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A Wark Street apartment building with a history of violence and drug activity has been reported by police to the province’s civil forfeiture office (CFO). Since the investigation is ongoing, Victoria police won’t release any details about the property, but a quarterly report states it has generated significant disruption to the surrounding neighbourhood for years, with officers investigating a number of serious offenses including assaults, drug trafficking and weapons calls. Officers from patrol, strike force, the crime reduction unit and the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team have all attended the building on multiple occasions. Police have attempted to work with the property owner to clean up the building, but say efforts to solve the problems have been resisted. PlEASE SEE: Apartment, Page A3
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James Bay library getting closer to reality Kendra Wong Victoria News
The City of Victoria has approved a 7,500-square foot neighbourhood library branch in James Bay, in theory. During budget discussions on Friday, council voted unanimously to approve the branch at the maximum size recommended by the Greater Victoria Public Library Board and the James Bay Community Association based on
public feedback received a few months ago. “It is a 20-year-old promise for some sort of community amenity in James Bay,” said Marg Gardiner, president of the James Bay Community Association. “This would provide more of a public realm place.” She added the branch could potentially be multi-purpose, providing a full range of services to the community. As part of the 1994 Victoria
Accord, the province and the city agreed to establish a vision and plan for Capital Park and other small parcels of land located behind the legislature, which would include community amenities such as a library. An agreement between developer Jawl Properties and the city, allows the city to lease space for the library. But council hasn’t given the entire project the green light yet and are only supporting it in
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A lengthy report has now been submitted to the CFO. “It really does affect the community in a negative way. There’s things that can go on in residences which leave the neighbours not feeling safe in their own neighbourhood. Those are things we take fairly seriously,” said Const. Allison Johnson with the Victoria police focused enforcement team. “We frequently get contacted by residents of neighbours where they are feeling like their use and enjoyment of their own property is being affected by neighbouring properties.” Johnson estimates there are maybe three to five problem properties with criminal activity that police are keeping an eye on at any given time. Officers also keep tabs on abandoned properties
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Police have reported a Wark Street apartment building with a history of violence and drug activity to the province’s civil forfeiture office. to make sure they don’t attract squatters. When dealing with a problem property, Johnson said police do everything in their power to remedy the situation. The civil forfeiture office is only called as a last resort.
“It’s not something that happens that frequently,” she said. The CFO confirmed it has received the file, but can’t provide further comment as the matter is now before the courts. In a written
response, a government spokesperson said the court may make an order with any number of terms relating to the preservation, management or disposition of all or a portion of the
property until the final resolution of the civil forfeiture proceeding. Since 2006, the CFO has received 3,214 referalls overall. Of those files, 149 have come from Victoria police. On one occasion,
the CFO forfeited a problem house in a Victoria neighbourhood that police had visited 206 times in eight years, including raids by tactical teams that turned up weapons and drugs. The CFO met with neighbours and took affidavits from them about how their lives had been negatively impacted. A settlement with the owner was negotiated to facilitate the removal of the problem from the neighbourhood as quickly as possible. Victoria police encourage residents to report problem properties in their neighbourhood through a new online reporting system. The address is then assigned to a community resource officer representing the area. For more information visit vicpd. ca. editor@vicnews.com
City on board to dissolve development agency Kendra Wong Victoria News
The City of Victoria has been added to the list of municipalities on board with a proposal to dissolve the Greater Victoria Development Agency in favour of new regional organization for economic development. During last Thursday’s governance and priorities meeting, council voted unanimously in favour of the proposed South Vancouver Island Economic Development Association. The five-year pilot project would encompass all 13 municipalities in Greater Victoria and focus on strengthening and diversifying the economy in the region, including all businesses south of the Malahat on the Island. “This is a very exciting historical moment. This is something that
is long overdue,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps. “I think this will be, in terms of regional economic development, the most important decision of this generation that will set the groundwork for a sustainable and prosperous next generation in our region and that’s thrilling to me.” The new model would be based on one in Halifax and would include several levels of governance. The funding partners council will include are mayors and members of the private and post-secondary sectors, who will set the direction of the organization, establish a fiveyear plan and choose the board of directors. Each municipality involved will have one vote. First Nations chiefs will also have a body that advises funding partners council, board of directors and committees.
After a similar model was implemented in Halifax, the city went to first place from 16th in GPD growth and reduced employment to 5.9 per cent from 11. Victoria has dropped from fourth in 2008 to 27th in 2013 in GPD growth compared to Canada’s other large city-regions, according to a report brought to council. “Everybody wins when our economy grows, it’s about creating meaningful house-hold sustaining jobs,”said Greater Victoria Development Agency chairman Dan Dagg. “If we continue with this approach that we’re doing now, we’re fragmented and we’re not getting our fair share of federal and provincial funding.” View Royal and Langford have already agreed to jump on board and the motion will be put forward to the
rest of the region’s municipalities in the next three weeks. Helps anticipates they’re going to get most, if not all municipalities on board. They need seven of 13 to make it fly. In Esquimalt, the motion will be put forward at the Dec. 7 meeting, but Mayor Barb Desjardins said there has been a lot of excitement from some councillors already. “We all need to work together for the greater good of this region and this is one way we could,” she said. “Every time we stray anywhere in the region, we have an impact on the economy of that section of the region. We may as well all work together particularly with these larger initiatives.” They hope to have the organization up and running by April 1, 2016. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Mount Saint Angela celebrates 150 years Mount St. Angela is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. The building has served many purposes within the Fairfield community since it was constructed in 1865. Originally it was an all girls’ Anglican college, then later reinvented as the residential Angela Hotel. The hotel was eventually sold in 1959 to the Sisters of St. Ann and converted into a retirement home. In 1992, the building was designated heritage and is now leased to Island Health, acting as a room facility for those with disabilities.
GoodLife marathon raises $122,591 The numbers are in for the 36 annual GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon, which raised a total of $122,591 for the CHEK Charity Pledge Program (CPP). Now in its eleventh year, the charities raise awareness and funds by encouraging individuals to run or walk for their individual causes by collecting pledges. So far, more than $1.5 million has been raised since the CPP’s inception. This year 18 charities joined the program. The top fundraising charity was KidSport Greater Victoria with $31,715.
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Missing Victoria man being investigated for fraud Victoria News
It’s been more than two weeks since Harold Backer — a former Olympic rower and investment advisor in Victoria — headed out for a bike ride and never came home. Now his employer of the last 10 years has terminated his registration due to a fraud investigation. In a statement recently released to the media, Investia Financial Services said the 52-year-old mutual fund investor had 20 active clients or 12 households with the company. Some clients have confirmed that they had personally invested with Backer and wrote cheques directly to “My Financial Backer Corp.” as far back as 1996. The money, however, never flowed through Investia. “Mr. Backer failed to follow our policies and procedures which required him to disclose all outside business activities,” said the company. “All clients have been contacted and it appears that only registered accounts were held with Investia. All monies related to these accounts are intact.” The search for Backer began on Nov. 3 after he told his wife he was going for a bike ride, but never returned. That same day, a man closely matching Backer’s description was seen leaving Victoria on the Coho ferry, sparking Victoria police to expand their search area to include the Port Angeles Police Department. Backer’s disappearance has left friends and family worried and baffled. A Facebook page has since been created to help find Backer, who was with five other mutual fund or securities dealers prior to Investia. According to the Facebook group, more focus has been shifted on an online virtual search and Backer’s missing status has been shared on social media by more than 10,000 individuals internationally. Members of his family declined to comment about the case, but a letter allegedly written by Backer
that was recently sent by one of his clients to the Times Colonist sheds some light on his past. In the letter, Backer states that in 1996 he started the private corporation, Financial Backer, to address his belief that standard investment practices were overly sales-based rather than driven by appropriate motivation to deliver better-than-average investment returns. Backer said he made a “colossal mistake” when his market-based funds lost between 25 per cent and 45 per cent of their market value in the dot-com crash, and he didn’t tell investors about the loss. Instead, he decided to make the money back by forgoing any future fees until the losses were overlooked. Backer later states he used a tax scheme to try and accelerate gains in the funds, and admits he’s running a pyramid investment that he will not keep doing. “Even though I still consider the missing money in my corporation’s investment funds as my personal debt, I realize there is no way in my lifetime that I could pay it back to my investors,” the letter states. “My investors have been my friends and I have done a terrible thing to my friends. My choice at this point is to do anything in my power to cover the investment losses I have created. If admitting to fraud would help restore the losses, I would accept the criminal penalty.” Backer also said that he has a life insurance policy that should be divided among his investors to cover almost all of the amount outstanding. Backer is described as Caucasian, standing six feet, three inches tall with a medium build, green eyes and greying hair. It’s believed he was wearing a red cycling jersey, black riding pants, possibly carrying a black backpack and could be riding his Cannondale road bike. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 250-9967654. editor@vicnews.com
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Victoria residents are being asked to weigh in on the city’s proposed medical marijuana licensing regulations. City councillors are waiting to hear from the new federal government about potentially legalizing and regulating the drug, but in the meantime they hope to hear from the public. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said she’s curious to see what the public will have to say. “I don’t know what the public sentiment on this topic is so that’s precisely why we’re doing public engagement to take the temperature of the community and respond accordingly, and at the same time, hopefully getting some direction from the federal government about what their plans are in the coming years,” she said. The process will likely include an online survey, an in-depth
stakeholder engagement, culminating in an engagement event in February. Much of the feedback received so far has come from stakeholders. Proposed regulations include banning individuals under the age of 19 on the premise, no advertising or promoting the use of marijuana to a minor, no sale of food products other than tinctures, capsules or edible oils, posting of health and safety warnings, no delivery or mailing of products, and implementing air filtration systems. Other proposed regulations include limiting hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and requiring at least two employees be on duty and for the premise to have security and fire alarm systems. There are currently 23 known medical marijuana-related businesses operating in Victoria, only four of which possess business licenses. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Johnson Street Bridge problems “extremely troubling” for mayor Kendra Wong Victoria News
was rejected. Most recently, 75 cracked welds were detected on the steel deck surface, pushing the arrival of the steel to the end of 2016. Ross Crockford,
“I promise that we will never do another infrastructure project in the way that we’ve done this one, if there’s any comfort for the public in that.” - Lisa Helps
Helps said. “We expect (PCL) to get it back on track, in whatever way they want to do that. That’s their responsibility.” The steel, being produced at the Jiangsu Zhongtai Steel Structure plant, has been riddled with problems over the past few years. In 2014, steel fabrication of the main bridge trusses and a large ring rotating mechanism
director of Johnsonstreetbridge. org, a watch dog of the project, said problems with the steel are symptoms of a much larger problem. “The problems with the steel are a symptom of a much larger problem and that is that this is an experimental, untested design,” he said. “The working component is novel. It’s interesting to
engineers, but the average person won’t care. They just want something that works and looks good. It doesn’t have to have a completely unique lifting mechanism.” Coun. Ben Isitt asked if it would be possible to abandon the current design in favour of a more standard one. However, project director Jonathan Huggett advised against it. The lift bridge was approved by the previous council in 2009 with a total cost of roughly $63 million and was supposed to be in use by September of this year. The completion date has now been pushed back from spring 2017 to early 2018, with estimated completion costs ringing in at $98 million, if additional costs are approved.
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Economy doesn’t have borders There are hundreds of residents in the Capital Regional District that don’t work or go to school in the municipality that they current live. You’ll often hear of residents who for example, live in Esquimalt, but own a business in Saanich and their kids go to school in Victoria. It’s not an uncommon situation for many families to constantly be shifting between one of 13 municipalities in the region. Likewise, residents don’t just shop in the municipality they live. Economy doesn’t have borders and neither should the region’s organizations responsible for economic development in the south Island. That is the reason mayors have come together four times to discuss the possibility of dissolving the Greater Victoria Development Agency and creating a new regional organization. The yet-to-be-named organization would include several levels of governance, including the funding partners council made up of mayors and members of the private and post-secondary sectors, and local First Nations. The organization would be responsible for promoting economic development for all businesses south of the Malahat on the Island. Last week, Victoria city council voted unanimously in favour of the new organization, alongside View Royal and Langford. This new strategy will ensure that all businesses will benefit in the region and secure more federal and provincial funding which is currently being obtained by the agency. It’s been a long-time coming for a regional model that could ensure the businesses we purchase our goods from, the homes and communities in which we live all prosper alongside one another. This could be a game-changer in economic development in the CRD if adopted. The Victoria 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 888687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
Lights out for opponents of Site C are approaching zero. Construction The fall session of the B.C. legislature of an access road started two months petered out two days early last week, ago, site clearing and work camp as the ruling B.C. Liberals and the construction a month before that. opposition NDP agreed to turn out Energy Minister Bill Bennett says the the energy-efficient lights and head for main dam construction contract will be home. let shortly, followed by the powerhouse NDP leader John Horgan skipped the contract next year. last day and headed to the Horgan said remaining legal B.C. Institute of Technology challenges could slow or stop campus in Burnaby. There the project. he announced “PowerBC,” The West Moberly and billed as the NDP’s “bold, Prophet River First Nations progressive plan for the have lost their case against Site future of B.C. energy, with a C twice, in the B.C. Supreme strong focus on jobs.” and Federal Courts, and are Reporters asked, how appealing. The Doig River and many jobs? Horgan said McLeod Lake Indian Bands retrofitting public buildings dropped their challenges, and and homes for energy Tom Fletcher McLeod Lake’s construction efficiency would create jobs B.C. Views company has started work on a all around the province, but Site C contract. he can’t say how many. West Moberly Chief Roland Willson How much does the plan cost, and does it include subsidizing homeowners staged a dramatic protest at the legislature last spring, bringing a cooler to fix their windows and insulation? of frozen bull trout from a river below “The costing will be more apparent the two existing Peace dams, telling when we get closer to the election,” media they were too contaminated with Horgan replied. mercury to eat. Whatever the cost, the NDP plan Flooding land for hydro dams does apparently rests on the assumption that elevate methylmercury levels in water, the $9-billion Site C dam project on the but B.C. Hydro provided me with the Peace River can be stopped by an NDP government after the 2017 election. That latest study that included fish samples money would be used to build wind and collected by West Moberly members. It shows average methylmercury levels solar generation, and to install a sixth remain below federal guidelines for and final water turbine at Revelstoke limiting consumption of commercially dam. sold fish. The chances of Site C being stopped
It’s an odd coincidence that Willson suddenly made this claim, 47 years after the first Peace dam was completed, when he happened to be in court trying to stop Site C. A coalition of U.S. and Canadian environment groups is also demanding that Site C be stopped, using typical arguments to appeal to their lowinformation donor base. According to the Sierra Club and others, Site C is not renewable energy because the (largely idle) farmland it floods is a “carbon sink.” Forests do store carbon, albeit temporarily, but farmland where the trees have been cleared? This is glutenfree gobbledegook. They also trot out the claim that Site C will be used to power liquefied natural gas operations. Most proponents so far have said they will use gas for LNG processing, and if they don’t have hydro available for ancillary power, they will have to burn more gas. B.C. Hydro has just finished its latest grid upgrade, a second high-voltage transmission line from Merritt to Coquitlam. It adds disaster reliability to the system that brings power from the Peace and Columbia dams to the Lower Mainland. If you’re arguing that hydroelectricity isn’t renewable power, you’ve already lost. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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The workshop at Peetz Outdoors could pass as an antique store. All of the equipment used to make its famous handmade fishing reels is from the 1950s. The floor is soft and worn down like an old shoe. “It’s a really neat place to spend your time,” says Peetz co-owner Art Aylesworth, as he enthusiastically explains the process of making the reels. “I really do love it.” Aylesworth has a lot to be excited about these days as the unique Victoria business marks its 90th anniversary this year. In order to celebrate the occasion, Peetz has commissioned Kwaguilth carver Jason Hunt to produce 90 reels for its artist series. The reels sell for $799 a piece, with a portion donated to salmon conservation programs in B.C. and the Yukon. Hunt, who was born in Victoria but now lives in Port Hardy, has been carving for almost 25 years. It’s a tradition that’s been passed down through his family. When Hunt was contacted by Peetz about carving the reels, he thought it was a natural fit. But he questioned whether it could be done given the reel’s size and the tough, mahogany wood they’re made from. After trying seven
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Art Aylesworth of Peetz Outdoors shows off a hand-made fishing reel with carvings done by Kwaguilth artist Jason Hunt. different designs, Hunt finally found a good fit. “There was a lot of experimenting when we first started going,” he said, adding the design had to be redone about four or five times before he got to the final stage. “Once we saw that we could actually do it and started looking at all the other potential possibilities, we kept thinking of more designs. We’re learning as we grow.” So far Hunt has completed more than 30 reels, which take a full day to carve by hand. The reel features two female salmon with roe in a symmetrical circular pattern. Each reel is numbered and signed by the artist.
A fisherman himself, Hunt tingles with excitement about the thought of people using his art to catch fish. “We do a lot of salmon fishing here and everyone I know, any time I mention anything about Peetz, everyone has a reel,” said Hunt. “We’re doing something that’s different and unique. For the people that are picking them up, they’re getting something you just don’t see anywhere, which is exciting for me.” Peetz was founded in 1925 by Boris Cecil Peetz — a master jeweler who combined his love of fishing with his ability to fashion timeless, beautiful
works of art. The reels were originally based on the Nottingham style reels popular at the time throughout Europe and are still crafted by hand in Victoria. With his partners, Aylesworth invested in the company a year-and-a-half ago and is keeping the tradition alive. He’s also breathing new life into the brand with innovative ideas such as bringing Hunt on board as an artist in residence. So far Hunt’s reels have been a big hit, with seven sold last week. Aylesworth is now pondering whether to do a series of different designs with
Hunt or go from artistto-artist. “They are just unbelievably beautiful. The reels on their own are a work of art and you lay on Jason’s work and it’s just kind of eye popping,” he said, noting the six artist proofs were used for auctions and sold for $3,000 to $5,000 a piece. In a typical year, Peetz produces a couple hundred reels (that typically range in price from $150 to $300), but last year the company managed to double that. Within the next few years, the company plans to increase production to between 2,500 and 3,000 reels a year. editor@vicnews.com
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Best has been with the station for a yearand-a-half. Every time he goes out on a rescue, he risks his own life to help save others. “(It’s) a passion for adventure and a passion to help people,” said Best, who was out on the water training with the team during last week’s big storm. “It helps me sleep at night knowing that I have a fire department down the street that if I have a fire in my house, they will help rescue my family and myself. I feel that this country and this town has given me more than I can ask for so I try to return the favour whatever way I can.” The Victoria Marine Rescue Society is always looking for new volunteers and the vast majority of expenses are covered through donations and fundraising events. For more information visit vmrs.org. editor@vicnews.com
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Most councillors supported the theory of a library branch to serve residents of James Bay, but were reluctant to do so, due to a lack of information and the size. Coun. Jeremy Loveday said he wished the information was presented in a different way to allow councillors a few days to consider. “I feel this is out of the blue. We need a bigger picture of what 7,500 square feet looks like. I was supportive when they passed rezoning, but with this motion, I’m a little less clear about it at this point,” he said. Coun. Geoff Young said it might be useful to look at other areas where the library could be built, so the city could act as an owner rather than a tenant. Coun. Pam Madoff spoke in favour of the motion, citing all the children who would benefit from the library. “It’s not just responding to an opportunity that’s popped up, it’s been on the books since 1993 as part of the Victoria Accord,” Madoff said. “All this would allow for is just to be able to continue having conversations with the developer . . . There’s no risk, it’s just saying this is something we’re willing to look at.” The Emily Carr branch on Blanshard Street is approximately 3,500 square feet and the central library branch on Broughton Street is roughly 4,500 square feet. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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The Township of Esquimalt and CUPE employees are giving back to the community with the annual Christmas food drive next week. The 16th annual Esquimalt Christmas Food Drive kicks off on Nov. 30 and runs until Friday, Dec. 18. Traditional food drives often require residents to drop off non-perishable food items to certain locals, but the township is acting as the middle man, making it easier for residents to donate. Residents can place non-perishable food items in bags labelled “Food Drive” and place it alongside garbage bins for pick up. On regular garbage collection days, a vehicle will come by and pick up the donation. “If we have it just as pick up, not everyone always uses one of the facilities,” said Jeff Miller, director of engineering and public works, who
is spearheading the drive. “I think we found some success here that people realize if they leave a bag of food out, and our crews come by on our normal pick up day, it's a lot easier and we get a better response.” Donations go towards the Esquimalt Neighbourhood House, a social service agency that provides food for individuals and families in the township for emergency purposes. “They do some good work and we wanted to support a local community organization,” said Miller, adding they donated to the neighbourhood house last year as well. “It's just a way for individuals in Esquimalt to participate and give something to the community.” Food items will be collected during the week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 on the south side route (south of Old Esquimalt Road) and during the week of Dec. 7 to 11 on
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Friday, Nov. 27 and Dec 4 Christmas Drive-in Movie. Check out the huge outdoor theatre and celebrate the holiday season at the rear parking lot of the Archie Browning Sports Centre (1151 Esquimalt Rd.) beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Rainbow Kitchen. Check esquimalt.ca. for the list of movies. Saturday, Nov. 28 Esquimalt Arts and Craft Fair. Esquimalt Rec Centre (527 Fraser St., from 10
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The Christmas season is supposed to be a joyful time spent with family and friends. But often the holidays can also be a time when feelings of loss and loneliness surface for seniors, making them feel blue and left out in the cold. There are ways to improve these feelings, which is why Victoria's Silver Threads Service has partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association, B.C. division to deliver the four-week program, Living Life to the Full for Seniors. “We just thought it would be a good time to give seniors some skills to help them cope with this time of year and life overall,” said Tracy Ryan, executive director of Silver Threads. “You can certainly
learn tricks and techniques to help you and cope positively.” According to Ryan, one of the things seniors can do to improve their lives is to maintain social connections, even if it's as simple as having a cup of coffee with someone to chat. Friendly conversations can go a long way to make people feel good, she added, along with ditching the saying “I can't be bothered doing anything” — which is one of the topics covered during the program. “Sometimes when you're feeling maybe a little bit down, planting yourself in front of the television and not engaging is often a way that people cope,” Ryan said. “That's fine for a period of time, but there's other things you can do, so it's learning how to break that cycle of low activity and setting up a simple plan for just getting back into the game.” The seniors program teaches participants that all the things we experience, think, feel and do are interconnected. Using cognitive behav-
“Even if a senior has difficulty with transportation or getting out of the house, there’s still ways of maintaining those social connections that are so important.” — Tracy Ryan
ioural principles, participants will learn how to reverse negative habits and develop new process to rebuild happiness. Other topics that will be covered include: Why do I feel so bad? Why does everything always go wrong/I'm not good enough; How to fix almost everything/the things you do that mess you up; Are you strong enough to keep your temper/10 things to do to feel happier straight away. Ryan said the program is also an excellent opportunity to meet other people, and developing a simple plan to be more engaged doesn't have to be complicated. “It can be things like picking up the phone and calling a friend, checking in on somebody just to say hello, making plans to go for a movie
or a social activity, or come to the rec centre or senior centre and do an exercise program,” she said. “Even if a senior has difficulty with transportation or getting out of the house, there's still ways of maintaining those social connections that are so important.” The Living Life to the Full for Seniors program begins Thursday, Nov. 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and runs every Thursday until Dec. 17 at a cost of $25. To register call 250-388-4268 or visit 2340 Richmond Rd. Silver Threads Service is a charitable, not-for-profit society that enhances social connections and well-being for seniors. For more information visit silverthreads.ca editor@vicnews.com
Seniors calendar at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre n Book Club. Thursday, Nov. 26. The group recommends, reads and discusses a different book on the last Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. to noon. Most books chosen can be borrowed from the public library. Cost: $1.75 for members, $3.50 for non-members. n Cook Street Village Activity Centre’s annual Christmas craft sale and silent auction. Saturday, Nov. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Shop the 30 vendor tables, bid on the silent auction and enjoy lunch for $5. Admission is free at the centre (380 Cook St.) n Introduction to Computers. Monday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. This workshop offers a combination of computers with Windows and Mac instruction. Instructors teach basic word processing and email. Cost: $148 for members and $153 for non-members for two classes. n Line Dancing. Monday, Nov. 20 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Your toes will be tapping and your boots will be scoooting right into this fun and easyto-follow class. It’s great for all abilities. No partner needed. Cost: $1.75 for members, $3.50 for non-members. n Yoga for EveryBODY. Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Enjoy the relaxation that yoga can bring to your life. The entire class is done from a seated position. Cost: $32 for members, $37 for non-members per four session week. For more information on these events, visit cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com.
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Many Greater Victoria snowbirds are making plans right now to exchange the advancing winter for some quality time in the sun. While many will be heading for Arizona’s desert heat and Mexico’s sunny beaches, a significant number will be seeking Europe’s Mediterranean charms. Many of those European-bound travellers may be rethinking their plans given the brutal massacre that devastated Paris this month. However, while cancellation of European travel plans may be an extreme reaction to the attacks, additional travel precautions are not. One of the best ways to alleviate travel stress is to ensure that your government and your family know every detail of your itinerary. This brings me to the Registration of Canadians Abroad (RCA). It is a free service offered by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada that “keeps you connected to Canada in case of an emergency abroad, such as an earthquake, civil unrest
or an emergency at home.” Signing up confidentially online takes just a few minutes. Go to: travel.gc.ca/travelling/ registration. You will be asked for your emergency contact names and numbers at home as well as details about your travel itinerary, including dates, locations, hotels, travel contacts and travel companions. The government will notify you if there is an emergency in your travel region. You can better access consular services and the RCA service is mobile friendly. The jihadists who killed more than 120 innocent souls in Paris are exporting terror around the globe. You will recall that more than 20,000 British and Russian tourists were stranded for days waiting to be evacuated from Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Red Sea
Eesort. That happened on the heels of the bombing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula. That disaster reminds us we must be alert to federal government warnings about travel to high-risk areas. As well, the continuing refugee migration crisis across Europe and the Middle East is resulting in increased border controls and travel delays in many countries. When a holiday destination is thrown into panic — whether by terrorists or typhoons — the impact and anxiety is also felt by the traveller’s loved ones at home. You can remove some of that anxiety by registering with RCA and by maintaining close contact with your loved ones and friends. Our government’s country travel advisories can be found at travel.gc.ca/advice. Go to the site, select your destination and view
regularly updated information on security, entry and exit requirements, health conditions, local laws and culture, natural disasters and climate, and how to find help when you are there. No matter where in the world you intend to travel, make sure you check your destination country’s advisories page when you are planning your trip and again shortly before you leave. If the country you will be visiting becomes subject to a travel advisory, your travel health insurance and your trip cancellation insurance may be affected. Finally, to reach the government’s Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa for urgent assistance abroad go to travel.gc.ca/emergencies. There may not be much peace on earth but there can still be some peace of mind.
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When Vic High teacher Georgina Hope told students to post photos of themselves answering the question “We need feminism because,” she never thought it would spark a school-wide controversy. The campaign was part of the gender and family studies class, consisting of more than 50 grade 11 and 12 students. The class focuses on self and society, feminism, construction of masculinity in the media, gender spectrum, human sexuality, eventually culminating in a gender fair. Hope, who has been teaching at the high school for the past three years, started the
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Some students even felt threatened walking into their school. “It shocked us into reality. Before we were just assuming most people at the school would have the same view point because we are such an alternative school,” said student Sera Davis-Russell. “We never thought it would have this sort of ripple effect.” Echo Stephens, also a student, added none of the posters were offensive or mean. “We never attacked anyone and then we got attacked,” she said, adding teachers, educational assistants and students were all talking about it for weeks after. Despite the negative response to the campaign, the class agreed it was knee-jerk reaction from a lack of understanding and education about the feminist movement — something they hope to change. “The controversy sparked a conversation for people who weren't part of the direct confrontation,” said student Lily Macgregor. “A lot of other people got incredibly invested in it no matter what their opinion was, if they thought it was blown out of proportion or if this was a symptom of a larger problem. It started conversations.” From the experience, the class hopes to educate fellow students with an educational panel to talk about feminism. They also agreed almost unanimously it's a campaign that should happen again next year to raise awareness of the true meaning of feminism.
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the turning point as the Cougars would go on to score the insurance marker with under two minutes to play. From in front of the Comox Valley net, Lane Vandewetering fed the puck over to Looysen who recorded his 19th goal of the season and league leading 58th point. Maggio, who won the battle of the backups, stopped 29 shots for his fifth straight win. Acquired from the Oceanside Generals five weeks ago, Otton made 34 saves. Both teams finished 0-for-5 on the power play. Elsewhere in the VIJHL, Aaron Brewer, Alex Brewer, and Christian Brandt recorded two points apiece to lead the Campbell River Storm to a 6-2 win over the Saanich Braves in front of 547 spectators at the Rod Brind’Amour Arena. The next game for Victoria is Thursday, Nov. 26 against the Nanaimo Buccaneers. Game time is at 7 p.m.
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Commuters get look at options for McKenzie interchange Arnold Lim Black Press
West Shore commuting could look very different in 2018. Members of the public got their first look Tuesday at three proposals for an interchange on the corner of the Trans-Canada Highway and McKenzie Avenue, a project aimed at mitigating what Ministry of Transportation district manager Janelle Erwin called the “number one bottleneck” outside the Lower Mainland.” “This is an absolutely important program for the Ministry of Transportation,” she said. “We feel solving our congestion problems at this intersection is going to have a huge impact not only on local residents … (but those) up and down the Island. (Consequently) all these options are going to go a long way in helping alleviate some of that pressure we feel from the Colwood crawl.” Erwin was joined by several other communications and B.C. Transit staff, who stood alongside dozens of posterboards and video screens presenting visual depictions of the three options. A minis-
try count of the attendees determined that 610 visitors dropped in and fired a barrage of questions to officials on hand for the open house on the $85-million project. Ground is expected to be broken on the interchange project in 2016, with completion planned for 2018. Erwin couldn't go into detail on empirical figures, but said the increase in safety and the reduction in congestion through the corridor would be “dramatic.” Colwood Coun. Rob Martin said he has consulted Colwood engineering staff and was “100 per cent supportive” of the interchange moving forward. He cautioned the public to look at the options carefully with an eye toward the future. “Let’s get it right. If we are going to do something different down the road, it will cost us so much more than if we spend the money up front,” he said. “That's where we have to figure out what is best long-term. Once Royal Bay comes online and we have 2,000 to 5,000 more commuters, are we going to end up in gridlock? It's tolerable right now, but
looking down the road, especially with developing growth in (the West Shore) how do we sustain this long-term?” Options one and three of the triad of proposals includes a smaller diamondshaped interchange Erwin said would be less expensive than option two, which features a partial cloverleaf design aspect that would have a larger footprint. All three designs eliminate the traffic light for northsouth highway traffic, have traffic signals on either side of the highway at McKenzie and Admirals Road, and feature a grade separation for the Galloping Goose Trail, which would no longer cross McKenzie. The cloverleaf option would also eliminate the need for southbound traffic turning left on McKenzie to hit a traffic light. Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell, who took in the info session, wondered what the effect of the interchange would have elsewhere in his municipality, including the intersection of McKenzie and Burnside Road, and the busy highway intersection at Tillicum Road. “We could end up with the same issue (as
other interchanges), which is the highway traffic flows through but we end up having long lineups of traffic trying to get to the highway in Saanich,” he said. “Tillicum is another version of this. At what point do we end up with a freeway? I don't know.” Erwin said northbound traffic to the West Shore from Tillicum Road could actually be faster, with traffic queues at the current McKenzie light already stopping commuters as far back as Tillicum. “We're going to deliver about the same (amount of traffic) that is delivered today to Tillicum Road. We're not seeing that anything is going to change dramatically there,” she said. “We are confident that once we implement the improvements at this intersection, we're going to help draw some of that shortcutting traffic on municipal roads back onto the highway, because they're going to realize the highway will be a safe and efficient way to travel.” For more information on the proposal visit engage.gov.bc.ca/mckenzieinterchange. editor@vicnews.com
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