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OAK BAYNEWS Do-gooders start young

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Two Oak Bay High students receive a philanthropy award for leadership in Tour de Rock fundraising. Community, Page A3

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Nils Jensen, second from right, Coun. Pam Copley, left, Marion Fry, Jensen’s wife Jean Thomson, and Gerald Smeltzer, right, anxiously check election results on an iPad. Jensen and his supporters were at the Oak Bay Bistro on Saturday night as results from the municipal election rolled in, announcing that he was elected the new mayor of Oak Bay. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

By the numbers The number of votes for each candidate.

For mayor:

■ Nils Jensen ■ Hazel Braithwaite

For council:

■ Tara Ney ■ Pam Copley ■ John Herbert ■ Kevin Murdock ■ Michelle Kirby ■ Cairine Green ■ Corey Burger ■ Colleen Kirkpatrick ■ Susan Woods ■ Bill Carver ■ Gregory Hartnell

3,197 2,769

3,899 3,709 3,624 3,347 2,734 2,616 1,624 1,454 1,264 1,125 569

Oak Bay chooses Jensen as its new leader Nils Jensen elected over Hazel Braithwaite in a tight race for mayor Laura Lavin News staff

“I now know what it’s like to

wait for a jury as an accused person,” said a happy and relieved Nils Jensen just moments after discovering he was elected the next mayor of Oak Bay. Jensen spoke to a crowd of supporters gathered at the Oak Bay Bistro Saturday night as the election’s results came in. He will take over from Christopher Causton as Oak Bay mayor

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Oak Bay High students awarded for Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer philanthropy – they raised $43,000 for cancer research and pediatric care in 2010

tradition of success Laura Lavin News staff

Oak Bay High students were rewarded for their giving attitude. For the third year in a row, the Youth in Philanthropy Award went to Oak Bay High for extraordinary fundraising efforts. Each year, National Philanthropy Day recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations in the community that are making a difference in the lives of others. By “changing the world with a giving heart,” the Oak Bay High 2010 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock fundraising team, led by Carli Swift and Emily Koide, were honoured at a celebration at the Fairmont Empress Hotel Nov. 7. This is the first year a particular fundraiser has been acknowledged. “The group last year raised an unreal amount,” said teacher-sponsor Chad Jacques. “This one-off effort was absolutely amazing. A bunch of them came in two weeks before school started in August to get started.” Jacques said the fundraising team had a short timeline to raise funds for Cops for Cancer. “It was just the timing, the way the school year started, they had two-and-a-half weeks to raise funds. Usually they have three-anda-half, maybe four weeks. They just said ‘OK, these are the cards we were dealt, let’s work with what we were given.’ They used that as a rallying point to encourage, rather than say, ‘OK, let’s just pack up and give in,’” he said. Jacques put that effort into one word: passion. “Carli and Emily reinforced why we do this to the other kids. It’s not just to raise money or to get your name in the newspaper,” he said. “The amount raised was a huge increase over last year. We are very, very fortunate. The money raised is just a reflection of their efficiency and resolve. It’s reflected in the

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Left to right, Danica Robirtis, Liam McDonough, Cathleen Evans and Carli Swift stand in the Oak Bay High hallway after winning a Youth in Philanthropy Award for Oak Bay High’s 2010 Cops for Cancer fundraising team. numbers they’re able to raise in the community.” The group topped 2009’s donation of $25,000 by $18,000 to raise a total of $43,000. “That’s a huge jump. It’s just mindblowing,” said Jacques. This year’s fundraising team learned by their example and raised $45,000 for the 2011 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team. “In Grade 11, I got involved because it was such a big thing in our school,” said Swift. “I joined the Youth Against Cancer club. I just thought I could help.” It was through volunteering at Oak Bay High that Swift and Koide met. “Carli and I make a really great pair for lots of reasons,” said Koide, now a student at Dalhousie University. “We have our similarities and our differences. We both have

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the same priorities and work ethic. We don’t agree on everything but neither of us is afraid to tell the other when they’re wrong and we’ve gotten very good at coming to reasonable compromises. “Mostly we’re a great partnership because we have fun together,” Koide added. The two were elected for the position of leaders by their peers. “Emily’s older sister (Jenny Koide) ran it the year before, but we both went into it knowing we weren’t going to do anything else in September,” said Swift, who is preparing to become a teacher at the University of Victoria. She took time off of work and both girls suspended other extra curricular activities in order to devote all of their spare time to

the project. “I was alway nervous about the tight timeline because of the large amount of activities that we planned to fit into only three weeks,” Koide said. “However, we worked hard in the months leading up to the campaign preparing everything that we could, so it would be a lot less stressful.” The team’s goal was to reach $18,000 by the time the riders arrived at the school, near the end of the tour. “We had a head shave and a silent auction and we knew we were past our goal, then all of the group leaders, including ourselves, were cut off. No one but the three girls who were on the financial team knew how much we had raised. We knew we beat the year before, but not by how much,” Swift said. “I’ve never had pins and needles before, it was the weirdest feeling,” she said, describing how she felt when she saw the total. “I was shaking, it was absolutely ridiculous.” Both girls attribute some of their success to their visit to Camp Goodtimes during the summer. “Camp Goodtimes was absolutely unbelievable,” said Koide. “I would say going there made a big difference in the campaign. Our motto was ‘It’s for the kids’ and whenever I got stressed out, I would just think about the smiles on the campers’ faces. It makes such a difference if you’re going into the campaign wanting to raise the money to make a difference in the lives of as many kids as possible as opposed to wanting to beat another school or something.” “Getting the award is great,” said Swift. “Being singled out is not so much. We always tried to avoid doing anything that was about the two of us. There were 28 group leaders that led various events. Obviously we could not have done this on our own without the whole school behind us.” “Also the campaign would not have been remotely as successful without the great amount of participation from the school and community,” added Koide. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Oak Bay police responded to, on average, two false alarms a day last week. Alarms went off because of turbulence from construction machinery next door, strong winds that blew windows and doors open, and one house alarm went off because of a pet’s movement inside. Each call draws two officers to check the property – in case the alarm is genuine and requires an immediate and thorough search for a suspect – and to write a report. There were 16 false alarms in Oak Bay between Nov. 14 and 20.

Hit-and-runs land three drivers with big fines

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Windows smashed at Willows, unknown whether theft occurred

A glass door and two windows were smashed at Willows school on Saturday. Someone nearby heard the sound of breaking glass at 8:30 p.m. and called police, who brought in a Saanich canine unit to try to track the culprit. The track was unsuccessful. Police aren’t sure whether anything was stolen and are waiting on results of forensic testing to identify a suspect. Evidence was also recovered from the scene. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Challenges ahead include keeping municipal taxes down. “Our biggest hurdle is our static tax base,” said Herbert. “All of our expenses are going up: the cost of gravel, the cost of pipes, the cost of fuel. Our municipal workers, bless them all, their wages increase every year. Holding taxes to a reasonable level will be a struggle.” Herbert said the best thing about Oak Bay is the speed at which council can affect change. He related a story of sitting at the barber getting his hair cut when he heard from another customer about a hole in the sidewalk near Windsor Park. “I got the barber to hand me my cellphone and called Phil (Barnett, superintendent of public works) down at public works and told him about it.” After his haircut Herbert drove up to the site to take a look at it himself. “It already had a barricade around it – that’s hard to do in a big municipality,” he said. Leaving council after two

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Newly elected Oak Bay mayor Nils Jensen cheers after election results are posted at the Oak Bay Bistro. terms and challenging Jensen for the mayor’s chair, Braithwaite said she was proud of her campaign. “It was a very close race. I’m truly, extremely proud of how the campaign team did. The team who worked with me ran an ethical, high-value campaign and I could not have asked for more – except maybe to win,” she said. Braithwaite will continue to

be involved in the community through volunteer work. “I’ll miss being at the council table. It will leave a big hole, but I’ll fill it with other things,” she said. She is pleased with the number of candidates who turned out for the race. “It’s not always an easy job. I congratulate all the successful candidates and I’m sure they’ll do their best for Oak Bay.” editor@oakbaynews.com

Cowichan fir Christmas trees for sale There’ll be no trekking out to the woods to chop down a Christmas tree for Oak Bay residents this year. Local families can get their tree from the Oak Bay Parent-Owned Preschool. “You can pick up a tree behind the preschool at the church on Elgin,” said parent Kate Embacher. “They are beautiful Cowichan Valley trees cut the day before they are delivered.” Trees must be pre-ordered at www.obpop2011.

blogspot.com by Nov. 30, and can be picked up Saturday, Dec. 10 from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin Rd. The sale is an annual tradition that raises funds for the preschool. The Cowichan Valley-grown Douglas firs stand five- to seven-and-a-half feet tall and are $32 each. “It’s great for Oak Bay families because you don’t have to go too far to get a tree,” Embacher said. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Voters bring change to board of education Natalie North News staff

Three new faces will soon be at the Greater Victoria board of education table. Deborah Nohr and Diane McNally, educators in the Greater Victoria school district, as well as Edith Loring-Kuhanga, a trustee in the Saanich school district, were voted in on Nov. 19. “I’m really, really thrilled,” said Nohr, a former teacher. “I’ve been at board meetings for the last three years and I continue to get the sense that we could make some really positive change, re-engaging with parents at the school level and just being more willing to create working committees on current issues and being really open and transparent with all people to make the best decisions.” Nohr came in fourth out of 16 candidates. McNally, who spent 20 years in special education in the district, wasn’t far behind. Loring-Kuhanga claimed the last of the nine available seats, edging out board vice-chair Dave Pitre by 63 votes. Saturday’s election came at a busy time for Loring-Kuhanga, who has been simultaneously completing a masters degree in education leadership while campaigning on a platform based on funding and class size and composition issues. After Pitre, two other incumbents failed to win re-election: Jim Holland, the founder of Island Parent Magazine, and John Young, who at 90 will be leaving his 20-year post as a board of education trustee. Young now intends to continue his legal efforts to eliminate school fees by taking on all boards of education across Canada. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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2.36% increase for police ‘right on’ Laura Lavin News staff

The cost of policing in Oak Bay will go up 2.36 per cent next year. Chief Constable Mark Fisher presented his budget to the police board at a meeting last week. “It’s right on,” said outgoing Mayor Christopher Causton, head of the police board. “It’s right about where we wanted to be coming in, around two per cent. Maybe the new police board will take it down to two per cent.” There were several items that added to the department’s increased budget, including a new collective agreement which resulted in a salary increase of 1.25 per cent, which takes effect in April 2012. Fisher recommended that the student Block Watch co-ordinator position be eliminated and that salary be used to fund a

portion of a new part-time clerical position that would administer the Block Watch program along with records management and exhibit handling. The change adds $11,443.25 to the budget. Integrated units also impact the Oak Bay police budget, including an increase of $5,536 for the Regional Domestic Violence Unit. The Municipal Undercover Program is a new unit, based in Abbotsford, which has seen an increase in staffing this year. As a result, all municipal police departments are being assessed a fee based on the number of serving members they have. The Oak Bay fee for 2012 will be $4,280. In his report, Fisher told the board that Oak Bay has used the services of the Municipal Undercover Program in the past.

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The budget also includes $4,500 to fund the police portion of roof repair to the garage it shares with the Oak Bay Fire Department. The total police operating budget for 2012 is projected to be $4,350,071, a 2.36 per cent increase over 2011. The capital budget is $97,500, a 27 per cent decrease over 2011. “What it boils down to is our big capital costs are vehicle replacements. We don’t have a lot of big ticket items, it’s a small operation,” said Causton. Although the decrease

Overtime under control In 2010 the Oak Bay police budget called for about $72,000 worth of expected overtime for the year. By the end of the year overtime expenditures climbed to more than $106,000. The overrun was largely due to sickness and injuries. The mayor said overtime is not a concern this year due to “much better management.” To the end of October 2011, overtime was at $73,058.

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It’s a new era in Oak Bay On Saturday, Oak Bay elected a new mayor. Nils Jensen will lead the municipality for at least the next three years. He earned nearly 3,200 votes from residents, while his opponent Hazel Braithwaite received just under 2,800. Oak Bay says goodbye to a long relationship with former mayor Christopher Causton, who, after 15 years as Change, though decided modest, is coming mayor, against running for to Oak Bay re-election. (Jensen was a councillor for that same period.) But it welcomes a new era under new leadership. Jensen told the News before his election he hopes to have a new Official Community Plan wrapped up in about a year – that’s a speedy turnover on a document that will shape the community for decades to come. He added one of his top priorities is engagement with the community early in the process, to make sure people have plenty of time to weigh in on the future of their neighbourhoods. Jensen also indicated fiscal responsibility is a primary concern, with the regional and global economies in a rather fragile state. To do so, he says in Nov. 16’s News, Oak Bay needs to look at partnerships with neighbouring communities to share services, and therefore costs. As important, perhaps, is Jensen’s experience with the justice system. As a Crown prosecutor, he has his own ideas of what he’d like to see in terms of policing not only for Oak Bay, but for the region. He sees more co-operation between departments, but with core services still provided by each community’s own department. Oak Bay’s new mayor has a clear vision for where the municipality might go. It’s not starkly different from Causton’s mandate, but proves the community is in for a few changes. 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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Chilly climate for carbon plan B.C. Agriculture Council told the B.C.’s carbon emission trading committee’s Chilliwack hearing. plan died last week at the age of “This has cost us, to date, with the four. No service was announced. last increase, $45 million a year. The end came as the B.C. capital With the increase that’s hosted politicians from anticipated in 2012, that’ll neighbouring U.S. states be $65 million. Keep in and western provinces mind that the agriculture for their annual economic industry last year had a conference. Washington, cumulative net loss of $80 Oregon, Montana, Utah, million.” Arizona and New Mexico B.C.’s biggest followed through with greenhouse gas emitters plans to withdraw from are the petroleum and the Western Climate cement manufacturing Initiative, leaving industries. They only California, B.C. and Tom Fletcher pay the tax on fuel while theoretically Manitoba, B.C. Views significant process Ontario and Quebec to emissions are tax-exempt. come up with a trading But even that is stimulating demand system to put further costs on for cement imported from outside greenhouse gas emissions. B.C. This not only hurts domestic Fossil fuel kingpins Alberta and producers, it adds emissions via Saskatchewan wanted nothing trucking or rail shipping. to do with the initiative from the Then there is B.C.’s “carbonbeginning, when it set a goal of neutral public sector,” where 15-per-cent reduction in emissions provincial and local governments by 2020. are forced to buy carbon offsets. This leaves B.C. as the only The Pacific Carbon Trust then funds jurisdiction in North America with emission-reduction projects for big a carbon tax, and an emission emitters such as gas plants in the reduction target twice as ambitious northeast. – 33 per cent by 2020. Because of So five years on, that’s the upshot that tax, all of B.C.’s border states of Gordon Campbell’s lofty goal to and provinces have an economic lead the world in climate action. advantage for emitting industries. We’re hurting our own agriculture And with natural gas development and manufacturing, and transferring booming and population growing, scarce funds from hospitals, B.C.’s emissions continue upward. senior care homes and schools Industry representatives gave to subsidize profitable energy the legislature finance committee corporations. And emissions are the view from ground level. Take still rising. farming. It’s no wonder the finance “None of our competitors have committee has recommended a carbon tax,” Garnet Etsell of the

major changes to Finance Minister Kevin Falcon. He should cap the carbon tax at the 2012 rate. He should “address the inequity for B.C. cement producers,” and also “consider immediate carbon tax exclusions for agriculture, including the greenhouse sector, and public institutions.” Falcon allowed last week that B.C.’s competitive position must be considered, now that U.S. President Barack Obama has reversed himself on the need for an emission trading system that would have levelled the North American playing field. Look for changes when Falcon tables his first budget in February. Does this mean B.C.’s climate strategy is dead? No. Delegates from U.S. states and Alberta gathered in front of the legislature to kick the tires on B.C.’s newest weapon, natural gas-powered vehicles. Garbage trucks, school buses and milk-truck fleets have switched from diesel to natural gas, and thanks to its abundance and low price, they’re saving 50 per cent on fuel bills. The trucks and buses eliminate particulate pollution and reduce carbon emissions by 30 per cent compared to gasoline or diesel. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom says natural gas is being considered for B.C. Ferries, the largest public-sector emissions source of all, which is exempt from the carbon neutrality rule. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Does this mean B.C.’s climate strategy is dead? No.’

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LETTERS Incumbents’ voting history would help electors decide Re: Who are the people behind campaign signs? (Letters, Nov. 16) I totally agree with Hally Hofmeyr’s assessment that, based on campaign pamphlets and safe answers to questions at all-candidates meetings, there is little way to tell candidates apart. The candidates do differ,

however, especially the incumbents. The voters deserved to know before the election how they voted over the past several years. I am tired of this information being kept hidden. In a democracy, we have a right to know how our elected representatives voted. The Oak Bay News

Readers respond: News appeared to favour Braithwaite before election I was interested to read about the Oak Bay all-candidates meeting in the Nov. 11 Oak Bay News. I was somewhat taken aback to see a separate quote by one of the two mayoral candidates featured on the front page, whereas the comments of the other candidates were within the article. Since the Oak Bay News is a community newspaper, it seems to me that it should not really take sides, or seem to take sides, which the apparent preferential treatment of one candidate over the other would appear to imply. I also wonder why the two candidates’ advertisements are not printed in the same part of the paper, and must question why the candidate who benefited from front-page attention seems to have also received preferred treatment in the body of the newspaper. For the newspaper to remain the nonpartisan voice of Oak Bay, one would expect a high attention to detail in these journalistic matters. This would lead the reader to conclude that the paper is neutral, which is surely the way it wishes to be seen by the people of Oak Bay. Andrew Cluff Oak Bay

Dialogue with parents paid off for democracy, students Re: Let candidates talk to parents (Our View, Nov. 16) First of all, I would like to thank you for this editorial. Over the past four weeks, I have personally spoken to hundreds of parents outside of schools regarding

should publish the results of most (if not all) votes at council meetings and then compile the votes on important issues during election campaigns. This would be far more useful than reading how various candidates answer the “why should people vote for you?” motherhood question. It would help to

reveal the true colours of incumbent candidates. Thomas Ovanin Oak Bay

A satirical look at candidates’ stances Please vote for me. I have lived here for nine years but have no political

experience. I do not support a deer cull, nor do I favour the legalization of secondary suites. I am not afraid of smart meters. I do not support the new Oak Bay Lodge and it upsets me that residents have to form grassroots organizations to oppose it. I think many Oak Bay crosswalks are dangerous. Cars park too

close to them and obscure the view of pedestrians – I should be able to fix that. Getting re-elected is not my goal. Vote for me because you know where I stand. That’s more than you can say for almost anyone else on the ballot. John Taylor Oak Bay

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the Greater Victoria board of education elections. All of my conversations have been off school property, on public sidewalks. The vast majority of parents have never voted for trustees and many of them didn’t even know that they could vote for a local board of education. We have not only educated many of the parents about democracy and board of education elections, but we have empowered them to have a say in who represents them at the board table regarding their most important resource: their children. Edith Loring-Kuhanga school trustee

Jensen’s election sparks concern over secondary suites I attended both all-candidates open forums and was not selected to ask my question to the mayoral candidates. The issue I wanted to address is of great concern to me and a significant number of other Oak Bay residents. My question was in regards to what many residents are referring to as the flawed secondary suites survey that thencouncillor Nils Jensen headed up. In his letter to council, Stephen Bowker of Oak Bay, a mathematician, with expertise in survey analysis wrote, “Please be advised that there is a fundamental mathematical flaw in the sampling technique used in the secondary suites survey that, unless corrected, completely invalidates the results for use in decision making.” He continued, “Based on the sample size, if the number of illegal suites in Oak Bay is greater than 200, then the effect of

the ‘Type S’ responses will have skewed and invalidated the survey.” Given that the “52 per cent in favour of secondary suites” that Mr. Jensen always refers to was in fact based on responses from only 1,800 respondents, not half the actual total of the more than 6,000 homeowners, my question is: Can the mayor-elect (Jensen) assure me that the process that will be used to evaluate the Official Community Plan will be designed and guided by independent professionals and pollsters to ensure that the questions used will not be ambiguous or easily subject to incorrect interpretation? Mary Douglas Hunt Oak Bay

Maritime museum best bet for CPR building tenancy Greater Victoria Harbour Authority’s proposal for the CPR Steamship Terminal building is a travesty in the making. There is a distinction between tourist services and tourist attractions. Another restaurant and more shops will not bring tourists to this city. Victoria needs a keynote cultural attraction, certainly not two floors of waterfront administrative offices for the GVHA as outlined in their plan. The Belleville Street terminal has been in a state of disrepair for a generation and the GVHA should have come up with something better long ago. Other port cities proud of their maritime heritage provide a wonderful opportunity to explore their harbour and history, such as Halifax, San Francisco, Rotterdam, Copenhagen and Oslo. Paris has a fabulous maritime museum overlooking the Eiffel

tower. The U.K. has too many to list. We should celebrate Victoria’s heritage with a maritime museum in this beautiful building. GVHA’s vision, mandate and guiding principles all promote this concept. Their vision statement reads, “We envision a harbour where people live, learn, work, and play; a spectacular gateway into Victoria’s past and into its future”. The Maritime Museum of B.C.’s proposal clearly embraces this vision. The chairman of the Provincial Capital Commission, Bill Wellburn, is also the treasurer of the GVHA. They control $10 million of public money. I fear Victoria is doomed for more mediocrity. Ed Lien Oak Bay

Letters to the Editor To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure that all opinions are heard, please keep letters to less than 300 words. The News reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. The News will not print anonymous letters. Please enclose your phone number for verification of your letter’s authenticity or to discuss using your letter as a guest column. 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

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The largest municipality in Greater Victoria is moving closer to joining the Island’s major crimes investigation team. Saanich police are in talks to join the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit, Sgt. Dean Jantzen told the News Thursday. “We’re in discussions, and they’re positive. Our intention is to move forward with a view to join in the near future,” Jantzen said. Details of the agreement have yet to be ironed out, and the final say rests in the hands of the Saanich police board. Considerations include how many officers Saanich would contribute to the squad and what kind of financial commitment they would make. It’s a shift in outlook for the department, which

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hether in his personal welcome of Oak Bay’s new residents, his mastery at the helm of the municipal teacup, or his passion for issues both local and regional, outgoing Oak Bay Mayor Christopher Causton truly did it his way. Causton came to Victoria by way of Toronto in 1972, on his way to work in California. Stopping for a few nights at Cool Aid, it was the start of a relationship with this city that would become his home. Venturing into Victoria’s restaurant scene, Causton began with “Jason’s” in Bastion Square – what is now Camille’s – before moving on to the Keg. After opening the company’s first restaurant in the U.S., where he met his wife, he returned to Victoria and launched Rattenbury’s at the Crystal Garden in 1980, a local favourite until he sold it in 1996. Causton turned his attention to council in 1987, when two issues drew his interest: locally, there was the matter of “doggie doo” waiting for unsuspecting passers-by. “I just felt someone needed to pay some attention to detail,”

he recalls. Regionally, a vote by Oak Bay’s council of the time to not support in principal the Commonwealth Games seemed shortsighted, says Causton, who then set out to research everything he could about Oak Bay council and its decisions. “I knew in order to win, I had to create a space around myself.” Then, when 1996 came around and the former mayor was not returning, “I felt there were some real things I could work on to help the community.” Through his time as mayor, Causton has overseen construction of the Windsor Park Pavillion and renovations at the library, Oak Bay Rec Centre and Monterey Centre, and had a personal interest in the development of Queens’ Park, the Scented Garden and the Centennial Trail. In addition, he has worked with the community on Carlton House and Shannon Oaks, he’s seen plans approved for the new Oak Bay High School and the re-envisioned Oak Bay Beach Hotel nearing completion. The Oak Bay Light-up has celebrated a decade of heralding the holiday season, and all business areas are thriving. On a regional level, the E&N Rail Trail is half done and the Regional Parks Fund is seen as a classic example of a progressive

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“I still can’t show my face on Willows Beach after being severely beaten by his worship in the annual floating tea cup race....however I did find out later that Chris had his office blender hooked up to it which gave him an unfair advantage.” – Ed Bain from the Q Morning Show at 100.3 The Q and CHEK Television weather.

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Friendly competition between Mayors Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard recalls many friendly “challenges” between the neighbouring municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, including soccer, lawn bowling, and the ever-popular Tea Cup Challenge. But it’s their similarities in many respects that has helped forge a friendship between the two. “We were both elected mayors in 1996 and have worked together, and played together, ever since.” Leonard says, noting “we both share a similar philosophy about community-based services that are integrated with our neighbours in the region.” Leonard recalls a soccer game fundraiser involving the municipal police departments. Spotting the newspaper photographer trying to take a picture, “I moved up the field. After awhile, Chris says, ‘Why are you following me around, I don’t even have the ball?’ I told him the paper was trying to get a picture – point is, he wasn’t the least interested in a photo-op, his focus was the soccer game. He’s always been the non-politician in the crowd,” Leonard says with a smile.

“When I walk into the room of a stressful meeting, I’ll look to sit next to Christopher because he’s the one who will calm things down – he can defuse a situation so that we can focus on solutions (and) he’ll also make sure that personalities are respected, not attacked.” – Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard

“Chris has been a great mayor and long-time advocate for Oak Bay and the CRD. It has been an honour and a pleasure to work with him on numerous projects. I am always thankful for his insights, expertise and sense of humour. And while we will miss him, I am hopeful that he will devote his time to building the best bathtub boat the Oak Bay Tea Party has ever seen!” dly

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W W W. O A K B AY B E A C H H O T E L . C O M tax, he says. Causton’s training in the restaurant and hospitality industries has served him well in public life, especially in the attention to detail he brought to the job and in his belief in getting out and talking to people about their concerns and their ideas – “Management by walking around,” he quips. He believes in “being totally available, totally open and noticing the details but also working with the team.”

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the Penny Farthing Pub, fellow long-time mayor Frank Leonard in Saanich and Gary MacIsaac, from the Union of B.C. Municipalities. “I’ve always been interested in being the mayor, but also being a help in the region and in the province,” Causton notes. Favourite events over the years have definitely included the annual “Boot Cup” between St. Michael’s University School and Oak Bay High School, and of course, the annual Mayor’s Tea Cup Challenge at the Oak Bay Tea Party, where

“This is my brand. I don’t expect the next mayor to do the same and that’s healthy for the community.” Those attributes are well-noted by those around him. “Everyone knows that I notice things so it actually encourages people to improve,” he says. Confidential secretary Karen Green has been a key figure in Causton’s tenure, helping organize his days and busy calendar. “Karen is like a right arm to me,” he says. “I work a very long day but I’m very organized.” That organization is key to all Causton strives to do in a day. “I try to never turn anyone down and I also try to never turn down an invitation,” he explains. It was a lesson he learned early in his mayoral service when, faced with two invitations for the same evening, he attended one and had a councillor attend the other in his stead. Needless to say, he heard about it the next day on the street from those he didn’t visit. The message: It was better for the mayor to visit both engagements for a shorter time than choose one over the other! “It’s not me, it’s the office,” he explains. Luckily, “because I’m a fairly social animal, I like these kinds of events.” Key figures during his time in office include his wife, Elizabeth, his biggest supporter, municipal administrator Bill Cochrane (“He stands out as a fabulous administrator, I would argue one of the best in the province.”), along with local businessman Matt MacNeil, owner of

more than a few challengers have fallen to his superior rowing abilities. Oak Bay’s classic car show, Lighted Truck Parade and the annual Christmas Light-up were always fun, as was the Victoria Marathon, whose participants were often treated to a personal look at the race route when the mayor would climb on board a bus tour reviewing the course to speak to all the runners. That personal touch also extended to all new residents of the municipality, who Causton would greet personally and welcome to Oak Bay. While he acknowledges it’s not an approach that suits all mayors, it’s his approach and for Causton, it works. “There is nothing I do as a chore. I look at everything as a bit of a challenge,” he says. “This is my brand. I don’t expect the next mayor to do the same and that’s healthy for the community.” The time is right to pass the torch to Oak Bay’s next mayor, with the many projects Causton has been involved with either completed or at a good point to be passed to the next person. “You look at the cycle of your life and I think it’s really important to know when that cycle is coming around again,” he says. “I’m a great believer in leaving at the top of your game.” Looking back, “I think I have been incredibly lucky to have found myself in this position at the right time in my life.”

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“Mayor Causton has been a strong supporter of the Oak Bay Police Department and we will miss his strong leadership at the helm of the Police Board,” says Mark Fisher, Chief Constable, Oak Bay Police Department. “His interest in seeing us work very closely with our policing partners in the CRD has resulted in an innovative policing model that serves the citizens of Oak Bay very well. Mayor Causton’s understanding of the importance of crime prevention and community policing has ensured that we focus on keeping crime rates low and ensuring that our residents continue to enjoy living in one of the safest communities in Canada. He is one of the most accessible mayors I have worked with and the members of our department wish him well in his future endeavours.”

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Throughout his time on Oak Bay council, Christopher Causton was always supportive of the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association’s efforts to bring community events to the Village, says Heather Leary, BIA Communications and Projects Manager. “What I noticed working with Christopher is that he always had a sense of humour and an ability to roll with the situation. He’d come on stage at our light-up events and work with the musicians or the MC based on what was happening. He wasn’t above singing the 12 Days of Christmas with Bill Murphy-Dyson be-

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Christmas comes to the Avenue fore plugging in the giant plug to light up the Village,” Leary says. “He always stayed calm and I appreciated that, especially in the early years when you never knew what could happen. “One year we had had a series of power outages and it threw off some of the timers. In the middle of the countdown to light-up, a bunch of the lights came on. Luckily they were across from the stage and behind the crowd. Christopher kept going with the performance on stage and I think hardly anyone noticed.”

“When we were introducing a new issue to the UBCM Executive we could always count on a thoughtful question or comment from Mayor Causton. Christopher has a unique ability to see the big picture, all the while never losing sight of the customer at the end of the day.” – Gary MacIsaac, executive director, UBCM

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The region’s top young musicians will illuminate the complex but timeless scores of Bach and Beethoven this Sunday, opening the 26th season of the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra. Considered one of the best youth orchestras in Canada, musicians as young as 11 up to those pushing their late-20s will tackle up-tempo but technically demanding pieces for their first of three concerts – Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Holst’s “A Somerset Rhapsody.” “The youth orchestra is primarily a training orchestra,” said musical director Yariv Aloni. “I’ve chosen pieces that are universal for every major symphony. Playing Bach or Beethoven, the demands are the exact same as a professional orchestra.”

About half of this year’s crop of 65 budding musicians are new to the GVYO, which is typical – Aloni described the orchestra as a phoenix that rebuilds itself each season. “Every fall there’s new people. This year half the orchestra is completely new,” said Aloni, a University of Victoria music instructor who has been with the youth orchestra since 2002. “But I’m glad to see in 10 years the level of skill hasn’t changed. I was worried I’d have to make things easier, but that’s not the case. I can always program more complex pieces.” Aloni usually offsets one highly technical score with a few that are slightly less difficult, but he admits the three pieces selected for Sunday’s concert would keep a professional orchestra on its toes. Not that he tells the young musicians one score is more demanding than another – “if they are told it’s hard,

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they think it’s hard.” “If they believe they can play it, they will play it,” he said. “I’m always amazed at the level of skill. Usually you can’t tell it’s not a professional orchestra. Sometimes it’s not exact, but most people wouldn’t know. “For younger musicians, (musical scores) are like seeing a movie for the first time, it’s extremely exciting. The level of energy they bring is wonderful.” Bach and Beethoven are cornerstone pieces for any symphony orchestra, but the Orchestral

Suite No. 3 in particular is dear to the heart of the GVYO – it was the first piece it played in its first season in 1986. All the pieces are energized, a necessity for an orchestra mainly made up of high school students. “You have to figure out music that will appeal to that age. If you pick a piece that is brooding and very slow, young people will get bored,” Aloni said. “You need something that is fast. We’ve got a good mix.” Many of the young musicians go on to careers in music, in sym-

phonies, as chamber musicians or instructors. Virtually all make careers in music, but when they start with the GVYO, most have little experience in large ensembles. “The goal isn’t a factory of musicians, it’s to bring joy through making music,” Aloni said. “It’s like a living organism where they all work together. It’s 65 people moving at the same time, moving through the notes together ... it’s incredible precision. To learn it is phenomenal.” The Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra is performing on Nov. 27, 2:30 p.m., University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium. See www. gvyo.org for more information. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Lt.-Cmdr. Pat Montgomery and Petty Officer 2nd Class John Wood on board HMCS Saskatoon with the Bottom Object Inspection Vehicle that is used to confirm if objects on the sea bottom are mines. commissioned in the 1990s with cloaking-device receptacles in the event the equipment was ever purchased. Today, mines in Canadian waters pose less of a threat than they did during wartime, but HMCS Saskatoon’s commanding officer, Lt.-Cmdr. Pat Montgomery, said the degaussing technology is an important piece of the puzzle.

“It would be wrong to say (not having the magnetic cloaking system) has held us back, but we can do more in the future. Our operational capability is enhanced and we will have more protection near mines,” Montgomery said. “I think the more little pieces that we have, the more effective we are as a team.” emccracken@vicnews.com

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14-0 lead before the Spartans came alive to tie it. “Its was a hard-fought battle,” said coach Paul Mulholland. “We finally were able to get our offence moving and, with some solid running and precision passing, managed to fight back and score two touchdowns of our own.” But a long series of back and forth play ended with the Titans scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter. “They added a field goal (24-14) to that. We had a couple of chances late but were unable to put any more points on the board.”

Pee wee Outlaws axe Northmen

Youth playoffs in full effect as Grey Cup week lights up B.C. Travis Paterson News staff

They were the bantam provincial champions in 2000, but little did the Westshore Warriors know a 2001 playoff win would be their last for 10 years. The club now known as the Victoria Spartans is back on the rise. On Sunday the sixth-place Spartans (5-5) defeated the third-place South Delta Rams (7-3) 17-15 in the Vancouver Mainland Football playoff quarterfinals. The win puts the Spartans, whose players are 14 or 15 years old, into the semifinals. Victoria will travel to take on the fourth-place Chilliwack Giants (6-4) this Saturday. “South Delta beat us 34-0 early in the season and took us a little too lightly (this time) I think,” said Spartans coach Paul Precious. Defensive end and running back Jordan Worth as well as linebacker Bryan GalbraithMcTavish, led the Spartans in a “total team effort,” Precious said.

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Victoria Spartan Luc Ottosen carefully touches down on the goal line of the White Rock Titans during the Nov. 20 midget football quarterfinal in Cloverdale. “We only took one penalty. They weren’t ready for us.” The upset is one of two that happened in the quarterfinals, with the second-place Cowichan Bulldogs knocked out by the seventh-place Langley Mustangs. Precious has been coaching with the organization for 15 years. He saw the rise of high school football programs at Mount Douglas and Belmont draw players away. It’s not just in Victoria. Across the province, three-down club football has become secondary behind the four-down variety played in B.C. high schools. “A lot of the kids from our 1998 and 2000 bantam championships played midget, and went on to the Victoria Rebels and Vancou-

ver Island Raiders, some winning Canadian titles,” he said. Since then it’s been a battle to get players out. The odd guy will play club and high school, including one Spartan who plays for Belmont right now. But practising twice a day and playing two games per weekend is often too much.

Midget Spartans fall to Titans Last year’s “Cinderella Story” will forever stand on its own for the Victoria Spartans as the reigning provincial champs fell in the midget football (16-18) playoff quarterfinals to the South Surrey/White Rock Titans on Sunday, 24-14. Played in Cloverdale, the Titans took a

The Victoria Outlaws are the province’s pee wee (9-11) nine-man football champs, beating the Prince George All North Axemen 30-12 in Kamloops on Nov. 12. Outlaws quarterback Gideone Kremler captured the game MVP award with two rushing touchdowns, going 10 for 14 on pass completions. “It was a strong team effort,” said coach Zac Kremler. Dante Carbone rushed for a touchdown and was a standout on defence, as was Soren Hallschmid, who also made four carries for 20 yards, offered great lead blocking and caught a pass from the fullback position. Zairech Kremler caught five passes for 95 yards and one touchdown. Gideone scored an early touchdown but it was quickly matched on a brilliant run by Colburn Pearce from the Axemen, making the score 6-6. The Outlaws then pulled away with touchdowns from Carbone and Gideone and two successful conversions to make the score 22-6 at the half (conversions are worth two points if kicked). The trophy returns to Vancouver Island, where it has lived as property of the rival Victoria Hitmen the past two years. The Outlaws defeated the Hitmen for the Island trophy on Oct. 30. Kremler thanked a number of businesses who sponsored the team to make the trip affordable for the players’ families. sports@vicnews.com

Mount Doug’s Terrell Davis is football’s player of the year Rams set for battle with Knights Travis Paterson News staff

Running back Terrell Davis has given defenders fits for four great years. Don Denton News Staff

If the Mount Douglas Rams were ever ready to upset the province’s No. 1 St. Thomas More Knights, this is it. For one, the Rams’ have the province’s best player in Terrell Davis, who was officially named as MVP in B.C. on Monday. The Rams’ also have an all-star cast around Davis, including quarterback Jordan Deverill, receiver Taylor Young and defensive star Mitch Ottosen. The latter two joined Davis in earning provincial all-star recognition, while several more were named to the Western Conference team. The Rams will meet the highly-touted Knights, of Burnaby, in the B.C. High School football semifinal on Saturday. To get there, the Rams defeated the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers of Surrey 42-29 in their quarterfinal match at Bear Mountain Stadium in Langford on Friday. The Knights endured a scare before winning 35-32 over un-ranked, but always strong, Centennial out of Coquitlam. Coincidentally, the Rams junior side met their counterparts from Lord Tweedsmuir as well, with Mount Doug winning 35-15. In the senior game, running backs Davis and Mason Swift shared the rushing duties in a near split, with Davis cracking the Panthers for 160 yards and a touchdown on 16 car-

ries and Swift going 150 yards with one touchdown on 15 carries. Davis added a touchdown on a 95-yard kick return. “Our offensive line was the story on Friday,” said coach Mark Townsend. “Easily their best game of the year opening up the running lanes for Swift and Davis. If you give those guys a five yard window they’ll do damage beyond the line of scrimmage.” Running the ball wasn’t the Rams’ entire strategy going in. “We were prepared to run and it worked from the start so we stuck with it. But normally we like a balanced attack, 50-50. But it’s the playoffs.” With just five throws in the game, QB Deverill and his No. 1 receiver, Young, found other ways to contribute. Deverill carried two touchdowns in on foot while Young made a monstrous interception off of Panthers’ star quarterback Mike Messenger to end a promising drive in the fourth quarter. “Messenger does everything. He’s an incredible athlete. We did a great job containing him,” Townsend said.

Jr. Rams chomping for repeat The defending AAA junior high school champion Rams are on the hunt for a repeat after their 35-15 win over the Panthers. Next up for the juniors is a semifinal game versus the Terry Fox Ravens, Friday or Saturday. sports@vicnews.com

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The Claremont Spartans are the Lower Island’s lone representative at the boys AAA soccer provincials this weekend while Island champions Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons and finalists St. Michaels Blue Jags are competing in the AA tournament. Both provincials are at the Burnaby Sports Complex. The AA schedule goes first, running Monday (Nov. 21) to Wednesday, followed by the AAA schedule from Thursday (Nov. 24) to Saturday. A surprise upset by the host Blue Jags over the Lambrick Park Lions 4-2 in the second round of the AA Islands (Nov. 8 and 9) put SMUS in the semifinals against Sooke’s Mark Isfeld. The Blue Jags won 3-2, with Keiler Totz scoring the winner to qualify the Blue Jags for the AA provincials. The Spartans look to better their finish at last year’s AAA provincials, which were snowed out and then delayed until the spring. By then many of Claremont’s players were committed to club teams and the team was left out of the final four. Only a big day by host Dover Bay kept the Spartans from winning this year’s Island championship. Dover beat the Spartans 2-0 in the final on Nov. 8 in Nanaimo. Earlier that day Dover squeaked past the Oak Bay Bays 1-0 in the semifinal on a controversial goal that many players believed was offside, eliminating the Bays from provincials. The Gryphons moved from A to AA this year after winning the A championship two years running.

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For prospective candidates will be available at the meeting or can be picked up at: Esquimalt High School, 847 Colville Road or online at www.esquimalt.sd61.bc.ca – or – Mount Douglas Secondary, 3970 Gordon Head Road or online at www.mtdoug.sd61.bc.ca *PLEASE NOTE: This is a joint meeting hosted by both Esquimalt High School and Mount Douglas Secondary School. Applications for grade 9 classes are now being accepted at both schools.

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Setting up for provincials Oak Bay Barbers player Ryan Marcellus, No. 6, sets the ball against the Claremont Spartans at the senior boys AAA Vancouver Island volleyball championships at Oak Bay High on Friday. The Barbers won it all, defeating Reynolds in the final.

Sports stats Volleyball Results from the high school boys AAA volleyball Islands at Oak Bay High, Nov. 18-19 Gold medal: Oak Bay def. Reynolds 25-17, 25-11, 25-21

Bronze medal: Ballenas (Parksville) def. Claremont 25-23, 25-23, 16-25, 25-21 5th place: Belmont def. Dover Bay 25-20, 25-14 Semifinals: Reynolds def. Claremont 19-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, 15-12 Oak Bay def Ballenas 25-11, 25-7, 25-11 7th/8th place: Mt. Doug def. Stelly’s 25-20, 25-18

Gabe Duval (Reynolds) Lars Bornemann (Oak Bay) Zach Mitchner (Reynolds) Alex Swiatlowski (Oak Bay) Elion Wong (Oak Bay) All-Stars: second team Luke Severinsen (Belmont) Leon Young (Oak Bay) Connor McManaman (Claremont) T.R. Doty (Ballenas) Brad Harvey (Ballenas) Steven Shellard (Reynolds)

MVP - Nick Stefanakis (Oak Bay) All-Stars: first team Ryan Marcellus (Oak Bay)

Friday night lacrosse at UVic for KidSport

The lacrosse academy of Claremont secondary is hosting its second annual Friday Night Lights (Nov. 25) event against southerly neighbours Mercer Island, from metropolitan Seattle. Game time is 7 p.m. on the Uni-

Oak Bay, Reynolds, Ballenas and Claremont qualify for AAA B.C.s, Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 in Kelowna.

versity of Victoria’s turf field No. 2, off Gabriola Road. Claremont’s team recently toured New York and Philadelphia. The school’s student government is hosting Friday’s event with all proceeds going to KidSport. The school’s dance program will put on a half-time performance. Tickets are $5.

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■ Victoria Hospitals Foundation - Visions Gala ■ Saturday, Nov. 19 ■ Fairmont Empress Hotel

Community shares Vision at annual gala for Victoria Hospitals Foundation On Saturday November 19th the community once again showed it’s enduring support for health care in Victoria raising $436,000 at the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s annual Visions gala. The black-tie event raised funds for the foundation’s Fall Campaign through ticket sales, live and silent auctions, a bear raffle, cash gifts and 25 community sponorships totalling $164,000. Visions is one part of the Fall Campaign, which aims to raise $595,000 for 94 specialized vital signs monitors.

Executive Director, Hospitals Foundation Melanie Melanie McKenzie pins a boutineer on the MC McKenzie and event Chair, Dr. Dorothy (Sam) Williams. Michael O’Connor.

Guests showed incredible generosity; one gifting an all expense paid cruise she had won in the bear raffle back to Visions. The cruise was then auctioned off for $8,400. As well, two guests made straight donations of $6,700 each. The donations went towards the purchase of two vital signs monitors. More photos available online at; http://gallery.pictopia.com/bclocalnews/gallery/97246

Rick Anthony and Dr. Christine Hall.

Mark and Tammi Romano guests of Ideba Marketing travelled all the way from Seattle WA to attend Visions.

Board Chair of the Victoria Hospitals Foundation Rod Dewar and his wife Susan.

Gary and Lori Sorenson hold up a teddy bear they purchased in support.

Jenni Aitken and Lance Abercrombie.

Jocelyn Honeyman and Bruce Knapp.

Terri and Tom Siemens.

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Dr. Stephen Wheeler and his wife Sandy.

VICTORIA HOSPITALS FOUNDATION’S FALL CAMPAIGN Once again Visions was a success, but we still need your help.

There are many ways to donate to help purchase 94 specialized vital signs monitors for the Heart Health and General Surgery units in the new Patient Care Centre.

You can reach the Victoria Hospitals Foundation at 250-519-1750 or online at www.victoriahf.ca

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A mission to help Myanmar’s poor Victoria resident Ralph NewtonWhite, 86, offers help and hope to Asian nation Ryan Flaherty News staff

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The small village is like many others in the area. It’s isolated, poor and primitively constructed. It’s also got a serious problem: residents here have been uprooted and relocated, and now they have no source of fresh drinking water. At another village, thousands of homeless have taken up residence at the local garbage dump, where they forage for whatever food they can find. Meanwhile, a nearby orphanage struggles to find a way to support the children

who live within its walls. Though these children are without many of the basic comforts, they still count themselves among the fortunate. The girls could just as easily be forced to work in brothels, and the boys are often pressed into military service. These are just a few of the reasons why Ralph NewtonWhite keeps returning to Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), a southeast Asian country with a population of more than 55 million people. The 86-year-old Victoria resident has been making regular trips there since the late 1990s, doing what he can to offer help and hope to those who need it most. “They are among the poorest people in the world, and also receive the least amount of charity than anywhere else because of sanctions and that sort of thing,” Newton-White

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Ralph Newton-White travels to the wartorn country of Myanmar to help its people find food, water and tools for children in need. explains. Over the years, NewtonWhite’s mission has taken on a variety of forms. He’s given roosters and hens to orphanages so they can produce a sustainable food supply, provided walking sticks to children at a school for the blind, and in the case of the village without drinking water, helped acquire pipes

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and the equipment to connect them to a nearby spring. Of particular concern to Newton-White is Myanmar’s large population of orphans and abandoned children. His aid philosophy is simple. “The best thing I found was to try to empower the people who looked after the orphanages so that they would be as economically independent as possible,” he says, “because if they depended entirely on charity and the charity dried up, they would be out of luck totally.” Newton-White travels on a tourist visa, which allows him to remain in the country for up to 28 days at a time. His work is largely selffinanced, though he has had a few donors pitch in along the way. Being unaffiliated with large charities has its benefits. Myanmar is ruled by an oppressive military regime which has imposed numerous restrictions to ward off foreign influence. “The people seem to be happy, and they have absolutely nothing to be happy about,” he says. “They’ve learned to live in the moment, right now, because the past was horrible ... and they’re a lot happier than people here.” Newton-White, who had open heart surgery in 2004 and is legally blind, scoffs at the notion that someone his age should be spending their golden years taking it easy. “That’s what’s keeping me alive. It gives my life meaning. What I would not like is to be in a nursing home,” he says. “I find it very gratifying to be able to be there with them. It’s a life-changing experience.” reporter@vicnews.com

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