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New characters could be making their way to Facebook thanks to an Oak Bay-based video game developer. Stephen McCallum is hard at work creating what he hopes will become his second social game hit. “I’m trying to take a lot of the things that worked with the first game and appeal to a broader audience,” McCallum said. His first Facebook success came with Pot Farm, a game he co-produced with East Side Games in Vancouver. Pot Farm was created following the popularity of Zynga’s FarmVille. “I had been working a lot with Flash at that time and all of these social games are Flash,” McCallum said. “I looked at FarmVille and thought, ‘I could make a game like that.’ The first idea that came to mind was to make a parody of it and make something called Pot Farm, where you don’t necessarily grow tomatoes.” McCallum approached East Side Games, where friends of his from the early days of his career were working, with the idea to improve the art of the game they were already working on by integrating it with the existing game. “We put it together and launched it in 2009 and (got) 1.5 million users in the first month,” he said. “We struggled because the game was launched kind of haphazardly and we weren’t really ready for that type of success, but we kind of made it up as we went along.” Pot Farm has continued to average about one million users a month, and in 2010 McCallum decided to sell his share of the game to pursue a new project. The concept for McCallum’s new game is an online version of the week-long experiment in community, art, self expression and self -reliance known as Burning Man. “The idea behind Burning Man is you get a primitive society for a week where you go to the desert with a bunch of strangers and cast off the rules of society for a little while and build an experimental society,” he said. Because the games McCallum builds are based on social media, the event seemed a good fit and he began creating his concept. PLEASE SEE: Burning Man turns into a caveman, Page A8
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Anglicans mull new direction on marriage
Kit Pearson, left, and partner Katherine Farris, congregation members for about five years at Christ Church Cathedral, look at a stained glass window near the church balcony. Members recently voted to allow same-sex union blessings in the church, in accordance with a Anglican Diocese of B.C. rule change. The change, however, does not allow for legal same-sex marriages to be conducted.
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The outgoing bishop of the Anglican Diocese of B.C. hopes the recently adopted decision to allow same-gender blessings will become the norm for all marrying couples in the church. Bishop James Cowan supports ending a centuries-long tradition of legal marriages in the Anglican church and hopes its national decision-making body embraces the “European model” of performing only religious consecration ceremonies. “If marriage is something that the state wants to keep an eye on, then let state officers do it,” he said. “Why should the clergy be instruments of the state, and (do it) for free?” Currently, Anglican parishes in B.C. are able to conduct both civil and religious blessing ceremonies for heterosexual couples, while local parish members can choose whether or not their church can perform same-sex blessings. “There might be a time for the church to bless all marriages. … It really depends if the clergy are willing to move in that direction,” Rev. Logan McMenamie, dean of the parish. said. The possibility of ending church-administered civil marriage was broached in 2010 at the Anglican Church of Canada’s national conference, known as general synod, Cowan said. Clergy and other church members gather every three years to discuss major ministry decisions, including marriage policies. At the 2010 conference, clergy and canon lawyers weren’t able to come to a consensus on the definition of a “European model” of marriage, so no progress was made. Carol Throp volunteers as a steward at Christ Church Cathedral and was raised and married in the Anglican tradition. She also supports the idea of offering blessings only to all couples. “Married couples would be coming to the church to celebrate and affirm their union in the presence of God,” she said. “My children, who are in their 30s, don’t think twice about equal gay rights (in society). If blessings are acceptable for gay couples, why can’t we all do that?” Throp acknowledged, however, that many fellow churchgoers want traditional marriage ceremonies to remain a part of the church’s offerings. Anglican church leaders on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands seem split in their opinion of the move, Cowan said, but he remains hopeful. “I was actually surprised with the (positive) response,” he said. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Better late than never. The congregation at Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral voted overwhelmingly last week to allow same-sex blessings in the church, more than a decade after Vancouver-area Anglican churches did the same. “The Anglican church has been talking about this for more than 30 years,” Rev. Logan McMenamie says. “In some ways it’s disabled us, but it’s an important decision. It’s really a justice issue.” The 148-14 vote in favour of the blessings means gay couples can now hold such ceremonies inside Christ Church Cathedral, although McMenamie still cannot conduct the legal portion of same-sex ceremonies. “The vote was a formal recognition that we are welcome and we are equal,” says parish member Kit Pearson, who along with her partner, Katherine
Farris, has been attending the parish members he has lost church for five years. because of the slow changes, but “Of course, it’s not absolutely said more progress will be made equal because we can’t get at upcoming diocese gatherings. married. ... It’s just a step along “We’re now one of six dioceses the way.” in Canada that Pearson, 66, permits same-sex “It’s really a says she and blessings,” he justice issue.” Farris have never says. experienced James Cowan, - Rev. Logan McMenamie prejudice under the outgoing the cathedral’s bishop of the roof. Anglican Diocese of B.C., formally They have chosen to remain authorized same-sex blessings in a part of the Anglican church January. despite its delayed embrace of Cowan oversees parishes homosexual equality. on southern Vancouver Island “I think a church, like any and the Gulf Islands, while the other institution, is run by Anglican diocese for Vancouverhumans, and humans have area parishes was the first many faults,” she says. “You in Canada to allow same-sex could be married in the hall by blessings in 2002. a justice of the peace, then go “I think it’s a very good thing into the church and have your for the church,” McMenamie marriage blessed, which is a little said. “We want to stay together, ridiculous.” learn together, grow together.” McMenamie laments the dpalmer@vicnews.com
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It’s not a surprise that a 104-year-old club is hard to get into, but for artist Terry McBride it was worth the process to be accepted to the Victoria Sketch Club. McBride, the club’s exhibition director, has been a member of the club for four years after wanting to reconnect with painting. “I used to live in Ontario, and was a member of an art group there,” she said. “When we moved here I went back to university and when I finished I wanted to get back into painting.” She was first introduced to the Sketch Club through friends who were members and joined them on an outdoor sketch and paint, then she applied to be a
Victoria, McBride said the Sketch Club focuses on established artists, with former members including Emily Carr, Samuel Maclure and Ted Harrison. “The (members) are very gifted artists, so you do learn by painting with them,” she said. She has learned from their professionalism, she added. In addition to painting and sketching together, and critiquing each other’s work, the club also exhibTerry McBride photo its together in its annual Victoria Sketch Club member and Spring Show which opens artist Elisabeth Milton works on March 19. one of her paintings. “We have 36 members and all the artists are open member. to submit up to four paint“You have to go through a jury ings, which means there will be process to become a member,” nearly 150 original works of art,” she said. McBride said. Unlike other art groups in Even though the club includes
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Eroding pillars of the church Last week, parishioners at the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral voted to allow the blessing of same-sex marriages, an unusually progressive move for a mainstream faith. The Anglican Church, and this congregation in particular, understand the value of embracing people equally, and to a certain degree, rejecting arbitrary and antiquated doctrines that install bigotry as part of faith. Whether this will help or further erode support for the Anglican Church in the Capital Region remains to be seen. In past years, the Victoria diocese has struggled to keep an audience. In January 2010 Anglican Diocese of B.C. announced it would close 19 of its churches in Greater Victoria largely due to declining membership, And notably in 2008, Anglican parishioners in Metchosin kicked up an angry fuss – and eventually separated from the church – when the Anglican Church of Canada started sending signals that it would bless same-sex unions, as indeed it does now. Allowing same-sex blessings – which is strictly symbolic, as opposed to a legal church wedding ceremony – cracks open the door for progressive equality within the church. But James Cowan, the outgoing bishop of the Anglican Diocese of B.C., says the church should get out of the marriage business altogether and leave all legal aspects of marriage in the hands of the state. This is all fine and well, but Anglicans need to tread carefully about the messaging behind ditching legal marriage ceremonies. Marrying and burying, so to speak, are two traditional tenets of churches the world over. Even more than that, bailing on legal marriage ceremonies, especially around the same time as adopting same-sex blessings, could open the door to bigotry and accusations that same-sex rights led to the downfall of marriage in church. Allowing church blessings for all people is the right thing to do, but the Anglican Church needs to be mindful of unintended consequences of trying to level the playing field for marriage ceremonies. 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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Tax time illustrates cuts at CRA Ottawa is in the midst of a long, seniors, persons living with slow thaw from a cold winter, but disabilities and persons living in Victoria has all the remote or rural areas are telltale signs of spring. concerned about access to The change in seasons basic tax forms and other is visible everywhere, information. with the requisite In the government’s umbrellas and budding 2013-2014 estimates, the trees. Usually at this time CRA is projected to be cut of year we also receive by approximately $100 paper tax packages in million. This is on top the mail, but this year, of last year’s Economic without warning, the Action Plan, under which Canada Revenue Agency more than 3,000 full-time (CRA) announced it will Murray Rankin equivalent jobs have or no longer be mailing the will be cut from the agency Guest Column T1 general tax package. over a three-year roll out Service cuts and period. sweeping changes at the CRA have As official opposition critic for left Canadians confused about how national revenue, I have opposed to access the basic information they the CRA service cuts and been need to file their taxes. seeking answers to constituents’ The Telefile service used questions to ensure you have the by hundreds of thousands of information you need to file your Canadians was cancelled earlier this taxes with ease and on time. year and changes to NETFILE have The federal privacy triggered major privacy concerns. commissioner has sought further Payment and enquiry counter information from the CRA and is services are closing, face-to-face investigating the new NETFILE outreach sessions have been requirements to use a social discontinued and every service insurance number and a birth date counter in Canada is set to close by to file online. Oct. 1. Previously, NETFILE required a The CRA is effectively closing its personal code and pin number to doors to the public; meanwhile, file tax returns.
The New Democratic Party’s privacy and National Revenue critics have been in contact with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner regarding this matter and are awaiting the results of that investigation. Canadians not using the NETFILE option have been encouraged to download tax forms from the CRA website or pick up tax packages at local Canada Post or Service Canada locations. Canadians are entitled to receive tax documents by mail, but the CRA will only send a package to those who specifically request it. If you would like a tax package mailed, call 1-800-959-7383 as soon as possible. To assist you, my community office has compiled a list of tax clinics in Victoria where volunteers are available to help you complete your taxes. Please visit murrayrankin.ca for more information. Please contact my office at 250363-3600 should you have any further questions or concerns about the CRA or other federal government agencies. Murray Rankin is the Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue and the NDP Member of Parliament for Victoria.
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Uruguay president offers shining example When bright young who sets a high bar. idealists share their But something particularly environmental concerns with unique is happening in South me, I encourage America. I only them to get recently learned involved in politics. of Jose Mujica, a That’s where remarkable man decisions have to who became be made about the president of severe ecological Uruguay in 2009. problems we face. He’s a radical Have you activist who, in the noticed, though, 1960s, joined the how idealism left-wing guerrilla often gives way group known David Suzuki to a sense of as Tupamaros, with Ian Hanington formed by sugarentitlement to all the perks that cane workers and come with political office? students. The organization It’s amazing how being was crushed after a military elected to serve the people coup in 1973. is often turned on its head: Mujica was shot six times we’re expected to support and imprisoned for 14 years; elected leaders without he claims incarceration protest or question. And what solidified his thinking. In 1985, happens to many who leave constitutional democracy government? Lucrative board was restored to Uruguay and memberships and business Mujica was released. He ran deals. for office and was elected Some politicians take president in 2009. a different road, though. And what a politician. He’s Former U.S. President Jimmy a vegetarian who lives in his Carter stepped down after wife’s ramshackle farmhouse one term, was roundly where they work together in ridiculed by popular media, the fields growing flowers. He yet continued to dedicate his turned down the opportunity life to promoting justice and to move into the presidential eliminating poverty around palace in Montevideo, the world. Nelson Mandela is preferring to stay on the another incredible role model farm, which is linked to the
capital city by a dirt road. Under Uruguay’s law, elected officials must declare their personal wealth. In 2010, Mujica’s was $1,800, the value of the 1987 Volkswagen beetle he drives. When he added a share of his wife’s assets – her house, land and tractor – it brought his declared family wealth to $215,000. Mujica receives $12,000 a month as president but donates 90 per cent of it to the poor and small businesses. “I can live well with what I have,” he said. “I’m called ‘the poorest president’, but I don’t feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more.” At Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, Mujica stated: “We’ve been talking all afternoon about sustainable development – to get the masses out of poverty. But what are we thinking? Do we want the model of development and consumption of the rich countries? I ask you now: What would happen to this planet if Indians would have the same proportion of cars per household as Germans?
How much oxygen would we have left? Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet.” Mujica said most world leaders have a “blind obsession to achieve growth with consumption, as if the contrary would mean the end of the world.” He’s hit a bit of a bump in popularity, dropping below 50 per cent for refusing to veto a bill legalizing abortion before 12 weeks (as did all his predecessors) and supporting a debate on legalization of marijuana use that would give the state a monopoly over its trade. Mujica pointed out: “Consumption of cannabis is not the most worrying thing; drug-dealing is the real problem.” Mujica isn’t worried about the drop in popularity. It’s part of politics, and besides, he’s 77 and can’t run again in 2014. He’s a good role model with wise, enduring values, and an inspiration for people around the world. davidsuzuki.org.
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Aid and mining; now’s our chance to make a difference The world was recently shocked by the news of South African police gunning down protesting mine workers. But the untold story is more insidious and far more lethal.
South Africa’s mining industry is a hotbed of tuberculosis infection, due to crowded and unhealthy working conditions. One third of all new South African TB cases arises in the mines, adding three-quarters of a million sufferers each year. It is estimated that every infected mine worker spreads the disease to 15 other people. Although TB cost only $20 per person to treat, infection is often a death sentence for these people and their families. Canada has long been a leader in battling TB by working with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, which has treated almost 10 million cases of TB. March 24 is world TB day, and this year the Global Fund is set for replenishment. The federal government’s new direction in aid is to link it to mining development. Here’s a chance for them to show true leadership in this regard and help South Africa’s mining industry rid itself of
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Consultation planned for marine conservation area Community consultation on the proposed National Marine Conservation Area will be held on April 10. Parks Canada director of marine planning Nick Irving and acting park superintendent Todd Shannon will be the keynote speakers. The event is hosted by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Parks Canada. The meeting will run from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club at 3475 Ripin Rd. The event is free, but guests are asked to register at victoriachamber.ca to ensure there is space available.
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New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance company fuses Maori and Samoan traditional dances with modern dance to create an extraordinarily dynamic form. See them perform at the Royal Theatre March 15 and 16, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, available at rmts. bc.ca, start at $29.
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s special niche. “I worked out a business plan w where I could cele ebrate champions o curling and supof p port them in their p pursuits of excell lence,” she says. Since beginning her curling art portfolio just two years ago, Childs has painted – with watercolour – the likenesses of Canadians JenImage courtesy of Jayné Childs nifer Jones, Mike McEwan, Jayné Childs (inset) work, Russ Howard – FOCUS Cheryl Bernard, Jeff Stoughwhich will be on display during the 2013 Men’s World ton and more. Curling Championships. Partial proceeds from the sales of Childs’ art go to 40 years: drawing,” she says. the champion curlers porWhen Howard came to town, Childs’ art trayed in the artwork. Proceeds also go to – of a focused Howard throwing the rock support the curling clubs that host her art. – received accolades and praise . That’s Childs, who grew up in Victoria and when she knew she had tapped into a returned a number of times through adult-
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For centuries, artists have been capturing emotional, hard-fought moments in sport through beautifully hand-crafted paintings, sculptures and sketches. But Victoria-born painter Jayné Childs realized one sport – a favourite Canadian pastime – was noticeably absent from the artistic world. “I never got in to curling – it was cold; my body doesn’t like the cold. But it’s a really big sport, especially in this part of the country,” she says from her home in Maryfield, Sask. “Curling is such a community heartbeat.” Childs’ first foray into painting the sport was in February 2011 when curler Russ Howard came to her small Saskatchewan town. “I decided to see if I could draw anymore. I had done metal sculpture work, huge murals, marblings – all sorts of mediums, but I hadn’t done what I’d done as a kid in
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Victoria Dance Theatre presents its third annual year-end show. Featuring company dancers and guests, this is a multi-dimensional show of dance, music and more. Tickets are $15 and all proceeds go to PEERS and LifeRing. Email info@victoriadancetheatre.com or call 250-858-3339 for tickets. Go to victoriadancetheatre.com for more information.
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Born Ruffians play at Lucky Bar March 19. Photo contributed
Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians gave fans a taste of their new material on New Years Day when they posted a stream of their new song With Her Shadow. The Ontario-based four-piece is now excited to reveal details of its upcoming third full length album, Birthmarks, which will be released on April 16, including the tune Needle which they posted on soundcloud last month.
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SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Fergus Hall named B.C.’s high school athlete of the year Glenlyon Norfolk School grad and current University of Victoria student Fergus Hall is the 47th annual Sport B.C. male high school athlete of the year. The rugby player is a member of the Vikes men’s and earned notice last year when he was instrumental in helping Team B.C. win the Las Vegas InviPhoto by Randy Neville tational Sevens high Fergus Hall carries school tournament. Hall was also part the ball for Team of the U-18 B.C. team B.C. at the Victoria that successfully International rugby defended their national 7s tournament. title in Quebec this past summer. Prior to that he was a member of both the GNS Gryphons school and Castaway Wanderers club rugby teams leading up to his arrival at UVic. Hall scored his first CDI Premier League try on Feb. 23 against Bayside. On Mar. 1 and 2 he was part of the Vikes their second National University Sevens Rugby Championship at Westhills Stadium in Langford.
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Victoria Grizzly Chase Kaiser dives for the puck as he’s checked by Powell River Kings Jordan Burns during a game at Bear Mountain Arena in January. The Kings visit for Game 1 of the playoffs tonight.
Grizz slide into playoffs Travis Paterson News staff
Beacon Hill looks to repeat as National Little League turns 60 The boys of Beacon Hill Little League are looking to be back-to-back city champions this year as baseball season nears. Last year Beacon Hill made it to the provincial semifinals. Late registration is still open for boys and girls to play District 7 Little League baseball. National Little League (Cook Street and Hillside Avenue), the city’s oldest program, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Visit littleleaguevictoria.org to register.
Greater Victoria recruiting youngsters for the gridiron The Greater Victoria Minor Football Association is recruiting boys and girls aged six to 13 years old for its spring season. Equipment is provided, which includes helmet, shoulder pads, kidney belt, pants, knee and thigh pads. Teams are located in Gordon Head, Saanich, Victoria, Westshore, Peninsula and Sooke. Player registration and gear-up is this weekend, Saturday (March 16) 10 to 11 a.m. at the Copley Park field house, 600 Parkridge St., off Vanalman Avenue. For more info visit victoriafootball.ca.
Vikes track down gold at CIS championships UVic Vikes 600-metre specialist Rachel Francois won her second CIS gold medallist in the event at the CIS national track championships in Edmonton last weekend. Over the course of the three-day meet the middle-distance focused Vikes earned two gold medals and two bronze. The Vikes women’s 4x800m team won gold. The same team then won its first CIS medal in the 4x400m, taking bronze, with Jenica Moore, Grace Annear, Kendra Pomfret and Francois at anchor in that race. Pomfret also medaled with third in the 1,000m. sports@vicnews.com
It’s not the ideal way to enter the playoffs. The Victoria Grizzlies haven’t won in six games, even if three of the past four losses did come in overtime. And as the puck drops at Bear Mountain Arena tonight (March 15) for Game 1 of the BCHL best-of-five playoff series versus the Powell River Kings, it will mark a month since the Grizzlies’ last win at home, Feb. 16 over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. But playoffs are a clean slate, a time to start over. “I know (the Kings) will be well prepared to make life miserable for their opponents,” said Grizzlies coach and general manager Bill Bestwick. The coach of the year winner anticipates a well-prepared Kings team under fellow coach of the year winner Kent Lewis, who won in 2009 and 2011. “(The Kings) will compete hard and I’m sure they’re not satisfied with their regular season. You can make amends of a season real quick in a five-game series.” The season hasn’t been the same for the Grizzlies since Gerry Fitzgerald went down for good in January, though the team hung on to finish atop the Island division But the Fitzgerald triplets, of which the Grizz were recently down to one, are back to two today as Leo returns to form a top line with brother Myles and David Mazurek. Myles Powell with skate with Mark McClellan and Pearce Eviston on the Grizzlies second line. Stefan Nicholishen will centre Keyler Bruce and Brett Hartskamp on a grind line that will surely have the Kings’ defence scrambling to avoid danger. A four-game suspension for accumulating six fighting majors and six game
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Bill Bestwick on Grizz bench. misconducts this season will keep Turner Lawson out until late in the series, or second round, should the Grizzlies win. Defenceman Jaden Schmeisser will return for Game 2 for a fifth fighting major of the season against Alberni on Saturday. Defenceman Blake Thompson can return for Game 3, as he is banned two games for a blow to the head against Alberni. Brady Rouleau will start in net for the Grizzlies. “Our goaltending has been challenged down the stretch. We’re leaning on Brady to get us our first win on Friday night and go from there,” Bestwick said. “In a best of five, obviously home ice advantage is critical and if you falter there’s no margin for error.”
Coach of the year The BCHL awards were released earlier this week naming Bill Bestwick the Coastal conference Coach of the Year and defenceman D.J. Jones to the Coastal All-Star team. It’s Bestwick’s third time winning the award, having won it with the Nanaimo Clippers in 2005 and 2008. The last Victoria coach to win it was Campbell Blair with the Grizzlies (Salsa) in 2000. Bestwick is heralded for turning a Griz-
zlies roster, stripped of its assets and with little in the way of prospects, into a BCHL contender. Key acquisitions captain Zach Urban from the Penticton Vees and the Fitzgerald triplets from the Prince George Spruce Kings led the turnaround. Bestwick last faced the Kings in the playoffs with the Clippers in 2008. The Clippers swept the best-of-seven series in four straight. The Grizzlies last faced the Kings in the second round of the 2011 playoffs. The Kings roared back from being down 3-1 in the series, rallying off a Game 5 overtime win.
Victoria trio leads Vees Wade Murphy, a former Victoria Grizzlies player from Saanich, was also named a BCHL all-star. Murphy plays for the Penticton Vees which finished first in the Interior division. He won the RBC Cup national championship with the Vees last year. This year he was overall in BCHL scoring with 23 goals and 47 assists for 70 points, but was second in points per game average. He missed games while playing for Canada at the World Junior A Challenge. The Vees’ goaltending duo of Chad Katunar and Nic Renyard, both from Victoria, will share the Wally Forslund Award as the Top Goaltending Tandem with the best combined goals-against average of 2.33 per game. sports@vicnews.com
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Back for a third year, the MacQuarie Rink of Dreams 24-hour charity hockey game has become a highlight on the annual rec league calendar. There are returning teams and returning players, making the event successful, said organizer Harp Sandhu. “Every year I feel the need to remind everyone this is not a ‘leave-your-house-late’ kind of beer league hockey game,” he added. “Don’t say goodbye to your family, bring your family!” The noon-to-noon, March 23 to 24 event at Bear Mountain Arena is a hockey carnival with a beer garden from noon to 11 p.m. and food vendors during the day. There’s tons of stuff for kids, Marty the Marmot and other entertainment from noon till 3 p.m. On the ice, it’s light versus dark in a game that almost makes it 24-hours around the clock (teams and players are invited to stay during the wee hours, but its optional). Every hour two new teams take the ice and the score is cumulative. Cutoff for adults to signup has passed but there’s still a few
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Harp Sandhu spots for kids open. Funds raised at the event have been matched by the MacQuarie Group Foundation bringing the total to nearly $200,000 through the first two years, all of it going to the Victoria-based Help Fill A Dream Foundation. It also happens to an “unofficial” hockey day in Canada, with five different Canadian teams playing on the big screen from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., including the Vancouver Canucks at 1 p.m. There are dozens of quality prizes donated from the community up for grabs with the spin of the big wheel, a new feature, and a couple of other fresh takes on the prize raffles. The chuck-a-puck event now
has dedicated puck-chuckers, so ticket buyers needn’t worry about staying if home is calling. One lucky adult hockey player will also get their name drawn to shoot for a new Subaru XV Crosstrek. To win, the player must score 16 of 20 pucks in 20 seconds, into the far net from their blue line. And in addition to the many Canucks and Victoria Royals tickets is the debut of this year’s Hat Trick Raffle, a trip for two with return Helijet return travel, prime seats to see the Vancouver Canucks versus rival Chicago Blackhawks on April 22, and two nights at the five-star Hotel Georgia. It also includes two spots at an exclusive Canucks autism fundraiser put on by MacQuarie Vancouver. Canucks general and assistant general manager and alumni players sit among the guests. It’s a total value of $3,000. Tickets are $20 each or three for $50 with only 500 tickets being sold. Second prize for the Hat Trick Raffle is dinner for two at Il Terrarzzo. Third place wins two MacQuarie branded composite hockey sticks, made by Flarow. Kids play Sunday morning, followed by the closing ceremonies at 11 a.m. and a media game. Visit macquarieprivatewealth. ca/rinkofdreams for more info. sports@vicnews.com
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Mary B. Percival Passed Away Feb. 23, 2013 Mary was born in Victoria Jan. 9, 1921 to parents Edward George Newman and mother Edith Burt. Her childhood was spent growing up in the James Bay area of Victoria with brothers Jimmy, Harold and Ted. She met her future husband Albert Percival and they were married in Victoria Nov. 28, 1942. They purchased their ďŹ rst house in Colwood where they raised a family and were very involved in the community. Mary became a member of St. John the Baptist Church (now a heritage church), in 1949. She spent many happy hours working with other members for the church and community. Mary always felt she was truly blessed and wanted to give back to society. She was predeceased by her parents Edward and Edith, brothers Jimmy and Harold and her husband Bert. Left to mourn her passing are her brother Ted (Josie) and family; son Phil (Flo); daughter Dianne (Greg); son Verne (Jan). She will also be greatly missed by grandchildren, great grandchildren and many friends. We would like to say a very special thank you to the ER staff of Victoria General and also the 4th oor staff for their concern for Mum and family. We would also like to say thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Thompson for her dedication and commitment to our family. There will be a memorial service at The Church of the Advent, 510 Mt. View Ave., Colwood, Mar. 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of owers donations to Victoria Hospice appreciated. Care Funeral Services 250-391-9696
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UNIVERSAL GYM $150. Rowing machine $50. Dumbbells $75. Craftsman lawnmower $50. Clipper canoe $200. Senya fax machine $25. Pls call Dean 250-727-7905.
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DOWNTOWN CHRIST Church Cathedral. Books, attic treasures, housewares, clothing, toys, etc. Sat March 16 9am-12:00, 912 Vancouver St. GORDON HEAD. MULTIFAMILY. Saturday, March 16, 9:30am-2pm. Furniture and more. 1690 Kenmore Road.
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
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LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a 2 bdrm one level end unit w/ garage, W/D hookup, near schools & bus, $876/mo. Share purchase $2500. Min. income $42,000+. Applications avail in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.
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HOUSING. Working/ disability. Interurban/Camosun students. $475-$575 incl. 778-977-8288.
JAMES BAY, 1 bdrm, heat/water incl’d, $840, N/S, N/P. Avail now. (250)360-1056 SAXE POINT area- 1 bdrm suite, avail Apr 15. (250)3866808 after 5pm.
LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, yard, 4 appls, water incl, shared laundry, $1100 mo + utils, water incl’d. NS/NP. Avail March 1. Call (250)881-2283. VIEW ROYAL. 2-bdrm $1100. Incls utils. NS/NP. Avail now. 250-474-2369, 250-217-0767.
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DRYWALL DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. (250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
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FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
GARDENING J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677. (250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Aerating, pwr raking, blackberry & ivy removal. 25 years exp. 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, ďŹ nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.
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HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999. CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t ďŹ t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
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Ocean River Sports hosts gear-up event
Don Descoteau Biz Beat
All things paddling and outdoorsy are the focus of this weekend’s Spring Gear-Up event, hosted by kayak and canoe dealer Ocean River Sports, in the parking lot across from its store at 1824 Store St. Attendees can find information on paddling sports and other outdoor recreation activities as well as deals from various merchants on outdoor products. The event happens from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Victoria app designer gains startup kudos
Garden pest management company grows again
Alex Glassey, CEO of Glassey Technologies, walked away with a pair of awards for his new app, StratPad, at Startup Canada’s Bridging the Gap in Financial Literacy event last week. The app, which aims to help users create more effective and focused business plans, earned the Financial Literacy award for startups and the People’s Choice award at the competition, co-sponsored by business software company Intuit. Find out more at stratpad.com.
Victoria-based Contech Inc., manufacturers of the Scarecrow sprinkler product and sellers and numerous other animal and pest deterrent products, has bought New York-based Scenery Solutions, makers of the Frame-It-All line of raised garden beds. The acquisition follows Contech’s purchase of pest management company Tanglefoot in 2009 and pheromone-based pest repellent product manufacturer Pherotech International in 2008.
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Names in the news around Greater Victoria Teresa Ryback of TD Swansburg Design Studio won the bathroom redesign category, while fellow Victoria designer Ines Hanl of The Sky is the Limit took second in Whole House: Less than $400,000 category at last week’s Northwest Design Awards competition … Mary Bea Moyle is the new general manager for Parkside Victoria Resort and Spa, which was sold to local investors as of March 1. Moyle was formerly GM of the Queen Victoria Hotel and Suites until its closure last September … Kay Koot is the new GM of the Harbour Towers Hotel and Suites, having formerly worked for Silver Birch Hotels and Resorts as GM at the Regina Inn Hotel and Conference Centre. Send your business news to editor@vicnews.com
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OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, March 15, 2013
UVic student society booted from provincial federation Membership question finally resolved Kyle Slavin News staff
The University of Victoria Students’ Society and the Canadian Federation of Students have finally parted ways for good. On Saturday (March 9), members of the B.C. component of the federation (CFS-BC) voted to expel the UVSS, claiming payment on some $160,000 in past membership fees remain outstanding. “Members were left with very
little alternatives but to have them removed from the organization,” said Zachary Crispin, spokesperson for CFS-BC. The expulsion doesn’t come as a blow for the UVSS, which was scheduled to hold a referendum on terminating CFS-BC membership later this month. “We are glad to see the question of UVSS membership in CFS-BC finally come to a resolution,” said UVSS chairperson Emily Rogers. UVSS members voted to leave the national CFS in a March 2011 referendum. According to a release from the UVSS, the student society believed “that its membership in the provin-
cial component of the CFS, the CFS-BC, had also come to an end” with the 2011 referendum. But the CFS-BC disagreed, and a hearing in the B.C. Supreme Court in 2012
supported the federation’s position. Crispin says the weekend decision stems from current UVSS directors “refusing to acknowledge the debt.”
Rogers says that despite cutting ties with the CFS, “the UVSS will continue to work on post-secondary issues.” kslavin@saanichnews.com
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