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Crash victim’s son wants more driver testing More frequent road tests could help reduce crashes

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Kieran Bertsch, who competed last year on the Australian men’s pro tennis circuit, returns a serve during open mixed doubles semifinal play Sunday in the New Year’s Classic Tennis Tournament at Oak Bay Recreation Centre. Bertsch and partner Sara Hart-Seeton won this match but lost the final later that day, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to brother Wesley Bertsch and partner Andjela Stojkovic. The tournament continues through Jan. 15. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Teens robbed after bear spray threat Erin McCracken News staff

Three teenage boys were threatened and robbed by another trio behind Oak Bay High on Friday night. The friends told police they were approached by three teenage boys around 9 p.m. The aggressors threatened to spray them with bear spray if

they didn’t hand over their cash, totalling about $14, and cellphones. “There was a threat of bear spray, but none was seen,” said Oak Bay Deputy Police Chief Kent Thom. “The threat of using something like that is as great a concern as actually having it displayed, even though it’s not seen.” Investigators have already identified three suspects, but as of Monday,

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charges had yet to be laid. “There could be restorative justice considered in this case, or most definitely because of the severity of this incident, there could be criminal charges recommended to Crown (counsel), Thom said. “There’s still a variety of different options being considered.” See more police news on Page A3. emccracken@vicnews.com

A still-grieving man whose mom died after being struck in an Oak Bay crosswalk by an elderly driver wants B.C. drivers required to pass a road test every 10 years. The existing law requiring people 80 and older to pass a medical exam every two years to prove they are healthy enough to drive should include an automatic road test, rather than requiring a doctor’s recommendation, Rob Heisler said. Heisler’s 82-year-old mother, Johanna, died after being struck by a 78-year-old woman’s vehicle in a marked pedestrian crosswalk in September 2010. Mandatory road tests for all drivers would weed out those who aren’t physically and mentally healthy enough to drive safely, Heisler said. Such tests could be paid for by ICBC, he added, with savings realized from fewer crashes and injuries. Elderly drivers were thrust into the spotlight again after a Dec. 28 incident at Chaucer Avenue at Foul Bay Road. A 70-year-old man driving a mobility scooter was hit by a car driven by a 90-year-old Saanich woman. He later died in hospital. The case remains under investigation and as of Monday no charges had been laid. Heisler suggested that cars driven by seniors could be marked with a large ‘S’ on the vehicle, similar to how learner and novice drivers must have a ‘L’ or ‘N’ posted on their vehicle. The Superintendent of Motor Vehicles’ website indicates that its Driver Fitness Program is designed to find poor drivers and get them off the road. The program “identifies and assesses drivers to determine that they are physically, cognitively and medically fit to drive,” regardless of a person’s age. PLEASE SEE: Driver testing, Page A4

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No crying fowl over proposed chicken rules

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Council looking at expanding scope of municipality’s Animal Control Bylaw Rudy Haugeneder News staff

Fraser Campbell wants to raise chickens in his backyard. But his 1189 Roslyn Rd. home and backyard are too small to get a chicken permit under Oak Bay’s existing Animal Control Bylaw, which governs chicken coops and the number of birds a homeowner can keep in their yard. That may soon change. Oak Bay’s new mayor and council last week asked planners to look at ways to make it easier for people such as Campbell to get a poultry-keeping permit needed to raise chickens in the municipality. “There’s no reason why on a small lot you cannot have five chickens,” said Campbell, a web developer who works from home. He estimated it takes about 16 square feet per chicken to keep hens. He said urban food production is important on Vancouver Island, which grows less than 10 per cent of its own food and would be in dire straits if an earthquake or other natural disaster shut down

the ferries for a longer period of time. Council is looking to make a bylaw amendment, but needs more information before changing existing regulations. In addition to reducing chicken permit lot sizes, council wants planners to look how Saanich and the City of Vancouver deal with the issue of limiting the number of chickens and chicken coops. One councillor, Kevin Murdoch, said Oak Bay has “eight official chicken coops” inside its boundaries and at least another 25 unofficial coops and small flocks. Last September the previous council told planners to prepare a bylaw amendment to reduce the lot size required for keeping poultry. Roy Thomassen, director of building and planning, recommended the lot size be reduced to 557 square metres – large enough for three chickens and down from the previous 745 sq. m minimum which allowed for a coop and five chickens. The existing bylaw allows for up to 10 chickens on lots larger than 4,047 sq. m.

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Doug Clarke holds a chicken in his backyard on Hampshire Road. Clarke has raised the birds and harvested eggs from them for the past three years. Murdoch, noting there have been no complaints to the municipality about clucking chickens, called the existing rules “bizarre” and restrictive to people who want to produce their own eggs. Doug Clarke has a coop and five chickens in his backyard at 1199 Hampshire Rd. The modest flock lays three to five eggs daily. “I haven’t bought eggs in three years,” Clarke said. He knows another dozen Oak Bay residents who also want to raise egg-laying chickens. It’s all part of a growing movement towards food security, which involves growing some of the food you eat – something he said the

new council “is gung ho about.” Clarke, who built his own chicken coop to comply with Oak Bay’s standards, spent about $300 on recycled and salvaged wood, compared to the $800 to $1,200 most others pay for a pre-built coop. The henhouses are inspected by Oak Bay before a permit allowing chickens is issued. Clarke said it takes “commitment” to raise chickens. He’s proud to show his two children, aged three and five, where food comes from. “I want my kids to know food does not just come from the market.” editor@oakbaynews.com

Medical calls keep fire dept. busy over holidays Rudy Haugeneder News staff

Emergency medical and non-fire public assistance calls kept the Oak Bay Fire Department busy in the final week of the year. Firefighters responded to 11 medical calls, ranging from heart problems to broken bones. They also answered 17 public assistance requests that varied from helping elderly people who had fallen in their homes to those suf-

fering from shortness of breath, said Fire Chief Gerry Adam. The fire department is often dispatched by the B.C. Ambulance Service because it is able to respond faster than the closest ambulance, he said. One call for help saw firefighters shut off a water main and suck water out of a rec room in a house on Foul Bay Road, after a neighbour noticed a broken water line flooding the home, he said. Firefighters acted because it hap-

pened after Oak Bay public works had shut down for the day. It’s all in a day’s work, Adam said. “If you call the fire hall and need assistance, we come.” Those are the type of calls larger professional fire departments in Victoria and Saanich can’t answer because they are too busy, he said. Rural fire departments which rely on volunteers who work at regular jobs generally don’t answer medical and non-fire public assistance calls, he added.

The small, professional Oak Bay department doesn’t ignore non-fire calls for help, Adam said, because “that’s what we do; what people pay taxes for and the services we provide.” The number of calls over the festive season was “fairly consistent” with past years, he said. The fire department last year responded to 1,300-plus public assistance calls – 700 for medical reasons. editor@oakbaynews.com

Less than a week after swastikas were sprayed on gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Victoria, a similar anti-Semitic symbol appeared in Oak Bay. The vandalism was discovered in the skate park at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre on Jan. 4, the same day Jewish leaders announced a vigil would be held to protest the desecration of gravestones in the historical Emanu-El cemetery (story, page A5). That the symbol appeared in Oak Bay the same day the vigil was announced may not be coincidental, said Oak Bay police Deputy Chief Kent Thom. “When people are saying we’re not going to put up with this (and) there’s going to be zero tolerance, sometimes that prompts certain people to go out and do it all over again,” he said.

Public helps reunite senior with family

A family experienced a happy ending when they were reunited with an elderly family member who had become disoriented and wandered away from his Beach Drive home. A Canadian Coast Guard auxiliary crew assisted Oak Bay police in searching the waterfront for the male, after he went missing on Friday around 3 p.m. After a media advisory went out, a radio listener called police around 10:30 p.m. to report the 75-year-old was walking in Gordon Head, several kilometres away. “We’re just very fortunate that he didn’t suffer from dehydration or low blood-sugar levels from not eating and drinking on a regular basis,” Thom said.

Police on lookout for stolen trailer

Thieves are being blamed for a utility trailer vanishing from a residence in the 2000-block of Falkland Rd. on Jan. 2. The resident discovered that his four-foot Elite expandable trailer was missing later that day. No suspects have been identified. emccracken@vicnews.com

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Jewish community dealing with gravestone desecrations Hundreds attended public healing vigil on Sunday Erin McCracken

space to gather against hate, listen to a series of speakers and pay their respects. Meanwhile, the vandalism case is being investigated by police as a hate crime, which Wounded, hurt, angry. Those feelings channeled through Rabbi potentially could result in hate crime charges Harry Brechner after learning that five his- in addition to charges of mischief, said Const. toric gravestones in Emanu-El Jewish Cem- Mike Russell, Victoria police spokesperson. It’s not the first time a peretery in Victoria – all marking ceived hate crime against the the burial sites of Holocaust “I think the Jewish community has hapsurvivors – had been despened in Victoria. ecrated. cemetery is sacred A city park near the ChaVictoria police say the ground. To enter a bad Synagogue at Quadra large stones were spraypainted with black swastikas cemetery and desecrate and Finlayson streets was with spray-painted and other images sometime graves is different than tagged swastikas two years ago, between 8 p.m. on Dec. 30 Brechner said. and the early morning hours spraying graffiti on a But the cemetery vandalof Dec. 31. playground. It’s got a ism is especially shocking to “I think I felt, on a certhe Jewish community. There tain level, violation, a bit different impact.” wounded and from there – Rabbi Harry Brechner are between 2,000 and 4,000 Jews living on Vancouver it kind of moved to anger. I Island, most of them in the think it’s perfectly natural to be angered when you’ve been hurt,” said Capital Region, the Victoria resident said. “I think the cemetery is sacred ground,” Brechner, who has been a rabbi with Congregation Emanu-El, a Jewish synagogue in Brechner said. “To enter a cemetery and desecrate graves is different than spraying Victoria, for more than 10 years. “Aside from maybe the Confederate flag or graffiti on a playground. It’s got a different the hood of a Ku Klux Klansman, (the swas- impact.” The rabbi spoke about the anti-Semitic act tika) is a symbol of hatred directed towards at his synagogue’s Saturday service. us as Jews, and that’s hard,” Brechner said. His message, especially to children, was: To help heal the pain, the public was invited to attend a vigil on Sunday at the cemetery, “We’re safe, we’re strong.” The Jewish community has been shown located at Cedar Hill and Fernwood roads, off tremendous support during this difficult Hillside Avenue. Hundreds of people crowded into the time, Brechner said, adding that many people

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Caretaker Geoffrey Perkins stands beside one of the five headstones vandalized with swastikas in the Emanu-El Jewish Cemetery on Cedar Hill Road. A removal agent has been applied to the stone, to help take off the paint without damaging the stone underneath. Perkins has been the cemetery’s caretaker since 2000. have offered to help clean up the desecrated gravestones in the burial ground, which was consecrated in 1860. “We’re not experiencing this alone.” A Victoria police detective is leading the investigation and will work with B.C.’s Hate Crime Team of RCMP and Vancouver police

officers – the only provincial hate crime policing team in Canada, Russell said. Police are hoping someone will help shed light on the case. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. emccracken@vicnews.com

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Lessons taken from vandalism Whether the spray-painting of swastikas on headstones at Victoria’s Emanu-El Cemetery was driven by ignorance or hatred, the act led to an outpouring of support for the Jewish community. Hundreds gathered at the burial ground Sunday to help let the region’s Jewish community know that tolerance and understanding is in Desecrating of greater supply in the Capital Region graves offers a than intolerance and teaching point bigotry. There may be no simple answer as to why the graves were marked with the symbol of the Jews’ Second World War-era oppressors, the German Nazis – those buried were Holocaust survivors, a fact perhaps unknown to the vandals. Victoria police are treating the case as a hate crime. Proclaiming the act to be driven by hatred is one thing, proving it in court, of course, may be something altogether different. It may be naive to think the vandalism of headstones is likely the act of a young person or people with a rudimentary sense of history trying to get a rise out of some adults; or perhaps someone with a sick sense of humour. If the act was driven by ethnic intolerance, we hope it proves to be an isolated stunt carried out by someone who is mentally unstable, not a planned effort by one or more people who carry such insensitivity in their hearts and minds. One thing the actions proved is that memories of the Holocaust and their lasting effect more than 70 years later remain close to the surface, not only for our Jewish community but for anyone with a sense of empathy. For certain, something positive has already come from the situation. The community at large closed ranks and offered support, the way Greater Victorians are prone to do. We hope it also keeps conversations going about the Holocaust among our younger generations and why it’s important to learn from that horrible chapter in human history. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Oak Bay News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Progress Board served B.C. well and glossed over the findings. How is B.C.’s economy doing? The key flaw with the Progress This question occupies a great Board turned out to be its deal of time in our political debate. emphasis on provincial rankings. But since that debate is mostly an B.C. ranked first for the exercise in selecting facts entire 10 years in health and passing blame back and environmental and forth, it’s difficult to conditions, and near the tell. bottom in a complex Former premier Gordon measure of “social Campbell set out to condition” that was often change that in 2001 with oversimplified as poverty. the establishment of In most measures, the B.C. Progress Board. including economic Independent directors ones, the rankings barely established six “core changed in a decade. targets,” environmental, Tom Fletcher In his final report, health and social B.C. Views board chair Gerry indicators as well as Martin noted that B.C.’s economic measures, improvements in economic output and tracked them annually with and income were significant, but comparisons to other provinces. didn’t move them up the rankings This created a 10-year database because other provinces had that doesn’t exist anywhere else. similar success. Big recoveries in But it hasn’t exactly been flattering, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland a sign that it has been kept free of meant that B.C. sometimes slipped political interference. in the relative rankings despite Premier Christy Clark’s recent major gains. decision to replace the Progress Martin noted that on crime, Board has sparked another round “initial performance was so of political blame-storming. The poor that B.C.’s best-in-country NDP opposition was accustomed improvements over several years to jumping on the annual rankings were needed just to move B.C. and trumpeting the ones that cast to about average.” (There’s an the B.C. Liberals in a bad light. example of how independent this Predictably, they portrayed the board has been.) remake of the board as an effort to Crime is part of the board’s sweep embarrassing results under “Social Condition Index,” along with the rug. low birth weight babies and longMedia often focus on the political term unemployment. This has been horse race rather than details of a favourite of opposition critics, dull old policy. When the board’s because B.C. started low and annual reports came out, they slipped lower. typically covered the political fight

But they won’t tell you the whole story, through the NDP 1990s as well as the B.C. Liberal 2000s. “B.C. ranked sixth in the Social Condition Index in 1990, improved to third in 1993, but deteriorated through the rest of the 1990s and into the next decade such that it sank to last place for 2001 and 2002,” the final report says. “Improvements between 2002 and 2007 saw B.C. reach fifth place in 2006 and 2007, but rank changes on low birth weights and long-term unemployment brought B.C. to seventh in 2008 and ninth in 2009.” Does this mean the NDP government of the 1990s did a bad job, or that the B.C. Liberals did better and then screwed up? It could be spun that way, but there are external factors involved. The B.C. Progress Board didn’t just do rankings. Its policy suggestions were implemented in regulatory reform, energy selfsufficiency, creating community courts and UBC Okanagan, and proceeding with the Site C dam. Martin notes that the successor organization, the Jobs and Investment Board, will carry on the performance monitoring and “hold government’s feet to the fire,” in particular on its ability to attract investment. It’s time to stop arguing about the level of poverty and find new ways to alleviate it. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Scooter rider takes issue with interpretation of parking rules A few weeks before Christmas, I was the recipient of a $10 parking ticket for parking my Honda motor scooter beside the bike stands at the Monterey Rec Centre. I had been parking there for more than a year. A phone conversation with the commissionaires got me nowhere

and was a waste of time, so I just wrote the experience off and paid the penalty. There was no recourse such as traffic court – tried, convicted and fined. Last week I bumped into a former neighbour in Oak Bay, a pensioner like me, and he told me he got a ticket, too. Same

Readers respond: Turning clock back impossible on deer overpopulation issue Re: Results not at all clear on urban deer (Letters, Dec. 21) To simplify the issue of urban deer as ‘a few hundred letters of complaint’ trivializes this growing problem for everyone in the Capital Regional District – not just people like myself who live in Oak Bay and enjoy walking my dog in my neighbourhood. I want to know I don’t have to fear for my safety. The urban deer problem is not just a garden issue for ‘residents of Oak Bay’ and I take exception to that comment. Numerous individuals that I know who enjoy walking their dogs, or just walking within their neighbourhoods, have had encounters with deer, which is both frightening and dangerous. Friends I know have been charged by deer, especially during rutting season, and some have had close encounters with them while driving. Unfortunately, we cannot turn the clock back 100 years and enjoy letting the urban deer run free. A humane and responsible solution to this problem should be at the top of the list for all CRD municipalities. But trying to

“What happened to the discretionary ability of enforcement?” - Ted Syme

location, same commissionaire, but it was for parking beside the large flower pots and not on the sidewalk.

We were both told to park in a full-sized vehicle spot, which seems a waste to me, as there is no designated motor scooter parking. I had mine knocked over once in an auto parking spot, so I hesitate to do so. What happened to the discretionary ability of enforcement?

Our motor scooters do not block sidewalks, or take up much more room than a bicycle. I will take a full-sized spot from now on, or maybe take my car that burns 10 times as much gas. This was $10 that the food bank didn’t get. Ted Syme Oak Bay

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co-exist with the urban deer is becoming more and more of a danger and one we cannot ignore. Christine Ash Oak Bay

Consequences of deer cull should be thought out The different municipalities that are considering a deer cull should think long and hard about the consequences. When the university decided to cull the rabbits, opposition went viral, with condemnations being heard from around the world. I am certain that it became a public relations nightmare. Another thing that should be considered is the way the cull will take place. Shooting deer in public places and in view of the general public will be dangerous and bothersome to most. If, on the other hand, the deer are removed to be slaughtered elsewhere, then it would be just as easy to relocate them. If a poll were conducted, I firmly believe a small minority of people would vote to have these innocent creatures destroyed. These same people feel the same way

about squirrels and crows, I’d bet. William Jesse Oak Bay

Civilized society should not stand for racist acts Racism is a social pathology. Whenever it raises its ugly head we see diseased and sick people responsible. It

Letters to the Editor The News welcomes opinions and comments. Letters should discuss issues and stories covered in the News and be 300 words or less. The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. The News will not print anonymous letters. Please enclose phone number for verification of your letter’s authenticity. Phone numbers are not printed. ■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, Oak Bay News, 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 ■ Fax: 386-2624 ■ Email: editor@ oakbaynews.com

can be targeted at Jews, as happened this past weekend here in Victoria, or, it can aim at certain Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Aboriginal First Nation people, or any identifiable group of people. Who the victim is matters less than the fact that somebody allows his or her sickness to be displayed publicly. They must stop, and perpetrators must be rehabilitated to respect the decency and core values at the heart of any civilized society. That is the core tenant of the Victoria Multifaith Society – an organization of Bahais, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Unitarians, and Aboriginal First Nation people. We abhor racism in all its many forms, and raise-up core values central in all our faith traditions. Our intention and hope is to foster a more caring, compassionate and loving society, which can bridge differences with respect without giving licence to racism and intolerance. We invite people of all spiritual traditions to join with us in this ongoing work. Dale Perkins, Christian member of the board Victoria Multifaith Society

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Birders count record numbers Hummingbirds to woodpeckers seen in abundance Laura Lavin Victoria News

It’s a tweet up in the old sense of the word. Hundreds of Greater Victoria residents have been out tackling the tricky task of tracking authentic tweeters. The Victoria Christmas Bird Count, held in late December, found both highs and lows in species numbers, but this year nothing rare was spotted.

“We had a new record number of Anna’s hummingbirds,” said Darren Copley president of the Victoria Natural History Society. “There were more than 1,000 counted – previously there were 556. That’s a lot for a species that’s not been here super long either.” Copley said it’s amazing that the non-migrating hummingbird ended up here and stayed. Other species seen in high numbers include the northern flicker and pileated woodpecker. “I think it’s a good sign that we still have dead trees around for them,” he said. Loss of habitat is likely the cause for lower numbers seen in some populations.

“We see trends over the years,” said Copley. “This year we had a high count for the western screechowl in Victoria – we counted three.” While that doesn’t sound like a high number, compared to 15 or 20 years ago when 23 were counted, in recent years none have been seen. “That’s likely habitat loss, but there are a few still hanging on,” he said. Some 30 Merlin, a small falcon, were seen in Goldstream. “They need forest, but clearly they do OK in cities,” said Copley. The Victoria Bird Count numbers are added to a greater count that goes across the country.

Copley said the number of snowy owls is up in the province, but none were seen here. “Delta had over 40. We had the odd one in Victoria, they’re always a treat for a bird watcher to see.” One thing Greater Victoria has is diversity. “We’re usually close to the top in diversity, it’s a competition with Delta on the Lower Mainland. We usually come really close,” said Copley. “Rare species are not as important. An important part of it is keeping track of the common species to make sure they are doing well, the numbers give us an indication if something is not well.” llavin@vicnews.com

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Despite recent achievements, women in politics still face challenges Natalie North News staff

When Christy Clark became Premier on March 14, it marked the first time in 20 years that B.C. has been led by a woman. Last May, Elizabeth May became the first Green Party candidate elected to parliament. And today, four of seven South Island

MLAs are women. However, before declaring a golden age for women in politics, Saanich-Gulf Islands MP and Green Party leader May says the hard work is just beginning. After she was elected, May began contacting other female members and soon helped form a new all-party women’s

caucus to tackle some of the issues facing women in politics. The group, led by New Democrat Francois Boivin and Conservatives Nancy Ruth and Rona Ambrose, includes every woman member of the Senate. The aim is to discuss challenges in a non-partisan light. “I’ve exchanged horror stories with

other women who have experienced similar things,” May said, singling out comments about weight and fashion that female politicians must constantly deal with. “I’m hoping political culture can change.” Janni Aragon, a professor of political science specializing in gender politics at the University of Victoria,

calls May a voice of reason. “I think it’s a little early to say that she’s some kind of harbinger of hope for all female elected officials,” she said. “If anything, what we’ve witnessed here is that she was able to effectively run a campaign in a new riding and win.” Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Carole

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James, ousted as NDP leader in 2010, says it is getting better for women in politics. Despite the personal insults and heckling, the atmosphere in what is still a mainly male-dominated environment has improved, she said. “We still have a long way to go for women in politics and I don’t think that’s unique to British Columbia,” James said. “There are many women, myself included, who believe in doing politics differently.” When James was vocal about her desire to lessen the hostile environment at the legislature, she felt she

was regarded as weak or unable to keep up with the cut-and-thrust of the political games. By retaining her position as MLA despite public scrutiny, James hopes to set an example for other women. “I certainly wouldn’t say that it’s all related to gender,” she said. “The more we’re able to elect people – women, young people, folks from the multicultural community, people who do politics in another kind of way – and get more diverse faces in the system, that’s how we’ll be able to make the change.” nnorth@saanichnews.com

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come in and they really mess with people and manipulate them, and we aren’t interested in doing that.” Victoria casting director Annie Klein is looking for neighbours from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands to film a demo over one or two days in the next two months. Only one neighbour needs to apply. The opposing neighbours would be contacted later in the process, if producers are interested. Skillen will begin pitching the concept to Canadian and U.S. television broadcasters later this month. If there’s interest, the demo could be expanded into a full series. Neighbours featured in the show won’t be paid because the producers don’t want people to ‘perform’ for the camera, said Skillen. But if it becomes a series, the unpopular neighbour on the

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Stand-up comedians Arj Barker, Dan Quinn, Glenn Wool, Pete Johansson and Craig Campbell go snowboarding during the day and do shows at night. Jan. 13, at 8 p.m.

Victoria private eye shares Internet inventor’s story “I would almost certainly have said no to any suggestion besides a children’s book because just about my favourite things are children’s books written for adults,” Hendricks said. Taking the literary project Erin McCracken one step further, Batchelor News staff and his team launched the It’s Cool To Be Clever iPad appliAs a private investigator, Victocation in December, said to ria resident Leanne Jones specialbe the first enhanced e-book izes in making discoveries. app of this magnitude proBut when she tracked down duced in Canada. Only two the 66-year-old retired computer other publishers in the United research scientist who invented Kingdom and the U.S. have the early design of the Internet, an produced a similar electronic idea for a book was born. literary application, the pubIt was only natural given her penlisher said. chant for writing books and previ“This project was just cryous teaching experience. ing out for an app because If Jones hadn’t pursued Edson of all the back story,” said Hendricks’ story, which took her Batchelor. three years to write, she has been The app, available online told his technological contribution might never have been publicly Sharon Tiffin/News staff for $6.99, includes the story, told. Leanne Jones: private eye, musician and author, holds illustrations by Victoria resi“I could see that, over the years, an iPad showing the It’s Cool To Be Clever app, an dent Anna Mah, videos of it was such a complex, big story added feature to her book. The app is available on Hendricks and audio interviews and original music by that it just didn’t seem to be com- iTunes and includes several multimedia features. Jones, among several other ing out, and (Hendricks) was just features. quite content to be quiet about it,” The app gives fans of the story the said Jones, owner of Secrets Investiga- dricks stopped masking his intelligence tions. “So when I put it in the context of and excelled academically. He was later chance to “dig a little deeper” into bullya children’s book, he thought that was accepted into the prestigious Massachu- ing, the Internet and genius, said Batchelor. “I think these setts Institute of Techbenign.” things are as imporBruce Batchelor, owner of Victoria- nology. “This project was just tant as the story.” Jones tracked the based Agio Publishing House, believed in “It all has fit expert crying out for an app because Jones’ story about Hendricks and subse- computer together just amazquently turned it into the book, It’s Cool down through a ingly,” Jones said. mutual contact. of all the back story.” To Be Clever, last summer. It’s Cool To Be While working at the former IBM Cam- Thrilled at uncover- Bruce Batchelor Clever is available bridge Scientific Centre in the 1970s, ing his little-known at Bolen Books, and Hendricks invented the early network- contribution to teching design of the Internet, known then as nology, Jones asked him to star in a chil- online at amazon.com. The iPad app is available at the iTunes Apple Store at bit. VNET – this despite a childhood spent dren’s book. Though not one to “strut out on stage ly/CoolToBeClever. For details, please covering up his genius to avoid being and take bows,” the San Diego, Calif. visit agiopublishing.com. bullied. emccracken@vicnews.com It was only in high school that Hen- retiree said he loved Jones’ idea.

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Folk club offers banjo “I have a banjo and I’m not afraid to use it,” says Seattle-based folksinger and storyteller Tom Rawson. Rawson will be performing at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Ave., after the open stage for the Victoria Folk Club this Sunday. Rawson uses his banjo, as well as his dulcimer and guitar, in the footsteps of Pete Seeger, to sing of peace and justice. While holding down a day job teaching at an alternative elementary school, Rawson plays festivals in the summer and concerts and coffee houses in the winter. Rawson calls himself a song harvester, spending days scouring old albums, festivals, and camps for songs that may be humorous or contemplative, but are always something the audience can sing along with. Sunday, Jan. 15, Open Stage at 7:30 p.m. Feature performer at 9 p.m., entry $5. For more information go to www.victoriafolkmusic.ca. llavin@vicnews.com

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Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. (Admission by donation) enjoy a Clarinet Class Recital. At the School of Music, Faculty of Fine Arts University of Victoria hear students from the studio of Patricia Kostek in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall.

Church presents a chance to listen to the woodwinds

St. Barnabas Church, 1525 Begbie Street (at Belmont secondary), presents Ensemble Pacifica on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. This is a woodwind ensemble directed by Dr. George Corwin. Admission is $10 at the door. For more information call the church office at 250-595-4324.

Roadshow is coming back to Langford: 5 Days Only! Terry Inkler Canadian Collectors Roadshow Staff Writer After very successful shows in Richmond and Aldergrove, The Roadshow is returning to Langford. So you had better search through your attics and garages, go through your lock boxes and jewellery, because you may be sitting on a small fortune and not even know it! Roadshow experts are here to examine all your antiques, collectibles, gold and silver.

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noticed a substantial increase in the amount of precious metals such as gold and silver coming to the Roadshow, which makes sense considering how high it’s currently trading at. He added, “The Roadshow is great because it puts money in people’s pockets, especially during such hard times. Lots of items that are just sitting around collecting dust in basements and jewellery boxes can be exchanged for money, on the spot!”

At another Roadshow event, a woman, named Mira Kovalchek, walked in with a tin full of hundreds of old coins that During a show near Toronto, a woman were given to her as a young child by her came in with a jewellery box that she grandfather. She ﬁnally decided to come had just inherited from her late aunt. “I in to the Roadshow and see what he don’t wear jewellery,” explained Barbara had given her. She was ecstatic to learn Engles, “so it was an easy decision to she had coins dating back to the late come down to the Roadshow to sell it”. 1800’s, some of which were extremely She was very excited when she was able rare. Roadshow consultant Perry Bruce to walk away with a cheque for over explains “We had uncovered an 1871 $2,100 for jewellery she was never going Queen Victoria 50 Cent piece, valued at to wear anyway. over $2,000!! She had a nice assortment of coins that were not rare dates, but Expert Elijah Gold explains, “We have

she was able to sell them for their silver content”. She explains, “I never would have thought that my old tin of coins was worth so much! I can ﬁnally afford to renovate my kitchen”. Perry Bruce continued, “Canadian coins prior to 1967, and American coins prior to 1964 are all made with silver, and we have noticed a large increase of customers coming to the Roadshow with coins and cashing them in for their silver value”. Experts at the Roadshow will evaluate and examine your items, FREE OF CHARGE, as well as educate you on them. The Roadshow sees hundreds of people during a one week event, and they have been travelling across Canada to different cities and towns, searching for your forgotten treasures. Trains, dolls, toys, old advertising signs, pocket watches, porcelain and bisque dolls, pretty much everything can be sold at the Roadshow. Any early edition Barbie’s are sought after by the Roadshow collectors, as well as a variety of

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Henry, who has herself struggled with poverty, has a different take on the interaction. “Way too often the poor and homeless get painted with the same brush of negativity. Everyone seems to (think) that when a beggar is out panhandling that it is for drugs and Roszan Holmen alcohol,” she wrote in an email to the News staff News. “Very few will broadcast that they It’s a common dilemma for downtown workers, shoppers and tour- are without undergarments.” She recommends handing out bus ists. A request for money, whether made tickets or gift certificates in small verbally or silently by the presence of denominations. The key, Henry explained, is a cap, inspires passersby to dig deep, look the other way, or some response choice. “This gives the recipient the freein between. According to those in the social- dom to pick what they want.” A woman in a wheelchair stationed service industry, the correct response on Douglas Street, is a personal choice. holding a coffee But they make one “Way too often the cup to collect coins, caveat. helped crystalize this “Always be polite,” poor and homeless lesson. said Kathy Stinson, When offered a executive director of get painted with snack, she smiled to the Cool Aid Society. the same brush of reveal a mouth full of “Make eye contact, gums. smile … treat them negativity. Everyone “I don’t have any like a human being.” seems to (think) that teeth, but I appreciIf giving money isn’t ate the thought,” she your style, one option when a beggar is out replied. is to say, ‘No, I’m giv- panhandling that it is Another man a ing directly to a charfor drugs and alcohol.” block away also ity,’ Stinson said. – Rose Henry refused, explaining Karyn French, exeche can’t eat sugar as utive director of Pacia diabetic. fica Housing, doesn’t give change. While refusing to give his name, “I’d rather give my money to a busker,” she said. But that doesn’t he is keen to open his backpack to mean she offers nothing to the pan- reveal a portable camp stove he uses to cook his food under a bridge where handlers. “Sometimes I’ll walk by and do the he sleeps at night. A replacement propane tank costs head nod,” she said. Oftentimes, however, she’ll pull a fruit leather or other $11.20, he explained, as he gladly accepts a loonie toward its purtreat from her purse to share. “Personally, I’m way more comfort- chase. “The panhandler has a need that able giving an apple,” French added. A quick poll of some of the down- has not been met in any other way,” town regulars reveals an offer of food, said Henry. “They are craving something, along with a “how are you?” gets a polite response at the very least, and whether it is food or something to typically an outpouring of gratitude. numb the pain of the coldness or An offer of a Subway sandwich, an hunger pangs. The giver thinks that apple or granola bar inspired smiles, they can tell the panhandler how to handshakes, and many thanks: “God spend the money which takes away Bless!” “You’re beautiful!” and “cool,” the rights of all Canadians to have the sense of freedom to choose.” among them. But homeless advocate Rose rholmen@vicnews.com

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Falling on hard times While the Victoria Royals have been falling in the standings since mid-November, Zane Jones specifically fell on Kelowna Rockets goalie Jordan Cooke during the Royals’ 4-3 loss at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Saturday. It was the last home game before the Royals upcoming six-game road trip through the Prairies.

Go Sundher, go think about (getting When the Victoria Royals traded) a little, but this left this week for Regina in is my team and I want preparation for the upcoming to be with them.” six-game road trip, there was Having won just a good chance their esteemed once in the past 13 assistant captain Kevin Sundgames, Sundher’s her wouldn’t complete the departure would leave trip. the already-reeling Going into yesterday’s (Jan. Victoria Royals with a 10) trade deadline, Sundher was the most coveted player Travis Paterson major gap to fill. “I think hearing his on the Royals roster. Sundher, Island Insider name talked about has who is on contract to start weighed on Kevin and his pro career in the Buffalo Don Denton/News staff Sabres organization later this spring, affected his last few games,” Marc Habscheid and Kevin Sundher chat is in the midst of a breakout season, coach and GM Marc Habscheid during Royals practice. an accomplished two-way centre sitting said. tain players, regardless if they could “We have to think long term. seventh in WHL scoring. Sundher’s a speedy, intense player We said from the beginning we’re here help a playoff-bound team get that who thrives on the penalty kill and to build a championship team. We’re much further in the playoffs. “We have to protect our young playpower play. And he’s worth a lot to a in youth mode and we’re staying with playoff-bound team looking for depth that. But we don’t want to make a bad ers with older players. There’s such a thing as being too young,” the GM said. trade just to make a trade.” down the middle. Somewhere on the way to Regina, Sundher isn’t the only Royals With his team slipping from the final playoff spot in a nine-game losing player who will leave the WHL after likely Kamloops or Calgary, the Royals’ streak, Sundher knew he was on the this season. Forward Robin Soudek bus pulled over, and one, if not two playtrading block when he addressed the adds a tough, physical presence with ers stepped off and didn’t get back on. media one final time before the team’s great hands. Captain and defenceman But unlike other leagues, whoever got departure on Monday. But rather than Hayden Rintoul won the WHL champi- out will always be a Royal (and Bruin, speculate, his focus was on turning onship with the Kootenay Ice last year. if applicable). If it’s Sundher, the first “There’s lots of moving targets with thing people in Chilliwack and Victoria around the Royals’ fortunes. “I love Victoria,” Sundher said. “I love the trade deadline and things involved,” will say during next season’s NHL training camp is, “he played here.” everything about this place. I have no Habscheid said. sports@vicnews.com But there’s also a reason to keep cerreason to want to leave. Obviously you

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He was already named Canada’s cyclist of the decade, but 2012 could be the biggest of Ryder Hesjedal’s career so far. Team Garmin-Cervélo has “I’ll be opened the door for Hesjedal to lead the attack at the Giro watching to see d’Italia in May, the first of the if anyone can Grand Tours with France in July and Spain in August. come close to Last week, Hesjedal was my hill time (on in his hometown to promote the climb at the second running of Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria. Munn’s Road).” After which, he explained – Ryder Hesjedal where he fits in with his team’s strategy for the upcoming race season. The already hectic season also includes the Olympics in early August, should Hesjedal earn Canada’s only spot. The Tour de Victoria gran fondo event has been moved to June 24, just a week before the Tour de France. Not surprisingly, Hesjedal broke the news he won’t be part of this year’s Victoria race. “But I’ll be watching to see if anyone can come close to my hill time (on the climb at Munn’s Road).” Newly appointed title sponsor GoodLife Fitness isn’t worried about the event’s popularity lagging without Hesjedal’s presence. Organizer Seamus McGrath, an Olympic cyclist himself, is working to attract other big name cyclists to join the ride. Hesjedal, too, offered a glimmer of hope that he might make it after all. “I’m not counting myself totally out, you never know in cycling,” Hesjedal said. Hesjedal’s best season on the Tour de France came two years ago when he finished seventh overall. He hasn’t raced the Giro since 2008. The demanding three-week ride is similar to France. “It’s humbling to actually have a world-class team tell me, ‘you’re the rider for our world tour ambitions,’ Hesjedal said. Last season Hesjedal finished 18th overall, helping Garmin-Cervélo win the team trophy, while legging significant miles at the front of the peloton. This year, should things go right, those duties will be performed for Hesjedal, who aims for a top finish. “The road to Paris starts in Italy.” sports@vicnews.com

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Sports stats Basketball Results for the St. Michaels University School Senior Boys Basketball Invitational, Jan. 5 to 7 Playoff scores from Jan. 7 (top scorer) Belmont 59 (Erik Spaven 28) Lambrick Park 43 (Brendan Miller 12) Semifinal Oak Bay73 (Kaz Kobyashi 30) Bishop O’Byrne 56 St. Michaels 78 (Dawit Workie 14) Bishop Mahoney 64

Breakin’ out Oak Bay Breaker’s Katie Hanson is fouled as she jumps for a shot against Calgary’s Rundle College Cobras during play at the St. Michaels University School Invitational Senior Girls Basketball Tournament. Danica Robirtis scored 11 points in the tourney final to lead the Breakers past Calgary’s Bishop O’Byrne, 56-53, to win the tournament. The Breakers are the second ranked AAA team in the province. Don Denton/News staff

St. Michaels 60 (Joe Erlic 26) Lambrick Park 49 (Lucas Dellabough 24) Belmont 75 (Jordan Fenn 22) Bishop Mahoney 74 Final Vancouver College 88 (Isaiah Solomon 32) Oak Bay 72 (Evan Woodson 23) Final standings 1. Vancouver College 2. Oak Bay 3. Bishop O’Byrne (Calgary) 4. Strathcona 5. St. Michaels 6. Belmont 7. Bishop Mahoney (Calgary) 8. Lambrick Park 9. Bowness 10. Dover Bay 11. St. Mary’s 12. Cowichan Team Award Winners Will Slang (Cowichan) Stephen Klassens (St. Mary’s) Jon Bethell (Dover Bay) Shane Cuckow (Bowness) Sebastian Turcotte (Bishop Mahoney) Lucas Dellabough (Lambrick Park) Jordan Fenn (Belmont) Joe Erlic (SMUS) Dereck Kasusula (Strathcona) Derek Kroetsch (Bishop O’Byrne) Tavish Gudgeon (Oak Bay) JC Horton (Vancouver College) Tournament All-Stars Cole Penman (Vancouver College) Evan Woodson (Oak Bay) Kaz Kobyashi (Oak Bay)

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Harrison Lane (Strathcona) Matthew Matear (Bishop O’Byrne) Most Outstanding Player Isaiah Solomon (Vancouver College) Most Sportsmanlike Team Dover Bay Results for the St. Michaels University School Senior Girls Basketball Invitational, Jan. 5 to 7 Playoff scores from Jan. 7 (top scorer) St. Michaels 71 (Abbey Piazza 17) Rundle College 44 Claremont 62 (Melissa van Dyck 27) Lambrick Park 55 (Emma van Hooten 14) Final Oak Bay 56 (Danica Robirtis 11) Bishop O’Byrne 53 (Jade Olayinka 14) Final standings 1. Oak Bay 2. Bishop O’Byrne (Calgary) 3. Claremont 4. Lambrick Park 5. Stathcona 6. Bowness 7. St. Michaels 8. Rundle College (Calgary) Team Award Winners Amara Kraft (Rundle College) Abbey Piazza (SMUS) Jess Stroud (Strathcona) Courtney Kwasney (Bowness) Sam Lee (Claremont) Sarah Lefebvre (Lambrick Park) Kelly Young (Oak Bay) Melina Figueroa (Bishop O’Byrne) Tournament All-Stars Tyger Holt (Lambrick Park) Haley Cabral (Claremont) Erin James (Bishop O’Byrne) Bobola Olayinka (Bishop O’Byrne) Jill Cooper (Oak Bay) Most Outstanding Player Laura Dickson (Oak Bay) Most Sportsmanlike Team Strathcona

Results for the Spartan Invitational Senior boys basketball tournament at Claremont Secondary, Jan. 5 to 7 Playoff scores from Jan. 7 Spectrum 55 South Delta 73 Brentwood College 52 Delta 64 Spectrum 69 Matthew McNair 71 South Delta 56 G.P. Vanier 57 Final Claremont 44 Mt. Douglas 70 Final standings 1. Mt. Douglas 2. Claremont 3. Delta 4. Brentwood College 5. G.P. Vanier 6. South Delta 7. Matthew McNair 8. Spectrum Tournament MVP Conor Morgan, Mt. Douglas Tournament All-Stars Curtis Wilson (Mt. Douglas) Elliot Rowe (Mt. Douglas) Mason Loewen (Claremont) Jordan Green (Claremont) Lucas Goossen (Delta) Andrew Jones (Delta) Jordan Charles (Brentwood College) Dillon Robson (G.P. Vanier) Nolan Sullivan (South Delta) Royce Sargeant (Matthew McNair)

Running Top results from the Prairie Inn Harriers Pioneer 8km run, Jan. 7 Place Age Athlete 1 M3034 Steve Osaduik 2 M4044 Jim Finlayson 3 M2529 Dylan Gant 4 M2529 Samuel Pawluk 5 M2529 Sean Chester 6 M2529 Mark Wilkie 7 M4044 Craig Odermatt 8 M4044 Ian Hallam 9 M2024 Ben Brzezynski 10 M2529 Nicholas Walker 11 M3539 Shane Ruljancich 12 M2529 Shawn Nelson 13 M3539 Mark Cryderman 14 M4549 Neil Holm 15 M3034 Mike Chandler 29 F4549 Lucy Smith

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Tour de Victoria cycles to help out kids Laura Lavin

about having fun, about playing and finding that joy in moving our bodies,” she said. “I know that’s what got all of us as Olympians into sport, because it was fun.” For more information regarding the GoodLife Kids Foundation grant program visit www.goodlifekids.com. llavin@vicnews.com

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The 2012 Tour de Victoria will be short one Ryder. Local Olympian and Tour de France competitor Ryder Hesjedal, who helped launch the tour last year, will miss out due to his training schedule. “I was able to be here last year in the inaugural ride. Unfortunately, if everything goes to plan and I’m in form and back in the (Tour de France) after the Tour of Italy, I won’t be able to be at the ride,” Hesjedal said at the launch event last week. This year’s Tour de Victoria will take place on June 24, allowing participants lots of time for spring training. “A huge highlight for me to have this ride exist and happen the way it did and to be able to be there … was a dream come true.” said Hesjedal. “My vision for the ride is not only to promote the amazing region of Victoria, the place that created me, that made me who I am as a cyclist, but also to promote a healthy lifestyle,” he said. The 2011 Tour de Victoria attracted 1,350 cyclists from as far away as Nova Scotia and Texas. Upward of 800 riders registered for the 140-kilometre course, about 400 for the 90-km and 150 participants cycled the fourkilometre community ride in downtown Victoria. More than 500 volunteers were involved, including more than 300 road marshals, who ensured vehicle traffic and cyclists didn’t mix at intersections throughout 13 municipalities. “This is a fabulous ride … just the energy

Former Olympic rower Silken Laumann chats with cyclist Ryder Hesjedal last week during a press conference announcing the date, June 24, for this year’s second annual Tour de Victoria.

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and the spirit in this community for cycling is amazing,” said local Olympian and GoodLife Kids Champion Silken Laumann. “The Tour de Victoria just centralized that, got everybody so enthusiastic about those longer rides and it was really a goal for many individuals to ride.” This year ride participants will have an opportunity to donate to the GoodLife Kids Foundation. Funds raised through the 2012 Tour de Victoria will support the foundation’s grant program. “At GoodLife Kids Foundation we really want to share and to build enthusiasm for fitness in young people. It’s a huge priority

for me personally, with the obesity rates in Canada for kids at about 35 per cent overweight or obese. It’s incredibly important for me to see the enthusiasm and passion for fitness growing at an early age,” Laumann said. GoodLife Kids Foundation supports groups that get kids active. “ We give money to organizations like the boys and girls club here in Victoria, after school programs that keep kids active, running clubs for girls, all sorts of different initiatives,” Laumann said. “(Exercise) can’t just be about hard work, can’t just be about being fit. It’s got to be

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■ One of the biggest changes in the 2012 Tour de Victoria is the date. The tour will occur one month earlier, on June 24. It will, however, still coincide with the Victoria International Cycling Festival. ■ Other alterations include course and distance changes. A 50-kilometre Tour de Victoria will be added while the 90-km Tour will be increased to 100-km. ■ To include more Greater Victoria communities, the start of the 100K ride has been moved to City Centre Park in Langford. The 50-km ride starts at Parkland secondary school in North Saanich and welcomes riders 16 and up ■ The 140-km and 100-km riders will also be timed on the locallyfeared Munn’s Road hill climb. ■ All three distances will finish at the same point, the B.C. legislature in downtown Victoria, where riders will enter a welcoming festival environment.

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