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OAK BAYNEWS Gala concert upcoming David Foster and Beach Hotel owners, announce fundraiser weekend, donation schedule. Community, Page A3

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Samuel Boyle, 2, makes a hard right in a 1930 Packard while visiting the Blethering Place Car Show with his family on Oak Bay Avenue Sunday. Thousands of enthusiasts and curious individuals flooded the closed-off street for the annual event, which continued despite the closing of the restaurant this year. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Oak Bay chief creates a new work cycle Ryan Flaherty News Staff

is pants may not have arrived just yet, but Oak Bay’s new chief of police hasn’t let that stop him from getting down to work. Mark Fisher assumed the top job last month. Despite the fact he doesn’t have his whole uniform yet – he’s been wearing his bike shorts to work – he’s had a chance to try the new job on for size, and it’s looking like a great fit. “One of the things that attracted me to policing in Oak Bay is we do have the (ability) to take that extra bit of time with people when we attend calls,” he said. “We probably go

on a lot more calls that police in other jurisdictions don’t have time to.” Fisher, who has lived in Oak Bay for the past four years while serving as the officer in charge of the RCMP’s West Shore detachment, is enjoying working in a small community once again. His family visits him at work from time to time, which he says is similar to his stints at small RCMP detachments in Bella Coola and Creston. More importantly, he’s able to keep tabs on more of the department than was ever possible in his last job. “I have the ability, essentially, to know about every file of our involvement, big or small,” he

said. “In a place like West Shore … it’s not feasible.” Don’t mistake that for micromanaging, however. Fisher is quick to credit his officers and staff with enabling him to make a smooth transition. “My Blackberry’s not going off 40 times a day,” he said. “You’re still being relied upon to give advice on certain matters, but you’ve got (veteran officers) and supervisors here that are able to draw on their experiences.” Even though he’s the chief, Fisher finds he’s still able to help out with hands-on police work. Ryan Flaherty/News staff

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Mark Fisher, Oak Bay’s new police chief, is settled in to his new office.

Two weeks after two women hiking in Anderson Hill Park encountered a man exposing his genitals, Oak Bay police are seeking the public’s help to identify the suspect. The incident happened Aug. 1 at about 3:30 p.m. The man was sitting on a bench in the park with his genitals exposed and made no effort to cover himself in the women’s presence, said Const. Lauren Grekul. The man later left the area and rode in the direction of Newport Avenue on a black bicycle with the word “hummer” written on the crossbar in yellow letters. The man is described as being about 40 years old, with olive skin and a full head of short, wavy brown hair. He is about 5’10” and weighs 160-170 pounds. At the time, he wore a beige or pale yellow T-shirt and dark nylon running shorts, and was heard speaking with a European accent. Anyone with information is asked to call Oak Bay Police Department at 250592-2424. ecardone@vicnews.com

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Night market gains momentum in third year Out-of-town sellers angling to get into mix Ryan Flaherty News staff

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Singer/songwriter David Foster, right, reacts to the unexpected appearance of his friends and fellow entertainers The Canadian Tenors (Remigio Periera, left, and Clifton Murray shown) before a press conference held at the construction site of the new Oak Bay Beach Hotel. The media event was held to announce a $2-million gift to the David Foster Foundation from the Walker family, owners of the hotel, and the official naming of the facility’s dinner theatre as the David Foster Foundation Theatre.

Coming home in style Foster unveils plans for star-studded benefit concert and fundraiser weekend Ryan Flaherty News staff

The carpets inside the Oak Bay Beach Hotel may not yet be in place, but its owners made sure that a red one was rolled out Friday. Victoria’s own David Foster returned home – with some famous guests in tow – to help unveil plans for the hotel’s grand opening next year. The weekend of festivities will be highlighted by a gala celebration at Save-On Foods Memorial Centre on May 26, featuring a “Miracle Concert” headlined by Foster himself, as well as an assortment of guest performers. In addition, hotel owners Kevin and Shawna Walker announced that the new facility will include a dinner theatre showroom, to be named the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Over the next 10 years, a portion of the proceeds from shows held there will go to the foundation.

All the money raised at the grand opening event, which includes a black-tie dinner and auction on the night of the concert, will go to support Foster’s charitable foundation, which provides financial support for families with children seeking organ transplants. The event is expected to raise $1 million. Including the Walkers’ 10-year commitment, the donation will total $2 million, the single biggest contribution in the charity’s history. “This is a significant moment in time for Shawna and myself and all of our family,” said Kevin Walker. “This remarkable threeday gala event will literally turn the hotel over to the foundation.” Walker said guests who purchase grand opening weekend packages will be able to take advantage of all the hotel’s features, attend shows in the Foster theatre, and even be escorted to the big concert downtown by motorcade.

The multiple-Grammy winning Foster, who’s worked with such stars as Michael Bublé, Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand, is excited to return to his roots to celebrate his foundation’s 25th anniversary. “Coming home to where we started it just feels so good,” he said. “This is my home, this is where I’m from, this is the place I’m most proud of. We’ll try to go easy on the Victoria people, but we hope to raise a lot of money.” Foster was joined on Friday by the Canadian Tenors, who will also perform at the concert in May. The group has participated in several events in support of the foundation in the past. “It’s quite something to meet the faces of the people who are actually affected (by the foundation’s work),” said group member Fraser Walters. “It also inspired us ... to become organ donors ourselves.” He joked, “Maybe one day we’ll be performing in that

David Foster Foundation Theatre in exchange for some room nights.” While the Tenors are the only special guests yet confirmed for the concert, Foster insisted it will not be one to miss. “I will try to make this the greatest concert that I’ve ever put on.”

Hitman returns ■ The hotel is selling its grand opening weekend packages on its website, www.oakbaybeachhotel. com. ■ The cost is $5,000 per person for the threeday, two-night event. ■ Tickets for the David Foster Hitman concert -- which can be bought separately from the weekend packages -- will go on sale to the public on Dec. 1.

Halfway through its third season, the Oak Bay Village night market is proving to be a huge success, ensuring it will be around for years to come. The market, which takes over Oak Bay Avenue on the third Wednesday of each month throughout the summer, has grown by leaps and bounds since starting in 2009. “We’ve seen more attendance and we have way more vendors,” said Heather Leary, project and communications manager for the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association. “Overwhelmingly, people have embraced this. Because it’s only once a month, people put it on their calendar as a special event.” A major part of the market’s success has been the support it has received from businesses in the Village. Many shops and galleries on the avenue typically close around the dinner hour on Wednesdays. But with the market running from 4 to 8 p.m., owners have extended their opening hours on those days. “Whatever was best for the avenue, we would support it,” said Wendy Cornock, co-owner of Oak Bay Flower Shop. People who stop by her shop are surprised to find out how much of her stock is locally grown, she added. “It does make our neighbourhood more aware of what we do.” According to Leary, about 85 vendors take part in the market each month. Some participate intermittently, while others are mainstays. The rotation allows for a wide variety of products, the vast majority of which are locally produced. Despite that mandate, interest is spreading up the Island. “I’ve had two calls from Pender Island people wanting to come over,” said Leary. “We’ve had calls from Duncan.” Markets like this one are particularly important for local artists, who are always looking for ways to keep overhead costs down. “I choose not to sell my cards in shops,” said artist/photographer Joanie McCorry, “so when I can tell people to come to the market and check out my cards, I think it’s a win-win and opens people’s eyes to what else is around.” McCorry said she would support the market moving to a biweekly schedule. The BIA will examine all options at the end of the season, said Leary. “What could we change or expand or modify?” she said. “Do people want to see more frequency?” For the time being, she is content that the market continues to thrive. “Since we started doing the (Christmas) Light Up 10 years ago, people were asking for a market. Now that we’ve got it going, I think we’ll be having it for a long time.” The third Oak Bay night market of the summer happens tonight from 4 to 8 p.m. The final market of 2011 will be held on Sept. 21. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Vehicles damaged in unrelated incidents Oak Bay police dealt with a number of calls regarding vandalism of vehicles over the last week. On Aug. 8, a vehicle parked near Carnarvon Park was spray painted black and struck with an object which left several dings in its body. On Aug. 13, several youths were detained by police after being spotted damaging vehicles on Central Avenue. One youth among the group eventually

admitted breaking two side-view mirrors and denting a door panel. His case has been referred to restorative justice Oak Bay. A third act of vandalism took place on Monterey Avenue on the night of Aug. 14, when a vehicle had its side mirror broken off.

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the roof of a Haultain Street apartment building at 2 a.m. on Aug. 9. The men, 23 and 24, were said to be causing a significant disturbance, though they stopped short of causing any damage.

Home break-ins continue in O.B. Police responded

to a pair of break-andenters last week. The first, on Oliver Street, took place while the homeowners were out of town. A housekeeper discovered that the home had been entered through a basement window. Police are waiting for the owners to return to determine what, if anything, was stolen.

Hit-man email scammer busy Extreme form of phishing prevalent of late Another email scam is, pardon the pun, “hitting” inboxes. Saanich and Oak Bay police are warning of the so-called hit-man scam, in which a spammer claims to have been hired to murder the recipient of the message. The email goes on

to request payment in exchange for information about who has taken out the hit. “This is an extreme example of phishing,” said Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen. “Typically, they don’t have any mention of violence. This one does.”

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mountain bike courses to work. “I’d like to see an increased (police) presence on bikes in the community,” he said. “I think it’s a fantastic community to do bicycle patrols in and it increases our level of engagement with the public.” Increased bike patrols are one of Fisher’s key priorities as he continues to put his stamp on

the department. He also wants to have more in-service training for his staff, and with the retirement of a few officers potentially looming, he acknowledged the need for a solid recruiting plan. In the meantime, he continues to get comfortable – even if it means wearing those shorts for a few more days. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Oak Bay: Then and Now Sitting near what was then Mount Baker Avenue (now Beach Drive), a home partially on stilts juts out over the shoreline. The home in the 1907 photograph is referred to in archival documents as the ‘Clayton house,’ in reference to a family that lived there, possibly after purchasing property from Arthur E. Haynes. Haynes was an alderman on the first Oak Bay council, formed in 1906. He and his family lived at Sandhurst, an estate directly across Beach Drive from the home in the old photo. Today, a lookout and park bench sit roughly where the Clayton house perched over the rocks and are part of what is now Haynes Park and Haynes Point. Part of the foundation for a subsequent building can be seen at low tide next to the lookout. Sandhurst remains on the north side of the pathway that is considered the eastern end of Oak Bay Avenue. – with thanks to Oak Bay Archives editor@oakbaynews.com

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In the top photo, circa 1907, a home on what was then Mount Baker Avenue (now Beach Drive) hangs over the shoreline of Oak Bay. Today, a peaceful lookout spot (below) sits at the waterfront edge of Haynes Park. Pieces of the foundation of a later structure can be seen on the left, at low tide.

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Oversight plan could work here Last week’s announcement that the province would create a municipal auditor general department is good news for taxpayers around the province. Any move to make our public bodies more accountable, even at the civic level, is a way to help ensure that they follow a closer path to the private sector when it comes to keeping expenses in check. Liberal cabinet minster Extra analysis and Oak Bay-Gordon MLA Ida Chong would benefit Head said the oversight body taxpayers would be good for small municipalities – those with 5,000 residents or less – that don’t have the resources to undertake such audits. But there is a real opportunity for a municipal auditor general to inspect the spending habits in larger jurisdictions such as Saanich and Victoria, and even mid-sized municipalities such as Langford, Oak Bay and Esquimalt. From constant increases in commercial and residential property tax by more than the rate of inflation and a shocking rise in six-figure administrator salaries to eyebrow-raising benefits given to union employees – emergency services personnel and otherwise – there are plenty of expenditures and decisions on which taxpayers would love to get an outside opinion. Taking the work of the provincial auditorgeneral as an example, it’s clear such bodies have no legislative powers. What they do have, however, is the ability to make public any discrepancies or inappropriate expenditures, which ultimately fall on the shoulders of the politicians who gave them final approval. The threat of having their actions publicly criticized will hopefully provide enough motivation to prompt our elected officials, as well as the employees who are guided by their decisions, to take a closer look at how they spend taxpayers’ money. Navel-gazing is never a bad thing. And at a time when the public will be faced with helping pay for an LRT system, sewage treatment and a new Johnson Street bridge, the status quo just isn’t good enough. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Oak Bay News 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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Playing Monopoly with B.C. Hydro It’s a basic strategy for the board that has been applied to other areas of the provincial government. game Monopoly. If you land on one A case in point is the utility’s 650 of the utilities, buy it and reap the staff engineers, part of what the steady revenues. reviewers termed a “gold standard” Real-world investors follow the corporate culture. same rule. B.C. Hydro’s Why does B.C. Hydro debt may be enormous, have six times as but it’s one of the safest many engineers as the investments around. Transportation Ministry, The crown jewel of B.C. which manages about the utilities is such a money same amount of complex machine that it can allow construction? extravagant practices and According to Energy still deliver some of the Minister Rich Coleman, cheapest, cleanest, most the Transportation stable energy in North Ministry used to work America. Tom Fletcher the same way. Staff Some of those B.C. Views engineers would design extravagances were a new bridge down to described in a new the specifications of the report on B.C. Hydro last bolt that holds the handrail. by three senior bureaucrats. Then this design would be put out Headline items included a 41-perto tender, with the winning bidder cent increase in staff in just four micromanaged at every step. years, lavish management bonuses The remaining Transportation and union overtime pay, and a Ministry engineers now speak communications department wistfully of this bygone golden age. almost as big as the B.C. Today they are expected to set cost government’s own. and performance specifications You won’t find this kind of luxury and let the private sector design in private companies that have and build the bridge to meet those to compete in today’s ruthless targets. marketplace. And you won’t learn Innovations are thus encouraged, much about it from listening to B.C.’s political debate, dominated as not prevented, and their former colleagues do just fine in the private usual by the NDP’s union-approved sector. talking points. According to those, A brisk pruning – the report the only serious problem here recommends reducing total staff is the intrusion of private power from 6,000 to 4,800 – gives Premier producers onto the turf of this Christy Clark what she asked government monopoly cash cow. for. An expected 32-per-cent rate B.C. Hydro is only now getting increase over three years will be a taste of the business discipline

limited to only 16 per cent. And it leaves B.C. Hydro’s huge capital works program more or less alone: rebuilding old dams, preparing for Site C and expanding both the grid and generation capacity. The review team also leaves the smart meter program alone, finding more evidence it will pay off in savings. The reviewers found that B.C. Hydro’s overtime costs are higher than other electrical utilities, and 84 per cent of that is paid to unionized electricians. The top five overtime earners doubled their base salary with overtime pay between $113,000 and $130,000 last year alone. With a smart grid, at least they won’t be collecting so much overtime to drive around searching for downed wires. And I suppose it would be nice to have all overtime paid at doubletime, and 17 to 20 “flex days” that can be taken off or traded for cash. But other public sector workers don’t get that. The government milks this cow too. It overcharges B.C. Hydro for water use, for one thing. What this overhaul may also lead to is an end to former premier Gordon Campbell’s aggressive climate strategy. That’s a complicated issue that I’ll tackle in a subsequent column. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca twitter.com/tomfletcherbc

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Two destructive regimes, two differing reactions to ships It’s interesting to compare the reception of the tall ships Esmeralda and Pallada during their recent visits to Victoria. Both are magnificent vessels and we are lucky to have had them visit here. But the Esmeralda is treated to protests and vitriol by people who may have a legitimate grievance against the government of General Augusto Pinochet. They chose to express that grievance against an inanimate object and its crew which, years after the fact, have nothing to do with the Pinochet regime.

The Pallada, by contrast, was given an enthusiastic reception and centre stage in the Inner Harbour, even though Russia has one of the most brutal and repressive histories of any country that one can imagine. The Pallada is also just a ship and the crew has no responsibility for Stalin and some of Russia’s other brutal leaders. If protesters are looking for symbols, they should be ecumenical and “equal opportunity” in their choices. Scott Eichel Victoria

Maxim Rpucyehko Grichenko, left, and Maxim Harau Nagai play a bit of rock ‘n’ roll on the deck of the Pallada last week. Thousands stood in line for the free tour of the 94-metre Russian sailing training ship docked off Wharf Street in the Inner Harbour. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Readers respond: Respect for animals, HST question, light-rail transit, water use Animal attacks simply not right We have no bees, no butterflies, no wasps, very few sparrows. Now we attack little squirrels. The deer lost their ground and the rabbits lost out. I think we have gone crazy. We spray trees for bugs. All these creatures are cherished in England, but here even the deer are pushed out of their land. When are we going to stop these actions? I think cats and

dogs must beware next. Hilda M. Longman Oak Bay

Why wasn’t HST question reworded? It seems to me the HST question, as posed, muddied the debate. Any child could have composed a simple question for it. (Do you support the HST? Yes or No?) A fortune in tax dollars was wasted trying to explain the question used, aside from

Elections B.C.’s waste of time and paper to try and explain the question in the mail-outs. H.M. Tilson Saanich

Alternates to LRT still available It’s time to look at a rapidtransit system that isn’t LRT. Why not remove the E&N tracks and ties, pave the existing grade and run an electric- or hydrogen-powered bus between Langford and Victoria?

Downtown parking meters irritate driver The downtown parking system is a money grab. With the old-style metered parking, sometimes there would be time left on the meter, and you could see that time clearly. If you needed a short stay you could park without paying as someone else had already paid for that time. With the new system you can’t see if there is time left for a particular stall and there may be time left. In such situations, you pull in and park and pay for that stall again. You have to estimate how long you will be there, so to be on the cautious side, you put in a little extra. If you leave early, there will be time left over again, and if you don’t leave Don Denton/News staff exactly on time you get a A woman puts a loonie into a pay parking machine on Broughton Street in ticket. Victoria. One reader doesn’t like the inequities of the current system. If you don’t estimate for on that stall. If I go downtown but only gives you parking correctly how long you will be to shop why would I park at a privileges from when you put in that stall and you come back meter? your new money in. to put more money in to extend Angus Macdonald So you are paying again for your time, it is not added on to Victoria the time that you paid for already time that you have already paid

The existing crossing lights and drop gates can be set up to operate with proximity switches or electronic eyes. This system could be used for rapid transit from Langford to up-Island. F. McMurray Saanich

CRD quote must be misinformed Re: Capital Region water use down (News, July 29) I read in disbelief statements from Jan Van Niekerk from the

LRT system will revitalize Victoria Re: Rush to rapid transit too rapid (Column, Aug. 12) Roszan Holmen’s experience with light-rail transit was in Edmonton on a rather unsuccessful first line. In contrast, Calgary’s C-Train was highly successful. Both cities were of similar size and both first lines ran along existing railway rights-of-way. Calgary’s line ran between a large residential area and the Macleod Trail freeway, intercepting traffic with park-andride facilities. By popular demand, the city has not yet stopped expanding its system. In contrast, the areas adjacent to the Edmonton line had fewer homes and attracted far fewer riders. The system has been slower to expand. As real estate dealers say: “Location! Location! Location!” Victoria’s downtown has deteriorated during more than 50 years of building roads and parking for the automobile. LRT will bring needed revitalization. Bob Trotter Saanich

CRD water department that it is conservation and not the cold, miserable, wet spring we have endured for the lack of water use. Where do they hire these people? Of course it has been the bad weather that has kept water usage to a minimum this year. Please don’t quote these people, as they just infuriate me with their lack of knowledge and their ability to follow the company line and not use their brains. Dennis Bourne Saanich

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Researchers at the University of Victoria are studying a new family form: long-term, committed relationships between intimate partners who live in separate homes. Former UVic sociologist Laura Funk had heard anecdotal reports of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living Apart Together,â&#x20AC;? or LAT, couples in Canada before she delved into researching the new family form with Karen Kobayashi of UVicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre on Aging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You might think that signals a lack of commitment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if two people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to move in together â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but in fact, you can have long-term committed partnerships that are LATs,â&#x20AC;? said Funk, who is now based at the University of Manitoba. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not uncommon for a couple to be married, yet still maintain separate residences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It challenges our definitions of family.â&#x20AC;? Couples with children from previous partners may choose these types of relationships to avoid the potential stress of blending families, Funk said. Another possible scenario where such a relationship might be sought is when an older woman has regained her independence after the end of a traditional marriage, and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to provide household duties for her new partner. Finances are also likely to play a role in the relationships, as both partners must be financially secure enough to maintain their own residences. Statistics Canada had previously reported up to one in 12 people in the country were in LAT relationships â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a figure that Funk learned was inflated by including teens living at home in the study. The researchers put out a call last month to hear from couples â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both opposite- and same-sex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in Victoria or Vancouver who have been in separate-residence relationships for at least five years and are over the age of 25. So far the response has been steady. Loving the Distance Between: Living Apart Together Relationships began in May 2011 and runs to May 2012. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funded by a Social Sciences and Humanties Research Council Internal Research Grant from UVic. To take part in the study contact Kobayashi at 250-721-7574 or email kmkobay@uvic.ca. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Bike swap ’til you drop Ryan Flaherty News staff

Word of mouth is spreading about a cost-effective alternative to buying a new bike. New gear can be expensive, and with that in mind, one local cyclist has organized a regular event that gives pedalheads the chance to buy and sell used items while building relationships within the cycling community. Milenkovitch Milenkovitch has worked at Oak Bay Bicycles for about five years, and started running Victoria’s first regular bike swap meet two years ago. Ryan Flaherty/News staff “I used to live in Arizona Sheldon, left, and Joel Neuman inspect a Kona mountain bike that and they had a swap meet they are considering for purchase at the Oak Bay bike swap. there once a year that was said. “It’s a way everyone gets the equivalent of shutting down the seller on a cash-only basis. The two-hour length of the together, and it’s more social Government Street between Fort and Pandora,” Milenkovitch said. monthly swaps can also lead to than the Internet.” Milenkovitch didn’t initiate great bargains. “That’s where I got inspired.” “It’s a buyer’s market, because the swaps with any sort of grand The meets take place on the last Thursday of the month in you only have two hours to plan. He just wanted to provide the parking lot behind Oak Bay lower your price,” Milenkovitch a way for people to be able to do business on a more human Bicycles’ Victoria location. How- said. It’s taken awhile for word of level. ever, Milenkovitch stressed the “It can be a more comfortable shop itself has no affiliation with mouth to spread, but the number of people showing up to the way to buy and sell, meeting the swap meets. someone face to face at a place “We don’t represent sellers or swaps has steadily grown. At the July swap meet, curi- like this instead of finding them their products and do not take ous buyers milled about while online and going up to a strangany portion of sales,” he said. What they do provide is a prospective sellers eyed up their er’s house,” he said. And there’s another benefit to venue for casual and hardcore potential customers. “No bites yet, but a few look- swaps like this. cycling enthusiasts alike to buy “It encourages the recycling of and sell anything from high-end ers,” said Trevor Hood. “It’s still old bike stuff,” Milenkovitch said. mountain bikes to spare parts, early though.” Hood, who buys bikes at “Things people outgrow or don’t tools, and even clothing. The meets capitalize on the garage sales and fixes them up at use anymore. You don’t always same concept that has made his Fernwood home, had about need something brand new.” There are three more swaps websites like Used Victoria or 10 different bikes for sale. “I guess you could say I’m a bit planned for this year. They hapKijiji so popular: that with a little pen Aug. 25, Sept. 29 and Oct. 27 time and effort one can find a of a collector.” Another seller, who gave his (weather permitting) from 6 to secondhand gem for a fraction name as ‘Mel’, said swaps like 8 p.m. in the parking lot behind of retail price. Of course, there’s also the these are a good way to meet fel- Oak Bay Bicycles, 1990 Oak Bay Ave. appeal of not having to pay any low bike nuts. editor@oakbaynews.com “It’s a part of the culture,” he HST when dealing directly with

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Feelin’ the fibre Fibrations is a one-day celebration of fibre art Travis Paterson News staff

It starts with a stitch and a knot, and leads to a cup of tea and a chat. On Sunday (Aug. 21) the inaugural Fibrations festival of fibre arts will bring together social groups and solo artisans who share a love for creating anything out of fibre. The event features a series of workshops and demonstrations to be held throughout the day in the orchard of St. Ann’s Academy. Local social knitting groups range from formal – the Victoria Knitters’ Guild has a president – to informal: the Bitchy Bees meet at pubs. But the fibre arts community is much more than that, says Sarah Thornton, who classifies herself as a spinner first, weaver second. There’s also felting, crocheting, sewing, quilting and more. “There’s nothing like knowing which sheep a handmade piece of clothing comes from,” she says. And that’s how Fibrations came about. Well, that and the fact the long-running Victoria Fibrefest was cancelled this year. Sunday’s gathering will boast tables of local crafters selling anything and every-

thing to do with fibre, from the functional to non-functional. Wares include sweaters, hats, scarves, wall hangings and sculptural pieces. “It’s not just the creators, but the suppliers,” Thorton says. “They’ll range, too, from freshly shorn Island sheep and alpaca wools in need of processing to the standard, ready-to-use materials found in commercial shops across Canada.” Local musicians will also perform, including the Singing Quilter. “It’s a community celebration of fibre art with demonstrations, some of them hands-on, for solo and social artists as well as for first-timers and kids. “In fact, it’s really a perfect place for newcomers to get their bearings on the logistics of how to get started and where to go.” A loonie-toonie raffle will feature 25 pieces of handmade merchandise donated by event volunteers in hopes of recovering the day’s production costs. Among the items is a sweater made from the wool of Mo, an alpaca from Morrison Creek in the Comox Valley. Other items offered as raffle prizes include books, wool roving, spinning and silkscreening, as well as handmade yarns, hats, shopping bags, scarves, weav-

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Nicole Brazier is co-organizer of the Fibrations fibre arts event happening Sunday (Aug. 21) at St. Ann’s Academy. ing lessons, purses, tea towels, dyes, an umbrella, an apron and a messenger bag. The event runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. For more information, visit www. fibrations.ca. sports@vicnews.com

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Following a decision from the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), many local Canadian television stations broadcasting over the air will switch to digital by August 31, 2011. If you are using:

À la suite d’une décision du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC), de nombreuses stations de télévision locales canadiennes qui diffusent par ondes hertziennes passeront au numérique d’ici le 31 août 2011. Si vous utilisez :

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Actors of Tumbleweeds Theatre, a youth theatre group, present Daniel MacIvor’s This Is A Play. It’s a comedy about a play and the creative process. The show is produced by But We Digress Productions, an offshoot of Tumbleweeds, a company created for adults to continue exploring acting beyond youth theatre. The play will be performed at Merlin’s Sun Theatre, 1983 Fairfield Rd. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. An additional 2 p.m. performance happens on Saturday. Tickets are available at the door for $5. For more information visit www.tumbleweedstheatre. ca.

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Counterfeit U.S. currency and stolen Canadian cash are circulating through Greater Victoria. The phoney U.S. bills have been used to purchase items in at least three instances in Saanich, said police Sgt. Dean Jantzen. They “look a little off,” he said, describing the bills as having edges that are too precise, as if they’ve been photocopied. “Time and time again it’s the

small retailers that get targeted,” Jantzen said. Larger stores typically have devices at the cash register that will detect fake money, he added. The distribution of phoney U.S. bills isn’t believed to be related to stolen, dyed Canadian cash making the rounds. The Canadian money is believed to be from an ATM stolen in Okanagan Falls on July 11. The bills

were dyed purple when a security mechanism inside the ATM kicked in. Money from that theft was first detected in Saanich on July 24. Of the estimated $70,000 believed to have been in the ATM when it was stolen, only $20,000 has been recovered. Some of that money was recovered by West Shore RCMP at service stations and ATMs in late July. Bank staff are keeping a close

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The days appear to be numbered for Victoria’s last downtown strip club in its current location. Twenty downtown residents applauded after viewing plans to redevelop the corner of Government Street and Pandora Avenue, home to Monty’s Showroom Pub and the Victoria Plaza Hotel. When the sale of the building is finalized next month, businesses such as Cabin 12 restaurant and several hotel tenants will have to find a new home. Still, there was enthusiasm for the $14-million, six-storey residential-commercial project when it was presented at a recent Downtown Residents’ Association meeting. “While we may have some of the most to lose in this, we’re actually wholly supportive,” said Cabin 12 co-owner Corey Judd, who asked that developer Lorne Milne consider his eatery for the building’s future ground floor. Should city council approve the rezoning, the development will include retail space and possibly livework units on the ground floor, said Milne, CEO of Griffiths Milne Clough Projects, which is partnering with League Capital Partners in the sale. Construction would take about 15 months and begin in late 2013 or early 2014, said Milne. Plans also call for underground parking, 30 rental units and 75 strata units. The front of the 101-year-old hotel will be preserved, and a sidewalk café may replace the city’s green urinal location. emccracken@vicnews.com

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It’s time to stock the lockers

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The best part about raising funds to buy school supplies for students in need is what happens once the money is spent. Bobbi Balshaw, business support manager at the Millstream Staples Business Depot has been involved with the Stock the Lockers school supply drive since it was first held on the South Island three years ago. Her reward, she says, is sharing the moment when teachers and student representatives pick up their gift cards and shop for the students who wouldn’t otherwise have supplies for the upcoming school year. “When they’ve got three or four shopping carts of stuff and they’re almost in tears, it’s pretty exciting,” Balshaw said. From now through September, customers at Staples can give at the till, or donate particular items of need at any of the three locations in Greater Victoria at 747 Fort St. downtown, 780 Tolmie Ave. in Saanich and 789 McCallum Dr. in Langford. B.C. is the frontrunner in the national campaign, started in Nanaimo in 2007. Last year, Victoria Staples stores raised $15,000 for the cause. For 2011, they’ve upped their goal to $25,000. “This year, we’re reaching out further,” Balshaw said. To help get there faster the team has organized a family fundraiser that is set to take over the parking lot of the Millstream location on Aug. 27. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes a barbecue, dunk tank, and raffle. One hundred per cent of the donations go toward the supplies without any administration costs, allowing the business to stretch donations as far as possible. “We want to get it out there that there are a lot of kids that just can’t afford school supplies,” Balshaw added. Stock the Lockers is aided by local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion and supports students at schools throughout Greater Victoria and beyond. Families in need of supplies may submit their names to the principal of each school who will then pass that information along to Staples.

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Oak Bay received a second chunk of provincial change this month from the Strategic Community Investment Fund. Traffic fine revenue sharing accounted for $204,585 of the most recent payout, while the remaining $131,040 was part of the Small Communities Grant, given to municipalities with a population less than 19,000. In total, the municipality has received $555,477 from the province in 2011. The traffic fine money comes out of a provincial pool and is earmarked for local policing services and crime prevention programs. Initially the money was added to the police department’s general operating budget. In previous years it has funded a new Oak Bay police officer position and the department’s enhanced service contract with Saanich, among other things. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Seven-storey parkade plan for UVic hits a wall Saanich stalls university’s plan for sports complex over concerns about car park Kyle Slavin News staff

A seven-level concrete parking garage is not what Saanich envisioned as a way to welcome people onto the University of Victoria campus. Last week UVic planners urged council to approve height and parking variances so work could get underway on the school’s new Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities. As part of that approval, UVic also wanted support for a 505-stall parking garage. “The problem I have, and the rest of council has, is with this parking structure,” Coun Paul Gerrard said. “No. 1, it’s too big; No. 2, it’s an ugly building; No. 3, it’s in the

wrong place. It’s not the right project in that place, at the entrance to UVic.” The proposed structure would be located south of McKenzie Avenue just west of the Gabriola Road entrance to the university. There is currently an existing parking lot and tennis courts as well as heritage buildings on the grounds where the sports facility and parking garage are planned. “This parking structure is acknowledging that we’ve built buildings on surface parking lots (in the past). We’ve (already) displaced over 230 spaces, and this building displaces another 234,” said Neil Connelly, director of campus planning and sustainability. “We feel the parking garage is a good fit at that particular location.” Coun. Vicki Sanders said she understands UVic’s request, as the new sports complex will bring increased traffic. However, the school needs to come up with alternatives to what was presented. “I think there are a variety of places where this could possibly go and perhaps make not so much

of an impact, visually. But I understand why it’s (proposed) close to the road,” Sanders said. “We’ve given them an opportunity to look at their plans, and see if there isn’t something else to consider, as far as this parkade goes. Maybe several parkades throughout the campus, or relocate this one somewhere else,” Sanders said. Though there are no Saanich homeowners close to the proposed parking garage, residents from the Gordon Head and Cadboro Bay neighbourhoods spoke in opposition to the variances. They say that though they may live away from the area, a parkade will be an eyesore to anyone driving by. “The general impression is the (community associations) hadn’t been consulted at all on this project,” Gerrard said. “UVic is a vital part of the Saanich community, and they have to be more inclusive than they currently are in the planning process.” Don Gunn, acting president of the Gordon Head Residents’ Association, says the community understands the parking garage

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is probably required. People just aren’t keen on the imposing location. “Our concern is that we have been encouraging the university to appear more open and welcoming to the community and putting a fairly massive parking garage on McKenzie really doesn’t accomplish that,” he said. Connelly says the university is looking at ways to “soften” the visual impact of the parking garage, and planners will work with Saanich staff to have a new proposal back to council as soon as possible. Though the parking garage and sports complex are separate buildings, the variances are all under one permit, so construction on the sports facility can’t begin until the parking matter is settled. According to UVic, the project will come at a cost of $58 million and is optimistically set to open in 2014. Council voted to postpone a decision on the variances. Mayor Frank Leonard and Coun. Dean Murdock both abstain from participating in UVic discussions and votes as Leonard periodi-

New facility plan for UVic

The planned Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities would be a 17,685 square-metre complex including a 2,100-seat gym, a four-court field house, an elevated running track and climbing centre. It will also be home to CanAssist, a program that helps develop and deliver technologies, programs and services that improve the quality of life of those with special needs. There are also plans to build a 50m competition pool in the future.

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Canadian champs Layritz battle for world supremacy

The Layritz Little League junior softball (13 and 14 year olds) girls are the Canadian champs. Layritz defeated Oyen of East Central Alberta Little League 6-4 in the Canadian final in Ontario last week. Layritz, playing as Team Canada, opened the 2011 World Junior Softball Series with an 11-5 loss against host Bellevue/Mercer Island on Sunday. The tournament is being held in Kirkland, Wash. until Tuesday, if necessary. The round robin portion of the world series continued with Canada playing Asia Pacific’s Bacolod (Philippines) on Tuesday, U.S. Central’s Croswell-Lexington, (Mich.) on Wednesday and the U.S. Southeast’s Palma Ceia/W. Tampa (Fla.) on Thursday. Playoffs start Friday. Layrtiz consists of district players Christina Bourassa, Breanna Dunn, Mary Harding, Leah Johnson, Georgia Martin, Raven McKinney, Alex Patton, Allie Pellizzaro, Jenna Saulnier, Sydney Sparanese, Megan Thomson, Kaitlyn Tucker, Hailey Young.

Football Rebels double Huskers

The Westshore Rebels moved to two wins and one loss in the B.C. Junior Football Conference this season with a 28-14 win over the visiting Chilliwack Huskers at Bear Mountain Stadium in Langford on Saturday. Jesse Fitch, Nile Goguen, Greg Morris and quarterback Cat Todorovich contributed to the Rebels’ rushing attack that totalled 209 yards to Chilliwack’s 63. Goguen, Todorovich and Eric Eggleston scored touchdowns for the Rebels and kicker Quinn Van Gylswyck converted all three while adding a kick for single point. Next up for the Rebels is a visit to the Okanagan Sun in Kelowna on Aug. 20.

Victoria juniors row to gold

Four girls from the Victoria City Rowing Club made their mark at the 129th Royal Canadian Henley regtta earlier this month. The crew of Allie DeLarge, Keira Flanagan, Shannon Huff and Emily Lerhe pushed their junior-A girls quad boat to gold with a significant nine-second lead over the next boat. DeLarge also placed second in the junior women’s pair with Stewart while Huff and Flanagan won silver in the junior women’s double. DeLarge and Huff recently competed in the Western Canada Summer Games with fellow Victoria City rower Jessica Stewart.

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Despite significant injuries UVic’s Nick Sinclair has climbed the ranks and is competing for Canada at the world’s university games in China this week.

Swimmer on Olympic radar Gold would complete Nick Sinclair’s recovery Emma Prestwich News staff

Nick Sinclair is on his way. The 2010 Canada West swimmer and rookie of the year is hoping to bounce back from a rough sophomore season with a better result in 2012 and a trip to the summer Olympics in London. Although an arm injury last summer forced him to slow down this year, Sinclair is stepping it up as one of five swimmers representing the University of Victoria this month at the Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China from Aug. 12 to 23. The graduate of Oak Bay High is one of nine Vikes competing for Canada at the Universiade. In Sinclair’s first year with the Vikes, he won four golds and two silvers at the 2010 Canada West championships. He broke UVic’s record for the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 55.24 seconds, and became the first swimmer in Canada West history to be named both the athlete and rookie of the meet. He also nabbed a gold at the 2010 Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships. Then last May, just before the Pan Pacific Swim Championships, he devel-

oped thoracic outlet sydrome, which years into one,” Vizsolyi said. One of the Canadian team’s national caused pain, tightness and swelling in his left arm and chest. The injury is common training centres is located at Saanich in athletes who play sports with repeti- Commonwealth Place, where Sinclair tive overhead movement, said coach practises alongside Vikes open-water swimming champ Richard Weinberger Peter Vizsolyi. Sinclair was able to compete at the Pan and Olympian Ryan Cochrane. Sinclair hopes to snag a qualiPacifics while using blood fying time at Olympic trials at thinners. He had surgery in the end of March, where he September and was able to plans to tackle the 200m backstart training again in Novemstroke and the 4x200 freestyle ber. Soon after, he developed relay. mononucleosis which lasted In the 200 back, he has to until mid-winter. He still manbeat out the two men who aged a bronze in the 200 m have already made the Federbackstroke at this year’s acion Internacionale de NataCIS games in February, but tion (FINA) ‘A-time’ of 1.58.48 doesn’t feel like he was on required to make Canada’s top of his fitness this year. team, said Vizsolyi. But Sinclair Vizsolyi said Sinclair hasn’t Nick Sinclair has a good shot at the 4x200 been able to train properly freestyle relay, where four or for six months. “He’s had more than one setback this five athletes are usually accepted. Sinclair’s even considering compromisyear,” Vizsolyi said. But Sinclair is hoping the Universiade, ing his full scholarship in the demanding where he’ll be swimming the 4x200 free- engineering program to take the second style relay, will be the prelude to a bet- semester off of school to prepare for next ter 2011-2012 season and a shot at the year’s trials. Vizsolyi thinks his willingness to focus Olympic team. “This year was disappointing. Next fully on training shows his commitment. “He wouldn’t take the semester off if he year is the big year.” Vizsolyi said while he has high hopes didn’t believe in it. He doesn’t want to be for Sinclair, the swimmer is going to have out the whole year – he’ll give it his best shot.” to work hard to recoup a lost year. intern@vicnews.com “We’re going to try and compress two

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Victoria City Rowing Club’s junior-A quad gold medal winning crew of Allie DeLarge, Emily Lerhe, Keira Flanagan, Shannon Huff at the Royal Canadian Henley regatta, Aug. 1.

Swimmer and University of Victoria alum MacKenzie Downing carried Canada’s flag and led a team of 10 current and former Vikes at the opening ceremonies of the 2011 Summer Universiade games in Shenzhen, China on Friday. The opening ceremonies brought together 12,000 athletes and coaches from the Universiade’s 152 countries. The games started Aug. 12 and run to Aug. to 23. UVic’s contingent consists of swimmers Hilary Caldwell, Craig Dawgnall, MacKenzie Downing, Aimeson King and Nick Sinclair, golfers Anne Balser, Alyssa Herkel, Darren Hupfer and Megan Woodland, women's soccer player Shayla Behrens and Vikes manager of athletics James Keogh, serving as Canada’s administration manager.

Behrens is a Saanich soccer player who came up with the Gordon Head association and played for the pro level Victoria Highlanders W-League team this year before joining Team Canada at the FISU games. On Monday Canada became the first women’s soccer team to qualify for the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Taiwan, ending pool play with two wins and a loss, beating Great Britain but losing to China. Also competing abroard is Vikes swimmer Richard Weinberger (Surrey), who won gold in the men’s 10-kilometre open water race at a test event for the London 2012 Olympics on Aug. 13. With the win Weingberger is looking like a medal hopeful England. Fellow Vike Aimeson King (Toronto) finished 12th. sports@vicnews.com

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Bye-bye body checking Hitting removed from minor rec hockey level for Vancouver Island Travis Paterson News staff

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South Island Thunderbird Dayne Ellison is checked against the boards by Fraser Valley Bruin Devon Toews during major midget hockey at UVic’s Ian Stewart Complex in January. Body checking will continue at the higher competitive midget levels but is no longer condoned in midget house levels, causing a little concern for players who hope to move up from rec to rep levels.

“We’ve discussed a new division, a (non-tryout) level for players who wish to play a full-contact game, but it’s hardly feasible.” – Sylvain Fradette

our players paid and registered for this season back in February. Granted we’re not hearing back from the (bantam and midget house league) players who are happy with the decision, but I got responses from 10 (bantam and midget) players who expressed concerns about the adjustments they have to make, it’s a much different game.” Not only do some rec players enjoy the physical nature of the game, but Fradette said as many as 30 per cent of the players on Saanich’s 20 house division teams are bubble players aspiring to play rep. For those players, the difficulty of playing up at the next level becomes even harder if they aren’t experienced with body checking. “We’ve discussed a new division, a (non-tryout) level for players who wish to play a fullcontact game, but it’s hardly feasible. “Instead we face challenges of running body checking clinics and other ways of preparing kids who want to play competitive hockey,” Fradette said.

Drawing players back “My understanding is that (non-body checking) helps bring more players to the game of hockey. And it’s still contact -- you can never please everybody, but we were seeing a bantam drop off with boys and girls, and we think this makes a huge difference.” “Picture a 13-year-old playing for the first time, with limited

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skating ability, up against kids who’ve played over five years,” Holenchuk. Holenchuk also hopes the new rule will offer another avenue for girls to continue playing hockey in boys leagues.

Advil for the soul One person who’s happy to see body checking ruled out is Colleen Butler, the motivator behind Brain Navigators. Butler is Nanaimo-based but regularly visits Victoria and other Island cities to hold clinics with youth teams in contact sports on the dangers of concussions. “One in 10 athletes will get a concussion this year,” Butler said. “This rule helps keep the kids safe and playing, it’s is a total bonus. “There’s a lot of myths out there and one of them is that concussions come from knockouts. Actually, less than 10 per cent of concussions are knockouts. Its the smaller, repetitive collisions that it’s not OK to shake off and move on.” sports@vicnews.com

Contact defined ■ A recent statement described “body checking” as an individual defensive tactic designed to legally separate the puck carrier from the puck. ■ “Body contact” is defined as an individual defensive tactic designed to legally block or impede the progress of an offensive puck carrier. The defensive player may not hit the offensive player by going in the opposite direction. ■ Nor can the puck carrier be pushed, hit or shoved into the boards.

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In an attempt to increase player safety, body checking has been taken out of the recreational level of Vancouver Island’s Amateur Hockey Association. Last week, members of the Island’s overseeing body for minor hockey voted in favour of implementing the rule change for this season. The new rule applies to recreational-level bantam (13-14) and midget (15-17) teams on the Island, including the Victoria, Juan de Fuca, Saanich and Peninsula associations (Victoria Racquet Club Minor Hockey doesn’t carry house level teams). Body checking will continue to exist at the higher competitive “rep” levels. Until this year, body checking on the Island was introduced to boys at the rep level for pee wee (11 and 12 year olds), but not until bantam for house. Now house division teams will play without body checking, right through midget. “It’s a big step forward. Every minor sport is supposed to be fun and now rec players can focus on their skills instead of worrying about getting hit,” said president Andrew Holenchuk of the Victoria Minor Hockey Association. The decision can be pinned on a number of things, but ultimately came down to the safety of the players, he said. “We’ve been a proponent of banning body checking from the Island rec levels for a couple of seasons. It was already that way in some of the Island’s northern (associations).” Removing body checking from the recreational levels of minor hockey is a growing trend across Canada and was ruled provincewide by the Ontario Hockey Federation in May. Plenty of factors led to the decision, which has been debated as far back as 1981 in that province. The evolution of bigger, faster skaters and the modern armour “protecting” them have changed the game. There’s also the newly understood danger of concussions. And the argument that hitting never really had a place in recreational hockey. Saanich minor hockey is also behind the decision, 100 per cent, said president Sylvain Fradette, who agrees it will lead to less injuries and concussions. But there is a minority backlash to the vote. With those players in mind, Fradette wondered if the blanket rule change could have been phased in over a transition period. “It’s only three weeks before hockey season (September) and

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