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Oak Bay puts a friendly face on tourism Oak Bay Tourism session looks at branding opportunities Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Friendly. That’s the word that won out after a vote from about 50 stakeholders representing all walks of business and residents at the latest branding session hosted by the Oak Bay Tourism Committee. The vote was in response to the question: “If you could only choose three words to describe Oak Bay what would they be?” That was one of many thoughtprovoking questions put forward to the group at the March 2 meeting. “It was a really good session, we got a lot of excellent feedback,” said Coun. Tom Croft, council liaison to the Oak Bay Tourism Committee. “We’ve got a clear understanding of what people see the current “We’ve got a clear brand of Oak Bay is and understanding of what where they would like to see the brand move people see the current to.” brand of Oak Bay is and Oak Bay Tourism made a short where they would like to presentation to council see the brand move to.” recently to recap - Tom Croft highlights from 2014 and offer an overview of the 2015 plan and priorities. As part of their stakeholder engagement, Oak Bay Tourism budgeted $7,000 this year for brand foundation workshops such as the session at municipal hall last week. “Overall we seemed to repeat the same things that have been repeated in the past, but I think we have to deliver. What I’m getting from people is we need to deliver on the promise that you have a unique experience in Oak Bay … Are we delivering to the degree that we would like to?” Croft said. “A lot of that is not just marketing but destination development.” For example, things to draw people to the community, and provide things like boat rentals at the shoreline. Oak Bay Marina, for example, has plans to bring back fishing vessel rentals, providing an option for visitors. But a part of the issue identified is getting guests, and new residents, from the village to the water. “We seem to be missing the usage of our waterfront so there’s a lot of ideas there,” Croft said. “We don’t have that way-finding from the village, it’s a direct line, but we don’t have that way-finding.”

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Coun. Tom Croft at a trail head straight off Oak Bay Avenue. Stakeholders at a recent branding session suggested Oak Bay needs more signage or other measures to help people find the waterfront from the village. The question: “What would you like to see as a result of this branding process?” got a few contradictory statements such as bury the Tweed image and build on traditions. Build and bury isn’t a new concept, said Croft. “We’ve been through bury the Tweed to embrace the Tweed. From tourism’s point of view we want to build on the Tweed but the new Tweed, not stiff British,” said Croft. He was a part of the committee for three years prior to being elected to council last fall and part of the original branding strategies. “We know that we’re moving away from it (old Tweed) with the young people and the demand for more walking, more cycling and more community activities,” Croft said.

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An astute observation on Ava Stewart’s parents’ part uncovered what turns out to be a passion for the Oak Bay 10-year-old. More than two years ago, during her brief tenure as a soccer player, the Willows elementary student spent as much time flipping cartwheels on the sidelines as dribbling the ball on the field. Her parents pulled her from soccer and enrolled her in gymnastics, said mom Petra Eggert. It wasn’t long before she caught the eye of a competitive coach and leaped from recreational to the competitive stream. Now competing with Falcon Gymnastics, Stewart scored silver in all-around during recent competition in Port Alberni, qualifying for provincials next month. She earned silver on bars and bronze on floor, rounding out her competition with routines on the beam and vault. They marked her first medals. “She said her face hurt at the end of the day from smiling so much,” said Eggert. A total of 13 Falcon athletes ranging from Junior Olympic levels 3 to 6, Stewart’s a level 6, competed in the Mt. Arrowsmith Invitational Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Competition. All six Junior Olympic Level 6 athletes qualified for

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Ava Stewart ponders earning her first ever medal during the competition where she earned silver on bars, bronze on floor and a silver medal in all-around. the B.C. championships April 10 to 12 at Capilano University. Stewart competed at provincials last year in Kamloops and while it was fun and exciting, she didn’t feel as prepared as this year. Plus she was sick.

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Council webcasts on Oak Bay’s radar Citizens group will provide service until district webcasts begin Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Anthony Mears is a regular in Oak Bay council chambers. He’s the guy behind the phone, adding live-streaming council and committee meetings to online resources by the group Oak Bay Watch. The group started a couple years ago in response to development concerns, primarily around large homes replacing smaller ones on lots, because of the municipal floor area bylaws. There was at the time a YouTube user with the handle Modern Democracy, uploading video from various meetings around the CRD. When those stopped, Oak Bay Watch took up the torch. “There was a sense, certainly in South Oak Bay, that things were moving too fast, there was a perception,” said now Coun. Eric Zhelka. Streaming meetings was one way to promote that perception of transparency. He was a member of the group at that time, and ran on a similar platform during the November election. Prior to election he was among those who took turns streaming

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Oak Bay Watch member and regular council attendee Anthony Mears, left, and Oak Bay Coun. Eric Zhelke with the inexpensive setup Mears uses to stream municipal meetings. the meetings which then remain online as podcasts. Zhelka is no longer a member of the group and Mears is now the main man behind the camera while Zhelka serves the community as a councillor.

“The (municipal) website had to be redone, we now have a modern platform to build on,” Zhelka said. In his inaugural address, Mayor Nils Jensen addressed webcasting as something the municipality

would pursue this term. “The webcasting is also a matter of public accessibility to our proceedings. It’s a lot more complicated (than recently implemented e-agendas) and potentially more costly in the

long run,” said Jensen. “It’s something we will be looking at when we go to estimates in April. It’s not just a matter of hooking up the camera … it’s also a matter of storage space and organizing and maintaining the recordings, so it is complicated but it’s not rocket science.” As chair of the CRD board he’s busied himself visiting each of the 12 other municipalities in the region. “So far the majority of them have some form of webcasting,” Jensen said. “So it is something that I think there’s an expectation of the public that they have that kind of visual access to our proceedings. Because the technology is available, it is just a matter of time before we complete that task. “I think over the term of this council it is something that there is consensus on this council to move towards. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.” In the meantime, Mears plans to keep attending the Monday evening meetings at municipal hall. “If it’s recorded then obviously we would look at that,” Mears said. Oak Bay Watch will maintain its work, even after there’s no need to stream meetings, he said. “We’ve expanded our directors and added some expertise,” said Mears. “Our philosophy is two heads are better than one and a bunch of heads are better than two.” cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

UVic students throw support behind divestment University of Victoria students voted 77 per cent in favour of fossil fuel divestment in a campus-wide referendum March 5. The results boost Divest UVic’s campaign. The group of students is calling on the University of Victoria Foundation to honour commitments to sustainability and socially responsible investing and divest from the fossil fuel industry. “Financial experts are warning of the risks of investing in fossil fuels, while highlighting the strength of divested portfolios,”

said organizer Ellen Trottier. “The facts stand for divestment and students do as well. It’s up to decision makers to side with students and faculty, stand for climate action and divest from the fossil fuel industry.” Students say the onus is now on the UVic board of governors to divest. “The urgency of the climate crisis demands immediate action,” said student Natalia Karpovskaia. “By continuing to invest in the fossil fuel industry UVic chooses to be complicit in the climate crisis. UVic must instead stand for climate action

and divest from the fossil fuel industry.” Students unanimously elected candidates who pledged to push divestment through student government. “I plan to make it clear to the university administration that UVic students will not stand for their education coming at the cost of climate change,” said newly elected student society chair Brontë Renwick-Shields. At the end of March the UVic board of governors will convene for their spring meeting. Divest UVic hopes divestment will be at the top of the agenda.

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Council embraces paperless process Tablets and online agendas the new way for Oak Bay

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The shift to tablets is proving worthy as Oak Bay entered the digital age of agendas for 2015 – environmental, financial and community engagement. “It’s good for our budget, good for our staff and it’s good for community engagement,” said Coun. Michelle Kirby. “Staff deserve the credit.” She has encouraged the change since her first election to council in 2011, and right up until late last year staff were creating multiple paper agendas, at times even driving them out to council members’ homes on the Friday before a meeting. “It’s expensive to change processes and we’re very mindful of our budgets in Oak Bay,” Kirby said of taking time in the changeover. “We’re going to save in the long run, not to mention accessibility to the public.” While Oak Bay hasn’t done a cost analysis of savings versus the cost of software and tablets for members of council and key staff, they’re confident in the value. “We haven’t’ done a specific analysis of it, but certainly I know there was always a lot of staff time taken in photocopying and collating. It seems to be a smoother and easier operation,” said Mayor Nils Jensen. “I have found it to have been a success from a number of points of view,” he added. “It gives the public quicker and greater access to all the items on our agenda; second of

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printing at home. It provides an easier path for first-time council meeting attendees, or the occasional follower of council. Staff also added a procedures page, explaining how each segment of the agenda works. “It’s alleviated frustration for people who really spend a lot of time following council business,” Kirby said. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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School districts have little room for cuts School trustees across B.C. must be scratching their heads at their premier’s apparent lack of awareness about what’s going on in their schools and administration offices. Premier Christy Clark has suggested school boards grab a step-ladder and start picking some “low-hanging fruit” to the tune of nearly $54 million over the next two years from district administrative costs. Education Minister Peter Fassbender later clarified that school districts Province must find efficiencies to get costs down asking school administrative to six per cent, where they boards to trim were 10 years ago, which requires 0.5 per cent savings $54 million this year and one per cent from budgets the year after. While there is a concern that administrative costs will eat up valuable dollars that must go to the classroom, the province should lead the way by showing where this cost-cutting should be made. B.C. School Trustees’ Association president Teresa Rezansoff has been quoted as saying that Clark’s comments ignore the fact that school districts are already working together to save money and have been doing so for years. Among the ideas being touted is converting school board meetings to a paperless model and moving professional development workshops outside school hours, thereby saving in substitute teaching costs, something that is already being done in many districts. Bulk buying, sharing services — many of these measures have been tried with more or less success, depending on the district and the circumstances. One area that has been discussed is the high cost of legal services. But instead of being transparent with school districts, the provincial government has created an information vacuum that has led to broad speculation about the potential scope of the cuts and likely some school district workers fearing for their jobs Everyone hates waste but instead of making off-the-cuff comments, perhaps the premier should show school boards exactly where the hidden cache of cash is located? 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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Seniors’ advocate strikes a chord Other frequently overlooked B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has programs are a monthly rent issued her second report, and the subsidy called Shelter media mostly ignored it. Aid for Elderly Renters When this new office (SAFER), grants for was promised by a disability modifications campaigning Premier called Home Adaptations Christy Clark two years for Independence, ago, I suggested that B.C. drug cost assistance already has 85 seniors’ called Fair Pharmacare, advocates. They’re called property tax deferment MLAs, and inquiries go to and the federal their local offices. Guaranteed Income Much to the chagrin Supplement program. of the opposition, Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Tom Fletcher Those older than 75 with income of less Mackenzie’s mandate is B.C. Views than $30,000 reported not to pursue individual the lowest awareness of cases, and so she won’t assistance designed specifically be serving up a fresh assortment for them. But you don’t get these of horror stories to embarrass the benefits unless you apply and show government. that your income qualifies. Instead, it is to look for “systemic The survey also found that the challenges” and recommend ways biggest fear of low-income seniors to deal with them. The latest report is that they won’t be able to afford is based on a survey of more to stay in their homes. See home than 500 seniors from around the adaptation, property tax and rent province, and the key finding was subsidy programs above. not what she expected. Awareness and usage of the “We were surprised to learn SAFER program was lowest in the of the lack of awareness among north and highest in urban areas, seniors, particularly low-income perhaps not surprising since the seniors, of government programs and the subsidies available to assist B.C. government exists more in theory than in fact in many remote them,” Mackenzie said. places. The survey found that 60 per So what should the government cent of seniors living on $30,000 do about this? Well, it could or less annual income didn’t know advertise these programs. they are eligible for discounts on The government does lots of Medical Services Plan premiums. advertising, but not about old news For income less than $22,000, the like the SAFER program, which entire $864 cost of individual MSP dates back to the 1970s. premiums is waived.

Clark’s government did a whack of advertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that. Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions. Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent of eligible parents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it. The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the government. A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too different to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart. Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Webcasts will ensure council transparency All candidates voiced transparency as an important objective in council decision making before last November’s municipal election. Often, once elected, this objective becomes less of an urgent priority. One of the ways many communities are helping to ensure residents can see just how transparent, justified and rational council decisions are, is by taping live (webcasting) council, committee and public meetings. These meetings can then be viewed and used for reference by the public anytime. The new Official Community Plan includes many new land-use proposals and objectives. Many of these objectives have the potential to adversely impose on existing residents. In the past council term there have been concerns about transparency and the problem of the majority of Oak Bay council members providing only the advantage side of various development and zoning bylaw proposals. This has also occurred during many of the public consultation processes. Public notice information is required by law but it has to be understandable to the public to allow for scrutiny

Overstepping authority Transit police are now doing the job of the federal immigration authority. What we have happening here is an erosion of rights, and could be a slippery slope into a mass witch hunt. You see, transit police are solely dedicated to transit, the safety of passengers and employees. Sure, it may seem like a waste of money to have police officers checking tickets, but handing off higher responsibilities which are out of their jurisdiction is an abuse. If transit officers were expected to be undercover, internal eyes for the federal immigration authority, this would undoubtedly evoke racial profiling and a barrage of unlawful search and seizures. This is a prudent concern in our day and age. What’s next, fisheries officers who check for a fishing licence, then throw you in a cell while they see if it’s possible you’ve visited any Islamic countries and therefore could possibly perhaps be or know a member of Isis? Pure conjecture? I say, no warrant, no arrest. The Canadian Criminal Code agrees. The public should know their rights. Generally, the police do not have power to stop or question you without a reason. If the police stop you, you are under no legal obligation to answer their questions. You do not have to show ID or give an address unless they are ticketing you. Police may not arrest you simply upon suspicion. If you are arrested or detained, you must be told why. You have the right

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and consideration – some public notices have not met this criteria. There is also concern that there have been instances at council and at public meetings where relevant information and significant resident opposition has been voiced to the proposed bylaw changes or developments, however, there have been no modifications or amendments provided. In many B.C. municipalities council policy has been to legislate (change the bylaw) first then problem solve, set policy and try to regulate, after the fact. Besides being incompetent and ineffective planning, it exposes existing residents to the adverse densification impacts, service reductions, user fees and property tax increases. It is important to recognize the complex problems and disadvantages involved in densification and development. These impacts range from: what is allowed to be built; how much will regulation cost; how will more residents per dwelling and the new services and infrastructure requirements affect our property tax structure; how will council act responsibly and meet its many commitments to protect residents, who have previously built their home

to a lawyer and free legal advice. So, kudos to the human rights groups who called out Metro Vancouver’s Transit Police and the Canadian Border Service Agencies. Cailey Camosun Oak Bay

No shame in aging No disrespect to the students who were recently teachers for the day when they passed on their computer skills to a much appreciating audience of seniors. Thumbs up to all of you. But there is a disturbing factor that is only remotely related to the above: The overemphasis of youth these days. To be young, look and act young seams to be the ticket. When the top administrator of the nation appears on public TV with an open shirt and no tie, I think, he has a problem. When a woman at the age of 80 sports the complexion of a 16-year-old, trust me, from the neck down she is what it says on her birth certificate. When a man of 60 shaves his head instead of his face, look again, he is likely on a Viagra diet. Why are we so keen on cheating Mother Nature? The young ones are better in pushing the buttons of technology, but the elders are better equipped to push to the buttons of life. They’ve been there. Forget about compassion, elders are not a liability, they are an asset. There is nothing wrong with the patina of old age. William Rauschning Oak Bay

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and life in Oak Bay, from new higher densification impacts. The present council is now somewhat more balanced but careful scrutiny is required – the 2007 zoning change mistake that caused irreparable harm to many residents is a strong indicator of what can happen if council ignores community input. If community concerns are not recognized in the public engagement process or in the implementation stages of the new Official Community Plan, then Oak Bay council will not have paid attention to what is and has been going on in other communities. Ignoring the adverse impacts of poor densification planning and implementation and the resulting problems other municipalities are now struggling with will not result in fact-based decision making. It is for all these reasons council meetings are being recorded and webcast by Oak Bay Watch to ensure transparency and allow existing residents to see, first hand, council’s performance as the implementation of the new Official Community Plan unfolds. Anthony Mears Oak Bay

Taxes used for simple nuisance When I discovered a nest of rodents in my yard undermining my gardens I called a pest control service to remove them. No, they were not destroyed but relocated. The folks in Oak Bay have it much better because deer which are allegedly destroying their gardens are being removed at taxpayers’ expense. I wonder if an Oak Bay resident found rodents in his yard would the municipality also use taxpayers’ dollars to remove them? Somehow I think not. I think the taxpayers should question this. If Oak Bay can use tax dollars to remove nuisance deer then they should also use tax dollars to remove nuisance rodents. R.A. Jones Victoria

deer. This makes it seem rather odd that he has had the traps placed on private property rather than the area where most deer/vehicle collisions occurred. There is a good chance that many of these garden deer have never been in the high-accident area. As far as strengthened signage, the addition of six deer warning signs is hardly a motivator. Speed reduction in that high-accident area have fallen on deaf ears and the speed readers which are excellent deterrents were removed not long after they were installed. There is much more but rather than I echo it in a letter I highly recommend the article be read by all, those for and against a cull. William Jesse Oak Bay

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Home builders applaud tougher licensing rules “Our goal is to protect new homebuyers across British Columbia.”

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Residential builders now face tougher licensing requirements to better protect home buyers. Continuing education requirements as well as new qualifications were annouced by the province recently. To renew their licence, all home builders will be required to take continuing professional development courses directly related to residential construction each year. “Mandatory building education is something we’ve been advocating for

years,” said Casey Edge, executive director of the Victoria Residential Builders Association. There are more than 6,000 licensed residential builders in B.C. Last year, more than 30,000 new homes were built in B.C. “Our goal is to protect new homebuyers across British Columbia. We worked with the construction industry to make these changes,” said Rich Coleman, minister

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responsible for housing. Edge’s only criticism is who will be handling the educational aspect. “An agency that doesn’t build homes will be managing that so it’s disappointing. [A professional builders association is] most qualified because it is in the field doing the work.” Builders must now demonstrate competence in seven different areas related to residential building such as the B.C. Building Code, construction management and customer relations. “It’s not like building homes 30 years ago,” said Edge.

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Premier Christy Clark has ruled out increasing B.C.’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but she says there will be a formula announced soon for increases to keep pace with the cost of living. After meetings between cabinet ministers and B.C. Federation of Labour executives last week, Clark said work is underway to extend the series of increases that brought the minimum wage up to its current rate of $10.25 an hour after a decade with no increase. She said the system has to protect small and medium-sized businesses from big jumps. “They know that it’s going to go up, but they want to know that it’s going to go up in a predictable way so they can plan for it,” Clark said. B.C. Fed president Irene Lanzinger said it’s big businesses like fast food chains that offer many of the minimum wage jobs. Of the 120,000 people in B.C. making minimum wage, nearly half are over 25 years old, 63 per cent are women and about 10,000 are aged 55 and older, she said. Labour leaders were more encouraged after their call for a minimum 25 per cent of jobs for apprentices on publicly funded construction projects. Lee Loftus, president of the B.C. Building Trades, said unionized contractors have the 25 per cent rule in their collective agreements and fund apprenticeship training. But with the majority of construction now done by non-union companies, there are no quotas for apprentice positions. Clark said BC Hydro has adopted the 25 per cent standard for the Site C dam project, but other large public infrastructure projects include federal funds. Ottawa wants apprenticeships to be voluntary for those projects, but Clark said she supports the idea in principle. “If we’re spending this money on public projects anyway, we should be investing in apprenticeships and getting people up the ladder so they can earn more money and go and work in what we know is going to be a huge industry, in liquefied natural gas,” Clark said. Lanzinger said the B.C. Fed has received little response from the government on its other long-standing issue, the lack of union

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Stepping into Red Art Gallery these days is like taking a walk through the soundtrack of our lives. During the month of March the gallery is home to the show Tower of Song, featuring 25 works inspired by songs. “We put out the idea to our artists to paint something for the theme that is inspired by music,” said gallery director Bobb Hamilton. “The whole idea was to leave the artists to interpret it whatever way they wanted.

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Artwork from Tower of Song exhibit draws its inspiration from music. The show is playing at Red Art Gallery during the month of March. Some of the pieces are very obvious, what they were inspired by – other pieces, once you see the name of the piece and you look at the lyrics, it makes sense.” The artwork spans the styles of abstracts and landscapes, to still life and figurative pieces, with the inspiration coming from musical tastes ranging from The Who and Otis Redding to Barry Manilow and Tiny Tim.

“What’s interesting is we all sort of associate times in our lives with certain songs,” said Hamilton, adding there has always been a connection between music and visual art. “Some artists even paint with a lot of music playing. We have one artist that paints with a live musician in her studio.” The lyrics are posted next to the artwork to help

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Women’s transition houses across Greater Victoria will be able to continue helping women in need, thanks to a donation from Royal LePage. “[The] Royal LePage Shelter Foundation was started up by Royal LePage back in the late 1990s to support local shelters across Canada,” said Bill Ethier, president and managing broker of Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty. The $42,157.93 raised by Royal LePage in 2014 was split evenly between The Cridge Transition House for Women, Victoria Women’s Transition House, Margaret Laurence House and Sooke Transition

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THE COOL AID Society is looking for a computer access volunteer to help people struggling with homelessness to reconnect with their families and build important job-readiness skills. Volunteers help supervise the free access computer room at Rock Bay Landing. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250386-2269. THE CRIDGE Centre for the Family is looking for a volunteer to coordinate their October event, Ride for Refuge. The event is a fundraiser to support charities that care for people who are vulnerable, displaced and exploited. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269. THE MUSTARD SEED is looking for volunteers to work four-hour shifts on Saturdays in the food bank, sorting food donations and packing food hampers. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

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Community Calendar Wednesday, March 11 St. Patrick’s Day dinner at Monterey. Bar opens at 5 dinner at 5:30. Tickets $20.50/$23.50 available at 1442 Monterey Ave. Call 250-370-7300. Lenten Lunchtime: Music for Viola and Piano at St. Mary the Virgin Church, 1701 Elgin St. from 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Admission is by donation ($8 suggested amount) with proceeds to benefit Abbeyfield

House Society. Bring your lunch; coffee and tea are provided. Info: 250-598-2212.

Thursday, March 12 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is David at 250-598-4316.

Friday, March 13 Compagnie Kafig at the Royal

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Theatre March 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at: $29. Friday Music – Featuring School of Music woodwind students. 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation). Drop-in Family Storytime from 10:3011 a.m. at the Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave.

Saturday, March 14 Mobile shredding fundraiser for Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion Foundation at Willows Beach from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by donation (suggested $10 a box). The Best of the Best show at Monterey Recreation March 14 at noon and 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets $10 for this variety show featuring the Monterey performing arts from Noteables to the drama club and a myriad of dance. Tickets at 1441 Monterey Ave. The Civic Orchestra of Victoria presents “Symphonic Masterworks” with Yariv Aloni, music director; Susan Young, mezzo soprano; Josh Layne, harp; Nicholas Fairbank, organ, on March 14 at 2 p.m. at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, 900 Johnson St. Victoria. Tickets: $22 general, $18 seniors, $10 students, children 12 and under free. Tickets are available from Larsen Music, Long & McQuade, Munro’s Books, Ivy’s Bookshop, Shieling Cards & Gifts (Cadboro Bay Village), Tanner’s Books (Sidney) and online at www.civicorchestraof victoria.org. Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Aviation Museum, 1910 Norseman Rd., North

Saanich. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Ed or Pat at 250-658-2325.

Sunday, March 15 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Marion at 250-4779851.

Monday, March 16 Drop in baby time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. No registration required at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave.

Tuesday, March 17 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Gail at 250-477-7742. Tuesday Music – Take an afternoon break to enjoy a concert of varied repertoire and instruments featuring School of Music students. 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation). Drop in Toddler time, for youngsters 16-35 months and their caregiver. Toddlerterrific stories, songs, rhymes and puppets. No registration required. Starts 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave. Canadian Club Victoria’s March luncheon features Kathleen Gilbert, Victoria film commissioner. The luncheon is at 11:45 a.m. at Harbour Towers Hotel, 345

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Quebec St. in Victoria. Guests are welcome but reservations are required. Call 250-3701837. Victoria Sketch Club show and sale – Celebrating over 106 years of unbroken activity, the Victoria Sketch Club invites you to view the work of its members at Glenlyon Norfolk school, 1701 Beach Dr. from March 17-22 . Free admission. Show opens at 7 p.m. March 17 and continues daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit www. victoriasketchclub.ca.

Wednesday, March 18 Restoring Your Home an evening with the experts hosted by Oak Bay Heritage– Nick Russell, Simone VogelMorridge and Bill Patterson. Talk starts at 7 p.m. at Windsor Pavilion.

Thursday, March 19 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is David at 250-598-4316.

Friday, March 20 Oak Bay Cabaret brings Ceilidh Music Night to Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Friday Music – Featuring School of Music string students. 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation). Drop-in Family Storytime from 10:3011 a.m. at the Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. Share your community event email your community calendar item to editor@oakbaynews. com.

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In search of artist’s rare works Mike Davies Black Press

You hear stories about the man who bought a painting at a garage sale for $10 and found out later it was a rare masterpiece, fetching millions at auction, right? Well, now you have another reason to look twice at some of the original works of art in your house, as you may be in possession of a rare treasure. If one of those paintings in your basement or on your walls has a signature of “G.T. Brown” or “G.T.B” you may have been staring at an original Grafton Tyler Brown all these years and not been any the wiser. Well over a century ago, in the 1880s, Brown was acclaimed as the first “professional artist” in B.C. and is also known as the first African American artist in the Pacific Midwest. He spent about two years in B.C. after relocating here from the U.S. and, based on historical documents – such as a newspaper that publicized his first Victoria exhibition and photographs from the time – he produced at least 40 paintings and 24 sketches in B.C. of which

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we have no knowledge of their whereabouts. Dr. John Lutz of the department of history at the University of Victoria is trying to track down his B.C. works. “While many of his American paintings are in major collections and are well known to dealers, his British Columbia images are much rarer and only a few of them are in collections,” according to Lutz’ website devoted to his project of fleshing out the life and art of this interesting historical figure. “The Victoria Art Gallery and Craigdarroch Castle have one each, and the BC Archives (has) four. A few are known to be in private hands but most are unaccounted for and many are likely hanging in the hallways of British Columbians, or others further afield, all unaware of the stories they tell.” Lutz says he discovered Brown, as it were, while he was researching pioneers of Saanich as part of his studies into the history of race and racism in Victoria. “Brown’s art is a window into the world of the 1880s, and if we can find more images and make them accessible, we open that window for anyone interested,” he says. “But Brown is as interesting himself, because his (personal) history of being born black and dying ‘white’ tells us a lot about 19th and

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More than 40 paintings and 24 sketches by G.T. Brown are known to exist but are currently unaccounted for, including this depiction of Goldstream Falls from 1883.

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aid, but they are currently unregulated and the liquid used in them may contain nicotine or other chemicals with health risks. The federal government has banned the sale of so-called “e-juice” containing nicotine, but it remains legal in the U.S. and Health Canada has received numerous reports that it is sold north of the border as well. NDP health critic Judy Darcy said she supports the restriction on e-cigarettes, but the lack of measures to prohibit flavoured tobacco products is “a gaping hole” in the government’s bill. Lake said he has been assured by federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose that federal regulations are in the works to deal with flavoured tobacco.

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