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Cycling dream team brings expertise to Victoria Kendra Wong Victoria News

Gil Peñalosa believes streets can be used for more than just cars. In his birth place of Bogotá, Columbia, Peñalosa said it was a dangerous city for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Working as the commissioner of parks, sport and recreation for Bogotá, he slowly transformed the city into a safe place for all people. He established the program called “open streets” where they closed a few blocks to cars and opened them to pedestrians on Sundays. The program has since

expanded to 121 kilometres and draws 1.3 million people to walk, skate and run every week. In just three years, Peñalosa also established a sophisticated network of more than 280 kilometres of bike lanes that increased the number of cyclists from 30,000 to almost half a million people daily. Now, he is bringing his vision to Victoria. “It was a change of mindset. Columbian people understand that streets are public spaces and they belong to everybody and that it doesn’t make sense to move only cars 24/7,” said Peñalosa, who has worked as a consultant in more than 200

cities around the world and is the founder of 8 80 Cities, a Torontobased organization that aims to make cities more walkable. Peñalosa is part of a group being dubbed the cycling “dream team” tasked with identifying four to eight priority corridors in Victoria for construction over the next three years. Earlier this summer, the city approved the first protected bike lane on the north side of Pandora Avenue. The team also includes Andreas Røhl, cycling specialist with Gehl Architects & Studio and former bicycle program manager for the City of Copenhagen, and Mia Birk, president and CEO of Alta Planning + Design and former

bicycle program manager for the City of Portland. The focus will be encouraging people aged eight to 80 to ride their bikes. “I thought staff were pulling my leg when they told me about the team we’d attracted to work on this project,” said Mayor Lisa Helps. “People are often saying, ‘look at Copenhagen to help shape the future of cycling in Victoria.’ With this team, we’re quite literally bringing Copenhagen to Victoria, along with other world-class expertise.” Peñalosa, who was in Victoria last week with the rest of the team, believes the two guiding principles will be developing

a cycling infrastructure that is safe for all ages and abilities, and connecting people to most places in the city. “Victoria has the potential to be one of the best small cities in the world and I think that’s what’s so exciting,” he said. “They’re calling it the dream team, but I will say the citizens are the ones that are great. The citizens are the experts to decide what they want.” The networking planning and conceptual designs are scheduled to be complete by the end of 2015. The city has dedicated $7.75 million to cycling and pedestrian improvements over the next three years. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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is the story of his junior rider, Hannah Day. The five-year-old was thought to have overcome both stomach cancer and leukemia, but Growing up in Victoria, Brent recently relapsed and is currently Hilborne remembers seeing the fighting cancer for the third time. Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock It’s knowing how strong Day ride through his school each year, and others like her are in their rallying support for the Canadian fight against cancer that motivates Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser Hilborne to do all that he can for for pediatric cancer research. pediatric cancer research and The former Reynolds Secondary support programs such as Camp School student, now a constable Goodtimes. with the Victoria Police Department, “When you’re has always been going out for inspired by what training rides or the organization Name: Brent Hilborne you’re doing some does for children Age: 30 fundraising and you affected by cancer Position: VicPD think you’re life is and says he is Hometown: Victoria Lives in: Saanich hard or you’re a fortunate to be Inspiration: Five-year-old little bit tired, you a part of that Hannah Day and other junior just think about difference this riders affected by cancer what a girl like her year as a tour is going through or rider. any of our junior “Every year, riders,” Hilborne especially growing says. “It’s pretty good inspiration to up in Victoria, to see the Tour de work hard and do what you can (to Rock riders go year after year (is help).” inspiring),” Hilborne says. “My Knowing that the riders have colleagues rode year after year and I definitely look up to them and all the support from local residents also helps to fuel Hilborne’s efforts. work they’ve done for it, and it was The feeling of community makes just something I wanted to be a part Hilborne proud to be a part of this of to make a positive change to my year’s tour. community.” “Just seeing the massive amount Hilborne’s decision to be part of this year’s Tour de Rock team comes of community support that’s out there, it’s unbelievable,” he says. from a feeling of frustration with the “When we go out for training rides disease -- an illness he believes is or we’re doing a fundraising event important to fight for children who in the community, everyone comes are diagnosed with cancer without out, says hi, and they’re super ever having put themselves at risk supportive. It’s a great feeling to for it. know all these people have got your “Everyone is touched by cancer back and are out there to help you, in some way... whether it’s a family too.” member, them personally, or a Read more by following the 2015 friend,” Hilborne says. Particularly frustrating to Hilborne Tour de Rock on Facebook.

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Brent Hilborne, a Victoria police constable, is one of this year’s Tour de Rock riders. Many hearts, one mind. That’s the slogan behind the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, a two-week bicycle journey along the length of Vancouver Island to raise funds for the fight against childhood cancer. Throughout the 1,000-kilometre, two-week ride, riders will make 122 stops in 27 communities including 46 schools. Since its inception in 1998, Tour de Rock has raised more than $20 million for the Canadian Cancer Society, with last year’s efforts totaling more than $1.1 million. The 2015 team includes 21 riders, comprised of members from the RCMP, military police, municipal police and a media rider.

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One Victoria councillor is pushing for Victoria to become a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants in Canada. For the last six months, Coun. Jeremy Loveday has been having discussions with leaders from the Victoria Immigration and Refugee Centre and the organizer of World Refugee Day about Victoria becoming Canada’s next sanctuary city, behind Toronto and Hamilton. In a sanctuary city, municipal employees don’t enforce federal immigration laws, usually by not allowing police or municipal employees to inquire about an individual’s immigration status. “With increased focus on immigrant and refugee issues because of the tragic nature of the Syrian refugee crisis, people in Canada and people in Victoria are talking about refugee issues in a way that I haven’t seen in a long time,” Loveday said. “I think there’s a desire to take action at a local level. Becoming a sanctuary city is one concrete thing that Victoria can do.” The call for action comes in response to a shocking photo of the body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach. The boat that his mother, father and brother — all Syrian refugees — were taking to Greece from Turkey sank. Only his father survived. “Like most people, it was heartbreaking, especially when it hit home a lot for many Canadians when we saw the connections to Canada,” said Loveday, adding based on preliminary talks, there has been support in the community for Victoria becoming a sanctuary city. David Lau, executive director of the Victoria Immigration and Refugee Centre, said the action would make Victoria more welcoming to newcomers and refugees. “It’s a very strong statement of support for people who choose Victoria as the city they want to live in,” he said, adding it is not an endorsement for people who don’t get their paperwork in on time or ignore the laws of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Earlier this month, roughly 200 people marched from the Tourism Information Centre in the Inner Harbour to Centennial Square in support of opening Canada’s borders to Syrian refugees as well. Loveday hopes to get discussions going again and rally support from council to declare Victoria a sanctuary city. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is also pushing to become a sanctuary city. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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After immense backlash against the City of Victoria’s proposed plan to set up a tent city in Topaz Park this summer, some residents feel there are many unanswered questions about the next steps to house the city’s homeless. At a recent Quadra Village Community Centre meeting, executive director Kelly Greenwell said residents drafted a number of questions they hope city

council will consider during the sheltering solutions workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 16. “Clearly there needs to be some positive solutions for homelessness but we’re very concerned that it’s going into a park, that that’s being considered,” Greenwell said. “We’re still concerned there hasn’t been anything in writing that said this option (Topaz Park) is off the table. Until we do, I think everybody is a bit worried this could be considered one of the last resort options.” The residents’ list of questions include to what degree have other options been explored, what are some of

the services that would be associated with this type of proposal and how will homeless people be supported to have an opportunity to get off the streets?

“We’re still concerned there hasn’t been anything in writing that said this option is off the table. Until we do, I think everybody is a bit worried this could be considered one of the last resort options.” - Kelly Greenwell

In July, city council passed a motion 8-1 to consider setting up a designated tenting area for Victoria’s homeless population. Staff identified Topaz Park as a suitable area. However, there was immense backlash

Mayor Lisa Helps issuing an apology for how the plan was rolled out. Helps has said the proposal is “on pause,” promising more public consultation in the form of a sheltering workshop.

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to the proposal with hundreds of residents showing up to voice their concerns at a public forum at the park. The city has since back pedalled on the issue with

During the upcoming workshop, Greenwell expects a number of residents will push the city to explore other options to house the city’s homeless. “I think it’s hard when you live in the neighbourhood that’s the testing ground of the idea. Maybe people assume you don’t care about the issue, but they do care about the issue,” Greenwell said. “We want people to know, we want a solution to happen that’s positive and we don’t think it should be in a public park space like this.” The sheltering solutions workshop takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Crystal Garden (713 Douglas St.) kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Protest stunts distract from real efforts who has been organizing outside “I am tired of managing poverty.” support for the camp for the last The words of Lake Babine Nation couple of years. Chief Wilf Adam were quoted by both Media jumped at the prospect Aboriginal Relations Minister John of another Gustafson Lake-style Rustad and Premier Christy Clark confrontation. This prompted an at their second annual meeting with aboriginal leaders around the province. unusual statement from Cpl. Janelle Shoihet of the North District RCMP. In her closing remarks, Clark “To clarify, the B.C. RCMP repeated her aim to has no intention of ‘taking continue economic down the camp’ set up by development and resource the Unist’ot’en,” she said, revenue sharing that have emphasizing that police are dominated the government’s not taking sides or acting approach in recent years. as security for pipeline “Let’s eliminate poverty in exploration crews being First Nations communities,” harassed by protesters, who she said, adding “the only have token support from a way we can fight poverty is couple of dissident members to grow the economy.” a Wet’suwet’en clan. Not surprisingly, Clark’s Tom Fletcher of Four elected chiefs of the chosen example was the B.C. Views Wet’suwet’en issued their potential of liquefied natural own statement, to correct gas development for the media coverage that represents the Haisla Nation near Kitimat. Unist’ot’en as speaking for their That and similar proposals require new gas pipelines. And as is customary communities. “Our Nations support responsible in B.C., what people most often hear resource development as a way to about are threats and wild claims bring First Nations out of poverty and regarding protests such as the bring opportunities for our young Unist’ot’en camp near Smithers, set up people,” said Burns Lake Band Chief to block a gas pipeline. Dan George. There was a round of this in late Wet’suwet’en First Nation Chief August, after Grand Chief Stewart Karen Ogen said job and benefit Phillip of the militant Union of B.C. agreements for the Coastal GasLink Indian Chiefs claimed hundreds of pipeline were entered into after careful RCMP officers were about to descend consideration, and she objected to on the camp. This echoed previous protests from outsiders, some from false claims made by self-styled anarchists such as Victoria’s Zoe Blunt, outside the country.

Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Ellis Ross has no time for crude oil projects, but he has been working towards gasrelated development as long as anyone. Ross spoke out in support of the elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs in their efforts to resolve the dispute with Unist’ot’en members. “Opposition is the easiest job in the world,” he said. “What is difficult is finding an answer when a First Nations mother has concerns about her child’s future. “Politicians are quick to shout out sound bites and get into camera shots, but where are the cameras when another First Nations member takes their own life or when they pass away from highway/alcohol related deaths?” Ross noted that recent court decisions have put B.C. aboriginal leaders in the best position they have ever had, with governments and development project proponents coming to them “with inclusion in mind” after decades of resource development that has passed them by. You wouldn’t know it most days, but First Nations along both the Coastal GasLink and Pacific Trails gas pipelines have agreed to them. More aboriginal leaders are getting tired of managing poverty, and misguided protesters. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Musician brings heavy blues rock sound to Rifflandia Kendra Wong Victoria News

Some people get adrenaline rushes from skydiving, cliff jumping or bungee jumping. For Jesse Roper, it’s hitting the stage to perform. The Metchosin musician and frontman of the band, Jesse Roper said performing in front of a huge crowd is unlike any feeling he’s had before. “The feeling that the more I let go of what’s bugging me throughout the week

or the more I freak out and sink myself into the music, the better I feel afterwards,” said Roper, who will be performing at the Rifflandia Music Festival this week. “I look forward to it. It’s like therapy for me. It’s just like skydiving. You get up on stage and it feels so good to do it.” But Roper wasn’t always eager to perform. While he’s been shredding the guitar since age six, during his first performance, his friend had to force

him on stage during an open mic night. “I realized it was a lot of fun and not that scary,” he said,

in every bar and corner coffee shop for almost a year. Family problems eventually brought the

of people who love his “shot heavy blues rock” sound. He’s performed at Rock the North and

“I look forward to it. It’s like therapy for me. It’s just like skydiving. You get up on stage and it feels so good to do it.” - Jesse Roper

adding his guitar skills came from his father who also played the instrument. After that, he was hooked. Leaving behind his nine-to-five job as a residential painter, Roper moved to Toronto and played

guitarist and singer back to Victoria, where he continued to play in various bars including the Irish Times Pub. Roper has since garnered a following

Rock the Shores and will grace the stage at Rifflandia for the second time in as many years. Modest Mouse, Chromeo, Mother Mother, the Arkells

and Tokyo Police Club are some of the other bands, scheduled to perform. While Roper admitted he doesn’t have a set list planned yet, audiences can expect half an hour of intense energy. “I just really enjoy doing this stuff. Being that it’s 3 p.m. in the afternoon, no one is going to be tired, that’s for sure,” he said, adding he’s excited about watching other bands perform as well.

“It will be the tightest, best set we’ve ever played. That’s what I aim for at every show — the tightest, best set.” Roper hits the R.A.P Main Stage (1014 Caledonia Ave.) on Sunday, Sept. 20 just after 3 p.m. Rifflandia runs from Thursday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 20 at various venues around Victoria. For tickets or the full schedule of bands visit rifflandia.com. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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NDP support growing in Victoria Kendra Wong Victoria News

With the federal election just over a month away, support for the NDP is growing on Vancouver Island and they could come out on top in Victoria, according to a University of Victoria professor. A recent national survey conducted by Nanos Research showed NDP support at 32.7 per cent (up 2.3 percentage points from the previous week), with the Liberals close behind at 30.8 per cent (up 0.6 percentage points), followed by the Conservatives at 26.2 per cent (down 2.3 points). Locally, Jamie Lawson, associate professor in the department of political science, said NDP support is also growing in the Victoria riding. “Given where the race is now

and the strong view on the part of supporters of any of the opposition parties, that they’ll support almost any party if it’s able to engineer a defeat of the Stephen Harper conservatives,” he said. Based on recent polls, Lawson said Murray Rankin will take the Victoria seat over conservative candidate John Rizzuti, Green Party’s Jo-Anne Roberts and liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas. There are a number of issues, including climate change and the oil spill in Vancouver that are fresh in voters’ minds that could effect how they vote, Lawson said. “The dry, hot summer is reminding people of climate change and people in Victoria who are on the left of the political spectrum are highly attuned to that,” he said.

“If you’re fixed on the idea that you need to get rid of Harper, I think weirdly, you’re far less concerned about which party does the job, because all of the parties who aren’t the conservatives differ in sort of the same way.” Lawson said it’s also important to recognize that Victoria has a high rate of retirees from across Canada, which could effect the vote. “For those who have retired from Alberta and spent a lot of time in the oil and gas industry, they may be here enjoying the weather, but some of those folks probably think that the oil sector is the best thing Canada’s got going for them . . . that’s a qualifying element.” The federal election will take place on Oct. 19. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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The B.C. Sustainable Energy Association wants to hear what Greater Victoria federal election candidates have to say about topics relating to climate change and sustainability. The organization’s Victoria chapter, which undertook a speakers series last fall entitled Energy and the Next Federal Election, begins a series of candidate debates this week under the theme Energy, Climate and Our Future. Held in partnership with the Dogwood Initiative, the debates get underway Sept. 16 at Edward Milne Community School in Sooke and involves candidates for the Esquimalt-Saanich-

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Holding a roughskinned newt in her hand, Jill Robinson can’t help but think about what’s been happening to the delicate little creatures whenever they cross the road at night. Early last spring, a biologist and team of volunteers with Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) surveyed local roads after concerned citizens reported seeing dead frogs. The team discovered hundreds of dead frogs and salamanders on roads within the Greater Victoria area. In just one night, 369 amphibians were counted on a small section of West Saanich Road, and now that the seasons are changing it’s happening again. “It’s pretty devastating,” said Robinson, a member of HAT — a group dedicated towards conserving nature on south Vancouver Island. “Some of them are alive, but most of them have been totally squished.” According to Robinson, a lot of HAT’s energy so far has been focused on rural areas in the region, but there’s a number of ponds in Victoria and Esquimalt that could also be locations for migration this fall. The cooler and wet weather is expected to bring a mass migration of baby frogs and salamanders from their wetland habitat to the forest for the winter. Some are already on the move. During another survey from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, 480 amphibians were found dead on roads in west Saanich

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Jill Robinson with Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) holds a roughskinned newt. HAT is asking for the public’s help with reporting frog and salamander crossings throughout the region this fall. and the Highlands. Sixty-three of those were Pacific tree frogs, 40 were rough-skinned newts and 98 were bullfrogs. The deaths, said Robinson, are having a significant impact on the species’ populations. Where exactly the amphibians are migrating from is what HAT is trying to determine. In order to identify hot spots for road kill, HAT is asking for the public’s help with reporting frog and salamander crossings this fall. The problem, said Robinson, is that many species migrate at night when it’s raining, often leaving little trace of their

deaths at sunrise. “Unless you are out there at night time when it’s raining and seeing all the devastation, most of the time in the morning there’s nothing left because scavengers have come along,” said Robinson. “This is one of the leading factors to what’s devastating a lot of populations so figuring out where these hot spots are is really important in order to come up with some sort of mitigation measures so we can reduce this impact.” More than 60 per cent of frog and toad species in B.C. are now listed by federal and provincial agencies as species of concern.

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Rough-skinned newts and Pacific tree frogs are having a particularly rough time. Robinson said there are a few things that can be done to improve road safety for amphibians, like installing fences re-directing the critters to lit culverts or creating tunnels, but first the problem areas need to be identified. Anyone that sees the critters crossing the road, or has seen high mortality areas is asked to report the sighting by filling out a form at hat.bc.ca. editor@vicnews.com

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What do shopping carts, bicycles, a piano, laptops, and computers have in common? Other than being things that can be purchased from retail stores, they have all been pulled out of the Gorge Waterway over the last few years. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the 15th annual Gorge Waterway Cleanup will focus on cleaning up roughly five kilometres of shoreline from the Bay Street Bridge to Tillicum Bridge. Last year, roughly 80 to 100 volunteers collected close to half a tonne of trash, including small items like styrofoam, cellophane, coffee cups, clothing and 1,364 cigarette butts to larger items like tires, bicycles and a

newspaper box. “It builds awareness of just how we need to, as a community, protect the pristineness and beauty of the nautral areas that we live close to,” said Suzette Delmage, event organizer and community recreation coordinator for the Burnside Gorge Community Association. “When you see the pile of garbage, you realize how much impact humans actually can have.” A dive team with CFB Esquimalt will also be scouring the bottom of the waterways as part of the cleanup effort. Last month, a barge carrying scrap vehicles tipped over in the Gorge Waterway, sending more than 50 cars spilling into the water. While the cleanup effort has begun, Delmage hopes it will increase awareness

on the need to keep the environment clean. “If there’s any positive outcome of having those cars slip into the gorge it would be that it has increased awareness,” she said. “Maybe we’ll find windshield wipers washed up on shore, we don’t know.” The effort is part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, an event to clean up shorelines in more than 1,880 cities across the country. Volunteers can sign up the day of in Selkirk Green Park. Limited gloves and boots are available and volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Delmage at 250-388-5251 or email suzette@burnsidegorge.ca. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Power of You campaign helps keep doors open in Victoria United Way kicks off campaign today Kendra Wong Victoria News

Stacy made one of the best choices of her life by going to a transition home in Duncan last year. It was here that a worker told her about the Bridges for Women Society, a community agency offering employment training and supportive programs for women impacted by violence or abuse. “They helped me in so many ways,” said Stacy, who did not want to publish her last name. “They helped me with my own self-image and my own self-esteem and made me feel that I was actually worth while.” The program, which has been operating in Victoria since 1988, helped Stacy put together a cover letter and resume, and gave her the knowledge to keep a job once hired. After six months in the program, Stacy graduated from the Bridges for Women Westshore program

and within a month found full-time employment. “I now have another family. Bridges for Women is like another family. I have a home. The support is the big thing. There’s things that tend to happen in real life that baffle people,” she said. “As someone who has gone through stuff and needed counselling and training, there’s things that happen that set you back. It’s being able to come to some place and be welcomed and talk about it.” Bridges for Women, that has campuses in Victoria, Langford and Saanichton, is one of roughly 111 programs in the Capital Regional District that receive funding from United Way Greater Victoria. “It helps us make sure that we can keep our doors open in Victoria,” said Victoria Pruden, executive director of Bridges for Women. “We don’t turn anyone away, but as you know, there’s a cost to supporting people in need. It really helps us be the best community resource that we can be.” Last year, Bridges for Women helped 202 women in the employment program and

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