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The Royal and McPherson Theatres Society is throwing its support behind Victoria city council’s decision to ask other municipalities to fund the McPherson Playhouse. During last week’s governance and priorities meeting, councillors Geoff Young and Ben Isitt brought forward a motion asking staff what would be required for the city to resume management of the playhouse. According to the report, attendance has been declining and despite a $750,000 contribution by taxpayers, many local groups cannot afford to use the theatre and must find other space to perform. “The thing that’s most worrisome to me about the Mac is the direction seems to be at best, stable and at worse, over long years, declining,” Young said. “The subsidy that we have now is vey high compared to the usage and the direction doesn’t seem one that is getting better.”
Council agreed to write to neighbouring municipalities of Saanich and Oak Bay asking if they’d be interested in funding the playhouse as well. “I think it’s looking to align the use of the theatres per population with the funding of the theatre by population which is an appropriate thing to be asking,” said Byron Smith, board chair and president of the society. He added they’ve also been looking into other funding models as part of their own strategic planning. “The motion that was passed was much more in line with the direction of our strategic plan in the long-run,” Smith said. However, the society believes Young has drawn assumptions about how the theatre is run that are inaccurate. Currently, the playhouse (along with the Royal Theatre, which is owned by the CRD and funded by Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay) is owned by the city and managed by the CRD and the society. PlEASE SEE: Mac important, Page A5
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Refugee groups waiting for answers Pamela Roth Victoria News
Jean McRae is beginning to feel a little frustrated. As thousands of Syrian refugees begin making their way to Canada, so far all she knows is that Victoria will receive 10 people who’ve been sponsored through private individuals or groups. Working as the director of the InterCultural Association of (ICA) Victoria, McRae is anxious to hear when and if the city will receive any governmentassisted refugees so staff can have a
concrete plan. It’s a question she gets asked on a daily basis and one she’d like to have an answer for soon. “I would like to be able to give you an answer,” she said. “But we won’t know of arrivals until basically once the approval is done, the transportation is arranged and we just get a notice. It can be anywhere from a couple of weeks to a few days.” If the city does receive governmentassisted refugees — who often have no family here and are selected on the basis of vulnerability — McRae figures they won’t be arriving until the new year.
But when and if they do come, McRae and her staff will be ready to help them settle into their new life in Canada — a process that isn’t always easy. According to McRae, language is one of the biggest hurdles refugees have to overcome, depending on their education back home. Some have a low literacy rate and dropped out of school while others have medical degrees, but have never worked in an English speaking country. PlEASE SEE: Community response, Page A3
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Adjusting to a culture that’s completely foreign is also a huge challenge. That’s where the association’s settlement workers enter the picture to explain what’s going on. “We often see in the beginning they are fairly optimistic and they go through an adjustment where reality sets in and it’s very tough,” said McRae. “A lot of what we do is kind of normalizing that for people, helping understand that just because you are down about it right now doesn’t mean that’s going to last forever.” Victoria hasn’t had a lot of refugees in recent years, noted McRae, but the association typically averages between 20 to 50 people a year. Its English program has more than 400 people in class each day and the settlement program has helped more than 1,000 people. McRae is still surprised by the high volume of members from the community wanting to help refugees in any way possible. For Rev. Bruce Bryant-Scott of St. Matthias Anglican Church, the response from the community has been overwhelming. “Hundreds of people have come forward and we’re working with them. There’s been almost no trouble
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Rev’d Canon Bruce Bryant-Scott sits inside his church St. Matthias Anglican on Richmond Avenue. Bryant-Scott is also the refugee coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia. raising the money,” he said, noting the number of refugees that are supposed to come to B.C. is well within the normal variance of the number of immigrants the province typically sees each year. “I sometimes get the feeling that people are running around, thinking that this is going to result in huge stresses upon our communities. We’re talking about several dozen individuals coming to Greater Victoria over the next 12 or 18 months. I think we can handle that...I’d be surprised if the
average Victorian really even notices these people coming in.” Like the ICA, the Anglican Diocese of B.C. is a sponsorship agreement holder, meaning it has signed sponsorship agreements with the federal government to help refugees settle in Canada. Bryant-Scott receives emails from overseas refugees requesting help on a daily basis, but the focus has been on local refugees wanting to reunite with their family. The church is currently involved with
two settlements on the Island — one Afghan family in Victoria and another Syrian family in Ladysmith, for a total of nine people. Another six applications have been submitted to government officials (10 of which are Syrian, nine from the Horn of Africa and two Iraqi) and five more are being prepared for 24 people (18 Syrians and five Iraqis). Constituent groups — composed of at least five Canadian adults that are eligible to sponsor one or more refugees — are also growing throughout the
region and continue to receive tremendous support. One of those groups is the Fairfield Refugee Sponsorship. The group of 16 citizens recently partnered with the ICA to bring a family of five to Victoria and had a goal of raising $55,000 to cover basic living and medical expenses plus flights. Through numerous fundraisers, the group has since surpassed that goal to reach $75,000, so they’ve decided to sponsor a second family. A garden level apartment has
also been donated for the first family, along with the necessary furnishings. “We’ve had a lot of people contact us offering to help out in various ways, whether it be helping with the family’s English or taking them to appointments or grocery shopping or looking after the kids,” said group member Julie Angus, who’s waiting to hear back from government officials on what the next step should be. Through Facebook Messenger, she’s kept in touch with the family — her uncle, his wife and three children aged 10, 14, and 19, who are currently staying in a dangerous region in Turkey. Who the second family will be remains a mystery for now. “They are very grateful to our group and to all Canadians that have made this happen,” she said. “They are very much looking forward to coming to Canada and starting a new life here. They’ve been living in limbo for so long. The kids will have such an amazing future. Where they are now, there really is no future.” B.C. will be receiving 400 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015 and a further 1,500 by the end of February. So far, British Columbians have applied to privately sponsor about 220 Syrian refugees. editor@vicnews.com
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Wildlife photos now on display at B.C. museum The world’s best wildlife images of 2015 are now on display at the Royal B.C. Museum. Presented by the National History Museum, London, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 features 100 images of huge backlit displays, selected from a field of 42,000 international entries in 20 categories. Members of the public are asked to vote for the 2015 People’s Choice Award. The jury has selected 25 of the best images from the 2015 competition shortlist as nominees. Voting closes Jan. 5 and the winning image will be revealed Jan. 11.
Olympian pens children’s book On Saturday, Dec. 12, Olympian Hall of Famer Elaine Tanner will have an exclusive signing for her new children’s book, Monkey Guy and the Cosmic Fairy. Tanner is a three-time Olympic medalist and five-time world record holder in swimming. She’s currently writing her second book, Quest Beyond Gold, set for publication in 2016. Her Victoria signing will take place at Serious Coffee Mayfair at 3075 Douglas St.
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It is a route that Victoria resident Lynda and her dog Baxter have walked numerous times in the past, but last week Gonzales Beach became the setting for Lynda’s worst nightmare. Lynda, who did not want to give her last name, along with her eight-year-old labradoodle, a friend and her two poodle crosses, were walking along the beach, an off-leash area, last Tuesday afternoon. As they were wrapping up their walk, a dog that Lynda described as a brindle shepherd cross came charging at them fullspeed, grabbing onto Baxter’s neck. “We just grabbed pieces of driftwood and starting beating on this dog, but he wouldn’t let go,” said the 77-year-old pet owner. “The snarling coming from the dog was horrible. I thought he was going to kill my dog right here on the beach.”
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the smaller of the two poodle crosses. The dog was bleeding profusely while the dog’s owner, Ruth was trying to protect the two dogs. A good Samaritan who witnessed the attack jumped out of his truck and was able to grab a hold of the dog, leash it and lock it in his truck, while a neighbour called police and animal control. “Something I’ll never forget is after the nice man who stopped and hauled the dog off, the dog was on the street panting and there was blood dripping from its tongue,” Lynda said. “It was such a horrible sight.” Victoria police confirmed they attended the incident. Baxter is currently under veterinary
control officer with the City of Victoria, the roughly seven or eightyear-old cross-breed dog was in foster care for a couple of days before it escaped from a nearby home. The people looking after the animal searched, but where unable to find it. Fraser wouldn’t comment on where the dog came from, but said it had a history of aggressive behaviour, also attacking another dog on a beach in 2012. “It’s interesting that the incident in 2012 occurred on a beach and the incidents started on a beach. Maybe there’s some sort of connection to that, but we’ll never know,” he speculated. The dog has since been put down. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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It plays the role of civic auditorium and gets funding from general box office income, higher net revenues from the Royal Theatre and a 50/50 allocation of administration and overhead costs. Unlike the Belfry Theatre that has a subscription audience, the McPherson has no subscriptions, with less than 15 per cent of audience members attending more than once a
year. Smith said it is difficult to pinpoint attendance numbers, since the last few years there have been renovations, that closed the facility for several months. Other groups also use the theatre in the summer. “The Mac is really important in the arts community, I believe, because it plays this role of an incubator,” said Smith, adding for profit and not-for-profit groups, and organizations also put on performances at the
playhouse. “It’s this nice size theatre where it can allow arts groups to grow. Pacific Opera started in the Mac and it grew to a point where its audiences were large enough that it moved to the Royal.” The playhouse serves roughly 25,000 people, employs 150 people on a full and parttime basis, and will host 50 productions from 50 different producers this year. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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Big dreams can come true In the newspaper business, we frequently come across musicians hoping to get their big break and rise to fame and fortune. But becoming a house hold name in the music industry is like winning the lottery. Some musicians have big dreams of one day performing at famous music venues like Carnegie Hall in New York or the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Instead of waiting to win the lottery or receiving an invite to perform, former Victoria resident and singer Ken Lavigne decided to make his dreams come true on his own dime. With the help of fundraising efforts by the community to help cover some of the $250,000 cost to rent the hall and pay for an orchestra, Lavigne walked onto the stage of Carnegie Hall and fulfilled his dream of performing at the legendary music venue. Even though this moment occurred six years ago, it continues to be an inspiring story as Lavigne chases his next dream of performing at the Sydney Opera House, even though the cost is three times more than Carnegie Hall. People like Lavigne are an inspiration to those who believe their dreams are out of reach. Most people would never get passed the thought of “some day I’d like to perform at Carnegie Hall” or even think about what they could do to turn that thought into a reality. We all have personal goals we want to achieve and dreams that may seem too far fetched to ever come true. But Lavigne’s story sends a strong message to never give up on your dreams and look for ways to turn them into a reality.
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Business not as usual on B.C. farmland some of the issues not discussed by the Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has government. released the latest update to the B.C. One of those is foreign purchase of Liberal government’s “strategic growth farmland, a matter subject to regulation plan” for farm and food products. in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba After reporting a record $12.3 billion but not B.C. in total agriculture and agri-food sales in Properties have also been purchased B.C. for 2014, the latest plan sets a new to grow hay for export to goal of increasing it to $15 Asia, and Huntington says she billion by 2020. continues to hear of costly It’s a mostly a status quo farmland in Delta and Surrey plan, continuing current being bought at prices longmarketing efforts and established farm families can’t encouraging higher-value afford. production of a wider range We’ve seen a British food and of products. drug conglomerate buy up B.C. The ministry intends to Interior farms to plant trees for hire its first expert in food carbon offsets, a project that was and beverage production. wound down after local protests. It’s a reflection of the fact Tom Fletcher Popham and Huntington are that fully 70 per cent of that B.C. Views calling for a systematic inventory $12.3 billion comes from food of foreign purchases, to and beverage processing. determine if regulation is needed here as This continues the government’s climate change shifts growing patterns. push to improve economic viability of Popham argues that with California farms by allowing more food product enduring years of drought, B.C. can’t manufacturing and sales on Agricultural continue to depend on imports for more Land Reserve property. than half its food. Letnick says another key strategy is “We have countries that are actively to improve access to irrigation. B.C. has seeking food producing land, because 20,000 farm operations, a number that’s holding steady even as the average age of their countries are having difficulties producing under drought conditions,” farmers increases. Popham said. “So before we know it, our Opposition MLAs formed their own farmland could be bought up by other agriculture committee to tour the countries that are actively and smartly province over the past year, chaired trying to ensure their own food security.” by NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham Neither Letnick nor the opposition and independent Delta South MLA Vicki MLAs could produce results from the Huntington. Their report speaks to
government’s decision to split the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones, with more latitude for non-farm activities outside the southwest and Okanagan. But we’re starting to see signs of the new system of regional Agricultural Land Commission panels working with local governments. The Langley Times reports that the Township of Langley quietly signed a deal with the ALC in July to allow development of farmland near the Aldergrove border crossing and Langley airport. The agreement says there is a need for a “defensible and durable urban/ ALR edge.” If you think everyone loves farming, you’ve likely never lived on this “urban/ALR edge.” The latest example is on Vancouver Island, where urban neighbours are protesting an established farmer’s decision to clear a forested property for hay growing. The farmer has been forced to erect a chain-link fence to keep out trespassers who have decided the property is a park that they can use when they like. The mayors of Saanich and View Royal seem more concerned with appeasing urban complainers than protecting the right to farm. They are being pressed to buy up idle ALR land to soothe urban voters repelled by logging and farming. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Emaill: tfletcher@blackpress.ca, Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc
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New York Pops orchestra to the stage either for his execution or a big party, he recalls. He also took a moment to soak it all in. “I sort of stepped out of that moment of the song and thought, you have to hang onto this, no matter what you need to remember this moment because it’s never going to happen again,” said Lavigne, who’ll be performing in Victoria Dec. 10. “There’s something about that particular hall...you just feel the energy pulsing through you.” Even though his family wasn’t musical, Lavigne loved to sing as a young child. At nine years old, he performed in the VOS
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Walking up to the stage to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Ken Lavigne was bubbling with joy, yet felt sick to his stomach. Performing at the famous concert venue had been a lifelong dream, even though he had to pay his own way to get there. A few things stand out that day six years ago for the 41-year-old former Victoria resident, who now lives in Chemainus with his wife and three children. It felt like an incredibly long walk past the
production of Oliver. It was an experience that opened his eyes to the world of singing and dancing, and a place he felt he belonged. Eventually, Lavigne fell in love with classical singing and music, and set his sights on becoming an opera singer, enrolling in the music program at the University of Victoria. It didn’t take long for his professional career to take off, and in 2004, Lavigne was recruited by an instructor at the Victoria Conservatory of Music to join a singing trio called the Canadian Tenors.
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When the opportunity came along to be part of the group, Lavigne said it seemed like a natural progression, but he was worried about their debut and whether it would even fly. “We were sort of feeling like we were inventing everything as we went along and didn’t necessarily know if what we had was something that would be really valued, but it turns out it was,” said Lavigne, who was the first to leave the group and venture out as a solo artist to pursue other opportunities. “Within that particular group, we were living really hand to mouth and didn’t know what was going to be coming next. It was not necessarily an easy existence.” One of those opportunities was fulfilling a lifelong dream of performing on one of the world’s greatest concert stages — Carnegie Hall. Nobody was asking him to perform, so Lavigne decided to make it happen himself. Soon,
community members got on board fundraising to help with the staggering cost of $250,000 to rent the hall and pay for an orchestra. The tipping point, said Lavigne, was that the community also purchased his albums. “The best way to support our local artists is by helping them out with buying some of their albums,” he said. Despite performing for big names such as Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth and David Foster, Lavigne still has big dreams he plans to reach by making his own path. One of those dreams is to perform at the Sydney Opera House, which he also aims to do on his own, even though the cost is three times more than Carnegie Hall. This time, however, he’s caught the interest of Detroit Public Television, which could film and air the show for viewers across Canada and the U.S. The network would also sell DVDs and CDs from the show. The project, however, has run into a few road blocks and will take more time than Lavigne originally
anticipated. In the mean time, Lavigne’s next venture is to record an album of his original songs and continue performing regularly across Canada and the United States, including Victoria where he’s always a big hit. His latest Christmas show, Old Time Radio Roadshow, is a nostalgic look at the vintage variety radio shows of the 1940s. He’ll also play host to the tight harmonies of special guests, the Company “B” Vocal Trio. Even though it’s not Carnegie Hall, Lavigne admits he still gets butterflies before he steps on stage. “In a live theatre, you’re not sure what’s going to happen,” said Lavigne. “It’s a little bit of a high wire act, playing to an audience. Despite your plans, sometimes things can go sideways.” The Old Time Radio Roadshow rolls into Victoria Dec. 10 at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall. For tickets call 250-386-6121 or 1-888-717-6121. editor@vicnews.com
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Last week, the province announced new rules and regulations allowing certified guide and service dogs in restaurants, on transit (including taxis) or in other businesses that will come into effect Jan. 18. If organizations deny the dog, they could be hit with fines to a maximum of $3,000, if convicted — penalties that
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During Mason Jennings' first experience with the Jam Masters Public Speaking and Leadership Gavel Club, he ran out of the room because he was too afraid to speak. The then 11-year-old Victoria resident had been home-schooled until that point and was terrified of speaking in front of people. “I had a hard time speaking in front of four to five people,” Jennings said. “I would mess up my words,
I would get nervous, I couldn't really speak.” Despite a terrifying first ordeal, he gave it some thought and decided to return to the club the following week — this time, he didn't run out of the room. “It was the desire for public speaking,” Jennings said about why he came back. “In our world, you have to talk to people. I thought it was a good idea to start those skills when I was younger and build on it the rest of your life.” Five years later, the now 16-year-old is the president of the club and helps facilitate the weekly meetings. He is also more confident speaking in school, where
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to overcome their fears of public speaking. Every Friday, roughly 20 to 30 kids between the ages of seven to 17 meet and make voluntary speeches on anything from the history of apples to their favourite toy and things they read about. They have impromptu speech competitions as well. Fred Jones, the facilitator, said the club allows youth to work together. “If they play sports, eightyear-olds and 16-year-olds cannot play together, it doesn't work. The same is true of many things; in school, you're in a classroom,” Jones said. “Here eight-year-olds and 16-yearolds collaborate. That
diversity is very important . . . There's a lot of ability for leadership and communication.” The club is hosting a special year-end two-hour meeting open all parents and children on Friday, Dec. 11. Children will be asked to come with a three-minute prepared speech about what was important, interesting and enjoyable to them about life in the gavel club and what they want to work towards next year. People will also be able to enjoy food from the 13 countries that members represent. The club will start up again in January. kendra.wong@vicnews.com
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As hard as it's been living a life on the streets, Karen Montgrand can almost imagine doing it again. Since March, Montgrand has been a resi-
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eographer who produced and directed the documentary Us and Them, being released this month. The movie follows Montgrand's life and the lives of three others on the streets of Victoria from 2006 to 2013. Montgrand has seen excerpts of the film and said she doesn't like seeing it. “I watched it and I come away thinking [Montgrand] knows what she's doing, she knows her stuff,” Tsemberis said. “I understand if Montrgand doesn't like it, but it shows a lot
of strength and know how. It's hard to survive [on the streets], she's a survivor.” Us and Them's importance in breaking down barriers is incomparable at a time when Victoria's mayor and council are leading the region in seeking additional solutions to the physical and economical costs of homelessness, said Loughton. The fact that an ongoing tent city has been erected on the grounds of Victoria's courthouse on Burdett Avenue is merely serendipitous, said Cool Aid Soci-
ety's executive director Kathy Stinson. “It just shows we need more housing,” said Stinson, who's campaigning for Cool Aid to add another 360 housing units in Greater Victoria. “Cases like [Montrand's] could be dealt with in a matter of one to two weeks [instead of two to three months, or more].” Us and Them will be screened for the public at The Vic Theatre (808 Douglas St.) on Dec. 9. Admission is $10, doors open at 6:30 p.m for the 7 p.m. screening. edtior@vicnews.com
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When Victoria Royals defenseman Joe Hicketts attended the Canadian junior selection camp last December, he was admittedly anxious. This year, the gold medal veteran will bring confidence and leadership when he returns to winter camp. The 19-year old Kamloops native will join 29 other Canadian junior hockey players at the winter selection camp held in Etobicoke, Ont. from Dec. 10 to 14. Hicketts is one of three returning players from last year’s gold medal winning team and will look to guide the younger players through camp. “As a second year player, it’s about sharing that experience
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HOMES FOR RENT SAANICHTON: 2 bdrm, 2 full bath, W/D, NP/NS. Retirement Village, 45+. $1600/mo. Jan. 1st. Call (250)652-2042.
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