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John Skene will forever remember his trip to Greece, not only because of the thousands of Syrian refugees he helped to safety, but because of one family that changed his life. Last month, Skene, a 28-year-old Victoria resident and business student, used his tuition money to fly to Lesvos, Greece (an island in the northern Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey) to help with the refugee crisis. The City of Molyvos is the initial arrival point in Europe for more than 4,000 refugees arriving by boat daily. Then they make their way to other camps in surrounding areas. For the last three weeks, Skene volunteered at a former night-clubturned-transit-camp just south of the city called Oxy, directing refugees, distributing food and water and making them as comfortable as

possible. People would walk for days and were often exhausted, soaked in vomit and suffering from hypothermia when they reached the camp. “We had everything from just grateful to be alive. I had one man, I was walking him into the camp and showing him where to go and he hugged me and completely broke down. We just cried. It was a very human experience,” said Skene, adding many refugees had broken ankles from getting out of the boat onto rocky ground and one woman had a miscarriage. “They are so grateful for just normal people helping.” After the bombings in Paris, Skene faced backlash from people on Vancouver Island, making him question if he was doing the right thing. He received death threats and hate mail from people calling him a “disgrace to Canada” and telling him not to return to

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Shadow walk Pedestrians cast shadows in the bright autumn sunshine on a busy morning on Wharf Street. the country. He said refugees understood how people felt about them around the world and were asking where a safe place to go was that wasn’t “racist.” But it was one Syrian family who helped him get through the horrors and threats. Four-year-old Gahzi and his family left

Damascus three years ago and have been fleeing the war-torn city for nearly all of his life. Gahzi, his brother, mother and father were separated from the other half of their family by human smugglers prior to coming to Greece. Gahzi had no communication with

the family, but they waited for two days at the camp to see if they would eventually arrive. For those two days, Skene’s full-time job was watching over Gahzi. They would play blocks, draw pictures and play with a ball. “He was the life of the camp. He was just the greatest little kid.

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City begins food drive Public works crews with the City of Victoria will be collecting donations from households to support the Mustard Seed Food Bank. The 16th annual Holiday Food Drive will take place until Friday, Dec. 11. Crews will collect bags of non-perishable food items labelled “Food Drive” that can be left beside green bins. Residents can also write a cheque to the Mustard Seed and attach it to their green bin. Every $1 donation allows the food bank to buy $2 worth of food. Last year, residents donated nearly 3,000 pounds of food items.

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In response to the growing number of tents pitched outside the Victoria courthouse, the provincial government plans to provide $380,000 to fund a new 40-bed temporary shelter with the city and Island Health. According to a spokesperson for the ministry responsible for housing, the province is looking at locations and hopes to have one identified shortly. The timing will depend on any modifications required and zoning. “Discussions are taking place with a potential operator and we anticipate the shelter will operate 24/7 and provide meals and other supports,” said Sandra Steilo, adding the shelter will operate until the end of April. “Shelter staff will assess people once they have been moved to the shelter and relocate them to appropriate housing and health services.” More than 50 homeless people are now camping in the green space outside the city’s courthouse on Burdett Avenue. The property is owned by the province, therefore police need a request to move campers. Bylaws for city parks only allow sheltering between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. With no police forcing campers to pack up and leave every morning, the

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Low income families and individuals will have access to more affordable housing options with the construction of the 108-unit mixed income apartment building Wilson’s Walk at 105 Wilson St. The building will have 24 market rate apartments and 84 more affordable apartments. green space is growing popular among the homeless. The province hasn’t said whether any action will be taken to make them move, but portable washrooms and garbage cans have since been delivered to the site. Those who live nearby, however, claim there’s been a spike in crime as more tents arrive. Victoria currently has 150 year-round shelter spaces and another 145 that open during extreme weather. But the city’s homeless population is estimated to be more than 1,000, leaving many people outside in the cold.

Carole James, NDP MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill, has been part of discussions with municipalities searching for short term and long term solutions to the homeless problem. When she first heard about the tent city blooming outside the courthouse, James felt angry. The problem, she said, can be attributed to years of cutbacks in social services support, community support and affordable housing instead of investmenting when they were needed. “This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

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Leo Spalteholz, engineering manager with CanAssist, shows off the Wandering Redirect System aimed at reducing nighttime wandering among people with dementia. detect when there’s motion in front of it. The device will redirect people using personalized text or video messages from caregivers telling them not to leave the house, saying things such as “It’s nighttime, all the shops are closed right now. It’s not a good time to go out” or “Hi mom, it’s a bad time

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to take messages. Caregivers can also intercom themselves into the home and speak directly to them without them having to answer the phone. According to the Centre on Aging, in 2011, family caregivers devoted 440 million unpaid hours of service across the country. “A lot of this caregiving falls on families and people make do and it’s great because they know the individuals the best,” said Spalteholz. “The issue is when caregivers burn out then situations deteriorate very rapidly and often it falls on the system. It’s something that if we can support caregivers to make sure they can effectively care for those people then it can keep people from being forced into care.” There are currently four wandering redirect systems in the field and three phone-in monitoring systems being used in people’s homes. Researchers hope to get 15 families testing each prototype device. The technology and installation is free to families with dementia. In return, they will be asked to provide feedback on the effectiveness of the technology so researchers can gather data on who the devices are effective for and improvements that can be made. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Abandoned 911 calls an ongoing problem for police Police received 1,993 abandoned 911 calls from July to September Pamela Roth Victoria News

Abandoned 911 calls continue to claim the number one spot on the top five types of calls police in Victoria receive. According to a quarterly report, from July to September police received 1,993 abandoned 911 calls in Victoria and 341 in Esquimalt, for a grand total of 2,343 calls. In comparison, the second most popular call in Victoria was for an unwanted person (1,563 calls) and checking on someone’s well-being came in at third with 1,105 calls. The report states that unintentional 911 calls continue to impact all 911 centres across Canada. A large number of the calls are initiated using unregistered phones that are purchased as “pay as you go” devices, which generate multiple 911 calls at one time. On one occasion last May, Victoria police received 63 911 calls from one phone in less than an hour-and-a-half. “We have to respond. Let’s

Frank Elsner say somebody is in real danger and they can’t speak for whatever reason. We’ll go just to make sure,” said Victoria police chief Frank Elsner, noting such calls are frustrating for officers. “It certainly is problematic for us.” Elsner noted that several of the calls are pocket dials, along with people calling for inappropriate reasons, such as taxis, pizza, or the weather forecast. The problem with nonemergency calls and pocket dials from cell phones to 911 became so bad in Alberta that in the spring of 2014 the province brought in legislation that introduced fines for those

that abuse system. The fine for the first time offender is $5,000 and $10,000 for repeat offenders. B.C. E-Comm, the province’s largest call centre, receives pocket dials and nuisance calls on a daily basis. Some of the calls include Wi-Fi not working at a local coffee shop, a number for a travel agency, help finding lost glasses and asking if it’s a stat holiday. Spokesperson Jody Robertson said such calls take up operators’ valuable time and have become a problem across North America. “It’s tremendously worrisome when you’re someone who is a 911 call taker and you’re very clear on your purpose that you are there to help people who really need help,” she said, adding police can charge some callers with mischief. “I could walk into our call centre right now and come back with examples (of nuisance calls) just today.” In Victoria, the emergency services working group is waiting for an expected decision out of the United States later this year to determine if unregistered phones should no longer have the ability to call 911. The decision is expected to substantially decrease the number of unintended 911 calls. editor@vicnews.com

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Pay attention to what goes down the drain By the time this issue of the Victoria News arrives on your doorstep, crews with the Township of Esquimalt should know what the smelly, oily substance was found floating on Gorge Creek near Esquimalt’s Gorge Park earlier this week. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, crews doing work in the area noticed a substance on the creek and went to investigate. They determined it was a petrochemical spill, then sprung into action to contain it and remediate the creek with booms and absorbent tiles. Jeff Miller, director of engineering and pubic works, believes crews caught the spill at the very beginning, and said about 90 per cent of it was contained by Tuesday afternoon. What exactly the substance was or where it came from is anybody’s guess until the results are processed from samples sent for analysis. Was this an error or complete stupidity? That is the question crews are trying to determine as they backtrack up the storm system for hints of where the substance possibly came from. It’s a difficult task, admits Miller, that has a limited time frame. During the start of the investigation, crews saw a fairly noticeable sheen on the water flowing from a culvert by the Craigflower Bridge to the gorge, but that has significantly dropped since then, leaving Miller to assume it was a onetime event that’ll take at least least two to three weeks to clean. As crews continue to seek answers for the spill, Miller has a message for the public in the meantime: “The storm or sanitary manholes or catch basins is not the location to dispose of this type of material. There are other locations that are available,” he said. “You see what the impact is when you do something like this and hopefully someone will learn from it that this is not the proper way of doing so.”

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Readers respond: Gluten-free diet only treatment for celiac disease I am writing regarding Tom Fletcher’s column, “Lights out for opponents of Site C” in the Nov. 25, 2015 issue of the Victoria News, and specifically, the sentence “This is gluten-free gobbledegook.” I do not understand why you have included this gluten-free reference in an article on the Site C dam, but more importantly, I am offended by your referring to gluten-free as “gobbledegook.” I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2006. The only treatment for this disease is being on a gluten-free diet for life. Your disparaging comment makes light of the treatment for a serious disease. In your next article, I look forward to a clarification of your use of “gluten-free gobbledegook,” as well as an apology to all those who are celiac.

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Zero-based budgeting urged Number-crunching is hard stuff that makes your head spin and possibly hurt, perhaps no more so after learning that Victoria’s overspending is the worst in the nation, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

(CFIB) over the past decade. Instead of an overall tax increase of 2.31 per cent for city operations that are under consideration — plus likely another 1.25 per cent for capital projects — it should live within its means like its tax-weary residents. The total increase may amount to three or four times the rate of inflation, this on top of a tax rate that’s already excessive. If the CFIB figures are dated and the city has refined its budgeting process the last couple of years, there’s precious little evidence of moderating operating costs. Staffing costs in particular are still far too high, and half of the current council were around during those years of overspending. A recent example that escaped public scrutiny is the creation of the new position of deputy city manager at a salary of $167,000 to $192,000. Curiously no public announcement was made of the individual appointed to the newlycreated senior position at a salary of $185,435 plus benefits effective Sept. 1, 2014, according to the FOI request filed. The city should consider a zerobased budgeting process where all expenses must be justified for each new year, starting from a ‘zero base’ and every function within its organization analyzed for needs and costs. Zerobased budgeting will help identify areas of wasteful expenditure and suggest

alternate courses of action. Stan Bartlett Victoria

Tent city in high profile area shines spotlight on problem I can sympathize with the residents near the law courts about the difficulties they are experiencing with shelter camping near where they live. As a resident of Fernwood living across from a small park, I know exactly how difficult it is to find needles and human waste in your environment and how disturbing the noise is at night. But I must admit that it pleases me to see an actual tent city in a high profile area — because it may mean that real, concerted attention will be given to the problem of homelessness in our city. For the past two years or more this has been happening in out-of-the-way hidden corners and small neighbourhood parks, which made it too easy for most Victorians to ignore the problem. Maybe now some real action may take place to find both short-term and long-term solutions. And meanwhile, Victoria has its parks back. Joanna Pettit Victoria

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During the holidays, she would spend time with her grandmother, who was the naturopath physician in a village in Gujarat, India. Narsing and her grandmother would go to the village market where she taught her to buy spices by tasting and smelling them — the same way one would buy fruits and vegetables. “We would go to the market and she would taste or smell for example the cinnamon bark or the cloves or the peppers and by looking at them — that they're clean and the peppers are plump,” Narsing said. “I basically learned how to cook all the way down to how to pluck and cook the chicken.” By the age of 10, she was cooking full meals including vegetable curry with roti and chutney. Over the years, her love for cooking grew and after a stint in London and Williams

Lake, Narsing and her family moved to Victoria in 2010, opening Daksha's Gourmet Spices. For Narsing, the most rewarding part of cooking is creating new dishes for people to enjoy. “I really love doing it, I find it the most satisfying,” she said. Now, Narsing has released her fifth cookbook, Daksha's Gourmet Kitchen — Indian Fusion Cuisine, with roughly 100 recipes featuring a mixture of old and new meal ideas. Recipes include butter chicken pizza, lamb linguini, spicy breaded chicken, spicy kale chips and chai panna cotta. Some of the recipes are gluten and dairy free or vegetarian as well. The cookbook is available at Munro's Books and Bolen Books in Victoria and online at spicesgourmet.com. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Floating the new Audi A4 in a city without blacktop Venice, Italy – Can you believe that Audi would invite the world’s media to attend the launch of its 2017 A4 in a town where signs limit speed to seven km/h on most of its main streets? Launch for the non-amphibious craft is probably an appropriate descriptor for the event, given the streets of this world heritage site are all under water and the main means to get from A to B is by motor launch. If romance is on your mind, of course, you can hail a gondolier. Then you stare into your beloved’s eyes as your blue-hoop shirted man propels you slowly under steeply arched bridges along the Grand Canal, past awe inspiring examples of architecture from another time. The classy and cultured number greatly among Audi owners so it’s perhaps no surprise that the German manufacturer would take us to a place so rich in art and exquisite form. Ensconced at the Isole delle Rose island resort we learned of the new model’s attributes in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere away from the typical city noise. Then we headed for the dry land of the Veneto region, north of the city, to put the machine through its paces through urban traffic, freeways, rural wine country routes and high into the mountains, ascending and descending along serpentine roads. Its driving attributes can be summed up thusly: plenty of perk in the turbo charged 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine, providing more than adequate propulsion to scale the heights and pass the freeway laggards – smoothly – greatly aided by a responsive seven-speed transmission. Played with the paddle shifters for fun while luging down the steep mountain side but didn’t feel the need to experiment with them for most of the drive. The cornering on the twisties was ‘A1’ in the A4, thanks to substantial technical improvements to the suspension. It’s darned quiet too. We are not going to see the A4 on Canadian roads until late spring. There are seven power plants available globally but we will get just the 2.0-litre gas engine at launch. The gas version generates 252 horsepower and a

diesel – which we should get eventually – puts out 190. No, it’s not the same engine that has caused so much grief for Audi’s VW parent. No fuel economy numbers yet but, for what it’s worth at this stage, Audi is promising substantial improvements over the current combined city/ highway of 8.9 L/100kms for the gas engine. Our A4s will all have Quattro four-wheel drive and the seven-speed dual clutch S-Tronic transmission. Front-wheel drive vehicles and a manual transmission option will debut later. The A4’s appearance is only subtly different from the last version but after much work in the wind tunnel, its reshaping had yielded substantial aerodynamic improvements. Inside the cabin expect some classy touches: fine grain ash wood inlays lifts and chrome trims raise the A4 in the elegance stakes. The optional revamped MultiMedia Interface (MMI) system enables the driver to keep eyes on the road ahead by reducing the interactions needed to deliver what functions the driver wants to operate. Shortcut buttons for some common functions server the same safety purpose. The centre console houses a wireless smartphone charger and you can display your phone apps in a larger format on the tablet-like display. Rear passengers can entertain themselves via a removable tablet – also an option. It has crash proof glass! I mentioned how quiet the cabin is but you can fix that if you opt for the Bang & Olufsen 3D sound system. A blast of ZZ Top wiped the skeptical smirk from my visage, born of the ‘3D audio” reference. I looked round twice to see if we had some bearded weirdos in the ample back seats. Techno and safety nuts will be impressed with the list of passive and active safety equipment available either as standard or optional extras. These include adaptive cruise control, traffic jam and active lane assists, and self-parking that responds to road markings, radar and satellite navigation data to keep the car on the straight and narrow. That technology enables the A4 to cruise up to 65 km/h autonomously, as long as you place your

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Toni has an extra sparkle in her eye and spring in her step. The Victoria resident, who did not want to publish her last name, recently graduated from the Bridges for Women program and is now on to the next step in her life — finding a job. When searching for a job, one of the biggest hurdles is being able to present yourself well during an interview. Enter Wear2Start Society.

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to expect, but they were able to style me and make me feel more confident for re-entering the workforce and going to those first interviews,” said Toni, adding she picked out a work-appropriate skirt, dress, tops, and blue dress pants. “Before I was really unsure. With all of the encouragement and really narrowing down what fit well, by the end, we knew it was the perfect outfit because I was just glowing. I felt really confident and had that sparkle back in

my eye.” The boutique, open from Tuesday to Thursday, relies on fundraising and donations of gently used clothing, shoes and accessories suitable for the workplace from the community. Most recently, they raised close to $5,000 that will go towards dressing some of the clients and purchasing clothing. For information on how to donate clothing visit wear2start. com. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Growing up in Manitoba, Scott Ward’s father was the funniest person he knew. A traditional native powwow dancer and First Nations storyteller, Ward’s father had a knack for making everyone laugh and was a positive role model in his young son’s life. In time, his sense of humour rubbed off on Ward, paving the way for a unique career as a certified comedy hypnotherapist working with native youth across Canada and the United States. With more than 300 performances under his belt, Ward has never looked back and was recently named as a 2015 Native American “40 under 40” award recipient by the National Centre for American Indian Enterprise Development. “Your mind is so powerful,” said Ward. “It’s kind of like Spiderman — with great power comes great responsibility.” Based in Esquimalt, Ward wound up on the Island six years ago after moving his

family from Edmonton. Once he completed his Bachelor of Education at the University of Alberta, Ward worked as a drama teacher, then with at-risk youth, teaching culture. While working in Red Deer, an opportunity arose to take a hypnosis course. From that, Ward decided to create his own show, focusing on youth and empowerment. He had so much fun hypnotizing his students that in 2004, Ward decided to take his show on the road, facilitating workshops on youth empowerment, cyberbullying, suicide prevention, drugs and alcohol. He now considers himself a full-time travel teacher; his classrooms are all across North America. “I can reach a thousand kids at a conference,” said Ward, who’s also taken his workshops overseas to Barbados, Guyana, Malaysia and Vietnam. “As a teacher, you’re more one-onone in a smaller setting, but as a performer I find kids really listen to performances more than they do their teachers.” Ward describes his shows as 90-minute non-stop, laughter and empowerment. Being on stage feels so natural that sometime Ward forgets to get paid. But the 40-year-old admits

“Your mind is so powerful. It’s kind of like Spiderman — with great power comes great responsibility.” — Scott Ward

he was leery about hypnosis at first and if it was even real. Then he did his first show and realized the affect he could have on people he’s never met before. “All of a sudden they’re in a trance state and you can see the rapid eye movement going on and some people go very deep,” said Ward. “That’s when I was convinced…People put up so many barriers and walls. It’s nice to have some of those walls come down in a safe atmosphere.” Ward hopes to continue what he’s doing for as long as possible and some day hypnotize at the Apollo Theatre in Brooklyn. In the meantime, he feels honoured to be the only Canadian recognized for the 2015 Native American 40 under 40 awards, which are given to people who have demonstrated leadership, initiative and dedication, and made significant contributions in business and their community. editor@vicnews.com

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Finding a way to leverage the restaurant industry and help feed people in need was the challenge Derek Juno and his partners set for themselves when they created Mealshare. Barely two years in, the idea has caught on like Happy Hour or two-for-one appies and continues to grow, as restaurants around the country sign up for the program as a way to become more socially conscious. Mealshare now has approximately 250 eateries signed up — there's 16 in Greater Victoria and three on the West Shore — and recently hit a milestone by providing its 500,000th meal. “For a little idea that came out of Victoria, it's pretty amazing to know we've provided half a million meals to people in need,” says Juno, a former Colwood resident who now serves as the organization's vice-president of business development. “It's a pretty amazing feeling to know we have so much support in so many of our cities.” The idea is simple: diners visit a participating restaurant and choose from several designated menu items. One dollar from the sale of those items goes to Mealshare, which donates funds

to social service groups offering meals to the less fortunate. Victoria-area restaurants have proven to be big supporters of the program, Juno says, pointing to the nearly 83,000 meals provided. For the most part, funds raised in a specific community stay in that community and help service providers do what they do best. The soup kitchen at Our Place, for example, is a beneficiary of Mealshare donations. That local connection helps restaurateurs feel like they're making a difference, Juno says. “One thing we're starting to see in our second year, is that this is a program our restaurant partners have become really proud of,” he says. “It turns the restaurant into a social enterprise, not just a regular business.” One of those community partners is Floyd's Diner, which is engaged in Mealshare at its Langford and downtown Victoria locations. Floyd's operations manager Michelle Boyd calls the program and its founders "amazing" and appreciates the ease with which her customers can participate in the program. “I can't believe their ingeniousness and their social entrepreneurship,” she says of Juno and co-founders Andrew Hall and Jeremy Bryant. “I think that the way they designed it, it doesn't lay the burden on the person when they're paying for their meal. There's not the pressure (to donate) like there is sometimes at the checkstand.”

Boyd says diners have given nothing but positive feedback on the program and are happy the popular restaurant is involved. “People are really excited about it, and they're happy that we're happy to be a part of it.” Juno, who was back in Victoria recently to check in with their area restaurant partners, said Ottawa and Montreal are the group's next target markets, having broken into Calgary and Edmonton in a big way and added a number of prairie towns to the roster. Mealshare has some heavy hitters on board for its current promotional campaign, called Road to One Million. Former Dragon's Den panellists Arlene Dickinson and Brett Wilson, hockey stars Hayley Wickenheiser and Andrew Ference and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson are among the celebrities who are using their star power on Twitter to help boost the numbers. Having volunteered with area service providers numerous times, Juno enjoys seeing the impact a hot meal can have on someone. “The meals are the handshake and they get people in the door. Once they get there, there are opportunities like counselling or job training. It's great seeing these community members progress and make big changes in their lives.” To find a restaurant near you or find more information, visit mealshare.ca or roadto1m. mealshare.ca. editor@vicnews.com

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Actor having herself a merry little musical Victoria play offers big role for Langford teen Arnold Lim Black Press

Angelina Robertson has big shoes to fill. Auditioning her way into the role of Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis — a role made famous by the legendary Judy Garland — the 15-year-old Langford resident takes to the stage soon in the Victoria Operatic Society’s (VOS) rendition of the classic broadway musical. “Her voice is like she is channelling, because it’s spot-on,” said of Robertson. “I kept expecting her to run around in ruby slippers and say ‘Aunty Em, Aunty Em.’ She is fantastic in the role.” Adapted from the 1944 feature film of the same name, the play sees Robertson belt out such wellknown classic tunes as the “Trolley

Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” “Her voice … has a certain edge — beautiful and clear and the right look to match with other characters and family,” said Moss, who is involved in his fourth VOS musical. “She’s a great little singer. She is learning quickly and takes direction quickly.” Robertson, who went through extensive auditions to land the role, described the show as a classic romantic comedy set on the backdrop of St. Louis leading up to the World Fair of 1904. The play spotlights four sisters and their journey through the ups and downs of love, where Robertson had the opportunity to don clothing her grandparents might have considered classic. “(Our) era is so different than theirs. The way you speak is completely different,” she said. “It’s a big jump from 2015 to 1904. It’s kind of cool being in that time, an era (many) would never

“Getting the chance to play the role is such an honour.” — Angelina Robertson

know … it was cool to see.” A veteran of Kaleidoscope and Blue Bridge Theatre, and Saltwater Creative Arts studio, Robertson said she challenged herself by tackling a role and a performance she knew would be hard to live up to. “Getting the chance to play the role is such an honour … it was nerve-wracking to play, (but) I love it so much,” she said. “I think that everyone should try to come out to see it. The music is awesome, the dancing is phenomenal; it’s a great show.” Meet Me in St. Louis runs from Dec. 4 to 13 at the McPherson Playhouse in Victoria. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit vos.bc.ca. edtior@vicnews.com

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Langford resident Angelina Robertson (right) takes the lead in Meet Me in St. Louis, performing the part made famous by the late Judy Garland. On the left is Ethan Otto.

New electronic monitoring devices for B.C. offenders Jeff Nagel Black Press

Advanced new ankle bracelets to electronically monitor high-risk offenders after their release from prison will soon be in use in B.C. The move comes more than a year after the arrest of paroled rapist Raymond Caissie in the murder of Surrey high school student Serena Vermeersch. At the time, Justice Minister Suzanne Anton acknowledged the monitoring of highrisk offenders needed to be improved. The Crown did not request electronic monitoring of Caissie. In July, the province selected U.K.-based provider Buddi Ltd. to provide new monitoring devices to track released offenders and ensure they don't violate release conditions. A justice ministry spokesperson said Buddi will now conduct staff training and equipment testing. B.C. Corrections expects to begin using the new devices in mid-December. The hybrid radio frequency/GPS system has better tracking and

reporting capabilities, including an ability to program in no-go zones and map an offender's travels. An alarm sounds at the central monitoring site if the offender enters a restricted area, and vibration alerts on the ankle bracelet remind the offender to comply. According to Buddi, supervisors can use the data on offender movements to help them alter their behaviour to reduce the likelihood of reoffending. The real-time location data may also help police quickly rule out monitored offenders as suspects in a new crime. The old ankle bracelet system, which relies on a telephone landline, could only verify that an offender was home and was mainly used to monitor house arrest and enforce curfews. A report to the province late last year said electronic monitoring technology is rapidly improving and future innovations are likely to include smartphone apps that alert victims when an offender is in the vicinity, as well as built-in drug and alcohol screening. editor@vicnews.com

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Saturday, Dec. 5 The James Bay Market Society will hold its 35th annual Dickens Christmas Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the James Bay Community School Centre on Oswego Street. The fair will feature two large rooms with more than 60 jury selected and board approved local artisans, a cafe, balloon artist and a children’s play area. Admission is $2 and children under 12 are free.

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Wednesday, Dec. 9 Victoria Jewish Community Choir and The Klez. The sixpiece Klezmer Band present a concert of Chanukah music at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1451 Blanshard St. at 7 p.m. There will be a candle lighting and light refreshments. Admission is by donation. Contact Carol at casjazz@islandnet.com or call 250-385-3378.

Sunday, Dec. 13 Christmas Carol Sing-Along at the Pemberton Memorial Chapel at Royal Jubilee Hospital (1952 Bay St.) Free admission, but food bank donations welcome. Join leader Daniel Fournier accompanied by organist David Berry on the two-manual Casavant. Festive organ solos will also be featured.

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Royals top Tigers The Victoria Royals tallied two markers in the third period to knock off the Medicine Hat Tigers 3-1 Tuesday night at the SaveOn-Foods Memorial Centre. Victoria's Matthew Phillips notched the game winner early in the third period, with his team-leading 15th goal of the season. Chaz Reddekopp tallied five minutes later on the power play to secure the victory for the Royals. Victoria’s Jack Walker opened the scoring when he weaved through the Tigers’ defense with a highlight reel marker in the first period. Cole Sanford was Medicine Hat’s lone goal scorer. Both goalies were solid on the night, as Victoria’s Coleman Vollrath stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced, and was named the game’s first star. The Tigers opted for Nick Schneider, the third star of the contest, who turned aside 35 of the 38 shots fired his way. The Royals’ Phillips and Alex Forsberg both extended their scoring streaks to seven and six games, respectively. Phillips has collected 13 points during that span, while Forsberg has tallied three goals and nine assists. Victoria will conclude their four-game homestand on Saturday with a game against the Kootenay ICE. The first 3,500 fans will receive a Joe Hicketts bobblehead courtesy of Double N Hardwood Floors and CHEK TV. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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Zero Waste: A state of mind Steve Unger Contributed

“Is zero waste some new recycling thing?” Respectfully, this is like asking if the Internet is some new computer thing. In the same way that the Internet has forever changed how we view and interact with the world, zero waste is a shift in our beliefs as to what constitutes waste. More accurately, it’s a view that society’s attitude to waste needs to be completely re-thought. The concept of “zero waste” is a new lens through which we can do a 180 on our perspective of garbage. It is nothing less than a state of mind. Before we talk about zero waste, however, we need to talk about waste. No other species generates garbage. Humans are the only one. Waste plays no part in the natural world. In fact, there is no equivalent to garbage in the ecosystem. It simply does not exist. One organism’s waste is another’s food. Mother Nature recycles, reuses, repurposes, reconstitutes everything; its a perfect system. Waste and garbage are human creations that started with the industrial revolution, exploded with the advent of plastics, and have now become a fundamental aspect of

our human industrial growth economy. In fact, our economic system today – founded on the rapid purchase and disposal of “stuff” – requires constant and manufactured obsolescence (i.e., waste). The economic treadmill we’re running on cannot afford for us to reuse, recycle or repurpose.

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Waste plays no part in the natural world. In fact, there is no equivalent to garbage in the ecosystem. It simply does not exist. And while our economy cannot live without waste, our ecosystem cannot live with it. We are left to choose between the ecosystem and the economy. The problem really came with modern technology, specifically the invention of plastics. Plastic takes tens of thousands of years to decompose. And since the rise of its generalized use less than 50 years ago, plastics are everywhere now. And when plastics do finally decompose, they leave toxic fibers in their wake. So, for the sake of discussion, let’s reimagine waste as by-product. The

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by-products of making dinner, for instance, are food scraps, peels, possibly a few bones. In turn, this becomes compost, food for animals or stock for soup. It’s not waste. Likewise, the by-product of a construction project is firewood, materials for other projects or salvage to reuse on another build. Surplus old clothes become new quilts. And so on. This is not new thinking. Quite the contrary, it is extremely old and once commonplace logic for the countless generations before us that understood and lived with scarcity. So what to do? We need to rethink waste. In fact, we need to stop thinking of waste as a something to get rid of. Waste – I mean by-product – is an opportunity, it’s a resource, and more importantly, it’s a responsibility. We can no longer be “wasters,” we must steward a healthy ecosystem for our kids.

Rather than automatically tossing stuff out, become a “recycler” or a “reuser.” Be creative! Take back your power to do it yourself. Fix that old whatever or turn it into something new. Stop wasting. Once you get the idea of zero waste, you’ll realize that it applies not just to stuff. It applies to time, energy, people. You’ll stop wasting hours in front of the TV and instead use your precious life-force to plant a garden, visit a friend or do some community work. And let me leave you with one last thought. There is no better measure of our sustainability, of our resilience, than looking at our waste. It’s the crap we leave in our collective cultural wake that is our legacy. Let’s not be wasters. ••• Steve Unger writes for Zero Waste Sooke.

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The Capital Regional District is seeking public opinion on its draft regional trails management plan. The Regional Trails Management Plan will guide decision making, priority setting, and budget planning over the next 10 years. The CRD regional trails system is made up of the Galloping Goose, the Lochside and the E&N Rail Trail - Humpback Connector. The regional trails management plan will also apply to any new trails that are developed in the future. The draft regional trails management plan and a related comment form are available online at crd.bc.ca/project/regional-trailsmanagement-plan. Comments will be received until Jan. 31. Open houses will be held in January.

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