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It’s officialOak Bay Sea Rescue Society president Terry Calvely snips the ribbon to officially open the new Rescue Station for Oak Bay Sea Rescue on Friday. Calvely is joined by Oak Bay Marine Group CEO Peter Ciceri, Kim Bentzon of OBSR Steve Sinclair and Jeff McKay of Oak Bay Marine Group.
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Christine van ReeuwykNews staff
Organizers will have a look at new barrier options for next year after a “miracle” lack of injuries during a crash at last Wednesday night’s final street market of the season in Oak Bay.
In a crash that was attributed to the lowering sun, just after 7 p.m. Sept. 10, a driver plowed through the barrier at Monterey and Oak Bay Avenue, said market organizer Elizabeth Smith, president of the Oak Bay
Business Improvement Association.“I heard this almighty crash and I knew
it was the sound of a car crash,” said Smith, still shaken the next morning. “I made sure my vendors were OK.”
Oak Bay Police were quick on the scene, in fact an officer was already at the intersection, she added, and it appeared the crash was purely accidental.
A fundraising booth at the Oak Bay Village Night Market bore the brunt of the incident, with broken merchandise.
But the 74-year-old vendor at the end of the market was more concerned with getting her registration in for next year, Smith said with a chuckle.
“What could have happened is unthinkable,” the organizer added, noting it’s the first time in 14 years
of closing the Ave for myriad events that this has happened.
“I hope it’s the last,” Smith [email protected]
“I heard this almighty crash and I knew it was the sound of a car crash.”
- Elizabeth Smith
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Christine van ReeuwykNews staff
The active restoration work on Bowker Creek near Oak Bay High could start next June.
“We’ve just finished the detailed design. We want the public to see what the design is and get some feedback, then we’ll make some tweaks and then next year we’ll actually do the construction,” said Jody Watson, chair the Bowker Creek Initiative. “We worked with the school board and got an additional 20 metres of land we could do work within. The school board enabled enough land that we would actually be able to do some restoration in there.”
They’re working within about 25 metres the entire length of the creek alongside the high school’s running track. The wall there will stay in place and restoration, as planned currently, would include vegetation planted to obscure the wall.
“That will also allow us to meander the creek,” Watson said. “We really wanted to make it a showcase that the residents of Oak Bay could be proud of.”
Construction would take place between June and September of next year. There’s a public open house tomorrow (Sept. 18) to get final feedback on the latest design.
The plans include a proposed outdoor classroom that’s “all about trying to get them back in
touch with that creek,” Watson said. “I think the school as a whole and the students will take ownership of the creek.”
The other aspect is
creating more inclusion for the community at large.
“It’s going to be such a community amenity. Currently with the design we’re looking at, there will be universal access to the creek,” Watson said. “There’s not a lot of places you can get right down to the creek.”
There are some areas in
Saanich and Oak Bay where you can get to the shores but more than half of Bowker Creek runs through pipes, she explained. It was channelized in the 1960s and ‘70s when the area was developing.
“We’ve learned from that and now what we’re trying to do is create more of the proper watershed,” she said, noting Saanich, Victoria and the CRD
are all on board. “We’ve been working almost 15 years on developing a management plan.”
This little segment, which could be complete by fall 2015, would achieve one of the short term actions.
“There will also be an area that is fairly heavily forested, or treed, that will show more what a healthy riparian should
look like. Then right at the end, where the box culvert is (now) there will be a community space. You’ll be able to go on a little patio area and look down on the newly restored creek.”
The public open house is tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 18) at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., from 6 to 8 p.m. with presentation at 7 [email protected]
Community asset redesign up for review, includes outdoor classroom, public viewing platform
A cross section, above, and aerial, below, rendering of the proposed plan for Bowker Creek where it runs adjacent to Oak Bay High’s running track. The plan is available to peruse during an open house tomorrow at Oak Bay Recreation, 1975 Bee St. in the upstairs lounge.
“We really wanted to make it a showcase that the residents of Oak Bay could be proud of.”
- Jody Watson
Bowker Creek plan back before the public
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Cookies for kidsOak Bay High Grade 12 students Natalie Henderson and Chloe Neutegem take a shift selling baked goods for the schools Cops for Cancer fundraiser Friday outside of Pharmasave on Oak Bay Avenue.
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Laura LavinNews staff
Oak Bay councillor Cairine Green announced today that she will seek the Oak Bay mayor’s chair in this fall’s municipal election and will devote herself to the job full-time.
“It’s a key time for me to step up,” said Green. “I’m experienced at bringing people together, managing people and issues well. I’ve worked in challenging environments before – I really think I have the chops for this job.”
Green said she will build on her “credibility across the region, proven leadership skills, and a nine-year record as a municipal councillor.”
“I offer the residents of Oak Bay a new and different kind of leadership; one that is competent, decisive, and balanced,” Green said. “I have strong skills for this important job and a commitment to this complex work.”
Green has completed her first term as Oak Bay councillor and served two terms on North Saanich council previously.
She was one of three councillors who represented Oak Bay council on the Official Community Plan Advisory
Committee and served on a variety of local, Capital Regional District and regional commissions, committees and boards. She also has a long history of volunteer experience.
“I endorsed Cairine three years ago for Oak Bay council because I knew she’d be a hard-working councillor,” said Trudi Brown, Q.C., a longtime resident and practicing lawyer in Oak Bay. “I’m endorsing her now because I know she’ll be a great mayor for our community.”
Retired from the B.C. Public Service, Green said she will dedicate herself to the position of mayor full-time.
“If elected mayor of Oak Bay, I plan on hitting the ground running. The Official Community Plan implementation will require community consultation, strong leadership, experience, transparency and the ability to keep the work moving forward and on track. I will bring these
qualities and skills to the process.”Green’s father was Reeve of Saanich for
two terms (1952-1958) and was Liberal MLA prior to that.
“My father really left a legacy – I really should have paid more attention to him as a child … my dad left wonderful values to all of us, the first one being excellence in community service. Both my parents passed that along, involvement in community – it must be in
my DNA.”Green feels her political pedigree,
along with her years of public service and human resources work give her a solid platform from which to lead the community.
“Essentially, I have a lot of experience, I really enjoy the work and have a deep
commitment to the work. I’m making the jump to the mayor’s position because a number of people have asked me to consider it.”
Although current mayor Nils Jensen has not yet publicly announced if he will run for the mayor’s position again, Green said she feels any political position must be earned.
“I don’t think incumbency automatically entitles you to serve the community. It’s good for the community to have a choice. It’s good for democracy. You should never take it for granted. You have to earn the position every time.”
Green is married, has a grown son and daughter-in-law and a large extended family.
Green hosts a campaign launch event on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Sports Room (upstairs), Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Rd., the public is invited to attend.
To learn more, go to campaign.cairinegreen.ca.
Councillor Cairine Green seeks Oak Bay mayor’s chair
Councillor Cairine Green will run for mayor this fall.
Councillor gets head start on municipal race
“I have strong skills for this important job and a commitment to this complex work.”
- Cairine Green
Did you know?n Nomination packages will be received by the Chief Election Officer between 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 and 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10.
Learn what life was like from 1890 to 1920To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Oak Bay
Archives and Oak Bay Heritage present a lecture by archivist Jean Sparks called Tales from a Seaside Village, c.1890-1920 at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Windsor Park Pavilion.
“They’re usually quite well attended,” Sparks said of the heritage group’s talks.
She’s basing the talk on three or four photo
albums that depict life at that time including the Haynes family, of which Haynes Point is named, and another family that lived a year in the boathouse at Turkey Head in 1916.
Tales from the Seaside Village is Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Rd. Admission is by donation.
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Laura LavinNews staff
Oak Bay continues to take baby steps toward a deer cull.
In February, 10 clover traps were stolen from a government compound in Cranbrook where they had just been transferred after use for a cull in the District of Elkford. Six were found nearby, most burned and destroyed. The theft delayed Kimberley’s planned cull of up to 30 mule deer and put a significant dent in the traps the province has to loan to communities licensed to cull.
Oak Bay staff are now preparing a report for council which will take a look at options for the district, should it decide to proceed with the cull.
“It’s not just about a cull,” said Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen. “It’s a deer management pilot project. We’ve been working with the CRD. We have terms of reference to work through to complete the preliminary steps. Staff will report to council in September to chart the way forward.”
The lack of traps available for use from the provincial government has thrown a
wrench into the planned fall cull.
“We’ve certainly had challenges. There are no traps, what do we do about that? Build our own, buy our own, wait for the provincial government? That’s something council will have to decide,” Jensen said.
The Capital Regional District has extended the mandate of the project to early 2015, allowing the pilot project to continue. “We continue to have support from the CRD. It’s a complex project, an important part of the process is the CRD evaluation of the process,” said Jensen.
“It’s a critical part of the whole process. It will allow other communities in the CRD to make their own decisions based on what happens in Oak Bay.”
As part of the overall management project, new signage has been put up on Lansdowne and Cadboro Bay roads. “There are two signs northbound and two signs southbound,” said Jensen. “Where the hot spots are.”
The speed reader board was also moved to a location on Cadboro Bay Road.
Despite vocal opposition from many Oak Bay residents, Jensen still believes a cull is part of the answer to controlling the deer population
and reducing health and safety risks.
“In terms of last year, we had all time high numbers of deer that died on our roads and in people’s yards – this year, we’re ahead of that at this point. Last year there were 40, at the rate we’re going, we’re probably likely to see more than 50 carcasses collected,” said Jensen.
The mayor continues to get reports from residents about aggressive deer and said deer feces are causing problems in Oak Bay parks.
“Parents and grandparents are reluctant to take their children and grandchildren to the parks because of the presence of deer feces,” he said.
The cost of the cull of up to 25 deer, estimated at $12,500, may now be too low due to the delay, he said. “That is an issue council will have to examine.”
The delay is also expected to make the cull one of the hottest election issues Oak Bay has seen in recent years.
“Everything people are concerned about becomes an election issue,” said Jensen. “I’m assuming all issues will be election issues when it comes down to it.”
Jensen would not say if he will run for mayor again, only that he will make an announcement in September.
Poop in parks is the newest deer issueDeer cull plans still on council’s agenda
Traffic, automobile and bike, stops as a deer crosses Henderson Road.
Oak Bay News file photo
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Cridge Centre for the Family’s Ride for Refuge will benefit several local organizations, and volunteers are needed for all aspects of a family-friendly bike ride on Oct. 4.
Pacific Centre Family Services hosts two large storytimes for children once a month on Thursdays in Colwood, and long-term volunteers are needed for set-up, registration, and snacks.
Victoria Film Festival’s Art of the Cocktail fundraiser from Oct. 4-6 seeks volunteers for set up and general assisting duties.
Victoria Youth Empowerment Society which assists youth in removing themselves from street life seeks board members for policies and governance, not for working directly with youth.
The Inter-Cultural Association matches community connections volunteers with new Canadian individuals or families who meet weekly for three months for a variety of activities that may help with adaptation.
Open Space Arts Society seeks two volunteers with an archival or curatorial background to organize and maintain their extensive archives of past activities. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.
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The Municipality makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.
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Before you use any eye drops, be sure to tell your Op-tometrist about any other prescription or nonprescription medications that you are taking or any allergies that you have.
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Oak Bay firefighters Jason Hodge, left, and Jason Ahokas get head shaves during the Terry Fox Run in Victoria over the weekend. Firefighter Greg Swan handed over $500 for the cause from the Oak Bay Firefighters Charitable Foundation during the annual event at Mile Zero.
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at the 34th annual Terry Fox Run in Victoria Sunday.Kevin Laird/News staff
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Christine van ReeuwykNews staff
When nana turned 90 on Saturday, it was with a big W under her belt.
Well, under grandson Jake Duvall’s belt. The Oak Bay High grad won the individual title
by six strokes as the SWOSU Men’s Golf program
won the Great American Conference Preview by 10 strokes over second place Arkansas Tech.
“He said he was going to win it for his nana and he did,” said mom Susan DuVall.
Nana, Louise Walton turned 90 on Saturday, but was in hospital while her grandson was winning on the links.
“She just adores him … Not many 20 year old boys hang out with their 90 year old grandmother,” Susan said. “He wanted to win it for her so she had something to look forward to.”
DuVall, a kinesiology major in his junior year at South Western Oklahoma State University, posted a team best 69 in the final round to earn individual first place honours.
It marks the first program win since September 2012. The Bulldogs return to action Sept. 22 and 23 when they travel to the NSU Men’s Classic in Bartlesville, Okla. at Hillcrest Country Club.
“He texted me right after the last round. She was super happy,” Susan said. “She’s proud of him anyway. He looks after her and adores her, it’s really cute.”
POLICE NEWSIN BRIEF
Cyclist injured near Camosun
Oak Bay Police are still investigating after a car and bike collided near Camosun College Sept. 10, just after 2 p.m.
Both the car and cyclist were southbound on Foul Bay Road when the vehicle turned in to the college parking lot, cutting off the bike. The cyclist was knocked off the bike and suf-fered face and head injuries.
Driver issued roadside suspension after midnight crash
A crash just before midnight on Sept. 13 netted a driver an immediate roadside prohibi-tion after alcohol was deemed a factor.
When police responded to the three vehicle collision on Redwood Avenue late Saturday
night, the driver had already fled the scene. Police arrived and determined that the first vehicle had lost control and skidded into a parked second vehicle pushing it into a parked third vehicle. A wallet left in the first vehicle led police to a nearby residence and the sus-pected driver.
There were no injuries and all three vehicles were towed from the scene.
No charges in pellet gun incident
A youth learned about the dangers of firing a pellet gun in urban areas on Sept. 10.
Oak Bay Police were called shortly before 3 p.m. when a resident reported a pellet gun being used in a back yard. One pellet struck a neighbour’s house on Falkland Road, police said. No charges are pending, but an officer spoke to a youth and their parent.
iPhone, knife, ring taken from open cars
Police were called out for several thefts from vehicles last week.
Wednesday shortly after-noon Oak Bay Police received a report of a theft from vehicle in the 2600-block of Lincoln Road.
A purse was taken from an unlocked vehicle. Around 1 p.m. that day, Sept. 10, they received a report of a theft from a car that occurred in the 2200-block of Cadboro Bay Road. A white iPhone 5 was taken from the unlocked vehicle while the owner was in a store.
The next day, at 11:20 p.m., police investigated a report of theft from a car that occurred on Cranmore Road near the high school in the previous three hours.
A ring and a kitchen knife were stolen.
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For new immigrants to Canada, finding food and ingredients from home can be difficult. This Saturday (Sept. 20), they will be given the opportunity to learn about food security and healthy eating in Canada at the third annual Multicultural Food and Health Fair.
“It’s about adapting to the new practices or norms around food in their new country,” said Jennifer Almeida, event coordinator of the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society, who is putting on the event.
Almeida, originally from Malaysia, said immigrants often divert from their original diets. The event will be held at CDI College in Victoria, where there will be multicultural
vendors set up with food samples and food to buy and eat.
“The main purpose is to promote healthy eating and food security to new immigrants, and for the local people to have a flavour of ethnic food,” said Almeida.
In addition, there will be dance performances from different nationalities, door prizes and a children’s area.
In the fair’s first year, there were 400 to 600 people in attendance; last year the number doubled, and Almeida said they are expecting even more people this year.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 and admission is free.
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The power of downward dog extends beyond Paula Carey’s core strength and flexibility.
It reaches beyond the health of her patrons radiating through the greater community.
Carey and her yoga group are donating $13,600 to United Way of Greater Victoria this year.
“I’m a big believer in giving where you live, I know the work the United Way does. They identify where there are gaps in services and they make their program and partners accountable,” Carey said. “When I’m doing all my down dogs – and they’re not easy – so when we’re doing that work, I know the money we’re contributing is more impactful.”
Ready to Rent BC, Citizens Counselling Centre, Homeless Prevention Fund, both of Camosun College’s Leading Youth to New Careers and Single Parents Bursary Fund – all have benefitted from Carey and her yoga community’s generosity in the past.
Her focus now is the United Way of Greater Victoria – not only as a donor but as a volunteer.
“Paula has a real gift – she teaches people the power of philanthropy and leads by example,” said Jo-Anne Silverman, director of development for United Way.
Perhaps that’s because she understands poverty having grown up poor in Toronto. For her parents, generosity was not possible but for Paula, education was the door to new possibilities. A teacher arranged for her to take a course at the Ontario Science
Centre as a host demonstrator which, she says, changed her life. By 17, she had a part-time job there and met her husband of 34 years, Nicholas, on her first day of work.
“What a great gig, stand in front of 1,000 people and use a laser and learn how to public speak at 17,” she said.
Having taught yoga for 15 years has helped, too. Carey talks with her yoga community on ways they can help bridge the gaps within our net of social services. She calls this “yoga off the mat” and donates all proceeds from the eight yoga classes she teaches every week to causes that support those most vulnerable in Greater Victoria. Her students also
generously support the areas of need they identify each year.
“I trust them, and I think they’re going to do way better
with my money than an individual charity,” she said. “Victoria United Way has staff with just such a depth of knowledge and passion, it blows you away. It’s the most wonderful volunteer job I’ve had.”
She’s in her second year serving on their Major Gifts Cabinet.
“I get to use all of my skills, I get to feel I am doing something amazing for the community,” Carey said. “I’m respected, I’m thanked … and I’m assured every dollar I donate is going to be amazing.”[email protected]
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Paula Carey, left, leads regulars Carrera Marotto, Laura Farrell, Melissa Falhman and Amy Schneider doing a little yoga. They regularly attend yoga; Carey regularly donates the proceeds to the United Way of Greater Victoria with which she also volunteers.
“Paula has a real gift – she teaches people the power of philanthropy and leads by example.” - Jo-Anne Silverman
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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 61 (GREATER VICTORIA)NOTICE OF NOMINATION
GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION 2014
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) that nominations for the offices of nine (9) Trustees will be received at the offices of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria), 556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, B.C. between the hours of 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, the thirtieth (30th) day of September 2014 and 4:00 P.M. on Friday, the tenth (10th) day of October 2014 and during that period the nomination documents shall only be received on regular office days and hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Should anyone wish to file nomination documents in other than office hours, arrangements may be made by phoning Vicki Hanley, Executive Assistant, at (250) 475 4106 or the Chief Election Officer at (250) 472 0059.
The Trustees will be elected for a four (4) year term commencing December 2014 and terminating in 2018 after the election held in accordance with the legislation in the Local Government Act and the School Act.
The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows:A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and to hold office as a mem-
ber of a School District if they are a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age or older on general voting day (November 15th, 2014), a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day of nomination papers are filed, and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other en-actment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding office, or to be otherwise disqualified by law.
Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria). The nomination documents shall be in the form prescribed in the Local Government Act and School Act and shall state the name and residence of the person nominated in such a manner as to sufficiently identify such candidate. The nomination documents shall be subscribed to by the candidate. At the time of filing the nomination documents, the candidate shall also file
with the Chief Election Officer or a person designated by the Chief Election Officer a written disclosure, as required under the Financial Disclosure Act.
Copies of all forms are available at the Offices of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria), 556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, B.C. or by contacting Vicki Hanley, Executive Assistant at (250) 475 4106 or the School District website www.sd61bc.ca or the Chief Election Officer at (250) 472 0059.
Given under my hand at Victoria, B.C. this tenth (10th) day of September, 2014.
Thomas F. Moore,Chief Election Officer
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Whatever cease-fire emerges from the latest round in the war for control of B.C.’s public school system, the next court battle is ready to proceed.
Lawyers for the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation have filed their written submissions to the B.C. Court of Appeal. At issue is whether legislation removing union contract terms that dictated class size and teacher staff levels was a violation of members’ constitutional rights to freedom of association.
When B.C. Supreme Court justice Susan Griffin found that it was, the government changed legislation again. The same judge ordered that struck down and the 2002 contract language reinstated retroactively for every contract since then, imposed or negotiated.
The government says that would create chaos as well as billions in expenses, pushing out full-day kindergarten and other allocations of space and money that have proceeded since union control was removed.
Griffin’s order is stayed pending this appeal. If you think the latest strike has been disruptive, you don’t want to see what this judge’s vision would look like.
Government lawyers argue that the BCTF’s constitutional right claim is “wrong in law” and amounts to a veto that blocks the province’s ability to legislate in
response to changing conditions.“According to the BCTF,
legislation may improve on collective agreement entitlements but cannot remove them over the objections of the union without violating [the Charter of Rights and Freedoms],” the government’s submission says. “On the BCTF’s theory, collective agreement entitlements become constitutionally protected in perpetuity.”
What that would mean to voters is when they
throw out an NDP government that handed the keys to the treasury to public sector unions, the unions can veto that too. And when mandated minimum teacher-librarians sitting in rooms full of paper books become the equivalent of buggy whip weavers, they must remain as long as the union wants.
BCTF’s lawyers submit that the government is wrong in fact as well as law. Its arguments are technical, dwelling particularly on the fact that the government didn’t appeal Griffin’s first ruling.
For instance, there have actually been two negotiated deals since 2002. The one in 2006 provided five years of raises and a bonus to get the government past the 2010 Olympics, and in 2012 there was a pre-election truce negotiated with the help of mediator Charles Jago.
The government argues that re-imposing 2002 conditions would overturn other contracts that were
agreed to by the BCTF. BCTF’s lawyers say, in effect, the deleted terms covering working conditions weren’t there to negotiate.
The Coalition of B.C. Businesses has entered the case as an intervener, arguing for the supremacy of elected governments when providing public services.
Its submission notes that unlike private disputes, the right to strike is often curtailed in the public sector, and sometimes eliminated as in the case of police and health care.
“When critical aspects of public policy are jeopardized by employee demands, those aspects could be legislated; where a fiscal downturn or inflationary pressures required austerity measures, they could be implemented through legislation; where strikes jeopardize important public services, the legislature could pass back-to-work legislation, and so on.”
It’s been obvious for many years that the BCTF doesn’t function like a normal union, and isn’t much interested in starting to do so.
Its leadership sees itself as an agent of “social justice,” a belief demonstrated by its promotion of flawed poverty statistics and pronouncements on everything from U.S. labour law to conflict in the Middle East.
Its decades-old instruction to government is blunt: raise taxes and give us the money.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
Off to school, and to court
Amalgamation answer matters
Just a few months ago, the push to convince the region’s 13 councils that a non-binding question on amalgamation was a good idea during this fall’s elections seemed all but defeated.
AmalgamationYes, a resident group set up to lead that drive, still appears to have limited reach (its online petition includes less than 1,000 names). But the group’s lobbying efforts are bearing fruit, as Sidney, Esquimalt, Victoria, Central Saanich and Langford have all agreed to put the amalgamation question to voters this fall.
Oak Bay, too, took a step towards that decision last week with Coun. Kevin Murdoch’s notice that he will ask council to make a formal decision on a question before the end of this month.
Allowing the province to both pay for and staff a team that would examine multiple models of amalgamation and integration in the Capital Region is a good deal for voters and for local politicians. They’ll have to get their hands dirty and do heavy lifting when providing data to the province, but the temporary effort is worth the payoff.
If the study provides a better way to share policing, fire and other large pieces of the municipal budgetary pie while retaining autonomous borders, then the temporary effort is worth the payoff.
If the study leads to amalgamation of some natural neighbours in the region and to better cohesion among regional players, the effort is worth the payoff.
Including the amalgamation question on the ballot will not necessarily lead directly to amalgamation. And a non-binding question does not force council to go forward at all, it merely arms them with the voters’ opinion.
Murdoch aims to frame the question so voters know what amalgamation means and why council wants to know. While this will be more tricky than a simple yes or no question, the answer may surprise us all.
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
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Unfortunately piecemeal debates don’t put all the facts together.
So, someone claimed in a recent issue that culls have never worked anywhere. But if s/he had looked at the B.C. government’s large study he’d have learned that a serious cull works for several years, but does require repeating (IIRC every 10 years). Unfortunately the B.C. government wimped on the subject, dumping it onto municipalities, and the CRD wimped too but now has bigger problems to worry about.
Of course Oak Bay’s planned independent cull won’t have much effect if neighbouring fiefdoms don’t participate, a point people have made in the Oak Bay News.
I still think governments should get some of those tribal people living near Admirals Road to periodically practice their ancestral culture they keep talking about – harvest some deer.
And yet another letter writer claims that deer are in urban areas because their habitat was eliminated by development. That’s nonsense, a
short drive up the Malahat or west of Sooke, or a hike in Goldstream Park, would reveal plenty of habitat.
Deer are here because the food is tastier, they are tolerated, and there are fewer cougars.
Deer aren’t dumb in the short term sense to the limit of their knowledge, their agility and hooves can handle dogs but not cars. Some wildlife authorities are concerned about their diet – it is too easy, not natural.
But for the moment at least it seems to support ample reproduction, and the lack of cougars removes a natural limit on population.
Some wildlife authorities are very much against deer being in urban areas, because the food is not natural – it is too high in some nutrients.
I idly wonder if lack of predators like cougars degrades genetics, as they’ll more often catch the slow. Is that a type of cull? Well, maybe cars also kill more of the slow or unwise.
Keith SketchleySaanich
Re: Taking the next steps in sewage treatment (Letters, Aug. 27).
The letter by Cairine Green has very much left me with my mouth open.
Where does a person even start to respond to her statement of the escalation of heat on Esquimalt’s mayor and council?
Why even bring this up? Of course they have the right to refuse, the larger question here is why the Capital Region allowed themselves to be harnessed to a single horse in the first place?
Then there is the attitude with the public finger pointing. Please tell us Ms. Green, would any taxpayer sit and not voice their concerns with the way this has been handled, or, perhaps her politics would have us accept these types of decisions with absolutely no filtering? It’s good that you have gotten yourself
up to date with this issue, and I completely agree with your comments that knowledge is power, it is also said however, that knowledge not shared is knowledge stolen.
Perhaps now that you are up-to-date you could tell us how we have come to be in this predicament, and better how to get out of it? Or shall we continue to let the decision be made in council without pesky taxpayer interference?
Please don’t sell us taxpayers short, we have no problem understanding clear and concise dialogue presented in a timely manner.
I also hope that we change course and take a direction that inspires new leadership, because the bullying and bribery obviously has not worked.
J SpenceOak Bay
Being an automobile enthusiast, I was pretty heartbroken when the Sears Auto Centre shut down.
As most of my auto collection consists of foreign cars, I did not always avail myself of their mechanics but found enough spare parts to keep me going.
About two months ago, as I was driving south on Lansdowne Road below Cadboro Bay Road, I thought I saw a miracle as there was another auto centre being built. Or so I thought until recently when I discovered it was a private residence.
Broken heart part deux!Maybe it is owned by a former Sears employee
who missed the old shop so much he had to replicate it?
It is however, a perfect example of the type of housing that council seems to be permitting in staid old Uplands.
Looking on the bright side, maybe in 100 or so years my great grandchildren will know it as a character home. If it lasts that long.
Robert LaidlawOak Bay
Re: Amalgamation question may be on your ballot (News, Sept, 12).
How can we vote for amalgamation if we do not have enough information?
The amalgamation question should be asked during the coming election and it should be framed as: ‘Are we willing to study what amalgamation would mean for Oak Bay’ Anything less is hiding our heads in the sand.
On another subject: I would like to know when Oak Bay is going to renew our sewer and runoff pipes?
This summer I saw lots of renewal by Victoria, but nothing in Oak Bay.
Is this another example of hiding our heads? Darralyn Bonnor
Oak Bay
Taxpayers have a say in next sewage direction
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bEiJinG to banGkok | march 16 FREE 3-night pre-cruise land program in Beijing - oR - FREE 3-night post-cruise land program in chiang mai
mumbai to luXoR | aPril 18 FREE 3-night pre-cruise land program to the taj mahal - And - FREE 3-night post-cruise land program in luxor & cairo
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SEVEN SEAS MARINER04 February, 201510 nights Round trip PapeeteShipboard credit up to $600.00 per suite.
SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER05 February, 201516 nights Hong Kong to BeijingShipboard credit up to $500.00 per suite. SEVEN SEAS MARINER
22 March, 2015 11 nights Buenos Aires toRio de JaneiroShipboard credit up to $700.00 per suite.
2 FOR 1 FARES• FREE round trip airfare from Vancouver
• FREE unlimited shore excursions
• FREE business class air in penthousesuites and higher on European Voyages
• FREE specially priced extraordinaryland programs on select Africa and South America voyages.
• Shipboard credits on most sailings.
Enjoy IT’S ALL
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A LIFETIME OF EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE AWAITS
9 Day Japan CruiseAUGUST 19TH , 2015Tokyo, Kushiro, Shiretoko, Korsakov Russia, Otaru, Hakodate, Aomori
$2399.10CAD p.p., outside cabin, other categories available
ATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE $75 SHIP CREDIT & A BOTTLE OF WINE PER CABINThis sailing is eligible for 3-for-free promotion…(offer expires Nov 20/14)• Free room upgrade within your selected room type • Free Shore Excursion money, up to $200.00 per couple • Free Spending money, up to $100.0 per couple.
Other sailingsavailable for this
promotion toAlaska, Europe
and Japan.
Call for details, subjectto availability!
Ships of Bermudian and British Registry. Fares are cruise only, per person ,CAD, based on double occupancy, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Taxes, fees, port expenses and fuel supplements of up to $356.40 are additional, per person and subject to change. Refer to princess.com for terms, conditions, and de� nitions which will apply to all bookings.
Enjoy Cunard’sLegendary Serviceas you Experience
yourTimeless Adventure
7 Day Sailing New York to Southampton03 May - 10 May, 2015From $1319.00 CAD per person cruise onlyOR 17 Day Sailing New York to Southampton10 May - 27 May, 2015From $3682.00 CAD per person cruise only
** Sailings available Commemorating 175 Years of Cunard. Ask for details.**
QUEEN MARY 2:LUXURY OCEAN LINER
Ships are of Bermudian Registry. Fares are cruise only, per person ,CAD, based on double occupancy, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Government fees and taxes and fuel supplements are extra and subject to change. Refer to cunard.com for terms, conditions, and definitions which will apply to all bookings.
Burgundy & Provence
8 Days - Avignon to Lyon Early booking savings of
up to $1000 per couple
European Jewels15 Days - Budapest to AmsterdamEarly Booking Savings of
up to $2200 per couple
Castles Along the Rhine8 Days - Amsterdam to Basel
Early Booking Savings of up to $1000 per couple.
Top Three River CruisesEarly
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from $5,698 USD +taxes
Free Air - Pre Paid Gratuities& $100 Shipboard Credit Plus...
Escorted byElizabeth & Peter Wheaton
Fares are in USD and subject to increase 1/1/2015. All fares are per person in US dollars, valid for residents of United States and Canada, based on double occupancy(unless otherwise noted), for new bookings only and may be withdrawn at any time. “free airfare” promotion does not include ground transfers and applies to coach, roundtrip � ights only from the following airports: ATL, BOS, DFW, EWR, HNL, IAH, IAD, JFK, LAX, LGA, MCO, MDW, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX, SAN, SAV, SEA, SFO, TPA, YOW, YOU, YVR, YYZ. Airfare is available from all other U.S. and Canadian gateways for an additional charge. Any advertised fares that include the “Free Airfare” promotion include all airline fees, surcharges and government taxes. Airline imposed personal charges such as baggage fees may apply. For details visit explore� ightfees.com. Ships’ registry: Marshall Islands.
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SEABOURN SPIRIT
Exotic CaribbeanNOV 2014, DEC 2014, JAN 2015, FEB 201514 Days - St. Maarten to St. Maarten
From $4664 CA per person SEABOURN SOJOURN
Myanmar to the Malabar CoastMARCH 2015 16 Days - Singapore to Mumbai
From $6219 CA per person SEABOURN QUEST
Amazon & the Caribbean IslesMARCH 16 2015 15 Days - Manaus to Fort Lauderdale
From $7774 CA per person Port Taxes extra. Prices based on cruise only.SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
• unique itineraries• open bars throughout the ship
• all dining venues are complimentary• tipping is neither required nor expected
• spacious all suite accommodation• intuitive, gracious service
Voted World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line
A LIFETIME OF EXTRAORDINARY
ADVENTURE AWAITS
19 Day Panama Canal April 20th, 2015on the Noordam, Fort Lauderdale to Vancouver or Victoria
ATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE$75.00 per cabin ship credit, Caneletto Dinner, Pinnacle Grill Lunch
From $2447.60 CAD per person OCEANVIEW - CRUISE ONLY
17 Day Circle Hawaii Sept 20th, 2015on the Zaandam, Vancouver to San Diego
ATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE$75 ship credit per cabin
From $2741.95 CAD per person OCEANVIEW - CRUISE ONLY
11 Day Mediterranean Dream June 8th, 2015on the Zuiderdam Venice to RomeATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE
Chocolate Covered Strawberries, $50.00 ship credit per cabin
From $2225.25 CAD per person OCEANVIEW - CRUISE ONLY
Port Charges & Taxes extra…. OTHER DATES AVAILABLE
Ask us about 4 compelling offers.
sip, dine, share, and save.
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■ Astonishing Discoveries■ Grandeur meet Gracious
■ Warm and Genuine ■ Focus on Service■ Sophisticated Five Star Dining
■ Culinary Arts Centre ■ Digital Workshop■ Welcome Back Rewards
Our Five Star World
ALL-INCLUSIVE...JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS.When we say that Tauck’s European river cruises are all-inclusive, we mean just that. Every river cruise expense is included in one upfront price... from gratuities to ship staff and Tauck staff, to unlimited complimentary beverages onboard, to all private shore excursions and signature experiences for Tauck guests only.
So when you cruise in the club-like atmosphere of our riverboats... then go ashore to meet Churchill’s granddaughter in London, indulge in an Imperial Evening in Vienna, or learn a chef’s secrets in France... rest assured it’s an experience you can’t get on your own – and it’s included. All-inclusive river cruising from Tauck. Because how you see the world matters.
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2187 Oak Bay Avenue | 250 598 5252 | www.athlonetravel.com | Out of Town 1 888 987 2351
Fares listed are in U.S. dollars, based on double occupancy. All fares listed are per person and bonus savings listed are per suite. All fares and offers are for new bookings only, are capacity controlled and subject to availability, may not be combined with other offers and may be withdrawn at any time without prior notice. 2-for-1 Fares are based on published Full Brochure Fares; fares may not include Personal Charges, Optional Facilities and Services Fees as de� ned in the Terms and Conditions of the Guest Ticket Contract. Air Inclusive Program applies to economy, roundtrip � ights only from select U.S. & Canadian gateways. Advertised fare includes all air surcharges, airline fees and government taxes. Some airline-imposed personal charges, including but not limited to baggage, priority boarding, and special seating, may apply. FREE Ground Transfers: when using our scheduled � ights, some restrictions apply. FREE Unlimited Shore Excursion reservations are accepted on a � rst-come, � rst-served basis and number of shore excursions are subject to availability. We reserve the right to correct errors. Additional terms and conditions may apply and can be found in the Guest Ticket Contract at www.RSSC.com. Ship’s registry: Bahamas
EUROPE • SOUTH AMERICA • SOUTH PACIFIC • ASIA • CARIBBEAN • ALASKA
The Most Inclusive Luxury Experience
the all-inclusive
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100% SuiteS • 100% BalconieSlimited to 700 GueStS
2-for-1 fareS PluS additional BonuS SavinGS
FREE RoundtRip AiR vAncouveR
FREE unlimited ShoRe excuRSionS
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FREE pRe-pAid gRAtuitieS
FREE gRound tRAnSfeRS
FREE unlimited BeveRAgeS including fine WineS And pRemium SpiRitS
FREE AlteRnAtive dining venueS
FREE in-Suite mini-BAR
europe • south america • africa • south pacific • asia • caribbean • alaskafares listed are in u.s. dollars, based on double occupancy. all fares listed are per person and bonus savings listed are per suite. all fares and offers are for new bookings only, are capacity controlled and subject to availability, may not be combined with other offers and may be withdrawn at any time without prior notice. 2-for-1 fares are based on published full brochure fares; fares may not include personal charges, optional facilities and services fees as defined in the terms and conditions of the guest ticket contract. air inclusive program applies to economy, roundtrip flights only from select u.s. & canadian gateways. advertised fare includes all air surcharges, airline fees and government taxes. some airline-imposed personal charges, including but not limited to baggage, priority boarding, and special seating, may apply. free ground transfers: when using our scheduled flights, some restrictions apply. free unlimited shore excursion reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and number of shore excursions are subject to availability. We reserve the right to correct errors. additional terms and conditions may apply and can be found in the guest ticket contract at www.rssc.com. ship’s registry: bahamas
300 ports + free shore excursions… the choiceS ARe endleSS.
chRistmas 2012 bali to auckland | decemBer 19 FREE 3-night pre-cruise land program in Bali
bEiJinG to banGkok | march 16 FREE 3-night pre-cruise land program in Beijing - oR - FREE 3-night post-cruise land program in chiang mai
mumbai to luXoR | aPril 18 FREE 3-night pre-cruise land program to the taj mahal - And - FREE 3-night post-cruise land program in luxor & cairo
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SPa credit!
SEVEN SEAS MARINER04 February, 201510 nights Round trip PapeeteShipboard credit up to $600.00 per suite.
SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER05 February, 201516 nights Hong Kong to BeijingShipboard credit up to $500.00 per suite. SEVEN SEAS MARINER
22 March, 2015 11 nights Buenos Aires toRio de JaneiroShipboard credit up to $700.00 per suite.
2 FOR 1 FARES• FREE round trip airfare from Vancouver
• FREE unlimited shore excursions
• FREE business class air in penthousesuites and higher on European Voyages
• FREE specially priced extraordinaryland programs on select Africa and South America voyages.
• Shipboard credits on most sailings.
Enjoy IT’S ALL
INCLUDED
* Contact us about these and all other departures.
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A LIFETIME OF EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE AWAITS
9 Day Japan CruiseAUGUST 19TH , 2015Tokyo, Kushiro, Shiretoko, Korsakov Russia, Otaru, Hakodate, Aomori
$2399.10CAD p.p., outside cabin, other categories available
ATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE $75 SHIP CREDIT & A BOTTLE OF WINE PER CABINThis sailing is eligible for 3-for-free promotion…(offer expires Nov 20/14)• Free room upgrade within your selected room type • Free Shore Excursion money, up to $200.00 per couple • Free Spending money, up to $100.0 per couple.
Other sailingsavailable for this
promotion toAlaska, Europe
and Japan.
Call for details, subjectto availability!
Ships of Bermudian and British Registry. Fares are cruise only, per person ,CAD, based on double occupancy, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Taxes, fees, port expenses and fuel supplements of up to $356.40 are additional, per person and subject to change. Refer to princess.com for terms, conditions, and de� nitions which will apply to all bookings.
Enjoy Cunard’sLegendary Serviceas you Experience
yourTimeless Adventure
7 Day Sailing New York to Southampton03 May - 10 May, 2015From $1319.00 CAD per person cruise onlyOR 17 Day Sailing New York to Southampton10 May - 27 May, 2015From $3682.00 CAD per person cruise only
** Sailings available Commemorating 175 Years of Cunard. Ask for details.**
QUEEN MARY 2:LUXURY OCEAN LINER
Ships are of Bermudian Registry. Fares are cruise only, per person ,CAD, based on double occupancy, capacity controlled and subject to availability. Government fees and taxes and fuel supplements are extra and subject to change. Refer to cunard.com for terms, conditions, and definitions which will apply to all bookings.
Burgundy & Provence
8 Days - Avignon to Lyon Early booking savings of
up to $1000 per couple
European Jewels15 Days - Budapest to AmsterdamEarly Booking Savings of
up to $2200 per couple
Castles Along the Rhine8 Days - Amsterdam to Basel
Early Booking Savings of up to $1000 per couple.
Top Three River CruisesEarly
Booking Discounts
ExpireOct. 31st
2014
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ScandinaviaCruiseVacation
from $5,698 USD +taxes
Free Air - Pre Paid Gratuities& $100 Shipboard Credit Plus...
Escorted byElizabeth & Peter Wheaton
Fares are in USD and subject to increase 1/1/2015. All fares are per person in US dollars, valid for residents of United States and Canada, based on double occupancy(unless otherwise noted), for new bookings only and may be withdrawn at any time. “free airfare” promotion does not include ground transfers and applies to coach, roundtrip � ights only from the following airports: ATL, BOS, DFW, EWR, HNL, IAH, IAD, JFK, LAX, LGA, MCO, MDW, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX, SAN, SAV, SEA, SFO, TPA, YOW, YOU, YVR, YYZ. Airfare is available from all other U.S. and Canadian gateways for an additional charge. Any advertised fares that include the “Free Airfare” promotion include all airline fees, surcharges and government taxes. Airline imposed personal charges such as baggage fees may apply. For details visit explore� ightfees.com. Ships’ registry: Marshall Islands.
NAUTICA
SEABOURN SPIRIT
Exotic CaribbeanNOV 2014, DEC 2014, JAN 2015, FEB 201514 Days - St. Maarten to St. Maarten
From $4664 CA per person SEABOURN SOJOURN
Myanmar to the Malabar CoastMARCH 2015 16 Days - Singapore to Mumbai
From $6219 CA per person SEABOURN QUEST
Amazon & the Caribbean IslesMARCH 16 2015 15 Days - Manaus to Fort Lauderdale
From $7774 CA per person Port Taxes extra. Prices based on cruise only.SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
• unique itineraries• open bars throughout the ship
• all dining venues are complimentary• tipping is neither required nor expected
• spacious all suite accommodation• intuitive, gracious service
Voted World’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line
A LIFETIME OF EXTRAORDINARY
ADVENTURE AWAITS
19 Day Panama Canal April 20th, 2015on the Noordam, Fort Lauderdale to Vancouver or Victoria
ATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE$75.00 per cabin ship credit, Caneletto Dinner, Pinnacle Grill Lunch
From $2447.60 CAD per person OCEANVIEW - CRUISE ONLY
17 Day Circle Hawaii Sept 20th, 2015on the Zaandam, Vancouver to San Diego
ATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE$75 ship credit per cabin
From $2741.95 CAD per person OCEANVIEW - CRUISE ONLY
11 Day Mediterranean Dream June 8th, 2015on the Zuiderdam Venice to RomeATHLONE TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE
Chocolate Covered Strawberries, $50.00 ship credit per cabin
From $2225.25 CAD per person OCEANVIEW - CRUISE ONLY
Port Charges & Taxes extra…. OTHER DATES AVAILABLE
Ask us about 4 compelling offers.
sip, dine, share, and save.
Book today for best selection & to take advantage of these extraordinary values. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
■ Astonishing Discoveries■ Grandeur meet Gracious
■ Warm and Genuine ■ Focus on Service■ Sophisticated Five Star Dining
■ Culinary Arts Centre ■ Digital Workshop■ Welcome Back Rewards
Our Five Star World
ALL-INCLUSIVE...JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS.When we say that Tauck’s European river cruises are all-inclusive, we mean just that. Every river cruise expense is included in one upfront price... from gratuities to ship staff and Tauck staff, to unlimited complimentary beverages onboard, to all private shore excursions and signature experiences for Tauck guests only.
So when you cruise in the club-like atmosphere of our riverboats... then go ashore to meet Churchill’s granddaughter in London, indulge in an Imperial Evening in Vienna, or learn a chef’s secrets in France... rest assured it’s an experience you can’t get on your own – and it’s included. All-inclusive river cruising from Tauck. Because how you see the world matters.
2187 Oak Bay Avenue | 250 598 5252 | www.athlonetravel.com | Out of Town 1 888 987 2351
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Deluxe Stateroom: $6,685 / Verandah: $9,265 / Penthouse: $15,160*
*Cruise-Only Fares are per person in U.S. dollars, double occupancy and do not include cruise port, security and handling charges of $625. Fares are capacity controlled, based on availability and can be withdrawn without notice. Restrictions apply. Ship’s registry Bahamas. For full terms and conditions contact Athlone Travel.
From Giant tortoises & iguanas to
brilliantly red frigate birds,
the Galapagos offer a rare look at our ecosystem including 1,900 species that
don’t exist anywhere else on earth; then add the magic of the Lost Incas!
GALAPAGOS& PERUESCORTEDMarch 2016
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O ne of the hottest trends in travel is the sharp growth in multigenerational travel. Families are living geographically farther from each other than at any
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Red, White & NewBY ERNEST SARGENT
WHITE – 2013 ROAD 13 VIOGNIERStraw coloured in the glass with aromas
of peach, apricot and Old English rose. Exhibiting plush flavours of honeysuckle,
peach and quince, this well-balanced wine finishes with a touch of spice. One of the best examples of BC Viognier I’ve tasted.
Serve with Asian cuisine or butter chicken, and it’s not too early to be thinking of
Thanksgiving turkey dinner ($25).
A wine lover and collector for 35 years, Ernest turned professional after receiving his ISG Sommelier certification in 2006, and his Spanish Wine Educator certification in 2008.
He can be found managing the Vintages Room at Everything Wine and
leading wine seminars at C-One, followed on Twitter @FiascoinVic, and emailed at [email protected]
NEW – WINE EDUCATION AND VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTSharon McLean & Treve Ring founded Cru Consultancy (www.cruconsultancy.com for more information) to deliver Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) courses in Victoria, offering both Level 2 and Level 3 this fall, at the Inn at Laurel Point. Level 2 is set up for entry-level trade or amateurs – Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 9:30pm; September 17 – October 22. Victoria Wine Fest – see http://vicwf.com for information
RED – 2010 PALO ALTO WINEMAKERS SELECTIONA blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot and Petite Sirah from Chile, this wine over delivers for the money. Dense and brooding in the glass, the Carmenere mint shows through the dark fruit, chocolate and spice from the other grapes. On the palate however, the Cabernet, Merlot and Petite Sirah shine, making this complex wine a winner. 90 points Wine Advocate ($22).
NEW INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTSharon McLean & Treve Ring founded Cru Consultancy (www.cruconsultancy.com for more information) to deliver Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) courses in Victoria, offering both Level 2 and Level 3 this fall, at the Inn at Laurel Point. Level 2 is set up for entry-level trade or amateurs – Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 9:30pm; September 17 – October 22. Victoria Wine Fest – see http://vicwf.com
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Ekornes Manhattan is our best-selling stationary sofa, and has been for years. The design is timeless and it � ts perfectly into every home. Available in a variety of different leathers.
Ekornes Manhattan is our best-selling stationary sofa, and
Venice Chair - Comes in Black, Brown, Grey, Kiwi, Turquoise,
and White. Reg. Price $188
SALE PRICE $149
Magnolia Shelf Unit – We are proud to announce the
introduction of a new Classic Bamboo line of elegant bamboo furniture. Available in 3 colours
Reg. Price $998
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Ekornes Chelsea Chair and Ottoman from Norway in select colours. Reg. Price $3,248
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Loveseat Reg. Price $4,158SALE PRICE $2,798 Sofa Reg. Price $5,718SALE PRICE $3,498(in select colours)
Divani Chair – The Relaxer program from IMG NORWAY is a collection of supremely comfortable, Norwegian
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Reader Photo of the WeekOak Bay News
reader Meredith Robertson took
this photo at Willows Beach in
February on a cool and damp day.
‘I love it because of its simplicity.
Two good friends enjoying the
beautiful view and the company of
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more could we want?’
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Phasing in technology will be the hot topic at the Capital Region CREST meeting slated for today (Sept. 17).
“The big item we’ll be discussion is moving to a new and more advanced technology for the radio system,” said Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen. “Phasing in what really is now in North America, and will soon be right across North America, the standard for use for emergency radios.”
Capital Region Emergency Service Telecommunications provides radio service for emergency services throughout the region. CRD members will consider the new technology plan to implement a 700 megahertz spectrum. CREST’s shareholders will be asked to support making a $24 million investment in a five-year plan to upgrade CREST’s technology to further improve reliability and coverage.
“The operating agreement we’ve all signed on is that anything higher than a two per cent increase in any given year would require special majority,” Jensen said. “We’re doing it within those limits. That just shows how well our staff have done in terms of putting not only an excellent technology plan together but a well balanced budget to pay for it.”
$24 million upgrade for CREST on CRD table
The Victoria Writers Festival combines poetry and video through a new contest in which youth and adults perform any poem of Canadian poet Don McKay.
Videos must include the entire poem, but be no longer than five minutes. The entry fee for adults is $15 and for youth under 18 it is $10.
The top three adult and youth winners will have their videos screened at the Victoria Writers Fes-tival. In addition, first prize for adults is $100, a signed copy of Angular Unconformity and a sub-scription to The Malahat Review. First prize for youth is $50 and a Brick Brooks title.
For a full list of rules and prizes, visit victoriaw-ritersfestival.org. The deadline for entry is Nov. 1.
Writers’ festival takes on poetry with video
Bluegrass Mass season gets underway Sunday
The 2014 Bluegrass Mass season launches with “Will the Circle (Really) Be Unbroken?” on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. at St. Philip Anglican Church, 2928 Eastdowne Rd.
The event is free and donations are gladly accepted. The mass includes Gospel bluegrass and Americana by a full bluegrass band meshed with an ancient liturgy.
Christopher Page helps frame the questions. A meal follows the service at approximately 5:15 p.m.
All ages are welcome to attend. Contact [email protected] or go to stphilipvictoria.ca for more information.
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Presentation at 7:00pmOak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee Street in the Small Lounge
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Icelandic Migration to and through UtahSunday, 21 September, 7:30 p.m. Clearihue Building A127
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Dr. Fred E. Woods earned his doctoral degree from the University of Utah. He is a professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He is the author of Fire on Ice: Icelandic Latter-day Saints at Home and Abroad (2005) and the editor of the “Mormon Migration” website: mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu. He is currently working on publishing Icelandic materials extant in Utah. Dr. Woods will focus on the reasons why Icelanders immigrated to Utah (1854–1914) and will include an overview of their journey as well as their settlement and assimilation in this region.
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Andrea PeacockNews staff
Community members will come together this Friday to celebrate the kickoff to the renovations of a housing complex for at-risk youth. An anonymous donor gave Forrest House to the Threshold Housing Society, which offers transitional housing for people between 16 and 21 years of age who are at risk of being homeless.
“The place needed a big renovation to be made safe and sustainable,” said Paul Latour, founder of HeroWork Program Society, the organization in charge of the renovation. The complex is located on Davie Street, just west of Oak Bay. Friday’s opening ceremony will start off with a parade, the convoy of heroes. Close to 70 decorated vehicles full of sponsors, contractors and volunteers will drive from the Oak Bay Marina at 4 p.m. to the site on Davie Street at 4:30 p.m.
“Everybody will be honking their horns,” said Latour. “It’s really a celebration of community and co-operation.”
Around 5 p.m., everyone from the parade will march onto the building site, led by a bagpiper.
After an opening ceremony, demolition of the inside of the building will start at 5:30 p.m.
“The contractors say it’s about a $350,000-valued renovation,” said Latour, adding there are 80 companies involved who have donated time and resources to the project.
“A couple hundred volunteers will be involved in it as well in addition to that,” said Latour. “It’s about creating this amazing, wonderful event that inspires people and gets them all working toward a common goal.”
The kickoff party will also feature live music, food, clowns and face painting. It will wrap up at 7:30 p.m. .
The renovation will then continue for three successive weekends, with the grand reveal on Oct. 5.
“Paul Latour and the HeroWork Society have been a God-send,” said Mark Muldoon, executive director of Threshold Housing Society. “We would not have been able to open this building without their help.”
The building will be able to house at most six youth, said Muldoon. One of the units will be used for life skill building such as cooking and financial literacy.
“Our goal is to give at-risk youth a very positive rental experience as a stepping stone into adult independence,” said Muldoon. Forrest House is a transition
house in that there is a termination point to each individual’s residency.
Once Threshold Housing Society decides a resident has reached a certain level of maturity and integrity, it will be time for them to move on, said
Muldoon.“We don’t discharge anyone to
homelessness,” he said. “We make sure they have a good, safe, clean environment to move into.”
‘Heros’ help at-risk youth
Andrea Peacock/News staff
Paul Latour, founder of HeroWork and Kent McFadyen, project manager, at the construction site of Threshold Hosuing Society’s newest complex.
Rising ferry fares and declining traffic are costing the economy millions more than the revenues accruing to BC Ferries, according to a study prepared for discussion at this month’s local government convention.
Based on what it is calling the first “socio-economic” study of ferry use and costs, the Union of B.C. Municipalities executive is recommending the province reverse its November 2013 decision to continue raising ferry rates beyond the rate of inflation.
The report refers to passenger
declines of 20 to 40 per cent on northern routes, 10 to 20 per cent on minor routes and five to eight per cent on major routes. The report finds that “ferry ridership declines run counter to the trend of transportation volume increases in most other modes of transport in B.C., including vehicle and air transport.”
The report estimates that if fare increases had been kept to the rate of inflation, passenger volumes would have grown by 19 per cent over the past decade, adding $2.3 billion to the province’s gross domestic product.
Transportation Minister Todd Stone and previous ministers have argued that ridership declines have been seen on Interior ferries that charge no fares, and on other travel affected by rising fuel prices.
The UBCM executive wants the provincial government to take a “pause” in rate increases set by B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee.
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Oak Bay News reader Meredith Robertson took this photo at Willows Beach in February on a cool and damp day. ‘I love it because of its simplicity. Two good friends enjoying the beautiful view and the company of each other, despite the weather. What more could we want?’
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KOOL FM Fitness Class - Parkour Fit – Saturday, September 27thAt Westshore Recreation Centre at 3pm. Learn freedom through movement while you practice beginner groundwork basics including jumping, running, balancing, agility, lifting & landing and try out a differentobstacle course each week. By donation to Media Rider Chandler Grieve. Details visit: http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/events/tour-de-rock
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Christine van ReeuwykNews staff
From boogeying to retro rock hits or the population peppering its council with questions, the Garry Oak Room gets its fair share of action at the Monterey Recreation Centre.
Both of those things occurred there last week, under
better sound conditions than previously, thanks to work done over the summer.
Acoustic panels to the tune of $29,000 were installed as part of the summer improvement projects at the Oak Bay rec centre. The project garnered a $25,000 grant from the federal New Horizon’s program and $4,000 from the Oak Bay Seniors Association.
“As we know hearing is often a challenge,” said Mayor Nils Jensen. “I can certainly tell you having now been in this room for a recent meeting that this is
a vast improvement.” The Monterey Building/
Projects Committee was led by Neil Jackson who researched the issue and worked with staff to prepare the grant application.
“It’s a great pleasure to see this kind of community building,” Jensen said, thanking Jackson in [email protected]
New acoustics at Monterey a team effort
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Retirement Planning Seminar
Retirement planning seminar featuring keynote speaker Timo-thy Noonan, renowned author of Someday Rich is on Oct. 2 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Dr.
The topic ‘Can you afford to retire?’ will be explored along with effective retirement planning strate-gies.
Free for first 25 households to confirm. $20 at the door.
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Experienced singers wanted at Monterey
Sing your way into winter and bring music to the community.
The Monterey Note-Ables begin rehearsals at the Monterey Rec-reation Centre on Sunday, Oct. 5 in preparation for their next musi-cal review performance. Mem-bers must be over 50 with some experience in singing, dancing or backstage work. No auditions. Pat Chung 250-477-0989.
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Cyclists peddled their way to raising $32,000 for Victoria Hospice on Sunday.
Russ Clermont started the Ambriss Clermont Memorial Ride in 2012 after his
wife, Ambriss, died in Hospice that year. Cler-mont owns Russ Hays’ The Bicycle Shop on Hillside Avenue, and his staff along with fam-ily members and others from the community
participated in the ride.“Our family is so
humbled and thrilled by the folks who rolled out with us today,” said Marty Clermont, son of Russ. “People shared so many great stories with
me about their positive experiences with Victo-ria Hospice, and that’s why they were riding.”
Participants rode either a 60- or 100-kilo-metre [email protected].
Cycle trek fundraises $32,000 for Victoria Hospice
Walking with Dinosaurs stomps into Save-on-Food Memorial Centre Sept. 18 to 21, and promises a life-size wow factor.
Photo by Patrick Murphy
Dinosaurs come alive in productionDaniel PalmerNews staff
Once you get past the furrowed brows, razor-sharp teeth and metre-wide footprints, a Tyrannosaurus rex looks a little cute – at least when it’s being operated by three humans and constructed with bean bags and metal hydraulics.
Walking with Dinosaurs, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series, debuts
its first shows in five years at Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena this week, Sept. 18 to 21.
“It’s kind of a journey through the history of the dinosaurs,” said director Scott Farris.
Farris said his favourite part of past shows is hearing kids in the audience educating their parents about which dinosaurs are appearing on stage.
In Dinosaurs, an actor playing a palaeontologist walks the audience through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
periods as dinosaurs evolve from their amphibious beginnings to massive, iconic beasts. The largest of them, the Brachiosaurus, is 11 metres tall, and 17 metres from nose to tail.
It took a team of 50 – including engineers, fabricators, skin makers, artists, painters and animatronic experts – a full year to build the life-like production.
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In her own words, Emily Carr said she had nothing in common with her own generation and much more in common with the young generation.
In Victoria, the younger art-ists recognized Carr’s talent and were influenced by her – and would likely be honoured to know their work will be dis-played alongside Carr’s at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria this fall.
“She pioneered modernism in Canada, and in the 1930s and 1940s young Victoria artists sought her out for art instruc-tion, mentorship, and conver-sation,” said Michelle Jacques, AGGV chief curator.
“Their interest in her work and ideas was rejuvenating to Carr, and it is undeniable that she had a certain impact on the artistic output of these members of the young generation.”
Emily Carr and the Young Generation, opened Aug. 29, and features works from Carr and a handful of artists, including Max Maynard, Jack Shadbolt, Ina D.D. Uhthoff, Myfanwy Pavelic and Edythe Hembroff-Schleicher – all Canadians.
Many of the paintings feature
Vancouver Island locales, such as Saseenos, Whiffen Spit in Sooke and a First Nation’s res-ervation in Cowichan. A portrait of Carr with her dog by Hem-broff-Schleicher will also be on display.
This unique exhibit is the pleasant result of the AGGV loaning seven of its Carr paint-ings, which had been featured in the AGGV’s long-running Emily Carr: On the Edge of Nowhere to the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, England for the exhibit Painting Canada: Emily Carr in British Columbia.
“We are thrilled to be contrib-uting to this long overdue pre-sentation of Carr’s work over-
seas,” said Jacques. “While sev-eral of our beloved Carr paint-ings will travel to Dulwich, to be featured in an exhibition that will surely secure Carr’s rightful place on the international stage of art history, Emily Carr and the Young Generation will tell the story of the artist’s origins, impact and legacy in Victoria.”
Emily Carr and the Young Generation, which runs through to Aug. 28, 2015, will also be a chance to see these other tal-ented artists’ depictions of Van-couver Island, and its people.
For more information, visit www.aggv.ca or call 250-384-4171.
‘Young artists’ grasp the work of Emily Carr
Emily Carr’s Autumn in France, which was painted in 1911. Carr, a Victoria artist, pioneered modernism in the early 20th century.
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Travis PatersonNews staff
After a year away from rowing following the 2012 London Olym-pics, Lindsay Jennerich has returned to the upper echelon of her sport.
Her efforts paid off last week when she and Patricia Obee powered their lightweight dou-ble scull to silver at the World Rowing Champi-onships in Amsterdam, Holland.
It’s their second sil-ver medal at the World Rowing Champion-ships, the first coming in 2011.
“I think (this) silver medal shows Patricia and I that when we are healthy and injury free,
we are within the top doubles in the world and we can be fast even when we don’t train together all year, so when we do it will be even better,” Jennerich said.
Jennerich, 32, is a former UVic Vike who was part of the prom-ising Canadian boat with Tracy Cameron that won gold at a 2011 world cup series event.
When Cameron was forced to pull out during the 2011 sea-son, Rowing Canada swapped in up-and-coming 18-year-old Obee (now 22). It was a happy surprise when Jennerich and tempo-rary teammate Obee won that year’s world championship silver.
When Jennerich and Obee were reunited for the 2012 London Games, they failed to compete for an Olym-pic medal, unable to advance to the final heat.
Since then, Obee has been competing for the University of Washing-ton Huskies and as an under-23 athlete for Rowing Canada.
In 2013, Jennerich returned to training at the Elk Lake with Row to Podium, a group of Rowing Canada devel-opment athletes lead by Barney Williams, former national team rower and Vikes assis-tant coach.
“Very soon into my time off, I was getting the itch to come back,”
Jennerich said. “I think an athlete should never retire when they feel that the best of them-selves has not been revealed. I felt I could
still be faster than I was in London.”
And with the silver in Amsterdam, Jenner-ich and Obee are cre-ating a second chance
for Olympic success at the 2016 Rio de Janerio Games.
“Getting back on the podium after taking a year off from training
was very rewarding,” Jennerich said.
There’s a chance that Jennerich and Obee can train at Elk Lake this fall, the only wom-en’s team do so. Cana-da’s men’s program is based at Elk Lake, but the women are based in London, Ont. Jennerich expects Rowing Can-ada request she report to London for the win-ter months.With Obee in her senior year with the Huskies, staying at Elk Lake would allow Jennerich and Obee to train together on week-ends.
“Obee and I nearly set a world’s best time in Amsterdam, so I believe we are on track to do some pretty amazing things together,” Jenn-erich said. “That’s what I want to leave rowing with, is the knowledge that I was the best that I could ever be.”[email protected]
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Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee celebrate their silver medal win at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Holland.
Duo back among world’s best rowers
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sceneandheard P H O T O F E A T U R E Photos by Don Denton and Laura Lavin
n OAK BAY, September 8, 2014
T cell cancer project campaign
launches on BeachOak Bay resident David Black hosted the
announcement of a funding campaign to support clinical trials of a new cancer treatment, inviting well-known area philanthropists to his Beach Drive home last week.
“This is a cutting-edge form of treatment,” Dr. Brad Nelson, Director of the Trev and Joyce Deeley Research Centre told those in attendance.
The therapy involves taking a patient’s cancerous tumour, after it’s been removed, and harvesting cancer fighting T cells in the lab, multiplying them and giving them back to the patient.
The BC Cancer Agency believes a $4 million charitable investment will lead to some $4 to $6-million in grant funding.
“Philanthropy will be the driver for this exciting research,” said Alyssa Grace, Senior Director, Development for the BC Cancer Foundation. “At this stage, the Ministry of Health does not fund early stage clinical trials and there is no apparent commercial value to the work that’s being done.
Clinical trials will include 10 to 15 patients per year and are expected to begin as early as 2017.
The first clinical trial will focus on patients with ovarian cancer. To learn more, or to make a donation, go to bccancerfoundation.com.
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Cancer researchers, from left, Dr. Julian Lum, Dr. Kwame Twumasi-Boateng, Katy Milne and Dr. David Kroeger.
Diana and Ed Life, left, with Susan and Julie Findlay.
Erik Dierks, Vice President, Development and Alyssa Grace, Senior Director, Development both from the BC Cancer Foundation.
A large crowd listens to speakers at Oak Bay News owner David Black’s home during a special update on immunotherapy cancer research taking place at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre.
Shae Clutesi and Dr. Brad Nelson.
Shae Clutesi, Eric E. Dierks, vice president, development for the BC Cancer Foundation and Genevieve Grant. Andy and Erin Spurling.
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