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New era set to dawn on Oak Bay High Construction scheduled to be complete this summer on new state-of-the-art school Dan Ebenal News Staff

It has honed the skills of world-class athletes and internationally renowned artists, helped to shape the minds of business leaders and prominent national figures, it has been a place the community turns to in times of celebration and of sorrow. And after being a fixture in Oak Bay for the better part of a century, welcoming upwards of 30,000 students through its doors, the familiar facade of Oak Bay High will be relegated to the history books. Construction continues on the new Oak Bay High slated to usher in its first students next September. And as work wraps up on the $50 million state-of-the-art school this summer, the original 1929 school building and later additions will be torn down, making “You walk through way for the school’s new the front door of this sports fields. “I think it’s going to be school and it’s no shockingly different for a different than when you couple of reasons. First walked in the front door of all, education itself has changed its face so in 1970.” dramatically but schools - Dave Thomson haven’t been able to change their faces,” said principal Dave Thomson, who has been at Oak Bay High for all but four years since 1992. The face of Oak Bay High has changed a few times since it moved to its current site in 1929 from its previous location in what is now the Uplands Golf Course, with major additions tacked on in the 1950s and ’60s, but it still seemed like a history class every time students walked through the front door. “You walk through the front door of this school and it’s no different than when you walked in the front door in 1970,” said Thomson. “The building that we’re in, as much as we all love it – and we do – has so many weaknesses that don’t allow us to be the kinds of educators and produce the kinds of students we should be producing.” The new school will eliminate the need for duplication that is now found in the separate buildings of the school, and the classrooms themselves will be built in pods of three with a flexible wall that will allow for the creation of a larger space. “If you take into account both buildings, [the new

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Principal Dave Thomson keeps a watchful eye on the construction of the new Oak Bay High. The building should be ready to welcome students when the new school year begins in September. school] is probably a little bit smaller in terms of square footage. But the reality is it’s much better organized and efficient. There’s not much efficiency when you have to go back and forth, when you have to have two separate offices and two separate computer systems and telephone systems,” said vice-principal Garrett Brisdon, who has been actively involved in the construction process. “Change orders are much more part of the process now,” said Thomson. “We’re making decisions every day with the architects on what the building’s going to look like. This morning we were talking to a technology teacher about the blank canvas we have in one technology space.” And it won’t just be the look of the building that’s changing, with the new school opening up an opportunity for a more diverse curriculum. School officials are looking at potential new courses in engineering, robotics, electronics and marine biology.

Oak Bay students will welcome a group of students from the Netherlands in the spring to study freshwater biology and work to redesignI’m Bowker TheIlocal studentsto so Creek. happy decided will then head to Holland in the fall. Discussions on replacing school beganOaks two my maketheShannon decades ago when it was learned the building didn’t home. Everyone here has meet seismic codes. Construction started in the summer of 2013 and the school has been a hive of activity for the become family. past 18 months. But the disruption of going to school in a construction zone is offset by the educational value it provides students. “My physics teachers and engineering teachers and technology teachers, for them this is a big-boy sandbox. Everything is happening and you’re watching it happen,” said Thomson. PlEASE SEE: ‘Sympathetic deconstruction’ will save items from old school, Page A6

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Oak Bay market robbed Oak Bay Police are investigating the third robbery, or attempt, in less than two weeks. On Saturday, a man walked into Casey’s Market on St. Patrick Street just after 5 p.m. and demanded

cash from the clerk who was working alone in the store. The suspect sprayed pepper spray and made off with cash. The suspect is described as a Caucasian man in his 30s, fivefoot-10-inches tall and about 190

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Oak Bay students take the plunge In a community-building event more than two decades old, more than 100 “brave souls” from Oak Bay High took to the sea on the last day of school before winter break. “It becomes this badge of honour,” said principal Dave Thomson, who led the charge from shore. At the five-minute warning, sweaters started coming off and

students were ready for the plunge when he said go. After coaxing the handful of dawdlers demanding to be the last survivors, he allowed a couple latecomers to earn their badge before the students hauled out of the water for a warmup hot chocolate. They all headed back to Oak Bay High for a pancake breakfast to complete the annual ritual. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Clowns spreading sunshine for six years Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

Clowns aren’t just for kids; the long-held belief that laughter is the best medicine holds true for adults and even seniors. Oak Bay is a home base of sorts for the Sunshine Clown Band. The dozen or so clowns in this troupe endeavour to stretch beyond entertaining and into the realm of social work. They produce a show called Dancing with Fish, a multi-fringe festival performance they also put on this fall at the Oak Bay United Church, which happens to be where they store their costumes and props and practise their craft. Aside from that show, they have year-round impact in long-term care homes around the region as care clowns. “You should see the effect clowns have on people in care facilities. They just light up,” says founding member Jim Ricks. “We sing with them and play and do silly things. We give hugs and stickers that say ‘I hugged a clown today’. We’ve got some interactive things we do … all of it is important. We pitch ourselves at the

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Scott Smith cheers up residents at Beacon Hill Villa as part of his care-clowining gig with the Sunshine Clowns. level the people are.” The Sunshine Clown Band started a little over six years ago, says Ricks. He and his daughter Amanda GafterRicks and pal Scott Smith were in a choir together and decided to form the band. “We weren’t musically as together as we needed to be,” Ricks says. “If you want to be funny doing music you better be good at it. You can’t just be bad.” The clown band idea quickly grew into something more socially responsible.

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Amanda Gafter Ricks interacts with a resident at Beacon Hill Villa during a Sunshine Clowns visit.

They do shows around the region, including regular performances at care homes. “We do some singing and dancing but it’s more a clown show. That’s where we’ve evolved to,” Ricks says. Gafter-Ricks, a registered drama therapist, started clowning many years ago and remembers it as, “fooling around and playing around the piano.” Already a professional, she’s toured and worked as a clown. Gafter-Ricks, though, knows the keen difference between getting the laughs and providing a service. “We are not about entertaining. We are about connecting with the individuals we are meeting. Ultimately it’s about connecting on that human level as opposed to entertainment,” she says. “All of our clowns have a social service background. We have really arrived at the conclusion that anyone who’s coming in to do care clowning has to have those fundamental skill sets around social service and being in service for others, ideally.” The clowns’ experience runs the gamut from child care to working with seniors. “Those skills that you learn and those professions really do translate as care clowns,” Gafter-Ricks says.

She points out newer clown Ann Sorensen, who joined this spring after retiring from 26 years working at the Queen Alexandra Centre. All Sorensen originally knew about therapeutic clowning was what she gleaned from Patch Adams, the movie starring Robin Williams, where the titular character made those in the most dire medical situations smile. It left her intrigued, and Sorensen knew upon retirement she’d be seeking to fill the void of years spent working with children. She found some care clown training in Montreal in 2012 and there learned of the Sunshine Clowns back home and joined up. “The word is getting out there, but there are a lot of people that don’t know much about care clowning or even that it exists,” Sorensen said. “They’re making a huge difference in a really sweet way.” Now her character Mimsy is a part of the Sunshine roster. “There are aspects of it where it’s beautiful that you tap into a childlike part of yourself and you reach people in a different way. It means so much to people who can be so isolated. It’s a wonderful way to connect with people,” she said. “I’m new, and with clowning you take on a clown persona but the clown persona has aspects of you in it. You take a characteristic that isn’t your best quality and you exaggerate the dickens out of it.” Mimsy tries hard, but drops things and wears a bicycle bell as a ring. “She does her best,” Sorensen says with a laugh. Mimsy works with others such as Bungle (Ricks) and Goldie Rae (Gafter-Ricks) on routine schedules at three regional facilities: Beacon Hill Villa, Cridge Village and Luther Court. A routine session entails two clowns and a handler.

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Navy decision keeps pace with the times The presence of cheap or free alcohol on Royal Canadian Navy ships is a tradition that goes back generations. It can likely be traced back to when the captains of sailing ships heading out for long voyages to new lands felt it prudent to carry rum on board to give crew members something to look forward to during long stretches at sea, and to keep them from going stir crazy. While ships and personnel in RCN policy on today’s navy still spend extended time at sea away alcohol was from home and family, the need for a loose liquor a relic from policy on board is a vestige another time from the past that has long outlived its pragmatic need. There will no doubt be crew members who will grumble about the move announced by the RCN this month to ban self-serve drinking while its ships are at sea or in port. But it makes sense, since these ships are workplaces 24/7, with crew on duty at all times. The change was one of a variety of recommendations stemming from an Internal Review of Personal Conduct, launched after shorebound charges relating to drunken misconduct were lodged against three members of HMCS Whitehorse on exercise in San Diego this past summer. Among the review’s findings was that clearer guidance on the RCN’s expectations for personal conduct needs to be communicated to officers and sailors, a result it stated should come from better leadership training and communications efforts. Leaving ship’s personnel to police themselves around alcohol consumption has worked well for years for the most part. But the RCN has acknowledged that the number of alcohol-fuelled negative incidents has been on the rise in recent years. That said, the navy realizes that the vast majority of personnel behave respectfully when imbibing on board or in port. As such, one recommendation is to offer alcohol on ships for special occasions, but for a higher price than in past and never in a self-serve scenario. The military is designed to be structured and discipline-oriented – that’s why many people join in the first place. Letting that structure loosen over booze is simply not acceptable. 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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Group seeking to observe deer cull Oak Bay council has announced to the public that it will begin a clover trap/bolt gun cull of 25 deer in Oak Bay in January 2015. The method chosen for this cull is highly controversial. The claim of a “rapidly expanding deer population” has not been substantiated by a scientific count, such as radio collaring and tracking movements of deer between municipalities. Some Oak Bay councillors have maintained that experts (unidentified) have assured them

Menorah use has changed Christine van Reeuwyk deserves thanks and a compliment for her excellent piece on Hanukkah in the Dec. 17 Oak Bay News. An important detail, however, is misleading. The comment that “The sevencandled menorah is used all year for Jewish worship and ceremony” is out of date by some two millennia. The Roman army destroyed the Second Temple in the year 70. Since then no Jewish worship service or ritual includes the use of a seven-branched menorah (the original menorahs burned oil). In fact, the Talmud, the authoritative collection of Jewish jurisprudence, prohibits even the creation of such a menorah because of its association with the destroyed temple (although one

the clover trap/bolt gun kill is humane, with some claiming that this method is as humane as any abattoir kill. The use of the bolt gun in an abattoir is paired with an entirely different method of restraint than that depicted in the photographs on the DeerSafe website of the killing of a buck in 2010, where two men are restraining a 140- to 200pound animal with the weight of their bodies. These are not the conditions of restraint for which the bolt gun was designed.

I suggest that it would be in the best interests of the Oak Bay public if council members were to meet with those opposed to the upcoming cull to observe the clover trap/bolt gun kill by Oak Bay’s chosen contractor. Given the ongoing controversy regarding the humaneness of this kill method, I hereby ask the council’s permission to observe the clover trap/bolt gun kill, and invite councillors to attend as well. Kelly Carson DeerSafe Victoria

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Cause spans generations This is my generation. Did you know that today, for the first time in history, we have the power to end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria? When The Who first sang the aforementioned song, no one had heard of AIDS, but tuberculosis, on the other hand, had been around for thousands of years. TB is woven into the fabric of our humanity, from the Bible to opera to those bothersome ads on TV that do not allow us to forget that some of our brothers and sisters still live in abject poverty and cannot fight this scourge on their own. Canada is actually one of the

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Bachands bring new release to Oak Bay homecoming Laura Lavin Black Press

Celtic purists may be surprised by Qristina and Quinn Bachand’s latest release Little Hinges. The Oak Bay-raised siblings spent more than a year working to perfect the mix of tunes on the album which features two sections, with the interlude Little Hinges connecting the two. “It was a big project and we were a bit too ambitious at first,” says Qristina, the big sister of the duet. “We chose to take our time and now it’s a year later. … There’s a lot to it. It changed a lot while we were recording. It’s very different from our previous albums.” After the more conventional first half of the album, which features the uplifting fiddle sound of a typical Bachand album, the tune Little Hinges opens the door

Qristina and Quinn Bachand will be back to perform in their hometown Jan. 3 at the Oak Bay United Church. to the second section in which the Bachands take a road less travelled. “It starts off similar to our previous instrumental, traditional music then there’s an interlude in the middle that Quinn calls a palate cleanser,” she says. “Then it goes

into a little weirder indie folk thing.” The record features vocals by both Bachands, and though Quinn is known for his instrumental versatility, it’s Qristina’s voice that captures the listener. “I think this exposes us to a wider

audience,” says Qristina. “It’s more mainstream, not that that was planned, it’s just the direction the project ended up taking. … it was very organic.” While Qristina lives mostly in the Netherlands and Quinn in Boston in his

first year of studies at Berklee College of Music, the two will be home for the holidays and are happy to host a pre-release party for their hometown fans on Jan. 3 with Adam Dobres (Ruth Moody Band) and Jesse Boland (Towers and Trees) joining them on stage. The official release will be at the Celtic Connections concert in Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 16. “I like the second half of the album a lot. It’s a lot different than what’s out there,” Qristina adds. Little Hinges features Quinn on acoustic guitar, fiddle, tenor banjo, clawhammer banjo, percussion, electric guitar, bass guitar, auto harp, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Hammond B3, pump organ, tambourine, bodhran and “a keyboard we bought at the thrift store,” says Qristina, with a laugh. The Bachands

Clowns use laughter as their medicine Continued from Page A3

“It’s as much a gift being in service as it is receiving services. I have always found that laughter, music, touch and that fundamental human connection is vital to all of our health, let alone someone who is now aging, who has lost autonomy,” Gafter-Ricks says. “It also really translates to people who visit the people we have visited. They get to see that somebody else cares and had an impact.” For three years they’ve provided hugs to the 80 residents of Beacon Hill Villa in Victoria. “It’s extremely important. I’d seen the power of clowning at a conference I was at on arts and health care,” said Kristy Brugman, therapeutic recreation department manager at Beacon Hill Villa. “I witnessed things that can unfold when you’re being playful. We see a lot of people come out of their shell. When a clown comes around it gives you permission to step out of your normal routine and play.” The clowns use body language and eye

contact to read the situation, then extend a playful invitation, and the resident either engages and invites them in or gives them a sign to go away. “They are really experts at what they do … they’re inviting people to engage.” Brugman recalled a man, who sulked

in his room, forever lamenting there was nothing to do. He was stuck in a bored state of mind. “I came back around after the clowns had been in his unit. He was laying with his mask on his face,” she said. “He had his finger above his head dancing with a red

clown nose on it – giggling.” Moments like that are the norm, not the exception, Brugman says. “In a busy environment, this is something that offers people just that moment to truly decide what’s going to happen. They have

some autonomy in that moment. They get to choose how they want to interact and whether they want to interact.” Learn more about care clowning and their philosophy online at thesunshine clownband.com. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

The Qristina and Quinn Bachand prerelease show is on Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7) at the Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St. Tickets are $15 advance, $20 at the door, and are available at Lyle’s Place, Ivy’s Bookshop, Long & McQuade and online at beaconridge productions.com.

also launched a new website this month and Qristina decided a CD sale was the perfect fit to celebrate. Until Jan. 15 you can download Little Hinges at qbachand.com for just $6. “I’m really excited about the album so I want as many people as possible to hear it,” she says.

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And when the wrecking ball comes, memories won’t be the only things that survive from the original building. “Sympathetic deconstruction is the phrase they use now, because there’s things they want to save. The tear down will be done with care to preserve

some things they want to save,” said Thomson. The huge fir timbers from the old gym will become benches in the new fitness facility and even the old tree that grew outside Thomson’s office will be used to construct a large social staircase in the new school. There’s frustration

that comes from being housed in a building from another technological era, one that has been forced to change its form with each new addition “We have to unplug our fax machine if we want to run our coffee machine. There are things the building doesn’t have the capacity to handle,”

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Crews will work to salvage some of the material from the original Oak Bay High building that was constructed in 1929. final time. “I’ve been here in the middle of the night, and it speaks to you. I love the place, it has history like crazy,” said Thomson, adding the

1929 “stick building” that houses his office is what he will miss the most. “We have a cafeteria with a maple hardwood floor, we

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strain. “There certainly have been some concerns about what’s called a drift of the strain that’s in the vaccine this year,” said Hoyano. “That means basically there’s been some changes in the genetic makeup of the virus that’s out there right now. It’s not as close of a match to what’s in the vaccine as we would like to see.” The flu shot is still beneficial, because there are still similarities between the virus and the vaccine, said Hoyano. “You get some cross protection from the vaccine. It’s not a completely different virus than what’s in the vaccine strain. As of Dec. 19, Island Health distributed 234,500 vaccines to pharmacies, doctors’ offices and public health units on

Vancouver Island, said Sarah Plank, media manager for Island Health. An additional 15,000 doses will distributed across the Island this week. Last year, Island Health distributed 217,000 vaccines by the end of 2013. More than 16,000 adults had been immunized at public health clinics as of Dec. 19, compared to 22,000 people at the same time last year. Currently, and the Island Health staff vaccination rate is at 70 per cent. Besides getting a flu shot, there are other basic measures to take to avoid getting sick over the holidays and into the new year. “Hand-washing is a really important one and obviously staying home when you’re sick to not pass it on to others,” said Hoyano.

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SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR HOME The Oak Bay News is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home. Homefinder is going local and our staff is collecting story ideas for this page. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives. You can call editor Dan Ebenal at 250-480-3239 or email editor@ oakbaynews.com to share your ideas.

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SELLING TIP: Create a first impression that is warm and welcoming

Winter doesn’t have to be a tough sell Jennifer Blyth News Staff

Winter in Oak Bay – when the oak trees stand leafless and skies are more often coloured a dull grey than vibrant blue. Sound like a tough season to sell a home? Not necessarily, says Newport Realty’s Jordy Harris. In fact, homeowners can take advantage of a market with fewer listings at a time when prospective home buyers are still actively looking for their next dream home. “Sometimes winter can be a great time to sell a house because you stand out for a lack of inventory,” he explains. The trick, says Harris, a realtor since 2008 who grew up in Oak Bay, is to create first impressions inside and out that says warm, welcoming and well-kept. “Those first impressions are definitely important this time of year as you want your home to stand apart from the rest.” It all starts with the first drive-by. Be sure to have all the leaves cleaned up, the grass mowed and plants looking tidy – not only does this suggest a home that has been well-maintained, but also one that won’t bring mountains of maintenance for the new homeowners. “It really makes a difference. Having the yard looking good also suggests that it’s easy to care for,” Harris notes. Moving up the front path, add a wreath or winter planter to the front door and porch to further invite buyers into the home. “Once you’re inside, you really want to make the home seem warm and inviting, almost a refuge from the weather outside.” Before a showing, turn on all the lights, have the home warm

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A tidy yard and an inviting front door help welcome prospective buyers, no matter what the season. and get the fireplace going – offer “comfort from the storm,” Harris suggests. While decluttering is important, tasteful decorating can help the prospective buyers envision how they may use the space. “We want the buyers to see themselves comfortable here,” he says. “As long as it’s tasteful, that’s going to go a long way.” And for homeowners unsure of their design skills, Oak Bay boasts a variety of professionals happy to share their knowledge of

decluttering, staging and interior design. You don’t want to forget the basics, like ensuring the windows and floors are clean, the clutter is packed up, the air inside is fresh, but spending a few more minutes on those extras – a cheerful wreath or new welcome

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Picture Perfect

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Capture the feelings of childhood summers again, and move to this quarter acre sunny home in Deep Cove, across from the quaint Marina. The lovely home is nestled in very private gardens with views of the ocean and Mt.Tuam. Gorgeous new kitchen, windows, hardwood floors, and baths! A home for all... Water you waiting for? $629,000

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Custom-built Whistler-inspired, 1 Acre Haven. Highly evolved design is evident by controlled skylights, pre-set temperature Schluter shower system and AH!, a deep Japanese soaker tub. The Master Suite awes with its Vaulted ceiling, and rain-sensor Skylight. The “piece de resistance” handsome fir doors open 180° to a gorgeous covered deck for dining al fresco, w/ Sunset Malahat Views! $660,000

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Welcome to an exquisite, completely renewed lakefront Haven with so much to offer, it just has to be seen. Two romantic fireplaces, warm and elegant finishing, views, sunrises; how can we describe the waterside playground oasis that this property is? Pride of ownership is detailed throughout, and when you are not drinking your coffee on the Adirondack chairs overlooking the Lake, you will be luxuriating in the Spa soaker tub-shower ensuite, or happily gazing over the quartzite counters of your Urbana designed kitchen to the magic Blue! $1,298,888

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Sophisticated Buyers, will flock to this Mid-Century 3/4 bedroom home, combining all the very best of the era, with modern upgrades like granite countertops, NEST thermostat, cherry hardwood and LEATHER flooring! Beautiful 1/3 acre sunny backyard; a gardener’s paradise located right in coveted Oak Bay! $720,000

This well designed 3 bedroom home enjoys a garden view open kitchen, cozy adjoining family room, and rare formal dining room, complete with gorgeous rock fireplace. Custom design is evident in the avantegard open stairways and straight clean lines of its exterior. Beautifully landscaped Japanese zen-like terraced backyard takes full advantage of the one acre property. Call Now! $750,000

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Walk, skate or swim into healthy new year Recreation Oak Bay Hockey cards at game opens up for free fun Black Press is the sponsor of the Victoria Royals’ Dec. 27 game with on Jan. 1 the Prince George Cougars. Post your New Year’s resolution on the big tree in the lobby and then take in a handful of healthy, free activities with Recreation Oak Bay on Jan. 1. Join the mayor and council for a fourkilometre community walk leaving from the IN BRIEF Oak Bay Recreation Centre (1975 Bee St.) lobby at 12:30 p.m. then meet and greet the mayor and council in the Upstairs Lounge – coffee and tea provided from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Or take in some of the other fun, free, heathy activities on tap that day: Jazzercise class in the indoor sports field from noon to 1 p.m.; Everyone Welcome Skate from 1:30 to 3 p.m.; tennis organized fun activities from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and Everyone Welcome Swim from 3 to 5 p.m. and children’s movies in the Upstairs Lounge at 3:15 and 5:15 p.m. Donations for Kid’s Sport will gratefully be accepted.

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The first 2,000 people through the turnstiles will receive a pack of hockey cards profiling players from the Royals. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.

Fuel surcharge scrapped BC Ferries is ending its 3.4 per cent fuel surcharge in the wake of the plunge in the price of crude oil in recent months. President and CEO Mike Corrigan cited the drop in the cost of diesel for the decision. “With the current favourable market conditions, we have been hedging our diesel fuel costs and are now in a position to eliminate the fuel surcharge,” Corrigan said. “We know that fare affordability is an issue for our customers.” Fuel surcharges were originally added when oil prices spiked to record levels of around $150 in 2008 and have been on and off since then, depending on fuel prices. Oil prices have fallen nearly 50 per cent from their 2014 high of $110 but diesel prices have not fallen to the same degree.

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Landing at Latoria Creek From $294,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

The Terraces at Latoria Walk From $639,900 Thursday - Sunday 12-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

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December 26 - We’re open Boxing Day! 9:00am – 6:00pm at all locations Our 24 hour stores will be open at 9am and will remain open.

December 31 Closing at 6:00pm January 1 - CLOSED Happy New Year!

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