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Residents to speak against tent city in Topaz Park Kendra Wong VIctoria News

Resident living near Topaz Park are gearing up to speak out against the City of Victoria’s proposed motion to create a temporary tent city during a walkabout at the park this week. Last week, city council passed a motion 8-1 to consider setting up a designated tenting area for Victoria’s homeless population. Staff have identified Topaz Park as a suitable area.

Since the news broke last week, public outcry against the proposal has reached a fever pitch. On Saturday, concerned residents gathered in the park to discuss the issue, and a Facebook page called Victoria Citizens Opposed to a Tent City already has more than 400 likes since it was created late last week. Jeannette Allan recently bought a house on Glasglow Street, which overlooks the park. “It’ll be next to a daycare, these are for

people who have drug histories. There’s no way you can monitor just this confined area. It’s going to spread,” Allan said. “We’re concerned about our children’s safety and for anyone who is there who might step on a needle or something else unsanitary . . .This is a band-aid and not a humane way to go about a solution for the homeless people. It’s not a solution that’s going to solve anything.” Allan said the city has not been transparent about the project and should consult

residents and some of the city’s homeless population. However, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps disagrees. “The challenge is that we’ve been talking about this since April. It’s been on at least two or three council agendas, there’s been a map of proposed sites,” Helps said. PLEASE SEE: Topaz Park walkabout planned, Page A7

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The harbour authority will also kick in $250,000 for the project. Tentative plans include widening the useable surface area, removing planter boxes and terraces areas, re-surfacing the walkway to preserve its structural integrity. They also hope to add new trees, gardens, benches and maritimethemed arts and cultural features. “It’s the doorstep to Victoria. It’s important that we make it welcoming for visitors around the world and it’s also an area that residents use throughout the year,” said Ian Robertson, GVHA CEO. “We want to make sure it continues to be inviting and that we provide space for various activities that go on down there.” “We’re very mindful of the fact that this is a heritage area. No work will be done until we have full support from the City of Victoria and their heritage advisory committee.” Renovations will begin in fall 2016 and are expected to be complete by July 2017. The Belfry Theatre will use its $340,000 to expand the existing lobby area, replace theatre seating and improve wheelchair accessibility. The program is part of the federal government’s activities to honour Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation in 2017. kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Man’s boat capsizes off Ogden Point The Victoria Fire Department rescued a man whose boat capsized off Ogden Point Saturday morning. On July 25 around 9:18 a.m., the department was on a fireboat drill when they came across a man who was in the water after his boat capsized. Crews managed to successfully rescue the man and towed the sinking boat to the James Bay Angler wharf.

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In 2001, Victoria’s Eileen Greene travelled to Namibia in southwest Africa with an international team to explore the AIDS epidemic. It was there that Greene met a girl who would change her life forever. Greene was working in the Katatura Hospital in the early 2000s where she was researching the disease that was spreading rapidly throughout the country. “We worked in a huge inner city hospital, 850 beds — no soap, no wash cloths, no towels. It was filthy,” said the Oak Bay resident and professor of nursing at the University of Victoria “Katatura means the place to come to die. That hospital, once you got in, people rarely got out.” It was there that she met Maria.

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to help feed children in Monica’s neighbourhood in Katatura in 2007. Monica, her son Peacemaker and six other people help run the kitchen that feeds more than 530 children between the ages of 18 months and 15 years old, seven days a week. Greene works from Victoria raising the roughly $4,500 in donations needed to run the kitchen each month. “The one thing about the Namibians is they’re stoic people. They never ask for anything. They don’t whine, even in their illness they’re gracious,” she said. “Everybody takes care of everybody else. Nobody grabs. They have a generosity of spirit and when you go there all you feel is joy.” Greene’s work to feed children in Namibia earned her one of this year’s Human Rights and Nursing Awards from the International Care

Ethics Observatory, a worldwide collaboration of researchers in ethics. “Eileen is self-effacing and humble about her involvement. For her, it is all about the children,” said Anne Davis, a professor at the University of California who nominated Greene for the award. Verena Tschudin, with the observatory, said Greene was one of the strongest candidates this year. Now that the soup kitchen has been registered as a charity in Namibia, Greene is working towards purchasing a parcel of land to build a structure and commercial kitchen. She continues to visit Namibia once a year and speaks with Monica every week over the phone. For more information or to make a donation, visit homeforgoodhope. ca.

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Nursey added the Canadian exchange rate doesn’t affect travel decisions. “We are seeing quite broad-based appeal and it’s not just us, Vancouver is doing well, Seattle is doing well, Whistler is doing well. Our industry is doing well and we’re getting more than our fair share,” Nursey said. Butchart Gardens is also benefitting from the busy tourist season. Dale Ryan, director of public relations, sales and marketing with Butchart Gardens, said they’ve returned to pre-recession admission levels. “We’ve seen a consistent build since 2007. Every year we’ve been consistently building back. But this is our strongest year since before the recession,” said Ryan. She added the good weather has helped as well. Whale watching companies such as Orca Spirit Adventures have also seen an increase in business. “We’ve done our first quarter report so far and things are definitely up about 15 to 20 per cent from last year,” said Oriana Smy with Orca Spirit Adventures. “For us, there are a few contributing factors, last year we purchased Great Pacific Adventure . . . but our walk-in and cruise ship traffic has increased quite a bit.” kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Alex Van Tol reads part of her book Aliens Among Us to a group of children from Camp Gold Rush at the Royal B.C. Museum. threat meter ranging from risky to deadly, so readers can identify the serious invaders. “I went with the [species] readers would be most interested in, the ones that are more familiar to kids, but I also wanted to showcase the ones that were the most destructive,” Van Tol said. “I was surprised by how often people will inadver-

tently introduce alien species into the wild. For example, when dumping out aquariums, some people will take their red-eared slider turtles to Beacon Hill Park because they see turtles in the pond.” Gerry Truscott, publisher with the museum, said it’s important for children to learn about what species belong in

the local ecosystem. “Children are the next generation. They’re the ones who are inheriting what we’ve sort of messed up,” Truscott said. “Don’t look at nature as what’s cute and cuddly is the best, because they aren’t. I think it’s important for children to know what to look out for.” kendra.wong@vicnews.com

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Tent city: give council credit Homelessness is not an easy issue to tackle. Cities all around the world are trying to figure out what to do and where to put the world’s growing homeless population. The issue has become systemic and is becoming more difficult for North American cities to find solutions for. Last week, at Victoria City Council, a staff report singled out Topaz Park, one of the largest parks in Victoria, as a potentially suitable place for setting up a temporary designated tenting area, where people could sleep at night and vacate in the morning. Within a matter of days, a large amount of public outcry arose. Residents held a meeting Saturday night to voice their concerns and a Facebook page called Victoria Citizens Opposed To Tent City was created. Despite initial public reaction, city council is trying to come up with a solution for a very complex problem, one that cannot be solved over night with a single discussion or solution. Albeit, perhaps one of the more controversial solutions, city council’s decision to pass the motion 8-1 is a step in the right direction toward ending homelessness in the city. Some Canadian cities are dealing with homelessness in different ways. Medicine Hat, Alta. (population 61,000) is on the brink of ending homelessness. According to the city’s housing strategy, they must stop focusing on building temporary shelters, but instead make it a priority to get homeless people into places of their own. The strategy is proving very effective with shelter use falling to 849 by 2012-2013, according to the Medicine Hat Community Housing Society’s progress report. The report also states 672 people have been brought out of homelessness since the city adopted the strategy five years ago. About 72 per cent of participants have succeeded in the program and maintained their housing. This shows there are ways to end homelessness. For the City of Victoria, building homes for all the city’s homeless comes with a big price tag, approximately half a billion dollars. Council’s motion is at least trying to get Victoria’s homeless population off the street and moving closer to a solution. Perhaps the Topaz Park plan is not a permanent solution, however, it may be the spark residents of the city need to create one. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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One unfortunate consequence of Sunday’s unsettled weather was the cancellation of the International Buskers Festival’s final group show. This show is the annual major fundraiser for the non-profit Buskers Society as all proceeds help fund our very busy off season operations. If you happened to have attended the festival and had a great time, we certainly would welcome one final “tip” to help ensure we bring lots of fun back to downtown next summer. Contributions to the Victoria International Buskers Festival Society can be forwarded to PO Box 8297, Station Central, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3R9 Thanks for joining us and sharing in all the fun!

I am writing to you about the proposed Tent City to be set up in Topaz Park. According to Mayor Lisa Helps this is a done deal and the citizens of Victoria should show some compassion. Is the idea of sheltering the homeless in tents without protection from the elements, no heat and no showers showing compassion? It is an illogical short-term solution and just putting a band-aid on a bigger, systemic problem. Not only is the idea inhumane to the homeless, it is an inappropriate location. Topaz Park not only serves the surrounding families and neighbourhoods with a playground and dog park, but it is a hub for a variety of city-wide sporting and family events. The Highland Games and Vancouver Island Soccer League to name a few. It is not close to the resources and services homeless people need and deserve. Topaz Park is adjacent to an Alternative Education Facility, S.J. Willis, Quadra Elementary School,

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Mayfair Mall, and flanked by neighbourhoods. Not to mention The Centre for Jewish Life and Learning will be built on Glasgow Street right across from the proposed Tent City. Also, the northern part of Topaz Park is one of the few remaining examples of Garry Oak ecosystem on the Victoria City Parks. The mayor and city council initially proposed a micro-housing solution for the homeless. What happened to that proposal? Why does this seem to be a rushed process without proper consultation with residents, neighbours, associations and businesses? Helps and city council need to seek out better solutions while working with the Federal and Provincial governments. Alternatives could be vacant lots/buildings in the vicinity of homeless services, working collaboratively with homeless societies like Our Place and engaging the public. Acting hastily and illogically is a lose-lose solution for all involved. Vanessa Muzzin Victoria

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Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins is a little more optimistic about the announcement. “Confirmation of provincial funding is welcomed news and brings the possibilities of use on this important rail corridor a step closer,” she said.

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Advancements in cataract surgery are allowing one Victoria eye clinic to provide their patients with a clearer picture. Victoria Eye just received the first shipment of advanced technology intraocular lenses for cataract surgery in Western Canada. “We got it ahead of everybody in Western Canada, who have all been wanting this lens. It’s been out in Europe for several years now and been really well received,” said Dr. Olivia Dam, medical director and ophthalmologist with Victoria Eye. Symfony extended range is a premium lens which provides patients with the ability to see multiple distances, simulating the vision of a 20-year-old. “Much of the population now, they want more than just what they used to have. And 65 isn’t 65 anymore. Everybody wants to golf, they want to read, they want to use their iPad [without glasses],” said Dr. Darren Behn, a partner at Victoria Eye. More than 2.5 million Canadians have cataracts, which make everyday tasks like reading and driving a major challenge. Medical advances in eye surgery are now allowing older people to do things which were previously the domain of those younger. “I have 80-year-olds, 90-year-olds, 95-year-olds, they’re using their iPads or smartphones,” said Behn. “This has changed the way we do things. And everybody wants to take their phone out,

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Doctors Olivia Dam and Darren Behn show off the new intraocular lenses used for cataract surgery at Victoria Eye. The clinic is the first in Western Canada to offer the latest advancement. and even at that mid distance get a really clear [image].” Victoria Eye is the only facility on Vancouver Island working with the ground breaking femtosecond laser for refractive laser-assisted cataract surgery. Dam said the introduction of the new lenses allows

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

LOTS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

NORTH SAANICH fully serviced, ocean view, flat lot Zoned for secondary suite. Call 250-883-6405 to view.

SOOKE 3-BDRM4-plex, $775 mo, on bus route, nice deck & yard. 250-478-2450.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.

ACREAGE

REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

FAIRFIELD ROOM- Available Aug 1. Walk to Cook St Village and amenities. NS/NP. Women only. 250-382-6681.

SUITES, UPPER L A N G F O R D / H A Z E LWO O D AREA: Newer 1 bdrm upper, private entrance, insuite W/D, close to all amens. $950 incldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wifi and hydro, NS/NP. Avail. Aug. 1st. (250)216-8813

AUTO SERVICES FREE REMOVAL of all vehicles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

CARS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

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MERCEDES C230, 2002. 2-door, blue, auto. 113,000 km, $6300. obo. 250-893-8727

DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. warehouse space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared washroom. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

We Buy Cars!

SOOKE, FOR RENT OR LEASE - INDUSTRIAL LAND AND BUILDINGS on Sooke waterfront. Call 250-652-1043 for details.

FREE TOW AWAY

SOOKE, WORK Shed. 1349 sq.ft., high ceilings, double door access; 240 sq.ft. built-in cooler; 4890. sq.ft. concreted and gated yard. Contact Butler Bros. at 250-652-1680.

Scrap Junk Running or Not! Cars Trucks Vans

$50 to $1000

250-686-3933

SELL YOUR CAR... FAST!

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