Goldstream News Gazette, December 26, 2012

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Monday, December 24, 2012

“It’s nice because I don’t talk to many people … I treasure this stuff.”

– Anna Burchill

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Anna Burchill, 89 grins at auxiliary Const. Derek Brand during her annual Christmas visit by volunteers from the KIT program.

Poinsettia delivery packs an emotional punch

D

onna Ensor reads aloud a long list of names as auxiliary Const.

Derek Brand drives. Karen Crowther shuffles through a stack of Christmas cards in envelopes.

Ensor and Crowther are volunteers with the Keep in Touch program.

Monday to Friday, volunteers call all 37 senior participants.

Charla Huber Each year in Reporting December, KIT volunteers bring a poinsettia, chocolate and card to everyone in the program.

Stopping at the Prince Edward Lodge on Station Avenue, Brand and Ensor carry poinsettias and Crowther brings cards and a handful of Lindt chocolates.

The three women waiting are visibly excited to see the people they talk to nearly everyday on the phone.

“I don’t hear very well and I don’t see very well. I like this program, it’s nice because I don’t talk to many people,” said Anna Burchill, 89. “It’s the only plant I get,” she added of the visit and delivery.

“I treasure this stuff.”

Cherishing the company, Burchill shares stories from her past of crosscountry skiing to school in Saskatchewan “when the snow was too deep to walk.”

She also talks of her love of dancing that began when she was seven.

“They treat us like real people when other people don’t. They are nice and polite,” says Mickey Champman, 84, excited to match faces to the voices she hears on the phone.

As the volunteers leave the lodge and head back to the van to make more deliveries, Doris Peacman, 84, says good-bye.

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Charla Huber/News staff

Langford senior Dola Dibblee accepts a plant from Keep in Touch volunteers Donna Ensor and auxiliary Const. Derek Brand. such big smiles,” she adds.

While making their rounds, Ensor and Crowther know who will be home, for example one lady goes swimming every Friday morning.

While a few minutes on the phone my be nothing to some people, it means the

world to participants and volunteers.

Especially at Christmas.

“One day a lady was in tears and asked me how much she owed me (for the plant). I said it was a gift,” says Ensor.

“Some of them this is the only thing they get,” Crowther adds. “It’s a rough

time for them.”

KIT volunteers also send out birthday cards throughout the year and offer an annual spring tea. To sign up for the KIT program call 250-474-8791 or to volunteer call 250-474-2264. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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Forces remain on duty Keeping watch for all over the Christmas holidays will be members of the Maritime Forces Pacific/Joint Task Force Pacific.

The men and women of the Regional Joint Operations Centre will work throughout the holidays to maintain watch over the numerous ships and aircraft approaching our shores.

The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre, staffed by Canadian Forces and Coast Guard professionals, will continue to launch any Search and Rescue operations for air and maritime emergencies in B.C., the Yukon and the Pacific Ocean.

Further up Vancouver Island, Search and Rescue crews from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron at 19 Wing Comox remain on standby

over the holidays, ready to launch helicopters and aircraft in support of rescue operations.

Maritime Forces Pacific also has a “Ready Duty Ship” prepared to deploy at short notice in case of an emergency.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is given that all persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by proposed Bylaws 343 and 344 will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed Bylaws at a Public Hearing to be held at the School House, 1589 Millstream Road, Highlands, BC on Monday, January 7, 2013 commencing at 7:00 p.m.

The lands that are the subject of the proposed bylaws comprise parts of Lot A, Section 4, Range 3 West and Section 4 and 5, Range 4 West, Highland District, Plan EPP24734 (“1150 Bear Mountain Parkway”). The lands that are the subject of proposed Bylaw 343, which would amend the Official Community Plan, comprise approximately 24.6 hectares (60.8 acres) and are shown outlined in bold and noted as, “Lands subject to OCP Amendment,” on Map 1. The lands that are the subject of proposed Bylaw 344, which would amend the Zoning Bylaw, comprise approximately 6.7 hectares (16.6 acres) and are shown shaded and noted as, “Lands subject to Zoning Amendment,” on Map 1.

Map 1

NEWS GAZETTE

Don’t head to city hall until the new year hits West Shore municipalities will all be taking time off over the holidays and hours at the various city halls will be limited around Christmas and New Year’s.

• Colwood – city hall closed from Friday, Dec. 21 at 4:30 p.m. until Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 • Langford – city hall closed from Friday, Dec. 21 until Monday, Dec. 31.

Hall is open until 2 p.m. on Dec. 31 and then closed again on Tuesday,

Jan. 1 • View Royal – town hall closed from Friday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. until Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 • Metchosin – municipal hall closed from Friday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. until Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 8 a.m.

• Highlands – municipal hall closed from Friday, Dec. 21 until Monday, Dec. 31. Hall is open until 2 p.m. on Dec. 31 and then closed again on Tuesday, Jan. 1

“Highlands Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2007, Amendment No. 5 (Amenity 3), Bylaw No. 343, 2012” General Purpose: Bylaw No. 343 amends the Official Community Plan (OCP) by adding a new Amenity Area in Chapter 2 – Land Use, called, “Amenity 3 – 1150 Bear Mountain Parkway.” The bylaw also changes the OCP land use designation of the lands shown in Map 1 from, “Recreation Tourism Land Use,” to the new OCP land use designation, “Amenity 3 – 1150 Bear Mountain Parkway”. All OCP references to the “Recreation Tourism Land Use” designation would be deleted. The proposed OCP wording for the new Amenity 3 area expresses that the majority and eastern portion of the subject land is to remain under conservation covenant to assure proper functioning condition of the forested and riparian ecosystem community. The bylaw also adds a definition of proper functioning condition to the OCP. The proposed OCP wording further expresses the desired future to develop the 4-hectare area in the western portion of the land providing that certain community-related conditions are met.

“Highlands Zoning Bylaw, 1998, Amendment No. 32, (Comprehensive Development 2 (CD2) Zone – 1150 Bear Mountain Parkway) Bylaw No. 344, 2012” General Purpose: Bylaw No. 344 creates a new zone, “Comprehensive Development 2 (CD2) – 1150 Bear Mountain Parkway,” and adds the lands shown in Map 1 as, “Lands subject to Zoning Amendment,” to that zone. To create consistency with a 3-party conservation covenant on a portion of the property at 1150 Bear Mountain Parkway, some land that is currently zoned Community Institutional 1 (CI1) is proposed to be zoned Conservation 1 (C1), and some land that is currently zoned Conservation 1 is proposed to be added to the new CD2 Zone.

The new CD2 Zone is an amenity zone. If the amenities stated in Bylaw 344 are provided to the District, the uses will change to predominantly residential, with a potential total of 39 single family dwellings, 7 cottages that are essentially smaller single family dwellings, and one mixed use building (residential, assembly, daycare). The zone also has an area designated for Community Gardens and Green Space.

For any person wishing more detailed information, the proposed Bylaws and other related material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding holidays, from Tuesday, December 11, 2012 to Monday, January 7, 2013 at the District of Highlands Municipal Office located at 1980 Millstream Road, Victoria, BC V9B 6H1. You can mail or deliver your comments on the Bylaws to the Municipal Office or by fax to 250-474-3677, or email to LBeckett@highlands.ca to be received prior to 12 p.m. on the day of the public hearing.

Please note that all correspondence submitted to the District of Highlands in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda when this matter is before the Council or a Committee of Council. This includes being published on the District’s website. The District considers the author’s address relevant to Council’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information.

The author’s phone number and email address are not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed.

For convenience only, some of the documents may be viewed on the District’s website at: www.highlands.ca.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Monday, December 24, 2012

Gazette office reopens Dec. 27 Today’s special edition of the Gazette is due to the holiday season schedule, look for the next paper on your doorstep Friday, Dec. 28.

Our office at 117777 Goldstream Ave. will close at 3 p.m. and reopen Dec. 27.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for a Permit Under The Provisions of the Environmental Management Act to support ongoing remediation efforts.

We, Columbia Fuels Ltd., 1600-925 West George St., Vancouver BC V6C 3L2, intend to submit this application to the Director to authorize the discharge of air emissions from a soil vapour extraction system. The source of discharge is hydrocarbon vapour from contaminated soil originating from a fuel spill.

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Savory elementary school students Selena Zheng, left, and twins Jack and Aliya Haward, Grade 2, help decorate the school Christmas tree in preparation for the big day.

Students celebrate the season Kyle Wells News staff

In the lead up to Christmas, students in Rechelle St. John’s Grade 2 class at Savory elementary school have been learning about holiday traditions and discussing the meaning of Christmas.

When asked what Christmas means to them, most of the students talked about spending time with family and making others happy.

“A good part of Christmas is to be with your family, have a roof over your head,” Rayne Taylor said.

“Making family happy by being good to them,” Kaden Banner said.

“Christmas is a time that you give to your family,” Zachary Ralph said. “It makes me really happy because then I always see the smile on their faces.”

One student said every year her family gets together to go caroling.

“I like to see the smiles on their faces,” Selena Zheng said.

The young students also expressed belief that it’s important to help those less fortunate than them during the holidays.

Some students talked about the importance of celebrating the birth of Jesus, as believed in Christian faiths.

The topic that brought out the most excitement was Christmas food. Students say their favourites are turkey, Christmas cake, stuffing, candy canes, shortbread cookies and, breaking tradition, macaroni.

Students said they are heading to a variety of places over the holidays to visit family. Many were heading up Island, while others were going to the Mainland. Two students are heading to Edmonton

and a pair of siblings are Mexico bound. One student is going to China to visit family, and another said he is possibly going to Australia, where he has extended family.

The students have also been learning about other holidays, such as Hanukkah, and how people celebrate Christmas around the world. They learned that in Holland, Santa is called Sinterklaas and has a sidekick named Zwarte Piet that spanks naughty children with willow branches.

While in Germany, Santa rides a white horse instead of a sleigh and that children leave out their shoes for Santa to fill. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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The maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility will be 500 m3/h. The operating period for this facility will be continuous. The characteristics of the vapour are as follows: benzene (maximum 4 +g/m3), ethylbenzene (maximum 1000 +g/m3), naphthalene (maximum 3 +g/m3), toluene (maximum 5000 +g/m3), volatile petroleum hydrocarbons (maximum 3000 +g/m3), and xylenes (maximum 100 +g/m3). The type of treatment to be applied to the discharge is: adsorption to granular activated carbon.

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge of waste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Manager, Land Remediation at PO Box 9342, STN PROV GOV, Victoria BC V8W 9M1. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

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EDITORIAL

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Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher Kevin Laird Editorial Director Oliver Sommer Advertising Director

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OUR VIEW

The season for giving T

he shopping malls around Greater Victoria haven’t exactly been empty over this Christmas season, but there’s a sense people aren’t spending as much these days.

Governments at all levels are facing deficits and cutbacks, and the economy isn’t exactly roaring upward.

Despite lingering tough times, people across the region continue to show immense compassion and generosity.

Each week and almost each day we’ve seen new examples of youth, adults, businesses and public sector organizations working hard to bring in food, clothing and toys for people in poverty and who are homeless.

Students and teachers at schools such as Belmont secondary, Mount Doug high and Cedar Hill middle school have brought in piles of food, gifts and cash for food banks in Greater Victoria. Oak Bay high kids created gift bags for people spending Christmas in the cancer ward.

A platoon of Salvation Army volunteers manned collection kettles at shopping centres across the region.

In driving wind and rain, the annual truck light parade wound its way through Greater Victoria and people were happy to give food for the less fortunate.

Some, like the Fleet Dive Unit, raised enough donations to help about 650 families with Christmas hampers. Or Department of Defence personnel, who came through for the United Way this winter.

These examples are the tip of the iceberg of those who give a little and a lot. Most people won’t see the joy they bring to kids who live in poverty, seniors who struggle on meager fixed incomes and families given a chance to have a hearty meal that might normally fall outside their limited budget.

We hope Christmas season helps bring out the best in people, and this year again, we think it has.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Dix seeks balance with business N

DP leader Adrian Dix has been made. completed year-end interObviously it would have been views with members of the desirable for everyone had they legislative press gallery. chosen a true joint Here are highlights from review, as they have in my discussion with him.

Site C [dam proposed TF: On the Kinder Morfor Peace River], as they gan oil pipeline expansion did with Kemess North proposal, federal NDP [rejected mine expanleader Tom Mulcair says sion proposal] and other the federal environmencases. tal process would have to TF: You don’t want be strengthened before a duplicated review proproject like that could get a cesses here, you just want thorough enough hearing. a provincial cabinet say in Tom Fletcher the decision?

Do you agree?

B.C. Views AD: The B.C. Liberal AD: That’s right. government has signed TF: On your relationship an equivalency agreement with the B.C. Federation of that says that the federal decision Labour, your caucus is considering a is the provincial decision on these proposal that B.C. should once again projects. If it applies to Enbridge do away with secret ballots for union Northern Gateway, presumably certification. the B.C. Liberals would apply it to AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case Kinder Morgan. to the government on a series of They could have done a joint issues on employment standards process, where [the final decision] every year. Labour law, every year. would have gone to both cabinets.

WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and They chose instead to give up training, every year. jurisdiction. They were so afraid of With respect to [accepting signed making any decision on Northern union cards for certification], it Gateway that they sent it over to is a democratic process that the the federal government.

Newfoundland Conservative govSo what we’ve said is within a ernment just put into place a few week of coming to office, we would months ago. So it’s a proposal from end that equivalency agreement, the labour movement and we’re and British Columbia would make looking at it. decisions about both Enbridge For most of B.C.’s modern hisNorthern Gateway, which applied in tory, since World War II, we’ve had May 2010, and any other pipeline, that card-check system in place. including the Kinder Morgan proThe question would be whether posal, for which no application has [returning to that system] is a prior-

ity for this term in government.

TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform?

AD: Absolutely.

TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: [Laughs.] It might be a record, I don’t know. I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000.

I think what it reflects is, this year I’ve had about 230 meetings with the business community. The purpose of it has been principally to build understanding, particularly on issues of skills training. With the priority I give to skills training, I think I’m much more attuned to their concerns than the government has been.

TF: I suppose that kind of success in fundraising might make it more difficult to follow through with your pledge to ban corporate and union donations.

AD: I don’t think so. The B.C. Liberal Party has a very high level of corporate donations as a percentage of its total. We’re overwhelmingly dependent on individual donations. We get support from unions, but it’s not even close to what people would think.

TF: So you’ll campaign for that, as you have before?

AD: Yes. –Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘This year I’ve had about 230 meetings with the business community.’

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Monday, December 24, 2012

OPINION

Vibrant West Shore excels at generosity The best of the holiday season unteer more than anywhere else is usually associated with in the province – that’s generosity and caring; remarkable given we both especially true in are mostly made up of West Shore communiyoung and very busy ties. It’s not just because families. the West Shore has a We can be proud strong array of holiday of that but also of the events and celebramany charitable activitions like the fire truck ties that take place in parade, skating with the West Shore, as well Santa or big retail sales. as its leaders and Rather, it’s because contributors. there is an increasing Whether it’s the local Dan Spinner sense of community food bank, the Salvation WestShore pride about helping Army or the many arts, Chamber our neighbours and our athletics or environmencommunities. tal groups, the West Shore is alive Recent statistics have shown with a strong community spirit that people in the West Shore vol- and willingness to serve.

Recently when a young teen was tragically struck down in a vehicular accident, the community rallied to support his struggling family in their grieving. The City of Langford and its fire department have done remarkable things with their relief efforts in Haiti. The Goldstream Hatchery is a massive labour of volunteer love. Metchosin Day is almost entirely volunteer-run and attracts thousands.

The list goes on and on for every municipality and in every instinctive and positive community response to needs, tragedies, challenges and celebrations.

I am continuously reminded

that this is all about a special kind of West Shore selfless leadership – whether it’s youth leaders, business leaders or those who lead with their ideas, cash contributions or just their sweat equity – in an amazing range of efforts to help make our communities better and better.

This is a sign of a community maturing, becoming self-confident and willing to help neighbours and those less fortunate than themselves.

At our chamber every year we receive donations in-kind and cash contributions from over 100 of our member businesses and organizations who do not hesitate when asked, to support a particu-

lar event or charitable cause, not to mention countless volunteer hours for those same causes or events including the WestShore Unlimited TV show.

How lucky and blessed we are to be living not only in the most beautiful place imaginable (OK winter could be sunnier) but also in our emerging, vibrant and very alive West Shore.

So this holiday season let’s celebrate those blessings and give thanks for our neighbours and community members and their remarkable contributions to the health of our communities.

Dan Spinner is the CEO of the WestShore Chamber of Commerce. dspinner@westshore.bc.ca

Now a good time to re-examine beliefs With the passing of Christmas and other festivals of faith, it is an appropriate time to engage in important spiritual questions that engage people in my own Christian faith community.

Perhaps there are other people of faith who are emboldened to move outside their orthodoxies as well.

This enterprise is particularly urgent for ‘People of the Book’ – Christians, with their Bible, Jews with their Torah and Hebrew Bible, and Muslims with their sacred Koran.

Each of these texts grew out of a specific era with very definite worldviews and perspectives on Dale Perkins life.

Guest column Whether their authorship is described as human or divine, the writers were nevertheless bound by history and human constraints. And depending on the particular stream or tradition birthing these views their value and authenticity have become the hallmark conviction for each faith tradition.

In my faith tradition, the most challenging argument coming forward is around the particular worldview that gave birth to our Bible. Most scholars insist that the ancient worldview of the Bible was a flat earth, with a domed sky above that opened to allow the sun to shine during the day, but closed with only small pin-sized holes that permitted the sun to be seen as stars, or an everchanging hole for the moon.

The place where God dwelt was above – in the heavens – and God intervened in the affairs of earth and regularly engineered events on earth

according to a grand master plan that was revealed to certain people at certain times and in certain ways.

Below the earth’s surface were the waters of the deep, and somewhere below that was a sort of hell that humans could descend should they misbehave.

However, for the faithful ones, their reward was to be up in heaven, where God and God’s emissaries (angels) dwelt.

Few of us believe in that kind of world anymore, but still there are some.

Even U.S. president Barack Obama, in his address to the mourning people in Newtown, Conn., made reference to this heaven and paradise as the dwelling place for the 26 victims of the mass shooting. Of course President Obama doesn’t believe in this ancient worldview himself, yet he still had to refer to it in his memorial address.

For many of us there still is this disconnect between the imagery and vocabulary grounded on an ancient worldview, and a missing vocabulary and imagery that can satisfy us now with our Hubble spacecraft view of the cosmos.

In short, we haven’t got a story we can repeat to ourselves and our children that can fill the void and help us make sense of our human condition, and especially at times of great need.

What we desperately need are theologians and storytellers grounded both in current science and theology who can create new stories with new vocabulary and images, which have both integrity and power.

Until that happens we will have to rely on a schizophrenic perspective based on the old worldview no one believes anymore.

Dale Perkins is a retired minister of the United Church of Canada, living in Victoria, B.C.

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22 Minutes star lends hand to Metro Theatre Walsh brings solid characters to raging one-woman show Daniel Palmer News staff

The line between humour and rage often rests on a knife’s edge.

No one embodies this truth more readily than Mary Walsh, a stalwart of the Canadian sketch comedy circuit who brings her one-woman show Dancing With Rage to Metro Studio Feb. 19.

Perhaps most recognized for her Newfie-infused satire on the longrunning CBC series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Walsh incorporates many of the characters she has played over the years into the show, including the infamous warrior princess Marg Delahunty, Dakey Dunn, Mom Reardon and Tim Horton’s loiterer and close-camera gossip Connie Bloor.

Dancing with Rage follows several stories, from a blind woman who regains her eyesight to a mother travelling the country in search of her lost child.

Throughout the show, Walsh embodies her classic and emerging characters in seasoned fashion to illustrate the rage brought on by modern politics, capitalism and pop culture.

In her 25-year comedy career, Walsh has received

25 Gemini Awards as well as the Governor General’s lifetime achievement award.

In her years with 22 Minutes, she made news headlines by humanizing and humiliating stiff politicians outside Parliament and by ambushing press conferences, all with an endearing east-coast accent and cheekiness.

In 2011, Walsh made national headlines for knocking on the door of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who promptly called police and attempted to have her arrested for trespassing.

Walsh comes to Victoria for one night only, fresh off a two-week run at Vancouver’s Firehall Arts Centre.

She performs in support of Metro Studio’s Raise the Roof campaign, where partial proceeds will go to installing air conditioning in the theatre.

“It’s really exciting Mary is launching (our campaign),” said Heather Lindsay, general manager at Intrepid Theatre.

In partnership with the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Intrepid will be putting a new roof on the studio and upgrading it to a theatre in 2013.

“The most exciting and relatable thing is the air conditioning, because I think our audience members can really relate to that, “ Lindsay said. “Most of them have been in a hot room with us at Mary Walsh, a stalwart some point.” of the Canadian Tickets are $100, but $50 will go directly sketch comedy circuit, to the fundraising campaign and will brings her one-woman include a $50 charitable tax receipt, she show Dancing With said.

Rage to Metro Studio Find tickets at ticketrocket.org or by Feb. 19. calling 250-590-6291.

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Ballet Victoria is in the studio hard at work on its new, original production of The Gift of Pandora’s Box. A holiday performance is a Christmas tradition for Victoria’s dance troupe, and this year they bring a tale inspired

by Greek mythology to modern day, setting The Gift of Pandora’s Box in a family home at Christmas.

Uncle Geoff has travelled the world and returned with gift boxes for everyone, however he has one special box that is not meant to be opened. When curiosity gets the better of Pandora and she opens the box, panic, chaos and hilarious pandemonium ensue.

In his signature style, artistic director and choreographer, Paul Destrooper has developed a unique program that showcases dance and focuses on the dramatic and theatrical elements of good story telling.

The characters in this work are developed around archetypes, filled with local colour. A nutcracker, a witch, a dragon, a fairy and more are interwoven with the family celebrating Christmas.

Local pianists Jane Edler and Wendy Stouffer take the role of visiting family mem-

ora of characters will make the work accessible to a wide variety of audiences,” Destrooper said. “Ballet fans will appreciate the artist’s technical prowess while the novice audience can simply enjoy beautiful dance and a fun story.”

The Gift is a story of hope and Ballet Victoria is a troupe that is hopeful many families will be able to attend.

“Every year for our holiday show, we offer tickets to charity groups and we will do that again this season,” said Destrooper. “We also realized that we can do more. We can offer families entertainment that is affordable, fun and that hopefully, introduces young people to the arts.”

To give area residents an opportunity for a family outing, the company has reduced all tickets for kids 12 and under to $15. The inexpensive ticket is valid for all four performances of The Gift of Pandora’s Box at the Royal Theatre.

The Gift of Pandora’s Box leaps on to the Royal Theatre stage on Dec. 27, 28, and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and on Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at rmts.bc.ca and 250-386-6121.

For more information visitballetvictoria.ca. llavin@vicnews.com

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Rev. Allen Tysick plays the part of big kid on a brass pony, during a visit with 50 of his Dandelion Society ‘family members’ to Butchart Gardens.

Tysick leads a bus trip out to the Gardens to see its Christmas displays every December, thanks to complimentary tickets. One family member, identified as Terry (left of Tysick) is spending his first Christmas out of prison for the first time in more than 20 years.

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hen he was first invited to Butchart Gardens, Terry wasn’t sure it sounded like much fun.

“I didn’t know what is was going to be like,” he said, his swollen hands and dishevelled hair hinting at the rough nights he’s spent on Victoria streets.

His reluctance, however, was no Roszan Holmen match for Rev. Allen Reporting Tysick’s persistence.

After a few gentle invites, Tysick simply said ‘Be there.”

It worked. On Monday night, Terry – who didn’t give his last name – boarded a bus for the field trip.

He and Tysick met for the first time about a month ago. Terry woke up early one morning outside a 7-Eleven to see Tysick’s face peering down at him.

“I said, ‘Who the hell are you?’” Terry said. During the cold, rainy night, someone had stolen his sleeping bag and urinated on him.

“Al saved my life,” he said.

Terry refused to go to hospital, so Tysick loaded him in his van and drove him around with the heat on until he warmed up. When a leg infection forced Terry into hospital days later, Tysick visited him.

It’s what the Dandelion Society is all about.

In 2011, Tysick resigned as executive director of Our Place Society and launched his own grassroots organization.

Rather than being tasked with top-level administration, he now works directly with people on the street, helping people by lending an ear, a ride, a coffee, or a referral as needed.

Every December, he brings 50 members of his street family to Butchart Gardens.

This is the 10th year the tourist attraction has handed out the complimentary tickets.

“We do many things in the community,” said Butchart Gardens’ spokesperson Graham Bell. Ticket giveaways happen often, but aren’t advertised with a press release, he added.

“To us, it’s about doing these things for people, rather than for the recognition.”

For Tysick, it’s about giving his street family an opportunity they normally wouldn’t get.

At 5 p.m. Monday, Tysick greeted people at a designated downtown corner as they arrived by foot in singles and pairs.

Soon after, an ITT Wilson’s tour bus transported everyone to their destination in Central Saanich – another corporate donation.

For two hours, the group wandered through the Gardens’ Twelve Days of Christmas displays. Dandelion volunteers handed out hot chocolate and cookies before the group boarded the bus for home.

“Three cheers for the bus driver,” called Tysick from the front of the bus. A chorus of Hip Hip Hoorays erupted.

One couple staying in the shelters came along.

“They walked along Butchart Gardens hand in hand,” Tysick said.

“It’s something that made their Christmas and they told me that… and it’s stories like that that make me want to pull another one together.”

Terry called the experience beautiful.

This Christmas marks an extra special one for the 51 year old.

It will be his first spent outside prison in more than 20 years.

Terry was released May 15 after accumulated sentences equalling 28 years behind bars.

He moved to Victoria and has been on the wait list for housing for the past four months.

“I love Christmas. I always have,” he said.

“I hope I don’t spend it on the street.”

Visit hopeliveshere. ca for information about the Dandelion Society.

Thank you B.C. for digging safely in 2012

This year, more calls to BC One Call for natural gas pipeline information and safe digging practices resulted in fewer pipeline hits.

Make the right call BC One Call: 1-800-474-6886 FortisBC uses the FortisBC Energy name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (12-336.1 12/2012)

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Monday, December 24, 2012

Turkey defeats target The annual Turkey Run raised $22,100 for the West Shore Christmas Hamper fund.

The goal for the annual fundraiser was $15,000 to make sure there was a turkey (or another main course) on every table in the West Shore this holiday season.

More than 50 Canadian Forces sailors, divers, spouses, friends and West Shore volunteers associated with the Fleet Dive Unit (Pacific) toured the streets in the Dec. 1 event.

The hamper society will provide for about 650 families on the West Shore this winter.

The third annual Turkey Run was in honour of the long-time volunteer Karl Kavanaugh who died of cancer in February. editor@goldstream gazette.com

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Chargers host holiday special The break is over as the Camosun Chargers women’s basketball team hosts its annual Christmas break tournament starting Friday (Dec. 28).

Visiting are Vancouver Island University, Langara and Mohawk (Toronto) colleges.

Play opens Friday at 5:30 p.m. with V.I.U. and Langara, followed by Camosun vs Mohawk at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 29: 5:30 p.m. Mohawk vs.

VIU; 7:30 p.m. Langara vs. Camosun.

Sunday, Dec. 30: 9 a.m. Langara vs.

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Camosun vs. VIU.

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Highlanders leave W-League for PCSL

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Camosun Charger Julia Murray hugs the ball against Kwantlen Eagle Haeley Williams during the Chargers’ 64-59 win earlier in the PacWest basketball season at PISE.

Crimson Tide ready for return Regional rugby competition amps up Travis Paterson News staff

Kenny Goodland isn’t from this Island, but he knows a thing or two about its storied rugby team, the 107-year-old Crimson Tide.

Goodland, a Newfoundlander, suited up for the Atlantic Rock during the nation-wide Super League of years past, and faced the Crimson Tide many times, including losing to them in the finals.

Now Goodland is taking the helm of the Tide as new head coach, with co-coach Roger Robinson. The longtime Castaway Wanderers duo have partnered before, leading CW youth and U20 teams.

They’ll assume the same format, with Goodland, 36, handling the forwards, and Robinson, a former national player, organizing the backs.

They also have the help of local rugby great Hans de Goede, as manager, as they shape the latest version of one of the oldest rugby teams in the world for its Jan. 26 return against Vancouver.

“We’re coming off a popular tournament with the (America’s

Rugby Championship), and a successful tournament, so hopefully we can ride the coattails of that a little bit ,” said Tide coach Kenny Goodland.

The Tide’s senior men’s team won’t look much like the last one, which hosted touring Irish side Ballymena at Esquimalt’s Bullen Park in 2009.

But the revival of the McKechnie Cup has brought back B.C.’s three-way regional competition, and in a festival type format. The Saturday of rugby will feature a triple-header against Vancouver at Westhills Stadium in Langford.

The premier women will play for the Ruth Hellerud-Brown Cup, the U20 men for the Dunbar Keg cup, and the premier men for the McKechnie Cup. The Tide had its first assembly of potential squad members in Cowichan earlier this month, but many players, including some top UVic Vikes, were unavailable due to exams.

“That was really to gauge the interest and we got a good start,” Goodland said. Things will move fast now as there are only two more sessions, Jan. 12 at UVic and Jan. 20 at Cowichan.

The B.C. Rugby Union established some key rules for selecting the team. No import players, which is logical, and no national team members, which makes no sense, Goodland said.

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Former Castaway Wanderer Kenny Goodland has taken the helm of the Crimson Tide.

“If Rugby Canada wants to look at this as a pathway, which, as a regional competition, would be ideal, then why not play the carded guys?”

About a dozen of the nation’s top rugby players are playing professionally overseas. The rest are in the B.C. premier league.

There are some loopholes.

Rugby Canada has scaled down

its national team for now and that means CW scrum half Kyle Armstrong, who played two games in the ARC, is available to the Tide.

The Ontario import has been playing with CW long enough to be considered local. Like Armstrong, Robinson also played for the Tide.

Otherwise, to be a true rep side, there’s also an understanding to use at least one player from each club in the Vancouver Island Rugby Union, though all teams were represented at the first tryout.

“We’ll do our best, I guess,” Goodland said.

Other players who have looked promising are Cowichan veteran Robin MacDowell, a handy fullback, as well as a strong UVic contingent, with Oak Bay’s Shea Wakefield, Pat and Doug Fraser (unrelated), and Jake Gylnicki, former captain of Canada U20 team. sports@vicnews.com

The McKechnie Cup Jan. 26, with a triple-header of Island versus Mainland matches at Westhills Stadium in Langford.

-11:30 a.m., Ruth HellerudBrown Cup (premier women) -1:15 p.m. Dunbar Keg (U20 men) -3 p.m. McKechnie Cup (premier men)

The Victoria Highlanders top women’s team will return to B.C.’s Pacific Coast Soccer League after three seasons in the United Soccer Leagues W-League.

New general manager Mark deFrias said the decision to discontinue the W-League team does not prevent the Highlanders from remaining true to its vision and commitment to the development of the women’s game locally and nationally.

The cost of travel has always been the challenge with the women’s team, which survived with a title sponsor last season, and played as the Peninsula Co-op women’s team.

“With the changing landscape of women’s soccer it would not have made sense for the Highlanders FC to remain in the W-League for 2013,” deFrias said. “We are strong supporters of the USL and look forward to continuing to compete on the men’s side in the USL Premier Development League.”

The Highlanders played many successful seasons in the PCSL as the Victoria Stars.

Velox rugger named player of the year Velox Valkyries Shannon Kane is the Canadian Direct Insurance Women’s Player of the Year for the B.C. premier league.

A back rower, Kane was an integral figure in Velox’s undefeated 2011-12 season that ended with them winning the Adidas Women’s Premiership first Gordon Harris Memorial Cup since 2008.

Velox led the league with an average of 45 points per game, and Kane ranked third in her team with four tries.

A former national team age-grade rugby standout at the U19 and U23 levels, Kane has recently spent the fall pursuing bobsledding.

This past November, Kane was competing at the North American Cup and continues to excel on the track in tournaments held in Whistler and Calgary.

Four Valkyries received Player of the Year nominations: Jesse Olynyk (14 tries), Lindsay Anderson, Natalie Tam and Selinna McGinnis. sports@vicnews.com

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Monday, December 24, 2012

Jeneece Place lights for the holidays Families staying at Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island’s Jeneece Place are enjoying the lights and sights of the holidays at the home away from home for families travelling to Victoria for their child’s medical care.

Jeneece Edroff and Adrian d’Silva, who donated and installed more than 5,000 Christmas lights, flipped the switch earlier this month, while a few youngsters turned on the 12-foot Christmas tree.

“Christmas is a particularly hard time to be away from home, especially when being away is related to a child’s health challenges,” said Ron Hewitt, president and CEO of Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. “We wanted to make the house fes-

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Jeneece Edroff, the heart behind the home, hears a story with friends around the fire at Jeneece Place. tive for the families who will be staying at Jeneece Place this time of year.”

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Christmas tree in the Before staff at the school lobby of the school. even had a chance to “It was her idea, before start organizing a food we had even started doing hamper drive, Grade 3 stuany kind of hamper thinkdent Madison Levagood ing at all,” said Madison’s approached them. teacher, Adrianna King.

“I just decided that I sort “She’s really spearheaded of wanted to help some this whole donation propeople in need and I just cess here, so it’s pretty randomly decided to do impressive.”

Kyle Wells this,” Madison said. “I’m The food collected at Reporting trying to get some of the the school was picked kids in school to bring up last Thursday. There some food, and toys as is no exact final tally but well.”

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“For the whole year “This is my fourth it’s the busiest time Christmas I am workhere,” Sabnal said. “It ing,” said Sabnal. fails it’s always Charla Huber never This year she packed.”

Reporting wasn’t scheduled Often people arrive to work on the holiat the ER expecting to day, but offered to because she be in-and-out, but with all other doesn’t have any children and clinics in the city closed, the her family is in the Philippines. hospital becomes very busy.

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Sometimes babies are brought to the ER with upset stomachs after being fed foods such as mash potatoes before they are ready to consume them.

“New Year’s is more mechanical with cuts, burns and falls,” she added. “This is a time of year when people are really sick, it’s good if you wait until the 28th or after to see a doctor. If you are able to complain about the wait you are not sick enough to be here.” charla@goldstream gazette.com

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Monday, December 24, 2012

Dispatcher works Christmas to help those in need Charla Huber News staff

While other families are opening gifts, drinking eggnog and spending holiday time with families, Teri Anslow is often answering 911 calls.

In her 23-year career at the Victoria RCMP Operational Communications Centre in Langford, Anslow has worked about 10 Christmases. She worked the holiday last year, but this year she will be spending it with family.

“It’s hard to come in and work on Christmas,” said the mother of three adult daughters. “You just want to be with family and when the kids were younger they didn’t understand.”

Anslow remembers waking her daughters early to open gifts before heading to work. When she worked through the night on Christmas Eve she would come home and stay awake for the family celebrations.

It’s easier now that her children are grown, but she knows it’s important to help people this time of year.

“We get a lot of suicidal, depressed people. It isn’t a good time of year in their lives,” she said.

Being able to be there for people going through a tough time is rewarding, but there are other calls that sometimes frustrate Anslow.

“It’s upsetting to get calls from people who are fighting with their families. They can’t grasp peace on Earth and good will,” Anslow said.

“We’d like to be at home with our

families. If I was at home I wouldn’t be fighting with my family.”

Last year on Christmas Eve Anslow received a call from an elderly couple who’s basement was flooding and they had no idea who to call. Anslow phoned around and found a restoration company to go to the home. She also notified some RCMP officers who went, rolled up their pants and started clearing water with buckets. Anslow and the officers helped the couple even though it wasn’t in their job description.

“These members work like dogs.

It’s easy to say it’s not our problem, but we don’t do that,” she said proudly.

“We are here for a reason and we are here to help.”

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have enough gas get home to Mill Bay. They called asking where they could park their car for the night to sleep.

“They said it was too cold at the beach and wanted to know if they could sleep in the car in the Wal-Mart parking lot,” Anslow said. “I told them to come to the detachment.”

Teri Anslow, When the teens arrived, she handed them $10. shift supervisor The teens promised to come back another day at the Victoria and repay the money.

RCMP “I told them that their parents would worry Operational about them. I told them to pay it forward and the Communication next time they heard someone say something bad Centre has about the police to tell them this story,” Anslow worked many said. She also told them to buy a homeless perChristmases. son a meal as repayment.

Charla Huber Working on Christmas gives Anslow more News staff appreciation for her family time during the holidays. Anslow and her co-workers decorate the didn’t happen on Christmas, but it was in the dispatch centre and staff working on Christmas spirit of giving.

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