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When common sense fails

Islanders dining out for life t’s not every day you can justify taking yourself — and maybe all your friends — out for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but on Thurs., April 25, hundreds of Victorians are planning to do just that.

“I haven’t picked my restauDANIELLE rants yet, but I know I’m going POPE to be eating out for all three news@ meals,” says AIDS Vancouver mondaymag.com Island (AVI) communications head Eric Berndt.

Berndt is just one of the countless diners excited to partake in the eighth-annual Dining Out For Life, a one-day affair that will see 80 local restaurants around the Island donating 25 per cent of all food and non-alcoholic drink proceeds to AVI’s program funding. While many diners come for the mission, even those who just happen to eat out this Thursday will help the cause, which is expected to raise more than $40,000 in support of people living with HIV/AIDS on Vancouver Island.

“Many restaurants have told us reservations for April 25 are already coming in, so we are encouraging diners who are hungry for a new restaurant experience, or who want to support their favourite restaurant, to be sure to make reservations,” says AVI’s James Boxshall.

This year’s event doesn’t come without its own political curve. AVI was one of the many businesses to boycott the Nanaimo Daily News by pulling ads after the paper ran a controversial letter to the editor last month regarding First Nations. Since that time, the News has been in negotiations to gain back AVI’s and other businesses’ ads.

“AVI is an organization that exists to root out discrimination and stigma, and as part of our mandate it was important for us to show solidarity,” says Berndt. “What’s amazing, is that 10 years ago we may not have had these conversations, so it really speaks to where we are at that we can pull ads and that people listen, that the community is there to catch us and support us in that decision, too.”

Funding for Thursday’s affair goes directly towards the AVI communities across Vancouver Island, with support, food and prevention program offices in Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Campbell River and Port Hardy.

“The support we receive from Dining Out For Life means the world to us and helps us to sustain the work we do, feeding people and educating them to stay HIV free. Every donation counts,” says Katrina Jensen, AVI executive director.

As a bonus this year, participating diners will also have an opportunity to win a prize package including a night for two at the Chateau Victoria and a $750 voucher at Expedia Cruiseship centres.

Other prizes will be given away on the event’s Facebook page for diners who post photos online.

See the full list of participating restaurants at diningoutforlife.com/vancouverisland, with many offering breakfast, lunch and dinner options.

’ve never been a fan of creating more laws — especially when common sense should make it unnecessary. However, common sense seems to be a far rarer commodity than I give it credit for.

In the wake of another very disturbing teenage suicide, the government of Nova Scotia is championing a new “cyberbullying” law that would criminalize the distribution of “intimate images” without consent.

You may recall that 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons GRANT recently hanged herself after allegedly being gang McKENZIE raped by four boys and having images of the assault broadcast throughout her peer network. editor@ It’s difficult to imagine that anyone would think the mondaymag.com distribution of humiliating sexual images of a vulnerable teenager was even remotely legal in the first place; and to think that it was a fun thing to do and talk about at school, is even more revolting.

That these same alleged perpetrators are even now trying to blame the victim through a series of rallies and “Support the Boys” posters distributed throughout the maritime town — including along the victim’s street — sickens me.

Although we can’t make it illegal to be a malicious asshole (although we can hope he/she gets his/her comeuppance), the Internet has made it so that the distribution of photos and bullying taunts is far reaching, powerfully damaging and everlasting.

A new law isn’t the complete answer (that comes through education, including what sexual consent is), but it’s clearly something we need. M

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Staff from AIDS Vancouver Island dined to save lives in 2012. This year, the organization hopes to raise $40,000 by convincing all foodies to eat out at the eighth annual event.

WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO BACK Before voters are overwhelmed with election mayhem, one group of exuberant Victoria women are taking their message to a school near you: we need more women in power, and more powerful women in the history books.

Dancing with the Octopus, a non-partisan project that invites creativity and conversation about women and politics, has just unleashed its newest tentacle — “Dancing Backwards: Let’s Get Canada’s Political Women into History.” The pilot program, involving four Victoria schools, aims to pull the contributions of historical Canadian women into the spotlight, and into the social studies curriculum.

“When I go into the classrooms, I’m struck by how oblivious and apathetic most students are about politics, particularly the crucial and challenging role of women in politics,” says Sandy Mayzell, founder and president of Dancing with the Octopus. “It’s amazing to observe how quickly their attitudes flip from apathy to enthusiasm and curiosity, when students see video clips of political women in action.”

The team is aiming to inspire groups of elementary, middle and high school students to research and create the stories of politically influential women from Canada’s past 100 years, then present these stories to their peers through a variety of media: poetry, video, skit, puppet show, graphic story or narrated dance. The short stories will be filmed, and the strongest ones will be posted to the website, dancingbackwards.ca.

The pilot will involve about 150 students in Grades 5, 8 and 11, as well as volunteer interns, and film, research and communications professionals.

In order to cover the costs for filming and to complete the pilot and prepare to expand the program to schools across Canada, last week the group started a national crowd-sourced fundraising campaign (indiegogo.com/projects/dancing-backwards) and are already $2,288 into their $45,000 goal.

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The Monday team headed to the mainland on the weekend to attend the British Columbia Yukon Community Newspaper Awards (known in the biz as the Ma Murray’s), and came home with big smiles and an armful of first-place awards.

Our cartoonist, Joseph Williams, won Gold for his edgy and politically relevant cartooning skills.

Photographer Al Smith picked up Gold for his stunning cover portrait of Lindsay Van Gyn in our “Queen Mudder” feature.

News editor Danielle Pope won Gold for business writing with her “Chicken Little and the big business of eggs” feature.

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LEAVE THEM ALONE AND THEY’LL COME HOME Great: an international study on over-exploited fish found depleted stocks can return if met with sensible management. But can we be sensible, B.C.?

A NEW, BRIGHTER KIND OF SPRING GARDEN Nice job to Pacifica Housing staff and tenants, who will be working with groups of volunteers during National Volunteer Week (April 21-27) to get Pacifica’s “Our Gardens” growing for those with mental health and/or addictions issues for the 2013 season. Blooms of goodwill to you all.

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EVENTS CALENDAR ✓ EVENTS FRI. APRIL 26 SECURE YOUR ID DAY-FREE SHREDDING EVENT - Bring your documents to shred for no charge.

Rotary Club of Victoria will be onsite collecting donations for a local charity. 10am-2pm at Millstream Village parking lot (2401 Millstream, Langford). By donation. 250-386-6348.

PUJA (SACRED INDIAN CEREMONY) - This sacred Indian ceremony to Arunachala and to Lakshmi is an opportunity to surrender what no longer works for you, and explore what is true in your heart.

Please bring a flower as an offering to Goddess. 30 per cent goes to the Adi Shaiva School Project. 7-9pm at Church of Truth (111 Superior). $12 suggested donation. 250-595-7379.

SAT. APRIL 27 INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY - Ever wondered about planets around other stars? The physics of Angry Birds? How to make a telescope? Please join the Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada to experience astrophotos, astronomy, real-time solar and night sky viewing (weather permitting), science demonstrations, even a draw to win a telescope.

10am-4pm & 7-11pm at UVic's Bob Wright Building (Ring Road). Free/ parking $2.25. 250-474-0554.

THE BIG CHEESE CUT - Come see the kitchen of Ottavio cut the largest wheels of cheese made in the world.

Learn about the animals and families that have produced these beauties for generations, taste the history and tradition of the cheese-making craft.

Loads of samples and specials on all five cheeses cut. 11:30am at Ottavio (2272 Oak Bay). Free. 250-592-4080.

PITCH IN VIC WEST: BANFIELD PARK CLEAN UP AND ART SHOW - A great combination of environmental clean up, artistic creation using found materials, environmental education and fun to bring the community together. 1-4pm at Victoria West Community Centre (521 Craigflower). Free. 250-590-8922.

ANIMAL ALLEY (PICNIC) - Join other lovers of pets and wildlife for a fun picnic and info day on rescue and advocacy groups in the Victoria area. Dress as an animal and win a prize. Bring dogs & kids: dogs can dress for prizes too. 2-5pm at Willows Beach Park (2740 Dalhousie). Free.

778-265-3455.

SUN. APRIL 28 MAY DAY CELEBRATION - Join the third-annual event for community acupuncture sessions. 10am-2:30pm at Heart & Hands Health Collective (851 Cormorant). $5 minimum donation to Community Micro Lending. 250590-3185.

WONDER SUNDAY: BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST - Go on a hunt for the biggest animals in the museum: mammoths, whales and more. 1-3pm at Royal BC Museum (675 Belleville).

Free with admission. 250-356-7226.

WILDFLOWER WEEKEND - Spring has sprung and Swan Lake has never looked better. Celebrate the world of wildflowers with guided tours, crafts for the kids and the wildflower, musical revue. Noon-3pm at Swan Lake Nature House (3873 Swan Lake).

By donation. 250-479-0211.

SEASIDE BLOOMS WITH A VIEW - A guided walk for 9 years+. Tower Point is alive with blooms. Follow a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist along a shoreline trail that offers spectacular views. This walk is for the wildflower novice. 1-2:30pm at Witty’s Lagoon Regional Park (Tower Point parking lot off Olympic View, Metchosin). Free.

250-478-3344, crd.bc.ca/parks.

NATIVE PLANT WALK - A short walk along part of the Brighton Ave. Walkway to learn how the area is being restored using native plants.

1:30-3pm at Brighton Ave. Walkway (junction of Brighton and Hampshire).

Free. 250-475-4412.

SAT. APRIL 27 FAIRFIELD ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR - Join the self-guided tour to meet 38 local artists, tour their studios and view their work.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11am-5pm at various locations. Free. Map: fairfieldartistsstudiotour.com.

MUSIC THURS. APRIL 25 CLOVER POINT DRIFTERS- Spring tour kickoff. 8pm at Shatterbox Coffee (950 Yates). $10.

HANNAH GEORGAS- Indie-pop from Vancouver singer-songwriter.

With The Belle Game. 8pm at Upstairs Cabaret. $18.

MORLOVE- CD release party. 8pm at Merlin's Sun Home Theatre 1983 Fairfield). $15. Call 250-598-7488 or email timgosley@telus.net for reservations (required).

THE SHATTERED HEARTS - Cover tunes from Soundgarden, Katy Perry and Spirit of the West. $5 after 9pm at Canoe Brewpub (450 Swift).

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WORDS FRI. APRIL 26 “GAZA: AGAINST THE WALL” Victoria human rights activist Kevin Neish presents a slide show and discussion of his recent five-week tour of Gaza. 8pm at Fernwood Community Association (1923 Fernwood). By donation. 250-595-3991.

DERK WYNAND - Planet Earth Poetry is pleased to present local poet and translator Derk Wynand reading with Ontario poet Betsy Struthers.

7:30pm at Moka House (1633 Hillside). $3. planetearthpoetryvictoriabc. blogspot.com.

SUN. APRIL 28 TRIPLE BOOK LAUNCH - Good things come in threes. Celebrate three local writers launch three new books.

Dede Crane, Every Happy Family, Jay Ruzesky, In Antarctica: An Amundsen Pilgrimage and Marita Dachsel, Glossolalia. 4-5:30pm at Fernwood Inn (1302 Gladstone). Free. 250-746-3566.

PLANET EARTH POETRY - A special Victoria launch of Force Field: 77 B.C. Women Poets published by Mother Tongue Press. With readings

by Joelene Heathcote, Ursula Vaira, Yvonne Blomer, Rhonda Ganz, Marilyn Bowering, Linda Rogers, Diana Hayes and more. 6-8:30pm at Moka House (1633 Hillside). Free. planetearthpoetryvictoriabc.blogspot.

GALLERIES FRI. APRIL 26 OPEN SPACE - Wendy Hough wall drawings. Artist meet and greet 7pm.

Residency to June 10 at 510 Fort.

THE CAVALEROS- Two wild night's of retro fulled surf and rockabilly music. FRI & SAT at 9pm at Bartholomew's (777 Douglas). Free.

CARMANAH- Playing its first headlining show in quite some time.

With opener Jon Middleton. 8pm at Upstairs Cabaret. $15/12.

KELT ECCELSTON- With Rose Birney and Mark Hellman. 8pm at James Bay Coffee & Books (143 Menzies).

SARA MARREIROS - With Trav Short. 7:30pm FRI and SAT at the Spiral Cafe (418 Craigflower). Tickets are $12 at Larsen Music.

THE BROKEN STRINGS - Cover tunes from Tom Petty, Ryan Adams and the Talking Heads. $5 after 9pm at Canoe Brewpub (450 Swift).

SWOLLEN MEMBERS - Canadian hip hop with Cityreal. 9pm at Club 9ONE9. $25.

THE HIGH ARCTIC- With Black Valley Gospel, and Babysitter. 9:30pm at Copper Owl (1900 Douglas). $10.

SAT. APRIL 27 EDELEPHANT- Led by indie-folk artist Mike Edel. $5 after 9pm at Canoe Brewpub (450 Swift).

STEVE SLADE- Brings his original tunes. 8pm at James Bay Coffee & Books (143 Menzies).

250-386-4700. By donation. jamesbaycoffeeandbooks.com.

THE PRINCESS IN THE WHITE JADE JAR- Fun kids concert featuring Chinese folk stories and music adapted from Peking opera.

11am and 3pm at Wood Hall (900 Johnson). Free pre-concert activities starting at 10:30am and 2:30pm. $15/12.

KIRAN AHLUWALIA- Punjabi folk tunes in support of Child Haven. 8pm at Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora). $38/34. (See story P17.)

VIVA YOUTH CHOIRS- End-ofseason concert entitled “Canadiana” with an eclectic programme of Canadian choral music. 2pm at 1273 Fort. $12/8.

OLIVER SWAIN'S BIG MACHINEFolk noir and Americana favorite Oliver Swain joined by Quinn Bachand, Richard Moody, James Whittall and Glenna Garramone. With Jason Lowe. 8pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). $18/16.

SUN. APRIL 28 JOHN PIZZARELLI - Jazz guitarist/ vocalist/songwriter/band leader brings his soft voice and charming stage presence to Alix Goolden Performance Hall (907 Pandora). $40 at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records and rmts.bc.ca. Pizzarelli is also offering an informal jazz workshop at 3pm at the same location. Registration at 250-388-4423. Free. JazzVictoria.ca SIDECAR-Jeanne Tolmie (Big Yellow Taxi, Daisy Duke, J.T. King) on acoustic guitar and lead vocals; Jasper DeGroot (Shillelagh) on percussion box, accordion, banjo, and backup vocals; Aaron Ellingsen (Shillelagh, Odd Hack Band, Banquo) on fiddle, mandolin, and backup vocals. After open stage at 7:30pm at Norway House (1110 Hillside). $5.

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GREAT GUITARS - The final concert in U-JAM's Jazz at the Gallery series will feature six-string veterans Oliver Gannon and Rob Cheramy as well as young guitar sensation Quinn Bachand. 2pm at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss). $30/25.

CANUS - Hot jazz at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). 4-7pm. $12.

ENSEMBLE LAUDE- Presents "The Voyage" featuring pieces that celebrate the burgeoning of female musicians throughout history and into present times. 7:30pm at First Church of Christ, Scientist (1205 Pandora).

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VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSIC AWARDS - Awarding the best in Vancouver Island music, featuring Steph MacPherson, Quinn Bachand, Annie Becker, Sean Hogan, The Sweet Lowdown, Chris Ho, Towers and Trees, Wil and Kytami. Doors at 6pm, show at 7pm at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (690 Courtnay).

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TUES. APRIL 30 TAJ MAHAL - Blues legend and grammy winner brings his trio to Alix Goolden Hall. 7:30pm. $52.50.

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NEWS & VIEWS > ART & HEALTH THIS IS NOT A

Cocktail Party VICTORIA ARTIST CREATES PILL SCULPTURE TO RAISE HIV AWARENESS ACROSS CANADA martini glass sits on the back porch of Peggy Frank’s Oak Bay home. It’s no residue from an early spring garden party — in fact, the seven-foot-tall glass is so big that Paul Bunyan would have trouble tipping it into his mouth. But if he did, he’d be met with a cocktail of 2,000 pill bottles that represent the anti-retroviral drugs and supplements Frank has had to take over the last 26 years, just to stay alive.

It all started four months ago, when Frank was laughing with a friend at a party and joked that she should make a giant sculpture out of the “cocktail” of drugs she’s had to take since she was diagnosed with HIV. Or perhaps it’s more fair to say it started on that day in 1987, DANIELLE POPE when Frank learned that, news@mondaymag.com within 10 years, her life would take on a new mantra: “this is not a cocktail party.” That mantra would become the title of her newest, awareness-raising art installation about to take Canada by the bottle.

Back then, however, life had a little less cheer.

“I got the call in university — back when doctors still told you over the phone — and I was in disbelief. I didn’t even know I had opted for an HIV test, that’s the kind of world it was,” says Frank. “So when I was diagnosed, I knew my dreams of working in international development were gone. I knew no one would hire me. The doctor explained I would have about seven years to live, where I would be sicker and sicker, and then I would die.”

Frank was 32 years old, and was just completing her master’s in resource management at Simon Fraser University. She was all set to enter the world of international scientific research and social impact assessment work, but while starting her initial therapy of 49 HIVspecific pills a day, realized her goal was changing.

“It was impossible to leave the house, or do anything.

My life circulated around my alarm clock, having food in my stomach or making sure it was empty,” she says.

As her dreams shifted, Frank fell back on a long-term disability package thanks to a position she’d previously gained with the B.C. Ministry of Forestry, drawing wildflowers. Her artistic talent blossomed despite her

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“We still see HIV as a scary disease,” says Frank. “With refined medication it’s not so scary — the virus is almost benign in my body, for example — but we still fear AIDS, even when there are diseases out there that are much more devastating. However, this really isn’t a cocktail party. You do have to take a lot of pills just to stay alive, and that’s where the idea came from.”

To create her sculpture, Frank leaned on her community, friends and even pharmacies to collect the 2,000 bottles that would symbolize all the drugs she, like many others living with HIV, has had to take.

The result touched Frank and her friends.

“When I first heard about this cocktail glass, I thought it was ambitious,” says Dutch Van Barneveld, who boasts that he and Frank are an item. “But it’s really easy to get drawn into one of Peggy’s projects — she has this light in her eyes, and the glass is always half full with her. I couldn’t believe the people who would be down here in her basement, every day, washing bottles, helping in any way they could and making sure she had what she needed to make this happen.”

Van Barneveld, who works in construction, was able to help Frank with the creation of the “glass,” which is formed out of a plastic-like material called styrene. Then, as Frank says, for the next four months it was a matter of learning “1,000 ways not to do something” — from glue that didn’t bond to pill bottle labels that wouldn’t scrub off — until the piece started to come together.

“HIV is such a social illness, and I guess that’s what I am hoping to show through the sculpture — it’s social in how we relate to it

HIV is such a social illness, and I guess that’s what I am hoping to show through the sculpture — it’s social in how we relate to it and how we stigmatize it.

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Artist Peggy Frank sits with her “cocktail” sculpture.

and how we stigmatize it,” Frank says. “I didn’t imagine I’d live to 40. I was almost certain I wouldn’t make it to 50, and in another year I will have survived to the unbelievable age of 60.”

But Frank has done more than just survive. In 2006, the artist co-founded positively AFRICA, a group that functions through the solidarity of people living positively on two very different continents. Ironically, Frank says the group is doing much of the work that she originally had thought she would do with her life. She has also been an active member of the Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Society (VPWAS). Now, on May 1, Frank and her cocktail glass will embark on a cross-Canada tour to visit approximately 30 cities and communities throughout the country before reaching the final destination of St. Andrews, N.B., on May 31. There, Frank will be one of 16 finalists in the 2013 Canadian Sculpture Competition.

This isn’t likely to be the end of the party, though — Frank has already been asked to consider the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa as a potential home for the sculpture.

“There’s a truth with art, and with most things I suppose: the moment we overthink our talents we get nervous, but if we just go with it, things seem to happen,” says Frank. “I’ve been very grateful for the opportunities I’ve been given. If anything, living with HIV has taught me more about how to live Monday-Sunday in this world. It’s shown me that my community is $3 from 11pm-1am bigger than I ever could have dreamed. This disease isn’t something I would wish on anyone, but Oak Bay my life is more full because of HIV.” M

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Join the send-off party for Frank’s tour by contacting VPWAS at 250-382-7927. To learn more about Frank and follow along with her cocktail journey, visit her blog at peggyfrank.blogspot.ca.

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STREET SMARTS Is there a place for genetically modified foods?

KIERAN REPORT

NDP accused of ‘low-down shakedown’ n the campaign trail NDP Leader Adrian Dix has been doing a passable doppelganger of a long suffering Ghandi who will BRIAN speak no evil. MeanKIERAN while, his backroom bkieran@ bag lady has been mondaymag.com waging a fundraising campaign that has the familiar whiff of political extortion.

I’m referring to a plea for campaign cash sent to various businesses by the party’s provincial secretary Jan O’Brien.

The businesses in question are ones on record as having donated to the Liberals recently.

The letters remind each corporate recipient how much that particular free enterprise has given the Liberals in past campaigns and it goes on to suggest that a $5,000 donation to the NDP will even the score.

“It is our hope that you will adopt a balanced approach to your support in the lead up to the election in May . . . to show your commitment to a balanced approach to government,” the

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fundraising pitch states.

The Liberals — already bleeding like stuck pigs — are squealing with outrage at this brazen raid on their corporate barnyard. Premier Christy Clark has accused the NDP of compiling an “enemies list.” Finance Minister Mike de Jong calls it “a low-down shakedown ... a pressure tactic by the NDP to virtually blackmail businesses across B.C.” There is no question the business pitch implies that post-election NDP goodwill will come at a price. The offending passage asks corporate donors to demonstrate their “commitment to a balanced approach to government.” It would not have been quite so blatant had the letter referred to a balanced approach to campaign funding.

However, the line implies that a donation today will pay dividends after the election. If O’Brien was being honest, she would have said: “Donate to secure our commitment to a favourable approach to your business when we are government.”

For the Liberals, the unfortunate truth is that the NDP’s mitts have been in Howe Street’s deep pockets for some time now. Financial statements submitted to Elections BC show that corporate donations to the Liberals have fallen from $5.9 million in 2010 to $4.9 million in 2012.

Where did that money go? Across the

No. It all gets into the food chain. You can’t even burn it.

street. Corporate donations to the NDP have risen from $170,000 in 2010 to $1 million in 2012.

It is also a fact that some savvy corporations have been splitting their political donations between the two parties for some time, albeit not 50/50. And, I remember well the 1990s when the NDP was in power and business leaders gleefully threw good money after bad for a chance to rub elbows with then-premier Glen Clark at the bun toss de jour.

What makes this pitch particularly distasteful is the fact that Dix and his higher purpose people have vowed to outlaw corporate and trade union donations when they become government. Clearly, they did not want to set a fine example prematurely.

I have absolutely no sympathy for the outraged Liberals. As a government relations consultant in the early days of Gordon Campbell’s regime I witnessed my clients being constantly harassed for financial support. I have to tell you there was only one acceptable response to those funding requests: “The cheque is in the mail.” With every request there was an expectation of enhanced access to the corridors of power. That quid pro quo rarely came to pass.

So, suck it up you free enterprise whiners; what goes around comes around. M

JOSEPH REVILLE, Victoria

I guess. They cost less and not everyone can afford food otherwise.

MICHELLE CHAN, Victoria

Yes, in hostile climates and environments, like droughtresistant crops in East Africa.

ADRIEN LEDUC, Ottawa

No. Everything we need from nature is here.

CITY WATCHDOG

SHALIA ALONZO, Victoria

Landlords up to the same old tricks y now, many of you have heard about the 60 or so tenants being illegally evicted from a former Traveller’s Inn at 3025 Douglas. It’s been reported elsewhere that, despite having none of the permits required by the law, owner Mike Kelly has served notice to his tenants claiming that the building is destined for renovation.

SIMON Does the story end there? Of course NATTRASS not. Adding insult to injury, conditions at snattrass@ the property — conditions which residents mondaymag.com with nowhere else to go are nonetheless willing to fight to live in — would make most tenants jump at the chance to move out.

Last week, I got to know two other Victoria properties currently rotting under the care of another of our region’s less charming landlords (more on that in weeks to come).

While further down the path of decay being travelled by 3025 Douglas, together these properties reveal a time-honoured tradition among landlords in The Capital and beyond. Local authorities not caving to your demands? Let your properties

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MAIL Biosolids site not right I'm writing in response to the CRD's position on the biosolids site proposed for Viewfield.

It is rather telling that the CRD considers "respect for the community character" as one of the three categories for assessing sludge treatment sites. This speaks to the ignorance of the

collapse until the city has no choice but to acquiesce.

This strategy doesn’t have to be so effective. Alone amongst the region’s 13 municipalities, Esquimalt council has approved a Standards of Maintenance Bylaw to ensure that renters are protected from neglectful property owners. Under this bylaw, conditions described by 3025 Douglas resident Hal Hannon would warrant a fine of up to $10,000.

Broken windows still lined with shards of glass and old TVs and mattresses packed into hallways — both currently featured at Kelly’s property — are direct contraventions of Esquimalt’s bylaw. The common areas at 3025 Douglas littered with used condoms and old syringes were probably in mind when someone wrote the bylaw prohibiting the presence of “rubbish or noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter”.

This situation reveals one of the many pitfalls of our region’s piecemeal approach to legislation. That the quality of a rental unit or the enforceability of the Residential Tenancy Act should vary from block to block for the sake of our invisible borders is almost as outrageous as the fact that only one regional authority has thought to codify the need for clean, safe, affordable housing.

For now, let’s hope the residents of 3025 Douglas St. Find new housing in Esquimalt. M

THE POLL Election BC: are party platforms clear?

Yes, I could vote today

36% 7% Maybe; some are clearer than others

process. I believe this is owed to us before pushing through a ridiculous and wholly inappropriate project that will devastate this gem of a community.

Drive along Craigflower Road and then turn down one of the quiet side streets like Raynor, Belton, or Pine. Take a walk or bike ride along the waterway from Dockside Green, past the

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character of my beautiful neighbourhood of Vic West on the part of those CRD board members who secretly voted for and purchased this site. I would like to invite the CRD (and citizens of the greater Victoria area at large) to come tour our neighbourhood and see the community that is being impacted by this remote decision making

No, too much smoke & mirrors

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Selkirk Trestle and onto Banfield Park — last year home to the very first Gorge swim-fest.

Stop by the artists' cafe and French bakery across the street.

See some of the beautiful historic homes in the vicinity of Edward and Mary Street. Come see the best dog walking park and one of the most beautiful spots in the region: Macaulay Point.

Look at what you risk devastating and relegating to the slums before making these decisions that impact us, and potentially you, by removing beautiful, central, residential real estate from the pool of extremely scarce and expensive land.

I implore the rest of Victoria and city council to please recognize that the proposed Viewfield site is in the middle of a very residential area and to show the common decency to recognize that this is inappropriate. I would do the same for you.

WALTER ASHE, VICTORIA

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City Something DERWIN BLANSHARD oin Victoria’s classiest talk show host Derwin Blanshard for the eighth installment of his Extremely Classy Sunday Evening Programme, 8pm at Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). This month’s show features CBC Quirks & Quarks host Bob McDonald, Sasquatch hunter Dave Hill B.Sc., comedian Shane Priestly and music by MD Wren and the Sick Kids, and a whole lot of funny, funny people. Tickets are $15 or $12 for the overly dressed. M

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CCPA SEASON FINALE he Canadian College of Performing Arts closes out its 15th anniversary season with the Broadway hit musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm at the McPherson Playhouse. There is also a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Tickets start at $32 and are available at rmts.bc.ca or by phone at 250-386-6121.M

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A MARIACHI OPERA uente Theatre is gearing up to present the world’s first fully-staged mariachi opera, El Jinete (The Rider), Apr. 26-28 at the Metro Studio (1411 Quadra).

Writen and directed by Puente’s artistic director Mercedes Bátiz-Benét, El Jinete is based on a mariachi song of the same name about a lone rider, mortally wounded, in search of his lover, paralleling the myth of Orpheus as he crosses the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S.A. The creative team — with video projection by Jamie Nesbitt, lights designed by Itai Erdal, sound design by Chris Hind, and costumes by Florence Barrett — was inspired by vintage black and white Mexican cinema.

The cast features Alex Alegría as El Jinete, Alexandra Wever as Valentina, and Mario Sota as El Malo.

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HANNAH GEORGAS resh off a performance at this year’s Juno Awards where she earned nominations for Songwriter of the Year (alongside winner Leonard Cohen) and Alternative Album, Vancouver’s Hannah Georgas is back in town — this time playing a headlining set at Upstairs Cabaret.

Georgas released her latest, self-titled, album late last year, featuring a fresh new-wave, synth heavy pop sound, thanks in part to producer Graham Walsh (Holy Fuck).

Twenty-nine-year-old Georgas has been touring non-stop since her album was released, opening for Mother Mother, alongside Kathleen Edwards and with Victoria’s Aidan Knight. She’s looking forward to a headlining set where she can showcase the new album with a full band.

Georgas lived in Victoria from 2003-2005 as she studied social sciences at UVic. Opening the show is Vancouver’s The Belle Game, Thurs., April 25 at Upstairs Cabaret. Doors at 8pm. $18. M

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FASHION MACHINE ould you let kids dress you? Theatre SKAM is hosting a one-night preview of Fashion Machine, 6:30pm Sun., April 28 at Open Space (510 Fort), where five audience members will have their outfits completely remodeled by kids while the rest of the audience watches. Tickets are $15/12/10 and are available at ticketrocket.org or by phone at 250-590-6291. M

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BETTER LIVING AT LANGHAM COURT agham Court Theatre brings another disfunctional family to the stage with Better Living, from George F. Walker’s East End Plays series which explores the dreams and disappointments of everyday people living on the fringes of urban society. Better Living takes us behind the scenes of a family in distress as single mother, Nora (M Award nominee-Lorene Cammiade), has to make room around her youngest daughter, Gail (Aisling Goodman), as eldest daughter Elizabeth (Kate Harter) and middle daughter Mary Ann (Michelle Mitchell) move back in. And this coupled with the surprise return of Nora’s ex-husband, Tom (Wayne Yercha), who believes they need to prepare for a looming apocalypse.

Director Wendy Merk (Ghosts of the Plaza) says if you “love a good laugh with a bit of thought behind it, enjoy seeing your crazy neighbours satirized a bit [or] like your theatre with a bit of a bite,” then you’ll love Better Living.

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M AWARDS

The readers have spoken With over 1,500 votes in 44 categories, Monday readers have picked their favourite artists and supporters in all genres to receive a prestigious M Award.

The competition was so fierce in some categories that only one or two votes separated the eventual winner from the runners-up.

This year’s M Award is a wonderfully whimsical yellow ukulele branded with the Monday logo from Long & McQuade, while the presentation event was hosted by the fine folks at Club 9ONE9 on Tuesday, April 23.

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THE ARCHERS - FAVOURITE EMERGING ARTIST OR BAND

EMILY GRIFFINS

The Winners Circle: Who Won What?

FAVOURITE EMERGING ARTIST OR BAND

MUSIC

The Archers This five-piece indie-folk band is currently recording its debut full-length album with producer Tom Dobrzanski (The Zolas). After playing Rifflandia 4 and 5, and on the legislature lawn on Canada Day, these youngsters are making their mark on Victotorians. And Monday readers have rewarded them with the most votes in this category.

The Archers also won the “Young Performer of the Year Award” in the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards, and were crowned Youthink’s “BC’s Best Teen Band” in April 2011.

Runners Up: Indie-folk collective Towers and Trees and folk-rockers Bonehoof.

FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST Steph MacPherson In one of the closest races of the year, folkpop songstress Steph MacPherson was voted Favourite Solo Artist by Monday readers, beating out runner-up Carolyn Mark by only two votes.

Only 10 votes separate first and third place in this all-female shortlist. Let’s hear it for the ladies!

MacPherson released her debut full-length album, Bells & Whistles, on Victoria’s own Cordova Bay Records in April 2012. It was recorded at Electric City Studios with Jason Cook. Raw, yet perfected, Bells & Whistles is an honest and infections offering from the Kiwi-Canadian, Victoria-raised singer-songwriter.

MacPherson played showcases at Canadian Music Week and North by Northwest in 2012, as well as local festival Song and Surf.

Bells & Whistles was also chosen by Monday Arts Editor Mary Ellen Green as one of the Top Local Albums of 2012.

Runners up: One of Victoria’s musical cornerstones and Logan’s Pub Hootenanny host Carolyn Mark; and classically trained violinist-extremist Kytami.

SONG OF THE YEAR BRIAN VAN WYK

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Lyons as the Top Local Album of 2012 and is an “exercise in diversity” offering everything from dubstep to elecro-pop and hip hop; and another band featured on Monday’s Top Local Albums of 2012 list, Jon and Roy.

FAVOURITE BAND Current Swell For the second year running, indie-rockers Current Swell were voted Victoria’s favourite band. Fresh off a tour of Australia and about to head to the U.K. in May, this four piece had a huge year in 2012, riding the wave of momentum from its $100,000 win at the Peak Performance Project in 2011.

The band signed a deal with Nettwerk Records in 2012 and opened for The Tragically Hip at the inaugural Rock the Shores festival last July.

Runners up: The dynamic duo of Hank and Lily deserve a huge round of applause for their tight second place finish — by less than 10 votes.

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FAVOURITE ALBUM Let it Go by Jon and Roy Jon and Roy’s fourth release is synonymous with the sounds of summer. Released in June 2012 with an epic show in the backlot of Phillips Brewery (with Carmanah and Wake Owl), Let it Go stays true to Jon and Roy’s sound, but with a much freer tone — the extended instrumental arrangements have the spontaneity you’d expect from a live show. The album also features the ska horns and Spanish flare their devoted listeners expect to hear.

Runners up: In another very tight race, Hank and Lily take second place with Crank City; and Steph MacPherson’s Bells & Whistles takes third.

“Vibrant Scene” by Jon and Roy Only three votes separated first and third place in this category.

There is no more fitting choice than “Vibrant Scene” for 2012 Song of the Year. This upbeat anthem perfectly describes what it’s like to be young and free in vibrant Victoria — from the strutting down the street with your headphones on, to putting back a few pints of craft brew at a local pub.

After getting tons of radio play and support by local radio, “Vibrant Scene” was the song of the summer for 2012.

Runners up: Towers and Trees’ “Montreal” and Steph MacPherson’s “Bells & Whistles” tied for second place, just two votes shy of the lead spot.

FAVOURITE LOCAL LIVE PERFORMANCE Current Swell at Rock the Shores The local folk-rockers killed it at the inaugural Rock the Shores festival, hosted by Atomique Productions (Rifflandia) and GoldenVoice (Coachella Music and Art Festival). Not only was their sunshiney performance the best local live performance in 2012, it was also a highlight of

M SPECIAL SECTION - 2013 M Awards Rock the Shores, which featured the likes of The Tragically Hip, Sam Roberts Band and Jets Overhead. Got to love it when they bring in Dave St. Jean on the trombone for the live show.

Runners up: The Archers on the legislature lawn on Canada Day; and Kytami’s electric set at the second-annual Vancouver Island Cultural (V.I.C.) Fest at St. Ann’s Academy.

FAVOURITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP Bucan Bucan This Balkan-style brass band took second place in the same category last year. They upped the ante to take the top spot for 2012. After performing at last year’s M Awards and releasing their debut EP, From Bucanistan With Love, Bucan Bucan has marched its way into the hearts of Monday readers.

Runners Up: Indie-folk collective Towers and Trees; and the plucky Sweet Lowdown.

LIKE THE MOVIE? YOU WILL LOVE

Christ, Scientist (Pandora and Chamber).

By donation.

Runners up: The ever-popular Victoria Symphony; and chamber choir Vox Humana.

“THE TRIAL” Based on the emotionally compelling and provocative film, PEOPLE V. THE STATE OF ILLUSION , and his work for over a decade teaching self-awareness, emotional intelligence and leadership to organizations and individuals. Writer, Producer and Personal Leadership expert Austin Vickers will lead you in an examination of your perceptions, limitations and life. With behind-the-scenes footage from his ground-breaking movie, cross-examination of witnesses from the audience, and processes for developing self-awareness, this trial makes you both a witness and a juror. It will present powerful evidence on the power of your perception and will help you transform your greatest imaginations into reality.

FAVOURITE HARDCORE/ METAL/PUNK ARTIST OR GROUP Open Relationship These fiesty females take Favourite Hardcore/Metal/Punk Group for the second year running. With traction from the Born Weird EP, Open Relationship is moving full-steam ahead with their latest recording, a new EP they’re calling Poochie, to be released soon.

Runners up: Metal-heads Scimitar; and a three way tie for third place for Six Brew Bantha, The Stockers and New Krime.

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FAVOURITE HIP HOP/RNB ARTIST OR GROUP

FAVOURITE JAZZ/BLUES ARTIST OR GROUP Maureen Washington Jazz and blues singer Maureen Washington takes home her second win in this category (she previously won in 2011). Originally from Prince George, Washington has more than a half-dozen albums to her name and performs often around town as a solo act and also with collaborator Daniel Cook.

Runners up: Prohibition era dance band, Captial City Synchopators; and the “premium western hokum” of Dave Lang and the Twin Otters.

FAVOURITE CLASSICAL PERFORMER OR GROUP Ensemble Laude Directed by Elizabeth MacIsaac, Ensemble Laude is a women’s community choir dedicated to singing multicultural choral repertoire and early music.

Ensemble Laude won the M Award for “Favourite Vocal Ensemble” the last three years running. Catch the ladies’ spring performance “The Voyage” Sun., April 28 at 7:30pm at First Church of

Capital City Center Hotel • 1961 Douglas St. • unityvictoria.ca Tickets are $75.00 in advance & $100.00 at the door.

To book your spot in this thought-provoking, compelling experience please visit: http://www.unityofvictoria.ca/movie-screening-people-vs-state-illusion or call (250) 382-1613

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL MUSIC The Zone@91.3 FM With the popular FM radio station’s “Zone band of the Month” program, promoting local bands, it’s no surprise that these modern rock enthusiasts took this category. They also actively promote local live music and other events around town.

Runners up: Concert promoters Atomique Productions and Logan’s Tavern of the Damned.

OPEN RELATIONSHIP

Hundy Thou Although they didn’t quite get the 100,000 votes their name suggests, this grimey rap duo made up of Cask and Speakeasy had an easy win in this category. Check out their six-track EP No Future on their bandcamp.

Runners Up: Warriors of the Infinite; and last year’s winner Georgia Murray.

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FAVOURITE RECORD STORE Ditch Records With over 60 per cent of the votes in this category, it’s clear that Monday readers turn to Ditch Records and CDs for all their music needs — from new and used vinyl and CDs, to cassette tapes and concert tickets. Ditch was also the winner in this category last year, the first time it was put to a vote for Monday readers — so no other store has ever won.

Runners up: Lyle’s Place; and record store and pop culture gallery Talk’s Cheap.

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New York Times bestseller Cheryl Strayed makes her Victoria debut to talk about Wild, her stunning memoir, recounting her journey along the Pacific Crest st Trail. The book that inspired Oprah to re-open her book club!

Bar takes the honours for favourite local performance venue. With its intimate feel and fantastic stage, Lucky consistently hosts some of the best acts to visit Victoria on an annual basis.

Runners up: The Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Alix Goolden Hall; and Logan’s Tavern of the Damned.

BEST OPEN MIC Logan’s Pub Logan’s hosts the city’s most popular open mics for the second year running, each and every Sunday and Monday, with Carolyn Mark’s Hootenanny (Sunday) and Steve Barrie on Monday.

Runners Up: The kings and queens of spoken word, Tongues of Fire (at Solstice Cafe); and the Fort Cafe (Open Mic with Dylan Stone) which closed at the end of 2012 (R.I.P.).

PERFORMANCE

FAVOURITE OVERALL PRODUCTION Little Shop of Horrors (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre) Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre has almost a clean sweep in the Performance category with its B-Movie inspired production of the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors last summer at the McPherson.

Directed by Jacob Richmond, starring Sara-Jeanne Hosie and Kholby Wardell, with incredible graphic set design by Patrick DuWors (including four progressively larger anthropomorphic potted plants that feed on human flesh and blood built by Hank Pine and James Insell), this production had the perfect recipe for Victoria theatre lovers.

We called it “an adorkable doo-wopping good time.”

Runners up: The deliriously fun Drowsy Chaperone (Langham Court Theatre, directed by Roger Carr); and Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage (The Belfry, directed by Glenis Leyshon).

FAVOURITE NEW PRODUCTION God is a Scottish Drag Queen: The Second Coming (Mike Delamont) After making its world premiere at the Singe Festival (on the fringe of Fringe) in August, Mike Delamont’s second instalment of the ever-popular God is a Scottish Drag Queen series sold out its entire run. He also had a successful run at Montreal’s Mainline Theatre.

Building on the successful formula from the first GSDQ, Delamont takes aim at everything from Noah and Moses to the Mormons and Scientology.

Runners up: Kafka The Musical (a world premiere by Theatre Inconnu); and the stand alone sequel to the Fringe hit Little Orange Man, Kitt and Jane (Snafu Dance Theatre)

FAVOURITE MUSICAL Little Shop of Horrors (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre) The voices of Sara-Jeanne Hosie, Kholby Wardell, Chris Mackie and Jeff Jones shone in this production, featuring a live band and ‘60s inspired back up vocals by Kelly Hudson, Sarah Carle and Jana Morrison. Brooke Maxwell’s music direction and choreography by Treena Stubel helped make it the huge success it was.

Runners up: The Drowsy Chaperone (Langham Court Theatre); and Kafka the Musical (Theatre Inconnu).

MIKE DELAMONT

M SPECIAL SECTION - 2013 M Awards FAVOURITE PERFORMER Sara-Jeanne Hosie Sara-Jeanne wowed Victoria audiences in two of Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre’s summer productions, as Audrey in the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors and as country music superstar Patsy Cline. She also led the cast in Saltwater Theatre’s Side

by Side by Sondheim in early 2013.

Runners up: Celine Stubel — who shone as Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, and Annette in God of Carnage, both at The Belfry; and Kyle Kushnir as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone at Langham Court Theatre

FAVOURITE DANCE PERFORMANCE BY A LOCAL COMPANY Romp! in the Square (Suddenly Dance Theatre) Suddenly Dance Theatre celebrated its 15th annual ROMP! festival with free dance performances in Centennial Square, featuring aerial-dance troupe AERIOSA (Vancouver), artists from Ballet Victoria, Constance Cook, Monique Salez, Kim Breiland (Stages) and Present/ Tense 7, the company’s dancer/ writer series. 2012 also featured the premiere of Rush of Water/ Rush of Air, an original dancefilm installation projected onto City Hall.

Runners up: The Ballet Victoria original The Gift of Pandora’s Box; and “An utterly enchanting hour of dance and theatre that is over too soon,” (Monday reviewer Brent Schaus at the 2012 Fringe) The Damned Girl by Impulse Theatre.

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FAVOURITE DIRECTOR Jacob Richmond (Little Shop of Horrors, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre) For the second year running, Jacob Richmond takes home honours as Victoria’s favourite director (he won last year with co-director Britt Small for Atomic Vaudeville’s Ride the Cyclone, which also won Favourite Overall Production and Favourite Musical). Clean sweep for Richmond two years running! Congrats!

Runners up: Michael Shamata (A Christmas Carol and Red, The Belfry); and Roger Carr (The Drowsy Chaperone, Langham Court Theatre).

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FAVOURITE COMEDY PERFORMER Mike Delamont Mike Delamont made comedy history in December 2012, when he became the first local comedian to perform a solo show on the stage at the McPherson Playhouse. An M Award winner and Just For Laughs Comedy Award nominee, Delmont is getting recognition for his hilarity in markets outside the City of Gardens and is heading out on a U.S. tour shortly.

Runners up: 2010 and 2011 winner Wes Borg; and actor, comedian and all-around great guy Morgan Cranny. Incidentally, the top three formed the Comedy Six-Pack at Langham Court Theatre at last year’s Fringe.

FAVOURITE SPOKEN WORD PERFORMER Jeremy Loveday Performance poet and active community builder Jeremy Loveday takes home his first M Award after being shortlisted on numerous occasions. Loveday is a three-time member of the Victoria Poetry Slam team and has represented our city on the national level. He is an active member of Tongues of Fire, helped organize Canada’s first ever Youth Poet Laureate program (he also mentors the YPL) and organizes Victorious Voices, Victoria’s High School Slam Championships.

Runners Up: 2010 and 2011 winner Missie Peters; and Shayne Avec I Grec (of 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac).

Now at the Belfry April 16– May 19, 2013

LET ME CALLYOU SWEETHEART A romantic musical comedy Book and lyrics

by Bruce Ruddell Music and lyrics

by Bill Henderson

WORLD PREMIERE

ALEC WILLOWS AND NICOLA LIPMAN IN LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART

Tickets 250-385-6815 or www.belfry.bc.ca 1291 Gladstone at Fernwood

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BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL THEATRE Janis La Couvée You can find social media maven and blogger Janis La Couvée at almost every arts function or performance around town. At her blog I Have my own Life to Live, La Couvée actively promotes and reviews almost every theatre performance. It’s no doubt why Victorians chose her as the most supportive advocate of local theatre.

Runners up: Michael Stephen; and Intrepid Theatre

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL DANCE Dance Victoria’s Stephen White Most know Dance Victoria for the high-profile dance groups it brings to the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse. In 2012 alone, we saw Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Rubberband Dance Group and Joe Laughlin. But White’s team at Dance Victoria is also a huge

supporter of local dance, through programs like Dance Days, Dance Accelerator and bursaries.

Runners up: David Ferguson (Suddenly Dance Theatre); and Little Shop of Horrors choreographer Treena Stubel

FILM AND VISUAL ART FAVOURITE VISUAL ARTIST Kristin “Urbanheart” Grant Last year’s winner of Favourite Emerging Visual Artist, Kristin “Urbanheart” Grant has really made her mark on the visual art scene in Victoria. Widely known for her airbrush body painting, Grant also creates custom canvases and paints windows and walls. One of the highlights of Grant’s work for the 2012 season was Stand Together: Art for the Love of BC, a fundraiser for the Dogwood Initiative’s NO TANKERS

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Donkey/Kong (Wolf/ Sheep Arthouse) Whether you saw Mario’s castle on Browns Mountain at Tall Tree Music Festival, played some live Duck Hunt at last year’s Vancouver Island Cultural Festival at St. Ann’s Academy, or caught a glimpse at Victoria Pride Society’s Drag Ball, you loved Wolf/Sheep Arthouse’s Donkey/Kong.

A fresh street-art inspired interactive installation based on classic video games like Super Mario Bros, Pac Man, Duck Hunt and Donkey Kong, these pieces were snatched up within 24 hours at a first-come-first-served sale.

Runners Up: Art Gallery of Greater Victroria’s William Kurelek: The Messenger; and the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula’s First Nations Art Show and Sale.

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL VISUAL ARTS Joey MacDonald (Olio Artists and Workers Cooperative, and InterArts Centre for Makers) Olio Artists and Workers Cooperative director and innovative thinker Joey MacDonald takes this category for the second time. As one of the main forces behind the InterArts Centre for Makers, which would create a combined space for Olio, CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers and Victoria Makerspace, its no surprise

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 2012 was another banner year for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the highlight of which was the exhibition William Kurelek: The Messenger. The gallery also hosted Clint Neufeld’s Powertrains and Peacocks, In Support of Now: 60 Years of the Associates Championing Contemporary Art at the AGGV, Capturing the Inner Essence: Chinese and Japanese Portraiture, Back to the Land: Ceramincs from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands 1970-1985, Beyond Likeness: Contemporary Works from Librabry and Archives Canada, Virtuous Vendetta: The Story of the Forty-seven Ronin in Prints, and John Cage: Devoted Play.

Runners up: The fifty fifty arts collective; and Madrona Gallery

FAVOURITE EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST Carollyne Yardley Pop surrealism painter Carollyne Yardley has unique subject matter — The four legged, bushy-tailed nut gatherers in her front yard.

Inspired by her own collection — of vintage clothing and costume jewelry — Yardley first styles all of her paintings in photoshoots before she puts brush to canvas. Highlights for Yardley in 2012 included the TD Art Gallery Paint-In on Moss Street, AGGV’s Small Works Show and Sale and the Sooke Fine Art Show, where her piece “The Dovekeeper” won the Best 2D Award.

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Runners Up: Last year’s winner, the Fernwood Pole Painting Project (Fernwood NRG); and Intergrate Arts Festival (the fifty fifty arts collective).

FAVOURITE FILM EVENT Victoria Film Festival For the third consecutive year, the Victoria Film Festival comes out on top in this category. The 2012 festival featured Canadian zombie bro-mance film A Little Bit Zombie as the Canadian Gala and boasted celebrity guests including the Exorcist’s Linda Blair, and Blues Brothers director John Landis.

Runners up: Open Cinema; and Reel-toReel (CineVic).

FAVOURITE LOCAL FILMMAKER Scott Amos This local filmmaker thinks outside of the frame. With interactive film installations grabbing people’s attention, it’s no wonder Victorians voted him as their favourite filmmaker. One of the highlights of 2012 for Amos was his gesture controlled kinetic sculpture and musical instrument built from repurposed analog sound and film equipment, Atagamaton, that tracked users movements using the camera on an XBox Kinect.

Runners up: CineVic president Bryan Skinner; skilled animator Denver Jackson; and documentary filmmaker Krista Loughton.

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL FILM CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers For more than 20 years, CineVic (cinevic.ca) has been helping Victorians realize their visions in the medium of film.

Whether you want to make a music video or your first feature film, CineVic will not only rent you equipment, but they’ll guide you through the process from from start to finish.

Runners up: CineVic president Bryan Skinner and Medianet Media Arts Centre.

LITERATURE FAVOURITE FICTION BOOK Floating like the Dead by Yasuko Thanh Victorians must have felt the sensations close to home as Yasuko Thanh’s book about leper’s on D’arcy Island, not far from Victoria, debuted with awesome reader response all over the country. A 240 page midnight oil burner, that’s why you voted

her book Floating Like The Dead your favourite fiction book of the year.

Runners up: Songs of Kosovo by Chris Gudeon and Stony River by Tricia Dower

FAVOURITE NON-FICTION BOOK The Zero Mile Diet Cookbook by Carolyn Herriot It’s no secret that Victorians love their locally grown foods, but the only thing better than eating fresh organic Island-grown produce is growing it yourself. The Zero Mile Diet author Carolyn Herriot demonstrates to readers how to take the wonderful fruits and veggies they grow at home and put them on the table with delicious recipes, making The Zero Mile Diet Cookbook the No.1 voted non-fiction book of the year.

Runners up: All The Dirt by Rachel Fisher, Heather Stretch and Robin Tunnicliffe; and Unbuilt Victoria by Dorothy Mindenhall.

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL LITERATURE Tongues of Fire Tongues of Fire is a Victoria based poetry community committed to the art of spoken word/performance poetry. They are diverse in background, writing style and lifestyle, they meet every other Thursday at the Solstice Café, and have thus been voted No.1 among Victorians as the biggest supporter of local literature.

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COMMUNITY FAVOURITE FOODIE EVENT Dine Around & Stay in Town Hosted by Tourism Victoria and the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservice Association, Dine Around won a landslide vote from Monday readers who wanted it known how much they like sampling local restaurants and hotel fare. During the festival, which just celebrated its 10th year in Victoria, participating restaurants offered delicious three-course meals, and some establishments even offered celiac-friendly menus.

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M SPECIAL SECTION - 2013 M Awards Great Canadian Beer Festival Victoria’s social event of the year turned 20 in 2012. From humble beginnings as a one-day indoor festival with 15 breweries and 1,500 people, the Great Canadian Beer Festival has grown into a world-class, two-day outdoor event that attracts more than 50 breweries, 8,000 people (20 per cent from out of town) and injects more than $200,000 a day into the local economy, according to GCBF chairman Gerry Hieter.

In 2012, the festival had a strong focus on Canadian beer, after having its consular liquor privileges revoked in a debacle with the B.C. Liquor Distribution and Liquor Control and Licensing Branch.

Luckily, Canadian brewers make some of the best beer around, and Monday readers love Canadian beer and the Great Canadian Beer Festival.

Runners Up: Spirited fall favourite Art of the Cocktail ( a fundraiser for the Victoria FIlm Festival); and the Victoria Whiskey Festival.

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local music marvels, it doesn’t get better than this. Riff started with a 10x10 tent and a handful of colourful pins. Since its 2008 maelstrom of popularity, 1,500 attendees has turned into over 4,000, and Monday readers aren’t shy in picking the festival as their most anticipated live music event every year.

Runners Up: The ever-popular Victoria Electronic Music Festival; and the epic Victoria Symphony Splash.

FAVOURITE NON-MUSIC EVENT OR FESTIVAL Fringe Festival (Intrepid Theatre) Over the last 26 years the Fringe has grown to become Vancouver Island’s biggest theatre event. In 2012, the Fringe boasted 56 shows spread over eight venues, with productions coming from as far as Japan, Australia, Ireland, England and Israel — bringing 11 days and nights of comedy, drama, dance, spoken word, physical theatre — and a whole lot of fun to the Capital city.

Runners up: Victorious Voices, the high school spoken word festival; and perennial favourite Pride Week.

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FAVOURITE NOT-FOR-PROFIT NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR Canadian College of Performing Arts The Canadian College of Performing Arts celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2012 with the biggest singing, acting and dancing party Victoria has ever seen, Sept.

22 at Uptown.

As one of Canada’s top training centres for careers in the arts, CCPA has seen many successful alumni, including Grammy nominated singer Carly Rae Jepsen and Victoria’s own Georgia Murray.

Runners Up: Lifecycles Project Society; and AIDS Vancouver Island ( AVI ).

Aysia Law Aysia Law, a second-year UVic Writing student, was named Victoria’s first Youth Poet Laureate and now Newsmaker of the year.

Law isn’t only Victoria’s first Youth Poet Laureate, but the first in all of Canada. Law won herself an honorarium and a year-long mentorship with Victoria’s 2012 Poetry Slam Champion, Jeremy Loveday.

Law will perform alongside current Poet Laureate, Janet Rogers, at many events this year.

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Punjabi folk songs for a cause KIRAN AHLUWALIA BRINGS HAVEN TO VICTORIAN SPIRITS

By Danielle Pope news@mondaymag.com

ou don’t have to speak Punjabi to fall deeply in love with the stories in Kiran Ahluwalia’s songs. You also don’t have to be a fan of Indian music, or even know what a ghazal is to fall under the trance of her smouldering rhythms — but you do have to know that when Ahluwalia comes to town on Sat., April 27, it will be for more than just singing.

Ahluwalia’s Victoria concert is doubling as a mission to help raise funds for Child Haven, a Canadian charity that houses, supports and educates children in India, Nepal, Tibet and Bangladesh. With a mission to raise funds for their nine homes, the lesserknown Victoria chapter of the Child Haven fundraising team contacted Ahluwalia in 2011.

“I was immediately drawn to Child Haven’s philosophy,” says Ahluwalia.“The quiet success of this charity is startling and I’m excited to offer them my support.”

Support is something the India-born, Canadianraised, New York City dweller is no stranger to.

For a girl who discovered music at age five and “didn’t dare to dream” about becoming an Indian pop singer in a foreign country, Ahluwalia says that, from the beginning of her professional music career, she could not believe her own reality, all due to the support of fans who devoured the music she was offering.

“The world music scene is a tough industry — it’s still an uphill struggle, and there is so much variety that to be ‘big’ in that arena is just unreal,” says Ahluwalia. “I love what I’m doing, and it’s changed my life in every way. When you are living something that you don’t even dare to dream, it’s quite something.”

That sense of dreams is a sister mission of Child Haven, which structures its philosophy of child care according to the principles of Mahatma Gandhi — simple living, no recognition of caste, non violence, gender equality and respect for all religions.

Currently, it has helped nurture over 1,200 children.

“Child Haven is not your ordinary charity. They do not spend a penny on promotion. Since 1985, they’ve relied on word of mouth to attract volunteers — with great success,” says Jenny Farkas, who

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recently started volunteering for the group. “Kiran’s music is upbeat and colourful, and conveys a deep respect for cultures around the world. We thought it would be a perfect fit.”

Ahluwalia says her music is a reflection of herself.

With a mix of traditional Indian ghazals, Punjabi folk songs and instruments ranging from guitar and bass to accordion, her mix of mystic and tranquil sensibilities has earned her glowing praise and four Juno nominations for Best World Music Album — which she won in 2004 and 2012 — along with Gemini and Genie nominations and nods from the Sikh Centennial Foundation, the Canadian Indie Awards and the Canadian Arts Presenter Association.

“All cultures have stories, and the part that translates is that we are all human,” says Ahluwalia. “We all need stories, art, dance, song to be who we are.” M Ahluwalia and her ensemble will perform Sat., April 27, 8pm at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall (900 Johnson). Tickets $34 adults / $22 students, available at Ditch Records, Lyle’s Place and brownpapertickets.com. Learn more about the fundraiser at childhaven.ca.

THEATRE REVIEW: LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART he Belfry Theatre closes out another fantastic season with the world premiere of a new musical Let Me Call You Sweetheart, with music and lyrics by Bill Henderson and book and lyrics by Bruce Ruddell.

Directed by Michael Shamata, Let Me Call You Sweetheart fuses nostalgia with the contemporary. It’s a fresh, modern day look at budding love through the eyes of two elderly patients at a retirement residence who find a mutual love of music, and of each other.

Eighty-five-year-old Nora Chase (played by the charismatic Nicola Lipman) has made her home at Autumn Park, but when she finds out her son, Rupert (played by Vincent Gale) is making a surprise visit, she’s immediately skeptical of his motive.

Before Rupert even arrives, Nora has figured out the meaning of his visit — her health is quickly declining and she’s being forced to move to an extended care facility.

Lipman portrays the fading mind and failing body of Nora so well that it’s hard to imagine that she, in her own life, hasn’t had to rely on others to help her out of a chair or put her shoes on. And although she is weak physically, Nora’s strength is in her ability to seize the day, admirably grasping on to every precious moment she can — and she does.

The cast as a whole is fantastic, but the stand out is Alec Willows as Nora’s love interest, Murray Sullivan. With a mischievous smile and huge musical chops, Willows carries more than just a tune in this

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production. He plays the ukulele and snare drums with panache (he’s the drummer in Vancouver band China Repair). The chemistry Lipman and Willows have on stage is contagious. The harmonies Henderson wrote for the love birds creates some precious moments that had me teetering between tears of joy and sadness.

Another stand out is the young Elizabeth Duncan as The Girl. Her crystal clear voice shines in “On my Own” and “Strangers to Me.” The only place this production falls down is the ending. I want more. Ruddell gives us a happy Hollywood-type finale that leaves too many questions unanswered and too much contention unresolved. M Let me Call you Sweetheart runs at the Belfry until May 19. Read the full review online at Mondaymag. com.

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orest Action Network’s Zoe Blunt has convinced some of Victoria’s burlesque performers to satirically strip down and raise funds for this year’s “No Pipeline” caravan.

Last year, the group bought and donated a bus to the First Nations Unis’tot’en camp near Smithers, along with $10,000. They’ll be borrowing the bus this year to once again transport those making the 15-hour trip.

“Last year, we had 48 passengers on the bus and eight other vehicles,” Blunt says. “There were about 200 people from all over the region in total.”

Getting to the camp is one thing. Being accepted and allowed on the grounds is quite another. The Unis’tot’en people continue the ancient tradition of asking strangers to state their intentions for the visit.

Known today as Free Prior and Informed Consent Protocol, the tradition isn’t only spoken or written.

Visiting parties in the past were asked to dance their people’s story atop planks placed across their canoes.

For this year’s travellers it won’t be quite so challenging. Before entering, they fully introduce themselves, ask permission to enter the land and camp, and offer their skills and commitment to assist the camp and benefit future generations.

Then it’s time to get to work. The camp has already begun and will continue building cabins on the Enbridge pipeline path proposed to travel through their territory.

“Oh my, it’s a lovely cabin. And huge!” Blunt says.

As a result, Enbridge moved the line a kilometer south on equally contested ground. “The indigenous people there have already started construction of pit houses,” she continues.

The natural gas pipelines in Kitimat, however, have

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MOVIE REVIEW: COMING OF AGE IN THE SHADOW OF THE BOMB oming-of-age stories are themselves almost a rite of passage for many young directors, so it’s interesting to see veteran arthouse writer-director Sally Potter (Orlando, The Tango Lesson) take a run at the genre. The resulting film, Ginger & Rosa, although conventional by Potter’s standards, is consistently engaging, thoughtful, and affecting.

At the beginning of the film a flashback to the bombing of Hiroshima segues to a maternity ward in 1945 London, where two youthful women give birth to two daughters destined to become best friends.

Jump ahead 16 years and Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) are inseparable. Ginger is an aspiring poet who worries about the possibility of nuclear annihilation if the Cold War gets out of hand.

Rosa is the religious one, as well as a callow romantic who believes that true love always lasts forever.

Ginger is also a budding bohemian, partially due to the influence of her father, Roland (Alessandro Nivola), a writer and teacher who boasts about how

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already been approved without Unis’tot’en consent.

Fracking to extract natural gas is one of their biggest fears. On several occasions, fracking surveyors and forestry groups have been asked to leave the camp. A verbal warning to these groups is paired with an eagle feather as a reminder of their unlawful trespass.

“They know they’re not supposed to be there,” Blunt adds.

Forest Action Network has a lengthening list of successful campaigns: stopping the China Beach housing development in Sooke, getting VanCity to divest from Enbridge, etc. Blunt was introduced to members of the Unis’tot’en clan at a conference in Vancouver in 2011 and had an instant connection to their cause.

“The community is incredibly united on a number of issues,” she says. “Defending the coast, protecting the animals, stopping the pipelines.”

Forest Action Network will once again support what they consider the social good with this year’s The Harder They Come burlesque event. The tag line: Vancouver Island’s REAL wild life.

When it comes to powerful groups misusing their power, Blunt is just getting warmed up. “You may think you can get away with it, but people talk,” Blunt assures. “Even if it just starts as a whisper in someone’s ear, they talk despite intimidation they might be receiving.” M The Harder they Come – Radical Drag Burlesque Cabaret makes a statement on Mon., April 29 at Norway House (1110 Hillside). Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. Emcee and Poet Laureate Janet Rogers guides us through the work of Mandy Lushious, Ella Love, Tom Hat, Florence Fatale, Mitzy Turnpike, Lady Ethereal and more. $20 at http://forestaction.wikidot.com/harder. he was imprisoned during the war because of his pacifist stance. The two girls have typical teenage exploits with liquor and amorous boys, but are idealistic enough to drop in on sparsely attended “ban the bomb” meetings in grimy church basements.

Eventually, in lockstep with the expanding Cuban Missile Crisis, Ginger and Rosa have a terrible falling out that involves both their families in a shocking predicament.

Reminiscent of 2009’s An Education, which also featured a highly intelligent girl in early ’60s London, Ginger & Rosa has a strong period sense as well as insight into those timeless teenage challenges: fraught friendships and turbulent emotions. This is well-travelled terrain to be sure, but it comes alive thanks to the strong performances at the centre of the film. Fanning is especially marvelous, communicating a full emotional spectrum with a fierce openness that is almost shocking in an actress who’s only 15. People bored with standard cineplex fare should — Robert Moyes definitely check this one out. M Rating: ★★★ ½

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LOVER OF GOOD FOOD AND WINE CHEZ MICHEL DELIVERS BOTH f you eschew butter and your idea of dessert is PAM GRANT a few slices of appamgrant@ ple, then you’re mondaymag.com probably not a big fan of French food. But if like me, you hate the idea of televisions in restaurants, are not afraid of dairy products in sauces and will publicly state that you eat red meat, you might enjoy dinner at Chez Michel as much as I do.

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it warms your palate, I guarantee you will want your own. I love this salad so much, that I cannot recall the last time I visited Chez Michel and didn’t order it.

I have a similar problem with red meat here, because I haven’t found a better steak anywhere in Victoria. Choose between Filet Bearnaise or aux Deux Poivre and savour every bite.

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of this is centred on property — i.e. inanimate objects — just worry about the big things, not the little things. Don’t get caught up in the drama.

This too, shall pass (especially if you drink lots of water). Soon you will want to travel and get away from all this. Yes! SCORPIO OCT 23-NOV 21 There’s an interesting dynamic taking place now with Saturn in your sign opposing a handful of planets across the room in Taurus. It’s like the gunfight at the OK Corral (which actually took place at 3 p.m. on Oct. 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona). Before you get too embroiled with others, remember: You are setting off on a whole new path. You’re beginning a process of reinventing yourself, which is going to take about six or seven years. Don’t get hung up on what you can’t do. Instead focus on what you can do. Don’t worry about whether your glass is half-empty or half-full, just grab the bottle. By July, your life is going to be much better. (Would I kid you?)

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22- DEC 21 You’re busting your buns trying to do so much on so many levels and, because you’re a high-energy person, you can do this — at least for a while. But even you can run out of gas. As you work hard to get better organized (which is what you want), keep in mind that in the bigger picture, you are going to dismantle much of what you have created since around 2001. This is inevitable. It might take a few years but you’re going to divest yourself of everything that is no longer relevant in your life. (Well, that doesn’t include nachos.

Especially nachos supreme with guacamole and sour cream on the side.)

CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 19 You continue to focus on parties, vacations, fun and chances to express your creative talents because that’s where it’s at for you. Many of you will be unusually involved in sports and

playful times with children. However, despite your efforts to kick up your heels and have fun, something or someone (could be an older person or an authority figure) might be critical of you.

Or they could be creating extra responsibilities for you and putting a damper on your joy. Some people think you’re not supposed to have “too much” fun. How Puritanical. I believe joy should be cultivated to a limitless degree.

AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Family, home, parents, relatives and all things domestic are your focus now. Family gatherings, home repairs, renovations and redecorating projects are on the agenda for many. But some kind of tension or dispute with authority figures is in the picture as well. It looks like lovely things are happening that please you and, at the same time, something or someone agitates you. The good with the bad. Because you are entering a threeto five-year window where your responsibilities are great and you will receive recognition for your past efforts (it’s a time of harvest), it will behoove you to take the high road. Because all eyes are on you, summon the respect and praise you deserve.

PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20 You might be exhausted because your pace has accelerated to the point where you’re spread too thin. Short trips, increased reading and writing, discussions with everyone plus busy demanding details are a lot to handle. Your eagerness to show what you can do (possibly you’re competing with someone) might blur the pleasure you get from your achievements. Step back and take a breath.

You’re no good to anyone if you burn out. Focus on enjoyment and your ability to replenish your energy within your family and at home because you can do this. In fact, home and family will provide a wonderful sense of joy and comfort for the rest of this year.

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