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Bogus U.S. bills accepted five times in Saanich Kyle Wells News staff
Poorly made U.S.A. funny money is popping up in Saanich after a number of people successfully passed counterfeit cash at local businesses. Saanich police spokesperson Steve Eassie described the $20 and $50 U.S. bills as “poor quality,” consisting of two pieces of far-too-thick paper being glued together to attempt to emulate transparent security features of the real currency. “They are obviously counterfeit,” Eassie said. Eassie warns that under poor lighting or without paying proper attention, store employees could be duped. Between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, several different people successfully passed off fake bills five times, and were denied twice. Despite the bills’ poor quality, the counterfeiters got away with: a $100 pre-paid Mastercard; pizza; a vacuum, electric blanket and sheet set; a $220 gift card; and $150 worth of miscellaneous goods, according to police. Police are going over surveillance videos in an attempt to make an arrest. Saanich police are asking store employees who notice these counterfeit bills to call the department at 250-4754321. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
Camosun College visual arts student Laura Rechwan is an early adopter of the free shuttle running between the two campuses and the West Shore. Camosun launched the bus on Monday, and is seeing interest by students and staff despite a low-key rollout. Edward Hill/News staff
A free ride for college students Camosun rolls out shuttle bus pilot project Edward Hill News staff
No crowding, no pass-ups, free Wi-Fi and no cost. Could there be a sweeter bus ride for a starving student? It’s not going to dent B.C. Transit ridership or eliminate the need for parking lots, but Camosun College has launched a shuttle service for staff and students, running between the West Shore and
the two Saanich-based campuses. At the Lansdowne campus on Tuesday, only two days into operation, half a dozen people waited patiently for the 4:06 p.m. Camosun Express 20-person coach, which offers a 50-minute ride to a drop near the Six Mile Pub. Laura Rechwan, 18, visual arts student who lives in Colwood, discovered the shuttle existed on Monday as it drove by. Being free of jam-packed transit rides, while often carting large canvases to campus, was an attractive option. “I almost screamed for joy,” she said. “The seats are so comfortable and its relaxing. Now I won’t have to take two buses and be
passed up because they’re full all the time.” “I was so excited to find out about it,” added Doreen Provencher, assistant to Camosun’s dean of aboriginal education. “I live in View Royal so a ride to the Six Mile pub is perfect.” Camosun developed the service based on surveys that indicated more than half the college staff and 34 per cent of faculty regularly travel between the Lansdowne and Interurban campuses, and a healthy number of staff, faculty and students live on the West Shore. Camosun director of ancillary services Kathryn LeGros, who
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Camosun has an agreement for shuttle users to park at Six Mile Pub or Eagle Ridge Centre for free. The coach also fits up to four bikes. Camosun staff will monitor ridership and survey shuttle users to gauge its uptake. The project has about $50,000 to keep it running until March 31, but after that LeGros said it will need to find a way to become “self sustaining.” Whether that is by charging a fee or finding grant funding isn’t clear. Surveys indicate student and staff support the shuttle concept, but LeGros said they need see what happens when rubber hits
the road. “The idea (of a shuttle) has been floated for a number of years, but we were able to access funds to see if people really want to use it,” she said. “We want to see if there is active uptake on this.” Rechwan is eager to see the shuttle service keep rolling past March, and is helping spread the word. “I texted it to all my friends who live on the West Shore” she said. “I hope it gets enough positive feedback to get funding.” Check out camosun. ca/about/transportation/ camosun-express.html for the schedule and location of stops for the Camosun Express. editor@saanichnews.com
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A man is being treated for injuries after he jumped from the fifth floor of the parkade at Royal Jubilee Hospital. The man suffered serious injuries and is at Victoria General Hospital for treatment. Saanich police say is appears the man was attempting to harm himself.
Thieves escape with stolen kayaks by water
Saanich police believe thieves may have made a getaway by water after stealing two kayaks from the beach in front of a house in Cordova Bay. The kayaks were in front of a residence in the 5400-block of Parker Ave., and stolen between Dec. 31 and Jan. 3. Police suspect the $2,000 kayaks, one blue and one yellow, were stolen by water, despite not having any paddles with them.
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Starting January 2nd through February 2014, garbage and organics recycling carts will be delivered to households. Please store your new carts until the program begins with your first scheduled collection pick up in April 2014. The carts will be clearly marked belonging to the District of Saanich and registered to each property address by serial number and electronic tag. Your Kitchen Container, which includes important information and a sample pack of compostable bags, will be delivered inside one of your carts.
Start separating your kitchen scraps from your garbage after your last scheduled garbage pick up in March 2014. Place your new carts, garbage and organics recycling (including yard trimmings) curbside by 7:00 am for your first scheduled collection pick up in April 2014. 2014 Collection Schedules are available on our website, while you’re there, sign up for a reminder and never miss a collection day.
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Man charged with attempted murder
A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing at a New Year’s Eve party in Saanich. Saanich police were called to the 3200-block of Cook St. by B.C. Ambulance at around 11:40 p.m. after paramedics found a man bleeding profusely from multiple stab wounds. The 34-year-old Langford man had been at a house party where he had been stabbed. He had left the party and had paramedics not found him, he would have died, said Saanich PD spokesperson Sgt. Steve Eassie. The man was taken to Victoria General Hospital for emergency surgery, where he remains to recover. The next day police arrested Andrew Jeffrey McLean as he was boarding a bus to leave town. McLean is now facing charges of attempted murder, as well as aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats. Police would not give more information about the incident while it is under investigation. McLean is due back in court today (Jan. 10).
Weaver hosts sewage treatment town hall
Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Andrew Weaver is moderating a public meeting next Tuesday on the regional sewage treatment plan. The cost, location and engineering of the Seaterra program, and the potential for different approaches to sewage treatment is on the agenda. The panel features Chris Corp, CEO of Pivotal IRM Inc., Victoria Coun. Lisa Helps, and Richard Atwell, director of the RITE Plan. Weaver, a climate scientist, is critical of the current regional sewage plan, and argues it doesn’t solve environmental problems and won’t use modern technology. The session is at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre lounge, Jan. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. and includes an open public question and answer period.
Rita den Otter is the executive leader of care delivery model redesign (CDMR), a system which looking to introduce care aids to acute care wards to address nursing shortages and overtime.
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Island Health, nurses disagree on path forward on nursing shortage, patient care
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This is part two of a three part series examining proposed changes to acute care nursing in Greater Victoria hospitals. Kelley Charters starts her shift at 7:30 a.m. If she’s lucky, none of her registered nurse co-workers will call in sick, otherwise she could be asked to work more than her scheduled 12-hour shift, a common occurrence for frontline health-care staff. On arrival, Charters huddles with night shift acute care nurses to get information on patients on the ward, which allows her to prioritize the four or five patients under her watch. “I look at the patients, learn about their care plan, prioritize them, figure out who needs to get what tests, who needs to be seen first,” said Charters, an RN at Nanaimo Regional Hospital, and shop steward for the B.C. Nurses’ Union. “I would do a head-to-toe assessment on each patient, check for any pain, get to know the patient and pick up on any changes throughout the day.” Charters’ said her routine and workload have changed since September 2013, when Island Health implemented a new patient care system called care delivery model redesign (CDMR). The new model delegates some nursing duties, such as feeding, bathing and toileting of patients to health care aides. The change was made to address a nursing shortage, that resulted in spiralling overtime costs and nurses
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Kelley Charters, an RN at Nanaimo Regional Hospital, says imposed changes to the nursing model have contributed to poorer patient care and higher levels of stress. burning out, said CDMR executive leader Rita den Otter. “When we first started going down this path seven or eight years ago, the issue was to look ahead,” den Otter said. “We had an aging workforce and a bunch of baby boomers retiring. We wanted to find out if we had enough people coming behind (to replace) them.” Den Otter’s research forecast a looming nurse shortage and also found patient characteristics had changed. Two to three decades ago, most patients were admitted to hospital for surgeries and injuries, such as broken bones, but they tended to be younger and
recovered faster. These days hospitals are seeing a steady increase of elderly people with mobility issues and chronic diseases, and who stay longer and require more attention. “The patients needs are more complex and it is better met with a team of health care providers,” she said. “Nurses were the single provider of patient needs, which made sense 20, 30 years ago when the needs weren’t as complex.” Nanaimo General was the first major hospital on Vancouver Island to implement CDMR. Changes are set to roll out at Victoria General and Royal Jubilee starting April 23. Charters said a few casual nurses at Nanaimo General have refused to work in departments implementing CDMR due to stress, a toxic work environment and poorer patient care. “Patients are definitely seeing a delay in treatment. Medication is being given to patients late, regularly,” Charters said. “I can’t get to know 10 patients in 12 hours.” Den Otter refutes Charters’ claim, and said CDMR is intended to ease RN workloads. “Nurses will never look after 10 patients on their own – they will always have a team of care aides, licensed practical nurses and other health care providers,” den Otter said. “I don’t know how it would ever be 10 unless people weren’t able to come in and the nurses are working short, and for some reason we can’t bring more
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Saanich residents will have an opportunity Tuesday (Jan. 14) to provide input to council on a proposed 144-unit seniors complex. Property owners Saanich Senior Living Inc. intends to build the fourstorey facility on land at the corner of Admirals and Gorge roads, which currently houses the historic Brookman’s Grocery and Saanich Auto
Repair, as well as a small apartment and commercial building, and a 23-room motel. The complex would be an independent living facility, along with a care facility for seniors with memory loss. Last August, after council gave first reading to the proposal, Mayor Frank Leonard called it a “dense” and “attractive” project for the neighbourhood. “Some of the neighbours who
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density and traffic impacts, which will likely be heard Tuesday. The Gorge Tillicum Community Association previously threw support behind the project, noting the high number of seniors that live in the community and calling this proposal “a vast improvement” over previous redevelopment attempts. In addition to building the new facility, the developer is proposing to rehabilitate Brookman’s Grocery and move it elsewhere on the property. The public hearing happens at 7:30 p.m. at Saanich municipal hall, 770 Vernon Ave. For more information on the proposal, visit saanich.ca/business/ development/tillicum.html.
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Rash of auto crime at Tillicum Moviegoers at Cineplex SilverCity Victoria are being warned of a rash of thefts from cars at the parking lot for the cinema at Tillicum Centre. Over the course of one night, from about 8 to 11 p.m., typical moviegoing hours, two cars were broken into and a 1992 Nissan Centra, was stolen. The other two vehicles broken into were a 1993 Nissan pickup and a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer, suggesting the criminals targeted older model vehicles, which can be easier to break into. The stolen car was later recovered at a hotel on Craigflower Road. Forensic examiners are currently going over the car in search of evidence.
Gang associate nabbed in Sidney A 40-year-old man with alleged ties to the Red Scorpions gang on the Lower Mainland was arrested last week in Sidney for drug possession. In November, police received information that the man was involved in the drug trade and had ties to the Vancouver-based gang. Officers with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit Island District (CFSEU-BC) launched an investigation. On Jan. 3 the man was identified travelling to Mission to meet with associates of the Red Scorpions. He caught a ferry back to Victoria that evening and was arrested by the RCMP emergency response team as he exited the ferry. About eight-anda-half ounces of cocaine, 30 grams of heroin and “an assortment of rock cocaine” were seized from his vehicle, according to a CFSEU-BC release. “A room at the Cherry Tree Motel in Saanich being used by the male was also searched and further evidence was located.” The man, a Lower Mainland resident, was released from custody on conditions. Possession charges have been forward to Crown, and he is scheduled to appear in court in March.
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Silver Threads Centre Saanich members Stan Henwood, right, Barb Calder and others look through photographs of the centre’s past. The centre is celebrating 45 years of providing services to Saanich seniors.
The District of Saanich is accepting applications from interested residents wishing to serve on the Saanich Board of Variance. The Municipal Council will be appointing one member effective 2014. The appointment will be for a maximum three-year term. The Board of Variance is an autonomous body with the power to vary Zoning Bylaw regulations in situations where compliance with respect to the siting, dimension or size of a building or structure would cause a person undue hardship. The Board of Variance may not vary the density or use of land. In addition, the Board may grant minor variances, with limitations, to the provisions of the Tree Preservation Bylaw and to requirements under Sections 911(5) and 938(1)(c) of the Local Government Act. The five member volunteer Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm for approximately 3 hours. In addition to this time commitment, members undertake site inspections prior to the meeting. Depending on the volume of applications, it is sometimes necessary for the Board to hold a second monthly meeting. All meetings are open to the public and involve the weighing of information and evidence to determine if variances are to be approved or declined.
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Saanich seniors’ centre celebrates middle age 45 year anniversary for Silver Threads at Les Passmore centre Kyle Wells News staff
By common measures, the Silver Threads Society is entering its mid-life years, but the occasion of its 45th anniversary is set to be celebrated by the seniors it continues to support. For 45 years, Silver Threads Service has worked with the municipality of Saanich to provide recreation and support to the area’s seniors. The anniversary celebration is focusing on the centre’s relationship with Saanich. The municipality owns the Les Passmore building Silver Threads is housed in, at 286 Hampton Rd., and provides operating funding. “It’s been a very good, strong partnership with the municipality,” said Tracy Ryan, Silver Threads director of community relations. “We couldn’t do it without their support.” The centre continues to host recreation programs including fitness classes, shuffleboard, lawn bowling and bridge, along with support groups, a phone call check-in service and mentoring to help seniors fill out forms and work with online services. “It’s a very accessible centre, it’s welcoming,” Ryan said. “We continue to respond to community need and the needs of seniors … We’ll continue to have a niche.”
Snow Clearing In the even of a snowfall, property owners and residents are reminded that District of Saanich Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw (No. 8382) requires you to clear snow and ice from the sidewalks abutting your property and to ensure that a clear and safe access route to refuse containers is maintained. Please remember to offer assistance to any of your neighbours who may require help with snow removal.
“There’s always been lots of great people here,” said member Donna Martin. “It’s really a home, we all love coming here.” Opened on Dec. 8, 1968, the Saanich satellite centre came from overcrowding at the centre’s primary facility in Victoria. The history of the facility includes a fire in 1984, the subsequent rebuild supported by the community and the municipality, renovations and expansions. The centre built after the fire was named after Les Passmore in honour of the alderman’s service to the community and Silver Threads. On Wednesday, Jan. 15 the Saanich centre will be hosting a “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” event with special guests Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, members of council and others. RSVP to Jean at 250 382-3151 or jean.birtwistle@silverthreads,ca to confirm attendance. kwells@goldstreamazette.com
HOW TO APPLY: Saanich residents interested in being considered for the Board of Variance must submit an Application for Appointment with a detailed resumé outlining your occupation, community involvement, relevant history, technical or special expertise. Short listed applicants will be requested to provide references prior to interviews. The application form is available online or by contacting the Legislative Division at 250-475-1775. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4:30 PM, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014. Submit to the Legislative Division, District of Saanich, 770 Vernon Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8X 2W7, or by e-mail: clerksec@saanich.ca.
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hotos of Prime Minister Stephen Harper strolling the Kinsol Trestle with schoolchildren graced the pages of newspapers across the country this week. It’s no doubt part of a plan to show the PM connecting with citizens as a regular guy, but in reality, it’s the latest sign that Harper’s handlers are doing their best to keep their boss away from the questioning media. Our collective heads shook this week when Prime Minister’s Office staff sent out a media advisory at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday asking that any outlets wishing to cover Harper at the Fairmont Empress – again, photo-op only – must be there at 7:20 a.m. A simple scheduling mistake made by people thousands of kilometres away? Perhaps. It might also be easy to chalk up the perceived slight to the fact Greater Victoria has no representation from the Conservative Party of Canada, and thus, has no one “on the inside” to steer the PM in the direction of local groups and media. But this kind of behaviour from the PMO is not reserved to our area. Last month, a similar tactic was used in Ottawa when a photo opportunity involving Harper was scheduled at a public event, but the regular press corps were not allowed to attend. We receive daily emails from the PMO, whose staffers diligently keep us and other media abreast of where the PM is and with whom he’s hobnobbing all over the country. But when we try looking for real information from Ottawa, we get stonewalled. Following the recent federal funding cut to Camosun College for English as a second language programming, we wanted government input about the feds’ announced plan to administer the program itself. They worked hard to give nothing of substance and prewritten talking points – the norm these days with any federal ministry. Controlling and managing of the message comes from the top down and is a poor replacement for transparency and democracy. The next time the PM comes to town he should try talking to local media. It might do his image some good. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The 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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Larger municipalities, larger cost Amalgamation Yes? More like facts, no! When two-thirds of local government services have been proven to be best distributed through municipalities no larger than 20,000 people, it is hard to understand Amalgamation Yes’s logic in calling for larger municipalities. Behemoth governments result in increased service prices, less democracy and fewer consumer choices. On top of that, amalgamated governments also cost more than smaller systems because wages across the municipalities are raised to be the same as those in the bestpaid municipalities. There is also a need for more unelected managers to oversee the larger-scale operations. These expensive changes coveted by amalgamation supporters are at odds with the fact that Canadian municipalities already require a further $200 billion to fix an infrastructure deficit. I question whether Amalgamation Yes supporters have actually studied any evidence surrounding amalgamation of cities or are just relying on political push polls to trick citizens into believing this is an attractive option. After all, how could anyone make an informed decision when the
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group pushing amalgamation itself refuses to listen to the evidence? Emma Kirkpatrick Saanich
No leadership shown during Harper’s visit I am disappointed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived on Vancouver Island just for a fundraising photo-op. He didn’t have the courage to address the current concerns of the voting public, protesting just outside the front gates. It is frightening to think that a “leader” would sneak into a function through the back door. The speech by Harper was written by professional speech writers. The audience did not learn anything new, as questions were not permitted from the media. His presence was no more than a fundraising commercial, paid by the Canadian taxpayer. What has happened to Canadian leadership and accountability? Is it any surprise that youths do not turn out to vote? There is no voice! To show strong leadership, a prime minister must not be afraid to answer the tough questions. Art Bickerton Saanich
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Too-general resolutions can be easily broken Re: Resolve not to make resolutions (Our View, Dec. 24) Hopeful new year’s resolutions? Bah humbug! Without fail, at the beginning of a new year, we set ourselves up for failure by making resolutions. Perhaps one reason for the futility of such resolutions is they are expressed in such general terms as to be open to procrastination and ensuing personal disappointment at their non-accomplishment. Commendable intentions such as losing weight, spending more time with family, quitting smoking, etc. are familiar new year’s resolutions that are often broken, leaving behind a sense of misgiving and despondency. It’s been said that a new year’s resolution is something that “goes in one year and out the other.” But Oscar Wilde maybe said it best: “Good resolutions are simply cheques that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” E.W. Bopp Tsawwassen ••• Let your voice be heard. Send your letters to editor@saanichnews.com
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disseminated through a variety of platforms. The new year will also see the introduction of enhanced ratings for businesses, which will allow
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Vancouver Island’s Better Business Bureau is set to launch its 2014 business directory as part of a year of change for the organization. The BBB publishes its directory each year, essentially a listing of BBBaccredited businesses on Vancouver Island. “These are the businesses you want to do business with,” said Vancouver Island BBB president Rosalind Scott, who is based in Victoria. “Put it right next to your phone book. It’s like a little bible.” A business must go through a detailed vetting process in order to be accredited – it is not as simple as just joining the BBB. In order to qualify, a business must have been in operation for at least a year, have no complaints logged against them, have established a positive presence in the marketplace and have a good rating with the BBB, based on specific criteria. One criteria focuses on honest advertising and making sure companies make promises they can keep. Advertising as “the best” in an industry doesn’t fly with the BBB, same with other unverifiable claims. “It kind of backfires on a business when they do that,” Scott said. “So we work with businesses to help them have good advertising practices.” There were significant changes for the BBB in 2013. The biggest perhaps is the Canadian BBB’s integration
for more detail for people looking for information about a business. Specifics are being saved for the launch of the changes. “We’re the good guys and we
look at ourselves long and hard everyday, trying to make everything that we do better,” Scott said. See vi.bbb.org for more.
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Vancouver Island Better Business Bureau president Rosalind Scott with its U.S.A. counterpart, creating a North American BBB. The two organizations can now share resources and information about businesses on both sides of the border. “We retain our Canadian identity, however we become part of an amazing brand,” Scott said. “That was huge for us, a wonderful transition.” In order to get in, the Canadian BBB had to be accredited, just like any other business, a process which was complex, but ultimately successful. “Me and my staff are very proud,” said Scott, who was elected chair for the Canadian region. The Vancouver Island-specific "Did You Know?" campaign, started in 2013, will continue this year, helping consumers learn more about the local BBB and what it does and doesn’t do, through bite-size facts,
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Toyota has always been a logical purchase, based on reliability and durability but now its designs too are capturing buyers with a visual, desirable esthetic. Zack Spencer
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The cup holder is large and the centre armrest has a massive storage area inside; this is thanks to the removal of the stowaway seat that used to hide under the centre armrest. Now in the second row of seats there are three permanent seats or two captain’s chairs in the top Limited model. The previous hideaway idea was simple but not so comfortable. The biggest change takes place in the third row of seats, where three people can sit rather than just two. In addition,
there is 100L of cargo space behind the third row of seats offering much better functionality. It has all the interior amenities that one expects in a modern three-row crossover, even a system that allows the driver’s voice to be amplified through the stereo for easier conversations with passengers in the very back, but there seems to be a lack of sophistication compared to its competition. Drive The previous Highlander was available with a 4-cylinder engine and front wheel drive (FWD). It’s with a standard 3.5L V6 with 270hp, matched to a 6-speed automatic transmission, also with FWD. The starting price stays at $31,680; factoring in the backup camera there is good value here. When it arrives later this month, the base LE with all wheel drive (AWD) starts at $34,180. I think most people will opt for the LE with convenience package that includes 8-way power driver’s seat, heated front seats, three-zone climate control, satellite radio and leather steering wheel to name a few. This brings the price up to $34,480 for the FWD and $36,980 for the AWD. On the road, the AWD system sends power to just the front wheels as often as possible with only 10 per cent of the torque shifting when cornering. The system has the ability to shift or lock up to 50 per cent of the power for better traction but limiting it to times
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when it is truly needed helps improve fuel economy. The other part of the fuel economy story is the all-new 6-speed automatic. The official fuel rating for the most popular AWD model is 11.5L/100km in the city and 8.2L on the highway, which is almost a full litre improvement in combined highway/city economy over the 2013 model. The rear suspension has been modified for a slightly more dynamic drive and improved ride. The steering is rather light and vague but the buyers of this type of product will appreciate the ease of use.
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The Victoria Real Estate Board’s 2014 board of directors will help guide member realtors over the coming year. Mike Nugent (back row, left), Tony Wick, Kyle Kerr, presidentelect (for 2015) Guy Crozier, Marijane Smith, Ara Balabanian (front left), pastpresident Shelley Mann, president Tim Ayres and Wendy Moreton, are all practising realtors who volunteer on the executive.
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Big closets – As well as other storage spaces, this is a must-have A great kitchen – Also important to men; people like to hang out where the food is Socializing space – Such as kitchen island or counter, or a comfortable den Low maintenance – Paint jobs and regular yardwork are OK. Past that? Not so much. – Courtesy MSN Real Estate
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edge of the Victoria Real Estate Board is limited to the fact that it publishes sales figures and home price “averages” monthly, it serves a greater function behind the scenes. As an organization, the board works to ensure its member realtors are kept up to date on changing government regulations, offers education on topics that can affect home and property sales – a brown bag lunch workshop on oil tanks was recently held – and passes along pertinent information from the provincial and national real estate associations.
A conference last fall introducing the new real estate valuation, Home Price Index or HPI attracted hundreds of realtors anxious to see how it would better reflect trends in the housing market and help them more effectively work with clients. The HPI system’s “benchmark,” or typical home price figure replaced the average or median home price figures long used as a measurement of the market or economic activity in general. While the VREB is geared more to service and educate realtors and real estate companies, Shelley Mann, pastpresident of the board, says
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Realtors must complete a certain number of courses every two years to maintain their licence, but most in the Capital Region take more than the minimum required, Mann says. Board staff – there are close to 20 at the local office – also work to keep the Multiple Listings Service (MLS) as up-to-date as possible with the newest technology. “Any way we can improve our system to help our members, it’s going to be better for the general public,” Mann says. Find more information at vreb.org. ddescoteau@vicnews.com
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times, as well. “Their stories are remarkable,” Shamata said. Home Is A Beautiful Word stars Yoshié on’t be surprised by worldly goods, or Bancroft, Kelt Eccleston, Kayvon Kelly, actor/ perhaps a pet visible when you head playwright Kevin Loring (who wrote Where The into the Belfry Theatre to see Home Is Blood Mixes, a huge hit during the Belfry’s 2009A Beautiful Word. 10 season) and Tracey Moore. Theatre staff plan to protect possesMoore, who has a home not far from the sions of homeless folk taking in the show. It’s an Fernwood theatre but doesn’t often work in effort to maintain the “slice of humanity” the Victoria, feels those voices pull her through the play-slash-documentary presents. performance. Commissioned by the Belfry, Home is a ver“I just go and let the person talk, and get batim play exploring the homelessness situation out of the way of the person. The text unfolds, through the words – including the “ers,” “ums” because it’s a real person,” she said. “As an actor and “ahs” – as documented and created by you come with your craft, with playwright and journalist Joel this you’re not using that.” Bernbaum. it’s about the She prepared for her role, He interviewed more disseminating the sentithan 500 people and used community and how ments of residents with those transcripts from we’re all wrestling a night at a shelter and Grade 4 students to busiimmersion in the street with (homelessness). nessmen and the homeless community. It created a themselves, for Home Is A it’s just people sense of responsibility. Beautiful Word. grappling with trying “It is immensely imporLike many in the region, tant to this piece and I feel the issue settled in the to understand … it a responsibility to present back of the Belfry’s artistic feels like a slice of this accurately doing it director, Michael Shamata’s justice. These people are humanity. mind. For years he anticireal.” pated featuring it somehow; -Michael Shamata She’s also thrilled at the a verbatim piece seemed option of providing tickets ideal. for those likely unable to afford “I wanted to somehow the theatre. address this issue. … Everyone in this city has Belfry will distribute 20 complimentary tickets an opinion about it,” said Shamata, the director for each performance throughout the run and of Home. “(Verbatim) allows for a kaleidoscope there will be 50 pay-what-you-can tickets for view of a lot of voices.” each performance, available at the door. A graduate of Carleton University’s School of Agencies and organizations that deal directly Journalism, Bernbaum eventually went door-towith homelessness can get a 20 per cent discount door in neighbourhoods throughout the region. on single tickets and larger groups qualify for “It’s about the community and how we’re all larger discounts. wrestling with (homelessness),” Shamata said. “I think that’s courageous,” Moore said. “I “It’s a part of our lives. It’s just people grappling with trying to understand … it feels like a slice of hope people who it’s about … will come and see that they have a voice, and we want to hear it. humanity.” Single tickets for the show are $25, and can The tales of the homeless, and those who be booked by calling 250-385-6815 or visiting ponder their reaction to that population of our belfry.bc.ca city, promise to be poignant but humorous at editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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HER -(Odeon/Landmark Uni 4) Critics have been rhapsodizing about the latest from the incomparably weird Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich), which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a lonely writer who develops an intensely intimate relationship with his computer’s Siri-like operating system (voiced with beguiling sexiness by Scarlett Johansson). AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY -(Odeon/Landmark Uni 4) A wildly dysfunctional family has a raucous and acrimonious reunion when their matriarch (Meryl Streep) is diagnosed with a terminal disease. The great cast includes Chris Cooper, Sam Shepard, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Ewan McGregor, and Dermot Mulroney. LONE SURVIVOR -(SilverCity/ Westshore) The title is a bit of a spoiler, but this true-life account of four SEALs dropped into Taliban territory in Afghanistan on a very dangerous mission has been getting strong word of mouth. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, and Ben Foster.
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While there’s no denying that Mount Everest has an unbreakable hold on the public’s imagination, it’s the world’s second-tallest peak, K2, that most inspires and intimidates serious climbers. It is known as Savage Mountain, and one-quarter of the mountaineers who strive for the summit perish in the attempt. “If you make one wrong step, you’re history,” says one climber – a survivor of the worst day in K2’s murderous history, when 25 climbers set out for the summit and 11 of them died. The weather was perfect that day in August of 2008, and it is still not exactly clear what the series of miscalculations, mistakes, and bad luck was that led to such a disastrous outcome. That sequence of events is explored in grimly fascinating detail in The Summit, a documentary that mixes actual footage shot during the expedition with recreations of key moments, extensive interviews, and a history of the first team to climb K2, in 1954. Early on you meet the widow and the brother of Ger McDonnell, an ebullient Irishman who was on a team of Dutch climbers, and it is their quest to understand how he died that drives much of the documentary. The narrative bounces around in time, but it isn’t long before you realize who are the survivors and who the victims-to-be as you watch footage of the climbers shot during the preparatory weeks as they and their Sherpas inch up the mountain, establishing a series of camps along the way. There is a relatively brief window of opportunity in the summer when weather permits an attempt at the summit, and that year the final camp was filled with teams from several countries including America, Norway, Serbia, and South Korea. In order to maximize efficiency during the final push past a dangerous bottleneck underneath a massive overhang of ice known as a sarac – where deadly chunks could be shed without warning – the teams pooled their resources and divvied up responsibilities, including sending up advance climbers to secure ropes along the
★★★½ AMERICAN HUSTLE -(Odeon/SilverCity) David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) delivers a screwball crime dramedy, loosely based on the 1970s Abscam scandal, when an FBI sting ensnared a bunch of congressman on corruption charges. This devil’s brew of messy emotions and sneaky double-crosses features a great cast that includes Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence. ★ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES -(SilverCity/Westshore) The comedic adventures of delusional, sexist, and highly selfregarding newsman Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) move from 1970s San Diego to the advent of cable news in 1980s New York. The cast includes Harrison Ford, Paul Rudd, Vince Vaughn, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kristen Wiig, and Christina Applegate. As I staggered out of this gratingly unfunny bomb I was reassured to hear someone in front of me declare, “That was the stupidest, piece-of-
s%@t movie I’ve ever seen.” Amen. ★★★THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore) Peter Jackson delivers three hours of fast-paced entertainment in this exciting, combat-filled and often funny account of Bilbo, Gandalf, and a bevy of bearded dwarves as they confront that terrifying, gold-hoarding dragon named Smaug (voiced by the suddenly ubiquitous Benedict Cumberbatch). ★★½ THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE -(SilverCity) In the middle movie of this dystopic futureworld trilogy for teens, the oddlynamed Katniss Everdeen (Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence) gets caught up in some deadly schemings after a rebellion outrages Panem’s despotic ruler (Donald Sutherland). This is predictable stuff, but boy is it popular! ★★★★ INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS -(Odeon) The Coen Brothers give a deliciously bleak present to cinema fans with this tale of an embittered folksinger struggling to carve out a career in 1961 Greenwich Village. Starring Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Carey Mulligan. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES -(SilverCity/ Westshore) If the trailer is anything to go by, the latest edition of this increasingly dull-witted horror series doesn’t have a lot to offer fright fans. ★★★½ PHILOMENA -(Landmark Cinema 4) Oscar-nomination speculation is already swirling around Judi Dench for her performance as a woman who was forced to give up her out-of-wedlock child 50 years ago and is now determined to track him down. This surprisingly funny dramedy co-stars Steve Coogan and is directed by the great Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, The Queen). ★★★ SAVING MR. BANKS -(Odeon/Westshore/Landmark Uni 4) Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson are both delightful in this entertaining, true-life tale of the struggle Walt Disney had to convince the uptight English author of Mary Poppins to allow him to make her beloved children’s book into a movie.
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MOVIE MONDAY- screens Love Is All You Need. The latest from celebrated Danish director Susanne Bier (Brothers) is a wry romantic comedy very much aimed at adults. With Pierce Brosnan. 6:30 pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595-FLIC. moviemonday.ca.
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Cinecenta at UVic screens its films in the Student Union Building. Info: 721-8365. cinecenta.com. THE ARMSTRONG LIE -(Fri.-Sat., Jan. 10-11: 7:00, 9:20) Disgraced super-rider Lance Armstrong is the subject of a penetrating documentary that is mostly focused on the last four years of Armstrong’s life when his decades of lying and coverup were finally exposed. ★★ PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS -(Sat.-Sun., Jan. 11-12: 1:00 matinee) In this newest addition to the blandly derivative fantasy series that riffs on Greek mythology, the half-human son of Poseidon and his buddies embark on a magical quest to find the Golden Fleece in
weekend order to stop an ancient evil from destroying the world. ★★★★ WATERMARK -(Sun., Jan. 12: 3:00, 7:10, 9:00) The current collaboration between documentary filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal and renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky (Manufactured Landscapes) is a profound and engaging meditation on our complex relationship with water – and especially how our use of technology is negatively affecting the world’s water supplies. MY FATHER AND THE MAN IN BLACK -(Mon., Jan. 13: 7:00) This unique documentary, which focuses on the manager of country music legend Johnny Cash, is directed by the manager’s estranged son, Jonathan Holiff, who undertook this project after finding a trove of memorabilia in his dad’s storage locker after he committed suicide. The director will be in attendance for a Q&A after the show. ★★½ ROMEO & JULIET -(Tues.Wed., Jan. 14-15) Shakespeare’s immortal romantic tragedy returns to the silver screen in lush period detail, this time in an adaptation by novelist Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey). Despite its authentic setting, this is a mostly dull affair, marred especially by the lack of romantic chemistry between the two leads.
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The Vic Theatre is located at 808 Douglas Street. Info: thevic.ca ★★★★ BLUE JASMINE -(Fri.-Thurs., Jan. 10-16: 7:00) Cate Blanchett is headed for an Oscar nomination for her role as an emotionally fragile woman struggling to recover after her life as a glamorous socialite gets turned upside down. Complete with a great cast, this is one of Woody Allen’s best films. Ever.
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SAANICH NEWS - Friday, January 10, 2014
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SPORTS
For days like today!
Second-generation player cranking it up on ice
SPORTS NEWS
Royals forward Jack Palmer is turning heads with his play of late
Vikes back in action this weekend at UVic
Don Descoteau News staff
Being a hometown boy on a high-profile hockey team definitely has its benefits. For Jack Palmer, the lone such player on the Victoria Royals, coming home has meant everything from sleeping in his own bed at his parents’ place on the West Shore to hanging with old buddies. And while his former Western Hockey League club, the Brandon Wheat Kings, were the top draw in a hockey-mad town, being back home has special appeal. “It’s kind of exciting,” he says of playing in front of familiar faces at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. While he was close his teammates in Brandon, where he spent last season and the first 15 games of this one, one thing he didn’t experience much was
getting texts from friends saying they’d be at the game that night. “In Brandon I was with the team 24/7, but here I have friends outside of hockey, so that’s nice,” he says. So are those home-cooked dinners from mom, Denise, he adds. Palmer’s dad, Brad, a member of the high-flying Victoria Cougars major junior teams of the early 1980s and a former NHLer with Minnesota and Boston, attends every Royals home game and some on the road. A Duncan native who left town at 14 to play hockey in Kelowna, he empathized with his son when Jack was homesick in Brandon. “I know the coach there would have got a lot out of Jack … and he was learning that you have to play hard every day,” Brad said. “But the only problem with (playing there) was being so far away from home.” A rangy forward – he’s listed at 6-2, 183 pounds – Palmer is a quick skater with soft hands. He has three goals and five assists since being acquired Nov. 6, but six of those points have come in the past seven games. Royals team management sees Palmer as a player on the
sidered a work in progress, “he is coming from a base of having great instincts and skills.” Palmer, a former Saanich Braves player who admits to not always going full out in junior B, is anxious to prove he belongs in the WHL. He’s learned how to harness his skating power better and has worked closely with Royals conditioning coach Jeff Compton to find that extra gear on the ice. Brad Palmer, who has coached his son at variDon Denton/News staff ous times over the years Jack Palmer, left, is starting to hit his but is now content to simply be a fan, believes stride with the Victoria Royals. Jack has “turned the corway up, a guy with plenty of ner” and realizes putting in the effort every night eventually upside. “When he first got here we had pays off. “He’s got to a point where to get him to understand there’s a certain way this team plays,” he’s working hard and he’s says head coach Dave Lowry, a getting rewarded for it,” Brad systems guy who demands his said. “When he works hard like players carry a team-first moti- that, no matter what the result, vation. “He’s adapted well and is there’s no better feeling in the stands. I look down there and making strides.” General manager Cam Hope say, ‘that’s my boy.’” ddescoteau@vicnews.com says while Palmer, 18, is still con-
IN BRIEF
The second chapter of the Canada West season continues this weekend, as the UVic Vikes basketball teams host division leaders Saskatchewan and Alberta. The men (9-1) are currently ranked No. 3 in the CIS top 10 going into tonight’s (Jan. 10) game against the No.7-ranked USask Huskies, 8 p.m. at McKinnon Gym. On Saturday, the Vikes take on the Alberta Golden Bears (9-1) at 7 p.m. In women’s play, the Vikes (7-3 in Canada West) take on the Huskies at 6 p.m. tonight and 5 p.m. Saturday. The Vikes finished strong in holiday exhibition play with a nailbiter 88-86 overtime win over Dalhousie at the CIS Thunder Selects Holiday Classic in Halifax, N.S. Jessica Renfrew and Cassandra Goodis put up 25 and 23 points, respectively, for the Vikes.
Stars and Stingers battle for first in VHL
Heading into last night’s Victoria Hockey League play, the Stars (16-22) held a slim lead over the Stingers (16-5-0) for top spot. The Stingers played last-place Tritons last night after the News’ deadline.
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