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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 oakbaynews.com Family affair Oak Bay classroom has housed three generations Page A3 NEWS: Fire survivor speaking at gala for Monterey /A3 ARTS: CCPA launches alumni troupe /A9 SPORTS: Oak Bay teen snares silver at nationals /A8 OAK BAY NEWS Beach fire patrols heat up for summer Christine van Reeuwyk News Staff With the onset of early summer weather, Oak Bay Fire has already dealt with six beach fires in recent weeks. The local fire department paired up with Victoria Fire to hammer home the message that fires are not allowed on local beaches, to preserve the environment for everyone to enjoy. “This year what we’re trying is a new approach to providing greater awareness with the beach fire situation in the City of Victoria and District of Oak Bay and just some of the struggles that we’ve had trying to convey the importance of the messaging in regards to how potentially dangerous these could be to not only the environment but people trying to enjoy the beach,” said Victoria Fire Chief Paul Bruce. In a bid to combat illegal fires and improve awareness, joint patrols by police, fire and bylaw officers will take place on Victoria and Oak Bay beaches each weekend throughout the summer. Those found with a fire could be fined $350 to $2,000 in Victoria and $50 to $2,000 in Oak Bay. “Our beaches are beautiful and we want to keep it that way for everyone,” said Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle. Smoke from a beach fire not only impacts air quality for nearby residents, it is toxic. When burned, driftwood releases carcinogenic dioxins into the air due to combustion of the sea salt- saturated wood. “It’s the products that are picked up from the ocean and the salt as well as the other products that are picked up out of the sea and rolled up on the beach,” Cockle said “The other thing that you don’t see is how they get them started … They use some kind of a flammable starter to get it going, usually barbecue lighter fluid or something along those lines.” Beach fires are often difficult to access due to their location. A small or smouldering beach fire can be time consuming to put out, tying up emergency responders who may be needed elsewhere in the community. “As a single engine company we’re tying up the resources that we have in Oak Bay every time we have to do one of these,” said Cockle. When a fire is discovered or restarts at 2 a.m. firefighters and police officers are left in the dark, managing heavy gear and equipment, Bruce added. “There’s a lot of hazards just in the environment plus the potential for broken glass and people,” he said. “If [allowing fires] was something we could manage we probably would have come up with a way to manage it by now, but it’s quite frankly not manageable.” On the sandy beaches of Oak Bay, each year adults, children and pets are burned by fires smothered by sand instead of water, leaving them smouldering beneath the surface. Beach fires are also a risk to ecologically-sensitive plants and trees in the area, and pose a risk to nearby homes. “To come down here and continue to burn salt water-laden wood and tie up the resources of the city, scar the environment and potentially create a bigger issue, that’s what we’re trying to address,” said Bruce. The Victoria Fire Department responds to nearly 200 beach fire calls each year that put people’s health, property and the environment at risk. The Oak Bay Fire Department, on average, responds to 25 beach fire calls per year. “I understand that there’s people that want to come down here. Well, there’s certain things in life you just can’t do as part of being a good citizen, being a good steward of the community. That’s all we’re asking for, is give some consideration to the other people that like to enjoy these things.” Fires fuelled by natural gas, propane or charcoal briquette contained within a portable appliance or device that has been specifically designed for that purpose, are allowed. To report a beach fire, contact the Victoria Fire at 250-384-1122 or the Oak Bay Fire at 250- 592-9121. [email protected]Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle checks out the remains of a recent fire that left multiple thick logs scorched on the beach along Dallas Road. Oak Bay paired up with Victoria Fire this year to up patrols in hopes of hammering home the message that beach fires are illegal. Submit a story about a teacher who has made a difference! vicnews.com / contests Deadline May 31, 2015 NOMINATE a GREAT TEACHER 2015
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2045 Cadboro Bay Rd, Victoria
250-595-1535www.boorman.com
Real Estate
Property Management
BOORMAN’SSINCE 1933
BOORMAN’S
Buying or selling in Oak Bay? Give me a call. Area specialization does make a difference! Royal Le Page Coast Capital Realty
PLANNING ON SELLING YOUR HOMEIN THE NEAR FUTURE, OR JUST CURIOUS
ON TODAYS MARKET VALUE. Please contact me for a very knowledgeable, educated opinion of value. I have specialized my Real Estate career in Oak Bay for over 25 + years
and have been involved in hundreds of sales in the area!
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 oakbaynews.com
Family affairOak Bay classroom has housed three generations
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NEWS: Fire survivor speaking at gala for Monterey /A3ARTS: CCPA launches alumni troupe /A9SPORTS: Oak Bay teen snares silver at nationals /A8
OAK BAYNEWSBeach fire patrols heat up for summerChristine van ReeuwykNews Staff
With the onset of early summer weather, Oak Bay Fire has already dealt with six beach fires in recent weeks.
The local fire department paired up with Victoria Fire to hammer home the message that fires are not allowed on local beaches, to preserve the environment for everyone to enjoy.
“This year what we’re trying is a new approach to providing greater awareness with the beach fire situation in the City of Victoria and District of Oak Bay and just some of the struggles that we’ve had trying to convey the importance of the messaging in regards to how potentially dangerous these could be to not only the environment but people trying to enjoy the beach,” said Victoria Fire Chief Paul Bruce.
In a bid to combat illegal fires and improve awareness, joint patrols by police, fire and bylaw officers will take place on Victoria and Oak Bay beaches each weekend throughout the summer. Those found with a fire could be fined $350 to $2,000 in Victoria and $50 to $2,000 in Oak Bay.
“Our beaches are beautiful and we want to keep it that way for everyone,” said Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle.
Smoke from a beach fire not only impacts air quality for nearby residents, it is toxic. When burned, driftwood releases carcinogenic dioxins into the air due to combustion of the sea salt-saturated wood.
“It’s the products that are picked up from the ocean and the salt as well as the other products that are picked up out of the sea and rolled up on the beach,” Cockle said “The other thing that you don’t see is how they get them started … They use some kind of a flammable starter to get it going, usually barbecue lighter fluid or something along those lines.”
Beach fires are often difficult to access due to their location. A small or smouldering beach fire can be time consuming to put out, tying up emergency responders who may be needed
elsewhere in the community. “As a single engine company we’re tying up
the resources that we have in Oak Bay every time we have to do one of these,” said Cockle.
When a fire is discovered or restarts at 2 a.m. firefighters and police officers are left in the dark, managing heavy gear and equipment, Bruce added.
“There’s a lot of hazards just in the environment plus the potential for broken glass and people,” he said. “If [allowing fires] was something we could manage we probably would have come up with a way to manage it by now, but it’s quite frankly not manageable.”
On the sandy beaches of Oak Bay, each year adults, children and pets are burned by fires smothered by sand instead of water, leaving them smouldering beneath the surface. Beach fires are also a risk to ecologically-sensitive plants and trees in the area, and pose a risk to nearby homes.
“To come down here and continue to burn salt water-laden wood and tie up the resources of the city, scar the environment and potentially create a bigger issue, that’s what we’re trying to address,” said Bruce.
The Victoria Fire Department responds to nearly 200 beach fire calls each year that put people’s health, property and the environment at risk. The Oak Bay Fire Department, on average, responds to 25 beach fire calls per year.
“I understand that there’s people that want to come down here. Well, there’s certain things in life you just can’t do as part of being a good citizen, being a good steward of the community. That’s all we’re asking for, is give some consideration to the other people that like to enjoy these things.”
Fires fuelled by natural gas, propane or charcoal briquette contained within a portable appliance or device that has been specifically designed for that purpose, are allowed.
To report a beach fire, contact the Victoria Fire at 250-384-1122 or the Oak Bay Fire at 250-592-9121.
Oak Bay Fire Chief Dave Cockle checks out the remains of a recent fire that left multiple thick logs scorched on the beach along Dallas Road. Oak Bay paired up with Victoria Fire this year to up patrols in hopes of hammering home the message that beach fires are illegal.
Submit a story about a teacher who has made a difference!
vicnews.com/contests Deadline May 31, 2015
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Oak Bay High classroom spans generations
Christine van ReeuwykNews Staff
When Peter Atkinson moves to the new Oak Bay High School this fall there are a couple tangible things he’ll bring – the nameplate above the door and the big wooden desk.
Emotionally, he’ll bring his dad. “The year he retired I taught
with him,” recalls Peter, seated in room 205 of the building off Cranmore Road.
The hallway outside bears more than simply the marks of approaching summer, patches of plaster showcase differing colours that highlight the extra effort in removal this season. Next fall the trophies and plaques, and name placards above doors, will grace the brand new building on Cadboro Bay Road.
Peter plans to be there, leaving behind a room that housed an Atkinson for decades.
Peter’s dad Glen started teaching at Oak Bay in 1963 and after a couple years, grasped the opportunity to redesign a kitchen lab into the science classroom that would have an Atkinson at the helm for most of its lifespan.
“I grew up coming here as a kid,” said Peter, gesturing at the remaining posters, jars and displays.
He grew up with the tanks of organisms and served as a ‘baby’ in a nearby classroom where young girls were taught the basics of mommy-hood.
When Peter first became a teacher he scored a one-year contract at Oak Bay then headed for Africa for a couple years with wife Lorinda. When they returned he worked a year at Reynolds before shifting back to Oak Bay.
He taught across the hall from his dad for a year, before the elder Atkinson handed over the reins to Room 205 in 1996.
The Atkinson room has been free of the family for only a handful of years. Glen took a two-year hiatus when he worked in Australia only to return to his Oak Bay roots. Years later Peter took
on a one-year gig Down Under. One day, a couple years ago,
Glen came back into the class as a guest teacher, alongside Peter, to instruct a class that held his grandson Kieran – three generations in class.
Dad, grandpa and grandson were all on the stage together when Kieran won the Merit Cup, recalled principal Dave Thomson.
The coveted award is presented yearly to the graduate who has made the greatest contribution to the life of the school in leadership and citizenship.
“My dad was there to see it, tears in his eyes. He loved it,” said Peter.
When Glen died last winter, former students offered a testament. They flew from Hawaii and Canada’s East Coast, hundreds of them gathering to honour a favourite teacher.
“He was a well-respected, well-loved teacher,” Peter said. “My dad always said the most important thing is the connections with kids. He got to know them personally and engage them. I think that’s why he was so successful. He got to
know who they were.” “He was an icon here,” agreed
Thomson, “an absolute icon.” Other mementos that will move
prior to fall include the stuffed platypus and samples such as a jarred placenta – a gift from a former student.
“All those things will go with us,” Peter said.
He’ll miss the little things, mostly memories, sights and sounds. But even Glen would be happy with the move.
“He was waiting for me to get out because it’s an earthquake trap,” Peter said. “He’d be sad to see the place go. He loved Oak Bay and was sure connected to the school and the kids.”
Kieran, an Oak Bay grad of 2014, currently has no designs on becoming a science teacher and continuing the family tradition.
“But I wasn’t going to be a teacher either the first couple years of university,” Peter said. “So you never know.”
Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff
Peter Atkinson draws a diagram of a heart on the chalkboard of the Oak Bay High biology lab that has been led by two generations of Atkinsons.
Fire survivor headlines speakers at gala for MontereyChristine van ReeuwykNews Staff
Hot on the heels of the Brenna Innes Memorial Soccer Tournament, burn survivor Jesse Dill can’t help but connect the passionate community there and local firefighters connecting with middle school students in Oak Bay.
The annual tournament held May 9 celebrates the life of a young woman who succumbed to smoke during a Victoria house fire in August 2007 along with her fellow University of Victoria student Chelsea Robinson.
Dill was among survivors that night.
“This was obviously a life-changing moment of the five survivors too,” Dill said, adding two have pursued medical school, one quit a government job to become a physiotherapist and the other is active in a similar field. “Sometimes your true calling comes out at interesting times.”
Left with burns over 35 per cent of
his body, the B.C. Fire Fighter’s Burn Fund instantly became part of his life – a connection he maintains.
“I benefitted from all that Victoria had, that the community had to offer, in my recovery. One important one was the Burn House off of Jubilee [hospital],” he said. “I realized after the fire just how powerful a community can be to support you, to put you back on your feet and to essentially get you back to living a fulfilling life.”
In the intervening years he’s been active with the Burn Fund and their project to build the Burn Fund Centre, a home away from home for patients and families. The
$13.1-million project adjacent to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn, Trauma and Plastics Unit at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital is just $1 million shy of its goal.
He likens the project to the outdoor classroom Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation is helping the Monterey parents advisory council raise funds for.
“What tangible projects do is they provide a resource for decades into the future,” Dill said.
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Funding a futureConstruction of Oak Bay’s
new school and community learning facility is well underway, and now urgently needs your help to ensure that it will have all of the features that residents expect and the community deserves. In each department of academics, athletics and performing arts, there are opportunities to contribute and to make the difference. All donations are welcome, and will bring both recognition and a charitable tax receipt. Visit oakbay.sd61.bc.ca.
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Commercial ventures off limits in parksChristine van ReeuwykNews Staff
Commercial ventures remain under ban in Oak Bay parks as a group tasked by the Parks and Recreation Commission to look at use of local parks brought forward its recommendations.
The task group looking at use of local parks presented its findings including a Decision Guide for the commission and a draft on reducing negative impacts of permitted special events with background material on other municipalities.
“It’s a work in progress still, but this was where we’ve come to at this point,” commission chair Sandi Piercy told council during the May 19 committee meeting.
Parking and waste management are two areas that will be monitored. Staff will encourage event organizers to reduce parking use during events to maximize public parking and forward suggestions for zero waste events.
“A lot of this is consolidating existing bylaws,” said Ray Herman, director of parks and recreation services.
Based on the size of the event, staff will implement the suggestions to reduce negative impacts on the
parks and include language in the 2016 park permits.The commission plans to review the recommendations at the end of the year to see if the guidelines are successful.
“We are seeing an increase of people wanting to come to Oak Bay for events because it’s so great,” said Coun. Hazel Braithwaite. “We have to be very cognizant of what kind of pressure that puts on our neighbourhoods and parks.”
Coun. Kevin Murdoch, who chaired the meeting, thanked the commission for its work on the ongoing task of compiling information.
“Collecting those bylaws and guidelines in one document is enormously helpful for everyone, residents and staff alike,” Murdoch said.
Tweed ride approvedWillows Beach will be the
start and finish of the Tweed Ride.
Oak Bay Tourism and the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition paired up to bring the annual Tweed Ride to Oak Bay.
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is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8. The cycling portion of the event will take place on the streets of Oak Bay. Willows Park would be used for registration at 10 a.m. and serve as the starting point and finish for the ride, with a picnic to follow. The event finishes at 4 p.m.
The event, which expects between 200 and 300 riders, will kick off Arts and Culture Week in Oak Bay. The organizers have made arrangements with the Kiwanis Club to sell tea as a fundraiser, with proceeds going to Bicycles for Humanity, an organization that provides bicycles to people in undeveloped countries.
Hotel in arrearsCoun. Braithwaite sought
clarification on the status of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel taxes, and staff confirmed the Beach Drive business is in arrears to the tune of nearly $800,000. The District of Oak Bay is ranked as a super priority claim in the receivership of Oak Bay Beach Hotel which owes its 2014 property taxes.
“They just fall into the normal sequence of events,” said municipal treasurer Patricia Walker. Staff are set to mail out this year’s tax notices in the coming weeks. [email protected]
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With grade-school education such an integral part of our society, it seems everyone either knows a current teacher or has memories of a special educator who made school more interesting or maybe took extra time to help them learn.
As we head into the final week for nominations in the second annual Black Press/Staples Great Teachers program, we’re asking readers to consider putting forward the names of those people currently teaching – in public or private school – who you believe are deserving of special recognition for their efforts.
Christian Arbez, Thrifty Foods director of marketing, knows well the work grade school teachers do to make the day-to-day learning environment more interesting and engaging. His sister is an elementary
school teacher in Burnaby who routinely spends extra hours in the classroom, as well as evenings and weekends, to ensure she’s able to impact her students’ learning.
“I’m really proud of the work she does,” he says.
“Every year it’s like she gets a new ‘family’ coming in. She pours a lot of herself into her job, and that’s how I relate to this campaign.”
Arbez says it’s for reasons like those that Thrifty Foods is glad to partner with Black Press in Great Teachers.
Arthur Harris, owner of Saanich-based DriveWise Learning Academy, another Great Teachers partner, likes the idea of recognizing enthusiastic educators for the work they do and the positive effect they have on young people.
“As a parent, I guess you can only do so much – you give them social values –
where a teacher would give them more hands-on, practical knowledge or skills,” he says.
“I’m glad that they’re being recognized and acknowledged for all the things that they do.”
Whether you’ve got children currently in the school system or simply want to
see someone who is still teaching recognized for making a difference, it’s easy to do.
Simply visit oakbaynews.com/contests and click on the Great Teachers icon, where you’ll find instructions.
Tell us where your nominee teaches, what grade and why you think they deserve special mention.
The nomination period ends at midnight on Sunday, May 31. You’ll be entered for a Thrifty Foods gift card just for doing so.
In June, a panel will select one honouree each from the elementary, middle school and high school levels.
Deadline to nominate your favourite teachers is May 31
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Opposition politicians were outraged over the B.C. government’s latest effort to secure its first major liquefied natural gas deal, announced last week.
Premier Christy Clark, Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman and Finance Minister Mike de Jong signed agreements with Pacific Northwest LNG for a long-term gas royalty structure that could run for 30 years.
The government says the deal guarantees minimum royalty revenue for the province, while the investors increase their revenue if the spread between gas prices in North America and Asia increases during the term.
Pacific Northwest is a partnership of some of the biggest investors and gas customers: Malaysian state giant Petronas, its Canadian subsidiary Progress Energy, Chinese state firm Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp. and Japan Petroleum.
These corporate giants will review a project development agreement, and if they approve, Clark will convene the legislature to approve changes that would compensate them if the new LNG income tax increases.
Environmental changes such as a “discriminatory” carbon tax increase or greenhouse gas regulations on LNG would also trigger compensation. Future changes to general carbon tax or corporate income tax rates would not.
NDP leader John Horgan warned that “too much lolly” is being offered, with no word of job guarantees for B.C. or a deal with First Nations at the proposed site
near Prince Rupert.“My biggest concern is
that we’re tying the hands of future governments because a desperate government made commitments that they over-promised on and now they want to get a deal at any cost,” Horgan said.
Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver called it “shocking and irresponsible,” repeating
his prediction that the global market is swimming in gas and will never support huge green-field projects across B.C.
For the investors, it’s like a mortgage. There are “subjects” to be removed before the deal closes, and this is a proposed $36 billion mortgage for pipelines, LNG processing and shipping facilities.
This isn’t just a political dispute. For example, Progress has drilled about 500 gas wells in northeastern B.C., and Petronas took it over with this development in mind. Without exports, B.C.’s whole gas industry is looking at a bleak future of low prices and demand.
Petronas delayed its investment decision to this year and cited exactly these concerns, certainty on taxation and royalties beyond the election cycle. With that in hand, their obstacles remain
federal environmental approval and a revenue sharing deal with a First Nation to host a terminal.
Pacific Northwest CEO Michael Culbert notes that answers to questions posed by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation were submitted to federal regulators only days before they started voting on a $1 billion share of LNG proceeds over 40 years.
The vote was a resounding no, despite a redesign that put pipelines on a suspension bridge over the most sensitive salmon habitat. Culbert suggests that given some time to examine environmental mitigation work, that answer may change.
Does aboriginal title offer a veto over projects like this? According to the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Tsilhqot’in case, the short answer is no. Objections could be overridden if governments determine a project is in the interest of the greater public.
Talks have taken place with 19 First Nations affected by pipelines and facilities, and 14 have agreed. While they continue with Lax Kw’alaams and other Tsimshian Nations on the coast, it’s worth recalling that others are not so reluctant.
The Nisga’a Nation has identified four sites as suitable for LNG terminals with a shorter pipeline route to the coast than Prince Rupert.
Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.
B.C. goes long with LNG bid
Tories torpedoneeded legislationA pair of boats continue to sit half-submerged in
the waters offshore from Oak Bay’s Beach Avenue. The vessels – which represent both a navigational and environmental hazard – were first reported to Transport Canada in March.
Word arrived from Ottawa last week that help is definitely not on its way.
The Conservative government voted to kill a private member’s bill that would at least get something on the books regarding derelict vessels that threaten coastal environments.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder put a bill on the floor earlier this year that, if passed, would have made the Canadian Coast Guard the sole receiver of wrecks, taking responsibility for aging, abandoned boats in the country.
But Crowder is a member of the NDP, and the Harper government has shown time and again that it places partisan gain above the best interests of the Canadian people.
Cristopher Porter of WildVision Edutainment invested his own time, expertise and resources to remove some of the environmental hazards from the sunken boats in Oak Bay. The diver removed propane tanks and about eight bags of garbage from the pair of sunken boats.
Porter said the boats are still leaking fuel and oil, and there’s a big skim on the water. He also took off the ropes so animals couldn’t become tangled. “There’s so much life out there, it’s sad to see.”
What is truly sad to see is a federal government content to see private citizens take on the responsibility of protecting Canada’s natural habitat.
The Conservative government could have sent the bill to committee where it could have undergone substantial change to avoid the unthinkable consequences of giving credit to the NDP.
As evidenced by the systematic dismantling of Coast Guard operations on the West Coast, the protection of the environment, and potentially human lives, is simply not on the federal government’s radar.
And it is this disregard of seemingly commonsense solutions that could have voters looking for a change of course when they head to the polls this fall.
Tom FletcherB.C. Views
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Defer taxes to protest hikeThe proposed 5.1 per cent tax hike will be
such a burden that many of us will be obliged to defer our taxes, and I encourage all seniors to take this action as the only legal tax revolt open to them.
The extra revenue is apparently earmarked to pay the (undoubtedly handsome) salaries and benefits of more administrative personnel.
My long experience of administrators has led me to conclude that the foxes guard the henroost. Oak Bay does not need more self-serving, otiose bureaucrats convening endless meetings that accomplish sweet fanny-ann.
As for densification, mayor and council might encourage intelligent use of existing housing, e.g. creative and helpful schemes for senior empty-nesters, rather than squashing serviceable houses and throwing up (I use the term advisedly) jerry-built packing crates for the profit of developers and off-shore investors.
Perhaps the real densification lies between the ears of Mayor Jensen and those of council members in favour of these regressive and tyrannical measures.
Hilary KnightOak Bay
OCP should be shelvedOak Bay’s completely new
official community plan (OCP) was justified in large part by the need for more options for affordable housing.
Now it seems that because more staff are needed to administer this new OCP, all of our taxes must go up, and not just by a little, but by a lot. Taxes are one of the contributing factors that make housing unaffordable.
If the mayor really believed in affordable housing, then wouldn’t he be lowering taxes, not raising them? Our tax money comes mainly from single family dwellings. Once you add the kind of developments council is suggesting, you have to ensure it is going to provide the revenue to supply the municipal services and not the other way around.
This financial information has to be given to the public. I firmly believe that the new OCP should be shelved until we taxpayers can afford it.
Mary DouglasOak Bay
Parks off limitsIt would seem that Mayor
Nils Jensen is now hell-bent on kicking up yet another stink.
After the mismanagement with regard to deer culling, he has now turned his penchant for seat-of-the-pants judgment to sewage, and hand in hand with Lisa Helps (who else) had the outrageous folly
to concur the listing of Oak Bay’s Willows, Windsor and other public parks as “feasible” sites for wastewater disposal projects.
It is certainly not enough for Jensen then to try a cop-out by stating he knows “feasible does not necessarily mean the same as suitable”. Clearly, any remotely worthwhile feasibility study would immediately have identified that no level of what might be technically possible, could even begin to compete with what in this case is so overwhelmingly unsuitable, thereby leaving any further mention dead in the water
If as he says, our mayor and his council are “well aware of the concerns people will have regarding their parks” then it’s time for them to start applying their so-called “triple bottom line filters” elsewhere and cut the crap with the semantics.
Derrick JohnsOak Bay
Tax hike excessiveA tax rate increase of five
per cent is excessive especially when compared with other municipalities, and with an increase in density it will get worse.
I am appalled by the decision in favour of increased density in Oak Bay which was based on a slanted survey completed by an inadequate number of residents.
The previous council changed a bylaw with regard to building size which caused so
many problems that it had to be redrawn. It will not be so easy to change zoning back to single family.
Don’t make another major mistake.
Joan ArchibaldOak Bay
Let’s hear from the happyI’ve just read the Letters
section of the May 20 edition in which all five writers are complaining. Come on folks, would you want to live anywhere else?
I challenge the silent majority to remind these complainers why Oak Bay is such a great place to live. I’ll start by mentioning the benches at Cattle Point and the tea room at Willows beach.
Speak up happy residents.Rick Gonder
Oak Bay
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Oak Bay’s Tristan Alexander won a silver medal at the Canadian National Judo Championships held earlier this month in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
The six-foot-six, 275-pound Grade 11 student at Oak Bay High placed second in the under-21 men’s category to Mason Bruneau of the Northwest Territories. Ontario’s Martin Rygielski took the
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Alexander has been involved in judo since his dad introduced him to the sport at age seven.
“It’s not only the physical
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CCPA launches alumni troupe
Hailing from all across the country, young artists who trained in Oak Bay are poised to present the hottest new musical theatre works. The Canadian Heritage Arts Society, owner of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, launched a new performance troupe celebrating and featuring alumni of the college.
The troupe will tour Vancouver Island with two new works by CCPA graduates.
“This troupe is the culmination of a lot of training and talent from some amazing people,” said Avery Brennan, director of Art Isn’t Easy, one of the two one -act musicals. “Everyone involved have found their own path with great success since graduating and are back as professional artists to perform for our great community.”
For example, Cate Richardson returns to Victoria to perform while her appearance in Age of Adaline plays in theatres internationally.
The pair of musicals, Art Isn’t Easy and The Blind Pig, are the work of directors Brennan and R.J. Peters, music director Brad L’Écuyer, choreographer Siobhan Barker and writers Brennan and Sarah Murphy.
Art Isn’t Easy follows six artists celebrating their mediums and discovering their true calling. This fun revue celebrates musicals old and new with pieces about singing and dancing, makeup and beauty, cooking and crafting. Using hit songs by composers like Stephen Sondheim, Ira Gershwin and Stephen Schwartz, the performers take the audience on a journey through life as an artist.
The Blind Pig is a mini musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and set in prohibition-era Chicago. Celebrating the music of Fats Waller, this is a jazzy, romantic comedy where bootleggers, barflies and bathtub gin create a cocktail that’s the bees knees.
The troupe launches formally on May 29 with performances of Double Bill; Triple Threat featuring the two new works Art Isn’t Easy and The Blind Pig at the CCPA Performance Hall on Elgin Road at 7:30 p.m.
The show will be performed until June 13 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, with two 2 p.m. matinees on June 6 and 13. Tickets are available by calling 250-595-9970 or emailing [email protected].
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Katrina Pavlovsky will bring the joyful, gentle and simple chair dance with a dose of health benefits to Oak Bay.
She offers three free sessions at Oak Bay United Church in June, with plans for paid classes if there’s interest.
The dance/movement educator relocated to Victoria more than eight years ago and started
working in care, shifting away from her career as a youth educator.
“I realized I wasn’t able to continue dance education for children due to budgets,” she said.
Her expertise was with troubled youth, those with mental health concerns, or those in need of just a little something extra. When she started working with a different crowd than elementary school aged kids, and
discovered a niche in her elder clients.
“I realized there was a need and took it into facilities,” she said.
One of the most exciting things in the two-plus years since she started the chair dance courses, is a performing group that came out of the assisted living facility Amica at Somerset House in Victoria.
“It was their initiative, their choreography,” Pavlovsky said. “The vibrancy and enthusiasm was contagious.”
She extols the virtues of chair dance – a safe and secure
way to strengthen the mind and body connection. Through playful expressive movement participants become engaged, stimulated and happy.
“People with dementia, though they don’t remember coming each week, don’t remember the moves, they still participate,” she said. “The mind and body inter-relate and get nurtured through dance.”
co-ordination as well as confidence and well-being.
“The reason a chair is so wonderful is it gives stability,” Pavlovsky said.
Classes are progressive, becoming more challenging each week. No two sessions are alike as the music evolves with the crowd.
“I try to take my cues from participants,” Pavlovsky said. “I want people to know they’re managing, they’re more than managing, that it’s doable, it’s an accomplishment.”
Sessions start with a warmup that
incorporates yoga and modern dance and conclude with relaxation techniques.
The classes are open to all ages of ‘seniors’ and suitable for those healing post stroke, surgery or enduring other diminished functions.
“It’s about adding rhythm and enhancing expression through
music and dance,” she said. “Dance is a celebratory foundation of expression, or it certainly has the potential to be.”
The complimentary classes are June 2, 9 and 16 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell Ave.
Call 250-598-1846 for more information.
Chair dance supports joyful movementComplimentary classes offered at United Church
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Dance/movement educator Katrina Pavlovsky brings her chair dance moves to Oak Bay for a few free community sessions at Oak Bay United Church in June.
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Watching the world can be a riotAs we get longer in the tooth
how often do we find ourselves grousing: What’s the world coming to?
In my case, too often. My dotage-inspired generational disconnect usually kicks in when the evening news subjects me to yet another urban riot. It can be hockey hoodlums in Vancouver, anarchists crushing corporate greed in precious Toronto, rampaging blacks on the streets of race-torn Baltimore.
Regardless of the cause of the made-for-TV riot de jour, I find myself yearning for a gentler time, like the days of our fore fathers when a good job and a picket fence inspired social calm and peaceful co-existence.
Ya, right. What am I smoking?I was unceremoniously
awakened from this misplaced reverie when I was reminded that May 2015 is the 100th anniversary of one of this nation’s most bizarre and confounding race-inspired riots … and it happened right here on the tranquil streets of Victoria.
I was surfing the University of Victoria’s acitygoestowar.ca website and read Ashley Forseille’s piece on the “Anti-German Riot of 1915” that
followed the Nazi U-boat sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland.
Ashley has an MA in Canadian history from UVic and is pursuing a career as an archival technician and researcher. “A City Goes to War” is a UVic
project made possible by a Veteran’s Affairs Canada grant.
Before the First World War, Victorians largely accepted local Germans. Many were prominent business owners and political figures participating in German clubs that perpetuated the
language and cultural. When conflict in Europe
started and Germany became an enemy of Britain, Victoria residents started viewing their Germans neighbours with hostility. Tensions came to a head on May 8, 1915 after the sinking of the Lusitania.
Ashley writes: “What has become known as the Anti-German Riot of 1915 began when a group of soldiers stationed at the Willow’s training camp started breaking windows and mirrors at the German-owned Kaiserhof Hotel.
“The Kaiserhof was targeted because the soldiers thought that Victorian Germans had
congregated at the hotel bar to celebrate the sinking. The small group of soldiers grew into a large mob that looted a number of German-owned businesses in downtown Victoria until they were dispersed by the police, fire department and military.
“Further violence continued the following evening when looters once again targeted German businesses culminating in the reading of the Riot Act.”
In the months following the riot, the city continued to alienate Germans, causing some to leave for more neutral cities like Seattle. Others were interned in the Interior where they were held for the duration of the war.
B.C.’s resolve to target race during wartime strive reached its zenith during the Second World War with the internment of Japanese Canadians following Japan’s invasion of Hong Kong and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The internment, which included confiscation of property, was deemed necessary by Ottawa but was really racism cloaked in the flag. It happened despite evidence supplied by the RCMP and the Department of National Defence that it was unwarranted.
So, when I see the next riot on the evening news I will give my head a shake and remind myself it is déjà vu all over again.
Brian Kieran
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Too many seniors are going into residential care when they could still be accommodated in assisted living, due to rules that are “outdated and too restrictive,” B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie says in a new report.
The report found a 10-per-cent vacancy rate for assisted living facilities, meaning space is usually available, at least in urban areas. It calls for a “fundamental redesign” of regulations for registered assisted living, to change spousal eligibility and reduce the number of higher functioning seniors moving to residential care.
More than 90 per cent of B.C. seniors live independently and 80 per cent are homeowners, who should be able to apply for a provincial loan against equity to pay for repairs, the report recommends.
“A new roof or the need to fix a dilapidated deck may be a cost that forces a senior out of a house they have loved for decades,” Mackenzie said. “Living in a house that is worth $500,000 or even a million dollars does not mean much if you’re living alone on $24,000 or less, which is the median income of seniors in B.C., and you can’t find the cash to pay the bills.”
Health Minister Terry Lake said he supports the direction of Mackenzie’s 18 recommendations, and the ministry is working on assisted living changes. Some recommendations, such as providing private rooms with ensuite bath for
residential care beds, have “wide-reaching implications for health authorities” and require more study, Lake said.
Subsidized assisted living is based on 70 per cent of the resident’s net income, with a minimum of $325 left to the resident. Mackenzie recommends that minimum should increase to $500 to allow more low-income seniors to use assisted living rather than going directly to
residential care, where more costs are covered by the province.
A survey of B.C. seniors finds 20 per cent are renters, with one in five of those receiving a rental subsidy. Average rents range from a high of $1,038 in Vancouver to $547 in Quesnel, and the report finds that for remote and rural communities, the biggest challenge is not cost but the availability of suitable housing.
Seniors’ advocate calls for housing reforms
Isobel Mackenzie
Programs fend off isolationIn many global cultures both present and
past, elders have been supported within the family. But in North America and other Western countries, supporting seniors has not only become an industry unto itself, it’s also put a new demand on social programs which strive to fulfil their community man-dates.
“There’s been a demographic shift in the Canadian landscape, and many of the chal-lenges we’re facing with our aging popula-tion used be dealt with in the family net-work,” said Patricia Jelinski, CEO of United Way Greater Victoria. “We have people who’ve never been married, or never had children, or they’re divorced. Whatever the case, they’re alone, and somehow the fam-ily network has eroded.”
That erosion leads to isolation, which is a catalyst for depression, malnutrition and premature death, Jelenski said. Targeting isolation is key, and there’s no one way to do it. People slowly grow apart from their network and are largely unaware when they’ve slipped into a state of depression.
United Way supports a variety of seniors programs in the region by funding organi-zations such as James Bay New Horizons, Silver Threads and Saanich Volunteer Ser-vices Society.
“Programs pull people into the commu-nity and provide a sense of belonging, so it’s about making sure there are programs available for people to belong to in the area where they live,” said Lee Anne Davies,
director of community investment with United Way Greater Victoria.
“You need that network, so people will be there to notice if your health starts to fail,” Davies said. “Sometimes you don’t notice or are in denial, but others will look out for you.”
Local philanthropist Bev King is a United Way supporter who stepped up to create a Sunday dinner program at the James Bay New Horizons community centre, “making Sundays a little less lonely,” she said.
Inspired by a friend, King reached out to the New Horizons through United Way to discuss ways she could help them to make Sundays a whole lot more fun and meaning-ful for local isolated seniors.
It started in October with a bi-weekly Sun-day dinner program with nutritious themed hot meals, entertainment and games that proved to be very popular. The program has grown to become a weekly event, thanks to King’s support.
“I think about how much the elderly peo-ple in my life have given to me, to my family and to my world,” King said. “This genera-tion has been through so much in com-parison to my generation. Giving to create something as simple as a welcoming dinner event just for those seniors who are on their own, it’s worth it just to see them having such a good time together over a classic Sunday dinner.”
To see how United Way is helping engage seniors in the community, visit uwgv.ca.
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Kite Festival. The Bay Centre and Clover Point. Opening cer-emony at Bay Centre with special indoor kite fly by Connor Doran, noon. Kites with Lights – LED lit kites light up the night sky at Clo-ver Point, 9:30 p.m. The festival continues Saturday and Sunday at Clover Point from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Saturday, May 30Volkssport 5/10
km walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Evelyn at 250-370-0153.
Isle Be There – Soundings Vocal Ensemble presents songs of the Isles and more from 8 to 10 p.m. at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St. Tickets: $20/$15. For more information, visit www.soundingsmusic.com.
Summer Star Parties. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., 7:30 to 11 p.m.
Tours of the historic Plaskett telescope, astronomy lectures and presentations. Info: victoria.rasc.ca.
Join Birder Geoffrey Newell of the Friends of Uplands Park in a bird walk from Cattle Point through Uplands Park. Meet at 9 a.m. at Cattle Point by the first boat launch. Bring binoculars, bird books or checklists or simply show up to enjoy the outing, rain or shine.
Sunday, May 31Volkssport 5/10 km
walk. Meet at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd., Saanich. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m.
Isle Be There – Soundings Vocal Ensemble presents songs of the Isles and more from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 1973 Cultra Ave. Tickets: $20/$15. For more information, visit www.soundingsmusic.com.
With Strings Attached – The Linden Singers of Victoria conclude the celebration of their 35th anniversary season with a performance of music for choir
and string quartet by internationally known contemporary composers Jeff Enns, Ola Gjeilo and Tobin Stokes. The performance is at 3:30 p.m. at St. Aidan’s United Church, 3703 St Aidans St. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and free for those under 25.
Monday, June 1June’s Embrace the
Night walk starts at 7 p.m. at Willows Beach next to the Oak Bay Tea Room at the foot of Dalhousie Street. The Kiwanis have agreed to open the tea room from 8-9:30 p.m. to provide refreshments.
Art Show and Sale by Goward House artists from June 1 to 23, viewing hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2495 Arbutus Rd., Victoria. For a preview of the event, visit www.gowardhouse.com/artshow.
Tuesday, June 2Complementary
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The Victoria News has an opening for a multimedia Advertising Consultant.
By joining the leading community newspaper serving Victoria, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the most vibrant communities in the region. The team environment at The Victoria News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence. You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Advertising sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver’s license are required.
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The soccer tournament raised $20,000 this year for the Burn Centre in Vancouver and is among the projects that instantly sprang from a community mourning and honouring the two young women.
“The compassion for those girls and the understanding of who they were, that made me realize just how precious life is and how important it is to seize the opportunities before us,” Dill said. “I feel almost invincible [because of] the people who stood behind me … but also in meeting those who knew the two women,
the realization of their outstanding character made me want to be that much better of a person moving forward.”
Dill will speak at the firefighter foundation event that will also feature music by the Stephanie Greaves trio along with other speakers and auctions. Funds raised will help Monterey’s parents association toward their roughly $50,000 target to build an amphitheatre to increase outdoor social and classroom opportunities at the middle school.
He’ll pepper his talk with humour and anecdotes, including some observations on the power of communities to look out for each other and far exceed their goals when purposeful projects are in reach.
“[I’ve learned] firefighters are people willing to risk their lives to save others and will do so in an instant, and secondarily realized that these firefighters across B.C. are some of the most outstanding fundraisers that we know,” Dill said. “That they’re open and willing to partner for tangible projects in their community needs to be celebrated and continued.”
Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation’s Gala Dinner to support Monterey Middle School is Friday, May 29. Purchase tickets online at oakbayfirefighters.com.
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