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“This is something I think Rugby Canada should have, because it’s a piece of their legacy,” said Bowker, owner of Universal Supplements in Langford. “But I don’t want to give it to them like that, I want to somehow get it framed and give it to them.”

Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins didn’t hear many new ideas at Tuesday’s West Shore Chamber of Commerce-sponsored breakfast meeting presenting an overview of regional sewage treatment options. What she heard clearly from some of the 15 to 20 people gathered at Colwood Golf Club, however, was that business owners are angry about the proposed costs being offered for public consumption by the Capital Regional District. “What I am hearing is a very strong voice from the business community that is clearly concerned with the cost of what is coming forward,” she said. “They’re not just looking at the average household cost, they’re looking at anywhere upward of two times and beyond those costs.” For the seven treatment options being discussed, the CRD website’s wastewater planning pages indicate projected average per household costs for each of the municipalities involved in the project, but give no information about the potential cost to commercial property owners. During a question period after the presentation, Chamber president Doug Kobayashi said he was “outraged” with the way the costs have increased for the project. He said residents were initially told they’d be looking at around a $250 annual charge and that has risen dramatically under the new options.

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John Bowker, photographed in his store on Goldstream Avenue, shows off an old picture of the 1901-02 Vancouver Rugby Football Club team, who won the B.C. championship that season.

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When John Bowker opened up an antique picture frame purchased for his children at a garage sale, he was surprised at what he found. Upon further inspection, he discovered an aging photo, hidden in the frame – instead of being featured

in it. It’s a sepia-toned still of the Vancouver Rugby Football Club team from the 1901-1902 season. “When you pull it apart there is a backing and it was behind the main picture,” he said. The photo features 22 men, most in uniform, next to a large trophy. At the bottom of the matte reads a line “Champions of British Columbia.”

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Volunteers needed to help set up tenting area in View Royal New transitional housing option overseen by Our Place coming to West Shore Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

The former youth custody centre in View Royal begins its new role next Tuesday, as home for residents of the tent city set up on the lawns of the Victoria courthouse the past few months. Overseen by Our Place, the site at 94 Talcott Rd. will be known as Choices Transitional Home and host about 50 individuals. Don Evans, executive director for the non-profit organization, confirmed to residents at an information session on Monday that the tents will be set up in the outdoor courtyard of the building. Residents will be able to access services inside the building, such as meals, hot showers and laundry, plus mental health and addiction supports. Our Place also plans to run a free shuttle to downtown so residents can access other services. View Royal Mayor David Screech said the contract with Our Place runs through the

The former Youth Detention Centre in View Royal is being eyed as a temporary home for residents of the tent city on the lawn of the Victoria courthouse downtown. Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

end of August, indicating this is “clearly a temporary usage.” He said much work needs to be done on the site to prepare for this different use. “From the fire chief’s perspective, there’s quite a few issues,” Screech said. “They’ve got a fair bit of work to do in next couple of weeks before people can occupy those buildings.”

As such, volunteers are being recruited to work daily through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and help build outdoor flooring in the courtyard, set up awnings and picnic tables and do other tasks. Interested parties are asked to bring their own power tools such as drills, extension cords, power saws, etc. and see Mike or Patrick upon arrival. The tent city is due to be dismantled Feb.

Langford Canadian Tire employees honor co-worker Katherine Engqvist

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Future firefighters wanted Mandatory information session for potential firefighter recruits Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff

The City of Colwood is looking for a few good volunteers to join the ranks at their fire department. If you are 19 or older and a resident of Colwood, you are invited to an information session on Feb. 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Colwood Fire Station, 3215 Metchosin Rd. This is a mandatory information session for anyone wishing to go through the recruitment process and an RSVP is required.

To confirm your attendance, contact Joanne Topping, emergency services support co-ordinator, at 250-478-8321 or email jtopping@colwood.ca. Spouses and partners are welcome to attend, but not children. Application forms will be available at the information session or can be picked up anytime at the hall. The City of Colwood is served by approximately 40 firefighters, eight career firefighters and roughly 32 of which make up the volunteer roster. All are trained and certified under the British Columbia Firefighters training program. Forms don’t need to be submitted prior to the session. katie@goldstreamgazette.com

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While much of the country is busy shovelling snow, Greater Victoria residents are often boasting about their region’s mild climate. Hoping to use some of that good-natured ribbing to their advantage, Tourism Victoria, the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Butchart Gardens and Gardens British Columbia have banded together for the annual Flower Count. With just over 17 billion counted in 2015, it encourages residents to get outside and helps promote the region during a season not typically known as a busy tourist time. In its 41st year, the Flower Count runs March 3 to 9, with the award for Bloomingest Community going to the municipality that counts the most blooms. It’s a title the City of Colwood

has claimed the past two years and the City is looking for a threepeat, said Mayor Carol Hamilton. She credits Ecole John Stubbs for putting Colwood on the map for flower counting, largely helping it claim those first two titles. “I call them my secret weapon,” Hamilton said, laughing. While the students are no secret anymore, she’s still optimistic and offered a friendly challenge to all the region’s mayors, especially rival Barbara Desjardins in Esquimalt, who challenged her last year. That competition is also driving John Stubbs students. Grade 5 teacher Matthew Barker and his class offered their own challenge to their counterparts in the region. But students are also focused on beating their own personal goals. Colton Trotter, 10, said last year’s effort “beat the old class record,” and that’s something the students plan to do again this year.

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Business acumen could have helped A group of people with good business sense gathered in a meeting room at Royal Colwood Golf Club this week to hear an overview on the Capital Regional District’s sewage treatment project. This endeavour has been the subject of much derision, head-scratching and frustration over the years, as the CRD, and its member municipalities that don’t already treat their sewage, work to find a solution that will satisfy provincial and federal regulations. Making direct and specific presentations to the business community is a step that, according to Westside Solutions co-chairs Carol Hamilton and Barb Desjardins, hasn’t been done enough during the whole process. So, it wasn’t all that surprising to hear West Shore Chamber of Commerce president Doug Kobayashi, one of the friendlier people one could find in our area, use the term “outraged” when he and others in the room were asked for their comments on the state of the project or the details therein. Consultants Urban Systems, hired to do the feasibility and costing analysis for the project, and Carrollo Associates, an engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater planning have been busy working on providing what the CRD has asked them for. Unfortunately, that hasn’t necessarily involved seeking out advice from the private sector on how to do a publicsector project like this one. Urban Systems’ Chris Town, who gave the technical presentation Tuesday, admitted afterward there are an “infinite” number of ways to achieve the level of sewage treatment required under the provincial and federal guidelines. And he seemed open to some of the new ideas tossed out by local business people. Many of the politicians making the ultimate decision on how to spend taxpayers’ money on treatment are not businesspeople. While many in that category are accustomed to asking for advice from people who are in business or management, it would have made sense for the CRD to seek out such people at the start of this second go-round at solving the sewage treatment puzzle.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the National Newspaper Council, an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please contact editor@ goldstreamgazette.com or call 250-478-9552 ext 224. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint with the National Newspaper Council, visit their website at mediacouncil. ca or call toll-free, 1-844-877-1163, for more information.

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ICF wrong group to guide passenger rail I challenge Island Corridor Foundation executive director Graham Bruce to justify his fancy position for a railway track that sits rotting and rusting, having been neglected to the point where it was not safe to run trains fast enough to provide a passenger service. Certainly the federal government and the City of Victoria are complicit, for the delay in getting Via Rail ready for commuter service and replacing rolling stock, and deliberately omitting tracks from the new Johnson Street bridge. There seems to be an expectation that people will walk much further to get to their workplace in downtown Victoria, or take the time and risk to make a transfer to buses after having had a bus, ParkNRide, or KissNRide transfer at their origin. Surveys elsewhere indicate commuters have limited tolerance for transfers. Among their reasons are likely the risk of a missed transfer or full bus, thus having to allow extra time to get to work. Without large numbers of people travelling into downtown Victoria, the only potential business is from CFB Esquimalt and the Dockyard, whose gates the track passes close to. But many base employees chose not to use the cross-harbour ferry service, so it ceased – how many would actually use the E&N? Because the track and bridges etc. were allowed to deteriorate, there has not been a market test, which is essential. The E&N track should be considered a dead asset for rail service, to stop bleeding money on administration and unrealistic

plans, perhaps able to be necessitated by someone who can actually get things done – which isn’t the ICF. Keith Sketchley Saanich

There’s no single solution to deal with homelessness Re: Urban drug ghettos aren’t working (BC Views, Feb. 3) I can vouch for some of columnist Tom’s Fletcher’s observations. About a decade ago, for my own education, I interviewed 10 homeless people. Not statistically significant, but revealing nonetheless. Eight of them were recent arrivals who were already homeless before they got here. Two came on the recommendation of friends. One of the 10 was even featured in a TimesColonist profile. He was fortunate to be offered a job as a result, but I’m sure one of our local homeless might have appreciated the offer first. Over the years numerous articles have featured unwitting quotes from homeless people who came here from elsewhere because they heard Victoria was a good place to be homeless. Many years ago another profile in the daily was about a girl from the western communities who took to living on the streets for the fun of it. Victoria’s own professional homeless guy arrived here from Red Deer, Alta. for the explicit purpose of simply living on the street. Since that time he has been ‘re-invented’ by the media and

certain advocates as a homeless activist, but it’s a sham. There are people who genuinely need to be identified and housed. Their case is not being helped by people who are homeless by choice, or because they are looking for adventure or an alternative lifestyle. Mike Laplante Saanich

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As construction crews continue to buzz around Eagle Creek Village in View Royal, a team of merchandisers and tradespeople are putting the finishing touches on the plaza’s anchor store, Quality Foods. Dry goods and frozen foods are fast filling up the shelves and freezers on the main floor of the 45,000-square-foot store, which somewhat mirrors the Langford QF store in terms of layout and features that include a massive deli and bistro area. Meanwhile, preparations con- Jordan Schley tinue on new features for the upper floor, which will include a Starbucks café, a soup and sandwich bar and a 7,000-sq. ft. upscale kitchenware boutique called A Step Above. “It’s more about creating an atmosphere,” says store manager Jordan Schley, who has shifted to the new location after running the Langford store since it opened in July 2014. The split-level shopping experience is a format the company has created to great success in several of its stores up Island, but it’s a first for the West Shore, he adds. All systems are go for the store’s official opening and ribbon cutting next Thursday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. A special sneak preview for seniors 65-over and people with mobility issues is being held the night before. The Island-owned grocery chain has put a great deal of stock in the West Shore marketplace, opening two large stores in the span of 19 months. The company and its staff are excited to be an integral part of Eagle Creek, designed as a multiuse community, residential and business hub for View Royal, says Schley. For more information on Quality Foods, visit qualityfoods.com and for further details on Eagle Creek, visit eaglecreekvlg.com. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Realizing the vision: developments toward a performing arts centre that community members For more will encourage their local than a decade, governments to provide some West Shore level of funding. With local communities have government support in hand, identified the need we will approach the provincial for a performing government and other sources arts space for of funds to move the project both amateur forward.” and professional On Sunday, Feb. 28, the West performances. Shore Arts Council and Juan De In fact, research Fuca Performing Arts Centre by the West Kristi comprehensive range of Society will co-host a discussion Shore Chamber Hoffman cultural and community forum to bring the arts and of Commerce in West Shore cultural community of the West experiences.” 2011 revealed Arts Council Shore together. The forum will Engaging with that more than unite varying arts organizations landowners and 90 per cent of – visual artists, actors, managers on potential our residents musicians, dancers, educators sites, the society aims to want more access to theatre, and other performers – in an connect with experienced musicals and performance art. effort to bring the combined professionals to develop a So what kind of progress has needs of each group to light. detailed business plan for the been made? The forum will be held from 1 centre, and to refine the 2012 Numerous dedicated to 4 p.m. at the Langford Legion, architectural concepts. community members have 761 Station Ave. All are welcome “Our greatest need is to hire endeavoured to make this to attend. credible experts in theatre vision a reality. Over the Kristi Hoffman represents the operations and theatre design past 12 years, these efforts West Shore Arts Council. For to add more detail to the highhave been spearheaded by more on the council’s activities, level plans in the SSA report,” committees from both the visit westshorearts.org. Stocks explained. “We hope West Shore Arts Council and West Shore Chamber of Commerce, by an informal group, and more recently, by a non-statutory committee of the City of Colwood. In 2012, Colwood hired Schick Shiner Associates, a design firm specializing in theatre, to produce a design that would embody the needs of the community. The last open house held in Langford in 2014 also revealed the public demand for a theatre, followed by Many of us have a loved one or know of someone who a call for expression of interest from arts will need residential care. If you are interested in the organizations and design process for a new seniors complex and dementia interested parties by the City of Langford. care residence for the region, we welcome your input. In December, the Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society was formed to take the The Summit at Quadra Village lead on this project. “The Arts Council will partner and support the newly formed society in moving forward on this issue,” said West Shore Arts Council president, Laura Davis. “The Arts Council, Chamber of Commerce and the City of Colwood have The Capital Regional Hospital District is building the supported us strongly over the years,” said Summit at 955 Hillside Ave. to replace the aging Oak David Stocks, the new society’s president. Bay Lodge and Mount Tolmie Hospital. Join our team of “However, we thought architects and be part of the conversation and design of it best to form a separate entity. The this important seniors care residence for the region. (society) has a single, focused purpose: ‘to plan, promote, develop, construct and Find out more at operate a performing arts facility that will www.summitatquadravillage.ca accommodate a

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Lucas Petersen, with three goals, and Jaden Jeske with two, staked Juan de Fuca to a 5-0 lead at the half. Bays fought back and scored twice to close the gap early in the second half, but began to find the holes closing due to JdF’s strong midfield play. A well-placed free kick volley by Adam Forbes later in the half rounded out the scoring for the winners. “Most of our players have been playing together since they were six,” said Jubb, adding

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B.C. medal for West Shore field lacrosse squad After outscoring their opponents 36-11 in round robin play, the Victoria Titans under-13 Tier 1 team ran into a tough Coquitlam squad in the gold medal game at the BCLA Youth Field Lacrosse Championships in Langley. The West Shore-based Titans

Rim 10-3, Surrey 14-2, Ridge Meadows 5-2 and Kamloops 7-4 to secure a berth in the championship game. Head coach Brian Spaven of the Titans was also named the tournament’s Fair Play Coach in the division. The Titans U13 Tier 2 squad,

were defeated 11-9 to take home the silver medal in their division, tops among the three Island champion teams from Victoria that competed at the provincial tournament over the Family Day long weekend. The U13 T1 Titans beat Pacific

which lost the bronze medal match 9-4 to Burnaby, was afterward named most sportsmanship team for the U13 division. The Tier 2 Titans went 1-1-1 in the round robin. And the U15 Tier 1 Titans went 1-2 overall. In their final outing

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Staging is about emphasizing the features of the townhouse, house or condo, and can help give your home an edge over similar homes on the market. “You’re not trying to show how you live in the home, you’re trying to show the features of the home,” Bunting said. “You want people to see themselves in that home. You’re trying to show the home, not what’s in your home.” While real estate agents can suggest staging, there are a number of things sellers can do to make their space more appealing to potential home buyers, said Bunting. The first is to declutter the space – get rid of magazines and loose paper, and clean off kitchen countertops to give the home a simple feeling. The second is to depersonalize the home, hiding family photos and personalized artwork that could turn people off the home. For people who have lived in

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a home for several years, returning the spaces back to their original purpose is also important. For example, if you have converted a living room or bedroom into office space, convert it back. The condition of a home can also affect how fast a home sells. Put on a fresh coat of paint in a neutral colour, clean your car-

pets or hardwood floors and think about updating an out-of-style bathroom to help increase your home’s value. “These are a bit more of a cost for the seller. The client will get value back in the sale,” Bunting said. Her final tip is a sensitive topic, but addressing odours of the

home is also important. “If it’s pets or food smells, lots of different cultures have different smells that can deter a potential buyer coming in,” she said, adding airing out the home is useful. Staging one’s home shouldn’t take more than a day’s work, but can be highly rewarding for the seller. Bunting has seen an increase in the number of people staging their homes, especially with the real estate market in its current very active state. “A lot of realtors may not think it’s needed because the market is hot, but actually it will help their clients sell their home for even more and be the number one on the street, as opposed to one that isn’t staged,” she said. Beside helping a home sell faster, she added, staging a home gives sellers “a chance to make a little bit more money on their investment.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Tracy Beck’s office resembles a child’s playroom more than the office of a program facilitator with the Military Family Resource Centre. The small space is covered in toys, books, Kendra Wong/Victoria News Tracy Beck, program facilitator of deployment workshops, reads to craft supplies, juice boxes, snacks and two small red kid-sized tables and chairs. There are two Isaac at the Military and Family Resource Centre in Colwood. large maps on the walls, including one with different types of animals found in various countries around MIKE JENN the world. HARTSHORNE* RAAPPANA On the opposite wall is a whiteboard with several kids’ drawings of 4 BED, 3 BATH 5 BED/5 BATH how they feel that day. Having kids $699,000 OPEN HOUSE Daily 12-4 $579,900 draw how they’re feeling is how Beck starts her deployment workshops since she started running them 15 years ago. The weekly workshops, held at the Colwood Pacific Activity Centre, help children between the ages of three to 12 adjust to a parent being away on deployment. Beck focuses on teaching children to 27-3650 Citadel Place 3467 Ambrosia Cres. express their emotions and showing them there are other children also Executive townhouse with master on main! Top McCormick Meadows - Single family homes & going through similar situations. quality finishings and meticulously maintained. homes with suites! www.mccormickmeadows.com Each of the four children at the MLS: 357596 MLS: 357031 Tuesday workshop are in the youngest three to five age group. Many 250 474 6003 www.mikeandjenn.ca *Personal Real Estate Corporation of their fathers were deployed on HMCS Winnipeg and have been away since last June. “Lots of times you can be sad, but you can be happy in 10 more minTop Producers for utes. You can feel more than one thing at once,” Beck said. “You can be happy you have something but 2015 you can be sad because something reminds you of your dad. It’s okay to feel whatever you feel, there’s no wrong feeling.” To start, Beck shows the kids where their parents are that day

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on a map (HMCS Winnipeg was in Tokyo at the time), then they talk about the weather and time differences. Next kids have snack and story time followed by a groundhog and Valentine’s Day craft, which can be mailed to their parents. Beck, who brought her own children to the workshop when her husband was deployed, said the crafts and activities provide children things to talk to their parents about when they call or Skype. “If they were in Egypt, we would talk about the different things to see. It’s to give them topics to talk to dad about,” she said. “Sometimes at this age, children say ‘hi, I miss you’, and that’s it. If we give them things to ask dad or talk about like the weather or how hot it was, it’s easier. They love to send pieces to dad.” Throughout the workshop, mentions of their fathers come up several times. Beck will ask “whose daddy is the best tickler?” or “why don’t you make cupcakes and surprise daddy when he comes home?” Heather Vallieres enrolled her son Isaac in the workshop when her husband deployed nine months ago. She has seen a difference in her threeyear-old since he started attending. “I’ve noticed even at three he wants to take more responsibility and help mom and his little sister. He’s able to articulate what he’s thinking and feelings related to the deployment a lot better than before,” Vallieres said, adding Isaac has a better understanding of time and the countries his father has been. “He’s able to say I miss daddy, but I know daddy’s working.” The workshops are growing in popularity, mostly by word of mouth. There are currently 12 children enrolled, numbers tend to fluctuate depending on the size of deployment. The workshop is one of many services the government offers through the Military Family Resource Centre, the facility in Colwood is one of 43 centres in Canada. For more information visit esquimaltmfrc.com. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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