Goldstream News Gazette, December 13, 2013

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Former Thetis Cove developer sues View Royal

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hetis Cove’s former developer is suing the Town of View Royal for actions he claims brought about the financial ruin of his company, himself and his family.

Kevin Weaver, president of Thetis Cove Estates Ltd., is, through the company, accusing View Royal and Mayor Graham Hill of not coming through with promises made during Weaver’s attempt to develop the Thetis Cove area between 2000 and 2008.

The initial claim was filed in Nov. of 2010.

An affidavit claims the town and Hill promised throughout the development application process to secure a crossing Kyle Wells to the property, at 140 HalReporting lowell Rd., over E&N railway tracks.

The corporation purchased the property in 2004 satisfied the rezoning of the property would go as planned, and with the access required. The town even repaved the crossing in 2003.

During this time company spent $17 million on the site and the affidavit states profit on the project could have totalled $40 million. The stalled plans and lack of an agreement resulted in the project failing, the affidavit states.

“Thetis was ruined after (the Town of View Royal) failed to provide the railway crossing it had promised,” reads the affidavit.

Thetis Cove’s lawyer, Peter I. Waldmann, couldn’t speculate on why the town never came through with the crossing, but said a promise was made. The question before the courts, Waldmann said, is at what point is the town accountable for its word.

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Sweet by design Tara Black, co-owner of Origin Bakery, decorates a gluten-free gingerbread house. Every year she builds a gingerbread house with her family. Learn tips and tricks to build your dream house this holiday, page A5.

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Winter run about ‘character’, not race Charla Huber

Smoke could be in the air over Rocky Point today and tomorrow.

The Department of National Defence will burn some of the invasive plants, including gorse and Scotch broom, cleared from 4.5 hectares of its Rocky Point property.

The controlled burning is scheduled until Saturday, depending on the weather and ventilation index.

West Shore hampers get smokin’ gift A whopping 85-pounds of smoked salmon was donated to the West Shore Christmas Hamper Fund.

The top three fish from the Metchosin Volunteer Fire Department Bite Me! Fishing Derby were donated and smoked for the hamper fund. The smoking was donated by E-Fish-Ent Fish Company Ltd. in Sooke.

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Bob Reid, race director of the Harriers Thetis Lake Triple Series since the first race 29 years ago, is set to host the Harriers Steward Mountain Cross Country Challenge this Saturday.

The Harriers Running Club hosts weekly meetings using the Thetis Lake trails every Saturday morning.

Even though the club has a membership of 800 self-propelled people, only about 20 to 40 attend the weekly runs.

In nearly 30 years the club has generated nearly $270,000 in the Thetis Lake series to dish out through scholarships, bursaries, community projects and athletic assistance.

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Running through waist-deep puddles is standard fare for Saturday’s Harriers Stewart Mountain Cross Country Challenge.

The 10th annual run is the third installment of the Harriers Thetis Lake Triple Series and the only race measured in miles.

“They used to measure all the runs in miles,” said race director Bob Reid, who’s been running for 40-plus years.

The shorter course stops at the bottom of Stewart Mountain and the longer version has runners pacing to the summit.

“You’ll be absolutely soaked and freezing when you are done,” said the 66-year-old View Royal resident.

“You have to run cautiously. Smart and quickly when you can and not foolishly when you can’t.”

At this time of year runners should be prepared for mud and slippery trails, said Reid, adding they should also bring a dry change of clothes, socks and shoes to warm up after the run.

“This is more of a character run than a race,” he said. “There are two puddles that are over your shorts and 100 metres long. It takes a while for your feet to warm up after that.”

The first race in the series was founded in 1985. The Harriers Gunner Shaw Cross Country Classic was founded by Reid one year after his friend and founder of the Harriers, Gunner Shaw, died in a car accident.

“Gunner and I became friends on the playground and Lampson Street school. We were on the same bowling team and basketball team,” Reid said. “Gunner took me out and I trained with him on the Thetis Lake trails.”

In 1997 the club added the Harriers Thetis Lake 20-kilometre relay held annually on Remembrance Day. Distances get longer and longer with each race in the series, explained Reid. The relay race is run with a team of four runners each tackling five kilometres. The Gunner Shaw race is 10 kilometres and the Stewart Mountain run is measured in miles and runners can choose between 10 miles or five miles.

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The Harrier’s club also won silver in the master men’s team and bronze in the senior men’s team.

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Coroner identifies man found dead in Goldstream The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the male body found at Goldstream Park on Dec. 8. The male had appeared to be deceased for several weeks and it’s speculated he had been living in a makeshift campsite in the park.

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“As this fire has occurred in an abandoned building, investigators are looking at all possible causes at this time,” reads a press release from West Shore RCMP. This is the second structure fire in three days for Langford Fire and Rescue, though the West Shore RCMP confirms the two fires have nothing to do with one another.

Police ask anyone with information on the Dec. 10 fire to call the detachment at 250-474-2264 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS).

A structure fire on Tuesday evening had Langford Fire and Rescue fighting their second major fire in three days, though the two are unrelated.

At about 6:15 West Shore RCMP and firefighters were called to blaze in an abandoned townhouse at 554 Goldstream Ave. A resident in the area smelled smoke in his home and went for a walk to determine where it was coming from. He saw smoke coming from the roof of the abandoned complex and called 911.

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The fire, which started outside at the back of the home, resulted in a family being displaced.

No one was home at the time of the fire, however two pets were rescued. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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“Thetis Cove says that the mayor and the town promised to give them a railway crossing across the E&N tracks and they just kind of never did it,” said Waldmann. “At what point does a promise mean something, at what point is it just fluff.”

In an email, View Royal’s CAO Kim Anema stated the matter is before the courts and “will be vigorously defended.” The town declined to comment further at this point.

As a result of the project falling through, Weaver declared bankruptcy in Sept. 2009, the affidavit states. His wife also declared bankruptcy and they lost their home and its equity.

They now rent the house they once owned.

The affidavit states Weaver’s daughter was forced to drop out of college due to the family’s financial problems and now works

at a grocery store. His two sons both left school in 2009 and became labourers.

With no credit and the failure of the project to his name, Weaver has no means to kickstart his career as a developer.

After the project’s collapse he took a job as night watchman at Russell Farms for $10 per hour, before taking a job as a gas station attendant. He now works in mobile homes sales and had an income of $24,234 in 2012.

According to the document, the defendants have responded with a “bare denial” to the accusations. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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C Working solo? Use a glass to hold up the walls while constructing your gingerbread house.

Be an architect, the gingerbread way Charla Huber News staff

Building strong gingerbread houses does not require a drafting table and pencil compass.

Tara Black, co-owner of Origin Bakery, builds gingerbread houses every December and the key is the frosting. Royal icing is the way to go, the baker explains, adding the stronger hold the icing has the less tasty it will be.

“If you want to add some kind of appeal to it you could add a little bit of citrus juice,” Black said.

That means less than a teaspoon of lemon juice for a batch calling for four cups of icing sugar, three egg whites and a teaspoon of cream of tartar. “It tastes better with the lemon juice but it does weaken the icing.”

Once the royal icing is mixed make sure it’s thick and can hold a sharp peak.

“You want the icing to dry in about 10 minutes,” Black said “If you put too much icing on there won’t be enough contact with the gingerbread and if you put too little there won’t be enough of it to stick.”

Place a damp paper towel on the top of the icing to ensure it doesn’t get a crusty top.

Another option for holding the gingerbread house together would be using caramelized sugar, but that’s not for the faint of heart, Black said, pointing to scars on her hands from her own experiences.

“Sugar burns are not appealing, they scar you and then take a long time to heal,” Black said. “If you are going use caramelized sugar make sure you research it and follow the instructions.”

Whether you build gluten-free or traditional, Black said the success is in the spices.

“Make sure you use a lot of different spices like allspice, mace, cinnamon, cloves and ginger,” she said.

The gingerbread needs to have all the moisture removed in the baking process or it will be too flexible, and the home will crumble.

“Always handle the gingerbread with care,” Black said.

To start, ice the bottom of the walls to anchor to the base, then continue to connect all four walls. Black suggests using water glasses to hold up the walls while the icing dries.

“Add icing to seam the inside of the walls, because a lot of people don’t do that and then they wonder why their house fell in,” Black explained.

Sometimes Black likes to decorate the roof before attaching it to the house.

“If you have a lot of kids building one house you can give each of them a panel to decorate and then put the house together once they are all decorated,” Once the panels are all together, add candy.

“Always stick the icing to the house and then add the candy, because you are trying to stick the candy to the house not the other way around,” Black said.

When shopping for candy Black said she likes to select a variety of shapes, sizes and colours for variation.

“If you’ve never made a gingerbread house before give yourself one hour to one and a half hours to make it,” Black saids. “Also take a couple breaks in between.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

anada’s Reno Rebate Inc. continues to spread the word about government rebates for new-home purchases, owner-built homes and substantial renovations to existing homes during the tenure of the HST throughout the province.

Happy clients are receiving up to $42,500, which is the upper limit a homeowner can receive for a project. Together with the Ontario-based company Rebate4U, Canada’s Reno Rebate Inc. has already helped homeowners apply for rebates totaling over $8 million.

“There is a misconception that if your home is worth more than $450,000, you are not entitled to any government rebates, but this is just not true — you are entitled to a portion of the PST embedded within the HST,” says Sean Leitenberg, manager of the Victoria office of Canada’s Reno Rebate Inc. “‘Do I qualify?’ has to be the most frequently-asked question my staff get,” says Sean. “Each renovation or new build is not exactly the same, so we have to determine that the best we can on a case-by-case basis.”

There are definitely some clear-cut rules, though. There is a deadline of two years to apply from the time you completed your major renovation or new build, though there are a couple of exceptions to that rule, too.

To qualify for a major renovation, you must do substantial work to the majority of the inside of your home. If your work was limited to a small portion of your home, such as a bathroom or kitchen, or if you just painted and put down new floors, you would not qualify. The end result of your renovation should be substantial enough that your home or condo is like a new home.

The money spent on the exterior qualifies for the rebate, but only if you have done enough work to the inside of the home first to qualify. A new roof or landscaping is not enough on its own, but would be included in the rebate if the inside of the home qualifies.

If you purchased a new home from a builder, the builder may have claimed the rebate and credited it back to you by lowering the price. In this case, the rebate has already been claimed.

If your home is worth more than $450,000, you are not entitled to a federal rebate, but you may be entitled to a provincial rebate if a portion of the construction took place while the HST was in effect. If your home is worth less than $450,000, you are entitled to both a federal rebate and a provincial rebate for the portion spent during the HST period.

A new home built or renovated for yourself or for a family member’s primary place of residence qualifies if it was completed within the last two years. If the home’s value is more than $450,000, then the homeowner is only entitled to a rebate for money spent between July 1, 2010 and March 31, 2013.

Canada’s Reno Rebate Inc. currently has representatives throughout the province who are happy to help clients with the forms that need to be signed and the brief questionnaire that needs to be filled out.

If you live in an area where the company does not have a representative, or if you would prefer to download the forms from the comfort of your home, you can find everything on their website and use their courier service at no charge. The time involved is minimal and your rebate could be huge.

Canada’s Reno Rebate Inc. also has a brief questionnaire on their website that allows you to see if you qualify for the rebate and only takes 60 seconds. Or, give them a call and in just a few minutes, they can determine if you qualify.

Everyone seems to know someone who has built a home or done a renovation, so if you know homeowners who might qualify for this rebate, make sure to let them know before they miss their deadline.

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or our economy to grow, for employers to find employees and for the entrepreneurial spirit to flourish, Canada needs immigrants. Simply put, native-born Canadians aren’t producing enough kids.

A key element for immigrants to be successful in this country is proficiency in English (at least in B.C.). For many years, that English as a second language training has been provided by public community colleges in B.C. – they have the class space, the instructors and established curriculum.

The federal government, more specifically Citizenship and Immigration Canada, has decided to dissolve the entire domestic ESL system in British Columbia.

Last year, 9,000 immigrants and new Canadians received domestic ESL training, often for free or at a subsidized rate, through $17 million in “flow-through” money from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education, which allocated it to schools like Camosun College here in Victoria.

But in three and a half months, funding for domestic ESL will end, and Citizenship and Immigration Canada will pick up the ball and organize and run domestic ESL programs itself.

The problem is, nobody in B.C. knows how or where this will happen. Even the Minister of Advanced Education, who assures this newspaper that domestic ESL will continue, admits it’s unclear how it will be delivered.

Perhaps retooling domestic ESL makes sense in Ottawa. Why continue indefinitely with a system saddled with classrooms and experience when it can be built from scratch?

Not that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has told anybody its plan, if it has a plan. The clock is ticking, but the federal ministry says “no final decisions have yet been made” for delivering ESL, and that the change is about offering consistent services for immigrants across Canada.

Perhaps the feds will come to their senses before April and find some face-saving way to funnel domestic ESL cash to B.C. In the meantime, schools like Camosun are planning for a future absent of teaching English to new people to our nation.

The 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 does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, 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 888687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Hydro complaints off the mark Re: B.C. Hydro rate hike is simply robbery (Letters, vicnews.com) I find comments made by Ms. McFadyen insulting and annoying, as she is making her comments by shooting from the hip without doing any research.

B.C. has the third-lowest hydro rates in the country. The cost for 1,000 kilowatt/hours is $68.96 in Quebec, $78.92 in Manitoba, and $89.07 in B.C. Come April 1, 2014, add another nine per cent to our rates, which brings it to $97.09.

Even with the increase, B.C. will remain third-lowest in the country.

I suggest she do her homework before writing to the editor. The reading public were not born yesterday.

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CRD working on the wrong sewage plan The Capital Regional District’s $783-million waste – otherwise known as the sewage plan – has encountered a huge amount of opposition from outside and in: environmentalists, professors, even some CRD board members.

There are many groups of concerned volunteers in Victoria trying to get the CRD to wake up. Those volunteers have been contributing time and their own after-tax money to fight for Richard

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Atwell’s RITE plan, which would be to everyone’s benefit.

On one side, Victoria’s volunteers have to work to feed their families, to pay tax, and to fight the CRD without financial support. On the other side, the CRD has abundant tax dollars and they can always get more from our pockets.

It seems that it’s very hard for the RITE plan to get the attention of the majority of decision makers. At the same time though, more citizens are realizing the CRD is on the wrong path.

Will their resources and “public education” (Seaterra advertising) overcome the growing public outcry?

By bungling the Viewfield Road sludge plant proposal, the CRD has already lost the trust of Greater Victoria residents. Now, they’ve lost control of the whole project and they’re about to lose face, so they’re scrambling to justify this sinking ship.

The more they engage in damage control, the more your tax dollars will suffer.

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Police departments need more funding, not less Policing is a positive action for human life, as it protects individuals against errant persons who initiate

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force. Here, police are also expected to be counsellors and helpers of individuals who are mentally confused or on very hard times financially – notably the homeless.

Yet Saanich police apparently cannot afford a very efficient way to patrol parks like Cuthbert Holmes, where both peaceful and violent homeless people are. Bicycle patrols are much more efficient than foot patrols in the scale of that park. Even SUVs can’t navigate all the trails.

Police chiefs and police boards should be asking for substantially more funding instead of being cowed by politicians.

Voters should challenge councillors and the mayor to provide more funds for policing, instead of spending on fancy flower beds or meaningless bureaucratic reports.

Overall, the justice system helps poor people the most, because they do not have financial resilience to cope with theft of their belongings and loss of income due to injury from assault. Yet politicians who claim to want to help people are the strongest objectors to funding the justice system properly.

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Spirit of giving

Gordy Dodd gets a thank-you hug from Theresa Tutube after a Giving Back to the Community Christmas dinner hosted by Dodd’s Furniture and Mattress and others at Our Place in Victoria.

The Victoria’s Indo Canadian Community Since 1997 sponsored multiple dinners for the region’s needy.

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We’re losing the personal to be ‘internet famous’ attend. Police were involved, and Social networks commonly used the teen changed the location to to share statuses and pictures with somewhere more appropriate. friends – such as Twitter, Instagram, Unfortunately, it can cause a lot Facebook, and Snapchat – have of stress on people, especially when become a part of many youth’s you know someone is judglives, including mine. ing you from behind their Every day people post phones or computers, or the new information on fact that you have become these apps, software “Internet famous”. But, then you can access directly again, it’s hard to stay away from your mobile from something that defines phone, or websites, you. It almost seems like if stating what they’re you don’t post statuses or doing. For me, they’re pictures, no one will know even taking over my who you are or what you’re thoughts.

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Throughout the day Youth views Lately, cyber bullying and I’ll often think of an fights over the internet have idea and immediately become common. People feel the consider “I should tweet that”. Or need to post everything they do on when I’m out I think “I need to take these social networks; from posing a picture of that so I can post it on Instagram”. Everything I do revolves half-naked at the beach to the type of frozen yogurt they ate that day. around posting it on the web so It’s possible to take anything and my friends will know exactly what turn it into an excuse to bully someI’m thinking or doing at that exact moment. I didn’t recognize the effect body, and posting a picture someone doesn’t agree with makes an these social networks had on me easy target. It’s a lot more troubleuntil I realized my sister started to free for a bully to say mean things only do things because she needed through the Internet than to say it to that one picture, or that one status. somebody’s face, which can be just That’s when I became aware that I as harmful to victims as physical was doing the same thing. bullying.

A good feature of social networks In other terms, social networking is that they’re a great way to keep in touch with people without having is a useful way for keeping in touch with your friends and sharing funny to go and see them in person, but pictures. But when you live in a time they are becoming more of a need where everything you do or say than a want to people around the is known to the Internet, it’s hard world. The idea of being allowed to get out of the social-networking to share information is great until mindset. Most people are so caught you post one thing and then it’s all up in their lives online, that it over the Internet. For example, last becomes difficult to do things in real year a tweet made by a 17-year-old life when all you can think about is in Calgary, Alberta, gave out inforhow cool it would be to post it on mation to a house party he was the web. I think we need to take the throwing at his friend’s house. The time to admire things outside of the tweet went viral and within three Internet and enjoy what you can do days people from all over the world without letting everyone else know. were retweeting it and spreading – Lauren Coulter is a Grade 11 stuthe information. An ordinary house dent at Belmont secondary. party turned into a gigantic event editor@goldstreamgazette.com for partiers around the world to

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Barss is a co-founder of the Victoria Bach Ensemble, now celebrating its 10th year. Barss and the ensemble, which has seen a steady change of performers each year, are gearing up the annual Bach at Christmas show, a fundraiser for the Church of St. John the Divine’s music program. But in another lifetime, Barss worked with a number of multi-platinum, Grammy-winners. Some of those include musician and producer Daniel Lanois, who produced albums for Bob Dylan and U2; musician and producer Brian Enos who played in the 1970s glam-rock band Roxy Music; and American blues musician, John Lee Hooker. However, he found being a studio musician wasn’t a fulfilling career.

“There is a big difference between doing music because I have to or playing the type of music I love playing,” Barss said, adding he has no regrets with his career change. “It’s truly a blessing to be in a position where I can do that.”

Learning how to play musical instruments came easily to Barss, who picked up the violin when he was only three. Besides playing classical music, he’s also known to stop by Hermann’s Jazz Club, with either a trumpet or guitar. Moonlighting aside, Bach’s classics remain his passion.

“His music is timeless,” Barss said. “The energy, the musical changes, the chord changes, the sequence, and the bass line (it’s all) amazing.

“The bass progression is like nothing else.”

The Victoria Bach Ensemble’s nine musicians and one soprano will perform Cantata No. 51 Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, Double violin concerto in D minor; Keyboard concerto in A major; Trio sonata in A minor, and Chorale from Cantata No. 140.

Barss, along with co-founder and music director Michael Drislane, invite high calibre musicians to perform with them each year and note the qualSUppLIED pHOTO ity of their work is not accurately reflected in the Founders of The Victoria Bach Ensemble, Michael Drislane (left) and David Barss ticket price ($15, $10 for students and seniors). play Bach at Christmas with their nine-piece group Dec. 21 to support St. John the “We wanted to make it accessible for all Divine’s music program. income groups,” Barss said. “This is a really good value for a concert at this level, modesty aside.”

UVic. She was a concertmaster at the Victoria symphony.”

Last year, 350 tickets were sold and the venue became Barss added the enthusiasm he and Drislane have in putting standing-room only. on the annual show has not changed. Knowing the all money The performers this year include: Eve Daniell, soprano; raised is going to a good cause and having a packed house Blythe Allers; Sharon Stanis and Hannah Burton each playing of attendees every year, gives them the drive to continue this violin, Ceilidh Briscoe playing viola, Alasdair Money on cello; event.

Drislane on piano and Barss on trumpet.

The ensemble performs on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 7:30pm at “Michael (Drislane) is fantastic. He looks and plays like the Church of St. John the Divine (1611 Quadra). Tickets at Glenn Gould,” Barss said. “Sharon Stanis is a co-founder of the door. the Lafayette String Quartet and is an artist-in-residence at

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The Gift comes to the Royal Theatre Dec. 28 - 29.

The Gift tells the story of young Pandora and her family as they gather on Christmas Eve. When a world-traveling uncle brings an exotic trunk and warns Pandora not to open it, the temptation proves too much and a wild ride ensues. Expect a dance-through-the-ages segment featuring the likes of Lady Gaga – with symphony pianists – as Pandora tames the cast of characters.

The is the second year Ballet Victoria will bring The

Gift to the stage.

“I knew that I wanted to do a unique Christmas story,” said the company’s artistic director, Paul Destrooper.

“Many people love the tradition of The Nutcracker, so I began thinking of ways to play with the original story and modernize it a bit. I liked the idea of bringing it into this century with different ethnic groups and alluding to popular music segments and dance moves. By introducing different cultures in the story, it is like Pandora and the audience travel virtually.”

The show is here for two performances only: Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets, from $15 for SUPPLIED PHOTO children 12 and under, are Ballet Victoria blends the tale of Pandora’s Box with the available at balletvictoria. sounds of The Nutcracker in The Gift. com or rmts.bc.ca.

An apocalyptic Kitt & Jane Christmas special Self-proclaimed weirdos/ possible geniuses, and un-refutable fan favourites behind Kitt & Jane: An Interactive Survival Guide to the Near-PostApocalyptic Future just won the fringe lottery and they’re throwing a holiday party Dec. 16 and 17 to make all their post-apocalyptic summer tour plans come true.

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Peter Jr. of SNAFU Dance Theatre will take their show, which opened up Phoenix Theatre’s season earlier this year, from Victoria to Montreal and back again, with dates in Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton in between.

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a dirty old van to drive across the continent.

The Christmas special is set six months after 14-year-old social rejects Kitt Pedersen (Hansen) and Jane Jameson (Peter Jr.) hijack their school assembly and escape their own deaths, when the duo returns to host their school’s annual Holiday Fair. The evening features all-new Kitt & Jane songs on ukulele and glocken-

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Redneck with a heart of gold ROBERT MOyES

arts@mondaymag.com It used to be that when Matthew McConaughey doffed his shirt in a movie it was merely to show off his buff body (and well-muscled ego). But after losing 40 pounds to play ‘80s-era AIDS activist Ron Woodroof, McConaughey is showing something else besides skin and bone: a fierce commitment to serious acting, one that began a couple of years ago and has resulted in several compelling performances. And none is edgier than this one in Dallas Buyers Club, where he persuades us that a homophobic redneck Texas cowboy can evolve into a compassionate and openminded human being – and a damn good shit disturber, too.

At the beginning of Club, the hard-partying Woodroof discovers he has full-blown AIDS and maybe a month to live (he likely got the disease from a drug-addicted prostitute). Initially in denial, Woodroof goes in search of blackmarket AZT, the experimental anti-AIDS drug that is only available in clinical trials. Before long, Woodroof becomes an expert in many vitamins, minerals, and experimental drugs – all of which are banned in the U.S. Showing an unexpected entrepreneurial side, he starts smuggling these life-giving meds into the States under the auspices of his “Dallas Buyers Club” ($400 in monthly dues gives members access to “free” drugs, meaning that he isn’t technically selling the drugs and breaking the law). Woodroof becomes an unlikely hero to a mostly gay clientele … and a villain to the FDA, who is eager to shut him down, largely because he’s an annoyance to the large pharmaceutical companies lining up to profit from the burgeoning AIDS epidemic.

What could have been a preachy film is instead engrossing and touching. Club also benefits from a dark wit and an absence of sentimentality. It’s McConaughey’s show all the way, supported by excellent performances by Jared Leto as the flamboyant homosexual who befriends Woodroof, and Dennis O’Hare as the vile doctor more interested in protecting his AZT research funding than helping his dying patients. Oscar will like this one.

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Juan de Fuca Library Branch, 1759 Island Hwy. hosts a Winter Harp Concert Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/adults and $5 students/children. No registration is required for the one-hour festive performance by local harpist Philipp Gawthrop.

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It’s not how Craig Didmon pictured becoming the head coach of the Victoria Grizzlies but he’ll take it.

Didmon debuted as the Grizzlies bench boss in an emotional win on Tuesday, 4-2 over the Nanaimo Clippers at Bear Mountain Arena. Defenceman Brandon Egli spurred the Grizzlies to the come-from-behind victory with a Gordie Howe hat trick, scoring his team’s first goal in the second period before dropping the gloves with Nanaimo’s 6-foot-2 Clarksoncommit Devin Brousseau. Egli then assisted on Dante Hahn’s game winner in the third.

It all came within hours of the news that head coach and general manager Bill Bestwick was being relieved by the Grizzlies’ new majority ownership group which took over on Monday.

“The boys found out about (Bestwick’s firing) on the way to the rink Tuesday so there was an initial distraction, but also an understanding of what had happened,” Didmon said.

It was a whirlwind 24 hours for everybody, particularly Didmon.

A former player under Bestwick, Didmon sees him as a friend and mentor, as Didmon has been Bestwick’s assistant coach/GM for the past one and a half seasons.

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Grizz coach Craig Didmon, above, was mentored by the outgoing Bill Bestwick.

“I loved working with (Bestwick) so the situation is tough, however, it’s a quick and easy switch,” Didmon said.

“It wasn’t until Tuesday morning when I thought something might be happening. I talked to (Bestwick) and he was concerned but I really didn’t believe it until I got a text about from someone who saw it in social media.”

Didmon moves into the driver’s seat with the Grizzlies second overall in the B.C. Hockey League with 20 wins in 33 games for 45 points, three points back of the Powell River Kings.

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possibility, however minute, that Bestwick could be on the bubble at Monday’s press conference to introduce the quintet of new coowners, led by Pete Zubersky.

The decision to axe Bestwick is believed to stem from past differences between him and Zubersky.

The latter has assumed the role of director of operations, which includes the general manager position he previously held for three and a half seasons during the organization’s time as the Victoria Salsa. Back then Bestwick was with the Clippers and their disputes were public. However, Zubersky says it’s not what led to this week’s decision.

“Hockey is an emotional game for emotional people,” Zubersky said. “There’s a winner and a loser and you’re always going to have friction. On the ice two players can drop the gloves and go toe-to-toe and the next night they’re at home having Thanksgiving dinner and they’re brothers.

“Any differences I had with (Bestwick), I can’t really think of any, but it had nothing to do with this.”

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Victoria Grizzlies ownership multiplied from two to seven on Monday as John Wilson, left, Don Robinson, Reza Binab, Pete Zubersky and Kirby Yeats (missing) signed as co-owners. They join co-owner Ron Walchuk who broke up his majority share. middle school hockey academies.

“With (Didmon) we have a guy deeply entrenched in the local community and Westshore and we think we have a real opportunity with him to get more involved with the community out here,” Zubersky said.

“What we really want to do is put the Bill Bestwick thing to bed and talk about the positives, because there are a lot of them.”

Zubersky is also the owner of the Peninsula Panthers which tightens the connection between the Grizzlies and the South Island junior B teams even more as former Victoria Cougars, Saanich Braves, Westshore Wolves and Panthers have all started for the Grizz in 2013. sports@vicnews.com

Summer magic

Bill Bestwick’s revamping of the Grizzlies in the summer of 2012 will go down as legendary. He retooled the roster, which had been depleted under Len Barrie’s watch, and nearly finished first overall in the BCHL. Led by the Fitzgerald triplets, the core continues to carry the Grizzlies, currently second overall.

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Didmon was originally passed over for the Grizz’s head coaching job in 2009, left vacant by Geoff Courtnall.

He has since coached with the Victoria Royals WHL and South Island Thunderbirds major midget clubs.

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“These new owners will help enhance the game experience de Fuca minor hockey,” he said.

Binab was also a former us take this franchise to the next and bring the crowds at Bear Mountain Arena from 1,200 fans owner holding stakes in the level.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com team from 2002 until 2011. He’s to it’s potential of 2,800.

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Hockey Fri. Dec. 13: BCHL, Powell River Kings at Victoria Grizzlies, 7 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.

Fri. Dec. 13: VIJHL, Victoria Cougars at Saanich Braves, 6:30 p.m., Pearkes arena.

Fri. Dec. 13: VIJHL, Keryry Park Islanders at Peninsula Panthers, 7:30 p.m., Panorama Rec Ctr. Sun. Dec. 15: BCHL, Penticton Vees at Victoria Grizzlies, 2 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.

Sun. Dec. 15: VIJHL, Westshore Wolves at Victoria Cougars, 3:30 p.m., Archie Browning Sports Ctr. Wed. Dec. 18: VIJHL, Saanich Braves at Westshore Wolves, 7 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.

Basketball Tues. Dec. 17: High school senior, AAA girls Claremont Spartans at Stelly’s Stingers, 5:45 p.m.; Div. 2B boys Vic High Titans at Stelly’s Stingers, 7:30 p.m.; AAA girls & boys Belmont Bulldogs at Spectrum Thunder, 5:45 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Div. 2 girls, Vic High Titans at St. Andrew’s Sabres, 5:45 p.m.; Div. 2 boys Pacific Christian Pacers at St. Andrew’s Sabres, 7:30 p.m.; AA girls and boys Esquimalt Dockers at Edward Milne, 5:45 & 7:30 p.m.; AAA girls Oak Bay Breakers at Reynolds Roadrunners, 5:45 p.m.; Div. 2 boys St. Michaels Blue Jaguars at Reynolds Roadrunners, 7:30 p.m.

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Spartans top Space Needle

The Claremont Spartans academy senior lacrosse team won the U-18 division title of the 10th annual Space Needle Shootout on Sunday in Tukwila, Wash.

Spartan McLean Chicquen, a Stony Brook commit, and Eddie Smith, paced the team’s offence past Issaquah 10-4 in the U18 final.

Chicquen, a senior midfielder, contributed three goals and an assist while Smith, a junior attackman, had two goals and two assists.

“It was a great game,” said Claremont coach Daren Reisig. “Issaquah competed hard, but we were just better today.”

Than tourney drew more than 1,400 youth, middle and high school-aged lacrosse players from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and B.C.

Jags, Lions rank among AA teams

The St. Michaels Blue Jags edged the Lambrick Park Lions 56-53 in senior boys high school basketball play on Tuesday.

Both squads are AA but are playing in the city’s newly created Div. 1 schedule.

Blue Jag Danny Wu led all scorers from the game with 16 points while teammates Graeme Hyde Lay and Matt Rud each scored 11.

Lions guard Ismail Abdulahi scored 12 and 6-foot-6 forward Jacob Barnard potted

11. The Lions were without proimsing 6-foot-10 forward Matt Neufeld.

Royals on interior swing

The Victoria Royals continues its Western Hockey League road trip through Alberta in Medicine Hat on Saturday.

Tuesday saw the Royals fall to the Vancouver Giants, 3-2 in Vancouver.

The Giants took a two-goal lead in the first period, including a goal by former Royal Trent Lofthouse. Ben Walker scored twice for the Royals but his team was unable to close the gap, and were out-shot 33 to 16.

Coleman Vollrath earned the loss in net.

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He Said, She Said We asked Caylla and Adam Harvey

Q: WHAT WAS THE DEALMAKER FOR YOU?

SHE SAID: A lot of townhomes don’t allow certain size dogs, and we love our dog, Sadie, so we had to find a place that she could live, too.

HE SAID: If they don’t allow dogs, kids and rentals, then we’re not buying it.

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GREATER VICTORIA MARKET UPDATE » AS OF DEC. 11

139 » $418,000 » 3,829 »

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Move to townhome a calculated decision Location, size, dog-friendly complex factors for young couple Space, the final frontier. Sound like a sci-fi TV catch phrase? For Caylla and Adam Harvey, space was a challenge they faced every day in their condo, or at least the lack thereof.

The young working couple – she’s a senior executive administrative assistant in government while he’s working as a carpenter – have a plan for the future that includes kids and at least one big dog.

Adam bought the condo in 2011, a two-bedroom, one bathroom unit which he considered to be “a pretty decent size.”

After the couple married last year and added Sadie, a German shepherd-chow-husky cross, the extra space was quickly used up.

“The closet in our spare room was taken over by Christmas decorations and random leftover wedding decorations. We needed more space,” Adam says.

Adds Caylla: “We both loved living in the condo.

It was in a great location

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Adam and Caylla Harvey are getting ready for Christmas in their Royal Oak townhome. They moved in this year after outgrowing their condominium. right on Quadra Street.

Even though it was big, we had outgrown it.”

The newlyweds began looking for a larger space and included detached homes in their search.

They had specific objectives, knowing they will eventually expand their family.

Given that fact, Caylla was very concerned about location and wanted to be in a family oriented neighbourhood.

Both she and Adam also hoped to find a place they’d be comfortable in for at least five years.

During their search, the couple found themselves weighing several variables, including price, location and how new or recently renovated units were.

“I wanted a townhouse, because I thought we could get something nice, big and new for the same price as a two-bed-

room detached house,” Adam says.

It wasn’t quite as simple as that, they found.

With location in Greater Victoria playing a major factor in pricing, the properties they looked at ranged greatly in price.

In the end, they considered their most important factors – location, size and allowance of larger dogs – as well as Adam’s carpentry skills, and chose a 1,900-square-

foot townhome in Royal Oak that needed some updating.

Tim Ayres, incoming president of the Victoria Real Estate Board, says townhomes can provide a more economical price point for homebuyers.

The region’s benchmark, or typical, townhome is listed at $418,000 compared to the benchmark detached home at $548,000.

“Plus, a lot of people underestimate the amount of time and money they’ll spend on upkeep and maintenance when they move into a detached house,” he says.

“Having most or all of this taken care of by way of a monthly strata fee will not only keep your home looking great, it will preserve its value because maintenance will not be deferred.”

The Harveys are very happy with their choice, Caylla says, pointing to such nearby amenities as shopping, banking, walking trails and Saanich Commonwealth Place as part of that package.

“We went to a couple of places and immediately liked them, only to find something we liked even more the next day,” Adam says. “Looking around for a while really paid off.”

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