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AnythingButOrdinary.caDILEM FRAMES & TEMPLES*
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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION|Share your vision for how we can transform Ogden Point.
THURS, NOV 19, 2015 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. | Pier B - 185 Dallas Road | Free parking
GVHA.CA
See Page 5
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Friday, November 13, 2015 oakbaynews.com
At the GalleriesLots happening on the local arts scene
Page A16
NEWS: Kiwanis celebrates century of service /A3HISTORY: Lost in the City of Gardens /A5SPORTS: Get ready to run for Merrython /A14
OAK BAYNEWS
UVic campus meeting initiates CAOB expansion
Christine van ReeuwykOak Bay News
The first stop as the Community Associa-tion of Oak Bay reaches out to all corners
of the community, is the University of Victo-ria’s draft campus plan.
“We want to go out and start these com-munity conversations in Oak Bay. We’re going to try to create partnerships in the community,” said Kris Nichols, CAOB presi-dent.
“We want to share information and ideas. It’s really important that we do that.”
They’ll start to build community in a part-nership with Emmanuel Baptist Church,
which hosts a Tuesday meeting to talk about the final stages of the University of Victoria’s 10-year draft campus plan.
Traffic, parking and student resident issues are ongoing and will likely earn a chunk of the final discussion as community associations were invited to weigh in on the final 2015 updates on the 2003 plan. It also underwent public review January through March.
“The campus is a good neighbour and it
wants to continue to be a good neighbour so they want to hear from their neighbours in north Henderson,” Nichols said.
Nichols expects green space on campus, transportation – including parking, transit and walkways – and housing to be popular topics.
Community association carves new partnerships in Oak Bay
PLEASE SEE: UVic expected to join discussion,
Page A3
We rememberGeorge Harman-Wood,
Royal Canadian Navy (retired) and his great-grandson Liam Moore,
6, lay the wreath for the Royal Canadian Legion
during the well-attended Remembrance Day
ceremony at the Oak Bay cenotaph on Beach Drive.
Christine van Reeuwyk /Oak Bay News
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As Kiwanis International cel-ebrates its 100th anniversary, the local chapter continues to provide a vital service to the community of Oak Bay.
In many ways, the club is part of the fabric of this municipality, with the Kiwanis involved in everything from social housing to the iconic Willows Beach Tea Room to the annual Halloween bonfire that has entertained generations of Oak Bay residents.
“The Oak Bay club was founded in 1947,” said Leslie Johnston, pres-ident of Kiwanis Club of Oak Bay.
“The club tries to do as much as we can throughout the commu-nity,” she said.
Some examples of that work include community service and recreation programs and reading programs for kids.
“There’s a personal connection to a lot of the things we do,” she said.
For example, members of the club will cook casseroles for fami-lies staying at Janeece Place, a home away from home for parents whose children are undergoing treatment at Victoria General Hos-pital.
The work requires people to have “heart to heart” meetings and offer support during difficult times.
“It’s the satisfaction of giving back to the community,” Johnston said. “(Service club work) can’t all be done online.”
On Halloween, the club provided free hot chocolate and hot dogs at the community bonfire and spon-sored a costume contest in which every child received a ribbon.
“I would say Kiwanis is more ‘hands on’ in the community,” Johnston said, explaining how the club differs from other service organizations. “We tend to be more localized in the community.”
In October, the club, whose motto is “Serving children of the world,” sponsored the annual pumpkin art exhibit at the Oak Bay municipal hall. The fundraiser fea-tured 500 stylized pump-kins created by artist John Vickers.
Donations from the event helped fund CanAs-sist, an organization at the University of Victoria that works to improve life for people with dis-abilities.
“This year, we’ve been able to give Oak Bay’s new high school $42,000,” Johnston said, noting the money was used to help put seats in the school’s new theatre, help pay for the new scoreboard in the gym and a bus pro-gram.
Tea Room
The Oak Bay Kiwanis Club traces its roots to a candy kiosk at Willows Beach.
Eventually, the club expanded its offerings and the Kiwanis Tea Room now provides the bulk of the club’s funding.
The tea room is open daily from the end of April to the beginning of October.
Over the winter, the Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion Foundation uses the building to offer full breakfasts on Sundays, from 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds go to the Kiwanis Pavil-ion, a 122-bed dementia centre on Cedar Hill Road.
Along with the tea room and the pavilion, the club also operates low-rental and independent seniors housing at Milton Manor and Rose Manor, respectively.
Thursday meetings
The club has about 45 members who meet from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Milton Manor.
“The door is always open for more,” Johnston said, adding that the only qualifications needed are “a good spirit and time to give.
“There is strength in numbers. The more people you can get out the better,” she said.
The next activity for the club is an annual Christmas cake fund-raiser, which residents can expect
to hear about soon. It’s a long way from when
Kiwanis International began as a place to network for businessmen in Detroit, Mich., back in 1915.
Over the years, the club evolved to meet the needs of its com-munity, eventually becoming the service-focused organization it is today.
“Our club will be around for another 100,” Johnston said. “We’ve got too much at stake to ever think about it shutting down.”
“There could be a huge range of issues that people want to talk about,” Nichols said.
While the official community engage-ment deadline for this round has has come and gone, Neil Con-nelly, UVic’s director of campus planning, is expected to attend the meeting.
“We want to bring Oak Bay residents together and talk about making Oak Bay an even better place to live. So we really think it’s important to get out in these communities and talk to them,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to it because I like to engage people and it’s nice to engage in their community.”
The Community Association of Oak Bay and Emmanuel Baptist Church host the meet-ing at the church on Cedar Hill X Road on Nov. 17. Learn more about the draft campus plan at uvic.ca/campus-planning.
Oak Bay Kiwanis member Susan Wittmeier prepares to distribute this year’s Christmas cakes. Head to the Kiwanis Tea Room at Willows Beach from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 14 and Nov. 22 to purchase your cake.
Jennifer Blyth /Oak Bay News
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Cabinet’s representative view welcome
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is a refreshing take on building federal leadership.
A scan of the cabinet line-up looks largely like a snapshot of today’s Canada. Our population includes roughly half men and women; we are no longer a country of First Nations, French and English but rather a diverse tapestry of people and cultures that includes these three but also so much more.
In decades past, the federal cabinet, like so many areas of North American culture, was dominated by white males, largely because that was who was in a position to run for parliament.
In more recent years, women candidates began making inroads into higher-raking positions, and with them individuals of different ethnicities who before had been sorely under-represented.
Post-election, our expectations for cabinet were primarily regionally based – prime ministers needed to assign positions to both French and English MPs, and ensure different regions were shown a little love with a seat at the table. Other than the French/English mix, cultural considerations and gender balance were rarely discussed.
Today, Trudeau has given Canadians a cabinet that while not perfect, better represents our country today, where a good selection of talent allowed him to challenge outdated stereotypes of what constitutes “merit.”
Should someone be chosen for a particular portfolio simply because they are male, female, French, English, Inuit or Sikh?
No.But given the array of educated, skilled
and experienced MPs from which to choose, Trudeau’s leadership team provides a welcome balance that more accurately reflects the nation it represents.
Re: Letter misses key points of road, sidewalk use, Oak Bay News, Nov. 4
I note Keith Sketchley’s response to my letter of Oct. 28 and am con-tent to acknowledge that if I criticize him, then he has every right (and I welcome it) to respond.
But please Mr. Sketchly, do let’s both stay on target with the subject so as not to veer off into never never land, otherwise neither of us will meet the 300 word target set by our editor.
As examples, I would ask what pos-sible relevance do Washington State laws or what goes on along Galloping Goose have to do with the sidewalks of Oak Bay?
I thought we were discussing the suggestion of allowing (encouraging even) cyclists on these sidewalks.
Furthermore, I of course note that in your original letter, nor did you mention the topics you accuse me of omitting!.
No sir ... Derrick Johns does not mis-represent the situation of con-
flicts on sidewalks ... or at least not as much as you seem to confuse and complicate them.
Derrick JohnsOak Bay
Deer woes go both waysRe: Another View of Urban Deer,
Oak Bay News, Nov. 4
A letter writer is almost down trod-den by a magnificent buck that was being chased by a dog.
All along we were told by the mayor that deer attack dogs. To me it now seems it happens both ways.
William JesseOak Bay
Sidewalk discussion not confusing
The Oak Bay News welcomes your opinions and comments.To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure that all opinions are heard,
please keep letters to less than 300 words.The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. Send your letters to:Mail: Letters to the Editor, Oak Bay News, 207A - 2187 Oak Bay Ave., Victoria,
“The air was full of floral perfume wherever we went, and the eyes almost tired of the gardens of roses, laburnum, virgilia, and the most gorgeous blood-red peonies I have ever seen. All this seems to belong to Victoria as a matter of course. There was no effort at cultivation, no mechanical garden-ing; these flowers seemed to thrive and to blossom because they couldn’t help it.”
– A Visit to Victoria, 1890
Heritage expert’s talk details research into verdant past Jim ZeebenOak Bay News
Live here long enough and it seems obvious why Greater Victoria is known as the City of Gardens.
It’s a nickname that’s been around for as long as anyone can remember. But back when many of the region’s biggest trees were mere saplings, Oak Bay and surrounding municipalities were part of a golden era of grand gardens that have long been lost to time.
Those vanished places are the focus of a talk by heritage consultant Stuart Stark, set for Nov. 18 at the Windsor Park Pavillion.
“Even though we have built our reputation as a city of gardens, we have lost a tremendous amount of gardens,” Stark said.
The Japanese Tea Garden, in what is now Esqui-malt Gorge Park, is perhaps the most spectacu-lar example of a lost landscape that once helped define this place as the City of Gardens.
“A lot of people know nothing about the Japa-nese gardens that used to be on the Gorge,” Stark said. “It was a magic place that used to be the end of the street car line.”
The park and gardens were officially opened by the B.C. Electric Railway in 1907, and featured an amusement park and floating sampan tearoom.
In those days, Stark said, street car companies in cities across the country would often create attractions at the end of their run to encourage
people to use their transit system and make it worthwhile to build.
The park was destroyed in 1941, during a time when anti-Japanese sentiment was enflamed by the Second World War.
In his talk, the Oak Bay born-and-raised Stark will also share stories about Kimbolton House, which was once a magnificent home with incred-ible gardens on Monterey Avenue before the prop-erty was converted to apartments in 1950.
Stark – best known for his work restoring heritage buildings including Emily Carr House, Craigflower Manor and St. Ann’s Academy – has scoured the historical record for references to the city’s first nurseries and earliest gardens.
“Greater Victoria has been known as the City of Gardens since before the turn of the (last) cen-tury,” said Stark, who is still trying to pin down the very first reference to the region’s nickname.
“The very first introductions of plants were in Fort Victoria,” he said, tracing the earliest refer-
ences to 1843. “Where were they get-ting the seeds? Where were they get-ting the plants?”
The first nursery in Oak Bay, and most likely the first in B.C., can be traced back to 1860.
“The lushness of the climate allowed easy growing,” Stark said. “Victoria stands out now and it stood out at that time for its gardens.”
One possible inspiration for the City of Gardens moniker might have been a spectacular garden that once
greeted people as they exited steamships in the Inner Harbour. The mansion, located where the Confederation Fountain now stands behind the Legislature, was a private showpiece in the early 20th century.
“And we’ve lost that,” Starks said, noting that the era of big estates with exotic gardens has given way to a focus on buildings with bigger footprints that incorporate native plants.
“Times are changing,” he said. “We did have our glory days of great gardens but those days are gone. The great private gardens are not the way they used to be.”
(Lost) Gardens is at Windsor Park Pavilion, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.Donations welcome. Refreshments will be served.
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Saturday, Nov. 14Crohn’s and Colitis Canada: Fall Education Symposium and Trade Show – 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Marriott Inner Harbour. Register at crohnsandcolitis.ca/education.
United Empire Loyalists – Do you have United Empire Loyalist ancestors? The local branch meets at noon. For information or lunch reservations: Irene, 250-652-5773 or [email protected].
Kaleidoscope of Colour – Royal Canadian College of Organists: Victoria Centre members and friends at St. Andrews’ Presbyterian Church, 924 Douglas St. Admission by donation. Info: rcco-victoria.org.
Girl Guides of Canada Chatham District Fall Tea and Craft Sale – Enjoy the annual craft
sale and tea, 1 to 4 p.m. at St. Aidan’s Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s St. Admission free; tea $5. All welcome.
Sunday, Nov. 15 Swan Lake Craft Fair – Hand-made Christmas gifts for everyone in the family including your pets, noon to 4 p.m. at the Swan Lake Nature House, 3873 Swan Lake Rd. Refreshments for sale. Christmas raffle of gift baskets. Proceeds go to Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. Info: swanlake.bc.ca.
Tuesday, Nov. 17Drop-in Family Storytime, for young children and their families, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.
Tuesday Movie Nights – Enjoy Jimmy’s Hall in the comfort of the David Foster Foundation Theatre. Ticket ($24) includes gourmet theatre fare, dessert and house-made popcorn, plus option to purchase a beverage. Info or tickets: front desk or 250-598-4556.
UVic Campus Plan Update discussion – Join the Community Association of
Oak Bay and University of Victoria planning staff for a community conversation about the UVic Campus Plan Update. Bring your ideas about what makes north Oak Bay a great neighbourhood, discuss green space, transportation, housing, community facilities and making the neighbourhood a great places to live, learn, work and play, 7:15 to 9 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Rd.
Thursday, Nov. 19Opening reception, “Conjunction” – Reception for the new group exhibit at Gage Arts Collective, 7 to 9 p.m. at 2031 Oak Bay Ave. Exhibit continued to Dec. 5. Info: gagegallery.ca.
Doubt, A Parable – Langham Court Theatre explores the mystery of illusive truth and consequences in this play by John Patrick Shanley Performances continue to Dec. 5. Purchase tickets online at langhamtheatre.ca, call 250-384-2142 or visit the box office at 805 Langham Court, 12 to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 6 to 8 p.m. on performance days.
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Oak Bay printmaker Terry Vatrt removes a print from her studio press. Vatrt is among the many artists on this weekend’s Oak Bay Artists’ Studio Tour and will donate partial proceeds to the Syrian Refugee Fund at St. Philip church.
Terry Vatrt and Susan Park will donate partial proceeds to St. Philip’s Syrian Refugee FundJennifer BlythOak Bay News
Art has long been recognized for its ability to inspire, educate and even heal.
It will be doing all that and more this weekend when two participants on the fall Oak Bay Artists’ Studio Tour dedicate partial proceeds from their sales to help bring a Syrian refugee family to the region.
While fundraising through her art is new for Terry Vatrt, it emerged from her and her hus-band’s shared philosophy of giv-ing.
“We all look at what’s going on in the world and wonder, ‘What can I do? What can I do to help?’” says the printmaker and photog-rapher.
Vatrt, along with fabric artist Susan Purney Park, is support-ing St. Philips Anglican Church’s fundraising efforts to bring a Syr-ian refugee family to Victoria.
With a life-long interest in pho-
tography, a class taken after the birth of her son introduced Vatrt to the world of printmaking. She had read The Artist’s Way, a book designed to guide readers to discover their creativity.
While she didn’t consider herself an art-ist at the time, what came to her through reading was the realization that she wanted to pursue the arts in some way.
A broad-scope class introduced her to many dif-ferent art forms, including print-making.
“It just sang for me and I thought OK, I’ve found some-thing,” she says.
“Growing up thinking you weren’t an artist because you weren’t the best drawer in the class,” the medium opened her eyes to the possibilities, she says, also crediting the many opportunities and instruction offered through the Winnipeg Printmakers’ Association.
When she and her husband
moved to Oak Bay six years ago it brought the retired teacher a renewed opportunity to explore her art once again.
“I’m really inter-ested in multi-genre shows where there’s more than one thing happen-ing ... where more senses are engaged,” she reflects, not-ing as an artist she’s interested in exploring both the micro and the macro, the seen and unseen and what is in between.
Vatrt will be among the doz-ens of Oak Bay artists opening their studios this weekend for the fall studio tour.
“I have a lot of work I haven’t shown here, and work from Winnipeg, so I’m excited about showing people,” she says.
In addition to framed and unframed pieces, greeting cards and bookmarks, Vatrt will also have a press available so visi-tors can emboss their own book-mark.
Oak Bay, the self-guided Oak Bay Artists’ Studio Tour runs from noon to 4:30 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 14 and 15).
Maps are available at local recreation centres or online at recreation.oakbay.ca
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Christine van ReeuwykOak Bay News
Lynn McNamara is well remembered.
As she came to terms with her own demise it was one of her primary concerns.
“She had no fear of dying. She was sad of course, but her concern was she didn’t want to be forgotten,” says her husband Paul McNa-mara. For him, a self-described visual per-son, Lynn is forever that 20-something woman he met as a young man. As an artist, he created two portraits of his late wife, Lynn in her 20s and her 60s.
Daughter Erin recently rescued a dog because she wanted “to be a dog person like mom,” she told her dad.
Lynn battled two cancers over 20 years “which is unusual and unlucky,” Paul said. She had no family history and lived a healthy lifestyle. When doctors gave her – after much pressuring from Lynn – a two-year prognosis at the outside, she held out for that two years nearly to the day.
“In those last two years our relationship with the exception of the early days, was perhaps the most intimate time of our lives,” Paul said. “The lit-tle things stop mattering. We truly had a lot of fun.”
Lynn died Sept. 14, 2012. “We cared for her here at home before she
passed away,” Paul said. Daughter Erin, who is in cancer research, and
occupational therapist Kate took leave from work and the family lived at home in Oak Bay – caring for Lynn.
Victoria Hospice was a key component of their ability to care for her. It wasn’t the first time Paul encountered the non-profit that aids with end-of-life care.
Over his career, Paul found himself back at school many times, but after retiring from hospital administration, Lynn made him go back to work. He found a use for his original social work degree at Royal Jubilee Hospital working with patients and families in the ER and ICU. There he came across Victoria Hospice with regularity – and was amazed at the skills.
“That was before I realized I would be using hos-pice,” he said.
In general terms, Victoria Hospice would pro-vide assessments and order necessities then Red Cross would send it. “Anything we needed would just show up,” Paul said.
Hospice nurses were amazing, ensuring the “gazillion” medications were administered cor-rectly, but Victoria Hospice offered more than the
practical. “They also had coun-
sellors that would come in,” Paul said adding they were professional and non-intrusive.
Lynn was conscious she was slipping away and told a counsel-lor she wanted to say goodbye. The counsel-lor organized a family meeting. It was such a rare formality for the McNamara clan that the gathering started awkwardly. Lynn wasn’t sure what to say, but Paul came armed with a plan – a family totem pole drawing project Kate did in Grade 2.
Lynn was atop, the lion, a protector.
Paul came second, a generally friendly ele-phant.
Erin came next, the friendly but fierce baboon; followed by Kate, the baby chimpan-zee – no less important than her sister, but in her place at the base.
“Erin is a force and Kate is reserved,” Paul said. It pegged the family to a T and kicked off a bois-
terous conversation. “(The counsellor) was so good at taking that and
making it something all of us will remember,” Paul said. “We talked and laughed about our relation-ships in the family.”
Over the years Lynn tasked Paul with creat-ing portraits of each of her beloved dogs. “I was always kind of good at art, but I never saw myself as an artist. Lynn was my biggest cheerleader.”
The pups were so precious, that after death their ashes would remain in an urn at home. Paul wasn’t a fan. “I thought it was weird,” he admitted. So when he created the portraits, Paul incorpo-rated their ashes in the paint in order to do away with the urns.
So it’s no surprise the portraits of their mother, created for Erin and Kate, include Lynn’s ashes.
“I put her ashes in the pictures. I know she would like the idea,” he said.
He’s also created a work of art for the com-ing HeART for Hospice, an elegant evening of art, music and mingling to support end-of-life care.
While he’s donated works to the MS Grape Escape fundraiser in Cowichan Valley, this year is his first as a featured artist at HeART for Hospice, donating a work that features tulips bursting like fireworks from a vase. “I have a thing about tulips … the first flower of spring,” he says.
The gala and art auction is Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Union Club, 805 Gordon St., Victoria. Visit victoriahospice.org to learn more about the organization or hospiceartauction.bpt.me for tickets ($45) to the event.
Oak Bay artist Paul McNamara with two portaits he painted of his late wife Lynn. Paul is among the featured artists in the HeART for Hospice gala and art auction Nov. 17.
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Kickstart the Christmas sea-son with a customer celebration at the community toy store.
Shopping local extends to the toy venues that celebrate the support of parents, grandpar-ents and other gift-givers with the sixth national Neighbour-hood Toy Store Day.
“It’s a customer appreciation day. It’s a chance for us to say thank you for all the neighbour-hood support,” said Neil Rogers, owner of Timeless Toys in Oak Bay and Saanich. “It’s a shop-local initiative. We try and show people that it’s an experience to come to the toy store where you get friendly service. You get to know customers and you get one-on-one help from toy experts who know what toys are
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“Local stores also make holi-day toy shopping easier, by offer-ing a personalized approach and additional customer service that contrasts with the sometimes frazzling experience of shopping large retailers,” Rogers said, add-ing the toys are hand-selected by staff. “We try and go for the toys that stimulate children’s brain. These are toys that last; you need to use your imagina-tion as opposed to flashy toys that do things for you. Our tag-line is ‘The classics of yesterday and today.’ … We try and find the best toys in a reasonable price range that are really going
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Up the Ave, discover even more gold-starred toys at Bud-dies Toys, 1831 Oak Bay Ave.
“The main thing we’re doing is we’re launching our Christmas catalogue,” said Lauren Powell, manager of the Victoria store. The catalogue features toys awarded the gold star through the Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada membership.
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Featuring an 8km, 4km and one-kilometre kids’ event, the Merrython is hosted by Oak Bay Rotary at Hen-derson Rec Centre Sunday, Dec. 6.
For registration information call the recreation centre at 250-370-7200.
The University of Victoria men’s and women’s basketball teams start the week at home on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 when they take on the Saskatchewan Huskies back-to-back at CARSA.
The women start at 6 p.m. Fri-day, with the men following at 8 p.m. Saturday’s game tips off with the women at 5 p.m. and the men at 7 p.m.
The final games of the week come Friday, Nov. 20, when the Vikes face the University of Calgary,
also at CARSA. The women hit the hardwood at 6 p.m. with the
men following at 8 p.m. UVic’s men’s rugby team plays one
game this week against, welcoming the Castaway Wanderers on Friday, Nov. 13. Kickoff is at 6:15 p.m. at Centennial Sta-dium.
On the women’s side, the Castaways Premier team welcomes Westshore to Windsor Park Saturday, Nov. 14, with play kicking off at 11:30 a.m.
In high school soccer, No. 1 seed Oak Bay was set to take on No. 8 seed Mt. Doug Thursday (Nov. 12) at Carnarvon, after the News went to press. The win-ner will head to the Colonist Cup semi-finals Tuesday, Nov. 17 at UVic. Kick-off is 3 p.m. The finals are at UVic Thursday,
Nov. 19.Also coming up for Oak Bay are the 2015 Senior
Boys Volleyball Island Championships, with the AAA Island Championship hosted Nov. 20 and 21 at the new high school.
After away games during the week, on Friday, Nov. 20 the men’s and women’s Camosun Char-gers basketball teams host the Quest Kermodes at PISE. The women’s game starts at 6 p.m. and the men’s game follows at 8 p.m.
The Camosun men’s volleyball team starts its week playing the University of Fraser Valley Cas-cades at PISE at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 and also at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. The squad finished on the road playing against the Capilano Blues on Friday, Nov. 20.
Registration has opened for the Victoria Minor Ball Hockey Association, with divisions for players born between 1997 and 2011. For information and registration details, visit vmbh.ca.
Colin Gall is a Saanich athlete, an avid sports fan and a Grade 11 student at Mt. Douglas secondary. Email your coming sports events to [email protected].
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Got a sports story?Sports news to share? Email the details to editor Jennifer Blyth at [email protected] or call 250-480-3239. Submissions of information and high-resolution images are also welcome for consideration. Please be sure to include a contact name and phone number or email address.
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Small Works stick around to ChristmasEclectic’s Small Works offers diverse selectionChristine van ReeuwykOak Bay News
Small Works brings an array of art and artists to Eclectic this winter.
“Every year it cre-ates a lot of buzz because we have about 25 artists and often we introduce new artists to the gallery as well art at this time,” said gallery owner John Taylor.
All artists are local, with the exception of Mark Brennan who hails from Halifax but painted Island scenes this summer.
“When it comes to small works it seems like it allows (the art-ists) to be more play-ful,” Taylor said.
PLEASE SEE: Eclectic
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Jennifer BlythOak Bay News
It’s a busy few weeks in the local art scene with several new shows opening along with a series of special events.
Stop by Winchester Galleries from 2 to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 14, for an exhibition of works by Molly Lamb Bobak and Bruno Bobak, paired with the launch of a brand new book by Anny Scoones, Last Dance in Shediac: Memories of Mum, Molly Lamb Bobak.
A “collection of the author’s personal memories of her mother, celebrated Canadian artist Molly Lamb Bobak, and a tender mediation on life and death,” Scoones expands on the artist’s public profile with memo-ries both funny and touching.
The exhibition continues to Nov. 21.The Avenue Gallery opens an exhibit
of new work by Kimberly Kiel, showing Nov. 14 to 21. “Energetic, outgoing and charming, just like the paintings she cre-
ates, (Kiel’s) full-of-life attitude perfectly depicts her creations.”
Also at the gallery Nov. 18 to 25 is an exhibition of new work by glazier Naoko Takenouchi, whose hand-blown glass vessels with ethereal colours and intri-cate engraved designs often depict a visual metaphor or allegory.
Looking ahead to December, Avenue wel-comes All That Glitters, the gallery’s annual exhi-bition of wearable art from some of Canada’s finest jewellers. The show opens Dec. 3 and continues through Dec. 24.
Oak Bay’s Eclectic Gal-lery is featuring its holi-day exhibit, small works BIG IMPACT, continu-ing through Jan. 9 (see related story below), featuring the art of more than 20 artists whose works are all priced at less than $500.
The show directly supports local jewel-
lers, potters, wood crafters, silversmiths and visual artists.
Avenue, Eclectic and Winchester gal-leries are among a host of Oak Bay galler-ies throwing their doors open late Thurs-day, Dec. 3 for the 12th annual Oak Bay
Gallery Walk, a glittering display of lights, car-ollers, and s e a s o n a l treats from 6 to 8 p.m.
In nearby Rockland, the Art Gallery of G r e a t e r Victoria’s free work-shop “Perform-ing Femininity” on Nov. 21 ties into the current exhibit, The Artist Herself: Self-Portraits by Canadian Historical Women Artists, showing through Jan. 3.
Don’t miss: The Oak Bay Artists’
Studio Tour, from 12 to 4:30 p.m. this weekend, Nov. 14 and 15. Pick up your map for the self-guided tour at Oak Bay rec centres.
Stop by the Oak Bay News office at 207A in Athlone Court to see the newest exhibit of artwork by the talented members of the Oak Bay Art Club.
Oak Bay Gallery Walk, 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3.
Majolica Pitcher with Peonies, by David Blackwood, part of a major exhibition at Oak Bay’s Winchester Galleries Nov. 19 to Dec. 23.
African basket bowl by Naoko Takenouchi, at Avenue Gallery.
A16 • www.oakbaynews.com Friday, November 13, 2015 - OAK BAY NEWS
Susie CipollaA Place in the Sun
24 x 30, acrylic on canvas
2184 Oak Bay Avenue l 250-598-2184 l www.theavenuegallery.com
2170 Oak Bay Avenue www.eclecticgallery.ca
Known for its unique gifts, Eclectic Gallery is brimming with an amazing array of artisan jewellery! Eclectic is sure to please for any budget, featuring local BC and Canadian art, pottery, wood and its ever popular Small Works BIG Impact exhibition with original paintings under $500 from 25 regional artists.
“Some of them will do something com-pletely different.”
The array of artists, their playful nature and the fact they’ll each have three to five works in the show cre-ates a varied selection of artwork.
“We really want to encourage people to buy local art and con-sider collecting it,” Tay-lor said. “We keep it up for two months so peo-ple can come in a and view it and consider as gifts for Christmas. Everything is below $500 and a lot of them are below $200 even.”
Eclectic is also among the galleries participating in the annual Oak Bay Gallery Walk from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 3. “It’s always a big art fling.”
cvanreeuwyk @oakbaynews.com
EclecticContinued from Page A16
See work by Jennifer McIntyre at Eclectic.
The ground-breaking exhibi-tion includes works from both settler and Indigenous perspec-tives – the work of 41 artists, working in a range of media, including paintings, textiles, photographs and film, and other forms of self-representation. The workshop runs from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and pre-registration is required – see aggv.ca for infor-mation.
Also continuing at the art gal-lery are Case Studies, featuring decorative art from the collec-tion, and Anna Banana, 45 Years of Fooling Around with A. Banana. Treasures of the Chinese Schol-ar’s Studio closes this Sunday, Nov. 15, while Circumference, an installation from Toronto-based artist Gwen MacGregor, closes next Sunday, Nov. 22. Ongoing is Emily Carr and the Young Gen-eration.
Downtown, West End Gal-lery opens the premiere Victo-ria exhibit of work by Michael Rozenvain and Sabina Premiere this Saturday, Nov. 14.
Originally from Kiev, Ukraine, Rozenvain and Sabina both com-pleted their studies there before emigrating to Canada.
Rozenvains’ paintings are based on memories from his
time in Europe. “Reluctant to let this period of his life disap-pear he fills the canvases with his favourite things and places. These vibrant paintings fea-ture cobbled streets, busy café scenes and lively musicians; the recurring sight of the Eiffel Tower, being the only distinctly identifiable place, allows the viewer to interpret the other locales as they wish.”
Captivated by the Canadian scenery, Sabina paints the land-scapes of her adopted country.
“Capturing drifting canoes, woodland trails and floral fields her paintings are a feast for the eye.”
Join West End for an opening reception this Saturday, Nov. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibition continues to Nov. 26.
Evening Light, by Michael Rozenvain, opening at West End Gallery Saturday, Nov. 14.
OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, November 13, 2015 www.oakbaynews.com • A17
Oak Bay Artists’ Studio TourSaturday and Sunday • Noon-4:30pm
November 14 & 15
Information & Map available atwww.recreation.oakbay.ca
Meet Oak Bay artists at their studios on this self-guided free event.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 7pmat Windsor Park Pavilion
2451 Windsor RoadDonations welcome ~ Refreshments will be served
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Japanese Tea Garden, The Gorge
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William Fernie home "Kimbolton" on OakBay Avenue. Now site of MontereyRecreation Centre
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Mary “Lois” Grant (nee Porter) died peacefully at Royal Jubilee Hospital on November 2, leaving behind many loving nieces, nephews, caregivers and friends. Born in Calgary in 1916, Lois grew up in Stettler Alberta. Having trained in stenography, Lois moved with husband John to Oak Bay during the 50s, and worked for the BC government till the late 70s. A keen gardener and woodcarver, Lois also enjoyed, swimming, playing bridge, water-colour painting and going for walks. She liked a good laugh and was fond of giving friends unsolvablepuzzles and delightful, witty poems.She also loved her activity daysat Oak Bay Lodge.
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1. Coarse files 2. Opposite of digital 3. Lilongwe is the capital 4. Slender long-tailed parrots 5. Obeahs 6. Political action committees 7. Expungings 8. A very large body of water 9. Jr. to a sergeant (abbr.)11. Disappear beyond the horizon13. Bonxie16. Metacomet of Pokanoket18. Two-year-old sheep21. Mister24. New Zealand red pine26. Irish Republic27. One point E of due S29. 7th avatar of Vishnu
32. Woman making her debut (abbr.)33. A guiding spirit34. Town of Jesus’ 1st miracle35. Surmounted36. Prayer beads37. Picasso’s mistress38. Rich in decorative detail39. Unit of time43. A set of steps44. Toilet powder46. Paddle 47. Doctor of Medicine48. Board cutters51. Port of ancient Rome53. River in South Africa54. Tense56. 74820 OK57. Opposite of LTM58. Br. University town river
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Bubbly bountyDebbie Walsh, development officer, special events, for the BC Cancer Foundation receives a cheque for $35,558 from Oak Bay’s Cassie Kangas, realtor and event chair for Bubbles & Bites – Popping Corks for the Cure, and Susan Dunn, managing broker with DFH Real Estate. Bubbles & Bites filled Oak Bay’s Marina Restaurant Sept. 24 to raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation.
Whether you’re getting your house ready to sell or moving into a new home, fall is a good time to take stock of possible safety concerns before winter hits.
The Insurance Bureau of Canada reminds Canadians about important maintenance that can make a difference.
“IBC’s top 10 provides a comprehensive list of tasks to tackle around the home as the win-ter months approach,” said IBC’s Bill Adams, vice-president, Western and Pacific Region.
“Taking a few extra minutes to check these items off of your to-do list could help ensure the safety of you and your family over the coming months.”
1. Test and maintain your smoke alarms – Clean, test and change the batteries regularly.
2. Check your CO detectors – Be sure to have a CSA-approved CO detector in working condition on every floor in your home, (check these once a month).
3. Review your family’s emergency plan – Ensure you have a family emergency plan that works and review it with family members to explain what to do and where to go in case of an emergency.
4. Update your emergency kit – Replace out-of-date items and ensure you’re prepared for at least 72 hours.
5. Have your fuel-burning appliances inspected by a trained professional – It’s important to have these appliances inspected at the beginning of every heating season.
6. Check your chimney and vents – Have a professional inspect these to ensure every-thing is connected and in good condition and that nothing is blocked.
7. Check your first-aid kit – Replace miss-ing supplies and those that are out of date.
8. Update your home inventory – A cur-rent inventory of your belongings makes it easier to file a claim.
9. Review your insurance policy – Do you have adequate coverage?
10. Check your car – While outside the home, it’s a good idea to check your car’s tire pressure and fluid levels and make sure all lights and signals are working.
While winter isn’t the ideal time to sell a home, with gardens full of leafless trees and grey skies providing an often gloomy backdrop, you can still create an inviting first impression with an inviting front door.
Get the how-to at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific later this month, when the Saanich garden hosts a weath-making workshop.
The popular class offers four sessions to choose from – 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 28 and Sunday, Nov. 29.
Finlay Nicolson, HCP graduate and college instructor, will show participants how to create
decorative Christmas wreaths.Using an assortment of evergreens, berries,
cones and bows, these wreaths will last and look great on your front door throughout the festive season.
Participants should bring garden gloves and secateurs/shears to class.
The workshops fill quickly. Registration for the two-hour sessions is $35 for HCP members per session at $45 for non-members.
To register, visit the HCP front office, call 250-479-6162 or email [email protected]
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Good VibrationsBack on the Market! Hurry to this immaculate 4 bed, 5 bath home located in desirable Ardmore by the Sea, known for its beaches, trails, golf course & larger lots. Situated on a totally private .85 acre lot with Ocean views, this wonderful haven is located close to a beautiful beach, and exudes comfort and warmth.The custom open-plan multi-level home was designed by Michael Nixon of Broadmead Designs, and quality-built by Tidman Construction. Updates incl: bathrooms, fl oors, roof, paint, and more. Overall, it’s 3300 sqft with spacious rooms & vaulted ceilings in the living areas.This home will tick all the boxes for an Executive couple or family. It was operated as a highly successful B & B. Live the Ardmore Life! $749,900
The Whole Nine YardsUnprecedented Low bank Oceanfront Estate with bells and whistles! A serious Yachtsman’s delight with very deep water for most boat drafts. Spectacular panoramic Ocean Vistas, indoor swimming pool, Dock, Boathouse, and Foreshore Licence are some of the key features. The Architecturally designed home was carefully positioned to take full advantage of every aspect of this wonderful location and outlook. The 5436 sq ft home is on 3 view levels and the ground fl oor could be a self-contained suite. 2 formal Living rooms, 3-4 Bedrooms and 5 Luxury baths! The accommodation is beautifully fl exible to meet almost every family’s needs. The magnifi cent pool is completely surrounded by windows with a 13’ ft vaulted ceiling and hot tub. Subject to probate $1,650,000
Love Me DoA must see, close to the Lake! A duplex in body, but not in spirit, as it shows and feels like a single family dwelling. It’s a lovely, pristine, custom home; impeccably presented, and pro-viding a whopping 2645 sq ft of spacious living area and total privacy. You will enjoy the large kitchen with eat-in dining area, entertainment-sized formal dining room opening to the capa-cious living room with gas fi replace, and west-facing balcony to soak up the evening sun & view towards the lake. There are 3 roomy bdrms on the main, including a Den, and a beautiful master bdrm with ensuite, propane fi replace & walk-in closet. The huge suite downstairs is another jewel in the crown, and could easily be 2 bdrms. You will enjoy mature landscaping & lots of parking for the boat-RV. New Price! $449,900
She Walks In BeautyThis Architecturally designed .89 acre Haven off ers lovely Views over Todd Inlet. Placed high and peaceful in tune with the land, the interior of this light-bathed home is just as magical as the land that cradles it. Upon entry, you experience the 2007 Epicurean kitchen through to the multi-purpose home offi ce. Ascend the dramatic staircase to an elegant Master with Ensuite, leading to one of many sunny decks. Savour Butchart Gardens fi reworks in the summer, and the energizing Chi of a southwest setting. The fantastic fully-separate Guest area is amazing! Come home, where fi ne living and an active lifestyle exist in perfect Synergy. $1,088,000
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Tread Softly to Your DreamsHere in this peaceful idyll of Ocean View living, you fi nd your 1.14 Acre haven complete with a wonderfully separate 1 bed-room Suite, Workshop, or Studio space. This home will answer your Executive family dreams: beautifully updated, and close to an excellent Immersion School, Country Markets, amazing trails, parks , beaches, Vineyards, and all Sidney amenities! Tucked away at the end of a family friendly cul-de-sac, the expansive back Garden accessed from a massive deck area is south-facing, off ering a private sanctuary for children. Call now to live THE Lifestyle in your 4 bdrm - 4 bath, retreat with perfect indoor-outdoor fl ow for bbqs, and parties. $825,000
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Rule Brittania!New Price! Highfell is the quintessential replica of a British medieval revival home. The amazing 3783 sq ft home is custom-built and features solid Oak; fl oors, doors, trim, stairs and balustrades. It really is a must buy. Upon arrival at the entry, one is greeted by an exquisite hand carved Oak mural popularised in England during the 17th century. A very spacious suite home with Great room complete with Inglenook fi replace, and high ceilings to enchant party guests. Situated on 1.02 acres, the stately property has 3-4 bedrooms and 2 baths in the main house, and 1 bedroom, 1 bath in a new suite. All that’s missing is the minstrel. $625,000
The provincial government’s Municipal Wastewater Regulation requires all BC municipalities to have separate stormwater and sanitary sewer systems. Compliance with the provincial regulation is mandatory for the District of Oak Bay as it is for other jurisdictions in the province such as Burnaby, New Westminster and the City of Vancouver where single pipe infrastructure currently exists.
The Uplands area is the last remaining neighbourhood to have a single pipe system to accommodate both sanitary sewer and stormwater flows. During heavy rainfall, the stormwater volume exceeds the capacity of the system and a combination of stormwater and raw sewage discharges into the ocean at the Rutland and Humber pump stations.
Six options have been identified to achieve mandatory compliance. Residents of Oak Bay are invited to attend an Open House to learn more about these options. For more information, visit www.oakbay.ca
Nov 7, Saturday 2 – 5 pmActivity Rooms 3 & 4Neighbourhood Learning CentreOak Bay High School2151 Cranmore RoadVictoria, BC
Nov 10, Tuesday 5 – 8 pmMain Lounge – Cadboro RoomRoyal Victoria Yacht Club3475 Ripon RoadVictoria, BC
Nov 20, Friday 5 – 8 pmGym, Uplands Campus3461 Henderson RoadVictoria, BC
Nov 21, Saturday 2 – 5 pmGym, Uplands Campus3461 Henderson RoadVictoria, BC
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