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The former home of Ian’s Jubilee Coffee Shop will be torn down in three weeks unless advocates can come up with a palatable plan to save the structure. Last Thursday, City of Victoria staff told council the Turner building, a 1940s building at 2002 Richmond Rd., has fallen into such disrepair that it needs to be torn down immediately. In response, a citizens group called Save Ian’s Coffee Shop is organizing on Facebook to recognize the iconic business and its former owner, Ian Turner. “There’s a lot of energy and a lot of people who are really behind this and it just speaks to how people feel about that location and Ian Turner,” said Shawn DeWolfe, who is spearheading the advocacy effort. “There was just a tremendous amount of generosity from Ian in the time he ran the coffee shop.” DeWolfe is fearful the building is beyond repair, but said supporters are keen to discuss options with the building’s current owner, Charlotte Turner. “The building is very unsafe, so time is of the essence,” said Coun. Shellie Gudgeon. If a new plan for the building isn’t submitted to city hall before Nov. 20, the building will be slated for demolition. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Oliver Clark, 8, dressed up as a Harry Potter character, and witch volunteer Thyrza Blaze join forces to predict the future with a paper fortune teller made during Wonder Sunday at the Royal B.C. Museum on Sunday. Participants learned how Halloween was celebrated a century ago while exploring and collecting tricks and treats in Old Town. Wonder Sunday happens on the last Sunday every month and is an interactive, learning based event that is free with admission or membership. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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Mason Street Farm partners Jesse Brown, left, and Angela Moran (with her four-year-old daughter, Ruby) inside the farm’s new aquaponics greenhouse. Moran and Brown hope to raise at least $10,000 for a new solar panel system and intern training program through a fundraising dinner Nov. 9 at Odd Fellows Hall.

Urban farmers grow in small space Mason Street Farm uses aquaponics to grow crop year-round Daniel Palmer News staff

The humid scent of ripe tomatoes inside the Mason Street Farm greenhouse is a comforting reprieve from the dreary October day outside. At knee level, a bubbling stream of water entrances dozens of koi and goldfish in a homemade pond as they await their next meal. “The fish provide the nutrients for the plants we're growing,” says Jesse Brown, who along with farm partner Angela Moran built a commercial-scale aquaponics system inside the greenhouse last June. Above the fish are long troughs filled with porous pumice stones, while sprouting green leaves and vines push their way up

towards the greenhouse's opaque roof. The process is a closed-loop water system that allows farmers to grow plants and vegetables without soil and recycles more than 90 per cent of the collected rainwater. Fish excrement provides necessary nutrients to the plants, and the resulting plant run-off is then pumped back into the water tank carrying bacterial nutrients for the fish. “It's the same water being recycled over and over again, which is incredible for a farmer,” says Moran. “It addresses the problems we have to feed people in the city. You can build a system like this right on top of concrete. You don't need soil.” To take the final leap in their off-the-grid enterprise, Moran and Brown need to install a solar panel system at the farm. To help pay for the new installation, the duo is teaming up with the Island Chefs Collaborative for a “farm-raiser” on Nov. 9 at Odd Fellows Hall. Dubbed Boots 'n' Suits, the culinary experience costs $85 and requires patrons to show up in their finest

semi-formal attire in rubber work boots. Moran and Brown also hope to raise enough money to continue a paid internship program and pass on their skills to a new generation of urban farmers. “People in the community can come and learn about how to build (an aquaponics system) and then build their own at home,” Brown says. The duo is working on a home-scale aquaponics system that could potentially support consumable fish, like tilapia, using nothing more than a rain barrel, water pump, planting beds and an efficient heating system. “A massive amount of food can be grown in a small space, and that's what people want,” Moran says. “We're learning as we go, but we're offering something pretty unique in Victoria.” Find tickets to the fundraiser at bootsnsuits.eventbrite.com. Discover more about Mason Street Farm at masonstreetfarm.com. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Another convicted sexual offender is moving to Victoria. Larry Takahashi, a 61-year-old convicted rapist, will be residing in a local halfway house between now and Dec. 24, said VicPD Const. Mike Russell. The National Parole Board released Takahashi as part of a temporary unescorted absence program to help him integrate back into the community. “ T h e warning is being issued as VicPD believes that Takahashi Ta k a h a s h i poses a significant risk of harm to adult and teenage girls,” Russell said in a release. “VicPD had no role in the decision to release Takahashi, nor do we have any input in to where he would live.” Takahashi is currently serving three life sentences for a series of sexual assaults in the Edmonton area in the 1970s and 1980s. His sexual deviancy increased over that period of time, from peeping in women’s windows to wearing a balaclava and sexually assaulting women in their homes. He was convicted on 14 counts of rape. Takahashi had a previous temporary release revoked in 2005, when it was discovered he met another convicted sex offender at a Vancouver beach. Takahashi must abide by all the conditions of his release including not consuming any alcohol or other intoxicants, reporting all interactions with women to his parole officer and not travelling north of the Malahat. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Cops put scare into Halloween partiers Increased police presence throughout region the primary tactic for safe fun Kyle Wells News staff

Police officers around Greater Victoria are gearing up for what they hope will be a quiet, respectful and fun Halloween night. But just in case that isn’t the case, forces around the region are doubling their on-duty officers for the night and making sure a police presence is noticeable. VicPD will be increasing the number of officers out in the community and will take a twopronged approach to the night. Pre-8 p.m. the focus will be on street safety for children who are out collecting candy. “It’s really about making sure people keep their eyes open for little ghouls and goblins out trick-or-treating,” said spokes-

person Bowen Osoko. Post-8 p.m. officers will be in force dealing with the usual influx of certain kinds of calls they see on Halloween, namely mischief, minor property crimes and fireworks infractions. In Saanich, police spokesperson Sgt. Steve Eassie said the focus for police on Halloween night, the busiest night of the

“It’s really about making sure people keep their eyes open for little ghouls and goblins out trick-or-treating.” – Bowen Osoko, VicPD spokesperson year for them, is public safety on the roads. Hopes are Thursday night is similar to the weekend, which was relatively quiet, Eassie said. Police presence will be doubled for the big night. As per the district’s bylaw, fireworks are only allowed on Halloween night from 5 to 10 p.m.,

and only for properly certified individuals in designated areas. Those are not the folks Saanich police worry about. “It’s the ones where you have youth walking down the street shooting roman candles at each other or blowing up people’s pumpkins, that type of thing,” Eassie said. “That’s the type of behaviour that’s going to draw our attention.” In the West Shore more RCMP officers will be taking the proactive approach, hoping that through presence they will be able to prevent crime before it happens. “You will see us out and about during the evening in a bike capacity as well as in vehicles,” spokesperson Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz said. “Good presence to make sure that everybody has a nice, safe and enjoyable evening.” Rochlitz recommends those out on foot, whether with children or not, wear reflective-type clothing and to try to stay visible in the dark October night. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Working together Stepfanie Carriere and daughter, five-year-old Cassidy, work together carving a pumpkin at the Victoria West Community Centre’s Halloween Funfest. The event featured a haunted house, games, face painting and treats for children.

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Money-saving sewage plan has holes: CRD director Judy Brownoff says gasification plan not a proven technology Christopher Sun News Staff

A controversial new proposal to address Greater Victoria's solid and liquid waste released last week is being panned by a member of the Capital Regional District's sewage committee. Richard Atwell with the Sewage Treatment Action Group presented a $650-million proposal that calls for one waste-toenergy gasification facility to be built. It also would see 15 existing sewage pumping stations rebuilt or retrofitted to provide tertiary treatment – a level of processing that removes more impurities than the secondary treatment being planned for by the CRD. But Judy Brownoff, a CRD liquid waste management committee member, remains unconvinced that a gasification plant is the way to go. "We've always said from day one that we want innovation, but it has to be proven," she said, noting that the CRD evaluated gasification in 2009 but found it was not a proven technology.

She also questioned the lack of detail behind Atwell's $650-million price tag. "It gives people the concept that we haven't done the numbers right. I'd like them to show us the financial plan." The CRD plans to spend $782 million to build two facilities, one for secondary treatment, the other for processing and harnessing energy from the biosolids leftover from the initial treatment. Under Atwell's proposal, liquid waste would go through an ultrafiltration process at the existing pumping stations before being pumped to the waste-toenergy plant. The filtered effluent would be released into the water. Atwell noted that secondary treatment does not remove micro-organisms or pharmaceutical contamination from wastewater. "If we had to build 15 new buildings at $20-million each – I'm erring on the high side as the Craigflower facility cost $11 million to build – that's $300 million," he said. "Compare that to $350-million for the CRD for a secondary treatment plant. If some or all existing pump station buildings could be retrofitted, the cost could go down by 80 to 90 per cent for each building that does

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Retired music teachers Eileen Cooper, left, and Bonnie Smith will have a music library collection named after them at the District Resource Centre in S.J. Willis Educational Centre on Topaz Avenue. They pose with some of the many file cabinets filled with sheet music.

Retired teachers tuned in to music preservation Christopher Sun News staff

Two retired music teachers are being honoured for their dedication to creating a free sheet music library for Greater Victoria students. The Cooper Smith Music Library Collection at S.W. Willis school is being named after Eileen Cooper and Bonnie Smith. The two teachers have spent more than a decade compiling and labeling sheet music for choral, jazz, string, ukulele and winter festivals. The collection allows music teachers from throughout Victoria to borrow sheet music for their class at no cost. Greater Victoria Music Educator Association president Jennifer Hill said the two retired teachers donated a tremendous amount of time into compiling the collection while they were working as teachers and continued in their retirement. She said their colleagues wanted to recognize the two for their work. "They have been tremendous supporters and advocates for music education in the school district," Hill said. "They have volunteered countless of hours setting it all up for us." Both Cooper and Smith feel honoured by the recognition and are proud of the work they have done. "I was completely bowled over," Cooper said, of how she felt when she was asked for permission to have the collection named after her and Smith. "I never, ever, neither Bonnie and I, thought something like this would ever be the case."

"The fact that this idea came from our colleagues who are using this collection … It makes you feel pretty good," Smith said. "To the people doing this for us, I want to say thank you. That's a very special honour." The majority of sheet music cannot be photocopied due to copyright regulations, so original copies must be used. This can take a toll on a music teacher's budget – if there is a budget – which is the main reason the collection was created. "Budgets go cyclical," Smith said. "Some years there is more money than in other years and that depends on how many students there are in the school system." Cooper started keeping a small library at Oak Bay High in 1979 which has amassed into 60 filing cabinets full of sheet music today. The library has been housed at S.J. Willis since 2001. "There was all this string music, piles and piles all mixed up," Cooper said. "We used gloves because they were really gross, boxed them up and then sorted them." Cooper and Smith then started collecting sheet music at various music events for teachers, which were often given out for free. They then asked other schools and teachers to donate their collections so there would be complete sets for Victoria teachers to access each year, available from a central location. Teachers accessing the library must provide a refundable deposit between $100 and $200 and make a sheet music donation each year to help expand the collection.

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Secrets buried in city’s ‘forgotten’ graveyard Pioneer Square is the resting place for some of the city’s most prominent citizens but the former cemetery is all but forgotten by modern urbanites Daniel Palmer News staff

It’s easy to romanticize the earliest settlement days of Vancouver Island’s pioneers. But many of the 1,300 tales of death below the surface of Pioneer Square Park reveal a much bleaker time for Victoria’s first families. Incomplete records derived from Roman Catholic and Anglican church dioceses show more than 300 children are buried beneath Pioneer Square, a sobering reminder of afflictions all but forgotten in modern society. “The infant children of Rev. (Edward) Cridge are buried there, they all died very quickly of diphtheria within a few months of each other,” said local historian John Adams. Cridge arrived in Victoria in 1855 and served as dean at Christ Church Cathedral, a much more modest structure at the time. He would have overseen more tragic funerals in a year than most modern clergymen witness in a decade. “Lots of children died at that time, but there were lots of adults dying, too,” Adams said. An online burial database compiled by the Old Cemeteries Society offers fascinating but sparse details on those former residents who make up the unmarked graves at Pioneer Square, including that of John Collins. Collins, of unknown age from Iowa Hill, Calif., was “dangerously, if not mortally wounded by a pistol in the hands of a boatman called ‘Tip’ William Morris, alias Tipperary Bill,” reads an 1858 death notice. Morris’ dubious past caught up with him a year later in San Francisco, where he was sentenced to hanging for subsequent murder. Another tragic death is that of Victoria police Const. John Curry, who was shot by fellow reserve officer Thomas Barrett on Store Street in 1864. Barrett had just been badly beaten by two wouldbe thieves and mistook the “well principled and highly efficient officer” for a suspect, reads a Victoria Gazette article. Prominent graves include that of John Helmcken, a physician who married the daughter of James Douglas and helped bring the province into confederation; David Cameron, chief justice of the Colony of Vancouver Island; and James Yale, a well-known Hudson’s Bay Company fur trader who has a small town in the Fraser Valley named after him. Pioneer Square served as Victoria’s second city cemetery from 1858 to 1873. The City of Victoria is in the process of revamp-

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ing the park after gravestones were unceremoniously cleared in 1908 by a misguided parks manager. Upgrades will include tombstone and gravemarker restoration, pathway lighting and landscaping. The park’s cenotaph is expected to be accessible in time for Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11. For a complete burial list or to download a walking tour brochure of Pioneer Square Park, visit oldcem.bc.ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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17. Canadian Scottish Regimental cenotaph 18. Charles Ross plaque; led Fort Victoria construction 19. Paul Medana obelisk; 20. John Carroll monument 21. Tombstone group (to be removed) 22. Chinese burial area

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There are more than 300 children aged 12 and under buried within the grounds of Pioneer Square, many of them less than a year old. The circumstances of most of their deaths are unknown, such as that of Mary-Agnes Fayhe, a six-year-old who died in an orphan asylum on April 5, 1865; and that of Henry Langley, 3, and sister Emma, 8, who died the same day as their mother on a spring day in 1866.

Victoria’s first modern cemetery was established on the southwest corner of Douglas and Johnson streets in 1843. The Hudson’s Bay Company established the graveyard for its employees and others during the construction of Fort Victoria. While most of the dead were naval personnel, burial records show the Grand Chief of the Cowichan Tribes, who lived to 100 years old, was buried at the site and later relocated to Pioneer Square.

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“They’ve been spending their life out in the ocean for three to four years, sometimes five, growing to be big adult salmon, defeating all the odds against them,” explained Tracey Bleackley, naturalist and manager of the Goldstream Nature House. “Once that trigger has gone off they stop eating and they’re just swimming. They’re just heading here.” Goldstream River is one of the last waterways on the Vancouver Island coast to have its salmon run, primarily because of its southern location. For tourists and residents alike, it’s one of the most accessible and well known spots to see this circle of nature in action, drawing thousands of people to the provinical park. After a journey south from as far away as Alaska, achieved through scent, sight and a natural ability to find magnetic north, the salmon begin to make their way up the river when the temperature drops, the rain increases and leaves start dropping from the trees, releasing tannins into the water, the scent from which is another sign for the salmon to start swimming. The females begin to swim against the current of the river as they search for the exact spot they were born. They can get within a metre of their own birthplace, using scent to pinpoint the location.

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Goldstream Nature House manager Tracey Bleackley loves to watch the salmon as they return to Goldstream River to spawn, but has it from a good source that they don’t like interaction with humans and can actually suffer a heart attack from the most minor of disturbances. They being to dig holes to lay eggs in as the males begin to fight one another for fertilization rights. “There are probably one female for every four male,” Bleackley said. “So there’s a lot of fighting.” Fertilization happens at night. The female sinks into her nest, about one foot deep, and leaves her eggs, at which point the dominant male has 15 seconds to fertilize them before

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“You love to have the salmon here but it also brings in a lot of people, so it means being a voice for the salmon too,” Bleackley said. “Not only are we educating people about the conservation and how amazing this natural phenomenon is right outside our back door, we’re also educating them about the proper etiquette on the river.” Once the eggs are hatched, the salmon’s purpose in life has come to an end and, with it, their life. Both the male and female fish, having laid and fertilized all the eggs they can, die. “That part of the story is a little sad when people first learn about it,” Bleackley said. “But it’s pretty crucial as well.” It’s far from the end, though. What park staff refer to as “the clean up crew” begins its work. Multiple species of birds and mammals, including hundreds of eagles and some bears and wolves, make their way to the river to feast on the dead fish. The rotting carcasses, sometimes dragged miles inland, also go on to fertilize the surrounding forest. Nutrients from the open ocean can be found in Goldstream Park trees from this process. “Everything that exists around a salmon run is because of salmon,” Bleackley said. “Everything in the park is connected to salmon.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Iconic imagery of Halloween tends to be ghosts and jack-o’-lanterns and all things creepy and frightening, but it’s also the sounds of little kids at the door shouting “trick-or-treat” and collecting candy. But our favourite non-statutory holiday is changing, for better or worse, from a kid-centric night to a big party weekend for adults to blow off steam as an alter-ego. For people that think there are fewer kids coming around their neighbourhood to collect candy, they’re probably right. Kids of trick-ortreating age peaked more than a decade ago and has steadily declined (about 3.7 million now versus 4.1 million in 2002, according to Statistics Canada). Instead, places like Value Village and innumerable Halloween pop-up stores are seeing steady year-over-year growth in readymade adult Halloween costumes and spooky paraphernalia. A Scotiabank poll estimates on average B.C.’ers will spend more than $80 per person for Halloween get-up and candy, making the scariest night of the year a popular and healthy business. Candy sales in October across Canada are the clear winner at $360 million last year, but costumes sales and rentals nearly doubled over the past few years to a $40-million business. Like the evolving nature of Halloween, annual mayhem and property damage has largely gone down across Greater Victoria thanks to many municipalities regulating and imposing safety courses on people using fireworks, or banning fireworks altogether. Police departments maintain a heavy presence on the roads during Halloween and its closest weekend (Saanich police say Halloween beats out New Year’s Eve for call volume), but fewer fireworks and stronger enforcement has meant a drop in fire department callouts. Some people may grumble about a nanny state and taking their explosive fun away, but taxpayers benefit when their emergency services aren’t spending the night chasing spot fires from Roman candles. Tomorrow night little ghouls will be walking the neighbourhoods, but Halloween only really becomes scary when the big ghouls misbehave.

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Perils of an ‘entitlement state’ out “regional development” and With the B.C. and federal govother funds to every part of the ernments once again struggling to country. climb out of deep operatBut I did not know that ing deficits, it’s a good Industry Canada grants time for the release of were handed out to pizza Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, parlours (including the I’m Canadian. remote pizza-starved vilAn update of the same lage of Kamloops), or to title published 12 years help open gas stations ago, the book retains the or convenience stores history of taxes in Canada, in Kelowna, Vernon and detailing how Canada’s tax Chilliwack. system was initially built Milke makes a useto mimic the United States system in the late 19th Tom Fletcher ful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, century. B.C. Views natural gas and other Beyond the history, it resources. They are is mostly new material. resource rents, and if they are too Included are chapters on the global high the tenants will move out. meltdown of 2009, the surge of penReducing them isn’t a subsidy, espesion liabilities as the baby boomers cially if it leads to big revenue gains retire and the flawed logic behind as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” incentives have done. protests. On the Occupy movement: The Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or Institute and was previously B.C. more, earned 10 per cent of all director of the Canadian Taxpayincome and paid 20 per cent of all ers’ Federation. But the book is not taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per just an argument for cutting taxes. cent of tax filers paid just 17 per It also dismantles persistent myths cent of all taxes. About a third paid that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke no tax at all. On Idle No More: When calls “Canada’s corporate welfare Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence carnival.” played to the Ottawa media with Many people will be able to idenher soup strike, former Liberal tify some top names in the governleader Bob Rae suggested a nearby ment subsidy game: Bombardier, diamond mine should share more General Motors, even poor old revenue. Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also Milke omits the substantial supbe well aware that our supposedly port and employment that mine tight-fisted Conservative federal provides, and glosses over the misgovernment has continued to pour

guided blockades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work. On public sector pensions: Milke notes that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support. On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.” The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that. –Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca </I>

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Motorcycle rider not guilty of 299 km/h ride Edward Hill News staff

Esquimalt resident Randy Scott admits he likes to drive fast – and he has the driving record to prove it – but Crown counsel couldn’t prove he was on his motorcycle when it blasted along the TransCanada Highway at 299 km/h last year. Judge Robert Higinbotham found Scott, 26, not guilty of dangerous driving in a high-profile case that started with a YouTube video that shows a first-person view of a high-speed ride through traffic between Uptown and Lang-

ford on April 6, 2012. The rider maxed out the bike’s speedometer at 299 km/h. Higinbotham said the police investigation and witness testimony proved Scott owned the bike seen on the video, and that he had bragged to several people about driving at excessive speeds, but an eyewitness account of the joyride suggested somebody else could have been piloting the bike. A pivotal statement came from a police officer with the Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit – a selfdescribed “bike guy” – who saw the motorcycle fly past him on the highway, and described the rider

as slim, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11, and about 170 lbs. Scott stands about 5-foot-5 and is muscular. “(The police officer) was dead accurate in his description of the motorcycle and his accuracy in that regard bears upon the weight I give to his description of the rider,” Higinbotham said. “He describes the rider as being slim in build ... Mr. Scott is manifestly not slim.” Other witnesses observed a tall man with Scott at his home and when he purchased the motorcycle. As entered into evidence, an employee of the Cactus Club told

Saanich police a tall skinny man carrying a motorcycle helmet came into the restaurant and left a handwritten note – signed “The Ghost Rider” – that suggested he was the rider in the notorious YouTube video. That note and video footage of the man were never retrieved by Saanich police, and the judge noted that the investigator “was already convinced he had his man.” The judge also said police should have got a warrant to examine any computer used by Scott to see if someone using his computer uploaded the video.

Scott had no comment after the verdict and drove away with a friend. His lawyer Michael Mulligan said he was surprised police didn’t follow up on leads, and that the motorcycle was forfeited to the Crown and sold so quickly, instead of preserving it as evidence for the criminal trial. “The judge balanced the serious errors with the strong desire to try the case on its merits,” Mulligan said. “There is more satisfaction in that rather than being acquitted on technical grounds.” editor@saanichnews.com

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Health-care workers and visitors in patient care areas will be required to have the current influenza vaccination or wear a mask when the annual influenza season returns in December. Health-care union objections to the policy were rejected by a labour arbitrator’s ruling last week, a decision Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall called “good news for patients.” The policy can now be enforced for staff across all of B.C.’s health authorities, particularly in long-term care facilities, Kendall said Thursday. Visitors will be on an “honour system” to keep their flu shots up to date or use a mask when they visit friends and relatives, he said. The current influenza vaccine is available from doctors and pharmacies around the Perry Kendall province, and is free to those with chronic conditions or who come in contact with people who are at higher risk of serious complications from influenza. To find out if you are eligible for a free vaccine, ask your doctor or pharmacist, or call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1. U.S. health care facilities have similar rules and voluntary compliance of staff members is very high, said Kendall, who has been pushing for the restriction for some time. Health employers now have the option of progressive discipline to make sure employees protect against passing on influenza virus to vulnerable patients. “We obviously hope it won’t come to that, because we believe that health-care workers do care for their patients,” Kendall said. The Health Sciences Association, a union representing lab techs and other specialists in the health care system, had argued that its members were entitled to make their own decision on whether to get the annual vaccine. It is formulated each year by international health authorities, based on the dominant strains of influenza that are found around the world. Kendall said the arbitrator accepted research findings from the University of Minnesota that found the vaccine to be 90 per cent effective in years when it is a “good match” with the virus strain that emerges during winter. Arbitrator Robert Diebolt wrote that given the seriousness of influenza, a severe respiratory condition that causes death in frail elderly people each winter, increasing immunization protection is a reasonable policy for health care facilities. editor@vicnews.com

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Fri. N NOv. 1 V Victoria quilters guild christmas sale - Art quilts, baby quilts, bed quilts, original hand bags, placemats, table runners, Christmas ornaments, stockings and hangings, aprons and more at the Salvation Army Citadel (4030 Douglas). From 2-7pm Nov. 1 and 10am-4pm Nov. 2.

Sat. N NOv. 2 NO diwali cultural show Celebrate the Festival of Lights with Indian classical and semi-classical dances, Hindi and Punjabi songs at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium. The annual dance program has been running since 1998 to bring cultural awareness to the population of Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island and to raise funds for the Victoria Hindu temple. 6:30pm. Tickets, $18 at 250-721-8480. uvic.ca/ auditorium. Bridges for women 25th anniVersary - The Bridges for anni Women Society is marking their 25th anniversary of helping women triumph over trauma with a free event at The Hudson public market. All volunteers and supporters past and present are welcomed to enjoy fresh food from local chefs and live tunes from The Sweet Lowdown. From 7:30pm at 1701 Douglas. Event is free, but a ticket is required. bridges25years.eventbrite.ca. shakespeare in film - The s Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare in Love at SilverCity Victoria, as a part of their fundraising for the 2014 season. Tickets $10, ticketrocket.org. Tickets, christmas ““on the ridge” craft fair - Juried craft fair of jewelry, pottery, gourmet foods, glassware, felting, wooden items and more. Enjoy a hot lunch, or coffee and muffin, with entertainment from classical guitarist Brad Prevedoros. $2 admission for charity. Cordova Bay United Church, 813 Claremont.

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scarier version of this Dracula play, adapted from Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel by Launch Pad’s David Radford and Christina Patterson. Directed and produced by Ian Case. At Craigdarroch Castle (1050 Joan) October 30 at 7 and 9pm and October 31at 8pm. Tickets at thecastle.ca. fractured faBles: the prison puppet project - Conceived, written, designed, built and performed by the inmates of William Head prison. More than 50 hand-built puppets and original bluegrass music from the inmates at 6000 William Head. Continues until Nov. 9. Tickets, $20, at ticketrocket.org. 250-391-7078.

thurS. Oct. 31 rocky horror show liVeKaleidoscope Theatre celebrates the 40th anniverary of the world’s most beloved rock ‘n’ roll musical. Starring Pat Rundell, Sarah Anne Murphy, Griffin Lea, Kelly Hudson and more with direction by Roderick Glanville with musical direction by Yanick Giroux and choreography by Briony Blake. Three shows only at McPherson Playhouse. Until Nov. 1. Tickets at the Royal and McPherson box offices, 250-386-6121 and online at rmts.bc.ca. atomic VaudeVille’s fall caBaret - Victoria’s favourite Vaudevillian sketch comedy troupe presents its annual Fall cabaret at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm. Tickets are $18/22/35 at ticketrocket.org or 250-590-6291.

Music thurS. Oct. 31 rhythms of the night Conductor, composer, instrumentalist and raconteur Matt Catingub presents an evening of high-energy music from around the world. Thursday at 2pm at the Royal Theatre (805 Broughton), Friday at 8pm at UVic’s Phillip T Young Recital Hall and Saturday at 8pm at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386.6121. victoriasymphony.ca.

Fri. NOv. 1 grapes of wrath - The brothers Hooper are still at it with Kevin Kane. See what’s changed – or not – since ‘77. 7pm Upstairs Cabaret (15 Bastion). Tickets, $22, ticketzone.com/ thegrapesofwrath.

Sat. NOv. 2 louise rose & the capital city syncopators - The Capital City Syncopators and Louise Rose host an evening of entertainment in support of the Victoria Good News Choir. Wear your Halloween costume and compete for prizes or simply support the choir. Tickets, $20, from Ivy’s Book Store, Larsen Music, Long & McQuade, at the door. 7:30pm, Oak Bay United Church (1355 MItchell). teagan johnston cd release Twice nominated Vancouver Island Youth Artist of the year, 18-yearold Teagan Johnston releases her debut EP, recorded during her last year of high school with the help of local talents Aidan Knight and Steph MacPherson. Fintan O’Brian and Leisure Suit join the evening showcasing Johnston’s piano-driven original songs. 8pm at Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield). Tickets, $14, at Ditch Records. shake!aween - Punk party at Logan’s (1821 Cook) with Durban Poison, The Living Deadbeats, The Poor Choices, The Line Traps, Weekend Mattress and Sciencetits. 9pm sharp. $10 at the door. ¡sacaBuche! - Early Music Society

of the Islands presents ¡Sacabuche! Polish Baroque. Singers, sackbuts, violins and organs illuminate the works of Jarzçbski, Mielczewski, Szarzyñski and Zieleñski, Polish composers who, in the 17th century, adopted the emerging idiom of the Italian baroque. 8pm at Alix Goolden (907 Pandora) Tickets. $27, rmts.bc.ca. singing for good - Four singersongwriters join forces to raise money for the Bandwagon Music Therapy project (musicheals.ca). Join these talented women for an evening of song at Gorge-ous Coffee (300 Gorge). Suggested donation of $7 to $11.

SuN. NOv. 3 international guitar night - Showcasing some of the world’s greatest players, the tour takes Nanaimo Nov. 1; Duncan Nov. 2; and UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium at 8pm Nov. 3. 2013 features IGN founder Brian Gore, with Italy’s Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes from England, and Quique Sinesi from Argentina. Tickets, $25. internationalguitarnight. com. john mcdermott - Expect more than just “Oh Danny Boy” when the tenor makes a 20th anniversary tour stop at the McPherson. Tickets, $52.50, rmts.bc.ca. pete rock & cl smooth - The hip-hop duo come on the scene in ‘91 blending CL smooth’s vocals with Pete Rock’s obscure soul and jazz record samples. Their reunion show features CAMP LO And DJ Jetts. At 9ONE9 (919 Douglas). Tickets, $17.80, ticketweb.ca.

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The response to what Leith describes as “documentary outreach project on steroids” has been overwhelmingly positive and inspiring, and includes support from the major industry players. Leith is now in discussion with the Canada Media Fund, the Documentary Association of Canada and the National Film Board of Canada to see if the model Open Cinema built experimentally can be used to provide revenue for the filmmakers through streaming in conjunction with live events. The Doc Bus. “It’s really about focusing on the live events but using these tools to develop both a culture of documentary-watching and helping to develop revenue models, much in the way that iTunes helped develop the music scene’s online revenue model 10 or 15 years ago.” “This Doc Bus journey really helped everyone realize that this is a shadow economy in the film industry that is becoming more and more vital as broadcast strands for documentaries dwindle and festivals and community screenings become one of the very main ways of getting documentaries out there.”

words mON. NOv. 4 the Vampire’s faith struggles – from dracula to true Blood and twilight - Dr. J. Gordon Melton, expert on religious history, author of some 35 books on American religion, new religious movements, and several volumes on vampires, including The Vampire Book: An Encyclopedia of the Undead, speaks on recent trends in vampire scholarship and their relationship to religious studies at the University of Victoria’s Cinecenta. The lecture is slated for 4:30pm, followed by a screening of the Canadian cult classic Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. Free.

galleries Wed. Oct. 30 masterful images: art of kiyoshi saito - Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) was one of the grand masters of the 20th-century Japanese print movement known as saku hanga, meaning “original creative print.” Until Nov. 3 at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss). aggv.ca. urBan thunderBirds - Artists and co-curators lessLie and Rande Cook realize this exhibition as a two-part installation exploring issues related to urban life and consumer culture through paintings, prints, photography and mixed media. The work uses contemporary concepts while connecting too traditions of Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw culture. aggv.ca. Until Jan. 12 at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss).

Fri. NOv. 1 elemental - The Blue Whale Gallery, housed inside The Sculpture Studio at (211 Harbour), hosts its inaugural exhibition opening. From 6-9pm, Nov. 1, for elemental featuring the works of David Ladmore, Laurie Ladmore, David Hunwick and Melanie Furtado. Until Nov. 30.

The filmmaker, while still recovering from all the driving, meetings, doc bus maintenance, and camping, will share insight into the experience and cinema as a tool for community building during Open Cinema’s Season 11 premiere tonight (Oct. 30) at 7pm (doors at 5:30), at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad. Connected, Webby Award founder Tiffany Schlain’s documentary about what it means to be connected in the 21st century will screen, followed by a discussion with Leith, and fellow community-builders Jason Guille, director of the Victoria Public Market at the Hudson, SUPPLIED PHOTO and climate action analyst Heather Bauer. Join the conversation via #opencinema Tweetchat and learn more about Open Cinema or Get on the Doc Bus! at opencinema.ca. “It’s been a bit of a risk for us to promote the streaming option because we do depend on people coming to the door and paying a donation to us,” Leith said. “We took the risk in the name of the bigger picture where we are innovating. ... As it turns out Open Cinema is a couple of steps ahead of the game. Everybody’s thinking about it, but nobody’s doing it to the extent that we have.”

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Halloween is a holiday made for friends, and there will be no shortage of those at the Archie Browning Sports Centre tomorrow (Thursday). For those in the need of burning off a little treat-induced energy before the evening excitement, Esquimalt Parks & Recreation will be hosting a free Public Skate Oct. 31, sponsored by Coast Capital Savings, from 3 to 4:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome; skate rentals will be available for $3 per pair. After cooling off with a spin around the ice, families are invited to stay for the annual Halloween Bonfire in the back parking lot of the Archie Browning Sports Centre from 6 to 9 p.m. Whether making this the focal point of your Halloween activities or stopping by to warm up after a little trickor-treating, the bonfire is a favourite tradition among ghosts and goblins of all ages. The free, fun annual event includes a costume contest for all ages with fabu-

lous prizes donated by local merchants. For more information about the evening, call Esquimalt Recreation at 250-412-8500. Ghoulies and ghosties of all ages are reminded to stay safe as they take to the streets in search Sharon Tiffin photo of fiendishly tasty treats: • Travel in groups and stick to well lighted neighbourhoods. Do not run back and forth across the road and stick to homes with their porch light on. • Wear something bright or consider reflective material or a flashlight to help you be seen by drivers. • Parents, consider the child’s vision when choosing a mask and watch for tripping hazards on Don’t miss the costume contest at Esquimalt’s their costume. • Remind children to only ac- annual Halloween bonfire. cept treats at the door and never never eat their treats before bringing to get into cars or enter the homes them home for parents to check for or apartments of strangers. • And as tempting as all those good- anything unsafe. Happy Halloween! ies are, remind your little gremlins to

Cemetery tour remembers veterans Honour Esquimalt’s rich history of service and sacrifice during a guided tour of God’s Acre Veterans’ Cemetery, Nov. 10. The Old Cemeteries Society’s John Azar hosts the annual Remembrance Tour, with fascinating stories of the people and their times, from the Crimean War to the present day. Meet at 1:45 p.m. at the Veterans’ Cemetery, one of Victoria’s most picturesque, nestled among the fairways of the Gorge Vale Golf Course, with

access off Colville Road, near the Base Hospital. The fee is $2 for Old Cemeteries Society members or $5 for nonmembers; no reservations are needed and tours are held rain or shine. For more information, visit www.oldcem. bc.ca or call 250-598-8870. The following day, Nov. 11, Veterans, Armed Forces personnel, families and others young and old will gather at the Esquimalt Cenotaph for the community’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony.

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By ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, Canada committed to ensuring all children are treated with dignity and respect. This includes the opportunity for children to have a voice, be protected from harm and be provided with their basic needs and every opportunity to reach their full potential, explains Canada’s federal government. “Celebrating National Child Day is about celebrating children as active participants in their own lives and in communities, as active citizens who can and should meaningfully contribute to decision-making as we create a ‘Canada Fit for Children’.” For more details about the local activities, call Esquimalt Recreation, at 250-412-8500.

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This year’s Hospers’ Haunted House of Horrors will be the scariest ever, says organizer Tina Hospers, adding she is bringing the annual attraction to a close after this Halloween. Hospers has been transforming her Oak Bay home into part cemetery, part asylum and part hospital surgicalward-gone-wrong for the last few years. The life-long Halloween enthusiast has spent tens of thousands of dollars over the years on various props and costumes, some of which are authentic. Much of her inspiration comes from Eli Roth’s Goretorium, a yearround haunted house in Las Vegas. Once Halloween ends, she will be selling most of her Halloween stuff, albeit, reluctantly. “It’s our last year doing this because the kids are graduating,” Hospers said, explaining her twin daughters and their friends make up most of the 20 volunteers she has working for her each year. “It takes a full team for me to be able to do this.” More than 500 people visited Hospers’ home at 430 Beach Dr. last year to see the corpses, body parts and blood, along with the volunteers dressed as zombies and monsters. The house opens to the public at 6 p.m. and goes on until 10 p.m. Things are toned down at the earlier hour as that is when the younger children attend. However, as it gets later, that filter is lifted. “We do not want to terrify toddlers,” Hospers said, explaining she has performers inside the house. “I’m out front the entire night, so I let

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Tina Hospers, left, and her daughters, Molly and Maggie get ready for trick-or-treaters at their home on Beach Drive. This is the final year the Hospers and their spooky friends will welcome visitors to enjoy Halloween in their front yard, and home, raising money for the SPCA and collecting items on the animal shelter’s wish list.

“It’s our last year doing this because the kids are graduating.” - Tina Hospers them know inside when to calm it down.” However, she warns parents that the visual effects can

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still be terrifying to young children. Admission is free, but a donation to the SPCA is encouraged. Last year, $1,000 was collected, along with items such as blankets, toys and food. This year’s goal is $2,000. Hospers added she has

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enjoyed sharing her love of Halloween via hosting this event over the years and that it will be difficult for her to wrap it up. “It’s been a great event and a lot of fun,” Hospers said. “It’s the end of an era. It’s going to kill me.” editor@oakbaynews.com

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Greater Victoria breweries came up with big wins at the B.C. Beer Awards in Vancouver. Vancouver Island Brewery took the best of show and first place in the special lager category with its Hermannator Ice Bock, a cold-fermented 9.5-per-cent dark beer. Phillips Brewing Co. won in three categories for its Chocolate Porter, Amnesiac Double India Pale Ale and Slipstream Ale. Moon Under Water Brewery’s Victorious Weizenbock took second place in the wheat beer category, and beat out 31 competitors with its Tranquility IPA to take third place in the IPA category. Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery added to its bevy of awards for its Fat Tug IPA with first and second place (Sartori Harvest) in the IPA category. Hoyne Brewing Company received a special mention in the IPA category for its Devils Dream IPA. Parallel 49 Brewing Company, a newcomer from East Vancouver, was the biggest winner of the night with eight awards. The award ceremony took place Oct. 19.

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UBC Thunderbird Sophie Jones, left, is checked by UVic Vike Stefanie Hatch during the final 2013 regular season Canada West game at UVic. The Vikes won 2-1 and move on to the CIS Nationals at UVic beginning Thursday.

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They may be small, but Shew sisters pack a mighty punch. The martial arts prodigies won eight medals between them at the Western Martial Arts Games held at the B.C. Institute of Technology on Oct. 12. Big sister Kiana, 13, won five gold medals in extreme martial arts (XMA) weapons, continuous sparring, kickboxing, traditional kata under-13 and traditional kata under-17, and a silver in weapons kata. Zena, 10, won gold in XMA weapons, silver in traditional kata and bronze in open kata. Discipline is key to their success, says dad Brian, who instructs the girls in Shotokan Karate. “They train six days a week in a variety of disciplines.” They also train with

Looks can be deceiving as the UVic Vikes enter this week’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport national field hockey championships at UVic as the No.1 seed. The Vikes did well to claim its first Canada West title since 2002 defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 2-0 at UVic on Saturday. It ended a 10-year championship reign by the T-Birds. Amanda Kurianowicz and Kira Starr scored and goalkeeper Sheriden Goodmanson posted eight quality saves to earn the shutout. But the T-Birds of Saturday, as good as they were, are not the T-Birds fans will see at UVic from Thursday to Sunday. The Guelph Gryphons are seeded second, Waterloo Warriors third, and Thunderbirds fourth. However, the Thunderbirds are known for doubling as the home club for many of Canada’s national team regulars and this year was no different. Upwards of 10 Thunderbirds are part of the national program and this fall eight of the Thunderbirds were away,

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(karate with a gymnastic component). The Shews have qualified to compete for Canada at the World Martial Arts Games in Vancouver in 2014. sports@vicnews.com

Subaru Western Triathlon Series released its 2014 race schedule starting at Shawnigan Lake on May 25, which will again include the Western Canadian High School Championships. The series returns to its Saanich home for the Subaru Victoria Half Ironman Triathlon at Elk Lake on June 15. The series continues in Saskatoon for the second-straight year on June 29 and is in Vancouver on July 13 and Banff on Sept. 6. New this year is a music festival on the Saturday before the Victoria triathlon and an aqua-bike course as part of the Vancouver race, an ideal

finally returning from touring Australia and South America this week. “Saturday was an awesome game and it felt good to get the win but (UBC) will be different,” said Vikes midfielder Kathleen Leahy. “UBC had a few national players (Saturday) but not the numbers we’re expecting this week. It’s unfortunate not knowing what they’ll be like, but we’re doing our best to prepare for it.” The Vikes and Thunderbirds don’t meet until Saturday, their third and final game of round robin. The top two seeded teams will play in Sunday’s championship final for the McCrae Cup. The Thunderbirds won last year’s championship in Toronto, its 14th McCrae Cup. The Vikes won its 11th in Victoria in 2008. The Vikes play Thursday at 6:30 p.m. vs. Guelph, Friday at 4:30 p.m. vs. Waterloo and Saturday at 3 p.m. vs. UBC. The bronze final is 1 p.m. on Sunday and gold at 3 p.m. Leahy, an Oak Bay High grad, is one of three Vikes selected as a Canada West all-star, with forward Amanda Kurianowicz and midfielder Kyla Kirby. Leahy is the only Vikes player who trains with the national team. It’s been a fast trajec-

training tool for Whistler’s Ironman Canada in August. Visit triseries.ca for more info.

Vikes soccer hosts final four

UVic is abuzz with CIS playoffs as the Vikes women’s soccer team hosts the Canada West conference Final Four at Centennial Stadium, Nov. 1 and 2. The Vikes beat the Regina Cougars 5-1 at UVic on Friday in the Canada West quarter-final. Jacqueline Harrison and Cassie Dennis each scored twice in the win. The Vikes will play in the first semfinal against the Trinity Western Spartans on Friday, 7:15 p.m. The Alberta Pandas and UBC Thunderbirds play in the 5 p.m. semi on Friday. The Canada West championship final is Saturday. The semifinal winners advance

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tory for the former Oak Bay High athlete of the year. It was just three years ago Leahy accepted the Oak Bay High award on crutches. She switched her focus from soccer to hockey in Grade 12 but a torn ACL kept her out for nine months. The last two seasons Leahy has played for the junior and senior national teams. Leahy, Kirby and Kurianowicz are shortlisted for the CIS All-Canadian team announced today. sports@vicnews.com

to the CIS national championships in Toronto, Nov. 7 to 10.

Vikes men enter playoffs

The UVic Vikes men’s soccer team ended its regular season with a 4-0 win over the UNBC Timberwolves in Prince George on Saturday. The Vikes enter the Canada West quarterfinal round with a 10-3-1 record. Cam Hundal scored in each half for the Vikes over UNBC. Cam Stokes and Sam Prette also scored once each. The Vikes play the Calgary Dinos in the quarterfinal on Thursday, 3:30 p.m. at UBC.

Preseason ends for Vikes hoops

The UVic Vikes closed the basketball preseason with the women losing to the Brock Badgers 71-63 on Saturday while

the men fell 64-62 to the Warner Pacific Knights of Portland. The men and women start the Canada West season on the road against Brandon on Friday and Regina on Saturday. Watch Vikes games live at canadawest.tv.

BCLA honours Sout Islanders

The B.C. Lacrosse Association honoured several locals at the recent AGM. Recognized are Len Cardiff of Victoria-Esquimalt Minor Lacrosse for coaching, Jane Dixon of Juan de Fuca Minor for managing, Andy Watson and Greg Pepper for refereeing, and the Pacific Rim Field Lacrosse Association as Association of the Year. Rauvy Dalep (Saanich), Deb Maloney (Peninsula) and Chris Sheridan (Pacific Rim) were named as Presidents Award winners.

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Victoria Royals forward Jack Walker channels the power of Peter Forsberg, attempting the shootout move that Forsberg used to win gold for Sweden at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Walker executed the move on Kelowna Rockets goalie Jordan Cooke but the puck slid wide of the post and the Rockets won the game in the shootout 2-1, Saturday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

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day) and we knew we’d have to be a better team to have a chance to win. Usually we do a good job of getting it The Victoria Royals showed plenty back the next day (after a loss). We of flash and skill but scored just had chances to put the game away twice in back-to-back losses to the and (Cooke) was good. It’s a huge Kelowna Rockets on Saturday, 2-1 in point against a very good team.” The Rockets are first in the B.C. the shootout, and 4-1 on Friday at division and second in the Western Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. There is no denying the Royals conference with 20 points in just 13 (9-7-0-1) team has a talented core games played, while the Royals drop that will contend for the B.C. divi- to seventh in the West with 17 games sion at some point. But, despite the played. With 72 games in the season, recent five-game winning streak, the there is plenty of time for the Royals Royals aren’t quite there yet. And the to develop around its youthful core. At this point, the team is not rushing Rockets (9-2-0-2) things. seem destined to “(Friday) we didn’t run away with the play so well, (Saturn Next up for the Royals B.C. division in 2013day) we took them is a two-game series 14, but that could to a shootout so that versus Red Deer Rebels change in a hurry. just shows we can (6-8-0-0) on Friday (Nov. 1) The current top-five contend with the top and Saturday. Both games teams in the Westteams,” Royals for7 p.m. at Save-On-Foods ern conference are ward Austin Carroll Memorial Centre. the Portland Winsaid. n Edmonton Oil Kings visit terhawks, Rockets, Carroll was one of the Royals on Wednesday, Everett Silvertips, the most dangerous Nov. 6, with Victoria-raised Spokane Chiefs and Royals on Saturday defenceman Dysin Mayo. Seattle Thunderand showed his disbirds, respectively. appointment, but not All are carrying a panic, after the game. “We just wish we could have put winning percentage above .700. Only one or two more (pucks) in the net.” three teams in the WHL finished with Losing in the shootout is a funny a winning percentage above .700 in thing. The Royals’ first two shoot- the last three years, so at least two of ers on Saturday, Logan Nelson and those teams will fall off their current Jack Walker, both pulled off success- pace, and soon. It’s easier said than done, howful moves but couldn’t beat goalie Jordan Cooke. The shootout loss is ever, that the Royals can hang on to not a regulation loss and the Royals a top-eight position needed for the playoffs. The Royals have struggled are hanging on to that. “The biggest story for us is that with two teams in particular, the Triemotionally we were invested, and City Americans and Kamloops Blazdid a lot of really good things tonight,” ers. Both are below the Royals in the said Royals coach Dave Lowry. “We standings. sports@vicnews.com didn’t like our performance (on Fri-

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Braves strike back against Wolves The Saanich Braves struck back against the Westshore Wolves with a 3-2 overtime win on Wednesday (Oct. 23) at Bear Mountain Arena. Braves forward Sam McMullen scored 45 seconds into overtime. The win for the Braves (7-8-1-0) came five days after the Wolves (8-8-1-2) won 7-1 in Saanich. The Braves followed it with a 2-0 win on Saturday over the Oceanside Generals.

The Wolves are in action tonight at Bear Mountain Arena, 7 p.m., against the Victoria Cougars (14-1-0-1). The Braves host the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Pearkes. Sunday at 3:30 the Cougars host the Campbell River Storm at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The Cougars won their last two games, 7-1 over Kerry Park Islanders and 4-0 over the Peninsula Panthers.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE ANTIQUES/VINTAGE ANTIQUE LOVESEAT, green, Asking $200. Tea Wagon, walnut good cond. $200. Call (250)656-4853 or (250)8895248 (cell).

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FRIENDLY FRANK BAR STOOL, new, brown with swivel seat $15. Call (250)652-4621. ELECTRIC PRESTIGE oil heater, $22. 2 sm house heaters, $10/e. (250)656-7786. QUEEN-SIZED DUVET & cover, great condition, $45. (250)477-8155.

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4 LARGE containers, bamboo, 12’ high. $100. firm each item. Call (250)656-5824. CHAR BROIL BBQ with tank, rotisserie and motor, extension cord, heat gage, $100. Sears brown fabric rocker recliner, $220. Call (250)655-4185 (Phone # is now correct). STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca YAMAHA PIANO, $500. Mahogany display unit, $275. 2 fabric swivel arm chairs, $75 each. Gold print sofa, $75. Patio furniture, $75. Call (250)592-6485 ELECTRIC FIREPLACE in a beautiful oak finished cabinet for sale at 118 Aldersmith. $175 obo. Call (250)995-2992

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MT DOUG- Large 1 bdrm, all inclusive, close to amenities bus+ University $850. Call (250)721-0281.

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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

REAL ESTATE BUSINESSES FOR SALE CLOCK SHOP for Sale- repair watches, jewelry. Battery accessories. Established shop. Large clientele. 1046 Fort St. For more info: 250-361-4480.

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT SPACIOUS 742 sq.ft CONDO in the Wave, 705-845 Yates St. Great investment close to all amenities downtown Victoria. (250)380-6934.

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FAIRFIELD ROOM- walk to Cook St village & amenities. NS/NP. Women only. Call (250)382-6681.

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CENTRAL SIDNEY- bright, quiet, private, 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, newly reno’d, grnd level, skylights, W/D, parking, storage, Gas F/P. Walk to beach & shops. NS/NP. $1440/mo. Call 250-544-1180. AFFORDABLE OASIS in the community of Langford: This bright south-facing 950 sqft manufactured home has it all: open floor plan, 2 bdrms + den on private, landscaped and fully fenced 5000 sqft lot in well managed 55+ park. This park is permanent and zoned as a mobile home park. Asking $64,900. See Details and Photos at: http://langfordhome4sale. blogspot.ca/ or call 250-4747198 to view.

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1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1475+ utils. Available now (250)656-4003.

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5 BDRM - 3 bdrm, 2 full bath up. Big storage, wood F/P, heat pump, Sep entr. Close to Beckwith Park on Cul de Sac. Large lot w/fruit trees. Lower suite; 2 bdrm, 1 lrg full bath. $625,000. (250)479-7201.

1977 NOVA. Tan Color 305 V8 4 Door, Auto-Trans, Dual Exhaust 80,000 Miles, Garage Kept. Very Good Condition $7500 Or Best Offer 250-642-3151

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AVAILABLE immediately...or November 1st. $775 per month. Newly painted cozy 1 bedroom ground level basement apartment suitable for one person. Perks included: Off street parking; Heat and hot water; Private entrance, Shared laundry. No smoking and no pets. Cable and internet not included. References will be requested. Please call 250-818-7402.

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1983 PORSCHE 944 Sports seats, sunroof, custom sound system, new starter, new battery. $6,400. (778)433-4145. BRITISH CLASSIC bargains. 69 Royals Royce silver shuttle. Rust free. Excellent throughout, low mileage. Right hand drive. Ideal for Hong Kong buyers. Only $8,500 firm and fair. Call (289)296-7411. POPULAR HOT selling import camper 1978 VW raised roof model only 90,000 miles, 4 speed, F/S, knee deep in rubber. Need a vacation, pick up and drive back from East Toronto. First sensible offer takes it. Call (289)296-7411.

VEHICLES WANTED 2008 OR newer automatic, low mileage Cooper or Cooper Clubman wanted. Private buyer will take over payments or buy outright. 250-474-3667, leave message.

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2004 TITANIUM 29E34RL (new May 2005), good condition. One slide out, rear living room with fireplace, chair, hide-a-bed couch, sliding glass doors leading to fully screened patio. Patio deck slides out from underneath. Centre kitchen, double door refrigerator, microwave, double sink. Hardwood floors, oak cabinets, washer/dryer, porcelain toilet. Ducted A/C, gas/ electric hot water with DSI. Fiberglass exterior, dual paned windows, Polar Pak insulation, power front jacks, rear stabilizers. Ideal for traveling south in winter, parking at the lake or touring. Length/benefits of 34’ but tows like 29’. $65,000 new, asking $19,900. 250-8818833, chuck.salmon@shaw.ca

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TRUCKS & VANS 1990 DODGE 3/4 ton 4x4 long box. Excellent shape, good tires, exceptional loading capacity. Welded top carrier. $1100. Pls call (250)727-7905.

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BOATS 14’ FIBERGLASS boat with 50 HP Suzuki, 4 stroke, used only for 13 hours. $6,000 obo. Call (250)652-1725. 1993 BAYLINER 2452, in premier condition. 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hydraulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. $18,000. obo. 250-656-6136.

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Black Press honours Greater Victoria’s Women in Business Black Press welcomed women from across Greater Victoria last week to celebrate the annual Women in Business Awards. Hosted in the David Foster Theatre at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, the awards recognized outstanding local women in four categories. After receiving numerous nominations from the community, this year’s honours went to Jane Ellmann, from Muse Winery, as Business Owner of the Year, Robin Tunnicliffe, Rachel Fisher and Heather Stretch, from Saanich Organics, as Eco-Entrepreneur, Julie Evans, from Sands Funeral Home, as the Above & Beyond winner, and Christina Dhesi, from Colliers International, as this year’s Rising Star. A chance for women to come together to celebrate their successes, share their knowledge and learn from some of the best in the region, the afternoon also included the “Five 4 Five” panel, featuring Jennifer Hawes, from Coldstar Freight, Alison Ross, from Kilshaw’s Auction, Kathy Kay, Director of the Victoria Film Festival, Daisy Orser, from Rootcellar, and Michelle LeSage, general manager of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Guests enjoyed the talents of Roxana Da Costa, from the Aveda Institute, who demonstrated how to keep skin looking its best, and as a delicious treat, Purdys head chocolatier Gary Mitchell led guests through a chocolate tasting. Several lucky guests also went home with prizes from Purdys and the hotel’s Boathouse Spa, while Debra Simpson won the grand prize from Pacific Coastal Airlines. Helping make the event possible were premier sponsor Thrifty Foods, along with Island Savings, Aveda, Purdys Chocolatier, and the Women’s Enterprise Centre. Looking ahead, mark your calendars for spring when the next Women in Business gala will celebrate the women making a difference in your community.

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