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Waiting game worked well for View Royal, Mattson says Thetis Cove more suited to housing Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

was like, ‘I made this and it is awesome and it carried me on the water and it works.”’

The program takes students looking for a more hands-on learning approach and those leaning toward working in the trades.

If a sewage treatment plant is coming to View Royal, it won’t be at Thetis Cove.

View Royal Coun. Ron Mattson preached patience talking about the waterfront property and former Victoria Plywood mill land’s potential to house a Capital Regional District processing facility.

“They are not making any more waterfront, so we can certainly wait for the market to improve and develop what would be a really nice project,” he said. “Council turned down a Home Depot on the corner of Watkiss (Way) and Helmcken (Road) more than 10 years ago, but the project that is going in there now is Eagle Creek (Village).”

The $100-million shopping centre near Victoria General Hospital is estimated by View Royal staff to bring in $700,000 a year in tax revenue when fully built out.

PLEASE SEE: Trades program, Page A4

PLEASE SEE: View Royal mayor, Page A4

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Students from the Trades Awareness Skills and Knowledge (TASK) program at Belmont secondary are all smiles on the waters of Langford Lake as they test aluminum boats they built. The boats are for sale to the public for $1,000.

Belmont students stay on TASK Trades training program creates great camaraderie among group Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

Fifteen smiling, laughing stu-

dents step off aluminum boats and pull them ashore at Langford Lake.

Hoisting the shiny metallic boats into the air before loading them onto trucks, the affable students take off life jackets and walk back to Belmont School.

The Grade 10, 11 and 12 students, participants in the Trades Awareness Skills and Knowledge

(TASK) program, have just tested their first boats out on the water and their faces tell the story.

“It is pretty cool to build a boat and go out to sail it,” said student Anthony Montebello.

“My boat floats and I built it, so it’s a really nice feeling. I was very proud; I can imagine that’s how the guys felt when they built the (first) airplane that flew. It

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Esquimalt Lagoon offers more for birders and nature lovers

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Singalong time at Metchosin house

Come for the holiday spirit, stay for the sing-a-long at the Metchosin Community Association’s annual Christmas celebration this Friday (Dec. 19).

Settle in beside the roaring fireplace to meet your neighbours, enjoy a cuppa and some goodies and join in on some good old-fashioned carol singing if the spirit moves you.

The event is held at the Metchosin Community House, 4430 Happy Valley Rd. from 3 to 5 p.m.

For more information, call Linda at 250-478-6362.

Variety of species provide good illustration of nature in action Angela Cowan News Gazette staff

For the ultimate birding experience in Victoria, look no further than the waters, shoals and trees of Esquimalt Lagoon.

With a huge variety of habitats, even the most novice of avian enthusiasts will be able to spot fantastic feathered specimens.

“You’re going from ocean to wetlands, to fields, to forests, and that diversity is a big factor in attracting birds,” said Ann Nightingale, a member of the Victoria Natural History Society.

She often takes groups of nature and bird lovers on walks at the Lagoon, and said they “routinely come up with more than 70 species of birds just in one morning.”

More than just sightings of fowl sitting primly in trees or on the sand, the lagoon’s long-time sanctuary status means local and migratory species no longer necessarily view their two-legged visitors as a threat.

“The lagoon is just really great for seeing behaviour,” said fellow society member James Clowater. “You get a lot of birds used to having humans around, and the other thing is there’s a hell of an opportunity to get close.”

A prime example, he said, are the recent sightings of Caspian terns, a striking white bird

Photo by James Clowater

These Caspian Terns are just one example of the wide variety of birds at Esquimalt Lagoon.

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Avid birders Liam Singh, left, and Rick Schortinghuis look out over Esquimalt Lagoon while on an outing with the Victoria Natural History Society. with black caps and brilliant orange bills. After their colonies were dislocated south of the border, they’ve started migrating up to Canadian waters in the last few years.

“These birds are very acrobatic,” Clowater said, noting that male terns engage in full mating displays at the lagoon. They dive for fish and present their catches to the females, putting on quite the show in the process.

Clowater has also seen a pair of bald eagles co-ordinate the hunt of a very lucky duck that managed to escape, and a Peregrine falcon launch itself at a group of shore birds, who weren’t all quite as fortunate.

“Birders get excited about that kind of behaviour,” he said. “And I think the general public, even if they’re not aware of the specifics, get excited with seeing birds of prey and that kind of scenario. You see more than the birds just sitting there.”

The variety of species is something that most people aren’t aware of, added Nightingale.

“It’s not all about the ducks. There’s a lot of songbirds that use the lagoon too. That’s why

the habitat is so important. All that stuff that just looks like brush and weeds to people, it’s fantastic bird habitat.”

Newcomers to the birding world can get overwhelmed with the subtle nuances between species, especially with some of the songbirds, so Clowater suggests joining up with a group that knows what they’re doing.

“For somebody who’s just starting out, the frustration is identification,” he said. “The best and easiest way to learn is to go out with people who know.”

Neighbours or friends with experience can be a wealth of information, or one can go out on a field trip with an organization like the Victoria Natural History Society for expert input.

However one ends up enjoying the spot, the lagoon is not just for the birds, Clowater said.

It’s also a prime spot for the public to interact with nature and become more aware of their surroundings, especially kids. “It’s a real gem, and probably the best place around.”

For more information on the Victoria Natural History Society, visit vicnhs.bc.ca. acowan@goldstreamgazette.com

Langford residents are enjoying the sparkling community Christmas tree in the centre of the Goldstream Avenue fountain thanks to Cliff Curtis of TJBS Properties.

Curtis donated $10,000 at Langford’s inaugural council meeting Dec. 1 toward the tree in honour of his father, Frank Curtis.

The Westshore Developers Association also donated $2,500 for the construction of the base for the Christmas tree.

Flu Clinic at West Shore Health Unit

Island Health is hosting another flu shot clinic today (Dec. 17) at the West Shore Health Unit, 345 Wale Road.

The clinic runs from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the gym.

Flu shots are provided free to many people, including those over 65, health care workers, pregnant women and healthy children from six months to five years old.

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Christmas bird count a West Shore holiday tradition Fort Rodd Hill host site for 2014 event Angela Cowan News Gazette staff

The Victoria Natural History Society is conducting its annual Christmas bird count this Saturday (Dec. 20) and is stopping at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site to welcome the public along.

Begun in 1958, the bird count sees natural history society members and avian enthusiasts roaming throughout Greater Victoria, identifying and counting as many species as they can. It’s a way to

keep tabs on changing populations, migratory patterns and factors that could pose a threat to native ecosystems.

“It’s a good opportunity for the public to learn about what’s in their backyard,” says Bob Campbell, species-at-risk communications officer at the historic site.

Though the bird count has included Fort Rodd Hill in years past, this is the first time the park has formally partnered with the Natural History Society to extend the invitation to volunteers and the public.

Also new this year is the hot chocolate and apple cider offering in the Garry Oak Learning Meadow, as the public gather and are oriented to the count.

“The count is so close to Christmas, it’s a way for us to infuse some cheer into the afternoon,” Campbell says.

And even if no rare birds decide to show their beaks, the meadow itself is a wonder to behold. It’s a one-acre piece of Fort Rodd Hill’s grounds that has been completely restored to a native Garry Oak ecosystem, a process that has taken over 5,000 volunteer hours.

“We were just amazed at how quickly it came back,” he says.

Native species like great camus, Douglas aster and native buttercup and strawberry have come up in much greater numbers than expected, transforming the sparse meadow into a colourful, blooming landscape in spring.

Campbell notes that while the blooms might be a few months away, there are still plenty of chances to see and hear much diversity in the ecosystem.

“There’s always opportunities to see birds and animals,” he says, including a resident family of river otters that live down by Fisgard Lighthouse.

Regular public admission fees apply: $3.90 for adults, $3.40 for seniors and $1.90 for children over six.

For more information, contact Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site at 250-478-5849, or visit the Natural History Society’s website at vicnhs.bc.ca. acowan@goldstream gazette.com

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Redwings, part of the thrush family of songbirds, are a rare sight in Western North America.

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Trades program promotes teamwork among students Continued from Page A1

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Students from the Trades Awareness Skills and Knowledge (TASK) program at Belmont secondary school share a laugh on the waters of Langford Lake while testing an aluminum boat they built.

A story published in the Dec. 10 Gazette on Bridges for Women’s Food for Thought program indicated the Langford location has local donors helping it provide breakfast before each session for participants in its employment program. In fact, the West Shore office is very much in need of cash donations to purchase food for the breakfast program at that location as well as its downtown campus.

Call Bridges at 778-4323790, stop by their office at 2830 Aldwynd Rd. or visit https://www.canadahelps. org/dn/16929 to donate.

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Mattson said making a bold decision a decade ago was the key to ensuring the municipality received the best opportunity for the land, and this time is no different.

“The only reason that (Eagle Creek) was able to go in was because we had the courage to say ‘no.’ At that time we were willing to wait for that project. (It was) shortterm pain for long-term gain.”

Council’s unofficial rejection of the sewage plant idea, brought to light when the numbered company that owns the land took out a fullpage ad in a local newspaper tout-

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He said council would be open to looking at other sites for a potential treatment plant if the finances and science made sense. An option that might be considered, he said, is the more than eight acres of Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) lands in View Royal, next to the former youth detention centre.

“The CRD (wouldn’t) pay us taxes on (Thetis Cove), so it would be a hardship for View Royal to have it there as opposed to the PCC lands. We would embrace a proposal for that.”

Walt Neufeld, an officer and director for the property that

owns the land, said their property is the region’s best option, according to the CRD’s own criteria. “I will be paying taxes on this (treatment project), as will my children, for years to come, and we really believe common sense has been pushed aside for politics.”

Newly elected View Royal Mayor David Screech didn’t mince words when offering his feelings about the treatment plant concept.

“It’s simply contrary to the (official community plan),” he said. “I certainly feel strongly it is completely inappropriate to even consider putting a sewage plant there.” alim@goldstreamgazette.com

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ing it as a good potential site, really isn’t a case of “not in my back yard syndrome,” but simply economics, Mattson added.

He said Thetis Cove has the potential for 250 housing units, a large public promenade and such commercial ventures as a coffee shop and neighbourhood pub. A canoe and kayak storage for kids at Shoreline Community School and similar programs would be a possibility, he added.

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tight as a group. There is a trust that happens when there is a cohort together working on these projects like the sheds and now these boats,” she said.

“It’s a group of individuals working and staying together through a process.”

To date the group has built four sheds, which they have sold for $1,000 apiece, an Adirondack chair, a tool box and a saw horse, some of which they have constructed together in small teams.

“They know so much more than they did when they started in September, so they are growing together,” Zimmerman said.

The boats are being put up for sale for $1,000 each as well.

Call Belmont at 250-478-5501 for more information. alim@goldstreamgazette.com

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The school district partners with Camosun College, where Belmont students gain knowledge, use specialized tools not available at their school and work on some of their largerscale projects, such as the sheds and boats.

Students in TASK work on trades-related activities all day, five days a week, and wind up volunteering on actual job sites in the second semester. The scenario has seen some students work on the new Belmont school project, expected to be completed for the 2015-2016 academic year.

“A lot of the students in the program I have seen are not the type who are content to be at a desk all day,” said Belmont TASK

instructor Corinna Zimmerman.

“They learn best when they are up and active and applying with their hands and applying their thinking through their hands. They’re taking math concepts that they already have learned, and that we reinforce through the class, (and apply it) through laying out a floor or a wall.”

The 15 students in the cohort stay together for the entire semester instead of having varying classmates in different classes throughout the day.

They share a strong bond as they go through the course, said Zimmermann, who is leading the program for a second year. She hopes to see it expanded as the years go by.

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Holiday events in abundance this West Shore Christmas Just a week out from Christmas and many of us already dread the January credit card bill: a consumer study from BMO Canada suggests the average consumer plans to spend $1,517 on the 2014 holiday season.

A lot of us feel the pressure to splurge, and in the midst of the frenzy, it’s easy to lose sight of the real purpose of holidays – having fun, spending time with friends and family and showing those you care about that they are loved.

Although it’s late in the season, there are still many low-cost holiday activities taking place on the West Shore for you and your family to experience together.

Here are some of the West Shore Arts Council’s top picks: Bright lights on the West Shore: Victoria Buzz offers holiday lights maps each year, including one of the West Shore.

Grab some Christmas snacks, gather up the family and take a tour of your neighbourhood.

More info at victoriabuzz.com/ christmas-lights-tour-map-2014/ Langford Lights: The Langford Trolley offers a special Christmas light tour each night from Dec. 18 to 21. Hop on board and check out the colourful displays.

The trolley departs nightly from City Centre Park (1089 Langford Pky.) at 6:30 and 7:15 p.m.

Visit cityoflangford.ca for more details.

Local art, local gifts: Still looking for some last-minute

Johanna Henderson West Shore Arts Council gifts? Coast Collective’s Gifts and Wishes show continues until Dec. 21, offering items at a variety of price points, including pottery, wearable art, handcrafted toys and more.

Coast Collective is open Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. at 3221 Heatherbell Rd.; check out coastcollective.ca for more information.

Blue Christmas in Metchosin: Multi-talented locals Dave and Lesley Preston host their annual Blue Moon Christmas at Metchosin Community House (4430 Happy Valley Rd.) on Dec. 18 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.).

The next night at the community house, check out Holiday Tea Time. Gather round the fireplace for Christmas tea and goodies and sing a few carols with friends new and old from 3 to 5 p.m. See metchosincommu-

nityhouse.com for more details on either event.

Magic on Wishart: The lights and decorations at the Martins’ home at 3360 Wishart Road attract visitors from all around, including Santa himself, who is on hand at the home to greet visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. every evening from now until December 23. The Martins are also accepting donations for the Goldstream Food Bank.

Westhills Whirl: Join other West Shore families at Westhills Arena (1089 Langford Pky.) from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 20 for a free holiday skating session, sponsored by Island Savings. Skate rentals are also available for a small fee. Find info at eagleridgecentre.com.

Five-alarm Santa: The Colwood Fire Department’s “Santa Go Round” takes place Dec. 21. Santa and his elves travel around Colwood by fire truck from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with candy canes for kids.

Listen for the sirens and come out to greet Saint Nick. More information available at colwood.ca.

Holidays on ice: West Shore Parks and Rec hosts $2 skates from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre (1767 Island Hwy.).

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The Victoria Regional Transit Commission invites residents to serve on the Access Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC). ATAC provides advice to the Commission and BC Transit regarding accessible transportation and custom transit issues. The Committee meets up to four (4) times per year.

Bylaw 3917, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw Amendment

The primary purpose of Bylaw No. 3917 is to amend Bylaw No. 3881, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw No. 6, 2013 by: • increasing the tipping fee rates from $107/tonne to $110/tonne • banning the disposal of kitchen scraps at the landfill • banning the disposal of residential packaging and printed paper at the landfill

The Commission will consider applications from seniors, individuals with disabilities, persons representing organizations that provide services or represent persons with disabilities, seniors or caregivers.

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EDITORIAL

Christine Scott Publisher Don Descoteau Editor Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher

Goldstream News Gazette is published by Black Press Ltd. | 106-2800 Bryn Maur Rd., Victoria, B.C. V9B 3T4 | Editorial and Sales: 250-478-9552 • Fax: 250-478-6545 • Circulation Dept.: 250-480-3234

OUR VIEW

Navy booze policy change smart idea The presence of cheap or free alcohol on Royal Canadian Navy ships is a tradition that goes back generations.

It can likely be traced back to when the captains of sailing ships heading out for long voyages to new lands felt it prudent to carry rum on board to give crew members something to look forward during long stretches at sea, and to keep them from going stir crazy.

While ships and personnel in today’s navy still spend extended times at sea away from home and family, the need for a loose liquor policy on board is a vestige from the past that has long outlived its pragmatic need.

There will no doubt be crew members who will grumble about the move announced by the RCN last week to ban self-serve drinking while its ships are at sea or in port. But it makes sense, since these ships are workplaces 24/7, with crew on duty at all times.

The change was one of a variety of recommendations stemming from an Internal Review of Personal Conduct, launched after shorebound charges relating to drunken misconduct were lodged against three members of HMCS Whitehorse on exercise in San Diego this past summer.

Among the review’s findings was that clearer guidance on the RCN’s expectations for personal conduct needs to be communicated to officers and sailors, a result it stated should come from better leadership training and communications efforts.

Leaving ship’s personnel to police themselves around alcohol consumption has worked well for years for the most part. But the RCN has acknowledged that the number of alcoholfuelled negative incidents has been on the rise in recent years.

That said, the navy realizes that the vast majority of personnel behave respectfully when imbibing on board or in port. As such, one recommendation is to offer alcohol on ships for special occasions, but for a higher price than in past and never in a self-serve scenario.

The military is designed to be structured and discipline-oriented – that’s why many people join in the first place. Letting that structure loosen over booze is simply not acceptable.

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

The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Horgan on LNG, climate and farmland If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government TF: The B.C. Liberal to make sure they were government has given getting a fair share of that every indication they’re benefit. going to proceed with TF: Why did you the Site C dam on the vote against the LNG Peace River. What do you environmental legislation? think?

Tom Fletcher JH: They said prior JH: I’ve always B.C. Views to the election that LNG maintained that it’s a would be the greenest in good project, but it’s a the world. And then when question of when to add they tabled legislation they left out another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the 70 per cent of the emissions from backs of ratepayers. upstream activity.

First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities TF: Gordon Campbell’s great Commission and find out if this is goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per the power you need and if this is the time to build it. The government cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process. LNG development?

JH: I find it difficult to believe TF: You voted for the liquefied that they’re going to achieve those natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you immediately results. (Environment Minister) said you would work to increase the Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is LNG tax in 2017, before any major to hold them accountable to the project could be started. How is numbers that they passed into law, that certainty? and we’re going to do that.

JH: I thought it was important One of the three sectors, housing, that the investment community energy and transportation, where in this sector knew there was emission profiles can be managed bipartisan support for LNG in downward is transportation. And British Columbia. But we went from the government has wasted 18 a seven per cent (tax) to a 3.5 per months talking about a referendum cent because of a softening market.

Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan.

For an extended version of this piece, visit the Opinion section online at goldstreamgazette.com.

on (Metro Vancouver transit).

TF: What’s your top priority for 2015?

JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets, and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes.

We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them.

TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres.

I’m going to make sure that (agriculture critic) Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on (Agriculture Minister) Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

‘The public will increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge.’

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LETTERS Interview with premier provides few new insights Re: Clark on climate, clawbacks, credit cards (B.C. Views, Dec. 10) Well, it was time for my annual revisit of Black Press legislative reporter Tom Fletcher’s B.C. Views column to see if anything was new since last year, and it was a bit like switching to a boring TV show during the commercials; nothing much had changed.

As per usual, Fletcher lobbed a couple of Nerf balls at the premier and made sure they included a few openings to complain about the NDP. What was most revealing, however, were a couple of responses made by Christy Clark.

When Fletcher stated, in regard to the anticipated $400-million surplus for this year, “Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular ending child support claw backs,” Ms. Clark came back with her usual sage wisdom. She said, “Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do, when you get back to finding a job and making an income again, is to pay off your credit cards.” She then stated, “It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it.”

While I’m a big fan of reducing personal debt, the first thing that comes to mind to do with job income is not paying off credit cards, but instead

providing proper shelter and food for one’s family.

Considering how B.C. continues to have the highest child poverty rates in Canada (one child out of five), and a bungled social welfare, medical and educational system, the fact that the B.C. Liberals both find that acceptable and think that it “can wait” until the “credit cards” are paid off, shows indeed that nothing much has changed, nor should we expect it to as long as they remain our government.

Tune in next year for more of the same.

Arthur Entlich Metchosin

The perils of the Nisga’a ‘parallel state’ Re: Nisga’a proving critics wrong (B.C. Views, Dec. 3).

Tom Fletcher seems to have had an epiphany that’s led to his urging acceptance of Supreme Court of Canada rulings which enabled the creation by the Nisga’a Nation of (Fletcher’s words) “a parallel state” in B.C. Fletcher may never have learned that “two wrongs don’t make a right.”

The first long-standing wrong at issue is the sorry treatment of aboriginals in both B.C. and across Canada.

Despite significant improvements over recent years, more

remains to be done.

The second wrong is that the Supreme Court of Canada now enables a new layer of government in B.C. What’s been created is a “landed gentry” of sorts who have, in effect, received authority to exercise sovereign powers.

They now plan to establish multiple export-enabling liquid natural gas terminals on the B.C. coast.

B.C. taxpayers will follow such developments with interest, particularly if there is no parallel commitment by the Nisga’a to assume increasing responsibility for both federal and provincial government services, as their “parallel state” business plans prove profitable.

The old adage that “there’s only one taxpayer” could, with Nisga’a concurrence, remain a truism. It’s based on the realization that whether it’s for services provided by local, provincial or federal governments, most voters and elected leaders have long recognized it’s the voting taxpayer who determines both government funding levels and program priorities.

Unanswered questions include: Will this aboriginal “parallel state” acknowledge a responsibility to participate – within its anticipated capability – as a fully functional entity within our national federation?

Will it fund a portion of the

many provincial and federal government services it now receives?

Will it commit to creating and funding its self-determined unique government service programs?

Historical antipathy between First Nations, local, provincial and federal agencies indicates a need for strong, but flexible leadership at all four governmental levels.

In seeking a comprehensive governmental rebalancing, we’ll hopefully avoid historically based emotional rhetoric supporting retributive rationale if we’re to minimize costly, confrontational negotiations.

In B.C., our often-envied Canadian cultural mosaic is at risk of becoming a dysfunctional and tattered societal quilt.

Ron Johnson Saanich

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Christmas Day & Boxing Day Closure

The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25 and Boxing Day, Friday, December 26, 2014.

Hartland will reopen on Saturday, December 27 from 7 am to 2 pm.

‘Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year remember to properly prepare recyclables at the curb and use only CRD approved blue boxes for containers and blue bags for paper for holiday recycling.

For more recycling information call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.myrecyclopedia.ca

Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

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Christmas light-up in Colwood

COMMUNITY NEWS

John Martin’s massive light and decoration display is staying in the family

Christmas blues comes to Metchosin

Multitalented locals Dave and Lesley Preston host their annual Blue Moon Christmas at Metchosin Community House (4430 Happy Valley Rd.) on Dec. 18 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). The evening is a wonderful showcase of local talent, featuring festive songs and stories performed by local artists.

Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

A Martin family Christmas tradition, featuring a live Santa Claus and candy canes in front of a brightly decorated house, is coming – along with a hefty energy bill – to a Colwood home on Wishart Road.

“My father-in-law did this in Duncan for years and years. I watched him over the generations as people came by with their kids, and 20 years later with the grandkids,” said John Martin, the architect of the display. “I decided I wanted to do it because I thought it would be fun.”

For 18 years, Martin enjoyed decorating his Saanich homes on Garnet Place and Baker Street with thousands of lights and decorations passed down to him from his father-in-law.

Over the years, John added to the repertoire, building decorations of his own and adding a fundraising element to help community members in need. One year he raised $4,000, waving his hands and his voice in two-hour stints, spreading cheer and giving out between 500 to 1,000 candy canes a night in front of his festive home.

Past fundraising proceeds have gone to a school in Sierra Leone, to street kids in Brazil and to local families. This year proceeds go to the family of Emma Grace Smith, an 11-year-old Saanich resident diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor at nine. She beat that illness, but has relapsed with cancer in her spine.

She is currently travelling back and forth between home and B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver as she battles for her health.

IN BRIEF

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Santa Claus takes time out from his busy schedule to spend time at 3360 Wishart Road in Colwood to give out candy canes, spread cheer and collect food bank donations from 6-8 p.m., Dec. 17 to 23.

“If I could do anything, even to make them smile one more time, I will do it.

How could you not want to do something, really,” said John’s daughter-in-law Kristy Martin. “When you’re a parent yourself, you can’t imagine that day ever happening. Even if we could give them an extra day off work to spend with their daughter, that would be amazing.”

The home of Kristy and husband, Craig, at 3360 Wishart Rd. will host the new home for the hundreds of lines of Christmas lights, dozens of stand-up decorations and inflatables, signs and more, including a north star from the former Candy Cane Lane neighbourhood display on Tattersall Road that will stay lit through the night.

From Dec. 17 to 23, a familiar face will again be spreading cheer, candy canes and accepting donations for the Smith family and the Goldstream Food Bank. It

could perhaps be John’s last year as the ‘spokesperson’ for the man in red.

“It’s not about presents, it’s just a feeling. Christmas is a spirit, about family and friends and if you can bring a smile to people’s faces to make them feel a bit better, it’s good,” he said.

John Martin hopes the tradition will continue as it has for decades at his home and his father-in-law’s before that, and perhaps even grow now that the display has been relocated to his son’s home.

“He doesn’t know it yet, but next year he will be out here in the suit and I’ll be retired. Once you start you can’t stop.

Every year has been fulfilling,” John said. “(My son) has always helped me as a kid, so it would be really special for me if he decided to come out when I’m no longer doing it. Who knows, my grandson (might) do it too.” alim@goldstreamgazette.com

Food donations welcome at Jr. B hockey tonight The Westshore Wolves are battling two opponents tonight at The Q Centre.

The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League team takes on the South Divisionleading Victoria Cougars starting at 7 p.m.

The Wolves are also helping to battle hunger in the community. Tonight’s contest also features a food drive, benefitting the West-shore Christmas Hamper Fund, overseen by the Goldstream Food Bank.

Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the game and drop it off with the Wolves volunteers at the entrance.

Dr. Cameron McCrodan, Dr. Ann-Marie Stewart, Dr. Brent Morrison, Dr. Jeffrey Thompson and Dr. Chris Snow Westshore Wolves’ Dylan Grant (in white) battles Victoria Cougars opponent Ryan Buse during a previous Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League game at The Q Centre. The team play in Colwood tonight (Dec. 17) at 7 p.m.

Photo by Cam Preece

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Looking lovely at any age O

ion system.” ne of “My eyes have the always been drawn most to older people,” dangersays Cohen, a ous 30-something things a man New York blogger, can do is lumber author and film into the world maker. “And from of women’s fasha style point of ion. view, I find (older So, guys … wish me luck as Brian Kieran women) more interesting because I venture where they are of an age where few men dare to go. they don’t have to impress My spirit guides on this anyone and can wear what sartorial adventure are Ari they want.”

Seth Cohen, who has made Cohen’s documentary a career exploring senior “Advanced Style” opens in women’s fashion, and one Vancouver this month. The of his models, Joyce Caridea for the documentary pati. started with his short vidThe New York Times eos of well-dressed older says if Cohen had his druwomen that became Youthers, every season would Tube hits. be a senior moment. “As “Younger women were the founder and editor of emailing us to tell us they Advanced Style and a sarno longer feared getting torialist for the superannuolder; older women were ated set, he chronicles the telling us they didn’t feel stylish and often eccentric invisible anymore after get-ups of a crowd that’s seeing these women living largely ignored by the fash-

their lives so beautifully, creatively and stylishly,” Cohen said.

“We wanted to show a different picture of aging, a really positive joyful image of getting older.”

Carpati splits her time between Paris and New York and still works as a beauty consultant. Sara Bliss, who writes about amazing women for magazines like Esquire, says Carpati is glamorous, witty, and, not surprisingly, given her 82 years, full of sage advice.

“I don’t believe in lying about my age,” says Carpati, who appears in Cohen’s film. “I’ve worked hard to be 82 and I’m proud of it. It is a wonderful time of your life if you feel well.

You can be who you are. I find I have no inhibitions.”

Carpati recently told CBC’s The Q that Cohen asked to take her picture when he spotted her shopping in New York.

Octogenarian New York model Joyce Carpati.

“I thought what does he want?,” says Carpati. “I (told Cohen): ‘Listen I’m no cougar.’

“I want to show older women that they can look beautiful at any age. I never wanted to look young, never even thought of it. I just wanted to look elegant because you really can’t

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look young and I wouldn’t want to. Just having that elegance does something for a woman. Style has a way of saying who you are without having to speak.

“Women can look lovely at any age. You just gotta wanna.” reporter@saanichnews.com

If you know someone making a difference in your community, please email reporter@saanichnews.com

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Dunsmuir girls rule the hardwood Grade 7 and 8 teams capture Victoria city league titles News Gazette staff

It may take a while for Royal Bay secondary’s sports teams to gain some traction. But one community coach is already imagining the future of the new school’s junior girls basketball program.

Dave Awalt recently coached the Dunsmuir Grade 8 girls to the city league title, one night before the school’s Grade 7 girls captured the city crown in their division.

With middle school reconfiguration set to happen in the Sooke School District next year, the older players will likely move en masse to Royal Bay, while the following year the current Grade 7s will move up.

“My players will probably be the core of the junior girls team next season, but two years from now, Royal Bay’s junior girls should be a quality team,” Awalt said.

Of the 19 players between the two Dunsmuir teams, 13

hone their skills by playing in the Victoria & District Amateur Basketball Association night league program on one of five Wescom Warriors teams.

“Based on Dunsmuir’s success this year, the future of girls basketball in the Sooke School District is very bright,” Awalt said.

The Grade 8s, who beat Glanford 46-29 in the championship game last week, will reconvene in February in preparation for the invitational Grade 8 provincial tournament in Pitt Meadows, Awalt said.

The win gave the team a 7-1 overall record this year and avenged a 61-58 overtime loss to Glanford in the regular season.

Lauren Awalt led the winners in the final with 22 points, while Hannah Cormode had 21.

Abby McMillan-Beaucamp topped Glanford with 17 points and Kasha Ross had 10.

Dave Awalt said the game was close through the first half, but Dunsmuir’s team defence

and a fast break attack that forced Glanford into foul trouble were the difference in the second half.

Other members of the Dunsmuir 8s are Olivia Cawsey, Nayeon Hyun, Bella Vedova, Hayley Pettigrew, Rachel Schmidt and Mauren Konrad.

The Dunsmuir Grade 7s won their title with a 29-13 win over Pacific Christian School, capping a perfect 6-0 season. Similar to their schoolmates, the Dunsmuir girls had a close first half but extended their lead after the break.

Team members are Rachel Gshiel, Emilie Daitl, Mya Bains, Chloe Michalski, Emily Brown, Jordan Scoville, Mikayla Standberg, Vivienne Nguyen, Makenna Gargus and Megan Eilertsen.

The team is coached by Brad Lidstone, and assisted by Vienna Nguyen.

Find team photos of both Dunsmuir champs at facebook. com/GoldstreamNewsGazette. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Liam Lawson and Jordan Burns scored for the Kings.

Victoria outshot the Kings 38-31 and Michael Stiliadis made 29 saves to pick up his 11th win of the season.

The Grizzlies were scheduled to host Cowichan Valley last night (Dec. 16) in a game that finished after the Gazette’s deadline.

Victoria heads on a mainland road trip this weekend, playing three games in three nights against Coquitlam, Langley and Surrey. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Wednesday, December December 17, 17, 2014 2014 -- GOLDSTREAM GOLDSTREAM NEWS NEWS GAZETTE GAZETTE Wednesday,

Island’s cancer-fighting technology gets boost with innovative radiation therapy equipment New machines part of a provincewide replacement plan

“This new equipment will ... deliver more precise radiation treatment to patients at the Vancouver Island Centre.”

Black Press contributor

Cancer patients at the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre at Royal Jubilee Hospital now have access to six new linear accelerators that provide radiation therapy used to treat a variety of cancers.

“The six new TrueBeam linear accelerators help place the B.C. Cancer Agency at the forefront of providing cutting-edge cancer treatment using the newest and most innovative radiation therapy equipment,” said Health Minister Terry Lake.

“This technology is a perfect example of the world-class cancer care B.C. residents have access to and it will help improve the quality of life for Island patients affected by cancer.”

The new linear accelerators are part of a replacement plan that will improve patient care by providing some of the most advanced, targeted radiation therapy treatments in B.C. The plan also includes a new radiation therapy simulator and a brachytherapy suite upgrade – a form of radiotherapy where a radiation source is placed inside

B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake talks about the gains made by the B.C. Cancer Agency thanks to new equipment.

Patients from around the Capital Region will benefit from the improvement.

Tom Fletcher/ Black Press

or next to the area requiring treatment.

The B.C. government provided $24.3 million in funding for the project.

“We appreciate the provincial government providing funding for new linear accelerators, a radiation therapy simulator and a brachytherapy suite upgrade at the Vancouver Island Centre,”

said Nick Foster, interim head, B.C. Cancer Agency.

“To provide the best care, it is important that the B.C. Cancer Agency keep current with new technology and treatment advances. This new equipment will help to improve health outcomes for our patients by allowing us to deliver more precise radiation treatment to patients at

the Vancouver Island Centre.”

Linear accelerators work by making use of high-energy x-rays to kill tumour cells. Radiation therapy is used to treat a variety of cancer types, as well as in palliative treatment to relieve symptoms.

The new machines deliver radiation more precisely, and produce better images, so treatment can

-Nick Foster, interim head of B.C. Cancer Agency be modified on a daily basis to support the needs of patients.

On-board imaging, which enables staff to confirm the patient’s alignment, and RapidArc – a treatment technique that delivers radiation in a 360-degree arc around the patient – allow for more efficient treatment delivery and improved accuracy, ultimately resulting in better patient outcomes.

Approximately 55 per cent of cancer patients in B.C. require radiation therapy as part of their treatment plan. The linear accelerators typically operate eight hours per day, treating approximately 150 patients during that time period. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Learn more

n To find out more about the B.C. Cancer Agency’s cancer treatment and research, go online to bccancer.bc.ca.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE -Wednesday, - Wednesday,December December17, 17 2014 , 2014

Reader Photo of the Week

Ages 0-12

a bedroom makeover

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Winning and runner up pages will be featured on both our webpage and our Facebook page in the New Year For more contest details visit: www.prolixpainting.ca or our facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/prolixpainting ** valid for bedroom walls only, up to 2 coats, 15X15 rooms.

(Choose to colour a reindeer or a snowman)

Gordon Watson of Metchosin captured this brief moment of canine calm as Carolyn Thom, owner and operator of The Walking Dog Daycare in Colwood, takes eight well-behaved clients out for a stroll along Sooke Road on Thursday.

If you’ve got a photo from the West Shore of people places or things and want to share it with our readers, the Goldstream News Gazette can help you out with that. Every Wednesday, we publish our pick for Reader Photo of the

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Please include your name, contact information including municipality of residence, where you took the photo and what you like about the image. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Fridays to be included for consideration for the following week’s paper.

Weekly winners will also be posted on the Gazette’s Facebook page. Good luck!

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