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Apple of their eye Oak Bay resident Kyle Hunker, left, and Rob Reynolds, who grew up in Oak Bay and works in the community, seek fruit that will otherwise go to waste. Members of their Greater Victoria Cider Enthusiasts Association use the fruit to make tasty beverages.

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Large buck kills dog at Oak Bay residence Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

A mourning dog owner hopes the death of Ollie, a Yorkshire Terrier who died after a deer encounter the morning of Sept. 16, spurs more response to deer in the region.

“The responses to me have been really overwhelming, a lot of people are very concerned and upset by this,” said Heather Holmes, whose dog was killed last week.

She let him out to do his business before she headed off to work Sept. 16.

“I had checked for deer, I always do … I

just simply didn’t see him,” Holmes said.

Ollie startled a buck, hidden by a high rock in the yard. The large deer stomped on the small dog, killing it.

“It was pretty horrific. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through it,” Holmes said.

She’s only disappointed to hear some people say that more education is needed.

“It’s not about pretty gardens, it’s about public safety. How do you educate a five year old to protect themselves?

“What’s needed is to educate this vast group of people, they’re not cute Bambis, they’re urbanized predators … I want my

neighbourhood back. I’m really concerned that the next time it’s going to be a child.

That will happen, it may not be tomorrow but it’s going to happen.”

A passerby reported the incident that day to animal control who called and calmed Holmes and helped her through the process.

She hopes incidents like this spur more action in the Capital Region.

“My hope is the CRD gets their act together and puts a regional plan in place,” Holmes said.

“I worry it’s going to take the death or

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What happened to Ollie is a rarity, according to the BC Conservation Service.

“It’s not a common occurrence,” said Richard Dekelver, conservation officer South Island zone.

“It’s very unfortunate but every year we get dogs chased or challenged by deer. It’s (deer) defending themselves.”

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Kim Cholette, Fairness and Transparency Advisor for the region’s wastewater treatment and resource recovery project, is ready to take submissions from the public.

The Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee perused and approved a report

by Cholette during its Sept. 9 meeting.

Cholette will review submissions from the public to ensure that the process of costing the options, working with the host communities and preparing an amendment to the Liquid Waste Management Plan is fair, transparent, impartial and objective.

She will review the submissions, launch a formal investigation if necessary, and report to the committee and the CRD board on how the process could be improved.

Residents with concerns can project is oversight and transcontact her through a feedback parency,” said Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen. form at crd.bc.ca/FTA online.

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The CRD comHelps, committee mittee forwarded chair.

“It’s another one aspect of the “Having a fairstep forward as we report – whether ness and transparthat transparency advisor with get closer to making ency oversight the breadth of a decision on what should extend to experience of Kim the seven particiCholette helps and where. One pating municipaliensure that we of the important ties – to individual address issues in a proactive, timely aspects of the project councils for review and feedback by way. It means we is oversight and Oct. 2. will be able to con“That’s going tinuously improve transparency” to be difficult for the process.”

– Nils Jensen some communiThe committies such as Oak tee also OK’d the terms of reference for the new Bay to meet that target but we technical oversight panel to will do our best to do so,” Jenindependently review the work sen said.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to of the engineering, business case, lifecycle costing and other find some time on the (council) agenda on Sept. 28.” project analysis.

Council meets Sept. 28 at 7:30 “It’s another step forward as we get closer to making a deci- p.m. at municipal hall, 2167 Oak sion on what and where. One Bay Ave. of the important aspects of the cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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“Julie” is a regular 19-year-old. But she The state-of-the-art mannerecently fell while playing soccer and broke quins, which are wireless and her right leg, requiring her to have surgery have ultrasound technology, to repair the fracture. simulate human patients and She’s healthy. But in her medical history, range in age and body type her mother had an abnormal reaction to an from newborn to adult. anesthetic, which is why doctors kept Julie Each has a name, a medical awake under spinal anesthetic. and social history, and life-like The surgery went well for the first half- features including blinking eyes, hour. a beating heart, working lungs “How are you doing, Julie?” asks Dr. Stan and a voice that responds to Vuksic, the anaesthesiologist. treatments.

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Dr. Duncan Jacks (left) and Dr. Stan Vuksic check in on Julie, a state-of-the-art mannequin, doctors may experience better or worse depending In the past, that coughs, moans and reacts to treatments. The mannequin is part of a new curriculum at when treating patients. the two unithe Centre for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Learning at Royal Jubilee Hospital.

The demonstration on what the actions versities have was part of the opening are taken by the multiused manne“We need to work in teams, we can’t do it ing on what actions are taken by the multiof the Centre for Interquins as part of the cur- disciplinary team,” Kuehne said. on our own and the strength of that is really disciplinary team. ” professional Clinical riculum, but none are as “It provides an opportunity for all the dis- brought out in the simulation, especially if Simulation Learning at advanced as these.

– Valarie Kuehne ciplines that are engaged in the simulation it starts at the beginning of your training,” Royal Jubilee Hospital Valarie Kuehne, UVic’s to debrief afterward and actually learn from he said, adding hospitals around the world last Thursday. vice-president academic the steps that were taken and not taken and are increasingly using simulations are learnThe $2.9-million centre and provost, said the pro- how they could improve this in a real situa- ing tools. is a partnership between Island Health, the gram will help students be more prepared “It’s no longer about learners being clastion should they find it in their work.”

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Ferry fare increases below 2 per cent

Liquor stores collect for Syrian relief

BC Ferries Commissioner Gord Macatee has restricted fare increases to a maximum of 1.9 per cent for the next four years.

Macatee said calls from the public to lower fares are outside his mandate to balance the interests of ferry users and taxpayers who subsidize the service. He said earlier projections for fuel costs are stable, and the price caps are below the Bank of Canada’s target inflation rate of two per cent. The first increase would take effect April 1, 2016.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said he is encouraged by the fare caps, the lowest increases since 2004, and a four per cent increase in BC Ferries traffic since April.

Stone said the low Canadian dollar has helped BC Ferries’ tourist business, and the corporation has more work to do to cut costs.

B.C. government liquor stores are collecting donations to help the Red Cross in its efforts to assist refugees fleeing four years of civil war and recent terrorist invasion.

Customers are asked to donate $2, $5 or multiples of that amount. Red Cross is providing emergency supplies to Syrian refugees including food, water, clothing, temporary shelter and hygiene items.

The federal government has established a $100 million fund to match donations from individual Canadians and registered charities, from now to the end of 2015.

The B.C. government has also established a $1 million fund to help Syrian refugees settling in B.C. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Oak Bay resident Kyle Hunker, bottom left, Rob Reynolds, David Mitchell and Kalynka Cherkosh seek out fruit that would go to waste across Greater Victoria for members of their Greater Victoria Cider Enthusiasts Association to make tasty beverages.

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Rob Reynolds isn’t above stopping the car and knocking on a stranger’s door for a tree laden with apples.

“We find trees all over the city.

There are lot in Oak Bay. There’s a lot of what used to be orchards,” said Reynolds, who grew up in Oak Bay and still works in the community.

He’s part of the Greater Victoria Cider Enthusiasts Association, which boasts a Facebook membership of more than 90, that scours the south Island in search of apples that would otherwise go to waste.

“There are some gems in Oak Bay for sure,” said Kyle Hunker, an Oak Bay resident who sources his own trees as well as those in the community.

The enthusiasts formed three years ago, after meeting each other through the local home brewing community. A group from BrewVic sought to explore beyond beer into ciders and wines, while a contingent of expat Brits was also desperate to find a dry, less sweet cider than the staple readily available.

“I fell in love with cider when I lived in the West Country in the UK,” said Kalynka Cherkosh of Esquimalt.

Here, she found she couldn’t afford the good stuff on a regular basis and decided to take control of the situation.

“I wanted to make a nice meaty, drier farmhouse cider,” she said.

Cherkosh made a few hundred litres that year and held a wassail in late winter to celebrate – a tradition they continue three years in.

“It just seems every year we’ve organized a bit more,” she said.

Now they hand out the leaflets, and seek out abandoned trees.

A common theme for the older generation is a hatred of waste.

Where an older homeowner used to pick and preserve each fall, they simply don’t have the ability anymore and want to see it put to use.

They’ll pick the apples, or in some cases pears, and leave as much as the household can utilize, Reynolds said.

“We’re trying to turn fallen fruit into caught fruit,” Cherkosh said.

“There’s so much fruit in this city that just falls to the ground,” she said, adding she’d far rather do the work to capture, process and enjoy the fruits of that labour, than see it rotting on the ground, attracting deer and wasps.

Then the Cider Enthusiasts benefit with good local product as opposed to being stuck using ready-made juice for their cider making.

“It’s the difference between Wonder Bread and a beautiful loaf of bread from Fol Epi,” Cherkosh said.

“Sometimes I want a fluffy white bread, but not every day.”

To offer apples for the Greater Victoria Cider Enthusiasts Association email gruitmama@gmail.com. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Extra caution needed with bucks in fall and her dog were attacked by a raccoon several He reiterates dog years ago while owners should be out walking at cautious, with dogs night and an eagle leashed on walks carried off a small and a scan of the dog at Thetis Lake yard before letting last spring. pets out, as Holmes “There are did. steps we can all “In your own yard, take to reduce the a person could do risk of conflicts a preliminary scan with wildlife such and see if there are as deer and racdeer in there. The coons,� Kilpatrick deer are defending said. themselves, and the “The UWSS is dogs are just doing committed to what dogs do,� public education Dekelver said. to reduce human“They view the deer conflict, and dogs as a threat and to non-lethal manthey’re acting defenagement of urban sively.� deer populations.�

Black Press file photo At certain times Coming UWSS Ollie, a Yorkshire terrier, was killed by a deer at his initiatives include of year, such as fawn Oak Bay home last week. and rutting season, a community which we’re entering, workshop preaggression becomes sented in conmore prevalent. junction with the incident again points “They’re focussed “The bucks are BCSPCA in Esquimalt to the need for a on one thing.� dominant and fighton Sept. 30, along with sustained public The Urban Wildlife ing each other. They ads in local newspaeducation campaign Stewardship Sociget kinda goofy in that pers this fall and tips ety, which plans to on ways to reduce time period where online offering ways to engage in a deer count human-deer conflict, they’re not paying avoid confrontations and contraceptive especially at critical attention to what with deer. approach with its Deer times such as fawn they’re doing,� he For Holmes, the Plan Oak Bay project, season (May to July) said, noting it’s not trauma continues as advocates education and rutting season,� uncommon for them the buck appeared as one of its primary said Kristy Kilpatrick, to wander into traffic again Friday as she goals. vice president, UWSS. this time of year. opened the front door “This very sad Kilpatrick says she

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Holmes said. “My dog deserved better and I deserve better and it didn’t have to happen.�

To report a conflict with wildlife that threatens public safety, call conservation at 1-877-952-7277. “When we do get the calls regarding a situation where someone feels threatened we do follow up with them.

If we did see a pattern or believe something to be out of the norm, if it was acting out as aggressive and a danger to public safety, we would engage that animal. But we haven’t seen that,� Dekelver said. “In any circumstance I would give a buck some space, any wild animal for that matter.� cvanreeuwyk @oakbaynews.com

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Planning a small price to pay to be prepared As the experts repeatedly tell us, it’s not a matter of if a natural emergency or disaster will strike, but when.

It’s a fact underscored by the recent 8.4 magnitude earthquake in Chile, where media accounts suggest things could have been far worse were it not for the planning of government and residents.

And then there were the people displaced by wildfires this summer, many of whom likely had to leave without medications, important documents or even pet supplies because the fire spread fast and furious.

Truth is, while we typically focus on the likelihood of an earthquake when it comes to emergency planning – and for good reason – natural disasters can take many forms, all of which require that we be prepared.

Even on the Lower Mainland, where the recent record windstorm knocked power out for several days, some residents were reportedly caught up in a panic due to the lack of electricity and provisions. Imagine what these same folks would do in the event of a true catastrophe.

The question, then, is what do you do about an elusive, undefined future disaster?

You plan.

Because while many things are beyond your control, a good many more aren’t.

Here in Oak Bay, the message is clear: “Emergency Preparedness Begins with You,” and truth is, they couldn’t make it easier.

All Oak Bay Emergency Program workshops and events are free and share invaluable information about how to keep yourself and your family safe in the event of an emergency. From preparing your home for an earthquake to what to have on hand to fend for yourself in the days afterward, the information is there, easy to understand and follow.

Coming sessions are planned for Oct. 15 at Monterey Centre and Nov. 17 at Windsor Park Pavilion. While the programs are free, organizers ask that you pre-register to guarantee seat at 250592-9121 or obep@oakbay.ca.

A phone call or email and two hours of your time seems like a small price to pay to feel confident you and your family will be prepared for a natural disaster.

Doesn’t it?

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.

Do balanced budgets really matter?

The Conservative governThe federal election campaign has produced a jumble ment’s pre-election budget of conflicting claims about calculated that last year was whether or not Canada has in deficit, and this year would be the first in the a balanced budget black since 2008. or a deficit, how it Ottawa pundits was determined, say this “surprise and whether it surplus” was engieven matters. neered with intenThe definitive tionally pessimistic word on this came budget estimates, last week, with the so Prime Minister release of the GovStephen Harper ernment of Canada would get a boost Annual Financial Report, signed off Tom Fletcher right about now.

Liberal leader

by Auditor GenB.C. Views Justin Trudeau eral Michael Ferclaimed last year’s guson. “The government posted a budgetary surplus was partly generated surplus of $1.9 billion for the by cuts to Veterans’ Affairs fiscal year ended March 31, and Aboriginal Affairs. Wrong 2015, compared to a budget- and wrong. Veterans’ Affairs ary deficit of $5.2 billion in spending was up 13 per cent, and Aboriginal Affairs spend2013-14,” the report says.

“Revenues increased by ing rose nearly 30 per cent.

Trudeau has also insisted $10.7 billion, or 3.9 per cent, from 2013-14, reflecting Canada is in recession now, increases across all major which helps his suddenly revenue streams. Program adopted position that a Libexpenses increased by $5.2 eral government would run billion, reflecting increases deficits for the next three in major transfers to per- years to build infrastructure.

Harper ran the biggest sons and other levels of government, offset in part by a deficits in Canadian history decrease in direct program after the 2009 crash, bailing out auto makers and building expenses.”

lots of “shovel ready” infrastructure, as did the U.S. and other countries. The question raised by Trudeau’s plan is whether it’s a good idea to keep doing that without a financial crisis.

France, for example, has run operating deficits every year since the early 1970s, although the current Socialist government vows to balance the books by 2017. France’s operating debt is now equal to 91 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product.

Canada’s net debt-to-GDP ratio is currently around 30 per cent, down from frightening levels in the 1990s before the Chrétien government finally balanced the budget.

(Fun fact: then-finance minister Paul Martin not only cut transfers to provinces, unlike the current government, he inflicted the largest-ever cuts to the CBC. Harper’s CBC cuts were part of government-wide reductions, again due to that 2009 crisis.)

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has promised to balance the budget every year of his mandate, should he form Canada’s first-ever socialist government. He will spend

the rest of the campaign trying to reconcile this promise with the grandiose spending plans he has piled up.

Meanwhile in B.C., Finance Minister Mike de Jong may have benefited from Harper’s lowball budget. In his first quarter update last week, de Jong reported that his February budget forecast is on track, with a $277 million surplus.

This is despite a $300 million bill for forest firefighting, thanks to personal and corporate income tax revenue expected to be $374 million higher than budgeted. B.C. bases its tax revenue figures on federal estimates, and the ones they got early this year were clearly low.

Understated or not, this is a nice problem to have. De Jong says that at the current pace, B.C. will pay off its accumulated operating debt by 2020.

The last time the province was free of operating debt was 1982. The big debt peak came during the NDP 1990s, with another spike from 2009 to 2013 under the B.C. Liberals. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Dog’s death points to risk deer pose My sweet pup Ollie was stomped to death by a deer this week in my own yard. DeerSafe’s daft response (reported in local media) “more education is needed” to this horrific, traumatizing incident lacks true compassion and demonstrates gross ignorance.

I respond to this group of individuals – where were you as I vomited all day from shock; where were you when I had to pick up my little man with his head cracked open like an egg; where were you when my older brother broke down gutted by grief.

You must wear this senseless tragic death of my sweet six pound pet. It has shaken my entire family.

What if it was one of my granddaughters or another small child walking down the

Speed limit initiative is welcome news Re: Driving speeds under review on Oak Bay streets, Oak Bay News, Sept. 16.

News that Oak Bay is considering standardizing speed limits in the community is welcome.

Here’s hoping it gets done.

One of the worst situations is Cadboro Bay Road, which from Cadboro Bay village to Cedar Hill Cross Road is 40 km/h, then it bumps up to 50 past the golf course all the way to south of Pacific where it changes to 40 for a few blocks and then 30 for Willows school. (It’s) 40 again until Oak Bay High where it goes to 30 and back to 40 to Foul Bay. Any street which has no speed posted defaults to 50 even on the narrowest or shortest streets in the area.

Victoria has reduced speed to 40 quite successfully on many of its streets so Oak Bay could consider that as well.

Of course anything involving speed limits or restrictions should be enforced and judging

street? Would you then step up?

I expect not.

I have lived in this area of Oak Bay my entire life. It never used to be like this. Deer were never an issue.

My neighborhood is peppered with silly deer crossing signs that mean nothing and only assist to provide a puffy sense of righteousness to selfserving individuals thinking a species that clearly does not belong in an urban environment will be protected.

Where is common sense?

How do you educate a fiveyear-old child to protect themselves from a sudden aggressive deer attack?

Why must I attempt an impossible task to survey my large property each time little Ollie made way to his tree to relieve himself.

by some letters in the News, that is a sore point in Oak Bay. Mike Sanchez Oak Bay

And the vote goes to...

This election I will be faced with a tough choice.

I could not ask for more from my MP, Murray Rankin. Everything I have requested, whether by letter, email or by personal visit, has been delivered.

His empathy for the world’s extreme poor may stem from the fact that his own grandfather died from TB, a preventable illness which still takes the lives of so many less fortunate people internationally.

His cheerful follow-through when asked to reach out to the HAT Caucus, to support funding for TB Reach or to sign the Barcelona Accord has shown me that he would embrace the target 0.7 per cent of GDP for International Development, a goal suggested by Lestor Pearson back in 1969 and later adopted by the UN as the global goal.

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The truth is I did.

This time I missed the large buck standing on the rocks high above my house out of view. He pounced on Ollie with instinct.

It was over quickly and as he jumped my rock wall he nearly slammed a neighbour with her dog.

I want my neighbourhood back. And, I want my sweet pup back.

An extensive cull must take place before a child is killed.

Bring your senseless blue sky view to my house DeerSafe.

Build a high wall surrounding my property and make my family safe.

If nothing else, payment for sweet Ollie’s cremation accepted.

Letters to the Editor The News welcomes your opinions and comments.

To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure that all opinions are heard, please keep letters to less than 300 words.

The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste.

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boss would agree, and if so, how and when, Mr. Mulcair?

Elizabeth May has consistently shown a great degree of compassion for the world’s extreme poor and understands more than the other three party leaders, the role of the environment in the lives of the extreme poor.

While she has said that she will bring international aid up to the suggested 0.7 per cent of GDP, she has not given us a time-frame.

The UK has passed a bill that enshrines in law its commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of its Gross National Income on aid every year. By contrast, Canada’s foreign aid spending was down sharply in 2014, to a low of 0.24 per cent.

I would urge all candidates to push their leaders to move in a direction that we must, in order to have sustainable international growth and to eradicate extreme poverty.

On Oct. 19, the party that clearly defines this target will win my vote.

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The community came out for the second annual Island Savings and Save-On-Foods block party Saturday at the Fort and Foul Bay locations, now officially dubbed “Jubilee Corners” thanks to the winning name suggestion from Joe Sieber (top left), with branch manager Bobby Shafer and the credit union’s Kayli Rider. Save-OnFoods manager Roger Junker joined the musicians on stage during the fundraiser for BC Children’s Hospital (top right). In addition to face-painting and a bouncy castle, food samples and sales from Gobind Farms’ Rachel Carmier and food demonstrator Paulette Habity were also a hit.

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CAOB almost ready to raise ‘good energy’ Community pulls together for First Nations pole project Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

With the fundraising nearing its target, and at least one major fundraiser left, the Community Association of Oak Bay has high hopes to raise Sno’uyutth this fall.

“The carving is almost done,” says Joseph Blake, coleader of the Sno’uyutth pole project. “We’re over $75,000 toward the $88,000 budget we proposed at the beginning.”

It’s been about a year since the group launched the campaign to commission the welcoming pole called Sno’uyutth, Coast Salish for ‘spreading good energy.’ The budget was an estimate for the artwork the CAOB commissioned Songhees master carver Butch Dick to design, and his son Clarence Dick to carve.

“We’ve stuck with that figure, what our goal is, is to raise more money than we need,” Blake said.

A tentative plan, should there be remaining funds, is the create a scholarship for First Nation Oak Bay students to use for post-secondary education.

One or two untapped resources remain, as well as a benefit concert at The Oaks slated for Sept. 26. The concerts held monthly at the village eatery raise roughly $3,000 each month through ticket sales and auction items.

“Every time I’ve asked [for donations] the community has been great,” Blake said. “People love the events …

It’s the best party ever because you don’t have to clean up dishes. It creates a sense of community that’s really, really warming.”

Aside from fundraisers, and with the exception of several large donations such as the District of Oak Bay funding, the money has come in smaller denominations.

“Businesses and residents of Oak Bay have gone above and beyond,” Blake said.

“The mayor in particular, he took this on and from the beginning he understood what the project is about.”

Once complete and raised on the grounds at the new high school building, the Victoria Gail Price-Douglas photo School Board will Songhees carver Clarence Dick works on the welcome pole own and maintain commissioned by the Community Association of Oak Bay and the artwork. set to be raised in front of Oak Bay High School in late October or The community early November. association hopes to raise the pole with a That night local singervenues this summer, includceremony in late October or songwriter Mike Demers ing the Charlie White Theatre early November.

– who came to The Oaks in Sidney most recently.

Carving, by artist Clarence as sound man for the Joe The band plays at 7 p.m.

Dick at Songhees, is nearly Cochrane benefit show and at The Oaks Restaurant and complete, Blake said. offered up a concert – brings Tea Room, 2250 Oak Bay Ave. “My hope is at the Sept. 26 his Roy Orbison tribute band Tickets, $20 in advance or $25 benefit at The Oaks will be The Lonely. at the door, are available at a celebration of making our They’re white-hot right now The Oaks or at 250-590-3155. goal.” with sellout crowds at various cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

UVic offers free tech course for seniors Robert Lee

News contributor

After a successful round of sessions this summer, the University of Victoria’s computer science department is once again inviting seniors to take part in a series of courses exploring the digital world.

Anyone interested in learning about technology devices or websites is welcome to attend.

The sessions will cover Google and

search engines, email, Facebook, Twitter, and the concept of social media, Microsoft Word and digital productivity, iPads, iPhones and other mobile devices and more.

Participants will learn about digital privacy and steps to take to stay secure in the increasingly interconnected world.

A short question period will conclude each session, time-permitting. Suggestions for future content is welcome.

No prior computer experience is required.

The sessions will be held on Saturday Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 in the Engineering and Computer Science building, room ECS 258. (Enter through the north entrance, facing away from Ring Road.)

Register by emailing cscao@uvic.ca or phoning 250-472-5854.

More information about the sessions is posted at csc.uvic.ca/Outreach/csvp. htm. Those who would like to volunteer are invited to email Robert at rklee@uvic. ca.

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Q The Earth Mother tops Sno’uyutth, the welcoming pole designed by master Songhees carver Butch Dick.

Her hair flows down the back, symbolizing Bowker Creek as it shimmers past the school, as rivers and streams are the life blood of the environment.

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The cougar – present yet elusive

Rock and Roll to Raise the Pole!

A Special Benefit Concert in support of the Sno’uyutth pole project at the new Oak Bay High School

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Local singer-songwriter Mike Demers will rock The Oaks!

The Butch Dick–designed, Clarence Dick–carved 20-foot pole is over 2/3 complete and we’ve raised over $75,000. We’re only a couple of thousand short of our goal and plan to raise the pole in front of the new Oak Bay High in October. Come celebrate the completion of the project and have a great night out with your neighbours.

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colonial cattle.

We suspect they’re never far Art Tour, and why he named it Records show that Vancouaway, and we greet rumours of “Ghost Cat.” ver Island’s earliest Legislative cougar sightings in town with This cat sits calm, detached Assemblies repeatedly introa frisson of mixed fear and and imperious, contemplating duced and amended Acts regudelight. These sightings are the rumbling traffic and scurryalmost always unconfirmed; the lating the killing of “panthers,” ing pedestrians. as cougars were then called. wild cat keeps to shadows of His ancient Felid ancestors, Puma concolar both environment and truly mere ghosts today, have once prowled the Oak imagination. long since gone extinct along Bay ground we walk There is a long literwith the native bison, ground on now, drinking at ary tradition about sloths and short-faced bear Bowker Creek, stalking that once inhabited these parts, wild things at the the furbearers plentiedges of human settlebefore the arrival of human ful in what was then ment, watching and tribes that hunted them down native forest. preying. The theme and before previous episodes of Remote forests and would pre-date literaclimate change altered the formountains are what ture itself: this must est cover.

Barbara Julian cougars like, but have been a major The cat family has always Suburban Wild human communities topic of conversation seemed noble and mysterious continually expand around the campfires to humanity. Attracted, we love into their habitat, of cave people. In our the hint of the wild the elusive causing stressed and hungry more psychologically sophiscougar lends to our bland and individuals to move, fearfully ticated times, we theorize that tame suburbs, but we know not and reluctantly, into settled we project our own untamed to mess with him, and to keep areas. Once in aggressions onto the wild small dogs on a while somebeasts living somewhere out leashes while “We love the hint of one reports there -- and perhaps, in town. walking in the the wild the elusive cougar woods. Still, seeing one There have actually been locally – a long lends to our bland and few cougar attacks on humans we want to tail, a flitting in B.C. and this handful has know “where shadow under tame suburbs, but we know the wild things occurred mostly against chilthe moon, in dren under sixteen and mostly are” (and that not to mess with him.”

Uplands Park on Vancouver Island, which they’re still perhaps or hosts an estimated 80 animals, there), partly along the beach – or was it just giving us the largest concentrato avoid and partly to admire a very large housecat? tion of cougars in the world. them – at a safe distance.

The romance of the wild Cougars have become remains powerful and maybe increasingly rare however. Only Barbara Julian is an Oak Bay that’s why sculptor Fred Dobbs four have been captured in writer and nature enthusiast chose the cougar as the subject whose Suburban Wild column Greater Victoria since 1926, and of a sculpture which graces the none in Oak Bay. explores the many fascinating The risk of attack was slightly sidewalk in Oak Bay village as creatures living in and around part of the Oak Bay Summer greater in the past -- at least to Oak Bay.

growth, housing activity, auto sales and employment gains this strong, during any previous recession,” says Cooper.

Seen as one of the most influential economists in Canada for several decades, Cooper says a provincial sectoral decline is a far cry from a true national recession. “Really what drove the numbers down were the difficulties in the oil patch. For Alberta there is a recession but for Canada as a whole, no. When oil prices were high, Alberta was booming and the Canadian dollar was strong. That hurt exports from the manufacturing sectors in Ontario and Quebec.”

Anyone who says Canada is in a recession isn’t an economist – says leading economist Ottawa, ON – Dr. Sherry Cooper, the chief economist for Dominion Lending Centres and long-time trusted economic commentator across North America, offered some strong opinion to recent reports Canada

is in an economic recession.

“Everyone thinks it’s a recession except for economists! Real recessions see widespread contraction, which we simply aren’t seeing across the country.

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Overall, Cooper remains bullish on the current state of the Canadian economy, “I think we are going to see a significant rebound . . . roughly to 2 1/2 per cent growth for the second half of this year and into next year.”

This is a far cry from recent reports of growth forecasts of a much more conservative 1.1 percent growth for the coming year by a survey of 16 economists

conducted by Census Economics.

But Cooper is basing her forecast on a number of factors, including the rebounding US economy, with US growth revised up to 3.7 percent in the second quarter.

“It’s positive for Canada,” says Cooper. “We’ve seen that in the most recent export numbers . . . most of that trade is with US. In addition, despite the five-months of declining GDP this year, Canada’s job growth has been impressive. The 54,400 jump in August brought this year’s increase in full-time jobs to an impressive 174,000. Canadian consumers are buying big-ticket items, with home sales strong yet again last month (outside of Alberta), boosting mortgage activity, and auto sales showing big gains. Housing is likely to slow only modestly in the next year as the Bank of Canada keeps short-term interest rates at record lows and longer-term yields edge only modestly higher.”

When it comes to the effect of the federal election, Cooper points

out any change in government creates a market selloff to a certain degree, but says talk of balanced budgets and prudent fiscal policy currently being heard by all three main federal parties will likely stabilize the markets quickly.

Dr. Sherry Cooper “I think we are going to see up to 2 1/2 per cent growth into next year.”

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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, September 23, 2015

How to ward off the Devil: grow garlic I don’t solely plant my own The myth may be Romanian in ‘seed’ cloves from year to year, origin, but in the context of our but also refresh my stock by globalized food system, there’s ordering from Saltspring Seed still some truth in it. The garlic Garlic, the best local provider I’ve you may be eating is likely to found: send a cheque have been grown in and healthy bulbs arrive China, fumigated with by post in early Octomethyl bromide (a ber, at exactly the time biotoxin), bleached to plant. white, and treated with I grow both softneck growth inhibitors. The (the kind you can braid) devil really can be in and hardneck, which the details! produce oily large fistNow is the time to sized bulbs. The growplant garlic in Victoria and I guarantee Christin Geall ing requirements are the same for both types: it will be one of the Cultivated decent drainage, soil most rewarding plants augmented with comyou’ve grown. Break a post, a touch of lime, a sprinkle of bulb apart, plant one clove, wait nine months, and each clove mul- organic fertilizer, and at the very least a half-day of sun. tiplies itself into a bulb. I have That’s it: You plant in the fall managed to grow enough garlic and harvest the next July, truly to be self-sustaining in a raised 5x14-foot bed, planting the cloves not giving the plants much thought. closely, about eight inches apart.

In our region, the Red Rus(At approximately seven cloves sian varieties do very well: the per bulb, I might plant only 20 cloves are fat, easy to peel, and bulbs worth of cloves, to yield store well until spring (when they 140 bulbs the next summer).

have tendency to sprout but are still entirely edible). Speaking of sprouting, one of the bonuses of growing your own garlic is that in June, when your stash has almost run out, the plants send up a flowering shoot, known as a scape. These can be used like cloves and harvesting them ensures a larger bulb. Think of the scape from the plant’s perspective: it wants to reproduce, so it sends its energy into making seeds, in the form of a wonderfully sexy flower. By snipping off that single bloom, you direct the plant’s energy back into the bulb.

If you don’t have time to order your bulbs, plan a trip to a farmers’ market this weekend to buy an unsprayed variety from a local producer. You may pay $5 a bulb, but you will be guaranteed a locally adapted variety that will yield $30 of organic garlic next summer, curse free.

Christin Geall is an Oak Bay gardener and teaches creative nonfiction at the University of Victoria.

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Oak Bay-grown garlic: Red Russian hardneck, Porcelain hardneck and braids of Early Portuguese softneck.

Library feels out the future Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

The Greater Victoria Public Library wants to hear from users and non-users to plan for the future.

“We’re going out to events and stuff to gather information from people on the street but we’re also doing these functions,” said Coun. Kevin Murdoch, GVPL board chair. “It’s important because the strategic plan gives guidance to the library for the next five years.”

The board is developing the Library Strategic

Plan for 2016-2020 and wants to hear what the public sees as key priorities. Opportunities to engage through Oct. 12 include an online survey, paper survey and a community workshop in Victoria.

“It’s a rare chance to sit back and think about what the future should be,” Murdoch said. “The goal is to see what people want, but also to make sure we’re not missing anything.”

The community workshop is Oct. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Central Branch. Register and find the online survey at gvpl.ca or call customer service at 250-940-4875. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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UVic hosts Latin American and Spanish film week The sixth annual Latin American and Spanish Film Week fills the big screen at the University of Victoria this week, featuring films from Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Argentina and Spain.

In addition to a documentary about the lives of the Huicholes, an Indigenous group in central Mexico, the week, organized by the Hispanic Film Society of Vic-

toria, includes four fictional films including social dramas, a crime thriller, an urban comedy and a road movie.

All films will be shown with English subtitles at Cinecenta, in UVic’s Student Union Building.

Admission is $5.60 to $7.75. Visit www.cinecenta.com for specific ticket information, showtimes and descriptions of films.

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The TADA! Actors Collaborative, featuring (left to right) Kevin Eade, Pam Miller, Tea Siskin and Jamie Hillier, presents The Musical of Musicals The Musical! at Oak Bay United Church.

The Musical of Musicals fills Oak Bay United Church Partial proceeds of this week’s performances support Greater Victoria’s Mustard Seed Food Bank Fans of musical theatre rejoice! TADA! Actors’ Collaborative brings The Musical of Musicals The Musical! to the Oak Bay United Church this week.

Opening Thursday, Sept. 24 and continuing through Saturday, The Musical of Musicals is a timeless theatrical story with music in the style of the Broadway greats.

With music by Eric Rockwell and lyrics by Joanne Bogart, The Musical of Musicals was the longest-running off-Broadway show in the 35-year history of New York City’s York Theatre Company.

This classic story of a girl who can’t pay her rent is a hilarious satire and tribute told five times in styles of composers Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Kadner and Ebb. The founders of TADA! Actors’ Collaborative, Jamie Hillier and Pam Miller, are joined in the cast of four actors by Tea Siskin and Kevin Eade. Jan Heinrichs is directing the performance and Brad L’Écuyer is accompanist and narrator.

Victoria’s newest theatre troupe aims to mount theatrical productions in unique venues at affordable prices while raising awareness and money for

social concerns and charity.

With Musical of Musicals, in addition to bringing their best performance to the stage each night, the performers are also raising awareness and support for The Mustard Seed Food Bank.

With the timely message in the story of the girl who cannot pay her rent, the performances will also help support the many individuals and families in Greater Victoria who have to choose each month between paying their rent and buying groceries, organizers say.

The show’s ticket price includes a $5 donation to The Mustard Seed Food Bank. Guests can also learn more about the Mustard Seed during the intermission of each performance.

Oak Bay United Church, in addition to being a cherished sacred space, is also a performance, lecture and conference facility.

The church is the rehearsal home of SingYourJoy Young Adult Chorus and the Victoria Choral Society and hosts a variety of musical events through the year.

Curtain for Musical of Musicals is at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and are available at Oak Bay United Church, James Bay United Church, St. Aidan’s United Church, Long & McQuade Music and at Ivy’s Bookshop.

Tickets will also be available at the door at 7 p.m. each night. For more information visit www. facebook.com/TADAActorsCollaborative/events editor@oakbaynews.com

Mustard Seed invites videos for donations The YYJ Pie-Off challenge kicks off Saturday and Oak Bay residents can get in on the competition to raise funds and food for the Mustard Seed in Victoria.

The Mustard Seed’s Pie-Off Challenge aims to raise $100,000 and 100,000 pounds of non-perishable food. After kicking off Sept. 19 at the Victoria Public Market at The Hudson, the pieoff continues with hopes of a viral trend similar to last year’s ALS ice bucket challenge.

The Mustard Seed hopes people will create a pie-in-the-face

video and post it to Facebook (they ask that you use shaving cream pie) accepting the challenge.

The video should let people know what that participant will do for the cause, whether it’s a pie in the face or a food or fundraising initiative as well. Then, in the video, nominate and challenge up to three businesses, schools or individuals to do the same.

Share the challenge video on Facebook and tag individuals and companies, The Mustard

Seed and tag it #YYJpieoff to spread the message.

Those challenged have 24 hours to make a video or opt out with a donation.

The Mustard Seed hosts an official weigh-in on Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Non-perishable needs on the Mustard Seed wish list include peanut butter, pasta sauce, rice and canned fruit, vegetables, beans and fish. Residents can drop off donations at the Oak Bay Fire Department. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Friday, Sept. 25 5pm to 8pm doors open at 4:30pm.

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PRODUCTION WORKERS Canada’s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location.

This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements.

REQUIREMENTS: • Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment • Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail • Must have own transportation âœąAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties can email jobs@goldstreampress.com or drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

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Advertising Sales Consultant Publishing 31,000 copies twice weekly in print and online all the time, The Saanich News serves the needs of local residents for information about their community. We are committed to growing locally and are looking to add a talented sales professional with a passion for business development.

In this key role, you will work with local businesses and organizations to understand their needs and present advertising solutions that deliver results. Successful candidates bring a high energy level, positivity and have a genuine passion to learn about other businesses. You are creative, organized and thrive in a competitive market with frequent deadlines. You are results oriented, business development focused and understand the importance of building a plan to accomplish your goals. A car and valid driver’s license is required. Business-to-business sales experience will be considered a strong asset.

Your efforts will be supported with industry leading sales tools including research and a suite of products with a track record of delivering client satisfaction. We offer a competitive salary plus commission and the opportunity to grow your career with an industry leader in the fast-paced world of advertising.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

TRANSPORTATION

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MIND BODY & SPIRIT

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GARAGE SALES

CARS

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity.

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FREE- USED ďŹ replace bricks and some cement blocks are looking for a new home.

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Cell phone, $25. Sm TV, $20. Call (250)592-0947.

6 VHS Tapes of Forsyte saga, $12. 5 tapes Mapp & Lucia $10. (250)477-1819.

DR HOE’S back relief belt, hardly used, $49.

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QUALICUM ANTIQUES is moving.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.

RENTALS MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT PARKING SPACE near Lansdowne Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (more with reduced rate for two vehicles). Chris, 250-595-0370.

2010 CHEVY Cobalt LT, 4 door, black, power everything, auto, A/C, less then 73,000km, $8,000 with full tank of gas!

Call 250-634-8586.

We Buy Cars!

Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans

$50 to $1000 FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933 2008 HONDA Motorcycle, 919 (red). Only 22,000 km. Just serviced. No drops. $4,900.

Call (250)361-0052.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

1993 CORSAIR 36’ 5th Wheel. Reconstructed. Fully furnished. Everything included: dishes, Linens, pots and pans, outdoor furniture, maintenance tools. $5,750 obo. Serious inquiries, by appointment only.

250-532-5580.

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

FREE REMOVAL of all vehicles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

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2013 34’ Keystone Cougar 293SAB Fifth Wheel. Immaculate, only used 4 weeks. 5 year warranty available. 3 slide outs, rear room with bunks, 2nd bathroom, aluminum frame, bike rack, electric awning. Lots of extras negotiable. $35,500. 250-882-6707.

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RBC CONCRETE Finishing.

All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.

BIG BEAR Handyman.

Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

LANDSCAPE & TREE Care Lawns, garden, tree pruning/shaping, hedge trimming, design, monthly maintenance.

Insured, reliable. References.

Call Andrew, 250-893-3465.

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Interiors. Free Estimates.

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs windows, PW. 250-380-7778.

BERNIE OSBORNE Electric Res/Com. Reasonable rates.

Lic #15478. 250-386-9108.

FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.

RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST Carpenter&Sons. decks, fence Doors, windows, painting, drywall. Kitchen, bath, suites, Senior Disc. 250-217-8131.

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Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.

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FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

GARDENING 20% OFF! Mowing, power raking, hedge/shrub trim, cleanups. Call (250)479-6495.

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Tree & hedge pruning. Soil & mulch delivery. 25yrs exp.

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HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all.

Call 250-361-6164.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

HAUL A WAY Junk & garbage removal. Clean & green. Free quotes. Sr disc. 778-350-5050 JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

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Oak Bay grad earns National Scholar Award Oak Bay High grad Ali Cooper has been honoured for excellence both on and off the basketball court while studying and playing at Camosun College.

Currently studying Business Administration at Camosun College, the basketball player was one of 22 Camosun Charger student-athletes who have been recognized by the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association as recipients of the 20142015 CCAA National Scholar Award.

National Scholar Athletes are recognized for their outstanding academic accomplishments and must achieve an honours standing at their institution over a full academic year. From the CCAA’s 94 member-institutions, 819 student-athletes were awarded the prestigious honPhoto contributed our in their pursuit of academic Oak Bay High grad Ali Cooper eyes a play during a game with and athletic excellence.

Camosun Chargers. Cooper has received the CCAA National editor@oakbaynews.com Scholar Award.

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Guidelines: cacgv.ca/events/event-application-forms or mondaymag.com/contests MONDAY MAGAZINE AND THE COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGED OR LOST PHOTOS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REASSIGN CATEGORIES.

Community Calendar Volkssport – Monday and Wednesday morning walks.

Registration at 8:45 a.m.; walk at 9 a.m. For current schedule call Rick, 250-478-7020 or Jan, 250-665-6062.

Getting There: Bird Migration and Southern Vancouver Island – Victoria Natural History Society slide-illustrated talk with Ann Nightingale. Learn how to see what the birds are doing on these autumn nights. Room 159 of UVic’s Fraser Building, 7:30 p.m. Free; all welcome.

For information: marinenight@ pacificcoast.net.

Galiano Ensemble Performs A Scandinavian Smorgasbord – 16th season-opening concert presenting an assortment of pieces from four Scandinavian composers, 8 p.m. in UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Bldg. Tickets $33 ($30/seniors) from Ivy’s Books and Munro’s Books. Info: galiano.ca.

Thursday, Sept. 24 Volkssport Thursday evening walk. Meet at Henderson Rec Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration at 5:45 p.m., walk at 6 p.m. Information: Kaye, 250-721-3065.

The Musical of Musicals The Musical! – TADA! Actors’ Collaborative presents this benefit for the Mustard Seed, at Oak Bay United Church,1355 Mitchell St., 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). Food donations accepted. Tickets $15, which includes a $5 donation to the Mustard Seed Food Bank, from Oak Bay United Church, St. Aidan’s United Church and James Bay United Church offices, Long and McQuade Music and Ivy’s Book Shop.

For information call Jamie at 250-588-6207.

Bringing Water to Victoria, 1843 to 1915 – Victoria Historical Society presentation with Charles Tolman, 7:30 p.m. at James Bay New Horizons, 230 Menzies St.

Brookleigh Road. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. For more information, call Francine, 250-361-4583.

Friday, Sept. 25

Drop in baby time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for babies 0 to 15 months and their caregiver.

Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. At the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

Drop-in Family Storytime – for young children and their families, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Funfilled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

Live Music Series – Dave Gunning & Colleen Eccleston perform in the Oak Bay Recreation Centre’s Upstairs Lounge. Doors at 6 p.m., music at 7:30 p.m. Nova Scotia’s Gunning, a multiple East Coast Music Award-winner and Juno nominee, plus Victoria’s own Eccleston share the stage for an memorable evening of original songs and unforgettable stories. Tickets $20, or $25 at the door, available at the centre’s reception or online atbeaconridgeproductions.com.

Saturday, Sept. 26 Volkssport – 5/10 km walks.

Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Information: Evelyn, 250-370-0153.

Art Fare and Carnivale – Vancouver Island School of Art and Slide Room Gallery fundraiser featuring music from Acab Rocky, Cleopatra and the Nile, David P. Smith and more, plus artisan and craft vendors, new and used records, food trucks, beer garden and more, 1 to 5 p.m. at 2549 Quadra St., near Bay Avenue. Free admission; all welcome. Sunday, Sept. 27.

Volkssport – 6/11 km Walks.

Meet at Elk Lake Parking Lot,

Contest is limited to amateur photographers.

EMPLOYEES OF BLACK PRESS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. Entries will be judged by an independent panel.

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Monday, Sept. 28

Rockfish Conservation Areas: Conservation without compliance? – Victoria Natural History Society talk with Darienne Lancaster. Room 159 of UVic’s Fraser Building, 7:30 p.m. Free; all welcome. For additional information: marinenight@pacificcoast.net.

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Drop-in Family Storytime – for young children and their families, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Funfilled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.

Tuesday Movie Nights at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – I’ll See you in my Dreams Enjoy new release movies in the comfort of the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Ticket ($24) includes gourmet theatre fare, dessert and house-made popcorn.

Purchase a micro-brew or fine wine, sit back and enjoy the show on our big screen. For information or to book your tickets visit the Front Desk or call 250-598-4556.

Share your community event with Oak Bay News readers – email your community calendar item to editor@oakbaynews. com.

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Wednesday, Sept. 23

COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER VICTORIA

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