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Pond reflection Victoria Model Shipbuilding Society member Bernard Kenny walks alongside his radio controlled sailboat at Harrison’s Pond on Dallas Road as he’s reflected in the calm waters. Society members meet every Sunday at the pond to show off their floating creations.

Stereotyping is the brain’s way of generalizing human behaviour, and whether we like it or not, we all do it. Nowhere is our ability to label, categorize and cast judgment as readily apparent as in politics, where cheerleaders and critics from all political stripes rely on misconceptions and simplifications to frame their opponents. As the B.C. election ramps up, each party fights against inevitable pigeonholing from the public, media and their opponents, said James Lawson, political scientist at the University of Victoria. “It’s an understated factor in recent Canadian history, the way parties in government have their agenda set by the opposition parties they face as much as by their own pressures,” he said. The B.C. Liberals face the challenges of any three-time incumbent government, but they have made some policy decisions to buck the Liberal stereotype of unabashed resource development and expansion, Lawson said. “(Liberal leader) Christy Clark

announced five conditions for the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline you could dismiss as theatre, but they were aggressively and publicly pursued,” he said. Announced in January 2012, the conditions include a complete environmental review of the pipeline project and greater First Nations engagement. “It would be hard to imagine her backing down from those.” As the B.C. NDP look to oust the Liberals from power for the first time in 13 years, leader Adrian Dix has been mediating concerns about his party’s ability to manage economic growth and keep spending contained, Lawson said. “We’ve seen Dix spending a lot of time attending business meetings, emphasizing transparency about what the NDP wanted to do and playing down radical change,” he said. The NDP’s ideological tightrope walk so far seems to be holding the support of new voters while not alienating its traditional support base. The most recent Angus Reid opinion poll gives the NDP a 20-point lead over the Liberals provincewide. Some critics also suggest an NDP government would cause a mass exodus of corporations from the province, an idea today rooted more in myth than reality, Lawson said. PlEASE SEE: Parties suffer, Page A26

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Oak Bay legend gone but not forgotten Oak Bay Marine Group founder Bob Wright dies Laura Lavin News staff

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Both an art lover, and avid collector, Bob Wright had an affinity for the portrait above that depicts him ready for the sea. (Left) the man himself outside his office at the Oak Bay Marina. Black Press file

A larger-than-life Oak Bay resident has died. Oak Bay Marine Group founder Bob Wright died in Victoria April 17 at age 82 after a brief hospital stay. Raised in Edmonton, Wright began his working life in the newspaper industry there at the Edmonton Bulletin. The self-proclaimed gumboot fisherman was soon lured to Victoria by the promise of great hunting and fishing. It was his love of the outdoors and fishing that led him to start a fishing charter business, now the Oak Bay Marine Group of Companies which includes 25 businesses in Victoria, the U.S. and Bahamas. “Bob will be missed,” said long time friend Gordon Denford. “He was one of the people that brought Victoria forward into a nice city. He realized early on that tourism – apart from government – was the only way to sustain Victoria.” Wright was one of the first commissioners for Canada on the Pacific Salmon Treaty; he earned the gold trophy marketing award from Industry, Science and Technology Canada for business excellence; the B.C. Ambassador for

Tourism award and the Leadership award from the B.C. Marine Trades Association, among numerous others. In 2011 he was inducted into the Canadian Tourism Hall of Fame. “He is well-known throughout the country and the U.S.,” said Denford. “Every business he was in offered the best and people came to it.” Being a successful businessman was not enough for Wright, whose commitment to the community and the environment extended into an $11 million donation to UVic for scientific research on climate change and the creation of the Bob Wright Centre for Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Denford said Wright “could be a hard-nosed guy” but also had a soft side. “He’d go on a mosey on a Saturday afternoon. … He’d pick up his pal Len Gibbs (renowned Canadian artist, Gibbs died in 2010) from his home on Dallas Road and he’d park in the Broughton Street parkade and spend the afternoon moseying through the art shops, then stop and have tapas in Trounce Alley – and the odd time I’d be invited along. “It was wonderful to have known him and to get together once in a while,” said Denford. Wright leaves behind his wife, Yun and three children, Ronald, Randy and Robin, from previous marriages and six grandchildren. Details for a celebration of life have not yet been released. editor@oakbaynews.com

FACEBOOK COMMENTS Laura Grootveld May his next journey be as remarkable and fulfilling as this one was for him!!! David Malysheff My thoughts are with all of people whose lives Bob touched, and that is a long list. Valerie Endicott What a great man who had the best job in the world. How deeply grateful I am for his vision and passion for those of us who love to fish. May warm memories envelop those who loved him. Annette Southall My memory of Bob, fishing at Langara, my fish was 49 3/4 pounds, Bob picked up the hose, stuffed it in the fish and said “Give the Lady her hat” We’ve been fishing with Oak Bay since 1990, had the pleasure of visiting the Cape seven times.Thanks for the memories!!! Connor Sarsfield One of the best memories I have of Bob was him at Langara on the Charlotte Princess. Truly in his element. My thoughts go out to (the family).

COMMUNITY NEWS IN BRIEF VicPD officer suspended A Victoria Police Department officer will face two days suspension without pay after he abused his authority by kicking and kneeing a man in the back in 2010. Const. Christopher Bowser was also ordered to undergo an anger

management assessment by retired provincial court judge Ben Casson, who issued the ruling on behalf of the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of B.C. In a statement, VicPD Chief Const. Jamie Graham said the department accepts the sanctions and said officers hope to move on from the three-year proceeding.

Dragonboaters fighting cancer The Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society handed over a cheque for $65,000 to the B.C. Cancer Foundation last Thursday in a ceremony at the foundation’s Victoria offices. The donation was the proceeds from the

society’s 2012 fundraising initiatives, which included the on-site race weekend itself, the Lights of Courage campaign spearheaded by Fairway Markets, the Paddlers’ Pledge Drive. The ceremony also announced a three-year agreement between the society and foundation to raise funds for the B.C. Cancer Agency.

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A story on regionalized emergency services in the April 17 News contained an incorrect year. View Royal and Colwood fire departments signed an automatic aid agreement in 2007, not 2011.

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Come September, your commute to downtown Victoria could be noticeably longer or noticeably shorter – depending on your travel choices. A report from the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, looking at short-term strategies to get B.C. Transit buses moving through traffic faster, suggests converting two lanes on Douglas Street to bus-only lanes during rush hour by this fall. "We're convinced that if you can show people that their commute can be shortened and that they can see buses going past them while they're stuck in gridlock, the number of people who choose to take a bus increases dramatically," said Saanich Coun. Susan Brice, chair of the VRTC. The Douglas Street pilot project would stretch from Hillside Avenue to Belleville Street, and is deemed an inexpensive solution to alleviate congestion. According to the report, released this week, the conversion wouldn't require upgrades to existing infrastructure, and signage and paint indicating bus-only lane hours would make up the majority of the $600,000 cost. It's believed the transit rightof-way would save up to four minutes on each bus trip. "It's a practical plan, and a relatively inexpensive way we think we can get some immediate gains," Brice said. The proposal sees the outer lanes along Douglas

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A dumpster fire last Thursday afternoon has Saanich police believing it may be linked to a rash of fires last Friday, including one that destroyed the ABC Country Restaurant on Maple Street. Saanich fire crews responded

to the 800-block of Tolmie Ave. at 1:30 p.m. on April 18 after reports of a fire in a dumpster in the parkade below the Sears Home store. The fire is being deemed suspicious, and has caught the attention of Saanich police. The ABC restaurant that was set ablaze is two blocks from Sears. Police have yet to make arrests in the five fires that were

set April 11 and 12. “Given the close proximity of the fires and given the type of incident, it would appear as though there is a likelihood that they may be related,” Sgt. Steve Eassie said, referring to the dumpster fires at ABC and Sears. Victoria fire crews also responded to a fire Thursday morning at the Vacation Inn on

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Wright’s passion is his legacy The passing of a local businessman is not the usual fodder for editorials, but Bob Wright was not just any local businessman. Wright was the stuff of legends. A big man with big dreams, he built his multi-million dollar dynasty from humble beginnings, and he did it all from his home base in Oak Bay. Wright was a man moved by passion. His love for fishing and the outdoors brought him to Victoria and he translated that love into a fishing business that bloomed into a marina that blossomed into fishing resorts, restaurants, tourist attractions and a vacation resort in the Bahamas. Over the course of his career, Wright built an empire that took people out of their everyday existence and brought them closer to nature. It was not without missteps though. Even after his death Wright is being criticized for his takeover of the Pedder Bay manufactured home park to create an RV resort and for removing orcas from the wild to populate Sealand of the Pacific, an aquarium that operated in Oak Bay for 11 years, until the death of Kelti Byrne, 20, a UVic marine biology student who fell into the whale pool and was dragged and submerged by the orcas until she drowned. Talking about that event, even 20 years later, brought tears to Wright’s eyes. One of Wright’s biggest assets was his giving nature, his willingness to lend a helping hand and the way he made time to talk to anyone who dropped by his office at the marina. His love of nature and conservation – which was also his motivation to capture whales, thought of as predators at the time – was what moved him to make an $11 million donation to UVic for scientific research on climate change and led to the creation of the Bob Wright Centre for Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. The gift will go well beyond the boundaries of Greater Victoria and the university and will make a difference to the future of our oceans and potentially the planet as a whole. Not bad for a gumboot fisherman. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.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.

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B.C. Liberals are running scared on that when it was announced, The B.C. Liberal Party deserves and the platform doesn’t shed credit for releasing its policy book any new light. All we have is a big in full on the eve of the formal logo on the side of Clark’s election campaign. campaign bus declaring That’s about the only “DEBT FREE B.C.” positive thing to be said As I’ve written before, about it. there is plenty of real For those who take the evidence of a huge new time to read party leader LNG industry in the Christy Clark’s 40-page making. As for paying booklet, there are a few off the $60 billion debt nuggets of news. For that the B.C. Liberals’ instance, a re-elected pre-election budget B.C. Liberal government predicts will keep growing, would continue its justice reform agenda Tom Fletcher cartoonist Adrian Raeside B.C. Views summed it up best: LNG by moving traffic revenues are “Christy ticket disputes out of Clark’s invisible friend.” courtrooms, as they did Clark finished up last week with with impaired driving cases. stops in Terrace and Prince Rupert, Most of it consists of glowing promising an LNG windfall for local descriptions of the government’s governments as well. She repeated 12-year record, and attacks on the platform’s attack line that the the NDP of the kind that are not NDP are going to wreck the trillionnormally seen in a platform. This is dollar LNG boom with a Quebecconsistent with Clark’s style since style moratorium on “fracking” she was anointed party leader two to extract gas from deep shale years ago. formations. The main focus, as revealed That’s not an outright lie, but it’s in February’s throne speech, is almost as speculative as Clark’s a plan to pay off B.C.’s growing notions of a 30-year windfall that debt and perhaps even get rid of could at best barely start during the provincial sales tax with an Alberta-style “prosperity fund” from the next four-year term. The NDP are not calling for liquefied natural gas exports. a moratorium on natural gas Whether this is from imposing a production. They’re calling for new export tax on LNG or simply yet another “review,” one of many from a windfall of gas royalties is vague, wobbly positions that have not clear. Clark and her energy been adopted by both minister contradicted each other

dominant parties. An earlier premier named Glen Clark became famous for “freezing” things like ferry fares and car insurance rates. Now Christy Clark is “freezing” personal income tax rates for five years, and carbon tax rates too. That implies she’s planning to win this election and the next one, at a time when it is unclear whether she can even hold her own seat in Vancouver-Point Grey. The B.C. Liberals will cut small business taxes by a point, some time in the next five years. They will also increase income tax on large businesses and personal income of more than $150,000, but that’s not mentioned in their platform, since it goes against 12 years of their policy as a government. • A clarification of last week’s column on the B.C. Conservative platform. Leader John Cummins informs me his plan to phase out the carbon tax does not include reversing the personal and business income tax rate reductions that were legislated as the fuel tax reached its current level. The platform asserts that total provincial revenues will continue to rise in the next four years, despite the uncompensated loss of $1 billion from the carbon tax. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

‘The main focus … is a plan to pay off B.C.’s growing debt.’

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Value-added product marketing an old ploy Chris Bush

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Value added products and marketing get talked about a lot in B.C., but it we never seem to be able to pull it off here in a big way for some reason. Gas and crude oil get shipped out of the country for processing, while cargo ship decks are stacked with entire forests for milling overseas. The jobs of refining resources lie offshore while governments and labour organizations appear powerless to do anything about it. Oh sure, we glue wood scraps together to make floor joists and roof trusses and smelt junked electronic circuit boards for their metals. I think we even recycle paper products into toilet tissue here too. But whether you call it recycling or down cycling, is any of it leading toward some kind of value-added, job rich, economic Nirvana? What surprises me is how some companies, big and small, have capitalized on marketing and manufacturing spin-off opportunities from basic concepts. Take M&M candies for instance. Anyone who was born in the 1950s remembers the TV ads in the early ’60s. The ad tagline went something like “Melts in your mouth, not in your hand,” and a woman would open her white-gloved hand – in those days women often still wore gloves when they dressed up – to reveal a glove unstained by

the two or three M&M’s she’d been holding. Why make chocolate that doesn’t melt? A lot of U.S. troops were fighting in hot climates during the Second World War and needed an energy snack they could carry with them. A side benefit of chocolate with a high melting point is riflemen wouldn’t get sticky trigger fingers from the candy. Forest Mars, of the Mars Company, got the idea when he saw soldiers eating chocolate pellets with a hard shell during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. He developed a process for making M&M’s, but he needed Bruce Murrie of Hershey’s Chocolate – who got a 20 per cent share of the product – which had control of chocolate that was rationed in the U.S. in 1941 when the candy was developed. So Mars and Murrie made a lot of money. Want to see what M&M’s have become? Check out M&M World online. The company has M&M stores in cities across the U.S. The store in Las Vegas, Nev., is four storeys of nothing, but M&M’s products including clothing and accessories, games, souvenirs, home and office items. Talk about value added. Down the road a ways one business capitalized on Americans’ love for

Vegas weddings and guns. Shotgun Weddings by the Gun Store offers a, ahem, “range” of matrimonial wedding packages that include firing machine guns and other weapons to get couples started on their lives together with a real bang, so to speak. Don’t believe me? Check it out for yourself at shotgunweddings.com. Speaking of ambush marketing, I’ll admit I’m no marketing genius, but I recognize good opportunities after brighter minds have spotted them. If I can’t capitalize on them, I can at least enjoy watching the multi-million dollar corporate spats that often result, like the ones that erupted between Kodak and Fujifilm, Nike and Reebok and Visa and American Express at world Olympics over the past three decades, I’m confident they will continue to entertain almost as satisfyingly as the sporting competition itself at future Olympics. But I really appreciate the simple, direct approach when it comes to ensuring business success. My all time favourite real world example of the old adage, location, location, location was in Seaside, Ore., where in 1995 I came across a taxidermy shop that had opened up right next door to a veterinary clinic. Chris Bush writes for the Nanaimo News Bulletin.

Readers respond: sewage plants, election, traffic calming Ocean acidification not helped by sewage plant The movie Revolution, currently playing in Victoria, makes the point that acidification of the oceans is the greatest environmental threat our planet faces, and that we face extinction if we don’t do something about it. That should give pause to those who are promoting land-based secondary sewage treatment in the Capital Regional District. The construction and operation of a such a system will increase CO2 emissions, thereby adding to ocean acidification. The existing green, natural system, which fertilizes the Strait of Juan de Fuca is, at worst, benign and at best, beneficial to local salt water. If our political leaders want to protect our oceans, they should

work to remove CO2 from the air, by spending the $800-million cost of the treatment plant to promote public transportation, stricter air pollution controls and the reduction of fossil fuel extraction. We need a revolution in this town to end the fantasy that landbased secondary treatment will improve the local environment. It will do no such thing. John Bergbusch Esquimalt

We don’t need this kind of an election promise Why do some people want to have marijuana legalized so badly? A newscaster suggested recently that the candidates running in the B.C. election should make it an election promise. Why?

It is plain to see, smoking pot is not only bad for your lungs, but will change your brain forever. Taxpayers are paying to help addicts now. Does it not click in that drugs cause depression and affect your heart and lungs? Any politician that thinks legalizing marijuana will be good for his career is living in la la land. Drugs, and marijuana is a drug, create bullies, killers, and turn nice folks into rotters. We don’t need this kind of election promise. Eileen Nattrass Saanichton

Park traffic calming drives away family Re: Beacon Hill traffic complaints easing (News, April 17) Of course the complaints are

Bong store an unwelcome neighbour Re: Bong mascot ruffles feathers in Esquimalt (News, April 19) Bong shop owner Ryan Place insists that “there were problems in Esquimalt long before we came around.” It seems to me that this seemingly indifferent attitude to the impact of his business sums up why local homeowners like me want him gone. The story casually mentions his parked signage; a more apt description would be a parked billboard with Mr. Place’s panel truck featuring a garish red hand-painted sign mounted on a three-metre-high vehicle parked directly outside the access

point and windows of condo residents. He suggests that he isn’t attracting shady characters to his establishment, yet just two weeks ago I was witness to two intoxicated and very loud young males on the No. 6 bus into Esquimalt whose stated purpose was to get a “Vape” (vapourizer) and to smoke pot at the park in Esquimalt, then head back to Victoria to meet some friends. As a local taxpayer who walks by often with my young child on the way to the library and parks, I am outraged by this blatant and in your face flaunting of public decency.

I shouldn’t have to explain to my son why a man is dressed in that costume and what he represents. And in talking to my neighbours I know I am not alone in my anger. We want you out Ryan. Kudos to Coun. Tim Morrison for being one of the few politicians to speak up for his constituents and fight for families in a community that has so much potential yet is continuously challenged by psuedobusiness people like Ryan Place and his Bong Warehouse. Ian Ward Esquimalt

easing. Most of us who have written letters have given up. It was a “done” deal from the start, as silly and inconvenient as it is. It was done to make the bicycle lobby happy, certainly not any tourist or those of us who drive. As much as we enjoyed the pygmy goats and the ducks, we haven’t been back. Jerry Justesen Victoria

Political leaders fail to inspire this voter Christy, Adrian, Jane and John tell me something – anything. You all say you’ll bring a fresh look to government, but so far you’ve failed to inspire me in any meaningful way. Inspire me, please! P.M. Peterson Victoria

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up for Navy Run Town marks Emergency Preparedness Week Lace Following a successful Esquimalt 5K in March, local Are you prepared for an emergency? The Township of Esquimalt is marking National Emergency Preparedness Week May 5 to 11 with a free Individual and Family Preparedness course. Being better prepared means you recover and resume normal living quicker following an emergency or disaster, organizers explain. The course, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 9, will help residents learn how to

assess the risks, make an emergency plan and prepare a kit to help sustain themselves and their family in the event of a disaster. Call 250-412-8500 for details. For information about additional emergency program workshops offered through the year, see www.esquimalt.ca/ publicSafety/emergencyPrograms/NEPP For more details call 250-412-8543 (ext. #1) or email esquimaltess@esq-eoc.com

runners are preparing for the annual Navy Run June 23. Registration is under way for the family-oriented event, offering a 10K, 5K and Kids Fun Run. Fees are $20 for military members, $30 for DND civilians and dependants, and $40 for the public; the Kids Fun Run is $5. New this year is a formal registration process for the Kids’ Run that includes a post-run race package so kids will feel like they have participated in an official race. Free childcare will also be available for parents participating in the 5K and 10K races. Register through www.runningroom.com

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Victoria Teen Expo hopes to capture youths’ attention Don Descoteau News staff

From free dirt bike rides and hands-on jousting demonstrations to a modelling competition, musical and dance entertainment, there’s lots to like about the inaugural Victoria Teen Expo. Add in a diverse cross-section of close to 100 exhibitors, plus workshops and teen-oriented guest speakers and it seems there’s something for youths of all interest levels. The keeners will no doubt get excited about the happenings scheduled for Saturday (April 27) at Pearkes Recreation Centre. But it’s the kids who may not be as motivated – the ones battling self-esteem issues or bullying, for example – that organizers really want to appeal to. “When you’re 12 to 18, those are the toughest years you can possibly go through,” says Ali Berman of Garman Productions, the Victoria company putting together the one-day youth extravaganza. “Your body is changing, you’re in middle school and high school. So many of them struggle with depression or eating disorders or bullying and we wanted to give them resources (to help deal with their challenges).” The exhibitors will be grouped into four distinct areas: life and education, fashion and beauty, health and wellness and the Telus “cool stuff”

area. A floor plan with a full who’s who list, as well as details on speakers and entertainment, is available at teenexpo.ca. To encourage youth to check out the expo, Berman and company have enlisted the help of middle and high school administrators and counsellors and put up posters around town to boost awareness. Then there’s the little matter of financial incentive. “We’re donating $1,500 to the school that sends the most attendees,” Berman says. The expo has a couple of other community service elements. A portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to Kidsport, and attendees who bring non-perishable food items for local food banks, will receive a discount on their admission ($5 for kids 10 and under, $7 for 11 and over). Overall, the hope is to help teens expand their horizons and their knowledge of what’s available for them in the Greater Victoria, Berman says. “If we can help one person connect with somebody that helps them in their life, we’ll consider it a success. It’s about connecting the youth with the right people.” editor@vicnews.com

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If the blues is your genre of music then the Upper Deck Sports Lounge is the place to be on the weekends, as it hosts a variety of talent just waiting to entertain. Walking into the lounge, the first sight to see is the small stage next to the entrance, occupied by the Deb Rhymer Band. It’s hard to fathom how such a small space can hold such a big sound. The next thing you’ll notice is dozens of people already there, covered in smiles and bursting with conversation, or on the dance floor jamming with the band. It seems that no one is a stranger when they come to the lounge. Deb Rhymer, the lead singer of the band, is also the director of the Victoria Blues Society. Her band hosts the Sunday Blues Jam at the lounge where blues players from around the community can come and pick up instruments and jam with people they may

Neil Taylor of the Deb Rhymer Band is picking out some blues on Sunday. Ben Gawletz photo

have never even played with before. Rhymer is also starting a new monthly venue in May at the lounge: Saturday Night Juke Joint.

Juke joints were created in the South by African Americans to play blues music where everyone could dance and have a place to enjoy music and became the

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voice of the blues, says Rhymer. “(The) Saturday Night Juke Joint is a great way to show the image of the venue we want,” says Rhymer on why she is

helping to create the event. “We want intimate, dancing and great music,” she adds. There are at least 15 blues bands in “We want Victoria and others up intimate, Island that dancing and Rhymer hopes to recruit for great music.” the Juke Joint. - Deb Rhymer The blues seem very popular within Victoria, and events are always busy, she says. Rhymer is hoping for the first Juke Joint event to sell out. So far a third of the tickets have been sold for the first show, which will be host to Suzie Vinnick, a Juno Award nominee and Maples Blues Award winner. The first show will be held 8 p.m., Sat. May 4, at the Upper Deck Sports Lounge at 229 Gorge Road. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. You can buy tickets at the Sunday Blues Jam at the Upper Deck Sports Lounge or at Lyle’s Place at 770 Yates St. llavin@vicnews.com

Public Tours of Water Supply Facilities May 6 - 11, 2013

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Integrated Water Services department is offering free public tours of the Greater Victoria water supply facilities including the Sooke Dam and the ultraviolet treatment plant. Learn how our high quality drinking water is delivered from the source to your tap. Three free bus tours will leave each day from the main parking area at Thetis Lake Regional Park from Monday, May 6 to Saturday, May 11. This year there are two tour options: a 5.5 hour tour leaving at 9:30 am and shorter 3 hour tours leaving at 9:15 am and 1 pm. Location: Main parking area at Thetis Lake Regional Park - end of Six Mile Rd Times: Long Tour: 9:30 am (returning at approximately 3 pm) Short Tour: 9:15 am (returning at approximately 12:15 pm) 1 pm (returning at approximately 4 pm) Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling 250.940.0200. The tours are not recommended for children under 12. Free parking is available. Visit www.crd.bc.ca for more information.

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Multi-award winning Kiran Ahluwalia returns to Victoria at the Alix Goolden Hall April 27.

Show assists Child Haven Expressing her muse through ghazals and Punjabi folk songs, Kiran Ahluwalia explores the language of the heart with beautiful artistry and smoldering intensity. Born in India, raised in Canada, and now living in New York city, her enchanting and seductive music has garnered glowing praise from critics around the world. Renowned vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia will be back in Victoria on Saturday April 27, performing at Alix Goolden Hall at 8 p.m. It’s been two years since Ahluwalia last captivated Victoria with her enchanting voice and beautiful music, and in that time her music continues to evolve beyond the Indian genre to embrace influences from around the world. On her latest album Aam Zameen: Common Ground, Ahluwalia takes her penchant for fusing styles to a whole new level, by bringing to fruition her love for African Tuareg rhythms. Partial proceeds from the concert will benefit Child Haven International, a Canadian charity that operates nine homes for destitute children and women in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Tibet. Tickets for the April 27 show are $34, and are available at Ditch Records and Lyle’s, and brownpapertickets.com. llavin@vicnews.com

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Earth Month…Act for the planet! FortisBC supports the environment in operations and services offered By Tom Loski

Through FortisBC’s PowerSense programs, electricity customers saved an estimated 32 million kilowatt hours of electricity last year.

Earth Day is celebrated annually April 22 with events held across the globe to demonstrate support for protecting the environment. FortisBC recognizes that sound environmental practices make good business sense and that’s why the company is committed to delivering safe, reliable energy in an environmentally responsible way to all of the communities we serve. We look for ways to support the environment in our operations and with services that we provide to our customers. One simple way customers can help the environment is to consider our paperless billing option, a fast and simple way to save paper and ultimately our forests. When customers go paperless, their bill is delivered directly to their email address as a PDF ﬁle attached to the email. The eBill service is a fast, easy and environmentally friendly way for customers to access both their electricity and natural gas bill. Another simple way customers can

look at reducing their carbon footprint is through rebates and financial incentives offered as part of our PowerSense and Energy Efficiency and Conservation programs. . Through FortisBC’s PowerSense programs, electricity customers saved an estimated 32 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2012. The PowerSense programs helps customers conserve energy and get the most out of their energy dollar by providing both finan-

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New pro tees off at Victoria Golf Club

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Being able to golf year round is going to be a new experience for Gina Hosie, Victoria Golf Club’s first women’s golf program director. Working in the golf industry in Ontario since 1995, Hosie said she isn’t used to being out on the links in early April. Out on the course recently, playing in the sun, Hosie said she couldn’t help but think of her husband, visiting Ontario and trudging through two inches of fresh snow. The new title Hosie is taking on is reflective of an industry realizing the strong presence and importance of female players. “I think the idea was to have some female presence on the professional team.” Hosie said. “And just have somebody whose focus it is to enhance the membership experience for the ladies here and try

some new things.” Long gone are the days of golf being a male-dominated sport, Hosie said. For seven years she worked at the Ladies Golf Club of Toronto, the only remaining private golf club in North America with a strictly female membership. “That kind of demonstrates that it’s not a men-only sport,” Hosie said. In 1896 the Victoria Golf Club had 27 female members, but they were only honorary members, meaning they had no say in committees and couldn’t vote. This rule didn’t change until more than 100 years later. The passion for golf didn’t come to Hosie until she moved to Canada from the U.K. A couple of years in, she fell in love with the game and decided to make a career out of it. Victoria Golf Club is the perfect fit to continue making a career out of her passion, she said. She and her husband are

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Gina Hosie is the new women’s golf director, at the Victoria Golf Club. moving into Oak Bay and are excited to become a part of the golf community. “I’ve played golf courses all over the world, some really top-level courses, and this course, without a doubt, is one of the most spectacular settings for a golf course I’ve ever played,” Hosie said. “It’s just beautiful out there. It’s kind of hard

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The Ancient Forest Alliance is taking provincial political parties to task this election in terms of committing to preserve B.C.’s remaining old growth forests. The Victoria-based environmental organization that caught international attention with its advocacy for old growth near Port Renfrew coined “Avatar Grove,” says the province is running out of its oldest forests, and has little legislation in place to protect what’s left. “Industry still logs thousands of hectares of old growth every year,” said Ken Wu, executive directior of the AFA. “We can and must develop a sustainable second growth industry. “Without handcuffs on industry, this is going to be the end of this resource. It’s up to government, be it the Liberals or the NDP, to make a commitment.” Last week, the AFA and the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre issued proposed legislation to protect old growth forests. Part of that plan involves engaging an independent scientific council to assess the ecological risk associated with varying levels of remaining old growth forests.

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but as someone who has been teaching the fundamentals of the game to girls in Victoria from as young as nine years old through night leagues and the more recently established Junior Vikes. “I’ve always loved coaching, any ages. When I graduated (UVic) 10 years ago I wanted to start with coaching regional teams and youth development programs. I really enjoy working with those age groups, just working on the fundamentals and passion for the game,” Sinclair said. She is also the head coach of Basketball B.C.’s Vancouver Island Training Centre and B.C.’s under-15 girls provincial team. It makes the recruiting process of local and regional talent that much easier. That includes current Vikes Jessica Renfrew and Shaylyn Crisp, who came from Claremont secondary who start their third year at UVic in September. Sinclair first coached them as pre-teens and right now they’re the only locals on the roster. “(Sinclair) is a strong leader and a role model for these young women,” said Tracie Sibbald of the hiring committee that selected Sinclair. “She has great experience coaching at the CIS level and brings a good energy to the team.”

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To the surprise of no one, Dani Sinclair was introduced as the new head coach of the University of Victoria Vikes women’s basketball team last week. A former Vikes player and national CIS champion from the Kathy Shields era, Sinclair has been with the team as an assistant coach since 2006. When previous head coach Rich Chambers took a personal leave prior to the start of the season, Sinclair stepped up and guided the Vikes to a 16-6. She did so while carrying, and then giving birth to her second son, Joseph, on Dec. 12. Due to the timing of the Christmas break, Sinclair, often with Joseph in tow, only missed one practice. The Vikes were ousted in the playoffs before reaching the Canada West Final Four. But it was a solid enough season to confirm what many knew – that Sinclair is deeply rooted in Victoria and is qualified to lead the Vikes. “I’ve found the only way to get everything done is by multitasking,” Sinclair said by phone while pushing Joseph and older brother James in a double-stroller during her jog to the gym for her Monday morning workout. “James spent a lot of time on the road with the team. Now it’s Joseph’s turn.” Sinclair threw her name in for the head coaching position when Brian Cheng stepped down over two years ago, but wasn’t disappointed that she wasn’t selected. Chambers officially resigned on March 5

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Coach Dani Sinclair addresses the Vikes during a game at UVic’s McKinnon Gym this year. Sinclair’s eighth season with the club will be as head coach. and the Vikes removed the interim title from Sinclair’s head coaching position on April 18. Union rules state all positions must be opened to the public, but naming another coach at this point would have likely driven a wedge into a smooth running program. “Having a couple extra years made a big difference,” Sinclair said. “I think I would have done a great job if I was hired last time around, but feel I much more prepared this

time, especially with the mentorship from Chambers and (Kathy) Shields.” Originally from Guelph, Ont., Sinclair has become deeply embedded in Victoria’s youth basketball scene since winning the CIS championship with the Vikes in 2003. That was the last time the Vikes hoisted the Bronze Baby. If and when the Vikes win it again, it will be a team marked with Sinclair’s imprint, not just as the Vikes coach,

Vikes offseason moves Sinclair is considering a couple of recruits but next year’s roster is already at its limit with just two players graduating. Previously committed athlete Mikaela Turik from Australia will join the team for the 2013-14 season. Turik’s schooling didn’t finish until November. Former Vike Sarah Semeniuk will return after playing the previous three seasons. Semeniuk, a 6-foot-2 post, took this season off to rehabilitate her injured knee. sports@vicnews.com

CW steal playoff spot James Bay win rugby’s Barnard Cup Island championship Travis Paterson News staff

Meraloma rugby club had something the Castaway Wanderers wanted on Saturday. And the Castaway Wanderers took it. CW’s 26-10 defeat of the Lomas put the historic Oak Bay club into the CDI Premier Rugby semifinals and punted the Lomas out of the playoff picture. CW (7-6-1) will now face Burnaby Lake (10-4) in a semifinal playoff matchup in Burnaby on May 4. James Bay Athletic Association (10-4) will face reigning champs Capilano (10-4) in the other semi. CW deftly scored four tries for the playoff-clinching bonus point as powerful centre and national team prospect Mike Fuailefau crossed the line twice. Forwards Clayton Thornber and Dylan Jones also scored for CW, which led the game 12-3 at the half.

CW’s Ciaran Hearn, a 2011 Rugby World Cup veteran, converted three of the four tries. It’s CW’s fourth win in a row. The culmination of a big turn around from facing relegation at the season’s midpoint. “When we’re at full strength we have a pretty capable team, and we were at full strength,” said CW coach Ian Hyde-Lay. “We’ve had such a season of chopping and changing the lineup, with absent national players and injuries, but we’ve had some consistency in the roster the last month.” There’s little disparity in the remaining four teams, he added. “Burnaby are still the favourites but otherwise there’s not much difference.” Meanwhile James Bay lifted the 2012-13 Barnard Cup trophy as Island champions, thumping the much less experienced UVic Vikes 54-25 team at home on MacDonad Park.

The Bays and Caps meet in a rematch of last year’s final, May 4 at MacDonald Park. This year’s Rounsefell Cup provincial final will be played on the Island if James Bay and/or CW can get into the final. “It’s a little bit of revenge,” said Bays’ veteran Morgan Williams. “Hopefully we can come away with this win. Having the final here on the Island would be awesome for everyone here.” Both CW and James Bay will be without national 7s players for the May 4 semifinals. Ciaran Hearn and Nanyak Dala from CW and Tyler Ardron, John Moonlight and Thyssen de Goede of the Bays will be at the Scotland IRB World Series Sevens tourney. In the Adidas Women’s Premiership the Velox Valkyries defeated the UVic Vikes 42-12 on Saturday. Velox hosts SFU in the Adidas semifinal, this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. sports@vicnews.com

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Castaway Wanderer Ciaran Hearn slips Burnaby Lake player James Reekie at Windsor Park on Saturday, April 13. CW won 23-16.

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The Liège -Bastogne-Liège one-day classic cycling race in Belgium on Sunday week was a big one for Victoria riders. Ryder Hesjedal helped GarminSharp teammate Dan Martin finish first overall. Meanwhile Oak Bay’s Adam de Vos also raced the prestigious event, and finished as the top Canadian national team rider in the under-23 race at 88th overall. At just 19, De Vos, of Red Truck Racing, is competing in the challenging age bracket against 21 and 22 year olds.

Vic soccer clubs coming short in provincial draws Travis Paterson News staff

There will be no home team when the A Cup provincial men’s soccer final is played at Royal Athletic Park on May 4. Bays United, the 2012-13 Vancouver Island Soccer League champions and Jackson Cup winners, dropped its provincial playoff game 5-2 to West Vancouver on Saturday. The game was tied 1-1 until a penalty kick put West Van up 2-1. A late flurry of goals ended in West Vancouver’s favour. The VISL can still be represented in the final, however, as Cowichan FC moved on with a 2-1 win over Langley. Cowichan hosts a semifinal match on May 4. The situation was much better in the women’s A Cup draw as the Castaways defeated Rich-

mond 1-0 and Prospect Lake defeated Coquitlam 2-1. Both clubs move on to semifinals. Castaways will visit powerhouse Surrey United, which eliminated the Vic A’s 8-1. Prospect Lake will host North Shore. In women’s B Cup (Div. 2) play Vic West and Prospect Lake were eliminated. Gorge FC won 6-5 in penalty kicks over North Shore. That game ended 0-0 through regulation and 1-1 through extra time. Gorge will host the Magnuson Mariners (Abbotsford) in the B Cup semifinal at Hampton on May 5. In men’s B Cup (Div. 2) play, Prospect Lake lost 3-2 to the mainland’s Dynamos at Layritz. Down 2-0, Prospect came back to tie it 2-2, but couldn’t get the go-ahead goal and surrendered the winner with 10 minutes to go.

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Comox (VISL) won its match 4-0 and will move on to the semifinals. Victoria’s chances looked promising in the under-21 provincial draw with two local teams. Westcastle (West Shore) lost 1-0 to Guildford and the Victoria Highlanders (U18) lost 4-1 to Port Moody. The Highlanders’ Mid Isle squad based in Nanaimo also missed out on its chance to make the semifinals. In the over-35 masters and classics category, the Gorge FC’s men’s team failed to advance as did the UVic Alumni’s men’s team, while the Gorge FC women’s team has an automatic berth in the classics final coming out of the South Island. A Cup, B Cup, masters/classics and under-21 finals all all be played May 11 at Royal Athletic Park. sports@vicnews.com

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Leadership Victoria’s Inspired by Leaders dinner highlights community achievement Leadership Victoria’s second annual “Inspired by Leaders” event brought together over 150 of the region’s movers and shakers for a special dinner at the University of Victoria’s University Club on April 18. Emceed by Jo-Ann Roberts, host of CBC Radio’s All Points West afternoon show, the event featured UVic President Dr. David Turpin as the keynote speaker discussing “Effective Community Leadership in our Changing Times.” The dinner was organized by a team of community volunteers and was jointly sponsored by Black Press, University of Victoria, Market on Yates and Purdy’s Chocolates. Live entertainment throughout the evening was provided by the UVic Jazz Quartet and a special slideshow highlighted the impact of Leadership Victoria’s 50 community action projects over the past 13 years. Leadership Victoria is a community-based, voluntary organization working to develop, support and celebrate outstanding community leaders. Since 2000, it has become the go-to organization for community leadership in Greater Victoria, graduating more than 250 leaders who work collaboratively to resolve the complex challenges facing our city. Leadership Victoria is now recruiting for the September 2013 cohort of its signature leadership development program. For more information, please visit: www.leadershipvictoria.ca

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Teen debaters ready to argue at nationals Edward Hill News staff

They’re the pride and possibly the fear of any parent – teenagers who are exceedingly smart and can argue just about anybody under the table. Two Grade 12 girls from Pacific Christian School fit that bill, and are the only students from Vancouver Island competing in this year’s senior national debate championships in Calgary. The team of Virginia Shram, 18, and Heather Cape, 17, under the guidance of teacher and coach Ruth McGhee, plowed through strong competition in February to lock the top spot on the Island. Then out of 38 debate teams at provincials in March in Trail, the girls earned

fourth, and a chance to compete at nationals. The top five teams go to the championships. The Glenlyon Norfolk school team and 2012 provincial champions David Denhoff and Christian Taylor came in second overall. “We just wanted to do our best for our last year in high school,” Shram said. “It was a fun trip. But until the final round, we had no idea how we did.” Indeed, the Saanichbased Pacific Christian team sat through the final debate, a banquet dinner and speeches before judges announced the rankings – it was a long few hours not knowing if they were third or 33rd. “I didn’t think we had a chance, and then Virginia came in first place for the speaker (award),” Cape

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Pacific Christian School secondary teacher Ruth McGhee, centre, helped coach Heather Cape and Virginia Shram through to the senior national debate championships in Calgary, starting April 25. remarked, referring to Shram’s No. 1 individual ranking out of 76 competitors. “It took a while to sink in we were going to nationals.” “We were in shock. It made the ride back more at ease than the ride

there,” Shram added. The girls may be modest, but beyond their regular workload, which includes college-level advanced placement classes, they regularly meet with McGhee to talk about current events and learn debate strategies to pick

apart opposing teams' arguments. They also regularly brush up on current events through reading publications like the Economist magazine and The Globe and Mail, watching TED talks and having documentary movie nights. Like the provincials, the national debate has a predetermined topic – in this case, the issue of allowing doctors to prescribe placebos – and four rounds of impromptu debates, which can be any topic, but tend to touch on current events. “I like impromptu better, it’s more like an adrenaline rush,” Shram said. “You concoct you argument, bolster your position and then tear apart the other team.” Shram, a veteran debater, started in the PCS debate class in Grade 8 and went to junior nationals in 2009. “I remember I liked debat-

ing in elementary school, and I enjoyed going to that (debate) class in Grade 8, and I’ve taken it ever since,” she said. Cape joined the team last year after demonstrating natural leadership and debating talent in the model UN club. “It was clear from the model UN she had the debate chops,” McGhee said. “Heather complements Virginia very well. And Virginia always wanted to get to senior nationals before the end of high school.” For the past few weeks, the girls have brushed up on their medical law and ethics, and legal precedents from other countries surrounding doctors prescribing placebos. The senior debate nationals are in Calgary from April 25 to 29. editor@saanichnews.com

Parties suffer with image problem Continued from Page A1

“If you are deeply invested in and see opportunities in the B.C. economy, are you really going to say to your shareholders you’d turn down those opportunities because of the government in power? Once you’re invested in a society, there’s a limit to which businesses can pull up roots and walk, even in today’s very light economy.” The Greens struggle with the label of a leftwing and oneissue party, although B.C. Green policies tend to be about smallscale solutions and actually encourage the free market economy and less bureaucracy,

Lawson said. Gender stereotyping also plays a role for B.C. Green leader Jane Sterk and the Liberals’ Clark, as evidenced by regular social media comments, said Janni Aragon, gender and politics instructor at UVic. “There have been moments where (Clark) has been treated as if she’s a dumb bimbo, unfortunately, and moments in which her suit or the tightness across her chest is brought up,” Aragon said. “Would that happen if her name was Christopher Clark?” NDP and Green female candidates tend to be subject to assumptions about their feminist beliefs that their male

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counterparts often aren’t, she said. “When people call someone a radical feminist, they don’t understand there’s actually a typology of feminism that has certain tenets or beliefs. Instead, they just throw it out. It’s lazy.” Under leader John Cummins, the B.C. Conservatives have had a rocky year, but hope to make inroads in rural B.C. by focusing on bolstering the resource sector, Lawson said. The Conservative platform actually bears similarities to the Social Credit party of old, including the promotion of major reinvestments in the resource sector, he added. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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While teens today face issues in many ways different from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations, they also enjoy many exciting new opportunities. Through informative, entertaining speakers, demonstrations, exhibits and more, the inaugural Victoria Teen Expo, this Saturday at Pearkes Recreation Centre, will explore both aspects of teen life, while also celebrating their achievements and remarkable potential. “We recognized there was a gap for the youth in the community,” explains Ali Berman, co-founder of the Teen Expo, with husband Wayne Berman and Kim Garnett. “We want to provide opportunities for teens to interact with the resources and businesses that support them.” The only Teen Expo in Canada, there’s an exciting line-up planned to appeal to a wide range of teens, parents, social service workers and others involved with youth, Berman says, thanking community supporters for helping make the Expo possible, including Telus, which will be presenting a “Cool Stuff” area with technology displays and more. In addition to exhibitors such as schools, social service agencies, health, wellness and hair and makeup companies, there’s the Lizbell modelling agency and skateboard demonstrations from Sanction board shop. “We have a huge range because teens are interested in so many different things; all teens are different and all their needs are different,” Berman notes. Not only is the Expo a way to see some of the many opportunities available for teens in the community, but it’s also “a way for the youth to connect with their peers,” Berman says. Tickets also include the opportunity to register for informative workshops:

The Victoria Teen Expo this Saturday at Pearkes Rec Centre, will feature entertainment, speakers, door prizes and more.

• Your Unlimited Potential, with Olivia Keane – Boost your confidence, increase your motivation, reach your goals and learn how to live an awesome life on purpose. • The Teen’s Guide to Beautiful Hair, designHouse Salon – Learn what makes your hair unique, how to find a style that suits your face and how to inspire your own creativity. • Just Wiggle Your Toes, Kevin Brooks – Hear about the nightmare that followed driving drunk after a party with Kevin’s life-changing story touching on topics ranging from poor decision-making and consequences to peer pressure and bullying. • Financial Skills for Teens, Ruth Sanders, Island Savings – Learn how to take control of your money and start building the future you imagine with skills such as budgeting, building a strong credit rating and protecting yourself and your money. • Drop it and Drive, Karen Bow-

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man – Learn about the dangers of distracted driving with a realitybased presentation focusing on stories over statistics. • Standing Up to Depression: Breaking the Silence, Battling the Stigma, Kevin Breel – Still a teen himself, Kevin uses humour to deliver a serious message, opening up about his own experience with depression and removing some of the misconceptions about mental health. • Totally Teen Hair, Fish Hair Salon – Learn quick and easy styling tricks and how to create the latest styles. In addition to the workshops, a full day of entertainment is planned for the mainstage, beginning at 10 a.m. with a performance from the Larsen School of Music students. Performances continue throughout the day, exploring everything from drama and dance to musical theatre and Taekwon-Do. Keisja Cox, Vancouver Island’s own teen singer/songwriter and anti-bullying advocate, will offer two addresses, while Amy Candido,

with the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness Campaign, will speak about eating disorder awareness, prevention, intervention and treatment. For those with modelling aspirations, the Lizbell Agency Model Search will be on-site, and participants can hear from several BC talents, including Christina Scheurle, Miss Teen Vancouver Island World 2013, Brittany Clough, Miss Teen Fraser Valley World 2013, Anastasiya Toropova, Miss Teen Port Coquitlam World 2013, and Danica Tan, Miss Teen Richmond World 2013. And for sports fans, it doesn’t get any better than Saskatchewan Roughrider Geroy Simon, the CFL’s all-time receiving yards leader, and 12-season BC Lion, who will be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. “We’re trying to provide teens with as many options and opportunities as we possibly can and let them make choices,” Berman says.

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Lemon Meringue Pie

Fresh Canadian AA or Better

Beef T-Bone Grilling Steaks In the Deli…

Lb 12.72 Kg

Armstrong Canadian

Extra Aged White Cheddar Random Cuts While Stock Last

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800g

Selected Varieties

Wasa Crispbread 140-275g

While Stocks Last

45 F O R

Kraft Dinner

225 g

Limit 6

F O R

Knudsen & Santa Cruz

Spritzers F 00 O

In the Deli…

4 x 311 ml

100 g

Regular Retail $2.59 100g

Lb 4.34 Kg

Family Pack

NEWS

Limit 8 Total

25 R

Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only

4420 West Saanich Rd, Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd. Victoria Open Daily 8 am - 10 pm