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Mya Morgan, 9, and Sean Walsh, 7, prepare carrots as they make breakfast bars at Windsor Park Pavilion, during the launch of Island Health’s Eat Well, Get Moving campaign.

Program pushes kids in the kitchen Christopher Sun News staff

Childhood obesity is on the rise, but a new school program aims to make kids veggie-literate. And the way to encourage that is through education and including kids in making food decisions, which Is what Island Health’s Eat Well, Get Moving program is about. This ninth annual campaign runs from February to April 30. Participating schools are challenged to encourage students to increase their fruit and vegetable intake

and physical activity. Students are given Crunch and Go cards to track the number of vegetable and fruits they eat, and the amount of physical activity they do each day. “We know childhood obesity, unfortunately, is still climbing and it’s important to help children build healthy habits,” said Island Health community dietician Jodi Holland. “The Crunch and Go Cards encourages them to keep track of the fruits and vegetables they eat and to actually do it everyday.” Cards are collected at the end of each

month and entered into a prize draw. Some of the monthly prizes include class pizza parties, Thrifty Foods grocery store tours, and passes to local activity centres and sporting events such as skate and pool parties for an entire class. Grand prizes, based on classrooms and schools with the highest participation level, include a Sportball program for 10 classes, balloon creations by Par-T-Perfect Victoria and a full program package at the Boys and Girls Club Outdoor Centre. Learn more at www.fitinfitness.ca. reporter@vicnews.com

The visionary plan to guide development in Oak Bay for the next 30 years is up for debate Saturday. Highlights from the 169-page official community plan survey, released last week, includes overwhelming support to regulate secondary suites (78 per cent), more housing alternatives for seniors and the disabled (73 per cent) and strong support for maintaining and conserving parks, trees, green space, pathways and the shoreline. The results did not surprise Coun. Pam Copley, who chairs the OCP advisory committee. She Pam Copley said it’s validation that council and the community are on the same page. “There is support for managed, limited growth that respects aspects of Oak Bay (that people love),” Copley said. “Most importantly, we were able to reach people who don’t typically come out to meetings or public hearings.” Almost 33 per cent of Oak Bay households responded to the survey, significantly more than the 10 to 15 per cent return rate anticipated by Points of View Research, the company hired to conduct the survey. Feedback from the open house will be used to compose the first draft of the new OCP. Copley said the process is now more than half done with two more open houses scheduled before a final draft is presented to council, likely before the November municipal election. “If you want some bedtime reading that is not of the light variety, there is lots online on the municipal website,” Copley said. Find the results online at oakbay.ca. The open house will be held at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. from 1 to 4 p.m. reporter@vicnews.com

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The man who stole a poppy donation box in November 2013 is back in police custody after being arrested for two break and enters that happened just days after his release from jail. Darcy Bruce Morgan, 51, is being charged for breaking into a government liquor store in Saanich on Jan. 31, three days after being released and put on probation. The front window was smashed with a rock and a case of rum was taken. On Feb. 2, a break and enter occurred at the vacuum store in Colwood.

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Oh the weather outside is delightful Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

Despite dipping temperatures last week, it’s business as usual on the greens of Victoria. “Business is up a little bit (this winter). The only thing we can point to is weather,” said Jim Goddard, director of golf at Cordova Bay Golf Course. “It is overall drier, but what comes with sun is cold and wind and frost.” At the municipally run Cedar Hill Golf Course, they nearly tripled usage last month, with 1,409 rounds of golf played compared to 494 in January 2013. “It’s weather,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard. “Green fees have gone from about $6,000 to $16,000 just for that month. … We didn’t hear anything significant about our other rec centres, that’s the one outdoor recreation we track usage.” As February ushered in winter, frozen greens did close a couple courses some days last week but for the most part, golfers are still in full force. “We have guys that play in shorts every day of the year here,” said Goddard. “The bad weather doesn’t dissuade the hardcore golfer. … They’d as soon miss their wedding as a golf game.” Promotions to keep the Cordova Bay course full include a winter league, with

competitions on a daily basis. “Winter’s still winter. We do a lot of winter marketing with loyalty programs that keep our place steady anyway,” Goddard said. “No matter what we do there’s always some closures in the winter: half days, rainy days.” Rainfall in January was below the norm of 132.8 mm, with just 114.6 mm in Greater Victoria last month, according to an Environment Canada fact sheet. Sunshine, however, was also down: 65.9 hours in January compared to the average of 68.3 hours. No measurable snow fell in January, well below the average of 10.9 cm. But January snowfalls can, historically, vary drastically – from no snow to 81.4 cm, based on data from Victoria International Airport. “It’s been fairly mild,” said Scott Kolb, general manager at Victoria Golf Club. “It hasn’t been stormy and wet. … We’ve only had one (storm) every couple weeks.” He figures attendance at the golf course was up 20 per cent among members playing this January compared to an average January. “Our members that would normally play once or twice a month are coming out more,” Kolb said. “I’m seeing more bodies, instead of them appearing like groundhogs in March.” reporter@saanich news.com

Did you know? n On Jan. 11, 2014, Victoria set a record for the most rainfall ever to fall on one January day: 45.4 mm n On Jan. 13, 2014, Victoria tied the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in January (set in 1994): 13.2 C. – Environment Canada

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Show the love with a walk

Take a one hour walk through Oak Bay to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Oak Bay Community Association hosts Embrace the Night, an after dinner stroll to celebrate the walkable community. Walk starts at 7:30 p.m. starting and ending in the Sports View Lounge at Oak Bay Recreation Centre 1975 Bee St. on Feb. 14. Visit oakbaycommunityassociation.org for more details.

UVic biz school cracks top 50

University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business ranks 49th among North American business schools, in the most recent listings from Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. QS, which grades colleges and universities around the world overall and by faculty of study, placed Gustavson 12th among Canadian schools on the business listing. The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business posted the best Canadian ranking at No. 8.

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Golfer Mike Fletcher reacts to a missed putt as his friend Alastair Evans looks on during their weekly game at Cedar Hill Golf Course. The pair was out for a round while temperatures in Victoria hovered around zero.

The Capital Regional District is reminding residents what it means to live sustainably with its Green 365 In The Kitchen campaign. The awareness campaign includes a partnership with The Apple Box at the Vic West Community Centre and a Feb. 22 kitchen party at The London Chef, 953 Fort St. To learn more, visit crd.bc.ca/green365.

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Winter’s blast mild to some A classic winter e-blast from Vancouver Island to friends or relatives east of us features a golfer in shorts under sunny skies. That was true for January, as we had a little less rain and slightly warmer than usual temperatures. Then came February. Tourists posed for photos in front of the ice-caked fountain on the front lawn of the Weather warms provincial legislature building. People dug quickly here around in forgotten on the Island corners of the closet for a parka to cover the -7 C (plus wind chill) daytime lows. That’s still positively balmy for winter in most of Canada. Yes, we live here because of the mild – as opposed to wild – climate, but we really can’t complain. In relation to the wildly low temps hitting our Prairies and East Coast counterparts, this is still the warm land. A ski hill in Calgary closed one day last week because it was too cold. Temperatures there ranged from -21 C to -26 C with the wind chill. Once things warmed up Thursday, they were as cold as we were at the chilliest point of our week of winter. In central B.C. east to Manitoba, a freeze set in that featured average norms of -20 C or colder when normal temperatures range from -1 C to -6 C. Folks who shifted here from the northern part of the province, or elsewhere in Canada, scoff as we don that never-needed, too-warm sweater or mitts and toques. This isn’t real winter to them. Yes cold records were broken on the south coast. But while we may find it uncomfortable, we’re among the luckiest in the nation. A dip to -10 C (with the wind chill) is what we call a deep-freeze winter … and we are, after all, still in mid-winter. Clear and cold, as opposed to wet and warm is the way of winter. Besides, a certain contingent of Greater Victorians will complain about the weather no matter what. But don’t worry, these stretches generally only last a week or so, then folks can go back to complaining about the rain. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: 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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Prescription pot pretense to end RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told On April 1, medical marijuana Maple Ridge council last week that growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commer- his detachment will first target medical growers they know cial growers will be able are linked to organized to legally fill a prescripcrime. But it’s difficult to tion for pot. determine which are legal Ottawa is moving to and which are not. clean up the mess it cre“This has the potential ated by issuing medical to cripple the courts,” licences all over the counFleugel said. “Something try. Since then, municiis going to have to take a palities have complained back seat if we are going that small-scale medito go after all of them.” cal licences have been The police and fire greatly exceeded, with Tom Fletcher department have promany used as fronts for a B.C. Views posed an amnesty or criminal drug trade that grace period, allowing has made B.C. infamous people to disclose their location around the world. and have it properly dismantled How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed without penalty, to help deal with the volume. to carry marijuana for medical purThis mess was created by Ottawa poses, and half of them live in B.C. in response to a court ruling that Their permission to grow their own forced them to make medical pot or buy it from designated smallavailable. The Harper government scale growers is withdrawn in a remains trapped in a failed war-oncouple of months. drugs mentality that prevents any Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fraser Valley sub- innovation or even common sense. Then there is the circus in Vanurb of Maple Ridge estimate that it couver, where self-styled princes alone has 500 properties licensed of pot exploit the confusion of the to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is medical marijuana law to run an not a world hotspot for glaucoma Amsterdam-style retail trade. or arthritis. It is historically known Cannabis Culture, the pot and for its secluded properties and as propaganda empire built by Marc a base for B.C.’s prison system and Emery before he was jailed in the the province’s Hells Angels. U.S., rants about the government’s Police have only an estimate “war on patients,” amid garish ads because Ottawa’s bungled medical for “pot by post” and exotic weed pot scheme conceals the location varieties. of licensed growers from provincial “By Health Canada’s own estiand local governments.

mate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills. Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the serious-looking “Medical Cannabis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side. Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required. In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/withdrawal.” And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet? Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher! Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial producer. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Changes will hurt patient safety Re: Dialogue needed in nurse wars (Our View, Jan. 8) Vancouver Island nurses are reacting to a threat to patient safety and the quality of hospital care, not having a “turf war” or a “squabble” with management. Island Health’s plan to replace more than 122 registered nurses and licensed practical nurses with unlicensed care aides on medical and surgical units in Victoria means patients will suffer. And the resulting loss of more than 226,000 annual hours of professional nursing care for some of the sickest patients in hospitals means remaining nurses will see the number of patients they care for double. Nurses welcome care aides as additions to existing care teams to assist patients with the activities of daily living. But care aides are not trained or licensed to provide nursing care – they cannot assess patients, administer medica-

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Tertiary treatment would save money Voters may hold some Capital Regional District councillors accountable for the $60 million dollars spent so far on an outdated secondary sewage plant that still does not exist. In the meantime, the public is learning more about the advantages to tertiary sewage treatment from the RITE Plan. Time and technology have marched on. For some CRD directors, time has stood

still. Seaterra plans a single secondary treatment plant that will may cost more than $2 billion when all piping and upgrading is calculated. The CRD has dismissed the idea of several smaller tertiary plants spread throughout the region, saying it is too costly. Yet there has not been a cost/benefit analysis done, and documentation of costs remains a secret. Richard Atwell and MLA Andrew Weaver inform us that tertiary treatment will remove the pharmaceuticals, bacteria-resistant “superbugs,” toxins and plastics that a secondary plant will not. The tertiary waste water is pure enough to be sold to local farmers and golf courses, can be used to irrigate boulevards and be returned safely to surrounding wetlands. Every summer, we are urged to conserve water. Every year, Victorians are penalized with increased user fees and fines are given for

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PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS RUPE’S ROOFING: Torch on shingles or metal. Fully insured. References; ticketed roofers. Call Rupe 250-4157130 or Mike 1-250-533-9410.

TILING SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Free est. Call 250-686-6046.

TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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Homeowners have a new tool at their fingertips to help them better understand how their new home should perform and how their home warranty insurance works. The Residential Construction Performance Guide is available on the Homeowner Protection Office website www.hpo.bc.ca. It explains the basics of a well constructed home and how warranty providers evaluate claims for possible design, labour or material defects in new homes. Every new home built for sale by a licensed residential builder in B.C. is protected by mandatory third-party home warranty insurance. It’s the strongest system of construction defect insurance in Canada. This simple, practical guide outlines more than 200 possible defects that are searchable online. This includes the most common defect claims that might be submitted under a home warranty insurance policy – from windows that malfunction, to driveway or interior concrete floors that have cracked, to siding that has buckled. Designed primarily for conventional low-rise, wood-frame homes, the guide also provides some helpful guidelines for the common property of multi-unit buildings.

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