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UVic plays key role in Higgs boson researchSearch for ‘God particle’ helps us understand how everything we know came to beJim ZeebenNews staff

On the morning of a press conference some said could herald the scientific discovery of the century, Rob McPher-son and his wife were debating who would take their son to early hockey practice.

McPherson, an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria and his wife, Isabel Trigger, are both particle physicists involved in research that’s trying to further our understanding of how everything as we know it came

to be.Serving as a spokesperson for Atlas-

Canada, McPherson ended up staying home to watch the announcement by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN.

“It’s fantastically exciting,” McPher-son said about the news, which he spent the day explain-ing to media outlets across the country.

McPherson and Trigger are among 3,000 physicists working with the Atlas team at the Large Haldron Collider near Geneva. Switzerland. Atlas and a competing team known as CMS both released results on Tuesday offering a tantalizing glimpse into the behaviour of the elusive Higgs boson particle.

The Higgs boson has so far only existed as a theory, though one necessary for the standard model of physics to work.

“Higgs, by itself, can’t be the whole story,” McPherson said. “There has to be something else to keep it stable.”

Which is why McPherson thinks that while calling Higgs boson “the God particle” is a great way to capture the public’s imagination, there are many more questions that need answering.

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Higgs boson key to more secrets

If scientists succeed in definitively discov-ering the Higgs boson particle – expected to happen next year – the next step will be to find what else is hiding. Theories about myster-ies such as dark mat-ter, thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, and even extra dimensions in spacetime could be opened up for closer study.

UVic has played a key role in the develop-ment of Atlas, which searched for the Higgs boson by using the massive particle accel-erator at CERN. Par-ticles are torn apart at tremendous force and slammed into layers of lead and liquid argon. Scientists measure how the energy produced by the collision relates to theories about what we already know about subatomic particles. What scientists with both Atlas and CMS found was evidence of activity on a scale that fits into where theo-ries suggest the Higgs boson should be.

Finding this elusive particle is a big deal because it would help with our understand-ing of what happened in the first trillionth of a second after the Big Bang. That’s how long it took, theories suggest, before “stuff” began to stick together in our universe.

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Funding allocated for maternity anesthesiologists

B.C.’s major medical centres will have access to anes-thesiologists seven days per week, 24 hours per day for women with high-risk pregnancies.

The province and the B.C. Medical Association have agreed to allocate $2.5 million to obstetrical anesthesiol-ogy.

The province says the funding will help local health authorities, such as the Vancouver Island Health Author-ity, to ensure round-the-clock coverage. The agreement affects Victoria General Hospital, which hosts the sole obstetrical ward in the region.

The issue of staffing levels boiled over in August after a

VGH anesthesiologist claimed a stillborn death could have been linked to an alleged shortage of anesthesiologists at the hospital.

A woman in labour required an emergency caesarean section at a time when the hospital’s lone anesthesiologist was occupied with other surgeries.

An independent, external review of the incident con-cluded the availability of anesthesiologists was not a fac-tor in the stillborn death. The review did make 21 rec-ommendations, though, including creating a dedicated obstetrical anesthesiology service.

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Shortly after the story of Lisa Atterby’s efforts to rescue cocker spaniels was featured in the News, she had to turn down a prospective buyer. It wasn’t

that Atterby didn’t have animals in need of homes. The problem for Atterby was that the dog was being bought to give away as a Christ-mas present.

“Dogs are a commitment for 12 to 15 years,” Atterby said. “It’s not anything that should ever be given on an impulse. If your mother-in-law wants a dog then she should be the one to apply.”

At Petcetera in Tillicum Centre, where an ani-mal rescue adoption service has been available since July, the rate of adoptions have doubled in the last two weeks as Christmas nears.

“There aren’t really too many requirements that we set,” said manager at large Rachel Davis. “But if we don’t feel comfortable adopt-ing out, we will say no.”

For a flat $400 fee, Petcetera re-homes aban-doned, confiscated or stray dogs from Las Vegas, which come to Saanich via a company called Foreclosed Upon Pets Inc.

But it’s not always so straightforward for some animal lovers hoping to make a differ-ence in a dog’s life. Which is why it’s important to look into who you’re buying from when con-sidering the trendy notion of rescuing a pet.

“There are definitely people out there who are just interested in making some finances off of animals, let’s be honest,” said Saanich pound officer Derek Rees, noting that are complica-tions caused because there is no limit on the number of dogs that can legally be imported into Canada.

In the summer, Rees encountered a woman who had imported 15 dogs from Mexico to be sold in Saanich.

“(She) believed she was doing the right thing at the time,” he said. “I bumped into her when she had a total of 20 dogs in her van.”

Penny Stone, branch manager of the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, agrees that some independent dog importers are not capable of caring for the animals they import, despite their intentions.

“There are some really good reputable breed rescues out there, but there are also the people who aren’t quite prepared,” she said.

While not a huge issue, Stone said, several times per year, the branch receives rescued dogs that have been surrendered by their ill-prepared importers. She suggests prospective owners do some research, including contact the SPCA, to learn more about an individual or organization rescuing animals.

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Norm Tesluk, assistant manager, and Rachel Davis, manager at large, make faces through a glass door as they play with rescued dogs at the new Petcetera in Tillicum Centre.

Murder charges withdrawn in stabbing deathSuspect released after stay ordered

Charges have been dropped against the Victoria man who was arrested in connection with the August stab-bing death of Daniel Levesque.

Joshua Bredo, 26, was released from jail Friday, after Crown counsel stayed a sec-ond-degree murder charge against him.

“It’s not like he can’t be charged again (for the same crime),” said Victoria police spokes-person, Const. Mike Russell.

“Investigators are continuing the inves-tigation, but (right now) they don’t have enough evidence to keep him in custody.”

Levesque died on Aug. 3 following an inci-dent inside an apart-ment suite at 732 Cor-morant St.

A massive investi-gation was launched, led by the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crimes Unit, and sup-ported by the Victoria Police Department.

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Pound officer Derek Reese regularly receives complaints from dog owners in Saanich. Many are concerned that required medical certification to bring dogs into Can-ada is given too freely and that sick dogs may infect local animals with communicable diseases.

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Macartney, who works alongside Mexican vets in spay and neuter clinics, does not see any issue with the certification process.

“Most people vaccinate their pets and vac-cines do work.”

Macartney has four small street dogs he rescued from Mexico on Nov. 21 available for adoption through McKenzie Veterinary Ser-vices. The fee to adopt the dogs is $250 and more information, including photos of the animals, is available at www.mcvets.com.

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One of Greater Victoria’s fallen war heroes was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal by the Gov-ernor General Tuesday.

John Nuttall accepted one of 44 medals from Gov. Gen. David Johnston, commander-in-chief of the Canadian Forces, on behalf of his older brother Lt. Andrew Nuttall, who was killed by a bomb while out on a foot patrol in a Taliban-controlled section of Afghanistan in 2009.

John, who is now living in London, Ont., was joined at Rideau Hall in Ottawa by his parents, Richard and Jane, of Saanich.

“I thought that was the right thing to do,” Rich-ard said of wanting his youngest son to accept the medal on Andrew’s behalf. “(John) has been pro-foundly affected by this and I thought, rather than me or Jane, it was best for John to go.”

The medal, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding professionalism and bringing honour to Canada and its military, means a lot to

the Nuttall family, Richard said.When the decoration is brought home to Saan-

ich, it will be placed in a window box that already holds Andrew’s South-West Asia Service Medal, which recognizes those who serve in Afghanistan more than 30 days, and the Sacrifice Medal.

“It recognizes how capable he was, and what a good job he was doing,” Richard said of the Meri-torious Service Medal. “We know that, but this is sort of official recognition of that.”

Andrew was an army platoon commander work-ing on the front lines of the Afghanistan conflict before his death on Dec. 23, 2009.

The 30-year-old “molded his soldiers into a cohe-sive team that excelled in Afghanistan’s demand-ing environment,” according to a news release issued by the Governor General’s office. “While the loss of Lt. Nuttall was devastating, the culture and esprit de corps forged under his leadership were instrumental in enabling his soldiers to success-fully continue their mission.”

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With about six months left to go in his job as commander of CFB Esquimalt, navy Capt. Craig Baines is focused on checking off a number of items on his to-do list.

“We kind of joke with the other munici-palities that we’re the 14th municipality in a sense and I think it’s a good metaphor to say that I’m the mayor of that municipality,” he says. “My responsibilities are very simi-lar, actually.”

Base commanders typically serve for two years, before being assigned to another position elsewhere. Baines hasn’t received his official message yet, telling him when or where his next challenge will be.

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Apologetic knife-wielding robber empties store’s cash register

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I can’t see it, but my friend says her eyelid is tapping out an irritat-ing non-stop beat.

“Did you see that? My eye just twitched,” she says, pointing at the irksome spot just above the upper eyelid of her right eye. “Sometimes I’m talking and I feel like people can see it.”

The twitchiness, which she says is likely a sign of stress, arrived Dec. 1.

It’s no coincidence her eyelid began jumping on the very day that many retail sales associates, including my friend, will tell you signals shoppers to pick up the present-buying pace before Christmas day arrives.

“Everyone’s in a rush. Everyone’s trying to get that perfect gift. Everyone’s trying to get the last one,” she says.

In a way, my friend wants to be added to everyone’s gift-giving list, her name pencilled in between Aunt Dorothy and Cousin Bob.

But she doesn’t want a gift-wrapped package that holds a shiny and expensive item, one that would likely be forgotten long before next Christmas anyway.

The trinket she treasures most is patience, with a dollop of kindness thrown in for good measure.

As a customer service represen-tative working in retail she’s on

the front lines helping the crush of stampeding shoppers purchase their heart’s desire.

She’s talented at what she does, regardless of the pressures she will continue to face in the midst of the Christmas rush, and even when cus-

tomers come back to her store to return some of the items they purchased.

Through it all, she treats customers with kindness, sharing her smile and being as courteous as her work shift is long, even after standing for hours on end.

But with Christmas around the corner, it seems the festive season has skewed our knowl-edge of basic manners – all

those things we repeat like broken records to our children.

Strangers, whether it’s the store greeter or the associate behind the counter gift-wrapping the present you just bought, should not bear the brunt of our busy lives.

Many of us are in a hurry to the extent where patiently waiting our turn, and a quick, ‘Hi, how are you?’ have become too time-consuming to manage.

Take the other day when my friend was on shift.

She was speaking with a cus-tomer out on the floor when another customer walked up and,

without even an ‘excuse me,’ inter-rupted with a question, eventually followed by snarkiness.

Unfortunately, she’s not the exception this holiday shopping season.

It seems working in sales is like being a bomb disposal expert, with the customer as the bomb. Sometimes, no matter what you do, things can derail pretty quickly, tak-ing the ‘merry’ out of merry Christ-mas and reinforcing the ‘humbug’ in bah humbug.

“(The situation is) like a zit wait-ing to pop,” my friend says, adding that this year seems to be the sea-son of relentless rudeness.

Given all the people on our Christmas shopping lists, is it really that difficult to add a few extra peo-ple – even if we don’t know them?

No matter how long the lines are or how many people I want to buy gifts for, I’ll make it a priority to wait patiently in line for my turn at the cash register, offer my retail sales associate a smile and wish them a happy holiday.

“It doesn’t have to be anything big,” my friend adds.

It’s an opportunity to ensure the holiday eye twitching doesn’t spread. It’s also a way to pay the holiday spirit forward, and it doesn’t cost anything at all.

Erin McCracken is a reporter with the Victoria News.

[email protected].

OUR VIEW

Shoppers, a little patience please

‘The trinket she treasures most is patience.’

Science needs our supportIt’s human nature to question the importance

of things we can’t comprehend, especially if we’re being asked to foot some of the bill.

But there are reasons we must continue to support scientific endeavours, probably much more than we do now.

There was worldwide excitement this week when scientists working at Europe’s CERN facility announced the results of research into the elusive Higgs boson particle.

Despite the promising announcement on Tuesday, scientists still have plenty of work to do before they can confirm the existence of the Higgs boson.

The particle remains an exceptionally complicated idea about something that exceptionally complicated theories tell us is important to our ideas of how nature works.

It was coined the “God particle” by a publisher looking for a way to make a book about the Higgs boson appeal to a wider audience.

The name has stuck, much to the chagrin of physicists who know there are many more mysteries to contemplate beyond the puzzles of this particular particle.

The University of Victoria has played a key role in the development of the particle accelerator at CERN used to search for the Higgs boson. Being involved has cost the country somewhere in the neighbourhood of $100 million. But more importantly, being involved has allowed UVic to attract some of the sharpest minds in the world.

Science, more than ever, requires an international approach and Canada would be remiss not to be at the table. The spin-offs are huge and easy to understand. CERN itself gave us the World Wide Web, which began as a platform for scientists around the globe to share information.

The particle accelerators used to study the esoteric world of quantum physics are not that different from CAT scans used for decades now to take detailed medical images.

Greater Victoria works well as a region to incubate a vibrant high tech industry. Being involved with great international science can only help our region attract the brainy thinkers who can serve to inspire all of us.

Erin McCrackenPaper trail

EDITORIALPenny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorJim Zeeben EditorOliver Sommer Advertising Director

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I can’t see it, but my friend says her eyelid is tapping out an irritat-ing non-stop beat.

“Did you see that? My eye just twitched,” she says, pointing at the irksome spot just above the upper eyelid of her right eye. “Sometimes I’m talking and I feel like people can see it.”

The twitchiness, which she says is likely a sign of stress, arrived Dec. 1.

It’s no coincidence her eyelid began jumping on the very day that many retail sales associates, including my friend, will tell you signals shoppers to pick up the present-buying pace before Christmas day arrives.

“Everyone’s in a rush. Everyone’s trying to get that perfect gift. Everyone’s trying to get the last one,” she says.

In a way, my friend wants to be added to everyone’s gift-giving list, her name pencilled in between Aunt Dorothy and Cousin Bob.

But she doesn’t want a gift-wrapped package that holds a shiny and expensive item, one that would likely be forgotten long before next Christmas anyway.

The trinket she treasures most is patience, with a dollop of kindness thrown in for good measure.

As a customer service represen-tative working in retail she’s on

the front lines helping the crush of stampeding shoppers purchase their heart’s desire.

She’s talented at what she does, regardless of the pressures she will continue to face in the midst of the Christmas rush, and even when cus-

tomers come back to her store to return some of the items they purchased.

Through it all, she treats customers with kindness, sharing her smile and being as courteous as her work shift is long, even after standing for hours on end.

But with Christmas around the corner, it seems the festive season has skewed our knowl-edge of basic manners – all

those things we repeat like broken records to our children.

Strangers, whether it’s the store greeter or the associate behind the counter gift-wrapping the present you just bought, should not bear the brunt of our busy lives.

Many of us are in a hurry to the extent where patiently waiting our turn, and a quick, ‘Hi, how are you?’ have become too time-consuming to manage.

Take the other day when my friend was on shift.

She was speaking with a cus-tomer out on the floor when another customer walked up and,

without even an ‘excuse me,’ inter-rupted with a question, eventually followed by snarkiness.

Unfortunately, she’s not the exception this holiday shopping season.

It seems working in sales is like being a bomb disposal expert, with the customer as the bomb. Sometimes, no matter what you do, things can derail pretty quickly, tak-ing the ‘merry’ out of merry Christ-mas and reinforcing the ‘humbug’ in bah humbug.

“(The situation is) like a zit wait-ing to pop,” my friend says, adding that this year seems to be the sea-son of relentless rudeness.

Given all the people on our Christmas shopping lists, is it really that difficult to add a few extra peo-ple – even if we don’t know them?

No matter how long the lines are or how many people I want to buy gifts for, I’ll make it a priority to wait patiently in line for my turn at the cash register, offer my retail sales associate a smile and wish them a happy holiday.

“It doesn’t have to be anything big,” my friend adds.

It’s an opportunity to ensure the holiday eye twitching doesn’t spread. It’s also a way to pay the holiday spirit forward, and it doesn’t cost anything at all.

Erin McCracken is a reporter with the Victoria News.

[email protected].

OUR VIEW

Shoppers, a little patience please

‘The trinket she treasures most is patience.’

Science needs our supportIt’s human nature to question the importance

of things we can’t comprehend, especially if we’re being asked to foot some of the bill.

But there are reasons we must continue to support scientific endeavours, probably much more than we do now.

There was worldwide excitement this week when scientists working at Europe’s CERN facility announced the results of research into the elusive Higgs boson particle.

Despite the promising announcement on Tuesday, scientists still have plenty of work to do before they can confirm the existence of the Higgs boson.

The particle remains an exceptionally complicated idea about something that exceptionally complicated theories tell us is important to our ideas of how nature works.

It was coined the “God particle” by a publisher looking for a way to make a book about the Higgs boson appeal to a wider audience.

The name has stuck, much to the chagrin of physicists who know there are many more mysteries to contemplate beyond the puzzles of this particular particle.

The University of Victoria has played a key role in the development of the particle accelerator at CERN used to search for the Higgs boson. Being involved has cost the country somewhere in the neighbourhood of $100 million. But more importantly, being involved has allowed UVic to attract some of the sharpest minds in the world.

Science, more than ever, requires an international approach and Canada would be remiss not to be at the table. The spin-offs are huge and easy to understand. CERN itself gave us the World Wide Web, which began as a platform for scientists around the globe to share information.

The particle accelerators used to study the esoteric world of quantum physics are not that different from CAT scans used for decades now to take detailed medical images.

Greater Victoria works well as a region to incubate a vibrant high tech industry. Being involved with great international science can only help our region attract the brainy thinkers who can serve to inspire all of us.

Erin McCrackenPaper trail

EDITORIALPenny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorJim Zeeben EditorOliver Sommer Advertising Director

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Yes on referendum for municipal amalgamation

Thanks to Pirjo Raits for the article on the possibility of amalgamation (Hard Pressed, Dec 2).

I would certainly vote yes on a referendum.

Each community could have citizen councils that would advise their local representative to council. That or something better.

Joanna WilkinsonVictoria

Penny collection began in memory of parents

I would like to share my pennies for Christmas story.

It all started when my mother passed away early in the morning on Christmas (Dec. 25, 1982). In her loving memory I started collecting pennies and every Christmas I faithfully rolled and donated $25 in pennies to the Salvation Army.

I continued to collect the pennies and donated them each Christmas for 12 years until my father passed away

on Dec. 21, 1994. I have this feeling I could have been

the original person to start the pennies for Christmas especially since I started collecting them 29 years ago. I am glad it caught on and that more people are doing this. It is a good thing to help out the less fortunate at Christmas time.

Tamara ShielsVictoria

Editor’s note: You too can help raise money for local charities. Drop off your spare change to the Black Press Pennies for Presents drive at 818 Broughton St. and at the Goldstream News Gazette, 117-777 Goldstream Ave. in Langford.

Wheels writer’s vehicle knowledge needs sharpening up

I enjoy your motoring section, but this week Alyn Edwards (Classic Rides) has not run a tight ship.

Concerning the Deutsches Museum he spells Alfa Romeo incorrectly, as Alpha Romeo. In the Ford special he writes “nearly unique” when unique means singular, being one of a kind, having no

like or equal or parallel, which means something is either unique or not unique and cannot be nearly unique.

Also, he describes the Horch as a leather-lined road car, when what he meant to convey was that the top was leather-lined.

It might have been nice to mention that the Protos, which crossed the line first in the great Paris-New York race of 1908, was in fact subsequently being restored right here on Vancouver Island. I saw it myself in the restoration shop a few years ago.

H.U.P. EdwardsNorth Saanich

Kitchen scrap containers must be raccoon-proof

It is a great idea for the city to collect kitchen scraps for composting.

However, the green containers need to be tightly secured – and I mean tightly – as in guaranteed tight.

No doubt raccoons, the population of which is abundant in this part of the city, will follow their sense of smell and overturn these kitchen scrap containers and pry off the lids as they have done

repeatedly with my garbage cans, even when they were weighted down with bricks. This would result in me having to clean up the mess. Yuck, dirty hands.

City Hall please take note.Sheri Tromp

VictoriaYes Victoria, there is such a thing as a free lunch

We have just returned from a holiday in Oak Bay.

During our visit we dined at Swans Hotel restaurant in Victoria and had an excellent meal and service. We spoke to a young couple at the table next to us, mentioning among other things, that we were on holiday from the U.K. After finishing their drinks etc. they bid us good day and wished us to enjoy a happy holiday. A few moments later the waitress came and said the couple had paid our bill.

We were bewildered and did not know what to say or do. We would like to express our thanks to this young couple and wish them well for a healthy and prosperous future.

Brian and Glennys Benton-Smith Derbyshire, England

Pennies, amalgamation, kitchen scraps, friendly city Readers respond:

The federal government has announced an exciting NIMBY project. It will put nature in millions of backyards by establishing Canada’s first urban National Park in the country’s largest urban area.

Nestled in the east end of the Greater Toronto Area, Rouge National Park will be unlike any other. It won’t offer the panoramas of Jasper or Banff, or provide a safe haven for polar bears, like Manitoba's Wapusk National Park, or be larger than some European countries, like Wood Buffalo National Park. But it will help connect urban dwellers with nature and ultimately protect and restore a once great forest.

Rouge National Park will be established within the heart of one of the fastest growing urban areas in North America, with millions of people already living outside its borders. Home to a wealth of plant and animal life, like snapping turtles, butternut trees, and rare wetland flowers, the area’s significant and growing

human footprint is already evident – two major highways, nearby housing estates, and stormwater drainage. Managing existing and future infrastructure in the park, especially roads, will be critical so the growth and spread of surrounding suburbs don’t adversely impact its sensitive ecology.

Some parts of the park have been degraded after decades of human use, so extensive restoration efforts will have to go hand-in-hand with formal federal protection of this urban wilderness.

For example, restoring the Rouge’s once verdant Carolinian and Great Lakes forest canopy will be important because a long history of agricultural land use and timber harvesting has dramatically reduced the amount of old and mature forest in the area. Intact mature and old-growth forests are rare in northeastern North America, making up less than one per cent of forested land. Remnant patches of old forest are small

and isolated within a second-growth landscape that continues to be damaged by human activities like aggregate mining, industrial agriculture, and urban sprawl. Many scientists fear that further loss and fragmentation of remaining old forest cover will threaten wildlife that relies upon those conditions to survive.

Plant surveys conducted since the early 1900s in southern Ontario, the Maritimes, and New England have found, for example, that some plants, like American yew, do well in undisturbed forests but are so sensitive to human land use that they are often absent or rare in recovering second-growth forests.

Scientists believe these plants are not able to fully recover in abandoned farm fields or old logging sites, even after hundreds of years, because habitat is no longer suitable. Use of mechanical

logging and agriculture methods, such as wheeled skidders and tractors, often destroys rotten

logs and compacts and levels the ground, removing the pits and mounds that are important for the growth of many forest-dependent species, such as Indian pipe, wood sorrel, and yellow birch.

Given the importance of these habitat features to the recovery of forest plants and animals, Parks Canada, in partnership with local

community groups, regional conservation authorities, universities, and others, will need to work to restore areas in Rouge Park by planting indigenous tree species, removing invasive species, and in some places re-introducing and re-creating, by hand, the special features that are largely missing from the park, such as old dead logs, mounds and pits, and vernal ponds.

Much of this restoration work is already underway. A local conservation group, Friends of the Rouge Watershed, has planted more than 100,000 native trees and wildflowers in a monumental effort to reforest a section of the park that was set aside in honour of the late Bob Hunter, who helped start Greenpeace and is considered the father of the modern environmental movement in Canada. The group now hopes to restore critical features, such as old logs, ponds, and other habitat, in Bob Hunter Memorial Park as well as other nearby Rouge Park sites.

It’s a fitting tribute to the memory of a great environmental hero, and it’s a wonderful gift to the people of Toronto, and indeed, all of Canada, who will see the lustre restored to this once great forest. Spending time in nature is good for physical and mental health. Having a National Park in the city’s backyard will offer benefits for generations to come.

-With Faisal Moola.

David Suzuki Science Matters

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The individuals pictured here

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The Victoria man charged with man-slaughter after Shawni-gan Lake resident Tyler Noble, 20, died follow-ing a fight in down-town Victoria will see his case return to the Victoria Law Courts in February.

Brandon Huth, 24, was released from custody on bail Dec. 5, 10 days after he was arrested by Victoria police.

Crown counsel and Huth’s defence lawyer are expected to return to court on Feb. 28 to provide an update on progress being made in the case.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is com-ing to Victoria.

On April 13 and 14, the regional event will provide an opportu-nity to more than 2,000 aborigi-nals to share their experiences of residential schools, either by making a private or a public statement. Survivors, their fami-lies and school staff are invited to make a presentation.

Emotional support will be

available to anyone in need. The public is also invited to

come and listen to the stories, and are asked to share them with their own communities.

Activities will include tra-ditional ceremonies, survivor gatherings, education day and witnessing survivor statements.

Smaller events will also be held in Port Hardy, Campbell River, Duncan and Port Alberni.

“The (commission’s) regional

event is an opportunity for all Canadians, both aboriginal and non-aboriginal, to learn more about and bear witness to the legacy of the residential school system,” said commission chair, Justice Murray Sinclair.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established as a result of the 2007 Indian Resi-dential School Settlement Agree-ment.

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Provincial funds help jobless get work skillsJob training offered to Greater Victoria’s unemployed

The South Island’s unemployed will have a better chance of upgrading their job skills thanks to a $1.4-infusion of funds into tuition-free job skills training in Greater Vic-toria.

The province is fund-ing seven new pro-grams for people look-ing for work and who are not on employment insurance. Called the Employment Skills Access Initiative, the aim is to help people find work by getting them industry-recog-nized credentials at Camosun College or Royal Roads Univer-sity.

Royal Roads received $746,251 for 96 students to par-ticipate in customer management, busi-ness administration and accounting pre-paratory and project management associate skills certificates. The remainder of funds were allotted to Camo-sun College for a range of programs, including a residential building maintenance worker and maritime industry training.

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Movie-goers in need of a little more variety might be able to find it this weekend as Cineplex opens its 13th IMAX screen in Canada at SilverCity Victoria Cinemas today (Dec. 16).

“That’s the beauty of it. It’s choice for people,” said Kyle Mof-fatt, director of communications for Cineplex. “They know that not

every movie is released in the for-mat, so it’s kind of a treat.”

The IMAX film format allows movies to be shot or converted and screened at a greater size and resolution than conventional for-mats. Feature length IMAX films cost of an additional $5 per movie ticket.

SilverCity will feature new

releases on their IMAX screen about once per month, beginning with Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocoll this week and continu-ing with Underworld Awakening in January, Mysterious Island in February, and The Lorax and John Carter in March.

Planned summertime mov-ies include Men in Black 3, The

Amazing Spiderman and The Dark Knight Rises.

The screen is located within a renovated theatre at the existing 3130 Tillicum Rd. location.

“We’ve completely gutted the theatre, taken out the carpet the seats, the screen, the sound sys-tem and the projection system,” Moffatt said.

The theatre features two new projectors and a new sound sys-tem.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Pro-tocol opens today (Dec. 16) with showings at 11 a.m. and 2, 5 and 8 p.m.

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Laura LavinNews Staff

Directed by Elizabeth MacIsaac, Ensemble Laude is an award-winning wom-en’s community choir dedi-cated to singing intercul-tural choral repertoire and early music (pre-1600). Its upcoming concert, The Beloved, features a fresh and diverse selection of cho-ral works celebrating adora-tion in all its forms, includ-ing signature pieces from the medieval period, joy-ously upbeat Renaissance and French Canadian songs, and a sampling of exciting contemporary works.

“Ensemble Laude has been in existence well over 10 years now,” said MacIsaac. “It began at one-third or one-fourth the size it is now. Ten singers in my basement over the years

expanded to 30 or 40.”It is a very inclusive choir.

“You don’t have to have been singing choral music for a long time or be able to read music. It just seems to be the kind of person who likes to experience rari-fied music and can hold a tune.” The singers range in age. “The age group is vast. Right now the youngest is 14 and I’m not allowed to say how old the oldest is,” she said.

MacIsaac has lead choirs for more than 25 years in Canada and France. She also enjoys an international career as a vocalist special-izing in early music and new commissions of contempo-rary music.

Spanning from east to west, ages past to pres-ent, from divine rap-ture to sweet romance, The Beloved explores the journey of the heart’s song. There will be surprise guests and moments of comic relief, including PDQ Bach’s Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John.

“We always include medi-eval repertoire as part of concert’s choral diversity,” said MacIsaac. “I do a lot of travel around the world finding music for the female voice.”

This concert however, will

include male voices, add-ing depth to the madrigals and some of the comedic pieces — yes there is funny choral music. “Laughter is so much part of the joy in life. We include elements of that whenever we can,” she

said.The Ensemble performs

several concerts on South-ern Vancouver Island every year, raising money for charity and bringing medi-eval and world repertoire to Island choral enthusi-asts. The 2011-12 season highlights feature a com-missioned work by Cana-dian composer Nicholas Fairbank, and participation in the Kathaumixw Inter-national Choral Festival in Powell River in July, 2012. Ensemble Laude has been chosen as “favourite vocal ensemble” in Monday Mag-azine’s 2010 and 2011 M Awards.

With Beloved, the singing

focuses on the love of an object and with the Christ-mas season it’s the Christ child, said MacIsaac. The concert includes Sufi poetry, and the rich imagery of exotic Persia. “There’s true Farsi music from another tradition, and percussion instruments including the medieval oud and viello,” said MacIsaac.

The concert will coincide with the release of Ensemble Laude’s CD, Inspirata, which includes lively repertoire from Hildegard von Bingen and the Libre Vermeil de Montserrat (Red Book of Montserrat), and contem-porary works by Ola Gjeilo, Eleanor Daley and Abbie Betinis.

The Beloved shows at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The concert is by donation, “which makes people feel welcome,” said MacIsaac.

For more information about Ensemble Laude, go to www.ensemblelaude.org.

[email protected]

Medieval music for the massesTHE ARTS

Seeking to fill the void of her existence, Zoé slides into an imaginary world where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul.Eight performances only from Sept. 5-9. Tickets from $36 to $85.

Hot ticket: Cirque Du Soleil presents Quidam at the Save On Foods Memorial Centre.

Concert details:Ensemble Laude

presents The Beloved Dec. 18, 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 680 Courte-nay St. Admission by donation.

Submitted photo

Ensemble Laude, gathered here at Providence Farm in Duncan, performs The Beloved at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Victoria this Sunday.

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SAANICH NEWS - Friday, December 16, 2011 www.saanichnews.com • A15VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, December 16, 2011 www.vicnews.com • A17

Mummers break winter bluesMummers Masque is an ode

to the English tradition of mum-mering, when holiday revellers (called mummers) roamed door-to-door dressed in disguise, offering amusement and enter-tainment in the form of music, dance and a play.

In exchange for food, drink and warmth they sang, danced and acted out the story of Father Christmas, St. George and the Dragon, a Turkish Knight, Death

and Rebirth. “This is a very interesting

Christmas show that is an inter-esting change from the Christ-mas standards that are out this time of the year. It is a short, family-oriented opera by Cana-dian composer Dean Bury,” said director Joanne Hounsell.

Instead of opening your door this year, you’ll be able to see the mummers at St. Ann’s Acad-emy in Victoria. Shows run Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 18 and 19 at 2:30 p.m.

Presented by Saltwater The-atre, The Mummers Masque invites one and all to a rollicking, fun Christmas story for every-one. “Brought to you by the fin-est musicians with the lightest of hearts, the Mummers Masque will lift your spirits and warm the bleak midwinter,” said Houn-sell.

Tickets are available at the door 45 minutes before curtain or in advance at the McPherson Box Office at 250-386-6121.

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Performers from Saltwater Theatre prepare to face off during a tale told during the Mummers Masque.

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Put some country in your Christmas at the eighth annual Canadian Country Christmas Tour, in support of Victoria Hospice.

The holiday showcase features an acoustic lineup of country hits and Christmas classics performed by five of Canada’s top country recording artists and songwriters, including Duane Steele, Jake Mathews, Lynae and Denis Dufresne, Gary Fjellgaard and Samantha King.

The holiday concert is the first collaboration between the tour and Hospice, which will

receive net proceeds from ticket sales.

“It’s a great way of bringing about a new awareness for maybe a demographic that hasn’t necessarily heard about Hospice,” said Tamara Dean, who is organizing the event for Victoria Hospice.

The concert happens Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Upstairs Cabaret, 1127 Wharf St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30, available at hightideentertainment.net, Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records or the Victoria Hospice thrift boutique, 1315 Cook St.

For details, please call 250-952-5720 or visit [email protected]

Country and classics at Hospice concert

ARTS LISTINGSIN BRIEF

A Dickens Christmas classic Ebenezer Scrooge comes to Market

Square for two free performances of a Christmas classic. London-trained Jason Stevens presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Dec. 17 at noon and 2 p.m., 560 Johnson St.

Songstress returns with tidingsExperience the cheer of the season

when Tidings returns to Fairfield United Church, featuring the voice and music of Nanaimo-based Allison Crowe. The concert, in support of Artemis Place and HepC B.C., is set for 8 p.m. Dec. 17 at 1303 Fairfield Rd. Tickets are $20 or $15 for seniors and students, available at Lyle’s Place or at www.allisoncrowe.com.

The Earth shall ring! On Dec. 19 at 7 p.m., the Church of St.

John the Divine will ring with the sound of the Pinnacle Brass, Victoria’s premier professional brass quintet with a special guest appearance by local tenor Ken Lavi-gne. Tickets are $20 or $5 for youth and can be purchased at Ivy’s Bookstore or at St. John the Divine.

Enjoy tales of old

A16 • www.vicnews.com Friday, December 16, 2011 - VICTORIA NEWS

Laura LavinNews Staff

Directed by Elizabeth MacIsaac, Ensemble Laude is an award-winning wom-en’s community choir dedi-cated to singing intercul-tural choral repertoire and early music (pre-1600). Its upcoming concert, The Beloved, features a fresh and diverse selection of cho-ral works celebrating adora-tion in all its forms, includ-ing signature pieces from the medieval period, joy-ously upbeat Renaissance and French Canadian songs, and a sampling of exciting contemporary works.

“Ensemble Laude has been in existence well over 10 years now,” said MacIsaac. “It began at one-third or one-fourth the size it is now. Ten singers in my basement over the years

expanded to 30 or 40.”It is a very inclusive choir.

“You don’t have to have been singing choral music for a long time or be able to read music. It just seems to be the kind of person who likes to experience rari-fied music and can hold a tune.” The singers range in age. “The age group is vast. Right now the youngest is 14 and I’m not allowed to say how old the oldest is,” she said.

MacIsaac has lead choirs for more than 25 years in Canada and France. She also enjoys an international career as a vocalist special-izing in early music and new commissions of contempo-rary music.

Spanning from east to west, ages past to pres-ent, from divine rap-ture to sweet romance, The Beloved explores the journey of the heart’s song. There will be surprise guests and moments of comic relief, including PDQ Bach’s Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John.

“We always include medi-eval repertoire as part of concert’s choral diversity,” said MacIsaac. “I do a lot of travel around the world finding music for the female voice.”

This concert however, will

include male voices, add-ing depth to the madrigals and some of the comedic pieces — yes there is funny choral music. “Laughter is so much part of the joy in life. We include elements of that whenever we can,” she

said.The Ensemble performs

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With Beloved, the singing

focuses on the love of an object and with the Christ-mas season it’s the Christ child, said MacIsaac. The concert includes Sufi poetry, and the rich imagery of exotic Persia. “There’s true Farsi music from another tradition, and percussion instruments including the medieval oud and viello,” said MacIsaac.

The concert will coincide with the release of Ensemble Laude’s CD, Inspirata, which includes lively repertoire from Hildegard von Bingen and the Libre Vermeil de Montserrat (Red Book of Montserrat), and contem-porary works by Ola Gjeilo, Eleanor Daley and Abbie Betinis.

The Beloved shows at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The concert is by donation, “which makes people feel welcome,” said MacIsaac.

For more information about Ensemble Laude, go to www.ensemblelaude.org.

[email protected]

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Seeking to fill the void of her existence, Zoé slides into an imaginary world where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul.Eight performances only from Sept. 5-9. Tickets from $36 to $85.

Hot ticket: Cirque Du Soleil presents Quidam at the Save On Foods Memorial Centre.

Concert details:Ensemble Laude

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Submitted photo

Ensemble Laude, gathered here at Providence Farm in Duncan, performs The Beloved at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Victoria this Sunday.

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One of the most rewarding aspects of the holiday season is not what we re-ceive ourselves, but what we do for oth-ers. Need a few ideas?

Check in with your local church or community organization to learn how you can help those in need of a little holiday cheer or take time to visit a family member, friend or neighbour who is on their own.

Don’t forget your furred and feath-ered friends. The local animal shelter may well be in need of supplies or a helping hand at a time of year when people’s thoughts can be elsewhere. The cold weather can also mean frozen water and little food for birds...take a few minutes to take care of some of our smallest creatures.

Here in Victoria, where a generosity of spirit is plentiful, there are also plen-ty of organized opportunities to give back...meaning plenty of fun!

• In the Westshore, Christmas in City Centre Park, this Saturday, Dec. 18, with the lighted fi re truck parade, offers crafts, hot chocolate, a visit from Santa, skating and more – plus the opportu-nity to support the local food bank with

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• In Sidney through Dec. 23, donate $1 to cast your vote for your favourite entry in the Sidney Business Associa-tion Festival of Trees at the Mary Win-spear Centre, with all proceeds to the Sidney Lions Food Bank. Watch for the winners in the Dec. 31 edition of the Peninsula News Review.

• Through Jan. 2, visit the Inn at Lau-rel Point and lend your support for local families at the third-annual Great Gin-gerbread Showcase. Cast your People’s Choice vote in exchange for a donation to Habitat for Humanity Victoria. Bal-lots and donation boxes are located at the hotel’s front desk and third-fl oor display area.

• The 11th annual Bear Wear fund-

raiser for the Queen Alexandra Foun-dation for Children continues at the Hotel Grand Pacifi c on Belleville Street through Jan. 3. Teddy bear fans can view the 25 bears – decked out with fashionable fl are by generous sponsors – and vote for their favourites. All funds raised support the Queen Alexandra School Age Program, whose therapists work with the students, education as-sistants and teachers to develop suc-cess strategies for children entering the school system. Last year alone, the pro-gram helped 1,868 children.

• Celebrate the holidays while sup-porting local children at the BC Chil-dren’s Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees, decorating the Fairmont Em-press through Jan. 3.

• On Dec. 17, the second annual Vic-toria Figgy Pudding Carolling Com-petition welcomes festive carollers to downtown street corners where they’ll compete for best singing and costumes beginning at 1 p.m.

The fun concludes with a group sing-along at 3:15 p.m. at Bastion Square. The event runs rain or shine – non-perishable food item donations will be collected for the Mustard Seed Food Bank. Visit www.victoria.ca/fi ggypud-ding for more details.

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The Capital Region is full of great ways to spread the holiday spirit, including the Figgy Pudding Carolling Competition, Dec. 17 (right).

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While outdoor ice skating is a winter staple in much of Canada, the opportuni-ties are generally limited in Victoria – until the holidays arrive!

In Centennial Square, the Downtown Victoria Busi-ness Association’s rink wel-comes skaters daily through to Jan. 2.

In the Westshore, head to City Centre Park and the new Westhills Arena for a spin on their outdoor rink, circling a lighted sailing ship.

On the Peninsula, the Butchart Gardens has wel-comed the holiday season with a rink 50 per cent larger than previous years! Enjoy an outdoor spin through Jan. 6.

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Jan. 2, 7 & 8 – Vikes Cross Country & Track team tree recycling at Centennial Stadium.

Jan. 7 & 8 – Lions Society Chip in for the Kids, in support of Vancouver Island children with disabilities, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at: Hill-side Shopping Centre; Broadmead Village; Westshore Town Centre; BC Forest Discov-ery Centre; Tillicum Centre; Safeway (Fort & Foul Bay); Sooke Home Hardware; University Heights. A pick-up service is available Jan. 8 for a minimum $10 donation. Register for pick up at www.ocean985.com or www.1031jackfm.ca

Jan. 9 to 14 – Visual Poetry from St. Michael’s University School students at Oak Bay’s Eclec-tic Gallery, in support of War Child (Canada) and Amma Organization. FMI: www.eclectic-gallery.ca

Jan. 19 – The Native Plant Study Group pres-ents Recent Trends in Botanical Field Research in BC with plant ecologist and taxonomist Dr. Terry McIntosh, 7 p.m. UVic, MacLaurin Bldg, Rm D116. Non-member drop-in fee: $3. FMI: www.NPSG.ca Send your non-profi t events to [email protected]

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The deadline is approaching for local arts organizations intending to apply for a Capital Regional District Arts Development Project Grant. The grants provide support for:

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• arts organizations undertak-ing special, one-time initiatives or unique or developmental projects.

To qualify, projects must be carried out in the Capital Regional District.

The deadline for receipt of appli-cations is Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.

The Project Grant guidelines can be downloaded at www.crd.bc.ca/arts For more information about eli-gibility, or to obtain or deliver an ap-plication form, call 250-360-3215 or email [email protected]

• Support the invaluable work of the Victoria Hos-pice with a Country Christmas concert at the Upstairs Cabaret on Wharf Street Dec. 20. Featuring fi ve of Canada’s top country recording artists and songwrit-ers – Duane Steele, Jake Mathews, Samantha King, Gary Fjellgaard and Pear – enjoy an acoustic evening of country hits and Christmas classics. Tickets are $30 from HighTideEntertainment.net, Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records or the Victoria Hospice Thrift Boutique.

The Hospice’s Celebrate a Life trees will also be available for those who would like to add a tribute card with a personal message and/or support Hospice through a donation, which helps provide ongoing fi -nancial support to core services and programs. For de-tails, call 250-952-5720 or email [email protected]

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Continue your support of the Mustard Seed by visit-ing the Food, Fashion & Art exhibit at The Bay Cen-tre. Showcasing 14 one-of-a-kind dresses – made from food labels and designed by fashion design students from the Pacifi c Design Academy – shoppers can vote for their favourite garment by making a donation to the food bank (minimum suggested donation is $2). In return, shoppers are eligible to win a $100 gift card from The Bay Centre. Non-perishable food and cash donations for the Mustard Seed will also be accepted on Level 2 until Dec. 24.

• Need a little help with your gift wrapping? Mustard Seed Food Bank volunteers are happy to help! For a fi -nancial donation, volunteers are available to wrap gifts at the Bay Centre, Hillside and Tillicum malls. Inter-ested in volunteering? Call the Mustard Seed reception offi ce at 250-953-1575.

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Henderson Rec looks to expandOak Bay seeks provincial money to help complete expansion projectRyan FlahertyNews staff

Users of Henderson Recreation Centre may soon have more room in which to exercise, if a request for provincial government funding is approved in the coming months.

A steady increase in attendance, coupled with the need for modernization, has led to a space crunch at the Recreation Oak Bay-run facility, located on Cedar Hill X Road in North Oak Bay.

The municipality’s parks and recreation depart-ment recently got approval from council to move ahead with a funding application for a proposed expansion, which would see about 800 square feet of space added to the centre. The bulk of the work would be done in the fitness studio, including the addition of a dedicated stretching area.

The current setup sees users doing their stretches in a portion of the gymnasium.

“Getting rid of that stretching area means that we can actually use our full gymnasium space again, which is pretty exciting,” said Meghan Mathias, the centre’s acting co-ordinator.

“It’s nice to have access to the whole space and we haven’t (had that) for a long time.”

An expansion’s domino effect would mean the centre could offer a wider range of activities as well. “Being able to reclaim the whole gymnasium means that we can expand the type of drop-in sports we offer,” Mathias said.

“There are certain things which we are sort of lim-ited to right now. Being able to expand what we offer up here brings more of the summer camp pro-grams up to this space and potentially (allows us to) serve more schools than we do now with our after-school programs.”

In addition to the fitness studio expansion, the proj-ect would include work on the facility’s main entrance and muffin nook, as well as upgrades to the wash-rooms, which have not changed since the building opened nearly 40 years ago.

The proposed project has an estimated price tag of $469,300. Oak Bay hopes the province will pick up 80 per cent of that. The rest, roughly $94,000, would come from the municipality’s capi-tal reserve.

Oak Bay’s new parks and recreation director says the work is overdue.

“It’s not a huge expansion, but I think for the money we’ll have a much-improved facility,” said Ray Herman, who took over from the now-retired Lorna Curtis last month. “There will be a pay back, given the opportunity to generate additional rev-enue there.”

The parks and recreation commission’s council liaison agrees.

“That centre has a huge attendance and with this expansion, it’s going to be able to accommo-date even more people,” Coun. Tara Ney said.

Photos of the project’s design concept are cur-rently posted in the lobby of the centre, along with current photos of the affected spaces, so users can see the proposed changes.

The municipality’s funding application will be submitted to the province by the end of the year. As of yet there is no target date to start work, though Herman speculated that if all goes accord-ing to plan, it could begin in about a year.

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Susan Field stretches in a cordoned-off section of the gym at Henderson Recreation Centre. Patrons are sometimes forced to use the hallways or the Muffin Nook to stretch when the gym is in use.

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Shake-up doesn’t mean Grizz’ giving up Travis PatersonNews staff

Farewell to thee, O’ captain. The Victoria Grizzlies

started the week with a bit of a shocker, trading Sean Rob-ertson to the defending league champion Vernon Vipers for future considerations and the rights to Zach McPhee (on injured reserve with the WHL Everett Silvertips).

Both the Vipers and Grizzles are struggling this season, but the deal’s prime goal is to get Robertson the NCAA schol-arship he deserves, Grizzlies general manager Vic Gervais said.

“We traded Sean to get him a scholarship just like we traded (Nick) Buchanan to Penticton (in September). Penticton and Vernon are the best two teams in junior A to get scholarships from – Buchanan just got one (to Minnesota State-Mankato), and Robertson will get one if Vernon goes a long ways.”

Robertson turns 21 in Feb-ruary and is desperately seek-ing the NCAA scholarship he was on track for three years ago, before a broken leg wiped out his 2009-10 season.

Robertson makes his Viper debut Friday night against the Trail Smoke Eaters and will add offence to a defensive corps that has scored just four goals.

“I bring experience and know what to expect,” said

Robertson, who played ban-tam and midget rep in Juan de Fuca after starting minor hockey in Duncan.

“You won’t get anything flashy from me. I just take care of my own end first and go from there.”

Robertson was the last remaining Grizzly who was with the team when it played in the 2009 Royal Bank Cup. He’s served with the club since he was 16.

He’s also the second Griz-zlies’ captain to be dealt in the last year, with Jake Baker going to the Smoke Eaters after just 11 games in 2010-11.

“Jake’s trade was different,” Gervais said.

“It’s got nothing to do with Victoria (being a bad place to get a scholarship), we’ve got-ten lots of kids scholarships. Sometimes (scouts) need to see something different from a player. After five years, going to a new team can showcase (Robertson) in a different role, or the same role but on a bet-ter team.”

For the record, it worked for Baker, now in his rookie year with Northern Michigan University and skating along-side fellow Grizz’ alum Brian Nugent.

Robertson learned of his trade on Sunday, after assist-ing on a one-timer goal by Jar-ryd Ten Vaanholt that lifted the Grizzlies past the Powell River Kings 4-3 in overtime earlier that day.

“I was told I’d be moved for the right deal and I couldn’t be happier coming to a first-class organization like Vernon,” said

Robertson. “(The Grizzlies are) kind of an underachieving team. Our record didn’t show how good we really are.”

“We don’t expect him to be a saviour or anything. We just need him to be steady and be part of a shutdown pair,” said Vipers’ head coach/GM Jason Williamson. “He’s a pretty good all-around defenceman with Royal Bank Cup expe-rience. He’s a player we tar-geted for some time.”

The Grizzlies and Vipers are fighting for the fourth and final playoff spots in their respec-tive conferences.

The move means more ice time for the youthful group of Grizzlies blueliners.

“Obviously losing Sean hurts our club a little bit. We’re still not going to give up, we’re looking for players to fill that role,” Gervais said.

Nolan de Jong, Braxton Bilous and Stefan Gonzales will see more ice time as a result. It also gives Gervais a total of five player cards to fill by the Jan. 10 deadline, with hopes of signing David Walchuk, Kevin Woodyatt and Jaden Schmeis-ser (Saanich Braves) to full time status.

Grin and bear itImport Brad Gehl was sent

back to Ontario last week after three months with the team.

“He wasn’t working out here, a little too busy off the ice and we weren’t happy with that,” Gervais said.

[email protected] With files from Kevin Mitch-

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Captain traded for NCAA shot

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As much as Sean Robertson, right, loved his Grizzlies, they loved him back, but the captain will finish his BCHL career as a Vernon Viper.

Travis PatersonNews staff

Chris Franklin might be the new man in town but the head coach of the Oak Bay High boys basketball team is quick to tip his hat to the previous coach, Josh Elsdon.

Elsdon stepped down after last season to focus on other things in life, one of them being the basketball program at Monterey middle school, where he’s a teacher.

Franklin isn’t a teacher, but does bring a strong coaching resumé as the assistant coach for Nanaimo’s Dover Bay Dolphins.

“I’m quickly learning a lot about the school’s connection to the community and athletes past and present, hosting the Gary Taylor Classic this weekend and the Alumni game last week,” Franklin said.

“Elsdon has put this team in a very good posi-tion for this year. Plus he’s got lots of kids playing ball over at Monterey and if you have someone like him in the system teach-ing the next generation, it’s a real benefit.”

It was also Elsdon who was behind the organiz-ing of the Oak Bay Alumni game on Saturday between the Bays of past and present.

Lining up against for the Alumni was a mixed roster of players. Some went on to wear the blue and yellow at UVic – such as Reese Pribil-ski, Chris Trumpy and Mitch Gudgeon. Some played at Camosun, including 2011 grad Drake Downer, as well as others from as recently as last year.

The Alumni won, but the Bays were OK with that, having defeated Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Ravens 72-53 in an exhibition game on Friday.

During Franklin’s time with the Dolphins there was no bigger threat north of Duncan. Dover Bay won provincials in 2007 and took last year’s Island championship on a buzzer-beater over the Claremont Spartans.

“When you get to coach Oak Bay on the Island, you don’t complain,” Franklin said.

This weekend’s Gary Taylor Classic will define a lot of teams, including the Bays. Their biggest win so far was over the No. 1 ranked Ravens last week.

On Tuesday, the Bays won their second league game of the school season, topping Cla-remont 84-74.

The Gary Taylor wraps up with semifinals at 6:30 and 8:15 p.m. on Friday night. The first place game goes 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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Game night■ Victoria Grizzlies host the Surrey Eagles, Friday (Dec. 16), and Cowichan Valley Capitals Saturday. Puck drops for both games at 7:15 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.

“When you get to coach Oak Bay on the Island, you don’t complain.” - Chris Franklin

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Sitting in the bleach-ers of the dive tank at Saanich Common-wealth Place, Riley McCormick looks up at the rest of the competi-tion.

The springboards and platforms are packed with divers from across Canada tak-ing turns in preparation for the Winter National diving championships underway until Sunday (Dec.18).

Some dives evoke claps – though with divers hitting the water every five seconds it’s hard to know which one to watch.

“As big as this event is, you don’t want to peak yet. This is still just the stepping stone,” McCormick said.

“At the same time, you can’t take it too lightly.”

The goal this week-end is for McCormick to finish in the top two on the 10-metre plat-form, thereby qualify-ing to represent Canada at the Diving World Cup in London, England this February.

“That’s where you want to hit your best.”

Not only is the World Cup a test event for the London Olympics in July, competing there would put McCormick on track for his sec-ond appearance at the Olympic games, having finished 16th in Beijing 2008.

The 20-year-old is on leave from Arizona State University where he competed the past two seasons, finishing second in the NCAA on the 10m in his rookie year and winning the PAC 10 conference on the 10m in both years.

“The NCAA was pretty hectic coming out of high school. Practices were twice a day plus a full course load, and we competed almost every weekend.”

And when the NCAA season ends, the inter-national season begins.

“It’s easy to burnout,” he said.

Which is why McCor-mick told his school he’d be taking this year off to campaign for the Olympics back when they recruited him from Claremont three years ago.

McCormick is among several senior mem-bers of Saanich’s Board-works diving club com-

peting this weekend, including Fraser McK-ean (Auburn Univer-sity) and Shane Miskiel (Ohio State), as well

as Rachel Kemp, last year’s 10m silver med-alist at the summer nationals.

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Chris Hall to be sidelined for start of NLL season


The same week the Wash-ington Stealth opened its pro lacrosse exhibition season, head coach Chris Hall began his fight against cancer.

Hall, a Victoria Shamrocks leg-end, leads a heavy contingent of Victoria coaches and players that make up the Stealth fran-chise based in Everett, Wash.

After the Stealth played the Toronto Rock in a preseason match hosted at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday, Hall, who lives in Victoria, spoke for the first time since starting a six-week treatment for throat cancer, with which he was diagnosed in

early November. “It’s overwhelm-

ing how much support I’ve got-ten from friends and family in the lacrosse world,” Hall said in the team’s post-game video.

“I didn’t know if I’d make it this weekend and it’s been fantas-tic to be here, really helped me through it.”

It’s a considerable achieve-ment by Hall considering he’s undergoing heavy bouts of che-motherapy and radiation treat-ment.

Hall is hoping to make this weekend’s camp in Everett, then take a step back.

The Stealth’s game versus the Toronto Rock was a rematch of

the 2010 and 2011 NLL Champions Cup, which the Stealth won in 2010 and lost in 2011 under Hall’s guidance.

Assistant coach Art Webster, also a former Shamrocks coach and player, will assume the head coaching role during Hall’s leave.

The Stealth boast a core of current and former Shamrocks

such as Lewis Ratcliff and Rhys Duch, as well as an ex-Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL hockey player vying for a regular season spot, Milan Gajic. The latter was the lone Gajic to take a crack at pro hockey while brothers Nenad, Ilija and Alex played col-lege lacrosse and are now on the Colorado Mammoth of the NLL.

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Riley McCormick lands feet first during a practise dive off the short platform for this week’s national diving championships at Saanich Commonwealth Place.

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ARGYL MANOR, 9861 Third St., 1 BDRM, F/S, common W/D, N/S, N/P, HT/HW incl’d, $850/lease. Avail Jan 1. Call 250-475-2005, ext 227.

COOK ST Village area. 1bdrm, hardwood fl oors. Heat, hot water, storage, parking incl $795 ns or pets. 250-595-5162

FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large Bach, $640/mo. Avail now. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.

MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

SIDNEY: FURNISHED Deluxesuite, newer. Walk to ocean &town. All incl. 250-656-8080.

HOMES FOR RENT

BRENTWOOD: 3-BDRM, 2 bath, large yard. $1600. +util’s. Move in now, don’t payuntil Jan. 1st. 250-479-0275 [email protected]

NEAR OAK Bay- 3 bdrm+ home, 2 bath, approx 2000sqft. $1700+ utils. Call Equitex250-386-6071.

SIDNEY AREA: 7 yr old, 4 bdrm, radiant heat, gas fi re,garage, 5 appl’s, games room,and much more. $2500, Jan.15th/Feb. 1st. 250-516-8086.

SIDNEY: OCEAN view, 3bdrm, 2 bath, close to town,$1950/mo. 1-877-353-5552 [email protected]

ROOMS FOR RENT

COLWOOD, UNFURN’D roomavailable, incls all utils, $500mo. (Immed) 250-858-6930.

TILLICUM HOUSING, $500,$550. Furn, all incl, quietclean. 778-977-8288. X-Mas

SUITES, LOWER

CAREY/CASEY Drive. Bachelor $700. Furnished.Cable, hydro, internet, utilsincld. Priv. entr. 250-382-8487.

CENTRAL SAANICH- 1 bdrmsuite, furnished or unfur-nished. $750. utils incld. N/S,N/P. Now avail. 250-652-0296.

ESQUIMALT- 2 lrg bdrm, lrgkitchen/dining area, full bath,livingroom, water/heat incld’d,NS/NP, $1000. (250)885-5750

LANGFORD. BRIGHT, new 1 bdrm. Lvl entry. W/D, NS/NP.$800. incl. utils (250)220-8750

SUITES, UPPER

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY lgesunny 2bdrm, 1.5bath, modernopen kitchen, 1 blk to ocean/main St. Garden, sun-room/den, FP, parking, NS,$1240 mo incls W/D, Feb. 1.Hugo at 403-259-1870 or call(evenings) at 403-253-5285.

TILLICUM/CAREY, 2 bdrmupper, shared lndry, lrg yard,F/P, oil heat, $1075 mo waterincl’d, Jan. 1. 250-727-6855.

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BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

DEEP COVE Renovations. General Contracting. Special-izing in fi nish carpentry. Hon-est , Reliable. (250) 882-0897.

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Small jobs, trim, fi nishing, re-nos, fences. 250-857-7854.

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WESTCOAST DESIGNS. WCB, Insurance. No job too small. Call Rob 250-213-7725.

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CLEANING SERVICES

ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Hus-band & wife team. Power Washing. (778)440-6611.

HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residen-tial/Comm. 250-388-0278

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A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Des, 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

CONTRACTORS

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877


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DRYWALL

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bond-ed. Free est. 250-880-0525.

MALTA DRYWALL & Paint-ing. Residential/Commercial. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MUD on the RUN. Small dry-wall repairs, textures & reno-vations. Ross (250)812-4879.

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AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

EXPERIENCED ELECTRI-CIAN. Reasonable rates. 250-744-6884. Licence #22202.

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858.

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

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AAA. NO job too small. Fenc-es, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002.

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MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.


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DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250-883-8141.

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PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & instal-lations. Call (250)474-4373.

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AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.


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BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

RENO MEN. Ref’s. Senior’s Discount. BBB. Free Esti-mates. Call 250-885-9487.Photos: happyhandyman.co

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HAULING AND SALVAGE

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

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✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CARPENTRY. ALL TRADES. 40 yrs exp. Free Estimates. BBB. Ref’s. 250-361-6304.

IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]

MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278.

MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.


QUALITY WORK.Experienced in Renovations & Repairs. Small jobs, Drywall repairs, Painting. 250-818-7977.

INSULATION

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MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

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PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-642-5178.

TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.250-686-6046

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OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

308-935 Johnson St., $319,900Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 9

219-50 Songhees, $675,000Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 8

301-50 Songhees, $549,900Sunday 2:30-4Re/Max CamosunDaniel Clover 250 507-5459 pg. 8

205-25 Government, $254,000Saturday 2-4Duttons & Co Real Estate pg. 1

3-828 Rupert TerraceSaturday & Sunday 1-4Royal Lepage Coast CapitalMurray Lawson 250 385-9814 pg. 8

23-60 Dallas, $494,900Saturday 1-3MacDonald RealtyLorraine Stundon 250 812-0642 pg. 10

2239 Shelbourne St., $399,000Sunday 1-3Boorman’s Real EstateRod Hay 250-595-1535 pg. 11

1842 Chandler Ave, $649,000Saturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceJulie Swift, 250-479-8706

1959 Fairfi eld Rd., $859,000Saturday & Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast CapitalMaggie Thompson, 250-889-5955 pg. 11

309 Kingston, $769,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3DFH Real EstateCassie Kangas 250 477-7291 pg. 10

508-1433 Faircliffe, $359,900Saturday 11-1Sutton Group West Coast RealtyChris Barrington Foote, 250-479-3333

1116 Readings Dr., $699,000Saturday 1-3Royal Lepage Coast CapitalCheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 12

987 Falkland, $949,900Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes Eli Mavrikos 250 896-3859 pg. 22

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $860,000Saturday 2-4Macdonald Realty LtdEleanor V Smith 250 388-5882 pg. 11

3175 Midland Rd.Saturday & Sunday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodMike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100 pg. 12

10 Helmcken RdDaily noon-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 812-7277 pg. 7

76-14 Erskine Lane, $419,900Saturday 1-3Re/Max CamosunBruce Hatter, 250-744-3301 pg. 5

1023 Dunsmuir, $419,888Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton HolmesGunnar Stephenson, 250-884-0933 pg. 13

5024 Cordova Bay, $999,900Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyBrett Jones, 250-385-2033 pg. 2

4459 Fairmont Pl, $599,900Saturday 2-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Rusen, 250-386-8875 pg. 13

70-4061 Larchwood, $404,900Saturday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyChris Barrington Foote

893 Dunford Cres., $749,900Saturday 1-3Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtySladja Stojkovic, 250-208-4154 pg. 26

973 Shadywood Dr.Sunday 1-3Re/Max CamosunShane King, 250-661-4277 pg. 14

4190 Lynnfi eld Cres., $799,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real EstateSandy McManus 250 477-7291 pg. 26

102-820 Short St., $364,900Saturday 2-4Century 21 QueenswoodMike Ryan, 250-477-1100 pg. 26

5-881 Nicholson St., $549,000Saturday 2-4DFH Real EstateWendy Herrick 250-656-0131 pg. 9

4029 Providence, $960,900Saturday 1-3One Percent RealtyValentino Prundaru, 250 686-2242

1550 Rowan St.Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer 250 384-8124 pg. 14

4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000Saturday & Sunday 1-3Pemberton Holmes LtdKevin Starling 250 889-4577 pg. 13

1808 Rossiter Pl, $555,000Sunday 2-4Century 21 Queenswood RealtyGray Rothnie, 250-744-7034 pg. 13

4279 Westervelt, $869,900Sunday 1-3Newport RealtyColin Gareau, 250-812-3451 pg. 13

3205 Kingsley, $539,000Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesAndrew Mara 250 384-8124 pg. 14

3850 Palo AltoSaturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer 250 384-8124 pg. 14

101-3614 Richmond Rd.Saturday 1-3Re/Max AllianceDavid Strasser, 250-360-1929

3730 Blenkinsop, $598,800Saturday 2-4Re/Max CamosunLucy Richardson 250 744-3301 pg. 14

33-610 Mckenzie Ave, $365,000Saturday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyGoran Tambic, 250-384-7663 pg. 15

746 Gorge Rd W, $565,000Saturday 2-4Macdonald RealtyScott Garman 250 896-7099 pg. 15

1268 Tall Tree Pl, $729,900Saturday 2-4Pemberton HolmesBrendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240 pg. 15

32 Lurline (off Harriet), $329,900Sunday 2-4Re/Max AllianceDavid Rusen 250-386-8875 pg. 15

41 Obed Ave, $349,900Sunday 1-3Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDoug Poruchny, 250-474-4800 pg. 15

10921 Inwood Rd., $598,000Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West CoastInez Louden 250 812-7710 pg. 18

9378 Bitterroot Pl., $209,000Saturday 1-3Holmes RealtyMagdalin Heron 250 656-0911 pg. 19

2176 AmherstSunday 12-2DFH Real Estate Ltd.Megan John, 250-477-7291 pg. 18

2118 Weiler Ave., $429,900Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Stephen Postings, 250-656-0131 pg. 19

487 Royal Bay Dr., $629,000Sunday 2-4Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd.Sonya Jakovickas, 250-385-8780 pg. 20

3431 Luxton, $699,000Saturday 2:30-4:30Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 20

3019 DornierDaily 12-4DFH Real Estate LtdMike Hartshorne 250 889-4445 pg. 20

117-643 Granderson, $369,000Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes LtdGregg Mah 250 384-8124 pg. 27

2186 Stone Gate, $664,900Saturday 12-2Re/Max CamosunShirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 20

563 Brant Pl., $624,900Sunday 2-4Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200 pg. 20

1224A Goldstream Ave, $389,900Saturday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 20

3314 Hazelwood Rd., $515,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4Pemberton Holmes LtdRoss Casey 250 384-8124 pg. 20

119-2733 Peatt Rd, $374,900Friday-Sunday 1-3Re/Max AllianceKaren Love, 250-386-8875 pg. 5


304-611 Brookside, $219,000Thursday to Sunday 1-4Pemberton HolmesGreg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 6

2945 Andre Rd, $398,000Saturday 2-4Royal Lepage Coast Capital RealtyDonna Gabel, 250-477-5353 pg. 19


3463 Yorkshire Pl.Sunday 2-4Royal LePage Coast Capital RealtyDonna Gabel, 250-477-5353 pg. 20

994 Dunford, from $359,900Daily 1-4Kahl RealtyLyle Kahl 250-391-8484 pg. 19


103-996 Wild RidgeSaturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30SmartMove Real EstateGary Brown 250-380-6683 pg. 20


205-2695 Deville, $334,900Saturday 1-3Pemberton HolmesCorie Meyer 250 384-8124 pg. 10

4709 Kevere Rd., 639,000Saturday & Sunday 12-3Sutton West Coast RealtyClaude Falardeau 250 479-3333 pg. 20

4556 Royal Island, $639,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Tom Muir 250-477-7291 pg. 24

957 Shawnigan Lake Rd, $319,900Thursday-Friday 1-4, Saturday & Sunday 11-4Coldwell Banker Slegg RealtyDaniel Weiss 250 383-1500 pg. 21

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The 44-year-old Esquimalt resident heads over to the large desk in his office and taps at his keyboard to access the schedule on his computer.

Baines divides his time between meeting with mayors, base union officials and external organizations such as the United Way of Greater Victoria and the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, among others.

In addition to being in charge of base security – the base was the final destination of the migrant ship MV Sun Sea that arrived carrying hundreds of Tamils in 2010 – and being the ultimate authority in employee disciplin-ary action, he also regularly meets with a team of officers who lead different departments at the base.

With their input, Baines prioritizes where 1,000 civilian employees are best employed, and how best to spend the base’s $130-million annual bud-get.

He also leads 1,500 military members.“We’ve been grappling with managing our workforce to the appropriate

levels,” he says, adding that though a lot of strategic change is coming, no announcement has been made.

Until then, one of Baines’ priorities is to “live within our means,” despite the challenge that involves, as well as ensuring the well-being of the civil-ians and military members – not counting fleet personnel – under his com-mand.

With them in mind, the commander hopes to sign a contract in January for a coffee company to set up shop at Nelles Block in April, where many junior non-commissioned members live.

The creation of a gathering place, which the coffee drinker says he plans to visit daily, is meant to improve quality of life for those working on the Naden side of the base. There is already a canteen at dockyard.

“It’s a meeting place,” Baines says.His team is also putting the finishing touches on a new online hub, a

groundbreaking website believed to be the first of its kind for the Canadian Forces.

The internal communications portal will allow civilian employees and military personnel to post their ideas and feedback on issues and changes at the base.

The website, called “Our Base,” is set to launch the first week of Janu-ary.

The site will feature the base commander’s blog, a comic, new initiatives spawned from members’ ideas, a link to the base newspaper and videos, among other features.

Baines is looking forward to reading comments, which can be immediately posted with a name or vetted and eventually posted if sent anonymously.

“A lot of times the people who are actually doing the work have great ideas on how to do that work better,” Baines says. “But because we are in a hierarchical system, it is sometimes difficult for them to get those ideas to the decision makers.”

One of his objectives since his term began in 2010 has been to create a climate in which those ideas are encouraged and put into practice.

“Most of the time we communicate to people,” Baines says. “What we want to do is communicate with people. When you have 2,500 people working for you it’s hard to do that.”

The web portal will allow the commander to explain decisions, such as why staffing positions may be filled in certain units over others, for example.

“Not all those decisions will be supported, not all those decisions will make people happy,” Baines says. “But my belief is if you can provide people with context and let them understand the ‘why’ behind this stuff, it’s much better than trying to impose change without explaining it.”

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Erin McCracken/News staff

CFB Esquimalt commander, navy Capt. Craig Baines, at his desk.

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Steve Reid and Laura Walsh enjoy the evening at the Jingle Mingle.

Dave Ganong and his wife, Lisa Williams, enjoy the festivities.

BC Cancer Foundation CEO Doug Nelson speaks to a packed house at the fundraiser.

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Together, we raised over $510,000 for breakthrough cancer research on

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Thank you to Jingle Mingle and Jingle Soiree’s donors, sponsors, in-kind supporters, guests and volunteers

who made this year’s event a success!

On Dec. 7, the BC Cancer Foundation’s swanky Jingle Mingle and brand new Jingle Soirée secured a staggering $510,000 for invaluable cancer research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre.

Beneath the shimmer and chic attire of the holiday event, guests were keenly aware of the evening’s goal to improve cancer out-comes for Vancouver Island patients.

Gathered at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Jingle Mingle guests also raised their paddles high in philanthropic spirit for the event’s fi rst Equip-a-Need—a way to raise funds for in-demand scientifi c equipment.

Proceeds from this year’s Equip-a-Need will fund a state-of-the-art robotic microscope as well as other high priority research equipment, helping BC Cancer Agency scientists fi nd answers that will transformimmunotherapy research on Vancouver Island.

“I’m so humbled by the generosity of each guest, said Bonnie Campbell, Jingle Mingle Chair, "Thank you to all of our donors and supporters for making this an outstanding evening.”


Cyclists tour region’s Christmas lightsGo green and get some exercise at the same

time, as the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition presents its 14th annual Terry Van Fleet Memorial Christmas Lights Ride on Saturday (Dec. 17).

This year, the roughly 20-kilometre road ride weaves its way through Saanich, starting from the First Church of the Nazarene, 4277 Quadra St. near Chatterton Way. Stops will be made in areas of colourful lighting displays, and riders are encour-aged to decorate their bikes with lights or other Christmas-related items.

Registration begins at 6 p.m. and the ride takes off at 6:30. There is no cost, but donations for the

coalition are accepted. The round trip back to the church hall is expected to take about two hours. Free refreshments and door prizes are up for grabs after the ride.

The ride is held in memory of Terry Van Fleet, a cyclist who was hit by a truck and killed as he rode along Blanshard Street with full lights and reflectors.

All participants in the Christmas lights ride must have functioning front and rear lights for their bike. For more information call 250-480-5155 or view www.gvcc.bc.ca.

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Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition members Greg Merkley, front left, and Jane van Hoorn, and Brenda Boyd, back left, Janet Besler, and Sam and Norah Macey get ready to scout the route for this Saturday’s Terry Van Fleet Memorial Christmas Lights Ride. The route starts and ends at the Victoria First Church of the Nazarene.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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