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Michael Mahoney died at 21 from a fatal dose of opioids, just a day after his application to a Tier 5 treatment centre was accepted.

His mother, Jan Mahoney, now says the application and waiting process for getting Michael into treatment took far too long.

(Photo corutesy of Jan Mahoney)

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Victoria woman’s son died one day after being accepted into treatment Nina Grossman News Staff

No snow fell on Victoria leading up to Christmas 2018.

Yet 21-year-old Michael Mahoney’s body went undiscovered for five days after he overdosed on fentanyl in his pine-green pickup truck, parked in a busy downtown lot on Wharf Street.

There were two parking tickets on the dash when his friend found the truck and opened the door to find that Michael’s eight-year battle with addiction had finally ended – just not the way it should have.

The day before he died, Michael had been approved for treatment at a facility in Burnaby. His mother,

Jan Mahoney, had been working with his counsellor at the Victoria Youth Clinic and pushing to get his application approved for months.

She says the system failed her son. And it might be failing hundreds of others.

“It’s devastating,” Mahoney said, sitting at the dining room table in her Saanich home in March. The Hartland Avenue property is secluded, the home perched amidst spring foliage up a winding, newly paved driveway.

A stack of papers sits on the table, pages of nauseating red tape detailing the last decade spent trying to save Michael’s life.

“There’s so many places where the system has fallen apart,” she says. “I just don’t think that it should take as long as it took to get somebody into treatment.”

Mahoney looks tired, her hands shaking but her voice solid. She was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after spending months

in the hospital for spastic paraplegia.

From her hospital bed, she slogged through the bureaucratic barriers of getting Michael into treatment, making daily phone calls about the progress of his application – all while he descended further into addiction.

At 13, Michael was a blondehaired, blue-eyed choir boy. He was affable, social and outgoing.

He performed with the Victoria Children’s Choir and in the Pacific Opera’s production of Magic Flute.

He dabbled with the cello and bass.

He often requested Aaron Copland, a classical American composer, from the back of his parents’ car. Later, he would pick up DJing.

But at 13, Michael became sick with a viral stomach condition that created intense abdominal pain.

He couldn’t eat or go to school.

At one point, the Grade 8 student weighed only 90 pounds.

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Esquimalt could see a new pub in the near future, according to the Tudor House Liquor Store.

In a Facebook post released on Monday, Tudor House announced plans to build a 500seat, authentic Irish Pub. “The pub will include family friendly areas, in order to welcome the entire community,” the post reads. “If all goes well, opening date will be March 2021 (in time for St. Patrick’s Day)!”

The post, signed by managers Marta and Bernie Dumas, also shows two photos of the large parking lot directly adjacent to the liquor store at 533 Admirals Rd., hinting at the new pub’s location.

When asked for further details on the plan, Tudor House staff responded over social media. “[W]e are on the drawing process. All the information you need is on our post, more news will come soon as we go through every step in the project.”

The announcement comes one day after Esquimalt councillors voted to apply a revitalization tax exemption to the Tudor House Liquor Store.

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School district eliminates ‘schools of choice’ Parents concerned catchment boundaries will destroy schools’ culture Nina Grossman News Staff

After months of community and school meetings, consultations and surveys, Greater Victoria School District 61 (SD61) approved new catchment boundaries for the 2020/2021 school year – and the changes eliminate all ‘schools of choice’ in the district.

South Park Family School, Cloverdale Traditional School and École Beausoleil Victoria (the Bank Street facility) will become catchment schools – a change introduced to address population density in the core areas of Victoria and Saanich. The facility on Bank Street will become a single-track school and no longer offer French immersion.

SD61 has 47 schools across six municipalities in Greater Victoria. The district says an additional 1,000 students have registered in its schools in the last four years – putting pressure on a number of full or near-full facilities.

“After a lengthy consultation process and multiple proposals, the board has landed on a solution that we feel best addresses the issue of overcrowding in our schools,” said board chair Jordan Watters in a statement. “This has not been an easy decision for the board,

South Park Family School has offered an “alternative program based on a philosophy of cooperative parent participation” for the last 45 years. Under SD61’s new catchment boundaries, the facility will become a catchment school rather than a ‘school of choice.’ (Nina Grossman/News Staff) however, we are confident that the latest recommendations will provide a long-term solution and best accommodate the needs of families across our current 47 schools.”

Since the fall, the school district has been engaging stakeholders in a lengthy consultation and engagement process, receiving a great deal of feedback from parents and guardians of students concerned about losing programs of

choice – in February, more than 140 people from South Park Family School rallied for a ‘Save Our School’ campaign.

“Changing our family school from an elementary school of choice to a catchment school is removing the core fabric of what makes this school special to every student, teacher, and parent involved,” said South Park Family School Parent Advisory Committee

(PAC) chair Jenn Sutton. “Our school’s philosophy is based on the commitment by a large number of its families to be actively and direct engaged in our school environment.”

In an announcement of the new catchment boundaries, SD61 says it heard from thousands of parents throughout the process.

Watters said, “it was clear that any changes would have a domino effect and would be extremely challenging for students and families.

It has been with very careful consideration that the Board has approved the recommendations, which includes a new enrolment sibling priority for families that are affected by boundary changes to help assist them during a time of transition.”

SD61 will work with all schools that have new catchment boundaries to “facilitate smooth transitions” and students will remain at their current schools until their next school level transition – moving up to middle and secondary schools in the new catchment boundaries.

Students enrolled in a school where the boundaries have changed can apply for a transfer to their new catchment and incoming students can apply for transfers to attend the same school as an older sibling, receiving a “non-catchment sibling priority.”

SD61 adds that transfer requests will still be “facilitated with new enrolment priorities” but requests will be “based on the availability of seats at the desired school.”

Registration for the 2020/2021 school year starts January, 2020. For more information on the approved catchment boundaries, visit sd61.bc.ca.

VicPD cuts crime prevention services in response to budget Nicole Crescenzi News Staff

The Victoria Police Department has disbanded its Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) in response to staffing shortages and 2019 budget changes from the City of Victoria.

The eight-person team has been part of the VicPD crime prevention strategy for over 10 years, and focused on reducing crime by targeting prolific offenders involved in drugs, theft, sexual offences and more.

“We are losing a proactive capacity ,and our ability to prevent crime,” said Chief Const. Del Manak.

“I had no other options other than

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to do this because I have to move my officers to the front lines to answer 911 calls.”

Presently, 35 of the 243 officers are off due to injuries, illness and pa-

rental leave.

In addition Manak said budgetary constrictions have limited what the department can do.

After lengthy negotiations with the City of Victoria, it was decided that the Police Department would absorb

the costs of the Employer’s Health Tax, totalling $690,000.

The City found coverage for these funds by cutting costs to other areas of the VicPD budget, including cuts to its DNA analysis measures, CCTV maintenance contracts, and changes to land line/mobility contracts. One new help desk position was also cut.

The City had also denied the hiring of six new officers in 2018, which was overruled by a provincial appeal by the Police Services Division. The City is now looking to find funds for the hires.

These decisions were put to the test when VicPD turned to the city in June asking for further funding to cover special events, such as Canada Day

and Remembrance Day. After much debate, council eventually approved a total of $135,000 for these costs.

Now, however, the last pillar of the VicPD preventative measures are wiped.

“With moves like this we are slowly becoming more of a reactive police organization than a preventative police organization,” Manak said.

“I think that’s a very risky road. It’s not a position as a police organization that we want to be in.”

Manak said since the CRU dissolved the department has noticed a difference in being up-to-date with local crime.

The VicPD goal is to eventually rein-

state the CRU if possible, but Manak said that at this point he doesn’t foresee how it will happen.

“I’m falling behind. I still haven’t replaced the public school officers and we’ve got an intel officer I had to redeploy,” he said.

Manak added that cutting the CRU isn’t the last change the department will have to make.

“There will be other steps taken to reduce service, cut service or align service in order to find the efficiencies within,” he said. “We’re doing what we can to keep out community safe and it’s becoming more and more of a challenge to do that.” nicole.crescenzi@vicnews.com

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First exposure to opioids came through a prescription for pain management Continued A1 Mahoney says her son’s first experience with an opioid came through the form of

a prescription pad. A pain clinic prescribed him a nasal opioid and later, when the pain continued, he

was prescribed Dilaudid tablets – opioid analgesics that work in the brain for pain management. The

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prescriptions went on for months but when the illness ended, so did his “safe” supply.

He told his mom how difficult it was to stop taking them.

Mahoney remembers him telling her, “Mom, those pills were really, really hard to get off of.

I think I was addicted.”

She wasn’t sure what to think. He was off them now, wasn’t he?

And things were better for a while.

Until they weren’t.

Michael was addicted to opioids – an addiction he continued to battle throughout high school – but it was after graduation that everything went south.

His mental heath deteriorated rapidly and his addiction to opioids became unmanageable.

Michael would be gone for days or weeks at a time and return home to detox. His bedroom was littered with used needles and he was admitted to hospital frequently. He received diagnoses of ADHD, OCD, anxiety and depression – disorders that he self-medicated with opioids and various other drugs.

Mahoney said the issue was finding a facility or care provider to treat both his addiction and his mental health. Michael was treated by a family

doctor, by the hospital, by aid workers and by a counsellor at Foundry Victoria– a youth clinic offering substance use support and counselling.

Overall, she says, his care was disjointed and erratic.

In August 2018, Mahoney began the tiresome task of trying to get Michael into a treatment centre.

According to experts, the best option for Michael, based on his severe mental health and addiction issues, was a Tier 5 facility that could treat both.

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Addictions, a high-level facility that requires referrals from regional health authorities.

Each authority has only a limited number of beds – for Vancouver Island, just 14 beds are available, and the application process is incredibly thorough.

“They’re looking for folks who are going to have a reasonable chance at being successful,” said Kelly Reid, director of mental health and substance use at Island Health.

With limited space available, the facility wants good candidates only – that means clients willing and dedicated to their treatment, with supports ready for them when they complete the six to nine-month program.

“At a Tier 5 level it’s not a crisis service, there’s an expectation there will be supports in place to continue with their recovery,” said Reid. “The application process is almost a care-planning process.”

But Mahoney says paperwork was stalled moving from the Island Health psychiatric team to the treatment centre. There were requests for a psychiatric evaluation despite the fact that Michael had been evaluated at the downtown youth clinic.

By this time it was fall, Mahoney said her son, off and on Suboxone and Methadone, was “like a cadaver.”

“By that point Michael is very ill,” she recalled. “He’s hardly getting out of bed in the morning. He’s not eating…He could die any day, that’s where we were at.

“So here’s a kid with drug issues and mental health issues. He can’t get a psychiatrist, he has no ADHD medication, he has no medication for his anxiety, he’s basically untreated and he’s got a serious addiction to opioids.”

Reid said red tape is a challenge.

“If you have a really expensive and specialized service, I can appreciate why they want to make sure that ev-

eryone who is in every bed is…the top candidate,” he said. “But then the result is… there is a fair bit of process required to ensure that’s the case. Which is a barrier for people.

And that’s definitely one of the challenges.”

After voice mails, paperwork and pressure from Mahoney and Michael’s therapist at Foundry Victoria, his application was accepted at the Burnaby centre. Michael overdosed the next day.

“He obviously went and bought a contaminated Dilaudid which was the pill he had always used from the time he became addicted,” Mahoney said. “And he died of a fentanyl overdose.”

“He was in his truck for five days,” she added. “That was really hard, that someone could die in their vehicle and not be found.”

Since his death, Mahoney and her husband Glen have been working to file an inquest through the B.C. Coroners Service – something she said was recommended by the coroner who dealt with Michael’s case.

“She said she’s heard this over and over and over again. That people need treatment, and there’s such a huge delay in [getting] treatment and a lot of times, while people are waiting to get into treatment, they die of overdoses.

“It shouldn’t be like that. It shouldn’t be that hard to get somebody in for treatment.

“People say, ‘You’ve done so much, you’ve worked so hard, you’ve advocated…’ but unfortunately, when you lose a loved one, you go back into your mind and think what did I do wrong here? Maybe I should have been more patient?” she added.

Mahoney believes that if she hadn’t advocated for her son to get into treatment, he never would have gotten a spot.

“And it probably would have been the same outcome. Michael was a normal kid that struggled.”

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Former badminton coach pleads guilty to sexual abuse Kendra Crighton News Staff

Harry Charles Sadd pleaded guilty to eight charges relating to sexual abuse that took place between 1970 to 1984 in Victoria, Saanich, Esquimalt and 100 Mile House according to B.C. Provincial Court documents.

In August of 2016 Black Press Media reported that the 73-year-old had been arrested in connection with a series of sexual assaults that took place in the late 1970s and continued for several years.

The former badminton coach was arrested after the victim, now an adult, came forward and told investigators multiple accounts of sexual assault that had occurred while he was a child and teen.

“All victims of sexual assault deserve to be heard,” Special Victims Unit Sgt. Kristi Ross said in August of 2016. “Harry Sadd’s actions have left these victims to carry the burden of what he has done their entire lives, often suffering in silence. They no longer have to suffer.”

Sadd also pleaded guilty to breaching bail conditions in 2017 when he attended an area where persons under the age of 18 were present or might be reasonably expected to be present, along with making contact with one of his victims.

According to police, one of the victims who came forward was inspired by Theo Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy who publicly shared their own stories of sexual abuse at the hands

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of trusted adults.

Sadd has previous convictions for sexual assault involving young male children and teens, leading investigators to believe there were other victims in the Greater Victoria area who had yet to come forward which lead them to make a rare public appeal for

possible victims.

Sadd also worked as a teacher in Alberta and may have worked in a similar capacity in other provinces.

Almost a year later in June of 2017 Victoria Police announced Sadd faced 23 new charges in relation to a series of historical sexual assaults after multiple victims came forward following the publication of his arrest the previous year.

Sadd was arrested on June 20, 2017.

According to police the 23 new charges came after 12 additional victims came forward in 2017 — who were all males between the ages of nine to 15 at the time of the offence.

According to Dan McLaughlin, communications counsel at B.C. Prosecution Service says those charges are still pending but are now in the Supreme Court. He says it’s expected they will be dealt with following the sentencing on this case.

A court appearance has been scheduled for August to fix a date for sentencing.

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Creating a path for alternative energy In announcing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told us work would begin this construction season. In other words, the prime minister says the pipeline is coming, whether you like it or not.

That’s not really a surprise. All along, the approval of the pipeline expansion has been inevitable. But as there has been all along, there is going to be a lot of opposition to the pipeline, on the ground and in the courts.

That opposition adds up to a lot of spending, from both sides.

Whether it’s by pipeline or train, the oil is going to be shipped. While the era of burning fossil fuels may finally be coming to an end, it’s far from dead. The world still needs that gas for our cars and oil to fuel our industries.

Though it is years later than it should have happened, there are signs the fossil fuel era is coming to an end. Though small, there is a decrease in demand for oil, along with an increase in the availability and sales of electric cars.

The best way to prevent someone from proposing yet another pipeline is to speed the changeover to a clean energy economy.

Trudeau has committed to using any federal profits generated from the pipeline, or proceeds from its sale, to clean energy projects.

It would have been better, perhaps, to have invested the $4.5 billion it cost to purchase the pipeline into clean energy in the first place, but what’s done is done.

Let’s just hope Trudeau and the federal Liberals keep this promise. But regardless, investing in developing clean energy — for Canada, for B.C., even for Alberta – is the way forward. And now is the time, when there is still the opportunity to establish Canada as a leading manufacturer and supplier, not just a user.

The jobs the pipeline construction and reinvigorated oil fields will generate will be welcome news for many dependent Canadian communities. But directing our efforts and money to develop and implement clean energy will lead to more jobs and a stronger economy in the long run.

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Parent pleads for return of stolen bike

Dear bicycle thief, The bright yellow Electra Amsterdam ladies’ cruiser that you picked up Sunday, June 23 in the Fernwood/Oak Bay area must be a lot of fun. My daughter sure though it was a fun ride. That bright yellow bike was her pride and joy.

It’s an older bike but perfect for her positive and creative personality. We bought it second hand when she moved to Victoria two years ago, her first time away from home. She really liked the tulips painted on the body and the little foldable basket on the side! The skirt guard was perfect for when she went to work in one of her hand-made skirts.

We live on the other side of the country and she called home Sunday. We could tell right away something was wrong by the tone of her voice. It was a sad and tearful voice. My heart was tearing apart. We couldn’t even hug her and comfort her, being four time zones away.

I simply wanted to share some of the stress and sadness that my young daughter has endured. Perhaps there is some kindness lurking in your heart? Perhaps you simply meant to borrow the bike for some errands? She would certainly be quite pleased to have her bright yellow ray of sunshine returned.

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make it back to the original parking place.

Please consider giving a location in an anonymous tip in the Facebook group The Stolen Bicycle Avengers. We’ll arrange for a taxi to pick it up.

Kindest regards, Pierre Doucet Memracook, N.B.

Transit needs to step up service While I’m looking forward to Deuce Days returning to Victoria this July, I sincerely hope that both the City of Victoria and BC Transit learned their lesson from the last time this event visited our city.

Back in 2016, I was hoping to partake in the Sunday event and decided that rather than take my car into town that I would take the bus. Having waited for more than half an hour for a bus that never did show up, I gave up waiting, walked home and subsequently drove my car downtown where parking was at a premium.

One would think that knowing about this event, BC Transit would have increased the frequency of its buses to accommodate those in attendance. So much for their or for that matter the City of Victoria’s policy of promoting

sustainability that, according to both websites, encourages folks to walk, cycle or use transit.

I would strongly encourage BC Transit, as well as our municipal leaders and planners to work together with the organizers of Deuce Days to ensure more buses hit the roads during this upcoming four-day event, but especially for Sunday’s main event, instead of the hit-andmiss method currently in place.

Shirley Waldon Esquimalt

Who is voting for Ben Isitt?

Once again, we see the negative aftermath of the Remembrance Day proposal as put forward

by Coun. Ben Isitt.

Yet, people keep voting for him. Why? In fact, I understand the he received the largest share of votes in the last election.

Given Isitt’s record of ideas that will have a negative effect on the City of Victoria, how come people keep voting for him? He has more than demonstrated that he doesn’t deserve to represent Victoria.

It is obvious Isitt should be asked to resign.

Stop voting for him.

Henry Fox Victoria

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PRIDE on the Barge returns with a bang Kendra Crighton News Staff

Capping off the last Friday of Pride Month with a bang, Pride on the Barge celebrates Victoria’s LGBTQ+ community.

Starting at 5 p.m. with music from Rocksteady, attendees can dance the night away — or until 9 p.m. just before noise bylaws take effect.

Beverages for the Breakwater Barge are provided by Driftwood Brewery, Phillips Brewing & Malting Co, Hoyne Brewing Company & Artisan Wine Shop AWS. Access to the night’s events will have a $5 cover charge along with donation being

PRIDE at the Breakwater Barge starts at 5 p.m. on Friday and runs until 9 p.m. just before the noise bylaws come into effect. (Photo by Annemarie Stevenson) collected at the event will go at the venue. Victoria’s finest towards the Victoria Pride food trucks will be on location Society and Living without throughout the night.

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Tudor House received a tax exemption Continued A1 The tax exemption program aims to waive all or a portion of an increased assessed value of a building after it’s undergone exterior alterations or upgrades. This was put in place to encourage more businesses to beautify their buildings, and “to change the overall perception of the Township by creating a welcoming environment.”

“Significant investments have been made into his property. The owner has committed to Esquimalt, and he’s got further plans as indicated; stage two would be development of a pub,” said Coun. Ken Armour.

Armour added that due to the beatification

of the building, the property taxes jumped from $65,000 per year up to $126,000 per year.

“This increase as indicated is going to significantly hamper the ability to continue with the revitalization and development of that land, including the development of a pub.”

Under the tax exemption program, a business is able to receive an exemption of 100 per cent of the increased sales value for the first five years, 75 per cent in the following three years, and 50 per cent in the following two years.

Council voted unanimously to approve the Tudor House Liquor Store’s tax exemption application. nicole.crescenzi@vicnews.com

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Esquimalt Esquimalt High rugby stars to compete in Paris Kevin Menz News Staff

Love of the game keeps Sarina Brooks and Delaney Woods on the pitch.

The Esquimalt High School rugby stars are no strangers to injury, but neither can imagine life without the sport.

“There are times when you are like, ‘Why do I do this?’” said the 16-year-old Woods, who’s dealt with concussions and whose twin sister has broken both legs playing the sport.

“Your body gets hurt, you get tired of it, you have to put in so much time. It’s crazy, but then you’re on the field after you make a big hit or you score a try and you just kind of look around, you see your teammates all smiling, you’re like, ‘Ya, that’s why I do it.’”

“I don’t want to get injured, obviously, but I love the sport so much,” added Brooks, 15, who was sidelined for six months after suffering a torn meniscus in her knee last year.

The Grade 10 pair, who won junior provincials with their high school team this year, will be taking their skills to Europe next month to compete with the Celtic Barbarians under-15 girls sevens squad at the Paris World Games. The Barbarians are a highly regarded program that draws players from all over Canada and the U.S. Brooks and Woods, along with Cowichan’s Jaxon Baker, are the only three players from Vancouver Island selected to the under-15 team.

“It’s going to be huge,” said Woods, who is one of the team’s two players permitted to be over the age of 15.

Woods, who also plays soccer, basketball and volleyball, chose to cut back her rugby commitments this season because of past concussions. She’s not playing with the regional Tide junior rugby program this year.

“I’m really unlucky with concussions,” she said. “That’s why I’m not able to play Tide this year.”

Next month’s trip to Paris will be her third trip with the Barbarians team — she’s played with the squad in Vegas and Orlando — but Brooks’ first.

Brooks, who also plays basketball and soccer, is excited to make the trip with a friend.

“It’s amazing — especially to do it with Delaney,” she said.

The Paris games are set to start July 6 and run until July 13.

—- with files from Kevin Roth- Esquimalt High School rugby players Sarina Brooks, left, and Delaney Woods will be joining the Celtic Barbarians under-15 girls sevens squad for the Paris World Games in July. (Kevin Menz/News Staff) bauer

Indigenous plant garden harvests knowledge of the land Nina Grossman News Staff

A small group gathered around a bed of iris-coloured camas and pink Sea Blush flowers at Esquimalt High School recently.

The group was celebrating the unveiling of six new Indigenous plant gardens at Greater Victoria School District 61 (SD61) schools, part of the Harvest4Knowledge project, an initiative promoting Indigenous plants and traditional knowledge on the homeland of the Lkwungen people – known also as Songhees and Esquimalt Nation.

And as part of the project, hereditary chief Edward ‘Seenupin’ Thomas worked with

Community members, stakeholders and Esquimalt High School staff take in the camas meadow in the school’s new Indigenous plant garden.

(Nina Grossman/News Staff) Elder Dr. Elmer George of the Songhees Nation – the last fluent Lkwungen speaker – to record the Lkwungen names of the plants.

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And it’s a way for any student – Indigenous or not – to connect with the land.”

The garden at Esquimalt High School includes a camas meadow, camas bed and Indigenous plant and medicine gardens. Signage posted around the garden provides the traditional Lkwungen names, English names and QR codes that allow smartphone readers to learn more about each plant.

SD61 Aboriginal Art and Cultural Facilitator Sarah Rhude, who took up the

project along with numerous SD61 teachers and community partners, says having traditional gardens is a way to not only get students outside, but to help them make new connections.

“I want [students] to be able to develop a relationship with the land, i want them to learn the Lkwungen names of the plants…so they can show honour and respect to the ancestors whose territories we all work and play on,” she said. “Also, as visitors to this territory, one of the things I was taught by a knowledge keeper here, is that the way to honour and be a good visitor is to develop a relationship with the land and learn the language of the plants and animals.”

Car seat clinic set for Saturday The Township of Esquimalt hosts a free car seat clinic this weekend and all are welcome.

The event is supported by BCAA’s Child Passenger Safety Program and the Esquimalt Fire Department, to aid in the proper fitting of car seats.

Children must use a car seat or booster seat for their weight and age until their ninth birthday.

Technicians will be on site to check car seats for safety on Saturday, June 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre parking lot at 527 Fraser St. Food provided by the Esquimalt Lion’s Club will also be available.

Parents are asked to bring their car seat and its manual if possible. vnc.editorial@blackpress.ca

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Downtown Victoria will be a sea of red and white July 1, as the region heads to the Legislature grounds and Inner Harbour to celebrate Canada’s 152nd birthday.

A variety of activities and entertainment will fuel the fun until the annual fireworks close the day. Highlights include the Family Zone, keeping everyone busy from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Flavour of Canada Food Village from noon until dusk, and the Living Flag photo at 2 p.m. T-shirt pickup for the Living Flag begins at noon, or bring your own to guarantee a spot.

Assembly begins at 1:30 p.m.

Mainstage entertainment opens with the Lekwungen Traditional Dancers at 3:15 p.m. following an Indigenous blessing at 3 p.m. Join your neighbours in the singing of the national anthem at 3:30 p.m. followed by ongoing performances until the fireworks light up the night sky at 10:20 p.m.

Additional Canada Day weekend activities are planned at the Royal BC Museum.

Belleville Street, between Menzies and Douglas streets, will be closed from 6 a.m. to midnight July 1. Government Street, between Humboldt and Superior streets, will be closed from 4 p.m. to midnight.

Visitors are encouraged to travel downtown

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BC Transit will run a Sunday schedule with supplemental buses and special Canada Day bus stops along Douglas Street immediately following the fireworks.

To learn more, and for a schedule and transit Canada Day highlights at the Legislature include the Family Zone, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Flavour of Canada Food Village, the Living Flag and mainstage entertainment before the evening fireworks. map, visit canadadayvictoria.ca.

Canada Day performance goes for baroque atop Mount Tolmie Devon Bidal News Staff

Kissinger says the wigs are too hot for him. and will feature the “hits” from Vivaldi, Bach, Of all the orchestras that Kissinger plays in, Raven Baroque is the only one with costumes. So for the summer shows, he grows out his hair and many more. says Kissinger.

“It’s fun,” he says. “With the wigs, we look to fit the period look without the wig.

Chairs will be provided for the first 100 guests The Raven Baroque players give two perfor- a little ridiculous.”

Each of the concerts on July 1 will be different and admission is by donation. mances on Canada Day on the top of Mount Tolmie. The concerts have an admission by donation policy. The first show will start at Happy Canada day 1:30 p.m. and end at 2:30 p.m., and the next one will run from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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Living flag taking shape at Legislature More than 2,500 red and white T-shirts will be handed out for aerial photo Kendra Crighton News Staff

An annual Canada Day tradition is returning to Victoria — the Coast Capital Savings Living Flag is aiming to be the largest living flag in the

country for the third year running.

With 1,650 red shirts and 890 white shirts produced by Passion Sports, participants are given a number and a place to stand to depict a large Canada flag, posing for an aerial photo.

Taking place on the Legislature lawn on July 1, participants can grab their free T-shirt starting at noon until supplies last. Groups of 10 or more can pre-register online and pick up their shirts at the Coast Capital Savings tent on Belleville and Government Street.

Participants who have preregistered are guaranteed a free T-shirt.

Those who want to participate but couldn’t get their hands on a T-shirt can still be a part of the living flag by wearing their own red or white shirt.

The photo will be taken at 2 p.m. and those wanting to participate are asked to arrive by 1:15 p.m. The event is wheelchair accessible.

Atomique Productions is producing Victoria’s Canada Day celebrations with live music, live entertainment starting at 10:30 a.m. and fireworks at 10:20 p.m. to go along with the living flag.

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In honour of the day, here are a few questions about all things Canadian. How many can you answer?

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1. Which Canadian celebrity was born on Canada’s 100th birthday? a. Pamela Anderson b. Peter Mansbridge c. Keanu Reeves d. Kiefer Sutherland 2. Where is the Canadian River? (It’s not in Canada.) a. Alaska, U.S.A. b. Oklahoma, U.S.A. c. Israel d. South Africa e. Maldives 3. Which Arctic island has been claimed by both Canada and Denmark? a. Vancouver Island b. Hispaniola c. Oak Island d. Hans Island e. Iceland 4. How long is the Trans-Canada Highway? a. 7,821 kilometres b. 4,860 kilometres

c. 738 kilometres d. 377 kilometres 5. Canadian bacon is not known by that name in Canada. What do Canadians call it? a. Poutine b. Back bacon c. Confederation bacon d. Pastrami e. Tofu 6. Which two Prime Ministers did not serve in Parliament while they were Prime Minister? a. Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper b. Sir Charles Tupper and John Turner c. Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker d. Kim Campbell and Joe Clark 7. How many Syrian refugees have been settled in Canada since 2015? a. 850 b. 10,000 c. 25,000 d. 60,000 8. Which performer or band recorded the song used for The Big Bang Theory? a. Barenaked Ladies b. The Guess Who c. Carly Rae Jepsen d. Paul Anka 9. Canada is the world’s second largest country by area. Where does Canada rank by population?

a. Most populous b. Fourth c. 15th d. 39th e. 163rd 10. Canada is one of the leading lentil producing countries. How much of the world’s lentil crop comes from Canada each year? a. 51 per cent b. 27 per cent c. 16 per cent d. 11 per cent 11. Which Canadian city is closest to the longitudinal centre of Canada? This is the point between the farthest east and farthest west locations. a. Tsawwassen, British Columbia b. Winnipeg, Manitoba c. Wawa, Ontario d. Come By Chance, Newfoundland 12. How many Canadians were in military service during the Second World War? a. 289,000 b. 400,000 c. 1.1 million d. 31 million 13. Between 1841 and 1866, several cities were the capital of the Province of Canada.

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b. Kingston, Ontario c. Toronto, Ontario d. Quebec City, Quebec e. Windsor, Ontario 14. Who was the longest serving Canadian Prime Minister? a. Stephen Harper b. Pierre Trudeau c. Kim Campbell d. Joe Clark e. William Lyon Mackenzie King 15. O Canada is Canada’s national anthem.

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Celebrations head outdoors to the plaza as music and dance bring the province’s diverse communities to life, while families will want to ensure the annual Penny Carnival is on their weekend to-do list.

Free festivities run from 1 to 8 p.m. June 29 and 30, and feature more than a dozen performances by diverse local talent. From old-time gypsy jazz and high-energy folk/roots to Cuban salsa, taiko drumming and Indigenous dance, toes will be tapping throughout the weekend.

On July 1, the party runs from 1 to 3 p.m. and includes the annual Penny Carnival for kids of all ages. Come and try your hand at eggand-spoon races, the beanbag toss and other old-fashioned fun on the museum grounds beside the historic Helmcken House and St. Ann’s Schoolhouse.

Here’s a look at the weekend’s entertainment lineup: For more information, visit royalbcmuseum. bc.ca

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Hosted by the Gorge Tillicum Community Association, with the support of the District of Saanich, the Gorge Canada Day Picnic is back for another fun-filled year.

The event got its start back in 1999 when a small, hard-working group decided to have a day that residents could enjoy, traffic-free, along the waterway that would help build community.

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Featuring a nearly two-kilometre “stage” along Gorge Road West and the Gorge Waterway Park, there are lots of free, family-friendly activities, including the family parade, pancake breakfast, Canada Day market, classic car show, kids’ games and more.

“In addition to all the original favourites, including the family parade, pancake breakfast, strawberry tea, car show, canoe rides and road hockey we are shaking things up a bit this year,” said Chris Kask, Gorge Canada Day Picnic chair.

“We’ve been wanting to program the natural amphitheatre in Gorge Park for a few years, and this year we decided to move the main stage to this area. This is a picturesque sloped area perfectly suited to spread out a blanket and enjoy an afternoon of great music.”

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Also, not to be forgotten, are the more than 65 market vendors, approximately 25 food vendors, a not-for-profit area, kids’ zone, and Gorge on Art. Festivities kick off on July 1 at 8:30 a.m. and wrap up around 4 p.m.

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CORPORATION OF THE The Vancouver Island Wave TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT franchise is made up of players from the Lower Island Soccer Association and the Upper Island Soccer Association.

The B.C. Soccer Provincial Premier Cup is the finals for the B.C. Soccer Premier TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Monday, July 8, 2019 at League, which provides an el7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Esquimalt Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, evated level of competition Esquimalt, BC, to allow the public to make representations to the Municipal Council for high-performance players respecting matters contained in the following amending bylaws: in the province.

Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2962 which This is the second time in provides for a change in the proposed land use designation of 899 Esquimalt Road [legal franchise history that a Vandescription below], shown hatched on the map below from a mix of ‘Neighbourhood couver Island Wave team will Commercial Mixed-Use’ and ‘Townhouse Residential’ to ‘Commercial/Commercial Mixedbe representing B.C. at CanUse’. In addition, the amendment bylaw provides for a change in the Development Permit ada Soccer Nationals.

Area from a mix of Development Permit Area No. 4 - Commercial and Development Permit Last year’s B.C. Soccer Area No. 6 - Multi-Family Residential to Development Permit Area No. 4 - Commercial. champions, the VI Wave boys Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2963 which provides for a born in 2003, found themchange in the zoning designation of 899 Esquimalt Road [legal description below], shown selves in the finals again this hatched on the map below from a mix of C-2 [Neighbourhood Commercial] and RD-1 year in the U16 age category.

[Two Family Residential] to CD No. 120 [Comprehensive Development District No. 120].

The VI Wave were successful in capturing their third conThe general purpose of this change in Official Community Plan and zoning is to allow a secutive B.C. Premier Cup 12 storey, commercial mixed-use building consisting of an urgent primary care centre and 57 residential units. title 2-0 over Coastal FC. Next year’s VI Wave proSite Location: gram has promoted Sloan Davison, born in 2006, to join the Whitecaps residency program in Vancouver full time.

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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Vancouver Island is proud to announce the launch of our inaugural BBB Spark Award honouring new socially conscious businesses.

As the steward of trust in the business community, BBB is excited to build better businesses at every stage. The Spark Award is the first awards program to recognize young entrepreneurs and new businesses that exemplify innovation, community engagement and BBB’s three pillars of trust: character, culture and community. This new annual award program seeks to identify entrepreneurs age 35 and under and new business owners with less than three years in operation.

These “Trust-makers” are the future of the trusted marketplace.

Both BBB Accredited Businesses and non-accredited businesses are eligible to win a Spark Award. Self-nominations are also being accepted. The winner of the Spark Award will be announced on Friday, November 8, 2019 at our awards gala at the Union Club of B.C. Any business in any industry is eligible for an award. We are looking for a great story, about an amazing, cutting edge new social enterprise with a youthful spirit.

The ideal Spark Award nominee would demonstrate the following key traits: Innovation: Innovative business leaders inspire radical or socially effective incremental change to a business’ or industry’s products, services and processes. Innovations are creative, socially impactful, promote out-side the box thinking and add value to the marketplace.

Community Engagement: Entrepreneurs that are focused on community engagement believe business should have a positive, long-term social impact. Businesses balancing the profit goals of the company with the needs of the community give back more than they take. Social entrepreneurs with a focus on community engagement have found a way to build community betterment and connectedness directly into their business model. They may gift treasure, time, and/or talent to helping their community to get ahead.

The 3C’s of Trust Character: The character of the leader shapes the business in every decision.

A leader of exemplary character stands strong in making good decisions and are role models. Character traits include integrity, fairness, transparency, honesty, self-sacrifice, self - control, servant leadership, teachability and maturity.

Culture: A culture focused entrepreneur celebrates each member of the team as being an important contributor to the mission. Both the leader and the team co-create the culture. Culture should demonstrate collaboration with team, a reflection of character, compassion, transparency, respect, values and passion.

Community: The community is considered a key stakeholder for the business.

Community minded entrepreneurs are collaborative, inclusive and invested in others. They focus on unique and valuable ways of staying in tune with and centered in their greater community.

If you know a business or believe you are a business that is deserving of being recognized and honoured with a Spark Award…please submit your nomination to BBB serving Vancouver Island ASAP. Nominations are now being accepted online. The deadline to submit your nomination is August 31, 2019.

To nominate a business for the BBB Spark Award go to: bbb.org/vancouver-island

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Advocate says home support for seniors is unaffordable What we see here is a system that is woefully, woefully under-servicing clients and distressed family caregivers.

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Most seniors in British Columbia can’t afford the public home support system to keep them in their own homes for as long as possible, says a report from the province’s advocate for seniors.

Isobel Mackenzie said data compiled by her office concludes home support service is too expensive for thousands of seniors and many end up in longterm care facilities where it is cheaper for them but more costly for taxpayers.

“We’ve set up a perverse incentive system Isobel Mackenzie where we’re charging seniors more for something that costs the taxpayer less to provide,” she said at a news conference. “As a consequence, what we’re seeing is seniors moving into long-term care prematurely.”

Home support, which can include dressing, bathing, meal preparation and respite care, is intended to allow seniors to live independently longer and delay or prevent admission to longterm care facilities, said Mackenzie.

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Each year in B.C., more than 40,000 people receive up to 8.8 million hours of home support by about 10,000 community health workers. (File photo) by about 10,000 community health workers, but it’s not enough and too expensive, she said.

“What we see here is a system that is woefully, woefully under-servicing clients and distressed family caregivers,” Mackenzie said.

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The 57-page report makes seven recommendations and Mackenzie said it is the first in-depth examination of the home support system, which has an annual budget of $500 million.

She said the report found seniors with an

income of $28,000 would pay $8,800 for about two hours of daily home care, which amounts to about 33 per cent of annual earnings. A senior with the same income would save $9,780 living in long-term care, but taxpayers would pay $36,875 more, said Mackenzie.

The report also found that 15 per cent of long-term care residents, which amounts to 4,200 beds, could be living in the community.

Mackenzie said the home-support program is a lifeline for seniors who want to keep their independence, but the system needs to change.

“When we look at the data, it’s pretty clear, we are not providing near the amount of service we think we are,” she said.

Mackenzie said the former Liberal government and the NDP have introduced care improvements for seniors, but more resources are needed to allow seniors to live in their homes.

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More volunteers needed for isolated seniors Seniors Serving Seniors is recruiting volunteers for their ‘Return to Health’ program Nicole Crescenzi News Staff

Seniors coming out of hospital often need assistance with their recovery, and many of them have no one to turn to.

“Case workers and health professionals are always on the lookout for very vulnerable seniors; those who have no one to help them when they’ve gotten out of hospital,” said Julie Gray, executive director of Seniors Serving Seniors, a volunteer support program. “Often they are people who were very isolated, but no one knew about them until something happened.”

That’s where volunteers step in to help ensure a positive recovery, and to shrink the likelihood that they will be re-hospitalized.

As of late, however, Seniors Serving Seniors is running short on hands after a series of illnesses and falls within their own pool of volunteers.

“We are quite desperate in our Return to Health program,” Gray said.

For this program volunteers can help with an array of duties –besides medical requirements– including driving people to follow-up appointments, helping seniors go through mail, arranging for Sendial grocery delivery, setting up HandyDart pick-ups, or even just having a cup of tea.

Gray said that besides the physical health benefits this help can offer, volunteers also see seniors reconnecting socially with other people “They find it an incredibly great thing to see someone not only come out with their health better, but come out better overall at the end of it,” Gray said.

Volunteers get three, three-hour training sessions before heading to work and are expected to make one visit per week with their assigned senior, as well as a phone call. An additional educational workshop and support group also occurs once a month for volunteers. More often than not seniors are feeling better after a month and may not need more service.

While the organizing group is called Seniors Serving Seniors, there’s no age requirement for anyone interested in volunteering.

Gray said that driving licences are not required, and that interested people only need to be empathetic and enjoy working with people.

Anyone interested in learning more can contact Julie Gray at 250-413-3211 or email info@ A Seniors Serving Seniors volunteer, Grace Yuen, shares a cup of coffee with Victoria senior “PJ.” (File Submitted/ seniorsservingseniors.bc.ca.

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Baby boom seniors putting pressure on long-term care Tom Fletcher Black Press Media

The surge of post-war baby boomers into their senior years is opening a wide gap in need for long-term care capacity, says a new report by the B.C. Care Providers Association.

The association released a report showing 1,400 people in B.C. waiting for long-term care by March 2018, a seven per cent increase over the previous year. Three quarters of those people were living in the community, with the remainder in hospital awaiting placement.

“Our analysis of data provided by the Conference Board of Canada shows that B.C. is already short by roughly 3,000 long-term care beds,” said Daniel Fontaine, the association CEO. “Now factor in a requirement for another 1,000 to 2,000 additional spaces per year until 2035, and you can see the scale of the challenge.”

The report calculates that more than 30,000 new long-

Health region, at 147 days, and the shortest was Vancouver Coastal Health at 14 days.

The report shows B.C. longterm care residents have a higher incidence of dementia than the national average, roughly tied with Ontario at more than 60 per cent of residents.

Two years into his mandate, Health Minister Adrian Dix has been focused on — Daniel adding care aide capacity to bring senior care hours up to the provincial target of 3.36 hours per day in existing facilities. Interior Health received $5.3 million last year to increase staffing, part of a three-year plan to reach the target by 2021.

Fontaine said it is surprising that B.C. has had only one successful bid to develop new publicly funded long-term care in the past two years.

The ministry announced in January it is proceeding with a 150bed facility in Courtenay, including six hospice beds for end-oflife care, with occupancy expected by 2020.

According to the B.C. Seniors AdFontaine vocate’s latest long-term care directory, B.C.’s 293 longterm care facilities have 27,028 publicly subsidized beds, with more than 18,000 beds operated by contractors funded by a regional health authority and the rest operated directly by health authorities.

Our analysis of data provided by the Conference Board of Canada shows that B.C. is already short by roughly 3,000 longterm care beds.

There are 28,000 seniors in publicly funded residential care in B.C., with a projected need to double in the next 20 years. (Flickr/Creative Commons) term beds are needed in B.C. over the next 20 years, staffed by 19,000 new care providers, 13,000 of them care aides to help residents who can no lon-

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Hanging over the edge of a 13-storey building gets your heart racing, your palms sweating and actually helps send children and young adults with physical or cognitive disabilities to camp.

The Easter Seals Drop Zone allows participants — who have raised a minimum of $500 — to rapell down the CIBC building in downtown Victoria on Sept. 9 in support of the Easter Seal’s services, specifically their camp in Shawnigan.

According to Shannon Bernays, with Easter Seals, the Drop Zone event started in 2005 and became the organization’s national event,

running every year since in seven cities across the Drop Zone leading up to Sept. 9. empowered — it’s an amazing thing to see how Canada.

“We’ve had people from 19 years old all the excited they are.”

“It just challenges people, gets them out of way up to over 70 years old doing the event,” Visit thedropzone.ca to register and get starttheir comfort zone and it’s just an exciting says Bernays. “They’re so exhilarated and so ed on your fundraising goal. different event to do,” she says.

She encourages people wanting to participate to register earlier in order to get started on their fundraising goal. Participants can register Victoria Regional Transit online and are then directed to a fundraising page that tracks their amount raised.

Once the fundraising goal has been met, participants go through a pre-training rappel in a climbing gym to prepare for the big event.

Effective July 1, 2019 Black Press Media reporter, Kendra Crighton, takes part in this year’s event and will provide coverage on the Easter Seal’s camp and • 53 Langford Exchange/Colwood Exchange – Service extension to Thetis Lake The Easter Seals • 70 Swartz Bay/Downtown – Additional service to BC Ferries on Drop Zone allows Friday, Saturday and Sunday participants — who have raised a mini• 75 Royal Oak/Downtown/Saanichton – Additional service to mum of $500 — to Butchart Gardens rape ll down the CIBC • 81 Swartz Bay/Butchart Gardens – Additional service to Butchart Gardens Building downtown • Canada Day – Sunday-level service with added late-night service Victoria on Sept. 9 in support of the Easter on selected routes Seal’s services, • Schedules adjusted to match seasonal ridership on school focused routes specifically their camp in Shawnigan.

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Event highlights Canada’s D-Day efforts An event on Saturday provides a rare opportunity to share in an in-depth historical look at Canada’s contribution to D-Day efforts that culminated in the Battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

It’s fitting that “More Than D-Day: Remembering Canada’s Involvement in the Normandy Campaign, and the Liberation of France” will take place at the Bay Street Armoury. Members of the Canadian Scottish Regiment, at that time and to this day based out of that armoury, were among the first Canadian Soldiers ashore, and the regiment has managed to preserve first-hand diary accounts from soldiers who took part in the battle.

Operation Overlord and its centrepiece battle of D-Day is

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The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., includes WWII Canadian military vehicles on display, the forward fuselage of a Lancaster bomber, miniature military dioramas depicting battlefield scenes, military uniforms and equipment and field kits and firearms. There will be an audio-visual presentation on D-Day and the Normandy campaign and live military music as well.

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Downtown sees tenfold increase in condo units Nicole Crescenzi News Staff

Cranes have taken over the city’s skyline while pylons and reroutes have taken over the streets below. This ongoing development boom has seen a rapid increase in real estate, retail and rental spaces unparalleled in recent history.

According to a new report put forward by the Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA), in the past three years alone the number of condominium units has increased tenfold.

In 2016, the report reads, the number of downtown condo units sat at 122. By the end of 2019, this will sit at 1,218 thanks to 598 condo units completed by 2019, with an additional 620 condo units still under construction in 2019.

Comparatively, the number of rental units in the downtown area has only tripled, sitting at 176 in 2016 and estimated to be at 529 by the end of 2019.

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estimated 145,230 available by the end of 2019.

Office space, however has seen a slowdown this year, following a significant jump in 2017 and 2018 with the completion of the sites at 1515 Douglas St. and 750 Pandora Ave. which combined saw an additional 280,000 sq. ft. Despite the new space, office vacancy has seen a dip, dropping from 7.2 per cent in 2017 to 6.4 per cent in 2018. No new office space is currently slated for construction in 2019. nicole.crescenzi@vicnews.com

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The value of building permits in the Victoria Census Metropolitian Area (CMA) has declined by a considerable margin.

According to Statistics Canada, the value of building permits dropped 21

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Local municipal officials in Greater Victoria issued building permits worth $82 million in March 2019, down from $103 million.

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A position for the Social Media Squad in North Vancouver Island is available within Black Press Media, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 150 community, daily and urban newspapers and websites in B.C., Alberta and the U.S. The job is permanent and part-time, working with Black Press Media in that region and reporting to the B.C. Digital Editor. A vehicle, smartphone, and valid B.C. driver’s license are required

MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST (PORT HARDY, GOLDSTREAM)

The right candidate will have outstanding and diverse writing abilities, specifically suited for both online and print with the ability to work well under deadline pressure. This position will be a key contributor to our websites and social media engagement. Advanced video and photography skills will be key attributes, along with an extensive knowledge of social media best practices and a strong understanding of how to tailor online content accordingly. You will have a diploma/degree in journalism, including training in broadcast media and be comfortable working in a variety of environments.

MULTI-MEDIA SALES CONSULTANT (CAMPBELL RIVER, SAANICH)

Black Press Media has an exciting opportunity for a Community Multi-Media Sales Consultant that will be focused on providing digital and print solutions for our local clients. This individual will be a high energy, enthusiastic go-getter to take our leading print and digital advertising solutions to market. You will put your multitasking skills to good use as you balance dayto-day advertising requirements for existing customers with growing business through discipline and dedication to acquiring new customers.

APPLY today WITH YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO CAREERS@BLACKPRESS.CA , BE SURE TO REFERENCE THE JOB AND LOCATION YOU’RE APPLYING FOR. PLEASE NOTE ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. For more information on these vacancies and other regions throughout BC visit: www.blackpress.ca/careers

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