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Oak Bay Firefighter John Ballantyne heads to Peru with Firefighters Without Borders Canada from March 1 to 20.
Residents recommend revisit of gravity-fed solution Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
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Training the bomberos Oak Bay firefighter heads for Peru to share experience Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Oak Bay firefighter John Ballantyne looks forward immersing himself in Peruvian life while training the country’s volunteer fire service “and hopefully have a positive impact” as he deploys with Firefighters Without Boarders Canada. “I’ve done a lot of travelling and have been to Peru before and wanted to go back and give back,” Ballantyne said. “This is a good thing to do with my skill set.” Working with the CRD Hazmat team, Ballantyne learned of the organization and chatted with Metchosin Fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop. As someone who’s done repeated trips with Firefighters Without Borders Canada, Dunlop
serves as team leader on this trip to train firefighters – bomberos – in Peru from March 1 to 20. “Backpacking around … it’s different than living and working with them, which is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” Ballantyne said. Firefighters Without Borders Canada is a group of volunteer firefighters, professionals and civilians from all over Canada and the U.S. The registered non-profit offers support to emergency service organizations in countries with a demonstrated need by donating equipment and training. The goal is to provide a “helping hand up” to these organizations. This trip, a crew of 13 from Canada and the U.S. will head for Lima, Peru to start, then to Ilo, Arequipa and Cerro de Pasco for further training. “It’s basically training the fire service in Peru. They do very little training,” Ballantyne said. Firefighters Without Borders Canada attempts to tailor training in areas most needed. They plan to do some incident
command work this trip. “It’s what they need and it’s certainly something I have experience in,” Ballantyne said. The organization has at times filled shipping containers with equipment or donated fire trucks. Ballantyne expects his two pieces of luggage will hit capacity filled with personal training gear. “Right now I’m soliciting old command boards,” Ballantyne said. Boards are used to organize a scene, including firefighter safety and providing a co-ordinated approach for any type of incident. “Right now it sounds like all the trucks come in in a mishmash, and firefighters do what we call ‘freelance,’” he said. Learn more at fwbcanada.ca. Donations can be made through the Oak Bay Fire Fighter Charitable Foundation with cheques designated to Firefighters Without Borders Canada, at the fire hall, 1703 Monterey Ave. Tax receipts are available. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Oak Bay filmmakers delve into Hell Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Pitching Hell was a cinch, says Oak Bay filmmaker David Springbett. Springbett and Heather MacAndrew, of Asterisk Productions in Oak Bay, were perfectly poised for the topic. “We’ve got a little bit of a track record of doing somewhat off-beat and tough subjects,” Springbett said. “Our previous program was the Fantastic Logic of Eternity and before that we did a series called Apocalypse … When?” Vision TV gave Hell: A Survivor’s Guide the green light and work started in May for the documentary that airs tonight (Feb. 5). Hell host Brian Paisely was nominated for the 2013 BC Leo Award for Screenwriting (documentary program or series) for Apocalypse … When? a five-part Vision TV series about the origins, implications and repercussions of Doomsday thinking. “This one we knew generally they’d be interested in it and they said, ‘Sure give us a pitch.’ The pitch was easy,” Springbett said. “Making is always interesting because as with any film, sometimes they fall together really nicely and others you have to change course in the middle of it because things don’t go as you would think.” The exploration of Hell went primar-
early December the film ily well. In fact they only was ready. “Which is fairly axed one bit of cave footquick for us, it’s usually age from the wilderness about a year,” the Oak Bay beyond Duncan. They went filmmaker said. out with “crazed cavers Every film is a steep learnfrom UVic” and only used a ing curve, he says. It’s also snippet of footage. the most enjoyable part of The film acts as a travel creating a documentary. guide for the underworld, “It’s like taking a univerdipping into the history sity course with no exams,” and imagery. he said. “Well I guess there is “There are lots of stories an exam because you have about Hell. Sometimes peoto make a film at the end.” ple leave and sometimes For this film they even people don’t leave. So how visit Hell – Hell, Michigan about a guide book of it – a tiny place built up as through the history of it?” a travel destination with Springbett said. Throughout the film, Photo contributed mini golf, T-shirts and other Paisley refers to the fic- Hell: A Survivor’s Guide Host Brian Paisley near Hell, Michigan. Catch underworld-related mertional guidebook, as he the locally produced documentary tonight (Friday, Feb. 5) on Vision TV. chandise. A place making light of the name. “It’s a bit turns to artists such as of lightness because it’s this Homer, Virgil, Dante, Bosch, The art of finding those minds and voices little speck on the map,” Springbett said. Doré and Rubens, who created compelling “It’s a little unincorporated village.” images of Hell. He also talks to scholars, falls to local researcher Sherry Lepage. The world premier of Hell: A Survivor’s “We come up with a general idea of the writers and theologians, and to a psychologist who ponders why Hell has had such an kind of people we’re looking for – she finds Guide runs tonight, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. on impact on our lives. Experts include Oak them,” Springbett said. “That’s a real art VisionTV (Channel 120 on Shaw). After the premier, find it at visiontv.ca under ‘shows.’ Bay’s Dr. Laurel Bowman, UVic assistant and Sherry’s quite good at it.” Once she finds the minds to be mined, Visit asterisk.ca to learn more about the professor in Greek and Roman Studies, Dr. film company. Shamma Boyarin, assistant teaching profes- those people need to be pinned down. They started to edit in August and by sor at UVic, and the two UVic cavers. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
Sewer separation talk comes back to the table Feb. 15 Continued from Page A1
Public consultation boiled down to: Property owners living within the Uplands preferred Option 1, with a deep-gravity new sanitary sewer. Least-preferred was Option 3, which includes 100 per cent pumps. Property owners living outside the Uplands preferred the opposite. A profound negative reaction to pumps remains, said communications consultant Kathi Springer. It was a concern reinforced by a panel
of Uplands residents during the committee meeting. “Pumps need attention and we’re going to have 369 more pumps operated by amateurs,” said Geoff Buck. “There are concerns, real or imagined, and we’d like to avoid (pumps) if we can.” During the meeting, speakers who reiterated a preference for a low-maintenance gravity-fed system, as the current single pipe is, and no additional pumps received hearty applause. General consensus among
speakers from Uplands, and most in attendance appeared to be residents of that neighbourhood, was that inflicting pumps would be an emotional and financial burden. They see Option 3 – with an estimated price tag of $6.9 million for the district and $17,000 to $20,000 for individual homeowners required to purchase pumps (all in this option) – as downloading the cost of the project onto those residents. Option 1 is estimated to
cost $16.4 million for Oak Bay, with far fewer residents requiring pumps. Speakers also suggested the installation cost and maintenance requirement of pumps to homeowners is underestimated. The consultant noted homeowner cost estimates were based on a general assessment of the work but would vary dependent on specific sites and potential costs associated with archaeological discoveries. Pegged early on as a com-
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Locals connect Oak Bay to the world This spring, Oak Bay firefighter John Ballantyne heads south to Peru to lend his time and talents to help train that country’s firefighters – bomberos. An initiative of Firefighters Without Borders Canada, the organization estimates that with Ballantyne’s trip, it will have embarked on 20 such training deployments. In fact, since 2008, volunteers have trained more than 10,000 firefighters and emergency responders. This journey will take Ballantyne and other firefighters from Canada and the United States first to Lima and then in smaller groups to several other communities. Along the way, they’ll share not only expertise and donated, no-longer-needed equipment but also culture, a two-way exchange that brings as much to us as it does to them. Living and working in a community is an excellent way to gain insight into a people, their culture and their history. To be able to return and share that knowledge and experience with others here at home is invaluable in this ever-smaller, more connected world. For a decade, Terri Hunter has also been sharing her knowledge and expertise with locals through a fascinating series of talks through Recreation Oak Bay. In addition to popular discussions about Jane Austen and Her World and Tales of Oak Bay, Hunter calls on her background as an anthropologist who lived in the Middle East for a series of sessions exploring both Islam and the Palestinian people. With the region drawing the world’s attention for decades, Hunter shares her experience about the people – not the politics – and what makes them both unique and, as she points out, “just like us.” What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. Oak Bay News is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please contact: editor@oakbaynews.com or 250-480-3239. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.
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Jensen pitches plant to the wrong paper Re: Time to give McLoughlin another look, Oak Bay News, Jan. 27 Isn’t Nils Jensen’s pitch for building a sewage plant at McLoughlin point in the wrong newspaper? The Victoria News is distributed in Esquimalt, not the Oak Bay News. Given the rollover that Barbara Desjardins would have to make to accept a reversal of what she won reelection on, Jensen’s pitch seems dependent on not having to process the West Shore’s growing sewage volume. I suppose there are ups and downs of volume due to additional treatment stages and more population density in Victoria and Esquimalt, perhaps offset by technology improvements. Missing from Jensen’s pitch is what Oak Bay is doing about its combined sewage and storm runoff system.
Perhaps fixing that would give a significant reduction in volume. Unfortunately Jensen continues his fire sale pitch of meeting funding deadlines, with no mention of getting higher governments to correct their flawed regulations. Keith Sketchley Saanich
Budget answers bring more questions I read with interest the curious postscript to the Jan. 29 Oak Bay News letter, “Where are the financial gatekeepers?” I also have been trying for some time to get council to provide answers to my straightforward questions on these tax issues, however have come up empty after several attempts – with anther pending. The CAO stated the finan-
cial information provided in letters is not accurate. However, other than adding the part-time staff count, the CAO has not provided any figures supporting her claim. What is the actual HR salary range? What is the total on-going tax burden for residents for this full-time position, and why was it necessary for so few staff? For that matter, what changed for the CAO to also need an expensive executive assistant? Council made these staffing decisions in April 2015 with no discussion (council minutes confirm this). As for next June 2016 Annual Report for 2015, this will only show the partial HR amount paid for the month or so worked in 2015, not the full salary to be paid in 2016, scaled back or not. Also, the 42 staff paid over $75,000 is identified by name only, not job title.
When I wrote to council my questions were straightforward. I was hoping for actual expenditure and some plausible answers. The public has a right to be provided with this information, particularly now as taxpayers are being faced with more and more costs. Whether we have 400 or 500 staff, when part-time are counted or future salary deals are negotiated, does not alter the fact that I have not noticed any efficiencies of scale in council’s budget decisions. In this difficult economic climate and with the predicted tax increases on the horizon, a blank check approach is not warranted. Patricia Coulter Oak Bay
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Oak Bay’s Terri Hunter leads locals on an exploration of Palestine and Islam in two coming sessions through Monterey Rec Centre. Coming up March 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. is The Palestinians, part of the Travels with Terri series. Exploring the culture and traditions of the Palestinians, the illustrated session will touch on a wide variety of topics, from traditional town and village life, architecture and folk costumes to modern art, literature and music. “With an emphasis on society and customs, come and meet the Palestinian people,” says Hunter, an anthropologist and architectural historian who lived in the Middle East for several years, including in Gaza. Also on the calendar is Understanding Islam, a four-session program running Mondays, Feb. 15 to March 7 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, Feb. 24 to March 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “This series of illustrated talks is a short introduction to the history, beliefs and practices of traditional Islam. With a focus on the social lives of families before and after the upheavals of the last few decades, this course will help you see the world behind the headlines.” Hunter has been offering programs exploring the Middle East for about a decade. “It continues to be popular because of all the things going on in the Middle East,” she says. “I do these to help people understand.” Looking back, at first people came without a lot of knowledge about the region, particularly about treatment of women, she recalls. For example, she says, in the mid-1980s, it was women who chose to re-veil, responding to what they saw as a collapse of Middle Eastern society, under a lot of pressure from economic challenges and few jobs. Without economic resources or prospects, young people couldn’t get married. “The women became very, very disillusioned with society and the fact that things were going nowhere.” With many countries in the region living under dictatorships, little opportunity existed for dissent, so women turned to what they change they could effect, Hunter says. “The men were really confounded by this at first.” The topic of women remains of interest to those
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Drop-in Family Storytime – from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.
Urban Deer Management – Natural History Victoria hosts the Oak Bay-based Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., UVic’s Fraser Building, Room 159.
Pablo Diemecke Latin Ensemble – Upstairs Lounge Concert Series continues at Oak Bay Rec Centre. Doors at 6 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. All ages welcome. Tickets from Oak Bay Rec or beaconridgeproductions.com
Tuesday Movie Nights at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – Man Up. New release movies in the David Foster Foundation Theatre, 6 to 9:45 p.m. Tickets $24, incl. dessert and house-made popcorn. Info or tickets: front desk or 250-598-4556.
Dinner Theatre at The Oak Bay Beach Hotel – Weekends through Feb. 20, Double Diamond: A Tribute to Neil Diamond featuring tribute artist Bill Zaalberg, who takes audiences through five decades of Diamond’s musical success. Stevie Nicks tribute artist Kathleen Zaalberg adds several songs to this non-stop 90-minute performance. Tickets $89, incl. three-course meal in the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Info/ tickets visit the front desk or call 250-598-4556.
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Saturday, Feb. 6 Mezzo-soprano Barb Towell and pianist Tina Chang – Vancouver Opera musicians perform, 2:30 p.m. in, St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin Rd. Enjoy an afternoon of vocal favourites, including classical gems, operatic arias and pop and Broadway songs. Tickets from 1-888-717-6121, oakbaymusic. ca or Ivy’s Bookshop.
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SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates!
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.
‘Winter Clean-Up Specials’ Gutter & Window Cleaning Concrete Power Washing Vinyl Siding Cleaning Roof Sweep & De-Mossing Carpentry * Yard Cleanup Handyman Repairs Free Estimates WCB Insured, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MC *Seniors Discounts* (778)433-9275 www.abbaexteriors.ca
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Sm jobs welcome. Lic #86952. 250-415-7991. 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 DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, De-moss, Roofs, Windows, Power Washing.
GREAT TIME for pruning. Fruit, ornamental & native trees. Call Maxse for results. Senior disc. 250-634-0347.
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate
I AM looking for up to 5 more customers for regular lawn cuts to start this spring. Chris (250)858-2055.
DO YOU OFFER HOME SERVICES? DON’T BE MISSED,
MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Clean-ups, pruning, weeding, & more. Senior’s discounts. Free estimates. 250-216-7502. .... THE GARDENING GAL .... Quality Affordable Gardening. Renovations Maintenance & Cleanups. 250-217-7708.
OUR READERS ARE
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250-388-3535
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS RENOVATIONS SPECIALIST decks, fence Doors, windows, painting, drywall. Kitchen, bath, suites. 250-217-8131.
Locally owned Family business
LANDSCAPING
HANDYPERSONS
CUSTOM LANDSCAPING by Design- let us build your dream! Free estimates. Call (250)391-0688.
BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.
MASONRY & BRICKWORK
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.
Refuse Sam
✓Garbage Removal ✓O.A.P Rates Attics, Basements, Compost, Construction Clean up, Demolition
Fast & Friendly Service .
Call Craig or Mike 250-216-5865
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747
PAINTING A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.
SAFEWAY PAINTING
High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-889-7715 or 250-472-6660 Member BBB
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.
or
NEEDS mine.
UPHOLSTER- Furn. repairs, scratches, fix springs, marine, commercial. 250-480-9822.
WINDOW CLEANING 250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.
ABBA EXTERIORS
Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing, package discounts. “Locally owned Family business”. WCB, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MasterCard. (778)433-9275.
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CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
SMALL ADS GET BIG RESULTS! Call 250.388.3535
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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Friday, February 5, 2016 - OAK
BAY NEWS
Fresh Take & Bake Gourmet Rising Crust Pizza
4
Hawaiian or Pepperoni Made in-store. 12” Regular Retail $7.99 Each
On Sale
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Tostitos
Cheese
Tortilla Chips
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Selected 220–320g
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KniveS
Details at: www.thriftyfoods.com/JamieOliverKnives
Promotion ends soon. Only 2 weeks left to collect stamps!
Specials in effect until Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
volunteers needed!
Enthusiastic people are needed at our Admirals Walk location to take orders for customers in need.
Interested? Call 250
SUTNATILMFEPB 1S6
544 1234 . 1 800 667 8280 or email sendial@thriftyfoods.com