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Park areas closed for preservation Restoration work an ongoing project in Uplands Park Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
Closed areas support the ongoing effort to restore and maintain native species and a critical ecosystem in Uplands Park. It’s a special Garry Oak ecosystem with deep soil as opposed to the rocky remaining Garry Oak ecosystems dotting Victoria, said Wylie Thomas, the contractor with Oak Bay who oversees
the work. “It’s also home to 21 red and blue-listed plants,” said Thomas. “There used to be 26 here, so five are gone. It’s a pretty special place.” It’s the best left on the Island, he believes. That may be in part due to the ongoing work by Oak Bay, through the municipality and volunteers such as Friends of Uplands Park. Oak Bay received $3,500 in funding this year through the federal Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk, said Chris Hyde-Lay, manager of parks services. It’s primarily targeted to the preservation of rare and endangered plants.
It helps that there are 16 federally listed plants in the park, Thomas said. “We’ve got a lot of invasive plants here and broom is a big one because it loves the same habitat as the rare plants,” Thomas said. Regular ongoing work includes pulling in-bloom broom each year. “A big part is going back and reclearing areas because of the seed bank,” said Hyde-Lay. One of the cordoned-off areas was the focus of tree appreciation day last November when volunteers and other community members came out and planted Garry Oaks and camas bulbs. PLEASE SEE: Trails expected to reopen in spring, Page A4
The police response to a suspected fraud at an Oak Bay bank couldn’t have been any quicker. Sgt. Ian Craib with the Oak Bay Police happened to be using the ATM machine at the Oak Bay Avenue Scotiabank Thursday morning when he heard someone call for help. “I turned around and saw one of the bank employees struggling with a woman who was trying to get out the door. She said ‘Stop her, stop her’,” said Craib. The woman bolted out of the bank and across Oak Bay Avenue, almost getting hit by a passing truck. Dave Bignell was just grabbing a coffee when he heard the screech of brakes and looked up to see the woman running across the street. “Man, she could run,” said Bignell. “I thought she should try out for the Olympics.” Craib said the woman initially started to pull away from him but eventually began to tire. “I’ve learned over the years, you just sort of pace yourself and you’ll get there,” he said. “She pulled away from me pretty quick but I caught up to her.” Craib followed the suspect down Hampshire to Granite, where she turned right and headed through a gate into a back yard. “She was like a trapped animal in the back. She was trying to scale the fence, she was literally pacing, looking up and trying to grab something.” He said the woman had discarded a piece of clothing and a wig she had been wearing when he caught up to her. “I cornered her there and got her to co-operate and brought her in.” The 25-year-old Victoria area woman was arrested and released to a future court appearance on charges of uttering forged documents, false pretenses and fraud over $5,000. “It turns out she was trying to get an extensive line of credit but was producing false ID and all sorts of false documentation but the employee caught on to it.” editor@oakbaynews.com
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Wayfinding infrastructure expands in Oak Bay Existing signs should be utilized says former councillor Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
Former councillor John Herbert hopes existing wayfinding signs could be incorporated into plans
to make Oak Bay more easily travelled. He worked on the campaign nearly a decade ago to make streets more walkable by installing signs inspired by his trips to the Swiss Alps. They provide arrows and approximate walking times to show pedestrians where they might like to visit from certain points. A volunteer from Monterey Recreation created approximate
walking times, for example from Oak Bay Avenue near municipal hall to Willows Beach, or the shorter trip to Monterey. “There was a huge amount of effort … They kind of just got ignored,” said Herbert. “Why don’t we remind people, before these all disappear.” While there seem to be fewer than he remembers, and some are bent to misdirect walkers, he feels
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they’re unique and should be utilized rather than discarded. “The purpose of this was twofold, it was a unique feature … the second thing was to identify where are the places I can go and how long will it take me to get there?” he said. They’re mentioned in the Oak Bay Active Transportation Study developed with Boulevard Transportation Group in September 2011: “Oak Bay has a series of existing pedestrian wayfinding signs that are yellow-black and provide direction and distance information to important community destinations … the district should continue using the yellow-black pedestrian wayfinding signs currently in use.” A new design is
in place in Oak Bay for directional signs in a project started about three years ago, said Dave Marshall, Oak Bay’s director of engineering. District staff worked with the CRD and City of Victoria to come up with a regional motif that would make sense for crossborder wayfinding signs. The CRD even funded $8,500 toward the process of design, manufacture and recent installation of signs on Haultain Street. “The idea is they would expand out to cover a broader area over time,” Marshall said. “The look and feel of the signs has been all hammered out so it would be just a matter of expanding.” cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com
Parks and rec stays under budget Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
Oak Bay Parks and Recreation finished 2014 under its budget by 10 per cent. The drop-in admissions were higher than expected and there was a significant increase in after-school registrations and summer camps were well attended. The Parks division also received BCHydro ReGreen and Habitat Stewardship grants last year. The 2015 budget request is an increase of just over four per cent over last year’s budget. The commission is part of the first budget discussions in Oak Bay when the estimates committee meets March 26 at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers, 2167 Oak Bay Ave.
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Former Oak Bay councillor John Herbert hopes that ‘unique’ signage inspired by the Swiss Alps will get some consideration as tourism branding identifies wayfinding as an issue in the community.
Bald Eagles to play Camas Day party The annual event to celebrate camas in Oak Bay will again feature a musical boost.
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Bowker walkway needs upgrade Staff will work up options and cost estimates for improvements to the Bowker Creek pathway between Oak Bay High and Hampshire Road. The parks and recreation commission members feel the bridge is problematic for those on wheels of any form and needs to be widened to three metres for safety.
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Rummage nets cash The Monterey Recreation annual rummage sale late last month raised $8,953 for the Oak Bay Senior’s Activity Association.
Triathlon eliminated from contention The parks and recreation commission denied a commercial triathlon application for Willows Beach in July. The Eliminator Traithlon lost money last year but did provide a venue for a charity, the commission found, but after discussion it opted not to recommend the event be approved.
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Intersection upgrades improve traffic timing Province, region and ICBC pony up for safety improvements Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
Cyclists and pedestrians should feel safer with the Lansdowne and Foul Bay intersection upgrades complete. Increased safety, improved traffic flow and enhancements for pedestrians and cyclists are primary goals for the enhancements that include a sensor for bikes and cars that inform the lights, bike lane and audible pedestrian crossing. “This intersection is the most highly travelled intersection in our community, and these important upgrades reflect the changing transportation patterns that we are seeing on our roads,” said Coun. Michelle Kirby. “The new traffic light can sense vehicles as well as bikes and this recognition is designed to better manage traffic flow and improve safety. The new bike lane for northbound cyclists will make navigating this busy intersection safer and more enjoyable for all.” As the intersection lies on the Saanich border, work was done in co-operation with the
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Increased public safety, improved traffic flow efficiencies and enhancements for pedestrians and cyclists are four of the primary goals for the installation of the District of Oak Bay’s newest traffic light and street upgrades at the intersection of Lansdowne Road and Foul Bay Road. neighbouring district, which is working on improvements to the bike lane on the north side of Lansdowne Road. A popular route for cyclists and pedestrians attending adjacent Camosun College and the nearby
University of Victoria, Foul Bay Road is major regional corridor for transit and regional bike networks. An October 2013 traffic study found that the busiest time for vehicles was 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.,
showing 2,224 vehicles entering and exiting the intersection, with 51 per cent entering from Foul Bay Road north and south. It also confirmed a perceived north-south commuter pattern for cyclists.
The $232,000 upgrade included funding from ICBC, the province and the Capital Regional District. “The CRD Pedestrian and Cycling Master Plan envisions the region as a place where walking and cycling are key components of an integrated transportation system,” said Jennifer Black, CRD active transportation program manager. “In partnering with the District of Oak Bay, the CRD is working toward the goal of connecting communities across the region via a seamless cycling and walking network appropriate for users of all ages and abilities.” The CRD funded $75,000 toward extension of the Foul Bay Road bicycle lane and installation of bicycle-activated traffic lights as part of the implementation of the CRD Pedestrian and Cycling Master Plan. ICBC contributed $40,350 to support traffic pattern improvements that promote greater vehicle flow efficiencies and public safety. B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation contributed $52,828 from its BikeBC costsharing program to help local governments build cycling projects that attract and support commuter, recreational and tourism cyclists and pedestrians. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
Concerns surface over sunken boats Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
A pair of submerged vessels in the waters off Beach Drive hammer home the longdiscussed concerns of derelict vessels. Some residents chose to call the Oak Bay Police where Sgt. Ian Craib attempted to get the matter sorted. He made multiple phone calls starting with Transport Canada, then the Victoria Harbourmaster, who directed him to the Coast Guard. His trail didn’t end there. Craib got to the Receiver of Wrecks, then left a message with someone in Vancouver who made it clear if it’s an environmental matter it’s the jurisdiction of
Environment Canada. Duncan/Nanaimo MP Jean Crowder is floating a private member’s bill that would see Craib’s phone trail end much sooner. Bill C-638 would designate responsibility for derelict vessels to the Canadian Coast Guard. Oak Bay Marine Group supported that bill with a letter last week, followed up days later with photos of the two submerged boats adjacent to Oak Bay Marina. “It’s such a big issue and it’s been ignored for so long,” said Susan Barcham, director of corporate affairs and communications for Oak Bay Marine Group. “The multi-jurisdictional thing is the worst issue, it’s tied
everybody’s hands.” The seabed is owned by the province while the surface is federal, and the abandoned vessels are often just left, creating navigational and environmental hazards. “It would at least be a start to solving the issue,” said Barcham. “Artificial reef societies, they go through this rigorous process … Yet we’re allowing hundreds of vessels to sink and rot like these two here right now.” The first hour of debate on Crowder’s private member’s bill to designate the Coast Guard as a receiver of wrecks was held Feb. 26 in the House of Commons. The second hour of debate is expected to take place in April.
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When grant applications enter the budget meeting process in Oak Bay there could be policy in place to help make the decisions easier. A working group of Coun. Kevin Murdoch, Coun. Tara Ney and parks and recreation commission member Linda Allen brought back its report for council to peruse while sitting as committee. The grants policy is aimed to provide guidance for organizations considering applying for a grant as well as council in determining the selection of recipients. The working group found that grants should align with the goals of the Official Community Plan and Oak Bay “We were looking council’s strategic priorities. Grants to not be onerous should promote community for the grassroots wellness, vitality community group that and spirit, improve the quality of makes a really good life, and address contribution.” community needs. - Tara Ney Grants should primarily benefit Oak Bay residents. Events, programs and other services should take place primarily within the District of Oak Bay boundaries. Grants should not subsidize services normally funded by other levels of government, nor should they fund organizations already funded through the CRD. Preference should be given to: local organizations that require funding help for a project, program or event that prioritize services in Oak Bay; and that support substantial volunteer services and one-time grants over recurring grants. Coun. Tom Croft feels an applicant should be required to have official society status as part of the requirements. “That should be one of the acid tests we use,” he said. Murdoch said they had discussion on that topic, but found it would be too limiting to smaller groups that do good works in Oak Bay. “Value to the community is still there, even if they haven’t gone through that (Society Act process),” he said. Ney said they reviewed past applications and who such a requirement might have excluded previously.
These are the types of organizations that may be eligible for a grant: n Organizations and groups in existence for a minimum of one year n Arts, culture, heritage and environmental organizations n Community service organizations n Community associations n Youth sport organizations special events n Scholarship funds established by the municipality n Regional organizations which provide arts and culture services of benefit and interest to residents of Oak Bay.
“We were looking to not be onerous for the grassroots community group that makes a really good contribution,” she said. The criteria suggest an applicant should demonstrate broad community interest and support, and the majority of funds should be from sources other than the District of Oak Bay. Any significant arts-related grants should align with the priorities and goals of the parks and recreation commission, as well as the public art policy of the District of Oak Bay. Other criteria provide that grants: should not be used to fund operational costs of organizations, with a possible exception made in the case of charitable organizations based in, and servicing the residents of, the District of Oak Bay; should not be provided to individuals and should not be applied for retroactively. Work on the grant application process dates back to 2012 – to establish open and transparent guidelines for the evaluation and distribution of community grants – with a development of the grant application form by the Community Initiatives Committee. That form was used by applicants this year, and includes a segment on how previous money allotted was used, an issue that came up during the committee meeting discussing the criteria. In 2014 a total of $170,955 was paid out in grants to various organizations. Grants are part of the budget meeting process, or estimates committee, which starts deliberations March 26 at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Military families need more help In light of the recent Wounded Warriors run, which shed important light on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in our military veterans and active members, the continued stonewalling of Sheila Fynes is unacceptable. The Victoria-area mother Mistakes made of Cpl. Stuart Langridge is continuing to fight for by military in answers and change for the wake of the future in the wake of son’s suicide. solidier’s suicide herAfter Cpl. Langridge, who had apparently been suffering the effects of PTSD, hanged himself on March 15, 2008, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service launched three investigations. All were botched from the start. A report released recently by the Military Police Complaints Commission outlines the series of mistakes made by the CFNIS following Langridge’s death. One of these mistakes was withholding a suicide note from Langridge’s parents for 14 months, for reasons that still have yet to be explained. The note, addressed to the Fynes, contained a special request for a private, family funeral as opposed to a military one. Instead, the Fynes were kept in the dark and were not allowed control over funeral arrangements. Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Rob Delaney said in a statement that mistakes were made in the investigation and that he is committed to learning from those mistakes. Yet there are still no answers to why these mistakes happened, and why it has taken this long to recognize them. Shaun and Sheila Fynes are two grieving parents that were caught in the middle of a bureaucratic mess. Sheila has made it clear that she is willing to meet with Defence Minister Jason Kenney to discuss changes that need to be made in noncombat deaths. She has been fighting this battle for seven years now, and the government would be remiss if it did not use her knowledge and experience to improve the system. The military, with the help of the federal government, needs to treat PTSD seriously and help stem any further related tragedies. 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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Making real progress on poverty after training, to allow a transition The B.C. government has made to employment. its most significant moves in Approved training means decades to address the needs of training for jobs that are some of the province’s identified as in demand, poorest people. requiring high school The largest financial and occupation-specific commitment is for a new training that can be program to help single completed in a year or parents escape from the less. They include retail welfare trap. There are sales, general office work 16,000 single parents in and assistance jobs in B.C. receiving provincial health services. income assistance or Another overdue disability payments, most policy change is to of them women. Tom Fletcher double the allowable Even if they could B.C. Views earnings for all income find an entry-level job, it assistance recipients wouldn’t pay enough to from $200 to $400 a cover the child care they month. This gives people a chance would need to go to work. Worst to improve their circumstances of all, the current system requires by taking whatever part-time or that if they enrol in training, they casual work they can manage, lose their income assistance, without having that little income including dental and extended cut from their already meagre medical care for themselves and welfare cheques. their children. And then there was the recent That is the welfare trap, one of decision to end the claw-back of the most perverse government parental child support payments policies to have survived into our from income assistance payments. supposedly enlightened modern The province has for many years era. run a costly child maintenance The new program takes effect enforcement program to track in September. It will not only down (mostly) deadbeat dads and continue income assistance force them to pay at least a token payments when single parents amount to support their children. enrol in skills training, it promises Now when they pay child support to cover their child care and to a single parent on income transportation costs for an assistance, they will at least have approved training program of up the satisfaction of knowing the to one year. Medical and child care costs will children actually receive the extra benefit. then be covered for up to a year
These harsh, historic policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of working taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income assistance recipient has a realistic option. For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that will tie the wage to the consumer price index. A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyone who still thinks jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world. • I have been contacted by several low-income seniors who read my recent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate. They were asking where to find out if they are eligible for support programs such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance for Medical Services Plan premiums, property tax deferment and grants to help with home modifications for disabilities. I apologize for this oversight. One place to start is the Seniors’ Advocate toll-free information line, 1-877-952-3181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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LETTERS Protest groups frequently go unheard in Oak Bay The article by Christine van Reeuwyk: Residents group seeking input on planning issues, March 15, drew my attention to the formation of Oak Bay Watch. This is a citizens group interested in the correct implementation of the official Oak Bay community plan. I wish them success since the record of protest groups influencing council decisions has been a spotty one so far. I have followed events in Oak Bay for over 20 years, even during the time I lived in Sooke. Headlines in the Times Colonist drew my attention to the extended protests against the proposal to put a pub actually on Oak Bay Avenue. I was shocked, I tell you, shocked. Since then the deterioration of the avenue has gained momentum. The idea of building a retirement home, Carlton House, was inexplicably permitted by a weakkneed council with no thought to the consequences.
Watchdogs bypass voters I’m thinking of starting a group called “Oak Bay Watch Watch.” Someone certainly needs to keep an eye on these unelected vigilantes, who seem to have granted themselves some kind of special status as the suspicious, xenophobic and openly mistrustful watchdog over our duly elected municipal representatives. It’s alarming to see the rise of such a group, who can make great mischief without having to go through the fuss and inconvenience of being elected. I feel sorry for our council members, who are constantly being made out to be somehow nefarious, witless or irresponsible. It’s a hard enough job without having to worry how every statement or decision is going to be bent and spun by this tiny clique. When we vote, we put our faith in our neighbours’ ability to choose, and we trust the system by which our councils are elected. Oak Bay Watch seems somewhat offended by this, and in doing so they deserve our censure. In such a simple, connected, transparent and intelligent community, there is no need for this kind of divisive gaming. Enough! David Wilkinson Oak Bay
Pests in the eye of the beholder Re: the letter to the editor ‘Taxes used for simple nuisance’ from R.A. Jones in the March 11 Oak Bay News. I read this letter with glee as I enjoy hearing comments and ideas from sideways thinkers. Why indeed is the cost of the removal of deer treated differently from that of rats? Rats are smaller and now officially considered urban pests? Probably. It would be interesting to see a case for
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Now we have the evening procession of stupefied seniors doing donuts on their scooters or pushing their walkers in various directions in their attempts to find their way back from the Penny Farthing Pub to Carlton House. This past February confused seniors were endangered by the possibility of stumbling accidentally into the clover traps set to catch deer. The traps were set despite extended and vociferous protests to save our deer. I think there are more deer than seniors now judging by the flowers missing from the tulips in planters on the avenue. The more grizzled seniors were in danger of getting entangled in the nets and accidentally dispatched with a bolt gun, so desperate was council to up the count. The latest atrocity is the rebuild of the Clive apartment building. When completed this monstrosity, this four-
recovery of rat removal made in court. Turning this on its side, why not make anyone annoyed by deer responsible for their own cost of removal from personal property? I bet the fences would start going up, and the tulips wouldn’t seem that important. What caught my attention was the letter writer’s explanation that his rats were ‘relocated’, which I applaud, but let’s assume that relocation means sending the unwanted animals to a more suitable and natural habitat. Where exactly would this be? Were Norwegian browns airlifted back to Scandinavia? The black ones sent to join their distant cousins in the sewers of New York? Do we have a Rat Wilderness Reserve National Park? Who exactly is waiting to receive these rescue rats with open arms? Perhaps more likely and a great deal less expensive was a trip to the Hartland Landfill with a chemically flavoured last meal, bless ‘em. I do love the letters to the editor. H. Moffat Victoria
Who watches the watchers? “Oh, the jobs people work at! Out west near Hawtch-Hawtch there’s a HawtchHawtcher bee watcher, his job is to watch. Is to keep both his eyes on the lazy town bee, a bee that is watched will work harder you see. So he watched and he watched, but in spite of his watch that bee didn’t work any harder not mawtch. So then somebody said “Our old bee-watching man just isn’t bee watching as hard as he can, he ought to be watched by another Hawtch-Hawtcher! The thing that we need is a bee-watcher watcher!”
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storey skyscraper on the tallest hill on the avenue will dominate the view along the whole length, or at least from Monterey, if you squint. As you can see the history of citizens input concerning development in Oak Bay has a poor record of actually influencing council. I wish more luck to the members of the new Oak Bay Watch. They can take heart in one outstanding public protest success. That is in the elimination of nursing care in Oak Bay once the replacement for Oak Bay Lodge is completed in Saanich. So when, or if, my health deteriorates and I require nursing home care I can look forward to living in beautiful Quadra Street Village. Thank you protesters. Joe Harvey Oak Bay
With thanks to Dr. Seuss. I have problems with the self- appointed watchers in our Hawtch-Hawtch. First is the presumption by the Oak Bay Watch that their recording of council sessions benefits the majority of residents. In my case this is incorrect and unwanted, and I know that many are with me on this. If our council chooses to broadcast, it will do so as a benefit to those who can’t or don’t attend public sessions, and by employing objective technicians (as is being done in Victoria). The second problem is the efforts of a parochial group to insinuate themselves into a process they know even less about than architecture: urban planning. The implementation of the Official Community Plan occurs through processes and bylaws administered by elected council with qualified advisors and formal public consultation – not the accusatory and combative Oak Bay Watch. Third is that while it may be desirable for more people to be engaged in community governance, it is the press that are our watchers. They can elevate and expand public constructive discourse on behalf of the often silent majority. I resent attention given to grandstanding, cynical voices whose premise seems to be that council is duplicitous or incompetent. To the real challenges faced by planners, architects and politicians, the Watch offers naysaying and imposition of stagnant views of what’s best for everyone. This is not what Oak Bay needs. Franc D’Ambrosio Oak Bay
Self-appointed guardians Oak Bay – the town of two tea parties. We all know the one, the sunny fun-fare in June. The other is the less
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sunny, indeed somewhat sinister twin to its American cousin. Yes, Oak Bay has a watchdog group – self-appointed guardians of a fuzzy narcotic vision of what Oak Bay was, is and shall remain. It has traction – emboldened by gains at the recent municipal elections they now feel ready to spring from the closet and present their vision, or lack thereof, of how they will tackle (or not) the real challenges facing design and planning professionals who daily struggle with real issues like global warming, densification and affordability – you know, grown up talk. They deploy the camera at council meeting as a simple tool of intimidation. The voters of Oak Bay may have overwhelmingly chosen the mayor and council to lead, but they, the Oak Bay Watch will shine the dead optic eye on their true hidden duplicities. They, the Oak Bay Watch, have nothing to give, nothing to add, only the propagation of fear, a shaky clenched fist, and a dry, wheezing croak ‘get off my lawn.’ Christian Foyd Oak Bay
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particles and spread through human tissues”, said Dr. Bell on his website. But what really got me excited was the fact that our very own B.C. Cancer Agency and our Victoria Deeley Research Centre, behind the Jubilee Hospital, is playing a complementary role in this exciting breakthrough vision. Within days I was invited to our research centre, attending their monthly open tour. I found myself talking to Dr. Nelson himself, about the “T Cell” component of the overall vision. It seems that Dr. Bell’s viruses attack the cancer. This
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First it was agitated deer talkers accusing Oak Bayers of despicable acts and now along come the frog freaks (Oak Bay News March 13) to count the unmercifully squashed amphibian corpses on Victoria’s wet roads after dark and wanting us to redeem our sins by building frog fences and illuminated culverts to ensure safe passage for our anuran city dwellers. But can we really take them seriously when they identify one of the now local species as “pancake frogs” - is that a sick joke or what? Beware Victorians, for I say unto you that the way things are going, it won’t be long before we are all being held to account by some, for the demise of the dinosaurs. Courage mes braves. Derrick Johns Oak Bay
How many times...? More than 50 years ago this question was asked in a song by the Kingston Trio. Today, 50 years later, we are still asking, as a Canadian soldier had died in a faraway place. In 1945 the world decided there should never be another war. Since then our friendly neighbour to the south, the self-proclaimed apostle of peace, is actively involved in military confrontations (too numerous to mention) as the change is in name only. No more war, it is called a mission now. The lyrics of another song from that memorable decade comes to mind: “When will they ever learn?” William Rauschning Oak Bay
The mayor of Oak Bay is quite proud of the fact he had 11 deer culled. What happened to the 25? How much prouder would he be then? From talk in the streets, coffee shops, on the radio and in the newspapers, it seems the only persons who are also proud are very hard to find. Frankly, he embarrassed the residents of Oak Bay in this venture. Killing deer under covert conditions as he had insisted upon is akin to shooting fish in a barrel. Finally, with the alleged overpopulation of deer in Oak Bay, just what will 11 tragic deaths prove? Nothing at all. Maybe in future he might listen to what the real animal experts say and try another tact. But then again after seeing and hearing what he claimed, he probably won’t. Peter McClaren Victoria
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Miniature schnauzers Coco and Fritz take a break after a grooming at Mucky Mutt Bowtique.
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Oak Bay’s most stylish canines have found themselves a little hideaway below Oak Bay Avenue. Mucky Mutt Bowtique is celebrating its first anniversary in its location beneath The Oaks restaurant, opening a retail space as well just before Christmas. “There’s so much that goes into dog grooming,” said owner Vanessa Petrovic, who took over the Mucky Mutt pet salon on Burnside Road back in 2010 before expanding into Oak Bay last year. “You have to get a dog clean and you want it coming out looking good. But in the process of that, there’s health issues, skin issues, all those kind of things that we’re looking at. We check them out. We have the opportunity to go over your dog everywhere so we catch things that otherwise get missed.” Mucky Mutt uses only certified groomers at its locations and also offers walk-in nail clipping and a do-ityourself bath service. While the location may be a little hard to find, the Oak Bay salon is a hive of activity. “The whole of Victoria is dog crazy,” said Petrovic, who owns a shih tzu named Mac. “Sometimes I wonder if it’s because of our climate we spend more of our time outdoors. Victoria is just a great dog town.” Her shop sells collars, leashes and other dog accessories as well as mugs, shirts, bags and other dog-related products for their owners. Some of the products as well as $1 from each nail clipping goes to Broken
Promises, a Victoria-area animal rescue group. Petrovic said the salon’s customers generally fall into three categories. “Some dogs love it, but that’s a very small percentage. Your bigger group, they tolerate it, they understand it. Then there’s a group that says no I don’t want to do this, and they don’t even let their owners brush them.” Petrovic advises people thinking about getting a dog to take into account the amount of maintenance each breed requires. “There’s a word of caution for those getting new dogs about the long-haired breeds. It can be overwhelming.” The nine employees of the two Mucky Mutt locations are well aware of the work that goes into keeping your dog looking its best. “If you do dog grooming you better love it. If you don’t love it, it’s not for you,” said Petrovic. “It’s really hard work, it’s hard on your body, you have to have tons of patience. It’s so worth it though. There’s rewards in it but boy you have to love it.” editor@oakbaynews. com
A group of Oak Bay hockey players recently found themselves on the other side of the bench. Three Oak Bay youngsters were among the handful of minor hockey players to select the group of local coaches who will suit up against the Montreal Canadiens alumni this week. “It was pretty cool. We could see how they evaluate us when we’re trying out,” said Oak Bay’s Zach Charlesworth. The 12-year-old was joined by fellow Oak Bay players Nic Beatty and Tyson Skinner on the group that selected the team of South Island coaches who will face off against the Canadiens alumni March 27 at the Archie Browning Arena in Esquimalt. “Based on the tryouts and based on their enthusiasm, they are excited for the opportunity. I don’t think the nerves have set in for them, said Victoria Minor Hockey Association president Chris Atchison. “I do know that some of the people who aren’t on that list are very disappointed that they’re not going to get the opportunity, but they recognize it’s all for charity and all for fun, but they’re disappointed.” The proceeds from the game will be directed to the B.C Cancer Foundation, something Atchison said is the association’s way of recognizing the contributions of a coach and parent who died of cancer last year. “We dedicated this entire season to Darin
Alexander, who was just a wonderful asset to our association for a number of years,” said Atchison. The Canadiens alumni squad will include former greats such as Steve Shutt, Setphane Chris Nilan will be Richer and Gilbert among the former Delorme. NHLers to play Victoria With so many coaches on Friday night. coaches keen for the chance to hit the ice with former NHLers, Atchison said he was pleased with how seriously the minor hockey players took the selection process. “So often, there’s so much pressure put on these kids to make teams, we thought let’s put some pressure on these coaches to be evaluated by the kids to make a team,” he said. “They went through many of the same debates, they went through many of the same conversations that I’ve seen many coaches and administrators go through when they are trying to determine who is going to make up a team.” Charlesworth said the nine youths selecting the team rated the coaches out of five on skills such as skating, passing and shooting. “We were definitely looking at skating,” said the centre with the Peewee A Victoria Ice Hawks. “Playing the Montreal Canadiens, they will have to skate to keep up with them.” Those wanting to see if the coaches can keep up can purchase their tickets online at Victoria Minor Hockey’s website http:// victoriaminorhockey.ca. Tickets costs $20 and are also on sale at The Esquimalt Recreation Centre and Kirby’s Source for Sports.
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Symphony announces big names for 75th season Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma makes his first appearance on Vancouver Island and conductor Yannick NézetSéguin returns as part of the Victoria Symphony’s celebratory 75th season. Superstar Yo-Yo Ma will join the orchestra on Dec. 7 to play Dvorák’s Cello Concerto as a part of their 75th anniversary season. Since his rise to fame in the late 1970s, Yo-Yo Ma has become a household name and performed with top orchestras in the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. Tickets for this concert range from $45 to $250 (top-tier tickets include a meet and greet). Internationally acclaimed conductor Nézet-Séguin will lead the orchestra through Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 Romantic. In 2001, the Victoria Symphony provided Nézet-Séguin with his first big break when he was named principal guest conductor, a post he held for three seasons. Since then, Nézet-Séguin has led every major orchestra in the world including the Philadelphia Orchestra (where he is now music director), the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic. Nézet-Séguin selected Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet to complement the Bruckner piece for the evening concert on Jan. 9, 2016.
This season will also see the return of Canadian violinist James Ehnes, local pianist Lorraine Min, beloved conductor Brian Jackson and former Victoria Symphony principal horn David Cooper, as well as debuts by pianist Orli Shaham, double bass Gary Karr and conductors Stilian Kirov and David Danzmayr. The Victoria Symphony will welcome the Naden Band and the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra for collaborations representing both the past and future of the orchestra, and the return of the exciting performers from Cirque de la Symphonie. Programming to look forward to includes Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, Bach’s A Musical Offering, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and an all-Beethoven festival in which pianist Angela Cheng will perform all five of Beethoven’s piano concerti in one weekend in March 2016. Another spring highlight will see the symphony take its first major Canadian tour: Tania Miller, the orchestra and guest pianist Stewart Goodyear will travel to Québec City, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver to perform Stravinsky, Copland and Grieg before bringing the concert home to Victoria April 4. Call 250-385-6515 or visit victoriasymphony.ca for event details and season subscriptions. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Applications are open for the next B.C. Culture Days Ambassador. Winners could receive up to $2,500 towards the production of their Culture Days event. Each year, B.C. Culture Days sends a delegate to the annual National Congress on Culture to represent artists and cultural workers from across the province. The delegate acts as a spokesperson for B.C. Culture Days and as a community mobilizer throughout the year leading up to the Culture Days weekend – Sept. 25 to 27. The applicant must be a B.C. artist or cultural worker; be active in their arts, culture or heritage community; and register to present an activity in B.C. during the 2015 Culture Days weekend. Submissions will be juried by members of the B.C. Culture Days Task Force. The top entry will be awarded travel, accommodations and registration to the National Congress on Culture in Edmonton, May 7-8, and awarded a sum of $2,500 towards their proposed Culture Days event. In addition, up to 10 winning submissions will be awarded $1,000 each towards their proposed event. Send submissions to culturedays@ allianceforarts.com with ‘2015 CD Ambassadors’ in the subject line, before April 13. Visit bc.culturedays.ca for details. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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News introduces columnist Telephone audit being conducted Christin Geall is the newest addition to the pages of the Oak Bay News, with her gardening column Cultivated appearing in today’s paper. Geall teaches creative nonfiction at the University of Victoria. She has worked as a newspaper columnist, magazine editor, freelance writer and in book publicity before completing a master of fine arts in writing. A past student of ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy Turner at UVic, Geall
holds a degree in environmental studies and anthropology. In the past, she has worked as a herb gardener on Martha’s Vineyard, homesteaded on a small island off B.C.’s coast and interned at The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, in England. Originally from Toronto, Geall has lived in Oak Bay for more than 15 years. She gardens in south Oak Bay and her column will appear twice a month in the Oak Bay News.
An effort to evaluate how thoroughly the Oak Bay News is reaching its readers is the subject of an automated telephone audit. While the calls will be coming from a U.S.based phone number, the survey of Oak Bay households is not spam, said Marilou Pasion, regional circulation manager, Black Press Vancouver Island. It’s part of an Island-wide circulation survey for Black Press, the parent company of the Oak Bay News. “These are legitimate phone calls,” Pasion said. “It’s part of our continuing way of making sure our papers are getting out. It’s quality control.” Alliance for Audited Media – a non-profit, member-based organization that provides independently verified data and information services – is conducting the audit to March 27, reaching out to approximately 10 per cent of households in the Oak Bay News’ circulation area. Respondents will be asked if they regularly receive a free copy of the Oak Bay News; those who don’t will be asked if anyone in their household has ever asked that delivery be
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Singers help soothe hospice patients Kevin Laird Black Press
The two women quietly enter the hospital room. They pause. The man, holding a yellow begonia, standing next to the dying woman nods his head in acknowledgement. “Would you like us to sing to your mother?” they softly ask. He replies in a soft whisper that he was about to leave. The woman invite him to stay. He moves to the head of the bed and the woman begin to sing All Through the Night. As the women sing, the woman lying in the bed passes away. “He was really grateful that he stayed because he was there when his mother died,” says singer Mariana Chapman, a member of the Victoria Hospice Bedside Singers. Three evenings a week the sound of voices can
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Victoria Hospice Bedside Singers Mariana Chapman, left, Suellen Guenther and Kathie Doerksen have volunteered with Hospice for more than seven years.
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be heard coming from patient’s rooms at Victoria Hospice. The voices belong to the Victoria Hospice Beside Singers, a group that helps comfort the dying by singing in a cappella (voices unaccompanied by instruments) and always in teams of only two singers. The core repertoire includes songs of comfort and general blessing, as well as popular songs from popular culture. The group began in 2007 when a Hospice volunteer noticed that by humming and singing around patients, they seemed to be comforted. Today, the group consists of 13 volunteers and more are needed. Chapman, Suellen Guenther and Kathie Doerksen have been with the group the longest. “What we do in bedside singing is we’re very respectful of the patient,” Guenther says. “We would not sing songs or hymns with religious language unless we get an indication from the patient or the family that’s their tradition. We just offer comforting words.” Hospice staff will usually refer a patient and oftentimes family members. A singer will then meet with the patient to see if they are interested. Some people are interested right away, others take a little convincing, and often it’s a flat no, Doerksen says. “If they say no, we thank them for that too. No is also a right answer,” says Chapman. The singers can sing one to a handful of songs, it depends on how long the patient wants them there. “Sometimes patients are too exhausted and it’s overwhelming for them to choose a song,” Doerksen says. “We just ask them if they want a lullaby-kind of song or an upbeat song and we’ll choose one to fit.” Training to become a Bedside singer is about a six-month process, with singers required to take Hospice volunteer training followed by mucic work. The group wants singers who can stay on key, generally sing in a warm lullaby tone, and be able to smoothly blend their voice with one other singer. It is not necessary to have any professional vocal training. The ability to read music is not a requirement. New singers are mentored by experienced Bedside Singers during the regular Victoria Hospice schedule. Members of Beside Singers are required to attend Wednesday evening practices. Doerksen, Guenther and Chapman say there is nothing like Hospice. “I never leave here without feeling so grateful and uplifted. It’s just so supportive and calm,” Doerksen says. Adds Guenther: “It’s the times when it’s profound that keeps us coming back. Every now and then there is something really touching and you realize, ‘wow we made a difference for that person.’”
Info sessions slated for Bedside Singers Interested in becoming a member of the Victoria Hospice Bedside Singers? Victoria Hospice is hosting two information sessions on March 25 and April 22, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Begbie Hall, 2101 Richmond St. No registration is required. Training begins in mid-September. All Bedside Singers must attend the Victoria Hospice volunteer training course before they can sing in the patient unit. They are also required to undergo a criminal record check and be willing to get a flu shot. “Volunteer training is another form of training,” says Kay Larsen, manager of volunteer services for Victoria Hospice. “If you’re squeamish through the training and feel uncomfortable about dying then clearly this isn’t going to be the place for you.” For more information on the program, please call 250-370-8727 or go online to victoriahospice. org.
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Ferry fare hikes to be capped at 1.9 per cent Tom Fletcher Black Press
The next BC Ferries fare increase of 3.9 per cent will go ahead as scheduled April 1, but increases will be capped at no more than 1.9 per cent for four years after that. BC Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee said Wednesday the recent sailing reductions and other cost cutting, lower fuel prices and positive ridership forecasts have allowed him to set the cap at about the rate of inflation for all routes from 2016 to 2020. A lower dollar is expected to attract U.S. residents to B.C. while keeping more Canadian vacationers at home, with lower gasoline prices for travellers as well as ferry fuel costs, Macatee said. Conversion of ships to use liquefied natural gas will also reduce fuel costs. Macatee cautioned that oil prices are volatile, and the forecasts are based on $65-a-barrel oil compared to about $50 today. “Trying to predict fuel prices for the next five days is daunting,” Macatee said. “Our challenge is to predict it for the next five years.” BC Ferries has cut administrative costs by $5 million since 2009, reduced executive pay by $1.2 million a year, reduced overtime and improved safety enough to lower WorkSafeBC premiums for employees. BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan said he is pleased with the findings of a performance review by PriceWaterhouseCoopers that gave the corporation good marks for efficiency and the operation of BC Ferries Vacations. NDP ferries critic Claire Trevena said the optimistic forecasts are based on a two per cent increase in ridership, but to the average traveller, they mean further increases to an already high fare. She also cautioned that the 1.9 per cent cap is an average for the BC Ferries fleet, and some routes could see larger increases. For the longer term, Macatee said he has asked BC Ferries to evaluate savings to be had by consolidating the three ferry terminals at Nanaimo and
three on Saltspring Island. He wants BC Ferries to reconsider a $200 million terminal replacement and six new vessels for Horseshoe Bay, to see if smaller vessels and more sailings would be more efficient. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said he’s encouraged by the decision to set rate increase caps of no more than 1.9 per cent for the next four years. That’s a quarter of the rate increases that were being considered before BC Ferries cut 7,000 low-performing sailings from its fleet and pursued other costcutting measures, Stone said. Despite those sailing cuts, which took effect in April 2014, total passenger volume on the BC Ferries fleet is up slightly in the current year. The increase on major routes is 0.64 per cent year-to-date, which doesn’t sound like much but is substantial on the high-volume routes, Stone said. The increase comes after a long decline in BC Ferries ridership that started with the U.S. financial crisis in 2008. Stone also ruled out closing one of the two large ferry terminals at Nanaimo, despite Macatee’s instruction to BC Ferries to explore that option. He left open the possibility that the Crofton terminal for Saltspring Island passengers could be combined with either the Nanaimo or Duke Point terminal. He said the province’s $180 million annual subsidy to BC Ferries may go up in the future, but it won’t be reduced in the years ahead. Stone said he is in discussions with the federal government to increase its subsidy to BC Ferries, which is substantially lower than East Coast ferries, and to review minimum crew requirements set by Transport Canada.
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Victoria Hospitals Foundation executive director Melanie Mahlman, centre, accepts a $3,000 cheque from Heather Aked, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay. Also pictured, from left, Rev. Edwin Taylor and Sandy Currie, directors of community services with the Rotary Club of Oak Bay, and Dr. Perry Bamji, public image director of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay.
Donation boosts cardiac program Rotary Club of Oak Bay gives $3,000 to hospitals foundation A donation from the Rotary Club of Oak Bay is providing a boost to Vancouver Island’s only cardiac program. Rotary donated $3,000 to the Victoria Hospitals
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Everyone anticipates the scrum. That’s when Molly Campbell dumps out the week’s collection of stamps for club members to root through. “Everybody dives in,” says the organizer of the Monterey Stamp Club. “Everybody collects different things so there’s no fisticuffs involved.” In fact the comrades know each other well, spotting something a peer will like and gleefully handing it across the table. That helpfulness extends to club participation in shows. During the Victoptical 2015 Stamp and Postcard Show in Victoria they pulled together a nice package for display. Some even put together a couple pages to make up the 18-page ‘frame’ for entry in the twoday show. “Everybody chips in and helps, they’re a good group,” says Campbell. “Each person has done one or two … our club doesn’t have 18 members.” Campbell has been a member of the philatelic group since 1982 and even worked in a stamp store in Victoria after retiring from nursing. One of their newest members, Ian Kimmerly, moved here a few months ago after years running a successful stamp shop in Ottawa. In his business, Kimmerly witnessed the shift in demographics for postage stamp collecting. It used to be dads and grandfathers bringing in the boys to create a passion for the collection. For the last decade or so it’s primarily been young girls dragging along unknowing parents. “And they’re smart, well spoken and ask difficult questions,” he says. For him, collection started as a youth, he explains, adding a bit of wit. “It was fairly common
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Barry England scours the piles for any British Commonwealth stamps during the Wednesday meeting at the Monterey Rec Centre. Top left, members of the club pore over piles of stamps at the centre. back in the dark ages, when mail was delivered everyday with stamps,” he says. “It was so easy to send away to a mail order company … then you’d see really colourful stamps from all around the world and you’d dig out an atlas.” Camaraderie and learning are the drive for the members at Monterey. “I still have a lot to learn. I haven’t even learned half of what I’d like to learn,” Kimmerly says. “I still find it enjoyable.” Ann McCarthy’s father collected stamps, and while she stepped away from the hobby while getting her education, she returned as an adult. She inherited her father’s collection when he died. She enjoys the relaxed
social atmosphere of the Monterey group, some clubs are more serious. “It keeps me out of mischief,” she says, skimming through the pile, not searching for anything in particular. The comment elicits a grin from of Barry England, ironically scouring the piles for any British Commonwealth stamps. At the end of each month they take donations from the community and leftover stamps to the B.C. Cancer Agency where the collection is trimmed and packaged and sold as a fundraiser. Donate stamps by dropping them off at the centre, 1441 Monterey Ave. The stamp club meets at Monterey on Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
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Community Calendar Wednesday, March 25 Victoria Chamber Lenten Lunchtime: Chamber Music for Strings 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. Information: 250-5982212. Inside Opera Madama Butterfly, free talk with Robert Holliston of Pacific Opera Victoria at Monterey. Register at reception, 1441 Monterey Ave. The University of
Singers will perform with guests the Lafayette String Quartet at 8 p.m. at St. Aidan’s United Church (3703 St. Aidan’s). Tickets are $15 and $10. Life lined display at Monterey Recreation. Photographer Emma Kelly explores wrinkles and lines in the faces of Monterey models at the rec centre, 1441 Monterey, until March 28.
Thursday, March 26 Free coffee at Good Earth Cofeehouse grand opening. Ribbon cutting ceremonies, prizes and samples at
Village Walk, 1971 Oak Bay Ave. 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 27 Drop-in Family Storytime from 10:3011 a.m. at the Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. Friday Music – Featuring School of Music percussion students. 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation).
South Island Minor Hockey coaches will face off against the Montreal Canadiens alumni at the Archie Browning Arena in Esquimalt at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.
Saturday, March 28 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Olympic Golf Course, 643 Latoria Rd., Colwood. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Rick at 250-478-7020. Big screen movie at the Oak Bay Rec Centre. Watch How to Train Your Dragon 2 at 5:15 p.m. in Sportsview Lounge. Arrive early, seating is limited.
The Victoria Palaeontology Society will hold its 19th Fossil Fair on March 28 and 29, from 10 am. to 4 p.m. at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd. in Victoria. Admission is by donation. An afternoon in Russia. Maestro Pablo Diemecke leads the DieMahler String Quartet at St. Mary’s the Virgin church, 1701 Elgin Rd. 2:30 p.m. This second concert in the quartet’s 2015 Chamber music series features music by Shostakovich and Borodin. Tickets are available at the
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Sunday, March 29 Birding in Uplands Park with Geoffrey Newell of the Friends of Uplands Park. Meet at Cattle Point by the first boat launch for 9 a.m. Bring binoculars, bird books or simply show up to enjoy the outing, rain or shine. Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at 125C South Shore Rd., Lake Cowichan. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Christine at 250-4787020. Cookeilidh Celtic Band in concert at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church (East Saanich Road at Cultra Avenue, Saanichton). Tickets $15 at the door. Call or email to reserve: 250652-1611 or stmarys. saanichton@shaw.ca.
University of Victoria Philomela Women’s Choir perform To Sing in the Spring, singing songs of spring and the Easter season at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $15. Two Saanich churches, Lutheran Church of the Cross and St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church, invite you to take part in a Palm/Passion Sunday service and community palm procession. The service begins at 10 a.m. at Church of the Cross (3787 Cedar Hill Rd.) with the blessing of palms, coats and blankets. The blankets and coats will be donated to the patrons of Our Place Society. New and gently used blankets and coats are welcome. The procession will then head to St. Luke’s where the service will continue. Light refreshments will be served at St. Luke’s after the service. Share your community event email your community calendar item to editor@ oakbaynews.com.
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proceed with its bid.” “We have the facilities and venues in place to host the Games,” said Black in a letter to local politicians. “We also have skilled and experienced sports and business people who can create new approaches to hosting in order to hold operating costs down to an affordable level.” Black chaired the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. He owns more than 180 newspapers in Western Canada and the United States, including the Oak Bay News, and is proposing an oil refinery in northern B.C. Esquimalt council considered Black’s
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“the sneak–thief of sight” Glaucoma is a disease that is characterized by higher than average pressures within the eye. Those higher pressures can cause optic nerve damage, which in turn may lead to vision loss. Most types of glaucoma do not have any dramatic or painful symptoms, but develop slowly and subtly over a period of time. Since peripheral vision is generally affected first, most patients never suspect they even have a problem. For that reason glaucoma is called “the sneak-thief of sight.” Although the most common type of glaucoma cannot be cured, if detected and controlled early, vision can be preserved. Early diagnosis is of paramount importance as the damage to sight can not be reversed, but its progress can be halted. Who is at risk for developing glaucoma? Risk factors include: • Family history of glaucoma • Being over the age of forty • Elevated intraocular pressure • Diabetes • High myopia (nearsighted) • Being of African descent • Smoking (another good reason to quit) Your optometrist will routinely check your eye pressure, examine the optic nerve at the point where it enters the eye and assess other risk factors. The optic nerve changes in appearance as glaucoma damages the nerve fibers. Visual field testing can be arranged by your optometrist to check the sensitivity of both your central and peripheral vision. If your optometrist suspects that you have glaucoma, you will be referred to an opthalmologist. If the diagnosis is confirmed, treatment will be initiated. Medication to decrease fluid production or increase drainage is often used to reduce intra-ocular pressure. Compliance to the medication schedule is essential for the preservation of vision. The best way to prevent damage from glaucoma is never to let it progress. You should have your eyes examined regularly to avoid this preventable loss of vision.
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