-
OWNED AND OPERATED BY AN AWARD WINNING
SOMMELIER & BEER JUDGE
WWW.HAPPYHOMEBREWER.COM
101-3145 JACKLIN ROAD250-391-0830
THANKS TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT DURING OUR
RESTORATION AFTER
OUR RECENT FIRE.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP
PLEASE CONTACTWWW.GOFUNDME.COM/HAPPYHOMEBREWER
THE LOT ON THE STRIP THAT DEALS ON THE SQUARE THE WORKIN FOLKS
CAR & TRUCK STORE
1658 Island Highway (Colwood Strip) WWW.CAR-CORRAL.COM
250.478.1128
Sundays
11am-4pm2003 GMC Sierra SLE Ext Cab 4X4. Duramax Diesel,
Automatic,
$16,900* *plus $295 doc fee and taxes stk# 7123
2012 Chevrolet Malibu LS4 Cyl, Automatic, AC, Power Group,
$8900* *plus $295 doc fee and taxes stk# 7111
D#
1023
4
3-Time BBB Torch Award winner (2009, 2012, 2013)
GOOD PEOPLE WITH BAD CREDIT! Divorce? Bankruptcy? Consumer
Proposal? Turned Down by the Bank?GIVE US A CALL OR APPLY ONLINE
RATES START AT JUST 3.95% OAC
Divorce? Bankruptcy? Consumer Proposal? Turned Down by the
Bank?
THE LOT ON THE STRIP THAT DEALS ON THE SQUARE THE WORKIN FOLKS
CAR & TRUCK STORETHE LOT ON THE STRIP THAT DEALS ON THE SQUARE
THE WORKIN FOLKS CAR & TRUCK STORE
2003 GMC Sierra SLE Ext Cab
GOOD PEOPLE WITH BAD CREDIT!
2003 GMC Sierra SLE Ext Cab
stk# 7123
GOOD PEOPLE WITH BAD CREDIT! Divorce? Bankruptcy? Consumer
Proposal? Turned Down by the Bank?
THE LOT ON THE STRIP THAT DEALS ON THE SQUARE THE WORKIN FOLKS
CAR & TRUCK STORETHE LOT ON THE STRIP THAT DEALS ON THE SQUARE
THE WORKIN FOLKS CAR & TRUCK STORE
2012 Chevrolet Malibu LS
*plus $295 doc fee and taxes
Divorce? Bankruptcy? Consumer Proposal? Turned Down by the
Bank?
2012 Chevrolet Malibu LS
stk# 7111
Friday, December 11, 2015 www.goldstreamgazette.com
Y taking shapeRecreation hub coming along on Langford
Parkway
Page A3
NEWS: City holds back economic development cash /A3BUSINESS:
Metchosin farmer shifts gears /A5COMMUNITY: Volunteers check in on
the vulnerable /A10
NEWSGAZ E T T EGOLDSTREAM
Practise makes perfectTwenty-six Grade 4 and 5 students from
David Cameron elementary take in the instruction of music teacher
Maureen Garry, as they practise for CBCs Canadas Greatest Music
Class competition. Students have been practicing during recess and
breaks in preparation of the contest submission and are now
patiently awaiting the results of their video submission. Arnold
Lim/News Gazette staff
School board chair ousted after six years at helmHobbs informed
of lack of support, steps aside Arnold LimNews Gazette staff
The Sooke School Districts Board of Education has a new
chair.
Bob Phillips, who accepted a nomination from fellow trustee Ravi
Parmar, was installed Tues-day as head of the board when pre-vious
chair Wendy Hobbs chose not to accept a nomination from trustee
Denise Riley.
Rather than run for a seventh consecutive year, Hobbs read a
prepared statement to the board
and those in attendance.I have been thinking about this.
Although I would like to continue the work we have done as a
board in the past, it has come to my attention from a trustee I do
not have his support, or full support of the board, Hobbs said. The
job of board chair here is difficult enough when you do have full
support and even more strenuous without it. For that reason I have
made a deci-sion not to stand for the position of chair.
Following her statement, Hobbs stood up and walked out of the
meeting before elections were complete and rest of the board
meeting began, saying she was heading to watch her granddaugh-ter
in her first PACE performance.
In a follow-up interview, Hobbs did not name the non-supportive
trustee, and said she hadnt heard any reason why she no longer had
the support of the board.
Its very difficult for me, she said. I felt the board has been
doing great; it ran well, got things done, was going in right
direction.
So to be told I need change was a bit shocking to me I knew I
didnt have enough votes to become chair I felt that I would not run
so the majority of trust-ees could have the change they wanted.
Elections concluded with Dianna Seaton taking over Phillips
previ-ous position of vice-chair, Margot Swinburnson the provincial
coun-cil representative, Neil Poirier
taking the spot as the B.C. Pub-lic School Employers Association
representative and Ravi Parmar as the BCPSEA alternate. None of the
elections went to a vote, as all posi-tions were acclaimed.
Despite taking over her long-time position as chair, Phillips
said he was grateful for the work Hobbs has done over her
years.
There are no adjectives that could describe the amount of time
that is required when you are building new schools, when you are
having job action, when you are having government changes, he
said.Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff
Sooke School District trustee Wendy Hobbs did not stand for
re-election as board chair this week.
PlEASE SEE: Longtime trustee, Page A5
-
A2 www.goldstreamgazette.com Friday, December 11, 2015 -
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE
BIG
PACK2kg
Sunrise Farms
Chicken Drumsticks2kg
$10$10Grain Fed Free Run
Locally Raised BC Poultry
PLUS
A
PPLICABLE FEES
SchneidersCountry Natural Chicken Strips, Wings or
Nuggets750gr
899899Tastee ChoiceShrimp Ring227gr
499499FreybeEuropean Cocktail Wieners500gr
699699
FrozenWhole Head Off Sockeye Salmon9999Per100 gr
Coke or Sprite2lt
99996"Poinsettia699699MexicanFresh Asparagus8.80 per kg
399399PerLBCopyright 2015 Quality Foods and its licensors. All
Rights Reserved. Photos for Presentation Purposes Only All QF
Stores Email: [email protected]
www.qualityfoods.com an Island Original.
Sunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise
FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise
FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise FarmsSunrise Farms
333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333XXXXXX333333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333XXXXXX333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333333333333333333333333333333333
TR
IPLE
POINTS333XXXXXXXXXXXX333333333333XXXXXXXXXXXX333333333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333333333333333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333333333333333XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX333333333333333333XXXXXX333333
QQQQQQ
DEC. 16
WATCH FOR
Our stores will close at 6PM Saturday, Dec. 12, in order for our
hardworking QF people to attend a well-deserved year-end Christmas
Party.Quality Foods WestShore (Victoria) and Courtenay will remain
open to serve you.
$10 Drumsticks Drumming
$10 Drumsticks Drumming
Quality Foods Westshore Location 977 Langford Parkway, Victoria,
BC
(778) 433-32918:00am- 10:00pm, Everyday
Prices in effect December 11-13, 2015
-
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, December 11, 2015
www.goldstreamgazette.com A3GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday,
December 11, 2015 www.goldstreamgazette.com A3
Support could be pulled if business isnt favoured Katherine
EngqvistNews Gazette staff
The City of Langford may be walking a fine line in support of a
new regional economic strat-egy and committee for South Vancouver
Island.
The City has already approved a motion to support the project in
principal, but only if everyone else is in, said Coun. Denise
Blackwell. At this point were not going to change that until we see
who else is in.
She voiced some con-cerns regarding the future economic
development committee (EDC) at Mon-days council meeting.
Id like to see the make-up of the actual board, because Im
find-ing down at the regional board theres all sorts of ideas that
arent any-where near what we want, what we set out in our strategic
plan, she said at the meeting.
If the makeup of the board doesnt favour busi-ness, she said,
the board wont be doing work for economic development in the
region, theyll only be doing work for the City of Victoria.
It was a fear echoed by Mayor Stew Young, who drove most of the
discus-sion on the topic.
You have to be very careful, he said. Politi-cians downtown keep
coming up with all of these ways to spend money Its not an end-less
pit of money from residential taxpayers.
Young added, however, that he supported the idea and has since
it was first put forward.
This is good. A regional EDC makes sense, as long as the
business people
are heard and politicians actually listen, he said. The makeup
has to be business telling the gov-ernment how to do things better.
Governments are the worst offenders of creating bureaucracy and red
tape (for business).
Young noted that its important for business people to be in
charge of the EDC, so when gov-ernments do something stupid, they
actually should be held to task for it, and thats part of the
EDC.
The financial portion of Langfords commitment to a regional
strategy will be reviewed during 2016 budget deliberations, to be
voted on by council before April 15, 2016.
Langford chief adminis-trative officer Jim Bowden said this will
allow us the time to ensure that the proper (board) makeup is in
place.
At their Monday meet-ing, Highlands council unanimously approved
the districts participation in the South Vancouver Island Economic
Develop-ment Association. That support also included a financial
commitment.
Esquimalt, Central Saa-nich and Saanich also voted to support
the Association at their Mon-day council meetings, bringing the
total number of municipalities support-ing the idea, at least in
principle, to 10. The oth-ers are Colwood, View Royal, Victoria,
Oak Bay and Sidney.
[email protected]
Langford concerned about makeup of economic group
Denise Blackwell
Langford, View Royal Y facilities on track to open in April
2016Katherine EngqvistNews Gazette staff
Carved from the rock off Langford Parkway, much of Langfords new
YM-YWCA buildings size is hidden from view of the Westhills
development that overlooks it. But facilities inside the
under-construction, 62,000-square foot structure continue to grow
each day.
Carrying on that theme, board chair and Langford Fire Chief Bob
Beckett announced a new name for the growing not-for-profit
charitable organization, to a crowd gathered in the childcare space
at the new Langford location on Tuesday.
The name YM-YWCA of Vancouver Island, Beckett noted, better
reflects the growing list of services the Y offers Island
residents, not just those in Victo-ria. As our communities grow so
does the demand, he said.
After the announcement Beckett said, Its not the building so
much as the services the thing that really resonates with me is the
value. He added that families can access all of the Y facilities
for one low monthly fee. Itll just be fantastic for families.
Jennie Edgecombe YM-YWCA Van-couver Island CEO, said expanding
operations in the region have been in our strategic direction for a
while.
On a tour of the new facilities in
Langford, Mayor Stew Young said you can actually see it take
shape.
Not only will the facility be a great place for families, he
added, it will be a needed complement to the many out-door
activities already in the area.
A new pool facility hasnt been built since the Saanich
Commonwealth Place pool in 1993, Young pointed out. It was time for
the region. Just think how much our population has grown.
Under an agreement, Westhills Land Corporation is constructing
the aquatic facilities, which the YM-YWCA will lease for 25 years.
The City of Lang-ford has guaranteed to buy services from the Y for
the duration of the lease.
The new facilities at the Langford Westhills Y and the View
Royal Eagle Creek Village Y are still on schedule to open in April
2016, although Edge-combe noted a specific opening date has not yet
been set.
Roughly 60 new full-time jobs and 50 part-time jobs will be
created by the two new facilities.
[email protected]
Upgrades in the futurefor Camp Thunderbird
Coinciding with Tuesdays announce-ment at the new YM-YWCA
facilities in Langford was the launch of a $2-million capital
campaign to raise funds to rein-vigorate Camp Thunderbird.
Local businessman, philanthropist and Camp Thunderbird alumni,
Terry Farmer, is honorary campaign co-chair.
If we are not careful, we will lose it, he warned. We will lose
this treasured jewel due to neglect.
Camp Thunderbird is a roughly 1,200-acre facility bordering
Sooke and Metchosin off Sooke Road and is owned by the YM-YWCA of
Vancouver Island.
At the time of the campaigns launch, $840,000 had been raised
towards that $2-million goal.
The campaign is also looking to raise funds for programs and
equipment at the first new YM-YWCA of Vancou-ver Island expansion
facilities, in View Royal and Langford.
YM-YWCAexpands itshorizons
Katherine Engqvist/News Gazette staff
Crews at the new Langford/Westhills Y facilities are working to
make sure the building is ready to be opened in April 2016.
Finishing touches are just being made to the tile around the pool
area.
LANGFORD COUNCIL NEWSIN BRIEF
Unmanned aircraft approvedfor Langford Fire Rescue
At Mondays meeting, Langford council voted to approve the
pur-chase of an unmanned aircraft sys-tem for use by Langford Fire
Rescue.
Coun. Lillian Szpak expressed the appreciation of council to the
Lang-ford Firefighters Women Auxiliary, who offered to cover the
$5,000 cost of the new equipment once the pur-chase was
approved.
The $2,750 training component of the new equipment is covered by
the departments training budget.
Parks and Recreation budget voted down
Council voted to reject the pro-posed West Shore Parks and
Recre-ation Society 2016 budget, due to a 3.77-per-cent increase to
the Citys contribution. Council also voted to advise the society
that only a budget that results in a two per cent or lower increase
in Langfords requisition will be approved.
The 2015 increase over the previ-ous year amounted to 1.1 per
cent or $26,355, bringing the total contri-bution to $2,420,401.
The proposed
2016 increase would see the Citys contribution jump by 3.77 per
cent, or $91,335, resulting in a roughly $4.27 increase per
Langford house-hold. The total contribution would be
$2,511,736.
The society operates the recreation complex in Colwood that is
jointly owned by Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Metchosin,
Highlands and the CRD. If any owner rejects the budget, the society
must amend the proposal so it is accepted by all owners and failing
that, the previous years bud-get continues forward.
[email protected]
Victoria SmileDental ClinicVictoria SmileVictoria SmileVictoria
SmileVictoria SmileVictoria SmileVictoria SmileVictoria
SmileVictoria SmileVictoria SmileVictoria SmileVictoria Smile
Hygiene Dental Care
111 866 Goldstream Avenue (Across from Tim Hortons)
250-590-1059 www.VictoriaSmile.com
Please bring in this ad for our
(Please call Brenda for details)Present this ad on the day of
appointment (some exceptions apply)
$149
OPENSATURDAYS!
Hygiene Dental Care$149 Hygiene Dental CareHygiene Dental
Care
$129
-
A4 www.goldstreamgazette.com Friday, December 11, 2015 -
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE
DOWNTOWN: 903 Yates At Quadra | 250.381.6000 | 7 am-11 pm
125-2401 C Millstream Road | 250.391.1110 | 8 am-11 pm
themarketstores.com
themarketstores.com
When you love food, you love The Market Stores.Join us by
putting your
money where your heart is!thinklocalvictoria.com
Self Care available at Market On Millstream OnlyPrices in
effect: Friday December 11 to Tuesday December 15, 2015
market self careMillstream
98Market on Millstream Self Care Manager
Yvette Meads, CNPA
Not sure where to start? Come in and talk to Yvette, a certified
CNPA, who is happy to discuss options with you for your unique
requirements.
for a Healthy LifestyleNirvanaOur incredible selection of
quality, natural products satisfies everyone from the wellness
novice to the health guru. Our approach to whole health doesnt stop
with vitamins, minerals and fatty acids.
We carry organic toothpaste, anti-inflammatory and homeopathic
remedies. We offer a wide range of sports nutrition supplements and
aromatherapy products.
market freshMexico
Avocadosorganic
698
3002for
5 lb/2.27 kg Box
market fresh Korea
Mandarin Oranges
Limit one per customer with minimum $50 purchase (including
turkey) Additional turkeys $1.39/lb 3.06 kg
market frozen Grade A
Turkeys
lb2.16 kg
100 g
thawed for convenience
Wild Sockeye Salmon Steaks
169
999market fresh Premium AAA Beef
Rib Eye Roasts& Steaks
lb22.02 kg 299
market made fresh
Double Mousse Parfait150 g
2399 409930s 60s
12 pk
Vega One We put the best in so you get the best out. Made from
real, whole food ingredients, Vega One has everything you need, all
in one delicious scoop. Like a serving of Ive totally got this in a
glass.827-876 g
Martin & PleasanceKi Immune Defence Ki Immune Defence &
Energy Formula is high potency herbal
NutriStart JointStart JointStart has a proven track record when
it comes to reducing joint pain and inflammation. It is guaranteed
to be effective in reducing pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoarthritis, tendonitis, bursitis and sports injuries.
Bio-K A unique probiotic formula containing a patented formula
of L. acidophilus CL1285 and L. casei LBC80R. Fast acting to
promote and maintain a healthy, balanced digestive system.
Purica
Immune 7
20%OFFat tillorganic
gluten free
gluten free gluten free
gluten free
gluten free
vegan
vegan
Immune 7 is a blend of 6 Certified Organic medicinal mushrooms:
Broad spectrum immune activity Cold and flu prevention &
therapy Anti-nausea and increased energy Complementary approach to
mainstream therapies Serious immune support Non-GMO, Vegan and
Gluten Free From the makers of Recovery!
Purica is a local, family owned company based in Duncan on
Vancouver Island. Theyve been offering the highest quality products
for 15+ years!
non-gmo
5499 3699
4199Original 180sPremium 120sSupreme 120s
dairy free
dairy free
medicine to help protect against viral infections, boost
immunity and increase energy when recovering from illness.
-
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, December 11, 2015
www.goldstreamgazette.com A5GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday,
December 11, 2015 www.goldstreamgazette.com A5
This is why Wendy leads the polls, she is so completely caring
when it comes to kids and fami-lies and staff She should feel
justifiably proud of all of the things she has done for this
district.
Phillips described himself as a poor farm boy from Ontario who
became a clinical social worker. He taught in Africa twice, taught
at university and has been a school trustee for 19 years.
I really dont see any difference in the direction or the work or
whatever that goes on with the board. The voice and the face
change, Phillips said. Wendy and I worked closely together and we
will continue to (do so). The story to me is how do we continue to
support our staff and produce the educational outcomes that are
expected from a board and a superintendent.
[email protected]
Longtime trustee takes over as chair
Continued from Page A1
Christmas tree farmer enjoys keeping it realLongtime Metchosin
farmer switches gears to keep occupiedArnold LimNews Gazette
staff
The biggest difference between a live Christmas tree and an
artifi-cial one is the natural smell, says 30-year Metchosin
resident Marie Palfrey.
The long-time local farmer, who now sells Christmas trees from
her six-acre farm on William Head Road, said her first crop, will
bring that smell to homes on the West Shore.
I planted them as seedlings five years ago, starting with
Douglas fir (and they) have just taken off and are ready for
cutting this year, she says. (They) may even be a little too big
theyve all grown naturally.
Palfrey has always put up a live, local tree for Christmas. To
keep her farm status, she decided to start growing them over two
acres of her farm after giving up raising Angus beef.
The 74-year-old farmer, who has raised crops and livestock for
decades, said she just got bored and needed something to keep her
occupied.
Im learning as I go along (its) sort of a new thing for me, she
said. Its just something I wanted to do. I decided I would (farm)
trees before I got too old to do it.
With more than a thousand of them on her lot, from firs of the
concolor (white), Douglas, Fraser, grand and noble varieties to
pine trees at various stages of develop-ment, Palfrey tends to them
every day and even admits having mixed emotions about letting go of
the crop she has cared for over the past five years.
My husband said I would never
sell them because I am always talking to them I spend a lot of
time out there, she said, laughing. I just like trees around here;
they are nice and dont talk back.
Palfrey, who lives on the farm with her husband, said despite
having arthritis and finding it chal-lenging to be out there some
days, she still cant get enough of the smell and has no plans to
stop
anytime soon.Families (enjoy cutting) them
down; it is like an adventure for a kid, she said. If you are
cutting it down, taking it home, setting it up and breathing in the
scent, it is beautiful.
For more information on Pal-freys Metchosin trees, contact her
at 250-478-5470.
[email protected]
Life-long farmer Marie Palfrey walks through rows of trees on
the two-acre lot where she spends countless hours caring for
hundreds of trees. Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff
Langford Fire Rescue is currently recruiting for Volunteer Fire
ghters
Want to have more meaning in your life? Do you want to do
something that is personally satisfying, rewarding and of great
service to your neighbours and community? Then become a proud
member of the Langford Fire Rescue Team.
Volunteer Fire ghters are needed for our 3 re stations to
respond to re, rescue and medical emergencies within our community.
We provide all the training, protective gear, uniform and
equipment.
If you are the kind of person that has a desire and commitment
to help someone in need and would like to learn more about this
rewarding opportunity then plan to drop by our open house for
potential recruits on Saturday December 12th, any time between
09:00 to 12:00 to familiarize yourself with the organization, ask
questions, and try components of the tness test etc. before going
through our actual recruitment process.
If you would like more information about our open house for
potential recruits, or the actual recruitment process, then contact
Asst. Chief Davidson at 250-391-3423 or go on line and visit the
Langford Fire Department Web site.
Do you want to do something that is personally satisfying,
rewarding and of great service to your neighbours and
community?
Langford Fire Rescue
www.cityo angford.ca/ re
250-478-9555
298 Island Highway, Victoria, BC V9B 1G5250.744.3330
www.amrikkosvictoria.com
at the corner of Helmcken Rd. & Island Hwy.
For the Holiday SeasonBELLY DANCERSFridays & Saturdays Belly
DancersStarting at 6pm
-
A6 www.goldstreamgazette.com Friday, December 11, 2015 -
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE
FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THURS 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Weekly
Specials: December 2015
PRICES EFFECTIVE AT THESE LOCATIONS: BRENTWOOD BAY SIDNEY WEST
SHORE TOWN CENTRE
Soft SquaresParkay 1.28-1.36 Kg Package
Korean Seedless5 Lb/2.27 Kg Box
for you!for you!for you!Were readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere readyWere
readyFrozen Grade ALimit 1 with $50 orderor over including
turkey.Overlimit price $1.39 Lb/3.06 Kg2.16 Kg While Stock
Lasts
YoungTurkey98Hot Price!Lb
Fresh!
FairwayF hSheetCHECK OUR FLYER ONLINE ANYTIME!
fairwaymarkets.com
Libbys Assorted1 Kg Bag
All Purpose OriginalRobin Hood10 Kg Bag
Apple ValleyReady To Serve600 Gram
PumpkinPie 3.99Hot Price!ea Whole GrainsDempsters Assorted600
Gram Loaf
Black Diamond Assorted400-450 Gram Package
Island Farms2 Litre Carton
Activia Danone Assorted650 Gram Tub
Maple Glazed SmokedCooks 7.69 Kg
SpiralHam 3.49Hot Price!Lb Pepsi Assorted12-15 x 355 mL Tin +
DepPepsi Glass4 x 355 mL Bottle + DepAqua na Water12 x 500 mL
Bottle + Dep
Ruf es 215-220 G Doritos Tortilla 225-235 G
US/Mexico4.39 Kg
BroccoliCrowns 1.99Hot Price!Lb
buyBC
Margarine2.99Hot Price!ea
SoftDrinks 2/$7Hot Price! Chips Hot Price!3/$10
Cheese4.99Hot Price!eaEggNog 3.99Hot Price!ea
Yogurt 2.99Hot Price!eaChilledBeverages Hot Price!
FrozenVegetables2/$5Hot Price!Flour 9.99Hot Price!ea
MandarinOranges 7.99Hot Price!ea
Juice Lemonade FarmstandPure Leaf Iced TeaTropicana1.36-1.75 L
Carton/Bottle + Dep
3.99ea
Bread2/$6Hot Price!
INTERNATIONALGIFT BASKETS12 DIFFERENT ONES TO CHOOSE FROM!
PARTYTRAYS
TO CHOOSE FROM!TO CHOOSE FROM!TO CHOOSE FROM!TO CHOOSE FROM!
PARTYPARTY
FAIRWAYGIFT CARDS
-
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, December 11, 2015
www.goldstreamgazette.com A7GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday,
December 11, 2015 www.goldstreamgazette.com A7
Former case worker takes on Cowichan-Malahat-Langford
ridingArnold LimNews Gazette staff
Alistair MacGregor is the proud owner of a riding spanning more
than 4,000 square kilometres.
The long-time case worker for former Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean
Crowder said regardless of geography, he is ready to put in the
hours, even if many of them are on the highway.
Itll be a bit of a challenge for my area, running all the way
from Chemainus in the north to Lang-ford in the south, but all of
the major communities in the riding are connected really well with
just one highway, MacGregor said. Im prepared to do the same thing
and I may log a lot of hours on the
Malahat, but I am prepared to do that to serve the constituents
in each area as best as I can.
His team has already opened an office in Duncan, occupying the
same office and furniture Crowder used and is on the hunt for
another one in Langford.
Time spent door knocking in the West Shore community allowed
MacGregor, a long-time Cowichan resident, to learn more about the
municipalities of Langford and Highlands, which he now repre-sents
in Ottawa.
He also counted Esquimalt-Saa-nich-Sooke MP Randall Garrison and
provincial NDP leader John Horgan as key allies that would go a
long ways in helping him learn the area and serve the con-stituents
on the southern-most tip of his constituency.
Almost every neighbourhood I visited (had) a really high
popula-tion of young families that have really been chased out of
the hous-ing market in Victoria and have
come to Langford, MacGregor said. When I was going around the
doorsteps talking about child-care or any family-friendly
afford-ability issues that was an impor-tant thing.
MacGregor applauded the work of Langford council for their
hous-ing affordability programs includ-ing one that sees every
tenth unit priced below market value, and hoped federal
opportunities might help provide more afford-able housing for young
families. Another hot topic he hoped to tackle was transportation
for com-muters working downtown.
Everyone who worked in Vic-toria had a complaint about the
absolutely slow crawl to getting to work and getting home in
after-noon it would be great to see if we can make any progress in
the future with the E&N railway, Mac-Gregor continued. Seeing
if the Langford to Victoria route can be up and running with a
reliable pas-senger rails service that actually
gets people to work on time and works with their schedules.
The NDPs new seniors critic, and deputy critic for culture and
heritage said he sees Canadas aging population as one of his
pri-orities, tackling issues affecting the age group including
improved access to health care, expanded home care, and looking at
security and affordability.
He also planned to consult with former NDP seniors critic Irene
Mathyssen, planning to continue the strong work of an exciting
portfolio.
This is my first time being elected. I acknowledge I am a pretty
young member of the cau-cus I am going to spend the first year
listening and learning a lot from my more experienced col-leagues
really getting a feel for the place in Ottawa and doing the best I
can working for this portfolio, he said. I think it is a great fit
for me because we have a fairly high population of folks in the
riding
as a whole. I think I can do some great work on their
behalf.
Despite the NDP having lost several seats across the nation, he
said the flip-side of that is a tremendous wealth of talent in
Ottawa looking for jobs.
He said he had 27 of the Whose, who, of staff apply for one of
his positions in Ottawa. Coupled with returning staff from Jean
Crowders office, he said the transfer of knowledge is reduced
because the experience is already there.
Oct. 19 was a bitter sweet night for the NDP, we lost a lot of
MPs that night (However) I think I would just like to say how
hum-bled I am in the trust they have placed in me, he said. It
really is an incredible experience to be elected to represent your
commu-nity in the house of commons, I will carry with me that trust
every day on this job and I will always work hard to keep earning
it.
[email protected]
REPRESENTING YOU: Getting to know Alistair MacGregor
New Democratic Party candidate Alistair MacGregor is all smiles
at his campaign headquarters in Duncan. MacGregor was declared
winner of the Cowichan - Malahat - Langford riding in the Oct. 19
federal election and is the NDPs seniors critic and deputy critic
for culture and heritage. Lexi Bainas / Black Press
Does your policy let you choose your earthquake limits? Can you
choose your deductible? Can you choose the amount of coverage on
outbuildings? On personal belongings? Does your policy allow a cash
settlement in the event of a claim (that pays you the full value of
the loss?) Does your policy cover Tsunami?
SeaFirst Insurance Brokers specializes in customizable policies
to meet your needs: dont pay for coverage you dont need or
want!
Please visit us at The Hatley Park Centre, 2244 Sooke Rd., or
call us at 250-478-9110 for your free, no-obligation quote
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.seafirstinsurance.com
Home Insurance How well are you Protected?
-
A8 www.goldstreamgazette.com Friday, December 11, 2015 -
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTEA8 www.goldstreamgazette.com Friday,
December 11, 2015 - GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE
VIEWPOINTChristine Scott PublisherDon Descoteau Editor Penny
Sakamoto Group PublisherThe Goldstream News Gazette is published
every Wednesday and Friday by Black Press Ltd.Office address:
205-774 Goldstream Ave.,Victoria, B.C. V9B 2X3. Phone:
250-478--9552. Circulation contact: 250-478-9552 ext 227
The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the National
Newspaper Council, an independent organization established to deal
with acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. If
you have concerns about editorial content, please contact editor@
goldstreamgazette.com or call 250-478-9552 ext 224. If you are not
satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint
with the National Newspaper Council, visit their website at
mediacouncil. ca or call toll-free, 1-844-877-1163, for more
information.
OUR VIEW
Refugees add value to our communities
A group of faculty members, staff, students and friends in the
University of Victorias history department have been working
together to bring to Greater Victoria a family of five refugees
fleeing the Syrian conflict.
In recent weeks, other groups around the Capital Region have
undertaken efforts to work toward the same goal.
In the Gazette, weve seen some
readers question the outpouring of support for families outside
Canada, when so many people here at home also struggle to meet
their daily needs, through no fault of their own.
We understand that concern, and credit the many people working
every day to also alleviate that suffering. However, we also
believe in the need to recognize our place in the larger world.
To help one is not to devalue another.Theres also the
misconception among some
that refugees are a drain on the system. In fact refugees, and
immigrants generally, add
much to the community, culturally, socially and financially.
A report issued this week by Vancity credit union found Syrian
refugees expected to arrive in British Columbia between now and the
end of February will generate at least $563 million in local
economic activity over the next 20 years.
The report, From Crisis to Community: Syrian Refugees and the
B.C. Economy, found that immigrants tend to strengthen economies
within their new communities, since they often purchase goods and
services within their local community networks.
Further, immigrants tend to be highly entrepreneurial theyre
about 30 per cent more likely to start a business than
non-immigrants. In Halifax, for example, the Lebanese community is
estimated to have created about 3.6 local jobs for each
immigrant.
Addressing refugees specifically, the report found that refugees
also report higher rates of self-employment than both other
immigrants and people born in Canada. That doesnt even begin to
consider the cultural benefits of welcoming new families into the
Canadian fold.
UVic history professor Elizabeth Vibert recently told our sister
paper, the Oak Bay News, People need to really be aware of how much
new immigrants bring to this country.
We couldnt agree more, and hope that our communities embrace
their new neighbours when they arrive.
The tragedy were witnessing in so many places around the world
is heartbreaking. Responses on the ground and in the media to
events in Paris, Beirut, Syria and elsewhere have ranged from
inspiring to chilling. Too often, people express fear and distress
as anger, suspicion and scapegoating.
For many reasons and in many ways, people and nature are in
distress. Quaker activist and author Parker Palmer implores us to
ask, What shall we do with our suffering? The way we deal with our
pain has critical implications. Whether we project it outward as
war or murder or absorb it as despair and self-destruction,
Violence is what we get when we do not know what else to do with
our suffering.
The interplay of environmental degradation and geopolitics has
had alarming repercussions. Over the past decade alone, millions of
people have been displaced by war, famine and drought. The world is
shifting rapidly as a result of climate change and theres little
doubt well see increasing humanitarian crises. We must face this
new reality as a global community.
Climate change is one of the most destabilizing forces in human
history. We must deal with carbon emissions but we must also deal
with human suffering. In Canada, Inuit are feeling the impacts
disproportionately. Ice appears much later in the season and melts
earlier. Changing wildlife migration patterns disrupt community
livelihoods, land-based activities and cultural practices.
Cape Breton University Canada
research chair Ashlee Cunsolo Willox is working with Inuit to
understand their communities climate-related mental and
emotional health impacts, documenting anxiety, despair,
hopelessness and depression, increased family stress, drug and
alcohol use and suicide attempts. People are grieving for a way of
life that is changing with the landscape.
Together with the Nunatsiavut communities of Labrador, Cunsolo
Willox produced a
documentary film, Attutauniujuk Nunami/Lament for the Land.
Residents describe how ice, when it forms, is often not thick
enough to hunt, gather wood or travel by snowmobile.
The land is part of who they are, a source of solace, peace,
identity, and well-being. Hunting and fishing and spending time on
the land help Inuit feel grounded and happy. When residents cant
get out of town, they feel stuck, lost and less like people.
Although global warming discourse typically ignores our intense
feelings and grief in the face of environmental change, Cunsolo
Willox argues it can expand our capacity to act. Re-casting climate
change as the work of mourning means that we can share our losses,
and encounter them as opportunities for productive and important
work, she says. It also provides the opportunity to stand up and
publicly object to injustice. Shared experiences of grief can build
solidarity, support healing and inspire collective action.
With the Paris UN climate talks
underway, we have an opportunity to expand the conversation to
include environmental grief and loss. Todays social and
environmental leaders need to understand the psychological
implications of a world in distress.
Geographer and research scientist Susanne Moser predicts future
leaders will need more than professional expertise and political
savvy. They must be steward, shepherd, arbiter, crisis manager,
grief counselor, future builder.
Instead of knee-jerk reactions that so often accompany fear and
emotional pain, what if we summoned the courage to experience our
sadness, disorientation and grief in all its fullness? More
importantly, what if we did this together? The feelings surrounding
change and loss highlight our shared vulnerability and expose our
connections to one another. We can consciously foster a heightened
sense of human and ecological fellowship.
The late environmental scientist Donella Meadows believed the
process of experiencing feelings is far from trivial.
Feelings, like knowledge, dont directly change anything. But if
we dont rush past the feelings or stuff them down, if we take time
to admit even the most uncomfortable ones, to accept them, share
them, and couple them with knowledge of what is wrong and how it
might be fixed, then feelings and knowledge together are motors for
change.
The suffering were witnessing because of loss of land, culture,
ways of life and identity may portend what is to come for all of
us. Now is the time to come together and decide how we will
respond. Lets make sure its the best humanity has to offer.
Healing in the face of climate change
David Suzukiwith Aryne Sheppard
Immigrants are more likely to start their own business
-
GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, December 11, 2015
www.goldstreamgazette.com A9GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday,
December 11, 2015 www.goldstreamgazette.com A9
Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff
The pirate ship outside Westhills Arena in Langfords City Centre
Park forms part of the Christmas decorations at this time of
year.
Outdoor skating open in LangfordMany West Shore resi-
dents have fond memories of lacing up skates and glid-ing across
frozen ponds.
While outdoor tempera-tures havent permitted much of that in
recent years, one Langford facility is looking to continue its take
on the old-time tradi-tion.
While this isnt the first year City Centre Park, 1097 Langford
Pkwy, is offer-ing West Shore residents a chance to skate on their
outdoor pond, many resi-
dents appear to still be unaware the opportunity exists, even
when tempera-tures dont dip below freez-ing.
Weather permitting, the outdoor skating pond will be open from
now until Jan. 4, Monday to Friday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
Saturdays from noon to 7:30 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 6
p.m.
During public skates on Sundays, from 3 to 4:20 p.m., the indoor
area will be opened up and connected
to the pond. Both areas can be enjoyed without having to take
your skates off.
Once youve had your fun on the ice, City Cen-tre Park also has
fire pits open for residents to warm up by and enjoy while sip-ping
on a warm cup of hot chocolate, coffee or even a mocha.
Admission for the out-door ice is $3 (regular admission rates
apply when its open to the indoor area).
[email protected]
City Centre Park expands ice for Christmas season
Golf tourneyhelps infantsat Vic General
The neonatal intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital
will be able to provide even better care for ailing infants in
future, thanks to a donation from the Charity Golf Classic held at
Royal Colwood in September.
The Victoria Hospitals Foundation recently received the final
cheque of $26,700 from the annual tournaments volunteer crew from
HP Advanced Solutions.
The money will help purchase two new iCribs, specially designed
hospital cribs that allow caregivers better access to premature and
critically ill infants, and have special fixtures that help
preserve and maintain the tiny babies underdeveloped organs and
internal systems.
Cathy McIntyre, foundation board chair, voiced gratitude for the
golf volunteers, players and sponsors efforts to help out the
neonatal intensive care department.
These new iCribs will serve hundreds of infants who require
specialized care in the coming years, she said in a release.
The golf tournament has funded more than $606,000 of medical
equipment since 1997.
Every year, more than 500 babies are born prematurely at VGH,
which is home to the provinces only high-level neonatal ICU outside
the Lower Mainland.
editor@goldstream gazette.com
Information: 250-479-8326 / [email protected]
Holiday Open HouseTuesday, December 15 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm A5 100
Aldersmith Pl.
Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
Please bring a donation of non-perishable food for the Esquimalt
Neighbourhood House.
Maurine Karagianis
MLA ESQUIMALTROYAL ROADS
SPECIAL GUEST
MP Randall Garrison
< Holiday Open HouseHoliday Open HouseHoliday Open
HouseHoliday Open House