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Homeowners living in Oak Bay are among the few in Greater Victoria likely to see little or modest gains in their assessed property values this week. While the area’s 18 jurisdictions experienced a two to six per cent decrease in assessed values from B.C. Assessment, only Oak Bay and Langford saw average increases in residential property values, at 0.78 per cent and 0.47 per cent, respectively. “The numbers are “People are very specific to local still paying fairly markets. Oak Bay is a premium dollars very strong market and it still continues to see to get into Oak strong investor demand. People are still paying Bay.” - Reuben Danakody fairly premium dollars to get into Oak Bay,” said area assessor Reuben Danakody. “And Langford is a growing area; they’re very aggressively growing new developments out there. The affordable, single-family market is growing (in Langford).” Waterfront acreage on Humber Road worth $12.1 million topped the list of the highest valued property in the entire Capital Region, let alone the municipality, while a residence in south Oak Bay assessed at $350,000 was the lowest valued residential property. “That tends to indicate that the land value is driving the total value,” Danakody said of the lowest assessed property. “It’s very likely that the predominant component is the land value, followed by the improvement value.” PLEASE SEE: Owners may be surprised, Page A6
Nick Adsett, 7, helps his dad, Oak Bay firefighter Duane, drag a Christmas tree to the pile to be recycled during the annual Oak Bay firefighters’ Christmas tree recycle. The firefighters hosted by-donation tree chipping at the Oak Bay Fire Station, with all proceeds to benefit the newly created Oak Bay Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
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The new year started off on a sour note for a 19-year-old man walking near the Oak Bay High skate park at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1. When he stopped to talk to a group of people around his age – two males and two females – the situation grew hostile. After a brief conversation, police say one of the young men in the group punched the lone teen in the head, while the other produced a knife and demanded his wallet. The victim relinquished his wallet and fled the scene on foot. It’s not known whether the suspects were known to the victim. Police were notified hours after the event occurred, making the ongoing investigation more difficult, said Chief Const. Mark Fisher. “We’re doing the best that we can under the circumstances and we’re hoping that a member of the public comes forward,” Fisher said. All four suspects were wearing dark hoodies at the time. The male suspects are described as Caucasian, between 5’6” and 5’8” with a thin to medium build. Both females had dark hair. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Ken Bonner takes a breather from riding his bike on Newport Avenue. Bonner recently completed a 70-hour bike ride to celebrate his 70th birthday. established eight years earlier by a 42-yearold member of the Austrian military. Some of his more memorable rides are world famous. He’s completed the 1,200-km Paris-Brest-Paris event five times, the 1,400km London-Edinburgh-London event twice and courses of at least 1,200-km each in Colorado, Kansas and between Boston and Montreal (return). During that time he’s been chased by dogs, met a host of fascinating fellow competitors, suffered both hypothermia and hyperthermia, and generally loved every minute of his rides. Perhaps Bonner’s most incredible ride to date happened after his 70th birthday, and wasn’t a part of any organized event. “There’s something about the turning of another decade that made me wonder if,” he said. Bonner decided that he would mark this milestone by cycling nonstop, an hour for every year of his life. “I wondered if I could
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Lock your cars, Oak Bay police warn residents The first week of the new year brought with it a spate of vehicle thefts. On Jan. 2 alone, police received 14 complaints of thefts from automobiles, bringing the weekly total to 20 reported incidents. Thefts have occurred across the district, including: Sylvain Lane, Denison Road, Eastdowne Road, Hampshire Road, Cadboro Bay Road, Woodburn Avenue, Crestview Road, Cedar Hill X Road, Hampshire Road, Kelsey Place, Frederick Norris Place and St. Patrick Street. Unlocked vehicles were usually the target during the early morning hours. Police strongly urge all residents to remove valuables from their vehicles and lock them up for the night. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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There will be no fairytale ending for Tall Tales Books. Despite a valiant effort by owners, the childrens’ book store closed up shop permanently on Jan. 4. Tall Tales opened in downtown Victoria in August of 2009 and, facing financial troubles, launched a customer subscription program in the summer of 2011. Nearly 300 customers registered to make automatic monthly payments of $10 that could be used month-to-month or held indefinitely to make larger purchases at the time. The service, to which many customers continued to subscribe until last week, saved the business at the time, but wasn’t enough to pull the bookstore through a slow fall and Christmas season. Co-owner Drew Lormier believed sales were down partly because of their new location on Cadboro Bay Road, where they had been situated alongside the Story Studio since September in an effort to save on costs. “You put on a brave face a lot of the time,” said Lormier. “It’s always been a struggle. For the most part we were trying to put
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Co-owner Drew Lormier sits among the empty shelves in his Cadboro Bay Road childrens’ book store Tall Tales Books after announcing the store closing. in our own resources, but unfortunately, when we moved, people didn’t know where we were. It was a rough fall.” Customers who subscribed to the monthly payment program were notified of the closure early in the new year and had an opportunity to use their credits, Lormier said. By Friday morning about 20 books remained on the shelves. Those with unused credit will not be
issued refunds. “It’s a hard thing,” he said. “There’s not much we can do once we’re out of business. … We appreciated everything and our family did what we could.” The Story Studio Writing Society, a non-profit dedicated to coaching youth through the writing process, continues to operate from the location, 2280 Cadboro Bay Rd. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Williams said the hope is that further job action will bring pressure on B.C. Transit from frustrated local politicians and the public to get return to the table and reach a settlement. According to the union, the contract dispute centres around a proposal to replace the current fleet of community
shuttle buses with five slightly larger shuttle buses – the Vicinity – made in China. Community shuttle drivers require less training and are paid $5.71 less an hour. In recent interviews with the News, B.C. Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton said the sticking point remains wage increases and benefits, which are not in line with the B.C. gov-
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As for the regional decline in property values, Danakody calls the slight shift “comforting.” “I would probably characterize this as a stable market, actually,” he said. “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 (in parts of the U.S.)” Marc Owen-Flood, realtor with Newport Realty on Fairfield Road, has experienced a recent slowing of sales in properties worth more than $3 million in Oak Bay, as well as a drop in condo markets. This current regional shift in assessment values has begun to reflect a more accurate picture of the market, he said, yet, in general, homes in Oak Bay consistently sell for slightly more than the assessed value. “Oak Bay is sort of like a blue-chip stock,” he added. “It’s
good stuff. You’ve got great community, rec centres, parks, good schools. The university helps, too.” Last year Owen-Flood was involved in two sales of properties in the South Oak Bay/Estevan Village area that sold within one per cent of the prices at which they had both sold a few years prior. The largest average declines in the Capital Region were on the Peninsula, with Sidney reporting a 5.6 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. Greater Vancouver’s seeing more of a decline than Greater Victoria, for example. The Vancouver market was
very aggressive, there was a lot of aggressive investment speculation and the market became overheated. We tend not to get that aggressive here.” Cassie Kangas, realtor with DFH Real Estate, puts less stock into the assessments than her counterpart at Newport. The numbers are a useful tool for taxation purposes only, Kangas said. “Due to the arbitrary nature of the assessment process, the number given to people does not necessarily reflect the actual market value of their home at the time the assessments come out,” she said. “If people are thinking about selling, it is a good idea to have a professional such as a realtor come out to view their home and give them an accurate price based on comparable sales in their neighbourhood.” To compare assessments online, or for more information, visit bcassessment.ca. -with files from Kyle Slavin nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Payroll deductions going up for many Brittany Lee News staff
As British Columbians embrace the new year, they’ll be greeted with increases in health care deductions. For the fourth year in a row, the provincial government is raising the monthly Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums from $128 to $133 per family, or an extra $60 a year. However, only those making more than $30,000 a year will be affected. “Nearly every British Columbian will be paying more in 2013, further cutting our purchasing power and ability to save,” said Jordan Bateman, regional director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. MSP premiums are a tax that virtually every Canadian pays, except in cases where employers pay for their employees, he said. “The MSP is a grossly unfair, regressive tax. If you make $30,001 a year, or $3 million a year, you pay the same $133 a month. MSP is for the little people who don’t work for government.” MSP charges have increased 24 per cent over the past three years, accruing an extra $300 in annual cost to taxpayers. “It’s not tied to your income, that’s the worst part,” Bateman said. Some Canadians will also be faced with increases in Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan deductions. For those earning $47,400 or higher, EI premiums increase by $51.50 to a maximum of $891.12 per year. Employers will pay $1,247.57 annually, a hike of $71.61. Workers making $51,100 or more will pay the maximum $2,356.20 for CPP, up by $49.50, while the employer’s share jumps by the same amount to a total of $4,712.40. editor@vicnews.com
Smart meter completion delayed Tom Fletcher Black Press
B.C. Hydro has been given another year to complete its wireless smart grid project, as it nears the original deadline with 140,000 smart meters still to be installed. Energy Minister Rich Coleman announced the extension of the Dec. 31, 2012 deadline imposed by the B.C. Liberal government’s Clean Energy Act. Pushed through the legislature in the spring of 2010, that legislation supports sweeping changes to B.C. Hydro’s expansion using wind, small hydro and other private power development. In a ministry statement, Coleman cited shortages of skilled labour, meters and other specialized equipment as well as “customer concerns” for failing to meet the deadline for all 1.87 million meters across the province. B.C. Hydro has been dogged by political and citizen protests about the cost of the refit and persistent claims of various hazards from the meters. Installers have also encountered meters made inaccessible by construction of garages, decks and other structures that covered them.
originally signalled in a November finance ministry update, doesn’t change the utility’s target of the 2014 fiscal year to implement the entire system. Meters are only a small part of a provincewide grid that will automatically report power outages and offer customers a real-time display of their power consumption. The Clean Energy Act was the culmination of former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate and energy strategy. It exempted the wireless meter project, the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River, and an array of private power proposals from scrutiny by the B.C. Utilities Photo courtesy of B.C. Hydro Commission. More than 1.7 million smart meters have been installed across B.C. NDP energy critic John Horgan has said he supports a review Some homeowners who refused equipment fails after they refused of the wireless grid proposal and replacement of mechanical meters the upgrade. other major projects by the utilities now worry that they will be on the B.C. Hydro spokesman Greg commission. hook for costs if their old meter Alexis said the one-year delay, tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Public input includes people The key to public hearings is obviously public input. With the Enbridge hearings in Victoria shutting out residents interested in attending the proceedings and Victoria MLA Murray Rankin being refused entry, the government is not leaving us with the impression that public interest is welcome. The process of registering to speak is tried and true. However, relegating the great unwashed to a hotel kilometres away from where the hearings are taking place, allowing the public only to view the proceedings in a video feed from fixed cameras is not open, transparent information gathering. We all want the sessions to run smoothly without interruptions from noisy protesters. Ugly disruptions create an oppressive atmosphere, rather than one of courtesy and respect, which enables everyone to voice their opinion without feeling threatened. However, posting uniformed police outside the hearing room and forcing the public to view the hearings from a distance of more than two kilometres only alienates the people who it is trying to engage. Talks held across the country have been uneventful. The most threatening event so far has been a large community gathering which formed a welcoming committee of sorts for the panel at the Bella Bella hearings. That situation delayed the process by one day. The Enbridge pipeline proposal is controversial. For some, registering their name in advance, standing in front of a panel of strangers, explaining their concerns or expressing their approval is comfortable and acceptable. For others, voicing their concerns in an old-fashioned, free-spirited way with placards and songs is the way they want to express themselves. And for some of us, being able to see and hear the presentations for ourselves is how we become involved. Separating the people from the process is not the way to earn trust and make sure the public interest is served. 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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A real hero for aboriginal people The century-old plight of established a bunch of enterprises, Canada’s aboriginal people is back including Canada’s first water slide. in the public eye, thanks to protests The commission was chaired by dubbed Idle No More. John Hall, then known As with Occupy as the Crown prosecutor protests last year, the who put serial killer demands are vague. One Clifford Olson away, and of the claims, repeated is now an appeal court in media coverage of judge. protests, is that the Derrickson’s suit jacket federal government is had a conspicuous bulge moving to end the historic as he took the stand each Indian Act restriction day. He was packing a against selling reserve semi-automatic pistol, land. having demanded and Tom Fletcher received a carry permit A look at the federal B.C. Views legislation, Bill C-45, after a brutal attempt on shows this is not the his life. case. Amendments ease restrictive The hit man, an ex-cop, was provisions for leasing reserve land, hired by people who didn’t like which remains property of the the bottom-line way Derrickson Crown held in perpetuity for the ran Westbank’s lease-hold mobile aboriginal community. home parks. He showed up at This change was initiated by Derrickson’s home one day and B.C. aboriginal leaders so they can tried to beat him to death with a follow the trail blazed by one of metal bar. Badly injured, Derrickson the most entrepreneurial chiefs in made it to his gun cabinet and shot Canadian history. his assailant, who survived to go to His name is Ron Derrickson, prison. and he served six terms as chief Derrickson testified that his of the Westbank First Nation approach to the Indian Affairs near Kelowna. One of my first big bureaucracy was simple. He did reporting assignments was covering business, and if they didn’t like a Royal Commission into his it, they could tell him. Reserve administration’s business affairs in land can’t be sold, so he leased it, the mid-1980s. offering people a low-cost way to There had been an astonishing 17 enjoy the sunny Okanagan. federal investigations before that, His business plan was also stemming from local claims that simple. Drive to California and see Derrickson was just too successful. what they’re doing. Drive back and He drove a big black Mercedes, do it in B.C. wore expensive suits, and A 2007 profile of Derrickson by
Greg Fjetland in Canadian Business magazine describes how he came by his approach to Ottawa. He grew up “dirt poor, living in a tar paper shack.” His family name was Tousawasket, until the local Indian Agent drew an Anglo name out of a hat. He and his brother were the first aboriginal kids to attend public school in Kelowna. Racist bullying drove his parents to move him to a residential school in Washington State. He dropped out in Grade 9, toiled on farms, learned to weld, and worked his way into ranching, real estate and politics. He never gave up or backed down, ever. The Hall commission and all previous government probes concluded that he did nothing wrong. Derrickson sued his local accusers and won, and Ottawa began to change its racist, paternalistic ways. Which brings us back to today. Derrickson’s pioneering work is still changing the Indian Act for the better. This effort is under dishonest attack from people whose legacy is mainly incompetence and failure. Protesters demand more unearned public subsidy, and a petulant souponly strike is celebrated as an act of bravery. Choose your own hero. I’ve chosen mine. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘A petulant, soup-only strike is celebrated as an act of bravery.’
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Moving mountains? Cargo ship Cosco Yokohama, with piles of containers on deck, cruises behind Trial Island in this view from Beach Drive near the Victoria Golf Club.
LETTERS Tolerance leads to change Jesus snatched in Re: I don’t want to be tolerated (Column, Jan. 4) I see that Charla Huber’s piece was “written in ink.” I hope she doesn’t really believe that status quo should be carved in stone. Her definition of tolerance is way off-mark and the suggestion we should simply accept things with which we do not agree is crass. The claim that “tolerating is still enabling people to hate,” ignores completely that it is tolerance, rather than acceptance, which enables communication and change. Furthermore, she is wrong to suggest that acceptance is everything “if we want to make this world a better place.” History tells the lie to that. For example, did transported slaves in America, the French proletariat or the downtrodden British working class give up hope of freedom or justice and simply accept the overwhelming “done deals” that ruled their lives? If they had, where would democracy be now in those countries?
Rather, it was their tolerance, until the time was right, that made change possible for them. The same is true of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, where although people have had to tolerate evil rule, they have never accepted it just because the odds were stacked against them. Some of Ms. Huber’s examples are too frivolous for comment (where boxes of crayons, busheating deer and Scotch broom come into all this is totally beyond me), but she should be reminded that in the classroom, tolerance and acceptance of every individual student’s needs, whether easy or difficult, are dealt with every day as an integral part of good teaching practice. Sorry Ms. Huber, although I can tolerate your right to the opinion, I cannot accept that “tolerance” is the poor cousin of “acceptance.” Their relationship has always been, and will forever remain, much closer and interdependent than that. Derrick Johns Oak Bay
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the dead of night Late on Dec. 29 or Dec. 30, someone trespassed onto my property and stole the image of the Christ child from my outdoor Nativity scene. For more than 40 years, for the benefit of my neighbours and passers-by, I have been lighting my home for the Christmas season, and over that period I have lost my fair share of lights to vandals. Twenty years ago, I added a plywood Nativity display which, due to wear and tear, has now been whittled
down to the main cast of characters in the Christmas story. Sadly, under the cover of darkness, the central character, the “reason for the season” was taken. What kind of person would do this? Not only has the thoughtless perpetrator attacked the core of my beliefs but also ruined a long-standing family tradition and an attraction which, over the years, has been well-received by many – especially children. Paul Redchurch Oak Bay
U.S. interests not alone in opposing energy projects Re: Is gas the envirovillain of 2013? (B.C. Views, Jan. 2) Columnist Tom Fletcher suggested that only powerful Americans are concerned about Canadian energy projects. Well Tom, I am Canadian and I care. The fact that I agree with American environmentalists is about as material as your agreement with large corporate interests, which possess significantly more capital than
the $60 million “war chest” you reference. Chevron, for example, which owns a substantial interest in the liquid natural gas operation in Kitimat, is an American company that had a net income of more than $26 billion in 2011. I think your perspective is fracked, Mr. Fletcher. Concern exists among Canadians and the power dynamics are weighed heavily in the favour of industry. Matthew Greeno Victoria
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The Land Conservancy will hand Craigflower Manor and Craigflower Schoolhouse back to the province this year. The province owns the properties but TLC has operated the facilities since May 1, 2003. The manor is in View Royal and the schoolhouse is in Saanich. The province was contributing $80,000 each year toward upkeep and maintenance of the sites, but TLC was putting donor dollars into the sites as well. “We simply can’t afford to manage them on behalf of the province anymore,” said Alister Craighead, chair of TLC board. “Our donations are precious and we really want to apply them to lands we own.” The sites aren’t highly visited and haven’t been tourist destinations, Craighead said. Less than 1,000 people go to the sites each year. “Museums don’t make money,” he said. “When I came on the board three years ago I’d say ‘why on Earth are we doing this?’ … There were no plans put in place,
Capital Regional District Arts Advisory Council Appointments The Capital Regional District is seeking volunteers to serve on the Arts Advisory Council. The AAC adjudicates funding programs and provides advice to the CRD Arts Committee on issues relating to the arts in the capital region. For details on responsibilities and how to apply, visit www.crd.bc.ca/arts. Application deadline is Friday, February 1, 2013 at 4:30pm. Contact: CRD Arts Development 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca
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The ailing Land Conservancy will hand Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse back to the province in a cost-saving measure. this is a big mistake and we recognize the error.” Instead of putting donor money into the provincially owned sites, Craighead said TLC will use the money to invest in projects expected to generate money and
to help pay off debts. Craighead suggests the sites become community venues for events and functions instead of museums where most areas are roped off. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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Your kitchen scraps will be finding a new home. The Regional Kitchen Scraps Strategy Did you know that 30% of the waste we send to Hartland landfill is organic material? To meet our waste diversion goals and extend the life of the landfill, we’ll be phasing out disposal of kitchen scraps at the Hartland landfill by 2015. For information on service and collection details for your neighbourhood, visit www.myrecyclopedia.ca or contact the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030.
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Across our big old universe, objects orbiting other objects is a common astronomical pastime. The moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the sun, the solar system orbits the galactic centre of the Milky Way. A collaboration of astrophysics and astronomers, including two from the University of Victoria, have discovered something weird – a cluster of small “dwarf� galaxies is rotating in an orderly fashion around Andromeda galaxy, our nearest intergalactic neighbour. This planet-like behaviour among galaxies has never been detected before and it fails to fit established models of how galaxies evolve. What’s more, the orbit of these dwarf galaxies is so vast, a single rotation is longer than the age of the universe. They haven’t made it around once. A paper discussing this phenomenon was published Friday in the journal Nature. “It’s a sobering reminder of how fragile our understanding of these things are,� said UVic astrophysics professor Julio Navarro, one of 16 lead scientists involved in the project. “How this is moving cannot be explained. Why a giant structure of galaxies rotate is uncanny, it’s not well understood yet. But it’s cool enough to point out.� The discovery emerged from the broader Pan Andromeda Archaeological Survey, a threeyear survey of a large region of space surrounding Andromeda galaxy, using the 3.6 metre Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope,
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UVic professor Julio Navarro helped discover a cluster of galaxies in a common orbit. in Hawaii. UVic professor Alan McConnachie, based at the Herzberg observatory in Saanich, led that project and is another coauthor of the paper. Out of the mass of observations, the team honed in on a number of dwarf galaxies in the neighbourhood of Andromeda. Rather than randomness, they found uniformity. “This common property implies that these little galaxies all have a common origin, since the chance of them all just happening to be moving in the same way right now, by coincidence, is statistically tiny,� McConnachie said in an email. “These little galaxies shouldn’t ‘know’ how the other little galaxies are moving – they should all be doing their own thing, independently of all the other little galaxies. “So it looks like we are missing something pretty basic, and potentially very important.� Navarro admits he was skeptical when the data started to suggest a group of 15 dwarf
galaxies were orbiting in a well-defined plane a million light years in diameter, but only 30,000 light years thick, a similar structure to how planets orbit a star. “I thought it would be hard to explain. We haven’t seen this often, if ever,� Navarro said. “It took quite a bit of convincing within the collaboration that we had not missed something. But our confidence grew that this was not a product of chance.� Due to its sheer size and a spin cycle older than the universe, the apparent forces involved in these orbiting dwarf galaxies are much different than what rotates a galaxy on its axis, or planets around a star, Navarro said. His personal pet theory is that these galaxies aren’t rotating at all – that they are part of a “filament� of dwarf galaxies being consumed by Andromeda, and are moving with a velocity that mimics rotation from our vantage point on Earth. “It might not be an orbit; it might be an object that coming in (to Andromeda) for the first time,� he said. “It is still odd.� Although this discovery adds a new mystery into the cosmological mix, Navarro, a theorist by trade, isn’t ready to chuck out the theories on galaxy dynamics built from decades of computer modelling and backed by observation. “Facing an odd finding points to us either not understanding the detailed theory, or that the theory is incorrect. It’s a reminder that there’s a constant need for discovery, and discovery pushes us farther. You learn more from the unexpected than the expected.� Check out a video of the discovery at astro.unistra.fr/Cosmic_Order/Site/Film.html. editor@saanichnews.com
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Join the Galiano Ensemble of Victoria, with conductor Yariv Aloni, in their first performance of 2013, for an evening of delightful music. The concert is tonight (Jan. 9) at 8 p.m. in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall at the University of Victoria. Tickets are $33 ($30 for seniors). Advance tickets are available at Ivy’s Books and Munro’s Books, or by calling 250-704-2580. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
Hellbound? Christian filmmaker challenges concept of hell Natalie North News staff
Christianity and death metal are no match made in heaven. When Christian metalheads grow up subscribing to a religion built on the concept of hell as punishment and delighting in a musical culture where hell is revered as freedom from religion, more than a few questions are bound to arise. Filmmaker Kevin Miller brought the debate over hell’s existence and his own beliefs on the doctrine, as both a devout Christian and a certified metalhead to the screen in Hellbound? “I’ve struggled my whole life to reconcile the idea of a God who loves us with the notion of eternity in hell,” said the Abbotsford-based filmmaker and contributor to The Huffington Post. “Punishment should be designed to teach and to restore and the way hell is popularly conceived is that it’s basically pure retribution. I really struggle with that and I think a lot of other people do.” Theologians, academics, authors and the lead singer of costumed metal band Gwar weighed in on what Miller calls a nuanced look at Christianity, different from the fundamentalist opinions often given the most attention in mainstream media. Barring Christianity Today’s rather scath-
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A scene from Hellbound?, a film that challenges the view of heaven and hell. ing review of the film – the review criticized Miller’s choices in interview subjects – Miller was surprised by how positively audiences across North America have received the film. “It’s asking some new questions and opening the debate,” Miller said. “In Christianity, certain beliefs are beyond questioning. A lot of Christians tend to mistake their inter-
pretation of the Bible for the Bible itself, so if you question their interpretation, it’s the same thing as questioning God and that becomes highly offensive to them.” Miller, whose writing credits include the documentaries Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed with Ben Stein; Sex+Money, spOILed and With God On Our Side, shot the film in 12 cities across the United States, Canada
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and Denmark, including at the Copenhell heavy metal convention in Copenhagen in 2011. The interviews he collected during his directorial debut led him to challenge his own beliefs. “This isn’t just an abstract theological discussion because what we believe about hell is a reflection of what we believe God to be. And we all tend to become like the God we believe in,” he said. “If the God we believe in is ultimately violent, it’s not going to be surprising when we become an ultimately violent people. If you believe that’s what God’s going to do in the end: separate the good people from the bad people, well, we’re going to start doing that on earth. There are definitely real-world ramifications.” Hellbound? screens at Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas, 780 Yates St. at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10. For those left with their own questions, Miller will be on hand for a post-show Q & A session. “There are a lot of us walking around quite certain that we know what’s true. Working on this film really taught me that we have to have an open stance. We have to be ready to engage with information that may change our beliefs. If you’re not changing and in constant motion, you’re out of step with the whole universe because that’s the only constant.” nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Maestro Pablo Diemecke leads the DieMahler String Quartet in the first concert of the 2013 Winter Chamber music series. New Year’s Favourites features music by Mozart, Haydn, Strauss, Lehar and others.
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It’s an age-old tale, told time and time again. Four historical interpreters in a northern gold rush town form a comedy troupe and reunite eight years later at Victoria’s Intrepid Theatre Club. Christina Patterson and David Radford of Launch Pad Productions were two of those performers working the streets of Barkerville along with Chris Cooley and Stewart Cawood when the seeds of their latest project Watch for Bones were first planted. “We spent the days basically interpreting history for tourists and we needed to blow off steam in other creative outlets,� said Patterson, a regular performer on Sin City, and woman behind Tara Firm and the Lunar War Chronicles, which she produced through Launch Pad with husband, Radford. The group produced a cabaret in the historic Cariboo town in 2005 and have since stayed in touch, despite a cross-country move to Toronto and back to Victoria via Vancouver for Patterson and Radford. Eventually Cooley
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Christina Patterson, front, leads Watch for Bones at the Intrepid Theatre Club beginning on Jan. 10. relocated to the Island and with Cawood, a co-writer for The Saints of British Rock, willing to visit the capital city for the show, the stage was set for Watch for Bones’ Episode One, Emission: Impossible, an evening of sketches, musical comedy, a little standup and some harder-to-categorize elements. “Rather than the traditional lights up, lights down, disjointed sketches, (Radford) wanted them all to blend together as seamlessly as possible.� The show starts at 8 p.m. Jan. 10, 11 and 12 at the Intrepid Theatre Club, 1609 Blanshard St., and
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Four and a half months later, defenceman Kade Pilton is back on the Island. The 6-foot-5, 18-year-old from Parksville made his B.C. Hockey League debut with the Victoria Grizzlies on Friday, picking up an assist in the Grizz’ 5-1 drubbing of the Nanaimo Clippers. On Sunday, Pilton opened the scoring against the Powell River Kings with a shorthanded breakaway goal on a 5-3 penaly kill in the first period, sparking a 4-2 Grizz win. It’s been a long journey in a short time since he was traded to the Regina Pats from the Victoria Royals in the Western League preseason on Sept. 13. “After about a month in Regina I was moved up to forward in an energy role, and that worked for a bit. But eventually I decided to move on. I just wasn’t getting the minutes I had hoped,” Pilton said on Sunday. His December return to the Island went relatively unnoticed, until Pilton’s social media status tipped off the Grizzlies and Bill Bestwick. The coach didn’t know for about nine days, but once he did he immediately contacted Grizzlies co-coach Craig Didmon, who was on the Royals coaching staff last year. Didmon had a little help, of course, as Pilton grew up playing with fellow Parksville native and Grizzlies defenceman Jaden Schmeisser, making it a familiar fit. The two are now roommates. “A lot of (BCHL) teams were calling me and I’m appreciative of that. I gave it a lot of thought and I’m very happy with the opportunity to come to a winning team
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Kade Pilton recorded five goals and nine assists in 45 games with the Victoria Royals in 2011-12. He was drafted 25th overall by the Chilliwack Bruins in the ’09 WHL Bantam Draft. here in Victoria,” Pilton said. Naturally it’s going to be an adjustment period for the big guy. He struggled with consistency in the WHL and though he has three points in his first two games, he can’t be expected to dominate. But he is part of a deep team that is showing playoff promise, winning gritty mid-season games through talent, but also by outworking teams, as they did on Sunday afternoon at Bear Mountain Arena. “I think (Friday and Sunday) Pilton got more ice time than he did in the last month so he’s only going to get better,” Bestwick said, “especially as he gets to know the opponents. And he’s a 1994, so he’s got two more years (in the BCHL) if he wants it.” With a full season in the WHL, Pilton has waived his NCAA eligibility, but junior A could be the arena he needs to
flesh out his game and develop into a solid WHLer for the 2013-14 season. The Pats continue to own his rights, though they might not be that keen on him since he left. With one and a half seasons played, Pilton also has CIS bursaries waiting for him from the WHL after he’s finished with junior. He wouldn’t be the first player to drop down from the WHL and return after a stint in the BCHL, nor would he be the first player to crack the pro ranks from junior A. “I haven’t put too much thought into going back to the WHL yet, just taking it one game at a time right now. Maybe the WHL and CIS (route) is still an option, or maybe I can go pro,” he said. One thing is for sure: Pilton’s happy being back and playing on the Island. Mom, dad, and extended family were at the game on Sunday, and saw what they already knew – that for a tall defenceman, he has a goal scorers’ touch around the net, evidenced by his breakaway goal. Pilton’s arrival comes just prior to the Jan. 11 trade deadline, though the coach said he’s happy with his team, but is still open to adding another player or players. “There’s that thinking you must do something, or have to do something to improve your team, but I still believe we can get better from inside our room,” Bestwick said. “Sometimes the best trade you make is the one you turn down.” If there is an area Bestwick is looking at upgrading it’s depth in the forward lines, possibly with some more offence. The Grizzlies (24-9-0-3) are first in the BCHL, tied with the Penticton Vees (24-10-0-3) in points with 51, but own a better winning percentage. sports@vicnews.com
The Victoria Cougars will face the Saanich Braves on Thursday, but on Saturday, a combined 11 players from both teams will lace up the skates for the South division team at the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League All-Star Classic. Puck drop is Thursday night between the league’s first-place Cougars (33-1-2-) and second-place Braves (25-7-2), 7 p.m. at the Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Prospects Game, Skills competition and All-Star Classic are at 1:30, 3:30 and 4:40 p.m. respectively at Oceanside Place in Parksville on Saturday. The Cougars are coming off a three-inthree weekend in which they defeated the Westshore Wolves 9-2 and Saanich Braves 2-1 on Thursday and Friday, but lost in a shootout to the Nanaimo Buccaneers 4-3 in Nanaimo on Saturday. Cougars coach Mark Van Helvoirt abstained from commenting about the 236 penalty minutes accrued between the Wolves (20-17-1) and Cougars on Thursday, except that he was proud how his team held its ground and kept its cool. The Cougars earned 72 penalty minutes to the Wolves’ 142, and scored five powerplay goals. The Cougars followed it up on Friday and Saturday with a
pair of highly skilled games, barely managing to beat the Braves at Pearkes arena on Friday. It was the Braves’ first game with sniper Max Mois back in the lineup since Dec. 14. “Both teams are still missing key parts but somewhat healthy, and I thought it was how games should be in this league. We really enjoy playing games like that,” Van Helvoirt said. Braves keeper Tanner McGaw was the busier of the duelling goaltenders, making 31 saves on 33 shots, to Evan Roch’s 20 saves on 21 shots. “Both stood on their head and it came down to the last couple of minutes,” Van Helvoirt said. On Saturday, the Buccaneers became the third team this season to deny the Cougars two points, scoring twice in the third period to tie it 3-3. The Bucs won in the shootout on the strength of goalie Riley Medves, who stopped all four Cougars shooters. “I was somewhat surprised how we reacted in such a close game,” Van Helvoirt said. “It was the last of a threein-three, so it was a good test, but it seemed that our conditioning was off in the third game.” Tomorrow night the Braves will be looking for revenge as they meet the Cougars for the seventh of eight meetings this season. The Cougars visit the Comox Valley Glacier Kings on Friday night, while the Braves host the Westshore Wolves. sports@vicnews.com
Royals flip D-man for pick On Monday the Victoria Royals shipped defenceman Jesse Zgraggen to the Calgary Hitmen for a fourth-round selection in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. The move is in advance of Thursday’s trade deadline. The 19-year-old Zgraggen played 33 games for the Royals this year. His departure makes room for the talented core of younger defencemen, Joe Hicketts, Jack Walker, Ryan Gagnon and Kolton Dixon.
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SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Royals pinch back at Tri City The Victoria Royals moved one point closer to the Tri City Americans in the Western League’s Western Conference standings with a win and overtime loss against the Americans over the weekend.
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The Americans (22-15-1-2) poached the Friday night opener of the twogame set with a buzzer-beater in overtime to win 3-2. The Royals (20-15-1-2) bounced back with a commanding 5-2 win on Saturday, with two goals by Brandon Magee.
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SPORTS STATS Hockey B.C. Hockey League Island Div. GP Pts Victoria 36 Nanaimo 35 Alberni Valley 36 Powell River 38 Cowichan Valley
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W 33 25 20 18 3
L Otl Pts 1 2 68 7 2 52 17 1 41 15 2 38 28 2 8
Scoring leaders GP G Brody Coulter (VIC)36 29 Samuel Rice (VIC) 33 17 Ty Jones (SAN) 34 31 Dane Feeney (VIC) 35 27
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GP 22 22 21 19 21 20 21
Scoring leaders Clayton Lainsbury Trevor Gicus Jackson Wilson Jess Patterson Zamian Parsons
W 13 13 9 9 6 5 4
L 6 6 6 6 10 10 15
GP G 19 24 20 19 19 17 19 18 19 13
T 3 3 6 4 5 5 2
Pts 29 29 24 22 17 15 10
A Pts 25 49 25 44 24 41 22 40 20 33
Top goalies Dave Brumby Tim Renton Mike Edison
GP 18 20 19
W 9 8 12
GA 60 68 71
GAA 3.33 3.40 3.74
Field hockey Vancouver Island Field Hockey Association Recent results: Women’s Div. 1: Mariners 1 Rebel Patriots 0 Lynx I - 4 Cowichan Flickers 3 Div. 2: Lynx II 9 Rebel Bluejays 1 Cowichan Cardinals 1 Lynx II - 1. Div. 3: Oak Bay Demons 5 Pirates 1 Lynx III - 3 Oak Bay Devils 0 (def.) Cowichan Stellers 2 Aeires Ravens 1 Men’s Tigers 6 Oak Bay 2 Rebels 5 Hawks 4
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It’s all-star season for the Island’s senior soccer leagues. On Saturday the Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association hosted two all-star matches at Westhills Stadium in Langford, while the senior men’s Vancouver Island Soccer League games will play this Saturday at Hampton Turf. A mix of premier and Div. 1 representatives played in the LIWSA AllStar game, which ended 1-1 after the regulation 90 minutes. Team White won in penalty kicks, 5-4, when Andrea Strebel of Nanaimo United clinched it. “I was really pleased with the enthusiasm, effort and standard of play,” said director LIWSA competitions chair Randy Wachtin. “The event went off well, everybody left with smiles.” Haley Burns of the Vic A’s scored just over a minute into the game to make it 1-0 for Team White when her shot deflected off a defender and beat Team Black goalie Olivia deGoede of Prospect Lake. Ten minutes later Kelly Forbes, also of Prospect Lake, evened the game at one from a loose scramble in front of the White goal. The second LIWSA game featured Team Black, consisting of players from Div. 2 and 3A, winning 6-2 over Team White, made up of players from the Div. 3B and the over-30 A and B divisions. “The crowd was pretty into it with
signs and cheers, and at one point there was a distinct yell of ‘Go Mom!’ that everyone heard, a pretty fitting moment for the day,” Wachtin said. Team Black’s Emma Maynard of Peninsula D3A scored the first and last goals of the game. Also scoring for Black was Nicole Pugh (Cowichan), Loria Hales (Castaways FC), Sarah Bryson (Castaways Utd.) and Joleen Hook (Cordova Bay Renegades). Tracy Forsberg (Castaways United O30A) and Sadie Quintal (Castaways) scored for Team White. Passes to Steven Nash Fitness World and athletic therapy sessions with Katie Pyne, who interned with the Highlanders FC, were among the prizes given out. Game MVPs won season tickets and a scarf from the Highlanders FC. MVP winners were Team White’s Samantha Kennedy (Vic West Premier) and to Team Black’s Kymber Gale (Saanich Fusion FC Premier) in the premier/Div. 1 game, and Team White’s Holli Kotylak (Ladysmith) and Team Black’s Nicole Pugh (Cowichan) in the Div. 2 and 3A vs. Div. 3B and over-30 A and B game. It was the fifth annual LIWSA AllStar game and Wachtin said the goal is to have it return to Westhills Stadium as an annual affair, an event the league hopes to grow. This Saturday at 3 p.m. is the VISL men’s Div. 1/2 All-Star game at Hampton Turf. Visit Vicnews.com for the VISL All -Star rosters. sports@vicnews.com
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Don’t be afraid if you see a six-foot-four man dressed in bright orange and green walking around the streets of Oak Bay. Chances are it will be town crier, Kenny Podmore, delivering a message in his new regalia. “Some people call it a costume, and it’s not,” the 69-year-old Sidney resident said. “It’s definitely authentic 18th century regalia.” While Podmore’s orange wool coat, brown breeches, and green waistcoat may frighten some young children, or have them mistaking Podmore as a pirate, it’s all in good fun, he says. “I love making people laugh, that’s what it’s all about,” says Podmore, who’s held the title of ceremonial town crier in Oak Bay for 12 years. The inspiration for his
new crier outfit, which he paid for himself, came from a porcelain character, also known as a Toby jug that he saw in an antique store many years ago. He collects town crier versions of the character jugs and the vision of one dressed in orange and green never quite left his mind, he says. “It really has turned out fantastic and I’m really, really pleased.” Since revealing his new regalia during this year’s Oak Bay Tea Party, he’s heard great feedback, he says, and has been called brave for wearing such a vivid colour. “I’m one of these guys wearing pink as well, and they say it takes a man to wear pink, so I guess it takes a man to wear orange as well,” he jokes. A certain amount of acting goes into the
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Town crier Kenny Podmore leads the way during the 50th annual Tea Party parade down Oak Bay Avenue. role, he says, adding that it’s not all serious work. Whether dressed
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Charla Huber The future of William Head Institution includes more inmates and the possibility of more incarcerated people working outside the prison, says Dave Clouston, deputy warden of William Head Institution. The prison has space to hold up to 200 inmates at a time, but for the past nine years only about 120 inmates have been held at the facility. “Over the next few years we anticipate an increase in inmates,” Clouston said. As a federal institution all the offenders have varying sentences spanning from two years to life. “In minimum security they are usually getting prepared for release,” Clouston said. “They are a lower risk to the community, but that is not to say they are low risk.” Getting inmates ready for release entails escorted trips into the community for Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, counseling, family funerals and work experience.
in tights, lace, or frills, “it’s all fun.” “I remind everybody
that smiles are infectious,” he says. “I love to put that line (in each cry).” Originally from Stafford, England, Podmore brought the role of town crier back to life in his hometown in 1992. He attended the World Town Crier Championship in Sidney in 1997 and soon settled there in 1998. He is a town councillor and the municipality’s official crier as well. “Canada has been so good to me, and this is my way of saying thank you,” he says of his volunteer role in both Oak Bay and Sidney. “The payment is the joy you get out of doing the job, and I always say the best part of town crying is the people you meet.” editor@oakbaynews.com
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Nabob Coffee Assorted varieties. 350 to 400 g. WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD LIMIT FOUR - Combined varieties.
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Coast to Coast Winnipeg Rye Bread 500 g.
$
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Safeway Windshield Washer Fluid 3.78 Litre. WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD LIMIT FOUR.
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Green Seedless Grapes Product of Chile. No. 1 Grade.
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Prices effective at all British Columbia Safeway stores Friday, January 11 through Sunday, January 13, 2013 only. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online and in-store prices, discounts, and offers may differ.
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