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City can’t renege on sale of public land Victoria city council can’t reconsider its offer to include public land in the redevelopment of the Northern Junk heritage building. Details of the in-camera decision, made two years ago, came to light after Coun. Lisa Helps put forward a motion to rise and report on the information. On Jan. 14, 2010, Coun. Philippe Lucas moved that council grant permission for the developer, Reliance Properties, to submit a rezoning application for the city-owned land on Wharf Street, surrounding the Northern Junk. The offer recognizes “that this would not fetter their discretion on considering the rezoning.” On Dec. 15, 2011, Reliance presented a five-storey, mixed use proposal that won both praise and criticism from council. At the time, new Coun. Ben Isitt argued the offer of public land should be reconsidered. It’s a moot point. “Council has allowed a rezoning to go ahead on that land,” said Coun. Pam Madoff, “But the outcome, in terms of the product that is delivered – we still have full discretion on that.” The proposal will be discussed at a governance and priorities meeting tomorrow (Jan. 26). New drawings will present the proposal in context of the new Johnson Street Bridge. Last week, the Hallmark Heritage Society announced its opposition to the project. In a letter to the News, president Ken Johnson wrote the society “is deeply concerned at plans to surround the City’s oldest waterfront buildings, the Gold Rush Warehouses, with a fivestorey monolith, virtually hiding them from view.” rholmen@vicnews.com

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There’s little predicting where in the city a wet road will transform into an icy one. One day, James Bay will dip below zero while Oaklands sits at 1 C. The next day, the opposite pattern will occur. While neighbourhood roads may only vary by a couple of degrees, the distinction is critical. Knowing where and when to deploy a sanding or salting truck can turn a slippery road into a safe one. In the past, Victoria’s public works department would rely on calls from drivers or road-condition assessments from city to better target their “I’ve had 15 crews resources. Today, invisible hours of sleep in sensors buried in the asphalt inform city crews by the last week.” help providing temperature read- Gord Clark ings, in 10 locations around Victoria, 24-hours a day. Gord Clark gets an alert sent to his Blackberry when one of these sensors detects a road-surface temperature of -0.5 C or colder. During a cold snap, such as the one last week, the acting supervisor of roads and bridges might get 50 to 60 alerts over the course of a night. “I’ve had 15 hours of sleep in the last week,” said Clark, of his 18-hour work days keeping the roads as clear as possible. Ironically, the sensors become irrelevant after a big dump of snow. In these rare events, every artery in the city becomes a high priority for ploughing. During a more typical cold snap, however, the sensors bring science into the equation. “If I get more alerts from the Gonzales area, I’ll send the crews in there first,” Clark said. The technology is formally known as Road Weather Information Systems, and often it monitors many conditions, including temperature, moisture, and other weather conditions. Airports use it to monitor runway conditions. By the year 2000 many highways and even some cities, such as Calgary and Kamloops, employed the technology. PLEASE SEE: Cold road still needs judgement, Page A15

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Wild winter weather hit the West Coast with a vengeance last week. While our friends in the east have a laugh at our definition of a snow storm, Victoria residents marvelled at ice on the

Inner Harbour, whipping winter winds and many enjoyed a snow day. Black Press photographers Don Denton and Sharon Tiffin also enjoyed the changing and challenging weather – through the lenses of their cameras. llavin@vicnews.com

Wild weather by the numbers ■ Snow: 8 cm ■ Rain: 15.4 mm ■ Low temp: -5.6 ■ Wind speed: 107 km/hr ■ Homes without power: 37,000+ ■ Ferry sailings cancelled: 130 ■ Days until summer: 148

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Left, Camille Lefort and Manu Chaudhary use their jackets as wings to get lift-off as they play in the wind at Clover Point. Crowds gathered along Dallas Road as winds gusted to more than 100 kilometres an hour, drenching many with seawater. The winds knocked out power to thousands of B.C. Hydro customers.

The snow eventually stops falling, but with temperatures dropping to a low of -5, the fountain on the legislature front lawn starts to freeze. The low temperatures even affect Victoria’s Inner Harbour where a crust of ice forms on the surface of the water. See more photos on our facebook page at facebook.com/ victorianews. Don Denton/News staff

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young leaders look to their elders with split-heart questions knowing traditions live in more than one realm sung in harmonies over-lapping memories blending and sending positive waves washing back three life-times away – excerpt from Change-Makers, by Janet Marie Rogers. Read and dedicated to the mayor and council Jan. 19. ■■■

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Janet Marie Rogers was announced as the Capital City’s poet laureate Thursday. She will serve a three-year term, and is the third poet to serve as the city’s literary and cultural ambassador. Rogers is a Mohawk writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario. A Victoria resident since 1994, she hosts Native Waves Radio on CFUV 101.9 fm and Tribal Clefs on CBC Radio One. Rogers learned of the opening by accident and applied as an experiment, she said, “just to see how my poetry would stand … and see if people are on to these new forms of where poetry lives and how poetry lives.” While she has published poetry, she also works in video poetry. “I really like to draw from the native heritage,” she said. “I find it’s so rich and vast in the things that you can address. It lends itself well in all the poetry genres, like in the erotica, in the political, in the romantic. I like to talk about the indigenous identity.” Her new civic duties include writing at least

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Victoria’s poet laureate Janet Marie Rogers.

three new poems each year about ideas or issues pertinent to Victorians. Rogers will also recite work at city events, such as the Victoria Book Prize Awards. On Thursday, city council agreed to continue funding the position at $3,500 annually. Hearing the poet speak, however, proved more contentious to one new councillor. “I don’t mean disrespect to the literary or the artistic community, but it hasn’t sat 100 per cent well with me that we make the first agenda item of … council this poetry reading,” said Ben Isitt. He questioned giving “top priority to a matter not immediately pertinent to city business.” Council agreed to postpone the debate for another day. Coun. Pam Madoff, however, had this response: “I relish the opportunity to have the discussion.” rholmen@vicnews.com

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MUNICIPAL APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES, COMMISSION AND BOARD Each year the municipality accepts applications from individuals interested in serving the community as a member of an Advisory Committee, Commission or Board. Esquimalt Council will be considering applications for appointments as voting members in the following areas: • Advisory Planning Commission (up to 3 vacancies) • Board of Variance (1 vacancy) • Arts, Culture and Special Events Advisory Committee (up to 5 vacancies) • Environmental Advisory Committee (up to 3 vacancies) • Heritage Advisory Committee (up to 5 vacancies) • Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee ( up to 5 vacancies) [Of the 5 vacancies, one (1) appointment will be for the purpose of providing an accessibility focus on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee] • Victoria Family Court and Youth Justice Committee (1 vacancy) Youth interested in serving the community as a youth representative on one of Council’s Advisory Committees are also encouraged to apply. Esquimalt Council will be considering applications for appointments of youth representatives on the following Advisory Committees: • Arts, Culture and Special Events Advisory Committee (1 vacancy) • Environmental Advisory Committee (1 vacancy) • Heritage Advisory Committee (1 vacancy • Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (1 vacancy) Youth representative appointments can be for either 6 month or 1 year terms and are full voting members of the Committee. Council will be considering applications from members of the community interested in participating on the Advisory Planning Commission in a non-voting capacity to assist with providing an accessibility focus on the Commission. There are currently two (2) vacancies for which Council will be making appointments. Council will also be appointing a representative from the Environmental Advisory Committee to participate on the Advisory Planning Commission in a non-voting capacity, with a focus on the environment. Please indicate on your application if you are interested in this appointment. The Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw and Terms of Reference for Advisory Committees are available on our website. Anyone interested in being considered for appointment to any Committee, Commission or Board, is invited to submit an application form (available at www.esquimalt.ca or at the Municipal Hall) and a résumé listing professional and volunteer experience and interests, to Anja Nurvo, Manager of Corporate Services by 4:00 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2012. Applicants will be notified of interview date and time. Please contact Anja Nurvo, Manager of Corporate Services at 250-414-7135 or by email at anja.nurvo@esquimalt.ca for further information.

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Harbour Towers Hotel and Suites in Victoria has received a clean bill of health from Vancouver Island Health Authority after the Norwalk virus broke out among guests. Journalism students attending a national convention at the hotel started getting sick Jan. 14. “The Harbour Towers administration and staff were very cooperative in assisting public health in our investigation of the outbreak, took steps to avoid further spread, and followed the protocols we provided to clean and sanitize their establishment in the wake of the illness,” said Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer for VIHA. Health officials asked some students to remain in their rooms if they experienced symptoms. Of the 370 students attending the conference, about 50 to 70 were affected. Of those, 34 extended their stay, and Harbour Towers provided accommodations free-ofcharge to those students.

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An Esquimalt municipal councillor’s attempt to shed light on reasons why the township prefers the RCMP has been quashed by his fellow councillors. Coun. Dave Hodgins hoped his recent request for the township’s policing report to be released by March 1 would be discussed and voted on Jan. 16. It was – behind closed doors during an in-camera council meeting. During the public session that followed, Mayor Barb Desjardins announced council had

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passed a resolution that essentially cancelled out Hodgins’ bid. “Whatever we can release, we have released,” she said. “Whatever we can release as we go forward (after the solicitor general decides Esquimalt’s policing fate) requires another set of approvals.” If the ministry allows the township to contract RCMP services, some of the broader reasons why the municipality prefers the Mounties may be released, said Desjardins, who has long said the report submitted to the province last June is bound by confidentially agreements with the two proponents. Hodgins’ request “had a couple of areas that were narrow in focus, and didn’t provide flexibility for the fact that it’s not all in our control,” Desjardins

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If only he hadn’t removed the pedals. On Feb. 2, Terrell Hall will be sentenced for driving while prohibited. The offence dates back to Dec. 24, 2010 when Victoria police Const. Andy Dunstan pulled him over on Belleville Street. Hall was driving an electric scooter, which typically doesn’t require registration, licensing or insurance. For this reason, it’s known as the official vehicle for the DUI community, meaning those who’ve lost their driver’s licences for driving under the influence. So Hall was within his rights to ride an electric scooter. He goofed, however, when he removed its pedals, thereby changing the scooter’s classification from bicycle to motor vehicle. Dunstan sees it often. As a traffic cop, he scans the roads for scooters that have no licence plate or no pedals. “A lot of people are taking these off,” said Dunstan. “People buy electric bikes but find the pedals get in the way.” While convictions for this type of offence are rare, confusion over the regulations present many problems. Although classed as an electric bicycle, electric scooters look almost identical to gas-powered scooters, such as the Vespa or the Honda Jazz. “We sold electric scooters in the early days and then we got out of selling them,” said Michael Stevulak, of Scooter Underground, a retailer in Victoria. “Mainly there were quality concerns … The other thing we didn’t like was the clientele was pretty much just taking the pedals off which made them a non-conforming vehicle.” When he first started selling them, he was surprised to see “all these macho guys buying these little wimpy electric scooters.” Sure enough, Stevulak said, “these guys were all people with licence suspensions and they wouldn’t have been able to keep their job if they weren’t able to move around.” People don’t ride electric scooters for fitness reasons because the machines aren’t good to pedal, he explained. “Half the electric scooters you see buzzing around Victoria right now probably have the pedals removed,” said Stevulak, who estimates there GUTTER CLEANING • WINDOW CLEANING • POWER WASHING

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are more than 500 on the roads in the region. Electric scooters are allowed on the Galloping Goose regional trail, but Stevulak questions it. “The electric scooters are in limbo right now. There is an improper regulation for them to be classed as a bicycle, it’s silly.” The message hit home for Stevulak a few years ago, when he sold his first electric scooter to a woman, with much media fanfare. “My phone started ringing off the hook as she was the woman who, about a year earlier, had killed a cyclist and had her licence suspended … I had no idea.” From a police perspective, the problem is one of education about the regulations. Police mostly give warnings when they pull over these offenders, rather than fines or charges. “We are pretty generous,” Dunstan said. And he’d been generous to Hall two years ago when he pulled him over for the first time and gave him a warning. When he pulled Hall over a second time that same day, however, he laid charges. Hall pled guilty Dec. 6, 2011. rholmen@vicnews.com

When asked what a zero-per-cent budget hike could mean for the region’s library system this year, Maureen Sawa didn’t have good news. “That would mean Sunday openings would obviously be impacted,” said the CEO of the Greater Victoria Public Library. “The Sunday service right now is already quite a challenge for us to meet.” Library officials are seeking nearly $14 million – up $579,087 or 4.32 per cent – from 10 municipalities for the 2012 operating budget. The 2011 budget was almost $13.4 million. The increase is due to wage and pension increases, costs to maintain the current collection and address demand for some electronic resources as well as cover computer server and phone upgrades, among other expenses. Library officials value the Sunday schedule so much that they are hoping to one day provide it yearround, Sawa told Esquimalt council last week. Officials are looking to bring down

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Looking for a fun new way to get active this winter? Esquimalt Recreation has combined the fun of an indoor racquet sport with fitness and strength training. Pickleball is similar to tennis or badminton, played indoors with a light-weight, smaller paddle and light ball, explains Gillian Rowan, Esquimalt’s Adult & 50+ Programmer. The program is possible thanks to the Forever Active Bodies (FAB) grant, funded by the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association, ProMotion Plus and 2010 Legacies Now. In addition to making the program more affordable, the FAB grant has also allowed the township to purchase new equipment. Pickleball SportFit combines the fun activity of Pickleball with fitness and strength coaching as a way to encourage those who might have been away from fitness for some time to get active again. In addition to a Pickleball beginner’s clinic (two 90-minute sessions), participants will receive six admission passes to the ongoing Pickleball drop-in program, an orientation to the wellness centre, two personal coaching sessions with Esquimalt’s personal trainers and six admission passes to the Esquimalt Wellness Centre. Valued at $150, Esquimalt is offering the program for just $34. Suitable for a wide range of participants, the Esquimalt program welcomes those from their 50s through to those in their 80s. “Pickleball is a naturally social sport, suitable to individuals looking for fitness, social in-

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teraction and fun,” Rowan says. And, by offering three hours of introduction to the sport as part of the package, newcomers can try it out in an easy setting just for them. Pairing it with the Wellness Centre sessions, the fitness trainers are able to help participants get prepared for increased activity level and enjoy the activity even more. “This is a recreation centre so we’re not focused on being competitive; we’re focused on

enjoying it,” Rowan says. “What I hear from people is that they were looking for an opportunity to try something new, get moving and improve their activity level. People I’ve talked to say, ‘Wow, this is exactly what I’m looking for!” Drop-in Pickleball sessions run Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. For details about the Pickleball SportFit program, contact Gillian Rowan at 250-412-8532.

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Run...or walk...to get your early bird registration for the LifeMark Health Esquimalt 5K Fun Run & Walk, coming up March 10. The annual event offers a supportive atmosphere to get active along with plenty of fun for all ages and abilities. In addition to the 5K run and walk, there’s also a 1K children’s run to get things going at 7:45 a.m. The 5K gets under way at 8:30 a.m. from the Esquimalt Rec Centre. Run or walk along a picturesque route through Esquimalt’s residential areas and Saxe and Macaulay Point Parks, cheered on by friends, family and other participants. Even better, there’s post race refreshments to enjoy, massages, draw prizes, a children’s corner and more. The early bird registration fee, including race entry, participant package, refreshments at the event, and draw prize entry, is $17 before Feb. 15, or $15 for military members with ID. Following Feb. 15, the regular registration will be $22. Technical race shirts are $10 (just $5 for the first 100 registered). Children’s Fun Run registration is $2. Register online through www. esquimalt.ca or by phone at 250-412-8500.

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CommunityCalendar Fridays – Kiwanis Club of Esquimalt meets, 7:30 a.m. at Gorge Vale Golf Club, 1005 Craigflower Rd. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays – Esquimalt Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. (except summer months), at Esquimalt Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 620 Admirals Rd. FMI: President John Higgs, lionjohn@shaw. ca or 250-994-9288; Gerry Mullen, bcgian@shaw.ca or 250-480-7175 2nd & 4th Mondays – Esquimalt Photography Club meets, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the church hall of Esquimalt United Church. New members welcome, incl. all levels of amateur photographers. FMI: www.esquimaltphotoclub.org Thursdays – Esquimalt Writers Group,

meets, 10 a.m. to noon at Esquimalt Rec Centre. No membership required. FMI: 250-412-8532. Jan. 28 – Victoria Cougars host the Campbell River Storm at Archie Browning Arena, 7:15 p.m. FMI: www.victoriacougars.com Jan. 28 – Esquimalt Baseball Association registration, noon to 4 p.m. at the EBA Clubhouse, 867 Lampson St. FMI: esquimaltbaseball.ca Jan. 29 – Victoria-Esquimalt Lacrosse Association registration, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oak Bay Rec Centre. Find the association’s online registration at www.vela.goalline.ca Jan. 29 – The Friends of St. Paul’s

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Esquimalt Centennial Concert Series, 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Historic Naval & Garrison Church, 1379 Esquimalt Rd. Admission $10/adults; students/ free. A Great Noyse, featuring the Renaissance Wind Band with music from the 1400s to 1500s played on period instruments. FMI: 250-598-1687 or at rrweb@shaw.ca Feb. 2 – Victoria Cougars welcome the Saanich Braves to Archie Browning Arena, 7:15 p.m. FMI: www.victoriacougars.com Feb. 5 – Esquimalt Baseball Association registration, noon to 4 p.m. at the EBA Clubhouse, 867 Lampson St. FMI: esquimaltbaseball.ca Feb. 6 – Esquimalt Council meets, 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. FMI: 250-414-7135 Feb. 9 – Victoria Cougars welcome

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Stormy weather offers lessons Whenever the Malahat shuts down due to a vehicle crash, there is always a call to do something about it: install concrete dividers or even build a new highway further inland. The chances of a new route being constructed are slim to none, which is actually much higher than the chances of a bridge being built to link us to the mainland. Still, when B.C. Ferries suspends its service – as it did for most of Sunday – there are the inevitable calls for change. Granted, B.C. Ferries has no control over the weather. But the company should still take something away from how it handled the weekend’s wicked windstorm. There was confusion in the terminals and a noticeable dearth of information released to media reporting on the unfolding events. Passengers who remained in their vehicles, instead of braving the gale force gusts to go into the terminals or search out a staff member, were literally in the dark about how long they were expected to stay put. We’re sure B.C. Ferries has access to some sophisticated technology to help decide what conditions are safe to sail in, as well as advanced applications for helping forecast future weather. There’s no reason more of that information can’t be shared with anxious passengers – with the understandable caveat that nothing about the weather is certain. Instead it was left to those hoping to get home to use the technology available to them – smart phones, iPads and laptops – to research weather patterns and share with those around them. One of the bright ideas that came from a review into a major Malahat shutdown was the need to better communicate with stranded motorists. B.C. Ferries should take that into consideration and find more ways to communicate with their customers to help ease the anxiety caused by long delays.

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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Redford parrots the claim that oil sands extraction produces three times the greenhouse gases of conventional oil. This is the big lie of “tar sands” campaigners. Three quarters of emissions from all crude are generated when the refined fuel is burned by things like Redford’s limo, or the airline for which he voiced TV commercials. The Alberta government reports that average emissions from oil sands crude are 107 grams per megajoule, slightly more than U.S. Gulf Coast crude at 104. California heavy crude comes in higher, at 114. And if carbon is the issue, what about U.S. coal mines that tear the tops off mountains and run the longest trains in world history to feed the country’s 600-plus coal-fired power plants? Where is Redford on that? And hijacking the regulatory process? Look no further than the Dogwood Initiative, an obscure Victoria outfit that admits to taking about 40 per cent of its funding from U.S. sources. Its “mob the mic” campaign signed up 1,600 people to speak at the Enbridge pipeline hearings. Among the signatories are “Cave Man” and “Jonathan Seagull.” But wait, aren’t oil, power and aquaculture companies foreign funded? Certainly some are. The difference is, they create jobs. Professional protesters destroy them. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Readers respond: Branch collection change reduces city services The City of Victoria has announced the 2012 branch chipping program, starting Feb. 13, which collects branches that residents place on the boulevard. This year, there is a significant change – branches must be at least five centimetres in diameter, and at least 1.2 metres long. In prior years, virtually any size of tree or shrub branch was accepted. This year, residents with a non-conforming pile of branches will have to dispose of it themselves, either by schlepping it in their vehicles to the city public works yard on Garbally Road, or hiring someone to haul it away. I suspect that what the city does plan to collect this year amounts to perhaps 10 per cent of what they used to collect, judging from what residents put out in past

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Esquimalt mayor’s reaction to Rainbow Kitchen off-base Gosh, ya think the mayor of Esquimalt might consider paying for proper levels of policing to prevent problems at the Rainbow Kitchen which is relocating from Vic West to Esquimalt? Perhaps she’d even get government out of the way of people building and earning, which would reduce the number of people needing charity. Sounds like a case to test whether she cares about people or sticks to her skewed ideology. Keith Sketchley Saanich

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Commendation recognizes veterans Erin McCracken News staff

Barbara Fosdick, now 87, was just 17 years old when she worked with other women on British anti-aircraft gun sites during the Second World War. “We weren’t allowed to load and fire. We were on the instruments that directed the guns to the planes,” the Fernwood resident recalled. Fosdick, Velma Emberly of Vic West and Gerard Ratchford of Esquimalt were among 13 people in B.C. who received commendations Jan. 17 for their remembrance of and care for the well-being of veterans and their families from Veteran Affairs Minister Steven Blaney. Fosdick, an active member of the Tralfalgar/ Pro Patria branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, supports other veterans, and talks about the war to youth, especially girls. “It was the women that went to war that opened the doors for all of you young women,” she said. “Today, women can do anything they want to do.” Velma Emberly spent two years of the war as an air raid warden in North Vancouver. She was 14 years old when she made her rounds every night reminding residents to cover up their lit windows and doors so the enemy wouldn’t have a target. “There were Japanese subs going up and down the coast here,” said Emberly, membership chairperson of the Canadian Merchant Navy Veterans Association. Fellow recipient Gerard Ratchford is a veteran of the Merchant Navy, the Korean War and the Canadian Forces. Like Emberly and Fosdick, he has helped with services at God’s Acre veterans cemetery in Esquimalt. emccracken@vicnews.com

Spy case ripples through navy Accused spy may have links to CFB Esquimalt Erin McCracken News staff

The case of a Halifax-based naval intelligence officer arrested for leaking classified information to Russia is making waves on the Pacific coast, home to Canada’s West Coast naval fleet. Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle, 40, was arrested by RCMP, making him the first person to face charges under Canada’s Security of Information Act, brought into effect after the 9-11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Delisle, a resident of the Halifax, N.S. suburb of Bedford, was assigned to a communications centre at CFB Halifax. Media is reporting the accused was caught passing information to Russian sources. Delisle is alleged to have passed information near Ottawa, Halifax, Bedford and Kingston between July 6, 2007 and as recently as Jan. 13. Whether he worked at

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The Royal B.C. Museum board has named Jack Lohman the museum’s new chief executive officer. Lohman, who has been director of the the Museum of London in England since 2002, succeeds CEO Pauline Rafferty who is retiring. “London’s loss is British Columbia’s gain,” said John Williams, chair of the Royal B.C. Museum board. “Jack has extensive international experience in building great museums and providing strong leadership in the cultural sector. He has the qualities and skills to lead the Royal B.C. Museum into its next chapter of growth.” Lohman joins the Royal B.C. Museum as it prepares to welcome two major international touring exhibitions, open its first seasonal satellite museum gallery at the Wing Sang in Vancouver, and continues the major revitalization plan for its two-hectare cultural precinct in downtown Victoria. “The Royal B.C Museum is highly regarded as one of Canada’s great cultural treasures,” said Lohman. “I am delighted to

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Jack Lohman takes over his new duties as Royal B.C. Museum chief executive officer on March 26. join its distinguished staff at a time of new development and to ensure the museum reaches the widest possible audiences.” “The museum is vitally important for our destination,” said Robert Gialloreto, president and CEO of Tourism Victoria. “Not only does it hold the history of B.C. and certainly Greater Victoria but it’s a constant landmark for us, our residents and tourists.” Lohman assumes his new position on March 26. “I’m looking forward to getting to know him,” said Gialloreto. “From hearing (what he had to say) he understands how vital the museum is for our residents and travellers. We’re looking forward to building a relationship with him.” At the Museum of London,

Lohman directed a five-year, $32 million redevelopment that culminated in May 2010 with the opening of five new interactive galleries. A seasoned fundraiser, Lohman also looks forward to working with the Royal B.C. Museum Foundation on its fundraising efforts. “On behalf of the entire board and Royal B.C. Museum community, I want to thank Pauline Rafferty for her exceptional leadership and passion in connecting the provincial museum and the provincial archives with British Columbians and visitors from around the world,” said Williams. “After 35 years of public service, we wish her all the best for a long and fulfilling retirement with her family.” llavin@vicnews.com

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By 2005, Transport Canada reported 150 roadside sensor sites had been installed by various jurisdictions in the country. That’s when Victoria decided to jump on the bandwagon. The problem, however, was that the systems available for purchase are propriety and “incredibly expensive,” said Deryk Lee, Victoria’s supervisor of water and underground utilities operations. Each monitoring site runs between $30,000 to $40,000, he added. That’s why Victoria came out with its own inhouse solution. The city purchased 10 simple temperature sensors for $400 each. To make them communicate with the public works department, the sensors were wired into a different underground monitoring system already at work in the city. “This was sort of an add on item to what we had already,” said Lee. During the 1990s, the city installed sensors to monitor water pressure at 10 pump stations, or pressure-reducing valve stations, scattered throughout the municipality. The system, known as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) communicates data by wireless modem in real time. “We did a little cut into the asphalt, embedded (the temperature sensors) into the road, and then ran the wires back into the SCADA panel, and from there we would interpolate all the signals and send them back, and see them on the screen here (at the Public Works Yard),” said Lee. Seven years have passed since road-temperature sensors were installed. “They’re pretty much maintenance free,” said Clark. The data, however, still requires judgement. For instance, a road can be very cold, but bone dry, he said. The sensors are useful but will never replace employees physically testing the road conditions, said Clark. “In my mind, that’s almost my best sensor.” rholmen@vicnews.com

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Beyond the Gardens’ Wall Victoria-raised filmmaker delves into immigrant past Natalie North News staff

Like many West Coast kids, David Gray spent his childhood exploring local shorelines and collecting small artefacts of a time before him. But unlike his curious counterparts, Gray would learn the pottery and glass bottles he recovered from Tod Inlet near Brentwood Bay belonged to a nowvanished immigrant community – the inspiration behind years of research and a new documentary for the filmmaker. Gray became fascinated with the history of Chinese and Sikh workers who once lived in the area now within Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, while labouring in a cement mill and limestone quarry where Butchart Gardens is located today.

“Over the years, I would often go out and explore in that same area and found all kinds of treasures: Chinese pottery, bottles and different kinds of remnants from this working man’s community,” said Victoria-raised Gray, who hails from Ottawa. “But I was never able to satisfy my curiosity of who these people were, where they came from and what happened to them when the mill closed.” Gray reveals answers through archival materials, photographs, new footage of the area and descendant interviews in his film, Beyond the Gardens’ Wall, which

By the numbers ■ Years running: 18. ■ Films screened in 2011: about 150. ■ Attendees last year: 24,000 – more per capita than the Vancouver International Film Festival. ■ The Victoria Film Festival runs Feb. 3-12.

premiers at the Victoria Film Festival Feb. 12. He found the harsh immigration restrictions placed on families who came to Canada in the early 1900s – including the inability to vote, become citizens or own land – forced many people out, while other families endured, including that of Alan Lowe, former mayor of Victoria. “Pioneer immigrants went through all of that, survived and persisted,” Gray said. “They stayed in Canada, adapted to the Canadian way of life, were eventually able to bring their families here and over the years have made quite a tremendous contribution to the economic life of Canada, the social life of Canada and the descendants of those workers are now an important part of Canadian society.” During the making of the film, Gray returned some of the artefacts he had collected – before the region became designated parkland in 1994 – to the descendant families located. “The wonderful thing for me was being able to connect with people

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Sikh workers at a cremation ceremony at Tod Inlet, 1907 - a scene from Beyond the Gardens’ Wall. who had a vague idea where their grandfather or their father had worked and they had some information about this individual and his life out there … I was able to make that reconnection of people and place and that was exciting.” Also a writer and arctic researcher, Gray became a filmmaker in 2007 after having used film as a research tool. Beyond the Gardens’ Wall is a 30-minute film funded by the Community Historical Recognition Program of the Canadian Department of Citizen-

ship and Immigration, a program aimed at recognizing the experiences of ethno-cultural communities affected by historical wartime measures and immigration restrictions applied in Canada. The piece is one of four completed films for Gray, a collection which includes last year’s Searching for the Sikhs of Tod Inlet and Canadian Soldier Sikhs (2011). “It’s a very moving film about a community of people that was virtually lost,” he added. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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The extraordinary, contemporary Coast Salish art collection of Victoria residents George and Christiane Smyth is featured at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Running through May 6, Victoria Collects: The Salish Weave Collection is a companion exhibition to Victoria Collects opening at the gallery on Feb. 6. “Our collection is a noun and a verb,” said George Smyth. “The objects are nouns; what we do with the collection is the verb.” For this reason they call themselves activist collectors. Their mission is to promote the works not just passively acquire and display them. The seeds of the Smyth’s collection were sewn in the late 1990s with the purchase of Coast Salish art to decorate the walls of their home. Over the years they found that they were consistently drawn to the graphic aesthetic particular to the Coast Salish traditions and began to recognize the specific design elements such as ovals, crescents and trigons that distinguish Coast Salish art from other better known North West coast art. Today they collect in order to share with and educate the public about the significant First Nations artwork specific to this area. With their 2004 acquisition of Yellow and Red Cedar Weave by Susan Point, the Smyths were inspired to name their collection The Salish Weave Collection to represent the weaving of different artists and art forms. Important to the Smyth’s philosophy is

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Susan Point’s Yellow and Red Cedar Weave, made from carved yellow and red cedar and copper, from the Salish Weave Collection. their direct support of local artists. They support the artists by buying directly from them as well as from the galleries that represent them. They also commission works and purchase large-scale works of art that they loan to institutions, including Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology. Artworks from The Salish Weave Collection have been part of major exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. In addition, the Smyths have donated art to the National Gallery of Canada, the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University and Stanford University

in California, among others. “Of all of the collectors I have met in Victoria, this couple is the most singularly focused and, possibly, the hardest working,” said AGGV Chief Curator, Mary Jo Hughes. “They collect nothing but Coast Salish art because they really believe in it and feel that for too long it has not received the recognition it deserves. “What they have done with the collection – commissioning, lending, donating, and supporting educational endeavours – is allowing contemporary Coast Salish artists and their artwork to be recognized locally and around the world.” Victoria Collects: The Salish Weave Collection includes 20 recent works by Canadian Coast Salish artists Susan Point, lessLIE, Maynard Johnny Jr., Dylan Thomas, John Marston, Luke Marston, Angela Marston and Chris Paul. In sharing a portion of their large collection for this exhibition, the Smyths hope they can allow further public appreciation of some of the most vibrant contemporary art in the region. For more information, visit www.aggv. ca or call 250-384-4171. llavin@vicnews.com

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Can Victoria survive as volleyball mecca? Lack of Vikes program a “factor” in number of CIS, national players produced from the South Island Travis Paterson News staff

Volleyball player Tyger Holt is in the decision process. The senior at Lambrick Park secondary is among the top female university prospects from Greater Victoria this year. Two months ago Holt captained the Lambrick Park Lions to second place at the AA volleyball provincials. It was the second straight year the Lions made it to the final, only to come within one win of the title. She’s 6-foot-2 with the potential to be a middle blocker in the NCAA. When you’re being recruited, you can afford to be choosy (somewhat), and Holt has yet to decide. Holt’s list has NCAA as well as Canadian options, as she weighs the determining factors for each. “Geography, scholarship, affordability and strength of program all come in to play,” she said. One school Holt doesn’t have to factor in is the University of Victoria. It’s been 15 years since the school spiked its varsity volleyball program. But in spite of the program, or lack thereof, the South Island continues to pump out elite volleyball talent. “If UVic had a decent program it would be high on my list especially because living at home would make it so affordable,” Holt said. “I think a lot of girls who have

left (town for varsity volleyball) would have gone to UVic.” There’s no rush for Holt, who is currently in the midst of a stellar basketball season. Her Lambrick Park Lions are ranked second among AA schools in B.C., a favourite to win the Island basketball championships in February. Across town, the situation is similar for 6-foot-7 Alex Swiatlowski. The big man is providing muchneeded height to the Oak Bay Bays basketball team. But it’s on the volleyball court that Swiatlowski is a killer.

“There’s a missing piece in the developmental link for volleyball athletes in Victoria, and that’s the CIS.” – Charles Parkinson

Last week UBC-Okanagan proudly made official what many already knew, that they’d recruited Swiatlowski, captain of the AAA provincial champion Oak Bay Barbers. Lesser-known because volleyball plays second fiddle on the high school hardcourt, Holt and Swiatlowski are the face of Victoria’s graduating class of volleyball athletes.

Taking charge The Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball teams want to be a development pro-

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Lambrick Park senior volleyball players Chelsea Strandlund and Tyger Holt plan to continue playing at the college level after high school, though Strandlund will likely stick with softball. Strandlund was named the MVP of the AA provincials, and says a UVic team would affect her post-secondary decision process.

gram pushing players to the next level. But without a nearby CIS team, they’ve become more than that. In 2010, on the heels of his team’s second-straight provincial championship, Chargers men’s coach Charles Parkinson called Victoria a “volleyball vacuum.” “Not having a CIS team in Victoria is really unfortunate. Particularly a school the size of UVic.” Parkinson points to the fact Victoria is able to sustain a trio of rep youth volleyball associations. But the former national player with Team Canada sees the big picture and wants to a constant stream all the way from middle school to the Olympics. “In terms of impact of sport development, it’s unquestionable not having the highest level an athlete can participate at in your home town is detrimental,” Parkinson said. “Victoria is a mecca for volleyball, with great players. But it’s not as big a pool of players as it used to be. The lack of a CIS team isn’t the only reason but it is a contributing factor.” UVic’s athletics division recently said it has “no immediate plan to bring varsity volleyball back.” Instead the school will continue to focus its athletic resources on the existing 16 varsity teams. After pulling out of what was then the CIAU in 1998, the Vikes tried to keep a Tier II team, but ran into the same challenges with travel and administration costs, finally cutting it altogether in 2003. However, volleyball remains one of the largest sports in the CIS’s Canada West with 11 teams in each of the men’s and women’s conferences. Soccer has eight men’s teams and 10 women’s sides, while basketball has 14 each. Lethbridge is the next biggest school in the Canada West not to have a volleyball program, though newcomers UBC-Okanagan (Kelowna) and Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) both do. Vancouver Island University wants to be in the CIS but the newly upgraded institution has been denied, mostly due to an inadequate facility. UVic, meanwhile, is in the midst of developing a new multi-million dollar gymnasium that would make a lovely home for a new volleyball team. But as much as a CIS team would

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Oak Bay Barbers captain Alex Swiatlowski primes for a kill against North Peace during the quarterfinals of the B.C. boys AAA volleyball championships in Kelowna, Dec. 3. The Barbers won their second B.C. title in seven years. help, it’s clear the volleyball scene in Victoria is just fine on it’s own. With championships and national players, there’s plenty of proof the development system of clubs, middle and secondary schools is working.

Pumping out the players The Chargers haven’t won a national volleyball title, but the school has produced multiple CIS, NCAA, professional and national level players. Most notable is Josh Howatson, an Oak Bay High grad who went from the Chargers to becoming CIS male volleyball player of the year (2007) with Trinity Western University. UVic was never an option for Josh or his younger brother Marc, a national team prospect. Former Vikes coach Doug Reimer has led the UBC Thunderbirds women’s team to four straight CIS championships. An All-Canadian setter with the Vikes in the early 1980s, Reimer coached at UVic from 1985-87. “Selfishly,” Reimer admits, “I wouldn’t want to compete any harder (in recruiting) quality Victoria players.” But Reimer would be supportive if the Vikes were to renew the

program, and believes they would do very well. “We might lose a few players, but it would give a chance for local players to play.” sports@vicnews.com

Athletes exported ■ The UBC Thunderbirds women’s volleyball team includes 2010-11 CIS female volleyball player of the year Shanice Marcelle (Spectrum) and Jessica von Schilling (Belmont). ■ Going to the Camosun Chargers men’s team next year are “Ryan Marcellus (Oak Bay High), Lucas Dellabough (Lambrick Park Lions) and Lachlan Dolson (Claremont secondary). ■ Chargers moving on: Aleks Saddlemeyer to Thompson Rivers University; Devon Parkinson and Martin Reader to national beach team; John Galloway, Colin Lundeen and Matt Carere went pro in Europe; Davis Proch is hoping to transfer to CIS next year.

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Changes afoot for Grizz’ 2012-13 sked

Oak Bay high student joins national field hockey team

Island division makes return

Oak Bay High’s Maddie Secco need to get a letter to her principal because the Grade 12 student is going to miss a good chunk of school in Feburary. Secco was named to the Canadian senior national field hockey team for the women’s 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament in New Delhi, India, Feb. 18 to 26. At midfield, Secco will be representing Victoria along with a pair of UVic Vikes: goalie Kaitlyn Williams and defender Danielle Hennig. Secco, still in Grade 12, got her first taste of senior play in July at the women’s 2011 Test Series against Japan, held in Vancouver.

Grey Cup to visit Mount Doug, Bear Mountain Stadium

The Grey Cup will continue its provincial tour through the South Island on Monday (Jan. 30) with a well deserved stop at Mount Douglas secondary. Members of the B.C. football champion Mount Doug Rams will be on hand to welcome the trophy and its escorts – B.C. Lions players Paul McCallum and Travis Lulay. The Cup is slated to be at Mount Doug by 2 p.m., before travelilng to the fieldhouse at Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre, by Bear Mounain Arena, for 7:30 p.m.

Braves captain moves into tie for first in Island league scoring

Ty Jones scored three goals and two assists to push the Saanich Braves past the Peninsula Panthers 6-3 on Friday. Jones has 30 goals, 33 assists and is now tied for first in VIJHL scoring with Brody Coulter (Cougars).

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With the Victoria Grizzlies’ season taking a bit of a nose dive, it’s never too early to look ahead at next year. On Saturday, the Merritt Centennials handed the youthful Grizzlies a 4-1 loss at Bear Mountain Arena. It was the latest hiccup in the team’s ambitious rebuild. Victoria has lost seven straight, including all five since management traded the majority of the team’s top players to B.C. Hockey League contenders at the Sharon Tiffin/News staff Jan. 10 deadline. Coltyn Hansen, No. 4, of the Victoria Grizzlies, swings the puck around Langley Rivermen’s While there is little hope Brodie Jamieson at Bear Mountain Arena earlier this season. Hansen scored the Grizzlies for a playoff run this year, only goal in the team’s 4-1 loss to the Merritt Centennials at home on Saturday night. It was the Grizzlies remain a top loss number 26 of the season, the Grizzles’ seventh in a row. destination for prospecPrince George will have the option games to 56, with 27 home games and tive BCHL players and will to return to the Interior Conference for likely add some skill and veteran leader- 29 away. It will also mark the return of the Island 2013-14. ship by next fall. The reason for the lesser number of Just as the Grizzlies are working now division, made up of the Grizz’, Nanaimo, to be an improved team in the 2012-13 Cowichan Valley, Alberni Valley and Pow- home games is the season features a new season, big changes are in store for the ell River. The other Coastal Conference dynamic showcase event for Sept. 7 to 9. division we be made up of Mainland The tournament is designed to entice colleague as well. Last week, the BCHL board of gover- teams Chilliwack, Langley, Surrey, Coquit- lege and pro scouts with a chance to see all 16 clubs playing in the same city over nors met in Richmond and worked out a lam and Prince George. Merritt, Trail, Vernon, Penticton, a three day span. Details are still being divisional realignment, schedule changes Salmon Arm and Westside make up the finalized. and a new season-opening tournament. sports@vicnews.com The schedule will be reduced from 60 Interior Conference.

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Faiths fuse for cultural communion Laura Lavin News Staff

People of different faiths will get together to bake bread, before they break bread. The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, Victoria Multifaith Society and the South Island Dispute Resolution Centre are offering free cooking classes hosted by the Sikh, Hindu, Muslim and Jewish faith communities. The classes are free and will be followed by a shared meal and interfaith open house. This is the third phase of ICA’s interfaith bridging project. The project aims to foster relationships between different faith groups in the region. The first meal, hosted by the Sikh community at the Sikh Temple, was held Jan 15. Twenty people of the Baha’i’, Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Unitarian, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist and First Nation’s communities cooked a meal of dahl, roti, butter curry chicken and samosas. They shared the meal with dozens more who came to learn about the Sikh faith and culture. “This came from our partners’ interest in creating food together,” said Steven Baileys, multicultural program co-ordinator for ICA. “Food has an important role to play in our faith and our culture. When we break bread together, when we get our fingers dirty together, we create something

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Last survivor of Esquimalt dies

Sheri Fisher and her grandaughter four-year-old Avalon Jourdenais enjoy an Indian dinner at the Sikh temple on Topaz Avenue as part of the monthly faith dinners hosted by Sikh, Hindu, Muslim and Jewish faith communities Sharon Tiffin/News staff

together that we share.” The cooking classes are open to members of local faith groups at no cost and are held at various locations around the city. Each one is followed by a shared community meal and interfaith open house. “We invite (other faiths) to come to the Muslim mosque, to the Hindu temple, to the Jewish com-

munity centre – it’s a chance to visit other places of worship and learn about their rituals, customs and history and create new friendships,” Baileys said. The next classes will be hosted by the Hindu (Feb. 12), Muslim (March 4) and Jewish (to be announced) communities. Cooking class enrolment is restricted to 20 people.

The shared community meal and interfaith celebration that follows the cooking classes are open to cooking class students and their family members as well as members of the public. For more information, or to register for an upcoming class, please contact Baileys at sbaileys@icavictoria.org or 250-388-4728 ext. 116. llavin@vicnews.com

The lone surviving crew member of HMCS Esquimalt, the last Canadian ship to be sunk by enemy fire during the Second World War, has died. Esquimalt council remembered retired chief petty officer first class Joe Wilson, who also served in the Korean War, at the Jan. 16 council meeting. “This will be a great loss for our community,” Mayor Barb Desjardins said of Wilson, who died Jan. 1. “He gave (this ceremony) so much more meaning.” Wilson, 89, regularly travelled from his home in Chase, B.C. to attend the township’s ceremony, held every year on April 16, to honour Esquimalt. Wilson was one of a few dozen crew members who survived after the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine in Halifax harbour on April 16, 1945.

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etired school principal Daphne Macnaughton is an advocate of reading but it was simple arithmetic that inspired a literacy project for young children and families on the Saanich Peninsula. “One night after too much coffee, I started doing calculations and I realized that if every young child had only 300 books read to them each year, that the number would amount to 1,500 books by the end of age five.” From this notion came the idea for 1000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project, which aims to ensure every child in the Saanich Peninsula has at least 1,000 books read to them by the time they are five years old and entering kindergarten. It’s based on the ideal of reading to young children daily, with the figure rounded down to account for the realities of family life. “Over many years in public education, I observed that some children came to school ready to learn after having been read to regularly, while some children started school without ever having had even one book read to them,” said Macnaughton, who is now the 1000 x 5 project leader. The 1000 x 5 project aims to address the balance of that inequity. The project started at Saanichton Elementary, where Macnaughton was principal. It is now sponsored by Peninsula Connections for Early Childhood (PCEC), the Peninsula Early Years community network. Every week, volunteers meet at the Saanichton Individual Learning Centre to sort, label and bag

A driver from the Sidney Lions club collects books to be distributed through the Sidney Food Bank. 1000 x 5 project leader Daphne Macnaughton cleans and sorts books while a CHEK News photographer works in the background. The 1000 x 5 project was the subject of the first Vital People TV report sponsored by The Victoria Foundation. The new series airs each Sunday on CHEK News @ 5 One child’s letter captures the enthusiastic response of the young recipients of books from the 1000 x 5 project.

books that are then delivered to family-serving agencies in the Saanich Peninsula and to the Peninsula Co-op, which built a special shelf to support the project. While Macnaughton and the PCEC 1000 x 5 volunteers have little direct contact with the recipients of the gift bags of books, they do hear how excited children are to receive them. “A food bank manager said if they have run out of books, clients have asked ‘What? No books?’” Macnaughton said. “And a family counsellor who goes into homes says the first thing the children do is reach for the bag of books that they know are gifts for them.” Books for 1000 x 5 come from a variety of sources. Every school in Saanich District 63 accepts donations and some hold special book collection drives. Books are also accepted at the Peninsula Co-op Food Centre. Funds to buy new books and supplementary used books are con-

tributed by individuals and service clubs, while The Victoria Foundation recently gave a $14,000 grant for project expenses and coordination. Victoria Foundation CEO Sandra Richardson says 1000 x 5 touches on three vital indicator areas tracked in the foundation’s annual Vital Signs community report card: learning, belonging, and getting started. “This project helps children develop a solid foundation for successful learning and it also promotes a healthy start for young children and a strong sense of belonging in their community – and in their families,” said Richardson. “Imagine the feeling a young child has when they realize people in their community care enough to give them a package of books that’s wrapped up like a gift!” Retired district principal Eileen Eby has started the Victoria 1000 x 5 Book Recycling Project in School District 61 and Macnaughton hopes oth-

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ers will follow suit in their communities because she believes that reading regularly to young children not only contributes to their early success in school, but is critical to emotional well-being as well. “It facilitates bonds between children and the adults in their home,” she said. “When an adult and a child are reading together, it’s as if a bubble comes over them – together, they are entranced. The 20-minute break from their worries and the stresses of everyday life is a gift to the parent as well as the child.” For more information on the PCEC 1000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project, see www.peninsulaconnectionsforkids.ca/bookrecycling.php or email Daphne Macnaughton at dlmvictoria@shaw.ca For information on Victoria 1000 x 5, email Eileen Eby at eileeneby@shaw.ca. To learn more, find us at www.VictoriaFoundation.ca

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Proud to be serving Victoria since 1984 Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Deposits and/or environmental fees extra where applicable. We reserve the right to limit quantities.

Specials in effect Wednesday Jan 25th - Saturday Jan 28th, 2012

4420 West Saanich Rd, Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria Open Daily 8am - 10pm

Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only.

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