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Oak Bay Kiwanis member Roy Patt works the new Jaws of Life Oak Bay Fire Department purchased thanks to fundraising efforts of the Kiwanis and Athlone Travel. Together the two groups raised $27,000 for the new equipment. Athlone’s Liz Smith was also on hand Friday to learn the ins and outs of extricating a person from a vehicle, with help from Oak Bay firefighters, including Duane Adsett and Andy Michaluk, supervising here. Jennifer Blyth/Oak Bay News

Oak Bay High gets it right Jim Zeeben News staff

Oak Bay High School officially opened its doors yesterday with all but a final few elements still being finished up. “It’s so much more than we could have ever believed possible,” says principal Dave Thomson, noting that the overwhelming response has been nothing short of gobsmacked. “So many people decided to get it right.” Built with a budget of $55 million,

the new school covers 151,000 squarefeet and incorporates a flexible design that should help it meet the needs of students for most of this century. The building replaces the former Oak Bay High, which had stood next door since 1929. In 1993, a seismic report recommend major upgrades to that building. However, after further review, the decision was made to build a new school rather than retrofit the old one. “You start to look at it and it’s more expensive to fix than replace,” Thom-

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Top 5 jaw-dropping features at the new Oak Bay High n Top 5 reasons to be gobsmacked by the new Oak Bay High School, according to principal Dave Thomson: 1. Modern theatre among the best of any school in the country; 2. Flexible teaching areas that take mere minutes to reconfigure; 3. Technology, including video and audio systems throughout the building; 4. Design that promotes social interaction and friendly spaces; 5. Sight lines that inspire kids who realize the effort was made for them.

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Political Profile: The Victoria riding

Unique make-up of the Victoria riding creates a range of possibilities for the coming election Jennifer Blyth Oak Bay News

Victoria riding voters will head to the polls Oct. 19 with a variety of important issues in mind. For some it will be a question of who to vote for, but for others, how best to defeat those they oppose, suggests a political science professor at the University of Victoria. “First, since Conservative voters have recently been relatively small proportions of the vote, many voters will be trying to decide which opposition party best represents their views and which has the best chance of defeating the Stephen Harper Conservatives,” says Jamie Lawson, who teaches courses on Canadian government, environmental policy, and Canadian political economy. The Victoria riding, which encompasses all of Oak Bay, along with Victoria and Ten Mile Point in Saanich, will have some unique factors at play, however. “Unlike many ridings, a major part of that question will turn on the performance of the Greens, with the powerful presence of Elizabeth May and Andrew Weaver so nearby,” Lawson says, suggesting the summer’s drought and wildfires will reinforce arguments about who best represents the ecological position on climate change.

Green voters are socially diverse, Lawson says, noting that while Greens take a more extreme position on some key questions, “socially, it is not clear that leftism in general is the dominant trend in Green leadership or Green voters. “The Greens have certainly been a force in these prosperous places of town where it is hard to find many New Democrats, or otherwise socialist thinking for example,” he says. “So this is one place where there is quite likely to be a fight between Greens and NDP, particularly because Jo-Ann Roberts is relatively well-known and well-liked, and because Murray Rankin satisfies many of the same voters on environmental grounds, but has an additional base with government workers, and left-leaners on social grounds,” Lawson says. Displeasure with the Conservatives may also lead some opposition party supporters to vote for whatever opposition party they think has the best chance to defeat Harper. The economy will also be crucial. “With the weak economy on so many minds, some voters, especially those on fixed incomes, will be concerned about both reviving the economy and the difficult place lower interest rates put them in. “Because the government has emphasized a balanced budget, only the low-interest, low-dollar policy of the Bank of Canada is acting to stimulate the economy. Here the large number of retirees in the Victoria area will play a role,” Lawson says. And while he says retirees are most likely to vote Conservative country-wide, in part because of the perception of some that the Conservatives are the best economic managers, “the drop in the dollar has stimulated

he says. “I think if Esquia strong tourism year malt were in the riding, in town, and it will be they would have a more harder to convince peosignificant role, and if ple that economic prosthe environment weren’t perity equals resource so important to people, extraction, especially they would be more given the fear of impacts important in Oak Bay and of a potential oil spill other prosperous parts offshore on the tourist of town.” trade and fisheries.” And how might the At the same time, key longer campaign – virtureasons for retiring to ally double the standard Victoria are typically length of about 37 days – the weather and natural affect the Victoria riding? surroundings, so Victo“The key to me is that ria retirees will likely be longer campaigns mean disproportionately concerned with nature, off- UVic professor Jamie Lawson more money can be spent,” Lawson says. set somewhat by those While overall, that favours the Conservawho have retired from the oil, gas and tives, their reduced chances here may lead resource sectors. How the federals Liberals will fare is a them to spend money elsewhere. At the same time, “I think Murray Rankin little more of an unknown, depending on factors such as the economy and how the would be considered cabinet material for the NDP, and they would divert funds to campaign numbers evolve. “The Liberals could consolidate around protect him,” he notes. Additionally, because “this is in a priority their leader, who has begun to impress many Liberal supporters who were sitting region for the Greens ... I would expect them to divert more funds for Jo-Ann Roberts. on the fence. “Or they could decide, if things start to Because the Greens have done well in proslook like the Conservatives are gaining, that perous parts of town, this may exaggerate the trendlines are leading towards NDP as the benefit to the Greens.” And, while some are suggesting people the only possible alternative, and the NDP suits them better than four more years of will lose interest over such a long campaign, that may not be the case here in Oak Bay. Conservative rule,” Lawson says. Because locals are inclined to stay close Lawson doesn’t see the Conservatives growing their support in the Victoria riding to home in the summer, “they may not be so tuned out during the summer months during this election. “They have a base in military circles, as people may be elsewhere,” Lawson sugand in retirees who are worried about gests. editor@oakbaynews.com fixed incomes in an uncertain economy,”

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Voting factors for the Victoria Riding • The fact that many people work as public servants for government (or used to), in addition to the riding’s many college and university staff, may influence the importance that Victorians attach to the Conservatives’ record on federal scientists and the environment, suggests UVic political science professor Jamie Lawson. “Cutbacks on scientific research in the federal government, and restrictions on scientists’ rights to report and discuss their results in public also tie into the environmental questions, particularly surrounding the pipeline controversies and climate change policy more generally.” • “The temporary foreign worker program caused some outcry here, and apart from some ugly xenophobic aspects, it was a principal concern to people working in casual and precarious job categories, who were being told that some employers were using this program to displace them,” Lawson says, noting it also concerned people, now citizens, who had immigrated into similar jobs or as part of similar cultural and national groups as the current so-called temporary foreign workers. “There is probably some hostile feeling towards the government in both circles for allowing the program’s controversial expansion, and then for reforming it in a way that made life even more precarious for many temporary workers. All that said, I don’t see it ruling the day in the campaign.”

Paddlers pull for families facing cancer Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

Paddle for Health returns to Willows Beach Park this Saturday under the lead of Don Lowther, volunteer organizer and founder of the former Kayak for the Cure. For the second consecutive year, the eighth annual paddling fundraiser will raise cash for the Vancouver Island chapter of the B.C. Childhood Cancer Parents Association. “It always amazes me to see how people will come together to support people in need,” Lowther said. “We’re so lucky to live in a community full of such caring and generous people.” A longtime volunteer with the Power to Be Adventure Therapy Society, Lowther was introduced to Susan Kerr, Vancouver Island liaison for BC CCPA, to start the fundraising link last summer when 72 paddlers raised just shy of $25,000. Twenty-eight youth are currently in active treatment at the Victoria Pediatric Oncology at VGH clinic with an additional 87 on long-term follow-up. Through the association’s Vancouver Island Family Support Program, they’ve provided a handful of outings for 13 families with 21 Christine van Reeuwyk/News staff children so far this year. Ladies in waiting, Kathy Harms, left of New Westminister, Deborah Exelby of Victoria and The program has also offered emergency aid Jennifer Somerville of James Bay, enjoy the sun while awaiting the start of their first Paddle in the form of fuel and food vouchers to more for Health. Theevent returns to WIllows Beach Saturday, Sept. 12. than 35 families. On-site support includes special lunches for busy clinic days and child life ebration of life events for their children who have adult group that has been running through Vicresources, including family crafts. lost their lives to cancer. “I found support needed toria General Hospital, supporting youth aged 13 “Crafts went a long ways, it doesn’t sound here on Vancouver Island for parents who have to 20 in treatment and post-treatment. Primarily like a lot but our child life specialist … she was lost their child to cancer,” Kerr said. “The families it’s kids getting together and doing recreational able to buy what she now go over to Vancou- activities in a setting where everyone has had needed,” Kerr said. ver to have a celebra- some similar experiences. “I found support need here on “Some of the kids are “It’s a hard age and when these kids are diagtion of life ceremony. really struggling with Vancouver Island for parents who have lost What I would like, if nosed with cancer their lives change and it can their health … Crafts nothing else, is to have be very awkward,” Kerr said. “There’s a comfort really help the time their child to cancer. … What I would like, a celebration here on level [with each other] there that you won’t find go by, because some if nothing else, is to have a celebration here the Island for families.” otherwise.” of these kids are getThey’ll also look at the increasing need to supThey hope to include on the Island for families.” ting chemo four days ongoing support for port those moving from in-treatment to palliative – Susan Kerr bereaved families into care. “That’s been a huge learning process for a week, all day with nothing else to do.” next year as well. “The everybody,” Kerr said. “We’re looking to see how The association is candlelight gathering we can better transition.” also looking to add a candlelight gathering in Paddle for Health is at Willows Beach on Sept. will get input from families as to what they would November for bereaved families. Families from like to see,” Kerr said. “I’ve got some pretty keen 12. Bring your own kayak, canoe or standup board, across Vancouver Island will be invited to attend or register to paddle with a vessel provided. Visit bereaved parents who are involved.” and have opportunities for round-table discusThe BC CCPA Vancouver Island Support Pro- paddleforhealth.ca to register or donate. sions, listen to guest speakers and discuss celcvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com gram will also take on the adolescent and young

Oak Bay Night Market Wednesday Head to The Avenue this afternoon (Wednesday, Sept. 9) for the final Oak Bay Night Market of the season. Hosted by the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association, the street market fill Oak Bay Avenue with all manner of goodies on the second Wednesday of the summer months from 4 to 8 p.m. Among the new vendors this year has been the addition of local wineries, cideries and craft

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“A series of things have happened that kept making this project more unique and special,” Thomson says. One example is the social staircase, roughly in the centre of the building. It offers wide steps that are ideal for sitting and hanging out with friends. The wood used for the benches was milled from from a tree that once stood outside the old school. “The whole idea is this place is a place you want to be,” Thomson says. The stairs have conveniently located outlets for plugging in smartphone chargers. And there’s a massive projection-TV screen that allows students to

watch programming while hanging out. The school reflects the digital age in which it was built. For example, touchscreen displays around the school not only allow students to get information but they can easily share data as well. The idea is to help students use their phones or other portable data devices to store homework or projects they’re working on for school. “The way the school was built was to be as functionally adaptable as can be,” Thomson says, noting that secondary education is changing at a rapid pace – long gone are the days when it was considered adequate to group students in a class and

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“batch process kids in boxes of 30.” “Our students have a lot more knowledge and skills than we had when I was going to school.” Over the summer, as construction progressed and staff were allowed to start working inside the building, students started trickling in to check out their new home. Almost to a fault, Thomson says, their jaws dropped as they stepped inside. “It’s so beautiful – the amount of light, the amount of space – you don’t feel institutionalized, which is what we’re trying to accomplish.” The building is expected to be officially completed by next spring.

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Opposite page: An etched glass mural above the lobby of the new Oak Bay High School. Above: “It’s so beautiful – the amount of light, the amount of space – you don’t feel institutionalized, which is what we’re trying to accomplish,” says Oak Bak High School principal Dave Thomson. Below: Electrician Gage Lowery, with Canem Systems, works on wiring inside the modern theatre at the new $55-million Oak Bay High School. Top right: Oak Bak High teacher Tina Horwood talks about the coming school year with principal Dave Thomson. Behind them is a social staircase. Wood used for the staircase’s benches, or treads, was milled from a large tree that used to be visible outside Thomson’s office in the old school. Jim Zeeben Photos

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Oak Bay pulls together for public safety Picture yourself in an automobile accident where, through no fault of your own, you’re pinned inside your vehicle, shaken up, a little in shock, and unable to get out. Until recently, if you were in Oak Bay when that happened, you may have had to wait for firefighters from neighbouring Saanich or Victoria to come pry open the twisted metal. Oak Bay Fire Department celebrated a true community success story Friday, welcoming Roy Patt from Oak Bay Kiwanis and Liz Smith, from Athlone Travel, to come experience first-hand the results of their significant fundraising efforts. Through individual campaigns, Kiwanis and Athlone had raised $27,000 for the fire department, allowing it to replace outdated equipment that was not up to the standards of today’s vehicles, explained Fire Chief Dave Cockle. “It’s a significant benefit to the community because we no longer have to rely upon mutual aid for the rescue of our citizens,” Cockle said during a demonstration of the new equipment at the firehall. Not only used for vehicle crashes, the modern, quiet, cordless equipment is also invaluable for access to buildings. “All of these tools are developed to give firefighters access to anything,” Cockle explained. According to Smith, once the community heard about the need, donations flowed in, not only from locals, but also from those in neighbouring municipalities and even out of town visitors – all appreciating the efforts of local emergency service personnel and the risks they take to keep us all safe. To all responsible, donors, volunteers, fundraisers and firefighters, we say thank you. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com. 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.

Urban society slides into helplessness Vancouver broadcast media weren’t Of all the immature, ignorant whining that came out of the recent power fail- much better. Their big focus was that ure in the Lower Mainland, one example BC Hydro’s website crashed, so people summed up the decline of our urban cul- couldn’t call it up on their smartphones and find out instantly when their power ture for me. would be back on. It wasn’t the people who Some even questioned why flooded 9-1-1 with calls wireless power meters didn’t demanding to know when their help. Perhaps these were the power would be restored, or same journalists who fed the complaining about their freeztinfoil-hat superstition about ers. It wasn’t those on Twitter their signals. insisting BC Hydro pay for food The facts should be known that went bad. It was another by now. After an extremely social media moment. dry spring and summer, a high With part of his community wind shattered trees and took without electricity for a third down more wires and poles day, Coquitlam Mayor Richard Tom Fletcher than BC Hydro had ever coped Stewart went to his Facebook B.C. Views with before. Further damage page, which has a wide folwas done within areas that lowing. There he pleaded with residents to stop phoning city hall to were already blacked out, leaving overdemand that a local big-box supermarket taxed technicians unable to accurately provide milk and eggs. assess the full extent of it. Power had been restored at the store In Coquitlam and elsewhere, poles only a few hours before, in the dead of were down in areas too rain-saturated night, and it’s safe to assume that all for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, stores were working flat out to restock there were some too-optimistic repair perishables. estimates given out, in response to the Where do people get the notion that constant screeching for instant answers. city hall, or whatever all-powerful nanny About 15 years ago I experienced my state they imagine, controls grocery worst power outage in the Fraser Valley. stores? How do they conclude that in the In a semi-rural area with little backup grid midst of the worst electrical grid failure capacity (since greatly improved), my on record, BC Hydro is going to address family went three days without power. their personal situation above all others? This was in winter, due to wind and freez-

ing rain followed by snow and cold. Trickles of water kept pipes from freezing, and the gas stove provided a bit of heat. I heard no complaints about the crews struggling around the clock with the dangerous job of repair. Media coverage was mostly adult supervised. Megastorm madness isn’t an isolated case. A few weeks before that, a temporary construction bump on the Lion’s Gate Bridge deck caused panic and rage. Aggravated by a couple of accidents on the alternate route, and fed by hysterical media, drivers of West Van luxury cars were white-knuckled. Traffic choked the region that recently declined to pay a bit more for road improvements. In both cases, people outside Lotus Land were muttering: Welcome to our world. This is pertinent to the federal election. Are you competent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free savings account, or do you need the government to do it for you, by force? Are you capable of managing your own child care, or should the nanny state create a hugely subsidized system, which has already failed in Quebec, from coast to coast? Are you ready for the day when the machine stops? Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Oak Bay is temporarily re-branded as the Tennessee town of Franklin, established 1799, for the Hallmark movie The Bridge, shooting in town last week.

Your View Oak Bay comes together for Queen’s celebration i would like to thank our community for really stepping up and helping with the Celebration of the Queen’s reign events – we are truly so very fortunate to have such wonderful, civic-minded businesses and organizations within oak Bay. Thanks must go to oak Bay united Church for lending us the tea cups (very important for this event!!), oak Bay Flowers for the lovely table arrangements, Thrifty Foods Fairfield for their huge generosity with sandwiches etc., oak Bay High School for finding us a throne for our “Queen,” The Monarchist League – Victoria Branch, the Pembroke welsh Corgi Association of Canada, Vancouver island and islands Section for – you guessed it – the corgis (but sadly we do not get to keep them!), the oak Bay BiA for their planning help, Tetley Tea for the other main component of our event, the Girl Guides for helping to serve the tea, Oak Bay News for the wonderful coverage, oak Bay Heritage and Archives, and

of course, the oak Bay staff who have helped every step of the way to ensure our residents have the best events put on in the region! (i believe we are the only municipality that did two events!) Coun. Hazel Braithwaite, District of Oak Bay

Lansdowne lane change a head-scratcher Trying to figure out why Saanich has converted the west-bound curb lane on Lansdowne to a right turn only lane between Foul Bay and richmond. This makes absolutely no sense considering the amount of vehicle traffic from Camosun and uVic that use the road. How much west-bound traffic turns north on richmond from Foul Bay? To make matters even more congested the west-bound traffic light at richmond has no left turn priority arrow. Traffic will be lined up in that single lane awaiting vehicles ahead wanting to turn south on richmond.

we are trying to save the environment from carbon monoxide pollution and this inane idea will only increase it. if whichever municipality insists on this then may i suggest making that one lane a no left turn south-bound on richmond. William Jesse Oak Bay

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Politics and pot big news on this day in history expire at the end of this year? Local politics were top of Simply because the principle of mind this week in Oak Bay 28 democracy dictates that repreyears ago...at least for the writsentatives be elected for and by ers at the Oak Bay Star, forethe people. The operative word runner to the Oak Bay News. here is elected...” Oak Bay’s then-mayor, Susan *** Brice, had From the Sept. declared her 2, 1987 police blotintention to ter, a Calgary man seek a second was credited with term when the saving the life of community a Coquitlam man went to the who got into trouble polls Nov. 21. swimming off WilBrice, today a lows Beach. The Saanich municiman was swimming pal councillor, Jennifer Blyth against the current, had won her Pages from the Past trying to reach a first mayorboat off-shore, when alty term by he was struck with acclamation when former Mayor Doug Watts leg cramps, police reported. *** decided not to seek another Fast forward a decade and term, the Star reported Sept. 2. Oak Bay Police were in the news for a massive marijuana *** bust at a Cadboro Bay Road The approaching election home. also had the Star questioning A Crimestoppers tip had the lack of “political malconrevealed a hydroponic grow tents” in the municipality. operation worth an estimated With acclamations being the $60,000 in pot and $5,000 in recent norm for both mayor equipment, police reported. and council, the paper called on residents to put their name *** forward. “Why is it so important for Also on the cover Sept. 3, someone to issue a challenge to those members whose terms 1997: Council’s deliberation

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Church embraces atmosphere of radical welcoming Friday night movie and discussion at Oak Bay United Church explores love, faith and gender identity issues

coming congregation,” Miller says. While the United Church as an organization has been welcoming to the LGBTQ community for decades, becoming the first to ordain gay and lesbian ministers more than two decades ago, Miller notes, it seemed a good time to consciously explore what that means. And while the year’s focus will be on LGBTQ, the spirit of the exercise is far more wide-reaching. For example, “what barriers do we have in the way (of being welcoming to all members of the community) that we’re not even seeing?” open Miller asks. “It’s an intentional dialogue we’re having with ourselves, but at the same time, we need to throw open the doors to others.” While Friday’s film presentation is the first public event in the church’s affirming year, Miller is also looking forward to the church’s presentation of the 80-member Vancouver Men’s Chorus, the first gay chorus in Canada, coming to Oak Bay Nov. 21 and 22. “Their mission is, through the arts, to present a positive image of the gay community,” Miller says. It will be the 30-year-old chorus’s first visit to the region in 10 years and while the Making Spirits Bright program will largely reflect the Christmas season, the director is also adding material in support of Oak Bay United

Church’s affirmation, Miller says. affirming initiatives within the comPartial proceeds from the event will munity, Miller says. support a2015Walk-433x3-Ad-BlackPress-Victoria.pdf local LGBT initiative, while 1 24/08/2015 editor@oakbaynews.com 1:38:50 PM some funds will support the church’s

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On Friday evening, Oak Bay United Church opens a year of intentional dialogue with a movie at the church, Call Me Malcolm. Described as “one man’s struggle with faith, Oak Bay United Church hosts its love and gender identity,” house this weekend. the film and discussion following is an opportunity for much looking outward, to find deeper understanding, explains what we can be doing in the Gordon Miller, music minister community – nurturing the spirit and communications director at the heart of the community,” Miller says. for Oak Bay United Church. Other initiatives include a The local church is embarking upon an affirming year to playgroup for young children explore what it means to be and their parents, grandparents welcoming to all people, includ- or caregivers, and a monthly ing those in the lesbian, gay, “Pub Theology” nights, in which bisexual, transgender and queer 20 to 25 people typically gather community. However, it’s really at the Penny Farthing once a a continuation of Oak Bay Unit- month to discuss a particular ed’s already “radically welcom- theological question. The church also supports ing” atmosphere. In an era when many faith groups and events like the Sing communities are seeing their YourJoy young adult chorus numbers shrink, the local con- and the monthly open mic cabagregation is one of the few that rets, that take advantage of the is growing – and has grown for church’s fantastic acoustics. “This congregation always the last three years. “This congregation is very thinks of itself as a radically wel-

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Blessing of Backpacks at 10 a.m., in which everyone transitioning to school, university or daycare is invited to bring their backpack to be blessed. Following service is a barbecue in the garden and a community fair beginning at 11 a.m. featuring a whole host of local groups and organizations sharing information about what they do.

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Community Calendar Wednesday, Sept. 9 Victoria Women’s Newcomers Club – New to Victoria? Lunch meeting at Victoria Golf Club, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Help get settled into Victoria and learn about the club’s activity groups, including bridge, walking, restaurant and pub, book club, mahjong, dragon boat team and more. Cost: $27. Info: vicdaynewcomers.ca Oak Bay Night Market Oak Bay Village is transformed into a

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Friday, Sept. 11 Oak Bay United Church Community Open House Weekend – Friday night movie night, 7 p.m., featuring Call me Malcolm, exploring one man’s struggle with faith, love and gender identity (suggested 18+, or teens accompanied by parents); Saturday, Giant Parking Lot Sale 10 a.m., Community Barn Dance, 5 to 9 p.m., Sunday, Worship for All Ages and Blessing of Backpacks at 10 a.m., Community Fair and barbecue at 11 a.m. Information: oakbayunitedchurch.ca Celtic Musical Variety Concert – Local bands Celtic Reflections and Cookeilidh, plus the renowned Victoria Police Pipe Band and the Victoria High School Rhythm & Blues Band. Proceeds benefit the Victoria High School band; 7 p.m. at Victoria High School. Tickets $25/adults; $10/students

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Saturday, Sept. 12 Oak Bay United Church Community Open House Weekend – Saturday, Giant Parking Lot Sale 10 a.m., Community Barn Dance, 5 to 9 p.m., Sunday, Worship for All Ages and Blessing of Backpacks at 10 a.m., Community Fair and barbecue at 11 a.m. For more information: oakbayunitedchurch.ca Urban Food-Garden Tour – Self-guided tour of 14 home food gardens in Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria and Esquimalt, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets: $15 (under 15 free) at GardenWorks, brownpapertickets.com Haliburton Farm stands at Moss St Market, or email vicfoodgardens@gmail.com Info: vicurbanfoodgardens.wix. com/tour Volkssport – 5/10 km walks. Meet at Mount Douglas Park, Cordova Bay Road. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m.

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Transformations with Tidler Book Talk & Reading – Closing reception for Betwixt & Between, an exhibition of new paintings by Marilyn Chapman and Linda Darby, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gage Gallery, 2031 Oak Bay Ave. Charles Tidler is a poet, novelist, librettist, spoken jazz artist and playwright Information: www.gagegallery.ca Summer Sugar Soiree – Dessert/goodie exchange at Glenlyon Norfolk School on Bank Street, 6 p.m. Bring 12 servings of dessert and go home with 12 different servings to enjoy; door prizes, including an amazing cake by Rachel Cakes. Tickets $20; for information contact Diane Luszniak at diane.luszniak@ vicpd.ca or 250-419-1179. Summer Star Parties – Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tours of the historic Plaskett telescope, astronomy lectures and presentations. Info: victoria. rasc.ca.

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Discover Monterey at annual club day Christine van Reeuwyk

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Nearly 40 different clubs will lure new and returning members to Monterey Recreation centre for the annual presentation of groups Sept. 17. “As a retired senior you need to be involved in something, to get up and get out,” says Camille Wood, president of the Oak Bay Seniors’ Activity Association. “The Monterey Centre absolutely provides everything you could want to do.” The club and drop-in activities at the Oak Bay centre span the spectrum from arts and darts to whist and woodcraft. Once retired you can “lose your purpose,” Wood says. When she moved to the region she joined Newcomers, where many members also attended Monterey for club activities. “I first came here [to Monterey] to take bridge lessons. I ended up making friends with three ladies. We still play nine years later,” she says. Now Wood is active in the popular Mah Jong Club and the Craft Carnival, organizing the association’s two big annual fundraisers each year – the rummage sale and the bazaar. “I have friends that I’m busy with. It’s basically playing and having fun. And it’s an opportunity to practise skills you’ve acquired in your working years,” Wood says. “The atmosphere is my favourite thing, the

n The first seniors’ programs in the community were held in the Guide hall at Fireman’s Park in the early 1960s. The Oak Bay Seniors Activity Centre opened in December 1971. The name changed to Monterey Recreation Centre alongside a 7,500-squarefoot addition in 1990. Today more than 1,900 members aged 50 and older enjoy the 22,500 -square-foot facility.

atmosphere provided by the staff here. They’re very welcoming and helpful.” Montery’s 37 clubs include art, billiards and snooker, table tennis, bingo, carpet bowling, computers, iPad club, mahjong, concert band, walking craft carnival, Spanish, French and more. For a membership fee of $42 members can can access all of the clubs, with a handful having small additional user fees. Each club has a representative that makes up the Oak Bay Seniors Activity Association executive. “Belonging to clubs is an affordable way for older adults to continue living vibrant, connected lives. We are proud to offer so many ways for adults to keep their minds and bodies active,” says Lesley

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Monterey Noteables members Irene Paris, left, and Paula Wilkie peace-out during the Monterey Recreation Centre open house that featured all the clubs from gardening and table tennis to woodworking and Scrabble. The next open hosue is coming up Sept. 17. Cobus, rec centre co-ordinator. “We have over 2,000 members to date. Monterey is a

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Lolita, born to L pod in 1970 Now you see them, now you and captive for 45 long years, don’t. They’re there, and then suffers in a shallow pool under they’re not. the searing sun of Miami. Many The killer whales (orcas) people in B.C. and Washoff Oak Bay splash ington State want to and dive, shooting see her brought home. upwards like torpeHer relatives still does, flopping to one swim here, and a sancside like drunks in tuary bay has been a slapstick comedy. selected in the San Then they waterJuan Islands for her plough their way rehabilitation and evennorth or southwards tual release back to the and it may be weeks wild, a cause which or a year before we Barbara Julian many local people supget another glimpse. Suburban Wild port with letters and But for many people, demonstrations, but even when out of the Miami Seaquarium refuses sight the orca isn’t out of mind. to give up Lolita, despite several Play seems a major theme court cases, petitions and proin their lives. They perform test marches on her behalf. for each other and, when they Even if Lolita is released know we’re watching, for us. back to our waters, her probWe watch and follow them by lems won’t be over. Orcas are boat and they watch and follow threatened by marine pollution, our boats in return – a pleasing starvation (dwindling salmon mutual curiosity, but relations stocks), and crazy-making disweren’t always so friendly. orienting underwater sonar There were once thousands from naval and commercial of orcas (Orcinus orca) off our shipping. shores while today the southWhales, although so close, ern resident population numremain mysterious to us. bers only 81. Only decades ago Always moving, they sleep with people were still hunting orcas, one half their brain at a time. and into the 1970s, capturing They navigate underwater hills them for aquariums. and valleys and communicate Two members of B.C. pods, over hundreds of miles by using Corky and Lolita, still languish sound waves absorbed through in tiny concrete tanks after special membranes in their years of solitary confinement.

skulls which feed information to their huge, complex brains (and which are agonizingly ruptured by underwater sonar). Air breathers, they both burst from sea into the sunshine in majestic leaps, and dive to black depths where they “see” in the dark by echo-location. They live in tight matrilineal family groups, each generation of females helping raise the young of their children and grandchildren. Each pod and family with pods uses a complex local language. Back in 2003, orcas were declared “endangered” (southern residents) and “threatened” (northern residents) under Canada’s Species At Risk Act, which stipulates that a recovery action plan is therefore legally required. Twelve years later, no action has been developed, although in 2014 the local MP Randall Garrison tabled a motion in Parliament for a Killer Whale Recovery Plan. Orca supporters will now have to wait and see what action plans the next Parliament might be willing to adopt. Barbara Julian is an Oak Bay writer and nature enthusiast whose monthly Suburban Wild column will explore some of the many fascinating wild creatures living in and around Oak Bay.

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Victoria Golf Club tournament benefitting KidSport Victoria gets an ‘Amazing’ boost KidSport Greater Victoria is celebrating B.C.’s first annual KidSport Week, Sept 6 to 13, with Victoria Golf Club Men’s Links to Change tournament, benefitting KidSport Victoria. Hitting the links Saturday, Sept. 12, the tournament aims to surpass last year’s total of $25,000 raised for KidSport Victoria – enough to help 100 local children in need enjoy a season of sport of their choice. This year’s event will also feature Jon Montgomery, Canadian Olympic gold medalist and host of CTV’s Amazing Race Canada, who will be golfing and addressing tournament participants at the evening reception. Montgomery is a longtime supporter of children’s charities, including KidSport, and as a new resident of Victoria, was pleased to lend his energy and enthusiasm to the local chapter – one of the largest KidSport chapters nationally. “My world has been shaped by sport. This profoundly positive influence in my life should be a fundamental right of young people everywhere,” Montgomery says. “KidSport is helping to make the dream a reality.” KidSport Victoria funds more than 1,200 local children each year, with grants totaling over $400,000 each year. “We are truly grateful to the Victoria Golf Club for hosting this men’s tournament to benefit children in need, at such an exciting time for KidSport,”

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