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Catching up with Kerri Milton Photo: Darren Stone, Times Colonist Photographer
The Downtown Victoria Business Association is announcing its AGM for the coming year. Just as the Downtown is changing, so is our AGM. This year, we are happy to have CragX Indoor Climing Centre host our AGM, - for those who have not been inside, you are in for a treat. CragX has reserved the mezzanine/ second level for our event – where we will offer members a selection of beverages from local Victoria breweries and BC wines. To top it off, Executive Chef Castro Boateng, will EH FDWHULQJ WKH HYHQW ZLWK VRPH ÀQJHU IRRGV Chef Castro has collaborated with Swans Brewpub on their new menu and is a well-recognised and respected chef in Victoria.
new policy. The DVBA has also been working on their own branding with The Number, and we are excited to reveal it at the AGM. The new look focuses on what the Downtown means to YOU whether you are an individual and/or a business owner/landowner.
Our AGM is on May 3 from 5-7pm to allow IRU PRUH SHRSOH WR DWWHQG DIWHU WKH\ ÀQLVK their workday.
Shifting gears…the DVBA is happy to recognize the brand new Downtown park and ride is over half-full already, with spots being reserved daily. IF you want to help with being part of the transportation solution, now is the time to engage and use the opportunities available to you. The only way for progress to work is if you choose to be part of the solution. Thank you so much for all the feedback and we look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM!
Downtown Victoria is a vibrant and exciting place to be, so the DVBA Board of Directors and staff wanted to present an AGM for our members which is representative of our downtown core. The DVBA’s team has been working hard to create a stronger downtown and you will be able to see what they have been working on over the last year and what is to come!
This is a great opportunity to present your ideas to the Board as well as to the staff and to see things from a different perspective. Once all of the business is taken care of – we hope you will stay to climb a wall; which is much like the bigger issues the DVBA works on daily.
Kerri Milton is the Executive Director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association.
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Our editorial philosophy is based on a love of all things downtown with varying perspectives. We’re looking for writers to tell their downtown stories. If you are interested, please reach out to us at kristy@downtownvictoria.ca
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A Conversation with Councillor Lucas The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) I have had the privilege to be involved with the DVBA since its inception. I have VHHQ ÀUVWKDQG KRZ FRPPLWWHG WKH '9%$ is to working with and on behalf of downtown business and property owners to enhance and promote our downtown. The DVBA has been very successful in its ability to bring organizations together on many shared initiatives, to create a collaborative and supportive environment with focused mandates.
Councillor Margaret Lucas City of Victoria At the heart of our downtown is the DVBA – the pulse of our City. I am very proud and always excited to be part of the DVBA’s vision, community impact agenda and ability to get things done.
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Just recently, the DVBA responded to downtown business owners frustration over parking woes in the downtown. They were proactive and partnered with Robbins Parking, Pattison Group, B.C. Transit, and the City of Victoria to create a Park & Ride location that offers an affordable parking alternative within minutes of the downtown core. “The DVBA cares about our downtown, so we want to help come up with solutions that make it easier to shop, work, live and play downtown,” says Kerri Milton, DVBA Executive Director. “We are excited to anQRXQFH WKDW VLQFH WKH ÀUVW 3DUN and Ride has been so successful, that a second one is in the works and will be announced shortly.”
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The DVBA also created an interactive map of every possible parking lot/structure and on-street parking space in the downtown core. The map includes privately owned as well as city owned lots and gives drivers details on the number of spots, rates, and hours of operation. The DVBA supports and partners with over 24 events and festivals downtown. One of its premier events is Car Free YYJ and it will be back on Douglas Street Sunday, June 18th. There
will be nine blocks of fun and entertainment from Chatham / Caledonia to Courtenay with more than 275 vendors. The DVBA’s Clean Team through their daily efforts remove, yearly, over 3,300 JUDIÀWL WDJV DQG GLVSRVH RI GUXJ SDUDphernalia from downtown businesses and properties. This team also partners with the Surfrider Foundation and the City of Victoria to divert cigarette butts from our waterways. In partnership with the Victoria Integrated Court, the Clean Team has supervised 1,490 hours of community work service. In preparation for the provincial election in May, the Downtown Victoria Business Association, the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, the City of Victoria, Tourism Victoria, the Greater Victoria +DUERXU $XWKRULW\ FROOHFWLYHO\ LGHQWLÀHG six urgent and immediate issues affecting the City of Victoria that require provincial government action. The shared priorities are: • Increase Affordable Housing • Improve Mental Health and Addiction Services • Complete Sewage Treatment • Create a Regional Transportation Commission • Complete Belleville Terminal Improvements • Develop Ogden Point and establish a Home Port Victoria For the past 12 years, the DVBA has represented and worked hard for the business community by being smart and strategic about putting in place the necessary tools that support making our downtown a viable and vibrant place to be. If you have a question to submit to Councillor Lucas, please email kerri@downtownvictoria.ca. One of your questions could be featured in an upcoming Downtown Victoria Magazine.
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VicPD educating the public on fraud
Photo: Bowen Osoko, Communication Coordinator, VicPD
Constable Matt Rutherford Victoria Police Department The past month has been a busy one here at VicPD.
RSgt Patrick Armstrong delivers a fraud talk during VicPDs open house. Photo: Bowen Osoko, Communication Coordinator, VicPD
A grade 4 student at George Jay Elementary won the VicPD “Name the Dog� competition. Earlier this month, we had grade 4 students throughout Victoria and Esquimalt draw pictures of our new explosives detection dog. The successful student came up with the name “Bodi,� which means “Bomb Odours Detected Immediately.� We had a pizza lunch for the winning class with newly named Bodi as the guest of honour.
people on how to prevent theft from vehicles. They regularly see money, smart phones, laptops and other expensive elecWURQLFV DOO LQ SODLQ YLHZ ,I \RX ÀQG D 9LF3' /2$& QRWLFH on your vehicle this spring or summer, our volunteers were there to help remind you how you can reduce the chance of theft from your vehicle. Constable Matt Rutherford is the Media Spokesperson for VicPD.
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Throughout the month of March, our efforts have been focused on educating the public on fraud in our communities. Fraud continues to be a concern to us as many people are being victimized. Through our community engagement sessions, we were able to inform over 45 people in person and thousands online through our social media feeds. We hope that, through education, people can protect themselves from becoming victims of fraud.
As we look ahead to the rest of spring and summer, we are starting to encourage people to remove valuables from their vehicles. When you eliminate the opportunity, your chance of having your car broken into is minimized. Our Reserve constables and volunteers will be continuing their involvement with the Lock Out Auto Crime Program (LOAC). In years past, this program has been a great way to inform
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Going Cash Less: Benefits of cashless payments – Case study on Japan Jonathan Do Royal Bank of Canada
king and the primary method consumers use to pay for things.
payments will only make up 10% of total purchase volume by 2030.
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Japan is often considered the one of the most technology advanced countries in the world. Home to Sony, Panasonic, and Nintendo, it has historically been considered one of the leading countries in the world for innovation. Visitors to Japan often marvel at things such as bullet trains, vending machines, and toilets with a wide variety of options and functionality. One area where it seems that the country has fallen behind is in the area of cashless and mobile payments. This is especially interesting due to the fact that the country has had cashless payment cards such the Suica or Pasmo for decades. In Japan, cash still remains
The reason why it has taken such a long time for cashless payments to take hold is the mentality around credit cards being an enabler of making it hard to budget and running the risk of over spending. A recent survey from Japan’s largest retailer “Rakuten” shows that the Japanese still use cash for nearly 80% of their retail payments in comparison to Canada in which nearly 70% of payments are done via debit or credit.
Despite the cultural challenges with cashless adoption in Japan, the country is seeing strong adoption rates in cashless payments with a 10% increase in payments in 2016 with nearly 5 trillion yen in purchase volumes. This is a sign that even in a country with slower than normal adoption rates, people are moving towards more convenient payment solutions.
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Business owners are often faced with the struggle of making it convenient for customers to pay but also balance the risks of fraud and higher transaction costs with cashless payments. However, the trend to move away from cashless payments continues to grow. Moneris has recently posted a note that it expects an even further drop and predicts cash
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“More Canadians – especially younger ones – are tapping their cards to pay as opposed to inserting them into payment terminals. We have seen the number of contactless transactions more than double this year, which is a strong indication that mobile payments are going to see a huge lift,” says Rob Cameron, Chief Product 2IÀFHU DW 0RQHULV
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Understand the Risks: Be vigilant with suspicious customer behavior. Be aware of your bank and payment processing company’s chargeback and fraud prevention policy. Ensure the signature panel is signed and verify with ID Protect your PIN pad. Keep it visible and free from tamper. Be up to speed on the technology and contactless payments: Promote and offer customers the wide range of mobile payment options. Educate yourself and staff on Apple Pay and Google Wallet Wearable technology is incorporating payment technologies in devices such as the Apple Watch.
Jonathan Do is the Branch Manager at RBC Victoria Main Branch. jonathan.do@rbc.com
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Downtown Events Museums & Galleries • • • • • • • • • •
Mar 3-Apr 30 | Urban Nature: The Demand to be Seen | Robert Bateman Centre Mar 24-Apr 22 | Birds of Paradise | Deluge Contemporary Art Mar 24-Apr 29 | Awakening Memory | Open Space Mar 25-Apr 15 | The Look Show | The Bay Centre Apr 8-20 | Alain Bédard: Inspirations of Provence | West End Gallery Apr 8-22 | Ningeokuluk Teevee | Madrona Gallery Apr 8-27 | Wild Spirits | Martin Batchelor Gallery Apr 8-Sept 16 | Origin Stories | Legacy Art Gallery Apr 8-Sept 16 | There’s Blood in the Rocks | Legacy Art Gallery Apr 12 - Oct 1 | Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada | RBCM Apr 19-Jul 8 | Survival by Design: The Legacy of Early Modern architecture in Victoria | Legacy Gallery
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Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada opens | RBCM Remember When: A Seniors OnSite Program | 10:30am | RBCM Happy Egg Day | 10:30am | GVPL We Speak Translate Launch | 3:30pm | Delta Ocean Pointe Hotel Business Circle | 5pm | Nourish Kitchen Yoga for Climbers | 5:30pm | CragX Bike Maintenance 101 - Know your Bike | 5:30pm | MEC Victoria Chess Club | 6pm-845pm | GVPL Meals to Live By: Foods that Fight Cancer | 6pm | Cook Culture
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An Evening with Buddy Wakefield | 7pm | Lucky Bar The Naked Magicians | 7:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Phillips Comedy Night | 8pm | The Mint The Stomp Club | 8pm | Pagliacci’s Kasia’s Pub Quiz Pt. 2 | 8:30pm | Northern Quarter Noah Edwards | 9pm | Bard & Banker Demigodz w/ Celph Titled & Apathy | 9pm | Upstairs Cabaret
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Toddler Time | 10:30am | GVPL Yoga for Climbers | 12:30pm | CragX Investment Information Series Private Capital Markets | 6pm | Union Club of BC Agave Maestros presents All the Rarest | 6pm | Café Mexico Rustic Italian | 6pm | Cook Culture The Science of the Brain | 6:30pm | 4o7 Swift Street
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Bike Maintenance 201 - Brakes | 6:30pm | MEC Shriners Variety Show | 7pm | McPherson Playhouse Underground Comedy Collective | 7:30pm | Paparazzi Automic Vaudeville Spring Cabaret | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre Tyger Dhula | 8pm | Northern Quarter Rosie’s Bitts of Tease Cabaret | 8pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Relativity Project: The Science of the Brain | 8:30pm | 407 Swift St Cities | 9pm | Bard & Banker Full Moon Party Vol 26 | 9pm | Upstairs Cabaret Electric Sex Panther | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub Illenium | 10pm | Distrikt AV Video Dance Party | 10pm | Lucky Bar
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Introduction to Twitter | 10am | GVPL A Queer Trial | 2pm & 4pm | Bastion Square 11th Annual Grand Pacific Open Chess Tournament | 6pm | Hotel Grand Pacific The Construction and De-construction of a Gun | 7pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Ghostly Walks: Red Light & Chinatown | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre April in Paris Concert | 7:30pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Automic Vaudeville Spring Cabaret | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre Ange Hehr | 9pm | Bard & Banker Rock of Ages | 9pm | Bartholomew’s Pub Really Good Friday w/ Illvis Freshley | 9pm | Lucky Bar Batuque Axe | 9pm | Northern Quarter Funk & Soul Fridays: The New Souls | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub We Are the Vibes | 10pm | Copper Owl
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Chinatown Walks | 10:30am | Government/Fisgard St. Road Ride Meet-Up | 10:30am | MEC Anniversary Flash Day Party | 12pm | Empire Tattoo Blue Moon Marquee | 12pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Easter at the Market | 12:30pm3:30m | Victoria Public Market Robert Bateman Centre Tour | 2pm | Robert Bateman Centre Stories at Helmcken House: Resilience | 2 & 3pm | Helmcken House Author: Alan MacLeod: Remembered in Bronze and Stone | 2pm | GVPL Floral Design: Easter Themed Centrepiece | 2pm | Poppies Floral Art Musical Victoria Walking Tour | 2pm | 26 Bastion Square Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Vince Vaccaro | 8pm | Fort Tectoria Magic Bullet 12: Party on High St. | 8pm | Lucky Bar Automic Vaudeville Spring Cabaret | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre Susannah Adams & Joey Smith | 8pm | Hotel Grand Pacific Ange Hehr | 9pm | Bard & Banker Identity Crisis | 9pm | Bartholomew’s Pub Frequency Saturdays: Solomon Potashnick | 9pm | Copper Owl Ben Sures w. David P Smith | 9pm | Northern Quarter
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Sunday Community Yoga | 8:30am | Lululemon Athletica 11th Annual Grand Pacific Open Chess Tournament | 10am | Hotel Grand Pacific Musical Victoria Walking Tour | 10:30am | 26 Bastion Square Wonder Sunday: Terry Fox | 1-3pm | Royal BC Museum The Klez | 5pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre The Lebeau Petersen Band | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Union Cartel | 9pm | Bard & Banker
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Museum Sage Mondays | 3-5pm | Royal BC Museum Yoga for Climbers | 5:30pm | CragX The Eryn Sharpe Trio | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Ange Hehr | 9pm | Bard & Banker
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Yoga for Climbers | 12:30pm | CragX Parent & Tot Sing-a-long | 1pm | Bumble & Hive Play Centre Baby Time | 1:30pm | GVPL Robert Bateman Centre Tour | 2pm | Robert Bateman Centre Scrabble at the Library | 5:458:45pm | GVPL Run Meet-Up | 6pm | MEC
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A Centennial Celebration of Jazz | 6pm | Herman’s Jazz Club Think Local First AGM | 6pm | The Atrium Vietnamese at Home | 6pm | Cook Culture Community Karma Yoga Session | 6:30pm | Patagonia Vic Voices Festival Slam Semi-Finals | 6:30pm | The Vic Theatre Brioche Knitting | 6:30pm | Beehive Wool Shop Midi Sync | 8pm | Copper Owl Maxwell-Smith Plus| 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Gord Light hosts Open Stage | 8:30pm | Northern Quarter Gina Hosie | 9pm | Bard & Banker
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Intimate & Interactive with Atom Egoyan | 10am | Fairmont Empress Remember When: A Seniors OnSite Program | 10:30am | RBCM Measure Your Effectiveness and Free Your Business Potential | 11:30am | Perro Negro National Canadian Film Day 150 | 1-3pm | RBCM Cybersecurity 101 | 2pm | GVPL Victorious Voices Workshop w/ Maita Cienska | 4pm | GVPL Yoga for Climbers | 5:30pm | CragX Bike Maintenance 101 - Cycling Touring | 5:30pm | MEC Victoria Chess Club | 6-8:45pm | GVPL Opa! Greek Favorites | 6pm | Cook Culture
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Human Population & the Future of the Planet | 7pm | GVPL National Canadian Film Day Presents: Breakfast with Scot | 7pm | GVPL Soul Session | 7pm | Nourish Kitchen Phillips Comedy Night | 8pm | The Mint The Dream Collector(s) | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Red Hot Swing Set | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Benji’s Pub Quiz | 8:30pm | Northern Quarter Dallin Paul | 9pm | Bard & Banker
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Toddler Time | 10:30am | GVPL Cyber Security Current Trends and Developments | 12pm | Union Club of BC Yoga for Climbers | 12:30pm | CragX Victorious Voices Workshop with Isaac Bond | 4pm | GVPL Volunteer Managers Mixer | 5pm | Volunteer Victoria 2017 Greater Victoria Business Awards | 6pm | Fairmont Empress Beefsteak Victoria | 6pm | North 48 Mindful Eating w/ Ellie Shortt | 6pm | Nourish Kitchen Bike Maintenance 201 - Derailleurs | 5:30pm | MEC A Plastic Ocean | 7pm | The Vic Theatre Underground Comedy Collective | 7:30pm | Paparazzi Arthur Ellis Awards for Canadian Crime Writing Shortlist Release Event | 7:30pm | Russell Books Les Feluettes/Lilies | 8pm | Royal Theatre Reefer Madness: The Musical | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre The Dream Collector(s) | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Cities | 9pm | Bard & Banker Go Green w/ Cheeks, Vic Horvath, Groceries | 9pm | Copper Owl Half Moon Shine | 9pm | Northern Quarter Electric Sex Panther | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub
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Strategic Planning for Non-Profits | 9:30am | Volunteer Victoria Introduction to Twitter | 10am | GVPL Family Storytime | 10:30am | GVPL Mount Slesse Middle School Band Concert | 12pm | BC Legislature Steps Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 12:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Deans’ Lecture Series: What’s New in Science? | 12:30pm | GVPL Beginner Knit | 6pm | Beehive Wool Shop Spanish Soul: Tapas, Paella and more | 6pm | Cook Culture Prince Tribute Night | 7pm | Yates St. Taphouse Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 7:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Ghostly Walks: Red Light & Chinatown | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Freddie Gibbs | 8pm | Upstairs Cabaret Reefer Madness: The Musical | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre The Dream Collector(s) | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Cities | 9pm | Bard & Banker Rock Steady | 9pm | Bartholomew’s Pub Nochella | 9pm | Lucky Bar Funk & Soul Fridays: The New Souls | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub Zelinski, MacPherson, & Chenery | 9:30pm | Northern Quarter
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Run Meet-Up | 9am | MEC Zumba Fitness Class | 9am | The Bay Centre Literary Walking Tour of Downtown Victoria | 10am | GVPL 6th Annual Creatively United Earth Day Festival & Sustainability Showcase | 10am | RBCM Chinatown Walks | 10:30am | Fisgard/Government St. Road Ride Meet-Up | 10:30am | MEC Law Day | 11am-2pm | Provincial Courthouse Robert Bateman Centre Tour | 2pm | Robert Bateman Centre Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 2pm | McPherson Playhouse
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Fair Isle Project Class | 2pm | Beehive Wool Shop Women’s History Walking Tour | 2pm | 26 Bastion Square Author Terry Fallis: One Brother Shy | 2pm | GVPL Earth Day Community Beach Clean-Up | 3:15pm | Lululemon Athletica Spanish Soul: Tapas, Paella and more | 6pm | Cook Culture Vegan’s Night Out! | 7pm | Victoria Public Market Bilal | 7pm | Upstairs Cabaret Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 7:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Les Feluettes/Lilies | 8pm | Royal Theatre Lust Life Jazz Band | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific Canadian works inspired by Nature for the oboe and oboe d’amore | 8pm | Open Space Reefer Madness: The Musical | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre The Dream Collector(s) | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Strangers | 9pm | Bard & Banker Younger than Yesterday | 9pm | Bartholomew’s Pub Lester Quitzau w/ Damian Graham | 9pm | Northern Quarter
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Yoga for Climbers | 5:30pm | CragX Backcountry 101 - Map & Compass | 5:30pm | MEC Best of the Caribbean | 6pm | Cook Culture Beginner Crochet | 6:30pm | Beehive Wool Shop kNu Standers | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Ange Hehr | 9pm | Bard & Banker
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Yoga for Climbers | 12:30pm | Crag X Parent & Tot Sing-a-long | 1pm | Bumble & Hive Play Centre Baby Time | 1:30pm | GVPL Robert Bateman Centre Tour | 2pm | Robert Bateman Centre Dance without Limits | 5:15pm | MOVE Adapted Fitness Emergency Management Victoria Volunteer Fair | 5:30pm | Victoria City Hall Scrabble at the Library | 5:458:45pm | GVPL Run Meet-Up | 6pm | MEC Investment Information Series Private Capital Markets | 6pm | Union Club of BC An Evening with Author Lisa See | 6pm | Golden City Restaurant Community Karma Yoga Session | 6:30pm | Patagonia West Coast Trail | 6:45pm | Robinson’s Outdoor Store Paper Street Theatre Improv Festival | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club The Clark Brendon Trio | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Elli Hart | 9pm | Bard & Banker Fallbrigade and Good Nature | 9pm | Copper Owl
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Business Circle | 7:30am | Nourish Kitchen Meeting & Exceeding Current and Future Energy Efficiency Requirements | 8am | Hotel Grand Pacific Pinetree Secondary Concert Band | 10am | BC Legislature Steps Remember When: A Seniors OnSite Program | 10:30am | RBCM Yoga for Climbers | 5:30pm | Crag X Bike Maintenance 101 - Flat Repair | 5:30pm | MEC Victoria Chess Club | 6pm | GVPL Emergency Preparedness Workshop | 7pm | Victoria City Hall Movie Night in the Market | 7pm | Victoria Public Market Close Talker | 7pm | Lucky Bar Confabulation: Brave New World | 7:30pm | Victoria Event Centre Paper Street Theatre Improv Festival | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Phillips Comedy Night | 8pm | The Mint The Stomp Club | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s Aaron Wood | 9pm | Bard & Banker
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Toddler Time | 10:30am | GVPL Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show | 11am-6pm | Inner Harbour Yoga for Climbers | 12:30pm | Crag X BC Societies Act Workshop | 1pm | Volunteer Victoria Story Club | 3:30pm | GVPL Spring Awakening - Vibrant Vegetables | 6pm | Cook Culture South Island Gender Variant DropIn | 6-7:30pm | GVPL Bike Maintenance 201 - Drivetrain | 6:30pm | MEC
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Cinema Salon | 7pm | The Bay Centre Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 7:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Underground Comedy Collective | 7:30pm | Paparazzi Ron James | 7:30pm | Royal Theatre Ghostly Walks: Trounce Alley and Broad Street | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Paper Street Theatre Improv Festival | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Reefer Madness: The Musical | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre Fiver w/ Dead Malls and Ora Cogan | 8:30pm | Copper Owl Cities | 9pm | Bard & Banker Electric Sex Panther | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub
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Family Storytime | 10:30am | GVPL Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show | 11am-6pm | Inner Harbour Living on a Fixed Retirement Income | 2pm | GVPL Pulse Radio | 6:30pm | Bartholomew’s Pub Daniel Wesley | 7pm | Distrikt Victoria Emcee Competition | 7pm | Upstairs Cabaret Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 7:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Ghostly Walks: Red Light & Chinatown | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre The Roast of Electra Socket | 8pm | Paparazzi Les Feluettes/Lilies | 8pm | Royal Theatre Paper Street Theatre Improv Festival | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Reefer Madness: The Musical | 8pm | Victoria Event Centre
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The Millies in Concert | 8pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Strangers | 9pm | Bard & Banker Croatia, Douse, Grotto Mall, Butterflywingtip | 9pm | Copper Owl Blue Moon Marquee | 9pm | Northern Quarter Funk & Soul Fridays: The New Souls | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 9:30pm | Visitor Info Centre 90s Hip Hop Party | 10pm | Lucky Bar
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Run Meet-Up | 9am | MEC Astronomy Day | 10am-4pm | RBCM Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show | 10am-5pm | Inner Harbour Money Basics for Newcomers | 10:30am | GVPL Chinatown Walks | 10:30am | Fisgard/Government St. Road Ride Meet-Up | 10:30am | MEC Are We Alone: The Search for Alien Life in the Universe | 11am | RBCM Authors for Indies | 12-2pm | Munro’s Books The Greatest Show on Earth | 1pm | RBCM Robert Bateman Centre Tour | 2pm | Robert Bateman Centre Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | 2pm | McPherson Playhouse Archaeology with the Stars | 2pm | RBCM Banff Community Concert Band | 2:30-3pm | BC Legislature Steps Authors For Indies Day | 7:30pm | Russell Books Lust Life Jazz Band | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific
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Funk & Soul Fridays: The New Souls | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 9:30pm | Visitor Information Centre
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Sunday Community Yoga | 8:30am | Lululemon Athletica Magic the Gathering Tournament | 10am-5pm | Yellowjacket Wonder Sunday: Family Science | 1-3pm | RBCM Sunset Boulevard | 2pm | McPherson Playhouse Celtic Celebration w/ Ken Lavigne | 2pm | Royal Theatre Sushi-making at Home | 4:30pm | Cook Culture Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s
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Boho Tribe, 550 Yates St. Chai Fashions now open, Level 1, The Bay Centre El Furniture Warehouse now open, 533 Yates St. Faye’s Spa now open in The Bay Centre Menbow Ramen Barn now open, 1018 Blanshard St. 3KRQH 2XWÀWWHUV QRZ RSHQ LQ 7KH %D\ &HQWUH Yates Coffee Bar now open, 733 Yates St. Terp City, 1414 Douglas St. Used Paint now open, 561 Johnson St. Hemp & Company has rebranded and is now It’s Only Natural, i.O.N Clothing 3DFLÀF 7UHNNLQJ KDV PRYHG WR %URXJKWRQ 6W Running Room has moved to 1234 Government St.
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For more information on events happening in Downtown Victoria, visit downtownvictoria.ca/events
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Season of Rediscovery Darlene Hollstein The Bay Centre After what feels like the longest winter in history, the cherry blossoms are out and at The Bay Centre we are about to plant our Canada 150 inspired tulips that have been patiently growing in a warm greenhouse, waiting to be potted at the ÀUVW VLJQ RI VSULQJ With warmer weather on the horizon WKHUH LV D IHHOLQJ RI UHMXYHQDWLRQ 2QH of the many things that draw me to 'RZQWRZQ LV LWV HDVH RI ZDONDELOLW\ $V an urban destination there is always a new eatery, retail shop, or attraction to experience or rediscover just around the FRUQHU $IWHU ZLQWHU , YDOXH WKH ORQJHU VXQQ\ GD\V HYHQ PRUH DV , OHDYH WKH RIÀFH DQG H[SORUH QHZ EXVLQHVVHV DQG residential developments that have been FXOWLYDWLQJ RYHU WKH ZLQWHU PRQWKV $W The Bay Centre this includes recently opened Chai Fashions, offering locally made summer dresses and fair trade LWHPV 3KRQH 2XWÀWWHUV SRZHUHG E\ %ODFN Apple, and Fairweather which is openLQJ LQ 0D\ 5HFHQWO\ ORFDO HQWUHSUHQHXU Faye Baligod opened Faye’s Spa, offering IRRW UHà H[RORJ\ DQG UHJLVWHUHG PDVVDJH WKHUDS\ VHUYLFHV ZLWK GURS LQV ZHOFRPH ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR WKH KLJKO\ DQWLFLSDWHG RSHQLQJ RI -RKQQ\ 5RFNHWV VFKHGXOHG WR open in May at our Fort Street entrance,
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The Canadian PaciďŹ c Lawn Bowling Club - a brief history 7KLV DUWLFOH LV WKH VHFRQG RI D WZR SDUW VHULHV DERXW WKH &DQDGLDQ 3DFLĂ€F /DZQ %RZOLQJ &OXE Larry Willmore In 1958, the business relationship between the CPR and the CPLBC changed UDGLFDOO\ 7KH &35 LQIRUPHG RIĂ€FHUV RI the Club that, if they were to continue to operate, they would have to incorporate under the Societies Act, pay the CPR a Ă€[HG UHQWDO UHJDUGOHVV RI WKH QXPEHU of members, and cover the full cost of maintenance of the bowling green and grounds. In 1961, relations between the CPR and the CPLBC worsened. By February 28th 1962, The CPR served notice on the Club to vacate the space it rented in the Crystal Garden building, as it was needed IRU XVH E\ WKH 5R\DO /RQGRQ :D[ 0Xseum. The Club decided at this time to effectively sever its connection with the CPR by opening membership to everyone, regardless of their present or past
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