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Black Press kids campaign cashes in The coins are counted, and once again Greater Victoria residents have shown their generosity to those in need. The Black PressGreater Victoria Coins for Kids campaign raised $951.80 during the 2013 holiday season, with all proceeds benefitting the Salvation Army Stan Hagen Centre for Families. “This year we helped 1,500 families and individuals with Christmas food hampers and over 500 families with toys for their children,” said Kyla Ferns, Salvation Army spokesperson. “We would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who donated to the Coins for Kids campaign. Every donation made will help us change lives in the community.” The Stan Hagen Centre for Families is a deserving recipient of this year’s campaign contributions, said Kevin Laird, Black Press-Greater Victoria editorial director. “Every day, hundreds of families in the Capital Region quietly struggle to make ends meet,” Laird said. “Stan Hagen Centre for Families connects local residents with financial, legal and emotional support throughout the year. We’re happy to support their good work.” The Saanich peninsula also held a Coins for Kids drive to benefit peninsula-based organizations. Coins for Kids (formerly Pennies for Presents) has raised more than $600,000 since its inception 17 years ago. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Cole Pickup, 17, grew up watching the Victoria Grizzlies and now the Colwood teen is on the team.

Childhood fan makes the team at 17 Two sport teen

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Joining the Grizzly pack is a dream come true for Cole Pickup. “I grew up playing in this rink,” Pickup said during hockey practice at Bear Mountain arena. “I grew up watching the Salsa and Grizzlies play here.” He started playing at six yearsold with Juan de Fuca minor hockey in Colwood. Between those early days of JDF minor hockey and his start with the Victoria Grizzlies Junior A club, Pickup played two years in major midget. At 15 he played for the Thunderbirds and the following year the team changed its name to the Royals.

When Cole Pickup’s not on the ice he plays lacrosse for both the intermediate and junior Shamrocks as an attacker. Pickup made Team B.C. for lacrosse twice. At 12 the team earned a gold medal and when he was 14 they took home a bronze. “There is a little bit of an overlap in seasons,” Pickup said. While he has a love for both sports, hockey comes first.

“It’s a weird feeling watching the (Grizzlies) when you are young thinking the players are so old and now I am on the team,” said Pickup, one of the three 17 year olds on the team. While this is his first full season with the Grizzlies, Pickup started last year cracking the roster during playoffs.

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Ron Wilson fills his truck with metered water at Sooke River and Sooke Roads. Potable water will cost more for residents in rural areas who need trucked in water for household use.

Rural water delivery rates on the rise Limited access could affect remote West Shore homes

Capital Regional District move to limit access to water may drive up the price of potable water delivery to West Shore residents who rely on the service. South Island Water Ltd. co-owner Teresa Hall said her costs for filling up her delivery truck and delivering the water are going Kyle Wells up, forcing her Reporting to increase the cost to customers. She estimates a delivery, which for an average house will last about a month, could go up by $50. Hall said that last July, the CRD shut down some standpipes the company used as access to potable water, including standpipes in Metchosin and Langford. The access the company now has is quite far away from certain delivery areas, increasing the cost to deliver. “They said ‘Increase your rates,’ and we said, ‘No, that’s not fair to the

customers,’” Hall said. “They pay taxes. This water is for everyone.” Among the company’s 600-odd customers are many residents in Metchosin and Highlands, along with residents in Sooke and nearby areas. The company is the sole water provider for South Island. “These people need this water. It’s not like it’s a luxury, it’s a necessity,” Hall said. “This is not just for us to make more money, if that was the case we would just raise our prices.” Hall will be requesting greater access to water at a commission meeting next Tuesday, Jan. 7. Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks was at the water commission meeting where the CRD gave a verbal report on the issue. “I spoke strongly against their suggestion, and in favour of South Island Water,” said Hicks. “I want a full debate at the next meeting. “We have more than 600 families dependent on water, that’s more than the population of the Highlands.” The CRD has concerns,

Hicks said, and one of them is about how much water the providers are taking. He said South Island Water can put meters on their trucks and they could deal with all of the concerns Juan de Fuca water would have. “We want to be able to provide potable water to rural areas… as close to the market as possible and be as affordable as we can,” said Hicks. Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Commission chair and Metchosin Coun. Bob Gramigna said the commission’s concerns stem from the fact the issue deals with a private business. “Will we be spending ratepayer money for private businesses?” Gramigna said. “The distribution area is not the entire municipality.” The water commission will meet on Tuesday at 479 Island Highway at noon to discuss the issue. - With files from Pirjo Raits kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Health workers ratify ‘unique’ agreement Health science union members have voted 75 per cent to accept a five-year “growth sharing” wage agreement with the B.C. government. First to accept the groundbreaking proposal are 16,000 specialists in diagnostic, clinical and rehabilitation services. A larger group of government union members is also voting on a similar offer. The agreements include guaranteed wage increases of about 5.5 per cent over five years, plus extra money in years where the

B.C. economy grows beyond independent forecasts. The contracts are also for an unusually long term and were reached three months before the current contracts expire. Val Avery, president of the Health Sciences Association, said the “modest wage increases” were in addition to employer commitments to recruiting and retaining professionals in highest demand. Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the health science

agreement is “unique to the needs of the employers and employees.” The sharing formula is based on the Finance Ministry’s economic forecast council, private sector experts who estimate growth in January as the provincial budget is being prepared. If actual growth exceeds projected growth by one per cent, it means $200 million more for the government, which would be shared with unionized employees.

Vinnie Gill’s life began at Royal Jubilee Hospital in 1977, and ended in the same facility 35 years later. Gill died during heart surgery in May 2012, a sobering reminder to his parents, Amarjeet and Suman, of the fragility of life. To honour the memory of Vinnie, the Gills have made a significant donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s Building Care Together campaign. “The Royal Jubilee holds a special place in our hearts as our son Vinnie was born and passed away here,” said Amarjeet. The donation will support the purchase of leading-edge equipment and technology for cardiac care at Royal Jubilee Hospital, and the cardiovascular unit and waiting room in the hospital’s diagnostic and treatment centre,

where Vinnie received final care, will be named in his honour. “In this hospital, Vinnie received the best medical care, provided by dedicated doctors, nurses and staff,” Amarjeet said. “This memorial gives us a lot of comfort and provides an opportunity for Vinnie’s friends and family to reflect on his memory.” Vinnie’s honour will help others receive the best health care possible for years to come.” B.C. entrepreneur Jim Pattison will match the Gills’ donation as part of a pledge made earlier this year, bringing the campaign total to $21.15 million. “It’s a fitting tribute for a man who was so deeply cherished by his family, friends and community,” said Leslee Farrell, campaign co-chair. To learn more about the Building Care Together campaign, call 250-519-1750 or visit buildingcare. ca. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Civic resolutions for the new year As we burst into the new year this week, shaking off the rust of 2013, it’s time to make some promises to ourselves. Change is scary but necessary to improve our lives and communities. With that in mind, here’s a list of resolutions we feel communities, and their councils, should embrace as we embark on 2014. Saanich is the largest municipality in the region and has a vast rural treed component. Between 2005 and 2011, that district lost 378 hectares of tree cover and gained 532.8 hectares of impervious surfaces like roads and buildings. To stem tree canopy loss in the district, Saanich resolves to come up with a more stringent set of policies, applicable to public and private lands, so trees are equally treated, no matter where they’re located. The City of Victoria will see a new city manager starting in February whose “leadership philosophy rooted in accountability, innovation and relationship-building” according to Mayor Dean Fortin. As well a new police chief officially took the helm last week. He too speaks of passion about partnerships and working with the community. Victoria resolves to see a shift in culture and embrace change at city hall. In Oak Bay the official community plan review is near completion, expected to finish in June. While some continue to protest developments and larger homes, a survey shows the community wants to see things such as secondary suites to accommodate growth in the community. Oak Bay resolves to create a progressive approach to development. While the stigmatized amalgamation word is tossed around routinely among the Capital Region, the West Shore has an opportunity to achieve success created by working together, while maintaining individual characteristics. The communities can share stories of success, and hash out failures by sharing information on cross-border issues. West Shore resolves to meet inter-municipally on a regular basis. Hopefully councils will keep these resolutions until we’re shaking off the rust of 2014.

The 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 does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, 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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A ‘deeply flawed’ process Fees persuade most smart meter holdouts (B.C. Views, Dec. 18) I am one of the 19,380 B.C. residents who have not accepted a smart meter. The fee has not “persuaded” me. What struck me in Tom Fletcher’s column was the B.C. Utilities Commission’s reported rejection of Donald Maisch’s presentation on behalf of Citizens for Safe Technology because his “consulting livelihood depends on public fears and concerns about radio frequency exposure.” Am I to conclude that when hiring a consultant, one should make sure the individual hired is dismissive of one’s concerns? What about the consultants who dismiss many research conclusions that might put a speed bump in the way of EMF proliferation and associated corporate profits, and whose livelihood depends on persuading us that ever increasing radiofrequency exposure is completely benign? I imagine the BCUC found their presentations quite credible. To “reject” claims made by a consultant because the consulting practise depends on representing people who want those claims considered seems to me to be a deeply flawed process, and contemptuous of any conclusions but the foregone ones. Diane McNally Victoria

No road closures in Beacon Hill Park Just wanted to write to say that I have to agree with the letter that Robert McInnes wrote in the Dec. 18 edition of the News, regarding cheaper solutions available to reduce speeding in Beacon Hill Park. He is right on. I’ve been saying this all along. Please acknowledge the fact that there is no serious problem in Beacon Hill Park that can justify closing the roads. What it has done is add more traffic down Southgate and Heywood streets for residents. Also, I feel it is cost prohibitive to do the road work, when it is not necessary. A E Cooper Victoria

Many benefits of oil pipelines Some taxpayers are not thinking of the positive sides of what pipelines can do for them financially. If the pipelines do go ahead, large royalties will be paid to the B.C. government, which is really us. B.C. taxpayers could have a few options: eliminating the provincial sales tax or medical premiums or even receiving an annual royalty cheque. In Alaska, the Alyeska pipeline has provided the average

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citizen an annual cheque of $1,108.45 a year for 30 years. It’s better than buying lottery tickets. Some people ask, “What’s the risk of an oil spill?” which is real. But these same people get up every morning and do not know what will happen to them. Going on a vacation? What if the plane goes down? You might have a car accident. Some of us have jobs that can end in an accident. Our health can suddenly deteriorate. In summary, we all take chances every day. So why not take the benefits of the pipelines? Joe Sawchuk Duncan

Victoria’s summer more spectacular than usual While I agree that the summer weather was a highlight this year, your article almost seemed to imply that dry sunny weather was unusual for Victoria. I would have rephrased it to something like this: “According to Environment Canada statistics, even in an average year Victoria gets drier, sunnier summers than any other city in Canada, but this year the summer was even more spectacular than usual.” Steven Murray Victoria ••• Let your voice be heard. Send your thoughts to editor@vicnews.com

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Modern farming fraught with challenges Natalie North Reporting

hen Mary Alice Johnson took a stroll through the Moss Street Market, between the artisan wares and local vegetables, the veteran organic farmer spotted something unexpected. “I just happened to notice that one of my apprentices’ apprentice had an apprentice,” said Johnson, co-founder and co-owner of ALM Organic Farm in Sooke. “Because there are many apprenticeships in this area, there are many young farmers here.” After beginning her organic farm 26 years ago – without any idea what she was doing, but welcome to all those who wanted to do it with her, she said – Johnson laughs about the notion of being a grandmother of local, smallscale farming. Her playful attitude is tempered, however, by what she considers crises in the industry. The most pressing: the inability to pay her apprentices a fair wage. Johnson has built a farm where apprentices are given guidance, housing, meals

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Members of Saanich Organics Robin Tunnicliffe, left, Lisa Willott, Rachel Fisher and her daughter Jade FisherMarshall, 4, and Heather Stretch pick of cabbages at the Northbrook Farm on Mt. Newton Cross Road. and a monthly stipend – but not minimum wage. “But I don’t hardly make minimum wage after 20 years and I don’t know how many thousands of dollars investment in my farm,” Johnson said. “We are breaking labour relations laws. I would love to pay these people better but I can’t. I can’t figure out a way.” Johnson has long been involved in the Stewards of Irreplaceable Land (SOIL) apprenticeship program – a national program that unlike better-known WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organics Farms which facilitates global exchanges) – provides education for new or prospective farmers likely to remain within

Canada. While gradually reducing the number of hours she spends in the field, Johnson continues to give talks on farming and has no plans to cut back apprenticeships on her farm – the only way to teach farming, she says. “It’s sustainable to the environment and sustainable to our health, but people are not willing to pay our local farmers enough to make sure that there’s amazingly wonderful, healthy, good, environmentally-friendly food on their tables,” she said. “So we have to break the law. I have to personally break the law.” Saanich Organics, a community of farmers who

grow and distribute organic produce to homes and businesses across Greater Victoria is one of the direct products of Johnson’s program. Rachel Fisher of Three Oaks Farm in Saanichton was one of Johnson’s many protégés and now co-owns Saanich Organics, along with Robin Tunnicliffe of Sea Bluff Farm in Metchosin and Heather Stretch of Northbrook Farm in Saanichton. (Tunnicliffe and Stretch apprenticed with other experienced farmers in the area.) Since the trio purchased Saanich Organics in 2002, they’ve added crop production to the business model and built its box delivery program up to 80

households and about 25 restaurants and grocery stores. They now have capacity to add another 40 box recipients this spring, including on the West Shore. Each of their farms is buoyed by an apprentice program and Stretch has seen their apprentices go on to a variety of roles within sustainable agriculture. Still, the potential for each to become a successful farmer, is extremely slim. “It’s possible, but statistically, not likely,” Stretch said. “In the 13 years I’ve been doing it, we’ve seen a lot of farms come and go. Usually the underlying reason people quit farming is economics.” editor@vicnews.com

Chipping Christmas for a cause

You’ve changed your calendar, and Christmas is all but a distant memory – so Greater Victoria Lions Clubs say this is the perfect weekend to dispose of your tree. Five makeshift tree recycling depots will be set up around the Capital Region for the 27th annual Chip-In for the Kids fundraiser for Easter Seals. Lions Club members and volunteers from Davey Tree Services will be accepting donations to watch your tree go into the chipper. Locations are Tillicum Shopping Centre, Broadmead Village Shopping Centre, University Heights Shopping Centre, Safeway (Fort Street and Foul Bay Road) and Westshore Town Centre. The event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 4 and 5. On Saturday, for a minimum $10 donation, volunteers will come to your house to pick up your tree. Call 250-370-0518 or email info@forthekidsbc.org for info. The Knights of Columbus are also holding Christmas tree recycling by donation at St. Joseph The Worker, 753 Burnside Rd., on Saturday, Jan. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cruise-related traffic plan to be refined in 2014 Transit buses, water shuttles planned for 2014 Don Descoteau News staff

While the number of cruise ship visits will increase slightly in 2014, Victoria’s Ogden Point and the James Bay neighbourhood aren’t expected to see any additional vehicle traffic over this year as a result. Greater Victoria Harbour Authority CEO Curtis Grad said they plan to continue refining the transportation plan for cruise passengers’ shore excursions as a way to further reduce emissions from the site. A pilot program using B.C. Transit buses to transport passengers from the docks to various destinations was successful and will hopefully be put in place again next year, he said. “What we learned was that

model works,” Grad said. “The doubledecker buses are efficient and allow for higher density.” B.C. Transit, which faced initial backlash from its driver’s union over the use of its buses under contract to the harbour authority for the pilot, issued a statement saying it would be “excited to work with the GVHA to build upon those successes for the upcoming cruise season.” Also in the works is a water shuttle pilot project to carry cruise passengers downtown, possibly to the water lot soon to be vacated by the Undersea Gardens. The use of that dock, however, would likely be short-term, Grad said. “We want to keep that space available for possible future use for the Belleville Terminal Expansion,” he said. Details of the pilot, and a request for proposals will be made public early this year. Grad said the goal is to be able to handle the growth in shore trips through different modes of

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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority CEO Curtis Grad: “What we learned was that model works,” transport. While she wouldn’t say whether she felt progress was being made in the ongoing battle to reduce vehicle traffic and related emissions, James Bay Neighbourhood Association president Marg Gar-

diner said more work needs to be done to reduce emissions coming from the cruise ships themselves. However, one of the jobs Victoria Shipyards is doing on Princess Cruise Lines’ Grand Princess – it was in drydock at the Esqui-

malt Graving Dock last week as the GVHA announced results of a cruise tourism economic impact study – is to install a scrubber system that reduces the amount of sulphur in the ship’s exhaust. The numbers revealed in the study focusing on the 2012 cruise tourism season were significant: Direct cruise-related expenditures from the 224 calls – from passengers, crew and services rendered while ships were in port – amounted to $49 million. Report author Business Research and Economic Advisors also found that the industry generated 368 direct full-and part-time jobs, yielding about $13.6 million in wages. Taking into account indirect impact, an estimated 683 local jobs and $30 million in wages were attributable to the cruise industry, the study found. The number of ship visits will go from this year’s 203 to 210 in 2014, representing 490,000 passengers. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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Defeating invasive plants through DNA Victoria scientists use biotechnology to find the genetic kill switch for invasive species Edward Hill News staff

Every fall for more than a decade, helicopters have buzzed Mill Hill park to airlift away great mounds of Scotch broom. Volunteers and staff clip the hearty shrub by hand, a laborious process for an expensive war on invasives that has seen small victories, but still has no end in sight. Controlling invasive species in Greater Victoria remains a choice between years of hard manual labour or years of chemical treatment. But two University of Victoria biology graduates are developing a new option – a biotechnology that could flick a “kill” switch within a plant’s genetic code. Potentially, the treatment could precision-target specific invasive species, and without harming native plants or animals. UVic’s Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs helped Chris Tuttle and Layne Woodfin refine their business plan, which is focused on defeating kudzu, an aggressive vine that has choked vast areas of the U.S. south-

west. Both scientists are based in Victoria, but they’ve set up what they call a “DIY” laboratory in Port Alberni – due to the low rental cost – to refine their genetic technology. “We are seeking a clear proof of concept by April. For business development we are looking at kudzu in the U.S. because the Scotch broom market is small,” Tuttle said. “If we can find funding (in Victoria) we’d love to focus on Scotch broom.” The basis of the technology is called RNA interference or RNAi, relatively young field of biology that uses short strands of genetic material to deactivate specific genes within the DNA of certain organisms. This has proved extremely handy in understanding how genes work, and earned a Nobel Prize for the scientists who discovered it. Tuttle and Woodfin are developing RNAi techniques to target genes unique to a specific invasive plant, and that would effectively turn off the plant’s ability to process nutrients, killing it and halting the ability for its seeds to germinate. Part of the development process is testing

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n the 2013 Victoria Vital Signs report, nearly half of the 1,200 respondents ranked cost of living as their most pressing issue. It also found more than 60 per cent of people were moderately stressed or worse about personal finances. Around local water coolers, people often complain their wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of basic goods. Certainly at the lower end of the wage spectrum the numbers bear that out. Last year the Community Social Planning Council calculated $18.73 an hour as the living wage in Greater Victoria: the minimum amount a couple with two children would each need to earn just to adequately get by in today’s local economy. The 2013 figure was 3.7 per cent higher than the year before ($18.07). The council pointed to higher accommodation and other shelter costs,

transportation, food and shelter costs as reasons for the jump. “It always seems that when you’re on an Island, your food gets here by ferries. It’s always a concern when there’s incremental increases to input costs (for suppliers),” said Dallas Gislason, economic development officer for the Greater Victoria Development Agency. The region’s average one-per-cent inflation rate – calculated using a different basket of goods than the living wage – can be looked at as a positive for people looking to invest here and create jobs, he said. Gislason added the region’s economic growth was also about one per cent, showing stability during this rebound from recession. At the same time, he said, things like older workers staying in their jobs longer or returning to work can put downward pressure on wages for others. While the living wage report painted a rather bleak picture, the most recent Statistics Canada census showed Greater Victoria’s median total household income of $79,350 was significantly higher than the national average of $72,240. On the housing front, the largest line item in any household budget, real estate prices have

Did you know? n Gas prices for regular unleaded ranked sixthlowest among Canada’s largest cities as of last November. Only cities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (ranging from 1.03 to 1.15.5 per litre) were cheaper. n Victoria’s Consumer Price Index, a function of inflation and a calculation of the increase in overall cost of such basic elements as housing, food and transportation costs, actually went up less in Victoria between 2008 and 2012 than in virtually any other major city in Canada. (we actually tied Calgary for the lowest increase, but Calgary was much higher to start with) n While our new housing prices continue to be among the highest in the country, Victoria homes saw the greatest drop in value since 2007 among our country’s largest metropolitan areas. Only in B.C. and Alberta did values drop in that time relative to 2007 prices. n Welcome BC produces a Cost of Living Calculator (costofliving.welcomebc.ca), aimed at new immigrants, that helps people looking at moving to the province or moving from one town to another in B.C. determine what they’ll need to get by.

been flat for some time and are expected to remain so, along with mortgage rates. Our rental vacancy rate, meanwhile, was 2.8 per cent in October – less vacancy than the national average of 2.4 per cent, according to StatsCan. In general, more availability keeps rental rates in check, but that hasn’t necessarily panned out. Average rents in October were $706 for a bachelor suite, $833 for a one-bedroom, $1,068 for a two-bedroom and $1,281 for suites with three or more bedrooms. Prices for the two smallest categories, of which there are far more in the region, especially in Victoria, have gone up between five and 6.5 per cent, depending upon location, since 2011. By contrast, the average

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Medical Transcription Start a new career in 8 months. Attend classes only two evenings per week. Continue working as you learn the skills that will qualify you for employment in a high demand career in a healthcare setting. This program uses digital technology to receive and transcribe medical reports. It provides traditional in-class training along with a hands-on training experience (practicum) at a medical facility. This will qualify learners for an entry-level position in Medical Transcription. The Program consists of three core courses for a total of 115 instructional hours and 40 practicum hours. • Introduction to Medical Transcription • Digital Medical Transcription • Medical Transcription Practicum Instructor: Lanka Dimitrijevic Dates: Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30 - 9:00 pm T.B.A. Program Fees: $1870 Registration fee (non-refundable): $50 Materials fee: $380 (Books, CD’s, USB headphones & WAV pedal) Program Prerequisites: • English 12 or equivalent • Medical Terminology (proof of 75% within the last 3 years) • Typing speed of 40 wpm (documentation) • Good computer and word processing skills (documentation)

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This Safety training course meets the requirements of WorkSafe BC and Canada Labour code regulations. The focus is on the prevention of accident & injuries that may be caused by the improper and unsafe use of forklifts. The training consists of a short classroom session and one-on-one practical training. Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a wallet card with a 3 year record of completion. Instructed by Roadmasters Safety Group Fee: $200 Location: WestShore Annex Saturday, 9:00 - 4:00 pm Jan 11 Feb 8 Mar 8 Apr 5 May 10 Jun 14

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handful of kids race in the brisk evening air. They run full-tilt to the fountain at Camosun College laughing and cheering each other on then halt abruptly to await their pokey parents. They range in age spanning Grades 2 through 6 and the energy belies the past 90 minutes of energetic dancing. Each child is enrolled in the Victoria Japanese Heritage Language School, and while the kids say the weekly sessions learning and practicing the Nanchu Soran Dance are “fun” the students may not realize each is developing his or her heritage while forging friendships. Most parents, like Harumi Shimada, volunteer and share the school’s goal to help students develop an understanding and appreciation of their culture within Canada’s mosaic. Dance instructor Shimada introduced the Nanchu Soran Dance to the VJHLS several years ago and created a volunteer performance group to share this piece of Japanese culture. “That brings us together. It’s good for the school, to let people know we are here,” said parent and participant Noriko Prezeau. Soran Dance is performed with the Japanese traditional song Soran Bushi, a sea

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Harumi Shimada leads kids from Grades 2 through 6 in a Soran dance. The famous traditional Japanese dance brings the group of students from the Victoria Japanse Heritage Language School together once a week at Camosun for education, tradition and fun.

shanty said to have been first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaido in northern Japan. Yellow sashes tied in a bow across waists and foreheads augment t-shirts emblazoned with bright yellow characters of the school’s name. They shake rhythm instruments called naruko and enthusiastically shout the words after leader Shimada: “dokkoisyo, dokkoisyo, soran, soran.” “It’s always ... energetic,” said Shimada

with wide smile. Moves depict ocean waves, fishermen dragging nets, pulling ropes and hoisting a catch above their shoulders. There are many dance styles and the kids of VJHLS practice the Nanchu Soran Dance, borne from the Wakkanai South Junior High School (also known as Nanchu) in Wakkanai City, Hokkaido. Energy was the key objective in creation

approved of the Nanchu version of the dance. Kids were bored and lethargic, Shimada said. “One teacher comes up and introduced this dance, and music. And the teachers tried to cooperate to make a group of dancers. They started to practice,” she said. “It started to spread out (through) all of Japan. Elementary schools and junior high schools across the country have since begun forming groups and staging performances, Shimada said. The students and teachers went on to win the Prime Minister’s grand prize at the 10th Japanese Folk Song dance competition and the story of Nanchu and their Soran dance was aired on Tokyo television. Since the broadcast, many other teachers in elementary, junior and senior high schools have introduced the Soran dance into their classes as part of their physical education programs. The VJHSL students and parents have performed at a variety of events such as the Nikkei Society and Japanese Friendship Society Mochi-making event and the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami charity event. “Hopefully they feel that’s the Japanese way,” Shimada said. “They are having fun, but after five years, 10 years in the future … when they hear this music (they’ll remember) ‘Oh I did that’.” For more information on the VJHLS visit en.vicnihongo.com.

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Set in the folk music scene in 1961 Greenwich Village – about a year before a guy named Bob Dylan showed up to change everything – the marvelously downbeat Inside Llewyn Davis is a portrait of the artist as a full-time jerk. The film opens as Llewyn (Oscar Isaac, Drive, Sucker Punch) is singing “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” to a half-full crowd in one of those grubby coffee bars where the musicians get paid via tips dropped in a basket. It’s a beautifully despairing song, soulfully performed by Llewyn – but all that grace dissipates once he steps off stage. In his personal life, the angry and self-destructive Llewyn wields his folkie purism like a club. He couch surfs around the Village, continually alienates his bourgeois sister, and has a barbed relationship with a married fellow folksinger (Carey Mulligan), one half of a duo with her husband (Justin Timberlake). It turns out she’s pregnant . . . and Llewyn might be the father. Llewyn is a hipster-bohemian talisman to a rich older couple who patronizingly introduce him to their upper crust peers as “our folksinging friend” and occasionally let him crash at their place. He manages to let their cat out of the apartment one day, and this becomes a running gag throughout the film – a gag you’ll be grateful for, insofar as much of the plot involves Llewyn staring at the world with a peevish glumness because, despite his talent, his go-nowhere career is floundering from one disappointment to the next. Inspired by the autobiography of crusty old folkie Dave Van Ronk, Inside was written and directed by the Coen Brothers, who have done a marvelous job with this bleak material. It was shot in a drab colour palette, and the soundtrack has been expertly overseen by T Bone Burnett (who did miracles with O Brother Where Art Thou?). The Coens have always been superb craftsmen, albeit with an excessive fondness for smart-aleck perversity; here, although there are some great blackhumoured gags, the dominant note is of sadness and empathy. It’s one of their best films. Rating: ★★★★

Writer-director David O. Russell (Three Kings, Silver Linings Playbook) has moved from controversial indie auteur to Hollywood insider – a progression solidified with his latest, American Hustle, which has a bushel of Golden Globe nominations and a good shot at Oscar gold. The film focuses on a pair of con artists: Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale, complete with paunch and ghastly combover) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), two lovebirds who have perfected a sly form of banking fraud. Things are going great until they get caught by Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), an ambitious FBI agent who is tired of riding a desk and hungers for the thrill of being a field operative. What follows, which was very much inspired by the 1978 Abscam scandal where an FBI sting ensnared several Congressman taking bribes from someone they thought was a Middle East sheik, sees DiMaso bully Irving and Sydney into running a large-scale con that will get him noticed by his bosses. Before long, New Jersey mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner) is caught up in the action, along with some mobsters who want a piece when it seems that Jersey’s Atlantic City casinos are about to get revived with a $100 million investment from “the sheik.” Needless to say, by the time DiMaso thinks he and Sydney are in love, things spin way out of control in a deliciously messy whirl of lust, larceny, ego, ambition, and jealousy. Part crime caper and part screwball comedy, Hustle is above all a showcase of great acting. All the principals do fantastic work here, including Jennifer Lawrence as Irving’s estranged wife. Lawrence won an Oscar a year ago in Russell’s Playbook, and is even more impressive here as a ditzy, sexually electric woman who is, even on her good days, an emotional minefield. Funny, sad, undeniably sordid, and highly entertaining, this daisy chain of backstabbing, chicanery, and greed is ideal counter-programming in a season of sugary Christmas sentiment. Rating: ★★★1/2 (Inside Llewyn Davis continues at the Odeon; American Hustle continues at SilverCity)

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pick who played for the Victoria Grizzlies and then won the RBC Cup national championship with the Penticton Vees. “I anticipate (UND and Princeton) will have pretty good speed and skill, they’ll move the puck really well,” Hoban said. Travis Paterson Back when he was News staff a Juan de Fuca midget player attending Belmont A mid-season exhibition series with two iconic NCAA secondary, Hoban chose the WHL over the BCHL and a hockey teams is cutting potential NCAA scholarship. Brad Hoban’s holiday break The choice short. was made easier The 22-yearbecause the Swift old West Current Broncos Shore native committed to him is currently as a 16-year-old third in scoring rookie, meaning on the UBC he knew he had Thunderbirds a good chance hockey team at playing five with four goals full Western and 14 points, Hockey League his second year seasons, which with the club. he did. It earned This week him five years of he’s back in university tuition Vancouver Courtesy of UBC Athletics and books money a week Brad Hoban which led him to early as the immediately sign Thunderbirds with the Thunderbirds. are part of a four-team “It’s weird to think about tournament with visiting when I see a NCAA team, NCAA Div. 1 clubs North that I could have been on Dakota (formerly the that team.” Fighting Sioux) and the The CIS is a league where Princeton Tigers, as players make a lot less well as the Simon Fraser mistakes at five-on-five University men’s hockey compared to the WHL, club, which plays in the Hoban said, which makes it B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey a special teams game. League with UVic. On the power play is It’s a rare West coast where his team gets the match-up between CIS bulk of their offensive and NCAA teams though opportunities. But it’s been it happens somewhat a “frustrating start” for the regularly in the East. Thunderbirds with only five wins in the first 16 games. “It’s weird to think Hoban believes the about when I see a T-Birds are a lot better than record shows. NCAA team that I could their “We haven’t been playing have been on that team.” that well. It’s still fun, going to school and playing - Brad Hoban hockey, but it’s frustrating. We should be better.” The Thunderbirds fly to Hoban is excited about Regina for a pair of games seeing the famous UND and on Jan. 10 and 11 against the Princeton logos at the other Regina Cougars. end of the ice, though he’s Hoban is studying not rushing out the door to political science and will leave his family and friends. likely pursue pro hockey “Last year we had an NCAA tourney but they were when he graduates. Div. 3 teams, so it’s exciting this year to play a team (such as) North Dakota and University hockey see a lot of (former) top B.C. Also on the Thunderbirds and Alberta junior Hockey from Greater Victoria is League players,” Hoban Jason Yee, a defenceman said. who played in the BCHL Among the many ex-BCHL final with the Powell River stars with North Dakota is Kings. Saanich’s Wade Murphy, a UND features a host of Nashville Predators draft BCHL scoring champs

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

BRENTWOOD BAY: Quiet, cozy 1 bdrm, priv ent, W/D, D/W, elec F/P, close to bus NS/NP. $775 (incls hydro) Feb 1. Refs, 250-652-5780.

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606 Speed Ave, $215,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353 5-1027 Belmont Ave, $639,000 Saturday Jan 4, 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

ESQUIMALT 404-520 Foster St, $199,900! Jan 4 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

SAANICH EAST Midtown Park Saturday & Sunday 12-4 RE/MAX Alliance Ron Neal, 250-386-8181

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SAANICH WEST 3795 Burnside Pl, $549,900 Saturday January 4 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

SAANICH PENINSULA 110-10461 Resthaven, $164,900 Sun Jan 5 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

WEST SHORE 3379 Vision Way, $339,900 Saturday Jan. 4 & Sunday Jan. 5 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-590-3921

3467 Happy Valley Rd. Saturday, Jan. 4 & Sunday, Jan. 5 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445

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Though still nearly two months away, excitement is building around the Victoria Gluten Free Health and Wellness Festival. Despite being a relatively new idea for Greater Victorians, eating gluten-free 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 wellbeing. “Gluten intolerance is such a prevalent condition in society,” said festival spokesperson Alexandra Pony, 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

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Alexandra Pony and Ari Hersherg taste some gluten-free goodies at the Red Barn Market on West Saanich Road as they get ready for the upcoming Gluten Free Health and Wellness Show Feb. 22. 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 glutenfree vendors, offers food and fermentation demos, includes yoga sessions and perhaps most importantly, allows attendees to

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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 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 advancedhome caresolutions.com for more information.

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 form, 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. Send your business news to ddescoteau@ vicnews.com

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Location means more than geography Proximity to work often the primary consideration for new buyers Location, location, location. You’ve heard it before, but what does it mean for house hunters on an island peninsula like Greater Victoria? Even with the gamut of housing options between Oak Bay and Sooke, James Bay and North Saanich, there are still long-established rules that help determine the best buy for househunters, says Tim Ayres, president-elect of the Victoria Real Estate Board. “Probably the No. 1 determinant is close proximity to work and commute time,” Ayres says. “The closer you are to work or opportunities for work, the better off you’re going to be.” The obvious location features – proximity to water, view, lot size, access to recreation areas and amenities – are rare in combination, and most home buyers know they can’t have it all, Ayres says. “I think everybody has

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A one-acre waterfront mansion may not be in the cards, but location is still one of the biggest influencers on new home purchase says Tim Ayres, Victoria Real Estate Board president-elect. their particular location in mind. It’s usually the first question people ask themselves. Almost before, ‘How much can I afford,’ they’ll ask, ‘Where do I want to live?’” But what if that detached Uplands mansion on a half-acre threatens to break the bank? Try giving a little on one expectation and see what opens up, Ayres says. “People always appre-

ciate being close to the beach, parks, trails, bike routes. Those are all huge considerations for any buyer,” he says. Close proximity to a good school also ranks high for buyers with children, Ayres says. But depending on the school district, students who aren’t living in the immediate area can still jump across boundaries. Best to call the school district before purchasing to confirm whether

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We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your business and support this year and

250-478

On All Our Vehicles

Wish You a Happy and Prosperous New Year RAFRTOMES

Our 2013 Highlights Include:

TRAD WELC ES PAID OME OR N FOR OT!

• 24 Years of Business • Voted #1 on Vancouver Island in Victoria and Nanaimo • 3 Island Locations in Victoria, Duncan and Nanaimo • CarProof Reports for Each Vehicle

3.99%

29,888!

WE HAVE A HUGE INVENTORY OF OVER 500 VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM TO FIT BANK APPROVAL

26,888!

2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT

SPEND TOO MUCH AT CHRISTMAS?

2012 CADILLAC CTS Stk #D15784

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

Stk D15650

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

We can help you buy a new car and get some of that Christmas debt wrapped into your new loan.

$14,888!

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA Stk D15555

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2011 FORD F350 XLT 4X4

$14,888!

2013 CHRYSLER 200 TOURING Stk D15534

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

12 Retail Lenders and Over 500 Vehicles to Choose From

Stk #D15334

Stk #D15392

$17,888!

2011 SUBARU IMPREZA Stk T15567

2013 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT

2010 MERCEDES BENZ C250

2011 HONDA CR-V EX-L

Stk # D15628

YOUR ISLAND’S FIRST CREDIT CHOICE

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2010 AUDI A4 2.0T QUA PREMIUM Stk #D15481

Stk #D15550

29,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE

24,888

15,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

UNDER $4,000

23,888

UNDER $5,000

24,888

4,999 4,999 4,999

www.galaxymotors.net

Oil Change

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

UNDER $6,000

Synthetic oil and diesel extra. No other discounts can be used. One coupon per service. Expires Jan. 17, 2014. Call for details.

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

Stk D15438A

SERVICE CENTRE ON SITE

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2,888 3,888 3,888

Stk #D15512A

16,888

22,998

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2010 NISSAN XTERRA SE

Stk #D15243

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

2012 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS

Stk #D15439

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2012 VOLVO C30 T5

Stk #D15690

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

2007 LAND ROVER LR3

28,888

19,888

(+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

1 LT Stk D15530

24,888

2009 SMART FORTWO

$6,888!

MUST PRESENT COUPON TO REDEEM OFFER

5,999 5,999 5,999

Due to production the vehicles may not be available at time of print.

COLWOOD 250-478-7603 1772 Island Hwy.

DL #30897

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Friday, January 3, 2014 - GOLDSTREAM

NEWS GAZETTE

Danone

Activia Yogurt Selected 650g

On Sale Each

On Sale

Per lb

Fresh Whole Pork Leg

Giant Grapefruit Grown in Texas

On Sale

3 $2 for

Canadian Grain Fed Bone In $2.20/kg

BC Wild Coho Salmon Fillets

Previously Frozen $9.07/lb

On Sale

Island Gold

Veggie Fed Eggs Large, White Dozen

Weight Watchers

Smart Ones Entrées

Per 100g

A whole, fresh pork leg is a budget-friendly choice for a variety of tasty meals! Adams

SunRype

Assorted 500g

Assorted 1L

Peanut Butter

100% Juice or Blends

On Sale

Each

Selected 124–311g

Specials in Effect from Thursday, January 2nd to Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 Where this symbol appears, deposit & enviro levies are applicable.