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Ted Semmens isn’t shy about giving Janice Robertson a friendly earful about his meals at Lodge at Broadmead. Breaking into a smile, Robertson listens and asks a few probing questions of the 92-year-old Second World War veteran. He’s happy to talk and give a rundown on how he’s been feeling over the past few days. Robertson is the Lodge’s nurse practitioner, a health care job that fits in the grey area between doctor and registered nurse. Within legislated limitations, she can prescribe medications, diagnose symptoms and order blood work – much of the work a doctor would otherwise do. If a Lodge nurse detects that a resident has a sudden change in consciousness or needs urgent care, they call Robinson. “I can respond quite quickly, can be there in five minutes. I think having a nurse practitioner on site does help with timeliness of care,” she said. “I can get started on antibiotics, discuss a course of action with the family and get blood work going. It prevents people from going to emergency.” As useful as the position is, a nurse practitioner at a residential care facility is extremely rare in B.C. and is effectively an experiment that is running out of time. In 2009, publicly funded Broad-

under the Broadmead Care Society, but all have their own busy family practice offices elsewhere in the city. With the team of nurses, Robinson takes on that day-to-day role of monitoring residents, most who have multiple chronic diseases and take multiple medications. “It’s a collaborative role. NPs aren’t replacing doctors, but they are complementary roles,” said Fiona Sudbury, director of care with Broadmead Care.

The first time the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria knew of Father Phillip Jacobs, they were also made aware of past allegations against the priest of “inappropriate behaviour” with a young male. Michael Lapierre, a former longtime chancellor and vicar general with the diocese, said in the initial letter they received in 1995 requesting consideration for the then Ohio-based Jacobs to come and work for a Greater Victoria parish, the letter-writer mentioned the accusations. “The letter ... indicated there was an issue regarding Father Jacobs, and that had been looked into and dealt with,” Lapierre said Monday during the first day of Jacobs’ B.C. Supreme Court trial. Jacobs, 62, is charged with sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference of a person under 14 and touching a young person for a sexual purpose. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in Saanich between 1996 and 2001. Despite the allegations from Ohio, the Victoria diocese hired Jacobs in 1995. In 2002 the diocese said it had conducted an assessment on Jacobs and determined he was “no threat in the future.”

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Nurse practitioner Janice Robinson chats with Lodge at Broadmead resident Edmund “Ted” Semmens, 92, about his general health and wellbeing. A nurse practitioner at a residential care home is rare and has proven its worth, but the publicly funded Broadmead Care Society fears it won’t be able to keep the position next year without a boost in its budget. mead Care managed to pay for a half-time NP position out of its $23 million budget, for a threeyear pilot project. And only that was due to wiggle room afforded from extra funding from Veterans Affairs – about 30 of Broadmead residents are Korean War or Second World War veterans. The centre needs to fundraise another $10,000 to afford the NP position through to next March. After that, it’s not clear what it’s going to do. David Cheperdak, CEO of Broadmead Care Society says once a nurse practitioner is on the team, it’s hard to step back.

“It will be very challenging for us. It’s hard to go back from such a substantial contribution to the quality of care,” he said. “We are caring for people at the end of life, most with dementia. The average stay is 18 months, but for some it’s only three to six months,” Cheperdak said. “That care we provide can be intense. A nurse practitioner we believe is an essential role. “Like most of the health care sector, we are under significant financial pressure.” A dozen core doctors oversee most of the 225 residents at Lodge at Broadmead, which falls

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Candle fire damages Cordova Bay home A candle left unattended in a Cordova Bay home resulted in a small house fire that sent two people to hospital on Saturday. Six Saanich fire department trucks attended the 500-block of Rambler Rd. around 4:45 a.m. after the candle fell on a mattress, setting it on fire. Two people inside the home suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital. Fire crews were on scene for about an hour. Damage to the home and contents inside is estimated at $20,000.

Mt. Doug students host ‘Fill the Foyer’ Mount Douglas students are collecting non-perishable food and toys for charity this week for their “Fill the Foyer” event. People are welcome to drop off food and toys during school hours, or drop by on Saturday, Dec, 15 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 3970 Gordon Head Rd. Food and toys will be donated to families in need in the Saanich and Gordon Head areas.

Volunteers needed, grants offered The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the CRD arts advisory council. The arts advisory council is a volunteer committee that adjudicates CRD funding programs and provides advice and policy recommendations on issues relating to the arts in the Capital Region. For more information, see www.crd.bc.ca/arts or call 250-360-3215. Applications are due by Feb. 1, 2013. CRD arts committee is offering grants to a maximum of $2,000. The next deadline is, Feb. 28, 2013, Applicants must be registered not-for-profit organizations and within the CRD. See www.crd.bc.ca/ arts or call 250-360-3215.

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Rob Galey of Galey Farms in front of a wet lot on the family farm where hundreds of geese congregate every day. The farm is reducing its crop production in the wake of continual damage from deer and geese.

Deer, geese cut deep at Galey Farms Family farm plans to cut back production Arnold Lim News staff

Ray Galey fires a cap gun into the air above hundreds of geese loitering on his farm. A dozen or so honk and scatter into the air, before flying a loop and returning to the farmland once more. Most of the Canadian geese barely flinch, they aren’t scared of the sounds anymore. Galey’s son Rob, runs his fingers through what is left of his raspberry bushes. Normally seven or eight feet high, the tender branches have been nibbled away to the nubs, along with what he said would have been his profits. Farming isn’t as fun for the Galey’s anymore. “We are the last commercial farming family in Saanich,” Rob said. “There were hundreds of families farming 50 years ago – we are down now to three. We don’t want to downsize.” With reluctance, the Galeys are letting leases expire on two farming parcels. Next season Galey Farms will drop 25 acres from production

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on Hastings and Interurban roads, as they can no longer protect the land from geese and deer, which eat through crops on a daily basis. The farm plays home to deer that live on his property year-round and geese that no longer migrate. “We took a loss again this year. We had a choice of dropping those properties and cutting those losses or the family was going to lose the farm,” Rob said. “We are utilizing all the resources we have to protect the property in Blenkinsop.” When Ray and Rob chase geese away, they fly from one of his properties to another. Scaring them off the family’s Blenkinsop properties only pushes them over to one of his other farms and back again. Rob’s daily routine includes scaring deer and geese of his land while his children wait in the car on their way to school. “I went to scare a buck out of my strawberry field and he put his horns down and ran me,” Rob said. “It was the first time - it made me think twice. What if it wasn’t me, what if it is one of my kids?” His family has spent more that $100,000 in fencing their properties, an ongoing project, but he says that don’t help. Deer are learning to dig underneath fencing

and teaching their young to do the same, Rob says. He has been forced to get his staff out into the field to form a human chain to walk deer back out the way they came. It is a cost of time and resources he can scarcely afford. Galey Farms has worked with the Capital Regional District deer committee for two years – “a waste of time” Rob says. He looks at farming colleagues in Central Saanich who can apply for permits to cull deer and geese and wonders why a solution can’t be found to help him or smaller farming operations like nearby Dan’s Farm. “People have to see it for themselves, what kind of damage can be caused. (Deer and geese) can wipe out large fields in a matter of days,” said Danny Ponchet of Dan’s Farm in Saanich and Central Saanich. “(Crops) don’t grow back the same way. They just don’t respond in the same way growing back.” The farmer of 30 years says he has it easier than the Galey’s due to his much smaller operation - but he spends more and more money to protect his crops each year, and wonders if the cycle will ever end. Saanich South MLA Lana Popham, a former farmer, says she

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Abduction suspect remains in custody Saanich water, sewer Saanich police say they have found a connection between the 17-year-old victim and the male suspect behind an alleged kidnapping attempt last week. Sgt. Dean Jantzen said police aren’t releasing details, but investigators have found a link and a possible motivation behind the targeted abduction and assault on De Sousa Place in Gordon Head. The suspect is known to the teen, but Jantzen would only speak to how they aren’t connected – it isn’t family, parental or spousal relationship. “We are comfortable saying this is a targeted attack,” he said. On Dec. 3 around 6:30 p.m., a masked man somehow got the 17-year-old girl into a white

U-Haul cargo van. Neighbours heard her screams and called 9-1-1 and her 17-year-old friend intervened and allowed the victim to escape. The suspect slashed and cut the girl who intervened, but both teens escaped without serious physical injuries. The man sped off in the van and nearly struck a police cruiser, and abandoned the vehicle at Maria Montessori Academy in the 1800-block of Fairburn Dr. Saanich and Victoria police learned the name of a possible suspect through the rental papers from U-Haul. Officers arrested the man at 10:45 p.m. while he was on foot near Cook Street and Hillside Avenue. Police credit the girl who

intervened with saving her friend from abduction, at great personal risk. The targeted victim was physically unharmed but is deeply traumatized, police say. “We believe that the direct actions of (her friend) really assisted with allowing the initial victim to escape the vehicle before it actually took off from the scene,” Jantzen said last week. Kian Chong, 34, of Saanich, is charged with kidnapping, disguising with intent (wearing a mask), two counts of assault with a weapon, and assault causing bodily harm. He is in custody and has a bail hearing Dec. 20, 9:30 p.m. editor@saanichnews.com

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Turning on your taps will cost 57 per cent more next year than it did in 2008. What’s more, flushing your toilet will cost 62 per cent more than it did five years earlier. Saanich residents are now paying hundreds of dollars more for water and sewers than they did just a few years back after annual incremental increases of eight to 15 per cent for both services. Saanich council was expected to approve the 2013 utility rates at Monday night’s council meeting. Much of the increase is attributed to Saanich’s infrastructure replacement plan. “It’s been a significant policy for us now for more than 10 years to fix up the aging infrastructure,” said Mayor Frank Leonard. “We’ve got a lot of old pipes underground, whether they’re water or sewer, and we’re aggressively saying (not replacing them is) not good enough. It’s a choice of not giving a liability to our children.” Next year, the cost of sending one cubic metre of effluent into the sewer system will be $0.83 – an increase of 62 per cent (or 32 cents) since 2008. Next year’s water rate, per cubic metre, is set at $1.34, a 57 per cent increase (or 49 cents) since 2008. Combined, the average Saanich

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Driving through Greater Victoria, it’s hard to miss the many businesses and volunteers collecting food donations in the run-up to the Christmas season. Many of those donations are destined for community pillar the Mustard Seed, an organization whose volunteers feed more than 7,000 people every month. Last week, the Island Equipment Operators’ Association Truck Light Parade rolled its way through the region, and despite the wet weather, hundreds of onlookers gathered along the route to hand over non-perishable food and enjoy the show. The outpouring of generosity is something Mustard Seed food bank executive director Brent Palmer hopes will continue once the holiday cheer wears off. “We need as much help as you can give,” he said. “We have gone through a tough year, but (it is) even tougher for the people that require our services.” The Mustard Seed is still trying to recover from a point earlier this year, when food stocks dropped to a 27-year low. Even a spirit of giving windfall may not be enough to correct that, Palmer said. “We have to make up for the months that this place was in pretty rough shape.” Recently CFB Esquimalt

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Volunteer Roni Luo stacks cans of non-perishable food items at the Mustard Seed food bank on Queens Avenue. announced it was canceling its annual navy lighting contest due to ongoing construction at the base. The event generally brings in a significant haul for the Mustard Seed’s coffers. So far, food bank organizers have been able to maintain the same level of service to Victoria’s most vulnerable people. But food drives often neglect to communicate the dire need for charitable cash donations as well. Every dollar the Mustard Seed receives can be leveraged for $3 of food. “The cash donations are picking up, but we have a long way

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Lapierre told Crown prosecutor Clare Trevena that one of his duties, while Jacobs worked locally, was to monitor the priest in light of the incident in Ohio. The two met once every few weeks between 1995 and 2002, during which time Jacobs became progressively more engaged with children after being named pastor at St. Joseph the Worker in Saanich in 1997. Trevena did not inquire further about what monitoring Jacobs entailed. Lapierre said, however, he never had discussions with Jacobs about the Ohio incident, nor did he have any concerns about Jacobs’ behaviour in Saanich. Kenneth Leason, the second Crown witness who testified Monday, described Jacobs as a “very enthusiastic man. Very charismatic. Very committed to improving the culture of the parish.” Leason spent 30 years as principal at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. He was also a member of the congregation at St. Joseph the Worker and was a friend of Jacobs’ between 1997 and 2001. Leason told Justice J. Miriam Gropper that one of the first conversations he had with Jacobs was about his interactions with children. “(He told me) he does not relate well to small children,” Leason said. When asked about Jacobs’ demeanor when interacting with kids between the ages of five and 10, Leason called it “forced” and “embarrassed.”

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Spike in pedestrian-driver collisions prompts warnings Daniel Palmer News staff

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deaths between 2008 and 2011. “During the last four years, almost one-quarter of the pedestrian deaths occurred in … December and January.” Surprisingly, road conditions and vehicle speed were not common factors in pedestrian fatalities, the report found. Year-over-year provincial ICBC numbers show that during November and December there is an 80 per cent increase in crashes involving pedestrians, compared to July and August. “The solution to this does not involve a government program,” said Alan Perry, vice-chair of the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission. “A lot of cyclists, and particularly pedestrians, don’t drive, so they don’t realize how much less visibility there is inside a vehicle. “Some Greater Victoria municipalities have even removed certain crosswalks, as they give

pedestrians a false sense of safety,” Perry said. Crosswalks with flashing overhead lights, as well as Ontario’s “point your way to safety” campaign – where pedestrians hold out an arm while crossing the street – do little to decrease pedestrian crashes, he said. The CRD will begin airing ads in the coming weeks that urge pedestrians to make themselves seen, by wearing reflective gear and ensuring they make eye contact with drivers before stepping into the path of vehicles. “Pedestrians have the right of way at any intersection, but you don’t want to be dead right,” Perry said. The CRD traffic safety commission meets Dec. 13 to discuss solutions to pedestrian injuries and deaths involving left-turning vehicles, which account for roughly one-fifth of pedestrianvehicle collisions, he said.

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Positive potential with weekend meals

eeping Greater Victoria’s most vulnerable people fed on a regular basis is an ongoing issue, one we’ve been watching for some time. So when the announcement came last month that a Victoria Foundation grant would enable Our Place to provide lunch on weekends – a first for the former Open Door and Upper Room facilities – it was good news indeed. The absence of a central location where members of the street community could sit for a hearty meal for free on Saturdays and Sundays has no doubt created problems over the years. Social housing providers may insist that having a roof over one’s head is paramount to one’s well-being. That may be true over the long term, but in the short term, an empty belly is more likely to affect a person’s capacity to make rational decisions. That’s where the weekend meal offerings at Our Place have the most potential. Individuals who might have been forced to panhandle for change – or resort to illegal activities – to gather enough for a simple meal now have a place to go where they’ll not only be fed, but suffer far less of a hit to their self-esteem. Our Place executive director Don Evans says attendance for the weekend openings continues to grow, with about 250 people served last Sunday. As word gets out about the expanded service, he expects weekends to soon become as popular as weekdays, when 300 to 350 of Victoria’s poor, disabled and homeless people are fed. Having Our Place open seven days a week for meals offers regular soup kitchen users more continuity in their lives, which can be rather chaotic. Familiar faces and familiar places can do wonders for one’s well-being. And with Greater Victoria’s winter rains and chilly temperatures fast approaching, having someplace warm, dry and welcoming to hang out for a while on the weekends doesn’t hurt, either. We hope the success of the weekend opening demonstrates to funders of all kinds that keeping people fed is a good investment in maintaining a healthy and safe community. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Saanich 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.

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n Friday, as the federal Sterritt confirmed to me that they government was giving the remain solidly against the Enbridge green light to a Malaysian proposal. The disagreement is investment of billions over how to power the more into northern B.C.’s processing of LNG, which liquified natural gas (LNG) the Haisla are pioneering megaproject, Coastal First with provincial Nations chiefs held their assistance. quarterly board meeting Sterritt said the Haisla in Vancouver. and the rest of the group These are now the were in agreement until most powerful aboriginal a few weeks ago. The leaders in North America, plan was to follow Clark’s bankrolled by U.S. solemn vow to make B.C. environmental groups LNG the “greenest” in the Tom Fletcher world. and their wealthy charity B.C. Views foundation backers as All parties acknowledge guardians of the Great that some of B.C.’s shale Bear Rainforest. gas will have to be burned A major topic was the Haisla to process and ship LNG to Asia. Nation, the Kitimat partner The initial idea was that one or that abruptly quit its voluntary two natural gas-fired power plants association with the Haida, Gitga’at would be built, eventually backing and other communities over its up wind, small hydro and other plans to develop LNG exports. renewable supplies. B.C. Hydro has This discord comes at a bad 600 megawatts available from its time. Premier Christy Clark has dams, which would require new bet heavily on LNG, not just for transmission capacity up to Kitimat her government’s future, but the to help run the first two LNG plants industrial and economic direction proposed in partnership with the of the province for decades to Haisla. come. Then the play got bigger. Initial press reports were The B.C. government transferred misleading. One had it that Haisla Crown land on Douglas Channel Chief Councillor Ellis Ross, the B.C. to the Haisla for an LNG project government’s key ally on LNG, was planned by Shell, PetroChina “buddying up” with the Harper and Korea Gas. And Sterritt said government on the Enbridge oil he started getting signals from pipeline proposed to go to Kitimat, Victoria that the industry doesn’t in the heart of Coastal First Nations want to buy power from outside territory. producers to drive LNG cooling and Not so. Both Ross and Coastal compression. First Nations executive director Art Instead they wanted to power it

directly with gas, using equipment called “mechanical drives” rather than electrical drives. In a letter to Haisla members explaining why he quit the Coastal First Nations, Ross said he was insulted by Sterritt’s comments that the Haisla were choosing “the dirtiest way possible” to ship LNG. Ross noted that emissions would be about the same if gas is burned in the LNG plant or in a power plant nearby. That’s true, but Sterritt points out a critical difference. If LNG producers are allowed to use single-purpose mechanical drives, no renewable energy can ever be added. And as more LNG producers rush into B.C., reserves that would have lasted 75 to 100 years could be depleted in 30. And when the gas is gone? “These big, hulking plants that are going to be in Kitimat are just going to be sitting there, rotting,” Sterritt said. “It happens all over the world.” B.C.’s clean energy plan envisions extending the Hydro grid, developing run-of-river and wind farms such as the big offshore proposal off Haida Gwaii, and ultimately a future beyond oil and gas. Now, in their rush to develop LNG, Clark and Energy Minister Rich Coleman seem poised to abandon that strategy. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Premier Christy Clark has bet heavily on liquid natural gas.’

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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, December 12, 2012

LETTERS Reduce road speed limits to save lives Reduced speed limits will reduce pedestrian impacts. It might not be the silver bullet but it’s definitely part of the solution. The City of Victoria announced recently that it will seek the support of other B.C. municipalities to set lower default speed limits in urban areas. In many pedestrian impacts, even when travelling at low speed and turning at intersections, drivers feel pressured by the traffic behind them or, in the case of a left turn, the oncoming traffic, travelling at 50 km/h or more. Studies on the issue show that, where lower speed limits have been applied in residential and urban areas, accidents, both severe and non-severe, have gone down substantially. Recent results (2010) from Edmonton pilot projects clearly show this. Aside from the obvious safety enhancement, reducing speed limits will also bring with it many other benefits for all road users, including drivers. Slowing down will increase livability and result in better health for residents, pedestrians and cyclists. Add reduced noise levels and little or no increase in travel time for motorists. It’s a win-win situation and the sooner we implement a pilot project in this city, the sooner it can be proven. Dave Ferguson Saanich

Pedestrians need to pay attention Re: Lessons from grade school (Our View, Dec. 7) I agree with the editorial 100 per cent. Pedestrians have got to take more responsibility for their lives. Drivers cannot do it all. People who think that it is their right to cross on crosswalks without paying attention to traffic on the road are playing Russian roulette. There are too many bad driv-

ers in Victoria to not look after yourself. To do otherwise is just dangerous. Rick Paige Saanich

Politicians will pay for sewage debacle As a Saanich resident, former integrated land-use planner, founding member and former chair of the Saanich Legacy Foundation and possessing a university background in physical geography, I am disgusted by the Capital Regional District’s decision to proceed with the billion-dollar sewage boondoggle. I shall now turn my attention to rallying for the replacement of Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard along with Saanich councillors Judy Brownoff, Leif Wergeland and Susan Brice at the next civic election. It pains me to do so as they are all typically thoughtful, rational people but this decision is nothing short of insane, a terrible detriment to the environment and far too costly to sit idly by and accept. I applaud councillor Vic Derman’s efforts to date regarding this issue. Brian Niles Saanich

Treatment being forced on city Re: Former sewage project insider speaks about treatment plan (Letters, Nov. 30) After reading the letter by Maleea Acker, I was convinced that once again we, the taxpayers, are getting a proposed plan forced down our throats by the politicians and bureaucrats because they think it’s “the thing to do.” On one side we have the scientists and the professionals, the ones who know what they’re talking about, saying the plan is wrong and should not be carried out, and on the other side we have the politicians and the bureaucrats saying it’s the thing to do and it’s going to be done. As one writer pointed out, there were 24,478 people that

voted against the plan via their political vote and 14,519 who voted for Murray Rankin who is for the plan. I am totally fed up with politicians continually wasting our tax dollars over and over again and forcing projects down our throats that we are against. Larry Zilinsky Saanich

Land vs. marine sewage treatment There has been little comment in the current sewage debate on the best way to minimize the risks of land-based versus marine-based treatment. While most of our sewage effluent is water, included are the hard to control, often toxic, discharges of pharmaceuticals, herbicides, petroleum products, metals, etc. into our marine environment. Do we know the cumulative risks of these discharges? Will land based or marine based sewage treatment best minimize these risks? The 2006 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) report did not inspire confidence in the Capital Regional District monitoring of marine waters near sewage outfalls. In part, this report said “given the effluent is untreated, … a higher degree of caution is merited, there are numerous gaps.” Which method of sewage treatment, land based or marine, will best minimize the ecological, economic and social risks? Has the CRD corrected the monitoring deficiencies pointed out in the 2006 SETAC report? What method is the most responsible? Will taxpayers receive value for money? Ray Travers Saanich

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The joy of giving Five-year-old Maya Espinosa donates pennies for the Black Press Pennies for Presents coin drive. Black Press is accepting donations at its offices at 818 Broughton St. and 117-777 Goldstream Ave. (Goldstream News Gazette) through December. The fundraiser will support the Salvation Army and the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island.

Send your letters to: Mail: Letters to the Editor, Saanich News, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 Fax: 250-386-2624 E-mail: editor@saanichnews.com

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“(NPs) will diagnose, order tests and get the ball rolling on medication changes, and communicate with the doctor and consult with them,” Sudbury said. Nurse practitioners are relatively new in B.C. health care, although its a position has long been used in Ontario, for instance. About 250 NPs are licenced to work in B.C. – compared to 36,000 registered nurses – and the Ministry of Health is funding 45 NP positions per year for the next three years. Seven of those are allotted to the Vancouver Island Health Authority. Competition for NPs is fierce. For the first round of seven positions, VIHA

Project Grants Friday, January 11 Provide project funding for arts organizations. IDEA Grants Thursday, February 28 Support arts programming by organizations not eligible for other CRD funding programs. For details please visit: www.crd.bc.ca/arts CRD Arts Development Service 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca

received 30 proposals for funding and Broadmead Care didn’t make the cut. A full-time NP position would cost Broadmead Care about $100,000 per year. Norm Peters, director of continuing health services contracts for VIHA, said Broadmead’s pilot project has demonstrated a strong case for an NP, and that such positions save money over the long run and improve patient care. “It is a worthwhile project with great outcomes,” Peters said. “Certainly based on what we’ve seen, NPs improve the quality of care ... for people in residential care. “It’s not only improvement to the quality of care. There’s savings to the system. There is a distinct advantage of having a nurse practitioner involved.”

Peters said Broadmead Care will be considered in the next round of funding for NP positions. “We will continue to advocate for (Broadmead’s) goal to have a NP,” he said. In the meantime, Robinson continues to work half time as the centre’s nurse practitioner, and half time as a clinical nurse specialist, although she never really turns off her role as NP. “In other jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S., there are lots of NPs in residential care,” she said. “I’m passionate about care for frail, older adults and making sure they have the care they need. Having a nurse practitioner helps with that.” For more see broadmeadcare.com. editor@saanichnews.com

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A peek behind the Tweed curtain dirt cheap this week Black Press launches new Oak Bay magazine Laura Lavin News staff

The Black Press family is thrilled to announce a new addition. Arriving exclusively to Oak Bay on Dec. 14 is Tweed, a brand new magazine focusing on this unique corner of Greater Victoria. Tweed is a romp into everything Oak Bay. It opens the curtain on a fascinating and diverse community, celebrating the people who live here by exploring their stories, touring their breathtaking homes, visiting their bursting gardens and delving into their memories and hopes for the future.

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Tweed editor Susan Lundy. “It’s always exhilarating to be involved with the ‘birth’ of a new publication,” Tweed editor Susan Lundy said. “The fact that Tweed is based in Oak Bay makes it even more exciting for me because it’s brought back so many memories of time spent here as a kid, teenager and young adult. I’m really looking forward to rediscovering this area.”

Tweed is a joyful exploration of the people who create the fabric of this vibrant community. Inside you’ll find the best of food and wine, intriguing anecdotes, events, homes, travel and proud history . “There were a lot of great moments putting together this first issue,” Lundy said. “For one, I’m a huge hockey fan, so discovering that the Victoria Cougars actually won the Stanley Cup in the arena at Oak Bay was like unwrapping a Christmas gift. I had a lot of fun writing that historical piece. I also really enjoyed meeting the Walker family at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Prudence Emery and Jim Kirk.” Look for this addition to the Black Press family at local shops and on your doorstep Dec. 14. editor@oakbaynews.com

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inbotham acknowledged the family’s suffering. “In this case a loving husband and son needlessly lost his life, and those who survive him will carry the pain of their loss with them forever,” Higinbotham said. Smith’s lawyer, Robert Jones, said he is pleased with the decision. “What (Higinbotham) did, was show that in many cases rehabilitation can overcome denunciation,” Jones said. “We can’t avoid the tragedy of this unfortunate death, we know the family is suffering. However, I didn’t want to see the death of another person, that being Tracy Smith herself.” Jones agreed sending her to prison would have likely destroyed any progress Smith has made since the crash and would quickly reintroduce her to drug use. “Now she’s climbing out of that abyss, she’s growing, she’s developing,” Jones said. “It’s hoped that she might lead a full and protected life for some time.” Outside of the courthouse motorcyclist Bobbi Bjornholt, who knew Mahenthiran and has been following the trial closely, said she was disappointed by the judge’s decision. “I think it’s incredibly light. I think that after a tragedy like this Ms. Smith should have to face a lot more serious consequences,” Bjornholt said. “There’s a lot of us out here that still feel in danger that people like her are out driving around.” Bjornholt said failures in the system start much higher than court. She questions how Smith had a driver’s licence in the first place given her drug addiction and mental health. Smith was taken into custody after the sentencing. She will give a DNA sample and following her oneday sentence, will be transported back to VisionQuest in Surrey.

Tracy Dawn Smith was sentenced to one day in jail and three years probation for hitting and killing motorcycle rider Janarthan Mehanthiran on Canada Day 2011. Judge Robert Higinbotham passed the sentence Dec. 6 in Western Communities Courthouse after a lengthy explanation of the factors that went into his decision. “I have determined that the principle of denunciation must yield in this case to the principle of rehabilitation and reformation,” Higinbotham said. “In light of the clear evidence that any significant prison sentence will, at minimum, render meaningless and useless all of the progress to date, no halfway measures are fit.” Since the crash, Smith has lived at VisionQuest Recovery Society in Surrey. She has been sober and free of illegal drugs since the crash, and has, according to her supervisors, been an exemplary resident of the rehabilitation centre and an inspiration to the other residents. During pre-sentencing, VisionQuest executive director Jim O’Rourke argued Smith would be better off staying at the centre, rather than spending time in prison where she would be far more likely to continue drug use. She would also not have access to the psychological counselling and treatment programs that O’Rourke said have been helping her significantly. Higinbotham also took into account that Smith was assessed to have the cognitive functions of a nine-year-old and has had a life filled with physical and sexual abuse during her childhood, and then later with rampant addiction and mental health problems. The judge stated he will keep a close eye on Smith during her probaCONVERT TO NATURAL GAS WITH tion and will not take breaches lightly. Smith is also prohibFURNACES ited from driving for 10 years. As part of her probation, Smith must **95% Efficiency ......... $4,100 + HST OR $100/per mo. stay at VisionQuest **97% Efficiency ......... $4,900 + HST OR $110/per mo. unless the court gives permission to leave. She is also ordered to 95% Efficiency ............... $3,620 + HST OR $92/per mo. not possess or con97% Efficiency ............. $4,250 + HST OR $100/per mo. sume alcohol or illegal SUBJECT TO SITE INSPECTION drugs and she must ** $1,000 FortisBC Rebate (Limited Time) perform an additional • Fully installed • Free oil tank removal 200 hours of commu• 10 year parts & lifetime heat exchanger warranty nity service. • Many Fireplace options available Mehanthiran’s famHomeglow Heat Products ily listened to the 250-382-0889 • www.homeglow.bc.ca sentence by teleconferhomeglow@shaw.ca ence from Ontario. Hig-

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MP tries to block senior’s deportation to India Charla Huber

Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison, left, Jasminder Bhandal, centre, and Surjit Bhandal, right, held a press conference Friday to highlight the plight of Surjit being scheduled for deportation to India.

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An 83-year-old woman faces deportation to India, but has found an ally in Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison. Canadian immigration authorities notified Surjit Bhandal on Dec. 7 that she will be deported with a pre-removal assessment Jan. 9. Until then she had been waiting for her application to remain in Canada to be processed.

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Surjit came to Canada five years ago on a visitor visa. Jasminder Bhandal, her biological nephew who calls her mom, is fighting for her to stay and live in Canada. He says Surjit is frail and needs the assistance of a cane and other people to help her walk and move around. She lives on Bear Mountain in Langford with Jasminder. Garrison said she should be able to remain in Canada on compassionate grounds. “This is the peril of her life, no one can care for her (in India),” Garrison said, adding that the family is worried Surjit will die or be mistreated if she is sent back to India. Surjit raised Jasminder and his brother from birth. The men’s biological mother is disabled and was not able to care for her boys. The men grew up in India with their mother, father and Surjit. “They call her mother. They have two mothers,” Garrison explained. The men and their biological parents immigrated to Canada 20 years ago, but since Surjit is their aunt and not considered immediate family, she was unable to come to Canada. Jasminder’s father stayed in India to care for Surjit. When he died five years ago Jasminder and his brother brought her here on a visitor visa. Jasminder cares for Surjit and covers her living costs along with his brother who lives in Surrey, Garrison said. “The (immigration) minister has discretion to offer her permanent residency or temporary residence,” Garrison said. “I don’t care how he uses is power, just as long as he uses it.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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The B.C. government is appointing nine new provincial court justices and launching a pilot project to reduce the wait time for hearing child protection cases. Attorney General Shirley Bond recently announced that two judges will be assigned to work with Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree on the child protection case management project this spring, and a second pilot program to reduce criminal court waiting times. Two of the new judges will be assigned to Surrey, the busiest provincial court in the province. One each will go to Port Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Kamloops-Okanagan and the Northeast district. The changes are based on a review of B.C. court delays by lawyer Geoffrey Cowper, who called for a system to enforce timely hearings of evidence, to overcome a “culture of delay” and a tendency of defence lawyers to seek delays that weaken the prosecution case. The B.C. Crown Counsel Association has also identified Nanaimo and Richmond as having excessive delays. Association president Samiran Lakshman said in Surrey, it takes 14 months or more to schedule a half a day for a brief trial. Bond said the extra judges bring the B.C. total to 132 full-time-equivalent, with each judge and support staff costing $1.6 million a year. “The addition of nine new judges and the backlog reduction projects ... sign a shared understanding by all parties that changes need to be made to improve the justice system,” Bond said. Cowper noted that 98 per cent of criminal cases end with a guilty plea or a stay of proceedings, but the system treats all cases as if they are going to trial. The number of cases dropped significantly after B.C. police started imposing heavy roadside penalties for impaired driving instead of sending suspects to court. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Esquimalt prepares for shipbuilding boom Daniel Palmer News staff

Have you ever watched an $8-billion brainstorming session? That’s exactly what took place in Esquimalt last week, as the Township hosted a roundtable discussion with the major stakeholders connected to Seaspan’s federal shipbuilding contract. “(The roundtable) was extremely valuable, because it put navy, dockyard and Seaspan all in the same room, along with the people working to provide the education to the workers for those facilities,” Mayor Barb Desjardins said afterward. The forum included representatives from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and Camosun College, where many of the 3,000 tradespeople will be trained between now and 2020 for work at Seaspan’s Victoria and Vancouver shipyards. The discussion was intended to help Esquimalt council and staff understand their role as monumental economic activity ramps up in the region. “The service of the fleet is more lucrative than the building of the fleet,” John Shaw, Seaspan’s vice-president of business development, said at the meeting. “In Vancouver, once you launch the ship, it’s launched.” Ship repair will translate into at least 30 years of sustainable jobs in the shipyards, if the company stays competitive with other shipyards on the West Coast, Shaw said. Esquimalt is undertaking an economic development process that includes consultation with seven sectors, including the latest session with shipbuilding and national defence. The roundtable discussions provide a venue for each stakeholder to suggest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to their sector. It is then the township’s job to come up with practical ways of spurring development forward.

“We’re asking who makes up community and how we can help them, while maintaining what’s best for residents,” Desjardins said. Alex Reuben, chair of the province’s shipbuilding and repair task force, was at the meeting and agreed with Shaw that ship repair is the key to Esquimalt’s longterm economic success. Reuben is also executive director of the Marine Training and Applied Research Centre. The industry-led centre, on Songhees Nation land adjacent to

Esquimalt, is billed by the province as a worker training site and a focal point for applied research to help meet increased business demand. Prior to last week’s roundtable, Reuben and his colleagues released the first comprehensive assessment of the shipbuilding sector, which they estimate will grow by more than 60 per cent and generate $10 billion for B.C.’s economy by 2020. “The stability of the Seaspan contract, going forward, sets our shipbuilding and repair dockyard on a secure footing that

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Following the code of the samurai Prints from 1800s tell a famed Japanese tale of revenge Edward Hill News staff

A venerated, blood-soaked 300-year-old tale of revenge and loyalty that still resonates through Japan today, is being played out on the walls of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. The gallery has launched Virtuous Vendetta: The story of the 47 Ronin in Prints, a collection of 69 meticulous woodblock images produced by Japan’s finest artists in the 1700 and 1800s. The individual scenes follow the oft-repeated true story of the 47 ronin, while demonstrating the striking detail in what 150 years ago was considered disposable, mass produced art. “It is a tragedy. Like the Greeks, the Japanese like their tragic stories,” said Barry Till, curator of Asian art for the AGGV for 31 years. Till pulled the collection together over the past several decades. “The story has become the ultimate symbol of the spirit of loyalty to one’s master, no matter what.” The story unfolds in 1701, with feudal lords Asano Naganori and the elder Kira

bided their time before launching an attack. The lead ronin Ôishi Kuranosuke even made himself appear as a drunk and a womanizer to lull Kira’s men into complacency. “After a year-and-a-half they assaulted Kira’s mansion. They killed many bodyguards, found Kira and presented him with the sword of their master to commit suicide. Kira refused so they cut off his head,” Till said moving from print to print. Edward Hill/News staff Villagers hailed the ronin Art Gallery of Greater Victoria curator of Asian art as heroes as they travelled to Barry Till spent the last few years hunting down Tokyo to present Kira’s head century-old Japanese woodblock prints related to to their master’s grave. “These the famed story of the 47 ronin. samurai showed the ultimate loyalty,” Till said, “and they Yoshinaka, a greedy man who demanded knew because of it, they had to kill themlarge bribes for advice on official etiquette. selves.” Enraged, Asano drew his sword and nicked Again on the shogun’s orders and withKira in the forehead, although unsheathing out question, the 46 committed seppuku. his weapon within the shogun’s grounds Within weeks of their deaths in 1703, peowas a serious offence. ple began telling the story of revenge of On the shogun’s order, Asano committed the ronin through kabuki theater. Millions seppuku – ritual suicide – setting in motion of ornate woodblock prints soon followed a plot for revenge by Asano’s samurai war- as the story struck a chord with Japanese riors against Lord Kira. Forty-six masterless society and gained widespread popularity. samurai called ronin (the 47th is rumoured “The prints are art of the masses, often to be a warrior who wasn’t quite a samurai) posted in houses until they fell apart and

were thrown out,” said Till, who wrote a book on the prints of the 47 ronin. “Some prints were put into storage. Often you find ones that are 150 to 200 years old in pristine condition. New ones are found all the time.” Till collected approximately 25 new ronin prints over the past two years through online auctions. Recently depressed prices also brought many Japanese woodblock prints out of the woodwork. Auctioned prints can fetch up to $400, but $150 is an average price. “Ten years ago it would have been double or triple. It’s a good time to buy,” Till said. The prints add to the 4000-plus pieces of Japanese art owned by the AGGV. “We have arguably the best collection of Japanese art in Canada – samurai suits, ceramics, paintings,” he said. Till had planned the exhibition to coincide with the release of the movie 47 Ronin which stars Keanu Reeves, although that film’s release date is now December 2013. “The scenes are so expressive. The outfits are so strong and powerful,” Till said. “I wanted to show how popular the story is in Japan.” Virtuous Vendetta prints are on display at AGGV until March 31, 2013. Barry Till is offering a curator’s tour on Jan. 16, 2013 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. See aggv.ca for more. editor@saanichnews.com

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The works of Lisa Samphire, Jo Ludwig, Peggy Brackett, Sid Samphire and Adele Samphire are on display in the main gallery at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre until Dec. 15.

Starfish Glassworks owner Lisa Samphire, together with Starfish alumni Jo Ludwig, exhibit both large and small decorative, as well as functional, glass at the main gallery in the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. Peggy Brackett, also a Starfish alumni, is chiming in with her well-received, well-made glass jewelry. Joining Samphire, Ludwig and Brackett are ceramists Sid Samphire, showing off his imaginative slab-built creations, and Adele Samphire, bringing her classic, functional work. What is surprising about this show, perhaps merely the resultant imposition of a particular bent of mind, is a theme of things extraterrestrial. The theme is most obvious in Ludwig’s deliberate reference to things alien. His Copper Moon and Blue Moon, with their Saturn-like rings and the spacy stands they sit on, as well as his Treasure Boxes, set the mood. This mood is carried by the out-of-this-world look and feel of the well known, glittering, precious little bowls he has built his reputation on. Next to Lisa Samphire’s unorthodox christmas balls that conjure up distant, alien space craft hanging just above the horizon, some of Sid Samphire’s slab worked clay jugs, platters and vases provide the alien landscape. Gently bringing everything back to earth is Adele Samphire’s wheel thrown, functional pottery. This art exhibition and sale Gifts of Clay and Glass in 3 parts includes a preview, on until Dec. 14, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, with only few tantalizing pieces from each artist. Part two is a gala evening, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. with punch, nibblies, artists and additional exhibits. Part three includes the showand-sell, Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. llavin@vicnews.com

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Do you want to practise forestry in BC?

Drumming for hope Reynolds secondary school drum line performed during the kick off ceremonies for the annual Canadian Cancer Society and Shaw TV’s Lights of Hope charity campaign in front of the Accent Inn at Blanshard Street and Cloverdale Street on Nov. 30. See bit.ly/ TRykuk to donate to the Lights of Hope page.

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Holidays loom for Royals, Grizz The Victoria Royals got back in the win column with a 2-1 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Saturday (Dec. 8). It was Adam Lowry’s second visit to Victoria this season and the Broncos captain scored his team’s only goal. It was also his first time facing his father, Royals head coach Dave Lowry. Adam and Dave shared the bench with Team WHL vs. Russia last month. The rink rained teddy bears when Austin Carroll opened the scoring for the Royals at 1:51 of the second period. The annual toss benefits children through local charities such as The Salvation Army, and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Carroll fired a wrist shot that got a piece of Eetu Laurikainen’s blocker and trickled up and over the Broncos’ goaltender and

into the net. It brought thousands of stuffies to the ice. A minute after the restart, Brandon Magee netted his 13th off a Ben Walker pass. Adam Lowry sniped a wrist shot high glove side on Patrick Polivka in the third. Polivka made 32 saves for his 13th win of the season. The win put the Royals (16-130-1) into sixth place, ahead of the Seattle Thunderbirds (16-14-0-1) in the Western Conference based on winning percentage. The Royals visited the Thunderbirds on Tuesday, results of which were past press time, and will swing through Alberta this weekend, against the Red Deer Rebels on Friday and Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday. Next is a 13-day holiday break, which

ends when the Royals host a two-game home stand, Dec. 28 and 29, versus the Prince George Cougars. The BCHL Victoria Grizzies also have a holiday break coming. The Grizz also won 2-1 on Saturday, defeating the visiting Surrey Eagles at Bear Mountain Arena. Gerry Fitzgerald scored in the first and third period for the Grizz. The Grizzlies (19-8) are now four points ahead of the Alberni Bulldogs for first in the Island division and tied with the Chilliwack Chiefs for second in the league behind the Penticton Vees. The Grizzlies play three-in-three this weekend, as they’re home to the Prince George Spruce Kings at 7 p.m. on Friday, away at Alberni on Saturday, and home to the Cowichan Capitals at 6 p.m. on Sunday. sports@vicnews.com

A Zamboni malfunction led to a postponed Sunday afternoon game between the home team Peninsula Panthers and visiting Saanich Braves at Panorama Recreation Centre on Sunday (Dec. 9). With a large crowd in attendance, the Braves and Panthers skated the traditional 15-minute warmup, with the Panthers debuting a new third jersey. After the warm up, the Zamboni came out for a pre-game flood and broke down inside the Panthers blueline. Hot water emptied onto the ice and melted a spot down to the concrete. The game was cancelled and is to be rescheduled at a later date. The Braves had defeated the Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday (Dec. 5) and the Sunday game was to be their second of the week. On Friday the Panthers won their first game in three attempts under promoted coach Brian Passmore. The former assistant took over on Nov. 30 when Rob Armstrong left for a post with B.C. Hockey. Injuries, meanwhile, slowed the Braves (20-40-2) up as the second best team in the province fell 4-3 in a shootout loss to the Oceanside Generals at Pearkes arena on Friday. Top line forwards Josh Gray and Max Mois, who made his Braves debut on Wednesday, both missed Friday’s game. They are part of a long list of injured Braves with Tom Dakers, Jordan Groenhyde and Brandon Parmar. To make room for Mois, formerly of the Westshore Wolves, the Braves moved 20-year-old Andrew White to the Comox Valley Glaciers, host of this year’s Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial championship. The Victoria Cougars (27-1-0-1) remained atop the list of B.C.’s best junior B teams this week. Frustrations boiled over as the Cougars routed the Kerry Park Islanders 10-0 on Thursday and 10-1 on Saturday. The Islanders racked up 164 penalty minutes on Saturday, with the Cougars picking up 75. It was up from 82 for the Islanders and 48 for the Cougars on Wednesday. sports@vicnews.com

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Baseball fans, mark your calendars for June 5. The Victoria HarbourCats baseball team will make its home debut, bringing the West Coast League to Royal Athletic Park. The HarbourCats’ first game is a Wednesday night against the Kelowna Falcons, the only other B.C. team in the league. The 2013 expansion HarbourCats and Medford Rogues (Ore.) bumps the league to 11 teams, with a new division set up. North and South replace East and West. The North Division will include the HarbourCats and Falcons, and from Washington State, the Bellingham Bells, Wenatchee AppleSox and Walla Walla Sweets. The South Division is has four Oregon teams,

the Rogues, Klamath Falls Gems, Bend Elks and Corvallis Knights, and Washington State’s Cowlitz Black Bears and Kitsap BlueJackets. “We’re excited about the schedule,” WCL president Ken Wilson said, “and believe it accentuates our best rivalries for the fans.” The HarbourCats will make five road trips, visiting all but the Bend Elks and Corvallis Knights. Travels won’t exceed six games in length. General manager Holly Jones said the promotional schedule is filling up as the team brings on sponsors and “dreams up exciting game-night themes.” Season tickets are on sale for $225 to $325, with 10-game flex packs $79 to $89, at harbourcats.com. sports@vicnews.com

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Members of the Castaway Wanderers and Velox Rugby Club under-15 teams link up in a scrum on the muddy pitch of rain-soaked Windsor Park on Sunday (Dec. 9).

The Castaway Wanderers prevailed in less than ideal conditions as cold, hard rain came down for Sunday’s Vancouver Island U15 boys rugby final against Velox Rugby Club at Windsor Park. CW won 30-7 and finished the fall season undefeated. “It was difficult dealing with the conditions for both sides,” said Kevin Hall, one of the CW coaches. Defence ruled the first half of the game, with CW taking an 8-7 lead into the break. The second half turned to CW’s favour as Velox was unable to match the pressure, and CW scored four unanswered tries. sports@vicnews.com

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baseball pitcher Mackenzie Catto, a 6-foot-8 giant who had 12 points and 15 boards against Wellington, is UBC bound next year. SMUS and Castaway Wanderers rugby player David Pollen is a former Travis Paterson Blue Jag who didn’t play for the basketball team News staff last year. Both David and his younger brother Max, of the junior Blue Jags, are exceptional athletes, When you’re the top ranked AA basketball team said junior coach Reagan Daly. in the province, you enjoy it while you can. Adding height up front is 6-foot-3 Matt Rudd, Those are the words of St. Michaels University though the team is not a tall one, and will rely on a School Blue Jaguars head coach Ian Hyde-Lay, as full effort every game, said Hyde-Lay. the Blue Jags have picked up some key The weekend prior to the SMUS wins to start the year. invitational, the Blue Jags won a pair “It’s hard The Blue Jags hosted a number of of extremely close games that went teams for the St. Michaels Invitational, to get (the No. down to the buzzer, beating AAA No. a basketball jamboree of sorts, with 1 ranking), and 7-ranked St. George’s 56-55, and AA No. Nanaimo’s Wellington, Courtenay’s 5-ranked Brentwood College 51-49. Mark Isfeld, Mill Bay’s Brentwood Col- when you do you Despite healthy wins by the Blue lege and Saanich’s Lambrick Park visit- enjoy it.” Jags and Lambrick Park Lions, Hydeing. Lay insists “there’s still not much – Ian Hyde-Lay SMUS won both its games, beating between them and Island AA teams Wellington 78-54 and Mark Isfeld 62-38. Brentwood, Wellington and Mark The Lambrick Park Lions defeated Wellington Isfeld. And Gulf Islands is another good AA team, a 68-56 and Mark Isfeld 80-52. sleeper that no one is recognizing.” “I’m not really sure how they figure we’re the top For now the Blue Jags don’t want to put any team. We got knocked out of quarterfinals of B.C.’s stock in the rankings. The last time Hyde-Lay can last year, and have fewer returnees than other recall his team atop the B.C. charts was 2003 as schools, but it’s hard to get up there, and when a AAA school, and even that was just a couple of you do you enjoy it,” Hyde-Lay said. weeks in February, he said. It’s all far from the days Key among the Blue Jags who have returned is a of the 1990s, when the powerhouse Blue Jags were trio of Grade 12 guards, Mark Yorath, Dawit Workie an annual contender. and Georgios Ikonomou. This weekend the Blue Jags and Oak Bay Bays Yorath is the chief distributor, although all three will face visiting AAA team W.J. Mouatt from can move the ball upcourt. Workie played a lot Abbotsford, with 6-foot-9 star Tristan Etienne, at with last year’s team and is a workhorse for the Oak Bay on Friday night and SMUS on Saturday Jags, while Ikonomou is a wildcard player. night. Ikonomou led the Blue Jags with 19 points against Wellington on Saturday, and is having a Junior Jags on top The Blue Jags junior boys squad, coached by tremendous return after a season lost, said HydeLay. Last year a broken leg kept Ikonomou out until Reagan Daly, won all three of its games, beating Fleetwood and Semiahoo, and then the Oak Bay the final few games. New to the Blue Jags squad this season are a pair Bays 50-35 on Saturday night. sports@vicnews.com of crossover athletes in their senior year. Standout

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CONDO IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION FOR SALE designed for age 55+ group and comes with services. Excellent location near the Inner Harbour, Legislature, shopping etc. Will consider a rental lease also on this bright, homey, residence. Call Tony Joe-RE/MAX Camosun 250.370.7788 for more info & pictures. see: w/s http://www. tonyjoe.com/ JAMES BAY: Corner 2 bdrm Condo, 2 bath, good location, beautiful kitchen, NS/NP, prkg avail. $1350. 250-361-9540. MAYFAIR MALL, 1 bdrm, 1 bath Condo, 3 appls, N/S, N/P, prkg inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, bike storage, $898, avail Jan. 1st. 250-361-9540.

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DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.

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GREAT RATES! Guar. cleaning since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. (250)385-5869 HARDWORKING AND reliable lady avail to clean your house. Louise 250-891-8677. MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, ofﬁces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, home reno’s, garden clean-ups.

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AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245. BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071 SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK ✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Honest, on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca

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ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

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LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046

TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp. Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

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ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. DIAMOND MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.

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WRIGHT MOVING. $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Free Est’s. Call Phil (250)383-8283.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

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North Park farmer turns attention to fish Roszan Holmen News staff

After seven years of quietly cultivating vegetables and raising chickens, Mason Street City Farm operator Angela Moran is ready to take her business to the next level. By spring, she plans to delve into aquaponics – and she’s reaching out to the community, both for dona-

tions and with a unique offer. “Aquaponics is so perfectly suited to the city,” said Moran, who leases a privately-owned, 1,000-square-metre lot in the North Park neighbourhood and sells her produce to local restaurants. The concept of aquaponics links fish tanks and garden beds for the benefit of both. It works this way: rainwater fills

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the fish tank; fish water nourishes plants; and garden beds recycle oxygenated water back to the fish. It doesn’t require much space and can be set up almost anywhere – including on concrete, Moran said. It also uses 90-per-cent less water than conventional farming as it recirculates water. Building an aquaponics system isn’t a new idea for Moran, but the timing is finally right to get started. “I was pregnant when I found out about aquaponics, but I had to step back,” she said. About four years later, her daughter can now play in a fenced-in area between rows of veggies while Moran works. She also just signed a three-year lease on the property. “(Until now) it’s always been year-toyear. It’s a big victory … (because) it’s hard for you to make any significant business investment that can make you really good money, if you don’t have that security of tenure.” Sitting just blocks from downtown, Mason Street City Farm has been in continuous cultivation since the 1980s. With help from friend Jesse Brown, Moran plans to build the aquaponics system on her farm by next spring, and to hire four paid interns. She’ll be reaching out to organizations like Our Place Society and the Intercultural Association for potential applicants, who will have to meet a lowincome criteria to qualify. “A big part about food justice and food sovereignty is changing who has access to the knowledge to grow food,” said Moran. As for her own business, Moran is toying between two types of fish – a tasty food fish named tilapia, or the heartier koi, a “hot commodity” among backyard pond owners. She’s also contemplating various aquaponic models. “We’re trying to do it in a way that is economical and show that anybody could do it.” rholmen@vicnews.com

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Angela Moran and fellow farmer Jesse Brown, along with one of their 19 chickens, sit amongst the kale at the Mason Street City Farm. The farm is aiming to use techniques of aquaponics to grow food.

Visit the farm, make a donation: Check out the Mason Street City Farm (on Mason between Vancouver and Cook streets) Dec. 16 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Moran is trying to raise $12,500 to build the aquaponics system and pay the interns. Read more or donate to the project at indiegogo.com/ farmforthefuture.

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Langford Canadian Tire owners and their dog Soleil are asking customers to donate pet items such as food and toys as part of the store’s drive to help over the holidays.

Over the holidays, pets need help too Langford Canadian Tire collects food for four-legged friends Kyle Wells News stuff

Langford Canadian Tire is a pet friendly store. Signs on the door welcome cats and dogs inside. Even a parrot has stopped in. “We find just about everybody’s pet is pretty friendly,” co-owner Janet Curry said. “If there’s the odd accident we do have some cleanup material for them and things like that.” In the spirit of celebrating pets, this is the second year the store is collecting food and other items specifically for pets to give to the SPCA and the food bank for the holiday season. “The first concern “A lot of people don’t think of is family. Obviously if donating food for you’ve got a pet, you the pets,” Curry said. “The first con- want to feed them as cern is family. Obviwell.” ously if you’ve got – Janet Curry a pet, you want to feed them as well.” Langford Canadian Tire Last year Curry said they filled the box of a pickup truck with donated food. Most of it went to the SPCA, with some going to the Goldstream Food Bank. All pet related items are accepted including toys, leashes and cat litter. People have until Friday, Dec. 21 to donate items. A campaign is also underway to raise money for the SPCA. Customers are asked at the till if they would like to donate $2 to the SPCA. Last year the campaign raised about $3,500, which went towards medical expenses for animals under the SPCA’s care. That campaign runs to Dec. 31. “Last year we had a really good success,” Curry said. “I’m hoping that we can get the same this year.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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280

per lb 6.18 kg

396

266

Bone-in

per 100 g

BAKERY LOCAL

PORTOFINO

COUNTRY HARVEST

750 g

ay Same Dry 250-477-6513 Delive Mon-Fri Excluding Holidays

Table Water Crackers

Pure Pumpkin

166

126

Select

125-184 g

398 ml

CRISCO

CARNATION

Shortening

Hot Chocolate Mix

454 g

Asst.

396

225-500 g

WALKERS

Pickles

Shortbread Fingers

196

266

500 ml LOCAL

PLANTERS

Dry Roasted Peanuts Asst.

326

290-300 g

150 g

ISLAND FARMS IS

Frozen Yogurt Asst.

396

1.65 L

36 675 g

Pie & Tart Shells All Varieties Variie

+ dep. 1.36L 2 Varieties

NATURAL & ORGANIC

BICKS

Asst.

Grape Juice

SAN PELLEGRINO

Mineral Water

+ dep. 750 ml

SEVENTH GENERATION ATION N

SANTA S SAN ANTA CRUZ

Liquid Dish Soap

Organic O rg Apple Juice

296

746

TENDERFLAKE

Rustic Sprouted Wheat or Multigrain Batard Multigrain Bread

ROYAL CITY

Asst.

FRESH

Chicken Breast per lb 8.73 kg

per 100 g

WELCH’S ALMOND BREEZE

CARRS

Smoked Sockeye Salmon Trim

FRESH

each

250 g

GROCERIES

MEAT

sly llyy Previously Frozen

per 100 g

MONTE CRISTO

IISLAND FARMS

126

OFF Cuts

per 100 g

Asst.

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