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Langford’s Deep Sea Gypsies (Loke Webb, left, Greg Moore, Johnny Regimbal and Marty Boggs) jam out as they get ready to release their new album, Chilco Rd.
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With a new album coming out, a host of devoted fans plus about 40-odd gigs and a couple of tours under their belt, Langford’s Deep Sea Gypsies are starting to make a name for themselves. The new album, Chilco Rd., continues the band’s commitment to hip-hop-flavoured blues numbers, with a generous
serving of barroom rock ‘n’ roll. The title is a love letter to the Langford road where the band wrote and recorded the album and the continuation of a trend started with their first album, 2011’s Clement Rd., again a reference to the location of the recording. All four members went to Belmont secondary school, met through skateboarding and formed a bond through music. They’ve been playing together now for about 10 years. “We’re all Langford guys,” drummer Greg Moore said.
“We all love Langford.” “Our core group of supporters from that area have absolutely carried us. Phenomenal turnouts all over the place,” vocalist and guitarist Loke Webb said. “The people from out on the West Shore area, we can’t even explain how much support they’ve given us, it’s crazy.” PLEASE SEE: Band loves Langford fans, Page A5
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Students at Crystal View and Millstream elementary schools will see a concert by the Victoria Conservatory of Music orchestra on Feb. 27. The orchestra, consisting of students and faculty, will feature some of the finest students of the conservatory in instrumental concertos and concert arias. That evening, at 7:30 p.m., the soloists and orchestra will perform a public concert at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora St., Victoria.
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A group of the Pacific Northwest’s top blacksmiths will get together in Metchosin this weekend to produce a piece of art for Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Jake James will host the crew at his home workshop to collaborate on a nine-foot sculpture celebrating the Toronto skyline. Featuring the CN Tower, Rogers Centre and their reflection in the Great Lakes, the steel work will be a part of a full installation by James to be featured in the airport for five months. The goal is to have the piece completed by the end of the weekend. “It’s really good fun,” James said. “It’s a really good vibe. It’s like playing music by yourself or playing in a jam. Everything is better with at least one other person usually.” The visiting blacksmiths are mainly from the Seattle area, along with a couple from the San Juan islands. The group banded together last year as the Contemporary Blacksmiths of the Pacific Northwest to help market their works and collaborate on projects for good causes. Last year they collaborated on a gate to donate to a school in Washington State. There are plans to expand membership down into California and James hopes they can continue to get together on projects twice a year. “You need that dynamic of a whole bunch of people around you, throwing ideas out,” James said, “just to shake it up a little bit, make things interesting.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
Awards recognize West Shore woman Mitzi Dean has her fingers crossed she’ll be wining a 2013 Victoria Leadership Award. Dean is nominated for the United Way of Greater Victoria award for collaboration and partnership. Dean has served as executive director of the Pacific Centre Family Services Association since 2007. Winners will be announced Feb. 25 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel.
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Jake James works in his Metchosin shop where blacksmiths from all over the Pacific Northwest will gather this weekend to create a piece of art for Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
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Colwood is officially a Canadian Solar City, a distinction bestowed by the Canadian Solar Cities Project. The City of Colwood met the strict 10-point criteria that qualify it as a Canadian Solar City. The city will celebrate the award at the Here Comes the Sun event – a fun and interactive community event Saturday. Mayor Carol Hamilton will be presented with an award. The open house and kids events start at 10 a.m., presentations at 11 a.m., at the Juan de Fuca library, 1759 Island Hwy. editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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Calling all war brides for special event The Canadian War Brides and Families Association is hosting its annual reunion at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, April 12 to 14. There were 48,000 war brides and 22,000 children who crossed the Atlantic to join Canadian husbands and fathers. War bride numbers have diminished, but thousands
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Making a splash Recently a Scaup duck ran into trouble in Duncan when he was attacked by a hawk, and ended up with several puncture wounds to his neck. The duck was transferred to Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin, where rehabilitators noticed the Scaup had feet sores in addition to his neck wounds, and were worried the sores were too severe to heal completely. Once the Scaup was stabilized, he required surgery to repair the neck wounds. The surgery was successful, but the Scaup’s feet sores were still a concern – when seabirds develop such sores, it is often a death sentence. Fortunately, the rehabilitators at Wild ARC were able to perform an additional surgery on the bird’s feet to treat the affected areas and allow them to heal. The Scaup also needed assisted feedings to sustain his good body condition, as often seabirds and diving ducks are reluctant to eat when in captivity. Following two weeks of intensive care consisting of antibiotics, antifungal medication, probiotics, pain control, homoepathic remedies and wound care, the Lesser Scaup duck, now fully recovered, was released at the Duncan Fish Hatchery on Monday, Feb. 18, where he paddled down the waterway to join dozens of other local birds. To support Wild ARC’s efforts in caring for wild patients visit wildarc.com. editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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While the band holds their West Shore roots near and dear, they lament the reality there isn’t a thriving music scene in the area. They’re one of the few bands from the West Shore making a name for themselves and that’s something they would like to see change. How to make that change is the challenge. For a starting point, the band members all agree there needs to be better venues for live music on the West Shore. There isn’t really a space big enough for them to play in their own community. They started out playing in Ma Miller’s and other local bars, but most have now shied away from live music. “It’s not as simple as handing Kyle Wells/News staff a bar owner a demo anymore to get to play in the West Shore,” Deep Sea Gypsies singer and guitarist Johnny Regimbal yowls vocalist and guitarist Johnny out during a rehearsal. The band is releasing a new album, Regimbal said. “It’s such a hassle Chilco Rd., at Sugar Nightclub on Friday, March 1. to set up a show.” “It’s weird, because you go price and the freedom, the con mix. downtown and there’s like eight being no matter how good your Deep Sea Gypsies will release million bands, gear and even with the album at Sugar Nightclub and it’s not the mastering, it (858 Yates St.) on March 1 with “We just naturally still has that sound Mindil Beach Markets, who are that far away,” Webb said. hang out with each of a home record- also releasing a new album. “There’s a lot ing. Tickets for the show are $15 and of music fans other. We just hit on the Still, the mem- available at Ditch Records and out there. … recording button every bers are proud of it Lyle’s Place, or online at tickSome owner and say they had a etweb.com. out there is now and again.” blast recording it. The band is set to go on a – Greg Moore missing out on “We just natu- couple of small tours again this an opportunity rally hang out with year and play some music festito make a lot of each other,” Moore vals in the summer. They’re also money, because it’s way too dif- said. “We just hit on the record- starting work on a third album, ficult to set up a show.” ing button every now and again. which they plan to record live The band is thrilled with It’s amazing, what we’ve made off the floor. the new album, but say there’s so far.” Chilco Rd. is available at Deep always room for improvement. All four, including bassist Sea Gypsies shows and online Like their first, they recorded it Marty Boggs, write the music, at the bands website after it is themselves, but this time sent with Webb and Regimbal behind released March 1. Go to deepit off to Ontario to be profes- the lyrics and general concepts. seagypsies.com for music samsionally mastered. Webb said Webb contributes the hip-hop ples and, as of today, the band’s there are pros and cons to home vocals, while Regimbal brings first music video. recordings, the pros being the his gritty blues-rock voice to the kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
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Celebrating our history This year’s Heritage Week theme, Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods, is tailor-made for Greater Victoria. From Sidney to Sooke, our heritage is all around us. And whether we make a regular habit of admiring it, thinking about it, talking about it or helping preserve it, our history deserves to be acknowledged. Along with built Individuals and structures either as heritage groups preserve designated properties or simply our heritage restored to past glory, we have parks, roads, even trees that have historical designations. The West Shore has a significant piece of our heritage puzzle in Fort Rodd Hill, while the Peninsula has The Butchart Gardens. Victoria’s downtown core includes many fine examples of historical architecture, while clusters of heritage homes in Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay help define our neighbourhoods and give us a sense of community. As we celebrate Heritage Week this week, we recognize many local groups that work regularly to preserve our past. Among them is the non-profit Hallmark Society. Its volunteers assist in the preservation, conservation and restoration of our built heritage and work towards greater public awareness and understanding of heritage. Like many proclamations made by the provincial or municipal governments, Heritage Week may seem to some like a forced recognition of an element of our society. But if we stop to consider the fact that the stories of those who came before us are wrapped up in local buildings, homes and museum collections, it makes this celebration of heritage much more personal. We encourage readers this week to take stock of our history and try to appreciate the rich legacy that surrounds us. It’s an opportunity to reflect on how our communities have grown over the years and consider how we can all play a part in preserving the history that helps make our region a special place to live, work and play. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette 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.
Recycling, alone, is not enough It wasn’t until I was being driven been my excuse for a while about around a landfill that it really hit me throwing food waste in the trash, about what we put in the ground. but it’s not anymore. The former manager of I have looked into the Highwest commercial composting businesses landfill in Highlands that will pick up my food matter-of-factly told me it waste, but the cost is would only last for about more than I can afford. 25 more years. So I made my own little As a journalist I am paid compost bin out of an to ask why, so I did. old garbage can. If I have “Because it will be full,” to move, I’ll bring my he said, giving me the compost with me. kind of odd look that said I rarely buy packaged I should have known the foods other than Charla Huber the occasional box answer. In all honesty Written in ink I didn’t. I had never of crackers for my thought about a landfill daughter. In my house reaching capacity. we are making all sorts After seeing empty craters of changes to reduce our waste. several metres deep, the knowledge Making all of our food from scratch that they would be filled to capacity has drastically lowered the amount in that amount of time sickened me. of items in the blue box. If we It’s easy to pretend things make our own crackers there is no aren’t happening when you don’t box. If I make my own milk kefir in physically see them. I have never a Mason jar – it’s a cultured dairy been to a landfill before, although food high in probiotics – there is no I know the Hartland landfill offers plastic tub to recycle. annual public tours. But it’s not enough to make The Saanich facility’s clock is the change to recycling instead ticking, with an estimated 2035 of dumping it in the landfill. closure. That’s why we are strongly For the past year, I have been encouraged not to put paper making my own laundry soap and products or other recyclables in our storing it in old juice jugs. More garbage. Food waste is the next to recently I have begun making my be cut out. Its diversion will extend own dish soap for the sink and the life of the dump. dishwasher, as well as my own As a renter in Langford, I have toothpaste, lotion, salves, shampoo had little control over kitchen scrap and conditioner. recycling or building a compost Making these products isn’t for heap in the backyard. That’s everyone. You have to get over
having bubbles in the sink when washing dishes. And the shampoo won’t lather either, but everything still gets clean. All you need to make liquid laundry soap is a bar of soap, washing soda, Borax and water. It takes 30 minutes to make four litres and costs about 50 cents. I will never go back to store-bought detergent. Other than saving money, it’s nice to believe that the dish soap bottle beside my sink is the last one I will ever own. Same goes for the shampoo and the rest of the products. I have always been a crafty person, and making these things is fun. I get my daughter involved and we make it an afternoon project. My three-year-old loves the sense of pride she gets brushing her teeth with her homemade paste. The almond extract and orange essential oil give it a great flavour that no kid could say no to. On a side note, I was a gardener at the Pilgrim Community Church garden in Colwood for nearly five years, and was disappointed when the church decided to close it down recently. When the landfills reach their capacity, another large area of Earth will need to become the next one. If we are looking for public uses for our land, I’d rather have another community garden than another landfill. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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a B.C. Hydro smart meter communicates for 1.4 seconds per day. In other words, you would have to stand next to your meter for 20 years to get the equivalent amount of radio frequency as a 30 minute cellphone call. As the project nears completion, customers are beginning to see the benefits of a more modern electrical system. For example, many customers now have access to new conservation tools through their secure online B.C. Hydro account, helping them save energy and money. Later this year, customers will benefit from automatic outage detection that will help crews
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Readers respond: PM, herring, mental illness PM can thank Liberals for financial picture Re: Canada’s PM hasn’t done such a bad job (Letters, Feb. 15) Eileen Nattrass asserts that “Our prime minister has taken care of Canada brilliantly” because “Canada is the only country to survive the mess in the financial world.” She can thank Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, who ignored Harper’s pressure to emulate the U.S. arbitrage banks and jump into the speculative market. By the time Harper won a majority, the financial mess was so deep and broad that likely even Harper saw the wisdom of keeping the Liberal banking approach. Nattrass can thank the same Liberals for Canada not joining the vengeful Iraq campaign, since Chrétien chose not to sign on in the absence of a UN resolution. So, it seems that Harper’s “brilliance” was to maintain Chrétien and Martin’s careful strategy, for which Harper is trying to claim credit. As usual, Harper shows his colours as an unprincipled demagogue. Michael Meagher Saanich
Overfishing main culprit for lack of herring Re: Herring disappearing from recreational fishery: anglers (News, Feb. 13) I wonder if Bob Briggs, and countless others I’m sure, pulling 60 fish out of the Gorge Waterway on a good day and more than 500 fish over the two-month spawning period has had anything to do with the herring disappearing?
The decline is clear, but the reason is also crystal clear. I equate this article with NDP leader Adrian Dix coming on TV and saying “the Liberals like to use attack ads.” I can assume Dix himself is gullible and naive enough to think that his is not an attack ad, but does he really think the public are gullible enough to swallow his thin attack? Are people who read this article gullible enough to think that public overfishing of herring stock had nothing to do with the herring disappearing? Mike Bolli Victoria
Mental illness robs people of life Re: Stigma perpetuated by mainstream media (Letters, Feb. 15) I must beg to differ with Doreen Marion Gee. Why? Much like those who commit violent acts, the suspicion is that there is a very low percentage of people with mental illness who are “talented and amazing.” Severe mental illness strikes the young. Everyone has witnessed someone from their student days suffering from mental illness. The next generation comes of age and they, also, watch the suffering. The brain is the least understood organ in the body and so it is probable that many more generations are going to watch friends from their youth slip away. I am no journalist, but my gut tells me there is a story in here somewhere. Christina Nicol Saanich
Wilderness at stake with pipeline project Two intrepid seekers of truth and fact covered the territory of the proposed Enbridge pipeline into B.C. The documentary On the Line follows the 2,400-kilometre journey by foot, bike and kayak. We see and vicariously experience how fragile, rugged and precious that wilderness now is. We hear how many persons will ultimately lose their way of life and livelihood for the sake of a relatively small number of permanent new positions. We must not allow this tragedy to occur. It is worth our very lives to prevent this horrendous destruction to happen. Keep uniting folks. We must stop this pipeline. Clare Lowery Metchosin
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Putting on an ice show brings a team element to figure skating that young skaters aren’t often exposed to. On Saturday members of the Juan de Fuca Figure Skating Club, the largest on Vancouver Island, will have this rare opportunity as they put on A Tribute to Julie Andrews. “They’re all very excited,� said club president Marci Huchzermyer. “A show kind of brings that team spirit in a little bit that you don’t normally get.� The club, which has been active for 40 years, puts on an ice show every two years. This year’s show celebrates Julie Andrews, the English actor famous for her film roles in Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and The Princess
Diaries. Brother and sister skaters Madisen, 7, and Lachlan Puritch, 4, are all set to skate to “My Favourite Thingsâ€? from The Sound of Music. Dressed in bright costumes complete with sparkles and rainbows the two will have the chance to show off what they have learned in their respective two and one and a half years of experience. “I like how you get to ‌ do spirals and all the steps they teach you,â€? Madisen said. “Because I want to be a really good skater.â€? Madisen, who is in level three skating, will spiral and spin, among other moves. Lachlan will be skating and lifting his leg to show balance. “They’re doing basic developmental skills for beginner figure skating,â€? Huchzermyer said.
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Juan de Fuca Figure Skating Club skater Lachlan Puritch, 4, will be skating to “My Favourite Things� in the club’s A Tribute to Julie Andrews ice show, happening this Saturday at Bear Mountain Arena.
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B.C. Transit struggles to catch up Megan Cole News staff
B.C. Transit continues to play catch up with maintenance following the three-month job action. “(Monday we had) 36 cancelled runs,” said B.C. Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton. “We have about 3,200 trips a day Monday to Friday, so one per cent cancelled isn’t great but it’s better than we have been providing.” B.C. Transit is cancelling runs on some of its higher frequency routes in an attempt to provide maintenance to the 45 to 50 buses Burton said are parked at this time. “I think we were just in survival mode for the three months of the job action,” she said. “(The buses we have parked) require eight or more hours of repair on them.” Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 333 asked B.C. Transit to keep the work in-house and they are posting between 60 and 70 hours of overtime in each garage daily to get the system running as usual as quickly as possible. “If it wasn’t for the job action our workers would have done the work already,” said union president Ben Williams. “We obviously perform all of the maintenance on the vehicles for Greater Victoria and that’s how we want it to stay.” But as Transit moves forward with maintenance, riders are waiting for buses that have been cancelled or arrive already full. “I can completely empathize,” Burton said. “On Friday, I was waiting to go to work with my fouryear-old and we were out in the cold waiting for 10 minutes, with more people than we’ve ever seen at that stop, because a trip was cancelled.” Christine Comrie, who often uses transit, said she noticed cancellations once the strike ended. “I find it frustrating not to have a bus come when you’re at the stop waiting for over 20 minutes, especially when you have to make it to work on time,” Comrie said. In an attempt to keep from inconveniencing rural riders, Transit is cancelling runs on routes with frequent service. Riders who often see a bus come every 10 minutes on major routes, may be waiting 20 because of cancelled runs. But as runs have been cancelled, ridership num-
bers have dropped – something Burton said is cause for concern. “We’ve seen that any kind of drop is unacceptable,” she said. “Anytime you give people the opportunity to consider alternative modes of transportation, it’s a slippery slope and one we don’t want to go down.” For some, there are no alternatives. “For someone in my income bracket, I can’t afford a vehicle,” Comrie said. “I have to have faith that the transit authorities will provide the services we come to expect and depend on.” mcole@oakbaynews.com
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Hip hop artist finds inspiration in overcoming troubled past Kyle Slavin News staff
Sobriety isn’t a word typically associated with hip hop music. Drugs, alcohol or both tend to be a recurring theme in the music and the lives of the talent that occupy this space. This is true of Chris Hamilton – or at least it was true. “I grew up in the Comox Valley and I always used the excuse, ‘I’m from a small town, there’s nothing to do, so this is what I do,’” the 26-year-old says of his past, having started drinking at 10 – stealing it from his parents – and smoking pot at 12. By his mid-teens, he’d moved on to ecstasy and cocaine. And in his 20s he was taking “pretty much everything you could think of, short of anything involving needles.” Through it all, though, Hamilton wrote music. “I’ve been writing lines since I was about 12 years old. It didn’t get serious for me until I was about 21 when I moved over to Vancouver,” he says. “Seeing an actual studio (in Vancouver) moti-
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style, so being able to channel that energy into music as a creative outlet has been great.” Hamilton, a.k.a. Ill Tone, performs March 7 at Lucky Bar. He’ll open for Masta Ace on the Western Canadian dates of his crosscountry tour. On Feb. 27, Ill Tone’s debut album, Bringin’ the Hope Back will be released. The album is some three years in the making, meaning the music is more of a reflection of Hamilton’s past life. He’s already working on his next album, which won’t be full of songs written during “the depths of all my crap.” “When a person’s in the depths of their addictions, they’re not going to be saying too many positive things,” he says. “I still write the occasional heavy song, because I think about that life that I lived to write about it and get it out in the open. But definitely I’m a lot happier – that will show with my next album.” Visit illtonemusic.com. Tickets ($18) to the adult-only show at Lucky Bar are available at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and TicketWeb.ca kslavin@saanichnews.com
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All talk A cast of characters will perform during this year’s Victoria Spoken Word Festival, which runs Feb. 27 to March 3. New this year is In the Future, an evening with two full-length spoken word shows. Go to victoria spokenword festival.com for information. Brian Vanwyk photo
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Students actors perform Grapes of Wrath The Canadian College of Performing Arts Year II actors present The Grapes of Wrath, a
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Braves bop Wolves, Cougars host matinee A Max Mois penalty shot goal with four minutes remaining stood as the winner of Game 1 on Monday as the Saanich Braves defeated the Westshore Wolves 4-2. Game 2 was Wednesday and Game 3 is 6:30 p.m. tonight (Feb. 22) at Pearkes. The Victoria Cougars host the Peninsula Panthers for Game 3 Sunday, 3 p.m. at Archie Browning.
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It’s the biggest and baddest rugby rivalry in Victoria, and possibly the biggest team rivalry of all the city’s sports teams. The blue-clad James Bay Athletic Association visit the red and black Castaway Wanderers at Windsor Park on Saturday (Feb. 23) as CDI Premier League men’s rugby returns from a three month break. Half of the gate’s proceeds will be donated to the Victoria Hospice. Saturday is a doubleheader, as the respective first division teams will kickoff at 1 p.m., followed by the premiers at 2:45 p.m. Victoria Hospice provides quality end-of-life care. In other CDI Premier rugby action the UVic Vikes host Bayside (Surrey) at Wallace Field, also at 2:45 p.m. in the Island’s Cowichan Cup, Velox Academy hosts Cowichan at 1 p.m. and Velox Valhallians hosts Nanaimo at 2:30 p.m.
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Spring has come early for Victoria’s Jesse Hodges, but it’s been a long winter. This week the 18-year-old baseball player heads to Arizona for spring training as a member of the Chicago Cubs. It’s the next step in a career that took off with the swing of a bat last August. Hodges went from being undrafted and bound for junior college to being one of the hottest unsigned prospects, and was snapped up by the Cubs. Now he’s looking to grab a spot with one of the Cubs’ many minor league organizations. “I’ve spent the winter just playing baseball and getting myself stronger, in the gym and indoor hitting. I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life.” At camp he will be one of the few prospects that wasn’t drafted – as he was passed over in the 2012 MLB draft in June. It was a down time for Hodges, who had reason to believe he’d be picked midway through the draft. But some things have a way of working themselves out. Three months later, Hodges rectified his draft situation with a clutch home run at the 18-and-under World Baseball Championship in Seoul, South Korea. Hodges was slotted ninth in the batting order when he slugged a two-run, twoout home run that helped Canada defeat Japan. “Hitting that home run changed the tournament for me, it got me rolling. Then to put pen to paper, it had me even more confident,” Hodges said. After the home run he was bumped from ninth up to sixth in the batting order. He kept hitting the ball, and was moved into the cleanup spot for the semifinal and championship games. Canada lost in the final to U.S.A. but Hodges finished the world championships as the leading
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Jesse Hodges in his Chicago Cubs gear stands, holding his World Baseball Championship Canadian team MVP and All World team trophies. hitter with a .484 average, the most hits with 15, highest total bases with 22, and was tied for second in doubles. “Confidence and belief in my game is what I have so much of going into spring training.” Hodges had played his premier midget career as a shortstop with the Victoria Mariners of the B.C. Premier Baseball League the past three seasons, and was part of the M’s 2010 B.C. championship. He played third for Team Canada and his transition was seamless, as he made the World Championships’ All World team and, was signed as a third basemen by the Cubs. “The scouts were talking to my parents at the world championships, and I could see them. I asked my parents, ‘who were you talking to?’ but they didn’t want to tell me. Finally they did, and it was the
Cubs.” He signed the deal before the tournament was over. Until that moment, the Lambrick Park secondary grad was set to play for Grayson Junior College in Texas. Now he is among a smaller number of Cubs recruits getting a jump on spring training. Hodges is already familiar with wearing Cubs blue, having attended instructional league in the fall, and will have a couple of weeks to warm up before the “big leaguers” show up. They’re all going to be there, but don’t expect to see Hodges on ESPN any time soon. “The realistic goal for this year is to make a low-A (single-A) team. The ultimate goal is the big leagues.” sports@vicnews.com
The B.C. Hockey League’s inaugural showcase at Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre last September won dozens of players scholarships in the NCAA. It made the league much more accessible to scouts from smaller NCAA schools, particularly Div. 3 programs, which can’t afford to have traveling recruiters year round. Several Victoria Grizzlies benefitted from the event, as many are headed to the NCAA next year. Next year’s Showcase is set for Sept. 6 to 8, with each team playing two regular season games. The Grizzlies are home to the Cowichan Capitals tonight (Feb. 22), 7:15 p.m. at Bear Mountain Arena. Saturday the Grizz visit Cowichan.
Judokas throw for gold at Pacific tournament Seven members of the Victoria Judo Club competed at the Pacific International Judo tournament in Richmond last weekend, with four picking up medals. Tristan Alexander, 14, won gold, despite being the youngest in the U18 over-90 kgs division. Josh van Meur won silver in the U21 and men’s open at sub-81 kgs. George Lukas won silver in the U21 sub-66 kgs category. Jackson Minnick won bronze in the U15 sub-50kg category.
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Not in my house Saanich Water Polo School’s Brandon Toler, left, helps goalie Frank Williams, right, as they attempt to block Fraser Valley’s (Langley) Luke Wallace from shooting during a cadet division game at the 2013 SWPS Valentines Water Polo Tournament at Saanich Commonwealth Pool. Fraser Valley won the match 12-2.
Playoffs come to UVic Brandon Dunlop hit five three-pointers and 24 points to shoulder the UVic Vikes men’s basketball team to a 74-71 win over the UBC Thunderbirds at McKinnon Gym on Saturday. The Vikes swept the T-birds Friday and Saturday to finish 16-7. Playoffs begin tonight (Feb. 22) as the Vikes host the Manitoba Bisons (14-8) in the Canada West quarterfinals, a best-of-three series starting at 7 p.m. The series continues tomorrow at 7 p.m. and, if needed, 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24. The No. 10-ranked Vikes women (16-6) start their playoff series against No. 2-ranked Regina (19-3). The best-of-three series runs tonight, Saturday and Sunday. Last year the Vikes men lost in the Canada West semifinal. It’s the Vikes women’s first appearance in the post-season since 2009-10. Coverage of each game will be streamed online at uvic.canadawest.tv. sports@vicnews.com
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Falcon gymnasts swing into form Falcon gymnasts posted gold medal results in successive weekends at the Omega Invitational in Coquitlam, Feb. 2 and 3, and at the Chimo Pajama Meet in Comox, Feb. 9 and 10. At Omega, Emily Bolink placed first overall in the provincial Level 4 Open category, while Emily Hale (novice) took home a gold on the vault and silver on bars. At Comox, Emma Longbottom (tyro), Kianna Pheiffer (novice) and Ali Marriott (open) took gold in their all-around competitions at Level Two. Emma Lydon (tyro) and Nikki Marriott (novice) also took top
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spots in their respective allaround competitions. Additionally, Sasha Barnes (tyro) scored first on the floor and vault, Emily Schmidt took second the beam and the vault, and Longbottom scored first on the beam, as well as third on the vault and bars.
Synchro sweeps regional competitions PacificSport synchronzied swimmers dominaned at Watermania, held recently in Richmond. Four of PacificSport’s national stream swimmers com-
peted and took first and second place in their categories. Jamie Frank took first in the junior figures, senior free solo and senior duet. Her partner, Marlissa Cawston, shared the top duet prize and took the runner-up spots in the other categories. Sarah Jones and Emma Yun Wah Choo completed a sweep in the age 13-15 competitors with Jones taking all three top spots and Choo sharing the top prize in the duet. The four are gearing up for Western Regionals in Alberta next month. sports@vicnews.com
Chargers awards winners
Vikes track at Canada West meet
Six Camosun Char- Marcellus, Lochlan Polgers volleyball son and Natalie players were Delarge made recognized as the women’s PacWest all-stars all rookie team. this week. Hilary Graham Andrew Inglis was named to and Alex Sadowski the women’s were named as second all-star men’s first team Hilary team. all-stars. Ryan Graham sports@vicnews.com
2012 CIS rookie of the year and 600-metre champion Rachel Francois leads the UVic Vikes women’s track team into the Canada West championships this weekend, Feb. 22 to 24. Both the Vikes men’s and women’s teams are poised to win the 4x800m relay. Adam Gaudes and Thomas Riva are also ranked No. 1 in their respective events, the 600m and 1000m, and hope to win gold. The meet is at the University of Regina. sports@vicnews.com
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111 Jacquelyn Cowan 49 Armagh Way Nepean, Ontario
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201E Emily Roberts 80 Cadillac Avenue, Victoria, BC 212 Everett Napolean 2828 Rock Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC 22 Andrew Rowe 1215 Dundas Lane, Victoria, BC 262 Paul Smith 231-2828 Rock Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC 280 Kathleen McKenzie 918 Collinson, Victoria, BC
337 Mark Steele 250 - 525 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC
A116 Anna Butler 5012 49th Ave., Fort Nelson, BC A119 Jerett Brumsey 102 Egerton Cresent, Victoria, BC
256 Michael Romano 2147 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC
AA5164A Nicole Lake 1891 19th Ave #47, Campbell River, BC
28 Rob Goheen #3 - 31235 Upper Maclure Road, Abbotsford BC
A sale will take place at the Storage location on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Viewing 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sealed bids will be opened at 12:30 p.m. Room contents are personal / household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each room.
A sale will take place at the Storage location on Friday, March 8, 2013. Viewing 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sealed bids will be opened at 12:30 p.m. Room contents are personal / household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each unit.
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PARTS COUNTERPERSON REQUIRED FOR HEAVY TRUCK DEALER- Ideal candidate should be customer-focused, have mechanical knowledge and have computer experience. Preference will be given to those who have truck, auto, or industrial parts experience. Permanent full-time, varied shifts on a rotational basis. Bailey Western Star Trucks Inc. (Freightliner) is offering competitive remuneration and excellent beneďŹ ts to the right applicant. Apply by email only to: nhalliday@ b a i l ey we s t e r n s t a r. c o m . Please - no phone calls or drop-ins.
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HOLBROOK DYSON LOGGING LIMITED- requires a full time processor operator to run a Tigercat H855C with Waratah HTH624 head. Full year work and union rates/beneďŹ ts apply. Please fax resumes to 250-287-9259.
Deckhand- Looking for deckhands at marine towing company. Requirements: ROCMC, SMVOP, MED A2 and marine ďŹ rst aid (all current) Tug Boat Captain- Looking for Tug Boat Captains at marine towing company. Requirements: 60 ton ticket, seafarers, medical (all current), and at least 5 yrs seatime working as a Captain on a tug boat. For more information about posted jobs: fax: 250-624-5473 or email: wms@citytell.net
LIVE IN cook/house coordinator for small seniors home. For particulars go to contact page at: abbeyďŹ eldstpeters.org
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•Ironworkers •Piledrivers PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. is accepting resumes for the above skilled tradespersons for an upcoming project in Victoria. CertiďŹ cations and training in Fall Pro, CSTS09 and Aerial Platform required. Send resumes via fax 604-241-5301 or pclvanisland@pcl.com
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Standard Poodle Pups, CKC, $1300+. Red, Black Abstracts. Call 604-626-4683 or email: msherring@shaw.ca
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC Range. 4 burner ceramic glass cook top, 30� wide, cream colour. Includes electric range hood. Excellent working and cosmetic condition. 4 yrs old. $450. obo. (250)391-5750.
Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com
Duncan, 2 bed, 2 bath adult Condo, #3-370 Cairnsmore St. Level entry, patio, small pet ok. Newly reno’d. $146,000. (250)597-8070
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WHIRLPOOL FRIDGE/Freezer, side by side, ice and water dispenser, ivory, $200. Whirlpool Range, ivory, $150. Both immaculate and mint condition. Call 1-250-743-4361.
FRIENDLY FRANK IKEA LOUNGE chair with matching foot stool, like new, $40. Call (250)652-4621.
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OLD FASHIONED antique sewing basket on legs (with things) $99 obo. 250-598-9348
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NOVELTY PHONES; teddy bear, GarďŹ eld and baseball for $99. Call (250)386-9493.
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. DAN THE Wood Man. Taking Spring orders. Seasoned Fir. Call 250-889-5143. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
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APARTMENTS FURNISHED DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.
SOLID OAK dining room suite, buffet and hutch w/3 drawers, 6’ oval table w/pedestal, 6 chairs, excellent condition. Call (250)475-1588.
HOMES FOR RENT LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128.
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METCHOSIN, 681 Lombard Dr. (at Rocky Point Rd.), Sat (11am-4pm) & Sun (10am3pm), Feb. 23 & 24. Huge Estate Sale. 100 years of household items, tools and garden supplies.
LANGFORD 3-BDRM. W/D, wood stove, lrg yrd. Short walk to Westshore Mall. $1400.+ 70% utils. Call (250)532-1945.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. $650 inclusive. Ray, 778-433-9556.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
VICTORIA HOUSING. $475$575 all incl, suits working/students, disability. 778-977-8288
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1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, ďŹ rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231. CEDAR HILL- 1 bdrm, bright, clean. N/S, cat ok. $690. 250655-5060 leave msg.
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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, February 22, 2013
Human remains found near Craigflower Bridge Finding on known First Nations site not expected to slow work Kyle Slavin News staff
The construction site around the Craigflower Bridge where two sets of human remains were found this week is well-known as a historic First Nations area. Saanich and View Royal were prepared for the possibility of discovering culturally significant material on the land, which will soon house a jointly owned replacement bridge, and sought out an archaeological monitor for the land before work even began. “The area’s middens are known to contain human remains and the monitor will ensure that the terms of the permit are met should human remains be found,” reads a request for proposals from the municipalities issued last month. Monday, crews from BC Hydro were hand excavating between the Craigflower elementary property and the sidewalk on Admirals Road to prepare for installation of temporary power poles, when they encountered human remains, said Jim Hemstock, Saanich’s manager of capital works. “They had an archaeologist on site monitoring things. They also had a First Nations monitor,” he said. “The lead on this now is First Nations. We consult with the elders and we really follow their direction.” Grant Keddie, curator of archaeology at the Royal B.C. Museum, said there’s evidence First Nations occupied the site 2,800 years ago. “It appears that a part of the site was occupied very early on, and then (1,600 years) later a larger portion of the site was used,” he said. “It certainly wasn’t occupied continuously, but it was occupied at different time periods.” A midden, in archaeological terms, is a site where animal bones and shells are found in heaps, indicating that area was – at some point in history – occupied by humans. “Practically with all these shell middens, people are buried behind the village or in an abandoned area, so the vast majority of these large middens are expected to have human remains in them,” Keddie said.
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Workers sift through soil for First Nations remains and artifacts at Craigflower Elementary School. Saanich and View Royal are working with the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, ancestors of the people who inhabited the area, on the next steps. This discovery, Hemstock said, hasn’t changed the bridge project timeline. It actually expedited more thorough testing of the surrounding land. The possibility remains, he said, of finding more bones. “Until we know entirely what’s there, it’s hard to predict
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Youth housing must be a priority Jennifer Blyth Black Press
Most people would agree that a community has a responsibility to provide its children and young people a safe, nurturing community in which to grow up. Essential to that – for their mental and physical health, their self-confidence and their ability to grow into healthy, productive adults, is a place to live. For too many youth in the Capital Region, however, that ideal is simply not the reality. The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness believes there are as many as 600 youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in the region. Typically, these can be young teens right up to those in their mid- to late-20s. While youth homelessness is increasing by as much as 10 per cent per year, as many as 80 per cent of homeless youth do not sleep rough on the streets, but are “hidden” – couch surfing, for example, or sleeping in cars. However because homeless youth have different risk factors and face different challenges, they must be viewed as a separate entity from the adult homeless population. Aboriginal youth also bring a unique perspective to issues of homelessness. It’s estimated that Aboriginals make up about onequarter of the local homeless population, although Bruce Parisian, executive director of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, believes it may well be higher than that; at the same time, Aboriginals make up just two to three per cent of the general population of Greater Victoria, so this disproportionate
number really makes the issues around homelessness a priority for the Friendship Centre. Sometimes Aboriginal youth are leaving the reserves looking for a better life in the city, but with well-paying jobs difficult to come by for young people and a pricey housing market, the challenges can be significant. In addition to the 25 beds it opens when the Extreme Weather Protocol is called, the Friendship Centre offers a variety of programs to help young mothers, families and individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. A number of family group homes or care homes, some supported by the Ministry of Children & Family Services, aid homeless youth, many of whom may have had a long history with the ministry. “We are able to bring them into an environment where we can stabilize them and treat them as our children,” Parisian says. For those who are transitioning out of ministry care, “we want to create a roof over their heads and support them through the more than 50 programs we have here, all geared toward children, families and youth.” Other new housing projects in the works through the Friendship Centre include eight twobedroom apartments for women with young children in care or at risk of being taken into care – “we support them while they’re here and once they’re stabilized we look at other resources, such as the M’akola Society.” Regardless of ethnicity, factors often contributing to youth homelessness include family conflict, sexual orientation, poverty,
It’s believed that more than 600 young people are experiencing homelessness in Greater Victoria.
abuse and neglect, learning and development disabilities, alienation, substance abuse and addiction. Adding to the challenge, youth who leave living situations of conflict or abuse are often distrustful of adults, making it difficult to access services. Even those youth who are employed find acquiring housing difficult due to their age, lack of income assistance lack of rental references. The good news is that
youth are resilient and in addition to the Coalition and the Native Friendship Centre, organizations are working for youth in Greater Victoria, including Salvation Army, Youth Empowerment Society, Threshold Housing and Beacon Community Services. Their programs have had real success by empowering youth to look after themselves and to have a structured and stable existence during the critical transition
How can you help? • Get involved in the discussion around homelessness and the needed services. • Volunteer – a variety of opportunities are available at organizations around the Capital Region.
• Donations of food, clothing, supplies and money to provide services are essential to help community organizations continue their much-needed work.
Boys & Girls Club provides safe, care homes for youth in need Sometimes a listening ear can make all the difference in the life of a young person who may feel the world is against them. That caring, client-centred approach is the cornerstone of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Victoria’s youth housing program, says Ellie James, manager of youth and family services for the Boys & Girls’ Club of Greater Victoria. Operating on a care home model, the program places a young person with a family in the community who wants to “Our expectation provide a safe, nurturing is that they provide environment. Typically the youth are referred a safe, supportive through judicial or health environment for services, but could come that child. We don’t from other avenues as well, including self-refer- expect experts; ral. we want caring The situation for youth homes.” has changed in James’ 25 –Ellie James years working with the Boys & Girls Club. With the new Youth Justice Act, for example, “the kids are not getting into the system as early as they used to, so when they do come in they are often farther down the continuum.” Many of the family supports typical of earlier decades have also disappeared. Youth no longer have extended family nearby and the resources available to families experiencing challenges have fallen victim to budget cuts. “We’re trying to do more with less and the youth do pay.” On the positive side, “there has been a lot of research into trauma and trauma-informed practices,” James says. “We know that people no not start to heal unless they feel safe, so for youth, we know they need to be in a safe, secure environment before they can start dealing with those issues. That’s where our care home model, when it works, is really amazing. (We see) the youth re-engaging in school and attendance and participation rates soar.” For those interested in becoming a care home family with the Boys & Girls Club, “our expectation is that they provide a safe, supportive environment for that child,” James says. “We have a wide range of families, from families with kids to couples who have just retired. We don’t expect experts,” James emphasizes. “We want caring homes.” For more information, call the Boys and Girls Club at 250-384-9133.
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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, February 22, 2013
B.C. budget brings tax hikes Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. Liberals' pre-election budget proposes to implement income tax increases on business and higherincome individuals, similar to proposals from the NDP opposition. The corporate income tax rate would rise one point to 11 per cent effective April 1, accelerating by a year an increase announced in 2012. NDP leader Adrian Dix has repeatedly promised to increase the corporate rate to 12 per cent, where it was in 2008. In Finance Minister Mike de Jong's budget, tabled Tuesday, personal income taxes for those earning $150,000 or more would rise 2.1 per cent to 16.8 per cent for two years, starting next January. That increase is to be rolled back to the current rate of 14.7 per cent in 2015, de Jong said. Dix has indicated that if the NDP forms government, he would impose an income tax increase for those earning $150,000 or more a year. De Jong stressed B.C.’s personal income tax rates are still the lowest in Canada for those earning up to $122,000 a year. With a provincial
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