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Boris Bolonsky, left, and Garth Edgar contemplate their next move at Willows Beach. The Victoria Chess Club welcomes players to Willows Beach Saturday 10 a.m. to noon to join a game. Players also meet to play Sunday at Centennial Square noon to 4 p.m. and Monday at the Downtown Silver Threads; juniors meet at 4:30 and mixed adults meet at 6 p.m.
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Oak bay neighbours will have a chance, in the coming months, to weigh in about how much the district really does care about its flowers. A request for a Development Variance Permit and Heritage Alteration Permit was brought before Oak Bay council at the July 22 meeting, asking for council to allow fencing that will keep deer out of the Oak Bay Native Plant Park at 1180 Beach Drive. While many residents have been split on the use of fencing to deal with Oak Bay’s deer issue, current bylaws designate the park, along with other public properties, as protected municipal heritage sites. Friends of the Oak Bay Native Plant Garden made a request at the May 21 Committee of the Whole meeting to erect deer fencing, noting that “deer are eating many of the rare plants in this garden, which is having a negative impact on the efforts of the volunteers.” Ray Herman, director of Parks and Recreation, said that while the commission had no objections to the installation of the fence, funding for it was not approved. The Committee of the Whole moved to refer the issue to the Heritage Commission, which since recommended that council move forward with the proposed fencing. The proposal now is to install 150 metres (500 feet) of black deer fencing that would blend into the foliage and protect the north, south and east sides of the plants. The fencing would also reach 2.5 metres (eight feet) in height, which requires a variance permit due to height violations. “We have to hear from the public before any decisions are made, but volunteers have made clear to council the need to protect native species in the plant garden and have identified the need for a solution here,” said mayor Nils Jensen. Before installing the fences, the group will need a heritage alteration permit and variance to the screens and fences bylaw. If council opts to move forward with the proposed fencing, the group will have to approve an expenditure of $7,700 for the fence, of which the Heritage Foundation will cover 25 per cent. The public hearing is expected to take place on Sept. 30. news@mondaymag.com
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Mysterious crow deaths perplex experts A strange paralysis could be affecting crows closer to home
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mysterious paralysis has been killing crows and ravens in northern B.C., and now some Islanders are concerned the unusual deaths could be much closer to home. “I have noticed several dead crows on the sidewalk over the past few days,” said Oak Bay resident Bill Smith in a letter to the News, noting that some crows were seen struggling to walk. “I decided to Google ‘dead crows’ and was quite surprised what I found … Let’s hope this is not the start of a serious problem.” Scientists at the University of B.C. and residents have murmured concerns that the northern birds could be showing indications of West Nile Virus, especially as the corvids are most susceptible and often act as an early warning system. However, B.C. has not had any reports of West Nile Danielle Pope in humans since 2010, and the province does Reporting regular testing of the mosquitoes in different regions of B.C. Oak Bay manager of parks Chris Hyde-Lay said the district has had no official reports of dead crows this year. However, birds are typically disposed of and are not sent for testing. Leona Green, who runs the Hillspring Wildlife Rehabilitation facility in Dawson Creek and received calls about the unusual dying corvids, says she has had dozens of reports of the paralyzed or dead birds since the end of May. While, at first, she had been instructing people to safely dispose of the birds, the increased calls in the past two weeks surprised her. On July 30, with upwards of 25 birds brought to her, she sent six specimens to be autopsied by the provincal Animal Health Lab – protocol when non-typical deaths occur in species. Results are expected within two weeks. “I’ve never seen anything like this. The birds are alert, their wings move, but their legs are paralyzed from their spine. We are really scratching our heads over this,” Green said. “Being as I am not really a scientist, I can’t confirm
bird mortality rates, species-specific diseases or even poisons in the region. “It is extremely important to reports birds, especially in cases where we see unusual death, and it’s in everyone’s best interest to make sure these numbers are tracked,” he said. “Mosquitoes transfer diseases from diseasebearing animals, so they become the conduits, so to speak.” Dr. Richard Stanwick, Chief Medical Health Officer for Vancouver Island Health Authority, said while it’s extremely unlikely that West Nile has entered B.C. or the Island, that doesn’t mean people should let their guards down. “We have to consider how our climate is changing, and that means the mosquitoes are seeing a longer breeding season and have more opportunity to progress through the cycles,” said Stanwick. “We have been very fortunate to live in a zone that is considered relatively Don Denton/News staff safe but, with many Two crows rest on a rock near the Oak Bay Marina. A mysterious paralysis killing corvids (ravens diseases, it’s really just a matter of time.” and crows) in northern B.C. has some concerned about West Nile Virus closer to home. At least 13 identified species of mosquitoes Schwantje suggests the public report what it might be, just that I’ve sent the inhabit the Island and Stanwick said any number of species dead within samples off, and that’s all we know for that, while birds like crows are most close proximity to each now.” susceptible in their interactions, simple other to the Interagency So far in Canada this year, “Being as I am precautions are still important for Wild Bird Mortality two samples of mosquitoes not really a scientist, Investigation Protocol, humans, especially when around waterand one bird have tested based and forested areas: precautions and the B.C. Centre for positive for West Nile in I can’t confirm what Disease Control. like using a repellent, staying in at dawn Ontario. No new activity it might be, just that and dusk or keeping covered. The act of testing has been reported from “The thing about West Nile is that it is paramount said Washington State, however I’ve sent the samples is a very interesting virus, and we can’t Brian Starzomski, new positive mosquito off, and that’s all we assistant professor of say how it will react in everyone,” said samples have been found Stanwick. “Certainly, it can cause very environmental studies in Oregon, Idaho and know for now.” serious conditions, and people here do and ecology at the California. - Leona Green travel a lot, so it is something they need University of Victoria. “It is extremely unlikely to be aware of. However, there is a much While Starzomski said that the birds in the Peace greater chance they could contract it he, too, has seen dead crows in the River area have West Nile Virus,” somewhere else.” area this year, there are many reasons said provincial vet Helen Schwantje. news@mondaymag.com Although corvid deaths are not unusual, for death, which could include young-
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Sexual assault centre expands After a three-year search for funding, the Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre has been awarded $120,000 by The Vancouver Foundation. The money, along with a planned move to a larger home in Saanich, shared with the Victoria Women’s Transition House offices, will help the centre become more accessible to transgendered people. The grant money, allotted over
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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 push led by Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins resulted in a significant change to the CRD’s direction. Staff are still moving towards public consultation for the use of the Saanich landfill 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
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Oak Bay residents won’t have to worry about changes to the way sewer costs are divided – council decided to maintain the status quo and have residents keep paying their own way. Council voted in the meeting on July 22 to keep everything the same, meaning that all consumption charges related to the Capital Regional District sewer costs will continue to cover 100 per cent of new debt costs, and all costs relating to the sewage treatment plant.
Until 2004, all sanitary sewer costs, both municipal and regional, were covered completely by property taxes. Since 2004, municipal sewer costs and new regional sewer debt have been funded through a user fee based on water consumption. “Council has agreed to proceed with the established policy, which means the users will still pay based on water consumption,” said mayor Nils Jensen. To adjust to the rising costs of new regional projects, specifically the CRD’s $783 million treatment facility, council also had the option
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Maestra Tania Miller leads the Victoria Symphony before a crowd of thousands at the 2012 Symphony Splash in the Inner Harbour. The hugely popular annual B.C. Day long weekend event is the culmination of months of preparation.
Gearing up to make a splash A volunteer cast of hundreds makes this huge annual – and free – event wellorchestrated It may sound like the obvious punchline to a bad joke, but when it comes to how many people it takes to put on the Victoria Symphony Splash, the answer is: a lot. To be more precise, it takes about 370 volunteers, dozens of hired hands and a few star project managers to stage a world-class musical Kyle Wells event for roughly Reporting 40,000 participants in Victoria’s Inner Harbour every year. “The thing that amazes me is how much people put into this,” said volunteer co-ordinator Ian Piears, who is working to fill about 430 shifts for this Sunday’s event, many of them 12 hours long. “We do have the diehard symphony fans that come along, but a lot more people are interested in volunteering than in the event,” he said, noting that even feeding his army of volunteers is a task that requires careful planning. “There’s a pride of being involved in the community of Victoria that I really like.” The logistical process begins Saturday, when an industrial barge pulled by tugboats is slotted into the Inner Harbour, where it will house the symphony, directed by Maestra Tania Miller. About a dozen private vessels are temporarily relocated to other
marinas by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority for the remainder of the weekend. Across the harbour, pyrotechnic experts begin wiring up the visual finale of Splash, a fireworks display that is the culmination of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. After months of preparation, said production manager Janette Galan – she oversees everything from crowd control to food carts to street closures – the day of the show actually runs quite smoothly. She begins at 6 a.m. and shortly afterward, the first delivery of the day arrives: 44 portable toilets. “Nobody’s around at that time. It’s quite easy actually, before mayhem ensues,” she said. Speakers are erected and large electrical cables snake from the legislature’s giant sequoia tree to soundboards across the street, as well
Splash day n The schedule for the Victoria Symphony Splash starts very early on Sunday (Aug. 4). 5 a.m. - North lane of Belleville Street between Government and Menzies streets closed 8 a.m. - Lawn chairs may be set up on the upper and lower causeways 2 p.m. - Full road closure begins, including Government from Superior to Humboldt streets, Wharf Street from Government to Broughton Street, and Belleville Street from Government to Douglas Street 7:30 p.m. - Concert begins, including performances by young soloists Carter Johnson and Eric Manning 8:30 p.m. - Intermission 9:30 p.m. - Finale with 1812 Overture and fireworks 11 p.m. - Street reopens to traffic
as under the water to the dozens of microphone inputs and lighting atop the barge. “It’s one of those interesting logistical challenges,” Galan said. More road closures are put in place as hardcore fans begin to set up lawn chairs on the harbour causeways and legislature lawn. But be warned: organizers will keep careful watch to ensure no one sets up their chairs before 8 a.m. Sunday. At 2 p.m., full road closures come into effect and a ragtag army of food vendors set up shop on Government Street between the legislature and the Royal B.C. Museum. The vendors must be self-contained, meaning they supply their own electricity and running water. Generators won’t be permitted onsite as the classical music doesn’t do quite as effective a job at drowning out peripheral sounds as a rock concert, Galan said. At the end of the day, everything that has gone up must come down for the city to return to business as usual on the B.C. Day holiday Monday. But the payoff is worth it, Galan said. “When you can see 40,000 people down there … enjoying each other, enjoying the music and being safe and respectful – and then after, they leave it like they weren’t even there because the place is so clean – it’s very rewarding,” she said. Aside from the tireless work of volunteers, staff, vendors and hydro crews, Galan tips her hat to one more critical group who make the event a success: the attendees. “Victorians have a real sense of ownership, in the nicest possible way. They love it,” she said. “They’re polite, they respect the areas we lay out for them. We tend not to have any problems at all.” – with files from Daniel Palmer editor@oakbaynews.com
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Renewed spirit to Victoria’s tourism After 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 e-mail: editor@vicnews.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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Games of our wireless youth The carnage litters various In 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 Mrs. of wealthy and highWhite, the cold-blooded ranking people. There’s a killer who looks no more professor and a colonel dangerous than a kindly among the killers. 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 war. The goal is to have Holmes solving the Christopher 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 your opponent, invading and thumbs tap-tapand, presumably, enslaving the tapping on smartphones and populace. iPods, unplugging from the video Monopoly is the most popular addiction and tossing the dice on board game of all time and the a good old-fashioned board game goal is to become filthy rich while offers a 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 such virtues as 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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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.
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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 When it comes to stupidity, inefficiency and putting stress on its workers, Canada Post’s policy of routing Victoria’s intercity mail takes the cake. It is not enough that their mail sorters in Vancouver have to process mail sent within Metro Vancouver, from Vancouver to Vancouver Island, from other parts of Canada and elsewhere in the world to addresses within Vancouver, now they get to sort mail we might send to someone across town in Greater Victoria. I hope they get a pay raise that reflects their extra workload. I am sure all the courier companies that operate on Vancouver Island will love Canada Post for this. Andre Mollon Langford
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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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★★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)
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
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Self transcendence takes over Elk Lake Travis Paterson News staff
Highlanders face Thunder Bay Chill today in PDL semifinal Travis Paterson News staff
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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Mark, left, with Max and Jeremy. could see his son and father fighting on another mat. Max a green belt, earned
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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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
460-B Chester Ave, $539,900 Saturday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun April Prinz, 250-744-3301
814-160 Wilson
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291
134 Gibraltar Bay, $532,900 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 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ruth Stark, 250 477-1100
107-75 Songhees, $725,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 7
2-1319 Gladstone Ave, $359,000 Saturday 11-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
pg. 8
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
40-4360 Emily Carr, $529,900
Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653
Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893
306-409 Swift, $389,900
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Sharon Stevens-Smith 250 474-6003
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pg. 6
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais, 250-655-0608
pg. 11
Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124
pg. 12
pg. 5
11-4140 Interurban Rd, $299,900 pg. 10
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
pg. 12
pg. 1
pg. 10
Thursday 5:30-7:30 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
pg. 19
Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353
pg. 9
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921
pg. 10
pg. 11
192 Goward Rd, $1,595,000
959 Peggy Anne Cres, $499,900 pg. 6
Monday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jim Fields, 250 384-8124
pg. 13
975 Huckleberry
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
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445
Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445
pg. 7
8-881 Nicholson
990 Moss Ridge, $659,000
658 Rason, $545,500 pg. 23
3467 Happy Valley
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
982 Mckenzie, $299,900
pg. 13
2987 Dornier Rd.
pg. 10 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Deanna Noyce, 250-744-3301
Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
9706 Fifth St, $569,900
Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893 Saturday 12:30-2 Re/Max Camosun April Prinz, 250-744-3301
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600
899 Wild Ridge Way, $419,900
10500 McDonald Park, $585,000
579 Crossandra, $289,900
2228 Tashy Pl, $699,000
8-106 Aldersmith, $419,900 pg. 6
pg. 11
209-3160 Albina, $269,900
103 Lekwammen, $219,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Chuck Bennett, 250-384-8124
830 Queens Ave, $634,900
pg. 12
4259 Wilkinson Rd, $389,900
1473 Garnet Rd, $375,900
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033 pg. 7
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333
Sunday 1-2 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444
Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
705-845 Yates, $299,900
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838
Saturday 11-1 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
294 Hatley Lane, $749,800
10158 Fifth, $549,000
3937 Lauder Rd, $659,900
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. 10
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
1253 Victoria Ave.
2386 Central, $1,049,500
101-75 Songhees, $685,000
Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
pg. 7
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301
pg. 6
1220 Beach Dr., $899,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Frank Rudge, 250-361-5052
9706 Fifth St, $569,900
4675 McMorran
204-837 Selkirk Ave, $269,900
606 Speed, $215,000
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Jeff Shaw 250 474-6003
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 6
pg. 1
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. 9
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
897 Swan, $439,000
510-10 Paul Kane, $675,000
306-75 Songhees, $698,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
Saturday 1-3 Burr Properties Ltd John McMillan, 250 382-8838
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736
933 Step Moss
Saturday 1-2:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
2215 Spirit Ridge Dr, $939,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301
pg. 13
2006 Hannington Rd, $599,500
3358 Langrish, $449,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
Saturday 12-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
113-37 Skogstad Way, $349,900 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 Monday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Shaw, 250-474-6003
pg. 14
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
pg. 5
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Offering an international buying experience for 25 years of the shop, now housed in its third and largest location, she says, “it shows people around Victoria support the concept of fair trade, and that they are a very aware shopping group.” The store has generated more than $2.4 million in sales over its lifetime, with more than $1.5 million of that paid out to producers and $242,460 given as grants to projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Only co-ordinator Susan Albion is Don Descoteau/News staff a paid staffer, a Global Village Store board chair Mavis fact which, after DeGirolamo, left, shows volunteer clerk paying overhead Tongyi Wang a piece of pottery from Casa leaves more Romero, an artisan co-operative in Mexico, money for the in the Global Village Store in Market Square. craftspeople and growers. Society board member chairs the society’s board and and store clerk Kitty Moses is one of about 30 part-time volunteered with CUSO volunteer clerks in the store. (formerly Canadian University Reflecting on the longevity
Service Overseas) in Nigeria alongside society co-founder Susan Gage in the pre-Global Village days. Now involved in the society about 10 years, Moses says the store has developed a regular clientele. “We have regulars who come in to get coffee and tea and some people come in to buy their Christmas gifts here every year,” she says. “It’s nice to think that as well as having interesting goods, you’re helping these small producers have another outlet for their crafts.” The store, at 527 Pandora Ave., is hosting a 25th birthday party Aug. 10 from noon to 3 p.m. For more information about its producers or its fair trade criteria, visit Global Village Store on Facebook or call 250-380-1530.
Tours aimed at locals and tourists alike Transform Travel, a new tour company based in Victoria, is marketing separate VIP shopping and nightlife experiences for the B.C. Day long weekend. The first is a nightlife crawl that offers admission and special treatment at a series of local nightspots or customized to individuals’ or groups’ own
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Beachcomber beer wows ’em at worlds Vancouver Island Brewery’s Beachcomber Summer Ale captured a gold medal at the recent 2013 World Beer Championships in Chicago. The hefeweizen style ale, developed by brewmaster Ralf Pittroff and his crew, also won silver at the Canadian Brewing Awards earlier this year.
Money Mart teams up with Easter Seals In a national campaign that runs through Sept. 13, Money Mart is raising money and awareness for young people with disabilities. Customers are being asked to top up their transactions with a donation to Easter Seals, which will help send children with disabilities to summer camps, including Camp Shawnigan. Money Mart also sponsors the 24-Hour Relay for Kids. Send your business news to ddescoteau@vicnews.com
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In the funky fashion section of Old Town, near Lower Johnson Street, lies a retailer that makes a difference. Global Village Store, on the Pandora Avenue edge of Market Square, is filled with colourful, hand-made clothing and toys, coffees and teas from all over the world. But that’s not its most unique characteristic. More eyebrowraising is the fact Don Descoteau this operation, run by a nonBiz Beat profit society and staffed with volunteers, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Victoria in August. That’s no small feat, considering how many retail shops have come and gone in that time. Since a group of local women – all international travellers – resolved in the late 1980s to test their belief that people would buy ethnic products to give impoverished residents of developing countries a hand up, the concept has worked. “The fact we are fair trade and all volunteers speaks volumes about the support we’ve got,” says Mavis DeGirolamo, who
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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.
Visit Centennial Square Aug. 5 to 11 to take in Mela, featuring multicultural performances and a celebration of Indian food and culture. Photos courtesy Chetan Sondagar www.sondagar.com
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SAT. AUG. 10 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies Punjabi Folk Dances Bollywood Dances Nepali Dance Bollywood Dances Punjabi Folk Dances Bollywood Dances Chinese Dance Indian Music Belly Dancing Bhangra Belly Dancing Indian Classical Music Bollywood Dances Punjabi Folk Dances Fashion show Japanese Dances Indian Music & Dances
SUN. AUG. 11 12 p.m. Indian Music 1 p.m. Punjabi Folk Dances 1:30 p.m. Belly Dancing 2 p.m. Bollywood dancing 2:30 p.m. Fashion Show 3:15 p.m. Punjabi Folk Dances 3:30 p.m. Nepali Dance 4 p.m. Punjabi Folk Dances 4:15 p.m. Bhangra 5 p.m. Dances by Lizel Jhoanna & Friends 5:15 p.m. Punjabi Folk Dances 5:30 p.m. Indian Classical Music 5:45 p.m. Indian Folk Music 6 p.m. Indian Pop Music and Dances by A-Slam
India Fest (Mela) Centennial Square
City Hall Downtown Aug 5 to 9 5:30pm-7:30pm|Aug 10th 11am-8pm Aug11 th 11am-7pm th
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Free Family Fun!
A whole week of India in Victoria! Classic Bollywood & Multicultural Performances • Fashion Show Authentic Cuisine by Local Chefs • Arts & Handicrafts
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Friday, August 2, 2013 - OAK
BAY NEWS
Langford Furniture Park has been SOLD!
THE
CLOSING FOREVER!
LARGEST FURNITURE CLOSEOUT SALE the island has ever seen ON NOW
Kreeli Slate 82” Sofa Love $439
Storage Ottomans
SALE!
599
$
SALE!
469
$
Ivory, Scarlett, Chocolate & Black. Also available in Microfiber (Mocha & Salsa)
Prentice Queen Panel Bed Includes Headboard, Footboard & Rails
4 Piece Prentice Queen Bedroom $ SALE! Includes Queen Panel Bed, Dresser, Mirror & Nightstand 1899
SALE!
99
$
Chair Side End Tables YOUR CHOICE
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$
SALE!
e H u r F o e f r s s ’ u r t y i o d n o d n r S a ley Fu ng their Ashbe closi
70 UP TO
%
OFF
• Living Room • Family Room • Bedroom • Dining Room • Area Rugs • Lamps & Accessories • Home Office, Fabric and Leather Upholstery
will
SALE!
999
$ Brown Electric Recliner Sofa
Extension Table
Also available Black Electric Recliner Sofa $1779
Jacklin Rd
★
WestShore Mall
977 Langford Parkway, Victoria 250 391 0033
Ladder Back Chair
Nanaimo
Rona
Hwy #1
1459
$
99 ea.
Langford Parkway
SALE!
SALE!
$
Veterans Memorial Parkway Victoria
975 Langford Parkway, Victoria 250 391 6646
www.largest furniture sale.com