The Magazine
May 2017
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Catching up with Kerri Milton Photo: Rachel Rilkoff
May 3rd marked the DVBA’s 2017 Annual General Meeting. The DVBA was pleased to host the AGM at Crag X Climbing Centre on Pandora Avenue thanks to the generosity of Kenneth Cronin who owns both the property and business. While watching climbers boulder, AGM attendees mingled and drank while enjoying delicious bites from Chef Castro, Executive Chef at Swans and owner of his own catering company. The meeting was opened by Mayor Helps, with short speeches by President Suzanne Bradbury, Treasurer Dan Sawchuk and Executive Director Kerri Milton. The DVBA unveiled its new brand at the AGM that the DVBA team has been working on with the creative minds from The Number. The new brand focuses on Downtown Victoria, not the DVBA. The work we do is not about the organization, it is about creating a more vibrant downtown. Through the design process, we recognized that Downtown Victoria means something different to each of us which is why we are proud to present a brand which has the capacity to JURZ DQG UHà HFW WKH PDQ\ IDFHWV RI RXU downtown. The night celebrated the DVBA’s work over the past 12 months including collaborative efforts with Pattison, BC Transit and the City of Victoria to bring WKH ÀUVW 3DUN DQG 5LGH LQWR WKH &LW\ RI Victoria, the DVBA’s partnership with VIATEC and the Government Street Merchants to launch the Innovation
Tree, and the DVBA’s partnership with the Times Colonist for the new Downtown Magazine. This past year, the DVBA also won an international award of excellence for Car Free Day, started “Field Trip Fridays,â€? where staff visit one business a week to see what they do, and how the DVBA can help. Proudly, the DVBA was able to share in the success of the interactive parking map, the Ă€UVW HYHU 3XPSNLQ 3XUVXLW ZKLFK VDZ participation from 317 businesses and Santa Claus roaming downtown for the Ă€UVW WLPH HYHU The DVBA was happy to share ground Ă RRU YDFDQF\ KDV GURSSHG IURP WR DV SHU WKH ODWHVW &ROOLHUV UHSRUW The DVBA shared that their Clean Team collected 4647 needles, cleaned up 2556 JUDIĂ€WL WDJV WKLV \HDU DQG RYHU PLOOLRQ cigarette butts from our streets since 2014. The DVBA team has and continues to work tirelessly to bring vibrancy and economic vitality into our downtown core – become more acquainted with us on our new website at downtownvictoria. FD RU VWRS E\ RXU RIĂ€FH DQ\ WLPH
The DVBA is proud to present the 2017 Board of Directors as voted by acclamation as follows: Suzanne Bradbury, President; Kathy Hogan, Vice-President; Dan Sawchuk, Treasurer; Teri Hustins, Secretary; and Directors at Large are: Eveline Black, Indu Brar, Shane Devereaux, Dave Ganong, John McCannel, Jonathan Michaels, and Grant Olson. Councilor Margaret Lucas continues as our DVBA/City council liaise. We are very grateful to this very dedicated volunteer Board of Directors and we are so excited for all the great things to come for our downtown in the next 12 months. I would like to personally thank my team for their ongoing support and determination, Kristy Fallon, Marketing; Ian Piears, Cultural Outreach; Alison Gair, ([HFXWLYH $VVLVWDQW DQG 5RE &DXQWHU Clean Team – without them we would not be able to do all the remarkable things we do for Downtown Victoria. Kerri Milton is the Executive Director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association.
Want to contribute? 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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Parking in Downtown Victoria
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A Conversation with Councillor Lucas The Victoria Civic Heritage Trust ,Q WKH 9&+7 KDG LWV EXVLHVW DQG a most productive year to date with D UHFRUG QXPEHU RI %XLOGLQJ ,QFHQtive Program funding applications DGPLQLVWHUHG RQ EHKDOI RI WKH &LW\ of Victoria. These funds were used WRZDUGV WKH FRQVHUYDWLRQ RI D QXPEHU of key commercial, industrial and inVWLWXWLRQDO KHULWDJH EXLOGLQJV ORFDWHG LQ GRZQWRZQ DQG RWKHU QHLJKERXUKRRGV $ QXPEHU RI WKHVH DSSOLFDWLRQV ZHUH received from properties located in Chinatown, a National Historic Site.
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According to the VCHT’s Executive Director, Catherine Umland, “VictoULD·V EXLOW KHULWDJH LV DQ HVVHQWLDO SDUW of its community identity. The Tax Incentive Program and the Building Incentive Program have had a profound positive impact on conserving downtown Victoria’s heritage and PDNLQJ GRZQWRZQ VDIHU PRUH YLEUDQW DQG VXVWDLQDEOH 7KH 9&+7 LV H[FLWHG DERXW ZRUNLQJ ZLWK PRUH HOLJLEOH KHULWDJH SURSHUW\ RZQHUV EH\RQG WKH downtown core to conserve and seisPLFDOO\ XSJUDGH WKHLU EXLOGLQJV µ Our historical commercial, industrial DQG LQVWLWXWLRQDO EXLOGLQJV DUH PXFK PRUH WKDQ MXVW EULFNV DQG PRUWDU The Victoria Civic Heritage Trust XQGHUVWDQGV ERWK WKH VLJQLÀFDQFH RI Victoria’s history and its unique architecture. Here’s to many more years of conservation! 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.
Business Survey Results
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Four Innovative Partners Make Mobility Better for Everyone
Acting Chief Constable Del Manak Victoria Police Department The month of May is going to be a busy but exciting time at VicPD as we sit down with citizens and business leaders in Victoria and Esquimalt to report back on what we heard in our 2017 VicPD Business and Community Survey project. We’re hosting four feedback sessions in which members of our Senior Command Team and our Police Board will report back to you on what we heard from you in this year’s surveys. We’ll then sit down to disFXVV WKH VXUYH\ ÀQGLQJV DQG WR JDWKHU \RXU LQSXW IRU how best to move forward. Our goal is to ensure that the citizens of Victoria and Esquimalt are receiving the policing service that they expect in a way that is ÀQDQFLDOO\ VXVWDLQDEOH We performed two distinct surveys – the VicPD business survey, which was delivered to randomly selected members of our business community, and the VicPD community survey, which was delivered to randomly-selected residences in Victoria and Esquimalt. We’ll be presenting the results of our business survey at a session on June 6th, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. at the Union Club and I’d like to invite all members of the DVBA to attend. For more information on our Community and Business Survey project, please visit our website at vicpd. ca. Del Manak is the Acting Chief Constable for the Victoria Police Department.
Selena McLachlan Modo
of the DVBA and members like the Bay Centre, the foundation to better mobility has been set for others to follow.
There’s an old African proverb that says “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.� Nothing could be truer when it comes to fostering a culture carsharing, with a recent collaboration by four innovative partners to help create a more vibrant and sustainable downtown core. Together, the DVBA, Bay Centre, Modo and the City of Victoria are paving the way for better mobility.
For more information on the DVBA’s special Modo business offer, please reach out to Nicole Huk at 604-9103485 or nicole@modo.coop.
This initiative will see more businesses adopting carsharing to get around town, run errands, visit clients and GHOLYHU JRRGV +DYLQJ DFFHVV WR D YHKLFOH QHDU RQH¡V RIĂ€FH is proven to increase commuting by foot, bike and transit; which in turn reduces parking demand, freeing up valuable space for parks and the people who need parking the most – customers. With 15 Modos of various shapes and size within steps of the Bay Centre alone (one in the parkade!) – and a special offer to DVBA members to join Modo at no charge – doing without your own car just got a whole lot easier and greener. /RFDO EXVLQHVVHV FDQ WDS LQWR 0RGR¡V Ă HHW VDYLQJ WKHP time and money. “We love the commercial-only parkLQJ EHQHĂ€W RI 0RGR¡V FDUJR YDQ Âľ VD\V &DUOD 6PDUW &R )RXQGHU &LQH9LF ´:H GRQ¡W KDYH WR Ă€QG DQG SD\ IRU street parking.â€? We know however that building a less car-dependent community will take time. But thanks to the forward-thinking
Selena McLachlan is the Director of Marketing & Business Development at Modo - formerly Victoria Carshare Cooperative.
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Prioritizing Community Involvement Jonathan Do Royal Bank of Canada A recent report by statistics Canada noted that 48% of middle aged Canadians volunteered their time for a charitable cause. This is a trend that continues to grow, whereas in the past we considered the “midlife crisis� to be reason to splurge on a new sports car or convertible. We have seen the effects of how “paying it forward� can result in some of the most successful viral campaigns by some of Canada’s largest companies. Take for instance the WestJet Christmas Miracle campaign that surprised passengers with personalized gifts. Tim Hortons 10,000 free coffees campaigns that encouraged
random acts of kindness. These instances are not examples of grass-roots community involvement but shows how powerful “being positive� can be for the brand of a business.
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If you are an entrepreneur/small business owner the impact of “paying it forward� or giving back to the local community can not only be a rewarding experience but can also support the branding of your business and allow business owners to connect with their communities in a more authentic manner. In the age of negative media/fake news and a stronger gravitation to things that feel authentic and positive. The ability to retain talent and create engagement can ultimately rely upon what type of values your company supports and how your business aligns to community organizations that “do good� at the local level.
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Find out what local organizations that aligns to your values and strategic business vision. Invite well known and respected local organizations into your business for informal huddles and share stories around how they’ve impacted your community. Offer incentives for employees to volunteer their time. Some companies offer cash grants payable to local charities when employees volunteer a minimum amount of free time. Grass-roots volunteering can be a great team building exercise that allows employees to work closely together for a higher purpose. Use community involvement as a leadership development opportunity for key staff. Employees who champion volunteering Fundraise for a local charity through book sales, bake sales, auctions, or an
open house to show case the support for a local charity that will ultimately allow the community to get a sense around what your company values is and how your people model those behaviors. Jonathan Do is the Branch Manager at RBC Victoria Main Branch. jonathan.do@rbc.com
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Downtown Events Festivals & Multi-day Events • • • • • • •
May 12-14 | Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival | Multiple Locations May 17-28 | UNO Fest | Multiple Locations May 18-21 | Pretty Good Not Not Bad | Multiple Locations May 19-21 | Corvette Club’s Victoria Glass 2017 | Harbour Towers May 25-28 | French Fest | Multiple Locations May 25–29 | Swiftsure International Yacht Race June 14-18 | Ska and Reggae Festival | Multiple Locations
Wed, May 10 • •
Public Hall - Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution | 10am – 2pm | Fairmont Empress Remember When: A Seniors On-Site Program | 10:30am | Royal BC Museum
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Lunch & Learn - Deconstructing an Investigation | 12 – 1pm | 602, 620 View Street Emergency Preparedness Workshop | 1-3pm | City of Victoria City Hall Canadian Children’s Book Week: Ghost Stories of Newfoundland | 1:15-2:15pm | Greater Victoria Public Library Business Circle | 5 – 6:30pm | Nourish Kitchen Yoga for Climbers | 5:30-6pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Bike Maintenance 101 – Know your Bike | 5:30-6:30pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Victoria Chess Club | 6-8:45pm | Greater Victoria Public Library Prana Yoga Tour with Steve Krojniewski | 7-8pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op The Fitting Room & SnowFrog: A Double Bill | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club
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Phillips Comedy Night | 8pm | The Mint Tom Vickery Trio | 8pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Benji’s Pub Quiz | 8:30-11pm | Northern Quarter
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Bastion Square Public Market | 11am – 4:30pm | Bastion Square Yoga for Climbers | 12:30-1pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Fanciful Felting | 2-3:30pm | Greater Victoria Public Library Prodigy Group May Mingle | 5-7pm | Strathcona Hotel Rooftop Rustic Italian Class | 6-9pm | Cook Culture Beginner Knit | 6:30-8:30pm | Beehive Wool Shop Bike Maintenance 201 – 6:30-8pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Given movie screening | 6:308:30pm | Patagonia
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De-Constructing Colonization in Each of Our Lives | 7-8:45pm | Greater Victoria Public Library Survival by Design: the Legacy of Early Modern Architecture in Victoria | 7pm | Legacy Art Gallery Ghostly Walks: Trounce Alley and Broad Street | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Damian Graham Trio | 7:30pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club The Fitting Room & SnowFrog: A Double Bill | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Capital City Syncopators | 8-11pm | Northern Quarter Electric Sex Panther | 9:30pm | Canoe Club
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Mother’s Day Pedaler Puzzle Hunt | 9am-6pm | The Pedaler Family Storytime | 10:30-11am | Greater Victoria Public Library Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square
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Chilliwack Sec School Music Dept Afternoon Concert | 1-2pm | BC Legislature Share Food, Talk Hunger | 1-3pm | Greater Victoria Public Library Bodacious Celebrates You! | 2-4pm | Bodacious Every Living Thing: Experiencing a Bioblitz | 5pm | Royal BC Museum CNIB Eye Appeal Exhibition and Art Event | 6-11pm | Victoria Conference Centre Canadaland, A Guide to Canada | 7-10pm | Upstairs Cabaret Art Battle | 7pm | Victoria Event Centre Ghostly Walks: Red Light & Chinatown | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Sunset Boulevard | 8pm | McPherson Playhouse Jon & Sierra | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific Vancouver Island Dynamite | 8pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club The Fitting Room & SnowFrog: A Double Bill | 8pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers | 9pm | Northern Quarter Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 9:30pm | Visitor Info Centre
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Mother’s Day Pedaler Puzzle Hunt | 9am-6pm | The Pedaler MEC Run Crew | 9am | Mountain Equipment Co-op
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Chinatown Walks | 10:30am | Government and Fisgard Backcountry 101 – Juan De Fuca Trail Prep | 11am-12pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square Johnston Heights Secondary Band | 1-1:45pm | BC Legislature Filmmaker’s Panel | 1pm | The Vic Theatre Inner Harbour Maritime Tour | 1:302:30pm | Maritime Museum of BC CineSpark Pitch Competition | 3pm | The Vic Theatre Homecoming – A Night Out To End All Nights Out | 6:30-10pm | Ship Point Mother’s Day Eve Mowtown: Checo Tohomaso | 7:30pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Miller Conducts Shostakovich | 8pm | Royal Theatre Sunset Boulevard | 8pm | McPherson Playhouse Eddie Daponte | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific Neil Young - An Acoustic Tribute | 9pm | Northern Quarter Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 9:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Young Braised + special guests | 10pm | Upside Studios (16 ½ Fan Tan Alley) Aurora | 10pm | Sunset Room
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Mother’s Day Pedaler Puzzle Hunt | 9am-6pm | The Pedaler Family Fun Day | 9am-3pm | Delta Ocean Pointe Bastion Square Sunday Market | 11am-4pm | Bastion Square Board Games in the Square | 1-5pm | Centennial Square Wonder Sunday: Family Science | 1-3pm | Royal BC Museum Sunset Boulevard | 2pm | McPherson Playhouse Miller Conducts Shostakovich | 2:30pm | Royal Theatre Edie DaPonte, Tom Vickery | 3pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club Speed Pitching | 3pm | Celtic Trio May Tour: Pierre Schryer, Adam Dobres, Martin Nolan | 7:30pm | Hermann’s Jazz Club
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Baby Time | 10:30am | Greater Victoria Public Library Museum Sage Mondays | 3-5pm | Royal BC Museum Yoga for Climbers | 5:30-6pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Backcountry 101 – Digital (GPS) Navigation | 5:30-6:30pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Thai Basic Class | 6-9pm | Cook Culture Ghostly Walks: Parliament & Gatsby Mansion | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre
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Yoga for Climbers | 12:30-1:30 | Crag X Climbing Centre Surprising Science | 1-3pm | Royal BC Museum Parent & Tot Sing-a-long | 1-1:45pm | Bumble & Hive Play Centre Hope Secondary School Band | 2:30-3pm | BC Legislature Scrabble at the Library | 5:458:45pm | Greater Victoria Public Library Semolina Pasta Fundamentals (Vegan-friendly) | 6-9pm | Cook Culture Lace Project | 6:30-8pm | Beehive Wool Shop Gerry Dee Live | 7:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Ghostly Walks: Royal Theatre & St Andrew’s Cathedral | 7:30pm | Visitor Information Centre Book Launch: Tom Hawthorn: The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country | 7:30pm | Munro’s Books Stars on Ice | 8pm | Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre Maxwell-Smith-Macdonald, Swing Inc. | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s
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Remember When: A Seniors OnSite Program | 10:30am | Royal BC Museum Chamber AGM & Mayoral Address | 11:30am-1:30pm | Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
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Lunch & Learn - Deconstructing an Investigation | 12-1pm | Engaged HR It’s Complicated: Family Legal | 5:15-7pm | Royal BC Museum Yoga for Climbers | 5:30-6pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Bike Maintenance 101 – Cycle Touring | 5:30-6:30pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Victoria Chess Club | 6-8:45pm | Greater Victoria Public Library
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Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square Yoga for Climbers | 12:30-1:30 | Crag X Climbing Centre May Business Mixer | 5-7pm | Huntingdon Manor Hotel Rustic Italian (Primavera Menu) | 6-9pm | Cook Culture UNO Fest: After the Beep | 6:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Bike Maintenance 201 – Derailleurs | 6:30-8pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Pretty Good Not Bad presents Helena Deland | 7pm | Martin Batchelor Gallery Small Homes: The Right Size | 7pm | Russell Books Dockside Green Dialogues: The Creative Entrepreneur | 7-9pm | Royal BC Museum Ghostly Walks: Trounce Alley and Broad Street | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre UNO Fest: 4-1/2 (ig)noble truths | 9pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Electric Sex Panther | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub
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Family Storytime | 10:30-11am | Greater Victoria Public Library Walnut Grove Sec. School - Jr. Concert Band Tour | 11-11:45am | BC Legislature Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square Burnaby South Band Group | 1:302:30pm | BC Legislature UNO Fest: After the Beep | 6:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club
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Victoria Academy of Ballet | 6:30pm | McPherson Playhouse Beauty and the Beast | 7:30pm | Royal Theatre Ghostly Walks: Red Light & Chinatown | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre Pretty Good Not Bad presents Organ Mood and Wiklow | 8pm | Fort Tectoria Lola Parks | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific UNO Fest: Do What You Love | 8:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Pretty Good Not Bad presents Sarah Davachi | 9pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Mad Day Out | 9pm | Northern Quarter Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 9:30pm | Visitor Info Centre
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MEC Run Crew | 9am | Mountain Equipment Co-op Chinatown Walks | 10am | Government/Fisgard Streets Backcountry 101 – Packing for Overnight | 11am-12pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square San Diego Day | 11:30am-11:45pm | The Drake Langley Senior B Ukulele Ensemble Recital | 1-1:30pm | BC Legislature Book Signing: Denise Marchessault • British Columbia from Scratch | 1-2pm | Munro’s Books Beauty and the Beast | 2pm | Royal Theatre Cheese and Meat Festival | 1-9:30pm | Crystal Garden Stories at Helmcken House | 2pm & 3pm | Helmcken House UNO Fest: 4-1/2 (ig)noble truths | 6:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Pretty Good Not Bad presents Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith | 7pm | Fort Commons Clan Torchlight Ceremony | 8pm | BC Legislature Eddie Daponte | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific
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Bastion Square Sunday Market | 11am-4pm | Bastion Square Festival of Bands and Drum Battle | 12-5pm | BC Legislature Board Games in the Square | 1-5pm | Centennial Square Wonder Sunday: Family Science | 1-3pm | Royal BC Museum Family: Bonds and Belonging | 2-3pm | Royal BC Museum Seasonal Baking Series: Spring Tea Class | 4:307:30pm | Cook Culture UNO Fest: 4-1/2 (ig)noble truths | 6pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Pretty Good Not Bad presents Indian Agent | 7pm | Fort Commons Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra | 8-10pm | Paggliaci’s Pretty Good Not Bad presents Above Top Secret | 9pm | Fort Tectoria
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Celebration Square | 8am-2pm | Centennial Square 119th Island Farms Victoria Day Parade | 9am | Douglas Street Museum Sage Mondays | 3-5pm | Royal BC Museum Yoga for Climbers | 5:30-6pm | Crag X Climbing Centre
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Downtown Events
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Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square Yoga for Climbers | 12:30-1:30 | Crag X Climbing Centre Ladies Night at the Market | 5-7pm | Victoria Public Market Weaving 101 Workshop | 6-9pm | Lore General Store Bike Maintenance 201 – Drivetrain | 6:30-8pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Cinema Salon: Coming of Age | Closely Watched Trains | 7-9pm | The Bay Centre UNO Fest: The Secrets of Naming Clouds | 7pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Ghostly Walks: Trounce Alley and Broad Street | 7:30pm | Visitor Info Centre UNO Fest: I’m Doing This For You | 9pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Electric Sex Panther | 9:30pm | Canoe Brewpub
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Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square UNO Fest: SIGN FELT! | 7pm | Intrepid Theatre Club
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MEC Run Crew | 9am | Mountain Equipment Co-op Chinatown Walks | 10am | Government/Fisgard Streets Backcountry 101 – Packing for Overnight | 11am-12pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Bastion Square Public Market | 11am-4:30pm | Bastion Square Dance Unlimited Recital | 11:30am | McPherson Playhouse Boston Dance Collective | 1pm | Royal Theatre Garment Class | 1:30-3:30pm | Beehive Wool Shop UNO Fest: The Secrets of Naming Clouds | 4:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Dr Vivienne Poy | 6pm | Golden City Restaurant UNO Fest: I’m Doing This For You | 6:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Fake Shark | 8pm | Lucky Bar Eddie Daponte | 8-11pm | Hotel Grand Pacific UNO Fest: SIGN FELT! | 8:30pm | Intrepid Theatre Club Ghostly Walks: Old Town & Bastion Square | 9:30pm | Visitor Info Centre
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13th Annual Victoria Camera Swap Meet | 10am-3pm | Market Square Day of Boardgamers XI | 11am7pm | Ground Control Cafe Bastion Square Sunday Market | 11am-4pm | Bastion Square Wonder Sunday: Family Science | 1-3pm | RBCM Board Games in the Square | 1-5pm | Centennial Square The Kerplunks | 2pm | McPherson Playhouse Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Vivienne Poy | 2-3:30pm | Royal BC Museum
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Be Victorious: Fitness Series | 12pm | Centennial Square Museum Sage Mondays | 3-5pm | RBCM Yoga for Climbers | 5:30-6pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Backcountry 101 – Map & Compass | 5:30-6:30pm | Mountain Equipment Co-op Handmade Gnocchi and Fruit Galette | 6-9pm | Cook Culture Ghostly Walks: Parliament & Gatsby Mansion | 7:30pm | Visitor Information Centre
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Robert Cameron Law Cycling Series: Grand Prix | Start Times 8am-1pm | Belleville St Bastion Square Sunday Market | 11am-4pm | Bastion Square Robert Cameron Law Cycling Series: Tim Bit Challenge | 11am | Belleville St Robert Cameron Law Cycling Series: Bike Relay | 11:35am | Belleville St Board Games in the Square | 1-5pm | Centennial Square St. Mary’s School Band | 3-4pm | BC Legislature Salsa Sundays | 4-7pm | Centennial Square Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra | 8-10pm | Pagliacci’s
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Live @ Lunch: Generations of British Columbia Families | 12-1pm | Royal BC Museum Latin Dancing | 5-7pm | Centennial Square Yoga for Climbers | 5:306pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Knife Skills Class | 6-9pm | Cook Culture Beginner Knit Project | 6:30-8pm | Beehive Wool Shop Orca Book Publishers Spring Launch | 7:30pm | Munro’s Books
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Business Circle | 5-6:30pm | Nourish Kitchen Yoga for Climbers | 5:30-6pm | Crag X Climbing Centre Latin Dancing | 5-7pm | Centennial Square Spanish Soul: Tapas, Paella and more Class | 6-9pm | Cook Culture Book Launch: Yvonne Blomer and Karen Enns | 7:30pm | Munro’s Books
For more information on events happening in Downtown Victoria, visit downtownvictoria.ca/events
West Coast Artists Group Show May 20 - June 10 West End Gallery A group exhibition as unique as the artists who paint them! Whether it’s classic depictions of the rugged West Coast or a more whimsical take on West Coast life these paintings truly capture the essence of the landscape. Participating artists include: Steven Armstrong, Naomi Cairns, Richard Cole, Ken Faulks, Greta Guzek, Dana Irving, Patricia Johnston, Paul Jorgensen, Mary Ann Laing, Glenn Payan, Deborah Tilby and Peter Wyse. westendgalleryltd.com
Ring Island 42x56” Oil on Canvas by Naomi Cairns
Across the Strait 24x48” Oil on Canvas by Glenn Payan
Spring Mantra 40x40” Acrylic on Canvas by Greta Guzek
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Darlene Hollstein The Bay Centre Over the past few months I have shared the evolution of the experiential economy and how focusing on providing an exceptional experience is key to making Downtown attractive to new residents, FRUSRUDWH RIÀFHV ORRNLQJ IRU D YLEUDQW location for their staff, and corporate and private investors. In a couple of weeks ZH ZLOO EH FHOHEUDWLQJ &DQDGD¡V VHVTXLFHQWHQQLDO ,Q &DQDGD¡V WK \HDU LQ SDUWQHUVKLS ZLWK 6SLULW 9LFWRULD DQG our community partners, I anticipate the FRUH WR EH LWV PRVW YLEUDQW HYHU VKRZFDVLQJ D P\ULDG RI XQLTXH H[SHULHQFHV RQO\ DYDLODEOH LQ GRZQWRZQ 3DUW RI WKH FHOHEUDWLRQV DUH DOUHDG\ YLVLEOH DV &DQDGD tulips, also known as the maple leaf tulip, are popping up in unexpected locations GRZQWRZQ WKHLU UHG DQG ZKLWH à DPHV UHSUHVHQWLQJ WKH &DQDGLDQ à DJ KRQRXULQJ our great nation. I am reminded of CanDGD¡V ELUWKGD\ DV , ZLWQHVV D VDPSOLQJ RI WKHVH WXOLSV GDQFH LQ WKH VHD EUHH]H DW RXU )RUW 6WUHHW HQWUDQFH RQ D GDLO\ EDVLV At The Bay Centre, we are marking the RFFDVLRQ E\ KRQRXULQJ RXU GHVWLQDWLRQ¡V past, present and future through photo EDFNGURSV VKRZFDVLQJ WZR *UHDWHU 9LFtoria landmarks; Fisgard Lighthouse and WKH 5R\DO %& 0XVHXP¡V :RROO\ 0DPmoth. Fisgard Lighthouse, a much-loved 9LFWRULD ODQGPDUN DQG LFRQ LV D national historic site located only PLQXWHV IURP GRZQWRZQ 9LFtoria. This lighthouse, the oldest one on the west coast of Canada, KDV EHHQ DQ LPSRUWDQW V\PERO of sovereignty—British, ColoQLDO DQG &DQDGLDQ³VLQFH Adjacent to the lighthouse—and OLQNHG E\ D FDXVHZD\³LV )RUW Rodd Hill National Historic Site, one of a series of coastal artillery IRUWLÀFDWLRQV ZKLFK JXDUGHG 9LFWRULD DQG WKH (VTXLPDOW QDYDO EDVH IURP WR ,Q SDUWQHUship with the Royal BC Museum, we are also featuring the iconic woolly mammoth - an important
part of our history in which thousands of years ago, mammoths roamed the earth, VRPH VWDQGLQJ PRUH WKDQ PHWHUV feet) tall. Using large scale photo installations, The %D\ &HQWUH LV EULQJLQJ WKH RXWGRRUV LQWR RXU XUEDQ H[SHULHQFH SURYLGLQJ DQ H[SHriential activation in an unexpected venue – ultimately surprising and delighting out of town visitors and locals alike. It is not often you can step up and feel what mayEH RXU DQFHVWRUV PLJKW KDYH IHOW ORRNLQJ up (way up!) next to a woolly mammoth ² D WUXO\ XQLTXH H[SHULHQFH RQO\ DYDLODEOH
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UNO Fest celebrates 20 years of boundary-pushing solo performance
Intrepid Theatre From its beginning, 20 years ago in the basement of the Bedford Hotel, Intrepid Theatre’s UNO Fest has presented over 330 companies from around the world. The festival has grown into a nationally recognized landmark of the Victoria theatre scene and provides a high-visibility platform to support artists from diverse EDFNJURXQGV ZKR DUH UHGHÀQLQJ WKH DFW of making theatre. Widely recognized as a premier launching pad for new and cutting-edge performance from Canada and abroad, UNO Fest has presented works by such respected artists as evalyn parry, Mike Daisy, Hawksley Workmen, TJ Dawe and d’bi Young. Local solo performers like Mike Delamont, J Mc-
Laughlin and Andrew Bailey are all alums of UNO, too. These artists have grown the solo show from a Fringey sub-genre to a hot-bed of contemporary theatre and performance, driving the art form forward. UNO Fest offers a chance to see celebrated artists, acclaimed shows, and brand new work from around North America right here in downtown Victoria. Fifteen bold and innovative shows from Toronto, San Francisco, New York, Victoria and Vancouver play the festival over just 11 days. The 20th Anniversary UNO Fest, runs from May 17-27 2017 at the Metro Studio, Intrepid Theatre Club, Wingate Studio, and Martin Batchelor Gallery. Festival highlights include
Canadian theatre legend Daniel MacIvor, celebrated writer and performer Carmen Aguirre, Fringe favourite and master monologist TJ Dawe, and Haley McGee, fresh off runs in Japan and the UK. The 2017 UNO Fest programming includes diverse artists and performance styles, curated by Intrepid Theatre’s Executive Director, Heather Lindsay, “In recognition of Intrepid Theatre’s engagement in the Equity in Theatre ,QLWLDWLYH HOHYHQ RI WKH Ă€IWHHQ IHVWLYDO artists are women; we are also committed to showcasing BC’s emerging artists of colour and artists living with disability, and will be presenting nine premieres DQG Ă€YH QHZ FRPPLVVLRQV DW WKH WK UNO Fest.â€? says Lindsay. This year’s
programming features a wide-range of contemporary performance styles that meld genres: from a moving-image projection based piece; to bouffon clown and performance art; to a punk-performance lecture. Intrepid Theatre is committed making professional theatre accessible for the entire community. Every Opening Night of every show at UNO Fest is Pay-What-You-Can for tickets at the door, and 25% of the tickets are reserved for PWYC. Visit intrepidtheatre.com for tickets, discount festival passes, calendar and to see the full UNO Fest line-up.
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Take Up the UrbaCity Challenge Kai Davis The Urbacity Challenge The 7th annual UrbaCity Challenge just might be the most fun you can have supporting a charity. On Sunday, September 24, 2017, hundreds of racers will take on amazing Challenge Stations that test brain and body, in a wild downtown Victoria adventure race. %XW EHIRUH UDFH GD\ WKH ÀUVW FKDOOHQJH for all competitors is to fundraise for Island Prostate Centre. The more racers fundraise, the more perks they get: high donations can bring in bonus prize draws, time reductions, and the ability to skip particularly tricky stations. A commitment to charity can literally mean the difference between ÀUVW DQG VHFRQG SODFH UrbaCity teams of two choose from the Fun or Fierce category, depending
on how intense they like their race. All racers will need to tie up their laces and put on their thinking caps, since UrbaCity Challenge Stations are eclectic WHVWV RI SK\VLFDO ÀWQHVV EUDLQ SRZHU and problem-solving.
Centre, with a 2017 goal of $60,000. To better align with its charity, the UrbaCity Challenge now takes place in September, which is recognized across Canada as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Teamwork is also the order of the day, as each tricky Challenge Station will push teammates to work together. Racers will see a whole new side of Victoria – and their teammates!
Another change for UrbaCity 2017 is a brand new venue: racers will start DQG ÀQLVK WKH HYHQW DW WKH 9LFWRULD Conference Centre Pavilions! This central location is neighbored by the iconic Empress Hotel, bustling Douglas Street, the Royal BC museum, and is just a stone’s throw from the inner harbor.
All charity dollars raised go to the Island Prostate Centre, which cares for local men and their families here RQ 9DQFRXYHU ,VODQG $V D QRQ SURĂ€W exclusively funded by donations, Island Prostate Centre relies on UrbaCity and other community fundraisers to continue their vital work providing early detection, counselling, and care. In 2016, UrbaCity racers, sponsors, and donors raised over $50,000 for Island Prostate
Visit UrbaCity.ca for more information and to register. Kai Davis is with the Urbacity Challenge.