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Laureate will focus on the arts New position will be created soon by mayor Christopher Sun News staff
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Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen pleads to Oak Bay Rotary past-president Joan Peggs from the back seat of a police cruiser as part of Rotary’s campaign to raise money tomorrow (Oct. 24) on World Polio Day. Jensen, an honourary Rotary member, will be “taken into custody” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with the goal of securing $1,500 in pledges for his “bail.”
Mayor behind bars for charity Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen will climb into the back seat of a police cruiser tomorrow (Oct. 24) as part of Oak Bay Rotary’s campaign to raise money on World Polio Day. Jensen, an honourary Rotary member, will be “taken into custody” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with the goal of securing $1,500 in pledges for his “bail.” Every dollar
raised will be matched two for one by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Donations can be made to Jensen’s bail campaign by calling 250-818-3134 or online at endpolio.org/#donate. Cheques should be made payable to Rotary Club of Oak Bay, Treasurer, 1155 St. Peter’s Close, Victoria, B.C., V8P 5T8. Helped by the efforts of local Rotary
clubs and Rotary International, the number of polio deaths or cases of paralysis has been reduced from 1,000 people a day in 125 countries in 1988 to just 223 cases in three countries worldwide in 2012. Tax receipts from Rotary International will be issued for donations of $50 or more. reporter@vicnews.com
Oak Bay will get its first arts laureate, now that council has approved contributing $2,500 towards the position. Mayor Nils Jensen will initially appoint a local artist to serve in the position until November 2014. From then on, a subcommittee will be formed to accept and screen applicants, and recommendations will be forwarded to council for final consideration. The appointment will be for three years, to coincide with municipal elections. “I know a number of people who are inter- Janet Rogers ested,” Jensen said, adding he will make a decision in the coming weeks. “I have spoken to a few different people in the last couple of months.” Last week, council gave Jensen the authority to appoint an arts laureate because of the abbreviated term the person will be serving. Janet Marie Rogers is the City of Victoria’s third poet laureate. She is paid a $2,500 annual honorarium over three years and has a budget of $1,000. Rogers is tasked by the city to produce a minimum of three new original works annually that reflect or represent ideas and issues of importance to Victorians.
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