Hillside-Quadra Community News Fall 2014

Fall 2014 www.quadravillagecc.com

Plant neighbours at Wark Street Commons

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New Mandela Project Graces the

Neighbourhood

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Inside This Edition...

Youth Happenings in

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Reflections on the Teachers Strike

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BCC Volunteer Profile - Dave TurnerBy Penelope Hagen-Braun (Helen Cowley)




“This program gives the kids a new place to go and the opportunity to make new

friends.”

Jodi Sturge

The Hillside-Quadra Community Newsletter needs distribution volunteers. Participation involves 30-45 minutes once every three months delivering newsletters door to door in

your local neighbourhood. Please email Grant at [email protected]

Meet people and support your community!

Blanshard Community Centre

Hours of Operation Monday – Friday

9:00am – 4:00pm

Clothing Exchange is open

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday 11:00am – 3:30pm

Wednesday 9:00am-3:30pm

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local neighbourhood. Please email Grant at [email protected]



DISCOUNT FURNITURE STOREiwww.maximumfurniture.ca

250-590-7133 Customer Service:

Store address:

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3000 copies of the H - Q Community News are distributed throughout Hillside - Quadra as well as parts of the Quadra Cedar Hill and North Park areas.

Newsletter box locations:

! Fairway Market (at Quadra and Kings) ! Thrifty’s (at Cloverdale & Quadra)! Italian Bakery! Blanshard Community Centre! Crystal Pool (inside facility)

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Find Blanshard Community Centre on Facebook!

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Blanshard Community CentrePhone: (250) 388-7696

Website: www.blanshardcc.com

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newsletters door to door in your local neighbourhood.

Please email Kelly at [email protected]

In the next issue of H-Q News: A possible name change for Blanshard Community

CentreWeigh in at www.blanshardcc.com

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The Hillside-Quadra Community Newsletter needs distribution volunteers. Participation involves 30-45 minutes once every

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Centre

Blanshard Community Centre is on Twitter!

@BCCHQFind Blanshard Community Centre on Facebook too!



Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee (Blanshard

Community Centre) Board of Directors Meetings Get in on all of the latest discussion related to the role, focus and initiatives of the Board of Directors and listen in on the latest Blanshard Community Centre report. Bring your questions and lend your ideas as your community organization helps shape its future and strategizes about how to best reach out to community and address community needs.

For more information contact Kelly at 250-388-7696 (ext.221) or [email protected]



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ROOM RENTALS @The Blanshard Community Centre

Planning a special event? Require a meeting space? Just want a comfortable place to gather with a group? We’ve got the room for you, with 6 different rental spaces to suit almost any need. Bright, spacious rooms for private meetings or public presentations. Comfortable couches and chairs for more informal gatherings. Even an awesome Teen Centre to host that perfect birthday party.

Washrooms, which are wheelchair accessible, are located on both floors in close proximity to all rooms. Affordable rates, easy access and plenty of options to choose from:

Call Shawna at 250-388-7696, or email [email protected] for room sizes, on-hand equipment and availability.

Promote your community events, shows, courses and meetings on the Community Bulletin Board for FREE!

Email [email protected]


The Hillside-Quadra Community News needs distribution volunteers. Participation involves 30-45 minutes once every three months delivering newsletters door to door in

your local neighbourhood. Please email Kelly at [email protected]

Victoria READSociety

www.readsociety.bc.ca

Donate to theVicPD Block Watch ProgramA good neighbour is one of the most effective crime prevention tools ever invented. Want to learn more about how you, or your street, can join the VicPD Block Watch program? Contact VicPD Block Watch Coordinator at 250-995-7409 or visit https://vicpd.ca/block-watch

Do you have any comments on articles or H - Q Community News? Concerned about something in our neighbourhood? Share your thoughts with us in a letter to the Editor: 901 Kings Rd. Victoria B.C. V8T 1W5 or email: [email protected] We’d

love to hear from you!

Affordable Room Rentals @ Quadra Village Community

CentrePlanning a special event? Require a meeting space? Just want a

comfortable place to gather with a group? We’ve got the room for you, with 6 different rental spaces to suit almost any need. Bright, spacious rooms for private meetings or public presentations. Comfortable couches and chairs for more informal gatherings. Even an awesome Teen Centre to host that perfect birthday party.


C a l l S h a w n a a t 2 5 0 - 3 8 8 - 7 6 9 6 , o r e m a i l : [email protected] for room sizes, on-hand equipment and availability.

Seniors Entitlement Services We welcome seniors who believe that some essential services are denied them. Call us at 250-388-7696. The office is open for consultations Mondays and Thursdays from 9 am-3 pm and Wednesdays 9 am-12 noon.

Promote your community events, shows, courses and meetings on the Community

Bulletin Board for FREE!


Volunteer Mentors

Needed

1Up Moms and Mentors program needs volunteer female mentors, ideally with parenting experience, to offer support and guidance to isolated single mothers of all ages.

As a volunteer mentor, you will be matched with a single mom and her children for a one-on-one match. Matched pairs spend time discussing parenting issues, working on personal goals and enjoying fun activities together.

If you are a good listener, interested in learning more about yourself and others and have a caring, non-judgmental approach, this volunteer role may be a good fit for you.

For more information visit our 1Up website: 1-up.ca and click on the mentoring section.

Or, contact Sanni Rosebrock, 1Up Moms and Mentors Program Coordinator at [email protected] or 250-385-1114.

1Up Moms and Mentors is currently funded by United Way, the Province of BC and eWomen Network.




Lisa Helps ad

Hillside Urban Farmer For Sustainability (HUFFS)HUFFS is a community of people, interested in food gardening, who live in or near the Hillside-Quadra, NorthPark, Fernwood area. We come together to learn about urban food production by sharing information, success and challenges, seeds, seedlings and tasty food. One of our goals is to foster community through food production (learn more on the about page). We try to organize a monthly event on varying topics such as soil fertility, backyard chickens, beekeeping, winter gardening, etc. For more info check out http://huffs.ca

Send a kid to summer day camp

Are you able to help children whose families cannot afford summer activities?

! Donations of any amount will help! $25.00 involves 3 children in a special event! $80.00 sponsors 1 child for 1 week at camp! $225 sponsors 1 child for a full 3-week camp

Camp Blanshard offers exciting experiences: games, crafts, visits to parks and beaches. It encourages children to be active & engaged, to make new friends & treasured memories.

Want more information? Call Kelly at 250-388-7696 or email [email protected]

Interested in writing for

us?

Perhaps you would write one article or maybe you are interested in contributing more regularly. We publish 4X per year and general guidelines are 500-800 words with a tie in to the neighbourhood.

C o n t a c t T r a c y a n d R o w e n a a t : [email protected].

Do you have any comments on articles or H - Q Community News? Concerned about something in our neighbourhood? Share your

thoughts with us in a letter to the Editor: 901 Kings Rd. Victoria B.C. V8T 1W5 or email: [email protected] We’d love to hear from you!

Fall 2014 Hillside - Quadra Community News

Meet the news teamCo-Editors: Tracy Byrne, Rowena Locklin

Helen Cowley

TCommittee Members: Kelly Greenwell,

Assistant Editor: Advertising: Shannon Shylene Schlackl

Design & Layout: eresa CowleyShannon Shylene Schlackl

The Hillside-Quadra Community News is a forum and information source about projects, issues, meetings, events, history and people in Hillside-Quadra and surrounding neighbourhoods.

WHY ADVERTISE? Advertising in the Hillside-Quadra Community News is a great way to

target thousands of potential clients within walking distance, people who value all things local and want you to succeed. Remind your neighbours what you have to offer them. Let them know your latest promotion, why you are unique, why they should visit you again. You can place a small reminder ad for the whole year for just $105; or for the same price as a small ad in other publications, you can get a prominent full page ad outlining your services in detail. Don't miss this opportunity to shine for your most important patrons -- your neighbours.

Email to discuss: Kelly Greenwell at [email protected] or call 250 388 7696 ext.221

HQ News online: http://issuu.com/hillsidequadranews

Website:

Twitter:

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www.facebook.com/QuadraVillage

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The deadline for articles and ads in the Winter 2014 edition of the Hillside - Quadra Community

News is Friday November 7, 2014.

INTERESTED IN GETTING PUBLISHED IN H - Q NEWS?We are looking for story ideas, articles, photos, poems, etc. If you

have something you would like to see in an upcoming issue, please e-mail Kelly at [email protected].

LETTERS TO THE EDITORDo you have any comments on articles or H - Q community news? Are

you concerned about something in our area? We’d love to hear from you! Send a letter to the Editor: 901 Kings Rd. Victoria B.C. V8T 1W5 or e-mail Kelly at [email protected].

We work together to nurture community well-being by providing services and programs to meet social, educational, health, employment, environmental and recreational needs of the people in our neighbourhood in a safe and welcoming environment.

3000 copies of the Hillside-Quadra Community News are published quarterly through Quadra Village Community Centre

Full colour $150 per issuePublication dates: Spring/Summer//fall/winter

n 2001, Quadra Village Community Centre (then known as Blanshard Community Centre) was one of the founding Ipartners of a multi-agency group called the Shared

Assessment Committee. Today, this committee consists of 20 local social service providers, including the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Umbrella Society, Quadra Village Community Centre and Burnside-Gorge Community Association. Thanks to contributions by committee members such as Helene Bell of QVCC, this committee successfully works to develop creative solutions to help make families stronger and to assess the well being of children and their families. Often this group tries to come up with innovative ways to work on problem situations when progress and/or services have been difficult to find.

On Thursday, September 11, this group of dedicated community service providers was recognized as a Premier’s Award Finalist in the category of Partnership for the Vancouver Island Region. While the Shared Assessment Committee did not win outright, it was fitting that this group of unsung heroes who work together to make a difference to children and families was recognized publicly by the Provincial Government. Quadra Village Community Centre is proud of the work of the Committee whose members often find success in what often seem to be “no-win” situations.

Shared Assessment and the Premier’s Award

QVCC staff Helene Bell and Kelly Greenwell accept recognition certificate for work of key committee (photo provided)

Reasons to Vote in the November City Elections

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hy do so few people bother to vote in the elections that arguably have some of the greatest impacts on their day-to-day lives? WHere is a sampling of the range of issues that are largely dealt

with at the municipal government and school district level.

! A 6-storey building is proposed in your neighbourhood;! Your neighbour’s dog barking at 3am is driving you crazy;! The traffic cutting through your neighbourhood has increased;! A city park you care about has been vandalized; and! Your school district has adopted the 2-week spring break.

On November 15th all municipalities in BC have a chance to elect new Mayors, city councillors and school trustees. However, according to figures on Civic Info BC, in 2011 only 26% of eligible voters in Victoria showed up at the polls. Only 10% of voters cast votes for the school trustees. School trustees make decisions that affect our kids’ education. In School District 61 they have oversight of a $200 million budget, 44 schools, 2,000 staff and 20,000 students, yet hardly any of us exercises our right to say who those people are.

Lack of media coverage of City elections and the difficulty in accessing information about candidates on line can be barriers to voting. Because the nomination period runs to October 10th,getting a list of candidates for the City of Victoria election was not possible at the time of writing this article. However as of September 30th you can start to check the City of Victoria website to see who is running. See: http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/ departments/ legislat ive-services/municipal-elect ion/l is t-of-candidates.html

So what are the current local issues that should get you out of your homes and to the polling stations on November 15th? In the Hillside Quadra neighbourhood we will be grappling with the largest development in decades in the open field behind CDI College. The building of a 320 bed extended care hospital will have a huge impact on Quadra Village. What green space will remain, how traffic is handled, and what amenities for the neighbourhood will be included are decisions that will be made at City Hall. The way in which this project proceeds is important to all of us.

Mayor and council also decide how Crystal Pool, the only recreation centre within city boundaries, is managed and how much money goes towards community hubs such as the Quadra Village Community Centre.

How much money is spent on projects such as bicycling and pedestrian greenways depends on whom we elect and how much of a priority those elected officials put on active transportation. An issue to track is the Safe Streets Initiative –a proposal to lower the speed limit on certain streets, including Quadra Street, to 40km/hr.

If protecting and increasing green space matters to you, you might be interested to know that community allotment gardens and community orchards fall under the City Parks department. In our neighbourhood a treasured park that is both playground and garden is the Wark Street Commons on Kings Street. This park had new playground equipment added two years ago – a City funded project.

The City of Victoria is also an active partner in many affordable housing projects and has contributed substantial funding towards initiatives to reduce homelessness, an issue that is all too visible in the Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood. The city has also contributed to the stock of rental housing through zoning decisions.

Other big issues in the City of Victoria as a whole are leadership, amalgamation, sewage, taxes and Blue Bridge costs.

Starting in 2014, municipal politicians will serve for 4 years. So whom we elect this time will have even more impact on the neighbourhood and the city in which we live.

Take a moment to consider what your vision is for the city. And then go out and vote and make your voice count!

Rowena Locklin

More voting information can be found on page 13

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Fall 2014 Hillside - Quadra Community NewsPage 2

Meet the news teamCo-Editors: Tracy Byrne, Rowena Locklin

Helen Cowley

TCommittee Members: Kelly Greenwell,

Assistant Editor: Advertising: Shannon Shylene Schlackl

Design & Layout: eresa CowleyShannon Shylene Schlackl

The Hillside-Quadra Community News is a forum and information source about projects, issues, meetings, events, history and people in Hillside-Quadra and surrounding neighbourhoods.

WHY ADVERTISE? Advertising in the Hillside-Quadra Community News is a great way to

target thousands of potential clients within walking distance, people who value all things local and want you to succeed. Remind your neighbours what you have to offer them. Let them know your latest promotion, why you are unique, why they should visit you again. You can place a small reminder ad for the whole year for just $105; or for the same price as a small ad in other publications, you can get a prominent full page ad outlining your services in detail. Don't miss this opportunity to shine for your most important patrons -- your neighbours.

Email to discuss: Kelly Greenwell at [email protected] or call 250 388 7696 ext.221

HQ News online: http://issuu.com/hillsidequadranews

Website:

Twitter:


www.facebook.com/QuadraVillage

@QuadraVillage

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The deadline for articles and ads in the Winter 2014 edition of the Hillside - Quadra Community

News is Friday November 7, 2014.

INTERESTED IN GETTING PUBLISHED IN H - Q NEWS?We are looking for story ideas, articles, photos, poems, etc. If you

have something you would like to see in an upcoming issue, please e-mail Kelly at [email protected].

LETTERS TO THE EDITORDo you have any comments on articles or H - Q community news? Are

you concerned about something in our area? We’d love to hear from you! Send a letter to the Editor: 901 Kings Rd. Victoria B.C. V8T 1W5 or e-mail Kelly at [email protected].

We work together to nurture community well-being by providing services and programs to meet social, educational, health, employment, environmental and recreational needs of the people in our neighbourhood in a safe and welcoming environment.

3000 copies of the Hillside-Quadra Community News are published quarterly through Quadra Village Community Centre

Full colour $150 per issuePublication dates: Spring/Summer//fall/winter

n 2001, Quadra Village Community Centre (then known as Blanshard Community Centre) was one of the founding Ipartners of a multi-agency group called the Shared

Assessment Committee. Today, this committee consists of 20 local social service providers, including the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Umbrella Society, Quadra Village Community Centre and Burnside-Gorge Community Association. Thanks to contributions by committee members such as Helene Bell of QVCC, this committee successfully works to develop creative solutions to help make families stronger and to assess the well being of children and their families. Often this group tries to come up with innovative ways to work on problem situations when progress and/or services have been difficult to find.

On Thursday, September 11, this group of dedicated community service providers was recognized as a Premier’s Award Finalist in the category of Partnership for the Vancouver Island Region. While the Shared Assessment Committee did not win outright, it was fitting that this group of unsung heroes who work together to make a difference to children and families was recognized publicly by the Provincial Government. Quadra Village Community Centre is proud of the work of the Committee whose members often find success in what often seem to be “no-win” situations.

Shared Assessment and the Premier’s Award

QVCC staff Helene Bell and Kelly Greenwell accept recognition certificate for work of key committee (photo provided)

Reasons to Vote in the November City Elections

By

hy do so few people bother to vote in the elections that arguably have some of the greatest impacts on their day-to-day lives? WHere is a sampling of the range of issues that are largely dealt

with at the municipal government and school district level.

! A 6-storey building is proposed in your neighbourhood;! Your neighbour’s dog barking at 3am is driving you crazy;! The traffic cutting through your neighbourhood has increased;! A city park you care about has been vandalized; and! Your school district has adopted the 2-week spring break.

On November 15th all municipalities in BC have a chance to elect new Mayors, city councillors and school trustees. However, according to figures on Civic Info BC, in 2011 only 26% of eligible voters in Victoria showed up at the polls. Only 10% of voters cast votes for the school trustees. School trustees make decisions that affect our kids’ education. In School District 61 they have oversight of a $200 million budget, 44 schools, 2,000 staff and 20,000 students, yet hardly any of us exercises our right to say who those people are.

Lack of media coverage of City elections and the difficulty in accessing information about candidates on line can be barriers to voting. Because the nomination period runs to October 10th,getting a list of candidates for the City of Victoria election was not possible at the time of writing this article. However as of September 30th you can start to check the City of Victoria website to see who is running. See: http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/ departments/ legislat ive-services/municipal-elect ion/l is t-of-candidates.html

So what are the current local issues that should get you out of your homes and to the polling stations on November 15th? In the Hillside Quadra neighbourhood we will be grappling with the largest development in decades in the open field behind CDI College. The building of a 320 bed extended care hospital will have a huge impact on Quadra Village. What green space will remain, how traffic is handled, and what amenities for the neighbourhood will be included are decisions that will be made at City Hall. The way in which this project proceeds is important to all of us.

Mayor and council also decide how Crystal Pool, the only recreation centre within city boundaries, is managed and how much money goes towards community hubs such as the Quadra Village Community Centre.

How much money is spent on projects such as bicycling and pedestrian greenways depends on whom we elect and how much of a priority those elected officials put on active transportation. An issue to track is the Safe Streets Initiative –a proposal to lower the speed limit on certain streets, including Quadra Street, to 40km/hr.

If protecting and increasing green space matters to you, you might be interested to know that community allotment gardens and community orchards fall under the City Parks department. In our neighbourhood a treasured park that is both playground and garden is the Wark Street Commons on Kings Street. This park had new playground equipment added two years ago – a City funded project.

The City of Victoria is also an active partner in many affordable housing projects and has contributed substantial funding towards initiatives to reduce homelessness, an issue that is all too visible in the Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood. The city has also contributed to the stock of rental housing through zoning decisions.

Other big issues in the City of Victoria as a whole are leadership, amalgamation, sewage, taxes and Blue Bridge costs.

Starting in 2014, municipal politicians will serve for 4 years. So whom we elect this time will have even more impact on the neighbourhood and the city in which we live.

Take a moment to consider what your vision is for the city. And then go out and vote and make your voice count!

Rowena Locklin

More voting information can be found on page 13

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Coast Capital Savings and the United Way, bring it to life in 2015.

Based upon community feedback, the Team is focusing on possible projects that encourage youth well being and equip people to live happy and healthy lives. Team members will explore ideas as diverse as: connecting the neighborhood and mixing socio-economic groups; providing youth with work experience and life skills; supporting positive mental health; creating affordable and accessible all-ages activities and spaces; and providing food and fun! The Team will design a project that fills in the space where these objectives naturally overlap.

The Youth Action Team will have to determine what can they achieve on their own and what meaningful support from adults and the community looks like. Team members have already demonstrated how a group of young people can have such an immense capacity for innovation, pragmatism, and co-operation. They bring a sense of openness and willingness to learn, and have been deeply attentive to the complexity of issues existing in this community. Beyond everything, the Youth in Action Team members have exhibited their empathy and

By Jordan Perrault, Youth in Action Community community to see what we have been doing for compassion through their conversations,

Animator the last eight months and how the Team’s creative thoughtful planning and careful interpretations of

energy has taken on the task of engaging the what they have heard.

n June 29th, the Youth in Action community and identifying where positive Moving forward, collaboration will be even

Community Celebration kicked-off on changes can be made.more important. On its own, the Team has the Othe grounds of the CDI College with the The celebration was made possible by the capacity to create innovative solutions to

grilling of hamburgers and a line of excited kids at energy of many community volunteers, including community challenges, but as Team members

the bouncy castle. It was hosted by the Hillside- folks from the Living Edge Community. A huge collaborate with others, their project ideas lands

Quadra Youth in Action Team - a group of young thank you also goes out to The Crew team on firmer ground. Support from the community

people actively working to create a project that members and the staff of Quadra Village comes in many different ways. It can be a friendly

will make a positive impact on the neighborhood. Community Centre whose ongoing involvement hand to open doors and make introductions, a

The event marked a transition from the phase has been amazing! Throughout the process, the sharing of experiences and knowledge, or a gift to

where the Team asked the community “What is Centre has played a key role in helping the Team the project in terms of time and resources.

already here that you love and what changes do discover what is happening in the community. The Team has ambitious plans. Through

you want to see?” to the phase where the Team In May, the Youth in Action Team identified continued collaboration and community support

designs and creates something that will make that some key findings and set a direction for moving the Youth in Action team members will create the

change happen! forward (please see our Facebook page for type of project they want to achieve! They always

As the Community Animator on the project, I details). This was the accumulation of many welcome new additions.

have had the immense privilege of watching these community encounters , conversations with If you know someone aged 15-24 who might

young people work together, explore their stakeholders, survey responses and feedback be interested in making great things happen and

neighbourhood and uncover so much. The sessions with residents. By late 2014, the Team being part of a fun team, please contact

celebration was a great opportunity for the will identify its project and, with the support of [email protected].

Fall 2014 Hillside - Quadra Community News Fall 2014 Hillside - Quadra Community NewsPage 5

What is Possible When Youth Take the Lead?

By Bruce Dean favorite. People marvel at the wide range of Concert B - AC/BC Food Angels provides bicycles the club has, including classic delicious emergency food supplies to families in

olling into Quadra Village, too bold not Mustangs, Choppers, and antique oddities. Most need , many in the Quadra /Hi l l s ide to be noticed, is a large pack of cyclists, attention is usually drawn to their many famous neighbourhood. Ryoung and old alike, riding some of the celebrity custom builds, including choppers for Spreading the bicycle wealth, AC/BC often

coolest bicycle choppers, mustangs, beach stars such as KISS, Elton John, Snoop Dogg, and provides refurbished bicycles to individuals and cruisers, and low-riders you’ve ever seen. It’s a the recent Ghost Buster’s Chopper. Their club families without – keeping as many people as parade of memories as onlookers spot the bike and bicycles are always in high demand at possible riding and smiling.they used to ride, or the bicycle they always community gatherings such as Quadra Village AC/BC goes full cycle: from helping club wanted. This is Angel’s Chopper Bicycle Club Days where AC/BC is always around, but the youth and entertaining the community to the (AC/BC), a non-profit youth group that provides club is more than just cool bikes. community helping the club and the club helping mentorship and real life-skill building, focused Club members are well stocked with stories community members. upon comradery and cycling. of the youth – the laughs shared, the friends Find out more about AC/BC on Facebook, or

Although these groovy bicycles are quite made, the skills learned, and the confidence at: http://www.acbcbikes.com/ spectacular, it’s the smiles on the riders’ faces bloomed. Club meetings include skill that really stand out. There’s something about building in areas such as welding, bike riding a bicycle in the sunshine that makes a maintenance and repair, pa in t and smile inevitable and contagious. airbrushing, seat and upholstery work, as

This parade of chrome and rubber rolls into well as road and workshop safety.Palagio Pizza’s parking lot for one of their The ever-popular AC/BC Dance regular show and shine events. It’s a popular Troupe provides training for members at club ride, largely because of the generosity of the professional facilities, and delivers popular community minded business owner, Elie Rizk, performances throughout the city in a who provides delicious free pizza for AC/BC variety of venues. The Dance Troupe has members. even been up on stage backing rock bands.

The bi-weekly Saturday afternoon Palagio Their award winning choreographer, Pizza Run is turning into quite the Quadra Sophia Harrington is the daughter of club Village spectacle due to AC/BC friends who founders, Annabelle and Mike Harrington. show up with, and/or to check out, the cool Along with their equally ambitious son bicycles, motorcycles, hot-rods, and race cars on Tony, the family inspires AC/BC members display. The parking lot is often filled with to give back to the community, and that’s onlookers and the avenue traffic slows to take a just what the club does.gander. Thanks to generous community

Even just riding down the street on club support, including food donations from rides, AC/BC's amazing fleet of classic, custom, local operations such as Cobs Bakery, and chopper bicycles are always a crowd Souped Up Cafe, and Community House

Angels on Wheels - Steering Youth the Right Way

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Angel ’s Chopper Bicycle Club out and about in the community (photos provided)

Youth in Action meet to set a direction for moving forward (photo provided)

AC/BC Angels Dance Troupe at Quadra Village Day 2014 (photo by Teresa Cowley)

School’s Out – reflections on the teachers strikeBy Tracy Byrne under was supposed to “ease the impact of school know or will come to know them, with their

closures” and “help parents with the added cost of friends and peers with whom they have or will here’s more activity on my street these learning and supervision”. But it missed the mark make strong relationships. days between 8:00 and 8:30 in the on a number of levels. The delayed payment of Our neighbourhood public schools are much Tmorning and around 3:00 in the afternoon. the financial support meant that families had to more than places of education. They feed our kids

Kids are finally back in school and this means a pay upfront for the childcare and education with lunch and breakfast programs. They offer flurry of bodies and voices passing my window services they were accessing. British Columbia counselling and support for students and families with the ebb and flow of the school day. My own has the highest child poverty rate in Canada (and who are experiencing difficulties. They provide children join the throng: one heading to and from has had for many years). One in five of the space for out of school care and after school the bus stop with his friends at Lansdowne province’s children live in poverty. For these programs that enrich our children’s lives and keep Middle School, the other walking the few blocks families – and many more whose incomes keep them safe and connected. They host social and to and from Quadra Elementary with his Grade 5 them above the poverty line but that are cul tural events – mus ica l and theatr ica l buddies. nevertheless limited – paying $200 per week per performances, corn roasts, art shows, Aboriginal

The Teachers Strike is over and those of us child in childcare costs was simply untenable. For dinners, craft fairs – that bring people together, with school-aged kids or grandkids are settling ma ny fa mi li es in th e Hi ll si de -Q ua dr a showcase kids’ talents and build community. Our back into our normal routines. It’s a huge relief. A neighbourhood, the question of covering the cost public schools are community hubs, anchors of sixteen-week long summer – five missed weeks of childcare was not even on the table – it simply identity and belonging, a crucial node in our of school – presented most families with a wasn’t an option. social network. Forty dollars a day does not logistical and financial nightmare. We scrambled What’s more, $40.00 doesn’t buy a whole lot compensate for the loss of the vital role that to juggle work and family, to engage our kids in when it comes to private or semi-private schools play in our community. other learning activities, to figure out how to find chi ldcare . It buys maybe four hours of While I spent much of the strike worrying and pay for childcare and, in the absence of babysitting, for example, or two hours of private about the impact on my children’s academic childcare, to patch some arrangement together tuition. It does cover the cost of a day at camp, but progress, it is the social role of the public school that would ensure our kids’ safety and well-being. not if those camps aren’t available because there that I realize I have missed most as I watch the We fumbled our way through each day, making isn’t the capacity to meet the demand. To add school kids walking along my street. And up solutions on the fly, worrying about our insult to injury, the Province has decided to not reconnecting with parents and families on the neglected work commitments, putting off our provide payment for Friday, September 19 even school grounds is what I relished most when I chores, fretting about our kids’ lost learning and though schools had not re-opened by that date. accompanied my Grade 5 to Quadra Elementary feeling frustrated by the inability of the Province And what we wanted – as parents, on the long-awaited first day back after the and the BCTF to reach an agreement. grandparents and guardians – was not to have our extended summer break.

The $40.00 a day payment offered by the children at camp or with babysitters or tutors. We government to families with kids aged 12 and wanted our kids in school – with teachers who

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Coast Capital Savings and the United Way, bring it to life in 2015.

Based upon community feedback, the Team is focusing on possible projects that encourage youth well being and equip people to live happy and healthy lives. Team members will explore ideas as diverse as: connecting the neighborhood and mixing socio-economic groups; providing youth with work experience and life skills; supporting positive mental health; creating affordable and accessible all-ages activities and spaces; and providing food and fun! The Team will design a project that fills in the space where these objectives naturally overlap.

The Youth Action Team will have to determine what can they achieve on their own and what meaningful support from adults and the community looks like. Team members have already demonstrated how a group of young people can have such an immense capacity for innovation, pragmatism, and co-operation. They bring a sense of openness and willingness to learn, and have been deeply attentive to the complexity of issues existing in this community. Beyond everything, the Youth in Action Team members have exhibited their empathy and

By Jordan Perrault, Youth in Action Community community to see what we have been doing for compassion through their conversations,

Animator the last eight months and how the Team’s creative thoughtful planning and careful interpretations of

energy has taken on the task of engaging the what they have heard.

n June 29th, the Youth in Action community and identifying where positive Moving forward, collaboration will be even

Community Celebration kicked-off on changes can be made.more important. On its own, the Team has the Othe grounds of the CDI College with the The celebration was made possible by the capacity to create innovative solutions to

grilling of hamburgers and a line of excited kids at energy of many community volunteers, including community challenges, but as Team members

the bouncy castle. It was hosted by the Hillside- folks from the Living Edge Community. A huge collaborate with others, their project ideas lands

Quadra Youth in Action Team - a group of young thank you also goes out to The Crew team on firmer ground. Support from the community

people actively working to create a project that members and the staff of Quadra Village comes in many different ways. It can be a friendly

will make a positive impact on the neighborhood. Community Centre whose ongoing involvement hand to open doors and make introductions, a

The event marked a transition from the phase has been amazing! Throughout the process, the sharing of experiences and knowledge, or a gift to

where the Team asked the community “What is Centre has played a key role in helping the Team the project in terms of time and resources.

already here that you love and what changes do discover what is happening in the community. The Team has ambitious plans. Through

you want to see?” to the phase where the Team In May, the Youth in Action Team identified continued collaboration and community support

designs and creates something that will make that some key findings and set a direction for moving the Youth in Action team members will create the

change happen! forward (please see our Facebook page for type of project they want to achieve! They always

As the Community Animator on the project, I details). This was the accumulation of many welcome new additions.

have had the immense privilege of watching these community encounters , conversations with If you know someone aged 15-24 who might

young people work together, explore their stakeholders, survey responses and feedback be interested in making great things happen and

neighbourhood and uncover so much. The sessions with residents. By late 2014, the Team being part of a fun team, please contact

celebration was a great opportunity for the will identify its project and, with the support of [email protected].

Fall 2014 Hillside - Quadra Community NewsPage 4 Fall 2014 Hillside - Quadra Community News

What is Possible When Youth Take the Lead?

By Bruce Dean favorite. People marvel at the wide range of Concert B - AC/BC Food Angels provides bicycles the club has, including classic delicious emergency food supplies to families in

olling into Quadra Village, too bold not Mustangs, Choppers, and antique oddities. Most need , many in the Quadra /Hi l l s ide to be noticed, is a large pack of cyclists, attention is usually drawn to their many famous neighbourhood. Ryoung and old alike, riding some of the celebrity custom builds, including choppers for Spreading the bicycle wealth, AC/BC often

coolest bicycle choppers, mustangs, beach stars such as KISS, Elton John, Snoop Dogg, and provides refurbished bicycles to individuals and cruisers, and low-riders you’ve ever seen. It’s a the recent Ghost Buster’s Chopper. Their club families without – keeping as many people as parade of memories as onlookers spot the bike and bicycles are always in high demand at possible riding and smiling.they used to ride, or the bicycle they always community gatherings such as Quadra Village AC/BC goes full cycle: from helping club wanted. This is Angel’s Chopper Bicycle Club Days where AC/BC is always around, but the youth and entertaining the community to the (AC/BC), a non-profit youth group that provides club is more than just cool bikes. community helping the club and the club helping mentorship and real life-skill building, focused Club members are well stocked with stories community members. upon comradery and cycling. of the youth – the laughs shared, the friends Find out more about AC/BC on Facebook, or

Although these groovy bicycles are quite made, the skills learned, and the confidence at: http://www.acbcbikes.com/ spectacular, it’s the smiles on the riders’ faces bloomed. Club meetings include skill that really stand out. There’s something about building in areas such as welding, bike riding a bicycle in the sunshine that makes a maintenance and repair, pa in t and smile inevitable and contagious. airbrushing, seat and upholstery work, as

This parade of chrome and rubber rolls into well as road and workshop safety.Palagio Pizza’s parking lot for one of their The ever-popular AC/BC Dance regular show and shine events. It’s a popular Troupe provides training for members at club ride, largely because of the generosity of the professional facilities, and delivers popular community minded business owner, Elie Rizk, performances throughout the city in a who provides delicious free pizza for AC/BC variety of venues. The Dance Troupe has members. even been up on stage backing rock bands.

The bi-weekly Saturday afternoon Palagio Their award winning choreographer, Pizza Run is turning into quite the Quadra Sophia Harrington is the daughter of club Village spectacle due to AC/BC friends who founders, Annabelle and Mike Harrington. show up with, and/or to check out, the cool Along with their equally ambitious son bicycles, motorcycles, hot-rods, and race cars on Tony, the family inspires AC/BC members display. The parking lot is often filled with to give back to the community, and that’s onlookers and the avenue traffic slows to take a just what the club does.gander. Thanks to generous community

Even just riding down the street on club support, including food donations from rides, AC/BC's amazing fleet of classic, custom, local operations such as Cobs Bakery, and chopper bicycles are always a crowd Souped Up Cafe, and Community House

Angels on Wheels - Steering Youth the Right Way

Quadra Village Community CentrePhone: (250) 388-7696

Website: www.quadravillagecc.com

Angel ’s Chopper Bicycle Club out and about in the community (photos provided)

Youth in Action meet to set a direction for moving forward (photo provided)

AC/BC Angels Dance Troupe at Quadra Village Day 2014 (photo by Teresa Cowley)

School’s Out – reflections on the teachers strikeBy Tracy Byrne under was supposed to “ease the impact of school know or will come to know them, with their

closures” and “help parents with the added cost of friends and peers with whom they have or will here’s more activity on my street these learning and supervision”. But it missed the mark make strong relationships. days between 8:00 and 8:30 in the on a number of levels. The delayed payment of Our neighbourhood public schools are much Tmorning and around 3:00 in the afternoon. the financial support meant that families had to more than places of education. They feed our kids

Kids are finally back in school and this means a pay upfront for the childcare and education with lunch and breakfast programs. They offer flurry of bodies and voices passing my window services they were accessing. British Columbia counselling and support for students and families with the ebb and flow of the school day. My own has the highest child poverty rate in Canada (and who are experiencing difficulties. They provide children join the throng: one heading to and from has had for many years). One in five of the space for out of school care and after school the bus stop with his friends at Lansdowne province’s children live in poverty. For these programs that enrich our children’s lives and keep Middle School, the other walking the few blocks families – and many more whose incomes keep them safe and connected. They host social and to and from Quadra Elementary with his Grade 5 them above the poverty line but that are cul tural events – mus ica l and theatr ica l buddies. nevertheless limited – paying $200 per week per performances, corn roasts, art shows, Aboriginal

The Teachers Strike is over and those of us child in childcare costs was simply untenable. For dinners, craft fairs – that bring people together, with school-aged kids or grandkids are settling ma ny fa mi li es in th e Hi ll si de -Q ua dr a showcase kids’ talents and build community. Our back into our normal routines. It’s a huge relief. A neighbourhood, the question of covering the cost public schools are community hubs, anchors of sixteen-week long summer – five missed weeks of childcare was not even on the table – it simply identity and belonging, a crucial node in our of school – presented most families with a wasn’t an option. social network. Forty dollars a day does not logistical and financial nightmare. We scrambled What’s more, $40.00 doesn’t buy a whole lot compensate for the loss of the vital role that to juggle work and family, to engage our kids in when it comes to private or semi-private schools play in our community. other learning activities, to figure out how to find chi ldcare . It buys maybe four hours of While I spent much of the strike worrying and pay for childcare and, in the absence of babysitting, for example, or two hours of private about the impact on my children’s academic childcare, to patch some arrangement together tuition. It does cover the cost of a day at camp, but progress, it is the social role of the public school that would ensure our kids’ safety and well-being. not if those camps aren’t available because there that I realize I have missed most as I watch the We fumbled our way through each day, making isn’t the capacity to meet the demand. To add school kids walking along my street. And up solutions on the fly, worrying about our insult to injury, the Province has decided to not reconnecting with parents and families on the neglected work commitments, putting off our provide payment for Friday, September 19 even school grounds is what I relished most when I chores, fretting about our kids’ lost learning and though schools had not re-opened by that date. accompanied my Grade 5 to Quadra Elementary feeling frustrated by the inability of the Province And what we wanted – as parents, on the long-awaited first day back after the and the BCTF to reach an agreement. grandparents and guardians – was not to have our extended summer break.

The $40.00 a day payment offered by the children at camp or with babysitters or tutors. We government to families with kids aged 12 and wanted our kids in school – with teachers who

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Our Curbside Community Piano @ Studio Twelve-NineteenBy Shannon-Shylene Schlackl lift of sorts. Our Community Piano will be

outside to be enjoyed until the rainy season ecently there has been international comes when it will be moved indoors. But even interest in the idea of the “community after that you can still come by and play it! And Rpiano”. I am sure you have seen such we will re-install it outside in the spring when the

pianos around - they seem to be popping up all rains have let up. over this year. I first saw something about street Now, four months after its arrival at our pianos online when British artist, Luke Jerrum, house, this curbside installation has attracted started streetpianos.com. Since 2008 he has quite the crowd and seen a lot of action. Out of all facilitated the installation of 1300 pianos in 45 our interactive art installations, the Community countries. Each has "Play me, I'm yours" written Piano has hit a right note (pun intended)! We on it. love to hear it played by a huge cross section of

As a community engaged artist, I was our community. The young love to tinker away instantly attracted to the idea of a community and the piano lesson-holders among us are piano for our "Operation 1219" (This is an grateful to find a piano they are allowed to play. initiative that involves the goal of doing 1219 Some nights, while the sun is setting low on the things out of this studio space). Earlier this year, west side of Hillside Ave, our community piano there was lots of commentary about community is being played and the rest of us are being pianos on Facebook and I posted and told serenaded. everyone that I would love to install such a thing. Not much later, I received an email, a Facebook message and a photo of a piano in a text from a friend of mine that read: "Up at Cook Street & Mallek. Sounds good. I’ve marked it hold for pick up. Want it?" Well, it didn't take long to convince me that we had all the muscles we needed between the two of us to retrieve the piano, and so my friend picked me up and took me to the location.

When we arrived by truck, just six blocks from my house on Hillside, I thought that moving the piano was going to be no problem! Then I was informed that we would have to push the piano back to my house and not use the truck. “WHAT?” With the piano weighing close to seven hundred pounds there was no way we could lift it into the truck ourselves, but we could manage to muscle it down the road. So push it we did. Together and with a little help from a passerby, we moved the piano off the sidewalk and onto a rather skookum dolly. We tied it onto the dolly with bungee cords and began our epic journey down Cook Street and the six blocks (.3 miles by Google Maps) back home.

WOW! It was exciting and scary at the same time. The piano was slightly top heavy and the sidewalks were all rising and falling at each driveway, presenting us with a bit more of an obstacle course. At one point we thought of simply putting the dolly directly onto the road and taking over a whole lane, but then realized we might lose control when the piano picked up speed down Cook St. So we stuck to the sidewalks, and an adventurous and sweaty hour later our new community piano had found its home!

Later that evening we undid the straps and set the piano into its new place. A week later we adorned the piano with a roof and gave it a face-

1. Please tell us a bit about yourself. almost by accident and I immediately felt very at home. I loved that despite being very

I grew up in Toronto and lived there for my centrally located, the neighbourhood was very first 30 years, in a musical household with two quiet and serene and that I could walk or bike older sisters. I studied English at the University most places I needed to go. I especially loved of Toronto and my first job after university was that I could see the mountains and proximity to in educational publishing, an “Opportunities a beautiful wilderness park and Garry Oak for Youth” project - a wonderful program that meadow, Summit Park. should be revived. Many enduring publishing companies started out of those projects, by the 4. What inspires you to create?way. I then worked at Toronto Free Theatre and eventually started freelancing for CBC radio, I am hugely inspired by nature, by the where I wrote and co-produced an educational beauty of our landscape, by the ease with which radio series that won their first Peabody Award. we can leave the urban jungle behind and Soon after I moved to Banff, Alberta and escape to pristine forests and beaches. I am worked at the Banff Centre in communications inspired by the very exciting Victoria cultural and later for the Music Theatre Studio scene, with so many extraordinary local Ensemble and the Banff Television Festival. I writers, artists and performers who help keep lived in Banff for five years and loved the one stimulated and evolving. And I certainly mountain air, but the winters were brutal and feel blessed by the opportunity to study with the place was feeling a little small so I began to great artists and to pass along to others some of think of where I would go next. That is when I what I have learned. I am inspired by the wish met Richard Olafson, who was visiting from to make difference in the world, to counteract Victoria. Richard was a poet and publisher and alienation and generate uplifting feelings of before long he invited me to Victoria, where we love and peace through music and poetry and continue to write and make music and publish. dance. In my work for children (both writing

and songs) my hope is help them treasure their 2. Tell us about your creative pursuits - what unique nature and also help preserve and value forms / media do you work in and why? the magical world of the young. My other

singers Kurt Elling and Nancy King at the Port inspiration of course is my husband and my two

Townsend Jazz workshop. After several years of My creative pursuits centre on three very sons.

study I started performing with pianist Kenny different but connected genres - writing, music

Seidman, and called my group Trio Espresso. and dance. I have occasionally tried to focus on 5. Are there any projects or ideas that you're

We play regularly at places like Hermann's Jazz only one area, but I do not seem to be able to do currently working on that you'd like to tell

club, and have also appeared at Centennial so. I have come to accept that these three arts are your neighbours about?

Square and in the Victoria Jazzfest. As I not really separate, but can all be seen as aspects

developed in jazz I found I was able to create of music. I'll be performing at Hermann's Jazz Club on

new jazz songs. Today's jazz vocalists mostly As a writer I have published books of poetry October 22nd. It will be a fun, swinging evening

sing very old songs because few new songs and history (Eternal Lake O'Hara, A Light of romantic jazz in the style of Ella Fitzgerald.

rarely have the quality of these jazz standards. Unbroken); children's picture books (Colours For anybody interested in studying creative

Working on a radio documentary, I had the good Everywhere You Go; Anything You Want to Be); writing or writing for children, I will have

fortune to meet and interview some of the great metaphysics (New Sufi Songs and Dances); and courses running at UVic this Fall, They are

songwriters including Harold Arlen and Yip written articles for numerous magazines and always tremendous fun! See UVic Continuing

Harburg, who together wrote all the music to the journals. Several poems have been included in Studies

Wizard of Oz. From them I learned about the noteworthy anthologies and I am currently There are opportunities to sing with me. I am

harmonic and lyric sophistication and simplicity, assembling for publication a new book of poetry currently music director of The Victoria Truth

which made the standards so enduring, and I try I am also working on Jasper's Piano, a chapter Centre on Fort Street and lead uplifting and

to also work in this way, with some success. It book for children in the 8 - 11 age range. The lead po pu la r sp ir it ed mu si c fo r th ei r no n-

has been exciting to write and introduce new jazz character Jasper plays soccer but desperately denominational Sunday morning service. As

songs that are very well accepted by all who hear wants to study piano like his best friend Ryan. well I lead the Jewish Community Choir of

them. In 2011 I produced my first jazz CD 'Let Together the boys scheme to help Jasper get his Victoria, which welcomes all voices (you

Go! recorded and mixed right here in our wish. It is the first of a series of books I am needn't be Jewish), and meets on Sunday

neighbourhood by the very talented Wynn Gogol planning with child characters involved in e v e n i n g s . C o n t a c t m e f o r i n f o a t

of One Ton Studio. The album was nominated music, and includes some approaches to the [email protected]. I also hope to have a

for 'Best Album' in the Monday Awards and it is piano based on the improvisatory method of new book of poems published later in the fall so

available for borrowing at the library or for sale piano instructor George Essihos. I teach watch for a Book Launch from Ekstasis

on Amazon, ITunes and CD Baby. I am about to Continuing Education courses in Creative Editions.

start some new recording projects including Writing and Writing for Children, through the

some of my pop and children's songs as well as University of Victoria and I love sharing the joy 6. Which of your creative achievements are

some new jazz tunes. of writing with others. I also work as an editor you most proud of / satisfied with and why?

As for dance, for many years I performed and both for our publishing company, Ekstasis

taught Egyptian belly dance and led the Oasis Editions, and for individuals working on book I am proud of many achievements, such as

Egyptian Dance Ensemble that appeared projects. the Peabody Award winning radio series for

regularly at Folkfest and other events. While I As a musician and songwriter I am especially CBC, my books and my album 'Let Go!'

still love this dance and teach small groups interested in that remarkable vehicle for However, there are also many achievements that

occasionally, I no longer run a performing troupe communication – the song. I play guitar and have never seen the light of day. I will be

or perform professionally. I also lead a piano, have sung my whole life and have been especially proud when some of this material

meditative circle dance called Dances of writing songs since I was 15 years old. Moving finally gets an airing and an audience. I have

Universal Peace and have created many songs to Victoria I had the opportunity to study jazz written an outer space musical I would like to see

and dances in this genre. That event takes place piano with one of our treasures, jazz master produced. I also wish to record dozens of

the first Tuesday of each month at the Quaker George Essihos (who now lives and teaches in original songs that have not yet been heard. And

Meeting House (by donation), at 7:30 pm and our neighbourhood.) I studied many years, but I have several new books on the go... So I am

everyone is welcome.found it difficult to practise with young children, proud of the work I have done, but look forward so I became interested in vocal jazz that I to the satisfaction of seeing more of my past

3. What made you choose to make your home (perhaps mistakenly) thought might be easier to work produced and to create the work I have in

in this neighbourhood of Victoria?master. From childhood I had listened to and mind for the future. Of all my achievements, knew well a large part of the vocal jazz standards however, I am most proud of my two adult sons

I first moved to the Fernwood area, which repertoire, so I thought that that was a good start. who are wonderful, talented and thoughtful

reminded me of the Annex region of Toronto. As I first studied vocal jazz with another human beings.

our family grew we needed more room and I also Victoria treasure, pianist, composer, singer F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n s e e

wished to get more of a view, having enjoyed Louise Rose, at the Conservatory jazz www.carolsokoloff.com

five years in the mountains. We found our house workshop, and later studied with American

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he Greater Victoria Citizens’ Counselling Murphy, the Centre’s Community Liaison, update that the Centre hopes to tackle in the Centre proudly ‘unveiled’ its new contacted the Vancouver Island School of Art coming year. “Our building has served us very

thT (VISA) to see if they were interested in taking on well, but it is showing some significant wear-Mandela Mural on August 28 , hosting the work. The School’s ED, Wendy Welsh, was and-tear,” says Wilson. Fresh paint on the an afternoon community celebration on the thrilled to connect the Centre with graduating outside, a new awning, an updated security Wark Street Commons. Quadra Village VISA artist, Jessica Kuyper. system, bathroom updates, and replacing the 25- neighbours, Caffè Fantastico, set-up shop in the

“In considering a design, I was asked to year-old carpeting are all on the Centre’s wish garden, offering coffee and Fairways Market mirror the natural beauty of the Wark Street list. “We’ve put some asks out in the community supplied tasty treats.Commons. The use of the mandala seemed to for help and we’re hopeful that an able The mural was the long-time vision of the quite naturally tie in the vivid beauty of the community-minded organization, business or Centre’s Executive Director, Brenda Wilson, but gardens with the personal inner work that is done citizen(s) will come through. The community it was only made possible this year through a in the Centre,” explains mural artist Jessica has always been there for us in the past,” says a CRD IDEA grant, a generous donation from Kuyper. The mural is Kuyper’s first. She adds hopeful Wilson.Centre supporters Mike and Shellie Gudgeon, that she was very grateful for the help of family, The mural can be seen on the alley-side of and WesternOne Rental’s donation of a scissor friends and Village neighbours. the Centre’s building at 941 Kings Road.lift.

The mural is the first stage of a building Once the funding was in place, Michele

Becoming almost as beautiful on the outside as we are on the insidet was an incredible year for camps for kids at Quadra Village Community Centre. IIncluding camps that took place during the

June and September school strike weeks, we provided 12 weeks of accessible and fun summer day camp led by this year’s camp leaders, Patrick Boyd and Molly Purser. Having the same camp leaders each week provides great consistency, builds trust and helps build a family-like atmosphere throughout the program.

Camp Blanshard offers fun, affordable, exciting and creative activities and outings in a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment for kids 5 to 12. Trips to the water parks, local beaches, regional parks, the fire station, play zone, aquarium and many more fun places were part of the mix for Campers this summer. We even had 4 weeks of tennis lessons this year and will have wrapped up camp with an

rdamazing talent show in the 3 week of September.

Camp was made possible in many ways including grants from Canada Summer Jobs and Get Youth Working. Closer to home we all shapes and sizes but ended up totaling community, you have been able to ensure that no benefitted from the support of the TLC Fund for $6110.71! This money was mainly invested in child was unable to attend Camp Blanshard due Kids, 4 weeks of amazing bag lunches from a the full and partial sponsorship of camp fees. to cost barriers. Because of this support, these partnership of Sodexo foods and St.Michael’s They also supported admission fees for local children were also able to attend special events University School and free tennis instruction activities plus food and other supply needs to and out-trips that would otherwise not be from Society for Kids at Tennis (KATS), and help make the experience positive for young possible. It was gratifying that local support was camperships from Jump’n Start. Amazingly, we campers. able to make such a significant difference in the were also supported by 38 local citizens who Without your help we would not have been lives of the many campers that could not generously showed their understanding of the able to provide our accessible, fun- filled and otherwise afford the opportunity. value of Camp Blanshard. These donations took successful camp. Together with the rest of the

Camp Blanshard Campaign A Roaring Success

Fun at the Yates Street Firehouse (photo provided)

By Tracey Campbell memorable employment, M a u r e e n s h a r e d h e r

orn in South Shields, a appreciation of the amazing smal l and fr iendly children who always appeared Btown along the north happy and joyful, despite their

eas t coas t of England, difficult circumstances. When Maureen, with her brother and recently asked what she would parents, enjoyed spending free choose to do if she were able to time at the two sandy beaches do anything in the world, close to their home. Her Maureen fondly stated that she fondest memory of that time would return to working for was their very first family trip Child Haven International, t o I r e l a n d . A s a n which oversees the orphanage impressionable teenager, this she worked at several years trip may have been the start of ago, and has eight additional her life-long appreciation of locations in four countries. travelling. When Maureen met Helene

After the birth of her first (QVCC’s Child, Youth and child, Maureen and her new Family Worker) back in the family immigrated to Canada, 8 0 ’s , a l o n g - s t a n d i n g where two more children were friendship was quickly formed. born. Although her son now So when Helene mentioned the resides in Australia, Maureen Centre was looking for considers herself fortunate as assistance in the Clothing

favourite hobby. To some, this hobby may two daughters still live close by, with two Room, Maureen agreed to give it a try to see if

appear to be more of a full time job, as she has grandchildren she can boast about. she liked it. When asked if there was anything

been known to tackle very large projects. Maureen’s favourite place to live was Cortez that she would change about her current

Although her current yard continues to be a work Island, tucked behind Quadra Island, just west of volunteer position she asserted that she enjoys it

in progress, the gardens surrounding her house Campbell River. She built her own house, with “just the way it is”. Without missing a beat she

on Cortez were considered a “Show Home”, the help of her son and a local carpenter, where quickly added, “…as long as it’s busy.” It is well

where people would come to view the work she she resided for twelve years. During this time noted by staff and volunteers that Maureen

had done. she also worked on an oyster farm, which she appears to thrive when it is most busy, electing to

Truly grateful for her good fortune in seeing considers to be the most difficult job she has work the two days per week on which the highest

many corners of the world, including Australia, experienced. Although the pleasure of eating volume of donations are received. We are

South East Asia, Europe and North America, oysters quickly faded, this work was well uncertain just how she does it, but no matter what

Maureen is proud that she made her travel rewarded by the extraordinary scenery and state the Centre may be in when Maureen starts a

dreams a reality. Though considered thrilling by plentiful wildlife. Being in nature is where shift, we can always be certain everything will be

most, backpacking your way through a foreign Maureen feels most at home and she still takes back in order before she leaves.

country can also be challenging. With previous pleasure spending summer days camping at the On behalf of the Hillside-Quadra

backpacking experience, Maureen decided to do many beautiful sites Vancouver Island has to community, heartfelt thanks go out to Maureen

this once again at the age of 65, after accepting a offer. for her tireless efforts. The work she does

position to work at an orphanage in India. Maureen considers gardening to be her benefits many people, in many ways.

Considered as her favourite and most

QVCC Volunteer Profile – Maureen Whetstone, Clothing Room Attendant

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Submitted by Janis La Couvée, on behalf of the hearing before any approvals are given or Constable ElsnerHillside-Quadra Neighbourhood Action Group denied.

Chief Elsner held neighbourhood meetings 955 Hillside throughout June to address the issue of

he Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood community health and safety. Many ideas and

Action Group (NAG) is a sub-committee 955 Hillside is a replacement for the current solutions were discussed. VicPD will consider Tof the Downtown Blanshard Advisory Oak Bay Lodge and Mount Tolmie Hospital these ideas in formulating its strategic plan.

Committee (the not-for-profit that is our facilities and will comprise 320 beds of Chief Elsner will be attending the Hillside-

neighbourhood’s Community Association and residential care for seniors with complex needs. Quadra Neighbourhood Action Group meeting

runs the Quadra Village Community Centre) and The actual building is likely to be 6 storeys and thOctober 6 and everyone is welcome. is comprised of a group of volunteers that works will probably be similar to the current facility on issues related to land use, transportation, and being built on Carey Road (Mount View Heights Development Summit with the City of parks in our neighbourhood. Anyone with a – a 260 bed facility replacing Mt Edwards and Victoriaconnection to our neighbourhood is welcome to Central Care Homes).

In July, the City of Victoria convened a come to meetings or join our email list. We meet The advisory committee (named earlier this meeting with mayor and council, developers, at the Quadra Village Community Centre at 7:00 year by the DBAC) will meet with Island Health city staff and representatives from the PM the first Monday of each month from and the Capital Regional Hospital District in the neighbourhoods’ land use committees. The September to June, unless the first Monday is a fall. The request for proposal will be issued after focus was on providing input to improve the holiday, in which case we meet on the second these meetings. current processes. The consultants, CitySpaces Monday.

2560 Quadra formerly known as The Seto Consulting, then drafted a comprehensive report Email List: that will inform recommendations for changes The current owners (who held meetings with

and improvements. This report is available on NAG maintains an e-mail list and sends out the community under the CALUC process) have the YAHOO group. If you would like to read the regular updates. If you would like to subscribe to not yet presented a proposal to the City of report and are not a member of the YAHOO this list, please email [email protected] Victoria. They are preparing for the demolition g r o u p , p l e a s e e m a i l u s a t with SUBSCRIBE TO LIST in the subject of the house currently on the lot. [email protected].

1025, 1029, 1035 and 1075 Tolmie Avenue NAG Executive for 2014-2015Transportation Concerns (at Fifth Street)

The DBAC approved the following NAG Following up on the NAG Transportation This townhouse project has been in process Executive: Keith Macgowan (Chair), Doug Survey, NAG hopes to meet this fall with City of since 2008 but was put on hold for a time and Rhodes (Past Chair), Janis La Couvée Victoria staff to address concerns about the then revived in 2011. The project – to build 10 (Communications Co-ordinator), Riga Godron speed of traffic on Hillside. The proponents of townhouses in 2 buildings – has been approved (Board Liaison and Member at Large). Members 955 Hillside have also indicated an interest in under a development permit with the addition of at Large: Rowena Locklin, Laura Taylor, Ryan attending. a covenant on title to ensure the rental of units. Taylor and Jennifer Ferris.R e a d m o r e h e r e :

Summit Park Invasive Species Clean Uphttps://victoria.civicweb.net/Documents/Docu How You Can Get Involved

The Friends of Summit Park (FOSP) and mentList.aspx?ID=69283One of the best ways to be involved is to NAG volunteers recently completed an invasive

Quadra Villa attend one of the monthly NAG meetings. If you species clean up in Summit Park. Thanks to are unable to attend a meeting but would like to everyone who attended. Additional clean-ups Quadra Villa, now known as The know more or be involved in any neighbourhood will be scheduled as volunteer resources allow. Residences at Quadra Village, was ordered land use or transportation matters, please contact If you can help, please contact us at sold as part of the restructuring of League NAG at the number shown below. NAG is [email protected] Assets (the former owners). The new owners currently recruiting volunteers to help with are Primex Investments of Vancouver.

High-Profile Development Proposals in community meetings held as part of the rezoning Hillside-Quadra Neighbourhood Meetings attended by NAG executive process. If you’re interested in land use issues,

members: and can help out on an occasional basis, we’d Our group is designated by the City as the love to hear from you.contact for developers proposing changes that The Victoria Community Associations

require the City to change the zoning for the Network (VCAN) has re-formed in order to Contact: property involved. We host meetings to which work on initiatives that are common to all Keith Macgowan, Chairthe neighbours and any other interested persons neighbourhoods. The Hillside-Quadra [email protected] (250) 388-7696 x are invited to hear about the proposal and neighbourhood is represented by the DBAC and 301provide their comments. After that, the project NAG. Http://www.quadravillagecc.com/hillside-goes through a formal review process at City quadra-neighbourhood-action-groupCommunity Meetings with VicPD Chief Hall. Ultimately, City Council holds a public

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To connect with us and to hear about events, we are on Facebook HUFFS (Hillside Urban Farmers For Sustainability)-Victoria BC or to be on o u r m a i l i n g l i s t e m a i l ,

H i l l s i d e U r b a n F a r m e r s F o r S u s t a i n a b i l i t y ( H U F F S ) i s a neighbourhood group sharing information about, and offering practical support for, various aspects of homegrown food production. We support and encourage the understanding of food security and of community involvement in promoting it. We provide a means for discovering like-minded neighbours with whom to build stronger, more meaningful and enjoyable

If you missed planting leeks in May plant again in August/ September, and try overwintering Walla Walla sweet onions.

n milder regions of BC and along most of Both can be planted in September, and the coast, it is possible to grow a harvested the following late spring into early Isuccession of garden vegetables summer. Slugs can be a major problem in fall

throughout the year. The growing season can and winter vegetable gardens. Use properly be extended well into fall in many parts of the labelled slug baits until cold weather arrives. Pacific Northwest with a little knowledge Tender greens especially need protection about protecting your plants from the from both slugs and rain. For best results, elements. When planning a winter garden, grow them under cloches, Reemay cloth, or choose the warmest, most sheltered areas in cold frames during the late fall and winter.the garden. When planting winter plants See this spot in the next issue of Hillside-during hot months, choose heat-resistant Quadra News for further gardening tips.We varieties and give shade and water. Greens look forward to hearing from you. such as spinach, Swiss chard, kale, collards, any Chinese mustard greens, and lettuce can be planted in the shade of taller plants for late summer and fall growth.

July is a good time to put in more carrots [email protected] fall and winter harvest. Broccoli and most of the cabbage family can be harvested in fall or early winter if planted by early July. August is the time to plant many fall garden seedlings. Starting seeds in trays and then planting when developed is the best way to plant your vegetables. Local nurseries will have vegetable starters for sale throughout the growing season. Lettuce and winter greens such as kale and Swiss chard can be put in until mid-August in many locations.

Other vegetable varieties that grow through the winter include purple-sprouting broccoli, radicchio, and endive. Many kinds of Swiss chard, even if planted in the spring, will overwinter and re-sprout the following spring. Kales are a very reliable crop to plant in late June into July, and leeks and onions can be harvested throughout the winter. Any vegetable seed package that has “early” on it also means that the seed can be planted in the fall.

connections within the neighbourhood.

The author of this article, Rodney Malham, passed away September 22, 2014. An active member of HUFFS, he had a passion for growing food and a beautiful productive garden including backyard chickens. Rodney was an accomplished artist, a landscape designer and a warm, friendly presence at any gathering.

Some thoughts on growing vegetables during the Pacific Northwest winter months

By Ben Isitt outlined in the recently approved Summit Park Master Plan.

he pathways surrounding the Smith Summit Park is a real jewel in our Hill Reservoir next to Summit Park in neighbourhood and city, a large and rare Tour neighbourhood have moved a step Garry Oak ecosystem in the heart of an urban

closer to receiving long-overdue upgrades. area, that offers vital habit for wildlife as well Victoria City Council has voted as a quiet oasis for residents.

unanimously in favour of a proposal I put Smith Hill Reservoir is also a very forward with Mayor Dean Fortin calling on interesting heritage feature that can be the City to work with the Capital Regional enhanced for public enjoyment and safety District (CRD) to improve the pathways in the with modest investment to the perimeter int ere sts of enhanced safety and the pathway and connecting trails to the city park.enjoyment of the public. I would like to acknowledge the work of

The reason for the current state of residents of the Spencer Castle building who disrepair is that the CRD owns the reservoir, helped to bring this matter to the attention of which has not been used for water supply City Council and to convince the Council of purposes in nearly 100 years. The land is the need for action.being retained for future water infrastructure, This model of residents identifying but since it is designated for water services improvements in the neighbourhood and then rather than park, the CRD has not invested working to ensure City Council takes action is any money on the pathway around the a formula for success. If you identify an reservoir or trail connections. opportunity for improvement to parks,

Victoria City Council and many Hillside- walk ing or cycl ing routes , or other Quadra residents believe this situation is in fr as tr uc tu re in Hi ll si de -Q ua dr a or unacceptable. The motion approved on elsewhere in the city, please be in touch.August 28 therefore calls on City of Victoria

Ben Isitt is the City Council liaison to staff and regional directors to engage the CRD

Hillside-Quadra and a resident of the to undertake improvements to the pathway.

neighbourhood. He can be reached via his This would complement work that the

website at www.BenIsitt.ca, by email at City has undertaken in the last few years to

[email protected] and by telephone at improve trails and stairways in Summit Park,

250-882-9302.which the City owns next to the reservoir, as

Victoria City Council calls for pathway upgrades at Smith Hill Reservoir

Neighbours Take to the Streetsooking back over my summer photographs, I found these shots of our Block Watch party, which was held on Prior LStreet on a quiet Sunday at the end of July. Any block

participating in Block Watch can apply for a permit to cordon off their section of road in order to have a community gathering.

For our block, it was the first event that we had held at this location and so the first step was to canvass the neighbours for their support. Two residents canvassed door to door and made sure that the majority of the block supported the idea for the party. On the day of the event, cars were cleared from the street, and barricades provided by the City were put up at the end of the road. Neighbours from our block and five surrounding blocks were invited.

Would anyone show up, we wondered? We set out the tables and chairs and barbeque, making the most, on this hot, sunny day, of the shade provided by the boulevard trees. Soon people started arriving, the tables were covered with potluck offerings and neighbours were socializing. At one point, our gathering was interrupted by a woman who had manoeuvred her SUV around the barricades and was heading towards the tables. She was unhappy that our party was preventing her from driving down our street and complained that she’d had no warning of the event. After this rather bizarre incident was amicably resolved, we returned to enjoying our community meal.Successful Prior St Block Party

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By Gillian Lawson, Vice Principal/Directrice feel part of the family.adjointe It is very exciting that our return to the

thQuadra home site coincides with our 100 t the time of this writing, there is a anniversary! We look forward to events bustle of activity throughout the school throughout the year marking this momentous Aas Kinetic Construction and its occasion. We encourage any Quadra alumni

subcontractors work to complete the seismic who would like to get involved to phone the upgrade. In addition, District staff are bringing school at 250.382.8296 and we will put you in over truckload after truckload of our furniture touch with the committee organizing the and resources from our temporary site at the anniversary celebrations.former Richmond School. Slowly but surely, At École Quadra School, our parents are order is emerging from chaos. We are dazzled by members of a very active Parent Advisory the transformation of our beloved building and Council (PAC). Parents of students at Quadra we look forward to showing it off to you when are automatically members of the PAC. Our the new school year begins. In addition, plans parents focus on enhancing the learning are in place to beautify the grounds of our opportunities for the children in our building. school. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Kristi They also organize wonderful family and child-MacMillan, Karen Reynolds and other centred events from movie nights to school committed parents, as well as generous community barbeques to fine arts evenings.contributions from the community, we will see We always feel that the onset of Autumn new landscaping and playground improvements signals the start of our New Year. This is a over the course of the school year. Stay tuned special new year for Quadra as we move back to for further developments! our home site, return to our Quadra community,

thAs with any new school year, we are and prepare to celebrate our 100 anniversary. welcoming new staff and students, along with We hope you will come see our refurbished their families. We are delighted to have you join building and grounds and join us for some

thus here at Quadra! We are sure you will soon Happy 100 Birthday celebrations!

École Quadra School Update

Two Television Icons to Join Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre for its Season Opener

emini and Genie award winning actor Leading the cast of a story that etches the and director Janet Wright will lead an de sc en t in to ne ar ma dn es s of Be ll a Gal l- st ar cast when Blue Br idge Manningham at the hands of her unscrupulous

Repertory Theatre opens its seventh season with husband, will be another television icon, noted the Victorian thriller Gaslight by Patrick stage actress and Blue Bridge alumnus Thea Hamilton on October 21, 2014. Best known for Gill, best known for her lead role in the hit her recurring role on the hit Canadian TV series te levision series Queer As Folk. Still Corner Gas (the film of which is scheduled to remembered for her award winning portrayal of open this fall), Wright is also a highly respected Blanche Du Bois in Blue Bridge's 2010 stage actress and director who has worked on production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar stages across Canada, including the Stratford Named Desire, Gill is joined by a veteran cast Festival, Canadian Stage and Vancouver's Arts that includes Adrian Hough in the role of Mr. Club Theatre. Manningham, Wes Borg as Detective Rough

“I am thrilled to welcome Janet back to and Ir is MacGregor-Bannerman as the direct for us,” said Blue Bridge Artistic Director, Manningham's faithful servant Elizabeth.Brian Richmond. “In my opinion, her Gaslight plays at the Roxy Theatre from production of Brighton Beach Memoirs in the October 21- November 2, 2014. Tickets can be summer of 2013 was one of the strongest of purchased at Ticket Rocket at 250-590-6291, Blue Bridge's 25 award winning productions to online at www.ticketrocket.org or in person at date and I cannot wait to see what she will do #2-1609 Blanshard St. (at Fisgard).with one of my favourite plays in this genre.”

If you would like to help, please email Kelly at [email protected]

By Cheryl Westergard Eidsvold singers that perform a variety of music, including

orway House is the home traditional Norwegian songs, at of the Eidsvold Lodge, Christmas concerts and sing-Nformed on the 24th of May alongs at senior facilities.

1946. The original Norway House As part of the Adopt a School was a one-room schoolhouse that Program, the Eidsvold Lodge has was brought to the site on Hillside adopted George Jay Elementary Avenue. Over the years a number School. Members of the lodge are of renovations have been executed involved wi th George Jay and the present Norway House is Elementary in different capacities, the culmination of these efforts. including the reading program and Although many members have collecting donations for the library Norwegian roots or affiliation, a and playground.number of members hail from other Every year, members of the e t h n i c b a c k g r o u n d s a n d Sons of Norway represent Eidsvold membership is open to anyone with Lodge in the Victoria Day Parade an interest in Norwegian culture. and the Canada Parade in Sidney.

Members of the Eidsvo ld The Viking ship and Vikings are an Lodge are involved the community attraction in both parades. In and throughout the Victoria area in addition, the Sons of Norway Hall general. The Leikarring dancers, is available for rentals. For who demonstrate a variety of example, on Sunday evenings the Norwegian and other Scandinavian Victoria Folk Music Society uses Quadra Village Day to provide information dances, frequently perform at local and cultural this venue to provide folk music to the public. about the organization and membership events such as Quadra Village Day, held in May. (See upcoming performances in the Calendar of applications to interested community members. In addition, the Eidsvold Lodge hosts a booth at Events on page )The Eidsvold Lodge also has a choir called the 14.

Norway House (1110 Hillside) Activities

Sons of Norway in the Victoria Day Parade (photo provided)

! Burnside Campus, 3130 Jutland Road ! Margaret Jenkins School, 1824 Fairfield What's On the Ballot! Central Baptist Church, 834 Pandora Avenue Road

The ballot will contain four sections where a ! Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 ! Oaklands School, 2827 Belmont Avenue

voter may cast a vote for: Cook Street ! Quadra School, 3031 Quadra Street! 1 Mayor and 8 Councillors ! James Bay Community School, 140 Oswego ! St. Barnabas Church, 1525 Begbie Street! 9 School District Trustees (SD 61) Street ! Sir James Douglas School, 401 Moss Street! Non-binding opinions on ! James Bay New Horizons Centre, 234 ! Victoria High School, 1260 Grant Street! 3 Nominees from the City of Victoria to the Menzies Street ! Victoria West School, 750 Front Street

Capital Regional District Board! An amalgamation question, worded as

follows:! Are you in favour of reducing the number

of municipalities in Greater Victoria through amalgamation?

Advance Voting Opportunities

Advance voting opportunities are open to all voters. Two advance voting opportunities will be held at City Hall, 1 Centennial Square.

! Wednesday, November 5, 2014, from 8a.m. to 8 p.m.

! Monday, November 10, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Two special advance voting opportunities will also be held:

! Thursday, November 6, 2014, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the University of Victoria, Student Union Building (Michele Pujol Room)

! Wednesday, November 12, 2014, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Our Place Society, 919 Pandora Avenue

Where to Vote on November 15

Eligible voters can vote at any of the Voting Places on General Voting Day

City of Victoria Election Information (from City of Victoria Website)

th Our first Quadra Village Day was 13 years tasks outside of meetings which include: co-The 13 annual Quadra Village Day is th ago. Its primary purpose was to raise matching ordinating the colouring contest, connecting Saturday May 9 2015.

funds for streetscape beautification. After three with community groups, raising sponsorship, years the financial goal was realized. Quadra organizing the breakfasts, recruiting and he Quadra Village Day (QVD) Village Day continued as a neighbourhood managing volunteers, site planning, public Planning Committee is recruiting new celebration and has evolved over the years to be relations and communications, setting up Tcommittee members to assist in the a collaborative effort between business, entertainment, and arranging children’s many tasks involved in creating this residents and The City of Victoria (Quadra activities. wonderful community celebration. Village Community Centre and the Crystal If you are a community-minded The committee’s purpose is to help build a Pool). Our mission statement – “Building and individual who works well with others, and healthy, inclusive community in the Hillside-celebrating our thriving community” – wants to contribute to building a vibrant Quadra area. Quadra Village Day is an continues to keep the focus on sustainable community culture in the Hillside-Quadra opportunity for many groups to come together growth and long-term success. neighbourhood, please contact us. We’d love and celebrate the diversity in our immediate

The committee meets occasionally in the to meet you! neighbourhood. Part of the committee’s mandate fall, every two weeks from January through is to involve businesses, individuals and mid-April, and then weekly as event day Inquiries can be directed to community groups in the planning and approaches. All committee members have [email protected]. execution of this event.

Wanted: Quadra Village Day Planning Committee members

Remember the fun we had last year? Join us again for Quadra Village Day 2015! (Photo by Teresa Cowley)

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Washrooms, which are wheelchair accessible, are located on both floors in close proximity to all rooms. Affordable rates, easy access and plenty of options to choose from.


SJ Willis Education CentreAlternative Education serves students who have experienced difficulty in their school and their community. SJ Willis Alternative serves students 13-18 years of age, and offers grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 curriculum.

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Continuing Education serves adults and school-aged students, 16 years and older, who wish to complete their 2004 or Adult Graduation Program, and/or upgrade their skills in Math, English, Social Studies and Science. Continuing Education also offers English as a Second Language and Numeracy and Literacy programs. To accommodate all learners courses are offered in the evening as well as in the day and as self-paced and teacher directed classes.

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Home Learners’ Link (HLL) and The Link is the K-12 program for the Greater Victoria School District’s distributed learning (DL). HLL/The Link offers a full range of courses leading to graduation for students. HLL/The Link operates on a continuous-entry model, with students beginning courses at any time during the 11-month academic year (September 1–July 31). The school supports the achievement of learning outcomes through a combination of online and/or paper-based course options. At HLL/The Link, communication between students and teachers is ongoing and frequent; email, telephone and face-to-face meetings are used to provide learning support and information.

Phone: ; Email: (Home Learners' Link)

SJ Willis Education Centre students are able to access support from Youth and Family Counselors from Burnside Gorge and Quadra Village Community Centre. Deb Whitten is the Principal for all of the above academic programs.

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JOIN THE CREW! Ages 13 - 19Want Help Getting a Job You Love?! Build up your resume with volunteerism & skill training. ! Gain work experience through fundraising events. ! Work on interview skills and much more. ! Exciting out trips to Colleges, Universities & cool job sites. ! Connect you to new opportunities and resources in your community.

Want to Make New Friends?! Chill environment to meet and hang out with other people your age. ! Parties, paint ball, movie trips, zip lining and other awesome events. ! Safe and welcoming- we are always looking for new people to join.

Want to Make Change?! The Crew believes in youth leadership & supporting the community. ! Learn about different kinds of causes and ways you can help make your community a

better place. ! Complete your volunteer/work hours for graduation. ! You decide what you want to change, we help you decide. NO idea is crazy!

Check Us Out or Stop By: Quadra Village Community Centre 901 Kings Rd. Victoria, BC V8T 1W5 (250) 388-7696 (Ask for Jennifer) [email protected]. Find us on Facebook: You Quadra Blanshard or check out our website: www.quadravillagecc.com.

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Parent & Tot Drop-InChildren 0-6 years and their parents/caregivers are invited to join in an atmosphere of creativity and play. Activities include crafts, story time, special guests and songs. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9-11:30 am. Please call Gillian at 250-388-7696 (ext.225) for more information.

Best BabiesA pre- and post-natal program, in co-operation with Victoria Best Babies and the Vancouver Island Health Authority, that aims to optimize nutrition and health in expectant new parents and families. Weekly meetings on Tuesdays from 11 am-1:30 pm, one-to-one support, plus dietician, public health nurse and dental hygienist services. Please call Helene at 250-388-7696 (ext. 226) for more information (registration required).

All Quadra Village Community Centre Programs listed are free of charge except for the Hot Luch Program (exceptional value) and Out of School Care (fully subsidy available to eligible families).

Youth Drop-In (Ages 10-18)A safe, fun place for boys and girls to hang out. Activities include: pool, ping pong, board games, air hockey, hoops and internet. Please call Jennifer at 250-388-7696, or visit us at for current dates and times.


Music with JoieChildren 0-5 years, with parents/caregivers, are invited to this creative and playful drop-in music program. Join us Fridays from 10 am-11:30 am.

Child, Youth and Family WorkerAssists children and families in areas such as support, mediation, advocacy, mentoring, goal setting, life skills, coping, safety planning, parenting strategies, healthy relationships and referrals. Call Helene at 250-388-7696 (ext.226).

Quadra Village Community Centre Quadra Village Community Centre

Youth and Family WorkerOffers support, mediation, advocacy, mentoring, goal setting, life skills, safety planning and referrals for youths 13-19 and their families. Parenting consultations also available. For residents of Hillside-Quadra and nearby neighbourhoods, contact Laurie at 250-388-7696 (ext.228).

Quadra Village Community Out-of-School Care (Ages

6-12)A fun, safe environment for your children. This program provides care after school and full-time during Pro D days, as well as full-time during Christmas, Spring and Summer breaks. Activities include: in/outdoor games, music, arts, crafts, baking and day trips. The Out-of-School Care program picks up children from Quadra and George Jay Elementary Schools. Please contact Deirdre at 250-388-7696 (ext.232) for availability and further information.

Family Night Join us for fun activities, crafts and snacks Tuesdays in the Teen Centre area from 6- 7:30 pm. For parents/caregivers with children of all ages. Call 250-388-7696 for more information.

Youth and Family CounsellorsSchool-based Youth and Family Counsellors provide support, counselling and advocacy for young people and their families at S.J. Willis, Vic High, Quadra, Cloverdale, Oaklands, Reynolds and Cedar Hill Schools.

Sensational SeniorsSeniors (50 and over) getting together for conversation, activities, information, good times and good company. Our facilitators follow group input to plan each week’s activities. Coffee, Tea and snack provided. Tuesdays 11am to 12pm.

KnowhowDo you want to know how to do something really useful that can make a difference in your life? This daytime group for adults will help show you how to do what you need to whether it’s sewing, cooking, budgeting, fun activities for less, canning, tasty recipes, basic sign language or other things you really could use. Participants share ideas with each other and help make the plans for the group too. Our facilitators help pull everything together. One thing is for sure, you will leave this group with more knowhow than you had before you started (and the group will learn from you too!) . Wednesdays 1 to 2:30 pm October 22 to November 26. Contact Gillian at 250-388-7696 ext.225 for more details.

Seniors Cards GroupFor 50 years & over. Cards, games, workshops, crafts and low-cost monthly outings. Mondays 12:30-3 pm. Snacks, tea and coffee are provided.

Internet AccessCommunity members are welcome to use one of four computers, with access to printing. Available Monday to Friday, 9 am-3:45 pm, with the exception of Tuesday closures between 1:30-3:00 pm. Call 250-388-7696 or visit for details.


The Hot Lunch Program You are cordially invited to join us at the Quadra Village Community Centre for a hot lunch consisting of a main dish, salad, dessert and coffee or tea. Lunch is served every Thursday from noon-12:30 pm. Stay and socialize until 1 pm. Cost: Adults $3.00, Volunteers $1.00, Children $1.00. Restarts October 16

Step by Step ParentingSupportive discussion group for parents and caregivers based on Triple P, S.T.E.P. and other effective parenting strategies and information sources. Topics are based on feedback from parents who attend. Child-minding provided. Mondays 6-7:30 pm October 20 to November 24. Contact Helene or Gillian for more information at 250-388-7696.

The Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) is a group of volunteers that works on issues related to land use, transportation and parks in our neighbourhood. We meet at Blanshard Community Centre at 7 pm the first Monday each month from September to June, except when the first Monday is a holiday. For more information, contact us at [email protected].

Quadra Village Community Centre would like to thank our many supporters. The help of generous funders, sponsors, donors and volunteers means we can accomplish so much more!Major Program FundersCity of Victoria, Government of Canada, Greater Victoria School District, Province of British Columbia, United WayProgram FundersBC Housing, Fairfield Gonzales Community Association, Farmer Construction, Get Youth Working, Kidsport, Kool FM, Gordon Head Lions, Particpaction, The Most Worshipful Free Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of BC & Yukon, Telus, Victoria Harbourside RotarySponsorsBlanshard Square Liquor Store, CDI, Cold Star Freight, Farmer Construction, Horner Foundation, Il Terrazzo, Media Net, T.L.C. Fund for Kids, 7-ElevenDonorsAnawim House, Art Box, Bootlegger, Cleo’s, Clothesline Clothing Company, COBS Bread, Esquimalt Kiwanis, Fairway Market, Island Farms, Kaboodles, Living Edge, Mustard Seed, Ricki’s, Sysco, Thrifty Foods, Tim Horton’s and our generous individual community donors

Live Music at the Victoria Folk Music Society Every

Sunday Night! Oct. 5, 2014 Tania Opland & Mike Freeman! Oct. 12, 2014 Rick Scott! Oct. 19, 2014 The Klez! Oct. 26, 2014 Jeff Warner Our feature acts will be preceded by what is arguably Victoria’s best weekly Open Stage session, where musicians, from fledglings to professionals, can perform a 10 minute set for one of the most welcoming, attentive and participative audiences in town. Aspiring Open Stage performers can sign-up with the VFMS Host between 7:00 and 7:30pm to do a set, but should get there early to improve their chances of getting on the evening’s line-up. Location: Norway House,

1110 Hillside AvenueTime: 7:30Admission: $5.00Event Contact: (250) 475-1355Additional details: www.victoriafolkmusic.ca

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Seniors Entitlement ServicesWelcomes seniors who believe that some essential service(s) has been denied them. The office is open for consultations Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am -3pm.

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Washrooms, which are wheelchair accessible, are located on both floors in close proximity to all rooms. Affordable rates, easy access and plenty of options to choose from.


SJ Willis Education CentreAlternative Education serves students who have experienced difficulty in their school and their community. SJ Willis Alternative serves students 13-18 years of age, and offers grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 curriculum.

Pho Email:

https://alted.sd61.bc.ca/#sthash.nZ0b6oUW.dpuf

Continuing Education serves adults and school-aged students, 16 years and older, who wish to complete their 2004 or Adult Graduation Program, and/or upgrade their skills in Math, English, Social Studies and Science. Continuing Education also offers English as a Second Language and Numeracy and Literacy programs. To accommodate all learners courses are offered in the evening as well as in the day and as self-paced and teacher directed classes.

Phone: ; Ema

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Home Learners’ Link (HLL) and The Link is the K-12 program for the Greater Victoria School District’s distributed learning (DL). HLL/The Link offers a full range of courses leading to graduation for students. HLL/The Link operates on a continuous-entry model, with students beginning courses at any time during the 11-month academic year (September 1–July 31). The school supports the achievement of learning outcomes through a combination of online and/or paper-based course options. At HLL/The Link, communication between students and teachers is ongoing and frequent; email, telephone and face-to-face meetings are used to provide learning support and information.

Phone: ; Email: (Home Learners' Link)

SJ Willis Education Centre students are able to access support from Youth and Family Counselors from Burnside Gorge and Quadra Village Community Centre. Deb Whitten is the Principal for all of the above academic programs.

ne: 250-360-4300; [email protected];

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250-360-4300h o m e l e a r n e r s @ s d 6 1 . b c . c a o r ( T h e L i n k ) [email protected]

JOIN THE CREW! Ages 13 - 19Want Help Getting a Job You Love?! Build up your resume with volunteerism & skill training. ! Gain work experience through fundraising events. ! Work on interview skills and much more. ! Exciting out trips to Colleges, Universities & cool job sites. ! Connect you to new opportunities and resources in your community.

Want to Make New Friends?! Chill environment to meet and hang out with other people your age. ! Parties, paint ball, movie trips, zip lining and other awesome events. ! Safe and welcoming- we are always looking for new people to join.

Want to Make Change?! The Crew believes in youth leadership & supporting the community. ! Learn about different kinds of causes and ways you can help make your community a

better place. ! Complete your volunteer/work hours for graduation. ! You decide what you want to change, we help you decide. NO idea is crazy!

Check Us Out or Stop By: Quadra Village Community Centre 901 Kings Rd. Victoria, BC V8T 1W5 (250) 388-7696 (Ask for Jennifer) [email protected]. Find us on Facebook: You Quadra Blanshard or check out our website: www.quadravillagecc.com.

Meet New People. Try New Things. Get Involved.

Hillside - Quadra Community Board

Parent & Tot Drop-InChildren 0-6 years and their parents/caregivers are invited to join in an atmosphere of creativity and play. Activities include crafts, story time, special guests and songs. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9-11:30 am. Please call Gillian at 250-388-7696 (ext.225) for more information.

Best BabiesA pre- and post-natal program, in co-operation with Victoria Best Babies and the Vancouver Island Health Authority, that aims to optimize nutrition and health in expectant new parents and families. Weekly meetings on Tuesdays from 11 am-1:30 pm, one-to-one support, plus dietician, public health nurse and dental hygienist services. Please call Helene at 250-388-7696 (ext. 226) for more information (registration required).

All Quadra Village Community Centre Programs listed are free of charge except for the Hot Luch Program (exceptional value) and Out of School Care (fully subsidy available to eligible families).

Youth Drop-In (Ages 10-18)A safe, fun place for boys and girls to hang out. Activities include: pool, ping pong, board games, air hockey, hoops and internet. Please call Jennifer at 250-388-7696, or visit us at for current dates and times.


Music with JoieChildren 0-5 years, with parents/caregivers, are invited to this creative and playful drop-in music program. Join us Fridays from 10 am-11:30 am.

Child, Youth and Family WorkerAssists children and families in areas such as support, mediation, advocacy, mentoring, goal setting, life skills, coping, safety planning, parenting strategies, healthy relationships and referrals. Call Helene at 250-388-7696 (ext.226).

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Youth and Family WorkerOffers support, mediation, advocacy, mentoring, goal setting, life skills, safety planning and referrals for youths 13-19 and their families. Parenting consultations also available. For residents of Hillside-Quadra and nearby neighbourhoods, contact Laurie at 250-388-7696 (ext.228).

Quadra Village Community Out-of-School Care (Ages

6-12)A fun, safe environment for your children. This program provides care after school and full-time during Pro D days, as well as full-time during Christmas, Spring and Summer breaks. Activities include: in/outdoor games, music, arts, crafts, baking and day trips. The Out-of-School Care program picks up children from Quadra and George Jay Elementary Schools. Please contact Deirdre at 250-388-7696 (ext.232) for availability and further information.

Family Night Join us for fun activities, crafts and snacks Tuesdays in the Teen Centre area from 6- 7:30 pm. For parents/caregivers with children of all ages. Call 250-388-7696 for more information.

Youth and Family CounsellorsSchool-based Youth and Family Counsellors provide support, counselling and advocacy for young people and their families at S.J. Willis, Vic High, Quadra, Cloverdale, Oaklands, Reynolds and Cedar Hill Schools.

Sensational SeniorsSeniors (50 and over) getting together for conversation, activities, information, good times and good company. Our facilitators follow group input to plan each week’s activities. Coffee, Tea and snack provided. Tuesdays 11am to 12pm.

KnowhowDo you want to know how to do something really useful that can make a difference in your life? This daytime group for adults will help show you how to do what you need to whether it’s sewing, cooking, budgeting, fun activities for less, canning, tasty recipes, basic sign language or other things you really could use. Participants share ideas with each other and help make the plans for the group too. Our facilitators help pull everything together. One thing is for sure, you will leave this group with more knowhow than you had before you started (and the group will learn from you too!) . Wednesdays 1 to 2:30 pm October 22 to November 26. Contact Gillian at 250-388-7696 ext.225 for more details.

Seniors Cards GroupFor 50 years & over. Cards, games, workshops, crafts and low-cost monthly outings. Mondays 12:30-3 pm. Snacks, tea and coffee are provided.

Internet AccessCommunity members are welcome to use one of four computers, with access to printing. Available Monday to Friday, 9 am-3:45 pm, with the exception of Tuesday closures between 1:30-3:00 pm. Call 250-388-7696 or visit for details.


The Hot Lunch Program You are cordially invited to join us at the Quadra Village Community Centre for a hot lunch consisting of a main dish, salad, dessert and coffee or tea. Lunch is served every Thursday from noon-12:30 pm. Stay and socialize until 1 pm. Cost: Adults $3.00, Volunteers $1.00, Children $1.00. Restarts October 16

Step by Step ParentingSupportive discussion group for parents and caregivers based on Triple P, S.T.E.P. and other effective parenting strategies and information sources. Topics are based on feedback from parents who attend. Child-minding provided. Mondays 6-7:30 pm October 20 to November 24. Contact Helene or Gillian for more information at 250-388-7696.

The Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) is a group of volunteers that works on issues related to land use, transportation and parks in our neighbourhood. We meet at Blanshard Community Centre at 7 pm the first Monday each month from September to June, except when the first Monday is a holiday. For more information, contact us at [email protected].

Quadra Village Community Centre would like to thank our many supporters. The help of generous funders, sponsors, donors and volunteers means we can accomplish so much more!Major Program FundersCity of Victoria, Government of Canada, Greater Victoria School District, Province of British Columbia, United WayProgram FundersBC Housing, Fairfield Gonzales Community Association, Farmer Construction, Get Youth Working, Kidsport, Kool FM, Gordon Head Lions, Particpaction, The Most Worshipful Free Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of BC & Yukon, Telus, Victoria Harbourside RotarySponsorsBlanshard Square Liquor Store, CDI, Cold Star Freight, Farmer Construction, Horner Foundation, Il Terrazzo, Media Net, T.L.C. Fund for Kids, 7-ElevenDonorsAnawim House, Art Box, Bootlegger, Cleo’s, Clothesline Clothing Company, COBS Bread, Esquimalt Kiwanis, Fairway Market, Island Farms, Kaboodles, Living Edge, Mustard Seed, Ricki’s, Sysco, Thrifty Foods, Tim Horton’s and our generous individual community donors

Live Music at the Victoria Folk Music Society Every

Sunday Night! Oct. 5, 2014 Tania Opland & Mike Freeman! Oct. 12, 2014 Rick Scott! Oct. 19, 2014 The Klez! Oct. 26, 2014 Jeff Warner Our feature acts will be preceded by what is arguably Victoria’s best weekly Open Stage session, where musicians, from fledglings to professionals, can perform a 10 minute set for one of the most welcoming, attentive and participative audiences in town. Aspiring Open Stage performers can sign-up with the VFMS Host between 7:00 and 7:30pm to do a set, but should get there early to improve their chances of getting on the evening’s line-up. Location: Norway House,

1110 Hillside AvenueTime: 7:30Admission: $5.00Event Contact: (250) 475-1355Additional details: www.victoriafolkmusic.ca

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Quadra Village Community Centre is campaigning to bridge the gap created by a $15,000 temporary reduction in funding in 2015 Youth engagement is the hallmark of the Launch years we have seen the vast majority of youth for our Launch Pad program. The Superheroes Pad project. As Tully points out “we’re involved go onto steadier, better paying and of Victoria are teaming up with QVCC to help constantly checking in with youth about their more fulfilling employment than their parents.reach this fundraising goal. According to Youth needs and preferences to ensure that our This last year has been one of the most Programs Coordinator, Jennifer Tully “with the programs are connected and relevant to the successful years for Launch Pad and the Crew. support of the community, QVCC youth youth that we serve. We know how important it As witnessed by Tully “the youth we have programs will succeed in maintaining the is to listen and meet youth where they are at. worked with and connected with through this momentum that we have worked so hard to Youth are our future and building it starts with program have inspired us and demonstrated how create for inner city youth”. Volunteering, respect for the young people we reach out to far they can come with quality, well thought out attending the Halloween event, corporate regardless of their life challenges.” support. We are committed to being there for sponsorships and donations to the YOUth are The final and key component of the Launch them despite this unexpected funding setback.”Worth It campaign are all part of what’s needed. Pad Project is the Crew. This group of youth sets

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and structured activities. It is complemented by women and men that dedicate themselves to the Information about the Superheroes of gender specific groups and recreational Crew blossom. They’re able to access Greater Victoria is available at opportunities that help keep youth engaged, out opportunities and career development that are www.superheroesofvictoria.org .of trouble and developing in healthy ways. often well beyond what they expected. Over the

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Hillside-Quadra Community News Fall 2014

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