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NEWS & VIEWS > THE WEEK

EDITOR’S NOTE

Weed: now legally edible moking hot news this week: B.C.’s law has changed when it comes to how medical marijuana users choose to ingest their medicine — now, drinking and eating is also an option.

The B.C. Supreme Court DANIELLE ruled on Friday, April 13, that POPE those with a Health Canada news@ card can now legally eat pot mondaymag.com cookies or drink THC tea rather than just smoke the drug, by striking the word “dry” from the legislation.

Justice Robert Johnston ruled that Health Canada’s Medical Marijuana Access Regulations unreasonably limited users to possessing only the dried form of pot, and that users should be able to choose “how to ingest the medicinal ingredients in the safest and most effective manner” and that the rules were unconstitutional.

The lengthy court case began in 2009, when Owen Smith, the hired baker of the Cannabis Buyers’ Club of Canada, was arrested and charged for being in possession of illegal forms of THC — liquids and oils used for baking. Despite the change in law due to this trial within a trial, the case against Smith is still slated to go ahead because he may have provided pot products to non-authorized users.

Still, the victory that defence lawyer Kirk Tousaw called “a constitutional win” was felt around the province on Friday, and patients and members of the club gathered outside the court, some teary, to celebrate how far legislation has come.

“This, to me, is a great step we have made today,” says Cannabis Buyers’ Club head Ted Smith, who is not related to Owen. “We took THC away from the drug companies and put it back in the hands of those who need it most, and those who know how best to apply their medicine.”

Smith says there is still much work to be done, though — effective immediately, the change in wording allows card-carrying patients to be in possession of non-dried forms of THC, but that law does not yet apply to growers and those sell the drug. A trial is set for April 27 that may decide the fate of how the law is translated, but Smith and his crew will have little rest until the next court date on April 25, where they will offer evidence again for Owen Smith’s trial to show the therapeutic benefit of orally and topically applied THC. “As far as I am concerned, until cannabis is readily available to the public as a whole, we will have to continue to fight. But this blew a big hole in the government’s program,” says Smith, who adds that this could have a significant ripple throughout the country. “While these types of decisions are not binding in other provinces, they can certainly be very persuasive. We have seen lower court decisions have incredible impact.”

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Owen Smith, baker for the Cannabis Buyers’ Club of Canada, was one of many thrilled to hear on Friday it will now be legal to consume pot cookies and tea.

HOW WILL YOU CELEBRATE EARTH? Want to be part of the biggest Earth Day event to hit Victoria in years? All you have to do is head down to the legislative buildings this weekend.

“Earth Walk” will begin on Saturday, April 21, at 11:30 a.m., with a rally and convergence of ecogroups gathering at the legislature, followed by a walk to Centennial Square and a lively festival with local luminaries. Victoria’s poet laureate Janet Marie Rogers will act as emcee for the event, which is in its 31st year in Victoria and has seen crowds of up to 18,000 people. More are expected this year.

“Earth Day is a global event when we can put aside contemporary practices, which disconnect us from the very foundation that feeds us, supports us, gives us a home, purpose and place,” says Rogers.

To learn more, visit earthwalkvictoria.ca.

A feast of gold for Monday ttending the British Columbia & Yukon Community Newspaper Association’s “Ma Murray Awards” held in Richmond this past weekend, I was bowled over by the amount of enthusiasm and positivity that emanated from every newspaper team I met.

If newspapers are a dying breed, community newspapers haven’t been given the memo — especially since the stories they deliver are the type that national media GRANT ignores, yet are the most important for a local audience.

MCKENZIE Community papers thrive by informing the reader not only about what is going on within their municipality, editor@ but also what is happening with their neighbours. mondaymag.com Here at Monday, we attempt to do the same by bringing you interesting and important stories about local people and events that we believe will have a lasting impact.

It was interesting to note that it was some of our more controversial stories over the past year that impressed the judges the most. Our first gold trophy of the evening went to Brian Kieran for best columnist, while our second gold trophy went to our editorial look at what Kimberly Proctor’s teen killers would face behind bars. This was a divisive piece among readers, but one that both writer Tim Collins and myself are very proud of. Our third gold of the evening was a real team effort that was awarded for the look, feel and promotion of Monday’s redesign. In total, we brought home seven awards, with Monday writers Danielle Pope and Mary Ellen Green nabbing two silvers and two bronzes. I feel like a proud dad busting the buttons on his waistcoat.

We also couldn’t have been in better company with the Black Press Vancouver Island group ending the night with 29 top-three finishes. M

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FROM WALKING TO CYCLING Speaking of people who want to stretch their Good Samaritan legs, Jeremy Bally is jumping on the Earth Week bandwagon and inviting others to join him in a kick-off party before he hits the pavement to pedal across our country for another one.

“Pedalling for Papua” will see Bally launch from Mile Zero in Victoria on April 27, and land in St. John’s, Nfld. on Aug. 25. Between those dates, he’s looking to followers and friends to help sponsor his cause to raise awareness for a country that few Canadians know much about.

“West Papua has been under genocide conditions for about 50 years now, and Canadians are able to participate in making this corner of the world more peaceful,” says Bally, 24, who spent five weeks in the country last fall interviewing locals about their conditions and life stories. “For me, this is something I am able to do. The more who are aware, the better ...

These are powerful stories that need to be heard.”

Bally encourages all to donate to his group’s scholarship campaign that will offer Papuans Englishlanguage courses, or to contact local politicians to raise awareness. Bally is hosting his by-donation kickoff event on April 25, 7 to 9 p.m. at Alcheringa Gallery (665 Fort). More at pedalling.westpapua.ca. M

Group Publisher Penny Sakamoto, Danielle Pope, Grant McKenzie and Mary Ellen Green accept one of Monday’s three gold trophies.

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THE CLOTH DIAPER: HIPPEST ECO FASHION Eco-activist parents unite: make your Earth Day stance known by perfecting your cloth diaper-changing talents: April 21, 9 a.m. at S.J. Willis School (923 Topaz). The Great Cloth Diaper Change event will attempt to break last year’s record of 5,026 cloth diapers changed simultaneously.

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Cute story from the Root Cellar this week when a couple of deer decided to help themselves to the apple bins early Friday morning. Instead of scolding the thieves, staff reported the event as welcome entertainment.

EARTH DAY GARBAGE PICKUP CHALLENGE Cheers to all who take part in the one-hour Victoria Garbage Showdown on Friday for a chance to win the Golden Garbage Award. More on Facebook.

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CONTENTS VOL. 38, NO. 16 April 19-25, 2012

NEWS & VIEWS

MONDAY LIFE

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THE WEEK

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REPORT CARD

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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LETTERS

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KIERAN REPORT

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CITY WATCHDOG

GEORGIA NICOLS HOROSCOPE AND WESTCOAST WELLNESS

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CITYSOMETHING Jesus Christ Superstar and the Empress of India

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NIGHT SCENE ’80s dance tunes and drag return to Hush nightclub

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OPERA POV presents an affecting and transcendent production

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FILM & LIBATION Cabin in the Woods: Truman Show meets Dawn of the Dead

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Few people would consider frying their food with gasoline, but Adam Kreek, (left) and Sam Torrance believe the deep fryer is exactly where the best fuel comes from.

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MAIL Too deep to comprehend Re: Yoga and the Art of Smoking, April 12-18 Your article proves once and for all that B.C. IS DIFFERENT! The fumes of the 1840 Opium War, which drifted slowly eastward from China to Canada have deeply affected the evolution from homo sapiens to homo yogaiens.

Ms. Friesen's assertion that "when you make the connection between your mother's phone calls and the ice cream binges, you are practising yoga" is too deep for me to comprehend.

Perhaps I arrived too late in B.C. to have had the benefit of "receiving a breath with complete mindfulness"!

RICHARD REITER, VICTORIA

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Re: Tent peddlar travels on, April 12-18 It is important to iterate that I am not “travelling on.”

Travelling, yes, though not as a part of just “passing through” Victoria. Victoria is my home, I'll die here. It

is also possible I'll be going back to jail as soon as I return, which will be dependent, in part, by the response this tour gets in all the other provinces. That is to say, if it looks like multiple provinces and cities start taking the legal route to municipal public tenting zones, I may hold off on getting arrested right away.

DAVID A. JOHNSTON, VICTORIA

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Predation of children Re: Foreskin rally, April 12-18 Thank you for your reasonable article on the new circumcision clinic in Victoria. I was proud of B.C. when it stopped funding circumcision way back in 1984. I was present at the rally on Friday, where we protested the predation of innocent children by a person who can no longer

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STREET SMARTS

KIERAN REPORT

Could the City of Victoria do more to be greener?

Campbell legacy keeps on giving . . . pain asking in the soft glow of my community newspaper “gold” award for column writing, I particularly enjoy the fact that one of my articles that found favour with the judges was an angry denunciation of the awarding of the Order of B.C. (OBC) to former premier Gor-

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don Campbell.

As luck would have it, the September 2011 column headline: “Campbell retains power to inspire outrage” also serves as the theme of this week’s offering.

In the September piece, I observed that in judging Campbell’s worthiness to receive the prestigious OBC, we should reflect on his last two years in office ... “two years of costly turmoil rooted in his arrogant belief that election commitments about taxation policy and the attendant obligation to consult with the public were fetters to be borne by lesser political mortals.”

Indeed, history will show that Campbell’s worst public policy brainwaves were concocted on the back of napkins and became our headaches by virtue of his absolute scorn for the concept of consultative governance. This is Campbell’s legacy; his gift to voters at large and to

the decimated B.C. Liberal Party. And, it is tomers have stopped, or plan to stop, proving to be a gift that keeps on giving.

Smart Meter installers from coming onto With the B.C. Rail, carbon tax and HST their property. failures still pumping smoke and fire from These protests notwithstanding, nothMount Gordo, another Campbell initiative ing has slowed Hydro on its mission to — B.C. Hydro’s billion dollar Smart Meter install 1.8 million meters by the end of program — is forming a lava dome ready this year. Up to the beginning of 2012 to blow up in the face of the debate was largely centhe hapless Liberals. tred on health safety issues Energy Campbell became a and most Hydro customSmart Meter disciple after ers could not be bothered Minister Rich what passes for an insightengaging in the electroColeman has ful moment of Maui poolmagnetic pros and cons of dismissed side vacation research. metering.

Pass the napkin, he Then hundreds of Hydro stories of shouted. Apparently, the customers with shiny new over-billing moment the premier got smart meters started getas “urban home Hydro was directed ting slammed with unwarto begin implementing the ranted billing increases myth.”

Smart Meter program. In and suddenly Hydro and keeping with Campbell’s the post-Campbell Liberals aversion to input, there would be no over- had the full attention of British Columbia. sight by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the Hydro has pumped out volumes of regulatory body charged with adjudicat- excuses for the billing increases. Most ing Hydro activities. of them spin off the central theme that The first significant public push electricity customers are idiots who have back came at last year’s Union of B.C. not been paying attention to their energy Municipalities convention where a reso- consumption. In support, Energy Minister lution was adopted calling for “a mor- Rich Coleman has dismissed stories of atorium on the mandatory installation over-billing as “urban myth.” of wireless Smart Meter until the major As Hydro gets closer to its ambitious issues and problems ... are independently installation goals for this year, I anticipate assessed.” we will see the number of Smart Meter Since then more than 30 individual complaints grow in reverse proportion to municipalities — including Victoria, all the amount of time left before the May the Saanich municipalities and Colwood 2013 election.

— have passed anti-smart meter resoluAnd the Liberals thought they could tions and more than 10,000 Hydro cus- outrun the Campbell legacy. M

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catalyst for all the local non-activists who value our region’s wild spaces to take action. “We still have beautiful unspolied places, we still have a connection to the land, and this is why people are not willing to just lay down, people aren’t willing to be bullied.”

She says the current wild west approach to development in outlying areas, along with the Conservative government’s habit of equating environmentalists with terrorists has galvanized people who otherwise wouldn’t get involved.

“I think people have had enough of being bullied. It’s great to have a relationship where you can negotiate, where there’s give and take, where there’s compromise — that doesn't happen anymore.”

The protest movement is dead. It died in 1972 when Richard Nixon took his second oath of office, and has been flogged like a dead horse with increasing fervor in each passing decade. But Earth Day is not a protest. It is a celebration — an opportunity to rejoice in the power of community and search for new ways to move forward.

Earth Day celebrations including street theatre, speakers, and giant salmon puppets will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday April 21 at the legislature, ending up at 12:30 p.m. in Centennial Square. Visit earthwalkvictoria.ca for more information. M

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JEAN-DENIS LANTHELIER, Victoria

Compared to Korea, Victoria is very green.

A bit boring though.

ANDY KIM, Victoria/Seoul

I just moved here from Ontario, but I think everything can be greener.

DANIELLE VALCOURT, Victoria

I love it here.

And I think it’s pretty green already.

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Environmental activism is on the rise arth Day has always been a chance for the environmental movement to reflect on and to celebrate its successes, plus build momentum for the issues of the here and now. Here in the capital, we have a lot to celebrate: the recent victory over developer Ender Ilkay who sought to turn parts of the Juan de Fuca trail into a sprawling backSIMON yard for luxury vacation homes; the steady NATTRASS collapse of the Bear Mountain development snattrass@ in the face of massive local opposition, and mondaymag.com numerous purchases of wilderness and agricultural land throughout the region by local governments and non-profits.

Bolstered by a resurgence in environmental activism both here on the southern island and beyond, local activist Zoe Blunt says now is the time to press on and fight to protect our coast from threats like salmon farming, oil tankers, and the looming Enbridge pipeline proposal.

“There’s a real sense of urgency right now. People are feeling like it’s absolutely crucial to get involved,” says Blunt.

She adds this year’s Earth Day celebration could be the

No, I think the city is already very green. We have Beacon Hill Park and others.

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ew people would consider frying their food with gasoline, but two Victoria men — and hundreds of co-op members — believe the deep fryer is exactly where the best fuel comes from: and they are on a slick mission to grease mentalities about how everyone can ďŹ ll up.

Sam Torrance, regional manager and part-owner of the Victoria-based Greasecycle company, is committed to recycling waste cooking oil and turning it into carbon-neuDANIELLE POPE tral energy alternatives — specifinews@mondaymag.com cally, bio-diesel.

But before images of murky, viscous and highly toxic liquid float into view, Torrance is quick to point out that, unlike petroleum, bio-diesel is nothing like its namesake’s counterpart. “In many of these bio-diesel manufacturing plants, there are regulations . . . close to those around the production of petroleum,� says Torrance, 53. “But people have to remember this is nothing like petroleum — this is used vegetable oil. And yes, your diesel engine can run on it.�

BETTER THAN MOONSHINE Torrance is what you might call an environmental attendant — he’s a board member of the Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op, an active participant in Greasecycle and has participated in and helped organize a list of bio-diesel conferences around the Island. He has also taken pains to update his home to ensure that every last nook is as energy efficient as possible, along with planning a solarium to help heat and possibly power his house. Yet Torrance says he’s just doing his part. To him, getting involved with bio-diesel was the fastest way to make a real difference: both his ’83 Volkswagen Rabbit and his Ford F250 run on it. “Most co-op members are on board with everything they can do to help the environment, and this was just what I saw as the most effective way I could cause rapid change,� he says. “There is still misinformation out there that bio-diesel is taking away from food sources, but part of our mission is to do some real education as well — we are only looking for recycled products, so it’s like a double environmental effort.�

A neighbourhood away, Adam Kreek is busy pulling his own green strings. Kreek, 31, is a board

member for the Island Bio-diesel Co-op out of Victoria, and another part-owner of Greasecycle.

A gold-medal Olympic champion with men’s rowing, Kreek makes his living as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. His background is in geotechnical engineering and hydrology from the University of Victoria, but he first became fascinated with alternative fuel during his graduate studies at Stanford, where he created a bio-diesel reactor and became a partner in a start-up bio-diesel company, GoGreen BioFuels. “We have a finite amount of petroleum oil in our society, and the reality is that it is not going to last forever — the demand cannot meet the supply, so it only makes sense to me that we need to be looking at alternative options,� says Kreek. “There’s a real power in working together as a team and a community to get initiatives like this going.�

When it comes to that fuel, bio-diesel has its own special reaction process, similar to any kitchen chemistry experiment: a fat (the veggie oil) and an alcohol (sometimes a small amount of ethanol or methanol) are mixed with a catalyst (often potassium hydroxide), which results in a notably less toxic version of traditional diesel fuel.

For purists willing to add some conversion equipment to their vehicles (as Torrance did with his Ford truck), an even simpler mix is known as SVO — straight vegetable oil — which is where a lot of the home brewing comes in. All you need is a little gravity and time, and that recycled kitchen grease is as good as gas. But while the concept is simple, creating fuel safely and accurately is a much more complex endeavour. Torrance and Kreek emphasize that becoming part of a co-op and community is an essential part of making the process sustainable for everyone. “Often we see two types of people jump onboard the bio-diesel bandwagon: those who want to do what they can to help the environment, and those who want cheaper fuel,� says Torrance. “Unfortunately, often what we see is people trying their hands at their own homebrew, learning that it does take time and effort, and giving up after they’ve already convinced local restaurants to donate their oil. That’s what gives all of us a bad rap, and what makes it hard for everyone.�

To become a member of the Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op, for example, members pay an annual fee of $50, then have access to a 24-hour pump that issues the bio-diesel at $1.50 a litre.

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a slick mission And while that is slightly above the current cost of regular diesel, that price hasn’t changed in nearly three years. In fact, as more members and restaurants get on board, the lower the price can drop.

“What you see in that price is very similar to the organic or the local food movements,” says Torrance.

“Yes, you are paying more, but you are getting more, too — and that cost isn’t reflective of gas wars, or what’s going on in Iran; it’s reflective of how much it actually cost to produce the fuel.”

A carbon assessment study performed by Vancouver Island University found that, compared to fossil petroleum, there was a 2.7-kilogram reduction of carbon for every litre of bio-fuel burned. The numbers speak for themselves — currently, there are close to 125 members involved in the Victoriabased co-op, with 175 members in the Cowichan co-op and 150 members in Vancouver’s co-op equivalent. Nearly 160 restaurants donate their used oil to the Greasecycle program, which offers free regular weekly or bi-weekly pick-up service.

Recently, the Capital Regional District’s Hartland Landfill and the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Bings Creek Recycling Centre started offering a free drop-off and collection bin for used cooking oil, which Torrance says is a huge boon to the co-ops and keeps oil out of sewage, which can otherwise wreak havoc in treatment systems.

Kreek and Torrance admit that there are still some drawbacks — namely, few and far Island pump options, a price that deters many looking for penny BRÄNKO - BRANKO.CA savings for their gas tanks and the engine requirements and upgrades needed to make a car run on Adam Kreek (left) and Sam Torrance have a laugh. bio-diesel. Still, Kreek says the more impetus and demand for alternative fuels, the more stable the movement will be.

“Bio-diesel has largely been a kind of underground and secret movement, operating out of people’s garages and greenhouses, because the support hasn’t been there,” says Kreek, whose forefront initiative with Island Bio-diesel Co-op is to get a pump placed in Victoria. “But this really is the time to make a change, and this is the right place to see that happen. Victoria wants alternatives, because the people here care — people want to be able to buy locally made fuel.

And they should have A free concert for choir and brass that option.” M To learn more or get involved, attend the Earth Day Fundraising Social on Sunday, April 22, 6 p.m. at bio-supporting business Six Mile Pub (494 Old Island Hwy). A multi-media evening will take place followed by a screening of the documentary Freedom, then entertainment by local Zydeco/ Cajun band Bijoux du Bayou featuring Sam Torrance. Proceeds raised will support budding Island bio-fuel businesses.

Suggested donation $10.

For more information, visit greasecycle.ca or smellbetter.org.

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rtists have long been supporters of social causes, inspiring and promoting change in the world. Now artists in Victoria are coming together to change the way we think about our environment in the first annual Creatively United for the Planet Festival, a free all-ages event running April 20-22 that will benefit 15 local charities.

Professional photographer Frances Litman is the force behind what she calls her “passion project.”

“I’ve had this idea brewing around in my head for the last three years,” says Litman. “As a photographer, I’ve seen the world through telephoto, close-up and macro lenses, and I see the close-up details and the big picture. You really start to connect the dots when you see the world through all those lenses.”

She decided to start an annual festival to inspire people to take a stand on environmental issues facing our communities, and have a darn good time while they’re at it.

“I thought a lot of people haven’t made the connection that this is something that affects us all and future generations to come,” says Litman. “And maybe they think the issue is too big or they’re too busy or they don’t know what the issues are. I just want to make it easy and enjoyable for people and connect them to the people already out there doing the work.”

The event kicks off Friday with a free, outdoor, all-ages Disco Meets Mardi Gras DJ Dance Party featuring Masala, Candu Music and DJ Grandpa Phunk. Costumes and lanterns are encouraged.

Following the 31st-annual Earth Walk on Saturday, April 21 (11:30 am from the legislature to Centennial Square), take in the sights and sounds of the festival featuring guest artists, speakers, creative children’s events, displays, live music and fresh food options (1 to 7 p.m.).

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You'll find our complete list of events online at mondaymag.com. address by singer-songwriter Ann Mortifee and world-renowned flutist Paul Horn, along with a multi-media presentation by photographer Garth Lenz (International League of Conservation Photographers), music by Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright and The Gettin’ Higher Choir ($35 at creativelyunitedfortheplanet.com/tickets).

The second event is a fashion show featuring designs by local designers, plus a dance party with DJ Rowan and funk/soul/rnb band the Soul Shakers ($30).

The festival grounds are open again from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22 with more free entertainment, creative events and displays. Check out the Art School Victoria open house and annual student charity art auction (free) in the hall.

At 3 p.m., catch a keynote address by artist Robert Bateman, followed by a John Lennon tribute concert with esteemed musicians Daniel Lapp, Mae Moore, Anne Schaefer, Colleen Lee Eccelston, Jean Paul Maurice, Lola Parks, Justin Hewitt, Geoff Lundstrom, Gareth Hurwood, James Kasper, Geoff Howe, Roland Barrett, Caroline Spence, Jeremy Walsh, backed by Mike Demers on guitars and vocals, Chris Van Sickle on keyboard, Ian McElroy on bass and Murray Creed on drums ($30).

All events take place at St. Matthias Church grounds (600 Richmond Road).

Net proceeds will be divided evenly between these charities: Ancient Forest Alliance, Bears Matter Ltd, Pacific Wild, The Child and Nature Alliance of Canada, The Dogwood Initiative, The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team, Habitat for Humanity Victoria, The Land Trust Alliance British Columbia, Oases, Raven Trust, Sierra Club BC, The Land Conservancy, The Trust for Sustainable Forestry, The Peace Valley Environment Association, Wild ARC Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre, The Wilderness Committee, Youth for Environmental Stewardship.

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VICTORIA, EMPRESS OF INDIA anadian Pacific Ballet premieres the second original ballet in choreographer Roberta Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exquisite trio of stories of HRH Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fabled reign.

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David Tillson will be dressed as Shelita Buffet for Rewind and Relive at Hush.

Drag returns to Hush

GOD OF CARNAGE – From the author of Art, this Tony this Olivier Award-winning play begins as two power couples meet to amicably resolve a playground fight between their sons. Lines are drawn, allegiances are made and broken, and the evening quickly turns into a laugh-out-loud train wreck. 8pm The Belfry Theatre.

Belfry.bc.ca for tickets. Until May 20.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR- Aka Cheesus Crust Pizzastore pt 2. Rock opera. THURS and FRI (7:30pm), SAT (2pm). At Metro Theatre. $15. Cash Only. See Page 15.

CABARAISER 2.0 – Impulse Theatre is bringing another night of song, theatre and drink. A fundraising event for the upcoming show, The Damned Girl, which premiers this August in the Victoria International Fringe Festival. With Christopher Vickers (host), improv duo SpeakEasy (Missie Peters and Dave Morris), CatFlap Productions, improv with Remilio Sheen and music by West My Friend. 7:30pm.

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f you’ve ever stepped into the subterranean nightclub that occupies 1325 Government Street over the past 25 years, you’ve probably seen David Tillson doing any number of things. Maybe it was bussing tables at what was then Pal’s Cabaret in the mid-’80s; or perhaps, in more recent days, you’ve seen him flitting about the room, fulfilling his duties as manager of what is now Hush Nightclub. But one place you would never see him was behind the turntables — that is, until recently.

Nowadays, you can wander down Hush’s staircase most Sundays to hear Tillson’s Rewind and Relive DJ night, where he spends three hours playing some of his favourite ’80s tunes, ranging from well-known Top 40 anthems to more obscure Italidisco tracks. Once a month, Tillson forgoes his DJ gig to perform as his drag alter-ego, Shelita Buffet, alongside longtime drag show co-conspirator Princess Psycho Bruce — marking Sunday night drag’s return to Hush after a several year absence.

Being the manager of Hush, Tillson has seen a lot of DJs behind the decks and a lot of musical styles come and go.

He wanted to create a night where he could, essentially, rewind and relive his clubbing days in the ’80s, where he was exposed to both drag and underground electronic music.

“I think the quote is ‘Some dance to remember.’ It was a lot of fun. The music was bubbly and happy,” he says. “I am being super self indulgent, because you can be when you’re the manager.”

While Tillson admits he’s far from the best DJ in town, he says his nights are more about exploring a concept or genre than matching beats.

“I might have a great idea, and then get every sound around that idea, or else I’ll do a section of Italidisco, or do a section of really bad synth pop,” he says. “I’m playing a lot of Top 40, a lot of stuff that people can sing along to.”

The idea to bring drag back to Hush after a several-year hiatus came when Tillson ran into Bruce after he did a show with Cheesecake Burlesque.

“He was like, ‘I had so much fun.

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20,’” says Tillson. “I saw how much fun he had and it became a, ‘Hey, we should do this.’”

Other than a handful of performances at Pride, Tillson hadn’t strapped on his heels and donned a wig since Hush’s long-running weekly Drag-o-Rama show dissolved a few years back.

“There’s only so many ideas you can come up with,” he says of the group’s decision to call it quits. “Don’t get me wrong, we came up with a lot of brilliant ideas ... Some of it was lowbrow, some of it was highbrow, some of it was just silly, some of it was just fun.”

Returning to drag was nerve-wracking for Tillson, and not because he was worried about walking in heels; last year, Tillson decided to give up drinking (“I found that alcohol stole my productivity in so many subtle ways, and so many major ways as well. It was the subtle ways that really hurt the most,” he says) and the inaugural Rewind and Relive drag performance in March was the first one he could recall doing sober.

“Did I get stage nerves? Oh yeah.

I was shaking; I botched half the choreography,” he says. Despite that, he’s having a blast. “We have ideas and we’re rewriting some stuff. It’s still fun to me.”

Giving up alcohol was also a big motivating factor in his decision to start collecting records and take up DJing.

Tillson figures that, between raiding the treasure trove of vinyl in Hush’s DJ booth, scouring second hand stores in Victoria, Nanaimo and Vancouver and ordering online, he’s amassed 1,000 records in less than a year. So much for saving money when you give up drinking.

“Let’s be honest, I am flat broke,” he says. “I have spent all my savings on records.”

Sounds like he wouldn’t trade it for anything, though. M Rewind and Relive runs every Sunday from 9pm-12am at Hush Nightclub, 1325 Government Street. Drag shows run once a month, with the next one happening Sunday, April 22, featuring Shelita Buffet, Princess Psycho Bruce, Vancouver’s Vera Way and a guest DJ performance by Koosh. Visit hushnightclub.ca for details.

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THE BITTS OF TEASE SPEAKEASY– Let Rosie Bitts and Dave Lang and the Black Squirrels transport you back in time to experience a Sultry evening at the local Speakasy.

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MARIA STUARDA – Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, former Queen of France, and claimant to the throne of England, is held prisoner by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. Will Mary's attempts to cajole Elizabeth into a reconciliation save her from being beheaded?. April 18, 20 at 8pm. April 22 at 2:30 pm. Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca

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SAT. APRIL 21 CONFESSIONS OF A COLLEGE DROPOUT – A confused and discouraged performer attempts to navigate the thunderstorm of her own existence while struggling to prove herself a worthy member of The Clown Club. This multi-media production combines live music, improvisation and stilt-walking.

Featuring local artists Kimara Brilling, Marina Lagacé and Emma Zabloski.Warning: Partial Clown Nudity. By the CatFlap Collective as part of Intrepid Theatre’s You Show.

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8pm. Fundraiser for Intrepid Theatre. Metro Theatre. $25.

ONGOING 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 Held over to May 29 at the Victoria Event Centre. $12/$15. 250-480-3709.

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PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA PRESENTS MARIA STUARDA acific Opera Victoria presents an affecting and transcendent production of Gaetano Donizetti’s tragic opera Maria Stuarda.

Described as “the ultimate diva opera,” Maria Stuarda frames a classic showdown between two historical figures — Maria Stuarda (Mary, Queen of Scots) and Elisabetta (Elizabeth I). The libretto finds Maria Stuarda (Tracy Dahl) imprisoned, with her life in the hands of reigning-monarch

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HAP MANDALA - Familiar tones, organic edge with rural charm.

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ADULTS - featuring Geoff Lundstrom and Jason Cook Canoe Brewpub. 9pm. $5.

HAWAIIAN UKULELE SHOWCASE- 5:30pm at Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View). $10.

GREATER VICTORIA PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVALChoral highlights. 7pm. First Metropolitan Church (932 Balmoral). $TBA. VOCES INTIMAE MEN-Perform a concert of Russian Orthodox music by Bortnyansky, Golovanov and Chesnokov, and secular music by Schubert, Sibelius and Chaikovsky. 3:30pm. St. Mary’s Church (1701 Elgin). $15/$10.

YOUNG LIFE CLASSICAL MUSIC- Walter Prossnitz (piano) and Lawrence Skaggs (cello). 7pm (2159 Mt Newton X Road). $20/$15.

FRI. APRIL 20 TILLER'S FOLLY - Traditional roots CD release party. 7:30pm.

Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield). $20/15.

JOE POWERS - Harmonica virtuoso. 8pm. Hermann’s Jazz Club. $18.50.

ALL AGES DANCE PARTY - with the percussive group Masala, Candu Music and Grandpa Phunk from 7 to 9:30pm at 600 Richmond Road at Richardson. Part of the Creatively United for the Planet Festival. Free.

COCAINE MOUSTACHE - Funk, blues, soul, sex drugs and rock n roll. With Rotterdam, Buzzard.

Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm.

Logan’s Pub. $10.

DEKO-ZE - The Mirrorball Masquerade. With DJ Primitive and Philthy Phil. Svelte Cocktail Lounge (737 Goldstream). $12.

BROKEN STRINGS -Victoria's most diverse cover band. 9pm Canoe Brewpub. $5.

YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAYClassic rock. 9pm Bartholomew’s.

Free.

SCOTT MACDOUGALL -Finger style guitar and smooth vocals.

After open stage (8pm) at James Bay Coffee and Books (143 Menzies). By Donation.

THE SKATALITES -Original studio band for Bob Marley & the Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Ken Boothe and Jimmy Cliff, and by all accounts one of the main founders of the Ska genre. 7pm.

Club 9ONE9. $22.

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MONDAY GUIDE > FILM HELP! A HORROR MOVIE CRAWLED INTO MY HEAD!

may be too ambitious — aren’t horror flicks supposed to make you scream, not think? Regardless, this is one trip to the woods you definitely want to take. M

rom Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Serenity, writer Joss Whedon has proven to be a very clever brat.

And he’s in top form with Cabin in the Woods, a horror meta-movie that deconstructs the cliche of 20somethings who set out for a fling in the wilds and wander instead into a world of pain. The tropes fly thick and fast, from the menacing old coot who gives them directions, to the discovery of a 100-year-old diary that recounts a tale of demonic sadism. But even before the first zombie crawls out of the graveyard to introduce himself to the new neighbours, we watch a weird parallel storyline where a team of science-nerd bureaucrats is not only monitoring our five lambs to the slaughter, but also manipulating events and physically controlling the cabin and the surrounding woods. Think Truman Show meets Dawn of the Dead.

The five cabin mates happily conform to genre stereotype, from the trampy girl and her near-virginal gal pal to the two studly athletes and their dope-smoking buddy, Marty. (An endearingly paranoid goof, Marty almost steals the show: despite being stoned down to the last synapse, his ingrained fears about society’s “puppet masters” give him early insight into what is happening at this unique killing ground.) And so, as the dwindling cabin members struggle to understand what is happening to them, we in the audience are trying to figure out exactly what Whedon’s crazy script is up to.

Audacious to be sure, and often very funny, Cabin plays with the vast lore of horror cinema while winking at the audience, which is expected to get all the references, from Hellraiser to The Evil Dead. Intellectually it

epending on whom you talk to, the original Three Stooges were either purely funny or purely stupid (or maybe both at the same time). Their brand of lowbrow slapstick was incredibly popular more than a half-century ago, and it’s easy to see how the Farrelly Brothers, present-day maestros of comedic mayhem, would want to pay tribute to those nose-tweaking nabobs of nyuck-nyuck.

The new The Three Stooges, predictably, is a shameless showcase of face slapping, eye poking and all those things kids shouldn’t try at home. The serviceable plot shows three babies with instantly recognizable hairstyles dropped off at an orphanage many years ago. Three decades have passed, but these goofs still haven’t been adopted. Then terrible news strikes — the orphanage has to close unless $830,000 is forthcoming — and our trio set off to the big city with ludicrous dreams of saving the day. The resulting fishes-out-of-water story is very silly and often quite funny.

Although the three leads do decent impersonations of the original Larry, Curly and Moe, Stooges benefits greatly from sly performances by Jane Lynch (the gym Nazi from Glee) as Mother Superior and Larry David as perpetually grumpy Sister Mary-Mengele.

The plot actually has a few twists, while the movie as a whole has an old-fashioned innocence that’s surprisingly sweet. M

CABIN IN THE WOODS ★★★½ Directed by Drew Goddard Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth R - 95 minutes Continues at the Capitol & SilverCity

THE THREE STOOGES ★★★ Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Starring Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch PG - 92 minutes, Continues at The Capitol, Uni4, SilverCity, & Westshore

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FILM & CINEMA CALENDAR OPENING THE LUCKY ONE -(Westshore/Roxy, daily at 3, 5, 7 & 9 pm) Sudsy novelist Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook) is back at it with this romantic drama about a young Marine just back from three tours of Iraq who goes looking for the woman he thinks was his "lucky charm" throughout the war.

Starts Fri.

CONTINUING ★★ AMERICAN REUNION -(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore/Uni 4) The original American Pie was a raunchy but sweet-natured comedy classic. The sequel is like week-old pastry: crude, crumbly and tasteless. ★★★½ THE CABIN IN THE WOODS -(Capitol/SilverCity) Noted screenwriter Joss Wedon (Buffy) has a great deal of fun deconstructing the horror genre in this demented tale about five kids who go to party at a remote cabin and get way more than they bargained for. See review. ★★ DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX(SilverCity/Caprice) 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. ★★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 JenniferLawrence I found this derivative and a bit on the cheesy side. ★★★½ JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI -(Odeon) Sushi fans should swoon thanks to this delightful portrait of Japan's 85-year-old master of sushi, theYoda of raw fish. ★★ JOHN CARTER -(Caprice) 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.

LOCKOUT -(Westshore/Capitol) Guy Pearce (who should have known better) stars in a sci-fi thriller about a guy who has to rescue the American President's daughter from an outer space prison that has been taken over by inmates. ★★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). ★★★½ THE RAID: REDEMPTION -(Odeon) Fight fans won't believe the brutal perfection achieved by the Indonesian martial artists performing in this blood-soaked tale about a SWAT team that gets into trouble raiding a tenement building ruled by a ruthless mobster with an army of thugs. ★★★ 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 Japaneseinfluenced 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. ★★★ THE THREE STOOGES -(Capitol/Uni 4/SilverCity/Westshore) The Farrelly Brothers helm this spirited and appropriately innocent tribute to the original icons of lowbrow physical comedy. See review.

★★★½ 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. ★★★ 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. ★★ WANDERLUST -(Caprice) Two impoverished yuppies explore the world of a hippie commune in a hitand-miss comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston. ★½ WRATH OF THE TITANS -(Odeon/SilverCity/Caprice) 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.

LEAVING THURS. MIRZA: THE UNTOLD STORY -(Capitol) ★★★ THE IRON LADY -(Caprice) GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE -(Caprice)

IMAX AFRICAN ADVENTURE: SAFARI IN THE OKAVANGO -(noon, 3 pm, 6 pm) NOTE: no 6 pm show on April 25 ★★★½ MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL -(8 pm, Fri. and 7 pm Sat.) 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, & 7 pm Sun.-Fri.) Here's a patriotic account of the many daunting challenges behind building the CPR railway: part history lesson, part glorious travelogue.

TORNADO ALLEY -(11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm, 8 pm Sun.-Thurs.) Take an incredible trip into the violent heart of tornadoes via never-before-seen footage collected by a fearless (crazy?) storm chaser.

SCREENINGS MOVIE SUNDAY -Visuaal art fans will enjoy this screening of Picture Start, a profile of three Vancouver artists — Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, and Ian Wallace — who are worldrenowned pioneers in the realm of photoconceptualism but remain little known in their own country. SUNDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation.

595FLIC. moviemonday.ca WRITING SHORT SCREENPLAYS -Movie Monday and CineVic are sponsoring famed script writer Ric Beairsto for a three-hour workshop on the craft of short story writing for the screen. Please pre-register by calling CineVic at 389-1590 or emailing office@cinevic.ca. SUNDAY, 1-4 pm, at CineVic, 1931 Lee Ave. AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES -is a new fundraiser for Mount St. Mary Hospital. They are screening Amazing Grace, a compelling and moving account of the English member of parliament who fought the status quo and finessed legislation that ended slavery in the British Empire in the 18th century. SUNDAY, 3:30 pm, at UVic's Cinecenta.

MOVIE MONDAY - Screening Stand-up Samurais. Comedy fans will enjoy this candid look at the on-theroad life of those funny folk who stand there all alone up at the mic and try to make us laugh. 6:30pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM NIGHT - is featuring Militainment, an eyeopening doc about the various ways that media propagandize in favour of current wars, at the same time as TV shows, toys, and video games present war as entertainment. THURSDAY, 7 pm, at the BCGEU Hall, 2994 Douglas.

OPEN CINEMA -screens Surviving Progress, a hard-hitting documentary inspired by historian Ronald Wright's acclaimed book A Short History of Progress. Wright will be in attendance. WEDNESDAY, April 25, 7 pm at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad.

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summer! Venus will help you ll Signs: From make peace with others and this day formake new friends. Venus also ward, Mercury makes you more attractive in has caught up other people’s eyes, which to where it was is why you’ll enjoy shopping when it first went retrograde for wardrobe goodies. It will last month, which means also ameliorate the aggreswe’re out front and running! sion, chaos and increased (The lead dog has the clearest activity taking place at home view.) Mars is no longer retdue to renovations or visitrograde, which is why we feel ing guests. You’re extremely a sense of excitement about GEORGIA fortunate to be alive while busy plans for the future. So NICOLS this influence occurs. much to do! This week, I want to focus on Mars and Venus because both those planets have such a CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 rare and unusually long run in the signs This long duration of Venus and Mars they’re in. Venus will stay in Gemini until (in their respective signs) for the summer August and Mars will stay in Virgo until will produce a rather unusual situation.

July. Here is a quick double recap of this.

Mars is hyping your communications with (There will be a mid-term on this next everyone. Now and for the summer ahead, Wednesday.) you’ll be more forthright, direct and bold about going after what you want. This is an asset for those who sell, market, teach, act, ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 This double whammy of Mars and write or drive for a living. (You’re go, go, Venus means you’ll accomplish a lot this go!) Meanwhile, in a secretive way, Venus summer for two reasons: The first is your is hiding in your chart until August. (This ruler Mars will motivate you to be super- long influence will never happen again in productive. You’ll take pride in how hard your lifetime.) For some, it will manifest you work and how much you accom- as a secret love affair. Others simply will plish in the next few months. Not only be content with moments of solitude and will you want to be efficiently productive, feeling pleased with themselves. “I like you’ll also want to improve your health. me.” (You’ll almost be purring.)

Therefore, you have all this motivation and energy! Meanwhile, Venus will give LEO JULY 23-AUG 22 you the means to accomplish what you This rare, lengthy stay of Venus and want because Venus makes you charming, Mars in two signs will make you spend diplomatic and able to talk about anything lots of money this summer. Indeed, this to anyone. Venus will also enhance your influence has been here for awhile, so ability to discover how much love there you’re already spending! Fortunately, is in your everyday world. And hey, do let Mars will energize everything to do with others know how much you care for them your cash flow, possessions and approach as well, hmmm? to money. This means you’re also eager to earn money. You’re similarly eager to TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 organize your possessions and get rid of This is such a fortunate time for you! what you don’t need and make the best Of course, the Sun and lucky Jupiter use of what you have. “Out with the old, are in your sign this month. (Yay me!) in with the new!” Meanwhile, Venus urges This attracts favourable circumstances you to madly socialize. Friendships, clubs, and important people to you. In addi- groups and organizations all beckon to tion, Mars promises you a playful, prank- you this summer. (Friends can become ish, flirtatious summer. You can expect lovers and lovers can become friends.) to have fun with vacations, explore the arts, enjoy sports and playful activities VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 22 with kids, as well as explore frisky, physiYou’re super-revved with Mars in cal sexual adventures. Meanwhile, “The your sign for so many months. (From King was in his counting house countNovember of last year until July this year.) ing out his money.” Yes, fair Venus will This hugely activates your life! It also bring you opportunities to increase your gives you a wonderful chance to show the earnings, as well as opportunities to buy world what you can do. However, you are gorgeous treasures for yourself and loved coming on like gangbusters! (You’re more ones. (You do love your trinkets.) Not too of a fighter for your rights than usual.) shabby, eh wot?

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SCORPIO OCT 23-NOV 21 You’re receiving a double combo of lovely influences for the summer. (This is most unusual and will never again occur in your lifetime.)

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BRING YOUR OWN POETRY Reading series created by Victoria's Poet Laureate Janet Rogers. Writers of all skill levels and genres are welcome to share, experiment and encourage. 2pm.

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Manitoba Harvest

Cheese Cake

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An exquisite dessert or anytime snack,

Packed full of nutritional

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Food Should Taste Good

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946 mL Product of Canada

113 g • Product of U.S.A.

156 g • Product of U.S.A.

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$ 98

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Certified Organic Deep Cleanse Herbal Tea Blend

Bathroom Tissue

Perky’s Crunchy Flax or Crunchy Rice Cereal

This mixture of bitter & sweet herbs and spices follows traditions as old and pure as the streams that run down the Himalayas.

40 g • 20 Teabags Packaged in Canada

548

$

Made from 100% recycled paper, Seventh Generation’s soft bath tissue makes it easy to lessen your environmental impact.

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898

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SierraSil

Quercetin Complex

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1758

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90 VCaps

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• Nourish your adrenal glands: B-vitamins (B-5 in particular), Licorice root (also soothing to inflamed mucous membranes) and trace minerals are excellent options.

• Consider a spring cleanse: chronic allergies are often connected to an overloaded system. Follow an anti-inflammatory diet emphasizing fresh vegetables, fruit, whole grains, healthy fats and high-quality protein, while limiting processed foods, dairy and sugar. Possible food sensitivities should also be investigated.

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Enerex

Vega

Mikei

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Red Reishi Mushroom

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30 mL

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HEALTH

Natural Factors of flavinoids such as quercetin can be helpful in the prevention and management of many conditions including inflammation, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

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283 g • Product of U.S.A.

12 Rolls • Product of U.S.A.

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• Chinese herbal formulas help stabilize your wei qi (your protective/defensive energy, akin to your immune system) and relieve allergy symptoms.

Acupuncture can also be very effective.

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