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Appeals court overturns lawsuit linked to Saanich police shooting Trial judge ‘erred’ says ruling; new trial ordered Kyle Slavin News staff
The B.C. Court of Appeal has tossed out the results of a civil lawsuit that found a Saanich police officer “grossly negligent” in the shooting death of Majencio Camaso on July 11, 2004. Appeal Court Justice Richard Low ruled that the case should have a new trial. In a written judgement released Thursday, Low wrote “the trial judge erred in law” in his assessment of the trial evidence, referring to Justice Grant Burnyeat. Low ordered a new trial rather than dismissing the action. In the original civil lawsuit brought forward by Camaso’s wife and family, Burnyeat ruled Const. Kristopher Dukeshire had unjustifiably shot Camaso following a foot chase, and where Camaso ran at the officer brandishing one or two metal objects. In his judgment, Burnyeat said the officer’s actions during the chase and subsequent shooting in the parking lot at Richmond elementary school were “grossly negligent.” But Low said Burnyeat wrongly ignored police expert evidence. The judge also didn’t show that Dukeshire’s actions during the pursuit and confrontation directly led to Camaso brandishing weapons, which then led to the use of deadly force. PLEASE SEE: Camaso family, Page A4
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Laura Cochrane, seen here at the Lutheran Church of the Cross, facilitated community outreach discussions with a group of churches and the Mount Tolmie Community Association that envisions a community kitchen for the Shelbourne Valley.
Taking aim at poverty, at the local scale Shelbourne Valley churches, community group, work on creating a community kitchen Arnold Lim News staff
Signs of homelessness aren’t limited to Victoria’s downtown, and a community group in Saanich is taking the lead on helping those struggling in neighbourhoods around the Shelbourne Valley. Members of the Mount Tolmie Community Association and local churches have noticed a rise in signs of homelessness over the past few years. In turn, an ad-hoc neighbourhood group is looking to build a community kitchen to feed the need.
“People see it as a downtown issue, but we see in this area (Saanich), people who are clearly homeless or don’t have a permanent home,” said Rev. Lyle McKenzie of the Lutheran Church of the Cross on Cedar Hill Road. “It may be a little more hidden, but it’s evident if you stop and look around.” Problems of poverty became more apparent after monthly meetings began between the Lutheran Church of the Cross and other nearby churches including St. Luke’s, St. Aidan’s and the Shelbourne Street Church of the Divine, along with the Mount Tolmie Community Association. Members of the groups took an inventory of current community services and assessed future community needs. As the meetings came and went, conversations around poverty and homelessness cropped up again and again. “The primary need we are seeing are people who have housing or temporary housing, but don’t have enough money for food,”
McKenzie continued. “It is from people with small children right through to adults.” The Lutheran Church currently runs a program coined the “parish pantry” that provides a $20 food voucher and a non-perishable goods once a month to people who drop by the church looking for help. Many of the churches offered similar programs, so the group wondered if there was a unified project to serve the neighbourhood in the Mount Tolmie area. The group honed in on an idea of a volunteer-run kitchen that is easily accessible to the public and within walking distance. “The idea is a place for food support (and) where people can gather,” McKenzie said. “It is not only the place to pick up food – but a place to build community. That is the direction the group is working (toward).” PLEASE SEE: Need exists, Page A4
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