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he role of municipal clerk isn’t exactly a glamorous job, but for the first man to hold the position in Oak Bay, it was an opportunity to leave a legacy that has held strong over the 91 years since his death. James Sterling Floyd arrived in Victoria from Ireland in 1889 and held a variety of clerical roles in Oak Bay from the time the Don Denton/News staff district incorporated in 1906 – Don Reksten, left, researcher for the Oak Bay archives and Old Cemeteries including his claim to fame as Society, Barbara MacFarlane, Patrick Floyd and Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen the first municipal assessor. stand at the Ross Bay Cemetery grave site of James Sterling Floyd, Oak Inside the Oak Bay Bay’s first municipal clerk. MacFarlane and Floyd are grandchildren of archives, Don Reksten knows James Floyd, whose grave site is included on an upcoming Oak Bay all too well the impact of founding fathers cemetery tour. Floyd’s work. Reksten, a Saanich. In 1913 he resigned from his volunteer with the archives, prepared the research for a tour of the position to become municipal auditor is transcribing every entry in grave sites of Floyd and other early Natalie North Oak Bay’s first assessment roll and two men were hired to take over municipal leaders laid to rest in Ross Reporting his previous position. – a ledger Floyd prepared by Bay Cemetery. “He was overworked and weakened,” hand in 1907 – long Floyd first worked for the Reksten said. “Just look at the number before the days of simply searching Hudson’s Bay Company “He was of properties he had to enter into the through assessments in an online before he became a clerkassessment roll – and he did the same database with the ease of a few scrupulous, accountant for E&N Railway kind of work in Esquimalt and Saanich quick keystrokes. (with offices at Broughton conscientious and and Wharf streets), where “He was scrupulous, conscientious “Then he did the same work it accelerated his he worked until he was and it accelerated his death,” he said. for other municipalities, because When Barbara MacFarlane hears the he had become an expert,” said officially appointed Oak Bay’s death.” stories of the grandfather she never Reksten, who sees no end in sight municipal clerk, treasurer, - Don Reksten met, she feels a huge sense of pride for completing the tedious task. “He collector and assessor at the and respect. was really driven, hard-working and first council meeting in 1906. so busy.” He then set up shop in Bastion Square, Reksten, also a volunteer with the Old in an office that would become a hub PlEASE SEE: Cemeteries Society, became an expert in his of activity, with Floyd also performing Take a stroll down memory lane, own right, unravelling Floyd’s story, while he assessment duties for Esquimalt and Page A9
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The morning following the Oak Bay Tea Party, the co-chair of the green committee received an email from a Victoria MP, curious if the group had reached its goal of diverting 50 per cent of the waste generated by the event. Days later, Terri Hunter still couldn’t bring herself to respond to that message from Murray Rankin, after she learned that much of the recycling collected and sorted by volunteers at the Oak Bay Tea Party somehow wound up in the municipal garbage. Hunter spent weeks co-ordinating volunteers – who during the Tea Party, spent 22 hours, collecting and sorting recycling – and was ready to hear the final tally on how much recyclable material was saved from the landfill on Monday morning (June 3). Instead, she received a call from distraught committee member Noreen Taylor, who was told by employees at the public works yard that the bags of recycling she was planning to count, had already been thrown away, Hunter said. PlEASE SEE: Volunteer blames lack of leadership, Page A9
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Tour de Rock riders, from left, Kevin Nunn, Saanich police quartermaster, Saanich police Const. Lisa Bruschetta, and Oak Bay reserve Const. Aubrey Blackhall are planning a 24-hour ride around UVic’s Ring Road to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Don Denton/News staff
Riders go to new extremes for cancer fundraiser Tour de Rock members plan 24-hour ride around UVic’s Ring Road in July Kyle Slavin News staff
Kevin Nunn is no stranger to pushing himself to the extreme, all for the sake of improving the lives of kids with cancer. The 50-year-old civilian quartermaster for the Saanich Police Department raised more than $45,000 in 2011 and 2012 by pushing his body to its limits – a run from Duncan to Saanich, and walking a halfmarathon pulling a BMW Mini – to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. This year Nunn was named to the 2013 Tour de Rock team, and he and three of his fellow riders have decided to take their fundraising efforts another step further. “To keep the extreme going, I think a 24-hour bike ride is, again, well out there,” Nunn said. He, along with Saanich cops Lisa Bruschetta and Doug Franklin,
following the day. and Oak Bay reserve constable Aubrey Nunn says the public is invited to come Blackhall, will ride nonstop around the out and ride alongside the Tour de Rock University of Victoria’s Ring Road for 24 team. hours in July. “We’re wanting people to come and join “The motivation (when riding for us and cycle with us. If you do a lap, we’d so long) is just thinking about the like a donation of $5. If you kids. Think about the 24 hours that they’ve got to “I couldn’t ask want to ride for an hour, we’d like a donation of $25 per stay up when they can’t for a better team. hour that you ride,” he said. sleep because they’re in While each team member so much pain from their We’re getting more sets their own personal funchemotherapy treatment,” and more like draising goal, Nunn says the Nunn said. goal of the 24-hour ride is Blackhall, 20, says family every day, much as possible. Every he’s remembering his and everyone’s here “as penny counts.” grandmother, who died from Twenty-four-hour rides cancer, and young niece as for such a good aren’t so much a Tour tramotivation. While his twocause.” dition, but they do happen and-a-half-year-old niece isn’t Oak Bay reserve every couple of years – so battling cancer, he knows constable long as there are riders who it’s a disease that doesn’t Aubrey Blackhall have enough stamina and discriminate. endurance to take up the “This is my insurance challenge. Last year two Sidpolicy if she ever does hapney-based riders raised more than $6,000 pen to get stricken with cancer. I’d like riding for 24 hours. to know that I fought for her even before Nunn says he hasn’t pulled an allshe needed it,” Blackhall said. nighter in at least a decade, since he was The day-long ride will begin at 1 p.m. in the British Armed Forces. on Friday, July 26 and end at 1 p.m. the
“I’ll hopefully try to get a few good nights sleep the nights leading up to the ride, eat well, train well, have lots of fluid on board and just focus on why I’m riding: the youngsters,” he said of his preparations. Blackhall says the Tour de Rock experience – mostly training – has been very positive so far. “It’s been great. I couldn’t ask for a better team. We’re getting more and more like family every day, and everyone’s here for such a good cause.” “The aches and pains of getting on a bike have nothing on the pain and experience that the youngsters go through when they’re going through cancer treatment,” added Nunn. “Kids should be kids. They should grow up being kids.” The Tour de Rock team is made up of Vancouver Island police officers, special guests and media members, including Black Press freelance reporter Arnold Lim. The 22-member team will cycle nearly 1,100 kilometres from Port Alice to Victoria this fall, raising money for pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes, a summer camp for kids with cancer. kslavin@saanichnews.com
Tennis bubble goes on the auction block Dome could have new life on a farm or other facility Natalie North News staff
While the majority of residents cut their losses or cleaned out their closets for charity during Garagellenium, the municipality-wide garage sale, the district itself was trying
to make a little cash from an old cast-off. Oak Bay Recreation Centre’s four-court tennis bubble dome is being replaced with an insulated bubble and the former is up for grabs to the highest bidder. So far, that’s not very high. As of press time, the highest bid was $2,550.45 on bcauction.ca. “It’s near the end of its normal life expectancy for our uses,” said Ken Olson of Oak Bay Recreation Centre.
The bubble skin’s inner lining has darkened since it was manufactured in 1991 and because the lights reflect off the roof to light the space, light levels are decreasing. The centre has received some visibility complaints from tennis players. The furnace has also fallen below the centre’s standards. The outer lining, however, has plenty of good years left, and would be great for an up-and-coming club or an alternative use, such as
covering a riding ring, Olson said. The 12-metre tall bubble comes with the skin, most of the exit doors, the revolving doors, an inflation unit, and a very old back up inflation unit, but without the system to fasten it down and two exit doors. Olson estimates the setup would cost more than $400,000 new. “The actual integrity of the structure is good for several more years, so we thought a farmer, or somebody who
wasn’t too concerned with the esthetics might find a use. It’s going to be cut up and disposed of if someone doesn’t buy it.” With several offers already registered, the question isn’t whether or not the bubble will be laid to rest, but at what price it will be reinvented when the bidding closes on Friday. Prospective buyers must have a plan for how they will remove the skin, and must do so between Aug. 27 and 29. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Police are warning cyclists to use caution while locking up, after three reported incidents involving bike thefts from the Oak Bay Rec Centre last week. In the first case a suspicious man was reportedly seen casing the bike racks, touching bike locks. No theft occurred at the time. In the two subsequent reports, expensive bicycles were stolen by cutting the lock. One has been recovered and returned to the owner.
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Garage sale for good Rebecca Jantzen stands outside her family home on Victoria Avenue with father Norgrove Penny during Garagellenium on Saturday morning. Jantzen returned to Oak Bay from Toronto to help her family with the garage sale at their home, where all the money raised went to Ugandan-based NGO Harvest Hands International.
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Bach on the beach Oak Bay High school student Lauren Hodgins, 17, plays with a group of senior string students at the Bach to the Beach concert at Willows Beach Park on June 6. Students from Reynolds secondary, Mount Douglas High, Oak Bay High and others in School District 61 ended the year with an outdoor concert under the trees for a delighted audience of people in the park.
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In the June 5 edition of the News, an outdated staff report was quoted as the reasoning behind why The Clive development’s current proposal wasn’t moved forward at a May 21 committee of the whole meeting. The proposal wasn’t rejected, nor approved at that time. It was sent back to owner, Nicole Roberts, on May 21 at the request that she meet with the district planner and return to a future committee of the whole with more information, including a detailed landscape and water management plan. Roberts expects to present at the July 15 committee of the whole meeting. Additionally, the views of Clive Drive residents were not accurately represented and will be included in an upcoming issue of the News.
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“It’s a huge, huge effort to prepare and a huge effort on behalf of all of the people who turn out to recycle and feel they’re doing something for their community,” Hunter said. “It makes the public feel good, it makes us feel good and everyone thinks that something was done. … and it turns out, it went in the garbage.” Some previously sorted compostables, which had been mixed with plastic cutlery, according to Hunter, had not yet been disposed of, along with some hard plastic containers to be returned for refund. Mayor Nils Jensen, who himself took a shift collecting recyclables at the Tea Party, confirmed the recycling had made its way to the garbage, through he was not able to confirm any further details. Oak Bay’s chief administrative officer Gary Nason is investigating the incident. Nason met with public works staff and members of the green committee on Monday
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Green committee member Noreen Taylor, seen here at the plastic recycling depot at Carnarvon Park, was distraught when she discovered recyclables from the Oak Bay Tea Party ended up in the garbage. afternoon past the News’ deadline to discuss the incident. “It should not have happened and we’re going to put measures in places so that it doesn’t happen in the future,” said Jensen, refuting Hunter’s claim that the incident shows a failure of leadership and management within the municipality. “What happened
here was an unfortunate error. I don’t think this is a systemic problem. It’s a one-off problem that we will fix next year.” Hunter been in contact with Jensen and requested a formal apology from the municipality. Last year the green committee diverted 33 per cent of the waste at the Tea Party. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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MacFarlane, the 79-yearold daughter of Floyd’s son Thomas, the self-professed family archivist, has dutifully collected family photos, newspaper clippings and other artifacts either handed down from descendants of Floyd’s four children over her lifetime, or retrieved through the public record. “I wish they had saved more things,” she said. “In one of the write-ups it tells about his wedding at Christ Church Cathedral, what some of the gifts were. … I would have loved to have been there. I’ll be 80 in a couple of months and it makes me think there was a lot of family history.” MacFarlane spent much of her youth attending musical events around town with her
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mother, just as her grandfather – an accomplished vocalist and choirmaster had – and has found herself somewhat nostalgic for the days before her time. “Don’t we all put our minds to what we think it would have been?” she asked. “I look at the dress code in those days and, wow. … They dressed up for pictures.” Take a stroll down memory lane with MacFarlane and Reksten on Father’s Day, June 16, when they join Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen on a look back at some of the district’s founding fathers, including Floyd. For the third consecutive Father’s Day, Jensen will lead a walking tour of notable Oak Bay leaders buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, this year with a strong focus on councillors of years past.
“It’s an interesting way for me to pass on the history of Oak Bay and it’s an enjoyable way to learn the history and make people more aware,” Jensen said. “Oak Bay has had some interesting people and this is a way to bring their stories to life.” To join the city fathers tour, meet at 1:45 p.m. in front of Oregano’s in Fairfield Plaza, 1544 Fairfield Rd. The cost of the tour is $5 for nonmembers of the Old Cemeteries Society; $2 for members. No reservations are needed and the tour will run regardless of weather. Sunday cemetery history tours run weekly at 2 p.m. Contact oldcem.bc.ca or 250598-8870 for details. -with files from Don Reksten and the Old Cemeteries Society nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Let’s all toast dad’s health It may not be the most enjoyable thing to think about on Father’s Day this weekend. But to help more dads stick around for more years, it’s as good a time as any to remind men 40 and over – and younger men with a history of cancer in their families Prostate cancer – to get their prostate out. awareness is a checked As the folks at The powerful force Prostate Centre in Victoria have been telling us for years now, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadian men. In 2012, an estimated 25,500 men were diagnosed and 4,100 died from the disease in this country. The Centre estimates that on Vancouver Island, 788 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and 114 died from it. Now for the good news. Where it is caught and treated early enough, prostate cancer has a low mortality rate of about one in every 27 diagnoses. In other words, patients who don’t wait until a problem arises to take action survive 90 to 95 per cent of the time. That’s where the work of organizations such as The Prostate Centre has become invaluable. They not only provide support for patients and families dealing with prostate cancer treatment and offer information to men interested in finding out more details, they are helping get the word out. The more men know about their options and take steps to look after their own health, the less this common yet potentially deadly cancer will steal our dads from us. This Sunday’s Safeway Father’s Day walk/run, happening from 10 a.m. to noon at Royal Roads University in Colwood, is a fundraiser for the Centre. Ditto for the upcoming West Coast Motorcycle Ride to Live. It doesn’t happen on Father’s Day (it goes June 23), but organizers of the event have the right idea. They’re making a lot of noise – literally and figuratively – to raise awareness of the need for middle-aged men to be proactive with their own health. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The OAK BAY NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Expense cleanup must continue but constituency expenses were As she unveiled her new cabinet, not, likely because these records Premier Christy Clark promised a weren’t kept either. “line-by-line” review of government I’m not suggesting spending to deliver a that there has been any balanced budget this year. misuse of public funds. Statements such as The point is we don’t this would have more know, and the notion of credibility if politicians an “honour system” for subjected their own politicians’ expenses has personal spending to the become unacceptable. same scrutiny. That’s still A similar toxic tale not happening in B.C. has been unfolding in Expense accountability the Senate in Ottawa. has come a long way It has its own secretive in the last year, thanks mainly to the work of nowTom Fletcher committee called B.C. Views the Board of Internal departed Auditor General Economy, which was John Doyle, who swung forced into the open the cobweb-covered door after trying to sweep Senator Mike open on B.C.’s secretive Legislative Duffy’s housing claims under the Assembly Management Committee. red rug of the Senate chamber. Chaired by the speaker and run by Duffy has lived in Ottawa for senior MLAs from both parties, the decades, first as a TV host and then committee had been doing pretty senator, but he decided the rules much whatever it wanted with were loose enough that he could MLAs’ own expenses. claim his summer place in Prince Doyle’s audit found that MLA Edward Island as his principal credit card bills were being paid residence. An audit has also found without receipts, part of a lax he was claiming living expenses in accounting system that included Ottawa while campaigning for the inaccurate bank records and Conservatives back east. It turns inadequate management of the out the key ingredient in an honour legislature gift shop and dining system is honour. room. The operating budget of the This mess goes back more than legislature and constituencies runs a century in B.C. and Canada, to more than $60 million a year. and has its roots in the British Now-retired speaker Bill Barisoff Parliament, where MPs and Lords asked the auditor to give a pass had a system of claiming all sorts to the $119,000 annual allowance of expenses, including construction for each of the 85 constituency of a “duck house” and maintenance offices. Transfer amounts and of the moat around an Honourable payroll expenses were verified,
Member’s castle. Many years ago, British MPs convinced themselves that they were underpaid, and rather than create a public fuss by giving themselves a big raise, they would be able to top it up by claiming up to 250 pounds at a time without receipts. Cheers! You can imagine how well that worked out. As one observer put it, the system was not only open to abuse, it was actually designed for it. Here in B.C., the next step is obvious. If you go to the website of Alberta Premier Alison Redford, you can easily find the link to her detailed expense reports, itemized for travel, meals, hotel rooms and so forth. Alberta cabinet ministers provide the same disclosure. B.C. cabinet ministers’ travel expenses are now reported, but only as an occasional lump sum. As a result of Doyle’s revelations last summer, B.C.’s Legislative Assembly Management Committee now meets in public, with transcripts of proceedings available. But MLA expenses are still not itemized. Total expenditures are being reported on a quarterly basis, but with no detail to explain why some MLAs have much higher totals than others. It’s time to sweep out the cobwebs. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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I do not speak for all the Clive Drive residents, but I can tell you that there is only one family who supports this project in its current form. The rest of the Clive Drive residents are vehemently opposed to this project. Your story has a very narrow perspective on the reaction of the immediate residents, and has only consulted with the developer in this regard, which has resulted in the completely wrong perception of how our group feels about the project. It is obscene what the developer is requesting by way of variances regarding the current allowable usage, in terms of building mass, set backs and parking. Council has been duped into thinking that the local residents are in favour of this project, when in fact nothing could be further from the truth. Glen Myles Oak Bay
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I read with much frustration “Hungry deer eating away at native plant garden” (News, June 5). It reports again the further damage and destruction to the plants in our community caused by the uncontrolled overpopulation of deer in Greater Victoria. You reported that Oak Bay council approved an expenditure of money to assist the funding of an eight-foot tall fence around the garden to protect it from the onslaught of deer. You reported that a garden volunteer described the proposed fence as an eyesore. You quoted Mayor Jensen as saying that: “It (the fence) is the only way to protect what are very rare plantings.” With respect, building an expensive, unsightly fence around the garden with our tax money is not the only way to protect it from deer damage and destruction. Part of the problem is the uncontrolled overpopulation of urban deer in Greater Victoria. That part of the problem in my view would be remedied by a reduction of the deer population. The other part of the problem, in my view, is our regional district politicians’ long overdue failure to implement a deer population reduction program, and that, with respect, needs to be fixed too. Made for families: print Bruce Filan 10.3125 x 3.5 in Ad Oak Bay
The article pertaining to the Clive Drive development grossly exaggerates the support of the Clive area residents to this project. Letters to council on the issue, that are a matter of public record, clearly indicate the strong opposition of the overwhelming majority of Clive area residents to the current design of the proposed building. Contrary to the comments of the architect, the three initial major concerns expressed to the developer: a design mass too large for the lot, inadequate setbacks on all four sides and an unacceptable parking allocation, remain and have not been addressed by the modest changes to the original design. Progress, in fact, has been minimal. Moreover, these same concerns have also been raised by Oak Bay staff in its recommendations to council. Readers can see from the architect’s rendering that the structure would crowd and overwhelm Ottavios and the Winchester Gallery and disrupt the pleasing ambience of that section of Oak Bay Avenue. Wilf Lund Oak Bay
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purpose will learn his fate in July. A date for Phil Jacobs’ final court appearance was set last Wednesday. He will appear in court for sentencing on July 19. Justice Miriam Gropper handed down her guilty verdict on Feb. 25. The guilty charge stems from a witness who testified that during tutoring sessions at Jacobs’ house on the school grounds, he ended up
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in a position of laying on the couch with his legs over Jacobs’ lap. During testimony in December, the witness told the court that Jacobs’ right hand would slide up and down the witness’s left thigh over his pants – “he went from my knee to my groin back and forth ... the back of his hand touched my genitals.” Gropper agreed with the Crown’s assertion that Jacobs’ touching of
the victim’s genitals was “deliberate,” and not accidental brushing. The court ordered a psychiatric risk assessment on Jacobs, which must be complete before sentencing. Jacobs was a priest at St. Joseph the Worker parish in Saanich from 1997 and 2002. He could face a prison sentence of up to 10 years for the guilty count. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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School’s almost out for the summer, but the last thing on middle school student Aline Dumalski’s mind is time off. As the sole finalist from Vancouver Island heading to the Canadian Music Competition at the end of the month, the Saanich-based violinist has been spending three hours on weekdays and up to six hours a day on weekends honing her craft to compete in the country’s premiere classical music competition. “I started playing violin when I was four years old,” says Dumalski, 12. “I love performing. There’s something about getting all dressed up with the fancy dress and being in front of all those people.” Each year, more than 200 instrumentalists and singers as young as seven challenge themselves to master technically difficult and emotionally complex pieces of music and perform them for a panel of judges. Dumalski competed in last year’s competition in the 11 and under category, placing first amongst her peers. This year in the 12 and under category, she tackles the second and third movements of Mendelsohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, a daunting 20-minute
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Aline Dumalski, 12, at a beach near her home, is the only Vancouver Islander heading to the Canadian Music Competition in Quebec at the end of June. repertoire usually reserved for the finest professional performers. (Check it out on Youtube, you’ll be impressed.) “Since I’ve been performing for quite a long time, you just get used to (the pressure),” says the Arbutus middle school
student. “Sometimes you get nervous right before you go on stage, but you get into this state of mind when you focus on the music.” Taking place in Sherbrooke, Que., the Canadian Music Competition also includes
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artists discontent with the social structure around them.” Blue Bridge’s mandate is to match early career professionals with more experienced performers. Among the company’s rising stars in Uncle Vanya are Nathan Brown a set and costume designer who came to Blue Bridge following undergrad at the University of Victoria and a recent design program at the University of Alberta; actress and Rifflandia co-founder Kassianni Austen, a new graduate of New York’s Columbia University; Blue Bridge newcomer Duncan Ollerenshaw – Mr. Toole on AMC’s Hell on Wheels; and Stratford Festival vet Amanda Lisman take on lead roles in the classic. Jacob Richmond, Chris Britton, Brian Linds, Iris MacGregor-Bannerman, Naomi Simpson and Trevor Hinton round out the cast. “Blue Bridge has built its reputation on its dramas, so this is my attempt to give the audience a very, very strong drama,” Richmond said. Uncle Vanya runs through June 16. Contact the McPherson Playhouse box office at 250-3866121 or rmts.bc.ca for tickets and showtimes. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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When you live in the Garden City, you know gardening resources and events will be plentiful. Here’s just a sampling of some of the many workshops and classes that will have your thumb growing greener in no time! June 15 – Worm Composting, 10 a.m. to noon at the Victoria Compost Education Centre – learn how to start and maintain a worm bin compost system. Free; Registration info: www.compost.bc.ca June 15 – Organic Pest and Disease Management, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Victoria Compost Education Centre. Age-old organic methods to control pests and diseases with your plants. Registration info: www. compost.bc.ca June 20 – Remarkable and Rare: Trees of Ross Bay Cemetery (Part Two), free; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Originally used as a trial space for street trees, Ross Bay Cemetery has one of the most diverse collections of trees in the city. Register: 250-361-0723 July 6 – Dragonflies of Southern Vancouver Island, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. HCP members $25; non-members $35. Register: 250-4796162. Info: www.hcp.ca July 6 – Grow Your Own Food 101, 10 a.m. to noon at the Victoria Compost Education Centre. Designed for beginners. Free; Info: www.compost.bc.ca July 13 – Intensive Intro to Community Seed Saving, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Victoria Compost Education Centre. Member: $25; non-member $30. Registration info: www. compost.bc.ca
Small gardens can yield big results While Greater Victoria boasts many breathtaking large-scale gardens, the reality for most homeowners is a smaller city lot on which to create their personal Eden. And thanks to the creativity of today’s landscapers and designers – not to mention smaller-scale plants to tempt the most ardent collector – individuals can grow their own patch of greenery in just about any size space. When it comes time to get your hands dirty, it doesn’t matter if you have rolling hills or a single container filled with soil. In fact, smaller-scale options can require a great deal less maintenance and upkeep. To get started, first look at the space available. Perhaps it’s a few flower pots or a small square of exposed dirt in an otherwise concrete jungle. Others may have a larger backyard in which to toil in the soil. Either way, knowing what you have to work with can help home gardeners map out a more successful plan of action. Next, consider the climate and the soil conditions. Soil can be amended to a point, but plants that require a lot of water may not do well in an area plagued
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Toe tapping country tunes motivate Ron Jenkins. They have his entire life. Jenkins spent 20 years performing with his band The Gamblers from 1969 to 1989 at dozens of venues throughout the South Island. On stage Jenkins’ role was lead guitar and singing harmony. “The calendar was full all the time. There were so many venues back then, there were more venues than bands,” Jenkins said. When Jenkins would get called for gigs, if his band was already booked, he would call up other bands to fill in the spot. “I felt like a booking agent,” he said. Venues on the West Shore are limited these days he admits. “It all started to go down hill when canned music came in. Just people playing records all day on a stage,” said the 78-year-old Metchosin man. The gigs are different, but Jenkins still works as a musician in a duo band called Back in the Day. “We play mostly at care centres. The
shows are usually like an hour because the people they are old and people get tired,” he said. Music has always been his passion and work with The Gamblers offers tangible reminders of the old days. “Music mostly built our house,” he said. As a way to help others remember the bustling, live music scene Jenkins, along with his wife Sandra Jenkins, compiled a four-disc collection called Back in the Day, a country music history of South Vancouver Island. Music from 45 solo artVideo ists and bands are featured online including The Hometowners, Midnight Ramblers and Big Muddy. Most of the featured music was transferred from live recordings, vinyl, reel-to-reel and even VHS tape audio. “It’s simplicity. I grew up with this music,” Jenkins said. The CD release party will be held June 23 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Langford Legion, 761 Station Ave. “I will be inviting the musicians that are still alive to come,” Jenkins said of the open mic event. Admission is free and the CD compilation will be for sale for $45. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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Music man Ron Jenkins, 78, compiled country music from South Island musicians. Aside from his passion for music, Jenkins has a love of antiques and history and built a small museum full of antiques. The museum on his Metchosin hobby farm includes a trapper’s cabin, country kitchen (seen here) and general store.
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been keen to improve the facility, which provides recreation opportunities and life skills training to Victoria’s homeless A major influx of cash will community, individuals at risk help make some valuable of homelessness and those livimprovements to the Victoria ing in poverty. But money has Cool Aid Society’s Downtown always been the stumbling Activity Centre on Pandora block and only surface changes, Avenue. such as a coat of fresh paint, The funding, including have been able to be done. $80,000 from the Rotary Club “Local Rotarians wanted to of Victoria, will help make the make a significant contribufacility more user friendly and tion that would help others for brighten it up, said centre comany years to come,” said club ordinator Donna McKenna. president Rosalind Scott. “We “It’s incredibly exciting,” she chose the Downtown Commusaid, adding the support, prinity Centre because of its dedimarily from Rotary, allowed the cation to youth and adults who project to move forward. need help and are taking steps The renovation project, due to improve their own health to start in late June and comand situation.” pleted in mid-August, includes a McKenna said freshening up the facility will not only provide a Capital Regional District more welcoming, safe environment for regular users, it will help Core Area Wastewater Treatment Program to avoid stigmatizing youth using the facility Friday nights next fall and winter in its role with the Out of the Rain shelter program. The Capital Regional District invites you to comment on potential “Some of the shelbiosolids energy centre siting at a public open house in your ters, they have to enter through a back community. door or someplace where it’s dark.” Come and learn more about the various components of the Core
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FedEx courier Mark King of Victoria was named one of four winners of its Courier of the Year award, based on voting from customers of the company. King has been with FedEx Canada since 2006 … Recent Camosun College business administration graduate Avery Graham earned the Promising Alumni Award for her success as business manager for her family’s Mobil 1 Lube Express business in Duncan. She’ll receive the honour during a ceremony June 13 at the Interurban campus. Send your business news to ddescoteau@ vicnews.com.
Victoria’s Nina Hirlaender, a cancer survivor and self-described Celtic shaman, and her father, former Magna International executive Horst Prelog, are leading unique tours for individuals looking for upscale and uplifting experiences. Their company, Dancing Tours, books not only luxury Spirit Tours accommodation, but arranges such experiences as a private visit with a monk in Assisi, Italy and a sacred ceremony at the centre of Stonehenge. Find them at dancingspirittours.com or call 1-778-9775163.
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The 25th annual Victoria International Track Classic has $100,000 up for grabs for athletes competing at the July 5 event. Among the Canadian athletes confirmed for the Friday night National Track League Series finale at UVic’s Centennial Stadium are 2012 London Olympians Dylan Armstrong and Justin Rodhe (shotput), Nate Brennan (1,500 metres) and Geoff Harris (800 metres), as well as Canadian women’s 800metre record holder Diane Cummins. Athletes will be out to qualify for the 2013 world championships in Moscow in August. Ticket information and other details are at trackclassic.ca. Tickets are also available at all Running Room stores in Greater Victoria.
St. Andrew’s Regional High’s Rayna Stuart, left, and Cecilia Fillipone stroked to victory in junior girls doubles and also won gold in junior girls quads at the Canadian high school rowing championships last week in St. Catharines, Ont.
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High winds played havoc with the Canadian high school rowing championships on the Royal Henley course in St. Catharines, Ont. St. Andrew’s Regional High coach Alia Zawacki sensed the weather might alter the results and had some tactical advice for her crew in the preliminary races. “I told them for the heats, ‘you better race like it’s the finals,’” she said, after the 14-member team returned home last week with its best-ever medal haul from the national event. With officials cancelling the finals scheduled for June 2, times from the heats were used to determine medallists. That left the Saanich independent school with three gold, one silver and a bronze. Rayna Stuart and Cecilia Fillipone won two gold each, taking junior girls doubles by a whopping four seconds over the second-place finisher and teaming with Jocelyn Mihalynuk and Drew van Bourgon-
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dien to capture gold in junior girls fours by a similar margin. Teammate Patrick Keane won junior boys singles gold by about four seconds and lost gold by just .01 of a second in senior boys lightweight singles to earn the silver. The St. Andrew’s junior girls lightweight coxed four crew of Mihalynuk, Emma Alvernaz, Emily McCart, Grace Neeson and Ania Zapotoczny earned bronze medal. Crosstown rival St. Michaels Uni-
Carnarvon player off to World Series
Joe Stafford-Veale is headed to the Continental Amateur Baseball Association’s 12-under World Series in Cincinnati, Ohio in July as a member of a B.C. select team. The Greater Victoria Baseball Association Pee Wee player is the lone Capital Region athlete on the squad. B.C. went 8-0 to win the title last year, becoming the first Canadian team to do so. sports@vicnews.com
versity School captured the gold in that event, with Anika Johnson, Desi McIntosh, Olivia Donald, Dayna Fitzgerald and Acacia Welsford in the boat. “It’s quite exciting to have nine out of the 14 bring home medals,” said Zawacki, who started a rowing academy at her school in 2011. St. Andrew’s had previously won two gold in its history, including one by future Olympian Dave Calder back in the mid ’90s.
Switching to an academy format has meant student-athletes incorporate their training into their daily schedule, Zawacki said, as opposed to training after school only. SMUS rowers added two bronze at nationals, in junior girls coxed four (Johnson, Donald, Fitzgerald, Welsford and Sage Friswell) and junior boys quad (Matt Bouchard, Triton Lelewski, Colin Knightley and Harrison Xu). sports@vicnews.com
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West Shore native Ryder Hesjedal crashed in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse cycling race Monday, ruining his comeback race after crashing in the Giro d’Italia last month. He was second overall after the second stage, but crashed at the 150-kilometre mark of the 205-km stage from Montreaux to Meringen. On Sunday, Team Garmin-Sharp announced that Hesjedal had re-signed to ride professionally with the team through 2015. “Everyone works exceptionally hard for the success of Garmin-Sharp and I want to continue to be a part of that,” he said in a release. He joined the team in 2008 and has gradually improved his results on the European pro road cycling circuit, culminating in his win at the Giro last year.
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Highlanders on a roll It was a successful weekend all round for the Victoria Highlanders soccer program. The Peninsula Co-Op women’s team (3-2-2) got back on the winning track with a pair of Pacific Coast league victories, beating Abbotsford 4-0 Sunday after hammering TSS Academy 6-1 Saturday at Royal Athletic Park. Jackie Harrison scored twice to lead the offence against Abbotsford, while Abby Rhaymer and Maryse Reichgeld scored twice each Saturday. The first-place Highlanders men (6-1-1) got past the Washington Crossfire 2-0 Saturday at RAP on goals by Jordie Hughes and Brett Levis. The Highlanders men host the North Sound Sea Wolves Friday at RAP (7 p.m. kickoff), while the women are on the mainland for a pair of games this weekend. sports@vicnews.com
Cam Fennema and Peter Galbraith enjoy a friendly rivalry. The Pacific Christian School Grade 12 students have been part of PCS athletic director John Stewart’s triathlon class together for the past four years and regularly push each other. They’ll be doing it again today (June 12) as PCS contests its annual Tin Man race, which starts at Commonwealth Place pool and ends with runners crossing the line in front of the school. “We have a long-standing competitive drive between (us),” Fennema said of his training partner outside of school. “This year, Peter’s really got the swim down and should be first or second out of the pool.” Galbraith said he always anticipates the big race, which he has done since Grade 7, when he was a student at PCS elementary. “I get pretty nervous, but I push myself,” he said. The senior (Grade 10 to 12) race and the junior event (Grade 9 and under), set for tomorrow, feature the same distances: a 300metre swim, followed by a 10-kilometre bike ride and a 3K run. The boys admit they’ll likely be chasing up-and-
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Students from the Pacific Christian School triathlon group head out on a training ride. The students participate in PCS’ Tin Man Triathlon today (June 12). coming triathlon star and last year’s junior Tin Man champ, Emily Clark, who is still just in Grade 10. “Emily’s phenomenal,” Galbraith said. “She does a lot of training and is a lot faster than Cam and I in the swim. Plus she’s an unreal runner. You hit the run and sometimes Cam and I die out – she doesn’t.” Clark trains with former Olympic triathlete Kelly Guest and set the school record for girls in 2012. Stewart likes Clark’s chances to finish first overall. “She’s an outstanding swimmer,” he said. “And she has worked very hard on the bike and that’s improved, but she’s a really gifted runner.” While Clark may well have a future career in the
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CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.
FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
GARDENING SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Exp’d, Reliable, Efficient. Exc refs. 250-508-1018
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(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn or moss? No job too big. Aerating, pwr raking, pruning. Weed, moss, blackberry, stump & ivy rmvl. 25yrs exp.
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LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR: custom design install, gardens, lawns & patios, irrigation & fences. 30 years experience. Call 250-858-3564.
250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 For lovely lawns-spectacular hedges-healthy garden beds & reno’s. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
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778-678-2524 LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges-tree pruning, gardening/landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.
Tree, Hedge & Shrub Pruning Lawn Care. 250-888-3224 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licenced and insured. Darren 250-217-8131. M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.
HANDYPERSONS AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.
NO JOB too small. Multi unit to Home Renos. Free Est’s. Call Green Bird Development. (250)661-1911.
BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071
THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
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MISC SERVICES CUSTOM WOODWORK: Recovered wood; wine racks, shelving, picture framing and more. Built in or mobile at reasonable prices. (250)812-8646
MOVING & STORAGE (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr. 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747. WRIGHT BROS Moving. $80/HR, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (250)383-8283
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A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stucco & Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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JOHN- CHIMNEY, Roof, gutters, clean, de-moss, repairs, torch-on flat. (250)588-3744.
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B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443
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Carpenter Dominic Mason died in 1989. Tomorrow, he’ll renovate the playroom at the local homeless shelter. As a child, Dominic and his mother found a home in a shelter. A counsellor there showed him a future filled with opportunity. Dominic’s dreams came true and thanks to his bequest he is helping more children build their dreams.
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