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School’s support for those in need snowballs Cedar Hill middle school raises $5,500 for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Jacob Zinn Zinn Jacob News Staff Staff News

They They call call it it Operation Operation Snowball, Snowball, and and the the name name is is pretty pretty self-explanatory. self-explanatory. For For the the last last 15 15 years, years, students students and and teachers at Cedar Hill middle teachers at Cedar Hill middle school school have have gathered gathered donations donations of of food food and and money money for for the the St. St. Vincent Vincent de de Paul Paul Society, Society, with with the the amount amount of of donations donations steadily steadily growing growing year year after after year. year. Last Last week, week, the the school school celebrated celebrated its its collection collection of of 126 126 boxes boxes of of food food and and a a record-breaking record-breaking $5,500 $5,500 for for the the society. society. “We “We began began with with a a very, very, very very small small food food drive, drive, and and that that basically basically snowballed snowballed into into what what we we have have today,” today,” said said teacher teacher Ed Ed Parent, Parent, who who started started the the first first Operation Operation Snowball. Snowball. “In “In our our early early experiences, experiences, we we weren’t weren’t sure sure what what to to do, do, but but we we were were able able to to find find the the St. St. Vincent Vincent de de Paul Paul Society Society to to accept accept our our gifts. gifts. They They were were very, very, very very pleased, pleased, right right from from the the beginning.” beginning.” At At the the end end of of November, November, Cedar Cedar Hill Hill held its first generosity assembly, held its first generosity assembly, in in which which Parent Parent challenged challenged the the school’s school’s 520 520 students students to to raise raise $2,000 $2,000 and and fill fill 101 101 boxes boxes of of food. food. The The students students tripled tripled their their fundraising fundraising goal goal (an (an additional additional $700 went to families in $700 went to families in need need in in the the community) community) and and easily easily cleared cleared 101 101 boxes. boxes. “We “We have have a a little little school, school, so so 126 126 boxes boxes and and two two tonnes tonnes of of food, food, that’s that’s pretty pretty good,” good,” said said Parent. Parent. The The fundraising fundraising kicked kicked off off at at the the end end of of November November through through food food and and coin coin drives, drives, two two winter winter concerts concerts and and Operation Operation Snowball Snowball night, night, a a craft-making craft-making event event open open to to the the community community that that also also gathered money through bake gathered money through bake sales, sales, raffles raffles and and a a silent silent auction. auction. Principal Principal Carter Carter Giesbrecht Giesbrecht noted noted that that many many students students also also spent spent their their free free time time working working toward toward collecting collecting donations donations through campaigns through campaigns such such as as food food hamper hamper pickups pickups in in the the community. community. “We “We talked talked at at the the beginning beginning of of the the

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Students Students and and teachers teachers at at Cedar Cedar Hill Hill middle middle school school raised raised $5,500 $5,500 and and 126 126 boxes boxes of of food food for for the the St. St. Vincent Vincent de de Paul Paul Society Society through through the the school’s school’s Operation Operation Snowball Snowball campaign. campaign. The The annual annual fundraising fundraising event event was was started started 15 15 years years ago ago by by teacher teacher Ed Ed Parent Parent (right) (right) as as a a way way to to get get students students into into the the spirit spirit of of giving giving while while donating donating to to those those in in need. need. assembly assembly about about what what generosity generosity means: means: that idea of giving not that idea of giving not only only money money but but time time and and effort effort and and love love and and attention attention in in order order to to help help others others and and not not expect expect anything anything in in return,” return,” said said Giesbrecht. Giesbrecht. “The “The students students have have given given their their time time on on weekends weekends and and after after school, school, as as well well as as the the teachers, teachers, and and the the community community has has been been so so generous generous by by donating donating money money and and food food and and coming coming out out and and supporting supporting our our Operation Operation Snowball Snowball evening. evening. “The “The amount amount of of energy energy and and time time these these

guys guys have have committed committed has has just just been been absolutely astounding. It’s absolutely astounding. It’s just just blown blown me me away.” away.” Giesbrecht Giesbrecht credited credited Parent Parent for for the the continued continued success success of of Operation Operation Snowball, Snowball, and and the the increasing increasing support support from from students, students, teachers teachers and and neighbours. neighbours. “He’s “He’s working working incredibly incredibly hard, hard, and and it’s it’s thanks thanks to to him him and and the the tireless tireless efforts efforts he’s he’s put put in,” in,” said said Giesbrecht. Giesbrecht. “It’s “It’s just just absolutely absolutely incredible incredible the the amount amount of of time time and and energy energy he’s he’s put put into into

making making sure sure Operation Operation Snowball Snowball works.” works.” “I’ve been here for about “I’ve been here for about 25 25 years, years, and and the the feeling feeling II get get is is that that people people want want to to give,” give,” said said Parent. Parent. “They “They realize realize that that we we have have to to give, give, that that we’ve we’ve got got to to raise raise the the generosity generosity bar, bar, with with homeless homeless people people and and those those that that are are underprivileged underprivileged on on that that edge. edge. “Everyone “Everyone seems seems to to understand, understand, including including the the younger younger children, children, we’ve we’ve got got to to help help some some people.” people.” jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com

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Program helping to bridge the generations Students and seniors share skills through physical activity sessions Travis Paterson News Staff

The last time Jonas Carvalho worked with youth was more than 25 years ago when he coached soccer. This fall Carvalho revisited a leadership role with youth, as he worked with the students of Spectrum Community school and Marigold elementary. It was part of the District of Saanich’s new Intergenerational Physical Activity Leadership (iPal). The initiative encourages physical activity while breaking down intergenerational barriers within the immediate community. “Apparently, I learned, the older generation as well as the younger generation has a preconceived notion about each other,” Carvalho said. “iPal has changed my perceptions about students.” Carvalho came into the iPal program with a group of volunteers from the Silver Threads service for seniors located at Hampton Park. They matched up with Grade 10 student leaders from Spectrum and Grade 5 student leaders from Marigold. Representatives from all three groups met daily at Marigold for six weeks this fall to run through activities and exercises. Members from the Marigold-

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Shadam McDonald and Stella Bodley-Scott assemble fruit spears during the nutrition portion of the iPal health fair at Marigold elementary. The iPal program brings Grade 5 leaders together with older adults and neighbouring Grade 10 high school students. In the top row from left is Spectrum student Kieran Wakeham, Silver Threads volunteers Jonas Carvalho and Peter Zingeler, and Spectrum’s Erika McClung and Riley Zabok. based program met there on Dec. 10 for a final celebration at the iPal Health Fair. Among the activity stations the Marigold and Spectrum students rotated through was a pickle-ball court, a heart rate measuring workshop, a chair exercise workshop and a nutrition workshop. In the nutrition station,

Spectrum students led Marigold students through the importance of eating a healthy portion of vegetables at most meals, followed by the creation of a veggie and fruit skewer. Saanich recreation programmer Mena Westhaver was introduced to the idea for the program during a seminar at the University of Victoria.

Doctoral candidate Jennifer McConnell, who is studying in social dimensions of health, gave a presentation about a similar project she had set up between Cordova Bay elementary school students and older adults from the attached Cordova Bay 55 Plus. Cordova Bay was partnering students and seniors for a digital

photography project, a model McConnell adapted to focus on physical activity. That’s been happening at Cordova Bay since 2013. Westhaver partnered with McConnell and it’s been a smash hit, she said. “This year was a big expansion. We added in the Grade 10 students and it’s gone fabulous,” McConnell said. At Cordova Bay, they brought in Claremont secondary Grade 10s. A third program was successful this year between Campus View elementary and Mount Douglas secondary, and older adults from the Luther Court Society. “The Grade 10s really brought the program to a new place, their availability to lead the Grade 5s during daily lunch hours really helped the daily activities go well,” McConnell said. Many of the older adults have a schedule busy with other things and had a hard time getting to the elementary schools everyday. “I’d do it again,” said Grade 10 Spectrum student Cory Stashewsky. “The [Grade 5s] responded well to us, I think it gives them someone they can look up to who’s not an adult.” And from the Grade 10 perspective, Stashewsky said it was a nice experience getting to know the different people in his community. “We worked well with the older adults, it was good to work with people of different ages. I recommend this program for anyone.”

Christmas Hill walk brings community in step with nature Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is inviting the community to step up and enjoy the natural beauty of their surroundings. The sanctuary will again host a family holiday hike up Christmas Hill on Sunday, Dec. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The free event gives participants a chance to enjoy the majestic views of the city from atop Christmas Hill. “While this event is an opportunity for people to learn about critically imperilled plants and animals, its primary focus is simply to have fun,” said Kathleen Burton,

executive director at Swan Lake. “We are looking forward to enjoying a day out in nature, using the hike as an opportunity to burn off a few of those holiday cookies and second helpings of dressing. This will be a time to simply enjoy Christmas Hill at this very special time of year.” She said the highland environment of Christmas Hill is in marked contrast to the lowlands of Swan Lake. The glacially moulded rock faces, the vernal (seasonal) pond and the majestic view from the hilltop are of special interest to visitors.

The Swan Lake and Christmas Hill sections are connected by a trail corridor. A 2.5-kilometre loop trail, that includes two wharves and a floating walkway, provide access to the lake area. Program manager Renee Cenerini points out that less than one per cent of low elevation Garry oak habitat and approximately five per cent of upland habitat remain in Canada today. “This is part of what make Christmas Hill so special, the Garry oak ecosystem you will find there is one of the most endangered in Canada,” said Cenerini.

“This holiday hike offers participants the chance to appreciate first hand something beautiful, something protected for the community by the community.” While the family hike is free, donations to the sanctuary are appreciated and pre-registration is required, with tickets available at the Beban Park box office. Participants are reminded to dress appropriate for the weather, to wear hiking shoes and bring a water bottle. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 250-4790211 or visit www.swanlake.bc.ca.

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In-camera results reported Coun. Colin Plant reported that Saanich council will begin reporting the results from council’s in-camera meetings. The amendment flew ‘under the radar’ during the Dec. 14 council session, during which a debate over the delegation portion of councils earned the most attention. “I feel this is a good initiative as some members of the public are suspicious of things happening in-camera,” Plant said. “I look forward to be able to report out more often now that we will be reminded on our in-camera agendas to rise and report.”

Task force for refugees Council approved Coun. Leif Wergeld’s request that Saanich send a letter to the Capital Regional District asking for a short-term CRD task force to assess services that can assist refugees. The motion also tasks Saanich’s chief administrative officer to build a report outlining Saanich municipal services or programs that could further assist refugee families to resettle in Saanich.

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After dipping to just five students in 2015, the number in the high school education program for inmates at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre on Wilkinson Road is now at 45. And counting. This year alone five inmates have acquired their Dogwood diploma as high school graduates, said volunteer tutor Steve Newton. “We have one guy on his last credit and another on his final two credits, plus two more eyeing a finish by February, and they wish to register at Camosun College following their release,” Newton said. What happens is the inmates return to the community without a high school degree. “Without a formal education, no one wants to give them an opportunity,’ Newton said. “This gives them a formal education.” The retired teacher is a board member of the Victoria Read Society and has been instrumental in rebuilding the program. The Read Society took over earlier this year after the Victoria School District 61 backed out (SD61 had taken it over from Saanich School District 63). Cowichan School District 79 then came on in support, supplying curriculum materials, performing the marking, granting credits, performing credit checks, and granting the diplomas. And ironically, Cowichan is the only school district in the immediate area still using a pen and paper curriculum, which is exactly what the Wilkinson jail program needs. “We’re hopeful we can move this forward,” Newton said. “Those inmates who’ve started in the program begin to

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National inquiry is a vital step The statistics are staggering. While native women make up four per cent of Canada’s female population, 16 per cent of all women murdered in the country between 1980 and 2012 were indigenous. Indigenous women are three times more likely to report experiencing violence. Another report indicates that 55 per cent of the cases involve women and children under the age of 31. But statistics aside, these women are sisters, mothers, daughters, friends, co-workers and neighbours. That’s why the federal government’s decision to move ahead with an inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women is so important. There is a need to know why indigenous women fall victim to violence more often than other women, whether it’s at the hands of a loved one or a stranger. It also must be determined if there are systemic influences that lead to indigenous women being potentially treated differently by the police and courts. We must also know if age-old stereotypes within the broader society have helped create these situations. Nobody should have illusions that an inquiry will immediately stop abductions and murders overnight. But what the process says is that all lives matter, that it’s not acceptable for these tragic circumstances to be so prevalent. Hopefully the inquiry will also allow all Canadians to reflect on what kind of country we live in and the need for all citizens to be safe and secure and to reach their full potential. There’s long been a division among First Nations and the rest of the country, and now is the time to close that gap once and for all. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

Horgan on trade, carbon tax and LNG markets to try to stimulate economic NDP leader John Horgan sat down activity here at home. with Tom Fletcher for a year-end TF: Your party supports the carbon interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. tax now, but not the revenue neutral Here are excerpts. For the full version, approach. Do you support increasing the see the Opinion tab at SaanichNews. rate? com. JH: I’ve looked carefully TF: In the recent federal at the report tabled by election, national NDP leader the premier’s [advisory] Thomas Mulcair rejected the group, a vast array of British Trans Pacific Partnership sight Columbians, and there was a unseen, endorsing letters from lot of water put into the wine Unifor and CUPE saying this is to get to the position they a bad deal. Is your party seen got to. What I’m comfortable as against Pacific Rim trade? with is that the date that JH: No, I don’t think so, and they’ve selected for a ramping what I said at the time was up of the carbon tax is 2018, that I support trade. We’re a which will be a year after the trade-centred province. We’re Tom Fletcher next provincial election. So looking across the ocean at the B.C. Views if I’m successful and form a largest market the world has government, I’ll have time to known, and I support getting look at tax policy broadly to see if we our products to higher-priced markets. can make improvements in the carbon But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen tax. For me, and I think for most British it. Columbians, the model that Alberta has TF: The NDP and unions have adopted of taking revenues and driving historically been protectionist. Do you them into industries, or activities like see any need to modernize the B.C. transit, that will reduce emissions over party? JH: When it comes to trade, I think we time. TF: Natural gas price and volume have modernized. And who was the first continue to go down, along with premier to go on a trade mission from commodities generally, and supply of British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your And now there has been a succession take on the prospects for LNG after the of premiers make regular visits to other

year we’ve had? JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a faraway place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year? JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Letter perpetuates myth Regarding the “Where is the warming?” letter to the editor in the Dec. 16 Saanich News, the idea that the Earth isn’t warming is based on a myth constantly touted by climate change denialists. This isn’t a charge leveled at the actual writer of the letter; there is so much disinformation on the Internet and in the media that it’s very easy to be misled. The idea that we are in the middle of a hiatus has always been considered wrong for the most part, and was in fact definitively shown to be wrong within the past year in a study published in the journal Science. Temperatures have continued to increase over the last 15-20 years. In fact, the last 15 years have shown increases on average that are slightly more than the half century prior. No it’s still not very fast, but it is constant. There is no climate change debate anymore. None. Even just a few minutes spent reading the actual science literature shows this clearly. People picking at loose strings

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in hopes of unraveling some great conspiracy aren’t going to get anyone anywhere at this point. There is no conspiracy, we know it’s happening for a fact, and continuing to deny it at this point not only serves to hurt ourselves, but also our children, grandchildren, and our hopes of continued civilization. Mike Kossey Vancouver

Pulling the strings Having Tom Fletcher interview Premier Christy Clark is like having Charlie McCarthy interview Edgar Bergen. (Google it.) Bob Miers Saanich

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Community Calendar Wednesday, Dec. 23 A Vox Humana tradition – Dylan Thomas’ quintessential Christmastime story read by Welshman Melville Jones and accompanied by carols. Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 1973 Cultra Ave., Saanichton and Dec. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., Victoria. Tickets: Pay what you can at the door. The Goward House Society art show and sale by Chinese Brush Painters runs until Jan. 27 at 2495 Arbutus Rd. Viewing hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 24 St. Dunstan’s Church is staging the play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to the Syrian refugee family fund that is being established. St. Dunstan’s Church is located at the corner of Tyndall and San Juan avenues. Saanich Community Church invites you to celebrate a Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 6:30 p.m., 4566 West Saanich Rd. Enjoy provocative poetry, sacred readings, carol singing, hot apple cider and a community of warm-hearted neighbours. An offering will be accepted for the Saanich Community Church refugee resettlement fund. Christmas Eve Services at St. Luke’s Church, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Child Friendly Christingle Carol Service at 4 p.m.; services with carols and candles at 7 and 10 p.m. For more information, contact 250477-6741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca.

Friday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day Service at St. Luke’s Church, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Family Communion Service at 10 a.m. For more information, contact 250-477-6741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca.

Saturday, Dec. 26 Mother Goose: A Panto at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., at 2 p.m. Mother Goose lives in a boot with all her children.

The evil chancellor raises taxes and threatens Mother Goose with eviction if she can’t pay. Luckily Pricilla the goose comes to the rescue and saves the day. Tickets $16 adults, $8 children 12 and under.

Sunday, Dec. 27 Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Marion at 250-477-9851. Mother Goose: A Panto at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., at 2 p.m. Mother Goose lives in a boot with all her children. The evil chancellor raises taxes and threatens Mother Goose with eviction if she can’t pay. Luckily Pricilla the goose comes to the rescue and saves the day. Tickets $16 adults, $8 children 12 and under.

Happy Holidays Thank you for all your support in 2015!

Monday, Dec. 28 The B.C. Aviation Museum holds its popular annual Kids Fest on Dec. 28 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids Fest includes scientific demonstrations, building paper airplanes, decorating cookie airplanes and other arts and crafts. The museum is located at 1910 Norseman Rd., on the east side of Victoria International Airport. Admission is by donation. Volkssport Monday and Wednesday morning walks. Registration 8:45 a.m.; walk 9 a.m. Contact Rick at 250-478-7020 or Jan at 250-665-6062 for current schedule.

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Gail, Lynn, Robin, Kathryn, Caroline and the Board of SVSS

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Make a grocery list Thora Cherkosh-Dodds, 11, and her five-year-old brother Gabriel together—kids check (background) make their own wrapping paper during a recent craft off the items. event by CRD at the Francis/King Nature Centre. Kids of all ages used recycled paper, lino blocks and other tools to design one-of-a-kind wrapping paper, just in time for Christmas.

Volkssport Tuesday evening #6 #6 Make a grocery list walk. Meet at Running Room, Make a grocery list together—kids check together—kids check off the items. Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 off the items. Royal Oak Dr. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Gail at 250-477-4472. #6 #6 Congregation Emanu-El Make a grocery list Synagogue presents violinist Make a grocery list together—kids check together—kids check Serguei Popov in Concert at 7 p.m., off the items. learning time. off time the items. 1461 Blanshard St. There is no Make family with all the trimmings including soup Thursday, December 24, from 4:30 pm admission charge for the concert Make family time learning time. activities you can do astime. a family at Make family time learning but donations are welcome to helpFind more www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca Popov continue his Aliyah projects in Europe and Turkey, and will How do you learn as a family? Reservations Recommended Tell us #FamilyLiteracyDay help support Congregation Emanu1520 McKenzie Ave. (corner of Cedar Hill & McKenzie) El’s Refugee Sponsorship Project. (250) 721-2188 Light refreshments will be served.

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