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High jumpVic high student Gabriella Erskine gets up and over Esquimalt high student Xenia Knoop during a senior girls basketball game in the Vic High Gym. Erskine was called for a foul on the play.

Sunken boat removed from Gorge Waterway, but several still remain Pamela RothVictoria News

Three days into the new year, Shellie Gudgeon hopped on a boat on a sunny afternoon with a handful of people to tour the Gorge Waterway, cataloguing illegally moored boats.

The small group counted 24 in total. At least three were sunken and four had people living on them.

The majority of the boats were in decent

condition, noted Gudgeon, but some were a downright eyesore, leaking oil and fuel into the water. One boat had 10 to 15 feet of debris piled onto every inch possible.

“Boating is a privilege, it’s not a right and I think that’s important to recognize,” said Gudgeon, a former councillor with the City of Victoria.

“If we don’t follow the regulations of our community and

the civil society, this could become a very dangerous situation.”

A number of derelict boats and floating vessels have been permanently anchored off the Selkirk Trestle near Banfield Park for several years, sparking complaints about leaking sewage, oil, fuel, noise and garbage from frustrated area residents like Gudgeon.

New heart saves Fairfield woman’s life

Kendra WongVictoria News

July 19, 2005 is a day Jillianne Code remembers not as the day she moved to the Lower Mainland, but as the beginning of a 10-year journey to find a heart transplant.

Code, who currently lives in Fairfield, moved from Edmonton, Alberta to Coquitlam, B.C. to complete her PhD in educational psychology at Simon Fraser University. Code and her husband Nick were unloading their belongings at their new home when she collapsed.

The then 29-year-old was unable to walk more than three feet and had difficulty breathing.

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Heart failure diagnosis was overwhelming and upsetting

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Capital Regional District Notice to ElectorsWithin the Capital Regional DistrictAlternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaw 4042 - Authorizing the disposal of a portion of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park ReserveNotice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District (“CRD”) proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 4042, “Capital Regional District Disposition of Part of Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve Bylaw No. 1, 2015.” The purpose of Bylaw No. 4042 is to authorize the sale or exchange of a 902m2 (0.09 hectare) parcel in the Sooke Hills Regional Park Reserve, more particularly described as that portion of Lot 21, District Lot 8, Block 453 and Block 352, Malahat District, Plan VIP84067. The intention is to exchange this parcel of land for a similarly sized and nearby parcel owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. This parcel will become dedicated road. This exchange is critical to complete the necessary land transactions to ensure that construction of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail is completed in 2017.Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 4042 unless at least 28,055 electors within the CRD indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 4042.The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the area to which the alternative approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the regional parks service area, which is comprised of all the municipalities and electoral areas in the Capital Regional District, as follows: Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Oak Bay, Metchosin, North Saanich, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria, View Royal; and Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands electoral areas.The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaw No. 4042, to the CRD is 4:00 pm on Monday, February 22, 2016. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted.The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 280,551 and that 10% of that number or 28,055 electors must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaw No. 4042 without the assent of the electors by referendum.Further technical information concerning Bylaw No. 4042 may be obtained from Stephen Henderson, Manager, Real Estate, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, 250.360.3136, [email protected], during regular office hours Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016.Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property ElectorsResident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months and in the Capital Regional District for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form.Non-Resident Property Elector: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the Capital Regional District for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. 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Given under my hand at Victoria, BC this 9th day of December, 2015Sonia SantarossaCorporate Officer


Code was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was touch-and-go for roughly 72 hours. But medication improved

her health. She was then

diagnosed with congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump effectively, leading to the

build up of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissue. Doctors suspected the condition was a result of a virus, but didn’t know for sure.

This was also the

first time Code heard the words “heart transplant.”

“It was really difficult to come to terms with that. But one of the ways was that I just threw

myself into school. My body wasn’t working, but I was determined that my brain would,” she said. “It’s overwhelming and it’s upsetting and it’s a very difficult word to hear.”

After a stint in hospital, Code was more determined than ever to complete her schooling. She finished her PhD and made plans to pursue a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University.

In 2010 before she left for Boston, she suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to use her left arm and slurring her words, which prompted doctors to implant an internal defibrillator that allowed her to travel to Harvard.

But that didn’t let her stop her from pursuing what she loved.

“For better or worse, you become determined,” Code said, adding she remained relatively stable for the next few years.

But in 2013, she began to feel tired and doctors told her it was time to seriously consider a heart transplant.

After a year of waiting in October 2014, she finally received a call that doctors found a potential match.

“It’s a very mixed blessing because that means that somebody else is going to lose their life, or someone else needs to lose their life in order for you to keep going with yours,” Code said. “You really have to think of it that way.”

Since the transplant, Code’s quality of life has improved dramatically — she even completed her first five kilometre run six months after the transplant and is now an associate professor at the University of Victoria.

Now, Code is sharing her story with residents of Victoria and Esquimalt to encourage people to become registered organ donors.

In partnership with B.C. Transplant, Service B.C. locations around the province, including one in Victoria, now invites people to become registered organ donors.

According to Ron

Hinshaw, executive director of Service B.C., the number of registered donors has increased to 4,489 province-wide in December from 2,286 the same month the previous year since the partnership began in April. Locally, there have been 139 people registered through Service B.C. since September.

“Many people think they’re already registered and in fact, they’re not. It’s just a matter of bringing it to front of mind for people when they are in a position to actually register,” Hinshaw said.

“There are a lot of people who are in need of a life-saving or life-changing transplant just to save their life or improve the quality of their life. The more we can do as citizens, as government, as individuals to facilitate the availability of organs, the better off our society will be.”

To register visit [email protected]

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Neighbours “disgusted” by tent city campers

Pamela RothVictoria News

As the tent city continues to thrive across the street from her apartment building, Laurie Allen has had never-ending problems.

According to Allen, some of the campers plug their extension chords into the outside of the building, stealing electricity to charge their phones. One person left human feces on the rocks beside the plug and items like her husband’s smoker and bikes have suddenly gone missing.

There’s often a fire at the camp, blowing smoke into the windows of tenants, along with screaming and fighting at all hours of the night. One time there was a stabbing and a death from a drug overdose.

Recently, one of Allen’s tenants heard someone trying to break into their suite through a window. Others have been yelled at and harassed by some of the people camping across the street.

Allen is at the end of her rope.

“It’s disgusting...My husband went out for a cigarette the other night and they swore at him to get back in. You can’t even go out your door. One woman was chased down the street,” said Allen, who’s lived at the location for seventeen-and-a-half years.

“I can count on one hand how many times

I’ve had to phone the police until this year. I even quit phoning them because the cops don’t come because they have no authority.”

The first few campers showed up on the green space of the law courts last spring, then the property exploded into a full fledged tent city about two months ago. The space is owned by the province therefore police need a request to remove campers like they do from city parks that only allow sheltering between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.

With no police forcing campers to pack up and move every morning, it’s estimated more than 80 people are now living on the space that’s covered with tents and random items. One

person has constructed a platform complete with stairs so their tent can be off the ground.

A temporary shelter for the campers opened last week at the former Boys and Girls Club building on Yates Street, but it only has the capacity to house 40 campers until the end of April.

Allen has sent emails about the campers to B.C. Premier Christy Clark and the minister responsible for housing, but has yet to receive a response. She’s also had discussions with sheriffs at the courthouse, only to be told their hands are tied.

“You’re just nothing to them (politicians),” she said. “They (campers) need to be taken care of. I am totally for that, but

nobody is getting taken care of here.”

Representatives from the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services spoke with the campers last Wednesday and requested they work with on-site outreach workers to make arrangements for alternate shelter.

“The ministry views this as an important step towards returning the grounds to their original condition and will give the campers reasonable time to move,” said the ministry in a written statement. “While the ministry appreciates the complex issues facing campers at the site, a growing number of campers over the past month has created an increasing number of health and safety

concerns; making the courthouse property not a viable location for campers.”

The campers held a news conference on Monday, speaking out against the potential displacement of the tent city and the suggestion for people to access temporary support services in the absence of affordable and appropriate housing.

“Even if there are 40 people who want to move to the temporary shelter for four months, that leaves 80 or more people here who cannot access the indoor shelter,” said tent city resident Joseph J. Reville. “Super In Tent City is self-organized, self-determined and self-sustainable. We are building a community and the province is

defending a structure and using it as an excuse to break up the camp.”

In the meantime, frustrations continue to mount amongst those living in the area. Mel Wright can’t help but feel like the rights of residents are being ignored.

“We are just not getting any help from anybody,” said Wright. “It just makes me sick to my stomach. The bleeding hearts there are dropping off the doughnuts and coffee, they’re quite happy to leave them in my neighbourhood. The people that support this, if they are willing to give me the address of where they live, I will hand our leaflets that they (the campers) are welcome in their neighbourhood.”

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Some campers have moved from the tent city in the park next to the courthouse to a new temporary shelter on Yates Street, but more than 80 people still remain.

Province urges campers to find shelter elsewhere

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Whisky enthu-siasts have the chance to wet their whistle during the 11th annual Victoria Whisky Festival this weekend.

The three-day festival will show-case more than 250 whiskys made in 50 distilleries from Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, India and France.

It will also include master classes, consumer tastings and a grand tasting at the Hotel Grand Pacific (463 Bel-leville St.). For more information visit vic-toriawhiskyfestival.com.

City seeks feedback on 2016 budget

The City of Victo-ria is seeking public input on what they should spend their money on in 2016.

City council has already given pre-liminary approval to the draft financial plan, which includes an operating budget of $221 million and capital budget of $51.2 million.

Budget highlights include $10.4 million for transportation (bike lanes, cross-walks), $68 million in public safety (police, fire and bylaw), $16.4 million in city parks and recreation facilities and $1.4 million in public art, festivals and special events.

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The City of Victoria and students at the Uni-versity of Victoria are teaming up as part of a new course designed to address the challenges and opportunities of building a comprehen-sive bike network in the city.

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“We proposed the idea of a Biketoria course where students would work on projects that support the imple-mentation and evalu-ation of the cycling network,” said Trisalyn Nelson, a geography professor at the uni-versity who is teaching the course in tandem with Cam Owens. “A lot of (students) are inter-

ested in cycling, but more than that they're interested in com-munity outreach and feeling like their learn-ing has a real practical angle.”

The 30 students cur-rently enrolled in the course will be working on projects (based on city staff input) that will evaluate the eight pro-posed corridors.

North to south cor-ridors include Harbour Road/Wharf Street/Belleville Street, Gov-ernment Street/Gorge Road, Cook Street/Gra-ham and Fifth streets, Begbie/Shelbourne streets.

East to west corri-dors include Pandora/Oak Bay Avenue, Hum-boldt Street/Fairfield Road, Fort Street and Haultain Street/Bay Street and Kings Road.

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“They’re working on active projects, but they’re also getting a credit and providing valuable information and data for, in this case, city staff, but potentially, if we do this really leading-edge, for private sector industry as well,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Esquimalt Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., to allow the Public to make representations to the Municipal Council respecting matters contained in the following amending bylaw:

Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2862 provides for a change in the zoning designation of 322 Plaskett Place [legal description below] shown hatched on the map below from RS-3 [Single Family Waterfront Residential] to CD No. 95 [Comprehensive Development District No. 95].

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AND FURTHERMORE TAKE NOTICE that copies of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the offices of Development Services, Municipal Hall, 1229 Esquimalt Road, Esquimalt, B.C., anytime between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. [excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays] from December 31, 2015 until January 18, 2016.

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The City of Victoria and students at the Uni-versity of Victoria are teaming up as part of a new course designed to address the challenges and opportunities of building a comprehen-sive bike network in the city.

The undergradu-ate geography course, Advanced Topics in Geography, includes a number of topics such as the North American cycling renaissance and how a project like Bike-toria got off the ground.

“We proposed the idea of a Biketoria course where students would work on projects that support the imple-mentation and evalu-ation of the cycling network,” said Trisalyn Nelson, a geography professor at the uni-versity who is teaching the course in tandem with Cam Owens. “A lot of (students) are inter-

ested in cycling, but more than that they're interested in com-munity outreach and feeling like their learn-ing has a real practical angle.”

The 30 students cur-rently enrolled in the course will be working on projects (based on city staff input) that will evaluate the eight pro-posed corridors.

North to south cor-ridors include Harbour Road/Wharf Street/Belleville Street, Gov-ernment Street/Gorge Road, Cook Street/Gra-ham and Fifth streets, Begbie/Shelbourne streets.

East to west corri-dors include Pandora/Oak Bay Avenue, Hum-boldt Street/Fairfield Road, Fort Street and Haultain Street/Bay Street and Kings Road.

Students will study what it takes to bring the corridors to frui-tion, collect baseline data, and generate infographics and other

media that communi-cate what stakeholders could expect to see with the implementa-tion of the network.

Projects will then be given to city staff at the end of the semester.

The pilot project is part of a larger initiative to strengthen the city’s relationship with post-secondary institutions and provide students with real-life learning experiences.

“They’re working on active projects, but they’re also getting a credit and providing valuable information and data for, in this case, city staff, but potentially, if we do this really leading-edge, for private sector industry as well,” said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.

Last year, the city allocated $7.75 million to the construction of a comprehensive cycling network by 2018 for all ages and cycling abili-ties. [email protected]

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In an effort to address the issue, city council passed a bylaw in October 2014 that prohibits overnight anchoring, but the portion of water that was experiencing all the problems is owned by the province.

In order to implement the bylaw, the city applied for a license of occupation from the province so it could occupy the land — a license that took a year to receive.

Even though it now has that license in hand, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said the city has to check if anything has happened during the last year that could change the bylaw and their ability to enforce it.

“We are doing our due diligence to make sure that we have a bylaw that doesn’t violate any new laws or court decisions that would have commenced now in the year between passing our bylaw and being able to enforce it,” said Helps, who’s also feeling frustrated by how long the process has taken.

“There is no timeline, but I can assure you and the public this is a very active file. We hope to be able to move ahead soon but we also don’t want to break the law.”

Frustrated citizens have accused the city of dragging its heels when

it comes to removing the boats. Helps said she understands that’s what it may look like from the public’s point of view, but the city was not anticipating it would take a year to receive the license from the province.

The responsibility to clean up the gorge also rests with the Coast Guard, she noted, with whom the city’s fire chief has been working with to clean up some of the oil in the water. One of the sunken boats was removed on Friday and took an entire day.

In the meantime, some residents are taking matters into their own hands. As a gift to the city, the president of Ralmax Properties offered to remove derelict boats from the waterway for free, but Helps said the matter is

complicated.The Veins of Life

Watershed Authority (VOLWS) is also getting involved. The community-based environmental organization began in 1994 as a father-and-son cleanup effort on the Gorge Waterway. The debris removal campaign quickly gained momentum with hundreds of volunteers donating their time to make the water clean again.

Since some property owners moor their boats in the Gorge because it’s cheaper than a marina, the organization is working with boat owners to find a solution

“We have dealt with them in the past by raising the money necessary and paying moorage at a marine

for up to a year,” wrote VOLWS in a Facebook post that urges residents to help people living on boats that have nowhere to go.

“If their vessel boat needs maintenance to bring it up to a standard where they can get into a marina let’s help them fix and pay for the repairs. We have even found better boats in the past and just donated. Find them moorage and offer to pay up to one year to help.”

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congestive heart failure — a condition where the heart is unable to pump effectively, leading to the build up of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissue.

She had just moved from Edmonton to Coquitlam to complete her PhD in educational psychology when she was given the diagnosis following an incident that left her unable to walk more than three feet and had difficulty breathing. Doctors told Code she needed a heart transplant. Those two words were difficult to hear.

But despite her health problems, Code was determined to finish her education. Once she completed her PhD, she pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Before she left for Boston, however, Code suffered a stroke, leaving her unable to use her left arm and slurring her words.

With the help of an internal defibrillator, Code still went to Harvard, but three years later doctors told her it was time to seriously consider a heart transplant. After a year of waiting, she found a potential match. The new heart has improved her life dramatically. She’s even completed a five kilometre run.

It’s hard to think about life after death, but Code’s story is a reminder that registered organ donors are needed.

According to the B.C. Transplant website, one organ donor can save up to eight lives. Currently, there are 508 people waiting for an organ transplant in B.C. and 954,288 have registered their yes or no decision. That may seem like a lot, but the need far outweighs the number of organs available for transplant and many of those waiting die before a suitable organ is available.

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Avatar, the future-fantasy blockbuster that beat Titanic as all-time Hollywood box office champ, has finally been unseated by the latest Star Wars space opera.

I watched Avatar on TV over the holidays for the first time since its 2009 release, and was able to see past the bombastic special effects to examine it for what it is, an anti-capitalist propaganda film.

Psychopathic military commander teams with evil mining executive to blast and slaughter their way to a chunk of rare mineral, ridiculously named “unobtainium.” Giant tree, home of highly evolved Na’vi people and their delicate jungle ecosystem, is toppled for sadistic fun and profit, before nature’s collective strikes back.

Canadian director James Cameron helped the global anti-development network use the movie in its celebrity attack on the Alberta oil industry. Now the story line is being employed again in B.C., in an effort to revive the 1990s “war in the woods” that led to the creation of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.

Protest tactics are being refined. Targeting just outside the boundary of the vast park established 20 years ago, giant trees are named and an Avatar-style narrative of unbridled greed is spoon-fed to urban media.

There’s a “Tolkien Giant” now, although I’m reliably informed it is not one of those trees that gets up and walks around in the Lord of the Rings movies. This tree is also protected from logging, as are most of the poster trees used for propaganda and fundraising.

The network uses multiple front groups. Vancouver-based Wilderness Committee stages urban protests and issues news releases, while Ecojustice lawyers fight forest company injunctions against direct actions that disrupt legal logging. An employee of the B.C. branch plant of Sierra Club lurks, apparently coordinating media and protesters.

A 1990s remnant called Friends of Carmanah-Walbran issued a statement Nov. 9 announcing “autonomous

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Protesters have dubbed their latest target, the tiny 3.2 hectare cutblock 4424, “Black Diamond Grove” for media and fundraising purposes.

Teal-Jones forester Chris Harvey provided me some information to counter protester claims. Block 4424 isn’t being logged, although it was permitted last fall. Protesters are targeting other operations, none of which are in the contentious Walbran “bite” area next to the park.

Teal-Jones has not only received permits and worked with environmental organizations, its operations are independently certified by the Canadian Standards Association.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge granted an extension of the injunction protecting Teal-Jones’ operations on Jan. 4. The judge wasn’t swayed by protesters packing the Victoria courtroom, and upheld a 50-metre safety zone around working equipment in the Walbran Valley until the end of March.

A Wilderness Committee spokesman with no evident forestry qualifications was appalled. He will no doubt continue to issue news releases and write his own version for left-wing fringe publications that seek to perpetuate an urban culture of revulsion for logging.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: [email protected], Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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The Vancouver Island South Film and Media Commission is worried it won't be able to expand its operations to meet increasing demand after Victoria coun-cillors endorsed a proposal to cap city grants.

During last week's governance and pri-orities meeting, coun-cillors voted in favour of a proposal to make changes to the city's Strategic Plan Grant Policy, including cap-ping grants at $25,000.

Last year, there were a handful of organizations that received more than $25,000 in grants — the Greater Victoria Economic Develop-ment Agency, Tour-ism Victoria, Beacon Community Services for adult school cross-ings, AIDS Vancouver Island, the Greater Vic-toria Coalition to End Homelessness and the film commission.

The coalition was grandfathered a $100,000 grant.

Mayor Lisa Helps said an updated grant policy would add fair-ness, equity and trans-parency.

“Many organiza-tions have received money year over year from the City of Victoria without hav-ing to apply, without having to provide any report letting

us know what their other sources of fund-ing are. In a sense, they’ve received tax-payer money every year because they’ve always received money every year,” Helps said, adding the policy would be on a year-by-year basis rather than a grandfa-thering of funds.

“We can’t just give out money without any accountability.”

Councillors Jeremy Loveday, Geoff Young and Chris Coleman voted against the motion, arguing the city should not limit the size and number of grants awarded to various organizations.

The cap could have a profound affect on the film commission, that could potentially lose $20,000 of its $170,000-budget.

“It's devastating for us if it actually goes through,” said film commissioner Kath-leen Gilbert.

“We're hoping the city will change their mind and decide to fund us as they have for the last dozen years.”

The film commis-sion, which is the old-est in B.C., is respon-sible for marketing the Capital Regional District to producers around the world and encouraging them to

bring productions to town.

They currently oper-ate with two full-time staff and receives funding from other municipalities in the regional district, the province and fundrais-ing.

Last year was a record year, with 24 productions coming to Victoria, bringing in an estimated $18 million to the local economy.

As a result of the boom in industry that is likely to continue into the new year, the commission was hop-ing to increase their budget to hire an addi-tional staff member, but will be forced to look elsewhere for increased funding.

“That's a significant loss to us — $20,000 with a budget of $170,000 is a huge hit. Significant decisions will have to be made if that can't be cor-rected,” said Gilbert.

“We're certainly not going to close our doors, but certainly it will significantly reduce our capacity here and our ability to market the region as effectively as we'd like to.”

She added people who work in the local film industry, hotels and restaurants could also be “significantly” impacted if produc-

tions don't keep roll-ing in.

Helps acknowl-edged the challenges some organizations may face, but noted they were given ade-quate notice that poli-cies could change this year.

“I know that there are some challenges with regard to organi-zations likes the film commission that pro-vide a valuable eco-nomic development function and I think that there may be some merit in consid-ering those and we’ll have that discussion in council,” Helps said.

Other proposed changes to the grant policy include funding only one-time projects and funding projects that primarily benefit Victoria residents.

Mayor and council will vote on the pro-posal at city council Thursday. [email protected]

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PLEASE SEE: Play highlights friendship,

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Having been involved in the play for the second time, Day said it was impor-tant it be authentic. She cast 15 non-danc-ers, who have been taking real life tap lessons since June, making it the longest rehearsal schedule in the theatre's history.

“I think (the cast) all enjoy that they've taken very similar journeys to their characters. They have been attending a once-a-week begin-ner's tap dance class for the last six months to get ready for this. So they truly embody their characters,” Day laughed.

For Ursula Szkolak, a professional dancer-turned-actor, it's a play that drives home the friendships formed on stage.

“The overall mes-sage really is camara-derie, friendship and coming together in the end for an ultimate goal,” said Szkolak, who plays Mavis.

“All these women come to the class for different reasons. At the end of the play you see them almost come out of their shell. Some of them gain more confidence,

some of them have an outlet for insecurities or feel as though they have a purpose and finally seeing them come together at the

end, it's really quite beautiful.”

Stepping Out hits the stage at Langham Court Theatre (805 Langham Crt.) from

Jan. 13 to 30. Tickets for six shows have already sold out. For tickets visit [email protected]

From left: Jennifer Almeida, Elizabeth Brimacombe, Stephanie Geehan, Kristin Pickup, Christie Norman-Taal, Michael Romano (rear) in Langham Court Theatre’s rendition of Stepping Out.

David Lowes photo

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Play highlights friendship on stage



Langham Court Theatre is stepping into the new year on the right foot with a new rendi-tion of an old play hitting the stage this week.

Stepping Out is a British comedy, originally written by Richard Harris in the 1980s, and is set in a dingy church hall in North London in 1983-84. It fol-lows the lives of eight students

— seven women and one man — who attend a weekly begin-ner tap dance class together.

The play explores different personalities and how they deal with each other in order to get in sync. The set involves iconic images from 1983, 80s music, big hair and spandex to root it in the time period.

“The story itself is very much a slice of life. It's written almost like a sitcom,” said director and choreographer Heather-Elayne Day. “It's not about the tap dancing, it's about the one-liners and conversations that are happening in the room that help us explore these charac-ters, who they are and why

they are there.” This is the second time

Langham theatre has put on this play, the first was in 1990 when Day performed the role of Mavis, the dance teacher.

Langham Court steps into new year with 80s-style playTap-dancing comedy hits stage this week

“The story itself is very much a slice of life . . . it’s not about the tap dancing, it’s about the one-liners and conversations.”

— Heather-Elayne Day

PLEASE SEE: Play highlights friendship,

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As 2015 has faded into 2016, baseball shortstop Griffin Andreychuk has lofty goals after a breakout 2015 that saw him turn heads during the col-legiate season, and with the Victoria Harbour-Cats of the West Coast League (WCL) during the summer.

Andreychuk became an everyday player at Seattle University (NCAA Div. 1; WAC) as a sophomore in 2015, starting 57 games, after playing 40 as a fresh-man.

He has always swung the bat well, hitting .297 in his freshman season, before asserting himself as an impact offensive threat for head coach Donny Harrel and the Redhawks this past sea-son, when he posted a .306 average with four home runs and 42 RBIs while starting at short-stop.

Those offensive exploits earned Andrey-chuk second team shortstop honours on the annual CBN All-Canadian Team.

It’s been a similar story in the summer for the former member of the BCPBL’s Langley Blaze and Nanaimo Pirates. Andreychuk has returned to Vancou-ver Island after each of his first two collegiate seasons, to suit up for the WCL’s Victoria

HarbourCats at Royal Athletic Park (RAP), less than two hours south of his home in Nanaimo.

Andreychuk relishes the opportunity to play in Victoria, and enjoys helping put a spotlight on the baseball talent that Vancouver Island is producing. In the summer of 2014 for the HarbourCats, Andrey-chuk hit a solid .271 with a home run and 14 RBI’s while playing in 41 games. The team finished 25-29, good for second in the WCL West division and a

three game improve-ment from their inaugu-ral campaign in 2013.

The following sum-mer, Griffin was fresh off of his breakout sophomore season at Seattle U, and assumed a leadership role in Vic-toria as one of the more potent offensive threats in the league.

Although limited to 30 games due to final exams at Seattle U, Grif-fin was second on head coach Graig Merritt’s squad with five home runs, and third with 25 RBIs. Equally impres-sive was Andreychuk’s .385 average, which led the HarbourCats, and

with another 40 at-bats would have earned him the WCL batting title.

Defensively, Andrey-chuk was rock solid, committing just two errors in 30 games at second base.

After graduating high school from Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo, Griffin joined his brother, suiting up in a pair of games for the Falcons near the end of the season.

Andreychuk says that experience gave him a preview of what to expect in the WCL,

“WCL competition is tough,” says Andrey-chuk. “Most players come from good pro-grams and can all show why they are in WCL. The league is littered with NCAA Division 1 guys and the pitching is very similar to what you would get at col-lege. Getting the extra at-bats and reps on the field is great for devel-opment.”

Andreychuk’s increased offensive output correlated with another improved Har-bourCats squad, which finished with a fran-chise-best 29 wins and missed the playoffs by just two games.

“RAP is the best place to play in the WCL by far,” Andrey-chuk says of Harbour-Cats fans. “The biggest reason is because of the atmosphere the fans create. They make playing home games something special.”

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Ivan WatsonContributor

It’s often said that youth are the future, but that’s not the whole story. Right now, countless skilled and dynamic young leaders are working to improve the quality of life in our region through commu-nity service. Each year, the Victoria Leadership Awards (VLAs) hon-our the extraordinary achievements of one such person under the age of 30 who is making a positive difference in Greater Victoria.

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Past winners of the youth award were in equal terms humbled and motivated by the honour.

“Loveable and live-able” is how 2012 recipient Leanna Hill describes the kind of community that is made possible by the volunteers who are actively lending a hand every day. She credits the award for inspiring her to pay it forward.

As Volunteer Victo-ria’s manager of com-munity learning and development, she works to ensure that young people have a place and meaning-ful voice in leadership roles and notes that for every award given there are countless leaders who are work-ing tirelessly, and often without recognition.

A facilitator and trainer around town, Leanna believes in the power of positive connections’ to effect change at the neigh-bourhood level.

Roselynn Verwoord was astonished when she received the youth award in 2008. Now working in Vancouver, Roselynn has pursued a career in post-sec-ondary education and gives back by serv-ing on boards includ-ing the B.C. Borstal

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“The awards for me really exemplify people who walk the talk of servant-based leader-ship,” she says. “They provide affirmation that service work is mean-ingful and deserves to be acknowledged.”

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Leanna and Roselynn are two of the many esteemed leaders who have been recognized and continue to give back through commu-nity service. Eight pres-tigious awards span-ning youth to lifetime achievement will be presented at the 12th annual Victoria Leader-ship Awards during a gala ceremony on Feb. 25 at the Victoria Con-ference Centre. To pur-chase tickets visit: vic-torialeadershipawards.ca.

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Wednesday, Jan. 13Victoria Women’s Newcomers

Club January Luncheon. Victoria Women’s Newcomers Club January Luncheon. Are you new to Victoria? Why not come and have lunch with us and see what we are all about! Our club will help you settle into your new life in Victoria and to make new friends. The Victoria Golf Club (1110 Beach Dr.) Info: vicdaynewcomers.ca.

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jazz Band. After appearances in jazz festivals all over North America, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., this is a band full of surprises and with a strong vocal component copied from such as the Mills Brothers & Boswell Sisters. They feature Dixieland and swing favourites in a six piece band that will rock your socks. Hermann’s Jazz Club (753 View St.) Info: [email protected].

Township Classics at the English Inn. The second annual

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Thursday, Jan. 28The Victoria Historical Society

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Sunday, Feb. 7Family fun day celebration at

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Jonathan HodgsonContributor

As 2015 has faded into 2016, baseball shortstop Griffin Andreychuk has lofty goals after a breakout 2015 that saw him turn heads during the col-legiate season, and with the Victoria Harbour-Cats of the West Coast League (WCL) during the summer.

Andreychuk became an everyday player at Seattle University (NCAA Div. 1; WAC) as a sophomore in 2015, starting 57 games, after playing 40 as a fresh-man.

He has always swung the bat well, hitting .297 in his freshman season, before asserting himself as an impact offensive threat for head coach Donny Harrel and the Redhawks this past sea-son, when he posted a .306 average with four home runs and 42 RBIs while starting at short-stop.

Those offensive exploits earned Andrey-chuk second team shortstop honours on the annual CBN All-Canadian Team.

It’s been a similar story in the summer for the former member of the BCPBL’s Langley Blaze and Nanaimo Pirates. Andreychuk has returned to Vancou-ver Island after each of his first two collegiate seasons, to suit up for the WCL’s Victoria

HarbourCats at Royal Athletic Park (RAP), less than two hours south of his home in Nanaimo.

Andreychuk relishes the opportunity to play in Victoria, and enjoys helping put a spotlight on the baseball talent that Vancouver Island is producing. In the summer of 2014 for the HarbourCats, Andrey-chuk hit a solid .271 with a home run and 14 RBI’s while playing in 41 games. The team finished 25-29, good for second in the WCL West division and a

three game improve-ment from their inaugu-ral campaign in 2013.

The following sum-mer, Griffin was fresh off of his breakout sophomore season at Seattle U, and assumed a leadership role in Vic-toria as one of the more potent offensive threats in the league.

Although limited to 30 games due to final exams at Seattle U, Grif-fin was second on head coach Graig Merritt’s squad with five home runs, and third with 25 RBIs. Equally impres-sive was Andreychuk’s .385 average, which led the HarbourCats, and

with another 40 at-bats would have earned him the WCL batting title.

Defensively, Andrey-chuk was rock solid, committing just two errors in 30 games at second base.

After graduating high school from Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo, Griffin joined his brother, suiting up in a pair of games for the Falcons near the end of the season.

Andreychuk says that experience gave him a preview of what to expect in the WCL,

“WCL competition is tough,” says Andrey-chuk. “Most players come from good pro-grams and can all show why they are in WCL. The league is littered with NCAA Division 1 guys and the pitching is very similar to what you would get at col-lege. Getting the extra at-bats and reps on the field is great for devel-opment.”

Andreychuk’s increased offensive output correlated with another improved Har-bourCats squad, which finished with a fran-chise-best 29 wins and missed the playoffs by just two games.

“RAP is the best place to play in the WCL by far,” Andrey-chuk says of Harbour-Cats fans. “The biggest reason is because of the atmosphere the fans create. They make playing home games something special.”

[email protected]

Griffin Andreychuk eager to be back

Contributed photo

Shortstop Griffin Andreychuk hit five home runs with the Harbour Cats last season.


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FRIENDLY FRANK

YAMAHA RECEIVER+ juke box style CD player (holds 110 CD’s), $85. 250-370-2905.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

KENWOOD EXCELON KFC-X693 6X9 300 Watt 3-way car speakers. Brand new, , never opened, save $100+. $120. Call Chris 250-595-0370,[email protected]

REFORESTATION NUR-SERY seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee. Call 1-866-873-3846 or visit www.treetime.ca

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw-mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.

RENTALS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

PARKING SPACE near Lans-downe Camosun College. 3min. walk to campus. Only$75/mo. Save $55/mo (ormore for long-term). Chris,250-595-0370.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Anycondition. Call (250)889-5383

CARS

2009 PONTIAC Vibe- charcoal grey, black interior, 4cylinderauto, A/C, cruise, P/W, extraoptions. 52,353km, exc cond.$10,200. (250)580-4104.

MOTORCYCLES

2008 HONDA Motorcycle, 919 (red). Only 22,000 km. Justserviced. No drops. $4,900.Call (250)361-0052.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT bookkeeping or Payroll Servic-es avail. Call (250)858-5370.

BUSINESS SERVICES

HAVE YOU been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefi ts? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal. Call 1-877-793-3222 or visit www.dcac.ca [email protected]

CARPENTRY

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

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Interior fi nish, weather proof-ing, decks, fences, laminate fl rs, sm jobs. Reasonable. In-sured. 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Is-land areas. 250-385-5869.

CHEERFUL CLEANER with own supplies. Esq/Vic. Senior Discount. Call (778)432-3588

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!Call 250.388.3535


ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Company. Res/Com. Lic #86952. Call 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaran-teed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

GARDENING

(250) 858-0588- Lawn & garden maint.

- Landscaping- Fences & Decks

- Hedge & Tree Services- Pressure Washing

Free estimates * WCBwww.mowtime.ca

DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.


GARDENING

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Cleanups, lawn cuts, pruning, blackberry clearing. Call John 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

GREAT TIME for pruning. Fruit, ornamental & native trees. Call Maxse for results. Senior disc. 250-634-0347.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, de-moss, roofs windows, PWash, Christmas lights.

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, pow-er washing, de-moss, Insured.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, 250-886-3383.


HANDYPERSONS

RENO SPECIALISTCarpentry, drywall,

plumbing, tiling, electric. Kitchen & bath.

20 yrs exp. Fully insured.Alain 250-744-8453. www.justrenoz.com

HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

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

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

Refuse Sam✓Garbage Removal

✓O.A.P RatesAttics, Basements,

Compost, Construction Clean up,

DemolitionFast & Friendly Service

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Call Craig or Mike250-216-5865

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MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fi replaces,fl agstone rock, concrete, natural & ve-neered stone. Replace, re-build, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsma-sonry.com; Call (250)589-9942, (250)294-9942.


MASONRY & BRICKWORK

RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving & Hauling. Free Est $75=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.

Done Right Moving $85/hr. A+ BBB. Senior Disc. No travel time before/after local moves. Penny 250-418-1747

PAINTING

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

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

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.


PLUMBING

FULL SERVICE Plumbingfrom Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50off your next job if you presentthis ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MT Trash Services

Junk removal. Nothing too big/small.

Free estimate

(250)858-8585

WINDOW CLEANING

250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters,de-moss, roofs windows,PWash, Christmas lights.

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning, Gutters. Over 25 yrs. Licensed& affordable. 250-884-7066.

COME CLEAN windows, gut-ters. “Shining for You”. In-sured. Free est. 250-881-6385 www.ComeCleanWindows.com

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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