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Oak Bay’s provincially mandated sewer separation project in Uplands primarily needs public input to make a next move. The Uplands neighbourhood currently has a single pipe system to convey both sanitary sewage and storm water. During heavy rainfall, the volume of water exceeds the capacity of the system, sending overflows into the ocean at the Rutland and Humber pumping stations. “The idea is to resolve the outflows to the beach,” said Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen. Separation is also required to comply with BC’s Municipal Wastewater Regulation that all municipalities have separate stormwater and sanitary sewer systems. Oak Bay plans to mandate sewer separation and connection to the separated municipal sewers when available for new homes in Uplands, to mandate sewer separation for homes undergoing renovations of
$100,000 or more and connection to the separated municipal sewers when available and to update its permit fees to reflect current costs. “We are looking at incentives for homeowners,” Jensen said. “Our goal is to create an incentive for people already separated, to hook up.” Oak Bay will consider a policy to cover the cost of connecting properties with sewers separated prior to the municipality separating the combined sewers. Those costs would be included in the sewer separation construction contracts. Because the district has for several years required property owners in the Uplands to separate their services during major renovations or building a new home, 12 per cent of the homes in the Rutland catchment and 39 per cent of the homes in the Humber catchment have separated sewers to the property boundary. In May, the district hired McElhanney Consulting Services, which developed of six possible options to separate the sewer system. All six assume easements through private property are not in play. PLEASE SEE: Several options available Page A2
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Those easements would uproot significant trees and other green growth in swaths of five metres. “By staying out of these easements more homes would have more pumps,â€? said water management consultant Jack Hull. However, using the existing easements would significantly add to both cost and time, including negotiating two additional metres of easement with private landowners (currently three metres, five are required) as well as devastating five metres of established trees and foliage. Options include adding a deeper gravity system alongside the existing system; new pumped low-pressure system alongside the existing system; a new shallow-gravity storm water system with municipal pumping stations for roadway runoff; and a hybrid of shallow system pumped where necessary using the existing system. A series of four public information sessions is planned: • Saturday, Nov. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Oak Bay High; • Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 5 to 8
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Oak Bay was bustling with activity Saturday, when characters of all shapes and sizes took in the Halloween festivities hosted by the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association. Top left: Wizard of Oz characters Kelly, Isaiah, Adrian and Evelyn Periera, with Jamison, Jason, Benson and Amber Binab. Below left: Pacman family Jeff, Danny, Jenny and Willy Bishop. Centre: Stilt walker Emma Zabloski. Top right: Mayor Nils Jensen congratulates the winner of the pet parade’s Best Large Dog, Indy, with family Naia and Nathan Gerritson.
Public input sought for an age-friendly Oak Bay Thursday open house also invites comments on draft Oak Bay Complete Streets Handbook Jennifer Blyth Oak Bay News
The District of Oak Bay is looking for the community’s input into projects exploring how Oak Bay can be more age-friendly and how its streets can better accommodate users. An open house for both projects is planned for this Thursday, Nov. 5 at municipal hall. The Age Friendly Action Plan, which sets out a strategy for developing a community that meets the needs of its aging population, originated with funding from the Union of B.C. Municipalities for projects designed
to make communities more age-friendly, said Oak Bay planner Deborah Jensen. The goal was to have a comprehensive look at what was needed in the municipality to support people of all ages. Once adopted, the plan will serve as a guide for municipal departments. If a developer proposes a new building, for example, the guide might indicate features that would better support seniors, Jensen said. From conversations with groups working with seniors in the community, work by the Age Friendly Working Group and an open house last spring, a draft action plan is ready for review at the open house. The plan presents a vision for the community and includes strategies for both the physical and social environment such as buildings and outdoor spaces, parks, transportation, housing, respect and inclusion, communication and community support and health. “The whole idea is to come up with some-
thing comprehensive and unique to your community with how you deal with some of these issues,” Jensen said, noting that one of the surprises of the process has been that youth also wanted to be considered in discussions about an “age friendly” community. From that emerged the question, “How do we develop intergenerational relationships between the adults in the community and the youth in the community as well?” she said. Other issues identified range from the desire for more public seating and better signage to help people move more easily around the community to spreading cultural activities throughout the municipality, including areas like north Oak Bay and Henderson as an example. “Oak Bay does quite a good job of hosting events throughout the year, but could we do things differently?” Jensen anticipates presenting a draft of the Age Friendly Action Plan to council in
November or December. Residents can find more information online or get one more look at the draft plan when materials are moved to Monterey centre for several days following the open house. Also at the open house will be a look at the district’s Complete Streets project. The draft Oak Bay Complete Streets Handbook would initiate a complete streets program and provide direction for district staff and the community on specific street enhancement projects and techniques. The draft handbook, which is available for digital download, includes strategies for designing safer streets that accommodate all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists and freight vehicles. The Nov. 5 open house, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Oak Bay Municipal Hall, will give the public a chance to review and comment on the draft Age Friendly Action Plan and the Complete Streets Handbook. For further information, see oakbay.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com
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CRD counts deer in Oak Bay Head count wraps up pilot project Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
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Oak Bay face new to Big Band Bash Scott said. The non-profit organization puts together a number of events throughout the year, and welcomes donations and endowments when they come in, but holds only one real Christine fundraiser a year. It’s van Reeuwyk become an annual traOak Bay News dition for many clients, but it will be Scott’s Leslee Scott and inaugural Big Band Cruise are a relatively Bash come Nov. 7. new sight on Oak Bay “I’m hoping I have a streets. chance to dance,” she Maternal rubella left said. “My husband and Scott with limited hearI took ballroom dance ing from birth, so Cruise, and we’re looking fora black poodle with ward to some jive or “puppy haircut” offers swing.” a little listening support. The Swiftsure Big Between the pooBand and The Commodle and the cochlear dores both donate their implant clearly visible time and talent for the Christine van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay News with her cropped haircause that raises funds cut, the pair are a regular Leslee Scott, manager Family and through ticket sales and Community Services for the Island Deaf and and perhaps noticeable sight on their commute Hard of Hearing Centre, and her working dog silent auction. Funds go toward IDHHC proto the Island Deaf and Cruise moved to Oak Bay earlier this year. grams for those with Hard of Hearing Centre in Victoria, where Scott started in June as manager of hearing challenges across the Island, with centres in Victoria and Nanaimo. Family and Community Services. “We need to keep the agency running. … There’s Her broad title indicates the reality of her work, such a need for services. It’s a place where the as she helps clients fill applications or get ferry client can come and communicate,” Scott said. passes for medical reasons, basically providing support within the community. “It could be per- “We’re a place where we understand. Some people sonal problems, coping with hearing loss,” Scott when they come in and realize I have hearing loss, they just relax. I get it. I get wheat they’re going said. “There are a lot of people out there with hearing through.” The eighth annual Big Band Bash is Nov. 7 at 7 loss. They don’t want to admit it, but it’s better to p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Portuguese Hall, 4635 address it because it has long-term effects.” Some of those effects include people left with- Elk Lake Drive. Tickets are $35, or $350 for a table drawn from friends and social situations, misun- of 10. Visit bigbandbash.ca for ticket information. Visit idhhc.ca for more about programming. derstandings and frustration all around. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com “They get isolated, being alone in a crowd,”
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Lock your cars, take your valuables Police again remind the public to ensure their vehicles are locked and to remove items of value after several neighbourhoods were hit. During the night, unlocked vehicles in the Sandowne Road, Oakdowne Road and Allenby Street area were entered with various items being reported missing Oct. 20. The next night an unlocked vehicle in the Lansdowne Road area was entered but nothing was reported stolen. In the early morning hours Oct. 25, several unlocked vehicles were entered and unknown items stolen in the area of Allenby/Neil streets. Also early Oct. 25, a garage in the 2900-block of Henderson Road was broken into and items of value were stolen. Saanich Police Ident processed that scene.
Loud man arrested near Carnarvon In the early morning hours Oct. 22, an Oak Bay Police officer on foot patrol in the Carnarvon Park area located two loud males. One
was arrested for breaching two court-ordered conditions involving his curfew and being in possession of a knife. He was held for court that same day.
Boat, motor stolen from waterfront A 12-foot aluminum Zodiac-style boat with a 15 horsepower motor was stolen recently from a private dock in the 3100-block of Beach Drive. Also reported, a 15hp outboard motor was taken sometime over the previous two weeks from a boat moored at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to call Oak Bay Police at 250-592-2424 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Have your say in creating an age-friendly Oak Bay Much has been written over the last few years about our increasing senior population, particularly with regard to the financial implications – the effects of a declining workforce, impacts on health care and the potential impact on public pensions, for example. Those issues are important to be sure, but the everyday reality at the local level is so much broader. Over the last year, Oak Bay embarked on a process of identifying how it can become an age-friendly community. Through the work of Age Friendly Working Group volunteers, by speaking with local groups and organizations working with seniors, and hearing what residents themselves had to say at an open house earlier this year, the community has developed a draft Age Friendly Action Plan, which will be presented at an open house Thursday. Everything from sidewalks and signage to cultural activities have been included in the discussion. It’s also interesting – and welcome – that young people have asked to be factored into the mix, prompting the draft plan to also include discussions about the importance of building intergenerational relationships, noted Oak Bay planner Deborah Jensen. As an issue that will affect all of us in time, it’s essential that the municipality be a place where people can continue to live throughout their years, a community where they feel safe, where they can move around easily and find the services they need, and as importantly, where they feel valued. If you can’t make it to Thursday’s open house, materials will be moved to Monterey centre for several days following to allow even greater feedback. What does an age-friendly Oak Bay look like? It starts with you, so take the time to share your thoughts and ideas. 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.
The silence of the email servers substance of which is blanked out, Premier Christy Clark’s government has been steadily backed into a corner and offers to discuss the situation by phone. on its apparent deletion of emails Here’s an exchange between NDP involving sensitive government topics. MLA Adrian Dix and Citizens’ Services A week-long barrage of accusations Minister Amrik Virk: by the NDP opposition peaked with Dix: “Can the minister explain why their most damning evidence of a the Office of the Premier, cover-up, in the longthe Deputy Minister to the running case of eight Premier, has no records and health researchers why the successive Deputy suspended or fired from Minister of Health had one drug approval studies. record over two years?” Most have been paid Virk: “The suggestion from settlements or reinstated the member opposite that after the biggest personnel there are no documents management blunder in is false…. There are more memory. One committed documents now that suicide. We are now into a Tom Fletcher the Ombudsperson has conduct of the matter and is second independent review B.C. Views undertaking a comprehensive of this tragic case, after an review. I fully expect that independent lawyer was he will do a comprehensive unable to determine what review and will consent to the release went wrong, because she couldn’t of more documents.” compel testimony or demand records. There will be more sound and fury It is now in the hands of B.C.’s new over this, but only Chalke’s report can Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, who has provide new information. And even that authority. then, the damage is done, settlements Everyone agrees that the deputy and non-disclosure deals have been health minister of the day, Graham signed, and Clark and Health Minister Whitmarsh, was legally responsible Terry Lake have formally apologized. for the decisions and records. Yet The larger issue is how freedom of somehow the only record released to information legislation should work. the NDP for the two-year period of the Should the opposition be able to firings and subsequent investigation was a heavily blanked-out update from second-guess decisions of bureaucrats by going through their emails? his successor, Stephen Brown, to the The traditional answer is no. premier’s deputy, John Dyble. Elected officials are responsible, It refers to an “update on litigation even if they had no actual role, as resolution from investigation,” the
should always be the case in hiring and firing ministry staff and awarding government work contracts. The buck stops with Lake and Clark, not their deputies. There are sound reasons for this. Consider another sensitive decision, to shoot wolves from the air in a lastditch effort to preserve dwindling mountain caribou herds. Protesters, pop stars and politicians can sound off as they like, but these hard decisions are made and carried out by wildlife experts working for or consulted by the province. The minister, in this case Forests Minister Steve Thomson, authorizes the use of helicopters and rifles and takes the political consequences. One can imagine the agonizing discussion that goes on behind the scenes, as provincial and First Nations wildlife experts watch caribou herds dwindle despite widespread habitat protection efforts. They not only make the technical call, they have to pull the trigger. Would wildlife biologists be able to provide frank advice for or against this decision if they knew their names and opinions could later be used in a political battle in the legislature and in the streets? No. And can you run a public service if everyone is subjected to the scrutiny that only politicians choose to endure? No. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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Reconciliation a meaningful step Re: Myths of the Highway of Tears (B.C. Views, Oct. 28). Tom Fletcher's column triggered my memory of the dog whistle politics we saw in the recent federal election. The Highway of Tears is not a myth and using mythology in the title of that column is an insult to the hundreds of Aboriginal families who have lost loved ones as a result of many tragedies that have occurred on that road and across this country. The identity politics of the outgoing prime minister were properly rewarded, and the party that showed Stephen Harper the door at 24 Sussex Drive has promised an inquiry into the disproportionate number of murders and disappearances that continue to occur in the Aboriginal population. It would be hoped that an inquiry will begin to expose the depth and colour of systemic issues inherent in Canadian institutions that help perpetuate these tragedies, and that the new federal government will commit to real solutions from its recommendations. The incoming prime minister has made further commitments to the 92 recommendations that came out of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process. The TRC has helped many Canadians to understand the origins of deep-rooted problems faced by Aboriginal communities both on and off reserve, and to help move Canadians individually and collectively to a reconciliation commitment. Those current and future problems will always be about the quality of the relationship between the First Nations people and the general non-native population. Improving the transportation options for people in the North is primary, but it does not solve the systemic problems that continue to poison opportunities for everyone to work together to end the dysphoria that has dominated Aboriginal communities. Reconciliation Canada is a key agent of change in this space and is dedicated to building meaningful relationships where all Canadians achieve their full potential and shared prosperity. Getting informed is
the first step. Stepping into this discourse is the next. I am stepping in. Carl Mashon Victoria
Another view of our urban deer One morning last week I was walking my dog, on leash, on a narrow part of the trail from Calvert Crescent to Anderson Hill Park, when we were startled by a magnificent buck which rounded the next bend just meters ahead of us. The buck was in full flight from a pursuing dog. Fortunately the buck immediately swerved off the trail through a partial gap in the trees and a collision was avoided. This brief encounter could have ended quite differently. Wynne Miles Oak Bay
Deer Count in Oak Bay As the final step in the CRD involvement in the Oak Bay deer population reduction pilot project, a second deer count is occurring. The CRD invited the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society to participate in this count, and two of our board members, Bryan Gates and Ralph Archibald are providing their extensive experience and expertise. Bryan is a retired registered professional biologist with four decades of experience and worked in environmental management and impact assessment with the BC government for 23 years. Ralph is a former Assistant Deputy Minister of Environmental Stewardship for BC’s Ministry of Environment, with 40 years experience in the natural resource sector. They will be working with 10 others to begin to get an accurate as possible estimation of the number of deer in Oak Bay. This count is different from the count completed in 2014 as it will cover all roads in Oak Bay and use a revised methodology developed by the CRD in consultation with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff. It is an index count which is a sample that can and should
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Letter misses key points of road, sidewalk use Re: Reader takes issue with opinions in the News, Letters, Oak Bay News, Oct. 28. Missing from Derrick Johns letter is that all users of every surface must respect other users. That’s the case for mobility scooter drivers, who misbehave on sidewalks and streets (they are allowed on both), bicyclists and skateboarders on streets (a high rate of dangerous cycling on streets and trails like the Galloping Goose), and motor vehicle drivers on street and in parking lots. Also missing is that most sidewalks are under-used, any acknowledgement of Washington State law, which has long had rules for all users of every public surface, and that B.C. has some laws about bicycling, including walking in crosswalks. Derrick Johns mis-represents the situation of conflicts on sidewalks. Keith Sketchley Saanich
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who find themselves at Remembrance Day war.â€? comes early to the UniThe Mass, which preversity of Victoria, as the miered in 2000, was dedcampus hosts two musiicated to victims of the cal performances Friday Kosovo crisis and is now honouring the sacrifices one of the most often made in past conflicts. performed choral works UVic’s Chamber Singin the world. ers honour RememBeginning and ending brance Day by performwith the theme from a ing Howard Goodall’s 15th century folk song, Eternal Light: A Requiem L’Homme ArmĂŠ, it incorNov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. porates texts from differDirected by Garry Froent spiritual traditions – ese, the music tribute the Bible, a Muslim call features student soloto prayer, and the ancient ists, guest harpist Josh Sanskrit epic, the MahabLayne and accompanist harata – as well as poetry Thomas Nicholson. Goodall’s composi- The University of Victoria Chamber Singers perform Howard by Kipling and Tennyson. The concert also feational activities cross Goodall’s Eternal Light: A Requiem, on Friday, Nov. 6 at 12:30 the boundaries of cho- p.m. Eternal Light was premiered in 2008, the year of the 90th tures the 80-voice choir in Philip Moore’s setting of ral music and musical anniversary of the end of the First World War. Three Prayers of Dietrich theatre, plus film and TV John McCrae, “Lead, Kindly Lightâ€? by lyriBonhoeffer. scores. The Emmy, GramBonhoeffer was a German Lutheran ophone and BAFTA award-winning com- cist John Henry Newman, and “Do Not poser has also served as England’s first Stand at My Grave and Weep,â€? attributed pastor and theologian who spoke out early and strongly against the Nazis. He National Ambassador for Singing, a key to Mary Elizabeth Frye. The performance is in UVic’s Phillip T. was sent to a concentration camp and position in music education. Eternal Light, intended to be of rel- Young Recital Hall and admission is by was executed two weeks before the camp was liberated by Allied Forces. evance for the bereaved, premiered in donation. Also Friday, the Victoria Philharmonic The Naden Band, celebrating its 75th 2008, the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, and Goodall received Choir and conductor Peter Butterfield, anniversary this year, will also perform a the Classical BRIT Award for Composer of joined by the Naden Band, recognize the selection of music on its own, under the effect of war on civilians in its presenta- direction of Lt. (N) Matthew Clark. Pieces the Year for this composition. With expressive melodies and careful tion of Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A include an arrangement of John Williams’ Summon the Heroes and Do Not Go Gentle choices of alternative texts making Eter- Mass for Peace. Beginning at 8 p.m. in UVic’s Farquhar into That Good Night, by Elliot Del Borgo. nal Light accessible for any listener, GoodTickets are $28 or $14 student (free for all juxtaposes traditional Requiem liturgi- Auditorium, the performance opens the cal texts with thought-provoking English choir’s new season and promises “a pow- youth 15 and younger), and are available poetry authored by the likes of Francis erful reflection on the ongoing tragedy from UVic Ticket Centre, at tickets.uvic.ca Quareles and his “Close Now Thine Eyes,â€? of human conflict, the sacredness of life, or by phoning 250-721-8480. editor@oakbaynews.com “In Flanders Fieldsâ€? by Canadian poet and the hope for peace between groups
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Rotarians rally for youth leadership Jennifer Blyth Oak Bay News
Get a start on Christmas shopping ... and maybe pick up a little something for yourself at this Saturday’s “Nearly New Sale and Christmas Market” at the Monterey centre. A fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Oak Bay in conjunction with the Rotaract and Interact clubs, it’s the inaugural Christmas sale for the local Rotarians, who hope to raise about $1,500 to support Youth Leadership initiatives, says Rotary’s Anne McIntyre. Shoppers will find a wide variety of goodies and gift ideas at the sale, running from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 7. “Some are items from other countries, from other non-profits or Rotary clubs to support their projects in those countries, such as Guatemala and Africa, Christmas decorations and crafts,” McIntyre says. In addition to Advent Activity Kits, artisan wares include art cards and photography, pottery, jewellery, soap and more. Get ready for holidays guests by picking up and your Christmas cakes, along with Tupperware to serve and store it, plus gift ideas from Discovery Toys. Oak Bay Rotarians have also been collecting new and nearly new items from fellow Rotarians
to fill tables with miscellaneous be more involved. What a great items perfect for Christmas gifts. gift to give our youth,” McIntyre “It has brought together the says. Interact, Rotaract and various The Interact Club at Oak Rotary Clubs around Victo- Bay High School was sponria. We hope that people come sored almost 25 years ago by and do a little Christmas shop- the Rotary Club of Oak Bay. Its ping from local vendors (some membership gives students age of which are raising money for 12 to 18 the chance to make a great projects), support youth difference while having fun. The leadership and club carries out have coffee and two service projFrom listening treats at the Monects a year, one terey Centre,” to past attendees of that helps their McIntyre says. school or comthese conferences, “There will be munity and one unique items for the recipients have that promotes sale and it’s a fannternational found the experience iunderstanding. tastic reason to invaluable. think local!” The Rotary Money raised Club of Victoria– Anne McIntyre from the event sponsored Rotawill help promote ract Club is for youth leadership initiatives. adults 18 to 30 who meet to Annually, the Rotary Club exchange ideas, plan activities of Oak Bay selects suitable and projects, and socialize. members from Interact and Rotaract clubs decide how to Rotaract to attend programs organize and run their club and such as Adventures in Citizen- what projects and activities to ship, Rotary Youth Leadership undertake. Awards, the Big West ConferTo donate items for the Nearly ence and Rotary Presidents New Sale and Christmas Market, Elect Seminars. drop off at Disaster Aid Canada “From listening to past attend- (426 William St.) or All Fired Up ees of these conferences, the at the corner of Fort and Richrecipients have found the expe- mond streets. For information rience invaluable. These kids about participating or for table then come back from these rentals contact Anne McIntyre at experiences and act as men- anne@disasteraid.ca or Dr. Jim tors and leaders within their Force at 250-592-8324. peer groups, inspiring others to editor@oakbaynews.com
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Nov 7, Saturday 2 – 5 pm Activity Rooms 3 & 4 Neighbourhood Learning Centre Oak Bay High School 2151 Cranmore Road Victoria, BC
Nov 10, Tuesday
5 – 8 pm Main Lounge – Cadboro Room Royal Victoria Yacht Club 3475 Ripon Road Victoria, BC
Nov 20, Friday
5 – 8 pm Gym, Uplands Campus 3461 Henderson Road Victoria, BC
Nov 21, Saturday 2 – 5 pm Gym, Uplands Campus 3461 Henderson Road Victoria, BC
Tree Appreciation Day
Artisan Show & Sale
Uplands Park - Beach Drive entrance Sunday, Nov. 8 - 10:00am to 12:00pm Join Oak Bay Parks’ staff to celebrate Tree Appreciation Day. Plant Garry oaks & other native plants with the Oak Bay Parks’ staff. Learn about tree banding for winter months, enjoy the displays & join in a nature walk with the Friends of Uplands Park. Refreshments will be available.
Monterey Recreation Centre Saturday, Nov. 21 - 10:00am to 2:00pm Enjoy & support the work of local inspired artisans. Paintings, cards, jewellery, sculptures, knitwear & more. No admission fee, lots of free parking. Refreshments available.
Live Music Series - Bijoux du Bayou
Monterey Recreation Centre Thursday, Nov. 5 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm You are invited to attend a dinner event at Monterey Recreation Centre in recognition of Remembrance Day. Memorabilia from Monterey Members will be on display & reminiscences will be shared. The Monterey Chorus will perform a touching program.
Open House Dates
The Uplands area is the last remaining neighbourhood to have a single pipe system to accommodate both sanitary sewer and stormwater flows. During heavy rainfall, the stormwater volume exceeds the capacity of the system and a combination of stormwater and raw sewage discharges into the ocean at the Rutland and Humber pump stations.
Oak Bay Recreation Centre Wednesday, Nov. 11 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm Enjoy a day with your family to remember.
Remembrance Dinner
Upstairs Lounge - Oak Bay Recreation Centre Friday, Nov. 6 - Doors open 6pm, Music 7:30pm Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie are avatars of pretty well every style of blues/roots/acoustic music that was ever made. Tickets available at Oak Bay Recreation Centre or online at www.beaconridgeproductions.com $12 ($15 at the door)
The provincial government’s Municipal Wastewater Regulation requires all BC municipalities to have separate stormwater and sanitary sewer systems. Compliance with the provincial regulation is mandatory for the District of Oak Bay as it is for other jurisdictions in the province such as Burnaby, New Westminster and the City of Vancouver where single pipe infrastructure currently exists.
Remembrance Day Skate
NOVEMBER EVENTS:
Live Music Series - Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie
Uplands Combined Sewer Separation Project Open Houses
Upstairs Lounge - Oak Bay Recreation Centre Friday, Nov. 13 - Doors open 6pm, Music 7:30pm High-energy New Orleans dance music combining Cajun, Zydeco, Swing, Calypso & other southern flavours. Tickets available at Oak Bay Recreation Centre online at www.beaconridgeproductions.com $12 ($15 at the door)
Oak Bay Artists’ Studio Tour November 14 & 15 - 12pm to 4:30pm Recreation Oak Bay is proud to announce the 16th semi-annual show of fine arts in Oak Bay. Many of Oak Bay’s established & emerging artists will use their homes & studios as backdrops to display the products of their creativity in a variety of original watercolour, acrylic, oil, fibre, photographic, woodcut, glass & pottery creations.
Live Music Series - Groove Kitchen Upstairs Lounge - Oak Bay Recreation Centre Friday, Nov. 27 - Doors open 6pm, Music 7:30pm Once again, it’s time to put on your dancing shoes! This harddriving, party-hearty quintet is back to shake up the dance floor with its red-hot mix of funk, Latin, reggae and soul for dancing! Tickets available at Oak Bay Recreation Centre or online at www.beaconridgeproductions.com $12 ($15 at the door)
Movember Everyone Welcome Swim Oak Bay Recreation Centre Monday, Nov. 30 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Want to get your event on the Oak Bay Community Events page? email: jgairdner@blackpress.ca
Fall Emergency Preparedness Information Session This 90-minute session will provide you with information on how you can be prepared for any emergency. Learn how to develop your personal preparedness plan, put together your evacuation grab and go kits, and a kit for you and your family to be self-sufficient for a minimum of 7 days after a major emergency.
Evening Session - Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Begins at 7:00 pm - Windsor Park Pavilion, 2451 Windsor Road Call 250.592.9121 or email obep@oakbay.ca to reserve your seat. All sessions are FREE! EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BEGINS WITH YOU!
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Rainy day reads for children and youth If November’s weather has your kids picture book is a Canadian classic. It constuck inside, Oak Bay librarian Sarah Isbis- tains the full text of the poem “In Flanders Fields,”and will help children ter has the solution to the “I’m understand the important symbored” refrain. bolism of the poppy. Here’s a selection of excep• Holey Moley, by Lois Ehlert tional titles on local shelves, – Get to know Mole, the underwith something of interest for all ground protector of the garden, ages. in this fact-filled natural history • Ben Says Goodbye, by adventure with vibrant collage artSarah Ellis – When Ben’s best work from the Caldecott Honorfriend Peter moves away, Ben winning illustrator of Chicka decides that he will move, too – into a “cave” under the kitchen Sarah Isbister Chicka Boom Boom. Page Turners • Little Tree, by Loren Long – table. Award-winning authorThis is a beautiful and emotional illustrator team Sarah Ellis and story about a little tree changing Kim La Fave have created an imaginative story about friendship and through the seasons of the year, and learning to let go. loss. • Dojo Daycare, by Chris Tougas – • A Poppy Is To Remember, by Heather Patterson – This beautifully-illustrated This creative, poetic and fun story was
this year’s Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize recipient. It’s a fantastic story that will encourage all kids to “reflect on honour, kindness, and respect.” • This is Sadie, by Sara O’Leary and Julie Morstad – This is a beautifully illustrated picture book about Sadie, a small girl with a big imagination who likes to make and do and be lots of different things. • Hana’s Suitcase: A True Story, by Karen Levine – This award-winning Holocaust story is based on a Canadian Broadcasting radio documentary produced by Karen Levine. It uses a unique and memorable approach to teaching children about the Holocaust. • The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis – This excellent Canadian novel is the first in a series of four, telling the story of Parvana, an 11-year old girl who lives in poverty in
war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. • Men of Stone, by Gayle Friesen – This novel by Vancouver-based author Friesen tells the story of Ben, a 15-year old boy who connects with his family’s heritage in Stalinera Russia while also exploring his own capacity for forgiveness and peace. • What World is Left? by Monique Polak – With unforgettable detail, this novel is based on the experiences of the author’s mother, who survived two years in a Nazi concentration camp but did not speak about it for more than 60 years. The novel is narrated in Anneke’s first-person, present-tense voice. Sarah Isbister is the Children & Family Literacy Librarian at the Oak Bay Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. Watch for her November picks for adults later this month.
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An Evening of Spirit – I Am Genie Foundation hosts spiritual medium James Van Praagh, creator of the Ghost Whisperer, 7:30 p.m. at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium, Tickets: 250-721-8480, tickets.uvic.ca or at University Centre. Poceeds support the I Am Genie Foundation.
Thursday, Nov. 5 Age Friendly Action Plan and Complete Streets Handbook – Visit the open house to learn more about the draft Age Friendly Action Plan and the draft Complete Streets Handbook, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Oak Bay municipal hall. Info: oakbay.ca. The Threepenny Opera – by Bertolt Brecht, with music by Kurt Weill, this musical social satire is set in a dystopic future, where money corrupts and crime pays. At UVic’s Phoenix Theatre Nov. 5 to 21, with previews Nov. 3 and 4. Info: phoenixtheatre.ca.
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Musicians Tatiana Kostour (left), Doug Hensley and Emily Nagelbach perform this Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. in Oak Bay’s St. Mary’s Anglican Church chapel. Tickets for the Oak Bay Music Society concert are $20/$15 from Ivy’s Books and online or $25/$20 at the door.
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Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie – Part of the Live Music Series in the Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Rec Centre, the well-known blues/roots/acoustic musicians will perform a mix of originals and classic blues. Doors at 6 p.m., with music at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $15 at the door: Oak Bay Rec reception or beaconridgeproductions.com.
Donation Drive Day for the United Way Book Sale – Support the UVic Libraries Sale for United Way by dropping off goodquality used books, 9 a.m. to noon in Parking Lot B, off Ring Road). Sale is Nov. 17 to 19 in the Student Union Building. Co-operative Wellness Fair – Displays in the lower hall, presentations and
demonstrations upstairs, plus minitreatments, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 at Fairfield United Church, 1303 Fairfield Rd. at Moss Street. Uplands Combined Sewer Separation Project – Open house for Uplands Combined Sewer Separation Project, 2 to 5 p.m. in Activity Rooms 3 and 4, Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Oak Bay High School, 2151 Cranmore Rd. Info: oakbay.ca. Small Works Big Impact – Artists’ reception at Eclectic Gallery, 3 to 5 p.m. Exhibit continues to Jan. 9. Information: eclectic.ca
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Diwali 2015 Cultural Show – Victoria Hindu Parishad celebrates one of the most significant festivals in Indian culture, at 6 p.m. at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets $15 from 250-721-8480, tickets.uvic.ca or from University Centre.
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Tree Appreciation Day & Urban Forest Walk – Help plant native plants in areas cleared of invasives at 10 a.m. Bring your family, trowels, gloves and shovels. Refreshments will be provided. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., join in a walk through the park before joining Dr. Larry McCann, UVic expert on the Uplands Development, to walk in Uplands. Info: friendsofuplandspark. wordpress.com Share your community event – email your community calendar item to editor@ oakbaynews.com.
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Duo brings the blues Upstairs Doug Cox, artistic director of Vancouver Island Music Fest, and Sam Hurrie bring a mix of original and classic blues on acoustic and slide guitar, dobro and mandolin to Oak Bay Friday night. Toronto-born Hurrie was initially obsessed with the pre-Second World War blues of Robert Johnson and Son House, and already had his own R&B band in the mid-1960s. On forays to New York to play and record, Hurrie, regularly jammed with Jimi Hendrix and did a few dates at the Electric Circus where he opened for Muddy Waters and Blood Sweat and Tears. Cox was also initially drawn to the blues, particularly bottleneck slide guitar. He soon discov-
ered the dobro, and before long earned a national and international reputation as he skillfully fused a wide range of acoustic roots and Americana musical styles. Cox has played and recorded with such diverse superstars as Indian slide guitarist Salil Bhatt, Hawaii’s Anela Kahiamoe, Long John Baldry, Austin’s BettySoo and expat Rwandan The Mighty Popo. The two musicians first met at a gig in the West Coast’s Powell River in the 1990s. “The music we instinctively wanted to play was blues oriented, but came from the perspective of guys who grew up in the world of rock ‘n’ roll,� Cox said. For many years they toured in Canada and
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SIDNEY 250-655-1119
COURTENAY 250-337-2174
PORT ALBERNI 250-724-4648
Toll Free 1-888-272-8887
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◆Total Price including freight, excluding Road Ready Package and Taxes. PAYMENTS based on total price including freight and taxes less 10% down (or equivalent trade). Variable interest rate at the time of calculation 6.99% on approved credit (OAC), amortized over *520 bi-weekly pymts/5/20 term. Zero down option available on request (on approved credit). ▲Total Price including freight, excluding Road Ready Package and Taxes. PAYMENTS based on total price including freight and taxes less 10% down (or equivalent trade). Variable interest rate at the time of calculation 6.99% on approved credit (OAC), amortized over *390bi-weekly pymts/5/15 term, **520 bi-weekly pymts/5/20 term, ***260bi-weekly pymts/5/10 term, ****130bi-weekly pymts/5/5 term. Zero down option available on request (on approved credit).
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