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Brooks will be one of many muscle car owners whose rides will be on display this Sunday at the annual Langford Show and Shine in the 700 block of Goldstream Ave. Don Descoteau/News staff Muscle car project is a labour of love Langford Show and Shine takes over Goldstream Avenue on Sunday Don Descoteau News staff The low-slung glossy black road- ster rumbles as Joe Brooks backs it out of his garage in Langford. His replica of the Carroll Shelby- designed 1965 Ford AC Cobra turns heads, and not just for the throaty sound it makes as it rolls down the road. “Everybody stops and looks and wants to talk to you if you’re parked,” says Brooks, who by day is public works operations man- ager for the District of Oak Bay. “They want to take pictures – it’s a huge eye-catcher.” This kit car, built from the ground up and completed in June 2013, won the People’s Choice award at last year’s Langford Show and Shine. Brooks expects it to be popular with visitors again when he lines it up next to dozens of other pre-1976 classic and muscle cars at this year’s show on Sunday (Aug. 17). “There’s a lot of beautiful cars out there that guys have done some amazing things on. The qual- ity and workmanship is incredi- ble,” he says. “The Cobra would be in a different category than an original manufactured vehicle.” Brooks was an automotive and heavy duty mechanic for 30 years before joining Oak Bay’s ranks. He was never one to drive or build a custom car, he says, but as the years went by he had a “bit of an itching for the (Cobra).” While the plans laid out what he needed to assemble the car, there were many options for customiz- ing it to his own tastes and budget. “When I was building it, it didn’t matter what part I was putting on it, there was a more expensive part that was available,” he says. The motor is a 302 cubic inch, 365-horsepower Ford, and the car is equipped with a high-perfor- mance, five-speed Tremec manual transmission. He put disc brakes all the way around, a more mod- ern luxury the original Cobra didn’t have, but stuck with the manual rack-and-pinion steering. It took Brooks about two years to finish the project. He faced a “huge learning curve” despite his extensive automotive background, he says. “It’s all new to me, com- pared to some of these guys who have spent 20, 30 years or more working with custom cars.” Entering his pride and joy in the summer car shows, such as last Sunday’s Blethering Place show on Oak Bay Avenue, gives him a great chance to compare notes with the experts, Brooks adds. “It’s great to be meeting all these guys with a lot of hot rod knowl- edge.” Vintage car buff and Langford Mayor Stew Young will bring his 1964 Chevy Impala to the event. He says the Show and Shine pro- vides a great boost to the city. “It showcases downtown Lang- ford and this is a great spot for it,” Young says. “The atmosphere is really kind of cool and the down- town lends itself well to the cars.” Many people come back year after year to the event, he says, both car enthusiasts and those who simply like to admire the res- toration and customization work of others. “We always get great comments from it and the public around Langford and the area always appreciate the people who bring their vehicles down.” The Langford Show and Shine happens Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 700-block of Gold- stream Ave. Vehicle registration begins at 8 a.m. [email protected]
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HOMEMADE SOUP’SAND
SANGY’S
1096 Goldstream Avenueand Leigh Road
778-432-3900 | Take Out Only
310 Wale RoadUnder the new 7 Eleven
250-391-0689 | Eat In or Take Out
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DAD’S
EXPIRES AUGUST 29 2014Must Bring in Coupon to Redeem
Health First® Cal-Mag Supreme features clinically studied Aquamin™ plant source calcium from the Icelandic red-algae species Lithothamnion calcareum. • Aquamin™ contains over 30% calcium plus 73 other minerals, including all 13 key minerals involved in bone health. • Aquamin™ has been shown to reduce PTH (parathyroid hormone), a hormone associated with a reduced bone mineral density. • Aquamin™ helps to remineralize bone cells.
Cal-Mag Supreme tablets also have added additional magnesium, potassium, zinc and vitamins D3 and K2. The K2 help excess calcium gets to the bones, rather than arterial walls. Cal-Mag Supreme may also reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
For more information on Cal-Mag Supreme please visit us today.
Sale ends August 24th 2014 or while quantities last
Cal-Mag Supreme – More than Just Calcium!
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 www.goldstreamgazette.com
Living historyWartime picnic event recalls early 20th century
Photos, A4
NEWS: Animal advocates protest at courthouse /A3COMMUNITY: Dragon boaters enjoy the process /B1SPORTS: Second win will be tough for Rebels /B15
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Langford resident Joe Brooks polishes up his replica of a 1965 AC Cobra in his garage. Brooks will be one of many muscle car owners whose rides will be on display this Sunday at the annual Langford Show and Shine in the 700 block of Goldstream Ave.Don Descoteau/News staff
Muscle car project is a labour of loveLangford Show and Shine takes over Goldstream Avenue on SundayDon DescoteauNews staff
The low-slung glossy black road-ster rumbles as Joe Brooks backs it out of his garage in Langford.
His replica of the Carroll Shelby-designed 1965 Ford AC Cobra turns heads, and not just for the throaty sound it makes as it rolls down the road.
“Everybody stops and looks and wants to talk to you if you’re parked,” says Brooks, who by day is public works operations man-
ager for the District of Oak Bay. “They want to take pictures – it’s a huge eye-catcher.”
This kit car, built from the ground up and completed in June 2013, won the People’s Choice award at last year’s Langford Show and Shine. Brooks expects it to be popular with visitors again when he lines it up next to dozens of other pre-1976 classic and muscle cars at this year’s show on Sunday (Aug. 17).
“There’s a lot of beautiful cars out there that guys have done some amazing things on. The qual-ity and workmanship is incredi-ble,” he says. “The Cobra would be in a different category than an original manufactured vehicle.”
Brooks was an automotive and heavy duty mechanic for 30 years
before joining Oak Bay’s ranks. He was never one to drive or build a custom car, he says, but as the years went by he had a “bit of an itching for the (Cobra).”
While the plans laid out what he needed to assemble the car, there were many options for customiz-ing it to his own tastes and budget.
“When I was building it, it didn’t matter what part I was putting on it, there was a more expensive part that was available,” he says.
The motor is a 302 cubic inch, 365-horsepower Ford, and the car is equipped with a high-perfor-mance, five-speed Tremec manual transmission. He put disc brakes all the way around, a more mod-ern luxury the original Cobra didn’t have, but stuck with the manual rack-and-pinion steering.
It took Brooks about two years to finish the project. He faced a “huge learning curve” despite his extensive automotive background, he says. “It’s all new to me, com-pared to some of these guys who have spent 20, 30 years or more working with custom cars.”
Entering his pride and joy in the summer car shows, such as last Sunday’s Blethering Place show on Oak Bay Avenue, gives him a great chance to compare notes with the experts, Brooks adds.
“It’s great to be meeting all these guys with a lot of hot rod knowl-edge.”
Vintage car buff and Langford Mayor Stew Young will bring his 1964 Chevy Impala to the event. He says the Show and Shine pro-vides a great boost to the city.
“It showcases downtown Lang-ford and this is a great spot for it,” Young says. “The atmosphere is really kind of cool and the down-town lends itself well to the cars.”
Many people come back year after year to the event, he says, both car enthusiasts and those who simply like to admire the res-toration and customization work of others.
“We always get great comments from it and the public around Langford and the area always appreciate the people who bring their vehicles down.”
The Langford Show and Shine happens Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 700-block of Gold-stream Ave. Vehicle registration begins at 8 a.m.
Five men were arrested, one of whom was held overnight, as police conducted an after-noon drug raid Friday in Colwood.
Members of West Shore RCMP’s street crime and major crime units, along with patrol officers and members of the regional crime unit, exe-cuted a search warrant at a home on Heatherly Road at about 5 p.m.
Police seized a quantity of methamphetamine, GHB, heroin and cocaine, as well as body armour.
West Shore RCMP Sgt. David Spencer said the raid was not related to a larger investigation. He added that some of the men arrested are known to police. Charges against the men were not approved at press time.
After apparently using a vehicle to push open the doors at the Millstream Village Pharmasave, thieves made off with a collection of prescription drugs in the early morning hours Thursday.
West Shore RCMP responded to an alarm from the Langford store at 4:30 a.m. Evidence indicated that someone gained forceful entrance through the doors and sought out the pharmacy, where prescription medications were kept. A variety of drugs were taken.
An immediate search failed to locate any sus-pects, according to detachment spokesperson Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz.
“We are very concerned that the prescrip-tion drugs stolen in this break-in are going to be used by individuals without seeking proper medical guidance,” she said.
Anyone with information on the location of the stolen medications, or the break-in, is asked to call West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).
Jay Bessembinders spotted this little fellow slowly creeping along a log in Langford Lake recently.
Turtles abound at the lake, Jay wrote. “I love watching them basking in the sun. I live in Langford and love the serenity and peace at the lake.”
If you’ve got a photo from the West Shore of people, places or things and want to share it with our readers, the Goldstream News Gazette can help you out with that. Every Wednesday, we publish our pick for Reader Photo of the Week. To have your photo considered for publication, simply email us a high-resolution .jpg copy to [email protected].
Please include your name, contact
information including municipality of residence, where you took the photo and what you like about the image. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Fridays to be included for
consideration for the following week’s paper.
Weekly winners will also be posted on the Gazette’s Facebook page. Good luck!
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Michael James McCormick of Sooke will remain in custody and serve an additional 63 days.
The sentence, handed down in Western Communities Provin-cial Court in Colwood on Thurs-day, followed his guilty plea for one count of uttering threats, one count of uttering threats to cause
death or bodily harm and two counts of breach of probation.
McCormick, 36, was arrested on July 20 for uttering threats, the same day RCMP discovered the body of his mother, Pamella Dyer, in her home on the 2200 block of French Rd. in Sooke. Her death has been ruled as suspicious and is still under investigation.
McCormick has been on proba-tion for previous convictions since
Aug. 15, 2013. Since then, he has been convicted on six separate charges – including this week’s result – for assault, breach of pro-bation, uttering threats and failure to keep the peace.
Crown counsel Steve Salmond recommended a sentence of 90 days for the threats uttered and 30 days for the breach of proba-tion, to “reflect the seriousness of (McCormick’s) criminal history.”
Defence lawyer Tom Morino made reference to McCormick’s history of substance abuse and mental health issues. He recom-mended McCormick receive credit for time served. McCormick had been in custody for 18 days prior to the hearing.
Judge Anthony Palmer agreed with Crown and sentenced McCor-mick to 90 days for the uttered threats, and 30 days for breach of
probation, to be served concur-rently.
McCormick was given credit for time served and will remain in jail for 63 days.
He is banned from owning any firearms, explosive devices or other weapons for 10 years and Palmer recommended that he pro-vide a sample for the national DNA registry.
Colwood court hears man plead guilty to various chargesRCMP investigation is ongoing in the suspicious death case involving Michael McCormick’s mother
COMMUNITYNEWSIN BRIEF
Memorial setfor career writer
A memorial service for award-winning writer and longtime Gazette colum-nist, George “Gem” Morti-more will be held this Sat-urday (Aug. 16).
The family welcomes anyone to come remember Gem, and condolences and memories can also be sent to [email protected].
The memorial will be held at 2 p.m. at the Kins-men Fieldhouse, below the Juan de Fuca recreation centre, 1767 Island Hwy.
FreshAirCinemashows cool flick
Grab a blanket or camp-ing chair and head out to West Shore Parks and Recreation next Thursday (Aug. 21) for an outdoor showing of Disney’s Fro-zen. Arrive by 7 p.m. to meet and talk to Anna and Elsa and secure a prime spot to watch the movie. Frozen will start at
approximately 8:45 p.m. on the hill behind the Juan de Fuca library. Seating is first come, first served and admission is by donation.
Popcorn, beverages and treats will also be avail-able, so bring an extra toonie or two. Proceeds will go toward funding the new, accessibility-friendly Rotary Picnic playground.
Music in the Park features jazz stylist
Cynthia Davis brings her smooth vocal stylings to Veterans Memorial Park this Sunday (Aug. 17) with her blend of jazz, blues and R&B. The vocalist has a diverse repertoire, including “A Little Mixed Up,” a soulful number with strong brass support, and the playful “By the Beauti-ful Sea,” with a gypsy gui-tar flavour.
Music in the Park offers free concerts from 2 to 4 p.m. every Sunday and runs until Aug. 31.
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Deb Simpson, left, stands with two fellow animal rights advocates who declined to give their names outside the Western Communities courthouse Thursday. Joseph White and Elizabeth Johnston of Colwood have been criminally charged in the abuse and neglect of their pit bull mix, Bryn, and were scheduled to appear at a court hearing that day.
Protesters hoped to make a statementPair up on animal cruelty charges absent from court Angela CowanNews Staff
Animal lovers waving signs declaring “Justice 4 Bryn!” and “Speak up for those that cannot!” stood on the sidewalk outside the Western Communities courthouse Thursday.
More inside waited for Joseph Jansen White and Elizabeth Sandee Johnston of Colwood to appear for an arraignment hearing on crimi-
nal animal abuse charges. The pair have been criminally charged with abandonment or wilful neglect of an animal and failing to provide suitable and adequate food, water, shelter and care for it. White is additionally charged with wilfully causing unnecessary pain or suf-fering or injury to an animal.
Bryn, a pit bull mix aged approxi-mately seven, was brought in to the Victoria SPCA on April 2 with severe injuries including a broken front leg, broken teeth, significant bruising on her abdomen and severe lacerations on her head that required suturing.
The dog was also experiencing
neurological deficits impacting the use of her back legs, leaving the animal unable to stand or walk on her own.
Annie Prittie Bell, branch man-ager of the Victoria SPCA, said the dog needed substantial care, including two dental surgeries.
White failed to appear for the Aug. 7 hearing and it was resched-uled to Aug. 14. If he fails to appear at that hearing, an application for a warrant will be processed.
Johnston had an agent repre-senting her in court and her hear-ing was put over to Aug. 21.
A woman involved in the protest, who chose not to give her name
over personal safety concerns, has been following the case from the beginning, and started a movement on Facebook to show the courts there are people willing to stand up against animal abuse, she said.
“I felt compelled to do some-thing. There’s a lot of people against this.”
Despite the injuries and neglect, the dog seems to have experienced a happy ending, said Prittie Bell. “She is doing amazing. She’s walk-ing really well and most things are healing well,” she said. “And she actually just got adopted into her forever home.”
The Rotary Club of West Shore’s 10th annual Chili Cook Off is set to simmer over lunchtime on Aug. 23.
More than 15 local organizations and corporate teams will prepare at least five gallons of chili each to try and win over the public and gain the coveted People’s Choice award. Attendees who purchase a $7 voting card get a sampling of each entry and a say in who wins the trophy.
Chili submissions are also part of a blind competition for Best Judged Chili, where judges give marks for aroma, consistency, taste and aftertaste.
Cooks will also be rated on booth decoration, costumes, showmanship.
Each team is supplied with an ‘Official Bribe Envelope’ and they’re encouraged to slip the judges a little something extra during the judging process. This will be the second year the Best Showmanship award is presented.
Proceeds from the event go to the Rotary Club of West Shore and the many local projects they support.
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Barton Dennis are all smiles before a recent workout on
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West Shore Parks and Recreation.Photo by Jennifer Blyth
Westshore Warriors a tight-knit group on and off the water Jennifer BlythSpecial to the Gazette
With paddles slicing the water as one, the Westshore Warriors are working hard to best last year’s eighth-place, platinum fin-ish at the Victoria Dragonboat Festival.
Of course, out of 80 teams, eighth place was pretty good!
But when the final race is done, no matter what the out-come, expect plenty of smiles and laughter from this group.
Originally drawn from West Shore Parks and Recreation staff and their families, the mixed Warriors team today welcomes members from all over the com-munity, at all experience levels. The common factor is a will to work hard on the water, and share a laugh or two after, agree long-time teammates Bob Mitch-ell and Barton Dennis.
“On the water, we paddle hard and off the water, we have fun,” Mitchell says.
Under the expert guidance of coach Jennifer Loo, who brings to the team 16 years of paddling experience, the Warriors prac-tice twice a week from mid-April
to mid-September at the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club and com-pete in several festivals through-out the season.
“They’re a cohesive team and a great group of people,” says Loo, also a long-time Victoria Dragon Boat Festival volunteer. “I work them quite hard, but they seem to enjoy it and they like to have fun. They seem to thrive on my tough workouts. They never complain and they have a really good sense of humour.”
The Victoria festival, set for Aug. 15 to 17, is next on the com-petition calendar. Designed to bring people together through dragon boating, the popular cel-ebration of Asian sports and cul-ture fills the Inner Harbour with thrilling competition, inspiring stories, food and entertainment, with close to 80,000 people expected to take part as partici-pants, volunteers and specta-tors.
Also competing will be Loo’s Westshore Warriors women’s team, entering the festival for the first year with paddlers of all ages and experience levels.
The Warriors’ philosophy is one of hard work and competi-tiveness, but also inclusion. “We want everybody and anybody – that’s why we have a coach,” Mitchell says with a laugh.
Paddlers on the mixed boat range from age 25 to 65 and include both newcomers and
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As for this year’s Victoria festival? “We’re bringing our A game,” Mitchell says.
“We always do!” adds Dennis. “As long as we feel we’ve done well in the boat, and as long as we did better at the end of the year (than at the beginning), it’s been a success.”[email protected]
Dragon boat crew works hard, but also enjoys a good time
Community leadersto be honoured
The Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society’s 20th anniversary gala tonight (August 13) will see three community leaders receiv-ing lifetime memberships to the society.
The recipients are: Don Yuen, founder of Fairway Market; Mel Cooper, presi-dent of Melco Manage-ment; and Captain Cedric Steele of the Royal Cana-dian Navy.
The recipients were cho-sen based on their sup-port, either personal or financial, of the Dragon Boat Festival and the dragon boat community over the past 20 years.
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The B.C. government’s intentions for the Agricultural Land Reserve have been clarified by a public consultation that proposes new commercial and industrial uses on farmland.
Political watchers may recall that this was the hill the NDP was prepared to die on this spring. It was going to be a farmland looting spree for right-wing property developers and all hope of “food security” would be dashed.
As I attempted to explain at the time, the changes have little or nothing to do with ALR exclusions. Now a discussion paper poses a series of questions, some of which illustrate the need to bring farmland regulations up to date.
The first one deals with restrictions on retail sales, a case study in arbitrary state control. There is a strict maximum floor space. A minimum one half of retail sales must be produced on that farm. Food packing, preparation and processing are similarly restricted.
This requires multiple duplicate operations of questionable viability. It brings to mind Mao Tse Tung’s Great Leap Forward, where farmers all had little iron smelting furnaces out back to make tools. But I digress.
“Amongst other things,” the discussion paper says, “lessening
the restrictions on on-farm processing could allow the establishment of abbatoirs (large, small or mobile) on farms, to serve
surrounding cattle, game or poultry farms.” Then there’s cheese, fruit juice and even medical marijuana products.
And did you know that wineries and cideries are allowed on farmland but breweries, distilleries and meaderies aren’t? (Mead is made from honey, and doesn’t have to be drunk from a bronze mug while wearing a horned helmet.)
Now that we’ve discovered that breweries
don’t have to be giant urban industrial plants producing mediocre lager that all tastes the same, possibilities abound.
On-farm wine and cider sales have similarly quaint retail space and product origin restrictions. The government proposes to allow sales of products not made on site, as long as they’re made in B.C.
This could make more local retail beverage co-ops viable. Or it could spawn a wave of unregulated rural liquor stores that create chaos on country roads. You decide.
On a more serious note, there are a couple of questions about changes to the newly created “zone two,” the Interior, Kootenay and North regions. One repeats the government’s intention to open up non-farm use rules to allow certain
oil and gas service functions on farmland. This is to reflect the reality already on the ground in the Northeast. What other non-farm activities it may entail is not yet known, as the consultation and regional meetings continue until Aug. 22.
There are proposals to bypass the Agricultural Land Commission for certain kinds of farmland subdivision in zone two. These are where the subdivided parcels are a quarter section (160 acres) or bigger, or where they are divided by a road or waterway.
And finally there are proposed exemptions from ALC scrutiny of leases, to allow “intergenerational transfer,” so retiring farmers don’t have to plead for state permission to remain on their own property. Another exemption would “encourage the use of otherwise unfarmed land by existing or new farmers.”
NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham, who circulated a photo of herself with a samurai sword in a theatrical “Kill Bill 24” campaign, continues to insist that these changes open up 90 per cent of ALR land for “development.”
It’s a hypocritical as well as a misleading statement, since a portion of her own Saanich farm property is rented to a successful craft gin distillery.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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‘Wineries and cideries are allowed on farmland, but not breweries.’
BCTF will be pushed to settle
The provincial government is quite predictably getting some flak from the B.C. Teachers Federation and the NDP over a plan to pay parents $40 per day per 12-under child for each school day missed in September – if the BCTF strike is not settled by then.
While the move is certainly political, it does recognize the fact that parents are hit hard by the teachers’ strike, through extra daycare and other costs.
The government saves a boatload of money – $12 million a day – as a result of the strike. It is not unreasonable to share some of those savings with those who are paying extra money in day-to-day expenses, as a result of this strike.
It also should serve as a reminder to BCTF members that there will be no paycheques in September if the strike isn’t settled by then.
Finance Minister Mike de Jong is right that it would do little good to legislate teachers back to work. That tactic has been used far too often in the past. There needs to be an actual agreement between the two sides, for their own good and for the good of students and parents.
The bargaining system involving the two is in terrible shape, but hard negotiations could result in an agreement — if there is some genuine willingness on the part of both sides to do so.
Teachers who are caught up in this dispute will have to carefully consider their actions over the next month or so. Many are already feeling the financial squeeze. Several weeks out of work in September will really hurt, particularly as they are not getting strike pay. Will they put pressure on the union to try and settle?
The government holds almost all the cards. It will face no political pressure of any consequence, with an election three years away. Settlements with other unions will eventually force the BCTF to toe the line. The question is, how long will it take?
And will kids pay the price again by losing instruction time this fall?
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Cycle of Hope evokes emotional momentsGazette reporter Arnold Lim
and West Shore residents Heather MacFayden and Andy Harward are among 12 riders on the Cycle of Hope ride for ALS from Kam-loops to Keremeos, which is scheduled to wind up today. Lim is blogging about his experience on the ride.
Arnold LimNews staff
Karen McGinn’s speech is almost a whisper.
Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has already claimed much of the Kelowna woman’s speech, the strength in her hands and the ability to walk on her own. The mother of three young chil-dren said she knows it won’t be much longer before the disease finally claims her.
“It is so hard because the dis-ease, it takes so much,” she said. “I wish it would take my mind, because that is the hard part, going through each day, know-ing what is coming.”
The formerly active bike rider, wakeboarder, skier and boater can longer do many of the things she loves. Now she sits and watches her family do the things she once did, waiting for this deadly motor-neuron dis-ease that affects 2,500 to 3,000 Canadians every year to run its course.
“One of the big things is los-ing your independence. I gave up my drivers license a year ago and that was tough,” she said. “Getting around in the house, showering, all that stuff – every-thing is getting harder. I am only 42.”
The rapid progression has taken a toll on her family as well, including eight-year-old daugh-ter Kaitlyn, six-year-old twins Emily and Tyson and her hus-band, Lance, who collapsed to the floor when the neurologist first delivered the news that would change their lives forever.
“I wouldn’t wish this on any-body. It was a blow, a serious blow,” he said. “We left the hos-pital and sat on the bench and we just cried. Anybody in our
shoes would do the same thing. It was very, very scary. I kind of knew, but when it is confirmed, it’s very hard. You worry about your kids and worry about what’s ahead.”
Lance said he would take the disease on himself if it would cure his wife. He can’t, so instead he rides, purchasing a bike to join family friend Corinne Boback on the ALS Cycle of Hope Kelowna community rides (Aug.10), rais-ing money for research to battle the incurable disease.
“I am riding to bring aware-ness so that maybe someday people won’t have to go through what we are going through. But selfishly, I am riding it for Karen, because she can’t and she will never be able to,” he said between tears. “Maybe some-day, hopefully there will be a
cure or something so they don’t have to go through what we are going through.”
Karen will be there to cheer her husband make his first ride on the bike, spending as much time with her family as she can before what she called the inevi-table.
“You know, you get married and you think you’ll spend your time together, raise your kids, retire and travel… To know that is not going to happen is hard,” she said. “It’s important to make memories (now) because I don’t know how long I have. That way (my family and friends) have something to remember.”
Find out more about the ride and read other blogs by Arnold Lim at cycleofhope.ca/blog-post-day-1-arnold-lim/.
Perhaps the Goldstream News Gazette would consider counteracting its negative cartoons regarding Prime Minister Harper by making a cartoon of Justin Trudeau as prime minister, making a definite decision on legalizing marijuana while the economy, etc., takes care of itself.
Canadians could all get high on pot. We wouldn’t really notice or care about such trivial matters.
Mary PattersonColwood
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Regional gold latest honour for young Langford magicianJason Verners enjoys getting up close and personal with audiencesDon DescoteauNews staff
For all his confidence and skill, Jason Verners found himself a little nervous before competing in the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians competition.
The 15-year-old illusionist from Langford had finished third in his category at the 2012 Inter-national Youth Magic Champion-ships in Las Vegas and felt his act had become more sophisti-cated, a result of hours of prac-tice and experience perform-ing at various venues around Greater Victoria.
Despite there only being a handful of young magicians in the closeup junior (age 14 to 19) category at the Coquitlam event last month, he knew he had to be on his game.
“I almost felt more pressure on myself, I told myself it’s a smaller competition so I should do really well,” he says. “They were all super strong performers and they were crazy at sleight of hand.”
In the end, Verners won the event using what is becoming his trademark: youth-infused comedy and smooth sleight of hand. “I was really happy with the act. It was very much me as a person … and I had fun with the audience.”
While he’s glad to bring another competition medal back to the Capital Region, contests
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Eight years after he received his first magic kit – after ignor-ing it at first, he went on to master every trick in the box – the Grade 11 Belmont student is looking at making magic his career.
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“Now I like (magic) because I like comedy, I like dance,” he says. “You need good showman-ship, you need good comedy and misdirection.”
He enjoys doing corporate gigs and community festivals, such as the B.C. Day celebration in Victoria, where he performed at St. Ann’s Academy.
“I like company Christmas parties when it’s almost like
standup. I don’t have a lot of props, although I do have a bag that I use. I like to get to know people.”
While he’s still learning his craft and perfecting his illu-sions, both on his own and in co-operation with other magi-cians, Verners wants to work as much as possible to keep con-necting with his audiences. He hopes to study marketing after high school and incorporate those skills into promoting his magic act.
While details are still being planned out, he’s in the process of planning a major Christmas theatre show that will feature closeup magic, where people can actually see what they per-ceive is going on.
“I’m not worried if they leave fooled,” Verners says, “I want them to leave happy and say that was fun.”[email protected]
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Up-and-coming magician Jason Verners, pictured here in his Langford backyard next to a whimsical tree decoration, likes to have fun in his act and reflect his personaity.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEING WAIVEDNOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of Langford has waived the holding of a public hearing for Bylaw No. 1522; being a proposed Bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 for the City of Langford, pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act.
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Subject Property Zoning Bylaw 300 Text Amendment
Zoning Text Amendment – New RR6A (Rural Residential 6A) Zone
Proposal The purpose of Bylaw No. 1522 is to amend City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by adding a new RR6A (Rural Residential 6A) Zone for future use.
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Lands Affected This Bylaw affects no property in Langford at this time.
COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material may be viewed during office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Friday, 1 August 2014 to Monday, 18 August 2014, inclusive, at Langford City Hall. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1533. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 18 August 2014, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.
Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1533 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1533 from RR4 (Rural Residential 4), BP3 (Business Park 3 – Amy Road) and R1 (One-Family Residential) Zone and adding to the BP3 (Business Park 3 – Amy Road) and AM (Amenity) Zone to allow for the development of School District No. 62’s Bus Facility. This bylaw will also define the terms “Bus Terminal” and “Recreational Facility” within Zoning Bylaw No. 300.Applicant: Mark Johnston, M.H. Johnston & Associates Inc.Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1533 is 2815 & 2877 Trans-Canada Highway, 3010 Amy Rd, 2844 Lake End Rd, 2880 and 2885 West Shore Pkwy as shown shaded on the plan.
COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Friday, 1 August 2014 to Monday, 18 August 2014, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Matthew Baldwin in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.
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The Victoria Shamrocks jumped out to a 5-0 first-period lead, then held off a determined New Westminster team Sunday to win game 3 of their Western Lacrosse Association semifinal series.
Victoria’s 11-8 victory at The Q Centre gave them a commanding 3-0 series in their best-of-seven semifinal heading
into tonight’s (Aug. 13) game 4 in New Westminster.
“We had a great first period. The defence got a lot of transition goals,” Shamrocks head coach Bob Heyes said. New Westminster battled back hard in the second and made a game of it, he added. “Cody Hagedorn came in and really shut the door for us.”
The Salmonbellies,
stung by four straight Victoria goals in the final 1:02 of game 2 the night before in New Westminster to lose 13-12, chased Shamrocks starter Matt Flindell from the net 11:49 into the second period of game 3. New West had scored their fifth and sixth goals of the period seven seconds apart to make it 8-6 Victoria.
Hagedorn stopped
16 of 18 shots he faced and the defence tightened up to keep the home team in control.
The ’Rocks went four-for-four on the power play, while New West went 0-for-7 with the man advantage.
Rhys Duch, with three goals and two assists; and Jesse King, with a goal and four helpers, led the Victoria attack on the night.
Other goal scorers were Corey Small and Karson Leung with two each, and Tyler Hass, Chris Wardle and Scott Ranger with singles.
Keegan Bal and Jordan McBride had two goals each to lead the ’Bellies.
Victoria won the opening game 13-8 at home on Friday night, led by a seven-goal, two-assist performance from Small.
He and Duch shared the league scoring title this season with 76 points.
Should New Westminster win game 4, game 5 will be played this Friday at 6 p.m. at The Q Centre.
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Keaton Gudz erased a bogey start with a pair of birdies and cruised to an even-par 72 to win the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s Mizuno national junior boys (age 15-19) championship Friday
in St. Catharine’s, Ont.Gudz, who plays
out of Royal Colwood and Highland Pacific courses and is going into Grade 11 at Spectrum Community School, finished at even par 288 for the four-round
tournament. He edged Josh Montgomery of Ancaster, Ont. by two strokes for the victory.
Having posted earlier scores of 71, 75 and 70 on the Rockaway Vineyards course, Gudz sat tied for the lead with
Mitchell McLeod of Shanty Bay, Ont. at 216 after three rounds.
McLeod shot six-over 78 on Friday to finish six strokes back in fourth.
Last month in Pitt Meadows, Gudz warmed up for nationals by winning the B.C. junior boys championship at the Meadow Gardens course.
In that event, he held off a hard-charging Curtis Chan of Richmond Golf Club by birdieing the final hole to win by a stroke at 283.
Chan, who was 7-under by the 11th hole, shot 65 to better Gudz’ previous tournament low of 67 from the third round.
Keaton Gudz, a member at Royal Colwood and Highland Pacific golf courses, won the Canadian Golf Association’s national junior boys (age 15 to 19) championship last week in St. Catharine’s, Ont.Photo contributed
Colwood/Highland Pacific member captures national Jr. titleYoung golfer adds a Canadian crown to his B.C. honours
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Rebels return home with first W under their belt
Don DescoteauNews staff
Getting out to a good start for the first time this season made all the difference for the Westshore Rebels.
The Rebels posted their first win of the young B.C. Football Conference season, beating the Valley Huskers 28-14 at Exhibition Stadium in Chilli-wack on Saturday to improve to 1-2 on the year.
After shutting down the home squad on three straight series to open the game, the Rebels caught a break when middle linebacker Chris Pas-tro blocked a Huskers field goal attempt later in the first quarter. Alert defensive back Jake Hauge snapped up the loose ball and ran it back for a touchdown.
The huge turnover and being able to dictate the play defensively gave the team a momentum boost, said Rebels head coach Andrew Axhorn, who was on the sidelines for the first time this season.
“That was majorly impor-tant, it was all about that … minimizing mistakes and play-ing the way we wanted,” he said. “The last two games we
got killed the first quarter.”Westshore quarterback
Hunter Lake recorded his first three touchdown passes of the season, two of which went to Griffin Dear in the fourth quarter, for 14 and 15 yards as the Rebels took a 28-7 lead.
The first TD pass came after the Huskers tied it up in the second quarter. Lake hit Jor-dan Rodinsky for a 15-yard score and the Rebels went into the dressing room with a 14-7 lead.
The Rebels suffered a seri-ous loss in the second quar-ter, when Pastro went down with what was believed to be a rib injury. He was taken to hospital for treatment and will not play this Saturday at home against the Langley Rams.
The team will miss Pastro’s leadership and work ethic on the field, Axhorn said, adding he has no worries about the team’s linebacker corps.
Tyler Leader, who was all over the field making plays against the Huskers, will move from the outside position to the middle, while rookie Cal-vin Johnson will likely move up from defensive back to join starting linebackers Brandon Nelms and Rob Mar.
This Saturday’s home game against 2013 league playoff runner-up Langley Rams rep-resents the Rebels’ “hardest game of the season” so far, Axhorn said.
“A lot of things are going to have to come together for us” to have a chance of beating the perennial BCFC power-house, he admitted.
“We’re going to have to reload this week, go over some film and see what we can do to limit their attack,” he said. “If we can hang with them for that first quarter, anything can happen.”
While Pastro’s onfield lead-ership will be absent this
week, the coach added, third-year veteran Lake appears ready to step up, “put it on his shoulders” and lead the team by example.
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Opportunistic Rebels get monkey off their back
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Westshore Rebels defensive back Jake Hauge turns on the jets as he runs back a loose ball after teammate Chris Pastro blocked a Valley Huskers field goal attempt in the first quarter of their B.C. Football Conference game in Chilliwack. The Rebels went on to post their first win of the season, 28-14.
Church hosting third annual soccer campAffordable skills camp part of outreachDon DescoteauNews staff
Who said meaningful sports camps have to cost an arm and a leg?
For a third year, the Open Gate Anglican Network Church is hosting its soccer camp, this time at Westhills Stadium. Aimed primarily at children in Langford aged six to 12 who may not otherwise have the opportunity to par-ticipate in sports camps, the morning sessions offer skills training, soccer and non soc-
cer-related games, snacks and even a bit of entertainment, all for $35 from Aug. 19 to 23.
Feedback on the camp has been positive, says Ivor Brem-ner, camp co-ordinator.
“We’ve got lots of comments
back from parents saying it’s the best camp their kids have ever gone to,” he said. “We get a number of repeat campers.”
The fee, less than simi-lar local soccer camps, was made affordable as a form of
outreach to the community, Bremner said. “We’re trying to connect with families and pro-vide a service.”
A drawing card this year is head coach Brian Robin-son, who played for the Van-couver Whitecaps and Cana-dian national team and was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday. To register, visit theopengate.ca or call 250-590-6736. Scholarships may be available for families who can-not afford the registration fee.
Sponsorships to help cover the costs of the camp are also being accepted. Call the num-ber above for [email protected]
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Players chase a soccer ball around Goudy Field in Langford during the Open Gate soccer camp last year.
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Unit celebrates 30 years of intensive infant careIsland Health hosting annual ‘preemie’ reunion
Angela CowanNews Staff
Family members, hospital staff and ‘graduates’ of Victoria General Hospi-tal’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will get a chance to reconnect tomorrow
(Aug. 14) at the 30th annual reunion. “The nurses love to see how the
kids have grown from their rough start to these flourishing kids,” said Sarah Plank, Island Health media relations manager. “It’s pretty spe-cial.”
As well as children, the event usu-ally draws teenagers and even adults who were cared for at the unit, said Plank, who has attended the past few reunions.
“We had a nurse a couple years
ago who had been in the (unit as a baby). And now she was working (there).”
Since it opened 30 years ago, approximately 18,000 babies have gone through the intensive care unit, receiving specialized medical care and round-the-clock nursing.
The reunion, sponsored by the Victoria Hospital Foundation, runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Jeneece Place Patio at VGH.
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A mother watches over her baby in the Victoria General Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The unit hosts its 30th annual reunion tomorrow.Gazette file photo
From plans around sewage to a case of mistaken identity, here’s some of the stories that led the headlines on the West Shore in years gone by:
10 years ago -- Terasen provides Langford with a solution to handle all aspects of the city’s sewer system. Mayor Stew Young said the proposed deal, which will cost every household $3,680 a year for five years, would allow Langford to install infra-structure more quickly, free up staff time and see the municipality rack up less debt for individual projects.
Also making news in August 2004: More than 100 pot plants are seized from a Langford home where three children are living, and Robbie Haslam cap-tures his third Sportsman’s series main event vic-tory of the season at Western Speedway.
20 years ago -- A Colwood woman’s address and phone number are listed on hate literature circulating in Victoria for a Holocaust denial group with links to the Ku Klux Klan. Her information was posted below a purported photo of a distant relative of her husband who lives in Prince George. That man claimed no responsibility for the pam-phlets, but admits he wrote an essay at age 12 or 13 based on an article he read that denied the Holocaust and portrayed Adolph Hitler in a posi-tive light.
Also making news in August 1994: Water bomb-ers are brought in to quell a brush fire on Skirt Mountain, and Highlands Mayor Bob MacMinn allows between 30 and 50 anti-logging protesters from the Rainforest Action Group to camp on his land, after they get booted off property beside the Pat Bay Highway.
35 years ago -- A local forest ranger warns that cigarettes are the biggest hazard to preventing fires during the hot, dry summer season. He sug-gests that smokers wait until they reach a safe area before lighting up to help avoid the potential for starting a grass or brush fire. He also points the fin-ger at people using backyard incinerators, saying they should be covered at all times to prevent fly ash from escaping and landing on dry, flammable material.
Also making news in August 1969: Langford’s Bob O’Hara serves as midwife as his wife, June, gives birth to a baby boy, Dean Bradley O’Hara, in the early morning hours, and Davianne Young wins the Wishart Trophy riding ‘Cricket’ at the 20th annual Colwood Trail Riders gymkhana.
News items are taken from the pages of the Gold-stream News Gazette (2004, 1994) and the Juan de Fuca News Review (1969).
