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Saanich dispatch off radar for regional 911 Daniel Palmer News staff

As Victoria’s mayor promotes the need for a regional 911 call centre, a state-of-the-art facility in Saanich with room for expansion is being left out of the conversation.

Last week, Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin presented data to a Capital Regional District committee that shows the region suffers from a patchwork 911 system, where some residents wait minutes before reaching local emergency services.

“The current system just seems inadequate,” Fortin said. “Immediate response needs to be one of our top priorities.”

Costs aren’t yet clear, but VicPD and West Shore RCMP are exploring the benefits of moving Victoria’s 911 dispatch to a facility in Langford.

Not included in that discussion is Saanich, which spent $600,000 in 2008 for a purposebuilt, 911 dispatch centre that is earthquake ready and backed up by Lower Mainland emergency services.

The facility already dispatches police calls for Saanich and Oak Bay, and fire calls for Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich.

In May 2012, View Royal and Colwood fire departments joined Saanich dispatch also after cutting ties with Langford, citing better communication system redundancies and security of the purpose-built building.

“Our door’s open,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard. “The ground floor is used as an emergency operation centre, but we could convert it to a third floor of dispatch if we needed to. The technology is very, very easy and the space to co-locate people is easy, too.”

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Marcus Davis of the Mount Douglas Rams runs against Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Ravens during the AAA final at B.C. Place on Saturday. Davis was awarded game MVP as the Rams won the B.C. High School Football championship 32-27.

Rams makes high school football history Travis Paterson News staff

A hot start by the Mount Douglas Rams was the difference as it has now etched the Gordon Head school into the record books as provincial AAA champions for three straight years.

The Rams hung on for a 32-27 win over the Terry Fox Ravens in the Subway Bowl at B.C. Place on Saturday (Nov. 30) and is the first program to win back-to-back-toback AAA championships since the Richmond Colts did it from 1996 to ’98.

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Marcus Davis was named the Subway Bowl MVP as he totalled 161 yards on 27 carries, the most he was used all season. Davis scored three touchdowns and gained 56 yards in pass receptions.

The Rams finish 9-0 in the regular season and playoffs, and go down in history as one of only three teams to win threestraight B.C. titles.

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Clay court foes fear loss of park

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The Art Centre at Cedar Hill’s visual and ceramics open studio artists come together for the first collective exhibition.

The exhibit features ceramics, painting, drawing and mixed media works by the established and emerging artists working within the arts centre’s shared studios.

The opening reception is Thursday, Dec. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m., and the exhibition runs Dec. 5 to 17 at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill 3220 Cedar Hill Rd., or see cedarhillarts.ca.

UVic undergrads say no to events fee hike Undergrad students at the University of Victoria nixed the Students’ Society’s proposal to boost student fees to increase its special events budget.

In a referendum held Nov. 27 and 28, some 59 per cent of student voters opposed the plan to increase fees by $2 per semester for full-time students and $1 for parttimers. Only 16 per cent of eligible voters, or 2,759 students, cast a ballot.

Ariel Mishkin, UVSS director of events, said in a release on the society’s website that the increase was proposed to allow the UVSS to book more popular musicians and bands.

Prime parade seat for food donation

Jim Pattison Volvo of Victoria is offering residents a place to watch Saturday’s Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive in style. The dealership will provide seats and hot drinks on a first-come, first-served basis.

All they ask in return is a donation of food to help fill the back of a 2014 Volvo XC60 with non-perishable food items.

Seats will be available at 6:45 p.m., Dec. 7, at 2735 Douglas St.

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nis courts on the area behind the recreation centre that currently houses two baseball diamonds. The project is estimated to cost $1.3 million. The tennis society is seeking a $100,000 grant an a $250,000 interest-free loan from Saanich for the project.

Mayor Frank Leonard cut the meeting short at 10:30 p.m. and said there was no reason to make a hasty decision or to have residents sit and wait for everyone to get a chance to speak. The meeting will continue, allowing for more public input, on Jan. 23 at Garth Homer Centre.

Saanich parks criticized for ignoring own policies; public hearing on to resume in January Kyle Slavin News staff

Saanich has ignored its own policies and procedures when it comes to the proposed clay courts at Cedar Hill park, says a former Saanich councillor.

Carol Pickup, who sat on council for 14 years, said the process to build the clay courts behind the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre shouldn’t be before council because staff haven’t consulted with the public.

“From the moment parks was approached by the proponents of the clay courts, this should have triggered the parks policy that calls for the development of a park concept plan,” she said last Thursday night at a special committee of the whole meeting, which drew upwards of 300 people.

In February 1990, the council of the day made a policy change after a developer was allowed to mow down nearly 100 trees at Arbutus Cove Park, according to a Saanich News article from Feb. 28, 1990.

In response, council approved a policy that requires a concept plan be developed for all park developments and improvements, and Saanich-run community meetings will be held prior to a proposal being reviewed by council.

“I would recommend to Saanich council that they restart a comprehensive public process to seriously examine the future of Cedar Hill Park, and direct Saanich parks to also complete an in-depth (site assessment) before any approvals are given for any development proposal,” Pickup said.

John Miller, with the Cedar Hill Clay Court Tennis Society, said he learned a lot about the importance of talking with the community due to the University of Victoria’s two failed attempts in 2010 to build a new sports facility on campus.

“Everything I heard was about the proponents not following the process. And so that’s why in the last two years we’ve been mindful of doing everything possible to make sure we’ve followed the process, make sure people are informed,” he said.

“Two years is a lot of time to go through, but every step of the way we were mindful that engaging the community was important to (Saanich council). And while engaging the community, it allowed us to modify and change our plan and make it better.”

Saanich Coun. Vicki Sanders points to the turnout to the meeting as proof that that’s not the case. While the full room appeared to be an equal mix of proponents and opponents, council mostly heard from residents in opposition to the plan.

“We have a policy,” she said, referring to the

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Softball player Robert Holland and Chantal Brodeur, president of Special Olympics Victoria, smile during a practice earlier this year at Cedar Hill Park. Special Olympics uses the ball diamonds behind the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre every spring, and say it will be detrimental to their organization if the land is taken over by clay tennis courts. one Pickup mentioned. “Why didn’t we call the public meeting? We haven’t followed policy. Had that happened, we’d be in a far different place today.”

Peter Haddon, one of a handful of Saanich residents behind savecedarhillpark.com, impressed upon council that the community shouldn’t lose green space to a single-use facility.

“We need to develop a more community-centred vision for the (park),” he said. “Surely a special interest cannot take from our park. (They) are not entitled to make private that which is shared by the entire community.”

Miller qualifies that the club is not private, per say. While there will be annual membership fees, the CHCCTS will donate 1,500 hours of court time to Saanich every year to distribute for public programming or recreation opportunities.

A resident living two blocks from the park, on Oakmount Road, argued that building the tennis facility would turn most of Cedar Hill Park into a “user-pay zone, except for the pencil-thin walking trail.”

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Jeff Martin and his fellow Victoria Special Olympic softball players call the two ball diamonds at Cedar Hill Park their home field.

Every spring some 40 athletes of varying abilities train and play on the site that’s currently proposed to be overtaken by eight clay tennis courts.

“Over the time we have used the softball program we’ve had several athletes qualify for higher level competition,” said Martin, who’ll compete in softball at the 2014 Special Olympics in Vancouver.

“Losing the fields would make it difficult for us. In short, Special Olympics Victoria may have to suspend or eliminate a softball program due to not funding replacement fields.”

Chantal Brodeur, president of Victoria Special Olympics, says those diamonds are centrally located and on transit routes, have nearby indoor washroom facilities, are well maintained, and recreation staff are close by in the event of an emergency.

“What’s at stake from moving us … is the safety of our athletes and not enough ball diamonds,” Brodeur said.

Grants and loans One of the issues many opponents spoke to is the clay court society’s request from Saanich for a $100,000 grant and a $250,000 interest-free loan.

“I don’t want tax dollars going to build or bail out this project,” said Art Beck, one of the speakers at Thursday’s meeting.

Leonard says this sort of financial request is identical to other recreation groups Saanich has issued loans and grants to in years past.

Since 2005, Saanich made a similar financial contribution to four different soccer groups to upgrade fields at Hampton, Tyndall, Lochside and Braefoot parks. Saanich also provided a $100,000 grant to upgrade Layritz Park, but no loan was needed.

“We’ll still judge (the tennis society’s request) separately and on its own merit, but it’s not out of the range of expectations for sports groups to ask for it,” Leonard said.

He said the $100,000 grant is essentially a goodfaith gesture from Saanich to sports groups for investing in and maintaining a recreational asset in the municipality. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Part of Victoria’s motivation in relocating its 911 services is a need to upgrade dated technology and infrastructure, Fortin said. But when asked about the possibility of contracting out 911 services to Saanich, Fortin noted Leonard’s absence from the CRD working committee.

“There’s always an extra seat at the working committee table,” Fortin said.

Leonard said Saanich chose not to join the committee because it already has what it needs.

“We’re part of the standing committee that deals with regional dispatch.

But when Victoria and Langford wanted to work on creating a new dispatch centre, we didn’t need to be a part of that discussion because we’ve got one,” Leonard said.

The Lower Mainland’s E-Comm now serves 14 police and 18 fire departments throughout Metro Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast and up

the Sea-to-Sky highway to Lillooet.

“I think this issue needs to reach out beyond local government responsibility, it needs to be a provincial government responsibility to provide a framework for that lifesaving service,” said Dave Hodgins, an Esquimalt councillor and former B.C. fire commissioner. “It’s way beyond regional responsibilities. It’s life safety.

“Anytime you’re able to streamline the process and reduce the number of contact points, it reduces that risk of error,” he said.

Fortin said he’s still open to exploring all ideas for a regional emergency dispatch centre regardless of municipal boundaries.

“Clearly, the future holds some sort of integrated response. Whether that’s five or 20 years from now, it’s something we need to work forward towards. Our first consideration has to be about public safety, and we’ll worry about borders after that.” dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Hosting liquor outlets in grocery stores could drive up alcohol consumption and have a number of unintended consequences, says the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. Richmond Steveston MLA John Yap, who is leading B.C.’s liquor policy review, is endorsing a proposal for liquor to be sold in grocery stores, but in a segregated outlet.

He called for no increase to the 731 private store licences that are active now, and no sales in convenience stores other than those already designated as rural agency stores.

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Tim Stockwell, director of CARBC, argues that easier access to liquor leads to more impulse buying and higher consumption.

Large chain groceries have sophisticated marketing, the potential to buy in bulk, he said, and could sell alcohol for discount prices – even as a lossleader to draw people in.

“Major players will do what they do best – move it in bulk and make money,” Stockwell said. “To get people in, you offer cheaper alcohol and start charging more for food. The population likes more convenience, but the danger is the escalating sale of alcohol.”

He calls this a “doomsday scenario,” and noted the other 69-plus recommendations by Yap that haven’t been made public could offset the potential for negative consequences of booze in grocery stores.

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have a strong correlation with public health outcomes and hospital visits. Alcohol consumption in the U.K. shot up when it introduced liquor into grocery stores, the professor said. “They’ve seen skyrocketing (alcohol related) deaths and liver disease,” Stockwell said.

“We could potentially have the same thing.”

Yap said access to liquor in grocery stores is the No. 1 item on the wish list of British Columbians in terms of liquor reform, which emerged from a provincewide consultation process.

Stockwell said it’s likely having liquor outlets in groceries is being driven by business interests rather than strong public sentiment.

“I think its at the top of the wish list for retailers and manufacturers, or potential retailers.

I’m sure its mainly driven by large profits available there,” he said. “Most people don’t find it difficult to find a liquor outlet, that it’s not a big deal.”

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n many ways, Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin’s call for a unified 911 call centre for the Capital Region makes a lot of sense.

The end goal has to be safety and reliability of services, quickly, for Greater Victoria residents in the event of an emergency.

Read between the lines, however, and it’s clear this is the latest example of how Victoria, the commercial and governmental hub for the region, and Saanich, the region’s largest municipality, don’t seem to want to play ball together.

Comments made to the News (story, Page 1) on this issue by Fortin and Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard boldly illustrate this problem.

Saanich has a purpose-built, state-of-the-art 911 dispatch centre facility built to stand up in an earthquake. And it has space available.

Victoria could potentially contract its services to Saanich or lobby for locating a regional dispatch centre where facilities already stand, but has yet to make moves in that direction.

While Fortin argues that Saanich is not part of discussions around the creation of a regional dispatch centre, Leonard questions why it needs to be. It already has a near-new facility, he says, one that provides police dispatch services for Saanich and Oak Bay residents and fire dispatch for itself and five other Capital Region municipalities.

While his track record proves otherwise, Fortin says he’s open to exploring all ideas for a regional call centre, regardless of municipal boundaries. Leonard could stand to weigh in on the discussion and sell the others on the idea of locating such a call centre at Saanich’s facility.

Whether the two mayors have ever picked up the phone and had a conversation on this matter is unknown to us. But as leaders of the region’s two largest and most influential municipalities, they need to set aside any differences, show some leadership and begin looking at this issue from a big picture perspective for the good of the region.

Otherwise, it comes off as just another case of municipal leaders playing politics in a fractured region.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The SAANICH 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.

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the pollution and greenhouse gas ast week I described the impacts. inevitable demise of B.C.’s As she left for the government’s “carbon neutral government” largest ever trade mission scheme, which continues to Asia, Premier Christy to take millions from Clark dismissed a study hospitals and schools that estimated the impact to fund greenhouse gas of three LNG plants. That reduction projects of study, done by Kitimat questionable value. environment group It’s like the AirCare Skeena Wild, assumed program, a pollution “direct drive” technology solution that sounded to chill and compress gas great at the time. AirCare for export. It concluded soon found itself chasing that three plants would diminishing environmental Tom Fletcher burn two and a half times returns, made redundant B.C. Views the amount of natural gas by new vehicle technology currently used in Metro and the financial need to Vancouver. save fuel. Public sector Clark and Environment Minister carbon offsets will suffer the same Mary Polak relied on the same fate, growing as a political liability talking point to reject the study. as their effectiveness declines.

The technology of powering LNG is All this is separate from B.C.’s still being negotiated, as producers carbon tax and greenhouse gas work towards environmental reduction program, another permits, so the total can’t be environmental trial balloon that is calculated yet. sinking back to Earth.

B.C. Hydro is predicting little Former premier Gordon electricity demand for LNG until Campbell’s climate goals officially after 2020, which suggests the early remain in place: 33 per cent development will either be direct greenhouse gas reduction by 2020 drive, the industry standard and and a whopping 80 per cent by simplest method, or building one 2050. If the gas boom proceeds or more gas-fired power plants as planned, B.C. domestic in northwest B.C. Even if gas emissions will not be down, but up usage is only equivalent to one substantially by 2020.

Lower Mainland, it’s plain to see New liquefied natural gas export greenhouse gas emissions are going proposals continue to pop up, the up. latest ones on former industrial Clark has repeatedly argued sites near Squamish and Campbell that B.C. LNG should get credit River. And with the surge of LNG for displacing coal in China and activity around Kitimat and Prince elsewhere.

Rupert already changing the I asked Polak if the international landscape, questions linger about

community would accept B.C.’s assertion that emissions from our LNG production shouldn’t count.

“We haven’t said we won’t count them,” Polak replied. “What the premier’s talked about and I’ve talked about is that this whole issue of how one accounts for greenhouse gases in a particular region is one that is constantly evolving. There are regularly changes to the international standards for accounting for these things and reporting them.

And certainly the ability for one jurisdiction to impact positively on the GHG emissions of another, we think is appropriately considered in how one accounts for these things.”

Clark visited the Jiangsu LNG import facility in China that could be a key export destination.

Globe and Mail China correspondent Nathan Vanderklippe covered the premier’s visit. He reports that the gas being imported at Jiangsu isn’t replacing coal. It’s being used in addition to coal in peak demand periods.

Clark also visited Japan, another key customer for LNG. The whole world knows why Japan needs new energy sources. It needs to replace production from its disaster-tainted nuclear facilities.

Will B.C. LNG be part of the solution to human-induced climate change? On the evidence so far, the answer is no.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com.

Twitter:@tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Re: Garden to Grow in Saanich's Gorge Park (News, Nov. 22) This article, announcing approval by Saanich council of allotment gardens in Gorge Park, misrepresents the issues raised by residents who opposed the proposal.

Concern over “losing the field for walking their dogs” was cited as a primary reason for their objection. In fact, this was not mentioned during any of the presentations at council's committee of the whole meeting, where the decision was made.

A great many people do use this area of the park to walk their dogs, and they will certainly be negatively impacted by loss of access.

However, the focus of concerns expressed was the loss of open green space for all residents, for all manner of structured and unstructured activities.

Population density close to the park is increasing, thus amplifying the need to retain and preserve these areas for current and future users.

The lack of a management plan for a park with a remarkable history, the availability of alternate sites, and the lack of consultation both on the choice of site and the future of the park itself, were the other main areas of concern.

Donna Neve Saanich

Saanich should be cautious with clay courts My wife and I attended our first community meeting last Thursday regarding the proposed private clay tennis courts

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March 2014 on a portion of Cedar Hill Park.

There were numerous well thoughtout and researched presentations by Saanich residents that clearly deserve council’s unbiased consideration.

However, what particularly stood out for me was the obvious well-organized group of clay court proponents.

Most of the seats in the auditorium were occupied by “white cap” wearing tennis court proponents, many of whom carried tennis racquets to a town hall meeting. This appeared to be an immature attempt to give visual cues of support for the tennis courts at the meeting.

Caution should be the watchword for Saanich, as much is at stake.

Robert Chong Saanich

Many deer being maimed by vehicles Re: Cull protesters crossed the line (Nov. 27, Our View) I saw a doe on the second hole at Uplands golf course recently dealing with a broken front shoulder.

Today it was a fawn with a broken front leg. It is the sixth deer I have seen on the course this fall with injuries from automobiles, besides the three dead ones at roadside on Cadboro Bay. Kudos to Oak Bay for taking action dealing with the deer bonanza.

Saanich and Victoria will have to get the gumption to act as well if this effort is to have an impact, since deer do not respect municipal boundaries – they don’t even read the signs well as to where to cross the roads.

The bambi-huggers who bleed kindness have never seen a crippled deer die. And they should be sanctioned for

marching on the Oak Bay mayor’s home during their petulant parade.

My wife says there were no deer around when she grew up in Oak Bay in the 1950s. Seems that we were here first. It is time to reclaim our yards, parks and fields.

Rob Watson Saanich

Cost cutting doesn’t equal lower taxes Re: Cutting emissions, cutting costs (News, Nov. 27) In the article, you state there was a one-per-cent reduction in power costs.

How much did that cost the taxpayer to achieve, as “cutting costs” does not equate to cutting taxes.

My big concern here is that the one per cent saving may be $12,000 but to save that we are on the hook for $250,000. The politicos have no idea how to reduce spending, they just dig deeper into the taxpayer pockets.

Just today, the leaf vacuuming truck went down our street doing the homeowner’s job for them. At what cost? The expense of the truck, which could be doing other work, and three public-sector union employees, when they could be doing a job that means something.

Smaller government. Do you get it?

Reduced costs. Reduced taxes. Simple.

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“There are so many younger women now that cancer is affecting,” she said. “Being at the spa, you completely forget everything except being a princess for an hour or two. It really should be mandatory.” dpalmer@vicnews.com

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mongst the faces in the audience in the Goh Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at the Royal Theatre last year, was one delighted 12-year-old who bought herself a ticket and took in the cultural experience on her own.

This year Aleah Rodrigues will return to the theatre for the Christmas classic, but in a more demanding role. Rodrigues is one of the 60 young dancers gracing the stage with the professionals of the Alberta Ballet.

“It’s really cool to work with a professional ballet dancer,” said Rodrigues, a North Saanich resident and student of Pacific Dance Centre. “You don’t usually get to perform with professional ballet dancers everyday. When they do come, it’s a really magical experience.”

When the aspiring choreographer pulls on her palace page pink tail coat and wig this week, she’ll also be sporting more confidence in her abilities thanks to about nine hours of dance instruction weekly.

Wendy Vernon, director of the Pacific Dance Centre junior school has shaped much of that development.

Every Sunday since September, Vernon, also repetiteur for The Nutcracker, has wrangled the sheer energy of 60 young dancers from across the Southern Vancouver Island inside Dance Victoria’s

Quadra Street studio. It’s not exactly a breezy task.

“There’s a broad spectrum of ages and abilities. That can present problems. Some can learn it in one rehearsal and others will learn it in 10.

Keeping all of those kids excited and motivated and striving presents a certain kind of challenge, but they’re wonderful kids. They all come very keen and interested.”

For many of the eight to 14-year-old kids involved, the production is a once in a lifetime opportunity to move up to the major leagues on the Royal stage. For the parents, and first-time ballet audience members, it’s also an easy introduction to the art of ballet.

“It’s not deep, but it’s not lacking in thoughtfulness,” Vernon said. “It’s designed to be accessible for all ages and anybody who’s not necessarily coming to the performance as an aficionado, or anything. For a lot of the fathers, they’re going to come bringing their kids reluctantly, then walk away saying ‘that was really nice.’ ... And let’s not forget the music. If you don’t want to watch, close your eyes. It’s a magical score with beautiful music and worth listening to all on its own.”

The young dancers join the cast from Alberta Ballet, set to the sound of the Victoria Symphony, from Dec. 6 to 8. Children are invited to play dress up with costumes from The Nutcracker at a Sugar Plum Party in the Royal Theatre lobby prior to every performance. Tickets, from $29, at rmts. bc.ca.

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Arbutus singers give gift of song Set the mood for the season with a selection of holiday favourites with the Arbutus Singers, in support of developing young voices.

The singers present classics such as White Christmas, Do You Hear What I Hear? and When A Child is Born during the Making Merry Christmas Concert tonight (Dec. 4) at St. Aidan’s United Church (3703 St. Aidan’s). Proceeds from the show support a variety of charitable organizations, including the group’s after-school educational program, ChoirKids.

The one-hour concert begin at 7:30pm and features non-seasonal grooves from Love Train to the Stevie Wonder hit, Signed, Sealed, Delivered by the 65-member chorus.

“Plus, the members host a reception following the concert,” said music director Jack Boomer.

“What better way to start off the Christmas season.”

This is the first of several seasonal performances dedicated to the singers’ mandate of providing entertainment and support for music education.

The Arbutus Singers will also perform at the Jenny Daniels Memorial Concert on Dec. 11 at St. Joseph the Worker Church, and the Jolly Nyeko Foundation Concert on Dec. 15 at Cadboro Bay United Church.

Since 2008, the Arbutus Singers Music Education Society has worked with schools and charities to run ChoirKids. The program has seen hundreds of children from Grades 1 to 5 to participate in voice instruction at four schools in Victoria, Saanich and Esquimalt. Visit choirkids.ca for more information.

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Tickets from $20. Doors at 7pm. sounds of the season - The Greater Victoria Concert Band and Sidney Concert Band celebrate the spirit of the season. At 7:30pm at Esquimalt High School Theatre, 847 Colville.

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John reischMan and the JaYBirds - The bluegrass harmonies of the Jaybirds fly into Victoria for their 5th Annual Christmas show and benefit. $5 of every $25 ticket sold will be donated to Our Place. Show starts at 8pm at the Cordova Bay United Church (813 Claremont). ticketrocket.org.

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Twelve-year-old Hudson Showalter plays one of the playoff games at the 14th annual Victoria City Junior Chess Championship held at the University of Victoria. The tournament was open to kids from kindergarten to Grade 12. Check victoriajuniorchess. pbworks.com for results.

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Victoria police will be out in force to target drunk drivers beginning Saturday (Dec. 6) as part of ICBC’s annual CounterAttack campaign.

Last year, VicPD’s efforts netted 29 impaired drivers in the first weekend of the campaign alone.

“Every December, we see people who think they’re okay to drive but end up causing crashes that change lives forever,” said VicPD Chief Const.

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ICBC numbers for Vancouver Island show an average of 930 people are injured in 3,500 car crashes each December, while annually 16 people are killed in crashes involving impaired drivers.

Police encourage anyone consuming alcohol to take public transit, a taxi or arrange for a designated driver.

“The hardest aspect of a police officer’s job is telling a family they have lost a loved one as a result of one foolish decision,” Graham said. “We know there will be many gatherings this holiday season and that’s why officers ... are dedicated to keeping impaired drivers off our roads.”

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Beat the humbug blues for the holiday season Each year it gets bigger, better and happier.

The St. Barnabas Anglican Church Star Sunday Christmas crafting event takes place Sunday (Dec. 8).

The afternoon is filled with fun and exploration and begins with the sight and sound of a crackling outdoor fire and an outdoor waffle stall.

Once inside, there are many ways to make new and appealing gifts including beeswax candle-dipping, transparent origami stars, a wooden manger with felted baby Jesus, scented bath salts, cards, giftwrapping, and much more. Each station is supervised by adults.

“So much of the Christmas season is filled with garish glitter, noise and synthetic materials” said St. Barnabas rector Travis O’Brian. “We hope that Star Sunday will offer a time of beauty and pleasure in the midst of all those distractions”.

St. Barnabas is located at the corner of Begbie Street and Belmont Avenue. nnn The 48th annual Carolling Week continues at City Hall this week.

This festive event will showcase choirs from Victoria area schools performing favourite Christmas carols from noon to 12:40 p.m.

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schools performs, while on Friday (Dec. 6) St Joseph’s and Glenlyon-Norfolk hit the stage.

For more information, visit: www.victoria.ca. nnn Ready to sing the praises of Christmas?

Carol-Along with the Carillon outside Royal B.C. Museum on Sunday (Dec. 8).

The Provincial Carillonneur climbs 75 spiral steps to ring out 22 seasonal favourites and everyone sings along!

Hot chocolate, cookies and songsheets are provided.

Members of the Newcombe Singers lead the carolling.

When the singing ends, the carillon is lit up for the festive season. nnn Circle Dec. 14 and 15 on your calendar for the Moss Street Holiday Market, held at Sir James Douglas School and Fairfield Community Centre, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Eighty vendors will sell everything from bath products to baked goods.

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Physiotherapist Hillary Acosta watches over paraplegic client Adam De Levie as he does arm curls at the newly opened MOVE Adapted Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre on Yates Street.

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Under the watchful eye of his physiotherapist, Hillary Acosta, Adam De Levie is demonstrating the equipment at a new specialized gym in downtown Victoria.

Confined to a wheelchair after being rendered paraplegic in a rugby accident in Vancouver back in 2008, De Levie hasn’t had much chance to nail down his workout routine in this space, yet bravely pumps iron for the camera.

He and Acosta are president and vice-president, respectively, of a non-profit formed in 2010 as Friends of PATH Spinal Cord Injury Society.

The group’s new venture, MOVE Adapted Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre, is designed to provide people with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, stroke or other mobility problems the opportunity to exercise regularly with the help of volunteers.

“Developing a routine when you have a disability can be tough,” De Levie said. “It’s like, ‘what am I going to do today?’

The idea here is to have an accepting place to go work out and have fun with like-minded people.”

Working with a physiotherapist is valuable, he said, but it can be expensive, especially for someone on a fixed disability pension.

Even Acosta, who also works next door at NeuroMotion Physiotherapy, acknowledges that a person shouldn’t have to go to a physiotherapist just to exercise. But while other gyms and community centres do their best to accommodate physically disabled users, the biggest challenge is the lack of personal assistance, she said.

That’s where volunteers come in at MOVE. Kinesiologist Melissa Hadfield is manager of the facility and is in charge of training volunteers to assist gym users.

“We’ve had so much interest

from volunteers, which is great since we’ll be reliant on them to work with people,” she said.

Many of the nearly 20 volunteers signed up so far are university students looking to expand their experience in the therapeutic field, she said.

The society appears to be off to a good start.

The specialized equipment at MOVE was donated by another clinic that closed up and the lease of the space has been offered free for a year, Acosta said.

“Over time I’d like to see more equipment, as more fundraising is done,” she said. Another goal, she added, is to be able to provide subsidies for people who want to get more exercise but can’t afford the modest membership fee.

For more information, visit moveadaptedfitness.ca or find them under the same name on Facebook.

The MOVE centre is located at 302-531 Yates St. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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For Jess Gibbard giving to his community dates back to when he received his first allowance. At age 10, his parents instilled upon him the value of philanthropy by dividing his earnings into three categories: charity, savings and pocket money. Now seven years later as a student at Esquimalt high school and part-time cashier at London Drugs, Jess has volunteered and donated to six different charities in the Capital Region. The latest recipient of his generous spirit is United Way where he donates $2 a pay cheque.

Jess appreciates the work United Way does to build strong communities, move people out of poverty and help kids and youth grow up healthy and achieve success in school. When he thinks about what community means to

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“It is not just young people who need to become more engaged in their community, we all need to get more involved. Everyone can take time out of their day to help an event or charity or simply stay informed about the hardships facing our neighbourhoods. Even if only a few people take initiative, others will be sure to follow.”

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The three-peat is complete.

The Mount Douglas Rams have stamped their names into the history books as B.C. champions for three straight years with the 32-27 win over the Terry Fox Ravens at B.C. Place on Saturday.

After a dominating season in which the Rams destroyed the Western Conference, outscoring their opponents 315 to 27, the Rams eked out a one-score win for the second straight game. The Rams outdueled Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 39-33 in the semifinal.

Both opponents were out to lay a lickin’ on the Rams and it showed as many of the Rams struggled to get to back on their feet in the Subway Bowl.

Rams running back and linebacker Julian Luis was one of those players.

“I took a beating out there and Lord Tweedsmuir was also a great fight. But Terry Fox was the most physical team, especially (linebacker) Isaiah Stevens. He hits like a truck and rocked me a couple of times.”

If there’s a chink in the Rams’ armour, the fact the team is only 25 players strong might be it. Luis is one of many players who are on the field for nearly the whole game.

No way was Terry Fox going to keep Luis down. The graduating senior was nursing an ankle injury he suffered in the final regular season game against the Belmont Bulldogs in Langford. He was able to sit out the quarterfinal win over the St. Thomas More Knights but his defensive specialty was called on against the Panthers and Ravens.

“It’s definitely a lot of work.

You need to be physically prepared for it and coming off an ankle injury was tough. I’m just really glad I got to stay in there and enjoy the championship.”

It’s Luis’ third title with the Rams as he was on the senior team last year and won the junior varsity championship as a Grade 9 student. He’s also part of the end of an era of a group of Oak Bay Vikings players on the Rams. Luis, Alec Wong and Peter Elwood originally started playing football together for the pre-atom Oak Bay Vikings as eight and nine year olds. There were more who most graduated from the Rams last year.

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Banged up and injured, Luis and it truly is satisfying. Time says Townsend.

“We all know Davis is an returned time and again and, to start preparing for the 2014 exceptional talent but we are in the final minute, was relied season.”

Townsend used to coach a complete team and Maron to carry the ball as the Rams killed the clock on Sat- community football includ- cus has been supported on ing the Victoria the offensive side of the ball urday.

Renegades with by a stellar offensive line,” Rams proLuis and many Townsend said. gram direc“Davis would be the first other Rams. tor Mark He is now dedi- to give credit to the big felTo w n s e n d cated to the las up front as you can be the said there Rams and has best back in the world but you was never also been on need the blockers up front to any talk B.C.’s U18 since open up those running lanes, about the even just for a second, which 2010. word threeLuis is eyeing is sometimes all Davis needs.” peat.

Because Davis is so humup a spot in the “We just CIS, as is Ashton ble and grounded, as well as tried to MacKinnon, the being so talented, he inspires focus on the 6-foot-7 quar- his teammates to raise their next game terback, and game and play their very best, and getting 250-pound line- Townsend added. better.”

The popularity of footmen Christan With the Krause and ball in Greater Victoria led to victory SatZach Wilkinson, the spawning of a third high urday night, school program this year, the among others.

To w n s e n d W i l k i n s o n Spectrum Thunder. The Rams can now named expect to continue their run of look back Christian J. Stewart Photography was and know MacKinnon ran in a the outstand- excellence.

“The success of football at it is a great touchdown and completed ing lineman of Subway Mount Douglas and others accomplish- 11 of 15 passing attempts. the Bowl and Mar- like John Barsby in Nanaimo, ment by the cus Davis was named Subway raises the sport’s profile on program.

“We are very proud of our Bowl MVP, won by Rams run- the Island and will inspire success. Everyone involved ning back Mason Swift the other athletes to play football and other (high school) proin the Mount Douglas football past two years.

It’s easy to point to B.C. grams to raise their own bar,” program, players, coaches, support staff and school Player of the Year, Davis, as Townsend said. sports@vicnews.com admin have put a ton of time the reason the Rams are so

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Youthful James Bay edge Vikes Travis Paterson News staff

The James Bay Athletic Association proved once again you can’t under value experience.

Captain Spencer Dalziel and fellow veteran Nolan Miles each scored a try and led the Bays to a come-frombehind Barnard Cup victory over the UVic Vikes 26-23 on Friday night.

It’s the Bays’ sixth Island championship in seven years, all against the Vikes, and this year’s win came in the last three minutes of the game. It’s also the 57th time the Bays have won the Barnard Cup in the trophy’s 102year history.

“We’ve won over 50 per cent of the (Barnard Cups) so that’s always nice,” Dalziel said. “With the Vikes it’s always an 80-minute game. In our history (against UVic) we’ve been up 10 or 15 points with 10 minutes to go

Gold medal girl wrestles boys Eleven year old Zena Shew of the Victoria Bulldogs stole the show at the Island Novice wrestling tournament, pinning four boys in the 25-kilogram category on Saturday at Esquimalt High.

Shew was the only 25 kg girl of the 133 participants and earned a gold medal. The worldclass martial arts competitor showed her experience competing in karate has transfered to the wrestling mat.

Esquimalt was the top high school boys team and will head to the Abbotsford Invitational on Friday.

back with tries by prop Cole Racine and No. 8 Nolan Miles from the scrum. The Bays finally overtook the lead with three minutes remaining, when fullback Lucien Nels finished a bullish Bays’ effort.

“I feel like we outplayed (James Bay) most of the game we just made some dumb mistakes and let them march down the field with easy penalty kicks,” Vikes’ MacKenzie said. “That was the difference. When it comes to point like Kevin Light Photography that (20-10 lead) in the James Bay’s No. 10 Connor McCann is raised game we need to learn above captain Spener Dalziel, centre, as the to close it out.”

The leadership of Bays celebrate winning the Barnard Cup at Dalziel and others that UVic’s Centennial Stadium. helped make the differand they’ve found a ens player Luke McClo- ence with the youngest way to make it a game. skey. Fergus Hall was Bays team in at least You play the whole 80 strong for the Vikes as a decade, said Bays otherwise you’re in the fullback kicked a coach Peter Rushton.

“It’s not like the days try conversion and two trouble.” of old, we had a relaThe Bays couldn’t penalty goals.

The Vikes started tively inexperienced find their game in the first 30 minutes, as the the second half with group out there. SpenVikes took a 10-0 lead on McCloskey’s second cer’s guidance and tries by national team try to go up 20-5. But leadership was huge.” sports@vicnews.com scrum half Jamie MacK- the Bays turned it on enzie and national sev- and mounted a come-

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SUITES, LOWER CENTRAL SAANICH- 1 bdrm newer ground level suite, private patio, quiet neighborhood, close to bus, in-suite laundry, $850/mth, all inclusive, NS/NP. 250-544-1411.

LANGFORD: 2-BDRM, in suite laundry, parking, lots of closets. NS/NP. $1100 heat & lights incld. (250)686-4445.

MARIGOLDcozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet.

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ROYAL OAK: 2 bdrm on culde-sac, utils incld, close to all amens, laundry hook ups, NS/NP. $1000/mo. Avail. now.

(250)361-7327, (250)658-3601 ROYAL OAK- grd level 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, close to all amens, NS/NP. $950 heat & H/W incld. 250-704-6613.

SAANICH- PRIVATE suite, close to Uvic. Shopping and buses are convenient; completely furnished. NS/ND. Avail now. $650. (250)721-0418.

QUADRA VILLAGE- lrg 1 bdrm, cat ok, hwdflrs, utils incld, $830. (250)812-4154.

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SIDNEY 9805 2nd St- lrg south facing 1 bdrm apt.

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SIDNEY WATERFRONT home, 1 bdrm, fully furnished, all utils incld, F/S, W/D, small dog ok, N/S. $1100/mo. Refs.

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WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Above grnd, large 2bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo + 1/2 utils. Possibly sm boat moorage +. NP/NS. (250)656-5999.

TRANSPORTATION ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condition, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $6,000 obo.

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SET OF 4 Michelin all season tires on rims, P265/70R17 L2X A/T2. $650. (250)479-3775.

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69 Royals Royce silver shuttle.

Rust free. Excellent throughout, low mileage. Right hand drive. Ideal for Hong Kong buyers. Only $8,500 firm and fair. Call (289)296-7411.

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1993 BAYLINER 2452, in premier condition. 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hydraulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. $18,000. obo. 250-656-6136.

Scrap Junk Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

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1998 TRAVELAIRE 5th wheel. Excellent condition for further info call 250-652-9660 or view at 2537 Mt Newton X Rds.

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000.

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HANDYPERSONS BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Painting, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

MAINTENANCE MAN. Repairs, house & yard clean-up.

Moving large & small items inside & out. $20./hr. Senior Discount. Mike (250)818-3837.

HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all.

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2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

D O N E R I G H T M OV I N G . C A $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured.

Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

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Tea blend benefits museum foundation Don Descoteau News staff

A subtle aroma of rose presents itself to the nose, a delicate sweetness caresses the taste buds and a warm finish provides a broad satisfaction.

Sound like a fine wine tasting? Try again.

It's the latest offering to hit local tea lovers' palates, a made-in-B.C. blend labelled Royal B.C. Museum Tea. The loose-leaf blend of India, China and Ceylon teas is infused with such native species as Nootka rosehips, black raspberry, salmonberry and salal berry.

Erica Wheeler, botany collections manager at the museum, said the Nootka

rose (Rosa nutkana) was used by the WSÁNEC (Saanich) people and was first collected on the B.C. coast by a Bohemian botanist in the 1790s. According to the museum's research, it wasn't named or described until the mid-1800s.

The Royal B.C. Museum's herbarium, home to various plant specimens and part of the natural history collection, was the site this week for the official launch of the blend, to be sold as a fundraiser for the museum's foundation.

The tea is available for purchase at at the Royal Museum Shop and both Silk Road stores.

For more information, visit rbcm.bc.ca or silkroadstore.com. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Silk Road Tea owner Daniela Cubelic, left, and Royal B.C. Museum botany collections manager Erica Wheeler show a card with B.C raspberries and the Nootka rose that are local ingredients in the special blend, Royal BC Museum Tea. The tea is being sold at Silk Road Tea and the museum shop as a fundraiser for the museum.

Police identify man who fell from bridge

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Daniel Palmer News staff

The man who died after he fell from the Johnson Street Bridge last Wednesday night has been identified as Martin Lawrence Alphonse, 31, of Victoria.

The B.C. Coroners Service confirmed Alphonse died when he fell about six metres from of the bridge’s columns to the deck below around 11 p.m.

Alphonse had been climbing the bridge with several people; he was pronounced dead when he reached Victoria General Hospital by ambulance.

A Facebook profile of Marty Alphonse lists employment as BeAcon Support Services.

Alphonse’s family has requested privacy, said Island regional coroner Matt Brown. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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