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New music rings through St. Mary’s Municipal home on Hampshire eyed for Syrian housing St. Mary’s Church will ring with a day full of music this Saturday.

The New Music Festival brings “fresh off the page” music for chamber ensemble to life from 1 to 9 p.m.

Feb. 13.

The Victoria Composers Collective, Open Space and Oak Bay Music collaborate to bring an all-day new music festival including three concerts and an artist talk.

“We’re pretty excited to bring so much new contemporary classical music to Oak Bay for a second year in a row,” says Erik Abbink, artistic director of Oak Bay Music.

Two concerts, starting at 1 and 5 p.m., are curated by the Victoria Composers Collective, composed largely of University of Victoria graduate students and alumni. With help from their peers, they’ll premiere their own “fresh off the page” works.

At 3 p.m. flautist-composer-improviser Cléo Palacio-Quintin, artist in residence at Open Space, will give a talk and presentation.

Finally, the 7:30 p.m. concert features well-known new music musicians Chris Reiche and Cathy Fern Lewis and their unique program Do: Come so we may see, exploring the Fragments of Sappho on found instruments, found pitches, and found objects.

Tickets ($20/$10) are available at the McPherson Box Office, Ivy’s Books, at oakbaymusic.ca and at the door.

For more information go to oakbaymusic.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com

Land originally purchased for parking lot Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

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The Victoria Composers Collective, composed largely of UVic alumni and graduate students, is among the groups participating in the day-long New Music Festival at St. Mary’s Church in Oak Bay this Saturday (Feb. 13).

In a bid to open community dialogue, former Oak Bay councillor Cairine Green asked council to explore options to provide temporary and/or transitional housing to Syrian refugee families seeking to settle in the municipality.

During last week’s committee of the whole meeting, Green called for a mayor’s task force or leadership team and a municipal staff report to outline what housing options, if any, are available, such as vacant legal inlaw accommodation, vacant rental housing and the municipally owned house at 1531 Hampshire Rd. “If we don’t ask the question of the community we won’t know what the answer is,” Green said. “It could be used as transitional housing.”

The suggestion quickly became about more than hosting Syrian refugee families.

“It’s on everyone’s mind and we’d all like to do our part, we just don’t know how,” said Coun. Michelle Kirby, adding there are concerns in the community, reflected in the official community plan, about a need for affordable housing in general. “This is a bigger issue and I would not like to see this set aside as a special project.”

Housing should be at the forefront in 2016, she said, not only for refugee families “but the vulnerable people that exist already in our community.”

Coun. Tara Ney agreed Green’s suggestion was innovative.

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Licence plate swipe and swap Police responded to a report of theft of licence plates from the personal vehicle of a Neil Street resident Jan. 28.

The licence plates on their vehicle had been switched with a different set.

The licence plates left behind were reported stolen out of West Shore.

Smashing night of vehicle thefts Police remind residents that nothing of value should be left inside a parked vehicle after

five had windows smashed last week.

On Jan. 26 police received five reports of break and enters that included various items stolen from each vehicle. The thefts occurred on Musgrave Street, Topp Avenue and Burdick Avenue.

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“The amount of support and willingness to host Syrian families in their community and Greater Victoria is enormous. One of the biggest barriers is housing,” Ney said.

“This could be a wonderful opportunity for our community to do good works,” agreed Coun. Eric Zhelka, adding he’s in favour of moving forward in some capacity with the Hampshire Road home as it’s been “derelict so long.”

During his inaugural speech after the November 2014 election, Mayor Nils Jensen mentioned 1531 Hampshire, suggesting it would see a resolution in the four-year term.

Key is to decide what they should do with the land, as ideas bandied about previously ranged from parking lot to park. The lot was originally purchased for parking. “There’s a myriad of ideas out there,” Jensen said. “Until we have something concrete we’re talking lofty ideas.”

Coun. Kevin Murdoch agreed with Kirby’s assertion infill housing and other affordable alternatives are on the agenda for this year.

“I think we’re all in support of finding ways of helping,” he said. “(However) we have to decide if we’re going to turn it into a parking lot or a park … we need to determine the fate of that property.”

Murdoch said it was a challenge to support renovations to the home to bring it up to liveable standards without a clear idea of what’s needed in the way of housing for Syrian refugee families.

“We do have to make a solid decision on that (property),” said Coun. Hazel Braithwaite.

Braithwaite is a member of the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria that helps individuals and organizations connect across cultures.

They currently have 45 people representing all aspects of the community and levels of government working on both private and governmentsponsored Syrian refugee files. Braithwaite later confirmed money to top up rents would be most helpful at this point to help house any refugees.

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Passion for sport parlays to dream job

The woman behind the stories of the BC Games Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

When a heart-strings-tugging tale of perseverance and success by a BC Games athlete reaches out to a reader from a newspaper, Lia Threlfall feels a win.

A passion for sport drives the Oak Bay High grad in her role for the last dozen years, seeking and sharing stories of young athletes as communications manager for the BC Games Society.

“I’ve always loved sport and it’s sport and telling stories about sports,” she said. “It is a great job.”

While she calls Victoria home these days (by about a block), Threlfall grew up on Newport, attended Monterey (then an elementary school) before heading for Oak Bay High, and finally down Caddy Bay way to get a kinesiology degree at the University of Victoria. Throughout her school years she competed in sport, specializing in field hockey and

were BC Games alumni competing at a provinand 18 alumni were part cial and varsity level – of Team Canada at the achieving three national 2014 Olympic and Paratitles with the Vikes. lympic Games.

Threlfall volunteered “It’s also just amazing in press operations to watch them having during the 2010 Winter the time of their lives at Olympics in Vancouver.

14 years old.”

Her love of multi-sport The young competievents dates as far back tors, and their coaches, as seventh grade when sleep on foamies on the she wrote a report on floor in dorms fashioned the Calgary Winter from school classrooms Olympics. and meet fellow athletes Now she plans and at the dance. “It’s a celimplements commuebration of sport and it nications initiatives, is a competition.” including branding and Once in Vernon she media relations for the discovered a family with BC Games and Team three kids competing in BC. the same Games. WatchShe enjoys digging ing them rib each other into the stories behind for the camera while the Games, seeking the parents watched what drives the young with pride was a “pretty competitors to achieve.

Christine van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay News unique” situation.

For some the Games is And that’s her higha first step toward inter- Behind the scenes, BC Games Society’s Lia national acclaim and Threlfall, communications manager, gets to know light: “to find those gems Olympic competition, thousands of athletes, sharing their stories with and pick them out and have that story shared.” for others it’s the pinna- the province, through the media.

Threlfall also coaches cle. Either way the light as far as they go,” she says. “We’re on their faces when hard work starting to see kids from the first her two young children and volpays off, is the best reward for the Games on Olympic teams and unteers with KidSport Greater Victoria, the BC Wheelchair Sports Games staffer. doing well internationally.”

“For many it’s their Olympics, More than half of Team BC at Association and the Oak Bay High it’s their first step or for some it’s the 2015 Canada Winter Games School Alumni Association. A

Did you know? n More than 1,200 athletes from every corner of the province will compete at the BC Winter Games in Penticton Feb. 25 to 28. n Competing in 17 different sports, the athletes are an average age of 14 and for most it’s their first experience at a multi-sport event. Special Olympians compete in basketball and figure skating and athletes with a disability will compete in wheelchair basketball and para cross country skiing. n More than 300 coaches, 180 officials and 1,800 volunteers will support the athletes and the Games.

longtime volunteer as well, these Games mark a return for Threlfall, who coached during a Summer Games in Penticton. “It’s a great community and the volunteers up there are fantastic,” she said.

Volunteers are critical in throwing a successful event, she said, as the BC Games Society includes 10 staff and a successful event requires 1,500 to 1,800 volunteers.

“That’s the other story that continues to amaze me, the time and energy the community puts in to host.” cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

District says thanks in oak and steel Resident donates six sculptures to be used as special recognition Jennifer Blyth Oak Bay News

From the vision and generosity of one man and the artistic talents of another, Oak Bay has a brand new way to say “thank you.”

Inspired by a gift arranged for Oak Bay Volunteer Services’ executive director Joan Halvorsen, Oak Bay’s Bob Carter approached the municipality about creating a special gift as a thank you when the occasion warrants.

“They hadn’t had anything that was distinctive to represent the community,” Carter says. “I volunteered that if they liked (the idea), I would donate the first six.”

the Victoria International Airport, Bastion Square and the Oak Bay Sculpture Walk, Carter approached Oak Bay with the idea of a stainless steel oak leaf design that could be engraved with a message for the recipient.

Consultation with district arborists ensured the right oak design was used and the result is a beautiful stainless steel creation, about 10 inches long in a slightly cupped shape. Carter has the prototype used to create the very first piece for Halvorsen, as well as a distinctive curved piece of steel the leaves were cut from – a piece of art in its own right, says Carter, whose home Jennifer Blyth/Oak Bay News Bob Carter displays the steel from which artist Illarion displays a passion for the arts.

The concept and the donation Gallant crafted the oak leaf sculptures (top right). were very much appreciated, says Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

A longtime friend of Saanich artist Illarion “The community and council appreciGallant, whose sculptures include those at

ate the kind and generous donation of Bob Carter. Not only did he have the artistic vision but he had the kindness to donate six of these and we are very grateful,” Jensen says.

The leaves arrived just in time for the first to be presented to longtime staffer Loranne Hilton, who recently left Oak Bay to become CAO at the District of Highlands.

“It is a stunning work of art that is so connected to Oak Bay,” Jensen says.

“It was fitting for Loranne as a way for her to remember her time and us to honour her.” editor@oakbaynews.com

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Business booming along the Avenue If there’s any question Oak Bay enjoys a vibrant business community, a look along the Avenue this week should provide the answer.

In addition to recent moves by longstanding businesses like Buddies Toys and Abra-kidabra, the village has also seen a flurry of new business activity.

Hide + Seek Coffee pours a welcome brew for patrons, while next door, 4 Cats Studio lends an artistic touch to a space locals have been watching with great interest for some time.

We welcomed a chiropractor to Monterey Mews last month in Wholistic Chiropractic and Wellness, while down the road, S & B Windows and Doors helps residents get the look they love for their homes.

One of the biggest additions locals have keenly watched develop is the 6,000-plussquare-foot Red Barn Market on Oak Bay Avenue at Redfern Street.

And if the crowds during their Thursday opening – a day before the store was supposed to throw open its doors – were any indication, the community welcomes its arrival.

The strength and vibrancy of local business relies upon the support of local patrons. Both Red Barn – bringing more than 50 jobs to the community – Buddies Toys and others are key members of Think Local First, which emphasizes the importance of keeping at least some of your dollars here at home.

As a long-standing member of the local business community ourselves, that is something with which we heartily concur.

Beyond that, though, we appreciate the diversity local businesses provide – virtually everything you need in one place, as Oak Bay Business Improvement Association president Liz Smith has said.

And what a different place Oak Bay would be without it.

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.

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Protesters fear peace in forests After 20 years of representing B.C. of the region preserved after a century coastal First Nations to negotiate what of logging that began with sailing ships.

Aside from a few diehards who are U.S.-directed activists labeled the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, a weary Dal- either paid to protest or can’t get past las Smith expressed his relief and frus- issuing demands, B.C. aboriginal people have grown tired of being used as tration.

At a ceremony to sign the final agree- props in global de-marketing campaigns directed from San Francisco ment in Vancouver last week, or Amsterdam. The protestSmith, president of the Naners’ tactic of organizing cuswakolas Council of remote tomer boycotts that damage Central Coast communities far-away economies might be like Bella Bella, joked that he’s good for international fundfinally out of a job. Then he got raising, but it’s bad for poor serious. people.

“My communities still aren’t Formally begun 10 years better places to live yet,” he ago with $30 million from said. But the land use agreeOttawa, $30 million from B.C. ment with the province and and $60 million from a group forest companies over a vast Tom Fletcher of wealthy U.S. family foundacoastal area up to the Alaska B.C. Views tions with a larger anti-develborder means the years ahead opment agenda, the land use will be better.

He said when he started it was like plan remains under attack.

Among the many protest outfits is being caught in a divorce between the B.C. forest industry and international Pacific Wild, which has specialized in environmental groups. Dutch-based Great Bear Rainforest campaigns and Greenpeace, its California offshoot For- now needs a new enemy. Their credestEthics and others moved on from ibility was demonstrated recently when their Clayoquot Sound battle to the B.C. potty-mouthed U.S. pop star Miley coast, looking to continue the blockades Cyrus decided to speak out against B.C.’s wolf kill. against logging.

Typical of celebrities, Cyrus had no “It’s the First Nations of the Coast who stood up and said ‘no, this is how idea about the struggle to preserve dwindling herds of mountain caribou. it’s going to work’,” Smith said.

How it’s going to work is that log- She barely knows where B.C. is, a fact ging will continue on 550,000 hectares made plain when Pacific Wild toured of coastal forest, with a greater share her around the North Coast, far from for First Nations, and with 85 per cent the Kootenay and South Peace regions

where the wolves in question actually roam.

Cyrus’s handlers spoon-fed video and statements to urban media, who were so anxious to exploit her global popularity that they played down the fact she was at the wrong end of the province spouting nonsense.

After periodically attacking their own B.C. agreement as inadequate, Greenpeace and ForestEthics have moved on to what they call the “boreal forest,” which we like to call northern Canada.

The same bully tactics with forest products customers and producers have been featured.

This time, a Quebec company that signed an accord in 2010 is suing Greenpeace for “defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference in economic relations.”

Aboriginal companies on the B.C. coast will continue to log, including areas of old-growth forest and secondary growth. They will continue to export logs as economics dictate. They will continue to harvest animals, including grizzly bears.

And, I expect, they will continue to be subjected to attempts to supervise and direct them by members of urban society’s new religion, environmentalism.

The leaders of this movement don’t like peace. It’s bad for their business.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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Scott Travers, Melissa Hazenboom and Russ Benwell take a short break from opening day bustle at the new Red Barn Market on Oak Bay Avenue Thursday.

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Market shines local light on Avenue Jennifer Blyth Oak Bay News

Local garlic was on the menu for Red Barn Market’s opening day on the Avenue, and that’s just a taste of what’s in store for shoppers.

Despite opening a day early with little publicity, the aisles were packed with shoppers getting a first look – and taste – of the locally grown store.

“We’ve incorporated an upscale specialty store with the old Red Barn theme,” says Russ Benwell, one of the Red Barn owners, pointing to the vaulted ceilings, wide aisles and heritage photos.“The feedback on the store has been fantastic.”

At a little more than 6,000 square feet, the fifth store in the Red Barn Market family offers everything shoppers have come to count on, including an exceptional produce section and signature items from

she says.

Following this week’s soft opening, a chance for the 50-odd staff to get used to the new space, the store invites the community to the grand opening Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10 a.m.

Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps will share ribboncutting duties followed by in-store tastings, give-aways, music and more.

Hazenboom encourages customers to let staff know if there’s something they’d like to see. “If you have any suggestions, we want to hear it. We’re building from the bottom up so if we’ve missed something, let us know.”

Red Barn Market will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily at 1933 Oak Bay Ave. at Redfern Street next to Home Hardware.

For more information visit redbarnmarket.ca. editor@oakbaynews.com

the markets’ smokehouse.

There’s the ever-popular sandwich bar – home to mile-high sandwiches – and an ice-cream counter, plus the fully stocked deli counter, with warm items perfect for a quick lunch on the go, Benwell says.

“People really like the convenience of it being in the community. They also like the local offerings and the fresh produce.”

Melissa Hazenboom, owner-operator with Scott Travers, has been with Red Barn for six years, coming to Oak Bay via the Mattick’s Farm store and West Saanich Road. “We’ve had amazing feedback,” she says. “Everyone is pleased we’re here and finally open and looking forward to what we can offer the neighbourhood.”

Hazenboom has built strong relationships with local growers – one reason they can offer local garlic in February – something shoppers have come to expect, along with competitive prices,

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parents aware of what they should be looking out for,” Murray Hill Most people don’t said. “It’s really tips on know there are three some of the things that parts to vision – acuity, can be picked up on.” functionality and perShe’ll share her ceptional processing – daughter’s experisays Anita Murray-Hill. ence and things she’s Murray-Hill, executive learned along the way, director for The Visual but recently added Process Society that another professional works to raise awarewho happens to be in ness about vision for Anita Murray-Hill town that week. learning, will outline the “I’m really excited 17 vision skills needed because it so happens to develop efficient and that Linda Lemon, who accurate vision during a free session has been an educator with 38 years at the Oak Bay library. in the Waterloo School District, is “The Visual Process Society is coming to town,” Murray-Hill said. working on a Vision Care Manage“She specializes in binocular ment strategy for parents. At the vision dysfunction. Her school disupcoming seminar, we will have trict is the only one in the district a road map for parents for vision that recognizes binocular vision care. Included in this package will dysfunction as a physical disability,” be questions that parents should Murray-Hill said. “The reason the ask their optometrist,” said Murray- district has said it is a physical disHill. “Twenty-five per cent of kids ability is because of the work Linda have a significant eye problem that has done.” can interfere with development.

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She’d always thought her daughThat expertise is one reason she ter Helena was clumsy when she hopes to have Lemon speak during reached for the milk and knocked the Oak Bay presentation. it over.

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“One of the great effects of this award is we will be better known now,” Braley said. “I want to encourage other writers who are as of yet unpublished to keep writing and to take advantage of the Cedric Awards next year. I think it’s a marvellous opportunity.”

Hers was among 168 submissions vying for one of the $3,000 prizes. Learn more about the awards at thecedrics.ca online. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com

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Oak Bay author invites readers to name his lady villain Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News

As Oak Bay author D.F. Bailey embarks on his eighth crime novel, he’s open to suggestions on a name for his female vil-

lain.

“The contest idea came about because I was trying to find a better way to engage directly with my readers,” said Don Bailey. “Email is a great one-way broadcast system to communicate with people, but often feedback doesn’t come

back.”

To his surprise, the “Name the Lady Villain” contest caught quick attention and within two days he had dozens of entries. “The villain’s going to be a female so I thought, let’s put it out there.

Some (suggestions) are what you might

expect, like Cruella or Faustina, and I don’t want to be that transparent. But there have been some pretty interesting ones,” he said. “A character’s name has to reflect some kind of cultural sensibility. What I’m looking for is a name that suggests darkness in life and I think there Oak Bay author Don are some out there Bailey. we’re going to find.”

He’s also open to not using one of the suggestions, but figures with the numbers coming in there will likely be a winner – who gets a free copy of one of his books.

Bailey’s first novel came out in 1987 before the proliferation of the internet. “My first three books came out the traditional manner,” he said. They also garnered acclaim, awards and film options (that never came to fruition). Then around 2000 things changed, one publisher went into receivership and the other pared back operations.

“I thought, I’m not going to let the ebook defeat me,” he said.

Within two weeks the author was smitten with the e-reader he’d purchased. “I realized this little thing that fit in the palm of my hand could access pretty much any book that had ever been written,” he said. “It’s a total revolution in the way books are written, read, sold and so on.”

His last four novels have all been ebooks. The last three, Bone Maker, Stone Eater and Lone Hunter, comprise the Finch Trilogy, which came out in December. As he embarked on his fourth book in the Finch series, he embraced the side benefit of the internet – interaction with his audience – which grew into the current contest.

“Before, when I was strictly print, I had very little interaction with people who read my stuff.

Now I get email and people post reviews on Amazon frequently. The writer-reader relationship is so much closer in the digital era than it was in the print era,” he said.

He plans to bring all seven books into hard copy this year and make them available on Amazon. Download the first book in his second crime series, Bone Maker for free at dfbailey.com.

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Extra! Extra! The Paperboys hit Farquhar Auditorium Jacob Zinn Black Press

When it comes to musical genres, The Paperboys aren’t defined by just one.

The eclectic Vancouver eight-piece – which is set to perform at the Farquhar Auditorium Feb. 13 – draws on a variety of musical styles and throws them into one big melting pot. The recipe starts with some Irish jigs, throws in some African Photo contributed Highlife, adds a bit of The Paperboys come to the University of Victoria Feb. 13.

Latin favour and southern bluegrass, and email from a fan who is remained humble is as diverse as their simmers into a unique, writing to tell me this over the years, notmusic, meaning they’ll globally diverse sound. song got them through ing there’s fit in with the Farquhar “Most a really hard time in more Auditorium’s university bands you their life, or this parto their crowd. go see have “Success, in music than ticular song was their “We’re not too old one defined that they don’t relate sound – my eyes, is being awards and soundtrack to their summer of 2003. to us anymore,” said there’s not a able to connect industry “Success, in my eyes, Landa with a laugh. “I recognilot of variawith people in a tion. is being able to connect think our demographic tion within with people in a deeper has changed over the “At the that sound,” deeper kind of kind of way. That is by end of the years – we play to an founder Tom way.” day, it’s not far the biggest reward.” older-than-we-usedLanda said.

In concert, the bilinreally what to-be crowd, but we “That’s what – Tom Landa gual band averages guides us still have college age most people more than 150 shows or what people coming out to expect. I motivates per year, both as headour shows. think it takes us,” he said. “We somelining acts at local “I think it really people by surprise times feel more sense venues and as part of crosses generations because it’s just differof accomplishment by some popular festiand genres, even ent than what they’re receiving a letter or vals. Their audience within the band. Our used to and there’s so much variety that you can’t help but to notice it.”

But the genre-defying group didn’t always make such multifaceted music. The Paperboys started in the mid • A flexible schedule to work ’90s as a folk group, but evolved naturally around your classes to its current, hard-topin-down sound.

• A great way to lose weight “The focus of the and get into shape band at that point in time was to play folk rock music with a Consider being an Celtic edge to it,” said Landa. “Little by little, independent adult we started incorporatcarrier for the Oak Bay News. ing different elements You will earn extra and genres to the mix. money delivering We started adding an award some ska, some Eastwinning ern European stuff, and community newspaper eventually we started adding the Latin side twice a week to the of things. “It’s a hard homes in your band to describe, neighbourhood. apparently, because we touch on a lot of musical territory.”

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Tickets from Oak Bay Rec or beaconridgeproductions.com A Downton Abbey Valentine – Palm Court Light Orchestra performs the music of Downton Abbey and the Victorian and Edwardian eras, 7:30 p.m. at Farquhar Auditorium, University Centre, UVic. Tickets $14 to $34 from 250721-8480, online at tickets.uvic.ca or in person at the University Centre.

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. Main backup vocalist and Stevie Nicks tribute artist Kathleen Zaalberg will also add several of Nicks’ 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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Rotary soap program saves lives For those who wonder what happens to the half-used soap and shampoo products in local hotels, the Rotary Club of Oak Bay has an answer.

The club received a Telus Disaster Aid Canada Community Grant recently for its Soap for Hope program.

“When an organization such as Telus recognizes the value and impact of what we are doing in our community, it reinforces that the Soap for Hope program is making a meaningful difference in the lives of others,” says Rotary’s Anne McIntyre.

Soap for Hope acquires soap and soap products from Island hotels.

The soap is then reprocessed and used to supply area shelters and international projects with hygiene products.

The program teaches elementary and middle school students how some people in the world do not have soap – something we take for granted that saves lives.

Students do a “soap squeeze,” filling onelitre bottles with shampoo (it takes 58 partly used hotel sized shampoo bottles to fill a one-litre container).

“It is a win-win,” says McIntyre.

“We are preventing these products from clogging up our landfills, creating volunteer opportunities for a wide range of ages (to date, from Kindergarten to 85 year

olds), and providing a product that improves the overall health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of our community. Soap saves lives.” editor@oakbaynews.com

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The Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria, at 919 Fort St., above the Blue Fox Café, offers classes seven days a week, for every age and every body. The Centre celebrated its 13th anniversary on Fort Street in 2015.

What does the Iyengar method offer? “Yoga is for all of us! No one is too old, too young or too stiff,” says Shirley Daventry French, founding member at the Centre.

“Iyengar Yoga is fun and challenging and can be viewed as the great equalizer among yoga styles offered today,” says Shirley, respected in Victoria and world-wide for her teaching.

Who is BKS Iyengar?

Time magazine attributed the popularity of yoga in the West in large part to Iyengar, who first introduced his style of yoga to North America more than 50 years ago.

The 95-year-old master lived in Pune, India, and practised many hours a day until his death in 2014. Victoria teachers travel regularly to India to study from Iyengar’s children.

What will Iyengar Yoga do for you? “The effects of yoga practice are beauty, strength, clarity of speech, calmness of the nerves, increase in digestive powers and a happy disposition that is revealed in a smiling face,” says BKS Iyengar.

“In Canada, Iyengar Yoga teacher training requires a minimum of three years for an introductory teacher,” says Wendy Boyer, general manager and teacher at the Iyengar

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