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Metchosin Fire Department banned camp and beach fires until the fall. “It’s due to the dry conditions and the increasing number of grass and wildfires in the area and we don’t want to be contributing to them,” said fire chief Stephanie Dunlop. Even with rain predicted this weekend, Dunlop said the ban will remain in effect until fall. “We don’t want to be turning the ban on and off so it will stay on.” The Metchosin Fire Department will announce when the ban is lifted. Langford Fire Rescue also announced a fire ban, following the lead of B.C.’s Coastal Fire Centre which implemented an open fire and campfire ban yesterday for all of Vancouver Island. The provincial prohibition covers all B.C. parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply to municipalities that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Fines and tickets for violation, or causing a wildfire, can range from $435 to $1 million. Visit bcwildfire.ca for details. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
CRD investigates sludge alternative Kyle Wells News staff
Capital Regional District staff will need the rest of the summer to report back on alternatives to a sewage sludge facility at Hartland landfill after a last-minute vote by directors last week. As chair Denise Blackwell tried to wrap up a core area management committee meeting July 24, a late push led by Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins resulted in a significant change to the CRD’s direction. Please see: Hartland landfill ‘not an ideal site’, Page A8
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SUNNY SIDE UP Innovative technology hoped to give boost to Solar Colwood Kyle Wells News staff
Solar Colwood hopes to turn a corner with a new, locally developed solar hot water heater set to save money for homeowners. James Smyth developed the system over two years at Camosun College, where he also teaches the solar renewable program. The design itself isn’t particularly innovative, but the modifications are. Due to the West Coast’s temperate climate Smyth realized he could simplify the system and replace non-freezing heat transfer fluids, such as glycol, with potable water. This means there’s no need for a heat exchanger, an extra pump or the antifreezing liquid. “The idea of the system is to reduce the costs without the affecting the performance,” Smyth said. “This system does as much or more than most other systems on the market, but for about half the price.” The system was an easy sell for Hilary Mackey and Lawrence Surges, the first homeowners to have the system installed in Colwood. They already made the switch to a ductless split heat pump through the program and say the timing seemed right to add the hot water heater. “We liked the environmentally friendly aspect,” Surges said. “We’re in our mid- to late fifties so we feel that it’s worthwhile to
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James Smyth installs his CamoSun solar hot water heater system into a Colwood home. Grants for the system are now available through Solar Colwood. make a significant investment up front in order to manage risk in the future by reducing our exposure to rising power rates.” “We figure we’re good to go for the duration,” Mackey said. “Hopefully we’re here for the whole run. So that’s a lot of savings over time.” Smyth installed a system at Camosun and
the college was pleased enough with the results to let him use the name The CamoSun for the product. Some of the proceeds from the sale of the system also go back to the college. Smyth assembles the system himself, often on site, allowing him to adjust it to the specifics of the house.
The cost including installation runs in the $5,000 range, compared to the usual $9,000 to $10,000 range for most two-panel systems. Solar Colwood organizers see the new technology as perhaps the second coming for the program, which has seen slow uptake since the initial burst at its inception. People keen to make the switch out of environmental concerns jumped on the program, but uptake has slowed since. Solar Colwood participant energizer Glenys Verhulst believes with the reduced costs of the new system, and some special offers from Solar Colwood, there will be a renewed interest. “(It’s) a shining example of what the Solar Colwood program set out to do,” Verhulst said, “which was to encourage local, green energy innovation. So by driving demand for solar hot water systems in the community, it then created conditions … to create this innovative new system.” With a special grant in place for the summer, homeowners can qualify for grants covering 40 per cent of the cost for the system. Pending federal approval, Solar Colwood plans to expand its solar hot water heater incentives to include all of Greater Victoria, which includes grants for this system. For a free home assessment contact Solar Colwood at 250-216-7527. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
RRU students study for future farmers
Charla Huber News staff
Farming in the present day often means leasing land and having a second income. Royal Roads University students are conducting a report on farming on the West Shore. The master of business administration students, WestShore Chamber of Commerce and the District of Metchosin are working together to look into the future of farming and how to promote sustainability. Over the next few months they plan to delve into Metchosin life to uncover successful tips form local farmers. “We will be looking at the most productive use of land in the community,” said Jeff Townsend. “We are focusing on Metchosin because 85 per cent of farms near rural centres (on the West Shore)
are in Metchosin.” John and Lorraine Buchanan, who have farmed in Metchosin for 35 years, hope to be included in the study. “You have to have some security. Young people can’t really do it from a family point of view,” said John, who worked for 32 years as a registered nurse at Royal Jubilee Hospital. Metchosin, they say, has unique farming challenges over the rest of Greater Victoria. “Saanich and Cowichan have good wells for irrigating fields,” said John, explaining wells in Metchosin often don’t have enough water to irrigate more than two-thirds of a field. “We are also windier, colder and dryer.” The Buchanan’s are sheep and hay farmers and find both work in the rural district on the West Shore.
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Lorraine and John Buchanan hope to be part of a study by a pair of Royal Roads students into the future of farming in Metchosin. While the Buchanan’s have already figured out a way for
them to continue farming, they aren’t sure if it’ll be viable for
their children to take over. The Royal Roads University students Lisa Makar and Jeff Townsend hope to find a way to keep farming alive in Metchosin and encourage young farmers. “There was enough work to split the baby,” said Jeff Townsend. “I will be collecting present day info and figuring out what exactly Metchosin is and what we have here.” “I will be looking a bit further afield, and at what business models have been successful,” said Makar, adding she will also be looking more in-depth into grain mills and abattoirs. The report will be complete in January 2014 with recommendations from both students. For more information or to be included in the study contact Townsend at jefftownsend167@gmail.com. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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Celebrate Indian music, dance & culture The fourth annual India Mela, or Fest, comes to Centennial Square Aug. 5 to 11, filling the air with the exotic sights, sounds and flavours of India. This year the Mela has expanded from two days to a full week of free events and multicultural performances celebrating the richness and diversity of India’s arts and culture. More than eight thousand visitors and spectators enjoy the Mela every year but with this year’s expanded Mela, many more are expected to take in everything from traditional to modern Bollywood music, internationally renowned Bhangra dances, fashion, palmistry, the art of henna and more, not to mention mouth-watering Indian cuisine prepared with authentic and aromatic spices! And as Victoria’s premier multicultural event, performers include local First Nations drummers and dancers, internationally renowned Chinese Lotus Dancers, powerful Japanese Taiko Drummers, beautiful Polynesian dancers, exotic Middle Eastern dancers – and much more. Presented by the 35-year-old India Canada Cultural Association, “Mela” means “Fair” in the Punjabi language. “A Mela is an age-old celebration of life in India and it is an opportunity to share the richness of Indian arts and culture, create community partnerships and demonstrate a healthy way of life,” says association president Paramjit Bhalla. Here in Victoria, Mela is a way to continue
those traditions, and share and celebrate with the greater Victoria community. “In growing up we had places we could go to see and participate in Melas, where people gathered to learn about one another, share food and enjoy art and music. Now we have those places less and less and they are much needed even here in Victoria,” explains Mr. Sehmi, an Indo-Canadian Elder. Part of the Mela’s success is its ability to create cultural pride and bridge generations as well as cultures. “I love to go on the decorated stage in my beautiful clothes and show people watching how I have learned to dance. It makes me feel proud and good when they clap and I think that they like what I am sharing with them,” says one young Bhangra performer. While in the square enjoying the many performances, be sure to leave time to enjoy delicious Indian treats, lunch or dinner. A full menu of Indian foods, prepared in the authentic way, is available at the colourful food booths, including butter chicken, naan, vegetable curries, rice, pakoras, samosas, papadam, plus barbecued Indian delicacies, chai and sweets. Browse and learn from the cultural kiosks offering Indian arts, clothes, Rajasthani jewellery, henna hand decorations or learn about your future from the ancient art of palm reading. Various themed performances, from classical
to modern, are offered from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday Aug. 5 to Friday, Aug. 9. Two full days of performances, with local and internationally known artists and entertainment, are planned Aug. 10 (from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and Aug. 11 (from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.). For more information, visit www.iccavictoria. com or e-mail Mela co-ordinators Sunil Bhatia at ssrr4@shaw.ca or Sabba Sall at sallsabba@ hotmail.ca.
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Motorcycle driver in stable condition
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Bruce Head paid for two batches of wine from Langford U-brew Bayley’s Brewhaha and when he came to check in on the product he found the store gutted and locked.
Brewhaha leaves customers high and dry in Langford Charla Huber News staff
Bruce Head wants to drink the wine he paid for. The Colwood mechanic purchased two batches of wine, a white and a red, from Bayley’s Brewhaha U-Brew in Langford two months ago. When he didn’t receive a call from the store to schedule bottling, and hearing the rumour the store was empty, Head went to check it out. He found the store gutted but for carboys full of what appeared to be wine visible through the window. “He should have called us a week or two ago to bottle,” said Head, explaining he is out $300. “I’d rather have my wine (than the money returned).” Head hopes his credit card company will return one of the transactions. The other he paid with cash. “(The store owner) could have just called and said the store was closing and I would have paid $50 for the carboy and took my wine somewhere else to be bottled,” said Head, who has been a customer at the store for years. “This type of business is buyer beware.” Head saw a WestShore Chamber of Commerce sticker on the door and called to report the closure, but was told Bayley’s Brewhaha hasn’t been a member for about two years. “The membership has not been renewed and we’ve received calls about the business in the
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past,” said Craig Sorochan, chamber manager of communications and community relations. “I think the only thing they can do is take it up in small claims court.” Head also called the Better Business Bureau, B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch and has spon A carboy is a 6.5 ken to other U-brew gallon glass container customers who have that holds alcohol reported the closure while it ferments. to the West Shore RCMP. “We don’t believe this is fraud, it’s just going out of business for what ever reason that may be, “ said Cpl. Scott Braes, of West Shore RCMP. “(The store owner) vacated the property and dumped out all the alcohol. This is a civil matter.” The owner of Bayley’s Brewhaha was unreachable by phone and email. The voicemail box for the company was full and the News Gazette was unable to leave a message. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
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A motorcycle rider is in stable condition after his bike collided with an SUV on July 29 on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway. West Shore RCMP say witnesses saw the motorcycle travelling north at high speed, hitting the SUV which was turning left onto Cairndale Road. The 40-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital with what was described as severe injuries. A traffic analyst was called to determine the factors of the crash, although no results have been released yet.
Coroner investigates teen death in Colwood
RCMP and the coroner are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was found dead in a Colwood home. West Shore RCMP, Colwood Fire sand Emergency Health Services were called to the Hatley Drive home on July 29 around 10 a.m. West Shore RCMP are working with the coroners office to determine the cause of death. Visit www.goldstreamgazette. com for updates. editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 890, 891 and 892 of the Local Government Act, that a Public Hearing: Will be held at: Shawnigan Lake Community Centre Located at: 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake, BC On: Thursday, August 8, 2013 starting at 7pm To consider adoption of: Bylaw No. 3874 - cited as “Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw No. 143, 2013” The purpose of Bylaw No. 3874 is to amend Bylaw No. 980, Langford Zoning Bylaw, 1981, (for the Malahat area) by revising definitions; by updating references to provincial legislation; by clarifying general regulations for accessory building height and maximum floor area; by adding “secondary suite”, “detached accessory suite”, and “bed and breakfast” as permitted uses to the Greenbelt 2 and Greenbelt 3 zones, and adding general regulations for those uses; and by adding regulations regarding lots divided by a zone boundary.
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The actual bylaw should be reviewed to determine specifically how particular lands may be affected. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw will be provided an opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions, on matters contained in the proposed bylaw. A copy of proposed Bylaw No. 3874 and other relevant documents and information may be inspected at the Juan de Fuca Planning office, 2 – 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC between the hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday from July 10, 2013 to August 8, 2013, excluding statutory holidays, and are available from the CRD website at www.crd.bc.ca/jdf. Written submissions should be sent to the Juan de Fuca Planning Office, by mail to Box 283, Sooke, BC V9Z 0S9; by email to jdfinfo@crd.bc.ca or by fax at 250.642.5274. Written submissions should be received no later than noon on August 8, 2013 to ensure availability at the Public Hearing. Submissions will also be accepted at the Public Hearing. Following the close of the Public Hearing, no further submissions or comments from the public or interested persons can be accepted by the CRD Board of Directors. The Public Hearing on Bylaw No. 3874 will be held by the Electoral Area Director, or Alternate Director, as a delegate of the Board of the CRD. A copy of the CRD Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with a copy of the bylaw referred to in this notice. For further information, contact June Klassen, Manager, Local Area Planning at 250.642.1500 local 206. S. Santarossa, Corporate Officer
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Renewed spirit to Victoria’s tourism A
fter lacklustre years of fewer visitors and declining revenues, Victoria’s tourism industry is finally turning the corner. Having picture-perfect weather through July always helps, but take a walk downtown on virtually any weekend and the streets are packed with cruise ship passengers and locals taking in a continuous array of public festivals, restaurants and street food. Successful events like the Highland Games, Canada Day concerts, Northwest Deuce Days, the Buskers Festival, the Moss Street Paint-In, the Street Food Festival, and further afield, Rock the Shores and the University of Victoria’s Congress conference have driven a renewed vibrancy to the city, and drawn huge crowds. The beloved Symphony Splash and popular standbys like Beer Fest and Rifflandia are yet to come. Tourism Victoria may have some creative advertising in Vancouver and Washington State, but the long lineup of festivals and events seems less a co-ordinated plan and more a perfect storm of an improving economy meeting an especially active year for the city, wrapped in warm, sunny weather. These kind of downtown events and festivals that get people out on the streets and into pubs and restaurants is exactly what Victoria needs. The city has worked hard to rejuvenate its image from a somewhat staid British outpost to a place where people can explore and have fun in the urban core, suburban neighbourhoods or regional parks. Assuming the anecdotal boost in activity matches the statistics, this could be a renewal year for what was once a mainstay industry in the city. Victoria suffered from steep declines in tourism numbers and spending since 2008, and which has either remained flat or edged up slowly into 2012. Hotel occupancy rates, and the number of cars on the ferries between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen have taken a beating since 2007. But as signalled by steadily improving cruise ship numbers, our southern neighbours are starting to travel abroad in greater numbers again, good news for a sector that provides jobs for thousands of Greater Victorians. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette 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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Games of our wireless youth I
The carnage litters various n the end, Mr. Body was elegant rooms in a grand mansion bludgeoned to death in the salon frequented by an assortment with a candlestick wielded by of wealthy and highMrs. White, the coldranking people. There’s a blooded killer who looks professor and a colonel no more dangerous than a among the killers. kindly librarian. Clue is not alone The savage act was in board games that deduced by my 12-yearreplicate the uglier side of old son, who joined me real life. and his big sister in that Risk mimics that which night’s detective hall of we all profess to wish fame. Three rounds of would be eradicated from the board game Clue and the face of the earth — three different Sherlock Christopher war. The goal is to have Holmes solving the your troops kill all the mystery. Foulds In this age of heads Guest comment other troops in battle and conquer the territories of tilted and eyes fixated and your opponent, invading thumbs tap-tap-tapping on smartphones and iPods, unplugging and, presumably, enslaving the populace. from the video addiction and Monopoly is the most popular tossing the dice on a good oldboard game of all time and the fashioned board game offers a goal is to become filthy rich while refreshing reprieve. bankrupting all others. But, as video-game violence and In Monopoly, as in real life, the associated mayhem on the Internet rich get richer, the poor get poorer gets much press, I looked at the and the middle class don’t have a board game on the table and the chance. stacks of board games in the closet Sorry is a simple game in which — and realized we have always been tied to real-life scenarios, even you race others to the finish line while doing everything you can when trying to escape the same in to thwart their success, each time games, be they board or video. saying you are sorry despite not Take Clue, for example. meaning it — not unlike the recent It’s a fantastic game that forces provincial election campaign. players to draw on their powers of Even the venerable Game of Life, deduction, but the central theme is which was unveiled in 1860, the murder — in various violent ways. very year the U.S. Civil War began, Hangings, shootings and bluntforce trauma take the life of hapless has managed to stay relevant with Mr. Body again and again and again. society’s ever-changing values.
The game I remember from my childhood had players choosing to go to college or get a job, the latter being a decision that would likely land a player in the “poor farm;” the former being a choice that would likely see the player retire in “Millionaire Acres.” In the 1990s, the game was updated with recycling and helping the homeless added to the play. The latest version of The Game of Life, which we purchased a few years ago, had me baffled as I studied the board. On a spot just over the second bridge was a commendation for helping African orphans — something definitely foreign to The Game of Life of my youth. Of course, the next updated version I buy will likely have us landing on spaces that gift us 20 per cent pay hikes as city administrators, or spaces giving us 100 per cent medical and dental coverage, courtesy of taxpayers in The Game of Life. Hey, it happens in real life, so why not in The Game of Life? Video games and 3D movies do not have exclusive domain over virtual reality. It’s right there, in our closets, on boards carrying memories of your youth. Do yourself a favour — drop the Wii remotes and dust off Battleship. It will feel good. Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.
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LETTERS
Mainland MLA clarifies NDP position on carbon tax Re: “NDP soul search going nowhere” (B.C. Views, July 31). Climate change is a reality, and bold political leadership is needed to address it. During the 2013 election campaign, New Democrats put forward a plan to expand the base of the carbon tax to include venting emissions from oil and gas operations, capturing an additional five per cent of carbon emissions in the province, but that plan didn’t
include all industrial process emissions. We believe government should work with the oil and gas sector to make sure companies pay their fair share for the emissions they produce. This is particularly important as the B.C. Liberal government pursues an aggressive schedule of liquid natural gas expansion. If such an objective is realized, it will be nearly impossible for the government
to reach our province’s legal emission reduction requirements. New Democrats will hold the government to account for their green promises, and continue to advocate for policies that help reduce emissions and spur efficiency, innovation and best practices. Spencer Chandra Herbert New Democratic Party environment critic MLA, Vancouver-West End
Readers respond: Left-laners, economy, E&N Liquid natural gas a boon for province When Premier Clark came out with her bold stance on liquid natural gas, many speculated how much annual revenue the project would bring. Clark has stated the industry will contribute between $4.3 to $8.7 billion to government revenue each year by 2020. Last week B.C. Ferries came out with plans to purchase three new vessels that it hopes will be powered by liquefied natural gas. Although this will involve higher initial capital costs, the overall life cycle costs will be lower. As of mid-2013 about 138 billion cubic metres a year of LNG was under production, which will bring the total capacity to 500 billion cubic metres by 2018. About 86 billion cubic metres will be sold to Asia and 80 per cent is contracted for the long term. B.C. Ferries’ interest in LNG says a lot about the overall demand for the product. We need the product at home as well. With big-time players like
Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest energy company, aboard on the project to export LNG (a move that would produce onethird of Canada’s current daily production), it speaks volumes as to how profitable this project could be. Gary Nagra Saanich
Buying food from China not the healthiest idea Why do the big stores buy food from China? Because it’s cheap, obviously. I discovered today that High Liner brand seafood products are processed in China. The fish could be Canadian, but the processing, the adding of the batter, is done in China. We all want to know why cancer is on the rise, when so many billions are being given to find a cure. When Chinese mothers won’t buy the baby food made in China, that should give us a hint that something is wrong. Too many little children are dying of cancer. It has to be the food they eat, or drugs that have remained in the family genes over the years.
myVictoria This week’s online poll
Do you prefer to leave town for the B.C. Day weekend? Yes, it’s the last chance in summer to get away No, I like to partake in the many activities that are scheduled around the region Sometimes, but I often leave the decision to the last minute
Last week’s question: Should the province mandate that B.C. Ferries vessels be built in B.C.? • Yes, it’s important to keep jobs at home (52%) • Maybe, B.C. shipbuilders should be given a slight advantage when B.C. Ferries looks at the bids (28%) • No, the province needs to get the best value for its dollar, regardless of where the manufacturer is (20%) – visit vicnews.com to vote
Having a good environment will not help us, if we continue to buy from countries that still use pesticides or unclean processing procedures. Eileen Nattrass Central Saanich
Canada Post decision makes little sense
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Feeling a little crabby Macrae Sarrazin, 9, holds a spider crab he caught using a net off the dock at Fleming Beach near his home in Esquimalt. He spends much of his time fishing and crabbing and listening to returning anglers talk about “the ones that got away.”
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ny’s reading session for local composers. The organizers chose it for a play-through and then went on to recommend it for Splash. Now that the orchestra has had some time to rehearse and polish the piece, Richardson is excited to hear it at the event. Richardson’s “Winds of Kananaskis,” was performed at the 2011 Splash event. It was the first time the symphony played a piece by a young composer for the event. “I’m very grateful to the Victoria Symphony because having the opportunity to submit a piece to them was how I got specifically into orchestral composition in the first place,” Richardson said. “It’s really exciting and really a great honour. I’m glad to be a part of it.” Richardson is transferring from UVic to the Berklee College of Music in Boston in September, to continue his studies in film score composition. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
Hartland landfill ‘not an ideal site’ Continued from Page A1
Staff are still moving towards public consultation for the use of the landfill in Saanich as the location for a biosolids energy centre, but Desjardins’ motion means staff will again be required to look for alternative sites. This comes after the CRD abandoned a proposal earlier this month to build the plant on Viewfield Road in Esquimalt. “There likely won’t be anything new to report until September,” said CRD spokesman Andy Orr. “Nothing imminent or urgent is happening on the file until then.” At the committee meeting, Blackwell tried to rule the motion out of order due to time concerns, but enough committee members rallied in its favour to have it brought forward and carried. “I wasn’t trying to block anybody from speaking,” Blackwell said afterward. “Although as the chair, I have to be conscious of the time and the fact that another meeting is about to take place.” Blackwell disagrees with prolonging the process with another search for an alternative site. “Given what happened in Esquimalt, even if we did find another site that was closer in, I
“Tell me where a site is. I want a municipality to put up its hand and say ‘You know what? We’ll take that site.’ And that’s just not going to happen.” – Judy Brownoff
think we would have the same difficulties,” she said. “The plan is the plan. We need to get on with it.” For her part, Desjardins said there was “considerable discomfort” with the committee endorsing Hartland. “The sentiment around the table was quite strong that Hartland is really not an ideal site,” she said. Moving forward with public consultation over Hartland is not the issue, Desjardins added, but having it as the only option is. Desjardins’ concerns with Hartland stem from its distance from the proposed wastewater treatment facility at McLoughlin Point and the potential dangers associated with pumping materials the 18 kilometres to the Saanich site. “There’s a significant risk,” she said. “The whole idea of having two sites so far away is probably not the best use of taxpayers’ money.” Saanich councillor and committee member Judy Brownoff said enough is enough and it’s
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Baroque on Mt. Tolmie Set atop the picturesque summit of Mount Tolmie, prepare to be taken back in time as a dozen musicians dressed in wigs and centuries-old attire will host two melodic public shows. Raven Baroque performers will look as if they’re out of the 1600s, playing baroque music of the same era. The shows will feature music from composers Antonio Vivaldi, Heinrich Biber, Luigi Boccherini, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Georg Telemann and Tomaso Albinoni. Hour-long shows take place on the reservoir atop the mountain beginning at 1:30 and 3 p.m. on B.C. Day (Monday, Aug. 5). Chairs for 150 audience members will be provided, otherwise attendees must bring a seat. Admission is by donation. See ravenbaroque.org.
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or the ability to balance a larger home. One word Haynes’ hears a lot is “overwhelmed.” But there is hope: it may be that the house is manageable after all when it is de-cluttered, she says. “Family members can help sort and shed some of the clutter to create a home that is safer and easier to manage,”
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Riding along in my automobile Like a deer signal a forced march to dependence caught in the that we dread. headlights, I Stats Canada senior analyst Martin realize I am the Turcotte studied the habits of seniors problem I’m and discovered that 3.25 million souls writing about. 65 and older have a driver’s licence. Almost two That’s three-quarters of all seniors. ■ BRIAN KIERAN years ago I started Of that number, about 200,000 are 85 COLUMNIST the debate in and older. Greater Victoria For me, one of the most startling about the assault on seniors’ driving findings in the Stats Canada study privileges. I focused on DriveABLE, was that seniors are shunning public a provincially funded, Alberta-based transit options. Turcotte characterized program introduced to screen seniors it this way: “Most people probably by way of intimidating and expensive consider accessible transit and taxis as cognitive options of last computer testing. resort.” Doing more Given the research this popularity of month on the car as the I am the perfect seniors’ driving main form of specimen, a living, habits I realize I mobility only am the perfect a minority of breathing example of specimen, a seniors use the typical auto-addicted living, breathing other forms of example the transportation, senior.” typical autothe Stats addicted senior. Canada analyst For the vast stated. Just majority of us seniors, our drive to seven per cent of seniors 75 to 84 get the store and the bank a few times a around principally by public transit week represents independence. The and only four per cent mainly walk or eventual loss of driving privileges will cycle.
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While most seniors have retired from the workforce, a majority want to grow old in their homes and take an active part in society, Turcotte concluded. However, “their desire to remain in their homes is not very realistic unless they have adequate transportation (and) in most residential areas this means having access to a private vehicle.” The Stats Canada analyst suggested that most urban public transportation is not designed with our aging population in mind. “The relatively infrequent use of public transit compared with other means of transportation is possibly attributable to the fact that seniors, like the rest of the population, tend to live in low residential density neighbourhoods (where) public transit is designed primarily to meet the needs of workers (at rush hour periods).” Two things are obvious from this study: seniors are addicted to their vehicles, and overwhelmingly reject public transport as a viable option to driving. How we resolve this conundrum is beyond me. I guess that’s no surprise … I’m a senior hooked on my car and the last place you will find me is on a bus. ●
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Haynes says. “Adult children and grandchildren should be encouraged to remove any of their stuff that has been stored in their parents’ or grandparents’ garages or attics. It’s tough enough to downsize your own stuff without worrying about what to do with someone else’s stuff.” While Haynes doesn’t force people to get rid of things, she guides them with her simple mantra: Do you use it? Do you need it? Do you love it? “This makes room for the sentimental ‘we just love it!’, but deals with the ‘maybe it will be handy one day’ or ‘I looked great in that outfit in 1993’ type of stuff which we all tend to accumulate but have to say goodbye to,” she says. For those downsizing into a smaller home, Haynes suggests the addition of “will it fit?” She also suggests PITCH (toss out obvious stuff), PATCH (get honest about whether you will ever sew that hem), PASS ALONG (to family, friends or sell) and PACK. “Recently in Calgary, a lot of people had just a few hours to get their most important treasures out of the way of flood waters,” Haynes says. “Sometimes, if we imagine what we would save if we had only a few hours – and a man with a truck – and think about the things that are replaceable, it makes it clearer.” ●
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Rita Perren enjoys helping other seniors as a way to keep busy, active and fulfilled. Perren is the director of the Juan de Fuca 55+ Senior Centre. She is the chair of several committees at the centre where she spends about four days a week. Looking for something to do, Perren first wandered into the centre 10 years ago when she was 65. “I just didn’t feel like I fit in. I wasn’t old enough,” she now jokes. She wanted be out in the community and keep busy so she asked if she could work in the office. “We have so many skills and you want to show the community what you can do,” Perren says about being retired. “Once you become retired you have that feeling of ‘is this the end of the road for me?’” Using her skills and talents at the senior centre helps Perren keep busy and fulfilled knowing she is helping others. Even though she’s at the centre often, she finds herself too busy with administrative tasks to take any of the courses offered. “I am a people person and I would be a pretty sad person if I didn’t come
here,” she says. “There are people out there who are so separated from others who just stay home.” Often new seniors come to the centre at the request of their doctors or therapists, she explains. When she’s not at the centre she is busy at home on the computer planning bus trips for seniors or future fundraising endeavours. “We are always looking for seniors to come and join,” she says. “Each year we get about 250 new members but we lose some from people passing away or moving to retirement homes or with family. We’ve been sitting at about 1,200 members for a while.”
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What words of wisdom have you strived to follow from your parents? I was raised by grandparents and my grandmother said: “Life is for loving, laughing and sharing.” How true. What’s at top of your bucket list? My needs have always been simple and if I set my mind to do something, I generally achieve it.
Rita Perren, 75, keeps busy at the Juan de Fuca 55+ Senior Centre. She works on several committees, is a director and volunteers in the office. She said without her volunteer work at the centre, she wouldn’t be nearly as happy as she is. CHARLA HUBER/NEWS STAFF
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Three times a week Lucy Benoit keeps active through her favourite sport: carpet bowling. She’s been dedicated to the pastime since 1995. “I like the activity, plus the people,” she says. She also enjoys playing cards and going out with friends. “We usually go somewhere to eat and chat,” says Benoit. In the past, Benoit really enjoyed walking and staying active in other ways, but as time goes on these things have become harder for her. Now she makes sure to stay active within her abilities and says it keeps her moving and happy. ●
Ed Anderson can often be found at a snooker table or woodworking shop. Recently he’s found himself leaning over a snooker table more often. Prior to this he hadn’t played in 45 years. “My wife took a weaving class so I decided to try snooker,” Anderson says. He keeps busy and enjoys hobbies, for the fun not with the intention of staying active or to find his fountain of youth. “I don’t get into that philosophical stuff, I just do it because I like it,” he says. Formerly a long-distance trucker spending weeks away from home, now he enjoys socializing with friends. ●
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Marillyn Corbett is at the Juan de Fuca seniors centre nearly everyday. She facilitates many groups including crafts, knitting and Scrabble. She also volunteers to help with the centre’s finances. She’s been a member at the centre for six years. Before that she was caring for her father, mother, aunt and uncle, who have all since passed away. “I came here and created a life,” says the View Royal woman. When she’s not at the centre, Corbett enjoys walking her smooth-haired fox terrier, Hetti through Hatley Memorial Gardens. She need the assistance of two canes to walk and ties the dog leash around her waist. “It’s so important to keep moving, even though it’s easy to stay home 24/7,” she says. ●
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letters froM wIngfIeld farM- The Belfry Theatre presents Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield in the first installment of the Wingfield series about Victoria’s favourite Ontario farmer. Until Aug. 4. Tickets at belfry. bc.ca or 250-385-6815. VIctorIa shakesPeare festIVal - The Victoria Shakespeare Society presents The Merry Wives of Windsor (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, directed by Kate Rubin) and Measure for Measure (on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, directed by Clayton Jevne) until Aug. 17 on the lawns at Camosun College (3100 Foul Bay). Tickets are $22.50/16/kids 12 and under free. A festival pass is $32/25, or only $20 in advance. Tickets are available at Shepherd Books, The Papery, at the door (cash only), or online at Ticketrocket.org. the karate kId- The Victoria Film Festival presents its annual Free B Film Festival, starting with the Karate Kid (PG) on its 20-foot inflatable screen at the Cameron bandshell in Beacon Hill Park. Bring blankets, flashlights and snacks. Movie starts at 9pm. Freebfilmfest.com. Catch Flash Gordon at the same time Saturday. saanIch InernatIonal folk dancers- Outdoor dancing near the Cameron Bandshell at Beacon Hill Park. 7-9pm. Beginners welcome, no partner needed. Free. attack of the bones- Launch Pad Productions goes sci-fi wtih Watch for Bones, episode 2, Attack of the Bones. Friday and Saturday at 8pm at Intrepid Theatre Club (1609 Blanshard). $15 at the door (cash only). Reserve tickets at bringingyouthestarts.com or at 250590-7235.
SAt. Aug. 3 MIdsuMMer burlesque exPlosIon- Join J Mclaughlin, April O’Peel, Jett MaJique, Dollipop, Suicide Stacey, Delilah D’Lish and more for a strip tease show 8pm at Victoria Event Centre. Tickets are $20 in advance at eventbrite.ca. Workshop Sunday at noon with April O’Peel on comedy and burlesque (Finding Your Funny Boner).
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talIb kwelI - Epic emcee from Black Star and Reflection Eternal comes to Victoria for the first time. With Georgia Murray and DJ DWhiz. 7pm at Club 9ONE9 (919 Douglas). Early bird $25 at ticketweb.ca. towers and trees - Energetic indie-folk powerhouse collective takes on Butchart Gardens. 7:30pm. Free with admission. raVen baroque - A dozen musicians in wigs and period costume performing Vivaldi’s guitar concerto, Boccherini’s Fandango quintet and more. 150 chairs available or bring your own. 1:30pm at the reservoir on Mt Tolmie. By donation.
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JessIca benInI - Soulful melodies, rhythmic guitar and spontaneous harmonica. With Born in Cities. 7:30pm at Gorge-ous Coffee (300 Gorge). $7-12 suggested donation. courtYard sessIons - Free outdoor concert with The Royal Canadians and Sam Weber. 1-4pm at Market Square.
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hagface - With Open Relationship, Too Late and Cave Girl. 8;30pm at Copper Owl (1900 Douglas). $8. salsa nIght - With Pablo Cardenas, Kelby MacNayr, Peter Dowse, Hector Ramos and Noedy Hechavvaria Duharte. 9pm at Ambrosia Event Centre (638 Fisgard).
$16 in advance at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and the Makehouse. $20 at the door.
gaLLERIEs Fri. Aug. 2 storage- Artists Hall, Laycock, MacAuley and McArthur present sculptural works developed at a UVic studio, assembled from a small range of commonplace materials. At fifty fifty arts collective (2516 Douglas). thefiftyfifty.net. sooke fIne arts show - View some of the finest art from across Vancouver Island and B.C.’s coastal islands at the 11-day show that draws more than 8,000 visitors. Now in its 27th year, it is the Island’s longest running juried art show. Until Aug. 5 at SEAPARC Leisure Complex (2168 Phillips) Sookefinearts.com. suMMer salon - Canadian glass artist Lois Scott’s new glass sculptures on display at West End Gallery (1203 Broad). Until Aug. 1. westendgalleryltd. com. crYstal heath - New paintings by Heath and introducing new artists Mary-Jean Butler and Pavel Barta. Until Aug. 9 at The Avenue Gallery (2184 Oak Bay). theavenuegallery.com. sMall - Celebrating smaller peices at smaller prices. Meet the artists Sat., Aug. 3, 2-4pm at Coast Collective Gallery (3221 Heatherbell). Gallery open Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5pm. coastcollective.ca. canadIan federatIon of arItsts - Victoria chapter summer show at Goward House (2495 Arbutus), until Aug. 28. victoriafca.com. art show and sale - View the eclectic works of sculptor Richard Smith and painter Susan Hopkins at the Art Centre at Cedar Hill (3220 Cedar Hill), until Aug. 13. hold that Pose - Figurative drawings and paintings by members of Xchanges Gallery drop in group. Opening reception 7-9pm. Open Saturday and Sunday noon-4pm until Aug. 11 at 2333 Government.
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SMURFS 2 -(Empire 6/SilverCity/ Empire Uni 4/Westshore) The blue munchkins are back for more pintsized adventures, this one involving a sorcerer and a diabolical kidnapping. Opened Wed., July 31. 2 GUNS -(Odeon, Westshore, SilverCity) Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg play rival Drug Enforcement agents who think they are investigating each other but have actually been set up by the Mob … and now have to shoot their way out of a world of trouble. Starts Fri. ★★★ IRON MAN 3 -(Empire 6) An emotionally troubled Iron Man more than has his hands full with the diabolical Mandarin, in a rip-roaring adventure that mostly succeeds (but suffers from a tin heart). Starts Fri.
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★★★ THE CONJURING -(Empire 6/SilverCity/Westshore) An elite cast including Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Lili Taylor star in a clever haunted house chiller about a pair of paranormal investigators who get in
over their heads when they confront a powerful entity. This is an old-school spookfest, interested in atmosphere more so than splatter. THE CROODS -(Caprice) A prehistoric family taking an unexpected “road trip” into a magical land is the plot of this whimsical animated charmer (which has been getting great reviews). With the vocal talents of Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, and Ryan Reynolds. EPIC -(Caprice) In this animated family adventure a teenage girl is magically transported to a deep forest setting where she bands together with a wacky crew of critters to help battle a terrifyingly dark force that is threatening their world … and ours. ★★½ DESPICABLE ME 2 -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore/Empire Uni 4) The 2010 original, about a loathsome criminal mastermind who was reformed by the love of three young orphan girls, was a goofy delight. The sequel, although still clever, is much more scattershot, with an unimaginative plot and unwelcome dashes of mean spiritedness. Steve
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J.J. Abrams retains the helm of the rebooted Star Trek franchise with this entertaining and engaging tale about a youthful Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) tackling a seemingly unstoppable one-man weapon of mass destruction. With Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Saldana, and a sinister Benedict Cumberbatch. ★★★ THIS IS THE END -(Caprice) In this truly wacked comedy, stars such as Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and Jonah Hill play themselves as they party at James Franco’s house — only to find themselves confronting a terrifying, demon-filled apocalypse. Although a bit oversold and rather slapdash, this is very funny (and very rude). ★★ THE TO DO LIST -(Odeon) In this equal-opportunity raunchfest for girls, an over-achieving high school valedictorian (and virgin) feels pressured to have a variety of sexual experiences before she enters college in the fall, a task she undertakes with grim determination. TURBO -(Odeon/SilverCity/ Westshore) The latest from Dreamworks Animation is a family comedy about an ordinary garden snail who acquires magic powers — and the chance to achieve his dream of winning the Indy 500. With the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Maya Rudolph, and Samuel L. Jackson. ★★★½ THE WAY WAY BACK -(Odeon) A hit at Sundance, this is a funny and touching coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy who feels ignored by his mother and pushed around by her overbearing boyfriend (Steve Carell). Also starring Allison Janney, Toni Collette and Sam Rockwell. See review. ★★★ WOLVERINE -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Empire Uni 4/Westshore) Hairy-faced and Adamantium-clawed Hugh Jackman travels to Japan to confront the diabolical Silver Samurai, in an entertaining Marvel Comics smackdown that combines
MOVIE MONDAY - Presents Life on the Vertical and Land of the Chartreuse Moose. In honour of B.C. Day, MM is screening two short films by Smithers filmmaker Monty Bassett. The first portrays a group of mountain goats who live on the vertical walls of a formidable canyon in northwestern B.C. Followed by a portrait of beloved painter Ted Harrison and his love for the Yukon. 6:30 pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595-FLIC. moviemonday.ca.
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★★★ KON-TIKI -(Fri.-Sat., Aug. 2-3: 7:00, 9:00) Fascinating albeit superficial, this Oscar-nominated adventure recreates the legendary 1947 voyage of Thor Heyerdal, who crossed 4,700 miles of Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft in order to prove that it would have been possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. ★★★½ THE SAPPHIRES -(Sun.Mon., Aug. 4-5: 7:00, 9:00) Sixties soul music is at the centre of this delightful, true-life story about four young Australian aboriginal singers who hooked up with a wacky promoter and toured American military bases in Vietnam, performing Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett songs to adoring soldiers. ITALY: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT -(Tues., Aug. 6 7:15, 9:00) Two Italian journalists have made a provocative documentary about their ambivalent feelings as to how their homeland has become unaffordable and otherwise problematic as a place to live. HAVA NAGILA: THE MOVIE -(Wed.-Thurs., Aug. 7-8: 7:15, 9:00) This tuneful documentary charts how the ebullient Hebrew song Hava Nagila (“Let Us Rejoice”), which is set to a traditional melody from the Ukraine, evolved to become the signature song of Jewish life. Includes interviews with Harry Belafonte, Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan and Lena Horne.
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★★½ MAN OF STEEL -(Westshore/ Caprice) Zack Snyder (The Watchmen, 300) helms this occasionally interesting but mostly bombastic reboot of the series about the original caped superhero. Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, and Michael Shannon, who is brilliant as the villainous General Zod. ★★ NOW YOU SEE ME -(Roxy, 7:00) The FBI and Interpol combine forces to battle a clever crew of Las Vegas illusionists who seem to be robbing banks . . . while simultaneously performing for a casino audience. Despite a great cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, and Jesse Eisenberg, this is a flabby caper film with little magic to it. ★★★½ PACIFIC RIM -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore) Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) helms this Transformers-ish epic about monsters that attack Earth and are opposed by giant robots controlled by human “pilots.” This is a skilfully directed and highly imaginative tribute to all those schlocky Godzilla movies of old. ★★½ RED 2 -(Empire 6/SilverCity/ Empire Uni 4/Westshore) Anthony Hopkins joins Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Bruce Willis, and MaryLouise Parker as they reprise their roles as retired CIA “black ops” agents marked for death by their own agency. Although not as good as the 2010 original, this is entertaining enough, mostly due to the sly dialogue and killer performances. ★ R.I.P.D. -(Odeon/SilverCity) Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star in a dismal action comedy that is nothing more than a crass ripoff of Men In Black. Bridges, who plays an “undead cop” who patrols the Earth looking for weird monsters to exterminate, should probably return the Oscar he received for Crazy Heart. ★★★½ STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS -(Roxy, 9:15/Caprice)
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eral, ferocious and very emotionally unavailable, Logan (a.k.a. The Wolverine) is the most interesting of the mutant X-Men characters (to say nothing of what it adds to have Hugh Jackman sporting those sideburns and claws). In The Wolverine, which is the furry one’s sixth screen appearance, our misanthropic hero is living wild in Alaska. He’s tracked down by a cute ninja punk from Japan who tells him that the concentration camp guard that Logan saved from death towards the end of World War II is dying and wants to see him. Logan reluctantly accompanies the woman with wicked samurai skills and flame-red dyed hair back to Tokyo, where he finds that Yashida, a day from death, is the billionaire patriarch of a giant high-tech company. Yashida has enemies, and Logan soon finds himself embroiled in a fierce battle as ruthless yakuza thugs raid the man’s funeral to kidnap his haughty granddaughter, Mariko. Logan finds himself on the run with her, and is soon embroiled in a complicated plot involving corrupt politicians and yakuza mobsters. Poor Logan has to fight gangsters, a swarm of black-clad ninja warriors, a diabolical fellow-mutant named Viper, his own inner demons … and his emerging feelings for the distractingly soulful Mariko. Wolverine spends a lot of screen time exploring Logan’s inner torment as a noble warrior who has lost his sense of purpose. That emphasis on character is unusual in a superhero franchise flick, but it certainly doesn’t get in the way of director James Mangold delivering all the kicky genre trappings fanboys expect. From an astonishing battle atop a bullet train going 300 miles an hour to elegantly choreographed West Meets East fight scenes, the movie rockets along as it delivers solid entertainment. Rating: ★★★ The Wolverine continues at the Odeon, SilverCity, Empire Uni 4, and Westshore
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oming-of-age stories are such a cinema staple that they can often be terribly predictable. Happily, The Way Way Back manages to, if not reinvent the formula, then keep it fresh and funny with sharp-edged dialogue and several stand-out performances. The centre of the film is occupied by 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), who is a heartbreaking mixture of misery, sullenness and anger. His parents are divorced and Duncan finds himself being dragged along as his mom (Toni Collette) is taken for a summer vacation to Cape Cod by her recent boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), a domineering jerk who frequently remarks that Duncan “needs to try harder” to make their new family work. It’s clear from the start that Duncan’s insecure mom pays too much attention to Trent and not enough to her unhappy son. The next-door neighbour, Betty (Allison Janney), is a brittle divorcée who makes desperately breezy, often crass chatter to paper over the social shallow-
ness as various friends of convenience get together to eat and drink too much. “It’s like spring break for adults,” quips Betty’s teenage daughter to Duncan. Things pick up considerably when Duncan is befriended by Owen (Sam Rockwell), the bohemian manager of the charmingly dilapidated Water Wizz water park, who not only gives him a job but also steps in as a surrogate parent. The script is more interested in character than creating big drama (although there’s a strong scene where Duncan finally stands up to Trent). All the performances are believable, including cameos from Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet, and Maya Rudolph. There’s a whiff of sentimentality in how Duncan gets adopted by the quirky crew that works at the water park, but overall the very funny Back is an endearing and human-scale story in a Cineplex summer overrun with blockbusters. Rating: ★★★1/2 The Way Way Back continues at the Odeon
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Victoria Highlanders striker Jordie Hughes has won senior men’s provincial soccer titles with Gorge FC. He’s won multiple Jackson Cups with Gorge and the Bays United. He’s been to the Canadian nationals and to the NCAA Div. 1 Sweet 16. But he’s never been this far, not at this high a level. The Highlanders are in Austin, Texas today (Aug. 2) for the Premier Development League’s Championship final four. Kickoff is 3 p.m. PST between the Highlanders and Thunder Bay Chill, an allCanadian matchup. The host Austin Aztex face the Ocean City Nor’easters in the other semifinal. “It feels good. We knew when we started (in 2009) we could get here. I just didn’t know when it would be,” Hughes said. “To see it progress from 2009 to now, it’s an honour to be a part of it. In a way it’s hard to believe we’re finally here. And now we’re only two wins away from (winning the PDL).” It’s the Highlanders first appearance in the championship final four and the team faces a big challenge as the Chill won the PDL title in 2008 and last appeared in the PDL’s final four in 2011. Earlier this week, Hughes was up-Island for a significant
but short two-night getaway. It just so happens he had already booked this week off for vacation from his job with the B.C. Government, mostly to celebrate the first anniversary with this wife. The team flew to Texas on Wednesday. “It just kind of worked out. To play soccer and be able to commit to things like this you definitely need a really nice boss, and mine’s a big soccer fan,” Hughes said. “Even if I hadn’t booked it off, he probably won’t hesitate to give me the time off.” Hughes, 29, scored 30 goals as a striker for the Jackson Cup Island champion Bays United in the premier division of Vancouver Island Soccer League this season. The converted midfielder has kept the striker role with the Highlanders this season, and though it’s a lot harder to score in the PDL, managed eight goals in 13 games. That’s a dangerous threat behind the genius striking of Brett Levis, the Highlanders’ scoring sensation from Saskatoon, who potted 16 goals in 16 regular season games, plus three in the playoffs. It was Levis who propelled the Highlanders with a 3-2 win over the Ventura County Fusion 3-2 on Friday in the Western Conference semifinal. Levis tied it 2-2 in the 60th minute, then scored the winning goal six minutes into extra time.
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It's been a long journey to the PDL final four for Jordie Hughes, right, who has been with the Highlanders since the beginning in 2009. On Saturday Levis scored the only goal as the Highlanders shutout the Portland Timbers U-23s 1-0 to win the Western Conference. “Levis scored three of our four goals and drew a penalty kick for the only other goal (scored by Riley O’Neil). Obviously he’s been key to our success this year,” Hughes said. “But it’s also the effect of having coach Steve Simonson. A lot of the players who are on the Highlanders now are from his (Highlanders) development team and grew up with Simonson’s system. He’s been training some of these guys since they were 14.” Impressing this year from that local pipeline are Lakehill Soccer Association youth products Josh Heard, 18, and Tarnvir Bhandal, 18, at mid-
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It’s that time of year when a group of newbies make their first foray into the world of triathlon beside a core of regulars who annually target Sunday’s (Aug. 4) Self-Transcendence Triathlon and Duathlon at Elk Lake. About 400 competitors are expected for the 34th annual running of the event which starts at 7 a.m. ■ Saanich and when swimmers conPeninsula residents verge for a mass start take note for the on Hamsterly Beach morning of Sunday, at the north end of Aug. 4. Runners will Elk Lake. be on Brookleigh This year’s duathRoad from 7 to lon (five-kilometre approximately 7:30 run, 40 km bike, 10 a.m. km run) is the pro■ The cycling routes vincial championwill be active from 7:30 ships and will award to about 10:30 a.m. all age-class winners They start at Hamsterly with a championship Beach and run to the belt buckle from Triairport on Brookleigh, athlon B.C. It’s also Oldfield Road, Old W. a qualifier for the Saanich Road, West 2014 World Duathlon Saanich Road and Championships. Widgeon Drive before Traditionally, the returning by the same Self Transcendence route. sprint (750 km swim, 20 km bike and 5 km run) and Olympic distance (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike and 10 km run) triathlons are a stepping stone for many first-time triathletes as well as a warmup for Ironman athletes headed to Whistler later this month. Because of the warm weather this year, wetsuits, which are a popular item among triathletes, will be decided on as of 6 a.m. on race day. Triathlon B.C. rules dictate that wetsuits can not be worn if the temperature reaches 22 degrees celsius, which is possible but unlikely. If wetsuits are disallowed, organizers will try to accommodate the competitors. Olympic distance registrants can opt for the sprint distance swim and all registered triathletes can opt for the duathlon. The post race food, as always, will be prepared by the volunteers of the Finish Line Cafe. The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team started the race in 1980. sports@vicnews.com
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field, and Gorge FC youth player Andrew Ravenhill, 23, on defence. “They know how (Simonson) likes to play. But if team’s are catching on to our style, he’s not just stuck on that one style, that’s been important,” Hughes said. Recovering from injury, Hughes managed 45 minutes against the Timbers on Saturday and will most likely see playing time on Friday, especially if the Highlanders fall behind, but might not start the game. With 57 goals in 61 regular season PDL games, as well as being named an NCAA Div. 1 All American in 2005, Hughes’ balance of skill and experience is integral as the Highlanders look to make it through to the final. If the Highlanders advance the final is 5:30 p.m. PST on Monday. sports@vicnews.com
Judoka wins bronze beside dad, grandfather Mark, Jeremy and Max Grant made history at the recent 2013 Canadian Judo Championship in Richmond. Mark, 62, is guessing it’s probably the first time athletes of three generations from the same family competed at the nationals earlier this month. Mark’s son Jeremy is 42 and grandson Max is 12. It was “very special for us,” Jeremy said, though he added the family aspect made it hard for him to concentrate on his own performance while he
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to be part of something that my son and grandson were a part of and not to seem out of place to do it,” Mark said. “I was glad to see (Max) worked hard and kept going no matter how tough it was.” Mark, a fourth degree black belt, teaches locally at the Kokushikai and Victoria judo clubs and hasn’t competed in over a decade, previously winning the World Masters open weight, U.S. masters and Canadian Masters. He came back just to say his family did it. Jeremey is a second-degree black belt. sports@vicnews.com
Shamocks continue playoff series on Wednesday, return to Bear on Friday The second-place Victoria Shamrocks will return to Bear Mountain Arena on Friday (Aug. 9) for Game 3 of the Western Lacrosse Associtaion semifinal best-ofseven playoff series against the third-place Burnaby Lakers. Faceoff is 7:45 p.m. The series opened on Wednesday at the Bear. Results were past press time. Game 2 goes Wednesday (Aug. 7) in Burnaby and Game 4 is Sunday (Aug. 11) in Burnaby. The first-place Langley Thunder draw the Coquitlam Adanacs in the other semifinal. The Shamrocks ended the regular season with an 18-4 win over the Nanaimo Timbermen in front of 2,200-plus fans at the Bear. sports@vicnews.com
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Ryan Cochrane won bronze in the men’s FINA World Championships 800-metre freestyle in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Cochrane a man of metal Swimmer to chase medal on Saturday Travis Paterson News staff
Saanich’s Ryan Cochrane added to his world medal total with bronze in the 800-metre freestyle event at the FINA World Championships on Wednesday. Cochrane swam the race in 7 seven minutes and 43.7 seconds, chasing down American Connor Jaeger in the final 100 metres to ensure his third straight world championship medal in the 800m. China’s Sun Yang won gold in 7:41.36. Cochrane, 24, grew up in the waters of Saanich Commonwealth Place, and previoulsy won silver at the 2011 Worlds in Shanghai, bronze in 2009 in Rome, bronze in the 1,500m of the 2008 Olympics and silver in the 1,500m 2012 Olympics. Cochrane was ago-
nizingly close to another medal when he was fourth to touch the wall in the 400m freestyle on Sunday, yet was just 0.1 of a second away from silver. “The touches aren’t my friend this meet,” Cochrane said in Swimming Canada’s release. “It was hard getting fourth place. It’s a frustrating place to be but at the world championships anything can happen.” Cochrane still has
the 1,500m to look forward to for Saturday. “(It was a) very interesting race – five guys in it all the way and it’s not that normal in the distance freestyle,” said Randy Bennett, head coach of the national team and Cochrane’s coach at the Victoria Academy of Swimming. “It’s usually a two- or three-horse race but he could have been fifth ... to be aware that he had to go as hard as he did in the last 100 metres,
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Cochrane accepts bronze in the 800-metre freestyle at FINA World Championships.
we’ll take the medal and run with it but you always want a little bit more.” The medal is Canada’s fifth overall at the championships, and second in swimming. University of Victoria’s Eric Hedlin won a silver medal in the five-km open water race earlier in the two-week event, which also features water polo, diving, synchronized swimming and a newly added high diving event. “The field is getting faster and faster and I think one of the mistakes we made (in the 800m) is playing into everybody else’s race tactics,” Cochrane said. Cochrane will seek a third straight year of podium finishes in the 1,500m freestyle event when heats begin Saturday. He has back-toback world championships silver medals in that event. - With files from Swimming Canada sports@vicnews.com
Kamloops shock Co-op Highlanders Stunning loss for Highlanders Travis Paterson News staff
An impressive and dominant season by the Peninsula Co-op Highlanders collapsed on Saturday with a 4-3 shootout loss in the semifinals to the Kamloops Heat. The Highlanders finished second in the Pacific Coast Soc-
cer League’s premier women’s division with a record of 13-1-2, scoring a league best 61 goals. It put the Highlanders into the PCSL championship semifinals, played on the Mainland last weekend against the Heat. The game ended at regulation in a 2-2 tie, with the Highlanders goals coming from Kristen Livingstone and Liz Hansen. Hansen scored twice more in overtime to keep the Highlanders on par, 4-4, with the Heat. Jaclyn Sawicki then put the Highland-
ers ahead 5-4 and 6-4 with a pair of goals and what looked like a spot in the final. But the Highlanders surrendered two late goals and lost 4-3 in the penalty kick shootout. “It’s our first year back in this league, so now we just build from here,” said Highlanders head coach Dave Dew. “We’re so young, our average age isn’t even 21, so we have a huge future.” - With files from Highlanders sports@vicnews.com
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Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Aug. 1 - 7 edition of Real Estate Victoria
814-160 Wilson
pg. 8
pg. 19
pg. 6
733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422
404-520 Foster, $218,000
pg. 1
1220 Beach Dr., $899,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Frank Rudge, 250-361-5052
606 Speed, $215,000
pg. 7
2-1319 Gladstone Ave, $359,000 Saturday 11-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Scott Vannan, 250-388-5882
Saturday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd. Patrick Skillings, 250-382-8838 pg. 5
pg. 8
pg. 8
pg. 9
208-853 Selkirk Ave, $219,900
4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900
pg. 7
Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653
306-409 Swift, $389,900
Thursday 5:30-7:30 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Sharon Stevens-Smith 250 474-6003
pg. 6
Saturday 12:30-2 Re/Max Camosun April Prinz, 250-744-3301
pg. 10
Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445
pg. 19
Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301
pg. 10
pg. 9
pg. 11
pg. 6
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124
pg. 13
Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588
pg. 14
192 Goward Rd, $1,595,000
2006 Hannington Rd, $599,500 Saturday 12-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
113-37 Skogstad Way, $349,900
Monday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Shaw, 250-474-6003
pg. 13
4042 Metchosin, $484,900 Saturday 3-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
pg. 13
pg. 13
2913 Trestle, $389,900
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
pg. 14
pg. 13
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
959 Peggy Anne Cres, $499,900
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
975 Huckleberry
Saturday 1-2:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
3358 Langrish, $449,900
pg. 7
8-881 Nicholson
pg. 13
933 Step Moss
2215 Spirit Ridge Dr, $939,000
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
982 Mckenzie, $299,900
Monday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jim Fields, 250 384-8124
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445
3467 Happy Valley
pg. 10 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Deanna Noyce, 250-744-3301
990 Moss Ridge, $659,000
2987 Dornier Rd.
Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893
579 Crossandra, $289,900
1473 Garnet Rd, $375,900
pg. 13
658 Rason, $545,500 pg. 23
4259 Wilkinson Rd, $389,900
2228 Tashy Pl, $699,000
8-106 Aldersmith, $419,900 pg. 6
pg. 12
Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
9706 Fifth St, $569,900 pg. 1
209-3160 Albina, $269,900
103 Lekwammen, $219,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Chuck Bennett, 250-384-8124
Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
pg. 10
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333
40-4360 Emily Carr, $529,900
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033
830 Queens Ave, $634,900
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838
Saturday 11-1 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
705-845 Yates, $299,900 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
11-4140 Interurban Rd, $299,900
Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893
Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
2072 Kendal Ave, $720,000
2-216 Russell, $419,000
pg. 5
1253 Victoria Ave.
2386 Central, $1,049,500
101-75 Songhees, $685,000
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Jeff Shaw 250 474-6003
pg. 8
Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124
pg. 11
3937 Lauder Rd, $659,900
Sunday 1-2 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444
pg. 12
10500 McDonald Park, $585,000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600
899 Wild Ridge Way, $419,900
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais, 250-655-0608
pg. 11
pg. 6
204-837 Selkirk Ave, $269,900
Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 7
pg. 12
10158 Fifth, $549,000
4675 McMorran
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ruth Stark, 250 477-1100
294 Hatley Lane, $749,800
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
pg. 10
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 6
107-75 Songhees, $725,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
9706 Fifth St, $569,900
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Elfie Jeeves, 250-477-7291
3912 Sandell Pl., $639,900
3126 Yew St, $439,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353
pg. 9
510-10 Paul Kane, $675,000
306-75 Songhees, $698,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
897 Swan, $439,000
Saturday 1-3 Burr Properties Ltd John McMillan, 250 382-8838
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
pg. 13
207-2732 Matson Rd, $325,900 pg. 13
Wednesday-Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Neil Docherty, 250-478-9600
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new hands. “It’s gotten to be a little bit too large for us in the sense of time commitment. It has become a fullCoast Collective Art Centre hopes to transition time job,” she said. “We are artists as well ... now we don’t find we have time for our own art.” into new hands come the new year. The directors of the Coast Collective plan to “We’ve surpassed the goal,” said Marcela Strasdas, one of the five founders of Coast Collective step down from their present way of operation Art Centre. “When we started five years ago the by Dec. 31 in order for the art centre to grow into idea was to just have a few art shows and a few its full potential. They invite interested parties to take on the task of building the collective through classes and here we are.” Each year for the past five years, more than investment opportunities, a new business struc12,000 people visited the Coast Collective Art Cen- ture or operating as a non-profit. “We would love it to continue to exist because tre overlooking the Esquimalt Lagoon’s bird sanctuary. The centre, a 1920s mansion nestled on 11 it’s a wonderful thing that has happened here in acres of beautiful woodland, has represented more the community,” she said. For more information on the Coast Collective than 300 artists, instructors and artisans to date. “Here in Colwood there are no galleries,” Stras- visit www.coastcollective.ca. Contact info@coastdas said. “So we wanted to have a place to show- collective.ca by Aug. 7 to express interest in creatcase local art, to bring the community and artwork ing a proposal. The deadline for initial proposals in writing by email to info@coastcollective.ca is together.” Submitted photo They hope the centre will maintain, or even Aug. 31. The Coast Collective Arts Centre directors seek new direction for the editor@goldstreamgazette.com the work built over the xpast years,EOR#5768 in centre as it’s surpassed their original goals. Run Date: July 17, 19, 31, Augexpand, 2, 2013 Victoria Saanich News (7.33" 10") five Full Colour News staff
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