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Saanich chews over genetically modified foods Kyle Slavin News staff
After weighing in on such global issues as oil tanker traffic, plastic water bottles and shark fin soup, Saanich has now set its crosshairs on genetically modified food. The Healthy Saanich advisory committee will host a public meeting next month to gather input from residents, members of the industry and people involved in food production on issues surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and seed crops. “Healthy Saanich has a keen interest in local food, but it doesn’t have a particular expertise in the food industry. So we turned (the discussion) over to the Peninsula Agricultural Commission,” said Coun. Dean Murdock, chair of Healthy Saanich. “They came back with a recommendation that Saanich introduce a ban on GMO seed crops.” While a ban is what the commission recommended, Murdock says actions taken could include a resolution that simply states Saanich doesn’t support genetically modified crops, a municipal education campaign or writing to the federal ministers in charge of agriculture and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. “Exercising the precautionary principle is how PAC arrived at its recommendation for a ban,” Murdock said. From the advisory committee’s perspective, the unknown health effects of consuming genetically engineered food is worrying. PLEASE SEE: Civic ban, Page A6
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University of Victoria theatre grad Emily Piggford stars in Frost as Naya, a young arctic hunter who longs for her father’s recognition as a capable disciple. The film debuts this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Spotlight on Victoria talent at TIFF Filmmaker, actress debut at prestigious Toronto International Film Festival Natalie North News staff
As filmmakers, actors and fans from around the world descend on Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival, Greater Victoria won’t go unrepresented. Jeremy Ball, with his film Frost, is one of two Victoria-raised directors making their TIFF debuts this week. Frost stars recent University of Victoria theatre department
grad Emily Piggford as Naya, a young arctic hunter in search of food. The 13- minute sci-fi thriller, produced through the dramatic short film program at the Canadian Film Centre, was shot entirely on a sound stage in Toronto and through the magic of post-production, landed Naya in an icy arctic backdrop. The film gave 38-year-old Ball, who has worked in visual effects on large-scale productions since attending the Beijing Film Academy, the chance to apply his knowledge to his own work, as he completed 25 to 30 of the 80 visual effect shots in Frost. “There’s a school of thought where the director can hand over a cut of the film and be very loosely involved in the visual
effects, but I probably wouldn’t have been able to do that and I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to do that on this film,” he said. “I’m very hands on.” Ball, also a UVic grad, was enthused to cast fellow UVic alumnus, Piggford – someone well-equipped to tackle the physical demands of the role with a solid background in theatre and dance. “She has a tremendous attitude about the work and takes it very seriously,” said Ball, who despite showing allegiance to his hometown cohort, auditioned Piggford twice for two iterations of the project. PLEASE SEE: Filmmaker, Page A9
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