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Spend on potholes, not plug-ins says resident Smaller roads typically patched, not repaved

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When Kelvin Russell opened the Oak Bay News to find a picture of Mayor Nils Jensen with the district’s new electric vehicle charging station, at a cost of $2,500 to the district, all he could think about was potholes. “It’s falling apart, the road is,” Russell

said. “It’s going into decay.” Russell has owned his house on Lulie Street, between Cranmore Road and Bowker Avenue since 1997, and says he sees the road getting worse every year. The street has no sidewalks so the road is shared by pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. The charging station was partially paid for out of a provincial grant specifically for the station, but that’s not good enough, Russell said. “It’s public money no matter where it came from. … It’s an absolute joke.”

After last winter, Russell called the municipality and public works crews came and patched up the potholes. This year, the street is once again covered in multiple potholes. “Public works are constantly going around and picking up these sorts of complaints that come in,” said Dave Marshall, director of engineering for Oak Bay. As complaints come in, the district makes sure to go around and patch up bad potholes. There is also a pavement management program being implemented

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that will address the worst roads in Oak Bay over a five-year period, but Marshall said it will likely focus on major roads. Roads are being evaluated and a list of the worst roads is being compiled. Lulie St. is not on the list. Smaller roads are addressed usually only after a complaint, and then generally with patching. Marshall said residents often don’t want roads repaved because the fresh pavement promotes speeding. PlEASE SEE: Roads deteriorating, Page A4

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IntellIgent desIgn Victoria teens head to international robotics competition Kyle Wells

“We can’t get our dads to build it all for us,” Liam Ensing said. There are many facets to being successful in competition. There is managing to build, With little money, their fair share of program, operate, and keep functioning, smarts and plenty of teamwork, a group whatever robotic device the team has of Victoria youth are heading to Toronto devised. There’s also the element of and California with a real stand-up robotic teamwork and selling your ideas to judges. device. “A lot of things can go wrong,” Liam The Hurricanes Lego robotics team, said. “Your files can get corrupted right composed of four home-schooled Grade before the competition, your robot’s actual 8 boys, won a regional competition last structural integrity can stop working.” month and is heading to Lego Land “You might have built this robot in your in Carlsbad, California in May for the house and it worked perfectly,” Micah said. international championships. “(But) only one thing has A trip to Toronto is also to unclip and cause more being hastily planned for the “I like working friction and all of a sudden end of April, for a filming of with my hands a lot.” every single thing will be off.” CBC’s Dragon’s Den, where Team members, which also the boys will get to pitch their - Mason Jennings includes Paul Gevers and invention and perhaps find Mason Jennings, explained participating themselves a part of the business world. What they have come up with is a robotic in the event teaches them computer programming, engineering, physics and lift system for a wheelchair that helps math, along with teamwork. people in and out of the chair. “I like working with my hands a lot,” The device fits onto any standard wheelchair, or any other chair, and has a lift Mason said. “We were all practicing soldering all the wires together and stuff which moves the chair into a near-upright like that.” position. This allows the person in the To get to Toronto and California, the team wheelchair to more easily stand or elevate must pay its own way, with an estimated themselves. price tag of $15,000. To raise money, the “They can converse at eye level, they boys are looking for donations. A bottle can reach higher things, reach tables or counters,” said team member Micah Alders. drive is ongoing and the team has already received a $1,000 donation from the The team started the design in Victoria Evening Optimists Club. September and, once designed, the actual On Friday, March 29 the team will be device took three to four weeks to build. Its at the Wal-Mart at Uptown with their framework is all aluminum, cut and bolted wheelchair device to talk to people, explain by the team, with padding on the seat and their invention and accept donations. arms and a seatbelt, for safety. Donations should be brought or mailed First Lego league is an international to Jennings Florists (2508 Estevan Ave., V8R competitive robotics program for nine to 2S7), returnable bottles can also be brought 14 year olds. Teams have at least one adult to that location. coach but the youth members must do all reporter@vicnews.com of the work.

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Victoria Hurricanes Lego robotics team members (back row) Paul Gevers, Mason Jennings and Liam Ensing use member Micah Alders (seated) to demonstrate their robotic wheelchair design. The team will be taking the chair to California for an international competition and to Toronto for a taping of Dragon’s Den.

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axine Dell has been appointed by the Oak Bay Kiwanis Health Care Society to sit as a director on the Pavilion Board. “We have an active and engaged board of directors committed to the operation of a first rate care facility and Maxine’s experience will be a tremendous asset to our community based volunteer boards decision making,” said Joan Trumble, chair of the Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion.

Dell has served as manager of housing with the Capital Mental Health Association, a non-profit organization that provides housing and rehabilitation programs for people with serious mental health concerns. In addition she served as a board member on the B.C. non-profit Housing Association and as liaison between the St. Peters Abbeyfield Housing Society and B.C. Housing. She is an active community volunteer and enjoys working with the Red Cross, the Public Library and Point Ellice

Heritage House. Dell joins Dave Cockle, Brian Beckett, Barbara Gies, Steve Orcherton, Andrew Law and Joan Trumble on the board. The Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion is a complex care facility which specializes in dementia care through all stages, from the earliest to the most advanced. The Kiwanis Pavilion is owned and operated by the Oak Bay Kiwanis Health Care Society. editor@oakbaynews.com

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a year is spent on road upgrades and he believes at that rate the roads of Oak “We have some roads that are quite Bay get progressively worse every year, bad in the municipality from a visual, rather than better. “Roads reach a point that if you repair esthetic point of view, but … the residents don’t want the roads touched,” them at this point, you get a long life out of them. If you miss that point and let Marshall said. them go further, you’re usu“There’s more to it than ally having to rebuild them just looking at the physical “We’re not at much greater expense.” conditions of the road,” he “On the other hand, added. spending enough you’ve got to recognize Coun. John Herbert, chair on roads, there’s no that Oak Bay is a little of the district’s public works municipality. One per cent committee, said he didn’t question about it.” on taxes is $150,000 or know if Lulie Street was on - John Herbert $160,000. … So it’s quite a the list for patching, but he would put in a call to have someone take difference.” Russell said he’ll be calling about the a look. He said at this time of year it can be difficult to do a permanent fix, due to road again this year, but he’d still rather see it repaved than patched up again. the rain. “We’re paying property taxes like the “They often do a temporary fix, which sometimes ends up making a bump others,” Russell said. Concerns over road conditions can be rather than a pothole,” Herbert said. “We’re not spending enough on roads, directed to the municipal hall at 250-5983311. there’s no question about it.” reporter@vicnews.com Herbert said approximately $300,000 Continued from Page A1

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Oak Bay hosts star-studded Miracle Gala Weekend Overture, curtains, lights, this is it, the night of nights Kyle Wells News staff

The lights are ready to be dimmed and the tables set as the Oak Bay Beach Hotel prepares to host its first David Foster Miracle Concert on May 4. The hotel hoped to hold the gala last year, but the theatre wasn’t ready in time. It’s been operating since December, and hotel owner Kevin Walker said he’s eager to host the celebrity studded event. “We’re very excited about it. He will not only be sharing his music, but he’ll be sharing his story with us. People will go away with a sense that they’ve made a friend in David Foster.” The David Foster Foundation, which started in 1986, raises money to support families of children receiving organ transplants. The foundation’s annual gala event, hosted by Foster, is one

Foundation for families Oak Bay Beach Hotel owner Kevin Walker revealed he had a group in the restaurant for dinner recently who called him over for a chat. They told him their daughter had a heart transplant 13 years ago, at three weeks old. The family was helped by the David Foster Foundation, which paid their mortgage and rented them an apartment in Toronto so they could be with their child. “It was a beautiful moment for me,” Walker said, adding they host the event so “Canadian families can have the support that their really cherish, deserve and value when they’re facing their moment of crisis.”

of its primary fundraising events. Another source of funding came this year in the form of volunteer work by South Island Telus Community Ambassadors, a group of current and retired Telus employees that raise money in the community for a number of causes. To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the foundation last year, the ambassadors decided to get involved and offer their support. They held a garage sale, a barbecue and a slow-pitch softball tournament to raise money. The group made a pledge to raise $10,000 to sponsor a family. In the end, members exceeded expectations and raised $15,408. The money was presented to the foundation at an event at Oak Bay Beach Hotel on Wednesday, March 20. “We were very excited and very happy to be able to come and present this,” said co-president Donna Davidson. “We’ve never done anything that big.” “On behalf of (Foster) and on behalf of the foundation, we just want to say thank you so much,” said foundation CEO Mike Ravenhill. Foster will be bringing a few celebrity friends with him for the gala event, but Walker couldn’t say who. Tickets for the gala are not yet available for the public but will be released soon. reporter@vicnews.com

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A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital on Sunday, March 18 after causing a disturbance during a methadone overdose. Police went to deal with the man in the Elgin Rd., Milton St. area at about 9:40 p.m. after a complaint. B.C. Ambulance transported the man to hospital for treatment.

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The Midnights, which includes former members of the Vic High band, is off to Denmark to perform at the Ballerup Music Festival.

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After wowing crowds halfway around the world, The Midnights will be back on stage in Ballerup, Denmark in August. The performance comes after a long history between Eric Emde, musical director for the Victoria High school rhythm and blues band, The Midnights and the Ballerup School Orchestra. “We were invited there the year we did the documentary on the Vic High band,” Emde said. “It was the Vic High rhythm and blues band that first went out there.” On their first trip, the band simply did a school exchange with another group, but when organizers with the Ballerup Music Festival heard the band, Emde said they were impressed. After the rhythm and blues band played the festival in 2007, the organizers went on the school’s website and discovered The Midnights. “They asked if The Midnights would attend in 2010,” Emde said. “We went and I was stunned that they voted us the most popular band at the festival.” The accolade came with another invitation to the Ballerup Festival, which is scheduled for Aug. 23 to 25. “It’s pretty inspiring to be named the most

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Stop crapping on Esquimalt The uproar in Esquimalt the past week may well have been heard across the Juan de Fuca Strait, where pro-sewage treatment advocates are watching every move we make on the project. News that the Capital Regional District is considering a site in the Esquimalt industrial park for a planned biosolids processing facility, to go with the main treatment plant on the Esquimalt waterfront, left residents and nearby property owners feeling they had been crapped on yet again. CRD core area liquid waste management committee chair Denise Blackwell’s comments that a biosolids plant on Viewfield Road would save between $6 million and $7 million annually in operating costs over a plant built at Hartland were telling. Regardless if the $17-million land purchase was speculative, the decision shows which way the committee is leaning. That a consultation process is being planned to help the CRD choose between the two sites is small consolation to the property owners in the Viewfield neighbourhood, which touches on Esquimalt and Victoria. Given its siting, the McLoughlin Point treatment plant is likely to have less of a deleterious effect on property values than a biosolids plant on Viewfield, even if the smell and noise are well contained. Both residential and industrial values are bound to drop as a result of last week’s news, in the short term at least. Whether the CRD ultimately chooses to locate the biosolids plant there or not, the damage may already be done. Could all this have been avoided? Hard to say. Municipal land dealings are always done behind closed doors as a matter of course. And the biosolids plant, which may well have a smaller environmental footprint than the existing trucking warehouse on Viewfield, has to be built somewhere. The CRD, duty-bound to spend taxpayers’ money wisely, no doubt felt compelled to snap up a property it believed could be an ideal site, especially when it could save millions. But it better be ready for further outcry, and potential legal action, as the shit really has hit the fan in Esquimalt for a second time. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The OAK BAY NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Ottawa takes lead on training Fortunately, there is a mid-term The B.C. election campaign that’s federal government that has acted. about to get underway will feature Last week’s federal budget launches lots of talk about skills training. It new programs that the will be everyone’s top next B.C. government will priority, along with a have to go along with. dozen other top priorities. Prime Minister Stephen But since elections Harper’s government are no time to deal with didn’t claw back postserious issues, don’t secondary funds from expect much frank B.C. and other inept discussion about ways to provinces, as some had redirect our increasingly feared. What we got soft, urban society toward from Ottawa was social useful work. Somebody engineering, Conservative might be offended. Tom Fletcher style. The B.C. Liberals see B.C. Views The centrepiece is the lots of skilled, technical “Canada Job Grant,” a jobs on the horizon, but $5,000 grant to employers willing to they cut their skills training budget match it and train an unemployed and many of their MLAs are also person. To qualify, the province has looking at a career change. The to match as well, for a total $15,000 B.C. school system, like that of commitment to one worker who other provinces, still pushes kids will have a job to go to. to university programs that lead to Delta-Richmond East MP Kerrycoffee-serving jobs and the need for Lynne Findlay was one of the another round of training. Conservatives out to promote the This has been going on since the budget. She said when the Canada 1970s, and it’s not confined to B.C. Job Grant is fully rolled out, it will The B.C. NDP apparently expects fund training for 130,000 people a to coast to victory with the same year. Some will be young people, empty rhetoric about “income but there will also be older workers inequality” and student debt that whose skills need upgrading. they’ve been using for years. “If they’re willing to look at Their only discernible intent the jobs that are available and is to return control over how understand that that’s their best many apprentices can be on a job shot at making a living and being site to industrial unions, which able to support their own families severely restrict it, squeezing out some day, we want to be sure small business. This team’s ideas that the opportunities are there,” are mostly left over from the last Findlay said. industrial revolution.

The difference is that it has to be what an employer needs, not what the student might prefer. It’s a public-private partnership, as we have seen with modern public works. Findlay acknowledged that even with a big push on training, Canada will still need to import foreign workers. In B.C. we are bracing for an unprecedented resource boom, much of it in the B.C. Interior and north. That’s one reason for a $241 million increase over five years to the federal Income Assistance Program for aboriginal reserves. The new money is available only if the community leadership commits to a mandatory training component. They didn’t call it Idle No More, but that’s the gist of it. Of course, no worker or province or band council is required to participate. They have the option to leave the federal money on the table. But the NDP should note that the Canada Job Grant applies to union-run apprenticeship schools as well as those in community colleges and technical institutes. Saying no isn’t much of a choice. Whatever grand promises the B.C. Liberals and NDP have written into their yet-to-be-released election platforms, they will need to find the money to participate. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Minister offers explanation of Act Headlines have mistakenly suggested that common-law couples are now “married” under B.C.’s new Family Law Act. This is not true. I want to make it very clear: the new family law is not about forcing unmarried couples into getting married. When it comes to the law’s property division rules, it’s about providing fair rules for couples who split up – and ensuring that those rules are crystal clear at the onset of a relationship. The new family law’s model is fair: you keep what’s yours, but you share what you accrued together as a couple. This means that property brought into a relationship, and certain property you might receive during your relationship, such as inheritances or gifts, are generally not divided upon separation,

regardless of whether you are married or not. Only property and debt that a couple accrues together during their relationship is dividable. This is similar to many other Canadian jurisdictions. Under the outdated Family Relations Act, property division provisions only applied to married couples. A common-law couple could live together 20-plus years, and when they broke up the property would stay with whoever's name it was in. It would not be considered joint property and divided in half, as would be the case for married couples. This resulted in complex legal cases and often great unfairness, usually to women, as the property was more often in the man’s name. Today common-law couples

have the freedom to opt-out of the property division rules by written agreement. The agreement will allow them to divide their property as they see fit, with limited ability for the court to overturn the agreement. It is important to note that under existing law, common-law couples are already subject to many of the same laws as married couples, such as those around income tax and wills and estates. Also, under the old Family Relations Act, common-law couples could seek spousal support. The new Family Law Act replaces outdated legislation passed in the 1970s and addresses the needs of modern B.C. families and shifts in societal norms. Shirley Bond Minister of Justice and Attorney General

What will it take for council to hear citizen’s concerns about local traffic, consult with them and take action? Exactly one year ago, nearly 100 residents living on streets immediately south of Oak Bay Village, signed a petition asking council to address traffic and parking concerns, and requesting at least some measure of traffic calming. So far, nothing has been done. We were told that traffic changes on one street would affect other streets. We agree. However, according to your article in a recent edition of the News (Untying the Traffic Knot, March 8) changes are proposed for Oak Bay Avenue, with seemingly no acknowledgement that they will have a significant impact on streets immediately south of the Avenue and no consultation with residents re: any proposed changes. We are frustrated with council’s inaction and indifference to our expressed concerns. Our petition was never formally placed on the council agenda, one meeting with staff left more questions unanswered than answered and no action was recommended. Later last year we raised the issue again and were told by council members to work with the Active Transportation Committee. In good faith, we contacted its chair, Coun. Michelle Kirby. Our request to meet, was met with silence, as was our request to put our concerns on its agenda. We support making Oak Bay Avenue more accessible, more pedestrian friendly. We recognize that as vehicular movement on Oak Bay Avenue becomes more difficult, we will have to live with more cars and more truck traffic. This, when one recent traffic count showed on a single day in 2012 more than 60 six-wheeled vehicles used Granite Street. But with no plan to consult with affected residents it appears our council cares not. Diana Butler, Susan MacRae, Wendy Zink Oak Bay

Education should come with chargers I saw the article on the front page of the Oak Bay News regarding the EV chargers (Oak Bay amped up for new charging station, March 20). I have a Nissan Leaf, so I thought I would try it out. I must say that I was not impressed to see that the “EV only” signage is completely ignored. Not only were all the parking spots taken, but one of the spots in front of the charging station was occupied by a municipality of Oak Bay pickup truck. I went inside to inquire, and was met with an almost complete lack of knowledge about the charging stations amongst the three people there. I was given the business card of someone to contact by email. The most surprising thing, however, is that use of the station appears to require an access card. That was not mentioned in the article. I’m wondering how the mayor

expects to gather usage information that “will allow us to determine the need for more stations throughout the community,” when no mention is even made of the need to have an access card, or how one would go about getting such a card. These problems remind me of the recent announcement of charging stations at the Juan de Fuca rec centre. I was there for the announcement, but had to leave before all the speeches were over. Imagine my surprise a week later when I went to try it out and found that the units were unavailable. You can imagine why I, as an EV owner, might see these things as political announcements and nothing more. The actual follow through is weak, to say the least. James Strickland Oak Bay

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Easter is coming and along with it the idea a bunny would be a great Easter gift. Please consider a rabbit is a long term commitment and one that takes plenty of work. Rabbits are cute but when children realize that it won’t fetch or purr, the novelty wears off and the rabbit is ignored. Daily feeding and hutch cleaning are necessary and when other interests come up, it becomes the parents’ responsibility to assume these chores. Before long the creature is abandoned in a field or a university campus. Rabbits will not live long in a wild environment. When Easter approaches and a child asks for a bunny, offer them a chocolate one instead. William Jesse Oak Bay

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The hunt is on. The little ones will have a chance to have some fun and find some candy too at the Oak Bay Easter Celebration on Saturday, March 30. At the event, held at the park behind the Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave., there will be cupcakes, face painting and photos with the Easter Bunny, all free of charge. There will also be a big Easter egg hunt, where children will comb the park for gluten-free, nut-free candy care of Sweet Delights. Tony Joe and Associates of RE/MAX Camosun is hosting the event, along with other merchants of the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association. The Easter Celebration runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations will be accepted at the event for the Mustard Seed Foundation. reporter@vicnews.com

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When Justine and Walter Ash moved into their Vic West home two weeks ago, they thought they’d found the perfect location. The Hereward Road property, on the border between Victoria and Esquimalt, offered easy access to the E&N rail trail, a big yard and ample space to raise their first child, due in May. Before they put down an offer, the couple decided to check with the Capital Regional District about possible construction in the area. “We knew about the sewage pipeline being built out from McLoughlin Point to Hartland (landfill in Saanich), so we wanted to know if the street would be torn up,” Justine said. “It never occurred to us they would be building a shit factory across the street.” The CRD announced last week it had purchased a $17-million industrial property on Viewfield Road, just metres from the Ashes’ home, as a possible site for a solid waste processing facility. If the Viewfield site were to be used, sewage would be pumped about two kilometres from the wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point to be harvested for energy and resources. Such a scenario would save $6 to $7 million in annual operating costs over building a biosolids plant at Hartland – which would require 18 km of pipes – said Denise Blackwell, chair of the CRD’s core area wastewater management committee. The Ashes, however, feel they were misled. Walter contacted the CRD before they bought their home and requested information on pipelines, solid waste trucking

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tine put down an offer on their new home. CRD spokesman Andy Orr sympathized with the couple, but said government land deals tend to be done in secret to avoid price speculation. “I don’t think we could have released the information any sooner than we did,” he said. Ed McDonald owns MAC Renovations on Viewfield Road, directly across the street from the proposed biosolids site. While truck traffic is already heavy in the area, McDonald worries about the likelihood of declining property values. “The CRD’s process is really upsetting,” he said. “They never miss collecting a tax bill from us.” Please see: Couple feels duped, Page A18

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esus Before Pilate – Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. The chief priests accused him of many things. So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.” But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed. Now it was the custom at the Feast to release a prisoner whom the people requested. A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising. The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did. “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate, knowing it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead. “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them. “Crucify him!” they shouted. “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!” Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas

to them. He had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified. The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

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A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. It was the third hour when they crucified him. The writ-

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ten notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS. They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!” In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

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When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that Jesus was

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saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

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alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it. Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either. Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be

Each spring, Christians celebrate Easter, a time of remembering the story of the resurrection, or raising to life, of Jesus, who had been dead for three days. The date of Easter is movable. For many Christians in the West, it is the first Sunday following the full moon after the March 21, or Spring Equinox, and can fall between March 22 and April 25. This year, Easter is on March 31. The story of God raising Jesus to life is seen as being symbolic of God’s continuing promise of new life both within the cycle of creation and in the human life. It happens at springtime when creation is coming to life once again after being dormant during the winter months. It represents a time of hope, anticipation, possibility and opportunity. There are many symbols related to Easter in the Christian faith. More traditional ones are the empty cross, or a cross draped in white, representing the grave clothes Jesus, a Jew living in the first century, would have been buried in. Modern symbols are found in creation, such as the butterfly, seen as going into the cocoon as a caterpillar, spending a time of dormancy, and then emerging to new life as a butterfly. Another modern symbol is the daffodil which has spent a time of dormancy in the earth during the darkness of winter to emerge as a beautiful yellow flower in the sunlight and warmth of spring. Many Christian communities will represent this new life on Easter day by placing daffodils

in holders on a wooden cross. Easter eggs, seen as the containers of new life, are exchanged as reminders of fresh possibility in every situation in life. Worship in churches on Easter Sunday tends to be upbeat and joyful with the singing of traditional hymns. The congregation gathers to celebrate the fact that no matter how bleak and dark the winter storms of human life might seem to be, there is always, in every life, hope and promise for a better tomorrow; that there exists life where we had thought there only to be death. The task of the worshipping congregation is to sustain one another and also the wider community on the journey of life through moments darkness into the warmth of the new life of spring sunshine. Christian churches in Victoria are open and welcoming to members of the community who wish to come and experience the hope and joy of Easter. Most have websites where you can find information on meeting times and activities for Easter. Many churches will also gather at Willows Beach at 6:45 am and walk to Cattle Point for an outdoor Easter Service.

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Easter in the Christian Faith

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member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

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At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”— which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.” One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

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Emmanuel Baptist Church Easter is a time to CELEBRATE the RESURRECTION—join us in WORSHIP 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Road (at the Cedar Hill Cross Road & Henderson entrance to UVic) Maundy Thursday – March 28, 7 pm Remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ through The Lord’s Supper, a dramatic reading of the Passion Story, and Choral Music Easter Sunday, March 31, 10:30 am Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ through Choral music, UVic brass ensemble, flowering of the cross. Sermon: “He’s Up!” Pastor Daniel McDougall

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Death of Jesus

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It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent

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7:00 pm Holy Eucharist & Vigil

Holy Saturday • March 30

Easter in the Christian Faith

The Resurrection

Maundy Thursday • March 28

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The nature of peace Deryk Houston’s work has been exhibited in one-man exhibitions in the former Soviet Union, Scotland, Iraq, and the United States. His work is included in many private and public collections including the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa and was featured in the National Film Board of Canada documentary, From Baghdad to Peace Country. He has completed large scale

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Artist Deryk Houston’s Cobble Cottage is part of his new exhibition at Eclectic Gallery, 2170 Oak Bay Ave., from April 4 to May 4. Courtesy of Eclectic Gallery

West Shore ready to rock Rock the Shores will bring the good and the world to the West Shore this summer. Tickets went on sale last Friday for the doubled-up outdoor concert at Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre’s lower fields. Organizers announced Matthew Black Press file Good, Sam Roberts Sam Roberts Band, Mother Mother, performing at last Awolnation, 5440, The year’s Rock the Sheepdogs and Jimmy Shores. Eat World for the second annual event July 13 and 14. Visit rocktheshores.com for concert and ticket details. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins said the inclusion of a biosolids plant would disproportionately burden the township with all of the major components of the Capital Region’s $783-million secondary sewage treatment project. “The process to purchase this site prior to any public knowledge or input denies the public their rights, and it denies the municipality their rights that this was all done incamera,” Desjardins said. “It’s a

disrespect to the population.” The CRD says it undertook an exhaustive process to find alternative properties for the biosolids centre, but in the end, only Viewfield Road and Hartland were deemed viable for social, environmental and economic reasons. “We looked at some places in the Inner Harbour, we looked at moving the public works yard in the City of Victoria … there was always someone who didn’t want to sell,” Blackwell said. “But we haven’t made a decision. Both sites have their good and their bad sides to

them. That’s why we’re going to public consultation.” A 2009 CRD inventory assessment estimates more than 340 acres of new industrial land will be required in Greater Victoria over the next 30 years, with the greatest demand in the core. “While I’m willing to do whatever I can to oppose it, my hope is ultimately the plan won’t go through because it’s just so asinine,” Justine Ash said. “This was supposed to be the most exciting week of our lives.” dpalmer@vicnews.com

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CrossFit owner adds Langford gym to stable Deanna Whiteley opened her first CrossFit gym in 2009 in Victoria. That popular downtown workout haven at 708 Pembroke St. now boasts more than 200 members. When Whiteley heard Dave Warbeck was looking to sell his CrossFit gym in Don Descoteau Langford, she jumped at the Biz Beat chance to take on a second location. The Colwood resident was introduced to CrossFit by Warbeck, whom she worked and trained with in 2005. Warbeck is happy to see everything come full circle with his former student taking the reins. Whiteley is also excited to have a gym closer to home. Running two gyms has been a challenge, but her mother and business partner, Sandy Raven, has helped ease the stress. The former CrossFit Vancouver Island gym at 1057 Langford Pkwy. has been renamed CrossFit Zone West Shore. With about 50 members registered, Whiteley said she is hoping to grow the gym. – Charla Huber

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Bylaw 3879 – Amendment to Regional Parks Regulations The Board of the Capital Regional District (CRD) gives notice that it intends to adopt Bylaw No. 3879, Capital Regional District Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 1, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2013, at its meeting of April 10, 2013, in the Board Room at 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC. The purpose of Bylaw No. 3879 is to amend Bylaw No. 3682, Capital Regional District Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 1, 2010, which regulates the use of regional parks and trails, by: • Clarifying the definitions for “curfew hours”, “dangerous dog”, and adding a definition for “leash” • Clarifying wording with respect to signs and notices, curfew hours, care and control of domestic animals and/or dogs • Adding newly acquired parklands to Schedule B such as E&N Rail Trail – Humpback Connector and Jordan River Regional Park • Fixing errors and omissions A copy of the bylaw may be viewed in full during normal working hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm, excluding statutory holidays, from the date of this notice until April 10, 2013, at the CRD locations listed below: • Public Notice Posting Place, Main Floor, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria • CRD Parks Headquarters, 490 Atkins Avenue, Langford • CRD website: www.crd.bc.ca/bylaws/parksandrecreation_/index.htm

With categories ranging from Technology Company of the Year and Innovative Excellence to Startup of the Year and Employer of the Year the annual Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATeC) Technology Awards

Names in the news around Greater Victoria The Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Bastion Square has two new staffers. Geneviève Casault is the new director of development and operations, while Cassie Holcomb takes over as membership and grants co-ordinator … Robert Jawl, a director with Jawl Properties, takes over as president of the Urban Development Institute next month, assuming the position from Mike Miller of Abstract Developments. Send your business news to editor@vicnews.com.

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Good news when you buy tickets and passes – Youth and Seniors pay $1.50 a ride when using a sheet of 10 tickets, and there’s reduced prices for Youth and Senior monthly passes too. Beginning April 1, all cash fare is $2.50. The Family Travel Program lets an adult using a DayPASS, Monthly Pass, ProPASS, U-PASS, BC Bus Pass take up to 4 children (aged 12 and under) on the bus for free.

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Enquiries regarding Bylaw No. 3879 may be directed to Mike MacIntyre, Regional Parks, telephone 250.478.3344 or toll free 1.800.663.4425. Dated March 27, 2013

Ron and Bobbi Germain opened the first Beltone Hearing Care Centre in Victoria in 1974. The company has grown to 12 locations on the Island, including four in the Capital Region – downtown, Hillside, West Shore and Sidney. Jeff Germain of Comox, son of the founders, and his wife Sharon, bought three locations in 2008 and recently assumed ownership of all 12.

recognize a wide variety of tech sector firms around the region and Vancouver Island. The awards gala, set for June 20 at the Victoria Conference Centre, is a celebration of the “imagination economy,” said VIATeC executive director Dan Gunn. Nomination deadline is April 9. For a full list of categories and more information, visit tinyurl. com/2013techawards.

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Lead ice maker Hans Wuthrich is back. Wuthrich handled the ice at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for the Men’s World Curling Championships 2005 and is currently setting it for the 2013 Ford World Men’s World Curling Championships, March 30 to April 7.

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It’s all cool when Hans Wuthrich is in town. The renowned ice maker, with assistant Dave Merklinger, has prepared and maintained the ice for most of the world’s top curling events for over 15 years. They prepared the curling ice for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, and the 2005 World Men’s Curling Championship in Victoria, among others. Wuthrich, based out of Gimli, Man., arrived to Victoria on Friday, and started the process of turning the ice of Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre from a hockey rink into four sheets of world class ice for the Ford Men’s World Curling Championship, March 30 to April 7. The ice is key for the tournament, and will be debated about

no matter what, Wuthrich said. But Wuthrich also manages the curling rocks, which debuted to much criticism at the Brier in Edmonton earlier this month. “Actually we didn’t get (access to) the rink until Saturday at midnight so we spent time Saturday and (refit) all the curling stones. They were brand new (for the Brier) but there was some squabbles about them so we completed that first,” Wuthrich said. He politely pointed out the rocks couldn’t have been that imperfect, as the Brier finished with its highest shooting percentage ever. The process for the ice in Memorial Centre is multi-staged. To start, the zamboni scraped it down. Wuthrich and company put levelers in before an additional “three-quarters-of-an-inch of ice,” will be laid onto the existing “three-quarters-of-an-inch of hockey ice” in a three stages of floods, Wuthrich said. Then come the final tweaks and peb-

bling later this week. Tickets for the event are selling slow but event organizers expect a heavy portion of walkup fans. “That’s good news,” said event co-chair Keith Dagg. “People can show up and get tickets at the door,” which tends to be the habit of Victorians, he added.

Sweden top Vic Classic Many of the World Curling teams competed in the Victoria Curling Classic at Esquimalt’s Archie Browning Sports Centre last week, with Sweden skipper Niklas Edin and team edging Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen 9-8 in the final for the $25,000 prize. It was no easy draw for Edin, who defeated McEwen in the opening bracket, then beat Kevin Martin and Jeff Stoughton in the playoffs to reach the final. Team Canada’s Brad Jacobs rink from Northern Ontario will land in Victoria on Thursday for the Worlds. sports@vicnews.com

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Oak Bay’s teenaged karate brothers Jean and Geoffrey Newell are national champions. Jean, 14, and Geoffrey, 17, partnered with Emlyn Folkes to win gold in the Team Kata event for boys aged 14 to 17 years old at Karate Canada’s national championships in Toronto, March 15 to 17. Geoffrey took home three awards, including being named the top junior male karate athlete of the year by Karate Canada. Geoffrey also won silver in Kumite (sparring) in the sub-55 kilograms junior men’s category for 16- and 17-year-olds. Jean and Geoffrey defeated Ontario team in Team Kata with a nearly a perfect score. The win qualifies them as members of Team Canada with a chance to represent Canada at the Pan American Games in Columbia this summer.

UVictim’s mens ultimate frisbee team won the inaugural Douglas Bowl 16-14 over the UBC Thunderbirds in extra pulls despite trailing most of the game at UVic on Saturday. UVictim’s women’s team didn’t fare as well, falling 15-5 to the Thunderbirds. MVP honours went to UVictim’s Kevin Underhill and Thunderbirds’ Kevin Greer for the men’s game and UVictim’s Kate Scarth and Thunderbirds’ Rena Kawabata for the women’s game. More than 300 fans showed up to see the game. UVictim now turns its attention to sectional and regional competitions, a series of play-downs that lead to the U.S.A. collegiate nationals. sports@vicnews.com

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The wait is over for Richie Fast and Bays United. The former player turned coach lifted the Jackson Cup tournament trophy in his 18th season as Bays United won 2-0 over the Lakehill Reds at Royal Athletic Park on Sunday. Game MVP Greg Fiddick scored the first goal of the game eight minutes into play and then Paul Van den Boomen scored the Bays’ second goal in the 59th minute. The 2-0 deficit was too much for the young Reds, a Div. 2 side that made it to the Jackson final against all odds, knocking out a string of Div. 1 teams along the way. Bays’ goalkeeper Dominic Butcher earned the shutout, added bliss for the veteran of 16 Bays seasons. “We just wanted to win one (Jackson Cup),” Fast said. “(Dominic and I) were zerofor-17.” The Bays were Jackson finalists last year, losing to Cowichan FC. That was Fast’s first appearance as a coach. Previous to that the Bays fielded a younger, much different looking team than Sunday’s roster in a losing cause against Gorge Utd. in 2006. “We were an upstart team (in 2006). We just started to develop in the last seven years, signing some key players and having (Butcher) come out to turn the corner of our club,” Fast said. Those key signings included both of the Bays’ goal scorers on Sunday, as Fiddick and Van den

Boomen won multiple Jackson Cup and provincial titles with Gorge for the better part of the past 10 years. “Gorge raised the bar pretty high. Now we believe we’re competing for championships every year, which is where we want to be,” Fast said. Speaking of upstarts, Lakehill didn’t give Bays too much in the way of defensive lapses, though Van den Boomen’s goal, which came on the rebound of a free kick, could certainly have been avoided. Lakehill’s offence had its chances but for the most part was stymied by the solid Bays defensive line. “Lakehill will be and are a very good team, they’re going to surprise some Div. 1 teams (next year). They defend really well and are a well-managed, good young team that’s very difficult to play against, Give their coach (Paul Cringle) full credit. By no means was it easy,” Fast said. This Friday (March 29) the Bays face Gordon Head in the first of two meetings to finish the Vancouver Island Soccer League regular season. All the Bays need is a tie in either game to finish first. The win qualifies the Bays for the A Cup provincials, hosted in Victoria this year. In the earlier game on Sunday the Mid Isle Highlanders edged Westcastle (out of Juan de Fuca) 3-2 in extra time for the George Smith Under-21 Cup. Conor Williams, Mike Moore and Tyson Kushnier scored for the Highlanders, with teammate Blaise Roberts named MVP. Adam Almeida and Etienne Boisvert responded for Westcastle. RAP also hosted the Tony Gro-

ver Cup and Challenge Cup on Saturday. Castaways FC defeated Powell River 2-1 for the men’s over-35 Tony Grover trophy. Matt Green was named MVP and scored a goal for Castaways, with Jeevan Manhas getting the Castaways other goal. Dean Piccanin scored for Powell River. Comox Valley lost to Campbell River 4-3 in penalty kicks for the Challenge Cup (teams below Div. 2), in a game that was 0-0 after regulation.

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Capital Regional District

University considers biomass for heat

Notice of Adoption of

Kyle Slavin

Bylaw 3881, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw The Board of the Capital Regional District (CRD) gives notice that it intends to adopt Bylaw No. 3881, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw No. 6, 2013, at its meeting of Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in the Board Room at 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC. The purpose of Bylaw No. 3881 is to replace Bylaw No. 3117, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw No. 5, 2003 and its amendments. Changes in Bylaw No. 3881 will: • reduce invasive species tipping fee to $57 per tonne • increase tipping fee for contaminated gypsum board to $302 per tonne • prohibit the acceptance of drywall at the site • add demolition waste as a controlled waste • use differential fines for the public drop-off area and the active face • revise site regulations A copy of the bylaw may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from the date of this Notice until April 10, 2013 at the CRD locations listed below: • Public Notice Posting Place, Main Floor Foyer,625 Fisgard Street, Victoria • Hartland Landfill Administration Offices, Hartland Avenue, Victoria • CRD website www.crd.bc.ca/bylaws/solidwastehartlandla_/index.htm Select Bylaw 3881 from the list of bylaws. Questions regarding the bylaw may be directed to Tom Watkins, Parks & Environmental Services, Tel 250.360.3197 or 1.800.663.4425 (local 3197).

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As a way to reduce its carbon footprint, the University of Victoria is investigating building a biomass thermal energy plant to heat its buildings. “Biomass fuel, such as wood waste, or a combination of wood waste, yard and garden waste, is clean. It doesn’t create greenhouse gas because it’s a renewable resource,” said Tom Smith, UVic’s director of facilities. “It’s burning something different than natural gas that comes from the ground to create hot water.”

The university’s current heat system – hot water generated by natural-gas fuelled burners – accounts for more than 70 per cent of UVic’s current greenhouse gas emissions. Smith says the university spends some $750,000 a year on carbon offsets and taxes on natural gas. Building a biomass fuel plant was one of the recommendations that came out of UVic’s energy master plan, which looked at the school’s energy savings. “It’s just a feasibility study at this time, but if it’s successful it could make us the greenest university in Canada,” Smith

Transit servicing backlog cleared Information on transit delays will continue to be posted Daniel Palmer

Dated March 27, 2013

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B.C. Transit shelled out between 60 and 70 hours of overtime pay daily for more than a month to catch up on a backlog in bus repairs. Greater Victoria transit service is now operating at service levels not seen since last October, when drivers and mechanics were banned from working overtime during labour negotiations. “Our collective agreement with the union was signed Jan. 22, so our mechanics

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said. “This study will consider the technical and economic viability of a biomass energy plant as well as the opportunities for research and academic opportunities.” Energy management company Dalkia Canada is assisting UVic with the feasibility study, which is the first step in an “eight-month exploratory process.” A public open house on the feasibility study will be held Wednesday, March 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the upper lounge of the Student Union Building. kslavin@saanich news.com

worked through most of February and into March,” said Meribeth Burton, B.C. Transit spokesperson. Plus, there are now 42 mechanics employed by the Crown corporation in its two garages, thanks to some new hires, she added. “We’re now fully staffed for the first time in five years in our garages.” B.C. Transit began issuing service delays on its website and on Twitter during negotiations, a practice that will continue thanks to updates at its communications centre, Burton said. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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The United Way congratulates all nominees and the award recipients of our 2012 Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards are presented to organizations, teams and individuals who achieve outstanding results in their United Way workplace campaigns. First Time Campaign Award LEAGUE Financial Partners

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Community Partners Award Victoria Cool Aid Society

Post Secondary Challenge Award Camosun College

Canvasser of the Year Jesse Honkanen, Lorena Milkert & Branch Representatives at CIBC

Labour Participation Award Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 50 Education and Engagement Award BMO Bank of Montreal Monterey Middle School (School District #61)

Outstanding Campaign Committee Award Camosun College

The United Way congratulates all nominees and the award recipients of our 2012 Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards are presented to organizations, teams and individuals who achieve outstanding results in their United Way workplace campaigns. Leadership Chair Award Shelley Langille, Royal Roads University

Half Million Dollar Award Department of National Defence

Leadership Campaign Award CGI Group Inc. Island Savings Credit Union

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Naden Band Spirit of Excellence Award CIBC Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Employee Campaign Chair of the Year April Murphy, Canada Revenue Agency Employee Campaign of the Year BMO Bank of Montreal