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Breaking free from domestic violence Files police receive are never-ending Pamela Roth Victoria News

It started off as a passionate relationship packed with fun and adventure. At the age of 25, Donna met her boyfriend while working in Victoria’s restaurant industry. The pair had several mutual friends, fell in love and decided to go travelling for a year. It was the adventure of a lifetime. Even though Donna had a lot of fun exploring new places with her partner by her side, it wasn’t always roses and sunshine. “We would have times where we got along really well and then times where we’d have these huge blow ups,” said Donna, who did not want reveal her real identity for safety reasons. “As time went on, it just became increasingly intense.” Upon their return to Victoria, the couple had a child and got married. That’s when everything changed. According to Donna, her husband became more controlling with the finances

and verbally abusive. Despite the troubles brewing in their relationship, they had another child and purchased a house, but the abuse only got worse as more responsibilities were added to their plate. “The atmosphere at home was really negative,” said Donna. “I was fearful by the end of it. I felt really beaten down. It really took a toll on my self-esteem.” After 12 years of abuse, Donna finally found the courage to leave when a big fight prompted her eightyear-old son to call 911. She admits leaving her marriage was a tough decision, especially since her husband refused to cooperate with anything, but four years later Donna feels healthier and happier than ever despite the relentless name calling from the man she once loved. Donna admits there are times she still struggles to keep her head above water financially and emotionally, but she knows she’s not alone. PlEASE SEE: Male victims, Page A3

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For the last month, Monica Cruz and her seven-month-old pitbull Princess have been inseparable. Every day, the duo wakes up in her bed at Rock Bay Landing, a shelter operated by the Victoria Cool Aid Society, and goes for a walk to the dog park.

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After eventually finding shelter at Rock Bay Landing, a friend who owned Princess at the time, asked Cruz to watch her temporarily. Within a few days, Cruz said her mood improved dramatically. Princess’ health also improved and she gained a healthy amount of weight. PlEASE SEE: Pets are family, Page A3

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Pets are family for those who have nothing Continued from Page A1

The friend eventually gave Princess to Cruz. “She’s like my daughter, she’s my child, that’s how much I love her. She won’t leave me and I won’t let her out of my sight,” Cruz said, adding her ex-husband won’t let her see and talk to her three children anymore. “She’s my therapy dog. She’s been there for me and got me to forget everything. She feels my pain. She goes everywhere I go.” But finding emergency homeless shelters that allow dogs into the facility was a challenge. Cruz said she left several shelters after they told her she had to leave Princess outside.

It’s a scenario that many homeless pet owners have faced — trying to find a warm place to shelter overnight with their pets. The Victoria Pet Food Bank and Feral Cat Rehabilitation Society, an organization that provides assistance to animals in distress and low-income families with pet food contributions, is trying to change that. Margarita Dominguez, president and founder of the society, said pets shouldn’t be left out in the cold and wants all shelters in Greater Victoria to accept pets. She said currently all Cool Aid properties and the First Metropolitan United Church allows pets, but she hopes places such

as Our Place will do so as well. “The pets are the family of the people living on the street. They have nothing, they have lost everything,” she said. “If they don’t allow animals in shelters, it’s the same as saying ‘don’t come here’.” Dominguez started an online petition to place dog homes in front of soup kitchens and shelters, which has garnered more than 1,300 signatures. She also plans to urge council to make the new emergency shelter for residents of the tent city outside the courthouse petfriendly as well. For more information visit safars.org or call 778352-2999. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Domestic violence with male victims under reported Continued from Page A1

“I know so many woman that have been through an abusive relationship or have an abusive element,” said Donna, who feels fortunate to have support from family and friends. “I know there’s a lot of (support) groups out there, but when you’re going through it and you’re emotionally distraught, it’s just really hard.” The domestic violence files Victoria police Sgt. Kerrilee Jones receives are never-ending. As of Nov. 19, police had received more than 1,300 files since January. Of those files, more than 300 have resulted in assault charges. An additional 200 were breaches. Jones figures the numbers are consistent every year. This summer was especially bad, with police receiving about 60 files each month.

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In most cases, Jones said the victims are women and sometimes cultural differences can play a factor. Substance abuse is also typically involved and Jones has noticed in some cases, the offender is killing animals as well. Men are also victims, but those cases are highly under reported, which is why police have reached out to the men’s trauma centre. “There’s still that perception that men feel they should suck it up, that they are going to be laughed at by their peers,” said Jones. “We really want to encourage people that if they have questions to call us. We’re okay to have a chat. We’re trying to bridge that gap of I don’t want to go to the police.” According to Jones, the cycle of domestic violence typically starts with control and jealousy before it turns physical. The abusers are often quite charming, making their

victims feel like the most special person in the world. Many of the cases Jones investigates have come across her desk multiple times and the victims are often uncooperative for a number of reasons. A huge part of what Jones and her team does is appeal to the victim and try to prevent the abuse from escalating. Part of that involves taking the stigma away of talking to the police and looking at it instead as starting a conversation. One of the most challenging aspects of dealing with domestic violence cases is the high level of emotions involved. “With domestic violence, it could go on for years and years. These people genuinely love each other even though the rest of us might not understand,” said Jones, adding the highest per cent of victims are between 19 and 24 years old. “The younger it starts, the harder

it is to stop. People will move from one partner to another and the cycle will continue. They have to understand what is a healthy relationship and this is not okay... Some people honestly don’t know the difference.” When it comes to stopping domestic violence, Jones said the public plays a huge role and has called police to intervene on several occasions before things got ugly. Officers typically see a rise in domestic violence during the holiday season and are advising anyone who knows an abused friend or family member to get them help before it’s too late. “You’re not doing them any favours by not reporting it,” Jones said. “The physical abuse, people heal from that, but the emotional and the verbal abuse are damaging for a lifetime.” editor@vicnews.com

Police chief steps aside while being investigated Victoria’s police chief has stepped aside on a paid leave of absence while two public trust investigations take place into his conduct. Last week, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) ordered an external investigation into five allegations of disciplinary breaches of trust. The OPCC got involved following an internal investigation launched by the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board last August concerning private messages exchanged on Twitter between chief Frank Elsner and the wife (a female officer from Saanich) of an officer under his command. An independent lawyer investigated the matter and concluded there was no inappropriate relationship, but there was inappropriate use of direct messaging and social media. The police union was left with no confidence in Elsner or how the police board chairs handled the investigation, so the matter was turned over to the OPCC for review. Last Friday, the OPCC revealed more allegations surrounding Elsner’s conduct during the investigation. A second investigation pertains to allegations made by four employees of workplace harassment by Elsner. Deputy Chief Del Manak has taken over as acting chief.

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Be thankful to those in service For many people, Christmas Day is a time to take a break, spend some quality time with family and relax for a while. But not everybody is able to put a pen stroke through Dec. 25 on their calendar as an automatic day off. There are those who keep our emergency services running: the staff at our hospitals who monitor those too sick to be at home, firefighters and paramedics who stand at the ready when human emergencies and crises call them to action. There are even those convenience store employees who serve us when we find ourselves missing critical grocery items for the day’s special meal, or, for the procrastinators among us, those very-lastminute gift ideas. To all of these people, we say thank you in hopes that your day of rest and time with family will come shortly. Sure there are financial benefits to working the holiday, as most people toiling on Dec. 25 are paid time-and-a-half, double time or more. The aforementioned workers may find themselves doing their jobs at a quieter pace than usual, but no one banks on that happening, given that eating and otherwise consuming to excess is more common on this day than others. The spirit of the season may be hard to find in an emergency ward, but that spirit is not absent from such workplaces. Many employees and professionals work together and trade shifts, so people with younger families have the opportunity to spend precious moments at Christmas with their kids and other loved ones. It’s true, not everyone sees this part of the year as a magical time where wishes come true and stress is shuffled to the back of the mind. For some, it’s a time to simply manage and get through until structure returns. Many workplaces, especially retailers, are at their busiest in the days and weeks leading up to Christmas, while others — such as community newspaper operations — face deadline schedules altered due to the holidays. The hope is that we all, at some point through this season, get a chance to kick back, reflect on the year, turn our focus inward or outward as the case requires and make the holidays special in our own way.

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Readers respond: Tackling senate reform Instead of waiting until the next federal election to reform the voting system, we can tackle senate reform and institute a fair electoral system for that body at the same time. Each premier could submit a list of 10 names to their electorates, from which each province and territory can elect say, five, using the system recommended by the B.C. Citizen’s Commission on Electoral Reform. This body, chosen from voters selected at random from each riding in B.C., studied all the systems used world-wide, and took submissions from thousands of citizens. They recommended the singletransferable vote. With this system, voters get to rank their ballots, say one through five, with number one being their most preferred candidate. When a candidate is elected with 50 per cent plus one vote as number one, the number two candidate is allowed to factor in the second choice votes until he or she is elected, and so on until the required number are elected. This allows a proportional system without interference by political parties, probably why it is less used than other proportional systems. This would create an elected senate of 65 members with responsibility to the electorate of their province or territory,

solving the problems of appointed senators who owe their allegiance to a party boss, and make other problems such as residency requirements obsolete. It would allow voters to understand how and why proportional systems are used by 95 per cent of democracies worldwide. Jim Erkiletian Nanaimo

Grey squirrel is a voracious predator There was an editorial in praise of the charming, and lovely, fluffy grey squirrel some weeks ago. There is one thing wrong with having the lovely, fluffy grey squirrel on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island was a bird sanctuary for millions of years before some unthinking individual introduced it here, about 30 years ago. It eats birds of every kind. It eats birds eggs and fledglings from the nest and the mature bird if it can catch it. The grey squirrel is a meticulous and voracious predator which has the jaw of a mini pitbull. It can climb up vertical stucco walls. It reproduces twice a year and has six kits each time. So, at the end of one year it can have 12 kits. If half of those are

females, at the end of two years there will be 78 squirrels. If half of those are females, at the end of three years there will be 468 squirrels. If half of those are females, at the end of four years there will be 2,808 squirrels. It has few natural predators on Vancouver Island. Have you seen any robins lately? Judy Whytock Victoria

Drivers need to pay attention to pedestrians To the drivers who have almost run me over because they’ve turned right on red lights without stopping first, turned left at intersections without waiting for me to cross, been speeding, not indicated with their turn signals, rolled through stop signs, sped up to get through amber lights, not stopped at crosswalks, given me the finger when I’m crossing legally, or not seen me because they’re texting, talking on the phone, shaving, putting on make-up, or checking themselves in the mirror: Please ask yourselves this question — Would I be driving this way right now if I was taking my driving test? Paul Austin Victoria

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A possible bad batch of drugs circulating on the streets of Victoria has police concerned there could be more overdoses following an exceptionally busy weekend where one man died. On Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the Johnson Street Parkade after security guards were notified of an unresponsive man in the stairwell. Efforts to revive the man were unsuc-

cessful. Two other people were also found in bad shape in the same parkade, but managed to survive. The B.C. Coroners Service is now investigating the cause of death, but police said initial indications are a drug overdose. A bad batch of heroin or another drug possibly laced with fentanyl could be to blame. “It appears that there is a potential bad batch of drugs on the street right now,” said Victoria police spokesperson Const. Matt Rutherford. “When police

do come across this, we work with our partners in the community to try and educate people that there is a bad batch going around.” During the weekend, police responded to more than 20 drug overdoses. Rutherford said it's rare for officers to attend that many in such a short period of time. Post-mortem testing is expected to be completed on the deceased man within the next few days. editor@vicnews.com

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Not many people can say they've trained under a man who taught and learned from worldfamous-martial artist Bruce Lee — but James Eke can. Eke, a Fernwood resident and chief instructor of the Eke Academy of Martial Arts in Victoria, has been training under Dan Inosanto, a student, teacher and friend of Bruce Lee's, for the last several decades. Inosanto taught Lee the art of nunchaku (nunchuks) and has become one of the most iconic martial artists in the world. He has trained thousands of people and has been in movies and on TV, teaching his skills to younger generations. Inosanto, now 79 years old, has had a profound impact on Eke's life. When he was roughly 10-years-old, before Eke began training in martial arts, he read anything he could find written by Inosanto. As a teenager growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, the friends Eke

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Fernwood’s James Eke (left) and world-renowned martial artist Dan Inosanto. Eke has written a book, Warrior’s Way: A guide to Lifelong Learning in the Martial Arts dedicated to Inosanto. hung around with were constantly getting into trouble. He credits the martial arts with keeping him on a clear path. “If it wasn't for that and the stuff that I was reading by Inosanto, it resonated with me and sent me on a path that I have stayed on to this point,”

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now obligatory coupe look, without sacrificing rear headroom, reasonable leg space in the rear, and even with the seats up there’s ample stowage for the Big Shop and weekends away. Space is maximized by mounting the fuel tank in the centre rather than the rear and the remarkable foldaway second row seating. The official specs reveal 2,835-litres of passenger volume (LX) and 1,665 of cargo volume with the second row seats down. I’ll stick with my recommendation on family size, no matter how big Honda says it is! The base LX is very well equipped and the EX and EX-L Navi trims ramp up the specs in luxury and technology. Standard safety features in all models include vehicle stability assist with traction control; an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS); side curtain airbags; dual-stage, multiple-threshold front airbags; and front side airbags. Thanks to its so-called Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure with enhanced frontal protection it’s also achieved the highest overall score for

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ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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3581 Shelbourne Street www.walk-indentureclinic.ca Christopher Morrow is an emergency doctor that splits his time between Victoria General and Royal Jubilee hospitals. While he said the emergency room isn’t generally a happy place at any time of the year, the holiday season is especially tough. Contributed photo

Negative effects of the holiday seen in ER Not a holly jolly time for emergency staff Katherine Engqvist Black Press

Christmas morning can be a special time for many Victoria residents. Even if you don't celebrate the holiday, many still have the day off to relax, recuperate

and spend some time with loved ones. But we often forget there are those who still have to get up and go to work the morning of Dec. 25. And for those that do, it can be a challenging day. “It's not a positive experience,” says Dr. Christopher Morrow, one of 36 emergency room doctors that split their time between Victoria General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hos-

pital. “The emergency room is not a happy place (on Christmas) … It's not really a happy place in general.” In his 12 years of practicing emergency medicine, the Oak Bay resident has missed about half of Christmas mornings with his family. The fact his children are getting a little older — they're now 12 and 14 — doesn't make it any easier, he says.

“It's one of the real sacrifices … It really hurts when you leave your kids on Christmas morning.” That goes for everyone working at hospitals, not just doctors. “Generally, it's a very hard time in health care … Holidays really accentuate the social problems we have.” PLEASE SEE: ERs see increase around Christmas, Page A15

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