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Beach fire patrols heat up for summer Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
With the onset of early summer weather, Oak Bay Fire has already dealt with six beach fires in recent weeks. The local fire department paired up with Victoria Fire to hammer home the message that fires are not allowed on local beaches, to preserve the environment for everyone to enjoy. “This year what we’re trying is a new approach to providing greater awareness with the beach fire situation in the City of Victoria and District of Oak Bay and just some of the struggles that we’ve had trying to convey the importance of the messaging in regards to how potentially dangerous these could be to not only the environment but people trying to enjoy the beach,” said Victoria Fire Chief Paul Bruce. In a bid to combat illegal fires and improve awareness, joint patrols by police, fire and bylaw officers will take place on Victoria and Oak Bay beaches each weekend throughout the summer. Those found with a fire could be fined $350 to $2,000 in Victoria and $50 to $2,000 in Oak Bay. “Our beaches are beautiful and we want to keep it that way for everyone,” said Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle. Smoke from a beach fire not only impacts air quality for nearby residents, it is toxic. When burned, driftwood releases carcinogenic dioxins into the air due to combustion of the sea saltsaturated wood. “It’s the products that are picked up from the ocean and the salt as well as the other products that are picked up out of the sea and rolled up on the beach,” Cockle said “The other thing that you don’t see is how they get them started … They use some kind of a flammable starter to get it going, usually barbecue lighter fluid or something along those lines.” Beach fires are often difficult to access due to their location. A small or smouldering beach fire can be time consuming to put out, tying up emergency responders who may be needed
elsewhere in the community. “As a single engine company we’re tying up the resources that we have in Oak Bay every time we have to do one of these,” said Cockle. When a fire is discovered or restarts at 2 a.m. firefighters and police officers are left in the dark, managing heavy gear and equipment, Bruce added. “There’s a lot of hazards just in the environment plus the potential for broken glass and people,” he said. “If [allowing fires] was something we could manage we probably would have come up with a way to manage it by now, but it’s quite frankly not manageable.” On the sandy beaches of Oak Bay, each year adults, children and pets are burned by fires smothered by sand instead of water, leaving them smouldering beneath the surface. Beach fires are also a risk to ecologically-sensitive plants and trees in the area, and pose a risk to nearby homes. “To come down here and continue to burn salt water-laden wood and tie up the resources of the city, scar the environment and potentially create a bigger issue, that’s what we’re trying to address,” said Bruce. The Victoria Fire Department responds to nearly 200 beach fire calls each year that put people’s health, property and the environment at risk. The Oak Bay Fire Department, on average, responds to 25 beach fire calls per year. “I understand that there’s people that want to come down here. Well, there’s certain things in life you just can’t do as part of being a good citizen, being a good steward of the community. That’s all we’re asking for, is give some consideration to the other people that like to enjoy these things.” Fires fuelled by natural gas, propane or charcoal briquette contained within a portable appliance or device that has been specifically designed for that purpose, are allowed. To report a beach fire, contact the Victoria Fire at 250-384-1122 or the Oak Bay Fire at 250592-9121. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Oak Bay High classroom spans generations Atkinson family at the head of the class for five decades
Funding a future Q Construction of Oak Bay’s new school and community learning facility is well underway, and now urgently needs your help to ensure that it will have all of the features that residents expect and the community deserves. In each department of academics, athletics and performing arts, there are opportunities to contribute and to make the difference. All donations are welcome, and will bring both recognition and a charitable tax receipt. Visit oakbay.sd61.bc.ca.
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When Peter Atkinson moves to the new Oak Bay High School this fall there are a couple tangible things he’ll bring – the nameplate above the door and the big wooden desk. Emotionally, he’ll bring his dad. “The year he retired I taught with him,” recalls Peter, seated in room 205 of the building off Cranmore Road. The hallway outside bears more than simply the marks of approaching summer, patches of plaster showcase differing colours that highlight the extra effort in removal this season. Next fall the trophies and plaques, and name placards above doors, will grace the brand new building on Cadboro Bay Road. Peter plans to be there, leaving behind a room that housed an Atkinson for decades. Peter’s dad Glen started teaching at Oak Bay in 1963 and after a couple years, grasped the opportunity to redesign a kitchen lab into the science classroom that would have an Atkinson at the helm for most of its lifespan. “I grew up coming here as a kid,” said Peter, gesturing at the remaining posters, jars and displays. He grew up with the tanks of organisms and served as a ‘baby’ in a nearby classroom where young girls were taught the basics of mommy-hood.
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Peter Atkinson draws a diagram of a heart on the chalkboard of the Oak Bay High biology lab that has been led by two generations of Atkinsons. When Peter first became a teacher he scored a one-year contract at Oak Bay then headed for Africa for a couple years with wife Lorinda. When they returned he worked a year at Reynolds before shifting back to Oak Bay. He taught across the hall from his dad for a year, before the elder Atkinson handed over the reins to Room 205 in 1996. The Atkinson room has been free of the family for only a handful of years. Glen took a twoyear hiatus when he worked in Australia only to return to his Oak Bay roots. Years later Peter took
on a one-year gig Down Under. One day, a couple years ago, Glen came back into the class as a guest teacher, alongside Peter, to instruct a class that held his grandson Kieran – three generations in class. Dad, grandpa and grandson were all on the stage together when Kieran won the Merit Cup, recalled principal Dave Thomson. The coveted award is presented yearly to the graduate who has made the greatest contribution to the life of the school in leadership and citizenship.
“My dad was there to see it, tears in his eyes. He loved it,” said Peter. When Glen died last winter, former students offered a testament. They flew from Hawaii and Canada’s East Coast, hundreds of them gathering to honour a favourite teacher. “He was a well-respected, well-loved teacher,” Peter said. “My dad always said the most important thing is the connections with kids. He got to know them personally and engage them. I think that’s why he was so successful. He got to
know who they were.” “He was an icon here,” agreed Thomson, “an absolute icon.” Other mementos that will move prior to fall include the stuffed platypus and samples such as a jarred placenta – a gift from a former student. “All those things will go with us,” Peter said. He’ll miss the little things, mostly memories, sights and sounds. But even Glen would be happy with the move. “He was waiting for me to get out because it’s an earthquake trap,” Peter said. “He’d be sad to see the place go. He loved Oak Bay and was sure connected to the school and the kids.” Kieran, an Oak Bay grad of 2014, currently has no designs on becoming a science teacher and continuing the family tradition. “But I wasn’t going to be a teacher either the first couple years of university,” Peter said. “So you never know.”
Fire survivor headlines speakers at gala for Monterey Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
Hot on the heels of the Brenna Innes Memorial Soccer Tournament, burn survivor Jesse Dill can’t help but connect the passionate community there and local firefighters connecting with middle school students in Oak Bay. The annual tournament held May 9 celebrates the life of a young woman who succumbed to smoke during a Victoria house fire in August 2007 along with her fellow University of Victoria student Chelsea Robinson.
Dill was among survivors that night. “This was obviously a life-changing moment of the five survivors too,” Dill said, adding two have pursued medical school, one quit a government job to become a Jesse Dill physiotherapist and the other is active in a similar field. “Sometimes your true calling comes out at interesting times.” Left with burns over 35 per cent of
his body, the B.C. Fire Fighter’s Burn Fund instantly became part of his life – a connection he maintains. “I benefitted from all that Victoria had, that the community had to offer, in my recovery. One important one was the Burn House off of Jubilee [hospital],” he said. “I realized after the fire just how powerful a community can be to support you, to put you back on your feet and to essentially get you back to living a fulfilling life.” In the intervening years he’s been active with the Burn Fund and their project to build the Burn Fund Centre, a home away from home for patients and families. The
$13.1-million project adjacent to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn, Trauma and Plastics Unit at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital is just $1 million shy of its goal. He likens the project to the outdoor classroom Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation is helping the Monterey parents advisory council raise funds for. “What tangible projects do is they provide a resource for decades into the future,” Dill said. PLEASE SEE: Firefighter foundation raising money for PAC, Page A16
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Commercial ventures remain under ban in Oak Bay parks as a group tasked by the Parks and Recreation Commission to look at use of local parks brought forward its recommendations. The task group looking at use of local parks presented its findings including a Decision Guide for the commission and a draft on reducing negative impacts of permitted special events with background material on other municipalities. “It’s a work in progress still, but this was where we’ve come to at this point,� commission chair Sandi Piercy told council during the May 19 committee meeting. Parking and waste management are two areas that will be monitored. Staff will encourage event organizers to reduce parking use during events to maximize public parking and forward suggestions for zero waste events. “A lot of this is consolidating existing bylaws,� said Ray Herman, director of parks and recreation services. Based on the size of the event, staff will implement the suggestions to reduce negative impacts on the
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parks and include language in the 2016 park permits.The commission plans to review the recommendations at the end of the year to see if the guidelines are successful. “We are seeing an increase of people wanting to come to Oak Bay for events because it’s so great,� said Coun. Hazel Braithwaite. “We have to be very cognizant of what kind of pressure that puts on our neighbourhoods and parks.� Coun. Kevin Murdoch, who chaired the meeting, thanked the commission for its work on the ongoing task of compiling information. “Collecting those bylaws and guidelines in one document is enormously helpful for everyone, residents and staff alike,� Murdoch said.
Tweed ride approved Willows Beach will be the start and finish of the Tweed Ride. Oak Bay Tourism and the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition paired up to bring the annual Tweed Ride to Oak Bay. The fifth annual Tweed Ride
is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8. The cycling portion of the event will take place on the streets of Oak Bay. Willows Park would be used for registration at 10 a.m. and serve as the starting point and finish for the ride, with a picnic to follow. The event finishes at 4 p.m. The event, which expects between 200 and 300 riders, will kick off Arts and Culture Week in Oak Bay. The organizers have made arrangements with the Kiwanis Club to sell tea as a fundraiser, with proceeds going to Bicycles for Humanity, an organization that provides bicycles to people in undeveloped countries.
Hotel in arrears Coun. Braithwaite sought clarification on the status of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel taxes, and staff confirmed the Beach Drive business is in arrears to the tune of nearly $800,000. The District of Oak Bay is ranked as a super priority claim in the receivership of Oak Bay Beach Hotel which owes its 2014 property taxes. “They just fall into the normal sequence of events,� said municipal treasurer Patricia Walker. Staff are set to mail out this year’s tax notices in the coming weeks. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Educators a valued resource Deadline to nominate your favourite teachers is May 31 Don Descoteau Black Press
With grade-school education such an integral part of our society, it seems everyone either knows a current teacher or has memories of a special educator who made school more interesting or maybe took extra time to help them learn. As we head into the final week for nominations in the second annual Black Press/ Staples Great Teachers program, we’re asking readers to consider putting forward the names of those people currently teaching – in public or private school – who you believe are deserving of special recognition for their efforts. Christian Arbez, Thrifty Foods director of marketing, knows well the work grade school teachers do to make the dayto-day learning environment more interesting and engaging. His sister is an elementary
school teacher in Burnaby who routinely spends extra hours in the classroom, as well as evenings and weekends, to ensure she’s able to impact her students’ learning. “I’m really proud of the work she does,” he says. “Every year it’s like she gets a new ‘family’ coming in. She pours a lot of herself into her job, and that’s how I relate to this campaign.” Arbez says it’s for reasons like those that Thrifty Foods is glad to partner with Black Press in Great Teachers. Arthur Harris, owner of Saanich-based DriveWise Learning Academy, another Great Teachers partner, likes the idea of recognizing enthusiastic educators for the work they do and the positive effect they have on young people. “As a parent, I guess you can only do so much – you give them social values –
where a teacher would give them more hands-on, practical knowledge or skills,” he says. “I’m glad that they’re being recognized and acknowledged for all the things that they do.” Whether you’ve got children currently in the school system or simply want to see someone who is still teaching recognized for making a difference, it’s easy to do. Simply visit oakbaynews. com/contests and click on the Great Teachers icon, where you’ll find instructions. Tell us where your nominee teaches, what grade and why you think they deserve special mention. The nomination period ends at midnight on Sunday, May 31. You’ll be entered for a Thrifty Foods gift card just for doing so. In June, a panel will select one honouree each from the elementary, middle school and high school levels.
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federal environmental approval and a revenue sharing deal with a First Nation to host a terminal. Pacific Northwest CEO Michael Culbert notes that answers to questions posed by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation were submitted to federal regulators only days before they started voting on a $1 billion share of LNG proceeds over 40 years. The vote was a resounding no, despite a redesign that put pipelines on a suspension bridge over the most sensitive salmon habitat. Culbert suggests that given some time to examine environmental mitigation work, that answer may change. Does aboriginal title offer a veto over projects like this? According to the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Tsilhqot’in case, the short answer is no. Objections could be overridden if governments determine a project is in the interest of the greater public. Talks have taken place with 19 First Nations affected by pipelines and facilities, and 14 have agreed. While they continue with Lax Kw’alaams and other Tsimshian Nations on the coast, it’s worth recalling that others are not so reluctant. The Nisga’a Nation has identified four sites as suitable for LNG terminals with a shorter pipeline route to the coast than Prince Rupert. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.
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OCP should be shelved Oak Bay’s completely new official community plan (OCP) was justified in large part by the need for more options for affordable housing. Now it seems that because more staff are needed to administer this new OCP, all of our taxes must go up, and not just by a little, but by a lot. Taxes are one of the contributing factors that make housing unaffordable. If the mayor really believed in affordable housing, then wouldn’t he be lowering taxes, not raising them? Our tax money comes mainly from single family dwellings. Once you add the kind of developments council is suggesting, you have to ensure it is going to provide the revenue to supply the municipal services and not the other way around. This financial information has to be given to the public. I firmly believe that the new OCP should be shelved until we taxpayers can afford it. Mary Douglas Oak Bay
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CCPA launches alumni troupe Hailing from all across the country, young artists who trained in Oak Bay are poised to present the hottest new musical theatre works. The Canadian Heritage Arts Society, owner of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, launched a new performance troupe celebrating and featuring alumni of the college. The troupe will tour Vancouver Island with two new works by CCPA graduates. “This troupe is the culmination of a lot of Avery Brennan training and talent from some amazing people,” said Avery Brennan, director of Art Isn’t Easy, one of the two one-act musicals. “Everyone involved have found their own path with great success since graduating and are back as professional artists to perform for our great community.” For example, Cate Richardson returns to Victoria to perform while her appearance in Age of Adaline plays in theatres internationally. The pair of musicals, Art Isn’t Easy and The Blind Pig, are the work of directors Brennan and R.J. Peters, music director Brad L’Écuyer, choreographer Siobhan Barker and writers Brennan and Sarah Murphy. Art Isn’t Easy follows six artists celebrating their mediums and discovering their true calling. This fun revue celebrates musicals old and new with pieces about singing and dancing, makeup and beauty, cooking and crafting. Using hit songs by composers like Stephen Sondheim, Ira Gershwin and Stephen Schwartz, the performers take the audience on a journey through life as an artist. The Blind Pig is a mini musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and set in prohibitionera Chicago. Celebrating the music of Fats Waller, this is a jazzy, romantic comedy where bootleggers, barflies and bathtub gin create a cocktail that’s the bees knees. The troupe launches formally on May 29 with performances of Double Bill; Triple Threat featuring the two new works Art Isn’t Easy and The Blind Pig at the CCPA Performance Hall on Elgin Road at 7:30 p.m. The show will be performed until June 13 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, with two 2 p.m. matinees on June 6 and 13. Tickets are available by calling 250-595-9970 or emailing reception@ ccpacanada.com.
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Chair dance supports joyful movement Complimentary classes offered at United Church Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
Katrina Pavlovsky will bring the joyful, gentle and simple chair dance with a dose of health benefits to Oak Bay. She offers three free sessions at Oak Bay United Church in June, with plans for paid classes if there’s interest. The dance/ movement educator relocated to Victoria more than eight years ago and started
working in care, shifting away from her career as a youth educator. “I realized I wasn’t able to continue dance education for children due to budgets,” she said. Her expertise was with troubled youth, those with mental health concerns, or those in need of just a little something extra. When she started working with a different crowd than elementary school aged kids, and
discovered a niche in her elder clients. “I realized there was a need and took it into facilities,” she said. One of the most exciting things in the two-plus years since she started the chair dance courses, is a performing group that came out of the assisted living facility Amica at Somerset House in Victoria. “It was their initiative, their choreography,” Pavlovsky said. “The vibrancy and enthusiasm was contagious.” She extols the virtues of chair dance – a safe and secure
way to strengthen the mind and body connection. Through playful expressive movement participants become engaged, stimulated and happy. “People with dementia, though they don’t remember coming each week, don’t remember the moves, they still participate,” she said. “The mind and body inter-relate and get nurtured through dance.” Dance therapy lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, increases cognitive function, strengthens muscle tone, increases flexibility and
co-ordination as well as confidence and wellbeing. “The reason a chair is so wonderful is it gives stability,” Pavlovsky said. Classes are progressive, becoming more challenging each week. No two sessions are alike as the music evolves with the crowd. “I try to take my cues from participants,” Pavlovsky said. “I want people to know they’re managing, they’re more than managing, that it’s doable, it’s an accomplishment.” Sessions start with a warmup that
incorporates yoga and modern dance and conclude with relaxation techniques. The classes are open to all ages of ‘seniors’ and suitable for those healing post stroke, surgery or enduring other diminished functions. “It’s about adding rhythm and enhancing expression through
music and dance,” she said. “Dance is a celebratory foundation of expression, or it certainly has the potential to be.” The complimentary classes are June 2, 9 and 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell Ave. Call 250-598-1846 for more information.
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Watching the world can be a riot As we get longer in the tooth followed the Nazi U-boat sinking how often do we find ourselves of the ocean liner Lusitania off grousing: What’s the world the coast of Ireland. coming to? Ashley has an MA in Canadian In my case, too often. My history from UVic and is dotage-inspired generational pursuing a career as an archival disconnect usually kicks in technician and researcher. “A when the evening news subjects City Goes to War” is a UVic me to yet another project made possible urban riot. It can be by a Veteran’s Affairs hockey hoodlums in Canada grant. Vancouver, anarchists Before the First crushing corporate World War, Victorians greed in precious largely accepted local Toronto, rampaging Germans. Many were blacks on the streets of prominent business race-torn Baltimore. owners and political Regardless of the figures participating cause of the madein German clubs for-TV riot de jour, I that perpetuated the Brian Kieran find myself yearning for language and cultural. a gentler time, like the days of When conflict in Europe our fore fathers when a good job started and Germany became and a picket fence inspired social an enemy of Britain, Victoria calm and peaceful co-existence. residents started viewing their Ya, right. What am I smoking? Germans neighbours with I was unceremoniously hostility. Tensions came to a awakened from this misplaced head on May 8, 1915 after the reverie when I was reminded sinking of the Lusitania. that May 2015 is the 100th Ashley writes: “What has anniversary of one of this become known as the Antination’s most bizarre and German Riot of 1915 began when confounding race-inspired riots a group of soldiers stationed … and it happened right here on at the Willow’s training camp the tranquil streets of Victoria. started breaking windows and I was surfing the University mirrors at the German-owned of Victoria’s acitygoestowar. Kaiserhof Hotel. ca website and read Ashley “The Kaiserhof was targeted Forseille’s piece on the “Antibecause the soldiers thought German Riot of 1915” that that Victorian Germans had
congregated at the hotel bar to celebrate the sinking. The small group of soldiers grew into a large mob that looted a number of German-owned businesses in downtown Victoria until they were dispersed by the police, fire department and military. “Further violence continued the following evening when looters once again targeted German businesses culminating in the reading of the Riot Act.” In the months following the riot, the city continued to alienate Germans, causing some to leave for more neutral cities like Seattle. Others were interned in the Interior where they were held for the duration of the war. B.C.’s resolve to target race during wartime strive reached its zenith during the Second World War with the internment of Japanese Canadians following Japan’s invasion of Hong Kong and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The internment, which included confiscation of property, was deemed necessary by Ottawa but was really racism cloaked in the flag. It happened despite evidence supplied by the RCMP and the Department of National Defence that it was unwarranted. So, when I see the next riot on the evening news I will give my head a shake and remind myself it is déjà vu all over again.
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Too many seniors are going into residential care when they could still be accommodated in assisted living, due to rules that are “outdated and too restrictive,� B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says in a new report. The report found a 10-per-cent vacancy rate for assisted living facilities, meaning space is usually available, at least in urban areas. It calls for a “fundamental redesign� of regulations for registered assisted living, to change spousal eligibility and reduce the number of higher functioning seniors moving to residential care.
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More than 90 per cent of B.C. residential care beds, have seniors live independently and “wide-reaching implications for 80 per cent are homeowners, health authorities� and require who should be able to apply more study, Lake said. for a provincial loan against Subsidized assisted living equity to pay for repairs, the is based on 70 per cent of report recommends. the resident’s net income, “A new roof or the need to with a minimum of $325 left fix a dilapidated deck may be to the resident. Mackenzie a cost that forces a senior out recommends that minimum of a house they have loved should increase to $500 Isobel Mackenzie to allow more low-income for decades,� Mackenzie said. “Living in a house that is worth seniors to use assisted living $500,000 or even a million rather than going directly to dollars does not mean much if you’re residential care, where more costs are living alone on $24,000 or less, which is covered by the province. the median income of seniors in B.C., and A survey of B.C. seniors finds 20 per you can’t find the cash to pay the bills.� cent are renters, with one in five of those Health Minister Terry Lake said he receiving a rental subsidy. Average rents supports the direction of Mackenzie’s 18 range from a high of $1,038 in Vancouver recommendations, and the ministry is to $547 in Quesnel, and the report finds working on assisted living changes. Some that for remote and rural communities, recommendations, such as providing the biggest challenge is not cost but the private rooms with ensuite bath for availability of suitable housing.
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Community Calendar Friday. May 29 Victoria International Kite Festival. The Bay Centre and Clover Point. Opening ceremony at Bay Centre with special indoor kite fly by Connor Doran, noon. Kites with Lights – LED lit kites light up the night sky at Clover Point, 9:30 p.m. The festival continues Saturday and Sunday at Clover Point from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
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Art Show and Sale by Goward House artists from June 1 to 23, viewing hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2495 Arbutus Rd., Victoria. For a preview of the event, visit www. gowardhouse.com/ artshow.
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Complementary Chair Dance Classes for seniors, with Katrina at Oak Bay United Church Chapel, 1355 Mitchell Ave. (off the parking lot) on Tuesdays June 2, 9 and 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more info please call 250598-1846.
June’s Embrace the Night walk starts at 7 p.m. at Willows Beach next to the Oak Bay Tea Room at the foot of Dalhousie Street. The Kiwanis have agreed to open the tea room from 8-9:30 p.m. to provide refreshments.
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The Oak Bay News has an opening for a multimedia Advertising Consultant. By joining the leading community newspaper serving Oak Bay, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the most vibrant communities in Victoria. The team environment at The Oak Bay News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence. You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Advertising sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver’s license are required. The Oak Bay News is a member of Black Press, Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 150 titles in print and online in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii, California and Ohio. Send your resume with cover letter by Friday, June 12, 2015 to:
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Fort & Foul Bay: 1950 Foul Bay Road t 5JMMJDVN 3170 Tillicum Rd t 4BBOJDI 3510 Blanshard St University Heights: 3958 Shelbourne St t 8FTUTJEF 7JMMBHF 172 Wilson St t 4JEOFZ 2345 Beacon Ave Always Lowest Guaranteed and sale oers require the use of More Rewards card. * If a major competitor within our geographical trade area oers a lower advertised price on any identical grocery item (brand, size, etc.) we will match the competitor’s price only during the eective date of the competitor’s advertisement. ‘Major competitors’ and ‘geographical trade areas’ are determined solely by us and are based on a number of factors which can change from time to time. Excludes ‘multi-buys’ (eg: 2 for $4), ‘spend x get x’, ‘Free’, percentage discounts and discounts obtained through loyalty programs. You must bring in the competitor’s advertisement to our customer service desk prior to the expiry of the advertisement in order for us to provide you with the price match. We reserve the right to limit quantities. **Oer entitles customer to one (1) item per product family free of charge. Additional items will be at competitor’s advertised price. Oer not available to team members of the Overwaitea Food Group or their immediate family members or persons living in same household. A list of the 850+ items covered by the guarantee is available at saveonfoods.com or at customer service in participating stores. †Limit one Spend/Receive oer per single grocery purchase. Excluding Lotto, tobacco, gift cards, prescriptions, clinics, diabetes care, tickets, charities, bus passes, postage stamps, deposit & recycle fees, rewards and taxes, where applicable.
Dr. Neil Paterson
Healthy Eyes. Doctor Delivered.
Eye and Vision Myths Advice, no matter which way you turn, it’s free for the asking. When it comes to health advice, sometimes it is difficult to determine the difference between right and wrong. Here’s a sampling of most common eye and vision myths: “Don’t wear your glasses so often, you need to exercise your eyes!� Wearing glasses does not weaken your eyes. The only thing that happens when you don’t wear them is that you don’t see as well. AND wearing glasses doesn’t mean you have “weak� eyes, either. “You’ll hurt your eyes if you read in the dark!� Too little light does not damage your sight anymore than too much (do not stare directly into a bright light or the sun, which may cause permanent damage). “Get back from the television! Sitting too close will damage your eyesight! There is no harm in sitting close to a television. However, if you or your child routinely find it necessary to sit close just to see, it’s probably a good idea to make an appointment for an eye exam to ensure your vision is up to snuff. “I need bifocals! I did too much reading and close work over the years.� Wrong, you cannot wear your eyes out by using them, and you certainly cannot preserve your vision by limiting your reading or close work. The need for bifocals or reading glasses is a natural part of the aging process. If you have doubts about any vision and eye advice, be sure to ask your Optometrist.
www.oakbayoptometry.com Dr. Neil Paterson Dr. Suzanne Sutter
Optometrists
100 -2067 Cadboro Bay Rd.
250-595-8500