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More money and more time are on the agenda for the Johnson Street Bridge project yet again. One Victoria councillor wonders if that time and money would be better spent on refurbishing the existing bridge. “What magnitude of cost overruns will the council be prepared to accept? Because there’s going to be a price point where refurbishment may actually be a viable option,”

said Coun. Ben Isitt. “If we start getting into a discussion of the tens of millions of dollars, at some point, taking a look at refurbishing the asset we have might be a financially responsible option.” Mayor Lisa Helps, other councillors and project manager Jonathan Huggett, disagreed, saying the project is much too far along at this point to abandon it. “We are, like it or not, a significant way down the road,” said Huggett. “We have a contract with PCL and we have a contract with MMM, and we are not wanting to break

any of those contracts, because there would be significant consequences. We have no grounds to break contracts right now.” Isitt questioned whether continuing to increase the budget is a good idea. “It is very far along, and I think the preferred option is to complete the project within the available budget, but what I’m hearing from our staff is that there’s not enough room in the budget.” The original contingency budget for the bridge was $2.4 million, four per cent of the total project.

Staff brought a recommendation to council on Thursday for councillors to consider increasing the contingency budget, which Helps said she thought was too little all along. “I’m sure the original contingency budget wasn’t high enough, and that was one of my main reasons initially for voting against the contract,” she said. “But I’m also not interested in looking backward.” PLEASE SEE: Project must go ahead, Page A3

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Helps said this project is much too far along to stop now. “It’s not a matter of opinion, it’s a matter of fact,” she said. “There’s no turning back unfortunately. My job is to try and steward this project to completion for better or for worse.” In an effort to find any possible cost savings, Isitt recommended an amendment that staff prepare a report bringing forward options for council’s consideration to increase the project’s contingency and/or reduce costs, which council passed. “If we’re going to be asked to increase the budget, we also want to know where there are opportunities going forward for cost savings,” said Helps. City manager Jason Johnson said those options for cost savings are “rather limited.” Regardless, Isitt said his top priority is containing the cost of the bridge. In the meantime, fabrication of the steel for the bridge is not slated to recommence until March, and is tentatively scheduled to be shipped to Victoria in March 2016. This puts the targeted completion date at January 2017, a 10-month delay. andrea.peacock@vicnews.com

Former radio host seeks Green Party nomination Former CBC Radio host Jo-Ann Roberts is entering the political arena. Roberts, who retired from the CBC last month, announced Saturday she will seek the federal Green Party nomination in Victoria. So far, no other candidate has stepped forward to challenge for the nomination. The Victoria riding is currently represented by NDP MP Murray Rankin. A federal election is set for October.

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Volunteers help Victoria Foundation thrive Andrea Peacock Victoria News

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Victoria Foundation. Just ask foundation CEO Sandra Richardson. “We wouldn’t exist without [them],” she said. Around 90 non-profit organizations received over $1.4 million in grants from the Victoria Foundation in 2014. Volunteers on the foundation's committees, including grant, investment and finance, are a vital part of this success. “I just remember coming home from so many meetings and saying, 'Wow, we really made a difference.',” said Kathryn Dawson, a Victoria Foundation volunteer for 10 years. There are only four full-time staff members at the Victoria Foundation,

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supported by around 100 volunteers. Ian Izard, former board chair, has been volunteering with the foundation for 14 years. “This community is very rich; not in money so much as in the variety of people and the backgrounds that are here,” he said. “When you volunteer, you're giving back to your community. It's also very enjoyable to be part of something [that] is as successful as the foundation, and also to work with people that have a similar goal in mind.” Dawson got involved in the foundation through her connection with Izard. Both are retired employees of the B.C. legislature. “Meeting so many people of varying backgrounds has been a real gift for me, and it's been a real pleasure to be part of,” said Dawson. She moved to Victoria from Alberta,

and said being involved with the foundation helped her to get to know her new community. “I learned an awful lot about Victoria, and I also learned there's a lot going on.” Izard, however, was born and raised in Victoria. Yet through volunteering with the foundation, he has still learned many new things about the city. “When you're with a body like this, you're [going to] discover lots of organizations you never knew existed, and all kinds of needs in the community you never knew existed,” he said. “You have no idea what's going on here until you actually get involved.” For more information about the Victoria Foundation and how to get involved, call 250-381-5532 or go online to victoriafoundation.bc.ca. andrea.peacock@vicnews.com

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up to a legal challenge. There are more than 30 unsightly properties registered with the municipality. Blair McDonald, director of community safety services, said several factors contributed to a number of unsightly properties. Prior to 2012, Esquimalt didn’t have a fulltime bylaw officer, and when one was hired he needed to deal with a backlog of complaints. It was also at this time that the city learned that it could have legal challenges over the

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Esquimalt is cleaning up with its new unsightly property bylaw. In the past two months, council has ordered three homeowners to clean up their property within 30 days or face further action by the municipality. It’s the first action taken by council in more than three years, when it was determined the old bylaw likely wouldn’t stand

Navy opens doors in James Bay HMCS Malahat, Victoria’s Naval Reserve Division, will open its doors to the public on Saturday (Jan. 31). Visitors will have the opportunity to tour HMCS Malahat’s training facilities, including its fully equipped galley and boatshed. There will aslo be an opportunity to tour a 33-metre Orca-class patrol craft training vessel and rides in a seven-metre rigid hulled inflatable boat used by the Royal Canadian Navy. HMCS Malahat is located at 20 Huron St. The open house runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

existing bylaw. “[The legal opinion] put everything on hold until the new bylaw came in last June,” McDonald said. Now the challenge is to get through the backlog of complaints. So far about a half-dozen property owners have agreed to clean up their yards to an acceptable standard. The others on the list require some attention. Last week, two homeowners – one at 892 Colville Rd. and another at 814 Wollaston St. – were ordered

by council to clean up their property. Mayor Barb Desjardins said the township doesn’t want to be hard-handed with property owners – it only wants compliance to the bylaw. “With the new bylaw in place and the extra teeth that we have, the process has worked well,” she said. Homeowners who are ordered to clean up their property by council are given 30 days to comply. If they refuse, the township can then enter the property,

City MP takes on health role with New Democrats Kevin Laird Victoria News

Victoria MP Murray Rankin got a pat on the back and a new job from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair on Friday. Rankin was named the NDP’s health critic – a plum job within caucus. He replaces Vancouver MP Libby Davies, who is retiring. “It’s a big deal and I’m excited about it,” Rankin said. Rankin gained a lot of traction on his previous file, as national revenue critic, where he held the government to task on politicallymotivated audits of charities and attacking tax haven loopholes. The rookie MP said he has his work cutout for him, noting that Davies did a very good job in the health critic role for many years. He looks forward to the challenge.

“We’re pushing against a government that’s hellbent for leather in privatizing, or radically cutting back, on the state’s commitment to socialized medicine,” Rankin said. “I’m going to be leading the charge against the $36 billion that they’re [the conservatives] are cutting out of the budget over the next few years.” MP Pierre Dionne Labelle takes over from Rankin as the national revenue critic. Rankin will also be the deputy critic for national revenue. klaird@blackpress.ca

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Target missed the mark Last week, 17,000 Target employees working for the company in Canada found out they will be losing their jobs. Target’s U.S. parent announced it planned to close all 133 stores, including the one at Hillside Shopping Centre in Victoria. In years to come, Target’s advance and retreat in Canada will likely be used as a classic textbook case study in business schools. It decided to take over an existing chain [Zellers] that had a loyal core of shoppers, close down those stores and lay off all employees. It then completely renovated them, and opened a large number of stores all across the country, all at once. This is something that no other U.S. retailer who has made the trek north has done. Walmart took over Woolco, but gradually rebranded their stores. Building supply stores Home Depot and Lowe’s both entered the Canadian market more gradually as well. By all accounts, all these companies have done well with their Canadian operations. By coming in more slowly, they all learned the challenges of doing business in Canada. Target got off to a bad start when its stores opened here. Inventory at many stores was spotty, and there were reports of empty shelves. Target stores will likely close over the next few months. It isn’t good news for the employees. At the same time, it shows that, in business, it is vital to have products that meet consumers’ needs, and to be able to execute a proven growth strategy. Companies who forget those fundamental lessons simply cannot stay in business.

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Readers respond: hippy science, LRT, charity Gluten-free diet nothing to do with hippy science Re: Hippy science is easy and wrong (B.C. Views, Jan. 21) Before Tom Fletcher entirely dismisses the gluten-free diet by referring to gluten as “the new evil,” I would like to remind him and readers that approximately one per cent of the population actually has celiac disease. This is an autoimmune disease whereby the absorptive tissues of the intestine are destroyed by the body’s reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The only path to restored health and prevention of other related complications such as osteoporosis, anemia, and some nasty cancers of the gut is a strict, gluten-free diet for life. Another estimated five to six per cent of the population suffers from non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Research on this condition is in the early stages but medical researchers confirm that it is “real” and symptoms are similar

to those of celiac disease. For some of us, eating glutenfree restores our health and is literally life-saving. Anne Wraggett President Canadian Celiac Association

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There’s very little discussion of LRT in Victoria these days. The biggest problem is sticker shock of the $950 million price tag thrown out. (We have to pay for sewage treatment too, right?) Cost estimates for LRT in both Victoria and Surrey have hundreds of millions of dollars of road projects thrown in. It’s interesting to compare the differences in per-kilometre estimates of different rail transit lines, with and without the flab: Skytrain Evergreen Line … $127 million/km Surrey LRT … $63 million to 81.5 million/km Victoria LRT … $62 million/km Waterloo, Ont. LRT … $34.25 million/km

Re: Poverty knocking at the door (Our View, Jan. 21) I commend the Victoria News for clearly recognizing the situation in our community: “more and more people appear to be falling through society’s cracks.” The gaps in our social safety net are evident, and it seems the net itself is woven from barbed wire. Charity, in the form of donations and volunteerism, is so much needed and appreciated by social services agencies (and the people who rely on them). However, we won’t see a change in the situation unless charity is accompanied by justice. By this, I mean that our

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society must rethink how wealth is distributed and controlled by a lucky few, while many others struggle to get by. In addition to the charity that Victoria residents give so generously, we need to see a demand to all levels of government for a poverty reduction strategy. Policies on social assistance rates, affordable housing, mental health supports, early childhood development, health care, education … this list could go on. It is time for government policy to stop chasing economic growth at any cost and start favouring the wellbeing of all people. There are roles to play for all levels of government, and it is time that voters demanded change. Justice means each person in our society will receive a fair opportunity to live and thrive. Justice cannot be replaced by charity, but charity must serve in its place for now. Susan Low Esquimalt

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Wolf kill last hope for caribou herds in the South Peace, with When the B.C. government the Graham herd the largest last resorted to shooting at about 700. It’s the control wolves from helicopters in the group, left to fend for itself as 1980s, an emotional public a measure of wolf removal for outcry forced a retreat. the rest. The Burnt Pine herd In the B.C. tradition, is down to one bull, effectively sensation-seeking urban media extinct. The province and and protesters led the way. Treaty 8 First Nations are An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV working on a plan to kill 120 to 160 wolves in that crew off the road region. near Fort St. John to It’s long been expose this presumed accepted that crime against nature. resource roads, With a metre of snow logging and and temperatures recreational trail dipping to -40, they use have increased didn’t get far, but herd disruption and public sentiment was predator access aroused enough for through what politicians to overrule would otherwise be wildlife biologists. Tom Fletcher seamless bush and This winter, while B.C. Views deep snow. snow reveals the Snowmobiles and wolves’ location from even back-country skiers can the air, the choppers and rifles shift the balance. Smithersare out again. And my heart area outdoor enthusiasts goes out to the biologists and are currently being urged to First Nations hunters who face stay away from the Telkwa this grim task. Mountains, where the caribou The South Selkirk mountain herd is down to fewer than caribou herd, which ranges 20 animals. Local hunting between B.C., Idaho and and snowmobile clubs have Washington, has been the target of intensive conservation observed a ban on motorized efforts by governments on both travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos sides of the border. Six of the remaining 18 animals now wear who chase animals for fun. A mountain caribou recovery radio collars. There were 46 plan was implemented in 2007, in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and protecting 2.2 million hectares wolves have killed two more from logging and road-building, since last spring. including most of the core Targeted hunting and habitat of the South Selkirk trapping haven’t been herd. The Nature Conservancy sufficient, so up to 24 grey of Canada bought 550 square wolves are to be shot from the kilometres in that region to air before the snow melts. protect habitat. There are seven caribou

Strategies include transplanting animals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diversity, and capturing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves. The B.C. grey wolf population averages around 8,500, with managed hunting and trapping to protect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range. This context is seldom reported by Vancouver media, which mostly sees its role not as explaining issues but rather embarrassing whatever political party is in power, and providing an uncritical platform for the stop-logging-miningenergy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers. Remember the spotted owl, with the fringe of its range extending into southern B.C.? Our branch-plant enviros marketed that one for years. Its core habitat is Washington and Oregon, where many sawmills were shuttered to “save” them. Now they’re shooting invasive barred owls, which have emerged as a greater threat to spotted owls than logging. Context is important. I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV ratings and urban envirodonations. ••• Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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A political stalemate at the Capital Regional District over sewage treatment in the region will in the end benefit taxpayers, says Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins. Desjardins co-chairs Westside Solutions, a group which has brought Esquimalt, Colwood, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation together to find a solution to building a sewage treatment plant in the region. Victoria, Saanich and Oak Bay are moving to form a parallel committee on the eastside of Greater Victoria.

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The committees are supported by the CRD and municipal staff to develop and evaluate sub-regional treatment options for their communities. “This is a process of educating, and a process of engaging the public, and an understanding of what communities are looking and wanting,” Desjardins said. “It may mean the need for plants on this side and plants on that side, but at the end of the day it will be a better process for everyone.” 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 directors are pushing for an extension of the provincial deadline to 2020. 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 to begin by the end of July on the projected $788-million plant. The province has committed $248 million, while the federal government has offered

$253.4 million towards the final project cost contingent on meeting specific time lines. Additional costs are the CRD’s responsibility. Westside Solutions held a series of public meetings over the last few weeks to get public input on the environmental, social and economic impact of the project. Similar meetings are planned by the Eastside working group. “We’re not yet proposing anything. We’re providing overview information,” Desjardins said. “We have to look at it from a greater perspective.” Both Desjardins and Nils Jensen, Oak Bay mayor and CRD chair, hope by the end of the process there won’t be two independent systems. Visit the CRD website at crd.bc.ca/project/ wastewater-planning for more details. klaird@blackpress.ca

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No cuts planned for Anacortes ferry Steven Heywood Black Press

Washington State Ferries was shown what they termed a status quo budget proposal by that state’s governor last month. That’s good news for the Capital Region, as it means there will be none of the ferry service reductions proposed earlier in the fall. Washington State Ferries had floated the idea of reducing the winter shutdown by another two months to save money. Lars Erickson, communications director of the Washington State Department of Transportation, said the governor’s budget means their department holds the line, compared to the previous fiscal year. Melissa Johnson, operations

lion passengers and 10 million vehicles in the last fiscal year. Johnson said they’ve been able to welcome that many by keeping their fares comparable to those offered by the Coho Ferry and even B.C. Ferries. With 450 sailings each day (total, from Seattle, Anacortes, the San Juan Islands and Sidney), Johnson said they provide steady employment for 1,770 people. “We’re third in the world for the number of annual passengers.” This year, Johnson said WSF will build their second new vessel, replacing some of their older vessels. None of the new vessels (they will build a total of three) will make the Sidney to Anacortes run. Johnson said crews and ferries that do ply international waters must

policy advisor for WSDOT and the Sidney, B.C. terminal manager, added that proposed budget supports the current level of service. Johnson and security manager Helmut Steele were in Sidney Dec. 15 and gave the local town council an overview of 2014 and a preview of things to come in 2015. “We have growing traffic on our special route,” Johnson said, referring to the SidneyAnacortes route. “Since 2007, there have been more Canadians entering the U.S. (than the other way around),” she explained. “This is vital information that people, especially legislators, need to know.” She said Washington State Ferries (WSF) is the largest ferry system in the U.S. and carried an estimated 22.8 mil-

be specially trained and outfitted. Steele, security boss for WSF for the last 10 years, said they have pumped $38 million into security since 2004. He was quick to point out that there have been no specific threats in regard to the ferry service. That said, Steele pointed out they take security seriously and work closely with agencies like Transport Canada, the RCMP, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Washington State Patrol. Sidney, in the meantime, is expanding its international ferry terminal. A new toll booth is under construction – estimated to be done by the time the WSF service resumes on March 22, after its regular winter shutdown which began Dec. 27.

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Monday, March 2 Esquimalt Photography Club Annual Spring Photo Show.Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St. Show open to public until March 31. An open house will be held at the Recreation Centre on Thursday March 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Modern technology is helping seniors stay home longer, and business is booming. Though the costs to install ceiling lifts, stair lifts, mobile lifts and other mobility assisting technologies in the home place are significant, there are plenty of arguments for it. For one, it’s often less than the cost of full time assisted living in a care home, says Corinne Kerr of Esquimalt’s Angel Accessibility Solutions. “There’s a lot of research supporting the benefits of staying at home longer, and that’s what we offer. You retain your home and the proximity to friends. It’s easier on the family, promotes long term health and is easier on the health care system,” Kerr said. George Szwender started Angel by selling lifts out of his home in 1997, and today Angel Solutions is based out of a 12,000 square-foot showroom and warehouse

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Charity seeks out gently used bicycles SPOKES combines recycling with cycling Volunteers with the SPOKES Bicycle program hope to rescue hundreds of adult bicycles left sitting in basements, garages and backyards for its refurbished bike loan and rental programs. SPOKES has been combining recycling with cycling at the University of Victoria since 2003. The concept evolved from a class project idea into an award-winning, volunteer led initiative that provides measurable benefits for the campus community, the environment and the economy. Dedicated volunteers give new life to old, unwanted bikes to create safe, green and affordable transportation options for students, faculty

and staff. “We have finally got to the end of our supply of unwanted bicycles. We are now looking for donations from the community,” says William Rondow, a SPOKES Volunteer. “Donations don’t have to be in perfect condition but they do need to be adult sized and have some hope of repair.” Some of the donated bicycles will be used for parts, while others will only require minor repairs and TLC before they can be used in the SPOKES loan program. Members of the public are encouraged to drop off their bicycle donations on Saturday (Jan. 31) from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Parking Lot 4 (next to Centennial Stadium) on the University of Victoria campus. editor@vicnews.com

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Pianist Stewart Goodyear will perform Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Victoria Symphony at two concerts this weekend.

Symphony presents Brahms concert

Get Involved in the Public Participation Process for Island View Beach The Capital Regional District (CRD) is updating the Island View Beach Regional Park Management Plan. In this first step of a four-step public participation process, the CRD will present scientific information about the park. The purpose of step 1 is to develop a common understanding of the natural environment found in the park, and add to that information base through public feedback. Join us for this presentation and discussion. Date: January 29, 2015 | Time: 6 – 9pm Leonardo De Vinci Centre, 195 Bay Street, Victoria Date: February 5, 2015 | Time: 6 – 9pm Saanich Fairgrounds-Main Hall, 528 Stellys Cross Road, Saanichton Meeting format: 6 - 6:30pm Greeting, refreshments 6:30 - 8:30pm Scientific presentation, questions and discussion 8:30 - 9pm Time to complete response form The presentation and response form are also available online www.crd.bc.ca/parks. www.crd.bc.ca

Pianist Stewart Goodyear returns to Victoria this weekend to play Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Victoria Symphony. Victoria Symphony music director Tania Miller leads the concert, which also includes a recent composition by Vancouver-based composer Jocelyn Morlock and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8. Goodyear was inspired to become a pianist at age three when he first heard Tchaikovsky and Grieg’s piano concertos. After starting formal piano lessons four years later, Goodyear completed studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in

Goodyear plays Brahms n WHEN: Jan. 31, 8 p.m.; Feb. 1, 2:30 p.m. n WHERE: Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. n TICKETS: $30 to $80. n WEBSITE: victoriasymphony.ca

Toronto and undergraduate and master’s degrees at the Curtis Institute and Julliard respectively. Goodyear has performed with the world’s greatest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

While he is known as a Beethoven specialist, his repertoire is varied, from Bach to Liszt to Messiaen, and, as Victoria will find out Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, Brahms. This will be the first time Goodyear will perform the immense Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. These concerts mark the second time Miller will lead Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in Victoria, having last conducted the work in 2008. Also on the program is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, a classical symphony demonstrating the composer’s brilliance. editor@vicnews.com

MURBs offered fixtures for free The Capital Regional District has teamed up with FortisBC, City Green Solutions and municipalities to again offer its popular water and energy efficiency program for multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs), through the Tap by Tap MURB Program. The Tap by Tap MURB program will provide building and property managers representing up to 3,000 units, with free water and energy saving fixtures, including showerheads and kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators. “This program has proven to be an easy way for eligible

MURBs to reduce water, energy and greenhouse gas emissions,” said Judy Brownoff, Chair, CRD environmental services committee. “We are extremely pleased that more apartments, condominiums and other multi-resident unit buildings will benefit from this program, helping us meet our regional sustainability goals.” Roughly 25 per cent of the energy used in a typical B..C home can be attributed to water heating. Residential buildings are responsible for approximately 21 per cent of

total regional greenhouse gas emissions. MURBs account for approximately 20 per cent of potable water use in the Greater Victoria area. The Tap by Tap Program was first piloted in the region in 2011. The 2013 MURB-focused program resulted in more than 3,000 residential unit retrofits saving approximately 43,767,052 litres of potable water, 548,085 kWh of electricity, 5,029 gigajoules of natural gas and 265 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Tap by Tap is available across the region until June 30.

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Royals take weekend win, loss Don Denton Victoria News

A loss Friday spurred on the Victoria Royals Saturday. The Royals scored four powerplay goals in a 6-0 win over the Kamloops Blazers in the second contest of a two game home series in the Western Hockey League. Victoria’s Greg Chase tallied the Royals’ second goal of the game and the first of four consecutive powerplay markers. Victoria’s goaltender Justin Paulic stopped all 26 shots he faced to record his first shutout in a Royals’ uniform.

Brandon Fushimi (2), Jack Walker, Alex Forsberg, and Brandon Magee notched Victoria’s other markers. Kamloops started netminder Connor Ingram who stopped 18 of 23 shots before being replaced by Cole Kehler who turned aside 13 of 14 shots. On Friday the Royals surrendered a 3-2 lead with five minutes remaining in the third period and fell 4-3 to the Kamloops Blazers in overtime. Royals forward Matthew Phillips scored his first WHL goal in his first ever game to give Victoria the 3-2 lead in a back-and-forth affair. However, Quinn Benjafield would score

his second of the game for the Blazers to force extra time, and Ryan Rehill would win it for the visitors. Greg Chase and Alex Forsberg supplied the other Royals goals. Cole Ully tallied the other marker for Kamloops. Victoria will head on a three game road trip beginning with a clash tonight (Jan. 28) vs. the Portland Winterhawks followed by a contest on Friday, against the Spokane Chiefs and a game on Saturday vs. the Tri-City Americans. The Royals return to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Feb. 7 to take on the Red Deer Rebels. ddenton@vicnews.com

Vikes eye match with Whitecaps

Highlanders Prospects get kicks in at college showcase

The University of Victoria Vikes men’s soccer team will take on the Major League Soccer’s Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 15. This is the 10th meeting between the two clubs. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at UVic’s Centennial Stadium. Whitecaps FC will play the Vikes as part of their preseason preparations. Prior to their island visit, the ‘Caps will open preseason in Tucson, Arizona, taking part in the Desert Friendlies. “This is an important event that my players and the Island community looks forward to every year,” said Vikes head coach Bruce Wilson, who is in his 27th season with the club. Last year, Whitecaps FC defeated the Vikes 1-0 at Centennial Stadium. Since 2005, Vancouver holds the edge with a 7-1-1 record. Pre-sale ticket rates are available online until noon on Feb.13. All other ticket purchases can be made at the gate. Ticket rate information is available at govikesgo. com/whitecaps.

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The Highlanders’ Prospect women’s squad returned recently from a successful trip to FC Portland’s Winter College Showcase, an annual event that saw Victoria allow just one goal through three victories and a draw over Timber Fusion, Sinoma, Ogden Outlaws and FC Nova. The Highlanders opened up play with a 4-0 victory, with goals coming from Holly Goodacre and Kelsey Boudreau. In their second match of the showcase, Boudreau once again found the back of the net to draw level with Sinoma and earn a tie for her side. The third match of the weekend against Utah’s Ogden Outlaws saw Highlander Claire Ethier earning a brace in a shutout win before Ethier added the lone goal in the final match of the weekend in a 1-0 shutout win over FC Nova. “We played better every game,” said Highlanders head coach Dave Dew. “Our two-touch play and passing was the best it has been all year, especially by the fourth game. It’s impressive that they were able to compile this record against their age group.”

Emily Moore and Miranda Clarke split duties between the woodwork for the Highlanders throughout the weekend, combining to earn three clean sheets. The Highlanders also featured some new faces among the roster, with Dew selecting Caruthers, Larissa Stefanek and Amy Melvey to travel south with his squad. Caruthers is a product of Lakehill’s soccer program, while Stafanek and Melvey feature with Reynolds High School. “All three did very well in an environment they haven’t been in before,” remarked Dew. “Credit to the club system that they are in, hopefully they can go back to their respective clubs and elevate their stature within them.” The Winter Showcase is intended to provide an environment for players with collegiate ambitions to put their skills on display in front of college coaches from Canada and the United States. This year’s event featured approximately 100 coaches and teams from the Northwest region. “The kids were really good as usual,” added Dew. “They were really professional and classy in the way they conducted themselves and this was noted by the tournament director and even our hotel. The girls were good representatives of the club and city.” editor@vicnews.com

Victoria Volunteers Want to volunteer? Opportunities are available through these positions at Volunteer Victoria. Please call 250-386-2269 or online at volunteervictoria.bc.ca. ••• Silver Threads Service is currently in need of a volunteer with photography skills, and their own equipment to take photos at various special events both inside and outside of the agency. Times and days will

vary. The Mustard Seed is looking for truck driver’s assistant volunteers (swamper) to fill a number of shifts Monday to Saturday between 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist truck drivers with food donation pick-ups. Must be physically fit as heavy lifting is involved. The James Bay Community Project is looking for a cook for its Family Dinner Drop-In program.

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Three hundred and fifteen years and counting. It was Jan. 26, 1700 when one of the world’s largest earthquakes occurred off the west coast of Vancouver Island. The undersea Cascadia thrust fault ruptured along a 1,000-kilometre length, from mid Vancouver Island to northern California, producing a megathrust earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.7. “We know that these earthquakes do occur in a cyclic fashion so there is going to be another megaquake,” said Stephen Johnston, director of the School of Earth and Ocean Sci-

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ences at the University of Victoria. He said it’s impossible to accurately predict when the next megaquake will hit but they occur in cycles of between 300 and 700 years. “What a lot of research is going into of late is trying to pin down whether it’s closer to 300 years, in which case we should start being concerned, or if it’s closer to 700 years, in which case we can relax a bit,” said Johnston. The earthquake in 1700 collapsed houses of the Cowichan people on Vancouver Island and caused numerous landslides and a tsunami that swept across the Pacific, causing devastation in Japan. According to Natural Resources Canada, the shaking from the earthquake was so violent on Vancouver Island that people could not stand and lasted so long it made them sick. The tsunami completely destroyed the winter village of the Pachena Bay people, leaving no survivors. Geological evidence indicates that there have been 13 megaquakes over the past 6,000 years. In contrast, the earthquake that struck northeast of Tofino on Jan. 8 was a magnitude 4.8, the largest onshore quake to have hit the region since 2000. Johnston said there’s a big difference between onshore quakes like the one that struck near Tofino and the megaquakes that occur offshore, typically at the subduction zone. “Usually the ones offshore are hugely more powerful. For example,

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Stephen Johnston, director of the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria, points out the subduction zone that lies just off the west coast of Vancouver Island. the 1700 megaquake was probably on the order of 35,000 times more powerful than that Tofino earthquake, so it’s an enormous difference in power.” And it’s the offshore quakes that give rise to tsunamis, which are typically responsible for the greatest loss of life. Johnston said the fault responsible for the 1700 quake lies about 100 kilometres west of Port Renfrew. “And that is the same fault that will rupture again and cause the next megaquake.” The extent of the devastation caused by that megaquake remains unclear. “There would be a huge tsunami and Port Alberni and all the other west coast towns would be at risk,” said Johnston. “I think it’s obvious Tofino, much

of it, would be inundated. Shaking is going to be a problem and old buildings that are not seismically upgraded – you can think of brick buildings in downtown Victoria that were built a long time ago – they would be liable to be heavily damaged.” He said those living closer to the west coast will likely see more violent shaking but a lot of local issues will also come into play. “If you’re built, and much of Victoria is built, on bedrock, then there won’t be such severe shaking. But if you’re built on recent sediments – think of regions around here where it’s very flat lying and muddy – those are lake beds that formed 10,000 years ago and they will shake like a bowl of jelly.” But Johnston said a smaller quake like the

one that struck Tofino can prove to be just as deadly as a megaquake. “That’s the bigger concern, not the megaquake but something like the earthquake that took place near Tofino except maybe a little bit stronger than that.” He pointed to the 6.3 magnitude quake that rocked Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011, resulting in 185 deaths. “People die in magnitude 4 earthquakes and they don’t die because of the shaking, they die because a wall falls on them or something like that.” Very few earthquakes have been centred around Victoria. Johnston recalls a magnitude 2 quake hitting Langford a year or two ago, “but it was so tiny that even people standing right on top of it couldn’t feel it.” editor@vicnews.com

Our Place boosts board of directors Our Place has bolstered its board of directors with several high-profile Victoria residents. Joining the board are: Anglican Bishop Logan McMenamie, former city councillor Shellie Gudgeon and lawyers Geoffrey Huggett and Stephen Hammond. The board currently includes: Susan Haddon, board chair; Diana Butler, vice chair; Scot Hooker, treasurer; Scott Daly, secretary; Shannon Renault,

past chair; John Ducker, Keven Fletcher, Larry Pedersen and Bernice Kamano. “We have ambitious plans for the future,” said Haddon. “And the skillset of our new directors is a welcome addition to the board.” Along with new board members, Our Place has added a strategic advisory group of volunteers who act as ambassadors with the purpose of helping

raise philanthropic donations and community profile for the organization. Our Place is an inner-city community centre serving Greater Victoria’s most vulnerable: working poor, impoverished elderly, mentally and physically challenged, addicted and the homeless. Individuals and businesses provide the majority of financial support for its programs and services.

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

Inn and Suites, 3020 Blanshard St., 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For tickets go online to victoriahospice.org/bucket-list. Goodyear Plays Brahms with the Victoria Symphony. Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St., 8 p.m. Info: victoriasymphony.ca

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Serious Viola Power: a Concert to Benefit Victoria Hospice. Victoria Hospice presents the violas of the Victoria Symphony in a fundraising concert and silent auction. James Bay United Church, 511 Michigan St. For information go online to victoriahospice.org. Starlight Pops present British Invasion. St. Aidan’s United Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s St., 7:30 p.m. Info: starlightpops.com.

Volkssport – 5/10 km Walk. Meet at Travelodge, 2280 Beacon Avenue, Sidney. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Pat or Ed at 250-658-2325. Living with Stroke. All stroke survivors and their families are welcome. Program runs from Feb. 1 to March 22. Gordon Head Recreation Centre, 4100 Lambrick Way, Saanich, 1 to 3 p.m. AGGV Lecture Series. The Shaping of Modern Art. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St., 2 p.m. Info: aggv.ca. Starlight Pops present British Invasion. St. Aidan’s United Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s St., 2:30 p.m. Info: starlightpops.com. Flute class recital. University of Victoria School of Music. Students from the studio of Dr. Suzanne Snizek. Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m. Admission by donation.

Saturday, Jan. 31 Volkssport - 5/10 km walk. Meet at Willows Beach, Beach Drive. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Marg at 250370-5073. Bucket List Festival. Learn to make the most of life when time is limited, presented by Victoria Hospice. Comfort

Goodyear Plays Brahms with the Victoria Symphony. Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St., 2:30 p.m. Info: victoriasymphony.ca.

Monday, Feb. 2

Fairfield Community Centre, 1335 Thurlow Rd.. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact Ada at 778-922-1950.

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Tuesday, Feb. 3 Golden Gavel Novice Speakers Competition. Preliminary round Feb. 3-6. New Horizons Seniors Centre, 234 Menzies St., 7 p.m. Info: goldengavel.ca.

Saturday, Feb. 7 Volkssport – 5/10 km Walk. Meet at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m.

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Family Fun Day. Victoria West Community Centre, 521 Craigflower Rd. Info: victoriawest.ca. Esquimalt Recreation Family Day. Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the family for a day of free family fun at Esquimalt Recreation’s Family Day celebration.

Tuesday, Feb. 10 The Keys To Transforming Your Life. An interactive and experiential spiritual program. Program runs Feb. 10 to April 14, 7 to 10 p.m. Centre for Inspired Living, 380 Cook St. Info: 250-590-0150.

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

Camping fees going up in B.C. parks Campsite fees are going up between $2 and $5 at provincial parks around B.C. this spring. After March 15, a night under the stars at Golden Ears or Gordon Bay or Goldstream Provincial Park goes from $30 to $35 per night, while many more remote campsites will see a smaller increase in fees. Fees at 40 provincial campgrounds in the Kootenay-Okanagan, Northern, South Coast and West Coast regions are increasing at least $3 a night, and 141 of B.C.’s 204 provincial campgrounds will see a $2 increase. The Ministry of Environment says this is the first province-wide increase in fees since 2010. Rates for backcountry camping and use of sani-stations remain at $5, and fees for mooring buoys, picnic shelters and group camping are unchanged. Parking fees for day-use lots, a failed experiment from 10 years ago, are not being reintroduced. The ministry says the varied rate increases take into account local demand and economic conditions as well as private camping availability. The province collected about $17 million from its park and recreation fees last year, while spending $22 million on direct park operating costs. Campsite use is on the rise in B.C. since the introduction of an online reservation service called Discover Camping, which opens for the season at 9 a.m. on March 15. The system handled 133,000 reservations last year. editor@vicnews.com

Murdoch leads library board Oak Bay Coun. Kevin Murdoch is the new chair of the Greater Victoria Public Library board. Saanich citizen representative Anne Kirkaldy was elected vice-chair. “[This] will be an exciting year for the Greater Victoria Public Library as we develop a new strategic plan,” Murdoch said.

“The board and staff will be tasked with creating a forward vision that encompasses great services throughout the region within a sustainable financial model.” Greater Victoria Public Library provides services in 10 libraries to more than 300,000 residents. editor@vicnews.com

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