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It started with vomiting. Headaches and irregular vision followed and normally high energy levels were replaced with lethargy. The uncharacteristic traits for nine-yearold Emma Smith prompted her parents to take the Grade 4 student to the hospital for a check up. The subsequent MRI and diagnosis changed their lives. “Even at that stage they were convinced it was a cancer – and it was,” father Darrell said. “Whether it was benign or not, it was described to us as an aggressive rare cancer. A week later we knew it was malignant.” With no time to spare, go home and get a change of clothing, Emma and her mother were airlifted to B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver where emergency surgery was performed to remove the lesion to relieve pressure on her brain. “You think why us,” Darrell said. “But (Emma) very quickly was, ‘OK, let’s deal with this.’ That has been Emma’s strength. She has accepted that she has to do it. She has a stiff upper lip.” The surgery helped remove half the cancerous lesion, but radiation treatment followed close behind with six weeks of energy-sapping therapy where the Cloverdale Traditional School student was put into a tight formfitting mould for treatment, during which she was forced to lie motionless while the radiation washed over her body in an attempt to destroy the cancer. PLEASE SEE: Community rallies, Page A8

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In a windowless room of a University of Victoria engineering lab, a biomedical sensor the size of a postage stamp could hold the answer to a fast and inexpensive way to diagnose disease. Bright gold and transparent, the sensor is peppered with holes on the scale of a few hundred nanometres – 600 times thinner than a human hair – and infused with micro-drops of blood provided by a hospital in Toronto. With a laser and properly calibrated imaging camera, researchers will eventually be able to quickly detect telltale signs of leukemia and other cancers, without biopsies or laboratory blood work. “This is a proof-of-concept device. The nano-structure integrated into this biosensor looks for markers used to ID leuke-

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“I made a promise that if I got healthy again, I’d do everything I could to give back to brain injury survivors and make the journey as smooth as I can.”

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re you still a genius? The question lingers in my mind as I ponder a riddle set out by Greg Goldberg. I’m not feeling like a genius and my grey matter isn’t serving me especially well, but I’ve got nothing to complain about. Seated around Goldberg are four guys whose brains betray them on a daily basis. They tend to forget things, struggle with problem solving, and can have fits of anger and impulsiveness. But on this night, they’re concentrated on brain-bending cognitive exercises while recording an Internet-broadcast game show called Are You Still a Genius?, one of Goldberg’s programs to help people recover from traumatic brain injuries. He lays out the question: Make “new door” one word. The four men chuckle a bit as I struggle. The answer is “one word.” Goldberg smiles as he tells me they can always add more contestants to the game show. “We try to use all areas of the brain for cognitive ability,” he says. “This question is the logical going against the spatial.” Goldberg hosts his game show at Mary Cridge Manor, a nondescript apartment block on Yates Street that houses a dozen brain injury survivors, and is operated by the Cridge Centre for the Family. The men enjoy an easy-going camaraderie – they have dinner, chat and tell off-coloured jokes. For the broadcast, Goldberg audio records their answers and

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Greg Goldberg, left, records another episode of “Are You Still a Genius?” a gameshow format event designed to improve cognitive skills of people with brain injuries. Participating, from left, are Adam Smith, Bill Cawker and Ben Smith.

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Brain injury survivor and motivational speaker Greg Goldberg uses tomatoes and a bike helmet as props for his “helmet hair” talks to schoolkids, which is centred on encouraging kids to wear protective headgear for risky activities. stitches together a video using the men’s photos and slides of the questions. Now finished its second season, the game has a dedicated following and a stable of sponsors – Safeway, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Arby’s and Thrifty Foods. “Are You Still a Genius? has caught fire. Last year we had 30 or 40 (online) visitors. Now it’s up to 150 to 160. Last week it was over 200,” Goldberg says. “It forces you to think outside the box. A lot of people who watch the show think it’s easy to compete against brain injury survivors. I get emails saying ‘they do a lot better than me.’” Goldberg declares Bill Cawker, 51, the evening’s winner, although as Cawker says, it’s

more about “food, fellowship and camaraderie.” “You come here and realize you’re not the only one with problems,” says Peter Brozik, 62, who suffered a stroke. “It’s fun. I like to laugh. It’s fun to see how different guys relate to this kind of thing.” “I like interacting with other survivors with traumatic brain injuries. I know I have a place to go to and relate to other people without discrimination – except for that guy,” jokes Adam Rich, 35, pointing to Ben Smith, a stroke survivor. They have a laugh. Goldberg, 45, a resident of Oak Bay, developed the game as part of the Blue Sheet Club, his free volunteer service to help

brain injury survivors and their families cope with the inevitable and long-term changes to their lives. No two brain injuries are exactly the same, but personality changes, mood swings, impulse control and memory problems form a common thread. The B.C. Brain Injury Association estimates about 22,000 people in B.C. suffer brain injuries each year. A 2011 study by the Cridge showed at least half of the homeless population in Victoria have brain injuries, and most of those suffered the injury before becoming homeless. “Changes after a brain injury are significant. It effects relationships, controlling anger, maintaining a job, basic life skills,” says Geoff Sing, manager of brain injury services at the Cridge Centre. “Personal relationships break down, you lose your job. There is significant loss. A brain injury ... can have a huge cost to society.” As a school teacher working in Ontario, Goldberg suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a gravel truck slammed into his car in 1998. He had a new wife, a job he loved and “the white picket fence.” “I’m married, I have a house, I’m the happiest guy in the world.

Bam – it’s all gone,” he says. “Life can be altered in a flash. “I made a promise that if I got healthy again, I’d do everything I could to give back to brain injury survivors and make the journey as smooth as I can.” Goldberg spent years in recovery and therapy, going through a typical arc of a TBI survivor. His marriage dissolved and he couldn’t concentrate enough to maintain his teaching job. He was angry and confrontational – stores across Toronto banned him from entering. “I got into a lot of trouble with a very, very short fuse. I got mad at anything.” He moved to Victoria about 10 years ago while writing a book about his recovery – Time with the Temporal Lobe – in co-operation with the Canadian Brain Injury Association. Physical exercise and blind determination allowed Goldberg to reach a point where he can help others, although effects from his injuries linger. He has nerve damage on the right side of his body, a permanent numbness, along with short-term memory problems and fatigue. PLEASE SEE: Brain injury, Page A14

Norwegian shipping company levied $70,000 in fines Arnold Lim News staff

A Norwegian shipping company has been slapped with $70,000 in fines after one of its tanker ships dumped fish oil into the Pacific Ocean, 220 kilometres off the west coast of Vancouver Island two years ago. Crown prosecutor John Cliffe and Champion Shipping A/S lawyer David Jones presented a joint submission in provincial court last week agreeing to the $70,000 penalty for the July 29, 2010 incident. Champion, a 30-year-old vessel, measuring 183 meters in length and weighing 38,233

metric tonnes, was observed by a Transport Canada surveillance aircraft with a hose dangling off its port side discharging a “brownish-coloured oily liquid” into the ocean. It was later discovered the ship had stopped at a Vancouver port carrying 3,801.42 metric tonnes of crude Mexican fish oil from Guaymas, Mexico for delivery to the Mainland. After unloading the fish oil, Champion disembarked for China when the ship master said he decided to clean the tank, pouring 938 litres of the substance comprised, in part, of crude Mexican fish oil into the ocean leaving an oil slick estimated to be more than 56 kilometres long.

“The fine is consistent with other disposal at sea cases in the country and is a good deterrent,” said Environment Canada enforcement officer Jarrett Brochez. “It sets a benchmark. This is one of the first ones on the West Coast and it is a starting point.” The penalty will be divided into two portions, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, with $5,000 going into government coffers and $65,000 to environmental research. Provincial court Judge Robert Higinbotham accepted the joint submission Jan. 25, the ninth court appearance for the case. The first

seven were not attended by Champion Shipping A/S or a representative. “It is not uncommon for people charged with offences, that don’t reside in Canada, to consider their positions to whether they will actually come to court,” Cliffe said. “It didn’t surprise me in the least.” Canadian court summons cannot be served outside of Canada, and the accused is a foreign national with no connection or roots in Canada. “(This) will send a message and educate the shipping companies to our laws in Canada,” Brochez said. alim@vicnews.com

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Harman honoured by special Leadership Victoria award Saanich man earns lifetime achievement award for work with Boys and Girls Club

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Bob Harman doesn’t volunteer for the recognition, but recognition is on its way. After more than 50 years as a board member, president, director, donor and mentor for the Boys & Girls Club Services of Victoria, Harman's commitment to community is being recognized with the Leadership Victoria Lifetime Achievement award. “Bob is a great example of (someone) who wanted to get involved and got involved early as sort of a founding member in that organization,” said Leadership Victoria executive director Jack Shore. “(He helped) turn it into one of the biggest, best-run, dynamic non-profits there are.” The Saanich resident was chosen from a group of eight potential recipients by a panel of members from Leadership Victoria, the United Way, the Victoria Foundation, the University of Victoria and the Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria. He accepts the award at a ceremony at the Fairmont Empress Hotel Feb. 25. “I am honoured to get the award, there are many people in this community who are equally deserving. I was feeling a little guilty, there are many, many people who have provided an awful lot of volunteer work,” Harman said of winning the award. “(This) is too much. I wasn’t sure I deserved it.” Born and raised in Victoria, Harman first joined the BGC board in 1962. Now 78 years old, the retired lawyer is still a director for the non-profit organization, following the advice of his father who told him to focus on what is important and stay with one organization instead of spreading himself too thin. Despite his age and some health problems that have slowed him down a little, he hopes to get right back into the mix as soon as he is able.

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Bob Harman has spent more than 50 years with the Boys & Girls Club Services of Victoria. On Feb. 25. he’ll be awarded the Leadership Victoria Lifetime Achievement award. “You feel an obligation to do something in your community,” he said. “I have had a good life. I will be a part (of the club) as long as my health allows me to. I don’t intend on leaving and don't think I will be kicked out.” The former two-time president of the club adds the LVLA award to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to him in the fall of 2012 and Shore believes there couldn’t have been a better choice. “He has been a long-time, significant impact person in terms of the Boys and Girls Club and a real role model for all the non-profit societies in terms of volunteers,” Shore said. “He is unsung because he doesn’t do it because (he) wants to be sung about. (He does) it because he believes in it.”

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Idle No More stokes the fire The Idle No More movement continues to pick up steam around Greater Victoria as various groups, including the students who rallied here last weekend, jump on board. But is all the drumming and chanting doing any good? A Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll done earlier this month found that only four in 10 Canadians is sympathetic to the goals and aims of Idle No More. But the same poll found that fewer than four in 10 Canadians were even familiar with the goals and aims of the movement. To us, that’s a big disconnect and a sign that supporters aren’t piquing the average citizen’s interest with demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes. That doesn’t mean we don’t have plenty of work to do to resolve systemic problems in the relationship between First Nations and government. Getting key players on both sides to sit down and talk about those issues is a good start. Assembly of First Nations national chief Shawn Atleo, who met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Jan. 11, says his organization will pressure the feds to continue working toward improving that relationship. Atleo and Harper met a year ago in what the Prime Minister’s Office called “a historic meeting.” In optimistic, yet vague fashion, the government titled the meeting Strengthening Our Relationship – Unlocking Our Potential. No doubt, work has since been done to clarifying agreed-upon goals around governance, access to education, community self-sufficiency and other areas. Idle No More emerged, nonetheless, which makes one question whether Harper and company were paying lip service to First Nations last January. Despite the seeming disconnect with the majority of Canadians, the grassroots protest movement has restoked the fire in First Nations and is slowly getting non-aboriginals to pay more attention to grassroots aboriginal issues. But progress won’t come through noisy demonstrations and hunger strikes. It’ll be achieved through First Nations leaders working together with government using a focused, unified, businesslike approach. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Saanich 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.

New season for ‘School Wars’ Like a bad reality show about a with other unions any more than it dysfunctional family, B.C. School can negotiate with any discernible Wars has lurched to life again for competence. the 2013 election. Lambert falsely claimed Coming soon to there was no consultation billboards and buses on the proposal. This across the province: reminded me how she staged pictures of sadlow-balled the costs of faced kids crammed into her union’s demands dirty classrooms by a by hundreds of millions heartless government. during what passed for It doesn’t even matter negotiations in last year’s which government. This strike season. ritual combat went on Behind the scenes, the through Social Credit and BCTF executive and the Tom Fletcher school district bargaining NDP governments too. B.C. Views Premier Christy Clark agent had just settled on opened the new season a mutual costing model. with her promised What this means is the pitch to restructure bargaining. It school districts, which have to suggested splitting up bargaining make payroll and balance budgets, into traditional wage and benefit have convinced the BCTF to stop talks, and a separate table and fund misrepresenting costs. I’ll believe for classroom size and support. that when I see it. Cast in her familiar role of the Before Education Minister Don sullen, rebellious teenager, BCTF McRae had even spoken, BCTF president Susan Lambert staged vice-president Glen Hansman was a news conference to distort and growling his reply on Twitter: mock the government’s offer. “See you in court.” That message A 10-year deal if we give up presumably also goes for premierbargaining wages and classroom in-waiting Adrian Dix, unless he conditions? replaces the hated B.C. Liberals in “Ludicrous.” May, then quickly kneels before the What’s ludicrous is her BCTF and extends the key to the characterization of a formula to provincial treasury. link teacher pay to nurses, postTwo generations of British secondary faculty and other Columbians have been bullied by government workers. Nurses are this bad drama, since Bill Vander renowned for getting raises when Zalm decided an industrial union no one else does, so this should be bargaining structure was just the an opportunity for these powerful ticket for public schools. unions to co-ordinate. Students are taught by example, But the BCTF can’t get along if not by blatant propaganda in

classrooms, that all problems are solved by demanding more money from the government. After this conditioning, older students are sometimes pressed into service as union pickets. There’s your Social Justice class, kids. Sorry about those sports teams and field trips, but we need those as bargaining chips to get more paid leave time. To state the obvious, Clark and McRae staged this as a pre-election event to frame the issue. They knew their effort would be greeted as a declaration of war. The main reason the BCTF agreed to a contract extension with a wage freeze last year? It wasn’t the blindingly obvious fact that every other public sector union had already taken two zeroes. It was strictly tactics. The delay sets up the latest rematch of these old warriors in the spring election. The plan is to get the dreaded B.C. Liberals out and then start working over the weaker, more union-dependent NDP. That’s who caved in earlier and gave the BCTF broad control over staffing levels, the proverbial key to the treasury. Along with basic math and economics, a point the BCTF seems unable to grasp is that its strategy is self-defeating. Those sad kids are making more and more parents seek a better deal. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Two generations of British Columbians have been bullied by this bad drama.’

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LETTERS

A slower drive isn’t always bad Re: Lower urban speed limits accrue many benefits (Letters, Jan. 25) I used to drive 10 kilometres over the speed limit because I thought I was saving time. Then, about four months ago, my husband put a bumper sticker on my car. It reads: “Neighborhood Pace Car, I drive the speed limit.” This simple sticker has completely changed my attitude about the speed limit. It’s common knowledge that the police usually won’t ticket you unless you are driving more than 10 km over the limit. Why wouldn’t anyone drive over the limit to save some time? As matter of fact, I was one of those who interpreted the speed limit by adding 10 km to it. However, I did feel anxious when I drove over the speed limit, because I knew that, by law, a police officer could stop me and give a ticket. Now that I have this sticker, making a point on my “back”, instead of being afraid of being caught by the police, I felt that I had to live up to the sticker. It’s hard for me to change my routine and to leave five or 10 minutes earlier for work because I have children. To my surprise, driving the speed limit didn’t make me late. I found that, depending on my timing, I encountered fewer red lights; sometimes I even arrived at work earlier. I came to realize that, in urban areas, it’s the traffic lights that make the

difference in driving time, not the speed limit. If you don’t believe it, give it a try. Try it for at least 30 days, because it’s said that it usually takes a person that long to change a habit. Lingxia Li Saanich

Speed and speeding are different beasts Re: Lack of enforcement weakens speed zone idea (Letters, Jan. 25) While I respect Keith Sketchley’s point of view and I do not disagree with his perspective, I think the idea of reducing speed limits needs clarification. “Speed” and “speeding” are two different definitions. When we talk about speed, we mean the regulatory speed or the speed that most people can or will travel at. “Speeding” is an illegal behavior that some drivers engage in and as Keith points out, should be dealt with through enforcement. It’s true that reducing speed limits will not eliminate speeding. The problem is this: 50 km/h is a default speed limit applied almost universally in many municipalities. Let me use Saanich as an example. If you look at a street map of Saanich, you will see that the vast majority of the road surface consists of residential side streets – not arterial roads like McKenzie and Blanshard.

Parks should be shared by all I would like to express my strong dissatisfaction with the lack of public consultation in regards to the permanent baseball structures and fencing in Ambassador Park. Is this not Saanich parks public land? As a neighbour with a young child and dog that walk the area on a daily basis, this park is no longer a multi-use area. How is it that one interest group, those parents affiliated with baseball, can take over public land without proper consultation, especially from members of the public who reside in the area? I am extremely concerned about what is happening to the so called “public parks” in my neighbourhood. Catherine Sager Saanich

This is where the homes are, where the children play, where the pets and people spend time outside. People can legally drive at speeds that are unsafe for most of these streets. We need to establish an appropriate speed limit for residential areas so that the message is clear to us all. Dave Ferguson Community Advocates for Reduced Speed Victoria

Letters to the Editor The News welcomes your opinions and comments. Letters to the editor should discuss issues and stories that have been covered in the pages of the News. To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure that all opinions are heard, please keep letters to less than 300 words. Please enclose your phone number for verification of your letter’s authenticity. Phone numbers are not printed. Send your letters to: Mail: Letters to the Editor, Saanich News, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 E-mail: editor@saanichnews.com

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Roads still must be beneficial for vehicles Re: Lower urban speed limits accrue many benefits (Letters, Jan 25) Lowering the speed limit to 30 km/h is ridiculous – just another ploy by the “green people” to try to aggravate motorists enough so they’ll abandon their cars. It isn’t going to happen. Between traffic calming, streets blocked off, four-lane streets cut down to two and filled with flower pots, etc., the traffic in this town is getting jammed up everywhere. Unfortunately “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” law applies here – they complain the most because they have the time, while the rest of us deal with the real world. Fifty kilometres, and maybe 40 km/h through small residential streets is fine, but 30 km/h is ludicrous! Larry Zilinsky Saanich

Changes to Cedar Hill clubhouse are welcome Last week, when enjoying the Cedar Hill Golf Course walk, I was so surprised to find the downstairs coffee shop had relocated upstairs. How about a board from Saanich outside to let the public know of these changes. My friends and I have enjoyed really good hearty soups in the pleasant surroundings there in the past. Thank you, Saanich. Let us hope we will soon have a fuller menu. Brenda Davie Saanich

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progresses.” While Emma is undergoing treatment, neither mother Diane, who cares for both Emma and seven-year-old Charlie, or Darrell, a submarine technician, have been able to work. Parents and teachers at the school, including Veronica Crha whose daugher is in Emma’s class, formed Team Emma to help the family with travel expenses, medication and lost income while the couple continued to be bedside with their daughter. “We can’t make it better, God willing we would if we could,” said Crha, the Team Emma co-ordinator. “I can’t take it away from them but maybe I can ease the financial stress and worry and allow them to be with Emma every day and get her through this.” Their efforts have raised more than $3,000 for the cause so far, while another fundraising group spearheaded by neighbour Katherine Pickering raised more than $1,400 with a bottle drive. The hand-made ribbons are available for a donation at Pemberton Holmes and Cabin 12 restaurant which also donates $1 to every coffee sold on Monday’s to the cause. Bottle donations can continue to be brought to Bottle Depot locations where an account has been set up under Team Emma. Cash donations can also be made to a trust account at Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, Emma Grace Smith in Trust. All proceeds goes to Emma and her family. alim@vicnews.com

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Union, B.C. Transit look to the future Canadian Auto Workers Local 333 plans to work with B.C. Transit and the provincial government to reduce pass-ups, overcrowding and address the lack of night bus service in coming discussions. So says Local 333 president Ben Williams, whose members last week voted 93 per cent in favour of ratifying their new two-year contract with the bus

company. The collective agreement ended months of negotiations as well as an overtime ban that began Oct. 22. “We said from the outset that we had a dispute with B.C. Transit, not our valued riders, and that we would do everything we could to avoid a fullscale job action,” Williams said. “It’s a good news

story now for everyone – bus riders, CAW Local 333 members, Greater Victoria and B.C. Transit as well.” The union represents more than 650 bus drivers, mechanics and maintenance workers in the Capital Region. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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New Year, Schmoo Year! It’s that time of year again, when we wake up from our turkey hangover, and decide to turn over that new fitness leaf we’ve been telling ourselves about since the fall. During this time we at Saanich Recreation welcome many eager new faces back to the gym. Unfortunately, January is also the time when many of those same newcomers (or newly returned to fitness) start strong with an ambitious fitness routine, only to see it fade away as January slides into February and then on into March. So this year, ditch all the usual expectations of a New Year’s resolution, and instead let this be the year when you set realistic and achievable goals; where you set your sights on a long term objective, but also include manageable benchmarks along the way. Let this be the year that come next January, you won’t even need a ‘new you’, because you’ll be happy with continuing the ‘current you’. Start now with simple steps, and don’t get bogged down in all the details. You can’t go wrong if you just keep moving. CEDAR HILL 250.475.7121 GORDON HEAD 250.475.7100 GR PEARKES 250.475.5400 COMMONWEALTH PLACE 250.475.7600

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UVic takes part in ground-breaking nanotechnology research work Brolo, the lead scientist for UVic’s arm of Prometheus, said the CFI funding will build on decades of fundamental research into nanotechnology and materials science, which has been backed by a $110-million investment. “The previous investments created a lot of proof-of-concepts, a lot of research ideas that are being tested and look promising,” Brolo said. “This (funding) can take us to the next level. There is a lot of competition, worldwide competition. This is a hot area with a lot of ideas, but sometimes the best idea doesn’t win in the end.” UVic expects to receive about $1.8 million from the CFI and $4.5 million in total through matching provincial funds and contributions from private companies. That funding is earmarked for advanced fabricating equipment, lasers and microscopes for about 20 UVic researchers focused on solar cells, biomedical sensors and quantum computing. For solar technology, researchers are looking to integrate nano-tubes on to a thin film to vastly improve how solar cells capture light, while also making it flexible and lighter. Nano structures integrated into biomedical sensors could not only quickly detect disease, people could use the sensors to establish a personalized baseline of health. Brolo said engineered nano-particles could provide better medical imaging of tumours for instance, or such particles could deliver targeted medication. “One drop of blood it can monitor several proteins related to disease in the clinical environment,” he said. “You don’t have to send it

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Open Space and the University of Victoria department of writing continues Open Word: Readings and Ideas literary series with two public readings by award-winning poet and essayist Dionne Brand. Jan. 30 at 10:30 a.m. in UVic’s Visual Arts Building, Room 203 and at Open Space, 510 Fort St. 7:30 p.m. on Jan 31.

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A film started four years ago by a Victoria real estate agent is finally drawing to a close in the last days before its world premiere at the Victoria Film Festival. The festival guide pitches Jackhammer as “without a doubt, the most ambitious movie shot by Victorians” – an apt description considering its creator Mike Hanus began the project with zero directing experience and ended up with a feature-length film, featuring a Hollywood cast. “I had drive and desire,” said Hanus in a phone interview from Vancouver, as he put the finishing touches on the film. “I really wanted to make my own film, hit some film festivals and create

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Mike Hanus, Jason Burkart, Pamela Anderson and McKinley Hlady during the filming of Hanus’ Jackhammer. my own road to the promised land.” The motivation to take on the project took hold of Hanus in 2009 while he was selling homes in Victoria and regularly travelling to Vancouver for acting gigs. Frustrated with the lack of more substantial roles available at home, he began production of Jackhammer, which he wrote, stars in and directs.

“I definitely wear a few hats,” Hanus said of his auteur experience. Hanus solicited the help of a writing team to translate his original concept into a screenplay. Among the cast: Islandborn Pamela Anderson, comedian Jamie Kennedy, Mad TV’s Nicole Sullivan and Rob Wells of Trailer Park Boys fame. Jackhammer follows the story

of two brothers, one, an introverted aspiring theatre actor (Guy Christie) and the other, Jackhammer (Hanus), trained to perform on another kind of stage. When the thespian is blacklisted by the industry’s most notorious casting agent (Kennedy), his protein-pounding, spray-tanning, older brother Jackhammer steps in. Jackhammer also happens to be a male stripper. “It’s a roller-coaster ride of good times and uncomfortable situations,” he said. “I’m trying to create a project within the scope of the budget that could be a big success theatrically on an indie-level,” Hanus added, saying that it wouldn’t be the first time low-budget comedy struck it big, should Jackhammer join the ranks of Napoleon Dynamite and Clerks. Local supporters from equipment rental houses to restaurants across the city stepped up to help Hanus make the project as good as he possibly could, he said. The process of finding the key people to work on the film was incremental, with early connec-

tions eventually leading to the star-speckled end product. Case in point: securing an editor from the Trailer Park Boys who got Rob Wells aboard. “It was a slow-building process, of working hard and reshooting and really taking it seriously,” Hanus said. “We have amazingly talented people who need to be showcased.” Among the variety of talents, Hanus said are a writing team able to craft jokes that still have him laughing even after dozens of viewings and local synth-revivalist Mike Glover. Glover, gaining popularity for Miami Nights 1984 provided the ‘80s-inspired soundtrack, in keeping with Jackhammer’s love for the neon era. After the hubbub of the film festival, Hanus will return to his day job in realty – a position he’s happy to continue alongside future film projects. The Victoria Film Festival runs Feb. 1 to 10, Jackhammer’s one screening is sold out. For a full listing of dates and showtimes for other festival programming, go to victoriafilmfestival.com. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Living the dream Oak Bay’s Red Art Gallery celebrates the new year with new works by gallery co-owner Marion Evamy. Imagery from dreams and the world of enjoying the dream are explored in Evamy’s signature bold palette and happy style. Created during her recent visit to Puerto Morelos, Mexico, the 20 acrylic and mixed media paintings offer a range of mysterious visions and joyful symbolic images of people living the dream. The show depicts a diverse, distinctive and interesting world.

Marion Evamy’s Fear no Ridicule.

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CCSVI Concert and Silent Auction Allegro Solo/Small Group Performance Blood Donor Clinic Ken Lavigne in Concert Ageless Adventure Tours Storyoga: Girls Night Out Led ZepAgain Sidneyland Family Day Triple Threat Spring Classes Roy Forbes Palm Court: Rhapsody in Blue Country Legends Heart of The Community Volunteer Awards Dance Unlimited OACP “On Stage” Blues Explosion: David Gogo & Jason Buie

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Karen Clark Dance Studio Blood Donor Clinic Retromania Gilbert & Sullivan Society Presents: Ruddigore Easter Vintage, Retro & Collectables Show & Sale

April 3&4 Blood Donor Clinic 16 Palm Court: Over The Rainbow 20 Passages - Ballet Kelowna 26, 27, 28 Peninsula Singers: A Night at the Movies

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• Canadian Federation of University Women 4th Tuesday monthly • Iyengar Yoga - ongoing registration 250-656-9493 • Musical Theatre Classes - Every Tuesday (Winter/Spring Session) • NOSA - Every Wednesday Fall/Spring • Peninsula Business Women - 3rd Tuesday monthly • Peninsula Garden Club - 2nd Monday monthly (excluding Oct. Dec. & Aug) • PROBUS - 2nd Tuesday monthly • Sidney Anglers Association - 4th Monday monthly • Sidney Shutterbugs 1st and 3rd Thursday monthly • SPAC - 1st Monday monthly • Uvic on the Peninsula: Spring 2013 Courses For show, ticket and conference information visit:

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Head out to Sidney Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. for the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre’s first Night at the Movies. The show is Disney favourite Finding Nemo. Bring the family for a night of popcorn and fun. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for kids (3-17 years), free for kids under age 2. For more information, call 250-665-7511, or go to oceandiscovery.ca/ night-at-the-movies.

Why is heart attack the number one killer in this country? Ninety-nine percent of doctors say it’s due to atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and that cholesterol lowering drugs are the primary way to treat it. But I suggest cardiologists have closed minds and are ignoring facts that could save thousands of North Americans from coronary attack. History shows mankind is not kind to new ideas. In 1847 one maternity patient in six who entered the University Hospital in Vienna left in a cofﬁn. Why? Because esteemed professors ridiculed Dr. Semmelweiss, a colleague, for showing that by simply washing hands after doing an autopsy, deaths were prevented. Years later Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Noble Prize winner, is ignored for reporting that large amounts of vitamin C and lysine are needed to prevent coronary attacks. Twenty-ﬁve years ago Pauling reported that animals make vitamin C and humans do not. That’s why sailors died of scurvy during long sea voyages, but the ship’s cat survived. Vitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in cement, makes collagen stronger. Pauling claimed it takes a mere 10 milligrams to prevent scurvy, but several thousand to prevent heart attack. Williams Stehbens, Professor of Anatomy at Wellington University in New Zealand, proved Pauling was right. Stebhens’ research showed that coronary arteries closest to the heart are under the greatest pressure. This causes collagen to fracture resulting in the formation of a blood clot and death. Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, has now proved that vitamin C can reverse atherosclerosis. Bush took retinal photographs, then started his patients on high doses of vitamin C and lysine. One year later additional pictures showed atherosclerosis had regressed in retinal arteries.

doses of vitamin C plus lysine with breakfast and the evening meal, for several reasons. I knew that Dr. Graveline, a physician and NASA astronaut, had twice developed transient global amnesia from taking Lipitor. I was also aware that patients have died from CLDs. Others have developed kidney, liver and muscle complications. I also believed the research of Pauling and Stehbens irrefutable. Now, the work of Dr. Bush has convinced me my decision was prudent. But to take large doses of vitamin C and lysine requires swallowing many pills daily. It’s a tall order for those who dislike swallowing one pill. So for several years I’ve been trying to find a company that would manufacture a combination of vitamin C and lysine powder. Now Medi-C Plus is available at health food stores. Its sales will help support The GiffordJones Professorship in Pain Control and Palliative Care at the University of Toronto. The dosage for the Medi-C Plus combination is one flat scoop with breakfast and the evening meal. Those at greater risk should take one flat scoop three times a day. If high doses cause diarrhea, the dose should be decreased. This column does not recommend that those taking CLDs should stop them. This is a decision that can only be made by patients and doctors. Most of today’s, cardiologists are impervious to persuasion. They continue to believe that cholesterol-lowering drugs are the be-all-and-end-all to prevent heart attack. They’ve been brain-washed by millions of dollars worth of promotion by pharmaceutical companies. It reminds me of the saying that cautions “It’s not what you don’t know what gets you into trouble, it’s the things you know for sure that ain’t so!” It’s time for cardiologists to have an open mind and stop ignoring this research. As for me – I bet my life on it!

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Fourteen years ago following my own coronary attack, cardiologists claimed it was sheer madness for me to refuse cholesterol-lowering drugs. Instead, I decided to take high

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So what has happened to these monumental ﬁndings? Bush, like Semmelweiss, has been ridiculed by cardiologists. One has to ask whether cardiologists, by ignoring his results, are condemning thousands of people to an early coronary heart attack.

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Evamy recently won her third major award at the Sidney Fine Art Show, and has received Masters' Category status. The winner of Best on Canvas can be viewed at Red Art Gallery as well. A meet the artist reception is being held on Saturday Feb. 2 from noon to 4 p.m. For more information on the Red Art Gallery call 250881-0462, go to redartgallery. ca or visit them at 2033 Oak Bay Ave. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m. llavin@vicnews.com

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Brain injury survivor helps others recover

volunteer notebook

Volunteer Today Time to Spare & Time to Share

Continued from Page A3

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Everything you need to know about Community Volunteering but were afraid to ask! Have you ever wondered how you can become a volunteer? And exactly what it is all about?

Saanich Volunteer Services is offering a

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION SESSION Tues., Feb. 19 2013 McCrea House 1445 Ocean View Road 4-6 pm RSVP: cov@ saanichvolunteers.org What a great way to hear about the options for helping out in your community! Here is a chance for new, prospective and experienced volunteers to learn more about the history and mission of our organization as well as the services that we provide at SVSS. This is the ﬁrst of the 2013 workshops that we will be offering to our volunteer community. Come for tea, meet the staff and hear from some of our hands on volunteers about what beneﬁts they experienced by making a difference in the lives of Saanich residents, one person at a time. If you have time to share and time to spare register for this workshop and discover where your skill, background and talent can be utilized. If you live in Saanich and want to make an impact in your community please contact us at 250-595-8008 9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Mon.- Fri. for more information or go to our website www.saanichvolunteers. org or like us on Facebook.

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elementary schools across Greater Victoria. As a prop, he drops four tomatoes that represent the lobes of the brain on the floor, with and without a helmet. Bruise your parietal lobe? Perhaps you won’t be able to taste Christmas dinner, he tells the kids, or smell that turkey coming out of the oven. The “helmet hair” campaign has picked up steam and found sponsorship, and should keep Goldberg occupied well into 2013. Last year he remarried and through 15 long years of incremental recovery, has built a new life for himself. “A big thing is to work within your limitations and accept that it’s OK to fail,” he says. “A patient won’t get better tomorrow or next week. It’s a long process. You just have to do the best you can every day.” To see the Are You Still a Genius? game show seetbitalks.com. To contact Goldberg about the helmet hair campaign email greg@tbitalks. com. editor@saanichnews.com

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Through the Cridge, Goldberg is the social co-ordinator for brain injury survivors – he plans events such as movies, outings, chatting and the game show. Goldberg’s recovery was marked with long periods of isolation – he knows socializing is a key facet on the road to recovery. “(These guys) aren’t hard to work with. I know what they are going through,” he says. “They have outbursts, they won’t show up, they’ll be late and forget things. I know, I forget too. It’s about acceptance, knowing there is no judgment and understanding they can be themselves.” Goldberg’s latest project, “helmet hair,” is an effort to raise awareness about wearing a helmet while cycling and engaging in other risky activities. His inspiration emerged from a news article about people refusing to wear bike helmets for short trips, as it messed up their hair. These days he’s spreading around stickers bearing “Helmet hair or long term care” and “Helmet head or hospital bed,” and is speaking at

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For 24 years at the Swan Lake Nature House, Cora Shaw was a familiar face. She saw executive directors, staff and volunteers come and go over the decades, but the 84-year-old dutifully volunteered every Tuesday, when she wasn’t travelling the world. Last week, volunteers and staff at Swan Lake held a tearful celebration for Shaw, who is stepping down into a kind of second retirement. “You are definitely an important part of the team. We are grateful you chose Swan Lake as your special place,” Terry Morrison, a former executive director of the Swan Lake nature sanctuary, told Shaw. “She is by far the longest-standing volunteer,” Morrison said. “She is quite a part of

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Cora Shaw has stepped down from her volunteer position at Swan Lake after 24 years, easily the longest-serving volunteer at the nature sanctuary. this place.” These days Swan Lake has about 250 volunteers, seven paid staff, and a few part time employees. “How do you top that record? I don’t think anyone will,” said Barry Janyk, the recently hired Swan Lake executive director. “People have busy, hectic lives. Cora exemplified involvement (in the community).” Shaw has volunteered in the Swan Lake office with administration and reception

since 1988, jumping off her first retirement from being a secretary in the University of Victoria continuing studies department. Shaw, smiling but teary eyed after the tributes and applause, said she started volunteering after seeing an ad in a newspaper. She wanted to keep up her office skills “instead of sitting at home doing nothing.” “I was looking for something to keep me out of mischief,” she

said laughing. “It’s been an enjoyable way to spend my retirement. “For the last 24 years it’s been a big part of my life. The staff have been fantastic. I’ve seen a lot of them come and go.” Age and modern technology have conspired to make it difficult for Shaw to remain a volunteer in the role that she’s had. She admits she’s not much of a computer person. Shaw said she’ll keep visiting Swan Lake as long as she can drive, and walk the paths to see the birds. The marshy lake remains a sanctuary for plants and animals, and a sanctuary for the Saanich resident. “It’s nice to walk around the lake and I like the birds here,” she said. “With so many houses and traffic on the highway, this is a nice oasis for the city of Victoria. To me this is a nice oasis.” editor@saanichnews.com

BC JOBS START HERE Find a job that’s right for you.

Looking for your first job, a new job, or a whole new career? Explore the possibilities at a ‘BC Jobs Start Here’ job fair. You can: meet local employers looking to hire get helpful career advice find information on skills training and career trends, and learn more about the tools and resources available. The fairs are organized as part of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan, the Province’s strategy to promote economic development and job growth throughout B.C. Find out what the future holds for you. Visit www.bcjobsplan.ca to find more information on the job fairs and skills training in B.C.

Date: February 4, 2013 Location: University of Victoria Student Union Building, Michele Pujol Room, Saanich Address: 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road) Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Victoria Cougar Keylen Opel keeps control of the pack after being checked by Nanaimo Buccaneer Quentin McShane during a game at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Cougars won 7-4.

Captain on point Captain sets VIJHL modern day record Travis Paterson News staff

Rarely do the Victoria Cougars face a deficit like they did on Sunday when the Nanaimo Buccaneers took a 3-1 lead in the first period at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The result was a dominating second period effort from the top junior B team in the province, as the Cougars scored four goals in the middle frame, and seven straight in total, to win 7-4. It was the Cougars’ 40th win of the season (40-1-0-2) as the team now has five games left in the 48-game Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season. “Recently we’ve had a tough time with slow starts,” said captain Brody Coulter. “Yes our second period was good (Sunday) but we (also) have to make sure we’re ready in the first period and not playing from behind.” Despite some “slow starts” the Cougars haven’t showed any weakness as they continue to dominate. Key to their success all season has been the powerplay. It was the story in the second

period against Nanaimo, with three of the four tallies coming with the man advantage. The Bucs learned not to trade powerplays with the Cougars. Coulter, who quarterbacks the powerplay, picked up all three of his assists on the powerplay. He also scored a shorthanded goal in the second period that tied the game and kept the momentum in the Cougars’ favour. On Thursday Coulter broke the modern era VIJHL points record of 104, set in 2003-04 by Jason Jacques of the Campbell River Storm. Coulter now has 113 points, 37 goals and 76 assists, in 43 games and counting. It’s a screaming pace but he’s unlikely to catch the all-time leader, Len Meyer of the 1978-79 Fuller Lake Flyers, who had 144. Regardless, the achievement is remarkable. Coulter, 20, was passed up by junior A teams as a 17 year old and, though he plays as a regular call up to the Grizzlies, he is dedicated to the Cougars. His scoring is balanced throughout the league, having been held to zero points in just two games so far, Nanaimo on Sept. 13 and the Saanich Braves on Jan. 4. “I can’t say enough about (Coulter’s) accomplishment,” said Cougars coach

Mark Van Helvoirt. “As an individual, he deserves it. And he’s even an even more important part of this team as a leader on and off the ice and in the dressing room.” Fifty-nine of Coulter’s points were earned on the powerplay, 12 goals and 47 assists. “(Coulter’s) worked hard at the powerplay and continues to,” Van Helvoirt said. Becoming the most dynamic point man in the league didn’t come without its trials and tribulations, however. “I’ve had a few blips, tripped on the blue line a couple of times, and fell (skating backwards) on a couple of rushes, so there’s been a few short handed goals against me,” Coulter said. “It took getting used to backwards skating, which I hadn’t done in forever. I watched a lot of video and have done a lot of practice on the breakout and that first pass.” The Cougars host the Peninsula Panthers tomorrow (Jan. 31), 7 p.m. Around the VIJHL: The Braves dropped its fourth loss in a row on Friday, 2-1 to Comox Valley, and have lost seven of the last eight. sports@vicnews.com

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The host UVic Vikes men’s and women’s teams finished fourth at the Canada West Swimming Championships at Saanich Commonwealth Place, Jan. 25 to 27. The Vikes opened the meet with a sweep of the men’s 1,500-metre freestyle on Friday as Alec Page, a 2012 Olympian, won gold with a new Canada West record of 15 minutes and 4.48 seconds. Vikes Eric Hedlin and Will Brothers won bronze. Page also finished second in the men’s 50m butterfly and helped the Vikes men’s 800m freestyle relay team to second. Later in the weekend Ian Mattock won silver in the men’s 400m individual medley. Allison Wood won silver in the women’s 200m freestyle, just ahead of Ella Dalling, who was fifth. Vikes Rachael Newman and Stephanie Horner swam to fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women’s 100m butterfly. The latter two are among 19 Vikes swimmers to qualify for the CIS championships in Calgary on Feb. 21 to 23, as reported on the Vikes website. The UBC Thunderbirds won the women’s team trophy and the Calgary Dino’s won the men’s team trophy.

Martinson wins second Island Race of season Victoria’s Geoff Martinson is two for two in the 2013 Frontrunners Island Race Series. The former Vikes track star set the overall course records at the Cobble Hill 10K on Sunday (Jan. 27) with a time of 30:46, beating Steve Osaduik’s 2008 time of 31:11. Martinson also won the Pioneer 8K two weeks ago, the first race of the series. “With no watch and no clocks on the course, it wasn’t until the last 100 metres when I could see the finish line clock that I knew the record was within reach,” Martinson said. A three-second gap separated the women’s winner, Catrin Jones (35:57), and second place Lucy Smith. Martinson (25-29) and Smith (45-49) set two of the five age-group records at the race, which had 532 finishers. The Cedar 12K on Feb. 10 is next in the Island series followed by the Hatley Castle 8K at Royal Roads University on Feb. 24.

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Basketball PacWest Women GP W L Pts 1 Capilano 15 13 2 26 2 Douglas 15 10 5 20 3 V.I.U. 15 10 5 20 4 Quest 15 9 6 18 5 Kwantlen 15 8 7 16 6 Camosun 15 6 9 12 7 Langara 15 4 11 8 8 CBC 15 0 15 0 Results Kwantlen 53 Camosun Chargers 48 CBC 39 Camosun Chargers 81 Men GP W L Pts 1 Langara 15 14 1 28 2 VIU 15 12 3 24 3 Quest 15 7 8 14 4 Camosun 15 7 8 14 5 Douglas 15 6 9 12 6 CBC 15 5 10 10 7 Capilano 15 5 10 10 8 Kwantlen 15 4 11 8 Results Kwantlen 76 Camosun Chargers 90 CBC 76 Camosun Chargers 77

Pac. Women W-L Pct. Stk Pts 1 UFV x 13-3 .813 W2 26 2 UBC 12-4 .750 W2 24 3 TRU x 12-5 .706 W1 24 4 UVic 11-5 .688 L1 22 5 UNBC 6-10 .375 L2 12 6 TWU 5-11 .313 W2 10 7 Mount Royal 5-11 .313 L2 10 8 UBC-O 5-12 .294 L4 10 Results UVic Vikes 73 Thompson Rivers 63 UVic Vikes 71 Thompson Rivers 67 Pac. Men W-L Pct. Stk Pts UBC x 14-2 .875 W8 28 UVic 11-5 .688 W4 22 UFV 9-7 .563 W2 18 TWU 7-9 .438 W2 14 TRU 6-11 .353 L4 12 UNBC 5-11 .313 L6 10 Mount Royal 3-13 .188 L5 6 UBC-O 2-15 .118 L6 4 Results UVic Vikes 81 Thompson Rivers 64 UVic Vikes 80 Thompson Rivers 65 x: clinched playoff spot Top four teams advance to crossover playoffs. Two teams qualify for CIS Nationals.

PacWest Women MP MW ML 1 UFV 18 17 1 2 V.I.U. 18 16 2 3 CBC 18 10 8 4 Camosun 18 7 11 5 Douglas 20 6 14 6 Capilano 18 5 13 7 COTR 18 3 15 Results Camosun Chargers 2 UFV 3 Camosun Chargers 0 UFV 3

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Men MP MW ML 1 Douglas 20 19 1 2 Vancouver 18 12 6 3 Camosun 18 11 7 4 Capilano 18 11 7 5 COTR 18 7 11 6 UFV 18 2 16 7 CBC 18 2 16 Results Camosun Chargers 3 UFV 0 Camosun Chargers 3 UFV 1

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2nd. Div. Sailors 2 Rebel Bluejays 1 3rd. Div. Pirates 2 Oak Bay Devils 0 Oak Bay Demons 4 Lynx-III 0 Cowichan Stellers 4 Rebel Renegades 0 Aerie Ravens 3 Cowichan 2 Premier men: UBC 3 UVic Vikes 1 League: Hawks 5 Oak Bay 1 Tigers 5 Mutineers 2

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Soccer VISL Div. 1 GP W L T Pts 1 Cowichan 15 13 1 1 40 2 Bays Uts. 14 13 1 0 39 3 Saanich 14 12 1 1 37 4 Nanaimo 16 9 6 1 28 5 Vic West 14 8 6 0 24 6 Castaways 16 4 10 2 14 7 Gorge 16 4 11 1 13 8 Sooke Celtic 13 3 9 1 10 9 Saltspring 15 1 10 3 6 10 Pros. Lake 15 2 13 0 6 Results Saanich Fusion 4 Sooke Celtic 2 Prospect Lakers 0 Gorge 4 Vic West 1 Bays Utd. 3

The Jan. 25 issue of the News incorrectly identified Ella Dalling and Allison Wood as needing to qualify for the CIS championships at the Canada West Swimming Championships, held at Saanich Commonwealth Place, Jan. 25 to 27. In fact, they had already done so. Their training schedule was also incorrectly explained. Congratulations to both on their strong seasons. The News regrets the error.

Hockey Wed. Jan. 30: VIJHL, Kerry Park Islanders at Westshore Wolves, 7:30 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena. Thurs. Jan. 31: VIJHL, Peninsula Panthers at Victoria Cougars, 7 p.m., Archie Browning Sports Centre. Fri. Feb. 1: VIJHL, Campbell River Storm at Saanich Braves, 6:30 p.m., George Pearkes arena. Fri. Feb. 1: VIJHL, Victoria Cougars at Peninsula Panthers, 7:30 p.m., Panorama Rec. Centre.

Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association Premier GP W L T Pts 1 Pros. Lake 14 9 0 3 30 2 Castaways 14 7 3 2 23 3 Vic West 14 7 5 0 21 4 Saanich 13 6 3 3 21 5 Vic A’s 14 4 4 4 16 6 Nanaimo 14 1 8 3 6 7 Lakehill 14 0 11 1 1 Results Nanaimo 0 Vic West 1 Vic A’s 0 Saanich Fusion 3 Castaways 0 Prospect Lake 1 Saltspring 0 Castaways 3

Basketball Fri. & Sat. Feb. 1-2: CIS, UNBC Timberwolves at UVic Vikes, Friday, women at 6 p.m., men at 8 p.m., Saturday, women at 5 p.m., men at 7 p.m., McKinnon Gym.

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FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

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J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, ﬁnish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

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HANDYPERSONS AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. Pay No Tax Special! Big Bear Handyman. For all your Home and Business maintenance needs. Free Est. 250-896-6071 EXT/INTER New, repair. Deck, step, fence. Carpentry, plumbing,paint. 250-588-3744. THE LANGFORD MANquality work, competitive pricing, licensed & insured. Fred, (250)514-5280.

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✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Honest, on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774 SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578. SMART GUYS Hauling. Garden waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, courteous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

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2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. A1 DIAMOND Moving- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734. A2Z WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Call Phil (250)383-8283 DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

Go With The Flow Installations. All residential Heating, Ventilation & Custom Ducting. Call Tom at 250-883-8353.

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MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing. New construction, reno’s, hw tanks, toilets, clogged drains. All of your plumbing needs. Call to talk with a plumber. 24hr service. Free est. No job too small. 250-704-8962. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges. Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - SAANICH

The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on its arts advisory council. The council is a volunteer committee that adjudicates CRD funding programs and provides advice and policy recommendations on issues

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Spring preparation Ray Robinson spreads soy pulp on garden beds in a greenhouse at Haliburton Farms in preparation for spring planting. The soy pulp adds nitrogen to the soil to encourage a good crop. He grows leeks, potatoes, raspberries, rhubarb, red peppers and cucumbers, selling them at farmers markets with the other Haliburton growers. GUTTER CLEANING â€˘ WINDOW CLEANING â€˘ POWER WASHING

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Q Blood Pressure Clinic Q Saturday, January 19 Q Pearkes Arena

Take The Pressure Down Free Blood Pressure Clinic Beacon Community Services, along with The Heart and Stroke Foundation were at the Pacific Cup Oldtimers Hockey Tournament on Jan. 19th at Pearkes Arena. Together they were raising blood pressure awareness by offering free blood pressure checks. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for stroke and is a major factor for heart disease. It affects 20% of Canadians and 42% who have it, donâ€™t know they have it Over time high blood pressure can damage blood vessel walls causing scarring that promotes the build-up of fatty plaque, which can narrow and eventually block arteries. It also strains the heart and eventually weakens it. Very high blood pressure can cause blood vessels in the brain to burst resulting in a stroke. With proper diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure, you can cut your risk of stroke by up to 40% and heart attack by up to 25%. High blood pressure often has no symptoms, so have yours checked at least once every two years by a healthcare professional. Eat a balanced diet, be physically active and smoke-free, and reduce your salt and alcohol intake to help lower your blood pressure. Maintain a healthy weight, even a modest reduction in weight, as little as 10%, can dramatically decrease your chances of having a stroke or heart attack. For more information visit: http://takethepressuredown.ca

Judith Blake and her kids, Finn and Ruby stopped by to speak with volunteers.

Hockey players Chris Bailey and Brendan McGivney from Fort Colins, Colorado.

Leah Ruscheinsky of Victoria.

Pam Stonehouse has her blood pressure read as volunteer Trish Penner looks on.

Ruby Blake enjoyed pumping the plastic heart in the Blood Pressure, what does it mean? display.

Edward Fraser stopped by and got his blood pressure numbers.

Tony Bartels has the process explained to him by Lois McNabb, volunteer with Beacon Community Services.

Hockey player Jay Eckhardt goes over his numbers with Area Coordinator Matt Stooke.

Hockey player Todd Warnygora.

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