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Big shoes and makeup are a tradition in this Highlands family Charla Huber News staff

When they aren’t clowning around, Tickles and Yowza are just Jennifer and Ron Burke. The Highlands-based entertainers has been clowning for decades and can often be spotted at community fairs, celebrations and events such as the Mother’s Day Paint-In at Royal Roads University. Jennifer first transformed into Tickles in 1985. She was an aspiring actress and her teammates in theatre sports voted her the clown of the group. While some actresses may have been insulted by the comment, Jennifer took it as a compliment and just rolled with it. “She had the unanimous approval that she was a clown,” Ron said After having three children, Jennifer figured a career in clowning was a fun way to raise her children without ever having to put them in day care. Naturally the children grew up clowning too. Sunny, 29, started when she was five, Spring, 26, and Aubrey, 24, both started when they were three and a half. Each of the children picked their own clowning name and designed their costumes. Sunny chose to be Fickles, Spring chose Dots-a-Lot and Aubrey picked Po-Co. Aubrey still works as a clown, sometimes with his parents and sometimes on his own, still under the name Po-Co. “I love it, I loved working with my family (as a kid),” Aubrey said. “It skewed my perception of work because I had to much fun doing it.” It wasn’t until years later when Aubrey picked up some odd jobs such as custodial work, when he experienced other types of jobs. Spending a childhood clowning around sounds like every kid’s dream, there was one drawback — Halloween. Each year the family often found itself booked with gigs at malls or parties. “The kids would complain that they had to be clowns again for Halloween,” Jennifer said. After they finished work she would take the kids trick-or-treating.

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Aubrey Burke and his mother Jennifer Burke start to transform themselves into their clown personas, Po-Co and Tickles. Ron Burke is already in costume as Yowza. This Highlands family has been clowning for decades and is already working on its third generation of clowns. for high-calibre performances such as the Barnum and Aubrey remembers his mother’s local fame as Tickles Bailey circus. earned her more candy in her trick-or-treat bag than he or At the college covered topics such as physical comedy, his sisters. miming, slapstick, ventriloquism and make-up. Now the family is starting its third generation of clowns. The children never went to clown college, Sunny’s daughters, four and five years but they took several dance, acrobatic and old, have decided they might not only be “(Clowning) music lessons to help them with their acts. princesses, but clowns too. skewed my perception Ron recalls giving Aubrey pogo stick lesWhile Jennifer and the children were sons in the backyard. clowning in the early years, Ron was busy of work because I had ‘We would put more effort in training them running the family horticulture business. to much fun doing it.” than we ever did in plastic toys,” Jennifer Ron would help his wife and kids set up – Aubrey Burke said. for performances and saw the allure of a.k.a. Po-Co the Clown “We even had our kids join the Christ clowning around. Church Cathedral choir to capitalize on singWhen the horticulture business started ing lessons,” Ron said. to wane, Ron joined his troop of clowns to As a family, the Burkes also joined juggling and magic become a full-time clowning family in 1990. clubs to pick up new skills and share a few of their own. “When we go to work people are laughing,” Ron added. “We’ve even raised our own doves for magic tricks,” Ron “It’s not necessarily a great paying job, but we have gotten said. by from it.” In 1991 Jennifer attended Clown College at the University of Wisconsin. The following year, Ron went. The colPLEASE SEE: lege was taught by professional clowns who had worked Clown family, Page A6

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Langford Light-up

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Kelly Parkin, manager of the Goldstream Station Market, shows off some monster cookies she was selling at the Langford Lightup At Veterans Memorial Park Saturday night.

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(Above) Five-year-old Owen Provan enjoys some hot chocolate while waiting for Santa. (Left) Steve Ternent, Langford director of finance, helps cook hotdogs. More than 600 free hotdogs were handed out at the event.

West Shore Community Concert Band member Debbie Greig plays the flute at the Langford Lightup. Charla Huber/News staff

The timing couldn’t be better — just as the winter snow started to blanket Yellowknife, the West Shore RCMP’s new commanding officer touched down in Victoria. Insp. Kevin Violot, 54, took command in Langford Nov. 11 after four years as the officer in charge of the vast and sparsely populated territory between Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea, past the Arctic Circle. “We got out at the right time. It does get cold there,” Violot said. The contrast between postings is Edward Hill/News staff stark. Most communities under the Insp. Kevin Violot moved from the Northwest Territories North District cold north to command the West watch were remote and accessible Shore RCMP detachment. only by plane. In that spirit, Violot jumped at Now he’s getting up to speed with the chance to take command of the the vagaries of managing policing West Shore detachfor five different municWith three grown ipalities — Colwood, “I was ecstatic ment. kids out of the house, Langford, Highlands, when I got this job.” Violot and his wife Metchosin and View were happy to relocate Royal — and two First – Insp. Kevin Violot to the West Coast. Nations communiWest Shore RCMP “I visited the Island ties — Songhees and a year ago and fell in Esquimalt. love with it instantly,” Violot said. “I “Each posting is a unique challenge. In the north you can’t get any- was ecstatic when I got this job. The smile on my face didn’t come off for where in a hurry. High priority calls days.” can take three hours to get there,” Violot doesn’t expect to change Violot said. “Here the response is current detachment priorities of quicker, everything is a lot closer, targeting prolific offenders, those but that has challenges as well. who commit the majority of break“It’s a unique situation here. Each ins and property crimes. A hands-on municipality has its own priorities kind of officer and “not a big fan of and want the police to work with email,” Violot expects to keep a high them on that. You have to juggle a personal profile in the community. lot.” “My No. 1 priority is community The 31-year-veteran Mountie, originally from Chatham, Ont., spent policing, getting out there, getting involved in the communities we the majority of his career in compolice. Not just myself but all memmunities throughout Saskatchewan bers,” Violot said. before taking command in the north “I’m looking forward to the chalabout four years ago. lenge. Five municipalities and two “As a young guy I wanted to see First Nations communities expect different areas of the country, and the RCMP afforded me that opportu- a good policing service. To do that we’ve got to work hard with them.” nity,” he said. “I like seeing different editor@goldstreagazette.com people, different communities.”

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Faulty tool blamed for ammonia leak Charla Huber News staff

The cause of the ammonia leak at Westhills Arena last week falls onto a faulty racheting wrench. When employees of Accent

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ferred into cylinders because there was more ammonia in the system than needed, said Art Sutherland, owner of Accent Refrigeration. “(The employee) wasn’t able to close the cylinder and when an other employee came back with another wrench, there was too much ammonia to close it,” Sutherland said. “All of the wrenches have been replaced and we’ve put other steps in place to prevent it from happening again ... We have a

Refrigeration were beginning to release some of the ammonia from the arena’s system, a faulty tool inhibited the connection between the hose and tank to be tightened. The ammonia was being trans-

No one was injured during the leak. The leak was detected shortly after 8 a.m., all roads and pathways leading to City Centre Park were blocked off until about 11:30 a.m. Businesses in the area were evacuated as well as some residents on Jenkins Avenue. CCP reopened at 2 p.m. West Shore RCMP, several fire departments, Capital Regional District Hazmat team and BC Ambulance were on scene.

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Canadian Christmas books a hit with kids Charla Huber News staff

Colwood resident Troy Townsin loves all things Canadian. He has three published children’s books that marry his love of both Canada and Christmas. While Townsin shares his love of Canada with anyone who picks up a book, he hasn’t always been Canadian. He is originally from Australia, but after falling in love with a Canadian girl, he got married and decided to become a Canadian citizen. He has released two new books just in time for the holiday season. The book The Night Before a Canadian Christmas is a twist on the famous poem A Visit from St. Nicholas. “It’s a great family book,” Townsin said explaining he has included humour for both kids and adults.

For the children he has included beavers having snowball fights and for adults he had Santa replace the traditional reindeer for beavers named Gretzky, Trudeau, Shania and Loonie. His second book released this year is Canadian Jingle Bells. “It meant to be sung to the tune of jingle bells,” Townsin said. The book follows Santa as he travels across the country delivering gifts to each province. He wrote his first children’s book, A Moose in a Maple Tree, during the holiday season in 2008, when he became a Canadian citizen. A Moose in a Maple Tree is Townsin’s reworked version of the Twelve Days of Christmas, Canadian style. All of his children’s books are filled with Canadian referenced such as chesterfields, asking for a double-double, and toques.

“When I first came here I had no idea what a toque was,” Townsin said. In Australia a toque is referred to as a beanie. On top of his books Townsin has also created a holiday compilation CD. All three of his books and been turned into songs. The album has 12 songs on it from artists such as Tegan and Sara, K.A.S.P. and The Turnpike Bandits. Townsin has embraced Canadian culture and celebrating a Canadian Christmas each year with his family. “Canadians celebrate Christmas so differently. In Australia Christmas is in the summer so we have a barbecue at the beach,” Townsin said. One year he threw an Australian Christmas party in June that included a barbecue and holiday music. For more information on Townsin and his work go to www.amooseinamapletree.com reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

How to be a smart holiday shopper Consumer protection agency advises checking receipts, reading fine print Natalie North News staff

Attention holiday shoppers. Slow down and think twice before frustration gets the better of you and you finish your Christmas shopping online — or you take the easy way out and buy gift cards. It’s wisdom straight from Consumer Protection B.C., an independently-funded, not-for-profit agency aimed at helping consumers and businesses make educated decisions. Based in Saanich’s Uptown centre, the agency is about as connected as it comes to the commercialism and stress that often hits shoppers during the season. “People like to avoid the busyness of the store, so shopping online seems like a good place to go,” said Tatiana Cha-

beaux-Smith, spokesperson for Consumer Protection B.C. “The consequence is that people often don’t know what they’re getting and can be frustrated when things go wrong.” Avoid the disappointment ensure the website has full contact information available and remember to calculate added shipping, taxes and exchange rates before you finalize the deal, she said. “Be really aware as you’re going through the process, because sometimes that final price isn’t as great as you thought it would be.” When shopping in person, make a habit of checking receipts before you leave the store — after all there’s no law in B.C. that requires businesses to offer exchanges or returns on merchandise.

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The eagles have landed at Goldstream Provincial Park. Already dozens of eagles have set up camp in the estuary. They are hanging out in the trees and swooping in the water to eat salmon carcasses that have washed in. “The eagles are increasing in numbers ... there are more here than last year,” said Tracey Bleackley, park naturalist. “They are all here for the all-you-caneat buffet.” While the eagles are already feasting, the salmon are still swimming up stream to spawn. “There are still lots of salmon in the river,” Bleackley said. “The run is not over.”

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The estuary is located near the nature house and it is the best place to watch the eagles. The best time to watch them is during low tide, Bleackley said. The eagles will continue to increase in numbers throughout the month. Near the end of December and beginning of January is when the eagle numbers peak. Seeing eagles together is very uncommon, but “they are

opportunist eaters,” Bleackley said. “They are never together at any other time of year.” Eagles of all ages can been seen in the park from young eagles just learning to fly to other eagles in courtship. For more information call the Goldstream Nature House 250478-9414. The nature house is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Dec. 25. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

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Ron and Jennifer travel across B.C. and Alberta for clowning shows. They focus on family events and birthday parties. With a slower economy, Ron and Jennifer find themselves booked for 200 to 300 shows annually. Before the recession began they were booking up to 400 shows a year. Aubrey has found that while

he enjoys clowning for children, he has found a deep interest in a more avant-garde clowning style for adults. “I use clowning as a way of expression,” Aubrey said. Clowning has been a part of the family’s life for as long as the children can remember, now with the third generation up and coming clowners they are devoted to the craft. “It’s a huge thing to make large numbers of people

happy,” Ron said. Ron admits there are other perks from the job. “About six times in the past 20 years I have been pulled over for speeding (when dressed as Yowza),” Ron said. “Each time the police have said they can’t give a clown a ticket.” While the family is a clan of clowns, they don’t cram into a tiny clown car — they drive a Volkswagen instead. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

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Oil spill threatens salmon run

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An oil spill in Colquitz Creek could put its salmon population in jeopardy. The urban stream, which flows into Protage Inlet, is spawning ground for 200 to 400 Coho salmon and dozens of Chum salmon each year. But last month an estimated 1,000 litres of home heating oil leaked into the river, killing dozens of fish over the weekend. “The sight of the salmon at the surface gasping for air and swimming erratically was sickening,” said Dorothy Chambers, a volunteer who runs educational programs at Colquitz Creek. The source of the leak has been tracked to a home on Kenneth Street in Saanich, said Mike Ippen, Saanich’s director of public works. Crews installed booms at five locations downstream of the spill on Nov. 25 to minimize any further environmental impact. Chambers said, despite assurances from Saanich that steps had been taken to ensure the booms were working, that a fish counting fence in the creek near Tillicum Centre was covered in oil two days following the booms going it. “The oil was rapidly freeflowing over the band-aids,” she said. A sixth boom was added Nov. 27 and Ippen is hopeful the worst is over. “The leak has been found, the (homeowner’s) connection has been isolated from the drainage system, so it could very well be that most of the product is

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Three-year-olds Anabelle Irvine Topping, left, and Cyrus Lessard, look at a spawned out male Coho salmon, held by volunteer Dorothy Chambers, during a visit to the fish counting fence in Cuthbert Holmes Park. already through the Colquitz. Now it’s dealing with the residue that’s stuck on plants and things like that,” he said. The Ministry of Environment and Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) are also looking into the oil spill. Chambers isn’t sure just how badly the salmon spawn will be affected yet. The salmon, in ideal conditions, would continue swimming up Colquitz Creek, well past Tillicum Centre, and will lay between 3,000 and 5,000 eggs in the waterway near Quick’s Bottom Park and the Royal Oak neighbourhood. The adult fish then reach the end of their life cycle and their

carcasses provide the creek with nutrients. If it weren’t for the Chambers and and fellow volunteers Chris Bos and Barrie Goodwin who are creekside daily counting the fish, the gravity of the oil spill may not have been known for some time and the environmental impact could have been even more severe. “The counting fence has been removed so the Coho can try to escape back out to the ocean. They will die, they will not spawn, but we cannot keep them heading upstream into such a toxic environment,” Chambers said. “We are very worried that it will kill this year’s salmon run.”

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DISTRICT OF HIGHLANDS COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The District of Highlands requires volunteers for each of the following Select Committees to serve a two year term: • Community Infrastructure and Services Committee, and • Fiscal and Environmental Select Committee.

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High volume water leaks often come from toilets. They are hard to detect and are usually caused by worn or misaligned parts. A toilet that continues to run after ﬂushing could be wasting 20-40 litres per hour if not repaired. That’s 175,000 to 350,000 litres per year, enough water to ﬁll a swimming pool.

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Police powers must be limited Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond has her work cut out for her. Last week’s decision by a B.C. Supreme Court judge, which stated that drivers must be able to challenge in court roadside-screened bloodalcohol readings of 0.08 or higher and the severe penalties that accompany it, presents a legal and moral puzzle for the province. Bond and her staff are now faced with finding a solution that balances the need for Keep penalties safety with the as a deterrent for public rights of the individual. By maintaining police impaired drivers officers’ ability to take drivers off the road who are suspected of being impaired — in any way, not just from alcohol — the public safety aspect of B.C.’s impaired driving laws are still covered off. But for those people who feel they were wrongly accused of blowing 0.08 or higher, a scenario that has, until now, meant a 30-day vehicle impound and thousands of dollars in additional costs, they need to be able to have their day in court. Making the police judge and jury in such situations is not the way to go and seems to be more in line with U.S.-style frontier justice strategies. Bond’s statement last week that an amendment to the law will be crafted to allow for such appeals has at least one group breathing a sigh of relief. Criminal defence lawyers have made an industry out of defending suspected drunk drivers. The main goal of the tougher impaired driving penalties was to reduce the number of alcohol-related fatalities — the numbers show that strategy has worked well. But giving police more power at the roadside to dole out penalties left the door wide open for potential abuse of that power. It put officers who are only supposed to enforce the rules in an inappropriate position. As for the stiffer penalties, keep them available to act as a deterrent for drivers who make bad choices. But leave them for a judge to hand out, not the police. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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These and other environmental f the propaganda flowing over groups have received millions from “tar sands” crude shipments U.S.-based foundations in recent across B.C. were oil, the province years. would be out of deficit by now. Here’s one of many U.S.-funded profesexamples of the money sional environmentaltrail that Krause has folists and their aboriginal lowed. U.S. tax returns partners lined up with show the Pembina Instithe NDP last week to tute and a B.C. environpeddle a range of halfmental group were paid truths and falsehoods $200,000 by the Rockabout proposals to pipe efeller Brothers Fund Inc. diluted bitumen from in 2006-07 “to prevent the Alberta to a new port at development of a pipeline Kitimat, where tankers and tanker port” on the would deliver it to Asian Tom Fletcher B.C. coast. markets. B.C. Views The same Rockefeller They staged a slick fund has investments in news conference in competing pipelines going Vancouver where they south. claimed to have a seamless wall of Documenting this huge money aboriginal communities the length spill, Krause concludes that U.S. of B.C. opposing the proposed interests are working to stop Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeCanada from exporting oil to Asia line. A 10-year-old girl in a cedar so the U.S. will be the only market bark hat warned of devastation to available. They dress it up as envithe coastal ecology, providing the kind of emotional visual that appeals ronmentalism; we fall for it. Not surprisingly, the latest “tar to urban television audiences who know and care little about science or sands” scare report was seized on by the B.C. NDP. resource industries. “The pipeline goes over mounThis event was co-ordinated tains, across farmland, over the with the publication of a report Fraser and Skeena Rivers and warning of huge risks from piping straight through the Great Bear “tar sands” crude. The report was Rainforest to the Pacific, where it produced by the Natural Resource will be picked up by supertankers Defence Council, the Living Oceans trying to navigate our inland coastal Society and the Pembina Institute. waters,” said NDP environment These three obscure organizacritic Rob Fleming. tions are among those identified Fleming parroted the report’s by independent researcher Vivian claim that diluted bitumen is more Krause on her website, www.fairlikely to cause corrosion in pipes questions.typepad.com/rethink_ and tankers. campaigns.

Enbridge issued a statement refuting the study. Its oldest bitumen pipeline went into service in 1979, and “a complete metal loss inspection of this line in 2009 revealed no increased risk or incidence of internal corrosion.” Oh, and the proposed pipeline route doesn’t cross the Fraser River. And claims of a huge increase in greenhouse gases from “tar sands” compared to conventional oil are grossly exaggerated. (The vast majority of emissions from all crude sources come when the refined fuel is burned to truck in your groceries or get you to work.) B.C.’s own Wilderness Committee chimed in, but this eco-show was organized by the local branch office of San Francisco-based ForestEthics. Those are the folks who blessed us with the faux-aboriginal name “Great Bear Rainforest.” A similar campaign is underway against expansion of the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, which brings Alberta oilsands crude to ships heading out under the Lions Gate bridge and winding through the Gulf and San Juan Islands to Asia. Tankers have been loading “tar sands” oil in Burnaby for about six years now, but the enviro-propagandists didn’t notice until a couple of years ago. Up until then, Fleming and his colleagues raged about maintaining a “moratorium” on B.C. tanker traffic that never existed. tfletcher@blackpress.ca —Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and www.bclocalnews.com

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Working together for safer communities

to implement crime prevention e all sleep a little better and crime reduction strategies knowing we have neighin their communities. bours watchMore than 500 coming out for neighbours. munities throughout That’s the premise the province are BCCPA that drives the British members. Columbia Crime PrevenThe determination, tion Association, which dedication and cooperahas been working to tion of the 200 delegates keep communities safer and the different agenfor the past 35 years. cies they represent was The BCCPA is a fedon full, yet understated erally and provincially display at the BCCPA registered charity supRick Stiebel training symposium, ported by corporations, small businesses, West Shore Serge which took place Nov. 3 to 5 in Burnaby. non-profit groups, The common thread that binds police services, municipalities this diverse group together is and individuals working together

the desire to learn about what more they can do to increase the positive impact they foster within their community. You would be hard pressed to talk to anyone in the BCCPA who wouldn’t be quick to give credit to the volunteers from these different agencies — your neighbours, my neighbours — for the successes the organization has achieved. If there’s a drop in break and enters because of a Block Watch program, a reduction in vehicles racing through school zones because of the efforts of Speed Watch, or a runaway child located by Realty Watch, it’s due

to the efforts of volunteers who care enough to give the time it takes to get involved in programs that make a significant difference. Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz, head of Community Policing for the West Shore RCMP, made a presentation at the symposium on Keep in Touch (KIT), assisted by two volunteers from the program. They make daily calls to the mainly seniors registered with KIT to check on their wellbeing and provide some contact and conversation. The presentation was well received, and several volunteer program coordinators expressed

interest in launching a KIT program in their communities, Rochlitz noted. “The KIT program is a great example of the positive difference volunteers make within the community,” Rochlitz said. “The West Shore RCMP is proud to have, and is well-served by our 100 plus volunteers.” If you are interested in finding out more about the West Shore RCMP’s volunteer opportunities, contact the West Shore RCMP Community Policing Section at 250-391-3327. Rick.Stiebel@rcmp-grc.gc.ca —Rick Stiebel is the LangfordRCMP community liaison.

LETTERS Time to amalgamate Langford, Colwood Re: Dare I say the “A” word?, Hard Pressed, Dec. 2, 2011 It’s nice to see more people talking about amalgamating. For too long my precious tax dollars have been spent on mayors, councillors, chiefs, deputies and managers — rather than on the community. Having more than 90 elected representatives serving the region from Sooke to North Sidney is absolutely insane. And each has their own stipends and perks. I used to think small was good. But after seeing the success neighbourhoods such as Cook Street village, Fernwood and James Bay, I now see these village concepts are the better way to go. Since all the core municipalities are interrelated, connected and share common resources, Victoria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt and Saanich should be seen as one city with numerous villages. One wonders why Colwood, largely a residential city, is falling over itself to build a downtown core when there is an active,

vibrant one in Langford. It’s nice to have business and offices to meet specific needs in specific areas but we do not need to duplicate entire downtowns just to keep up with the Jones. Instead of reinventing the wheel, let’s put the barriers to amalgamation on the table and appoint non-elected officials to make recommendations to address those barriers. Of course, they will need the support and co-operation of our elected representatives. Let’s start by amalgamating Langford and Colwood and grow together and develop a community plan that is good for both. Barringer Young Colwood

Colwood ranter offers no solutions Re: Colwood remains in financial trouble, Letters, Nov. 30, 2011 I read Tim Grey’s rants on Colwood’s financial challenges, but he offers no suggestions or pro-active answers to his doom, gloom and indignation position. And he never has.

Capital Regional District Watch for Grant Program Deadlines in 2012 Project Grants provide funding for organizations whose primary mandate is in the arts. IDEA Grants provide funding for non-arts mandated organizations for arts programming. PROJECT GRANTS – Friday, January 13, 2012 IDEA GRANTS – Friday, May 4, 2012 For details please visit: www.crd.bc.ca/arts CRD Arts Development Service 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca

Perhaps it is better he moves away, and let’s hope he finds somewhere to live within his means. Alas, we will probably still read his cries and claims in other Black Press publications, unless has he found a place with no financial issues. Good luck, my friend, and keep an open mind. P. Vallee Colwood

Bike trails need more attention The so-called Humpback Connector will not be completed in 2012 as the Capital Regional District claims. It will be missing the most critical piece — the expensive part along the E&N Railway between Millstream Creek and Selwyn Road. There will still be no safe, convenient, direct route for cyclists between downtown Victoria and Langford. It’s analogous to not having a Johnson Street Bridge between Esquimalt and downtown and

expecting motorists to detour through Burnside (only they don’t have to pedal) and still call it a “Downtown Connector.” You don’t have a connector if it features pedalling a long, steep and tedious detour. Only recreational cyclists have the luxury of being able to meander all over the place in their spare time. The Galloping Goose route, for example, adds 45 minutes to my commute. It isn’t always a pleasure to be out there; sometimes it’s pitch black with sleet. Cyclists need to get to work efficiently and with enough energy left to put in a day’s work, or get home and make dinner like everybody else. People who object to money being spent on bike lanes have a point. The whole exercise is in vain if you have sections that make would-be cyclists give up. Cynthia Brossard Langford

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is too costly for southern Vancouver Island, especially during these times of fragile economic recovery, I want to remind them that the federal government has set a course of spending some $100 billion on fighter jets and military ships — two investments that do just about anything except generate revenues. Richard Weatherill Saanich

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A water main cleaning program will be carried out in various areas of View Royal, Colwood and Langford, between October 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. Short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water can be expected. Commercial establishments such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of ﬂushing in their vicinity. If you require such notiﬁcation, please contact CRD Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC, at 250.474.9619. In no case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the use of discoloured water.

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If you ever wondered, this is what more than 10,000 nonperishable food items looks like. Lead organizer for 10,000 Tonight Rachael Brown, celebrates reaching the goal and then some along with hundreds of volunteers at the Belmont School gymnasium where they collected 15,451 items.

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Fresh local food may be one step closer thanks to the Vancouver Island Health Authority’s Community Food Action Initiative. As part of the CFAI, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, VIHA is requesting proposals for funding. Over the past five years, VIHA has awarded more than $500,000 to local organizations across the region for CFAI projects. Blanshard Community Centre has been the recipient of funding from the program. “(Healthy, local food) has been a longstanding interest in the Quadra Hillside community,” said Blanshard Community Centre executive director Kelly Greenwell. “With the high density in the area, access to freshly grown food is something many focus on.” In order to qualify for funding, projects must focus on awareness about food security, access to local healthy food, food knowledge and skills, community capacity to address local food security and development and use of policy that supports community food security. For more information about the RFP and the application process, or to review previous funding recipients, go to www. viha.ca/mho/food/ food_security/Commu nity+Food+Action+Initi ative.htm. Submissions will be accepted until 4 p.m., Dec. 30. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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The fourth Quote-Along Classic film series runs this Saturday, marking the end of a successful first run for the Victoria Film Festival. The fundraiser has played to sold-out and nearly sold-out audiences who lined up to see cult comedy classics The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction and Anchorman. “Everyone gets right into it,” said Scott Amos, communications co-ordinator for the Victoria Film Festival. “People just get to yell along, scream along, talk along with the film. There’s something to be said for being surrounded by 200 people who are as into the film as you are.” The concept involves much more than just participating in the dialogue. Pre-show contests help to get everyone in a silly mood, including Nintendo Wii bowling, a trident toss, and a twist contest tying into the plot of the first

three shows. And, of course, there’s a costume contest with every film, offering a pass to the upcoming film festival for the winner. Those costumes are another big element of the Quote Along, and some people go all out. “We had a Mia Wallace (a character in Pulp Fiction) with a syringe hanging out of her chest,” said Amos. Some people get even more creative, dressing as representations of their favourite lines from the movie, rather than favourite char-

acters. For instance, one came dressed as “Face down in the muck,” a line from The Big Lebowski. Another came dressed as “When you find a stranger in the Alps.” It’s an inside-joke for Lebowski die-hards, who know the line is a nonsensical dub over, heard only in the sanitized TV version. The films series takes place in the old Vic Theatre, which has been closed for many years. The opening is due to a rental agreement arranged by Victoria Film Festival director Kathy Kay. “It’s a really great old theatre,” said Amos. “There was a good layer of dust on things. We’ve had to do a little bit of cosmetic work and a little bit of equipment work.” Up next, on Dec. 10, is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Expect many to show up in King Arthur-era garb, and a silly walk contest. It’s a great time, Amos said. Unlike during most cinema experiences, which take place in the dark, this series brings a social aspect to the experience, he explained. “It changes the whole dynamic.” rholmen@vicnews.com

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lashlights and a camping lantern are now a part of the Victoria Philharmonic Choir’s “show-must-go-on” kit, after a power failure before the 2010 concert turned the Christmas sing-along into a dimlylit evening. Despite the silencing of St. John the Divine’s majestic pipe organ, the audience stayed and enjoyed. To give the audience a chance to experience Vaughan Williams’ gorgeous Fantasia on Christmas Carols as it’s meant to be heard, VPC and music director Peter Butterfield welcome Bernard Turgeon (baritone), Pamela Highbaugh Aloni (cello) and David Stratkauskas (organ) as special guest performers at their popular Family Christmas Carol Sing-along Concert Dec. 10, 7 p.m. at the Church of St. John the Divine. For the sing-along part of the evening, children are invited to come up front and sing the melodies of traditional carols, enfolded in the choir’s background harmonies. A couple of front rows will be saved for those with little ones, but all seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, free for children 12 and under. Advance purchase from Ivy’s Bookshop, Cadboro

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Peter Butterfield Bay Books, Tanner’s Books, La Tavola Kitchenware Boutique and Long & McQuade. For those whose Christmas spirit relies on a chance to belt out the Hallelujah Chorus, join the Civic Orchestra of Victoria’s 13th annual Singalong Messiah, with Butterfield as this year’s guest conductor and VPC choristers playing a supporting role in the audience. The Civic’s full orchestral forces, complete with guest trumpeter James Stubbs, will raise the roof at Alix Goolden Hall on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Soprano Mary-Ellen Rayner joins the roster of vocal soloists. Tickets are $20/$15 students and seniors. For ticket outlet details please go to civicorchestraofvictoria.org.

Broad Theatrics presents the Ho Ho Ho Show, a festive night of stand-up comedy Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Moka House, 1633 Hillside Street. Yule laugh at this amateur standup comedy hosted

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Angels Under Our Wings has rescued 150 cocker spaniels Natalie North

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Buddy was a calm guy, always loyally waiting by the door for Lisa Atterby when she arrived home. And he was smart, never backing down from a round of games with his owner. The cocker spaniel was also Atterby’s inspiration for founding Angels Under Our Wings Cocker Spaniel Rescue, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving the dogs from high-kill shelters, primarily in Los Angeles. “Once you own one, you just love the breed,” Atterby said. “(Buddy) was such an amazing dog. He made me so passionate about cocker spaniels and the breed that I wanted to help other dogs that weren’t as fortunate.” When Atterby says she loves the breed, what she also means is she has no qualms about housing up to 12 dogs in her Saanich home at any one time. She also finds suitable foster homes and permanent homes for the dogs, originally bred for hunting. Atterby and her husband Tony Rich run the organization, which is in the process of attaining charity status. In the five years since they began their work, they’ve taken in, given medical care to, rehabilitated and re-housed 150 dogs. While Atterby does accept dogs locally, the majority of them come to her from outside of Greater Victoria. She has regularly travelled to California to pick up abandoned dogs on death row. “These are healthy, young, adoptable dogs and they’re being euthanized for no other reason than lack of space,” she said. Take her current pups up for adoption: Enzo, a happy sevenmonth-old with no health or behavioural problems, or Brandi, another puppy without issues, save a few of the usual house-training speed bumps that most animals encounter. While many are healthy, others suffer from easily-remedied conditions such as cherry eye, a prolapsed gland of the third eyelid. The operation costs anywhere from $350-$500 on average. In the last year, the Victoria B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cru-

Arts Advisory Council Appointments The CRD is seeks a volunteer to serve on the Arts Advisory Council. The AAC adjudicates funding programs and provides advice to the CRD on issues relating to the arts in the capital region. For details on responsibilities and how to apply, visit www.crd.bc.ca/arts. Application deadline is Friday, January 20, 2012 at 4:30pm. Don Denton/News staff

Lisa Atterby, right, and her husband Tony Rich run a cocker spaniel rescue program called Angels Under Our Wings from their Saanich home. The couple are in need of volunteers, foster homes, adoptive homes and donations. elty to Animals has also taken in 12 cocker spaniels suffering from the condition. Rose Harding, veterinary assistant at the Lifeline Animal Clinic, has gotten to know Atterby through her constant visits to the clinic. “We see her here sometimes a few times a week,” Harding said. “She’s constantly getting new dogs.” Atterby is in immediate need of new permanent and foster homes for the dogs, but remains admittedly quite picky about to whom she’ll adopt them out. A fenced yard to contain the active dogs is on the wish list for potential adoptees, although Atterby will adopt out to people living in condominiums. “She’s had some dogs that I swear she’s had for months and months before she’ll adopt them out,” Harding added. “She wants to make sure they go into the best care as soon as she’s got them back to health.” Adoption of one of Atterby’s angels comes with a minimum $500donation toward the cost of caring for the animals, including having every dog spayed or neutered. Atterby also needs volunteers and cash donations to continue with her work — work that began thanks to her Buddy, who passed away from intestinal cancer last March, just two months shy of his 14th birthday. “He was an ambassador for the breed,” she said. Contact Atterby at 250-889-8880 or fill out an adoption application at www.angelsunderourwings.com.

Thank you for your support Dear Langford Residents Thank you for your ongoing support in the election and for placing your faith and trust in me once again. It is a privilege to continue working hard for you over the next three years as your Langford Councillor.

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Sr. Girls Basketball: The senior girls basketball team played two exhibition games against St. Michael’s and Brentwood College on Friday night. Carly Hanson led the team in points and rebounds, and had 16 free throw attempts against SMU. Jill Lambeth also showed great leadership at the point. The girls displayed a strong team effort, showing tremendous hustle. A promising start to the season.

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Youth members of the Esquimalt Speedskating Club line up at the start of practice at Archie Browning Sports Centre. The club is open to members of all ages and skill levels, meeting Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6 p.m.

Spills and thrills on the short track Travis Paterson News staff

Some come because they saw it in the Olympics. Some because their parents and grandparents do it too. And some take up speedskating because they’re looking for something new. All of them get hooked to the speed. “I love going really fast,” said Kelly Cayford, a 14-year-old with the Esquimalt Speedskating Club. Cayford’s been skating with Esquimalt for four years and is one of three members, along

with 16-year-olds Ben Weir and Cameron Nawosad, who are going to the B.C. Winter Games in Vernon this February. They’ll compete in the 400and 1,500-metre races. “One thing about our group is it’s pretty steady in terms of numbers,” said vice president Ian Philips. “Some of us are more competitive than others, not everyone shows up for the 6 a.m. skate on Saturdays,” he added, noting the club is open to new skaters. Six-year-old Zion Lavoie, for example, isn’t relying on the protective mats along the

boards to cushion any wipeouts he might make. The beginner is concerned enough with falling down. “I get going so fast I can’t turn,” Lavoie said. Lavoie is part of the club’s varied mix. Philips has been on the ice since 1990 and has seen youngsters climb the ranks and go on to train in Calgary. Sessions are 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday nights at the Archie Browning Sports Centre. Visit www.esquimaltspeedskating.org for more information. sports@goldstreamgazette.com

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Kelly Cayford, right, and Cameron Nawosad will represent the Island at the 2012 B.C. Winter Games.

Jr. Girls Basketball: The junior girls basketball team opened their season with a 1-2 record in the Victoria Tip-Off Tournament. The Bulldogs started with a decisive loss to Port Alberni but played with much more confidence in the second game, which ended in an overtime loss to Mount Doug. In the final game, they defeated DW Poppy from Langley. Chrissy Szirmay was Belmont’s top scorer and rebounder for the tournament, followed by Marcey Fairbairn and Hailey Hamilton. Vienna Nguyen and Hope Robinson played well at the guard position, while strong defensive efforts were turned in by Karina Walters, Sarah Newman, Colby Heddon and Jessa Leakey. —Cindy Cullen, Belmont coach

Cup has lasting impression for Lambrick Travis Paterson News staff

Glenlyon Norfolk School Chris Oh and Lambrick Park's Brandon Marr battle for the ball during Colonist Cup play at Centennial Stadium in the University of Victoria. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Unheard of off the Island, the Colonist Cup matters in Victoria. Which is why the Lambrick Park Lions can hold their heads high, having taken the city soccer championship from the Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons in a tight 1-0 victory. The latter side tried valiantly to return the trophy to the Rockland area for a third-straight year. For now, the Colonist Cup and its “bragging rights” are in Saanich. The game itself was scoreless until the second half of overtime. “(Lambrick’s) Chris Fougner delivered a brilliant pass across the field behind the Gryphons’ defender,” Lambrick coach Steve Legg said. “Lambrick striker Jordan Van Stone ran on to control the pass and timed his shot perfectly past the Gryphons goalkeeper.” Not only was the goal enough to give the Lions the win, but it kept the game from going to the

dreaded shootout, which ends so many high school matches in a game of chance. “(Our guys) dug down really deep with a depleted side with two injured players and five more deemed ineligible at the eleventh hour,” the Lambrick coach said. Legg did have the luxury of two backup goalies, subbing both in as the chilly weather wore down the regulars over the course of the long overtime halves. The Gryphons came into the match as the B.C. AA champions, a tournament which the Lions would have no doubt fared well in had they not been upset by St. Michaels University Blue Jags in the AA Islands earlier in November. It’s only the third time Lambrick Park has won the Colonist Cup, which has its beginnings in 1935. The Lions previously won it in 1998 and 2001. “Both teams put everything they had on the field and this made for one of the most exciting matches in a battle for the title of the Colonist Cup.”

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Victoria Spartans safety Aiden Dunsmuir, right, made his appearance as a receiver count with a 35-yard pass in the final minute of the Spartans’ thrilling upset over the North Surrey Tigers for the bantam provincial football championship. Photo by Gord Goble

Last-minute Louis wins it for Spartans Travis Paterson News staff

Call him last-minute Lou. Hugo Louis kicked the winning field goal from 35-yards out, but it was the entire Victoria Spartans roster that helped pull together a 10-9 win over the North Surrey Tigers in the dying seconds of the bantam football (ages 14 and 15) provincial final in Langley on Sunday. “It was a perfect series of breaks in our favour,” said Spartans coach Paul Precious. With the Tigers up 9-0 and just three minutes remaining, it looked as if the Tigers were destined to have a perfect season. But with 2:40 remaining, the Tigers fumbled and the Spartans recovered. “They were moving down the

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“That was it, the red flag came out and all hell broke loose. It was really too much, really too much.” Louis was the team’s regular kicker this year but a back injury a month ago kept him from playing cornerback on defence, and limited his kicking. “For a 14-year-old, just getting the ball that far can be a real challenge,” Precious said. The win capped an amazing run for the Spartans. The club won just one of its first four games, but was 7-2 in the last nine games, including playoffs. Linebacker Bryan GalbraithMcTavish was voted the game’s MVP for his consistent and hard tackling. The coach also credited defensive coordinator Owen Precious for preparing the team’s defence against the Tigers. sports@vicnews.com

field too,” Precious said. “A couple of plays later we lined up safety Aiden Dunsmuir as a receiver.” Dunsmuir usually plays defence. But the decision to throw to him was one the Spartans will never forget. Quarterback Carson Scotney hit Dunsmuir with the pass and he scampered to the five yard line, a 35-yard completion. Runnin back Sam Varao ran it in from the goal line to make it 9-7 with 35 seconds left in the game. The Spartans went for the onside kick and Jordan Worth “kicked it perfectly,” allowing teammate Trevor Attridge to recover the ball. “We ran a couple plays and were down to 13 seconds. We had no choice but to send the kicking team out,” Precious said. Louis nailed the kick as the clock ran out.

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Castaway-Wanderers capped in U19 final

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Jr. Shamrocks player makes national cut

Midfielder Jesse King, a member of the Victoria junior Shamrocks and a Claremont secondary graduate, will represent Canada on the international stage. King, who plays his winters with the NCAA Ohio State Buckeyes, made the final cut for the 2012 FIL U19 world field lacrosse championships in Turku, Finland. The final selection camp took place in Oshawa, Ont., from Nov. 25 to 27, trimming the roster from 50 to 24.

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Here’s hoping Canada’s women can stay ahead of the curve. The Canadian rugby team beat England 26-7 in the final to win the Women’s Sevens Challenge Cup in Dubai on Saturday. It’s the first International Rugby Board-sanctioned sevens event for women, a stepping stone to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. In the women’s 15s version of the game Canada has fared less successful, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006, then sixth in 2010 at the past three Women’s Rugby World Cup tournaments. But the Langford-based team, which featured two players from Saanich’s Velox Valkyries, Barbara Mervin and Jess Dovanne, was heavily lauded for their skill in all areas of the game. In pool play the Canadians defeated Brazil 31-0, Spain 19-14 and Australia 14-7 before crunching U.S.A. 36-0 in the semifinal 36-0. Canada’s Mandy Marchak, Cheryl Phillips, Ghislaine Landry and Ashley Steacy scored tries against England, with three conversions from Jen Kish.

under-19 provincial final in North Vancouver on Saturday. Capilano ran in seven tries, much to the delight of the home crowd at Klahanie Park. CW opened the second half with a drive towards the try line, which was eventually rewarded when prop MacBryan Bos barrelled over for the Oak Bay side’s only try. "Capilano are a powerful and well-drilled side," said CW coach Roger Robinson. "We told our guys it would be tough playing Capilano at their home park. If we wanted to win at Klahanie, we would need to score first and unfortunately we didn't do that today.” Three players from the final took part in Rugby Canada’s U19 Western region selection camp the previous weekend, two from Capilano and CW fly half Fergus Hall, a senior with Glenlyon Norfolk School.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

UNDER $200 POOL TABLE- 6’x3/4 with accessories, good condition, $125 obo. (250)477-4669.

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

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TOWNHOUSES SOOKE, (2009) 3bdrm, 2.5bath avail immed, all appls incl’d, walk amens/bus/Sooke core, N/S. 250-642-0133.

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ARGYL MANOR, 9861 Third St., 1 BDRM, F/S, common W/D, N/S, N/P, HT/HW incl’d, $850/lease. Avail Jan 1. Call 250-475-2005, ext 227.

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BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

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CONTRACTORS

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INSULATION MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

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MOVING & STORAGE

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OVERGROWN GARDEN? Cleanups. Pruning roses, fruit tree, hedges. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236. PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & installations. Call (250)474-4373.

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