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She’s got the rhythm Jinayah Nelson, 11, pictured at Esquimalt Lagoon, is excited that her Victoria Rhythmic Gymnastics team has qualified for the World Gymnaestrada 2015, to be held in Helsinki, Finland next July. The athletes and other volunteers are in fundraising mode for the trip. See story page A10. Arnold Lim/Black Press

Victoria assessments increase by two per cent Assessed value of Victoria home jumped by 1.9 percent, while Esquimalt’s rate set at 1.6 percent

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With the economy improving, it’s no surprise for Greater Victoria to see its 2014 property assessments rebound slightly. Overall, the Capital Region’s assessment roll increased slightly to $90.5 billion this year from $88.8 billion. A total of almost $1 billion of the $90.5 billion includes value attributable

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to subdivisions, rezoning and new construction. On average, the assessed value of single homes within the City of Victoria increased by 1.9 per cent, according to B.C. Assessment valuations released Friday, to hit $536,000 from $526,00 a year ago. Similar valuations were recorded in Esquimalt where assessed residential properties jumped by 1.6 per cent to an aver-

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age value of $499,000 from $491,000 a year ago. Non-residential properties increased in value by two to six percent across the region. Property assessments are in the mail for 1.97 million British Columbia property owners (about 139,000 in Greater Victoria). “What we’re finding in Greater Victoria – specifically Victoria – is a mod-

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erate increase across the board,” said Reuben Danakody, B.C. Assessment assessor for the Capital Region. “What the marketplace is telling us is if a property is priced right and it’s the right product then houses are [selling] quite well. There is still some good, strong demand for Victoria.” Victoria Real Estate Board president Guy Cro-

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One New Year’s resolution we’ll all be making. A full disposal ban on kitchen scraps at Hartland landfill takes effect January 1, 2015. The ban will divert compostable items like vegetables, meat, bones, grains, dairy products, fruit and soiled paper that currently take up thirty percent of the landfill. At the same time, diverted kitchen scraps will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will be processed into beneficial compost. Prenatal

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By the numbers The summary below provides estimates of 2014 and 2015 assessed values of residential homes throughout the Capital Region. Jurisdiction

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Colwood

$502,000

$490,000

Victoria

$526,000

$536,000

Esquimalt

$491,000

$499,000

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$502,000

Saanich (SD61)

$497,000

$503,000

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$683,000

$679,000

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$667, 000

$686,000

Langford

$408,000

$407,000

North Saanich

$681,000

Metchosin

$536,000

$530,000

Sooke

$312,000

$299,000

Highlands

$451,000

$441,000

View Royal

$429,000

$430,000

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$432,000

Victoria Rural

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$291,000

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SPECIAL BREW Behind every craft beer there is a story

Tammy Schuster Victoria News

Hops, grains, yeast and water – the four main ingredients in beer. But to Naomi Yamamoto, minister of Tourism and Small Business, there’s something more. “Every craft beer has a story,” she said. “Craft breweries add a fifth ingredient, being a story.” On a tour arranged by West Coast Brewery Tours, Yamamoto talked to local brewmasters and sampled some suds. Beer is no longer just the cheap date or the party starter. Our days of shot-gunning beer might be history, but craft beer is giving way to the art of sampling. Note the tones of light citrus or hints of tobacco and coffee, and observe the body, finish and complexity of the malt flavours. Behind every note at each craft brewery on the tour, there is indeed a story. “In the beginning it was just family, just the four of us,” said Clay Potter owner and brewmaster at Moon Under Water Brewery. “We got [the brewery] two years ago, we started off very small only open a few days a week,” he said wearing a smile and a pair of rubber boots. “Now we’re open seven days a week.” Moon Under Water is a family business owned by Potter and his wife Chelsea, and his mom and dad, Anne and Steve. “When we first started there was about six of us,” he said. “Now we have about 30 full-time employees.” The domino effect of a good product and a good story can garner community support, create jobs and stimulate local economy, according to another brewmaster. “Small businesses support other small businesses,” said Sean Hoyne, founder of Hoyne Brewing Co. “We’re hiring local electricians, plumbers and tradespeople,” he said. Hoyne, a former brewmaster at Swan’s Hotel and at Canoe Brewpub, started the brewery with his wife Chantal. He said having local craft beers in restaurants is not just about sales. “It gives staff an opportunity to talk to customers.” “Once you’ve won the locals over, the tourists are easy,” he said. “[The locals] are the ones that talk about you.” Standing next to the bottling line at Phillips Brewery, bottles of Blue Buck whisking past her, Yamamoto sips on her Longboat Chocolate Potter. “Isn’t that just Christmas in a glass?” she asks. You can sip Christmas, or if you still want to, you can shot-gun it. editor@vicnews.com

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Tourism and Small Business Minister Naomi Yamamoto samples the Longboat Chocolate Porter at Phillips Brewing Company. “It’s like Christmas in a glass,” she said.

Did you know? Craft beer is beer made in a microbrewery – an independently-owned brewery that produces in small batches. Their emphasis is on brewing high quality beers using natural processes and ingredients and usually offer a rotating series of beers. A brewpub is a pub that brews its own craft beer on premise.

Greater Victoros Chamber of Commerce CEO Bruce Carter, left, Matt Phillips, founder Phillips Brewery, Tourism and Small Business Minister Naomi Yamamoto, Tourism Victoria CEO Paul Nursery and Elton Walker of West Coast Brewery Tours during the pre-Christmas tour of local breweries.

Fall visitors boost Victoria tourism numbers A late-season surge of visitors is raising hopes in the Victoria tourism industry for a strong 2015. Both average hotel occupancy and revenue per available room have increased over the last two months compared with last year and 2012, according to data compiled by Chemistry Consulting. “We are very pleased with 2014 and particularly pleased with the growth in the shoulder season,” said Paul Nursey, president and CEO of Tourism Victoria. “It’s incredibly important to build the shoulder season business to support our

“It’s incredibly important to build the shoulder season business to support our strong high season, and we will continue to do so in 2015.” – Paul Nursey, CEO Tourism Victoria

strong high season, and we will continue to do so in 2015.” Tourism Victoria, the region’s marketing organization, hopes to put more emphasis

on events and conventions this year, including a romance campaign through late January and February and a “bold broadcast” campaign from March through June. “Closer collaboration with the Victoria Conference Centre is key to the destination’s success,” Nursey said. “Together we share the same objective to build the business. “We cannot afford to rest on our laurels; at Tourism Victoria we are working even harder with our members and partners to position Greater Victoria for long-term, sustained success.”

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Health officials battle early arrival of flu Andrea Peacock Victoria News

Health and fitness goals are often at the forefront of people’s minds once the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve. However, January is still flu season, and for those suffering in bed with a runny nose and a fever, getting started on an exercise routine becomes less and less enticing. This year’s flu season came earlier than usual, said Island Health medical health officer Dr. Dee Hoyano. “From the beginning of December we’ve had increased reports

of illness,” said Hoyano. “We usually tend to see flu activity picking up closer to the end of the year and then into January.” She added there were also flu outbreaks in some long-term care facilities even earlier than December. “It’s unusual, because we don’t usually see them that early.” Hoyano said it is difficult to say why cases of the flu come earlier some years compared to others. “It’s a bit of a moving target about when flu arrives.” Despite an earlier flu season, Hoyano said the severity of illnesses do not appear to be any worse than usual.

So far, the predominant strain is Influenza A(H3N2). However, that could change later on in the season. Hoyano said it is still worth it now to get a flu shot, even though the available shot is not a perfect match for the current influenza strain. “There certainly have been some concerns about what’s called a drift of the strain that’s in the vaccine this year,” said Hoyano. “That means basically there’s been some changes in the genetic makeup of the virus that’s out there right now. It’s not as close of a match to what’s in the vaccine as we would like to see.”

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clinics as of Dec. 19, compared to 22,000 people at the same time last year. Currently, the Island Health staff vaccination rate is at 70 per cent. Besides getting a flu shot, there are other basic measures to take to avoid getting sick this season. “Hand-washing is a really important one and obviously staying home when you’re sick to not pass it on to others,” said Hoyano. Colder weather often means spending more time indoors in closer contact with others, which creates a risk for getting sick, she said. andrea.peacock@vicnew.com

HAFI Funds Home Modifications for Disabled Man When Lorie and Walter bought their home in Port Alberni 13 years ago they slowly began renovating the unfinished basement to accommodate Walter’s changing needs as his muscular dystrophy advanced. “The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small. I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.” Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheelin shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

“ I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.” Walter and Lorie hope to spend the rest of their lives in their home. The HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.

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Justin Trudeau has come up with a campaign idea that may help him seal the deal with enough voters to win power in next October’s federal election. He has taken direct aim at the prime minister’s secrecy, the muzzling of cabinet ministers, MPs and bureaucrats and what he calls “message control.”

“Prime ministers don’t have to be your friends. But they do have to be accountable.” Many people who otherwise have few issues with the Conservative government are not happy with the manufactured flow of information. Other than government ads which feature “the Harper government,” actual information from MPs and civil servants is often sparse. Many cabinet ministers rarely hold press conferences. Harper himself is almost permanently unavailable to the media. He makes a few appearances, such as a recent year-end interview on CBC, but he never answers questions in an impromptu fashion. Prime ministers don’t have to be your friends. But they do have to be accountable, and that includes saying something that isn’t scripted, at least once in a while. Like Bard the bowman in The Hobbit, Trudeau has taken aim at this weak spot in the dragon’s scales, and it may score enough votes for him to at least win a minority government.

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Readers respond: politics and smog Politicians provide us with comic relief As we begin 2015, one of my new year resolutions is the same one that I have made every year for decades: Remember to never take any of the politicians in B.C. too seriously since their main role in our society is to provide us with comic relief. I believe it was long-ago B.C. legislative correspondent Ian Street who best summed up the world of B.C. politics way back in the 1950s when he wisely observed: “B.C. politics easily makes up in entertainment what it lacks in edification.” Gordon Pollard Victoria

James Bay smog ticks off resident Re: Healthy environment should be universal right (News, Dec. 19). If mayor and council are serious, I invite them, and also the editor of Victoria News, by way of this open letter, to come

and sit on my back deck next year when the cruise ship fumes are blowing around my house. Then they will know what some of us in James Bay are forced to contend with. I have several times invited Greater Victoria Harbour Authority executive or board members to come to my home and see how bad the fumes can be, but they have not responded. When I wrote to former mayor Dean Fortin, he advised me, despite the existence of a bylaw that prohibits toxic emissions from harbour activities, that my concerns were not the responsibility of the city. However if the new mayor is willing to accept my invitation, and is serious about addressing local environmental concerns, she may respond to me through Coun. Ben Isitt. Ruth Magnusson James Bay

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Mayor Lisa Helps mayor’s must-do list (News, Jan. 2) Your article quoting Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps on city priorities is missing whether she will get out of the way of honest people building and earning. And whether or not she will improve policing so that poor people do not lose income from being assaulted, or have affordability reduced by stealing of their property that enables earning (such as cars and mobility aids). Nor that she will lobby the provincial government to curb dishonest tenants – that motivates landlords to not

give someone a chance – and dishonest landlords. And to improve courts so people can get redress quickly, but dishonest people are not just put back on the street without re-education on ethics. Ms. Helps fails to grasp that government does not create the economy – good people do, people working hard, people risking their savings to start a business, people creating and working together. She talks maxims that reflect a negative view of humans that is behind the statist mentality. Affordability comes from people producing, including enough for charity (which government force is not). Government interferes with a myriad of laws including ones limiting mobility and stopping building, yet does not protect against the dishonest. No surprise that Helps fails to get it, I guess, but very disappointing for someone with talent and drive. Keith Sketchley Saanich

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Water rights a U.S., Canada border issue Tom Fletcher B.C. Views

The U.S. has Canada over a barrel on water as well as oil these days, but the tide is turning. Last week I mentioned a new book called ‘The Columbia River Treaty – A Primer’ by members of Simon Fraser University’s climate adaptation team. This slim volume makes the case that B.C. has ended up with a shockingly bad deal from this 1964 treaty, which concerned itself entirely with flood control and hydroelectric power. In those days there was little or no environmental assessment. Agriculture, fish habitat and aboriginal impacts were ignored. More than a decade after the disastrous flood year of 1948, once Ottawa stopped its bureaucratic delays,

U.S. public and private power utilities paid B.C. $254 million to build three dams on the Columbia system. Those dams (and one at Libby, Montana that mostly floods B.C. land) hold back the huge spring runoff from the Rockies and then dole out water for power production in B.C. and for the 15 hydro dams previously built downstream in the U.S. The U.S. payment was for half the power over 30 years, which B.C. didn’t need at the time. Then our American cousins cut us another cheque for $64 million, an estimate of the value of flood protection from 1968 all the way to 2024. Boy, did we get taken. The SFU team calculates the value of that flood control to the U.S. at more like $32 billion. That’s not even the worst of it. The Kootenays were once the leading fruit and vegetable growing area in B.C., bigger than the Okanagan. Now in the Arrow Lakes and other reservoirs, levels rise and fall dramatically to steady the flow south. In addition to the large areas permanently flooded by the Mica, Duncan and Hugh

Keenleyside dams, this renders more of B.C.’s prime bottom land impassable. B.C. is paid precisely zero for this sacrifice, while Washington state has developed a $5 billion-a-year farm economy using our stable irrigation source. That has helped their tree fruit growers push some Okanagan orchardists out of business. As U.S. billionaires continue to bankroll environmental attacks on B.C. and Alberta energy projects, it’s worth noting that long before the treaty, the U.S. military-industrial complex had wiped out the Columbia River salmon runs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private power partners dammed everything they could find, exterminating a fishery bigger than the Fraser that had sustained aboriginal people on both sides of today’s border for thousands of years. B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett and SFU’s Jon O’Riordan both described to me their experience at the Columbia River Basin conference, held last October in Spokane. Their main impression was that Americans, including

traditional tribes, want those salmon runs restored. Vast amounts have been spent on hatcheries and habitat to speed recovery below the Grand Coulee dam, which stands like a giant tombstone for migratory fisheries above it. Should the Americans ever manage to get salmon above their biggest dam, it will largely be up to B.C. to provide sufficient cool water to keep them alive. That service has an increasing value to the U.S. as well as an ongoing cost to B.C. Bennett surprised some in Spokane when he said the U.S. needs to pay more for the benefits from the Columbia River Treaty. Don Denton/Victoria News The flood control A very wet young deer examines a branch while nibbling on shrubs agreement expires in the pouring rain in the gardens at Saxe Point Park in Esquimalt. in 2024. The treaty requires 10 years’ notice for either country to exit. Climate shifts are expected to LATE FRENCH make B.C. water more IMMERSION important than ever. Your move, Uncle Sam. Late French Immersion students begin to study •••French in Grade 6. No prior knowledge of French is Tom Fletcher is expected. By Grade 8, Late French Immersion students legislature reporter and columnist have for usually achieved a level of fluency equivalent to those in Early Immersion. Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Late French Immersion students begin to study French in Email: tfletcher@ Late French Immersion is offered at: blackpress.ca. Grade 6. No prior knowledge of French is expected. By Grade

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Text and language exhibit opens at art gallery Jan. 16 The first exhibition of 2015 at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria considers the use of language in English and in Spanish. Definiciones (Definitions) opens in the LAB Gallery on Jan. 16 with the text based work of Mexican-born and raised artist Carlos Colín, who now resides in Vancouver. The exhibition explores the impact, limits and ruptures of language in our everyday lives, and the ways language shapes our thinking about life, social structures, race, culture, geography, politics and art. Definiciones (Definitions) is paired with the exhibition In Another Place, and Here, opening at the AGGV on Jan. 23, which uses photography to investigate the relationships between self and place. “As a Mexican artist working in a Canadian context, this project presents a series of definitions in English and Spanish to see how these definitions generate thought around human rights by questioning what a democracy means, or a society means, and how we can reclaim language that is often inherently colonial,” says Colín. “My research investigates how contemporary art, artists, and art institutions are involved in current social movements and how art contributes to social change in Latin America.” The LAB is a contemporary experimental space designed specifically for presenting challenging and dynamic projects within the AGGV. The exhibition runs through April 19. For more information, please go online to aggv.ca or call 250-384-4171. editor@vicnews.com

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Cougars and Islanders resume rivalry with Thursday matchup It is back to business for the Victoria Cougars. Coach Mark Van Helvoirt and his wellrested charges take to the ice tomorrow night (Jan. 8) against the Kerry Park Islanders in what marks the first game back for Victoria in 17 days. Game time at the Archie Browning Sports Centre is 7 p.m. The Cougars (29-4-10) shoot for their third straight victory following wins over Kerry Park and the Nanaimo Buccaneers before Christmas. It will be the sixth time this season Victoria has faced the Island-

ers. And each time, the Cougars have come away with victories. Their last meeting was an 8-2 win for Victoria on Dec. 18. Kerry Park had the unfortunate task of dealing with a Cougars squad who had its ninegame winning streak snapped only 24-hours earlier by the Westshore Wolves. Taking their frustrations out on the unsuspecting Islanders, Victoria jumped out to period leads of 4-0 and 6-1. Michael Fretz had two goals and three assists, Ryan Carson and Robert Zadra each had one goal and three assists, John

Kretzschmar had three goals, and Austin Wilk had three assists for the Cougars. Grant Payne, who was filling in for the injured Anthony Ciurro, stopped 17 shots for his 12th win of the season. In five meetings so far, Victoria has outscored the Islanders 27-6. Carson leads the way against Kerry Park with four goals and nine assists followed by Fretz with five goals and seven assists and Zadra with three goals and eight assists. Sam McMullen, who leads the VIJHL scoring race with 67 points, has four

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goals and three assists against the Islanders. Both Ciurro and Payne have each recorded shutouts in the season series. Zack Smith leads Kerry Park (13-19-1-3) against the Cougars with one goal and two assists. Leighton Williams, who earned a spot as one of three goaltenders to represent Team South at the VIJHL AllStar Game slated for later this month, has been pulled from two of his last three starts against Victoria. The two teams will meet twice more before season’s end. ddenton@vicnews.com

’Cats promote Norris-Jones The Victoria HarbourCats baseball team has promoted marketing director Brad Norris-Jones to the position of assistant general manager. It’s the team’s first front office move as the organization focuses in on the 2015 season.

Checking a Moose Victoria Phantoms Cara Macfarlane, left, checks Maple Ridge Moose Emily Jude in front of the Victoria net during South Coast Female Amateur Hockey league action at the Archie Browning Recreation Centre last Sunday. Victoria lost the game 1-0.

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ribbon. The six-metre long fabric arcs over the 11 year old’s head like a rainbow, as she simultaneously kicks her left leg skyward and back to the ground. The young rhythmic gymnast resets for another try, as her mother, Tanya, looks on. “Whether it’s my daughter, or one of the other girls … I am entranced every time I see it,” she said. “The joy they have keeps me watching every time. I go to every show, I go to everything; I just love it.” Jinayah is one of 20 local gymnasts who qualified at the 2014 national championships in Calgary for next summer’s World Gymnaestrada 2015 in Helsinki, Finland. Her club, Victoria Rhythmic Gymnastics, was the lone team in B.C. to qualify athletes

for the event, running July 12 to 18. With more than 25,000 gymnasts from more than 50 countries participating, the Gymnaestrada is one of the largest gymnastics events in the world. “It is extremely exciting and very inspirational, it shows how gymnastics can link people all around the world,” said club coach Barbara Bishop. “It’s exciting to travel and learn about new places and help develop youth to (draw) greater inspiration from the world.” Having completed the first step – qualifying for the event – the next one, Bishop said, is to raise enough money to send the allfemale team to Finland. Ranging in age from 10 to 50, the athletes are looking to demonstrate skills they’ve developed through training three or four days and more than 10 hours a week. “They are very excited and it’s selffunded, so they are

working hard to fundraise and get donations to get us all there,” Bishop said. “It’s about $3,000 to $4,000 for each person to get there.” Jinayah, a Grade 6 student at Lakewood elementary in Langford and a gymnast since she was four, is preparing herself physically and mentally for the trip of a lifetime, she said. She’s ready to take on the challenge of a string of bake sales, silent auctions, dance competitions and barbecues for the next six months to get there. “I think it’s a really big opportunity to go and represent B.C and Canada,” she said. “It’s really cool how a little club from B.C. can (qualify).” Every penny the team makes will go towards Finland so they can get there, she added. For more information on Victoria Rhythmic Gymnastics and their fundraising, visit victoriarg.ca. editor@vicnews.com

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A teenager coping with the suicide of a friend is misdiagnosed by her doctor, and a homeless man is thrown into a dangerous situation by a social worker trying to help. Maladjusted, an interactive play created and performed by patients and caregivers from the mental health industry, uses the real-life experiences of its performers to open a dialogue about mental heath. Produced by Theatre for Living, a forum-type theatre that presents the issues then encourages the audience to participate in a solution. It is designed to create discussion in an entertaining and innovative way. “The audience interaction is the discussion,” said director David Diamond. “They provide a solution and we spend a moment reacting and talking about it.” The play is performed building up to a crisis and ending abruptly without resolution. Then it is performed a second time where members of the audience can engage with characters when they face a conflict, and the cast will react by drawing from their own experiences. Diamond, an award-winning director of more than 500 communitybased projects, is looking for ways to talk about mental health and rehumanize mental health care. “Instead of saying we’re going to try to educate you, [we say] we have this real problem, we don’t know what to do.” Diamond said audience reaction has been good and participation is always high. He said it’s a lot of fun with a lot of laughter, even if you choose to spectate only. “You are seeing different perspectives coming onto the stage represented in an honest way, and something changes in the room,” said Diamond. “We laugh together, cry together, sit in silence together and deal with it,” he said, “and be entertained.” Touring through 26 communities in B.C. and Alberta, Maladjusted is in Victoria for one night only on Jan. 31 at the Songhees Wellness Centre. Tickets are $15, or $12 in advance. Please go online to purchase at ow.ly/F7vHQ. intern@vicnews.com

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Production examines decisions people make Tammy Schuster Victoria News

If you were in danger of losing your home, and had to make a decision about saving it, would you sell off your belongings? Turn your home into a business? Or allow a production company to shoot a movie using your home as the backdrop? People, a play by Alan Bennett, is a comedy surrounding Dorothy, an aging widow who, in an effort to save her grand manor, allows a film to be shot in her home for a fee. As the day unfolds and the scenes are shot, it becomes clear the film is a porn flick. “Dorothy is in her 70s and has been a recluse for the past 40 years in a crumbling, decaying mansion,” said director Tony Cain. “It’s written, to some extent, from the viewpoint of Alan Bennett’s philosophy on the direction England is going politically.” The underlying tone being that all things have a price.

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Rehearsals are underway and the cast and crew have been working hard. “It’s a complex play with many technical challenges,” said Cain referring to transforming Dorothy’s fading mansion into a brilliantly decorated salon before the audience’s eyes. The subject matter – a porno – may have made production tricky. “There is some nudity but nothing outrageous,” said Cain. “It’s all done with an element of taste.” The production runs Jan. 15 to 31. Tickets are $21 with special pricing for seniors and students. For more information, please go online to langhamtheatre.ca.

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B.C. whaling: an uncomfortable history Kate Humble

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Certain veins of historical study are “sexier” than others. When people ask me about my graduate work and find out that I’m a medievalist by training, they inevitably ask questions about the flashier parts of medieval historythings like the Battle of Agincourt, Viking invasions or the Black Death. Indeed, I have studied these things in no little depth, but when I say that my personal research focused on the history of English common law, the faces of the eager inquirers inevitably fall into a look of disappointment. Legal history, I have found out, is not generally considered “sexy.” In my work at the Maritime Museum of B.C. too, certain topics are a lot more popular than others.

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Workers slaughter a sperm whale. Sperm whales produce about 41 barrels of oil. Shipwrecks, of course, always get people interested. Some folks are fascinated by military and naval

stories. Others still are engaged by tales of adventurous gold miners and fur traders on the wild west coast.

The topics that people shy away from rather ironically tend to be the stories that shaped the economy and everyday lives of British Columbians for the last 170 years. Industries like fishing and sealing put food on the tables of thousands of people, and provided jobs for many early residents of the province. What we know today about the dire state of our coastal ecosystems and the incredibly wasteful and reckless way in which we practised these industries has cast an awkward pall over their discussion. Our fish stocks have been gutted, our oceans are warming and polluted, and let’s be honest: killing seals is an unpopular topic. The historical topic that is the most uncomfortable of all though, has to be that of whaling. I grew up in Victoria in the 1980s and 1990s and never once realized that the mass slaughter of whales had been an economic lynchpin for B.C. Given what we now know about the immense intelligence of whales, the complexity of their familial bonds, the depths of their emotional capacity and the simple fact that they are far more human than one would ever imagine, I suspect that we are a little bit embarrassed about that brutal part of our history. That does not mean these stories should

not be told. Whaling has been practised by indigenous coastal peoples for millennia, but in a small, sustainable way. The European technologies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries made it possible on an industrial scale. By 1900, there were already relatively few right and grey whales left in the North Pacific. Their numbers had been decimated by whalers who came up from American whaling stations. They were also partial to sperm whales, as these three species moved relatively slowly and could be caught via sail powered ships and hand harpoons. At this time they would drag the whales to shore and rend the blubber into oil in whaling way-stations on Texada, Hornby and Cortes Islands. Nonetheless, it was in 1905 that commercial whaling took hold in B.C., with modern harpoons and faster ships. That year the Pacific Whaling Company was established, with a head office in Victoria, to target the remaining five major species that inhabited our coast: blue, humpback, fin, sei and sperm whales. They built four whaling stations on Vancouver Island: one at Barkley Sound called Sechart, one at Kyuquot, one at Coal Harbour, and one at Piper’s Lagoon in Nanaimo, which had to be closed after

only two years when the entire regional population of 95 humpback whales had been completely slaughtered. Sechart and Kyoquot were closed by 1925, but two other stations, Rose Harbour and Naden Harbour, were opened in Haida Gwaii and didn’t close permanently until the Second World War. The last station operating was at Coal Harbour, and that remained until whaling was banned entirely in 1967. Between 1905 and 1967, these stations processed approximately 25,000 whales. Some whale populations today have shown recovery, but it is slow. Others have not rebounded at all. Most positively, the Northern Pacific humpback population is estimated at around 5,500. This is up from the approximately 1,400 remaining when the moratorium on whaling came into place, but a drastic reduction from the up to 20,000 strong that existed 150 years ago. On the other hand, the last right whale seen in B.C. waters was in 1951. It was accidentally killed by a whaling vessel seeking other prey and then rendered at Coal Harbour. Uncomfortable reading, isn’t it? The purpose of history is not to allow us to pick and choose which stories we like and therefore which stories we tell, though that is inevitably what occurs. History happened. There is nothing we can do to change it. All we can do is be aware of it, so that we make the best decisions in the present, for the sake of the future. Filtering out the uncomfortable parts of our past does no favours to anyone. It may make us more comfortable, but it also makes us complacent and ignorant. ••• Kate Humble is an historian and the education curator for the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. Questions can be sent to: khumble@mmbc. bc.ca.

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Community Calendar Wednesday, Jan. 7 Victoria Royals vs. Medicine Hat Tigers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Ancestral Land, an illustrated talk and reading by Isa Milman. Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St., 2 p.m. Admission is by donation.

Thursday, Jan. 8

Thursday. Jan. 15

Gallery Artists Salon. Eclectic Gallery introduces its first salonstyle exhibit featuring more than a dozen gallery artists who immerse themselves in their vision of discovery. Exhibit runs from Jan. 5 to Feb. 28. Reception Jan. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Eclectic Gallery, 2170 Oak Bay Ave. Victoria Cougars vs. Kerry Park Islanders. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars. com.

Victoria Cougars vs. Campbell River Storm. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars. com.

Saturday, Jan. 17

Friday, Jan. 9

Sunday, Jan. 18

Victoria Royals vs. Prince George Cougars. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Frontrunners Westshore, 755 Goldstream Ave. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Erna at 250.4740808. Friends of the B.C. Archives. Victoria: A city goes to war, a look at the capital during the First World War. Royal B.C. Museum, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10 Esquimalt Recreation Open House. Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St., 8:30 a.m. to noon. Info: 250-412-8500. Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Evelyn at 250370-0153. Moss Street Winter Market. Fairfield Community Centre, 1330 Fairfield Rd., 10 a.m to noon. Victoria Royals vs. Prince George Cougars. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Sunday, Jan. 11 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Marion at 250-477-9851. Polin: First Visit to My

Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Hazel at 250385-5439.

Wednesday, Jan. 21 Seattle Mariners Winter Caravan. Join Mariners’ representatives Dave Sims, Mariner Moose, James Paxton, Charlie Furbush and Steve Sinclair as they come to Victoria for a free fan session. Fairmont Empress Hotel, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22 Victoria Cougars vs. Peninsula Panthers. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 23

Robbie Burns Day. Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Info: ookstreetvillageactivitycentre.

com. Victoria Royals vs. Kamloops Blazers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7:30 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Saturday, Jan. 24 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Harbour Towers, 345 Quebec St. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Randy at 250.590-7175. Victoria Royals vs. Kamloops Blazers. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7 p.m. Info: victoriaroyals.com.

Sunday, Jan. 25 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Cheryl at 250385-8990. Victoria Cougars vs. Saanich Braves. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 3:30 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Thursday, Jan. 29 Victoria Cougars vs. Westshore Wolves. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Saturday, Jan. 31 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Willows Beach, Beach Drive. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m.

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Running in the rain Puddles and dogs are just some of the many obstacles facing runners as they pound the pavement on the Dallas Road pathway near Clover Point Park.

Monday, Feb. 9 Family Fun Day. Victoria West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd. Info: victoriawest.ca.

Friday, Feb. 13 Victoria Chamber Orchestra presents Beethoven concert First Metropolitan Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., 8 p.m. Tickets available at victoriachamberorchestra.org.

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Accommodation Provided Draw Date January 15th 2015 Full Contest Details Available Online Don Denton/Victoria News

The Victoria Cougars faceoff against the Kerry Park Islanders tomorrow at Archie Browning Sports Centre. Game time is 7 p.m.

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LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE of JOSEPH GERARD ALDERIC GOGUEN, formerly of 304 - 4000 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, V8X 8K5. NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Joseph Gerard Alderic Goguen, deceased, formerly of 304 4000 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, V1Y 8C7 are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, at #106 - 347 Leon Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 8C7 on or before the 9th day of February, 2015, after which date the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets will be distributed having regard only to the claims that have been received. DANIEL K. LO, EXECUTOR By his Solicitor, DKL MOBILE LAW NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE of KARL HEINA SARTOR, also known as KARL SARTOR, formerly of 2528 Roseberry Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8R 3T5. NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Karl Heinz Sartor, deceased, formerly of 2528 Roseberry Avenue, Victoria, BC, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, at #106 - 347 Leon Ave, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 8C7 on or before the 9th day of February, 2015, after which date the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets will be distributed having regard only to the claims that have been received. DANIEL K. LO, EXECUTOR By his Solicitor, DKL MOBILE LAW

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ARIZONA PARK Model. Privacy balcony & yellow block patio. New driveway grey coat. $69,000 US w/ low monthly park fee. Desert Skies Park at Palms Golf Course. 88m. to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vegas. 2br w/ lrg sunroom. active adult park 55+. View front, multiple windows. Mostly Cdn. & Utah, Wyoming friendlies. Geoffrey (604)943-7258. $250 REWARD! Lost Siamese cat- our 2 little girls have lost their best friend Wolverine (aka Wolvie or Zed). 9 mos old Seal Point Siamese with ear tattoo. Last seen Oct. 18, by Christmas Hill. 250-389-0184 alinaf@shaw.ca LOST: ONE gold braided loop earring in Langford, Dec 30. Sentimental value. Please call 250-478-2791.

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Sooke News Mirror Do you have a nose for news? Are you curious and self-motivated? Are you a nature lover who wants to live in a small community near the ocean and forests. Then the Sooke News Mirror is looking for you. The Sooke News Mirror, is the community newspaper of record for the Sooke area. Our broad reach extends from East Sooke to Port Renfrew and everywhere in between. We are seeking a full-time reporter who would be responsible for sports coverage and community news. This position offers a solid grounding in community news and is a natural for anyone seeking a wide variety of experiences. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to turn in engaging, objective news stories, interesting features and dynamic photographs. Journalistic experience and knowledge of CP style are assets, as is page layout using InDesign. A reliable vehicle is necessary. The position opens in January. The Sooke News MIrror is part of Black Press, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 newspapers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii ad Ohio. Please forward your cover letter, references and resumĂŠ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including writing and photography samples to: The Sooke News Mirror Attn: Pirjo Raits, Editor 112 - 6660 Sooke Road Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0A5 email: editor@sookenewsmirror.com or publisher@sookenewsmirror.com

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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PRODUCTION WORKERS Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location. This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements. REQUIREMENTS: â&#x20AC;˘ Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks â&#x20AC;˘ Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment â&#x20AC;˘ Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail â&#x20AC;˘ Must have own transportation â&#x153;ąAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

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HAIR STYLISTS - $1000 Hiring Bonus. Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Must have hairstyling qualifications. $11/hr, benefits, paid overtime, vacation pay, 25% profit sharing, paid birthday, advanced training and advancement opportunities. For an interview call 250-360-1923

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Creative Services Graphic Designer - Full Time The Victoria News is looking for a skilled graphic designer to join our community newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative department. This full time position requires the successful applicant to be proďŹ cient in AdobeCS: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in digital media would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. We are a well-established, nationallyrecognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. Those interested in applying should submit their resumĂŠ by Friday, January 9, 2015 to: Janice Marshall, Production Manager 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 E-mail: creative@vicnews.com Fax: (250) 386-2624 All inquiries and applications will be held in the strictest conďŹ dence. We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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VICTORIA NEWSWed, -Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Victoria News Jan 7, 2015

HELP WANTED

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STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit www.pioneersteel.ca

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TRANSPORTATION AUTO SERVICES $$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

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We Buy Cars! $50 to $1000 Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans

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QUALITY MANUFACTURED homes in quiet adult community in Ladysmith. Homes from $99,900. A selection of floor plans, styles and options. New home warranty. Call Duck Paterson 250-246-0637 or email to: info@lmfhomes.ca

MORTGAGES PRIVATE MORTGAGE Lender. Funding smaller - 2nd, 3rd, & interim mortgages. No fees! Pls email: grpacific@telus.net Courtesy to agents.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - VICTORIA

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NEWS

Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. January 7-10, 2015

Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986

Thank You! The totals are rolling in from our annual “Help Fill A Dream” Foundation campaign; we raised over $14,000 through the sale of paper shirts at the tills, Island-grown Christmas trees & bouquets, and dream cakes!

Grown in Mexico

Green Beans

Grown in California

Asian Cut Broccoli Crowns

87 lb 4.12 Kg

Que Pasa Organic

Tortilla Chips

lb 3.24 Kg

Frozen Chilean

425 g

Pork Loin Back Ribs

Coffee Whitener

.67

312 g

While Stocks Last!

F O R

WATCH FOR OUR

FLYER EVERY FRIDAY in select Saanich News Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review

2 1

15x355 ml

Juice

2 700

EACH

Pepsi, 7-Up & Diet Pepsi

Simply

Orange, Limeade, Apple, Lemonade 1.75 L

00 Richmix

97 lb 8.75 Kg

25 F O R

While Stocks Last!

Baked Fresh...

Limit 4 Total

EACH

Raisin Bread 454 g

97 EACH

Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only

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