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Fresh face for Anglican faithful Thanksgiving arrival of new rector gives congregation cause for gratitude
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Reverend Anne Privett, the new rector of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, sits in the chapel of the church on Elgin Road.
ing a strong and sustained increase in the number of parishioners attending its services. That improved attendance has been maintained, and today the attitude at the church is buoyant. Catherine Young, the Rector’s warden at St. Mary, feels that despite the conTim Collins gregation’s sadness at losing MacquarNews staff rie, they are looking to the future with a grateful and hopeful attitude. “Every last “It’s a good time to begin.” person (in the congregation) is excited That’s how Reverend Anne Privett and pleased,” said Young. “We have so characterizes her Thanksgiving Day ser- much to be grateful for.” mon to the congregation of St. Mary the It’s a gratitude that’s shared by PrivVirgin Anglican Church. It will be her first ett. “I’m very pleased and very grateful sermon to the parishioners and it will to be called to St. Mary,” she said. come only a few days after her arrival at “Newness often brings perspective,” the 101-year-old Oak Bay institution. Privett wrote in her Thanksgiving letter Privett is taking over to parishioners. “It heightfrom Reverend John Mac“I’m very pleased ens how we see things, quarrie, who recently how we interact with what retired from his duties at and very grateful we observe and, as I have St. Mary. learned in these last few to be called to St. “Reverend Macquardays, it can indeed bring rie did a wonderful job at Mary.” forth gratitude.” revitalizing the church,” - Reverend Anne Privett That newness, and new said Rosemary Cameron, perspective, will certainly a longtime parishioner. “We have a chil- face the congregation of St. Mary when dren’s choir now and the Canadian Col- Privett begins her Thanksgiving service. lege of Performing Arts is using our par- She is 28-years-old, female and as the ish hall. We even have a preschool shar- new spiritual leader for a congregation ing our space, so a lot is happening.” that is still predominately made up of That wasn’t always the case. In 2011, older adults, she knows that there may when St. Mary was celebrating its cen- be a period of adjustment for some. tenary, Macquarrie acknowledged that a “That’s yet to be seen,” she said. “I’m few years earlier the attendance at Sun- not concerned.” day services had been sparse. In fact, Borrowing from the Book of ComSt. Mary had survived what Macquarrie mon Prayer, Privett writes that this is an called a near death experience. opportunity for everyone to give thanks, The Anglican diocese of B.C. had con- “not only with our lips, but in our lives.” templated merging the congregations of She writes that giving thanks is not simSt. Philip Church and St. Mary, amal- ply a matter of cultivating an attitude of gamating them under a different name. gratitude but (involves) seeing things That consideration was ultimately dis- again.” carded and by the time of the centenary, PLEASE SEE: the drop in attendance at St. Mary had Attitude linked to faith, Page A9 been reversed, with the church show-
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A runner makes her way along the Victoria waterfront. Victoria marathon, (Mind over Mountain) triathlon. A lot of people do a bit of everything.” Phil Nicholls, owner of Island Runner and national-level marathoner in the 1990s, says Victoria’s running culture has shifted over the decades, from a relatively small band of dedicated runners who trained intensely to a popularized activity for thousands of people looking for a challenge and to stay fit. Nicholls points to the rapid growth of the Victoria half-marathon. From 2009 to 2010 it added more than a thousand entrants to hit more than 5,700 people coursing through the route. The marathon entries stayed steady at about 2,600 for those years. “There is definitely also a health boom; the outdoor fitness boom is there,” said Nicholls, the race director for the McNeill Bay HalfMarathon. “I think we are one of the better cities overall. People take fitness seriously as a lifestyle.” editor@saanichnews.com
The 33rd annual GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon weekend kicks off today and Saturday as more than 11,000 people flood into the Victoria Conference Centre for race package pickup, to tour the race expo and attend the speakers series. The marathon is on Sunday (Oct. 7). Participants will be on the race route starting with the marathon walkers at 6:30 a.m. The 8K road race starts at 7:15 a.m., the half marathon (21.1 km) starts at 7:30 a.m. and the marathon (42.2 km) at 8:45 a.m. All races start on Menzies Street at Kingston Street, and finish in front of the B.C. legislature on Belleville Street. See runvictoriamarathon.com for more information.
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Clayton Leinneweber, director of Messiah's Mansion, stands with a replica of the Ark of the Covenant. said. “We show people how (priests) used the services ... the sanctuary is like a big story.” Three Messiah's Mansions are touring North America, and this particular model was built in Abbotsford for use primarily
in Canada to avoid cross-border hassles. The stop in Saanich is the third this year for the Canadian operation, and its first time in Greater Victoria. The sanctuary is steeped in biblical symbolism of slaying of lambs, the altar of sacrifice, breaking bread and the light of candles, and more literal objects, such as the Ark of the Covenant and the Ten Commandment tablets. “A lot of it is symbolic. The lamb is a symbol of Jesus, bread represents the body of Christ and bread is a symbol for food. Smoke that rises (from incense) represents the prayers of the saints,” said Leinneweber, a school teacher in Oklahoma when he’s not setting up replica Hebrew sanctuaries. About 30 volunteers from the local church spent three days assembling the temple. The free tours are open to anyone. They run daily from 1 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 8 at 4401 Chatterton Way. Tours start every 15 minutes and last 75 minutes. See vicsda.ca/ark. editor@saanichnews.com
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Smartphone application developed to help locate lost children quickly Hero Network aims to mobilize more eyes on the street during crisis Charla Huber News staff
Pulling out of his Langford driveway, Patrick Novotny saw a frantic mother desperately searching for her toddler. He had wandered away, but a few minutes later, the youngster was found standing with another concerned adult who had found him. The boy was in the opposite direction than where the mother was looking. A few days before this incident, Novotny had been introduced to the Hero Network smartphone app while attending a birthday party. In the case near Novotny’s house, the mother could have sent a message via Hero Network and anyone with the app in the area would be alerted and could help search for the boy. Thomas Okuszko created
Candlelight dinners demonstrate conservation Restaurants across B.C. will be dimming the lights, and offering special deals, to demonstrate simple ways to conserve electricity. The B.C. Hydro Candlelight Conservation Dinner takes place Oct. 25. There are 16 participating restaurants in Greater Victoria. Check bchydro.com/ candlelight for a list. rholmen@vicnews.com
Correction In our Sept 26 feature regarding voluntourism On the Road (News, Sept.26), it erroneously stated that Aaron Smith was the founder of a website called Govolunteering.com. While a website by that name does exist, Smith’s site is Govoluntouring. com, a site dedicated to helping potential voluntourists to make informed decisions regarding their activities. The News regrets the error.
the Hero Network, an app designed to help parents find kids who wander away. The app has been downloaded nearly 5,000 times since its launch July 26. If a child is missing, a parent can send out an alert notifying anyone on the Hero Network within a 10-kilometre radius. To date, no alerts have been sent on the Hero Network. “Thank God,” said Sooke resident Okuszko. Some parents may have concerns about the app in the hands of child predators. Okuszko admits he cannot control who downloads the program, but expects there will be more good people looking for a lost child. “There are more eyes in the sky,” he said. Charla Huber/News staff For more information go to Parents Gillian and Patrick Novotny hope families www.getheroapp.com. sign up for the Hero Network app created by Thomas charla@goldstream Okuszko (back). newsgazette.com
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With the NHL season on hold, Victoria bar owners and restaurateurs are lamenting the loss of a guaranteed seat-filler. But another bloodsport could attract an equally passionate crowd, should licensed establishments choose to deviate from sports programming.
The first of three U.S. presidential debates between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney took place Wednesday. The remaining contests continue through this month. “We thought we’d have a party to celebrate,” said Giles Hogya, chair of Democrats Abroad, Victoria chapter. The organization, which helps register expatriate U.S. citizens to vote, held a fundraiser and viewing party
in the Maple Room of the Sticky Wicket pub Wednesday night. “Although we are a political organization, our mandate is to register American voters,” Hogya said. Hundreds of U.S. citizens live on Vancouver Island, he noted. Through the website votefromabroad.org, expats can find information on registering to vote in their home state, a process that often differs between states. The U.S. government also has an easy-to-follow website for expat voters, www.fvap.gov. “Many Americans’ votes may be disqualified because the new law says you must register for every single federal election, not just once,” Hogya said. Democrats Abroad Victoria held a Super Saturday in the spring from Victoria to Campbell River, registering roughly 200 U.S. citizens to vote in the presidential election. The group then initiated a campaign in August to target U.S. voters living in Canada from 11 key swing states. “No Republican candidate has
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What does it mean to “be church” in the 21st century? It’s a question that will be addressed during the Thanksgiving Day visit to Oak Bay United Church by the Right Reverend Gary Paterson. The newly elected Moderator of The United Church of Canada; the timing of the question couldn’t be more appropriate. Paterson and the entire United Church is being challenged by a sometimes fractious membership, a rise in fundamentalist dogma across North America, and an erosion in United Church membership that is nothing less than precipitous. At slightly less than a half-million members nationwide, United Church membership is about half of what it was 40 years ago, and those numbers continue to decline. That decline has been linked, by some, to the church’s strategy of blurring the lines between religion and social conscience. The United Church has led the way in taking positions on a plethora of social issues, including the ordination of women and homosexuals, the environment, homelessness, the treatment of prisoners, First Nations rights, and even the boycott of goods produced in Israeli settlements. The election of Paterson as Moderator is, in itself, a statement of the socially progressive nature of the church. He is the first openly gay man to serve in that position. Paterson feels that the church has to reach out to the growing cohort of Canadians who claim to be “spiritual, but not religious.”
He believes that the church is following the word of God, and that it’s time that people rediscover “what ‘being church’ really means.” “What are the practices that sustain and shape our faith?” asked Submitted photo Paterson. “How can the church The Right Reverend Gary Paterson, the model a different newly elected Moderator of The United kind of commu- Church of Canada, will visit Oak Bay United nity so that peo- this Sunday. ple want to be a part of that?” said Paterson. “He invited tax It’s a question that David collectors and others who had Ewart, a retired United Church been shunned to share his minister addresses regularly table. He drove money lenders in his blogs. Ewart stops short from the temple. What is that if of blaming the social activ- not social activism?” ism of the United Church for Paterson is confident that the decline in membership and people will find relevance in the acknowledges that it is a prob- United Church’s socially conlem faced by virtually every scious approach to faith. “But mainstream Christian church it’s not about us getting them in the 21st century. He main- back,” said Paterson. “It’s about tains that the United Church’s going to where they are, physicurrent course will see a fur- cally and philosophically, and ther halving of membership by engaging them.” 2025. The Reverend Keith Howard, Paterson recognizes the chal- one of the ministry team at Oak lenge but insists that the church Bay United Church, says that is on the right track. Paterson’s approach matches “In the book of Michah, we’re the approach of the Oak Bay asked the same question: ‘What congregation. “There’s no magic does the Lord require of you?’ answer,” said Howard. “We are The answer is to do justly, love a congregation that is trying to mercifully, and walk humbly make the switch to being relwith God. We’re trying to live evant to the young families who up to that challenge,” he said. left the church.” Howard said He said that churches have a that his congregation is trying responsibility to address social to make connections through a issues and to put them within flexible schedules and innovathe context of Christian faith. In tive ideas for services and by the absence of that approach, ensuring that newcomers, espehe said, the church will ulti- cially those with children, are mately lose its relevance. “Jesus made to feel comfortable and spoke out about social issues,” included in the congregation.
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“A survey … I think it was in 2010, showed that people between 30 and 45 felt that traditional churches were judgemental, arrogant, and unwilling to listen. We don’t want to be any of those things,” said Howard. Whether the course of the United Church will ultimately right the ship or whether it will prove to be the undoing of the United Church of Canada is yet to be seen, but Paterson is confident that the church is on the right track. “Traditional methods are not working,” said Paterson. “We have to demonstrate that the centre of
‘being church’ flows from the sense of being filled with the Spirit.” It’s that sense of engagement and excitement that Paterson hopes to inspire as he delivers the service on Thanksgiving Sunday. The service begins at 10 a.m. and will be celebratory in nature – a reflection, said Paterson of his faith in God, his belief in the work of the United Church of Canada and of his confidence in the course that church has charted into the future. Information regarding the Oak Bay United Church can be found at oakbayunitedchurch.ca. reporter@vicnews.com
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not just by the parishioners of St. Mary, but by everyone. … A lesson that gratitude can often come from looking at things with new eyes, a new attitude and an appreciation for what we’ve been given.” Information on St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church can be found at stmarysoakbay.bc.anglican.ca. reporter@vicnews.com
For Privett, that new attitude is intricately linked to her faith in Christ. “It’s a whole new way of beholding life, one another and the world that challenges the predominant narrative of our society,” she said. “It’s a lesson that might be taken,
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Running for the money This Thanksgiving weekend is a special one, as we reflect on the many ways our community has come together recently. One could not help but be touched by the support of hundreds of folks who came out for the annual Terry Fox Run last month. Their enthusiasm and giving spirit is contagious. The Terry Fox Run for cancer research begins a wave of fundraising that rolls through the fall and into the Christmas season. Last weekend’s CIBC Run for the Cure saw more than 4,000 runners and walkers make their way around Ring Road at the University of Victoria. The event is fun and exciting for participants, who are in equal part sombre and thoughtful. They sang, chanted and wore all manner of pink attire, from boas and tiaras to T-shirts and tutus, emblazoned with names honouring loved ones who are battling or have been taken by breast cancer. More than $30 million was raised across the country by this event for breast cancer research, education and advocacy. Today (Oct. 5) is the finale of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock fundraising ride. The 17 riders trained six months – averaging 4,000 kilometres each – in preparation for the twoweek, 1,000-kilometre ride down Vancouver Island. As well, those who support them spend many months planning and fundraising to make that ride worthwhile. The riders themselves will tell you, it’s not about the cycling, but about the communities, both large and small, that support the tour along the way. And this weekend the 33rd GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon hits the streets of the city. Competitive runners have trained hard for the event, pounding out an estimated 400 kilometres before they hit the ground running this Sunday on Menzies Street near the legislature. Along with thousands of runners come thousands of dollars in donations for more than 20 charities supported by the marathon. The fundraising aspect of the marathon is relatively new, yet has shown great potential as it becomes more culturally intertwined with the race itself. We applaud the physical and fundraising efforts of all these riders, runners and walkers. They help lift all of our spirits, by giving us the opportunity to share their good feelings and help those around us through our charitable donations. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Oak Bay 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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It’s OK not to be a tough mudder A slew of friends and friends-ofmarathon. For an event that friends signed up for the Tough swarms walkers, runners and Mudder in Whistler, a hardcore wheelers over a good chunk of 10- to 12-kilometre obstacle course, the city for a day, I was stunned earlier this year. with how little I knew about the It seemed you couldn’t go a day GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon. without hearing about More than 12,000 another connection to participants are expected someone who planned to to fill the streets on leap small buildings and marathon morning slime through obstacles – with road closures to achieve the glory of throughout Victoria and completion. Oak Bay along the route. I take pride in knowing The races range from a these friends who one-kilometre kids’ run intentionally ran through to the full 42-kilometre electrically charged wires marathon, starting and in the Mudder, or guys and finishing not far from the girls who climb mountains Christine van legislative buildings. or snowshoe ridiculous There are four official Reeuwyk hills and vales in Mind charities benefiting from Island Girl Over Mountain Adventure race proceeds and 20 Racing. charities that are raising I’ve never contemplated anything funds through a pledge process in remotely similar, not even a simple the event. trek up the West Coast Trail. I’m running with the Hepatitis C They’re generally strong of body Education and Prevention Society’s and mind. I’m not. Liver Warriors, also known as Team I know these things about Daisy, for my pal. myself and tend to lean away Non-profit HepCBC provides from activities where I’ll likely be support for those living with the maimed or injured. I know my blood-borne virus which attacks limitations and am not shamed by the liver. them. The society has high hopes of So me, myself and I were stunned raising $25,000 – enough to reopen when my rubber arm twisted to its office, hire a part-time executive support a friend and walk the half director for a year and return to marathon this weekend. This heart helping people living with the over mind thing could get a person heavy stigma of Hep C. killed. I figure the least I can do is take Sunday marks the 33rd a few hours to walk this beautiful anniversary of the Victoria city as a way of raising awareness
of this group. One coworker (OK, he’s the boss) and his wife are doing the half marathon as a training run for the New York Marathon next month. I’d call it insane, but he’s the boss. Another coworker is partaking in her fourth Victoria Marathon, doing the half again to raise funds for Lifetime Networks, a non-profit to support people with disabilities in Victoria. It’s not the lure of adrenaline that pulls her, but the emotional high. “It’s uplifting and powerful,” she says. It’s a high to witness the sense of accomplishment on the faces of folks as they cross the finish line, particularly those participants with obvious physical impairments who overcome a lot to make the trek. The online map identifies cheer zones along the way. From what I hear, there are people in costume, those who offer inspirational quotes on posterboard and even entertainers keeping everyone – walkers and athletic specimens alike – in good spirits on the 21-kilometre route. Fortunately, the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon welcomes walkers who can finish the half marathon course in fewer than six hours. I can do that. I’m pretty sure. Probably. I’m no Tough Mudder and have no desire to win or anything… Christine van Reeuwyk is a reporter with the Oak Bay News. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
‘I know my limitations and am not shamed by them.’
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Get your kids away from the screen and into the green Pushing our kids out the door the nearby woods. may be the best way to save the For someone of my generaplanet. tion this is almost unfathomable. In a survey conWhen I was a kid, being ducted for the David outside was the norm. Suzuki Foundation, 70 Rain or shine, our parper cent of Canadian ents would tell us to get youth said they spend out of the house. an hour or less a day in As a teenager in Lonthe open air. And when don, Ontario, my sancthey are out, it’s usually tuary was a swamp. to go from one place to I’d return home at the another. In other words, end of a day, often soakit’s just a consequence ing wet and covered in of trying to be somemud, with my collecwhere else. David Suzuki tion of insects, salamanNearly half the young with Leanne Clare der eggs and turtles. people surveyed said That piqued my interest they don’t have enough in science. Making tree time to join programs that would forts and lying in fields watching involve them in outdoor activities. the clouds stimulated my imaginaSchool, work and other respon- tion and creativity. Being outside sibilities make it difficult to do made me a happy, healthy kid and things like kick around a soccer made me feel connected to the ball or go for a walk with friends in world around me.
As a father, I also encouraged my kids to enjoy time outdoors, and one of my favourite activities now is exploring nature with my grandchildren. In just a few generations, life has changed dramatically for children. Now, they can’t seem to find the time to play outdoors. They sit in front of screens for long periods of time. A U.S. survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found young people are engaged with entertainment media for an average of seven and a half hours a day. Over seven days, that’s longer than the average workweek! We can’t blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn’t put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it’s dirty and dangerous.
As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside. The David Suzuki Foundation survey found that youth were 20 per cent more likely to take part in outdoor programming or explore nature on their own if they spent time outside from an early age. Younger teens reported that getting outside with their families was the best way to connect with nature. Older youth were more likely to explore nature spontaneously, on their own or with friends – likely because parents relax restrictions and allow them to do more of what they want. And what they want is fun and adventure, at least when it comes to being outside. More than half the youth said they enjoy spend-
ing unstructured time in nature. This is great news. What we need to do is encourage them – and sometimes just get out of their way. We need to make sure our neighbourhoods have green spaces. We need to ask teachers and school board representatives to take students outside regularly to incorporate the natural world into everything they learn. If we don’t, we’ll never raise the next generation of environmental stewards to help protect and celebrate the wonders of nature. After all, people are more likely to look after something they have come to know and cherish. Parents need to remember all the fun times they had outside as kids. They need to trust their children, and kick them out the door like my mom did. david suzuki.org.
Readers respond: Arts education, polio funding cuts Sociology is a safe investment for students Re: Swapping sociology for socket sets (B.C. Views, Sept. 26) Tom Fletcher’s column presents a number of misguided claims designed to lend rhetorical support to the provincial government’s intention to invest in trade and technical school facilities. Fletcher argues that the government’s emphasis on shop upgrades in trade and technical schools implies that “dead-end programs dear to the hearts of last year’s Occupy campers will feel the pinch.” He singles out sociology and women’s studies as examples of “aimless study” leading to unemployment (and social activism). Fletcher’s concern seems to be that today’s students need to select courses that ensure a “safe investment” for themselves, their parents and society at large. Sociology is a safe investment.
Sociologists have always focused on and provided necessary insights into relevant contemporary issues. Sociologists at the University of Victoria are addressing some of the biggest questions facing government today. For instance, UVic sociologists are helping the province design health care policy on older adults living in long-term care facilities – policy shaping the lives of our parents and grandparents. They are conducting research on increasing barriers placed on access to information and the right to know what government is doing. UVic sociologists are conducting policy research on crime control strategies, incarceration and prisons. Last but not least, sociologists at UVic are providing training in research design, quantitative reasoning, objective data analysis and policy-relevant issues that dominate government agendas. When a student majors in sociology, she studies a core
curriculum aimed at developing competent research skills applicable to today’s world (and labour market). Rather than relying on stereotypes and rhetorical nonsense to incite populist indignation, sociology students learn how to enact explanations that are informed by and based on clear evidence. To be sure, sociologists are passionate about and deeply committed to their research pursuits focused on maternity care, aging, dementia, blood donation, depression, weapons use and international human rights. Passion and commitment, combined with sound research skills, are the hallmarks of all scientific pursuits. The evidence indicates that sociology is one of the safest investments available to ensure social policy informed by evidence and sound research. Sean Hier chair, Sociology Department University of Victoria
Polio support crucial as disease nearly beat Many Canadians are old enough to remember the horror of polio from our childhoods. In the 1950s and 60s, polio killed thousands of children and left countless others living in iron lungs or with lifelong paralysis. With the development of effective vaccines, we thought we had seen the end of this terrible disease. We were wrong. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently predicted a global polio emergency in Pakistan within three months. In 2011, 73 new cases were reported there, nearly equal to all the cases in the previous five years. Polio is now 99 per cent eradicated globally, but without immediate action, the number of children paralyzed each year is expected rise to 200,000 in a decade. Canada contributes $35 million annually towards global polio eradication, but our spending is set to decline to just
$5 million in 2014. Prime Minister Harper has been invited by the United Nations to co-convene a meeting on polio this week. It is crucial that he recommit to our earlier funding. Nathaniel Poole Victoria
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hrough the glass panes on the front door, a visitor watches Bill Lunt zip across his floor, one knee on a four-wheeled scooter, to answer the doorbell. He gets around relatively well for a guy who fell off a roof 20 months ago and is still faced with serious mobility issues. Those physical Don Descoteau challenges Biz Beat make it tricky for Lunt, a professional home and renovation designer along with twin brother, David, to do the work he’s been become accustomed to for the better part of the last 30 years. The brothers grew up working for their dad in the family business, Ted Lunt Designs. Five years ago, when Ted’s dementia reached an advanced stage, his sons took over the company and renamed it Mesa Design Group. Timing is everything, they say, but it doesn’t always go in one’s favour. Bill’s accident came during a recession that was having and continues to have an effect on the home construction and renovation industry. With David bearing the brunt of the load initially, to the point where he was “a heart attack waiting to happen,” the partners decided to “reinvent ourselves,” Bill says. One of the first things they did was to pare back expenses. The Mesa office, once located in a $3,500 per month space, is officially in David’s north Langford home. With recessionary forces squeezing the market and competition fierce, they recently took another major risk as a way to retain a piece of the pie: they cut their prices to 1992 levels. Aware that some designers offer a low-ball cost to get a job, then add on charges for every little change along the way, Mesa moved to a fixedprice, per-square-foot charge for new construction design and quoted prices on specific reno jobs.
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Bill Lunt, left, and David Lunt of Mesa Design Group have worked together in the building industry in Greater Victoria since the 1980s, first with their father, Ted, now on their own. “Communication (early and often) is key when you’re dealing with people. An informed client is an easier client to deal with,” David says. “Our goal is (still) to give them the best bang for their buck within the guideline of their design,” adds Bill. The brothers still relish their role as a “facilitator between the homeowner and the jurisdiction,” being able to understand municipal zoning regulations and restrictions that affect what the client can do. “Our dad’s attitude was that it’s not always about just drawing pretty pictures on paper for someone,” Bill says. “He saw himself as playing more of a designer-consultant role.” Things can go sideways on a construction project, no matter what the size. But the brothers are proud of the fact that they are available to help their clients until the job is done, despite the fact they aren’t swinging the hammers or pouring concrete. Mesa Design Group, 250-3822893 or mesadesigngroup.ca.
Esquimalt depot expands services The Westshore Bottle Depot, which moved onto Ellery Street in Esquimalt last April, began accepting small appliances in the summer, and items such as sewing machines, exercise machines, power tools and electronic toys at no cost. A full list of products accepted is available at islandreturnit.com
under the small appliances menu. The depot is open seven days a week at 935 Ellery St. Call 250-381-1482 for more information.
Wright makes return to Marine Group Randy Wright, son of Oak Bay Marine Group founder Bob Wright, has been installed as chief executive for the tourism-based company. Bob Wright has no plans to retire completely at nearly 82, but wanted to bring in his son to run the business on a daily basis to allow him a day off now and again. Randy Wright, who worked 22 years with the Marine Group, spent the past 12 years as vice-president of marketing and sales for Harbour Air.
Business goings-on around and about town Travel agent Normand Schafer of Far and Away Adventures (250-385-3001) is now a certified Tahiti Specialist, having visited the tiny South Pacific islands and completed a training program run by the national tourist office … Baan Thai restaurant has launched a new website (BaanThaiVictoria.ca) and instituted the Baan Thai fan club, where customers can find special offers … Olive the Senses, specializing in fresh extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegar, is open in the Hudson Building, 1701 Douglas St. Visit olivethesenses.com. To submit your business news, email editor@vicnews.com.
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Only a working smoke alarm can save your life! FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
OCTOBER 7-14 Smoke alarms save lives “Fall back” to smart home safety As most Canadians turn back the clocks on November 4, here are some timely smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips: • When you change your clocks, test your smoke arlam. • You have less than three minutes to escape a fire. So when smoke alarms sound, everyone must know what to do and where to go. Having and practising an escape plan is essential. • Install one smoke alarm on every storey and outside bedrooms. Install inside bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed. • Ensure all smoke alarms are fully powered. Never take out batteries or remove an alarm from ceiling due to a false alarm. • If your home has any fuelburning devices such as a gas furnace, gas water heater, gas appliances, or an attached garage or carport, install at least one CSA-approved carbon monoxide outside all sleeping areas. One per storey is recommended. • Replace smoke alarms ev-
ery 10 years, and CO alarms every 7-10 years (depending on manufacturer) whether battery operated or hardwired into your home’s electrical system. Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless. So without a CO alarm, humans cannot detect its presence. Despite the average home having several potential sources of the deadly gas, studies show that nearly 60 per cent of Canadians have not installed a CO alarm. In addition to being impossible to detect, CO also has another nefarious trait. Symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure mimic the flu, without the fever. It is routinely responsible for thousands of clinic and hospital visits each year, and is commonly misdiagnosed. Prolonged or extreme exposure causes nausea, dizziness, confusion, the loss of physical mobility, brain damage and ultimately, death. More home safety resources can be found on the www. safeathome.ca web site.
Analysis was undertaken on almost 50,000 fires that occurred in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario over a 5-year period involving 663 fatalities. The findings demonstrated that the death rate per 1,000 fires in the absence of a present, functioning smoke alarm was 74% greater than when a functioning smoke alarm was present.
Thanksgiving turkey fires cause for concern at 9-1-1 centre E -Comm’s fire dispatch team is warning families to be mindful of their turkey cooking during Thanksgiving weekend. “A turkey isn’t something you typically see on a list of household fire hazards, but we get 9-1-1 calls about ovens going up in flames all the time,” says Corey Kelso, E-Comm fire dispatcher. “The result can be devastating if you’re not careful every time you have something cooking for an extended period of time.”
E-Comm has received some odd calls to 9-1-1 before – including someone wanting to know how long to cook a turkey – but a turkey fire is no joke. In fact, it is a leading cause of spikes in 9-1-1 calls over the holidays. “A flame in your oven can start easily and escalate quickly,” says Kelso. “Oil drippings through a thin tinfoil turkey pan or bits of leftover food residue inside your oven are extremely flammable in a high temperature setting.”
Many fatal fires start at night Investigations into home fire deaths very often find that a smoke alarm did not sound. It may have been disconnected or not in working order. The batteries may have been dead, or someone may have taken them out. Smoke alone won’t necessarily wake you up. In fact, the fumes could put you into an even deeper sleep. Often, victims never wake up. Se-
niors will often need assistance from family members to put safety measures into place. As well, family members are in the best position to reinforce the precautions necessary to help their loved ones prevent or respond to a fire. Focus on these six priorities to help aging family members protect themselves against fire in the home.
Q INSTALL smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. Q Larger homes may need ADDITIONAL smoke alarms to provide enough protection. Q For the best protection, INTERCONNECT all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound. Q An IONIZATION smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a PHOTOELECTRIC smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, both types of alarms or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms (also known as dual sensor alarms) are recommended. Q Smoke alarms should be INSTALLED away from the kitchen to prevent false alarms. Generally, they should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a cooking appliance. Q REPLACE all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.
Celebrating Fire Prevention Week in Greater Victoria Firefighters around the region will be busy educating the public about fire safety during Fire Prevention Week. In Oak Bay, the Fire Department will be conducting the Challenge Trophy competition among area schools. On the morning of Oct. 10, firefighters will attend area schools to perform full evacuation and safety drills – the Black Press file school with the best time wins the trophy. Oak Bay Firefighter Kyle The firefighters will Beaumont prepares for also attend municipal rooftop drills. hall and all Oak Bay recreation centres during the week to conduct evacuation drills with patrons and employees to make sure everyone knows how to follow a fire escape plan. “Fire Prevention Week for us is the one time of year we can draw the public’s attention to one simple, important thing, that’s having a working smoke alarm that is tested regularly,” said Oak Bay Fire Department Captain Ken Gill. “If we could encourage every resident to take that small step, then every other message we have will dovetail into that. … It all hinges on early detection and warning, so people have the opportunity to escape.” Gill said it is a standard message, but one that is not always heeded. “It’s challenging, but it’s one step that would certainly go a long way to protecting property and saving lives,” he added. From Oct. 2 to 5, the Saanich Fire Department will partner with other departments to host a fire expo aimed at teaching 911 skills, fire extinguisher safety, and home evacuation, at the Central Saanich fire hall. The program, geared towards students in Grade 5, runs daily from 9 a.m. until noon. Firefighters will also take their fire trucks to schools across the Saanich and Greater Victoria School Districts, conducting fire drills throughout the week. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 13, firefighters will be on hand with fire safety resources at the Home Depot at 3986 Shelbourne St. for Home Depot Fire Safety Days. “We’d like to encourage everyone to participate at the in-home level, not just at public schools,” said Saanich fire department Capt. Rich Pala. “Everyone should have a home escape plan. We’d like to see everyone sit down with their kids and educate them.” The Victoria Fire Department will begin the week with opening ceremonies at Victoria City Hall Oct. 9 at 8:50 a.m. The event will begin with a fire drill at city hall, a proclamation and the raising of the Fire Prevention Week flag. Firefighters will attend all area schools to make sure students are prepared to evacuate their classrooms. “Every year we have a specific theme and this year is ‘have two ways to get out,’” said Insp. Megan Sabell of the VicBlack Press file toria Fire Department. Firefighter training in “Everyone should have Nanaimo. two ways to get out of every room in their building, home, school or office. And they should not only have a plan but practise that plan as well.” More information on Fire Prevention Week can be found at fpw.org. editor@oakbaynews.com
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BC Ferries will trim some sailings starting Oct. 9, particularly when vessels are running with light passenger loads on major routes between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Regular odd-hour sailings won't be affected, but nearly 100 evenhour sailings are to be scrapped between those terminals this fall and winter to help save an estimated $1 million. Tsawwassen-Duke Point sailings that have been running less than 25 per cent full account for nearly half the planned cuts. Potential cuts to Gulf Islands routes are to go to public hearings in advance of any decision. BC Ferries reported declining fare revenue in 2011, recording the lowest number of passengers in 21 years. Vehicle traffic is at a 13-year low. The province injected an extra $80 million into the ferry service this year to avert the threat of considerably higher fare increases as well as deeper service cuts. One option Macatee expects the corporation to explore is the possible conversion of some ferries to natural gas, reducing the impact of high fuel costs. The corporation is to file an alternate fuel use plan within 30 days, as well as a separate plan to cut fuel consumption.
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Take out your frustrations at broom bash Bring your family, tools (loppers and clippers) and gloves to join in the fun of removing Scotch Broom, ivy and evergreen Daphne Oct. 20 and 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. Meet on Beach Drive at the entrance to Cattle Point and sign in at the registration table. Encourage others to become members of the Friends of Uplands Park. Contact Margaret Lidkea at 250595-8084 or go to friendsofuplandspark. wordpress.com for more information.
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Our Place serves up Thanksgiving lunch Clients of Our Place Society were treated to an early Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings Thursday through the midday meal period. More than 1,000 of the city’s homeless and most vulnerable citizens were expected to sit down to enjoy turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables,
VIHA boss announces retirement President and CEO Howard Waldner of the Vancouver Island Health Authority is retiring in April 2013 after eight years in the job. VIHA board chair Don Hubbard said Waldner leaves a proud legacy, having developed a strong leadership team and a record of innovation and achievement. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Royal Jubilee Patient Care Centre and the new North Island Hospitals Project. Under his leadership, VIHA was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 employers during the past four years and delivered a balanced operating budget each year since 2004. The VIHA board is moving forward to establish a recruitment process to replace Waldner. editor@vicnews.com
stuffing and pie for dessert. “Thanksgiving is a special time to be grateful and be with loved ones. For many of the people we welcome, we’re the closest family they have,” said Our Place Society executive director Don Evans. “We want everyone to feel a sense of belonging and enjoy a great meal.”
More than 30 volunteers, including some local politicians, served up meals and attended to patrons at the society’s cafeteria at 919 Pandora Ave. To help defray costs of the dinner or any other services offered by Our Place, visit ourplacesociety.com or call 250-388-7112. editor@vicnews.com
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The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, presents the work of 31 ceramic artists working on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands in the 1970s and 1980s. The exhibition emphasizes the “back to the land” movement of the early 1970s as the impetus for the explosion of ceramic activity in this region. Oct. 5 to Feb. 3, go to aggv.ca for more information.
Independent Camas Books thrives outside the mainstream Edward Hill News staff
If Camas Books adopted the corporate lingo of mainstream advertising, the store might be tagged “new and improved.” Or that might make its collective members collectively cringe. Victoria’s non-hierarchical hub of anarchist, anti-capitalist, anti-colonial and radical literature has relocated to a space half a block north from its former home at the corner of Quadra Street and Kings Road. Walls in the new space are splashed with grand, sweeping murals of nature – a humpback whale arches across the back wall, a cougar guards the cash register – while scattered boxes of books attest to the chaos of moving. A volunteer work party was expected to have the store in order and reopened by Wednesday. “I’m interested in discovering what the culture on this side of the street is like,” jokes Kim Croswell, a volunteer and member of the Camas Books collective, referring to their relocation to the north side of Kings Road. “We’re fortunate that we don’t have to leave the neighbourhood. We like
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Camas Books volunteer and collective member Kim Croswell stands amid the store in the process of unpacking in its new location on Quadra Street. it here.” Camas Books has survived for five years on a business model that matches the philosophy of its book inventory. It’s a nonprofit society run by a collective, where 24 members come to consensus on decision making through discussion and debate. “We have a broad base of community support. It’s reflected in the size of the collec-
tive, and volunteers give their time, skills and expertise to keep it going,” said Allan Antliff, one of the founding members of Camas Books and a University of Victoria professor of art history. “The books we carry aren’t carried in any other book store in Victoria. We have a strong identity in the radical community, and a strong indigenous orientation. It all comes together to create a viable operation,” he says. Camas Books will fundraise to help pay for the move, but Croswell said in general, the store is financially self-sustaining through book sales and community events, such as art shows, book readings and film launches. Its volunteer base is dedicated and loyal, and more than enough to staff the store seven days per week. “We’re a mixture of teachers, high school and university students, writers, cab drivers, people who work two jobs and then come here and do shifts. It’s people from all walks of life,” says Croswell, who teaches distance learning. Camas Books takes its name from the camas plant, a traditional aboriginal food source. In keeping with its mandate of pro-
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Artists face off in show Fragments and Masks is a two-person exhibition of photographs and paintings that explore the way people are presented by the artist’s image. The show of black and white photography by Barry Herring and interactive paintings by Richard Motchman opens Friday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Xchanges Gallery, 2333 Government St. These artists use different media but their figurative work is related in that they both focus only on portions of the body in their portraits. When people pose for a portrait they decide what part of themselves to expose and what to hide. The person performs for the artist. The artist then records the performance and manipulates it to produce an image that will be exposed to a future viewer. These images are a representation of reality and provide the viewer with clues to initiate a personal narrative and form a conception of the person. Herring uses traditional black and white darkroom techniques to create portrayals of a fragment of a person or he cuts fragments from portraits and recombines them. In this way, he examines how the eye, brain and memory construct an artificial image and not an exact or
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petrified replication. A central question is what construct does the viewer form of the original subject from the fragment? Motchman creates portrait paintings using a narrow fragment of the naked person from scalp to pelvis. With each painting is a mask that the viewer interacts with, covering or uncovering the face. The positioning of the mask can further fragment the portrait. The choice of mask depicted is another part of the
collaboration between model and artist. The interaction of the viewer with the mask brings the viewer into an intimate relationship with the painting as object but also into an intimate relationship with the subject of the painting. The exhibition continues at Xchanges Gallery until Oct. 28. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. llavin@vicnews.com
Michelle Jacques Named Chief Curator at Victoria art gallery Michelle Jacques has been named Jon Tupper. Chief Curator at the Art Gallery of Jacques is also an educator. She has Greater Victoria. taught writing, art history and curatoFor most of the past 15 years, rial studies at NSCAD University, the Jacques has held various curatorial University of Toronto and OCAD Unipositions in the contemporary and versity and is currently adjunct faculty Canadian departments of the Art Galat York University. lery of Ontario, where she is currently She is currently on the boards of the acting curator, Canadian art. Vtape and the Feminist Art Gallery From 2002 to 2004, she was the direcand is past board member of the artisttor of programming at the Centre for run contemporary art centre Mercer Art Tapes in Halifax. Union, all in Toronto. “Michelle’s broad range of experiJacques received a B.A. in art history ence as a curator, from historical to Michelle Jacques and psychology from Queens Univercontemporary, will make her an ideal addition to the sity and an M.A. in art history from York University. curatorial team at the AGGV,� said gallery director llavin@vicnews.com
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Winchester Galleries and Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre are holding their fifth annual Art Exhibition and Sale from until Oct. 6 at Winchester Gallery’s Oak Bay location, 2260 Oak Bay Ave. A fundraiser for Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, this exhibition features the work of more than 20 of Victoria’s and Canada’s leading visual artists with more than 60 works donated to assist Blue Bridge launch
its season. “From the beginning of Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, both the Winchester Galleries, and the visual artists of Victoria they represent, have been amongst our most dedicated and strongest allies,” said Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre founder and producing artistic director Brian Richmond. “In our efforts to build a world class, professional, classical theatre company for the people
of Victoria, these enormously talented artists have contributed more than $100,000 of their work to help support the formation of Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre.” Interested viewers can preview and place early bids on all the work on sale at Winchester Galleries from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Continuing with the new initiative from last year that
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With apologies to the old adage, but it’s records, not rules, which are meant to be broken. Three of the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon’s bigger records were reset last year, one of them 22 years old. And this Sunday there’s no reason those three records, plus more, can’t be broken once more in the marathon’s 33rd year. “There’s a very good chance the men’s and women’s marathon records could fall once again,” said Jonathan Foweraker, marathon’s elite athlete coordinator. The marathon’s board of directors made a bold choice this year by loosening the regulations for the cash bonus to course record-breakers. Previously, the course record bonus of $5,000 was reserved to Canadian citizens, meaning last year’s winner, Thomas Omwenga, who earned $3,000 for the win, was unable to collect the added $5,000 course bonus. That changes this year as the men’s and women’s marathon bonuses, including $1,000 for the half-marathon, are extended to permanent residents and refugees who have been domiciled in Canada for at least a year. Omwenga returns after breaking Steve Osadiuk’s 2006 time of two hours, 16 minutes and 49 seconds last year with a time of 2:14:33. “Omwenga has a better personal-best than that, and we must note that in 2011 he ran a marathon in Montreal the week before. This time he’s rested up,” Foweraker said. The Canadian-based Kenyan has won two marathons already this year, in Manitoba and Quebec, and his last race was Niagara’s Run for Grapes half-marathon, which he won on Sept. 23. The competition is tight in the men’s elite pack with 2010-winner Philip Samoei, who came second last year at 2:25:41 and, Cache Creek’s Ryan Day, who was third last year at 2:26:42 also returning. Elites keying in on the women’s marathon are Gillian Clayton, an Ironman triathlete who has a personal best of 2:54 from 2011, Hallie Jansen, the 2004-winner, who ran 2:45 in 2011, 2010-winner Catrin Jones, who ran 2:48 last year and Nadyia Fry, third in 2011 with 2:55. Eyeing up first in the women’s half-marathon is another Canadian-based Kenyan, Lucy Njeri, who smashed the marathon record of with a time of 2:37:56 in 2011. Cracking the women’s half-marathon record might be beyond Njeri, however, as Natasha Wodak set the bar high with her course record of 1:15:27 last year. Other notables for Sunday: the masterful movement of Jim Finlayson. Now 40, the local runner joins the masters ranks. For the fourth year in a row the Victoria Marathon will act as the B.C. Championships. The advent of an expanded Elite B category means free entry to more runners, particularly women, from the local scene, rather than just international runners. sports@vicnews.com
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SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Jamie Benn goes to German elite league Peninsula minor hockey product Jamie Benn has signed on to play with the Hamburg Freezers of Germany’s premier hockey league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Benn’s contract enables him to return to the Dallas Stars, where he was an NHL all-star last season, if the NHL lockout ends during the German hockey season. Stars beat writer Mike Heika came across the signing on Tuesday through the Freezers’ website. Benn makes his debut today (Oct. 5). Also on the Hamburg Freezers is exNHLer Matt Pettinger of Victoria, who last played for the Vancouver Canucks in 2010.
Japanese visit Tide comes for 40th Royal Athletic Park will host a 40th anniversary on Saturday when the Victoria’s Ebb Tide, the over-40 rugby club, returns to the pitch where it made its debut in 1972. Two visiting Japanese teams, the Osaka Gentlemen and Tenri Old Bears will each play an over-55 game against an Ebb Tide squad that will change throughout the day,
followed by an over-40 game. “Spectators shouldn’t expect sparkling rugby, that’s left for the young, although the over-40 game may have flashes of brilliance,” said Ebb Tide member Mark Bryant. The event starts Saturday at 1 p.m. with the over-55 games beginning at 1:30 p.m. and the over-40 match at 3 p.m., followed by a traditional rugby reception and dinner at Four Points Sheraton at 6 p.m.
Greater Victoria has been left out of the running in the contest to be the new home of Ironman Canada. Several factors came into play against bringing the world-class long distance triathlon to Elk Lake but the biggest was getting 10 municipalities on board in time for the deadline of an Oct. 13 annoucment. “We were disappointed,” said Hugh MacDonald of SportHost Victoria. He submitted the proposal to the World Triathlon Corporation by Sept. 24, which owns the Ironman licences, on behalf of Greater Victoria. The WTC released a shortlist on Monday of Whistler, Vernon and Huntsville, Ont., as the final three cities. “While Victoria as a venue was ranked at the top, (WTC) didn’t have the confidence that we could get the permits and required support from 10 municipalities within five to 10 days,” MacDonald said. “We weren’t surprised, it’s a lot of hoops to go through in our community to get events.” The WTC told MacDonald the chances of bringing Ironman Canada to Victoria were much better if the race could wait until 2014. But with competitors chomping at the bit to sign up, WTC is moving fast to find a new 2013 home for the race that lived in Penticton from 1982 to 2012. “There will be some discussion about the result,” MacDonald said. “We were being encouraged by different groups, we were looking at August but were encouraging WTC to look earlier or later.” In one way, MacDonald can wipe his brow over the loss of stress. There was no shortage of support from the triathlon and non-triathlon community to bring Ironman here. But there was legitimate concern, said MacDonald, of just when to fit the massive migration of triathletes and their supporters into the summer event calendar. “2013 is an exceptionally busy year, some events haven’t been officially awarded yet.” The World Youth Climbing Championships are coming Aug. 10 to 18, bringing as many as 2,000 people from 45 countries for the event hosted at Stelly’s secondary. The Subaru Western Triathlon Series also runs the Sookie International half-Ironman, usually the third Saturday in August. Soon to be confirmed is the Canadian Dragon Boat Championships at Elk Lake, which MacDonald is committed to bringing here, for the weekend of Aug. 24 to 26. Victoria already has the International Dragon Boat festival, with 70 teams on the Inner Harbour, Aug. 10 to 12. And though it’s not as major a factor, the Canadian Amateur Golf Championships at Royal Colwood Golf course are Aug. 11 to 15. sports@vicnews.com
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Mike Spracklen had his share of detractors, but he didn’t think it was enough to tip him out of the boat. Earlier this week Rowing Canada made a bold decision to fire the decorated coach. Off-and-on since 1990, Spracklen guided Canadians to multiple Olympic and World Championship gold medals, helping Silken Laumman to fame in the 1990s and, in recent years, the crews of the men’s heavyweight eight and pairs to the Olympic podium. The national program is restructuring, which includes hiring a new performance director for the heavyweight men’s program, based at Elk Lake, to be announced later. “Mike has left a significant legacy and we respect and celebrate his many achievements,” said Peter Cookson, the high performance director. “Two medals (in London) does not meet our expectations – we are driven to improve on this.” “Certainly I was surprised,” Spracklen said from his Sidney home on Tuesday. “I still have something to offer, providing my health stays good then I’ll continue coaching. I want to go and help people who want my help, and I’ll continue to do what I can for them. “If they don’t want my help, I don’t want to be with them.” Just as several current rowers stepped forward to defend Spracklen on Tuesday, he’s also been the target of controversy since about 2010, mainly from men’s pair of Dave Calder and Scott Frandsen, who’ve openly criticizing his style of coaching. The CBC published a letter on Tuesday from Frandsen in support of Spracklen’s removal, but he and Calder passed up a request for comment to the News. From the CBC letter, Frandsen voiced harsh words, accusing Spracklen of creating an inner circle of rowers, with an “us against them” mentality against the rest of the rowing team, and for employing an unfair selection process for the international boat crews. But current rower and 2012 Olympian Lindsay Jennerich – who fought and won against Rowing Canada for the right as the only women’s boat to train at Elk Lake under Spracklen – and Kevin Light, a member of the 2008 Olympic gold-medal heavyweight eight, are among
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Mike Spracklen in the chilly winter air on Elk Lake. the many who disagree with Thames, the hallowed waters of Calder and Frandsen’s outlook, of rowing. as well as Rowing Canada’s. It’s hard to imagine that even in “Removing Spracklen not only his later years, Spracklen won’t weakens the future of the heavy have any high-performance men’s rowing team, it removes opportunities come his way. His an aura of excellence, dedication international resumé dates back and hard work from the entire to the 1976 Olympics in Monhigh performance system... Right treal, where he helped Britain’s now Rowing Canada is in a pro- men’s double scull to silver. In cess of eliminatthe 1980s he ing some of the “Rowing Canada is coached Oxford best resources to to defeats of rowers that exist eliminating some of the Cambridge in in this country … best resources to rowers The Boat Race. firing Mike SprackAnd even len is proof that in this country.” with the nega– Lindsay Jennerich the system is not tive comments making choices and controversy based on winning. They are mak- around him earning national ing them based on politics. What press attention in the last two wins medals is belief in the plan. years, his time in Canada can Myself and many others now hardly be called anything but a have none,” Jennerich wrote in success. an email to the News. Spracklen’s been part of seven Light too, is upset. gold medals for Canada since “Cookson is a nice guy, and 1990, and in 2002 he was named as a rower he always treated the International Rowing Federame well, but he made a wrong tion Coach of the Year as a Canadecision and hasn’t realized the dian coach. ramifications of what he’s done,” “I will continue coaching someLight said. where, unlikely here,” Spracklen In their announcement to said. “I will just grab my thoughts release Spracklen, Rowing Can- together and decide where I ada also promoted coach John should go, or what’s available to Keogh to the role of perfor- me.” mance director for the women Spracklen is fond of his time and Al Morrow as the head of in Canada but is disappointed in the lightweight men’s program, Rowing Canada’s decision. which now moves from Elk Lake “It only takes one person to to London, Ont. think you’re not capable. There Spracklen, now 75 years old, will always be athletes who don’t and his wife Annie, have resided make the team and they’ll comin Sidney full time since 2000, plain. It’s something I’ve dealt but still own a home in Marlow, with all my life as every rowing just west of London, England, coach has.” close to the famous Henley-Onsports@vicnews.com
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ELECTRONIC SCOOTER Shop Rider Voyager 778S. Used indoors except for 3 trips outside. Exc. cond., $1200 obo. Call (250)472-1361. OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + patio, new everything. 1766 sq ft & 956 unďŹ nished sq ft. $658,000. Call 250-598-6902.
HOMES WANTED HALF PRICE! Never used; Folding power lift shower commode with chair ($1600). Wheelchair mint cond. (best offer). Call (250)818-4000 or email mercedes500@shaw.ca
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ELECTRICAL CARPET INSTALLATION
PRIVATE HOUSEKEEPER. Has available openings. Exc ref’s. $25/hr. 778-433-4340.
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. 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.
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A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.
BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.
COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.
FENCING
MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
CLEANING SERVICES HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444. MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
HAGENS COMPUTERS. New and used computers. Sales and service. 250-655-3566.
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.
ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
FURNITURE REFINISHING U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.
GARDENING 10% OFF. Mowing, Power Raking, Hedge/Shrub Trimming, Clean-up. 250-479-6495 AURICLE BSC. 250-882-3129 Fall clean up, Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.
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FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
PAINTING PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
HOME IMPROVEMENTS GEOF’S RENO’S & Repairs. Decks, stairs, railings, gates & small additions. 250-818-7977.
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PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS DEMOSS Dr. $499 per/roof. 2 years warranty. We also install new roofs? Call 250-589-4998
RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178. RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp. Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.
YARD ART Tree, Hedge & Shrub Pruning Lawn Care. 250-888-3224 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thorough Job at a Fair Price! Repairs, gutter guard, power/window washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates. PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.
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Crossword ACROSS 1. Long tailed rodents 5. Meets the Danube in Belgrade 9. Bohemian dance 10. Hancock star Will 12. Chapeaux carrier 13. A warning or caution 15. Bangladesh capital 16. One who hands 18. Rural delivery 19. Poke 20. Express pleasure 22. Wife of a maharajah 29. Irish kissing rock 32. Variant of Tai 33. Plural of os 35. She sang with the Pips 43. Setting out 44. Swiss river 45. Negative sports cheer 47. Liberal degree
Sudoku
48. Relating to the back 52. Muslim family of wives (alt. sp) 55. Was in charge of a project 57. Indehiscent legume 59. Ice or roller 60. A citizen of Iraq (alt. sp.) 61. Goidelic language 62. Indian poet
DOWN 1. College army 2. Dark Angel actress Jessica 3. Boxing blow 4. Single-reed instrument 5. Secondary school cerificate 6. A wet nurse in India 7. Long live! (Spanish) 8. Egyptian Sun god 9. Political action committee 11. Tolstoy novel “___ Murat”
Today’s Answers
39. Tin 40. 1,000 grams 41. Latin varient of “to have” 42. An electric car that runs on rails 43. Skin lesions 45. Bahrain dinar 46. Express delight 49. Japanese beverage 50. 6th Jewish month 51. Leases 52. U.S. Poet Laureate 1995-97 53. Egyptian cross 54. Remote user interface 56. River in NE Scotland 57. Small seed of a fruit 58. Major division of geological time
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number 1 to 9 must appear in: • Each of the nine vertical columns • Each of the nine horizontal rows • Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes
Today’s Solution
12. Regions of the ocean below 6000 m 14. Earl Grey or green 15. Bland in color 17. Atomic #37 21. Possessed 22. Of I 23. Poetic ever 24. High school 25. Indicates position 26. Road open 27. In a short time 28. Filippo __, Saint 30. Traditional Hindi music 31. Former NHL player Jim 34. Honorable title (Turkish) 36. Trumpeter Hirt 37. Atomic #66 38. Lolo
Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
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Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
506-777 Blanshard St, $212,500
1477 Finlayson, $524,900
2676 Arbutus Rd, $935,000
9620 Glenelg, $799,000
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250 477-1100
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 5675854
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty David Stevens, 250-477-5353
1581 Burnley pg. 12
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301
406-708 Burdett Ave, $565,000 pg. 8
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131
1556 Burton, $585,000
pg. 6
pg. 13
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Tracey Lang, 250-661-7214
Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Patti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291
pg. 11
Daily noon - 5 pm (exc Thurs & Fri) Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 480-3000
pg. 1
pg. 10
pg. 12
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100
205-2125 Oak Bay Ave, $405,000 pg. 7
1704-647 Michigan St, $199,900
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476
pg. 5
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Richard Severs 250 216-3178
pg. 15
pg. 15
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967
pg. 1
pg. 18
Saturday 1-4 Sutton West Coast Mikko Ikonen 250 479-3333
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
pg. 21
pg. 9
pg. 14
7-314 Six Mile, $499,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Clayton Jeffs, 250-744-3301
pg. 9
305-2920 Cook St, $315,000
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Sharon Stevens-Smith 250 474-6003
pg. 29
206-1610 Jubilee, $227,900 pg. 5
A-707 Linden St, $449,900
Sunday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
Saturday & Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003 pg. 29
Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
pg. 15
pg. 17
432 Kipling St, $625,000
209D-1115 Craigflower, $269,900
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608
pg. 12
409 Chadwick Place, $1,299,900 pg. 32
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921
1250 Craigflower, $425,500
991 Lohbrunner, $785,000
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422
pg. 14
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Zane Willis, 250-479-3333
pg. 31
102-2733 Peatt Rd, $369,900
7448 East Saanich Rd., $479,900
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875
Thursday - Monday 3-5 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626
386 Quayle Rd
pg. 28
pg. 15
Tuesday thru Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Pat Guiney, 250 391-6400
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
867 Wild Ridge, $399,900 Saturday 2-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
Friday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd KarenTaber 250 384-8124
pg. 5
2627 Country Terr, $474,800 pg. 29
Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
pg. 6
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cornerstone Properties Kevin Wensley 250 475-2006
7891 Patterson, $649,900
Friday 4-6 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301
1104 Monica, $729,000
211-9882 Fifth, $219,000 pg. 27
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
pg. 3
Sunday 2:30 - 4PM Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250 744-3301
pg. 2
Sunday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-1989
pg. 21
2463 Costa Vista Pl, $559,000 pg. 32
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Gary Anderson, 250-744-3301
pg. 19
1004 Gosper Cres, $449,000
3121 Carman, $585,000
201-2415 Amherst, $398,800
301-9858 Fifth, $259,000
6664 Rhodonite Dr, $294,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Colin Walters, 250-479-3333
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Kent Deans, 250-686-4141
Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
Saturday & Sunday 3:30-4:30 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875
pg. 18
pg. 32
3888C Duke Rd, $609,900
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
pg. 14
pg. 23
607 Hammond, $428,800
648 Lands End, $1,129,000
pg. 11
pg. 15
pg. 21
pg. 3
7701 Grieve, $460,000
Saturday 12:30 - 2PM Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250 744-3301
pg. 22
pg. 19
14-4525 Wilkinson, $379,900 pg. 18
pg. 16
pg. 27
pg. 29
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033
Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
pg. 5
2850 Aldwynd, $329,900 Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
306C-4678 Elk Lake Dr, $349,900 pg. 3
pg. 21
pg. 11
pg. 19
2320 Oakville, $419,000
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Chris Fairlie, 250-386-8875
pg. 21
662 Goldstream Ave., $239,900 Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl 250-391-8484
11075 Salal, $640,000 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Inder Taneja, 250-686-8228
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106
1018 Joan Cres, $899,000 pg. 12
pg. 21
2162 Bellamy Rd, $700,000
Tuesday & Wednesday 1-3, Saturday 12-2 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626 pg. 10
7161 West Saanich
44-4318 Emily Carr, $659,900 Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group Seafair Realty Allan McDowell 250 213-8848
pg. 19
101 Kiowa Pl, $1,245,000
1822 Fairhurst, $629,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
Saturday 2:30-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
3128 Antrobus, $549,000
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Stephanie Peat, 250-656-0131
Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Realty Jonas Solberg 250 479-3333
3077 Dysart Rd, $498,888
4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967
156 Levista Pl, $589,900
pg. 20
pg. 19
pg. 15
pg. 14
9-1529 Cooper Rd, $169,000
727 Grousewood, $649,900
9751 Fourth St
1299 Geric Pl, $769,000
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317
3777 Jennifer, $699,900 pg. 16
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Diana Winger, 250-384-8124
1-9628 Second, $775,000
15-4619 Elk Lake, $449,900
3800 Hobbs, $789,000 Saturday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Stuart Price, 250-479-3333
pg. 28
6-10072 Third, $509,000
pg. 11
304-121 Aldersmith, $269,900
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty J Ross Bruce 250 479-3333
930 Tuxedo, $664,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun John Percy 250 744-3301
100-594 Bezanton Way, $324,900
73-1255 Wain Road, $519,000 pg. 16
210-4535 Viewmont Ave, $259,900
Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Diana Winger, 250-384-8124
G1-395 Tyee Rd, $529,000
Saturday 2:30 - 4PM Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250 744-3301
6694 Tamany, $569,000
2828 Inlet Ave., $459,900
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422
pg. 7
Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Robert Nemish, 250-744-3301
pg. 15
4806 Amblewood Dr, $799,000
101-66 Songhees, $519,900
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291
Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
1309 Blue Ridge, $589,900
910 Lucas Ave, $438,900
1480 Beach, $1,649,000
754 Humboldt, $398,900
Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Larry Lineham, 250-661-7809
pg. 20
711-2779 Stautw, $184,500
4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033
Sunday 1-3 Sutton West Coast Realty Elke Pettipas 250 479-3333
pg. 18
pg. 13
828 Rupert Terrace
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty David Stevens, 250-477-5353
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Elfie Jeeves 250 477-7291
3963 Juan De Fuca 2416 Mowat, $549,900
Daily Noon-5 exc Fridays Concert Properties 250 383-3722
pg. 18
3991 Cherrilee, $759,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
1021 Pendergast St, $799,000
Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Inder Taneja, 250-686-8228
1145 Sikorsky Rd, $269,900
8630 Moxon, $624,900
4694 Lochside, $669,000 pg. 18
901 McKenzie Ave, $439,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
733A Humboldt pg. 5
205-1115 Rockland, $229,900
Saturday 12-1 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291
981 Annie, $599,000 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roland Stillings 250-744-3301
405 Chester, $269,000
311-1619 Morrison, $209,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
1905 Portway, $949,000
Saturday 1-2:30 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822
pg. 3
1158 Camrose, $587,500
302-1000 McClure, $219,900
Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Oct.4-10 edition of
G1-395 Tyee Rd, $529,000
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422
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UBCM speaks with one voice Daniel Palmer
provides a venue for municipal leaders to share ideas and to build political clout. If you lobbed a rock through “It’s also become a kind of any downtown Victoria res- place where the provincial pretaurant last week, chances are mier can deliver a state of the you’d have hit a visitunion address once a ing politician. year,” he said. R e p re s e n t a t i v e s Saanich Mayor from more than 200 Frank Leonard, formunicipalities, First mer UBCM president, Nations and regional said the conference is districts descended useful for gauging the on the Victoria Conpulse of the province. ference Centre for the “These (resolutions) annual Union of B.C. form the basis of polMunicipalities confericy and then, with one ence for four days. voice from all the local Attendees tackled Frank Leonard governments in B.C., 203 resolutions – down you go to work to try from 224 in 2011 – on issues and affect provincial and federal ranging from the endorsement policies to match ours,” he said. of marijuana decriminalization The most recent example to infrastructure spending. of this occurred last fall when Provincial and federal minis- the province’s RCMP policing ters held panel discussions with contract came up for a 20-year mayors and councillors, while renewal. After UBCM passed resPremier Christy Clark and oppo- olutions around the ballooning sition NDP leader Adrian Dix costs of RCMP services at their used the platform for pre-elec- 2010 conference, Minister of Justion posturing. tice Shirley Bond authorized the In short, it was a lot to digest. appointment of 10 local politi“The UBCM serves a couple of cians to the RCMP contract mandifferent functions,” said Jamie agement committee. Lawson, political scientist at the Coun. Dave Hodgins was glad University of Victoria. “Increas- to receive the support of UBCM ingly, (UBCM is) the voice of ser- last week on Esquimalt’s resoluvice delivery and infrastructure,” tion to seek greater consultation he said, adding the conference from the federal government News staff
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over cell tower placement. While he was impressed with the accessibility of ministers and the sharing of ideas, he was frustrated by some presentations. He called a provincial Police Services presentation from assistant deputy minister Clayton Pecknold “basically just a regurgitated survey of issues,” and said the province needs to focus more on solutions. Leonard said the resolutions can and do create change, pointing to previous successes where resolutions convinced higherlevel governments to give municipalities more gas tax and 100 per cent of traffic fine revenue. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Here’s a great children’s story. The Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children has been renamed Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. Please join us in welcoming our new name! We are excited about the change because the new name tells the story of what we do and where we do it. Our Foundation has a 90-year legacy of helping children thanks to you, our incredible donors and supporters. Our new name sets the stage for helping even more children in the years to come. Here for your children The newly-named Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island will continue to promote the health and well-being of children, youth and families all over Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. This includes funding for facilities, organizations, programs, and equipment for children in need.
The Queen Alexandra legacy lives on The Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island continues to support the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health in Victoria. And the name “Queen Alexandra” will forever be part of our legacy.
How we help: Across the Islands We provide grants to organizations that support the health and well-being of children and youth through their programming. We also fund families experiencing urgent and unforeseen medical needs, including travel and accommodation and specialized medical equipment.
Jeneece Place With the support of our entire community, our Foundation funded, built and operates Jeneece Place. This 10-bedroom home provides a supportive and inexpensive environment for families who travel to Victoria for their child’s medical care.
West Shore and Sooke Child, Youth & Family Centres We own and operate these facilities in which child and youth related health and social service agencies use the facilities at cost – so that their resources can be directed to helping children.
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Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health We support programs at the Centre, such as physical therapy, wheelchair seating and bracing for children with special needs, and early childhood development.
If you would like more information mation or wish to donate, please visit childrrenshealthvi.org or call 250-519-6722. 250 519 6722
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