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Despite dipping temperatures last week, it’s business as usual on the links of Victoria. “Business is up a little bit (this winter). The only thing we can point to is weather,” said Jim Goddard, director of golf at Cordova Bay Golf Course. “It is overall drier, but what comes with sun is cold and wind and frost.” At the municipally run Cedar Hill Golf Course, they nearly tripled usage last month, with 1,409 rounds of golf played compared to 494 in January 2013. “It’s weather,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard. “Green fees have gone from about $6,000 to $16,000 just for that month. … We didn’t hear anything significant about our other rec centres, that’s the one outdoor recreation we track usage.” As February ushered in winter, frozen greens did close a couple courses some days last week, but, for the most part, golfers are still in full force. “We have guys that play in shorts every day of the year here,” said Goddard. “The bad weather doesn’t dissuade the hard-core golfer. … They’d as soon miss their wedding as a golf game.” Promotions to keep the Cordova Bay course full include a winter league, with competitions on a daily basis. “Winter’s still winter. We do a lot

of winter marketing with loyalty programs that keep our place steady anyway,” Goddard said. “No matter what we do there’s always some closures in the winter: half days, rainy days.” Rainfall in January was below the norm of 132.8 mm, with just 114.6 mm in Greater Victoria last month, according to an Environment Canada fact sheet. Sunshine, however, was also down: 65.9 hours in January compared to the average of 68.3 hours. No measurable snow fell in January, well below the average of 10.9 cm. But January snowfalls can, historically, vary drastically – from no snow to 81.4 cm, based on data from Victoria International Airport. “It’s been fairly mild,” said Scott Kolb, general manager at Victoria Golf Club. “It hasn’t been stormy and wet. … We’ve only had one (storm) every couple weeks.” He figures attendance at the golf course was up 20 per cent among members playing this January compared to an average January. “Our members that would normally play once or twice a month are coming out more,” Kolb said. “I’m seeing more bodies, instead of them appearing like groundhogs in March.” reporter@saanichnews.com

■ On Jan. 11, 2014, Victoria set a record for the most rainfall ever to fall on one January day: 45.4 mm ■ On Jan. 13, 2014, Victoria tied the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in January (set in 1994): 13.2 C.

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The Ontario Provincial Police have made an arrest in Saanich in relation to a 20-year-old prison murder in Kingston, Ont. Cordova Bay resident Brian Riches, also known as Brian Spinks, faces a first degree murder charge and is now in the custody of the Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, an integrated unit with members from the OPP, RCMP, Kingston Police and Corrections Service Canada. Members of the Saanich Police Department assisted in the arrest, a vehicle stop, on Thursday (Feb. 6) in the 4500-block of Blenkinsop Rd.

On July 24, 1994, inmate Phong Chau was found dead in his jail cell at Joyceville Institution in Kingston, Ont. with trauma to his body. OPP Sgt. Kristine Rae said because the murder happened in a federal prison, it made it difficult to investigate, which is why an arrest was not made sooner. Technological advances over the years gave police alternative methods of investigation, which eventually led to the evidence making up the basis for the arrest. Rae could not provide further details on the crime. Riches, 40, was returned to Kingston last Friday (Feb. 7) in the custody of the OPP. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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The man who stole a poppy donation box in November 2013 is back in police custody after being arrested for two break and enters that happened just days after his release from jail. Darcy Bruce Morgan, 51, is being charged for breaking into a government liquor store in Saanich on Jan. 31, three days after being released and put on probation. The front window was smashed with a rock and a case of rum was taken. On Feb. 2, a break and enter occurred at the vacuum store in Colwood. The suspect smashed a window with a rock and stole a vacuum cleaner. Video surveillance from both crime scenes helped Regional Crime Unit members identify the suspect. Morgan faces two counts of break and enter and one count of failing to comply with a probation order. Morgan was arrested in November for stealing a poppy donation box from a View Royal Convenience store. He was sentenced to three months jail for the theft and was released Jan. 28. kwells@ goldstreamgazette.com

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neat freak. He would never leave anything out and always put things back (but that has changed). And his interest in things is no longer there.” Friends also shy away from them. That doesn’t bother Egon much, but Hanna feels it might have to do with a lack of education on the disease. “They think we are contagious, or that Egon wouldn’t understand what they are talking about or that he’s bonkers,” Hanna said. “Or they just talk to me and not him.” “Because Hanna, you talk (too much),” Egon says, with a smile. Over time, Egon will require more care, which will take an increasingly

emotional and physical toll on Hanna. Already she learned that as a full-time caregiver, she needs time alone, so every Thursday she drops Egon off at a program and heads to yoga for a couple of hours. They attend Alzheimer’s-related classes together to help exercise Egon’s brain and meet others. In the last two years they have seen healthy people decline then die. “That scares me, that I’m getting that way,” Egon says. “Especially when you see people and they want to talk to you and they cannot. You have to say, ‘yes’ and ‘I understand’ and ‘I know what you mean,’ to make them feel good.”

Egon knows there may be a time when Hanna will be unable to care for him and he will be admitted to a home, a subject he is sensitive about. “I am very, very willing to keep him in the house as long as I can but I’m getting old too,” Hanna said. “I feel that it is a little too early to talk about because he gets very depressed about it. We live dayto-day because we don’t know what’s going to happen.” The Alzheimer Society regularly holds free workshops. On Feb. 11 the society hosts a two-hour session starting at 5:30 p.m. and on Feb. 20, a five-session series starts on caring for a person with dementia. Both workshops are at Hillside Seniors Health Centre, 1454 Hillside Ave. To register, call 250-370-5641. The Alzheimer Society B.C. can be reached at 250-3822052 or info.victoria@ alzheimerbc.org. reporter@vicnews.com

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Winter’s blast mild to some A classic winter e-blast from Vancouver Island to friends or relatives east of us features a golfer in shorts under sunny skies. That was true for January, as we had a little less rain and slightly warmer than usual temperatures. Then came February. Tourists posed for photos in front of the ice-caked fountain on the front lawn of the Weather warms provincial legislature building. People dug quickly here around in forgotten on the Island corners of the closet for a parka to cover the -7 C (plus wind chill) daytime lows. That’s still positively balmy for winter in most of Canada. Yes, we live here because of the mild – as opposed to wild – climate, but we really can’t complain. In relation to the wildly low temps hitting our Prairies and East Coast counterparts, this is still the warm land. A ski hill in Calgary closed one day last week because it was too cold. Temperatures there ranged from -21 C to -26 C with the wind chill. Once things warmed up Thursday, they were as cold as we were at the chilliest point of our week of winter. In central B.C. east to Manitoba, a freeze set in that featured average norms of -20 C or colder when normal temperatures range from -1 C to -6 C. Folks who shifted here from the northern part of the province, or elsewhere in Canada, scoff as we don that never-needed, too-warm sweater or mitts and toques. This isn’t real winter to them. Yes cold records were broken on the south coast. But while we may find it uncomfortable, we’re among the luckiest in the nation. A dip to -10 C (with the wind chill) is what we call a deep-freeze winter … and we are, after all, still in mid-winter. Clear and cold, as opposed to wet and warm is the way of winter. Besides, a certain contingent of Greater Victorians will complain about the weather no matter what. But don’t worry, these stretches generally only last a week or so, then folks can go back to complaining about the rain. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The SAANICH NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Prescription pot pretense to end RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told On April 1, medical marijuana Maple Ridge council last week that growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commer- his detachment will first target medical growers they know cial growers will be able are linked to organized to legally fill a prescripcrime. But it’s difficult to tion for pot. determine which are legal Ottawa is moving to and which are not. clean up the mess it cre“This has the potential ated by issuing medical to cripple the courts,” licences all over the counFleugel said. “Something try. Since then, municiis going to have to take a palities have complained back seat if we are going that small-scale medito go after all of them.” cal licences have been The police and fire greatly exceeded, with Tom Fletcher department have promany used as fronts for a B.C. Views posed an amnesty or criminal drug trade that grace period, allowing has made B.C. infamous people to disclose their around the world. location and have it properly disHow big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed mantled without penalty, to help deal with the volume. to carry marijuana for medical purThis mess was created by Ottawa poses, and half of them live in B.C. in response to a court ruling that Their permission to grow their own forced them to make medical pot or buy it from designated smallavailable. The Harper government scale growers is withdrawn in a remains trapped in a failed war-oncouple of months. drugs mentality that prevents any Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fraser Valley sub- innovation or even common sense. Then there is the circus in Vanurb of Maple Ridge estimate that it couver, where self-styled princes alone has 500 properties licensed of pot exploit the confusion of the to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is medical marijuana law to run an not a world hotspot for glaucoma Amsterdam-style retail trade. or arthritis. It is historically known Cannabis Culture, the pot and for its secluded properties and as propaganda empire built by Marc a base for B.C.’s prison system and Emery before he was jailed in the the province’s Hells Angels. U.S., rants about the government’s Police have only an estimate “war on patients,” amid garish ads because Ottawa’s bungled medical for “pot by post” and exotic weed pot scheme conceals the location varieties. of licensed growers from provincial “By Health Canada’s own estiand local governments.

mate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots of weed really is bad for your math skills. Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the serious-looking “Medical Cannabis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side. Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required. In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/withdrawal.” And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet? Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher! Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial producer. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Clay court opponents didn’t get a voice Re: Game, set and match (News, Feb. 5) The coverage of the clay courts issue by the media seems to have been mainly one-sided in favour of the proponents. The media coverage keeps referring to a consultation period of over two years, but that was mainly between the Cedar Hill Clay Courts Tennis Society, the Parks Department and certain community audiences that seemed to be primarily tennis players and their supporters. The media and Parks Department coverage during this period of time clearly leaned towards approval of the Society’s application. For example, I recall that an article in the Saanich News just prior to the final meeting referred the reader to the Saanich Parks website that appeared to be a mere summary of the Society’s presentation. Little, if any, information was located at that site that summarized the position of the opponents. The opposition group never got involved until the last four to six months prior to the decision because the residents, in general, were not previously made aware of what was underway. Once the proposal was generally made known, the group came together rather quickly with compelling arguments against the proposal. There were many wellresearched and thoughtful arguments against the project. I didn’t hear a single opponent ever suggest they were against the sport of tennis. Many stated that they supported the sport and the

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facility proposed, but not in the Cedar Hill Park location which should remain open to the greatest number of residents. Bob Chong Saanich

Tertiary treatment would save money Voters may hold some Capital Regional District councillors accountable for the $60 million spent so far on an outdated secondary sewage plant that still does not exist. In the meantime, the public is learning more about the advantages to tertiary sewage treatment from the RITE Plan. Time and technology have marched on. For some CRD directors, time has stood still. Seaterra plans a single secondary treatment plant that may cost more than $2 billion when all piping and upgrading is calculated. The CRD has dismissed the idea of several smaller tertiary plants spread throughout the region, saying it is too costly. Yet there has not been a cost/ benefit analysis done, and documentation of costs remains a secret. Richard Atwell and MLA Andrew Weaver inform us that tertiary treatment will remove the pharmaceuticals, bacteriaresistant “superbugs,” toxins and plastics that a secondary plant will not. The tertiary waste water is pure enough to be sold to local farmers and golf courses, can be used to irrigate boulevards and be returned safely to surrounding wetlands. Every summer, we are urged to conserve water. Every year, Victorians are penalized with increased user fees and fines are given for ignoring water

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University of Victoria Students’ Society is lobbying the university to freeze investments in fossil fuels and unload its shares in the industry. The UVSS board of directors voted unanimously last week to push the university towards divestment. “Investments in fossil fuels condone the environmental and human rights abuses associated with resource extraction-based industries,” said UVSS chair Kelsey Mech. “By continuing to invest in fossil fuels, we ensure that our futures are entrenched in the status quo rather than alternative and renewable options.” The UVSS wants the University of Victoria Foundation to commit to a three-year plan to divest all remaining shares. “We’re happy to consider requests ... and we’ll be bringing it to our meeting at the end of the month,” said Andrew Coward, treasurer of the Foundation. “We also share the students’ concern on climate change, UVic in general is known for its work in climate change issues and clean energy.” UVSS will work with Divest UVic – a student group organizing lobbying efforts on campus – that has in Gutter CleaninG • repair • Gutter Guard the past few months cultivated support from faculty, students and alumni, and collected hundreds of signatures on a petition. The Foundation Sooke to Sidney manages $300 million Since 1969 380-2662 in more than 1,100 university endowment Carpet CleaninG • roof de-mossinG funds. reporter@saanichnews.com

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hen it comes to categorizing the kind of material played by Pearl Django, violinist Michael Gray takes a broad-brush approach. “You can call it hot swing, gypsy jazz, hot club music. I just call it music,” he says, refusing to pigeonhole his Seattle-based group’s style. “Stylistically, it’s based on the Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt (music of the 1930s and ‘40s). It’s very Parisian, very European sounding, but we use that as a jumping-off point for what we do.” The quintet returns to the city this weekend to coheadline Saturday’s (Feb. 15) Victoria Django Festival performance with Reinhardt enthusiast Denis Chang at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. At last year’s festival, Pearl Django members were pleasantly surprised at the reception they received from Victoria concert goers, Gray says. “The audience is very well educated. They know what they should hear and what they’re looking for,” he says. At the same time, there were many newcomers who gained a new understanding of and appreciation for the genre. For the uninitiated, the elements of the style that tend to strike listeners most are the rhythm and the beautiful melodies, Gray says. While Pearl Django is comfortable playing jazz standards, the group is equally at home playing original compositions. He refers to the group as “melodic improvisors” whose style is similar to that of violinist Grappelli and guitarist Reinhardt, who developed their own style of rhythmic jazz. The spirit of Django Reinhardt will abound at the two Victoria festival venues this weekend. On Friday at the White Eagle Hall, the upstairs space will feature performances by Brishen, fronted by teen guitar sensation Quinn Bachand, plus the Brett Martens String Band and guests. Downstairs, a venue labelled The Painted Caravan offers a more “chill” space where performers will jam in a cabaret feel. “This recreates the underground of Paris speakeasies and dance cabaret,” said Django Fest co-ordinator Oliver Swain. A similar separation of venues happens Saturday at St. Andrew’s, which will become the “Parisian Opera House”

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concert stage, while the church’s Kirk Hall down the corridor morphs into the Hot Club of France, with a cabaretstyle vibe and dancing. The latter is a shout-out to the 1930s French organization of jazz advocates who encouraged Reinhardt and Grappelli to form what became the Quintette du Hot Club de France, the vehicle that propelled the musician and their unique style to greater notoriety. Swain expects there to be a free flow of people between the two sections both nights, with each venue creating its own energy. Pearl Django winds up the show Saturday following a performance by Chang, who will play with one accompanist. A Montreal-based guitarist who has worked hard to promote and sustain interest in this energetic form of jazz, Chang is a regular performer at DjangoFest Northwest on

Whidbey Island, the continent’s largest festival devoted to gypsy jazz and co-founded by Pearl Django. Also on the card Saturday are local artists Daniel Lapp, The Capital City Syncopaters and Chris Sartisohn. The main concert (8pm start) is all ages while the cabaret (7:30 pm start in the Kirk Hall) is 19-plus. St. Andrew’s Church is at Courtney and Douglas streets. Friday’s show, 19-plus only, starts at 8pm at the White Eagle Hall, 90 Dock in James Bay. Dance workshops take place at the two venues at 7:30pm Friday and 7pm Saturday. As well, an outdoor festival jam with various festival performers happens Saturday from 1 to 2pm in Centennial Square. Advance tickets are available at Ditch Records, Lyle’s Place and Larsen Music for $20 (Friday only), $30 (Saturday only) and $40 (weekend pass). Find more information at The Victoria Django Festival on Facebook.

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VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL - A year of tumult for the Victoria Film Festival has culminated in one heck of a 20th anniversary lineup, with international films and talks from such indie masters as Guy Maddin and Atom Egoyan and local work on the big screen, too. Download the guide at victoriafilmfestival.com. Until Feb. 16.

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HOT PINK - The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue and Boxers Are Brief Boylesque get a little sexy for the 5th annual PEERS Victoria Resources Society Fundraiser. The evening of dazzling entertainment with and auction begins at 7:30pm (show at 8:30pm). Tickets, $30 advance, $35 door: cheesecakeburlesque. com or PEERS at 250-388-5325. VALENTINES DAY DINNER & DANCE - Celebrate in Croatian style Feb. 15 at the Croatian Hall (4081 Gordon Head). Featuring the music of Obala. Tickets, $45, at 250-889-2029.

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SEEDY SATURDAY - Victoria’s annual community seed and garden show featuring: local/ BC heritage, open-pollinated vegetable, flower and herb seeds, nurseries, food and garden products, seed exchange, info displays, kids’ activities, speakers, seedy cafe, and a new book exchange runs from 10am until 4pm, at Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas. $7/ free for kids.

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PALM COURT LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Shadan Saul Guerrero soprano and Sunny Shams tenor offer “Our Valentine to You,” an afternoon of love duets from Puccini’s La Boheme, Tosca and Madam Butterfly. 2:30pm at The Charlie White Theatre. Tickets,

$32, marywinspear.ca or 250656-0275. MINDIL BEACH MARKETS - Indie folk phenoms Towers and Trees and Des Larson join for a night of homegrown goodness. At Sugar Nightclub (858 Yates). Tickets, $15, ticketweb.ca. A VALENTINE’S EVENING SOCIAL The Bill Johnson Blues Band and Curl set the scene for Valentine’s 2014 at Hermann’s Jazz Club. Roses and a chance at a romantic door prize to be had. Tickets, $20 at Lyle’s Place and Long & McQuade.

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PROHIBITION JAZZ - Louise Rose, Maureen Washington and the Capital City Syncopaters come together for a cause. All funds raised go to support those facing mental illnesses through B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Victoria. At Alix Goolden Hall. Tickets, $45.00, rmts.bc.ca.

2 with Così and Way to Heaven, respectively. Readings begin at 8pm in the Belfry Theatre’s Studio A. Find out more about the fest at puentetheatre.ca.

is William Inge’s tale of what surfaces in a small town on the last day of summer when a charismatic young drifter comes to town. 1953 Pulitzer Prize-winner. Tickets, $14/22, 250-721-8000. Until Feb. 22.

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WORLDPLAY - Puente Theatre continues their annual festival of plays from around the world with a staged reading of The Container by Clare Bayley, directed by Justin Carter. The second in a series of by-donation theatre events throughout the month from Puente tells the story of five migrants seeking a new life in the UK. The festival continues on Feb. 23 and March

BUYERS & MAKERS BEWARE: COLLECTING & INHERITING ART CARFAC BC, an artist-run organization representing the professional interests of artists features a talk with Mary Jo Hughes of the Victoria Legacy Art Galleries and Madrona Gallery’s Michael Warren. Central Branch, The Greater Victoria Library, 735 Broughton, from 6:30-8:30pm.

STAGE WED. FEB. 12 THE GLASS MENAGERIE Tennessee Williams’ first great Broadway success, awarded best play of 1945 by New York Drama Critics’ Circle, is next up at Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. The tale of an aspiring poet who finds a gentleman caller for his desperately shy sister is on at their new home at the Roxy Theatre. Tickets, from $25, 250385-4462, bluebridgetheatre.ca. Until March 2.

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PROUD - Rick Roberts lets his inner Harper howl as the prime minister in Michael Healey’s political romp, on now at the Belfry until March 9. Tickets, from $25, tickets.belfry.bc.ca.

National non-profit record label launches Weird Canada, an underground musical community, is set to launch the first ever not-for-profit online store and distribution service dedicated to emerging and experimental Canadian music. Wyrd Distro, made possible in large part from a $50,000 FACTOR grant awarded last November, offers music fans

Labor Day, a cross between a coming-of-age story and a romantic drama, has no ambitions other than to be a soapy melodrama. Kate Winslet stars as Adele, a single mom who has sunk into a deep depression after being abandoned by her husband several years earlier. She’s looked after by her 11-year-old son, Henry, a wise-beyond-his-years lad who brings her coffee in bed and helps with the shopping and banking. The plot starts humming when Adele and Henry are kidnapped by an escaped prisoner named Frank (Josh Brolin), a scary-looking dude who wants to hide in their house overnight. Despite having murdered his wife, Frank proves to be the kind of remarkably decent guy who pitches in with house repairs and car maintenance – without even being asked. Even a depressed woman can’t help but feel a few stirrings with such hunky husband material suddenly within reach. Then comes the sure-to-be-

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spoofed scene where, with their slippery hands sliding sensually over and under each other, Frank tenderly teaches Adele how to make a peach pie. Boy but things are getting HOT in the kitchen! Of course, with roadblocks all over town and a manhunt underway, you know that this is one true love the course of which will not run smooth. Told from the son’s point of view, and narrated by the adult Henry (voiced by Tobey Maguire), Labor is superficial, heavy-handed in its symbolism, and prone to secondrate psychologizing. And the film’s resolution simply defies belief. It’s impossible to imagine that anyone watching this sappy exercise in Harlequin Romance-style wish fulfillment could guess it was directed by Jason Reitman, the cinema hipster whose previously impeccable oeuvre ranged from Juno to Up in the Air. Rating: ★ ★ (Labor Day continues at the Odeon & Westshore.)

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THURS. FEB. 13 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS - Pacific Opera Victoria presents Strauss’s quirky mashup of high-minded opera and earthy comedy. Playful roulades and sizzling coloratura give way to lush orchestral textures and colours. Directed by Oriol Tomas with conductor Timothy Vernon and the Victoria Symphony. Tickets, from $37.50, rmts.bc.ca. Until Feb. 23.

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Saturday (Feb. 15) and features a performance from Cosy Father and Mark Alexander McIntyre, prizes and a crossCanada, live digital hangout with Weird Canada Executive Director Marie LeBlanc Flanagan and founder Aaron Levin. All the details can be found on the Weird Canada Facebook page.

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10 lucky minor hockey teams from BC will each receive 25 tickets… Submit an entry by telling us how hockey, your team or a favourite player has inspired you.

Vancouver Island Music Award nods announced Plans are in place for the 10th anniversary gala of the Vancouver Island Music Awards. The milestone event for the grassroots organization is slated for March 22 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian church, 680 Courtney. Hosted by 15-year-old magician Jason Verners, the evening features performances from a number of the nominees, all of whom are listed at islandmusicawards.wordpress.com.

Tickets, $18/23, are available at Lyle’s Place or through founder James Kasper, 778-350-9725, vima@jameskasper.com

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For Allan Kobayashi, endurance running is key component of his effort to heal from posttraumatic stress disorder, diagnosed after multiple tours of Afghanistan. A 30-kilometre run, he says, provides a “sense of clarity in my mind and heart.” Kobayashi and four other military colleagues are springboarding their passion for endurance training into an effort to raise awareness of PTSD among serving and retired members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Wounded Warrior Run B.C. will cover the length over Vancouver Island – 600 km over six days. Kobayashi, a PO2 with the damage control school in Colwood, and fellow runner Sgt. Dan Bodden, an Air Force search and rescue tech, came up with the ambitious project last August through the understanding that many of their colleagues suffer in silence with PTSD, unaware or refusing to acknowledge they have an unseen injury. “I knew I had to come up with a mission to raise awareness of PTSD,” Kobayashi said. “I knew I

wanted to do something to give back.” The Wounded Warrior Run B.C. effort kicked off on Jan. 31 at Saunders Subaru in Colwood, which will provide the finish line for the ultra-marathon that starts in Port Hardy on Feb. 16. “These guys are what I call miracle workers. There are fathers, mothers, sons and daughters who are affected by PTSD, it’s a stress they face each day,” Bob Saunders said. “We need to send a strong message to Ottawa not to close (veterans) support centres and create undue stress with bureaucratic red tape.” Lt.-Col. Chris Linford (retired), a Victoria resident and national ambassador for Wounded Warriors Canada, helped convince the Saunders family to support the cause. He has suffered from PTSD for 20 years after a 1994 mission in Rwanda during that nation’s genocide, as detailed in his book Warrior Rising. “I was a strong, fit soldier, a nursing officer ready and trained. I tell you, of the 200 of us sent in (to Rwanda), 200 returned injured with PTSD,” he told the audience at the kickoff event. “I spent the next 10 years hiding it from everyone because of the stigma. The stigma is powerful, it totally controls you, and PTSD controls you.” Like Kobayashi, Linford’s wife convinced him to seek help

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Hannah Charlesworth and Anna Mollenhauer have been friends since they can remember. Their parents knew each other before the 14-year-olds were born and they have lived on the same block for 11 years. The two play hockey on the same team and will represent Vancouver Island U16 at the upcoming B.C. Winter Games in Mission. “We both went to tryouts last year … and we didn’t make it,” Charlesworth said. “We went back this year and we both made the team.” Charlesworth and Mollenhauer were two of the 20 that made the cut after 60 players tried out in Nanaimo. “I was really determined this second time,” Mollenhauer said. “I was excited that I made it and really excited that we both made it.” Both girls grew up with hockey. Charlesworth used to watch her mother play when she was young and her grandmother bought her mini sticks to encourage her. As she got older, she attended parents and tot hockey at Oak Bay Recreation Centre with her dad and when she was seven, she joined a team. “I really hated it,” Charlesworth said. “I started bawling my eyes out. I thought I would be the best

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Anna Mollenhauer, left, and Hannah Charlesworth are ready to hit the road to play hockey at the B.C. Winter Games in Mission. one there, but everyone there had already played for a year or two.” Charlesworth was encouraged to go a second time and has loved the sport ever since. She has also played field hockey, at Mollenhauer’s urging, but she pre-

fers being on the ice. “Ice hockey is a lot faster and you have more chances to get the puck than the ball in field hockey, where you don’t touch the ball as much,” Charlesworth said. “I like the speed of (ice hockey) more.

“I also like playing the boys. It’s fun to beat them.” Mollenhauer’s interest also stems from her parents. Her dad grew up in Ontario playing on frozen ponds, and her mother is a field hockey Olympian. She tried

ice hockey because of Charlesworth’s influence. However, it wasn’t the actual sport that caught her initial interest. “When I was younger, I liked wearing all the gear,” Mollenhauer said. “In most sports you’re not able to do that.” The girls will be under pressure on two fronts at the Games in Mission from Feb. 20 to 23. They are determined to see their team win plus how well they play determines what happens next year. “I’m a bit nervous because there will be scouts watching the whole time,” Charlesworth said. “For the U18 team, you have to be invited to play.” Besides hockey, Charlesworth participates in cross-country, track, basketball and soccer at Oak Bay High. The Grade 9 student isn’t sure how far she will pursue hockey but is leaning towards becoming a chiropractor or physiotherapist when she graduates. Mollenhauer is still deciding her post-secondary plans, but the Grade 9 St. Michaels University School student must soon choose one sport. “I would like to play sports in university or college and I have to choose one (sport) if I go for a scholarship,” Mollenhauer said. “I’m not sure which one to choose.” reporter@vicnews.com

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ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes and Renos. Knob & tube replacement. Service calls. Seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disc. Free est. Lic.#3003. 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. KENDRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES â&#x20AC;˘ Lawn Maintenance â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping â&#x20AC;˘ Hedge Trimming â&#x20AC;˘ Tree Pruning â&#x20AC;˘ Yard Cleanups â&#x20AC;˘ Gardening/Weeding â&#x20AC;˘ Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 FRUIT TREES Overgrown? Pruning, clean-ups, garden maintenance. John Kaiser, 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. GARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quality is our Guaranteeâ&#x20AC;?. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

FURNITURE REFINISHING

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.

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

GARDENING JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca

ANDREWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GARDENINGlawn care, hedges, clean-ups, custom built gazeboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, decks & sheds. Call 778-967-1246.

BILLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MASONRY. Brick, tiles, pavers. All masonry & Chimney re-pointing. F/P repairs. 250-478-0186.

ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com

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JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

250-507-6543. ALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured.

PARRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Estâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. HAMLYN PAINTING WCB + Ins. Guaranteed satisfaction. Free est. Call 250-213-1054. LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127. NORMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PAINTINGWhy wait till Spring? Reasonable, Reliable. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Over 25 yrs experience. 250-478-0347. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB

RUPEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ROOFING: Torch on shingles or metal. Fully insured. References; ticketed roofers. Call Rupe 250-4157130 or Mike 1-250-533-9410.

TILING SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Free est. Call 250-686-6046.

TREE SERVICES BUDDYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

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

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

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