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Assessments soar for some Oak Bay properties Homeowner sees assessment jump more than 27%
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The summary below provides estimates of 2014 and 2015 assessed values of residential homes throughout the Capital Region.
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The new year came with a bit of a shock for a couple hundred Oak Bay homeowners. While property assessments went out the first week of January, deputy area assessor Greg Wood said notices were sent to an estimated 200 to 250 property owners in lateDecember informing them that their assessments would rise by more than 20 per cent. “I’ve never seen anything like it. There was a big increase back in the early ‘90s but nothing like this,” said Russell Freethy, whose assessment for his Central Avenue property increased by more than 27 per cent. Wood said the increase was due to upwards of 15 properties that were purchased and redeveloped over the past two years. “People are willing to pay that for what is essentially a raw lot. When we noticed that over the two years, that was the segment that we targeted with some substantive increase in terms of the land value,” said Wood. He said the higher assessment increases were limited to properties with redevelopment potential, but couldn’t specify what criteria was used to determine the assessment increase. Wood did say that it isn’t common for homeowners to see their assessments rise by more than 20 per cent. He said about 1,200 of the notices of increased assessments were sent out in Greater Victoria, although it could have been for different reasons.
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you consider nothing but a single family house can be built on these properties, the value, in my opinion, is way out of line.” Freethy also owns the adjacent property, which he rents out with a 900-square-foot cottage, and its assessment will also climb by more than 20 per cent. Freethy plans to appeal the assessment, something that Wood says is an option for all homeowners not happy with their assessment. “We would encourage them to call our office and discuss the change in their assessment and we’ll go through the normal procedure of making sure we have all the information correct,”
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$502,000
$490,000
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$526,000
$536,000
Esquimalt
$491,000
$499,000
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$502,000
$502,000
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$681,000
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$530,000
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$299,000
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$441,000
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$430,000
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$432,000
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Russell Freethy looks over the notice from B.C. Assessment informing him that his property assessment will be increasing by more than 27 per cent in 2015. “I don’t know if I would characterize it as catchup,” said Wood. “We like to do our homework and we like to make sure that when we do make that type of an increase that it’s reasonable and supportable and we wait until we have the market evidence. Looking at properties in that Oak Bay segment we recognized that we had enough evidence to make that change.” Freethy’s property is an old orchard owned by his family, and while the 67-foot-by-287-foot lot is larger than a traditional property, he said he’s limited in what he can do with it. “It’s big, but you can’t put anything on it,” he said. “When
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said Wood. “If they’re still not satisfied and they would like to appeal, they would have that avenue.” Overall, the Capital Region’s assessment roll for the more than 146,000 properties in the region increased slightly to $90.5 billion. “The majority of residential home owners will observe a modest assessment change compared to last year’s assessment,” said Reuben Danakody, regional assessor. “Most single family and strata residential home owners in the Capital Region will see average changes of -2 per cent to +3 per cent. This reflects market change from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014.”
The average assessment for a home in Oak Bay went from $667,000 in July 2013 to $686,000 in July 2014. Commercial properties in the Capital Region will see an estimated assessment increase of between two and six per cent. Property owners can contact BC Assessment toll-free at 1-866-valueBC (1-866-825-8322) or online by clicking “Connect” at www.bcassessment.ca. Visit www.bcassessment.ca for more information about the 2015 Assessment Roll including lists of 2015’s top 100 most valuable residential properties across the province. editor@oakbaynews.com
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Love of music launches scholarship Beloved UVic instructor reflects with ‘all star cast’ in concert Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
In a concert inaugurating the Eugene Dowling Scholarship for Tuba and Euphonium, beloved UVIc instructor and brass player Eugene Dowling binds his friendships, musical life and greater community. “I don’t like the term wrestling with my own mortality but let’s face it, I have stage four cancer,” he said. “I’ve spent 38 years in Victoria teaching these instruments and
my students literally perform all over the world. … I’ve turned out so many music educators and so many people in the business.” So while that leaves a legacy, a torch passing, he wanted to leave a “legacy of instruction.” The longtime faculty member officially retired last year but continues to teach, reducing his workload from 24 hours of instruction to four, and plans to keep doing so as long as possible.
“My teachers gave me a deep, beautiful gift: a love of music, an instinct for musical line and the desire to keep growing as a musician and person,” said Dowling. “By starting a scholarship fund in my primary teaching area, I wish to share with future students of the instruments that I play the same things that I have tried to pass on to my students for the past 38 years.” It answers the question “What do you leave behind you?” he said. “You leave a community that you love, and UVIc is a newer university, older universities have a huge whack of
“This isn’t the last concert dammit. I can’t say when the last concert’s going to be. This will be a snapshot of my life and we’ll start the scholarship right.” - Eugene Dowling
scholarship money. We’ll build that over time, but I think we have something to offer that’s unique and wonderful. “It’s the family and friends and the work you’ve done. I love the work that I’ve done. It was never a toil and trouble to go in to work,” he said. “It’s been a life filled the last couple of years with a series of standing ovations.” A Musical Gift from One Generation to the Next is Sunday,
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Protestors gather as Oak Bay awaits permit for deer cull Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
As of Monday, Oak Bay was still awaiting approval from the province for a deer cull slated to start this month. Last fall, the district applied to the Ministry of Forest Lands and Natural Resources to cull up to 25 deer captured using modified clover traps. The window to conduct a cull closes Feb. 28. “The province, at the end of the day, will make that determination,” said Mayor Nils Jensen, of the application. He added the municipality and CRD rely on the experts at the provincial level, particularly provincial wildlife veterinarian Dr. Helen Schwantje. “She’s the one who will determine whether or not we proceed,” Jensen said. “She sets the criteria for a humane and ethical cull.” If approved, the Capital Regional District would borrow traps from the province for the Oak Bay pilot project. Those have yet to arrive. Then a contractor would need to be chosen and trained. “Waiting this out is not an option,” said Jensen, adding the province made it very clear it would only support, and allow, a cull. Ministry of Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations has stated it would not authorize the use of tranquilizers to aid in relocation due to the high risk of deer reacting poorly to the tranquilizer. Risks range from no reaction to the deer succumbing to the tranquilizer, causing death. Deer habituated to urban and suburban environments do not fare well when introduced into wild environments. Residual tranquilizers can impact other animals that consume deer which have been tranquilized. The decision to cull in a population reduction portion of the CRD regional deer management strategy came after what Jensen called a “robust” consultation process. Though some still consider that process flawed, criticizing the makeup of the citizens advisory group. DeerSafe Victoria maintains it’s not too late to conduct scientific deer counts, track the movements of deer between municipal boundaries, and research non-lethal deer management methods. Spokesperson Kelly Carson asserts there are better ways to manage the population than “bolt gunning them in the head.” “This is the lazy way out. I attended all the citizens advisory group meetings and there was no talk of any other …. human deer conflict mitigation, they went straight to the cull,” says Carson. “It’s a mess. It hasn’t been handled properly.” The organization held a well-attended rally Saturday in front of municipal hall. “I’m giving (people) a venue to voice their frustration
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Kelly Carson, spokesperson of DeerSafe Victoria, was among the dozens who attended the rally Saturday in front of Oak Bay municipal hall. about this method of killing that, we’re all taxpayers and we’re all paying for it,” Carson said of the weekend demonstration. “They’re making us complicit in something we are vehemently against.” Deer are baited into modified clover traps where the trained contractor would use the trap to constrain the deer and use a bolt gun to kill it. The deer should die quickly while leaving meat uncontaminated and available for consumption. There is an agreement in place, with health authorities and the CRD, for the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations to utilize meat and artifacts from the animals. Terms of the permit would direct the contractor to set traps at sunset and handle any animals caught by dawn. “These animals can be in the traps for 10 hours,” Carson said. “One of our witnesses released one … he doesn’t even know if she survived she was so injured.” Jensen says he also posed that question and learned the less interaction with people the better once an animal is trapped. “It isn’t just the DeerSafe people who don’t want to see this, we don’t want to do this,” Jensen said, citing the numbers as highlighting increased public safety concerns. CRD staff, volunteers and the municipal animal control
contractor undertook a deer count over the course of several days in June. While not scientific, it was the methodology approved by the provincial wildlife branch and necessary to apply for the permit. Municipal statistics show there were three documented deer deaths in 2007, none in 2008 and seven in 2009. This year and last saw about 40 deer carcasses removed by Oak Bay public works staff. A group of municipal leaders are slated to meet in the Lower Mainland on Jan. 12 to discuss the urban and rural deer population concerns in communities such as in Greater Victoria as well as Invermere, Cranbrook and Grand Forks. “We’re going there to hear what the ministry has to say, and to learn,” Jensen said. If the CRD embarks on the pilot project this month in Oak Bay, the window legally closes at the end of February. “I believe out of bravado it’s going to happen, but it’s not too late to change the system in deer management,” Carson said. “If Oak Bay is willing to spend $1,000 a deer to bolt gun them in the head… then they should be willing to do more.” cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
Greater Victoria real estate sales up significantly from 2013 The Victoria Real Estate Board reports 389 properties sold in the Victoria region in December, an increase of 9.6 per cent when compared to the 355 properties sold in December 2013. Overall, 2014 saw 11.67 per cent more sales than in 2013. “I think the increase in sales we saw in 2014 surpassed a lot of people’s expectations. To see growth of over 10 per
cent – that shows consumer confidence and interest in our market,” said Victoria Real Estate Board president Guy Crozier. “Of course one factor that helped sell houses [in 2014] was the low mortgage rate. That, combined with balanced market conditions, created a steady, consumerfriendly environment in which to purchase and sell properties.”
The Multiple Listing Service Home Price Index benchmark value for a single family home in the Victoria core this time last year was $542,800. During December, the benchmark value rose 2.9 per cent to $558,500. Over the course of 2014, 6.2 per cent of single family homes (238) sold for over $1 million. “There are two indicators to track in the
new year – the number of sales and the amount of inventory currently available on the market. In 2014 we saw less inventory available than in previous years but more sales. With job growth predicted and consumer confidence increasing in our area, it will be interesting to watch these numbers as 2015 sales unfold.” editor@oakbaynews.com
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Fee increases a sure sign of the new year Tax and fee increases have become as sure a sign that a new year has arrived as champagne and fireworks. According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, B.C. residents can expect to see hikes in the rates they pay for MSP, EI, CPP, BC Hydro, ICBC and BC Ferries. Among the increases B.C. residents for 2015, the Medical can expect to Services Premium Tax pay more for goes up $33 a year for and $66 most government individuals for families; EI and services CPP taxes will go up $23 in 2015; BC Hydro announced a six per cent hike in electricity rates for April 1, which amounts to an estimated $72 for the average home; BC Ferries will boost fares 3.9 per cent; and ICBC is expected to raise basic auto insurance, estimated to be $36 for the average car. “Every government and agency seems to get their pound of flesh, and one wonders when enough will be enough,” said Jordan Bateman, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The simple answer to that question seems to be never. BC Ferries shows that even the threat of decreasing revenues and a damaged economy can’t restrain the Crown corporation’s temptation to gouge its customers. A Union of B.C. Municipalities report shows that fare increases have driven down ridership on BC Ferries at a cost of $2.3 billion to the provincial GDP. But the potential of an economic downturn isn’t enough to deter BC Ferries from bringing in the increase that will more than offset the gains from its much-heralded elimination of the fuel surcharge. But perhaps the most troubling increase is the one to basic auto insurance premiums. The increase comes despite the government funnelling more than $150 million from the Crown corporation into provincial coffers, and it will be targeted at safe drivers along with those actually responsible for any increase in claims. It’s clear that when it comes to fee hikes, fairness and financial returns play no part in the equation. It’s just a new year’s plunge into the taxpayers’ wallet. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The OAK BAY NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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U.S. ripping us off on water an estimate of the value of flood The U.S. has Canada over a protection from 1968 all the way to barrel on water as well as oil these 2024. days, but the tide is Boy, did we get taken. turning. The SFU team calculates Last week I mentioned the value of that flood a new book called The control to the U.S. at Columbia River Treaty – more like $32 billion. A Primer by members of That’s not even Simon Fraser University’s the worst of it. The climate adaptation Kootenays were once team. This slim volume the leading fruit and makes the case that B.C. vegetable growing area has ended up with a in B.C., bigger than the shockingly bad deal from Tom Fletcher Okanagan. Now in the this 1964 treaty, which B.C. Views Arrow Lakes and other concerned itself entirely reservoirs, levels rise with flood control and and fall dramatically to hydroelectric power. steady the flow south. In addition In those days there was little to the large areas permanently or no environmental assessment. flooded by the Mica, Duncan Agriculture, fish habitat and and Hugh Keenleyside dams, aboriginal impacts were ignored. this renders more of B.C.’s prime More than a decade after the bottom land impassable. disastrous flood year of 1948, once B.C. is paid precisely zero for Ottawa stopped its bureaucratic this sacrifice, while Washington delays, U.S. public and private state has developed a $5 billionpower utilities paid B.C. $254 a-year farm economy using our million to build three dams on the stable irrigation source. That has Columbia system. helped their tree fruit growers Those dams (and one at Libby, push some Okanagan orchardists Montana that mostly floods B.C. out of business. land) hold back the huge spring As U.S. billionaires continue to runoff from the Rockies and bankroll environmental attacks on then dole out water for power B.C. and Alberta energy projects, production in B.C. and for the it’s worth noting that long before 15 hydro dams previously built the treaty, the U.S. militarydownstream in the U.S. industrial complex had wiped out The U.S. payment was for half the Columbia River salmon runs. the power over 30 years, which The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers B.C. didn’t need at the time. Then and its private power partners our American cousins cut us dammed everything they could another cheque for $64 million,
find, exterminating a fishery bigger than the Fraser that had sustained aboriginal people on both sides of today’s border for thousands of years. B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett and SFU’s Jon O’Riordan both described to me their experience at the Columbia River Basin conference, held last October in Spokane. Their main impression was that Americans, including traditional tribes, want those salmon runs restored. Vast amounts have been spent on hatcheries and habitat to speed recovery below the Grand Coulee dam, which stands like a giant tombstone for migratory fisheries above it. Should the Americans ever manage to get salmon above their biggest dam, it will largely be up to B.C. to provide sufficient cool water to keep them alive. That service has an increasing value to the U.S. as well as an ongoing cost to B.C. Bennett surprised some in Spokane when he said the U.S. needs to pay more for the benefits from the Columbia River Treaty. The flood control agreement expires in 2024. The treaty requires 10 years’ notice for either country to exit. Climate shifts are expected to make B.C. water more important than ever. Your move, Uncle Sam. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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OAK BAY NEWS -- Wednesday, Wednesday, January January 7, 7, 2015 2015
LETTERS Room for debate on climate change Mr. Secco’s letter published Dec. 19 criticizing another writer’s opinion that climate “change” is not certain is also subject to criticism (they used to call it “climate warming” – for anybody confused with changing terminology). Mr. Secco also cherry picks data. Yes, the last 17 years (since 1998) may have been the warmest on record, but temperatures have not increased since 1998, and in any event it’s the future we’re worried about. Climate activists like to call the lack of an increase in temperatures over the last 17 years a “pause” but that implies that a rise in temperature will most certainly occur in the future, again based on IPCC models. The problem is that the IPCC models absolutely failed to predict this “pause”, or plateau, if we use a neutral term, and while proffering multiple
A resolution to give This being the last year of the Turning 2000 Project we thought those who may not have their new year’s resolutions firmly in place might be interested in our proposal. For personal fulfilment, and the good of society, we believe everyone benefits when you give a little something back – to help wherever there’s a need. In 1984, with the turn of the 21st century in mind, we also thought Canadians and Canada might put our best foot forward by showing the world what can be done by working together. Coming of age in a new millennium, and remembering the sacrifices of those before us, while aspiring to the hopes and dreams humankind holds dear. These were our heady goals, and to our pleasure a simple solution presented itself. As a fond farewell, we’d like to invite one and all to join with us in 2015 by making a new year’s resolution to give ‘an hour a month to the community organization of your choice’. You can add that hour up any way you like, there’s no rules. Over a year you may wish to give several afternoons to charities, or perhaps mix in a few hours’ wages to make up whatever you couldn’t fit in by way of volunteering. Over time you’ll be amazed how much good can come from each hour, from each of us giving just a little of ourselves. We guarantee you will feel rejuvenated, happy to have made a difference, and that our communities and the world will be a better place. All the best in 2015. Laurie Gourlay and Jackie Moad Vancouver Island & Coast Conservation Society
Urban cull opposed When deer culls have taken place elsewhere in the
suggestions, cannot actually explain why it occurred. In fact, they say their models are 95 per cent certain that a pause/plateau longer than 10 years in duration was impossible – but here we are. The only alternate (they acknowledge) was that their models predicting rising temperatures were wrong. It’s interesting to note that over the years and reports done by the IPCC their prediction as to the actual future temperature increases has actually been falling. Climate change is absolutely certain – it’s been changing since the earth was born – climate warming is not, and now we know why they don’t use that phrase any more. Yes rising greenhouse gases are a concern and all things being equal, should cause raising temperatures, but whether all things are equal, or
province the areas have been rural. Traps could be set in forests and fields where they are not always visible to the residents. Urban Oak Bay has a different geography with very little, if any, forests or open fields. Consequently these traps will be set up amongst the homes and often in your neighbour’s backyard. Do you want to have your children witness a brutal, inhumane slaughter of an innocent deer? Unfortunately that is the way it is going to happen. Trapping a deer in an urban landscape and then killing it is not the way a cull should happen. Trapping a deer anywhere is cruel. D.M. Robertson Oak Bay
Mayor making a difference As residents of Oak Bay we are extremely fortunate to have such a great mayor. Not only did he win a second term as mayor but was also elected chair of the CRD. And now being the only person on the CRD with the skills and talent required of heading the sewage treatment program, he has appointed himself the head of that project. Couple that with his legal career and running the community, he is indeed a man of all seasons. D.A. Remington Oak Bay
Risk can’t be ignored For many risks, politicians would be railing in the streets about risk of a life-threatening condition occurring in a small municipality once every year and a half on average. That’s the risk from carbon monoxide poisoning that Oak Bay’s mayor excuses in your Dec. 12 issue, regarding apparent leakage from rock blasting.
how much temperature increase it will cause (if any), is very much up in the air – shown by the IPCC’s constantly changing predictions as to actual rise in temperatures. In any event, the elephant in the room is population increase. The UN mid-range prediction is that by 2050 there will be an additional 2.5 billion people (a 36 per cent increase), mostly in Third World countries. All will want western-style living standards – which means energy consumption. Why isn’t anybody talking about this? Happily, the warming climate has also caused a significant greening of the earth as reported by satellite observations, and these plants will take CO2 out of the air and will provide more food. So it’s not all bad. Terry Sturgeon Oak Bay
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Boxing bouts fund charitable foundation Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
A pair of Oak Bay firefighters won their bouts over comrades from Victoria Fire but the real winners are both departments’ charitable foundations. Cody Brown and Brad Trenholm each won their bout at Fight 4 The Cause III in November. “I am officially retired 1-0,” said Trenholm. The social boxing event organized by Studio 4 Athletics in Victoria raised $25,000, and Oak Bay Charitable, which made a deal with Victoria Fire Fighters Charitable to share funds, will get $2,500 for their
foundation. Recent donations by the OBFFCF include $1,000 to the B.C. Burn Fund while volunteering at Bright Nights in Stanley Park and $1,500 to Monterey middle school to support education. With the fight night behind them, Oak Bay firefighters and their cohorts from around the region also took time to help deliver CFAX Santas Anonymous hampers to 1,400 Greater Victoria families the weekend prior to Christmas. They also donated $1,500 to Oak Bay Volunteer Services, $200 to ALS, $1,500 to Willows elementary, and five $500 bursaries to Oak Bay High students. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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B.C. wines on their way to grocery stores Jeff Nagel Black Press
The province’s latest liquor reform will make it easier for wine stores to relocate into grocery stores – provided they offer only B.C. wines – but there’s no sign the government is rethinking its change to wholesale wine pricing that will sharply drive up the price of more expensive bottles. The announcement by Justice Minister Suzanne Anton at Chaberton Estate Winery in Langley is being hailed by B.C. wineries because some supermarkets that can begin selling wine come April will be barred from stocking foreign wines. Under the change, existing VQA and independent wine stores can relocate or transfer their licence to an eligible grocery store as long as 100 per cent B.C. wine is sold. Those licence transfers won’t be limited by a rule that disallows
new outlets if there’s an existing one within one kilometre. Liquor policy reform leader John Yap called it a “winning combination” to allow grocery shoppers to also buy B.C. wine and support the local industry. “The B.C. wine industry is entering into a new era of winemaking,” added Chaberton co-owner Eugene Kwan. The new model is different from the store-within-a-store model in that it allows B.C. wine to be on regular grocery store shelves and shoppers would pay for it at designated registers staffed by trained employees who are at least 19. Anton said a limited number of new licences – she would not specify how many – will be made available to sell just B.C. wine in grocery stores. The extra licences will mean more competition for private wine stores that have already been critical of some of the province’s liquor reforms. Vancouver lawyer Mark Hicken, who
acts for wine industry clients, predicts there will be “no takers” on wine stores relocating under the new B.C.-only model because they would lose most of their international product lines. Hicken said the B.C.-only rule may violate Canada’s international trade agreements. A major concern for wine stores and B.C. restaurants is the change unveiled recently to the province’s wholesale pricing formula for wine that ends the discount advantage for independent wine stores. It may mean little change or even cheaper prices for wines that now cost $15 and under. But the final retail price of pricier bottles is expected to rise sharply come April, in both private and government stores, and in restaurants. Wine industry lawyer Mark Hicken has estimated wholesale prices in B.C. will rise 12 to 29 per cent on higher-end wines as a result of the change.
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Service its own reward for Oak Bay Kiwanian Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff
While Patrick Ewing is busily devoting time to help others through Kiwanis, the organization slyly slides little joys back into his life. Ewing, who just turned 45, is a member of the Kiwanis clubs of Victoria and Oak Bay. “My first Kiwanis service project was before I knew what Kiwanis was,” Ewing said. “I was in Grade 6 and 7, and was one of those in the school patrol program at [then] Monterey elementary.” That program, which dates back to the mid 1930s, is sponsored by Victoria Kiwanis. He rediscovered the connection later, noticing the Kiwanis safety patrol badge among the many covering his childhood Boy Scout blanket. “I didn’t even realize I was involved in Kiwanis service,” Ewing said with a laugh. He got more formally involved when he discovered Circle K during ‘clubs day’ early in his tenure as a student at the University of Victoria. “There was this table that had a sign that said ‘beach cleanup-slash scavenger hunt’ and I thought ‘well that
sounds fun’,” Ewing said. “We went down to Gyro Park and cleaned the beach, with prizes for the grossest item and things like that.” It proved a good way to make friends and connections in university while he grew to enjoy the leadership side of the organization. At 39, he became the youngest member ever to serve as governor of the Pacific Northwest District. As PNW chair for The Eliminate Project, he helped raise more than $500,000 towards Kiwanis International’s global campaign to eliminate the death of mothers and infants from maternal/ neonatal tetanus. “One of the things that make me feel really good is the Eliminate Project and being able to raise half a a million dollars for that project,” Ewing said. “There’s tetanus in the soil and it can’t be avoided. It’s especially lethal during the birthing process … a child born perfectly healthy gets infected and it attacks the nerves and it makes light, sounds and touch extremely painful. The child has convulsions strong enough to tear muscles and break bones until the child dies – usually within a week. And it’s entirely preventable. “
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Patrick Ewing is a member of the Kiwanis clubs of both Victoria and Oak Bay, and was the youngest member to ever serve as governor of the Pacific Northwest District. When the project started, a child died every nine minutes. It’s now down to a death every 11 minutes, which indicates progress. “It’s still too many but we’ve reduced the number of countries where this is occurring from 41 when we started to 24 now. So we’re making progress but we still have a way to go,” Ewing said. In the time between, Ewing joined the Gordon Head Club, then Sidney, then Victoria in 2007. A few years back his father John joined Oak Bay’s Kiwanis and then
so did Ewing’s wife Kristina. “I found I was going to as many of their meetings as Victoria meetings, so [last] year I joined as well,” he said. “We actually met through Circle K,” Ewing said of wife Kristina. “We were both working on the Pacific Northwest board together … we were friends and lost touch. The couple, who share a Dec. 19 birthday as well, reconnected years later through Kiwanis and they married the year he became governor.
The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay MUNICIPAL HALL 2167 OAK BAY AVENUE – VICTORIA, B.C. V8R 1G2 PHONE 250-598-3311 FAX 250-598-9108 WEBSITE: www.oakbay.ca A schedule of the 2015 Council and Committee of the Whole meeting dates is provided below. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers, Oak Bay Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Avenue. Council, commencing at 7:30 p.m. January 12 & 26 February 10 & 23 March 9 & 23 April 13 & 27 May 11 & 25 June 8 & 22
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“It was somehow meant to be. We would not have run into each other if it wasn’t for Circle K and Kiwanis,” Ewing said. This year is his first of three years as trustee, just the second British Columbian in 100 years to serve on the international board. He was among the elected officers delegated last July during the Kiwanis International convention in Chiba, Japan. That trip took Ewing home in a sense. “That’s the first time I’ve been back to Japan since I was born there,” he explained. “Being able to serve on the international board and work with people from the Philippines and Malaysia and Austria … it’s a unique opportunity,” he added. “I’m very lucky to be able to do that. It doesn’t matter how much you give you always get more back. It’s been an amazing
experience. I’ve been able to meet people from all over the world.” This year Kiwanis International celebrates 100 years of service to children around the world. “Anyone can spare a few hours each month to volunteer or be part of a wonderful community service
organization like Kiwanis,” he said. “My wife and I both work full time but we make time for Kiwanis because it is so fun and rewarding. If you are thinking of making a new year’s resolution to help others, I’d be happy to help you.” cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com
About Kiwanis n Founded in 1915, Kiwanis International is a global organization of clubs and members dedicated to serving the children of the world. Kiwanis and its family of clubs, including Circle K International for university students, Key Club for students age 14–18, Builders Club for students age 11–14, Kiwanis Kids for students age 6–12 and Aktion Club for adults living with disabilities, annually dedicate more than 18 million service hours to strengthen communities and serve children. The Kiwanis International family comprises nearly 600,000 adult and youth members in 80 countries and geographic areas. The Kiwanis 100th anniversary celebration is Jan. 23 and 24 in Detroit, Mich., marking the anniversary milestone with the founding Kiwanis club and Kiwanis dignitaries and leaders from around the world. For more information about Kiwanis International, visit www.kiwanis.org.
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Jupiter’s moons dominate the night sky in January Bill Smith For the Oak Bay News
Jupiter’s moons are putting on an amazing show this month. The orbital path of the moons is tilting edge-on to the Earth and the sun. This lineup makes it possible to watch the moons pass in front of each other (an occultation), or pass through another moons’ shadow (an eclipse), and even cast tiny black shadows onto Jupiter. You must find your old binoculars to see this amazing event. Jupiter rises by 10:30 p.m. at the beginning of the month, and by 8:30 p.m. at the end of the month. Have you noticed that the moon
rises in the east and sets in the west, just like the sun. Well you might be surprised to learn that every planet also rises in the east and sets in the west. So Jupiter will be seen rising in the east above Mount Baker. Even through the smallest telescope or binoculars you should be able to see the two prominent belts on each side of Jupiter’s equator, and the four Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is challenging to see now, and it has actually shrunk to less than half the size of historical observations (25,500 miles) in the late 1800s. The Voyager
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spacecraft measured it to be 14,500 miles across in 1979. Recent Hubble telescope observations confirm it to be 10,250 miles across. And it is shrinking by 580 miles per year. On the night of Jan. 23 three moons and their shadows cross the disk of Jupiter. If you want to try to see their shadows, you’ll want to start looking through telescopes at 7 p.m. At 7:11 p.m. the first shadow – of Callisto – appears, followed by Io’s shadow at 8:35 p.m. and Europa’s at 10:27 p.m. Then for 25 minutes – until 10:52 p.m. – the three black shadows will appear on the planet’s disk at the same time. This triple shadow transit won’t
happen again until 2032. There’s one more treat in store for Jupiter observers this same evening. Io is eclipsed by Calisto’s shadow, beginning at 9:41 p.m. Eagle-eyed observers will see Io dim in brightness about 10 minutes later, then resume its brightness in another 10 minutes. Dark skies to all friends of Cattle Point Star Park. Summary is from the transcript of “What’s Up In January 2015” by NASA announcer and astronomer Jane Houston Jones with specific permission for localization to Cattle Point Urban Star Park and the Oak Bay News. Bill Smith is a volunteer at Cattle Point Dark Sky Urban Star Park.
Residents reminded to prepare for emergency St John Ambulance is reminding Capital Region residents of the importance of being prepared for an emergency. “Being ready to cope on our own for at least the first 72 hours will enable first responders to focus on those in urgent need” said St John Victoria board chair and retired fire chief Doug Angrove. To ensure you are prepared St John Ambulance suggests the following three simple steps: Know the risks – Learn how to prepare for the natural hazards in Canada and in your region. Tailor your emergency plan and
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HAFI Funds Home Modifications for Disabled Man When Lorie and Walter bought their home in Port Alberni 13 years ago they slowly began renovating the unfinished basement to accommodate Walter’s changing needs as his muscular dystrophy advanced. “The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small. I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.” Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheelin shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.
“ I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.” Walter and Lorie hope to spend the rest of their lives in their home. The HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.
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Community Calendar Wednesday, Jan. 7 The 35th Annual New Year’s tennis tournament for girls, boys, women and men for ages 8 to 80 years. Adults Jan. 5 to 18 at the Tennis Bubble at Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Current Events Discussion Drop‐in from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at Monterey. Join Kathryn Kearney, retired college professor from George Brown College in Toronto, for a short presentation and interactive discussion session.
Thursday, Jan. 8 Eclectic Gallery introduces its first salon-style exhibit featuring more than a dozen gallery artists who immerse themselves in their vision of discovery. Exhibit runs from Jan. 5 to Feb. 28. Reception Jan. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Eclectic Gallery, 2170 Oak Bay Ave. If I can Dream at McPherson Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. Stephen Michael Kabakos
captures an authentic portrayal of Elvis Presley. Tickets are $43 at rmts.bc.ca One-on-one learning about e-readers and computers at the Oak Bay library at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Registration required at gvpl.ca or call 250-940-GVPL (4875).
Saturday, Jan. 10 Live Music and Dinner and dance at Monterey Recreation Centre Saturday Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m. Esquimalt Recreation Open House 527 Fraser St., 8:30 a.m. to noon. Info: 250-412-8500. Moss Street Winter Market. Fairfield Community Centre, 1330 Fairfield Rd., 10 a.m to noon. Ethiopian Christmas Celebration dinner and dance will be Saturday, Jan. 10, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas St. The cost is $20 for adults, $10 for teens and kids under 13 are free.
Sunday, Jan. 11 Polin: First Visit to My Ancestral Land, an illustrated talk and reading by Isa Milman. Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St., 2 p.m. Admission is by donation.
Monday, Jan. 12 Oak Bay Seniors Activity Association monthly meeting at 10 a.m. in the Pine Room at 1442 Monterey Ave. Storytimes & Puppet Plays from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use
with your baby every day. No registration required at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Burns Dinner, 5:30 p.m. at Monterey Recreation Centre. Tickets are $20.50 and $23.50 for a “Traditional Scottish Feast” of roast beef, mashed potatoes, ’neeps, Yorkshire pudding and Haggis with trifle for dessert. Purchase tickets in advance from reception. Drop in Toddler time, for youngsters 16-35
months and their caregiver. Toddlerterrific stories, songs, rhymes and puppets. No registration required. Starts 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave.
Friday, Jan. 16 Drop-in Family Storytime from 10:3011 a.m. at the Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. Rick Vito and the Lucky Devils in the Upstairs Cabaret at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35.50. For more information visit rmts. bc.ca
Saturday, Jan. 17 Food sensitivities with Dr. Michelle Payne. Learn how sensitivities are different from allergies and intolerances with Dr. Michelle Payne, a naturopathic physician who helps her patients achieve their health goals, prevent illness, and restore health naturally. Register online or call 250-940GVPL (4875) for more information. At the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL starting at 2 p.m. Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact
is Hazel at 250-3855439. Abbamania with Night Fever/ The BeeGees at McPherson Playhouse 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $47 at rmts.bc.ca Snowed In Comedy Tour with four international comedians at the Royal Theatre. Returning is Arj Barker, Dan Quinn, and MC Craig Campbell with new performer Paul Myrehaug. Tickets are $40 at rmts.bc.ca Share your community event email your community calendar item to editor@oakbaynews. com.
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For the last two months, more than 500 elves have secretly sorted, packed and prepped packages for 1,400 Greater Victoria families in the former Emily Carr Library branch at 3500 Blanshard St. The building has been vacant since the Greater Victoria Public Library vacated the building and moved into Uptown in January 2014. That made it a perfect fit for CFAX Santas Anonymous, a surprisingly nomadic charity organization that provides 5,200 bags of groceries to families across the region each holiday season. “We’ve been homeless for 37 years,” said CFAX Santas Anonymous president Dan Deringer. “Every year, we start the process again of finding a space that can accommodate us.” For 2015, that process starts now. Crews used each and every room in the Emily Carr library, one of two facilities donated to Santas Anonymous last year. The old North Douglas Distributors warehouse off Boleskine Road is where the final package of toys and groceries are delivered (by local firefighters) or picked up by receiving families. “We’ve run this program from vacant schools, warehouses, storefronts and buildings,” Deringer said. The retired DND worker has been with Santas Anonymous for four years. During that time, they were blessed with the use of the vacated Richmond elementary school. But with the current seismic upgrade schedule, Richmond is an active school once again: George Jay elementary is
using it this year and Cloverdale students will move in next year. Saanich donated the old Emily Carr building to Santas Anonymous free of charge, but it’s unlikely it will happen again in 2015. “There will be discussion in the new year and, likely, an engineering assessment to upgrade (the 1972) building,” said Harley Machielse, Saanich’s newly appointed director of engineering. “Right now, there’s no plan for the building, so I can’t speculate too much, but I would think a future tenant is ideal.” Selling the building has not been in the preliminary discussion, though Machielse wouldn’t rule it out. “We have a lot to look at for plumbing and seismic upgrading, if needed, so selling it is not on the radar, but we will need to know more about it before we can move forward,” he said. It means Deringer and crew are back to the same place they are every January, putting their heads together in the executive director’s home office. “We knock on wood that something will come up. There’s a lot of hard work going into this, but we can’t streamline the process without a space,” Deringer said. Ideally, the charity hopes to find an expansive space it can share with another tenant. Santas Anonymous would need to take over most of the building in November and December. From January to mid-October, they have an army of volunteers and a grant program to offer a partner willing to share the rental fees for a permanent location. Santas Anonymous programs such as Kids helping Kids run all year, but are not as demanding in terms of space.
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One New Year’s resolution we’ll all be making. A full disposal ban on kitchen scraps at Hartland landfill takes effect January 1, 2015. The ban will divert compostable items like vegetables, meat, bones, grains, dairy products, fruit and soiled paper that currently take up thirty percent of the landfill. At the same time, diverted kitchen scraps will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will be processed into beneficial compost. So contact your waste hauler or municipality directly, plan for collection options and make a note on your calendar. Then we can all look forward to a happy, more sustainable New Year! For general information about the kitchen scrap diversion strategy visit www.crd.bc.ca/kitchenscraps
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