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Master plan for Ogden Point taking shape Kendra Wong Victoria News

Driving to Ogden Point’s Pier B for the first time, it’s hard not to notice how much open concrete and parking spaces there are.

In the summer, Ogden Point is bustling with tourist activity and local James Bay residents enjoying the breakwater. However, on a Thursday afternoon in the offseason, most of it sits vacant — an eerie expanse of concrete overlooking the water, dotted with buildings labelled “Gift Shop,” which remain largely empty.

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GHVA) is looking to fix that by creating a 30-year master plan for the area. Last Thursday, more than 200 residents were given a glimpse into what’s in store for the roughly

37 acres of land at Ogden Point during the second of two open houses.

“We’re very pleased with the work that’s been done so far.

I think it’s giving people an idea of what I call the art of the possible — what could happen down here,” said Ian Robertson, CEO of the harbour authority.

“There’s much more work to do, and consultation with the community will be on-going.”

Currently in phase three of the fourphase plan, the harbour authority has identified a number of potential uses for the land, including yacht and bus storage, industrial, retail and commercial tenants such as a grocery store to serve the densely-populated neighbourhood.

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Hundreds of refugees set to arrive in Victoria Kendra Wong Victoria News

It’s an exciting time for the Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria as it’s getting set to welcome hundreds of Syrian refugees by the end of the month.

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As part of the federal Resettle Assistance Program (RAP), the association, in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and United Way Greater Victoria, will provide direct support and access to essential services

for new refugees.

Since December, Victoria has welcomed 28 privately-sponsored refugees (five families and one single person) and raised more than $1 million to help them resettle.

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Intercultural association ready for influx of refugees Continued from Page A1

Now, the association is getting set to welcome the most refugees they’ve received in recent years

for the influx and it’s something they’ve been preparing for months.

“We have seen an incredible response from the community,” McRae said, adding

— with many coming in batches in a matter of days.

Intercultural association executive director Jean McRae said they’re ready

they will likely resettle more refugees by the end of the year.

“I’ve felt for a long time that Victoria has the capacity, as a community,

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have lived in refugee camps for more than two years, while others have been living in places like Beirut.

When refugees initially arrive, they will be put in temporary housing — usually hotels — for a few weeks as they get settled. The association will also provide orientation services and help them connect with basic services such as setting up bank accounts.

Then comes the more difficult task of finding permanent housing to accommodate the families.

According to McRae, they’re already been in contact with a number of landlords, housing groups and developers to find appropriate housing.

But pressure to house the refugees will not rest solely with Victoria.

If the association cannot find accommodation for all the refugees, some will be relocated up Island to Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Comox or Campbell River, where there are other resettlement agencies.

“Because there’s other refugees heading into those communities, we feel that is a viable option,” McRae said.

After several weeks, refugees will then transition to regular settlement services, such as language and cultural orientations.

Support for trauma and health issues will also be provided.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is excited the first government-assisted refugees will be coming to the capital region.

“It will be great to welcome those refugees to Vancouver Island. I know there is a lot of community support and interest already,” she said. “The city will play whatever role it can to support and welcome people when they arrive.”

Last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of February. Over the next few weeks, communities in British Columbia will see roughly 2,200 Syrian refugees, well above the 1,600 to 1,700 refugees they generally receive in an entire year.

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Maritime Museum could find home at Ogden Point Continued from Page A1

It has also narrowed down what residents are hoping to see for the area, based on previous public consultation.

Many residents have expressed a need for a community gateway — a walking path that welcomes people into the site and a way for tourists to come off cruise ships and enter the community during the busy tourism season.

They are also floating the idea of potentially making Ogden Point a permanent home for the Maritime Museum of B.C., and hope to work with the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations to potentially create exhibition spaces.

“We’d like to get as much feedback as we can about what (the public) is seeing right now. Is this making sense to them?” said Mark Crisp, project director with Stantec, the company

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A rendering of what Ogden Point could look like over the next 30 years. responsible for developing the master plan. “That really helps us focus the next stage of planning . . . this has the potential to be a really great site for Victoria.”

Consultation for the master plan began last year with residents

and stakeholders participating in information sessions, open houses and workshops.

The most recent open house allows them to move on to the final phase of the plan, what Crisp calls the “meat and

potatoes,” where they will add details such as architectural guidelines and what landscapes and buildings will look like.

“It really will be a guideline for future development. The fundamental part of that process is to create

a little bit of certainty about the future . . . and we have to respect the community as well,” Crisp said.

The harbour authority has received push-back from the local community, who have raised concerns about noise from

the nearby heliport, increased traffic and more emissions along Dallas Road.

Marg Gardiner, president of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association, said the plan is on the right track, but hopes traffic and emissions concerns are dealt with before they move forward with the final plan.

“A major problem with it is, it’s 30 or 40 years build out. So we need some things fixed right away,” she said. “As far as the layout and thought and process, it’s very positive.”

Robertson said they’re doing “as much as they can” to address the concerns of the neighbourhood, including adding buildings as a barrier between the heliport and residents to help reduce noise.

The master plan is expected to be complete by the end of the year. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

Johnson Street Bridge back on track Pamela Roth Victoria News

An army of welders is working on the parts needed for the new Johnson Street Bridge, which could have traffic rolling across in July 2017 rather than early 2018.

Last November, council was given the disappointing news that completion of the project had slipped to early 2018 due to steal fabrication problems in China. In response, council put down its foot and asked PCL (the contractor) to revise the project schedule to complete the bridge by the fall of 2017.

On Thursday, project manager Jonathan Huggett told council the

city has been working closely with PCL to revise the schedule and the bridge should now be open to traffic in July 2017. The whole project is anticipated to wrap up later that year.

According to Huggett, the critical elements for sticking to the schedule are the ring structures (being fabricated in China), which are 50 feet in diameter and have to be perfectly circular. The structures are slated to arrive in Victoria by the end of the year.

“The fabrication of those rings is totally front and centre of my mind,” said Huggett, noting it will likely take two months of welding to make the ring structures. “You can imagine we have an army of welders

on this project.”

The concrete roadway bridge decks are now complete, along with areas west of Harbour and Esquimalt roads. The focus is now shifting to the installation of some of the major machinery that opens and closes the bridge, which is being made by a company in Alabama.

“This (machining) is a very significant fabrication and this is key to the whole thing,” said Huggett. “If this is wrong, then we’re going to have problems opening and closing the bridge.”

Designs are also being finalized for the pedestrian overpass.

The bridge has been plagued by problems both structurally and

financially.

In 2014, steel fabrication of the main bridge trusses and a large ring rotating mechanism was rejected, and most recently, 75 cracked welds were detected on the steel deck surface, pushing the arrival of the steel to the end of 2016.

The budget for the bridge is $96.854 million. As of Dec. 31, the budget had already reached $65.001 million and a number of unresolved issues remain that will require further additional funding.

The bridge was originally approved in 2009 with a total cost of roughly $63 million and was supposed to be in use by September of this year. editor@vicnews.com

COMMUNITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Lennon’s Rolls-Royce on display at museum John Lennon’s famed Rolls-Royce has returned to the Royal B.C. Museum for public viewing.

The massive 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine is the vehicle the Beatles rode to Buckingham Palace in 1965 to receive medals from the Queen. In 2014, the car was selected as one of the museum’s 100 objects of Interest.

It will be on display until April 28.

Douglas Street bus lane extension in the works Construction is set to begin this fall on a bus priority lane on Douglas Street from Tolmie Avenue to Saanich Road.

The province has committed $6.45 million to widen sections of Douglas Street that will accommodate both buses and cyclists.

The extension will tie into the existing municipal bus lanes and provide a continuous lane for transit services northbound from Fisgard Street in downtown Victoria to Saanich Road at Uptown.

Construction is expected to begin in December and take until March 2017, reducing Douglas Street to one southbound lane.

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As the city moves ahead with plans to allow short-term anchoring in the Gorge Waterway, the question remains of what will happen to the handful of people living on boats in the area.

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Coun. Ben Isitt isn't convinced that responsible liveaboard use is completely incompatible with that part of the inner harbour.

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“I'm glad to see that we're not being completely unreasonable in terms of telling some mariner they can't have a safe harbour in the city for a very short window of time. It makes the bylaw better, but I still think we could be more creative around this.”

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

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Four parks slated for overnight sheltering ban Parks include Haegart, Kings and Arbutus Pamela Roth Victoria News

Neighbours living near Kings Park in Fernwood are breathing a sigh of relief now that the city is moving ahead with plans to add four parks to the list of green spaces where overnight sheltering is banned.

Last Thursday, councillors voted to amend the parks bylaw for Haegart Park, Kings Park, Cridge Park and Arbutus Park, and developed a list of general principles to restrict the number of areas where camping is allowed throughout the city.

During the summer months, between 12 to 14 tents are regularly set up in Kings Park,

located on Caledonia Avenue between Cook and Chambers streets.

Neighbours said the evenings are often filled with drug deals, screaming and threats of bodily harm. Some campers defecate on private property, rummage through garbage bins and blue boxes, and steal electricity.

David Hillman lives less than a block away from the park and is looking forward to a summer of peace and quiet.

“I've been around here a long time and the rowdiness is just getting bigger and bigger with each passing year,” he said. “It'll restore the neighbourhood. We won't have to worry about all that stuff going on — the drugs, the drinking and the thefts.”

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Coun. Ben Isitt initially proposed the ban last April, citing the parks are too small and too close to homes. But the discussion was put on hold until council received more information about sheltering solutions.

In 2009, the Court of Appeal ruled homeless people have a constitutional right to set up temporary shelters in a park if there are no available shelter beds. In response to the decision, the city amended the parks regulation bylaw, allowing sheltering in parks between 7 p.m.

(8 p.m. when daylight savings is in effect) and 7 a.m. the next day.

In 2014, however, the city and police noticed a significant increase in overnight sheltering at parks and green spaces, resulting

in damage to vegetation and ecosystems, impacts on neighbouring residents, and significant costs for clean up and restoration.

Camping was most prevalent in Beacon Hill Park, Cridge Park, Topaz Park, Kings Park, Holland Point Park, Arbutus Park and Haegert Park.

Today, many of the campers have left the parks to live on the lawns of the courthouse (owned by the province), where city bylaws don't apply.

The province, however, has told the campers they must leave by Thursday and has come up with 88 spaces for them to move into until more permanent solutions are found. Some campers, however, said they aren't going anywhere.

Before the city places any bans on the four parks in question, council asked staff to fur-

ther consult with area residents and those who are currently unhoused or sleeping outside.

For Isitt, the decision to add more parks to the list is a challenging one.

“Those four parks are not appropriate for overnight sheltering and there's places within the park system that are more acceptable,” said Isitt. “The people living nearby have dealt with the impacts of the camping as opposed to the rest of the community.”

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Where will local refugees be housed?

It’s an exciting time not only for the Intercultural Association (ICA) of Greater Victoria, but residents of the capital region as well.

A whopping 290 government-assisted Syrian refugees are slated to arrive in Greater Victoria by the end of the month. The Intercultural Association says they’re ready for the influx and it’s something they’ve been anticipating for months.

Several members of the community have banded together to raise funds for privately sponsored Syrian refugees to get them through their first year. Coming up with the funds hasn’t been a problem.

Finding homes for them, however, will be a huge challenge.

When the refugees initially arrive, they will be put in temporary housing — usually hotels — for a few weeks as they get settled in. The ICA has been in contact with a number of landlords, housing groups and developers to find appropriate permanent housing, but it’s not clear how much has been found thus far.

If there isn’t enough homes, some of the refugees will have to be relocated up Island to Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Comox or Campbell River, where there are other resettlement agencies to help out.

Many residents are eager to help refugees settle into life in Victoria, but Victoria isn’t exactly the best place for a family with virtually nothing to be starting over. There is barely enough housing here already, let alone homes that are affordable. Just take a look at the city’s shelters, which are operating at full capacity and the dozens of people sleeping outside in city parks. Low wages and a high cost of living also don’t help with the problem.

Victorians have big hearts, but it’ll be interesting to see just how big the hearts are of landlords, housing groups and developers in the community when it comes to lowering the rent, and offering an affordable place for refugees to live.

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Time to take MSP off life support The B.C. Liberal government made a So most full-time employees don’t big show of selectively easing Medical receive this supposedly vital signal, Services Plan fees in its budget for the unless they get laid off because their coming election year. employer is losing money.

In what is becoming a pattern for Also note that politicians and public Premier Christy Clark, the biggest sector employees have never paid MSP beneficiaries are single parents. The premiums. Their employers, taxpayers, new MSP is calculated for adults only, pick up the tab for them. so a single parent with two People who have to pay children saves as much as out of pocket are what the $1,200 a year. bureaucracy calls “pay direct Premium assistance is accounts.” Jordan Bateman expanded, with discounts of the Canadian Taxpayers’ for single people making Federation recently revealed up to $42,000, rather than that nearly 400,000 of these $30,000. But for singles, accounts are currently in couples and seniors who arrears by more than 30 days, don’t qualify for discounts, owing a grand total of $457 the rate is going up another million. four per cent effective Jan. course this is Canada, Tom Fletcher soOf 1, 2017. even if you haven’t paid B.C. Views Indeed, with population or even registered for MSP, growth, the finance ministry you still get treatment at the expects its take from MSP premiums to hospital. Another potential signal lost in rise every year, reaching $2.5 billion in the noise. the coming years.

For people who lose their jobs, MSP MSP revenue covers about 17 per is like being kicked when they are down. cent of B.C.’s health budget, and Clark Their employer stops paying, and the and Finance Minister Mike de Jong slow-moving bureaucracy charges insist that Canada’s only direct health them based on their income from the care charge is a vital signal to people previous year. that health care isn’t free.

There was a fuss in 2004 after the This argument has failed.

B.C. Liberals contracted out MSP One seldom-discussed fact is that for administration to a Virginia-based backhalf of the people charged MSP, it’s paid office specialist, delightfully named by their employers. In private sector Maximus Corporation. terms it’s a hefty payroll tax, creating Now Maximus goes after delinquent one more obstacle for businesses to MSP accounts with collection agency hire full-time staff with benefits. tactics, and attempts to keep up with

the comings and goings from other provinces and countries.

Opposition parties decry the continued inequity of the MSP premium system, which charges the same for a single person making $45,000 or $450,000 a year.

NDP leader John Horgan rails about inequality and accuses Clark of using MSP revenues to establish her prosperity “slush fund,” but he stops short of calling for the elimination of MSP premiums.

One would expect the NDP to lead another “axe the tax” campaign, as they did with the carbon tax and the HST, but they aren’t. Perhaps this is because workers for this unnecessary Maximus machine remain members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has it right. He staged a popular petition drive to roll MSP premiums into income tax. If the government wants to send a message, it can interrupt its continuous “Jobs Plan” advertising.

Scrapping MSP and raising income tax rates on higher brackets to compensate would fix the private sector payroll deterrent, make salaried employees (including me) pay their share, and end a tax break for the wealthy.

Don’t hold your breath.

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“They made up their minds, they don’t listen to anybody . . . If I’m going to have to move, then I have to abide by the law, but I could fight this.”

Victoria council has initiated a zoning process to allow for anchoring in the Gorge Waterway for up to 48 hours, not exceeding 72 hours in a 30-day period.

In order to successfully enforce the gorge, the city is now initiating a zoning process that would allow anchoring for up to 48 consecutive hours, but not exceeding 72 hours in a 30-day period. The next step is to gather public consultation for feedback on the proposed changes. A community meeting is being planned for March.

Once the area has been rezoned, the city will introduce the regulations in a phased-in approach that includes educa-

tion and outreach (potentially in May), then posting notices on vessels and floating wharves in June and July. Injunctions to remove the remaining vessels could take place in August and September.

In the meantime, the city is looking at what it can do to provide environmental protection for the area and what its legal limitations are for removing hazardous, uninhabited vessels as soon as possible.

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So the city applied for a license of occupation from the province and received that in the fall of 2015.

The city had aimed to prohibit all anchoring in the area, however, a recent B.C. Court of Appeal judgement confirmed municipal bylaws may regulate use of land covered by water, but must allow for some shortterm anchoring to avoid intruding on federal jurisdiction over navigation.

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He doesn't see any problems with living on the water and doesn't want to move elsewhere.

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Vote for your favourite splash park design

There's still a few days left to vote for your favourite design on a splash park for Esquimalt.

The proposed “adventure park” will be located on about an acre of land on Fraser Street next to the Esquimalt Recreation Centre. The plan includes a play structure suitable for two to five-year-olds and

another one for five to 16-year-olds. There will also be a splash pad/water park, washroom/change room facility, picnic area and shaded zones.

After conversing with a number of playground suppliers, the township received designs for six concepts that are now displayed on its website for the public to vote on, and is also hosting a month-long

open house at the rec centre. The final landscape plan will be presented to council at the end of March.

“We're hopeful that council is going to approve the budget at the end of March so everything is contingent on that. Right now, we're still in the planning mode,” said Rick Daykin, manager of parks and facilities for Esquimalt.

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Daykin, there has always been interest in a water park or more play spaces for children in the community, but it wasn't until last May that officials sat down and started gathering concepts on what the park could look like.

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Although a cost has yet to be nailed down, the township is accepting donations for the project. Last week the Esquimalt Lions Club donated $50,000.

Voting is available at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre and online at esquimalt.ca until the end of February. editor@vicnews.com

Rec centre will come alive

The Esquimalt Recreation Centre atrium will come alive this spring with beautiful images provided by the Esquimalt Photography Club.

An open house will be held at the rec centre on Thursday, March 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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He's already excited to see the project taking shape.

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An exhibition highlighting local female artists will be on display in downtown Victoria beginning this week.

Women Hold Up Half the Sky features female artists from Vancouver Island of all levels and disciplines.

Roughly 120 works from 70 local artists in photography, threedimensional work, installation work and video art will be on display at the Bay Centre from Feb. 25 to

March 13.

This year's theme is women actively engaging with the world through their art.

“We're hoping to show a diverse range of artistic expression and just envision the way women feel today in contemporary society,” said Stephanie Eisenbraun, executive director of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, that is responsible for hosting the fourth annual event.

Last year, works from both male and female artists were on

display at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. This year they're expecting anywhere from 80 to 100 art lovers and non-art lovers to walk through per day.

Eisenbraun said it's important to display lesser-known female artists and their work in order to shed light on different issues.

“In celebration of International Women's Day, if there are particular issues that females are dealing with that might go unnoticed, we're just hoping to bring those

to light,” she said.

“It's a lot about the feminine, care for the earth and lots of contemporary social issues.”

To kick off the exhibition, there will be an opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

There will also be a musical performance and refreshments.

Admission is free.

The exhibition will be on display on the third level of the Bay Centre (1150 Douglas St.), next to Club Monaco. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

$1.1 million bequeathed to art gallery A late Victoria art lover and philanthropist has donated more than $1 million to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the largest donation in its history.

Rosita LeSueur Tovell, who passed away two years ago, was the wife of the late Freeman Massey Tovell, a Canadian diplomat. She was known as a passionate advocate of the visual arts, a discerning collector and supporter of artists in the many communities she lived.

She was also the founder of the National Gallery Association (now Friends of the National Gallery) in Ottawa and was a member of the board of trustees of the National Museums of Canada.

Tovell originally came to Victoria in 1978, where she also served on the board and the art acquisition committee.

Rosemarie Tovell, Rosita's daughter, said she felt she could make a positive difference at the art gallery.

“She fully embraced the gallery and it, in turn, embraced her,” she said. “My mother loved its staff, its intimate size, and appreciated its efforts at contributing towards the life of Victoria.

It was the perfect fit for her.”

Jon Tupper, director of the gallery, said the donation will allow the gallery to develop new exhibitions and continue programming. editor@vicnews.com

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While most B.C. drivers are honest when it comes to making insurance claims, there are a few that are hurting things for the rest of us in the province.

Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per cent of all insurance claims contain an element of fraud or exaggeration. Applying those estimates here means fraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or more than $100 annually on every auto insurance policy.

Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Other types of fraud are less obvious.

Fraud like this includes exaggerating the extent of an injury, misrepresenting a previous medical condition or slanting the situation when reporting a claim. It’s not unheard of for people to embellish their claim by including vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, or to claim they can’t work when they’re actually back on the job. These tactics may not make the news, but the costs add up and come out of all of our pockets – we all end up paying for those who cheat the system.

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It started as a pilot program in April 2011, but now an art and music participation program for seniors has become a regular weekly affair.

The Arts & Alzheimer's program began with about half a dozen participants in the pilot program, which ran for an eight-week period. It was so successful that Marjorie Moulton, executive director of the We Rage We Weep Alzheimer Foundation, started looking for ways to expand.

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time for them to just be and not really think about the disease. They're just there to enjoy themselves,” said Moulton. “I think so much of this is just an opportunity to socialize, to engage, to have fun and enjoy time with peers.”

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The two hour program is divided into two pieces. The first hour is devoted to an

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“We've had people in our program who have been essentially non-verbal, who can still sing some of the words to some of their favourite songs,” said Moulton, adding the art work allows them to express themselves at their own ability.

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A couple of decades ago I could drop 25 pounds in three months. What’s gone wrong?

Now I discover that major components of my reclamation program may be based on seriously outdated science. New research suggests

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A U.S. study measured the daily energy expenditure and activity levels of more than 300 men and women.

Those with moderately active levels — such as a daily walk to work — were found to burn about 200 calories more per day than couch potatoes. That’s nothing.

After reaching a certain workout threshold — described by scientists as

a “sweet spot” — the extra time working up a sweat made no difference to the amount of calories burned.

Experts say this may explain why those who embark on gym routines often see weight loss hit a plateau after a few months.

Lead scientist Dr. Herman Pontzer, from City University of New York, said the findings showed that exercise alone is not enough to prevent or reverse weight gain.

His study revealed that men and women with moderate activity levels were found to expend the most calories. Pontzer said such lifestyles might involve walking or cycling to work, tak-

ing the stairs rather than the lift, and a couple of bursts of exercise. But, doing more than that made no difference.

“The most physically active people expended the same amount of calories each day as people who were only moderately active,” Pontzer said.

Meanwhile, another study from the University of Alberta suggests that drinking a glass of red wine may have the same effect on the body as an hour at the gym.

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Hello! They never mentioned this at the doctor’s office. A component in the wine, resveratrol, was seen to improve physical performance, heart function and muscle strength similar to the affect exercise has on the body.

Principal investigator Jason Dyck said: “I think resveratrol could help patient populations who want to exercise but are physically incapable. Resveratrol could mimic exercise for them or improve the benefits of the modest amount of exercise that they can do.”

Hum … red wine “could mimic exercise.”

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Victims of the scam typically receive a phone call from an angry caller, claiming to represent the CRA and that taxes are owed. The caller leaves voicemails demanding potential victims call them back or face immediate criminal sanctions for unpaid or fraudulently filed taxes.

Const. Kathi Brown, a Burnside-Gorge community resource officer, recently spoke with a group of seniors about the scam. The following week she was contacted by a senior who had received a number of calls from the fraudsters.

When Brown called the number left by the fraudster, the phone was answered with a “Canada Revenue Agency” greeting. Despite being frightened by the call, police said the senior in this case did not fall victim.

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police were flooded with calls from citizens that were traumatized by the scam. In some cases, the victims attempted to turn themselves in for what they believed to be non payment of their taxes.

Investigators have also learned of several instances during the last 14 months where victims have sent money to the fraudsters. In December, a 101-year-old resident of the James Bay New Horizons Centre told staff she was contacted by the scammers.

Staff spoke with residents and discovered two of their members had fallen victim to the scam. One lost $450 — half

her monthly rent — and the other lost $600. The centre gathered the funds to cover the rent. Staff also reached out to various partners in the community to inform them about the scam.

Police are urging members of the community to speak with friends, colleagues and loved ones about fraud.

The scam is one of several that target seniors in Victoria. Other scams include: the grandson scam, silent shopper scam, Publisher's Clearing House scam, lottery scam, real estate/investment scam.

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Respiratory disease, diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders are definitely on the rise as our population ages but, again, these are not the most costly conditions.

Neuropsychiatric diseases are at the top of the spending charts across Canada, costing the public purse more than 1.5 times than the runner-up, cardiovascular disease, according to a study prepared for the Ontario Public Health Association.

Included under neuropsychiatric diseases are the “heavy hitters” of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, but also included are depression, anxiety and panic disorders.

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they can consider their options, check the costs, and perhaps realise that they would prefer to accept help in order to remain in their home. By accepting a small amount of weekly assistance, seniors can often stay at home a lot longer.

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Giving up your home to move into a care facility isn't easy — just ask Lois Dutton.

As a volunteer coordinator with the Volunteer Senior Peer Counselling Program, Dutton has helped many seniors make the transition from their home to a care facility — a move she said is devastating for many.

“They are not just giving up a home, they are giving up a large part of their life and their independence,” said Dutton. “We feel it's important to help them work through that and

sometimes it can take a long time — many months or even years.”

Through the program offered through Seniors Serving Seniors, a team of 25 senior peer counsellors provide emotional support and encouragement to those facing loss of a loved one, grief and lifestyle transition. The service, which is free of charge, began about 36 years ago and mainly deals with people who are suffering from some type of a loss.

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The Volunteer Senior Peer Counselling Program is accepting more clients, along with anyone who would like to become volunteer. For more information visit seniorsservingseniors.bc.ca or call 250382-4331. edtior@vicnews.com

Tom Fletcher B.C. is preparing to make it easier for seniors to stay in assisted living longer before moving to more costly residential care.

Health Minister Terry Lake said amendments will be presented in the current legislature session in response to recommendations by seniors' advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

“One of the things she has found is that sometimes people are inappropriately placed in residential care when they could be in assisted living longer,” Lake said.

“We have somewhat rigid regulations around who can stay in assisted living before they have to move on to residential care.”

Mackenzie's January report also found that home care worker hours declined in 2014-15 in three of five health regions, Northern Health, Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal, despite increasing senior populations.

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Mary Ellen Purkis recalls the special moment when her name was announced as the recipient of the University of Victoria Award for Community Leadership at the 2012 Victoria Leadership Awards (VLAs) gala.

“It was fantastic,” she said. “I was overwhelmed because I hadn’t expected it.”

Seated at a table with her UVic colleagues, she had invited her dad to join her.

“It was very personal,” she said.

“When my name was called, I looked down from the podium and dad was right there in front of me. My mom at that point was living with dementia and was in a long-term care facility. Both my parents had supported me throughout my career and had instilled in me a value for volunteering. I felt that dad was there on behalf of mom as well.”

After the event, she and her dad visited

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the care facility. “I took my award with me and showed it to mom. She seemed quite pleased.

So in some ways, she was a part of it all.

That was important to me.”

Purkis has worked at UVic for many years, previously serving as the dean of the Faculty of Human Social Development. As a community leader, she is now the board chair of the United Way. She believes that one of UVic’s strengths is the value that it places on supporting the wider community, collaborating with many organizations that are a part of the United Way network.

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Nine prestigious awards spanning youth to lifetime achievement will be presented at the 12th annual Victoria Leadership Awards on Feb. 25, at the Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas St.) To purchase tickets, visit: victorialeadershipawards.ca. editor@vicnews.com

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Stop and smell the roses in annual flower count Katherine Engqvist Black Press

While most of the country is busy shovelling snow, the Greater Victoria area is busy boasting about all its mild climate has to offer this time of year.

Hoping to use some of that good-natured ribbing to their advantage, a number of organizations, including Tourism Victoria, the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Butchart Gardens and Gardens British Columbia, have banded together to promote tourism in the region while highlighting some beautiful blooms.

With just over 17 billion blooms counted in 2015, the Flower Count offers residents a chance to get outside and also helps promote the region during a season that isn't typically known to draw in large crowds of tourists.

"It just gets everybody involved… It adds to tourism, it helps the economy and it adds to business,"

said Victoria Chamber of Commerce Chair Al Hasham.

Paul Nursey, Tourism Victoria CEO, noted "flower garden tourism is a big sector," drawing both international and domestic tourists.

He said the image of cherry blossoms covering streets, or “Victoria snow” as he called it, “gives a great story to share… (And) we get to share this all over the world.”

In its 41st year, the Flower Count officially runs from 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 for the past two years and the City is looking for a threepeat said Mayor Carol Hamilton.

“We all benefit (from) the fun events that bring community and people outside,” she said.

She credits Ecole John Stubbs for taking an interest in the project and putting Colwood on the map

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Colton Trotter and Dylan Pugh, Grade 5 students at Ecole John Stubbs, stop to examine a flowering witch hazel plant in Royal Roads University's Italian Garden.

Barb Desjardins in Esquimalt, who challenged her last year.

“I'm sure Esquimalt will increase their efforts but so will we,” she added.

That competition is also driving John Stubbs students to take their flower counting to the next level.

Grade 5 teacher Matthew

for flower counting, largely helping to claim those first two titles.

“I call them my secret weapon,” she laughs.

While her secret weapon may not be a secret anymore, she's still optimistic and offered a friendly challenge to all the mayors in the region, especially rival

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 “we beat the old class record,” and that's something the students are planning on doing again this year.

But that's no small feat as Dylan Pugh, 10, pointed out. Last year they alone counted 3.1 million blooms.

When asked what he was looking forward to this year, Pugh said “winning, hopefully.”

It's a rivalry that mirrors history according to Royal Roads University School of Tourism and Hospitality director Brian White. Laura Dunsmuir, who resided in RRU's Hately Castle, and Jennie Butchart of the now world famous Butchart Gardens, also had a friendly rivalry in establishing their own gardens.

The Butchart Gardens' Scott McDonald, public relations, added “they

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He noted Victoria was the first area in North America to have authentic Japanese gardens.

Scott said gardens promote cross-generational involvement, with grandparents getting grandchildren involved. He said they are also a place for the community to gather, a place to enjoy a cup of coffee, walk your dog or just relax.

“It's about the quality of life,” added White, who is also a representative for Gardens British Columbia.

“It's not just about tourism.”

White said the Flower Count is also about getting residents involved and taking pride in their community. “All the things you see around you reflect our heritage,” he said. “It's a symbol of the life we lived here… gardens are an icon.”

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The three-day event includes more than 100 exhibitors with in-booth demonstrations and information on a variety of home renovation topics such as landscaping, gardening and indoor decorating.

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With the Victoria Cougars coming off a stellar regular season, the next challenge is a difficult one: taking on the Kerry Park Islanders in the first round of Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff action.

The Cougars are coming off one of the most exciting regular seasons in recent history, clinching first place in the South Island Division with a 38-5-1-1 record and bringing home their sixth straight Andy Hebenton Trophy for the most points during the regular season.

Their record also includes an impressive 23 game-winning streak, which was snapped by the Nanaimo Buccaneers last month.

Head coach Mark Van Helvoirt attributes the team's success not to talent, but dedication.

“We've got a really committed group, maybe not the most talented team that I've coached here with the Cougars, but the group's really committed — committed to each other and improvement,” Van Helvoirt said.

He added they've got depth with all four lines, two strong goalies in Anthony Ciurro and Gregory Maggio and seven capable defencemen.

“With that commitment level and the depth on our roster, it's made for a good season,” Van Helvoirt said.

The Cougars have proved they're a force to be reckoned with on ice.

Forwards Nathan Looysen, Cody Hodges and Dom Kolbeins are in the top five scoring leaders in the league with 101, 92 and 79 points, respectively.

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Victoria Cougars Sam McMullen is tightly checked by Kerry Park Islander Josiah Nadon during first period action in game 3 of first round VIJHL hockey action at the Archie Browning Sports Centre last season. voirt said. “You work for the system and the system works back for you.”

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The Cougars are 8-00-0 against the Islanders this season, with their most recent 9-2 victory just last Thursday.

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Campbell’s

Bassili’s Best

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THU RS F All Quality Foods stores EB 1 Ribb 0:00am 25 are celebrating our on C utti ng NEW STORE OPENING IN VIEW ROYAL!

Quality Foods an Island Original Lasagna

NEWS

PLUS A

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - VICTORIA

PLUS A

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5

5$ for

Saputo

Shredded Cheese

Natural Sliced Cheese

Mozzarellissima or Shredded Parmesan

320gr

500gr

340gr or 170gr

Bull’s Eye

Kraft

250ml

for

Simply Broth

5

for

2

Mayonnaise

907gr

4

Olivieri

Filled Pasta

3

3

SUSTAINABLE & RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD Ocean’s

Ocean’s

Smoked Oysters

Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna Fish

85gr

Ocean’s

Ocean’s

Wild Pink Salmon 213gr

NEW STORE! Kraft

Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese

SunRype

100% Premium Juice

5

2

for

5 9

99

5

4$ for

SunRype

SunRype

5x200ml

for

900ml

SunRype

100% Pure Apple Juice

100% Juice

5

5$

LICABL PP

GREAT NOW!

100% Juice

1.75lt

4$

for

GREAT THEN

398ml

5

4$

February is

APPLE

MONTH!

1lt

LICABL PP

2

99

LICABL PP

5

4$ for

LICABL PP

5

4$ for

LICABL PP

EES EF

for

4

99

LICABL PP

Heinz

Pasta

12x225gr

99

950ml

EES EF

for

3$

for

Perform Thirst Quencher

127-214gr

EES EF

5

4$

10

5$

Gatorade

Crispy Minis Rice Cakes

24x500ml

EES EF

5

4$

5

Quaker

Demineralized Treated Water

299

213gr

Selected,170gr

for

99

OLD FAVOURITES 398ml

Wild Sockeye Salmon

2

2

Heinz

for

LICABL PP

160gr or 300ml

99

Beans

450ml

EES EF

5

Naked

Smoothie

2$

Aquafina

EES EF

for

2

4

Sauce

360gr

300gr

99

Olivieri

Lasagna Sheets

Nested Pasta

300-350gr

99

Olivieri

Olivieri

3

99

4

99

LICABL PP

250ml

99

530-888gr

11

3

99

Marmalade or Lemon Spread

500ml

Delissio

2.63lt

Robertson’s

Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade

Pizza

99

99

Margarine

99

4

Smucker’s

99

Cheese

340-630gr

907gr

3$

3

99

Cracker Barrel

Pizza

Becel

890ml

900ml

Delissio

99

Hellmann’s

2lt

4

1lt

2$

535-550gr

100% Pure & Natural Orange Juice

EES EF

10

5$

3

99

Frozen Yogurt or Sorbet

99

Tomato Ketchup

425ml

525-685gr

Chapman’s

Cookies

Tropicana

BIG PACK

Family Size Cheerios Cereal

425-505gr

Assorted Sizes

Heinz

BBQ Sauce

Dressing

Knorr

3

4

99

99

for

Dad’s

Chapman’s

Super Ice Cream Novelties

8

3$

Lay’s Family Size Potato Chips 255gr

General Mills

General Mills

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

EES EF

6

99

BUY ANY 3

for

PLUS A

Saputo

Armstrong

9

10

When You

907gr

99

5$

LICABL PP

PLUS A

for

FREE

Estate Whole Bean Coffee

PLUS A

10

5$

Pepsi, 7-up or Mountain Dew 2lt EES EF

9

99

Melitta

Selected, 160-230gr

PLUS A

2.27kg

Nature Valley

Granola Bars

PLUS A

540ml

Prices in effect February 22-28, 2016

PLUS A

Chunky Soup

PLUS A

Campbell’s

Bassili’s Best

www.vicnews.com • B5

VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, February 24, 2016

THU RS F All Quality Foods stores EB 1 Ribb 0:00am 25 are celebrating our on C utti ng NEW STORE OPENING IN VIEW ROYAL!

Quality Foods an Island Original Lasagna

NEWS

PLUS A

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - VICTORIA

PLUS A

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5$ for

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - VICTORIA

Deli & Cheese

Our Own Fresh Cooked

Grimm’s

Beer or Lyona Sausage

Grimm’s

NEWS

Roast Beef

Maple Ham

1

1

99 100 gr

Sushi

Maplelodge

2

4

Medium

230gr

• Red Potato with Dijon • Caprese • Greek

7

Medium

Chicken with Black Bean Sauce

Chow Mein Small

9

95

5

99

Available at select stores only.

Available at select stores only.

Sweet & Sour Pork Medium

Szechuan Beef

6 675 995 75

Per

100 gr

Deli Salad

99

Per 100gr

Medium

9 Piece Spicy Shrimp Roll

100 gr

French Aic

49

99

49

Per

Brie or Camembert Cheese

Premium Oven Roast or Jalepeno Chicken Breast

9 Piece B.C. Roll

2

2

49

Per

5

99

10 Piece

Crispy Chicken Drumsticks

9

99

Seafood • Quality Foods

49

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Previously Frozen

Cooked White Tiger Prawn Tails

Wild Sockeye Salmon Fillets

41/50 Size

Per

100 gr

Fresh

Ahi Tuna

25

% off

4

Little Cedar Falls

99

Per

100 gr

Steelhead Fillets

Per

100 gr

FRESH from

NANAIMO

All Quality Fresh Tubs Excludes Organic

2

49

Price discounted at the checkout.

2

99 Per

100 gr

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Bakery

Sunflower & Flax Bread

Italian Buns

Selected

8”

Lemon Meringue Pie

1

4

99

5

2$

99 6 pack

for

24 Pack Cookies

Cake Donuts

• Ranger • Oatmeal Raisin • Chocolate Chip

Casa Mendosa

10” Tortilla 8-10’s

5

3

99

49

Two Layer Cake

8”

Blueberry Pie

for

Vanilla Slice

6

2$

8 pack

Dempster’s

• Strawberry Truffle • Mocha Java • Lemon Truffle

Whole Grains Bread 600gr

9

4

99

99

5

2$ for

6

2$ for

Quality Foods • Taste for Life Pacific Foods

New World Natural Foods

Organic Broth

Organic Peanut Butter

Assorted Sizes

New World Natural Foods

Organic Granola

1.89lt

500gr

2

399

399

99

Pacific Foods

Crofter’s

1lt

383ml

3

Cereal

3

99

99

Saran Wrap or Ziploc Bags

SpongeTowels

Ultra Choose-a-Size Paper Towel

99

400-650gr

3

99

3

Weetabix

Spread

Organic Soup

Silk

Beverage

454gr

Household

Alcan

Purex

Aluminum Foil

Selected, 60m, 10-90’s

Double Roll Bathroom Tissue

12x50ft, 12x30ft or 18x25ft

24’s

2’s

5

2$ for

2

99

3

99

9

99

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Drop in between 4:00 & 6:00 PM for a fresh

NEW APPY SPECIAL!

WE’RE OPENING IN VIEW ROYAL! ALL QF STORES ARE CELEBRATING WITH EXCITING SPECIALS!

4

7

2$ 99

California Grown 5lb bag

3

Mexican Grown

Squash

2.84 per kg

• • • •

Large Pineapple

99

Cello Carrots

Acorn Spaghetti Butternut Kabocha

1

Washington Grown “Premium”

Granny Smith Apples 4.39 per kg

1

99

3

Per

LB

THURS FEB 25 10:00am Ribbon Cutting

Chilean Grown

Fresh Blueberries 6oz clamshell

Washington Grown

Yellow Flesh Potatoes 2.18 per kg

Per

LB

99

29

99

Idaho Grown

Sweet Spanish Onions 2.84 per kg

California Grown

Clementine Mandarins

2lb bag

¢

1

Per

LB

Primula

2

1

99

59

California “Fresh”

Organic Lemons 2lb bag

4

99

Mexican Grown

Organic Ataulfo Mangoes

5

3$ for

California Grown

Organic Bunched Broccoli 4.39 per kg

7 DAYS OF SAVINGS February 22-28, 2016 MON.

TUES.

WED.

THUR.

FRI.

SAT.

22

23

24

25

26

27

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES

SUN.

28

“Photos for presentation purposes only”

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752-9281 723-3397 468-7131 954-2262 287-2820 (604)485-5481

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758-3733 754-6012 756-3929 890-1005 331-9328 (778)433-3291

www.qualityfoods.com

Per

LB

29

Natural Organics

4”

Cut Tulips

for

Hawaiian Grown

NEWS

1

99 Per

LB