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When questionable comments made on social media about Israel and mosques resurfaced in the final stretch of her election campaign, former Victoria Liberal candidate Cheryl Thomas went into shock.

Her phone started ringing from campaign heads in Ottawa and Vancouver. Feeling pressure from the party, Thomas decided the best thing to do was shut down her campaign and be quiet since support for the Liberals was growing across the country.

It was less than three weeks before election day and passed the deadline to withdraw, leaving the local Liberals unable to get a replacement.

Thomas wanted to defend herself and offer an explanation for the comments she now says were taken out of context, but nationally the party wanted it to be gone within 48 hours. Now that the election is over, Thomas wants

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to set the record straight.

“It was really frustrating not being able to defend myself, but I am a party person and the party winning was more important than me,” said Thomas, adding her supporters were upset with her decision to stop campaigning, but she didn’t resign.

“They were upset that I had been targeted the way I was because they knew it was completely unfair.”

During a conversation on Facebook in 2014, Thomas wrote “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 another post, she said “unfortunately, now the mosques are being used as brainwashing stations, desecrating those holy places.”

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Barb Stokes shows off her Halloween decorating talent on her Norma Court home in Esquimalt. This is the eighth year that Stokes has gone all out Halloweening her home.

Victoria promoted as Halloween destination Pamela Roth Victoria News

Local businesses are getting on board with Tourism Victoria’s initiative of turning the city into a Halloween tourist destination.

For the last few weeks, Darlene Hollstein, general manager of the Bay Centre, has enjoyed watching people pass by the two windows on Fort Street that have “living portraits.”

The portraits, one of a man and another of woman, interact with viewers for about 20 minutes with

moving eyes, scary faces and some gruesome moments.

“It’s super cool. It’s not for the young or weak at heart,” said Hollstein.

“Victoria is well known for its excitement around Halloween and this is just part of it.”

The city also worked with local artist Steve Milroy to create ten black cats with solar powered illuminated eyes that were installed throughout the downtown core. Orange and green lights are also up on the trees of Government Street, and an interactive bat mural is housed at the visitor

centre.

In addition, the Clipper overnight has a haunted Victoria Tour, the Delta is hosting outdoor movies, hotels are offering scary packages, and the Magnolia Hotel has done up a map for guests with haunted spots they can cycle to.

A festival-like atmosphere with kids booths, mazes, pumpkin carving and beer tasting took place around the Bay Centre on Sunday.

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In 2013, Thomas wrote Santa Clause “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 were uncovered by the satirical website, the True North Times, and quickly made their way into news headlines, creating a nightmare for Thomas.

The comments, she said, were clipped in a way that makes her seem like she has inappropriate opinions to all races — something she finds ironic since she’s spent most of her adult life teaching and coaching ethical behaviour, mutual understanding and conflict resolution.

The comments regarding a brown Santa were from a Christmas show with Canadian-comedian Russell Peters, she explained, and the thread starts with “It’s a Russell Peters Christmas on CTV – LOL!!!”

“They used that to paint me as a racist when really Russell Peters uses that humour to point out our own racism,” said Thomas, adding the comments about Palestine were part of a long conversation she had little involvement in.

“It was so badly done. It was terrible journalism.

It’s not satire, it’s character assassination.”

After the comments surfaced, Thomas issued an apology on her Facebook page to the Jewish and Muslim communities, and decided not to answer questions from local media. Since she never resigned, many voters were left confused when they saw her name still on the ballot on election day.

In the end, Thomas finished third behind the NDP

and Green Party with 8,482 votes. If she had won, it would have been up to the party whether they would let her sit in caucus.

Thomas, a business consultant who teaches at the University of Victoria, worked in Iran for eight years, running a MBA program for a university and consulting with major companies. Now that the dust has settled, she wants to regain her credibility since she still works in the Middle East.

Pulling out of the campaign is a decision Thomas now regrets. She wishes she had talked more with her team, who she believes would have pushed back and told her to soldier on.

Thomas also believes the timing of the comments was politically motivated. On the day they surfaced, there were three major events in Jewish centres across Canada.

“It’s a shame. It shows how dirty politics are now...We were looking really good and it was really a NDP-Liberal race,” said Thomas, noting it would have been a hard slog to unseat NDP incumbent Murray Rankin.

“There’s really two pieces here — one was the cyber bullying, taking stuff to paint a different picture for political reasons, but the other is how do we have some really honest discussion about those situations (like Israel) and seek for more balanced understanding?... I’ve had muslims, Jews and Christians all contact me and say why did you step down? These are conversations we need to be having.” editor@vicnews.com

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Ghostly walks showcase Victoria’s haunted past Kendra Wong Victoria News

At 9:30 p.m., even the entrance to Market Square on Johnson Street has an eerie feel.

It’s dark and the only sounds come from the slight rustle of leaves and light footsteps that seem to echo throughout the courtyard.

This is where the Ghostly Walks begin.

Our guide Chris Adams, appropriately dressed in black with a black hat and a cane with a skull on the handle, leads a group of roughly a dozen people through downtown Victoria’s most haunted hotels, streets and alleyways.

One of the most haunting and spinechilling true stories begins just a stones throw down the road on Store Street.

In the 1890s, Johnson Street was known as the red light district of Victoria. A 44-year-old woman named Agnes Bing worked at Pilgrim Bakery (where Paboom Home Imports currently sits). To get to her home on Russell Street in Vic West, Agnes normally hopped on a street car that travelled

over the Point Ellice Bridge. While it was a long way to get home, it was safe.

But on the night of Sept. 22, 1899, she decided to take a shortcut across the railway tracks where the Johnson Street Bridge now exists.

But as Chris tells, she didn’t return home that night.

Her husband called the police and at first light they found her body along the tracks.

“The police in Victoria here were seasoned crime scene investigators. They’d seen many things before, but nothing could prepare them for what they found when they found Agnes,” Chris explained.

She had been strangled, her clothes ripped off, and she had been cut open and disemboweled.

Her heart, kidney, liver, spleen had been ripped out and placed beside her body.

The murder was reminiscent of London’s serial killer Jack the Ripper, which sent locals into a panic, leaving them to believe the infamous killer had come to the Island.

However, there was no other killing like that locally and the murder of Bing remains the most gruesome unsolved murders in Victoria.

“We may never know if it was Jack the Ripper or not. But what we do know is that Agnes Bing’s ghost has come back to haunt the place where her body was found, which is now the Delta Ocean Pointe,” Chris said.

Now, people in the lower hotel restaurant by the water can see a shadowy woman drifting along, pacing back and forth. Some people can even hear her screams.

This is just one of more than 500 local ghost stories, involving the Empress and Bedford Regency hotels, Fan Tan and Helmcken alleys, and Bastion and Market squares along with countless others, that Chris and his father and local historian John Adams have collected in the 16 years they’ve been doing the familyrun tours.

Each tour includes a range of stories from well-known events such as the death of 55 people after a street car

Victoria’s tourism industry enjoyed an unusually busy summer, with significant growth in hotel rates and revenue — in some cases the best in years. Year to date, occupancy is up 3.97 per cent and the average daily room rate is up $11.28. Tourism Victoria is now trying to build its offseason business as well.

“We’ve been working very

systematically to build reasons for visitors to come in the off season,” said Tourism Victoria CEO Paul Nursey, noting the organization began its successful Christmas campaign about three of four years ago. Another initiative focused on romance is held in February.

“We haven’t had a strong offseason historically, but compared to the rest of Canada we’re a great destination to visit during the off

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More than 500 ghost stories involving several locations throughout Victoria are told during Ghostly Walks, which run nightly until Nov. 1. crashed through the Point Ellice Bridge in 1896, to lesser-known ones such as the death of a caretaker in the basement of the Strand Hotel (now the Green Cuisine), in which the caretaker’s body can still be seen floating and yelling at people.

The events have been confirmed by research, and of the roughly 10,000 people who participate in the tours annually, a number of skeptics and psychics

said they’ve had ghostly encounters of their own on the tours.

“The idea of telling ghost stories, especially recently, has increased in popularity,” said John. “I’m not exactly sure why, although I think the adrenaline rush, the excitement and the mystery of the unknown, I think all of these things combined help make people really fascinated by ghost stories.”

In the end, it’s up to

participants to decide if they believe in ghosts.

But it’s hard not to when you’re standing in the spot where people died and chills creep up your spine in the most haunted city in B.C. The Ghostly Walks run nightly until Nov. 1 at 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. The walks also continue after Halloween on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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season.”

Tourism Victoria started pushing Halloween tourism last year, and has been working with the local business community to make it bigger this year. Invitations were also sent out to travel writers and media to spread the word about the city’s spooktacular feel at this time of year. At least seven key journalists have visited Victoria in October.

So far, getting the business

community on board with celebrating Halloween has been an easy sell. When asked why Hollstein wanted to be part of it, she replied: “Why not? It’s just adding something extra for the families and consumers to participate in....

We’re all kids at heart.”

For more information visit TourismVictoria.com/Halloween. editor@vicnews.com

Art show features six artists The Group of Six Art show, featuring Anne Bowen, April Caverhill, Dixie MacUisdin, Kim Newns, Jim Wispinski and Richard Wong will take place at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre senior lounge Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This is a show and sale featuring a variety of fine art work by local artists.

Museum hosts workshop The Royal B.C. Museum wil host the Sonic Mimicry Workshop on Saturday, Nov. 14.

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A provincial group dedicated to stopping the spread of invasive plants is extending their knowledge to gardens in Victoria.

On Tuesday, the Invasive Species Council of B.C. held a free workshop at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific, educating local horticulture businesses and master gardeners about how the industry is transitioning to invasive-free practices and how the local government is participating in the management of invasive species.

Invasive plants post a threat to biodiversity, and can out-compete native vegetation and cause environmental and economic harm.

According to Gail Wallin, executive director of the council, there are a number of invasive species that Victoria and Esquimalt residents are unknowingly planting in their gardens.

“You have a heavy gardening population throughout the Victoria area and people have unknowingly planted plants that, after a while, become invasive,” she said. “When you’re introducing a plant that’s new to the area, it has no natural predators, so it will cause a change

in the ecosystem. Your backyard will actually be overtaken by these plants.”

The Capital Region Invasive Species Partnership, a subcommittee of the council, had identified more than two dozen invasive plants that are specific to Victoria including English ivy, Canada thistle, poison hemlock, Spanish bluebell and English holly.

Two other prominent invasive species are giant hogweed and knotweed.

Giant hogweed is an exotic plant that can grow up to 15 feet high and contains a toxic sap in its hollow stem that can cause second degree burns if you rub against it.

Knotweed, AKA false bamboo, can grow up to 10 to 12 feet tall and has a large root mass that displaces other plants in the area.

Some invasive species are difficult to remove and can cause harm to humans or animals as well.

But there are ways to prevent the spread of such species.

Wallin said it’s important to know which species are invasive when planting them in a garden and to ask if a plant is invasive in the area.

The cost of invasive species to Canada is between $16.6 billion and $34.5 billion a year. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Residents urged to get flu shots Kendra Wong Victoria News

With the days getting shorter and the temperatures dropping, the Vancouver Island Health Authority is encouraging Victoria and Esquimalt residents to get their flu shots early this season.

This year’s seasonal vaccine, comprised of three strains of influenza, helps prime your body to develop antibodies and other immune-responding cells to fight infection and reduce the risk of influenza by 40 to 60 per cent, according to Dr. Dee Hoyano, medical health officer for Island Health.

Hoyano said influenza hit the Island hard last season.

Influenza affects the lungs and can cause serious illness, hospitalization and in some cases, death.

According to Island Health, there were 257 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in Victoria

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and 409 across Vancouver Island between Sept. 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. There were also 26 deaths in hospital, though influenza was not necessarily the cause of death, it may have been a contributing factor.

There are benefits to receiving the flu shot, including having protection from influenza, but Hoyano said it’s the people who are at high risk of complications such as seniors, children and adults with chronic health conditions and children between the age of six months and five years old, who should get their shots.

“We know it’s not a perfect vaccine. Its level of effectiveness certainly isn’t as high as some of the other vaccines that we have, but it’s the best that we have for influenza right now,” she said.

“Especially for people at high risk of complications, it is an important thing to do because

we know that a hospitalization can be devastating for somebody.”

While the flu season hasn’t officially hit yet, Hoyano said there are signs that the flu has affected people in Victoria and Esquimalt.

She noted it’s too early to predict the severity of the flu season, which generally runs from December into the new year.

Other people at high risk of developing serious complications from influenza include health care workers, emergency responders, pregnant women, corrections officers and inmates, and visitors to healthcare facilities.

People working in these fields are eligible to receive the shot for free while residents can get the shot for a small fee.

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Tourism Victoria upping its game Following an unusually busy summer, Tourism Victoria has announced that David Rioux, one of the top tourism researchers and big data analytics professionals in Canada, will be joining the organization in 2016.

Tourism Victoria hopes that by bringing someone like Rioux on, it will be able to up its game significantly in terms of increasing marketing precision through data analysis and geodemographic segregation. In turn, the organization hopes to increase conversation.

“We will be able to help clean up what I see as some very sloppy work in many cases in terms of economic impact analysis studies we see across the region, specifically in regards to festivals and events,” said Paul Nursey, president and CEO of Tourism Victoria.

During the past eight years, Rioux has worked with the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, leveraging millions of dollars in partner research with less than $200,000 of annual investment to align the research program with Destination Canada’s explorer quotient travel market segmentation. He’s also an active contributor to Destination Canada’s research and big data committees, along with Atlantic Canada’s tourism atlantic research committee.

In short, Rioux sounds like a pretty big deal.

Tourism Victoria has been working hard during the last few years to raise the profile of the city on an international scale and attract transportation investment to the region.

Given the endless amount of natural beauty the region has to offer, convincing more tourists to come here shouldn’t be a hard sell. With Rioux on board, it will be interesting to see what kind of numbers Tourism Victoria can pull in next summer to bring the local tourism industry to new heights.

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Myths of the Highway of Tears of this narrative. It begins with the The scandal of the week at the B.C. unsolved murder of Gloria Moody, last legislature is what could be termed seen leaving a bar in Williams Lake in “delete-gate.”

1969. That’s a long way from Highway Primarily, it revolves around 36 16. pages of government emails that Then there was Monica Jack, killed the NDP opposition has been trying in 1978. DNA technology resulted in for a year to get under freedom of a charge finally being laid last year information legislation. They relate to a against a known serial rapist. series of meetings between This was even further away, transportation ministry near Merritt, and she was a bureaucrats and remote 12-year-old riding her bike. communities along Highway Other cases involve street 16, between Prince George prostitution in and around and Prince Rupert.

Prince George, an urban If you want all of hub for a large aboriginal the accusations about population similar to Regina government secrecy and Winnipeg. and alleged cover-ups, I Discussion in Victoria invite you to read “Access focuses on urban notions of Denied,” the latest report of Tom Fletcher increased transit, in places the Information and Privacy B.C. Views where existing service may Commissioner at oipc.bc.ca, be under-used. Nationally, and transcripts of question the narrative is that deep-seated period in the legislature this week. social problems within aboriginal What you won’t find there is much discussion of the actual problem, which communities would somehow be solved by a lawyer-heavy judicial is a shortage of safe and practical inquiry that looks only at tragedies transportation options in and out of involving women. these communities, most of which are If you drive Highway 16 today, you federally funded aboriginal reserves far will see fading billboards pleading for from the region’s only highway. information on the disappearance of What we have seen for decades Madison Scott. She was last seen in the is a dramatic media narrative about early hours of May 28, 2011, after a grad one or more serial killers preying on party in the woods outside Vanderhoof. vulnerable women hitch-hiking along Her truck and tent were still there. what is now known world-wide as the Again, nothing to do with hitch-hiking, Highway of Tears. but at least it was near Highway 16.

The Wikipedia entry for Highway of Here’s something else you won’t Tears gives a sense of the credibility

often hear in the Highway of Tears melodrama. There is commercial bus service on Highway 16, although Greyhound reduced frequency in 2013 as it struggles with low ridership and high costs.

B.C. Transit also operates bus service to some remote communities like Kispiox and Gitsegukla, connecting them south to Smithers. But B.C. Transit requires local governments and riders to cover about half the cost.

Indian Act reserves don’t pay.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice has noted that what people in remote communities ask for is a way to get back and forth for shopping and medical appointments.

Yes, shopping is an important need, as those who live in remote areas can tell you. And Northern Health already runs a bus service for remote residents who need medical care.

Rice’s observations at least move us toward practical solutions, although most of her effort seems directed towards political blame.

I hope the infamous 36 pages of emails are eventually released, since they were not deleted but rather excluded from release. They may bring the discussion back to the actual public service issue, which is what realistic transportation options exist for these communities.

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Saturday, Oct. 31 Halloween Bonfire hosted by the Esquimalt Lions. The event is free and includes hot dogs and hot chocolate by donation. Archie Browning Sports Centre (1151 Esquimalt Rd). Info: esquimalt.ca.

Saturday, Oct. 31 Pumpkin swim. At the end of the swim, families can receive a free pumpkin to carve at home.

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Friday, Nov. 6 Mayor’s open door.

At city hall (1229 Esquimalt Rd.) Mayor Barb Desjardins encourages residents to discuss matters of community interest.

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-414-7101.

Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 Esquimalt Creative Crafters and Knitters Christmas Sale. Find unique, hand-crafted items for your family at the Esquimalt Parks and Rec Centre (527 Fraser St.) from

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Saturday, Nov. 21 National Children’s Day. Families are invited to celebrate with a community swim, craft zone, face painting, snacks and a kindergym.

Esquimalt Rec Centre (527 Fraser St.) from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Friday, Nov. 27 Christmas Drive-in Movie. Check out the huge outdoor theatre and celebrate the holiday season at the rear parking lot of the Archie Browning Sports Centre (1151 Esquimalt Rd.) beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Rainbow Kitchen.

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Saturday, Nov. 28 Esquimalt Arts and Craft Fair. Esquimalt Rec Centre (527 Fraser St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: eacsociety@gmail. com.

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Friday, Dec. 4 Christmas Drive-in Movie. Check out the huge outdoor theatre and celebrate the holiday season at the rear parking lot of the Archie Browning Sports Centre (1151 Esquimalt Rd.) beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Rainbow Kitchen.

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Sunday, Dec. 6 Live Christmas Tree Village. Dozens of trees donated by local businesses and community groups will fill the Esquimalt Rec Centre and Archie Browning Sports Centre until Dec. 26. The winning

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Sunday, Dec. 6 Esquimalt Celebrate of Lights. Enjoy a parade of lights down Esquimalt Road to the plaza and a party with music, hot dogs and hot chocolate by donation.You might even catch a glimpse of old Saint Nick. Archie Browning Sports Centre (1151 Esquimalt Rd). beginning at 6 p.m.

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The 47-year-old has been a performer her entire life, entertaining audiences in Las Vegas, New York and Berlin. After performing as a drag queen for 10 years with Dragettes, Betsy got pulled into burlesque when the group asked her to do choreography and she watched Cheesecake perform, she loved what she saw.

“They were just so clever and funny and witty. Not as scary as drag queens can be,” said Betsy, noting there are many different types of burlesque. “The women were all ages and shapes and sizes and there was such joy in it. I got hooked pretty quickly.”

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Group identifies eight cycling corridors The City of Victoria’s cycling dream team will be hosting a summit in November to get feedback from residents on the future of bike lanes in the city.

The Biketoria Summit will be used to inform and build excitement around the eight cycling lanes identified, as well as provide a chance for public input.

The eight corridors identified include Habour Road/ Wharf Steet/Belleville Street, Government Street and Gorge Road, Cook Street/Graham and Fifth Street, Begbie Street and Shelbourne, Pandora Ave and Oak Bay Ave, Humboldt Street and Fairfield Road, Fort Street, and Haultain Street/Bay Street and Kings Road.

Staff will come back next year with cost estimates for the corridors.

The city has allocated $7.75 million to develop a comprehensive bike lane network by 2018.

The summit will take place on Nov. 1 and 2 at the Victoria

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Upgrades needed for cityowned buildings City staff have identified 97 buildings and structures on city property in need of upgrades.

As part of the facility condition assessment report, staff identified the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, Royal Athletic Park, five downtown parkades, parks and public works facilities, washrooms and City Hall in need of upgrades.

Significant upgrades are recommended for the fire station and Crystal Pool in the next five years as well.

In the next five to 10 years, the roofing on numerous buildings will need to be replaced.

Other systems that will require investment in the next five years include heating/ventilation/air conditioning upgrades, building envelope repairs and upgrades to exterior finishes.

Staff hope to undertake a strategic review of the use of the facilities as part of the 2016 financial plan.

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This affliction is call "age-associated financial vulnerability" or AAFV which gives it a medical gravitas that rivals other afflictions that have been branded as acronyms.

It also reminds us that our ages and the thickness of our wallets are two of life’s measurements that tend to go in opposite directions.

We all know that financial pressures mount as we age.

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The authors of the report — wealthy middle-aged doctors no doubt –— say it is their hope that by assigning a medical name to this sad state of financial affairs physicians will start thinking about this in all older people. This would place AAFV diagnosis in the same class of social geriatric medicine as the current testing of seniors on their cognitive ability to drive safely.

AAFV is described as “a pattern of risky behaviour related to money that places an older adult at substan-

tial risk for a considerable loss of resources that might result in dramatic changes in their quality of life and is inconsistent with choices the person made when they were younger.”

Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse and it can lead to depression, nursing home placement and increased mortality, the report’s authors say.

Factors that can contribute to financial vulnerability among the elderly include cognitive or emotional decline; impairments in vision, hearing and mobility; serious progressive illness; and

social isolation.

Meanwhile, as if to reinforce the grim news above, the credit firm Equifax reports that Canadians 65 and older increased their debt loads by almost five per cent in the second quarter of 2015 — a much faster pace than the general population.

The average senior owed about $15,000 at the end of June.

That represents debt on top of home mortgages.

“We have been observing that this segment has been increasing debt for a while now,” says Regina Malina, senior director of insights at Equifax. She suspects a lot of consumer debt stems from having to help adult children or other family members with their own financial hard-

ships.

Seniors are having trouble paying off that new debt. The credit firm says seniors who are 90 days or more behind on their bills are deemed to be severely delinquent.

By that measure, the delinquency rate for seniors rose this year for the first time since 2010. That rate increased by 2.4 per cent during the second quarter. It went down for all other demographic groups.

What’s this all mean for vulnerable, cashstrapped seniors? We better start lobbying the new federal government for increased pensions. And, don’t be surprised if your doctor starts checking your financial pulse. Managing life’s daily challenges in our Golden Years has, officially, become a health risk.

Events for seniors n Book sale at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre (380 Cook St.) from Oct. 20 to 30. Find a new adventure, mystery or love affair among the gently used pocket book sale. n Halloween party at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre on Oct. 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Come dressed in your favourite costume. There will be games and prizes for best costume. Tickets: $8 for members, $10 for nonmembers. n Halloween breakfast at the Cook Street Activity Centre on Oct. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Bring friends and family for a frightfully tasty hot breakfast, which includes a fruit parfait, breakfast pizza and juice, tea or coffee. Tickets: $5 for members and nonmembers. n Movie matinee at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre on Oct. 31 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Movie is My Best Friend’s Wedding featuring Julia Roberts. $3 for members and non-members, price includes popcorn, coffee, tea or pop.

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Couple coping with Alzheimer’s Kendra Wong Victoria News

For years, Carol and Terry Puckett took care of Terry's mother as she suffered from dementia.

The couple moved in to his mother's house, helping transport her to and from appointments, taking care of her and making sure she was dressed every morning. They also cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner, made sure she took a bath and ensured she was healthy.

“It's a lot of work being a caregiver. More than you can imagine,” said Terry, noting that back in the late 1960s when his mother was diagnosed, dementia was referred to as “aluminum on the brain.”

When his mother passed away in 1974, dementia was something Carol and Terry never thought they would have to go through again.

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“I'm not going to give in to this and if I do, it won't be my fault,” said Carol.

It is the couple's positive outlook on the disease (they have even participated in dementia research at the University of Victoria) that the society hopes will serve as a role model for other couples dealKendra Wong/Victoria News ing with the condition.

“Their attitude of posTerry and Carol Puckett outside the Victoria itiveness and openness Resource Centre. and the obvious devodiagnosed. workshops and sup- tion they have for one “It's like someone has port groups put on by another has affected kicked you in the stom- the Alzheimer's Soci- us all here,” said Gabi ach. It was and still is ety of B.C. to learn Townsend, volunteer scary. Even seeing it, I more about the condi- and office coordinadidn't think I would get tion, even picking up tor with the society. tips and tricks to help “They're such amazing it,” said Carol.

The couple sprang Carol remember the role models for other into action attending days of the week and families.”

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On September 11, 2015, at the 800 block of Jagdeep Place, Victoria, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Victoria Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 2005 grey Volkswagen Passat, BCLP: 192TNL, VIN: WVWAE63BX5P058945, on or about 14:00 Hours, and $655 CAD, $1,530 CAD and $1,340 CAD, all on or about 13:40 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was a warrant authorized by the court pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada (CDSA) to seize evidence in respect of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the CDSA and/or because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by and/or used in the commission of that offence.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On August 3, 2015, at the 2400 block of Wark Street, Victoria, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Victoria Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $1,910 CAD, on or about 14:14 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3117, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS 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.

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.

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.

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr.

Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫ (250)479-8748. 30 years exp.

Interiors. Free Estimates.

RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

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.

ALWAYS BRIGHT & Clean.

Grand Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, roofs windows, PWash, lights. 250-380-7778.

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning, Gutters. Over 25 yrs. Licensed & affordable. 250-884-7066.

COME CLEAN WINDOWS. “Shining for You”. Fully insured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

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

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - VICTORIA

Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. October 28 - 31, 2015

You’ll Feel Like Family.

Look for our FLYER every Friday

Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986

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Grown in China Country Grocer

Vergeer Variety Pack

Mandarins

Cheese WHILKES STOCT! LAS LIMIT 2

Reg. 19.99 • 9 White Cheddar • 8 Edam • 8 Gouda

In our Deli…

500 g Bag Product of Holland

5 lb.

Box

EACH

Maple Leaf Natural Selections

Lunch Box

Turkey or Chicken, 70 g

EACH

Reg. 3.29

Grimm’s

Original Pepperoni

EACH

California Grown

Broccoli Crowns

600 g

lb 4.34 Kg

Reg. 10.99

In our Bakery...

EACH

Mitchell’s Heritage Slice

Bacon

350 g, 8’s

In our Deli...

Reg. 14.99

Fresh Baked

Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns

1 Kg

WHILKES STOCT! LAS

NEWS

EACH

Schneider’s

Honey Ham

EACH

Fresh Made In-store Daily Blue Ginger

3

Tempura Yam Rolls

97 EACH

100 g

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