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As vandals strike Fairfield church, Victoria Russians protest invasion Somebody just vandalized St. Sophia’s Orthodox Church in Fairfield, throwing red paint on the front doors. The vandals probably thought they were striking a blow for Ukraine, given that the parish falls under the umbrella of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. A little bit of research would have shown how misguided

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the paint attack was, though. St. Sophia’s, an English- language church, includes both Ukrainians and Russians, as well as people of other backgrounds. One of the deacons is Ukrainianborn. Besides, even if the church were Russian-only, that doesn’t mean attacking it would be like attacking Vladimir Putin. If you ask Russian-born Victori-

ans about the invasion, they’re as likely to be as appalled as other Canadians are. More so, actually — it hits closer to home for them. “It’s horrible,” says a woman named Margarita. “I, as a Russian, do not want that war. I want it to stop and Russian troops to go back home.” See JACK KNOX, page A2

The door to Saint Sophia Orthodox Church on Joseph Street in Fairfield is splattered with red paint. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST

Russia hits nuclear plant, sparks fire JIM HEINTZ, YURAS KARMANAU and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early today, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea. Leading nuclear authorities were concerned — but not panicked — about the damage to the power station. The assault triggered phone calls between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders. The U.S. Department of Energy activated its nuclear incident response team as a precaution. The attack on the eastern city of Enerhodar and its Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant unfolded as the invasion entered its second week and another round of talks between the two sides yielded a tentative agreement to set up safe corridors to evacuate citizens and deliver humanitarian aid. Nuclear plant spokesman Andriy Tuz told Ukrainian television that shells were falling directly on the facility and had set fire to one of its six reactors. That reactor is under renovation and not operating, but there is nuclear fuel inside, he said. Firefighters cannot get near the flames because they are being shot at, he said, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted a plea to the Russians to stop the assault and allow fire teams inside. “We demand that they stop the heavy weapons fire,” Tuz said in a video statement. “There is a real threat of nuclear danger in the biggest atomic energy station in Europe.” The assault renewed fears that the invasion could damage one of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear

Stanislav, 40, says goodbye to his son David, 2, and his wife Anna on a train to Lviv at the Kyiv station in Ukraine on Thursday. Stanislav is staying to fight while his family is leaving the country to seek refuge in a neighbouring nation. EMILIO MORENATTI, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reactors and set off another emergency like the 1986 Chernobyl accident, the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which happened about 110 kilometres north of the capital. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm tweeted that the Zaporizhzhia plant’s reactors were protected by robust containment structures and were being safely shut down. In an emotional speech in the middle of the night, Zelenskyy said he feared an explosion that would be “the end for everyone. The end for Europe. The evacuation of Europe.”

“Only urgent action by Europe can stop the Russian troops,” he said. “Do not allow the death of Europe from a catastrophe at a nuclear power station.” But most experts saw nothing to indicate an impending disaster. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the fire had not affected essential equipment and that Ukraine’s nuclear regulator reported no change in radiation levels. The American Nuclear Society concurred, saying that the latest radiation levels remained within natural background levels.

“The real threat to Ukrainian lives continues to be the violent invasion and bombing of their country,” the group said. Jon Wolfsthal, who served during the Obama administration as the senior director for arms control and nonproliferation at the National Security Council, said the plant’s reactors have thick concrete containment domes that should protect them from tank and artillery fire. But he was concerned about a potential loss of power at the plant, which could imperil its ability to keep the nuclear fuel cool.

The mayor of Enerhodar said earlier that Ukrainian forces were battling Russian troops on the city’s outskirts. Video showed flames and black smoke rising above the city of more than 50,000, with people streaming past wrecked cars. Prior to the shelling, the Ukrainian state atomic energy company reported that a Russian military column was heading toward the nuclear plant. See UKRAINE, page A2 Refugee aid praised, A12 Donations pour in, A13

West Shore Mounties going electric with Tesla and Mustang DARRON KLOSTER Times Colonist Mounties at the West Shore RCMP detachment will be the first in Canada to start regular patrols and front-line police work in marked Tesla electric cars. The detachment will also introduce a Ford Mustang Mach-E GT into its fleet at some point this year for testing. Todd Preston, officer in

charge of the detachment, said two Tesla Model Y vehicles are being outfitted in Ottawa and will be on the streets of Langford, Colwood, Highlands, View Royal, Metchosin and the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations within a few months. “They are super-peppy vehicles and can go 500 kilometres on one charge,” Preston said Thursday in Langford, where the city unveiled plans for the Island’s first Tesla sales, ser-

vice and delivery centre — a 35,000-square-foot facility that is expected to be completed by June 2023. “Our officers couldn’t be more excited about this,” Preston said of the electric cars. He said while West Shore RCMP is the first force in Canada to use Teslas for frontline policing and day-to-day use, about 30 departments in the U.S. are already using them. The RCMP, which has just

over 10,000 police vehicles, with a turnover of about 1,500 per year, has pledged to achieve netzero emissions by 2050. Preston said the Tesla Model Y is roomy and powerful and will be outfitted with all the equipment officers will need, including special bumpers and attachments to affix the light bars over the vehicle’s glass roof. Tesla said its Model Y has allwheel drive with two independ-

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Victoria Russian joined Ukrainian protesters > FROM A1: JACK KNOX Like some others, she’s a bit worried about being too public, as she visits Russia and is wary of testing the limits of a new law there that broadens the definition of treason. Margarita only ventures this far in her criticism because she feels compelled to speak against a conflict that feels fratricidal. “There are lots of family ties between Ukraine and Russia. To me, it looks like a civil war where cousins go against one another.” Many in Victoria’s Ukrainian and Russian-speaking communi-

ties have lives that overlap, she says. “They do know each other quite well.” At pre-pandemic weekly get-togethers of Russianspeaking people, attendees were as likely to be Ukrainian or Armenian as they were to be Russian. Same goes for those participating in an online forum for Russian speakers. Discussion on that forum has remained civil since the invasion, Margarita says. Still, she is reluctant to ask acquaintances how their families are doing in Ukraine. She doesn’t want to probe a sore point. A Victoria Russian named Vladimir, who moved to Canada seven years ago, is still trying to wrap his head around how the invasion came about. “It’s still

unbelievable. It’s a shock.” He says he was never a fan of Putin, and opposes the invasion. “Our hearts go to those suffering in Ukraine, and friends in Russia who are in a very uncertain position.” Others he knows feel the same way. “I’m certain that the vast majority of my friends in Russia are anti-war.” Canadian friends of the financial manager ask him to explain what’s going on. “It’s quite unfortunate that Russian people do not have a lot of say in their own country,” he replies. Does he squirm a bit being a Russian at a time like this? Good question. “I have no logical reason to feel awkward because it’s not my fault — but at the same

time, I do feel bad,” he says. Call it guilt by association. He was relieved to hear of Ukrainian-Canadians in Victoria saying their fight is with Vladimir Putin, not the Russian people. “Naturally, there is this thought of ‘What do they think about us?’ ” Another Russian-born Victorian, Ilya Usachev, who moved here in 2017, is unequivocal in his assessment of the war. “It’s a terrible tragedy,” he says. “Putin is a madman.” Last Sunday, he joined a crowd of demonstrators waving Ukrainian flags on the lawn of the legislature. Of his circle back in Russia, maybe half don’t fully comprehend what is going on in Ukraine, he says. He

has family members who don’t believe Kyiv is under attack. They think the only targets are fascists. “It breaks my heart.” At the same time, his Canadian friends don’t have a firm grasp on the story, either. Or, at least, they don’t feel it at a personal level, like those who know people who are affected. Usachev has a classmate who married a Ukrainian. The couple and their two young children fled Kyiv and are now hiding in a cabin far from the capital. Usachev would like to help bring them to Canada, but doesn’t know how. That’s what real life looks like. Throwing paint at a church in Fairfield won’t help. jknox@timescolonist.com

intrusion into Ukraine and encouraging the Putin regime to back off.” He said B.C. is also ready to welcome Ukrainian immigrants and refugees but is unsure how many people the federal government will send to the province. Horgan said Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen began contacting non-governmental organizations and faith groups that often help refugees settle into communities after federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser s treamlined the process for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s military assault. Horgan said the province fully supports the accelerated immigration and refugee plans, but an extraordinary number of people moved to B.C. last year so he will be working to ensure the province doesn’t take in more people than it can handle. “We’re going to be working in collaboration with local agencies to make sure that we do everything we can to house, protect and care for as many people as we can,” he said.

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is a question of the security of the whole world,” he said in a statement. The U.S. and NATO allies have ruled out creating a no-fly zone since the move would pit Russian and Western military forces against each other. Vladimir Putin’s forces have brought their superior firepower to bear over the past few days, launching hundreds of missiles and artillery attacks on cities and other sites around the country and making significant gains in the south. The Russians announced the capture of the southern city of Kherson, a vital Black Sea port of 280,000, and local Ukrainian officials confirmed the takeover of the government headquarters there, making it the first major city to fall since the invasion began a week ago. Heavy fighting continued on the outskirts of another strategic port, Mariupol, on the Azov Sea. The battles have knocked out

the city’s electricity, heat and water systems, as well as most phone service, officials said. Food deliveries to the city were also cut. Associated Press video from the port city showed the assault lighting up the darkening sky above deserted streets and medical teams treating c ivilians, including a 16-year-old boy inside a clinic who could not be saved. The child was playing soccer when he was wounded in the shelling, according to his father, who cradled the boy’s head on the gurney and cried. Severing Ukraine’s access to the Black and Azov seas would deal a crippling blow to its economy and allow Russia to build a land corridor to Crimea, seized by Moscow in 2014. Overall, the outnumbered, outgunned Ukrainians have put up stiff resistance, staving off the swift victory that Russia appeared to have expected. But a senior U.S. defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russia’s seizure of Crimea gave it a logistical advantage in that part of the country, with shorter supply lines that smoothed the offensive there. Ukrainian leaders called on the people to defend their homeland by cutting down trees, erecting barricades in the cities and attacking enemy columns from the rear. In recent days, authorities have issued weapons to civilians and taught them how to make Molotov cocktails. “Total resistance. This is our Ukrainian trump card, and this is what we can do best in the world,” Oleksiy Arestovich, an aide to Zelenskyy, said in a video message, recalling guerrilla actions in Nazi-occupied Ukraine during the Second World War. The second round of talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations was held in neighbouring Belarus. But the two sides appeared far apart going into the meeting, and Putin warned Ukraine that it must quickly accept the Kremlin’s demand for its “demilitarization” and declare itself neutral, renouncing its bid to join NATO. Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron he was determined to press on with his attack “until the end,” according to Macron’s office. The two sides said that they tentatively agreed to allow ceasefires in areas designated safe corridors, and that they would seek to work out the necessary details quickly.

Premier says he’s not concerned about tariff effects on B.C. The Canadian Press Premier John Horgan says he supports the federal government’s decision to impose a 35 per cent tariff on Russian and Belarusian exports to Canada. Horgan said the Finance Ministry is looking into the potential consequences for the private sector, including for major construction projects that rely on Russian steel, to determine what the province can do to protect its economy while ensuring sanctions continue. “We’re not, at this point, concerned that there will be significant costs to British Columbians,” he told a news conference Thursday. “The only way we’re going to change a brutal dictator’s mind is to make it extremely uncomfortable for him to continue on the same course that he’s on. “Economic sanctions will work if they are universally embraced and it appears, in an unprecedented way, the international community is standing together against the

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Nanaimo blast a criminal matter: RCMP LOUISE DICKSON Times Colonist Nanaimo RCMP are treating a massive house explosion on Pine Street on Sunday as a crime. “Certain information was found and relayed to us and as a result … we are pursuing the explosion as a criminal matter,” RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien said Thursday. The huge blast around 8:20 p.m. levelled the one-storey house, rocked nearby streets and sent debris flying through the neighbourhood. Some thought a bomb had gone off. Police officers and fire departments were at the scene within minutes, securing the area and closing off nearby streets. Nanaimo RCMP, fire investigators and Fortis B.C. were at the scene all day Monday. “They sifted through every piece of material and then they brought in heavy equipment that allowed us into the basement. That allowed Fortis and fire inspectors to go down and take a close look at things,” said O’Brien. The investigation was turned over to the RCMP. “Certain information was found that leads us towards the criminality side and that’s what we’re pursuing,” said O’Brien. Police are not sharing “certain evidence” with the public because it forms the basis of their investigation, he said. The property has been vacant

Two face charges after Gorge standoff PEDRO ARRAIS Times Colonist Two men have been arrested following a lengthy standoff Wednesday with Saanich police, after a report that someone was being held against their will in a home in the Gorge-Tillicum area. The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team also responded to the call. Firearms were located inside the home, including an unregistered loaded 9-mm pistol.

The huge blast around 8:20 p.m. Sunday levelled the one-storey house on Pine Street in Nanaimo, rocked nearby streets and sent debris flying through the neighbourhood. ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST since January and was boarded up, although the house had been used by squatters. Police had been called there a number of times in recent months, said O’Brien.

“We are certainly looking at those calls and the current investigation. We are speaking with the investigators who went to that property and why they were there and what infor-

mation they gleaned.” O’Brien declined to say if anyone is being brought in for interviews. Anyone who saw anything suspicious on the property in the

hours leading up to the explosion is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file #2022-6847. ldickson@timescolonist.com

Saanich police and Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team members respond to an incident at a home on Vincent Avenue on Wednesday. At right, the house had fresh plywood boards covering windows broken in the police action. PHOTOS BY DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST Police said the two men arrested, ages 31 and 50, are well-known to them. The men are facing a number of charges related to weapons possession, forcible confinement and breaching court orders. “One of the men had eight outstanding warrants for violent offences and was in possession of a loaded firearm, contrary to his court conditions,” said Const. Markus Anastasiades of Saanich police. “We are very satisfied to have made the arrest of both men, who were clearly a danger

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to the public and are now facing very serious criminal charges.” The incident began early Wednesday afternoon when Saanich police received information that a person was being held against their will in a home in the 300-block of Vincent Avenue. Since at least two of the people inside the home were believed to be in possession of loaded firearms, police requested assistance from the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team. Officers surrounded the

house and evacuated neighbouring homes. Hours later, two men surrendered to police just before 8 p.m. Upon entering, police discovered two individuals had been held against their will. They were not physically injured and were taken safely into police custody. On Thursday afternoon, neighbours milled around the house, which had fresh plywood boards covering windows broken in the police action. Area residents did not want to

be identified for fear of reprisals, but said it wasn’t the first time police have been called to the residence. The last major disturbance took place a year ago, when police had to use flash-bang grenades and break down the door to make arrests. Last year’s haul of firearms included long guns. Neighbours, one with a twoyear-old, said they were frustrated that the landlord continues to rent to tenants who keep guns in the house. parrais@timescolonist.com

From left, Langford Mayor Stew Young, Tesla Owners Club VP Heather Kellingon and Jeany Lee, Seacliff Properties director for acquisitions and asset management, perform a ceremonial groundbreaking for the first Vancouver Island Tesla sales, service and delivery centre at City Gate Boulevard. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST

‘If you’re a passenger, hold onto your cup of coffee’ > FROM A1: MOUNTIES “If you’re a passenger, hold onto your cup of coffee,” she said. “[The acceleration] does throw you back in your seat.” The 3.6-acre Tesla facility is being built on the edge of Seacliff Properties’ 50-acre site on City Gate Boulevard, across from Costco, where a small mountain has been shaved off the landscape for nine separate condominium developments. All but one of the sites is sold. The first site under construction, by Kelowna-based High Street Ventures, sold out 225 units in less than a year online

without a showroom, said Jeany Lee, director of acquisitions and asset management for Seacliff. Lee said the company is leasing Tesla the land and custombuilding the facility. She said it’s Tesla’s first custom-built store in Canada. The current 21 stores across the country were built from previous auto dealerships, she said. Lee said Langford’s Tesla store will include service bays and a showroom where the company will be able to display all its models in multiple colours. There will also be a large parking lot and room to show more vehicles, she said. Mayor Stew Young estimates the building to be worth $40 million to $50 million, and said the

Tesla store will create up to 50 full-time jobs. The Tesla brand will bring other opportunities to Langford, said Dale Gann, chairman of Langford’s Economic Development Committee. He said Langford is hoping the new Tesla facility will attract the attention of the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and a serial early-stage investor in multiple tech businesses. “When you build something like this, something else will come in research and development, other tech companies,” said Gann, noting he’s already talking with the mayor about pursuing other opportunities with Musk’s companies.

Tesla sells its vehicles online and delivers them to its nearest stores. In Victoria’s case, that’s always been Vancouver. For Tesla owners on the Island, the Langford store will make it easier to access repairs and new vehicles. They’ve been relying on Tesla “rangers,” mobile technicians, and have had to tow their vehicles to Vancouver via flatdeck trucks for major repairs. “I’ve been waiting for this for over five years,” said Kellington. “It’s very exciting for the Tesla owners.” Glenn Garry, board member of the Victoria EV Association, said two-thirds of the estimated 4,000-plus electric vehicles on the Island are Tesla models. He said those numbers are growing,

so it makes sense for Tesla to set up a base in the area. Young said charging stations are increasing across Langford, including four stations at the RCMP detachment, as the city works to convert its fleet of 20 vehicles to electric by 2027. “It’s part of our official community plan that every new [condo] building now has to be wired for electric charging,” said Young. “As we build higher, all parking stations will have access to charging.” Mike Reilly, past president of West Shore Chamber of Commerce, said the Tesla brand is a big win for Langford, bringing growth, jobs, and economical travel for residents. dkloster@timescolonist.com

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Victoria suspends twinning relationship with Russian city JEFF BELL Times Colonist Victoria’s twin-city relationship with the Russian city of Khabarovsk will be suspended after the issue was raised this week by Coun. Stephen Andrew. Andrew said the step will make it known that Victoria doesn’t want a link to Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. A letter from the Canada’s Ukrainian Embassy to Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and other Canadian mayors who have twincity relationships with Russia

urged the suspension of such ties. “Taken into consideration the gravity of the situation, I urge you to consider this request in the shortest possible terms,” the letter said. Victoria has been twinned with Khabarovsk since May 1990. There were official visits from Victoria in 2008 and 2013. Twin-city relationships focus on sharing ideas and fostering community and economic development. “I felt this was an appropriate thing to do given the fact that these are municipal jurisdictions, the twin cities,” Andrew

said at council’s weekly committee of the whole meeting on Thursday. “I think it sends a symbolic but yet a firm message to the Ukrainian community and to Ukraine itself that we stand with them.” Andrew said he has received communication from people pointing out that it is the Russian government, not the people of Khabarovsk, that is behind what is happening in Ukraine. “It’s true, but I feel that this is something we can do,” Andrew said. “We should not be having a relationship with a city that is in a country that is involved in an illegal invasion.”

He said it was important to him to suspend rather than end the relationship with Khabarovsk. “Because I think that this leaves the door open, that we can re-engage,” Andrew said. “But we are sending a message [that] if indeed this does not resolve itself to the satisfaction of the council, in the future maybe we will take a further look at this. Coun. Charlayne ThorntonJoe said she also favoured a suspension rather than cutting ties. “I think to suspend it at this time is important and it makes sense, and it is something I think

the majority of the city supports us doing.” Coun Jeremy Loveday approved the move, as well, saying he condemns “in the strongest terms possible” the criminal invasion of Ukraine and stands firmly against war and imperialism. But he said the history of sister cities has been one of inspiring peace through dialogue and “human-to-human connection.” “So I don’t think this is a decision to be taken lightly,” he said of the suspension. Helps will write to her counterpart explaining the decision. jbell@timescolonist.com

Trampoline included in new B.C. Ferries’ new Salish Heron arrives in Victoria Stadacona Park playground JEFF BELL Times Colonist Accessible design and the city’s first public in-ground trampoline are the prime features of a new playground for Stadacona Park approved by city council. Council had already approved $600,000 to replace aging play equipment in the neighbourhood park, which serves Fernwood, Rockland and South Jubilee. The current playground, one of 40 within the city, has been in place since 1995. “After 27 years in service, the playground has reached the end of its lifespan and is due for replacement,” said Justin Dykstra, manager of park design and construction. People who shelter in the area are being considered, said Derrick Newman, assistant director of facilities and construction management. “Staff will continue to work with those sheltering in the park to ensure impacts are minimized and to support them with their efforts to connect these individuals with housing solutions,” Newman said. An online survey completed by 123 people, two pop-ups in the park and three workshops with

children were used to gather public input. “An accessibility firm was enlisted to complete a review of the draft concept in order to identify potential barriers to accessibility and provide recommendations on how to address them,” Dykstra said. People who gave their input were most excited about the trampoline, park furniture and a tower structure — including an accessible ramp — for climbing and other activity, he said. Rubber safety surfacing will be used. Signage will be done in text, pictographs and braille. Dykstra said the playground will be built in the southern section of the park outside of an area designated as environmentally sensitive. Coun. Stephen Andrew said he is thrilled with the playground concept, especially the accessibility component. Coun. Marianne Alto asked about the safety of a public trampoline. She was told they are already on the Island and have not posed significant concerns. Thanks to the trampoline, Alto said, she suspects the Stadacona playground will get the reputation as the “coolest” one in the city. jbell@timescolonist.com

Driver dozing in stolen Jeep gets trip to police cells to continue his slumber A man catching 40 winks behind the wheel of a Jeep was given a new place to sleep Wednesday night after Victoria police officers discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen. Victoria police officers were on patrol just after 10 p.m. in the 500-block of Ellice Street when they spotted a Jeep stopped with the engine running and lights on. The driver was slumped over the steering wheel. Concerned the man was in medical distress, officers checked on him, but it turned out the driver was just snoozing.

Officers discovered the Jeep had been reported stolen on Feb. 27 from the 1300-block of Wharf Street. The driver was arrested and transported to Victoria Police Department cells to continue his slumber. He was later released pending further investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Victoria Police Department report desk at 250-9957654, extension 1. To make an anonymous report, call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. — Times Colonist

B.C. Ferries’ latest Salish-class vessel, Salish Heron, approaches Ogden Point on Thursday, marking the end of its 10,400-nautical-mile journey from Gdansk, Poland, where it was built, to Victoria. The vessel, which set sail on Dec. 22, will be inspected at Ogden Point before heading to B.C. Ferries’ fleet maintenance facility in Richmond. This summer, it’s expected to begin serving the southern Gulf Islands, including routes between Swartz Bay and Pender, Saturna, Mayne and Galiano islands. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST

Isitt takes month-long leave from committee meetings Times Colonist Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt is taking a leave of absence from committee meetings until April 7. He said he is taking a mandatory professional-development

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quickly disappeared into the woods without looking back. To report a cougar or other wildlife sighting, call the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) hotline at 1-877-952-7277 or #7277 on the Telus mobility network. If the situation is not an emergency, report the incident online or contact the nearest Conservation Officer Service district office. — Times Colonist

Students offer ideas on how Royal B.C. Museum can change for better Times Colonist The Royal British Columbia Museum, in the midst of reinventing its exhibits and displays to become a more inclusive and modern institution, is getting a helping hand from dozens of university students this weekend. The museum will be the focal point of Royal Roads University’s Design Thinking Challenge. Nine student teams from across Canada and one from the U.S. will offer ideas on how the Royal B.C. Museum can be something more than a place that stores collections and historical records. “Some people think of museums as dusty places with only old stories and history in them,” said Kim Gough, learning program developer at the Royal B.C. Museum. “But I think museums can be much more about our contemporary society. They can be about current issues and they can also be forward-thinking.” Royal Roads said design thinking is an approach to solving complex problems using empathy and continuous prototyping, and allows students to step into an important public conversation at a pivotal time for the museum. Museums are at a critical time of “reckoning,” including dealing with issues of systemic racism, Gough said. “We really need to address that head on and to think about how that is impacting our community and people who visit us and don’t visit us,” she said. “We need to think in new ways, and this feels like a really

wonderful opportunity to think in a new way.” Students in teams of four from Camosun College, Kings College, Idaho State University, Assiniboine College, University of Toronto, Université de Montreal, McMaster, Royal Roads, Wilfrid Laurier and Okanagan College are taking part in the online event starting today and continuing through to Monday. Gough said museums should allow communities to “represent themselves and be their own storytellers.” Royal Roads bachelor of commerce student Amar Singh said design thinking lends itself perfectly to the process of discovering what people value. “I hope to develop and take away the skill of listening with empathy to others,” he said. “I guess what excites me the most is discovering different perspectives on the same matter by talking to others and having my own biases shattered.” Gough sees the museum as a place that gives space for communities to represent themselves, where British Columbians contemplate the past while connecting it to the present and the future. “The museum would be an exciting place, not a quiet place,” she said. “It might be buzzing, it might be loud — people laughing, crying and wanting to gather together. To me, that would be a beautiful place to work in and to be in.” Gough said student teams will play a key role in making a vision like that a reality.

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Victoria man convicted of choking and assaulting partner • This story includes graphic descriptions of assaults. LOUISE DICKSON Times Colonist A veteran Victoria police officer had to catch her breath when the victim of domestic violence walked into the police station and removed her sunglasses, revealing the severity of her injuries. That information was recounted Thursday by Victoria provincial court Judge Lisa Mrozinski as she convicted Caleb True Hurry of choking his intimate partner, assaulting her with a weapon, assault causing her bodily harm and unlawful confinement on Oct. 17, 2020. “Whatever else may be in dispute in this trial, what is without doubt is that [the victim] presented at the Victoria police department with signs of serious physical assault,” said the judge. The identity of the woman, who died recently, is protected by a publication ban. Hurry, 44, from Prince Edward Island, is in custody at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre. Last month, he was sentenced to nine months in jail after being convicted of assault causing bodily harm to the same woman on Jan. 1, 2020. The judge recalled that during the trial, Const. Hayley Swann testified that the woman’s face looked swollen and beaten, and she seemed barely able to walk. “Const. Swann testified that she immediately regretted having her come into the police station.” The victim gave a statement to police describing a series of brutal assaults on her by Hurry the previous day, said the judge, in a review of what the court was told. It happened at the apartment she shared with Hurry on Stanley Avenue and they continued on and off for several hours between 12:30 a.m. until she was able to get away about 9:30 a.m. She spent that day and night at a friend’s home and went to the police station on Oct. 18, 2020. Hurry denied assaulting her as alleged. He testified that they argued for a lengthy period that

night and he struck her twice in the face with an open palm. He told the court the woman had exaggerated her injuries, particularly around her neck and ribs. The injuries were caused by him defending himself or fighting her off, he said. Police photographs show her left eye swollen and bruised. There was bruising on her right eye, left ear, under her neck, on both cheeks, serious bruising on her left thigh and swelling and bruising on her ribs. The judge rejected Hurry’s evidence, saying most of his testimony was false and riddled with inconsistencies. She found him to be an unco-operative witness who would not answer a question directly. Although Hurry tried to paint himself as a victim, the judge noted that, during crossexamination, he admitted he was found guilty of a previous assault where he urinated on the victim, spat on her and bit her lip so hard that she required 15 stitches. “These facts make your claim of victimhood less credible,” she said, pointing out that he was much bigger than his partner and could simply have walked out of the apartment. Mrozinski accepted the Crown’s theory that Hurry was angry when his partner spent time drinking with a male friend. The victim, whose evidence was rich in detail, testified that when she came home, he threw a drink in her face. Then, she was struggling for her life as he wrapped his surf leash around her neck and tried to strangle her. “She recalled trying to hold onto the cord to release the pressure on her neck.” The judge was convinced that Hurry caused serious injury by striking his partner about her face and head with his hands, fists and used a binder. She was also convinced that Hurry used a phone cord and a surf leash to try to strangle her, and that he assaulted her with a belt and tried to prevent her from leaving the apartment twice. Hurry’s sentencing date will be scheduled on March 8. ldickson@timescolonist.com

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Fraud case against former legislature clerk rests with judge CAMILLE BAINS The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Defence lawyers for B.C.’s former clerk of the legislature say the Crown has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their client committed any crimes related to fraud or breach of trust. In closing arguments Thursday in B.C. Supreme Court, Kevin Westell and Gavin Cameron said Craig James did not stand to personally gain from any of the allegations made against him, including the purchase of a wood splitter and trailer with public funds when those items were intended for emergency preparedness reasons. Westell said the fact that James had to take the equipment home because there wasn’t a parking spot at the legislature is an illustration of “bureaucracy in action, and in inaction, more accurately.” “There’s no dispute there was always sufficient physical open

Craig James served as clerk of the B.C. legislature from 2011 to 2018. CP FILE space [at the legislature area] to fit the items. But they would be an eyesore, turning the front lawn of a tourist attraction into a literal trailer park, we say.” Cameron said the Crown has no evidence that James intended

to permanently keep the wood splitter and trailer, and that he paid to have them stored after his wife wanted the equipment put elsewhere. Former manager Randy Spraggett had the idea to buy the wood splitter and trailer despite the availability of a parking spot but James had ongoing conversations with others exploring various potential spaces at the legislature, Westell told Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes, who reserved her decision in the case. Locations they considered included a lawn that would be too soggy during rainy weather and a space that could be created using crushed rock, though that was ruled out as being too close to the street and susceptible for use as a garbage receptacle by the public, Westell said. The wood splitter and trailer were bought after discussions about the lack of power for several weeks in a large area of Puerto Rico, and the belief

that some equipment would be needed at the legislature to cut wood, rebar and concrete as well as to rescue trapped people, he said. Westell also said a form approving the purchase of the wood splitter and trailer was signed by then-Speaker Darryl Plecas, who published a report in 2019 detailing allegations of misspending involving other items as well after James was escorted from the legislature by the RCMP. He called Plecas “the head of the pyramid” among at least three others, including the executive financial officer, who gave approval for the equipment. “Certainly, Mr. James was part of the group of senior managers that approved the purchase but he wasn’t the only one,” Westell said. James has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000 and three counts of breach of trust by a public officer during his time serving

as clerk between 2011 and 2018. The Crown alleges James received a $258,000 pension benefit that he wasn’t entitled to, but defence lawyers have said he rightfully had access to it based on policy at the time. During his response Thursday, Crown counsel Brock Martland said the defence’s arguments about collective bureaucratic ineptitude, which cast the blame on others, do not take James’s position at the legislature into account. “While it’s true that the Speaker is also well up in structure, the functional reality is that the Speaker has very many duties and is an elected (member of the legislature) with constituency duties, whereas the clerk is the CEO responsible for the dayto-day management,” he said. “Even if others did fall short, in my respectful submission, even if that’s found to be the case by the court, it’s not without a basis. But that does not excuse the clerk’s conduct.”

Jeremy Nuvviaq, 39, died after he was shot by RCMP in Sanirajak in May 2017 when police received reports of a suicidal man with a gun. VITALINE MORGAN VIA CP

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Lawyers resist calls for police officers to testify at N.S. probe

A fire-destroyed property registered to Gabriel Wortman at 200 Portapique Beach Rd. in Portapique, N.S., as it looked on May 8, 2020. Wortman’s common-law spouse, Lisa Banfield, described him as a controlling, abusive and manipulative man. ANDREW VAUGHAN, THE CANADIAN PRESS

Chilling details revealed by spouse of N.S. killer MICHAEL MacDONALD The Canadian Press HALIFAX — A day after 22 people

in rural Nova Scotia were shot dead by a man disguised as a Mountie, his common-law spouse described him as a controlling, abusive and manipulative man who had long warned he would be “going out with a bang.” The previously undisclosed comments from Lisa Banfield are contained in a transcript of a two-hour interview with an RCMP officer on April 20, 2020, released late Tuesday by an independent commission of inquiry investigating the mass shooting. The results of the interrogation offer chilling new details about Banfield’s 19-year relationship with the killer and his deeply troubled personality and upbringing. It’s also the first time the public has been allowed to assess Banfield’s story in her own words. During the interview, Banfield made it clear Gabriel Wortman was a “loving, kind and generous” man when they first met. But his volatile, unpredictable moods led to beatings and verbal abuse soon after they started living part time in an upscale “cottage” he had built in Portapique, N.S., in 2003. “In the past, he was abusive and I would appease him and say whatever I could to make it stop,” she told RCMP Staff Sgt. Greg Vardy during an interview at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre in Truro, N.S. “I never ever said anything [about the abuse] because I just didn’t want to get him in trouble. And in hindsight, I wish I would’ve, because maybe this wouldn’t have happened.” At the time of the interview, Banfield was being treated for injuries she suffered on April 18, 2020, when Wortman attacked her at the cottage after they quarrelled about plans for their 20th anniversary as a couple. Medical records describing Banfield’s injuries after the assault, also released late Tuesday, show she sustained fractures on the sides of two vertebrae, two fractured ribs and

multiple bruises and scratches on her face, hands, feet, legs and shoulders. The beating, which has been previously described in search warrant documents released by the RCMP, immediately preceded Wortman’s 13-hour killing rampage. The next morning, on April 19, 2020, he was fatally shot by a Mountie who spotted him at a gas station north of Halifax. During the hospital interview a day later, Banfield — then 51 — described other “sporadic” beatings at the cottage, saying her spouse’s explosive rage was typically triggered by small disputes. “When little things happened, he would lose his mind,” she said. Aside from the most recent attack, Banfield said the last time she experienced intimate partner violence was three years earlier. Among other things, the public inquiry’s mandate includes investigating the role of genderbased violence. Banfield also spoke at length about Wortman’s childhood, which she said was marked by his bizarre relationship with his father, whom he grew to hate. He was only three years old when his father first threatened him with a gun, she said. And when he was 10, she said his dad put a gun in his son’s hand and said: “I know you want to kill me, [so] kill me.” Her longtime partner also complained about being beaten, she said. Years later, when there was a family dispute over financing for the cottage, Wortman set in motion a plan to kill his parents, she said. His scheme included a request to Banfield to help him shave off all his hair to prevent contaminating the crime scene with his DNA. It’s unclear from the interview what actually happened, but Banfield confirmed police were involved, though there were no consequences. Banfield said her spouse had learned to live with turmoil, which helped explain his unease with otherwise stable, healthy relationships.

At one point, Banfield told him, “When everything’s good, you always got to put a bump in the road because you don’t know how to deal with normal,” she said during the police interrogation. “But he knew how to deal with chaos.” As a loner who had a hard time trusting people, Wortman developed fantasies about committing crimes and outwitting police, she added. “He used to always say: ‘When I go out, I’m going out with a bang. It’ll be in the news,’” she told Vardy. “I would just dismiss it …. I knew he had crazy in him but I never thought it would get to that point.” And she marvelled at how an otherwise healthy, independently wealthy man could appear so lost, alone and angry. “He had all the toys he wanted,” she said, referring to his collection of motorcycles and his obsession with online shopping. “It still wasn’t enough … He was always trying to find the next thing to … fill the void in his life.” Even though her life was “somewhat of a nightmare,” Banfield said she could still see the good in the 51-year-old denturist. She mentioned how he would go out of his way to help his neighbours in Portapique, sometimes fixing their dentures at no cost. “I just feel bad for him and I feel bad for all the people that died,” she told the officer as she explained how she managed to escape from him just before he started shooting people in Portapique. “But I don’t know what I could’ve done. If I would’ve stayed, maybe he wouldn’t have shot all those people.” In total, Banfield spoke to police four times, including immediately after she emerged from hiding all night in the woods. The federal-provincial inquiry, which started hearings last week, has been tasked with determining the circumstances of the shootings and delivering a final report in November that will include recommendations on how to improve public safety.

B.C. Review Board eyes MD’s discretion for Schoenborn overnight leave proposal The Canadian Press COQUITLAM — The British Colum-

bia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow up to 28 days of overnight leave for a man who was found not criminally responsible of killing his three children. Allan Schoenborn’s lawyer told the board during an annual hearing today that his client has “done nothing but keep a generally positive trajectory” since being granted some level of leave from the hospital, and giving the director the ability to approve overnight leave would not necessarily mean Schoenborn would receive it. Dr. Robert Lacroix, a psychiatrist at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, said Schoenborn’s progress in treatment has been positive and his psychotic illness is in “complete remission” with a medication he takes monthly. Lacroix told the threemember panel that Schoenborn

would need to have housing and employment if he were granted 28 days of unescorted leave, and he would continue individual counselling and other supportive services. Crown lawyer Michelle Booker told the panel they’re seeking to maintain the existing conditions of Schoenborn’s custody order, which allow him the opportunity for unescorted leave during the day, with certain limits, but not for up to 28 days. Schoenborn has been held at the hospital since 2010 after being convicted of killing his 10-year-old daughter and two sons, aged eight and five, in April 2008. He was diagnosed with delusional disorder and told his B.C. Supreme Court trial he killed his children to protect them from an imagined threat of sexual abuse. He was found not criminally responsible and ordered to be held in custody at the psychiatric hospital, with the review board having responsibility for his case. The review board gave the

hospital the discretion to grant Schoenborn staff-supported community outings in 2015, and in 2020 the director was allowed to approve unescorted leave during the day with various conditions and limits. Another staff member at the hospital told the hearing that Schoenborn had been on close to a dozen outings with his mother last year and several unescorted outings to destinations including a park, restaurant and mall, with no concerns reported. Schoenborn also participated last year in a two-week program outside the hospital for developing occupational skills, Lacroix said. He is not allowed to possess any weapons or use alcohol or drugs, except those approved by a doctor, according to the review board’s 2020 decision. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled in 2017 against an application to have Schoenborn declared a dangerous offender, a designation that would have quashed the possibility that he could leave the hospital.

HALIFAX — The RCMP and a police union are resisting calls to have officers who responded to the worst mass shooting in Canadian history be compelled to testify at the public inquiry investigating the tragedy. All 18 officers who responded to the killings that left 22 people dead over two days in April 2020 run the risk of being re-traumatized on the witness stand, the lawyer for the National Police Federation argued Thursday. Nasha Nijhawan told commissioners they must consider the inquiry’s mandate to be “traumainformed” in dealing with witnesses. Most of the RCMP officers who responded to the killings have already provided extensive, unsworn interviews to commission counsel, she said, adding that unless it’s clear something is missing, that should suffice. Lawyers for family members on Thursday asked the inquiry

for constables Stuart Beselt and Vicki Colford to testify under oath about the attacks in Portapique, N.S., on April 18, 2020. Beselt was an acting corporal who was among the first four RCMP members to respond to 911 calls after the killer began his shooting spree. The inquiry’s summaries, released earlier this week, indicated that it was Beselt who determined that there was a mass shooting underway and decided to advance on foot with his body armour and carbine, along with constables Adam Merchant and Aaron Patton. Colford, meanwhile, remained at the main entrance to the community, relaying information to other officers. Lawyers for the police union and RCMP argued that the questions victims’ families have about the killings have already been answered and can be found in the written transcripts of preinquiry interviews. — CP

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Canadians warned against going to battle for Russia LEE BERTHIAUME The Canadian Press Ottawa is warning that Canadians who decide to fight for Russia in Ukraine could face severe consequences, even as it acknowledges for the first time uncertainties about whether it is legal to bear arms for the Ukrainian side. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the warning to anyone contemplating joining the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on Thursday as she announced more Canadian sanctions on Moscow and support for Kyiv in response to that attack. Asked at a news conference whether Canadians who pick up arms for Russia would be prosecuted, Freeland said: “We are very clear that this war is illegal. And Canada will take a very appropriately severe view of anyone who is fighting this war.” Yet federal ministers appeared less confident about the legality of fighting for Ukraine, whose government appealed last weekend for foreign volunteers to join an “international brigade” to help defend the country from Russia. Numerous Canadians have since said they plan to answer the call to arms, with some having already flown overseas. Appearing alongside Freeland, Defence Minister Anita Anand told reporters that while she understood the desire that many Canadians have to bear arms for Ukraine, “the legalities of the situation … are indetermi-

nant at this time.” The federal government had previously avoided directly addressing the legality of Canadians fighting in Ukraine, or whether it supports those who want to do so. Federal ministers instead couched the issue as a matter of personal risk. That stood in stark contrast to the United Kingdom and Australia, whose governments have noted the potential legal issues that their citizens could face if they fight in a conflict that does not involve their countries. Anand instead encouraged people to enlist with the Canadian Armed Forces, which has launched a new recruitment drive as it struggles with a shortfall of thousands of active service members. “If there are Canadians who are interested in the Armed Forces, the Canadian Armed Forces is currently recruiting,” said Anand, who worked as a lawyer and legal scholar at the University of Toronto prior to entering politics. “And we would very much welcome applications from across the country to the Canadian Armed Forces, where we have had a training mission in Ukraine since 2015 and have trained over 33,000 Ukrainian soldiers.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later sidestepped a similar question about the legality of Canadians fighting for Ukraine, referring back to the government’s previous warnings about the risks of travel in Ukraine before adding that he was not a lawyer.

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Canada’s refugee aid plan praised, but questions raised about other war escapees LAURA OSMAN The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canada’s decision to welcome an unlimited number of Ukrainians to Canada on a temporary basis marks a positive and hopefully permanent change to the way the country handles major crises around the world, the Canadian Council for Refugees says. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Canada would allow Ukrainians to apply for an expedited visa to stay for two years, without conditions like language requirements or labour market impact assessments. The move runs contrary to what has traditionally been a fundamental principle of Canada’s immigration system, which is not to allow people to come on a temporary basis who may not leave when their visa expires, said Janet Dench, the executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees. “In those cases, it is almost impossible to get a temporary visa. So this is showing a quite new way of looking at things,” Dench said in an interview Thursday. She likes the new perspective, she said, and she hopes it sets a precedent for future conflicts. The question must also be raised, though, about why similar opportunities have not been offered in other circumstances, including the crisis in Afghanistan, Dench said. Canada has so far welcomed 7,885 Afghan refugees since August 2021, with the goal to bring 40,000 into the country over a two-year period. By contrast, Canada has already accelerated and approved 6,000 immigration

applications from Ukraine since January, when concerns began to rumble about Russian aggression in the region. Many more are expected to come, as the government has put no limit on the number of people who can apply to come on a temporary basis. Will Tao, a Burnaby, B.C.based immigration and refugee lawyer, called the discrepancy the elephant in the room. “It’s definitely, at least in recent history and knowledge, unprecedented for them to go this way,” Tao said. Once the dust settles on this crisis, the government will have to unpack whether refugees from other regions like Africa and the Middle East will be afforded the same kind of opportunities in the future, he said. “These things ultimately could bring some benefit to the system writ large, and hopefully it becomes the norm for situations. However, what is the criteria?” Dench said the Canadian Council for Refugees has advocated for the government to draft objective criteria that would steer Canada’s response to immigration emergencies around the world, free of political or racial bias. “There have been a lot of crises and emergencies in Africa. And yet, despite that, we haven’t seen the same sorts of immigration measures to respond to those as we’ve seen with other recent crises, such as Syria or Afghanistan, or now Ukraine,” she said. When asked whether such criteria have been considered, Fraser said in a statement that “all policy decisions are made with safeguards in place to pro-

tect against bias and to ensure accessibility for those that need it.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the approach to the Ukraine crisis has been informed by Canada’s experience with Syrian refugees in 2015. “We accelerated processes for people to come to Canada quickly, we created new processes that we are drawing on in this particular situation,” Trudeau said. Each situation is unique and requires specially tailored measures to respond accordingly, he said. The Syrian refugee crisis involved people who were established for many years in displaced persons camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, he said. The Afghan refugee situation in summer 2021 presented all new challenges, he said, as people were trapped inside the country under Taliban rule and unable to get to safe third countries. In the case of Ukraine, people have fled to the “relative stability of safe neighbouring countries” where Canadian officials can process their applications quickly. “Every situation is different. But every new situation, we are guided by the same values, the same principles, but adjust to what the needs are on the ground,” Trudeau said. About a million people have fled for their lives from Ukraine to neighbouring countries, unsure when or if they’ll be able to return home safely. The United Nations refugee agency warns millions more could be displaced if the conflict continues, sparking Europe’s “largest refugee crisis this century.”

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Memorials, shrines in Kyiv at risk PETER SMITH The Associated Press Kyiv, bracing for a potentially catastrophic Russian attack, is the spiritual heart of Ukraine. Among the sites at risk in the Ukrainian capital are the nation’s most sacred Orthodox shrines, dating back nearly 1,000 years to the dawn of Christianity in the region. The sites, along with other landmark shrines in Kyiv, are religiously significant to both Ukrainian Orthodox and Russian Orthodox. They also stand as powerful symbols in the quarrel over whether the two groups are parts of a single people — as Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed — or are d istinct but related Slavic nations. The landmarks include the golden domed St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a sprawling underground and above-ground complex also known as the Monastery of the Caves. Others include the multi-towered St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery and St. Andrew’s Church. On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces damaged another monument — Ukraine’s main Holocaust memorial, Babi Yar — prompting international condemnation. “What will be next if even Babi Yar [is hit]” asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday. “What other ‘military’ objects, ‘NATO bases’ are threatening Russia? St. Sophia’s Cathedral, Lavra, Andrew’s Church?”

Morning fog surrounds the thousand-year-old Monastery of the Caves, also known as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the holiest sites of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in Kyiv, Ukraine. As the capital braces for a Russian attack, the spiritual heart of Ukraine could be in danger. AP There is no indication the Russians intentionally targeted Babi Yar. Nor is there any confirmation that the Russians plan to target any of the sacred sites in Kyiv. But civilian buildings have already been hit in other cities, and Kyiv’s major shrines sit in elevated locations that could leave them especially vulnerable. Case in point: The Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, was damaged in the recent attacks, reportedly with stained-glass windows broken and other decorations damaged. The cathedral is under the Moscow-affiliated Orthodox church. The risk is even greater in Kyiv. w“We’re talking about a very old city,” said Jacob Lassin, a postdoctoral research scholar at the Arizona State University’s Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies. “The centre part is densely packed. Even if you’re trying to hit one thing, you could easily hit something else.” The symbolic value of the shrines is powerful even to people who don’t share the religious faith they commemorate. “The idea that the main

symbol that stood in your city for 1,000 years could be at risk or could be destroyed is very frightening,” Lassin said. The symbols matter not only to the Ukrainian people but to Putin, too. He justified the invasion with baseless claims he was countering “neo-Nazism” in Ukraine — this in a country with a Jewish president. Babi Yar, a ravine in Kyiv, is where more than 33,000 Jews were killed within 48 hours in 1941 when the city was under Nazi occupation. The killing was carried out by SS troops along with local collaborators. It is “at once an accursed and a sacred place,” American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris said. Just last year, Zelenskyy took part in the inaugural ceremony of a memorial there. Whether Kyiv’s Orthodox shrines come under direct attack or receive collateral damage, such an action would be a “total refutation” of another of Putin’s claims — to be defending Orthodox Ukrainians loyal to Moscow’s patriarch, Lassin said. “It would literally be destroying the main seat of Russian Orthodoxy according to his own rhetoric,” Lassin said.

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Disabled orphans fleeing Kyiv received by Poles, Hungarians JUSTIN SPIKE The Associated Press ZAHONY, Hungary — Some of

Ukraine’s most vulnerable citizens have reached safety in Poland through an effort of solidarity and compassion that transcended borders and raised a powerful counterpoint to war. On Wednesday, a train pulled into the station in Zahony, Hungary carrying about 200 people with severe physical and mental disabilities — residents of two orphanages for the disabled in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv that were evacuated as Russian forces battered the city. “Territorially, the orphanages are where the rockets flew, where there were bursts of rifle fire. A metro station near the orphanage was blown up,” said Larissa Leonidovna, the director of the Svyatoshinksy orphanage for boys in Kyiv. “We spent more than an hour underground during a bombing.” The disabled refugees, most of them children, disembarked the train into the cold wind of the platform and into the arms of dozens of Poles and Hungarians waiting to receive them. From there, they were escorted to four waiting buses, sent from Poland by the Catholic relief organization Caritas. With the help of the deputy mayor of Kyiv along with the city’s child protection office, Caritas organized the evacuation from the capital as a Russian assault intensified. Overnight, Associated Press reporters in Kyiv heard at least one explosion before videos

A volunteer sorts through boxes of donations destined for Ukraine at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Montreal on Thursday. PAUL CHIASSON, THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadian donations pour in to help support Ukrainians The Canadian Press TORONTO — There has been a

steady lineup outside the Toronto office of a Ukrainian Canadian shipping company as residents drop off aid packages for those fleeing Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. Meest Corporation Inc. began sending donated items to Ukraine for free this week with the help of dozens of volunteers who have been helping to pack, sort and label the goods flooding into the company’s warehouses. “It’s still coming, it’s overwhelming,” said general manager Tamara Debattista. “We

never expected such a response. Nobody sleeps. We are here for 12-14 hours a day.” Meest is among several Canadian organizations with Ukrainian connections that have been mobilizing to raise funds and collect donated items for those fleeing the war. At the St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Toronto, staff have been collecting funds from those eager to donate and sending them to Ukraine via the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and the Canadian Red Cross. Darcia Moskaluk-Rutkay, the church’s director, said people of Ukrainian descent in Canada

feel a duty to help those who have had to leave their homes because of the war. The Canada-Ukraine Foundation said it had raised $4 million by Monday and delivered $500,000 of that to provide food packages, medicine and shelter. The foundation has received monetary donations from provincial governments including $1 million from Alberta, $300,000 from Ontario and $150,000 from Manitoba. The federal government announced last week it will match every donation made to the Red Cross for Ukraine up to a maximum of $10 million.

Why a photo of Freeland and a black-and-red scarf sparked a firestorm online TAYLOR C. NOAKES The Canadian Press Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was photographed holding a scarf bearing colours associated with a far-right Ukrainian paramilitary group from the Second World War this past weekend. The Twitter account for Freeland shared photos of the federal finance minister at a Ukrainian solidarity march in Toronto on Sunday holding a black-and-red scarf with the Ukrainian phrase “Slava Ukraini,” which translates to “Glory to Ukraine,” written in Cyrillic. Toronto Mayor John Tory was in the group and his account also shared photos of the moment, including one that showed the other side of the scarf, which had the phrase “Heroyam Slava,” or “Glory to heroes.” Neither Tory nor Freeland are touching the scarf in that photo. Both accounts deleted the photos the next day. Freeland then issued an identical tweet about her presence at the march organized to show solidarity with Ukraine after Russia launched a multi-pronged attack on the sovereign country. It featured a photo without the scarf. Ivan Katchanovski, a political scientist at the University of Ottawa, said the red-and-black flag, along with the “Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes” slogan, was adopted by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) during its congress in Nazi-occupied Poland in April 1941. The UPA was the armed

wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, an ultranationalist, antisemitic and fascist organization. Adrienne Vaupshas, press secretary to Freeland, said in a written statement Wednesday that there were thousands of people at the event in Toronto, that many were trying to get a photo or give the Liberal cabinet minister tokens, such as ribbons, and that she tried to be friendly with everyone. She added that someone “pushed a scarf [that read “Slava Ukraini”] in front of some politicians,” including Freeland. Vaupshas described it as the “slogan of Ukraine in today’s fight against Russia,” and that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have used the phrase too. The original tweet, and its subsequent deletion, garnered a lot of reaction, which intensified after online conservative news site True North Centre wrote about it on Monday. The article noted that Trudeau had called out “Nazi symbolism” at the recent protests in Ottawa after a swastika flag was seen in the crowd. “A classic KGB disinformation smear is accusing Ukrainians and Ukrainian-Canadians of being far right extremists or fascists or Nazis,” Vaupshas wrote in her statement. The KGB, which existed from 1954 to 1991, was the security service in the Soviet Union. “A photo was taken, tweeted, and later replaced when it was clear some accounts were distorting the intent of the rally and photo,” Vaupshas said.

started circulating of apparent strikes on the city. The targets weren’t immediately clear. Barbara Smyrak, the lead organizer of the Caritas delegation transporting the children, said they will be placed in rehabilitation centres in the Polish city of Opole after completing the 560-kilometre drive. The UN refugee agency said Thursday that one million people had fled Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed. While many of those fleeing are able-bodied adults, other Ukrainians are at the mercy of their caregivers to deliver them out of danger. Viktoria Mikolayivna, deputy director of the Darnytskyy orphanage for girls, said 216 people had arrived in Zahony, Hungary, from the Kyiv orphanages — “the children along with their chaperones.” After leaving Kyiv and travelling by bus toward the Polish border, they encountered kilometres-long lines of cars carrying other refugees from Ukraine fleeing toward safety in the European Union. With the prospect of waiting for untold hours, the group redirected their route to Hungary in hopes of finding safety faster. Leonidovna, the director of the Svyatoshinksy orphanage for boys, said the day-long journey from Kyiv had been arduous — and there was still another long bus ride to go. “It is very difficult, you can see that it is very difficult, they all need special care and support,” she said of the children.

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Province fails to act on primary care

had the same injury as Vern; mine occurred in late August. Like Vern, I was taken to the Victoria General Hospital emergency room. From there, our stories diverge. I spent hours sitting and waiting. I got an X-ray. After several more hours a resident doctor, who never physically examined my injury, said that the X-ray showed no broken bones and he would return. After several more hours, I asked a nurse if I was going to see him again. The nurse came back and said I should go home. I was given no diagnosis, instructions, or explanation; just a pair of crutches. When I attempted to depart the hospital, my knee buckled and I fell to the floor. I made it home, where I fell again. The next morning, I called a friend/doctor in the U.S. He diagnosed a quad tendon rupture based on my answers to a few questions about symptoms. Appalled by Victoria General’s inaction, he instructed me to immediately return to another emergency room and tell them his diagnosis. This time, I went to Royal Jubilee where another long wait ended with a confirmation of the diagnosis by a resident. He gave me a full-leg brace, which was crucial. I waited several hours to see an osteopathic surgeon, but then was told he would just phone later. I got surgery five days later. In most other developed countries, these surgeries are done within 48 hours of the accident because the ruptured tendon shortens quickly. These are some of the many signs of a system that is in need of more funding and many more personnel. The fact that some receive prompt treatment is not a reason for inaction.

Your editorial of Feb. 24 and article from Cindy Harnett confirm a direct correlation between the budget and lack of access to family health care. Several physicians have also contributed similar perspectives. So let’s be honest; the new provincial budget will do little to resolve the problem. First, although there will be increased funding for training of nurses, there was no mention of specific efforts to increase the number of family doctors. This can be done in three ways. First, increase enrolment at our medical schools. Why the silence of our local MLAs in support of additional spaces at UVic? Second, no mention of funding in support of short-term programs to speed up orientation and certification of some of the reported 800 or so foreign-trained doctors currently not eligible to practise in B.C. Third, the budget made no direct commitment to provide the extra funding to increase fees for family practice, and simply leaves it to negotiation with doctors. The medical profession, particularly specialists, stonewall any reforms as it doggedly insists on equal raises for all doctors. Surely the government can simply increase the $30 fee to $50 or more, plus allowance for office costs. The province can extol virtues of their budget funding for new neighbourhood clinics to add to those recently opened here; James Bay, Sooke, Fernwood etc. While necessary, they are hardly sufficient, as they apparently only have capacity to serve about 1,500 patients, leaving 40,000 still with no doctor. We must significantly increase the supply of clinics, not perpetuate policies that result in closures of other physicians’ offices.

Quick care for some, but not all

James D. Anderson Saanich

Re: “When we need quick, highlevel care, we can get it,” Feb. 25.

In praise of B.C.’s health care

I was amused to read this in the TC. Anyone who needs urgent care gets treated as quickly as possible when arriving by ambulance at emergency. However that is a one time occurrence which in no way is representative of care for thousands of residents of the Island who have no doctor, Even simple renewal of prescriptions can be a major time consuming affair lining up at clinics for hours with no guarantee of seeing a doctor. I suspect the writer would still be waiting if he had had a bad sprain and went to a clinic for pain pills. The GP is the key service provider who knows the history and needs of his patients and can refer them to specialists as needed. Seeing a doctor at a clinic is a long shot since there is a shortage of GPs and clinics are closing. Many new doctors elect to be specialists, which are remunerated at a higher level or hospitalists to avoid paperwork and bureaucracy. It is common knowledge that GPs get just over $30 per visit but we have no idea how much a specialist gets for equivalent work. GPs should get the same remuneration since they are the key interface with patients.

I write to praise B.C.’s world-class hospital system, from the provincial Health Ministry through Island Health and the hospitals, and in particular the Royal Jubilee Hospital. The care and attention I received was at the highest level. I could not offer any way that the service could be improved. Doctors, nurses and assistants all giving caring, encouraging, informative care at all times of the day and night. Thanks to Carly, Kate, Cass, Emma and Heather and others in 516 North for making my stay enjoyable. And hey … look at the menu. What a wide selection of meals! As great as any restaurant or hotel. And room service included. We are blessed with the finest system the world has to offer. Gerry Houlden Victoria

Good care is not a guarantee Re: “When we need quick, highlevel care, we can get it,” Feb. 25. Is our medical system working well? It is obvious that the 20-30% of Victoria residents who lack family doctors (I am one) face major hurdles in accessing care. Vern Paetkau’s commentary of Feb. 25 suggests things work better if a major injury is involved. I

Peter Abrams Victoria

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Codes of conduct could apply to all I thought the Langford code-ofconduct letter brought up a fantastic point that should be followed in all forms of government. “Great

leaders listen to their people and adapt to the environment and situation around them. Those who can’t or won’t need to move on.” I wonder if you could forward that thought to Mr. Trudeau? Tim Murphy Esquimalt

Bowker Creek green space a vital resource The fact that the Victoria Hospice considers the green space at Bowker Creek to be the “perfect” location to build on is extremely disturbing, because it indicates that the board has no understanding of the importance of untouched natural spaces for human health. Nature deficit disorder is a very real disease. Humans need connection to “wildness” in order to feel whole. However well-intentioned the Hospice Society’s plans are for the property, they will result in another manufactured environment, thereby destroying natural green space that is essential for human health and sense of wellbeing. I have the highest respect for the Hospice Society. My mother died in their compassionate and loving care at the age of 97. Perhaps I will also require their professional care one day, and if so I would like to know that the facility is not on land that could have contributed to the health of the living. Mike Phillips Victoria

School land sale must not go ahead On March 14, the Greater Victoria School Board will vote to sell precious community land at Lansdowne Middle School’s south campus. Once sold, this natural public space is lost forever. The board has received hundreds of submissions expressing concern. At Feb. 23’s special board meeting, trustees received an overwhelming message to not sell this land. Presenters spoke passionately of the land’s value: for school space in this densifying region; as green space for students and surrounding neighbourhoods in a green-space deficit; as home to Bowker Creek and a floodplain critical to reducing downstream flooding; for an outdoor classroom; and as an integral part of this watershed needing protection in a climate emergency. Will the school board listen? To date it has not, failing to consult per the Ministry of Education’s land disposal policies. Neither the public nor stakeholders were consulted, or notified, prior to the sales agreement announcement on Oct. 14, 2021; since, the public has only been allowed to submit questions and comments — with no response, no opportunity for dialogue and no discussions of alternatives. I believe this undemocratic process, combined with the controversial suspension of two trustees, invalidates the board’s authority to sell this land. The Songhees Nation has called for the trustees’ resignation, the teachers’ association has voted “no confidence” in the board (and opposes the sale), and trustees Whiteaker and Duncan and other community leaders question the legislative authority used to suspend these elected trustees. The board must step back from this harmful, irrevocable sale. Isabel Cordua-von Specht Victoria

Not since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has the prospect of armed conflict between the great powers come so close. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in disregard of international law and binding agreements, the first step has been taken. But is that the end of this confrontation, or is it just the beginning? What is there now to stop Vladimir Putin from seizing the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania? What, for that matter, is to prevent an emboldened China from taking Taiwan? Using the Winter Olympics as a distraction, Beijing and Moscow last month signed a farreaching pact aimed at America and the West. The agreement declared the beginning of a “new era” in the global order, and endorsed the two countries’ respective ambitions in Ukraine and Taiwan. The time of glasnost (openness) is officially over. Stealth and duplicity are now the rule. However things turn out, this was a massively destabilizing turn of events. And it brings into sharp focus several disturbing trends. In recent years, China has embarked on a major buildup of its naval and land forces. While on paper the U.S. still retains the largest navy, China has nearly caught up, and its ships are more sea-ready. It also has the largest standing army. Russia is modernizing its nuclear weapons, and Putin has threatened a nuclear missile strike if NATO intervenes in Ukraine. His nuclear troops are on “high alert.” The question is what, if anything, can be done. The U.S., several EU countries and Canada, among others, have all imposed or called for sanctions against Russia. Among these measures are attempts to paralyze Russia’s central bank by shutting it out of the SWIFT international payments system, freezing the overseas assets of top Russian oligarchs, and banning Russian airlines and private jets from European airspace. Germany is proposing to extend the life of its coal-fired power plants, and even nuclear power stations, in a bid to limit that country’s dependence on Russian fuel sources. These measures have begun to bite. The ruble is in free fall, and Russia’s economy is headed for a recession. Yet most economists doubt that sanctions alone will reverse the tide of Russian and Chinese expansionism. One reason is that both countries, China in particular, are an important part of the global supply chain. If their exports are strangled, we all pay a price. Coming on the heels of the COVID crisis, that could further destabilize the global economy. The U.S. has implicitly acknowledged that fact. President Joe Biden has declined to sanction Russian oil and gas exports, the one measure that might bring Putin to a halt. Indeed, Biden has said: “No one expected the sanctions to prevent anything from happening. This is going to take time.” Nor does it help that Russia is now, for the time being, chair of the UN Security Council. Putin’s ducks are all in a row. What is there to prevent him exhuming at least part of the Soviet empire? The answer could lie in the perilous state of Russia’s economy and the ability, even willingness, of its army to fight a long and costly guerrilla war in Europe’s secondlargest country. The Ukrainian armed forces may be forced to capitulate, but it seems likely that a popular uprising will carry on the struggle. Can Putin survive domestic unrest if the conflict drags on? For now, the critical question facing the NATO countries is whether they can present a united front, and if need be suffer economic hardship as the price of staring down Russia and China. Putin is betting the West will consider the assault on Ukraine “a quarrel in a faraway country between people of whom we know nothing,” to quote Neville Chamberlain. Xi Jinping believes American isolationism will hand him Taiwan. Even if time, ultimately, is not on their side, both men believe possession is nine-tenths of the law. By the time the West rallies, they hope, it will be too little, too late. What is at stake here is nothing less than the readiness of the western democracies to stand up for their beliefs. If that readiness cannot be mustered, we are indeed looking at a new era in the global order.

Canada must cut our losses and ditch the TMX pipeline now Your Feb. 27 story about spiralling taxpayer costs and eco-risks of our hideously poisonous Trans-Mountain Pipeline prove this dangerous megaproject should have been stopped before Ottawa bought us the TMX — without a public referendum. Federal and provincial environmental permits mandating impact studies of TMX’s inevitable, not hypothetical, oil “spills” are laughable. It will be too late to stop such a release’s heinous ecological destruction. Tanker toxins will kill our West Coast’s fragile environment forever. There is no such critter as a “cleanup,” an oil-industry buzzword assuring us everything will be fine. It sure won’t. We are shouldering all these huge-cost risks — along with tree and habitat loss on the TMX’s path — so oil shipped to Asia can produce ever more insane climate change. I beg our various government levels to cut our losses, kill the TMX, and invest in viable green energy now before this greasy genie escapes its oil drum upon completion. Peter W. Rusland North Cowichan SEND US YOUR LETTERS • Email letters to: letters@timescolonist.com • Mail: Letters to the editor, Times Colonist, 201-655 Tyee Rd., Victoria, B.C. V9A 6X5 • Submissions should be no more than 250 words; subject to editing for length and clarity. Provide your contact information; it will not be published. Avoid sending your letter as an email attachment.

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GiveSendGo says Ottawa protests were ‘peaceful,’ PM should have met truckers STEPHANIE TAYLOR The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The co-founder of GiveSendGo, a crowdfunding platform used by protesters who blockaded the national capital, testified Thursday to being OK with hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Proud Boys fundraising on the site, so long as it was legal. The statement emerged from one of the many testy exchanges between MPs on a parliamentary committee and Jacob Wells and Heather Wilson, siblings who founded the U.S.-based site they describe as Christian. The platform became the vehicle used by organizers of a weeks-long protest in downtown Ottawa last month after GoFundMe cancelled an earlier campaign that raked in more than $10 million. That decision came after GoFundMe consulted with police in Ottawa about the protest, company president Juan Benitez told the committee separately on Thursday. Local leaders described the protest as an “occupation” because demonstrators in big rigs blocked street access around Parliament Hill and honked incessantly, causing headaches for local residents. There were also reports of local businesses facing harassment by those involved and concerns raised over some protesters displaying swastikas and other Nazi symbols. MPs pressed the GiveSendGo founders for allowing protest organizers to use their site to raise millions of dollars after the city of Ottawa declared a state of emergency over the situation. Wilson said she believes it was wrong of GoFundMe to pull the plug on the initial fundraiser and said many of the campaigns they host turn to them after being removed due to “political beliefs.” She also questioned why the federal government didn’t reach out directly to GiveSendGo with concerns about the site facilitating funding. Wilson said the information they were receiving about the situation was “hearsay” from media reports. “I really believe that if Trudeau had just come out and spoken with the truckers when they got there, a lot this would have been avoided,” she added.

Wells said most of the donations made were under $100 and confirmed that 60 per cent of the money originated from Canada, while about 40 per cent came from the United States. He told MPs he saw the protest as being “largely peaceful” and felt there were efforts by what he called a “fringe percentage” of the group to ruin it. While he emphasized how the platform values freedom, committee member and Liberal MP Pam Damoff questioned its ties to the Proud Boys, which in Canada are listed as a terrorist entity and have used the site for fundraising. “If we started mandating litmus tests for how good people ought to be in order to use public services, we would be in a very, very difficult situation,” Wells said. In response, Damoff quipped: “My brand of Christianity is very different than yours if it includes hate.” The committee heard Thursday that the more than $8.4 million raised through the site remains in an American bank account after the Ontario government successfully petitioned a court to freeze its distribution. Earlier in the hearing, MPs heard from GoFundMe representatives about their decision to release $1 million to a protest organizer, nearly two weeks after the fundraiser began and before it was cancelled. Kim Wilford, counsel for GoFundMe, said at the time there was nothing to signal there were issues with organizer Tamara Lich, who now faces mischief-related charges. The money was provided with information on how the funds would be dispersed, including how leftover cash would be sent to registered charities, Wilford said. It was after the money was released that Benitez said the situation took a turn. “Things immediately and very rapidly changed,” he said. “Communication changed, information on the facts changed, the convoy itself changed and we responded to those changes.” Benitez said while there are lessons to be learned from the experience, he hopes MPs recognize the action taken by GoFundMe. “The freedom convoy fundraiser was unique,” he said.

Canada, six other countries pull back from Arctic Council in protest over Ukraine war BOB WEBER The Canadian Press Seven countries that ring the North Pole have pulled back from the international body that seeks to build co-operation on the development of the Arctic in protest of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Canada, the United States, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Finland announced Thursday that they won’t participate in the work of the council or attend any of its meetings until further notice. The only other member state is Russia, which currently leads the council. “Our representatives will not travel to Russia for meetings of the Arctic Council,” said a joint statement from the seven countries. “Additionally, our states are temporarily pausing participation in all meetings of the council and its subsidiary bodies.” The Arctic Council has been the main group fostering international co-operation in the Arctic since its founding in Ottawa in 1996. Although it doesn’t have treaty-making powers, its work has led to important agreements on search and rescue, oil spill preparedness and scientific cooperation. “It has led to some amazing elements of both understanding what we need to do in the Arctic and actually achieving it,” said Rob Huebert, an Arctic expert at the University of Calgary. “It provides us a model of how you can come together.” It’s also an important international forum for northern Indigenous people, who are permanent participants at council meetings and take part in its debates. But there’s no way the council could proceed in the face of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, said Michael Byers, a University of British Columbia international

law professor. “Some crises are so large that a pause is warranted,” he said. Byers suggested some of the council’s scientific efforts — it has six working groups on the Arctic environment, people and sustainable development — could continue. A spokeswoman for the council’s secretariat in Tromso, Norway, said the council remains in operation, but it’s too early to know what the withdrawal means for the body. Whitney Lackenbauer, a historian and Arctic expert at the University of Waterloo, suggested the move was signalled after RAIPON, a Russian Indigenous group and council participant, wrote on March 1 to Russian President Vladimir Putin in support of Russia’s moves in Ukraine. “This is clearly Kremlinpenned, which to me is a militarization of the Arctic Council,” said Lackenbauer. “It’s hard not to see [Russia] using RAIPON as a proxy.” Byers pointed out no country has withdrawn from the council. Nor has Russia been booted. The statement from the seven countries says the withdrawal is temporary, “pending consideration of the necessary modalities that can allow us to continue the Council’s important work in view of the current circumstances.” Huebert notes that both Finland and Sweden are talking about joining NATO, which would leave Russia as the council’s only non-NATO member. A circumpolar body that doesn’t include Russia would be hard to imagine. More than half the Arctic coast is Russian. But there’s only one way for the Arctic Council to resume, Lackenbauer said. “Russia has to end its brutal invasion. Full stop.”

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Calif. governor wants to force some homeless into treatment The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, California — California’s governor proposed a plan Thursday to offer more services to homeless people with severe mental-health and addiction disorders even if that means forcing some into care, a move that many advocates of homeless people oppose as a violation of civil rights. The proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, would require all counties to set up a mental-health branch in civil court and provide comprehensive and community-based treatment to those suffering from debilitating psychosis. People would be obligated to accept the care or risk criminal charges, if those are pending, and if not, they would be subject to being held in psychiatric programs involuntarily or lengthier conservatorships in which the court appoints a person to make health decisions for someone who cannot.

People ride their bikes past a homeless encampment set up along the boardwalk of Venice Beach in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a plan on Thursday to force homeless people with severe mental-health and addiction disorders into treatment. AP “One of the most heartbreaking, heart-wrenching and yet curable challenges that we face … is how do we serve the needs of individuals who are the sickest of the sick?” said Dr. Mark

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rogram called “Care Court” to p apply to 7,000 to 12,000 people in California, although not all have to be homeless. Family members and outreach workers could recommend a person for a court-mandated program, which the governor’s office plans to boost with more money for psychologists, treatment beds and services. It would require legislative approval. “The money is there. The investment is there. The beds are coming, the units are coming online,” said Jason Elliott, senior counsellor to Newsom. Newsom has made homelessness and housing a focus of his administration. Last year, the legislature approved $12 billion US for new h ousing and treatment beds for the homeless, and this year Newsom has proposed an additional $2 billion, primarily to shelter people suffering from psychosis and behavioural health disorders. It was not immediately clear

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Apparently sensing a shift among its Nordic neighbours, the Russian Foreign Ministry last week voiced concern about what it described as efforts by the United States and some of its allies to “drag” Finland and Sweden into NATO and warned that Moscow would be forced to take retaliatory measures if they joined the alliance. The governments of Sweden and Finland retorted that they won’t let Moscow dictate their security policy. “I want to be extremely clear: It is Sweden that itself and independently decides on our security policy line,” Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said. Finland has a conflict-ridden history with Russia, with which it shares a 1,340-kilometre border. Finns have taken part in dozens of wars against their eastern neighbour, for centuries as part of the Swedish Kingdom, and as an independent nation during the world wars, including two fought with the Soviet Union from 1939-40 and 1941-44. In the postwar period, however, Finland pursued pragmatic political and economic ties with Moscow, remaining militarily nonaligned and a neutral buffer between East and West. Sweden has avoided military alliances for more than 200 years, choosing a path of peace after centuries of warfare with its neighbours. Both countries put an end to traditional neutrality by joining the European Union in 1995 and deepening co-operation with NATO.

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Walmart hiring 300 staff for new Hillside Centre store DARRON KLOSTER Times Colonist Walmart Canada says it will hire about 300 staff for its new store at Hillside Shopping Centre. The company said the 139,000-square-foot store will open in the spring, but did not provide a specific date. The store will have the company’s “super store” designation, meaning it will offer fresh groceries, including produce, Canadian beef, chicken and pork, dairy, baked goods, frozen food and pantry items, in addition to housewares, hardware and electronics. Customers will also have the option to shop online and pick up or have their orders delivered, a Walmart spokesperson said. The Walmart signs went up at Hillside on Wednesday. The space that formerly

housed a Sears store has been under construction for nearly two years and provided more than 200 construction and trades jobs, the company said. Some plumbing and electrical work continues inside the two-floor store, and shelving and other finishing materials are now on the site along North Dairy Road. It will be Walmart’s third location in the region. The Hillside Walmart will be larger than Langford’s store, but the Uptown Walmart will remain Walmart’s largest in the region at 216,000 square feet. Hillside will be adding a 15,000-square-foot Dollarama store in the spring. The centre is owned by the BentallGreenOak Prime Canadian Property Fund, based in Vancouver. dkloster@timescolonist.com

Rogers Communications Inc. said Thursday it still expects its $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. to close in the first half of this year, even after Ottawa stated its intention to block the wholesale transfer of Shaw’s wireless licences. Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said he shares many of the concerns expressed in recent months by Canadians about the proposed acquisition of Calgarybased Shaw by Toronto-based telecom giant Rogers, and will not allow Rogers to acquire all of Shaw’s wireless spectrum. “I am strongly committed to our policies to promote competition and ensure cellphone affordability for Canadians,” Champagne said in a statement after markets closed. “The wholesale transfer of Shaw’s wireless licences to Rogers is fundamentally incompatible with our government’s policies for spectrum and mobile service competition, and I will simply not permit it.” The proposed Rogers-Shaw deal — which was announced in

2021 — is currently under review by three federal regulators. These include the Competition Bureau and the CRTC, two federal bodies that operate largely independent of the government; and spectrum regulator Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Thursday’s statement from Champagne, speaking for ISED, is the “most definitive to date” regarding his position on the proposed transaction, said RBC Capital Markets analyst Drew McReynolds in a note. Still, McReynolds said it’s not unexpected, adding it’s always been likely that Rogers would be required to divest some or all of Shaw’s wireless assets in order to obtain full regulatory approval for the deal. “Given a variety of both potential remedy partners [strategic and financial] and types of remedy packages, we continue to see a high probability of Rogers successfully consummating the Shaw transaction,” McReynolds said. In a statement issued jointly by the two companies, Rogers and Shaw said they “continue to work constructively with the government and regulators to

close this transaction and deliver the benefits of the merger to all Canadians.” As part of the proposed transaction, the two companies have said Rogers will invest $2.5 billion in 5G networks across Western Canada. Still, the proposed deal has faced stiff opposition from consumer groups, academics, customers and others since Rogers and Shaw announced their agreement. National and regional carriers collectively spend billions of dollars at auction to obtain licences for the spectrum they use for wireless service. Last summer, the federal government announced it had raised $8.9 billion in a licence auction for a key band of 5G wireless spectrum. Canada’s Big Three wireless companies — Rogers, Bell and Telus — led the pack, grabbing hundreds of licences for the 3,500 MHz band of airwaves. Freedom Mobile, a Shaw subsidiary and the country’s fourth-largest cell service provider, chose not to participate in the auction while the regulatory approval process for the RogersShaw acquisition was underway.

Women’s role in labour market rebounds, but pay gaps remain TARA DESCHAMPS The Canadian Press TORONTO — Women in Canada

have more than regained the jobs they lost early in the pandemic, but they still face pay and career imbalances, especially in key child-rearing years, says a news report. The report published Thursday by RBC Economics said after plummeting to a three-decade low at the onset of the crisis, the labour market participation rate for women rebounded just as sharply. It found a record 84 per cent of women between the prime working ages of 25 and 54 in the workforce last year. However, the report said there remains a nearly eight percentage point difference in women’s and men’s labour

market participation rates — a gap that’s twice as wide for parents with young children. “It’s encouraging, but we still know there are holes and gaps, and even within the recovery itself, there are still some women who are not back to where they were pre-pandemic,” said Dawn Desjardins, RBC’s deputy chief economist and one of the report’s authors. “But…we’re getting there. We’re chiselling away.” She previously reported the health crisis pushed women’s participation in the labour force down to its lowest level in three decades in 2020. If women’s wages were equal to men’s in comparable jobs, Desjardins now believes the country could see an $18 billion boost to Canadian household income.

The RBC Economics report found a record 84 per cent of women between the prime working ages of 25 and 54 in the workforce in Canada last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS While RBC sees more women entering higher-paying industries, it said the gap between men’s and women’s pay remains virtually unchanged from before the pandemic. The report said women between the ages of 25 and 54 with young children under the age of six earned 87 cents for every dollar earned by fathers with children of the same age. However, the report doesn’t calculate how wages differ for men and women in comparable jobs. The overall wage gap widens as kids get older. Women in the

same age bracket with children between the ages of six and 12 earned 82 cents for every dollar earned by men with children in the same age group. Even women without kids can’t escape the wage gap. Women in this group earned 93 cents for every dollar earned by men without children, the report said. Also facing the brunt of imbalances in corporate Canada are visible minority women. The report found there is an 8.1 per cent gap in unemployment rates between visible minority women

and visible minority men. While these statistics show how much work must be done to close the wage gap, Desjardins sees some hope. “The pandemic has done a lot of terrible things, but it brought to light some issues that I think were deep-seated in our labour market,” she said. But there are signs of change. Women are emerging from the pandemic more educated than ever before, with a greater proportion of young women holding university degrees than their male peers, the report said.

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MARKETS Stocks flat amid concerns over Ukraine and inflation ROSS MAROWITS The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index

was relatively flat after a volatile couple of days as investors continue to assess the impact of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and central bank responses to soaring inflation. “Investors seem to be absorbing what’s happening on those two fronts: Ukraine and inflation,” said Anish Chopra, managing director with Portfolio Management Corp. A 120-point loss on Tuesday on the Toronto market was offset a day later by a 250-point recovery. In addition to support from rising commodity prices, the S&P/TSX composite index and the loonie were helped by the Bank of Canada raising its benchmark interest rate for the first time in two years. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem followed the 0.25-point rate increase by affirming in a speech on Thursday that the first of several rate hikes is aimed at staving off a problematic economic scenario that could be more costly to households than the doublewhammy of higher inflation and interest rates. Chopra said Macklem was reiterating past statements. “Monetary conditions won’t be as easy as they have been over the last two years, and they’ll be tightening on a path that the Bank of Canada is trying to clearly communicate and not surprise investors,” Chopra said. U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell gave similar remarks this week ahead of its expected rate hike later this month. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 5.23 points to 21250.41 after reaching an intraday high of 21348.89. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 96.69 points at 33794.66. The S&P 500 index was down 23.05 points at 4363.49, while the Nasdaq

composite was down 214.08 points at 13537.94. Investors are waiting for February U.S. employment numbers to be released Friday that are expected to be positive, said Chopra. “Economies are still recovering nicely from COVID,” he said. Commodity prices have been guided by increasing demand and rising concerns about whether Russia can supply the market with energy and metals in the face of sanctions. The April crude oil contract spiked at $116.57 US per barrel Thursday, but closed down $2.93 US at $107.67 US per barrel. The April natural gas contract was down four cents at $4.72 US per mmBTU. Chopra attributed the oil decrease to rumours about a potential nuclear deal with Iran that would allow oil exports to offset losses from Russia. Energy was one of five sectors that lost ground on the TSX. It was down 1.6 per cent as shares of Secure Energy Services Inc. and Arc Resources Ltd. decreased 10.5 and 4.2 per cent, respectively. The Canadian dollar traded for 78.96 cents US compared with 78.94 on Wednesday. Health care, consumer discretionary, technology and financials were also lower. Toronto-Dominion Bank dropped 3.1 per cent after reporting results that lagged other Big Six banks in some areas. Canada’s technology sector followed the Nasdaq lower over concerns about stagflation, where you get modest growth, but higher inflation, said Chopra. “That kind of environment tends to be negative for growth stocks, many of which are in the Nasdaq.” Materials led the TSX, rising 1.5 per cent as metal prices increased with Ero Copper Corp. up 7.2 per cent and Capstone Mining Corp. 5.9 per cent higher. The April gold contract was up $13.60 US at $1,935.90 US an ounce, and the May copper contract was up 11.6 cents at $4.78 US a pound.

Close 11.39 2.21 1.81 45.76 1.09 2.18 5.33 13.10 1.35 12.64 5.09 28.76 8.17 7.22 3.96 3.78 3.07 14.19 5.85 9.77 15.94 38.08 15.03 0.91 5.11

Chg -0.20 -0.18 +0.09 -1.46 -0.01 +0.01 +0.10 -0.77 +0.02 -0.22 +0.05 +1.14 +0.01 +0.40 +0.08 +0.09 +0.01 -0.01 -0.01 +0.07 -0.45 +0.62 -0.16 -0.06 +0.08

GoldMining Inc Hardwoods Dist ImperialMetals Int'lForestCl Int'lTowerHill International IvanhoeMinesLt K92 Mining Inc KobexMnrls Liberty Gold C LucaraDia Lundin Gold In MadisonPacifB MadisonPacifC MAGSilver Maverix Metals MethanexCorpor NevadaCopperCo NexGen Energy NGExResourcesI OrezoneGoldCor PanAmericanSil PremiumBrandsH Pretium Resour RedMileCap RitchieBrosAuc

2.37 41.29 3.89 39.86 1.30 9.35 12.42 8.17 2.22 1.08 0.70 10.13 7.16 7.10 22.05 6.25 64.79 0.70 6.78 1.77 1.35 32.52 112.71 18.68 5.46 71.54

-0.02 -1.03 +0.01 +0.40 +0.05 -0.57 -0.20 -0.08 +0.09 -0.02 -0.25

+0.17 +0.13 -1.53 -0.01 -0.12 +0.03 +0.22 -4.68 +0.07 +0.09 +0.49

RogersSugarInc SabinaG&S Sandstorm SierraWireless SilvercorpMeta SilverCrest Me SilverWheatonC SkeenaRes SSR Mining Inc TaigaBuildingP TasekoMinesLtd TeckResClAMV TeckResClBSV TELUS TurquoisHllRes VecimaNetworks WallFinancialC WELL Health Te WesternForestP WestFraserTimb WestportInnova WestrnCopperCo WestshoreTermn WLithiuUSACorp

CANADA/US DOLLAR The Canadian dollar ended the day at 78.96 cents US, up 0.02 of a cent from Wednesday’s close. The U.S. dollar closed at 126.64 cents Cdn.

SECTOR INDEXES

IndexName

S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Discretionary Index S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index S&P/TSX Capped Financial Index S&P/TSX Capped Health Care Index S&P/TSX Capped Industrials Index S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index S&P/TSX Capped Communication Services Index S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index

245.83 742.56 210.10 409.43 38.66 374.04 372.58 164.53 207.56 338.05

ISLAND COMPANIES Stock Exchange ArchPetroCorp. V BMV:CA V DAR:CA V ErinVentr V GLD:CA V SilvGralResLtd V StealthMnrl V IPA V TeutonRes V TroymetExpl V VecimaNetworks T VigilHealth V

Close 0.620 0.120 0.010 0.050 0.185 0.150 0.035 5.900 2.130 0.055 16.510 0.660

%Chg -1.59 -4.00 unch -9.09 unch -11.76 unch -1.50 -0.93 -21.43 unch unch

High 0.720 0.180 0.035 0.195 0.450 0.250 0.080 20.200 3.170 0.085 17.600 0.790

Low 0.260 0.085 0.010 0.055 0.150 0.110 0.030 5.540 1.740 0.045 13.850 0.350

PennyChg PercentChg

-6.04 +6.90 -3.43 -1.24 -1.35 +3.05 +5.57 -2.00 +1.57 +0.43

-2.40% +0.94% -1.61% -0.30% -3.37% +0.82% +1.52% -1.20% +0.76% +0.13%

5.94 1.44 9.79 23.53 4.99 11.81 57.79 14.12 26.16 2.70 2.64 52.96 50.89 32.80 26.34 16.51 14.17 4.26 2.12 126.40 1.97 2.34 29.96 32.94

TSX TOP % GAINERS

Commodity Copper May 2022 Crude Oil Apr 2022

Chg

4.78

+0.12

107.67

-2.93

Gold Apr 2022

1935.90

+13.60

Lumber May 2022

1313.70

+45.00

4.72

-0.04

25.21

+0.02

Natural Gas Apr 2022 Silver May 2022

NASDAQ

DOW JONES

21250.41 -5.23 -0.02%

849.30 -5.66 -0.66%

13537.94 -214.08 -1.56%

33794.66 -96.69 -0.29%

-0.16 -0.05 +0.12 -0.09 +0.02 +0.26 -1.62

InCdn 0.9223 0.2000 1.4055 0.1618 0.0167 0.0109 0.0011 0.0612 0.8578 0.0825 0.1305 1.3739 0.0452 0.0389 0.3443 1.6940 1.2664

Stock Close Chg. AdvantageOil& 7.55 -0.27 Aecon Group 15.79 -0.12 AGFManagementB 7.00 -0.08 Agnico-EagleMi 66.96 +0.46 AIM:CA 4.79 -0.06 AirCanadaClA 23.04 -0.78 ALA:CA 28.65 +0.34 AlamosGoldInc 9.76 +0.14 AlarisRoyaltyC 18.46 AlgonquinPower 18.49 +0.08 AlliedPropREI 45.28 +0.36 ARCResourcesEx 15.02 -0.65 ArtisREITUn 13.19 +0.07 AtcoLtdClIN 41.43 -0.07 AthloneEg 1.99 -0.10 ATS Automation 46.38 -0.69 AutoCanadaInc 31.29 -1.01 AYA:CA 10.65 +0.05 B2GoldCorpJ 5.33 +0.10 BadgerIncomeFn 27.73 -0.60 BankofMontreal 147.78 +0.14 BankofNovaSco 93.84 +0.65 BarrickGoldCor 29.90 +0.65 BCE 69.37 +1.18 Birchclif 6.91 -0.05 BlackBerry 8.53 -0.14 BlackDiamondGr 4.33 +0.01 BoardwalkREITU 57.17 +0.43 BombardierClB 1.46 -0.03 BonterraEnergy 9.69 -0.24 Brookfield Ren 46.27 +0.29 BrookfldAssetA 68.41 -0.69 BTE:CA 5.39 -0.20 CAE 34.56 -0.47 CaEngySeTechCo 2.53 -0.18 CalfracWellSer 4.73 -0.12 CallowayREITTr 32.19 +0.13 CamecoCorporat 31.12 -0.51 CanaccordFinan 12.64 -0.22 CanforCorporat 28.76 +1.14 CanNatrResLtd 72.49 -0.33 CanPacRawayLtd 94.04 +2.26 CanTireCorLtd 181.82 -0.34 CanUtilityLtd 35.74 +0.22 CanWestBnk 37.50 +0.10 CapitalPowerCo 38.66 -0.17 CAPREIT 54.07 +0.62 CapstoneMining 7.22 +0.40 CCLIndustriesB 57.12 -0.38 CelesticaIncSV 15.20 +0.23 CenovusEnergyI 19.49 -0.52 CenterraGoldIn 12.53 -0.16 CGG:CA 3.96 +0.08 CGIGroupClAS 104.81 +0.46 ChartwellSeniU 11.97 -0.26 ChemtradeLogis 7.45 +0.03 CIBC 159.93 -0.33 CIFinCorp. 21.38 +0.41 CineplexGalaxy 13.16 -0.21 CNationRwayCo 158.17 +0.27 CogecoCableInc 100.74 -0.47 CominarRealEst 11.74 ConstellationS 2168.29 +18.56 CorusEntrtmntB 5.11 +0.07 CottCorp 18.48 -0.05 CrescentPointC 9.22 -0.24 CrewEnerg 3.79 -0.01 CrombieRealEst 17.83 +0.19 Descartes 86.30 -4.33 DollaramaInc 65.66 -0.24 DOO:CA 87.66 -4.82 DorelIndIncB 11.35 -0.26 DreamOfficREIT 27.17 +0.16 DRM:CA 47.54 +0.57 DundeeCorpCl 1.42 -0.04 EFN:CA 12.77 +0.10 EFX:CA 8.06 -0.10

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TSX MOST ACTIVE Vol 249757 103813 103363 94148 89444 85718 75270 72004 71806 71658

14.19 60.37 41.60 56.33 2.85 16.03 7.66 597.74 38.08 18.17 15.03 38.45 59.26 5.11 194.46 14.37 24.86 143.69 48.01 1.77 37.25 93.71 38.45 10.48 4.11 44.90 57.12 18.46 39.86 182.93 23.42 5.52 29.33 6.70 42.71 48.61 61.94 102.20 12.66 43.52 9.88 25.48 27.47 9.13 17.20 64.79 84.35 68.36 12.80 100.14 2.17 9.12 40.49 113.73 9.67 2.64 83.42 54.76 17.02 32.52 28.31 27.28 12.92

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Chg +16.0 +12.4 +11.8 +5.9 +5.2 +4.7 +4.2 +4.2 +4.1 +4.1

Stock Symbol Vol Cls Chg EloroRes ELO 4815 5.34 +14.1 POETTechInc PTK 419 9.92 +3.9 LosAndesCo LA 110 16.84 +2.1 MTA:CA MTA 161 9.16 +1.6 LundEnterpCorp RECO 1806 6.22 +1.3 FirmCapProptr FCD.UN 203 7.67 +1.1 BioSyentInc RX 78 8.27 +0.9 NOU:CA NOU 84 8.93 +0.3 BCF:CA BCF 0 10.18 unch NET.UN:CA NET.UN 156 8.00 unch

Stock Symbol Vol Cls Chg Rimini Street RMNI 36973 5.72 +26.3 GlobeSpecialty GSM 62253 8.82 +18.9 Gogo Inc. GOGO 38357 16.17 +18.4 BarrettBusServ BBSI 1248 71.24 +16.4 PsividaCorp EYPT 3992 11.31 +15.3 OriginAgritech SEED 2918 7.10 +15.3 Purple Innovat PRPL 50487 7.61 +14.4 PetIQ Inc. PETQ 9436 22.95 +10.7 Focus Universa FCUV 379 10.26 +9.9 VillageBkAndTr VBFC 27 58.56 +9.8

Stock Symbol Vol Cls Chg SueEngyServInc SES 21326 5.72 -10.5 FEC:CA FEC 5866 12.59 -9.4 HUT:CA HUT 18475 7.20 -8.3 TECSYSIncJ TCS 425 31.99 -5.9 IPCO:CA IPCO 1152 9.35 -5.7 KelsoEnergyInc KEL 6603 5.52 -5.6 BallardPowerSy BLDP 10532 13.10 -5.6 TOY:CA TOY 835 44.50 -5.2 DOO:CA DOO 3107 87.66 -5.2 GLXY:CA GLXY 5587 17.22 -5.0

Stock Symbol Vol Cls Chg StEliasMns SLI 1858 7.50 -5.1 GIP:CA GIP 123 8.51 -2.2 SGML:CA SGML 107 14.10 -1.7 IPA IPA 436 5.90 -1.5 GPV:CA GPV 252 7.97 -1.5 RupertRes RUP 1287 5.01 -0.8 PVF.UN:CA PVF.UN 2 77.50 -0.6 PTF:CA PTF 1 15.85 unch TerraFirma TII 0 5.11 unch NorfildCapcorp NFD.A 0 37.30 unch

Cls 5.80 8.96 7.70 7.22 23.51 38.45 15.67 39.32 28.76 50.89

Chg -0.78 -2.60 +1.73 -2.62 +0.46 -4.78 +0.83 -3.58 -0.45 -2.54

PD:CA

74.49

-0.25

PembinaPipcorp

45.56

+0.31

PennWestEnergy

10.22

-0.08

PEY:CA

11.19

-0.25

PKI:CA

31.32

-0.63

PowerCorp

38.83

-0.02

PSK:CA

16.98

-0.20

PVG:CA

18.68

+0.07

QSR:CA

70.03

-0.70

QuebecorIncClB

27.19

+0.15

RioCanRlEstTr

24.95

-0.28

RitchieBrosAuc

71.54

+0.49

67.68

+0.40

139.04

+1.41

RogersCommClB RoyalBankofCa RusselMet

32.00

+0.19

Saputo

31.15

+0.35

SCL:CA

5.81

-0.18

ShawCommClBN SherrittI SHOP:CA

38.00

-0.22

0.67

+0.01

812.83

-21.03

SierraWireless

23.53

-0.65

SilverWheatonC

57.79

+0.58

SNC-Laval

28.19

-0.42

StantecInc

62.84

+0.16

SueEngyServInc

5.72

-0.67

Sun Life

66.33

+0.45

SuncorEne

39.21

-0.31

SuperiorPlusCo

11.27

+0.01

SurgeEnergyInc

8.21

-0.25

TD Bank

98.30

-3.19

TeckResClBSV

50.89

+2.00

TELUS

32.80

+0.34

ThomsonReuters

132.14

+0.95

TMXGroupInc

131.91

+1.69

ToromontIndust

111.73

+2.72

TorxGoldResInc

16.73

+0.23

TOU:CA

49.58

-1.59

TransAltaCorp

12.36

+0.04

TransCanCorpor

70.21

+0.72

TranscontinntA

20.71

+0.63

TricanWellServ

3.17

-0.10

TurquoisHllRes

26.34

+0.04

VET:CA

24.10

-0.30

VlPharmIntlInc

29.93

-0.54

WCP:CA

9.54

-0.31

WesternForestP

2.12

-0.05

WestFraserTimb

126.40

+0.12

23.87

+0.18

162.90

+3.43

6.53

-0.03

WJX:CA WSPGlobalInc. YamanaGoldInc

S&P / TSX SUMMARY

NASDAQ TOP % GAINERS

Stock Symbol Vol TreeIslandWire TSL 1693 NPK:CA NPK 5320 SSplitCorp. SBN 18 CapstoneMining CS 38430 AltiusMinerals ALS 2292 FirstQuantumMn FM 24112 MelcorDevelopm MRD 169 AgGrowIntInc. AFN 2224 CanforCorporat CFP 5248 TeckResClBSV TECK.B 33158

Cls 39.21 19.49 69.37 6.70 56.33 1.99 25.48 5.39 72.49 9.22

Close Penny Chg Percent Chg Open Volume High Low 52WeekHigh 52WeekLow 21250.41 -5.23 -0.02% 21280.09 298464534 21348.89 21208.48 21796.16 17950.75

TSV TOP % GAINERS

TOP % LOSERS COMMODITIES

+0.08 -0.03 +0.36 -0.65 +0.02 -0.31 +0.58 +0.02 +0.17 -0.08 +0.12 +1.87 +2.00 +0.34 +0.04

CURRENCIES

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TSX VENTURE

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B.C. VOLUME LEADERS Stock AbsoluteSoftwa Africa Oil Cor AmerigoResourc Aritzia Inc. S AscotRes AuroraEne B2GoldCorpJ BallardPowerSy CalibreMng CanaccordFinan Canfor Pulp Pr CanforCorporat CanWelHoldings CapstoneMining China Gold Int CopperMountain Diversified Ro EldoradoG EndeavourSilve Equinox Gold C Filo Mining Co FinningInt'lIn FirstMajesticJ Fission Uraniu FortunaSvrFVI

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NYSE TOP % GAINERS

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Vol 13802 15020 8604 4810 6182 1231 19656 7423 10596 26692

Cls 15.44 5.76 41.86 7.50 24.48 8.14 70.97 185.19 8.80 19.89

Stock Symbol Vol Cls CedarShoppingC CDR 30197 28.50 Pure Storage I PSTG 152184 29.89 SocQuimicaYMnr SQM 40797 73.60 Kroger KR 274045 55.10 Peabody Energy BTU 246167 22.97 BestBuy BBY 182522 110.14 LsbIndustries LXU 10320 19.67 Arch Resources ARCH 16501 148.48 Ryerson Holdin RYI 3346 30.60 CliffsNatrRes CLF 429217 25.41

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TOP % LOSERS Chg -26.7 -21.5 -20.3 -19.3 -17.2 -16.4 -15.9 -13.5 -12.9 -11.8

Stock Symbol Vol Veeva Systems VEEV 49496 EPAM Systems I EPAM 25190 Burlington Sto BURL 37983 Cooper-Standar CPS 3472 Virgin Galacti SPCE 201354 Carvana Co. Cl CVNA 47571 fuboTV Inc. FUBO 104563 GeneralMtrsC75 GMS 5093 AmerEagleOutfi AEO 159357 Adient plc ADNT 12637

Cls 193.16 212.98 203.12 10.99 8.25 123.33 7.58 50.19 19.34 38.75

Chg -16.2 -13.1 -13.0 -12.6 -12.4 -11.0 -10.9 -10.8 -9.3 -9.2

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TD joins other big banks in beating expectations IAN BICKIS The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s Big Six banks all topped expectations for the first quarter as solid economic growth and volatile markets helped push up bottom lines. TD Bank Group wrapped the earnings stretch Thursday when it reported a first-quarter profit of $3.7 billion, up from nearly $3.3 billion a year earlier that was boosted by the strength of its Canadian and U.S. retail banking operations. “Canadian retail had a strong quarter, increased customer activity supported record revenue performance in the personal and commercial bank,” said Kelvin Tran, chief financial officer at TD. The higher earnings follow on stronger-than-expected results from RBC, Scotiabank, CIBC, BMO and National Bank broadly boosted in part by high trading revenue as well as personal and commercial loan growth. The earnings beats come as Canada’s economy grew by 6.7 per cent in the fourth quarter and Statistics Canada estimates January growth at 0.2 per cent, despite Omicron-related

The uncertainty around the pace of rate increases, inflation, supply chains and geopolitical tension has helped push up trading revenue at Canadian banks. TD benefited somewhat less from this trend than other banks, but the bank rolled out a new mobile trading app in the quarter and did well in other areas, said Tran. “Our results are broader than just trading. The retail bank did really well. We have strong volume growth on both the loans and deposit side in Canada and customer activities are strong.” On an adjusted basis, TD says it earned $2.08 per diluted share, up from an adjusted profit of $1.83 per diluted share a year ago. Analysts on average had expected an adjusted profit of $2.04 per share, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv. Barclays analyst John Aiken said that while the bank beat expectations, results were arguably not as strong as peers, and not just in capital markets. “The margin compression in domestic retail and weaker loan growth than some of its peers will likely garner some negative attention,” he said in a note.

shutdowns. Banks have also been boosted by a hot housing market fuelled by low borrowing rates, though that started to change this week with the Bank of Canada raising its benchmark rate by 25 basis points for the first time since 2018. But banks are also poised to reap higher net interest margins if the central bank continues to raise rates. CIBC says a 100-basispoint increase across all rates would boost net interest income by about $450 million, while BMO says it would see about a $540-million increase. The timeline of those rate increases are less certain, as the Bank of Canada said when raising rates that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “major new source of uncertainty.” The central bank warned that oil and other commodity prices have spiked, which will add to inflation, while negative impacts on confidence and supply chains could weigh on global growth. On Thursday, bank governor Tiff Macklem said in a speech that the bank has to act to lower inflation, which is running at a three-decade high and is also hotter than the bank expected six months ago.

Cannabis companies become partners TARA DESCHAMPS The Canadian Press Cannabis company Tilray Brands Inc. has signed a deal to take a stake in beleaguered rival Hexo Corp. and launch a strategic partnership with the company. Under the agreement announced Thursday, Leamington, Ont.-based Tilray will acquire up to $211 million US of senior secured convertible notes that were issued by Hexo and are held by funds affiliated with HT Investments MA LLC. The notes will be amended to allow Tilray to exercise conversion rights at a price of 90 cents Cdn per Hexo share. The conversion price implies that

Hexo’s balance sheet has been the biggest strategic priority for the company over the past several months,” said Hexo CEO and president Scott Cooper, who previously ran Hexo’s joint venture with Molson-Coors Canada, Truss Beverage Co. “Today’s announcement provides a line of sight to achieving that goal and means that management can now direct its full attention towards executing on and achieving the Path Forward.” The terms of the notes, Hexo said, are “significantly more favourable” to the company and will strengthen its balance sheet and accelerate its transformation into a cash flow positive business within the next four quarters.

Tilray would have the right to convert the notes into a 37 per cent stake in Hexo. Gatineau, Que.-based Hexo positioned the deal as a key piece of its turnaround plan. Hexo has been at work on the plan since Hexo co-founder and chief executive Sebastien St-Louis left the company in October, as it struggled to quell losses and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP raised “substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.” One month ago, the company became non-compliant with minimum bid price requirements set out by the Nasdaq market, which could delist Hexo if the situation does not improve. “Fixing

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Goaltending carries Royals into home stretch GAME DAY: VICTORIA AT KELOWNA 7 p.m. at Prospera Place Radio: The Zone 91.3 FM CLEVE DHEENSAW Times Colonist Fans would have to harken back to Steve Passmore of the Cougars to find a comparable era in which Victoria goaltending had had to stand up to such a withering barrage of pucks in the Western Hockey League. The former NHLer set the WHL record for the number of saves in a season on some woeful Cougars teams in the old Memorial Arena before a latecareer mercy trade to Kamloops earned him a Memorial Cup. More than three decades later, it is Tyler Palmer and Campbell

Arnold holding down the fort on Blanshard Street. Different building, same s ituation. Of all the issues the Victoria Royals have had this season, goaltending hasn’t been one of them. Crease play is the main reason the club is even still in the hunt for a WHL playoff berth. It’s no surprise Palmer has been named WHL goaltender of the week. It’s his second time earning the accolade this season following a week in which he shared the honour with Arnold earlier in the season. In his last two games, Palmer posted a 2-0 record with a

1.00 goals-against average, .969 save percentage and one shutout in a 35-save, 3-0 shutout road victory over the Vancouver Giants and a 4-2 home win over Vancouver with 28 saves including on a penalty shot. The Giants have to be happy to have seen the last of Palmer this season as the five-foot-11 native of Fernie was 6-0 against them. But Vancouver hasn’t seen the last of Palmer in his career. He is an 18-year-old and will be commanding the Royals crease for a few more seasons. The goaltending has been so strong that there isn’t a universe in which Palmer and Arnold aren’t in the Victoria nets next season, with Arnold almost assuredly to be given one of the three 20-year-old slots. That’s how integral the pair have been for the Royals (15-31-5) this season.

Coach Dan Price loses n othing in rotating them, assuring he will have a fresh netminder in back-to-back games, which are common for the Royals, such as tonight in Kelowna against the Rockets at Prospera Place and Saturday in Kamloops against the Blazers at the Sandman Centre. Palmer goes into the weekend with a 3.65 goals-against average and .906 save percentage with two shutouts. While that may not be near the top of the pack statistically in the league, it must be put in the context of it raining pucks on Palmer and Arnold on most nights. Palmer has been a revelation since signing as a free agent over the summer out of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and making his WHL debut in October with a 40-save

erformance. It was a h p arbinger of things to come, including recording the first 50-plus save shutout in the WHL in six years. Victoria, meanwhile, is 1-5-3 this season against the Rockets (31-14-4) heading into tonight’s match-up in the Okanagan. Kelowna is 18-5-1 at home. The Royals, however, have amassed more than half of their 15 wins on the road at 8-16-3. Saturday’s opponent, the CHL nationally No.8-ranked Blazers (37-14-2), did the Royals a favour by beating the Spokane Chiefs 7-2 on Wednesday night in K amloops. The Royals, Chiefs and Tri-City Americans remain tied in eighth place in the last playoff position in the Western Conference. The Americans hold a game in hand on the Royals and Chiefs. cdheensaw@timescolonist.com

Russia, Belarus out of Paralympics amid risk of boycotts STEPHEN WADE The Associated Press

Canucks winger Alex Chiasson fights for control of the puck with Islanders defenceman Sebastian Aho during the first period in Elmont, New York, on Thursday. FRANK FRANKLIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canucks rally in third to upend Islanders VANCOUVER 4 NEW YORK 3 ALLAN KREDA The Associated Press NEW YORK — Nils Hoglander and rookie Vasily Podkolzin scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. Anthony Beauvillier had put the Islanders ahead 3-2 early in the third, flipping the puck past Demko at 1:49 for his ninth goal after the teams each scored twice in the second period. But the Canucks struck twice against the struggling Semyon Varlamov for their second win in New York-area games this week. Vancouver defeated the Rangers

5-2 on Sunday before losing 7-2 at Newark to the New Jersey Devils on Monday. “We have been a pretty good bounce-back team,” Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau said. ”We are trying to be mentally tough.” Vancouver has won seven of its last 10 games and is 19-8-4 since Boudreau replaced Travis Green as coach in early December. “We just come to the rink and work hard,” Canucks forward Brock Boeser said. “Our D has been a little more aggressive and helping us, for sure.” Brad Hunt and J.T. Miller scored second-period goals for Vancouver, while Noah Dobson and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Islanders. The 21-year-old Hoglander scored his ninth goal at 9:34 of the third finishing off a pretty passing sequence from Conor Garland and Quinn Hughes.

Hoglander was a second-round pick by Vancouver in 2019. The 20-year-old Podkolzin, the 10th overall pick in the 2019 draft, scored his 10th at 10:19 with an assist to Bo Horvat to put the visitors ahead. “Pods has been awesome,” said the 33-year-old Hunt, whose goal was his first as a Canuck. “It’s really nice to see him succeeding.” The Islanders started a sixgame homestand at UBS Arena after a five-game Western road trip during which they were 2-2-1. Varlamov made 34 saves, but fell to 3-11-1 on the season. New York, which reached the semifinals the past two postseasons, is 20-23-8 this season. “There a pretty good offensive team,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “We turned the puck over way too many times. … Every mistake seems to end

up in the back of our net.” Dobson opened the scoring at 3:37 of the second. The 22-year-old defenceman has 10 goals on the season. Brock Nelson and Andy Greene assisted. Dobson has nine points — four goals and five assists — in his last 10 games, and his 10 goals since Dec. 5 are the most of all NHL defencemen over that span. Vancouver tied it at 7:19 when a shot by Hunt trickled past Varlamov. The goal was Hunt’s first this season. Miller notched his team-best 21st goal at 11:50. Boeser and Quinn Hughes assisted. Miller has points in seven straight games and 17 points (five goals and 12 assists) in his last 10 games overall. Hughes, who also assisted on Hoglander’s goal, has 11 points in his last 10 games and is second on the Canucks with 39 assists.

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BEIJING — Faced with threats of withdrawals and growing animosity in the Athletes Village, organizers of the Winter Paralympics on Thursday reversed course and expelled athletes from Russia and Belarus. The about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open today, but only as neutral athletes with colours, flags and other national symbols removed because of the invasion of Ukraine. The Paralympics in B eijing, which follow the Winter Olympics, close on March 13. “The war has now come to these Games and behind the scenes many governments are having an influence on our cherished event,” IPC President Andrew Parsons said T hursday after announcing the ban. “We were trying to protect the Games from war.” Parsons said the IPC underestimated the negative reaction to letting Russians and Belarusians compete — even as neutral athletes. The Athletes Village, which Parsons hoped would be a place of harmony, he now depicted as a tinderbox. And it was not only Ukrainians resenting the Russian and Belarusian participation, but across the board. “We don’t have reports of any specific incidents of aggression or anything like that,” Parsons said. “But it was a very, very volatile environment in the [Athletes] Village. It was a very rapid escalation which we did not think was going to happen. We did not think that entire delegations, or even teams within delegations, will withdraw, will boycott, will not participate.” The first instance came when Latvia said its curlers would refuse to play against the Russians in a scheduled group game.

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McIlroy comes out swinging; grabs early at Bay Hill “I played the par 5s particularly well, and that was the bulk of the score,” he said. “I’ve said this all along, you can play within yourself here and still shoot a good score, I feel, if you’re just disciplined and pick off the birdies where you’re supposed to.” Nick Taylor of Abbotsford and Adam Svensson of Surrey, were tied for 21st after identical 2-under 70 rounds. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., was tied for 41st at 1-under 71 and Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., was tied for 51st after a 72 round. Jon Rahm, the world’s No. 1 player, made his Bay Hill debut with a 72 that included one extra stroke he didn’t anticipate. He went to rap in a 10-inch par putt on the seventh hole, didn’t feel right and tried to stop the stroke only for it to nudge the ball an inch. “I wish I could give you all the excuses in the world, but no, it’s as simple as it just didn’t feel good in my hands, and I tried to stop, and I didn’t. I just simply didn’t stop,” Rahm said. “I don’t know. It was very odd.” McIlroy played alongside Scott, a delight for the largest gallery of the morning who enjoy watching two pure swings with the driver. There was an exception this time. Scott decided to leave driver out of the bag in an attempt to hit more fairways and avoid rough that is thicker than usual. How did it work out? “Not bad for me — 68 — I mean, that’s not bad,” Scott said.

DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

Ice technicians put the finishing touches on the curling sheets Thursday at the Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge. JEFF McINTOSH, THE CANADIAN PRESS

Gushue, defending champ Bottcher headline field as fans return to Brier GREGORY STRONG The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE — The Roaring Game

will have some of its mojo back at the upcoming national men’s curling championship. While not fully back to a normal pre-pandemic setup, the Tim Hortons Brier will feel more like a regular competition now that Alberta has lifted many of its COVID-19 restrictions. Unlike the last edition of the Brier that was played in a spectator-free bubble in Calgary, there will be no capacity limits for the nine-day event that begins today at the 5,900-seat Enmax Centre in Lethbridge. “All of us love to curl and play this game in front of people but when you get a whole building full, regardless of where it is in Canada, you just enjoy it so much,” said Ontario skip Glenn Howard. “It’s just so much fun to play under those circumstances.” Two powerhouse Alberta rinks should give local supporters plenty to cheer about. Brendan Bottcher’s Edmonton rink will wear Canada colours and Calgary skip Kevin Koe will represent the province. Other headliners in the 18-team field include Howard, Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs, Manitoba’s Mike McEwen and Beijing Games bronze medallist Brad Gushue, one of

three wild-card entries along with Matt Dunstone and Jason Gunnlaugson. “I think it’s a pick ‘em at this point,” Howard said of the parity among the headliners. A vaccine passport is not needed for fan entry into the venue, a Curling Canada spokesman said, adding that masking is recommended for spectators but not required. Players, meanwhile, must be fully vaccinated in order to compete. They’ll be given a PCR test upon arrival and have two rapid tests done during round-robin play. Bottcher will have a different lineup than the one that beat Koe in last year’s final. Patrick Janssen is the new vice after the mid-season departure of Darren Moulding, who landed with New Brunswick’s James Grattan. The event will be a short turnaround for Gushue, who just returned home to Newfoundland and Labrador last week after over a month away. His team held a training camp in B.C. before representing Canada in China. Gushue admitted last month he was concerned the team may not be in top form at the Brier given the mental, physical and emotional toll of competing at the Olympics. “We’ll go and give 110 per cent for sure, but when you play a team like Jacobs or Koe and Bottcher, you need to be at your best because they’re just as good

as [Sweden’s Niklas] Edin and [Britain’s Bruce] Mouat,” he said in Beijing. “So it’ll be a challenge for us.” The Brier wild-card spots were awarded to the top three teams in the Canadian r ankings that didn’t qualify through their respective provincial or territorial championships. Curling Canada went from one to three wild-card entries last year since many teams didn’t have the opportunity to play down for berths due to the pandemic. The arrival of the Omicron variant last fall forced the postponement or cancellation of several provincial/territorial championships again this season. Other teams in the field include Quebec’s Michael Fournier, Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan’s Colton Flasch, Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith, Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin, Nova Scotia’s Paul Flemming, B.C.’s Brent Pierce, Nunavut’s Peter Mackey and Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories. Starting tonight, teams will play a round-robin within their respective nine-team pools. The top three teams from each pool will advance to an expanded playoff field. The Page playoffs begin March 12 and the final is scheduled for March 13. The winner will represent Canada at the April 2-10 world men’s curling championship in Las Vegas.

ORLANDO, Florida — Rory M cIlroy opened with a 7-under 65 on Thursday and had reason to expect a score like this at Bay Hill, not so much because of the course but rather the day of the week. Good starts have not been a problem for McIlroy at the Arnold Palmer Invitational the last two years. Now it’s about keeping them going to the finish line. With three birdies and a 40-foot eagle on the par 5s, McIlroy had his lowest start at Bay Hill and a two-shot lead over Billy Horschel, Beau Hossler and J.J. Spaun. Adam Scott, Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter, who dressed in Ukrainian colours, were in the group three shots behind at 68. “I think you turn up at any golf course where you’ve had success, and automatically you’re going to have some confidence coming in,” said McIlroy, who won at Bay Hill in 2018 and hasn’t finished out of the top 10 the last five years. He opened with a 66 each of the last two years, both times failing to break par on the weekend. But there is a rhythm to playing Bay Hill that makes McIlroy comfortable, mainly taking advantage of the par 5s and some of the shorter par 4s. He had eagle putts on three of the par 5s, making the long one up the ridge on the 16th, his seventh hole of the round.

Pistons hang on to beat Raptors with 28 points, but had a frustrating night with the referees, eventually earning a technical foul for arguing with officials. All of the Raptors appeared to be exasperated by the referees, with head coach Nick Nurse getting ejected from the game in the third quarter. The nearsellout crowd of 19,548 fans at Scotiabank Arena cheered for Nurse as he left the floor. Pistons head coach Dwane Casey had been Toronto’s head coach with Nurse working as one of his assistants until the 2017-18 season when Casey was fired. — The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Saddiq Bey made a

driving layup with 14.2 seconds left to put the Detroit Pistons up three points as they hung on to beat the Toronto Raptors 1 08-106 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. Bey scored 23 points in the win for Detroit (16-47). Jerami Grant added 26 points and Cade Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft, had a 22-point, 12-rebound double-double. Rookie Scottie Barnes, drafted fourth overall last year, scored 21 for Toronto ( 34-28), playing against his old high school teammate Cunningham. Pascal Siakam led all scorers

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W 36 35 35

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Pt 77 76 74

METROPOLITAN DIVISION Carolina Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers

GP 54 56 54

W 37 34 34

L OT GF GA 12 5 185 130 14 8 183 149 15 5 162 137

Pt 79 76 73

WILD CARD Boston Washington Columbus Detroit N.Y. Islanders Ottawa New Jersey Philadelphia Buffalo Montreal

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W 40 32 32

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W 32 29 30

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Pt 71 65 64

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Pt 64 64 63 61 60 57 54 48 39 34

WILD CARD Nashville Vegas Dallas Anaheim Vancouver Winnipeg San Jose Chicago Seattle Arizona

GP 54 55 53 56 56 54 54 55 56 54

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Thursday’s results Washington 4 Carolina 0 Minnesota 5 Philadelphia 4 Florida 3 Ottawa 0 Pittsburgh 5 Tampa Bay 1 Vancouver 4 N.Y. Islanders 3 Chicago 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) Boston 5 Vegas 2 Arizona 2 Colorado 1 Montreal 5 Calgary 4 (OT) Wednesday’s results Buffalo 5 Toronto 1 N.Y. Rangers 5 St. Louis 3 Dallas 4 Los Angeles 3 Seattle 4 Nashville 3 Friday’s games Detroit at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Columbus, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 4 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Vegas at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

VANCOUVER 4, N.Y. ISLANDERS 3

First Period—None. Penalties—Aho, NYI (Holding), 6:25; Lee, NYI (Tripping), 18:03. Second Period—1, N.Y. Islanders, Dobson 10 (Greene, Nelson), 3:37. 2, Vancouver, Hunt 1, 7:19. 3, Vancouver, Miller 21 (Boeser, Hughes), 11:50. 4, N.Y. Islanders, Palmieri 7 (Pageau, Pelech), 18:20. Penalties—None. Third Period—5, N.Y. Islanders, Beauvillier 9, 1:49. 6, Vancouver, Hoglander 9 (Hughes, Garland), 9:34. 7, Vancouver, Podkolzin 10 (Horvat), 10:19. Penalties—None.

Shots on Goal—Vancouver 13-16-9—38. N.Y. Islanders 8-9-10—27. Vancouver 0 2 2 —4 N.Y. Islanders 0 2 1 —3 Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 0 of 2; N.Y. Islanders 0 of 0. Goalies—Vancouver, Demko 24-16-2 (27 shots-24 saves). N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 3-11-1 (38-34). A—16,412 (17,113). T—2:24. Referees—TJ Luxmore, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen—Tyson Baker, Matt MacPherson.

CHICAGO 4, EDMONTON 3 (OT)

First Period–1. Chicago, Lafferty 2 (Carpenter, Kurashev), 2:34. 2. Edmonton, Draisaitl 38 (Barrie, McDavid), 14:35 (pp). 3. Chicago, Kane 17 (Strome, C.Jones), 16:55. 4. Edmonton, Kane 6 (Draisaitl, Nurse), 19:26. Penalties–Chicago bench (Too Many Men; served by Kubalik), 5:22; Chicago bench (Too Many Men; served by Kubalik), 13:27; Hyman, EDM, Lafferty, CHI (Tripping), 17:34. Second Period—No Scoring. Penalties—Keith, EDM (Slashing), 0:36; de Haan, CHI (Interference), 5:50; Murphy, CHI (High Sticking), 14:41. Third Period—5. Chicago, Kubalik 11, 2:49. 6. Edmonton, Kane 7 (Bouchard, McDavid), 19:10. Penalties—None. Overtime—7. Chicago, DeBrincat 30 (Kane, S.Jones), 2:23 (pp). Penalty—Draisaitl, EDM (Tripping), 0:59. Shots on Goal By— Edmonton 11-5-16-0—32. Chicago 8-12-10-2—32. Goal—Edmonton, Koskinen 19-8-3 (32 shots-28 saves). Chicago, Fleury 17-19-4 (32-29). Power-play opportunities— Edmonton 1 of 4; Chicago 1 of 2. Referees—Peter MacDougall, Furman South. Linesmen—Michel Cormier, Bryan Pancich. A—19,688 (19,717). T—2:34.

FLORIDA 3, OTTAWA 0

First Period—1, Florida, Marchment 12 (Bennett, Hornqvist), 10:04 (pp). Penalties—Tkachuk, OTT (Roughing), 6:06; Lomberg, FLA (Roughing), 6:06; Brannstrom, OTT (High Sticking), 8:07; Ottawa bench, served by Tkachuk (Delay of Game), 10:04; Zub, OTT (Hooking), 14:34; Verhaeghe, FLA (High Sticking), 17:13. Second Period—None. Penalties— Formenton, OTT (Cross Checking), 7:48; White, OTT (Tripping), 16:52. Third Period—2, Florida, Hornqvist 8 (Marchment, Montour), 3:09 (pp). 3, Florida, Lomberg 5 (Luostarinen, Vatrano), 3:21. Penalties—Chabot, OTT (Cross Checking), 1:14; Montour, FLA (Tripping), 5:35; Verhaeghe, FLA (Holding), 8:45; Kelly, OTT (Misconduct), 11:19; Ottawa bench, served by Stutzle (Roughing), 11:30; Watson, OTT (Fighting), 11:30; Gudas, FLA (Fighting), 11:30; Gudas, FLA (Misconduct), 11:30; Watson, OTT (Misconduct), 11:30; Lomberg, FLA (Fighting), 13:53; J.Brown, OTT (Fighting), 13:53; Ottawa bench, served by Stutzle (Interference), 13:53. Shots on goal by Ottawa 7 4 7—18 Florida 25 12 11—48 Goalies—Ottawa, Forsberg 11-9-2

(48 shots-45 saves). Florida, Bobrovsky 27-6-3 (18-18). Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 0 of 3; Florida 2 of 9. A—16,499 (19,250). T—2:36.

MONTREAL 5, CALGARY 4 (OT)

First Period—1. Calgary, Coleman 12 (Backlund, Mangiapane), 11:06. 2. Montreal, Petry 4 (Suzuki, Lehkonen), 19:34. Penalties— Tkachuk, CGY (Hooking), 13:34; Tanev, CGY (Tripping), 15:00; Kulak, MTL (High Sticking), 17:24. Second Period—3. Calgary, Gaudreau 21, 12:08. 4. Calgary, Mangiapane 29 (Markstrom, Toffoli), 15:40 (sh). 5. Montreal, Suzuki 12 (Hoffman, Caufield), 17:44 (pp). Penalties—Hoffman, MTL (Slashing), 6:52; Hanifin, CGY (High-Sticking), 8:42; Richardson, CGY (High-Sticking), 13:54; Calgary bench (served by Gaudreau), 16:09; Zadorov, CGY (High-Sticking), 17:13. Third Period—6. Montreal, Chiarot 6 (Suzuki, Hoffman), 4:38. 7. Montreal, Hoffman 10 (Dauphin, Chiarot), 17:15. 8. Calgary, Lindholm 25 (Mangiapane, Andersson), 19:32. Penalty—Clague, MTL (Interference), 12:08. Overtime—9. Montreal, Chiarot 7 (Hoffman, Pitlick), 1:03. Penalties— None. Shots on Goal By Montreal 16-7-10-2—35. Calgary 9-7-18-0—34. Goal—Montreal: Hammond (W, 3-00). Calgary: Markstrom (L, 25-11-6). Power-play opportunities— Montreal: 1-6; Calgary: 0-3. Referees—Pierre Lambert, Chris Schlenker. Linesmen—Travis Gawryletz, Mark Shewchyk. A—16,288 (19,289).

CURLING THE BRIER At Lethbridge, Alta.

PRELIMINARY ROUND POOL A Alberta, Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, P.E.I., Saskatchewan, Wild Card 2 and Yukon POOL B British Columbia, Manitoba, Northern Ontario, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Wild Card 1 and Wild Card 3. Friday’s games FIRST DRAW, 5:30 P.M. New Brunswick vs. Wild Card 2, Ontario vs. Canada, Alberta vs. Saskatchewan, Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Yukon Saturday’s games SECOND DRAW, 12:30 P.M. Wild Card 3 vs. Northern Ontario, British Columbia vs. Manitoba, Northwest Territories vs. Nova Scotia, Quebec vs. Wild Card 1 THIRD DRAW, 5:30 P.M. Yukon vs. P.E.I., Alberta vs. Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario vs. Wild Card 2, Canada vs. New Brunswick

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WHL

BCHL

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W 37 31 20 19 15

L 14 14 26 28 31

OL 2 1 2 2 4

SL 0 3 0 1 1

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GA 135 151 162 178 218

Pt 76 66 42 41 35

3 3 4 5 4

5 2 1 0 1

218 222 197 136 132

137 145 136 233 225

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51 52 50 50 51

36 34 31 15 15

7 13 14 30 31

EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP Winnipeg 48 Moose Jaw 53 Saskatoon 50 Brandon 48 Regina 49 Prince Albert 50

W 44 30 29 26 20 19

L 9 18 18 17 26 28

OL 2 3 2 3 2 2

SL 2 2 1 2 1 1

GF 221 191 175 161 177 141

GA 120 165 168 169 192 176

Pt 74 65 61 57 43 41

CENTRAL DIVISION Edmonton 53 39 11 2 1 231 145 81 Red Deer 53 35 15 2 1 201 141 73 Calgary 50 20 23 5 2 148 164 47 Swift Current 54 20 27 5 2 143 201 47 Lethbridge 49 22 24 2 1 139 175 47 Medicine Hat 51 9 38 3 1 126 238 22 x — clinched playoff berth. Note: Two

points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. Thursday’s games No games scheduled Wednesday’s results Regina 7 Brandon 6 Red Deer 5 Swift Current 1 Lethbridge 4 Winnipeg 3 (SO) Edmonton 5 Medicine Hat 2 Kamloops 7 Spokane 2 Friday’s games Winnipeg at Saskatoon, 5 p.m. Red Deer at Regina, 5 p.m. Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 5 p.m. Lethbridge at Brandon, 5 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Spokane at Prince George, 7 p.m. Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Seattlle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Kamloops at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.

AHL Thursday’s result Manitoba 7 Rockford 2 Wednesday’s results Charlotte 3 Hershey 0 Abbotsford 6 Toronto 4 Providence 5 Lehigh Valley 3 Belleville 3 Hartford 2 (OT) Syracuse 6 Rochester 3 Cleveland 4 Laval 2 Chicago 5 Texas 3 San Diego 5 Colorado 2 San Jose 5 Bakersfield 3 Ontario 4 Tucson 3 (OT) Friday’s games Abbotsford at Laval, 4 p.m. Iowa at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. Rochester at Belleville, 4 p.m. Stockton at Laval, 4 p.m. Utica at Syracuse, 4 p.m. WB/Scranton at Bridgeport, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Lehigh Valley, 4:05 p.m. Hershey at Springfield, 4:05 p.m. Texas at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 6:05 p.m. Bakersfield at Stockton, 7 p.m. Henderson at Ontario, 7 p.m.

GP x-Penticton 46 x-Salmon Arm 46 x-P. George 48 x-W. Kelowna 44 x-Cranbrook 46 x-Vernon 46 x-Wenatchee 43 x-Trail 43 Merritt 43

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GA PT 104 76 111 71 108 61 139 55 140 52 131 51 143 39 169 38 255 9

GF 172 161 174 177 179 142 141 130 128

GA PT 132 66 143 65 145 56 130 55 151 50 145 46 191 36 211 33 178 31

COASTAL DIVISION x-Alberni V. x-Langley x-Nanaimo x-Chilliwack x-Victoria Surrey Coquitlam Powell River C. Valley

SOCCER

GP 48 48 45 44 46 45 45 46 46

W L OL 31 13 3 31 14 1 27 16 1 26 15 1 25 21 0 23 22 0 15 24 1 13 26 7 13 28 4

SL 1 2 1 2 0 0 5 0 1

x — clinched playoff position. Note: two points for a win, one point for a loss in overtime or shootout Thursday’s result Cranbrook 2 Salmon Arm 1 (OT) Wednesday’s results Wenatchee 3 West Kelowna 1 Alberni Valley 4 Victoria 3 Coquitlam 4 Langley 3 Penticton 4 Merritt 2 Powell River 2 Cowichan Valley 0 Salmon Arm 5 Trail 3 Vernon 2 Prince George 0 Friday’s games Victoria at Powell River, 7 p.m. Surrey at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Prince George at Penticton, 7 p.m. Vernon at Merritt, 7 p.m. West Kelowna at Trail, 7 p.m. Coquitlam at Langley, 7:15 p.m.

VIJHL FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7)

NORTH DIVISION CAMP RIVER VS. P ALBERNI (Series tied 2-2) Tuesday’s result Port Alberni 4 Campbell River 3 (OT) Friday’s game Port Alberni at Campbell River, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s game x-Campbell River at Port Alberni, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 8 x-Port Alberni at Campbell River, 7:30 p.m. COMOX VAL VS. OCEANSIDE (Comox Valley leads series 3-1) Wednesday’s result Comox Valley 5 Oceanside 2 Tuesday’s result Oceanside 3 Comox Valley 2 (2OT) Saturday’s game x-Oceanside at Comox Valley, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s game x-Comox Valley at Oceanside, 7 p.m.

SOUTH DIVISION KERRY PARK VS. VICTORIA (Kerry Park wins series 4-0) Tuesday’s result Kerry Park 5 Victoria 3 PENINSULA VS WESTSHORE (Peninsula wins series 4-2) Wednesday’s result Peninsula 4 Westshore 2 x — played only if necessary.

Miami Philadelphia Chicago Milwaukee Boston Cleveland Toronto Brooklyn Atlanta Charlotte Washington New York Indiana Detroit Orlando

W 42 38 39 38 38 36 34 32 30 31 28 25 22 16 15

22 23 24 25 27 26 28 32 32 33 33 37 42 47 48

Pct

.656 .623 .619 .603 .585 .581 .548 .500 .484 .484 .459 .403 .344 .254 .238

WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix Golden State Memphis Utah Dallas Denver Minnesota L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers New Orleans Portland San Antonio Sacramento Oklahoma City Houston

W 50 43 43 39 38 36 34 33 27 26 25 24 24 20 15

12 20 21 22 25 26 29 31 34 36 37 39 41 42 47

Pct

.806 .683 .672 .639 .603 .581 .540 .516 .443 .419 .403 .381 .369 .323 .242

— 2.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5 7 10 11 11 12.5 16 20 25.5 26.5

— 7.5 8 10.5 12.5 14 16.5 18 22.5 24 25 26.5 27.5 30 35

Note: The top eight teams per conference will qualify for the playoffs Thursday’s results Atlanta 130, Chicago 124 Boston 120, Memphis 107 Miami 113, Brooklyn 107 Detroit 108, Toronto 106 Dallas 122, Golden State 113 Sacramento 115, San Antonio 112 L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers Friday’s games Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Houston at Denver, 6 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP Columbus 1 D.C. United 1 New York 1 Atlanta 1 Orlando City 1 New England 1 Toronto FC 1 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 1 Inter Miami CF 1 New York City FC1 Cf Montréal 1 Charlotte FC 1 Cincinnati 1

W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

GF GA Pts 4 0 3 3 0 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 0

WESTERN CONFERENCE Austin FC Los Angeles FC LA Galaxy Nashville Portland FC Dallas Minnesota Utd Houston Real Salt Lake Seattle Sporting KC San Jose Colorado Vancouver

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

GF GA Pts 5 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0

Saturday’s games FC Dallas at New England, 10:30 a.m. New York at Toronto FC, 11 a.m. Houston at Sporting Kansas City, 12:30 p.m. Philadelphia at CF Montréal, 1 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 2:30 p.m. D.C. United at Cincinnati, 3 p.m. Orlando City at Chicago, 3 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Colorado, 3 p.m. Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m. New York City FC at Vancouver, 3 p.m. LA Galaxy at Charlotte FC, 4:30 p.m. Sunday’s games Miami at Austin FC, 1 p.m. Portland at Los Angeles FC, 7 p.m.

GOLF

PGA TOUR ARNOLD PALMER PGA TOUR PUERTO RICO INVITATIONAL OPEN At Orlando, Fla. Yardage: 7,466; Par: 72 Purse: $12 million FIRST ROUND

At Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Yardage: 7,506; Par: 72 Purse: $3.7 million FIRST ROUND

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DOMAN, Mahinder Kaur (Patricia)

May 29, 1940 - February 24, 2022 Fondly known as Minder to her family, and Pat to her friends, she passed away peacefully on February 24, 2022. Predeceased by her father Doman Singh, her mother Purab Kaur, her sister Herbans Kaur (Bonso), her brothers Harbanse (Herb), Gurdial (Gordy) and Didar (Ted). Minder is survived by her numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, great-grandniece and many cousins. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Minder’s formal education took place in Canada and the USA and included nursing, geography/ psychology, management, computer programming and business analysis. The youngest of five siblings, including three incredibly driven brothers, Minder had a gregarious personality and insatiable appetite for knowledge. Determined to chart her own path, she could hold her own when speaking to any of her diverse group of friends, including Canada’s first female PM, the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell. Her work took her many places in Canada, and she always spoke of the transformational five years that she lived and worked on three First Nation reserves in BC and the Yukon Territory, and how it enriched her life.

BURTON, Pauline E.

November 11, 1937 - March 3, 2022 Pauline Elizabeth Burton (nee Francey) was born in Glasgow, Scotland on November 11, 1937. As the youngest of nine children, Pauline developed a “determination to succeed” attitude which served her well throughout life. Trained in classical ballet at a young age, Pauline, as a young bride, moved to Marathon, Ontario where she established a successful ballet school. Although she eventually moved on to other places and developed other interests, her passion for “the dance” remained throughout her life. Gardening came a close second, and for 10 happy years she created a beautiful prize-winning garden from tired old pastureland. She shared her gardening knowledge with her family and friends and had the annual trepidation and thrill of exhibiting produce at the Picton County Fair. Pauline volunteered for 15 years in the Human History department at the Royal British Columbia Museum. She enjoyed this work immensely and often said “I would have happily paid them to let me work there”. At the age of 80, new husband Jim invited her to spend winters in Thailand, summers in Ontario and to share a home in Sidney. Thailand was a new and fascinating travel experience.

Minder was a pioneer in advocacy for Women and Indigenous Rights, long before these were mainstream concepts. She collected, wrote and spoke about, the history of Indian Women 1900-1935 in Canada, and was a published author. Her career also included consultancies to Federal and Provincial governments on the status of immigrant/ non-immigrant women, and employment equity, and she was well ahead of her time in these endeavours. Minder also participated at international forums for business development by women of Third World countries. An earlier career at Malaspina College (now Vancouver Island University) included the development of basic education skills for Adults without grade 12. Other career forays included public affairs programming on radio and reporting from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in Vancouver, BC in the 1980s.

EVANS, Trevor

May 21, 1926 - February 22, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Trevor James Evans. Trevor was the youngest of 11 children born to Mr. and Mrs. William Evans in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. Trevor emigrated to Canada in 1957 with his wife Helen and daughter Karen. He started his work life in Canada on the fish traps in Sooke, was then employed by McGavin’s Bakery and he finished his career as a stationary engineer for the Victoria School District. Trevor enjoyed fishing (in his younger years), gardening (at his home, where he lived for 60 years), ballroom dancing, bingo and of course watching his favourite soccer team Manchester United. Trevor enjoyed people and he could often be found striking up conversations with folks he met throughout the day. Trevor and Helen were blessed with some very close friends and they enjoyed many trips and cruises together. Summers were spent at their place at Shawnigan Lake with friends and family. He leaves behind his wife of almost 70 years, Helen, daughter Karen (Ray), daughter Brenda (Colin), granddaughter Megan (Mike) and great-grandson Mason. Predeceased by his infant daughter Lynne (1953). The family would like to thank Dr. Woodley for his care, the cancer clinic and Dr. Joe, as well as the staff at N6C at the Victoria General Hospital for their kindness and compassion. Family celebration of life to take place at a later date. Condolences for the family can be left at www.firstmemorialsaanich.com

There will be a closed private funeral and The “determination to succeed” made for a cremation, followed by a public service at the happy life. Sikh Temple at 1210 Topaz Ave, Victoria, BC on Tuesday March 8th, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Pauline died peacefully at home on March 3, 2022 with close friends and family at her side. In lieu of flowers, we would respectfully encourage a donation to the Royal Jubilee Pauline is survived by her dear husband, Hospital Cardiac Ward James (Jim) George Biggs, her last remaining https://www.victoriahf.ca/donaterjh/ sibling, Edwin Francey and his beloved wife Brenda. Pauline is also survived by an Condolences may be offered at outstanding family of wonderful children, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescol grandchildren and great-grandchildren by her onist/ marriages to John S. Burton (deceased) and Jim Biggs. No flowers please. In memory, donations may be made to Victoria Hospice Society, 1952 Bay St., Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8.

1928 - 2022 Derek was born in Lancashire England, where he started his banking career as a clerk in 1944. His career was interrupted by his military service in Berlin following World War II. In 1951, he married the love of his life, Doris, a nurse and in 1956 they immigrated to Toronto, Canada with their eight-month-old son Steve. Later, his daughter Kathryn was born in 1962. He joined the Bank of Montreal as a clerk/manager in August 1956, and held a A Funeral Service will be held at First Memorial variety of positions in the bank, moving to a Funeral Services 4725 Falaise Dr Victoria, on dozen different cities before retiring in 1979 as Tuesday March 15th, at 2:00pm. Senior Vice President of the Alberta Division. In 1980, together with an economist and two Alex will be greatly missed. merchant bankers, he established a merchant bank (MerBanco) in Calgary. He continued to Rest in peace serve on the boards of two insurance companies, a bank, and two oil and gas companies after he moved to Victoria in 1986. He was appointed Honorary British Consul in Calgary in 1983, and served as a Director on the board of the United Way and as a Senator of the University of Calgary. Derek and Doris enjoyed many travels and spending time with their grandchildren. Doris died in 2011 after 61 years of marriage. Subsequently, he married the second love of his life, Lois Lacheur with whom Doris and he had enjoyed a wonderful and caring relationship for 20 years. Lois died in 2021. He enriched his family and friends with his humour and positive approach to life. His children and their spouses will miss him greatly, and his grandsons, Bradley, Michael and Alastair will miss their Poppa. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mccallgardens.com

Hildred Ridley nee Wilson passed away in the early hours of February 28 after suffering a heart attack. She was a wonderful wife, a wonderful Mother and a wonderful friend. Hildred, for your guidance and your wisdom, we thank you. From your daughter Catherine, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family and all your friends.

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GOSLING, Christopher Charles

On February 13th 2022, Chris suffered Cardiac Arrest in Fort McMurray, AB. He was transferred to Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. Unfortunately, on Sunday the 19th of February, while surrounded by his Wife Elaine, and two sons, John and David, he passed away at the age of 58. He also leaves behind, in the UK, his Mother Gillian A. and Brother Andrew Gosling. In 2003, Chris’s passion for Daffodils brought him from the UK to G.A Vantreight and Sons in Saanichton to work as the Director of Growing Operations. In 2008, he moved up to Fort McMurray, AB, to work as a Heavy Equipment Operator and then progressed to the role of Production and Contracts Leader. A Zoom Memorial Service will be held on Saturday the 12th of March, at 11am by his local congregation at St. Mary’s Church in Saanichton. For information on how to join the service, please contact: chrisgosling2022@outlook.com

EGGLESTON, Bill

April 17, 1941 - March 4, 2012 It’s been 10 years ago today Your heart lives within us everyday, We miss you deeply Love Celine, children and grandchildren

Celebrating the lives of loved ones... SANDHER, Amrik Singh

1947 - February 25, 2022 Amrik passed away suddenly at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria on February 25, 2022. He is survived by his beloved wife, Baldish (nee Khaira); children Rupe Sandher, Onkar Sandher, Balraj Sandher (Kavita) and Rita Dhesi (Parmbir); grandchildren Aneil, Anira and Vanessa; brother Tersam Singh Sundher; sister Balvinder Kang (Manjit) as well as nieces, nephews and friends. Predeceased by his parents Hoshiara Singh Sundher and Resham Kaur Sundher (nee Kooner). Deeply missed, never forgotten Left indelible impressions on our lives Always in our hearts

EVANS, Megan (nee Pierce)

CHIPPER, Harvey Eric

October 26, 1943 - February 16, 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we had to say a final goodbye to this absolutely amazing husband, dad, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Survived by his wife Jean, daughter Tia, son Billy, grandchildren, Nick, Curtis, Dustin, & Skylar. You will be so missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing you. There will be no service upon request.

August 11, 1933 - February 28, 2022 Mark, Jane, Hugh, Joanne, Jack and Harry share the sad news of the passing of Megan. She is predeceased by her loving husband Gwilym. They emigrated to Canada in 1964, enjoying life in Winnipeg before moving to Vancouver Island for their retirement years. Megan was a proud Liverpudlian, yet always displayed pride of her Welsh roots. In lieu of flowers, consider donating to www.parkinson.bc.ca or www.spca.bc.ca. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2 pm at Riva Sidney, #1072537 Beacon Ave, Sidney.

WHITTLE, Derek AIB FICB

RIDLEY, Hildred

Minder was a huge believer in family, and ensured she had time for all of her beloved nieces, grandnieces, great-grand niece, nephews and grandnephews and cousins, and all her many friends, from all walks of life. She had a laugh and grin that enveloped you and always made you feel special. Minder was also devoted to her community, and could often be found at the local Temple, and she will be missed by all. The family would like to express a special thank-you to all the professionals, including recently at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, who had given special care and support to Minder.

KOKANOVIC, Alex

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Alex on February 28, 2022 at the age of 89. Predeceased by his parents and sister, he is survived by his wife Barbara. Alex spend many years serving in the Canadian Coast Guard and received a 35 year service award in 1997. Many thanks to the nurses and Doctor at Royal Jubilee hospital for their care.

GREENWOOD, James R.

July 30, 1930 - February 17, 2022 James R. Greenwood was born in Kisbey Saskatchewan on July 13, 1930. Son of Bill and Edna Greenwood, brother to Jack Greenwood. James leaves behind his children Angelina, Linda, Glen and stepchildren Francisco and Adriana and many grandchildren. James was adventurous and truly lived a full life, he worked hard so he could fulfill his dreams of traveling the world. He never missed seeing the boys on Saturday, hanging with the group at McDonalds and suppers at Jack and Sandra’s. He will be sorely missed by all.

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Multi-medallists, promising rookies aim to add to Canada’s Paralympic success LORI EWING The Canadian Press BEIJING — Canadian athletes faced tough challenges amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. Training facilities shuttered for weeks at a time. Opportunities to compete internationally were few and far between because of travel restrictions. And so, Josh Dueck isn’t setting a medal target for Canada’s team at the Beijing Paralympics, which open today. It’s too difficult to gauge where Canada stacks up against the rest of the world. “The reality is that there’s no real context or point of reference to make an educated statement in terms of how we can predict our athletes will do,” said Dueck, Canada’s chef de mission for the Paralympics. “What I will say is that our teams look good, and more than looking good, I feel a lot of gratitude amongst the ranks, the athletes are just so thankful to be here. There’s that sigh of relief, and just an overwhelming sense of positivity. So, when you blend those things, I think the sky’s the limit.” Canada has 49 athletes competing in Beijing, down slightly from the largest ever team of 54 athletes who captured 28 medals — eight gold, four silver and 16 bronze — four years ago in Pyeongchang. They’ll compete in hockey, curling, alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding over 10 days. The athletes range from veterans Brian McKeever, a 17-time Paralympic medallist in Nordic skiing, and eight-time biathlon and Nordic skiing medallist Mark Arendz, to promising rookie snowboarders Tyler Turner and Lisa DeJong. Turner captured two gold and a bronze at the recent world championships, while DeJong came home with a gold and two silvers. While Dueck won’t predict how many medals Canada might win in the coming days, just getting to Beijing amid COVID-19 was a major victory. A positive

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Canadian Paralympian Brian McKeever is a 17-time medallist. test in the past couple of weeks likely meant that athlete stayed home. “The herculean task is simply arriving safely,” Dueck said. “Definitely there’s a sigh of relief. Myself, the staff and certainly, from the athletes that I’ve run into so far, definitely seems pretty consistent that — phew! This is what they’ve worked for, for the last four years, eight years, 12 years. And now it’s time to shine. “There’s something pretty magical, as soon as you step into that [Olympic bubble], there’s just something special, very Peter Pan about the experience.” The Games will open today without athletes from Russia and Belarus. Faced with threats of withdrawals and growing animosity in the Athletes Village, organizers of the Paralympics expelled athletes from those two

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countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open today, but only as neutral athletes with colours, flags and other national symbols removed because of the invasion of Ukraine. Greg Westlake, who’s making his fifth Paralympic appearance with Canada’s Para-hockey team, was among many who criticized the IPC’s initial decision. “My heart goes out to the Ukrainian people,” Westlake said. “It’s such a, such a sad situation… I’m extremely frustrated. I’m disappointed with the decision personally.” The Canadian Paralympic Committee was among other

national organizations who asked that athletes from Russia and Belarus be banned from Beijing. “The Canadian Paralympic Committee is pleased to hear the IPC has now done the right thing in banning the Russian and Belarusian teams from competing,” the CPC said in a statement Thursday. “We join many organizations around the globe in c ontinuing to condemn the atrocities being undertaken by Russia and Belarus in Ukraine, and stand alongside the Ukrainian team at these Games.” The motto for Canada’s team in Beijing is “elevate, motivate, unite,” and Dueck, a three-time Paralympic medallist in s kiing and the first sit-skier to complete a backflip on snow [in 2012], hopes the Paralympics can bring “some solace to some people.”

LIVERPOOL, England — Salomon Rondon scored twice as Everton ended Boreham Wood’s surprising FA Cup run by beating the non-league team 2-0 Thursday to reach the quarter-finals. Boreham Wood had not conceded a goal in the competition this season until Rondon finally created the breakthrough for Everton in the 57th minute after meeting a cross at the near post. Everton striker R icharlison had a goal ruled out by VAR before Rondon added the s econd with a powerful header that goalkeeper Taye A shby-Hammond could not p revent from crossing the line. Everton will play away at Crystal Palace for a place in the semifinals. The Premier League club had paid for a special one-off kit for Boreham Wood to avoid a colour clash and also paid for the visitors’ travel and overnight stay. It looked like that g enerosity would be extended to the pitch as well as Everton rarely threatened during a poor first half, watched for the first time by Everton’s new director of football Kevin Thelwell. Ukraine international Vitalii Mykolenko was made Everton captain for the night and there was a poignant pre-match show of solidarity with his homeland as players and officials held a banner reading “Imagine all the people, sharing all the world” — a line from John Lennon’s “Imagine” which was played over the ground’s public address system. The poor first-half display persuaded manager Frank Lampard to make a halftime change and bring on Richarlison for Nathan Patterson to spark the attack. Rondon missed his first good chance to score when he met Jonjoe Kenny’s cross but headed it over.

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Canadians worried about retirement as home prices and inflation rise Average savings people anticipate needing has increased 12 per cent since 2020 to $1.6M, survey finds CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Family time on sunkissed beaches may feel farther away than ever — and not due to COVID-19. As worries around inflation, home prices and savings rise, Canadians are losing confidence they’ll have enough cash to retire as planned. Fewer than half hold a sturdy belief they’ll accumulate enough savings to do so. That’s partly because the average sum they anticipate needing has increased 12 per cent since 2020 to $1.6 million, a new Bank of Montreal survey suggests. The 44 per cent of respondents with faith in their ability to retire as planned marks a drop from 54 per cent the year before. Inflation is one driver behind Canadians’ anxiety. “While it is going to scale back most likely in the future, inflation is still front and centre,” said Robert Armstrong, a director at BMO Global Asset Management. “That is starting to impact their views on how much they need to save for retirement.” The annual inflation rate rose to 5.1 per cent in January, driven higher by prices for housing, gasoline and groceries, Statistics Canada reported. The figure followed year-over-year gains that topped four per cent every month since August. Housing marks another source of angst. Home ownership, that kestone of financial stability, appears ever more elusive to younger Canadians, with the average home price rising at a record pace of 21 per cent year over

Fewer than half of Canadians believe they will save enough to retire comfortably, a new Bank of Montreal survey suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS year in January to $748,450, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. “The decrease in housing affordability is probably the biggest issue for retirement for younger people or older people that don’t own their house,” said Jules Boudreau, an economist at Mackenzie Investments. “They don’t have that automatic nest egg” — one they can sell without any gains tax if it’s their principal residence. Like with home ownership, a smaller proportion of younger employees enjoy defined benefit pension plans, which guarantee a set income for post-retirement life. About one in four Canadian workers were covered by one

in 2018, with another seven per cent feeding defined contribution plans, according to Statistics Canada. Coverage rates for both “were still far below those of the ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s, when the rates were consistently above 40 per cent,” Statistics Canada says. And of workers fortunate enough to have defined benefit plans, “a big chunk of those are the legacy plans of older workers,” said Boudreau. “So the personal retirement portfolio of a young worker is much more critical, because their retirement hinges entirely on it — and that can create more anxiety, more uncertainty.” Among new homeowners, however, contributions to regis-

tered retirement savings plans may be moderate this year due to mortgage strains. Younger Canadians may also think twice about pouring money into RRSPs. “They’re thinking about the shorter term — saving for that house, furnishing that house, having that growing family,” Armstrong said, adding that they may opt for tax-free savings accounts instead. RRSPs make more sense for higher earners who can draw on the account in later years when their income has thinned, allowing them to remain in a lower tax bracket, said Jeet Dhillon, a TD Wealth portfolio manager. While a Mackenzie Investments survey last year found that only 18 per cent of

employed respondents were very confident they’ll have enough income in retirement to live how they’d like, that pessimism may be exaggerated. Canadians often overestimate the amounts required, Boudreau said. “When they imagine their retirement, they’re thinking about the first few years of their post-retirement lives. At that time, they’ll have a lot of spending needs — travel, maybe get a cottage,” he said. “As they get into their 70s and 80s, spending needs will go down.” Dhillon recommends a diversified investment portfolio for both younger and older workers. Though expected hikes in interest rates may result in stock price drops beyond the 10 per cent fall seen on the S&P 500 since the beginning of the year, investors who are in for the long term can rest easier. Before settling on an investment strategy, future retirees need to clarify their vision of life after work. “Gone are those days where people think they’re going to retire, sit on the porch and watch the world go by. It’s more about retirement giving them an opportunity to do things that they maybe didn’t have time to do,” Dhillon said. “It really does mean different things for different people now, and that’s why it’s even more important to understand, what are you actually going to be doing in retirement?” Released this month, the Bank of Montreal savings study was conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights via an online survey of 1,500 Canadians between Oct. 26 and 29.

Two options for loveless marriage: counselling or divorce court

ASK ELLIE Dear Ellie: I’ve been married for 10 years and have one child. I fell in love with my husband on our second date, at 22. He was 27 and already working in his chosen field. I was so happy with our small apartment and my baby girl, but, as an only child with a working, divorced mother and absent father, I had little background in domestic life. When my daughter was in nursery school, I went back to college and now have a good job. But the life I have with my husband has changed a lot. He’s not very interested in my day’s events. He has a routine that’s set in stone: He arrives home, showers, pat’s our daughter on the head, eats dinner, asks our child a few questions, then

watches TV or reads. When he feels like going to sleep, he just gets up and leaves the room. Only occasionally, maybe once in three weeks (I kept track for a while), he’ll reach for me in the bed to have sex. If I try to interest him in sex beforehand, he’s always “too tired.” I don’t know what’s happened to us as a couple. I understand that these years with a youngster are taken up with her school needs, transporting her when school’s open, (or, during Covid, me working from home and also home-schooling), etc. But I never expected that my married life would become so routine, dull, and distant. I feel like we’re depending on our delightful little girl for warmth. Do I get a divorce and raise her without a father’s constant presence, like I experienced? My mother did that and I was very lonely as a child. Or do I sacrifice my need for a partner’s love, for her sake? Loveless Marriage You’re discussing this with yourself, instead of with your husband. Only when you speak

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directly/openly to him can you start to know what to do. You’re entitled to answers: Why is he so closed off when he’s with you? Can he understand that it leaves you lonely and hurt? Why doesn’t he desire sex more often or respond to your desire? His answers may be surprising, hurtful, even shocking. But they’ll provide a baseline for discussion with a therapist. He may resist seeing a professional. Then go yourself. And if you gain insights, bring them home to him. If nothing changes, see a lawyer before you tell your husband that divorce would be your next choice unless he agrees to attending marriage therapy together. Dear Readers: At the time of writing this, I’m hoping that, though March may come in “like a lion,” it “goes out like a lamb” with warmer weather. So, you might ask, what’s the connection to a relationship column? Actually, a great deal. My inbox of countless varieties of relationship issues, has con-

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tained a disturbing element for way too long: Anger and frustration. As one reader put it, in response to the “entitled” boasting neighbour (Feb. 10), “I’ve been finding that there are a group of people who ‘just don’t get it’ and saying anything (to them with which they disagree) results in a flurry of vitriol.” The pandemic has affected everyone, but certainly harder on those who are marginalized, unemployed, have inadequate housing, and feel disenfranchised for all sorts of social/economic/racialized reasons. So, here’s hoping for us all to experience an increasing easing of COVID-19’s impact on our physical/mental health, and negative economic and political effects! Feedback regarding the Polyamory effect (Feb. 12): Reader: “The partner said she couldn’t promise it wouldn’t happen again. That means it’s not a healthy polyamorous relationship. The key to polyamory is communication/respecting boundaries.

“You included the definition: ‘with the informed consent of all partners involved.’ “You told this person that they’re seeking a way to be jealous despite not giving their partner consent to engage sexually with another. “Sounds like poor boundaries, and it seems his partner is manipulating him. Sleeping with someone who isn’t your primary partner without that person’s consent is cheating. “Yes, people can still cheat within a polyamorous relationship. Call it outright: A lack of respect from one primary partner to the next. “This man has every right to be jealous, angry, and upset, and he is writing that he doesn’t care, as a means of protecting himself, when in fact he was wronged and disrespected by his partner.”

Ellie’s tip of the day Give a closed-off partner a reality check of options: counselling or divorce court. Send relationship questions to ellie@thestar.ca.

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Salt in hot tub water is not absorbed through the skin

DR. KEITH ROACH Your Good Health Dear Dr. Roach: I am wondering if the claims of the health benefits from the manufacturers of saltwater hot tubs are factual. My blood pressure reading was high, and it was suggested by my doctor to watch my salt intake. After reading the labels on food products, the sodium was very significant in most items. Since then, I have been able to drop it, but it is still slightly high. I use a saltwater hot tub, and I am wondering if salt is absorbed through the skin and how much

that would increase blood pressure. D.B. Many times, what seem to be health claims — whether it’s a supplement, vitamin or device — are followed by the words: “These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.” (Sometimes, the writing is very small, but if you look for it, you’ll find it.) When you see that statement, you can be sure there is not strong evidence that there is benefit from what they are trying to sell you. However, there might still be health benefits that have not yet been proven. In the case of hot tubs and saunas, some of the proposed subjective benefits include stress relief, muscle relaxation and pain relief. Most people who enjoy hot

Fears around COVID, climate run high in B.C. 64% are worried pandemic is here to stay JEREMY HAINSWORTH Glacier Media Two-thirds of British Columbians are worried the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years and climate change concerns are only fuelling fear, according to new research out of UBC. The results of the survey, led by UBC faculty Dr. Emily Jenkins and Dr. Anne Gadermann in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), were released March 1. The study was conducted last December with a pool of 3,030 Canadians ages 18 and up. Researchers found the number of British Columbians holding such concerns about there being no end in sight for the pandemic sits at 64 per cent, higher than the national 57 per cent rate. “With the heat domes and atmospheric rivers B.C. experienced in 2021, there was more awareness of climate crisis effects compounding mental health struggles alongside the pandemic,” said Jenkins, an associate professor in the school of nursing. “All these different issues were colliding and we wanted to account for that,” Jenkins said. In B.C., 65 per cent of people are worried about new COVID strains and 48 per cent are worried about the compounding effects of COVID-19 alongside the climate crisis. Ongoing research has found 41 per cent of people in B.C. feel their mental health has declined since the pandemic began, four points higher than the national rate. Those figures spike in vulnerable groups such as those who are unemployed due to COVID-19 (57 per cent), had a pre-existing mental health condition (54 per cent), identify as LGBTQ2+ (49 per cent), are students (47 per cent) or have a disability (44 per cent), the research found. “We’re seeing the signs of chronic stress on the population,” said CMHA chief executive officer Margaret Eaton in a statement. “It’s time to check the engine light on our mental health system.” Meanwhile, 17 per cent of B.C. survey respondents felt they needed help with their mental health during the pandemic but didn’t receive it. Among those, 35 per cent didn’t know how or where to get help, 41 per cent indicated they couldn’t afford to pay for it, and 37 per cent reported that access to care was limited. “Improving Canadians’

mental health is about more than just increasing access to care,” Gadermann said. “We need to address the root causes of mental health inequities through promotion and prevention, in addition to treatment.” “We need to ensure equitable access to treatment and services, take action on the social and structural issues that cause these inequities, and sustain investment in these efforts beyond the conclusion of the pandemic,” Jenkins said. “It’s time to put in the work to address the longstanding barriers to good mental health in our society.” The March 1 results were from the fourth round of the Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health survey. The pandemic has also affected the way in which people spend and their wariness around fraudsters, Equifax Canada reported Feb. 28. Using data gathered in advance of Fraud Prevention Month, Equifax found COVID-19 has changed how Canadians work, learn, shop and interact. Some 70 per cent said they’re screening calls more to avoid calls from fraudsters (63 per cent say they’re receiving these calls more frequently). Equifax found 69 per cent are reviewing credit card and bank statements more closely for signs of fraud, with women, those aged 55+, and Quebecers significantly more likely to say this. About 53 per cent of respondents are changing online passwords more often and roughly four in 10 are checking their credit reports more. The survey found those aged 18-24 were less concerned about fraud, changing passwords and reviewing financial documents than other age groups. “Regardless of age, most people want their government to do a better job educating about fraud and identity theft,” said Julie Kuzmic, Equifax Canada’s senior compliance officer for consumer advocacy. “It’s very clear that better communication is needed to warn younger generations about the dangers associated with fraud and identity theft. Criminals engaged in this type of crime can be quick to prey upon people who don’t have their defences up. “All generations and companies of all sizes should be doing their utmost to prevent and detect these crimes,” Kuzmic said.

tubs probably get these benefits. There is weak evidence that regular hot tub use might improve diabetes control, and preliminary evidence that it might help cardiovascular health. While large studies have shown that people who use saunas or hot tubs enjoy a longer lifespan, it is not at all clear that the heat treatments are causing the observed benefits. I can tell you that salt is not absorbed through the skin to any appreciable amount, so you need not worry about that. You’ll get far more benefit from cutting out some of the high-sodium items from your diet. Dear Dr. Roach: I am suffering with vertigo. I went to an ENT doctor and was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease. However, I have neck pain occasionally and have a hump on

my neck. A friend suggested I go to a chiropractor for adjustments. Could what the chiropractor treats possibly be the cause of my vertigo issues? M.C. Meniere’s disease is a cause of vertigo (a sensation such as spinning when a person isn’t moving), along with hearing loss and tinnitus (a perceived sound such as ringing when there really isn’t any sound). Meniere’s disease is caused by buildup of fluid in the inner ear. Spinal manipulation, such as chiropractic manipulation, has been shown to provide immediate pain relief that was superior to medications, but not as effective as home exercises. I could find no convincing evidence that any kind of spinal manipulation would be effective for Meniere’s disease, and no reason to think that it would be.

I’m not sure what you mean by a hump on your neck. We all have a prominence in the seventh cervical bone, but it’s possible you have kyphosis, which should be evaluated by your regular doctor. Standard treatment for Meniere’s disease includes a low-sodium diet, caution with caffeine and alcohol, and vestibular rehabilitation (a series of exercises supervised by a physical or occupational therapist with special training). These have been shown to reduce the symptoms of imbalance. Some people will benefit from medication to reduce fluid buildup in the inner ear, such as diuretics. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu

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Singer Joni Mitchell, writer Amy Tan join arts academy HILEL ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK — Joni Mitchell’s

Joni Mitchell was among the musicians and writers honoured with a membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

latest honour finds her in company with some giants from other fields. The celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter and musician has received honorary membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the venerable institution based in Upper Manhattan where general inductees have ranged from Henry James and Hannah Arendt to Dizzy Gillespie and Jasper Johns. She now shares honourary status with a peer she knows well, Bob Dylan, along with Meryl Streep, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Martin Scorsese among others. “It’s fun to be part of such a historic roll call along with all of the talented and interesting people who have received this honour,” Mitchell said in a statement. “Thank you for including me.”

On Thursday, the academy announced 18 new general members, voted in by the current membership. They include such ground breakers as 88-year-old author N. Scott Momaday, the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize, and 82-year-old avant-garde musician and composer Annea Lockwood, a New Zealand native who said her election reaffirmed the “welcoming generosity of spirit” she had felt since moving to the U.S. in 1973. Founded as an honour society in 1898, the academy announced last year that it was expanding its core membership of 250 artists in literature, music, art and architecture to 300 by 2025. Mostly restricted to male, white artists in its early years, the academy now includes an increasingly broad range of members and has committed itself to reflecting the general population. “Our new members do continue to reflect the diversity of

American excellence, as you can see. I’m delighted,” says author and scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah, the academy’s new president. Besides Momaday, literature inductees include The Joy Luck Club novelist Amy Tan, the essayist, fiction writer and translator Lydia Davis, Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout of Olive Kitteridge fame, The Things They Carried author Tim O’Brien and the prize-winning poet Terrance Hayes. Deborah Berke, dean of the Yale School of Architecture, was among the architects voted in, along with Thomas Phifer, whose many previous honours include an arts and letters award from the academy; Michael Van Valkenburgh, whose projects have ranged from Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Riverfront Park to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.; and Mabel O. Wilson, whose Global Africa Lab project was honoured by the academy in 2019.

APTN, CBC commit to support more Indigenous television content

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SADAF AHSAN The Canadian Press TORONTO — APTN and CBC have teamed up to create and air more Indigenous TV productions, news and information programming. The two networks say the goal is to train emerging First Nations, Inuit and Métis creators, foster more material and build audiences for that content. Projects already underway include the multigenerational psychological drama Bones of Crows, created by Métis writer, director and lead producer Marie Clements. Another is the Indigenous-language and French-language residential school miniseries Pour toi Flora, written and directed by First Nations filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau. Both are set to première in April, on both networks. Although the two broadcasters have collaborated in the past, CBC president Catherine Tait says there is now “a formal framework for collaboration into the future.” “This is a statement of our commitment, willingness and interest in growing that relationship,” she said Thursday. “It sets our goals around amplifying Indigenous creators’ voices across the country and allows us to … be accountable to all our stakeholders across the country, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.” APTN CEO Monika Ille noted that Indigenous storytelling is getting more attention, but that “there are lots of Indigenous stories that still need to be told.” “By partnering together, we’re giving more possibilities to Indigenous producers to tell their stories, and also increasing and helping in the financial structure of those projects,” said Ille. In order to be identified as an Indigenous project, production teams must be majority-owned by Indigenous persons and Indigenous persons must hold key creative positions on the project. There is no number or target on how many projects the collaboration will produce. Tait and Ille invited creators to contact either network with pitches, and know that their proposals would be considered by both broadcasters. “We want to make sure that all Indigenous creators out there know that when they knock on the door of APTN, or knock on the door of CBC/Radio-Canada, they’re actually knocking on all those doors at the same time because we’re going to be talking to each other about the projects that we’re developing,” said Tait.

“I look forward to joining a cadre of brilliant creators, so many of whom have been inspirational and influential on my own practice,” Wilson told the Associated Press, citing such current members as poet Claudia Rankine, visual artist Carrie Mae Weems and architect Elizabeth Diller. In music, the new members besides Lockwood are Pulitzerwinning composers John Luther Adams and Jennifer Higdon, composer-bandleader David Sanford and two-time Grammy nominee Christopher Theofanidis. Visual artists elected were abstract painter Suzan Frecon, educator and conceptual artist Charles Gaines and cinematographer and filmmaker Arthur Jafa, whose credits range from directing the video for Ye’s single Wash Us in the Blood to collaborating with directorscreenwriter and then-wife Julie Dash on the acclaimed film Daughters of the Dust.

Victoria director Niobe Thompson, right with composer Jonathan Kawchuk during a music recording session for Carbon — The Unauthorized Biography. RYAN WILKE

Victoria filmmaker makes case for carbon in new documentary MIKE DEVLIN Times Colonist When it comes to making a documentary about a misunderstood chemical element only a small percentage of people truly understand, it never hurts to dream big and ask high-placed people for assistance. The worst they could say is no. In the event that person agrees to help, however, said film has a real shot with audiences. That is the fate that befell Victoria filmmaker Niobe Thompson, who partially credits the pandemic with helping him secure two well-known contributors — renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Succession star Sarah Snook — for a new documentary he codirected, Carbon — The Unauthorized Biography. “It has something to do with the pandemic and our connections and relationships,” Thompson said of his ability to attract Tyson and Snook. “But the simplest answer is, we asked. Neil was sitting at home and had a bit more time than usual on his hands. That might not have happened outside of a pandemic. It was the same thing with Sarah [who does the voiceover in the film]. She loved

the idea, and wanted to be part of a film that was a fresh take on the climate emergency.” Thompson’s documentary with writer-director Daniella Ortega is already reaping rewards. Carbon premièred this week at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto, and has its broadcast premierè tonight at 9 p.m. on CBC’s The Nature of Things, after which it will move to the CBC Gem free streaming service. The film is also headed to Copenhagen for a film festival screening next month, and will be broadcast on ABC in the near future. None of which comes out of left field. Thompson, who grew up in a Cree community in remote Northern Alberta, and moved to Victoria from Edmonton in 2019, has won three Canadian Screen Awards and two Emmy nominations for his work. His latest project, a Canadian-Australian co-production, attempts to “rehabilitate carbon from high school chemistry class and tell the story of carbon in her own words.” He filmed scenes nearby in Clayoquot Sound and Fairy Creek, but the production team also travelled to Australia, Mongolia, Tasmania and Alaska for shoots. The documentary looks at carbon neutrality, carbon

footprints and carbon taxes and what those actually mean, and presents a compelling argument in favour of the element, which is forged in the extreme heat and pressure of a dying star. “We very rarely take a step back and look at what carbon is actually doing in our world, which is to insulate our planet and make life possible,” he said. Carbon the element accounts for 20 per cent of each person’s individual biology; it also built the planet we inhabit. But as one of the most abundant elements in the universe, it still gets a bad rap, Thompson said. To explain what he considers the most misunderstood element on Earth, Thompson said they needed more than just Tyson and Snook. He and Ortega recruited a distinguished team of talking heads to bring the project to the masses, and recruited researchers, astrophysicists, cosmologists, ecologists, geologists, scientists, engineers — even an animal sexuality expert — to connect the dots. “There are a whole set of stock images and phrases that trigger people, and put them in their tribal positions on the issue. It’s very difficult to get people to open their eyes to the issue in a fresh way.” mdevlin@timescolonist.com

TIFF pulls red carpet for Russian-backed films TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival won’t be rolling out the red carpet to organizations, official delegations and media outlets supported by the Russian state. Festival organizers say they intend to “suspend participation”

by government-backed groups and cultural ambassadors in response to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, TIFF voiced its solidarity with “the people of Ukraine and those within Russia who stand against these

attacks,” noting films from independent Russian filmmakers are still welcome. The festival joins several cultural groups speaking out against the war and introducing related measures, including the Cannes Film Festival. — CP

TORONTO — The Weeknd will kick off a world tour in his hometown of Toronto this summer with a portion of ticket sales going towards a United Nations humanitarian fund he’s created to fight the global hunger crisis. The Blinding Lights pop superstar marked July 8 at Toronto’s Rogers Centre as the launch date for the “first leg” of his massive After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour, which rolls into Vancouver’s B.C. Place stadium on Aug. 25. Other announced dates cover U.S. cities with further legs of the tour to be announced in the coming weeks, including stops in Mexico, Europe, Asia and additional regions. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will also donate $1 US from each ticket sold to the XO Humanitarian Fund, which he formed in partnership with the United Nation’s World Food Programme. The UN agency says Tesfaye made an initial donation of $500,000 to launch the fund and it estimates the tour could draw another $3.5 million by the end of next year. Money raised will support communities facing hunger in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen and Ethiopia, the country where both of Tesfaye’s parents lived before they immigrated to Canada. Hunger crises have intensified around the world as conflict and climate change, compounded by COVID-19 and rising expenses, are “driving millions of people closer to starvation — threatening to increase migration and instability globally,” the humanitarian group said Thursday in a release. The UN said more than 44 million people are facing famine, while another 276 million face severe hunger. The food program’s U.S. board of directors said it will contribute an additional $1 million to support efforts in Ethiopia and help launch the XO fund, which is named after the Weeknd’s record label. Tesfaye was selected as one of the food program’s global ambassadors last year and organizers noted he has donated $1.8 million in total. The Weeknd’s tour announcement comes several months after he scrapped his After Hours tour, telling fans that “due to constraints of arenas” he wanted to move his performances to stadiums. The tour had been postponed twice due to COVID-19 restrictions. Before the cancellations, he was booked to play dates in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal.

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A few tips to protect yourself from attacks in or around your vehicle

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t was disturbing and ironic to read that Vancouver experienced 60 assaults over the past “Family Day” long weekend. A third of these attacks were categorized as “random” by the cops, meaning there was no relationship between attacker and victim and they started without any verbal exchange or physical preinteraction. Many assault cases occur in and around vehicles, be they road-rage incidents or simply random attacks, and attackers don’t seem to care about their victims’ gender, either. As COVID restrictions start to ease, many women are returning to the workplace and often need to drive to get there. So it’s probably a good time to think about women driving alone and keeping safe inside and outside of a vehicle. Unfortunately, women are seen as more vulnerable by attackers, but these scenarios apply for both male and female drivers. Adopting a few simple habits can do a lot to keep you safer in and around your vehicle. Avoiding a potential assault in the first place is always the strongest defence. An open, safe, well-lit parking space is often the biggest deterrent to an attacker, who does not want to be observed or identified. If you’re a woman alone, don’t approach your car if there’s someone loitering nearby. Trust your instincts and don’t be afraid to head back inside or approach security if someone is hanging out and giving off a bad vibe. Back into your space when parking, so when you leave, it’s much easier to pull out. This is not only a better and safer driving habit generally, it allows for

A vehicle enters the parkade at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. An open, safe, well-lit parking space is often the biggest deterrent to an attacker, writes John Ducker. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST a much easier escape if someone who gives you the creeps starts approaching your car. When returning to your car at night, check the back seat before getting in. Most new cars have an interior light switch on the key fob. I’ve never actually seen a real life “assailant in the back seat” scenario — only in the movies. But there was that incident recently up-Island where a man was caught trying to live in the back of a woman’s car, which is frightening enough. You are much more likely to be accosted around your car by a thief who is breaking into it than by one lying in wait for you to return. So it’s important not to leave valuables inside your car, period. It’s also important to keep your vehicle tidy. There have

been many cases where a thief broke in just to steal pocket change in an ashtray or empty cans on the floor. Keeping your vehicle in good running order is also important. Don’t ignore that warning light in the dash or at least have the problem looked at by a professional so you know what’s going on under the hood. Murphy’s law says your car will conk out somewhere bad, where you’re alone and a long way from help. If you find yourself being followed by someone as you drive, most experts agree that you should not drive home. Instead, head to a police or fire station — or failing that, a gas station or anywhere where people are around. Transit buses and municipal service vehicles are all radio-

equipped and another source of help if you’re being accosted. Being flagged down by someone on a quiet road is a difficult scenario requiring quick judgment. It could be someone who has just crawled up from a ditch after a crash, or a carjacker wanting your vehicle. Keep yourself safe by keeping your distance. If a pedestrian simply runs up to your car and tries to get in, drive to a place of safety and call 911. If someone is just standing and waving in the roadway, pull off several metres away and call back to them. Tell them to stay back and ask them what’s going on. If it’s a legitimate situation, help by calling for emergency or roadside assistance. If the person approaches, you have

enough reaction distance to jump back into your car and take off. Again, call 911 when you’re in a place of safety. Finally, don’t be afraid to ask for help. There are lots of good people out there who will easily understand if the incident turns out to be a false alarm. Glove Box: Some complaints this week about tailgaters. The worst offenders are surely drivers who lose their noodles at the car in front of them for going too slowly, when that car is actually the end of a line of cars all going the same speed. What good does gesturing and fingering at the last car in line do? Those two minutes you save by whipping past everyone when there’s finally an opening aren’t worth the effort. johntcdriving@gmail.com

Late to the party, Chevrolet went wild on fins in ’59

BILL VANCE Auto Reflection In spite of tailfins being the American automobile styling rage in the 1950s, General Motors’ most popular car, the Chevrolet, didn’t adopt real fins until 1959. Fins had originated in the late 1940s when they appeared as little more than raised taillights on the 1948 Cadillac. They came about because General Motors’ chief stylist Harley Earl wanted the rear of the car as well as the front to make a styling statement and the 1948 Cadillac taillights were the beginning of that theme. Earl had become enamoured with the twin vertical tail-boom stabilizers on the P-39 Lockheed Lightening fighter planes he saw flying from Selfridge Air Base north of Detroit. They became his inspiration for Cadillac’s fins. After some initial resistance the public embraced tailfins and they became a Cadillac hallmark. Since General Motors then set the styling trend virtually all manufacturers adopted them. Even conservative Mercedes-Benz, would eventually adopt a modest fin treatment. Fins rose through the decade, reaching their zenith in the late 1950s. Chrysler Corp. introduced huge, soaring tailfins in its 1957 models, the final departure

A 1959 Chevrolet. Among the wildest of all fins of 1959, right behind Cadillac’s in excess, were those on the Chevy. BILL VANCE from the conservative tack it took with the new post-Second World War 1949 models. Those fins temporarily wrestled styling leadership away from GM. Cadillac soon recovered it. Chevrolet, aware of its somewhat conservative middle class clientele, was a little more reluctant to enter the fin wars. It added small points to the rear fenders of its 1957 models and in 1958 introduced an all-new rounded and tastefully attractive but finless design. Sales suffered in a short, sharp economic recession, but the 1958 “fold over” rear fenders provided a hint of what was to come the following year. Nineteen-fifty-nine was the year General Motors decided to show the world what fins were really all about. Cadillac arrived with towering lethal-looking daggers, Buick got delta wings and

Pontiac had twin-blade appendages. Only Oldsmobile with rather nondescript lumps on the rear fenders seemed out of step. When Chevrolet finally broke out it did so in an unusual way. Among the wildest of all fins of 1959, right behind Cadillac’s in excess, were those on the Chevy. Variously described as “batwings” or “gull wings,” the horizontal fins truly spread like the wings of a bird. They started just aft of the middle pillar, and grew wider until they culminated in a distinctly whale-like expanse extending over “cat’s eye” taillamps. These blades were accentuated by deeply sculpted rear quarter panels. Unfounded rumours soon began circulating that these fins would cause the Chevy’s rear end to become light at high speeds and make the car unsta-

ble. Chevrolet vigorously denied this hearsay. These were the years in which standard, popular-priced cars were growing bigger. Chevrolet’s overall increase from 1957 to 1959 was 101.4 mm (4 in.) in wheelbase and 279 mm (11 in.) in overall length. Width reached its practical and legal, limit at 2,024 mm (79.7 in.). Window area was greatly increased by using a flatter roof and slimmer pillars. The ’59 Chevrolet came in three series: entry level Biscayne, intermediate Bel Air and the top-of-the-line Impala which had debuted as the Bel Air option on the ’58 models and was broken out as a separate series in ’59. There were also the Brookwood, Parkwood and Nomad station wagons. Chevrolet had a full line of body types including the handsome four-door pillar-

less “Sport Sedan.” There were three engine choices: the trusty 3.8. litre (235 cu in.) overhead valve inline six, and 4.6 litre (283 cu in.) and 5.7 litre (348 cu in.) V-8s in various states of tune and horsepower. With transmissions of threeand four-speeds (this available with high performance engines), plus overdrive, two-speed automatic and other options, the scope for creating a tailor-made Chevrolet was almost limitless. The star-crossed “Level Air” air suspension of 1958 was still offered, although it had proved troublesome. Few were ordered by wary buyers and it was soon discontinued. There was also a sedan delivery version and the newly introduced El Camino sedan pickup, Chevrolet’s response to the Ford Ranchero that had arrived in 1957. In keeping with GM’s bodysharing policy, which dictated that different corporate nameplates share their body architecture, the ’59 Chevy’s basic inner sheetmetal was common to Pontiac, Oldsmobile and smaller Buicks. Chevrolet moved into 1960 with a more conservative look reflecting society’s moderating tastes. The ’60 Chevy fins were toned down and bent flat, and the “cat’s eye” taillamps were replaced with round ones. The ’59’s “nostrils” above the grille also disappeared. Chevrolet had probably been wise to resist fins as long as it did because they proved to be little more than a styling gimmick that would soon disappear. Chevrolet discontinued them altogether for 1961 and fins faded out completely as the decade progressed.

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• 8.4–inch touchscreen Apple CarPlay + Google Android Auto • Wheel & Sound Group • Electronics Convenience Group • 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine

NOW

• S Appearance Package • Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist • Uconnect 5 with 10.1–inch display • Leather–faced seats w/ perforated inserts & S logo

over 96 months at 3.99%

NOW

39,980

Features Include:

• • • •

Uconnect® 5 NAV w/ 10.1-incch display Power liftgate Front heated seats ParkView Rear Back-up Camera

327 B/W

over 96 months at 3.99%

2021 Jeep Gladiator Sport S WAS: $60,300++

NOW $

STK#2255

AVAILABLE UP TO 84 MONTHS

2022 Jeep Compass North 4X4 $

58,030

Features Include:

STK#21433

259 B/W

220 B/W

STK#NT104322

58,888

Features Include:

• • • •

over 96 months at 3.49%

Uconnect 4C NAV & Sound Group Safety Group Technology Group Cold Weather Group

331 B/W

STK#21379

over 96 months at 3.99%

UP TO $3,000 IN LOYALTY CASH FOR FCA OWNERS 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited X WAS: $$70,990++

NOW

62,888

Features Include: • • • •

2021 Jeep Wrangler Sport

CommandView dual-pane panoramic sunroof Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking Uconnect 4C NAV with 8.4-inch display Trailer Tow Group IV

STK#21342

354 B/W

over 96 months at 3.99%

NOW

49,565

Features Include:

• • • •

Uconnect 4C NAV & Sound Group Black Freedom Top 3–piece modular hardtop Technology Group Convenience Group

STK#21402

142/wk

over 96 months at 3.99%

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2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT

2018 CHEVY COLORADO 2021 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB WORK TRUCK 4WD DBL CAB ELEVATION

5,000

MF/APR

MONTHS

MONTHS STK# PU2654A

STK# PU2671

STK# PU2647

118

was $39,999

WEEKLY

NOW

35,872

2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD CREW CAB SLT

95 WEEKLY

was $31,999

29,533

DOWN

5,000

5.99%

MF/APR

STK# PU2649

MF/APR

MONTHS

STK# 21SI4631A

159

WEEKLY

2018 RAM 1500 SPORT 4X4 CREW CAB $

5,000

was $54,999 NOW

52,257

STK# 22SI2039A

178

2015 NISSAN FRONTIER 4WD KING CAB PRO-4X MANUAL TRANS.

WEEKLY

NOW

47,781

2019 KIA SOUL EX AUTO $

5,000

9583

2019 GMC YUKON XL 4WD DENALI

5464 WEEKLY

NOW

21,118

2015 CHEVY EQUINOX LS

9031

WEEKLY

NOW

27,887

2013 KIA SPORTAGE $

5.99

24957 WEEKLY

was $82,999 NOW

79,049

2017 CHEVY CRUZE 1.4L LT

5,000

STK# 111660

4478

WEEKLY

was $13,999

NOW

12,714

2020 CADILLAC CT5 LUXURY

5,000

5.99

5632

WEEKLY

was $21,783

NOW

19,639

4495

WEEKLY

was $19,999 NOW

18,238

NOW

39,667

2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE 4WD PLATINUM LOW KMS $

5.99% MF/APR

MONTHS

STK# PU2641

25618

was $74,999

WEEKLY $

5.99% MF/APR

15841

WEEKLY

NOW

51,959

ATTENTION!

5,000 DOWN

was $54,999

NOW

71,994

2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS AMG

MONTHS

STK# PU2650

5,000 DOWN

MF/APR

MONTHS

STK# WW0542

5,000

5.99

MF/APR

MONTHS

WEEKLY

DOWN

MF/APR

STK# 15EQ5143

DOWN

11705

was $41,499

MONTHS

DOWN

STK# PU2673

LOW KMS

MONTHS

MF/APR

MONTHS

5,000

5.99

MF/APR

STK# PU2669

MF/APR

DOWN

MONTHS

was $24,999

was $30,999

DOWN

5.99%

STK# 22B02958B

5,000 DOWN

MONTHS

5,000

MF/APR

STK# 21EQ0660A

NOW

29,989

WEEKLY

83,333

5,000

5.99

was $31,999

NOW

DOWN

MONTHS

DOWN

5.99

MF/APR

STK# IC2631B

WEEKLY

was $84,999

2017 CADILLAC XT5 LUXURY

5.99

2016 RAM 1500

MONTHS

14436

57,955

DOWN

was $49,999

263

NOW

5,000

MF/APR

STK# 21YP9212A

WEEKLY

was $59,999

DOWN

5.99

5,000 DOWN

57,845

5.99

MONTHS

WEEKLY

NOW

DOWN

MF/APR

was $59,999

2021 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD CREW CAB DENALI

CUSTOM TRAIL BOSS

5,000

5.99

178

NOW

2021 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD CREW CAB

WEEKLY

5.99%

5.99

MONTHS

5,000 DOWN

MF/APR

DOWN

5.99

5,000

MONTHS

STK# PU2648

20246

was $68,999

WEEKLY $

NOW

65,050

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