Scottie Upshall to a 1-yr contract. Assigned F Magnus
Petteri Lindbohm to Chicago (AHL).TORONTO — Waived D T.J. Brennan, D Andrew Campbell, C Sam Carrick, RW Matt Frattin and C Byron Froese.VANCOUVER — Waived F Linden Vey, D Frank Corrado and D Alex Biega.
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Kam’s big play allows Seahawks to winAfter controversial ruling on a near-touchdown, Seattle beats winless Lions 13-0 on Monday nightTIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — With one big punch, Kam Chancellor showed his importance to the Seattle Seahawks.
And once again, the Seahawks may have received another Mon-day night break from the officials in the same end zone where the infamous “Fail Mary” took place.
Chancellor knocked the ball free from Detroit wide receiver Calvin Johnson at the 1-yard line when it appeared the Lions were going to take the lead, and Seattle held on for a 13-10 win.
With Detroit on the verge of capping a 91-yard drive with the go-ahead touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining, Chan-cellor came from the side and punched the ball from Johnson’s arm as he was being tackled by Earl Thomas. It bounded into the end zone where it was guided over the back line by K.J. Wright for a touchback and Seattle’s ball at the 20.
Wright should have been called for an illegal bat for hitting the ball out of the end zone, NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino told NFL Network. The penalty would have given the ball back to Detroit at the Seattle 1.
But no flags were thrown and on the ensuing possession, Russell Wilson found Jermaine Kearse for 50 yards on third down. With Detroit out of time-outs, the Seahawks (2-2) ran off the final seconds of their second straight win.
“The back judge was on the play and in his judgment he didn’t feel it was an overt act so he didn’t throw the flag,” Blan-dino said.
“In looking at the replays it looked like a bat so the enforce-ment would be basically we would go back to the spot of the fumble and Detroit would keep the football.”
Wright said he did not know
the rule and Seattle coach Pete Carroll acknowledged the Sea-hawks got a break.
“Now that you look at it, we were fortunate,” Carroll said.
Detroit (0-4) is off to its worst start since it also started 0-4 in 2010 on its way to a 6-10 season, and with a schedule that offers little relief going forward.
“It’s unfortunate, but you can’t put the game in the referee’s hands,” Johnson said.
It was an ugly performance by the home team, filled with offensive mistakes and two fourth-quarter fumbles by Wil-son, the second returned 27 yards for a touchdown by Caraun Reid to pull Detroit to 13-10.
But in the end, Seattle’s defence came through.
Starting on their 9 with 6:23 remaining, the Lions converted a big third down on Golden Tate’s 22-yard catch-and-run and reached the Seattle 46 with 3 minutes left on Ameer Abdul-lah’s 9-yard run. Matthew Staf-ford then zipped a pass to No. 3 tight end Tim Wright down the seam for 26 yards to the Seattle 20 with 2:30 remaining, placing it in-between Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Chancellor.
The Lions reached the Seattle 11 and on third-and-1, Stafford passed to an open Johnson. As he stretched for the goal line, Chan-cellor came across and knocked the ball free.
Seattle has not allowed an offensive touchdown in the two games since Chancellor ended
his holdout and has forced 18 punts during that stretch.
“It was big time,” Seattle line-backer Bobby Wagner said of Chancellor’s return. “He just made us a whole defence.”
Wilson was forced to be an escape artist as Seattle’s offen-sive line continued to struggle with protection. Wilson threw for 287 yards and rushed for another 40 yards. Wilson’s most memorable play was spinning free of two near sacks and find-ing Kearse for 34 yards in the second quarter, and then hitting Doug Baldwin on a 24-yard TD on the next play.
Seattle was without Marshawn Lynch for the first time since Week 7 of the 2011 season against Cleveland when Lynch had back
problems flare up during pre-game warmups. Thomas Rawls rushed for 104 yards last week in relief of Lynch, but could not get started against a better Lions defence. Rawls finished with 48 yards on 17 carries.
Stafford was 24 of 35 for 203 yards for Detroit, which lost starting tight end Eric Ebron and both starting defensive tackles Haloti Ngata and Tyrunn Walker to injuries.
Ebron suffered a knee injury in the first half after having two early catches, while Ngata and Walker both went out in the second half.
Ngata suffered a calf injury while Walker was taken off on a cart after suffering a left leg injury in the fourth quarter.
Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor knocks the ball loose from Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson in an NFL game Monday in Seattle. [AP PHOTO]
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You might need to get some feedback from a child or loved one about a personal decision. Remember to thank this person, but also let him or her know that you have not made a decision yet. One-on-one relating could seem like a hefty task today! Tonight: Home is your castle.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your words tend to be quick and unexpected. Others often feel as though you just spew out the first thought that comes to mind. Your thought process could be faster than many people’s. Don’t allow pressure to build to the extent that it has recently. Tonight: Speak your mind.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) You could discover that someone else sees a mat-ter in a different light than you do. The issue, though it might not be apparent at
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your personality sometimes works like a steamroller, which allows you to bypass a lot of problems. A loved one might be closed down. Give this person the space he or she needs, without making it a big deal. Remain connected to others’ feelings. Tonight: In the limelight.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Slow down. You might want to reconsider certain con-versations. Everyone puts statements into a context that he or she knows -- you included. If you try to gain a new perspective, you could see a totally different mean-ing to someone’s words. Tonight: Schedule more time for yourself.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Your sense of what could be occurring might be a lot different from reality. Try to erase certain expectations from your mind, and go with the moment -- you will be a lot happier if you do. Elimi-nate your filtered vision as much as you can. Tonight: Where the crowds are.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Pressure comes from oth-ers expecting so much from you. You might want to clue them in to the fact that you are human and can do only so much. Resist taking on as much responsibility as you do. Infuse your life with some fun. Tonight: The party goes on and on.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might want to reconsider your plans. A last-minute invitation could be very excit-ing and different. Your love of adventure emerges, and demands to be taken into consideration. Opting for self-discipline can work only so long. Tonight: Try to be logi-cal and steady.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)Someone could make an enormous effort to reach out to you. You appreciate this person’s gestures, and you will let him or her know. Weigh the pros and cons of becoming more involved with this person. You’ll want to have all the facts before pro-ceeding. Tonight: Visit over dinner.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You can’t hold back any lon-ger. You have a desire to go along with a group of friends. Let them know, and you will be a part of what is going in. A friend might be distant and jealous, and wishing that he or she had done the same. Tonight: Go along with some-one else’s plans.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You’ll be overanalyzing a situ-ation and causing yourself a problem. Let go of this issue. Someone you look up to could be in a bad mood. You might not want to get into a tense discussion. A loved one might challenge a wonderful idea. Tonight: Pace yourself.
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Broughton, Margaret passed away in Port Alberni on Friday, September 25, 2015 at the age of 82. Predeceased by parents Dave and Frances, and husband Aubrey, Margaret leaves behind husband and companion George; children Ronald (Gina), Frances (Rick), Michael (Terrie Ann), Darlene (Tom), Brent (Maria), Colleen (Kevin); Steven, Patricia and Sandra; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and siblings Doris, Arlene and Russell.
Margaret came to the valley with her parents in 1934 where they settled on Sproat Lake where the Bomber Base is situated now. The family then moved into Port Alberni in 1941. When not busy raising her children, Margaret was very active in the community and was involved in so many organization and activities; Rebekah’s, Sunshine Club, fl oor curling, and golfi ng to name just a few. She spent time gardening and growing her favourite tulips as well as crocheting.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the Alberni Valley Royal Canadian Legion Branch 293, 4680 Victoria Quay, Port Alberni. In lieu of fl owers, donations in Margaret’s memory may be made to the West Coast General Hospital Foundation, 3949 Alberni Highway, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 4S1 or Ty Watson, 3088 3rd Avenue, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2A5. Condolences can be offered to the family at www.chapelofmemories.ca
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HEALTH CONSERVATION
Whooping cough on the upswing on the IslandERIN HALUSCHAK COMOX VALLEY RECORD
At three weeks old, Nola Defoort began to cough, and at first Courtenay mom Kaely Cais-sie didn’t think much of it.
Nola is Caissie’s fourth child, and added she has seen her share of colds and sniffles.
It wasn’t until Nola’s coughing became laboured when Caissie took her to her doctor’s office, and soon after it got progressive-ly worse.
“We went to the hospital for observation. As soon as she was hooked up to monitors it was really apparent that she was really sick. She would turn blue when she was coughing. It was so violent. Her lips would go blue and she would be purple.”
Caissie said Nola’s heart rate would go from 130 beats per minute to 35.
“Everything would slow down; it was horrifying.”
The next morning the family was airlifted to hospital in Vic-toria, as Nola was diagnosed with pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough.
“We got there and the doctor made it really clear that babies die from this. And my heart sank because I had no idea how bad it
was going in. It was brutal.”Doctors told Caissie Nola was
the ninth case of whopping cough recently diagnosed in the Comox Valley.
Caissie knows Nola contracted it after birth, but doesn’t know where or how she got the disease.
According to Island Health, whooping cough is on the active outbreak list at hospitals and long-term care facilities. It causes violent coughing which can last for months. It can spread easily from one person to another.
Dr. Paul Hasselback, the med-ical health officer for central Vancouver Island, said there have been 280 cases of whooping cough on the Island this year, a significant rise from the between 65 and 145 cases per year that were recorded in previous years.
He said the vast majority of the cases have been south of the Malahat and in southern sec-tions of the Cowichan Valley.
Hasselback said while anyone can get whooping cough, the major concern is for infants who are generally more vulnerable to its symptoms mainly because of their smaller sizes and organs.
He said there has been an upswing in cases of whooping
cough across North America, but there ‘s no “single factor” as to why.
“It’s a treatable disease and we encourage people and their families to get involved with the immunization programs for whooping cough on the Island,” Hasselback said.
According to HealthLinkBC, getting the pertussis vaccine can help people avoid the disease, make it less severe and prevent it from spreading to those at risk.
Nola is now four months old, and Caissie said while infants can’t receive the immunization until they are two months old, and she understands there are debates about vaccines, she asks parents to make a true, informed decision, and know all the facts.
“You Google anything and you’re going to find information both ways. And that’s fair, and I don’t think anyone is trying to hurt other people’s kids, but the reality is, that’s what happens.
“And as someone who loves babies, I just want the babies to be safe, and want to know every-one’s kids are going to be safe.”
For more information about whooping cough, visit health-linkbc.ca and search pertussis.
Recorded cases have nearly doubled from last year
Cougar shot with dart near the legislatureTHE CANADIAN PRESS
VICTORIA — Conservation officers have managed to shoot a large cougar with a tranquilizer dart — ending a terrifying chase through the streets near the edge of the provincial legislature grounds in Victoria.
The cougar was first spotted in the James Bay neighbourhood on Sunday night, but it eluded capture until almost 10 a.m. this morning.
Tracking dogs were brought in at dawn and chased the cougar over dozens of blocks, down streets, through back lanes and along front and back yards in the heritage neighbourhood.
At one point, the cougar was running toward a large urban park, chased by the dogs, police, reporters and even a multitude of noisy crows, but it suddenly wheeled, leaping back towards the crowd of people, then veered back towards the city.
Conservation officers finally brought down the animal, which they say is very large but not full-grown, and they are checking it over, in hopes of relocating it far from the city.
A cougar has been in the Greater Vic-toria-area for several days, with a con-firmed deer kill found in the suburb of Oak Bay, but it’s not known if that cougar is the one tranquilized.
Under a new CRD policy, starting at 8:30 a.m Friday, staff ushered students into the building as they arrived to school supervising them in the gym and library until first bell.
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Questions mount in mudslide disasterTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CATARINA PINULA, Guatemala — Emergency work-ers spent a fourth day digging bodies out of a massive mudslide on Monday, watching the death toll rise to 139 as questions mounted about why people were allowed to build homes at the base of a dangerous hillside next to a small river.
Backhoes continued to remove thousands of tons of dirt from the acres-wide mudflow on the outskirts of Guatemala City, with practically no hope of find-ing anyone alive and increasing difficulties in rescuing whole bodies.
Guatemala’s national Disaster Reduction Commission, known as the Conred, said Monday it had warned about the risk to the Cambray neighbourhood since last year, and had recommended that residents be relocated.
The commission has now declared the Cambray area uninhabitable; about 300 people remain missing.
Commission Director AlejandroMaldonado said he had warned Mayor Tono Coro of the muni-cipality of Santa Catarina Pinula that the river was eating away at the base of the steep hill.
Maldonado said he was waiting for a report from local author-ities about what they had done in response to the warning.
Municipal spokesman Manuel Pocasangre said local authorities had warned residents about the dangers, but the inhabitants did not want to leave their homes.
Maldonado acknowledged there are many neighbourhoods like Cambray in and around Guate-mala City that are at risk.
ISRAEL
Netanyahu promises strong hand in Palestinian protests and attacksTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that he will use a “strong hand” to quell violent Palestinian protests and deadly attacks, signalling that the cur-rent round of violence is bound to escalate at a time when a pol-itical solution to the conflict is increasingly distant.
Netanyahu said he has sent thousands more soldiers and police to the West Bank and Arab neighbourhoods of Jeru-salem and that “we are allowing our forces to take strong action against those who throw rocks and firebombs.” He said restric-tions limiting what security forces can do were being lifted, but did not elaborate.
Netanyahu’s warnings came after a rash of violence that began Thursday when Pales-tinian gunmen killed an Israeli couple in their car near a settle-ment in the West Bank as their four children watched. Two days later, a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli man to death and ser-iously wounded his wife as they walked in Jerusalem’s Old City, then attacked and killed another Israeli man.
Israeli forces, meanwhile, killed two suspected Palestinian assail-ants over the weekend and on Monday shot dead two teenage stone-throwers, one of them a 13-year-old boy, in West Bank clashes.
In all, eight Palestinians were wounded by live fire and 45 by rubber-coated steel pellets in the West Bank and Jerusalem on Monday, the Red Crescent said.
The spike in attacks and clash-es comes at a time of mounting Palestinian frustration.
After years of diplomatic par-
alysis, many have lost hope in the chance of setting up a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, lands Israel cap-tured in 1967.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has not offered an alterna-tive to failed negotiations, except to urge the international community to intervene, so far to little avail. President Barack Obama made no mention of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly last week, an omission noted by the Palestinians.
Netanyahu has repeatedly accused Abbas of inciting the violence and of having no inter-est in negotiating a peace deal. Abbas has countered that Net-anyahu is acting in bad faith by promoting continued settlement expansion on territory Palestin-ians claim for their future state.
Tensions have also risen over a major Jerusalem shrine that is sacred to Muslims and Jews and is key to the rival national narratives of the two sides. Many Palestinians believe that Israel is trying to expand a Jewish
presence at the site, a claim Net-anyahu has denied. The hilltop compound is revered by Mus-lims as the spot where Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven and by Jews as the site of the two Jewish biblical Temples.
There have been several days of clashes at the site over the past few weeks as Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa mosque while hurling stones, firebombs and fireworks at police. The unrest later spread to Arab neighbourhoods of east Jerusalem and to the West Bank.
An Israeli border policeman checks papers at the entrance to the Old City in Jerusalem on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Israeli police barred Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday in response to stabbing attacks that killed two Israelis and wounded three others, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a “harsh offensive” to counter rising violence. [AP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ILLEAN]
People embrace frozen brain afterlifeCryonic preservation in liquid nitrogen after death attracting the attention of the still-livingSHERYL UBELACKER THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — When it comes to death, there’s traditionally been two forms of eternal rest: going into a coffin or ending up as ashes inside an urn.
But some are embracing a third way — having their body or brain frozen in liquid nitrogen in the hope of some day being brought back to life, with mem-ories, personality and sense of
self intact.“I believe that my identity
is stored inside my physical brain,” says Carrie Wong, presi-dent of the Lifespan Society of British Columbia, an advocacy group that works to promote and protect access to cryonic preservation.
“So if I can somehow preserve that, maybe at a future time technology and medical science will advance to such a point that
it may be possible to repair the damage of freezing me in the first place and also what killed me back then,” says the 27-year-old, who concedes such a feat could be hundreds of years in the future.
“It’s not possible now, but nobody can really argue it’s not possible in the future because that’s arguing about what future technology is capable of.”
The notion that a person could be frozen and later “re-animat-
ed” was initially posited in the 1964 book The Prospect of Immor-tality by American physics teacher and sci-fi writer Robert Ettinger.
The first person to be cryon-ically preserved was Dr. James Bedford, a 73-year-old California psychology professor, whose body was suspended in liquid nitrogen in 1967 at Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scotts-dale, Ariz.
Alcor’s most famous “patient,” as they’re called, is Red Sox base-ball legend Ted Williams, whose head was detached from his body and cryopreserved after the slug-ger’s death at 83 in 2002.
After a person is declared legally dead, the body is cooled in an ice bath and hooked up to a machine to artificially restore blood circulation and breathing, and infused with blood thinners and other medications.
INQUEST
Families have questions in Ontario aboriginal deathsTHE CANADIAN PRESS
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A long-awaited inquest into the deaths of seven aborig-inal youths who moved from their remote reserves in northern Ontario to go to high school in Thunder Bay, Ont., opened Mon-day following a sunrise ceremony.
In an opening statement to the jury, pre-siding coroner Dr. David Eden warned of a difficult road ahead.
“We are starting on a long pathway,” Eden said. “During that time as we go through this pathway, there will be differ-ences. It’s our job to manage those differ-ences with wisdom, not with anger.”
The inquest, expected to last until next spring and hear from about 200 witnesses — some will testify more than once — is probing the deaths of Jethro Anderson, 15, Curran Strang, 18, Robyn Harper, 19, Paul Panacheese, 21, Reggie Bushie, 15, Kyle Morrisseau, 17 and Jordan Wabasse, also 15.
All died between 2000 and 2011 while, as Eden put it, trying to advance their lives and the well-being of their communities through education.
Six of them went to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School; the seventh attended the Matawa Learning Centre. Both schools specialize in accommodat-ing aboriginals.
Trevor Jukes, counsel to Eden, said the
inquest will hear first about Panacheese and Harper, who were found dead in the homes they were staying in. It’s not clear what killed Panacheese, who collapsed at his boarding house.
Harper was found dead of acute alcohol poisoning in the hallway of her boarding home, the morning after going out drink-ing with friends. She had been in the city just two days.
The other five victims, Jukes said, were found in rivers in and around Thun-der Bay. All had drowned. Alcohol was deemed a contributing factor in four of the deaths.
Lawyer Christa Big Canoe, who speaks for six of the families, said they have been waiting a long time for the inquest to start.
“The families have a lot of questions,” Big Canoe said.
Four women and one man were sworn in as jurors. They will have to decide how each of the deceased died — for example by accident, suicide or homicide. They can also make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths, but they will not determine criminal or civil liability, orassign blame.
Julian Falconer, lawyer for the Nishnaw-be Aski Nation from whose communities the young people came, praised the “brav-ery and courage” of the families for perse-vering to ensure the inquest was called.
