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Voters return Jensen to mayor’s office Dan Ebenal News Staff

Oak Bay voters gave incumbent Mayor Nils Jensen a decisive victory in Saturday’s municipal elections. The unofficial results give Jensen 3,640 votes, ahead of Cairine Green’s 2,197 and David Shebib with 102. Jensen said he was humbled by the support of the voters but not surprised. “We heard a lot of support at the doorstep, two-to-one at the doorstep at least,” said Jensen, as he arrived for his victory celebration at the Penny Farthing Pub. The one-term mayor said his handling of the deer issue is what he believes resonated most with the voters, who he also believes were looking for experience. “People have generally been happy over the last three years with what council has done,” said Jensen. “People didn’t have a lot of gripes, and in that kind of situation they go with the incumbent.” He sees the results as a mandate to move ahead on the three most pressing issues facing the community: the deer issue; changes to the official community plan; and dealing with the regional sewage problem. He expects the new council will move forward quickly on those issues. “The deer [cull], hopefully if we get the permit, will be early on in the new year. When we

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Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen is congratulated on his re-election by supporters at the Penny Farthing Pub. have our planner in place, that’s the first job he or she will have, implementing the community plan. And I’ll go to the CRD and I’ll do my darndest to get a sewage treatment agreement between all the seven core members,” said Jensen. While Jensen put some distance between his competitors in the final results, his main challenger wasn’t far away once the votes were counted, as Green also spent election night with her supporters at the Penny Farthing.

“We ran a great race, I had a wonderful team of volunteers, I’m very grateful to all of them,” said Green, who also expressed her gratitude to the Oak Bay voters who threw their support behind her. “I think I raised the stakes in this election. I wanted to give people a choice and I think that’s what I did. I think people really had to think about their vote this time,” she said. Green agreed with Jensen that the deer issue was what likely swayed voters to the incumbent.

“I’m very sad that it came down to the deer because there are so many other very serious issues facing this community. I hope we don’t focus on deer, I hope we focus on other very serious issues.” Green, who currently sits on council, gave some parting advice to the incoming council: “Vote your conscience, do your homework and make sure you communicate with your residents,” she said. Incumbent Kevin Murdoch topped the polls with 3,875

votes, and will be joined by fellow incumbents Tara Ney (3,411 votes) and Michelle Kirby (2,587). Former councillor Hazel Braithwaite (3,546) returns to the council table along with newcomers Eric Zhelka (2,584) and Tom Croft (2,549). Sigurd Johannesen (2,165), Andrew Stinson (2,053), Heather Holmes (2,040), Jan Mears (1,265) and Joan Russow (995) fell short in their bid to be elected. “It’s going to be a very good council to work with. The incumbents were all returned,” said Jensen. “I know Tom Croft has been very much a part of the community association and he bring a lot of experience and knowledge of the community with him to the council table with him. Hazel Braithwaite is kind of an incumbent, she was there six years. She brings experience, knowledge of the community.” Incoming councillor Eric Zhelka is also no stranger to council, making several appearances before council, which Jensen called “very interesting.” “I think once he starts working with us on a variety of issues, hopefully he’ll be as collaborative as the rest of council,” said the mayor. Oak Bay voters rejected amalgamation by a 62 per cent margin, 3,594 to 2,184. Voter turnout was estimated to be 42.9 per cent, slightly higher than the 42 per cent who voted in the 2011 civic elections. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Brambles pulled to transform Brighton Walkway Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

On a cool Thursday morning a group of ladies on a morning walk from Carleton House to Oak Bay Marina for coffee voice awe at the “transformation” of the trail they walk weekly. Two Sundays a month the Friends

of Brighton Walkway dig their hands into the soil adjacent to a path between St. David Street and Transit. Pulling invasive plants and exposing the earth and rock to replant with indigenous plants is an ongoing labour of love. This stretch has been under work for more than two years, but the phenomenal

response they get to see with their own eyes is worth it. “When we’re here Sundays, there are a lot of people who come through and more often than not say ‘thank you’,” said Rick Marshall, a volunteer with the group. Recently they even had a couple come through and offer a donation to

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Volunteers Carol Davies, left, and Rick Marshall dig in for a new planting on the Brighton walkway, part of the Centennial Trail through Oak Bay. “They’ve replaced some of those trees with oak trees,” Davies said. The strong municipal support is augmented by people like the Lews and the Oak Bay citizen group, Green Committee, that funds plants through its ongoing recycling depot. They’re into the second season of planting, using native

plant materials purchased with those community donations and assistance from Oak Bay Parks, as well as some salvaged from development sites or propagated from the Oak Bay Native Plant Garden. “The general idea is to return the area to a natural state,” Marshall said. “A close approximation of what

would have been here before we came,” added Davies. The group meets at the Transit worksite on the second and fourth Sunday of each month between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. subject to inclement weather. To volunteer or donate for the cause contact Carol Davies at 250-4754412. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

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Incumbents top the polls for Oak Bay council

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Those will little experience on council, such as Eric Zhelka and Tom Croft, will study the inner workings of municipal hall in advance of the inaugural council meeting where two new faces and one returnee come to the table. Zhelka and Croft earned seats around the Oak Bay council table in Saturday’s election. Former councillor Hazel Braithwaite and incumbents Kevin Murdoch, Tara Ney and Michelle Kirby join them Dec. 8 for the inaugural council meeting. In the meantime, it’s an intensive on the inner workings, for those new to council and those seeking a refresher course. “I’m looking forward to working with all the professionals on council,” Zhelka said. “I’m eager to contribute Murdoch to continue to make Oak Bay a fabulous place to live.” Incumbent Kevin Murdoch, who happened to celebrate his birthday Saturday, topped the polls that night with 3,875. Murdoch will be joined by fellow incumbents Tara Ney (3,411 votes) and Michelle Kirby (2,587). Former councillor Hazel Braithwaite (3,546) returns to the council table Braithwaite along with newcomers Zhelka (2,584) and Tom Croft (2,549). “It’s quite different, we have quite a few different voices, which you want,” Murdoch said. “What I’m hoping for is we have four to six months of non-major issues coming forward so people can learn the roles and how to do things and deal with the process.” He hopes to see some priority setting and councillors getting to Ney know each other. “If you have a chance to get to know each other and establish relationships ... then you can have disagreements and not create schisms,” he said. “You want really diverse opinions, so I think we have that on council. With that comes some good solid debate on ideas.” Braithwaite makes a return to the table after gambling her councillor’s seat for a losing bid at the mayor’s chair in 2011. “I really truly miss not being on council for the past three years,” said Braithwaite. She kept involved in the community working on the Community Initiatives Committee, Oak Bay Tourism Committee and Oak Bay Tea Party. “I’m looking forward to helping, especially in writing the bylaws around the official community plan. I think that’s the most important thing we’re going to do in the next four years because that’s really going to shape what Oak Bay’s going to look like,” she said, adding densification is the place to start. “That’s what’s on most people’s minds. It’ll be very very interesting. “We need representation from every area of Oak Bay I think to help with that,” she added, saying residents in north Henderson and south Oak Bay may have different views, visions and opinions. Croft looks forward to putting his expertise into developing those land use and environment sections of the official community plan. “It’s an extension of the work we’ve done in that last six years with the community association,” Croft said. “It’s funny how climate change and densification work hand in hand.”

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Peter Duncan casts his ballot in the Oak Bay municipal elections. Close to 43 per cent of Oak Bay residents voted. He anticipates creating the “town plan” for the official one. “We’ve agreed upon this plan that has a vision … now we need to fill in that with what the community saw when they were talking about these things,” Croft said. “That’s one of the main reasons that I decided to run, to bring my background both in finance and community and land use planning Kirby to that very notion.” Kirby looks forward to her second term on council working with other communities on projects such as the active school travel planning. “I feel like I finally know what I’m doing and I can get something done now,” she said. “I’m excited about regional co-operation on the walking and cycling to school. Zhelka “I’m also looking forward to the work we’re going to do around the village’s building vibrancy and making sure the family businesses there can do more than just survive. I want them to thrive.” She anticipates they’ll work the next four years building on little projects in parks as well, for example, getting a more permanent washroom at Cattle Croft Point. “That momentum’s started for us and we can keep working on those projects. Four years is long enough to get some really neat things done for the community – make some positive change,” Kirby said. “It’s going to be a change, that’s for sure, but it’s going to be a good council. I think it will be a productive group. I feel like we’ve laid the ground work for some exciting developments to come.” Zhelka is “eager and excited” to get to work on community policies.

“I definitely have a lot of things I’d love to work on … for example the tree protection bylaw is in desperate need of fixing,” Zhelka said. “We have so many things to work on. Our infrastructure is in desperate need of repair … we need to work on some basics.” Ney expects the future will include changes to how the district communicates its business with residents, as indicated by election campaigning. “This was a tipping point election in terms of how we campaign in our elections,” said Ney. “The way we use social media and the way we’re engaging with our community has taken on a new form.” While previous elections were more on the street, this year Twitter and interacting on campaign websites were critical components. “I think that’s true not only for the way we campaign but it signals a time in how me must make this difference in the way we connect with our citizenry. “This council started with a volunteer-made web page that had information from 15 years ago. We had to start all over again,” Ney said. “Things have changed so fast now that people have forgotten what existed before this current council, what we were working with.” She anticipates council will need to do more work on how it engages and communicates with the community which could include changes such as web casting meetings. “We have a very smart, savvy citizenry in Oak Bay. They want to be engaged, so they want to see leadership around that,” Ney said. “They want to know what’s going on. We have to do the work to bring in the technology and the programming to ensure that people do know what’s going on.” Sigurd Johannesen (2,165), Andrew Stinson (2,053), Heather Holmes (2,040), Jan Mears (1,265) and Joan Russow (995) fell short in their bid to be elected. “Everybody who ran, everybody who got in, they’re here because they want to make Oak Bay better,” Murdoch said. “They’re genuinely interested in making Oak Bay better.” cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Williams honoured as ‘cornerstone’ of speech Oak Bay Toastmasters celebrates 20 years Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Healing his daughter after a traumatic accident that left her with a significant head injury was topmost in Glyn Williams’ mind the first time he went to Toastmasters. More than a decade later he still heads to the Tuesday night meetings with an eye to aid others. It was suggested as therapy for his then 21-year-old daughter after suffering a major

head injury. “She wouldn’t do it without mom or dad,” said Williams. “I was dragged kicking and screaming.” Two months later he saw positive changes in his daughter’s speaking and thought organization. Six months later he was still in the Oak Bay organization and saw changes in himself. “I realized I got through a seven-minute speech and wasn’t terribly nervous,” he said. That’s when he determined: “There are advanced medals. I’m going to do them all.” Williams achieved

that goal two-and-ahalf years ago and is a Distinguished Toastmaster – times three. “We learn how to listen and how to give good feedback that is encouraging and yet pointed to help them take another step,” Williams said. “I really enjoy helping people help themselves.” Williams is “the cornerstone of the organization,” says John Sherber, also a Distinguished Toastmaster with Oak Bay who serves as district governor. On Tuesday Oak Bay Toastmasters recognized him for that input and

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Glyn Williams, Distinguished Toastmaster, has been a member of the 20-year-old club since May 1, 1998.

Did you know? n Each meeting has 18 roles from timer to ‘smile story’ and quizmaster to table topics. Members roll through the positions, meaning each meeting can mean something different, a learning experience. n Each year for the last 15, the Oak Bay Toastmasters club has earned the President’s Distinguished Club status honour from Toastmasters International.

West Coast ways, fellow members are learning all about him, points out Sherber “Everybody has a message,” said Sherber, citing the example of learning just to pronounce Iran appropriately. “It’s a cultural exchange. It’s a dynamic that every club has, a flavour. “I’ve never walked out of a Toastmasters meeting

I’ve not enjoyed. It’s an intriguing environment to walk into.” For more than a decade the group has met at St. Patrick Parish Hall, 2060 Haultain St. They gather on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Visit oakbaytoastmasters. ca to learn more about the club. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

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Speaker examines Oak Bay’s transformation from gardens to trenches Oak Bay Heritage looks at war’s impact on community Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

In the century since the First World War broke out Oak Bay has evolved and changed in many ways. But not so dramatic and instant as the immediate response to the war. Historian Kate Humble, education curator at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia, will delve into those dramatic changes during a talk tonight at Windsor Park. “In 1914 Oak Bay is a very young community,” said Humble, herself and Oak Bay grad. “You’re still doing things like borrowing fire trucks form the City of Victoria. … We really forget how much

Victoria, with very strong connections as well with politics,” she said. And the garden to trench title is quite literal. “You’re dealing with people raising prized geese and entering flower competitions. Then all of a sudden the war breaks out and Willows Exhibition Fairgrounds, where Carnarvon Park is now, explodes and

it grew in the 20th century.” In a fitting November presentation, she’ll cover “From Garden to Trench, Oak Bay and the First World War” during her talk sponsored by Oak Bay Heritage. “The way Oak Bay was developed meant almost everybody who lived there was of British extraction unlike the rest of

becomes the major training centre for the Canadian Expeditionary Force,” she said. “I’m going to talk about the abrupt transition from their gentrified upper-class world where people are very involved in social status … garden parties and who’s marrying whom, to the sudden and startling realization this community starts to lose people.

Right off the hop this community starts losing people.” She’ll focus on how the impact of losing their young men evolved the identity of the average Oak

Bay resident over the course of the war with individual stories of those who went overseas, both men and women. Oak Bay Heritage brings the historian

to Windsor Pavilion for “From Garden to Trench, Oak Bay and the First World War” on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

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BIA in business for another five years Oak Bay renewed its Business Improvement Area Bylaw Nov. 10 after only a small counter petition response. Property owners opposing the bylaw were to submit a counterpetition to the municipal clerk by Oct. 27. Property owners representing less than five per cent of the assessed land filed a petition opposing the bylaw.

A total of 50 per cent of the assessed value land owners would be required to oppose the bylaw that renews the mandate already existing for the BIA established in 1995 for another five-year term. The bylaw allows the district to provide up to $400,000 over the five-year span for the Oak Bay Business Improvement

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Council receives a vote of confidence The voters have spoken. And Mayor Nils Jensen and the rest of Oak Bay’s incoming council has a good indication of the direction the community wants to go. Jensen was given a clear mandate, picking up 61 per cent of the vote, and all three incumbents seeking re-election were returned to council chambers. The results indicate the majority of residents are content with the direction council is going. “People didn’t have a lot of gripes,” Jensen says of the message Deer, sewage delivered to him on the by voters. and community doorstep “And in that kind of situation they go with the plan will top council’s agenda incumbent.” The mayor sees his first order of business as moving ahead with a deer cull early in the new year. He also points to pending revisions to the official community plan as a major topic early on the new council’s agenda. Council should have little problem moving forward quickly on both of those issues, although hopefully the desire for quick action won’t preclude attempts to find some compromise on the deer issue that has divided many in the community. But it’s Jensen’s third issue that will undoubtedly have the most impact on the community and the area that will be most challenging for him to find success. “I’ll go to the CRD and I’ll do my darndest to get a sewage treatment agreement between all the seven core members,” he said. The sewage issue is the most pressing issue facing all of Greater Victoria’s municipalities and the one where this council is least likely to achieve a successful outcome. If the Capital Regional District cannot work out a solution early in the new term, the time has come for the province to step in and impose a resolution. We wish the new council well in its efforts to find solutions to the problems facing the community. And we congratulate all of the candidates for running campaigns that managed to bring the issues to the voters’ attention without the mudslinging that was witnessed in other municipalities around the province. 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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What to do with school boards? trustees that their collective The saddest manifestation financial acumen wasn’t up to his of British Columbia’s modern standards and some of them would democracy has produced its have to go this fall. judgment, with the “Obviously, the chore election of school trustees I have is to find new for the next four years. trustees,” Ginter clarified There are still in an interview with independent, communitythe Tri-City News as minded trustees, but the union’s candidate mostly “boards of selection machine stirred education” have become to life. the neglected, exploited Ginter seems to have stepchild of B.C. politics. made them an offer Teacher union locals and CUPE-dominated Tom Fletcher they couldn’t refuse on Saturday, with formerly “labour councils” organize B.C. Views union-blessed trustees candidate forums and ask turfed out in favour of a most of the questions, new group. often to former teachers holding Then there’s Vancouver Island, and seeking school board seats. where the 1970s survived, at least Unions finance the campaigns until Saturday night. Cowichan of those who pledge to act as a school board got itself fired by the bullhorn for constant demands province in 2012 for refusing to for more provincial money, and submit a balanced budget. Two of instruct their members to vote for the trustees who think the job is to what should be called the Conflict flout the balanced budget rule and of Interest slate. instead demand a “needs budget” This has been going on for so ran again. long in B.C. it is seen as normal. They were joined on a slate Trustees who most loudly plump by two others who apparently for their union masters tend to win, still believe the answer to every thanks to low turnout. The public problem is to shout for “more mostly doesn’t give a damn, since government funding.” They didn’t school property tax authority was get in, as voters appear to have centralized in Victoria many years been unimpressed by seeing ago, largely because of this special their school board replaced by a interest pressure. provincially-appointed manager for The classic case is in Coquitlam, two years. where one could almost hear the That brings up a modest theme from The Godfather as local proposal. How about an appointed CUPE boss Dave Ginter appeared trustee for each of the 60 school before the board of education in districts? School boards have lost February. He informed the elected

authority over taxation, curriculum (another area of constant union social engineering pressure) and now labour relations. Do we really need them any more? After the 2013 B.C. election, the Christy Clark government wasted no time taking control of union bargaining on behalf of school districts. Trustees were pushed out of the bargaining agency, no longer trusted to represent taxpayers for that duty either. The puppet role of some school trustees was evident in the recent teacher strike. When the province opted to pay parents for the disruption, there was a chorus of protest from those supposedly elected to represent the interests of parents and taxpayers. School tax rates are now set by cabinet order, and the B.C. Liberal government is considering a move to regulate local industrial taxes. (This would presumably be to keep union-influenced municipalities from trying to get too many golden eggs from those liquefied natural gas plants.) Would Education Minister Peter Fassbender and his team continue their remake by amalgamating or eliminating school boards? Not likely. With a rare teacher settlement in place, trustees will have less incentive to grandstand. And their meetings may become something more than union beef sessions. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

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I am discouraged by the misleading and incorrect information sent to Oak Bay News in a letter by Mr. Jack Hull and published on Oct. 31. The statement that it is OK to discharge secondary effluent into the Strait of Juan de Fuca is incorrect, because it is NOT OK to pump effluent containing multi-drug resistant bacteria (Superbugs), micro-plastics and hundreds of soluble chemicals into the ocean, because the point of building sewage treatment plants is to remove contaminants from the ocean and secondary treatment does NOT do that, only tertiary treatment followed by Advanced Oxidation (UV+peroxide) treatment will, and this is routinely done in tertiary treatment plants such as Dockside Green. A Dockside Green type of plant can be scaled up and there is nothing incompatible with our low-density neighbourhoods. Sechelt is a perfect and

progressive example of a tertiary treatment plant, but it needs sludge disposal system (like all sewage treatment plants do) such as gasification. There is nothing latest in the now defunct CRD secondary treatment system, it is 50-yearold technology that needs to be put to rest along with the CRD plan. Even the lowest cost option statement is not credible, such study was never done, CRD always refused to do an independent study. The statement that tertiary, decentralized system will cost more is likewise not credible because such independent cost study has not been done. If the CRD initiatives are as bad as its now defunct sewage treatment plan, any municipality that is asked to host it should be able to veto it. It is also misleading to continually bring the fear of lost funding into the equation. A letter from the government

shows that the funding is there, the new plans of course need to be approved. The following two paragraphs on academic and professional qualifications speak volumes on the type of attitude we have seen for years at the CRD, only consultants and engineers have any credibility, the public, no matter how well informed, have none. Therefore, we should not give any credibility to those that can explore the internet and can read and think for themselves. This is exactly the type of thinking that got us into the mess we are in right now and this cost $60 million with nothing to show for it. And if nothing changes at the leadership level, Mr. Hull and experts like him will continue to waste taxpayers money. It is obvious that we need new thinking at the municipal as well as at the CRD levels. Thomas Maler, Ph.D. Victoria

Letter leaves out important details Re: Add truth to sewage treatment, Oct 31, 2014. Jack Hull makes a very good point about bringing truth to the sewage treatment debate. Unfortunately he fails to follow his own advice in much of his commentary, spinning out tired clichés and half-truths. His statement that “multiple plants cost more than a single plant” does not state there are significant capital and operating costs for the additional pipelines and pump stations necessary to convey all the sewage to a single plant. His statement that “costs of tertiary treatment are greater than for secondary treatment” fails to mention that the quality of the effluent from a tertiary plant is far superior to that for a secondary plant, nor that tertiary effluent can be reused for beneficial uses without need for disposal to the sea via additional long and expensive outfalls. His statement that “the Dockside Green model is not applicable to our low-density neighbourhoods” does not explain that we already have an extensive existing network of pipes that collect and convey the sewage from our low-density neighbourhoods to larger trunk mains where treatment plants of appropriate capacity similar in concept to

Numbers don’t add up I am somewhat confused by the reader’s numbers on the horrendous (his words) deer problem (Oak Bay News Nov. 14). As an engineer I have a slight knowledge of math, but 250 deer in 2014? My math skills must be seriously lacking as the Oak Bay deer count this year was 94 and rumour has it these included deer that had been killed. How 94 becomes 4,000 in four years really baffles me. Even if it were 250, just how effective would culling 25 be? That leaves 225 more to be culled and at a cost of $500 per deer (last year’s figures) which means taxpayers will

Dockside Green (compact site, unobtrusive green design, resource recovery) could be constructed. His statement that “bids received for the Craigflower Pump Station and McLoughlin Wastewater Treatment Plant both came in under budget” does not offer the equivalent assessment that the budget estimates were higher than the bids, notwithstanding that millions of dollars have been expended on studies to prepare them. He admonishes us to “not give undue credibility to people whose only qualification is their ability to explore the internet,” neglecting to admit that the only place many people can find access to the myriad of reports produced by and for the sewage treatment project is on the CRD website. Fortunately for all of us, other concerned residents with personal expertise in many relevant professions have reviewed these documents on their own initiative and posted their comments on the internet for all to see. Had he “thought outside the box” during his tenure as interim program director on the sewage treatment project, would we now be faced with the delays and increased costs that he speaks of? Oscar Regier Victoria

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An interesting observation was made by a Dr Shaw in a letter to the News. He can forsee deer migrating from Saanich into Oak Bay before and after the cull which would put the onus onto Oak Bay to continue culling. Saanich, which has had many more deer incidents than anyone in the CRD, is not interested in a cull so will let Oak Bay do the job for them. More costs to Oak Bay and no expense to Saanich. I think

On Oct. 28 at around 5 p.m. my husband had a fall on the crosswalk at Oak Bay Avenue and Mitchell Street. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to those people who came to his aid, especially the kind woman who drove him home. Unfortunately we did not get her name. To that driver: if you are reading this, please get in touch so we can thank you properly. Doris and Allan Purdy Victoria

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Ben Jestico and Trisylan Nelson are part of the UVic team behind Bike Maps (bikemaps.org), a map of cycling incidents that relies on crowd sourcing. of their own, which inspired Nelson to take cycling safety analysis to the next level. “I originally thought about a site where you could rant about a nearmiss and community cycling hazards, but that wasn’t enough. The planning community wants to increase ridership, and safety is a No. 1 concern,” she said. Bike Map’s main feature is collecting reports of cyclinginvolved crashes, fusing data from ICBC, the Victoria Police Department and the public, who are invited to submit their own experiences. Researchers are keeping the emphasis on Greater Victoria for now. “What we’re seeing is there are hotspots of bike incidents around the city that wouldn’t have shown up using strictly ICBC data

because they’re not vehicle-related and therefore don’t result in claims,” Nelson said. As of last week, Bike Maps’ four categories included 115 collisions, 175 near misses, 131 hazards and 45 bike thefts. Hazards refer to potholes, narrow intersections or other road dangers while near-misses and collisions include those with another bike or pedestrian. Users can register their riding area

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Did you know? n Mountain biking maps for Greater Victoria are also readily available through a new mapping website called Trailforks (trailforks.com). South Island mountain biking trails are filling up the mountainside images on the site. Launched by the popular mountain biking website Pinkbike, Trailforks is a three-dimensional map and trail directory which allows for easy mapping, monitoring and sharing of mountain biking trails by local riders and associations, such as the South Island Mountain Bike Society.

and receive tailored monthly updates. A smart phone app is scheduled for the spring, and cyclists will be able to use it in real time. “You would get real time alerts with the phone, you could even change your route based on them,” Nelson said. Building the site was tasked to fourth-year undergraduate Taylor Denouden, who spent the summer putting in the work. Now that

Bike Maps is live, SPAR masters student Ben Jestico is continuing his graduate work to study predictors of cycling safety. A fourth member, Karen Laberee, is in charge of publicity. Nelson says the eventual trove of cycling data collected through Bike Maps will be useful not only to cyclists, but to police and other academic researchers. “Our message has mostly been around safety, but including the incidents of bike theft made sense. There is bike theft (in Greater Victoria) and with Bike Maps, we’ll see it in clusters of place and time.” See more at bikemaps.org. The project was funded by the Canadian Automobile Association and the Capital Regional District. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Blaze causes $100,000 damage to home Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Oak Bay and Saanich Fire departments responded after multiple calls of smoke coming from a home near the intersection of Cadboro Bay Road and Estevan Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. “While our units were on route, our fire chief was in the area and he actually saw the smoke so he was first on scene and confirmed the building was on fire and confirmed the address,” said

assistant chief Don Roskelley. Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle relayed that smoke was coming from roof vents, that the homeowner was evacuated from the building and no one else was in the building “That takes a lot of pressure off right off the bat,” Roskelley said. He took command when the Oak Bay crew arrived and sized up the building. “We had charred windows on one side of the building off the back yard. We could see that was probably

the point of origin of our problem,” Roskelley said. Two firefighters attacked the blaze in the second level of the split-level open home “The guys found that there was a mattress on fire, basically the bed was fully involved in fire,” Roskelley said. “It was all pretty much under control within 10 minutes of our arrival.” The Saanich Fire ladder crew from their hall near the north end of the University of Victoria were also on scene. “When we send two

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and smaller community representatives. “It really will be up to the people around the table.” The CRD learns of its appointments to the board immediately following member municipal council inaugural meetings scheduled between Dec. 1 and 8. Oak Bay’s inaugural meeting is set for Dec. 8. Jensen has served as Oak Bay’s director on the board and chair of the environmental services committee over the past three years. He says the single biggest

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Known for his 1919 Ford Model T, Martin Burr has superior car collection Laura Lavin News staff

Like any ‘car guy’ Martin Burr has many stories about his unique collection of vehicles. Spanning the globe, his collection includes a 1967 Morris Minor, a 1981 Mercedes 380 SL, a 1986 Citroen 2CV6, and a 1919 Ford Model T, he also owns a 22-year-old Mercedes 300 SEL and his wife Carol drives a Volkswagen. “It’s still He bought basically the way the Model T, he shows it came out of the which at the Oak Bay Collector Car factory 15,000 show annually, miles ago.” in 1993. The car - Martin Burr was made in Canada with an electric starter and electric headlights. “There’s a special luggage rack, a Stewart speedometer that is driven off the right front wheel, an eight-day winding clock, a front bumper which is extremely rare,” he said describing its many attributes. He traced its lineage to Montreal and knows it spent time in a stone garage before it was shipped out west on a train in 1963. “Whoever had it originally must have had money … it’s loaded,” he said of the black beauty which boasts most of its original parts. “I’d like to keep it until it’s 100,” he said. “Then I’d like to find a museum, maybe a Ford museum in Canada that would keep it. That’s my goal because it’s still basically the way it came out of the factory 15,000 miles ago.” Burr’s first car was a 1949 Austin he purchased for $100. “It was a narrow little car. It was tippy around corners – my girlfriend hated that car,” he said. His buddy drove a robin’s egg blue 1955 Morris Minor. “I fell in love with the Morris Minor,” he said. “It’s a little car with a lot of power. And it’s fun to drive.” His Citroen was purchased in France and came to Canada via Montreal. It was completely rebuilt in Coquitlam. “It’s an exceptionally well-built car. It’s known for its independent suspension on each wheel. Since the late ‘40s it hasn’t changed. There’s no heater. The vents just open to let the exhaust out – it’s an ingenious design and it’s just a blast to drive.” He learned to drive in his parent’s 1957 Ford station wagon and discovered a life-long passion. “Once my mom and dad went to Seattle and left the station wagon at home. My buddy and I hot wired it and drove it down to Kits Beach to look at girls.” Their fun came to an end when his sister spotted them on the road. “My Aunt Mabel phoned my mom and a few

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(Clockwise from top) Martin Burr with his 1981 Mercedes; Burr’s 1967 Morris Minor convertible, left, and 1986 Citroen 2CV6; the unique side window on the Citroen; the Morris Minor; and Burr’s 1919 Ford Model T. hours later they came home. I ruined their long weekend. I got supreme hell from my father. That was the first and last time I stole a car.” In 1963, a year after his brush with parental law, he was driving his girlfriend home and was challenged to a drag race

through the Massey tunnel. “The Ford Mustang beside me wanted to drag … I put my foot to the floor and the engine exploded in third gear. There were pieces all over the road. It was raining, 11 o’clock at night and we had to take the bus home.”

Although his garage is full, he would love to own a 1955 Thunderbird. “It’s one of my favourites.” He jokes that collecting cars keeps him out of trouble, but one more and, “my wife would kill me,” he says with a laugh. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Victoria Philharmonic Choir launches into a decade of music with a 500-year-old tradition – Music for St. Cecilia’s Day. The choir will mark the feast day of Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, with a workshop and concert on Nov. 22. “We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary of being a choir,” said Sherry Lepage, who sings alto and serves as choir manager and promotions.

“We don’t normally have entry by donation, we usually sell tickets. But because we’re offering singing members of the community to come and workshop some of this repertoire, it’s kind of a gift to the community in a way. To come and pay what you can and enjoy a short concert.” Peter Butterfield, guest mezzosoprano Sarah Fryer and the VPC will run the workshop, and participants will have the option of singing some of the workshop repertoire in the concert. While the story of St. Cecilia, a fourth century Roman Christian martyr, is a tangled web of religion and legend, she has inspired a heavenly host of musical works by great composers, including Henry Purcell, G.F. Handel and Benjamin Britten, whose birthday falls on Cecilia’s feast day of Nov. 22. “It was too great a coincidence to pass up,” said

Butterfield. The conductor programmed Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, set to a poem by W.H. Auden, as a feature of the performance. The choir will also sing choruses from Handel’s joyous Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, Samuel Barber’s poignant Adagio, and Canadian composer Paul Halley’s Freedom Trilogy, which interweaves Gregorian chant with South African hymns and Amazing Grace. “There will be people coming and singing who are guest choristers, so it’s a little bit different than most of our concerts,” Lepage said. Singers who would like to take part in the St. Cecilia’s Day choral workshop can register at vpchoir.ca by Nov. 20. Cost is $25 regular, $10 for students. Music for St. Cecilia’s Day is on Saturday, Nov. 22 at St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin Rd. The concert starts at 5 p.m. Admission by donation. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

Gage highlights temporal landmarks Gage Gallery brings Temporal Landmarks to Oak Bay Avenue through the works of artist Arlene Nesbitt and sculptor Kent Laforme this month. Nesbitt and Laforme focus on surreal imagery and studies in stone as their temporal landmarks. In Nesbitt’s work, dream imagery materializes in the context of recognizable landscapes, evoking questions about why the abstract forms are there and what they mean. Her art combines representational and abstract layers into “water colour and mixed media landscapes from my life’s travels with experiential landmarks appearing as discarded and unrecognizable material.” For Laforme, creating landscapes or seascapes in stone has been a recurring theme since the

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early ‘90s. His ongoing series Stone Oceans, for example, captures the ebb and flow of water in sculpted stone. His last exhibit Altissimo uses everyday fabrics like T‐shirts and pillowcases to represent landscapes as related to the human body and to the mountains from which the sculpted marble was sourced. The Black Stone series, which will be on display at the GAGE, explores psychological landscapes as temporal landmarks. Temporal Landmarks opens at The Gage Gallery Nov. 21, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. There will also be an artists’ talk Nov. 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 2031 Oak Bay Ave. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Suspicious male observed in park A suspicious man was observed taking pictures of children at Willow Park on Nov. 15. When a parent yelled at the male he left, but returned a short time later. Oak Bay Police are investigating.

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Items stolen Change and a phone charger were stolen from a vehicle parked in a driveway sometime during the night on Nov. 14.

Drugs discovered at roadblock A man was given a 24-hour driving suspension after he was stopped by police manning a barricade on Beach Drive for the Oak Bay Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11. Police noticed the smell of burnt marijuana and the driver admitted to having smoked some recently. A quantity of marijuana and paraphernalia was also seized and the vehicle was towed. Dan Ebenal/News staff

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Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen gets a hand from United Way rep Kelly Binette in renaming Oak Bay Avenue United Way for the day recently. The name change was aimed at drawing attention to the United Way’s campaign to raise $6 million for the Capital Region. Money raised during the year-long campaign will be used to fund three programs: Kids - All That They Can Be; Poverty to Possibility; and Strong Communities.

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Bear Wear downtown will feature some Oak Bay sweetness this holiday season. Sweet D, the stuffed bear outfitted by Barb Marquardt, owner/operator of Sweet Delights candy shop, will take her place among the best dressed bears in the annual Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island fundraiser - Bear Wear. “We dress them and people go down and vote for them,” said Marquardt. “My treat fairy bear is going to have some treats with her.” Funds raised through public voting and sponsorships support kids through the programs of Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. The sponsorship and raffle raised $27,500 for the cause last year and has raised $350,000 since 2001. “Partly it’s advertising for us, we’ve got the Sweet D bear, and part is we can help out the Children’s Health Foundation,” Marquardt said. It’s hard to juggle all those seeking donations on a daily

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and go-go-stop, all to the soundtrack of great music and even a craft station. At the same time, same centre, there’s a swim with fun games and of course the waterslides. Drop-in admission for a child is $3.40 and students (13 and older) are $5.25. Children under five are free. Visit oakbay.ca/ parks-recreation for more activities.

need to run off some steam. At the Oak Bay rec centre, 1975 Bee St., there’s public skating 1:30 to 3 p.m. There will be a small area set aside for beginners hockey alongside ice games such as octopus

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An article that appeared in the Nov. 12 Oak Bay News reported the group 100+ Women Who Care Victoria raised a total of $140,000 for the Umbrella Society. The group actually raised $14,000. The Oak Bay News regrets any inconvenience caused by the error.

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The common ringlet is one of the butterfly species that is seeing a drastic decline in Greater Victoria.

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on earth and one of the intangibles that make our world such a wonderful place to live. For that alone, they should be saved, but At one time, southern the bigger picture is that they are Vancouver Island was a mecca an integral part of the fabric of for butterflies and attracted nature. Most people forget that scientists and collectors from nature supplies us with essentials all over North America. The expansive Garry oak meadows and such as the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and rolling grasslands were perfect medicines that cure our diseases. butterfly habitats, and in 1884, Saving butterflies is prominent lepidopterist tantamount to saving George Taylor noted nature, and in many that 40 species were cases, that is as simple considered abundant. as preserving natural Unfortunately, after a habitats and sensitive century of urbanization ecosystems. What’s and human activity, good for butterflies is many species have also good for humans. been extirpated, most Three of the existing populations are endangered species in decline and several that still exist in species are endangered. Greater Victoria are the Butterfly survival Mike Yip propertius duskywing, is precarious at the best the common ringlet and the of times. It is a challenge just to western branded skipper. The survive natural obstacles like propertius duskywing relies on extreme weather, parasites and Garry oaks as its main host plant predators. Those that make it and is only found around Garry must then face a gauntlet of human-related hazards like habitat oak meadows; the common ringlet survives mainly in grassland destruction, pesticide spraying habitats like Rithet’s Bog, Viaduct and invasive plants and predators. Flats and Island View Beach; and The toll on butterflies in the western branded skipper the Victoria region has been requires specific grassland habitat significant. The distribution like Cordova Spit. Whether these maps in Butterflies of British species survive will depend a Columbia indicate that 61 species lot on the human commitment have been historically recorded to maintain and preserve their in the region. In the recently natural habitats. published Victoria Nature Guide, Mike Yip is the author of local butterfly specialist James Vancouver Island Butterflies, Miskelly estimated that only 30 available at Bolen Books, Munro’s to 35 species can still be found. Books, and Tanner’s Books for Unfortunately, that means about $34.95. Greater Victoria ecologist 50 per cent of butterfly species James Miskelly assisted with have likely been lost in the Capital the book by producing updated Region. distribution maps and contributing Butterflies are one of the most several photos. beautiful and fascinating creatures

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