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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
League creditor process extended Capital City Centre project remains stalled Charla Huber News staff
After a week in court League Group is seeing a few changes but will remain in creditor protection until June. During a B.C. Supreme Court hearing John Parkinson was appointed the interim chief executive officer of League Financial Partners, the group behind Colwood’s Capital City Centre project. The $1 billion development project at Goldstream Avenue and Sooke Road was marketed as the largest development on Vancouver Island. The ground broke on the project in 2012 and shoring and other ground work was completed. Now the development is at a standstill. Between struggles with gaining financing for the Colwood project and one in Duncan along with challenges creating two public companies last year, League felt filing for CCAA was the only option, said Adam Gant, League group CEO, in a previous interview with the News Gazette. Please see: Colwood project, Page A4
Kettle Creek resident Kim Rackcliff and fouryear-old Asher Percival celebrate the spoils of a late trick-or-treating experience. Charla Huber/News staff
Kettle Creek delights young knight Community recreates Halloween for Asher, 4, after hospital stay Charla Huber News staff
Just a few hours before little goblins and ghouls set out in search of candy, four-yearold Asher Percival found himself spending Oct. 31 in the emergency room at Victoria General Hospital. “It was pretty bad,” said his father, Gord Percival. “He was pretty lethargic and so dehydrated. That was the breaking point when we decided to take him in.”
Asher had a severe case of flu but his parents had hoped he’d be able to go trick-ortreating to even just a couple homes in their Langford neighbourhood. “He’d picked out his costume since August,” Gord said. The knight in shining armour costume sat unused and shortly before 7 p.m. Asher’s father made a post on the Residents of Kettle Creek Facebook group announcing Asher was in the hospital and would not be trick-ortreating. Within minutes 75 residents commented, offering to save candy for the little boy when he was better. Neighbour Kim Rackcliff felt bad for Asher even though she’d never met the boy. She asked on the Facebook page if residents could
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all be home at the same time to allow Asher to trick-or-treat when he was well. On Nov. 2, Asher and his family visited about 30 homes, some still decked for Halloween or sporting pumpkins at the end of the driveway to signal they were participating. “I dressed up in a witch outfit so Asher wouldn’t have been the only one dressed up,” Rackcliff said. “As an individual it’s just a small thing, but collectively it’s an amazing thing. No kid should go without Halloween.” Some of the residents left notes with bowls of candy outside and most of residents had never even met him. “It was heart-warming that all of these people did this for my son,” said Asher’s mom Crystal Percival. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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MAMMOTH MYSTERY
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Above: Glenn Willing stands near the Royal Bay site where his father Fred Willing discovered a mammoth tooth in the early 1960s. It was later donated to the Royal B.C. Museum. Left: Visitors look over the famed mammoth display in the Royal B.C. Museum which boasts a few Ice Age teeth in its collection. Don Denton/News staff
Royal Bay tooth mixed up at museum Charla Huber News staff
Curators at Royal B.C. Museum need clear confirmation on a tooth found in a Colwood gravel pit more than 40 years ago. The tale of the tooth came to light this month after the News Gazette made inquiries about the artifact after construction began on Royal Bay secondary school, about half a kilometre from the excavation site. The mammoth remains were uncovered in the early 1960s by Fred Willing and Alex Murray, said Fred’s son, Glenn. The men were scraping gravel and running a diesel shovel between Metchosin Road and the ocean when they noticed a strange-coloured mass along the freshly dragged bank. “The mass was between 12 and 14 feet in diameter. It was substantial,” explained Glenn, retelling the story his father told him. “It was an unusual coloured mass and it didn’t look like gravel, they weren’t sure what it was. It was laying in the lower floor of the pit.” The men carried on and put the matter on the conveyer belt and sent it to a stone crusher. It
“The piece he picked up was the tooth of a mammoth. He had the rest of the mammoth there, but it had been sent to the crusher.” – Glenn Willing
was likely the remains of a mammoth skeleton. “He had the rest of the mammoth there, but it had been sent to the crusher,” Glenn said. Eventually a smaller piece remained in the crusher and Murray took a closer look. “The piece he picked up was the tooth of a mammoth,” Glenn said. The bone was about a foot in diameter. Both men were disappointed when they realized what had happened, he said. Murray donated the tooth to the museum in 1964, but during a museum inventory in 1990 it was discovered the tooth and its receipt had been separated. RBCM now has two teeth that could be the one from Royal Bay. “It’s pretty clear to us that we know which tooth it is. We just need someone to help identify it and give us solid closure,” said Richard Hebda,
curator of botany and earth history. Hebda hopes someone who originally saw the tooth or took a photo of it will come forward and help identify it in a similar fashion to a “police identification line up.” The site where the tooth was recovered is about half a kilometre away from the future site of Royal Bay secondary school and officials are considering using it as inspiration. “My first thought when I heard was ‘We might have our mascot picked,” said Windy Beadall, principal of the future Royal Bay secondary school. “It’s pretty exciting to think there is more history there than just gravel.” Sooke School District is setting up meetings with future Royal Bay students to help select the school’s colours and mascot starting in January. “A mascot, that’s a great idea,” said SD 62 superintendent Jim Cambridge. “We’d consider it, but obviously we’d need to talk to students and teachers. The kids really are an important voice. We are always looking around for something with connection and it’s a lot better than inventing a name like the Pirates or Buccaneers.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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If the mammoth tooth found in Royal Bay can be properly identified, the Royal B.C. Museum plans to send it away. “This tooth has never been radio carbon dated,” said Richard Hebda, curator of botany and earth history at the museum. “This tooth doesn’t look fossilized and it may be relatively recent.” The curator estimates the tooth is 12,000 to 25,0000 years old, near the end of the Ice Age. Because the specimen hasn’t fully fossilized it could be carbon dated, but must first guarantee it’s from Royal Bay, said Hedba. The RBCM asks t anyone with information on the tooth found in Royal Bay in 1964 or with photos to call 250356-7226. editor@goldstream gazette.com
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One View Royal woman fell prey to the fraudulent grandparent scam. Last week West Shore RCMP received three reports of the scam where someone calls pretending to be a child or grandchild in trouble overseas or out-of-province and requires money. The View Royal resident sent $8,000. “If you receive these phone calls do not send money,” said Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz. “Make contact with other family members to confirm or deny that it’s true.”
Man charged in hefty cell phone heist
A 43-year-old man faces charges after breaking out of the Langford Costco, April 27 with about 90 stolen cellphones. The man hid in the store until after it closed and then fled with the phones, said West Shore RCMP. After six months of police investigation Alvin Vyfhuizen was arrested on the Lower Mainland and charged with stealing $570,950 worth of cellphones. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
Colwood project not part of sale Continued from Page A1
The court approved the appointment and an extension to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act – to facilitate compromises and arrangements between companies and their creditors. League filed on Oct. 18 and court last week extended the proceeding to June 28, 2014. IGW Public Limited Partnership, a member of the
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Cull protesters crossed the line While no vandalism was reported from a weekend deer cull protest in Oak Bay, the fact the group changed course and chose to protest at Mayor Nils Jensen’s home reminded us of two other instances of people taking their fight to political leaders’ homes. Three years ago, vandals invaded Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin’s yard and spray painted his home and car, in retaliation for the city’s crackdown on camping on Harris Green along Pandora Avenue. More recently, demonstrators opposing the province’s liquid natural gas plans set up a mock three-metre fracking rig on Premier Christy Clark’s front lawn in Vancouver. Jensen wasn’t home when the marching protesters gathered at his residence, but what if he had been? Would be have been accosted at his front door? In a community the size of Oak Bay, it’s not unusual for people to know where the mayor lives. In some areas, people know their mayor well enough to visit them at home with questions, suggestions or criticisms. In general, however, most mayors serve as such when presiding over council or representing their municipality in an official or semi-official capacity. They, like any publicly elected official, have an expectation that their privacy will be respected in the relatively few hours they spend at home with their families. People who choose to voice strong opposition on issues they are passionate about must be free to do so. But making issues personal and seemingly ignoring the fact regulatory and other decisions are made by groups of people, not individuals, crosses the line of appropriateness for public protest. In 2011, residents upset with a development in Oak Bay made a show of confronting then mayor Christopher Causton at the municipal hall. Causton promised a town hall meeting and delivered on his promise to further air out residents’ grievances. That scenario illustrated that when protesters make a point in the right forum, they can be more clearly heard. Not doing so reduces their credibility and only works to cheapen their message. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Carbon neutral scheme is sinking such nefarious activities as heating Two days after Energy Minister their schools. But now the money Bill Bennett announced the demise goes into a “Carbon Neutral Capital of the Pacific Carbon Trust, Program,” and districts the public accounts have to apply to get their committee convened at money back for emissionthe legislature to pound reducing projects. a few more nails into This is going so well, its carbon-sequestering according to Bennett, that coffin. post-secondary institutions Assistant Auditor and health authorities will General Morris Sydor be converted to a similar was there to defend his program in the years report from last March ahead. that concluded the B.C. How is that school government was not Tom Fletcher program going? Here are “carbon neutral” in 2010, B.C. Views some examples. because the trust paid The Coast Mountains $6 million for hastily School District around arranged offset projects Terrace paid $66,452 for carbon that were not valid. offsets last year. It got back most of An Encana Corp. gas flaring its three years of offset payments reduction project at Fort Nelson as a grant to complete a boiler and a forest preserve in the upgrade for its Kitimat high school. Kootenays would have proceeded Abbotsford and Nanaimo school without assistance from $25 a tonne districts each have to pay about carbon fee imposed on hospitals, $100,000 a year. They got money universities, colleges and until last back for school boiler upgrades as year, school districts. In fact they well, although local school officials did proceed without this subsidy. say that would not likely have been The government continues to deny the top priority for spending, if it this, but not many people outside the international carbon offset sales hadn’t been for the program that forces districts to spend grants racket believe them. immediately on emission reduction. The Pacific Carbon Trust’s Surrey school district paid functions will continue, Bennett out $585,000 last year, and also said. Instead of a board of directors upgraded boilers. Vancouver’s pitch and 18 staff, five people headed this year was for three electric cars. by an assistant deputy minister Leaving aside the distortion of will evaluate projects and bestow spending priorities caused by this millions taken from college, restrictive tax-and-spend scheme, university and health authority what happens when they run out budgets each year. of boilers to upgrade? And has B.C.’s school districts are still it occurred to the government’s paying $5 million a year to offset
“carbon neutral” braintrust that those new boilers are still burning natural gas? This program is about to be foisted onto universities and hospitals. Does anyone actually believe that heating hospitals and college classrooms is a key driver of global warming? Presumably our carbon czars know that 40 per cent of B.C.’s human-generated greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation, and a few electric cars for school district staff aren’t going to change that. And what happens when colleges and hospitals run out of boilers to modernize and insulation to upgrade? It won’t be long at this rate. In hindsight, this “carbon neutral government” scheme is perhaps the worst single idea implemented in 12 years of B.C. Liberal government. Gordon Campbell’s grand vision of a province where government sets the green standard and the private sector economy follows has simply not worked. The NDP presented a motion in April 2012 to relieve hospitals, colleges and universities of their carbon offset obligation. The idea was supported by a B.C. Liberal backbencher, who argued that B.C. should also scrap the carbon tax and quit pretending it can change the climate. His name? Bill Bennett. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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development approval processes and streamlining along with an examination of planning and other charges and fee costs along with approval turnaround times – all key factors in whether developers want to do business in a given municipality. Just over the horizon is the massive Royal Bay project – the former gravel pit – this project may well be the key to some of Colwood’s future. The 500 plus acre parcel is now owned by the BC Investment Management Corporation (BCIMC) – a collection of the provinces’ largest employee pension funds and very well capitalized, with several billion dollars in holdings. Thus any financing problems such as those that have plagued League Assets and the Capital City Centre project should not arise. The gravel pit has already been tera-formed and the one of the West Shore’s two new high schools is currently under construction right in the same location.
So there is much new and exciting that is happening in Colwood, unfortunately significant stalls or failures capture more headlines and can damage the Colwood brand inadvertently. The new Economic Plan once developed and approved should go a long way to leading the city to strong positive results. Colwood council has not always been a unified council contrary to some of its neighbouring municipalities. But it is now and the council has identified economic development as their number one priority. Let’s hope that post municipal election time in the fall of 2014 that the council of the day is also unified in this positive direction. Colwood actually has more developable land available than any of its neighbours – let’s turn that asset into a healthy, sustainable financially strong future for the city. – Dan Spinner is CEO of West Shore Chamber of Commerce dspinner@westhore.bc.ca
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Dr. Cameron McCrodan, Dr. Ann-Marie Stewart, Dr. Brent Morrison, Dr. Jeffery Thompson and Dr. Chris Snow Every time I visit Vancouver and Stanley Park, I marvel at the vision of the men that protected that land for a park. They could just as easily developed it. I guess it boils down to what we, as a society and as residents want to build and to be remembered for. We are losing something here. Ann Moxley Saanich
What exactly is astigmatism? The question is asked every day and astigmatism is, without doubt, one of the most misunderstood refractive disorders. Optometrists agree that astigmatism has various causes. While some theories claim it is hereditary, others state it is developmental. Both opinions are almost certainly correct. The most common form of astigmatism is due to the clear front part of the eye, the cornea, not being round. This “out of round” of the cornea causes distortion of the focussed light, which in turn causes blurred vision at all distances. An uncorrected astigmatic eye is constantly trying to improve its focus. This is tiring and can cause headaches especially during precise visual work. Most patients are surprised to learn that the majority of people have at least a small amount of astigmatism. The amount of astigmatism will determine the severity of the visual complaints. Most people can go for years without realizing that they have a problem. If one has never seen clearly, it is difficult to comprehend what clear vision truly is. Fortunately both spectacles and contact lenses can correct astigmatism, and recently, refractive surgeons have added astigmatism corrections with lasers to their services. When astigmatism is first corrected a period of adaptation and adjustment is to be expected. Objects may look distorted or slanted but clear. After a few days the strange symptoms will subside. It took the brain years to get used to the “old vision” so it will take a while for the “new vision” to settle. It is very important to correct significant astigmatism in children. They may not complain, but uncorrected astigmatism can often cause poor performance at school. Don’t forget; first eye exam by age three. A regular eye examination with the optometrist is the best way to monitor astigmatism in patients of all ages.
Re: Untangling oil pipeline politics, (B.C. Views, Nov. 13) I read Tom Fletcher’s column with interest, given his strong record on pipeline commentary. His outlook is bleak. Aside from aboriginal consultation requirements (which exist independent of Premier Christy Clark’s five conditions), this pipeline can be built whether B.C. agrees to it or not. B.C. gave up its right to have a say on federalprovincial environmental reviews when it signed Send your letters, with phone the Equivalency Agreement in 2010. With that signumber for verification, to editor@ nature, B.C. agreed to abide by National Energy goldstreamgazette.com Board decisions. With the changes in respect to the environment at the national level, perhaps it is time for B.C. to withdraw from the Equivalency Agreement. The question for Mr. Fletcher – what is the last date at which B.C. can withdraw from the Equivalency Agreement in order that the Northern Gateway would then require a B.C. environmental review? If Fletcher is right and B.C.’s “five conditions” will have absolutely no effect on the outcome given the current environmental review mechaomplimentary eminar nveSting in nisms, should B.C. not be establishing conditions omplimentary eminar Seminar nveSting in Complimentary : inveSting in under which it can have some control over pipeline environmental rules? olatile uring etirement olatile arketS muring arketSarketS Detirement uring retirement v Brent Beach Colatile omplimentary Seminar: inveSting in Victoria vSaturday, olatile marketS uring etirement Saturday, December 7,D 2013 | 10:00 a.m.a.m. –| 11:30 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013 | 10:00 a.m. –7,r 11:30 December 2013 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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Peter Johnson brings back the quarantine tomorrow night. The concept, of an institution that existed right in our back door, is lost in today’s society says the author of Quarantined: Life and Death at William Head Station, 1872-1959. In it the Vancouver author tells the story of the federal quarantine station in Metchosin that for 90 years served as the major port of entry for hundreds of thousands of immigrants travelling to western Canada. The station was converted to the minimum-security penitentiary in 1958 that still operates today. “By the 1960s antibiotics had taken over and the word quarantine almost dropped from common vernacular,” he said. The World Health Organization said infectious diseases have been conquered … The place dropped from consciousness.” Johnson, who has taught history, English, and creative writing in high schools and colleges in Canada for more than 35 vent the spread of contagious years, will launch his third book diseases. “By 1928 over 1,000 ships a tomorrow in Metchosin not far from the original quarantine site. year were being cleared, that’s five ships a day car“It’s an amazing rying 2,000 people,” story. In a way it’s a he said. “It was sigbit like a Rorschach nificant in keeping test of our culture,” British Columbia he said. “The stories communicable diswere just rife, from ease free.” Workers the moment the were tasked with federal government seeking symptoms was cajoled into getof small pox, menting involved.” ingitis, tuberculosis, Johnson’s six-year cholera and other research into the diseases within a book was spurred BLUE few minutes of interby a previous book C89 M67 action. They used on a group of women Peter Johnson Y0 sulphur pots to who came to B.C. to K0 fumigate ships killmarry miners and two young women whoRED died of ing rats and bed bugs. C0 Johnson’s book includes protuberculosis after the voyage to M96 files of the medical pioneers Victoria in 1862. Y78 He discovered that forK0close to and health officials whose work 90 years the William Head Quar- shaped Canada’s public health antine Station was the major system, plus interviews with Grey port of entry for thousands of several Metchosin pioneer famiK71 immigrants travelling to west- lies who lived and worked at the ern Canada. Its role was to pre- quarantine station.
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“The station was considered an edifice of some fear, an edifice of death in the community the children who lived and grew up on the station, the sons and daughters of the workers fled out into the community and made the place humane,” he said. “Theres’ a massive interaction, but in the dirty 30s people who worked on the station had a house, and wood to heat, good salaries. … People off the station they suffered the full pangs of depression.” He offers a free talk and slide show on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Metchosin Golf and Country Club, 4100 Metchosin Rd. The book will be available with a portion of proceeds to the Metchosin Museum Society. This is his third book on B.C. history following Glyphs and Gallows: The Rock Art of Clo-oose and the Wreck of the John Bright, and Voyages of Hope: The Saga of the Brideships. editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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Kids, send us your letter to Santa and we’ll publish it in a special letter to Santa keepsake edition and enter you to win a special prize, before we send it to the North Pole. To participate, write your letter and decorate it with hand drawn pictures and make sure to colour it. Colour will catch Santa’s attention and standout in the newspaper. Once you’re done, go online and visit: www. vicnews.com/contests and upload your picture letter by Dec. 1. Ask a grown up to help you. Winners will be contacted Dec. 2. All letters received will be sent to Santa via Canada Post. The letter to Santa keepsake will come out in the Dec. 11 edition of your community newspaper. editor@goldstreamgazette.com
Nurse practitioner wins national scholarship Victoria nurse practitioner Mary Smith has come a long way from the days living in poverty in the Beausoleil First Nation community on Christian Island in Lake Huron. Smith, who accepted one of 17 national TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund $5,000 scholarships at the recent Aboriginal Nurses of Canada national forum in Richmond, never dreamed she would be a nurse, let alone enrolled in a PhD program. “I remember at the age of 16 struggling, living in a house with one room and without electricity and water and taking risks that could have put me in a dark place,” she said in a personal statement on the Canadian Nurses Foundation website. With love and support from her family, friends and community she rose above her hardships to attain her degree. Among her priorities is to give back through her work as a nurse practitioner, researcher and an educator. Having witnessed much ill health in her family and home community, she is dedicated to caring for those people suffering from addictions and mental health struggles.
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Fri. Nov. 29 Fashion in acTion - The Out of Hand artisan fair is celebrating their 25th anniversary with Fashion in Action, a show featuring fashions available at the fair. Christmas classics will be on the turntable while ballerinas from Ballet Victoria parade down the runway. Proceeds to benefit Ballet Victoria. At 7pm, Crystal Garden. $8/25.
suN. Dec. 1 Merry and brighT- Intrepid Theatre’s annual fundraiser includes a live and silent auction, tastings and cocktail catering from Zambri’s. Raise a glass with the casts of Pick of the Fringe winners Grim and An Improvised Quentin Tarantino and bid on one of a kind experiences. Cash raised supports festivals, venues and programming. Tickets, $40, at
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grease - Victoria High school student musical theatre jumps aboard the grease lightning for four nights. Runs 7:30pm nightly, with a 2pm Saturday matinee. Until Nov. 30 Tickets, $10/8 at the door (1260 Grant). heroes - Three First World War Heroes are under siege as overbearing nuns and relentless repetition of days have them plotting one more escape. The character study of camaraderie and hope runs nightly at 8pm, except for Sundays and Mondays at Langham Court Theatre until Nov. 30. Tickets, $16-21, at langhamtheatre.ca.
2 For Tea - The sold out 2013 Victoria Fringe hit returns as James and Jamesy lure audiences into their delightfully bizarre world of innocence and endearing chemistry. Tickets, $20 at the door or 250-5906291. Until Nov. 30 at the Metro (1411 Quadra).
The collecTed Works oF billy The kid-The most notorious and mythical ghost from the American Midwest frontier is brought to life through the words of Michael Ondaatje at Theatre Inconnu (1923 Fernwood). Until Dec. 14. Tickets, $14/9 at ticketrocket.org. a Tender Thing - Imagine a remix of the greatest love story ever told: a Romeo and Juliet where the young lovers grow old together. Ben Power’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece does just
Fri. Nov. 29 JiM byrnes - Blues musician/actor, Jim Byrnes stops by The Charlie White Theatre (2243 Beacon) in Sidney. 7:30pm. Tickets, $37.50, 250-656-0275. marywinspear.ca.
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Thurs. Nov. 28 kelby Macnayr QuinTeT cd release - Join MacNayr for two incendiary nights of jazz featuring Phil Dwyer, Daniel Lapp, Miles Black and Tom Wakeling Nov. 28 and 29 at Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View). Tickets, $18/20, 8pm. The sTanFields - The Stanfields hit the Strathcona Hotel’s games room for a Movember “fun-rasier,” a by-donation acoustic performance with The Town Heroes at 9pm. Check the guys out the following evening for a full electric show at 7pm at club 9ONE9. Tickets, $18 advance at the Strath (919 Douglas). The harpoonisT and The axe Murderer - A sweaty fling between a sack full of harmonicas, a
MerryThon Fun run - The 33rd annual jingle bell run takes off from Henderson Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill Cross, at 10am sharp and includes an 8km run, 4km walk and a 1km children’s event. Registration, $25 for adults, $5 for kids – with free bells for all! To support the work of Rotary Club of Oak Bay.
Words WeD. Nov. 27 sTuarT Mclean - Canada’s ultimate storyteller and creator of The Vinyl Cafe, rolls into town for two annual Christmas shows at the Royal Theatre. This year he brings the Juno-Award-winning harmonies of The Good Lovelies. Until Nov. 28. rmts.bc.ca
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he Lambrick Park Lions AA senior girls volleyball team could prove be the best high school team in the province at any level, though they’d settle for a AA championship. This week the Lions are at the AA provincials in Surrey, co-hosted by Pacific Academy and Surrey Christian, Nov. 27 to 30. The Lions won the recent double-A Islands beating Cedar (ranked No. 4 in B.C.) in the final, 25-19, 25-11 and 25-21. “Cedar was close, they’re a good team but we played well, we had a good day and didn’t give them many options,” said Lions coach Chris Koutougos. Cedar was, in fact, one of just three teams to beat Lambrick earlier this year. Lambrick’s other losses were against Timberline in the first game of the season and to Neelin from Manitoba in the final of the UBC tournament in September. The Lions rode the season as B.C.’s top-ranked AA team. Along the way they’ve defeated No. 1-ranked AAA and AAAA teams and won the
Vic Lindal Cup crossover city championship for AA, AAA and AAAA teams. But there is no crossover tournament beyond the city championship. The Lions are stacked with a mix of volleyball specialists and elite athletes who’ve crossed over from baseball. There is leadership from graduating captain Emilie Wong, who’s been with the senior team since she was in Grade 9 and was part of its silver medal wins at provincials in 2010 and 2011. There is height, particularly on the left side with 6-foot-tall powerhitting sisters Thana Fayad, in Grade 10, and Shimen Fayad, a Grade 12 student with a scholarship waiting at Wichita State. (Both are provincial team players.) And there are all-around athletes, with Emma Entzminger at libero (she of the national baseball team and who is also one of B.C.’s most dangerous high school strikers when she laces up for the Lions senior girls soccer team) and Jasmine Strandlund, a Grade 11 who is no doubt collegebound for baseball in 2015. “It’s a highly focused and committed team looking to finish the season strong, a lot of crossover athletes who excel on the court,” Koutougos said. In particular, it has depth, with a bench full of club volleyball players who would start on most school teams.
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Lambrick Park Lions libero Emma Entzminger, left, watches as Emilie Wong bumps the ball to the setter during a game at PISE earlier this year. Entzminger has won provincial silver with the Lions volleyball team in 2011, bronze with the Lions soccer team in 2012 and silver with the basketball team in 2011 and has yet to win gold. And it has a chemistry about it, well-earned from hard work and from making the team an inclusive environment. It’s the culmination of about eight years of building a program, Koutougos said. “It’s funny because we might not have a team like this again, it’s a rare group of athletes, that’s for sure. And yet it will be a real challenge to win this
week, it takes a lot of luck and things have to go your way.” The Lions have come close. Captain Wong was with the team as a Grade 9 player in 2010 when it finished second in B.C. and was second again in 2011. Last year they fell to the bottom eight at provincials despite winning the Island championship. sports@vicnews.com
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partnered with Le Vu of the Juan de Fuca Skating Club in pre-novice ice dance and won the pattern dance and free dance events at the BC/YT. Part time Racquet Club skaters Sarah Kedves of Chemainus and Lucas Pallard of Nanaimo came second in the pre-novice pairs event to qualify Regina. “This is a strong group of skaters who work hard and are dedicated to achieving their goals,” said Matt Willis, Racquet Club coach and director of junior development. “I’m proud to take them to Regina.” sports@vicnews.com
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Patrik Polivka is not letting his current opportunity get away. He earned a 26-save shutout in the Royals’ 5-0 win on Saturday and will likely get the start against the Tri City Americans in Kennewick on Friday night. The Victoria Royals goalie has been in net for four straight wins though he won’t take the credit, at least not all of it. “The compete level for the team has changed. They’re doing a better job in the games, they’re blocking shots, great job in the defensive zone. It’s team defence, it’s not just me,” Polivka said.
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The UVic Vikes men’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the CIS with a record of 8-0 after a 77-66 victory over the previously undefeated Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday (Nov. 23) and 62-51 over the Manitoba Bisons on Friday at McKin-
The 19-year-old Czech import earned the majority of the starts last year and this year but when he was pulled on Nov. 6 in a 5-0 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings, Coleman Vollrath started the next four. The Royals won three of those four and Polivka finally got back in the net against Kamloops on Tuesday (Nov. 19). The Royals won 2-1 and Polivka was named the first star for stopping 42 shots. He’s now been the first star in the past four games as the Royals (17-10-0-1) have jumped to fifth place in the Western Conference standings, four points up on the Americans. “It’s tough to take (Polvika) out of the net when he’s going like this,” said Royals head coach Dave Lowry on Monday. “The whole thing now is it doesn’t
non Gym. The Vikes women also won both games, 59-43 over the Bisons and 66-51 over the Wesman. Both Vikes visit the Trinity Western Spartans this weekend.
Jr. Rams drop out of provincials The Mount Douglas Rams junior girls volleyball and junior boys
matter for us who’s in the net ... our group is confident in each one of those guys.” While the goaltending battle is one of the easiest areas to credit during the recent winning streak there is also the matter of the Royals’ offensive explosion, popping 11 goals on the Blazers in two games this weekend. And there’s more, as 16-year-old Tyler Soy scored the first goal of the game on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Blazers and Rockets, then scored two more against the Blazers on Saturday. Meanwhile, the defence has made up for the loss of 17-year-old Joe Hicketts, who was averaging at least 30 minutes per game when he went down injured as well as 20-yearold Jordan Fransoo, who won’t be back for another four weeks. sports@vicnews.com
football teams suffered similar fates as they were knocked out of their respective provincial tournaments. The Rams volleyball team had trouble motivating themselves after winning the Island championships and went 2-2 in the round robin at provincials. They finished 11th among 24 teams. “They found their
passion and won two matches (but) lost a very close (round robin) game on Saturday,” coach Brian McKinnon said. The junior football squad, which was undefeated going into Thursday’s tilt against the Terry Fox Ravens, fell 21-16.
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BURIAL PLOTS 2 ADULT interment spaces at Hatley Memorial Gardens. Lots 215 & 216 in Colwood G. $4900. 1(520)825-1773.
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SAANICH WEST- 1246 Hastings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban campus. Reduced price, $460,000. Call 250-477-4600.
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TWIN MATTRESS, Firm. Sears Kingsdowne Joplin. only used 3 wks with topper, so in pristine cond. Selling because at 11” thick is too high for new daybed.Sells in store for $800. see www.sears.ca for range from $449 - $800. + tax. Selling for $425. (250)380-8733. (pic is full size).
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SCANDALLI 120 bass piano accordion, 13 treble switches and 5 bass. Hohner Diatonic button accordion, 5 treble switches, 8 bass buttons. Both in very good condition. Call (250)479-5208. STEINWAY- BOSTON Studio Grand, model 178, ebony, 6 years, immaculate, references. Home studio professional quality. Custom cover included. $15,000. Serious enquiries only please (250)594-5072.
QUALITY HOMES in quiet, historic Ladysmith in a 55+ community. Homes from $119,700. A selection of floor plans and lots of options. Pets allowed. Homes are CSA A277 approved. Only 45 minutes from Victoria & 5 minutes from Nanaimo airport. Call Duck Paterson 250-246-0637 or email to: info@lmfhomes.ca
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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO SAANICH: 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1200. utils incld 250-479-5437 SIDNEY- DOWNTOWN. 1400 sq ft, $1800. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appls, 1 secure prking. NS/NP. Avail Now. (250)655-4184.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COLWOOD- 2-BDRM suite in 4 plex on Ledsham Road. $875. plus utilities. Call 250748-6574 or 250-857-9122. MAPLEWOOD- Lrg 1 bdrm suite beside main house, own entry, parking, shared W/D. NS/NP. $975 inclds utils. Avail Dec 1. Call 250-592-4288. SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1375+ utils. Available now (250)656-4003.
HOMES FOR RENT 4-BDRM HOUSE, near Commonwealth Pool. N/S, N/P. $1900 + utils. (250)920-6282 or (250)361-1569. SAXE POINT- 3 bdrm, 2 bath, brand new executive home w/ocean view & high end finishes. $2350 inclusive. Pets considered. (250)686-1513.
Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com
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TOWNHOUSES SIDNEY 3-BDRM, 2.5 bath. 5 appl’s, gas F/P, garage, sunroom. NS/NP. $1600. + utils. Avail Nov. 15. (250)656-7456.
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CRYSTAL POOL: 1 bdrm, full kitchen, shared bathroom, $565. NS/NP, non-drinker. Call (250)477-0686.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746
SUITES, LOWER BRIGHT 1BDRM- new reno, backyard, priv ent, prkg, NS/NP $750, utils incld. Avail Dec 1. 250-475-2627.
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1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condition, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $6,000 obo. Call: 250-479-0441 or email: havoc@telus.net
1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.
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LANGFORD: 2-BDRM, in suite laundry, parking, lots of closets. NS/NP. $1100 heat & lights incld. (250)686-4445. LANGFORD (Mill Hill)- large, bright, quiet 1 bdrm, on bus route, parking NS/NP. Refs. $950 inclusive. (250)478-5261
SPORTS & IMPORTS 55 BENTLY 4 door in white, 6 automatic with a/c, lhd. ex California car. Needs paint and bodywork. Sacrifice price only $14,000. Call (289)2967411. BRITISH CLASSIC bargains. 69 Royals Royce silver shuttle. Rust free. Excellent throughout, low mileage. Right hand drive. Ideal for Hong Kong buyers. Only $8,500 firm and fair. Call (289)296-7411.
MARIGOLDcozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217. ROYAL OAK- grd level 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, close to all amens, NS/NP. $950 heat & H/W incld. 250-704-6613.
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CLEANING SERVICES STELLAR CLEANING Services. Carpet/ Window/ Gutter Cleaning. Call (250)294-5422.
FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
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Search pre-dawn sky to spot rare comet Christopher Sun
NASA gets concerned when objects are 50 km wide, said local amateur astronomer Bill Smith. However, the closest Ison is expected to come to Earth is more than 64 million km, on Dec. 26. The comet is not expected to return to our part of the universe again. Smith says one of the best places to view it is Cattle Point Urban Star Park, looking towards the southeast part of the sky.
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A 3,000-kilometre-wide comet will be visible to the naked eye starting Friday, but you will have to be up early to see it. The Comet Ison will be most visible 30 minutes before dawn, now to Dec. 25. It is expected to reach maximum brightness Nov. 28, when it’s closest to the sun’s surface .
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Murray Rankin functions at a pace most people would find exhausting, but he likes it that way. For the past year, the Victoria MP has clocked near-weekly flights between Ottawa and his constituency for everything from early morning committee meetings to Question Period to party fundraisers. “I’ve learned to live with permanent jet lag,” he said between a packed-house pension forum with NDP leader Tom Mulcair in Cook Street Village and a stop at the Youth Addressing Local Poverty conference at St. Michaels University school last Friday. Rankin, marking the first anniversary of his election Nov. 26, has seen his legal expertise and encyclopedic knowledge help him rise quickly in the NDP caucus. He’s opposition critic for national revenue and pensions, a member of the federal finance committee and an architect of the NDP’s targeted querying that has breathed new life into Question Period. “One of the great keys to
Murray Rankin success is preparation,” he said. “If finance committee meets at 9 a.m. in Ottawa, I get up at the equivalent of 4 a.m. (PST). But you have to be sharp and prepare.” Locally, Rankin has been surprised by the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by many military officers as he continues work done by former Victoria MP Denise Savoie to improve federal veteran assistance. “The whole issue is something i didn’t know much about before taking this job. The government is fighting people who are hoping to get
pension benefits, giving them lump sum payments rather than ongoing benefits,” he said. Over the next few months, Rankin will join Mulcair for a cross-country pensions tour to tout plans to overhaul the Canada Pension Plan, a “core plank” of the NDP’s 2015 election campaign. “This isn’t the Canada I grew up in,” he said. “We’re leaving a massive economic, environmental and social debt on the backs of the next generation. We’re going to change that.” While Rankin wouldn’t confirm whether the B.C. NDP have approached him as a leadership candidate (he was considered a prime candidate in 2003 before Carole James assumed the role), he has no plans to leave federal office in the foreseeable future. “I was just elected a year ago. I’m not going anywhere,” he said. “I’m thrilled with how well we’re doing and proud to be a part of such a dynamic caucus.” dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Beautiful master on main home on corner lot with top quality finishing on Bear Mountain now available! This well appointed home features a dramatic floorplan that offers unbelievable flexibility & elegant design. The main floor features a master bedroom with large ensuite & walk in closet, chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances & granite counters, wood floors, bright vaulted ceilings, powder room, pantry area, flexible den, large laundry room/mud room with sink & a double garage. Upstairs features a large family room & 2 additional bedrooms (1 with ensuite ) & main bathroom. The fully landscaped yard features an entertainment sized patio with access off of the kitchen for bbq's & family gatherings! Don't miss this one! MLS® 330553
Unique Post & Beam style one level rancher with cedar vaulted ceilings plus a wonderful open floor plan. Gorgeous beams throughout! Propane stacked stone fireplace, new ductless heat pump, newer hardwood floors, new kitchen countertops & backsplash, newly refurbished main bath, ensuite in master with walk in closet with organizer, 450 Sq. Ft. deck overlooks a sunny fenced side yard. Bonus extra drive way perfect for those who wish to build a shop or garage or park your RV. Located on a cul-de-sac just a short walk to Millstream Village, Costco, schools, trails & Thetis Lake Park. MLS® 330277
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MOVE IN before Christmas to this 2500 sqft home in View Royal. Walk through the grand entranceway to main level offering great room including engineered hardwd flrs, gourmet kitchen with granite counters, dining & living area, den & lrg laundry rm. French doors lead to your backyard with greenspace beyond. 2nd level offers Master with walk-in closet & spa-like ensuite including jetted tub, separate shower, double sinks & granite throughout. 2 additional bdrms, Media/family rm & study nook complete the upstairs. Additional features include Dbl garage, 5ft crawl space, heat pump, landscaped yard with sprinkler system & 2/5/10 yr warranty. floorplans avail. Price includes GST. MLS® 330279
NEW PRICE. SELLER MOTIVATED. WANTS IT SOLD. Enjoy this bright and spacious 2 bedroom/2 bath one level rancher located in scenic Arbutus Ridge Golf Course, on a no through road. Enjoy morning coffee on your large deck overlooking lovely, fenced, landscaped yard with glimpses of the 8th. Fairway. This 50+ gated community amenities include outdoor pool and BBQ area, tennis, gym, clubhouse and more located in the Village. Features: large heated 4' crawl space for storage, double garage, new roof 2012. Vacant. Immediate possession. MLS® 328914
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