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residential rate was later set at seven per cent, discontent simmered, only to resurface in the fall as an election issue. Meanwhile, Esquimalt suffered its own tax problem, and sought justice after feeling short changed by the federal
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axes, taxes taxes. In Victoria, city council approved a 3.96-per-cent increase, sparking criticism from the business community which called it unsustainable. When the
Back in May, former members of an Island Corridor Foundation sub committee went public with concerns about governance of the E&N Rail line. Transparency is their most pressing, ongoing issue. Safety reports about the track have been kept secret. After members of the Rail Operations Liaison Advisory Committee started voicing their discontent, the committee was unofficially disbanded. In December, these ousted committee members formalized their opposition in the formation of a new oversight body, this time with no affiliation to the Island Corridor Foundation.
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squimalt’s woes hit the news once again. This time, it was over a police bill from the CIty of Victoria deemed to be unfair. VicPD Chief Const. Jamie Graham defended the extra $462,000 charged to Esquimalt, arguing the township has more officers on patrol than before the days of amalgamation. The situation has escalated throughout the year with no resolution as of yet. Esquimalt surprised Victoria by putting out a request for proposals for a new policing contract. Both the City of Victoria and the RCMP submitted a proposal to win the job. In October, Esquimalt announced it preferred the RCMP’s bid, but that’s not the last word. Solicitor General Shirley Bond will make the final decision in the matter. If Victoria loses the contract, it would lose $6 million in contributions towards its annual policing budget.
government. The municipality called for a federal dispute advisory panel review into an unexpected dip in its share of payment in lieu of taxes, known as PILT. The appeal is for $564,765. It is yet to be resolved.
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oung women approached lonely bus stops with caution. Starting in January, a suspect, dubbed the bus-stop masturbator, was approaching women waiting for the bus. At first he targeted Asian exchange students. He later became more brazen. On March 26, he blocked a 16-year-old girl inside a bus shelter on Johnson Street near Fernwood Road, and while masturbating in front of her, asked the girl to touch him. Incidents continued in April, and then stopped despite police making no arrest in the case.
ictorians were startled to learn the rail portion of the Johnson Street Bridge had deteriorated to the point it was no longer safe for crossing. The city moved quickly to permanently raise the plank to avoid liability, and re-route pedestrians and cyclists over to the south side of the traffic bridge. The rail bridge is expected to come down this February. Meanwhile, the E&N line stopped running in March for some specific repairs that were soon discovered to be more serious than originally thought. The Island Corridor Foundation shut down the daily passenger service indefinitely until it is able to secure $15 million from the provincial and federal governments. Getting the money depends on the results of an ongoing assessment of the 47 bridges along the train’s route. Results are expected by February.
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amily and friends bid a tearful goodbye to their loved ones who left CFB Esquimalt aboard the frigate, HMCS Vancouver, on July 10. Upon arriving in the Mediterranean Sea, it patrolled with other NATO vessels to ensure safe passage for humanitarian aid and prevent weapons and mercenaries from reaching Libyan shores, where fighting was fierce between Moammar Gadhafi loyalists and rebel forces. The mission came to a close at the end of October, and in November Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Vancouver will stay in the region until early in the new year. Their job: seeking out vessels that could be supporting terrorist activities and monitoring building unrest in the region. HMCS Vancouver will be replaced by the East Coast-based HMCS Charlottetown in the new year.
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Tour de France hometown hero Ryder Hesjedal heads out on the inaugural Tour de Victoria. The Tour de Victoria welcomed cyclists of all ages and abilities offering three distances, a 20-kilometre, a 90-km and Ryder Hesjedal’s 140-km ride.
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ven with advance warning, dozens of prolific drug dealers were still caught up in the Victoria Police Department’s net in May. Undercover officers bought cocaine, heroin and marijuana from 27 dealers operating in downtown Victoria, largely in the 900-block of Pandora Ave. and Reesen Park. One alleged dealer was arrested with the Victoria News article about the impending bust sticking out of his pocket. Twenty-two men and women were arrested in Project Cinco de Mayo, mostly from May 17 to 19, and warrants were issued for five more people.
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mid much organizing and public fanfare, cycling in the region got a boost with the Victoria International Cycling Festival. The event cycled into downtown Victoria from May 28 to June 12. One of the festival highlights was the inaugural launch of Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria on May 28. Hometown hero and celebrated Tour de France competitor Ryder Hesjedal led 800 cyclists for 140 kilometres through 13 municipalities, and another 400 riders took on the 90-km trek. Already thinking ahead to next year, organizers planned to move the date to late June 2012, to counteract a scheduling conflict with the annual Swiftsure international yacht race. They were also considering expanding the festival from two to four weeks.
Ensigns José Palma and Francisca Lerma accompanied Esmeralda, the Chilean navy’s training ship, when it anchored at Ogden Point.
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his month marked the arrival of Esmeralda, the Chilean navy’s training vessel. Protesters dogged at least three stops during its tour to six countries between Chile and Canada, including a small but loud group of people who greeted the vessel with a bevy of signs when it reached Ogden Point on Aug. 1. The group sounded the alarm about the sailing vessel’s dark past when it served as a prison and torture chamber during the regime of Chilean former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Several local politicians, including Victoria city councillors and NDP MLAs Carole James and Rob Fleming, also urged the federal government to reconsider the invitation it extended to Esmeralda’s crew. The vessel continued its inaugural sail with female sailors on to North Vancouver.
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he Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce kicked off a campaign for a regional referendum on a proposed $950million light-rail transit system. “No surprise, what we’re going to do is say there needs to be a third-party review in order to make this funding decision,” said Bruce Carter, chamber president. Just one week later the Victoria Regional Rapid Transit report was published online. The report encompassed hundreds of details on population and employment growth, present and future travel patterns in the region and an evaluation of the selected alignment for the light-rail system between downtown Victoria and the West Shore. By mid-September a group of B.C. mayors asked the province for an independent review of B.C. Transit, citing lacklustre communication between B.C. Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. In early November, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom ordered B.C. Transit to undergo a third-party review. The review will address funding formulas and governance, which Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin said will highlight the need for local control of transit to move from the Victoria Regional Transit Commission to the Capital Regional District.
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n $8-billion deal put Esquimalt on the map in late October. The federal government awarded Seaspan Marine Corp. the multi-billion-dollar shipbuilding contract. Seaspan, which owns Vancouver and Victoria shipyards, will build a noncombat fleet that includes Canadian Coast Guard vessels, an icebreaker and joint-support navy ships.
The 20- to 30-year contract work will result in new and long-term jobs and prompt capital infrastructure investment at the shipyards. Seaspan plans to do most of the ship construction at its Vancouver yard beginning in late 2012, while 15 to 20 per cent of the workload will fall to Victoria Shipyards. ■ Months of speculation ended when Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins announced the township
prefers the RCMP over the Victoria Police Department. The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has ordered a review of several problems plaguing Victoria and Esquimalt’s fractured policing relationship. A report recommending ways to improve governance, financing and dispute resolution is expected by Jan. 30.
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ccupy Wall Street started in New York on Sept. 17 and spread around the world sparking local protests, including one in Victoria which began Oct. 15. By early November, local politicians and police had had enough. The city ordered the protest camp that was set up in Centennial Square removed to make way for the Downtown Victoria Business Association’s temporary skating rink. ■ The pages of the Victoria News were filled with the faces of those seeking council seats in November. Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin was re-elected to a second term Nov. 19, along with councillors Geoff Young, Charlayne Thornton-Joe, Marianne Alto, Pam Madoff and Christopher Coleman. Newcomers Lisa Helps, Ben Isitt and Shellie Gudgeon joined the incumbents in council chambers.
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Resolutions mean change If you get to the heart of the matter, New Year’s resolutions are all about one thing: Change. And as anyone who’s made it into adulthood knows, change is the one thing that’s inevitable. We often tell stories about people who decide they’re determined to change. January is a good month for those in the fitness business and a bad time to be selling any of the various vices that so many of us pledge we can to do without. Of course, most of these personal promises are doomed to fail. There’s more to adopting a new lifestyle than simply switching wall calendars. Popular resolutions often involve our personal health, our relationships or our career. We tell ourselves we will eat less, sleep more and cut down on smoking/drinking/salty foods. We will be more caring about others and spend less time with people who only seem to bring us down. We’ll get promoted or find a new job or go back to school. These are all noble goals that help make early January such an optimistic time. They’re also all attainable if you can avoid the disappointment that can come when you’re focused solely on the short term. Remember, there’s nothing wrong with aiming high as long as you don’t expect too much too soon. Take, for example, those who decide to start running as a way to improve their health. If you’ve been a couch potato, chances are you won’t be running in any spring marathons. But if you listen to those who teach beginning runners, sometimes the best goal is to just get out, even if that means more walking than running. It takes time to develop new habits. Once you do they can be tough to break, which is why you might as well choose the habits you really want. Change will happen. On a personal level, the next step is always the first one you need to take to get a little closer to whatever goal you set. 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.
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Topical tips for cocktail chatter which brings up the next topic. With New Year’s Eve happening this weekend, many people will Famous dead people find themselves thrust The Eurozone crisis and into social situations. And the Republican party leadwhether you’re a social ership race are inevitable butterfly or wallflower, conversations if you’re it helps to have sometalking to dad over the thing to say after you’ve holidays. But when you’re resolved that the weather hanging with pals, someis pretty mild for this time one is bound to bring up of year. the latest gossip from the To help you either world of entertainment. change the topic or add Assuming you’re not to the chit chat, here’s a Jim Zeeben debating the authenticquick look at some of the The last word ity of MIA (is she really a news that might make its tigress fighting for fellow way into cocktail party Tamils or a pop princess cashing in conversation this weekend. on her parents’ heritage?) celebrities made news for many reasons World economy in 2011. If you’re not equipped to If you’re stuck in a corner of a party with a group of people talking opine on who made the best guest appearance on Glee, drop a few about this, you want to re-think the names to show you were paying kind of parties you go to. Seriously, attention. though it’s a topic that’s on many Among the more notable passpeople’s minds, it just isn’t a lot of ings, such as Amy Winehouse, Steve fun dissecting this magnitude of a Jobs and Christopher Hitchens, bummer. If you must chat about 2011 was the final year for Col. debt and the definition of depresPotter of M.A.S.H. (Harry Morgan) sion, maybe you could point out and the guy who penned Family that Greater Victoria’s unemployCircus (Bill Keane). Others who ment rate of 6.1 per cent is slightly died include Elizabeth Taylor, Andy better than the national rate of 7.4 per cent – though this is likely going Rooney, Joe Frazier, Jack LaLanne Betty Ford, Macho Man Randy Savto lead to various theories about age and Peter Falk. The full list is housing bubbles. Better to avoid too big to include everyone (sorry financial advice from the guy holdOsama) but there should be enough ing a plate of cocktail wienies. names here to add something to Slip away and mingle with the the mix. folks talking about celebrities,
Also, worth noting on a local level, 2011 marked the death of Alex Campbell the philanthropic founder of homegrown grocer Thrifty Foods. Drinking and driving There were a few curve balls in December regarding provincial laws on impaired driving. In 2010, the government introduced some of the country’s toughest laws against drinking and driving. Then, on Nov. 30, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jon Sigurdson ruled that those laws were unconstitutional. That led to a fair amount of confusion about what level of alcohol consumption was acceptable before someone could get behind the wheel. But, if someone at a party you’re at thinks they can now push the limit, please remind them that Justice Sigurdson changed his mind two days before Christmas. The tough rules are back in place, at least until June. Which is why, if you plan on having a few drinks while you’re out, one of the most important conversations will happen before the party starts. Make sure you have a safe way to get home so it’s not something you have to think about when you’re just hitting your stride defending the ethics of unfriending someone on Facebook. Have a Happy New Year! Jim Zeeben is the editor of the Saanich News. editor@saanichnews.com
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Under my umbrella A little rain doesn’t stop this man from enjoying a stroll along the breakwater under his umbrella. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Teacher responds to climbing fee criticism Re: School boards still skirt fee issue (Letters, Dec. 23). I am currently the teacher and program coordinator for Boulders Climbing Academy at Stelly’s secondary school and wanted to clarify on the fee status of our “climbing class”. Just so the public is aware, our climbing class is a climbing academy much like the lacrosse, rowing and aquatics academies at Claremont, hockey at Parkland, Spencer and Spectrum, soccer at Reynolds, as well as several others in the
Capital Region. These academies are set up to train students in a specific activity with the hopes of pursuing it at a higher level in the future. They are also set up so that no student is left behind and administrators and school board officials have policies and procedures in place for families who are unable to afford certain programs. While it would be ideal for these programs to be free, it is difficult given the environment they are in. Our academy is
Readers respond: Grinches stole Christmas from bird population Having moved here only a few months ago, I must say my first impressions of a select few individuals are not all that great. I walk my dog along the Galloping Goose Trail numerous times a day and on seeing the local wild birds that are scattered up and down the trail along the Happy Valley stretch – and being an avid bird watcher – I thought it would be a lovely gesture to not only place handmade bird feeders, but suet feeders as well, along our regular walkways. I placed four handmade bird feeders and four suet feeders in different areas, to allow all who frequent Langford’s Happy Valley trail to enjoy the birds’ presence more closely. I hung the feeders up and lo and behold no less than 48 hours later, a Grinch or two had not only removed the feeders but the small suet holders as well. We have just celebrated Christmas, the day that represents the Man who is the
a year-long program, where students are focused on climbing or related material every school day. We have students who have transferred to our school from Kamloops, Edmonton and even South Africa. While I cannot comment on other academies, our academy has a paid coach (the former youth national climbing team coach) who works with the students, as well as paid rock climbing guides who come in to teach the students particular
skills. These people are not teachers, but specialists in their field and need to be paid for their services. Stelly’s secondary and the Boulders Climbing Gym make climbing very available to our students and the community. Students are able to climb for free in their normal physical education classes, for an hour right after school, in our outdoor pursuits classes and also take our recreation management course, which spends every day at the
climbing wall hosting other school groups from the Capital Region. While this academy and others are specialty programs, they are also very unique and make school a special experience. You just have to step into these environments to get a glimpse of what these programs are doing for kids. Ryan Braun teacher/program coordinator Boulders Climbing Academy at Stelly’s
Selfish Grinches, compassion
epitome of all that’s good. I say there are a few people out there that could learn by His example, and put back what did not belong to you. Why take what is not yours, especially when you can see it’s for the pleasure of everyone who walks, runs and strolls along a trail that represents itself as something for everyone to enjoy by its beauty and the birds that reside within its serene oasis. The bird feeders placed out there were for all to enjoy, not for those who suffer from the “me” syndrome. So I ask that you please replace those that were taken, so they may be enjoyed by all. The song birds could use a little help every winter, but we as a community are rewarded by knowing it’s the people who make the difference, by knowing right from wrong and what’s good from what’s evil. To take away from the local birds, that’s just not right. Shame on those that lack the humanity in sharing – especially at this time of year. Marika Lalonde Langford
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people not trained to assist a person when in trouble, or just hand out fines? She had no compassion. I would like to thank Robin Bayley, Ali Romanow and H. Kanatrup, who stopped to assist me. D. Berry Sidney
On Dec. 1, I attempted to cross Johnson Street to move my vehicle from a two-hour parking area. In my effort, I tripped and fell and was unable to reach my vehicle. In the meantime, my wife got there as the tow truck was about to tow the car away. My wife explained to the truck driver what had happened, and he immediately ran across the street and with the help of three other people, carried me to the The News welcomes your opinions and sidewalk. comments. While this was happening, the To put readers on equal footing, and to be meter lady gave my wife a $60 sure that all opinions are heard, please keep ticket. letters to less than 300 words. This added insult to injury. The News reserves the right to edit letters for One of the people who style, legality, length and taste. assisted called for an ambulance, Send your letters to: and I was taken to Royal Jubilee ■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, Victoria News, Hospital and had major surgery 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 on my broken kneecap. ■ Email: editor@vicnews.com Are these parking meter
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The majority of people who own property in the Capital Region won’t be disappointed when their 2012 property assessment notices arrive in their mailbox next week. “I think people are looking at what the value of their real estate is doing. Obviously, people have got a lot of money invested in real estate,” said Reuben Danakody, an assessor at B.C. Assessment’s Victoria-based Capital Region office, which services more than 141,000 properties valued at nearly $92 billion. “Most want to see their values flourish. “I think the fact that (market) values are stable and holding in (Greater) Victoria is probably going to be good news (to property owners).” Millions of B.C. property assessment notices will be in the mail by Saturday (Dec. 31), headed across the province and around the world to people who own properties in B.C. Details of the 2012 assessment roll won’t be released until Jan. 3. Of those, more than 140,000 envelopes will reach owners of properties in the Capital Region, halfway up the Malahat Drive of the Trans-Canada Highway, the Tsawout and Songhees aboriginal communities and the Gulf Islands. More of the paper notices in the 2012 assessment roll will be sent out this year, reflective of an increase in the number of new homes that have been built, particularly on the West Shore where land is available, Dana-
kody said. Though Greater Victoria’s housing market hasn’t seen the increase in activity that Greater Vancouver has, Danakody said locally, the market is strong and steady. “You didn’t see the leaps and bounds you saw in previous years, but I would describe it as a very stable market,” he said, adding that construction may not be as brisk as it was in 2010 and 2011, but people are, however, spending money on home renovations. “(New construction) ... shows stability in the market place, and overall economic growth is good for the community here,” Danakody said. “New construction is good. Obviously it creates jobs.” Market strength and stability is also helped by the presence of largescale employers in the region, including several federal and provincial government departments, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the University of Victoria, Danakody said. People interested in knowing what their real estate portfolios are valued at as of July 1 each year are paying closer attention to their annual property assessments. The information helps owners make more informed decisions about future purchases, said Danakody, adding the values are also significant because of their “impact on the (municipal) property taxes that (owners) would be liable for in the forthcoming taxation year.” emccracken@vicnews.com
Polar bear Swim set for Sunday at Elk Lake Grab your thickest, warmest beach towel and head up to Elk Lake on Sunday (Jan. 1) for the 36th annual Polar Bear Swim. The cool dip in Saanich’s frigid waters is expected to draw hundreds of participants – many of whom are regulars. Environment Canada is forecasting a clear but cool day on Sunday for the 2 p.m. event.
All swimmers earn a participation ribbon, and one participant will be named the honorary polar bear. Festivities – including a dance party warmup courtesy of Body Dynamic Headquarters – begin at 1 p.m. Mr. Tube Steak will also be on site selling food. Parking is limited at Hamsterly Beach, at the north side of Elk Lake just off the Pat Bay Highway.
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Occupy Victoria bill climbs to $241,000 Erin McCracken News staff
The B.C. government should foot some of the bill to police the provincial capital during certain events, says Victoria’s mayor and chair of the Victoria Police Board. Dean Fortin pointed to the $241,382 that the city of Victoria forked over on behalf of the region when the Occupy Victoria protest
overtook Centennial Square in October and November. Of that, $104,106 went to policing, $131,160 covered municipal employee labour, and repairs and materials have so far totalled $6,116. “We joke that every protest starts at Centennial Square and heads on down to the legislature,” Fortin said during a recent meeting with police board members, and Victoria and
Esquimalt councillors. “Where can I send the bill ... for the Occupy Victoria? “Right now the only place I can send it is to the citizens of Victoria and Esquimalt.” Tough financial negotiations happen on a regular basis between Victoria’s city manager, B.C.’s solicitor general, other provincial departments and VicPD “to see what we can reap in terms of benefit,” said Victoria police Chief Const. Jamie Graham, noting times are
Victoria lawyers recognized with prestigious designation Erin McCracken New staff
Diane Turner is among five Greater Victoria lawyers and 28 lawyers in B.C. who were honoured with a prestigious and highly coveted Queen’s Counsel designation last week. “It’s certainly very significant to me to think that there’s a certain element of the legal world that has confidence in the contribution that I’ve made, because I really have tried to contribute,” said Turner, a North Saanich resident and partner at Kelliher and Turner law firm in Victoria. The former Crown prosecutor, who was called to the bar in 1984, is an associate faculty member at Royal Roads University in Colwood and teaches law at The Hague University in the Netherlands. There was a lengthy selection
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From top left: Eclectic: Visual Poetry poster image; Royal BC Museum: Thomas P Peschak, Giant Beachcomber; Legacy Gallery: Hubert Norbury, Bay Parkade Entry 1960.
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Cont. from previous page Describing themselves as “activist collectors,” the Smyths’ mission is to promote the works, not just passively acquire and display them. The Salish Weave Collection includes 20 recent works – representing carving, painting and printmaking – by Canadian Coast Salish artists Susan Point, lessLIE, Maynard Johnny Jr., Dylan Thomas, John Marston, Luke Marston, Angela Marston and Chris Paul. Opening Jan. 9 at Oak Bay’s Eclectic, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., is Visual Poetry. In conjunction with St. Michael’s University School, the gallery will host a special show featuring original artwork and poetry by SMUS Senior School students to raise money for two global charities focused on creating opportunities for youth. The exhibition, fittingly entitled Visual Poetry, features creative writing and art students in Grades 11 and 12 combining their talents, with the artists illustrating the poets’ words. All funds generated will be shared between War Child Canada and the Amma Organization, specifically its primary and secondary schooling projects in India. The exhibition continues through Jan. 14.
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Fred Pierce, a volunteer with the Royal B.C. Museum, uses his flashlight magnifier to read the label for one of the images, In The Flick Of A Tail, on display in the exhibit Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
RBC Museum exhibit focuses on photography International wildlife photography exhibition includes Canadian amateur Laura Lavin News staff
Visitors to the Royal B.C. Museum can experience nature like never before: Through the lenses of photographers from around the world. The visually striking Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition showcases photographs in 17 categories, including Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Underwater World, Wild Places and Photojournalist of the Year. Each photo and caption tells the inspirational and sometimes humorous stories of the fascinating world of nature. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Martin Cooper, the only Canadian winner, from Burnaby, B.C. “I went to the premier in London and it was a black tie affair and to be here in the B.C. museum and experience it again is brilliant. They’ve done a wonderful job presenting this at the museum.” Cooper’s photo was chosen from among 41,000 entries from 95 countries by a judging panel that included some of the world’s most respected
nature photographers and wildlife experts. “Wildlife Photographer of the Year is truly a treat and not just for photography buffs – there is a beauty and majesty in the photographs that will appeal to all,” said Royal B.C. Museum CEO Pauline Rafferty. Now in its 47th year, the annual competition is run by London’s Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine. This is the premiere exhibition of 108 winning images, and the only scheduled stop in North America. The exhibition runs until April 9. Cooper’s winning image is of a coyote on a stretch of railway tracks near his home. “That morning I was waiting for a beaver in the creek, this was a bonus,” he said. Cooper is an amateur photographer who dusted off his camera a few years ago after moving from England to Canada. “Over the past five years it’s become a passion again – I love every second of it,” he said. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Royal B.C. Museum, opened Dec. 16 and includes 108 photographs displayed on large backlit panels with detailed captions telling the story behind the image and technical details on the photographic equipment used by each photographer. llavin@vicnews.com
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100 years of hockey in Victoria Patrick family shaped the modern game from house on Michigan Street Travis Paterson News staff
From his office in Washington, D.C., Dick Patrick, president of the Washington Capitals, recalls the home his grandfather Lester Patrick lived in on Linden Avenue in Fairfield. “It was before my time, but my father told me stories,” Dick says. His father, Muzz, a Canadian boxing champ turned pro hockey player, was born and raised in Victoria. Muzz and brother Lynn won the Stanley Cup while playing for Lester, when the latter coached the New York Rangers in 1940. Lester had previously won the Stanley Cup as a player and coach, his name engraved multiple times upon it. But even though 1940 was the first time Muzz and Lynn won hockey’s Holy Grail, it was the second time their names were engraved on it. “I guess back in 1933 there wasn’t really a protocol for what to do with the Stanley Cup,” Dick says. “The story my dad told me is, after the Rangers won it, Lester kept it in his basement for the summer. (Muzz and Lynn) wanted their names in it too. Being teenagers, they etched their names into it with a nail. “They got in a lot of trouble for that.” Back in 1911, brothers Lester and Frank were supported by dad Joe Patrick when they used the family’s lumber fortune to create the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and build two arenas, one in Vancouver and one in Oak Bay. The league ran successfully until 1926. Lester then moved on to the more promising NHL and grew to become one of New York’s most legendary characters, the Silver Fox. He was a newspaper darling and ran the New York Rangers and then Madison Square Gardens. Lester returned to Victoria each summer and never sold his house in Fairfield. In 1949 he formed the Victoria Cougars minor hockey team. Frank followed a similar route,
tors lost that first game 8-3 to the dazzling Royals, in their black and orange jerseys.
coaching the Boston Bruins in the 1930s before retiring to Vancouver. Both passed away in 1960. But Lester and Frank were only two of six from their generation. Also living in James Bay were brother Ted and sisters Lucynda (Cynda), Dora and Myrtle. It was said that if Ted hadn’t suffered a serious leg injury in a childhood accident, he too would have won the Stanley Cup.
They shaped the game
Despite giving so much to the game, there will be little fanfare for the Patricks on the PCHA’s centennial anniversary. The WHL Victoria Royals will play at home Monday against the Calgary Hitmen, but that’s only by coincidence. Since the passing Proud to be Patricks of Frank and Lester in 1960, their role in Away from the rink, but changing the sport has still in Victoria, the family been relegated to the continued to flourish. historical archives. Cynda Patrick followed But it was during her parents’ – Joe and Grace the summers in the – religious upbringing, and family home on Michimarried reverend John Wesgan Street that Frank ley Miller. would return from run“Cynda was a church ning the Vancouver organist and vocal soloist, Millionaires. He and not uncommon in that day when you were married to Sharon Tiffin/News staff Lester were rarely sata minister,” says Gordon Gordon Miller, one of the two remaining family heads from the Patrick family, isfied with the flow of Miller, grandson of Cynda stands at the Victoria Arena monument on Cadboro Bay Road. The monument is the game, and often and one of Victoria’s remain- across the street from where the Patrick Arena once stood. It was there, in 1925, made changes, shaping Patricks. the Victoria Cougars beat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. Inset: ing hockey as its “My father was named The original arena in Oak Bay seated 3,500 and was made entirely out of wood. known today. Frank is credited Frank Patrick Miller, after Its grand opening was a public skate on Christmas Day, 1911. The arena was with introducing the my great uncle. My father destroyed by fire Nov. 11, 1929 blue line/offsides and carried a keen interest in “The extended family still gets minster Royals at the brand new raising the stick in celebration of a the family (genealogy) and led the historian patriarch position in the together regularly, on the Island arena, which was later known as goal, and Lester with installing the and mainland. We still feel a Patrick Arena, on an out-of-the- red line. These rules were necesfamily.” That keen interest is part of an strong family connection. I think way piece of property in Oak Bay. sary, as the PCHA used forward ongoing pride in the Patrick name, it’s safe to say it’s the notoriety of Monday (Jan. 2) marks the passes, which the NHL didn’t which Miller admits is due in part the hockey Patricks that is part 100th anniversary of that game, adopt until 1928-29. of what keeps us together. Do we one that transformed the Patrick Together, they hashed out even to the family’s hockey fame. “Was there pressure to be inter- talk about hockey when we get family name into hockey royalty. more rules, including numbers on ested in hockey? Yes. And we all together? Not much.” It wasn’t just the first game in Vic- jerseys, an assortment of penalMiller grew up in Ottawa and toria, it was the first game of the ties and the penalty shot. follow it, to an extent,” Miller says. his migration to Victoria is parallel PCHA, which existed until 1926 Lester’s Senators became the “Was there pressure to play? No.” Some things have passed down, to that of Joe and Grace Patrick’s when it merged with the Western Aristocrats and eventually the Cougars. It is said, in Victoria however. Like his grandmother, over 100 years ago. Canada Hockey League. Miller is a musician, a piano Thirty-seven years later, in 1949, sports writer Eric Whitehead’s instructor and music master at during the excitement over the book The Patricks: Hockey’s royal It started in Oak Bay Oak Bay United Church. new Memorial Arena construction family, that when Lester sold the Miller says the family continues When the Patrick family came to on Blanshard Street, Victoria Daily Cougars team to Detroit (Cougars/ to honour the Patrick heritage. For Victoria, they came with a dream Times sports writer Archie Wills Falcons/Red Wings), the buyers example, his sister is named Cynda to start a professional hockey ran a summary of hockey history were shocked when he revealed and he has a son and daughter league. in the city. He revisited an original the contracts were 100 per cent with Patrick and Patricia in their On Jan. 2, 1912, Lester’s Victo- game report, describing how the verbal. sports@vicnews.com names. ria Senators hosted the New West- red, white and blue coloured Sena-
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Haven for sweet-tooth tastes closing up shop Fat Phege’s Fudge Factory unable to renew lease past April 2012
from her side of the shop where she serves ice cream, french fries and mini doughnuts, among other goodies, to customers at her takeout window. “And when she calls them kids, they’re 35 years old now,” her husband says from his side of the shop where a long counErin McCracken ter holds dark chocolate-covered News staff ginger, nuts, French nougat, Turkish delight, candies and several A couple and their young daughflavours of fudge, including maple ter walk into the small, cozy shop walnut, chocolate chip cookie where the sweet smell of fudge dough and Bailey’s Irish cream, has permeated the air for the past among others. 35 years. The couple has been tending to The woman, a regular custhe sweet-tooth tastes of tourists tomer, greets Carol Friesen with a as well as three generations of hug and says, “We love you.” Greater Victoria residents since Herman Friesen and his wife they first walked into the shop Carol have had to tell customers one Sunday afternoon in 1992. they will be closing after 20 years “I bought this place in 10 minof owning Fat Phege’s Fudge Facutes on a gut feeling,” says Hertory. man. He and his wife became It was the first business to open the fudge factory’s third set of in Victoria’s Market Square 35 owners. Brooke Phemister first years ago. opened the shop in 1976. Market Square owners, Anthem “It’s been a journey. I’ve learned Properties, informed the Saanich everything the hard way.” residents in October that their Erin McCracken/News staff Despite facing an uncertain lease won’t be renewed past April Fat Phege’s Fudge Factory, which was the first business to open at Market Square 35 years ago, 2012. will close its doors at the end of April. Proprietors Herman and Carol Friesen have been unable to future, he plans to stay positive and keep his options open. “One gentleman has been com- renew their lease. “Let’s put it this way, I always ing here since he was this high,” Herman says, motioning his hand ket Square “from a festival retail tive and appeal to a more sophis- a recently vacated neighbouring find stuff to do to keep me busy,” space that faces Store Street. Her- Herman says with a smile. “If near his knee. “He said, ‘You can’t centre to a street-oriented mixed- ticated clientele. “I don’t see how we don’t fit man says he has no interest in building planes in Bolivia comes go. You’re not allowed.’ We hear use retail centre.” By upgrading up, DIRECTORY/AGENCY then I’ll build planes in expanding. into that,” Herman says. the quality retailers theirVictoria that all the Page 44 time.” week beginning December 22, of 2011 Realand Estate OPEN HOUSE “I’m sad I’m going to lose track Bolivia.” The company told the couple it In a letter to the Friesens, the units, the firm said it hopes to company said it is changing Mar- allow the market to stay competi- wants to combine their unit with of my kids,” Carol says, emerging emccracken@vicnews.com
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