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Two Greater Victoria politicians are calling for a study on the need for regional sewage treatment, a delay some fear could jeopardize government funding. Saanich councillor Vic Derman and Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen, who sit on the Capital Regional District liquid waste committee, want to halt work on the $782million sewage project to conduct an environmental impact and cost benefit study. Derman maintains that every credible study points to minimal harm associated with the current system of piping screened sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The federal government should change its designation of that system from high to low risk, he said, a move that would delay the requirement for changing the current system by 20 years to 2040. “Every scientist, and even the CRD’s own reports show that no damage results from the current system,” Derman said. “We don’t have any emergency here. It’s a three quarter of a billion dollar solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.” Nils Jensen agrees. “What’s been missing, other than sanity and rationality, is a full environmental impact study,” he said. “Theatre and perception is triumphing over science. It’s a bad basis for public policy making. Private industry wouldn’t undertake a project of this kind without study.” PLEASE SEE: Treatment ‘not optional,’ Page A13
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Twelve-year-old Linnea Burke, far right, joins about 3,000 protesters chanting at the Defend Our Coast demonstration on the B.C. legislature lawn on Monday. A similar, smaller protest is scheduled for today at Ida Chong’s office in Saanich.
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loose coalition of First Nations, unions, environmental organizations and others – voiced their opposition to the project. Celine Trojand, a coalition spokesperson, said that proOak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida testers will link arms in front Chong’s constituency office will be of Chong’s office to show an the site of a protest this morning “unbroken wall of opposition” to (Oct. 24) intended to drive home Enbridge. opposition to the Enbridge and “She’s the minister for AborigiKinder Morgan pipeline proposnal affairs and this is important Tim Collins als. to (First Nations people),” TroReporting The protest comes on the heels jand said. of Monday’s demonstration at the The demonstration at Chong’s B.C. legislature where thousands of peo- Shelbourne Street office in Saanich is one of ple organized by Defend Our Coast – a a series of demonstrations targeting MLA
offices across the province today. Organizers want the protest to draw attention to Chong’s role and responsibilities regarding aboriginal affairs. “It’s a swing riding (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) that was won by a very narrow margin,” said Trojand. “(Chong) has to know that … the way she handles this issue will make a difference in the next election.” Chong says that she and the B.C. Liberal government share the group’s concern. “They’re saying what we’re saying. It’s a matter of risk-benefit and right now there’s nothing but risk.” Continued PLEASEon SEE: Page A MLA can’t support pipeline, Page A15
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Ida Chong onboard for next election B.C. Liberal MLA Ida Chong was given the green light to run for a fifth term in Oak BayGordon Head last Tuesday. Chong has held the seat since 1996 and is the minister of Aboriginal relations and reconciliation. She has held several portfolios including community, sport and cultural development and advanced education. In a press release, the veteran cabinet minister called the May 2012 election “critically important” and said she is running again to “continue to help Premier Christy Clark keep B.C. moving forward.” Chong served as a municipal councillor for Saanich from 1993 to 1996. A provincial election will take place May 2012.
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Transit strike cancels multiple runs Drivers refuse overtime; contract dispute focuses on community shuttles Roszan Holmen News staff
Transit commuters got their first taste of a partial transit drivers’ strike Monday, which cancelled 19 runs on five bus routes. Bus drivers have indefinitely halted all overtime work in response to a breakdown of contract negotiations between B.C. Transit and Canadian Auto Workers’ local 333 last Thursday night. University of Victoria students bore a significant portion of the service disruption. Ten of the affected runs were either going to or leaving the university. “It puts students in a tough position,” said Lucia Orser, director of
external relations for the University of Victoria Students’ Society. Students are already being passed over at the bus stops in the morning due to buses hitting their maximum capacity limits. The work-to-rule action will only make the problem worse, Orser said. “It could mean missed classes,” she said. “But at the same time we support (the drivers’) rights for ongoing job action.” The contract dispute centres around a proposal to replace the current fleet of community shuttle buses with a new fleet of five slightly larger shuttle buses made in China. Community shuttles are used on smaller routes, such as through James Bay and on the West Shore. Community shuttle drivers require less training and are paid $5 less an hour. Conventional buses require a class 2 licence, while smaller community shuttles require a class 4 licence. The union has two main concerns surrounding the proposed
new shuttle, called the Vicinity. First, the proposed new shuttles can hold up to 39 passengers (including 16 standing passengers) compared to the current shuttle, which can hold 23 sitting passengers and no standing passengers. The union argues that drivers of the new, larger shuttles should have the same training and pay as drivers of conventional buses. “No one other than a full-time conventional operator with a Class 2 license has ever operated a bus in the Victoria system with a capacity of more than 24 passengers,” said union president Ben Williams. He said B.C. Transit insisted on the unrestricted right to use the community shuttle buses for the Victoria fleet. B.C. Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton said union fears are unfounded, and that the number of community shuttles won’t increase and they won’t be used on larger, busier routes. The union’s second concern sur-
The trial of a former Saanich priest charged with molesting minors is now expected to start in December. Philip Jacobs is charged with sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference of a person under 14 and touching a young person for a sexual purpose related to three minors under the age of 14 in alleged incidents spanning September 1996 to June 2001. Jacobs served as a parish priest at St. Joseph the Worker on Burnside Road West from 1998 to 2002. The trial judge heard a number of procedural arguments this month regarding evidence. The actual trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 10, and last for two weeks.
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Birthday party ends with face slashing A teenager slashed another teen in the face with a hunting knife after a birthday party turned unruly last Thursday night. Saanich police were called just before midnight to the 5000-block of Santa Clara Ave., near Elk Lake. A chaperoned party got out of hand, so the parents sent the 25 to 30 youths home. Outside the house, the 17-year-old victim attempted to break up an argument between a 16-year-old and his girlfriend. The young man slashed the left side of the victim’s face, leaving an eightinch gash to his cheek and ear. The suspect and his girlfriend fled, but officers located the pair on Elk Lake Drive. Police are recommending charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon against the 16-year-old suspect, from Victoria. The victim, a Saanich teen, received multiple layers of stitches and was released from hospital.
rounds the sourcing of the shuttles. It alleges B.C. Transit selected the shuttles by direct award contract. It has called on the Auditor General of B.C. to conduct an independent review of the decision not to issue a request for proposals for new buses. Burton said B.C. Transit has been testing the shuttles for two years. “We think it offers better comfort and safety for our customers and drivers,” she said. The Greater Victoria Transit Commission has not yet approved the purchase of these new shuttles for Greater Victoria. B.C. Transit has purchased the shuttles for several jurisdictions in other communities in B.C. By press time Monday, there were no plans to resume contract negotiation talks. For updates on cancelled runs, check www.transitbc.com, under ‘Customer Alerts.’ rholmen@vicnews.com
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Norwegian tanker adrift in Victoria court Edward Hill News staff
A Norwegian tanker company that has landed in a Victoria court for alleged illegal dumping was nabbed by a Transport Canada surveillance flight. The M/T Champion, a ship belonging to Champion Tankers A/S out of Bergen, Norway, and an individual named Robert Ruzic face four environmental charges related to illegal dumping at sea. The case remains adrift in Victoria provincial court, as nobody from the company appeared for a scheduled plea hearing on Oct 11. The hearing was held over until this Thursday.
Ruzic, the ship, Champion Tankers and its parent company, Champion Shipping A/S, face two charges of improper disposal of a substance at sea, and two charges of improper deposit of substances harmful to migratory birds. Environment Canada, the agency that investigated the case, said in an email to the News that a Transport Canada aircraft on a routine surveillance flight reported that the M/T Champion discharged fish oil into the ocean, about 135 miles west of Vancouver Island on July 30, 2010. Investigators learned the ship didn’t have a permit to discharge waste in Canadian waters. Environment Canada doesn’t
give permits to dump fish oil or waste from fish processing, “as practical opportunities are available to recycle, reuse or treat the waste,” a spokesperson said in the email. The charges relate to an unspecified volume of fish oil and another “oily substance.” Environment Canada won’t say how much was allegedly dumped, but noted that the federal government has “zero tolerance” for polluting the marine environment. Transport Canada operates a Dash-8 pollution surveillance aircraft based out of Vancouver for the National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP), which is the government's primary method to
monitor illegal offshore dumping. Transport Canada said the Vancouver-based plane spends about 600 hours per year on patrol, with the majority over the shipping lanes of southern coastal waters. “With the recent investments in NASP since 2006, the number of mystery spills observed offshore in the commercial shipping lanes and the amount of oiled birds washing ashore has significantly declined,” Transport Canada told the News in an email. Champion Tankers website said the company has 11 tanker vessels and transports vegetable oils, palm oils, molasses and clean petroleum products. editor@saanichnews.com
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Byelection set for Nov. 26 Tories select candidate one day before writ dropped Daniel Palmer News staff
Victoria, Oak Bay and a few Saanich residents will be heading to the polls Nov. 26 to choose their next Member of Parliament. The Prime Minister’s office announced the date for the Victoria riding byelection on Sunday. The Conservative Party of Canada named Dale Gann as its candidate in the Victoria riding just one day before the election call. Gann is currently the president of the University of Victoria’s Vancouver Island Technology Park and the marine technology centre, where he master-planned two properties to successfully lure high tech companies to the Capital Region, accord-
ing to a press release. The NDP, Green Party and Liberal Party will also be running candidates for the seat, which was made vacant after NDP MP Denise Savoie stepped down Aug. 31 for health reasons. The four candidates all have strong connections to UVic. Flying the NDP banner is Murray Rankin, an environmental lawyer who is spearheading the provincial NDP’s legal opposition to the Enbridge pipeline project. The Green Party is represented by Donald Galloway, a UVic law professor who is endorsed by the likes of David Suzuki and Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist Andrew Weaver. The Liberals hope Paul Summerville, an economist and adjunct professor at UVic’s Peter. B. Gustavson School of Business, will be able to secure a win in Victoria. Two other byelections will take place on the same day in Calgary Centre and Durham, Ont. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Teachers’ union offers anti-Enbridge lesson plans While critics, such as Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, have accused the BCTF of presenting propaganda to children, the chairperson of the Greater Victoria Board of Education doesn’t see the lessons as cause for alarm. “For years teachers have talked about topical and perhaps controversial topics in history, social studies, law, as a way of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. We believe that our teachers are responsible and facilitate these discussions in an unbiased fashion,” said Orcherton. “This isn’t new, it’s just that Enbridge is topical right now.” It remains unclear if any School District No. 61 teachers plan to use the Enbridge lesson plans. Orcherton said any complaints or concerns from parents that come out of the teaching materials will be dealt with immediately. Jason Price, an education professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Victoria, said the BCTF and Enbridge are both involved in the “indoctrination” of students regarding resources and the environment. “It seems that the BCTF is firing this as a salvo in a sense, but one that in some ways is just as balanced as that of the proponents of the pipeline,” Price said. “We’re not playing with an even playing field.” BCTF has taken strong positions on First Nations and same sex marriages issues in the past, he said, noting the presence of literature on the federation’s website on how to foster clear thinking on controversial
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Controversy an opportunity for critical thinking, says school board chair The B.C. Teachers’ Federation last week began offering resources to teachers on Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline – a move that has sparked criticism for its blatant opposition of the project. Resource posters depict a river scene of a grizzly bear eating a salmon amid orcas, seals, an otter and an eagle, while black oil drips across the lower portion of the image. The words “What we stand to lose with pipelines and supertankers” are emblazoned across the top section. Along with the poster, the teachers’ union has made available resources such as lessons on the importance of protecting ocean ecosystems, the “effects of mixing oil, water, and bird feathers” and a game similar to snakes and ladders, involving pipelines and sunbeams.
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UVic hosts first fall market
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Camosun hosts GreenTech forum Camosun College is hosting a GreenTech Exchange forum on Geothermal Power, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Campus Centre 124, Interurban campus, 4461 Interurban Rd. Geothermal energy researcher Alan Jessop, geologist Craig Dunn and mechanical engineer Daniel Booy will discuss the potential for geothermal energy in B.C. The event is free. See greentechexchange.ca/ upcoming-events.
Cycling ghost story ride on Saturday The Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition guides an easy 20-kilometre night ride for people to learn about the spirits who live in some of the finest homes and castles of Victoria. Costumes and decorated bicycles are encouraged. The ride departs from the fountain at Centennial Square at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and ends there at about 9 p.m. Functioning front and rear lights are required.
Correction The story “A smoke alarm in every home” on Oct. 17 about the Saanich fire department’s program to get a working smoke alarm in every home had an incorrect phone number. The correct number to contact Saanich FD about the program is 250-4755500.
The University of Victoria is feeding the empty days between summer markets and winter craft fairs with a farmers’ market of its own. The UVic sustainability team is launching community market in the Student Union Building on Wednesday evening, an inaugural event featuring locally grown organic veggies, live music and a pumpkin carving contest. “It’s not just a farmers market, it’s a local community market. It’s a community building exercise,” said Rita Fromholt, UVic’s sustainability co-ordinator and market organizer.
but there are limited number of farmers. Fall is better for the farmers and the campus.” The event will draw vendors who offer jams, sauces and honey, a student knitting club, folk bands, canning demos, pie making workshops and Celtic and fiddle bands. The UVic community market is Wednesday, Oct. 24, 4 to 7 p.m. in the Michele Pujol Room of the SUB. James Bay and Metchosin are hosting their last respective farmers’ markets of the season on Saturday Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Menzies and Superior Streets; and Sunday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 4450 Happy Valley Rd. editor@saanichnews.com
New treasurer named for school district Debra Laser has been appointed secretary treasurer for the Greater Victoria School District, effective Oct. 16. Board of education chair Peg Orcherton and vice chair Bev Horsman issued a statement the same day expressing their support for the appointment. “The board is confident that Ms. Laser has the background and experience necessary to cope with financial barriers.”
Laser, a chartered accountant, has been an employee of SD 61 for 12 years, hired first as the director of financial services in April 2000, and until recently, was the associate secretary treasurer. When previous secretary treasurer George Ambeault stepped down mid-June after 13 years, his position went unposted. Greater Victoria superinten-
dent John Gaiptman and associate superintendent Sherri Bell temporarily took over his duties, while Ambeault remained an advisor. Ambeault became executive director of the Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium, a group representing several boards of education in B.C. united for the purpose of large resource material purchases. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Mural mulled for graffiti wall An often-graffitied wall at the corner of Quadra Street and Tattersall Drive could soon be the site of a new natural-looking mural. The option to paint a Garry oak woodland scene, with the Pacific Ocean and Gulf Islands in the background, on the 18-metre retaining wall was up for discussion at Monday’s Saanich council meeting. “Murals on a wall or building
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n Monday, thousands of people braved the cold fall air to protest and hear union activists, politicians, environmentalists and First Nations leaders slam the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. It’s great to see people exercising their democratic rights with peaceful protest and assembly on public space, in this case the Legislature lawn. Today, a protest is scheduled outside B.C. Liberal MLA Ida Chong’s office in Saanich. It’s less gratifying to read that at least 1,000 people have signed up for civil disobedience training. Some groups announced they would seek to be arrested during the rally. “Defend our Coast” protesters filling local jail cells as a means to protest a pipeline in the north seems misguided at best. Passive resistance against police for trespassing or more active resistance through shoving or fighting makes for good evening TV news, but it does little to advance the debate about protecting B.C.’s coast and the North from oil leaks and spills. By Monday afternoon, Victoria police weren’t willing to arrest people engaging in blocking traffic or setting up signs on the Leg lawn, and overall the rally was peaceful, respectful and well attended. Protesters want to send a message to Ottawa and the provincial government, but the B.C. Liberals aren’t exactly laying out the red carpet for Enbridge. The province has acknowledged that people have legitimate concerns about the safety of heavy oil pipelines. After recent public hearings in Prince George, the government slammed Enbridge for not providing practical solutions to the environmental risks, and noted the company lacks a spill response plan, among other systemic problems. The protesting public and the government aren’t exactly speaking the same language on pipelines, but the gap isn’t huge. On all fronts – with government, First Nations, the public – Enbridge faces a monumental battle to build its pipeline.
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here was palpable disappoint- ing, Oklahoma oil storage facilities ment among reporters when to Texas refineries is indeed being Greenpeace organizers claribuilt by the sinister foreign Trans fied that U.S. actors Daryl Canada Corp., but it Hannah and Mark Ruffalo doesn’t carry the dreaded weren’t actually going Canadian “tar sands” oil to join the sit-in against that eco-celebrities are heavy oil pipeline proposconvinced will end life on als at the B.C. legislature Earth as we know it. on Monday. It’s the northern secI was disappointed tion that Obama has temtoo. I would have liked to porarily opposed, after learn more about what a fervent demonstrations washed-up mermaid and such as the one in Washan easily confused Incredington DC where Hanible Hulk really believe Tom Fletcher nah’s first celebrity arrest about the North American occurred in 2011. B.C. Views oil industry. In the spirit of At that time, Hannah celebrity slacktivism, both recited the familiar talking sent statements of support. points of the U.S. environmentalTo be fair, Ruffalo may still be ists who exclusively target Alberta. busy searching for the “truth” In a new book, oil sands pioneer about 9/11. In 2007 he declared and Suncor founder Rick George that the official U.S. government dissects Hannah’s claims, and asks report on the terrorist attacks was why they were reported so widely “completely illegitimate” because and uncritically. “buildings don’t fall down like that.” Hannah claimed “the contribution I wonder what the relatives of those to the carbon in the atmosphere aboard the hijacked airliners think is unprecedented.” George cites of him. a Royal Society of Canada report Hannah has had lots of free time that concludes the entire oil sands since starring in the 1984 mermaid operation is responsible for five per fantasy Splash. Now she’s mostly cent of Canadian emissions. Fossilfamous for getting arrested, and fuelled electricity generation is 16 she did so again in Texas on Oct. per cent of Canada’s total. Vehicles 3, standing in front of earthmoving and other transportation account equipment building the southern for 27 per cent. section of the Keystone XL pipeline. “How does the oil sands contriIt’s worth noting that the project bution possibly qualify as unprecHannah tried to stop has the supedented?” George asks. port of the Barack Obama adminisAnother Hannah quote: “I’ve been tration. hearing about how many people The southern section from Cushhave cancer that live downstream
from the tar sands project.” Canadians heard that too, thanks in large part to an alarmist CBC documentary by David Suzuki featuring jetset movie director James Cameron. George describes how this allegation was made in 2006 by a doctor who claimed a cluster of rare bile cancer cases in the remote village of Fort Chipewyan, and blamed it on oil sands mining. Headlines blared around the world. George details the Alberta Health Services study that followed, identifying three such cases in 12 years. Statistically higher, yes. A general risk, no. Other types of cancer in Fort Chip were lower than the general population. This finding was endorsed by Australian, New Zealand, U.S. and Canadian researchers. The doctor who diagnosed the original bile cancers admitted: “These results were based on a small number of cases – there is no cause for alarm.” Was this news trumpeted around the world? You can guess the answer. My point here isn’t to make fun of ill-informed celebrities. It’s to counteract the fawning, scientifically ignorant coverage they are routinely given by the mainstream media. And I’m not promoting the oil sands or pipelines. I’m saying they should be considered based on facts, not foolishness. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘(Daryl) Hannah has had lots of free time since starring in ... Splash’
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LETTERS Only money in way of Malahat safety Re: Malahat crash on Sunday claims three (News, Oct. 17) Premier Christy Clark says it cost $8 million to put concrete barriers on 5.5 kilometres of the Malahat. That means it would cost about $22 million more to complete the job for the remaining 15 kilometres. Recently though, the B.C. government has launched ads claiming that it has added $1 trillion to the B.C. economy. The $22 million represents an infinitesimal percentage. What could be the holdup if money is not the problem? Richard Weatherill Saanich
Slow down on the Malahat Re: Malahat crash on Sunday claims three (News, Oct. 17) Many years ago my husband and his family travelled the Malahat in a horse and buggy, and that was a challenge. Millions have been spent to upgrade this very dangerous stretch of road. No matter how many more millions are spent, unless drivers slow down the carnage will never stop. There is no deterrent to make them slow down. The government cannot make them behave better, but it can implement big fines, which might get drivers thinking. Eileen Nattrass Central Saanich
United Church relevant for today Re: Are irrelevant religious teachings causing a growing crisis of faith (Letters, Oct. 17) I must assume that Jim Skinner has not been inside a local United Church for some years. Firstly we no longer believe that God is a supernatural being. Teaching that wealth has to be given away and that it is a barrier to faith is nonsensical. He is taking the passage way out of context.
The quotes he referred to are no longer understood as directives from God. They were a way of speaking to the people in Roman times within a Roman Empire. The teachings in today’s United Churches are based on the lifestyle of a man called Jesus and are more than relevant for today’s world. We are taught tolerance, compassion, generosity of spirit, inclusiveness and to strive for justice for our fellow being. What great teachings. Valerie Bauld Saanich
Fir tree protest wastes tax money Re: Gloves come off in fight to save tree (News, Oct. 19) I drive by that rotten old tree at least twice a day and here’s what I have to say about this whole ordeal: The tree is rotten. It has been tested by three different parties (partly at the expense of Saanich taxpayers) and it has been deemed a hazard. The fact is, this tree is likely to fall over in a big wind. Big winds happen every winter, especially by the water. If this tree stays, it will probably fall over – onto a house, a car or a person. Then how will the renegade neighbours feel? Look, there are thousands of big, beautiful, majestic trees in the area. Let’s stop wasting time, money, and resources to try to save one whose time has come. This is getting beyond ridiculous. Emily Molyneux Saanich
Gordon Head ALR land not farmable Re: Chicken farm could set ALR precedent (Letters, Oct. 17) Ms. Wicks is correct. Landowners in Gordon Head have forced our neighbourhood into action against their chicken farm (or other industrial agriculture) to apply pressure for a residential development. She is not correct about this setting a precedent for removal
of land from the ALR. I think the Agricultural Land Commission would support the removal of this property from the ALR because it is surrounded by homes, it cannot support crop growth, and it has not been farmed (other than a hobby farm) for many years. This was also the long standing position of the Gordon Head local area plan which supported applications to remove this land parcel from the ALR. This may be that one-in-a1000 situation where having land remain in the ALR makes no sense. Saanich council decided to change this policy to entrench this land as ALR on July 23, 2012. Why? I thought council’s job was to serve the best interests of our neighbourhood. What would do this is a tastefully designed residential development that saves as many Garry oak trees as possible. Mark Vukobrat Saanich
Golf course trail an on-leash area The Cedar Hill golf course trail is an amazing gift to our community. Everyone should feel comfortable using this resource, including your dog. Unfortunately, your dog is not entirely attuned to the niceties of trail etiquette. Twice in the past week I have been stopped in my early morning run by an off-leash dog barking and blocking my way in the middle of the trail. Both times the owner was eventually able to get her frightened canine under control. A year ago I was not so lucky. On Oct. 27 last year at the southeast corner of the trail at the bottom of the hill behind the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, I was attacked by a large off-leash Rottweiler. I received four puncture wounds to my left side and required a doctor’s care. After my Rottweiler encounter, I wrote to the Saanich asking for improved signage alerting dog-owners that this is an on-leash trail.
Since then, the municipality has erected prominent signs limiting their liability in the event of errant golf balls. They have put up new signs instructing cyclists to dismount in deference to golfer congestion. But there has been no improvement in signs that might help me feel I can run the trail in safety. So, I appeal directly to you dogowners. I am happy to see your dogs enjoying the trail. But I am not happy to feel that I am at risk of being his morning snack. Please keep your dogs on a leash. Christopher Page Saanich
Sewage treatment will produce few benefits For more than 20 years, I have been following the debate on the need for secondary sewage treatment for Victoria, as well as reading the reports on the water quality data that has been collected at the existing outfalls. It seems clear that the environmental impact of the existing outfalls is minor. It seems equally clear that the cost of switching to a secondary treatment system for Victoria would be major. According to several reputable scientists and medical officers, the net effect on the marine environment, or on health risks in the community, of spending some $783 million on the proposed sewage treatment plant would be negligible.
Indeed, the overall environmental effect on the Victoria region, when sludge disposal and carbon emissions are taken into account, could well be negative. The proposed $783-million capital cost and $14.5-million operating cost represents a squandering of scarce public money. This money would be much better deployed, with the local community’s share of the costs going into health care projects, social housing or transportation improvements. If there was a real need in Victoria to have a sewage treatment plant, and if such a plant would eliminate a major environmental problem, then I would support the project going ahead, and would accept that we have to raise the necessary taxes to pay for the project. What I do oppose is squandering major public money on a project that would produce negligible benefits. Ken Wilson Oak Bay
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SMALL IN SIZE, BIG ON BUSINESS The BC Jobs Plan recognizes that small businesses are key to growing BC’s economy. That’s why we’re working with the small business community on a plan to encourage investment, innovation and skills training: ` Expanding the Venture Capital Tax Program, to help great business ideas get off the ground. ` Leading Canada in cutting red tape, so that small businesses can thrive. ` The new Micro-Business Training Pilot, led by the BC Chamber of Commerce, will provide general business management training skills for up to 1,200 eligible business owners who have less than five employees. To read small business success stories from BC, go to: www.bcjobsplan.ca
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Eyes at School We all know that a student should be able to read what the teacher writes on the board, but there is more to good vision than this. Vision skills including depth perception, eye co-ordination and even color vision can have an effect on a child’s performance at school. While parents and teachers recognize the importance of vision in the development and well being of children, there are youngsters who fall behind at school because of undetected vision problems. Today, some school districts perform vision screening for their students. These valuable screenings do catch many vision problems that result in a decrease in visual acuity. However, some vision problems may slip through the cracks and these screenings should not be confused with a thorough vision examination by a Doctor of Optometry. Teachers are often the ďŹ rst people to pick up a vision problem at school. An observant parent is also in an excellent position to pick up on any symptoms of vision problems in a young child. Although the following list isn’t considered exhaustive, signs to look for include: covering an eye or closing an eye; squinting; turning or tilting the head to one side; rubbing the eyes; headaches; especially after reading; reports of blurred vision; and losing one’s place while reading. If there is any question about a child’s vision, a complete eye examination is recommended.
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As a professional engineer, Stephen Childs knows how to get the most out of a space. Walk into the compact, split-level condominium he shares in Vic West with wife, Jennifer, and 14-month-old daughter, Della, and the first thing one sees is pots and pans, hanging industrial-style on a ceiling-mounted rack. An avid cook, Childs wanted to create more usable space on the counters. He also hates major cleanup jobs. “When you cook, do you do the dishes after dinner or before?� he asks the visiDon Descoteau/News staff tor, with a knowing smile. Stephen Childs cooks up a vegetable stir fry dinner while wife, Jennifer, chops That aversion to scraping dry, up tofu for the dish in their Vic West kitchen. Daughter Della, 14 months, waits caked-on food from dinner dishes patiently for her meal. inspired him to create a dish he calls chipotle chili bites. The success of his culinary creation, $25,000 and qualifies for the national scale of 1 to 10. “The whole process has combined with a New Year’s Resolution finale, which offers $250,000 to the oversolidified how important food is in our to “put himself out there more� and try all champion. life,� she says. new experiences, saw Childs enter tryIn true reality TV style, Childs was Stephen downplays his culinary prowouts for Food Network Canada’s amateur sworn to secrecy about the result of his ess, insisting that “anyone can do it.� cooking show, Recipes to Riches, with his episode, even to his wife. Asked what advice he might give aspirwife earlier this year in Vancouver. “All I know is that he came home with ing entrants for the show, he says, “Don’t www.saanichoptometry.ca Childs’ flavourful dish combines chili some blisters, so I know he worked be intimidated by the kitchen. What’s Dr. Stephen Taylor* Dr. Charles Simons* with polenta, an Italian pudding which, hard,� Jennifer says. the worst that can happen?� Dr. Victor J. Chin* when thickened with corn meal, hardens She harbours not even a friendly Food Network Canada is channel 30 on 119-3995 Quadra @ McKenzie (in Saanich Centre) into a crust when cool. grudge against her husband – she Shaw, and 143 on Telus Optik TV. *Denotes Optometric “I thought, ‘chili’s good, polenta’s rates his chipotle chili bites a “12� on a editor@vicnews.com Corporation good,’ I wonder how I could make this an edible dish in your hand?� he recalls. The two components are fairly Quality new & used building supplies and home goods straightforward, he says, but combined AMAZING DISCOUNT they make a unique dish that has taken PRICES EVERY DAY! on a life of its own in terms of its popularFREE PICK-UP 250-386-7867 ity with Childs’ friends /PWFNCFS t BN UP QN t 2VBESB 4USFFU 7JDUPSJB t and co-workers. Shop. Donate. Volunteer. Recycle. /PWFNCFS t BN UP QN t 5JMMJDVN $FOUSF 7JDUPSJB t Entering the competition together was a /PWFNCFS t BN UP QN t :BUFT 4USFFU 7JDUPSJB t 849 Orono Ave. Langford natural for the couple, www.habitatvictoria.com /PWFNCFS t BN UP QN t 4PPLF 3PBE $PMXPPE t who both love to cook, Jennifer says. Her family has a traThere’s more on line - saanichnews.com dition of cooking and baking. She and her sister, who was visiting from Banff, went to the 2011 tryouts on a whim, but missed the cut. 7 This time around, DAY RE NO Included Jennifer entered her in your to u r cost are si d e to urs decadent dessert, Lake Taho to Virginia City & e as well called moochalicious as casino stops in M Boomtow inden, Sparks & love cookie chocolate n. Reno Great Valu A espresso shortbread. e for the Mlways oney! She made it past the first round, but saw 3 DAY TULALIP RESORT her husband’s creation DEPARTS NOVEMBER 19, 2012 earn him a spot on TV. Includes accommodation at the luxurious Tulalip Resort, One of 21 national meal vouchers, casino fun book, premium outlet VIP coupon book & more. finalists filmed in seven different food 3 DAY LEAVENWORTH B o ok an appoi ntm ent t od ay. categories, Stephen competed against a XMAS LIGHTS Our London Drugs Certified Injection Pharmacist will help DEPARTS NOVEMBER 30, 2012 woman from Alberta protect you from the seasonal flu. Experience the quaint Bavarian Village located in and Ladysmith’s LyndWashington State. Ask if you qualify for a free flu shot; if not, an $18 charge applies. say Wells in the show’s We can vaccinate children aged 5 years and up. Savoury Snacks epiINTERNATIONAL COACH TOURS sode, which airs at 8 healthblog.londondrugs.com p.m. tonight, Oct. 24. The winner receives Visit our website www.icttours.com
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Shawna Walker of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel was named Woman Business Owner of the Year. Above and Beyond went to Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns; Stephanie Papik, of Knotty By Nature was named Eco-entrpreneur; and Rising Star was Johanne Paquette, owner of Speakwell speaker's bureau. Helping make the Women in Business event and awards possible is premier sponsor Thrifty Foods, along with the award sponsors – Women's Enterprise
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Those province-wide rules include requiring police to determine that the subject is causing bodily harm or is about to, and mandate that “de-escalation” or crisis intervention techniques be taught and used before deploying a Taser. He described a basic technique that could have been used when four Richmond RCMP officers approached a distraught Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport. If one of those officers had simply pulled up a chair and sat down, Braidwood said, Dziekanski would likely be alive today. Similar techniques can defuse even violent domestic disputes, rightly considered by police to be their most dangerous calls, said Braidwood, a former prosecutor who went on to
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Retired judge Thomas Braidwood is “very pleased with the response” to his recommendations on the use of Taser stun guns by police in the wake of Robert Dziekanski’s death in 2007. Braidwood testified last Tuesday before a legislature committee, after a senior RCMP official reported on training and procedure changes that led to an 87 per cent reduction in use of Tasers to subdue people. Braidwood emphasized that he stands by the core finding of his inquiry, which is that police in B.C. should continue to use them with new training and strict new rules.
serve as a B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justice. The Taser rules also require police to have an automated defibrillator in the car, or in a supervisor’s vehicle in communities of 5,000 people or less. On Monday, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Randy Beck told the committee that new training began in 2011. By then the fallout from the Dziekanski case had led to a steep decrease in use of Tasers. Braidwood noted that so far there has not been a corresponding increase in police use of guns. “Have more police officers been injured while restraining violent subjects, or have officers discovered that other tools in their arsenal, such as training in crisis intervention tech-
niques, have resolved many of these potentially dangerous confrontations without resorting to use of conducted energy weapons?” he asked. “It would appear to be a fruitful area for more research.” Braidwood’s inquiry led not only to new Taser procedures, but also the establishment of B.C.’s new Independent Investigations Office, the civilian-led agency that began work this summer to take control of all police-involved incidents that result in death or serious bodily harm. Braidwood said the steps taken since his inquiry have filled a gap in the civilian oversight of police that is “a fundamental tenet that distinguishes Canada from totalitarian or dictatorial states.”
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James Kasper, photographed at Soma Sound in Oak Bay, recently launched a new record label, Blue Water Gun. The label, which focuses on local artists, has a mandate of “positive contribution to the community, artist development, youth mentoring and accessibility.”
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James Kasper wants you to buy local, and he’s not just talking about fruits and vegetables. “Supporting local artists, that’s just as important,” Kasper said, reflecting on the motivation behind his new label Blue Water Gun records. As the founder and executive director of the Vancouver Island Music Awards, Kasper has made a career of promoting homegrown musical talent and fostering a network of collaborative artists over the past two decades. “(Blue Water Gun) has a mandate of positive contribution to the community, artist development, youth mentoring and accessibility – a lot of things that major labels aren’t known
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Gulf Islands National Park got a major boost after it was announced that new protected lands on Pender, Saturna and Prevost Islands had been added to the reserve. During a press conference at the Gulf Islands National Park office in Sidney on Oct. 12, Michelle Rempel, member of parliament for Calgary Centre-North and parliament secretary to the Minister of the Environment (Peter Kent), announced the expansion and the benefits it will have for the area. “I am thrilled to announce that more spectacular coastal habitat will be added to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve which sits on the doorstep of Vancouver and Victoria,� Rempel said. “I know Canadians and visitors from around the world will have incredible experiences in this special place for generations to come. “This just builds on our government’s commitment to ensure that conservation is on the top of our agenda when it comes to the environment and this (expansion) adds to our protected park lands in the country, which is an over 50 per cent increase since 2006.
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Helen Davies, field unit superintendant for Coastal B.C. Field Unit, announces the addition of 101 hectares of land to the Gulf Islands National Park. We’re very proud (of that).� Gulf Islands National Park is 36 square kilometres of land spread over 15 Gulf Islands and small reefs. The government added about 101 hectares more, costing about $6.35 million for three parcels, two on North Pender and one on Prevost Island. Environment Canada trans-
ferred a 65-hectare parcel on Saturna Island for free to Parks Canada, making up the bulk of the new federal parkland. Rempel noted that some of the new land will ensure that more of Canada’s rare Garry oak ecosystem is protected. The new properties are a mix of waterfront and forested areas, including more than
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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Doreen Jackman, director of the View Royal Reading Centre, is delighted the centre will remain open at its current location for at least another year.
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Guard a blast from the past Vikes second in Guy Vetrie tourney Travis Paterson News staff
One local face has replaced another, as point guard Brandon Dunlop is back after a three-year absence from the UVic Vikes. Dunlop last played for the Vikes in 2009, when he dished passes to CIS stars Tyler Hass and Mitch Gudgeon. Now the 24-year-old is back, a little wiser, and a little stronger. It’s a timely return for the 2006 Claremont secondary grad, who will help fill the void as last year’s point guards have moved on. Reese Pribilsky (Oak Bay High) stepped away from the game this season and Zac Andrus graduated. Dunlop played 27 minutes in the Vikes’ 75-70 win on Sunday over the Alberta Golden Bears. It was the Vikes second win in three games at the Guy Vetrie Memorial, hosted at UVic over the weekend. “It’s still early, the goal is not to take any steps back, as long as we can take steps forward,” said Dunlop. “It’s not about winning or losing this time of year, it’s about getting ready for the first regular season game.” Dunlop left the Vikes but never left basketball, coaching the Claremont Spartans junior boys team the past few seasons. He also assisted with the senior boys team from time to time, which meant some instruction time with current Vikes forward Domenic Ohl. “It’s a little bit weird to be on (Ohl’s) team now, but nice to have some Claremont guys around, that’s for sure.”
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Alberta Golden Bear Youssef Ouahrig guards Brandon Dunlop of the Vikes during the final game of the 2012 Guy Vetrie Memorial basketball tournament at UVic’s McKinnon Gym on Sunday. Dunlop’s last game was Valentine’s Day 2009. The Vikes were in Langley, down 54-32 at half time to the Trinity Western Spartans in the deciding game of the first round Canada West playoff series. The Vikes roared back, only to lose by a basket. “I don’t actually remember what’s
what from the playoffs, I’d have to be reminded,” said Dunlop, who is carrying muscle that wasn’t there in 2009. That came from spending more time in the weight room with his three older brothers. As for playing, Dunlop’s been lacing the high tops in the city’s night leagues, but
it’s not the same, he says. “Through coaching, I’ve seen the game from a different perspective. But it’s a been a tough road back. When you take two years off, there’s a speed adjustment, but my motto is, if I keep working hard I can get through anything.” Originally, Dunlop stepped away due to family issues, his dad’s ailing health, and wanting to focus on school. To say his schedule is fully loaded is an understatement. The fourthyear student athlete is in his first year of the post-degree professional program for teachers, and plans on coaching the Spartans senior boys team as well. “Coaching was always very important to me and I didn’t want to give that up, and now to be able to play for the Vikes again is what I always wanted. I was approached to come back and jumped at the opportunity.” The Vikes only loss of the Guy Vetrie tournament was to the defending national champions, Carleton Ravens, 87-63. The Ravens dominated the tourney, and won all three games by at least 23 points over the Vikes, Golden Bears and Lethbridge Pronghorns.
Vikes here and away The men host the Lakehead University Thunderwolves tonight (Oct. 24), 7 p.m. at McKinnon Gym. This week the Vikes women’s team is touring Ontario, against the McMaster Marauders in Hamilton tomorrow, the Guelph Gryphons on Friday, the Toronto Blues on Saturday and the Western University Mustangs in London on Sunday. sports@vicnews.com
Tyler Stahl to captain the Victoria Royals Travis Paterson News staff
For the second straight year a defenceman will captain the Victoria Royals as head coach Dave Lowry anointed Tyler Stahl to wear the ‘C’ on Monday morning. Stahl, of Drumheller, Alta., was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes, 167th overall (sixth round) in 2010, and is in his fourth season with the club. The 20-year-old actually played one regular season game with the Chilliwack Bruins in 2007-08, making him the longest standing member of the team, though Tim Traber, 19, is also in his fourth season. “This is a choice that was made as a group. We like his willingness to compete and play hard. We like his presence on the ice, the leadership he presents and he has the respect of his teammates,” Lowry said. “We did it in a democratic fashion, the players had a voice. We knew who the logical choices were and the players’ choices were close to that.” Stahl fills the role last held by Hayden Rintoul, and Philadelphia Flyers’ defenceman Brandon Manning, when the team was in Chilliwack. Traber and Brandon Magee, 18, will serve as
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The Royals new captain Tyler Stahl was all smiles during practice on Monday. alternate captains, while Jamie Crooks, 20, and Logan Nelson, 19, will split alternate duties this season. The decision wasn’t made until the Royals played 12 of the season’s 72 games, allowing the new coach some time to get comfortable with the team. Stahl was wearing the yellow non-contact jersey during practice on Monday, and was a game time decision for Tuesday’s game against the vis-
iting Brandon Wheat Kings (results were past press time). “It’s exciting, I’m honoured as it’s a big thing to be a captain in this league,” said Stahl. “If you knew as a kid that this was going to happen when you were older, you’d be excited beyond belief, it’s a pretty big deal.” Stahl said his voice is one of many in the room but he’ll continue to talk up the team. “It’s good to know the guys have my respect in the room, hopefully I can do good by them.” The Royals host the Brandon Wheat Kings Tuesday (Oct. 23), 7:05 p.m. at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, and are on the road in Vancouver on Friday and Kamloops on Saturday.
Super Series coach Royals head coach Dave Lowry has been named as an assistant coach for the Super Series game between Team WHL and Team Russia in Victoria on Nov. 15. Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur is the head coach for both Team WHL games, with Edmonton Oil Kings coach Derek Laxdal as assistant coach. The Team WHL roster will be announced on tomorrow (Oct. 25). sports@vicnews.com
SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Chargers silver at golf nationals The Camosun College Chargers men’s golf team finished second overall at the 2012 PING collegiate National Golf Championships. The Humber Hawks captured the overall title for the fourth consecutive year with a three-day total of 879 strokes. The Chargers won silver with 897. Hosts Durham Lords of Oshawa, Ont., finished with 901 for bronze. “We struggled a little out of the gate but had strong second and third rounds to secure the silver,” said Chargers head coach John Randle. The Chargers team shot the lowest score of the final day, 295, two strokes better than Humber.
Cougars claw back vs. Braves The Victoria Cougars won the biggest game of the young junior B season on Friday, 3-2 over the Saanich Braves. Tied 2-2 with one minute, 46 seconds remaining in regulation, Graham Zagrodney scored the game winner for the visiting Cougars (14-0-1) at Pearkes arena. It capped a Cougars comeback from being down 2-0 after one period. The Braves host the Peninsula Panthers tonight (Oct. 24) at 7:30 p.m. and the Cougars host the Campbell River Storm 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Vikes row to championship The UVic Vikes men’s rowing team won its second straight Western Canadian University Rowing Championship title at Burnaby Lake. The men dominated, winning five of their six events, while the Vikes women finished second. Next up for Vikes rowing is this weekend’s Head of the Gorge and Elk (lake) regattas, Oct. 27 and Oct. 28 respectively.
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Argentina too much for Canada’s best Rugby fans fill Westhills Stadium Travis Paterson News staff
Canada’s scrum was great, defence was adequate and the backs had their chances. Argentina, however, was too good for the inexperienced Canadian side on Saturday night. The Argies continued its dominance of the Americas Rugby Championship with a 28-9 win over Canada at Westhills Stadium. Uruguay defeated U.S.A. 26-8 in the earlier match of the day. The Canadians made too many mistakes, which eventually proved costly. All nine points came from penalty kicks off the boot of fly half Connor Braid. “(Argentina) is a quality side, I don’t know what else to say,” said prop Hubert Buydens. “It’s disappointing. But the sun will come up tomorrow.” Playing to a crowd of 3,255 (standing room only) in a game that was mostly without flow, the Canadians managed several drives down field, phase after phase, but struggled inside the Argies’ 22-metre line.
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Canadian scrum half Sean White, from Oak Bay, prepares to pass the ball against Argentina on Saturday, Oct. 20. The game’s turning point came midway through the second half. Canada’s forward pack put a dominating string of four scrums together at Argentina’s five-metre line. Each time the ball was pulled out by scrum half Sean White, the Argie defence closed the gap before the men in red could score. The Canadians eventually settled for a Braid penalty kick. Upon the ensuing play,
the ball took an Argie bounce off the IRB-approved artificial turf, straight into the arms of fullback Ramiro Moyano, who ran it in for a try to make it 23-9 with the conversion. It was as deflating to the crowd as it was to the Canadian players. “It’s heartbreaking (anytime they score against the flow),” Buydens said. “I’m really proud of the boys. The set piece went really well, better
than even we expected, but we’ve got to capitalize when we’re in their end.” Now’s the time for Buydens and his ARC teammates to start fresh, as they hope for selection to the Canadian squad that will tour the U.K. in November test series. Buydens is a likely pick. The former offensive lineman from the Saskatchewan Huskies and 2008 CFL draft pick of the B.C. Lions made the 2011 Rugby World Cup squad and he’s not done yet. He will return to prop for Oak Bay’s Castaway Wanderers of the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League. Forwards coach Chris Silverthorn tipped his hat to some of the promising forwards that have a chance of wearing the maple leaf when Canada plays neutral site matches against Samoa and Russia in Colwyn Bay, Wales, and the New Zealand Maori in Oxford, England. Expect Tyler Ardron to join prop Buydens on that team, while coach Kieran Crowley will give long looks to prop Doug Woolridge, hooker Ray Barkwill, and second-rower Chris Long, who all performed well in the ARC. sports@vicnews.com
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Westshore Rebels running back Greg Morris was limited to just 28 yards rushing by a swarming Langley Rams defence in Langley on Saturday.
Rebels blanked by Rams The league’s top running back Greg Morris was neutralized by the Langley Rams on Saturday as the Rams defeated the Westshore Rebels 33-0 in the B.C. Football Conference semifinal match. The Rams stifled the Rebels and outplayed them in most areas of the game, an unfortunate ending to a strong season for the West Shore squad. Morris, who ended the season as the league’s top rusher, was held to 28 yards on 14 carries. Kicker Quinn Van Gylswyk tried three times to put the Rebels on the board, though always from great distance, 57, 43 and 48 yards. Rams special teams player Nick Downey caught all three missed kicks, and ran one of them back for a 120-yard touchdown. Rams kicker Nick Taylor hit three field goals, his longest just 22 yards. The Rams will meet the Vancouver Island Raiders, who beat the Okanagan Sun 34-8, in the Cullen Cup BCFC final, Oct. 27 in Nanaimo. sports@vicnews.com
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Please call Tony Joe RE/MAX Camosun at 250.370.7788 COLWOOD 2 bdrm condo, 4th oor, elevator, 5 appls, insuite laundry, F/P, prkg. N/P.$1100. Avail now. Call 250-474-6855 THETIS LAKE ESTATES large 1 bdrm or can be 2 bdrm suite, all utils + cable/high speed internet, laundry, garbage, private parking, close to all amenities, quiet rural setting. Refs, small pet ok. $1050./$1250. 250-220-4718, 250-507-1440.
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Kamel Point Village Apartments 70 Dallas Road, Victoria
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Gorge Towers Apartments 200 Gorge Road West, Victoria
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CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee�. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
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Premier offers olive branch to teachers Tom Fletcher Black Press
Premier Christy Clark announced a review of teacher bargaining Wednesday, with a goal of reaching a 10-year agreement that would put an end to decades of battles with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Clark and Education Minister Don McRae acknowledged at a Vancouver news conference that changing the culture of confrontation between the B.C. government and teachers won’t be easy, and vowed to put even the most contentious issues on the table for discussion. That includes class size and special needs support, key issues in contract disputes and court actions in recent years. “Our first goal is long-term labour stability with teachers in British Columbia,” Clark said. “Our second goal is to improve how government interacts and works with the BCTF. These two goals will require compromise on all sides of the table, including ours.” BCTF president Susan Lambert said she welcomes the review of the bargaining structure, but is skeptical about the latest promise of meaningful consultation.
“Our first goal is long-term labour stability with teachers in British Columbia.” – Christy Clark B.C. Premier “It seems to me that talk of a 10-year contract is putting the cart before the horse,” Lambert said. “There seem to be conclusions drawn that would be properly a product of the bargaining table and not a product of a discussion on the bargaining structure.” The offer comes as the BCTF continued a court challenge to a two-year wage freeze that extends until June 2013. After a year of fruitless negotiations and work-to-rule by teachers, the union membership endorsed the two-year contract extension reached in June with government-imposed mediator Charles Jago. McRae said the review will take advantage of work currently being done by a task force of school trustees, and two previous reviews completed by independent mediators. In his 2007 report, mediator Vince Ready said the union and the prov-
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ince’s bargaining agent, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, need a system for agreeing on the financial costs of various proposals before they can hope to settle contracts. McRae said he has talked with Lambert about the proposal, and he wants to have consultations with teachers, trustees, parent advisory councils and administrators complete by the end of November. “If there are policy changes or legislative amendments that we need to make, we want to get this work done before bargaining resumes next spring,” McRae said. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
BCTF president Susan Lambert addresses a rally at the B.C. legislature during a threeday teacher strike in March. She is skeptical of a government plan to reach a 10-year contract with teachers. Black Press file photo
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