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Naval community lends a hand Regina crew members splash fresh paint on Legion Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

The smell of paint and the sound of masking tape tearing fill the air. Twenty-five crew members from HMCS Regina, armed with rollers, brushes and buckets of paint, have each claimed a section of the Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch No. 91’s games room and bar area. It is a Wednesday afternoon and the navy personnel haven’t just brought their business here, they have brought their elbow grease, volunteering in what Legion branch first vice-president Norm Scott called an example of veterans helping veterans. “I can’t express in words how deeply appreciated (they) are for what they’re doing,” he said. “For us to paint what they are painting today, it would probably take us a month.”

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Petty Officer Second Class Julie Cooper is one of 25 crew members from HMCS Regina volunteering their time to paint the Royal Canadian Legion Prince Edward Branch No. 91 in Langford.

The non-profit organization’s 2,000-square-foot games room and 300-sq.-ft. bar are getting a facelift, as the volunteers use up approximately seven gallons of brown and white paint donated by Dulux Paint. “I just wanted to give back and do something,” said Petty Officer Second Class Julie Cooper. “I think the Legion is a wonderful place for the community. I don’t think enough people utilize it, because it has a reputation as being just for military, where that is not the case at all.” Cooper helped rally the troops in an attempt to get some people to come out and help. To her delight, more than two dozen people signed up right away and after approximately five hours on the job, they were done. “Lots of people wanted to volunteer,” she said. “They all want to be a part of the community as well, and several of them have said ‘this is wonderful.’ This is a really good way to integrate and a feel-good project.” Visitors are invited to stop in at the Legion at 761 Station Ave. in Langford to check out the new look. alim@goldstreamgazette.com

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Colwood family celebrate birthdays with less fortunate Giving back becoming a tradition in the St. Pierre household Mike Davies News Gazette staff

The St. Pierre family celebrates their birthdays a little differently than most. On mom Sue’s birthday last December, they took the money they would normally spend on a party and put it toward bags, food, clothing and personal hygiene items, then made care packages for the homeless of Victoria. At the end of this month, they’ll do the same for daughter Kylie’s 18th birthday. The family is gathering items for distribution next Saturday and will be making fresh sandwiches and vegetable bundles to go along with the non-perishables and clothing, toiletries and personal hygiene products they’ve accumulated. “We just put it all together into individual bags and park downtown and wander the streets giving them to people we find sleeping in doorways and alleys, or anyone who just looks like they might need a little help,” Sue says. It’s just a way to give back to the community that has allowed for them to have a comfortable life, she adds. “We all know people who are less for-

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Kylie, left, and Sue St. Pierre fold some of the clothes they’ve already gathered and place them in individual gif bags in preparation of Kylie’s 18th birthday, when they’ll be heading to downtown Victoria to distribute them to less fortunate folks. tunate,” Sue says, “and it feels great to do something like this for some of them. You can see the gratitude written all over their

faces, and it really makes you realize how lucky you are to be able to help.” Kylie agrees.

“They’re so kind and so thankful when you give them stuff,” she says. “They’re so nice and so grateful. It feels really good. It’s not much to people who have enough, but to them it’s everything.” Giving back in this way is something she’s been missing in her life since she started secondary school. “We used to do it through school all the time (at Dunsmuir middle school), but they don’t really do any of that in high school. I just felt like I hadn’t done something to give back for a while.” And now that she’s decided to resume giving back, she plans to continue this new tradition. “I think I want to do it every birthday now,” Kylie says. “Maybe not as big as we’re doing it this year, but I think we should get a group together and do it at least once a year.” Anyone who would like to help the cause can call Sue at 250-896-5764 to find out how to get involved. Items can also be dropped off at 3360 Summerhill Cres. – just drop them off at the door if nobody’s around, Sue says – and they will make sure they get added to the care packages. Particularly needed is men’s clothing – Kylie has all sisters, so they’re a bit lacking in men’s wear – and the family will gladly accept grocery items or gift cards to help them shop for fresh food closer to the day. mdavies@goldstreamgazette.com

There’s more than meets the eye with wildlife traps No rule preventing use of traps on private property Mike Davies News Gazette staff

View Royal resident Kathleen Burton left her house for work last Thursday morning and noticed something unusual on a neighbour’s lawn. It was a pile of what looked like crab traps with a sign of some kind on them. Were they being given away wholesale to the first person who wants them? Were they for sale? What exactly was happening? Despite not needing any traps herself, her curiosity got the better of her and she pulled over for a look. “Whoever is catching these squirrels can stop!” read the sign

attached to one of the cages, “… they didn’t do anything to you and aren’t hurting ANYONE.” The sign writer also noted that whomever was placing the traps was breaking View Royal bylaws by doing so. Burton had no idea whether it was legal or not for people to trap wild animals, she said, but wanted to find out. She, too, disagrees with the practice. “Even if they are allowed to do it, I don’t like it,” she said. She called the Town of View Royal, who directed her to the Capital Regional District, who told her to contact the B.C. Ministry of Environment’s Conservation Officer Service. “My immediate thought was, ‘What are these people going to do with them if they catch them?’” she said. She followed that up with the question, “What if they caught a family cat?”

Such box traps, however, are perfectly legal, according to regional conservation officer Peter Pauwels, if they are set on the property of the person who set them. An exception would be if the municipality has a specific bylaw prohibiting trapping, but none Photo contributed of the West Shore View Royal resident Kathleen Burton found municipalities have these box traps in her neighbourhood. A note such a bylaw. “If they are found from another concerned citizen implored in parks or public the ‘trapper’ to stop the action. spaces, there would While she’s no expert, Burton certainly be some sort of action said, “based on the size of the triggered,” Pauwels said, notcages, I think a racoon, cat or ing that such situations happen even a small dog could easily be infrequently. “If they’re on private confined and I think it would be property, they’re perfectly okay.” What happens to the animals a traumatic event for any critter.”

after they are trapped is a different story, and depends on their species, he said. Grey squirrels, for example, “are an introduced species, and therefore must be immediately released on site if they are found in a cage or immediately, humanely euthanized,” Pauwels said. “A lot of people think they can just take them out to Sooke or wherever and release them, but that’s not allowed.” Doing so in that case would be introducing a non-native species to another ecosystem. Pauwels added he’s unaware of any issues arising with unsuspecting neighbourhood pets being caught in the traps. Anyone who finds traps in a public area or wonders about trap restrictions and requirements can call the B.C. Conservation Call Centre at 1-800-663-9453. mdavies@goldstreamgazette.com

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Growth projections out of this world for Galaxy Motors Former chef Phil Dagger leads auto dealership’s expansion Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

The used vehicle industry in Greater Victoria is highly competitive, with operators doing whatever it takes to attract and keep customers. In an industry where small- to medium-sized dealerships dot the landscape, especially on the West Shore, some organizations have done a good job of

building staying power. One such company is Galaxy Motors, which centralized its Greater Victoria operations in Colwood on Island Highway in 2010-11, having opened lots in Nanaimo in 2009 and Duncan in 2010. Galaxy recently opened stores in Courtenay and Langley, giving it five sales lots in total. Company owner Phil Dagger estimates that Galaxy, its growth

fuelled by repeat and referral business, will open four or five new dealerships on the mainland within the next four to five years. “I like to think we always treated customers the way they wanted to be treated,” he says of how Galaxy sustains its business. A former executive chef who enjoyed success selling cars for a major GM dealership in Victoria in the mid-

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Galaxy Motors management team (from left) Wesley Lukuku, sales manager; Trent Cummings, sales manager; Amy Jones, controller; Dieter Sobieroy, business manager, and David King, general manager, gather amid used cars for sale at the company’s Colwood superstore on Island Highway. Galaxy recently opened two new lots elsewhere. competing with ourselves more than anything,” he says. Removing the cost of operating multiple lots in Greater Victoria also allowed Galaxy to upgrade its inventory, King says. While it happily accepts trade-ins, this is not a company in the business of refurbishing tired, older vehicles. With few

exceptions, the rule is to avoid selling vehicles older than 10 years, or those with more than 175,000 kilometres. In describing the company and how it operates, King says, “We’re like a new car dealer that doesn’t sell new cars.” He explains that concept by saying the company’s inventory – more than 620

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With grade-school education such an integral part of our society, it seems everyone either knows a current teacher or has memories of a special educator who made school more interesting or maybe took extra time to help them learn. As we head into the final week for nominations in the second annual Black Press/Staples Great Teachers program, we’re asking readers to consider putting forward the names of those people currently teaching – in public or private school – who you believe are deserving of special recognition for their efforts. Christian Arbez, Thrifty Foods director of marketing, knows well the work grade school teachers do to make the day-to-day learning environment more interesting and engaging. His sister is an elementary school teacher in Burnaby who routinely spends extra hours in the classroom, as well as evenings and weekends, to ensure she’s able to impact her students’ learning. “I’m really proud of the work she does,” he says.

“Every year it’s like she gets a new ‘family’ coming in. She pours a lot of herself into her job, and that’s how I relate to this campaign.” Arbez says it’s for reasons like those that Thrifty Foods is glad to partner with Black Press in Great Teachers. Arthur Harris, owner of Saanich-based DriveWise Learning Academy, another Great Teachers partner, likes the idea of recognizing enthusiastic educa-

tors for the work they do and the positive effect they have on young people. “As a parent, I guess you can only do so much – you give them social values – where a teacher would give them more hands-on, practical knowledge or skills,” he says. “I’m glad that they’re being recognized and acknowledged for all the things that they do.” Whether you’ve got children currently in the school system or simply want to see someone who is still teaching recognized for making a difference, it’s easy to do. Simply visit goldstream gazette.com/contests and click on the Great Teachers icon, where you’ll find instructions. Tell us where your nominee teaches, what grade and why you think they deserve special mention. The nomination period ends at midnight on Sunday, May 31. You’ll be entered for a Thrifty Foods gift card just for doing so. In June, a panel will select one honouree each from the elementary, middle school and high school levels. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Goldstream News Gazette is published by Black Press Ltd. | 205-774 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, B.C. V9B 2x3 | Editorial and Sales: 250-478-9552 • Fax: 250-478-6545 • Circulation Dept.: 250-478-9552

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Good time to try biking to work This week marks the 21st annual Greater Victoria Bike to Work Week. While the majority of cycling commutes are less than 10 kilometres in the region, this cycling and fitness celebration offers a good opportunity for West Shore residents to give biking to work a test run. We often hear complaints about the traffic gridlock that grips the Trans Canada Highway from Monday to Friday in the mornings and late afternoons. But let’s not forget that there’s a comparatively quiet cycling and pedestrian “freeway” that runs roughly parallel to the TCH and Douglas Street for much of the trip into town from our area. The Galloping Goose Trail, which runs through four of the five West Shore municipalities – Highlands is the lone exception – is as good a human-powered traffic network as any around. In some cases, as last week’s Bike to Work Commuter Challenge showed, it can be a faster route into downtown Victoria or Saanich on those work mornings. The four West Shore challenges in that event finished in a sawoff, with the two Langford drivers edging out the riders and the two Colwood riders reaching their downtown destination quicker than the drivers. We understand that not everyone is able to tackle riding 30 to 40 minutes to work, either from a fitness standpoint or due to work considerations – no showers at the end? But Bike to Work Week, held when the weather is generally good, is a perfect time to determine whether you enjoy starting your day with vigorous exercise, and to simply test your fitness level. The benefits of this kind of activity are indisputable (who needs coffee to get perked up when you start working?). It may even be something you crave after trying it a few times. Who knows? You may find yourself continuing this morning routine after Bike to Work Week is over and done with. And if you help take a vehicle out of the Crawl, then everybody wins. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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environmental approval and a revenue sharing deal with a First Nation to host a terminal. Pacific Northwest CEO Michael Culbert notes that answers to questions posed by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation were submitted to federal regulators only days before the band started voting on a $1-billion share of LNG proceeds over 40 years. The vote was a resounding no, despite a redesign that put pipelines on a suspension bridge over the most sensitive salmon habitat. Culbert suggests that given some time to examine environmental mitigation work, that answer may change. Does aboriginal title offer a veto over projects like this? According to the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Tsilhqot’in case, the short answer is no. Objections could be overridden if governments determine a project is in the interest of the greater public. Talks have taken place with 19 First Nations affected by pipelines and facilities, and 14 have agreed. While they continue with Lax Kw’alaams and other Tsimshian Nations on the coast, it’s worth recalling that others are not so reluctant. The Nisga’a Nation has identified four sites as suitable for LNG terminals with a shorter pipeline route to the coast than Prince Rupert. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Development editorial misguided: Colwood resident Re: Developments offer positives (Our View, May 14) This is a very condescending and offensive editorial. I live in Colwood and have attended meetings on the new development proposed for Painter and Metchosin roads and I wonder where the author got their information. If the writer’s opinion is that Colwood residents are opposed to development, then our concerns are indeed falling

on deaf ears. Residents almost unanimously stated that they are not opposed to development of the property, but they had serious concerns about the density and the number of dwellings proposed for this project. They felt it would have too great an impact on the safety of students going to and from the surrounding schools, and would add an unmanageable number of vehicles – traffic and parking – to

an already busy, congested street. Who would understand the dynamics of a neighbourhood better than the people who live there and deal with it every day? I understand that the developer wants to maximize their return on investment, and that Colwood benefits from the money these new projects bring, but this development will disrupt the lives of hundreds of residents whose opinions need to hold more weight in the decision process.

Everyone wants this new development to be something they can proudly call part of the neighbourhood, not a source of worry and irritation. As for it being tough to envision what a development will look like, it certainly doesn’t help when the drawings don’t show driveways for nine houses on a 400-foot frontage, among other important features. Metchosin is lovely, but many of us have made a conscious

decision to live where we do. We are not people who “simply dislike change,” we are a group of citizens with legitimate concerns about a development that will significantly alter our neighbourhood and we shouldn’t be made to feel that we have to move to Metchosin if we can’t agree on this out-of-character development of 45 dwellings on a two-acre lot. Kim Vincer Colwood

Painter/Metchosin development in the wrong place Regarding the proposed rental apartment buildings at Metchosin and Painter roads, thanks to the Gazette for covering the story and high praise to the residents who took action so quickly. Like them, I voted for some of the current council members and don’t recall any campaign promises about cramming Colwood full of extra bodies as quickly as the concrete can set. Apartment buildings belong on Goldstream Avenue, not Metchosin Road. As an established single-family community, South Colwood still has grace, space and trees, except on Wishart and Latoria roads, where they are being replaced by blasted rock moonscapes.

It is highly inappropriate for a municipal council to blindside existing residents by changing zoning drastically, as they have been doing. The zoning bylaw/map is by definition a solemn statement of municipal intent, so property owners have some security about neighbouring properties when making a valuable investment, which is held vulnerable ever after by its fixed location. We need to be able to trust our elected officials, and random rezoning of churchyards and rural hillsides to high density makes it impossible. I pray our council remembers that their first loyalty must be to the residents who elected them: to listen to our concerns,

to uphold our property values and respect our chosen lifestyle. It is lovely that council wants to increase tax revenue, but in this case it would backfire. All our single-family properties in the area will be cheapened if multi-story rental apartments are placed in such a prominent position at Metchosin and Painter. Though dropping assessments are not nearly as bad as dropping rock, they are both part of a disturbing pattern of highdensity development, even where the topography or the neighbourhood cannot support it. Lois Gardner Colwood

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Musical finale to send Belmont gym off in style School band, alumni to perform during Final Concert at Spotswood

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The Spotswood gymnasium at Belmont secondary is hosting its final “Final Concert”

on Thursday, June 4. The year-end performance will see more than 100 young musicians take the

stage to celebrate decades of history at the school. “It will be the last time we set this up,”

last time the Belmont music program will be together as a whole.” Despite knowing the department and

said music director Mandart Chan. “Grade 12s always feel it, but for all the students it will be the

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Victoria Foundation CEO Sandra Richardson, second from left, helped kick off a fundraiser for a new fresh food distribution service, with members of area Rotary Clubs, the Food Share Network and The Mustard Seed, as well as Ralf Mundel, far right, of Thrifty Foods.

Rotarians team up for Food Rescue Rotary Clubs in Greater Victoria are joining forces with the Victoria Foundation and 11 local Thrifty Foods stores to bring one enormous food rescue project to life. “Our aim is to provide funding for a major food recovery system that will see perishable food items move from grocery stores and other sources to the vulnerable populations in the CRD through the Food Share Network” said Lorna Curtis, Rotary assistant governor. “If we succeed, this same system could be implemented in other communities, and we know the need is there.” The goal is to create infrastructure to move fresh produce quickly enough – while maintaining food-safe refrigeration levels at all points of travel and storage – so that it can be used safely and responsibly rather than go to waste. Rotarians for Food Rescue are hoping to raise $100,000 by selling raffle tickets ($5 each, or 3 for $10) toward the grand prize draw of a 2015 Nissan Rogue. All funds raised will be matched by the Victoria Foundation, said CEO Sandra Richardson. Richardson said her organization has been working hard to identify gaps in the current food system and find solutions. “We believe in collaboration to ensure that everyone in our community has access to affordable and nutritious food,” she said. The Food Share Network, a collaborative effort between agencies seeking to address food insecurity in

Greater Victoria, will divert perishables to a member agency that can immediately redirect the food to a food insecure family or individual. Raffle tickets are available at rotaryraffle.ca as well as through a mobile ticket booth that will travel throughout the

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A mighty good community effort Two-day Metchosin sale attracts large crowds

Photos by Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

(Above) Fiddler Daniel O’Brien entertains passersby, while fellow vendor Matt Brotherston does his best to show off original artwork at their stand at the Mighty Garage Sale. The two Colwood residents were about ready to slash their prices in anticipation of the sale’s end on Sunday. (Left) Tables were stacked with donated goods from household goods to personal items and everything in between.

Some of the many Metchosin Community Association volunteers who helped co-ordinate last weekend’s Mighty Garage Sale gather in Metchosin Community House after collecting silent auction forms on Sunday. From left are Nance Maki, Jan Poulin, Barrett Fullerton, Ruth Kaasa, Wendy Mitchell and Ada Harding. The totals were still being tallied at press time, but the sale annually raises thousands of dollars for the association.

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Turnaround comes at right time for lacrosse Whalers Cook tournament sees host teams capture two gold

frame and didn’t give the mainland squad many openings. The Whalers lost 5-4 to Nanaimo, beat Kamloops 2-1 in a rare goaltenders’ duel, and lost 5-2 to Ridge Meadows in round robin play. The host team tied Kamloops for fourth spot but made the semifinal based on the head-to-head win.

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Juan de Fuca’s pee wee ‘A’ Whalers kicked their game into high gear at the right time Sunday at the Captain Cook lacrosse tournament in Colwood. Coming off a gold medal win at a Kamloops tournament two weekends previous, the Whalers had a slow start at home, going 1-2 in round robin play and squeaking into medal contention. But the Whalers rebounded to beat arch-rival Ridge Meadows 4-3 in the semifinal Saturday then hammered Coquitlam 10-4 in the gold medal game Sunday at Juan de Fuca Arena. “We had a big talk and the kids pulled their socks up. We just

Whalers capture ‘B’ gold over Vic-Esquimalt Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

Victoria-Esquimalt Eagles goalie Ty Reeve tries to snare a loose ball, with Juan de Fuca player Luc Gagnon hovering in the crease amid defenders Fraser Scott-Moncrieff (68), Nathaniel Butler (7) and Laux Cholotte (3). The Whalers won this pee wee B gold medal game 6-4 at the Captain Cook Lacrosse Tournament. worked hard and really got ’er done,” said Whalers’ coach Jim McNeill. “We weren’t really playing as a team the first three games; it was a bit of a rough start.” Juan de Fuca handed Ridge Meadows its first loss of the sea-

son, a benchmark in the leadup to provincials, to be hosted by that team in July. The final saw the Whalers jump out to 4-0 lead after the first period and never look back. They added a couple more goals in the middle

Rough WLA start for ’Rocks A season full of promise has started out a bit rocky for the Victoria Shamrocks. The Western Lacrosse Association squad dropped a pair of games to Island rival Nanaimo Timbermen, 12-9 in overtime on the road Sunday and 8-6 Friday night at The Q Centre. Rhys Duch scored three goals to lead the locals in Colwood on Friday, but former junior Shamrocks star Brody Eastwood stole the show, firing four goals and an assist in his team’s win. The Shamrocks look to get on a

winning track this Friday (May 29) when they host the Burnaby Lakers for a 7 p.m. game. Victoria heads to Maple Ridge for a game against the Burrards on Sunday. Meanwhile, the junior Shamrocks split their weekend games, losing 10-6 to the Adanacs in Coquitlam on Sunday and beating Burnaby 14-8 at The Q Centre on Saturday. David Byrne led the ’Rocks with four goals and an assist in the win, while Ryan Lewis was top scorer in the loss with two goals and an assist. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

Two late goals gave the Juan de Fuca B2 pee wees a 6-4 victory over the Victoria-Esquimalt Eagles in the Cook tournament’s B final Sunday at Juan de Fuca Arena. Reid Fryer notched the eventual winner with five minutes left, breaking a 4-4 tie after the Eagles erased a 4-2 deficit in the second period. With the Whalers down a man and the Eagles pressing for the equalizer, Juan de Fuca’s Luc Gagnon was sprung loose and raced in alone to beat Eagles

goalie Ty Reeve for the 6-4 goal. “We’ve had some really close games with them this season. That was just guttin’ it out at the end of the tournament,” said Whalers coach Paul Richards, whose team lost 5-4 to the Eagles in the tourney opener Friday. “That was like our 11th game in eight days. It’s a lot of lacrosse and it’s just leaving it out on the floor.” Whalers B2 played JdF B1 for gold the previous weekend in Delta, but lost 5-4. The B1 Whalers, who finished second in their round robin pool – as did the B2 Whalers – dropped a 7-2 semifinal decision to VicEsquimalt, but came back to beat Oceanside 5-4 for bronze on Sunday. In the C division, Juan de Fuca played Vic-Esquimalt for bronze after JdF lost three close round robin games and the semifinal 3-1 to Campbell River. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Pro wrestling comes to Langford this week The Langford Legion welcomes Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling for a Friday night show this week (May 29). The feature match sees reigning Vancouver Island champion B.J. Laredo take on Flexxx Payne in the latter’s VIPW debut.

Greater Victoria wrestler Lak Siddartha will take on Bishop, who hails from the mainland. Other Island-mainland matchups (Island wrestler listed first) include the Krofton Kid versus Tony Baroni, Riea vs. Vixxxen and Cremator vs. Shredz.

Islanders Scott Steel and Eddie Osborne are also on the card. The closing down of the Velox club in Saanich prompted VIPW to shift its venue to Langford, Siddartha said. Matches get underway at 8 p.m. at 761 Station Ave.

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Chamber pays tribute to Black Press founder Greater Victoria entrepreneurs, dignitaries and others filled the ballroom at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa last week to enjoy a wonderful dinner, hear an award-winning media entrepreneur tell his story, and round off the night with an intimate performance by tenor Ken Lavigne. Dinner with David Black, a May 19 fundraiser for the West Shore Chamber of Commerce co-hosted by the Goldstream News Gazette, saw the Black Press founder offer his take on the media business and the success his company has seen

since he bought his first newspaper, the Williams Lake Tribune, nearly 40 years ago. Black, whose focus has shifted of late from media, also captivated the crowd with an update on his plan to build an oil refinery on the Northern B.C. coast, as a way of preventing tankers from transporting diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands through coastal B.C. waters. Lavigne, accompanied by a talented trio of musicians, followed up the guest speaker with a punchy, wide-ranging set that prompted the audience to give him a pair of standing ovations.

Photos by Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff

(Above) West Shore Chamber of Commerce president Doug Kobayashi, flanked by Chamber projects and relations manager Josh Schmidt, is all smiles as he prepares to introduce guest speaker David Black at the chamber fundraiser at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa. (Right) Kelsi Harris and Tracey Trousdell of Prosperity Planning relax following the gathering.

David Black, founder and majority shareholder of Black Press, which publishes the Gazette, speaks last week at the Dinner with David Black fundraiser for the West Shore Chamber of Commerce, held in the ballroom at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa.

(Above) Local tenor Ken Lavigne performs an evening-ending set at the West Shore Chamber/Goldstream News Gazetteâ€™s Dinner with David Black. (Below) Dale Collins of Prosperity Planning and Sandy Bednarz share a hug before settling in to enjoy dinner at the Westin Bear Mountain.

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