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Lt. Phil Fordham of the Royal Canadian Navy gives a tour of the HMCS Chicoutimi submarine at CFB Esquimalt. Pamela Roth/Victoria News

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The ladder leading down into the HMCS Chicoutimi submarine is surprisingly long. Taking the first step feels like entering a manhole, but the bottom is a world unlike any other. A maze of white pipes and shiny valves line much of the dimly lit walls, making it look like a spaceship

that’s preparing for take off. Aside from a periscope, there are no windows to see what’s going on outside as the submarine plunges into the darkness of the ocean for days on end. This is where Petty Officer First Class John Janssen and Lt. Phil Fordham come to work each day. The pair can’t imagine anything better than working on a submarine.

“It’s definitely one of the coolest things you can do in the military,” said the 28-year-old Fordham, who began working on submarines when he got bored with surface fleet. “With subs, there’s always something different. You get to be a lot more involved with everything you’re doing for operations.” A member of the Canadian navy for 30

years, Janssen has spent 17 of those on surface fleet and the rest on a submarine. Like Fordham, he needed a change and jumped at the opportunity to work on a submarine when he heard they were getting placed on the West Coast, even though he had never been on one before. But when Janssen stepped onto a sub for the first time he

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The HMCS Windsor operates out of Halifax. Officials say the vessels significantly extend the Navy’s tactical and strategic capabilities, and are ideal for surveillance and gathering intelligence. Travelling at speeds of 12 knots at the surface and 20 knots when submerged, the submarines are capable of operating in the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic approaches to Canada. At 72 metres long and 15.9 metres high, the subs can carry a crew of 48 people and typically have enough food for 28 days. Most of the crew are on watch 12 hours a day, conducting operations such as compiling sensor information through the sonars and periscope. Janssen has patrolled the waters of the Arctic and East Coast, and conducted drug interdictions in tropical waters. The subs use sonar to detect a contact that gets passed on to patrol, then edges closer to pop up the periscope and take pictures, depending on the mission. The information all gets sent back to shore to determine whether that’s the contact officials are looking for. “We feel sneaky. You can easily tell if a ship is doing something illegal because they don’t know that you’re

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Lt. Phil Fordham of the Royal Canadian Navy gives a tour of the HMCS Chicoutimi submarine at Esquimalt. there, but you know that they are there,” said Janssen, whose longest mission was 29 days. After spending that much time submerged under the ocean, both Janssen and Fordham are anxious to see what they’ve been missing on land. “There’s very minimal news coming in (to the sub). You come back and movies have been advertised, been released and gone through theatres in the time it takes you to get back,” said Fordham. “There’s a whole new world of hit songs on the radio that you’ve never heard before. You are just

really out of the loop, entirely isolated.” One of the biggest challenges of living and working in such a

Although Fordham and Janssen love what they do, working in a cramped environment cut off from the rest

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cramped environment is the lack of exercise and not being able to shower every day. Those on board take turns using the two tiny showers. The cook and doctor are the only ones that get to shower on a daily basis.

of the world and surrounded by nothing but ocean isn’t for everyone. According to Fordham, some sailors are fine until the sub dives and there’s a column of water above them. It always takes him a few days to get

settled in whenever he departs on another mission. Despite the criticism of Canada’s submarines, Janssen maintains they are a valuable component of the navy and submariners are making a difference. “People want to know what is in Canadian air space, they want to know what is in Canadian territorial water on the surface, why would you not want to know what is actually underneath the water?” he said. “It’s the best thing I ever did. This is my cup of tea.” editor@vicnews.com

The “Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Scam” has claimed hundreds of victims during the past year, but a 101-year-old Victoria woman refused to be added to that list. The senior, a resident of the James Bay New Horizons Centre, notified staff when she was recently contacted by scammers posing as a representative of the CRA. Victims of the scam typically receive a phone call from an angry caller, claiming to represent the CRA and that taxes are owed. The caller requests immediate payment by credit card or convinces the victims to purchase a prepaid credit card and call back immediately with the information. If they don’t, the victims are often threatened with court charges, jail or deportation. In this case, the senior was told she had outstanding taxes and was about to be prosecuted, but she was unfazed. Staff spoke with residents and discovered two of their members had fallen victim to the scam. One lost $450 — half her monthly rent — and another lost $600. The centre gathered the funds to cover the rent and staff have since reached out to various nearby partners in the community to inform them about the scam. Since the scam surfaced last summer, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received more than 10,000 calls from across Canada. Last August, Victoria police were flooded with calls from citizens that were traumatized by the scam. In some cases, the victims attempted to turn themselves in for what they believed to be non payment of their taxes. That same month, the CRA issued a public warning about the scam after seeing an increase in reports. Investigators are reminding the public that the CRA never contacts people over the phone to discuss fraud concerns and never threatens arrest over the phone unless a reduced fine is paid during that conversation. Anyone who’s fallen victim to the scam should call 250-9957654. editor@vicnews.com

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Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (a guerrilla group that has been fighting against the government and carrying out public attacks since 1964), announced the Transitional Justice Accord to put an end to the conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people in Colombia. Mahecha is one of 67 officers from the Colombian Military who came to Canada in September to learn English as part of a partnership between the military and inlingua Victoria College of Languages, a college that hosts students from around the world who come to study English. The goal was to improve officers' English language skills enough to participate in peacekeeping missions with the United Nations and operations with

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programs. “I think there's a huge opportunity for the students to come here and have the opportunity to learn English that's going to improve their quality of life when they go back home,” Kelley said, adding this is the first time the college has partnered with the military. “They work hard, they're good people. It's really added a lot to the school community.” This was the first group of officers from Colombia to graduate and Kelley expects there will be more in the future. As for Mahecha, after 12 weeks of talking to his five-year-old daughter via Skype, he's excited to return home just in time for Christmas. “It's a surprise. We bought a big box (to surprise his daughter) in Colombia, so I'll go inside,” he laughed. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

Please take notice that pursuant to Section 125 of the Community Charter, Victoria City Council intends to make changes to the Council Bylaw covering the following: • Council Meetings to start at 6:30 p.m. (changed from 7:00 p.m.) • Appointment of Directors to the Capital Regional District Board changing to strictly an indicative election process) • Updating the reference to the current version of Robert’s Rules of Order • Requiring time specific extensions after 11:00 p.m. • Minor changes to the Order of Business for Council Meetings • Establishing the Order of Business for Committee of the Whole as a Committee of Council. Council will be giving consideration to the Bylaw changes at the January 14, 2016 Council meeting. Further information is available from the Legislative and Regulatory Services Department at 250-361-0571.

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Making wishes come true Every year on Christmas Eve, motorcycles parade through the streets of Verona, Italy with riders collecting toys from local business for the city’s children. It’s a big celebration that puts smiles on the faces of youngsters throughout the city. On Saturday, Dec. 19, Victoria had its own celebration with a parade of scooters rolling through downtown to Market Square during the first annual Santa Scoot. Luca Orlandi of Famoso Pizzeria on Johnson Street is the one who organized the parade and arranged to donate a portion of the proceeds from every pizza sold that day to the Help Fill a Dream Foundation — an Island-based organization that helps children with life-threatening conditions fulfill their dreams. Since the parade involved transportation on two wheels, Help Fill a Dream incorporated a dream reveal for Andrei Marti. The six-year-old was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes last summer and riding his bike is a huge part of his life. Since his diagnosis, Marti has become an active volunteer for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and participated in the Pedal for a Cure fundraiser where he cycled for three hours. From his time spent at the free-ride park, Marti has been wishing for a Rocky Mountain bike. On Dec. 19, his wish came true when Santa arrived with the bike in Market Square. Marti was overjoyed. “I can’t believe it,” he said. “This is really, really cool.” The story is one that warms the heart and was made possible by donations from the community. Thanks to the generosity of Victorians this holiday season, a number of children have had their wish come true and woke up Christmas morning with smiles and memories that’ll last a lifetime.

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Passages of 2015: Bill Bennett “Socred hitmen swoop on rights The death of former B.C. premier workers,” its front page declared Bill Bennett on Dec. 4 prompted the after 400 layoff notices were issued to traditional round of polite tributes. provincial staff. This propaganda was the He was the man from Kelowna who public’s guide and my professional role remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC model. Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the A bit of background: the B.C. economy city on the world map. He won three was in the grip of an international majority governments before handing recession, hitting resource over the steering wheel of industries and government a smoothly running Social revenues hard. Credit Party to Bill Vander Bennett had ousted the Dave Zalm. Barrett NDP government in Outside B.C., the wire 1975, but the legacy lived on. service obituaries ran to a During its three-year reign, for few paragraphs, defining example, education spending Bennett first as the “architect increased 13 per cent in the first of financial restraint in the year and 23 per cent in each of province.” the next two. It seems an ordinary The blitz of restraint notion today, but when Tom Fletcher legislation reasserted Bennett unleashed his B.C. Views government’s authority to “restraint program” on the control the size and wages of B.C. government in 1983, it provincial staff, reinstated the province’s was presented as a right-wing coup on a ability to pay, eliminated various boards, socialist utopia. and increased the provincial sales tax to I was in journalism school in seven per cent to pay the bills. Vancouver when unions organized Another Bill Bennett legacy was a general strike and mass street dismantling the monopoly chokehold of demonstrations under the banner of big international unions on public heavy Operation Solidarity, appropriated from construction. the struggle against Poland’s communist Growing up in northeastern B.C., I dictators. Their goal was to bring the had seen the impressive pay for jobs recently re-elected government to its on highway construction, about twice knees. what I earned labouring for a non-union The newly tabloid Vancouver contractor doing city work. Province, itself largely controlled by A couple of friends discovered the some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was inside track to securing labouring jobs a screeching banshee of the big-labour on a provincially-funded highway project. left.

After joining the union, those in the know could visit a business agent and hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky winner would be “name requested” to join the crew, vaulting over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough. This struggle over public construction continues today, with B.C. Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop. The main contract was awarded to a consortium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alternative union known by more colourful names among old-line building trades. After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA. Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furniture store. I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier. The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Festival shows off amateur filmmakers Pamela Roth Victoria News

Ever since high school, Moiz Karim has been fascinated with movies. When he was in Grade 10, Karim and his friends would often make random videos — ranging from scary to funny — on a hand held camera, then post them on social media sites just for fun. “I always connected with movies,” said the 21-year-old co-founder of the Shoreline Film Festival. “I could watch a movie and completely zone out, see something else, be

somewhere else and it was a good feeling so I just kept it going from there.” Being such a film enthusiast, Karim was thinking about going into digital media once he graduated from his Surrey, B.C. high school. But he chose to keep it as a hobby and wound up studying political science at the University of Victoria instead. At Karim's high school one year, a student film festival was held that involved the surrounding district. When he moved to Victoria, Karim wanted to do the same thing, but didn't have the time or motivation until now. Karim has compiled a team of five people (along with co-founders Tahir Chatur and Matt Power) to help

create the Shoreline Film Festival, which gives amateur student filmmakers the opportunity to present their work to a live audience. The overall mission is to create awareness of all the hidden talent within the community. The films submitted for the festival can't exceed 10 minutes and have a list of guidelines, such as no excessive gore, profanity or violence. The top seven to eight films will be chosen for a year-end gala, where they will be screened live and judged in three categories — best overall short film, best screenplay and best cinematography. As for the content, Karim said anything goes. “We're looking for

pretty much anything and I think that's the cool part,” said Karim. “You can talk to the camera for six minutes, you can be filming your skateboard tricks, it can be a silent film, it can be an action film, comedy — there's no real limits. It's just you and the creative process and whatever that process brings you.” The Shoreline Film Festival was launched in October and the deadline for submissions is March 1. The year-end gala will feature live performances, along with an art auction where 50 per cent of the proceeds go to charity. For more information and a full list of guidelines visit shoreline. com. editor@vicnews.com

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City council on naughty list: taxpayers federation Victoria city council’s handling of taxpayers’ dollars has landed them on the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s annual naughty list this Christmas. According to the federation, Victoria council “lurched from one mistake to another.” The federation cited a number of projects which landed council on the naughty list, including the Johnson Street Bridge, the cost of which is looming

closer to the $100 million mark; partnering in the Seaterra project, in which the city spent money after the sewage project was killed; spending money on an interactive musical railing installed in Bastion Square parkade stairwells; and purchasing the building that houses the Victoria Visitors Centre in the Inner

Harbour for $8 million from the province. “All of these blunders distract from the real issues facing Victoria: homelessness and downtown shops going out of business,” said CTF B.C. director Jordan Bateman. Others on the naughty list include Surrey city council, Premier Christy Clark

and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. On the federation’s nice list are Mayors Derek Corrigan, Michael Smith and Nicole Read for standing up for taxpayers in the TransLink sales tax debate, and the B.C. Legislature, after they began posting MLA expense receipts. editor@vicnews.com

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PEN HOUSE The Township of Esquimalt is hosting the annual Recreation Open House event Saturday, Jan 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser Road. This is the eighth year of this event where friends and family of all ages can

learn about the recreation centre’s fabulous creative arts, fitness, sports and general interactive activities. “We hope to invite new and current patrons and community members to come and experience a taste of what we offer. From arts and cultural programs to fitness, sports and aquatics for all ages,” said

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Bill Emberly is one of the few Canadian merchant navy veterans remaining on Vancouver Island. He said about 20 die each year.

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At the rate Canadian merchant navy veterans are passing away, Bill Emberly says this year’s Christmas dinner could be the group’s last. Emberly, a merchant navy veteran from Vic West, distributes a newsletter for the group three times a year and said it is mostly filled with obituaries now. “The average age is 89 to 90 years old and we lose about 20 veterans per year,” Emberly said. Canada’s 12,000 men and women that served in the merchant navy in the Second World War delivered war supplies, food and military personnel from Canada to the war theatres in Europe. Emberly, who served from 1944 to 1945, said merchant seaman rarely get the recognition they deserve. “We would travel at six knots across the North Atlantic on unarmed vessels,” he said. “Not only were we at risk of attack but we also had to deal with storms with 70 to 80 foot waves.” David Zimmerman, a UVic history professor who studies the Royal Canadian Navy, said the dangers the merchant navy faced in the Second World War were very real. “They ran a greater risk than the war ships because they couldn’t defend themselves,” Zimmerman said. “They were the primary target of German u-boats and aircraft.” By the end of the Second World War, Canada had built more than 400 merchant ships. Zimmerman said the importance of the merchant naval fleet couldn’t be overstated.

“These sailors risked their lives carrying vital goods across to Europe,” he said. “And they certainly didn’t get recognition right after the war.” Earlier this month, Emberly gathered with other merchant navy veterans and their wives for a turkey dinner. It was nice to catch up with old comrades and reconnect, he said. Events like the dinner are becoming fewer and further apart as more and more war veterans are passing away each year. Emberly said the government, after ignoring merchant navy veterans for years, has only recently started to show support. “We’re finally getting benefits now. In 1992, we were officially recognized as veterans,” Emberly said. “I finally got a pension in 2008.” Zimmerman said the recognition of the merchant navy was a long time coming but things are finally getting better. After World War II, the fleet was disbanded and the merchant navy basically ceased to exist. Knowing what those benefits are and how to access them is lost on some veterans, Emberly said, which is one reason he stays active in the veteran community. “The reason I stay involved is to help people,” Emberly said. “Even to this day, there are a lot of people that don’t know they are entitled to benefits.” For Emberly, events like the “last supper,” are really important to keep the feeling of belonging alive amongst remaining veterans. “The camaraderie that these people have is unbelievable. I think it’s holding them together,” he said. intern@vicnews.com

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Roughly 2,500 pounds of non-perishable food items was delivered to the neighbourhood house on Constance Avenue as part of the Township of Esquimalt and CUPE employee’s annual food bank drive. The amount was nearly double the amount of food donated in 2014.

Donations from the drive were collected from residents during regularly scheduled garbage pickup days in December. Residents also donated food at municipal city hall, the Esquimalt Recreation Centre, the Archie Browning Sports Centre and the public works yard. editor@vicnews.com

Friday, Jan. 1, Esquimalt’s New Year’s Levee 2016. The public is invited to attend the Township of Esquimalt’s New Year’s Day Levee, a time honoured tradition in Esquimalt dating back to 1947. The event includes free skate at the sports centre from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and free swimming at the rec centre (527 Fraser St.) from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Also at the rec centre, there will be a meet and greet with the mayor and council from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Info: 250-4147157.

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at 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s concert includes a night of Spanish music. Info: email townshipclassics@ gmail.com. Saturday, Feb. 6 Family fun day celebration at the Esquimalt Rec Centre (527 Fraser St.) Enjoy a barbecue lunch hosted by the Lions Club, face painting, carnival games and free kindergym. The pool will also be open for families to enjoy with free admission. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-412-8500. Saturday, Feb. 13 Community recycling depot. Residents have the opportunity to recycle household items that are not allowed in curbside blue boxes such as soft and hard plastics, Styrofoam and electronics. Dropoff fees apply. Archie Browning Sports Centre, rear parking lot from 9 a.m. to noon. Info: 250-8933851.

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Wunderkind martial art sisters Kiana and Zena Shew led the Victoria Bulldogs school wrestling team with gold medals at the recent Cougar Invite at Frances Kelsey in Mill Bay. The home-schooled Shews won two of the Bulldogs’ five gold medals at the Cougar Invite. Kiana won hers in the junior girls 35to 40-kilogram class and Zena in the girls 31-32 kgs. The other three came from Ecole Victor Brodeur students Sekou Tatem in the junior boys 50-55 kgs, Ivory Tatem in the elementary 40-43 kgs and Sara Vanderhasselt in the elementary 30-33 kgs. Oak Bay’s Kaitlyn Kiddell was second among junior girls in the 67-72 kgs, while Reynolds Secondary’s Khaya Mackillop (independent) was second in the senior girls 60 to 63 kgs. “We took six wrestlers and won five gold, that’s incredible,” said Ed Ashmore, longtime coach of the Bulldogs. The octogenarian was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in October. He recently fell and cracked his collar bone but is able to instruct the wrestlers with his left hand, he said. “There was a time I could do one-arm chin-ups,” he joked. The Bulldogs wrestling team has existed

in different forms for all five decades Ashmore has coached it, and is currently a joint district school team open to students from SD 61 and 63. Following the Cougar Invite, three of the Bulldogs competed at the Dec. 11 War on the Floor, hosted at Simon Fraser University. Zena earned gold while wrestling up one weight class, winning all three matches. But it was an eye opener for Kiana, who also went up a weight class and finished fifth. “They were just too big and strong for [Kiana],” Ashmore said. Tatem also travelled to SFU, finishing seventh in the senior men’s 51 kgs. “I’m glad he could go. I think it was an excellent thing to do for all three going to that tournament, reminding [Kiana and Sekou] they may be able to beat everyone on the Island, but not the Mainland.” Reynolds’ Khaya Mackillop was third in the senior girls 64 kgs. Upcoming in the new year is the Western Canada Age Class in Richmond, Jan. 22 to 23, followed by the Alberni Armada Invitational, Feb. 5 to 6. The Island wrestling championships are Feb. 13 to 14 at Cowichan secondary and the B.C. High School Championships are Feb. 25 to 27 in Abbotsford. editor@vicnews.com

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Shamrock forward named 1st team all-star Victoria Shamrocks forward Corey Small has been awarded the Western Lacrosse Association 1st Team All Star award. In 18 regular season WLA games, Small led the WLA in points with 79 including 33 goals and 46 assists. In the WLA playoffs he also led the WLA with 40 points in eight games. Small also

received the Mike Kelley Award as the Mann Cup MVP, is a three-time WLA 1st team All Star, three-time winner of the Shamrocks most popular player as voted by the fans. Small is from St. Catharines, Ontario and came west in 2011 to play for the Shamrocks and is now a permanent resident in Victoria.

appear in Victoria leading up to and during the 2016 home opener for the Victoria HarbourCats, a June 7 date featuring the Wenatchee AppleSox. Krazy George is celebrating the 35th anniversary of The Wave. Krazy, whose real name is George Henderson, has appeared in front of more than 25 million fans live, and hundreds of millions more on TV — billing himself as the “world’s sexiest professional cheerleader.”

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Hicketts named to World Junior Canadian team Victoria Royals defenceman Joe Hicketts is helping Canada defend its title after being named to Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships. The five-foot, eight inch, 175-pound

defenseman was one of 11 defenders from across Canada that was invited to the junior team selection camp in Etobicoke, Ontario earlier this month. Hicketts was a member of Canada’s gold-medal-winning squad at last year’s world junior hockey champion-

ships, recording three assists, a plus three rating and two minutes in penalties in seven tournament games. The annual tournament began on Dec. 26 in Helsinki, Finland and will conclude in January. editor@vicnews.com

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