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Patience urged as transit lane work begins Construction began Tuesday on $1.5-million project along Douglas St. Andrea Peacock Victoria News

Commuters travelling along Douglas Street will have to be patient over the next six months, says Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps. Construction of phase two of the Douglas Street Priority Transit and Cycling Lanes commenced

on Tuesday. A northbound transit priority lane is being constructed along Douglas Street from Hillside Avenue to Tolmie Avenue. Construction on the $1.5-million project is expected to be completed by late spring or early summer. The hope is to increase the reliability of transit during peak hours, 3 to 6 p.m., by giving buses their own lane during those times. Cyclists will also be permitted in the priority lane. The two vehicle lanes will remain, and drivers can also use the third lane outside of the posted peak hours. “If you take transit, you want

to know that it’s [going to] be on time and on schedule,” said Meribeth Burton, B.C. Transit spokesperson. “People who are stuck in their cars are going to see the bus pass them, and hopefully that will inspire more people to take transit.” Until then, vehicles and buses will have to drive through the construction to get to where they are going. “There will be increased congestion during the construction, and that’s part of change,” said Helps. “We could get nothing done again, but I thank commuters for their

patience and grace while we do this construction.” Helps said the main benefit will be the long-term effects on transit. “People don’t like construction, but once it’s done they love the results,” she said. “I think sometimes it’s worth a bit of short-term pain.” Tony Elson of Real Deal Bedrooms on the corner of Douglas and Summit Avenue, said he hopes the construction is completed by spring, as predicted by B.C. Transit. “If [the construction] is a bit of a deterrent for people to get to us this time of year I wouldn’t worry

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The Capital Regional District made it official this week – a working group of the three “eastside” municipalities to scope out wastewater treatment options for Saanich, Oak Bay and Victoria. The new committee will formalize discussions already underway between Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay to take a leading role in identifying wastewater treatment options for their communities as part of a comprehensive regional solution. Nils Jensen, Oak Bay Mayor and CRD chair, said it would look very much like the one created last November by Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal, and Song-

hees First Nation. The committee is supported by the CRD and municipal staff to develop and evaluate sub-regional treatment options for their communities. “There will be meetings in the three communities. There won’t be a lot of duplication, we’ll be sharing a lot of information,” Jensen said. “It allows us to work together and reach out to residents. There will be a lot of options on the table.” The Westside Wastewater and Resource Recovery Select Committee initiated the Westside Solutions Project to engage citizens and identify solutions for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. That includes a series of open houses and an online survey currently underway. “It’s a matter of balancing the three issues, environmental, economic and social and what are the relative impacts,” Jensen said. “Until we get the costing of each of the options it’s going to be difficult for people to provide a mean-

ingful opinion. That’ll take some time for staff to get those figures. That takes time to work up in a way that’s understandable by residents.” The CRD is required by federal legislation to treat its sewage to a secondary or greater level by 2020, and the province has set a sewage treatment deadline of 2018. Some options that may be considered through this process by the CRD and residents is building for tertiary treatment – not imminently required. Jensen couldn’t say whether the original one-site McLoughlin Point option would be among the options presented to residents for input. “It’s not an option being considered by the Westside,” he said. Last spring the project to develop a regional wastewater treatment facility at McLoughlin Point came to a grinding halt after Esquimalt denied required rezoning and the province declined to intervene. Work was meant to begin by the

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Esquimalt, Colwood, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation are working together to find a solution to sewage treatment in the region. The group is calling itself Westside Solutions and is cochaired by Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins and Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton. The Capital Regional District is required by federal legislation to treat its sewage to a secondary or greater level by 2020, and the province has set a sewage treatment deadline of 2018. Last night the first of five public meetings was held in Colwood. The next meeting is scheduled on Tuesday in Langford. It’s followed the next night in Esquimalt with an open house at Municipal Hall at 5 p.m. View Royal and Songhees also have meetings planned in their communities. “It’s no longer possible to look backwards on wastewater treatment in the core area. We need to develop a viable plan that all the communities involved in this can support. It will be done in a collaborative process,” Hamilton said. Westside Solutions got together after what members saw as a stalemate at the CRD, Desjardins said. The idea was to find a solution for wastewater treatment. “This time we need to do it right. We understand the clock is ticking. The issue is complex. We are working to create clear and concise information regarding the issue and possible solutions an make it readily available to the public,” Desjardins said. “We need the public to be informed and most important to be involved.”

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and knowingly facilitating terrorist activity. Police seized what they called three “improvised explosive devices” made from pressure cookers containing nails, nuts and bolts that were placed on the grounds of the legislative assembly where thousands of people were to gather for Canada Day celebrations. RCMP said the arrest was made following a five-month investigation. Fourteen jurors were to be chosen for the trial, which is scheduled to run for 18 weeks. In other Victoria crime news: n A man robbed the Bank of Montreal in James Bay just before noon Tuesday. The man approached the teller and demanded cash. He fled with an undisclosed amount of money, police said. The suspect is described as a young man, possibly in his early 20s and stands

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Sewage solution conundrum It’s likely not the ideal solution, but seven Capital Regional District municipalities – Victoria, Esquimalt, Saanich, Oak Bay, Colwood, Langford and View Royal – are on their way to making the best of a bad situation. In a perfect world all the Greater Victoria municipalities would work together to find a solution to the sewage treatment issue. But as the days, months and years quickly countdown, the prospects of finding a perfect solution seem all but impossible. The CRD is required by federal legislation to treat its sewage to a secondary or greater level by 2020, and the province has set a sewage treatment deadline of 2018. Last spring the project to develop a regional wastewater treatment facility at McLoughlin Point came to a grinding halt after Esquimalt denied required rezoning. Work was meant to begin by the end of July 2014 on the projected $788-million plant. Meetings will be held in the communities (the first was held in Colwood last night) as the committees work to identify a location for the facility and hammer down the costs. And you can be part of the solution by participating in the upcoming meetings There will be some help on that front as the province has committed $248 million, while the federal government has offered $253.4 million towards the final project cost contingent on meeting specific timelines. No matter what the final break down of costs works out to be, what is clear is that time is of the essence in order to prevent $500 million from being flushed down the drain.

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Readers respond: Politics, mental health, Paris attacks New mayor needs to look at new ideas Re: Victoria is far from conservative (Letters, Jan. 9) Letter-writer has it partly right. Victoria is definitely left of liberal and conservative in its thoughts. Even the lefties must begin to think creatively and nonpartisan-like, and not push for the same old solutions to the same old problems. I’m hoping that is what the new mayor and council will do, in part to redeem those who did not pledge allegiance to the Crown when they were sworn in. Not hiring a mayoral executive assistant is a good start. Tony Beckett Victoria

Money could be better spent on mental health Recently there’s been a great deal of criticism regarding the amount of funding for mental illness. The province spends $1.3 billion a year on mental health.

It is my experience having been a psychiatric patient in B.C. for nearly 40 years, that the money is simply not being well spent, and in many cases wasted. In general, treatment seems to be quite ineffective. There is much hand-holding of individuals who may simply be suffering from personal unhappiness, lack of work or ordinary personality problems. Then people with acute needs and severe illness often get neglected or fall through the cracks. The prevalent use of pharmaceuticals for all mental illnesses seems short-sighted, with many problems regarding side effects. Drugs are also very expensive. Combining mental and physical treatment could contribute to a more efficient and effective system. Surely, there is much that could be revised, and possible financial gains made. Lynne Odeh Victoria

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SS Beaver was a true West Coast icon Kate Humble

Maritime History The coast of British Columbia has been a maritime highway for millennia. First Nations have always used B.C. waterways as the most efficient way of traversing the challenging landscape of mountains and fjords that give our province its distinctive beauty. The Tlingit people of the Alaska panhandle were particularly famous for their far-ranging dugout canoes, which would regularly make the 1,400-kilometre journey to Puget Sound for the sake of trade. With the coming of European settlers in the 19th century, this coastal highway remained the primary mode of travel, but the boats found in its waters gradually changed. Steamships, often paddle-wheeled but with two masts to provide the option of sail instead of steam, busily chugged along the straits of Vancouver Island carrying men, equipment and goods. The most famous, and certainly most iconic of these early vessels,

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The SS Beaver was a familiar presence in coastal British Columbia. Throughout most of its career its port-of-call was Victoria. was the SS Beaver. When I was growing up in Victoria the modern, replica Beaver, which sank in Cowichan Bay last year after sitting derelict for some time, could often been seen in the Inner Harbour – an intriguing floating anachronism.

Yard had only built their first steamship in 1821, but when it closed its doors in 1987 it had been repairing and building ships for more than 350 years. The Beaver was a brigantine, equipped with two masts for

“In 1835, the SS Beaver was built for the Hudson’s Bay Company by Blackwall Yard, a well-known shipbuilder on the London banks of the Thames.” We have a wonderful model of the Beaver in the Maritime Museum of B.C. collection, along with a few objects made from her salvaged material, and visitors often ask me how the original came to be at an outpost as remote as Victoria was in the 1840s. In 1835, the SS Beaver was built for the Hudson’s Bay Company by Blackwall Yard, a well-known shipbuilder on the London banks of the Thames. Blackwall

sail as well as steampropelled paddle wheels. She was even designed to use saltwater in her boilers, though this worked a lot better in theory than in practice, as the salinity corroded the boiler walls. She required a new boiler about every seven years over the course of her lifetime. Measuring 31 metres in length and 10 metres at her widest point over her paddle boxes, the Beaver was of a middling

size and designed to be versatile enough to travel open and sheltered waters, while transporting all manner of cargo and passengers. She was sailed, not steamed, on a sixmonth voyage across the Atlantic and around the Horn before she finally arrived at Fort Vancouver in 1836. There her engines and boilers were finally connected, and her paddles were shipped. Now Vancouver, Washington, at the mouth of the Columbia River, Fort Vancouver was the main Hudson’s Bay trading post in the Pacific Northwest. She was based there, along with James Douglas and his men, until it became clear that the area would fall into American hands when the Oregon Treaty was finalized (as it was in 1846) and the 49th parallel was established as the border. So, in 1843, Fort Victoria was established instead

far and wide, but when the Fraser River Gold Rush arrived in 1858, she was repurposed as a passenger vessel, ferrying miners to the mainland, then known as New Caledonia. She spent the 1860s and early 1870s as a surveying ship and was finally sold in 1874 to the B.C. Towing and Transportation Co., and worked as a towboat until she came to a rather inglorious end in 1888. Rumor has it that her crew was drunk the day they ran the Beaver aground at Prospect Point, in what is now Stanley Park. This historic vessel sat rotting on the rocks for four years, a novelty for visitors to Stanley Park, and a sitting duck for salvagers who came and stripped her of her vital pieces as souvenirs. In 1892 she finally

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Miles Craig considers it a calling. The James Bay resident says drugs and alcohol are among the largest social and economic problems in Canada. Two-and-a-half years ago Craig, 52, founded Canada’s Temperance Foundation.

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Skam remixes old shows Theatre Skam has been entertaining Victoria audiences with its creative performances for 20 years now. Kicking off the new year, Skam is hosting its annual Birthday Bash party on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Atrium, 800 Yates St. There will be live music, appetizers, door prizes, a silent auction, a live auction and a cash bar. Tickets are $20 each with one entry into the door prize raffle, or $100 each for 20 entries into the raffle. Over the year, Skam will be looking back on some of its best shows and giving them new life through different interpretations in the new series, Skam Remixed. “The theory is that we’re doing four older Skam shows and giving them over to different compa-

Pop group sings decades of British hits The British are coming! The British are coming! Victoria’s 75-voice Starlight Pops ensemble, directed by Sue Doman, salutes the Land of Hope and Glory with British Invasion – a celebration of awardwinning hits by British composers and recording artists. “There’s something in this concert for everyone,” Doman said. “The program spans eight decades of Brit hits, from 1940 to the present day. You’ll hear classics from the Beatles, Adele, the Rolling Stones, Petula Clark, Manfred Mann, Elton John, Sting, U2 and many others.” Founded in 2008 by Doman, a well-known Victoria conductor and vocalist, Starlight Pops is a mixed-voice choir backed by a four-piece combo led by Victoria pianist Peter Rothhauser. The concert also includes special performances by small ensembles as well as soloists including Doman. “Whether you sit back and listen, or sing along, this concert is bound to be your cup of tea. You’re sure to enjoy the familiar tunes, unique arrangements, and exciting harmonies,” Doman said. British Invasion will be performed on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Aidan’s United Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s St. For more information, please go online to

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Chevy Traverse is a doggy delight – ahem – found it easy to load up with lots of luggage, bags, boxes, blankets, pillows and doggy beds – all It’s a challenge to find the right vehicle the necessary accoutrements of car to take two dogs on an annual holiday travel, plus the added advantage of still trip to Tacoma to visit family, friends having room to bring home a souvenir and doggy cousins. or three. On the highway, as in the city, Rental vehicles are out of sight pricethe Traverse offered wise and some compagreat visibility and nies are a little sniffy The cargo area of we felt snug, safe and about the ‘passengers’ the Traverse offered secure – sorry about the (at least I think it was alliteration, but it’s true. both dogs plenty of the dogs they objected Our doggy travelling to). Therefore, the offer space for each to do companions are at of an extended test drive their own thing; stretch each end of the age of the 2015 Chevrolet spectrum. Sullivan the Traverse was a welcome out, curl up, look out Jack Russell Terrier is opportunity. the window, chew little, young and bouncy, From a human’s perquietly on toys. while Desi the Shepherd spective, the Traverse Cross is a large dog of was pleasurable to drive, noble lineage and a senior citizen. In extremely comfortable, the cabin roomy short, she enjoys her comfort. The cargo and very classy, a nice quiet ride, the area of the Traverse offered both dogs dashboard controls very user friendly plenty of space for each to do their and easy to interpret with everything own thing: stretch out, curl up, look out close to hand. the window, and chew quietly on toys, The seats (seven in all for bipeds) are while contemplating the phenomenon gorgeously adjustable with heated of black holes or, in the case of Miss lumbar support up front, which is a Desi, perhaps where the next carrot soothing relief for those of us with was coming from. Given the layout of back problems. From the outside, the the interior, with the walk through back car seems like a big beast best for seats, a barrier was needed to discourthe backcountry but it is surprisingly age the cargo passengers from walking wonderful to drive in the city, more like through into the first-class front cabin. a luxury sedan than a lumbering SUV. It should be noted there are ten cup It was easy to manoeuvre on narrow holders for those in need of regular streets, a dream to nip in and out of caffeinating. We did receive barked parking lots and spots. And even the vertically challenged complaints from the back that not one By Morva Gowans

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If expanding your knowledge of art history is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has your ticket. The Gallery Associates of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria are presenting a four-part art lecture series on the birth of modern art, Art, Artists and Ideas that Shaped Modern Art, presented by art historian Dr. Daniel Mato. The lectures take place over the course of four Sunday afternoons: Feb. 1 and 8, March 1 and 8. Focusing on a different theme each Sunday, together the lectures form a short history of early modern art starting in 1875 and ending in 1914 with the advent of the First World War. Each lecture runs from 2 to 2:45 p.m. and is followed with time for discussion and light refreshments. “We’re thrilled to have Dr. Daniel Mato offer his knowledge about how modern art emerged,” said Angela Buckingham, event cochair. “It’s going to be an educational and interesting series, and the funds raised support

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Community Calendar Friday, Jan. 16 Lunchtime recital featuring KlaVIERhands.Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave., 12:15 p.m. Admission by donation.

Saturday, Jan. 17 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Hazel at 250-385-5439. Africa Soul Train Circus School. Fernwood Community School, 1240 Gladstone Ave., 2 p.m. Info: astcsghana.org.

Sunday, Jan. 18 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Frontrunners Westshore, 755 Goldstream

Ave. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Erna at 250-474-0808. 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. Merridale Showdown present the All-Star Invitational. Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 8 p.m. Info: victoriaeventcentre. ca.

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Victoria Cougars vs. Peninsula Panthers. Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd., 7 p.m. Info: victoriacougars.com.

Canadian Club Luncheon featuring Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. Harbour Towers Hotel, 345 Quebec St., 11:45 a.m. For reservations, please telephone 250-370-1837. Emergency preparedness workshop. James Bay New Horizons, 234 Menzies St., 7 p.m. Free admission. Info: 250-920-3373.

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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.

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Friday, Jan. 23 Robbie Burns Day. Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Info: cookstreetvillageactivitycentre. com or call 250-384-6542.

Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Cheryl at 250-385-8990. Jazz at the Gallery. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St., 2 p.m.

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ects such as research on invasive species leading to mapping and Inspired by her removal. The Stewards of the holistic ranching background, Lt.-Gov. Judith Future toolkit emphaGuichon has launched sizes hands-on “placea province-wide envi- based” experience to ronmental education appreciate and enhance program for high school biodiversity. Guichon and her teachers and youth late husband Lawrence leaders. Stewards of the Guichon are credited with pioneerFuture offers grants of up to ing holistic $800 per group management to cover field in the B.C. cattrips, fees for tle industry, programs and emphasizing guest speakers, preservation of equipment and natural grassteacher release land on their time for projhistoric Merrittarea ranch. ects. Guichon Holistic manIt is offered for students from grades agement, developed 9-12, First Nations edu- by African biologist cators, 4-H, Guide and and game ranger Allan Scout groups and envi- Savory, overturned the ronment clubs, with an long-held belief that application deadline of overgrazing is the result Jan. 23 for the spring of too many animals. Savory proved that program. “Through Stewards reducing the number of of the Future, students animals doesn’t restore will have the opportu- grasslands, which develnity to explore issues oped in the presence of that affect the land, large herds that were water and other natu- kept closely bunched ral resources in British and moving to avoid Columbia,” Guichon predators. Planned grazsaid. ing mimics that pattern “The goal of this pro- and gives grasslands gram is not to solve time to recover. Details and applicathe challenges we face, but rather to encour- tion forms for the Stewage open discussion ards of the Future proand gain a better under- gram are available at the standing of the issues Lieutenant Governor’s that affect our natural website, ltgov.bc.ca Guichon intends to surroundings.” Program partners, visit programs in the including the Education province and incorpoMinistry and B.C. Parks, rate an awards program offer support for proj- for participants.

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.

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

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There’s a growing – and dangerous – health trend that is hurting our society at a very core level, according to Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical officer for Island Health. It’s not actually a “trend.” Not in the way we normally think of them, anyway. It’s not a specific food that’s hot right now (like 2014’s kale obsession) or an exercise plan that’s catching hold (like yoga), but it’s a combination of factors that are leading to a systemic and societal obesity problem. Stanwick says obesity is as big a health issue globally these days as starvation. When he was in medical school, they “didn’t even need to know about Type-2 diabetes,” he says. “We’d just never be tested on it, because we’d never see it. Now we’re seeing it diagnosed in kids, and they’re having operations in their 20s and sometimes we’re attending their funerals in their 30s.” One main issue is we haven’t acknowledged how bad being overweight is for us. And how we get that way – with a sedentary, screen-obsessed lifestyle – is often just as dangerous. “Some of the more discon-

certing evidence shows that their parents don’t see their child as having a weight issue,” Stanwick says, “so we really have to enlist parents and make them see this is an serious situation. They don’t see it as being on par with other illnesses. It’s becoming acceptable.” One of the best ways to address the issue within the family unit, he says, is to start incorporating and addressing healthier lifestyles – including both physical activity and diet – into our daily routines. “It doesn’t need to be a Leave-it-to-Beaver-type scenario or a scene from some old 50s television show, but coming together as a family to prepare meals and have activities that engage us interactively is important.” Making meals together as a family not only encourages healthier eating, as most foods prepared fresh at home are going to be far better for us physically. It can make us think about what we’re putting in our bodies and encourage healthier decision making, especially if we discuss with our kids where the food we’re preparing comes from. “So many pre-prepared foods have sugar listed right at the top of their ingredients,” Stan-

wick says. “And we have no idea what goes into it, most of the time. The type of caloriedense food that comes from the driver-thru window – we’re just not genetically equipped for that.” The other obvious impact on obesity and weight issues is adding exercise to one’s day-today activities. This is especially important for children, according to Stanwick, because physical exercise is directly tied to intellectual development. The interactivity of children’s play these days has been pushed aside in favour of screens and other sedentary activities, he says. He recommends families get outside and enjoy being together in a positive, activity-driven way. But it doesn’t need to be a sudden, monumental shift in order to make a positive difference, Stanwick says. “Make it one meal a week, to start, that you make together with fresh ingredients. Go for one walk a week as a family. I’m sure you’ll see a difference, not only in a physical way, but it will impact your mood and improve many other aspects of your life, as well.” According to this health expert, stemming the tide of obesity starts at home.

Tracey Gibson is an executive coach with Inspired Results Group, and loves creating family time amongst the “chaos” of life with husband Peter Dumbelton and children Beth and Travis.

How do you find time for “you” outside of being a “mom”?

activity to share together?

It is not always easy, however my husband and I really believe that when we make time for a run, or walk, or just getting together with friends that we are better parents, better partners and can function with the demands of life. My kids also know that when mom needs a run that she will come back a happier mommy which makes them happy!

What are you reading right now? How about with your kids?

I love reading, especially before bed. Recently I’ve been picking books that just don’t make me think. I just finished reading Nora Roberts’ Heart of the Sea. Right now we are reading Harry Potter with the kids every night before they go to bed. We are currently on book No. 3 and we are all enjoying the excitement, adventure and suspense.

Every Friday night at our house is Nacho Friday. We sit down with nachos (and veggies), watch a movie and connect after a full week of activities, work and school. We check in about what was your favorite part of the week and the answer is always the same “Nacho Friday.” If for some reason we miss it, we have to make it up another night. It is our time to connect and be together.

The part of your day you look forward to the most?

After we finish reading books at night, I love tucking the kids into bed. It is here that I get lots of snuggles, hugs, kisses and I love you’s. It is also a time when I get little extra nuggets of what happened in their day (they think it is a delay tactic, I treasure the extra informaI’mand so happy I decided to make Shannon Oakslove my this time, as I tion). I also home. Everyone hereof has know a cup tea is waiting for become family. What is your favourite family me and a little TV time awaits.

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The arrival of a new year is the perfect time to give your mortgage a checkup. That’s the advice of Paul Macara, a mortgage broker with Beyer Mortgage Services. “I always encourage my clients to look at their mortgage on an annual basis,” said Macara. He said that allows you to take advantage of your prepayment privileges to maximize your mortgage principal reduction and high-interest debt can be transferred to a lower interest rate to boost cash flow and save on interest costs. It’s also an opportunity to take advantage of attractive mortgage products and rates, which are floating around historic lows, and could provide access to the lowest-cost funds for renovations, education funding, a vacation or other large looming expense. Some of Macara’s other mortgage tips for 2015 include speeding up your mortgage paydown. He suggests finding a way to use prepayment privileges this year at least once. Using a tax refund or just a little extra cash that you’ve managed to sock away towards your mortgage will increase your return on future payments. And instead of paying your mortgage monthly, he recommends paying weekly or bi-weekly. That small change can save you thousands. “Many of our trusted lenders offer fantastic prepayment privileges,” said Macara. “Many products allow you to prepay up to 15-20 per cent of your original mortgage balance every year on any of your regular payment dates. This payment is applied directly towards your principal and helps you become mortgage-free

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Paul Macara, mortgage broker with Beyer Mortgage Services in his office. “I always encourage my clients to look at their mortgage on an annual basis, ” he says. sooner.” He said it’s important to always renew with your eyes open, calling it an opportunity to negotiate the best possible deal. “I recently had a client come in with a renewal letter from one of the five big banks. The rate they were offering my client was one per cent higher than my best rate,” said Macara. “Make sure you do a little research before you tick that renewal box. I always advise my

clients come see me five months before their renewal date to ensure we get a rate hold in place.” He said those who purchased their first home last year could be leaving money on the table. First-time buyers could be able to take advantage of the $5,000 nonrefundable Home Buyer Tax Credit amount, which provides up to $750 in federal tax relief. No matter what the year ahead will bring for you and your home,

Macara advises to make sure your credit is in good shape. He said paying your bills on time and making sure your credit accounts don’t exceed 30 per cent of the credit available will help you qualify for the best mortgage rate possible. He suggests building a financial cushion by putting a small amount from every paycheque into a fund to cover any potential emergencies.

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Over the past two decades, America has become a land of truck drivers as SUVs, crossover SUVs, minivans and pickups have grown to account for the majority of light vehicle sales in the United States. In fact, the most popular vehicle in the world for more than three decades has been the Ford F-150, which, according to Morgan Stanley, accounts for 90 percent of Ford Motor Company’s global profits. Given that kind of profit margin, and considering that in a typical year 16 million new vehicles are sold, there’s a huge incentive for auto manufacturers to try to introduce unique trucks in an effort to expand their existing model lines and fatten corporate treasuries. For the most part, these efforts succeed. Neither a Cadillac Escalade nor a BMW X5 seem as strange as they did a decade ago. But here are other efforts that seemed like a sure bet but somehow missed the mark. 1982 Dodge Rampage The product plan: Like Subaru, Dodge eyed the fat profits made by Chevy and Ford with their car-based pickup trucks and designed the Rampage to fill the void. Unlike the Subaru, there were no chairs in the cargo Larry Pintz writes for Hagerty, the world’s leading spebed. cialist provider of classic car and boat insurance. Learn So what happened? In light of the second Mideast oil embargo, Dodge converted their product line to front-wheel drive. So, the Rampage was built on a compact, front-wheel-drive car platform with four-cylinders. However, domestic buyers expected their trucks to have eight cylinders. Result? – This tiny truck’s AT THE DEALERSHIP? name was a ruse. 1989 Dodge Dakota Convertible The product plan: Since truck buyers increasingly use their vehicles as lifestyle accessories, why BUY ONE GET ONE FREE not offer the ultimate fourWiper Blades wheel fashion accessory, a (standard Insight blades only – with oil change) convertible pickup? So what happened? You • No Appointment Necessary have to admire then-Chrys• Includes Quality VALVOLINE Oil Filter ler CEO Lee Iacocca and • All Services NEW CAR WARRANTY APPROVED crew for offering some• FREE Coffee & Newspaper thing that had never been tried. Nevertheless, wheth• FREE 21 point inspection er bought for image or utility, trucks have to look 872 Langford Pkwy Mon.-Sat. 8 am-6 pm as is they’re ready to work. Sunday 10 am-5 pm 250-590-5678 By contrast, droptops must look seductive. The Dakota Valid THIS location only. *Must present coupon.

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Steel is out and aluminum is the new lightweight “in” material for auto body panels. Hang on a minute, maybe it’s Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Plastic? These two materials, plus a very different type of hybrid, are entries for the 2015 AJAC Best New Innovative Auto Technology Award. Ford - F150 Aluminum Body: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses,” is a quote attribut-

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aluminum body F150, for test purposes, and Ford engineers have also been able to draw from experience in developing current production vehicles such as the all-aluminum body Jaguar XJ. BMW Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Plastic: The BMW i3 and i8 are two new all-electric vehicles with ultra-light-weight bodies made from Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). It’s a man-made material that’s extremely strong and it’s about 30 per cent lighter than

and acceleration. A special heat treatment, developed by Ford, nearly doubles (compared to steel) the strength of the military grade aluminum (magnesium) alloy body panels used in the new F150, making them more resistant to dents. Much of the raw aluminum also comes from Canada, as does a good portion of the secondary processing. Ford’s experience with aluminum body parts actually goes all the way back to the 1915 Model T. In 2009 it secretly built an

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ponents made with CFRP and large-scale production is expected to reduce unit costs, Honda/Acura - Sport Hybrid SH-AWD: The hybrid edition of the new Acura RLX includes the first-ever electronic (torque vectoring) Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system used in a production hybrid vehicle. This RLX is also the most powerful Acura production model ever built. Combined peak output is 377 horsepower and peak torque to the front wheels is 273 lb-ft at 4,700 rpm. Yet, its fuel consumption is incredibly low, at just 8.0/ 7.5/ 7.7 L/100km (city/highway/combined). The hybrid powertrain includes three electric motors, one up front and two in the rear, and they all provide both power assist and regenerative charge to a battery pack. The gas engine is a 3.5-litre, 310-horsepower V6 with Variable Cylinder Management that’s linked with the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Acura’s super-handling allwheel-drive uses “torque vectoring” to create a yaw moment that helps the RLX turn effortlessly. It functions like an enhanced differential that sends more power to the outside rear wheel during cornering. And, like magic, you’re a much better and smoother driver. The RLX’s sophisticated hybrid system can also allows it run strictly on battery power with the rear motors driving the vehicle. The 2015 AJAC Best New Auto Safety Technology Award will be announced at the Montreal Auto Show on January 15, 2015. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca

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