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Spectrum Community School student Beth Langkamer, 18, is an active volunteer behind the scenes at school events, including working as stage manager for the school’s recent musical production, The Drowsy Chaperone. She was photographed in the school theatre. Don Denton/News staff

Lighting the way for other kids Spectrum teen Beth Langkamer bridges school and community

because I was prepared, I could sit back a little. I actually got to watch the show a little bit while still doing my job. It was a great show. It was so much fun to do.” It’s not unusual for her to run the background and technical aspects of school events. Christine van Reeuwyk “Most of the stuff she does News staff is behind the scenes,” says Behind and above the audience Spectrum principal Rob House. “She does these things so in the Spectrum Community selflessly. … She bridges between School theatre, Beth Langkamer school and community.” has a perfect view of the stage. Teacher Jeff Marchi describes It’s not one she often gets to the 18-year-old as “focussed, enjoy. Usually she’s eyeing up compassionate, diligent, reliable, the minute details of the show, conscientious.” looking for the things that could “She does it all and she does go awry, keenly aware of the lines it with a smile on her face. I onstage and directions coming don’t hear her through her doing a lot of headset, awaiting complaining, cues for lighting even when or sound effects. things aren’t “During going as they rehearsals I focus should be going. on preparing, A series on talented She provides make sure I know Saanich teens a great model who to call, what destined to become for the younger to call, cue lights kids to follow,” appropriately, the next generation says Marchi, sound cues,” she of great leaders an English and explains. Leadership Last month, as teacher at Spectrum community stage manager for the Spectrum school. musical The Drowsy Chaperone, Langkamer ensures she can the Grade 12 student was so fit multiple school activities into prepared, she got to laugh along her schedule, while still finding with the audience. the time for things like Social “Technically it was really Justice class fundraisers. This smooth,” she says. “This show,

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year that class raised money to adopt wolves through a program in Washington state and to help families rebuild in the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan in November. “I like doing (volunteer work), I make the time for it,” Langkamer says. She plays down her volunteer work in the community as “fun little things.” (Modesty is another one of her endearing qualities.) “She’s basically the kid that’s pretty much involved in every single activity we put on,” Marchi says. “All those things are her initiatives. In addition to doing all the things we need her to do for school leadership, she thinks of other things, and drags other kids along with her in a good way.” Nola Paxton, administrator of Saanich’s Extreme Outreach Society, has known Langkamer since she was a youngster herself and was recruited for the outreach crew, who provide mentorship to at-risk children in Greater Victoria “It sounded like something I wanted to do,” Langkamer says of getting involved in Superkids Saturdays, where the organization’s mandate that “every kid is important” rings true. With 40 to 75 kids showing up every Saturday, volunteers like Langkamer are a blessing, Paxton says. The program for kids aged six

to 12 runs about two months each spring, offering them a place to creatively learn healthy life skills, through games, song, Bible stories and special events. Langkamer, sister to two younger brothers, believes

“I really love working with the kids. It’s nice to give them somewhere they feel nice and safe, and loved and involved.” - Beth Langkamer, Spectrum student wholeheartedly in the organization’s objective to make kids feel, and know, that someone cares about them. “It’s a few fun hours for them, and most of them are lower income and don’t have the access or opportunities to do these kinds of activities,” she says. “I really love working with the kids. It’s nice to give them somewhere they feel nice and safe, and loved and involved.” Langkamer helps with camp, barbecues and Christmas dinners through the outreach society. “I look for kids like Bethany who aren’t doing it because it’s a requirement for graduation, they’re doing it because they

want to help people. She just loves it. She loves to play with the kids, yet she’s got no problem coming in to help with paperwork, or working in the kitchen,” Paxton says. “She always does it the same way, 200 per cent, because she knows it benefits.” Marchi describes Langkamer as a stellar student full of “fairness and justice.” The Grade 12 student – who has a full course load, plus online self-paced programs – is set to graduate in June. Her plan is to keep giving in a different capacity after high school, with aspirations of eventually earning a PhD in naturopathic medicine, after completing a bachelor’s degree at the University of Victoria. “She has a lot of compassion in her heart. She really looks out for the little guy. She has a real sense of fairness and social justice and all her actions reflect that. She’s a gritty kid, she doesn’t come from a lot of wealth – everything she has, she’s had to work for,” Marchi says. “Though she has a lot of plates in the air, she’ll throw another up in the air.” reporter@saanichnews.com

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Have you had the talk? Advance Care Planning lets you have a say in the health care you will receive if you are unable to speak for yourself. John Heron, a 14-year veteran of B.C. Transit, helps launch Daffodil Month, an annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. John’s twin brother, Gerald, was diagnosed with cancer, and John donated his stem cells for a transplant. Gerald is now cancer free. Don Denton/News staff

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“The experience educated me on how easy it is to register and donate stem cells and how beneficial it is to the recipient,” he says. “He’s become cancer free. It goes to show for those who are inclined, getting on a bone marrow registry, and being able to donate stem cells is a very easy process.” The B.C. Transit bus driver became a face of the campaign as the company and its employees, with the Canadian Cancer Society, launched the 2014 Daffodil Month campaign in Greater Victoria last week. Nearly 300 B.C. Transit buses in the Victoria Regional System will have “Join the Fight. Wear a Daffodil.” signs in the windows and BC Transit staff are encouraged to wear daffodil pins to further draw awareness to the campaign. “In honour of B.C. Transit employees and their family members who are currently battling cancer and for those who have bravely faced a diagnosis, we hope our awareness campaign brings greater awareness to the vital efforts of the Canadian Cancer Society,” said Brian Anderson, B.C. Transit vice-president and chief operating officer. Over the last 76 years, the Canadian Cancer Society has funded more than $1.2 billion dollars to life-saving cancer research programs across the country. John says it’s money well spent, crediting the “tremendous professionals” they encountered across Canada at four different hospitals along the way. “We realized that the money that you might put towards a cancer donation is well used, because every six months the science is new and it’s being shared globally. We realized this cancer can be beaten,” John says. “It takes a huge amount of investment … as well as the willingness of volunteers to be available for stem cell transplant.” Money raised during Daffodil Month supports the society’s continued efforts in preventing cancer through raising awareness, advocating for healthy public policies, funding research and offering support and services to cancer patients and their loved ones. For more information on the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month campaign visit fightback. ca online. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Political misconduct It’s not just about Nigerian inheritance schemes, or people stealing credit cards or financial information. Questionable activities touch each and every taxpayer whose hard-earned dollars are siphoned by politicians for unjustified “expenses.” If we have learned anything from last year’s Senate expense scandals, and the recent revelations concerning former Alberta premier Alison Redford’s travel expenses, it’s that this is a problem that crosses all party lines and involves all political stripes. A recent example being publication of details of the vacation expenses billed for NDP MLA Jenny Kwan’s family to the Portland Hotel Society, a not-for-profit organization already under fire for its expenses record. Kwan’s subsequent repayment of the sum was a reason for rejoicing on the right. That jubilation has been tempered somewhat by the revelation, also this month, of travel expenses billed by B.C. legislature Speaker Linda Reid, a B.C. Liberal MLA, for her husband – so that he could join her on a trip to South Africa. In addition to issuing a public apology, Reid has also repaid the sum in total. Whatever the mitigating circumstances of each case, neither inspires confidence in our system. Abusing public trust and dipping into public funds is, or should be, indefensible, no matter the spluttering rants of entrenched ideologues on the left or the right, who will always claim that whatever the other party did is worse. Yet oddly, when it comes to political impropriety, our society long ago suspended any notion of justice or punishment that automatically applies to scammers in any other walk of life. With politicians going on to reap the rewards of generous pensions, lucrative posts and valuable consultancies, it’s no wonder so many average Canadians shrug their shoulders and walk in the other direction when urged to exercise their democratic rights. 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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Digital wave is just beginning their own files at home, book Have you got one of the new B.C. medical appointments and even driver’s licences yet? renew prescriptions, which is where By now most drivers have the the efficiency comes one with the unsmiling in. In-person visits for black and white mug routine prescription shot, to conform to renewals are a cash passport standards so it cow for today’s doctors, could be used for border generating guaranteed identification with the billings but often little or magnetic swipe strip on no health benefit. the back. Most people will still About one million of think of it as a driver’s us now have the newest licence, but it’s intended version, with a credit-card as an all-purpose style digital chip that Tom Fletcher government ID. If you proves your residence and B.C. Views don’t drive, you are eligibility for our famously spared the $75 licence “free” medical care. renewal fee, and within a couple of The motor vehicle office started years the cards will start providing issuing them about a year ago, online access to a wide range of as five-year licences expire. They government services. replace the old “Care Card” that Andrew Wilkinson, minister of has no expiry date. Over the years technology, innovation and citizens’ there were more than nine million services, says a public consultation Care Cards issued, twice the has shown most people are population of B.C., as people held onto their access to our defenseless, comfortable using a system they already trust for their banking. overworked medical system from By the end of 2015, Wilkinson wherever they moved to. says about two million people will Positive identification is only have the new cards, roughly half the start for this card. Each will of B.C.’s population. Application be assigned a password that gives forms converted to online access access to online medical records, will include student loans, birth, so when patients show up at an ER, death and marriage certificates, their eligibility is confirmed and any voter registration and even criminal previous conditions or medications record checks. are accurately matched. (Note that All this will be costly to set medical information is not stored on up, but the savings from having the card, just an access code that customers do their own data entry goes with the password.) are well known, as any banker or Patients will be able to call up

supermarket owner can tell you. “You can understand that if you’re in the vital statistics office and this can all be done from places like Telegraph Creek and Horsefly remotely, that actually saves them a lot of money,” Wilkinson said. “There will be conversion of existing services where you have to go into an office and wait around and fill out forms. Those will be converted to online services.” It also means a decline in the number of government office jobs, and the potential for further outsourcing of services, as we have seen with Medical Services Plan administration and the back-office functions of BC Hydro. Some older readers won’t be thrilled to hear about this. They don’t want a “smart phone,” just a phone. But they will also see their great-grandchildren becoming adept with tablet computers before they can even speak. Seniors will get the hang of it pretty quickly, and their lives will become easier. • A correction to last week’s column on the Agricultural Land Commission. I erroneously said regional panel members were appointed from outside the region. They are local residents, and the new legislation formalizes a cabinet appointment process for them. ••• Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

‘By the end of 2015 about two million people will have the new cards.’

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Island Corridor headed down wrong track Counting on Via Rail to provide any kind of passenger service here on the Island is like trying to hitch up some dinosaurs to a plow. Never again will we be able to make a good business case for heavy rail transport on the Island, as the idea of using the “Bud Cars” is unworkable – they are too old and too expensive to maintain and so will be broken down most of the time. Via Rail is not able to move far enough from their “train train” thinking to even consider the idea of the light rapid transit needed to make passenger service possible and economically feasible. We need to move people quickly, efficiently and on schedules that will make sense. Couple that with

the addition of courier services and light freight and the passenger portion of the business becomes the gravy after the expenses are met. Technology has come a long way in the last decade. We can have solar powered pop-up LED crossing barriers that won’t be damaged even if driven over, cameras at crossings that activate when the train is a half-kilometre out so the driver can see what’s ahead, buses that are able to pull off the track and proceed to more convenient stations where parking is available. All of this must be considered in order to have a speedy, efficient and useful service. I don’t think Via Rail can do it. Alan MacKinnon Nanaimo

Keep the ‘farm’ in farmland Don Denton/News staff

Walks like a duck A male Mallard duck is reflected as he walks into the waters of The Gorge off of Gorge Road West near Admirals Road.

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Re: Cattle battle could soon be done (News, March 26) I don’t think they should change the land to a residential area. We need to protect our agricultural land and not change it to residential for the purpose of making money. If council lets them do that, it would be such a bad example for all the other agricultural land owners that would want to

do the same. The owners just wanted to have cows to disturb the neighbours to make them support their idea of building. There is big difference between having 55 cows and a 16-lot subdivision. There are so many other ways to do agriculture that doesn’t bother the neighbours as much. Isabelle Boutin Saanich

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Many people would agree that finding solutions to homelessness makes sense for a healthy, caring society, but what’s less understood is that housing the homeless makes financial sense as well.

Affordable housing, like Hope Centre in Sooke, makes financial sense compared to the costs of homelessness to the community.

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 Coalition’s mission is to end homelessness by 2018.

“When I tell my story, it’s so personal,” explains speaker Bernice Kamano, a member of the Kwakwaka’waka Nation who has lived and worked in the Victoria area for the past 20 years. As a single mother raising her daughter, food banks and secondhand stores were often the only options in the struggle to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads.

What does that mean? That by 2018, all people facing homelessness in our community will have access to safe, affordable, appropriate, permanent housing, with support if they require it.

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ing a range of supports, is estimated “It’s important to note that while a lack to be almost $17,000, while the annual of housing is a primary driver of homecost of a rent supplement including lessness, there are other factors to supports is estimated at $6,800. consider – poverty, domestic violence, Both are significantly less than the challenges facing on- and off-reserve average annual cost of a shelter bed of Aboriginal persons, untreated mental $25,000. illness and addiction,” says Andrew Wynn“Not only does it make sense The financial argument Williams, executive financially for our community doesn’t end there. director of the Coalito end homelessness but it’s The estimated annual tion. hospitalization cost of a

also the right thing to do.”

homeless person is almost $2,500 compared to approximately $525 for a housed person, and homeless psychiatric patients cost about $1,060 more per admission than housed patients.

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According to the Housing and Homelessness in Greater Victoria report, studies from North America have consistently found that the direct and indirect cost to society of managing an individual experiencing a homelessness crisis far outstrips the cost of housing them. Here in Greater Victoria, the average annual per-unit cost of new supportive housing, including operation and provid-

Who better to discuss the myriad issues surrounding homelessness – and the solutions – than someone who has experienced it themselves? That’s the message behind the Coalition to End Homelessness Speakers Bureau, putting a face – and voice – to homelessness in Greater Victoria. Bernice Kamano Professionally trained through funding provided by the United Way, speakers can discuss a variety of homelessness issues, such as mental illness, drug addiction, domestic violence, disability issues and unemployment. They’ll also discuss the solutions to homelessness and relate the stories of their personal successes.

The fact is, it costs far less to care for someone who is housed than someone who is homeless, explains the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.

“The creation of housing should be considered in the context of a broader strategy.”

SpeakerS Bureau giveS perSonal StorieS a voice

Not only are those who experience homelessness more difficult and expensive to treat, the longer someone is homeless, the more health challenges they face and the more health care resources they consume. For example, the average financial

cost of a homeless adult with severe addictions or mental illness in $55,000 per year; when adequate housing and supports are provided, that tally dips to $37,000 per year. “Not only does it make sense financially for our community to end homelessness,” says Eric Jordan, Coalition Co-Chair, “but it’s also the right thing to do.”

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Also an active community member, Bernice was one of the first Legal Advocates trained by the Together Against Poverty Society office, was a founding member of M’akola Housing Society and works as a Native Employment Counsellor for United Native Nations. Kamano has sat on the Native Friendship Centre’s Board of Directors and various First Nations agencies in Victoria. “Even though you know homelessness is a reality, when someone is standing in front of you and talking about it, it comes back to you that these are people,” Kamano says. Hearing her story, “people come up and say ‘Your life is incredible. It’s amazing what you’ve gone through and you’re still standing,” she says, pointing to the many strengths homeless people have. “To be homeless is to be incredibly resilient.” More people are currently being trained as speakers, further adding to the diversity of voices. “We support each other, which is really, really important. It is difficult to stand in front of a room full of people and bare your soul.” At the same time, Kamano believes in its value. “It’s really important for the community to understand that the homeless people are real people.” To book a speaker or for more information, visit www.victoriahomelessness.ca/speakersbureau

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Cycling workshops teach March home sales see upswing beginner to seasoned riders ation centres. You can also request personalized, specific programs, such as classes for women, immigration and cultural associations. For adults, the opportunities range from a free one-hour cycling mini workshop for workplace lunch n’ learns, to more comprehensive halfday or full-day bike skills courses. Costs range from $20 to $35. For kids, the program offers training for grades 6 and 7 students and a fun-filled three-hour course that teaches kids aged 7 to 9 essential bike handling and safety skills through games and activities. Kids learn to properly fit their helmet, do a bike safety check, practice good bike handling skills, and ride with more confidence. Cost is $20. To learn more or register for a course, go online to biketoworkvictoria.ca/bike-skills. editor@saanichnews.com

The Capital Regional District and the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society are partnering up to offer the Ride On! cycling program throughout the region from April to October. The workshops help novice riders make cycling a regular part of their lives, as well as help experienced riders fine-tune their skills. “We want to inspire people to have fun while cycling safely and more often in Canada’s cycling capital,” says Theresa Gulliver, bike skills program manager of the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society. “These courses are designed to increase your confidence and comfort riding in traffic by teaching you the skills and best practices to enhance your life through fun, safe cycling.” Nearly 60 courses are available in communities throughout the region. Most courses are delivered at recre-

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“The stable property values year over year, along with the strong inventory of properties we see for sale, shows that we have returned to balanced market conditions,” said Tim Ayres, Victoria Real Estate Board president.

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The Greater Victoria Public Library is joining 3M for an e-book pilot project that will make more than 1,000 new titles available. The 3M Cloud Library project allows library card holders to download e-books to their computer, e-reader or mobile phones for up to 21 days. “Users will truly enjoy how simple and convenient it is to borrow books from the library through services like this,” said Anne Parker, GVPL’s digital collections co-ordinator. Users need only download the 3M Cloud Library app and enter their library card information. For more information, go to gvpl.ca/3m.

Saanich turns off for Earth Hour British Columbians saved 65 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by one per cent during Earth Hour on March 29 – the equivalent of turning off about 1.4 million lights. BC Hydro shows Whistler as the top saver at six per cent. Saanich residents flicked the lights off to the tune of 3.2 per cent energy savings. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Solar-powered hot water tanks are the way of the future, and the Capital Regional District wants to kickstart that revolution. The CRD is offering 100, first come, first served financial grants to help cover the cost of a solar hot water system, modelled on a Colwood pilot program. “We’re excited to partner with the CRD to extend the grants to

residents throughout the Capital Region and allow more homes and businesses to benefit from free, renewable energy,” said Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton. The grants, funded through the federal Clean Energy Fund, cover up to a third of the cost of solar panelling and a hot water tank. After incentives, the system costs about $5,500. See crd.bc.ca/solar for more information or to find a registered installer.

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Saanich teen Tim Henderson will focus even more time on curling this year, as he prepares to represent the province at next year’s Canada Winter Games. The Lambrick Park student plays fourth on Team Tardi, led by skip Tyler Tardi of Cloverdale. Rounded out by third Sterling Middleton of Fort St. John, and second Nicholas Umbach of Coquitlam, the foursome topped 12 teams in competition at the B.C. Winter Games last month (March 21-23) at the Vernon Curling Club. The Tardi rink finished 4-1 in their pool to advance to playoffs. A come-from-behind

win over Team Bartlett – they were down 3-0 after three ends – in the semi-final showed the “resilience” of the team. “We ended up winning 7-3 after seven ends,” Henderson said. A deuce in the first and fourth ends helped Team Tardi on their way to a 7-2 win in the final over Team Silversides. The Canada Winter Games are held in Prince George from Feb. 13 to March 1, 2015. Henderson, 16, started curling at seven and is accustomed to living and breathing the sport, but over the next year that will kick up a notch. As part of Team B.C., he will participate in rigorous mandatory training. Requirements

include playing at high-level out-ofprovince competitions (they’ll play the Kevin Martin Junior Bonspiel in Edmonton later this month), mental toughness sessions, nutritional sessions and a three-day camp in July followed by a two-day bonspiel. “It’s pretty much set up to make the best

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Athletes without an off-season Laura Lavin News staff

As the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre hits the stage at the Royal Theatre today (April 9), it will bring a little history with it. Principle dancer Rachael McLaren is the first Canadian to dance with the revered New York company. “I went online and did some research and saw this beautiful company and I thought ‘Oh my God … What? … This is incredible,” McLaren said. “How did I not know this was out there? How am I just learning this now?’” To her credit, McLaren was just 15 years old at the time and a student at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet school. The Winnipeg native has been performing with the Alvin Ailey company for six years. After training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet school between the ages of 10 and 17, she moved to Toronto to join the cast of the Broadway show Mamma Mia! as a member of the chorus and as an understudy in a supporting role.

“I was the youngest member of the cast at the time,” she said. Two years later, when the production closed, McLaren was on the hunt for work again – still not yet 20. Taking inspiration from one of her RWBS teachers Jacqui Davidson, McLaren moved to New York. “I had planned to attend the University of Manitoba and I had a passion for theatre arts – Mamma Mia! was a detour in my dance career. She encouraged me to go to summer school at Alvin Ailey.” McLaren began as a scholarship student and later joined Ailey II, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s junior company that serves as a bridge between the Ailey school and the professional dance world. She applied to the Alberta Ballet school, Boston Ballet school, Alvin Ailey and Juilliard among others and was accepted by all. “Juilliard has this incredibly, amazing reputation, but Alvin Ailey had a company (where) I could really see a future for myself,” she said. Now 28, McLaren is living that

future with gusto. “The hardest challenge is to be able to keep my body in physical shape. As dancers, we call ourselves ‘athletes without an off-season,’” she says with a laugh. The April 9 repertoire includes Another Night, choreographed by young contemporary dance artist, Kyle Abraham; Strange Humors by artistic director Robert Battle, a duet for two men that is equal parts comedic and combative; Revelations; and the classic Ailey work first performed by American Ballet Theatre in 1970 set to the music of Duke Ellington – The River. “It’s a beautiful water-themed ballet,” says McLaren. “It shows the dynamic athleticism of the dancers … with gorgeous Duke Ellington music.” Born with a passion to dance, McLaren admits it’s a tough road. “I’d say to 15-year-olds out there who love to dance and love to express themselves, you can’t not make it if you have passion. It’s definitely not an easy choice. It’s filled with a lot of hard work, a lot of sweat, tears, rejection. If you know in your

heart you have passion and talent, and you know you have something you want to say, there’s a place for you – never give up your dreams. They’re valid.” She encourages youth and adults alike to broaden their horizons and take chances in the world of arts. “There’s something so human about our company and so visceral … it’s unlike any dance experience you’ll ever have.” After six years of touring up to eight months of the year she continues to be enthusiastic about Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and what it brings to audiences. “There’s no lack of inspiration, no lack of awe in what I get to do, what I get to share with audiences around the world – it’s the coolest thing ever,” she says. For ticket information go to rmts. bc.ca. llavin@vicnews.com

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It’s poetry from the heart from the some of the city’s best young poets. The fifth annual Victorious Voices poetry slam began this week at the Victoria Event Centre. It ends tonight. Eight teams comprised of high school students from the lower Island will compete for the Victorious Voices title. They have three minutes to perform original group works and individual poems. “It’ll blow you away,” said Victorious Voices director Jeremy Loveday. “These youth speak their truth powerfully. The best way to

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celebrate their voices is to come and listen, really listen.” Semi-finals began on April 7, where the eight teams were cut to four. (The event was held after the News’ press deadline.)

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Sundance closure splits board Daniel Palmer News staff

A $1.8-million budget deficit and the decision to close Sundance elementary school is creating emotional turmoil among School District 61 trustees. In late March, the board voted 5-4 to relocate Sundanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 58 students to Lake Hill elementary in Saanich. The move will save the district next fall about $316,000 annually. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a no-win situation, in that we have a deficit that needs to be addressed,â&#x20AC;? said Peg Orcherton, SD61 chair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under the school act, boards are not allowed to file deficit budgets.â&#x20AC;? Orcherton said the Sundance closure was an emotional, difficult decision made harder by continued provincial funding reductions. The suggestion by some trustees

financial information.â&#x20AC;? The SD61 board still needs to approve more than $1.5 million in budget reductions before a final budget vote April 23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any cut is a difficult cut,â&#x20AC;? Orcherton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our budget is 88.9 per cent salaries and benefits, so that only leaves us with 10.1 per cent for services and supplies, where we need to make tough decisions.â&#x20AC;? A list of recommended options for reducing the deficit are available at sd61.bc.ca, and include closing the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resource centre, eliminating school learning mentors and relocating the Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alternative program. Several public meetings are being held to garner public input, including tonight (April 9) at S.J. Willis Alternative school, 923 Topaz Ave., beginning at 7 p.m. Preregistration is required. dpalmer@vicnews.com

that the decision could still be reversed is now doing more harm than good, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with great consternation to see what some of the trustees are doing, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving false hope to the parents and students of Sundance,â&#x20AC;? Orcherton said. A minority of trustees tried unsuccessfully this week to call a special meeting to again discuss the school closure. The board also voted this week by email on a motion to notify the Ministry of Education about the school closure, a regular practice for administrative bylaws, Orcherton said. But some trustees are frustrated with the expedited decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had four days to consider other alternatives,â&#x20AC;? said SD61 Trustee Diane McNally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The process of this board is so rushed. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very difficult to understand all the

$100K donation kickstarts humane societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraiser

A $100,000 donation from an anonymous Vancouver Island donor, in honour of her late beloved dog Murdoch, is adding momentum to the Victoria Humane Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donors are the heart and soul of the Victoria Humane Society,â&#x20AC;? said Penny Stone, executive director. The society is working to raise $1 million to

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Native garden tour blooms with success

Todd Carnahan, land care co-ordinator with Habitat Acquisition Trust, displays redflowering currant at the North Park native plant demonstration garden at the corner of Vancouver and Pembroke streets. HAT is organizing a 10-garden tour on May 4 to highlight the benefits of native plant species in home gardening.

Daniel Palmer News staff

Todd Carnahan delicately pulls a weed from underneath a hanging mass of ribes sanguineum, colloquially known as a red-flowering currant. Above him, a mahonia aquifolium (tall Oregon grape) shades his back from the light spring sun. “When you’re using native plants, the birds and butterflies know which species they prefer,” says Carnahan, land care co-ordinator with Habitat Acquisition Trust. “You don’t even need a bird feeder, the plants will attract the right pollinators.” Now in its third year, the Victoria Native Plant Garden Tour brings together a network of garden owners and professional native plant experts at 10 public and private gardens. On May 4, horticultural enthusiasts will lead tours around Haliburton Farm in Saanich, Fort Rodd Hill in Colwood and smart way to go, because these plants evolved in this ecosystem,” he says. “So you’re not using Uplands Park in Oak Bay, to name a few. pesticides, they don’t require “This is quite a unique region any special treatments. You in Canada, it’s got the Garry oak “This is quite a unique can get a beautiful floral display ecosystem here, which is found nowhere else in Canada, it’s a region in Canada, it’s got the throughout the year if you use the right plants.” northern Mediterranean cli- Garry oak ecosystem here, Tour attendees are encourmate,” Carnahan says. aged to ask for specific inforCarnahan will host a tour at which is found nowhere else mation on plant choices, restohis own Queens Street garden in Canada, it’s a northern ration techniques and gardenthis year to show off the diverse Docket: 23302 115 Thorncliffe Park Drive Mediterranean climate.” ing tips. Habitat Acquisition ways of utilizing backyard Toronto Ontario space. Client: 247 - JWT M4H 1M1 edible bulb, Trust also offers consultation Camas, an onion-like Participation Ads Name: -Job Todd Carnahan Tel 416•696•2853 grow as a living fence along the Production Contact: Lara Vanderheide for homeowners interested in property line next to ground-covering ferns. Carna- native species conservation and gardening. Call Carnahan at 250-893-6099 for more informahan’s efforts working 300 wheelbarrows of mulch tion, or visit hat.bc.ca for a downloadable garden and a dumpster’s worth of cardboard into the soil B:5.8125” tour map. has paid off. T:5.8125” dpalmer@vicnews.com “Gardening with native plants is actually a really

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