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New age of technology dawns at Monterey Students tackle coding and programming in the classroom Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

A passion for technology and access to a laptop are all the tools needed to apply for MIT in Oak Bay. Monterey Institute of Technology launched this year under teacher Josh Elsdon. “I noticed the kids learn best when they’re curious about things,” he said.

MIT is made up of 28 students who work and learn together all year with a focus on using technology in different areas of the curriculum. Students applied last April, a process that included each teen and pre-teen explaining why he or she is passionate about technology.

Andrei Bielay, 13, already has a three-dimensional chess board ready to print.

With a little coding experience under his belt when he applied for the tech class, Bielay wanted to learn more, particularly about javascript and Alice.

The chess board is a springboard project, one he designed himself following an online tutorial to create the blueprint for a pawn.

About two of the four hours he spent developing it was done in class, despite the teacher not actually assigning homework.

“It’s not homework if it’s something you’re passionate about,” Elsdon says.

Each student brings a laptop to school and works on a self-paced program to advance through a set of sequential lessons on computer coding and programming. Weekly challenges encourage problem solving, critical thinking and innovation.

Students utilize gaming and online platforms throughout the curriculum, for example one science project features Minecraft as a form of creating ecological succession maps.

“It’s really unique, it’s mostly high schools that have these programs,” said Jessica Zhang, 12, while working on a three-dimensional Minecraft character mid-creation on TinkerCAD. Her dad’s career is based on programming in the cellphone industry, she said, which sparked her interest.

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Andrei Bielay, 13, shows the templates he used to create a three-dimensional chess board in anticipation of the grant-funded 3D printer expected to arrive at Monterey Middle School in June.

“I just wanted to give it a shot,” she said. “It’s not as easy as I thought.”

Zhang is perfecting her character in anticipation of June, when the school’s 3D printer is slated to arrive.

The equipment is paid for using a Collaboration Grant, applied for with both the tech class and next fall’s Grade 6 entrepreneurial class in mind.

The Collaboration Grant provide opportunities for a team of teachers to work together on in-depth projects in skills; trades and careers; numeracy and technology.

At Monterey, the young entrepreneurs would conceptualize something that the tech class plan to develop into a tangible object. This year’s class hope

to work out the bugs early for the students accepted into next fall’s MIT. “We’ll start to get a sense of what it’s capable off,” Elsdon says.

Elsdon introduced a plethora of programs and tutorials to set students off. Some students dabble in many areas while others delve into one or two specifics.

“A lot of them develop skills in different things and started to collaborate,” Elsdon said. “We’ve done contact with real-world game houses and that’s how [real-world] projects happen … and the students did it on their own.”

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Youth summit promises to inspire Oak Bay hosts annual environmental gathering and Off the Grid music festival Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Oak Bay students hope to inspire their roughly 250 peers who will descend on the high school for the annual Youth Climate Action Summit.

“It’s a lot for our club to run. It’s a big honour,” said Anna Campbell, co-leader of the Environment Club at Oak Bay High that is organizing the event with the Oak Bay Interact Club through YesBC YesBC is a youth leadership program established as a nonprofit society in 2008 that aims to give young people meaningful, direct involvement in sustainability initiatives.

“We provide opportunities for

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Oak Bay Interact president Ruby Tang, left, co-MC Alexandra Ages and Oak Bay Environment Club co-leaders Olivia Cavanagh and Anna Campbell are among the students organizing a 200-student Youth Climate Action Summit and Off the Grid music festival at Oak Bay High on April 23. youth to talk about the issues they care about and have their voices heard by community leaders. Youth are involved in the planning and execution of the event, so it belongs to them,” said founder Judy Fainstein.

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“Our organization is run by volunteers and youth attend our programs for free.”

Youth for Environmental Stewardship (YES) B.C. brings its fifth annual summit and music festival to Oak Bay High on April 23.

“After this (attendees) are a lot more inspired to make a difference,” said Alexandra Ages, who will MC the event.

“Because it’s youthrun, you feel like you’re the one making the impact as opposed to adults running things.”

“It makes us feel we can make a difference,” agreed Campbell.

The summit provides opportunities for youth to gain

confidence, knowledge and tools to carry out their roles as environmental stewards. Environment club co-leader Olivia Cavanagh, who will MC alongside Ages, has attended and led sessions at previous events organized by YesBC around the region.

“I got to meet other kids with similar passions and interests,” she said, adding her peers offer a supportive learning environment.

Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, will give the opening address to the fifth annual Youth Climate Action Summit and Off the Grid Music Festival, followed by Andrew Weaver, MLA

for Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

Youth climate action workshops fill in the morning and afternoon. The Off the Grid Music Festival, where student musicians and headline band Carmanah perform on a sound stage powered by human (pedal) power and solar power, runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The day finishes with a panel discussion and dialogue with young sustainability leaders.

Students will connect with local and national politicians and like-minded environmental organizations, Campbell said. This year they even have a student team coming from the Netherlands to talk water.

“I’m personally really passionate about the environment and doing what I can to make change,” said Ruby Tang, president of the Oak Bay Interact club who recruited her team to help organize.

The goal is “to bring people who are passionate about the environment together.

And to bring people who might be less aware and inspire them.”

Youth Climate Action Summit and Off the Grid music festival runs April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Oak Bay High School.

The event is free to high school and middle school students. Visit yesbc. ca for registration information. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

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Firefighters mark quarter century of service Oak Bay firefighters earn provincial kudos

Stiff competition Q If a day is particularly hard, Roskelley says he just remembers back to that day he got hired, how happy he was to get in the profession. They both know how hard they worked.

“It truly is a competition to get in,” adds Adsett.

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Camaraderie can often be the hardest thing to find in a career, not so in fire service.

“It’s really the ultimate team,” says Don Roskelley, assistant chief at Oak Bay Fire Department.

“We grew up playing sports and being on teams. This job lends itself to that atmosphere.”

Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen presented Roskelly and fellow firefighter Duane Adsett with provincial 25-year awards on April 13.

The British Columbia Long Service Medals are awarded by the provincial government through the Fire Commissioners Office to those who have completed at least 25 years of paid or volunteer fire service in B.C. to recognize their dedication and selflessness in the protection of life and property.

“It’s a pretty prideful moment,” Roskelley said. “It was nice to have it presented by the mayor in front of council like that.”

With families on hand – Adsett says his daughter was “over the moon” at the mayor’s presence – the Oak Bay firefighters celebrated a career full of camaraderie that makes such a milestone easy to achieve.

“The guys are the biggest part,” said Adsett, who started his career as a 16-year-old volunteer in Sooke in the spring of 1989. He was also a member of Sooke’s high angle rope rescue team and auto extraction team.

In 1995, he became an acting

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Oak Bay firefighters Don Rosskelley, left, and Duane Adsett earned 25-year service recognitions handed out by the mayor in a ceremony at municipal hall April 13. lieutenant before becoming a full lieutenant in 1997. Alongside his volunteering and training Adsett worked and trained as an apprentice carpenter, becoming a journeyman carpenter in 1997.

In July 1999, he was hired as a probationary firefighter with Oak Bay, becoming a first-class firefighter in July 2002.

In 2007, he trained to be a hazardous materials technician and became one of the first members of the CRD Regional Emergency Hazardous Material Response team.

Adsett has worked his way up the ranks in Oak Bay, qualifying as an acting lieutenant in 2006

and acting assistant chief in 2012. Also active in the Oak Bay Firefighters Association, Local 1856, Adsett served as a member of the executive board from 2003 to 2010 and 2013 to present.

A recent achievement for Roskelley took place when he was selected as goaltender for the Oak Bay/Esquimalt Firefighters Hockey Team and helped them defeat the Saanich and Victoria Firefighters to capture the prestigious “A” Cup at this year’s Greater Victoria InterDepartmental Tournament.

Roskelley began his career in Oak Bay as a probationary firefighter on June 1, 1989. Until

1993 he served as a basic life support paramedic with the department’s ambulance while progressing to the rank of firstclass firefighter. In 1999 he qualified to act in the lieutenant’s position and in 2002 he qualified as acting assistant chief. He was promoted to full lieutenant in 2003 and held that position until 2013 when he was promoted to his current rank.

Over his nearly 26-year career, Roskelley has served as the lead representative of the community CPR committee, the annual Muscular Dystrophy Boot Drive, the Fire Fighters Bursary Committee and organized the first

of many Oak Bay Fire Fighters Merrython Fun Run events in aid of C-Fax Santas Anonymous.

He has also served his fellow firefighters as president of the Fire Fighters Benevolent Association and president of IAFF Union Local 1856.

One standout memory in Roskelley’s quarter century as a firefighter was a decade in the making.

Back when the ambulance also worked out of the hall, Roskelley remembers being on a call with a mother in labour.

“We were there with the advanced life support paramedics, and we were there for the birth of the baby,” he recalls.

A decade later, in June 2002, a trio Oak Bay firefighters – Roskelley, Duane Adsett and former chief Gerry Adam – travelled to New York to attend one of the ongoing funerals that followed the 9/11 tragedy. They learned that the baby’s family had moved to New York, and visited with that baby girl, now a 10-yearold who – given her birth story included firefighters – had been actively involved fundraising for her neighbourhood firehouse.

An entire shift of her local heroes were among the 343 FDNY firefighters and other first responders who died on Sept. 11. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

Actions don’t measure up to intentions on climate change Andrea Peacock Black Press

When it comes to sustainable living and fighting climate change, people’s actions do not measure up to their intentions, say experts.

“Most people I talk to are concerned about climate change, and they want action to be taken on climate change, but by and

large a lot of them will acknowledge that they’re not doing as much as they could,” said Tim Pearson, director of communications at Sierra Club B.C. Robert Gifford, psychology and environmental studies professor at the University of Victoria, has been researching why people do not seem to do as much as they feel they should regarding climate change for the past 10 years.

He has discovered 32 “dragons of inaction” in seven categories that keep people from standing up against climate change.

“When somebody says ‘I intend to do this [to help the environment],’ you can treat it as maybe about a quarter or a half true,” said Gifford.

One of the biggest barriers to sustainable behaviour is a lack of perceived behavioural control, he said.

If people do not think anything they do will make a difference, then they may not bother.

“People have to understand, that yes, their actions do make a difference if they act at multiple levels,” said Pearson.

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Seven young scientists head to national competition Glenlyon student wins top award at UVic-hosted science fair Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

The top winner in the Vancouver Island

Regional Science Fair is proving his mettle even further afield before heading to the Canadian competition next month.

Grade 11 student Nathan Kuehne of Glenlyon-Norfolk was the top winner at the VIRSF held at UVic for his Phenylalanine Self-Diagnostic Test for Phenylketonuria

Patients. In second place was the team of Andrea Chan (St. Michaels University School) and Matt Treble (Lambrick Park Secondary) for improving Prosthetic Hand Grip Using 3D Printable Compounds.

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Fourth place went to Alexander Stead and David Weaver (both GlenlyonNofolk) for Iron Nanoparticle Based In-Situ Anti-Coagulant Delivery. Janet Dawson (Gordon Head Middle School) finished fifth for accurately predicting within five minutes where the sun will set from the top of Mount Doug.

Competition was fierce at the VIRSF where 159 students in Grades 4 to 12 presented their science projects, says Randy Enkin, president of the Society for the Advancement of Young Scientists. The Victoria non-profit society sponsors the annual fair at UVic for students to present their research and interact with local professionals.

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It’s a very nurturing environment. Every single kid is going to talk to at least four scientists during judging and probably more.”

Started in 1962, the VIRSF is one of 14 regional competitions in B.C. Volunteerrun, with the help of local donors and the Science Fair Foundation of B.C., the University of Victoria hosts the fair each April and assists SAYS by recruiting professionals, faculty and graduate students to act as judges and volunteers.

Enkin, who’s been involved for 15 years, does it because of the value of science

outreach and what the interaction opportunity provides.

“My three kids all between them did 20 projects and it was so influential in their lives,” Enkin said. “So much of what young adults they became is because of the projects they did. I’m blown away at the good that this does.”

Projects at VIRSF ranged from how to make good compost, or plastic from plants; the diary of a hungry rat, and the death of an orange; a tsunami simulator, and the perfect smoothie.

Kuehne went on to win second place in the 2015 Sanofi Biogenius British Columbia competition

in Vancouver that includes eight finalists from across the province competing in biotechnology projects. He also won the Centre for Drug Research and Development Commercialization Prize.

The top seven students advance to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Frerficton, NB. on May 10 where they join 500 students from across the country for a week of competition and science education. Travel and accommodation is covered by the Society for the Advancement of Young Scientists. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

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Forums provide help overcoming obstacles Continued from Page A1

Liam McDonald-Horak, Owen Crewe and Leo Galbraith are a prime example of that collaboration as they use Unity to create a two-dimensional role play game.

“So far we’ve been able to make our people walk around and the key controls work,” said Galbraith.

Today they’re on the forums chatting and learning and picking online minds to break beyond whatever hurdle is hanging them up. It’s where they often

turn when official tutorials don’t do the trick.

“We go back on the forums and find someone who knows how to do it,” Galbraith said.

The game is the computer incarnation of a pen-and-paper game he’s already created. Explained in one breath and greater detail, as – demons are re-released in your village and you’re trying to be a hero and find your people and you fight a lot of crazies through icy tundra and volcanos and face a dragon, that isn’t the actual bad

guy, the bad guy’s a surprise.

“I’d like to at least get the first part of the game done [by June],” Galbraith said.

Maggie Dennis, 13, finds the forum of the classroom helpful with its varied levels and areas of knowledge among her peers.

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“You can act as a consumer, making choices to buy local, or to do more in terms of energy efficiency in their own home … but we have to acknowledge that those behaviours alone won’t solve the problem. In the end, we require large-scale action, and that means people have to put pressure on their government.”

However, Pearson said people need to realize the issue is not hopeless.

“I don’t think people are necessarily aware enough of how much progress is being made.

“I think one of the mistakes the environmental movement

has made over the years is to take the sky is falling approach, he said. “When all people see is the negatives and that feeling of hopelessness, that’s very destructive.”

Another barrier stopping people from acting against climate change is conflicting goals and aspirations, said Gifford.

“People will say ‘yes, I’m in favour of the environment, but I have to drive my kid to school because I’m afraid of her safety.’ or some kind of justification that has to do with conflicting goals.”

Social norms and pressures may influence people’s actions when it comes to sustainable living as well, said Gifford.

“If I’m in a group of people

who ridicule me or question me because I do something positive, then I’m pushed toward joining that crowd of doing nothing.”

Another social aspect is perceived inequity in effort.

“Perceived inequity means, why should I do something because Joe’s not doing it? Or why should Canada do something if China’s not doing it?”

While many of the barriers are psychological, Gifford said there are also structural barriers that prevent some people from taking environmental action.

“That’s where things have to change at the national level or at the policy level,” he said. “It’s hard to take the bus in a town that has no buses.”

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Deer plan provides workable solution It’s far easier to complain about something than to take the initiative and actually do something about it. That’s why credit should be given to a new group that’s taken shape within the boundaries of Oak Bay. A group of local citizens have formed the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society which last week launched the Oak Bay Deer Plan, a pilot program with the objective to limit birth of fawns using Urban Wildlife immuno-contraceptives.

Stewardship The issue of deer and the problems encountered as Society offers encroaches alternative to cull development on wildlife’s habitat has presented a challenge for local governments across the province. The District of Oak Bay was the location of a Capital Regional District project earlier this year that saw a cull of 11 deer. The cull drove a wedge through the community, with residents split in their opposition and support of the cull.

There were numerous protests throughout the community and the pages of this newspaper have been filled with letters expressing opposing views on the cull.

The new Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society is aiming to move beyond the conflict and work towards a solution. “Governments at all levels do have a massive job and we appreciate what they do, yet they’re always limited by budgets, by staff‌ and the experience and training of their staff,â€? said Oak Bay’s Bryan Gates, president of the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society.

The group expects to have the Oak Bay Deer Plan in place by fall, with the goal being to trap 25 female deer, which would then be given the Spay-Vac immuno-contraceptive, which prevents a doe from conceiving for five to seven years.

The deer plan isn’t guaranteed to resolve all conflicts between humans and deer and the group will no doubt encounter their share of hurdles along the way, not the least of which will be securing the funding necessary to cover the project’s cost.

But the group has devoted the time and resources needed to put together a workable solution for a very real problem facing the community. And while that solution may not be perfect, it sure beats hurling insults and accusations at each other.

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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Land sales leave lingering odour The B.C. Liberal government’s in, arguing that the budget would sale of Crown properties to help have balanced without the property balance its election budget sale, and that some was the dominant story sales closed too late to in the legislature last help the election-year week, as the NDP revealed budget. Finance Minister evidence of a “fire sale�

Mike de Jong stressed that may have left millions that all these asset sales on the table. were detailed in three They started with Burke successive budgets. They Mountain, the biggest downplayed the notion of single deal involving land sales being rushed.

14 view properties in Then the NDP Coquitlam. The buyer was produced a string of a prominent developer Tom Fletcher emails sent between B.C. Views whose array of companies senior officials happened to donate responsible for selling nearly $1 million to the two big properties across B.C. Liberal Party since 2000. the street from the legislature.

The $85 million price tag was “To be part of the sale and similar to the B.C. Assessment development of over eight acres Authority value on these forested of Victoria’s beautiful inner properties, but an outside appraisal harbour area is a once-in-a-lifetime concluded they could have fetched opportunity. An opportunity that an additional $43 million if they had normally would warrant years of spent more time on the hot Lower planning and preparation,� wrote Mainland real estate market. one citizens’ services bureaucrat.

(This sale made headlines last “Unfortunately we don’t have fall for the province’s $8 million unlimited time – our goal is to buyout of the local First Nation’s have For Sale signs up by Oct. 31 undefined territorial claim, when it with sales proceeds in the bank by was revealed the chief of the tiny March 31, 2013.�

Kwikwitlem First Nation pocketed Then came a disclosure about a an $800,000 commission.) property in Surrey that had been The government’s defence of the bought as a potential hospital sale went from wobbly to weak. site. Once the existing hospital Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik was expanded, that property was Virk was caught flat-footed and tried declared surplus. Indeed, de Jong to get by on platitudes rather than featured this property to promote retreat and find some answers. the government’s plan to stimulate Premier Christy Clark weighed local economies with private sector

investment on unused land.

The Surrey deal closed for $20.5 million on March 21, 2014, just days before the end of the fiscal year.

NDP leader John Horgan pointed to an outside appraisal of $23.5 million, and an assessment for tax purposes of $27.2 million.

The appraiser also recommended that the “highest and best use� for the Surrey land was to hold it until it had been rezoned for commercial, retail or office development.

De Jong cited another big health property in Vancouver that sold for more than its appraised and assessed value. It’s only the actual market that determines worth, he insisted.

But it’s now clear that these and perhaps other sales were done with arbitrary deadlines that had everything to do with the B.C. Liberals’ need to balance the books. When elections are a battle of sound bites, perception matters more than reality.

It’s also worth recalling that the budget deficits prior to the 2013 election were largely a result of the B.C. government’s costly undoing of the harmonized sales tax, rather than the harsh forces of international finance.

Surplus asset sales have a long tradition in B.C., where the government owns more than 90 per cent of all land. But after this round, full disclosure will be demanded.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

LETTERS Deer cannot be blamed for increase in Lyme disease The argument of deer being the culprit for transmission of Lyme disease to humans generates public fear and is being used by cull advocates to justify a slaughter.

Lyme disease is not a significant problem in B.C. and deer are not directly responsible for transmitting the infection to humans.

Recent studies show that there is no correlation between deer population and incidence of Lyme disease. In one of these studies, removal of up to 80-90 per cent of deer did not significantly reduce the tick numbers.

Mayor deserving of blame The writer of the letter ‘Unfair to blame mayor’ in the April 8 Oak Bay News makes an interesting point about blaming the mayor for the cull.

It has been proven that culls do not work and there are many non-lethal options including but not limited to speed reduction and enforcement. Given these options, not from a rag-tag bunch of activists but from scientific evidence and the experience of wildlife professionals, the mayor chose to kill. The mayor showed a complete lack of transparency, gave out skewed statistics and made claims to incite fear about deer attacks.

He refused to listen to anyone yet the writer thinks it unfair to blame him. Culling by car is an oft used term in this argument but rather than put traps where the deer vehicle accidents take place, he chose people’s yards.

This cull was not to enhance safety, not to decrease Lyme, which incidentally has been blown out of proportion, but to prove that he could do it. Eleven dead deer have basically become guinea pigs to prove his point. Speed reduction in the high-accident area is something that has been asked repeatedly over the years but ignored.

This answers the question “why blame the mayor?”

W.C. Jesse Oak Bay

Safety a paramount concern The number of sexual assault cases surfacing in the news as of late is increasingly alarming.

It hardly qualifies as an isolated incident when stories are emerging in papers across the province of women being sexually assaulted almost weekly.

These recent assaults range from being attacked on a university campus to being improperly touched on public transit.

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In fact, sometimes the opposite effect is observed.

This is because deer are not efficient hosts in terms of transmitting the disease – mice and other small mammals are much more efficient in this regard. There are at least 27 species of mammals serving as effective hosts for adult ticks and, in the absence of deer, ticks simply feed on other species. Therefore the very term “deer tick” is misleading.

Leading Lyme disease expert Richard Ostfeld confirms in his book Lyme disease – The ecology of a Complex System that “Human risk of exposure to Lyme disease is correlated with the abundance of immature (rodent)

that went viral in early March, to the recent assault charge laid against a man on the UBC campus, it is apparent that women must take extra precaution.

As a student of criminal justice, and as a young, concerned female, I strongly urge woman and parents of Vancouver Island and throughout B.C. to be acutely aware of these injustices.

Sexual assault in Canada is a serious, indictable offence and is prosecuted accordingly. Please know that there are services available, such as The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, who are committed to ensuring the safety of women and may be contacted at any time.

It is vital that precaution is taken around this time while walking alone in places such as college campuses or local parks at night. Please let someone know where you’re going, and always have your cellphone nearby.

Report any sexual assault to law enforcement immediately. If you are a victim, there is no shame.

Kelsey Camosun Victoria

Democracy not a victim of cull Letter writer C. Paterson writes about the partial deer cull: “It resembles, to me, a police state type of government.” Huh? The bubble that is Oak Bay on a par with Stalinist Russia? Apartheid era South Africa? North Korea? Seems a reality check is in order.

Whether or not you agree with Mayor Jensen about the cull, or anything else for that matter, he and council were elected in a democratically run election.

Jensen was clear from the outset on his position about the cull.

C. Paterson was free to choose his/ her preferred candidates and vote. Win, lose, that’s how it works. Paterson is also free to voice an opinion – including and doubtless more effectively – by writing a

hosts and their food resources, not deer numbers.” And “Deer culls merely produce temporary declines in tick populations, as ticks feed on other – more efficient – hosts (tick populations will increase even if the deer population decreases).”

Lyme disease is a very real and serious condition which causes a lot of suffering to those who have it, but blaming the innocent deer for that against scientific evidence is simplistic and unfair.

N.R. Spogliarich, Associate Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry (Retired) Saanich

letter to council or by asking to meet with the mayor.

Or maybe running in the next election him/herself. But calling Oak Bay a police state? I don’t think so.

Heather MacAndrew Oak Bay

Expanding the fight on poverty I’m not looking forward to the end of the month. As part of a global antipoverty fundraiser, I’ve vowed to take part in a program called Live Below the Line.

The unfortunate reality is that 1.5 billion people live on $1.75 a day or less. As a plump and well-fed Westerner, I’ve been challenged to do the same and see how it feels. I have to live for five days on less than a cup of coffee a day. Pretty much rice and beans.

I’ve done it before, and it’s very hard.

No more food or drink for pleasure, for comfort. Eating just to stay alive.

Profoundly bland, low in nutrition. No variety.

Think how often you enjoy the taste of your food, look forward to your meal. Now imagine an amorphous lump of cooked grains two or three times a day. Nothing green, no meat, no fruit. Day after day. This is the reality for far too many, and it’ll be mine for five days.

Find someone doing Live Below the Line and be generous, because while they endure this for five days, for 1.5 billion it’s never-ending; a preventable reality.

Nathaniel Poole Victoria

Lawn going to the dogs Recently, I was coming out of my driveway and saw a lady walking her dog. I stopped just in time to see her let the dog urinate on my lawn.

I backed up and asked her to not let her dog on my lawn. Her excuse was that she

didn’t have any place to let the dog do its business because she is a renter.

I’m sorry, but this is not my problem. Why on earth dog owners expect me to provide a toilet for their pets is beyond me – it is rude and inconsiderate, and, by the way, this is not the first time this has happened.

Gail G. Mackay Oak Bay

Video not the whole story Lately there have been a lot of videos of police officers forcing or seizing people shown on social media, which is not giving them a good reputation.

Social media users tend to jump straight to conclusions on these video recordings, saying, “this is police brutality,” etc. These people have no right to jump conclusions since they were not at the scene of the crime.

Since viewers are only shown parts of the police handling people, viewers do not know what had happened before or what the person has done before being arrested.

Viewers should do their research before jumping to conclusions.

Ryan Timmer Saanich

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Clowns find laughs in aging Holliday and Moore return to Oak Bay United with road-trip adventure Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff

Scott Smith and Jim Ricks reintroduce Holliday and Moore to the Oak Bay crowd with another installment of the aging clownsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; adventures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this time on the road.

Holliday (Smith) and Moore (Ricks) carry the audience along with them as they struggle to make sense of their vagabond existence in this tale of desperation, hope and the power of friendship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a basic level it is really about two older men who are long, longtime friends who

have been travelling performer Ricks said. clowns,â&#x20AC;? Ricks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about how as we get They perform in an oldolder and maybe less capable, fashioned vaudeville fashion how we sometimes decide or including juggling and those choose to go ahead and do sorts of what we love endeavours. doing, even if it â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a basic level â&#x20AC;&#x153;A story may not be as unfolds through it is really about two great as it used the course be.â&#x20AC;? older men who are long, toThe of the show. show is longtime friends who Somebody is suitable for all pursuing them ages and has have been travelling and they take no profanity or performer clowns.â&#x20AC;? refuge in the coarse language. hall where the â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we - Jim Ricks audience is found with gathered,â&#x20AC;? Ricks Dancing with said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the course of it we Fish is when we had children in learn some things about them.â&#x20AC;? the show they instantly got it,â&#x20AC;?

Now in their seventh year Ricks said. of doing clown shows, care The $2 Suitcase runs clowning and clown training, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Oak they are on tour with The $2 Bay United Church, 1355 Suitcase.

Mitchell St. Tickets $10 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really down-at-theat the door or online at heels guys but they are fun thesunshineclownband.com. and talented and entertaining,â&#x20AC;? cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

Salt Spring launches national award Winner will receive $10,000 and a one-month residency on the Gulf Island The inaugural Salt Spring National Art Prize launches its inaugural year in a unique fashion.

The top prize offers $10,000 and one-month artist residency on the picturesque Gulf Island known as one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier art communities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a good moment for Canadian art. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be looking for art with rigour that is interesting, that is technically sound and is fluid and dynamic that brings context to global, cultural and local issues,â&#x20AC;? said Vicky Chainey Gagnon, Newfoundland and Labrador juror.

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is a good thing, allowing for a bigger audience to participate,â&#x20AC;? said Holger Kalberg, a Manitoba juror. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The work I might champion will be challenging and current; art that pushes the boundaries of the medium.â&#x20AC;?

A total of 50 works will appear in SSNAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artist collective show catalogue. Original works will be exhibited and up for sale at SSIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mahon Hall from Sept. 25 through to Oct. 26. The list of finalists will be announced on Sept. 25 with winners announced at a gala on Oct. 24.

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For more information about SSNAP, including artist submission and selection process, jury bios and event dates, visit www. saltspringartprize.ca. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Oak Bay gymnast lands provincial silver

Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff

Ava Stewart earned a silver medal at the Artistic Gymnastics B.C. Championships.

Oak Bay’s Ava Stewert landed a silver medal in provincials.

Stewart was among 15 young athletes from Falcon Gymnastics who travelled to North Vancouver to compete in the 2015 Artistic Gymnastics B.C. Championships.

Stewart earned a silver medal on bars and eighth place all around in the Junior Olympic Level 6 (2004). Teammate Karley Telford earned bronze on bars and

beam and a bronze medal overall in the same level.

More than 500 athletes from across British Columbia competed to earn a spot on Team B.C. and represent the province at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships in May. Greater Victoria Falcon gymnasts rose to the occasion, earning 17 medals and 22 top-10 ribbon placements marking

Women’s rugby event draws cheers Don Descoteau Black Press

As volunteers removed banners and stripped away evidence of the Canada Women’s Sevens international rugby tournament at Westhills Stadium, people at Rugby Canada headquarters were talking about same time, same place, next year.

“The most impressive part of this entire weekend was how the community rallied behind this tournament,” said Rugby Canada communications manager Bryan Kelly, noting that approximately 6,500 fans packed the stadium to watch the 12 best teams in the world play over two days.

The festival atmosphere helped make Westhills Stadium the place to be, he said.

“There was blue skies, music was going, good food, good showcasing of rugby, fans are going nuts, lots of flags.

I think people are interested in rugby sevens and supporting our national teams and it was just a great weekend.”

Canada’s sixth-place finish, the result of a 19-12 loss to the U.S. in the Plate final on Sunday, was not the hoped-for result, although it did leave the team alone in second after four of six rounds on the Women’s Sevens Series. The loss did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the fans, who stuck around to watch England beat France 19-7 for third place and New Zealand take its fourth straight title, 29-10 over Russia.

The support shown

for the Canadians specifically and the tournament in general was impressive, said Avan Lee, general manager for sevens with World Rugby, the international governing body for the sport.

“To be honest, we were expecting it to be really good and I think we’ve been overwhelmed by how good it’s been,” he said. “We’re absolutely thrilled with how it’s gone and look forward to building this relationship in future.”

He stopped short of saying Rugby Canada and Langford had been awarded this event for subsequent years. He explained that unlike the men’s series, for which venues are confirmed several years in advance, the Women’s Sevens Series has tended to go on a year-to-year basis, given the major commitment required from national associations and the host communities.

But considering how well the tournament and its accompanying events went here, there’s no reason to believe Langford couldn’t host the event again, he said.

“It’s very encouraging for how rugby has, in the last two or three years, really grown in this part of the world. I (credit) Rugby Canada and how they’ve implemented their high-performance structure – they’ve got some amazing athletes as well and now they’re competing on a world stage. I think they deserve the tournament, and in terms of just looking at this weekend, they’ll be able to host for as long as they want,

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and 17 at Panorama Recreation Centre in North Saanich. cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com

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Couple provide the healing touch Dan Ebenal News Staff

A couple who provide therapy to relieve pain and ease tension have recently located their practice in Oak Bay. Brett Holland operates Island Rolfing while his partner Melissa Brown operates Pathways of Connection Hellerwork and Somatic Transformation from their office at 208 -

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2186 Oak Bay Ave. Holland said both rolfing and hellerwork focus on the fascia – the soft tissue component of the connective tissue system which he likens to a web that connects everything in the body.

“If you have one area that is sore it can affect the rest of your body,” he said. “Our job is to rebalance the fascia of the whole body, and the side effect of that is the symptoms usually disappear.”

He said healthy fascia is highly elastic and resilient and can provide a high degree of injury prevention. But when fascia health is compromised, it can lose that elasticity and resilience and injuries can occur more easily.

“What happens is if we have a pain, we have that local area of problem. We can address that pretty quickly, often that will take it to 80 per cent healing,” said Holland. “If we want to take if further then we need to work the whole body because everything is connected.”

He said the fascia

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Brett Holland and Melissa Brown share a moment at their Oak Bay Avenue office with son Bodhi Holland. of the body tells a story of a person’s life, with all events reflected in the fascia including physical and emotional trauma.

Brown said she’s received a lot of positive feedback from the clients who have received treatment from her.

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Both Brown and Holland accept clients for 90-minute sessions running Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Holland said following a series of 10 sessions, they are able to improve their

structure and send them on their way.

“We actually want to send people away. We want to get them to a place where they’re good to go again,” he said, adding many of their clients have completely recovered from the issues that caused them to seek treatment.

“We might have a big client list but a lot of them don’t need to see us anymore. It’s probably not the best business model.” editor@oakbaynews.com

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Don’t be startled by sudden start to seeding season Birth is miraculous. rush home to turn Dropping a seed into your trays to the starter compost is not. ever-shifting light and It’s simply fun, an act have to admit: leggy is so loaded with hope something you always and belief that I often wanted to be, but your wish seeding could seedlings? Maybe not. go on the whole year.

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The first time you meet Bob Grainger it can be intimidating.

The retired Black Press newspaper executive is an imposing presence.

But ask anyone who has worked with Grainger and they’ll say you couldn’t meet a nicer guy.

“He definitely has a game face that is rough and tough, but he cares more about people and newspapers than anyone,” says longtime friend and co-worker Mark Warner, who has known Grainger for 22 years.

To Grainger, it’s always been about the people and “doing a good job.”

So, it shouldn’t be surprising that Grainger will be honoured with the prestigious Eric Dunning Award for Dedication and Service to the Community Newspaper Industry, when the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association meets for its annual convention at the end of April.

“I’m very surprised about the award,” says Grainger, 71, a Saanich resident.

From hardware salesman to being the right-hand man of Black Press founder David Black – Grainger’s 33 years in the newspaper business has been colourful.

It began in 1976 when Black was the owner and publisher of the Williams Lake Tribune and was in need of a sales manager for his growing newspaper.

Black wanted someone who was aggressive and wellrespected in the business community. It took a little convincing, but before long Grainger joined up with Black and a unique partnership was formed that would last more than 30 years.

In 1978, Grainger became the publisher of the Williams Lake Tribune and by 1980 he was the president of Cariboo Press, making Grainger responsible for

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Bob Grainger retired from Black Press in 2009. On April 25 he’ll receive the prestigious Eric Dunning Award for Dedication and Service to the Community Newspaper Industry. the chain of newspapers Black had put together throughout the Interior of B.C. In 2000, Black Press had expanded greatly, taking in most of B.C. and Washington state, not to mention Hawaii, and Grainger took on more responsibilities by becoming president of the Prairie Group as well as Cariboo Press. He was named chief operating officer in 2002 and moved to Victoria from Williams Lake to work alongside Black.

“David trusted me explicitly,” Grainger said. “We were very good friends. We did all the good things together and all the bad things together. I loved his family and they loved me.”

Black said Grainger was a quick study and an asset to the company.

“I’m not surprised he stayed around for so long. I was always able to give him new challenges, and he got the job done,” Black said. “He was a lot of fun to be around, too.”

Grainger always remained committed to his community, and expected the same from his newspaper staff.

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When he came to Greater Victoria, Grainger became the honourary chairman of JDRF and raised thousands of dollars for the charity.

“I want to leave this world with some confidence that I helped change some people’s lives and I think I did that,” Grainger says.

Warner, who nominated Grainger for the award, says his former boss was a mentor to many people and organizations.

“Bob is wonderful. Staff and community residents know him as a forthright leader and an honest man with an engaging personality,” Warner says.

For Grainger, it was all in a day’s work. Since his retirement, he’s played it low-key. He does a little fishing, hunting, golfing and has had more time to devote to his woodworking hobby.

One thing he does miss about working, though, is the people.

“I miss people amazingly. It was the best ride. It was the best thing in my life,” he says.

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History buffs enjoy a connection with the city Victoria is a remarkable city for a historian to live and work in.

To start with, there are a number of extremely gifted people working in the heritage community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether in paid positions, as volunteers, or simply as hobbyists. They always seem eager to contribute to one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research.

Victoria also has a remarkably rich and densely packed history. I am often heard to say that one of the reasons I love this city is that because it was so isolated in the 19th century the people who did decide to settle here were made of incredibly tough stuff.

The early pioneers of Victoria were hardy, often fearless, relentlessly entrepreneurial, clever and frequently quite eccentric. They were, in short, real characters.

I have a regular reader of this column, a fellow called Ron, who is a local history buff and often sends me notes and comments. A few months ago he sent me the image included here. It is of a tin of mechanical soap, made by the San Juan Mining and Manufacturing Company, which was based out of Victoria.

I had never heard of this company, but a quick glance at this image told me the tin was of early 20th century make, given the style of the graphics, text, and packaging. Beyond that it was a mystery.

It turns out that being a history buff runs in families: Ronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Aaron had done a little research into this company and we arranged to meet so I could hear about it.

Aaron is a young man with a quick wit and a gift for writing. He has a variety of historical interests and had done an

excellent job down at the B.C. Archives in ferretting out some information about this mysterious San Juan Mining and Manufacturing Company.

When he brought his notes out, I started to realize Kate Humble that this relatively Maritime History obscure company had connections with two very famous names in our city and provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

The San Juan Mining and Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1905. It owned claims along the San Juan and Gordon rivers, near Port Renfrew. These claims were rich in a number of minerals, but most notably alunite, an aluminium potassium hydrate mineral.

According to Aaronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research, they had an office at 1210 Douglas St. (where Chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is today) and a factory in Esquimalt, at the corner of Dunsmuir and Head streets.

The factory produced a variety of industrial and household products, including shoe blacking, blue and black inks, metal polish, Prussian blue alum, plate powders and, of course, mechanical soap.

Here is where this story gets really interesting: according to the company records, one of its founders was a man called William Fernie. Fernie gave his name to a town in eastern British Columbia and was largely responsible

for the building of the railway through the Crowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nest Pass. He was also a prospector and miner, who contributed enormously to the development of the Kootney region.

In 1905, just around the time the San Juan Company was established, he retired to Victoria where he lived in a wonderful home on Oak Bay Avenue called Kimbolton (named for the place he was born in England in 1837).

Another name from Aaronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research popped out at me. The company records list that in 1913, during the big pre-war real estate and economic boom, a man called John C. Newberry was listed as holding 50 per cent of the San Juan Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shares.

I can only assume this is the same John Cowper Newberry who is wellknown in Victoria historical circles and whom my colleague John Adams has researched in the past. Newberry was at the head of his class when he attended Vic High in the 1870s, and was the winner of B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Governor Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medal for academics.

At the age of 16 he took up a teaching post at Craigflower School, but later settled in to life as a collector of customs for the port of Victoria. Cowper and Newberry Streets in the Gorge area are named for him.

Fernie died in 1921 and the San Juan Company went through a number of changes. In 1923 it became the Alunite Chemical Corporation. Then its recordkeeping began to deteriorate and information becomes sparse.

In 1934, Newberry died, and it was around that period that the company

finally began to fail. Amongst its limited records from that era were several letters from the government seeking unpaid dues and admonishing the company for not filing with the registrar of companies.

By 1937 Alunite Chemical Corporation was bust.

This little story demonstrates how interconnected early Victoria residents were. This city had a small population, and the same names pop up again and again in a variety of intriguing enterprises. It feels appropriate that, despite Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large size today, this community of history buffs remains so close and connected. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with thanks to Aaron and Ron Stefik ttt Kate Humble is an Oak Bay High grad and the education curator for the Maritime Museum of B.C. Questions can be sent to: khumble@mmbc.bc.ca.

UVic research project sheds light on Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface The University of Victoria is partnering with the province to develop new ways of using airborne sensors to gather information about the environment and natural resources, including forest health, invasive plant species and mineral mapping.

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Premier Christy Clark met Friday with the finance ministers of China, India, the U.S. and other G20 countries to tell them about the success of B.C.’s carbon tax on fuels.

Clark said in a phone interview from Washington D.C. she was invited there by the World Bank, whose president Jim Yong Kim co-chaired the meeting along with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Countries around the world are looking for greenhouse gas reduction strategies before the next UN climate conference in Paris next December, and Clark said there was keen interest in B.C.’s experience.

B.C.’s carbon tax was introduced in 2008, and is currently set at $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions.

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1984 FORD Bronco XLT, only 100,000 km on 351W on propane, 10-1 compression, Keith Black pistons, Comp cam. C6 auto completely rebuilt. Have receipts and specs. Body rusty but drivetrain better than new.

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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Pharmacy loyalty points, tobacco sales targeted Jeff Nagel Black Press

The regulatory body for B.C. pharmacists hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t given up on its agenda to ban pharmacies from handing out loyalty reward points on drug purchases, or to eventually ban cigarette sales.

A ban imposed by the College of Pharmacists of B.C. was struck down in B.C. Supreme Court last summer, but an appeal filed by the college will be heard in December.

The college argued loyalty points are a powerful lure for consumers that can alter their medication buying habits and potentially harm their health. It was fought in court by â&#x20AC;&#x153;It completely goes major supermarket against the pharmacy chains.

The judge in as a health centre. To the trial ruled the sell things we know kill ban on all loyalty incentives was you at the front of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unreasonableâ&#x20AC;? store and to sell things and concerns that help you get better raised were â&#x20AC;&#x153;illogical.â&#x20AC;? at the back of the store College is a bit of a conflict.â&#x20AC;? spokesman - Mykle Ludvigsen Mykle Ludvigsen wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comment on the grounds for appeal.

One of the objections raised was that insured patients who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay out of pocket might continue to refill a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points and the unneeded drugs may be abused or diverted to the illegal drug trade.

Tobacco sales by pharmacies are also in the crosshairs of the college.

Ludvigsen said there is no specific timeline to impose such a ban but the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 strategic plan calls for the board to pursue one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the only province that currently allows cigarettes to be sold in premises that contain a pharmacy,â&#x20AC;? he said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;It completely goes against the pharmacy as

a health centre. To sell things we know kill you at the front of the store and to sell things that help you get better at the back of the store is a bit of a conflict.â&#x20AC;?

Retail chains have warned they would challenge the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jurisdiction if it moves to impose a tobacco ban and would also sue the college and its directors for lost sales that would result if their stores canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell cigarettes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The law does not take a positive view of activities which represent unwarranted restraint of trade,â&#x20AC;? says a letter to the college sent last fall by executives from London Drugs, Overwaitea Food Group, Safeway, Rexall, Sobeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Thrifty Foods.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - OAK

BAY NEWS

Community Calendar Wednesday, April 22 The Greater Victoria Festival of Performing Arts will host Studio Dance Sessions April 20 to 24, with multiple daily sessions at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Friday evening starts at 6 p.m.) at the Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre, UVic. Tickets are $7 (adult) and $5 (senior/student) per session. Please contact the UVic Ticket Centre at 250-7218480, online at tickets.uvic.ca or in person at the University Centre. For more information, visit www.gvpaf.org.

Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave.

Saturday, April 25 Big screen movie at the Oak Bay Rec Centre. Watch The Lego Movie at 5:15 p.m. in Sportsview Lounge. Arrive early, seating is limited.

Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at John Dean parking lot, the end of Dean Park Road. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Christine at 250-478-7020.

Thursday, April 23

Sunday, April 26

Victoria Women’s Transition House Society presents Behind Closed Doors, a film and panel discussion. Cinecenta Theatre, University of Victoria, 2 p.m. Info: transitionhouse.net.

Victoria Women’s Transition House Society presents the film Heaven on Earth to raise awareness of domestic violence. Cinecenta Theatre, University of Victoria, 7 p.m. Info: transitionhouse.net.

Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Harbour Towers, 345 Quebec St. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is George at 250-3861279.

The Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra will perform Brahms Hungarian Dances at 2:30 p.m. in the Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre, at UVic. For information, visit www.uvic.ca/ auditorium or www.gvyo.org.

RBCM Botanical Walk – Celebrate 125 years of the First Nature Walks led by RBC Museum staff, partnering with the Friends of Uplands Park. The first of the RBCM Field Trippers series, it will be guided by Dr. Erica Wheeler, Dr. Ken Marr, Dr. Richard Hebda and James Miskelly. Free, from 1-3 p.m.

Meet on Beach Drive at the Uplands Park sign. Contact: Margaret Lidkea at 250-595-8084.

Bluegrass Mass: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? at St. Philip Church (2928 Eastdowne At Neil). The Philipsers will lead

Friday, April 24 Drop-in Family Storytime from 10:30-11 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria

us in gospel bluegrass and Americana with songs to singalong with, a brief reflection from the Ven. Christopher Page and more. It all gets rolling at 4 p.m. with a free/by donation meal to follow at about 5 p.m. More info at www.stphilipvictoria.ca or call 250-592-6823 or email rob@ stphilipvictoria.ca.

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by Island Catholic Schools is at 6:30 p.m. in the Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre at UVic. This annual scholarship concert highlights the talents of local choral and instrumental musicians. All tickets are $12.

Please contact the UVic Ticket Centre at 250-721-8480, online at tickets.uvic.ca or in person at the University Centre.

Drop in baby time 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, April 28 Volunteer appreciation wine and appies at Monterey Recreation, 1441 Monterey Ave. School Dance Sessions from Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival will run April 28 to 30 with multiple daily sessions at 9

a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre at UVic. Students in local school dance programs present their dance numbers to the general public. Tickets are $7 (adult) and $5 (senior/student) per session.

Please contact the UVic Ticket Centre at 250-721-8480, online at tickets.uvic.ca or in person at the University Centre.

Drop in Toddler time, for youngsters 16-35 months and their caregiver. Toddler-terrific stories, songs, rhymes and puppets. No registration required.

Starts 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave. Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Gail at 250-4774472.

Wednesday, April 29 Faces of Japanese Diversity: Demystifying Japan’s Homogeneity will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Legacy Art Gallery, 630 Yates St., Victoria. This free event will explore aspects of Japanese society that destabilize the national myth of homogeneity, including Japanese societal demographics, cultural practices and policy issues.

Thursday, April 30 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet

at Harbour Towers, 345 Quebec St. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is George at 250-3861279.

Friday, May 1 Reverberations, the annual Visual Arts MFA graduate exhibit, will take place at the University of Victoria. The opening reception will be May 1 from 5 to 7 p.m.; with the exhibit running daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until May 8 in the Visual Arts Building at UVic. Drop-in Family Storytime from 10:30-11 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave.

Saturday, May 2 Broadway on ice by Oak Bay Figure Skating Club is on the ice at Oak Bay rec for a 2 p.m. and a 7 p.m. show.

Embrace the Night and Wildflowers – Join organizer Ron Carter, of the Friends of Uplands Park, at Cattle Point to watch the moon rise. Meander through the fields of blue camas and other wildflowers and then over to the Kiwanis Café on Willows Beach for a nighttime cuppa and relaxing chats with your neighbours. Free, meet at Cattle Point at 7 p.m. Contact: Margaret Lidkea 250-595-8084.

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Call or click before you dig Whether you’re gardening, planting a tree or installing a fence—avoid costly surprises by calling BC One Call first to get your free natural gas line location details. Gas lines can be just a few inches below the surface.

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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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Paul Nichols leads fellow Canadian Forces veterans at the start of cross-country ride at the B.C. legislature.

B.C. veterans head out on cross-Canada ride Tom Fletcher Black Press

Quesnel rancher Paul Nichols kicked off a crossCanada horseback ride last week to introduce a new generation of veterans to the public and seek their support.

Nichols, who served with Canadian troops during ethnic warfare in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, struggled to control his emotions at a ceremony at the B.C. legislature.

“Our Canadian troops do a hard job for us, and when they choose to transition back

into civilian life, some of them struggle and lose their way,” Nichols said. “And I can tell you from personal experience that a heartfelt thank-you and timely support from the community during that time of transition can be lifechanging. So my job through this foundation is to put as many Canadian veterans in the saddle as I can.”

Accompanied by other B.C. veterans and his wife Terry, a therapeutic riding instructor, Nichols plans to connect with 700 veterans in an eight-month journey ending in St. John’s, Nfld.

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“That awareness will create change, and with that change I believe that we can lower the incidence and severity of post-traumatic stress disorder, lower the incidence of family breakup and I think we can lower the incidence of veteran suicide,” Nichols said.

B.C. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon attended the ceremony to wish the riders well on their journey, offering a stop for hay and food at her ranch in the Nicola Valley.

For more information on the ride, and to follow its progress, see their website at www. communitiesforveterans.com.

Last year, 173 B.C. workers died.

Now, 173 families mourn. Let’s make our workplaces safer.

Tuesday, April 28

For information about events in your area, visit dayofmourning.bc.ca

FIND YOUR PASSION. FIND YOUR PURPOSE. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Do you enjoy working with children?

Early Childhood Educators not only teach children, they aim to help children develop good habits in learning and in life.

Career Opportunities: Preschools O Strong Start Facilitators O Group Child Care Cruise Ships and Resorts O Supported Child Development

CALL VICTORIA: 250.384.8121 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM

Stage 1 - Water Conservation Bylaw In effect May 1 to September 30 Lawn watering is permitted two days per week as follows:

Watering of trees, flowers, shrubs & vegetable gardens is permitted as follows:

Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm Odd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.

Newly installed lawns (sod or seed) may be watered outside the permitted days detailed above by special permit only.

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered with a sprinkler any day from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm.

For further information, please call 250.474.9684 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/water

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Q takethepressuredown at Central Library Branch Q Thursday, April 16, 2015

Take the Pressure Down Opens a New Chapter on Hypertension Prevention Take the Pressure Down held its first clinic at the Downtown Library on Thursday, April 16th. Over 40 people had their blood pressure measured and received information about hypertension and heart health. This clinic is the latest in a series of clinics held in partnership with the Greater Victoria Public Libraries.

Other clinic locations include Brentwood Bay Library, Juan de Fuca Library and Sidney Library.

Take the Pressure Down is a joint initiative of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Beacon Community Services. We provide free community-based blood pressure screening, monitoring and heart health education at clinics throughout the CRD. The program is made possible through the many volunteer hours given by our peer health educators.

Heart disease and stroke are the number one causes of death in British Columbia. Approximately 22% of Canadian adults between the ages of 19 and 65 have high blood pressure and 42% of these people don’t know they have the disease.

Screening, ongoing monitoring and knowing your risk factors are key to the prevention of hypertension.

Clinics at the Downtown Library will also be held on Thursday, May 14th and Thursday, June 11th, both from 10 am to 1:00 pm in the atrium. Please go to www.takethepressuredown.ca for a schedule of our clinics at other locations or phone 250 217 8585 for further information.

Volunteer Jan Elliott helps check Martin Brooks, Branch Supervisor Central Library’s blood pressure.

From left, Andrea Smailys, Area Coordinator, Caroline Macey-Brown, Manager and Jan Elliott

Local coordinator Andrea Smailys outside the Central Library branch.

Kate Rutherford, Circulation Assistant InterLibrary Loans gets her blood pressure checked outside the Central Library branch.

Holman Louis, Facilities and Shuttle Services Supervisor gets his blood pressure checked outside the Central Library branch.

Caroline Macey-Brown talks to Susie Jones, Graphic Designer, about her blood pressure.

Staff and participants outside the Central Library branch.

FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICS in your community Almost 22% of Canadian adults have high blood pressure are you at risk?

We would also be happy to come to your worksite, special event or club to hold a free blood pressure clinic.

Please contact us at takethepressuredown@gmail.com or 250 217 8585 For clinic schedules go to:

www.takethepressuredown.ca