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Langford flexes its parks and rec. muscle Requests return of $500,000 from West Shore recreation society’s reserve capital fund Kyle Wells News staff

West Shore Parks and Recreation is set to get over the hurdle of passing its 2014 budget, but concerns over governance are still causing worries for the principle players.

Langford council has agreed to approve the document now that the city is no longer being asked to help pay for an athletic field at Royal Bay secondary, currently under construction.

At the same time, council also declared it doesn’t want the recreation body undertaking capital spending without municipal approval.

Mayor Stew Young also wants West Shore Parks and Rec. to return Langford’s share of reserve funds collected over the years for capital projects, to the tune of about $500,000.

“We don’t want them putting money in their capital budget, charging us for things which may or may not get built,” he said. “If we’re building a recreation facility next year, we’re going to use that money … Why would they just keep it down there for the next three or four years and build nothing?”

Langford initially rejected the budget, objecting to contributing money to the Royal Bay project while being the lone contributor to a field for the new Belmont secondary. The City of Colwood stepped in with an offer to pay half of the $150,000 needed for the Royal Bay field, allowing Langford to bow out.

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Firefighter in training Grade 5 student Lucas Dash from Saseenos elementary in Sooke holds on tight to his extinguisher as he sprays a small fire, under the watchful eye of Colwood firefighter Trevor Barrett. The activity was part of the recent Fire and Life Safety Expo held at the Metchosin Fire Hall. Students from throughout the Sooke School District came to the hall to learn about the basics of fire and cycling safety, along with earthquake preparedness and other essentials.

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Belmont grad’s startup helps meals go further The Mealshare concept is catching on in Greater Victoria and beyond Don Descoteau News staff

A lot has happened since Belmont alumnus Derek Juno and fellow University of Victoria business school grad Andrew Hall walked away from promising corporate careers to launch a social enterprise startup last fall.

Expansion plans for Mealshare – the program sees diners buy a specific meal at participating restaurants, who in turn buy a meal for a local service provider – were put on hold as the young entrepreneurs joined a business incubator program in Vancouver.

“We stepped away and looked at our organization,” says Juno, 24.

“We took nearly three months to work on business development … working ‘on’ the business rather than ‘in’ the business.”

Working within the Coast Capital Savings Social Venture Incubator, a partnership with the Sauder School of Business at UBC, the team has fine-tuned its model and is preparing to announce its next wave of restaurant signups.

Those nine local establishments include Floyd’s Diner in Langford, which will become the first West Shore restaurant in the mix along with more than a dozen others in downtown Victoria. In total, about 30 are on board with the program in Greater Victoria, Vancouver,

Edmonton and Calgary and Juno expects that number to rise to 65 by the end of May. Part of the tweaking has been to facilitate a closer connection between restaurants and the charity they help through Mealshare, he says.

“At the end of the month, say you’re Floyd’s Diner and you’ve been able to sell ‘x’ number of Mealshare items. (The idea is to give) the restaurant staff a chance to work with the actual charity to serve those meals.”

The first sparks of Juno’s motivation to work to help organizations such as Our Place Society, their charity of choice in the Capital Region, came when he went on a house-building trip to Mexico with Katrin Van der leeden’s PACE class at Belmont in Grade 10.

Those sparks were further fanned by his participation in Kevin Harrington and Troy Harris’ leadership class at the school, Juno says.

His later work volunteering as an English teacher in Cambodia gave him further exposure to situations where getting enough food to eat is a daily struggle. “(Those experiences were) the biggest life-changing moments for me,” he says. “To go outside this amazing place we live in and to connect with these people on a really deep level was amazing.”

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Business partners and former University of Victoria buisness school classmates Andrew Hall, left, and Langford native Derek Juno are young entrepreneurs with social activism as a mantra. Their startup, Mealshare, encourages restaurants and patrons to help provide meals to those in need, through the purchase of specific dishes on the menu.

Mealshare to Juno over Skype, while the latter was in Cambodia.

The goal was to find a sustainable way to fund rural schools.

That goal has become more localized, but expanding the international flavour of the project remains a key part of the group’s

plans, Juno says. “It’s been an absolute dream come true these last few years to see our dream take shape,” he says. “We’ve realized it’s not about what you get, it’s about what you give.”

The new additions to the restaurant list will be included after the

April 24 launch at mealshare.ca, where you can also see how many meals have been provided to date by member establishments.

Other information can be found at Mealshare on Facebook and @MealshareTeam on Twitter. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

West Shore cyclists gearing up for Bike to Work Week Nate Clark News intern

Greater Victoria Bike to Work Week is one of the region’s most popular events, attracting more than 7,000 commuter cyclists a year from the West Shore to the Saanich Peninsula.

In its two-decade long history, the event has seen more than 12,000 people switch from petrol to pedals for the week.

“Biking to work is not only great for physical fitness, but improves mental health as well,” says

Langford resident Frank Hudson, executive director of the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society.

“It improves quality of life and reduces the long-term health-care costs for everyone.”

Freewheeling cyclists might encounter some pleasant surprises on their morning commute in this year’s 20th anniversary event, running May 26 to June 1.

Twenty “celebration stations” will be strategically placed around the entrances to City of Victoria, where cycling experts will check bikes, offer tune-ups and prizes

will be up for grabs.

“We’re giving away about $40,000 worth,” says Hudson, who biked from Langford to James Bay every morning for over a decade before his retirement.

Greater Victoria boasts the largest number of commuting cyclists in Canada by far, with nearly six per cent of all commuters choosing bikes over cars. Ottawa is a distant second at 2.2 per cent. The statistic is a badge of honour local cyclists wear with pride.

“It’s a great honour and a great cause,” says Hudson.

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Thousands take part annually in Bike to Work Week activities.

On May 31 the event closes with the “Celebration Mega-Station” in Centennial Square.

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India’s harvest and new year festival Laura Lavin News staff

It's a special time of year. Just ask popular community leader Gordy Dodd.

Readers will know Gordy for his many generous activities including serving annual holiday meals to some 2,000 people who would otherwise go without. He even lived suspended from a crane for 12 hours to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief.

Spring is a very special time of year for Gordy and the local Punjab community with the celebration of Vaisakhi from April 11 to 13, which marks the harvest and beginning of the new year in the Indian culture.

"Victoria celebrates," says Dodd. "They call friends, have a party.

There is a religious part in the temple, but everybody knows it's the time to enjoy and eat."

Born in northern India's Punjab region, Dodd came to Canada at age 25. He quickly settled in Victoria, creating the furniture business that has become a leader on Vancouver Island.

Five years ago he joined Victoria's India Canada Cultural Association (ICCA) and is now president.

The group's goal is to increase awareness of Indian culture and connect youth with their roots.

For the last five years ICCA has teamed with the City of Victoria and other groups to spread the word, says Dodd.

Sunil Bhatia, past president of ICCA

joins in.

"It is the Sikh new year. It is jubilation for us to have our cultural event. We look forward to the day. We visit with friends and family and share the happy occasion and the festiveness of the day," said Bhatia. "(The aim is) to instill pride and awareness into the youth who were born and raised here and also to reach out to the community."

The two hope Victoria's celebration of Vaisakhi will someday be similar to the celebration of Chinese new year. The festival marks the start of the Sikh Nanakshahi solar calendar.

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Next year the India Canada Cultural Association is planning a more public celebration of Vaisakhi, perhaps a smaller version of Surrey and Vancouver's parades which draw in excess of 200,000 people into the streets to enjoy floats, community performers, food and live music.

"Slowly we are doing more and more cultural events, so this is another one – Vaisakhi – to revive here," says Bhatia.

Locally, the ICCA puts on a summer picnic, participates at Canada Day celebrations and the Saanich Fall Fair, hosts

a Diwali Dinner and Dance and they have also presented the India Mela (Festival) in Centennial Square for the past five years.

His ICCA involvement is a natural for Dodd.

In February, he was awarded a Victoria Leadership Award recognize community leaders who meet the Rotary test of the highest levels of ethical behaviour and community leadership benefit.

"I have a surplus, I have to share with other people. It's what I do," he says.

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Gordy as many Victorians of all faiths do, he is a man of his word. llavin@vicnews.com

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Funding for improvements were promised last fall Tom Fletcher Black Press

Construction is to start in May on an $8.3 million project to widen and divide the Trans-Canada Highway from Shawnigan Lake Road north to the Malahat summit.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone announced the project Thursday, estimating it will take a year to complete. It is to include 2.3 km of concrete median barrier and a one-kilometre extension of the southbound passing lane, plus improvement of intersections at Whittaker Road and Holker Place.

Stone said the improvements will increase safety on a narrow, winding section of the highway that has earned the nickname “NASCAR Corner” for unsafe passing attempts made by frustrated drivers. The steep terrain also leaves little space for police to do speed enforcement, he said.

“This particular stretch has a very unflattering record of collisions,” Stone said.

The contract was awarded to Dawson Construction. Stone asked drivers to be patient with delays caused by construction and heed traffic control workers.

The improvements use more than half of the $15 million promised last October for Malahat upgrades, with engineering work continuing to improve safety in other parts of the route.

Asked about another perennial Trans-Canada topic, the growing need for an overpass at Mackenzie Avenue in Saanich, Stone said it is one of many high-congestion areas being considered for funding.

Stone said the province’s 10-year transportation plan is focused on safety and economic development, including shipping from Port Alberni and Nanaimo, airports and rail service on Vancouver Island and in the rest of the province. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Camosun faculty members prepare to sign a new five-year contract More than 1,000 unionized faculty members at Camosun College and four other B.C. colleges have reached five-year tentative agreements with the province.

The deal means faculty will see larger pay increases if the provincial government exceeds its economic growth forecasts, said Finance Minister Mike de Jong.

“These five tentative agreements are significant in that they are the first to be reached in the postsecondary sector under the province’s Economic Stability Mandate,” de Jong said in a statement.

Faculty at Camosun, Northern Lights, Northwest Community, Okanagan and Selkirk colleges are affected by the tentative contract, which would run until March 2019. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Make it clear what you want or what is bothering you at the beginning of the exam. Some people wait until the very end of the exam to mention what is really worrying them. Perhaps this is from embarrassment or the feeling that the complaint is trivial, but the Optometrist will be better able to give the problem the time and attention it requires if it is mentioned early. Few complaints are silly and even minor symptoms can be important.

Know your medications or, even better, bring a list. Knowledge of your family history of eye disorders is extremely helpful.

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Time to revisit parks and rec.

Since 2001, the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society has operated much like the amalgamated Capital Region desired by a certain segment of Greater Victoria’s population.

Five municipalities have, for the most part, worked together for the greater good of recreation on the West Shore.

In recent years, however, the growth in one of the member jurisdictions, Langford, has dwarfed at least three of its fellow members.

Colwood’s growth has been steady, but it still pales when compared to the population being added annually by the biggest kid on the block.

As such, the City of Langford’s civic leaders have felt the need to work ahead of the rest, giving their residents the recreation facilities they’ve asked for, when the city can afford it.

With explosive growth comes a healthy tax base and more financial ability to build or partner on such multi-purpose facilities as City Centre Park, Westhills Arena and Eagle Ridge Community Centre on their own.

Given that fact, West Shore Parks and Recreation Society’s long-standing system of requiring unanimous votes to pass capital project motions has made things rather awkward of late.

Langford recently did an about-face and decided to pass the society’s 2014 budget, but only when promised it wouldn’t have to contribute to the building of a playing field at Royal Bay secondary in Colwood.

Councillors were no doubt frustrated that their city was the only jurisdiction putting up money to construct a similar field at the new Belmont secondary in Langford, being built concurrently with Royal Bay. The suggestion that in future, West Shore Parks and Rec. votes be somehow weighted in favour of the richer municipalities, and that no unanimity be needed to pass a motion, makes sense. After all, the body was created back when the five West Shore players needed to pool their resources to get anything built.

While discussion involving everyone remains important, it’s time for the society to update its governance model to best utilize the strengths of each of its members.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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Farmland fight sheds little light they imagine habitat loss from Detailed debate on changes to subdivisions sprawling across the the Agricultural Land Commission Cariboo? got underway in the legislature last Forests Minister Steve week, while protesters Thomson has been played to urban voters pinch-hitting for Fort St. outside.

John MLA Pat Pimm on A couple of West the agriculture file as Kootenay NDP supporters Pimm undergoes cancer brought a basket of treatment. Thomson took homegrown veggies down exception when NDP to help East Kootenay agriculture critic Nicolas MLA Bill Bennett get Simons asked if he is through the winter on a aware people think the 100-mile diet. changes are to “neuter the A group of mostly UBC scientists wrote to Tom Fletcher chair of the Agricultural Land Commission.”

Premier Christy Clark, B.C. Views Thomson, a former embracing the popular executive director of the assumption that the Kelowna-based B.C. Agriculture changes will automatically mean more exclusions of agricultural land, Association, replied that the changes do not reduce the as well as expanded secondary independence of the chair. uses in the Cariboo, Kootenay and Under further questioning from North zones. This “jeopardizes Simons, Thomson allowed that the species at risk, threatens many current ALC chair, Richard Bullock, common species, and will impact has provided no response to the many species prized for hunting,” government on the proposals. they wrote.

Kelowna-Lake Country MLA It makes me wonder if these Norm Letnick was appointed Friday university botanists and bird to replace Pimm as agriculture experts actually understand minister. But this ALC project is what farming is. You know, clearBennett’s initiative, so I asked cutting a forest and planting him about his changes to the largely monoculture crops? Using appointment process. big machinery, creating drainage, Bennett said the six regional applying fertilizers, controlling panels, up to three people each, diseases, pests and wild animals? were set up by then-minister Stan Not backyard gardening, real Hagen in 2003 to provide local farming of the sort that has fed input. That worked well, he said, more people than in all of human until Bullock came on the scene and history? began exercising his discretion not Have they heard that the to appoint people recommended by largest cause of deforestation in cabinet.

North America is farming? Do

“The chair doesn’t like the regional panels,” Bennett told me.

“It’s a pain in the ass for the chair to have to deal with 18 farmers from all over the province in making decisions. It would be six farmers, because only one person from the regional panel actually sits on the provincial commission.

“He thinks that it’s unwieldy, and he’d rather have the decisionmaking centralized in Burnaby. But we changed that. We decided as a duly elected government in 2003 that we wanted the regions to have a say on this stuff, so the intention of the legislation, we felt, was actually being defeated, because we hadn’t made it mandatory.”

It will be mandatory soon, and Bullock’s days as commission chair appear to be numbered.

“There’s no more discretion for any future chair to monkey with it,” Bennett added.

One of Bennett’s key issues is denial of secondary residence construction to keep families on the land in the Interior. The legislation also introduces social and economic factors in weighing decisions in the North, Cariboo and Kootenay regions, where in most cases development pressure is an urban myth.

The main ALC board will still have authority to revisit a local panel decision if the chair deems it inconsistent with the mandate to protect farmland.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘I wonder if these botanists and bird experts understand what farming is.’

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Don’t discount effectiveness, value of Budd rail cars in rail discussions Re: ICF headed down wrong track (Letters, April 11) I don’t know anything about Alan MacKinnon, but he seems rather naive in his understanding of the basic requirements to revive rail traffic on the E&N railway.

The railway is in a sad state at the moment and Island Corridor Foundation CEO Graham Bruce doesn’t appear to be doing anything constructive, rather, he is talking in circles.

The restart costs and capital required are substantial, but for MacKinnon to suggest those costs should be inflated by adding hi-tech, multi-million dollar rolling stock at the beginning is very premature

and somewhat “pie in the sky.”

The first requirement is to get the system running again, as reliably and inexpensively and safely as we can. For passenger service, this has to be the Budd rail cars. Age has nothing to do with it. These cars are built strongly, mostly of stainless steel, and are of proven reliability and design.

Accommodating some wheelchair passengers can be done if you think ahead. But every situation can’t be covered in a restart situation.

Cost of maintenance of the Budd cars? Well, consider that new railcars will cost over $1 million each.

Compare capitalizing those to the predictable and basic

maintenance costs of the proven-designed Budd cars.

Consider also that many modern high speed light rail cars are designed to operate on fairly level roadbeds. They are lightweight, with small wheels, and this combination tends to cause wheel slip on track gradients over about onehalf per cent. This wheel slip creates a cupping action on the railhead, which quickly leads to rough and noisy operation of the railcar.

If Mr. MacKinnon knew anything much about railroading, he probably wouldn’t have written that letter.

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She was taken to Victoria General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to police, initial indications were that the driver likely took the curve too fast.

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Volunteers celebrated for their community contributions Kyle Wells News staff

Organizations appreciate a time when they can officially give unpaid helpers a pat on the back, especially when they won’t do it for themselves.

“We don’t do it for recognition, we do it because we want to do it,” said James Hollis, a volunteer auxiliary constable with the West Shore RCMP. At the detachment, volunteers fill a variety of roles. Besides

serving as auxiliary police officers, volunteers run Keep In Touch (checking up on seniors), restorative justice initiatives and the Speed Watch program. All told, volunteers donate thousands of hours of

their time to the force.

Their efforts and those of countless others across Canada, were recognized during National Volunteers Week, April 6 to 12.

“Our volunteers are a significant piece within our community

policing,” West Shore RCMP Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz said. “The programs they support in our community, and help out with, are fantastic. They make a big impact.”

Hollis, a Canadian Forces Captain, has been volunteering since 2005 and said the experience has been “incredibly rewarding.”

“It’s not all altruistic, where you put out and get nothing back.

Putting in a shift or doing a program and then going home at

the end of the day is incredibly satisfying,” he said. “Knowing that you’re contributing to the community and helping make the community safer gives you a real sense of ownership of the community.”

Khanh Tran graduated from the auxiliary training program in March. The same sense of giving back to the community, plus gaining knowledge and experience for the future, prompted her to volunteer.

“For the longest time I’ve always wanted to be involved in the police force, so it’s been an ongoing longterm goal,” she said.

“We’re all on the same page, we want to be here, we want to learn and give back.”

The RCMP is always looking for new volunteers. To apply, visit rcmpgrc.gc.ca or stop by the detachment at 698 Atkins Ave. in Langford. kwells@goldstream gazette.com

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weekend will keep families hopping the Juan de Fuca Rec Centre. The 14th annual event will be collecting donations for Cystic Fibrosis.

The Esquimalt Lions Club’s annual Lions’ Easter Egg Hunt will welcome excited children and their families to Esquimalt Gorge Park on If colourful Easter eggs will make your Sunday, April 20. With free admission from 12 weekend bright, the Kinette Club of Juan de to 3 p.m., enjoy entertainment, food, crafts, Fuca hosts its Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April face painting and, of course, hunting for Easter 19 beginning at 10 a.m. behind the library at eggs!

In Saanich, Signs of Hope in Africa hosts its sixth annual Easter Egg Hunt at Beckwith Park, with fun and games from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Enjoy bouncy castles, facepainting, crafts, carnival games, fire trucks, police cars, superheroes, a barbecue, entertainment, and a visit from the Easter Bunny! The egg hunt begins at 11 a.m. with three age categories.

No registration required but Holy Thursday service admission is $5 for children and potluck dinner Apr 17, 6:00 pm age 13 and younger (adults Good Friday reflective free) in support of children and readings and music Apr 18, 11:00 am families in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Easter Sunday services Apr 20, 9:00 & 11:00 am Gordon Head Recreation Centre welcomes children First†Metropolitan United Church age two to six for an Easter Quadra at Balmoral Eggstravaganza Saturday, http://firstmetvictoria.com April 19. From 10 to 11:30 No matter who you are or what you

EastEr is just a hop, skip and a jump away, with plEnty on thE local calEndar to kEEp familiEs busy.

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a.m., don your best bunny ears for kindergym activities, craft stations, treats and a visit from the Easter Bunny. The cost is $10 and this event sells out every year, so be sure to preregister.

Oak Bay Recreation hosts its Easter Skate & Swim Sunday, April 20 when the big Bunny himself will hop by to join the Easter festivities in the pool (1 to 5 p.m.) and on the ice (3 to 4:30 p.m.). For a single admission price, enjoy both a swim and a skate!

The festivities continue in the pool on Easter Monday with an Everyone Welcome swim from 3 to 5 p.m.

Head outside for a spring stroll amid the beautiful blooms at the Butchart Gardens, welcoming children with an Easter Bunny Hunt daily April 18 to 21. Kids can pick up a handout at the admission gate then turn a keen eye to the spring-blooming gardens to spot all the ceramic bunnies. Mark them on your sheet and redeem your completed map for an Easter treat at the Information Centre.

Nearby, Victoria Butterfly Gardens gets busy over the Easter weekend with the annual April

Shelbourne Street ChurCh of ChriSt “A Place To Call Home”

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 17

Holy Eucharist...........................................................7:30am Holy Eucharist & Blessing of the Oils ..................... 11:00 pm Solemn High Mass & Stripping of the Altar ............... 7:30pm Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Marting Brokenleg

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Procession of the Cross through the City .................. 9:00am Contemporary Meditations .................................... 10:30 pm Meditations on the Cross ....................................... 12:00pm Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Marting Brokenleg

THE CRUCIFIXION by John Stainer

With the Cathedral Choir & soloists Nick Allen & Josh Lovell. Director: Michael Gormley ........................7:30pm Admission by donation

HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 19

The Great Vigil of Easter with Baptisms, Confirmations & Reaffirmations .................................................... 8:00pm Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Martin Brokenlet

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20

Holy Eucharist.......................................................... 8:00am Conemporary Holy Eucharist ................................... 9:15 pm Choral Holy Eucharist ............................................. 11:00pm Holy Eucharist.......................................................... 4:30pm

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Emmanuel Baptist Church Easter is a time to CELEBRATE the RESURRECTION—join us in WORSHIP 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Road (at the Cedar Hill Cross Road & Henderson entrance to UVic)

Betrayal to Glory, Saturday – April 19, 3 pm Peter’s view of the Passion story followed by a celebration of Christ’s resurrection through the choral music of Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Easter Sunday, April 20, 10:30 am Join in the Good news of Easter through Easter hymns, brass music, baptism and communion.

Sermon by Pastor Peter MacRaild “From Clay to Glory”.

Ladybug Release.

From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily from Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21, each child will receive a number of ladybugs to spread onto plants in the gardens. While children and adults alike enjoy the ladybugs’ colourful, spotted appearance, their voracious appetite for plant-damaging insects, such as aphids and mites, make them popular with gardeners and farmers.

Get active as a family and help send children with disabilities to camp by joining the Easter Seals Splash of Colour Family Fun Run, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 19 at Royal Roads University.

Participants each receive a white t-shirt and sunglasses with their registration and are showered with coloured powder as they run, then can enjoy a variety of fun activities following the run.

On Sunday, April 20, explore your family’s inner artists with the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Family Sunday afternoon. Join the gallery from 2 to 4 p.m. for an afternoon of art making for the whole family inspired by the Emily Carr: On the Edge of Nowhere exhibit.

Hope Lutheran Evangelical Church April 9 Lenten Service 7pm April 17 Maundy Thursday service 7pm April 18 Good Friday Tenebrae Service 10:30am April 20 Easter Sunday breakfast 9am Easter Celebration Worship 10:30am

Pastor Scott Lyons 1924 Carrick St (off Foul Bay) 250 592 4124 www.victoria-lutheran.org

St. Luke Cedar Hill Anglican Church of Canada

Corner Cedar Hill Cross & Cedar Hill Rd 250.477.6741 • www.stlukesvictoria.ca

Holy Week & Easter Services Wednesday, April 16th 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross

Maundy Thursday, April 17th 7:00 pm Last Supper, footwashing and stripping of the High Altar

HAPPY EASTER! CHURCH OF OUR LORD

Corner of Blanshard & Humboldt 250-383-8915 www.churchofourlord.org

MAUNDY THURSDAY, Holy Communion, April 17th at 7 pm GOOD FRIDAY, Reflections on the Cross, April 18th at 10:30 am EASTER SUNDAY, April 20th 8 am: Holy Communion 10 am: Celebration and Holy Communion with Sunday School 4 pm The Table (Meal included) Pastors: Rev. Dr. Rod Ellis, Ven. Ron Corcoran & Rev. Peter Umland Anglican Network of Canada

Good Friday, April 18th 10:00 am The Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion followed by hot cross buns, tea and coffee

Holy Saturday, April 19th 7:30 pm St. Luke’s/Lutheran Church of the Cross Joint Service of Easter Vigil, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, and Communion at the Lutheran Church of the Cross

Easter Sunday, April 20th 8:00 am Said Communion Service with Flower Cross 10:00 am Choral Communion Service with Flower Cross 2:30 pm Child Friendly Easter Service followed by an Easter Egg Hunt 7:00 pm Sung Communion Service with Flower Cross

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how to:

pysanka Kyle Slavin News staff

The deTailed designs and vibranT colours on a pysanka egg are enough To Turn heads, as They’re more Than jusT an easTer decoraTion – They’re a genuine arT form.

Olga Lang, the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island’s pysanka expert, says the process for the pysanka maker should be a spiritual activity, too.

“It is an exercise on how to cope with recognizing that bad thoughts come into your mind, and staying in a prolonged state of grace,” she says of being able to put your heart and mind into the art. “Hopefully that state of grace will carry on throughout the year. You have that control over your thoughts; bad thoughts, you recognize them, but they don’t have to change your emotional state.”

Here Lang explains step-bystep how to create your own pysanka egg.

1. Clean the surface of your egg using vinegar. A dirt and oilfree surface helps retain the dye.

2. Heat the copper end of the kistka (stylus) above a candle and scoop a little bit of bee’s wax into the top of the metal funnel.

Reheat the tip of the kistka and, using paper towel, wipe away any excess wax that melted onto the wires holding the funnel to the handle. “The weight of the wax will eventually melt and make a blob on your egg where you don’t expect it. It’s called a ‘tear of sorrow.’ It’s a rather unpleasant surprise, but you’re not allowed to have negative feelings. … Life is full of sorrow – how you react makes all the difference. You

carry on with your egg, regardless of the blob.”

3. Let the melted wax come out of the fine end of the kistka and draw on the egg’s surface. Use the wax to “seal” the colour in on the egg. Any white spot you cover in wax will remain white on the finished product.

4. When you’ve finished your white designs, carefully place the egg in the yellow dye-bath. Let it soak and absorb the colour for a few minutes.

5. Repeat step 3. Any melted wax that hardens on the now yellow surface will seal in the yellow and that colour will remain in those spots on the finished product.

6. Soak the egg in the red dyebath, then use the wax to seal in your red designs. Then repeat this

step using the black dye-bath.

(Since it’s your last colour, you don’t need to seal in your black spots with wax.) Once you’ve gotten the hang of three colours, consider adding orange, green and blue dye-baths.

7. Remove the wax by carefully holding your egg above the candle flame. Wipe the shiny wax away using paper towel. “Keep the clean end downward to avoid getting smoke on the exposed egg. Likewise, when wiping wax away, push the stroke away from the clean part of the egg.”

8. Apply a coat of varnish to your egg to seal in your colours and make them more vibrant.

“Pysanka is meant to last 70 years or more.”

9. Blow the egg out to remove the goopy insides. While there are different methods of removing

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EASTER JOY! St. George’s, cadboro bay Maundy Thursday: April 17 7:00 p.m. Choral Eucharist and Tenebrae Good Friday: April 18 9:30 a.m. Special Family Program for children and parents 11:00 a.m. Good Friday Liturgy

the contents, Lang recommends using a pushpin to poke a hole in the base, inserting a thin straw and then blowing into the straw to push the liquid out.

“It’s a long process, but they’re meant to be given away when they’re done. It’s altruistic, to write loving messages to each other in the form of symbols, colours and lines. I think that’s why the activity perpetuated for thousands of years,” Lang says.

“This is something that’s really a wonderful gift from our ancestors – to give ourselves the freedom of time to actually sit for several hours and create things.”

The Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Society (3277 Douglas St.) hosts an Easter Traditions open house on Sunday (April 13) from noon to 4 p.m. Participate in a pysanka making class (pre-registration required), enjoy Ukrainian food, watch demonstrations on traditional Ukrainian crafts, and visit the gift shop to buy all the supplies you need to do pysanka at home. kslavin@saanichnews.com

Check out the Easter Services as provided by our advertisers on these pages St. Mary’s Anglican Church 1701 Elgin Road, Oak Bay, Victoria BC 250-598-2212

HOLY WEEK & EASTER Maundy Thursday, April 17th, 2014 7:00 pm Holy Communion (with Grace Lutheran)

Foot washing and Stripping of the Altar Good Friday, April 18th, 2014 11:00 am Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Easter Day, April 20th, 2014 7:30 am Sunrise Service at Willow’s Beach (by Tea Room) 10:00 am Sung Communion (BAS) St. Mary’s Children’s Choir, Trumpet, and tea in the garden following the service.

VICTORIA CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 4277 Quadra Street

250-479-1733 www.vicnazarene.ca

Easter Sunday, April 20th, 2014

8:30 am Pancake Breakfast • 10:30 am Worship Celebration

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St. Aidan’s United Church 3703 St. Aidan’s Street (near the corner of Richmond + Cedar Hill X Road) Maundy Thursday Service 7pm Good Friday Service 10am Easter Sunrise 7:00am Coffee & Hot X Buns 8:30am Easter Communion Service with Quartet 10am www.staidansunited.com

Easter Day: April 20 – Festival of the Resurrection 6:15 a.m. Sonrise Service at Telegraph Cove (at the end of Telegraph Bay Rd.)

8:00 a.m. Easter Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Festive Eucharist (Children’s Program and Nursery)

Anglican Church of Canada 3909 St. George’s Lane (off Maynard in Cadboro Bay) Phone 250-472-2090

Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church Holy Thursday, April 17 - Mass at 7:00 pm and from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm Adoration in the Chapel in the Lower Level of the Parish Centre Good Friday, April 18 - 3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Easter Vigil, Saturday April 19 - Mass 7:30 pm Easter Sunday, April 20; Mass at 8:30 am and 10:30 am 798 Goldstream Avenue • 250.478.3482 • olor@shaw.ca Father Paul Szczur, SDS.

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Red Riding Hood (Meaghan Bendall) and the Big Bad Wolf (Deanne Weber) play out a scene from the Shrek portion of PACE Musical Theatre’s production of This Is Our Story!, featuring about 300 school-age children and, for at least a few performances, PACE alumnus and current Disney TV star Calum Worthy.

PACE finds strength in numbers All-inclusive production features many lead roles Kyle Wells News staff

Most would likely recoil at the thought of taking 300 or so school-aged children and moulding them into a polished musical production.

But it’s all part of the magic for Sandra WebsterWorthy, musical director for the Sooke School District’s PACE program (Program for Academic and Creative Enrichment).

That magic is on display with This Is Our Story, which opens its run this afternoon (April 16) at the Isabelle Reader Theatre in Spencer Middle School.

PACE has been staging productions with West Shore students from kindergarten to Grade 12 since 1985. It is always an inclusive production, with no auditions and no rejections; everyone is welcome to participate.

Students work with professional choreographers, musical directors, vocal directors and others, creating opportunities to learn the ways of theatre. Children who participate in PACE throughout their school years receive a considerable amount of formal instruction.

“It’s not quite as haphazard as you’d think, because you’re getting a fair bit of training,” Webster-Worthy said. “It’s very polished.”

She selects material to suit her cast and to make sure they all have equal opportunities to shine. A typical scripted musical doesn’t really work for PACE, as such productions tend to feature one or two leads, a collection of smaller roles and an ensemble. By taking numbers from eight different shows, more children are able to share the spotlight.

This Is Our Story is a collection of eight popular Broadway shows – that means eight sets, eight costume changes and many leads. Incorporated into the production are selections from Shrek, The Addams Family, Bring It On, Catch Me If You Can, Little Mermaid, Fame and Matilda.

“Matilda (is) great for our K to 8s because that show is that age group,” Webster-Worthy said.

“Whereas Bring It On … is about high school cheer teams. That’s great for the high schoolers.”

The youth have been rehearsing since January and have been having a blast. Since participation

is voluntary, the group is committed and interested, which helps keep them focused and on task, Webster-Worthy said.

It’s a family affair too, with about 40 volunteers, mostly parents, helping organize the show. A team of grandparents even comes out for Sunday practices to make a barbecue meal for the cast and crew.

“When you start an experience like this when you’re five or six or seven, and you do it every Sunday until you’re 18, those kids become pretty tight,” Webster-Worthy said.

PACE alumni will sing group numbers during the set and costume changes for the finale. A core group plan to attend every show and any others who turn up can rehearse for that show 15 minutes before the curtain goes up. So far about 60 people have expressed interest in participating.

Webster-Worthy’s son, PACE alumnus and current Disney actor Calum Worthy, best known as Dez on the show Austin & Ally, will be joining the cast for a few shows (April 17 to 19) and will be available for photos and autographs.

This Is Our Story runs at 7 p.m. nightly April 17 to 19 and April 23 to 26 at Isabelle Reader Theatre, 1026 Goldstream Ave. There are also 2 p.m. matinee performances April 16, 18 and 19. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. Call 250-3919002 to reserve tickets. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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A third-place finish in the University of Victoria Nike Spring Classic high school girls soccer tournament was the best in anyone’s memory for Belmont secondary.

The West Shore squad did it the hard way, as penalty kicks were needed to settle

four of its five games.

The third/fourthplace game pitted the top two teams from the 2013 Island championships, in which Oak Bay and Belmont went undefeated but only the Breakers advanced to provincials based on one fewer goal against.

Belmont outgunned the eventual B.C. silver medalists in a shootout Saturday on the turf at UVic, however, after the teams played to a scoreless draw.

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Livingstone’s early goal in Saturday’s semifinal against Stelly’s held up until the final minute of play, when the Stingers tied it at 1-1. Stelly’s – recent 2-0 losers to Belmont in league play – won in a shootout to advance to the tournament final.

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Transportation alternatives

• Walk, cycle, car pool and use public transportation • When driving, reduce idling and maintain correct tire pressure

Washing & drying • Wash full loads of clothes in cold water and hang to air dry

Heating and cooling • For summer air conditioning, set your thermostat to 24°C or 25°C. • For winter heating, set your thermostat to 19°C or 20°C

Close to home • Vacation, travel and work as close to home as possible

Careful cleaning • Choose natural, non-toxic cleaning products, and make simple, natural cleaners with ingredients like vinegar, baking soda and water

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Will we ever learn to celebrate Earth Month?

Indian Ocean. Debris sightings April is Earth Month, and raised hopes that the crash site April 22 Earth Day. We should was located, but they turned really celebrate our small out to be endless blue planet and all it streams of garbage provides every day, humans have been but recent events dumping into the give us particular oceans for ages – cause to reflect on our plastic bottles and home and how we’re bags, fishing gear, treating it. household wastes, Through an cigarette butts, amazingly ordered detritus from shipping combination of containers, even bits factors, this spinning of space shuttle ball of earth, air, fire David Suzuki and water – with its with Ian Hanington rocket boosters.

We now have hydrological, carbon, massive swirling nitrogen and rock garbage patches in our oceans, cycles, biological diversity and and thousands of birds and fish ideal distance from the sun – from remote seas turning up provides perfect conditions dead, their bellies full of plastic for human life to flourish. and flotsam.

But with our vast and rapidly We’re also upsetting the increasing numbers, breakneck delicate carbon cycle of the technological advances, planet and its atmosphere, profligate use of resources mostly through wasteful and lack of concern for where burning of fossil fuels. This, in we dump our wastes, we’re turn, is shifting other natural upsetting the balance. processes, including the ways We’re a relatively new water circulates around the species, but we’re altering the geological properties of Earth to globe and climate and weather are regulated. the extent that many scientists For a disturbing illustration refer to this epoch as the of the damage we’ve done Anthropocene – from the Greek and how much more we’ll anthropos meaning “human” do unless we change our and kainos meaning “recent”. ways, we need only look When Malaysian Airlines to the recent installment Flight 370 disappeared on of the Intergovernmental March 8, crews in planes and Panel on Climate Change’s boats set out to search the

Fifth Assessment Report.

Findings show we’re already experiencing the everincreasing impacts of global warming: ice caps and Arctic sea ice melting and collapsing; more extreme weather-related events like droughts and floods; dying corals; stressed water supplies; rising, increasingly acidic oceans; and fish and other animals migrating with some going extinct. Unless we act quickly, our food and water supplies, critical infrastructure, security, health, economies and communities will face ever-escalating risks, leading to increased human displacement, migration and violent conflict.

Some argue we must choose between “growing” the economy and protecting the planet. In response, the report states, “Throughout the 21st century, climate-change impacts are projected to slow down economic growth, make poverty reduction more difficult, further erode food security, and prolong existing and create new poverty traps, the latter particularly in urban areas and emerging hotspots of hunger.”

That’s if we do little or nothing – which is not a viable option. We must reduce our individual impacts, but more importantly, we must tell industry and governments at

all levels that we’ll no longer support the fouling of our planet and the madness of putting short-term economic growth ahead of protecting everything that keeps us alive and healthy.

We elect governments to act in our best interests, not to promote polluting industries at the expense of human health and long-term prosperity. One of our species’ unique abilities is foresight, the capacity to look ahead to avoid dangers and exploit opportunity. It’s time for our leaders to be visionary and steer away from hazards while taking the enormous opportunities offered by renewable energy sources.

Climate change is serious, and confronting it will take a radical change in the way we produce and consume energy.

Meeting this challenge, through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to changes we can no longer prevent, will offer myriad side benefits, from better health and lower health-care costs to greater economic opportunities through cleaner and longerlasting technologies.

There’s no excuse to keep on destroying our home. If we are to observe Earth Day and Earth Month, let’s make it a time to celebrate, not to despair. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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