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The search for Harold Backer Son focusing on memories of his father, who was last seen Nov. 3, 2015 Pamela Roth Victoria News

On the night of Nov. 2, 2015, Harold Backer made arrangements to give his son Harrison the traditional tie he had worn during his younger years studying at Brentwood College School. The gesture was normal, as Harold (a former rower who competed three times in the Olympic Games) had already passed down some of his old Olympic shirts to his son, who graduated from the same private boarding school in 2014. Living close to one another in Victoria, Harold swung by Harrison’s home that night, gave him the tie and said good night. It was the last time Harrison has seen or spoken with his 52-year-old father — a man he describes as fun, intelligent and an all around good friend. Unaware anything was wrong, Harrison went to work the next day, then later visited his sister. On his way home he received a text message from his

step mother, asking if he knew where Harold was. Earlier, Harold told his wife he was going for a bike ride, but had yet to come home. “I just knew something was wrong when she texted me and said he didn’t have his phone. He always takes his phone with him,” said Harrison. “The first thought that came to my mind was he went on a bike ride, he’s been gone all day and he’s in a ditch somewhere and probably hurt. I didn’t think anything more than that, but it’s still a terrible feeling just to think about that.” The following hours were spent searching the Galloping Goose Trail where Harold said he was going for a ride. Later that day, however, a man closely matching Harold’s description was seen leaving Victoria on the Coho ferry, sparking police to expand their search to include the Port Angeles Police Department. PlEASE SEE: Son frustrated, Page A3

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Two little pigs closer to returning home Kendra Wong Victoria News

A Vic West man fighting to have outdated city bylaws changed is one step closer to bringing his potbelly pigs back home. For the last four months, Mike Downey has been visiting his two potbelly pigs Athena and Vishnu at a farm in Brentwood Bay on the west side of the Saanich Peninsula. Downey was forced to get rid of his pets after the City of Victoria told him

they are in violation of city bylaws and threatened him with a $250 fine for every day the animals remained in the home. However, living on a farm hasn’t been easy for the two domesticated pigs, who have lived with Downey for just over three years. Downey said the pigs have gained significant weight from the unlimited amount of grass theyOUhave access to. E H S N 2-4 PEN used U to the warmth Both pigs, who Oare S D T AN of a home, haveSAnot adapted to living in a horse stall, so Downey set up a tent and tarp with sleeping bags and pillows

to keep them warm. Vishnu, the larger of the two pigs, has also developed breathing problems. “This tears me apart inside, mentally. Every time I go outside with my clothes on and I feel as though it’s cold, all I can think about is how much they must be suffering,” Downey said. “It’s the most bothersome issue for me to know that my pigs aren’t healthy or happy . . . it’s been one of the worst winters of my life.” PlEASE SEE: Councillor supportive, Page A3

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Province to consult municipalities on Uber reforms Jeff Nagel Black Press

Premier Christy Clark has dispatched Community Minister Peter Fassbender

to consult local municipalities and other stakeholders on how the province should respond to ride-hailing services like Uber.

The move comes after Transportation Minister Todd Stone last week suggested Uber’s arrival is inevitable but then said no

policy changes are imminent. “Peter Fassbender is now beginning consultations, really getting down at a granular level to

people’s thoughts about it and see if we can put it together,” Clark said last Monday. The premier said opinions are divided

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Son frustrated by rumours about his missing dad Continued from Page A1

Harold was officially declared missing around 11:30 p.m. The 19-year-old tried his best not to worry when his father failed to come home that night. Describing Harold as a quiet, reserved person, Harrison thought maybe he wanted to get away because something was on his mind. His father is one of the smartest people he knows, added Harrison, who trusts him more than anybody. But keeping a level head in the following days with no word from his father wasn’t easy. Much of his time was spent with his family, talking to police and waiting for answers. “I live my life because the world doesn’t stop for things like this, but I was obviously upset,” said Harrison. “I was in the weirdest state of mind I’ve ever been in. I was super confused, dejected and couldn’t think of anything. I wanted to know exactly what was going on, but I couldn’t. It was frustrating.” The family tried to avoid the media, but news soon surfaced

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Harrison Backer, left, is seen with his father Harold during his graduation banquet in May 2014. Harold was last seen Nov. 3, 2015. that the employer of Harold (who worked for the last 10 years as an investment advisor) had terminated his registration due to an internal fraud investigation. The Times Colonist also published a letter Harold allegedly wrote to his clients before he disappeared, where he admitted to running a

pyramid investment scheme to accelerate gains in funds that had taken a big loss during the dot-com crash. Harold also stated that he has a life insurance policy that should be divided among his investors to cover almost all of the amount outstanding. Hearing about the fraud investigation

and letter came as a surprise for Harrison, noting his father didn’t leave his family in any kind of debt and the family was never wealthy. But it also helped him grapple with so many unanswered questions. “I don’t think he just up and left for no reason....he had a reason to go and

based on his letters and everything that happened, it just seems like he knew what he was doing so that made me not so upset about him leaving,” said Harrison, who’s become frustrated by some of the rumours about his dad. “The part that makes me most upset is people speculate and say he might be in Costa Rica sipping a mojito right now or having fun with all the money he stole from his clients. He lost their money and he was just too proud to say that he lost their money so he wanted to make it back. All these people have no idea who my dad really is.” Victoria police continue to investigate the case and are working with U.S. law enforcement agencies for any trace of Harold’s whereabouts. As the weeks turn into months, Harrison tries to focus on all the memories with his father rather than the fact he’s still missing. A memory from 2012 sticks out more than most. During Grade 9 and 10, Harold was Harrison’s rowing coach. The team went to nationals that year

and wound up getting third. At the end of the race, Harrison saw his father standing at the end of the dock. He came up to Harrison and told him he was proud. “I was so happy to be able to row for him. I’ve always tried to live up to my dad. He’s done so much good in his life and I always wanted to be comparable to him,” said Harrison, who thinks about his father every day. “It’s hard for my whole family, but for me, I’m a pretty independent person...I think of how amazing he was as a dad and as a friend and I’m grateful to have had such an awesome person in my life for as long as I did.” Harold is described as Caucasian, standing six feet, three inches tall with a medium build, green eyes and greying hair. It’s believed he was wearing a red cycling jersey, black riding pants, possibly carrying a black backpack and could be riding his Cannondale road bike. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 250-996-7654. editor@vicnews.com

Councillor supportive of amending bylaw Continued from Page A1

But support has been growing to bring the pigs home. The Facebook page Save Mikes Pet Pigs has more than 2,500 likes. It has even garnered a bit of celebrity attention with Victoria musician Nelly Furtado showing her support on Twitter, and music producer DJ Yella calling on the city to let Downey have his pigs back in a video. In November, Downey made a presentation to council, calling to have the bylaw reviewed.

Since then, Coun. Ben Isitt said he’s in support of amending the bylaw.

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“I think there could be a lot more harm posed to the public from dangerous dogs or dangerous species of another animal. There’s nothing particular about these types of pigs that expose the public to unreasonable risk.” Despite the support, amendment to a city bylaw requires a majority vote on council before it is even reviewed. Downey said he’s hopeful he’ll get the support he needs to have the bylaw reviewed. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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School district sells land to hospital district The Greater Victoria School District has finalized its agreement to sell 950 Kings Rd. to the Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD). The property is located adjacent to The Summit at Quadra Village — a 320-unit residential care facility that the CRHD is building at 955 Hillside Ave. for seniors who need complex and dementia care. No specific project has been planned for the property, but officials say the land is well-suited for future community healthcare related use.

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Support growing for supervised consumption services Pamela Roth Victoria News

It’s been two-anda-half years since a community campaign was launched to build a Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) site in Victoria to help prevent deaths from drug overdose. And now organizers of the Yes2SCS campaign feel they are one step closer towards turning that goal into a reality thanks to signs of change in federal legislation and talks with local stakeholders. According to Dr. Richard Crow, Island Health’s executive medical director, the health authority has always supported the concept of a SCS being part of a range of prevention, treatment and harm reduction services/support for people living with addictions, but requires support from every level of government. Crow said the health authority has not been part of local discussions thus far because it was clear such a service would not be approved by the federal government. The newly elected government, however, has indicated it will likely take a new approach to the legislature framework surrounding supervised consumption in Canada. “We now are seeing signals from the new federal government that the legislation

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Marchers walk down Johnson Street during the Not One More Death Memorial March to push for the creation of a supervised consumption service — a place where drug addicts can obtain clean drug use apparatus and inject in a safe environment. will change and we look forward to the opportunity for further discussion and to working with governments at all levels, as well as other stakeholders,” said Crow, noting the health authority has already been working with community partners to better meet the needs of the marginalized population, such as the distribution of Naloxone kits through street nurses and outreach teams. “If such a service were to be established and operated by Island Health, it would require

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drug use and users causes people to hide and use alone because they are afraid of being arrested and humiliated by police. Supervised consumption, however, allows people to use in safer conditions with clean supplies under the supervision of nurses. If they overdose, there’s someone to take care of them. Last Thursday, more than 100 people gathered in downtown Victoria for a memorial march that ended at the Johnson Street Park where a man died from a drug overdose in late December. The

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Yes2SCS for a year-anda-half. Working at an emergency shelter in Victoria, she estimates there are between two to three overdoses a week. “We are seeing so many overdoses...this is really needed. There’s a lot of push for this in the community,” said Holtom, adding Yes2SCS should begin negotiations this year with the city, Island

Health and Victoria police for establishing a service. “We’re certainly committed to working with all levels of government...but it’s about them working with us and getting them to work with us. That’s been a struggle, but I think in the next couple of months we’re going to see some discussions happening and I’m really hopeful to see how those turn out.” Victoria Coun. Jeremy Loveday was one of the people who participated in last week’s march. He said the city supports safe consumption sites, but it’s time for Island Health to come to the table and lead the charge. “Either you go forward as the health authority or with the health authority’s permission, you set it up and you ask for help for support,” said Loveday. “These deaths are tragic and preventable...I just don’t see any reason why we’re not moving forward immediately with SCS in Victoria.” A public forum will be held on Feb. 24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the City Hall antechamber. editor@vicnews.com

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Using street drugs should not be okay If you’re having a hard time wrapping your head around the possibility of a supervised consumption services (SCS) site coming to Victoria, you’re not alone. A SCS has a long list of positive things: it gives drug addicts a safer place to use, reduces the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C by providing sterile equipment and reduces drug equipment litter. It can also provide an opportunity to connect with health and social services, access first aid and nursing care and build essential relationships with outreach workers to access housing, detox and recovery services, and, most importantly, save the life of someone having an overdose. However, a press release sent to local media last week about a memorial march states “The criminalization of drug use and drug users causes people to use in haste and not carefully because they are afraid of being arrested and humiliated by police. People have to hide to use.” It also states: “The stigma towards drug use further increases isolation. We are ashamed and we have to hide for fear of judgement and end up using alone... (At supervised consumption) people are not rushed, are not judged and if they overdose they are taken care of.” Someone dying from a drug overdose is tragic, but that is the risk they take whenever they’re injecting street drugs into their body. For some addicts, an overdose is a wake up call to get sober, but others will continue to use until their lives are finally cut short. If you take away the shame and criminalization of drug use, it’s almost like saying it’s okay. Nobody likes to be judged, but it’s not okay to slowly kill yourself and hurt your loved ones by injecting heroin on a daily basis. There should not be a level of tolerance or acceptance when it comes to dabbling with drugs.

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Home care spread thin, senior’s advocate says She said the data on hours reflects Health ministers across Canada what she has heard from seniors say expanding community and around the province, who report that home care is the best way to serve a their home care services are being growing senior population, but total reduced. home care hours declined last year “That validates to a large in three out of five B.C. extent what people are health regions. saying, which is ‘I can’t That’s one of the get meal prep, they cut my findings in the first bathing, they cut out my annual report on housekeeping’,” Mackenzie seniors’ services by B.C. said. seniors’ advocate Isobel Health Minister Terry Mackenzie. Lake, who emphasized the Despite growing senior need to move away from the populations across B.C., acute-care hospital model to the report found the community and home care total hours of home Tom Fletcher at a recent health ministers’ support delivered to B.C. Views conference in Vancouver, clients was down four said the report is “a per cent in Vancouver snapshot,” but acknowledged there Island and Vancouver Coastal health is more work to do. regions, and down 11 per cent in the Lake said the 11 million hours of area served by Northern Health. home care support provided last Fraser Health, the largest region year is up 35 per cent since the B.C. by population from Surrey through Liberals took office in 2001, and the the Fraser Valley, had a seven per number of clients served is up 29 per cent increase in hours in 2014cent. 15, the fiscal year that ended last “Despite the fact that we’ve seen March. Interior Health, including the a significant increase in hours and Okanagan and Kootenays, saw a five budget, the demographics are such per cent increase. that we are falling behind here a Mackenzie said there has been an little bit,” Lake said in an interview. increase in seniors served by home care workers in most regions, but the “I think this is a good early warning hours received by each has declined. system to tell us, we need to do a bit

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Entering its 22nd year as the cultural highlight for area cinephiles, the 2016 Victoria Film Festival is set to unleash the best in local, national and international cinema onto silver screens starting on Friday, Feb 5. This yearâ€™s festival kicks off with the opening gala film My Internship in Canada, from Quebecois director Philippe Falardeau. Falardeau is best known for his 2011 film Monsieur Lazhar, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language

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Balance takes more than pointe shoes for ballerina Sasha Beardmore. The 14-yearold juggles near perfect school grades, strenuous training and international competition. A former Monterey Middle School student who lives in Victoria, she self-directs her studies through South Island Distance Education. With the fully qualified teachers who “are really helpful” Sasha maintains a 99.9 per cent average. “My grades don't have to suffer. School has always been really important to me. I want to excel in both areas,” Sasha said. “You have to keep yourself in the right frame of mind. All the time, I have my goals in mind.” The teen dances five to six times a week, with 90-minute classes then multiple solo rehearsals for competition. “She works very, very hard,” said mom Kate Beardmore. “She does probably 20 hours a week of training and rehearsals and that sort of thing.” Her hard work has paid off. In May 2015 she earned a competition spot in the New York for the Youth America Grand Prix finals where she won junior classical solo and was in the top 12 in contemporary. After the fierce competition, she was also offered three scholarships — from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, ROCK School for Dance Education in Philadelphia and the Princess Grace Acadamie in Monaco. Beardmore, then 13, also scored a full scholarship to the School of American Ballet in

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instruction in Victoria from Maureen Eastick at Pacific Dance Centre. “I have really good training here. I'm happy that I stayed.” It also meant another year of competition, something she enjoys immensely, and continues to see success. Sasha recently won first in contemporary and second in classical repertoire during the regional Seattle junior YAGP competition that featured 130 con-

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Rounding out the festival is an impressive slate of narrative, documentary and short films of all stripes from around the world. Highlights include The Lobster, an Ireland/UK/ France co-production from director Yorgos

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She started by packaging 400 pairs of wool socks with toiletries for men and women for Street Link and Sandy Merriman House, both run by the Cool Aid Society, which she continued for a few years. While she enjoyed giving to the less fortunate, Ferris decided she wanted to help people on a more consistent basis — that's when she formed the Toonie Group. The group started with 10 members, mostly friends and family, and has since ballooned to 100 members, mostly by word of mouth. Now, the group also collects gently-used clothing, shoes, make-up, and accessories which are donated several times a month to the shelter, along with roughly $80 to $100 in toonies. On holidays, they provide ham and turkey to the shelter. Ferris has family members that knit roughly 50 to 100 scarves to be donated as well. “If we all consistently gave to our charity of choice, whether it's animals, seniors, kids, singleparent resource centres,

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It's not very often a group of elementary students are given the opportunity to create and launch a small business. So when James Bay Community School vice-principal Lindsay Swan heard about the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Victoria Invest in Me program, she decided to get her students on board. The program links classrooms with BBBS through online material and support that encourages students to build a small business that raises funds for the non-profit organization. Using an online portal for all the necessary resources and materials, the classrooms can access videos, interactive games and text to spark creativity while teaching financial literacy, organizational and presentation skills, and introducing philanthropy as practice. Last year, the students in Swan's Grade 4/5 class put on their thinking caps and decided to host an afternoon and evening talent show. Working in small groups, the students did all the marketing, sold tickets and decided what they wanted for food and beverages. Finding the talent, however, was one of the biggest

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ucts and services for a James Bay community picnic. One class made duct tape wallets to sell and another offered hair and nail styling services. A dunk tank was also on hand, with students raising approximately $1,000. “They learn all aspects of starting a business and it's right

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A Victoria badminton player is hoping to smash his way to the top of the B.C. Winter Games this month. Thirteen-year-old Christopher Tang will travel to Penticton at the end of February to represent Victoria as part of the Vancouver Island-Central Coast boys' badminton team during his first appearance at the Winter Games. Tang was one of eight people from the Island to make the team after winning a majority of the games played during qualifying trials in Nanaimo last year. While the Games are his first foyer into competitive sports (he's attending his first badminton tournament in Port Alberni this month as well), he's excited to be playing alongside some familiar faces. “Most of the people who made the team are the same ones who I play with on the school team,” said the Monterey Middle School student. Tang first picked up a racket six years ago after a group of friends invited him to rally at the Cordova Bay Community Centre. Shortly

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Thirteen-year-old Christopher Tang lunges for the birdie during a quick match at Monterey Middle School last week. Tang will be representing Victoria at the B.C. Winter Games from Feb. 25 to 28 in Penticton. after, his parents enrolled him in semiprivate lessons with his sister and he joined the school badminton team, practicing four times a week. Now, badminton has become a family affair. Every Saturday night,

the family of four heads to the community centre, rackets in hand, to rally with eight other families playing doubles and singles. “I like it because it's very active, it's very competitive,” Tang said, adding it offers

some much-needed bonding time with his family. Keith Anton, who has been coaching Tang for the past year, said he has a bright future in badminton. “He's very smart, he learns quickly,” Anton said. “For a young guy, he's strong and has good fine motor skills. In badminton, all the net stuff and blocking is fine motor skills. If you're going to get good, it's a gross motor movement and you have to finish with something very skillful.” Leading up to the Games, Tang's focus will be practicing and handling more difficult shots. “I would aim for the best,” Tang said. Saanich's Leon Chen, Connie He, David Tong, Ellie Vance, Jamie Yang, Lulu Zhang and Jeffery Zheng also made the team. The B.C. Winter Games takes place Feb. 25 to 28 in Penticton. Other sports include archery, badminton, biathlon, curling, diving, figure skating, ringette and skiing crosscountry. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - VICTORIA

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Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. February 3 - 6, 2016

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FAMILY DAY GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY! AWAAAYY! ENTER IN-STORE AT ANY COUNTRY GROCER LOCATION (JANUARY 22ND — FEBRUARY 7 TH) ONE WINNER PER STORE DRAW DATE: ATE: TE: FEBRUARY FEBRUA 8TH

Authentic Frozen

Imported

Chicken Wings

Extra Large Pepsi & Assorted Cantaloupes Flavours 6x710 ml

LIMIT 3 Total

EACH

Mexican Premium Quality

Long English Cucumbers

.97

Whole Frozen

Sockeye Salmon Fillets

Fletcher’s

Honey Ham

7 In our Deli...

100 g

FLYER EVERY FRIDAY in select Saanich News Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review

In our Bakery...

Raisin Bread 454 g

.97 WATCH FOR OUR

2 1000 F O R

Approx. 454 g

EACH

In our Deli…

EACH

BBQ, Buffalo or Honey Garlic 454 g

EACH

Saputo Canadian

Faith Farms

Cheese

Bocconcini Cheese

Approx. 400 g

200 g

Reg. 6. 69

97 EACH

LIMIT 3 Total

EACH

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.