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Property values decline across Greater Victoria Kyle Slavin News staff

who moonlights as a nature and landscape photographer, they came up with a plan to raise the $1,000 needed. Taking what they called the “Girl Guide approach,” the two students combined their $20 monthly allowance with funds from babysitting work to buy bulk card stock and print their mother’s nature photographs. By combining the two to make photo greeting cards, they developed a product with the money many others their age would have spent on themselves.

Chances are when you open your 2013 assessment notice from B.C. Assessment this week you’ll see your property value has decreased since last year. Most homeowners in Greater Victoria will see a two- to six-per-cent drop in their home’s assessed value, but B.C. Assessment’s area assessor for Greater Victoria calls the slight decrease “comforting.” “I would probably characterize this as a stable market, actually,” said Reuben Danakody. “We’re not seeing the year-over-year increases, those substantial increase in values that we used to see before. It’s not bad news; it’s comforting news, that the values are still very stable. We don’t want to see what was occurring the past few years down south (in the U.S.).” Of the region’s 18 assessment jurisdictions, only Langford and Oak Bay saw average increases in residential property values, at 0.47 per cent and 0.78 per cent, respectively. “The numbers are very specific to local markets. Oak Bay is a very strong market and it still continues to see strong investor demand. People are still paying fairly premium dollars to get in to Oak Bay,” Danakody said. “And Langford is a growing area; they’re very aggressively growing new developments out there. The affordable, single-family market is growing (in Langford).” The largest average declines in the Capital Region came from the Peninsula, with Sidney reporting a 5.64 per cent drop and North Saanich seeing a 3.65 per cent decline. Victoria and Saanich saw average decreases between two and three per cent. Danakody says the assessment trends indicate, economically speaking, the real estate market has corrected itself “quite well.” “We’re not seeing substantial declines in assessed values, which would be very concerning to many people,” he said. “Certainly we’ve seen significant impacts in other (B.C.) markets.

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Amy (above) and Daniel Davenport raised more than $1,000 for families in Africa by selling photo cards they made themselves to friends and family.

Creating a picture perfect world Arnold Lim News staff

Christmas presents were not enough. Daniel Davenport, 13, and his 11-yearold sister Amy were looking for a way to provide more than just gifts to the less fortunate, so instead of presents they sent one of the necessities of life. “Water. … It is what we have needed since the Stone Age,” Daniel said. “You cannot go wrong in the catalogue of helping people, but we had to pick something that is accomplishable, helpful

and lasting.” Searching for an organization that could facilitate their long-term goal led them to Plan Canada, a non-profit organization with a mandate to improve the lives of children in developing countries. One of its programs was a perfect fit, providing infrastructure in Africa for safe drinking water and sanitation. “My sister and myself wanted to make a difference and help those less fortunate,” Daniel continued. “Not only does it give them water, it frees (them) up from trekking all day every day to get water.” With the help of their mother Lesley,

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A new business in Oak Bay wants to kick start resolutions to get fit. Ajna Yoga studio and training centre hopes to attract some new clients and reward those who have already found the hideaway with free yoga classes throughout the week. The studio and training centre certified yoga instructors in rented space before setting up shop in Oak Bay Village last October. Since the business began in 2008, Ajna has trained about 200 yoga teachers in either basic or therapeutic yoga. Therapeutic yoga, said Jules Payne, co-owner of Ajna Yoga and director of teacher training, is often helpful for those with sports injuries, chronic back issues, anxiety and depression, as well as for postnatal well-being. They now offer a range of classes, including sessions targeted at the over-50 demographic, those aimed at strengthening back muscles and Vijnana, a slow moving Hatha flow. The therapeutic yoga is built on the concept of finding alignment by using breath. “We had our opening party in October and so many of our grads came,” Payne said. “The space was just filled with yoga teachers. … We now get to connect with people who have been with us for years in our regular classes.” Free yoga at Anji (located at 2185 Theatre Ln.) begins Jan. 6 and runs until Jan. 11. After this week, classes will go back to their

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Outgoing UVic president not done yet David Turpin leaves with a long list of goals for the institution he’s helmed since 2000

lad in cap and gown, seated in the Farquhar Auditorium, a new class of university grads listened to five distinguished alumni – a photographer, a CEO, an athlete, a grand chief and an author – reflect on their experiences at the University of Victoria. UVic president David Turpin heard a distinct theme emerge during that November convocation ceremony. “Each one of their successes was a result of two things: how to work with people and how to look at things in different ways,” said Turpin, whose words could be applied to his tenure at the university, which draws to a close in 2013. But Turpin, the biologist who moved from his post as the academic vice principal at Queen’s University to the sixth president and vice-chancellor of UVic in 2000, is reluctant to philosophize on his personal accomplishments at the university. Instead he looks at the goals and challenges his successor, Jamie Cassels, will inherit. UVic, a fixture of Maclean’s magazine’s top universities list upheld its academic reputation in 2012, but hit a low among some faculty and staff when names, banking information and social insurance numbers of 11,841 employees on UVic’s payroll were stolen last January. “Clearly it was a very unfortunate incident,” Turpin said. “It caused a real disruption to our employees. What we’ve learned is something that other institutions are emulating. Unfortunately, we were the ones to which this breach happened, but we’re trying to take the lessons that we’ve learned and allow others to benefit from them.” When the breach faded from the headlines, the institution was left with a new set of security protocols to meet, along with outreach, infrastructure and funding goals for the future. Meeting those needs amidst a climate of cutbacks will be the biggest challenge, he added. Goal No. 1: Outreach Attracting new students, underrepresented students and local students, continues to be a top priority. Progress has been made, but there’s still much further to go. “If you look back 10 to 12 years, we had about 80 Indigenous students and now we have over 800. That’s really a hallmark of the University of Victoria: reaching out to underrepresented groups, encouraging them to attend and supporting them to succeed.” No. 2: Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities, CARSA UVic’s new $59-million home of the UVic Vikes and sports and recreation programs, is also the headquarters for CanAssist, a university organization that develops customized technologies and programs for people living with disabilities. After a year of tumult, Saanich council okayed the design for the centre, including the nownotorious CARSA parkade plan – a detail that Turpin is

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terribly invested in the studentNatalie North led initiatives – he chuckles while Reporting acknowledging the gender neutral washrooms and the water bottle ban within the Student Union Building – Turpin is up on the campus news and supportive of student action. “One of the things that I see from myself and my colleagues is when their kids end up going to university, they get a very different appreciation for the institution and it allows you to see it through some other eyes,” he said. “It makes all of us feel all the more committed to making this the best institution that we can.” Linda Hughes, chief executive officer for the United Way of Greater Victoria, got to know Turpin through his time as chair of the fundraising campaign cabinet. Hughes commended Turpin on his leadership, and understanding for the relationship between postsecondary institutions and their communities. “He’s a good communicator, he’s open and he sees the value that the university is not just a thing unto itself,” She said. “It is a part of the community and it Don Denton/News staff goes both ways. The people who work and teach at the David Turpin, president and vice-chancellor of the university live in this community, so they’re a part of this University of Victoria, will step down from his post community.” with the institution on July 1, 2013 after 13 years in Part of that vision has included support and expansion the job. of the University 101 program, in which professors volunteer their time to teach not-for-credit courses that able to laugh about despite the stalled planning process wouldn’t otherwise be available to those outside the that finally drew to a close last September. university. Site preparation is to begin in 2013, with completion of More than a half a million visitors come to UVic to the first phase planned for spring 2015. engage in cultural activities, sporting events and lectures “One of the things that you learn in a job like this is each year. It’s an institution that opens its doors to the it’s all about communication,” Turpin said. “It doesn’t public and encourages people to take advantage of the matter how good a job you think you’re doing, you can resources, Turpin said. always do better and I think the outcome of the CARSA “We’ve got a decline in the youth population,” Turpin initiative was very positive. We ended up developing a said. “There’s a need for the next generation of talent and new consultation mechanism that I think the university is a way to bring those will serve us well into the future.” students here.” “One of the things No. 3: The Opportunity Agenda for B.C. Turpin was selected from a field that you learn in a job This October, Turpin joined forces with of 46 candidates for the position in his counterparts leading post-secondary 1999. Turpin, 43 at the time like this is it’s all about November institutions across the province, to ask of his appointment to UVic, was hailed communication.” the B.C. Legislature’s standing committee at as one of the top plant physiologists on finance for system-wide commitment and biochemists in the world. His – University of Victoria toward improving post-secondary list of honours includes the Steacie president David Turpin education. The strategy calls for ample Fellowship, election to the Royal Society space for every student, increased financial of Canada, membership in the Order funding and support for research. of Canada and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee “We know that we are not educating as many people as Medal. we should at the post secondary level,” Turpin said. “We Turpin was born in Duncan in 1956 and obtained don’t want to see any student in this province not have a bachelor of science in cell biology and later a PhD access because of financial constraints.” in botany/oceanography from University of British Turpin, a father of two university students, regularly Columbia in 1980. He served as head of the department meets with the UVic Student Society directors and has of botany from 1991-93 at UBC before serving as the dean been impressed with the commitment and enthusiasm of arts and science at Queen’s from 1993-95. from the student leaders. While he doesn’t appear nnorth@saanichnews.com

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B.C. Transit to move ahead on video surveillance Audio recording capability also part of request package Daniel Palmer News staff

The assault of a bus driver in Saanich last week highlighted a surprising fact about the Capital Region’s public transportation system. “There is not one operating (surveillance) camera on a B.C. Transit bus,” said spokesperson

Meribeth Burton. Witnesses of the attack apprehended the suspect in the Dec. 26 incident, a situation that was not altogether isolated. Records show drivers reported 53 threats and attempted assaults against them in 2012 across Greater Victoria. The latest incident was the third assault causing bodily harm against a driver in the region this year. In 2013, B.C. Transit hopes to install security cameras – and potentially audio recording devices – on much of its 1,000-bus fleet across the province.

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“There are a lot of ways that it’s demonstrated that we need that level of security, not just for our operators, but for our passengers as well,” Burton said. “That kind of empirical evidence would be really helpful.” She clarified that B.C. Transit is awaiting comment from B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner on the use of audio recording before it presents the proposal to its board this month. “With board approval and the privacy commissioner’s approval, then we’ll go to our municipal partners and find out who’s interested,” she said. Should privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham identify potential concerns with audio recording on buses, video surveillance will still move ahead, Burton added. The final price tag will sit somewhere between $4 and

$6 million, depending on how many municipalities choose to buy the closed-circuit TV cameras. In 2011, a federal government assessment estimated it would cost $10 million to install cameras on the B.C. Transit fleet in all of the 123 communities it serves. The revised price tag is due to infrastructure upgrades that have since been completed, Burton said. “We have the telecommunications centre that was set up a few months ago in Greater Victoria that can handle surveillance in the province. So, we’ve put the infrastructure in place, including the software programs.” Buses purchased within the last five years also come with standard CCTV equipment, she said. “It’s just a matter of turning them on.”

There are about 300 buses in Greater Victoria, making it the largest B.C. Transit fleet in the province. With nearly 50 per cent of B.C. Transit’s resources devoted to the Capital Region, which has a complex cost-sharing formula, the Victoria Region Transit Commission will tread carefully when considering the buy-in cost sometime in mid2013. “There’s a cost factor and a privacy issue,” said Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins, also a transit commission director. “If there’s a way that we can make not only the drivers, but the passengers safer, I’m all for looking at those.” The majority of Metro Vancouver buses, run by TransLink, already use video surveillance, but none have audio recording capabilities, said Transit Police spokeswoman Anne Drennan. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Owners may be surprised Continued from Page A1

“Greater Vancouver’s seeing more of a decline than Greater Victoria, for example. The Vancouver market was very aggressive, there’s was a lot of aggressive investment speculation and the market became overheated. We tend not to get that aggressive here.” Shelley Mann, president of the Victoria Real Estate Board, says she anticipates homeowners will open their assessment expecting the property value to be higher than it is. “I think it’s going to be interesting to see how the seller takes into consideration the assessed value versus what the actual market value is,” she says. “One thing that’s happening, though, is the economy is growing. There’s more full-time jobs in Victoria, and people are still retiring here. We’re anticipating an increase

(in home sales) this year.” Danakody stresses to homeowners that their assessment is not based on the current market, but on numbers from July 2012. “The market has softened since July. It’s important to look back, right in the middle of summer 2012 – if (your house) was to sell on the marketplace, it would’ve been worth that much,” he said. Mann recommends to people who are looking to sell take the assessments with a grain of salt, given the fluctuations in the real estate market over the last six months. “(Assessments) really don’t determine the market value of a property. They’re great if you want to try and determine a sale price by looking at the neighbours next door that sold.” There is an appeals process for homeowner who aren’t satis-

fied with their property’s assessment. Prior to appealing, however, Danakody suggests homeowner do their due diligence and visit bcassessment.ca to compare comparable properties and assessment in the area. As well, he recommends contacting the B.C. Assessment office to speak with an appraiser about your property’s value. “Our job is to provide information and rationale as to how we arrive at that assessment,” Danakody said. “In some cases there are errors, and we can make a change to the value outside the appeal process.” B.C. Assessment analyzes sales transactions using such information as location and buildings, and trends in the real estate market to determine the assessed property values. For more information, visit bcassessment.ca. kslavin@saanichnews.com

Christmas project will continue Continued from Page A1

“We tried to teach them they are very privileged and that they should be conscious of the great life they lead,” said Lesley. “For a cou-

ple of years now they have wanted to support charitable causes but we don’t just write them a cheque. They have to come up with a way to raise the money.” The two students

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spent their evenings gluing photographs to card stock, bundling them with envelopes, and sorting them to sell at craft fairs, to family members, friends and teachers for $1 each. A thousand cards later, the pair reached their goal and contacted Plan Canada to let them know they would be sponsoring 13 families in Sudan. “Some people out there aren’t as fortunate as we are. That got me thinking that I can do something,” Amy said. “Some people out there need the money. I have a great life; I don’t

really need the money.” Despite reaching success, they have decided to continue to create more cards to sell to raise funds for AIDS orphans in Africa. “I probably will never see what we have done – but I (wanted to) know we had done a really good thing,” Daniel said. “There is always going to be another person we can help and I am definitely interested in helping more people.” Anyone interested in purchasing photocards can email al__baby@ hotmail.com. alim@vicnews.com

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B.C. youth take over provincial legislature Teens and young adults taste life in the political trenches

“It’s an amazing experience. You learn so much, you gain so much real knowledge and confidence.” - Sarah O’Connor

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A packed B.C. Legislature has been teeming with debate over controversial bills, including the reinstitution of the death penalty and a ban on aggressive dog breeds. But it wasn’t MLAs filling the seats. Rather, 95 young people aged 16 to 21 descended on Victoria for the 84th annual B.C. Youth Parliament, a model organization that serves as a political training ground for engaged students. “We debate legislation, present legislation to the members that is important to our organization. It frames the (activities of our) organization throughout the year,” said Sarah O’Connor, Premier of BCYP. Originally from Lytton, O’Connor now lives in Victoria and works as legislative assistant. She credits her early years with the youth parliament as a catalyst for her enthusiasm for politics. “It’s an amazing experience. You learn so much, you gain so much real knowledge and confidence,” she said, standing in the lobby of the legislature before session. The parliament runs like any other, as legislation is tabled, debated and passed. Members are free to propose amendments, and they hone their public speaking skills

Chip the tree for charity O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree! Thy needles are about to be tossed in the chipper and turned into mulch. A long-standing Oak Bay firefighters’ tradition continues this weekend with the annual Christmas tree recycle. Firefighters host by-donation tree chipping at the Oak Bay Fire Station, 1703 Monterey Ave., with all proceeds to benefit the Oak Bay Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation. Check out the tree recycle Jan. 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Tax receipts will be given for donations over $50. Trees are chipped off site and turned into mulch, which is placed at the Hartland Landfill on the pathways. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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British Columbia Youth Parliament Premier Sarah O’Connor, left, of Victoria, and Burns Lake’s Allie Dickson, Leader of the Opposition, stand in front of the B.C. legislature last week, before the first sitting of the 84th Youth Parliament. quickly amongst a room full of non-partisan peers. O’Connor sympathized with many of the students who were participating for the first time this year. “I remember it being terrifying, so overwhelming,” she said. “You’re in the chambers, there are people who look and are a lot older than you, who are more confident than you, and you’re sitting in the back just trembling. But it’s an amazing experience.”

Allie Dickson is in her fifth and final year with the youth parliament. Serving as opposition leader, she hails from Burns Lake and goes to university in Prince George. “It’s a life-altering experience,” said the 20 year old. “Before, I was very shy and didn’t know how to public speak at all. (By) my second year, I was defending legislation and in the third year, I was defending acts. And now I’m the leader of the opposition.”

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Flat property, flat economy Like a Christmas present that arrives late, this week homeowners across the Capital Region and B.C. are eagerly tearing open their annual property value assessment from B.C. Assessment. The notices, more than 144,000 in Greater Victoria, are vital for many reasons. Most people have a large portion of their personal wealth wrapped up in their homes and properties, and most hope for a steady yearafter-year increase in value. Overall property values help guide municipalities with budgeting and tax rates. An increase in property value doesn’t automatically translate into a tax hike, but if property values stay flat or decline, municipalities will certainly face the hard choices of cutting services, hiking taxes or both. That appears to be the case this time around. Most people will find their properties have decreased in value or are about the same as last year. B.C. Assessment calls it a market that is “stabilizing,” rather than deflating. It’s not a big surprise property values are flat lining or declining. Across Greater Victoria, real estate sales in 2012 slowed and prices remained stagnant for single family homes, and condos saw overall price decreases, an unheard of phenomenon in Victoria five or six years ago. Greater Victoria is in a good position with respect to other parts of B.C. and Canada – its employment base is relatively diverse across the provincial and federal governments and the private sector. But the flat property values is a barometer and reflection of a broader lagging economy and a public worried about its fiscal future. Cutbacks and austerity at all levels of government have been the norm since the recession of 2008, and 2013 won’t be an exception. Local municipal councils likely weren’t expecting large increases in property values, and will budget with that in mind. Most local governments will want to keep tax hikes low, and that will likely mean job losses and service cuts. Flat growth might be the watchwords of 2013. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Oak Bay News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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I don’t want to be tolerated I often hear of people trying to to accept it or tolerate it? teach tolerance as a way to make When something is in proposal the world a better place. mode it’s good to stand your Personally, I can’t stand ground and fight for what the word “tolerance” and you believe in. But when honestly, I sure hope no something is a done deal, one ever has to “tolerate” maybe it’s best to all me. collectively accept it. Do you know what It’s not about being I would like? To be submissive or not accepted. There is a speaking out. I think big difference between acceptance is a mind set, accepting something not a behaviour. and tolerating it. I At this point everyone see acceptance as should be speaking Charla Huber up about the Enbridge keeping an open mind, Written in ink trying to bridge some Northern Gateway project. understanding. I do mean everyone, We all know tolerance whether you are for or really means, “I still don’t like you. against it. Now is the time to voice I will never like you, but since you your concern or your support. have to be here, I am going to glare A lot of the time people miss at you.” the mark. The time to talk is when If we want to make this world government officials are making a better place, we should start the decisions. And in the end, we’ll working on accepting, not all have to accept the outcome, so tolerating. As far as I am concerned, you might as well have your voice tolerating is still enabling people to counted. hate. I have been to dozens of public Canada is a pretty awesome hearings where I have sat with a multicultural mosaic of people. handful of other people. Then later, Spreading hatred or tolerance to when the bylaw passes, I hear all any specific group of people would sorts of people complaining out in be similar to only using one or two the community. crayons, leaving the remaining 62 In that case, I think people need vibrant colours untouched in the to accept the result, if they were too box. lazy to go to a council meeting and We can accept people, speak their thoughts. communities and ideas. When it comes to deer, I’ve If a new regional sewage plant is accepted it. When I open my blinds built, would it be better for people and see deer munching on my

bushes, I give the deer a friendly wave and say good morning through the glass. My community garden is surrounded by deer fencing with a secure gate, because us gardeners have accepted that without it, the deer would eat the veggies. The other option would be tolerating them eating the food. When I catch myself thinking ill of someone or something, I try to remember to stop myself and assess why I am thinking that way. Often it’s my own preconceptions that make me think negatively. If you had a special needs child who required some extra assistance in the classroom, would you want their teacher to accept them or tolerate them? I understand that there are plenty of things that may be tough to accept, such as a sex offender living on your street, or even Scotch broom. Sorry folks, I have a soft spot for the plant. Anyway, back to point. The holidays are over and we are getting back into the swing of things. Maybe now could be the time to look at the things in your community that you have been tolerating and find it in your heart to accept them instead. Whichever route you go, I’ll accept that. – Charla Huber is a reporter for the Goldstream News Gazette. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

‘I see acceptance as keeping an open mind, trying to bridge some understanding.’

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After 25 years, it’s time to stop spinning our wheels In 1988, hundreds of scientists George H.W. Bush ran for the and policymakers met in Toronto highest office in the U.S. and for a major conference on climate promised to be an “environmental change. president.” He didn’t They were sufficiently have a green bone in alarmed by the his body, but public accumulated evidence pressure compelled for human-caused him to make a global warming that commitment he they issued a release ultimately didn’t keep. stating, “Humanity That year, Margaret is conducting Thatcher was filmed an unintended, picking up litter. She uncontrolled, globally turned to the camera pervasive experiment and said, “I’m a greenie, David Suzuki too.” whose ultimate consequences could be with Faisal Moola Canada’s prime second only to a global minister, Brian nuclear war.” Mulroney, was also re-elected in They urged world leaders to 1988. He appointed a bright new reduce greenhouse gas emissions political star, Lucien Bouchard, by 20 per cent by 2005. Had as environment minister. I asked we heeded that warning and Bouchard during an interview embarked on a campaign to meet what he considered to be our the target, Canadians would most important environmental now be healthier, have greater issue. “Global warming,” he reserves of energy and more jobs. responded. I continued: “How We’d also be a world leader in serious is it?” His answer: “It renewable energy and could have threatens the survival of our saved tens of billions of dollars. species. We have to act now.” The year was significant for In 1988, the environment was environmentalists. In 1988, a top public concern, scientists

spoke out and politicians said the right things. Global warming was a pressing and present issue. Now, 25 years later, carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise and we’re already seeing the consequences – more extreme weather events, melting glaciers and Arctic ice, rising sea levels, reduced water flows in rivers and climate-related illness and death, among others. It’s driven in part by rapid economic growth in countries like China, India and Brazil. At the same time, most industrialized nations, whose use of fossil fuels created the problem of excess greenhouse gases, have done little to reduce emissions. Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dangers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid hazards. Scientists and supercomputers

have amplified our ability to look ahead. For decades, experts have warned us that human numbers, technology, hyper-consumption and a global economy are altering the chemical, geological and biological properties of the biosphere. In 1992, more than 1,700 eminent scientists, including 104 Nobel prize winners, signed the “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity,” which included this urgent warning: “No more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished.” The document concluded that environmentally damaging activity must be brought under control and the integrity of Earth’s ecosystems protected, critical resources managed more effectively, human population growth stabilized, poverty reduced and eventually eliminated, and sexual equality and guarantees of women’s reproductive rights ensured.

The sooner we act, the easier it will be to overcome these difficult challenges. Every year we stall makes it more costly and challenging, with increasing negative impacts on humans and our environment. There are signs of hope. Many countries – as well as cities, states and provinces – are taking global warming seriously and are working to reduce emissions and shift to cleaner energy sources. Some world leaders are even questioning our current paradigm, where the economy is made a priority above all else. This is crucial. Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drinkable water, edible food and stable weather and climate? Surely the economy is the means to a better future, not an end in itself. Surely it must be subordinate to a rich, diverse ecosphere that sustains all life. Let’s hope this year ushers in a new way of living on and caring for our planet. davidsuzuki.org

LETTERS Alternate project list for CRD funding Re: Capital Regional District’s sewage treatment plans The $792 million (assuming no major overruns) supposedly available for sewage treatment could instead be spent on many useful things, such as: – Fund the new Johnson Street Bridge ($93 million) – Repair the E & N railway line ($25 million) and get a commuter train running from Langford to the new bridge. Another two trains could offer at least twice daily service from Courtenay to Nanaimo, and from Nanaimo to Langford, all timed to connect. (Call that $20 million; maybe revenues would even sustain it.) Better still, electrify it to reduce operating costs and fares ($50 million)

– Widen the Old Island Highway to four lanes, at least from Admirals Road to Helmcken Road, to alleviate the daily massive traffic congestion ($75 million) – Build a bigger dam so we can end summer water restrictions and reduce the price of tap water so we can garden freely again ($20 million) – Create a website where citizens can initiate and vote on referenda, perhaps along the lines of American state initiatives or propositions ($10 million) – Provide a rebate of $20,000 on each new electric car for the first 10,000 cars purchased ($200 million) – Provide a $10,000 rebate for the next 10,000 “made in B.C.” electric car conversions ($100 million). Compared to sewage treatment, how much real, serious pollution could be eliminated by such steps and how much irreplaceable fossil

fuel would be saved? The referendum website would reduce the present wide gap between government agendas and the real needs and wishes of the people they supposedly represent. Craig Carmichael Esquimalt

Relatives’ motivation can lead to elder abuses Re: When a senior is in trouble (News online, posted Dec. 20) A fundamental enabling factor for elder abuse is the notion that relatives are automatically good people. It’s almost a form of reverse racism – thinking collective instead of on content of character. Scummy people tend to be good at convincing others to do dumb things.

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The Capital City Syncopators play traditional jazz, country, swing, and prohibition-era novelty songs with a vintage sound. The band’s line-up includes some of Victoria’s most accomplished professional musicians. Hear them live at Norway House,1110 Hillside Ave., Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Go to victoriafolkmusic.ca for more information.

Adult Aussie hit comes to Belfry Theatre Toronto production comes to Victoria

“When we were considering Speaking in 2011, I sent it to (Shamata) because I thought it would be great with his season.” Riccio’s awareness grew when Bovell’s When The Rain Stops Falling was well received in Niagara on the Lake last summer. Company’s director and cast have little to connection to Victoria, aside from some relatives of actor Gemini-award winner Helene Joy, who is actually Australian. Some, including Riccio, have never been here. One thing the Company does have in common with the Belfry is the stage. In Toronto they’re based out of the Berkeley Street Theatre, an intimate venue not unlike the Belfry. It’s an old brick warehousetype of building, refurbished with 244-seat and 176-seat stages, near the city’s art-heavy Distillery District. Tickets range from $25 to $40, with 8 p.m. shows from Tuesday to Saturday. Wednesday matinees at 1 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Available through Belfry.bc.ca. sports@vicnews.com

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Emotional, intimate and dark, Speaking in Tongues explores infidelity, going where good people don’t, and where others are tempted. Themes of adultery abound in the award-winning play by Australian Andrew Bovell. Despite playing to strong reviews in London and New York over the past decade, the emotional thriller only made its Canadian debut in 2012 when Torontobased Company Theatre brought it to life. The same gang from Company Theatre is now in Victoria preparing it for a Belfry Theatre run from Jan. 22 to Feb. 24. “Bovell has a great track record, Speaking has had a good run so it was surprising that it hadn’t been done in Canada yet,” director Philip Riccio said. Four actors – Richard Clarkin, Jonathan Goad, Helene Joy and

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Actors Yanna McIntosh, Jonathan Goad, Helene Joy and Richard Clarkin star in Speaking in Tongues, a Toronto-based production running at the Belfry Theatre Jan. 22 to Feb. 24. Yanna McIntosh – play nine characters in the non-linear story. “It’s more like what you might see in film, different stories that interconnect told in a puzzle,” Riccio said. The storyline jumps around so

much, there was initial worry the audience would need added plot cues, but the writing by Bovell, carries that out, Riccio said. It’s as sharp now as it was when it was written in 1996. It comes to Victoria through

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Putting energy to canvas Originally from Wales, Gillian Redwood is a lifelong, professional artist who recently moved to Victoria. Creating colourful, semi-abstract artwork is her full-time calling at Xchanges Gallery and Studios in downtown Victoria. “My sight is not particularly good, however the information I receive from looking at a person, say, sitting beside the water, is huge,” says Redwood. “I can feel a lot of the movement and sense where the energy of a person flows. These are the elements that I paint in this series, and this is where I develop the ideas for my paintings.” Redwood obtained her art and design degree at Cardiff College of Art in Wales, and the West of England College of Art, U.K. More recently she studied life drawing and painting at the St. Ives School of Painting, U.K. “I feel that people often disregard the sensory information that we receive, and attempt to reproduce what the lens of a camera sees. I like to imagine where our seeing eyes could take us, if we would let them,” she says. Redwood invites the public to enjoy The Gathering, an her new work, exhibition of paintings a lively group of by Gillian Redwood will paintings entitled be at Discovery Coffee, The Gathering. 1964 Oak Bay Ave., She describes it until Feb. 14. as her exploration of how both men and The opening event is women gather their tonight (Jan. 4) from 7 talents, energies to 9 p.m. Everyone is and spirit to move welcome. through their lives. The artwork is on

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New Imperial social and dance Dance in the beautiful Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess, 1575 Lyall St. in Esquimalt. The next dance, on Friday, Jan. 11, will be their first event in 2013, the Pulp Mills. plays from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Tickets at the door are $14 for non-members, $10 for members. Includes tea/coffee and a snack. For more information, call Siggy at 250721-3799.

Free Scottish Country dancing Vancouver Island Scottish Country Dance Society presents a free open house, Jan. 8, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 550 Obed Ave. Learn to dance, have fun and enjoy a lively evening of dancing. No partner or experience necessary. Dress casually and wear soft-soled shoes. For more information call 250-598-0207, email viscds@shaw.ca or go to viscds.ca.

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The Camosun Chargers’ December break is too long for Brett Westcott’s basketball calendar. To break the month up, the Chargers women’s coach runs Camosun’s annual holiday tournament for the express reason of keeping his players sharp. So when the Vancouver Island Mariners backed out of the Chargers’ third and final match of the holiday tournament, which was set for Sunday (Dec. 30), Westcott didn’t hesitate to organize a new opponent. “We wanted to play, it didn’t matter to us who,” Westcott said on Sunday. The Chargers did play, and won a lopsided game over a mixed team of alumni and local nightleaguers, who wore the Chargers blue practice pinnies. Overall the tournament proved successful for the Chargers, who went 3-0. After winning just three of the first eight league games this fall, including a one-point win over the Langara Falcons (3-5), the Chargers clicked into gear for the holidays. They beat the visiting Falcons by 18 on Saturday and Hamilton’s Mohawk Mountaineers by 23 on Friday. The wins prove a consensus theory in the bleachers that this team is starting to come together. “Coming out of exams we didn’t have any games for a month, so it’s

important to play. I thought at times (during the tournament) we played well, at other times it looked like we hadn’t played before,” Westcott said. “I’m disappointed in the first half of the season, but judging by how Mohawk did against the other teams, I guess we played better than we thought.” To watch the Chargers is to see a team that wins by committee, with a fairly even share of talent across the team. Third-year Elyse Matthews (Stelly’s secondary) leads the Chargers in points scored with an average of 12 per game. It’s fifth in the PacWest but is far off the dominant 19.6 ppg pace of league-leader Amonda Francis (Douglas Royals). But with Chargers’ guard Ella Goldschmid (Mount Douglas secondary) right behind Matthews with 11 ppg (eighth in the PacWest), the picture begins to unfold. Goldschmid is also ninth in the PacWest in assists, and is part of the Chargers’ rebuilt attack after the departure of Aija Salvador, who was central to the team’s offence. “It’d be nice if (Saturday’s) win over Langara was a league game, but even though it doesn’t count (in the standings), it gives us much more confidence going ahead,” Goldschmid said. The sophomore is part of a Victoria-heavy roster, rich with first and second year players. The team is so young, Goldschmid is undecided about coming back for another year of university transfer courses. The Chargers know they’re better than their 3-5 record suggests, she added, and are ready to punch their way

IN BRIEF

The UVic Vikes men’s basketball team closed out their California tour with a 96-88 loss to the No. 19-ranked NAIA team, Concordia UniversityIrvine Eagles on Sunday (Dec. 30). Terrell Evans led the Vikes with 18 points. The men won their first game, 55-52 over the Biola Eagles of La Mirada. Third-year Vike Jessica Renfrew led the Vikes women’s team with 31 points in the second of their twogame exhibition series in California. The Vikes fell with a 72-62 loss to Vanguard University, a strong No. 3-ranked NAIA team. The Vikes women lost to Biola 63-43 in their other game.

Kevin Light Photography

Jessica Villadiego of the Kwantlen Eagles and Ella Goldschmid of the Camosun Chargers reach for a loose ball during PacWest play at PISE earlier this season. into the playoffs now that the second stage of the season is here. “It’s tempting to think how good we can be next year, even this year,” Goldschmid said. “The top seven (of eight) teams are all competitive, as long as we get into the playoffs, anybody can win,” Westcott said. Tonight’s (Jan. 4) game between the Mariners and Chargers, in Nanaimo, was cited as the main rea-

son for VIU’s cancellation on Sunday. Friday (Jan. 11) and Saturday (Jan. 12) the Chargers host the Langara Falcons and Douglas Royals, women play at 6 p.m. and men at 8 p.m. The Chargers men finished the first half with wins over Kwantlen and the CBC Bearcats, the team’s first two wins of the season. sports@vicnews.com

Royals, Grizz home for two The sixth-place Victoria Royals hope to continue their upward trend hosting the fifth-place Tri City Americans tonight and tomorrow, 7 p.m. at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The Victoria Grizzlies host the Nanaimo Clippers tonight at 7:15 p.m. and the Powell River Kings Sunday at 1 p.m. at Bear Mountain Arena.

VIJHL name All-Star squads Travis Paterson

Holidays on ice Juan de Fuca Grizzlies B2 peewee captain Lachlan Sleivert, middle, stands between Langley Eagles’ Justin Ralph (left) and Riley Geiger at the Langley Minor Hockey Association peewee rep hockey tournament on Dec. 28. The B2 team was in tough in Langley, going winless in five. Meanwhile the peewee C1 Grizzlies won gold at the Victoria Minor Hockey Association Christmas tournament. Gary Ahuja/Black Press

News staff

Former teammates Travis Oickle and Max Mois will once again suit up on the same team when the two South Division allstars attend the 2013 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League AllStar Classic in Parksville on Jan. 13. Mois was traded last month from the Westshore Wolves to the Saanich Braves, and will represent the latter in the All-Star Classic. Oickle, who holds the distinction of having played for the now-defunct former Westshore Stingers, will represent the expansion Wolves. The South Division rosters were recently announced for both the All-Star game and Prospects games. Leading the list on the South’s All-Star team is the first-place

Victoria Cougars with six players: forwards Brody Coulter, Sam Rice and Mark Walton, defencemen Graham Zagrodney and Jacob Stolz, and goalie Evan Roch. Cougars coach Mark Van Helvoirt will lead the bench. The Saanich Braves are second with five players, forwards Mois, Ty Jones and Josh Gray, defenceman Garett Kemmler and goalie Tanner McGaw. Joining Oickle from the Wolves is forward Josh Bloomenthal and defenceman Chris McDonald. Peninsula Panthers players going are forwards Cole Golka and Josh Adkins, and defenceman Cody Breitenstein. Former Panthers star Kyle Peterson leads the trio of Kerry Park Islanders with F Alex Milligan and D Colton Burt. Full rosters at VIJHL.com. sports@vicnews.com

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Benny Taddei with son Ben and niece with his new 1968 Mustang fastback.

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Benny Taddei with son Ben receiving the freshly restored 1968 Mustang fastback he bought new in Vancouver

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‘68 Mustang Mustang represents their youth and energy and my dad’s passion for sporty cars, good design and beautiful things.” Before the years of mandatory seat belts, Ben always rode up front with his mother. His dad would let him shift the transmission and have his hand on the steering wheel. “I felt so grown up and cool while I could hardly see over the dashboard,” he says. He recalls traveling in the car after late-night departures from visits with aunts, uncles and cousins. “I would crawl into the back area behind the fold down rear seat and look up at the stars through the rear window. I thought the moon was following me home.” When Ben reached the age of eight in the mid 1970s, his father began teaching him how to drive the car on the deserted farm roads in Richmond. By the time he was 10, he was going solo in the Mustang driver’s2013 seat with THE NEW AWD his dad as co-pilot. His ‘job’ every Saturday was to back the Mustang out of the carport and wash it. “I used to turn on the radio and diligently clean the car inside and out.” About two months after he

got his driver’s license, he was showing off to friends in the car and drove into a curb at full speed. Only the wheel and suspension were damaged but Ben felt terrible. “I thought I had destroyed my dad’s car.” One year ago, father and son drove the car to a restoration shop in Coquitlam and committed the Mustang to a full rotisserie restoration. Ben decided to update the car with modern power steering, power disc brakes, a high-performance engine coupled to a five-speed manual transmission, Shelby exhaust and American Racing wheels. The Mustang gleams with its new candy apple red paint. The Mustang got a green bow for Christmas. “Everything I have today I owe to my parents. They gave me love, a good home and an education,” Ben says of his wish to give them back their Mustang in brand new condition. “I had the car restored a bit selfishly – a little the way I wanted. But options were added that were available at the time that my father couldn’t afford. FORESTER I’m fortunate to be in a financial position to do this and I want my dad to have some fun with the car,” he says. Ben is looking forward to once again being in the car with his family. “My dad and I will

car’ honking the horn. The difference this time was that the car was parked in the garage. Seatbelt laws, you know.”

drive the Mustang together and he’ll use it whenever he wants to – probably more than I will because he is long retired.” Ben hopes to eventually pass the Mustang on to his daughter who is now six. “Who knows: maybe she will fall in love with the car like I did. As I did when I was a toddler, she has spent time in the front seat of ‘Nonna’s

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