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ictoria-born Erin Berry and her sailing partner, Lauren Laventure of Hudson, Quebec, are the current 49erFX Canadian champions. After placing second in the U.S. Nationals in New York in August, the duo is competing in its first 49erFX World Championship, Sept. 24-29, in Marseilles, France. The News caught up with Berry in the days preceding the race to ask about the upcoming competition and challenges ahead.
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These days, 21-year old Erin Berry, who began sailing at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at age eight, is learning how to navigate the waves of the Mediterranean Sea in a 49erFX sailboat. “The 49erFX is a high-performance skiff, which means it is very difficult to sail,” says Berry. She notes the venue plays a huge part. “The wake conditions and the wind, if there is a tide, a current, any of that kind of stuff affects our racing. “For example, where I’ve been training all summer in Kingston, Ont., it gets windy
Erin Berry, left, and Lauren Laventure during the CORK Olympic Classes Regatta in Kingston, Ont. in August. time on site before a race, which means and there are big waves on the lake when added expenses on an already tight the wind picks up,” she says. “They are budget. She and her partner short waves, and they’re close Lauren Laventure had to be together and they’re pretty “Here in in Marseilles two weeks prior high. But here in Marseilles where we are sailing, there Marseilles … these to the competition to get boat customized and are huge rollers that come huge, huge rollers their to practise in the conditions through. So these huge, huge rollers come through and it’s come through and of the course. But as if the sporting challenge wasn’t like learning how to sail again it’s like learning enough, there is the added in these wind conditions.” how to sail again.” challenge of logistics. Berry says the wind is “We have to find a place always going to be the main - Erin Berry to stay – an apartment – and factor in taking part in any make sure it’s in our price regatta, and the reason why range, and we had to buy a boat here,” she they have to allow themselves plenty of
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CRD smoking ban lacks teeth, but aims to sway behaviour Island Health hasn’t ticketed one person who snubbed smoking bylaw in three years
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The start of the 2012 community bike ride, which enticed more than 150 cyclists to give cycling the roads of Oak Bay a try. Along with the community bike ride, the Oak Bay Bike Festival includes a cyclo-cross course and giant air bag.
Pedal power rules the road Christopher Sun News staff
It’s all about pedal power at the second annual Oak Bay Bike Festival and community ride at Willows Beach on Sunday. Event coordinator Lister Farrar said the festival is about celebrating everything having to do with cycling and encouraging bike use within the community. “The idea behind the bike festival and community ride is for people to consider bicycling to do something they enjoy,” Farrar said. “That it’s not just for hardcore sports or fitness, or just a commuting tool.” The event starts at 8 a.m. with a breakfast put on by the Kiwanis Club. There will be a six-kilometre community bike ride between Willows Beach and the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, which saw 150 riders last
practice on the road instead of year. Also included are themed just winging it.” bike rides led by experts in Along with bike rides architecture, art and food. Each expert will present their unique and tours, there will be workshops, bicycle fitting tour at 11 a.m., allowing riders with a physiotherapist, bike to choose which area interests safety checks, a trials riding them the most. Maps will also demonstration, be available for a giant air self-guided tours “There will for bike or for those who be guides leading bag jumps for kids, want to do all the bike train and bicycle displays, three. There will also be a bike train identifying certain demonstration riders, a skills in the morning, expectations.” workshop and a leading kids from bike rodeo with Carnarvon Park - Lister Ferrar the Oak Bay police. and Monterey There will also be a cyclomiddle school to Willows cross course race on the grass Beach. “There will be guides leading in the park, with modified road bikes. the bike train and identifying Farrar estimated about 500 certain expectations such as people attended last year’s staying in a single file,” Ferrar event and he is hoping that said, adding he expects the number will grow this year. bike train to start at either 9 or The event is sponsored by 9:30 a.m. the Oak Bay Kiwanis and the “The idea is so parents can Municipality of Oak Bay. have some help in getting their editor@oakbaynews.com kids to follow good bicycling
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said Nancy Falconer, health promotion co-ordinator at the B.C. Cancer Society. “It’s the same principle as drinking in parks – for the most part, if people are aware the bylaw exists, they’ll abide by it,” Falconer said. “There is no safe exposure to second-hand smoke … exposure Daniel Palmer outdoors is a health hazard, News staff particularly for those with chronic illnesses and children.” A clean air bylaw that would Children and youth who are ban smoking in city parks and regularly exposed to smokers are playgrounds and push smokers also more likely to find the practice further away from storefronts is appealing, according to Island almost impossible to enforce, says Health information presented to the the region’s top tobacco control CRD. officer. The argument is a compelling In the past three years, there one for Esquimalt Mayor Barb have been zero tickets handed Desjardins, who chairs the out to smokers who light up too committee close to doorways, responsible for windows and air “There’s evidence approving the intakes, said Kim that even though these bylaw before the Bruce, regional CRD board votes manager of tobacco things are difficult to on it. prevention and enforce, by the fact “There’s evidence control at Island that even though Health (formerly they’re in place, they things are Vancouver Island can make a significant these difficult to enforce, Health Authority). by the fact they’re difference in terms of “We don’t have in place, they can the ability to require health.” make a significant people to produce - Barb Desjardins difference in identification, so it’s terms of health,” hard to write a ticket Desjardins said. if you don’t know who the person About 11 per cent of Capital is,” Bruce said. Region residents smoke, The Capital Regional District compared to 15 per cent of British pays Island Health to enforce Columbians, Bruce said. current smoking bylaws, which last “I do think the public support is year involved about 2,000 building high in this area. If somebody does inspections mostly for mandatory light up, it’s often not tolerated. signage. Only 86 warnings were Individuals around them or the issued for non-compliance during restaurant employees would stop that time, Bruce said. it,” she said. Provincial legislation requires all The CRD board will likely businesses to ban smoking within consider the clean air bylaw at its three metres of their premises, but next meeting Oct. 9. If passed, the a proposed CRD bylaw – revised bylaw will then move forward for since it was defeated last June – public input. would increase that threshold to dpalmer@vicnews.com seven metres. Advocates of the expanded smoking ban argue enforcement isn’t the point. Policy has been Email editor@oakbaynews.com shown to directly impact behaviour,
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School district on the hook for wage hikes Potential strike by support workers avoided with deal Kyle Slavin News staff
Public school support workers and the provincial government reached a tentative deal last Wednesday (Sept.18), quashing fears of an imminent labour strike that could have disrupted the school year. But if local CUPE unions ultimately ratify the agreement, school districts will be on the hook to pay for a negotiated 3.5-per-cent wage increase. “Absolutely this will be challenging. We don’t have any extra money and now there’s a burden placed upon the district to find those dollars (if the deal is ratified),” said John Gaiptman,
superintendent of the Greater Victoria School District (SD61). The province told school districts that they need to find the money for support staff wage increases in their existing budgets, about 900 employees between CUPE 382 and CUPE 947. Regardless of that obstacle, Gaiptman said the tentative deal is “very good news.” “We were really hoping that a deal could be struck with CUPE that would be acceptable to both parties and ensure that our support staff would be in our schools and that the school year would not be disrupted,” he said. Gilles Larose, president of CUPE 382, which represents some 225 custodial, trades and non-trades workers in SD61, said the agreement is “a positive step forward.” “It’s about getting the best deal for district, for our members and for the
K-12 sector. We want to be valued for the work we do, and we think this went somewhat towards this,” Larose said. The tentative two-year deal, retroactive to July 1, 2012, includes a 3.5-per-cent wage increase over the two years, and introduces a system for up-front prescription costs. There are no concessions for CUPE workers in the tentative deal. Barb Fetherstonhaugh, PAC president at Spectrum community school, says she, too, is glad a tentative agreement was reached. “It’s hard when parts of that community are experiencing the stress of job action, so this is a relief.” Larose says the next step involves union locals around the province having ratification votes before the end of the year. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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It’s your chance to talk back to B.C. Transit Transit users are once again being asked to offer feedback on future plans for B.C. Transit in the Capital Region. Beginning Oct. 1, the Transit Future Bus will visit eight locations in Greater Victoria to present plans for service changes over the next few years. “Our transit system should reflect the needs of existing customers but should also help direct changes that will encourage more Greater Victorians to enjoy the financial, health and environmental benefits of public transportation,” said Susan Brice, chair of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. “We would like to present the proposed improvements to the public and our riders, to confirm we have the priorities right.” The first stop will be Oct. 1 at Fort and Douglas streets from noon to 4 p.m. It will be at the Student Union Building at UVic on Oct. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. Online surveys and a full list of stops are available at bctransit.com. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Metal detector hobbyist reunites lost jewelry with owners Edward Hill News staff
In a surfing wetsuit, headphones on, electronic gear strapped to his body, wading slowly through the water, Don Marshall doesn’t look like other park-goers at Elk Lake. He is in the zone, sweeping the shallow murky water with his underwater metal detector, focused on hitting a telltale chirp of treasure buried in silt below. Chances are that of the thousands of people who flocked to Hamsterly Beach over the many hot days of summer, at least a few lost prized jewelry in the water. “I listen for the tones. You can tell from the crispness of the sound when it’s pure metal. The tone is very sharp. Rusted nails sound corroded, sound gravelly or growly,” Marshall says. “When you hit a good tone you get excited, but it could be a bottle cap that’s
not rusted, or a pull tab. You get all excited and it’s a damn pull tab.” The retired Saanich resident has been ring and jewelry hunting around Greater Victoria for about three years and has been the mild-mannered saviour for five people this year alone. He’s Victoria’s sole listing on The Ring Finders website, a worldwide directory of metal detectors for hire. This year Marshall is batting 100 per cent – five calls for help, five located rings, both on land and in water. At East Sooke Park in July, he spent five hours over two days to zero in on a wedding ring lost in shallow water by a woman playing with her kids. A few weeks later at the University of Victoria, he located a platinum engagement ring lost amid grass and trees behind the Student Union Building. “It is so exciting, really exciting on how excited people are when you find their rings,” Marshall said. “The last one at UVic was a heirloom ring, passed down, they told me, three or four generations. They were so upset it was lost, and it was a hard one to find.”
metres, although Marshall will wade in neck high following the tones. He carries a scoop and a floating sieve to separate the junk from the occasional treasure. It’s a pastime that requires patience – popular spots can be littered with bottle caps, nails and even bullet casings, all which can twig the device. He’s part of a loose community of about half a dozen people who regularly explore Greater Victoria parks and beaches with metal detectors. The Saanich fairground manager even allowed Marshall to explore the grounds and target-rich areas under rides. William Shepherd/News staff Don Marshall wades near Hamsterly Beach at Elk Lake searching for “There’s plenty to find along lost rings and jewelry with his underwater metal detector. At right is his the towel line in the sand at scoop and floating sieve. The retired Saanich resident helps people find Willows (beach),” he adds. Marshall purchased his lost jewelry through TheRingFinders.com, a directory website for metal metal detecting equipment as detector detectives from around the world. a way to keep busy after retirMarshall charges $25 for a “It depends on how new (the jewelry) ing from Telus. The draw, he says, is call out fee to cover gas and is and the level of tarnish,” he said. “If the mix of being immersed in Victoria’s takes a reward based on what they are new enough, I’ll advertise them natural spaces and the quiet solitude of a client can afford. He’s pulled in UsedVictoria and Craigslist to try and the hunt. three valuable rings out of the “It was a situation of finding someget it back to the owner. It’s hard to find water at Elk Lake the past couthing to do to stay out of the bar,” he the owner of an old wedding ring.” ple of years, and advertised Recently, Marshall was wading in Elk said laughing. “And it’s the only hobby the finds on classified ad webLake as part of his regular post-summer that pays for itself.” sites, but nobody came forCheck out theringfinders.com. exploration of popular beach spots. His ward. editor@saanichnews.com underwater gear is good to a depth of 60
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“Just before we came over, our coach, Mark Asquith, heard that someone was selling their boat over in the U.K.,” Berry says. “The boat was in good condition so we decided to buy it. We’ve been almost four days setting our boat up for this regatta because it was someone else’s boat before this, so we had to personalize it for ourselves.” Asquith is the national sailing team’s coach, and a former 49er world champion himself. Berry says the team is lucky to have someone as experienced as the U.K.-born Asquith for a coach. Berry and Laventure are one of two female teams from the Canadian Sailing Team to enter the event. Four men’s teams from the Canadian Sailing Team are also entered in the 2013 competition. For their first 49erFX World Championship, Berry says she and Laventure haven’t set the bar too high for themselves,
focusing mainly on the experience of racing in a world-calibre competition. “We’re aiming for the top 20 in the fleet,” she says. “Right now we’re not aiming to put a lot of pressure on ourselves for our first international event because a lot of these girls have already been doing the European circuit for the past few months.” Berry and Laventure, who are both students at Concordia University in Montreal, have chosen to put their studies on hold for the year with one long-
term goal in mind. “Lauren and I decided we’re just going to go all-in this year,” says Berry. “But we have so far to grow, and we have to take so much time to get as good as we can get and to be competitive. In 2015, for the Worlds, we have to qualify our country. And if we are successful in that, then we qualify our team for the 2016 (Summer) Olympics.” Their experience in Marseilles may just the beginning of what Berry hopes will be the road to Rio de Janeiro. editor@oakbaynews.com
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Smoking ban extension moot Guess how many individuals or businesses have been fined in recent years for violating rules around smoking less than three metres from an enclosed space in Greater Victoria? Exactly zero. On the surface that tells us the Capital Regional District has done a good job at changing people’s behaviour around smoking in public places. The CRD has clearly taken an educational approach to the issue rather than one that is punitive. Some might argue that aggressive enforcement, with frequent fines for violators, is the best way to change behaviour on this issue. But the numbers would indicate the CRD’s experience of using a kinder, gentler approach has proven effective. Besides the absence of fines against smokers or establishments – bylaw enforcement officers at the Vancouver Island Health Authority, actually have very limited authority to ticket individuals – the smoking rate in Greater Victoria has been reduced to 11 per cent, compared to 15 per cent provincially. That said, extending the three-metre ban to seven metres, as the CRD is considering, seems an overreach. The accompanying proposal to create no-smoking zones in parks and playgrounds makes sense, but a seven-metre rule would be like pouring salt in a wound already destined to be lethal. We shouldn’t be surprised at this gradual expansion of the space in which people can be free from breathing secondhand smoke. Health authorities and other regulatory bodies have made it their goal to squeeze smokers into as small an area as possible and reduce their numbers to limit their impact on public health. The new distance rule, if passed by the CRD board, will further isolate smokers, to the point where only roadways and parking lots in downtown Victoria, for example, will be “legal” areas to light up. Unless the CRD is prepared to ban smoking outright – an unlikely notion now, but one many would support – it should look to other ways of educating the public about the hazards of lighting up rather than creating unenforceable rules that further pad the bureaucracy. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.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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Civic finances put under microscope Value: improve value to taxpayers The Union of B.C. Municipalities by tightening the management approved a paper on B.C. local of local-provincial mandates. We governments’ finance system at want to make sure that their convention this the benefits of new month. I was pleased to regulations exceed their be one of the authors costs. And it’s about of this report, which working together to find evaluates the strengths ways to manage costs of and weaknesses of our joint mandates such as current tax system. policing and emergency We found the current response. situation is sound, but Responsiveness and has some weaknesses fairness: the report urges due to a dependency on local governments to property taxes, which Frank Leonard partner with the province is less responsive to Guest column to improve the economy, economic change and and begin a dialogue distributes costs unfairly towards fairer, more across income groups. responsive revenue tools. These weaknesses will become A key component of our proposal more apparent over the next 10 to 20 years as infrastructure pressures would see revenues delivered to the local government system in years continue to mount. of high economic performance – The report recommends revenue that could be used to build taking action on both sides of communities. This will help reduce the fiscal equation – revenues reliance on the property tax – a tax and expenditures. Titled “Strong that does not adequately reflect Fiscal Futures,” it sets out five key changes in the B.C. economy – by directions for change: resiliency, providing revenues that do respond value, responsiveness, fairness and to economic growth. excellence. This specific proposal is the only Resiliency: we want to safeguard the effective elements of the current significant new revenue proposed for local government. It does not revenue system. Programs such as advocate that the province transfer the federal gas tax fund, federal/ existing revenues – this would be provincial infrastructure programs, unrealistic as they seek to balance and provincial traffic fine revenue their budgets in challenging sharing and small community economic times. grants will be critical to the local Nor does it advocate for more government system in the decades taxes from existing taxpayers – ahead. Quite simply, the report taxpayers are also facing these urges that existing revenue streams same challenges. What it does not be lost.
propose is for local governments to work with the province to grow the economy, create new taxpayers and new tax revenue – and when revenues are above average that a portion be shared with an Infrastructure and Community Development Bank for local governments in B.C. Excellence: lead an initiative to help local governments learn from each other to build tools and resources that support spending and taxing decisions. The initiative can build on excellence already in the system, develop innovative and collaborative mechanisms to achieve greater efficiencies, and deliver critical information like business taxation benchmarks and indicators. These priorities respect the intention of the province for balanced budgets and institutes measures that can reduce local government costs, help avoid further reliance on the property tax and bring needed economic activity to the province and our communities. Later, as the economy improves, we will be ready to implement these improvements, including a local government share of economic growth. We expect this report to attract considerable attention, questions and quite likely some debate – not only within the membership of the UBCM, but from citizens and business groups at large. Find the report at bit.ly/16JgvRR. Frank Leonard is mayor of Saanich.
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Rookie school trustee being shut out by board vets Re: Victoria school trustee publicly scolded (vicnews.com) The article about Greater Victoria School District first-time trustee Deborah Nohr being censured by fellow trustees is very aptly titled. The word “scolded” conjures up images of adults reading the riot act to a child who isn’t obedient to them. But Nohr is not a child. She
is a very well-educated woman with a teaching career that gives her valuable perspective to bring to our school board table. And Nohr has a right as well as a responsibility to ask questions of administrators and longtime trustees, to better understand the underpinnings of motions that she must make decisions about. This latest attempt to pressure
Nohr to fall in line with the decisions of longtime trustees is having a backlash. Those of us who follow school board politics know Nohr is doing her job representing her constituents and we value her efforts to make decision-making in this district more transparent. We know that any thriving public institution draws upon the expertise of
every member of its elected board and that this dynamic is not in play. We can learn from the business community about the folly of not valuing all of the expertise around a board table. We, the taxpayers, are the investors in public education. And we need to pay more attention to which of
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Readers respond: Terry Fox, 9/11 questions Inspirational runner Fox remembered fondly More than 30 years ago, my family and I were at the first Terry Fox Run. I have supported it ever since. We all want to see the end of cancer, but let’s not forget the young man who was the first to take on running to help raise funds for cancer research. How sad that some runs had to be cancelled this year due to a lack of volunteers. There is only so much money a person can give, and there just seems to be more and more charities wanting money. Millions of dollars have been raised by the Fox family in Terry’s memory. Let’s not forget. Eileen Nattrass Saanichton
9/11 explanation needs to be revisited The blue-and-orange billboard beside the Pat Bay Highway is part of a world-wide advertising campaign by an association of 2,000 architects and engineers called A&E for 9/11 Truth. The campaign is endorsed by more than 100 family members of
9/11 victims, who invite us to rethink 9/11 and understand that a third tower, World Trade Centre 7, fell that day in 2001. The official explanation for its collapse, that it was weakened by falling debris from the Twin Towers and that raging office fires caused its massive steel framework to fail, is contradicted by photo and video evidence. Tower 7 sustained relatively light damage and its fires never grew hot enough to melt steel. Towers 5 and 6, which also burned, were closer to the Twin Towers and pummelled by falling debris, yet their steel frameworks remained standing. During Tower 7’s collapse, characteristics of a controlled demolition were plainly evident. The tower fell straight down into its own footprint, at free-fall acceleration, meaning that all its supporting structure was severed almost simultaneously. In the dust and debris, scientists found residue of the type of explosives and incendiaries used in controlled demolitions because they rapidly melt steel. This explains reports by firemen and first responders that they saw molten metal “flowing like lava.” Setting up a controlled demolition
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for such a massive building requires a team of experts with prolonged access. Given that Tower 7 – which housed the CIA, U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Defence – was one of the most secure buildings in New York City, it is highly unlikely that a team from a foreign country managed to breach its security. This raises disturbing questions: Who set WTC-7 up for demolition? And why? Further, it supports the evidence that WTC Towers 1 and 2 were also brought down by controlled demolition. A new documentary from Massimo Mazzucco called September 11 – The New Pearl Harbour (bit.ly/16eiOz8), provides new evidence that the official account of 9/11 violates the laws of physics and is therefore impossible. The official narrative is so flawed it raises serious doubts as to the legitimacy of the supposed war on terror it spawned against Middle East nations, with Syria now threatened to be next. A valid investigation is still possible and needed to reveal the truth. Brian Burchill Oak Bay
Does Greater Victoria need further restrictions on where people can smoke in public? Yes, the public needs to be further protected from the effects of second-hand smoke No, the existing regulations are ample to protect public health Possibly, but smokers need not have to stand in the street or in a parking lot to light up Last week’s question: Was Adrian Dix right to step down as leader of the B.C. NDP? • Possibly, but the party still needs to have a good hard look at itself between now and the next election (49%) • Yes, the party has a better chance of winning the 2017 provincial election with a different leader at the helm (47%) • No, staying on would have shown solid leadership (4%) – visit vicnews.com to vote
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Hospice & Palliative Care Day others,” he says. “My focus is to have fun and have people working together for an important cause.” Caelin also initiated a Jeans Day at Victoria Hospice in the weeks preceding Swimathon. “Staff wear jeans to work, wearing buttons that say ‘I’m wearing jeans today in support of Victoria Hospice Swimathon,’ in order to get the word out and encourage pledges. Staff have to buy the button each day for a toonie, and return it at the end of the day.” As a result, a friendly rivalry occurs between the nurses, doctors, counsellors, administrative support staff, and volunteers as they vie for the trophy given to the group that raises the most money for Jeans Day. Caelin turns in the funds raised under the name “Jean Day” – “she” has proven to be quite a fundraiser. Typical participants at the swimathon are already swimmers. “Here is a way to do what you already do and raise money for a service that helps people. Lots of kids participate. They love to swim and will
go to friends and neighbours to collect pledges. It is a great learning opportunity for children as it teaches them to be more community minded.” Caelin recalled one hospice volunteer in her 90s who brought her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter to the pool. “She was still swimming every day and the Caelin Rose whole family was behind it, all supporting Victoria Hospice.” And, if you don’t swim, but would like to participate, Caelin has a suggestion for you. “You could do a virtual swim. Or pledge not to put on a bathing suit and collect money.” A sense of humour will help in this case. Community support is vital to Victoria Hospice. Will you be a swimmer, a virtual swimmer or will you pledge support to a swimmer? Whatever you do, your support will be very gratefully received by Victoria Hospice. Register today at www.VictoriaHospice.org under “Events”. Victoria Hospice 250-519-1744 Give online at www.VictoriaHospice.org
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Next month, swimmers will take to ten local community pools to count their laps for the 28th annual Victoria Hospice Swimathon. Previously held in May, this year the popular annual event will run the week of October 5th to 12th, the final day coinciding with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. The Victoria Hospice Swimathon, a well-loved Victoria tradition for almost 30 years, is launching a new online fundraising system this year, allowing swimmers to create their own fundraising page. Swimmers can upload photos and set their goals, before emailing friends and colleagues to ask for their support. The self-directed format allows swimmers to swim laps in their neighbourhood pool at their convenience, free of charge, during the designated week. Pledges will be totalled up on October 12th, the final day. As an extra incentive, swimmers raising over $200 will receive a limited edition Swimathon towel. The individualized nature of the Swimathon does not preclude challenges to fellow participants. Just ask Hospice counsellor and regular swimathon participant Caelin Rose, who admits to being a bit of a cheerleader. “I love swimming and I love to encourage
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on October 12, 2013 is a day of unified action in worldwide celebration and support of hospice and palliative care. Access to palliative care is a human right. No healthcare system in a country is complete without including palliative care as an available service. However palliative care is mostly limited to countries in Western Europe, North America, and Australia. In fact, 42% of nations, with a sobering 80% of people globally have little to no access to treatment for moderate to severe pain. Efforts are underway to expand palliative care to low and middle income countries so that every country can have palliative care. To mark this day of action, Victoria Hospice will be celebrating the final day of the 28th Annual Swimathon which has raised over $2M for end-of-life care.
Kulture Frozen Yogurt is also offering a delicious way to make a difference. On October 12th from 11am – 4pm, 50% of all proceeds will be donated to Victoria Hospice. Be sure to stop by at 3749 Shelbourne St. For more information about events, studies, and other facts about World Hospice Day, see: www.worldday.org
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Until the 1950s, many Canadian women gave birth under a haze of drugs in what was called a “twilight sleep.” In the 1960s and ’70s breastfeeding fell out of vogue in favour of bottle-fed formula. And until relatively recently, newborns were whisked away from their moms and wheeled into a nursery. Attitudes and ideas on pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care in Canada and North America have evolved dramatically over the last century. In the early
1900s, most childbirths took place at home under the care of a midwife or family doctor. Medical science took hold of labour with the rise of pain medications and technology, reducing infant and mother mortality, while pathologizing pregnancy. These days, more women and their partners are seeking the best of both worlds: adopting the wisdom of the past and having a midwife as their primary care provider, while having the modern medical system as a strong safety net.
“We made a decision to go with a midwife based a lot on friends’ birth experiences. The best birth experiences had a midwife,” says Meaghan Sibbett, 32, who is having her first child with husband Kush Bubbar, 34. Both attended prenatal classes at Mothering Touch in Victoria. “For me it seemed a more holistic way. (Midwives) spend more time with you and support the birth partner more than the medical model,” she says. “I think of the medical model in terms of control. Doctors are medical experts, but during
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most normal births you don’t need a medical expert. I’m more interested in the model of allowing the body to work the way it’s supposed to work.” Midwives remain a relatively small but growing segment of the medical system – they deliver about 14 per cent of Meaghan Sibbett and Kush Bubbar the province’s newborns. But are expecting their first child, and atthe gradual rise in midwives tended prenatal classes at Mothering and doulas (a childbirth Touch with Laura Warren, a childbirth professional who gives prenatal educator. Modern prenatal classes have veered away from breathing techand postpartum support) has niques and focus on stages of labour gone hand in hand with continued on 11
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Reliving the tamagotchi effect Now, of course, you can Google it and see there are names for it (the “Tamagotchi effect”), debates about it (“ . . .is virtual reality a ■ SUSAN LUNDY FEATURE WRITER means of escaping the problems of modern-day life?”), warnings from psychologists (amid “fears of gender stereotyping”); as well as ongoing controversy among parents, school officials and even animal rights activists. Back then, it was just a Tamagotchi or, in our case, a Giga Pet — and those of you who have never had the honour of handling one of these beeping, insistent little monsters should immediately fall to the ground in humble thanks. The watch-size computer games offer the handler an irritating little pet, which to grow — even live — must be fed, burped, exercised and cooed at. Imagine placing a virtual life into the hands of a child who cannot hold onto a pair of socks from one day to the next. But over 10 million Tamagotchis have been sold since their debut in 1996. I confess to purchasing two of the little beasts in one of those air-headed moments. Thankfully, these Giga Pets were aimed at young players, and had a magical feature: a pause button. My daughters, Danica and Sierra, played
frantically with their new toys — beep, beep, beep — for about a week until one day (thank god) the batteries died. But this was not before Sierra, then five, was traumatized by the Tamagotchi effect (“the development of emotional attachment with machines or robots or even software agents”). Both pets were based on The Little Mermaid story. At any given time the pets were a fish, sea horse, jellyfish or crab. Pets that became too unhappy, hungry, out of shape, sick or merely petulant (all from lack of attention to the pause button) disappeared by means of a great hook that dragged them off the screen to Ursula, the wicked sea witch. Sierra had become particularly attached to her “crabbie.” After all, a pet is a pet. So when the hook dragged off crabbie while I was at work, I received a call from a devastated child. “Sob, gasp, sob.” “Sierra, what’s the matter?” “Sob. Ursula g-g-got crabbie.” “Oh. You sound very sad. Good thing it’s just a computer and crabbie’s not real.” “Gasp, sob, weep. What will Ursula do with crabbie?” “Ursula’s not really there. It’s just pretend.” “D-D-Daddy said Ursula’s going to have crab sandwiches for dinner.” “Oh, sweetheart, of course not!”
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Pause. “Put your father on the phone.” About a year later, good ole dad decided to buy new Giga Pet batteries. By then only one could be found, so after tearing the house part, I reluctantly purchased another. Of course, the only virtual pet left in the entire universe was much more difficult and, horrifyingly, it had no pause button. My elder daughter took on care of it, but unfortunately, she had to sleep, the pet required 24hour care, and I could only grasp a basic understanding of how this pet worked. Danica — patient, but on the edge of hysteria — explained all I must do throughout the night to prevent the death of her pet. Sleeping with a twist of anxiety in my stomach, I pulled myself from bed around 2 a.m., exercised the miserable thing and managed to keep it alive until morning. Thankfully, after several more stress-filled days and nights, she lost it and it disappeared forever. Today, online, you can read a CNN story about a Tamagotchi cemetery in the UK; and find references to virtual resting places for dead virtual pets. And you can check out newer pet versions — they’re even more complicated with a Face Morph component, and the opportunity to teach six of them how to dance and sing together! What I haven’t found, but I think is a stellar idea, is an online support group for virtual grandparents. ●
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Oak Bay Family Choices grow for women with childbirth continued from 09 fundamental shifts in thinking about how women and their partners approach childbirth. Laura Warren, a childbirth educator and a doula who runs prenatal classes at Mothering Touch, reenforces the idea that women have choices – midwife or doctor; home birth or hospital birth; options around drugs during labour; conditions of the delivery room or even the operating theatre in cases of Caesarian birth. “Now it’s all about teaching women what their bodies are capable of doing and that (childbirth) is a natural process, rather than a medical procedure,” Warren says. “I want to make sure women come out, not fearless, but with a lot less fear.” Warren estimates 20 per cent of pregnant couples take prenatal classes, which unpacks the process of labour, techniques to manage pain, and dispels pregnancy myths cemented into society. And the myths are rife. A book recently profiled in Maclean’s magazine, Expecting Better: How to Fight the Pregnancy Establishment with Facts, argues that there is little credible evidence that moderate amounts of alcohol, caffeine, raw fish and many other pregnancy no-nos can harm the baby in utero. “There is a lot of mixed information out there. One book to the next had totally different advice,” says Sibbett, a case worker for Bridges for Women Society. “It’s wonderful to clarify information and prenatal class makes
(giving birth) seem more possible, to have it laid out clearly with options for pain relief. It makes it more real and imaginable.” Warren said when she had her first child in 1985, prenatal class focused more on breathing techniques and less on practical knowledge. “I came out knowing nothing about childbirth,” she laughed. “My labour was unlike anything I had learned. “I found I was scared. I had a very good doctor, but I remember going into labour very fearful. Prenatal instruction has come a long way in my experience.” Key differences for hospital births in recent decades is that newborns are given directly to their mom for skin to skin contact, to help regulate the newborn’s body temperature and promote bonding. Long gone are nursery wards. Breastfeeding, almost abandoned in North America 50 years ago for formula, made a resurgence under doctors like Jack Newman. Although breastfeeding in public can stir controversy and debate continues on what pregnant women can and can’t consume, childbirth is starting to find an equilibrium between nature and modern medicine. “I can’t imagine not having witnessed the delivery, holding the baby and keeping here there,” Warren says. “I can’t imagine the days when you delivered and weren’t clear headed and the baby was taken away to the nursery.” ● editor@saanichnews.com
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What are you reading right now? What do you read with your kids? I just started The Cider House Rules by John Irving. My kids love books! We head to the library every couple of weeks and come home with a huge stack. They can be anything from Chickadee Magazine to short chapter books. Both kids love Winnie the Pooh, as long as you do the voices, so that is always an easy go-to!
Kirsten Pite with three-year-old Mason and five-year-old Sadie at their home in Oak Bay. SHARON TIFFIN/NEWS STAFF
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arts@mondaymag.com and on tour, few groups seem interested in sharing the same soul spotlight. hen The Chantrelles played their “That goes for right across Canada,” Dwyer first set at a coffee roastery, they says. “We don’t see people playing in that style. … weren’t planning on leading a We’re involved in a scene with a lot of guitar rock. soul dance party from Victoria to Whether it’s soul or not, you just don’t see people Montreal, but two years later the playing horns, or even keys for that matter.” crowd favourites haven’t stopped. Nathan Ambrose, organizer of the first annual “We were thinking of playing Motown covers Garden City Grooves Music Festival agrees. No and we were never thinking it would go anywhere,” one else is emanating the classics quite like The says keyboardist Erin Dwyer, who was studying at Chantrelles – but groups like The New Souls have the Victoria Conservatory of Music, along with half emerged with a “powerful, sweet sounding” repof the original eight-member lineup at the time. ertoire that bridges the gap between the sound of “We didn’t even think that it would go that well.” the ’60s and something more modern, he says. Both “Well” equated to repeated invitations to play bands are set to play the festival this weekend (Sept. from a catalogue of about 50 covers, before the 27-28). group eventually began collaborating on their own “The soul and funk scene in Victoria is burgeonoriginals. Since that first show at Discovery Coffee ing,” says Ambrose, who, along with partner in February, 2011, The Chantrelles have created a Reuven Sussman, moved forward with the festival style so familiar, yet almost completely absent from after successfully co-organizing the one-night Funk The Chantrelles are part of the first annual Garden City Grooves festival, taking over the current musical landscape, either in Victoria or Fest last November. “There are a lot of bands that Victoria Sept. 27-28. Supplied photo. further afield in the country – and it’s one embraced have started to make a name for themselves over by crowded dance floors across the city. the past two or three years and we thought, what a “People were a little awestruck, but for us it was better way to celebrate them than to focus on these genres?” really natural feeling because we had played all of that stuff and covered all of the right songs Those genres fall beneath the umbrella of groove – soul funk, afro beat, afro funk, downfor so long that we knew how everything should sound,” she says. The upbeat, soulful tunes move dancers as naturally as they come to The Chantrelles, Dwyer tempo, world music – a seemingly endless list, Ambrose admits before offering some clarity. “Essentially it’s music that makes you want to move and the beat is key.” says. It’s a definition not so different from how Dwyer explains The Chantrelles’ act: “We’ve been so lucky. You go to other shows and you don’t get that immediate looseness in “It’s really fun music to play and fun music to listen to. I don’t think anybody at a party the crowd. That was pretty much the case all the way right across Canada. People were pretty would disagree with throwing on “Ain’t to Proud to Beg.” It’s a universal style of music anyone willing to get into it right away.” can get into. That’s what we saw at our first few shows: people just dancing their asses off.” On the rare occasion a crowd wasn’t enticed by the band’s best efforts, including a horn The Chantrelles play Saturday (Sept. 28) at Lucky (517 Yates). The New Souls perform Friday section and Chance Lovett’s impassioned vocals, there was always at least one in the audience (Sept. 27) at Publik (1318 Broad). Full lineup and tickets to Garden City Grooves Music Festival really enjoying themselves – enough to keep the band happy, Dwyer recalls with a giggle. But at gardencitygrooves.com. despite their overwhelmingly positive reception The Chantrelle’s have received both at home
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he Blue Bridge is soon to be just a ghost in Victoria’s Inner Harbour, but if Vancouver-based comic Dan Quinn has anything to say about it, its legacy will live on. Quinn is hosting the second annual Blue Bridge Comedy Festival, a bigger and better version of the festival that kept Victorians laughing for a week straight last September. This year’s iteration runs until Sept. 29. The pinnacle of last year’s festival was the gala show, hosted by Brent Butt at the Archie Browning Sports Centre. But Quinn decided to take a different approach this time around. Instead of one big show with a large capacity, this year’s festival offers many shows, in smaller, more intimate venues. Lucky Bar, the Copper Owl, Esquimalt High, the Victoria Event Centre, Ecole Victor Brodeur, Hecklers, Upstairs Cabaret, Club 9one9 and the Fleet Club are all hosting shows this time around. Venues range from a few dozen seats to a several hundred. And the shows range in content, too. “The Big Show is the biggest names, people you see on TV, while the Dark and Dirty Show is more edgy. If you’re married with a couple of kids, this show probably isn’t the one for you. If you don’t want to be offended,
we’ve got shows for you, too.” There’s the Fairly Clean Show, Ratfish Lounge, the Best of Victoria Show, the Young Guns, the Out and About Show, podcast tapings, a headliner series featuring the likes of Mike Wilmot, Pete Zedlacher, Graham Clark, Brian Posehn and Elvira Kurt and even a nightly talk show — hosted by actor, comic and creator of CTV’s hit sitcom Corner Gas, Brent Butt. “I hosted the gala show last year and I was envious of all the guys who got to hang around all week and see the other shows. It’s a really fun festival with a great crowd,” Butt says. Butt’s nightly talk show at the Victoria Event Centre will feature some standup, some prepared bits and some different comedic guests each night, but most of the show will be off the cuff. “It’s always a lot of fun. The format allows for fun for the audience and the performers. It’s a hybrid between a talk show and a TV show.” The best part, says Butt, is that it’s in such a small room. “There’s nothing that compares to playing a small venue. While there’s magic in playing a big theatre, a small venue with a low ceiling and 200 people — that’s ideal.” For more information, a full schedule and artist profiles, visit bluebridgecomedyfestival.com.
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What exactly is a heart attack? When the blood supply to the heart is slowed or stopped because of a blockage, a heart attack occurs. Atherosclerosis, the narrowing of coronary arteries due to plaque buildup, causes more than 90% of heart attacks. A heart attack may also occur when a coronary artery temporarily contracts or goes into a severe spasm, shutting off blood flow to the heart. Not all people who have heart attacks experience the same symptoms or experience them to the same degree. Many heart attacks aren’t as dramatic as the ones you’ve seen on TV. Some people have no symptoms at all, while for others, the first sign may be sudden cardiac arrest. Still, the more signs and symptoms, the greater the likelihood that person may be having a heart attack. The severity of heart attack symptoms can vary too. Some people have mild pain, while others experience severe pain. A heart attack can occur anytime — at work or play, while you’re resting, or while you’re in motion. Some heart attacks strike suddenly, but many people who experience a heart attack have warning signs and symptoms hours, days or weeks in advance. The earliest warning of a heart attack may be recurrent chest pain (angina) that is triggered by exertion. Angina is caused by a temporary decrease in blood flow to the heart.
Common symptoms include: • Pressure, tightness, pain, or a squeezing or aching sensation in the chest or arms. It may also spread to the neck, jaw or back. • Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain • Shortness of breath • Sweating or a cold sweat • Feelings of anxiety or an impending sense of doom • Fatigue • Trouble sleeping • Light-headedness or dizziness
What to do if you see someone having a heart attack? If you encounter someone who is unconscious from a presumed heart attack, call for emergency medical help If you have received training in emergency procedures, begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This helps deliver oxygen to the body and brain.
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otoriously reclusive author J.D. Salinger, most famous for his coming-of-age novel Catcher in the Rye, would have hated the documentary that bears his name. Quite a few critics have sneered at Salinger too, complaining about everything from the bombastic music to its “tabloid” approach more interested in sensationalism than sensitive literary analysis. Notwithstanding its flaws, Salinger is an interesting and wideranging look at a true literary lion – a deeply flawed man whose very personal writing achieved a profound resonance with readers around the globe. The director follows a simple psychological throughline, positing that Salinger’s horrific experiences in the Second World War left him with crippling emotional scars – a trauma that he forever after tried to purge by writing obsessively, often for days at a time. He did this locked down in the so-called “bunker” some distance from his house, totally isolated from his wife and children. It’s hard to ignore the irony of a man selfishly ignoring his own flesh and blood in order to spend endless hours in the company of the fictional Glass family whom he chronicled in numerous short stories. And Salinger’s pattern of seducing smart but impressionable girl-women and then controlling them is also explored – and in salacious enough detail to discomfit many of his fans. There are a few dozen talking heads in Salinger, everyone from literary editors to his estranged daughter, from admiring actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman to acerbic cultural gadfly Gore Vidal. Given that the writer who published so little in his lifetime will posthumously double his oeuvre with the release of several books in the next few years, this documentary is a useful, albeit superficial, refresher course in the life and legend of a classic author. Rating: ★★★ Salinger continues at the Odeon
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Vintage expo - Workshops, vintage beauty salon, best dressed contest, photo booth, vendors and more. Friday, 5-9pm and Sat. 11am5pm at Crystal Garden (713 Douglas). $7/5. victoriavintageexpo.com. Faster gina tHrill, tHrill! Cherry Poppins Ginger Kittens, Lay D. Lushious and Delilah Pye bring their grrrlesque stylings to The Cambie in support of PEERS. The hijinks begins at 8pm and includes the comedy of Maggie Mahem and a Sexy Dance Party by DJ Naomi Nice. $15 at the door (856 Esquimalt). Culture days- The province-wide
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Myles and Gerry Fitzgerald celebrate a goal with Rory Maguire, centre, and Nick Charif, No. 24, against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks during the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack on Saturday (Sept. 7). The Grizzlies won 5-4 in overtime.
Grizz back in the Bear Grizzlies host Bulldogs, Backs Travis Paterson News staff
Home again, home again, jiggity-jig. The Victoria Grizzlies are happy to be back practising and, as of today (Sept. 27), playing in Bear Mountain Arena. Tonight is the Grizzlies (3-3) seventh game of the B.C. Hockey League season and first at home, as the winless Alberni Bulldogs (0-7) visit. Puck drop is 7:15 p.m. Tomorrow the Salmon Arm Silverbacks visit at the same time. When you’re home is arguably one of the nicest arenas in the province – dressing rooms aside – it’s good to be back. “Being on the road, it was good for us to build as a group
and build teamsmanship, but there was some adversity playing the second game on the road in two nights,” assistant head coach and general manager Craig Didmon said. “We’ve done well to come out of it 3-3.” The past two Friday games were wins for the Grizzlies, in Powell River and Nanaimo. But each was followed up with a loss the next night. “Saturday we didn’t bring our best performance. We have a lot of new players who’ve come in and who’re ready to be good players in the league, just need to learn the way the league is and we’ll be one of those teams that continues to get better as the year goes on,” Didmon said. Fans can expect to see the same dazzling moves from the Fitzgerald brothers Gerry, who leads the team in scoring with
four goals and five assists, and Myles and Leo. Didmon says the team is even more offensively dynamic up front than last year, but it will take a while to see it consistently. “We’ve (also) got some raw defencemen who have great skills and puck moving skills. Again, it takes time to figure out the league.”
Engineering a deal The Grizzlies are happy with its goaltending duo of local boys Nic Renyard, the starter, and Alec Dillon, the backup. On Saturday Dillon committed to an NCAA scholarship offer from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers in New York. Dillon starred for the Westshore Wolves junior B team last year. sports@vicnews.com
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The Victoria Grizzlies aren’t the only team moving home this week as the Westshore Wolves are also back home in The Bear. The Wolves might have drawn the unluckiest start of any club for this Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season. Not only has the Mann Cup kept them out of Bear Mountain Arena until this week, the Wolves have been without four of its top six forwards to start the season. “We’re coming but it’s a work in progress,” coach Rob Doyle said. “You never know quite what you’re going to get with us.” The Wolves (3-4-1-0) visit the Saanich Braves tonight (3-3-0-0) in hopes of wresting away another hard-earned win. Puck drop is 6:30 p.m. at Pearkes Arena. Despite injuries to captain Joel Gordon and two of its top scor-
ers from last season, Clay Carson and Kyle Richter, the Wolves have stayed the course. Doyle hopes the team has stemmed the bleeding on defence from a couple of early season blowouts, 10-0 to the Victoria Cougars on Sept. 8 and 6-1 to the Nanaimo Buccaneers on Sept. 18. In three of the last four games, the Wolves gave up 47, 51, and 70 shots. Remarkably, the Wolves won the 70-shot game with only 31 shots for, a 6-5 overtime win against the Campbell River Storm on Sept. 11. “Our goaltending is not the problem. When you give up 50 to 60 shots a game, it’s a total lack of defensive commitment,” Doyle said. The return of the aforementioned injured players will help. So will getting veteran Kayle Ramsay back. Ramsay is still serving a lengthy one-month suspension from the end of last season. “Looking at the big picture right now, maybe it’s a better thing, guys are showing us some things we might not have seen from them. Instead of baby steps, some guys are taking giant steps.” sports@vicnews.com
Putting on a Brave face Travis Paterson News staff
With some highly talented forwards flying up front for the Saanich Braves, fans can be forgiven for mistaking this season’s team as one that’s flirting with a reload rather than a rebuild VIJHL season. Not true says coach Brad Cook. “We’re definitely in a rebuild year, we’re already starting to see the inexperience and youth show its face. But we’re letting these kids find there way after a good start,” he said.
The Braves had an electric home opener at the beginning of the month, storming back from a four goal deficit to beat the Wolves. But it’s not all rosy. “You can’t get comfy as a young player, and I’m not sure some of the guys we opened the season with have shown me they are ready to stay.” The defence is the Braves’ rock, led by last year’s VIJHL defender of the year Garrett Kemmler, Jordan Groenhyde, Tom Dakers and Liam Sproule, though Sproule and Gronehyde are injured. sports@vicnews.com
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Victoria Royals forward Austin Carroll (No. 21) is blocked from getting his stick on the puck by Spokane Chiefs defender Jason Fram (No. 2) with Chiefs Blair Oneschuk (No. 10) in support, Tuesday night at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The Chiefs won the game 6-2. On Saturday the Royals visit the Kelowna Rockets.
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Bill Okell put a stamp on another successful sports car season driving his modified 1964 MGB to two wins in the Nasport Lite Championship at Thundershill Raceway Park in Willows, Calif., near Sacramento. It’s the fourth straight Nasport Lite title for Okell and his crew, with first place finishes on Saturday and Sunday. But it’s still not Okell’s desired season, as the Victoria gear head was striving to get back into the winner’s circle of the GTU Sports Car standings at the River’s Edge Road Course in Mission. “Unfortunately I strive for perfection,” Okell said. “I’m not
going out on a losing note so I’ll be back again next year.” Two weekends ago Okell had the chance to win the GTU series. He went into the final
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Sat. Sept. 28: Chargers alumni games: Chargers Women’s Alumni vs. Chargers, 4 p.m.; Chargers Men’s Alumni vs. Chargers, 6 p.m., at PISE.
Sat. Sept. 28: VIRU Barnard Cup senior men, Castaway Wanderers at James Bay AA, 1st Div. 1 p.m., premiers 2:45 p.m. at MacDonald Park.
Fri. & Sat. Oct. 12-13: CIS women’s preseason, UVic Vikes vs. UBC-Okanagan, 6 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday at McKinnon Gym.
Sat. Sept. 28: VIRU Barnard Cup senior men, UVic Vikes at Velox field, 1st Div. 1 p.m., premiers 2:45 p.m. at MacDonald Park.
“The disappointing thing was I led both the final races in Mission but fell back with the parts failures, a head gasket on Sunday and timing plate on Saturday,” Okell said. The good news is they were able to rectify both issues within two days of returning and head off to Thundershill. When they got Photos by Brent Martin Bill Okell on the track there, the skies poured sweet B.C. rain onto the in Mission. track, and Okell dominated the first race. “We found out we’re two races of the season in Mission in second better in the rain. Half place and the oppor- the field didn’t even go tunity to overtake first on the track, they’re in the points standings. not used to it and don’t Instead of winning, he have the proper tires.” The engine is already slipped to sixth place in each race and fin- out of the MGB being ished third overall for refitted for next season. sports@vicnews.com the year.
Volleyball
Sat. Sept. 28: Chargers men’s volleyball alumni vs. Chargers, 1 p.m. at PISE.
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Sat. Sept. 28: Women’s soccer, Vikes vs. Fraser Valley, 5 p.m. at Centennial Stadium. Fri. & Sun. Sept. 27 & 29: Women’s rugby, Vikes vs. Calgary Dinos, 5 p.m. Friday, Vikes vs. Alberta, 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Wallace Field. Sat. & Sun. Sept. 28-29: Women’s field hockey vs. UBC, 11 a.m. both days at UVic water-based turf.
Correction
UBC Thunderbirds football player Quinn Van Gylswyk was misidentied in the Sept. 20 issue of the News. On Saturday Van Gylswyk kicked all five of his field goal attempts and averaged 42 yards per punt as the Thunderbirds defeated the Regina Rams 37-27. The News regrets the error.
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2004 TITANIUM 29E34RL (new May 2005), good condition. One slide out, rear living room with fireplace, chair, hide-a-bed couch, sliding glass doors leading to fully screened patio. Patio deck slides out from underneath. Centre kitchen, double door refrigerator, microwave, double sink. Hardwood floors, oak cabinets, washer/dryer, porcelain toilet. Ducted A/C, gas/ electric hot water with DSI. Fiberglass exterior, dual paned windows, Polar Pak insulation, power front jacks, rear stabilizers. Ideal for traveling south in winter, parking at the lake or touring. Length/benefits of 34’ but tows like 29’. $65,000 new, asking $19,900. 250-8818833, chuck.salmon@shaw.ca
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week beginning September 26, 2013
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Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Sept. 26 - Oct.2 edition of Real Estate Victoria
3258 Irma, $439,500
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lorraine Stundon, 250 812-0642
310-1975 Lee Ave, $165,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422
pg. 5
pg. 2
pg. 5
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 7
Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-4 Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715
pg. 7
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Komal Dodd, 250-479-3333
pg. 1
pg. 7
pg. 6
pg. 23
pg. 8
pg. 6
Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588
pg. 2
403-1050 Park Blvd, $269,900 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291
pg. 5
1735 Denman St, $568,500 Saturday 1-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-477-5353
pg. 9
3499 Henderson, $688,000 pg. 10
2666 Dorset, $759,900
pg. 9
pg. 10
1974 Oak Bay Ave
Saturday, Sunday & Monday 12-4 RE/MAX Camosun Mark Lawless, 250-744-3301
pg. 9
pg. 1
pg. 6
1542 Clawthorpe Ave, $424,900 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
138 St. Lawrence St, $529,800 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gina Sundberg, 250-812-4999
pg. 8
210-1012 Collinson St, $279,800 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gina Sundberg, 250-812-4999
pg. 8
213-165 Kimta Rd, $448,500 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250-661-4476
pg. 10
606 Speed Ave, $215,000
pg. 7
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Elfie Jeeves, 250-477-7291
Saturday 2-4 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
pg. 10
304-1351 Esquimalt Rd. Saturday 12:30-2 Re/Max Camosun April Prinz, 250-744-3301
pg. 10
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Debbie Hargreaves 250 384-8124
pg. 13
103-3915 Carey Rd, $299,000 pg. 22
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
pg. 22
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Marvin Diercks, 250-217-2283
pg. 11
Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250-744-3301
pg. 8
pg. 14
Wednesday - Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600
10500 McDonald Park, $585,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess, 250 384-8124
pg. 14
pg. 12
pg. 14
10646 Madrona, $1,698,800
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
10322 Booth Pl, $419,000 pg. 1
Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Paul Macris, 250-656-0911
pg. 14
pg. 12
Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Irene Dunic, 250-656-0911
pg. 14
2513 Rothesay, $995,000 pg. 11
Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Josy Widmer, 250-656-0911
pg. 14
pg. 14
pg. 12
Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kimberly Legeard, 250-656-0911
pg. 14
pg. 6
pg. 13
104-9820 Seaport, $799,000 pg. 11
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Stephen Postings, 250-656-0131
pg. 15
413-2710 Jacklin Rd, $289,000
101-954 Walfred, $364,900 Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091
pg. 15
2006 Hannington Rd, $599,500 pg. 18
3361 Willowdale, $509,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell, 250 744-3301
pg. 13
pg. 23
pg. 19
207-2732 Matson Rd, $309,900 Wednesday-Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Neil Docherty, 250-478-9600
pg. 5
pg. 13
476-482 Becher Bay Rd, $499,900 pg. 14
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Karn Dodd, 250-479-3333
pg. 18
201-9820 Seaport, $514,500
1702 Texada, $1,140,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301
pg. 14
1962 Jeffree Rd., $524,500
102-2286 Henry, $259,000
Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091
Sunday 12-1 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
304-2250 James White Blvd, $259,900 Saturday 1-3 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Don Sparling, 250-656-5511
970 Haslam Ave., $470,000
Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250-744-3301
6471 Bella Vista Dr, $775,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Campbell, 250-744-3301
79-7570 Tetayut, $255,000
pg. 6
306-769 Arncote, $319,900
14-2115 Amelia, $362,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron, 250-656-0911
pg. 15
Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106
Sunday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653 pg. 23
pg. 18
9-3650 Citadel, $629,900 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291
pg. 16
pg. 5
264 Dutnall, $849,900 Sunday 11:30-1:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291
pg. 14
pg. 18
904 Lakeside Pl, $494,500 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
202-9820 Seaport, $569,500
4001 Sherwood, $964,900 Sunday 2-3:30 Newport Realty Jordy Harris, 250-385-2033
pg. 5
pg. 23
108-608 Fairway Ave, $334,000 Thursday-Sunday 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100
10230 Bowerbank Rd, $228,000
Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Willy Dunford, 250-656-0911
4360 Ridgewood, 574,900
308-1521 Church, $229,000 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 13
pg. 18
113-37 Skogstad Way, $349,900 Saturday 12-1 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
203-2326 Harbour, $169,000
302-1068 Tolmie Ave, $264,900
740 Wesley, $895,000
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106
Sunday 2:30-4:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Paul Holland, 250 592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
pg. 23
2953 Colquitz, $454,900
4629 Sunnymead, $689,000
405-1020 Esquimalt Rd, $214,900
708-373 Tyee Rd, $325,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353
pg. 16
479 Joffre St, $479,000 pg. 7
pg. 11
Sunday 11:30-1:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rosemarie Colterman, 250 592-4422
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Debra Bartlett, 250-656-0911
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Paul Holland, 250-592-4422
8-3951 Bethel Pl, $399,000
4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900
Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Birger Resch, 778-677-8788
pg. 14
pg. 22
104-893 Hockley, $224,900 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250-744-3301
203-10431 Resthaven Dr., $269,900
Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893
4938 Haliburton
1027 Wurtele Pl, $434,900
Saturday 12-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Paul Holland, 250-592-4422
pg. 2
Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Eleanor Smith, 250-818-6662
1011 Wychbury Ave, $479,900 Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868
Saturday 1-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588
4034 Locarno Lane
pg. 8
pg. 22
7744 Wallace Dr., $628,888 Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301
pg. 15
3358 Langrish, $429,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
201-9820 Seaport, $514,500
pg. 10
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333
pg. 13
102-9945 Fifth St, $249,900
4259 Wilkinson Rd, $359,900
897 Swan, $429,000
pg. 10
Saturday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais, 250 655-0608
Saturday 2:30-4:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Paul Holland, 250-592-4422
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Kami Norman, 250-477-5353
307-10459 Resthaven, $519,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty David Stevens, 250-893-1016
pg. 10
280 Wilfert Rd, $459,000 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-1989
pg. 5
4-1473 Garnet Rd, $354,900
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Elfie Jeeves, 250-477-7291
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Robert Nemish, 250-744-3301
1019 Fashoda Pl, $429,900
2098 Bishops Gate, $579,000
303-2318 James White Blvd, $530,000
6632 Andlorr Pl, $669,000
29-500 Marsett Pl, $435,500
5502 Alderley Rd, $459,900
Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910
pg. 6
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
20-934 Boulderwood, $499,990
3-45 Vickery Rd, $489,000
Sunday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Deb Coburn, 250-812-5333
Sunday 11-1 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250-818-6662
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291
3958 Hidden Oaks Pl.
Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mike McCulloch, 250-592-4422
pg. 11
4759 Carloss Pl.
405-1687 Poplar Ave, $335,000
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jim Fields, 250-384-8124
3 Woodville Pl, $359,000
303-660 Battery St, $179,900 Sunday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Thome 250 477-5353
312-1870 Mckenzie Ave.
Saturday 2-4 JONESco. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838
pg. 9
3161 Alder St, $519,500 Sunday 1-4 Access Realty Ltd. Dave Vogel, 250-588-8378
pg. 22
1181 Union Rd, $479,000
2053 Carnarvon, $519,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess, 250 384-8124
Sunday 2-3:30 Newport Realty Jordy Harris, 250-385-2033
3963 Juan De Fuca Terr.
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291
309 Kingston St, $779,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cassie Kangas, 250 477-7291
3410 St Matthews, $439,900
Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893
523 Michigan St, $639,000
pg. 12
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291
965 Victoria Ave, $749,000
Sunday 1-3 Fair Realty Ltd Colin Lagadyn, 250-590-9194
pg. 7
1504 Lynnfield Pl, $698,000 pg. 8
1605 Mileva Lane, $599,900 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422
503-250 Douglas St., $319,900 Sunday 2-3:30 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033
301-1561 Stockton, $229,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sandra Govender, 250-592-4422
1741 Patly Pl, $1,150,000 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Julie Rust, 250-385-2033
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Bruce McCalla, 250-885-8487
pg. 14
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara, 250-384-8124
982 Mckenzie Ave, $299,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty James Liu, 250 477-5353
Saturday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
102-2360 James White, $227,000
4959 Arsenault Pl, $559,900
Saturday & Sunday 10-4 Re/Max Camosun Dan Juricic, 250-744-3301
Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty VI Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
502-250 Douglas St., $369,900 Sunday 2-3:30 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033
pg. 11
Saturday 2-3:30 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033 pg. 9
pg. 11
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291
1043 Parkwood, $825,000
2736 Fifth, $519,000
Saturday 1-3 & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rosemarie Colterman, 250 592-4422
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Julie Rust, 250-385-2033
6631 Buena Vista, $549,900
115-1485 Garnet Rd, $209,900
Saturday & Sunday 10-12 Re/Max Camosun Dan Juricic, 250-744-3301
2487 Cadboro Heights, $998,000
1416 Tovido Lane, $489,900
304-2920 Cook St, $289,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250-661-4476
pg. 6
733A Humboldt (200 Douglas)
402-103 Gorge Rd E
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
5098 Clutesi St., $999,900
404-75 Songhees
408-3170 Irma St, $169,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Clayton Jeffs, 250-744-3301
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Paul Holland, 250-592-4422
pg. 23
107-75 Songhees, $725,000
629 Toronto St, $535,500
Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588
4-4701 Lochside Dr, $574,900
Sunday 1-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
pg. 14
3-2020 White Birch Rd, $335,000 pg. 14
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
pg. 8
500 Corfield, $379,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max of Nanaimo John Cooper, 1-866-956-6228
pg. 16
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Jennifer Faerber knows firsthand the impact cancer can have on a child’s life. Faerber, who came to Canada from Australia three years ago to continue her radio career, battled non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a kid. She also had the opportunity to attend a camp in Australia similar to B.C.’s Camp Goodtimes, a summer camp for children who have gone through cancer. Faerber, one of four media riders on this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team, says going from reporting on the Tour to being a part of the event has been a deeply rewarding experience. “When I first moved to Vancouver Island, Tour de Rock was one of the first stories I had to cover,” said Faerber, news director of Vista Radio’s Coast group of stations, based in Courtenay. “When you work in broadcasting, you talk a lot, but you don’t talk about yourself. I’ve had friends that didn’t really know what I went through.” Faerber said one of her motivating factors as a rider is to tell people “what it’s like when you are that kid with cancer.” She noted how grateful she is to
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(Above left) Victoria-based Tour de Rock media riders Jillian van der Geest from KOOL FM and Joe Perkins of CTV News Vancouver Island, and (middle) Arnold Lim of Black Press, are joined by host and news director (right) Jennifer Faerber of Vista Radio’s Jet FM in Courtenay. have gone to a camp during her treatment, and wants to help kids who are currently battling cancer. “When we visited Camp Goodtimes, the kids cheer so loudly for you. I actually felt really comfortable there; I was one of those kids,” While the other three media riders on this year’s 21-person team haven’t experienced cancer the same way Faerber has, they all have their reasons to ride. Black Press media rider Arnold Lim, a father of two, says he thinks about his own kids whenever he gets on the bike. “When we went to Camp Goodtimes I met kids whose stories you don’t know completely, but you know they’ve been dealt some pretty bad cards. But they don’t look any different than my own kids,” he said. “They’re the same age as my kids, but they’ve gone through something that kids their age shouldn’t have to go through.” Lim, who prior to training hadn’t been on a bike for years, says he’s
motivated by those kids whenever he feels the aches and pains of cycling. “There isn’t a day that goes by where my thighs aren’t throbbing or my feet are hurting, but that’s nothing compared to the chemotherapy and the spinal taps that some kids have to go through,” Lim said. “I’m not in any position to complain.” CTV News Vancouver Island reporter and anchor Joe Perkins is grateful no children in his family have been affected by cancer, but he keeps in mind a close uncle who died from lung cancer. “He never smoked a day in his life,” Perkins said. He draws his motivation from his junior rider, Luke Savage, a 17-yearold Grade 12 student at Belmont secondary. “Luke had three jobs this summer, worked seven days a week, knows he wants to be an electrician, he’s finishing up his Grade 12 year, and he’s in remission. … For me, that’s pretty inspiring.”
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