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After getting a nasty surprise through the media last month, city council took swift steps to ensure it learns of city-commissioned reports in a timely way from now on. Recently, a media outlet revealed a $34-million price tag to upgrade 16 municipally owned buildings to current seismic code. Staff obtained the information from a consultant in December 2010. Councillors, however, didn’t learn the numbers until contacted by Focus Magazine, which published its findings in September. “My first response when I realized that we had not got this significant information was to be mad at staff,” said Coun. Lisa Helps. Upon reflection, however, she realized council had never set guidelines for sharing reports with council. “So really, it’s our fault,” she said. Helps and Coun. Marianne Alto reacted to the development by crafting a motion that orders staff to forward all third-party reports to council within 30 days of their receipt. Their initial motion cast too large a net. The city commissions 300 to 400 reports each year, many of which deal with such minutia as plumbing and arborist reports, city manager Gail Stephens told council Thursday. Instead, council voted on a compromise. Council will now receive all third-party reports dealing with city assets with budget implications of at least $1 million within 60 days. Those reports, however, will not be made public until they are brought before a meeting of council, accompanied by a staff report. Coun. Geoff Young expressed discomfort with the idea of being routinely passed information without public disclosure. It “violates the basic principle of open government,” he said. “I don’t like it at all.”
Aiming for a big target Leading Seaman Kent Brown uses a paintball gun to practise his shot for a toonie as CFB Esquimalt starts its annual United Way fundraising campaign last week at Naden. Captain (Navy) Bob Auchterlonie announced the base’s fundraising goal is $700,000 this year.
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The fourth annual Fall Vintage Fair happens this Saturday (Sept. 29) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fairfield United Church, 1303 Fairfield Rd. The season’s fair supports the B.C. SPCA Victoria Branch. There will be more than 35 booths, selling vintage and retro clothing, jewelry, accessories, decor, kitchen kitsch and more. Admission is $3 at the door; kids are free. For information visit vintage fairvictoria.com.
Hair cuts, ID replacements, veterinary care and goodie bags with essentials for winter are the offerings at the upcoming Project Connect, a fair for people facing extreme poverty in Victoria. The fifth annual event takes place Oct. 17 and organizers are looking for donations of goods, services and volunteer time. Get information about needed items and drop-off times by emailing pwilmot@ shaw.ca. Connect at facebook. com/HomeForHope.
Free dentistry day for those in need From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 29, three dentists will provide free emergency dental care to people who cannot otherwise afford it as part of this year’s Dentistry From the Heart day. In the first two years of the
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Run for the roses? Nope, the geraniums Two-year-old Victor Weber enjoys a run past a long line of red geraniums planted in front of the Empress Fairmont Hotel on a sunny September afternoon last week. Victor was enjoying a day out with his dad, also named Victor (not shown). With fall in the air and on the calendar, many flowers are stil in bloom around the city.
‘Mastermind’ in shootings given reduced sentence for role Incident outside club left one dead, two injured Roszan Holmen News staff
Somphavanh Chanthabouala was re-sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years, on a charge of seconddegree murder and two counts of attempted murder stemming from a 2008 shooting in front of the Red Jacket nightclub. Chanthabouala, now 26, was
originally convicted of first-degree murder for being party to the shooting death of Philbert Truong in 2008, and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. The conviction, however, was appealed and reduced to second-degree murder in November 2011 when the court determined the jury had been improperly instructed on the role intoxication played in the events outside the View Street club. Also shot in the incident, but not killed, were Thuan Le and Robin Lepard. For his part in their injuries, Chanthabouala initially
received concurrent sentences of 18 and 10 years, respectively, for attempted murder. On July 18, 2008, Chanthabouala had a minor altercation with Le inside the club. Later, Chanthabouala called a friend to help him confront Le outside. Soon afterwards, Mark Arrieta, then 16, arrived by cab. The two walked toward Le and his friends, Truong and Lepard. Arrieta produced a loaded handgun and pointed it at Le’s chest, but Truong stepped in between. At some point, witnesses at the scene testified, Chanthabouala yelled “Shoot him; shoot him!”
Arrieta shot all three men, but killed only Truong. He was later convicted of second-degree murder. Judge Keith Bracken delivered Chanthabouala’s new sentence on Friday in B.C. Supreme Court. The judge disregarded the Crown’s argument that there were some elements of planning and deliberation by Chanthabouala in the shooting. He said there was insufficient evidence to know whether Chanthabouala had instructed Arrieta to bring a gun, and even whether he knew about the gun before it was produced. He therefore denied the Crown attorneys’
request for a 16- to 18-year period of ineligibility for parole. But neither did the judge agree to the defence’s request for the minimum period of 10 years without parole. While acknowledging Chanthabouala’s supportive family and his participation in rehabilitation courses, the judge also noted the young man moved to Victoria to sell drugs and at first expressed no remorse for his crime. He freely engaged in the lifestyle of a drug dealer and wished to emulate the gangster style, Bracken said. rholmen@vicnews.com
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Andrew Cosby, with Great West Scaffold Rentals puts up scaffolding on the Weiler Building on the corner of Government and Broughton Street last week. Workers will be painting the 1899 Hallmark Society building that housed the city’s first department store, one of the largest retail stores in Canada at the time.
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Paul’s Motor Inn is digging up its parking lot after a relatively minor traffic accident led to major flooding damage Sunday. A collision between a 73-yearold Victoria man and a 19-yearold Saanich man occurred in the intersection of Douglas and Chatham streets around 11:30 a.m. The younger driver’s vehicle sheared off a fire hydrant near Paul’s, flooding the hotel’s basement and causing underground pipe damage. “It sent some sort of shockwave down the waterpipe and fractured the pipe down on our
land, so we’re going to have to dig up to find out where the break is,” said Ian Powell, managing director of Paul’s Motor Inn. “We don’t quite know the extent of the damage yet.” Also known as water hammer, pipes can crack from a sudden change in pressure and cause underground leaks. “The pipes are designed for a certain pressure, so when the pressure fluctuates suddenly like that, there’s the potential for it to damage the pipe,” said John Sturdy, Victoria’s assistant director of utilities and facilities. Sturdy said businesses may have noticed a discolouration
of their tap water after the accident, a result of a small amount of silt being disturbed. “We flush our water mains regularly to keep silt from building up, so it’s nothing to worry about,” he said. The drivers of the vehicles were unharmed, while a 67-yearold pedestrian suffered minor injuries. No charges have been laid, but VicPD crash analysts are reviewing the evidence. Crews began digging up the damaged pipe Monday afternoon, Powell said, adding he will soon have a better idea of the damage. “It’s amazing what a traffic accident can do,” he said. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Proposals spotlight cost of policing Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin and Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins speak at a press conference on policing at Esquimalt town hall on Friday.
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B.C. Liberals announce candidate in western constituency for 2013
DND home placed on surplus list Property has deep Esquimalt roots, advocate says Daniel Palmer
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Jack Bates stands near a 115-year-old heritage building on Anson Street that he’s trying to convince DND to save.
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Some Esquimalt residents are hoping a last-minute push will save the home of a former prominent politician from the chopping block at CFB Esquimalt. Located on federal property at 316 Anson St. near Macaulay Point is the former home of John Jardine, who represented Esquimalt in the Provincial Assembly from 1907 to 1912. It underwent a heritage review by Parks Canada in April after it was identified by the Department of National Defense as surplus inventory. “It’s potentially going to come down in a couple of weeks,” said Jack Bates, Esquimalt resident and heritage advocate. Although the federal review
does include information on the home’s heritage value from the Esquimalt Archives and former heritage advisory committee chair Liz Dill, the township’s residents should have been given more opportunity to voice their concerns, Bates said. The federal review used a scorecard to rank the Anson Street home on aesthetic and material design, historical significance and other factors. It concluded the building did not meet the threshold for heritage status. “Some of the references are incorrect and I’m appealing to the base commander to review it again,” Bates said. The home was most recently
The B.C. Liberal Party has selected Colwood resident Chris Ricketts as its candidate for Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the May 2013 provincial election. He runs Ricketts Construction Ltd. and has served as president of the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. He is director of the EsquimaltRoyal Roads B.C. Liberal Constituency Association.
used as a child care facility for DND staff, but its condition is considered beyond economical repair, base commander Capt. Bob Auchterlonie said in a letter to the heritage committee. Mayor Barb Desjardins said she has arranged to meet with Auchterlonie to discuss the fate of the building, but pointed out Esquimalt has no jurisdiction over the matter. “That being said, we work together and the key is to have good communication with the base. So I have let the heritage committee know that I will take that forward as a concern to the base commander,” she said. dpalmer@vicnews.com
“As someone who depends on a thriving construction industry, I believe it is vitally important that we maintain a government that is committed to keeping B.C.’s economy strong,” he said in a news release. Ricketts is also former president of the Canadian Home Builders Association of B.C. editor@vicnews.com
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Subsequent motions were passed, however, that ensure both council and the public have access to a list of all commissioned third-party reports, as well as the value of these contracts and the name of the winning consultant. Referring to such a list, council can ■ The revelation vote to request to reported by Focus see any completed Magazine about the cost report prior to staff to seismically upgrade analysis. Theoreticity-owned buildings cally, council could wasn’t the first time also vote to rise and Victoria council found report on the finditself in the dark. In ings of any report, July, the Victoria News should it feel the discovered through a public has a right to Freedom of Information know. The change request that city staff puts the decision to were aware of a major share findings pubcost escalation for the licly in the hands bridge replacement of nine elected offiproject well before it cials, rather than informed council. at the discretion of one city manager. The point of the entire exercise, said Coun. Shellie Gudgeon, is to send staff a strong message that council needs to be better informed. rholmen@vicnews.com
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A group of marine scientists, public health officers and a former federal environment minister are launching a formal public campaign to stop the Capital Regional District’s $782-million sewage treatment project. The Association for Responsible and Environmentally Sustainable Sewage Treatment (ARESST) believes the proposed landbased sewage treatment project is unnecessary. “Very simply, it’s not an environmentally motivated plan; it’s politically motivated,” said ARESST chair John Bergbusch. The organization points to scientific studies that show the current sewage treatment, which pumps filtered wastewater to deep-sea outfalls, is safe and effective. “We hope to make this an
issue in the federal (Victoria) byelection and the provincial election in the spring,” Bergbusch said. If the project goes forward, property taxes will increase by hundreds of dollars for residents in Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Saanich, View Royal, Colwood and Langford. ARESST members will present their concerns at St. Ann’s Academy on Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m., featuring former Liberal MP David Anderson. The CRD is in the early planning stages of the megaproject, which includes a wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt, a biosolids energy centre at Hartland landfill in Saanich and a 17-kilometre pipeline. For more information and to sign a petition supporting ARESST, visit stopabadplan. ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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A subsidized program that teaches businesses how to measure and reduce their environmental impact is showing early signs of success and helping the city meet its reduction targets. The Climate Smart program is just one of many strategies Victoria introduced to work at achieving a 33-per-cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 2007 levels, said city sustainability director Roy Brooke. The program is an exam-
ple of the type of initiatives he hopes to roll out in the next three years, with council approval. “The city has invested a lot of time developing a range of cost-effective actions and strategies to reduce climate impacts,” Brooke said. “There’s a lot more to come, but we need support to do it.” Graduates of the program have become more competitive by saving money and positioning themselves as environmental leaders, he added. “The biggest change for us was in the way we heat our water ... Natural gas is our
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biggest energy culprit,” said Jordan Schneider, production manager at Phillips Brewing, one of 46 Victoria businesses to have completed the program since 2011. The program gave his organization tools to measure its carbon footprint and conduct an accurate energy audit. “Some things are no-brainers, and we’re wondering why we didn’t do in the past,” Schneider said, referencing their newly expanded recycling program and a switch to highefficiency light bulbs. Saanich and Victoria are aiming to provide the Climate
Smart program to 50 businesses in 2012, with the help of Capital Regional District funding. Mark Boyson, Saanich’s sustainability co-ordinator, said he has witnessed “cross-pollination” of green ideas between businesses as a result of the program. The subsidized program cost to businesses ranges from $250 to $1,000, depending on the number of employees in a participating organization. The next Climate Smart workshop begins today (Sept. 26). For details, visit climate smartbusiness.com/CRD. dpalmer@vicnews.com
The word “amblyopia” is Greek in origin and it quite literally means slow vision. The term “lazy eye” is often used to describe amblyopia to patients. If an eye is to become amblyopic, it will do so during the period of visual development between birth and about ten years of age. One eye is sending a weaker signal to the brain; therefore fewer connections will be made to the brain for that eye. This condition can occur if one is born with eyes significantly different prescriptions. Over time, the ability to use both eyes at once is diminished. The brain has many cells requiring input from both eyes. These cells, devoted to binocular vision and depth perception, are unable to develop if both eyes are not sending a strong signal, consequently the weaker eye wanders. Researchers disagree about the exact age up to which amblyopia can be successfully treated. They do agree however that the key to remediating amblyopia is early detection and treatment. Remember, the first eye examination should be at around the third birthday.
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Victoria West resident and Merchant Navy veteran Bill Emberly is asking Esquimalt council for permission to install a Merchant Navy monument in Memorial Park. Currently the plaque behind him is the only reminder. It was only in 2000 that then federal veterans affairs minister George Baker made merchant mariners eligible to receive benefits and pensions, and only in 2003 did Canada formally designate Sept. 3 as Merchant Navy Veterans Day. Hodgins said the committee will speak with Esquimalt parks and recreation
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Council runs City of Victoria Victoria city councillors took a major step in the direction of transparency last week. Voting to compel city staff to hand over to council any third-party reports on assets worth more than $1 million within 60 days is, in essence, a way of showing staff who runs city hall. City management may feel it is their right to hang on to information that is not in a format meaningful to city council. The point is that council must answer to the taxpaying public, not staff, and councillors have a responsibility to inform the public about financial pressures facing the city. The majority of our residents and property owners don’t pay much attention to the dayto-day operations of the city. But most stand up and take notice when information is made public on big-dollar projects that will affect their taxes. When these big price-tag items are leaked by the media, instead of reported through proper channels, it inevitably sparks mistrust in city staff. We can’t know the true motivation behind shelving a report on seismic upgrades. It could have simply been a low priority as city staff work to replace the Johnson Street Bridge. To an outsider, however, the decision to postpone sharing this information can easily appear arrogant and guided by motivation outside the public good. At a time when the public’s relationship to the city has been damaged over issues of transparency, the city can’t afford to be seen as hiding major expenses. Given that city council ultimately controls the purse strings on major infrastructure projects, it’s imperative that they know as soon as possible when the cost of such undertakings change or are initially determined. We applaud the efforts of councillors Lisa Helps and Marianne Alto for making an issue of this glaring disconnect between staff and council. The solution is a move in the right direction that will help regain taxpayers’ trust and hopefully help council avoid any more nasty surprises. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Victoria News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Swapping sociology for socket sets Premier Christy Clark’s latest aid, but it will be tied to skill employment announcement set the programs the economy needs now. tone for one of the big issues in the And with the government’s 2013 election. financial situation, you can bet Flanked by aircraft that sociology, women’s technician students at studies and the rest of the BCIT in Burnaby, Clark dead-end programs dear announced a $75-million to the hearts of last year’s program to upgrade Occupy campers will feel aging trade and technical the pinch. school facilities and hire The B.C. Liberal skills instructors. And she did training push was partly it with some pointed inspired by last year’s criticism of the career “inequality” protest, path chosen by many after Dawson Creek of today’s high school Mayor Mike Bernier Tom Fletcher waded into the Occupy students. B.C. Views Clark introduced a Vancouver squat to hand student electrician, the out business cards. They first woman to win the need cooks and labourers senior technology education award as well as pipefitters up there these at her high school, who then went days, and that’s before the B.C. gas on to get a bachelor’s degree in patch goes into a huge expansion English and sociology. No job, so for Asian exports. she went to BCIT. A version of Kevin Falcon’s Her message was clear. The “welfare air” idea to move government’s pre-election budget unemployed recipients north is going to shift priorities to the was included in last week’s huge number of skilled trades jobs announcement by Clark and her that are already going begging in jobs czar, Pat Bell. the north. More students will get Called “Job Match,” it’s a $2.9started in high school, instead million pilot program in the of being subsidized to wander Peace region. It will deliver basic around and find themselves with an education and work boots for unfocused university degree that people in that region before anyone still leaves them in need of practical will be flown up from Nanaimo or skills. Nelson. Shop upgrades were announced Cruising along at nearly 50 per for trades training in Prince George, cent in the polls, the NDP have Kelowna and Greater Victoria. also put a heavy emphasis on There will be new student financial post-secondary. But they’re still
playing to the urban Occupy crowd, with a promise of a tax on banks to fund student grants. Instead of providing loan relief after successful completion, they’re going to hand out money at the front end, just like they did in my student days. My experience as a student, job seeker and parent is that free money encourages aimless study, and the selection of courses that are appealing rather than safe investments. We have far too much of that and I think most students today would be better off with more debt and a well-paying job. As the new trades plan was being rolled out (and mostly ignored by the Vancouver media), former finance minister Colin Hansen announced he’s retiring. It was Hansen who started the push for skills training back in 2008, emphasizing that there will be a million new jobs open by 2019, 600,000 of them due to retiring baby boomers. Hansen made a sales trip to snowy Toronto to launch advertising to lure people to B.C. That effort is being revised with a series of interprovincial and international trips, because even if all 650,000 high school students graduate and go to work in B.C. from now to 2019, it won’t be enough to fill all the jobs on the horizon. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘Students today would be better off with more debt and well-paying job.’
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LETTERS Resident not impressed with newest Esquimalt councillors Even though they are still in the process of learning the ropes, newest Esquimalt councillors Tim Morrison, Dave Hodgins, Robert McKie and David Shinbein have already mastered the art of syphoning taxpayers’ dollars into their pockets. At last Monday’s council meeting (Sept. 17), McKie brought
forward a motion that would entitle spouses/partners of councillors to a free gym pass. With Esquimalt taxpayers already on the hook for $62,000 worth of passes to town employees, he argued that an extra $3,000 would make little difference. The motion was defeated, with only McKie, Shinbein and Morrison voting to
accept the proposal. Next in line was Coun. Morrison, asking that councillors be remunerated an extra five per cent for the times they are designated as acting mayor. Even though it’s called remuneration, it is just another word for more pay. That motion passed, with all four new councillors voting for it.
I should mention, longtime Coun. Lynda Hundleby expressed that serving as acting mayor was an honour. I lift my hat to her. I expect my mayor and council to look after our tax dollars in a fair and responsible way, especially since it is not theirs to begin with. I expect them to look at ways
to reduce expenses, starting with themselves, to set examples to others. But I did not expect that those newest councillors to have the gall to vote themselves a remuneration increase. I assume it feels good to be on a gravy train. Emmy Labonte Esquimalt
Readers respond: Globe project, Fernwood Village, cost-of-living raises, bomb squad No conspiracy against Bawlf’s globe project
Fernwood Village project clarified by proponent
Re: Museum cannot get stuck in the past (Letters, Aug. 29) I was delighted that our museum provided your class with that special opportunity to hear Maquinna’s story from his family’s perspective. There are always new things to discover and what may someday be accepted as verifiable history can take a long time to reach consensus within the academic community. One of our upcoming feature exhibitions, on the earliest printed maps, is an example of the sometimes concurrent, sometimes divergent views on our world over time, generally moving from a theological to a geographical perspective but with much disagreement and overlap along the way. Since our focus at the Royal B.C. Museum must be on the B.C. collection, we simply don’t have the resources to either further the research or digitize the Molyneux Globe at this time. Mr. Bawlf and I have spoken and we are still open to discussion about displaying the globe on our website once digitized. In the meantime, information on the explorations of Sir Francis Drake and images of the Molyneux Globe are available both in Sam Bawlf’s books and other online sources. Jack Lohman Chief Executive Officer Royal B.C. Museum
Re: Housing Project blends teamwork and community (News, Aug. 31) We appreciate the coverage of the Fernwood Urban Village cohousing project. The information on the scope of the project was generally correct about our development, mentioning the energy efficient factors such as green roofs, solar panels, organic gardens, etc. What needs to be clarified in the article is the perspective of the City of Victoria on the project. While it is true that city staff did not recommend the project, it is because they cannot approve any development that doesn’t conform to current municipal guidelines. To achieve our goals of sustainability, we have exceeded the density ceilings for this particular area of Fernwood. As a result staff is prevented from recommending us, even though privately they admit they are supportive. Our plan is seen as advanced thinking and a model of low impact affordable housing. Politically, city councillors have been encouraging. Our neighbours in Fernwood are supportive, and many members of the pubic who have viewed the plans have voiced their approval. The project is innovative, exciting, as well as a smart and satisfying way of living.
Learn more about us at FernwoodUrbanVillage.ca. Bill McKechnie Fernwood Urban Village Victoria
Automatic raises are not sustainable Re: Wages not keeping up with cost of living hike (Letters, Sept. 21) Maybe the News should get a professor of economics to do an op-ed. It is not sustainable for the country, province or city to provide a universal entitlement to automatic cost-of-living increases. If these increases are not preceded by matching productivity increases, they are inflationary in themselves – indeed in some circumstances the rate is compounded. This is one reason why public service pensions, for instance, have caused municipal bankruptcies. Note, too, that Victoria city councillors have opted for a budget system with a built-in 3.25 per cent increase, regardless of actual inflation. The current rate in Greater Victoria is substantially below two per cent and hasn’t been much more on a longerterm average. Simon Twist Victoria
Military on hand could defuse bomb scares When a suspicious package was found on a B.C. Transit bus
near the legislature on Sept. 10, I can’t understand why it should have been necessary to wait seven hours for the provincial bomb disposal unit to arrive from Vancouver when there is a fully trained and properly equipped bomb squad, funded with taxpayers’ dollars, available at the Canadian Forces Base in Esquimalt. If our military forces can be used to help protect American oil companies’ pipelines in Afghanistan and to help install a government friendly to Western oil interests in Libya, surely it is not too much to ask that they can also be used to help protect citizens here in Greater Victoria whenever a bomb threat of this kind arises. Gordon Pollard Victoria
cyclists, I do own a car, which I use when cycling is not feasible. I am tired of hearing “cyclists do not pay taxes.” I pay my share in property taxes, gas taxes, HST and so on. And I (also like most cyclists) have a drivers licence and know the rules of the road. Absolutely, penalize road users for breaking the rules. No need to unduly target cyclists. Cyclists are still the minority – both in volume and in ticketable offences. Claire Morgan Saanich
Cars and cyclists must share the road It is time to stop bickering about “cars versus bicycles.” As much as many would enjoy the quiet and cleanliness if all motor vehicles magically vanished from the roads, I recognize this is not likely to happen. I also realize that there are motorists who will never give up their cars for a bicycle. Like many, I choose to ride my bike as much as possible, and enjoy the many health, economic and convenience benefits of doing so. But, also like many (if not all)
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Six B.C. firms have responded to the Request for Qualifications issued by the Greater Victoria School District in mid July to build a new Oak Bay High. The firms are vying to design and build the new school, a project that’s slated to begin in the summer of 2013. The six firms that have submitted bids have provided details on the design-build team that they would use to complete the project. Those details include the names of the proposed building contractor, an archi-
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tect, consulting engineers and major trades, all of which will work together to design and construct the new school. A project team, appointed by the school district, will now evaluate the bids on the basis of who the companies propose to involve in the project and the relative experience in design and construction demonstrated by the various bidders. “The design-build concept is a different approach from the traditional tender process,” said Doug Hibbins, procurement manager of the Oak Bay High School Replacement Project. “Having the design work done in conjunction with the contractor can create a synergy that can improve the whole project.” In the tender process the design and construction processes are separate and the lowest bid for a construction tender is generally awarded the
project. Hibbins said the design-build approach has now been used on a number of school replacements with excellent results. However, the bidding process isn’t over. Three of the companies will be invited to submit comprehensive proposals in response to a request for proposals (RFP). That RFP will be issued this fall, and will require a far more comprehensive plan to meet the functional requirements of the new school. The school district expects to receive those bids early in 2013. “It’s really a matter of ensuring that we get the greatest value,” said Hibbins. “The budget is fixed. It’s about what you can get for the money.” More information on the new Oak Bay High can be found at oakbay.sd61.bc.ca. reporter@vicnews.com
Pet blessing happens Sunday Cadboro Bay church hosting annual event St. George’s Anglican Church is hosting its 16th annual Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday Sept. 30 at 4 p.m., 3909 St. George’s Lane, off Maynard Street in Cadboro Bay. The church welcomes all members of the community to attend, where people can gather with their pets to show appreciation for the care and support they give, and to
acknowledge the need for continued advocacy on behalf of all animals, said Rev. Richard LeSueur. The service also provides an opportunity for recognition and celebration of the joy that these animals bring to owners. During the service, a collection will be taken in support of local animal welfare organizations.
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Sensational Science Saturday Saturday, September 29, 2012 Part of UVic’s 50th Anniversary Festival Join us for this exciting Open House event, featuring: • The School of Earth and Ocean Sciences (Bob Wright Centre), and • The Department of Chemistry (Elliott Lecture Wing)
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Dark in light Zina Kwan takes a close look at a light box painting by Donna Eichel in Eichel’s studio on Government Street during the eighth annual James Bay Art Walk on Sunday. Sixteen local artists opened their studios or gathered together, inviting the public to view their work.
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Run for the Cure fundraiser party A Think Pink! block party to support the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s Run for the Cure is Saturday Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Romeo’s Place, 1581 Hillside Ave. Events include an acoustic performance by musician Steph Macpherson and an appearance by local NHL player Ryan O’Byrne. See think pink2020.com.
Uplands birding happens Sunday Birder Geoffrey Newell of the Friends of Uplands Park will guide a bird walk from Cattle Point through Uplands Park on Sunday, Sept. 30, 8 a.m. Meet at Cattle Point by the first boat launch. Bring binoculars, bird books or checklists or simply show up to enjoy the outing, rain or shine.
Children’s harvest fest The Children’s Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd. The free festival has hands-on activities about growing and harvesting your own healthy food. Children can plant garlic, paint and play music. Visit hcp.ca for information. editor@vicnews.com
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Rickshaw for charity stolen Kyle Slavin News staff
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This rickshaw was stolen from Ten Thousand Villages at Broadmead Village after being donated for auction to support Tour de Rock.
For the second time this summer, an item set for auction to raise money for Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, which supports childhood cancer research, has been stolen. This time it was the rickshaw that sat in front of Ten Thousand Villages in Broadmead Village for more than 12 years. It was decided earlier this year that the rickshaw, originally from Bangladesh, would be donated to Tour de Rock. Before the Sept. 8 weekend, the pedal-powered cart was moved from the front to the rear of the store. It was locked up, but the lock was broken and thieves made off with the rickshaw sometime before Sept. 12. "It's made out of steel, like rebar,
and it was hand-fabricated. It was very ornate, decorated in a South Asian-type theme," said Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen. "It's a fairly large thing, and I guess it's quite unwieldy." Police ask anyone who may have seen the colourful vehicle in recent days to call them at 250475-4321. "A rickshaw is not something you can miss," Jantzen said. The rickshaw was expected to net $1,000 at an Oct. 3 auction. On Aug. 24, a thief stole a gift basket of hair products from a Tour de Rock fundraiser at Pearkes Recreation Centre. A man was arrested the next day in possession of the items. If you wish to make a donation to Tour de Rock, visit tourderock. ca. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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Have you always wanted to talk like a pirate? How about taking the stage to perform a little Shakespeare, or sing with the opera? Maybe you’d like to learn how to tell a really good story, or hear the first reading of a new play. The opportunity to do all of these things and more will be offered to the public as Culture Days come to Victoria, Sept. 28 to 30. The activities are part of a national celebration of arts and culture intended to get people talking about how culture enhances their lives. “It’s all about celebrating arts and culture in all its many forms,” says Tamara Leigh, Culture Days B.C.’s Provincial Task Force Chairperson. “We have over 300 activities registered in B.C. and nearly 7,000 activities nationwide.” The goals of the movement are fourfold: accessibility, awareness, participation and engagement. “We want people to realize that arts and culture is for everyone,” said Leigh. “We want them talking about all the faces of art and cul-
ture and appreciate how everything – writing, architecture, art, music – all has an impact on our lives. We also want people to understand and appreciate those parts of their lives and talk about it with others.” To that end, beginning in early September, Canadians have been invited to tweet @ CultureDays to complete the statement: #Culture is ___ to me. According to Leigh, the response has been tremendous. As well, the CBC has just invited British Columbians to show what culture means to them by submitting photos to an online gallery at cbc.ca/bc/ culture days. They’ll be offering prizes for the best interpretation submitted. It’s music to the ears of Leigh, www.tdfoto.ca who’s thrilled about the conBallet Victoria dancer Andrea test. “Too many of us suffer from Bayne will be among those this junior high school trauma participating in Culture Days. about culture. … where we had it forced upon us and never ture in a different, personal way.” recovered. We’re giving people a The movement was inspired by chance to get beyond that intimi- both Quebec’s annual Journees de dation factor and experience cul- la Culture, founded in 1997 and
by the success of Alberta’s Arts Days (now Alberta Culture Days), founded in 2008. Building on those successes, the four founding partners of Culture Days, the Canadian Arts Summit, Culture Pour Tous, Canada Council for the Arts and the Banff Centre, banded together to create a national movement to celebrate and promote arts and culture across Canada. “The goal in launching Culture Days was to create a truly national event in which culture in all its forms can be celebrated in an interactive and inclusive way,” said Antoni Cimolino, chair of Culture Days’ national steering committee. That goal seems to have been achieved. Since its inception in 2010 the movement has grown to where it now boasts the inclusion of thousands of individual artists, diverse cultural groups, organizations, municipalities and festivals. They all come together to promote and inspire greater participation in arts and culture. By making the events interactive, hands-on and free the public gets a behind-the-scenes look at the world of artists and the creative process. “The whole experi-
ence personalizes art and culture for them,” says Leigh. Anyone can register their event or activity with the Culture Days organization providing that they meet its criteria. It’s the third year for this voluntary movement and it has already become the largest collective public participation campaign by the arts and cultural community in Canadian history, says Leigh. There are 10 activities open to the public in Victoria and another 15 are offered in communities within 50 kilometres of the Capital. reporter@vicnews.com
Where to go Pirate School: Explore life through the eyes of a pirate. Sept. 29 and 30 at the Maritime Museum of B.C. Behind-the-Scenes at Ballet Victoria: Watch professional dancers at work and take free ballet lessons on Sept. 28. Go to CultureDays.ca for a full listing of events.
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Art collectors and admirers are setting their sights on a new gallery that features emerging local artists as well as an internationally renowned Chinese photographer. The Apartment Gallery, located at 1016-A Fort St, officially opens this weekend with the first Canadian exhibit of contemporary photographer Lu Jun, who is recognized across the globe for his haunting photographs using ink and water. “This is (Jun’s) big debut in Canada,” said director Ellen Manning, who has managed and curated
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See the Victoria 150 Taiko Concert featuring the Uminari Taiko Ensemble, at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St., Sept. 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The event also includes Japanese folk dancing, Furusato Dancers and folksinger Rina El-Nahas. Admission, $10 at the door, $7 in advance. Go to uminaritaiko.com for more information.
Revisit history through opera Other Guys Theatre presents Tobin Stokes’ Rattenbury: The Opera, at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, 721 Government St., 8 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 30. It is based on the life of the architect known for the Parliament Buildings and Empress Hotel, and features Richard Margison and conductor Arthur Arnold of the Moscow Symphony. For details, go to otherguystheatre.ca/rattenbury.
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Drop in to the Esquimalt Library this Saturday for Culture Days. From 1 to 3 p.m., the library will welcome a local artist, offering visitors the chance to see a new work unfold and ask questions about the artistic process. Presented with the assistance of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, no registration is required for this free event. From the visual arts to literary arts, the library joins the Township of Esquimalt and local Kiwanis Club Oct. 13 to present the 10th annual Story Festival. From 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the library and Esquimalt Recreation present a festival in the town plaza, where storytellers will delight and entertain children of all ages. The Kiwanis Club hosts a free children’s lunch. No registration is required. Coming up Oct. 18, the library hosts the Esquimalt Centennial Author’s Series: Esquimalt Centennial 1912- 2012 with author Sherri Robinson. Robinson, author of the official commemorative book Esquimalt Centennial 1912- 2012, is a fifth-generation Esquimalt resident and volunteer archivist who spent years researching the information for this fascinating “book of stories.” For details about any of these events, call the library at 250-414-7198 or visit www.gvpl.ca
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CommunityCalendar Monday to Friday – Rainbow Kitchen serves a free hearty meal at noon for low-income and marginalized people at the United Church of Esquimalt, 500 Admirals Rd. Located in Wheeley Hall (enter from Lyall Street). Fridays – Esquimalt Walking Group hosts free social, community walks leaving from the rec centre foyer at 10 a.m. year-round, rain or shine. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays – Esquimalt Lions Club meets at 6 p.m., at Esquimalt Legion Hall, 620 Admirals Rd. FMI: President John Higgs, lionjohn@shaw.ca or 250Esquimalt 994-9288; Gerry Mullen, bcgian@ Gorge Park. shaw.ca or 250-480-7175 1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Kiwanis Club of Esquimalt meets, 7:30 a.m. at Gorge Vale Golf Club, 1005 Craigflower Rd. 2nd & 4th Mondays – Esquimalt Photography Club meets, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the church hall of Esquimalt United Church. New members welcome, incl. all levels of amateur photographers. FMI: www.esquimaltphotoclub.org Thursdays – Esquimalt Writers Group, meets, 10 a.m. to noon at Esquimalt Rec Centre. No membership required. FMI: 250-412-8532. Sept. 27 – Victoria Cougars host Peninsula Panthers, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www. victoriacougars.com Sept. 29 – Esquimalt’s Outdoor Movie Night, featuring The Amazing Spiderman, 7:30 to 10 p.m. in Bullen Park. Oct. 1 – Esquimalt Council meets, 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. FMI: 250-414-7135 Oct. 4 – Esquimalt: The Road to the Fort, 7 to 8 p.m. at the Esquimalt Library. Danda Humphreys offers an entertaining peek into the past with stories about the early European settlement of Victoria and “the Esquimalt Connection” that was forged some 160 years ago. Info/ registration: www.gvpl.ca Oct. 4 – Victoria Cougars host the Oceanside Generals, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www. victoriacougars.com Oct. 9 – Autumn Stories with Marty Layne, 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. at the Esquimalt Library. For children four and younger. Info/registration: www.gvpl.ca Oct. 11 – Victoria Cougars host the Kerry Park Islanders, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www. victoriacougars.com Oct. 13 – Pacific Mobile Depots Community Recycling, 9 a.m. to noon at the Archie Browning Sports Centre rear parking lot, for soft and hard plastics, styrofoam, milk and drink cartons, and electronics. Drop-off fees apply. FMI: 250-893-3851 or www.pacificmobiledepots.com
Oct. 15 – Esquimalt Council meets, 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. FMI: 250-414-7135 Oct. 18 – Author and fifth-generation Esquimalt resident Sherri Robinson presents a discussion about her book, Esquimalt Centennial 1912 - 2012, 7 to 8 p.m. at the Esquimalt Library. Info/registration: www.gvpl.ca Oct. 18 – Victoria Cougars host the Westshore Wolves, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www. victoriacougars.com Oct. 19 – Lego at the Library, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Esquimalt Library for ages six to 10. Those wanting to take their projects home should bring their own Lego. Info/ registration: www.gvpl.ca Jennifer Blyth photo Oct. 22 – Esquimalt Committee of the Whole meets, 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. FMI: 250-414-7135. Oct. 25 – Victoria Cougars host the Campbell River Storm, 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena. FMI: www. victoriacougars.com Oct. 28 – Pumpkin Swim, with spooky Halloween games on the pool deck and a pumpkin to take home to carve, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Esquimalt Rec Centre. Send your Esquimalt event notices to jblyth@telus.net
Township hosts outdoor movie night The Township welcomes the community to Bullen Park this Saturday for Esquimalt’s Outdoor Movie Night featuring The Amazing Spiderman Enjoy an evening of free family entertainment under the stars, watching a movie with neighbours and friends. The fun starts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and continues until about 10 p.m. Bring a chair to enjoy the movie; a concession will be available. For more information, contact Esquimalt Recreation at 250-4128500 or 250-412-8510.
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King of the Doug Friday is Lambrick Park secondary’s 18th annual King of the Hill running race up Mount Douglas. The challenge begins at 2:30 p.m.
Island teams falter in downsized Pacific Cup Sooke Celtic is the lone team from the senior men’s Vancouver Island Soccer League to make it through the first round of the Pacific Cup of the champions league-type tournament between the VISL and Fraser Valley Soccer League. Round 1 took place with four games on Saturday. Sooke came back from a 2-0 deficit to upset North Delta 3-2 in penalty kicks. Poco defeated Vic West FC 3-2 in Port Coquitlam while Saanich Fusion lost 2-1 in penalty kicks to Coastal Peace Arch at Tyndall Park in Saanich. Bays United looked to have a win wrapped up over Langley FC at Finlayson field, but Langley came back down 2-1 with 14 minutes left to beat the Bays 3-2. The Vancouver Metro Soccer League dropped out of the Pacific Cup for 2012-13, shrinking the tournament to eight teams. In VISL men’s Div. 1 play on the weekend Brady Neil scored the only goal for Gorge FC as they lost 3-1 to Saltspring FC at Salt Spring. Cowichan drubbed the Castaways 6-1 with Kenny Howell scoring the only Castaways goal. Nanaimo shutout the Prospect Lake Lakers 1-0 on a goal by Kyle Bate. sports@vicnews.com
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Vancouver Giants defenceman John Neibrandt shoves Victoria Royals forward Austin Carroll into goalie Liam Liston at Save-OnFoods Memorial Centre during the Royals’ 3-2 win on Saturday.
The score sheet doesn’t do the Victoria Royals 6-4 and 3-2 openingweekend wins over the Vancouver Giants any justice. The Royals carried the play in both games, particularly in Victoria on Saturday night. But the Giants scored against the flow in both, mounting comebacks that were ultimately too late. “It’s something special to get those two wins against Vancouver already, it didn’t happen at all last year,” forward Logan Nelson said after the game. At the same time, no one in the Royals dressing room was fooling themselves. Despite the Royals nearly doubling the Giants in shots in the second period on Saturday, the Giants ended with two goals on 23 shots against Patrik Polivka to the Royals three goals on 25 shots
against Liam Liston. “I like the fact we battled hard, we went in to a tough building (in Vancouver on Friday) and found a way to win,” said Royals head coach Dave Lowry. “I thought we played a pretty solid game (Saturday). Moving forward we will learn to play with the lead and defend the lead.” Goalie Polivka started both games but Lowry is hesitant to label the Czech as the Royals starter. “He played well enough to earn the first start, made some big saves in Vancouver, so I thought why not stay with him?” The Royals host the Kamloops Blazers Friday night (Sept. 28) and Sunday afternoon at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. “Kamloops is a veteran squad, highly skilled, and if we want to be a top team we’re going to have to start beating these top teams,” Lowry said. sports@vicnews.com
Barbers spike Pacers at Chargers’ Classic Volleyball season opens with 15-team high school tournament at Camosun Travis Paterson News staff
High school and college volleyball season is warming up as the Oak Bay Barbers won the Camosun Chargers-hosted Senior Boys Fall Classic high school tournament at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence on Saturday. Despite losing a few key players to graduation from last season, the Barbers are playing like the defending high school provincial champs that they are. The Barbers breezed undefeated into the final against the Pacific Christian Pacers, and defeated the Pacers 25-16, 25-11. Barbers player Elion Wong was named the most valuable player. As a smaller school, the Pacers also came out looking good as they only lost to Oak Bay. Head coach Charles Parkinson of the Chargers organizes the tourney as a recruiting and devel-
opment tool for local and B.C. volleyball, and has used it to find many a Charger in the past. “Every year we turn over five or six players, as Camosun’s college programs are predominantly two years, whereas a lot of our competition (colleges) have longer programs” he said. And this year is no different. “Overall it’s a good recruiting year from Victoria especially, better than years previous,” Parkinson added, with three locally produced players and three college transfers coming in. “We’d like to get every single athlete we need from Victoria, but the pool just isn’t deep enough,” Parkinson said. Joining the Chargers from South Island this year are Oak Bay’s Ryan Marcellus at setter, Claremont’s Lochlan Polson in the middle and Lambrick Park’s Lucas Dellabough on the right side. “Dellabough is a perfect example, he was the MVP of the Fall Classic last year,” Parkinson said. “I chatted throughout the season with him and he decided not to play basketball but to come here and focus on volleyball.” Marcellus teams up with elder brother Garrett, the team captain, now in his fifth year with Camo-
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sun. Garrett, also an Oak Bay High grad, is in the fifth year of his accounting degree and final year of eligibility. Also coming in are college transfers Robin Smith of Whitehorse, coming from Red Deer College, Adrian Best of Grand Prairie, coming from Grand Prairie College and James Cameron, who was studying at volleyball-free UVic. The Chargers season begins at PISE on Oct. 12 against V.I. University. In the meantime the men’s team has added two days of CrossFit into their training week until the season starts.
Senior Boys Fall Classic The tournament uses the same format as the high school provincials. Preliminary pools feature teams that are highly ranked playing against each other right off the bat. This year’s tournament featured locals Oak Bay, Reynolds, Belmont, Pacific Christian, Stelly’s, Claremont, Lambrick Park and Parkland, with visitors Wellington (Nanaimo), Lord Tweedsmuir (Surrey), G.P. Vanier (Courtenay), Dover Bay (Nanaimo), Ballenas (Qualicum), Sequim (Wash.) and Riverside (Port Coquitlam). sports@vicnews.com
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Striker part of Vikes high-powered offence Eight goals in five games for UVic Vike Emma Greig Travis Paterson News staff
She’s a Tofino girl, and Emma Greig has a nose for the net. Greig scored her league-leading seventh and eighth goals this season as she helped the UVic Vikes defeat the Calgary Dinos 3-0 on Saturday and the Lethbridge Pronghorns 7-0 on Sunday, tallying once in each. “I actually grew up splitting time between Tofino and Parksville, and was able to play (competitive) soccer in Parksville,” said the second-year striker. Dad was in the coast guard and mom was an assistant in the school system, and were able to offer Greig a chance to play rep soccer without leaving the wonder of Tofino behind. Last year, Greig earned plenty of playing time as a rookie, but only scored one goal. Yet she already has eight in five games, including two hat tricks. And it gets better. Both hat tricks came when Greig entered the game as a second-half sub. “Emma’s doing well and that’s great for her, and really, I’m happy with the group that we have,” said head coach
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Vikes striker Emma Greig holds six soccer balls, representing the number of goals she scored in the equivalent of a full game. It took Greig less than two minutes to score her eighth goal of the year on Sunday (Sept. 23). Traci David. “The players are willing to work hard. That makes them easier to push and makes it easier for us to get better.” With Greig amongst the Vikes’ explosive offensive, the team is prepared to enter the CIS national soccer championships in November through the front door, by winning the Canada West championship, and not by the automatic berth that comes with UVic being the host. In five games so far, the second-place Vikes have four wins and a tie, with 26 goals scored, one more than first place Trinity Western University (5-0) in
the Canada West Conference. “Last year I only scored once but I don’t really know that I’ve done anything differently, still eating the same old breakfast,” Greig said. One thing is sure different, and that’s the Canada West conference. Earlier this season the Vikes steamrolled CIS newcomers UNBC Timberwolves 10-0 and the Mount Royal Cougars 5-0. The only blip so far is a 1-1 draw with the Alberta Pandas. With 10 games between them, UNBC and Mount Royal have yet to win a game. “Certainly the new
teams aren’t established yet, so those can be deceiving scores,” David said. “Ask us how we’re doing after we play Trinity and UBC (4-1).” Scoring for the Vikes in Sunday’s win over Lethbridge were Greig, Amy Lawrence, Cassie Dennis, Nathalie Scharf, Sarah Douglas and Jana Yates. There was also an own goal by a Dinos player, which Mallory Hackett was the last Vikes player to touch. Vikes keeper Stephanie Parker earned the clean sheet on Saturday against Calgary, with goals from Greig, Jacqueline Harrison and Lindsay Hoetzel.
Men start slow The magic shine of last year’s national soccer championship is beginning to wear off the UVic Vikes men’s soccer team. The Vikes (2-3-1) lost to Calgary (1-4-1) on Saturday but rebounded to draw 1-1 with Lethbridge (2-2-2) on Sunday. Cameron Stokes scored the Vikes only goal on Sunday, and Gavin Barrett scored for the Vikes on Saturday. The Vikes women host the Winnipeg Wesmen and Manitoba Bisons, 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday night at Centennial Stadium. The Vikes men host the Alberta Golden Bears Friday and Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday, 7:15 p.m. sports@vicnews.com
Visitors wallop Vikes rugby women
Vikes upset champs Capilano
After a rough opening weekend of CIS play the UVic Vikes women’s rugby team will host the Alberta Pandas at UVic’s Wallace Field on Saturday (Sept. 28), 5 p.m. The Vikes are coming off heavy one-sided losses at home, 49-5 to the Lethbridge Pronghorns on Friday, and 47-3 to the Calgary Dinos on Sunday. First-year player Dacey Livingstone scored the only try of the weekend against Lethbridge, and Alana Cryer scored the only kicking goal, a penalty against the Dinos. sports@vicnews.com
National team rugby sevens captain Phil Mack was solid in his home debut with the UVic Vikes men’s team in CDI Premier League play after missing last year with injuries. The Vikes surprised visiting Capilano of North Vancouver at home on Wallace Field winning 30-24 on Saturday. Mack scored two tries, one of them a 50-yard run, kicked a drop goal from near the sideline, and was “unbelievable” at scrum half, Vikes coach Doug Tate said on the Vikes website. “That was a career game.” Keaton Styles and Aaron Johnston each scored a try for UVic, and Patrick Kay kicked two try conversions and two penalty
goals for 10 points. Elsewhere in the premier league James Bay took a huge 28-24 win over the Meraloma RFC in Kitsilano. Fly half Connor Braid kicked a drop goal, a try conversion and scored a try, with tries from Jeff Hassler, Jim de Goede and Nate Waldman. Oak Bay’s Castaway Wanderers fell 20-10 to Burnaby Lake. New this year is a second team from Saanich’s Velox RFC called the Velox Academy, which has entered the Island’s first division with the Velox Valhallians, which was edged out of premier competition two years ago. On Saturday the Academy bettered the Valhallians 52-6 at Velox field. sports@vicnews.com
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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700 WANTED: PVR (inexpensive) for a single parent. Please call 250-514-6688.
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APARTMENTS FURNISHED By Owner, $47,900. 1260sqft, 3 bdrm mobile, exc. cond., 5 new stainless appl, W/D. Fully upgraded. New furnace, air tight stove. Family park. Call (250)478-8455.
SOOKE RANCHER Beautiful, immaculate, 1,649 sq ft executive rancher located in Whiffen Spit Estates, Sooke, BC. 10,000+ sq ft lot. Asking price $429,900. 250-686-5372
HOUSES FOR SALE CORDOVA BAY. REDUCED! (Bring Offers). 3 bdrm, 3 bath Character house, view. with 1bdrm suite. $575,000. (below appraisal) Call 250-818-5397.
URGENT SALE! Immaculate double-wide Lannon Creek $118,000 250-642-5707
SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295. Short/ long term.250-656-8080
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1977 CADILAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. $3000. obo. Please call (250)477-7076.
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CONCRETE & PLACING ALL TYPES of Concrete & Carpentry work specializing in all types of retaining walls, large or small. IKON Construction since 1980. Call 250-4782898 or 250-880-0928. RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.
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ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 QUALITY Electric. New homes, renos. No job too sm. Seniors disc. #22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN. Reasonable rates. 250744-6884. Licence #22202. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. LICENSED, BONDED & F.S.R. Electrician, 30 yrs. Exp. Residential, new construction & renos. Knob & tube removal. Aluminum wiring upgraded and made safe. Lic.#3003. (250)590-9653. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com DPM SERVICES, lawn & garden, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.
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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Free morning java, courtesy downtown cafÊs The Downtown Victoria Business Association is teaming up with more than two dozen downtown cafÊs for the fifth annual Wake Up Victoria event this Friday (Sept. 28). Aimed as a thank-you to people who work downtown and frequent many of these coffee stops – and perhaps commute to Don Descoteau town – the event sees customers Biz Beat receive a free regular coffee from opening to 10 a.m. There’s one small catch: you have to bring your own mug to get a free drink. Each cafÊ is offering draw prizes for customers. To find a list of participating locations, visit downtownvictoria.ca and click on Wake Up!
Grand reopening party for Quadra bookstore Camas Books and Infoshop, a not-for-profit, collectively-run bookstore and cultural hub in Quadra Village, is moving just up the street to 2620 Quadra St. as of Oct. 1. To celebrate the move, the store is hosting a party Oct. 12 with special guests including Victoria’s poet laureate Janet Rogers, Paper Cut Pony shadow puppets, Klezmer music by Without a Net, and readings by poets Comrade Black and Serina Zapf. For more information on offerings at the store, visit camas.ca.
Hearing problems focus of upcoming talks Dr. Erin Wright of Oak Bay Hearing Clinic and Broadmead Hearing Clinic is hosting a pair of discussions on hearing issues next month at the Coast Harbourside Hotel, 146 Kingston
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St. in James Bay. A session on the causes and treatment options for tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears, happens Tuesday, Oct. 2 at both 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. A second event, spotlighting the new Lyric2 invisible hearing aid, goes Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Visit broadmeadhearing. com for more information.
Sylvia Thistle-Miller’s Triangle RV in Sidney captured the 2012 award for RV dealer of the year by the Recreation Vehicle Dealer’s Association of B.C. In business for more than 50 years, the sales-partsand-service operation won the honour based on having high ethical standards, excellence in customer service, and positive promotion of the RV lifestyle. To learn more, visit trianglerv.com or call 250-656-1122.
Langford play place expands operation Tumblebums Play Centre and Toy Shop has introduced a new division aimed at helping young parents with various issues affecting households. Tumblebums Solutions offers consulting on childrens’ sleep patterns, financial planning for families, and Tumblecamp for short-term care of children aged three to five. To find out more, visit tumblebumssolutions.com or stop by Tumblebums at 133735 Goldstream Ave.
Sprott Shaw updates its image, facility A 109-year-old educational facility has rebranded itself with a new name, an upgraded website and a fresh look for its advertising. Sprott Shaw College has also adopted the slogan ‘Learning with Purpose since 1903.’ The motto points to
Organization, farmers’ groups, government agencies and corporate lobbyists. Patel’s presentations happens at the Garth Homer Society Auditorium, 813 Darwin St., from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door,
or in advance at The Gardens of the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. The talk is in support of the Couvelier Pavillion, which is due for completion next May. Call 250-479-6162 for more details. nnorth@saanichnews.com
Revamped spa open at Grand Pacific The Sora Spa in the Hotel Grand Pacific, formerly the Spa at the Grand, has been brought in line with the rest of the facility. Its new Far East flair now more closely matches the Belleville Street hotel’s many Asian influences. Managed by Carrie Rees, Sora – it means ‘sky’ in Japanese – offers teas from Victoria’s Silk Road and professional facial and massage products by Pevonia. The spa is open daily. To book a treatment or find more information, visit hotelgrandpacific.com/sora or call 250-380-7862. Send your business news to editor@vicnews.com.
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Saanich canine unit earns best in country at police competition Department’s eighth such title since 1994 Kyle Slavin News staff
A Saanich police canine officer is the top dog in the country after finishing first overall at the Canadian Police Canine Championships in Regina, Sask., earlier this month. Const. Jon Zielinski and his fouryear-old German shepherd, Zeke, participated in a gamut of trials, which show off the dog and handler’s skills when working together as a team. “He’s special to me because of his loyalty. He’s easygoing. I know that he has all the gears that I need and he knows when to switch it on, so to speak,” Zielinksi said, while Zeke gnawed on a toy beside him. “When we were in Regina, he showed that he has all the gears
and he performed really well. But at the end of the day I can take him home and he’s part of the family.” Some 30 canine units from across Canada participated in building search, evidence search and open compound search scenarios, along with a criminal apprehension test. The dogs were also tested on their obedience and agility. Zielinski, who has competed previously at the canine championships (placing third overall in 2008 with police dog Bauer), said the winning formula takes time to prove successful at the competitions. “First of all you need a bit of luck, then you need the (right) dog, and then you need the hard work,” he said. All the tests Zeke went through at the championships, held Sept. 6
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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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Offer valid September 17 - 29, 2012. Bell Mobility service available within network coverage areas available from Bell Mobility; see bell.ca/coverage. Satellite TV available to residential customers in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan where technology and line of sight permit. E-billing is provided at no cost and paper bill is available for $2/month. One-time device activation ($35) applies. Upon early termination, price adjustments apply. Where applicable, TV monthly prices include a fee of 1.5% to fund Bell’s contribution to the CRTC’s Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF); see bell.ca/LPIF. LPIF will be itemized separately on your Bell invoice. Subject to change without notice; not combinable with other offers. Taxes, additional fees and restrictions apply. Other conditions apply. (1) With new activation on a 3-yr. term on a post-paid voice and data plan or a post-paid voice plan and a data feature with a min. value of $50/mo. Applies at the time of purchase on the price of the device or accessories in-store before taxes. Excludes iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S III. (2) Available to new Bell Satellite TV residential customers with continued subscription to a new or existing Bell Mobility Postpaid consumer account. Must subscribe to One Bill. $0 rental of HD PVR based on $13.86 monthly rental fee, less a $13.86 monthly credit. All charges will appear on your monthly Bell TV invoice. If you rent for 36 consecutive months, you may choose to take title to and own the receiver by notifying Bell TV within 30 days of receiving your final invoice. You may terminate your rental at any time without termination fees provided you return the receiver. Early termination fees may apply to the programming portion of your account if you also terminate your programming. Receivers may be new or refurbished at Bell’s choice. Receiver warranty of 39 months.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - VICTORIA
You’ll feel like family! C Frozen Grade A O Turkey U N T R Y V 95¢ $ 38 1 A L Double Cream Brie U E LILYDALE
Limit 1 with $50.00 Family Order Under 9 Kg
Overlimit:
Lb 2.09 Kg
Lb $3.04 Kg
DAMAFRO QUATRE TEMPS Incredible Savings!
IN THE DELI
Watch for our
FLYER EVERY FRIDAY
in select Saanich News, Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review
$ 97
6
450 g Regular Retail: $13.99
IN THE BAKERY AK KERY
C Cream P Pies Piie
$ 97
4
Each
BC HOT HOUSE
On the Vine Tomatoes
¢
97
Lb 2.14 Kg
BC
Russet Potatoes
$ 97 20 LB Bag
4
OCEAN CLASSIC
Frozen Shrimp Rings
$ 00
3/ 9
227 g
KRAFT
Singles Processed Cheese Product Slices
$ 771 Kg
5
Limit 2
Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986 Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Deposits and/or environmental fees extra where applicable. We reserve the right to limit quantities.
Specials in effect Wednesday September 26th- Saturday September 29th, 2012
4420 West Saanich Rd, Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria Open Daily 8am - 10pm
Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only.
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