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Re-defining a place without a space Camosun Community Association back on track ‘for now’ Travis Paterson News staff

All is well for the Camosun Community Association, one of Saanich’s smallest, a month after the past president and board sent out an S.O.S. But it will take time and a community effort to lurch the association forward from its current existence, says

new president Heather Parker. “Our neighbourhood faces a number of challenges but it’s a promising area,” said Parker, who takes over the president role after spending most of the past six years with the association. “We’re healthy, for now.” Parker is also the director of the City Harvest Co-op where she lives on Haultain Street. She knows first-hand that the biggest challenge facing Saanich’s most southerly nook is its identity crisis. Shaped like a cubist panhandle, the Camosun neighbourhood juts out of Saanich into a peninsula surrounded

by Victoria and Oak Bay. Though the neighbourhood is somewhat expansive – it extends north from the Royal Jubilee Hospital to Derby Road and Cedar Avenue through the Shelbourne and Richmond Road corridors – it is without a community gathering place, Parker says. It all leads to a lack of involvement from local residents. “One of the biggest obstacles to having a vibrant community association in this neighbourhood is it doesn’t have a hub available to us.”

Music in the Park will return this season with an eightconcert schedule, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Saanich Legacy Foundation. The non-profit, registered charitable society matched its previous year’s grant to the Music in the Park series and is a key partner in two Saanich projects, the Lambrick Park Beach Volleyball Courts and the Little Spirits Garden at the Royal Oak Burial Park. “The foundation is proud to continue its sponsorship for 2015,” said past-president Fred Haynes. The Saanich councillor stepped down prematurely from his term as SLF president to avoid any conflict, should the SLF approach council for funds. “The Little Spirits Garden is a touching project and we encourage the public to join us in this ongoing campaign,” Haynes said. The garden will preside atop the slope at Royal Oak Burial Park, commemorating the losses of infants and pre-natal children. “We’re in the good position that we’ve allocated our 2015 funding, so we move into a holding pattern for the rest of the year,” Haynes said. “Unfortunately it also means we’re unable to assist anyone else.” Last year the 16-year-old foundation granted funds to the Strawberry Festival and LimeLight, the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association, Alpine Victoria, Success by Six, Ballet Victoria and the Coffee for Kids program, which helps children and families in the Dominican Republic with medical care, clothing and other supplies. The numbers aren’t certain yet, but SLF is a considerable player in helping create the new four-court Lambrick Park Beach Volleyball Court project at Lambrick Park secondary. The complex is still awaiting it’s final approval but looks to be on track. “The sand will come from the de-commissioned outdoor courts at UVic’s Ian Stewart Complex and is extremely

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Jubilee gets boiler funding from CRD A $6.5 million dollar upgrade to the Royal Jubilee Hospital boiler plant will keep the hot water hot and the air at a comfortable temperature for patients and staff for decades to come. The Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD) Board on May 13 approved a $1.41 million contribution toward a $4.7 million addition to the existing Royal Jubilee Hospital boiler plant.

This amount is on top of $1.8 million previously approved for other associated boiler plant infrastructure upgrades. This brings the total boiler plant capital investment at Royal Jubilee to $6.5 million, of which $2.13 million is from the CRHD. The remaining funds are expected to be approved by the Ministry of Health and Island Health shortly.

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Teachers spend to create better learning spaces Nomin Angela Cowan Black Press

Walk into any elementary school classroom and there will no doubt be colourful borders on bulletin boards, alphabets tacked to the walls, crafts in the corners and science experiments in progress. What might not be readily apparent is that the majority of those colourful and engaging learning tools were likely purchased with the teacher’s own money. In this week’s instalment of the Black Press/Staples Great Teachers feature series, we speak on that subject with four educators from Sidney elementary. “If a school suddenly went from having 12 divisions one year to having 13 divisions the next year, that teacher would walk into a bare classroom,” says Grade 4/5 teacher Jennifer Alberring. “You’d have the furniture, and whatever you could scrounge from everyone else,” adds Grade 2/3 teacher Lisa Kjernisted. Her classroom is full of cool stuff: buckets of paintbrushes, positivity posters, and a whimsical, oversized leaf at a cozy reading station. It’s the kind of classroom any kid would love to hang out in, and it’s where Kjernisted, Alberring and fellow Grade 2/3 teachers Lori Richards and Nancy Fredeen have gathered to talk about how much they actually spend on classroom

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Sidney elementary teachers Nancy Fredeen, left, Lori Richards, Jennifer Alberring and Lisa Kjernisted are out-of-pocket several hundred dollars annually. For on-call teachers, they say, that number can be as high as $1,000 per year. supplies every year. The four have more than 80 years combined teaching experience, and they’re pretty much in agreement on the minimum amount of personal money they spend each year. “At least $200 to $300 over what (the parent advisory council) gives us, easy,” Fredeen says. And that’s for a teacher who’s settled in one school, teaching a regular grade. Having taught as an on-call teacher for a number of years, she says expenditures can skyrocket

for substitutes, up to and often over $1,000 each year. “I bought a lot as a substitute teacher, and a lot of books. I had a kindergarten box and I had a Grade 5 box,” she says. “Some schools have a lot, some schools don’t have very much at all.” Add in crafts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Christmas projects, small birthday tokens for their students, art supplies, and it all adds up. “You have to get really creative,” says Richards. “It’s easy to spend $100 a month.”

“I’m constantly thinking, how can I make this cheaper, but still nice so the kids can be proud of it,” says Kjernisted. She and the others are quick to stress how hard their PAC works to raise money for supplies. In addition to raising money for field trips and school programs, the PAC provides teachers with $200 to $300 each year from fundraising efforts like bake sales, craft fairs, silent auctions and the like, but it’s rarely enough. “People say jokingly in October, ‘I’ve already spent my budget for the year,’” Alberring says. Even something as simple as a basic science experiment: mixing flour and water to create a nonNewtonian liquid, can be an issue. The teacher needs to find flour and sometimes it’s easier to pick it up with the family groceries, says Alberring. Her class bookshelf is full of adventure novels, science books and everything in between – mostly bought with her own money. “We value education, which is why we’re putting our

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Food rescue a long time coming Finally, a program is being put in place to not only do something with food that would normally end up in the landfill, but also to feed some of the most vulnerable people in Greater Victoria. The Food Rescue Program is a collaborative effort between the Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria, the Food Share Network, the Victoria Foundation and Thrifty Foods. As part of the Food Recovery Program, perishable food items that are deemed less than desirable looking (though completely edible and not old or expired) from grocery stores and other sources will be diverted to the Mustard Seed Food Bank Food should to give families be directed to and individuals healthy those who need more food options. it, not wasted This is a great program. It reduces the amount of food waste (food scraps make up about 30 per cent of the waste at the region’s Hartland Landfill) and feeds people who might not normally have access to fresh fruits, vegetables and proteins. Food reclamation is not new to the region. A similar partnership exists between the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Fairway, on a smaller scale. But organizers have high hopes for the new program and believe, if it is implemented correctly, it can also be expanded across the Capital Regional District to help provide fresh food to hundreds of people. And what a sight that would be. Food grown and distributed to feed people, and that is exactly what the community should be doing with it.

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Don’t complain about what was already there It’s sad to see people complaining and trying to put the blame for their lack of due diligence before buying their property on someone else. Did they not know the property near them was covered under the ALR? Perhaps the property was not used for exactly what it’s used for now, but as a farm, they should have known it could have been. Some of the people complaining are living on former farmland, as most of us are, although I can remember when some of it was farmland, and I’m only 54! I’m just throwing it out there, but what happens if other farmers get tired of growing things? Watch out for a pig farm

– that sure as hell would give them some leverage for getting it taken off the ALR and to subdivide! While I’m at it, please, people living near airports and race tracks, stop complaining about the noise, and people near golf courses, stop complaining about broken windows. For most of you, that stuff was already there when you bought, so you’ve got no right to complain. Kevin Puddy Saanich

Where’s the dough for the most needy? Another May long weekend to enjoy family and friends, camping and parties, gardening and puttering. The promise

of summer is around the corner and even now we enjoy the long languishing light as we approach the longest day of the year. Ahhhh that’s the life! Not so for too many people around the globe! As we approach the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2015, Canada can play a key role in ensuring that the Global Financing Facility, which

will be housed at the World Bank, is both effective at leveraging funds and ensuring that those funds reach those who need them most. In the coming months, while Canada negotiates the structure and priorities of the GFF we must urge the Government to commit to accountability, equity, and innovative and sustainable financing! Connie Lebeau Victoria

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Looking around, it’s easy to paint the Camosun Community Association as overlooked, or forgotten, in the grand scheme of neighbouring associations. It borders Oaklands and Fernwood, which boast not-for-profit community centres with child care and regular events, and they do so with paid staff. But the current level of the Camosun association’s resources are minimal at best, and getting property or a building space would have to be by donation or through a minimal, long-term lease. “It’s an odd thing because we have a hospital, a college, but other neighbourhoods have more gathering places oriented for community events.” Commercial businesses that could host an event are few and far between, such as McCrae’s Bistro on Shelbourne Road. In the meantime the association is seeking volunteer help from its residents to help rejuvenate it. “There are roles which haven’t been filled for a long time and things like creating a few more events,” Parker said. “The nice thing about doing an event is those can be volunteer roles that don’t involve a yearround commitment, it’s just planning for one day.” The association also

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agencies seeking to address food insecurity in Greater Victoria, will divert perishables to a member agency that can immediately redirect the food to a food insecure family or individual. “We currently see a significant lack of quality fresh fruits, vegetables and proteins in the system for families and individuals who are experiencing food insecurity in the CRD,” said Mustard Seed executive director Colin Tessier. “This project will significantly increase healthy food options, and the frequency with which people can access support, all leading to improved health outcomes and quality of life for thousands of people each month.” Raffle tickets are available online at rotaryraffle.ca as well as through a mobile ticket booth that will travel throughout the CRD from now until the grand prize draw on Aug. 9. For the diversion of perishable foods to be successful, the produce will have to be collected daily and incorporated into the Food Share Network distribution system across the CRD. editor@saanichnews.com

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Rotarians come together for Food Rescue The Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria are joining forces with the Victoria Foundation and 11 local Thrifty Foods grocery stores to bring one enormous food rescue project to life. Representatives from Rotary, the Victoria Foundation, Thrifty Foods, the Food Share Network and The Mustard Seed gathered at the Cloverdale Thrifty in Saanich to launch the new partnership on May 14. “Our aim is to provide funding for a major food recovery system that will see perishable food items move from grocery stores and other sources to the vulnerable populations in the CRD through the Food Share Network,” said Lorna Curtis, Rotary assistant governor. “If we succeed, this same system could be implemented in other communities, and we Submitted photo know the need is there.” The goal is to create infrastructure to move Victoria Foundation CEO Sandra Richardson, second from left, was joined by Ralph fresh produce quickly enough – while maintain- Mundel of Thrifty Foods, far right, members of the Rotary Clubs of Greater Victoria, ing food-safe refrigeration levels at all points of the Food Share Network and The Mustard Seed to announce a fundraising initiative travel and storage – so that it can be used safely for a new fresh food distribution network that would serve the region’s vulnerable and responsibly rather than go to waste. populations. Rotarians for Food Rescue are hoping to raise $100,000 by selling raffle tickets ($5 each, access to affordable and nutritious food,” she said. or three for $10) toward the grand prize draw Thrifty Foods Senior Director Retail Operations Ralf of a 2015 Nissan Rogue. All funds raised will be matched by the Victoria Founda- Mundel said food waste can be painful for everyone. tion, said CEO Sandra Richardson. “We’ve all known that pain – whether it’s tossing out a Richardson said her organization has been working spoiled head of lettuce at home and regretting the waste, hard to identify gaps in the current food system and find or when we remove a slightly damaged but still edible n Send us your letters to the editor: editor@ solutions. piece of fruit from the shelf at work. And we know, as a saanichnews.com “No one group can do this alone. We believe in col- community, that we can do better,” Mundel said. laboration to ensure that everyone in our community has The Food Share Network, a collaborative effort between

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The inaugural Baconalooza bacon-themed music and food festival will likely be met by animal sympathizers protesting an event “drenched in excess indulgence” Saturday at Velox Rugby Club. Tickets to the event have been selling steadily, well into the hundreds, and the concept has been well received by most, said organizer and chef Morgan Onda. However, a Facebook-organized protest group invites Mainlanders to make the trek to Saanich and join local opponents at the gates of the club. Onda even welcomed the protesters to visit and state their case, but wonders where 60-odd numbers who’ve committed on Facebook will gather. Baconalooza has rented all of Velox for day, including the University of Victoriaowned property’s parking lot. “I didn’t say eat bacon everyday, if any-

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B.C. climate battle could go nuclear Premier Christy Clark announces her climate leadership team at Burnaby’s General Fusion Tom Fletcher Black Press

Premier Christy Clark revealed some unexpected allies when she unveiled her “climate leadership team” to go beyond a carbon tax in reducing B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to mayors, climate experts, aboriginal leaders, representatives of the natural gas and forest industries and environmental activists surrounding Clark at an announcement last week, red-coated scientists gathered in front of a strange machine with radiating steel arms. It’s a prototype of a nuclear reactor being built in Burnaby by General Fusion, backed by venture capital funds including those run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Malaysian government. Conventional reactors use nuclear fission, in which large molecules of radioactive material are broken apart to produce heat. Fusion reactors attempt to compress hydrogen atoms to create a helium atom, releasing enormous energy in the process that powers the Sun and other stars. Even after a tour of General Fusion, Clark wasn’t anxious to describe the project. She laughed off a question by comparing it to the “flux capacitor” used for time travel in the Michael J. Fox movie Back to the Future. Nuclear fusion has been a holy grail of clean energy for decades. Stable, efficient fusion reactors would revolutionize energy production, upending the economics of coal, oil and natural gas-powered electricity. General Fusion has competitors, none bigger than a 34-country collaboration called the ITER project, under construction in southern France. That machine covers an area equivalent to 60 football fields, with the same goal of re-creating the reaction at the core of the Sun. General Fusion chief scientist Michel Laberge described his project in a recent TED Talk, comparing his design with ITER and other efforts. “We are almost there,” he said. B.C.’s climate leadership team is to make recommendations by the end of November on how to advance the province’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. The team includes: • Academic – Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions executive director Tom Pedersen, SFU public policy professor Nancy Olewiler, UBC business professor James Tansey. • Communities – Comox Mayor Paul Ives, Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner. • Business – Council of Forest Industries CEO James Gorman, Columbia Power director Tim Newton, BC LNG Alliance president David Keane. • Environment – Clean Energy Canada executive director Merran Smith, Pembina Institute regional director Matt Horne, Tzeporah Berman, formerly of Greenpeace International. • First Nations – Squamish First Nation Chief Ian Campbell, Ulkatcho First Nation Chief Zach Parker, Cayoose Creek Indian Band Chief Michelle Edwards.

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Nathan Kuehne was at the head of the class once again, as the Glenlyon Norfolk School student won a gold medal of excellence at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton, N.B. last week. Kuehne, still in Grade 11, was one of three Saanich students to earn a medal of excellence as

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and a range of other active com- their futures,” Newton says. People interested in volunmunity leaders. Literacy Victoria had pio- teering at VIRCC are encouraged neered the program but had to to apply. “We are happy to answer discontinue their operations last questions from potential volunAugust. Marna Johns, VIRCC’s Deputy teers regarding the education Warden of Programs, thanked credentials and security clearthe READ Society for the part- ances involved,” says Matthew Burke, READ’s VIRCC Volunteer nership. “Building literacy skills can be Coordinator. “Generally, a tutor will be a life-changing experience for inmates, giving them the ability needed for two hours per week to further their education and for the school term. Since the return to the community armed collaboration with READ began, the number of with more constaff fidence and “Statistics Canada tutoring has doubled and skills that will we are able to help them gain research indicates that support more employment and for every dollar spent inmates than make a life after ever before.” release,” Johns on this kind of literacy All VIRCC says. programming there is tutors are first “We’d all like screened by to pass along our nearly a 250 per cent READ’s Execuappreciation to return on investment.” the READ Soci– Steve Newton tive Director and Volunteer Proety’s dedicated gram Coordinavolunteers who tor, and vetted are truly making a difference at our correctional by the VIRCC administration. Criminal and vulnerable populacentre.” Professionals from READ, tion record checks are required. Individuals who possess some School District 79, VIRCC staff, volunteers and students are cur- content knowledge in English rently working out the details and/or mathematics and have a of curriculum, instruction, strong desire to contribute to the resources, necessary training of betterment of others are invited to apply. While a teaching backvolunteer instructors, etc. The Centre for Indigenous ground is not mandatory, it will Education and Community Con- prove helpful. Individuals who nections is also being consulted have varied life experiences and to identify culturally appropri- are willing to give their time are ate programming that might be welcome to apply. The Vancouver Island offered to First Nations inmates. However, “what is essential Regional Correctional Centre on right now is that we get tutors Wilkinson Road is a maximum (men and women) trained security correctional centre for and into the correctional cen- inmates of all levels of risk, opertre delivering courses that the ated by BC Corrections. inmates find useful as they plan editor@saanichnews.com

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HomeFinder Find a place to call home

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN BUYING AND SELLING YOUR HOME The Saanich News is looking to help tell your stories about buying and selling your home. Homefinder is available to househunters and real estate agents with unique stories. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a senior couple looking to downsize, contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives. You can call editor Daniel Palmer at 250480-3239 or email editor@ saanichnews. com to share your ideas. Do you have a house-hunting story you’d like to share with us? Email: editor@ saanichnews.com To advertise in HomeFinder, call Oliver Sommer at Email: osommer@ blackpress.ca

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Royal LePage moves into Athlone Court About 50 realtors will be working out of Oak Bay office Dan Ebenal Black Press

Finding people a new home is all in a day’s work for those in the real estate industry. But this week it was the Oak Bay offices for Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty that moved to a new location. Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty opened its doors on the second floor of Athlone Court Tuesday, moving from its previous location on Oak Bay Avenue just across the Victoria border. “The changing demographics of realtors over the last 10 years is a lot of realtors are more remote, they go with a home office more often,” said Bill Ethier, president of Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty. “We had a very large space, over 6,000 square feet, that we didn’t need anymore.” The 2,900 square-foot location in Athlone Court better fits the current needs of the company. Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty also has locations in Saanich, West Shore and Sooke, but Ethier said “our Oak Bay location was always just over the border in Victoria. By us actually being down here in Athlone Court, it really adds that Oak Bay flavour to us and helps us be connected to the community.” He said about 50 realtors would “hang their licence” at the Oak Bay offices, with about half of those working from home and using the office as a drop-in location. “A lot of people in real estate in this day and age, they don’t go to the office anymore the way they used to. You don’t need that retail

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Bill Ethier, third from left, and the rest of the staff at Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty are excited to move into their new location on the second floor of Athlone Court. space because everybody finds it online,” said Ethier, adding the other 80 realtors working at other Coast Capital offices could also use the Oak Bay location to meet with clients. He said the Oak Bay location will allow them to better connect with the community, which will be a huge bonus for the company. “And we’re bringing 50 potential realtors and the other 80 who belong to the company potentially into Oak Bay so I think the businesses are going to benefit from it too.”

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Ethier is expecting a busy summer ahead on the real estate market. “I think it’s going to stay strong through the summer. There’s no indication why it should slow down.” He said the Victoria market is up 20 to 25 per cent in volume over the past years, with numerous homes attracting multiple offers. “From a seller’s perspective it’s wonderful because some places are fetching thousands of dollars above asking price. Buyers are finding it a little frustrating

because they might have to take a few swings in order to get the house that they want because they’re in competition.” Ethier said today’s market is a little more segmented than the red hot market of 2005/06 when condos, houses and townhomes were being snapped up. “If you’ve got a house it sells, if you have a condo it’s not fetching the same kind of demand,” he said, pointing to significant growth witnessed in Greater Victoria’s western communities. editor@saanichnews.com

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MLS 350383, Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Mike Lock, 250-384-8124 23-3230 Rutledge St., $289,900

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Chargers U14s play strong at national championships The Victoria Chargers 14U boys team competed at the 2015 National Club Championships in Calgary, finishing fourth in their division. The club championships are considered Canada’s largest youth sporting event with over 800 boys’ and girls’ teams competing over six days, said coach Rick Wutzke, a former Lansdowne middle school coach. The Chargers went in as B.C. club champions, having won that title earlier this month in Abbotsford, where they defeated the Abbotsford Orangemen. The tournament was Ontario-heavy, with that province sweeping all three spots on the 14U podium, while B.C. fell to fourth, but was still the top team from B.C. The National Club Championships coincided with Canada’s senior men’s indoor team hosting Cuba in the FIVB World League, as thousands of youth volleyball players were able to attend the matches.

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Elk Lake hosts Power-to-Be fundraising mud run Sunday Elk Lake welcomes the Power To Be - Power To Play mud run fundraiser Sunday, May 24. Aiming to raise $170,000 to surpass last years $132,000 mark, proceeds go to more than 800 local families and youth needing support. The run begins at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 23, brings the first Fairway Gorge Paddling Club Dragon Boat Super Race of the year. The race will be held at the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club on Jutland road May 23. The 107.3 KOOL FM Oak Bay Half Marathon comes to the streets of Oak Bay Sunday, May 24. Walkers and others needing an early start for the half-marathon will begin at 7 a.m. with the regular half-marathon and relay beginning an hour later. For the children, there’s a 1km run starting at 10:30 a.m. During race weekend, register at the Frontrunners on Shelbourne Street. The Saanich Tigers Midget A lacrosse team welcomed Nanaimo to Pearkes Rec Centre this Saturday, May 23 with the action beginning at 10:30 a.m. on the gold rink. Baseball fans have plenty to cheer about this weekend. The Victoria Mariners Premier squad hosts both the Nanaimo Pirates and the Abbotsford Cardinals this weekend, with games starting at 12 p.m. Saturday (at Layritz Park) and 11 a.m. Sunday at Hender-

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son Park. Cross-town rivals, the Saanichbased Victoria Premier Eagles, will host the Abbotsford Cardinals Saturday at Lambrick Park beginning at 12 p.m. The Premier boys then head up-Island the Sunday to take on the Nanaimo Pirates. On the Junior Premier side, the Mariners are off at a tournament in Seattle, while the Eagles enjoy a weekend off before heading to the North Shore next Saturday. The Bantam AAA Black Eagles are away this weekend, facing Okanagan and Kamloops in Ladner, while the Bantam AAA Red Eagles welcome Cloverdale for a Sunday double-header starting at 10 a.m. at Carnarvon Park. Devon Gall is a Grade 12 student at Mt. Doug High School, an athlete and avid sports enthusiast.

The Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame’s annual fundraiser, the Dobber Classic golf tournament, is set for June 5 at Cedar Hill Golf Course. Registration is $110. The entry fee includes golf, roast beef buffet dinner and a quality prize for every golfer. The tourney is named for Ken Dobson (1923 to 1995), who started the tournament in 1995. He was a colourful and much-loved sportscaster and sports director at CFAX. After his death, CFAX initiated the Ken Dobson Athletic Scholarship in his memory for graduating Grade 12 students who are active in sports. To register, visit gvshof.ca or raceonline.ca/events/ details/?id=921.

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Saanich volleyballer medals on World Tour Travis Paterson News staff

Saanich’s Jamie Broder and teammate Kristina Valjas of Toronto won a bronze medal on Saturday (May 17) at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour’s second stop of the season, the Lucerne Open in Switzerland. It’s the second consecutive medal on the FIVB World Tour for Broder (29) and Valjas (27), after they won gold at the season opener in Fuzhou, China last month. “We are so excited to come away with bronze here in Lucerne! Coming off of our win in China we knew that teams would have us on their radar, and our play needed to be strong,” said Broder, a former Claremont secondary grad and UBC Thunderbird. “I’m so proud of our execution at crucial times during the tournament, and our composure under pressure.” Broder and Valjas swept Austria’s Stefanie Schwaiger and Barbara Hansel 2-0 (2118, 21-15) in the bronze medal game. The team entered the Lucerne semifinal undefeated

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Kristen Valjas and Jamie Broder (right, in action) celebrate their second consecutive podium finish on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. in 12 consecutive victories of the 2015 FIVB World Tour. “This second medal within 14 days proves that the win at Fuzhou wasn’t just a lucky strike,” Valjas said. Another Claremont secondary grad, Fred Winters, captained Canada’s indoor men’s team as it swept six straight sets from Cuba in front of noisy crowds of 6,400 and 3,5000 fans, respectively, at the Corral of Calgary’s Stampede Park on Saturday and Sunday. It was Canada’s kickoff to the 2015

FIVB World League. The team also features Oak Bay’s Josh Howatson. Canada won with wins of 26-24, 25-19 and 25-21 on Sunday, and 25-20, 25-19 and 26-24 on Saturday. Canada’s next matches are against Cuba in Detroit, May 21 to 23 in Detroit in the hopes of qualifying for the World Cup. Canada will continue with home World League stops in Halifax, NS, and Summerside, PEI. reporter@saanichnews.com

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