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Sunken boat removed from Gorge Waterway, but several still remain Pamela Roth Victoria News

Three days into the new year, Shellie Gudgeon hopped on a boat on a sunny afternoon with a handful of people to tour the Gorge Waterway, cataloguing illegally moored boats.

The small group counted 24 in total. At least three were sunken and four had people living on them.

The majority of the boats were in decent

condition, noted Gudgeon, but some were a downright eyesore, leaking oil and fuel into the water. One boat had 10 to 15 feet of debris piled onto every inch possible.

“Boating is a privilege, it’s not a right and I think that’s important to recognize,” said Gudgeon, a former councillor with the City of Victoria.

“If we don’t follow the regulations of our community and

the civil society, this could become a very dangerous situation.”

A number of derelict boats and floating vessels have been permanently anchored off the Selkirk Trestle near Banfield Park for several years, sparking complaints about leaking sewage, oil, fuel, noise and garbage from frustrated area residents like Gudgeon.

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New heart saves Fairfield woman’s life Heart failure diagnosis was overwhelming and upsetting Kendra Wong Victoria News

July 19, 2005 is a day Jillianne Code remembers not as the day she moved to the Lower Mainland, but as the beginning of a 10-year journey to find a heart transplant.

Code, who currently lives in Fairfield, moved from Edmonton, Alberta to Coquitlam, B.C. to complete her PhD in educational psychology at Simon Fraser University. Code and her husband Nick were unloading their belongings at their new home when she collapsed.

The then 29-year-old was unable to walk more than three feet and had difficulty breathing.

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Code was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was touch-and-go for roughly 72 hours. But medication improved

her health.

She was then diagnosed with congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump effectively, leading to the

build up of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissue. Doctors suspected the condition was a result of a virus, but didn’t know for sure.

This was also the

first time Code heard the words “heart transplant.”

“It was really difficult to come to terms with that. But one of the ways was that I just threw

Capital Regional District Notice to Electors Within the Capital Regional District Alternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaw 4042 - Authorizing the disposal of a portion of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District (“CRD”) proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 4042, “Capital Regional District Disposition of Part of Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve Bylaw No. 1, 2015.” The purpose of Bylaw No. 4042 is to authorize the sale or exchange of a 902m2 (0.09 hectare) parcel in the Sooke Hills Regional Park Reserve, more particularly described as that portion of Lot 21, District Lot 8, Block 453 and Block 352, Malahat District, Plan VIP84067. The intention is to exchange this parcel of land for a similarly sized and nearby parcel owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. This parcel will become dedicated road. This exchange is critical to complete the necessary land transactions to ensure that construction of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail is completed in 2017.

Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 4042 unless at least 28,055 electors within the CRD indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 4042.

The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the area to which the alternative approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the regional parks service area, which is comprised of all the municipalities and electoral areas in the Capital Regional District, as follows: Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Oak Bay, Metchosin, North Saanich, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria, View Royal; and Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands electoral areas.

The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaw No. 4042, to the CRD is 4:00 pm on Monday, February 22, 2016. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted.

The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 280,551 and that 10% of that number or 28,055 electors must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaw No. 4042 without the assent of the electors by referendum.

myself into school. My body wasn’t working, but I was determined that my brain would,” she said. “It’s overwhelming and it’s upsetting and it’s a very difficult word to hear.”

After a stint in hospital, Code was more determined than ever to complete her schooling. She finished her PhD and made plans to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.

In 2010 before she left for Boston, she suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to use her left arm and slurring her words, which prompted doctors to implant an internal defibrillator that allowed her to travel to Harvard.

But that didn’t let her stop her from pursuing what she loved.

“For better or worse, you become determined,” Code said, adding she remained relatively stable for the next few years.

But in 2013, she began to feel tired and doctors told her it was time to seriously consider a heart transplant.

Hinshaw, executive director of Service B.C., the number of registered donors has increased to 4,489 province-wide in December from 2,286 the same month the previous year since the partnership began in April. Locally, there have been 139 people registered through Service B.C. since September.

“Many people think they’re already registered and in fact, they’re not. It’s just a matter of bringing it to front of mind for people when they are in a position to actually register,” Hinshaw said.

“There are a lot of people who are in need of a life-saving or lifechanging transplant just to save their life or improve the quality of their life. The more we can do as citizens, as government, as individuals to facilitate the availability of organs, the better off our society will be.”

To register visit transplant.bc.ca.

After a year of waiting in October 2014, she finally received a call that doctors found a potential match.

“It’s a very mixed blessing because that means that somebody else is going to lose their life, or someone else needs to lose their life in order for you to keep going with yours,” Code said. “You really have to think of it that way.”

Since the transplant, Code’s quality of life has improved dramatically — she even completed her first five kilometre run six months after the transplant and is now an associate professor at the University of Victoria.

Now, Code is sharing her story with residents of Victoria and Esquimalt to encourage people to become registered organ donors.

In partnership with B.C. Transplant, Service B.C. locations around the province, including one in Victoria, now invites people to become registered organ donors.

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Further technical information concerning Bylaw No. 4042 may be obtained from Stephen Henderson, Manager, Real Estate, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, 250.360.3136, shenderson@crd.bc.ca, during regular office hours Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016.

Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors Resident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months and in the Capital Regional District for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form.

Non-Resident Property Elector: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the Capital Regional District for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only one individual may, with the written consent of the majority, submit an elector response form.

To obtain an elector response form, or for questions about the elector approval process, please contact CRD Legislative and Information Services, PO Box 1000, 625 Fisgard Street, 5th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 or by telephone at 250.360.3642 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

A copy of the elector response form may be downloaded from: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting Elector response forms may also be obtained at the CRD offices listed below.

A copy of Bylaw No. 4042 and a copy of this Notice may be inspected during regular office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (unless specified otherwise below), Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016 at the following locations: • public notice board in the lobby of CRD headquarters, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria • Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich • Juan de Fuca Local Area Services office, #3-7450 Butler Road, Sooke • Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria • SSI Administration (PARC) Office, 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island • Building Inspection, 4605 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island (8:30 am-noon) • on the CRD website: for Bylaw No. 4042: www.crd.bc.ca/about/document-library/Documents/bylaws/ bylawssubjecttoreferendumoralternativeapprovalprocess for this Notice: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting Given under my hand at Victoria, BC this 9th day of December, 2015 Sonia Santarossa Corporate Officer

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Neighbours “disgusted” by tent city campers

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As the tent city continues to thrive across the street from her apartment building, Laurie Allen has had never-ending problems.

According to Allen, some of the campers plug their extension chords into the outside of the building, stealing electricity to charge their phones. One person left human feces on the rocks beside the plug and items like her husband’s smoker and bikes have suddenly gone missing.

There’s often a fire at the camp, blowing smoke into the windows of tenants, along with screaming and fighting at all hours of the night. One time there was a stabbing and a death from a drug overdose.

Recently, one of Allen’s tenants heard someone trying to break into their suite through a window.

Others have been yelled at and harassed by some of the people camping across the street.

Allen is at the end of her rope.

“It’s disgusting...My husband went out for a cigarette the other night and they swore at him to get back in. You can’t even go out your door. One woman was chased down the street,” said Allen, who’s lived at the location for seventeenand-a-half years.

“I can count on one hand how many times

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Some campers have moved from the tent city in the park next to the courthouse to a new temporary shelter on Yates Street, but more than 80 people still remain.

I’ve had to phone the police until this year.

I even quit phoning them because the cops don’t come because they have no authority.”

The first few campers showed up on the green space of the law courts last spring, then the property exploded into a full fledged tent city about two months ago. The space is owned by the province therefore police need a request to remove campers like they do from city parks that only allow sheltering between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.

With no police forcing campers to pack up and move every morning, it’s estimated more than 80 people are now living on the space that’s covered with tents and random items. One

person has constructed a platform complete with stairs so their tent can be off the ground.

A temporary shelter for the campers opened last week at the former Boys and Girls Club building on Yates Street, but it only has the capacity to house 40 campers until the end of April.

Allen has sent emails about the campers to B.C. Premier Christy Clark and the minister responsible for housing, but has yet to receive a response. She’s also had discussions with sheriffs at the courthouse, only to be told their hands are tied.

“You’re just nothing to them (politicians),” she said. “They (campers) need to be taken care of. I am totally for that, but

nobody is getting taken care of here.”

Representatives from the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services spoke with the campers last Wednesday and requested they work with on-site outreach workers to make arrangements for alternate shelter.

“The ministry views this as an important step towards returning the grounds to their original condition and will give the campers reasonable time to move,” said the ministry in a written statement. “While the ministry appreciates the complex issues facing campers at the site, a growing number of campers over the past month has created an increasing number of health and safety

concerns; making the courthouse property not a viable location for campers.”

The campers held a news conference on Monday, speaking out against the potential displacement of the tent city and the suggestion for people to access temporary support services in the absence of affordable and appropriate housing.

“Even if there are 40 people who want to move to the temporary shelter for four months, that leaves 80 or more people here who cannot access the indoor shelter,” said tent city resident Joseph J. Reville.

“Super In Tent City is self-organized, selfdetermined and selfsustainable. We are building a community and the province is

defending a structure and using it as an excuse to break up the camp.”

In the meantime, frustrations continue to mount amongst those living in the area.

Mel Wright can’t help but feel like the rights of residents are being ignored.

“We are just not getting any help from anybody,” said Wright.

“It just makes me sick to my stomach. The bleeding hearts there are dropping off the doughnuts and coffee, they’re quite happy to leave them in my neighbourhood. The people that support this, if they are willing to give me the address of where they live, I will hand our leaflets that they (the campers) are welcome in their neighbourhood.” editor@vicnews.com

Whisky enthusiasts have the chance to wet their whistle during the 11th annual Victoria Whisky Festival this weekend.

The three-day festival will showcase more than 250 whiskys made in 50 distilleries from Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, India and France.

It will also include master classes, consumer tastings and a grand tasting at the Hotel Grand Pacific (463 Belleville St.). For more information visit victoriawhiskyfestival. com.

City seeks feedback on 2016 budget The City of Victoria is seeking public input on what they should spend their money on in 2016.

City council has already given preliminary approval to the draft financial plan, which includes an operating budget of $221 million and capital budget of $51.2 million.

Budget highlights include $10.4 million for transportation (bike lanes, crosswalks), $68 million in public safety (police, fire and bylaw), $16.4 million in city parks and recreation facilities and $1.4 million in public art, festivals and special events.

The online survey can be found at victoria.ca/budget.

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The City of Victoria and students at the University of Victoria are teaming up as part of a new course designed to address the challenges and opportunities of building a comprehensive bike network in the city.

The undergraduate geography course, Advanced Topics in Geography, includes a number of topics such as the North American cycling renaissance and how a project like Biketoria got off the ground.

“We proposed the idea of a Biketoria course where students would work on projects that support the implementation and evaluation of the cycling network,” said Trisalyn Nelson, a geography professor at the university who is teaching the course in tandem with Cam Owens. “A lot of (students) are inter-

ested in cycling, but more than that they're interested in community outreach and feeling like their learning has a real practical angle.”

The 30 students currently enrolled in the course will be working on projects (based on city staff input) that will evaluate the eight proposed corridors.

North to south corridors include Harbour Road/Wharf Street/ Belleville Street, Government Street/Gorge Road, Cook Street/Graham and Fifth streets, Begbie/Shelbourne streets.

East to west corridors include Pandora/ Oak Bay Avenue, Humboldt Street/Fairfield Road, Fort Street and Haultain Street/Bay Street and Kings Road.

Students will study what it takes to bring the corridors to fruition, collect baseline data, and generate infographics and other

media that communicate what stakeholders could expect to see with the implementation of the network.

Projects will then be given to city staff at the end of the semester.

The pilot project is part of a larger initiative to strengthen the city’s relationship with postsecondary institutions and provide students with real-life learning experiences.

“They’re working on active projects, but they’re also getting a credit and providing valuable information and data for, in this case, city staff, but potentially, if we do this really leading-edge, for private sector industry as well,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.

Last year, the city allocated $7.75 million to the construction of a comprehensive cycling network by 2018 for all ages and cycling abilities. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Esquimalt Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., to allow the Public to make representations to the Municipal Council respecting matters contained in the following amending bylaw:

In an effort to address the issue, city council passed a bylaw in October 2014 that prohibits overnight anchoring, but the portion of water that was experiencing all the problems is owned by the province.

In order to implement the bylaw, the city applied for a license of occupation from the province so it could occupy the land — a license that took a year to receive.

Even though it now has that license in hand, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said the city has to check if anything has happened during the last year that could change the bylaw and their ability to enforce it.

“We are doing our due diligence to make sure that we have a bylaw that doesn’t violate any new laws or court decisions that would have commenced now in the year between passing our bylaw and being able to enforce it,” said Helps, who’s also feeling frustrated by how long the process has taken.

“There is no timeline, but I can assure you and the public this is a very active file. We hope to be able to move ahead soon but we also don’t want to break the law.”

Frustrated citizens have accused the city of dragging its heels when

Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2862 provides for a change in the zoning designation of 322 Plaskett Place [legal description below] shown hatched on the map below from RS-3 [Single Family Waterfront Residential] to CD No. 95 [Comprehensive Development District No. 95].

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Crews work on removing a sunken boat near the Selkirk Trestle. complicated.

The Veins of Life Watershed Authority (VOLWS) is also getting involved.

The communitybased environmental organization began in 1994 as a father-andson cleanup effort on the Gorge Waterway.

The debris removal campaign quickly gained momentum with hundreds of volunteers donating their time to make the water clean again.

Since some property owners moor their boats in the Gorge because it’s cheaper than a marina, the organization is working with boat owners to find a solution “We have dealt with them in the past by raising the money necessary and paying moorage at a marine

it comes to removing the boats. Helps said she understands that’s what it may look like from the public’s point of view, but the city was not anticipating it would take a year to receive the license from the province.

The responsibility to clean up the gorge also rests with the Coast Guard, she noted, with whom the city’s fire chief has been working with to clean up some of the oil in the water.

One of the sunken boats was removed on Friday and took an entire day.

In the meantime, some residents are taking matters into their own hands. As a gift to the city, the president of Ralmax Properties offered to remove derelict boats from the waterway for free, but Helps said the matter is

for up to a year,” wrote VOLWS in a Facebook post that urges residents to help people living on boats that have nowhere to go.

“If their vessel boat needs maintenance to bring it up to a standard where they can get into a marina let’s help them fix and pay for the repairs. We have even found better boats in the past and just donated. Find them moorage and offer to pay up to one year to help.”

Several photos of the boats have been posted on the page in order to find out who they belong to so they can be moved or disposed.

The organization is also calling for volunteers to help with the process. editor@vicnews.com

Legal Description: PID 009-289-810 Lot 8, Block 14, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 195A [322 Plaskett Place] The general purpose of this change in zoning is to allow two single family dwellings on two separate lots derived from this parcel. A new single family dwelling would be constructed on the southwestern waterfront portion of the site while the existing single family dwelling would remain on a separate parcel that would retain a substantial amount of waterfront property.

AND FURTHERMORE TAKE NOTICE that copies of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the offices of Development Services, Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., anytime between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. [excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays] from December 31, 2015 until January 18, 2016.

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Think about life after death The story of Jillianne Code is a remarkable one.

At 29-years-old, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure — a condition where the heart is unable to pump effectively, leading to the build up of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissue.

She had just moved from Edmonton to Coquitlam to complete her PhD in educational psychology when she was given the diagnosis following an incident that left her unable to walk more than three feet and had difficulty breathing.

Doctors told Code she needed a heart transplant. Those two words were difficult to hear.

But despite her health problems, Code was determined to finish her education.

Once she completed her PhD, she pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Before she left for Boston, however, Code suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to use her left arm and slurring her words.

With the help of an internal defibrillator, Code still went to Harvard, but three years later doctors told her it was time to seriously consider a heart transplant. After a year of waiting, she found a potential match. The new heart has improved her life dramatically. She’s even completed a five kilometre run.

It’s hard to think about life after death, but Code’s story is a reminder that registered organ donors are needed.

According to the B.C. Transplant website, one organ donor can save up to eight lives. Currently, there are 508 people waiting for an organ transplant in B.C. and 954,288 have registered their yes or no decision. That may seem like a lot, but the need far outweighs the number of organs available for transplant and many of those waiting die before a suitable organ is available.

Code is lucky she found a match on time and is a shining example of how one donor can change a life. If you haven’t already, it’s time to start thinking about life after death.

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Avatar sequel bombs in Walbran There’s a “Tolkien Giant” now, Avatar, the future-fantasy blockbuster although I’m reliably informed it is not that beat Titanic as all-time Hollywood one of those trees that gets up and walks box office champ, has finally been around in the Lord of the Rings movies. unseated by the latest Star Wars space opera.

This tree is also protected from logging, I watched Avatar on TV over the as are most of the poster trees used for propaganda and fundraising. holidays for the first time since its 2009 The network uses multiple front release, and was able to see past the groups. Vancouver-based bombastic special effects to Wilderness Committee stages examine it for what it is, an urban protests and issues anti-capitalist propaganda news releases, while Ecojustice film. lawyers fight forest company Psychopathic military injunctions against direct commander teams with actions that disrupt legal evil mining executive to logging. An employee of the blast and slaughter their B.C. branch plant of Sierra Club way to a chunk of rare lurks, apparently coordinating mineral, ridiculously named media and protesters. “unobtainium.” Giant tree, A 1990s remnant called home of highly evolved Na’vi Tom Fletcher Friends of Carmanah-Walbran people and their delicate B.C. Views issued a statement Nov. 9 jungle ecosystem, is toppled announcing “autonomous for sadistic fun and profit, action” by three protesters to disrupt before nature’s collective strikes back. logging. Not their guys, you understand, Canadian director James Cameron just masked individuals willing to lock helped the global anti-development themselves to equipment or wander into network use the movie in its celebrity a road-building blast zone, forcing work attack on the Alberta oil industry. Now to stop for safety reasons. the story line is being employed again in These are among the actions that B.C., in an effort to revive the 1990s “war forced the logging company to go to in the woods” that led to the creation of court for an injunction.

Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Cast in the role of evil corporation is Vancouver Island.

Teal-Jones Group, a B.C. forest company Protest tactics are being refined. trying to operate in what is now the Targeting just outside the boundary of most environmentally restricted forest the vast park established 20 years ago, in the world. It keeps about 2,000 people giant trees are named and an Avataremployed in logging and its sawmills in style narrative of unbridled greed is Surrey, where investments have been spoon-fed to urban media.

made to handle second-growth coastal timber as well as what little old-growth they are allowed to harvest.

Protesters have dubbed their latest target, the tiny 3.2 hectare cutblock 4424, “Black Diamond Grove” for media and fundraising purposes.

Teal-Jones forester Chris Harvey provided me some information to counter protester claims. Block 4424 isn’t being logged, although it was permitted last fall. Protesters are targeting other operations, none of which are in the contentious Walbran “bite” area next to the park.

Teal-Jones has not only received permits and worked with environmental organizations, its operations are independently certified by the Canadian Standards Association.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge granted an extension of the injunction protecting Teal-Jones’ operations on Jan. 4. The judge wasn’t swayed by protesters packing the Victoria courtroom, and upheld a 50-metre safety zone around working equipment in the Walbran Valley until the end of March.

A Wilderness Committee spokesman with no evident forestry qualifications was appalled. He will no doubt continue to issue news releases and write his own version for left-wing fringe publications that seek to perpetuate an urban culture of revulsion for logging.

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The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission is worried it won't be able to expand its operations to meet increasing demand after Victoria councillors endorsed a proposal to cap city grants.

During last week's governance and priorities meeting, councillors voted in favour of a proposal to make changes to the city's Strategic Plan Grant Policy, including capping grants at $25,000.

Last year, there were a handful of organizations that received more than $25,000 in grants — the Greater Victoria Economic Development Agency, Tourism Victoria, Beacon Community Services for adult school crossings, AIDS Vancouver Island, the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness and the film commission.

The coalition was grandfathered a $100,000 grant.

Mayor Lisa Helps said an updated grant policy would add fairness, equity and transparency.

“Many organizations have received money year over year from the City of Victoria without having to apply, without having to provide any report letting

us know what their other sources of funding are. In a sense, they’ve received taxpayer money every year because they’ve always received money every year,” Helps said, adding the policy would be on a year-by-year basis rather than a grandfathering of funds.

“We can’t just give out money without any accountability.”

Councillors Jeremy Loveday, Geoff Young and Chris Coleman voted against the motion, arguing the city should not limit the size and number of grants awarded to various organizations.

The cap could have a profound affect on the film commission, that could potentially lose $20,000 of its $170,000-budget.

“It's devastating for us if it actually goes through,” said film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert.

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They currently operate with two full-time staff and receives funding from other municipalities in the regional district, the province and fundraising.

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Play highlights friendship on stage Continued from Page A10

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Andreychuk became an everyday player at Seattle University (NCAA Div. 1; WAC) as a sophomore in 2015, starting 57 games, after playing 40 as a freshman.

He has always swung the bat well, hitting .297 in his freshman season, before asserting himself as an impact offensive threat for head coach Donny Harrel and the Redhawks this past season, when he posted a .306 average with four home runs and 42 RBIs while starting at shortstop.

Those offensive exploits earned Andreychuk second team shortstop honours on the annual CBN AllCanadian Team.

It’s been a similar story in the summer for the former member of the BCPBL’s Langley Blaze and Nanaimo Pirates. Andreychuk has returned to Vancouver Island after each of his first two collegiate seasons, to suit up for the WCL’s Victoria

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Shortstop Griffin Andreychuk hit five home runs with the Harbour Cats last season.

HarbourCats at Royal Athletic Park (RAP), less than two hours south of his home in Nanaimo.

Andreychuk relishes the opportunity to play in Victoria, and enjoys helping put a spotlight on the baseball talent that Vancouver Island is producing. In the summer of 2014 for the HarbourCats, Andreychuk hit a solid .271 with a home run and 14 RBI’s while playing in 41 games. The team finished 25-29, good for second in the WCL West division and a

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The following summer, Griffin was fresh off of his breakout sophomore season at Seattle U, and assumed a leadership role in Victoria as one of the more potent offensive threats in the league.

Although limited to 30 games due to final exams at Seattle U, Griffin was second on head coach Graig Merritt’s squad with five home runs, and third with 25 RBIs. Equally impressive was Andreychuk’s .385 average, which led the HarbourCats, and

with another 40 at-bats would have earned him the WCL batting title.

Defensively, Andreychuk was rock solid, committing just two errors in 30 games at second base.

After graduating high school from Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo, Griffin joined his brother, suiting up in a pair of games for the Falcons near the end of the season.

Andreychuk says that experience gave him a preview of what to expect in the WCL, “WCL competition is tough,” says Andreychuk. “Most players come from good programs and can all show why they are in WCL. The league is littered with NCAA Division 1 guys and the pitching is very similar to what you would get at college. Getting the extra at-bats and reps on the field is great for development.”

Andreychuk’s increased offensive output correlated with another improved HarbourCats squad, which finished with a franchise-best 29 wins and missed the playoffs by just two games.

“RAP is the best place to play in the WCL by far,” Andreychuk says of HarbourCats fans. “The biggest reason is because of the atmosphere the fans create. They make playing home games something special.” editor@vicnews.com

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It’s often said that youth are the future, but that’s not the whole story. Right now, countless skilled and dynamic young leaders are working to improve the quality of life in our region through community service. Each year, the Victoria Leadership Awards (VLAs) honour the extraordinary achievements of one such person under the age of 30 who is making a positive difference in Greater Victoria.

From 2006 until 2015, Vancity sponsored a youth award as part of the annual VLA ceremony. In 2016, Vancity will present a new award for social innovation. Coast Capital Savings has assumed sponsorship of a reimagined youth award, to recognize a young leader who is committed to “building a richer future for youth in the Greater Victoria community.”

Past winners of the youth award were in equal terms humbled and motivated by the honour.

“Loveable and liveable” is how 2012 recipient Leanna Hill describes the kind of community that is made possible by the volunteers who are actively lending a hand every day. She credits the award for inspiring her to pay it forward.

As Volunteer Victoria’s manager of community learning and development, she works to ensure that young people have a place and meaningful voice in leadership roles and notes that for every award given there are countless leaders who are working tirelessly, and often without recognition.

A facilitator and trainer around town, Leanna believes in the power of positive connections’ to effect change at the neighbourhood level.

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A new mother, she is completing her PhD in educational studies at the University of British Columbia.

“The awards for me really exemplify people who walk the talk of servant-based leadership,” she says. “They provide affirmation that service work is meaningful and deserves to be acknowledged.”

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CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Interior finish, weather proofing, decks, fences, laminate flrs, sm jobs. Reasonable. Insured. 250-857-1269. www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.

CHEERFUL CLEANER with own supplies. Esq/Vic. Senior Discount. Call (778)432-3588

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call 250.388.3535

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

GARDENING

GREAT TIME for pruning.

Fruit, ornamental & native trees. Call Maxse for results.

Senior disc. 250-634-0347.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

250-507-6543.

AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured.

(250)889-5794.

DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate

RENO SPECIALIST Carpentry, drywall, plumbing, tiling, electric.

Kitchen & bath.

20 yrs exp. Fully insured.

Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all.

Call 250-361-6164.

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

MOVING & STORAGE (250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving & Hauling. Free Est $75=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.

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A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

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ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

WINDOW CLEANING

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

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HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman.

Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, 250-886-3383.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount.

Brad 250-217-9578.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - VICTORIA

You’ll Feel Like Family.

NEWS

Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. January 13 - 16, 2016

Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986

THANK YOU!!

With your support we raised $15,620.50 for island kids & the Help Fill a Dream Foundation!

Thank you for purchasing a paper voucher at the till, an Island Grown Dream Bouquet, Island Grown Christmas tree or Duso’s products!

Schneider’s

Grill’ems Original Sausages

Frozen Canadian

Porkloin Back Ribs

2

Reg. 5.99

lb 6.55 Kg

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In our Deli...

0% Plain Greek Yogurt

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100 g

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Tomato Basil Turkey Breast

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