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A protected bike lane along Pandora Avenue would benefit not only cyclists, but also businesses along Pandora, says a local business owner.

Victoria city council voted to move forward two options for Victoria’s first protected bike lanes to public consultation. The first is a two-way protected bike lane along Pandora, and the second is a one-way protected bike lane on Pandora and a one-way protected bike lane on Johnson Street.

Shane Devereaux, owner of Habit Coffee on Pandora Avenue, believes a two-way bike lane on Pandora will be great for business.

“There will be that many more people going by our store,” he said. “Slowing things down and allowing people to access the city in different modes is one of the major steps towards trying to cultivate and enrich our downtown and work on it becoming a more and more vibrant place.”

Devereaux estimated about 10 parking spaces would be lost near his store from Government Street down Pandora. However, he said he does not think this will create a parking issue.

Edward Pullman, president of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, said he prefers the two-way option on Pandora Avenue due to its connectivity to the new Johnson Street Bridge and the Galloping Goose trail.

The new Johnson Street Bridge is slated to include a multi-use protected trail for cyclists and

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Shane Devereaux, the owner of Habit coffee shop, kneels with his bike outside his 500-block of Pandora Avenue location. Deveraux supports putting bike lanes on Pandora.

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pedestrians on the north side of the bridge. This trail will lead straight to Pandora Avenue.

“That benefit can’t be understated,” said Pullman. “If you had

two one-way [bike lanes], you would lose that connectivity.”

If there was a one-way bike lane on Pandora and a one-way bike lane on Johnson, cyclists would have to get over to Store Street then turn left onto Johnson Street.

This will be an issue for less confident cyclists, said Pullman.

Another benefit is increased safety for cyclists due to the barrier between the bicycles and vehicles, said Pullman.

“These triple-a facilities are going to get more people riding their bikes because it addresses the issue and the perception of safety,” he said, adding that many people choose not to cycle due to safety concerns.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said having protected bike lanes will “bring Victoria’s cycling infrastructure into the 21st century.”

While both the two-way and the one-way options will be pre-

sented to the public for discussion, Helps said the two-way lanes on Pandora will likely cost less, at an estimated $1.9 million. The cost of a one-way bike lane on Johnson Street has not yet been calculated.

“The drawback is that people aren’t used to two-way cycling on a one-way street,” said Helps.

Public consultations will begin in April to decide which bike lane option is most fitting. andrea.peacock@vicnews.com

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Rockland greenway project becomes a permanent fixture Andrea Peacock Victoria News

A portion of Rockland Avenue will be solely dedicated to cyclists and pedestrians permanently.

The 900-block of Rockland Avenue between Quadra and Vancouver streets has been closed from vehicles for the last year as part of a pilot project, and now Victoria city council has voted to keep it that way.

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“It allows us to make that particular area next to the cathedral (Christ Church Cathedral) more of a peoplefocused place,” said Coun. Chris Coleman.

“It defines part of a cycling pathway [and] and pedestrian pathway that makes sense

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Council approved implementing shortterm improvements to the greenway to make the space more inviting to the public for up to $40,000, to be included in the 2015 financial plan. Permanent improvements will be included for consideration in the 2016 financial plan.

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Barb Desjardins says Esquimalt’s best place to find springtime blooms

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The Victoria Flower Count is a chance for Greater Victoria to count blossoms and show off its early spring weather to the rest of the country. But it is also a friendly competition between the municipalities to see who can count the most flowers.

This year, Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins is taking the competition to the next level.

“I don’t think we have [won before], which is why I wanted to get a huge effort out this year,” she said.

I heard [Colwood Mayor] Carol Hamilton was bragging that Colwood won last year, and she told me the secret of how she did it.”

That secret, said Desjardins, is getting the schools involved.

Coun. Meagan Brame has contacted all of the schools in Esquimalt, and so far she has heard back from Rockheights Middle School.

“They’re totally excited about being a part of the Flower Count,” said Brame. “The more we engage our children and youth in the community, the more they feel attached to it and take pride in it.”

Desjardins said she is confident Esquimalt can count more blossoms than the other municipalities this year.

“We’ve been putting it out on Facebook and I’ve been rallying the troops,” she said, adding she has also gotten the Esquimalt Garden Club and the Township Community Arts Council involved.

“We have pockets of areas of Esquimalt that are so far ahead in terms of blossoms and flowers, and I think if we made that concerted effort to go and count these blossoms, that we could win hands down.”

The Victoria Flower Count runs from March 5 to 11.

For more information, please go online to flowercount.com.

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Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins standiNG by a cherry blossom tree outside the Esquimalt Recreation Centre. Desjardins is challenging the other municipalities in the annual Flower Count.

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Thompson, a 49-yearold James Bay resident, was found deead in his apartment in the 400-block of Michigan Street on Feb. 18.

VIIMCU is looking to speak with anyone who may have seen Thompson leading up to the discovery of his body.

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Privacy bill concerns draw big turnout Daniel Palmer Black Press

A flood of concerns over a federal bill that aims to redefine the role of Canada’s intelligence agencies prompted local MPs to organize a town hall-style meeting in Victoria last Friday.

NDP MPs Randall Garrison and Murray Rankin hosted the Feb. 27 event to discuss Bill C-51, an omnibus privacy bill drafted by the Harper government that has been criticized by a steady stream of academics, lawyers and former politicians as being overly broad and lacking proper parliamentary oversight while giving the Canadian Security Intelligence Service expanded intelligencegathering and disruption powers.

“This bill offers a false choice between our values and our security and it fails on both counts,” Rankin told a crowd of about 500 people at the First Metropolitan United Church. The discussion panel included Reg Whitaker – an expert in constitutional law and privacy issues who served on the advisory panel for the Commission of Inquiry

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One problem with the bill includes targeting the promotion of terrorism “in general,” said Garrison, a former criminal justice instructor and current vice chair of the House of Commons’ Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Existing hatespeech and other laws already make it illegal to counsel or actively encourage someone to commit a specific terrorism offence. “(This bill) is dangerously vague and invents words that don’t exist in law,” Garrison said. “I believe the threat of terrorism is real … but to cast such a wide net that draws in all kinds of people … not only does it threaten our civil liberties, it threatens the real struggle against terrorism.”

Whitaker lambasted the bill as being “vastly overbroad,” as a terrorist threat could be defined as any unlawful activity that interferes with the Canadian economy or critical infrastructure. That sort of language could allow CSIS operatives to

“disrupt” environmental activists or First Nations groups opposing pipeline expansion, for example, Collins added.

“Unlawful dissent includes sit-ins, unlawful marches,” she said. “All of these things paint a really scary picture for dissent in Canada. … Who will want to be involved in collective action? All of a sudden, you could be detained, you could be spied upon.”

Whitaker said CSIS should remain in its role strictly gathering intelligence rather than enforcing law. “(CSIS) will go in secret to a judge, present the case in secret, and if the judge agrees to provide them with a disruption warrant, they can do basically anything they want apart from torture, murder, rape,” Whitaker said. “Short of that, they can break the law, violate charter rights and they already have a get out of jail free card from a judge to do this with impunity and in secret.”

During a question and answer period, one speaker identified herself as a Raging Granny who had been involved in activist movements for more than 50 years.

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Garrison warned the bill does not address the criminal act of terrorism, but instead allows the government to disrupt any activity it perceives as a threat to Canada.

“The difference here being an RCMP warrant ends up back at court, where it can be reviewed,” he said.

With CSIS, the disruption warrant never comes back to a court after being issued, he said.

“No judge will ever see what happens.”

The bill has also been criticized for lacking measures to address the radicalization of youth; lowering the threshold for preventive detention; expanding the no-‐fly list; interfering with the RCMP’s law enforcement role by causing potential “turf wars” with CSIS; and for creating anti-terrorism laws that overlap with existing laws.

After an NDP filibuster last week, the Harper government agreed to expand its initial three days of committee hearings on C-51 to eight days to allow for more expert input. Once the bill passes committee level, it will be voted on in the House of Commons. editor@vicnews.com

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SELECT COMMITTEE The Township of Esquimalt is inviting applications for appointment to the Township’s Economic Development Select Committee.

The mandate of the Select Committee is to review the strategies identified in the Township of Esquimalt Economic Development Strategy (EDS) and make recommendations to assist Council in prioritizing the action items identified in the EDS. The appointment of the Committee will terminate once it provides its report with its recommendations to Council.

Harbour Road opens Don Denton/Victoria News

A man takes a photo of the newly re-opened Harbour Road at Esquimalt Road. Harbour Road had been closed to vehicles for several months due to new road and bridge construction. The road was also used as a staging and storage area for materials needed for the construction of the new Johnson Street bridge.

MLA dumps on land sale Rosie TownshendCarter Victoria News

The B.C. government’s attempt to gain quick revenue by selling off a large amount of assets at once, may be doing the province more harm than good, says a Victoria MLA. The province has 63 properties listed throughout B.C. for sale or are already sold.

“It’s not a good idea to dump a bunch of property on the market at the same time,

at 16 and 24 hectares each with 27 hectares already sold.

“When you look at Highway 1 and the approaches to Greater Victoria, those were acquired to insure there was a proper buffer room for growth and flexibility for transportation systems,” said Fleming.

Sometimes the land is purchased by the province with hopes of a future build.

“It’s identified if there is value, are we going to be building? Or land

you won’t get the same return,” said Rob Fleming, MLA for VictoriaSwan Lake.

Only three properties are listed for sale on Vancouver Island, with two being pieces of vacant land in Victoria.

“The government approach to put up a quick fire sale all across B.C. is not efficient or strategic,” said Fleming.

The vacant land for sale in Greater Victoria, which lines Highway 1 near Highlands, is sized

is bought in anticipation of a project and then plans change after they’ve bought it,” said Blair Phelps, communications director for the Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services Communications Office.

Previously, the province did a trade of Crystal Gardens with the City of Victoria for its Harbour Road industrial lands.

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For further information on the Select Committee, please see the Terms of Reference which are available on the Township’s website at www. esquimalt.ca.

Please provide a letter of interest, to include an answer to the question: “What skills would you provide to the Select Committee?” Please submit the letter of interest and a resume listing professional and volunteer experience by 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2015, by email to corporate.services@esquimalt.ca, or by fax to 250-414-7111, or by delivery or mail to Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, BC V9A 3P1

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Trial of mass notification system extended on base More trials of CFB Esquimalt’s recently installed mass notification system will take place today (March 4), from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

While the system tests conducted from Feb. 2 to 6 were successful, further adjustments are required in order to ensure that the sound levels are

audible to base personnel and minimize the impact on nearby residents, said a statement from the base.

Residents might hear a series of sirens and verbal messages from speakers, mounted on tall poles in the Dockyard, Naden and Work Point in Esquimalt.

Due to a variety of

environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity and wind direction it is possible that the sirens will be heard in neighbouring municipalities.

After these final trials are completed the system will be tested at 11 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month starting April 1.

Paramedics get new tools Preparing for takeoff Don Denton/Victoria News

Two Harbour Air float planes are reflected in the water of the Inner Harbour as they pass each other. The aircraft in the foreground was headed for takeoff while the rear plane had just landed.

B.C. ambulance paramedics are now able to use a bloodclotting drug that’s expected to help stabilize trauma patients with severe internal bleeding.

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Property transfer tax here to stay Realtors, prospective home buyers and sellers, and others can stop hoping that B.C.’s property transfer tax will be discontinued.

It’s never going to happen.

The reason? It’s a major cash cow for the provincial government, needed to balance the budget and there’s nowhere else to raise that large chunk of cash without raising personal and corporate income taxes.

Premier Christy Clark is proud of what she says is the country’s lowest tax rate so this kind of special tax, that only hits buyers of property, is not going anytime soon.

Here’s how it shakes down: The PTT consists of one per cent charged on the first $200,000 of a property’s value and two per cent after that.

That means for a $600,000 house, $10,000 is due every time it changes hands.

This handy calculation is not just a painful hit to the pocket book when purchasing a home – it’s a major source of revenue, generating $1.04 billion in 2014.

These revenue numbers are interesting for another reason: They show how important real estate is to B.C.’s ongoing financial solidity.

Without a strong real estate market, helped, no doubt, by record-low interest rates, the provincial coffers would be much poorer.

The province also benefits from rising property values and while there are exemptions for family transfers and firsttime home buyers, it appears the property transfer tax is a necessary evil that raises millions to cover basic provincial services.

So unless the much-vaunted LNG industry or another economic sector can provide a windfall, the PTT is here to stay.

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Readers respond: politics, drugs, taxes Limits needed on election spending Re: Esquimalt mayor seeks change to municipal voting (News, Feb. 27) The recent report by Elections B.C. on spending by candidates in last November’s municipal election shows how ridiculously expensive it has become to run for mayor in Victoria.

Defeated incumbent mayor Dean Fortin obviously didn’t benefit much from the $14.12 his campaign spent for each of the 9,111 votes he obtained.

But an even bigger loser, on a cost-benefit basis, was third-place finsiher Ida Chong, whose campaign shelled out an astonishing $33.01 for each of the 3,275 votes she got.

Fourth-place finisher Stephen Andrew didn’t fare much better, with his campaign spending $20.65 for each of the 2,380 votes he obtained.

Winner Lisa Helps got the best bang for her campaign bucks, spending $9.63 for each of the 9,200 votes she obtained.

But what these numbers illustrate above all is the dire need for new election spending laws to impose strict limits on what candidates can spend in municipal campaigns.

Gordon Pollard Victoria

Time has come to legalize drugs Re: A relaxed attitude to marijuana (Our View, Feb. 11) I agree drug busts do very little in curbing drug use and distribution. We are losing the war on drugs.

And while many lives are ruined by the use of illegal drugs, the reality is drugs will never go away.

The only solution to gaining control over the situation is to legalize all drugs – legalize and regulate.

Once legal, the black market and the crime surrounding drugs will steadily disappear. Think about what happened with alcohol. Prohibition does not work.

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Hard done not same as being poor Re: Should the province’s rich pay more taxes? No (B.C. Views, Feb. 25) Tom Fletcher’s opinion piece defending the provincial budget and tax cuts for the rich is ripe with inaccuracies.

The “wage gap” is not the same thing as a difference in income taxes paid as a share of total tax revenue. That very basic concept should be obvious.

Income inequality did not start leveling off in Canada in 1998. If anything it started becoming more of a problem.

From Statistics Canada: “Income disparities (expressed in 2011 constant dollars) rose between 1995 and 2011.”

Income inequality is only one aspect of poverty. Asset inequality is more pervasive and has a longer-term impact on the

opportunity for people to get ahead or experience quality of life.

From 1998 to 2012, the median net worth of the top quartile of families in Canada increased by 80 per cent (from $763,600 to $1,380,000) while the lowest quartile median net worth decreased by 15 percent (from $1,300 to $1,100).

The proportion of income taxes paid by the top and bottom earners and asset-holders in Canada bears no reflection to the real-life living conditions of those people.

A person who earns 10 times more, and has financial assets that are infinitely greater, experiences life in Canada far differently from someone with a low income and non-existent net worth.

Don’t let the proportion of income tax paid by high earners make you feel sorry for them – they are not suffering. Feeling hard-done-by is not the same thing as being poor.

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Pay down that student loan or else

How big is student debt these days?

In a recent speech, Premier Christy The subject was discussed briefly in the Clark quipped that while teenagers tend legislature last week. to be lazy, there is a limit.

In question period, NDP leader If your kid is still on the couch after John Horgan reminded the age 30, she said, he’s not a government that tuition fees teenager any more. “He’s a New have doubled over the past Democrat.” decade, and cited a Bank of Clark’s ‘get off the couch and Montreal estimate that the get a job’ message is now being average university student translated into government emerges from a four-year policy. The B.C. government program owing $35,000 in is using one of the few tools student loans. available, to track down With his usual modesty people who aren’t paying off and tact, Advanced Education their student loans, by linking Minister Andrew Wilkinson defaulted debt to driver’s licence renewals.

Tom Fletcher dismissed Horgan’s accusation that he is indifferent to There are “hardship” B.C. Views the plight of students. provisions for those who Wilkinson noted that the Bank don’t have a job. ICBC will of Montreal surveyed 602 students across only refuse to renew a driver’s licence or vehicle plates for those who have let their Canada, and only 78 of them were in B.C. “To clarify this, and to address the student debt go for a year without making cackling chickens on the other side, we some effort to deal with it. have 430,000 students in our system,” Student debt collection is a longWilkinson said. “Some of them are partstanding problem for the province, time; some of them are on short courses. with about $185 million currently on We have 180,000 students who are in the the books as defaulted and unpaid. system full-time and eligible for student Students naturally move around after aid. completing their studies, and once the “Of those 180,000 students, 45,000 turn six-month grace period for beginning to to the province for financial aid – meaning repay student loans expires, finding those who aren’t paying becomes a costly effort. that 75 per cent of students, more than Historically governments sent defaulted what was quoted on the CBC yesterday, go through their education without debt to collection agencies. Last year incurring debt through the provincial $17.3 million was collected.

student aid program.”

Whatever the amount owing is for an individual, it’s a debt that will be more difficult to avoid paying. The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines, and that was recently extended to those who are 90 days in arrears on $25 or more worth of Lower Mainland bridge tolls.

This student debt collection move follows efforts to match up post-secondary funding to areas of employment demand. In an era where misguided university professors use their positions to organize violent protests against job-creating projects, the messages are similar.

Variations of this productivity theme are being heard from governments across North America. The baby boomers are retiring. We are bringing in temporary foreign workers, not because of some right-wing plot, but because too many people growing up in our society refuse to do an increasing range of jobs.

We have an education system – and media – that encourages people to complain and make demands to get what they want. And we are seeing the results of all of this.

There was a U.S. president once who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.

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Victoria Cougars Brett Lervold tries to get the puck on Kerry Park Islander goalie Leighton Williams. The Cougars are looking for new players for the team.

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Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be a Victoria Cougar hockey player?

The Cougars have announced dates for their third annual spring camp.

This camp is a chance for players and parents to gain exposure to junior hockey and the Cougars program. It will also provide an opportunity to meet the Cougars’ coaching staff. A number of this season’s players will be moving to Junior A, major junior or university teams, leaving many roster spots open for next season. The team anticipates needing to replace more than half its roster.

Players from the spring camp will be considered for the 2015-16 team, and as well, the Cougars will identify players they may affiliate with the club for next season.

The camp opens April 24 at the Wurtele (Naden) Arena at CFB Esquimalt.

For April 25 and April 26, the camp moves to Westhills Arena in Langford.

For more information, please go online to victoriacougars.com.

Teams from Victoria and Salmon Arm will represent the province at the nationals after winning the 2015 Tim Hortons B.C. Senior Curling championships.

Victoria’s skip Wes Craig retained the title he claimed last year, while Sandra Jenkins, who won the women’s event as a third in 2014, skipped her team to success at Alberni Valley Curling Club.

The two teams topped their round-robin group and qualified automatically for the final but it was an extremely close championships.

In both the men’s and women’s event there was a four-way tie at the top of the group so playoff places were decided by the cumulative results of the last stone draws throughout the week.

Team Craig, which is rounded out by Scott MacDonald at third,

Tony Anslow as second and Lindsay Cheetham at lead, and coached by Roz Craig, defeated Team Greig of Richmond 8-3 to take the men’s title.

The Islanders got off to a strong start in the final with a single and then a steal of three which Greig was unable to come back from.

Skip Sandy Greig, and his team of third Don Wakefield, second Wayne Hogaboam and lead Mike Freeman, had beaten Team Dunkin 9-4 earlier in the day to secure their place in the final.

The Salmon Arm rink of Jenkins, third Kate Horne, second Wendy Cseke and lead Carol Murray, and coach Darryl Horne, punched their ticket to nationals when they beat Team Noble 5-4.

After a close opening five ends in which each team took two singles, Jenkins jumped into the lead with a three ender in

the sixth and, despite a deuce

by Noble in the seventh, took the title.

The Qualicum rink of Lynne Noble, third Donna Langlands, second Crystal Murray, lead Shirley Wong and fifth Lorraine Jeffries, had beaten Team Smiley earlier in the day to book their berth in the final.

The bronze medal in the Men’s event was awarded to Team Dunkin, from North Shore Winter Club, with Paul Dunkin as skip, Mickey Bishop at third, Rob Gardner at second and Jurgen Wolter at lead.

The Women’s bronze medallists were Team Smiley, from Royal City Curling Club, with Kathy Smiley as skip, Kerri Miller as third, Debbie Pulak as second and Laurie Shimizu at lead.

The 2015 Canadian Senior Curling Championships will take place at the Thistle Curling Club in Edmonton from March 21-28.

Local synchro team finishes fourth Team BC’s synchronized swimmers finish fourth in a series of competitions at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

Friday began with the duet event and the two teams of Sarah Jones (Victoria) and Katrina Hohensee (Kamloops) and Stefanie Dickinson (North Vancouver) and Katie Stirrat (Vancouver), both finished fourth in their respective flights.

The eight-person team event took place later in the day and Team BC finished fourth.

The team’s two soloists – Luiza Vasylyeva (Victoria) and Katrina Hohensee (Kamloops), competed on Saturday.

The nine members of Team BC’s synchronized swimmers are from three different clubs in three different cities in the province.

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“The challenge is that we only have two days together so the first day is like a warm up day we have to remember the routine and the counts, then the next day we are trying to cram everything in,” said Emma Choo (Victoria). “Then two weeks go by and we have to do it all over again – it can make it hard to keep the momentum moving forward.”

Centralizing to train isn’t the most difficult thing about synchronized swimming.

The athletes on Team BC have designed an eight-person routine that lasts less than five minutes – 4:12 to be precise – during that time they have to keep complete focus and command over every muscle in their body. And then they have to hold their breath during many parts of the routine.

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Chasing the puck to the playoffs Westshore Wolves forward Jacob Malloch plays a game of keep away with Saanich Braves forward Cameron Kovesdi during Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff action. The Victoria Cougars will host the Westshore Wolves in Game 1 of their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League/South Island Division Final tomorrow night. The Wolves moved on to this series after defeating the Braves Friday night.Game time tomorrow is 7p.m. at the Archie Browning Sports Centre.

Sign-ups are still open for District 7 Little League before tryouts begin the weekend of March 14-15.

Registration fees range from $105 to $120, depending on the division, says Little League spokesman Tak (Gus) Niketas.

No player will be turned away due to financial hardships.

“Little League wants kids to play. We just want the kids out there having fun,” Niketas says.

District 7 covers six neighbourhoods in the region: Beacon Hill (James Bay), Central Saanich, Hampton (Tillicum), Lakehill (Saanich), Layritz (Wilkinson Road) and National (Oaklands).

The program consists of a baseball Little League program for both boys and girls from ages three to 12 and a girls’ softball division for players 13 to 16.

Niketas says Little League players must play ball where they live, the rules don’t allow children to play in other neighbourhoods.

“This allow kids to play with other kids from the same neighbourhood,” he says.

To register or more information, please go online to littleleaguevictoria.org.

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Music project needs iPods Andrea Peacock Victoria News

Music can be used as a form of therapy, and Listen Up Victoria is now collecting gently used iPods and mp3 players to support the Music Heals Charitable Foundation.

Listen Up Victoria is a Leadership Victoria project designed to raise awareness and make noise for music therapy.

The mp3 players are being collected at Greater Victoria Public Library branches, Vancity Credit Union in Victoria, Long and McQuade and the Victoria Conservatory of Music until March 31.

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They will be used in the Music Heals iPod pharmacy program, which provides music therapists with the devices for use with their clients.

Music therapy is used in children’s hospitals, seniors’ centres, for palliative care, at-risk youth and more.

On March 7, Music Heals Charitable Foundation will hold a fundraiser in support of music therapy initiatives across Canada. A Night out for Music Heals fundraiser will be held at Breakwater Cafe and Bistro, 199 Dallas Rd., Pig BBQ, 1325 Blanshard St. and Distrikt, 919 Douglas St. For more information, please go online to listenupvictoria.com or musicheals.ca.

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Therapist spreads love of music to help with healing Rosie Townshend-Carter Victoria News

Joel Kroeker believes in the power of music.

The clinical counsellor and music therapist was bred into a music family which helped him to foster his own love for the art.

His love for music led him to play on different world stages and touring with big names such as Randy Bachmann, Bruce Cockburn and Colin James.

He’s been nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, alongside artists such as Nelly Furtado and “When we’re Sarah McLachlan as well as winning Pop Album of the making music, the Year for his most recent music is not ill.” release Closer to the Flame.

“It’s been a really – Joel Kroeker amazing experience from a few different sides. It’s fun to tour and play music with a bunch of different people and audiences,” he said.

During different tours, Kroeker noticed the impact music made on the lives around him.

“Going on the road, I realized people were doing a lot of healing on their own to deal with trauma. They were using music to heal themselves.”

Kroeker helps people with everything from mental illness to those recovering from strokes. He says illness and disability doesn’t exist in music making.

“When we’re making music, the music is not ill.”

The therapy includes four basic concepts which are song writing, active listening, imagination and playing.

“Music engages so much of our person that it’s one of the best possible ways of connecting with health and returning to a state of health,” he said.

Most people that come to him have already tried medicine and talk therapy routes, with little success.

“Usually people dealing with mental illness have run out of words to describe. You can share and communicate so much without words.”

Don Denton/Victoria News In his spare time, not that there is much, he Music therapist Joel Kroeker with some of his many musical instruments. His love for music has led him to play with the likes works at completing his Swiss post-graduate psychotherapeutic program to become a of Randy Bachmann and Colin James.

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“It’s been really mind blowing for me to see how potent these different arts are together,” he says from his Fairfield home.

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The business and philanthropic community came together last week for Hungry Hearts, a fun and unique fundraiser aimed at raising both awareness and funds for Our Place.

Five top local chefs used their culinary expertise and imagination in a competition to see who could create the most tasteful twist on soup and a sandwich – always a popular lunch at Our Place.

“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of the community,” said Don Evans, executive director of Our Place.

“This strong support will enable us to continue with many of our life-transforming programs and services to assist people in crisis.”

Guests were invited to “vote with their heart” in crowning their favourite dish. In a fingerlicking finish, Nicholas Waters and Toque Catering Company took home the Hungry Hearts Top Chef trophy by creating a gourmet combo of coconut black bean soup with chipotle crème fraiche, and a cubano sandwich: mojo marinated pulled pork with avocado, pickle and swiss cheese.

“Once people learn of all the wonderful ways Our Place helps the impoverished in our community, they really step up to help,” said Laura Walsh, director of development. “That couldn’t have been made more clear when the philanthropic and business community truly came together in a fun and unique way to help make our signature fundraiser a great success.”

The event, presented by PwC Canada and hosted at the Inn at Laurel Point, raised $185,990.

The generosity was a welcomed gift as Our Place has experienced a significant increase in demand for services. The meal program served more than 525,000 meals last year – a 50-per-cent increase over the previous year.

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Music project needs iPods Andrea Peacock Victoria News

Music can be used as a form of therapy, and Listen Up Victoria is now collecting gently used iPods and mp3 players to support the Music Heals Charitable Foundation.

Listen Up Victoria is a Leadership Victoria project designed to raise awareness and make noise for music therapy.

The mp3 players are being collected at Greater Victoria Public Library branches, Vancity Credit Union in Victoria, Long and McQuade and the Victoria Conservatory of Music until March 31.

Camping reservations open March 15 Discover Camping, the province’s camping reservation system, opens for business March 15.

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They will be used in the Music Heals iPod pharmacy program, which provides music therapists with the devices for use with their clients.

Music therapy is used in children’s hospitals, seniors’ centres, for palliative care, at-risk youth and more.

On March 7, Music Heals Charitable Foundation will hold a fundraiser in support of music therapy initiatives across Canada. A Night out for Music Heals fundraiser will be held at Breakwater Cafe and Bistro, 199 Dallas Rd., Pig BBQ, 1325 Blanshard St. and Distrikt, 919 Douglas St. For more information, please go online to listenupvictoria.com or musicheals.ca.

Hungry Hearts brings message of hope to Our Place clients

andrea.peacock@vicnews.com

Therapist spreads love of music to help with healing Rosie Townshend-Carter Victoria News

Joel Kroeker believes in the power of music.

The clinical counsellor and music therapist was bred into a music family which helped him to foster his own love for the art.

His love for music led him to play on different world stages and touring with big names such as Randy Bachmann, Bruce Cockburn and Colin James.

He’s been nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, alongside artists such as Nelly Furtado and “When we’re Sarah McLachlan as well as winning Pop Album of the making music, the Year for his most recent music is not ill.” release Closer to the Flame.

“It’s been a really – Joel Kroeker amazing experience from a few different sides. It’s fun to tour and play music with a bunch of different people and audiences,” he said.

During different tours, Kroeker noticed the impact music made on the lives around him.

“Going on the road, I realized people were doing a lot of healing on their own to deal with trauma. They were using music to heal themselves.”

Kroeker helps people with everything from mental illness to those recovering from strokes. He says illness and disability doesn’t exist in music making.

“When we’re making music, the music is not ill.”

The therapy includes four basic concepts which are song writing, active listening, imagination and playing.

“Music engages so much of our person that it’s one of the best possible ways of connecting with health and returning to a state of health,” he said.

Most people that come to him have already tried medicine and talk therapy routes, with little success.

“Usually people dealing with mental illness have run out of words to describe. You can share and communicate so much without words.”

Don Denton/Victoria News In his spare time, not that there is much, he Music therapist Joel Kroeker with some of his many musical instruments. His love for music has led him to play with the likes works at completing his Swiss post-graduate psychotherapeutic program to become a of Randy Bachmann and Colin James.

Jungian analyst, which includes working non-verbally through a combination of arts.

“It’s been really mind blowing for me to see how potent these different arts are together,” he says from his Fairfield home.

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The business and philanthropic community came together last week for Hungry Hearts, a fun and unique fundraiser aimed at raising both awareness and funds for Our Place.

Five top local chefs used their culinary expertise and imagination in a competition to see who could create the most tasteful twist on soup and a sandwich – always a popular lunch at Our Place.

“We are overwhelmed by the generosity of the community,” said Don Evans, executive director of Our Place.

“This strong support will enable us to continue with many of our life-transforming programs and services to assist people in crisis.”

Guests were invited to “vote with their heart” in crowning their favourite dish. In a fingerlicking finish, Nicholas Waters and Toque Catering Company took home the Hungry Hearts Top Chef trophy by creating a gourmet combo of coconut black bean soup with chipotle crème fraiche, and a cubano sandwich: mojo marinated pulled pork with avocado, pickle and swiss cheese.

“Once people learn of all the wonderful ways Our Place helps the impoverished in our community, they really step up to help,” said Laura Walsh, director of development. “That couldn’t have been made more clear when the philanthropic and business community truly came together in a fun and unique way to help make our signature fundraiser a great success.”

The event, presented by PwC Canada and hosted at the Inn at Laurel Point, raised $185,990.

The generosity was a welcomed gift as Our Place has experienced a significant increase in demand for services. The meal program served more than 525,000 meals last year – a 50-per-cent increase over the previous year.

The other competing top chefs were: Takashi Ito of Inn at Laurel Point, Morgan Wilson of the Fairmont Empress, Kevin Gomes of Food for Thought Catering, and Jena Stewart of Truffles Our Place is a unique inner-city community centre serving Greater Victoria’s most vulnerable: working poor, impoverished elderly, mentally and physically challenged, addicted and the homeless.

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Survey reveals exciting trends in youth volunteering Volunteer Victoria’s Youth Legacy Research Project surveyed hundreds of local youth for their thoughts and experiences with volunteering.

By Jennifer Blyth In questions of volunteering, like so many areas of life, it pays to go to the source.

So it was for Volunteer Victoria, whose Youth Legacy Research Project is discovering some exciting trends and statistics about youth volunteering in Victoria.

The survey was developed as part of Volunteer “Regardless of their Victoria’s 40th anniversary area of interest, celebrations. Launched by the organization’s Youth 99.1 per cent of Program and funded by youth recognize the United Way of Greater that volunteering Victoria, the Youth Legacy Research Project aims to contributes to skill make volunteering as fun, development.” enriching and accessible as possible for Greater Victo– Lisa Mort-Putland, ria youth. Designed to betexecutive director, ter understand both local Volunteer Victoria successes and current barriers to youth volunteering, to date the survey has been completed by 560 youth between the ages of 15 and 25.

“We’re very excited about the preliminary results of the survey,” says Lisa Mort-Putland, executive director of Volunteer Victoria. “Results suggest that more than half of youth – 54.38 per cent in the Greater Victoria area – are enthusiastically volunteering.”

What captures their interest?

While youth are interested in many volunteering fields, they typically favour volunteering with children (44.13 per cent), other youth (42.74 per cent) and in the field of health and wellness (42.74 per cent).

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“Regardless of their area of interest, 99.1 per cent of youth recognize that volunteering contributes to skill development,” Lisa notes, pointing to one respondent who commented that, “although it may not seem like it at the time, volunteering often equips you with essential skills you can use for the rest of your life. This can include developing stronger communication skills, skills related to your career choice, writing skills – anything really!”

While Lisa is thrilled about the positive attitude youth are showing toward volunteering, the survey is also showing there’s room for improvement.

“We’re seeing a strong consensus that time constraints due to school, work and other commitments are interfering with their volunteering potential,” Lisa says.

Some suggested opportunities like flexible volunSee Volunteering on next page

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University of Victoria students jumped into Project Serve days, a partnership with Volunteer Victoria encouraging students to volunteer for a day.

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In 2014 Volunteer Victoria: • POSTED 697 new volunteer

positions to its volunteer database – from a volunteer executive director to baking cookies, and everything in between. “We even helped a volunteer find her dream job – snuggling a baby!” says Volunteer Victoria’s Lisa Mort-Putland. positions viewed 260,670 times.

than 50 per cent of local youth volunteer, a rate much higher than the rest of the population, and that youth volunteer between 12 and 13 hours a month on average. In addition, Greater Victoria also has one of the largest populations of senior volunteers!

• REACHED 1,605 youth through presentations about volunteerism.

An additional 386 youth signed up to volunteer through Volunteer Victoria.

and training for 1,100 volunteers, board members, emerging leaders and staff.

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Volunteering not only provides a way to give back and meet new people, but it also offers skills young people can take forward in their careers.

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WHAT YOUTH ARE SAYING “Volunteering provides

a wonderful opportunity to give back to your community, while at the same time growing as an individual and acquiring new skills. It is a way to discover what interests you and develop those interests through training and applied volunteer hours.”

“Life experience is huge.

When I volunteered, I was able to put into practice communication skills I learned at post-secondary school. Volunteering allows you to learn while doing which, for many people, results in skill development.”

motivates youth to volunteer and the barriers to that, we can encourage even greater participation and enrich their volunteer experience.”

For more about the survey and youth volunteering trends, watch for Volunteer Victoria’s National Volunteer Week celebrations April 12 to 18.

How, when, where to volunteer Wondering just what’s out there for youth volunteering opportunities? Visit Volunteer Victoria online at www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca or stop by in person at 306-620 View St.

What motivates local teens and young people to volunteer?

Here’s what they had to say: “I’m developing a number

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skills and social skills I have learned while volunteering I will use for the rest of my life.” and volunteering is a good way to learn those skills before they are required in a profession.”

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of people with a diversity of skills; through volunteering it’s possible to meet those people, learn from them and exchange new ideas and skills.”

Red Cross volunteers help strengthen our communities – whether it’s in disaster preparedness & response, first aid, water safety, health equipment loans, or bullying prevention.

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We’re proud to support Volunteer Victoria’s youth “Experience Project” promoting the value of volunteerism and developing meaningful volunteer experiences for high school students in Greater Victoria.

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teer hours, for example, would help them incorporate volunteering into their busy schedules.

Most also felt that volunteering with friends and training opportunities would encourage them to volunteer. “While 71.89 per cent of respondents said they had received training prior to starting their volunteer position and 66.3 per cent received training throughout the year, training is clearly an important component of youth volunteering that should be continued, improved and expanded where needed,” Lisa says.

“The good news is that many local youth are already volunteering. The even better news is that with increased understanding of what

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Giving thanks to volunteers son but on an ongoing, informal basis, as How do you say opposed to formal banquets, gatherings and ‘thank you’ to your public acknowledgment in local media – this despite the fact that those “formal” recognivolunteers? tions are common to many organizations.

A national survey offers insight and ideas Expanding definitions

By Jennifer Blyth While people volunteer for many reasons – to give back to their community or a cause they feel strongly about, to gain new skills or to feel more connected to their community, for example – few do it for the recognition.

At the same time, recognizing volunteers’ efforts goes a long way to helping them feel valued and feel that their commitment is making a difference.

Recognition doesn’t need to be expensive, especially important given the limited budgets many non-profits are working with.

According to the 2013 Volunteer Canada National Volunteer Recognition Survey, for example, “volunteers prefer greater flexibility in scheduling, more feedback on the impact of their work and more opportunities to use their skills, abilities or talents in their volunteer roles.”

• Let them know their efforts matter – 80 per cent of survey respondents said they would like to hear how their work has made a difference.

• Make it personal – Nearly 70 per cent said they would like to be thanked in per-

The fact that so many volunteers are looking for informal recognition should come as good news for many organizations, which cite cost as one of the chief obstacles to volunteer recognition.

The key, perhaps, is in expanding the concept of “volunteer recognition” and in learning about volunteers’ motivations and preferences.

• What volunteers want – During the screening and administration process, learn the kinds of skills volunteers’ would like to apply or develop in their time with the organization and ensure this is being fulfilled in their volunteer roles.

• In training – Create an event that includes training or networking opportunities with celebrations around volunteer recognition.

• Be sincere – Volunteers want recognition that is sincere and authentic – something echoed repeatedly in the survey.

• Thank you! – People appreciate a personalized thank you, whether with words highlighting the impact of a volunteers’ contribution, or a small personalized token or gift – it’s being sincere and customized that makes a difference.

Our volunteers make a difference!

Saanich firefighters invite the community to come help raise funds for local children and families at their annual Rock & Roll for Little Souls car show, May 29 to 31 at Pearkes Rec Centre.

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While it’s said it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a community of volunteers to make sure those children have the programs and resources they need to grow into happy, healthy adults.

The Saanich Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation offers just such a community, and its members are already working toward its next major fundraiser, the annual Rock & Roll for Little Souls Car Show. Coming to Pearkes Rec Centre May 29 to 31, the show will primarily raise funds for the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, in addition to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation and other local children and families in need, explains firefighter Jared Barker. “We like to do our best to help those who need it, especially those in our community,” he says, noting many volunteer hours and minimal overhead also mean virtually everything

raised goes directly to recipients.

Not only do all Saanich firefighters donate part of their paycheck to the foundation, but every one also donates their time throughout the year to its various endeavours. “Everything we do is with volunteers,” Jared reflects, noting the car show alone is only possible with help from about 60 individuals from the fire department and the community at large.

Along with the many unique vehicles on display at the May car show – one of the first of the year – visitors of all ages will also enjoy the Virtual Racing System, a sit-down simulated driving experience. “It’s literally like sitting in a race car!” Jared says.

Admission to the show is by donation; barbecued hot dogs, donated by Country Grocer, will also be available by donation. For more information, visit RockForLittleSouls.com

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VOLUNTEERS are the HEART of BROADMEAD CARE

Carmela Cooper volunteers each week to support the residents at the Lodge at Broadmead.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE…

One helping hand at a time A gentle touch and kind word can make a world of difference in a person’s life.

For a senior living with dementia or other condition, the impact can be even greater.

After dedicating many years to programs involving children, especially through C-FAX Santas Anonymous, Carmela Cooper was pleased to also be able to spend time with the residents at Broadmead Care.

Each Thursday morning for the past 2 1/2 years, Carmela has volunteered with several others to provide aesthetics services for residents, including many who are living with varying degrees of dementia. At the “Thursday Morning Spa,” the women residents at the Lodge at Broadmead are treated to a nail filing and polish that helps make their day a little brighter,

Carmela says. “They just love the one-on-one and having their hands held,” she reflects, noting how important the staff ’s care is to the women as well. “The staff here are just amazing; they treat the residents with such tender loving care.”

The staff also appreciate the commitment of Carmela and all of the Broadmead volunteers.

“Carmela’s individual attention and nurturing supports residents, and makes them feel special, pampered and cared for, just like any of us would feel at a day at the spa,” says Kelly Sprackett, Coordinator of Volunteer Services.

Carmela herself takes away just as much from the experience. “You feel more connected,” she says. “They really are so sweet and so thrilled with what you do. I wish I had more time to do more.”

Did you know that volunteers gave over 12,000 hours of their time last year to directly support residents and clients? We thank all our volunteers who enhance the lives of the veterans, seniors and adults with disabilities at the Lodge at Broadmead,Veterans Health Centre, Nigel House and Harriet House.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kelly.Sprackett@broadmeadcare.com or by phone at 250-658-3205.

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Investors Group has a long heritage of grassroots involvement and corporate funding, which has created a strong corporate culture of caring for our communities.

Investors Group is committed to making a contribution to the many communities across Canada in which we operate, by supporting

As a founding member of the Corporate Council on Volunteering, a CEO-led initiative to encourage employer-supported volunteering across Canada, we also support volunteerism through our Volunteer Support Program and our Employees in Action Program. Investors Group celebrates

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involvement, creates partnerships with local community organizations and funds programs that support employee giving.

As we all know, to thrive and survive, our community non-profits need both the valuable gifts of volunteers and funds. We are proud to be helping to lead the way and salute our community volunteers, Volunteer Victoria and the many others who endeavor to do the same.

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By supporting local and national activities, events and organizations, the national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to more than 1 million Canadians strives to help communities be dynamic, interesting places to live and work.

“For Investors Group, our long heritage of grassroots involvement, corporate funding and project initiation by many of our people has created a strong corporate culture of caring for our communities,” says Murray J. Taylor, Investors Group president and chief executive officer.

“We have a long history of attracting people who are ambitious and who care for those they serve, which translates into a deep interest in community needs. When you combine these characteristics, you end up with a strong sustainable focus on corporate citizenship.”

A founding member of Imagine Canada, Investors Group is committed to donating at least 1 per cent of its average annual pre-tax income, or more than $6.5 million in 2014, to charitable and other non-profit organizations across Canada. For these and its many other initiatives, the company received the 2011 Imagine Canada/Volunteer Canada Corporate Community Involvement Award.

This corporate giving is coordinated through the Investors Group Community Investment Program, which encourages volunteerism and personal giving by employees and consultants.

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Other partnerships include Free The Children, the world’s largest network of children helping children through education, the Money and Youth Program, to give young people the tools and understanding to undertake their economic and financial roles, responsibilities and decisions with confidence and competence, and Volunteer Canada, the national voice for volunteerism in Canada since 1977. The company is also the sole funder of National Volunteer Week, a week-long celebration to recognize the contribution of Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers.

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Victoria Volunteers Want to volunteer?

Opportunities are available through these positions at Volunteer Victoria. Please call 250-386-2269 or online at volunteervictoria. bc.ca.

••• The READ Society is looking for volunteers who love to read and who enjoy working with children to help young learners build their literacy skills at the Noisy Kids Reading Club, after school at

Savory Elementary School.

The Inter-Cultural Association of Victoria seeks youth peer tutor and mentors aged 18 to 22 years to assist newcomers with their homework and to help them feel welcome in Victoria.

The homework club meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from September to June.

The Community Social Planning Council is looking for

volunteers for several roles for four hours on Saturday, March 7 at the Esquimalt Money Fair. Learn about money and personal finance for families or individuals living on low to moderate incomes.

The Music for Youth Works Society is looking for fundraising, finance and communications committee members.

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Bridges in need of more space Agency raising money to increase capacity to help women Rosie Townshend-Carter Victoria News

Bridges for Women helps hundreds of women each year, but now the society is in need of more space.

Bridges offers survivors of trauma and abuse employment services, career counselling as well as advocacy and support services.

“We’ve got 200 clients right now we’re seeing, and we’re in the same place we were when we were serving 50,” said J. Scott, community development manager for Bridges.

The society is holding an online campaign to raise money for a new space that would allow Bridges to double the number of women they serve. Last year, the group helped over 600 women.

“Bridges is the first group that figured out the connection between abuse and employment to see how suffering from trauma and abuse effects employment,” said Scott.

With a bigger space, more classroom space will be available. On top of their employment classes, Camosun College teaches catch-up classes in computer skills, math and English. Bridges also offers online classes for women who don’t live in Victoria.

“While we are serving more women than ever before, the need and demand for our services is growing faster than our ability to meet this need,” said Scott.

Bridges will be hosting an International Women’s Day Luncheon on March 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Union Club. Keynote speakers include Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and YMCA CEO, Paulette Senior.

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18th Victoria French Fest from March 5 to 8.

Centennial Square. Sponsored by Francophone Society of Victoria. Info: francocentre.com.

Esquimalt Photography Club Spring Photo Show. Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St. March 5 to 31. Info: 250-412-8511.

Tuesday, March 10

Friday, March 6

Amadeus. Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St., 7:30 p.m. Info: balletvictoria.ca.

Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Contact Carol at 250-3866670.

Saturday, March 14

Friday, March 27 Montreal Canadiens Alumni Tour. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: Todd Boothroyd at 250-412-8515.

Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Malca at 250.818-9496.

Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Aviation Museum, 1910 Norseman Rd., North Saanich.

Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Ed or Pat at 250-658-2325.

Civic Orchestra of Victoria presents Symphonic Masterworks with Yariv Aloni. Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 900 Johnson St., 2 p.m. Info: www.civicorchestraofvictoria.org.

Sunday, March 8

Sunday, March 15

Gigantic Kids Garage Sale. Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St., 9 a.m. to noon.

Table rentals reserved through the Esquimalt Recreation Centre by phone: 250-412-8500.

Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at My Chosen Café, 4492 Happy Valley Rd., Metchosin.

Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Christine at 250-478-7020.

Linden Singers present a concert of choral works by female composers and poets in recognition of International Women’s Day. Lutheran Church of the Cross, 3787 Cedar Hill Rd., 3:30 p.m. Info: lindensingers.ca

Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m.

Contact Marion at 250-477-9851.

Amadeus. Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St., 7:30 p.m. Info: balletvictoria.ca.

Wednesday, March 11

Sticks to Bricks to Textbooks. Fundraising dinner and auction for Nashipay Maasai School.

Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St., 6 to 9 p.m. Info/tickets: kmschrey@gmail.com.

Saturday, March 7

Monday, March 9 B.C. Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. B.C.

Wednesday, March 18 Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce AGM. CPOs Mess, 1575 Lyall St., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Info: 250-590-2125 or email admin@ esquimaltchamber.ca.

Saturday, March 21 Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Fisherman’s Wharf Park, Dallas Road and Erie Street. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m.

Contact Wendy at 250.598-9390.

Free community skate. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Last public skate of the season.

Sunday, March 22

Saturday, March 28 Volkssport – 5/10 km walk. Meet at Olympic Golf Course, 643 Latoria Rd., Colwood.

Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Contact Rick at 250-478-7020.

Esquimalt 5K. Kid’s 1K Fun Run starts at 8 a.m.; 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. Start/Finish on Lyall Street in Esquimalt. Awards at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St.

Sunday, April 5 Lions’ Easter Egg Hunt. Esquimalt’s Gorge Park, noon to 3 p.m. The Esquimalt Lions host their annual easter egg hunt with entertainment and activities.

Monday, April 6 The Trail Running Film Festival – an evening of films showcasing the world of trail running.

Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St., 5 p.m. Info: trailfilmfest.com.

NEWS

Donations to benefit Dry Grad B.C. Liquor Store customers are invited to support local dry graduation celebrations this year.

All donations collected between now and March 31 will help fund alcohol-free events and activities for graduating high school students in Victoria and Esquimalt.

Contributions by B.C. Liquor Store customers and employees add to funds raised by parents, students and teachers for alcoholfree graduation celebrations.

More than 270 high schools in 56 B.C. school districts are participating in this year’s campaign.

Last year, the month-long fundraiser generated over $500,000. The funds helped more than 52,000 B.C. high school graduates throughout the province celebrate with alcohol-free events.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

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