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hen Al Lindskoog delivered the bad news last Friday that the Rainbow Kitchen volunteers will serve their last free home-cooked meal to the needy two days before Christmas, a hush fell over the dining room. David Minshall was saddened by the news that the Anglican Diocese of B.C. has received an offer to purchase St. Saviour’s church and parish hall in Vic West, one of seven properties on the South Island up for sale. “It will certainly be a hardship not to be able to come here,” said Minshall, a 67-year-old Victoria resident who says the meals help him stretch his old age pension. “I started coming here about a year ago. I heard how good the food was here.” The Victoria Rainbow Kitchen Society, which formed in spring 2010, was notified last week that they had to be out of the hall at 310 Henry St. by Jan. 19. “We knew it was coming and at the same time wished it wouldn’t happen at all,” said Lindskoog, a society director and volunteer dishwasher at the kitchen. “We would be much happier remaining there because that’s where the Rainbow Kitchen has become what it is.” To give themselves time to pack, volunteers will serve the final meal Dec. 23, “which is in a way a really sad way to do it, but at the same time we can end with a party, so to speak,” Lindskoog said.
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Al Lindskoog, left, and Walter Adams are regular volunteers at the Rainbow Kitchen in Vic West, which serves free lunch to the needy. The kitchen will soon close its doors, but volunteers hope to reopen elsewhere in the new year.
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Groves’ attitude to homeless earns jail time
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The insults Christopher Groves yelled at members of the street community weighed into his one-year prison sentence, delivered by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Fisher
Tuesday. Groves, who was convicted of manslaughter for pushing Ariana Simpson under a bus, will also serve two years probation and 250 hours of community service working with Victoria’s homeless. Justice Fisher
explained her decision was based on promoting a sense of responsibility in Groves for his crime. “I am not sure (Groves) understands how serious his actions were,” she said. Fisher noted the letter Groves wrote, in which he said he accepted but
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negatively to his language and came to him on the corner of Pandora Avenue and Quadra Street, Fisher said, summarizing the facts of the case. When Simpson threw a straw at Groves, he was caught off guard and pushed the 20-yearold woman with both hands. The passing bus that crushed her was unforeseen by Groves, but objectively foreseeable, given that he pushed her into a lane of traffic, Fisher concluded. She called the act “very, very careless” and said her sentence aims to deter such careless actions. Earlier in the day, Groves’ lawyer Bob Claus outlined his defence. He requested a suspended sentence, alongside 100 to 150 hours of community service. Groves’ push was unlike similar manslaughter cases where the victim dies from a punch, intended to injure but not kill, he argued. “He had no intent to injure anyone,” Claus said. “Incarceration in this case does not benefit anybody.” Claus asked the judge to consider his good character, and the 30 letters of support from employers, teachers and friends. He asked that a jail term, if deemed appropriate, be served intermittently on weekends, permitting the 23-yearold to continue working. He also cited the risks associated with a jail term. After the hearing, Simpson’s mother Cindy also acknowledged a risk of retribution by some of her daughter’s friends in jail. “I sincerely hope that doesn’t happen,” she said, adding Ariana wouldn’t have wanted it. “If anything (should be) learned from this, it’s to be more peaceful,” she said. Cindy said she’s really pleased with the sentence. “Christopher Groves really needs to understand how important it is not to judge people,” she said. “Not every drug addict is living on the street.” She said Groves’ decision not to address the court when given the opportunity really pains her. “It would have meant a lot,” she said. rholmen@vicnews.com
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CFB Esquimalt commander navy Capt. Craig Baines broadens his reach to military and civilian personnel in some surprising ways
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CFB Esquimalt commander, navy Capt. Craig Baines, 44, switches military ranks with the base’s youngest military member, 21-yearold Private Karlie Gill. The temporary promotion and demotion coincided with a base Christmas luncheon during which higher-ranking personnel serve the lower ranks. The rank switch has been a Canadian military tradition that dates back to at least the First World War.
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With about six months left to go in his job as commander of CFB Esquimalt, navy Capt. Craig Baines is focused on checking off a number of items on his to-do list. “We kind of joke with the other municipalities that we’re the 14th municipality in a sense and I think it’s a good metaphor to say that I’m the mayor of that municipality,” he says. “My responsibilities are very similar, actually.” Base commanders typically serve for two years, before being assigned to another position elsewhere. Baines hasn’t received his official message yet, telling him when or where his next challenge will be. The 44-year-old Esquimalt resident heads over to the large desk in his office and taps at his keyboard to access the schedule on his computer. Baines divides his time between meeting with mayors, base union officials and external organizations such as the United Way of Greater Victoria and the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, among others. In addition to being in charge of base security – the base was the final destination of the migrant ship MV Sun Sea that arrived carrying hundreds of Tamils in 2010 – and being the ultimate authority in employee disciplinary action, he also regularly meets with a team of officers who lead different departments at the base. With their input, Baines prioritizes where 1,000
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Navy Capt. Craig Baines on the job at CFB Esquimalt: “Most of the time we communicate to people,” he says. “What we want to do is communicate with people.” civilian employees are best employed, and how best to spend the base’s $130-million annual budget. He also leads 1,500 military members. “We’ve been grappling with managing our workforce to the appropriate levels,” he says, adding
that though a lot of strategic change is coming, no announcement has been made. Until then, one of Baines’ priorities is to “live within our means,” despite the challenge that involves, as well as ensuring the well-being of the 1,000 civilians and 1,500 military members – not counting fleet personnel – under his command. With them in mind, the commander hopes to sign a contract in January for a coffee company to set up shop at Nelles Block in April, where many junior non-commissioned members live. The creation of a gathering place, which the coffee drinker says he plans to visit daily, is meant to improve quality of life for those working on the Naden side of the base. There is already a canteen at dockyard. “It’s a meeting place,” Baines says. His team is also putting the finishing touches on a new online hub, a groundbreaking website believed to be the first of its kind for the Canadian Forces. The internal communications portal will allow civilian employees and military personnel to post their ideas and feedback on issues and changes at the base. The website, called “Our Base,” is set to launch the first week of January, and will feature the base commander’s blog, a comic, new initiatives spawned from members’ ideas, a link to the base newspaper and videos, among other features. PLEASE SEE: Base commander, Page A6
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Baines is looking forward to reading comments, which can be immediately posted with a name or vetted and eventually posted if sent anonymously. “A lot of times the people who are actually doing the work have great ideas on how to do that work better,” Baines says. “But because we are in a hierarchical system, it is sometimes difficult for them to get those ideas to the decision makers.” One of his objectives since his term began in 2010 has been to create a climate in which those ideas are encouraged and put into practice. “Most of the time we
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Survivors, family members and former staff invited to speak The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is coming to Victoria. On April 13 and 14, the regional event will provide an opportunity to more than 2,000 aboriginals to share their experiences of residential schools, either by making a private or a public statement. Survivors, their families and school staff are invited to make a presentation. Emotional support will be available
to anyone in need. The public is also invited to come and listen to the stories, and are asked to share them with their own communities. Activities will include traditional ceremonies, survivor gatherings, education day, and witnessing survivor statements. Smaller events will also be held in Port Hardy, Campbell River, Duncan and Port Alberni. “The (commission’s) regional
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Victoria residential real estate keeps ticking along at a steady, relatively stable pace. If you’re in the market to buy, what should you look out for? Perhaps you have scrimped for your down payment, lined up a pre-approved mortgage and found your ideal nest. But now comes the tricky part – making an offer to try and make it your own. You may encounter competition, and may even have to increase your bid price. But, price apart, there are other things that, if not dealt with at the offer stage, could come back to haunt you – long after you’ve bought your dream home and moved in. To appeal to the seller, you may want to make your offer as “clean” and condition-free as possible, perhaps even unconditional. But if you leave some of the normal conditions out, you may have no effective recourse afterwards if problems turn up with the property or the transaction. Also, if you have not negotiated conditions you need (for example, financing subjects), you may be legally obliged to complete the purchase though unable to do so – exposing yourself to a lawsuit by the seller. What conditions are appropriate depends on various things, e.g., the type of property you’re buying and what you intend to use it for. If you’re buying a tear-down to build your dream house, you’ll want subject conditions that ensure the land and its zoning are suitable for that. But if you want to move into the existing house, make sure you have a “subject to satisfactory property inspection” condition that allows a proper inspection to be done. And have a reputable and bonded/insured professional inspection firm lined up. A hastily conducted (but cheap!) inspection performed by a fly-
by-night outfit may later leave you facing thousands of dollars of repairs. Also, if buying a condo, there are special considerations your offer should address. Is it in an older building? It may have ongoing building envelope/“leaky building” type problems. If it does, the offer should allow you to “walk away” and get your deposit back. Should you still want the unit, you could instead negotiate a reduction in the price (or a holdback) to cover future strata corporation assessments for the necessary repairs. And any condo may have unacceptable-to-you restrictions on use in its by-laws. So your offer should have conditions permitting you to be satisfied with all relevant strata corporation documentation, perhaps with the help of your lawyer. There are other points to watch out for when making an offer for a house or condo. Deposit structure, possession and completion dates, and specifically included items (e.g., custom drapes and chandeliers) all need thought. If you don’t have prearranged mortgage approval, your offer should be subject to obtaining mortgage financing satisfactory to you. The offer should also make the “Property Disclosure Statement” a part of the purchase contract. And you might want a subject condition that lets your lawyer review and approve the offer and title before your offer becomes “firm” or legally enforceable by the seller. (The old adage “buyer beware” is still very good advice in a real estate purchase transaction.) Your agent or lawyer can help you to determine if there are other conditions you should include. And of course, your lawyer will look after closing the deal for you, or help you sort out any disputes involving your transaction.
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• Weight: 124 lbs. • Height: 5’2” • DOB: June 17, 1987
Christopher Corey WILSON
Daniel Robert MELVILLE
is wanted for Uttering Threats to Cause Bodily Harm, Criminal Harassment and Breach of Probation.
• Weight: 179 lbs. • Height: 5’8” • DOB: Feb. 14, 1986 Andrew James MOWAT is wanted for Breach of Probation.
• Weight: 221 lbs. • Height: 5’10” • DOB: Dec. 1, 1980
All individuals listed must be presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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is wanted for Fail to Appear, Drive While Disqualified, and Drive While Prohibited.
• Weight: 150 lbs. • Height: 5’9” • DOB: June 4, 1981 Jason Douglas GUST is wanted for Theft x2.
• Weight: 161 lbs. • Height: 6’1” • DOB: Oct. 26, 1979
Crime Stoppers needs the public’s assistance in locating these wanted individuals. www.victoriacrimestoppers.com
On Monday, December 12, at 4:20 p.m., an 85-year-old Victoria woman was robbed of her purse while walking in the 500-block of Simcoe St. She was walking east on the south side of the street when the suspect rode up beside her on an older bicycle. He reached out and grabbed the victim’s purse and pulled it off her shoulder. As a result of the pulling motion, the victim was forced to the ground and she broke her shoulder. The suspect male is described as 40 to 50 years old with grey stubble. He wore a dark blue or black jacket, jeans and a ball cap. He rode a blue or black mountain bike. The suspect rode east on Simcoe towards Turner Street. A witness tried to block the escape, and the suspect turned around on Simcoe and then headed west, then south on Clarence Street.
The individuals pictured here are wanted as of Dec. 14, 2011
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Local NDPers weigh in on party’s leadership Kyle Slavin News staff
When federal NDP leader Jack Layton died in August, a major question loomed in the background. Amid the praise and memorials, party members knew they would face a monumental task of finding someone to fill Layton’s shoes. With the NDP leadership convention set for March 24, nine candidates have stepped forward to try and prove they deserve a chance to take the helm. In Greater Victoria, NDP politicians have a long list of attributes they’re looking for in their next leader. “They want to elect somebody who obviously has prime ministerial qualities, because Jack Layton left the party in its best position in its entire history,” said Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Fleming, the only sitting NDP politician on the South Island who has not yet endorsed a candidate. “Unfortunately, we needed (Layton) to be well and to lead us into the next election, but his tragic death forced a difficult decision.” Both Victoria MP Denise Savoie and EsquimaltJuan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison have thrown their support behind Peggy Nash, a Toronto-area NDP MP who was in town this week. “Her overall approach to keeping the economy moving and building consensus, that’s what I think is most important,” Garrison said. “She’s very strong on equality … and bringing business, labour and community together. That will have a positive economic impact.” Savoie cited Nash’s “proven experience on economic issues” as reason for her endorsement. Four of Greater Victoria’s five NDP MLAs are endorsing Brian Topp, the current president of the New Democrats. Though he is not an elected politician, Topp is favoured by Lana Popham (Saanich South), Carole James (Victoria-Beacon Hill), Maurine Karagianis (Esquimalt-Royal Roads) and John Horgan (Malahat-Juan de Fuca). Topp was in Saanich last week, touring a farm on Old West Saanich Road. Karagianis says the NDP president’s pragmatic approach to tackling financial issues was key to her endorsement. “I’m particularly impressed with Brian taking on the initiative of talking about how we will pay for things that we want to do in government,” she said. “We need to resolve some issues, like poverty, but he’s also clear about how we would pay for those things.” Horgan’s support for Topp stems from a 20-year friendship the pair began while working on Parliament Hill. “He’s a decent, solid guy. He’s extremely intelBest Buy – Correction Notice On the December 9 flyer, page 12, please be advised that the Blu-ray player in this LG Bundle: LG 3D Smart Blu-ray Player with 3D Glasses and 3D Movie (WebCode: 10167201/ 10174745/ 10182987 ), may not be available at most store locations as the product is unfortunately limited in quantities due to a stock shortage. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.
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Science needs our support It’s human nature to question the importance of things we can’t comprehend, especially if we’re being asked to foot some of the bill. But there are reasons we must continue to support scientific endeavours, probably much more than we do now. There was worldwide excitement this week when scientists working at Europe’s CERN facility announced the results of research into the elusive Higgs boson particle. Despite the promising announcement on Tuesday, scientists still have plenty of work to do before they can confirm the existence of the Higgs boson. The particle remains an exceptionally complicated idea about something that exceptionally complicated theories tell us is important to our ideas of how nature works. It was coined the “God particle” by a publisher looking for a way to make a book about the Higgs boson appeal to a wider audience. The name has stuck, much to the chagrin of physicists who know there are many more mysteries to contemplate beyond the puzzles of this particular particle. The University of Victoria has played a key role in the development of the particle accelerator at CERN used to search for the Higgs boson. Being involved has cost the country somewhere in the neighbourhood of $100 million. But more importantly, being involved has allowed UVic to attract some of the sharpest minds in the world. Science, more than ever, requires an international approach and Canada would be remiss not to be at the table. The spin-offs are huge and easy to understand. CERN itself gave us the World Wide Web, which began as a platform for scientists around the globe to share information. The particle accelerators used to study the esoteric world of quantum physics are not that different from CAT scans used for decades now to take detailed medical images. Greater Victoria works well as a region to incubate a vibrant high tech industry. Being involved with great international science can only help our region attract the brainy thinkers who can serve to inspire all of us. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. 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 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
Shoppers, a little patience please the front lines helping the crush I can’t see it, but my friend says of stampeding shoppers purchase her eyelid is tapping out an irritattheir heart’s desire. ing non-stop beat. She’s talented at what she does, “Did you see that? My eye just regardless of the pressures she will twitched,” she says, pointing at the continue to face in the midst of the irksome spot just above the upper Christmas rush, and even when cuseyelid of her right eye. “Sometimes tomers come back to her I’m talking and I feel like store to return some of the people can see it.” items they purchased. The twitchiness, which Through it all, she treats she says is likely a sign customers with kindness, of stress, arrived Dec. 1. sharing her smile and It’s no coincidence her being as courteous as her eyelid began jumping on work shift is long, even the very day that many after standing for hours on retail sales associates, end. including my friend, will But with Christmas tell you signals shoppers around the corner, it to pick up the presentErin McCracken seems the festive season buying pace before Paper trail has skewed our knowlChristmas day arrives. edge of basic manners – all “Everyone’s in a rush. Everyone’s trying to get that perfect those things we repeat like broken gift. Everyone’s trying to get the last records to our children. Strangers, whether it’s the store one,” she says. greeter or the associate behind the In a way, my friend wants to be counter gift-wrapping the present added to everyone’s gift-giving list, her name pencilled in between Aunt you just bought, should not bear the brunt of our busy lives. Dorothy and Cousin Bob. Many of us are in a hurry to the But she doesn’t want a giftwrapped package that holds a shiny extent where patiently waiting our turn, and a quick, ‘Hi, how are you?’ and expensive item, one that would have become too time-consuming likely be forgotten long before next to manage. Christmas anyway. Take the other day when my The trinket she treasures most is friend was on shift. patience, with a dollop of kindness She was speaking with a custhrown in for good measure. tomer out on the floor when As a customer service represenanother customer walked up and, tative working in retail she’s on
without even an ‘excuse me,’ interrupted with a question, eventually followed by snarkiness. Unfortunately, she’s not the exception this holiday shopping season. It seems working in sales is like being a bomb disposal expert, with the customer as the bomb. Sometimes, no matter what you do, things can derail pretty quickly, taking the ‘merry’ out of merry Christmas and reinforcing the ‘humbug’ in bah humbug. “(The situation is) like a zit waiting to pop,” my friend says, adding that this year seems to be the season of relentless rudeness. Given all the people on our Christmas shopping lists, is it really that difficult to add a few extra people – even if we don’t know them? No matter how long the lines are or how many people I want to buy gifts for, I’ll make it a priority to wait patiently in line for my turn at the cash register, offer my retail sales associate a smile and wish them a happy holiday. “It doesn’t have to be anything big,” my friend adds. It’s an opportunity to ensure the holiday eye twitching doesn’t spread. It’s also a way to pay the holiday spirit forward, and it doesn’t cost anything at all. Erin McCracken is a reporter with the Victoria News. emccracken@vicnews.com.
‘The trinket she treasures most is patience.’
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Resurrecting Eden on the edge of a city The federal government has announced an exciting NIMBY project. It will put nature in millions of backyards by establishing Canada’s first urban National Park in the country’s largest urban area. Nestled in the east end of the Greater Toronto Area, Rouge National Park will be unlike any other. It won’t offer the panoramas of Jasper or Banff, or provide a safe haven for polar bears, like Manitoba's Wapusk National Park, or be larger than some European countries, like Wood Buffalo National Park. But it will help connect urban dwellers with nature and ultimately protect and restore a once great forest. Rouge National Park will be established within the heart of one of the fastest growing urban areas in North America, with millions of people already living outside its borders. Home to a wealth of plant and animal life, like snapping turtles, butternut trees, and rare wetland flowers, the area’s significant and growing
human footprint is already evident – two major highways, nearby housing estates, and stormwater drainage. Managing existing and future infrastructure in the park, especially roads, will be critical so the growth and spread of surrounding suburbs don’t adversely impact its sensitive ecology. Some parts of the park have been degraded after decades of human use, so extensive restoration efforts will have to go hand-in-hand with formal federal protection of this urban wilderness. For example, restoring the Rouge’s once verdant Carolinian and Great Lakes forest canopy will be important because a long history of agricultural land use and timber harvesting has dramatically reduced the amount of old and mature forest in the area. Intact mature and old-growth forests are rare in northeastern North America, making up less than one per cent of forested land. Remnant patches of old forest are small
Readers respond: Yes on referendum for municipal amalgamation Thanks to Pirjo Raits for the article on the possibility of amalgamation (Hard Pressed, Dec 2). I would certainly vote yes on a referendum. Each community could have citizen councils that would advise their local representative to council. That or something better. Joanna Wilkinson Victoria
Penny collection began in memory of parents I would like to share my pennies for Christmas story. It all started when my mother passed away early in the morning on Christmas (Dec. 25, 1982). In her loving memory I started collecting pennies and every Christmas I faithfully rolled and donated $25 in pennies to the Salvation Army. I continued to collect the pennies and donated them each Christmas for 12 years until my father passed away
logging and agriculture methods, and isolated within a secondsuch as wheeled skidders and growth landscape that continues tractors, often destroys rotten to be damaged by human logs and compacts activities like aggregate and levels the ground, mining, industrial removing the pits agriculture, and urban and mounds that are sprawl. Many scientists important for the fear that further loss growth of many forestand fragmentation of dependent species, remaining old forest such as Indian pipe, cover will threaten wood sorrel, and yellow wildlife that relies upon birch. those conditions to Given the importance survive. of these habitat features Plant surveys conducted since the David Suzuki to the recovery of forest early 1900s in southern Science Matters plants and animals, Parks Canada, in Ontario, the Maritimes, partnership with local and New England have community groups, regional found, for example, that some plants, like American yew, do well conservation authorities, universities, and others, will need in undisturbed forests but are so to work to restore areas in Rouge sensitive to human land use that Park by planting indigenous they are often absent or rare in recovering second-growth forests. tree species, removing invasive species, and in some places Scientists believe these plants re-introducing and re-creating, by are not able to fully recover in hand, the special features that abandoned farm fields or old logging sites, even after hundreds are largely missing from the park, such as old dead logs, mounds of years, because habitat is no longer suitable. Use of mechanical and pits, and vernal ponds.
Much of this restoration work is already underway. A local conservation group, Friends of the Rouge Watershed, has planted more than 100,000 native trees and wildflowers in a monumental effort to reforest a section of the park that was set aside in honour of the late Bob Hunter, who helped start Greenpeace and is considered the father of the modern environmental movement in Canada. The group now hopes to restore critical features, such as old logs, ponds, and other habitat, in Bob Hunter Memorial Park as well as other nearby Rouge Park sites. It’s a fitting tribute to the memory of a great environmental hero, and it’s a wonderful gift to the people of Toronto, and indeed, all of Canada, who will see the lustre restored to this once great forest. Spending time in nature is good for physical and mental health. Having a National Park in the city’s backyard will offer benefits for generations to come. -With Faisal Moola.
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on Dec. 21, 1994. I have this feeling I could have been the original person to start the pennies for Christmas especially since I started collecting them 29 years ago. I am glad it caught on and that more people are doing this. It is a good thing to help out the less fortunate at Christmas time. Tamara Shiels Victoria Editor’s note: You too can help raise money for local charities. Drop off your spare change to the Black Press Pennies for Presents drive at 818 Broughton St. and at the Goldstream News Gazette, 117-777 Goldstream Ave. in Langford.
Wheels writer’s vehicle knowledge needs sharpening up I enjoy your motoring section, but this week Alyn Edwards (Classic Rides) has not run a tight ship. Concerning the Deutsches Museum he spells Alfa Romeo incorrectly, as Alpha Romeo. In the Ford special he writes “nearly unique” when unique means singular, being one of a kind, having no
like or equal or parallel, which means something is either unique or not unique and cannot be nearly unique. Also, he describes the Horch as a leather-lined road car, when what he meant to convey was that the top was leatherlined. It might have been nice to mention that the Protos, which crossed the line first in the great Paris-New York race of 1908, was in fact subsequently being restored right here on Vancouver Island. I saw it myself in the restoration shop a few years ago. H.U.P. Edwards North Saanich
Kitchen scrap containers must be raccoon-proof It is a great idea for the city to collect kitchen scraps for composting. However, the green containers need to be tightly secured – and I mean tightly – as in guaranteed tight. No doubt raccoons, the population of which is abundant in this part of the city, will follow their sense of smell and overturn these kitchen scrap containers and pry off the lids as they have done
repeatedly with my garbage cans, even when they were weighted down with bricks. This would result in me having to clean up the mess. Yuck, dirty hands. City Hall please take note. Sheri Tromp Victoria
Yes Victoria, there is such a thing as a free lunch
We have just returned from a holiday in Oak Bay. During our visit we dined at Swans Hotel restaurant in Victoria and had an excellent meal and service. We spoke to a young couple at the table next to us, mentioning among other things, that we were on holiday from the U.K. After finishing their drinks etc. they bid us good day and wished us to enjoy a happy holiday. A few moments later the waitress came and said the couple had paid our bill. We were bewildered and did not know what to say or do. We would like to express our thanks to this young couple and wish them well for a healthy and prosperous future. Brian and Glennys Benton-Smith Derbyshire, England
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UVic scientists play key role in research Search for ‘God particle’ helps us understand how everything we know came to be Jim Zeeben News staff
On the morning before a press conference some said could herald the scientific discovery of the century, Rob McPherson and his wife were debating who would take their son to early hockey practice. McPherson, an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria and his wife, Isabel Trigger, are both particle physicists involved in research that’s trying to further our understanding of how everything as we know it came to be. Serving as a spokesperson for AtlasCanada, McPherson ended up staying home to watch the announcement by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN. “It’s fantastically exciting,” McPherson said about the news, which he spent the day explaining to media outlets across the country. McPherson and Trigger are among 3,000 physicists working with the Atlas team at the Large Hadron Collider near
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George Jay kids help out penny campaign Ryan Flaherty News staff
The students at George Jay elementary may not have much, but that isn’t stopping them from doing what they can to help the less fortunate this holiday season. “The kids here are so funny,” said Terri Smith, vice principal at the Cook Street school. “Many are food bank recipients and Christmas hamper recipients themselves, but they’re still scrounging their pennies and giving what they can.” It’s a perfect example of the type of selflessness that makes holiday charity drives like Black Press’ Pennies for Presents campaign successful. Smith, who is in her first year at George Jay, is impressed with the students’ commitment to Pennies for Presents. “It is a bit surprising, because on the one hand, when we go on a field trip, the question is ‘do we have to pay?’ But on the other hand, when I ask them to help other people, they’re giving their own pennies, which is very cool,” she said. It was eye-opening for many of the students to hear that although their families may be facing financial challenges, there are kids elsewhere with even bigger
problems. “That had a lot of impact on them,” Smith said. “It was kind of neat actually. The kids had tears thinking about other kids that are having trouble.” Participating in the Pennies for Presents campaign is the school’s way of giving back to the community after being a charity recipient. George Jay is one of six Greater Victoria schools taking part in this year’s campaign. Black Press has been holding the annual campaign for 15 years now. This year, donations are going to five different Greater Victoria charities. Local businesses are getting into the act as well, with 26 different locations in the Capital Region accepting donations of spare change. reporter@vicnews.com
How you can help ■ Cash donations can be dropped off at Black Press head office, 818 Broughton St. and at the Goldstream News Gazette, 117-777 Goldstream Ave. in Langford.
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Songs for the city Christ Church Cathedral brings joy of Christmas to Victoria with special event Laura Lavin News staff
Christ Church Cathedral is giving back to the city through song. The church is hosting its nine lessons and carols for Christmas, featuring the premier performance of a new carol commissioned by the cathedral for the occasion. The Sunday afternoon event will include readings by local personalities Tony Parsons, Jack Knox, Bruce Kirkpatrick, Erin Cardone, Hudson Mack, Jody Paterson, Meribeth Burton and Jen Muranetz. “It’s an old service that goes back a number of years. It’s a tradition and we put a differ-
ent kind of a coating on it,” said Christ Church Cathedral Dean Logan McMenamie. “Originally it was to reach out into the community, the world, to get people to come to church who would not normally come to church.” Now though, the event includes local members of the media who take part in readings and a carol written especially for the occasion. This year’s carol is a collaboration by internationally acclaimed preacher, teacher and writer Herbert O’Driscoll, who wrote the words to the carol A Poor Place This, and organist, conductor, composer Patrick Wedd, director of music at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal.
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“The performance of the newly commissioned carol is always an exciting moment in this beautiful service,” McMenamie said. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the readings and music of this annual tradition. “We’re trying to do a lot,” said McMenamie. “Everyone, whoever they are, can come into the church and experience the beauty of the church, experience the beauty of the singing and the reading and financially support social justice.” The event is Sunday (Dec. 18) at 4:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. All proceeds go to the Umbrella Society. Christ Church Cathedral is located at the corner of Quadra and Rockland streets. For more information go to www.Christ Church Cathedral.bc.ca. llavin@vicnews.com
Feeding squirrels no longer legal in Esquimalt Erin McCracken News staff
Esquimalt council adopted its first bylaws Monday night that prohibit the feeding of eastern grey squirrels and deer. Residents concerned with people intentionally putting out food that attracts hordes of the destructive critters banded
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together this summer, calling themselves Residents Against Troublesome Squirrels or RATS. Those who do feed these animals can be fined $100 by township bylaw enforcement officers. “The squirrels are going to get it,” Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins quipped at the meeting. emccracken@vicnews.com
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Medieval music for the masses Ensemble sings the praises of The Beloved Laura Lavin News Staff
Directed by Elizabeth MacIsaac, Ensemble Laude is an award-winning women’s community choir dedicated to singing intercultural choral repertoire and early music (pre-1600). Its upcoming concert, The Beloved, features a fresh and diverse selection of choral works celebrating adoration in all its forms, including signature pieces from the medieval period, joyously upbeat Renaissance and French Canadian songs, and a sampling of exciting contemporary works. “Ensemble Laude has been in existence well over 10 years now,” said MacIsaac. “It began at onethird or one-fourth the size it is now. Ten singers in my basement over the years
expanded to 30 or 40.” It is a very inclusive choir. “You don’t have to have been singing choral music for a long time or be able to read music. It just seems to be the kind of person who likes to experience rarified music and can hold a tune.” The singers range in age. “The age group is vast. Right now the youngest is 14 and I’m not allowed to say how old the oldest is,” she said. MacIsaac has lead choirs for more than 25 years in Canada and France. She also enjoys an international career as a vocalist specializing in early music and new commissions of contemporary music. Spanning from east to west, ages past to present, from divine rapture to sweet romance, The Beloved explores the journey of the heart’s song. There will be surprise guests and moments of comic relief, including PDQ Bach’s Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John.
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Ensemble Laude, gathered here at Providence Farm in Duncan, performs The Beloved at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Victoria this Sunday. “We always include medieval repertoire as part of concert’s choral diversity,” said MacIsaac. “I do a lot of travel around the world finding music for the female voice.” This concert however, will
include male voices, adding depth to the madrigals and some of the comedic pieces — yes there is funny choral music. “Laughter is so much part of the joy in life. We include elements of that whenever we can,” she
said. The Ensemble performs several concerts on Southern Vancouver Island every year, raising money for charity and bringing medieval and world repertoire to Island choral enthusiasts. The 2011-12 season highlights feature a commissioned work by Canadian composer Nicholas Fairbank, and participation in the Kathaumixw International Choral Festival in Powell River in July, 2012. Ensemble Laude has been chosen as “favourite vocal ensemble” in Monday Magazine’s 2010 and 2011 M Awards. With Beloved, the singing
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focuses on the love of an object and with the Christmas season it’s the Christ child, said MacIsaac. The concert includes Sufi poetry, and the rich imagery of exotic Persia. “There’s true Farsi music from another tradition, and percussion instruments including the medieval oud and viello,” said MacIsaac. The concert will coincide with the release of Ensemble Laude’s CD, Inspirata, which includes lively repertoire from Hildegard von Bingen and the Libre Vermeil de Montserrat (Red Book of Montserrat), and contemporary works by Ola Gjeilo, Eleanor Daley and Abbie Betinis. The Beloved shows at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The concert is by donation, “which makes people feel welcome,” said MacIsaac. For more information about Ensemble Laude, go to www.ensemblelaude.org. llavin@vicnews.com
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Mummers break winter blues Enjoy tales of old Mummers Masque is an ode to the English tradition of mummering, when holiday revellers (called mummers) roamed doorto-door dressed in disguise, offering amusement and entertainment in the form of music, dance and a play. In exchange for food, drink and warmth they sang, danced and acted out the story of Father Christmas, St. George and the Dragon, a Turkish Knight, Death
Country and classics at Hospice concert Erin McCracken News staff
Put some country in your Christmas at the eighth annual Canadian Country Christmas Tour, in support of Victoria Hospice. The holiday showcase features an acoustic lineup of country hits and Christmas classics performed by five of Canada’s top country recording artists and songwriters, including Duane Steele, Jake Mathews, Lynae and Denis Dufresne, Gary Fjellgaard and Samantha King. The holiday concert is the first collaboration between the tour and Hospice, which will
Presented by Saltwater Theatre, The Mummers Masque invites one and all to a rollicking, fun Christmas story for everyone. “Brought to you by the finest musicians with the lightest of hearts, the Mummers Masque will lift your spirits and warm the bleak midwinter,” said Hounsell. Tickets are available at the door 45 minutes before curtain or in advance at the McPherson Box Office at 250-386-6121. llavin@vicnews.com
and Rebirth. “This is a very interesting Christmas show that is an interesting change from the Christmas standards that are out this time of the year. It is a short, family-oriented opera by Canadian composer Dean Bury,” said director Joanne Hounsell. Instead of opening your door this year, you’ll be able to see the mummers at St. Ann’s Academy in Victoria. Shows run Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 18 and 19 at 2:30 p.m.
receive net proceeds from ticket sales. “It’s a great way of bringing about a new awareness for maybe a demographic that hasn’t necessarily heard about Hospice,” said Tamara Dean, who is organizing the event for Victoria Hospice. The concert happens Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Upstairs Cabaret, 1127 Wharf St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30, available at hightideentertainment. net, Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records or the Victoria Hospice thrift boutique, 1315 Cook St. For details, please call 250-952-5720 or visit www.VictoriaHospice.org. emccracken@vicnews.com
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Ebenezer Scrooge comes to Market Square for two free performances of a Christmas classic. London-trained Jason Stevens presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Dec. 17 at noon and 2 p.m., 560 Johnson St.
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Experience the cheer of the season when Tidings returns to Fairfield United Church, featuring the voice and music of Nanaimo-based Allison Crowe. The concert, in support of Artemis Place and HepC B.C., is set for 8 p.m. Dec. 17 at 1303 Fairfield Rd. Tickets are $20 or $15 for seniors and students, available at Lyle’s Place or at www.allisoncrowe.com.
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Take a spin on a holiday rink While outdoor ice skating is a winter staple in much of Canada, the opportunities are generally limited in Victoria – until the holidays arrive! In Centennial Square, the Downtown Victoria Business Association’s rink welcomes skaters daily through to Jan. 2. In the Westshore, head to City Centre Park and the new Westhills Arena for a spin on their outdoor rink, circling a lighted sailing ship. On the Peninsula, the Butchart Gardens has welcomed the holiday season with a rink 50 per cent larger than previous years! Enjoy an outdoor spin through Jan. 6.
One of the most rewarding aspects of the holiday season is not what we receive ourselves, but what we do for others. Need a few ideas? Check in with your local church or community organization to learn how you can help those in need of a little holiday cheer or take time to visit a family member, friend or neighbour who is on their own. Don’t forget your furred and feathered friends. The local animal shelter may well be in need of supplies or a helping hand at a time of year when people’s thoughts can be elsewhere. The cold weather can also mean frozen water and little food for birds...take a few minutes to take care of some of our smallest creatures. Here in Victoria, where a generosity of spirit is plentiful, there are also plenty of organized opportunities to give back...meaning plenty of fun! • In the Westshore, Christmas in City Centre Park, this Saturday, Dec. 18, with the lighted fire truck parade, offers crafts, hot chocolate, a visit from Santa, skating and more – plus the opportunity to support the local food bank with
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The Capital Region is full of great ways to spread the holiday spirit, including the Figgy Pudding Carolling Competition, Dec. 17 (right). Photo contributed
non-perishable food donations. The fun runs from 5 to 8 p.m. • In Sidney through Dec. 23, donate $1 to cast your vote for your favourite entry in the Sidney Business Association Festival of Trees at the Mary Winspear Centre, with all proceeds to the Sidney Lions Food Bank. Watch for the winners in the Dec. 31 edition of the Peninsula News Review.
• Through Jan. 2, visit the Inn at Laurel Point and lend your support for local families at the third-annual Great Gingerbread Showcase. Cast your People’s Choice vote in exchange for a donation to Habitat for Humanity Victoria. Ballots and donation boxes are located at the hotel’s front desk and third-floor display area. • The 11th annual Bear Wear fund-
raiser for the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children continues at the Hotel Grand Pacific on Belleville Street through Jan. 3. Teddy bear fans can view the 25 bears – decked out with fashionable flare by generous sponsors – and vote for their favourites. All funds raised support the Queen Alexandra School Age Program, whose therapists work with the students, education assistants and teachers to develop success strategies for children entering the school system. Last year alone, the program helped 1,868 children. • Celebrate the holidays while supporting local children at the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees, decorating the Fairmont Empress through Jan. 3. • On Dec. 17, the second annual Victoria Figgy Pudding Carolling Competition welcomes festive carollers to downtown street corners where they’ll compete for best singing and costumes beginning at 1 p.m. The fun concludes with a group singalong at 3:15 p.m. at Bastion Square. The event runs rain or shine – nonperishable food item donations will be collected for the Mustard Seed Food Bank. Visit www.victoria.ca/figgypudding for more details. Cont. on next page
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Cont. from previous page • Support the invaluable work of the Victoria Hospice with a Country Christmas concert at the Upstairs Cabaret on Wharf Street Dec. 20. Featuring five of Canada’s top country recording artists and songwriters – Duane Steele, Jake Mathews, Samantha King, Gary Fjellgaard and Pear – enjoy an acoustic evening of country hits and Christmas classics. Tickets are $30 from HighTideEntertainment.net, Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records or the Victoria Hospice Thrift Boutique. The Hospice’s Celebrate a Life trees will also be available for those who would like to add a tribute card with a personal message and/or support Hospice through a donation, which helps provide ongoing financial support to core services and programs. For details, call 250-952-5720 or email vic.hospice@viha.ca • The Spirit of Giving continues at The Bay Centre through Jan. 3 in support of the Mustard Seed Food Bank. For every new “likeâ€? on Facebook, “followâ€? on Twitter, or comment on their blog, The Bay Centre will donate $2 to the Mustard Seed Food Bank, with the aim of raising $5,000. Continue your support of the Mustard Seed by visiting the Food, Fashion & Art exhibit at The Bay Centre. Showcasing 14 one-of-a-kind dresses – made from food labels and designed by fashion design students from the Pacific Design Academy – shoppers can vote for their favourite garment by making a donation to the food bank (minimum suggested donation is $2). In return, shoppers are eligible to win a $100 gift card from The Bay Centre. Non-perishable food and cash donations for the Mustard Seed will also be accepted on Level 2 until Dec. 24. • Need a little help with your gift wrapping? Mustard Seed Food Bank volunteers are happy to help! For a financial donation, volunteers are available to wrap gifts at the Bay Centre, Hillside and Tillicum malls. Interested in volunteering? Call the Mustard Seed reception office at 250-953-1575.
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Deadline nears for CRD Arts Development Project Grants The deadline is approaching for local arts organizations intending to apply for a Capital Regional District Arts Development Project Grant. The grants provide support for: • arts organizations that work on a project-to-project basis; • new and emerging arts organizations; • arts organizations undertaking special, one-time initiatives or unique or developmental projects. To qualify, projects must be carried out in the Capital Regional District. The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. The Project Grant guidelines can be downloaded at www.crd.bc.ca/ arts For more information about eligibility, or to obtain or deliver an application form, call 250-360-3215 or email artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca
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A run to remember Brain injury survivor runs a marathon a day across Canada Ryan Flaherty News staff
A group of local brain injury survivors and supporters had a hero’s welcome for one of their own last Friday, as fellow survivor David McGuire arrived in Victoria following a remarkable journey. With the support of BrainTrust Canada, a non-profit organization involved in national injury prevention strategies, McGuire set out from St. John’s, N.L. in April and ran a marathon a day until he reached Victoria. His trip, dubbed A Run to Remember, has raised money to create a legacy fund to promote brain injury prevention and develop support strategies for Canadians living with a brain injury. Awaiting him Friday afternoon were members of a brain injury survivors running group organized by the Victoria Brain Injury Society, as well as a handful of VBIS volunteers and staff. The runners met McGuire downtown and ran alongside him for the last two kilometres of his trek, which wound up at Mile 0 on Dallas Road. One of those runners is Brad Cownden, who last year completed a cross-country trip of his own. Inspired by an aunt who suffered a brain injury 10 years ago, Cownden rode his bicycle across Canada to raise aware-
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Victoria Coun. Marianne Alto declares Dec. 9, A Run To Remember Day, in honour of Dave Maguire, left, and his crosscountry run to raise brain injury awareness. Maguire, who sustained a brain injury in 2005 and was told he may never walk again, ran a marathon a day to complete his journey. ness of the condition. He’s a big proponent of the benefits that running and cycling can have for brain injury survivors. “There’s research that shows that moderate exercise that is repetitious is really healthy for injury recovery, so something like running, something like cycling, is really a positive experience,” Cownden said. An event like this is important for brain injury survivors to see that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, said Nicole Nelson, the society’s director of resource development. “It gives people hope,” said
Nelson, who also took part in McGuire’s homestretch run. “David was told that he’d never run again, and he’s run a marathon a day. So that gives clients that we have that hope that they too can get over their hurdles and find new ways of participating in life.” VBIS began its running group last July, and McGuire said it’s fellow survivors like them that provided the inspiration for his journey. “Everybody here, man, this is the reason why. For all these people,” he said. “It’s been fantastic.”
More British than Britain? Natalie North News staff
You say “to-may-to” and I say “to-mah-to.” If you’re a native of Greater Victoria, Alexandra D’Arcy wants to hear from you. The University of Victoria linguistics professor is on a mission to uncover just how much Victoria lives up to its reputation for being “More British than the British,” at least when it comes to the way we speak. “We overtly recognize the British side to who we are,” said D’Arcy, who recently put out a call for natives of Greater Victoria to participate in the language study. “We have always had a very, very large substrate of people who have come to Victoria from the British Isles, and England in particular, and this continues to be the case right through to the present day. It would be strange if there wasn’t some kind of reflex of having ongoing British input to how we speak.” From 1850 through 1920, 30 per cent of Victorians immigrated from the British Isles. D’Arcy is currently combing through audio records at the Royal B.C. Museum and the UVic archives in search of key words and phrases that distinguish British and North American speech in Victoria. Subtleties include the word “news.” Brits pronounce it as “nyooz,” whereas North Americans say “nooz.” Other words on her radar include schedule – “shedule” versus “skedule” – and due, which, like news, tends to be pronounced “dyoo” or “do,” depending on which side of the pond you’re from.
“We don’t sound English – as in being from England – we sound Canadian, but we have this really strong sense of being very British,” said D’Arcy, who hails from the Lower Mainland but has a long family history in Greater Victoria. D’Arcy’s study is the first of its kind in Canada and what she calls a “golden opportunity” to watch how a dialect of Canadian English has evolved. While she doesn’t expect to identify a Victoria-specific accent per se, early results have affirmed that there is a difference in the way language is used in Victoria compared to other Canadian cities – even one as close as Vancouver. “There’s a critical gap in what we know because Victoria and Vancouver are different on every level,” she said. “Our settlement history is different. We have completely different demographics and economies, so, on that basis alone, there’s no reason to believe Vancouver and Victoria are going to pattern in lockstep when it comes to how we use language.” Since she initially put out the call for participants late last month, the professor has been contacted by a deluge of people eager to be interviewed or share details of their British heritage. The goal of the study, aided by nine research assistants, is to create a detailed description of English as it’s used in Victoria, that could be used for pedagogy, second language teaching, language assessment and treatment. Any native Victorians who would like to participate, or anyone who has voice recordings of a native Victorian they’d like to contribute, can email adarcy@uvic.ca or call 250-472-4579. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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The Fruitcake Guy He’s OK with the title because he knows this treat really is something special Natalie North News staff
When Mickey Stevens stopped by the dentist’s office to pick up his wife Lilian, he left behind a flyer advertising fruitcakes for sale in support of Kiwanis clubs of Greater Victoria. “The next morning while I was out, the dental office called and said they wanted three cakes,” Stevens said. “Since then they’ve phoned and said ‘Can you bring another one.’ That’s how it happens.” That’s how Stevens went from selling 10 fruitcakes during his first year with a Winnipeg-based Kiwanis Club in the 1970s to selling 600 last year in Greater Victoria. Since Stevens moved to Saanich in 1986, he’s been scouting prospective customers everywhere he goes. He’ll approach someone in a grocery store parking lot when he spots a cart without a fruitcake. He’ll even solicit new business at a bus stop when the opportunity presents itself. “I have a lot of people call me The Fruitcake Guy,” Stevens said. “As long as it sells me cakes, I’m happy with it. Anything to sell cakes.” The cakes are an easy sell for Stevens, who admits he doesn’t like asking for charitable donations without offering something in return. “It’s our own recipe and we know it’s a good recipe,” Stevens said, adding that it’s the only one on the market that’s been adequately aged. He knows just about everything there is to know about the fruitcake – its historical significance in the days of Queen Victoria, the intricacies of Weston Fruitcake Company’s original recipe and how the hefty cakes weigh in at a half-pound heavier than labelled on the box. “There’s a bit of a saying that it brings a person good luck to have Christmas cake,” Stevens said with a laugh. If Stevens is right, there might be link between the two boxes of fruitcake that sit on his kitchen counter and the fact that he recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Battling his desire to reconnect with loyal customers, many of whom he has known for decades, Stevens handed his contacts over to the five Kiwanis
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Clubs of Greater Victoria this year. Instead, he has focused 100 per cent of his efforts on recruiting. “I said if one person can sell 600 cakes, surely you can find one or two people to look after a fifth of that. And they did. They became enthused and this year they ordered 1,080.” Stevens isn’t just The Fruitcake Guy. When not pushing cakes, he keeps busy with an array of other volunteer endeavours including delivering library books to people who are isolated from the community. The retiree is also the president of the 800 Pacific Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, a role that sees him regularly visit with veterans. Anyone interested in purchasing a fruitcake can contact Will Dunlop at Kiwanis Victoria, 1419 Mallek Crs. or 250-595-3133 between 8 a.m. and noon weekdays or email him at kiwanisvictoria@shaw.ca. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Farewell to thee, O’ captain. The Victoria Grizzlies started the week with a bit of a shocker, trading Sean Robertson to the defending league champion Vernon Vipers for future considerations and the rights to Zach McPhee (on injured reserve with the WHL Everett Silvertips). Both the Vipers and Grizzles are struggling this season, but the deal’s prime goal is to get Robertson the NCAA scholarship he deserves, Grizzlies general manager Vic Gervais said. “We traded Sean to get him a scholarship just like we traded (Nick) Buchanan to Penticton (in September). Penticton and Vernon are the best two teams in junior A to get scholarships from – Buchanan just got one (to Minnesota State-Mankato), and Robertson will get one if Vernon goes a long ways.” Robertson turns 21 in February and is desperately seeking the NCAA scholarship he was on track for three years ago, before a broken leg wiped out his 2009-10 season. Robertson makes his Viper debut Friday night against the Trail Smoke Eaters and will add offence to a defensive corps that has scored just four goals. “I bring experience and know what to expect,” said
Robertson, who played bantam and midget rep in Juan de Fuca after starting minor hockey in Duncan. “You won’t get anything flashy from me. I just take care of my own end first and go from there.” Robertson was the last remaining Grizzly who was with the team when it played in the 2009 Royal Bank Cup. He’s served with the club since he was 16. He’s also the second Grizzlies’ captain to be dealt in the last year, with Jake Baker going to the Smoke Eaters after just 11 games in 2010-11. “Jake’s trade was different,” Gervais said. “It’s got nothing to do with Victoria (being a bad place to get a scholarship), we’ve gotten lots of kids scholarships. Sometimes (scouts) need to see something different from a player. After five years, going to a new team can showcase (Robertson) in a different role, or the same role but on a better team.” For the record, it worked for Baker, now in his rookie year with Northern Michigan University and skating alongside fellow Grizz’ alum Brian Nugent. Robertson learned of his trade on Sunday, after assisting on a one-timer goal by Jarryd Ten Vaanholt that lifted the Grizzlies past the Powell River Kings 4-3 in overtime earlier that day. “I was told I’d be moved for the right deal and I couldn’t be happier coming to a first-class organization like Vernon,” said
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As much as Sean Robertson, right, loved his Grizzlies, they loved him back, but the captain will finish his BCHL career as a Vernon Viper.
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Robertson. “(The Grizzlies are) kind of an underachieving team. Our record didn’t show how good we really are.” “We don’t expect him to be a saviour or anything. We just need him to be steady and be part of a shutdown pair,” said Vipers’ head coach/GM Jason Williamson. “He’s a pretty good all-around defenceman with Royal Bank Cup experience. He’s a player we targeted for some time.” The Grizzlies and Vipers are fighting for the fourth and final playoff spots in their respective conferences.
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The move means more ice time for the youthful group of Grizzlies blueliners. “Obviously losing Sean hurts our club a little bit. We’re still not going to give up, we’re looking for players to fill that role,” Gervais said. Nolan de Jong, Braxton Bilous and Stefan Gonzales will see more ice time as a result. It also gives Gervais a total of five player cards to fill by the Jan. 10 deadline, with hopes of signing David Walchuk, Kevin Woodyatt and Jaden Schmeisser (Saanich Braves) to full time status.
Grin and bear it Import Brad Gehl was sent back to Ontario last week after three months with the team. “He wasn’t working out here, a little too busy off the ice and we weren’t happy with that,” Gervais said. sports@vicnews.com - With files from Kevin Mitchell, Vernon Morning Star
Chris Franklin might be the new man in town but the head coach of the Oak Bay High boys basketball team is quick to tip his hat to the previous coach, Josh Elsdon. Elsdon stepped down after last season to focus on other things in life, one of them being the basketball program at Monterey middle school, where he’s a teacher. Franklin isn’t a teacher, but does bring a strong coaching resumé as the assistant coach for Nanaimo’s Dover Bay Dolphins. “I’m quickly learning a lot about the school’s connection to the community and athletes past and present, hosting the Gary Taylor Classic this weekend and the Alumni game last week,” Franklin said. “Elsdon has put this “When you team in a very good position for this year. Plus he’s get to coach got lots of kids playing Oak Bay on ball over at Monterey and if you have someone like the Island, him in the system teach- you don’t ing the next generation, complain.” it’s a real benefit.” It was also Elsdon who - Chris Franklin was behind the organizing of the Oak Bay Alumni game on Saturday between the Bays of past and present. Lining up against for the Alumni was a mixed roster of players. Some went on to wear the blue and yellow at UVic – such as Reese Pribilski, Chris Trumpy and Mitch Gudgeon. Some played at Camosun, including 2011 grad Drake Downer, as well as others from as recently as last year. The Alumni won, but the Bays were OK with that, having defeated Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Ravens 72-53 in an exhibition game on Friday. During Franklin’s time with the Dolphins there was no bigger threat north of Duncan. Dover Bay won provincials in 2007 and took last year’s Island championship on a buzzerbeater over the Claremont Spartans. “When you get to coach Oak Bay on the Island, you don’t complain,” Franklin said. This weekend’s Gary Taylor Classic will define a lot of teams, including the Bays. Their biggest win so far was over the No. 1 ranked Ravens last week. On Tuesday, the Bays won their second league game of the school season, topping Claremont 84-74. The Gary Taylor wraps up with semifinals at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. on Friday night. The first place game goes 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. sports@vicnews.com
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Sitting in the bleachers of the dive tank at Saanich Commonwealth Place, Riley McCormick looks up at the rest of the competition. The springboards and platforms are packed with divers from across Canada taking turns in preparation for the Winter National diving championships underway until Sunday (Dec.18). Some dives evoke claps – though with divers hitting the water every five seconds it’s hard to know which one to watch. “As big as this event is, you don’t want to peak yet. This is still just the stepping stone,” McCormick said. “At the same time, you can’t take it too lightly.” The goal this weekend is for McCormick to finish in the top two on the 10-metre platform, thereby qualifying to represent Canada at the Diving World Cup in London, England this February. “That’s where you want to hit your best.”
Not only is the World Cup a test event for the London Olympics in July, competing there would put McCormick on track for his second appearance at the Olympic games, having finished 16th in Beijing 2008. The 20-year-old is on leave from Arizona State University where he competed the past two seasons, finishing second in the NCAA on the 10m in his rookie year and winning the PAC 10 conference on the 10m in both years. “The NCAA was pretty hectic coming out of high school. Practices were twice a day plus a full course load, and we competed almost every weekend.” And when the NCAA season ends, the international season begins. “It’s easy to burnout,” he said. Which is why McCormick told his school he’d be taking this year off to campaign for the Olympics back when they recruited him from Claremont three years ago. McCormick is among several senior members of Saanich’s Boardworks diving club com-
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The same week the Washington Stealth opened its pro lacrosse exhibition season, head coach Chris Hall began his fight against cancer. Hall, a Victoria Shamrocks legend, leads a heavy contingent of Victoria coaches and players that make up the Stealth franchise based in Everett, Wash. After the Stealth played the Toronto Rock in a preseason match hosted at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday, Hall, who lives in Victoria, spoke for the first time since starting a sixweek treatment for throat cancer, with which he was diagnosed in
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Writing about heritage treasures in Victoria is nothing new for Nick Russell. The former president of the Hallmark Photo submitted Society was senior editor of the four-volOne of the 200 houses featured in a new book ume This Old House, a series featuring celebrating residential architecture in Victoria. the neighbourhoods of Victoria. His new book, however, aims to broaden Advertisement the scope of what qualifies as attention-worthy. “I’m trying to open a debate about what makes architecture important,” says Russell, taking a break from a full day of delivering his book to bookA new year is almost upon • You have launched a small stores around town. us, which usually means New business and operate it out “I’ve raised the quesYear resolutions, looking to the of your home tion in the beginning of the book, how do you future, making new plans and • You’ve retired and spend judge?” organizing goals for the year part of the year down south, Rather than sticking ahead. It’s not uncommon to leaving your home vacant for with registered heritage find financial security near the several months of the year houses, or those built top of the list. Protecting your by famous architects, • You have added or removed family and your belongings he uses a more subjeca wood stove first is a natural priority, and tive criteria. there are simple ways you can • You are finally undertaking “Beauty is in the eye do that. of the beholder. There’s the big home renovation nothing to say that a you’ve been One step to particular style is the planning for years ensure you are insurAnce best style,” he explains. protected is to do • You have Neither does he limit outlook a yearly review upgraded the himself to a particular of your home electrical system in time period, and some insurance policy home of his more modern your home insurance choices are sure to raise against the with A change can some contention. changes that may Janella subject your home For instance, a boxy have taken place Wilson to more, or even 2011 home on Despard since you took it less, risk and could Avenue has drawn critiout or last made cism from the Rockland mean additional upgrades to it. Community Associapremiums may be owed to tion. But Russell welLetting your insurance the insurance company or comes the debate in his provider know what has new discounts may now decision to include it. changed helps them provide be available to you. Either Some houses from you with better service and way, to ensure your home recent decades are very support. It can ensure that and belongings are properly innovative, he says. you are not unnecessarily protected, it is important to “The question is, should overpaying or under-insured. If notify your insurance company we be protecting them all your details and information when things have changed. for the future?” are accurate and up-to-date it Hot off the press, the When you get your renewal book is called Glorious can also help speed up the document, contact a BCAA Victorians: 150 Years – claims process. That’s why it is Insurance Advisor to review 150 Houses. Celebrating important to talk to your insurer your coverage and ensure it residential architecture about big life changes. These matches your circumstances in British Columbia’s changes could be considered Capital. and meets your needs. Should as any change that may affect As well as being on you have any questions, the level of risk associated with time for Christmas, the or wish to learn more about your home. In other words, as self-published book also insurance and coverage that your life has changed, so may comes out on time for protects your family and your have the needs for your home. the city’s 150th anniverbelongings, give us a call. sary. For example: We’re always happy to help. The problem is, Rus• You are now renting out your sell couldn’t confine basement or the occupancy Janella Wilson is an Insurance Advisor himself to the 150at BCAA. She can be reached at of your home has changed janella.wilson@bcaa.com. theme. In driving “practically every street in the city” on his house hunt, he ended up featuring 200. “You get 50 for free,” he jokes. rholmen@vicnews.com
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Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Dec.15-22 edition of 70-4061 Larchwood, $404,900
101-3614 Richmond Rd.
893 Dunford Cres., $749,900
3730 Blenkinsop, $598,800
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Chris Barrington Foote
308-935 Johnson St., $319,900 Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459
1116 Readings Dr., $699,000 pg. 9
219-50 Songhees, $675,000 Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459
pg. 8
pg. 8
pg. 22
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882
pg. 11
Saturday 1-3 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642
pg. 12
10 Helmcken Rd
2239 Shelbourne St., $399,000 Sunday 1-3 Boorman’s Real Estate Rod Hay 250-595-1535
pg. 7
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301
pg. 5
746 Gorge Rd W, $565,000 Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099 pg. 26
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Gunnar Stephenson, 250-884-0933
pg. 13
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Brendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240 pg. 9
pg. 15
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen 250-386-8875
Saturday 1-3 One Percent Realty Valentino Prundaru, 250 686-2242
pg. 15
pg. 15
41 Obed Ave, $349,900
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer 250 384-8124
pg. 14
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Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Colin Gareau, 250-812-3451
508-1433 Faircliffe, $359,900 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Brett Jones, 250-385-2033
pg. 2
pg. 13
pg. 13
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pg. 20
Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
pg. 19
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
pg. 6
103-996 Wild Ridge pg. 27
Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250-380-6683
pg. 20
3326 Hazelwood Rd., $399,000 pg. 20
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Ross Casey 250 384-8124
pg. 20
205-2695 Deville, $334,900 pg. 20
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer 250 384-8124
pg. 10
4709 Kevere Rd., 639,000
pg. 20
Saturday & Sunday 12-3 Sutton West Coast Realty Claude Falardeau 250 479-3333
pg. 20
pg. 18
9378 Bitterroot Pl., $209,000 pg. 13
Saturday 1-3 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron 250 656-0911
pg. 14
pg. 14
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Stephen Postings, 250-656-0131
Friday-Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875
4556 Royal Island, $639,900 pg. 5
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Tom Muir 250-477-7291
pg. 24
3019 Dornier pg. 19
2176 Amherst
Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Megan John, 250-477-7291
pg. 20
119-2733 Peatt Rd, $374,900
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
pg. 27
957 Shawnigan Lake Rd, $319,900
304-611 Brookside, $219,000 pg. 18
2118 Weiler Ave., $429,900
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer 250 384-8124
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200
Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Lyle Kahl 250-391-8484
3019 Dornier
563 Brant Pl., $624,900
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Ross Casey 250 384-8124
10921 Inwood Rd., $598,000
3850 Palo Alto
4459 Fairmont Pl, $599,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
pg. 20
3314 Hazelwood Rd., $515,000
3205 Kingsley, $539,000
5024 Cordova Bay, $999,900
pg. 20
1224A Goldstream Ave, $389,900 pg. 15
pg. 13
Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Gray Rothnie, 250-744-7034
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Donna Gabel, 250-477-5353
994 Dunford, from $359,900
2186 Stone Gate, $664,900
32 Lurline (off Harriet), $329,900
4279 Westervelt, $869,900 pg. 10
pg. 20
3019 Dornier
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
pg. 20
3463 Yorkshire Pl.
117-643 Granderson, $369,000
1268 Tall Tree Pl, $729,900
1808 Rossiter Pl, $555,000
1023 Dunsmuir, $419,888 pg. 11
309 Kingston, $769,000
Saturday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Chris Barrington Foote, 250-479-3333
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Mike Ryan, 250-477-1100
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577
1959 Fairfield Rd., $859,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291
pg. 26
pg. 15
4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance Julie Swift, 250-479-8706
Sunday 2-4 Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd. Sonya Jakovickas, 250-385-8780
Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663
1550 Rowan St.
76-14 Erskine Lane, $419,900 pg. 11
pg. 14
33-610 Mckenzie Ave, $365,000
4029 Providence, $960,900
Daily noon-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 812-7277
1842 Chandler Ave, $649,000
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Sandy McManus 250 477-7291
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131
pg. 8
pg. 10
487 Royal Bay Dr., $629,000
pg. 14
5-881 Nicholson St., $549,000
23-60 Dallas, $494,900
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lucy Richardson 250 744-3301
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Ross Casey 250 384-8124
3431 Luxton, $699,000
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shane King, 250-661-4277
102-820 Short St., $364,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
3-828 Rupert Terrace
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814
pg. 26
4190 Lynnfield Cres., $799,900
3175 Midland Rd. pg. 1
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sladja Stojkovic, 250-208-4154
3306 Hazelwood Rd., $449,000
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance David Strasser, 250-360-1929
973 Shadywood Dr.
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Eli Mavrikos 250 896-3859
1001 Foul Bay Rd, $860,000
205-25 Government, $254,000 Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co Real Estate
pg. 12
987 Falkland, $949,900
301-50 Songhees, $549,900 Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Thursday to Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124
pg. 6
Thursday-Friday 1-4, Saturday & Sunday 11-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Daniel Weiss 250 383-1500 pg. 21
2945 Andre Rd, $398,000 pg. 19
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Donna Gabel, 250-477-5353
pg. 19
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■ B.C. Cancer Foundation Jingle Mingle fundraiser ■ Wednesday, Dec. 7 ■ Fairmont Empress Hotel
A little Jingle plus a little Mingle equal over half a million for cancer research on Vancouver Island On Dec. 7, the BC Cancer Foundation’s swanky Jingle Mingle and brand new Jingle Soirée secured a staggering $510,000 for invaluable cancer research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre. Beneath the shimmer and chic attire of the holiday event, guests were keenly aware of the evening’s goal to improve cancer outcomes for Vancouver Island patients. Gathered at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Jingle Mingle guests also raised their paddles high in philanthropic spirit for the event’s first Equip-a-Need—a way to raise funds for in-demand scientific equipment. Proceeds from this year’s Equip-a-Need will fund a state-ofthe-art robotic microscope as well as other high priority research equipment, helping BC Cancer Agency scientists find answers that will transform immunotherapy research on Vancouver Island. “I’m so humbled by the generosity of each guest, said Bonnie Campbell, Jingle Mingle Chair, "Thank you to all of our donors and supporters for making this an outstanding evening.”
More photos available online at; http://gallery.pictopia.com/bclocalnews/gallery/97246
BC Cancer Foundation CEO Doug Nelson speaks to a packed house at the fundraiser.
Steve Reid and Laura Walsh enjoy the evening at the Jingle Mingle.
Dan Sharp, Pam Russell and Dale Olsen share a laugh.
Dave Ganong and his wife, Lisa Williams, enjoy the festivities.
John Tidman and Jingle Mingle Chair, Bonnie Campbell.
Friends Nancy McQuinn and Tronie Brown.
Connie Lee Ahern and Dale Gann.
Michael and Susan McLoughlin show off their auction numbers in advance of the auction.
Deirdre Campbell and Daniela Cubelic
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Christmas returns for second time The Ethiopian Orthodox community celebrates Christmas on Jan. 7. It is hosting an Ethiopian buffet dinner and traditional music. It takes place at the Ukrainian Catholic Church on the corner of Caledonia and Cook streets. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Messob Ethiopian Cuisine located at 1109 McKenzie Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Friday, Friday, December December 16, 16, 2011 2011 -- VICTORIA VICTORIA
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Coats for kids campaign resurrected Laura Lavin News staff
Last year Coats for Kids collected and distributed 3,500 coats to children and families in Greater Victoria. This year, the program was cancelled until a group of concerned community members, unaffiliated with any charity or non-profit organization, took it upon themselves to fill the void. “(The cancellation) left a gap in
access to warm coats for many families, and particularly children, who would normally get up to 120 coats donated through their school, or a community centre,” said Rose Henry who is helping with this year’s coat collection. “Beyond the generous giving at this time of year, a coat is one of the basic needs for people, and without this program it will increase the need on the existing community services, like the food bank,” she said. “We’ve heard from other com-
munity services that clothing donations have dropped over the last several months and with the drop in temperature recently, it’s tough on people, not only street people, but people living in poverty.” The group is asking for donations of coats, gloves, hats, shoes, socks or any winter or waterproof gear which will be distributed to those in need. “Our target for this campaign is to exceed the 3,500 coats donated last year and bring awareness of this
much needed program to continue no matter what happens,” Henry said. New or used items can be dropped off at the Victoria Anti-Violence Project at the University of Victoria, building B027; Hip Baby Clothing, 104a-560 Johnson St.; in the carport at 222 Langford St.; or at the Blanshard Community Centre, 901 Kings Rd. For more information contact 3500COATS@groups.facebook.com llavin@vicnews.com
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The operation started out a decade ago by serving soup and sandwiches one day a week. Even after St. Saviour’s Anglican Church closed in March 2010, 100 volunteers have continued to take turns serving about 125 people a day, Monday to Friday, including most statutory holidays. People living on fixed incomes, single parents, families in need and the homeless don’t just come to Rainbow Kitchen for the meal. “At the same time it’s much more than a building, it’s the sense of community and the people that go there,” Lindskoog said. Despite having to close, there may still be a pot of gold waiting at the end of their rainbow, in the form of a new home. The society’s directors are in early talks to move to another site in the Vic West-Esquimalt area, Lindskoog said, adding that even if that works out, the kitchen will have to close for “a few weeks” while the site is upgraded. “It’s always sad when something like this happens at a time when the people who are least able to handle the challenge of being in need are facing a greater need,” Lindskoog said. To donate or volunteer, please call 250-384-2069. emccracken@vicnews.com
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VICTORIA NEWS -- Friday, Friday, December December 16, 16, 2011 2011
Camosun unveils new medical diploma Radiography technologist program takes two years
WINTER TIRES
The program comes with a $3.1 million price tag, paid for by the province, for start-up costs and the purchase of equipment. Medical radiography technologists use X-rays to help make diagnoses with computer-generated images for ailments ranging from broken bones to abnormalities of the heart, blood vessel and brain. The program will involve theoretical and practical training in both classrooms and hospitals. The first class is expected to begin in September 2012. Three open house information sessions on the medical radiography program will be held this winter at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus (Fischer Building, Room 100). Upcoming sessions are planned for Jan. 9 and 23 at 5 p.m. For more information on the new program, visit camosun.ca/learn/programs/mrt. kslavin@saanichnews.com
Kyle Slavin News staff
Described as a balance between art and science, medical radiography is the latest diploma program to be offered at Camosun College. Announced Dec. 8 by Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto, the two-year program will see 16 full-time students cycle through the program each year. “This is an exciting new opportunity for the college,” said Camosun president Kathryn Laurin. “(Medical radiography technology) is a leading example of the interdisciplinary approach to modern health care that combines the diverse skill sets of sophisticated technology and traditional care-giving.”
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