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Roslyn Street property owner has agreed to use low-impact blasting to get rid of some bedrock so he can construct a new home with a basement. John Young signed a restrictive covenant on Dec. 12, agreeing to use “small, low concussion charges, and multiple small charges designed to pre-shear the rock face,” according to an agreement, registered with the land title office. He also promised to protect trees and roots where the blasting will occur. The covenant was entered into after neighbours complained about blasting that occurred last year. Construction explosions at 1221 and 1231 Victoria Ave. caused wall cracks and damage to doors at one almost century old house. Another concern about the development raised by neighbours was Young’s request to remove two Garry Oak trees. One was considered in poor shape by Oak Bay’s arborist and removal of the second tree would allow a rectangular home to be built on the lot. Council unanimously approved removal of the two trees at its Dec. 16 meeting. Coun. Tara Ney was absent from the vote due to a medical leave. “I understand how the community feels abut the two trees,” said Coun. Cairine Green. “(But) I believe Mr. Young has done absolutely everything he could to accommodate our requests and requests by neighbours. It’s been a very long process for him.” Council received six letters from nearby residents who asked that the trees be saved. reporter@vicnews.com
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Isaiah Finkelstein, right, reacts to the cold water, strong wind and blowing rain and snow, as he and fellow Grade 12 student Michael Beaudoin rush out of the water at Willows Beach during the annual Oak Bay High school polar bear swim held on the final day of classes before the Christmas break.
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The public is invited to HMCS Malahat from 9 to 10 a.m. today Jan. 1 at 20 Huron St., to celebrate the new year in a unique Canadian tradition, the levee.
The term “levee,” derived from the French se lever (to rise), represents the practice of rising early on the first day of the new year to pay respect to the monarch or the local governor.
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For over a decade Malahat has hosted their levee on behalf of local ships and naval shore establishments. Typically more than 100 people attend Malahat’s levee.
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Hillside gets new owner Hillside Centre has a new owner. Bentall Kennedy, an investment company with more than $3.5 billion in Canadian real estate holdings, announced the purchase of the newly renovated Hillside from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Dec. 19 Paul Zemla, chief investment officer for Bentall Kennedy Canada, said the company also purchased two shopping centres in London and Hamilton, Ont. to strengthen its Prime Canadian Property Fund. “The fund’s retail strategy includes a focus on top-quality regional shopping centres that offer an experiential draw capable of attracting repeat customer visits,” said Zemla, adding the purchase price won’t be made public. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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A woman living in the 2900-block of Ashdowne Rd. told police an unidentified man came to her door, asking if she wanted to buy food. The man, believed to be in his 30s provided no identification, no product name or company name. He was driving an older model grey Nissan pickup truck with a wooden box in the back. The odd incident occurred in the afternoon of Dec. 20.
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A bag containing three field hockey sticks left outside the back door of a house on the 3000-block of Larkdowne Rd. was stolen on Dec. 19. The black and orange Grays brand sports bag was taken from the fenced backyard between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
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Artist Barbara Adams is Oak Bay's new Arts Laureate. Adams has been an art teacher and also paints and makes ceramics and jewelry.
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Former Monterey school art teacher Barbara Adams has been named Oak Bay’s first arts laureate. Adams, who taught at Monterey school for 10 years and, along with Kerry Liggins started Artistshow, the annual artist-in-residence program hosted in Victoriaarea hotels every summer, will be Oak Bay’s arts and culture ambassador. “It’s a historic moment,” said Mayor Nils Jensen, who was given council approval to handpick Adams. “This is the first time Oak Bay will have an arts laureate and it’s the first one in the (Capital Regional District).” Jensen said he picked Adams because of her devotion to art and her innovative ways of promoting art in the community. Adams built Monterey’s art room and started an artist-in-the-school program. That program became
musicians performing and self-funded and a money maker artists creating in a park where for the art department after its people can relax and enjoy the first year, thanks to the annual ambiance. art auction and evening of “Oak Bay has this tweed entertainment which followed curtain, which is not totally each artist-in-residence’s bad,” Adams said. “Tweed tenure. When she retired, she as we know it as a fabric is left the art department with warm and I want to $25,000 in the bank. the curtain “I am looking “My vision make more hospitable, forward to great is to enhance the more esthetically things from Ms. Adams,” Jensen profile of art in pleasing.” Adams worked added. “Pardon the Oak Bay.” with children for pun, but she will be - Barbara Adams 37 years. Originally working with a fresh from Alberta, she canvas.” moved to Victoria to attend Adams wants to make Oak school at UVic where she did Bay an art destination, a place a double major in political where tourists and locals can science and sociology – enjoy public art, which doesn’t something she never intended exist right now. to do when she arrived. “Oak Bay has zero public “I stood in line for fine arts, art except for one somewhere as I wanted to get into fashion at the rec centre somewhere,” design,” Adams said. “I got to Adams said. “My vision is to the window and they asked enhance the profile of art in me ‘where is your portfolio?’ Oak Bay. Make it important for and I was like, ‘what portfolio?’ visitors, artists in Oak Bay and the people in Oak Bay to enjoy.” I then got into the next line. I knew some people who were Adams’ background is in visual art but she also envisions interested in political science
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(so I enrolled in that).” A masters degree in education at UBC followed and she ran an art program in Vancouver’s Eastside for five years before moving back to Victoria. Adams is also a silversmith, making jewelry, which she sells at the Avenue Gallery. She started silversmithing 10 years ago as a hobby. “I couldn’t find any jewelry that I liked,” Adams said with a laugh. “I do original and nontraditional pieces of jewelry.” According to the District of Oak Bay’s arts laureate terms of reference, the arts laureate position expires December 31 of the year in which there is a general local election. Adams’ tenure will be an abbreviated one as there will be a municipal election in November 2014. Adams will have a $7,500 budget, which is provided equally by the municipality, Oak Bay Tourism and Oak Bay Business Improvement Association. reporter@vicnews.com
What do you do with your Christmas tree once the festive season ends? Why not drop it off at the Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation’s annual tree recycle? Trees will be recycled on Jan. 5 and 6, between 8 and 4 p.m. at the firehall parking lot, located at 1703 Monterey Ave. Tree recycling is by donation, with $5.00 being the suggested rate. Proceeds from donations are distributed to the three Oak Bay public schools. Foundation executive director Greg Swan said the last tree recycle raised about $5,000. Of that amount, Oak Bay High was given $2,500 for five, $500 bursaries and Monterey Middle and Willows Elementary were each given $1,000 to purchase electronics, such as iPads and a video camera. The remaining $500 was spent on advertising and other costs in running the recycling event. “For over 30 years we’ve been holding a Christmas tree recycle,” Swan said. “All money raised goes to the advancement of education in the community of Oak Bay.” The firefighters’ Christmas tree recycle actually started out as a firewood chop sale, but the intention was always the same, to support local schools. “It used to be a wood chop and the guys would deliver the wood,” Swan said. “It evolved into a Christmas tree recycle (which) is less labour intensive.” Swan wasn’t sure when it changed from a wood chop sale to tree recycle but he figured it was more than 20 years ago. Swan has been with the Oak Bay fire department for 11 years. Schnitzer Steel is providing bins to collect the trees. They will then take it all to get chipped and the wood chips will be given to Hartland landfill to use as landfill cover material. reporter@vicnews.com
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ith actual bridges slated to open or get work underway (Craigflower and Johnston Street respectively) we expect philosophical ones to be built, or burned over the next 12 months. It is, after all, a municipal election year. With polarizing issues such as regional sewage treatment and amalgamation garnering support on all sides, this could be the year we see civic “parties” appear. The Capital Region doesn’t generally see slates vying for roles on city councils, as is the norm in larger urban areas such as Vancouver and Surrey. But by the time November elections roll around we’ll have had plenty of time to absorb our 2014 municipal tax bill, which will likely be larger in order to pay for sewage infrastructure we won’t use for at least four years. On the sewage treatment front, factions across the Capital Region are calling for everything from forging on with the plan, to marine environmental reviews, to seeking a deadline extension from the province and offering time for a sober second thought. This could open the door for a “sewage slate” to dig in its heels and make a bid for council seats across the region under the mandate to fight sewage treatment. Though there’s currently a lull in the conversation, a resurgence of the A-word will likely appear prior to election time, judging by our online poll last April. We asked vicnews.com readers: Do you support amalgamation in the Capital Region to reduce the number of municipalities from 13? A resounding 74 per cent of those who responded said yes, there are too many municipalities in the Capital Region. In August, the Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society officially launched a petition seeking support from Greater Victoria residents in hopes of seeing a non-binding amalgamation question on the municipal ballot in 2014. Will Mr. Floatie resurface in 2014? Will Amalgamation Yes band together to seek seats on area councils? Yea or nay, this should be a year residents abolish voter apathy in order to get some building done. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The OAK BAY NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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I appreciate that this is hopeere are a few things I’d like to lessly naive, but setting aside see in B.C. political life in the enough time to consider issues coming year, but won’t. could, at least in theory, An orderly schedule of lead to that happening legislature sittings, one occasionally. in the spring and one in Certainly the hastily the fall. staged mock combat of I canvassed this topic our legislature today isn’t with Premier Christy Clark winning new friends for in our year-end interany political party. The view, and got the usual main growth area today runaround about how is people who have given it’s always been optional up on the whole thing. since old Gordon what’sAn opposition with his-name set the schedule of sittings and elections Tom Fletcher ideas. B.C. Views The B.C. NDP will have more than a decade ago. another leadership conSpring is for the budget test in 2014, and they’d and MLAs sit in the fall if better bring more modern policy to they need to discuss legislation. the table than they had in the last They need to all right, but what one. governments want to do is ram Remember the big issues in that it through as fast as they can, so pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to that’s what they do. look them up. Health care? Local The last couple of years of this organic carrots into the hospital have been a sham worthy of a food. Forest industry? A job protecSouth American banana republic, with three chambers running simul- tion commissar to force the mills to stay open. Resource development? taneously and opposition members They’re for it, unless you’re against trying to prepare as they run down it. the hallways. These guys need a Tony BlairIt leads to mistakes in new laws type makeover. They need to be for and adds to the public’s cynicism something, and they need to leave about the whole business, but it the past behind. gets things done with minimum Media that care about more exposure of the government to than conflict. criticism. Stephen Harper would News organizations are in bad approve. shape these days, and the competiA political debate about real tion for a rapidly fragmenting audiissues, rather than just a competience is having some ugly effects. tion to score points in an endless One thing that needs to go is election campaign.
obsessive coverage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any surprise that’s what politicians try to provide? The Canada Post announcement that it will wind up home delivery offers a recent example. Is it really so outrageous for the CEO to suggest that walking to the corner is good exercise? When there’s a 24-hour news cycle to fill, it’s a scandal! How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pension liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it continues to pay a dwindling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people? Facts to go with opinions. Whether it’s the government’s fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmetic-challenged child poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without defining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is accurate and non-partisan would be a good place to start. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘Remember the big issues in that pillow-fight? Me neither.’
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LETTERS
Oak Bay council prepares for busy year 2013 was a year of exciting new projects and initiatives and a few firsts. We appointed our first female Chief Administrative Officer Helen Koning and our first Arts Laureate Barbara Adams. We launched the Oak Bay Official Community Plan review, a new heritage strategy and the high school redevelopment that will house a community learning centre and theatre. 2014 promises to be equally busy and exciting. We start on New Year’s Day with free family activities at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Join us to celebrate 2014. Jazzercise starts 11 a.m., there's a mayor’s walk at 12:30 p.m.., coffee at 1:30 p.m. and lots more free things to do. For all the details
our community to create a go the events calendar at oakbay. new vision for the Oak Bay ca. Lodge site. The CRD will In January we start our begin a public consultation community-wide kitchen scraps process that will be a collection program that will unique opportunity for the result in a significant reduction CRD and Oak Bay to work in materials being land filled at collaboratively toward a shared Hartland. goal. Drawing on our very The Uplands sewer separation positive experience working project will begin in 2014. Slowly with the school district to build at first – with the planning and Nils Jensen the community learning centre costing phases starting and then and theatre we look forward picking up pace as we enter 2015. to working with the CRD to examine a The Official Community Plan review will wide range of possibilities for the lodge continue with open houses and public property. consultations. We are hoping to complete The issue of urban deer has been a the plan by early fall. difficult and emotional issue for council In the New Year we expect the and the community. Capital Regional District to work with
In 2014 the CRD Deer Management pilot project council recently approved will begin. Initiatives will focus on public safety and reducing deer/car collisions. These initiatives include public education, regulatory review, road safety measures and later in the year deer reduction strategies. With the recently announced departure of Police Chief Constable Mark Fisher to head up the Nanaimo RCMP a provincewide search for a replacement will begin in January. 2014 promises to be another year of progress in Oak Bay. On behalf of myself and council I wish you all a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year. Mayor Nils Jensen
Make no assumptions MLA fails to represent on OCP survey results Re: Survey says build (News Dec. 18). This headline is very misleading. What the survey said was build if you, “Assume the key issues such as tree protection, parking, traffic, noise and neighbourhood character will be addressed.” Unfortunately with most members of this council, we can assume no such thing. Many of their initiatives and lack of corrective over building action has done nothing of the sort. In many cases, not only have none of these issues been addressed, but other important, inclusive issues have been ignored. Some classic examples are: the pending Clive proposal; a giant, over-built duplex proposal that council almost passed; and its inaction on the monster house issue which many Oak Bay residents have formally complained about since 2011. Many of the comments by the mayor and a councillor in the article were premature and also inappropriate. At the meeting the results were presented at, there
was concern that the questions were difficult to answer because they were framed to lead to a desired result. The consultant pointed out there would be more clarity when the comments section was released. However, she did not explain why the report was published ahead of this qualifying information. Oak Bay is a unique community that has always carefully controlled its growth. Its community plan and bylaws have provided important land use protections for existing residents. These protections are very difficult to maintain as many other CRD municipalities have learned. Council has stated it is committed to: “establish a policy framework that allows gradual, sustainable change while remaining true to Oak Bay’s essential values and character.” Just how it is going to do this given its limited enforcement resources, record to date and obvious densification agenda remains to be seen. Anthony Mears Oak Bay
Recent revelations about B.C. politics leave me understanding one thing and not understanding another. I now more clearly understand why Christy Clark cancelled the scheduled fall session of the legislature. But I do not understand why my Green MLA Andrew Weaver voted confidence in the bogus Liberal budget. The huge policy and economic mismanagement of B.C. Hydro, and the massive cost implications for British Columbians, had been made readily apparent by NDP energy critic John Horgan to anyone who would listen. The B.C. Ferries fiasco has been well documented by Ferries critic Claire Trevena. Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Carole James has clearly illuminated the shameful fact – and harmful consequences – that B.C. leads in Canada’s child poverty rate. Unaffordable housing and unaffordable hydro rates, and growing poverty of the unemployed and the working poor, are a toxic socio-economic cocktail that have profound implications for our children and grandchildren. B.C. is the only major province without a comprehensive anti-poverty strategy, a plan that is proving successful, for example, in Newfoundland and Labrador. The successful national housing scheme of the mid-90’s, gutted by the federal Liberals and never fully replaced by an indolent Liberal provincial government, exposed the folly of the Liberal market ideology: the altar upon which the working poor and their children are being sacrificed. Why Weaver voted to approve the Liberal budget, when 70 per cent of his constituents voted against the Liberals – the Green book says they will reflect the views of their constituents – is a mystery. Thank goodness we have a vigilant NDP caucus that will hold the Liberals’ feet to the fire and continue to expose their deceit and economic incompetence. Ron Faris Saanich
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Will 25 less deer really reduce crashes? The mayor’s concern about deer/motor vehicle collisions is pointless and without merit. He is concerned about serious injuries but where is his concern when it comes to vehicle/vehicle collisions? By killing 25 deer, does he assure us that there will be no more such collisions? After they kill all the deer will he assure us that as Oak Bay motorists we will never strike a deer in this community again? Illogical. Vehicles hit vehicles, pedestrians, trees, bicycles and motorcycles. Shall we stop everything or just kill the deer? Of all the letters received by council regarding deer incursions, how many were about cars? Furthermore ICBC statistics state that deer/vehicle accidents in Victoria account for fewer than one per cent of all accidents. George A. Barrows Oak Bay
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Cult. Vegas’ top male revue, Thunder from Down Under, is also rumoured to have another upcoming stop in Sidney after last year’s visit saw women aged ith the start of a new year comes 19 to 90 pack the theatre. a whole new set of arts events And while the rumour of Chilliwack’s return has to mark on the calendar. Here’s yet to be confirmed, UHF, the folk supergroup of a small taste of what audiences Shari Ulrich, Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes is set to can look forward to for the year hit the centre Feb. 8. ahead. Film Festival time The Victoria Film Festival is in the final stages of At the heart of the city, inside the walls of the gearing up the festival Feb. 7 to 16. Expect talks former Royal Bank building at 1501 Douglas, from stars such as Atom Egoyan, Don McKellar, Guy one music-loving duo is cleaning up the remains Maddin and Ken Taylor, the former ambassador to of their holiday party and chatting about those Iran, whose his role in the Iranian hostage crisis was up next – and there are plenty. Nick Blasko and famously fictionalized in Ben Affleck’s Argo. Dimitri Demers co-owners/directors of Atomique The organization will continue with the popuProductions are responsible for ongoing shows lar sing-along programming at recently renovated throughout the year, as well as July’s Rock the Shores and Phillips Backyard Weekender. And then The Vic theatre. Terry O’Reilly of CBC’s Under the Influence will host an evening focused on how there is Rifflandia – one part summer music fesadvertisers and agencies are represented in films tival in Royal Athletic Park, one part SXSW-style this April. The Foodie Film Festival is on the calennight stages across town, and so many more dar, as are screenings at de Vine Vinyards, as well much harder to define elements of art, ideas and as screenings at Oak Bay Beach Hotel. The Free-B interaction that rise into a wave of entertainment Film Festival continues this summer, with films set to each September. screen outdoors, free of charge, in Beacon Hill Park. “We started out with a rough five-year plan After a year of big changes – including the closure and now it’s Year 7 and it’s still very much a of the VFF’s previous headquarters at the Capitol 6 labour of love,” said Blasko. “We’re trying to Theatre and the sudden need for a new projector, stick with the vision and keep growing it, but festival director Kathy Kay says the group is perhaps it’s not an easy task, but the city will dictate the a little tired, but ready to face the year ahead. boundaries for us.” “We feel we’re back on track,” Kay said. “It’s While the line up won’t be released until later been amazing. Around 250 donated to the festival on in the spring, audiences can expect no huge change the range of genres Rifflandia has histori- for the projector. That felt pretty good to know that people care.” cally represented, with indie-rock, electronic and theatre hip-hop artists accounting for a large portion Monday Magazine theatre expert Janis La Couvée’ of their performers, along with headliners with weighed in on the year ahead. A more detailed list is mass-appeal. Though there is no room to grow available with our extended story online. within Royal Athletic Park – its capacity is set at La Couvée awaits Home Is A Beautiful Word, The 7,500 – the festival will likely expand with the Belfry Theatre’s world premiere of verbatim theatre addition of several small-to-medium night stages. piece about homelessness, created from interviews They continue to develop Thinklandia, as well as with more than 400 people in Victoria. Artlandia – an area where Blasko is hopeful may Also among her top picks, the Intrepid Theatre’s make way for more public art. regular programming – 15 shows/artists for 2014, in Peninsula addition to their festivals – Winterlab (January), UNO At the Mary Winspear Theatre, the last years have brought about a marked switch from tribute Fest (May) and the Victoria Fringe Festival (August). artists to bigger headliners, such as Bif Naked and Of note: Intrepid’s re-launch of their Petri Dish Residency program. Colin James, both of whom graced the cover of The folks at Theatre SKAM plan to premiere the Monday Magazine in 2013. life story of Joan Mans in My Memory’s Not So Tenor Ben Heppner returns to Mary Winspear Good, a project several years in the works, as well after a sold out show last year. as produce Bike Ride again in July. Langham Court “He is by far the biggest name we’ve brought Theatre has scheduled a rare summer show, Boeing in,” said Phillip Sutton, theatre manager for the Boeing and finally, Target Theatre, mature actors Charlie White Theatre at Mary Winspear Centre. who aim to provide a voice for the concerns of “He’s won multiple Grammys, multiple Junos seniors, is the Belfry Theatre’s Incubator project this and he sings at the biggest opera houses in the year. world.” Funding Comedian Lorne Elliot is on the schedule of The Capital Regional District’s arts development upcoming events, as is Jimmy Rankin. 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Hands-on healing New approach to neonatal intensive care developed Kyle Wells News staff
A new approach to involving parents in the care of their prematurely born babies could lead to new standardized practices across the country. When Rachel and Lewis Freeman’s baby boy Jack was born more than two months early in October, they ended up in the place no new parent wants to be: Victoria General Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. When the new parents were offered the chance to have a more hands-on role with Jack during his time in hospital, they jumped at it. “I was here everyday anyways,” Rachel said. “I was on (maternity) leave, so I can’t imagine not being here.” “Something that was always on my mind was him thinking the nurses are his parents, because, you know, he’s fresh
into the world and that’s all he sees,” Lewis said. “With Rachel being here eight hours a day, I think it really helped with him getting to know us.” As recently as 40 years ago, parents would not have had any opportunity to interact or be involved with their premature baby, but the attitudes towards parent involvement are evolving. Now an ongoing research project at VGH is seeing parents of premature babies become more involved with their child’s care during his or her stay. “The goal was to empower the parents,” said Dr. Richard Taylor, neonatologist and principal investigator. “The whole goal of the study is to improve confidence in caring for their child.” Parents are taught how to care for their newborn, about what special needs the child may have as a premature baby, and about the medical attention the child is receiving, to help the parent feel involved and assured. For the infant, the extra level of care is meant to lead to faster healing, quicker growth and,
therefore, a shorter hospital stay. It also gives a child an earlier chance to bond with his or her parents. “The outcomes do appear to be better for the babies,” Taylor said. Justine Sparks had her baby Emma at just under 32 weeks, about nine shy of the average newborn and with bradycardia, a condition which slows a baby’s heart rate. Sparks read about the program in a pamphlet and decided she wanted to be involved. “It appealed to me because I really wanted her home and if it made things easier for her, it was something I wanted to do,” Sparks said. Emma spent three weeks in the unit and by the time mother and daughter headed home, both were doing much better and were on their way to a normal, healthy future, Sparks said. The study started in Toronto and has since moved to random hospitals across the country. So far only two children have qualified for the study in Victoria. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
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The search is on for a new Oak Bay police chief and the mayor expects it to be quick. On Dec. 12, it was announced that Oak Bay police chief Mark Fisher would leave in March to become the new RCMP detachment commander in Nanaimo. Fisher was hired in July 2011. Mayor Nils Jensen said the search will start in January with a shortlist completed by early February. The successful candidate will likely be from B.C. “When we looked at the applications the last
time around, there was a huge number of people applying and more than enough applications to choose from in B.C.,” Jensen, who is also the Oak Bay police board chair, said. “There is enough highly qualified candidates (in B.C.).” Jensen said the police board is looking for a new chief who will continue Fisher’s focus on community policing and who has knowledge of B.C. policing issues. He said the board wants a tight turnaround in the hiring process. “We don’t want too much of a gap between the outgoing chief and the incoming chief,” Jensen said. “This is going to be an open competition, externally and internally.” reporter@vicenews.com
The Capital Regional District is still at least a year away from building a sewage resource recovery plant at Hartland Landfill, but area residents are trying to pressure government to explore alternative plans. The Prospect Lake District Community Association launched a petition in December for the CRD to seek a two-year delay from the provincial government. The association expects NDP MLA Lana Popham to table the request in the legislature in February. Fred Haynes, with the PLDCA, said Prospect Lake and Willis Point residents are concerned the methane recovery plant will add particulate pollution to the area, and that the region hasn’t adequately explored site options. The CRD will need to build twinned 18 km pipes between the planned McLoughlin Point treatment plant and Hartland Landfill to transfer biosolid waste. “We want to take two years to
have a independent analysis of the appropriate technology and if there are alternative locations,” Haynes said. “This isn’t about NIMBYism. This is speaking out for the good of the whole region.” Haynes said if regional sewage treatment goes ahead as planned, Saanich residents will need to discuss what kind of improvements they’d like to see as crews install underground pipes to Hartland. Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard said the municipality will be building a request list for the CRD of improvements to roads and trails, based on community feedback. “Roads, traffic and trails, anything transportation will be high on the list,” Leonard said. “Ultimately we will have a list of improvements that will accompany the addition of the (biosolids) plant.” One facet of regional sewage treatment that will likely begin in 2014 is construction of an underground tank next to Haro Woods in Cadboro Bay. The 5,000 cubic metre tank would to catch overflows from sewage lines during major rainstorms. Leonard said the site has been surveyed and construction is expected to start in the new year. editor@saanichnews.com
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Gluten-free diet far from a fad It’s still another two months away, but excitement is building around the Victoria Gluten Free Health and Wellness Festival. Despite being a relatively new idea for Greater Victorians, eating glutenfree is a movement and philosophy that an increasing number of local residents are embracing, as a way of taking control of their diet and ultimately, their health and well-being. “Gluten intolerance is such a prevalent condition in society,” said festival Don Descoteau spokesperson Alexandra Pony, Biz Beat who was diagnosed with celiac disease 10 years ago, but has only been able to maintain a truly gluten-free diet in recent years. She points to the emergence of such vegan/raw food eateries in Victoria as ReBar, Cafe Bliss and the newly opened Be Love, and the fact most restaurants offer some level of glutenfree options as a sign this is more than simply the latest health craze. “Gluten-free has become more than just a fad, people go on this diet and feel so much better,” Pony says. “And Victoria is the epicentre of heath and wellness and eating well.” The festival, the brainchild of online marketing guru Ari Hershberg, happens Feb. 22 at the Victoria Conference Centre. It brings together gluten-free vendors, offers food and fermentation demos, includes yoga sessions and, perhaps most importantly, allows attendees to hear the latest on nutrition and food sustainability issues from experts in the field. A side dish of the festival is an intimate dinner Feb. 21 with cardiologist Dr. William Davis, author of the 2011 New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly. Davis, who will also speak at the conference centre Feb. 22, has campaigned against what he calls the “perfect poison” that is modern wheat. Tickets for the dinner, at Be Love restaurant, are $75 and seating is limited. Davis’ Feb. 22 talk is also a
ticketed event. Visit glutenfreefestival. ca for more information.
Another player enters senior care field Okanagan-based Advanced Home Care Solutions is the latest seniorsfocused company to enter the growing market for such services in Greater Victoria. Clinical director/founder Kris Stewart, said to be one of 12 people in Canada designated as a professional geriatric care manager, is working here with other professionals, including longtime home care nurse Jennifer Lang, to develop care-at-home plans for families wishing to keep their elders out of care facilities. More RNs and LPNs will be added to the team as needed, Stewart says. Visit advancedhomecaresolutions.com for more information.
Knickerbocker’s III opens at Uptown Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, Kristine and Tim Flater opened their third location of Knickerbocker’s, at Uptown. The jewelry and home accessories retailers, who opened their first store in 2007, carry some imported products but do their best to maintain a “keeping it local” mandate, featuring a variety of B.C.-made jewelry and pottery. Other stores are in Sidney and Broadmead Village. Visit knickerbockers.ca.
Board games seller earns top supplier award David Manga’s Outset Media Corporation, sellers of such popular non-electronic games as Canadian Trivia, American Trivia and the Noggins Workshop series, was named Canadian Supplier of the Year among medium-sized businesses at the recent Canadian Gift Association awards. Saanich-based Outset, known for its environmental stewardship practices, was established by Manga in 1996 as an alternative to video games.
Green business program launches pilot project Victoria based non-profit Synergy Sustainability Institute has launched the pilot for its Vancouver Island Green Business Certification program. Designed to help businesses become more sustainable and teach consumers to shop accordingly, the program – it has gold, silver and bronze levels – is expected to see a full launch in early 2014, according to institute executive director Jill Doucette. The goal in developing the certification program, she says, was to make it transparent, affordable for businesses and third-party verifiable to give it public credibility. For more information and participating businesses, visit synergyenterprises. ca.
Pro reflexologist focusing on the feet Helping patients get to the bottom of their foot problems is a major area of focus at Centerline Reflexology, a new venture from certified reflexologist Nicole Costello. A practitioner of occidental and oriental forms of the practise, she offers a mobile service that allows clients to be treated in their home. Her varied background has seen her work as an art instructor, an engraver and a sculptor. Find her on Facebook at Centerline Reflexology.
Victoria floral designer named best wedding florist Vanessa Waters’ Verbena Floral Design was named best overall wedding florist for 2013 at the recent Professional B.C. Wedding Awards. The floral design team submitted their work from a summer Victoria wedding. The six-year-old company specializes in creating large arrangements and installations that transform conference rooms and other large spaces into a floral paradise with a mixture of local and exotic greens and flowers. Find more at verbenafloraldesign.ca. Send your business news to ddescoteau@vicnews.com.
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Toronto Blue Jays prospect Kelly NorrisJones will play his final year of collegiate level summer baseball with the Victoria HarbourCats. The former Victoria Mariners catcher is entering his junior (third) year with the Illinois Fighting Illini after missing the majority of the 2013 NCAA season with a concussion. Last week NorrisJones and two more B.C. boys, Nanaimo’s Griffin Andreychuk and Surrey’s Nick Rutchkyj, committed to play
for the HarbourCats in the 2014 West Coast League, woodbat summer league. “I wanted to come here, it will be my last year of college summer ball and I’ve never played in front of this (Royal Athletic Park) crowd before,” said Norris-Jones, who’s acquired a Bull Durhham-type midwestern baseball accent. “I followed the HarbourCats while I was playing with Green Bay in the Northwoods League last summer and they were ranked 11th (at one point) among the national summer baseball teams. That’s what I want, to play on a ranked team and have a chance at winning a championship.” When the HarbourCats season comes to
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Surrey’s Nick Rutchkyj, left, Nanaimo's Griffin Andreychuk and Victoria's Kelly Norris-Jones are committed to the play for the HarbourCats in the 2014 West Coast League. an end Norris-Jones will return to the Illini for his final NCAA season. “I’ll have to bring it
everyday in Victoria, I can’t slack. Hopefully I can show everyone I can do it, and hopefully I can go on to play pro
ball, that’s the dream.” The 22-year-old is the oldest of seven siblings in Victoria and won the 2010 B.C. Premier Base-
ball League championship with the Victoria Mariners with Austin Russell, who played with the HarbourCats in 2013. His father is HarbourCats marketing executive Brad NorrisJones. Kelly says it’s no big deal as the two never collided the last time Brad was involved with Kelly’s team, as president of the premier Mariners. “My dad is really supportive and he doesn’t get in the way, he won’t mix baseball and work, he just encourages me and doesn’t get on me about my game,” Kelly said. “We never collided.” Andreychuk is an infielder from Nanaimo who plays for Seattle University and Nick Rutchkyj is an outfielder from Surrey
who plays for Cuesta College out of San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Toronto Blue Jays selected NorrisJones in the 50th round of the 2010 draft. The 2014 HarbourCats’ season starts on the road, June 6 against the Kelowna Falcons, then returns to Royal Athletic Park for the home-opener on June 10 against the Cowlitz Black Bears.
Real gossip HarbourCats’ new vice president and general manager Jim Swanson said Alex Real’s dynamic 2013 season with the HarbourCats has the University of New Mexico coaching staff eager to send three or four players to the HarbourCats. sports@vicnews.com
What’s ahead in 2014 Victoria sports Travis Paterson News staff
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Indoor holiday kicks Jonas Hegge, centre, of the Purple Monkey team, takes the ball down the field between brothers Daniel, left, and Matais Emery from the Red Fire and Flames of Doom team. The game was part of the annual Bays United Winter Indoor Turf Soccer tournament at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre on Dec. 21.
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In 2014, the Victoria Royals will win the franchise’s first ever playoff series. I know I’m not going out on a limb here but shoot me if I’m wrong, or, at least throw some over priced Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre popcorn at me. The Royals were fourth in the Western Hockey League’s Western conference as of last week, which would earn them home advantage in the playoffs. As a top-four seed, they will be the favourite on paper. But then, four is a dangerous playoff position, facing the No. 5 seed. On the other hand the Royals very well might be the fifth seed as the fifthplace Seattle Thunderbirds rode a massive 9-1 streak at the break. Either way, the Royals will hopefully have Joe Hicketts back
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Tyler Soy gives blood. The rookie sniper’s tenacity has earned him nine goals and he is on pace for 20, an aboveaverage rookie mark. in the swing of things for the playoffs, meaning easier responsbilities for upstart defencemen Ryan Gagnon, Chaz Reddekopp and Isaac Schacher. Defensive depth, with the Royals’ ability to score and its newfound goaltending has the team shaping up for its first
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COSMETIC SALES PERSON for Outdoor Cart at Up Town Mall, shift work, $12/hr. Apply to mirjam@telus.net
VOLUNTEERS
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APARTMENT/CONDO
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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrysler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Or send by email to: chrysler@telusplanet.net
LOTS
RENTALS
immediate opening for an experienced parts person. Full Time, competitive wages, benefits & signing bonus. Fax resume to: 250-398-6367 or email: nwejr@jamesws.com
THE OLD Spaghetti Factory now hiring F/T KITCHEN HELPER Duties include: clean, peel, slice and trim food, prepare food, portion/wrap food, stock refrigerators and salad bars. $10.40/hour. Apply in person, 703 Douglas, 250-381-8444.
TRANSPORTATION
LAKEVIEW LOT FOR SALE ON BOWRON LAKE, B.C. 2.58 acres, unserviced, small trees on it. 100 ft. from lake. $250,000. Call: 1-250983-2594
James Western Star Truck & Trailer Ltd.
THE OLD Spaghetti Factory now hiring F/T LINE COOK. Duties incl: cooking, prep work, cleaning, training & supervising. Min. 3 yrs. exp. or equivalent vocational training. $13.73/hr. Apply in person, 703 Douglas, 250-381-8444.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. Units Fully reno 5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager
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
AUTO FINANCING
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HOMES FOR RENT ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1125+ 1/2 gas heat. Jan 1. (250)385-2846.
SUITES, LOWER BRENTWOOD BAY: Quiet, cozy 1 bdrm, priv ent, W/D, D/W, elec F/P, close to bus N/S, N/P. $775 (incls hydro) Feb. 1. Ref’s, 250-652-5780. MARIGOLDthe coziest 1 bdrm, W/S, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217. NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: semi-furn private suite. New floors & paint. Shared lndry. FREE hydro & cable. N/S, No Partiers. $850/mo. Available now. 250-756-9746
AUTO SERVICES $$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo inclds utils. Possibly small boat moorage +. Pet OK. N/S. (250)656-5999.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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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FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE FIGURINES: ROYAL Doulton, Coalport, Armani, Mrs. Albee, & misc artists - some very old, some more recent editions. Call (250)474-2774. STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.
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GARDENING
HAULING AND SALVAGE
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MOVING & STORAGE
PLUMBING
ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
FENCING
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.
Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File
TAX
250-477-4601
CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.
GARDENING
250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes and Renos. Knob & tube replacement. Service calls. Senior’s Disc. Free est. Lic.#3003. 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS Call 250.388.3535
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
PAINTING
TELEPHONE SERVICES
JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. We do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
MASONRY & BRICKWORK
OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading
CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
BOULEVARD MAGAZINE
PRESSURE WASHING
DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. or visit online: www.nationalteleconnect.com
PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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Chairside End Tables
sold as 3 pcs sets only
998
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Reg $2498
98 ea
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Reg $198
198
$ Tufted Club Chair Choice of Chestnut or Red
Sectional with 2 Recliners on the Ends
Reg $398
Microfibre Recliner
black color only
998
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Reg $2498
298
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Shredded Memory Foam Lounger
128
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Reg $498
Reg $298 Microfibre Sofa Choice of 2 Colors
398
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Reg $598
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598
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Reg $1498
Table and 4 Chairs
248
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298
Futon frame $ and 9” pocket coil futon mattress Reg $498 (Mattress in Brown only)
Serta Queen 814 Continuous Coil Pillow Top Perfect Sleeper with Foam Encasement and Cool Twist Get Memory Foam
Reg $498
SAVE $900
698
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Reg $1598
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Microfibre Reclining Sofa, Loveseat and Recliner
Serta Queen 814 Continuous Coil Tight Top Perfect Sleeper with Foam Encasement and Cool Twist Gel Memory Foam
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