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Twenty-one riders from Cops for Cancer’s Tour de Rock take off from CFB Esquimalt enroute to Victoria’s Centennial Square Friday morning — the final destination of the ride.
Catching graffiti vandals a difficult job for police Pamela Roth
Every week, Victoria police receive between six to 12 calls about graffiti vandalism in various parts of the city. Those files land on Brushetta’s desk, where he assists members with trying to determine what the tag is and who the potential tagger might be to follow up with any charges. Brushetta estimates there are between 10 to 15 people who tag all types of infrastructure, such as power poles and mail boxes to walls and etching glass. The culprits are mainly males, ranging in age from 16 to their thirties. Some of the vandals have been identified by police, but Brushetta said it’s difficult to prove that they are the ones committing the crime. So far police have been able to charge between two to four graffiti vandals a month, but Brushetta would like to see more arrests made.
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When Const. Franco Brushetta took over the role of anti graffiti coordinator for Victoria police, he didn’t know much about the meaning behind the paint splashed across various properties throughout the city. But the more he became entrenched in the position, the more he studied the psychology behind graffiti vandalism, and got to know what’s going through the mind of those committing the crime. “There’s a whole graffiti subculture that’s out there that people need to understand,” said Brushetta. “It depends on their upbringing, where they’ve come from, their social background, who they hang out with, their friends and what not. Recognition is huge.”
“It’s difficult catching them. If you have video evidence or an eyewitness, you’re golden. That’s what we need,” said Brushetta. “People who are out driving around with their cell phones and see somebody actually tagging a wall, they need to call 911.” The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) removes an average of 100 tags of all shapes and sizes within their downtown boundaries every week. Most tags at street level in the downtown core are removed within 24 hours, but city staff are seeing a rise in larger tags placed high on rooftops that take more time to remove. In order to prevent some of the tagging, the city has launched a program that will turn a number of graffiti hot spots into 10 colourful murals. The program matches professional artists with youth
interested in public art, then create murals in six locations throughout Victoria and surrounding neighbourhoods. Brushetta believes the program is a step in the right direction, but the problem will never go away. “There’s always going to be people out there wanting to tag and get their name out there,” he said, noting murals seldom get marked or tagged. During the last two-and-a-half years on the job, Brushetta has seen the graffiti problem remain steady and credits volunteer groups for going out and removing tags in neighbourhoods themselves. Removing the graffiti as soon as possible is key so they don’t become another Tolmie Lane. For years, Tolmie Lane was riddled with graffiti and businesses were marked with hundreds of tags
of all shapes and sizes. A year-anda-half ago, police and city officials approached business owners that backed onto the alley to paint over the graffiti and continue to do so whenever the tags returned. Now, Brushetta said the lane has been relatively graffiti free. “Eventually over time they will get tired of going back there because they know it’s going to get cleaned up and nobody is going to see their tags if people are taking responsibility and cleaning up the property,” said Brushetta, adding tagged property should be reported to police before it’s cleaned up. “If they don’t (clean it up right away), then the tagger is going to think that’s acceptable and he’s going to keep coming back. It’s a simple concept, but it works.” editor@vicnews.com
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A University of Victoria professor is warning candidates to be cautious about what they post online after two Island Liberal candidates withdrew from the federal election in the last few weeks for inappropriate comments made on social media. Last week, Victoria Liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas resigned after comments made about the Jewish and Muslim communities resurfaced on a satirical website, Truth North Times. Thomas, who worked in the Middle East, posted on Facebook in 2014 saying “the oppressed of the Warsaw ghettos and the concentration camps have become the oppressors, keeping the Palestinians who are left in their “homeland” in ghettoes.”
In 2013, she said mosques are being used as brainwashing stations. Thomas has since apologized for the comments, stating they are “offensive and have no place in our political
decision to step down. “Her comments were very problematic,” she said, adding parties need to vet candidates more closely. “If you’re running for office, you’re now saying that you’re a
“If you’re running for office, you’re now saying that you’re a public person and you make yourself vulnerable to people researching you and your digital footprint.” - Janni Aragon
discourse.” “I want to apologize particularly to the Jewish and Muslim communities for these insensitive statements,” she wrote in a statement on her campaign page. According to Janni Aragon, assistant professor in the department of political science and the director of technology integrated learning, Thomas made the right
public person and you make yourself vulnerable to people researching you and your digital footprint.” A few days earlier, Liberal candidate Maria Manna running in the CowichanMalahat-Langford riding also resigned after expressing skepticism about the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S. Aragon said candidates need to be more mindful of what
they comment on, post or retweet. “People want to know if they can trust you, what’s your judgement like,” she said, adding in the age of social media, candidates must continue with traditional campaign methods such as door knocking, but should also have a strong social media presence. “Candidates need to be smarter. It’s unfortunate that she made these comments, but the fact that people could go and find them is an issue as well.” Thomas’ resignations means there will be no Liberal candidate running in the Victoria riding, since the deadline for candidates to enter the race set out by Elections Canada has passed. Her name will still appear on the ballot on the Oct. 19 election, even though she isn’t running. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Questioning candidates of Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke Randall Garrison – NDP
Frances Litman – Green Party
Shari Lukens – Conservative
David Merner – Liberal
What would your party do to ensure Canada’s seniors are able to live comfortably in their retirement?
What would your party do to ensure Canada’s seniors are able to live comfortably in their retirement?
What would your party do to ensure Canada’s seniors are able to live comfortably in their retirement?
What would your party do to ensure Canada’s seniors are able to live comfortably in their retirement?
Over 600,000 seniors live in poverty. The Green Party would introduce a Guaranteed Livable Income that ensures that Canadians of all ages have the means to live in dignity with a roof over their head and food on the table. This will save money through better health outcomes and reduced crime rates as well as improving our quality of life. Our National Pharmacare Program will provide seniors with affordable access to the medicines Frances Litman that they need. By expanding and coordinating the patchwork of public and private schemes, and bulk purchasing of generic drugs, Canadians could save up to $11 billion annually. Ninety per cent of seniors deal with at least one chronic disease. Treating those diseases amounts to 60 per cent of all senior health care costs. But often those in need of long term care end up in emergency rooms, which are not designed to meet their needs and have high costs. Greens support an Aging in Place approach which supports seniors with homecare that enables them to stay at home, in their community, safely and comfortably.
Canada’s seniors have saved and worked their entire lives, and I believe they know best how to make financial decisions about their futures and their retirement. Seniors at all income levels are benefitting from tax cuts and enhanced benefits introduced by the Conservative government. For example, tax-free savings accounts have provided 2.7 million seniors with a secure and flexible savings option that Shari Lukens protects their money from being eroded by taxes; pension income splitting is providing significant tax relief to over one million senior couples; increases to Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits are helping Canada’s most vulnerable seniors, and increases to the Age Credit and the Pension Income Credit are providing significant tax relief to eligible seniors. As a result of these measures, about 400,000 seniors have been removed from the tax rolls completely. A re-elected Conservative government will establish a $2,000 Single Seniors Tax Credit that will extend additional annual tax relief to nearly 1.6 million single and widowed seniors in Canada who have pension income. When combined with the existing $2,000 Pension Income Credit that is claimed by 4.6 million seniors already, this new measure will double the tax relief available to single seniors annually, beginning in January 2017.
A Liberal government will reverse Conservative cuts and provide Canadians with a more secure retirement. We will restore the eligibility age for Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement to 65, putting an average of $13,000 annually into the pockets of the lowest income Canadians as they become seniors. We will: increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement for single, lower income seniors David Merner by ten per cent, providing up to an $920 more to Canada’s 1.25 million lowest income seniors, including 900,000 single women.OAS and GIS will be indexed to a new, more accurate, and more generous Seniors Price Index of goods most commonly purchased by seniors. In periods when the Consumer Price Index grows faster than the Seniors Price Index, the traditional Consumer Price Index will be used. We will continue to allow income splitting for seniors. We will work with the provinces and territories, workers, employers and retiree organizations to enhance the Canada Pension Plan and make it more generous at lower cost. Liberals support voluntary deferral of CPP and OAS pensions until age 70 in return for higher pensions. We also support raising the age for mandatory withdrawal from RRSPs.
Everyone deserves to retire with dignity. But nearly one third of working Canadians will face a steep drop in their standard of living when they retire, and seven out of 10 of us don’t have a workplace pension plan. Instead of strengthening public pensions, Stephen Harper raised the age of retirement to 67 and refused calls from the country’s premiers to bolster the CCP/QPP. And just like the last Liberal government, the Conservatives Randall Garrison have done nothing to protect private pensions when companies go bankrupt. The NDP is committed to restoring the retirement age to 65, so people can retire on time. We will also boost the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and expand the Canada pension plan so people have enough money to retire comfortably. I think it is also important to have affordable options, so the NDP has committed to invest in affordable housing that meets seniors’ needs if we are elected government.
How would your party address the need to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure and what project would you say is the highest priority for your riding?
An NDP government is committed to work with towns and cities to build new roads, bridges and community infrastructure. Specifically, the NDP will launch a Better Transit Plan to reduce gridlock and commute times across Canada by investing $1.3 billion per year over 20 years to support municipal needs. We will increase direct transfers to municipalities to build and repair roads, bridges and transit with an additional $1.5 billion annually by the end of the NDP’s first mandate. I believe it is important to work with, not against, provinces and territories to ensure effective investments while rigorously respecting their jurisdiction. We can also kick-start manufacturing with a new Innovation Tax Credit. Locally, I am committed to securing the long promised shipbuilding jobs that will be long-term, high-skilled, and well paying. Investing in shipbuilding also supports rebuilding a viable navy that has been so neglected by the Harper government.
How would your party address the need to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure and what project would you say is the highest priority for your riding?
The gap between the infrastructure funding our communities need and the funding they receive is estimated at $350 billion. Investing in better roads, bridges, water and wastewater treatment, affordable housing, transit and cycling infrastructure creates local jobs as well as improving our cities and towns. The Green Party would provide one point of the GST — about $6.4 billion annually — to fixing up and building infrastructure in our communities. In Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, there are two main priorities. We need to ensure that the federal government contributes its fair share to wastewater treatment (sewage) for the core area and other areas. This needs to happen without the pressure of artificial deadlines, allowing for a good local process. Second, the federal government needs to invest in better transit and cycling infrastructure.
How would your party address the need to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure and what project would you say is the highest priority for your riding? The economic success of Canada — and of the riding of Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke — depends greatly on the strength of our communities. Infrastructure projects benefit residents, families, businesses and visitors alike while generating economic growth and creating jobs. Our government’s commitment to infrastructure represents $80 billion over the next 10 years. I am committed to investing in public infrastructure to reduce commuting times for families, enhance our economic productivity, and encourage job creation and economic growth.
How would your party address the need to strengthen Canada’s infrastructure and what project would you say is the highest priority for your riding? A Liberal government will make the largest new infrastructure investment in Canadian history. We will: nearly double federal infrastructure investment to almost $125 billion over the next decade, as described at realchange.ca; provide new, dedicated funding to provinces, territories, and municipalities for public transit infrastructure, social infrastructure and green infrastructure; help fund public infrastructure projects by creating a new Canada Infrastructure Bank; and invest $100 million more annually to support the development of clean technology, as well as $200 million each year to support innovation and clean technologies in forestry, fisheries, energy and agriculture.
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Social media posts can be damaging Living in a world where people are glued to their cell phones, it’s never been more crucial to be aware of the things we post online. Many people may not be aware that various parts of their Facebook page are open to the public, allowing bosses, journalists and anyone else to pry into what they’ve said or done in the last however many years. Liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas has learned this lesson the hard way after comments made about Jewish and Muslim communities resurfaced on the online publication, True North Times. In 2014, Thomas posted on Facebook, saying “the oppressed of the Warsaw ghettos and the concentration camps have become the oppressors, keeping the Palestinians who are left in their “homeland” in ghettoes.” The year prior, she said mosques are being used as brainwashing stations, and in 2012, Thomas said: “Santa has to be white!! You can’t have a brown guy with a beard sneaking into your house in the middle of the night! You’d be calling the bomb squad!” The comments leave a person wondering, what on Earth was Thomas thinking? But it’s probably safe to say she wasn’t expecting those comments would ever come back to hurt her, especially in the middle of an election campaign. The 60-year-old, who’s worked in the Middle East, has since stepped down, leaving no Liberal candidate for the Victoria riding. So the next time you get into a Facebook discussion about a controversial topic, or post endless selfies of your beach vacation, you might want consider that you never quite know who your audience is. When political careers or careers in general are being compromised because of posts on social media, we must ask ourselves, is it really necessary to share our entire lives and thoughts online? The Victoria 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 888687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
A brief history of health spending Liberal finance minister Paul Martin The federal budget document began rose briefly to the top job. with an ominous warning about deep In 2004, Martin staged meetings with cuts. Social programs, justice and premiers, emerging with what was corrections would be spared as much billed as “a fix for a generation,” with as possible, but no department would federal health transfers to rise six per escape the knife. cent each year into the future. The stark truth was revealed in a The future for Martin’s government table of figures. Health care spending, lasted only two years, as his the core of the Canadian minority was replaced with state, was cut by 3.8 per one led by Harper. cent in just the first year of These galloping increases the fiscal plan, as population continued until the and need continued to grow. Conservative majority of No, this is not from the 2011, after which then-finance Stephen Harper budget of minister Jim Flaherty came to April 2015, or any other in Victoria to inform provincial the last decade. It’s from finance ministers of the new the Jean Chretien budget plan. (I was there, and the joke of 1995, more than 20 years was that this was as far from ago. That’s the last time Tom Fletcher Ottawa as Flaherty could get anyone actually cut health B.C. Views without leaving Canada.) care spending. The six-per-cent increases, But wait, you may say. by that time triple inflation, would Didn’t I hear that Harper has slashed continue for another five years. health care spending by $30 billion? Yes, you probably did hear the biggest, Starting in 2017-18, increases would be tied to economic growth, with a most brazen lie of this election minimum hike of three per cent, still campaign, either from the government well ahead of today’s inflation. That unions that advertised it or the remains the Conservative plan today. politicians who parrot it. All provinces east of Saskatchewan If health care really is everyone’s pitched a fit. Manitoba’s NDP finance high-priority issue, as pollsters have minister termed it “un-Canadian.” long assured us, voters should at least Lefties immediately called it a cut, to know the facts. which Flaherty replied that transfers to After cutting provincial health and provinces would rise from $30 billion social services transfers for years to to $38 billion in 2018-19, and continue end the string of operating deficits to grow after that. that began under Pierre Trudeau and In B.C., then-finance minister Kevin continued under Brian Mulroney,
Falcon praised the long-term approach, acknowledging that health spending was ballooning to half of the provincial budget and had to be brought under control as baby boomers start to retire. B.C. has largely accomplished that, with spending increases below three per cent and health care outcomes that continue to lead the country. As the current election campaign turns into the home stretch, Statistics Canada has announced a milestone. For the first time in history, the number of seniors exceeds number of children. This demographic shift is inexorable, predictable and must be addressed by whoever wins the Oct. 19 federal election. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is on record that he will scrap the Conservative formula for growth-based increases that he pretends are cuts, returning to six per cent every year while balancing the budget. Little detail has been provided on how this would be done. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau announced in Surrey last week that he will ante up an extra $3 billion over four years for health care, and “sit down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate, a rerun of Paul Martin’s political theatre. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Pacific Opera Victoria kicks off season with Otello Opera company thriving in the city Pamela Roth Victoria News
Thirty-five years ago, Timothy Vernon found his baby. He didn’t expect the Pacific Opera Victoria to reach the level of professionalism it is today, but he’s thoroughly delighted that it has. According to Vernon, subscriptions for the opera are way up this season when subscriptions for other companies across the country are down. Vernon is thrilled to be kicking off another exciting season with the premier of Gieuseppe Verdi’s Otello Oct. 15. “Otello has a fabulous opening scene — there’s this enormous all-engulfing storm and it involves chorus and rituals and orchestra parts. It’s loud and full of brilliant light and dark effects,” said Vernon,
adding the production will have between 40 to 50 people on stage and another 40 to 50 people in the orchestra. A faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, the production stars Lithuanian tenor Kristian Benedikt in
According to Vernon, Otello is notorious for being one of the most difficult roles in opera, and demands a dramatic tenor with a heavy, heroic sound, strong top notes, great stamina and impressive acting ability — all of which
“It’s very special. You have to go in, sit down, open your ears, your heart, be ready for music and be ready to be engaged.” - Timothy Vernon
the title role, and also showcases American opera singer Todd Thomas as Lago and Canadian soprano Leslie Anne Bradley as Desdemona. Otello is an illustrious general with an adoring life, until Lago sets out to destroy him and tear his marriage apart. With intuition and lies, malevolence and false kindness, Lago plays on his general’s vulnerability. The tragedy unfolds inexorably and a love born in hope spirals into violence and desolation.
Benedikt delivers. Rehearsals for Otello started about two weeks ago. Unlike theatre, the singers must arrive with all their lines already memorized. As the opera’s artistic director, Vernon is responsible for selecting the three productions this year. When deciding what to perform, he traces the history of the repertoire in the company and develops a feel for what the audience is ready for. With 400 years worth of opera, Vernon has plenty
of pieces to choose from. “I like to show people how wonderful the creativity is of these great composers and how infecting they can be and entertaining as well. When you get a score such as Otello, at the absolute peak of his (Verdi) creativity, that’s an astonishing thing,” he said, adding the drama, lighting, set and costumes are all important for a production. “It’s (opera) very special. You have to go in, sit down, open your ears, your heart, be ready for music and be ready to be engaged. Opera is very involving.” Otello runs Oct. 15 to 25 at the Royal Victoria Theatre. Tickets range between $25 and $135. Other performances this year include Rossino’s frothy, The Barber of Seville and Britten’s A Misdummer Night’s Dream. For more information call 250385-0222 or visit pov. bc.ca. editor@vicnews.com
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Victoria singer shares cancer story with music video
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Weeks before Kristia Di Gregorio was diagnosed with breast cancer, she released a CD that made her proud. The singer-songwriter from Victoria recorded the album with Joby Baker, who’s produced numerous Juno and Grammy winning tracks. Di Gregorio thought this would be the break out for her music career. “I was going to tour and had all these plans,” she said. “Instead, it was a years worth of treatment.” Di Gregorio suspected something was wrong in the weeks leading up to her official diagnosis in June 2014. She didn’t have the classic lump in her breast, but kept experiencing pain in the area, and noticed one breast didn’t feel like the other. When doctors confirmed Di Gregorio had an advanced case of invasive lobular cancer, it felt like an incredibly bad dream. The 38-year-old was also pregnant and ended up losing her baby when the chemotherapy treatments began. “It was like an absolute nightmare,” said Di Gregorio, who quickly began losing her long, luscious locks that had been her trademark as a singer. “As soon as I was bald, it was like my brain couldn’t handle
any more and I just clipped into trying to have more fun within the circumstances I was in.” One of the things that lifted Di Gregorio’s spirit was participating in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) CIBC Run for the Cure, even though she was tired from the chemotherapy treatments she was undergoing every two weeks. Di Gregorio participated in this year’s run on Sunday as well, but this time as a performer with her band on the main stage. Four months after her diagnosis, Di Gregorio had a mastectomy. When Christmas arrived a month later, it was particularly hard because it marked the third anniversary of the death of her father, who lost his battle with cancer on Christmas Eve. Feeling like her dreams were falling out of reach, Di Gregorio decided not to give in to despair and began conceptualizing a music video project that would allow her to share a song – Oh My Heart, that she wrote when she started to experience chest pains. It took months to make it happen, but Di Gregorio managed to raise funds and find a crew while undergoing chemotherapy. Filming the music video helped Di Gregorio focus through the last leg of her treatment. The video features Di Gregorio exposing a golden mastectomy
scar while dressed as the goddess Artemis. Instead of having reconstructive surgery, Di Gregorio chose to embrace her new body and scars. “I knew that I was going to somehow do something good with my experience once I was well enough to,” said Di Gregorio, adding the response to the video has been incredibly encouraging. “I am starting to get messages from people saying they are doing self exams because they saw my video and I’ve heard a couple of people booking mammograms, which made me really happy.” Di Gregorio’s journey towards becoming cancer free is still not over. Since her mastectomy, she’s had her ovaries removed and discovered one of them also had some cancer. According to the CBCF, breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer diagnosis in Canadian women, with one in four women diagnosed. One in nine Canadian women are expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime, and one in 30 will die. Breast cancer deaths, however, have decreased by 44 per cent due to earlier detection through regular mammography screening, advances in screening technology and improved treatments. editor@vicnews.com
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Notice of Tax Exemption Bylaw Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt intends to adopt Tax Exemption (Non-Profit Organizations) Bylaw, 2015, No. 2857 under the authority of section 224 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the proposed tax exemption bylaw is to exempt the non-profit organizations listed below from property taxes imposed under section 197(1)(a) of the Charter for the year 2016. Organization Name and Property Description
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Local ingredients key for soda shop Kendra Wong Victoria News
The process of brewing soda is a simple task — it's the art of finding flavours that mix well together that's the challenge. Matt Phillips, founder of Phillips Soda Works, has found the right mix of flavours with his two signature ginger ale and root beer sodas. It took months of weekly trials and making adjustment to ingredients, but a year later he found the perfect mix.
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Humane society celebrates three years of helping animals Society has helped find homes for 700 animals Kendra Wong Victoria News
Penny Stone remembers vividly the day she helped rescue dozens of sled dogs from a facility in Whistler. “It was so traumatic. Most of them were chained. Some of them were terrified of us. They didn't know if we were there to hurt them,” Stone said. “You saw these dogs that saw horrific things and not just the cull of 2010 that everyone knows about . . . some of them would bark and run away and others would be submissive.” After learning about the cull of 56 sled dogs in Whistler following the Winter Olympics in 2010, Stone jumped into action. The former B.C. SPCA worker made several trips to help find homes for the dogs who had been severely mistreated. For Stone, it was a life-changing trip that helped open her eyes to how she could help animals. “These dogs knew nothing about being a dog except for
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Three dogs were found in a remote community two hours north of Quesnel. A total of 52 dogs were seized by the Victoria Humane Society and many are still in rehab. being on a chain or being in a pen and every once in a while going out for a run,” she said, adding she adopted a now 16-year-old sled dog. “Bringing
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residents called Stone to take in their pets — and the Victoria Humane Society (VHS) was born. This year, the society is celebrating its third anniversary
of rescuing, rehabilitating and finding homes for more than 700 animals from remote and First Nations communities on the Island. Many animals — ranging from dogs and cats to rodents and pigs — who have never seen a veterinarian are given shots and treated. Daisy Jassar has been a volunteer board member with the society since its inception. “(The society) is taking on the harder cases that other organizations are not able to take. Not all organizations can take in the dogs that need the $1,200-surgeries,” Jassar said. “For me, that gap is huge. If VHS isn't around, where are those dogs going?” But the society currently runs solely on donations to run the roughly $200,000 operation, which is why it's hosting the annual Outlooks Fashion featuring men and dogs fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 8. The fashion show includes male models dressed up in the latest fall fashions accompanied by their own dogs. Last year, the event raised more than $5,000 for the society. The fundraiser takes place at the Parkside Victoria Resort and Spa. Tickets are $55 for adults and $20 for kids under 16. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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start to the season. Royals’ Matthew Phillips and Regan Nagy gave the home team a two-goal lead in the first period. The game-winner was scored by Nagy with 27 seconds left in the first period. Victoria’s other goals were fired in by Tyler Soy and Alex Forsberg on the power play, while Jack Walker would score the fifth and final goal for the home team. Nick Chyzowski scored Kamloops’ lone marker in the second period. Royals’ defenceman Joe Hicketts notched three assists to surpass former Chilliwack Bruin Brandon Manning for the most assists by a defender in franchise history. Hicketts has tallied 94 assists in his 170 game career, while Manning recorded 91 assists in the 200 contests he played with the Bruins. Victoria’s netminder Coleman Vollrath tied former Royal goaltender Patrik Polivka for most victories in club history at 56. The Friday night game saw the Royals score on two power play opportunities in a 4-2 victory over the Blazers. The Royals will wrap up their six-game home stand with a weekday back-to-back series against the Spokane Chiefs on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
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Summer may be behind us, but fall fun is in full swing. Oktoberfest kicks off Oct. 2. Put on your lederhosen and enjoy the many fun events and activities around town. The 30th annual Victoria Fall Home Expo is happening at Pearkes Community Centre Oct. 16 to 18. The Oct. 14 edition of the papers will have a feature wrap with a full exhibitor list and information on the show, make sure to check it out and come and visit us at our Black Press booth. The federal election is almost here and you can make a difference. Get out and vote, Oct. 19. See page 3 and 4 for candidate Q&As. New and notable in the neighbourhood Now open in the Cook Street Village is The Village Taverna. Located right in the heart of Cook Street Village, just around the corner from Starbucks on Pendergast Street. The variety of tastes you can enjoy in their restaurant are a careful fusion of traditional and contemporary Greek cuisine, readily prepared using only
Has your business moved or recently opened? Contact Lisa Holliday-Scott at lisa.holliday-scott@vicnews.com or Steven Arneson at steven.arneson@vicnews.com. the best, freshest ingredients. If you loved Eugenes’s Green Restaurant you will love The Village Taverna even more. If pizza is your passion you will be excited to know that Pizzeria Prima Strada will be opening a third location at Fort and Foul Bay. Owners Cristen DeCarolis Dallas and Geoffrey Dallas are excited to join the neighbourhood. “(We’re) excited to be sharing our passion for Neapolitan pizza in a great new neighbourhood. Honestly, for us, it’s always been about being in neighbourhoods. Prima Strada is the place you can walk or bike to with family and friends for a great experience,” says Dallas. Citizen Clothing is very excited to
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We’re taking a closer look at glass recycling collection. Our fleet of new trucks — with a separate compartment reserved just for glass recycling — will be in your neighbourhood soon. That means that your glass bottles and jars are now required to be separated from other recyclables into a separate blue box or similar sized container to qualify for curbside pick up. This new step will help keep our materials streams uncontaminated for current and future resource recovery efforts. Look for our mailer package with a helpful label and other separation and safety tips or visit www.crd.bc.ca/glass
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GARDENING (250)208-8535. YARD & garden overgrown? Lawn cuts/ repairs. Tree & hedge pruning. Soil/mulch delivery. 25yrs exp.
CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.
CONCRETE & PLACING
(250) 858-0588 - Lawn & garden maint. - Landscaping - Fences & Decks - Hedge & Tree Services - Pressure Washing Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca
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.
Spik N’ Span Cleaning. Excellent rates. Esquimalt/Victoria. Senior Disc. (778)432-3588.
ALWAYS BRIGHT & Clean. Grand Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, roofs windows, PWash, lights. 250-380-7778.
HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
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 Clean & green. Junk & garbage removal. Free est. Fall disc. 778-350-5050 JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
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Victoria’s Building, Renovation and Decor Show!
coming soon to Pearkes Community Centre
3100 Tillicum Road • Friday, October 16 • Saturday, October 17 • Sunday, October 18
Victoria’s
FINAL
FREE
Admission
Show of the Year!
Refuse Sam
✓Garbage Removal ✓O.A.P Rates Attics, Basements, Compost, Construction Clean up, Demolition
Fast & Friendly Service .
Call Craig or Mike 250-216-5865
Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747
PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
WINDOW CLEANING ABBA EXTERIORS
Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing, package discounts. “Locally owned Family business”. WCB, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MasterCard. (778)433-9275.
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MASONRY & BRICKWORK CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fireplaces,flagstone rock, concrete, natural & veneered stone. Replace, rebuild, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsmasonry.com; Call (250)5899942, (250)294-9942. RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.
HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607. ✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫ (250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Interiors. Free Estimates. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
ALWAYS BRIGHT & Clean. Grand Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, roofs windows, PWash, lights. 250-380-7778. COME CLEAN WINDOWS. “Shining for You”. Fully insured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com
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DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
SMALL ADS GET BIG RESULTS! Call 250.388.3535
Come Celebrate the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Inductees
! ORIA VICT
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MOVING & STORAGE (250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
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RENO SPECIALIST- Carpentry, drywall, plumbing, tiling electric. Kitchen & bath. 20yrs exp. Fully insured. Alain 250744-8453. www.justrenoz.com
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This year’s inductees include: Ed Ashmore, Elaine Dagg-Jackson, Bruce Deacon, Ike MacKay, Sandy Peden, Rick Say, Steve Sinclair, and Lauren Woolstencroft
Induction Ceremony & Dinner Saturday October 17
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - VICTORIA
NEWS
Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. October 7 - 10, 2015
You’ll Feel Like Family.
Look for our FLYER every Friday
Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986
in select Saanich News, Goldstream News Gazette Victoria News & Peninsula News Review
TP the TOWN!
On Sat. Oct. 17, 9am-3pm, buy Purex 8-Roll Bathroom Tissue at Country Grocer (Reg. or Ultra) for just $3.97, and we’ll donate it for you! ...to the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.
B.C. Grown B.C. Fresh
Small Rrroaster Potatoes
Frozen Lilydale Grade A
Turkeys PMS 3435
C 100 M 0 Y 81 K 66
5 lb. Bag
.85
Under 9 Kg
PMS 871
LIMIT 1 Per Customer Order Over $50 Including Turkey. Overlimit Price 1.49 lb/3.28 Kg
C 20 M 25 Y 60 K 25
Island Farms Vanilla Plus
Ice Cream
lb 1.87 Kg
1.65 L
B.C. Grown
Brussels Sprouts & California Grown Premium Quality #1 Grade Yams
.97
lb 2.14 Kg
In our Bakery...
Bakery Counter
Pumpkin Pies
3
600 g
97
Blue Ginger
Dynamite Roll Regular or Spicy 97 6 Pieces
3
EACH
EACH
2 300 F O R
LIMIT 3 Free
Buy One Get One
FREE
Reg. 7.99
McCain
Diced Hashbrowns F 00 O 900 g
35 R
All Dalton’s
Glazed Fruit & Mincemeat
20% OFF AT CHECKOUTS
Offers valid at Royal Oak & Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only 4420 West Saanich Rd. Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd. Victoria Open Daily 8 am - 10 pm