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Police board hopeful officers will work through chief controversy Pamela Roth Victoria News

It’s been nearly a week since Victoria’s police chief Frank Elsner apologized for exchanging inappropriate Twitter messages with the wife of one of his officers. But despite the disappointment and shock expressed by front-line officers in the days that followed, Esquimalt Mayor and police board co-chair Barb Desjardins remains hopeful Elsner’s leadership will be instilled. “I think there’s concern within the force. I want to have an opportunity to sit down with some of the members,” said Desjardins. “From

the community, I am hearing a lot of people saying this is not news, these things happen, people are human and let’s get on with it. And he has done a great job in the last few years.” In August, the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board launched an internal investigation after a concern was brought to their attention about whether Elsner was involved in an inappropriate relationship. According to reports, private messages were exchanged on Twitter between Elsner and the wife (a female officer from Saanich) of an officer under his command. An independent lawyer investigated

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Rainy reflections The headlights from cars, trucks and buses heading down Douglas Street are reflected in the wet road surface as heavy rain storms made it seem more like dusk than mid-morning in downtown Victoria. the matter and concluded there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. What those messages said has not been revealed.

“There’s a policy we have for use of social media and that policy was breached,” said Desjardins. “I know everyone wants to know what was on the tweets, but I think the reality is that we have

dealt with the process, we’ve done everything we can, we do not feel that this was a public trust level nor did our advisors.” In a statement released Wednesday, the police union said

it has no confidence in the way the board and its chairs handled the incident. The union also stated it has no confidence in Elsner’s ability to continue to lead. Earlier this week,

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Esquimalt joins regional economic development plan Pamela Roth Victoria News

Dan Dagg can’t help but feel disappointed when he looks at the declining numbers for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the capital region. In 2008, the region ranked fourth overall among Canada’s large metropolitan areas. Five years later, it slipped to almost last at 27. In 2005, Halifax was ranked 15th and had an 11 per cent unemployment rate. Now, Dagg said Halifax is predicted to lead the nation in 2015 and unemployment has slid to 5.9 per cent thanks to a collaborative model rather than multiple municipalities working in a fragmented fashion, like Greater Victoria. In an effort to turn Victoria’s lagging economy into a success story like Halifax and create more jobs, Dagg, board chair of the Greater Victoria Development Agency (GVDA), told Esquimalt council Monday night that the GVDA is closing down after eight years to be replaced with a new notfor-profit regional society funded by private and public participants. He believes a collaborative approach is more attractive to businesses and investors,

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Victoria Shipyards welder Morgan Glaspey welds a frame for a hard stand, the supports that hold up a ship when out of the water. and would actually provide enough money to spur economic development. “It (GVDA) has kept economic development alive for the last eight years, but it has been sorely underfunded. Eighty-thousand a year is nothing,” said Dagg, adding the new society (South Vancouver Island Economic Development Association) took some pieces from the Halifax model, but scanned the whole country as well,

including Nanaimo, which started hitting hard on economic development two to three years ago. In the Greater Victoria region, approximately 50 cents per person is designated for economic development, compared to more than $4 per person in Nanaimo and Vancouver. “It was honestly getting embarrassing to see a small mid-Island municipality whooping our ass in terms of economic development

activities...Sometimes we think because we live in paradise and in such a beautiful spot that we need to suffer and work at underpaid jobs and sacrifice things. But nobody said that has to happen. We deserve to prosper as much as any other city.” Among the benefits of working together, said Dagg, is the ability to apply for larger government grants for regional projects, such as those addressing transportation, along with attracting and keeping industries that provide jobs for residents. The new agency not only has representation from municipalities, but also industry, Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria and Camosun College — input supporters say is crucial to moving forward in a meaningful and sustainable way. So far, all municipalities are on board to help with funding except for Metchosin. Council for North Saanich will vote Dec. 14 on whether to get involved. All of Esquimalt’s councillors voted in favour. “We, as a council, see the benefit of doing economic development from a regional approach and we also think it will be a significant adjunct to our economic

development that we’re doing already,” said Mayor Barb Desjardins. “The numbers (GDP) tell the tale. At the end of the day, if we can see that people’s income is coming up, that makes everything in this region more affordable.” The initial funding model for the new agency has member municipalities contribute $1 per resident plus .07 per cent of property tax collected. The society has already secured more than $100,000 in start-up funding from the private sector alone. The interim committee members and GVDA staff are working on a five-year economic development strategy with industry and education experts. Applications for federal and provincial funding will begin as early as January. In the mean time, Dagg said the ultimate goal is to create more “household sustaining” jobs, meaning wages people can live off of. “We’re not looking to create a bunch of minimumwage coffee shop jobs, we’re looking to grow industries that require skilled workers, (businesses) that are clean and environmentally sensitive and pay good wages,” he said. “We want people to have careers.” editor@vicnews.com

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“I should not have engaged in sending any direct messages. It’s beneath me, I know better and I’m completely humiliated by the whole situation,” said Elsner, who’s married with two children. “I was the one that stopped it before it became more ridiculous than it was. I saw that and told my wife about it because this is a personal matter.” A report on the investigation is now being reviewed by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner — a civilian watchdog that overseas police conduct. The commissioner

will determine whether it is necessary to order a public trust investigation into the matter. Regardless of the outcome from the review, the commissioner said he intends to report to the public at the conclusion in order to preserve public confidence in the investigation of police misconduct and the administration of police discipline. Last Friday, the Victoria police board voted to keep Elsner on as chief. Desjardins isn’t sure what impact the outcome of the police complaint commissioner review will have on their decision, but noted the internal investigation was

supposed to be kept confidential. She’s “extremely concerned” that confidentiality was breached and leaked to the public, and now fears it could prevent others from coming forward if they have a concern. “There are many complaints that go through the process and are determined not to be affecting the work being done...and some of them are absolutely unfounded, which is why you need that confidentiality,” she said, adding the board now has to figure out how to move forward. “The man is a good officer, a good chief, he’s done a lot for our community. I think at the end of

the day, if our members of our police force can take a look at where we’ve come from and where we are now in terms of the great work with the community and how the community’s feeling like they are being heard, I’m hopeful that everyone can work through it, but that will remain to be seen.” Elsner came to Victoria about two years ago and previously served as chief of the Greater Sudbury Police Department in Ontario. The 52-yearold is the third Victoria police chief in a row to be investigated for questionable behaviour. editor@vicnews.com

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A Fairfield boy, who is collecting sleeping bags for Victoria’s homeless, is hoping to enlist the help of fellow kindergardeners to distribute them on Christmas Eve. In the last two weeks, five-year-old Tate Parker has collected more than 100 sleeping bags from people across Greater Victoria, surpassing his original goal of 51. “We’ve completely shattered our dreams about thinking we can do more than a dozen sleeping bags. It’s turned into something much larger,” said Tate’s father Neil, adding Tate has already given away one sleeping bag to a man in tent city during the cold snap last month. “Tate said to me ‘Dad, it’s cold. When is Christmas Eve?’ People have been inspired.” The idea for the campaign started last month. Once a week, Tate and his family walk to Beacon Hill Park, where they feed the ducks, explore the park and often encounter

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Five-year-old Tate Parker has collected more than 100 sleeping bags to hand out to Victoria’s homeless on Christmas Eve. people sleeping in tents. That’s when the St. Michaels University School student decided to take action. He would collect 51 sleeping bags (the amount of money he had in his piggy bank) and distribute them to people camping in Beacon Hill Park, the tent city outside Victoria’s courthouse on Burdett Avenue and other locations on

Christmas Eve. Since then, the family has received new and gently used sleeping bags, money and messages of support from people across the country and the U.S. People in Philadelphia and Edmonton have offered to start a Sleeping Bag Tate campaign next year as well. Some kids have even mailed sleeping bags using

their allowance money. Langford’s Canadian Tire store donated 20 brand new sleeping bags to the cause. “I thought it was a really great idea, a young kid taking that kind of initiative,” said Darren Jones, general manager of the Langford store. “It just shows that someone so small can do such a little thing that encourages other people to step up.” The Canadian Tire in View Royal also donated 31 sleeping bags. With an abundance of sleeping bags, Tate is now looking for fellow kindergardeners to help distribute the packages, which will include a sleeping bag, a pair of socks and food cards. “It’s grown so much and it makes sense to enlist the help of kindergardeners,” said Neil, noting they’ve already had a couple of kids reach out to them. “It’s not really about Tate, it’s about the community.” To get involved email sleepingbagtate@ yahoo.com. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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A local artist will immortalize Victoria’s most marginalized groups as part of a new city program to beautify graffiti hotspots downtown. Twenty-two-year-old Jesse Campbell is one of six local artists and 18 youth who have been selected to create murals downtown and in Victoria neighbourhoods as part of the Create Community Colour Mural Program. The program, a partnership between the city and the United Way Greater Victoria, pairs professional artists with two or more youth ages 14 to 20 to collaboratively produce 10 colourful murals. Campbell will incorporate urban contemporary and geometric pieces on the back of 506 Fort St. While Campbell is still finalizing what the mural will look like, he said it will represent the most marginalized groups in the area including the homeless and addicts. Through a tree, it will include pastels such as red, green, blues, white and yellow. For Campbell, the theme of the mural is one that hits close to home. When he was in high

school, he struggled with addiction. Whenever he felt strung out, he would take walks around downtown Victoria and local neighbourhoods. Checking out graffiti at the Trackside Gallery in Esquimalt and the Wildfire Bakery gave Campbell a reason to get out of his room and away from drugs. “It gave me something to look forward to seeing. That physical process of moving around really helped me get back to myself,” said Campbell. “Then I’d go back home and sketch a bit. It’s been a game-changer.” Since then, Campbell has been involved in several mural projects including the Unity Wall at Ogden Point and the mural at Open Space. Now, he will have the opportunity to share his techniques with 21-year-old Nate Churchill, who he will mentor as part of the program. “It provides an avenue for people to create art and brings it outside of the gallery. By bringing different styles, types of people, techniques, services, it really brings the possibility out into the public,” Campbell said. “Even though not everyone in the community is interested in art, it provides something other than

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What did the chief say on Twitter? Nobody is perfect. But when people are placed in positions of power, such as MPs, MLAs, mayors or chiefs of police, we expect them to be perfect and are quick to criticize when they make a mistake. We’re all human and make mistakes, but just how big of a mistake did Victoria’s police chief Frank Elsner make on social media remains somewhat of a mystery. Last August, the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board launched an internal investigation after a concern was brought to their attention about whether Elsner was involved in an inappropriate relationship. Private messages were reportedly exchanged on Twitter between Elsner and the wife of an officer under his command. The wife is an officer in Saanich. An internal investigation, which was never meant to go public, recently found there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. Last weekend, Elsner addressed the media and offered an apology, stating he’s ashamed and humiliated by the whole thing. He also said there were messages sent at three different times. It was strictly work, but took on a far more personal tone. He was the one that stopped it before it became more ridiculous than it was. Some people in the community have said this isn’t news and want to move on, but officers who work under Elsner are now questioning their confidence in his leadership. Although it is a private matter, we need to know what those messages said. Was it harmless flirtation or a friendly compliment? Or did it cross the line with a suggestive photo or words? Without knowing what those messages said, we’re left to jump to our own conclusions about what exactly was exchanged, making it difficult to move on and get back to business as usual.

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Readers respond: Injunction needed at tent city The tent city behind the provincial courts is in high gear. I feel that a warm church basement is better than a soggy patch of grass. If you give these people supplies please give blankets and flashlights. Candles can cause fires in the tents. In turn, the community will be at risk. I strongly feel that an injunction would be an excellent idea overall. Michelle Catharina Langford

Good reads in the Vic News I confess to often thinking of the Victoria News as wrapping for a collection of flyers, but recently I have found evidence of a heightened regard for journalistic practices. Over the last month or two I have paused to fully read the content and have found thoughtfully written pieces. I believe our community benefits from truthful and relevant engagement involving all forms of language and newspapers can continue to be leaders in this regard. Please extend my respect to your reporting and editorial staff for bringing

new life to your semi-weekly. I look forward to more good reads! Robert Thompson Victoria

What’s missing downtown? Reading the letter from Jack Clover What’s Missing Downtown? reminds me of a comment from a few guests at the motel where I work. The couple have stuck to their promise of eight years ago to never return to Victoria. The reason? They do not enjoy running the “Gauntlet Of Goofs!” They were referring directly to the problem of hobos and vagrants. The lady commented that Beacon Hill Park was once comparable to many lovely parks in larger cities, but would not dare enter the park again. I wonder how many friends and neighbors around Saskatoon have been informed of this travesty? Barry Tateham Victoria

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Has the Victoria police board that is supervised by two mayor’s not learned anything since the embarrassment of police chief Battershill indiscretions? We do not really care about what Frank Elsner had to say on Twitter. What we care about is when Barb Desjardins on behalf of the general public lies and misleads the media, and that Mayor Lisa Helps was without doubt part of this conspiracy. I have said it time and time again that politicians should not be part of the civilian police board, the conflict being more than obvious. Anthony Mathews Victoria

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Driving at one of the four corners of the earth Fogo Island, Newfoundland: Travelling to one of the socalled four corners of the earth for the launch of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe was a first. It was also an irresistible opportunity for somebody with wanderlust to make the two-day, 7,192-kilometre journey from Vancouver to the tiny island in the North Atlantic. While a chance to drive the sleek new Mercedes GLE Coupe crossover was appealing, it’s fair to say Fogo Island was as big a draw. An ironic thought given the fact that until recently most people were trying to get away! – But now a fascinating story is being written here by one of its recently returned natives and the almost 2,500 souls that currently call this northeast corner of Newfoundland home. The death of the cod fishery cast many of its people far and wide in search of a future. They were later joined in their quest by many more of those left behind as they grew to an age when they could make their own choices. Zita Cobb was raised with her six siblings in a house without electricity of running water. She left to pursue a business degree at Carleton University, in Ottawa. She went on to make her fortune in high tech, cashed out and then returned

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Elaine Tanner ever, Lewis becomes ill and the story revolves around Monkey Guy's wish with the Cosmic Fairy to heal him. The book teaches children about unconditional love and friendship, and the magic that occurs with friendship — a message Tanner believes will resonate with anyone at any age. Tanner has written poetry in the past, but this is her first selfpublished title. The Olympic medalist, nicknamed “Mighty Mouse,” picked up four gold medals and three silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1966 and became the youngest athlete ever to win the Lou Marsh Trophy, recognizing her as Canada's best athlete, in 1966. Now, she's hung up her swim cap and picked up a pen. “Writing is the best way for me to express myself. Vocally I'm not as good at expressing myself, but with writing, it's always been therapeutic for me,”

Breakfast in bed for a good cause Two local companies are joining forces to bring residents breakfast in bed, with proceeds going to help feed children in Victoria schools. As part of the pilot project, the Apple Box and Goatmeal are delivering breakfasts, including gingerbread pancakes, fruit, coffee and burritos made from fresh, organic and locally-sourced fruit and veggies to hungry Victoria residents. All of the proceeds from the meals will be donated to the breakfast and snack programs for Shoreline, Macaulay and Vic West Elementary schools, as well as Rock Heights Middle School. In its inaugural year, they hope raise $6,000, which equals 100 Breakfast in Bed meals sold each Saturday. Breakfast in Bed is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12 and 19. Advanced orders can be taken at theapplebox.ca. editor@vicnews.com

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Elaine Tanner's imagination is just as vivid as when she was a child. The 64-year-old Saanich resident and Olympic Hall of Famer has never lost her sense of wonder and curiosity as some people do when they get older. “I've always had a child-like imagination. Everybody really should never lose their sense of wonder,” Tanner said. “I've always been a curious cat. Children always look at things that adults just pass by, but I've never been like that. I think it keeps you really young and youthful.” Even stuffed animals have meaning for Tanner. A year-and-a-half ago, her husband John brought home a stuffed monkey he found in a clearance bin just after the holidays. She named him Monkey Guy and he is the inspiration behind her first children's book, Monkey Guy and the Cosmic Fairy. The story is about a shy young boy named Lewis (named after Tanner's son, Scott Lewis), who receives Monkey Guy as a gift on Christmas. They form a strong bond and quickly become “true” friends — something Lewis has always wanted. How-

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When the 11-member cast of Paper Street Theatre steps on stage for their upcoming Christmas action movie show, there’s no telling what’s going to happen. In order to prepare for Lethal Christmas and get a feel for some of the characters they could play, the actors have been studying films in the Christmas action movie genre, such as Die Hard, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Ironman 3. At the beginning of their show, the cast will ask for suggestions from the audience, such as the name of an action movie or the occupation of the main character. The action movie is then created on the spot, paving the way for a night of unpredictable theatre

with big Hollywood action. “I’m always surprised by what we end up with,” said Paper Street Theatre director Dave Morris. “I never have that experience of looking back on something I’ve already made. Improv keeps it fresh, it’s new and the audience gets to be involved in that building as well. It’s so much fun.” According to Morris, a lot of Christmas action movies have been made throughout the years, but they were more popular in the 1980s and 1990s. Morris always wanted to perform an action movie and thought adding a Christmas component would make it that much more fun. In order to bring big Hollywood action to the stage for Lethal Christmas, Morris has been working with a lighting designer on things such as chase sequences. During the show, the lighting designer will have to watch the actors to figure out when

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version of the classic play, suitable for ages 13 and up. Tickets are $20 for adults. For more information call thecastle.ca.

you can catch a glimpse of the dazzling holiday lights, including the giant sequoia tree with more than 75,000 festive lights, from 20 metres up. The ferris wheel operates until Sunday, Dec. 20 on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays noon to 9 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 7 p.m. Rides are $2 per person and riders must be over two years old and at least 36 inches tall to ride. — Get a taste of the sights and sounds of Christmas in downtown Victoria with a free horse-drawn trolley tour. The trolleys are free and circulate on a pre-set route through the downtown with four stops: in front of Ocean River sports, Willie's Bakery, CRD Plaza and across from Re-Bar. The tours run until Sunday, Dec 2 on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. and Sundays

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— Take a stroll over to the Butchart Gardens for the Magic of Christmas celebrations, including festive brass and traditional carollers (nightly from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Piazza), hot chocolate and ice skating at the outdoor rink until Jan. 6. Skate rentals are available on a first-come-first-serve basis for a fee. Admission to the Gardens in required to access the rink. For more information visit butchartgardens.com. — Find unique gifts at the many craft fairs in Victoria and Esquimalt this month. Browse the tables of crafters, bakers, photographers, local artisans and vendors to find a

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in Victoria, just a short ferry ride away. As we bundled into the car, we breathed a collective, post-festivity sigh of relief. It was over and things were looking good for a smooth sailing home, despite our car’s crammed quarters. Stuffed into the small spaces were several boxes of presents, an aging older dog, Dexter, small-butenergetic puppy Magic, two owly children and two Christmas-weary adults. But things were going well. Still exhausted from a 4:45 a.m. wake-up, Sierra was asleep 30 seconds into the ride home. Even chatty Danica sat silently in the backseat and both dogs dozed off. We adults anticipated a relaxing ferry ride home, covertly eating chocolates from a freshly opened box, now hiding in the dark between us. Things took a bit of a dive at the terminal when I grabbed the paper ferry commuter tickets from the glove box and discovered a mouse had shredded the entire package. However, a little section of the top ticket remained, and the

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TransLink has yet to determine how some seniors and disabled transit users from the Fraser Valley with special passes will be able to board the SkyTrain once the Compass card is fully in effect and fare gates are closed. About 90,000 lowincome seniors and other B.C. residents on disability assistance

get provincially subsidized B.C. Bus Passes at a cost of $45 a year, giving them blanket transit access anywhere in the province. Most of those pass holders live in Metro Vancouver and they have already been issued Compass cards to replace the old paper passes, which won't open faregates. But so far there's no plan to do the same for others living in the Fra-

ser Valley or on Vancouver Island so they can continue to use the SkyTrain when they come to Metro Vancouver. Advocates say they don't want those passholders to be denied rapid transit access. “If you're living in the Fraser Valley and you need to come in, it could be a problem,"”said Disability Alliance B.C. executive director Jane Dyson. “It's not clear to us yet how this is going

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pass cards enabled for the annual pass. A Compass card version of the B.C. Bus Pass is more likely to be of use to someone in Abbotsford than a Fort St. John resident, he noted. B.C. is the only province that subsidizes transit passes for lowincome seniors and those on disability assistance, to the tune of $50 million a year. Another access concern is how sip-andpuff wheelchair users

who are paralyzed from the neck down with no use of their arms will be able to tap in and out with Compass cards at SkyTrain stations. “They will not be able to use their Compass cards unassisted,” Dyson said. Since TransLink won't have attendants at every station, those disabled transit users who have until now been able to use the system independently may be forced to seek assis-

tance from strangers. “We are concerned that will diminish folks' independence and dignity and safety,” she said. “This takes things backwards for those folks.” One idea she suggests is to have a Compass reader mounted in a lower side position on one faregate per station — affected passengers could have their card strapped to the side of their chair and drive against the reader.

Volunteer Calendar Want to Volunteer? Opportunities are available through these positions at Volunteer Victoria: 250-386-2269 or www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca CancerConnection is currently seeking volunteers. If you are a cancer survivor or have cared for someone with cancer, consider joining CancerConnection where you will provide support and practical experience over the telephone to someone affected by cancer. Volunteers receive training, coaching and feedback. They follow program guidelines while they listen to and support clients, in matches based on similar experiences. Call Carolyn at 250-592-2244. Shaw Ocean Discover Centre seeks oceaneer interpreters to connect with visitors and share conservation messages. The centre will provide the training you need to answer questions about marine life and the work of the aquarium. Call Beth at

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letters and reports. Call 250-3825454. Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is looking for a volunteer to be part of the sanctuary’s 40th Anniversary website project. You would help build, develop and maintain Swan Lake’s website. Familiarity with WordPress is an asset. Call Betty at 250-590-9276. Fernwood NRG is looking for a senior’s lunch assistant to help out at the Fernwood Community Centre, catering, holding conversations and doing dishes. Having a Food Safe Certificate is an asset. Call 250381-1552. Women in Need (WIN) community cooperative seeks volunteers to assist in their housewares production warehouse and donation centre, to sort and prepare housewares for the resale shops. WIN provides training and the role provides valuable work experience and fun. Call Michelle at 250-4804006 ext. 205.

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The Hudson District is quickly becoming a hub of activity with new developments aimed at creating a walkable community in the heart of downtown Victoria. Last month, Victoria city council approved a 16-storey mixed use rental and ground floor commercial tower at the southwest corner of Caledonia Avenue and Blanshard Street in the Hudson District.

Townline, a Vancouver-based developer, is responsible for building out the area. Hudson’s Walk is a mixed-used residential neighbourhood combining local commercial activity with quality housing and is the next phase in the district. The 16-storey tower will include 178 “luxury urban” rental homes (including one and two-bedroom options) and six 1,200-square foot townhomes. It will also have a fully-equipped gym, yoga studio, games room, bike parking, a children’s playground, and 2,800 square feet of street-level retail space. The interior will have a more contemporary feel, while the exterior finishing will consist of brick veneer street walls, painted con-

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crete with reveals, high quality cladding, clear glazed balconies and energy efficient windows. “We’re themeing it on this whole walkable community. Everything is at your doorstep,” said Chris Colbeck, vice president of sales and marketing with Townline. “The inspiration being the old Hudson Bay building, which was the catalyst for this whole Hudson district. It’s really a gateway to the downtown core.” The development is one of five that are a part of the master plan for the district, bordered by Fisgard, Douglas, Blanshard and Caledonia. To date, two of five buildings have been completed — the Hudson, a heritage restoration building with loft-style apartments and the Hudson Mews, amore contem-

porary, condo-style luxury rental building. The anchor tenant is expected to be a brew pub, however, a formal rezoning proposal for brewery usage has not yet been submitted to City Hall. Once the development is complete, it will include five buildings with close to 900 resident homes and 90,000 square feet of streetlevel retail. “This is a community amenity, it’s a public realm,” Colbeck said. “Everything in the Hudson District revolves around a liveable community within the urban centre.” Phase one of Hudson’s Walk is well under construction, while phase two will begin construction soon. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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At the regular public board meeting of December 14, 2015 the Board of Education will consider the matter of the sale of 950 Kings Road. The public is invited to attend. If you would like to speak at the meeting, please contact Vicki Hanley at 250.475.4106 or at vhanley@sd61.bc.ca For more information see www.sd61.bc.ca/news-events/media-releases/

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Teddy Bear Toss comes to Save-on-Foods Centre The Victoria Royals will take on their B.C. division rivals, the Vancouver Giants, on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Saturday’s contest is also the club’s fifth annual Teddy Bear Toss. Fans are encouraged to bring their new teddy bears or other gently used stuffed toys to the game, and throw them on the ice when the Royals score their first goal. Save-On-Foods will also be on site selling Mini-Marty the Marmot stuffed toys with proceeds going to B.C. Children’s Hospitals. All stuffed toys collected on the ice will be distributed towards a variety of causes such as the TLC Fund for Kids, Single Parent Resource Centre, Women in Need, C-FAX Santa’s Anonymous, Victoria police department, the Salvation

Army, the Mustard Seed, St. Vincent de Paul Centre, Craigflower Elementary, the Queen Alexandra Centre and the Victoria Women’s Transition House. Saturday and Sunday’s games will mark the last time fans can see the Royals live in action at the Save-OnFoods Memorial Centre before the Christmas holidays. Victoria returns home to face the Prince George Cougars on Sunday, Dec. 27 for Black Press Hockey Card Night and Monday, Dec. 28th. The Royals enter this week with the best goal differential in the Western Hockey League at plus 37. Through the first 29 games of the season, Victoria has scored 101 goals, the sixth most in the WHL, while allowing the second fewest against in the league at 64. Forward Dante Hannoun leads the team

with a plus/minus rating of plus 19. Victoria netminder Coleman Vollrath is only one game away from tying former Chilliwack Bruins’ goaltender Lucas Gore for the most games played in franchise history. Vollrath, who has spent his entire junior career with the Royals, has played in 140 regular season WHL contests where he has collected a record of 68-42-4-5 to go along with eight shutouts. Gore currently holds the record with 141 games played. Earlier this season Vollrath passed Gore for the franchise lead in wins by a netminder in a 5-1 victory over the Saskatoon Blades. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday will see Victoria in a matinee matchup beginning at 3:05 p.m. A skate with the Royals will take place after the game. editor@vicnews.com

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Fogo Island, Newfoundland: Travelling to one of the The most visible is the dramatic Fogo Island Inn, which so-called four corners of the earth for the launch of the is like a giant model of the tiny fish landing stages and 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe was a first. adjoining shacks still found around the island, some It was also an irresistible opportunity for somebody dilapidated, some lovingly cared for in the eternal hope with wanderlust to make the two-day, 7,192-kilomethat the cod will return. Well, the cod has swum back tre journey from Vancouver to the tiny island in the but now it’s a hook and line business rather than a North Atlantic. While a chance to drive the sleek new fully-fledged industry. Mercedes GLE Coupe crossover was The five-star, premium hotel, stands on appealing, it’s fair to say Fogo Island was the rocks offering temporary residents, as big a draw. willing to shell out almost $900 a An ironic thought given the fact that until night, stunning views of the wild North recently most people were trying to get Atlantic. And there’s the connection away! – But now a fascinating story is with the latest from Mercedes Benz. At being written here by one of its recently a base price that tops $72,000 it will returned natives and the almost 2,500 be bought by folks who wouldn’t blink souls that currently call this northeast at that breathtaking nightly rack rate! corner of Newfoundland home. The death The luxury GLE Coupe is offered in While a chance of the cod fishery cast many of its people three executions: the base model is to drive the sleek far and wide in search of a future. They a diesel-powered GLE 350d with a were later joined in their quest by many new Mercedes GLE sticker price of $72,300. The 450 AMG more of those left behind as they grew to is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-litre Coupe crossover an age when they could make their own V6 gas engine. The biggest jump in was appealing, it’s choices. performance and price comes with the Zita Cobb was raised with her six siblings fair to say Fogo AMG GLE 63, which is powered by a in a house without electricity of running Island was as big a massive 5.5-litre, turbocharged V8, water. She left to pursue a business churning out 577 horsepower and 561 degree at Carleton University, in Ottawa. draw. lb-ft of torque, for a cost of $116,500. She went on to make her fortune in Unfortunately, that version was not Keith Morgan high tech, cashed out and then returned available for the island hop. home with bright, new ideas on how to revive Fogo The first two iterations get the new nine-speed autoIsland. She established the Shorefast Foundation, which matic transmission, while the top-of-the-line version backs business initiatives, such as guest house, with a uses a seven-speed dual-clutch auto. All three come micro-lending program, and supports the Fogo Island with 4MATIC all-wheel drive. Arts Corporation. We ventured out along two-lane roads to take in the To the visitor, the most noticeable examples of the sights at the seaside and the inland lakes where the foundation’s work are found in buildings. Scattered silence begs you to speak in a whisper so as not to around the island, tiny ocean-side studios offer visiting disturb the tranquillity. It’s also something the quiartists from around the world an opportunity to capture et-running GLE respects. breathtaking views on canvas or in other chosen media. Steep inclines were ascended with gazelle-like ease and

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Pioneer Thomas Tugwell a colourful local character

Provincial and municipal officals are urging residents to use caution while walking along local beaches this month. Higher than normal storm surges, caused by high winds pushing waves onto the shore, are predicted between now and January for the Greater Victoria area. This, combined with expected king tides and the presence of El Niño conditions, is predicted to result in higher than normal water levels. A king tide is an extreme high tide (more than three metres) that results from the sun and moon

Elida Peers Contributed

Tugwell Creek is seen as a lovely oceanfront location, with wonderful views of the breakers crashing ashore. Historically it was backed by enormous stands of timber. The man whose name the creek bears was a colourful character, Thomas Tugwell, believed the first immigrant settler in the Otter District in the late 1860s. Tugwell’s first sortie to the new colony of Vancouver’s Island was in 1858, when he arrived in Fort Victoria as an 18-year-old midshipman aboard the British naval frigate Calypso, after an arduous journey around the Horn. Leaving his ship, he found employment as a census taker, enumerating the First Nations’ populations on the west coast of the Island. Returning to England briefly, he arrived once again in Victoria in 1865. As he was of an entrepreneurial nature, his name found its way into newspaper accounts that indicated a mysterious fire and questionable liquor sales at a hotel he operated in Esquimalt before he moved west. When he established his seed farm (he called it Sea View Farm) at the location we know today as Gordon’s Beach, he harvested fir and spruce cones for an overseas market. He also ran a horse stage. Tugwell and his wife raised a foster son, Oscar Scarf, who is remembered today as a master mariner and by the historic Scarf House on Otter Point Road. Tugwell was employed taking the 1881 Census for the Otter District, but within a few years he sought greener pastures and sold his farm to Ted Gordon, another British immigrant. We

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aligning. The phenomenon happens a few times per year, but tides in our area are most dramatic during the winter months. This winter is also expected to be warmer, with El Niño weather patterns predicted for the area. This often results in extended periods of heavy rainfall. While these conditions can present great opportunities for storm watching along the waterfront, officials warn the public to remain a safe distance from the waterline. Water levels can surge unexpectedly.

Branch #54 6726 Eustace Rd. 250-642-5913 General Meeting 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7pm

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First arriving at Fort Victoria in 1858, Thomas Tugwell’s life was spent as a British Columbia entrepreneur, his name remembered here by Tugwell Creek. next see references to Thomas Tugwell as a leaseholder in Atlin in 1899, where he had followed the gold rush trail, and where he developed several businesses. As further settlers arrived in the Otter District, such as the Andersons of Malahat Farm, they wanted a school for their children, and kindly Ted Gordon, then-owner of the Tugwell/Gordon farm, made a parcel of his land available. This was at the western end of his land holdings, near to where Blackfish

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Road is today. The log schoolhouse, called Tugwell School, was built by the settlers and opened in 1899, where classes were taught for several years. It was when the large family of John and Mary Ann Goudie moved to another location and there weren’t enough pupils for the government to pay the teacher’s wages that the Tugwell School closed. ••• Elida Peers is the historian of Sooke Region Museum.

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