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t’s Sunday and a transformation is taking place at the Mustard Seed in Victoria. Not the kind of spiritual renewal that happens most Sundays in its chapel on Queens Avenue, but an overhaul of the physical kind. A small army of volunteers wield rollers and brushes, layering on fresh coats of paint, while others do the grunt work of ripping off drywall or old flooring to make way for new materials. The work will upgrade the entire main floor of the downtown service provider, which is home to the city’s primary food bank. It is the culmination of almost two years of research, planning and consultations, overseen by HeroWork’s Paul Latour. “This is not just an extreme makeover, it’s an event,” he said, noting a documentary film crew will capture the project from start to finish. As part of the preparation for the project, Latour, who works

part time as a server at Oak Bay Marina Restaurant, volunteered at Mustard Seed. “I spent six weeks doing every job in the place and interviewed staff to get a better sense of what was needed.” After that process, he says, “I felt the reno, while huge, was doable. It’s all powered by story.” By that he means getting potential partners to buy into the power of potential for such a project. Beside the major renovations at the building, the plans also include a massive food drive around the region (see Convoy of Awesome, Page A11), to help the struggling food bank replenish its dwindling stocks. While that community lightning rod will be a mega-event unto itself, it is the renovation that will provide lasting impact for the organization. “This is probably a four- or five-week reno that we’re going to do in eight days,” said project manager Kent McFadyen, who organized the trades volunteers for this major undertaking. More than 70 local firms have donated everything from materials, expertise and skilled labour to catered meals for the volunteer crews on the project. McFadyen estimates the total value of the renovation to be roughly around $500,000.

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Dave Crawford and Naomi McKay work together painting a bathroom as volunteers continue the extreme makeover at the Mustard Seed, 625 Queens Ave. The HeroWorks extreme makeover will keep the social service provider closed until June 3 when doors will re-open at 8 a.m. The big reveal celebration will be held June 2 at 4 p.m.

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Greater Victoria Board of Education trustees took a different tack to their advocacy by demonstrating what they would be able to provide with a five-per-cent funding increase. Traditionally, the board supplies the Education Ministry with a balanced budget and a “needs budget,” an outline of the cost of providing for all of the school district’s needs. This year, trustees wrote the advocacy budget with one question in mind: what could each department provide with five per cent more in resources? “We thought, let’s look at things a little differently in a way that might catch government’s eye,” said board chair Peg Orcherton. “It’s a smaller amount of money, but we’re trying to get the government to take a look at (restoration).” Orcherton is hopeful that the budget – which includes an extra 38 full-time teachers, an aboriginal cultural curriculum integration teacher and 11 elementary school learning support teachers – will spark incremental funding increases, in addition to the district’s underlying structural deficit of about $8 million annually. The 2013-14 needs budget additions total $5,818,261 and will be sent to the minister of education. Last year’s needs budget of an additional $48.5 million reflected priorities brought forward by consultation with stakeholder groups, including union representatives. The board passed a 2013-14 operating budget of $195,672,515 in April. That figure includes a surplus balance of $16,483 to be carried forward and applied to the 2014-15 structural deficit. nnorth@saanichnews.com

A 21-year-old Victoria man was taken into custody Thursday after an early morning attempt to rob the Mac’s Convenience Store at Cook Street and Pandora Avenue. Around 4:30 a.m. the clerk was cleaning the store and noticed a lone man enter the store. Noting that the man was holding a knife, the clerk tried to persuade the man to leave, but the latter demanded that the employee clean out the till. The clerk, aware the would-be thief could not open the till or the safe on his own, instead fled the store and raised the alarm. The suspect had left the scene by the time Victoria police arrived, but the officers reviewed the surveillance video. With a good description of the man, police fanned out to search the area and found the suspect a block south of the store. Officers disarmed and arrested him. Charges of armed robbery are being recommended. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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UVic preps for flood of academics University hosts Congress, Canada’s largest academic conference Kyle Slavin Edward Hill News staff

rganizing a major conference is no easy feat – just ask Jim Dunsdon. For nearly four years he’s been working as vice-chair of Congress 2013, a eight-day event at the University of Victoria that will draw some 6,600 humanities and social sciences professors and researchers from across Canada. Dunsdon’s job is to plan and co-ordinate the logistics side of Congress, ensuring everything from getting the 225 rooms on campus booked and prepped with audio-video equipment to organizing transportation for delegates to get back and forth from the airport, ferry, hotels and UVic, from June 1 to 8. “It’s been a lot of work, it’s been challenging, but it’s been a lot of fun,” he said. “Once we established a bit of context – we’re going to have 10,000 people on campus, but we usually have 20,000 people on campus September to May – it helped make it easier to plan.” It’s not quite the same as student intake though. Take, for example, the monumental food and beverage task that lays ahead. Some 25,000 cups of coffee need be made and poured over the course of the conference.

Catering will go through 630 litres of coffee cream, 543 kilograms of cheese, 386 kg of sandwich meat and 5,200 portions of yogurt as part of 757 separate catering orders to keep delegates fed. “The food services team needs to get 6,000 cups of coffee to 225 rooms across 22 buildings at 7:30 in the morning and keep it hot,” said Suzanne Dane, Congress project manager for UVic “It’s not an easy undertaking.” To prepare, last year the university revamped its entire catering program. “We have brand new menus, a brand new pricing strategy, better ingredients. It all combined to really raise the level of service and quality on campus,” Dunsdon said. “And we did that with one eye on the fact that we knew it was going to be a significant test for our campus. We had to make a big jump to make sure we could meet the expectations of (Congress) attendees.” This is the first time since 1990 that UVic has hosted Congress, which will bring together researchers and academics for a week of 1,800 meetings and symposiums at UVic. But alongside the scholarship, the university is working to draw the Greater Victoria community to the campus through a big party with daily concerts, food booths, a beer garden and “Big Thinking” speakers. “We are bringing the community to campus and recreating the Inner Harbour experience using petty cabs, flower carriages and a lot of local performers,” Dane said.

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University of Victoria executive staff members and lead Congress 2013 organizers Jim Dunsdon and Suzanne Dane sit in one of the many golf carts that will be used to transport thousands of delegates arriving this week for Congress 2013, the largest academic gathering in Canada. “We want to make people aware what Congress has to offer and it isn’t necessarily just an academic event.” The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences awarded UVic the 2013 Congress in 2008 through a competitive process. It took UVic a year just to complete the bid package. “The federation was extremely impressed with the community support. The chamber (of commerce), mayors, Tourism Victoria showed that strongly support Congress and are eager to be involved,” Dane said.

UVic is aiming to make Congress a zero waste event. Attendees will receive reusable plastic water bottles, all plates and cutlery will be compostable and 35 stations will be set up around campus for food waste. “The UVic community wants to do a wonderful job hosting this event and make it very special for the delegates and the local community. We want everything to go smoothly,” Dunsdon said. “We’ve been doing a lot of work to get to this point, but it’s kind of only just begun.” kslavin@saanichnews.com

Congress free events n A fashion show of nursing uniforms through the ages, Friday, 5 p.m., McPherson Library. n WorldFEST festival Sunday, with dancers, foods and a children’s play area. n Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie Wednesday 7:30 p.m.; Daniel Lapp, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. n See a full lineup of UVic events from May 31 to June 8 at uviccongress2013.ca.

Congress expected to help tourism bottom line Edward Hill News staff

The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences – known as Congress – should give Victoria’s anemic tourism industry a healthy shot in the arm for 2013. The University of Victoria’s 1,700 residences are fully booked and the conference’s 15 partner hotels downtown have sold 5,820 room nights so far. Suzanne Dane, Congress project manager for UVic, said based on Tourism Victoria estimates on spending habits for visi-

tors, Congress should generate $9 million to $12 million for the local economy. Unlike university students who flood the city each September, Congress delegates “have the income to spend on food and they’ll actually eat three meals a day,” Dane said. “A large number come with their families and stay pre- and post-Congress.” Dallas Gislason, economic development officer for the Greater Victoria Development Agency, said Victoria needs to highlight its assets to visiting academics and their families to reap long-term rewards. “For me this is an exciting opportunity

for the community to go far beyond tourism,” Gislason said. “We can look at the impact of 9,000 guests, some 7,000 delegates with taxis, hotels and meals ... but that is the tip of the iceberg.” The Congress itself is made up of more than 70 individual academic associations, which creates an opportunity to entice each association to return to Victoria for individual annual conferences, he said. It’s also an chance to show visiting academics a city where they might like to teach, retire or live during a sabbatical. “We’ve got 7,000 highly educated people

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The University of Victoria association that represents professors says its relationship with the university has deteriorated to such a point that its members want legal protection, in the form of a union. Jason Price, vice-president of the UVic Faculty Association, says recent “contentious” contract negotiations have highlighted just how onesided governance discussions have become. Last month the association’s executive council voted unanimously to pursue unionization. It will be brought to the membership for a vote in the fall, Price said. At issue is the argument that being an association, as opposed to a union, doesn’t give faculty members full negotiating rights. “Right now essentially the only thing we can grieve is salary issues – that isn’t what’s driving this,” Price said. “What disappoints us is the working conditions issue, things related to appointment, tenure, longterm disability.” Bruce Kilpatrick, UVic’s director of communications, said the comments don’t match reality at the university. “Faculty are heavily involved in the institution (and in its) governance,

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Needs budget seems needless For large organizations, creating a wish list can sometimes be a good exercise to help with goal-setting and determining future direction. In the case of the Greater Victoria School District, the exercise has become an annual event that indicates what the district could accomplish with more funding from government. In the years since dramatic cuts to the education ministry budget forced districts to do the same, school trustees around B.C. have had to balance district budgets with lower than historic levels of funding from the province. To be fair, the needs-based budget, as the Victoria trustees call their wish list, accurately reflects the difficulties the board has in balancing its budget. But with no signs on the horizon that districts will receive significant financial relief from the province, using staff and trustee time yet again to assemble such fantasy budgets and submit them to the minister of education seems to us a large waste of precious resources. Similar to department heads in a medium to large-sized private company, administrators at every school in the district must submit their own budgets. And if the overall numbers don’t work, the managers get sent back to find more savings. Using the needs budget as a subtle reminder to government that more money would be put to good use has become a tired show of political will that most taxpayers would rather do without. Making education of our children a motherhood issue is fine when there’s plenty of resources to go around. But with B.C.’s economy still stumbling along – a scenario created by far more forces than the provincial government – more education funding from government could only mean higher taxes for all of us. Many people are struggling to make ends meet these days and doing their best to get through this tough financial time. We expect the same approach from school trustees and ask that they stop acting like dreamers waiting to win the lottery jackpot. 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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BCTF digs in for endless war union demands into the classroom Like those Japanese soldiers in the form of posters, buttons who didn’t hear about the end of and black armbands that to some Second World War, the militant self-absorbed teachers fringe that controls the symbolize the “death” of B.C. Teachers’ Federation education. is digging in for an endless During the election battle against the B.C. campaign, The Globe government. and Mail carried a story Their nemesis, Premier on one of those mock Christy Clark, reiterated elections held in schools last week that seeking a around the province. An 10-year agreement with elementary-level student the BCTF is a top priority was quoted as saying when the legislature is she voted against the recalled this summer. Tom Fletcher B.C. Liberals because The current one-year B.C. Views Clark “caused a teachers’ truce ends June 30. The strike.” BCTF grudgingly agreed to If this kid was talking about the that extension last year, then ran TV most recent strike, I wonder where ads calling for an NDP government she got that idea. In a negotiating that promised concessions and performance that was appalling union bosses on both sides of the even by BCTF standards, Lambert negotiating table. and her team conducted months “You know, I may be a lame of disruptive work-to-rule action duck,” outgoing BCTF president before they could even articulate Susan Lambert crowed to cheering a wage and benefit demand. When classroom-warfare radicals at the they finally did, it was outrageously union’s convention in March, “but I out of touch with reality. think Christy’s goose is cooked.” An indication of how the union’s We’ll never know how much this ruling class wants to conduct itself sort of gloating contributed to the in the classroom can be found epic collapse of the NDP, champion in the latest issue of the BCTF of public sector union members newsletter to its members. Joanna whose pay and benefits make them Larson, president of the Prince the new upper class. Rupert union local, contributes an But I can tell you the prospects article headlined: “What kind of for sparing children from this citizen do we hope to graduate from ideological warfare are not good. our K-12 public schools?” Last week the B.C. Court of Larson first quotes the education Appeal handed down an ivoryministry’s current goals. They tower decision that upheld the include preparing citizens who are “right” of teachers to bring their

“creative, flexible, self-motivated, and who have a positive self-image.” Another goal is citizens who are “skilled and who can contribute to society generally, including the world of work.” Larson then mocks these goals, as follows: “Essentially, the Ministry of Education has a vision of citizens who will maintain the status quo, not rock the boat, and participate on a superficial level in aspects of political and societal change. It doesn’t challenge individuals to take direct action against exploitation, marginalization and violence.” In case you missed the political message, Larson later asserts: “The educated citizens we graduate from our schools cannot just be content to wear a pink shirt once a year…. Educated, engaged citizens must be willing to take direct action to change and shape our society for the better.” This call to arms is a blend of the NDP election platform and a rant from the Occupy Vancouver squat of a couple of years ago. What is this “status quo” that must be challenged by “direct action”? In these campus-radical screeds, the final answer is always the same: capitalism. It’s no wonder we hear of students making BCTF picket signs in art class. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.

‘The prospects for sparing children from ideological warfare are not good.’

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LETTERS B.C. needs to ‘brighten up’ and learn some manners I learned to drive in England, where part of being a good driver included being a courteous driver. Why is it when you give way in traffic in B.C. to allow someone to merge they look at you as if you have two heads? Very few people wave or flash their headlights to say thank you. I was driving down a narrow street in Oak Bay where there were cars parked on either side of the road. I stopped and flashed my courtesy lights to an oncoming car to say “go ahead.” The person drove down the middle of the road and then passed me – only to ignore me – not a nod or a wink. Come on B.C., brighten up. It’s a happier place when someone smiles or nods appreciation. Sue Leather Victoria

U.S. Civil War general hit it on the head Re: B.C. election 2013: The Aftermath (News, May 17) I think the results of the B.C.election are another good example of how the great U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman got it right 150 years ago when he was asked why he would never have anything to do with electoral politics. His famous reply? “Vox populi, vox humbug!” Gordon Pollard Victoria

Mayor Desjardins rightfully serving her constituents Re: Don’t pass the sewage buck (Editorial, May 15) When I read this editorial calling

Esquimalt Mayor Barbara Desjardins “woefully self-serving” for putting forward a motion to consider a reasonable proposal for the site of the biosolids plant, I was so angry my heart raced. The mayor is serving the community that she has sworn to represent, not herself. (I would welcome some similar representation from my own municipal council.) She is also serving the taxpayers of the entire Capital Regional District by trying to stop this disastrous plan. The proposed Burnside site does not have hundreds of residential and commercial assets surrounding it, vastly reducing the risks to people and property, and reducing the liability of the CRD (and the taxpayers of same). Who knows, maybe the Burnside site won’t work either, but we won’t know if we don’t look at it. Janet Riddell Victoria ■■■ When the Capital Regional District did its preliminary studies on Hartland Road as a site for a plant to recover methane from sewage and garbage, it anticipated the smell would be “severe to extreme.” The CRD calculated “nearby properties would lose 25 per cent of their value.” There are few homes “nearby” Hartland, but Vic West and Saanich along the Gorge are as densely populated as any area in the region. If a thousand homes lose an average $100,000 each, residents will lose $1 billion in equity, more than the projected cost of the whole regional sewage system. Victoria, Saanich, and Esquimalt will lose in excess of $5 million in annual property taxes as new assessments come in. Aside from the serious safety and

health concerns around locating a sludge plant in the heart of a residential area, the economic and social impacts need serious consideration now, not after the foundations have been poured on Viewfield Road. Rob McCarvill Victoria

Enough debate already about Wi-Fi in schools Re: Wi-Fi debate rages on (vicnews. com) For more than two years, Greater Victoria School District trustees have been debating the safety of Wi-Fi. That’s two years where a valuable learning tool has been kept out of classrooms because of the very strong lobbying efforts of a small group of people who believe Wi-Fi is unsafe. It is two years of lost trustee time spent dealing with an issue that public health officials from the Vancouver Island Health Authority, B.C. Ministry of Health and Health Canada have consistently and unequivocally said does not pose an undue safety risk. These are the organizations tasked with protecting the public’s health. They are the people our school district trustees should take advice from when it comes to the health and safety of our children – not a small special interest group. Why this has been left to fester and linger in our community for two years as a health issue, when our health officials clearly say it is not, is frustrating. As a parent, I don’t want to see my trustees spending any more time on this. They should lift the moratorium on Wi-Fi use in SD 61 schools so our kids can get the 21st century education they need. Clint Lalonde Saanich

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Guest columnist’s standing defended I write today to defend the reputation of Gwyn Morgan, one of Canada’s top businessmen and a Victoria resident. Gwyn wrote a column prior to the election that encouraged us to vote Liberal for economic reasons. The thesis was that our quality of life, including needed environmental improvements, depends on good jobs and a strong economy. I thought the column was excellent and asked that it be published. After the election, the News published a Letter to the Editor disparaging Gwyn and complaining that the column should not have been run. In particular the writer pilloried Gwyn for SNC-Lavalin’s bribery scandal. I have known Gwyn for a long time. He is a fine upstanding man. His columns run regularly in the Globe and Mail. I think he is the best business columnist we have in Canada today. As an engineer, not a financier, Gwyn built the biggest oil and gas company in Canada. He has also served on numerous boards of directors, one of which was SNC-Lavalin, a worldwide engineering and construction company based in Montreal. SNC has 33,000 employees and does $8 billion of business each year. On Gwyn’s watch as chairman of the board, SNC was found to have been paying bribes to get business. Top executives were let go. I have served on boards, though none the size of SNC. Almost all information comes to boards from company executives. If they don’t tell directors the truth and if company auditors, who randomly sample past invoices and payments don’t catch a problem, boards don’t either. Gwyn didn’t step down when the scandal broke. He stayed on and led the cleanup of the company. In my view, executives like Gwyn should be praised, not slandered. David Black Oak Bay Editor’s note: David Black is the owner of Black Press, publisher of the Victoria News and more than 190 other publications across North America.

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Set sail for Buccaneer Days Don your best pirate wear and say Arrrgh! Buccaneer Days will dock at Esquimalt’s Archie Browning Sports Centre and Bullen Field next weekend, June 7 to 9. From pancakes befitting Blackbeard himself – courtesy of the Esquimalt Lions – to the Saturday night community dance with Rock Steady & The Push Band, there’s plenty to keep buccaneers of all ages from walking the plank. Everyone loves a parade and the residents of Esquimalt will line local streets in anticipation of Saturday morning’s extravaganza of floats, music, clowns and of course, pirates!

The midway will open Friday to Sunday with everyone’s favourite rides and carnival games. Take in the Pirates Den for children, an arts & craft show, a plant sale from the Esquimalt Garden Club, or simply relax and enjoy Movies Under the Stars. Dance tickets are available from the West Division Office of VicPD, 500 Park Pl., weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or from the Len Fraser Barber Shop on Esquimalt Road. A full schedule of events will be posted at the Buccaneer Days and Township of Esquimalt websites, www.esquimaltbuccaneerdays.ca and www. esquimalt.ca

Gorgeous gardens are nothing new to Esquimalt residents, whose talents are apparent on any stroll through local streets, but just whose garden is the finest? The Township of Esquimalt will continue the home and garden contest launched during last year’s centennial. The Bloomin’ Beautiful Home and Garden Contest will run through August. “This is a continuing legacy of the Esquimalt Shines contest held during our 2012 centennial celebrations,” said Mayor Barb Desjardins. “It is another great opportunity for residents and business owners to showcase their efforts and pride in beautifying the community. Bloomin’ Beautiful promises to be even bigger and better than last year’s contest.” Nominate a neighbour’s property or your own. The five categories include: large garden, small garden, façade, environmental practices and curb appeal. Registration is open until July 15 and judging is Aug. 5 to 16. Winners will be announced Sept. 16. Submit a nomination form to Esquimalt Parks and Recreation before July 15. Forms are available at the Esquimalt Rec Centre or Municipal Hall. All nominees will receive a certificate of recognition. For more details visit www.esquimalt.ca

Tribute honours soldiers on God’s Acre’s 145th anniversary Esquimalt’s God’s Acre Cemetery National Historic Site will host the annual Candlelight Tribute tomorrow (May 30), on occasion of the Veteran’s Cemetery’s 145th anniversary. Located at the Gorge Vale Golf Course (with access off Colville Road) Veterans Cemetery – or God’s Acre as it’s known – “has been an honoured final resting place for those who served at sea since 1868,” notes the Veter-

ans Affairs Remembrance Series publication about the local cemetery. “Over the years, the cemetery was opened to anyone who served in Canada’s military. Today, more than 2,500 military personnel and their family members are buried (here). “The visitors who come to this National Historic Site to stroll the shaded lawns and read the time-worn inscriptions on

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the Princess Mary Restaurant. 2nd & 4th Mondays – Esquimalt Photography Club meets, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the hall of Esquimalt United Church. New members welcome. FMI: www.esquimaltphotoclub.org 2nd Fridays – Taizé Service, a quiet meditative service of prayer through song, 6 p.m. at Esquimalt United Church, 500 Admirals Rd, with simple meal following. FMI: www. esquimaltunited.com June 1 – Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce Pub Night fundraiser at the Tudor House Pub. Tickets $20 each from the Chamber office Monday to Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at the door, cash or cheque only. FMI: Octavia at admin@ esquimaltchamber.ca June 8 & 9 – Esquimalt Garden Club’s plant sale is at the Archie Browning Centre Curling Rink, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until sold out. June 8 & 9 – Buccaneer Days in Esquimalt. June 8 – Pacific Mobile Depots Community Recycling, 9 a.m. to noon at the Archie Browning rear parking

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“There’s been some companies we’ve had to go back to multiple times and they just say, ‘tell us what you need,’” he said. Jackie Cox-Ziegler, director of administration for the Mustard Seed in Victoria, is familiar with every aspect of the Christian service provider’s operation, from the food bank and clothing supply services, to counselling and worship activities. “The renovation will help the staff do their jobs better,” she said, “but I also think it will give our community members knowledge that people in the greater community care for them.” Coming into a newer, more comfortable facility gives everyone a sense of renewed energy, she says, adding, “Their attitudes change.” CoxZiegler knows from what she speaks, having worked at Our Place through the period when its new facility was built. HeroWorks’ volunteer labour crew draws heavily from the faith and education communities, but also includes people who have worked with Latour on past reno projects and even some Mustard Seed regulars. The project’s reach even extends to CFB Esquimalt – HMCS Winnipeg crew members have signed up to repaint the exterior of the building. Exact details of the makeover are being kept hush-hush since the plan, mimicking the drama of TV shows featuring similar renovation projects, is to reveal the finished work to employees and the client community to great fanfare this Sunday (June 2) at 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend and offer support. While donations have provided the vast majority of the materials and labour needed to complete the project, some unforeseen expenses have left HeroWork about $2,300 short. To help with a cash donation or to find out more about the project, visit herowork.com. nnn

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The glass is half full for beer writer Joe Wiebe. This week, the Victoria-based author is launching his new book, Craft Beer Revolution, which documents B.C.’s craft brewing movement from the early 1980s to present day. Wiebe spent some of his formative years during the 1990s working at the Belfry Theatre before he turned to penning stories for money. He loved beer – “who didn’t?” he said – but was skeptical he could make a go as a beer writer. He had a taste for selling beer stories, including a piece on Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub in the short-lived national men’s magazine Toro. His lightbulb moment came in 2008. Wiebe was on a trip to California to write about wine for a magazine, a walking trip with a dozen other wine writers through the Sonoma County vineyards. “By the second night they staged an intervention. They said, ‘all you talk about is beer, you should be writing about beer,’” Wiebe said. “It lit the spark in my head. (I thought), ‘Okay, maybe there is a way to do it.’ I kind Made for at families: print of scoffed it, but then went with it.” 10.3125 x 7 in Ad He was in the right place at the right time.

Brewpub in 1984. Victoria is a hotbed for craft breweries, as is Vancouver, all part of the world famous Pacific Northwest brewing scene. And the movement is continuing to grow with Wiebe riding the wave. “I have to laugh,” he said. “If I knew as a 21 year old, moving to Victoria from Niagara-onthe-Lake, Ont., that I’d be publishing a book on beer, the 21-year-old me would’ve been pretty happy.” There are 50 craft Travis Paterson/News staff breweries in B.C. with Joe Wiebe launches his first book, Craft Beer Revolution, 12 more set to open in at Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub today (May 29). The book 2013 and early 2014. And chronicles the rise of the craft beer movement in B.C., Wiebe has met the owners and brew masters for which Spinnakers helped launch 29 years ago. most of them. Well-known in the Victoria and Vancouver As he put feelers out for stories, so too did editors looking to capitalize on the bud- brewing community, Wiebe left his wife and child behind in the name of beer last sumding beer trend. The revolution of microbrewing in B.C. mer, a “2,500-kilometre odyssey” to visit the started in 1982 with the now defunct Horse- dozen or so breweries and brewpubs he shoe Bay Brewing, and in Victoria when hadn’t yet reached. “It was an amazing experience to meet so Paul Hadfield started Spinnakers Gastro

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many great people working at local breweries who have helped increase the profile of craft beer in smaller communities.” As much as the craft beer industry is alive and thriving, Wiebe’s book was nearly shelved. While working on revisions in October, Wiebe received notice his publisher, Douglas & MacIntyre, was in bankruptcy protection. Harbour Publishing bought D&M in January and the book was back on schedule. Wiebe is holding book launches for Craft Beer Revolution at brewpubs across B.C., beginning with Spinnakers today (May 29) at 7 p.m. He will speak about the book and the movement in general, while Spinnakers has brewed a cask-conditioned beer just for the event. Buy a book and you get a beer. Craft Beer Revolution is available at Chapter’s, Bolen’s, Munro’s and other bookstores, as well as Spinnakers and other breweries and brewpubs. sports@vicnews.com

Did you know? ■ Craft Beer Revolution profiles every craft brewery in B.C., along with tasting notes of more than 100 beers. ■ You could drink a different B.C. beer every day of the year and still not get through all of them.

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BC Children’s Hospital helps kids get care closer to home Keira Caillet’s parents have reason to smile when their six-year-old daughter jumps on her bicycle to go for a ride, particularly when her destination is the office of Victoriabased pediatric cardiologist Dr. Brian Sinclair. Sinclair, a partner of BC Children’s Hospital’s Children’s Heart Center, and his team provide Vancouver Island children and families with many aspects of cardiac care from diagnosis on. Those children requiring cardiac surgery or procedures receive that critical care at Children’s and return to Vancouver Island for follow up. Seeing Keira today, it’s hard to believe her life once hung in the balance. Born with a major heart defect, she received lifesaving heart surgery at BC Children’s Hospital when she was two weeks old. During the next four years, she and her parents made frequent trips to BC Children’s Hospital for specialized care. “It’s so much easier now that we have access to most of the care Keira needs here in Victoria,” says Cherie Caillet, Keira’s mother. “No more 6 a.m. ferry rides. The trip to the doctor now takes less than five minutes, or perhaps a bit more if Keira wants to go by bike.”

Sinclair sees BC Children’s Hospital patients in Victoria and in a pediatric ambulatory clinic at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, which was established with support from Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital aimed at ensuring all BC children have access to a consistent standard of care no matter where in the province they live. Sinclair also sits on the steering committee of Child Health BC, evaluating issues such as provincewide access to specialty care. “The fact that Keira is able to receive specialized care so close to home is exactly what we’re looking for,” says Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC. Child Health BC’s activities took off after Overwaitea Food Group became the lead benefactor with a pledge of $20 million in support in 2007. TELUS and Scotiabank later made gifts of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. This support had an immediate impact, says O’Donnell. Pediatric clinics established with Child Health BC’s support in Nanaimo and Prince George have thousands of patient visits annually; additional travelling clinics are staffed by BC Children’s caregivers in communities across the province; and over 1,000 health professionals have participated in Child Health BC’s workshops. O’Donnell credits Overwaitea Food Group’s donation with Child Health BC’s growing reach across the province, noting that it’s a perfect fit for an organization with a presence in so many BC communities. Overwaitea Food Group President Darrell Jones agrees. “We’re committed to

the health and wellness of kids and families in BC,” says Jones. “We’ve been proud to support BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades – and with the help of our communities, we’ve contributed millions of dollars toward hospital improvement projects, advocacy programs and important research initiatives. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local communities, team members, customers and supplier partners who have all played a key role in making this fundraising success possible.” Child Health BC is part of a larger transformation in the way BC’s children receive care, says Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The transformation also includes the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “We want to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of care, whether they live in Smithers, Campbell River or Castlegar; and there will always be children who need care that’s only available in a children’s hospital,” says Gold. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised close to $170 million, including Overwaitea Food Group’s gift and $25 million from Teck Resources Limited, in its $200-million capital campaign to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC. Gold says that the new hospital, which will open in 2018, will be family-friendly, making it easier for families from outside the Lower Mainland to remain with their children. Beyond the money being raised for the new hospital and Child Health BC, Gold says the hospital also counts on donations of about $14 million a year to support research, equipment purchases and training. On June 1 and 2 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Miracle Weekend celebration on Global BC, to raise the millions the hospital needs to cover its urgent annual needs. “Every year people from across the province make donations in support of the hospital and it makes a huge difference,” says Gold. “Keira Caillet is proof of that.” Cherie Caillet couldn’t agree more. “When we got to Dr. Sinclair’s office it was so great to hear Keira tell him how awesome she is, that she rode her bike to his office without training wheels and that mommy was running really fast and could barely keep up,” she says. “There was a time when I couldn’t imagine that I would ever hear that.”

last year, 2,236 children from Vancouver island made 6,615 visits to BC Children’s hospital. Five hundred of those children came from Victoria.

JUNE 1 & 2, 2013 On June 1 and 2, tune in to Miracle Weekend, broadcast live from BC Children’s Hospital, on Global BC from 7:00pm on Saturday, June 1 until 5:30pm on Sunday, June 2 The 26th annual BC Children’s Hospital’s Miracle Weekend is a two-day celebration that showcases the best of BC Children’s Hospital: patients, their families, caregivers and supporters who come from every corner of BC. BC Children’s Hospital receives over 200,000 visits from patients from across the province every year. Donations help the hospital deliver the best in care every day, and are helping to prepare for the future by supporting the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital and better access to care for children in or close to their home communities. Please support BC Children’s Hospital.

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At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re very proud of our longstanding commitment to investing in the health of kids and their families. We’re grateful to everyone who supports us in this effort. Our team members, customers and suppliers have all played a key role in our fundraising success over the years. We’ve been supporting BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades, and we’ve raised millions of dollars in support of capital improvement projects, important research initiatives and advocacy programs designed to help keep our kids safe by reducing preventable injuries. In 2007, we made a $20 million pledge to support Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps get kids in BC get the care they need, closer to home. Since then, we’ve raised more than $10.7 million toward our goal, and Child Health BC has been able to put this concept into action in a number of communities throughout BC. We are grateful for the amazing commitment and fund raising efforts driven by OFG team members who encourage the generosity of our customers and suppliers.

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B.C. legislature to sit this summer Tom Fletcher Black Press

Premier Christy Clark says the B.C. legislature will be recalled this summer to pass the government’s preelection budget, which promises to balance the books after four years of deficits. Clark spoke to a gathering of B.C. Liberal candidates at a Vancouver hotel Thursday, including those who didn’t join the 50-member caucus. Thanking the unsuccessful ones, she reminded them that she too lost her bid to win a seat in Vancouver-Point Grey. Clark indicated earlier that the legislature would not be recalled until she has a seat, which would require a byelection. She has said several B.C. Liberal MLAs have offered to step aside to give her a seat, but the decision won’t be made until the final vote tally is in for

all 85 constituencies at the end of May. Preliminary results of the May 14 election have the B.C. Liberals with 50 seats, the NDP 33 and the Green Party one. Delta South independent Vicki Huntington was also re-elected. Clark renewed her campaign promises to press for the development of liquefied natural gas in northern B.C., to restrict government spending and “find labour peace in our classrooms” while beginning to pay down the growing provincial debt. Clark told reporters after the speech that the election result gives her a mandate to pursue a 10-year agreement with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, with contract talks with the school districts’ bargaining agent set to resume next week. “There will be calls to spend money,” Clark said. “For the next lit-

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said in his team’s release when he withdrew prior to Stage 12 of 21 on the Giro. “I built my entire season If Australian Cadel Evans can around the Giro and I came here finish third in the Giro d’Italia feeling great but I have been sufat 36, which he did on Sunday, fering since (Stage then there’s no need 9).” to think Ryder HesHesjedal returned jedal’s career is endto his Spanish resiing anytime soon. dence in Girona to All due respect recover from what to the 2011 Tour de was diagnosed as a France winner Evans, respiratory infection, truly one of the elite one that affected road cyclists in the many in the peloton. world, who’s mature The bug also forced appearance and the withdraw of Giro chiseled good looks favourite Bradley are well weathered Wiggins, 2012 Tour enough to make de France winner, on Hesejdal’s 32-year-old Ryder Hesjedal Stage 13. appearance look more Hesjedal is planning to comlike 22. pete in the eight-stage Tour de Maybe he’s a baby face. Or Suisse, June 8 to 16, in preparamaybe there’s a lot of sun, wind tion for the Tour de France, June and rain to come for Hesjedal, a 29 to July 21. Belmont secondary grad and the Hesjedal and the Garmin-Sharp 2012 Giro champion. Hesjedal medical staff made the decision now looks at regaining his form to pack it in based on his deteriofor the Tour de France in July. rating physical condition, which “It's heartbreaking,” Hesjedal

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Victoria’s Jim Finlayson left a wake six minutes long as he finished first overall in Sunday’s rain-soaked Oak Bay Kool HalfMarathon with a time of one hour, nine minutes and 13 seconds. Though Finlayson was three minutes off the course record, his time was six minutes ahead of the second-place finisher, Brett Withers of Seattle. “Finlayson killed it. He ran it really well,” said race organizer Dave Milne. “But the really impressive showing was Marilyn Arsenault breaking Cheryl Murphy’s women’s record.” Arsenault, a noted opera singer, is in the 45-49 category, and ran the half in a time of 1:17:33. Rain fell but the weather conditions weren’t for bad running

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Jim Finlayson leads the pack of the half marathon runners on Beach Drive during the Oak Bay Kool Half-Marathon. Milne added. “It wasn’t as bad as you’d think, some rain but no wind, which is key.”

linked back to Stage 8. Hesjedal didn’t perform well in the 54.8-kilometre time trial of Stage 8; he finished two minutes, 23 seconds back of the stage winner. He remained sixth overall in the general classification but subsequently dropped out of the top-10 in Stage 9, Photo courtesy of Garmin-Sharp when he lost two minA sight rarely seen, Ryder Hesjedal collects food and water from the utes on the lead group Garmin-Sharp team car to carry ahead to teammates in the peloton during which included Evans, Stage 11, his last of the 21-stage Giro d’Italia. As Garmin-Sharp’s principal Wiggins, and eventual rider, Hesjedal generally receives food and water from teammates. winner Vincenzo Nibali. “(Hesjedal) was in great condiBefore he finished, tours with the Tour de France tion before the Giro and while Hesjedal helped Garmin-Sharp and the Vuelta a Espana. The it’s a shame that he got so sick, teammate Ramunas NavardausGiro ended with an exciting finish we’re glad he is starting to come kas win Stage 11. despite the absence of Hesjedal. around,” said Garmin-Sharp CEO “(Hesjedal’s) effort during the Unfortunately the sport’s dirty Jonathan Vaughters. “Our team time trial and in the cold and wet side returned. Not helping the staff will continue to work closely conditions continued to impact rebuilding image of cycling was with him to get him healthy again, the expulsion of two Giro riders his body’s ability to fight the that’s priority No. 1.” infection and he ultimately sucfor testing positive to banned cumbed,” said team physician substances: Italian Danielo Di From the peloton Phil Stawski. “The only option Luca for testing positive with to prevent the worsening of his EPO and French cyclist Sylvain Good on Sportsnet for airing condition was to stop racing and Georges for Heptaminol. complete coverage of the 2013 allow him to recover.” sports@vicnews.com Giro d’Italia, one of three grand

More than 1,350 people ran in the combined events, the 21.5-kilometre half-marathon, newly introduced 10.73 km, 5 km and the 2 km and 400-metre kids races. It’s the last year with Milne as the race director. The proprietor of Peninsula Runners store started the Oak Bay Kool HalfMarathon nine years ago. “It will still be a Peninsula Runners event we’ll just have to find someone who can do a better job, someone who will catch all the little things that I miss. I’m not a little details kind of guy.” Sidney’s Marc Trottier won the 10.73 km with a time of 39:52, a 38:21 split on the first 10 km. Victoria’s Mell Dawn Russell was the first woman across the 10.73 km finish line in 45:43 (43:53/10 km). Victoria’s Mary McGregor was first overall in the 5 km event in 18:59. The first man to finish was second-place Michael McCue in 19:13. Team Garden Party completed the 2013 Asics Ekiden Relay first overall in a time of 1:30:03. sports@vicnews.com

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Vikes shred 800 in Vic Run Series

A trio of UVic Vikes dominated the 800metre run at the second track meet of The Q’s Victoria Run Series, Saturday (May 25) at UVic’s Centennial Stadium. Thomas Riva won the 800 m in one minute and 50.1 seconds. Next were Vikes Adam Gaudes and John Pratt, who finished second and third in 1:51.1 and 1:52.8, respectively. “We’re pretty happy with our performances, leading into Canada West Championships next week,” Riva said. Vike Kendra Pomfret won the women’s 800 m race win in 2:07.8. The Q’s Victoria Run Series next event

is Saturday (June 1), 6:30 p.m. at Centennial Stadium. Full results at victoriarunseries.com.

Highlanders men and women draw

The Victoria Highlanders men’s winning streak ended with a 2-2 draw against the North Sound SeaWolves in front of 1,206 fans at Royal Athletic Park on Saturday. The Highlanders look to remain undefeated with a win over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 this Friday. The match also represents the annual Juan de Fuca Plate, 7 p.m. at Royal Athletic Park. It’s the second game of the Salish Sea Derby, as its

dubbed, a best-ofthree between the Whitecaps U-23 and the Highlanders in the Juan De Fuca plate series. The Highlanders can clinch the plate on Friday, having defeated the Whitecaps earlier this season. The Victoria Peninsula Co-op Highlanders women headed to the B.C. interior for back-to-back games, drawing 1-1 with the Okanagan FC and the Kamloops Heat on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday Midfielder Jaclyn Sawicki scored the only goal against Okanagan on a penalty kick. On Sunday Abby Raymer scored for the Highlanders against the Heat.

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Captain Scott Ranger of the Victoria Shamrocks holds onto the ball as Coquitlam Adanacs defender Bruce Murray checks him during the Shamrocks home opener, May 17 at Bear Mountain Arena. The Rocks won 10-6.

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The Victoria Shamrocks won 14-8 on Friday over the Burnaby Lakers at Bear Mountain Arena and moved to a 3-0 Western Lacrosse Association record. The Shamrocks host the Langley Thunder on Friday (May 31), 7:45 p.m. at the Bear. The Shamrocks won in back-to-back days last week, beating the New Westminster Salmonbellies 10-7 in New West on Thursday. Captain Scott Ranger scored two goals and five assists against New West, with Jeff Shattler adding four goals and two assists and Corey Small contributing three goals and two assists. Jeff Shattler and Ranger led again on Friday,

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