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The eating habits of raccoons and bears were among the considerations for Saanich, as a new waste collection program rolls out this spring. Garbage, fruit, compost and even unclean barbecues are known animal attractants in residential neighbourhoods, something Saanich considered when purchasing the new household bins, currently being distributed throughout the municipality. While the green organic collection bins have a clamp to keep the lid closed tight, the black garbage carts do not. Saanich says the bins should hold off any animal approaches, even if a smelly, fishy piece of aluminum foil makes its way into the trash. “They’re wind-tested and it takes a fairly large animal to knock them over; a raccoon can’t knock them over,” Dave McAra, Saanich’s manager of solid waste services, said of the new bins’ sturdiness. “For them to open the lid, it’s almost impossible.” Saanich residents will soon have to separate kitchen scraps, food leftovers and food-soiled paper products from their household

garbage by way of different garbage and organic collections bins. The move comes as the Capital Regional District implements a ban on kitchen scraps at Hartland Landfill beginning in January 2015. As the program rolls out later this spring, a resident bear in the Prospect Lake area will require that Saanich stays on top of the issue. “We’re going to monitor that situation. These carts are probably more stable than the current (garbage bins people use),” McAra said. He said residents in the rural community have taken their own steps in the past to keep their garbage bins from attracting bears. According to the B.C. Conservation Foundation, some easy solutions include storing bins in a secure location and ensuring lids are closed tight. Putting bins out on collection day, as opposed the night before, also minimizes the potential to attract the bear. “Even bear-proof carts aren’t bear proof,” McAra added. “The best solution really … is for people to take ownership of that problem. This isn’t a new problem just because we introduced new carts.”

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TAKE HEART Commonly misdiagnosed, heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of women Christopher Sun

University of Victoria. A heart attack survivor, Thomas leads a lecture, where she shares her experience and knowledge gained For almost four years, Mohinder from the WomenHeart Science Doman didn’t know what was wrong and Leadership Symposium at the with her. Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. She said It started in 1999 with what she the symptoms of heart disease for thought was indigestion and bouts women and men are very different with a cold. The indigestion lingered and it is common for doctors to and she started feeling increasingly misdiagnose women. fatigued. She visited numerous “Up to 40 per cent of women doctors, each one telling her it was experiencing a heart attack don’t nothing to worry about, attributing have chest pains at all,” Thomas her ailments to aging. She was in her said. “It’s quite different than what 50’s at the time. we see in Hollywood movies, where Tightness in her chest, joint a person clutches their chest and pains in her shoulders and swollen falls down.” Thomas was able to feet followed, but repeated doctor walk and talk during her heart visits yielded nothing but pain relief attack. medication and a recommendation Thomas had her heart attack in to rest. 2008 when she was 58. She was out “There was one particular day … for a walk when she I was at home and experienced crushing I was just so ill,” “Don’t brush it off chest pain, but it was Doman said. “I could the pain on the left side hardly move and and don’t let anyone of her arm that made there was no point in her wonder if she was going to see a doctor tell you it’s nothing having a heart attack. because I had already or it’s all in your She didn’t think it was been many times head, when you know possible as she was a and they always distance runner and dismissed me.” something is wrong.” lived a healthy, active Doman’s health - Mohinder Doman lifestyle. was in decline. “I did go to She had difficulty emergency, because of the arm pain,” standing in the shower and the Thomas said. steam affected her breathing. She She was told by the emergency gained weight, was constantly room doctor that it was just acid tired and turned down a wedding reflux. “I then thought this acid reflux invitation because she felt too weak was brutal. How can people handle to leave home. She was also bruising this?” easily. However, she knew arm pain One day, a friend who was a nurse meant something more, even though made a surprise visit, shocked many doctors said she was fine. by her physical condition, she “Don’t be like me,” Thomas said. took Doman to see a doctor who “You know your body and you know diagnosed her with congestive heart when something is not right.” failure. Thomas eventually found a doctor She learned through an angiogram who diagnosed her correctly and that she had multiple heart attacks. “I thought this couldn’t be possible discovered that complications she because I was thinking, if you have (a had during pregnancy almost 30 years prior, actually increased her heart attack), you die,” Doman said. chances of having heart problems. “How could I have had a number of Doman learned that she had them?” experienced all the symptoms associated with heart disease. nnn She discovered her heart was clogged and her ejection fraction, a Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of measurement of how much blood women, said Carolyn Thomas, who is pumped out of the heart, was at hosts the annual Cardiac Cafe at the

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Mohinder Doman, who is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her heart surgery, hugs the heart-shaped pillow she was given after her surgery. Heart patients are given the pillow to hold against their chest when they have to cough in order to minimize movement of the chest area following surgery. a dangerously low 14 per cent. The norm ranges from 55 to 70 per cent. She spent a month in hospital and lost 65 pounds, which was mostly fluid. Surgery was not an option as she was too weak. However, one year later her ejection fraction was normal and she was well enough for surgery. In November 2004, she underwent a quintuple bypass at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Now, she feels lucky to be alive. “If it wasn’t for my friend who came

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Computer club almost as old as Internet Saanich tech group celebrates 30 years

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The Victoria Computer Club is entering its fourth decade of helping people enter and explore the digital age, and are hoping to help some more. Also known as Big Blue and Cousins, a name they are shying away from due to its outdated slang for an IBM computer, the club has brought together an estimated 6,000 people with an interest in computers over its long history. “We’ve helped that many people in the last 30 years in the Victoria area,” said president George Bowden. While an interest in computers unites its members, subgroups have formed with particular interests including digital photography, genealogy research, WordPress web design and Linux operating systems. One mandate of the club is to teach seniors how to use computers. Club member John Carruthers teaches seniors for two hours a week on all aspects of computer use. A recent class taught attendees nine ways to open a website. “You can put the shortcut on your favourites bar. You can put it in your favourites. You can drag the favourite icon on down and put it on your desktop. You can drag it down, put it on your task bar,” he said, listing several options. Troubleshooting through computer problems is another aspect of the club

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George Bowden, president of the Victoria Computer Club helps Julia Wren, club publicity director, operate a tablet during a regular session in their space at 85A Burnside Rd. W. The club, also known as Big Blue and Cousins, celebrates 30 years in existence this year. and members are there to help others with security issues, viruses and a wide variety of other concerns. “We never get the same problem twice,” Carruthers said. “Nobody knows everything about everything.” Socializing is the other main draw. The club hosts holiday potluck dinners and monthly meetings involve food and min-

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Future cloudy for local military The bean counters with the Royal Canadian Navy are no doubt still figuring out the impact of postponed military capital spending announced in last week’s federal budget. What the Conservative government’s decision means in the short term for the Pacific fleet and its multitude of local suppliers is still anyone’s guess. But it could well change the way our West Coast navy does business. As they move to balance the budget next year before the federal election, the Conservatives have planned on delaying by three years, or longer, such major expenditures as replacement of the navy’s supply ships – Esquimalt-based HMCS Protecteur is one of two in Canada – and our aging Sea King helicopters. Some national defence experts believe all branches of the Canadian military will be tightening their belts on operations in an attempt to convince the feds to restore some of the funding down the road. Our region counts on the military to provide a boost to the local economy. Any reductions in discretionary spending by the navy, the army reserve unit based at Bay Street Armoury and the air force helicopter squadron at Victoria International Airport could have a significant effect on Capital Region businesses. We worry that the remaining technical upgrades on our naval frigates – work being done by Victoria Shipyards – might be in jeopardy. We also wonder whether our frigates will make fewer trips abroad, for which they need initial provisioning locally. Similarly, our Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels, six of which are stationed at Esquimalt, could potentially be deployed less, meaning decreased part-time wages for local naval reservists. The trickle-down economic effect may take time to materialize in Greater Victoria, but we shouldn’t be surprised if it comes to pass. We don’t doubt political motivation is playing a role in the feds’ aim to balance the budget by 2015-16. With that in mind, and with no Conservative member of parliament to plead our economic case, the chances of the feds altering course on the military budget move appear slim. 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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Who provoked a school strike? sent out as union pickets, and of I made an error in a column the strong-arming of unionized two weeks ago about the latest government office staff here in court ruling in favour of the B.C. Victoria to make them join Teachers’ Federation. a rally on the legislature I referred to an “illegal” lawn. This was the strike in 2012, and was strike that, according quickly reminded that to the current media this teacher walkout was and political narrative, sanctioned by the Labour the provincial cabinet Relations Board. conspired to bring about. After months of This notion is central to withholding report cards the Jan. 27 ruling of Justice and refusing to meet with Susan Griffin that orders administrators, the union the B.C. government to went to the LRB to seek Tom Fletcher attempt to reconstruct the permission for a full-scale B.C. Views world of 2001. strike. Government lawyers They got their wish, filed an application with with authorization under the B.C. Court of Appeal on Friday essential services rules for a threeto suspend parts of this ruling. day strike in the first week, and one Imposing Griffin’s terms would day a week after that until the end cause “irreparable harm to the of the school year or a settlement public interest of unprecedented was reached. magnitude,” they said in arguments For the record, the last illegal BCTF strike was in 2005, in defiance backed by a series of affidavits from superintendents who have to keep of a B.C. Supreme Court order that B.C.’s war-weary public schools resulted in a $500,000 fine against running. the union. In Surrey, returning to 2002 That was the same year BCTF conditions would add $40 million lawyers won a split B.C. Court of to the district payroll in year one. Appeal ruling allowing teachers That’s one of 60 school districts. to bring political propaganda into The government’s submission classrooms. Two out of three judges includes affidavits from decided this was appropriate superintendents around the to preserve their freedom of province on its likely impact. Here’s expression. a partial list: The authorized three-day strike Cancellation of specialty went ahead in March 2012. Regular programs for vulnerable youth, readers may recall my reports of construction of portables to meet students being indoctrinated in arbitrary class size restrictions, classrooms and in some cases

transfer of some students to other schools, closure of daycare and Strong Start preschool programs to free up space reallocated over the years, layoff of non-teaching staff, and cancellation of school participation in the international student program. Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender have begun to push back against the conspiracy theory that has taken hold, pointing out that when the BCTF finally did get permission to strike, the cabinet of the day acted to prevent it. Here’s a recap. In late February 2012, nearly 28,000 teachers (90 per cent) voted to go to the full strike allowed by the LRB. The government tabled legislation to impose a cooling-off period with provision for steep fines on the union for any further strike action, and appointed a mediator. This kept schools open, and eventually yielded a two-year deal. In April 2012, the union voted to withdraw all volunteer work by teachers. By this time they had been ordered by the LRB to prepare second-term report cards, in part so students would know if they could apply for post-secondary studies. Once again this mess is before the court of appeal. Perhaps there will be better recognition of the real world this time around. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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SAANICH NEWS - Wednesday, February 19, 2014

LETTERS Too many changes needed for mail switch to be positive Re: Politicians criticize Canada Post consultation (News, Feb. 7) I live in Gordon Head. In my neighbourhood and similar areas in Saanich there are few, if any, sidewalks, many cul-de-sac intersections with bad sight lines, no pavement markings, and few stop signs. There are many times when there is room for only one moving vehicle down the road because cars parked on each side often restrict roadway space. Motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and children use the roads and are at risk. The roads are not safe places to walk. Postal workers know the roads are risky places. Most in my area walk across lawns as they deliver mail. The municipal government should lead the way in developing a consultative process on this move by Canada Post, as the roadways in many of our established neighbourhoods will probably need significant safety upgrades as every household every day goes out to get the mail at the community mailbox. Safety upgrades such as sidewalks, 30 km/h speed limits, more crosswalks, better lighting, improved sight lines for motorists, parking restrictions for one side of the road, etc. are all changes that need to be considered. It seems to me these are all areas of municipal responsibility and cost, and where those Canada Post community boxes go or don’t go is critical. David Steeves Saanich

Spend taxpayers’ money on students, not lawsuits I find it ironic that Tom Fletcher is urging the B.C. Liberal government to appeal the Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Why spend money on helping kids achieve more by reducing class sizes and providing more learning assistants when the government can spend money on expensive lawyers and court costs instead? Justice Susan Griffin had the guts to call a spade a spade and her ruling was fair and her accounts accurate. The government knows it, the

teachers know it and the parents know it. The Liberals tried to get something they wanted without following the rules of the courts and they got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. For the kids and the parents sake it is about time they admit their mistakes and deal with the ramifications of the outcome they created without wasting even more money to get the same ruling in the appeals court. There must be middle ground that can be negotiated without risking our children losing their extracurricular activities or having to go through yet another job action. Dee Forbes Victoria

New nursing model a win-win situation Let me start by saying I have the utmost respect for the nursing profession and all that they do. But really, what is the issue with using care aides, aside from the fact that nurses’ overtime will be cut back? My understanding is the aides are trained, and not just to bathe and take a patient to the toilet. They will be trained to work as a team with the nurses and report back to them. Who wouldn’t want such assistance in a highly stressful job? This whole situation seems to be a win-win for the nurses, more quality time with the patients and their families and a decline of their stress level. I don’t believe anyone said they can’t be around the patients at all. They can still talk about the Jell-O. Diana Dampsy Victoria

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Continued from Page A1 Jude Coates, planning and traffic chair of the Prospect Lake District community association, says residents don’t seem overly concerned about animal interactions with the new bins. “The community association hasn’t received any direct complaints or concerns about the program so far. People in this area are pretty savvy when it comes to living with wild animals,” she said. “I think the bigger concern for residents … is people feel this program is another example of rural Saanich subsidizing programs that are more relevant for the rest of Saanich. … I think overall people understand it’s a good program and why it’s necessary for rural Saanich to subsidize the rest of Saanich.” While the wheeled bins are steadily being dropped off in advance of the launch, residents are reminded not to use them until the first pick-up in April with the new trucks, which will be automated to lift the carts. “Not all our equipment can handle the new carts – it’s a little frustrating for the guys (that some people are using the carts already),” McAra said. “We’re doing our best to collect them where we can, but we’re asking folks not to (use them yet).” reporter@saanichnews.com

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Spring maintenance is on the agenda for classes at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. Professional gardener Jane Tice will cover general spring maintenance and pruning basics including roses; climbing/tea and flowering shrubs and vines. Following the classroom session the class will go into the gardens to find examples of the material covered. The session runs Feb. 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $25 for HCP members, $35 for non-members. See hcp.ca for details. editor@saanichnews.com

Open house set for E&N rail-trail The Capital Regional District is holding an open house on the next phase of development of the E&N Rail Trail and Humpback Connector, between Langford and Victoria. CRD staff and project consul-

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CHRISTINE VAN REEUWYk riters of all stripes will gather, confab and create at the University of Victoria next week. “We want to bring people from off campus. It was aimed at people who either are writers themselves or they’re passionate about reading. Then of course we’re hoping that students would come,” said John Barton, editor of The Malahat Review. “The writers could be at any level of experience. It’s not aimed at so-called professional writers, but they would be welcome as well.” The seasonal literary magazine ceased hosting issue launches to concentrate on one large event with “heft to it” to draw more attention, Barton said. The Malahat’s second annual WordsThaw, billed as “An Intellectual Icebreaker at the Cusp of Spring” runs Feb. 20 to 22 at UVic. “Every person who buys a WordsThaw pass will get a subscription to The Malahat,” Barton said. “It’s a way of reaching out to the local reading and writing community and offering them another way to subscribe to the magazine. and a way for us to meet the readership.” A Lansdowne Lecture by Vancouver writer Daphne Marlatt, who celebrates the fluid relationship between language and place, will open WordsThaw 2014 tomorrow night. “She looks at place and language together,” Barton said. Her works include two novels, several poetry pieces, and many edited literary journals and magazines. Marlatt’s latest book of poetry is entitled Liquidities: Vancouver Poems Then and Now (Talonbooks). The free lecture (no WordsThaw pass required) is Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the David Turpin Building (the former Social Sciences and Math Building), room A120, UVic. Doors open at 7.

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Funny Women Festival Kirsten Van Ritzen hosts two nights of female comedic variety from performers near and far. Until Feb. 23. funnywomenfestival.com.

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Gluten-Free HealtH and Wellness expo -Find out more about the medical conditions behind the anti-gluten movement and check out some of the latest and greatest in the GF world. Author of The Wheat Belly speaks at a ticketed event postshow. From noon until 5pm at the Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas). Tickets, $5/7.

Mon. Feb. 24 an eveninG oF Jazz, blues and spoken Word Maureen Washington and Scruffmouth perform a free show at the Belfry for Black History Month. bcblackhistory.com.

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metamorpHoses -Theatrical Treasures presents the Mary Zimmerman play – winner of Best Play at the 2002 Tony Awards – at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, 1701 Elgin. Directed by Barbara Poggemiller. Tickets, $20/22, 250-595-9970. Until Feb. 22.

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Great expectations -Theatrical Treasures presents the Charles Dickens classic with the stage adaptation by the Belfry Theatre’s Michael Shamata. At the Canadian College of Performing Arts, 1701 Elgin. Directed by Roderick Glanville. Tickets, $20/22, 250-595-9970. Until Feb. 22.

Sun. Feb. 23 Worldplay - Puente Theatre continues their annual festival of plays from around the world 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.

Words FrI. Feb. 21 brent butt - After a successful run here with the Blue Bridge Comedy Festival, Butt’s back for a solo gig at the McPherson. rmts. bc.ca.

Sat. Feb. 22 tHe rez Jesters - Forerunners of the native standup comedy scene, the original Rez Jesters, Brian Majore and Dawn Dumont, have reunited to tour the Island. At Camosun College (Gibson Auditorium). Tickets, $20 at the door, $17 advance at Eagle Feather Gallery, 904 Gordon. Show starts at 8pm.

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29 of 31 shots for the win in net. Victoria chalked up a pair of wins in the Okanagan to open the weekend, beating West Kelowna 8-5 on Friday and Penticton 3-1 Saturday. Jesse Schwartz and Myles Fitzgerald led the attack with two goals each against the Warriors on Friday. Fitzgerald added two goals and assisted on brother Leo’s thirdperiod goal against the Vees. With nine games remaining on the schedule, the Grizzlies are the hottest team in the league. They hope to extend their streak against the Bulldogs on Friday (7:15 p.m.) at The Q Centre (formerly Bear Mountain Arena) and in Port Alberni on Saturday. Victoria hosts Surrey for a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

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The first-place Victoria Cougars host the No. 4 Kerry Park Islanders in Game 1 of their bestof-seven Vancouver Island Hockey League South division semifinal tomorrow (Feb. 20) at 7 p.m. at Archie Browning Sport Centre. Also that night, the Saanich Braves host North champ Comox Valley in Game 2 of the crossover series at Pearkes Arena at 6 p.m. On Friday, at 7:30 p.m., Peninsula Panthers host the Westshore Wolves in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. The first-round matchups are slated for completion by month’s end.

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night. Jan Drent, retired naval officer and small boat enthusiast, will discuss the former Nuu-chah-nulth dugout canoe captained by J.C. Voss, as he nearly circumnavigated the globe in 1901. The talk is Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. Both events are at the Saanich Centennial Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library. Register at gvpl.ca.

Visit the Saanich Archives after the Heritage Week history talks for a special evening opening from 8 to 9 p.m. Explore displays of old photographs, discover Saanich stories, and learn about your community archives. Saanich Archives staff will be available to answer questions. No registration required. Everyone welcome. editor@saanichnews.com

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War trophies recall Esquimalt’s army past First World War cannons tell a colourful story Daniel Palmer News staff

Look closely at the smaller of the two 77 mm field guns in Esquimalt’s Memorial Park and its battle-weary wounds begin to show. The punctured metal hints at shots fired by the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles before they overwhelmed the Germans at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. The regiment, made up of mostly Victoriabased soldiers, seized the anti-tank gun as one of nearly 400 war trophies that would eventually make their way into the hands of Canadian municipalities following the First World War. “This is a storm trooper gun,” says Mike Reed with Esquimalt’s public works department. “The Germans put smaller wheels on it and stripped the unnecessary pieces so troops could pull (it) to the frontline and embed it tighter to the ground.” Across the park sits

a similar weapon, one equipped with larger wheels and shielding. The German 77 mm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art Field Gun was taken at the second battle of Cambai on Sept. 29, 1918. The cannons comprise two of only three known First World War German field guns in the province, says Colin Wyatt with the Ashton Armoury and Museum in Saanich. “Most of these guns went back into scrap at the beginning of the Second World War,” Wyatt says. Three-quarters of Canada’s war trophy guns were melted down for scrap metal as the war machine ramped up once again, including two similar weapons on the grounds of the B.C. legislature in 1941. “Apparently, there was another gun at Beacon Hill Park and one in Oak Bay, but Esquimalt’s are the only two that were saved when we incorporated them as part of our war memorial,” Reed says.

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Mike Reed, logistics supervisor for Esquimalt Public Works, and Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins lean on one of two captured German cannons from the First World War that are part of the war memorial in Memorial Park. On Feb. 11, public works staff removed the guns to begin glass-beaded blasting and refurbishment of corroded metal parts in the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War in August. “In the last number of years, we’ve seen

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for our community with the military is huge, and there’s a lot of people who still miss that connection to the army. I had a grandfather at Vimy Ridge.” When the Canadian government gifted Esquimalt the guns in 1920, they were sited at Lampson elementary for five years to commemorate students who had lost their lives in the Great War. Desjardins said the township will put a memorial plaque at Lampson to recognize that history as well. In the meantime, Reed and Wyatt continue their feverish research to restore the guns as accurately as possible to their original colour and style.

the war memorial. “Nobody seems to “I’m dealing with know what the true some Pennsylvania colour was,” Wyatt guys who restored says. a piece like this 20 “People may have years ago,” he says. relatives who were involved in the fighting “They’re sending me colour samples on of these battles. We’d little sticks. So we’re love to find out more really trying to get this about the history right.” of those guns. We dpalmer@vicnews.com also don’t have any photographs of when they were first brought to n Library and Archives Esquimalt, Canada records show the so we’d like 2nd Canadian Mounted to see those Rifles Regiment (CMR) was if they’re organized in December around.” 1914 under the command Reed hopes of Lt.-Col. C.L. Bott. The to return the regiment was mobilized at field guns Willows Camp in Oak Bay and to Memorial recruited from the 30th B.C. Park in July, Horse (Vernon) and Victoria as well as Squadron of Horse. The install accent regiment left Montreal in June lighting on 1915 bound for England. the platforms surrounding

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Less than four years ago, George Jay elementary had all the markings of an urban school at the nucleus of a lowincome neighbourhood. Only 66 per cent of students were meeting provincial grade-level standards, with staff struggling to keep up with a student population where forty per cent are English language learners. Today, more than 90 per cent of George Jay’s 220 students now achieve benchmark grades, behavioural incidents have decreased from 900 to 100 annually and the school has become a community hub that connects students and their families with practical supports. “Urban elementary schools have a reputation for not being able to provide outstanding academic programs for children,” says principal Leslie Lee, who took the reigns at George Jay in 2009. “So we decided to focus on that and create a new vision.” Lee was recently named one of Canada’s Top 40 public school principals by The Learning Partnership, a charity that promotes academic excellence in public schools through business and industry partnerships. The award recognizes Lee’s remarkable turnaround of George Jay, which began by embracing the school’s “collision of cultures” and involving parents at every level, she says. “We’ve built our school vision collectively, which is really unusual. Our vision is learning to care, caring to

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George Jay elementary’s Leslie Lee, in the school’s library, is one of 40 public school principals in Canada to receive a recognition award from The Learning Partnership, a charitable organization that encourages excellence in learning. learn. We’re the only elementary school that has a parent liaison counsellor to work with families to provide support in all areas, whether it be for food, housing or accessing social services,” she says. “We also provide a very supportive learning environment to meet students where they’re at.” Prior to arriving at George Jay, Lee worked at a number of other schools in the Victoria, Saanich and Sooke school districts, including Gordon Head and Royal Oak middle schools in Saanich. Under Lee’s stewardship,

George Jay has introduced an urban agriculture program, become a pioneer of integrated wireless technology and is implementing a French immersion program in September 2014. SMART boards, iPads and document cameras – the modern version of overhead projectors – are all used here, in addition to the school’s modern computer lab. “To have exposure to technology that you may not have at home is so important to engage struggling users,” Lee says.

The wholistic social and emotional development of her students has been a team effort, Lee stresses, and is a community success story. “I have the privilege to work with some of the most talented, educated individuals who understand the needs of each and every child,” she says. “If I don’t have people like that, there would not have been this kind of accomplishment.” Lee will attend a recognition dinner on Feb. 25 in Toronto. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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‘Dirty’ work on time, budget at Quadra school Saanich schools slated to undergo seismic upgrades

School Seismic Mitigation Program. Since its launch in 2004, 133 projects have been completed, with another 60 schools slated for upgrades over the next Daniel Palmer three years. The province has News staff committed more than $2.4 billion Massive steel beams and rebar and will need to spend at least another $600 million to complete protrude through 100-year-old seismic work on 104 “high-risk” brick walls at Ecole Quadra schools across B.C. elementary school as drills and “It’s dirty, messy, complicated jackhammers echo across an and destructive,” said Phillip empty gym. Chambers, a manager with Since September, Quadra’s the Ministry 320 students have Education been temporarily “People obviously of and the point relocated to wonder why it takes man for B.C.’s Richmond seismic mitigation elementary as part so long to do this – we program. of a provincewide hear it from a lot of “People program to obviously wonder upgrade schools parents. But Quadra why it takes so in the event of a long to do this – major earthquake. is a great example of “Things are how complicated these we hear it from a lot of parents. But progressing really projects can be.” Quadra is a great well at Quadra. – Phillip Chambers example of how We’re on schedule complicated these and on budget,” projects can be.” said Seamus Howley, Greater To withstand a major Victoria School District (SD61) earthquake, schools require a facilities services director. complex network of steel and “Some of the steel work has concrete to dampen or absorb been completed and a lot of the tremors. While most of Quadra major footings have now been elementary will be gutted and poured.” reinforced, contractors Kinetic Quadra elementary, built Construction plan to tear down in 1914, is one of 10 schools and replace a 1962 expansion to undergoing major upgrades this the building, Howley said. year through the province’s

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Reams of rebar, soon to be covered by concrete, are just part of the work going into the seismic upgrade work currently underway at Ecole Quadra elementary school. “That addition is actually cheaper to replace than upgrade,” he said. SD61 is fortunate to have Richmond as a school “swing space,” Chambers said, as many B.C. school districts struggle with where to house students during construction. “You end up in a situation where kids are still there, in portables on the school grounds

or using part of the school while upgrading goes on in another area,” he said. Next fall, staff and students from George Jay elementary – built in 1909, the same era as Quadra and a number of other Greater Victoria schools – will take up tenancy at Richmond elementary, when seismic work begins at their school. “We’ve submitted project

definition reports for George Jay, so we’re extremely hopeful we’ll hear from the ministry soon to go forward on that,” Howley said. Other SD61 schools slated for upgrading in the next three years include Tillicum elementary, Cloverdale elementary and Cedar Hill middle schools in Saanich, and Shoreline Community middle school in View Royal. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Housing ends homelessness Jennifer Blyth Black Press

Housing is a fundamental human need, yet here in Victoria, the high cost of living, often paired with health or social factors, can put this basic necessity out of reach for many. For the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, that’s simply not acceptable. The Coalition’s mission is to end homelessness by 2018, so that all people facing homelessness in Greater Victoria will have access to safe, affordable, appropriate, permanent housing, with support if they require it. “We understand that people will continue to experience homelessness in our community due to economic, health or other reasons outside of their control,” says Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the Coalition. “Our goal is to prevent homelessness where we can and shorten the time people experience it.” A partnership of all levels of government, service providers, business members, the faith community, post-secondary institutions and private citizens dedicated to ending homelessness in Greater Victoria, the key to the Coalition’s success will be its ability to bring partners and organizations together to build affordable housing, supportive housing and create additional rental supplements.

How urgent is the need? The Housing and Homelessness in Greater Victoria report identified some of the myriad needs facing the Capital Region. Beyond the lack of available housing for those with low incomes, the report also identified a shortage of supportive housing for those with complex needs. In one year, 1,617 unique individuals accessed Greater Victoria’s emergency shelters, yet even this does not reflect all of those in need. During the Coalition’s February ‘point in time’ count exploring how many people sought, on that one night, temporary accommodations such as emergency shelters, transitional houses, budget motels and hotels, the number totalled 1,170. Further, 1,545 applicant households in Greater Victoria currently

More supported housing like Pacifica Housing’s Camas Village, shown here at the 2011 opening with Supported Housing Coordinator Angela McNulty-Buell, would help address homelessness in Greater Victoria. sit on the Housing Registry, a list of those in need of subsidized housing. While it’s clear Greater Victoria’s significant housing shortage for those with lower incomes is a primary driver of homelessness in the region, additional factors exacerbating the situation include poverty, domestic violence, challenges facing on- and off-reserve Aboriginal people, untreated mental illness and addiction.

How do we address the challenge? While it’s difficult to state exactly how many housing units are required to address the need, the Coalition offers a few educated estimates based on the evidence. Research shows at least 13 per cent of those 1,617 shelter users would require supportive housing and since not everyone in need of supportive housing visits a shelter, at the bare minimum, 250 supportive housing units are needed. If 250

is minimum, other data indicates the need could be as high as 719 units. For affordable housing, the ‘point in time’ count and the Housing Registry waitlist, paired with the unknown number of people living in vehicles, couch surfing, sleeping outdoors and experiencing other types of homelessness, suggest at least 1,500 units are needed. However, a plan to increase housing must be considered in the context of a broader strategy addressing the many other underlying causes of homelessness. “Our success is evident on the streets of Victoria,” says Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, Coalition Co-Chair. “Since the Coalition began in 2008, we have built 706 units of supportive and affordable housing and provided rental assistance with supports to more than 90 of our hardest-to-house citizens. We have accomplished a lot, but ending homelessness in our community will take more work. Now is the time to renew our commitment.”

STREET SURVIVAL GUIDE If you’re living on the street and hungry, where can you go for a meal or a hot cup of coffee? Where can you access a hot shower, do your laundry or find employment support? All that information and more is found in the Street Survival Guide, providing vital information about resources and services available in Victoria to survive, and move on from, homelessness. A one-stop resource for those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in Victoria, the guide was created by a group of dedicated individuals with street-life experience and contains more than 80 resources, including housing, food, laundry, harm reduction services and more. The pocket-sized, waterproof guide is available at many service agencies across the region and has proven extremely popular; it’s currently being updated with the hope of having more copies on the street in March. “There was a great need, absolutely,” says Hilary Marks, a member of the group that worked with the Coalition to create the guide. The Victoria project is unique in that it was the local homeless community that recognized the need to have the information in one place, in a compact, durable format, and it was homeless individuals themselves who did much of the research and information-gathering, with the help of the Coalition, Marks says. “It was something that was needed and the homeless community that got together and said, ‘Let’s do it.’ For people who think homeless people are lazy and not smart, this proves them wrong.” For more information or to view the guide, visit www.victoriahomelessness.ca/streetsurvivalguide

How can you help? For more information about homelessness in Greater Victoria, visit victoriahomelessness.ca To support the Coalition’s members, visit

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