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elcome to the spring edition of the 2013 Black Press Women in Business publication.

Spring is an opportunity for growth and a fresh new outlook, a notion we’ve embraced for this award-winning special section.

Inside, find the favourite features you’ve come to look for in each issue, like this season’s fashGroup ion preview with Mayfair Fashpublisher ion Stylist Bonnie Pollard and Penny our always wonderful Milestone Sakamoto women, representing remarkable women throughout the decades.

But this year you’ll find a few new elements as well, for both this special supplement to your Black Press community newspaper and at today’s gala event at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel.

Thanks to support from premier sponsor Thrifty Foods, and event sponsors Island Savings, Level Ground Trading, Aveda Institute and Purdy’s Chocolates, Black Press will welcome guests to today’s gala, and tell their stories on these pages.

“We are thrilled to bring readers a great variety of informative stories about the issues that matter to them, and the local women making a difference in their community,” says Black Press Group Publisher Penny Sakamoto.

An innovative feature for the gala – “5 for 5” – welcomes five prominent local women in business in a moderator-led panel discussion. Learn more about these high-profile local women in business and the media on page 26.

As the Women in Business feature charity, the David Foster Foundation shares its story with readers on page 5. This home-grown organization marked its 25th anniversary last fall and over the years has grown far beyond Victoria’s borders, helping families whose children are undergoing life-saving organ transplants across Canada. In the United States, the organization actively raises awareness about the

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On page 7, learn how the Community Micro Lending Society and local small business people are encouraging economic growth and fostering a greater sense of community.

Paired with Pollard’s fashion focus, the Aveda Institute’s Roxana Da Costa offers a look at the season’s key makeup trends, while on page 9, dining etiquette expert Terry Cockerline explores some of the most common challenges people experience when

dining out with business colleagues.

We also take this opportunity to look ahead to this fall’s annual Black Press Women in Business Awards.

With categories of Rising Star, Above and Beyond, Eco-Entrepreneur and Business Owner of the Year, it’s time to start thinking about the women making a difference in business and their community.

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Some of the many women at Black Press salute Victoria’s women in business.

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Foundation provides vital support for families in need A simple request from David Foster’s mother led to the creation of his Foundation. Today more than 700 families have received crucial support while their children receive life-saving organ transplants.

heart as an infant and at seven required a second transplant.

Today, the foundation is launching its 30 by 30 Campaign, aiming to raise $30 million by its 30th anniversary, a way to provide a legacy fund to ensure the foundation’s essential services can continue meeting the needs of families for years to come, Decker says.

Among those helping Foster achieve his goals will be the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, which has committed to raising $2 million through events like last year’s 25th anniversary gala.

Further donations will come from each ticket sold in its David Foster Dinner Theatre, a stunning feature of the recently re-built hotel that will host special events and the hotel’s famous dinner theatre.

“Support from donors like the Oak bay Beach Hotel is crucial to meeting that goal,” Decker says.

In addition to easing financial stress for families, the foundation also strives to increase organ donor awareness and registration both in Canada and the U.S. For more information about the David Foster Foundation’s work or how you can help, visit www.davidfosterfoundation.com or call 250475-1223.

Jennifer Blyth Black Press

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e could thank you a thousand times and it would not seem enough,” wrote one family after receiving support from the Victoriabased David Foster Foundation.

“Thank you for your time. Thank you for the money. Thank you for the words of encouragement. Thank you for remembering my family’s dignity,” wrote another.

And these are just two of the hundreds of families whose children have had to undergo life-saving organ transplants and whose lives would have been that much more challenging without the help and support of the David Foster Foundation.

Twenty-five years ago, Foster, an award-winning composer, singer, songwriter and record producer, received a call from his mother, asking if he’d drop by the UCLA Medical Centre to visit a child originally from his own hometown who was waiting for a liver transplant.

Arriving at the hospital and asking if there was anything she wanted Photo courtesy the David Foster Foundation (thinking a trip to Disneyland might be in order), the little girl said her only David Foster, with one of the many children his foundation has worked with in the last 26 years. wish was to see her sister – the cost to locate to the transplant hospital in another city,” explains the Foundafly the sibling from B.C. to California tion’s Director of Family Relations, Brittany Decker. was an added expense the family couldn’t afford.

David Foster Foundation The costs associated with such a move can be astronomical, espeAfter fulfilling the girl’s request and seeing the pure joy in the young patient’s eyes, Foster recognized a gap in Canada’s health- cially if parents are unable to work during that time in order to be By the Numbers: care system. While provincial plans covered most transplant-re- with the child, or have to support two households. “We’re keeping 25 Years in operation lated costs, all non-medical (but essential) expenses, such as air people’s roofs over their heads, we’re keeping food on their tables and travel, hotel fees and vehicle rentals, were left to the family to deal helping reduce the stress” that comes when a child needs significant 700+ Families helped since its founding medical treatment. “We’re there to help the families, and depending with, adding an extra burden to an already stressful situation. on the situation, sometimes it’s one month of support, sometimes it’s 30 by 30 The foundation’s initiative to By the end of the day the seeds of what would become the David a few years.”

Foster Foundation were sown. raise $30 million by its 30th anniversary While the program initially focused on British Columbia, in 2005 it Now in its 26th year, the foundation works to provide financial 250-475-1223 support to Canadian families with children undergoing life-saving was able to spread its reach across Canada; even today, however, there How to get more information or lend your support organ transplants. Since that first hospital visit, it has helped more are several families right here in Victoria currently receiving support, (also online at www.davidfosterfoundation.com) than 700 families, and provided millions of dollars in direct sup- Decker says. And because the foundation works specifically with children receiving transplants, some, like Victoria’s Evanne Fisher, come port.

“Often in times of transplants, we have families that have to re- through the program more than once. Evanne had received a new

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This fall, your Greater Victoria community newspapers will present the annual Black Press Women in Business Awards, designed to honour local women contributing to a stronger Greater Victoria community.

“The women we have met through these awards have been inspiring, from those starting out in their careers to those sharing the rewards of decades of hard work,” says Penny Sakamoto, Black Press Group Publisher.

From the Woman Business Owner of the Year to a true Rising Star, the award evaluations consider both specific criteria in their respective categories, plus involvement in business or volunteer organizations, mentoring, awards and expertise in their fields.

While each woman is unique in the path she chooses for her career, the women we have met through the years have shared a true passion for their chosen fields, for the clients and individuals they serve, their colleagues and their greater community.

Readers are encouraged to start thinking about the women they know who are deserving of recognition.

The 2013 Women in Business Awards will select women award winners in the following four categories: • Women Business Owner of the Year • Eco-Entrepreneur • Rising Star • Above & Beyond Watch for nomination forms and specific criteria Shawna Walker, last year’s Woman in your Black Press community newspapers in the Business Owner of the Year. It’s coming months, or call 250-381-3484 for more infortime to start thinking of your nominations for this year’s awards. mation.

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Community Micro Lending offers history of success Jennifer Blyth Black Press

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n the early 1930s, with the Depression leading to unemployment for a quarter of Victorians, a housing crisis and a soaring cost of living, many small local businesses faced closure.

In answer, a group of locals came together to create the Citizens’ Emergency Relief Fund.

The message was “that taking action was a more powerful response than waiting for the government’s stimulus package to trickle down,” and in July 1931 alone the fund raised more than $50,000.

Flash forward to today and the Community Micro Lending Society “is a 21st century citizens’ response to similar challenges.”

Now in its fourth year, Community Micro Lending makes small loans to aspiring smallscale local entrepreneurs who don’t qualify for traditional financing, explains Executive Director Lisa Helps. “Banks and credit unions lend money to people with bank credit. We’re here because sometimes people need a second and sometimes a third chance.”

Through these loans, and the mentoring and support opportunities that accompany them, the society aims “to build a vibrant local economy, reduce poverty, foster sustainable business and empower people.”

Ultimately the group aims to create a more vibrant local economy through meaningful selfemployment that enriches the entrepreneurs, their families and their communities.

Lisa Helps, executive director of the Community Micro Lending Not a grant, these are loans that have a speSociety, which aims “to build a vibrant local economy, reduce cific term to be paid back, just like a traditional poverty, foster sustainable business and empower people.” loan, with a low interest rate. The difference is that rather than the loan coming from a financial Jennifer Blyth Photo institution, it comes from people in the community who choose which entrepreneur they want the society’s website, to be reviewed by potential match them with a mentor in the community,” to loan to.

“They’re small success stories, but they’re very lenders, who can provide as little as $500 to a Helps explains, welcoming people with business important success stories in terms of weaving a particular applicant, with the money pooled and knowledge, skills, motivational capacity and passtronger social fabric and making sure there’s a disbursed to the entrepreneur once the full loan sion for the community to step forward.

“We look for people who want to be part of amount is place for evraised. While someone’s success and who are open to learning erybody in the the entrepre- as much as mentoring,” Helps says, suggesting business econo“People love hearing the stories neurs don’t the actual time commitment sits at around five my,” Helps says, know who hours a month. “A mentor needs to be passionnoting how the about how small loans and a their lend- ate about small business and the community and local small busiers are, they open to the idea that business and the commucommunity of support have ness communi“know there nity aren’t separate. ty has stepped changed people’s lives. That’s “We need each other to flourish and to live are people in forward to help, the commu- well, really.” as board memwhat inspires people.”

Making it all work is the nine-member board nity who bebers, mentors lieve in them,” of directors, coming to the organization from and in providacross sectors, experiences and ideologies, and Helps says. ing the peer-to-peer eer Through the staff members Vu Ndlovu, director, entrepreneur loans.

Loan applicants are interviewed by the soci- process, entrepreneurs receive financial literacy support, and Kate Fleming, director, outreach ety’s Loan Committee and undergo both credit training and with mentors, receive help develop- and Launch! programming.

Because all of the loan money goes to the and criminal record checks. Approval is based ing and implementing a business plan. The menentrepreneurs, the society must find other on need and a good idea rather than experience, tors are a cornerstone of the program’s success.

“People need credit but they also need men- ways to fund their low administration costs, collateral or a complete business plan.

Once approved, entrepreneurs are profiled on torship, so once a person’s loan is approved, we which it has done through various community

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In addition to its micro-lending program, Community Micro Lending has also developed its Launch! programs for youth, women and Aboriginals.

Participants come together in a group setting for Launch!, which takes potential borrowers through the business plan and budget development process.

Building the idea of community partnerships, Launch! Youth, for people between the ages of 18 and 30, is delivered with the Community Social Planning Council, while Launch! Women is delivered with Bridges for Women, with some funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

Launch! Aboriginal, though not yet a group program, is a micro-lending program created specifically for Aboriginal people in Greater Victoria who want to start small businesses, create self-employment opportunities, or improve employment skills. Participants will develop a budget and business plan and/or plans for self-employment or employment. When ready, they can present to the Loan Committee and once approved, can borrow from the Aboriginal Loan Fund created by Ralmax Group of Companies.

Coming up: The Next Launch! Youth self-employment program will run April 2 to June 25 (Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m.)

fundraisers and donations, in addition to program collaborations.

Awareness of Victoria’s community micro lending program is growing, both here and abroad, leading the society to look for ways to grow the concept. “Now there’s people calling from all over the place saying we want to do micro-lending the way you are,” Helps says. “People love hearing the stories about how small loans and a community of support have changed people’s lives. That’s what inspires people.”

The potential is significant, Helps predicts: “Small-scale entrepreneurism is the way of the future. There’s something about what we’re doing that people are really excited about being a part of.”

For more information, call the Community Micro Lending office at 250-590-4515 or visit online at www.communitymicrolending.ca

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THRIFTY FOODS’ SENDIAL PROGRAM proves a great fit for co-ordinator

R.S. Restoration Services Ltd. Disaster Kleenup Canada My husband, Roy and I purchased R.S. in 1988. We felt owning our own business would be exciting as well as rewarding. My financial background has been an asset in my position as Comptroller of the Company. We are a locally owned business in Victoria specializing in the property damage restoration industry with a branch in Duncan. We service Victoria, Sooke, Cowichan Cowic Valley, South Island and a the Gulf Islands. In 2000, we joined a national network of restoration

contractors, Disaster Kleenup Canada. I joined the marketing committee, as well as the board of directors.

Networking on a national level has assisted in expanding our business horizons. In the past 21 years at R.S., I have particularly enjoyed working with our staff, many who have been with our company long term.

As a Disaster Kleenup member, I have also particulary enjoyed meeting members from across Canada who are in the same industry, many who are now close friends.

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to a successful program is the hen it come to a feelvolunteers, men and women good job that offers who place calls to clients, take the opportunity for their orders and do the groprofessional growth, commucery shopping. Friendly Thrifty nity involvement and personal Foods drivers then deliver the rewards, it doesn’t get much betorders. In all, the program has ter than co-ordinating Thrifty close to 650 volunteers, who are Foods’ Sendial program. asked to commit to one shift Just ask Lynanne Smith. a week, averaging about three Smith joined the Thrifty hours. “The only way we can Foods marketing and commuactually execute this program is nity relations department in through the volunteers,” Smith 2006, after many years in the emphasizes. non-profit sector, including 16 As the population in southyears with United Way. After western British Columbia ages, enjoying the challenge of several Lynanne Smith, Thrifty different roles within the Thrifty Foods’ Sendial program. the need for Sendial is expected to increase. “We see it as a defiFoods family, an opportunity for a change came up last year when the compa- nite need and we’re seeing huge growth.”

For the volunteers, the program offers a ny was looking to better define the burgeoning Sendial program. Here was a chance for Smith chance to make a real difference in the lives of to put her background working with volunteers people in their community. “You definitely hear many stories – people who are so appreciative – to good use.

“Sendial is a shopping and home delivery ser- and the volunteers feel passionate about having vice for customers who can’t shop themselves in that personal connection,” Smith says, noting our stores,” explains Smith, who enjoys building that Sendial offers people who are otherwise inconnections not only with her volunteers, but dependent the chance to stay in their own home.

For those in seniors’ residences, food delivery also with customers.

Now 27 years old, the program has grown as offers flexibility so they needn’t have every meal the local grocery company has grown: “Sendial in the dining room if they don’t want to.

“Sometimes it can be difficult for them to get is everywhere Thrifty Foods is,” she says.

While many Sendial clients are seniors who to the market and we’re happy to fill that gap.”

Where family members have been taking find the service a great way to help them stay more comfortably in their homes, age is not a mom or dad to do those chores, “let us take that requirement; others include younger people task and you spend the time taking them out for with a disability, or those recovering from an ill- lunch.”

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Manners Matter

Boost your business skills by minding your dining etiquette Jennifer Blyth

“I became tuned into dining etiquette and the importance of how we present ourselves when I worked in the wine industry in Ontario,” he explains. hat do your table manners say about you?

Approaching the topic with humour and an accessible That you’re the right person for the job? For the pro- manner, Cockerline began offering presentations while motion? To represent a client? he was still in Ontario, often to university-age professionPicture sitting down to a business meeting with an important cli- als who were set to embark on their careers but may not ent and drinking from their water glass by mistake. Perhaps you’re have had the experience of dining in a business setting. nervous and imbibe a little too much or you receive repeated text Other seminars have been provided to professional assomessages during a lunch interview for a possible promotion. ciations as an opportunity for education and professional All could spell career disaster, yet all are easily avoidable with growth for their membership. a little forethought, suggests Terry Cockerline, a qualified dining The significant interest in his programs speaks to the Terry Cockerline says the proper dining etiquette helps you etiquette trainer. “Dindiscomfort many of us experi- represent yourself well to employers and clients. ing etiquette is of utmost ence when dining outside our importance,” he says. comfort zone.

No-nos, for example, including licking your knife or ordering “You want to represent Because while the dining basics – not an extra dessert to take home – both things Cockerline has seen yourself well; I think it’s chewing with your mouth open, for in his travels. Others including dressing too casually for a business important at every opexample – are readily apparent, some meeting and drinking too much alcohol – best to avoid liquor all portunity when you’re elements of dining etiquette are more together (this isn’t Mad Men, after all), or perhaps nurse one drink Not giving your dining partners your full attention trying to make an imsubtle. However, knowing that your for the evening.

Consuming too much alcohol pression.” bread plate is always on the left, and Another possibility for those who are uncomfortable dining in While as a rule parents your water glass on the right will help these situations is that their nerves may cause them to “shut down” Discussing inappropriate topics do a pretty good job of you avoid the embarrassment of eating and grow too reserved. “But the problem is that you’ve been inEating from the wrong plate teaching the basics, somesomeone else’s bread or drinking from vited to a dinner because they want to evaluate you,” Cockerline times the finer points can their glass. notes.

Answering the cell phone or a text extt get missed or forgotten.

“It can probably be best described Nerves, or a too-casual attitude can also lead people to chat“In this day in age, it’s not as people just not paying attention to ter about unsuitable topics, another common mistake. “You really always something people have their manners,” Cockerline says. ave have to have your social filter on,” Cockerline says. the opportunity to learn.”

“Somehow they feel they’re at home “The biggest thing is to watch your host and pay attention to By day, Cockerline works in the alumni relations department at having dinner with their family but they’re not.” what they are doing.” the University of Victoria, and as part of the school’s recent 50th For a potential employer, this is an opportunity to see how you And remember, no cell phones. “Pretend you don’t even have anniversary celebrations, he recently offered a sold-out program will present yourself to clients; for a client, it can be a reflection on one,” Cockerline says. “Unless you’re expecting a life-or-death on dining etiquette for business. your professionalism. phone call, there’s no reason to bring it to the table.”

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n Tanzania coffee beans are typically sorted by women.

In the community where Level Ground Trading does business, all were women and virtually all were mothers.

But while there was a health clinic nearby, high costs meant these families weren’t accessing it.

In looking for possible solutions, Level Ground set up a health plan for each worker, which amounted to $25 per year per household.

For the Victoria-based company founded on the principles of direct fair trade, “part of the cost of doing business is ensuring the women who are sorting the beans have access to health care,” explains Stacey Toews, Level Ground cofounder.

Based on the success of the initial program, the health care initiative spread further to also encompass the drivers and workers on-site.

It’s just one example of the efforts to spread the philosophies of direct fair trade in an increasingly globalized system, where the faces of the workers are less and less visible.

And that’s exactly while you’ll see the faces of the people responsible for the products on Level Ground’s packaging, Toews explains. “We’re trying to make it a really human transaction; we’re trying to humanize trade.”

Level Ground was founded by four families in 1997 for the purpose of improving the lives of disadvantaged producers through trade. Its first trade relationship was with a cooperative of small-scale coffee farmers in Antioquia, Colombia. For the families in the area, their greatest wish was greater access to education for their children, and that very first year, six students received full scholarships to high school. In fact, all of these original students completed high school with top marks

and went on to attend university and technical colleges on scholarships.

Today, Level Ground is working in nine countries, and with an expanding product line sourcing the harvest of 5,000 farmers. “A big part of what we’re doing now is making a name for fair trade beyond coffee,” Toews says.

That means that in addition to coffee from Tanzania, you’ll also find dried mango from Colombia and coconut oil from the Philippines. Soon to come is tea from Assam, India, with spices from Sri Lanka.

Level Ground’s initiative in Colombia is another example of direct fair trade changing the lives of the people it touches.

Because of the country’s on-going internal conflicts, many women have been displaced by violence. Typically rural women whose husbands, and sometimes children, have been kidnapped and forced to work as soldiers under threat of violence to the remaining family, the women have fled to refugee camps outside Bogota, often with children. The women have suffered the terrible results of violence and trauma, and “most of all, they needed a stepping stone to employment,” Toews says.

In looking for a business model that would both work and provide employment, Level Ground explored how to adapt Okanagan fruitdrying technology to South America, where the entire crop of mangoes ripens within a six to eight-week window.

The result is Fruandes – fruit from the Andes. The program has created 30 full-time jobs, where the women work cutting, drying and processing the fruit. And as further “value-added” for the region, Level Ground has also helped the 130 farmers they’re working with get their organic certification.

Coming up, watch for Level Ground’s tea, expected to hit the shelves in the middle of this year.

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That commitment has continued to hen Karen Vogler was lookthis day, with ingredients that are fresh, ing to re-join the workforce local when available, and always of a qualafter staying home to raise ity worthy of the Purdy’s name. “There’s her family, Purdy’s Chocolates was a a great pride, right from the CEO to the sweet idea. clerks working in the stores,” Vogler says.

That was 13 years ago, and after While embracing its history, the comjoining Purdy’s as a sales clerk, her pany has also been at the forefront of experience and the opportunities afchocolate innovation, she adds, pointing forded by the B.C. company led to her to newcomers like dark chocolate Sweet current position as store manager of Georgia Browns, a favourite for many Purdy’s Bay Centre location. chocolate and caramel fans.

“It’s just a great company,” Vogler Innovations also come in the way says. “It’s a company that treats you Purdy’s conducts business in the regions with respect and gives you opportuniin which it buys its cocoa, like the Ivory ties to succeed.”

Coast, where the company has invested in Over its 107-year history, Purdy’s schools, children’s daycamps, vocational has grown from one store on Vantraining and micro loans, often for the couver’s Robson Street to 62 stores in women working in the industry. three provinces.

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Shoe Designer Tomoko Coolican Rock Bay Footwear Designs Inc Who doesn’t love shoes? Tomoko sure does and she has realized alized her dream to design footwear full-time in Victoria for Rock Bay Footwear Designs Inc. She gained several years of industry experience in Japan apan designing casual footwear for a large manufacturer before fore coming to Canada five years ago. Tomoko is passionate about design and tes. has created shoe and boot styles to please diverse tastes.

Tomoko is one of very few women who can bring a style idea from concept to prototype, making patterns and building uilding nes. commercial samples for business clients and in-house lines.

You can visit Tomoko during the week at Rock Bay Footwear otwear from 9am to 5pm. Or make an appointment on the weekend end to share your design thoughts, and maybe see your favourite style idea become a wearable reality.

Rebecca Tesky, Village Butcher ebecca Teskey is thrilled to be able to feed her passion for farm-to-plate food as a butcher and business owner at Village Butcher.

Originally from Winnipeg and a chef by trade, Rebecca first came west during a road trip to Salt Spring Island where a restaurant job led to an apprenticeship in California. There she embraced the farm-to-table approach, including making salami from scratch and an interest in butchering.

Rebecca has been a butcher for the past five years, and a partner at Village Butcher for 2 ½ years with Mike Windle. “Customer service is essential and we believe that talking to clients is the best way to match the right product to customer needs, since different recipes require different cuts of meat.”

Rebecca says, also recognizing the efforts of their wonderful staff, including many who also come from a cooking background.

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very new business that Sheri Kasnik works with is like a puzzle that she can’t wait to solve.

As a Senior Advisor, Business Banking at Island Savings, Kasnik applies her specialized knowledge in cash management to help property management firms, large corporations, foundations and groups of companies ensure their complex business banking needs are well-managed.

“I’ve been with Island Savings for 16 years and absolutely love what I do,” Kasnik says.

“When you are working with business owners to help make their operations more efficient, protected and profit- Sheri Kasnik able there are so many moving pieces to consider and different paths you can take. It makes every relationship unique and it’s satisfying when you arrive at a perfect solution together.”

Together is the operative word for Kasnik. Island Savings prides itself on being the Island’s most recommended banking experience and relies on referrals from members, other businesses and local community partners.

A referral, however, is just the beginning.

“Helping a business member with his or her banking, insurance and investment needs means taking the time to understand his or her goals,” Kasnik said. “From the research required to prepare a proposal, to delivering the proposal, to

all of the conversations required to come to the right strategy for a business… it’s a lot of work, but it is so gratifying.”

Throughout her career Kasnik has worked with local, multi-location businesses to not only help with their banking, but also to ensure they have everything in place to support their networks of employees, customers and members.

She partners with her colleagues – specialists in the areas of investments, retirement planning and commercial insurance – to provide a “full picture” line of services to her members.

Working together also means looking outside of Island Savings’ walls and connecting with other financial institutions to share best practices.

“I recently met with a group of women who specialize in cash management, as I do, from three other credit unions,” Kasnik added. “Although we are all advising members in the same market areas, it’s important to educate myself and learn from my peers; in turn, I share my professional perspectives with them.

“That’s how referrals happen and strong business relationships are formed; there’s no point in being an expert if you can’t share your knowledge!”

There’s a community spirit at Pepper’s grocery store that suits Sheri Floyd A Cadboro Bay resident and regular Pepper’s customer for years, Sheri enjoyed the shopping experience at the community store, not to mention the friendly staff and quality products.

Looking for a career change five years ago, it seemed like a good fit.

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Financial Preparedness is Essential for Women Among the 2,115 Canadians who participated in the 2011 Desjardins Financial Security Health Survey, 67 per cent said that an illness would make them financially vulnerable. Another 77 percent who live with children were afraid that they would use up their savings during recovery, leaving no money for their children’s education. The survey also pointed out that women fear the potentially devastating effects of cancer more than any other serious illness.

Rohini, what should women do to get started?

One thing I have learned over the years, speaking to both advisors and clients, is the importance of putting a client’s needs into a real-life context. This is especially true when working with female clients. Women need to be proactive and think about what they would need financially to protect their families should they ever become seriously ill. Being financially prepared will allow her to concentrate her energy on recovering and still maintain her place at the heart of the family.

She looks forward every day to greeting her regular customers, and building relationships with customers new to Pepper’s and the local community.

“It lifts my spirits when I arrive at the store and see my regular customers, and get the chance to meet new ones,” Sheri says. Working in such a friendly environment naturally creates a welcoming place to work. “The staff are very supportive of each other and a pleasure to work with,” Sheri says.

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A long-time resident of Victoria, Erin has been following local housing market trends for more than a decade. Her indepth knowledge of neighbourhoods and modern homes helps both buyers and sellers get the most out of their home purchase or sale.

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“And in leather, look for minimalistic shapes in rich colours. A moto jacket would be a great piece for spring,” Pollard says.

Relaxed skinny pants and sporty A-line shapes will be making waves along with accents such as oversized ruffles, cut-out detailing, and a real 1960s silhouette in dresses and skirts.

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hether you’re in the market for a few key pieces to keep your wardrobe up to date or see this spring as the ideal time for a closet overhaul, shopping for the right pieces can seem overwhelming.

What are the season’s top colours and fabrics?

What should you scrimp on and what’s worth the splurge? Which accessories will help you move from a work day to a day at the beach?

For all this an more, we checked in with Bonnie Pollard, Fashion Stylist with the Mayfair Shopping Centre.

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LOCAL WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE a “short suit” – a classic blazer with co-ordinating tailored, Accessorize!

Must-have pieces Bermuda-length shorts, worn • Statement sunglasses in colours and with low heels or ballet flats. bold shapes Lace Peplum Top Spring is all about colour • Contrasting colour jewellery, purse, and this season the big colour Striped Blazer belt and shoes is emerald green, which looks • Flats and low heels, such as sexy ‘90s bright and fresh paired with Coloured Denim pointy heels, cylindrical heels and crisp white. Tone down the ankle straps A stand-out pair of shoes green a little by pairing it with • Scarves with a patchwork (colour or patchwork a neutral navy blue, Pollard mixture of patterns animal print) suggests.

For those who prefer a more subdued palette, look for pastels such as lilac, nectarine, turquoise While spring brings to mind all that’s fresh and new, creand lemon, and “water colours – pattern blends of greens, ating a whole new wardrobe each season is simply not posblues, and white.” Navy blue and white are the key neutrals sible. Building on a strong foundation with a few key pieces, to mix with all this season’s colours. however, can keep you looking in season and in fashion.

Like it bright? Colour it sunny with pops of neon.

“Seasonal change gives us renewed energy and element At the same time, those who appreciate the tried-andof fun – without breaking the bank,” Pollard explains. true black-and-white will find a lot to like as well. “We’re “Base wardrobes should always be good quality pieces, fit seeing a high-contrast look – worn head to toe – in pattens well and in neutral colours,” she suggests. and/or solid combos, complete with all the accessories,” “Trendy seasonal items can then be less expensive adds Pollard says.

– the goal is to boost the look one season at a time, wear it Patterns and prints are everywhere this spring, includtons and wear it out by end of season!” ing bold stripes, florals, polka dots, paisley and patchwork This season Pollard suggests finding one new piece in animal prints. two colours, stripes, paisley, polka dots or floral, plus two In fact, these patterns are an essential component of the or three top, a scarf, necklaces and ballet flats. Add an inexseason’s key looks. pensive blazer (in a colour or stripes) and a thin, coloured “Big, bold stripes, horizontal, vertical or both are being belt to easily combine with neutral wardrobe basics, for a worn head to toe or paired with solids,” Pollard says. trendy boost.

Mixing prints is also big, wearing pattern on pattern.

“If one of the seasonal colours or “The key thing to remember is to keep those prints in simipatterns really says ‘WOW lar colour combo, such as shades of blue.” this is me,’ then it’s worth Key pieces include floral denim pants and striped blazinvesting in medium to ers. “The really brave will be wearing multiple patterns all better quality since you’ll at same time, while the rest of us will add one pattern at a be wearing it a lot and time, to boost our neutrals,” Pollard says. want it to hold up “I’m excited to see very bold pattern combinations this well,” Pollard says. season. We’re all going to need some pep talks to be brave “And I always try but it will be fun!” to add one standout pair of shoes each

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For those who are stumped on just how to incorporate this season’s looks, Mayfair’s Spring Style Preview appointments can help. “We all get stuck in a rut and sometimes just need a gentle push with some new ideas. We can help guide you on what trends will best suit you (and what to pass on), where to find them and in what sizes, etc., making shopping easy & fun!”

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Spring forward from work to play When it comes to incorporating spring fashions into your work attire, “the most common error is summer attire looking too casual and therefore not professional or office-appropriate,” says Mayfair Fashion Stylist Bonnie Pollard.

As a rule of thumb, combine one dressier piece with one piece or more of casual wear, and always work with layers, such as camisole tank tops, cardigans and blazers.

As the weather turns warmer, don’t forget to pay extra attention to grooming.

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“This season’s trend is a romantic revival inspired by nature,” says Roxana Da Costa, VicePresident of Operations/Senior Educational Administrator for the Aveda Institute Victoria.

This season’s colours range from vibrant to nudes with a great selection of product offerings to satisfy the discriminating tastes of both the

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In a reflection of what we’re seeing on the fashion front, “on one side we are seeing glowing skin with extreme highlighter and neutral lips (but) we can also enjoy the popping colours of green and blue with emphasized blush and red hues on lips.”

Just as spring fashion offers the opportunity to “lighten up” for the office – bearing in mind professional requirements – spring and summer make-up can do the same. At the same time, “stay flexible to the idea of making some adjustments to transform your look to suit a special occasion,” Da Costa advises.

The easiest transformation from a subtle style to a more vivid or “dramatic” look is by focusing on the lips. Bare eyes with just mascara and well-groomed eyebrows and a glowing complexion can be transformed with a vivid or darker colour for the lips (consider using a lip liner for more definition) and emphasized blush. “‘Fresh-faced’ is one of the trends of this season and this look, with a cared-for hair style, appropriate profession-

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“The best tip I can give you is that if you are not makeup savvy or have never worn makeup, set up a lesson with a makeup artist or salon professional,” Da Costa says. “Most hair stylists and aestheticians also have makeup training. A private lesson will offer you a personalized tutorial to suit your own needs and wants.”

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“I have passion for what I do and compassion for those I serve,” she says.

With 16 years in the industry, Julie is a Resolve Through Sharing counsellor and an Arbor Award of Excellence

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Julie founded the annual Pet Blessing Ceremony and initiated a “Walk and Talk” allowing people to chat with experts in different fields as they get some exercise. After a month in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, she also offers seminars for emergency services personnel.

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LOCAL WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Women teens Milestone

Victoria’s women through the decades

Shayla Zeitz

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when it comes to my personal organization. I tend to lose things.

hayla Zeitz is a Grade 11 student at Esquimalt High School, who has grown up in the Victoria area with her parents and brother.

An avid baseball and fastball player and member of Team BC 16U team, Shayla was recently named BC Baseball’s Female Athlete of the Year.

“My passion for leadership and athletics has taken me on many adventures with great people, and I am excited to know that there are many more to come,” she says.

BP: Most cherished piece of advice?

SZ: “Everything in moderation.” A treat is not a treat if you have it every day.

BP: What has been your most unforgettable experience?

SZ: Two summers ago I went on a nine-day canoe/hike trip with a Leadership Development program through the YMCA. Spending nine days in the wilderness with this group of extraordinary people was physically, emotionally and mentally taxing. However it was also one of the most rewarding things I have ever done.

At the top of our hike was an alpine meadow.

I was standing in snow, on the top of a huge mountain, in August, with sunglasses and a smile on my face…it was exhilarating and unforgettable. Our Island is stunning.

Black Press: How do you find balance in your life?

Shayla Zeitz: I find my balance through physical activity.

Whether it’s a run near my home or a practice for a team I find that time essential in keeping a clear mind.

I think it’s important for everyone to have something worked into their routine that helps them find that personal balance. It is far more difficult to find balance in our busy days when we are not balanced ourselves.

BP: Your guilty pleasure?

SZ: The TV show How I Met Your Mother… it makes me laugh every time.

BP: The one thing you’d like to do better?

SZ: I would do better to be more diligent

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Victoria’s women through the decades

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orn and raised in Victoria, Heather Crow is a fifthgeneration Victorian. She spent her youth participating in activities ranging from dance and gymnastics to track and field and soccer. Her teens were spent playing competitive soccer as a member of the Victoria Metro Team and the BC Provincial Team.

Today a Chartered Accountant in the audit practice at KPMG in Victoria, Heather has a passion for community and a spirit for volunteerism. Current community involvement includes the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada Victoria Light the Night Walk, where she has served on the executive committee since 2011, and the Prodigy Group (secretary since 2011).

When she isn’t working or volunteering, you can find Heather travelling, participating in athletic events, training for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, spending time outdoors, and enjoying time with family and friends.

Heather Crow, a chartered accountant and volunteer for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Black Press: If you weren’t in your current career what would you be doing?

Heather Crow: I would be working for a non-profit organization, planning and participating in cancer fundraising events and trying to inspire others to raise awareness and find a cure. My passion for this and Light the Night comes from losing two uncles and grandfather to blood and brain cancers, and most recently in December my dad to ocular melanoma that had metastasized.

BP: How do you find balance in your life?

HC: This is always a work in progress for me, something I don’t think I’ll ever be able to perfect. I attempt to find calm in the chaos by trying to remember who and what is most important and then I prioritize from there. Sometimes it means blending a few priorities together into one event to be able to make time for it all. I think the key is to take care of my health and well-being first, and then I’m able to give more to the others.

BP: The one thing you’d never be without?

HC: My family – they are what is most important to me.

The love, support and relationship we have is inspiring to me. I’m very thankful for the memories we have made.

BP: Your proudest achievement?

HC: My most proud moments are when my family is equally proud. The one that is most special to me is when I earned my CA designation. My dad, Al, who was a Chartered Accountant, was able to introduce me to the audience, welcome me to the organization and walk across the stage with me. We were both beaming as my mom and sister watched!

BP: For what traits would you like to be remembered?

HC: Passionate, loyal, driven, supportive, loving and humorous. These are traits I admire in others. I hope people see these traits in me right now!

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nown as “Debaser� when she skates with her Eves of Destruction roller derby team, the Margherita Villains, Deborah Albrecht once received a sage piece of advice from her 95-yearold friend and client, Ruth: “Sometimes a gal needs to kick up her heels!�

The owner of her own cleaning company by day, Deborah has taken those words of wisdom to heart, enjoying the fun, challenge and camaraderie of women’s roller derby.

A fellow “Eveâ€? on the opposition Belles of the Brawl team, Michelle “Haul Ass Hannahâ€? Dalzell is passionate about her work as an occupational therapist in mental health. Inspired by her clients, colleagues and the many community nonproďŹ ts, “one of my goals in the work I do is ďŹ nding ways to remove barriers so that more clients have the opportunity to participate in activities that are important to their well-being,â€? she says. “Roller derby, for example, is an activity that a woman of almost any age or ďŹ tness level can participate in. With a welcoming and supportive atmosphere, the sport has become a worldwide sisterhood – no joke. If I landed in London tomorrow and contacted a local derby team, it’s very likely I’d be offered a place to sleep, skate, and eat, simply because I’m a part of Derby.â€?

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Black Press: What have you learned as you mature that you would like to have been able to share with a “younger you?�

Deborah: Listen to your instincts and resist second-guessing yourself.

Michelle: 1. Trust your gut and intuition. 2.

Don’t go to university for the sake of it. Mom, dad and Maclean’s magazine – your kids won’t be jobless wanderers if they don’t go straight to university 3. Don’t believe everything you read.

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Roller derby enthusiasts Deborah Albrecht and Michelle Dalzell.

BP: What would you like to do better?

DA: Honour the many talented and dedicated women who have nurtured our local roller derby league, The Eves of Destruction, as well as aspire to be a better player for my fantastic team, The Margherita Villians.

MD: Sing and play a better version of Neil Young’s Old Man. I have a long, long way to go.

BP: The one thing you’d never be without?

DA: Fishnet stockings! Gotta love ‘em...

MD: Tough one. I think I’d have to say my toothbrush.

BP: For what traits would you like to be remembered?

DA: My sense of humour; I’ve learned to laugh through so many difďŹ cult situations – it’s my primary coping device.

BP: If you weren’t in your current career, what would you be doing?

MD: My 16-year-old self wanted to be a race car driver or a helicopter pilot; Air Wolf may or may not have been an inspiration.

BP: How do you ďŹ nd balance?

MD: Keeping things fresh – I’m always on the lookout for a new challenge or adventure.

BP: Most cherished piece of advice received from a woman in your life?

MD: Know your worth.

BP: Your guilty pleasure?

MD: Sweets, cake, chocolate, salted caramel and other delights. Quality always overrides quantity.

BP: Your proudest achievement?

MD: It’s difďŹ cult to name one thing in particular, but I’m proud to say that I frequently step outside of my comfort zone. I ďŹ nd tolerating a little bit of risk and trying new things to be one of the most rewarding and enriching ways to live.

BP: Most unforgettable experience?

MD: Sky diving – stepping backwards off the edge of a plane and letting go of everything that you know to be safe, for just a second (which felt like an eternity).

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amantha Bolen is well-known to many Victorians and book-lovers as the owner and president of Bolen Books. She is the second-generation in this family business and is currently seeing the book store through a large renovation/rejuvenation along with Hillside Centre.

When not at work she enjoys spending time with her husband and family, including two grown children.

feel that being busy equals success. So I do try to find ways to guide people to a work life balance in all their relationships.

Black Press: If you weren’t in your current career, what would you be doing?

Samantha Bolen: If I wasn’t working I would volunteer with charities I believe in and that I can see are making a difference both locally and worldwide. If I was to choose another job then I like to think I would have gone into law. I believe one can leave a legacy in a meaningful way within the legal system.

BP: What does relaxation look like to you?

SB: At home it’s bed and books, books, books, books.

My husband finds them stashed around the bed frame all the time. But relaxation for holidays means something else to me. My husband and I are both from the Prairies and the flatness of the land and the big sky and open spaces are so relaxing to me I can just feel the stress leave me when we get there.

BP: What have you learned as you mature that you would like to have been able to share with a “younger you?”

SB: Think before you speak. Take time to digest all the information before you act, and that being a good listener is far more important than getting the last word in.

BP: Most unforgettable experience?

SB: I went to the Galapagos Islands and spent time with species I will never see again. I swam with seals and penguins and the most amazing fish I had ever seen. I saw giant tortoises roaming in fields. I saw blue-footed boobies and hammerhead sharks. I climbed a volcano and walked through dark underground caves with a miner’s helmet on. It was the most amazing trip ever.

BP: What do people look to you for guidance about?

SB: I live a pretty balanced life for the most part.

Many people today can’t say that about their lives and

BP: The one thing you’d like to do better?

SB: Speak another language. I have such a hard time when we travel and the minute I am home any little phrase I had picked up leaves me immediately.

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LOCAL WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Women 50s Milestone

Victoria’s women through the decades

Molly Raher Newman

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hile many Victorians know Molly Raher Newman through her “alter ego,” Emily Carr, who she regularly portrays at various special events, Molly has been in tra the local performing industry for more than 30 years. ye She plays 20 instruments and her many ensembles have ranged from Ragtime to Dixieland, se Red Hot Mama to Swingband Singer, Medieval R aand Renaissance to Celtic, Early Country to Bluegrass. Her current bands, RigAJig and the B Musician, artist and actress Molly Raher Newman.

Mighty Little Uke Band, continue to contribute M BP: The one thing you would never be without? tto Victoria’s musical culture through dance and song.

MRN: An instrument!

Molly is also well-known for her portrayal of Canada’s most famous artist and author. For the last 14 years, MolBP: If you weren’t in your current career, what would ly has been performing at Emily Carr House in Victoria, you be doing? around the province, and in other parts of Canada.

MRN: I’d become an archeologist.

A painter and author herself, as well as a band leader House rtesy Emily Carr Inset photos cou and a gardener, she lives with her husband, Rod, in a home an BP: What is the most cherished advice you’ve received filled with paintings, in a house that looks like a leprechaun’s cottage! from a woman in your life?

MRN: From Emily Carr: Never cease investing in Black Press: What have you learned as you mature that you would have liked to share with a yourself. “younger you?”

Molly Raher Newman: “A little more Laughter, a little less Worry, a little more Kindness, a BP: For what traits would you like to be rememlittle less Hurry.” bered?

MRN: Kindness, persistence, patience, creativity BP: What is your guilty pleasure? and musicality.

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Women 60s Milestone

Victoria’s women through the decades

Kileasa Wong

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ileasa Wong has been known by numerous students as both teacher and principal of the Victoria Chinese School. A teacher in her native Hong Kong before emigrating to Victoria with her husband, Maurice, in 1970, Kileasa has taught at the school since 1988, and became principal in 1997.

Outside of her work, Kileasa is known throughout Greater Victoria for her coordination of Chinatown’s annual Chinese New Year celebrations. Passionate about preserving her culture, she enjoys spending time with her family and teaching Chinese brush painting.

Black Press: What is your proudest achievement?

Kileasa Wong: I came to Canada with nothing and now I have four sons and five grandchildren, and a job I love. I love to teach – it’s a way of keeping the traditions alive.

BP: What is your most cherished piece of advice from your own mother?

KW: When I got married my mother told me have to learn how to cook, and I think I have done pretty well. While I worked, my husband

Kileasa Wong, principal, Victoria Chinese School.

also operated a store for 40 years, so I still wanted to do the cooking. Today my grandchildren come over and all ask for “Ma Ma’s chicken.”

BP: What do people look to you for guidance about?

KW: In addition to teaching at the school, I teach Chinese brush painting and I have a dance group. People really like it when we perform and the students enjoy sharing our culture.

For many years I have also taken children from the school to China for a summer program. Their parents tell me the students come back with greater understanding of and respect for their culture.

BP: How do you find balance in your life?

KW: Understanding is most important. I have a great husband – he supports me!

BP: What is your guilty pleasure?

KW: When I want to treat myself I get into the chocolate box!

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Women 70s+ Milestone

Victoria’s women through the decades

Hilda Duddridge

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his spring, Hilda Duddridge will join with Canadian War Brides and their families from across the country for a special reunion at the Victoria Empress Hotel April 12 to 14.

Hilda was one of the estimated 48,000 young women who met and married Canadian servicemen during the Second World War. These war brides were mostly from Britain, but many also came from other areas of Europe.

Hilda grew up in Swansea, Wales, and met her future husband, Lewis, when he was in the UK as a pilot with the RCAF. “We were each trying to catch a train and he came and carried my bag for me,” she recalls with a smile.

The two were married in 1945 and after the war returned to Hanley, Saskatchewan, where they farmed and raised their family until retiring to the West Shore.

Black Press: The one thing you’d like to do better?

Hilda Duddridge: Be a better artist.

BP: The one thing you’d never be without?

HD: My hands.

BP: Your proudest achievement?

HD: My family. Our daughter was four-months-old when we came to Canada. We also raised three sons on the farm in Saskatchewan.

BP: Your most unforgettable experience?

HD: Arriving in Halifax in 1946 on the Queen Mary – the ship was full of nothing but war brides and when we pulled into Halifax harbour, all these little boats came out to meet us waving flags. It was quite something!

From Nova Scotia, the women who were heading beyond Halifax boarded a train that dropped women off across the country. Lewis met me in Saskatoon but it was dark when we arrived. The next morning I looked out and it seemed like you could see forever.

Note: The Canadian War Brides & Families reunion includes the society’s AGM, several optional bus tours, including the Butchart Gardens, and a banquet dinner and dance. Guests will enjoy music from a five-piece group from the Naden Band that will include favourite wartime songs. Sunday includes a church service followed by a buffet brunch.

Registration costs vary depending on whether participants are a Canadian War Bride or association member, or a non-member; various packages are available. For more information, contact Janet Leahy at 1-250-3544006 or email canadianwarbrides@netidea.com SPONSORED BY

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Office Manager & Rentals Coordinator Saanich Fairground The Saanich Fairground has an expansive history, crowned by over 145 years of hosting Labour Day weekend’s popular Saanich Fair.

The Fairground is owned by the North & South Saanich Agricultural Society, a group in which Gloria has been a member and active volunteer for the past 35 years. The Fairground’s purpose is to promote agriculture and that purpose is accomplished in grand style, culminating each summer with “The Saanich Fair”.

Gloria Dol

As a non-profit society, the need for fundraising is an ongoing challenge. So, in addition to entertaining throngs of Canadians at the Fair, the Saanich Fairground is also in the rental business year round. For the past 18 years, Gloria has been facilitating rentals for various events from dog and horse shows to weddings, conferences and private parties. For Gloria, the ultimate job satisfaction is gained by working with her clients to put together the right space at the right price. Her personal touch helps make any event truly memorable.

Gloria looks forward to helping you host your next event at this historic location.

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Joining Black Press Victoria Group Publisher Penny Sakamoto will be four prominent local women in business and the media, who will participate in a moderatorled panel discussion and question-and-answer session involving Women in Business guests.

Penny Sakamoto, Black Press Group Publisher Penny is group publisher for Black Press-Greater Victoria, leading a team of about 65 staff and approximately 1,200 newspaper carriers. She graduated from journalism school in Winnipeg and has spent her career in the newspaper business in Canada and the U.S. She served as president of the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association and on the board of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association. In 2008, Sakamoto was awarded the Silver Quill Award for more than 25 years of distinguished service to the industry.

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5 Power Women for 5 Minutes Jo-Ann Roberts, CBC Radio One and host of All Points West Originally from the Maritimes, Jo-Ann’s All Points West is a provincial afternoon show serving British Columbia, excluding the Lower Mainland. The award-winning journalist was the first CBC journalist to win the Asia Pacific Scholarship to work in Tokyo, and has been a national finalist for several Canadian Association of Journalism Awards.

Married with four children, her career has included anchoring several election specials for CBC Radio and TV and hosting programs for CBC Radio in Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax and Winnipeg.

Shellie Gudgeon, Victoria city councillor and co-owner of Il Terrazzo Ristorante and Fifth Street Bar & Grill Shellie was born and raised in Victoria and currently lives with her husband and family in a designated heritage house that was rescued from the brink of demolition and then restored, room by room, to its original state. Currently, Shellie helps oversee the operations of Il Terrazzo Ristorante, which she owns with her husband. Her civic career began with the Vic West Community Association and the Quadra Revitalization project.

Gayle Robinson, president of Robinson’s Outdoor Store and the local Shop Local organization Gayle Robinson is the third-generation owner of Robinson’s Outdoor Store, established by her grandfather in 1929, and the current president and a founder of ShopLocalVictoria. The nonprofit society is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of shopping locally, creating growth in the local economy and preserving the culture and character of Victoria. Robinson, who has two grown daughters, is an avid adventure traveller who has trekked the Inca Trail in Peru, the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, cycled in Italy and trekked in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

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Serving the residents of Broadmead since 2010, Dr. Buckley began working at an optical store at the age of 15.

“During that time, I gained over 10 years of experience fitting and dispensing glasses which better prepared me for my career as a Doctor of Optometry,” reflects Dr. Buckley. Because Optimed Optometry is a smaller, more individualized practice, “I can give the necessary time to each patient, allowing for a very thorough eye exam, and time for patients to ask questions and get answers about their eye health,” she explains. Dr. Buckley offers comprehensive eye health exams, retinal photography and contact lens services.

Born and raised in Victoria – a third generation Victorian, in fact – Dr. Buckley enjoys travel, cooking and hiking on the West Coast. She delights in working alongside the talented staff at artSEE eyewear and with her patients at Optimed Optometry. New patients are welcome – let Dr. Sara Buckley care for your eyesight at Optimed Optometry by calling 250-590-1859.

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