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In the living room of his two-bedroom Esquimalt apartment, Osama beams from ear-to-ear as he points at a flat-screen television sitting on a table. “TV?” he asks cautiously. I nod with approval, then look at his wife Hanadi, holding her wideeyed eight-month-olddaughter Loujain. Hanadi points at the table in the dining room and tries to say the word table in English. Their two boys, Abdul-Rachman, 5, and eight-year-old Zaid are glued to a computer playing games. It’s been nearly three weeks since the young Syrian family flew from Jordan to Victoria. They are eager to learn English and settle into their new life in Canada. Osama’s face lights up with every English word he can add to his limited vocabulary. “The people of

Victoria are very kind,” he says with the help of a phone translater. “The difficulty is the language and knowing the area, but there is good support.” Ever since the family arrived in Victoria in mid-December, they’ve been assisted by the group of five Victoria couples who helped bring them here. For about a year, Michael and Shelley Wuitchik had been thinking about ways to help Syrian refugees. Once they saw the shocking photo of the body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach in September, the couple decided to put their thoughts into action. (Kurdi drowned after the boat his family was on from Turkey to Greece capsized.) The Wuitchik’s rounded up a group of four like-minded couples, pooled their resources together, and came up with $36,000 to sponsor a Syrian family and cover their costs for the first year

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Touch down Crew and passengers aboard a Harbour Air 1960 De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter sea plane have a clear view of the Coast Guard ice breaking ship, Sir Wilfred Laurier as they come in for landing in Victoria’s harbour. The ship was built in Collingwood, Ontario in 1986 and is stationed in Victoria.

in Canada. Ottawa chipped in another $9,000. They’re also working with the Inter-Cultural Association (ICA) of Greater Victoria — the sponsorship agreement holder, meaning it has signed sponsorship

agreements with the federal government to help refugees settle in Canada. The group (known as a constituency group) wasn’t informed the family of five was coming to Victoria until three days prior to

their arrival. Making the 48-hour journey included stops in Toronto, where they met the Governor General, then Calgary where they were on their own to navigate through the airport. Unsure if anyone would be meeting

them in Victoria, the family arrived to see the smiling faces of the five couples who helped get them here. Michael couldn’t help but feel emotional. “It was very moving. It was kind of a thrill when the 25-yearold woman (Hanadi)

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The clock was approaching midnight on Dec. 29 when Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps awoke in a shaking bed. “I thought here we go,” said Helps, who immediately knew it was an earthquake. “Before I was fully awake it was over. Then I turned on my phone, looked

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call centre answered around 40 calls to 911 about the earthquake. Helps has lived in Victoria for 20 years. The earthquake was the strongest she’s ever felt. “It was quite scary,” she said, adding the fire department was on it right away, checking to make sure city buildings were secure and nobody was hurt. “From our end, it was a small test and everything went fairly smoothly.” The city has policies and procedures in place should a powerful earthquake occur. The focus is now on making sure citizens and businesses are prepared to handle a disaster. A typical earthquake kit includes a battery powered or handcrank radio, flashlight, a whistle to signal for help, small first aid kit, cellphone with charger, cash in small bills, garbage bags, a dust mask, a local map with a family meeting place identified, seasonal clothing and footwear, and a three-day supply of food and water. A “grab-and-go” bag should also be created for work and vehicles. Helps hopes the quake is a wake up call for those who don’t already have kits. She has enough supplies in hers for 10 days. “It’s important to think about what you’re going to need in an emergency,” said Helps, adding she has a bottle of bleach in a mason jar in case water needs to be purified. “After the last one, which was maybe two or three years ago, we did a whole bunch of research and just got ready....For me, it’s top of mind.” According to

the city’s website, Victoria has a one in three (32 per cent) probability of a damaging earthquake in the next 50 years and is also prone to tsunamis. If an earthquake lasts for more than 60 seconds or is so strong that it is difficult to stand, people in low-lying coastal areas are advised to move to higher ground. Last Tuesday’s tremor was the biggest quake to be felt in the region since a 6.8 magnitude quake rocked Washington State in 2001, causing some property damage in Seattle. The two largest quakes ever recorded in B.C. have both been centred near Haida Gwaii — an 8.1 magnitude quake in 1949 that remains Canada’s strongest since 1700 and a 7.7 quake in 2012. SFU Geologist Brent Ward said the shaking Tuesday was a crustal earthquake, about 50 to 60 kilometres beneath the surface. Crustal quakes are much more common and closer to populated areas than massive 8.0-plus subduction zone quakes — often dubbed the Big One — that strike every few hundred years well off the West Coast. Larger crustal quakes in the six to seven range hit every 50 to 60 years in B.C. A 7.2 crustal quake occurred near Courtenay in 1946 and caused extensive landslides, soil liquefaction and damage to brick buildings. For more information on emergency kits visit the PreparedBC or PrepareVictoria websites. — with files from Jeff Nagel editor@vicnews.com

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“Processing is moving quite quickly in Canada. Once the cases go to the Visa posts the timing is less predicable, although way quicker than normal,” she said, noting ICA is currently working with about 25 local sponsor groups at various stages. To prepare for the first family, members of the constituency group searched for accommodation, then collected items the family would need to start their new life, such as furniture and clothing. When the family arrived at their new apartment, Michael said the two tired boys sprung to life once they saw their bunk beds that had a stuffed animal on the pillow. Hanadi beamed when she opened the fridge and cupboards, and saw they were stocked

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setting up bank accounts, filling out forms for school and finding grocery stores. Michael said the spices at the Bulk Barn brought a smile to Hanadi’s face because the store smelled like Syria. “Everybody has commented on how rewarding it is and how appreciative they are,” said Michael. “I think they’re a very resilient family. They don’t ever back off from anything. They are open to everything, always trying the language. They just seem like they want to get into it.” On Christmas Day, Michael had the family over for Christmas dinner where they feasted on roasted lamb. It was the first meat the family had in two years. Originally from a district northeast of

Damascus, the family fled to Lebanon two years ago where they first lived in a refugee camp, then rented a home. Working as a mechanic for a living, Osama was banned from taking a job in Lebanon so he worked under the table to provide for his family (who did not want to publish their last name due to safety reasons). Eventually, they got on the list to come to Canada. Osama describes the last few years in Syria as a deadly situation. “They were attacking everybody, killing everybody,” he said, adding he didn’t find peace of mind until he arrived in Toronto, where he was surprised by the warm welcome. “It’s been strange, but I feel like I’m coming home.... Victoria is good.”

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Luke de Leseleuc remembers the day that launched him into seven years of intense and uncontrollable alcohol abuse. He was in jail when he was told his three-and-a-half-year-old son had passed away. “The unfortunate thing was that I was sitting in jail because of my alcoholism,” de Leseleuc said. The news devastated the new father, who turned to alcohol to overcome his grief. For seven years, he jumped from job to job, drank from morning to night, and eventually found himself in shelters for a few nights. “I didn’t care. I got myself into trouble. It was a bad place for me to be,” he said. After getting back on track and being sober for 11 months, de Leseleuc eventually relapsed. One day, he found himself at the corner of Douglas and Yates streets just steps from throwing himself in front of a bus to end his life when a voice inside his head stopped him. “I was about four or five steps away from being hit by the bus and on the third step a voice inside my head said ‘the cause of your pain shouldn’t be the cause of someone else’s pain. If you do this, you’ll affect the driver (of the bus) and the passengers’,” he said. De Leseleuc pulled himself back and went to the emergency room. Shortly after, he checked himself into Together We Can Society, an addictions treatment centre in Vancouver. He has been sober for the past 16 months and now works with BeYouPromise.org, a Victoria-based organization whose mandate is to educate and raise awareness of the benefits of not misusing drugs or alcohol. De Leseleuc is the community outreach co-ordinator

and travels to schools to share his story with students and parents. This year, BeYouPromise. org is launching Dry Jan, an inaugural challenge for Greater Victoria residents to go sober for 31 days. Throughout the month, there will be mini events such as scavenger hunts to keep participants motivated. The event, that originated in the U.K., is a fundraiser for the Canadian Liver Foundation and the Umbrella

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Society for Addictions and Mental Health. De Leseleuc said the event is particularly important after the death of eight people in Victoria from suspected overdoses in December. “For those people who are sitting on the fence and don’t know where they’re at in terms of whether they have an addiction or alcohol problem it could be a good start for them. Thirty-one days is a good start for them to maybe change their life and see their full potential,” said de Leseleuc, adding they’ve had 15 people register so far. “It’s a shame that I see what’s going on in Victoria. The loss of one life isn’t good. If substance abuse is becoming a problem for somebody then you need to get some help.” The official launch of Dry Jan is on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the Victoria Royals game at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. To register for the challenge or to donate visit godryjan.com. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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It’s a world where the dirt shimmers silver, dragons soar and one girl is tasked with stopping underworld beasts from stealing people’s shadows to nourish the hungry land. This may sound like the beginning of a J.R.R. Tolkien novel, but it’s a world that has come directly from eight-year-old Maggie Wehrle’s imagination. Maggie’s story called The Underground Festival won first place in her age category as part of the recent Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s (CNIB) annual braille creative writing contest. “I was really happy. I was really glad,” said Maggie, a Fairfield resident who is blind. Maggie placed second the previous two years for stories about her father and his pet pug, and one about three bears and a shark. But this year she took home the top prize for the fourpaged story that took her two weeks to write. Alexandra Korinowsky with CNIB said Maggie’s imaginative story told with astounding maturity impressed the judges.

Island Health has come up with a new way for Victoria and Esquimalt residents to monitor heart health from home. The Home Health Monitoring service helps measure blood pressure, weight and oxygen levels from home. It also helps detect problems early, enhances quality of life, improves health outcomes and reduces hospital admissions. Roughly 300 residents on South and Central Vancouver Island have used the free service and Island Health is encouraging others to give it a try. “Home Health Monitoring gives patients the confidence they need to self-manage their health from their home,” said Island Health Telehealth Specialist Lisa Saffarek. “It enables us to be more proactive in detecting changes in a patient’s condition. We can work with the patient and the care team to prevent urgent visits to physician offices or the emergency department.” Nanaimo resident Bill Miller said the service was easy to use. His daily responses were automatically sent to a Home Health Monitoring nurse, who monitored his results and maintained regular contact with him and his physician. “You’re made aware immediately of any changes in your health and if there’s an issue it can be fixed quickly,” Miller said. Patients interested in trying the free service can call the Home Health Monitoring office at 250-388-2273. editor@vicnews.com

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Maggie Wehrle’s story, The Underground Festival, recently won first place in her age category at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual braille creative writing contest. A self-professed book worm, Maggie’s love for reading and writing began at a young age. Her parents, Trevor and Melissa, used to read her Dr. Seuss books and The Chronicles of Narnia before she could understand. Now, Maggie has flown through a number of books including The Lemony Snicket Series, Alice in Wonderland, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Hobbit and is

currently reading The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. After finishing the Harry Potter series, Maggie was inspired to pick up her Perkins brailler to create her own fantasy worlds on paper. “I like just being able to put my ideas onto a piece of paper. It’s fun,” Maggie said. Her mother Melissa, who is also a fan of fantasy books, said she can hear the sound of Maggie’s brailler early in the morning.

“Just the way that she uses braille is quite amazing. The fact that she finds a passion in writing, I’m super proud of her,” said Melissa. “I’m happy she’s found braille really useful in that way that it’s not just something she’s using with curricular activities. I wake up in the morning and she’s writing. It’s a creative outlet for her.” Since winning the contest, Maggie’s love of writing hasn’t

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Show compassion for refugees Imagine being forced from your homeland due to civil war, then eventually winding up in a foreign country on the other side of the world. You can’t speak the language, you don’t know where anything is (like grocery stores or banks), the climate is cold, and the culture is completely different from anything you’ve ever known. Welcome to the life of a refugee. In mid-December, Victoria welcomed its first Syrian refugee family who are part of the government’s plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of February. The family of five was sponsored by four local couples who pooled their resources together to come up with the $36,000 needed to get the family here and cover their costs of living for the first year. Ever since their arrival, the couples have been assisting the family with navigating around the city, setting up bank accounts, filling out forms for school and finding grocery stores. The Greater Victoria Inter-Cultural Association (ICA) is helping as well. The family is lucky to have that kind of support. Not knowing the language is perhaps the biggest hurdle the family now faces. At their apartment last week, they were eager to communicate with the locals, but knowing only a few English words makes it difficult to have a conversation. As the family transitions into life in Victoria, and more families are expected to arrive during the next few months, it’s important to show them compassion and be patient. The changes they have gone through in their young lives are difficult to fathom and the road ahead will also be a challenging one as they adjust to an entirely new life in Canada.

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Passages of 2015: Stephen Harper the Postmedia chain and the Globe and I first met Stephen Harper when he was running for the Canadian Alliance Mail pointing out that Trudeau’s rash leadership in 2002. promises didn’t add up. Speaking to a group of Fraser Valley Endorsements were a brief interruption members concerned that the party had in the media assault on Harper’s record. split over the leadership of Stockwell His government’s plan to welcome Day, Harper didn’t mince words because 10,000 refugees, unveiled way back in a local reporter had showed January 2015, was portrayed up on a Saturday morning. He as heartless and feeble, while explained his prediction Trudeau’s 25,000 by Christmas that no matter who leads represented the generous the conservative movement character of the true Canada. started by Preston Manning, As it turns out, the Liberals the national media would have been hard pressed work against it. to reach even the 10,000 “The press is owned by mark. But they’ve put out a big-L liberals and staffed by rash new promise to make it small-L liberals,” Harper said. 50,000 at some point in the “Preston was too cerebral; future, so the media’s new-found Tom Fletcher message Stock was not cerebral of sunshine, hope and B.C. Views enough. I’m not sure where change continues. I will be, but the media will Those modest $10 billion always be on the other side.” annual deficits that Trudeau promised, Harper’s cold war with national media and Harper warned against? Borrowing is a theme that runs through his decade and spending will far exceed that, but as prime minister, peaking in 2015 with we’re assured that’s because they were the most slanted election coverage based on inflated Conservative financial I’ve ever witnessed. The celebration forecasts. continues over Justin Trudeau’s victory, In fact, independent private sector with the supposedly non-partisan federal forecasts are now the key reference for bureaucracy cheering along with much of government budgets at the federal and the national media. provincial level. None of them predicted Harper’s assessment of major the further slump in energy prices that newspaper ownership is no longer continued through 2015. accurate, except for the Toronto Star. And cooking the books before an election isn’t really possible any more, But the dying tradition of owners looking thanks to the establishment of the up from their accounting ledgers to Parliamentary Budget Office. That was a endorse a political party continued, with

Harper innovation, along with scheduled elections. And that Trudeau pledge to raise taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and use the proceeds to finance a tax cut for the middle class? That one didn’t add up either. For one thing, wealthy people have a variety of legal ways to reduce their taxable income. Here’s an actual front-page headline from the Globe and Mail, reporting this unfortunate fact, well after the election: “The way Liberals gauged response to new tax rate explains gap.” So it was just an understandable oversight, you see. Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he pronounced that “Canada is back” in the battle to control the world’s weather? The official submission from his bloated delegation to the UN climate meetings was actually the existing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coalfired electricity generation. Harper generally represented a preference for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.” This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care. He advocated free trade, small government and low taxes. We’ll see how that legacy survives the new government and its media cheering section. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca, Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc

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at the other. We occasionally bump into each other as we step back to view our work,” Boron said. “We garner more ways of looking at things because of the two visions, which helps to see things from a perspective that you wouldn't necessarily gather.” Vine and Boron have had several exhibits at the art gallery individually, but this is their second one together. Though their styles differ, the duo agree the roughly 30 paintings on display compliment each other since many of the paintings depict the same locations. “Both our work are very colourful and very bold and both have a singular voice,” Boron said. “It's a different visualization of a similar scene.” The Best of Both exhibit will be on display at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss St.) until Jan. 31. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Jo Wallcraft has come up with one bright idea. For the past few months, the Esquimalt resident has been turning old light bulbs of all sizes that would normally be thrown in the garbage into tiny works of glass art. Wallcraft and her six-year-old twin stepdaughters use acrylic paint and glitter to paint anything from killer whales and starfish to more Christmas themed designs such as Christmas trees, snowmen, Santa Claus and reindeer on dozens of old light bulbs. She then gives them away to friends and family. “I just needed to find a creative outlet. I just like to create things that inspire people's lives and make them happier. This is one way that I'm doing it,” said Wallcraft, adding they've painted more than 70 light bulbs so far. It's a project that came to Wallcraft after a devastating discovery. In 2009, Wallcraft discovered she had a brain cyst. Though it was small, it was not

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the coldest temperature ever recorded in Victoria was -15.6C on Jan. 28, 1950. “It's always a battle of who's going to win? Does the cold air win and then the warm air rides over top or is there enough warm air and south westerly winds to push that cold air back into the mountains?” Weather experts are expecting this year to be an extreme one with the arrival of La Nina and El Nino — a natural ocean temperature phenomenon that results in warmer than average coastal waters near the equator that move towards South America's northern coast, then turn as far north as Haida Gwaii and

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Shellie Gudgeon is a firm believer that strong neighbourhoods are the backbone of strong cities. Operating on this mandate, she dedicates her time, money and efforts to the Victoria West Community Association (VWCA). Gudgeon was recognized for those efforts last month when she was awarded the VWCA Vision Award. As one of the founders of the award, it was only fitting that the Vic West resident won the award in its 10th year of existence. “The intention behind the award was to encourage more people to give back to the Vic West community,” Gudgeon said. “Some amazing people have won it so I feel tremendously proud to have been recognized.” Diane Carr recently

Shellie Gudgeon finished a year as past president on the board of the VWCA and said that Gudgeon’s reliability and generosity made her a perfect fit for the award. “She can just always be counted on and not just for money,” Carr said. “She’s always willing to lend her time to help out.”

dealership was scheduled to move into the entrance of Vic West. The decades-old community association provides services and programs to residents of all the neighbourhoods in Vic West. Carr said the association really found its stride when it finally had a place to call home. “We took over the community centre about five years ago,” she said. “Since then, I’ve noticed that the association is thriving. I think our programs are maxed out.” Gudgeon, who has lived in Vic West for 24 years, recently served one term on Victoria city council and is still digest-

“She can just always be counted on and not just for money. She’s always willing to lend her time to help out.” — Diane Carr

Carr said Gudgeon’s dedication could be seen through the projects she heads and the initiatives she takes on. On one occasion, she recalls Gudgeon picketing at the corner of Bay Street and Tyee Road when a Volvo

ing all the lessons she learned from that experience. She knows you can’t please everyone but the best way to grow is to keep moving forward. Despite Vic West’s vibrant and growing

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A 22-year-old Esquimalt man is in custody following an investigation for drugs and weapons at a Saanich basement suite. On Tuesday, the Victoria Police’s Crime Reduction Unit — working in tandem with Saanich Police and the Greater Victory Emergency Response Team — executed a search warrant at a suite in a residence in the 700-block of Rogers Avenue. Homes surrounding the residence were evacuated “out of an abundance of caution,” said Saanich Police media spokesperson Sgt. Steve Eassie. “The nature of the file being a weapons and drug-related matter, the potential for someone to be harmed was there in the event that police were to have been met with resistance,” said Eassie. “We obviously didn’t want any bystanders to be placed in harm’s way. “We were able to make contact with the individual in the suite and were able to have them depart from

the residence without any incidence at all.” Police recovered three handguns, ammunition and evidence “consistent with drug trafficking,” including one kilogram of cocaine and half a kilogram of methamphetamine. The male was arrested on an outstanding warrant and now faces additional charges. In August 2015, the VicPD CRU and Strike Force sections, and the GVERT, searched the man’s residence in the 2900-block of Quadra Street, where investigators found one kilogram of methamphetamine, half a kilogram of cocaine and “a significant amount of cash.” “It is concerning to us when people are engaging in this type of criminal behaviour in our communities,” said Sgt. Iain Campbell of VicPD’s Crime Reduction Unit in a statement. “We’re very glad to have these drugs and guns off our streets.” According to Victoria police, the approximate street value of a kilogram of cocaine is $50,000, while a kilogram of methamphetamine is worth $25,000.

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community, Carr said they are in major need of a new neighbourhood plan. The current plan is from 1986. Gudgeon said the community asso-

ciation needs to keep working hard to encourage the wealth of knowledge that exists in Vic West’s volunteers and residents. She is motivated

after wining the VWCA Vision Award this year and said Vic West has all the ingredients to be the community of the future. “We have rich peo-

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After dipping to just five students in 2015 the number of high school education program for inmates at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre on Wilkinson Road is now at 45. And counting. This year alone five inmates have acquired their Dogwood diploma as high school graduates, said volunteer tutor Steve Newton. “We have one guy on his last credit and another on his final two credits, plus two more eyeing a finish by February, and they wish to register at Camosun College following their release,” Newton said. What happens is inmates often return to the community without a high school degree. “Without a formal education, no one wants to give them an opportunity,” Newton said. “This gives them a formal education.” The retired teacher is a board member of the Victoria Read Society and has been instrumental in rebuilding the program. The Read Society took over earlier this year after the Victoria School District 61 backed out (SD61 had taken it over from Saanich School District 63). Cowichan School District 79 then came on in support, supplying curriculum materials, performing the marking, granting credits, performing credit checks,

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Steve Newton, a volunteer retired teacher, (right) and deputy warden Scott Dempsey, have helped rebuild the inmate education program at the Wilkinson Road correctional facility. Five students have attained their Dogwood B.C. high school degree this year and another 45 students are currently enrolled at Wilkinson. and granting the diplomas. And ironically, Cowichan is the only school district in the immediate area still using a pen and paper curriculum, which is exactly what the Wilkinson jail program needs. “We're hopeful we can move this forward,” Newton said. “Those inmates who've started in the program begin to realize this is something they need in order to keep from coming back, a cycle that repeats itself.” There are now 20 volunteers working to teach inmates through the Read Society. Some

are involved in direct tutoring, such as a oneon-one context, and about six are teachers delivering the in-school component of the program. The curriculum is free to the inmates who run into a road block once they earn their Dogwood diploma. In some cases Newton has set up a personalized curriculum to educate the inmates, but enrolling in college within the prison is still a ways off, though the U.S. has successfully created such a program. The challenge is the inmates aren’t allowed access to the Internet.

Even the school program is one hour of instruction per week. The rest is the students working on it in their cell blocks. “With no opportunity to study online it's fortuitous Cowichan School District came along,” Newton said. “We’d like to expand to two hours a week of instruction. If that happens, we’ll need more volunteers.” This year the school program ran throughout the summer and the Christmas season. “It gives them something to work for, it’s the introduction of a sense of forward move-

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - VICTORIA

NEWS

Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. January 6 - 9, 2016

You’ll Feel Like Family. Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986

It’s Our

“BLUE BILL” SALE! Look What $5.00 Can Get You!

Reg. 7.49

97 EACH

Broccoli Crowns

• • • •

Dutch Crunch Bread

LIMIT 5 Total

Black Forest or Honey Ham

.97

55 F O R

LIMIT 5 Total

Soft Margarine 427 g

708 g

EACH

LIMIT 5

5 500

LIMIT 10 Total

55 F O R

F O R

Fresh Lilydale Air Chilled Boneless Skinless

Chicken Breasts

4 Pack

lb 8.75 Kg

EACH

Parkay

Puddings

in select Saanich News Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review

Hunt’s

Boneless Cross Rib Pot Roast

EVERY FRIDAY

400 g Approx.

LIMIT 2

Cut From Canada AA Beef

FLYER

Cheese

796 ml Diced Crushed Whole Less Salt Diced

100 g

WATCH FOR OUR

Faith Farms

Canadian Roast 00

Olymel

LIMIT 5 Total

Hills Bros.

EACH

In our Deli...

EACH

Tomatoes

lb 6.55 Kg

454 g

5 500 F O R

Primo

In our Bakery...

680 ml

2 Lbg. Ba

California Grown

Pasta Sauce

Hot House Coloured Peppers

Organic Granola 450 g

Hunt’s Thick & Rich

Mexican Grown Premium Quality

Jordans

It’s not just chicken, it’s Lilydale!

All Sizes

00 lb 11.02 Kg

Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only

4420 West Saanich Rd, Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd. Victoria Open Daily 8 am - 10 pm All items while stocks last.