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Rising costs burden families: report VITAL SIGNS: Cost of living a bigger concern for Greater Victorians than homelessness, new survey suggests

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In the evenings, Melissa O’Shea and her husband Keith sometimes play rock-paper-scissors to decide who gets to make a stack of sandwiches for the family to bring to school and work the next day. For a growing family – the O’Sheas adopted their niece two years ago – the price of groceries is a growing concern. The family of five spends more than $1,000 a month on food. Melissa has noticed the price of everything at the grocery store going up and it means that sometimes she has to choose the sale items, even if they’re not the healthiest choice on the shelf. The cost of living is a growing concern for Greater Victorians. For for the past four years, the homelessness issue pressed most heavily on our hearts and minds. This year, the cost of living took the No. 1 spot. The finding comes out of the Victoria Foundation’s 2011 Vital Signs report, released yesterday. “We’re in this new age of volatility,” said Sandra Richardson, CEO of the foundation. Vital Signs provides a snapshot of how we’re doing as a region, based on statistics from local, provincial and national sources on a variety of measures. It’s also based on the Victoria Foundation’s own survey. Of its 1,600 survey respondents, predominantly women, 42 per cent ranked cost of living as the most important issue facing Greater Victoria

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Beth O’Shea, 12, asks mom Melissa a question while she and her sister Hannah, 8, make sandwiches in their home in the Oaklands area. The O’Sheas are among a growing number of Greater Victoria families struggling to make ends meet, according to the Victoria Foundation’s annual Vital Signs report.

“I know intellectually that I’m paying less, but I don’t feel like I’m gaining anything because it seems like the cost of living is so much higher. I don’t feel like I have $500 more. … It just gets eaten up.” – Melissa O’Shea

today. Homelessness placed second at 36 per cent. In 2010, the ranking was roughly reversed, with homelessness chosen by 47 per cent of respondents. The stats reveal a growing proportion of people are struggling with finances. As of 2009, there were 28,280 lowincome families in Greater Victoria, a number which has been rising since 2007. Based on these low-income measures, 18.6 per cent of children under age 17 live in poverty.

Youth are also affected by the cost of living. With the average cost of a one-bedroom apartment at $806, rent is eating up 73 per cent of the average young person’s income. “For these young folks, that’s a pretty hard start,” Richardson said. But the rising cost of living isn’t just a concern for low-income individuals. PLEASE SEE: Many Victoria families, Page A6

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Derry McDonell, front, spokesperson for a new political slate called Open Victoria, introduces the candidates it endorses. From left: Sukhi Lalli, Linda Lisa McGrew, Aaron Hall and Paul Brown.

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Excitement is buidling as the 2011 Tour de Rock visit to Victoria arrives this week. With more than 1,000 kilometres and two weeks under their tires, Canadian Cancer Sociey Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders pedal the final leg of their journey through Victoria on Thursday and Friday, giving Victorians’ their chance to cheer riders on following their journey. “The final piece of this is all about family, friends and supporters and people affected by cancer coming out and seeing the riders finish the 1,000-kilometre-long journey that it is representative of the journey of a cancer patient,” said cancer society spokesperson Tracie Clayton. “It is meant to be a community event to bring people together.” A quick stop for refreshments at Fairfield Thrifty Foods at 9 a.m. on Thursday (Oct. 6) kicks off the visit, followed by a series of stops Friday (Oct. 7) starting with a 9 a.m. cheque presentation at Esquimalt High school, followed by an introduction from the town crier and a colour party at Esquimalt Plaza at 9:20 a.m. Hillside Mall, just outside the Tim Horton’s, plays host to the group at 2 p.m. and Trek Bikes at 4:15 p.m. The entire ride culminates with the grand finale at Centennial Square, starting with a 4:30 p.m. preshow boasting a dance group and the Greater Victoria Police Chorus, followed by chair massages and head shaves by donation and a car and a bike giveaway. “It is a great opportunity for the final time to say thank you to these people who have donated so much of their time for the last six months and acknowledge them,” Clayton said. Follow the ride: Keep up with the 2011 Tour de Rock on Black Press’s special webpage at www.bclocalnews.com/ tour-de-rock/ (scan the QR code above with your mobile device to take you there), which includes fresh stories from each community the Tour passes through, a public Flickr photo gallery, videos, links to other Tour de Rock pages, as well as rider Chris Bush’s blog and ways to donate. Bush is also on Twitter (@chrisbushtdr or follow #tourderock) and has been busy tweeting and blogging (http://blogs.bclocalnews.com/bushsblog/).

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New slate endorses Brown for mayor Five new candidates for council step up, one contemplates joining mayoral race Roszan Holmen News staff

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She added donations continue to come in to the foundation after the run. On Sunday, 4,200 people participated in the Run for the Cure at the University of Victoria, taking part in the five- or one-kilometre run or walk routes. Awards were handed out at the event as well, including for Christopher Mavrikos, who took home the Determination Award for being the individual to raise the most donations, with $6,612. Mavrikos won the same award last year when he raised more than any individual ever had in Canada, with more than $30,000. ecardone@vicnews.com

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heard by city council. On Sept. 22, council rezoned a water lot in the Inner Harbour, allowing for a 25-metre extension to an existing floatplane dock for use by Harbour Air and Kenmore Air. Some residents worried a longer dock would increase the industry’s capacity to grow. Hunter, however, pointed out the longer dock will replace a number of smaller ones. It’s the type of concern that could get fleshed out and resolved through the new residents’ committee, whose mandate is better communication. The dock extension isn’t a done deal yet. Transport Canada must still approve the project. For now, the federal regulator prioritizes only safety issues when it makes these types of decisions. In the future, this equation could be broadened to include qualify of life issues, should the new residents’ committee prove effective. But it’s only a first step. Better communication is one of four recommendations the city made to then-transport minister John Baird in 2009. The city also asked the federal government to consider installing noise monitoring stations and to study the impact of

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noise and air emissions. The city also asked the feds to establish a maximum number of flights based on more than safety concerns. This cap should be one “that will not further aggravate noise and air pollution … for nearby residents,” council said. In response, council got a letter but no action. Hunter pressed the issue again last month. With the backing of city councillors, she re-sent the letter, this time to a new Transport Minister Denis Lebel. Neither Lebel, nor anyone in the Transport department was available for an interview. In an email to the News, however, spokesperson Rod Nelson said: “Transport Canada has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to the extensive and proactive oversight of the Victoria’s water aerodrome, in particular the operational and community impacts associated with harbour operations.” For the record: In an article published Aug. 31, the News erroneously reported that the city approved rezoning the water lot to allow for the realignment of a float-plane dock. In fact, the city approved only first and second reading of the motion to rezone. rholmen@vicnews.com

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When last seen, he was wearing a grey hoodie with red lettering and a black and white bandana pulled over his face. The video can be seen on YouTube at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=AvE5r_52HUU Victoria and Saanich police are collaborating on the investigation and are asking anyone with information about these robberies to contact Det. Paul Spencelayh at 250-995-7259, Victoria police at 250-475-7654, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222--8477. editor@vicnews.com

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Naden band director hangs up his baton The Royal Canadian Navy’s Naden Band is playing to the tune of a different director. After more than seven years as the band’s music director, Lt. Rob Byrne passed his baton to Sub.-Lt. Matthew Clark on Monday during a ceremony at CFB Esquimalt. Clark plays the euphonium (a valved brass instrument), and his musical experience includes supervising the leadership development of military music instructors at the Borden, Ont. base.

Wanted fugitive surrenders to police Jason Garrett Robinson, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, surrendered to police last Wednesday. Robinson turned himself into Victoria police headquarters. The 48-year-old man was serving his fourth federal sentence when he walked away from a Victoria halfway house in July. Police issued a public notification for assistance in locating Robinson on Sept. 27.

Duncan to Victoria commuter rail mulled B.C. Transit cites barriers, but Island Corridor Foundation pleads patience Roszan Holmen News staff

The Island Corridor Foundation and B.C. Transit are investigating the viability of an intercity passenger rail pilot project from Duncan to Victoria called the Salish Express. The idea, according to Island Corridor Foundation executive director Graham Bruce, is to explore a commuter service for the western communities of Greater Victoria that might help to alleviate the current traffic congestion along the Island Highway. Bruce It’s an idea explored before. Last year, the province costed out a similar service with an estimated $64.2 million capital cost. A new study, completed by B.C. Transit in May, has come up with much lower capital cost estimate. The report proposes fares of $11 from DuncanShawnigan Lake, and $2.50 from Langford. It also predicts a daily ridership of 389 this year, rising to 560 in 2026. That’s based on one trip between Duncan and Victoria per day, and two trips between the West Shore and Victoria in both the morning and afternoon.

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B.C. Transit estimates annual revenue for the Salish Express at $318,000, and annual operating costs at between $2 million to $4 million. The capital cost estimate is $1.5 million. It assumes the completion of $15 million in track upgrades. It also assumes an ongoing assessment of the rail bridges and trestles find no major problems. B.C. Transit also identified many barriers to the pilot project. “The terminus would be in Victoria West, which requires a transfer to bus as part of the passenger trip,” the report states. “Without improving travel times from the West Shore, the ability to divert trips from existing modes is limited.” Bruce cautions against coming to conclusions. “The report is primarily a collection of baseline details that will be used for a more rigorous assessment in due course,” he wrote. “The ICF needs to review the data collected and test some of the assumptions found in the report.” Any solution to the transit issues of the Capital Regional District will be costly, Bruce added. “The light rail transit plan of $950 million gives governments and taxpayers some idea of the scope of those costs.” rholmen@vicnews.com

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Area residents’ concerns shifting The annual Vital Signs report announced this week that the cost of living is the No. 1 concern for residents of the Capital Region, ahead of the previous top issue, homelessness. The results leave us asking a couple of questions: Is homelessness second on the list because residents perceive the region’s homelessness strategy to be working? Or, in the wake of the economic turmoil gripping the world that continues to trickle down to the Capital Region, have people chosen to focus more on their own situation rather than first considering the well-being of those less fortunate than themselves? It’s likely a little of both. When the region’s homelessness strategy was first put forward, Greater Victoria was still enjoying the fruits of economic progress and people no doubt felt able to put their thoughts and dollars toward the poorest of the poor in our communities. Now, however, with news of the latest market crash or soft tourism numbers regularly found in the media, people have begun to look inward and fear for their economic future. Proponents of the minimum wage hike this year from $8 an hour, an absolute necessity, hoped the effect would be to indirectly boost the wages of other workers making nearly as modest a rate. For some businesses, however, it has only had the effect of adding payroll and thus prevented other workers from gaining muchneeded cost-of-living increases. With the exception of certain union positions, wages in general are not keeping pace with inflation. With the still-harsh economic realities dictating a holding of the line on expenses for business and government, many are choosing to avoid giving raises as a way to allow employees to keep their jobs. The disparity in income between the wealthy, and the middle class plus working poor continues to grow. It’s up to our governments to look at ways, through taxation policy, of allowing the majority of workers, in the middle- and lowerincome range, to at least keep pace with increases in the cost of living. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@victorianews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Victoria News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Dumb leaders attack smart meters the B.C. government’s contract with The annual Union of B.C. Telus. Municipalities convention spent There was not a discouraging quite a bit of time talking about new word about cellphone towers, the wireless technology. Unfortunately, innovation that spawned the antimost of it was wasted on ignorance wireless cult in California and fear, fanned by many years ago. Quite the the NDP, Green Party contrary. and some like-minded MacDiarmid was opportunists in local beseeched to get cell government. service to northern A tiny group of Vancouver Island and protesters gathered un-serviced parts of the outside the Vancouver Interior, and to cut through Convention Centre the multi-ministry maze each morning, setting still required for routine up a pile of picket signs approval of towers. wailing about imagined Tom Fletcher Cellphones save lives on smart meter sins from B.C. Views remote highways. privacy invasion to In the main hall, human rights violation. supposedly experienced municipal One of them allowed that she leaders continued to parrot fear was wearing “special clothing” of “microwaves” and such drivel, to ward off the bad rays. That’s either because they believe it or understandable, since B.C. Hydro because they are pandering to calculates that a delegate’s wireless those who do. This continued on signal exposure from four days at talk radio, which stoked the smart the UBCM convention is equivalent meter “controversy” all week, to standing next to a smart meter apparently because it reliably for 1,147 years. And that’s not even generates angry calls. calculating those other horrible The descent into farce became sources of electromagnetic energy complete when delegates had a bombarding downtown Vancouver, show of hands on a resolution to such as traffic lights, spark plugs, place a moratorium on a smart and let’s not forget the sun or meter installation program that B.C. Earth’s molten core. Hydro has already paid for. The It wasn’t all foolishness, vote was too close to call, so they however. I attended an economic had to fish out their wireless voting development panel, at which devices to vote about 55 per cent in physician and cabinet minister favour of the moratorium. Margaret MacDiarmid described Premier Christy Clark was the continuing extension of rural asked after the convention if her cellphone and Internet service government would contemplate a underway since the extension of

moratorium on meter installation. “No,” she replied. This is not surprising, since the motion effectively asks B.C. Hydro to waste $930 million. “I’ve spent quite a bit of time talking with the experts about it,” Clark said. “I don’t share those health concerns, because when we’re surrounded by wireless and cellphones, there are a lot of other sources of the problem that they’re concerned about.” I’ve argued with numerous people about this. They often start with an exaggerated claim about the World Health Organization’s risk rating. In fact, WHO acknowledges that people who claim hypersensitivity to electromagnetic signals can’t identify them in controlled studies. WHO also notes that cellphone tower emissions are effectively five times weaker than the FM radio and TV signals to which we’ve all been exposed for decades. Cell base stations reach no more than two per cent of international limits. And smart meter signals are much weaker than that. I’m done arguing with people who make up their own facts. I’ll just address those who haven’t bought into this nonsense. Please, survey your council candidates on smart meters, and on Nov. 19, support only those who have the common sense to understand what a smart grid is. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Church gardeners mourn their pinched pumpkins For three years, members of Esquimalt United Church have been growing a vegetable garden on the church property at the corner of Admirals Road and Lyall Street. The garden has been a delight not only to members of the congregation but also to our neighbours who often stop to chat with anyone who happens to be working in the garden. Proceeds from the sale of the produce are to be donated to the Mustard Seed food bank at the end of the season. For a garden growing a variety of edibles in such a public place, it has been quite remarkable how little produce has been taken – except by the roaming herd of deer that strolls the area regularly. This year we had two very fine, large pumpkins growing. We watched with interest as they grew larger and larger and turned orange. Before we had a chance to harvest them, they disappeared sometime over the Sept. 10 and 11 weekend. I would like to offer a suggestion to whoever saw the chance to nick a couple of free pumpkins: a substantial donation to the food bank would be good compensation – maybe a dollar per pound? Oh, and please at least turn them into something beautiful. Marjory Acton Esquimalt

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Pop-up magic Magician and sculptor David Gifford helps six-year-olds Ben Montgomery, centre, and Libbie Logan make a little magic by getting a wooden goose to rise out of a basket at Centennial Square on Oct. 1 during Culture Days.

Beacon Hill Park, peacekeeping, HST revenue, Transit’s “go-green” pitch

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As a resident who uses Beacon Hill Park on a daily basis, I can tell you that the park is getting trashy. There is a large amount of cardboard and garbage left behind from the overnighters who also seem to disregard the bylaw hours and stay later than they are allowed. It seems this trash can remain for days or longer before it is picked up. This park is a class attraction both for residents and visitors to our city. Where is the bylaw enforcement? Who picks up this trash and why does it stay there so long? It is time his whole agreement allowing sleepovers is repealed. I urge all residents to contact city hall and let council know that a change is required to protect this beautiful city attraction. Ken Cosgrove Victoria

Re: In pursuit of lasting peace (News, Sept. 21) Thank you for your interview with Saul Arbess about the possibility of lasting peace. I long for the Canada that used to be – a Canada that looked after its own in a humane way. I long for the Canada that was a peacekeeping nation. I absolutely support the creation of a department of peace in Canada. We are all too ready to jump into aggressive action. I am grateful that the Royal Bank of Canada released a report that says peace is practical. I am also gratified that Greater Victoria MPs are united against the feds’ antiterrorism measures. Joanna Wilkinson Victoria

Re: Fletcher’s columns appreciated (Letters, Sept. 14) I am sure we who voted against the HST will, in the next 10 years, be sorry we won’t pay 15 per cent tax like New Zealand. It’s not so much that we didn’t like the HST, it’s the way it was implemented and that the tax was applied to goods that were exempt under the PST-GST system. An independent panel was formed and found that the HST generated $850 million -- enough to repay Ottawa for our return to the PST-GST. S. Morgan Sooke

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suggesting that I “go green” and use the bus system. However, buses are infrequent, unreliable and unavailable in many parts of Greater Victoria. In addition, reducing transfer use to 60 minutes for one direction from 90 minutes in any direction, makes this essential service, which is paid for by our taxes, even more expensive – hardly an incentive to “go green.” Sandra Levy Victoria

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The man known as Mr. Esquimalt and Mr. Buccaneer was honoured Saturday with a new park that shares his name. With tears in her eyes, Sandi Ferguson said her father Ken Hill, who died from cancer in 2006 at age 78, would have loved Freeman Ken Hill Park because it isn’t ostentatious, just as he wasn’t.

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Small groups of people plan to hold prayer vigils at the intersection of Helmcken Road and the Island Highway for the next 40 days. Members of Choose Life Victoria are hosting a vigil each day due to abortions performed at the Vancouver Island Women’s Clinic. “We are praying for women and their unborn children,” said Steve Weatherbe, Choose Life Victoria president. “We are praying for women to change their minds and to keep their babies and deliver them.” Members are standing outside a 30-metre buffer zone and praying in shifts during business hours of the clinic. “This is not a protest or to scare anyone ... it’s a prayer vigil,” Weatherbe said. A clinic staff member indicated the women’s centre had never had protesters before. Staff declined to comment on the vigil. At the start of the prayer vigil last week, West Shore RCMP officers were on hand investigating vandalism in the clinic parking lot and on the sidewalk of Helmcken Road. The words “Pro Choice,” and “Everyday for Choice” were spray painted on the sidewalk. The vandalism occurred sometime in the evening of Sept. 27 or early on

Wednesday. Although the Choose Life Victoria members say the vigil is to pray for support for the women, not all groups feel this way. “I think the tactics they use are meant to intimidate women who have chosen to access a legal medical service, and that is harassment,” said Tara Paterson, spokesperson for the Victoria-based Reproductive Justice Organizing Coalition. “I am appalled it is going on for 40 days, but I am glad it is not every day.” Groups from Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom and Australia are taking part in 40 Days for Life Vigil from Sept. 28 to Nov. 6 “These vigils are being held in about 300 cities,” Weatherbe said. Vancouver Island Women’s Clinic offers a variety of women’s sexual health services, including abortion, birth control and surgical completions after a miscarriage. Paterson is organizing a counter rally called “rock for reproductive justice” on Oct. 22 at Centennial Square in Victoria in response to 40 Days for Life campaign. “We hope to broaden the conversation to more than just abortion,” Paterson said. “Reproductive justice includes the right not to have children, the right to have children and the right to parent.” reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

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Belfry’s Beauty: story somehow lost in translation REVIEW: English version of play asks simple questions Vivian Moreau News staff

The acting was solid and the set intriguing. Yet when the Belfry Theatre audience stood on opening night to applaud the cast of And Slowly Beauty… I stayed in my seat. The reason? Quebec playwright Michel Nadeau’s story of an ostensibly successful man stuck in a rut and asking basic life questions didn’t resonate. But because it may for others I can’t say don’t go see this play, the first production of the script in English. Dennis Fitzgerald is both sweet and subtle in his role as Mr. Mann (get it? the common man?) the middle manager struggling to be enthusiastic about his employer’s company restructuring plan. One memorable scene has him uttering the dreaded “synergy” to staff whose jobs may shortly be eliminated. Five cast members who double up on roles funny it up in that scene by speaking back nonsensically,

but in tones of protest we understand. With a distracted wife (Caroline Gillis), two young adult kids (Thomas Olajide and Celine Stubel) constantly on the run, and a dying young colleague (Christian Murray), Mann is adrift in the centre. One night he goes to see Anton Chekov’s Three Sisters and is struck by the questions of life that play poses: What matters? What is real? How do we make meaning of the modern world? These questions leave Mr. Mann at first perplexed through his day, but ultimately learning to find joy in the basics: his children and wife who pause to reconnect with him and he with them. John Ferguson’s versatile set design works well. The framed glass wall extending the width of the stage has enough entries and exits that it quadruples up convincingly as office boardroom, coffee shop, the Mann family’s kitchen and theatre. There is perhaps a bit too much chair moving by cast members – a physical necessity but a cerebral distraction. Directed by Michael Shamata, the cast move fluidly in their roles. Mary-Colin Chisholm is the coffee shop server who

spies Mann reading Three Sisters and then goes to the play, bumping into him when he decides to see it a second time. She is a strong physical and plot pivot point, playing not only the colleague from work but the unseen neighbour – who turns out to be the coffee shop server – whom Mann hears having loud sex off-stage. She helps Mann realize the beauty of discovery that can be found through the arts, ahem. And Slowly Beauty… is a play gentle with its cleverness. It coopts the audience in the almost clubby knowledge of underscoring the gift of what theatre provides. Does that invisible ego stroking prompt an audience to stand for an ovation that is not just for the cast but for themselves? You be the judge. vmoreau@oakbaynews.com

Did you know? ■ And Slowly Beauty… runs until Oct. 23 at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave. Tickets, $28 to $38, available at the box office or by calling 250-385-6815.

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A collection of 15th to 19th century Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese ceramic and porcelain items recovered from shipwrecks are part of an upcoming exhibit at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Included in the display are a ceramic teapot and other pieces salvaged from the Tek Sing – known as the Chinese Titanic – which sank in 1822 with a huge loss of life. British salvage operator Michael Hatcher raised about 350,000 pieces from the ship in 1999, after discovering it in the South China Sea. The exhibition will also include videos of selected excavations and auction sales, as well as maps showing the locations of the shipwrecks. Asian Ceramics from Ancient Shipwrecks opens Oct. 11 and runs through Jan. 2 at the gallery, 1040 Moss St. Call 250-384-4171 or visit www.aggv.ca for more information. editor@oakbaynews.com

among Canadian baby boomers A vase from the wreck of the Hoi An, a Vietnamese ship that sank circa 1500. It is part of a blueand-white porcelaneous stoneware collection donated by Carol Potter Peckham. Image courtesy Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Cinema season launches with innercity farming flick A panel of leading food security enthusiasts is gathering for the first screening by Victoria’s Open Cinema next Wednesday (Oct. 12). The topic is innercity farming in an unusual place: Detroit. Urban Roots: When Everything Collapses Plant Your Field of Dreams, is a documentary on the urban farming trend in the Motor City.

After the screening, a discussion opens up about urban farming initiatives in Victoria. CBC Radio One’s Khalil Akhtar will moderate; panelists are Sol Kinnis (City Harvest), Gabe Epstein (Gorge-Tillicum Urban Farmers), Kristina Bouris (City of Victoria community planner) and city councillor Philippe Lucas (Victoria Downtown Public Market Society).

The event is part of an ongoing series of food and farming events called Cinema-in-Season and will have a local food concession and cash bar. Showtime is 7 p.m. at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are by donation, $10 to $20 is suggested. Find more details online at opencinema.ca. vmoreau@oakbaynews.com

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Joining artists Christine and Larry Gollner, W.R. Vallevand and Victor Lotto will be guest artists Niramon Prudtatorn and Jane Dublin, who are also staff members at the Humboldt Street facility. The artists will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. during the sale. From 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Swing Street band will entertain. Refreshments will be served. Sunrise is located at 920 Humboldt St. and is wheelchair accessible. vmoreau@oakbaynews.com

If you think you’re funny or if you want to be, check out Dave Morris’ improv classes. Voted best comedy performer at this year’s Victoria Fringe Festival, Morris is running two levels of improv classes, beginning Oct. 16. To be held at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., over six weeks the level 1 course is $125 and level 2 is $150. To register go to www.dave

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Model UN conference comes to UVic Natalie North News staff

International media from BBC, Al Jazeera and FOX News are about to descend on the University of Victoria. It’s all part of the UVic Model United Nations Conference that sees high school and university students act as international leaders and debate real global issues. It also includes a mock press conference and media scrum where youth take on the role of hard-hitting journalists for the world’s most popular news sources. “It’s a really great opportunity for budding leaders,” said event organizer Caroline Matthews, secretary general for the UVic Model UN Club. “Basically, they’re solving the world’s problems.” Throughout the year, the club discusses current events and global issues, preparing student delegates to visit other model UN conferences around the world. The goal of the conference, Matthews said, is to foster leadership and enthusiasm for local and international issues.

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Students who attend will have the opportunity to research foreign policies and negotiate topics from different global perspectives on UN committees. They’ll also hear keynote talks linked to the conference’s overarching theme: climate change and the environment. Speakers include Michael M’Gonigle, law professor and founding member of Greenpeace, as well as Robert Gifford, an expert in environmental psychology. Last year’s event drew 100 “super-engaged A-types,” Matthew said, noting her hope is to see that number grow by 50 per cent this year. “I’m hoping that by stimulating younger people, they’ll grow into more energized, better leaders.” The conference runs from Oct. 21 to 23 in the school’s engineering and computer sciences building. To register, visit web.uvic.ca/~unclub/ or contact Matthews at vicmun2011secgen@gmail.com for more information. “I like to pretend to solve the world’s problems myself,” she said. nnorth@saanichnews.com

Fans of CBC’s popular TV show Dragons’ Den will find out whether Josh Mitchell and Jeremy Green from Esquimalt make a business deal with the wealthy, business-savy Dragons tonight (Oct. 5) at 8 p.m. on CBC. The founders of Scufflinks – cufflinks for pants – have kept the

results of their experience during the May taping of the show a closely guarded secret. Now they and their team can’t wait to find out what the response to their product will be once it is introduced to a national audience. “We’re all on the edge of our seats,” said Scufflinks spokesperson Alex Miller, .

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Thai fighter Canada’s kickboxing champ in the Far East Travis Paterson News staff

She’s the world champ Canadians don’t know about. But in Thailand, Lindsay Ball can’t even go to the bank without being recognized. A Victoria kickboxer living and training in Thailand since February, Ball hit it big in August when she won a nationally televised fight at the Queen’s Cup, a birthday celebration for Thailand’s royal leader. Thing is, Ball didn’t even know she was fighting for the World Professional Muay Thai Federation (WPMF) super featherweight (57 kilograms) world title until she got there. She defeated France’s Miriam Sabot by unanimous decision, in what was a chess match of jabs, kicks, knees and elbows.

“... Some ladies at the bank didn’t like me, a foreigner. After I got stitches they realized I was a Thai boxer, they love me now...” – Lindsay Ball

“I think (my promoter) didn’t tell me because he didn’t want me to freak out.” However, Ball wasn’t any more nervous about the fight than she was about the fact it was televised throughout Thailand. “Muay Thai in Thailand is as big as hockey is in Canada. There were some ladies at the bank who didn't like me because I was a foreigner. After I got stitches and they realized I was a Thai boxer, they love me now and

want to talk to me.” Ball, who was an NCAA hockey player with the Northeastern Huskies from 2000 to 2003, spent the past eight years training in Victoria with former world champion Stan Peterec at Peterec’s Martial Arts. In 2005 she made her fight debut in boxing, later switching to kickboxing and by 2010 she won the International Sport Kickboxing Association Canadian featherweight title. Since arriving in Thailand she’s won numerous regional titles, switched gyms, suffered a lung infection, become an avid motorcyclist and fought as often as twice a month. “(In May) I left my (first) gym because I wasn't happy Photo submitted with where I was and ended up Officials dress Lindsay Ball in the WPMF world championship belt, having defeated Miriam with a lung infection.” Sabot under a light rain at the Queen’s Cup celebration in Thailand, Aug. 11. That’s when thing took Ball dehydrated herself to the point of it’s very prestigious. I didn’t get the call off. She was recruited by the owner and head trainer of Sinbi Muay Thai that the fight was confirmed until 10 days delirium but made the mark, a process documented in a dramatic video posted to YouGym in Phuket. With a new promoter, Ball (prior). “My coach told me it was for a title of Tube. continued her frequent fighting schedule She credited Sabot as her toughest oppowith bouts on June 25, July 15, the Queen’s some sort but I didn't know it was for a Cup on Aug. 11, in China on Aug. 28 and in world title until I got to the weigh-in and saw nent since defeating Jessica Gladstone for the belt.” It led to “a bit of a panic attack” the Canadian ISKA title. South Korea on Sept. 6. For now, Ball is trying to relax, unsure She hasn’t lost a fight in Asia yet. Among since she weighed around 60 kilograms her wins is a defeat of the southern Thai- and was unsure how she was going to cut when she’ll have her next fight, possibly here in Canada come November. land regional champ and Korea’s Pro World weight down to 57 kgs. “In Thai they say ‘Sabai sabai’ which Though cutting weight is a standard preAssociation of Kickboxing Organizations fight routine, “Thailand is very humid and means ‘relax, relax,’ my favourite phrase.” championship on Sept. 6. sports@vicnews.com “I wanted to fight in the Queen’s Cup as the body tends to hold onto more water.”

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Two out of three wins on the road suit the Victoria Royals just fine, thank you. The rebuilding club is in first place in the B.C. Division with three wins and two losses overall as SaveOn-Foods Memorial Centre prepares to host the Medicine Hat Tigers (2-2) on Thursday and Friday. Game time is 7:05 p.m. both nights. With Medicine Hat comes highly touted first round draft pick Emerson Etem of the Anaheim Ducks. Offence has carried the Royals early, with the team sweeping the Prince George Cougars, 5-4 in a shootout on Friday and then 6-5 in regulation

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Victoria Royals defenceman Zach Habscheid pulls the puck from harms way during the Royals’ 4-3 road win in Prince George on Friday. on Saturday. Logan Nelson, Robin Soudek, Brandon Magee and Steven Hodges scored on Friday with Kevin Sundher and Soudek netting shootout goals. Jamie Crooks’ hat trick paced his team to a 5-0 lead on Saturday. The lead collapsed, but the Royals’

Varga doubles as K1 champ Victoria’s Gabriel Varga added a second world title to his kickboxing résumé in Austria on Sept. 24. Varga defeated Roy Tan (Netherlands) by referee stoppage for the World Kickboxing Federation’s K1 rules world pro

clung to the one-goal win. Tired but hoping for a better result, the Royals fell 8-2 in Kamloops to the Blazers on Sunday. Despite the drubbing, the good news was Royals’ points-leader Nelson (four goals, four assists) scoring both goals. sports@vicnews.com

championship belt in the super-lightweight category (142 pounds, 64.5 kilograms). Prior to fighting in Austria, Varga trained in Thailand for three months and was already the World Kickboxing Networks’ champion in the same weight class.

The New Zealand All Blacks might as well have pushed the Canadians to the airport in a wheelbarrow Saturday. Canada’s Rugby World Cup came to an end with a 79-15 loss against the host All Blacks. Heavy favourites to win the RWC, New Zealand never let up on Canada in the final Pool A round robin match, scoring a dozen tries. But Canada will carry on. After the game, head coach Kieran Crowley, a former All Black, said he’s signed on with Rugby Canada for at least another 18 months. Crowley’s been a key figure in reshaping the Canadian men’s program since March of 2008, six months after the RWC 2007. Less than a third of Canada’s RWC 30-man roster played in the 2007 tournament but Crowley expects “around 80 per cent of our current players should be around in 2015, so we’ll be building toward that.” See a recap of the RWC online at VicNews. com.

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Plans to de-beard Adam Kleeberger are underway.

Shear the beard

done after the game and they confirmed that there is still nothing there.” But it was Kleeberger’s colossal beard and his “Beardo” nickname, along with the facial extravagances of Jebb Sinclair and Hubert Buydens, that made the trio the talk of the tournament. The previously clean-shaven Kleeberger is back in Victoria this week creating wonder as to whether his chin trophy will return to its previous owner, the Norse god of Thunder. Sinclair, however, won’t be part of any shaving festivities as he’s headed to England to make his professional debut with the historic London-Irish rugby club of the Aviva Premiership. Likewise, Rugby Canada said Buydens intends to retain his bearded status. As of Monday, Buydens’ playing status was unknown. sports@vicnews.com

Reports on Monday indicated a charity shearing for Adam Kleeberger is in the works, with CBC’s Rick Mercer mentioned as the possible barber. The fearless second-rower ended the tournament with a dizzy spell after his head took the brunt of a massive collision with Tony Woodcock, the All Blacks’ prop often regarded as the best in the world at that position. Kleeberger, of the UVic Vikes, tweeted about his condition from New Zealand on Sunday, saying, “Head is OK, got a CT scan

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Friday October 7th 5 to 7 pm Spirit Square (Centennial Square) Team arrives at 5 pm!

• Meet the riders and Jr Team • Meet Ryder Racoon • Sponsor recognition and major gift cheque presentations • Greater Victoria Police Chorus performance • STAGES Dance Company performance • Youth Activity Tent hosted by Coast Capital • Chair Massages by donation

• Headshaves • Pick up your ofﬁcial Tour de Rock team trading card and program • Buy your Tour de Rock T-shirt, ball cap or touque ($20) • Kustom Towing rafﬂe and draw for a 1999 Chevy Cavelier • Visit our health promotion and cancer prevention information tent to buy your daffodil boxers or undies ($20)

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700 BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualified appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Bookshop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large 2 bdrm, $960/mo. Avail now. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing. HILLSIDE: THE Pearl; 2 bdrm condo, 6 appl’s, parking, storage. NS/NP. $1500/mo. Call (250)652-6729.

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MALAHAT 1 & 2 BdrmsPanoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

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ROCKLAND AREA Apt, large 1 bdrm, incls heat & hot water, $860/mo. Avail Oct. 1. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing. SOOKE BASIN waterfront. 2 bdrm condo, recently reno’d. Quiet neighbourhood. $900. N/S, Pets ok. Call 250-5161408, 778-425-1408.

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES FLORENCE LAKE, 2 bdrm, 6 appls, 2 decks, close to all amens, N/S, small pet neg, avail Oct. 15, $1400 mo incls all utils. Call 250-391-1967. SIDNEY DUPLEX, SXS, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, F/S, N/S, N/P, fenced yard, refs, avail now, $1325 + utils. 250-656-4003.

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AUDIO/VIDEO SALES CAR AUDIO SALES KIOSK/CELLULAR SALES Preference will be given to those with retail experience but we will also train those with drive and enthusiasm to quickly become the best of the best in the electronics retail industry. With enthusiasm, self-motivation and excellent communication skills you can have a successful career with a strong Canadian owned and operated company. A full beneﬁts package together with an employee discount program are also offered. Team players who won’t settle for second place can apply to the General Manager at 2401 Millstream Road, Victoria or e-mail: manager52@visions.ca

BRENTWOOD BAY, 1 bdrm, on bus route, all utils incl’d, shared W/D, $750 mo, N/S, N/P, Oct. 1, 250-652-8516. CENTRAL SAANICH, grd level, 2 bdrm, patio, utils & lndry incl’d, N/S, N/P, avail Nov. 1, $850 mo. Call 250-652-9699. COLWOOD- 2 level, 1 bdrm. Laundry, parking, close to bus. $900 inclusive. NS/NP. 250-380-0700. GLANFORD AREA, 2 bdrm bsmt suite, avail now, $1000 mo, no lndry, N/S, N/P, 250479-9569 or 250-514-2007. GORGE/ADMIRALSvery quiet, furnished 1 bdrm, private entrance, NS/NP. $850 inclusive. 250-580-0460. GORGE-HARRIET, Lrg 1 bdrm, priv ent & prkg, utils incl. NS/NP. Oct 1. $725/mo. 250384-0460 (leave a message). HAPPY VALLEY (Latoria), grd level, 1100 sq ft, newly reno’d, gas F/P, hdwd flrs, 6 appls, wifi, all utils, N/S, N/P, ref’s, Oct. 1, $1000 mo, 250-478-8795. SIDNEY, GRD level, quiet bdrm + office, 1000 sq bright, private patio. Close town & bus, N/S, $875 mo utils, 778-426-1817.

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