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The leafy neighbourhoods of Oak Bay-Gordon Head are poised to be a key provincial election battleground for Greater Victoria, featuring a potential three-way race between NDP-Liberal rivals from 2009 and a high-profile B.C. Green party newcomer. In a region dominated by the B.C. NDP, last election veteran B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Ida Chong held on to her seat by 561 votes, slightly more than two per cent, against NDP hopeful Jessica Van der Veen. The four-term MLA faces Van der Veen again, and Green candidate Andrew Weaver, a headlinemaking climate scientist from the University of Victoria. Neighbourhood voting polls from 2005 and 2009 indicate the Liberals and Chong retained support in areas like Ten Mile Point, Uplands, Cadboro Bay and McNeill Bay. NDP support remained strong in Gordon Head and Mount Tolmie, and made inroads into neighbourhoods of Oak Bay. The Greens remained minor players. Whether Weaver and the Greens become a factor in this riding is the question, and if they are, where will they draw votes from? UVic political science professor Jamie Lawson said that dynamic is a hard puzzle in an electoral area that is largely white collar, holds some of the wealthiest postal codes in the city and has large population of seniors. Weaver could play the spoiler for the NDP and split the vote to re-elect Chong for a fifth term – the race could be a “war between the non-Liberal parties and the centre-left,” Lawson said.
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s discussion around amalgamation grows, regionalized services are increasingly seen as a good place to begin implementing the idea. Across the Capital Region, there are four police departments, three RCMP detachments, 13 fire departments and a transit commission dominated by urban representatives. During the half-hour drive from North Saanich to downtown Victoria, three separate 911 call are responsible Daniel Palmer centres for emergency dispatch. Reporting “We could, in theory, dispatch for the whole peninsula by adding one more console to our (communication) centre, but there seems to be a fear to push the discussion,” said Victoria police Chief Const. Jamie Graham, a vocal proponent for a single regional police force. Several integrated police units operate in the Capital Region, including the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team, a homicide investigation unit and a domestic violence unit, the latter formed in the wake of a 2007 murder-suicide case in Oak Bay. But the units rely on a shared funding model, which presents an inherent problem each year as budget evaluations begin and cities look for cost savings. “As has been shown recently (when VicPD pulled one of two officers from the domestic violence unit), if I don’t think it’s working well for me, I’ll pull out and that leaves the other agencies in a lurch, which isn’t fair,” Graham said. Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins, an opponent of municipal amalgamation, has shepherded a year of frustrating negotiations around regionalized police services, both with the B.C. Justice Ministry and the Victoria Police Board. (In June 2012, Esquimalt was forced to stick with VicPD services, despite its desire to save money by contracting the township’s policing to the RCMP.) But as Victoria and Esquimalt near completion of a framework policing agreement, Desjardins is singing a decidedly more optimistic tune, in hopes other municipalities will buy in. “If we are able to reach an agreement, then there’s a huge opportunity to go forward and be a model for further regionalization,” she said. The fear is that every municipality outside Victoria and Esquimalt would
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Victoria police Chief Const. Jamie Graham stands in his office at headquarters on Caledonia Avenue. Graham supports the idea of an amalgamated police service for Greater Victoria. lose service and pay more under a regional police force. But Graham said the framework agreement may be able to woo other municipalities with an easy cost-sharing template that would prevent ballooning property tax bills. “There is also this never-ending fear, I think most unfairly, that if we become a regional force, other officers will be sucked into the downtown core to deal with problems, but that’s simply not true,” he said. While Victoria struggles with its disproportionate expenses brought on by core-city syndrome, the region’s fire departments use mutual-aid agreements to balance and co-ordinate coverage across the region. “If there’s an issue, we call each other up and have that discussion,” said Lt.Insp. Brad Sifert of the Victoria Fire Department. Sifert and other fire prevention officers hold monthly meetings to discuss recent fires and public safety issues, an example of playing well together, he said. In 2011, Colwood and View Royal inked a progressive automatic aid agreement, where resources are shared without having to go through formal request channels. The model could prove viable for other adjacent municipalities in the future, Sifert said. Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Carole James said the community-led discussions around regionalized services and amalgamation is long overdue. Last week, she threw her support behind Amalgamation Yes, a grassroots group lobbying for a non-binding vote on
amalgamation to gauge public support on the issue. “It’s long overdue to give the public a voice in all of this,” James said. “There have been discussions about the cost savings … but nothing based on best practices or facts.” Liberal MLA Ida Chong and Green Party leader Jane Sterk have also said they support a discussion on amalgamation, as long as the majority of the population is in favour of it. Desjardins, who counts herself among the naysayers for the time being, said municipalities will likely fiercely oppose taking on debt from other communities, but anything that saves money is going to be an easier sell. “If there’s ever been an opportune time to have this discussion, it’s likely to be in the next little while,” she said.
Consistent transit funding critical: commission chair While emergency service providers dance around regionalized services, the jury is still out on the best way to make the Victoria Regional Transit Commission more accountable to taxpayers and the outlying municipalities. Right now, the commission is made up of seven municipal politicians who are appointed by the B.C. transportation minister. Both Saanich and Victoria have two elected officials each on the commission, while the remaining three positions are filled by mayors and councillors from other Capital Region communities on a rotating basis.
Last August, an independent review panel recommended changes to the urban-weighted commission, including opening the door to Capital Regional District control of transit or expanding to nine appointed members. “As we move forward to big investments like rapid transit and so on, we need very broad community support before we engage in that kind of expenditure,” said Saanich Coun. Susan Brice, commission chair. Regardless of the governance model, she said, the commission must be able to rely on steady funding beyond property tax revenue to create a functional regional transit system. “Just having another representative on the commission will not increase the dollars. You can put any level of service out there but you have to find ways to fund it.” Brice will hold talks with transportation ministry staff next week to discuss options for the commission. Meanwhile, B.C. Transit is expected to make public its short-term recommendations to improve rapid transit by the end of April. dpalmer@vicnews.com
Steps to amalgamation 1. Preliminary: At least two municipalities approach provincial government with intention to study amalgamation. 2. Committee: Local governments form a committee to oversee preparation of a restructure study and manage public consultation. 3. Study: Province hires consultant for formal restructure study. Report would offer objective information on financial impacts, implications for local services and political representation, etc. 4. Decision: Local government committee chooses whether or not to hold a referendum on amalgamation. A simple majority vote to approve amalgamation, in each affected municipality, would be needed to move discussion forward. 5. Implementation: Province pays for transition board to restructure local government and adopt best practices. Local governments would remain intact during this period, which could take several years. – Province of British Columbia
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The candidates vying to be elected Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA on May 14 begin the official first week of campaigning with all-candidates meetings. Mount Douglas secondary students will host the first one, Thursday morning, at the Saanich high school. “It won’t be too long until (these students are) bona fide voters and this will be an opportunity to have their voice heard and to get answers to questions on issues and items that are important to them,” said Caleigh Bachop, a member of the Mount Doug challenge program, which is organizing the forum. Students will then vote in a mock election after the debate. On Thursday night (7 p.m., April 18), a public forum will be held at Oak Bay United
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Laurel Middelaer can’t bear to part with a tiny pair of red sandals. The little shoes represent her four-year-old daughter Alexa’s fierce spirit, as she refused to wear anything else. They represent her individuality, as she determinedly wore them on the wrong feet And they give Laurel a reason to put an end to drunk driving. Laurel held tightly to the sandals as she spoke about her bright, fairhaired daughter who was killed by a drunk driver in 2008. More than 40 Vancouver Island police officers, including members from Oak Bay, Saanich and Victoria departments, were honoured and welcomed to Alexa’s Team on April 11 for their work in charging intoxicated drivers. Laurel and her husband, Michael Middelaer, were on hand to thank the officers for helping to take drunk drivers off the roads. In their daughter’s memory, her parents founded Alexa’s Team in 2008, a program that recognizes police officers who charge 12 or more intoxicated
drivers in a year. Organizers estimate that, statistically, the officers’ work saves hundreds of lives a year. “I want you to know what kind of difference you are making,” she said. “I speak for the voices that do not know who they are, and I want to thank you.” The honours were given out at Glenlyon Norfolk school in Oak Bay, with minister of Aboriginal relations and reconciliation Ida Chong in attendance, along with Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen. Jensen, a former Crown prosecutor, spoke of seeing first hand the hard, often thankless work police officers do to charge drunk drivers. He has also seen the results of drinking and driving. “The hardest part of that job was not going into the courthouse,” said Jensen. “The hardest part was, in fact, meeting the families of the victims, the families whose lives had been devastated.” Oak Bay officer, Const. Mike KleinBeekman, was among the honourees. Klein-Beekman is currently working with the Integrated Road Safety Unit. reporter@vicnews.com
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On the other hand, Chong could fall victim to the flagging fortunes of a party beset with scandals and which has seen many of its senior cabinet ministers abandon ship. “Ida Chong may face a meltdown by the Liberals. If that’s true, those (Liberal) voters may sit on their hands, or will chose between NDP and Greens,” Lawson said. “Voting Green isn’t as scary for a pro-market voter who might usually vote Liberal, but who believes climate change exists.” It seems less likely for B.C. NDP supporters to migrate to Green, as the NDP vowed to shut down the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, what Lawson calls the “litmus test” for provincial environmental platforms. “For what reason would a NDP voter vote Green?” he asked. “They might because they know who Andrew Weaver is, or they like what (Elizabeth) May does federally, but otherwise they’ll get a (NDP) candidate in government to make sure the Enbridge deal doesn’t go through. “(Van der Veen’s) party is against Enbridge, is going to spread the carbon tax and is a party that is going out of its way to reassure businesses. You could see votes going to the NDP.” As voters tease out how their own interests mesh with political party promises, Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidates – including B.C. Conservative Party newcomer Greg Kazakoff – officially launched their 21-day campaigns and door knocking yesterday. Weaver is banking on recent federal Green Party support spilling over into the provincial election – voters in Gordon Head largely backed the federal Greens in 2011, as did large portions of Oak Bay in the last winter’s federal byelection. “The (2009 provincial) polling is not indicative of reality today,” Weaver said. “We know from our evidence that the race is between the NDP and the Greens. We can’t find people who’d admit they’d vote Liberal.” Weaver took aim at the
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The NDP is looking to take the provincial riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head, seen here from Mount Douglas looking south, from the Liberals but a Green Party candidate with name recognition has other plans. more with no plan on where services so seniors can live NDP’s fiscal platform which to increase revenues. They longer at home. he, along with the B.C. Libsaid they wouldn’t balance She said the provincial erals, said would drive the the budget for four years or NDP is a “renewed” party province further into debt. pay down debt. It’s a chilling distinctly different from the He also called Liberal plans message to investors in B.C.” 1990s, and has financial polito develop liquid natural Chong agreed Liberal scancies that make sense, includgas exports in B.C.’s north dals of the past months and ing minor tax hikes for the a “pipe dream,” which is at years could hurt her at the wealthiest and an expansion least a decade away, if ever, polls. She said she’s been and faces serious competition of the carbon tax to the oil effective in government – and gas sector. from places like Russia. reading the writing on the Chong, most recently the “I think there is a real wall – and as an opposition Minister of Aboriginal Relachance for a Green breakMLA. tions and Reconciliation, through, to build on the “I think this is a three way characterized this election a momentum of (Donald Galrace. Yes it was hundreds (of choice between NDP-driven loway) and Elizabeth May,” votes) between me and the debt and higher taxes, and Weaver said. NDP. It might be hundreds a B.C. Liberal vision of balNDP candidate Van der between the three of us,” she anced budgets and economic Veen doubts the Greens will said. stability. find footing in Oak Bay-Gor“This riding is always a “Today’s B.C. Liberals don Head – she said it will be swing riding, a close riding. a “squeaker” between her and are not the same from even That’s why I don’t take the when I first ran. The premier Chong. job for granted and people (Christy Clark) has a vision “Ida has a very strong know they have a representato get the economy back on base. She’s been here for 16 tive who is hard working and track and put us in the posiyears,” Van der Veen said. “I puts 100 per cent into the tion to pay off the provincial represent the renewal of govjob.” debt,” Chong said. ernment. That is where my editor@saanichnews.com “The NDP wants to spend focus is. “What I’m hearing is that people are ready for change – they volunteer that word ‘change,’” she said. “They WHY WAIT? WE CAN HELP NOW! are very con•Home FREE& Adjustments cerned about the Hospital Visits Happiness is Happiness is lack of perforaa beautiful smile! beautiful smile! mance from this government and want a new kind of government.” (250) 595-1665 Van der Veen said her focus in 3581Shelbourne ShelbourneStreet Street 3581 the riding would www.walk-indentureclinic.ca www.walk-indentureclinic.ca touch on health COMECOME ON INON FOR care for seniors, IN YOUR FOR such as improvCONSULTATION! YOUR FREE CONSULTATION! ing home care
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Time for a vote on amalgamation Amalgamation shouldn’t be a scary word. No one is taking an eraser to the Capital Region map and removing the borders that separate your municipality from those of your neighbours. Often the discussion around amalgamation tends to drift towards the hypothetical best-case scenario (or worst-case scenario, depending on who you ask) of creating one municipality that spans from Sooke to North Saanich. Talk of such a drastic change usually derails any objective discussion. That’s why the concept needs to be reframed. We need to get away from arguing about hypothetical borders and specific solutions and focus on studying amalgamation as a positive step for our region. Amalgamation Yes is taking the right approach by focusing on getting a referendum question onto the 2014 municipal election ballot. Put the question to the residents of the 13 municipalities and see if there’s an appetite to explore the option of amalgamation. Municipalities have nothing to lose by asking the question. The overarching goal of amalgamation is to save money by finding efficiencies in service delivery and by removing redundancies. What ithe end result would look like in Greater Victoria is still unknown. Proponents and opponents can point to Halifax or Abbotsford or Toronto and pick and choose their facts to back up their positions. But until we have a case study that properly examines the ins and outs of amalgamation as it relates to Victoria, no interest group, organization or politician can offer a definitive solution. Until something concrete happens, the conversation isn’t going to move forward in a meaningful way. Instead, people will continue to speculate about the potential successes and hazards of amalgamation, without a sound understanding of its local impact. Change can be scary. But looking at amalgamation as a potential option to save us time and money shouldn’t be feared. 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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B.C. Conservatives may surprise carbon tax falls disproportionately As the B.C. NDP launched its on rural, remote and particularly election campaign last week with a package of income tax hikes, higher northern folks who face long distances, long winters, than those in the B.C. and public transit options Liberals’ election budget ranging from slim to none. of February, a third party This has ceased to be leader confirmed his own much of an issue for the plan to increase personal urban B.C. majority, who and business income tax are focused on bridge rates. tolls, ferry fares and the It’s not readily apparent like. from his recently released The B.C. Conservatives “fiscal framework” decry the population document, but B.C. decline of rural B.C., with Conservative leader John Tom Fletcher international immigration Cummins told me his B.C. Views almost exclusively plan to phase out B.C.’s going to big cities, carbon tax does indeed while temporary foreign include raising income tax rates that were lowered to make the workers increasingly fill agricultural and industrial jobs in the Interior. carbon tax “revenue neutral.” The party’s still-evolving platform I reached Cummins in Prince echoes the NDP’s call for more skills George, where he was continuing his aggressive courtship of northern training and increased completion rates for trade apprentices. B.C. with an announcement that Cummins is in favour of the federal gas tax revenues would be proposed Northern Gateway oil redirected to a new fund for locally pipeline and the massive buildup determined road improvements. of infrastructure needed to add Earlier he vowed to study the liquefied natural gas to B.C.’s energy deplorable state of northern export mix. He sees that enormous ambulance service. industrial expansion as the path to Cummins has more good news shift population growth beyond the for the north: that’s where a regionally phased elimination of the south of the province. Cummins is surprisingly cool carbon tax would begin. to one industrial project, the It’s also the area of thinnest proposed Site C dam on the Peace population, meaning the impact River, calling himself undecided. on the B.C. treasury would be less. He also sounds skeptical about the This is, after all, a tax budgeted to B.C. Liberal plan to extend B.C.’s bring in $1.2 billion in the current electricity grid and use that to year. develop further independent power. The B.C. Conservatives This sounds to me like political continually remind people that the
positioning rather than economic analysis. Anti-Site C independent candidate Arthur Hadland has significant support in Peace River North, creating a three-way struggle for a key B.C. Conservative target. The B.C. Conservative platform also totals up the billions in longterm electricity contracts with private power producers and suggests the price for this clean energy has been set too high. This is another echo of the NDP’s vague position. So if the B.C. Conservatives are gung-ho on oil and gas and think the carbon tax is a mistake, do they think there should be any effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions? Cummins sidestepped that question, preferring to talk about conventional air pollution, whether it’s in the Fraser Valley or as a byproduct of a northern industrial boom. As a longtime former Reform and Conservative MP, Cummins is acutely aware that the urban media will leap with extra vigour on any perceived gaffe of the right wing. Should a Conservative let slip that he’s skeptical about global warming, or worse, express a rustic view on social issues, all hell would break loose. The B.C. Conservatives have started with the most detailed, costed platform of any party. Don’t count them out. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Cycling safety debate I moved from Montreal seven years ago. As both a cyclist and motorist, I was shocked at the near-complete absence of true bike lanes. It is not only in Europe that there are barrier-protected bike lanes. Montreal has been building a complete network of such lanes for many years now and they are being used. It also has a wonderful network of pleasure bike paths going along canals and so forth, with parallel gravel paths for pedestrians. It was a shock to start cycling in Victoria without such protection – yet always wearing a helmet – and to find bike lanes that simply ended with the words “bike lane ends.” What is a cyclist supposed
to do, levitate? dematerialize? I remain dismayed by the fact Greater Victoria, despite its favourable climate and high number of active cyclists, has still not seriously faced the fact that many people enjoy cycling – for transportation and recreation/ exercise. It still views the bike as a latecomer, grudgingly providing a little space on some roads. I gather that other North American cities have also made protected paths that are being used – I believe both Seattle and Portland have such paths. Victoria should wake up to the needs of its active and potentially more active citizens. Christopher Heppner Oak Bay
Carbon Trust Fund could fund more projects Re: Greenhouse gas leaks from Trust, (B.C. Views, April 5) I think there is a simple and obvious solution to the problems with the Pacific Carbon Trust Fund. Just change its name to the Pacific Enviro Slush Fund and pump a lot more money into it, so many more grants can be made available for important envirofriendly projects.
For example, I am working on a detailed plan to protect all of the kermode bears in the Greater Victoria area. In exchange for a grant of just $1 million, I can absolutely guarantee that the number of kermode bears in this area will never drop below the current level. Gordon Pollard Victoria
Negative attack ads pointless Every provincial election, a few “experts,” “pundits” and “concerned citizens” emerge to proclaim negative advertising will save us all and we should cast our vote according to their political persuasions. While polls may indicate that negative ads influence some voters, I find them silly, offensive and downright annoying. They are a waste of time, an infringement on my TV viewing and a huge waste of somebody’s money. Let’s stop the foolishness of these negative ads and let voters
determine which party they want to govern the province for the next four years. So let the games begin – let’s have all the political parties advance their platforms and get on with debates to determine the feasibility of each of their positions, as they apply to major issues. The voters will then assess the results in their own minds and will indicate their decisions at the polls based on common sense, not from fear-mongering advertising. Martin Battle Victoria
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An honour realized The daughters of former Oak Bay Assistant Fire Chief Fred Briggs, Debbi Beardshaw, left, Diane Gardiner and Sharon Glowasky, with their husbands and family members, unveil a plaque in their father’s memory during a special ceremony held at the Oak Bay Fire Department's 75th anniversary celebrations. Briggs died of a heart attack after returning from a fire call on Nov. 13, 1969. At that time, his death was not acknowledged as being in the line of duty. He is now honoured among other fallen heros. See more photos from the event on page A18.
Oak Bay man is seeking a Good Samaritan On Wednesday, April 10, when armed with several bags of shopping, I left my much-treasured silver-topped walking cane at the bus shelter by Connie's Petites in Oak Bay village, and when I returned sometime later, it was no longer there. My search then involved unsuccessful enquiries at several businesses nearby and I must thank everyone I spoke to for their generous concern and willingness to help. Because the cane has my name and address on it, I was assured by all that it would surely be returned by the finder, but must admit that I was somewhat sceptical. A bad loss day was suddenly transformed into a very bright one when subsequently I found that during my absence a very kind gentleman had
rescued the cane at the bus stop and even taken time to bring it to my home. However, in her delight, my wife omitted to take note of his name and address. I would of course, very much like to meet the good Samaritan concerned and therefore ask if you sir, would please telephone me when convenient so that we can arrange to meet and I can shake your hand and thank you personally, for enabling my reunion with an important and supportive old friend. Derrick Johns Oak Bay Editor’s note: Please contact the editor at 250480-3239 or email editor@oakbaynews.com for Mr. Johns’ contact information.
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Expansions planned for region’s Catholic schools Kyle Slavin
at the corner of TCH and McKenzie. Once construction of the new wing is complete, the existing building will If you’ve driven, walked or cycled be seismically upgraded. The expanpast McKenzie Avenue and the Trans- sion project is expected to be comCanada Highway lately, you may have plete in September 2014, on a $6-milnoticed work crews clearing the large lion budget. “That’s a tight budget for all the plot of land at the north-west edge of things we’re trying to achieve,” said the intersection. It’s not the beginnings of a wider Leah MacKenzie, chief financial officer highway or an interchange to ease with the Diocese of Victoria. “None traffic. The work is part of a $6-million of the capital funding is provided by expansion of St. Joseph’s elementary the province, so any capital dollars we have to raise directly school, located at the “We’re excited to from parents or parishcorner of McKenzie and Burnside Road. be showing, visually, ioners in our churches.” Money raised from “We’re very excited. the sale of St. Andrew’s The Catholic Schools signs of moving downtown will help plan has been in the forward and building ease the financial burworks for four or five den of upgrading. years,” said Joe Colistro, for the future.” - Joe Colistro St. Joseph’s is just superintendent of Island the start. St. Patrick’s Catholic schools. “We’re excited to be showing, visually, signs elementary and St. Andrew’s Catholic of moving forward and building for High School, both in Saanich, as well, will be expanded and upgraded in the the future.” The existing St. Joseph’s was built future. “Those are on hold until more in 1963 and accommodates some 200 students, kindergarden through Grade funding comes available, and we 7. But with the impending closure of St. get through one successful project,” Andrew’s elementary school (at Pan- MacKenzie said. “We do have ideas, dora Avenue and Vancouver Street), we do have plans – we’re excited those students need to be moved to about those (two projects), yet we realize we can only do one thing at a much-needed space. The upgrades at St. Joseph’s include time.” In all, Island Catholic Schools anticibuilding eight new classrooms, a new library and computer lab and pates the school upgrades will cost an upgrades to the staff room. The estimated $20 million. Roughly 1,100 students attend the school playground will be relocated and a new grass playing field will be Catholic schools in Greater Victoria. kslavin@saanichnews.com installed – that’s what’s being dug up
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Langford super stock driver inducted into hall of fame From driver’s seat to the garage, to the hall of fame
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located at Western Speedway. Biggs never raced cars, but his job on the track was fixing cars after a crash. He worked in the pit and as a mechanic from 1963 to 1977. “We totalled a lot of cars, so we had to build lots of them,” said the 72-year-old Maple Bay resident. Bill Drummond and Harold Sjostrom are also being inducted into the hall of fame. The Hitchcox family, Wayne Townsend, Jimmie Isacson and Ken Keating have been selected to be inducted into the pioneers category. The Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame and Museum hosted the induction at Eagle Ridge community centre on April 13. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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Decades after his last time behind the wheel, Langford racer Bobby Collins will take a place in the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. Collins began racing stock cars and super stock cars in 1967. He raced for 10 years, then retired. Though he got out of the driver’s seat, the 66-year-old started a business building high performance engines. He retired from that in 2005. “I always thought I was a better engine builder than I was a driver,” said Collins who won the inaugural Vancouver Island Super stock series in 1977. “It was easier to retire because I had just won the champion-
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Langford resident Bobby Collins is one of the newest members of the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. ship.” Half of his life was spent either at the track or in the
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itchy,” he said. John Biggs also earned a place at the hall of fame,
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The provincial government has spearheaded the construction of a new dock at Durrance Lake as part of a broader effort to encourage more urban fishing on Vancouver Island. The 20-foot long, 10-foot wide dock, complete with seating and aluminum rails, is wheelchair accessible and opens up fishing to just about anyone with a rod and reel. Scott Silvestri, the project lead and a fisheries biologist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, said the province is improving accessibility to a number of urban lakes across the Island to encourage more people to take up freshwater fishing, in the wake of steady declines over the past 20 years. “The province is looking at ways
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The Victoria Symphony presents its popular series designed to engage children in the wonderful world of music with orchestral adventures and fun stories that will entertain and amaze children of all ages. Judy and David’s Symphonic Adventure is at the Royal Theatre, April 21, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets available at rmts.bc.ca.
Ukulele fans willing to be strung along Victoria Ukulele Week culminates with mass uke jam session
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With its mild climate, lush parks, the Pacific Ocean hugging its shorelines and even the occasional palm tree, Victoria is Canada’s closest comparison to a tropical paradise. Perhaps that’s why a familiar Hawaiian instrument, the ukulele, has seen a resurgence in popularity as of late. “There’s been a growing ukulele community in Victoria,” said Paul Laverick, a manager at Larsen Music and organizer of the fourth annual Victoria Ukulele Week. “There’s a lot of young people playing it now. I think it’s the social aspect of playing and singing together.” Running April 18 to 28, Ukulele Week has been so successful partly because the ukulele is so easy to learn and play, Laverick said. Hawaiians created the ukulele in the 19th century, modelled on the Portuguese cavaquino, a small four-string guitar. The instrument generally appeals to people who like to “make their own entertain-
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Paul Laverick, among a wall full of ukuleles at Larsen Music on Cook Street, will be teaching a ukulele beginners class during Ukulele Week which runs April 18-28. ment,” Laverick said. “It is sort of a goofy instrument, and the people who play are usually up for a bit of silliness.” Self-proclaimed “uke guru” Laverick has been teaching ukulele classes at Larsen Music since 2008, and he has several work-
shops planned in Esquimalt and Victoria throughout the week. There are also several concerts taking place at venues like Black Hat Bistro and Hermann’s Jazz Club, while professional ukulele performer Ralph Shaw will strut his skills at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Ave.,
on April 26. Shaw will also be running his own workshop on April 27, which concert goers can attend for free. A decent ukulele costs about $40, but the top-of-the-line instruments can cost $1,800, Laverick said. “It’s a nice thing to carry around with you,” he said. “I got stopped the other day on the way to work, someone saw my ukulele and asked me to play Happy Birthday for their friend. … I definitely know people who have ukuleles stashed in every nook and cranny, so there’s always one to have around.” The week culminates in the annual Uke Mass Love-In finale concert, where last year about 250 people filled Market Square with the sweet sounds of the ukuleles in unison. The free event takes place April 28 between 1 and 3 p.m. at 560 Johnson St., and Laverick hopes to break last year’s attendance record. “We’re also doing a beginner workshop where you can show up at the music store with nothing and we can provide you with an instrument there to have a feel and try a few chords,” he said. “Otherwise, I would suggest keeping one on your person at all times during the week.” For a full listing of events, visit larsenmusic.ca or call 250-389-1988. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Fire Inspector Robert Kivell left, receives the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal from the government of Canada in recognition of 20 years of loyal service to public security in Canada.
Top from the left: Oak Bay Deputy Fire Chief Dave Cockle, left, receives his 25-year British Columbia Long Service Award from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen and Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong; Assistant Fire Chief Cameron Thomson, left, receives his 25-year British Columbia Long Service Award; Fire Captain Ken Gill, left, receives the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal from the government of Canada in recognition of 30 years of loyal service to public security in Canada.
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Independent school creates a more ideal space Relaxation a key part of learning experience Don Descoteau News staff
Freshly painted sky blue walls surround two of the four classrooms at the recently reopened Victoria School for Ideal Education on Belmont Street. One of those spaces has already been nicknamed the “beach” room, as illustrated by a hand-coloured sign taped to the outside wall. Visitors to the expanded building shouldn’t be surprised at the soothing colours chosen for this independent alternative school’s classroom environments. Daily meditation and yoga are integral parts of the learning experience. “It’s very bright and children are generally able to relax when there’s more room,” said principal Ginny Lovick. A teacher at the tiny school for all of its 25 years, Lovick is a big believer in “consciousness-based education,” the type of teaching used here. The school adheres to the provincial curriculum, but adds elements of outdoor education and the inner work more often practised by adults seeking some form of relaxation or stress release.
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Grade 2 students Charlotte Peeke-Vout, 7, left, and Isobel Olthof, 8, work on a marionette craft under the guidance of principal Ginny Lovick during a 25th anniversary celebration and reopening of the expanded Victoria School for Ideal Education on Belmont Avenue. As such, the students tend to be intensely present and open to new ideas and concepts of the world around them, Lovick says. “The children are very focused and understand things at a very deep level.” Opening the day with meditation – younger students do a
walking, silent version – helps create orderly function in the brain and provides a framework from which to grow, she adds. “At the same time we’re expanding knowledge, we’re expanding the container of knowledge,” says Helen Foster-Grimmett, a former public high school teacher who
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where Charlotte would be seen as an individual. “It really clicked for us,” PeekeVout says. “She could express herself and be herself. She’s challenged here, but on her terms.” Charlotte enthusiastically demonstrates the yoga positions she and her classmates run through daily before working on a craft project along with fellow student Isobel Olthof, 8, for a photo. “Everyone’s really cheerful and nice here,” says Charlotte, whose favourite classes are social studies and science, where she enjoys learning about plants and doing experiments. While class sizes are limited to 12, to ensure plenty of one-onone time between teachers and students, the school is looking to expand its enrolment with the added space. Currently, the 18 students at the K-7 school are in mixed classes, with children in early grades working side by side with older students. The aim is to have three full classes next year, Lovick says, and eventually top out at 48. As a group 1 independent school, tuition is subsidized 50 per cent by government, FosterGrimmett said. For more information on the Victoria School for Ideal Education, visit vsie.ca or call Lovick at 250-383-6654. editor@vicnews.com
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Like it or not, the Victoria Cougars are settling for silver for the second year in a row. The Cougars lost 4-1 to the Richmond Sockeyes in the gold medal final of the Cyclone Taylor Cup in Comox on Sunday. Matthew Ho scored the only goal of the first period to put the Cougars up 1-0 and goalie Evan Roch held the Cougars in it with some good saves and some luck. But the luck ran out as the Sockeyes scored three goals in the second period to chase Roch. Michael Herringer, a Victoria Royals prospect, came in to replace Roch, though the Sockeyes scored once more. Jeremy Hamaguchi, Jake Roder, Liam Lawson and Rudie Thorstenson scored for the Sockeyes. The Castlegar Rebels took home the bronze medal with
a 5-4 comeback win over the host Comox Valley Glacier Kings. The Glacier Kings went up 3-0 early on goals from Sheldon Brett, Tyson Rennie and Nick Tupper. But the Rebels came back with five straight goals, from Jamie Vlanich, Kody Disher, Vlanich again, Erik Alden and Travis Wellman. Glacier King Rylan Ball scored the only goal of the third period but the Glacier Kings couldn't draw even. The Sockeyes, which three weeks ago won the Pacific Junior Hockey League title, went a perfect 4-0 in the Cyclone Cup provincial Junior B hockey championship. The Cougars finish 2-2, having defeated the Kootenay league champion Castlegar Rebels 1-0 and tournament host Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6-1. The Sockeyes had the Cougars’ number all weekend,
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Victoria Cougars goalie Evan Roch, Richmond Sockeyes forward Jeremy Hamaguchi, No. 8, and Cougars defencemen Graham Zagrodney, No. 24, look for the puck during the gold medal final of the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial junior B championship on Sunday. winning 5-2 in their round robin game on Friday and then 4-1 in the final. The Sockeyes now advance to St. Malo, Man., this week for the Keystone Cup, Western Canadian junior B hockey championship. “(Victoria) is a good team
and our guys had to play real hard,” said Richmond head coach Aaron Wilbur. The Cougars graduate several players from its core, including captain Brody Coulter and assistant captain Sam Rice. sports@vicnews.com
Rugby’s centre of attention Travis Paterson News staff
Rugby Canada’s Langford factory is now producing a full line of products. The nation’s locally based rugby program held its first annual awards dinner at the Westin Bear Mountain on Saturday. Of the dozen award winners, seven were players who’ve trained regularly with the under-20 and senior national teams at Rugby Canada’s Centre of Excellence at City Centre Park in Langford. It’s all part of Rugby Canada’s newly established development model, with players coming through the provincial channels and into the under-20 and senior national programs at the COE. Tyler Ardron was named the men’s 15s Player of the Year. He is quick to attribute his success to the amount of time he’s spent on the Island in the past few years. For Ardron, a former McMaster Marauders CIS rugby player, it’s meant relocating to Langford full time, twice. “When I came out in 2012 I didn’t know where to live,” Ardron said. “Now there’s about 10 of us who live in Langford. And it’s starting to catch on (with the community), people recognize me now.” Though the men’s and women’s national programs have been more-orless based in Victoria for over a decade, having players living in Langford is a new phenomenon. Next for the COE is a dormitory to
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house players for short and extended training camps, though Ardron was unsure about staying there over the long term. “I don’t know how that will change things but it will be very helpful to players coming here for the first time.” The 21-year-old captained Canada to second place at the 2012 Americas Rugby Championship hosted in Langford back in October. Since then he completed a full semester towards his economics and finance degree at McMaster University in Hamilton and is now back in Langford, continuing his studies online, while preparing for a massive summer schedule on Canada’s sevens
and 15s teams. Ardron’s 15s Player of the Year counterpart is Maria Samson, a second rower from Calgary. Eleven of the trophies are brand new. Prop Hubert Buydens, a former Castaway Wanderers player, won the resurrected Canadian Shield, the national 15s Player’s Player of the Year award, as voted on by his teammates. The Canadian Shield was last awarded in 2006-07, shared between World Rugby Cup veterans Morgan Williams and Pat Riordan, who both played club rugby in Victoria. Also winning awards on Saturday were Jen Kish and John Moonlight winning the respective women’s and men’s sevens Player of the Year trophies. Bianca Farella and Lucas Hammond were named the respective Young Player of the Year (under-20) awards. Coach of the Year awards went to Chris Silverthorn (male) and Jen Ross (female). The Match Official of the Year is Andrew McMaster and the Provincial Union Award went to the Federation de Rugby du Quebec. Volunteer of the Year Award went to Dean Kittleson of Calgary, Alta. “The players will get their recognition, so it’s really important to recognize everyone that makes the game happen, the volunteers, referees and administrators,” said Gareth Rees, manager of the men’s 15s team. “(The awards dinner) is something that can become an annual event.” sports@vicnews.com
The ice may be out at Bear Mountain Arena but there is already reason to look forward to the Victoria Grizzlies 2013-14 season in the B.C. Hockey League. Namely, the return of the Fitzgerald brothers. BCHL fans should rejoice the Grizzlies’ are retaining the services of arguably the league’s most electric line of siblings Myles, Leo and Gerry. Few lines bring highlight reel plays and competitive drive the likes of the Port Alberni trio. Their play carried the Grizzlies to first in the league for a good stretch of the season and, when an injury ended Gerry’s season, the Grizz’ season seemed to hit the injury reserve too – though the team bounced back to play two full playoff rounds. The fact the Fitzgeralds are returning to Colwood in September instead of entering Div. 1 of the NCAA to the Grizzlies is due to some missing pieces in their education to date. After their breakout year in 2012-13 it’s clear the bros were ready for Div. 1 this September. The yhave a scholarship deal with the Bemidji State Beavers, but not until 2014-15. “They’re Div. 1 calibre players, there’s no question about that, they just have to make themselves Div. 1 post-secondary eligible,” Bestwick said. “Their focus hasn’t been academics. They’ve been given that opportunity now to focus on academics while they play their last year of Jr. A hockey. I’m certain that they comprehend the value of the opportunity they have and I’m sure they’ll be successful,” Bestwick added. Many Div. 1 hockey programs showed interest in the brothers, but the best offer so far is from the Bemidji State Beavers, who are willing to give all three a chance together. Bemidji is also willing to wait while the brothers upgrade their marks at Camosun College in the fall and winter semesters. As for the Grizzlies, it will be hard for Bestwick to repeat the magic of this season. The esteemed coach, with help from Craig Didmon, overhauled the Grizzlies’ depleted roster last summer and created a league contender. The club never recovered from a series of gameending incidents against the Chilliwack Chiefs on Jan. 17. “Unfortunately for us (that) debacle with Chilliwack significantly impacted our uniform in relation to suspensions,” Bestwick said. From Jan. 17 onward the Grizzlies players were suspended a total of 33 games, including one to Bestwick. “We’re very proud of what we accomplished, we also know we came up short getting the league title. We came up short of getting to the Coastal final and beyond. And when you don’t win your last game I think you’re always disappointed,” Bestwick said. “We’ll make some changes, yes, but I don’t foresee ever making as many as last summer.” sports@vicnews.com
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Oak Bay Barbarian Conor McDiarmid is tackled by St. Michael’s University School’s Mark Kiggundu with Dawit Workie in support during the Boot game at Oak Bay High School last week. Michael’s won 10-5. Sharon Tiffin News staff
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The renowned Shawnigan Lake Stags rugby program reared reclaimed its dominant form winning the Vancouver Island Seven Aside Rugby Championships at UVic’s Centennial Stadium on Sunday (April 14). The Stags won the Radu Shield in the final, 31-7 over the St. Michaels University School Blue Jaguars. Saanich Police sponsored the tournament, as the Shield is named for Saanich Police officer Roy Radu, a former captain of Canada’s 15s team. The Oak Bay Barbarians finished third, defeating G.P. Vanier 19-15 in the third-place game. The top four teams, Shawnigan, St. Mikes, Oak Bay and Vanier all qualify for the high school boys rugby sevens provincials at the University of B.C., April 27 and 28. Brentwood finished fifth, Cowichan was sixth, Shawnigan Lake’s B squad was seventh and Ladysmith was seventh. The Glenlyon Norfolk School Gryphons took down the Pacific Christian School Pacers 24-12 for ninth place.
Over 1,200 visit for Scrum Fest Schools from far and near scrummed down in the Spartan Scrum Fest earlier last week, from Thursday to Saturday at Claremont secondary. The fifth annual Scrum Fest featured 30 high school teams in the senior and junior boys divisions. The event drew approximatley 1,200 visiting players, coaches and parents said organzier Phil Ohl, coach of the Claremont Spartans. This year’s tourney included a middle and elementary school clinic and jamboree with instruction from UVic Vikes coach Doug Tate and B.C. Sevens youth coach Shane Thompson. A high schoo. players clinic was put on by members of Rugby Canada’s men’s team. sports@vicnews.com
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much bigger, and is led by a core of provincial level players, Tyler McDiarmid, Conor McDiarmid, Jack Nyren and Morgan Tate (scrum half) in the backs and Evan Cambridge in the back row of the scrum. Which goes to show St. Mikes is also going to be a force among boys rugby high school teams this year. But instead of running with the bigger schools at the AAA level, St. Mikes has chosen to play within their numbers at the AA level, though they'll play crossover games with AAA teams in the city's high school rugby league. It should give St. Mikes a fighting chance when it comes time for provincials. The decision to play at the AA level is due to St. Mikes’ lack of physical size more than its lack of numbers, coach Ian Hyde-Lay said. “This year’s team is tiny, they more than punched over their weight class (Wednesday). “It will wear on them, we have eight games coming up, and it’s going to be an issue keeping them ready. “We have some guys who are at the provincial level in terms of talent, but are in different situations.” The boot game was St. Mikes’ second win of the season, having earlier defeated the Claremont Spartans 28-5. sports@vicnews.com
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BC Rail conflict complaint rejected Tom Fletcher Black Press
A conflict-of-interest complaint against Premier Christy Clark for her role in the 2003 sale of BC Rail assets has been dismissed. Saskatchewan lawyer Gerald Gerrand reviewed the complaint made by Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen after he quit the B.C. Liberal Party last year. In a 40-page decision released Wednesday, Gerrand found that Clark had no way to benefit personally from the sale, and that her decision to absent herself from 2003 cabinet discussions did not demonstrate a real or perceived conflict of interest. Clark said Wednesday she is relieved that the report is out, putting to rest what she described as “rumours, gossip and nasty untruths” about her conduct as education minister a decade ago. “It’s cleared the air on this,” Clark said. “For me it’s proof that anybody can say anything, and it doesn’t have to be true for it to be hurtful, and it doesn’t have to be true for it to be reported again and again and again.” Gerrand was harshly critical of some of van Dongen’s accusations, noting that they arose nine years after cabinet meetings that van Dongen attended as agriculture minister. Van Dongen’s complaints about Clark’s dealings with a lobbying firm representing one of the bidders for BC Rail are “replete with suspicion and innuendo,” Gerrand wrote. One of the accusations was that Clark may have been a source of confidential information that was passed to the bidder, U.S.-based OmniTRAX. The leaked information was central to the case against two former ministerial assistants in the B.C. government, Dave Basi and Bobby Virk. Basi and Virk eventually pleaded guilty to breach of trust and accepting benefits for their role in the case, admitting to providing confidential bid information to OmniTRAX in exchange for money
and a trip to Denver to take in a football game. Garrand was appointed by B.C. Conflict of Interest Commissioner Paul Fraser, who excluded himself from
the case because Fraser’s son works in Clark’s office. Garrand interviewed a long list of players in the BC Rail controversy, including Clark’s former husband
Mark Marrissen and Erik Bornmann, a lobbyist with Pilothouse Public Affairs, which represented OmniTRAX. Garrand, who serves as
conflict of interest commissioner for the Northwest Territories, took evidence under oath in his inquiry. Its findings offer a preview of a commission of inquiry
into the sale of the railway that NDP leader Adrian Dix has pledged to hold if he wins the May 14 provincial election. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Prices effective at all British Columbia Safeway stores Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21, 2013 only. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slig htly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online and in-store prices, discounts, and offers may differ.
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