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NEWS & VIEWS > THE WEEK

Shark fins, oil and pot: oh my entral Saanich City Council is garnering a bit of a name for itself — as the local naysayer of all things progressive. However, a recent decision by Victoria City Council will give it one more opportunity to turn it around.

DANIELLE Early last month, in a 3-4 POPE vote, Central Saanich Council news@ killed a motion to join with mondaymag.com the City of Victoria in urging the prohibition of the importation of shark fins. Central Saanich Mayor Alastair Bryson was criticized for his stance by stating that, since he had not heard a resident advocate for taking action, he therefore would not vote in favour. Only weeks later, Central Saanich defeated another motion to join with Victoria and surrounding municipalities in a united stand against Enbridge oil tankers on B.C.’s coastline — this time in a 2-5 vote with no counterargument, that again saw Mayor Bryson vote in opposition.

Now, after the City of Victoria passed a motion to support a regulatory approach to cannabis control and is sending out letters requesting surrounding municipalities to join in support, it remains to be seen how Central Saanich will respond — but it might not be hard to guess.

“It’s certainly fair for people to take different stands on heated issues, but what I would like to see is at least people debating on these issues," says Central Saanich councillor Zeb King. “Our reputation should be important to council members. We’re elected to show leadership and that is what I think council failed to do.”

King, who pushed forward the symbolic motion to ban shark fins in the region, as well as the motion against Enbridge, says that “it’s important to not wait for a huge public outcry before showing leadership: you lead by making change.” King says he will look forward to the letter from Victoria regarding cannabis regulation, and hopes Central Saanich will take the opportunity to set new standards and not be tagged as the most regressive council in the Capital Regional District.

“I’m not aware of any other municipality that has rejected a motion like [banning shark fins]. Who knew there might be a shark fin harvesting constituency in Central Saanich?” King says, adding that he feels as devastated about the failed motion against Enbridge. “We have shorelines in Central Saanich, and there are people here who rely on a healthy industry. This is our issue, too.”

Despite repeat attempts, Mayor Bryson could not be reached for comment by press time.

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UVIC AWARDED DUNCE CAP Interesting news this week as B.C. Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham announced her take on UVic’s little mishap with all that employee information going missing — now the university is bending over to get the strap.

What does this shark’s fin have to do with oil and marijuana? They’re all issues Central Saanich Council has had to take a stance on this year. So far, two down.

“What is very unfortunate is that this privacy breach was both foreseeable and preventable,” says Denham in a statement to media. “Instead of a simple theft of a mobile device, the incident resulted in enormous costs and stress for those affected and for the university.”

Denham launched her investigation when the USB flash drive containing the names, SIN numbers and banking information of nearly 12,000 current and former university employees was stolen in January.

The device has still not been recovered.

Instead of sentencing the school to write “I will remember to encrypt my devices” 1,000 times on the chalkboard, Denham makes 10 recommendations for the university to abide to, including a formal review of their privacy policies every three years, a re-assessment of the physical security of the Financial Services area, and improved password and encryption maintenance.

“We appreciate the commissioner’s thorough and thoughtful report and recognize that it identifies areas in which the university can improve the protection of personal information,” says UVic President David Turpin. “We will be implementing the commissioner’s recommendations and, in fact, in a number of areas we are already taking significant steps.”

NOT ALL METERS MADE EQUALLY Interesting updates for those still following BC Hydro’s Smart Meter debacle: turns out our province scored the most expensive “smart” devices around.

The Coalition to Stop Smart Meters has published a report that details the costs of new meters between provinces and the U.S. Turns out, B.C.’s meters are 2.5 times more than the rest of North America’s.

In the U.S., the cheapest meter clocks in at $123, with the national average cost at $221.

Meanwhile, the cheapest Canadian meter can be found in Ontario at $233 per meter, with the average closer to $270 per meter. B.C.’s meters (drum roll please) tick in at a hefty $555 — each.

“B.C.’s smart meter program ... is costing us more than twice as much as many other programs,” says Sharon Noble, director of the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters. “The public has the right to know why our money is being wasted.” M

EDITOR’S NOTE

Choking on the fumes rowing up in the exhaust fumes of the Baby Boomer generation definitely has its share of challenges and thanks to the new federal budget, that isn’t about to change.

I’m one of those misfits born in the shadow (approximately 1958 to 1967, give or take) between Gen-X and Boomer, and yet never truly part of either.

These misfits tend to have parents who lived through the Second World War, but that were too young to have GRANT clear memories of it.

MCKENZIE Remembrance Day resonates, however, because that was the day grandpa got all dressed up and we weren’t editor@ supposed to fidget or pick our nose. mondaymag.com To these shadow warriors, G.I. Joe (or Action Man, in my case) was 12" tall and not 3¾" and the introduction of Kung-Fu grip was a Christmas dream come true. But, as we grew older, we began to feel the effects of breathing in the exhaust fumes.

Just as we finally bought our first record player, the Boomers moved onto cassettes to play music in their cars. And just as we began earning enough to buy a new car, we discovered they were the last in line to feature cassette players because the Boomers were switching to CD. Determined not to be left behind again, we embraced technology and became some of the first to understand the importance of computers.

However, this took extra perserverance and insight as, unlike Gen-X, our parents thought Nintendo and Sega game systems were for kids. And instead of computer labs in school, we had typing class on (Gen-Y will need to Google this crazy-sounding machine) typewriters.

When we got married, house prices were high because Boomers were moving up in the world and the neighbourhoods that had once been affordable were now yuppified. When we had our children, the only option was an emasculating minivan otherwise the Boomers would call child protection.

And a year after we bought one, used vans flooded the market.

We bought our first house before the Boomers decided to give back and allow Gen-X to use their RRSPs to finance it. We lost the $500,000 tax-free capital gains allowance before we had time to accumulate any capital gains, and we were given a late start to participate in RESPs for our college-bound children.

We are the lost generation who heard the Boom but entered the Bust to witness first-hand the erosion of job protection, company pension plans and annual raises. While Gen-X grudgingly accepts this new reality, we’re the ones who saw it yanked out of our grasp. And now the next choking hazard is upon us with Old Age Security. Despite 30+ years of paying into the plan so far, the new rules will take $17,859 out of my IOU pile, wave it under my nose and laugh as it vanishes into a cloud of exhaust. M

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A COSTLY 5.4 KILOMETRES OF STOP-AND-GO We might be pleased that the province announced its $8-million move to make the Malahat a safer drive, but looks like B.C. will join our Albertan neighbours as winter turns to spring, and spring to construction season.

HARPER MAKES ANOTHER CALLOUS MOVE Devastating to hear the National Council of Welfare has been eliminated in the federal budget. Poor people not offering Harper the support he wants?

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CONTENTS VOL. 38, NO.14 April 5 - 11, 2012

NEWS & VIEWS

MONDAY LIFE

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KIERAN REPORT

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CITY WATCHDOG

GEORGIA NICOLS HOROSCOPE and WESTCOAST WELLNESS

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Back in the old days, police rode their large North American-built motorcycles. The fierce snowstorms, typical of Canadian winters, didn't stop most of us old guys — the RCMP put chains on their Harleys and continued to patrol.

While many police services have fascinating histories, NYPD and others have set the tone for many police agencies who have traditionally maintained a strict paramilitary bearing and professional approach to undergo a major rethink.

The approaches of the past were based on presenting an image that commanded authority. The savings created by adjusting the perceived image and the associated “toys”, has allowed many police services to hire more police officers. It is the police officers that serve the public, not the vehicles, which only transport.

The 2012 Yamaha TMAX is a high performance, extremely fuel efficient 530cc ride that is half the cost to purchase, maintain and fuel (as compared to the VicPD choice), and is perfectly suited for serving the city. Even better, it is sold locally at SG Power.

The traditional “Zero Tolerance” practices: hard appearance, aggressive muscle cars, motorcycles, and attitudes, are being replaced by a “Community Policing” approach that not only saves on the cost to deliver the service, but also the cost to the community's wellbeing.

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Although Case has been involved with the company for many years, he was not involved in its creation.

NEWS & VIEWS > OPINION

STREET SMARTS Are old heritage trees important to Victoria?

KIERAN REPORT

Clark knows for whom the bell tolls nly a true April fool can look back on this week and still believe Premier Christy Clark’s promise that her renewal of the Liberal government would BRIAN focus, first and foreKIERAN most, on the welfare bkieran@ of families. mondaymag.com More than a year ago, the starry-eyed premier-in-waiting assured us that a government of her making would be subject to a “families first” litmus test when it came to policy initiatives.

A year later, the province’s 2012/13 fiscal year has arrived with a tsunami of tax increases that do nothing but dip into the pockets of the already hard-pressed working families, particularly those who make the Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria regions home.

BC Hydro customers suffered the highest rate hikes, seven per cent on the average annual bill, which translates to about $5 more a month. This comes as waves of new smart meter customers are reeling from inordinate and unexplainable billing increases that the Crown

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corporation is largely dismissing as the customers’ fault.

Then there’s BC Ferry fare hikes of more than four per cent across the board; monthly Victoria bus pass increases of $2 to $3; and another two cents a litre gas tax hike in Metro Vancouver to help fill the Evergreen Line rapid transit money pit.

This week, rather than figuring out how she can help working families by holding the line on these cascading tax increases, a haggard-looking, puffy-eyed Clark was spending money we don’t have. In an effort to shore up her big business base and put her stamp on former premier Gordon Campbell’s Gateway legacy, she committed $700 million for unspecified transportation projects to help increase Asian trade.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with increasing Asian trade, but any idiot can raid the treasury and throw dollars at unidentified projects. That’s not leadership, that’s old-fashioned chequebook politics. Leadership is doing what you promised in the first place — putting families first.

I find it most telling that reporters who are following the premier around to these dog and pony shows seem more interested in quizzing her on her government’s descent into chaos than on the details of her latest photo-op.

I’ll go with yes.

They are what makes Victoria Victoria, and they are unique.

Don’t blame the media. The signs are too obvious to ignore.

Moments after the premier’s “Gateway 2012” announcement at Neptune Bulk Terminals in North Vancouver, CTV’s legislature reporter Ed Watson shared details of a brand new Angus Reid poll that shows the NDP with 43 per cent support and the Liberals and Conservatives tied at 23 per cent.

The poll also gives NDP leader Adrian Dix a 45 per cent approval rating compared to 32 for Clark. Normally circumspect, Angus Reid vice-president Mario Canseco said the findings point to a “leadership crisis.”

Another Angus Reid poll reveals that Clark has the second lowest approval rating in the country, right down there with perennial cellar dweller Jean Charest of Quebec.

The bottom line is undeniable. If things remain unchanged, the NDP will easily form government after the May 2013 vote. The Mustel Group currently projects 49 NDP seats to 32 Liberal. Forum Research predicts 76 seats for the NDP with the Liberals all but wiped out. Both pollsters show the Conservatives polling ahead of the Liberals in the Interior and the North and poised to win four seats or more.

No, the media cannot be blamed if it has begun the death watch. M

MATT BAER, Victoria

They are pretty — like the nice old ones in Beacon Hill Park area.

TIFFANY TEECE, Victoria

Yes. Preserving green space is important, and those trees give us strong history.

JOSH THOMPSON, Victoria

Yes! When I lived in Halifax, those trees were what I missed most about Victoria.

JESSICA LEUNG, Victoria

CITY WATCHDOG

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Top cop’s dirty laundry aired in council t’s my job to make municipal politics interesting; to sift through bylaw amendments and committee agendas and filter out the painfully dull language of bureaucracy to bring you the slightly more biased and considerably more palatable soundbites to which we’re all accustomed.

Sometimes the news lends itself to this process, usually with the help of organiSIMON zations like the Vancouver Island Public NATTRASS Interest Research Group. Last week, the folks snattrass@ responsible for the research-project-turnedmondaymag.com campaign Out of Sight: Policing Poverty in Victoria turned their attention to near-infamous Chief Jamie Graham of the VicPD with a presentation detailing the former Vancouver chief’s turbulent history.

“Jamie Graham has a notorious reputation for promoting discrimination against street-involved people,” said VIPIRG committee member Gordon O’Connor. “He still refuses to apologize for widespread police violence during his tenure as Vancouver police chief. Since coming to Victoria, Graham has actively persecuted addicts by cutting off access to harm reduction services.”

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The workshop came on the heels of a presentation to Victoria City Council requesting several dramatic changes to bylaws which VIPIRG says unfairly impact the city’s homeless population. The resulting motion by councillor Ben Isitt to repeal bylaws banning nearly any physical presence on Pandora Green boulevard and allowing for the confiscation of inconveniently placed possessions will be discussed on April 19.

That’s the news that makes my job easy. More often than not, current events here in the capital are far less accommodating — something I had ample time to dwell on this week at a presentation entitled “Distribution of Property Taxes amoung Tax Classes.”

Fortunately, it’s a short leap from discussing taxes to expounding on the myriad ways in which we the public are left to deal with the haphazard expenditures of local government.

The presentation outlines changes to the city’s tax policy, which, if implemented, would decrease the portion of the city’s income drawn from the business community and peg future tax collection to the city’s desired levels rather than the assessed values of homes and businesses in the community. In short, this new policy would ensure that ratepayers rather than the city bear the brunt of any major decline in the city’s economic health.

It may be bias that ensures the moral to every story is “You’re getting screwed,” but I prefer to think I’m just doing my job. M

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ne of the last original trees in a Dallas Road neighbourhood is stirring up controversy as an oncoming construction project could decide its fate.

The tree, planted at least 80 years ago along the Ogden Point strip of lower Dallas Road, is nestled on the boulevard of city property. Yet over the last eight decades, weather, health and construction projects have turned what used to be a treelined area into the sparser street residents and tourists know today. Now, community members are asking for the remaining arbor to be kept safe against the newest demolition project.

“It seems like everything has happened very quickly — one day people were living in the property beside me, then the next there was a notice alerting the neighbourhood the house was going to be torn down,” says Susan Enefer, who lives beside the construction project and was one of the first to draw attention to the fate of the tree.

“I’m all for development, but we’ve seen these trees disappear in the past, and it’s such a lovely old thing — I just want to know it’s going to be OK.” Don Mann Excavating Ltd, the construction company now in possession of the property, sent out notices to residents informing them of a public DANIELLE POPE forum to be held on the site at Susan Enefer has tied a yellow ribbon around the threatened tree.

408 Dallas Road, set for April 4 at 5 p.m. The discussion will answer all questions about the upcoming project, gate. And Enefer is not alone in her efforts. Bill, an which will see the old heritage building formerly elderly neighbour who takes his daily strolls along known as “Marine Court” be replaced with a pro- the Dallas Road strip but didn’t want his last name posed townhouse development. used, has lived in Victoria most of his life and says Enefer contacted the company early on about he can still remember when the area was a treethe tree, and says the staff members she spoke with lined street. He often pauses beside the tree and were helpful and open throughout the process, Enefer’s gate for a rest, and people stop to ask him but adds the messages have been mixed. Since the about the yellow ribbons and all the excitement. tree is on city property, she also contacted the City “I don’t have a lot to say about it,” says Bill. “I just of Victoria to see if an application for removal had hope it stays. We’ll see who wins.” been received. The city was not aware of any proMonday contacted the excavating company, posal at the time of Enefer’s call, but informed her which stated that any and all dealings on city of the process involved: if requested, a city surveyor property are “between us and the city, and between would be in charge of determining whether or not residents and the city.” the tree could survive the construction.

“We have the appropriate channels to go “While I was chatting over the phone with the through, and so do the residents, so any matters excavating company, I think someone accidentally on city property must be taken up with them,” says let it slip that the tree would be removed, but then Monty Fitz of Don Mann Excavating. “We would someone else at the company said there were no not like to have this sensationalized and made a plans for that right now, and it would depend on bigger deal of than it is.” the health of the tree,” says Enefer. “What I would Fitz would not comment on whether or not like to see, though, is people planning construction the company has any plans to remove the tree in with the mindset of preserving beautiful nature question, or if concerns around the tree would be that is already here, as opposed to seeing if it can discussed at the meeting on April 4. survive our overhauls.”

A spokesperson for City Hall wasn’t available to To create awareness, Enefer laced the tree with comment before press deadline. yellow ribbons and a “Please Do Not Cut” sign. She “We live in such a beautiful and such a privialso placed a poster with more information about leged place,” says Enefer. “And I just think, why the tree and construction project on her front mess with it when we don’t have to?” M

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MICHAEL SHAMATA PREPARES FOR BELFRY'S 35TH SEASON OF PRO THEATRE he Belfry Theatre, with its eye-catching, three-storey bell tower, has been the cultural heart of Fernwood for more than 100 years — and now it’s about to announce its 35th season.

The unique building has come a long way from its origins as the Spring Ridge Chapel (the theatre lobby and offices built in 1887) to become home to Victoria’s longest running professional adult theatre company.

The sanctuary, which houses the main theatre stage, was a separate structure built in 1892 for only $8,000 by the Emmanuel Baptist Church. When the congregation moved to their new

BY MARY ELLEN GREEN sanctuary on Cedar Hill Cross Road in 1971, the arts@mondayamg.com space laid vacant until it was turned into the Springridge Cultural Centre in 1974.

It was renamed the Belfry in 1976 and the first professional adult theatre production was mounted the following year — Puttin’ on the Ritz directed by its first artistic director, Don Shipley.

At the time, the theatre company was renting the sanctuary from the Cool Aid Society, which was running a homeless shelter in the building.

“The lobby was the women’s dormitory, the studio was the men’s, and our workshop was the dining room,” says Belfry artistic director Michael Shamata. “I love the fact that the theatre and the shelter operated together.”

After five capital campaigns, the company was able to purchase the building in 1990 and restore it to its current splendour, something that Shamata says gives the company an advantage over other theatre companies like the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company that announced last month it was ceasing operations just one year shy of its 50th anniversary.

“I think it’s a tragedy,” says Shamata about the Playhouse demise. “It means a lot of work lost for a lot of artists. I think the ripples will be felt for years.”

“We’re in really good shape here,” he adds. “This company has been managed very responsibly for a long time, and we own our building. In the Vancouver situation, they rented their space from the city and didn’t get any civic grants.”

Shamata came to the Belfry as artistic director in 2007 after being based in Toronto for 10 years. “I had never worked at the Belfry before, but I knew Glynis Leyshon well.”

Shamata hired Leyshon (Belfry artistic director 1986-1997) to direct when he was at both Theatre New Brunswick (19901995) and the Grand Theatre, London (1995-1999). When Leyshon was artistic director at the Vancouver Playhouse, she returned the favour and hired Shamata to direct.

But what attracted Shamata to the Belfry was “the reputation.”

“The other theatre companies I had run were both regional theatres, which meant they were trying to do something for everybody. I knew that if I were to run a theatre again, I wanted to run a theatre with a narrower mandate. I don’t know if I would have given it a label at the time, but the contemporary, predominantly Canadian mandate here certainly was appealing.”

Next season — to be announced in full on Thursday, April 5 — the Belfry will produce and/or present 11 plays in both the 279- seat Patrick Stewart Theatre and the 100-seat studio theatre.

“We try to include one Canadian classic, one newish Canadian play, either a premiere or second production, one non-Canadian play and one play that uses non-traditional storytelling. We don’t always end up with one of each of those, but that’s the template I start with,” says Shamata.

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This season, And Slowly Beauty was the non-traditional, Jitters the classic, On The Edge is the new Canadian play, and God of Carnage (April 17-May 20, directed by Leyshon) is another Canadian play.

“Next year departs a little bit from the formula,” says Shamata.

The company’s 35th season (July 2012 – May 2013) will include four mainstage plays, one summer production, four innovative Canadian plays for the 2013 Spark Festival, and one designed for the studio theatre.

“We wanted to start using it again as part of regular programming,” says Shamata. The studio is currently used as a rehearsal hall, for readings and by Puente Theatre. “Aside from Spark Fest, we weren’t programming anything for the studio and it’s such a great space.”

The 11th play is “an exciting collaboration,” but that’s all Shamata is willing to say in advance of the season launch.

He does add, however, that he’ll be directing three plays this year, including the world premiere of a new musical and his adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which has become a holiday tradition in Toronto.

In the past 30 years, the Belfry has produced more than 230 plays, including 158 Canadian, and more than 33 premieres. Many of those premiere productions have gone on to acclaim across Canada, the U.S., Australia, Europe and London’s West End. Belfry productions regularly tour to other cities and have won awards in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.

Shamata’s favourite part of working in Victoria is the “openness of the audience.”

“I don’t feel like the Belfry has ever taken the safe road and there are a lot of companies across the country where you look at the seasons and this season looks like that season, and that season looks like this season, and the Belfry has always had its own aesthetic and the journey it’s on with the audience looks different than the rest of the country. Over the years, for a mainstream company, there are more risks taken.

“The one that stands out to me before I got here was The Collected Works of Billy The Kid. Since I’ve been here, I’d say doing On The Edge this year was a risk because A, it’s a new play, and B, I think it pushes the audience a little bit. There were some challenging sections in that play and challenging the way we see women and how we assume the plight of women in society has changed, when really

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it hasn’t to the degree we like to think. Even And Slowly Beauty was a risk — the way the story is told, the fact that not a lot happens and we’re asked to go inside this man’s head.

The challenge of that piece is that it’s an incredibly complicated piece that wants to look simple. It’s delicate, but it’s a lot of heavy lifting for everybody.”

The Belfry is taking their production and cast of And Slowly Beauty on the road to Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre next February. “It’ll be the exact same production, just with less space,” Shamata says with a laugh.

“I think it’s important to reiterate that And Slowly Beauty was designed here, it was built here, it was rehearsed here,” says Mark Dusseault, the Belfry’s publicist.

And it’s hard to decipher what the magic is in this space, says Shamata.

“We get all sorts of comments like ‘this was the best theatre I’ve worked in,’ or ‘this is the best audiences we’ve ever played to,’ everybody loves being here. The Belfry is a family, and to me that’s very much the case. It’s a family that is evolving and changing and the building itself has a lot to do with it. It gives us an identity. That’s who we are. With the history as a church and as a shelter, there’s good vibes in here.”

Dusseault agrees: “It was built as a building to bring people together and I think that feeling continues to this day.”

To find out more about the Belfry’s 35th season, visit belfry.bc.ca and mondaymag. com. M

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THE BLACK SEEDS ew Zealand reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds are bringing their funky beats to the stage at Club 9ONE9 on April 10 (8:30 p.m.) with the launch of their fifth studio album Dust and Dirt. The album introduces new sounds and styles not heard on previous releases while still retaining its trademark reggae-funk fusion sound.

“Don’t Turn Around” finds the band doing a fresh take on a disco-boogie jam full of old-school funk and plenty of bouncy playfulness. The opener “Out of Light” sounds different from anything the band has tried before, tipping into an almost psychedelic pop sound, while roots gems like “Love Me Now” and the title track retain a classic reggae sound. Formed in 1998 and led by the soulful vocals of Barnaby Weir and Daniel Weetman, The Black Seeds’ sound is a boundary-crossing fusion of dub, funk, afro-beat and soul mixed with vintage reggae, which also features Rocky Mountain Rebel Music. Tickets for this highly danceable eight-piece live show can be purchased for $25 at Lyles Place, Strathcona Hotel, Ditch Records, Ticketweb and The Reef. M

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THURSDAY BIKE WEST MY FRIEND ictoria indie-roots quartet West My Friend will perform a CD release show for its debut album Place at Hermann’s Jazz Club on April 5 (6 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show), and the theme will be revolutions — as in the revolutions of a bicycle wheel, the revolutions of a CD and the revolutions that eco-friendly community members create when they bike or walk to work or play… or, in this case, bike from Fernwood Square to their CD Release Party. Stopping along the way to pick up other cyclists, band members will cycle to their show in support of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition. Eden Oliver, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the band, explains how the idea got started: “When I moved my house by bike, I was shocked at the community support and at the amount of people who were stoked to do without cars. I’m hoping I’ll be just as shocked at our pre-show bike ride.” With their acoustic blend of instruments and four-part harmonies, West My Friend has emerged as a unique voice in the city’s music scene. Tickets for the show are available at Long & McQuade and Larsen Music ($8 advance, $10 at the door). M

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sics plus a few originals, aiming generally for a 1970’s medium-traditional Yankee-grass aesthetic,” states Rosenberg. “They sang in their own unique voices, were in touch with the lyrics, favored melody-based solos and sounded like they were playing a form of folk music that’s rooted in a long tradition — whereas modern bluegrass sometimes sounds a little more like Keith Urban than Flatt & Scruggs.” Tickets are $20 ($15 for VBA members) and available at 250-3884520 or by email at tickets@victoriabluegrass.ca. M MONDAY MAGAZINE APRIL 5 - 11, 2012 mondaymag.com

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ormer Metro Studio technician Holly Vivian noticed dance groups using the space for year-end recitals were missing some key equipment. “We had no side lights, and that’s really important in dance,� says Vivian. As opposed to lighting the faces of actors in a dramatic production, dancers need side lights to light their feet.

She had an idea to do a fundraiser to buy the equipment and cleverly called it Light On Our Feet.

That was four years ago, and because it’s been so much fun to produce, Vivian has held, and sold out, the event every year since.

Last year, the money raised went to make improvements on the lobby, dressing rooms and concession areas. This year, they’d like to buy some new audio equipment including a wireless microphone package.

The event happens over two nights this weekend, a Sweet Cabaret Friday, April 6, and a Saucy Cabaret Saturday, April 7, at the Metro Studio. “Both nights will be completely different,� says Vivian. “It’s like the tapas of dance. It’s a mini festival.�

Each night features performances by 16 dance studios with more than 100 dancers. The Sweet Cabaret has student pricing and has no burlesque. “If your kids are interested in dance you can bring them, there’s nothing offensive in this show,� says Vivian. Friday’s performers include Dahab Dance Ensemble, Salsa Caliente, Victoria Academy of Ballet, Boston Dance Collective, Mike Delamont and Rod Peter Jr., Red Hot Swing, Moondance Dynamic Arts, Victoria School of Contemporary Dance, Nath Keo & Sacred Centre Dance, Yanik Giroux Performing Arts Studio, Stages Dance, Gotta Getta Gimmick, Asmira Dance Theatre, Dylan Northover, Canadian Pacific Ballet and Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien.

The Saucy Cabaret features Ballet Victoria, Alma de Espana Flamenco, Break: Contemporary Circus and Escapist Entertainment, Passion and Performance, Impulse Theatre, Nicole McSkimming and Co., Ocean Rain Chinese Arts Academy, Zaryevka Ballet, Rachel Oates Tribal Fusion, Arthur Murray Dance School, Stages Gen X, Harmony BellyDance Company, Carling Battistuzzi, Jay Holman/Nine to Nine Studios and Rebecca Horvey.

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LIGHT ON OUR FEET FOUR Metro Studio April 6: Sweet Cabaret April 7: Saucy Cabaret Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm.

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MUSIC CALENDAR GIGS THURS. APRIL 5 HIMALAYAN BEAR - With Iceberg Ferg. 10pm at Logan's, doors at 9pm. $10 LANE ARNDT A.K.A THE SPECIALIST - Caffe Fantastico (965 Kings) 7:30pm. $10.

DECADES OF ROCK - 3 bands, 3 decades. Younger Than Yesterday, Free Ride, Rock of Ages The V Lounge (3366 Doulgas). 9 pm. $10.

WEST MY FRIEND- CD release.

Pre-show bike ride starts at 6pm at Fernwood Square (Fernwood and Gladstone) with stops to pick up other cyclists at Cook Street Village (McKenzie & Cook), Irving Park in James Bay (Menzies and Michigan), and Centennial Square (Pandora and Government) to Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View) Doors 6pm, show 8pm. $10.

RACHELLE LYNN - 8:30pm at The Office Lounge. Free.

MONTHLY SOUL DOWN! - The Chantrelles, guest DJs spinning Soul classics, first Thursday of every month. 9pm at The Fort Cafe. $5.

FRI. APRIL 6 KELBY MACNAYR & FRIENDS - A deeply swinging night of standards.

8pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). $18/15/12.

THE SENTIMENTALS - With Lovers, Capital Region 9:30pm, doors at 9pm. $8.

FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS - With Ivan Rosenberg 6:30 and 9pm at the Orange Hall (1620 Fernwood). $20.

BEATS, BASS AND VOICE 8:30pm at The Office Lounge. Free.

ROCOCODE - with The Archers.

8pm at Lucky Bar. $12.

SAT. APRIL 7 THE DAYGLO ABORTIONS - With Alcoholic White Trash, Fableway 10pm at Logan's. Doors at 9pm. $10.

THE MIDNIGHTS - 9pm at The Office Lounge. Free.

OCEAN NOISE- Lost Horizon CD release with Bells & Cannons, The Ghostbirds. 9pm Lucky Bar. $10.

SUPERSUCKERS - With Nashville Pussy and guests. 9pm at Club 9ONE9. $18.

ONGOING ACOUSTIC JAM - With Dylan Stone. 6pm SATURDAYS at The Cambie. Free.

THURSDAY BLEND JAM - Any and all string players welcome.

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THURSDAYS 7pm at the Well. Free.

OPEN MIC - Scott Longworth hosts an open forum for original tunes.

All ages. THURSDAYS 8pm at the Fernwood Inn. Free.

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THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS 8pm at Upper Deck. Free.

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SATURDAYS 2pm at V-Lounge. Free.

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TUES. APRIL 10 THE BLACK SEEDS -a boundarycrossing sound fusion of big-beat funk, dub, soul, and afro-beat, mixed with vintage roots-reggae 9:30pm at Club90NE9. $25 advance.

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Saturday, April 21 - 8pm (doors @ 7:30) Alix Goolden Performance Hall (907 Pandora) The Wooden Sky are playing Lucky Bar April 10.

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ONGOING

SKYLA J AND THE VIBES - 8:30pm at The Office Lounge (759 Yates).

Free.

VICTORIA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY: FRASER UNION - After open stage.

7:30pm at Norway House (1110 Hillside). $5. victoriafolkmusic.ca.

$35 incl.HST ($32 incl.HST Advance/VJS Members) Tickets: VJS Office no service charges (1031 Vancouver St., 250-388-4423), Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and the Royal McPherson Box Office (250-386-6121 or online at www.rmts.bc.ca) w w w . j a z z v i c t o r i a . c a MONDAY MAGAZINE APRIL 5 - 11, 2012 mondaymag.com

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MONDAY GUIDE > FILM

Canadian railroad thrillogy IMAX DOCUMENTARY EVOKES ROMANCE OF A BYGONE ERA

By Robert Moyes arts@mondaymag.com

ven without a soundtrack by Gordon Lightfoot, the Rocky Mountain Express does a great job of evoking the romance of the sprawling railroad system that knitted a very young Canada together over 100 years ago. Part history lesson, part travelogue and part mash note to a beautiful old steam engine, this film is truly a labour of love. Written and directed by IMAX veteran Stephen Low (Super Speedway, Titanica), Express took five years to make and is well worth waiting for.

Most British Columbians probably remember their Grade 10 history about how our province would only join Confederation if there was a railway connection between Vancouver and Central Canada. The narration for Express adds a lot of the details that most of us have likely forgotten, ranging from the sometimes-torturous route, the grotesque death toll (six fatalities for every mile of track) and the desperate business risk that the railway represented. In order to keep American railway competitors at bay, the decision was made early on to take the much more challenging southern route through towering mountain ranges where no pass had yet been identified … and might not even exist. That gamble nearly bankrupted the youthful Canadian Pacific Railway, but ultimately contributed to one of the most notable railway systems in the world.

As the protracted history of first the scouting and then the slow, dangerous and risky construc-

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tion of the railway system unfolds via dozens of fascinating archival photographs, that lively historical account full of human drama and incredible feats of engineering is interwoven with a separate, present-day narrative featuring Engine 2816, a handsome steam locomotive that was lovingly restored over several years to make it ready for its starring role in this film.

A gorgeous black behemoth with gleaming, brass-framed dials and brutally powerful pistons, coal-powered 2816 belches clouds of grey-white smoke as it thunders along much of the historic route, from the Fraser River floodplain and the Fraser Canyon through to the Thompson River, Revelstoke, Field and finally the formidable Rocky Mountains. Nearly fetishistic close-ups of the engine room are contrasted with graceful images of the train chuffing its way through some of B.C.’s most beautiful scenery, shot from both onboard the train and from overhead with the help of a gyro-helicopter. If these postcard-worthy scenes don’t make you yearn for a carefree railroading holiday, you probably need immediate medical attention to see if you still have a pulse.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS ★★★½ Directed by Stephen Low Starring Engine 2816 and crew G - 40 minutes Continues at the IMAX

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TITANIC -(Capitol/SilverCity/ Westshore) James Cameron celebrates the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the supposedly unsinkable Titanic by re-releasing his epic version of the story, the second-highest grossing film of all time. Starts Wed. AMERICAN REUNION -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore/Uni 4) This sequel to the raunchy but sweetnatured comedy classic American Pie features Stifler, Jim, Michelle and all the other reprobates as they attend their high school reunion. Starts Fri. JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI -(Odeon) Sushi fans may well swoon thanks to what is supposedly a mesmerizing portrait of Japan's 85-year-old master of sushi. Starts Fri. THE RAID: REDEMPTION -(Odeon) By all accounts this tale about a SWAT team that gets into trouble raiding a tenement building ruled by a ruthless mobster with an army of thugs is one of the greatest martial arts flicks of recent years. Starts Fri.

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★★ ACT OF VALOR -(SilverCity) Real Navy SEALS enact a fictional tale about elite soldiers going up against narco-terrorists, jihadists, and other threats to our comfy way of life in the west. ★★ DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX(SilverCity/Westshore) This is an over-stuffed, garishly coloured eco-parable that is preachy and only fitfully engaging. Featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron and Taylor Swift.

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE -(Caprice) Nicholas Cage once again reprises his role as an avenger from beyond the grave in a third-tier Marvel Comic adaptation that has staggered from bad to worse.

★★½ THE HUNGER GAMES -(Capitol/SilverCity/Uni 4/Westshore) With Twilight fading fast, the latest teen sensation is undoubtedly this fantasy account of a future world where every year 24 young people are selected to fight to the death on live TV. Everyone else seems to love this movie, but other than for the great lead performance by Jennifer Lawrence I found this derivative and a bit on the cheesy side. ★★★ THE IRON LADY -(Caprice) Meryl Streep finally got a date with Oscar for her amazing turn as Margaret Thatcher in a biopic of England's first female prime minister that explores her polarizing politics and the price she paid for power.

Smoothly directed, although a bit of a standard "greatest hits" kind of biography. ★★ JOHN CARTER -(SilverCity) Although Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous as the creator of Tarzan he also wrote a series of epic sci-fi adventures about a Civil War vet who magically travels to Mars, there to have astonishing adventures. The resulting movie? Not so great.

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND -(Caprice) There's lots of action and adventure in this fantasy tale of a rescue mission to a mysterious island that is home to lots of strange — and dangerous — critters. With Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. ★★½ MIRROR MIRROR -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore/Uni 4) Here's an over-the-top but still entertaining retelling of the Snow White fairy tale starring Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane and Armie Hammer. Directed by noted visual stylist Tarsem Singh (The Cell).

PEOPLE OF A FEATHER -(Capitol) This award-winning documentary is set amidst the indigenous people of the high Arctic.

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★★ PROJECT X -(Capitol) Three high school seniors throw "the party of a lifetime," which inevitably spirals into chaos and debauchery — and that's before most of the neighbourhood gets destroyed. It's lewd, crude and occasionally funny. ★★★ SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN -(Odeon) Lasse Hallström (Chocolat) directs Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt in a whimsical tale, part satire and part romantic comedy — about a fisheries expert who becomes a consultant to a sheik who wants to bring the sport of fly fishing to the desert. ★★★½ THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY -(Caprice) This Japanese-influenced animated tale features a family of four-inch-tall people who live secretly amongst normal humans — until their daughter gets discovered. Although aimed at younger kids, this is a delight for all fans of great animation. ★ SILENT HOUSE -(Caprice) Elizabeth Olsen, who had a remarkable break-out performance in Marcy Martha May Marlene, screams a lot in this astonishingly tedious horror flick about a house haunted by an evil history. Call this The Blair Ghost Home Renovation Project. ★★★ 21 JUMP STREET -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Westshore) The TV show about undercover cops in high school jumps to the silver screen, getting a spoofy and raunchy makeover in the process. As guilty pleasures go, this one is pretty darned funny. Starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. ★½ WRATH OF THE TITANS -(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore/Uni 4) Wrath of the classics scholars will be more like it, as Hollywood delivers a particularly cheesy tale about how half-mortal Perseus braves the underworld to rescue his father (a.k.a.

Zeus) as Ares and Hades unleash the brutal Titans upon the world. This fantasy epic stars Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, and Rosamund Pike.

★★ WANDERLUST -(Caprice) Two impoverished yuppies explore the world of a hippie commune in a hitand-miss comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston.

LEAVING THURS. JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME -(Odeon) ★★★★ A SEPARATION -(Odeon) ★★½ SAFE HOUSE -(Capitol)

IMAX AFRICAN ADVENTURE: SAFARI IN THE OKAVANGO -(noon, 3 pm) ★★★½ MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL -(8 pm, Thurs.Sat., & 7 pm, Sun.-Mon.) Tom Cruise is back for a fourth outing with the IMF crew, in a particularly turbo-charged action flick with good performances, a tricky plot and amazing stunts. This is great in IMAX! ★★★½ ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS -(10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm [Sun.-Wed.], 7 pm [Thurs.-Sat.] Here's a patriotic account of the many daunting challenges behind building the CPR railway: part history lesson, part glorious travelogue. See review.

TORNADO ALLEY -(11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm) Take an incredible trip into the violent heart of tornadoes via never-beforeseen footage collected by a fearless (crazy?) storm chaser.

SCREENINGS MOVIE MONDAY - Screening Starbuck. This popular Quebec comedy features an enormously prolific sperm bank donor whose lusty legacy comes back to haunt him. 6:30pm MONDAY in the 1900block Fort. By donation. 595FLIC. moviemonday.ca

FILM LISTINGS SCREENINGS THE FLOWERS OF WAR -The newest film for renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, House of Flying Daggers) is a dramatic tale of love and war set during the notorious 1937-'38 Rape of Nanking by brutal Japanese soldiers. FRIDAY-SUNDAY, 6:45, 9:30 at the Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St. NOTE: CASH ONLY. AWARENESS FILM NIGHT -There is a lot of interest in Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour, a documentary by local filmmaker Richard Boyce that heads high into the rainforest canopy to illuminater the relationship of First Nations to the forest. WEDNESDAY, April 11, 7 pm, Edward Milne Community School, 6218 Sooke Rd. 40 DAYS AT BASE CAMP -Mountain climbing fans will want to see this feature length documentary about how the "over-climbing" of Mount Everest has turned that magical mountain into something closer to a garbage-strewn theme park. THURSDAY, 7 pm, at the Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas Street. NOTE: CASH ONLY.

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 5 Holy Eucharist ....................................................................7:30am Family Seder Supper at St. John the Divine ...................5:30pm Solemn High Mass & Stripping of the Altar ................. 7:30pm

JOHN PINETTE

Catch six-time Just For Laughs Festival veteran John Pinette and his Still Hungry tour at the McPherson Playhouse, Tues., April 10 or Wed., April 11 (7:30 p.m.). Tickets $45.50 at rmts.bc.ca or by phone at 250386-6121. M

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Procession of the Cross through the City .......................8:30am Contemporary Meditations through Song and Dance ................................................10:30am Meditations on the Cross ...............................................12:00pm Handel Messiah Parts 2 & 3 7:30pm Tickets $20 at the door) HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 7 The Great Vigil of Easter ................................................. 8:00pm EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Sunrise Service at Howe St. & Dallas Rd. .......................5:30am Holy Eucharist ....................................................................8:00am Contemporary Holy Eucharist .........................................9:15am Choral Holy Eucharist .................................................... 11:00am Holy Eucharist .................................................................. 4:30pm

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April 26, 2012 6:30-9:00pm Crystal Garden Featuring the Naramata Bench Wineries spring release tasting Tickets $95 UJDLFUSPDLFU PSH VODPSL t

A deliciously fun fundraiser for the Victoria Conservatory of Music!

CINECENTA Cinecenta at UVic screens its films in the Student Union Building. Info: 721-8365. cinecenta.com.

Be the first to taste the Naramata Bench Wineries spring release wines, meet the winemakers, sample hors d’oeuvres from Victoria's finest eateries, and bid on exciting packages at the silent and live auctions.

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IN DARKNESS -(Wed.-Thurs., April 4-5: 7:15 only) Oscar-nominated, this amazing true-life story is set in Poland during WWII and concerns a group of Jews that were hidden in the sewer system to avoid detection by the Nazis. ★★★★ TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY -(Fri., April 6: 7:00, 9:30 & Sat.-Sun., April 7-8: 3:00, 7:00, 9:30 & Mon., April 9: 7:00, 9:30) There is a bracing Kafka-esque bleakness permeating this superb adaptation of John Le CarrĂŠ's classic novel of double agents and Cold War espionage. The marvelous cast includes Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Toby Jones.

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -(Sat.-Sun., April 7-8: 1:00 matinee) Genial — and crazy! — Gene Wilder stars in the original 1971 version of the kid's classic.

LE VENDEUR -(Tues., April 10: 7:00 only) With a shuttered mill as a backdrop, this small-town tale from Quebec is a mix of private drama and social commentary.

LE BONHEUR DES AUTRES -(Wed., April 11: 7:00 only) The director and lead actress will be present for the screening of this ambitious, Denys Arcand-style drama that tackles a dysfunctional family plus larger social themes.

THE ROXY â˜…â˜…â˜…Â˝ THE ARTIST -Dazzling lead performances highlight this delightful homage to silent movies.

Although in some ways more a whimsy than a real film, it probably will have a date with Oscar. SAT and SUN 2pm, FRI to THURS 7pm.

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND -There's lots of action and adventure in this fantasy tale of a rescue mission to a mysterious island that is home to lots of strange — and dangerous — critters. With Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. SAT and SUN 3:50pm.

SAFE HOUSE -A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge. Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds and Robert Patrick FRI to THURS 8:50pm.

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APRIL 5 - 11, 2012

It’s true, the heavens are amazing.

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netize others to you. And because you feel so attractive (and you will), it’s the perfect time to shop for wardrobe goodies because you’ll instinctively pick what looks flattering. Naturally, all this good stuff warms partnerships and close friendships. Take vacations! (Venus ranks pleasure above work.) Laugh it up!

Signs:

According to astronomy, “A transit of Venus occurs when Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth. This alignment is rare, coming in pairs that are eight years apart but separated by more than a century. The most recent transit of GEORGIA Venus was in 2004. After NICOLS the June 2012 transit of Venus, the next such alignment occurs in 2117.” (Not again in our lifetime!) Well, that explains a lot.

Normally, Venus travels through a sign for about three weeks. But in 2004, Venus was in Gemini from April until August and now, once again, Venus will be in Gemini from April to August. That’s 18 weeks! It’s true, the heavens are amazing.

Did you know the Sun is so colossal that it contains 99.9 per cent of the total mass of the solar system? (Well, hey, I figure if that’s the case, why bother counting calories? I’m done with that, I mean – hello?.

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 This long Venus transit could be similar to whatever happened in the summer of 2004. It’s cha-cha time! Your everyday social life will pick up in a lovely, pleasant way. You’ll have fun talking and schmoozing with neighbours, siblings and relatives. Short trips will delight. And while all this lovely busy-ness prevails, you’ll start to notice how much love there is in your everyday world. (Gosh.) You’ll more easily express affection to others. You’ll definitely appreciate the beauty of your daily surroundings. What a gorgeous summer awaits! Romance with a neighbour or “relative” could percolate. (Hey, we’re not talking Deliverance. We’re talking blended families.)

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 “Show me the money!” This unusually long transit of Venus, the last to occur in more than a hundred years, will attract money and material possessions to you.

Ka-ching! From now until the autumn, do look for ways to boost your income or find jobs that pay better. But keep in mind that Venus works both ways. Not only will it attract money and assets to you, it will also make you want to spend money on beautiful things, art, gorgeous clothes and elegant furniture. It could bless your investments and make borrowing easier. Some might even strike up work-related romance. And think of the beautiful clothes you will acquire all summer long.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 This will be a memorable year for Geminis. For starters, Venus will be in your sign until the autumn (and never again be in your sign that long while you’re alive). Plus, lucky Jupiter enters your sign in June to stay until July 2013.

It doesn’t get any better than this! (Well, it might, but I like saying that.) You’ll be so charming and diplomatic, you’ll mag-

CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 This might sound corny but from now until the autumn your interest in spiritual ideas and things you might consider to be touchy-feely will deepen. Quite likely, you’ll experience something personally that triggers this. As a result, you’ll feel more selfless and genuinely be willing to share something or help others. You might say you’ll be more in tune with the rewards one gets from altruistic and humanitarian activities. This could be in a personal sense (with family or your social circle), or it could resonate in a larger way because of your activities that affect others beyond your own sandbox.

Sounds like a powerful opportunity to do some good.

LEO JULY 23-AUG 22 Is this the summer of 2004 again?

You can definitely expect to enjoy mucho schmoozing with everyone and be involved in mucho activities with others.

Not only will you enjoy the company of others, you’ll feel affectionate with everyone. Even professional organizations and group meetings will benefit and please you. (People think you’re hot. Everyone wants to be on your team.) Friends will become lovers and lovers will become friends. Privately, you’ll find it easy to embrace hoped-for goals. It’s like you’re riding up front with the Little Engine That Could. (“I think I can. I think I can.”) This is why relations with bosses and authority types will improve. They’ll sense your positive attitude and certainly your potential! And this lasts until September!

VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 22 Well, it’s time to really sit up and take notice. Two unusual things are happening. One is Mars is in your sign for eight months instead of six weeks (like, Holy Steroids!). And now fair Venus will be sitting at the top of your chart until September. This is rare stuff! A large part of “luck” is knowing opportunity is knocking at your door. You do have to get up and open it. Remember this. You will appear so favourable to others (especially people in authority), they’ll ask for your creative input on office furniture, floral arrangements, design, layout, gardening or the appearance of anything. Plus, romance with someone older, richer, wiser or more established could blossom.

Need I say less?

LIBRA SEPT 23-OCT 22 Travel for pleasure will so appeal to you this year! You love beautiful places and beautiful things so you will adore anywhere that has a fantastic, enticing ambience — gorgeous setting sun, bal-

cony table, cobblestone streets and a little vino. (Good conversation is a must.)

Romance with someone from another culture will blossom for many of you.

Or perhaps this person is just “different.” Explore art: buying it, learning more about it, or creating it. You’ll be attracted to ideas that are consciousness-raising.

You might also explore opportunities in publishing, medicine, the law and higher education. A very rewarding five months ahead awaits you. Start to dress for it.

(You like to look pulled together.)

SCORPIO OCT 3-NOV 21 Good news! (I say this because many of you enjoy recreational sex.) The next five months will not only stimulate all your love relationships in terms of intensity, but will also sweeten them with fond affection. (Aw, gee.) New relationships that begin this summer will be hot!

(Definitely memorable.) In addition, this summer will attract money to you or your partner. In fact, not only money, but gifts, goodies, favours, perks and opportunities to benefit from the wealth and resources of others. Yee-haw! (“We get the cabin again!”) Obviously, this same period is the perfect time to ask for loans or mortgages as well as settling disputed issues about shared property, inheritances and insurance. Lucky you!

AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18

PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20

Well, we knew (didn’t we?) that your home life was going to improve beautifully. In large measure, this is going to happen simply because you’re happy and you’re having fun! But this unusually long sojourn of Venus (see All Signs above) will also encourage opportunities for fun, entertainment and having a good time. It’s just that simple. Romance, love affairs, improved relations with kids plus sports activities and vacations will all be thrilling and exciting. Many of you will get in touch with your creative side. You’ll love the Arts, whether it’s Arts and Crafts, concerts, museums or enjoying the creativity of others. Romantic relationships will blossom incredibly! You’ll feel happy in your skin.

This unusually long transit of Venus (never to occur again for 105 years) is here to stay, promoting good feelings this summer with family members as well as an increased enjoyment of your home. Many of you will be excited about decorating projects and tweaking your digs to make them more attractive and more appealing to everyone.

An increased closeness and warmth of feeling with family members, especially parents, will last for months. Not only can you improve your home, but realestate opportunities will benefit you as well. (Things will even look better with your daughter who is attending Stiletto High. Who knew?) A great summer ahead!

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CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 19 How fitting that at this time, when you’re really attaining a sense of power and a sense of who you are and what is working in your life and what is not – that at this time, for the next five months, relations with your job and the people you work with will improve beautifully.

Yay! It will be easy to get along with bosses, employees, co-workers, customers and clients because this is an excellent time to discuss agreements and working relationships. Not only will you get praise from others, you might even get a raise. This is also an excellent time for your health, although overindulgence in sweets will be a temptation. (Maybe you can make it a tax-deductible experience?)

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ONGOING THE VERSATILE GROUP - All artists of any genre are invited to share their ideas, work and successes. FRIDAYS 2-4pm at The Moka House, Shoal Point (16 Dallas). Free. 778-433-0537.

VICTORIA FLEA MARKET - Offering a huge assortment of interesting things. SUNDAYS 9am-2pm at the DaVinci Centre. $2/free after 1pm.

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WEEKLY WINTER MARKET Featuring vendors with handcrafted funky accessories and hair accent pieces, one of a kind festival style apparel, vintage clothing, storytelling, live entertainment, a kids zone and more. SUNDAYS noon-5pm at The Well (821 Fort). Free.

BOARD GAMES NIGHT - Scrabble and more. SUNDAYS 5:30pm at the Superior (106 Superior). Free. 250380-9515.

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ACTIVE FRI. APRIL 6

CLUB SALSA - Free Salsa Lesson with Javier at 8:30pm, followed by a night of dancing to Latin beats from DJ Ramesh and live music from Latin Project. 9:30pm-1am. Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). $10.

250-380-1280.

KIRTAN - Join in for an all-ages joyful celebration and expression of Bhakti (devotional) Yoga where a community gathers to share in call-and-response chanting. 7:309:30pm at Barefoot at Heart Yoga (1303 Broad). $5/$15, sliding scale.

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LIGHT ON OUR FEET 4 - Experience the popular annual dance event that showcases the finest talents of Victoria’s dance community. 8pm at Metro Studio (1411 Quadra). $15/20.

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PICKLEBALL SPORT-FIT- This funny but unique program combines sport and fitness in a fun way. $34. MONDAYS, TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS 1:15pm at the Esquimalt Rec Centre (527 Fraser).

250-412-8500.

WALKSMART VICTORIA - MONDAY-FRIDAY. Registration 8:50am. 9am at the Royal Oak McDonalds (4410 West Saanich).

250-479-4087 or walksmartvictoria@ shaw.ca.

WEEKLY BIRD WALK WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS 9am at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary (3873 Swan Lake). Free. naturalist2@swanlake.bc.ca, 250479-0211.

LAUGHTER YOGA - Exercises which stimulate laughter. Wear loose clothing, bring water if desired and a willingness to have fun and explore your childlike nature. SATURDAYS 1pm at Metta in Motion (1314A Esquimalt). MONDAYS 10:30am at 3200 Linwood Ave. 250-477-8608, victorialaughteryogaclub@gmail.com.

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MOKSHA YOGA - Find out what hot yoga is all about. THURSDAYS 2pm, SATURDAYS 1:30pm & MONDAYS 3:15pm at Moksha Yoga (1088 Fort). $7. 250-385-9642.

AXE CAPOEIRA - Learn the Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports and music. Kids classes THURSDAYS & TUESDAYS 3:45pm. Adults classes SUNDAYS 11:45am-1:45pm. All at Burnside Gym (3130 Jutland). $65 per month for children/$50 per month for adults.

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GHOSTLY WALKS - We’re living in BC's most haunted city. Find out why and where on this 90-minute walk.

No registration required. FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS 7:30pm outside the Visitor Info Centre (Government at Wharf). $11/$13. 250-384-6698.

KARMA CLASS - The regular Moksha series practiced in one hour.

All proceeds go to a different charity each month. See what this "hot yoga thing" is all about. Bring your friends and family." FRIDAYS 8pm at Moksha Yoga (1088 Fort). $7.

VOLKSSPORT WALKS - Vic Y Volkssport SATURDAY 5/10 km Walk (rated 1B): Meet at Greenhawk Harness and Equestrian Supplies, (7154 West Saanich). Registration 9:30am, walk 10am. 250.665-6062.

SUNDAY 5/10 km walk (rated 3C).

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SLight On Our Feet ONGOING ARGENTINE AND NUEVO TANGO - Six weeks; $60 regular/$45 student or $12 drop-in. SUNDAYS 1pm Beginner 1. 2pm Beginner 2.

3pm Intermediate. At the Martin Batchelor Art Gallery (712 Cormorant).

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SALSA CALIENTE - Beginner and advanced salsa, THURSDAYS 8pm.

Intermediate mambo, MONDAYS 6:30pm. Fundamentals of mambo TUESDAYS 6pm. Latin workout WEDNESDAYS 6:30pm. All at Café Casablanca (2524 Bridge). $10. 250389-0222.

SAANICH INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCERS - No partner or experience needed. Please wear soft-soled shoes. FRIDAYS 7pm at the Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield). $5/$4 students. Free for children under 12. 250-384-0592, balkanbarb@hotmail.com.

VBDS BALLROOM DANCE WORKSHOPS - Pre-Bronze/Bronze Waltz 1pm, $5/$8/$10 per person, per workshop. Intro to Social Foxtrot and Rumba 2pm, $5 per person, per workshop. Singles & couples welcome. SATURDAYS 1pm at the Les Passmore Centre (286 Hampton).

250-721-5483, vbds.org.

TANGO VITA - Beginner classes with Hilda-René SATURDAYS 7pm, intermediate 8pm, milonga 9pm at 306-1221 Broad. 250-477-6360.

Beginner and intermediate classes with Jorge-Liliana WEDNESDAYS 8pm, milonga 9pm at St. Matthias Hall (600 Richmond). 250-858-1234, tangovita.com.

ARGENTINE TANGO MILONGA - With Tango Vita. SATURDAYS 9:15-midnight. Beg-Int class with Rene & Hilda 8pm at the Barefoot Wellness Studio (1303 Broad).

Upstairs corner Yates and Broad.

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 6pm at the The Victoria School of Contemporary Dance (649 Gorge East). $15/$8. 250-383-7183.

CUBAN SALSA - Classes with Salsa Moderna. Beginner and intermediate MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 7:30pm at Café Casablanca (2523 Bridge).

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SALSA - TUESDAYS Beginner's lesson 7pm & intermediate lesson 8:15pm at Studio 4 Athletics (715 Yates). $15. salsavictoria.com.

VIC BALLROOM DANCE SOCIETY - Practice. FRIDAYS 7-9:30pm at Les Passmore Centre (286 Hampton).

WEDNESDAYS 7:45pm at Cedar Hill Rec Centre (3220 Cedar Hill). Free for first-timers. 250-721-5483, vbds.org.

SPIRITUAL ONGOING SAHAJ MARG MEDITATION INTRODUCTORY TALKS - A heart-centred meditation practiced worldwide for real change from the inside out. Call for details.

SATURDAYS 11am. Free. 250-5954732.

BUDDHIST COMMUNITY SITS Silent meditation followed by taped Dharma talks and discussion.

SUNDAYS 7pm at Lynn Wylie Yoga Studio (202-1600 Bay). By donation.

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A COURSE IN MIRACLES - Unite the light in you. In-depth study group. MONDAYS 7pm at James Bay New Horizons (234 Menzies). $2.

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DROP-IN MEDITATION - Includes guided meditation, practical instruction and discussion.

MONDAYS 7pm and WEDNESDAYS 10am at Bodhichitta Buddhist Centre (2020A Douglas). WEDNESDAYS 7pm at Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield). THURSDAYS 7pm James Bay United Church (511 Michigan).

250-592-7164, meditateinvictoria.org.

ZEN MEDITATION - Learn Rinzai Zen mediation. TUESDAYS 7pm in the Interfaith Chapel (UVic). Free.

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COMMUNITY OUR PLACE SOCIETY’S ANNUAL EASTER MEAL - Join in the food, festivities and signing, 11:30am-5pm.

Special meals also served FRIDAY and MONDAY 7-8am, 11:30am12:30pm, 4pm-5pm at Our Place (919 Pandora). Free. 250-388-7112.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Do musicals make you want to burst into song? All ages, come do-re-mi to your heart’s content! Part 1 TUESDAY and Part 2 April 24 10:30am-noon at Cook Street Village Activity Centre (380 Cook Street). By donation. 250-9204160, harmoniousfamilychoir.com.

ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF B.C. Family Caregiver Series THURSDAYS to May 3, 9:30am-noon at Hillside Seniors Health Centre (1454 Hillside).

Pre-registration required. 250-3822052, chillary@alzheimerbc.org.

RESULTS - Join the national network of volunteers and the most powerful advocacy group you've never heard of. Monthly meeting WEDNESDAY 7-9pm at Cardiff Place (1246 Fairfield).

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VICTORIA BOOK PRIZE Submissions wanted, all ages.

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VICTORIA FLOWER COUNT - Each municipality is encouraged to take up the challenge to be the “Bloomingest Community" in Victoria. 250-360-2837, flowercount.com.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS- Dr. PJ Naylor at UVic is looking for families with children 11 to 13 to participate in a healthy eating program. All are welcome at NO COST to participate.

Please join us for a fun-filled eightweek educational healthy eating program for you and your child. All materials needed provided. Time commitment approximately 10 to 12 hours. 250-853-3141, dtrill@uvic.ca.

STAGE FRI. APRIL 6 EASTER BASKETS - the Diva League starring The Legendary Gouda Gabor and special guests Kamelle Toe and Aleevna Trailer. Resident Dj RonnyBee will be spinning the tunes after the show 11pm at Paparazzi Nightclub (642 Johnson). $8.

SUN. APRIL 8 PHILLIPS COMEDY NIGHT – Featured performer is Vancouver's Dino Archie, with M Award Winning host, Wes Borg. 8pm Victoria Event Centre. $10 SON OF AFRICVILLE – Performer/ creator Justin Carter's story of his journey back to a mother who loved him, but due to the harsh realities of life, paranoid schizophrenia, and drug use, could not keep him. . 2 pm Intrepid Theatre Club. $12/10. sonofafricville@gmail.com

MON. APRIL 9 PLAYWRIGHTS CABARET – Local playwrights Elaine Gallagher, Kevin Gillese, Gordon Horne, Melanie Houston, Richard Olafson, Duumisile Owane and April Parchoma present stage readings from their new plays. 8pm at the Belfry Theatre. By Donation.

APRIL 10 AND 11 JOHN PINETTE - Just For Laughs is thrilled to present six-time Just For Laughs Festival veteran, John Pinette. 7:30pm at the McPherson (3 Centennial Square). $45.50. rmts.bc.ca

ONGOING IMPROV CLASS WITH DAVE MORRIS – Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). SUNDAYS to Apr. 15. davemorrisisa.com.

SIN CITY IMPROV: CARNIES This completely improvised play unfolds in 24 weekly episodes. Every week the cast of characters move the story forward in hilarious and unexpected ways, as they respond to live direction. 8pm. TUESDAYS to Apr. 17 at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad Street). $12/$15. 250-480-3709.

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GALLERIES THURS. APRIL 5 THE MARITIME MUSEUM OF BC - Ready, Aye, Ready: The Naval Art of Robert McVittie. Opening reception 1pm. To August at 28 Bastion Square.

DALES GALLERY - The Floating World: New Photographic Works by Victoria artist and photographer, Matt Politano. . To May 1 at 537 Fisgard.

XCHANGES GALLERY - In Real Life social commentary on the ways in which women are received in the world by Christine Redmond. Opening reception 7pm. To April 29 at 2333 Government.

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SAT. APRIL 7 OPEN SPACE - Trimpin: (CanonX+4:33=100) an exploration of sound, vision, and movement in this newly commissioned interactive installation. Featuring a talk by Paul Walde: Composer as Inventor. 2 pm.

GALLERY 1580 - Eight Studio Artists' Show, featuring Marjorie Allen, Jeanne Cannizzo Opening reception 7pm. To April 14.

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TUES. APRIL 10 ECLECTIC GALLERY - Victoria Visionaries Works by Pat Martin Bates, Herbert Siebner, Jack Wise and Walter Dexter, one of Canada's most accomplished ceramic artists Opening Reception 7 pm at 2170 Oak Bay. To May 12.

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