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1. Guerrilla gardener landscapes Admirals Road with marijuana (July 29) - 17,960 unique visits

Whether it was someone trying to make a statement, or they were playing a joke at the expense of the District of Saan-ich, whomever planted a couple of dozen marijuana plants in a new boulevard on Admirals Road garnered our most online hits of the year. Police never determined the motives of the planter, but readers seemed to at least be interested in how “spaced out” the plants were.

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2. Hotrods ticketed at popularcollector car hangout in Saanich

(July 23) - 10,623 UVThe ticketing of classic car buffs who

regularly gathered at Royal Oak Shop-ping Centre on otherwise quiet Saturday evenings couldn’t have happened at a worse time. Car owners, some of whom were in town for the massive Northwest Deuce Days event, were shocked when

mall manager Hansbraun Investments had vehicles ticketed, but it argued that hot rodders had been holding unau-thorized, parking-hogging car shows for some time. A mall spokesperson said if the group bought insurance and asked permission to gather, they’d be willing to seek middle ground.

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3. You Win, Hollywood: Vancouver entrepreneur Gary Fung forced to shutter IsoHunt (Oct. 19) - 8,051 UV

Part of an expansion of news on our website to include major stories from around the province, this story by Black Press web guru Kolby Solinsky focused on the shutting down of the hugely popu-lar media-sharing – a.k.a. pirating – site after Fung lost a legal battle against the American motion picture industry.

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4. Center of the Universe inSaanich to close at the end of

summer (June 20) - 6,519 UVThe family friendly interpretive centre

for the historic Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, which records a net loss of around $250,000 per year, was a victim of cost cutting by the National Research Council. Subsequently, a tentative deal was reached in December whereby vol-unteers would run the centre on Satur-day evenings, with a staffer possibly on hand to run the main telescope.


5. Shipping container explodes in Saanich after propane leak (April 26) - 4,159 UV

A quiet street with a popular kids park had its calm shattered on an early spring morning when a barbecue tank blew up, ripping apart a shipping container on a construction site. Neighbours were grate-ful for the timing of the blast, which came before children started filling up Rutledge Park on a school pro-D day.


6. Fire engulfs Tudor House Pub (July 16) - 4,015 UV

The historic Esquimalt watering hole went up in flames in the wee hours of a Tuesday morning, not long after staff had left for the night. Despite being on scene within two minutes of the 911 call, Esqui-

malt firefighters could do little to stop the spread of the blaze, which was fuelled by the lack of modern firestopping infrastruc-ture in the 109-year-old building. Word came down later that fire crews had visited the pub earlier when someone smelled smoke, but no source could be found.

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7. Victoria News unveils 2013 Best of the City (June 27) - 3,729 UV

Our annual reader’s choice listing, couched with lively sto-ries from around the region, has become one of the most popu-lar print magazines of the year in Victoria. Clearly, people also love to check out all the winners online in the dozens of catego-ries.

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8. Mega yacht Athena makes stop in Victoria (June 6) - 3,602 UV

Thousands of people caught a glimpse of this beautiful piece of marine archi-tecture firsthand in the Inner Harbour, but many more couldn’t resist taking a peek at the privately owned vessel on our website.


9. Cyclist injured by wire hanging across hiking trail in rural Victoria (June 6) - 3,240 UV

Police declared no malicious intent was likely behind the presence of thick rusty wire across a Gowlland Tod Park pathway popular with mountain bikers, but cyclist Derek Kidd believed other-wise initially. The 26 year old, riding with a friend, did his best to brake and avoid the wire, which appeared to be strung across the path, but it caught him in the neck. Upon inspection, police surmised

the wire was either related to old logging activities or possibly old telegraph wire.


10. Missile launcher found in Hartland recycling bin (Sept. 10) - 2,971 UV

Recycling a rocket launcher might throw a curve ball even to the talented staffers at the Hartland Road landfill. Saanich police were called to the dump in late summer to retrieve the retired weapon, labeled as “Guided Missile System, Intercept.” While they took the opportunity to remind the public to dispose of such items in an appropriate manner, they acknowledged it is not ille-gal to keep such wartime memorabilia in a home collection.

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Someone planted 26 marijuana plants along the boulevard of Admirals Road in July. This story caught fire and had the most unique views at vicnews.com

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Art Wood, left, Larry Zilinksy and Bob Carter stand with Zilinsky’s 1932 Ford Roadster. The three were among a group that regularly attended an informal gathering of classic car owners at the the Royal Oak Shopping Centre, which fell under scrutiny of mall management in July.

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Derek Kidd offered up a self-photo of his lacerated neck after he rode into a low-hanging wire on a trail in Gowlland Tod Park.

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Family, good food and a focus on the less fortunate are threads that run through most holiday traditions.

To celebrate the season, the News took a step back from the everyday reporting bustle and spoke to local public figures about what Christmastime means to them.

“Christmas is very important in my family, but it’s not just about traditions in the faith structure. It’s also about community and inclusion, making sure people aren’t left alone,” said Victoria Coun. Chris Coleman, the son of an Anglican bishop.

“My mother passed away two years ago. She had two rules about Christmas: Family is all important; and the second rule: Everybody’s in the family. You share the joy of the season with family, neighbours and sometimes with strangers who become family members.”

As a board member for CFAX Santas Anonymous, Coleman sees some of Greater Victoria’s neediest families connecting with community support when it’s most needed. The charity provides gifts to families who otherwise couldn’t afford them, Coleman said, to “make sure kids can go back to school in January with a Christmas story they can share with everybody else, because that’s dignity.”

Diane McNally, a School District 61 trustee, uses winter solstice as an opportunity to reflect on the end of some chapters of life and the beginning of others.

She supports charities like Our Place and the Mustard Seed food bank by working with schools.

“There are lots of school concerts on, where students (collect) food bank donations for the Mustard Seed,” she said. “I also donate to a local animal group, Dee’s Orphan Kitten Fund, that takes care of feral cats. It’s harder in the cold for everybody.”

Charlayne Thornton-Joe, a third-generation Victoria resident of Chinese descent, said her favourite part of the holiday is the family Christmas feast at her father’s house.

“In the past, my husband and I used to look after the Chinese cemetery at Harling Point. We’d stop by on Christmas Day,” she said. “My grandfather is buried there. And my mom was very traditional and into honouring ancestors by visiting the cemetery.”

The biggest celebration of the year for Thornton-Joe and her family will, of course, still be Chinese New Year on Jan. 31.

“I’d like to wish everyone a prosperous year of the horse in 2014,” she said.

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“Christmas is very important in my family, but it’s not just about traditions in the faith structure. It’s also about community and inclusion, making sure people aren’t left alone.”

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There likely won’t be snowflakes falling on Christmas Day in Greater Victoria.

For those who yearn for a white Christmas, the best we can hope for is to have some of last weekend’ssnow dusting stay on the ground a few extra days.

“It’s looks like it’s going to be a fairly mild and dry one this year,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Andre Besson.

A ridge of high pressure off the west coast of Vancouver Island is holding back the next precipitation-carrying system, he added, leaving the chances for more white stuff on Dec. 25 slim to none.

For folks who like to head up to Mount Washington for a ski holiday, no snow is expected mid-week there, either. Known for a huge base of snow through the season, the mountain had yet to

open for 2013-14 as of late last week due to a lack of snow.

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with the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas in Victoria, until Jan. 5, noon to 4 p.m. daily

Discover the Christmas traditions of early Victorians – crackers, cards and carols.

n n nEnjoy the sights and sounds of

Christmas long ago at Christmas in Old Town at the Royal B.C. Museum, continuing to Jan. 7.

The wood-cobbled streets are laced with festive garlands and old-time shops are displaying their seasonal finery.

n n nThe annual Christmas Spirit

Community dinner will be held Dec. 25 at Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church, 1800 Quadra St., beginning at noon.

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Snow won’t fall on Dec. 25Communications

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cat CeeCee keep the VicPD 911 Centre

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Emergency workers ready to work Christmas DayDaniel PalmerNews staff

In her 25 years answering emergency calls at VicPD’s 911 centre during the holiday season, The-resa Lundy has seen the worst of the Christmas spirit.

“We get the occasional turkey-through-the-win-dow incident, and there was a domestic where a Christmas tree ended up in the front yard,” says Lundy. “But it tends to be quite quiet on Christ-mas Day.”

Lundy and her colleagues are just a few of the hundreds of people across Greater Victoria who work through Christmas to be ready for any emer-gency.

“You always want to prepare for the worst but hope for the best,” Lundy says. “We have the same amount of staff on Christmas Day as we would any other day.”

Canadian Forces members at CFB Esquimalt are no exception, working regular shifts to deal with emergency search and rescue operations or deal ing with marine and flying incidents.

Navy crews also keep watch with a ship ready to deploy at a moment’s notice, while crews from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron at Comox remain on standby to launch Cormorant helicopters and Buffalo aircraft off the coast of Vancouver Island and as far as the Yukon.

“It is a holiday, and a time where people would perhaps prefer to be at home with their families, but it’s no issue for anybody that works here to come in for Christmas Day or any other holiday,” said Paul Hodge, officer in command of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Victoria. “We’re more

concerned with the safety of the general public. We’re always there to help.”

Lundy says the work done by all emergency responders, from fire crews to B.C. Ambulance paramedics to Canadian Forces, is part of the job, something employees take pride in regardless of any disappointment about working on a holiday.

“It is one day of the year. We’re in a public safety position, and we all get that. We love our families just as much as everybody else. Our Christmas may not be on the 25th, but we always get one.”

While there’s little chance of snow landing in Victoria on Christmas, the city expects snow any-time during the winter months.

In anticipation of the white stuff, the City of Vic-toria is reminding residents and business owners of their responsibilities in keeping its 450 kilome-tres of sidewalks clear.

When a big snow dump hits, the city’s limited snow removers are first sent to downtown transit stops, wheelchair ramps and sidewalks in front of city-owned property.

Under city bylaws, residents and businesses must clear the sidewalks in front of their property of snow by 10 a.m. each day. Fines of $125 can be issued for failure to comply.

Snow clearing tools should include shovels, sand and environmentally sensitive ice melt prod-ucts on sidewalks and driveways. (Don’t use rock salt, as it’s harmful to concrete sidewalks, pets’ paws and the environment).

Learn more about snow removal at victoria.ca/snowclearing.

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“Whatever happened to Christmas?” my running partner sniffed on a cold December morning.

Many people find Christmas to be nothing more than drudgery and long for a more simple, less stressful holiday.

It’s an easy trap to fall into, and one – just ask my wife – that I trip into every Christmas yelling and screaming.

After more than 30 years in the newspaper industry, it’s too easy to get caught up in the maelstrom of tight work deadlines and those over-indulging social commitments at this time of the year.

Luckily, I’m always able to find my Christmas spirit. It just takes a little longer than most; sometimes a few days before Dec. 25, oftentimes in the final hours of Christmas Eve.

Christmas means different things to many of us.

Some ready themselves for a seasonal religious experience. Many more will settle in for a quiet day of

rituals with family that have been carried on across generations.

Whatever the choice, there is something special about Christmas.

My running friend may be searching for his true meaning of Christmas, but most of us have found ours in our familial way.

For my family, it’s about coming together as one. The religious aspect has never been part of our celebration, but that’s what makes Christmas unique – the fact it is different for each of us.

While Christmas’ foundation is built around the Christian belief, many

non-Christian traditions have become part of the celebration, from the Roman licence to make merry, to the Germanic rites of holly wreaths and mistletoe.

The true wealth of Christmas is in its central theme. It’s not about gifts, but what we give and how we show love and compassion to those around us. With those thoughts to ponder, a joyous and fulfilling

Christmas to you all.■ ■ ■

This may sound more like something that should be in a Thanksgiving column, but there are a few people who I would like to thank for a wonderful year.

To start with, I wouldn’t be here without you, dear reader. You’re the reason we publish our newspaper week after week and fill our website every day with breaking news stories. To our advertisers, thanks for all the support in the past, today and in the future.

The Victoria News editorial and sales staff – it couldn’t be done without you. A special tip of the hat to my news team: Don Descoteau, Dan Palmer, Don Denton, Sharon Tiffin and Travis Paterson.

Publisher Penny Sakamoto, sales director Oliver Sommer and circulation director Bruce Hogarth are always a great inspiration to me.

But most of all, I’d like to thank my wife, Teresa, who always manages to get me over the hills and through the valleys.

Kevin Laird is editor of the Victoria News.

Christmas brings family together

‘Luckily, I’m always able to find my Christmas spirit’

Christmas Day:a time for peace

Three words often come to mind at this time of year: joy, love and peace.

Christmas is a time of rest for most, a time when the pace of non-retail business slows, schools shut down and the joy of socializing is more at the forefront. Even those folks who find themselves working over the holidays – thank goodness for them – usually gain a compensating peaceful break elsewhere in their schedules.

For people in our communities who have few assets, are at risk of homelessness, or have no family or friends to dine with, Christmas dinners held at Our Place, the Rainbow Kitchen, Glad Tidings Church and other venues can be a source of loving comfort, not to mention a solid meal.

We are often reminded at this time of year of the British and German soldiers who, on Christmas Eve in 1914 during the First World War, set aside their rifles and joined together for a day of carolling and merry-making on the Western Front.

They knew in their hearts that peace was what they were truly seeking, the chance to leave anger, impatience and self-centredness behind, at least for a brief time.

We are encouraged to do so today and take a few moments to smile at or chat with our neighbours, offer a kind word or smile to the beggar on the street corner who seldom receives them, do something out of the ordinary that shows we care about others.

That was the message the namesake of this special day was attempting to get across, and one that people of all faiths or beliefs can agree on and practice.

Even when it seems tough to muster up a smile or a compliment, finding the strength to do so, as literary character Ebenezer Scrooge found out so profoundly, never ends badly.

So whatever your plans for Dec. 25, try to remember that joy, love and peace are available within you, not just now, but all through the year.

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Canada Post is mandated to be self-sufficient and made a profit of $98 million last year, which surely they would want to invest in improving service (at least maintaining the level of service).

The notion that the sky is falling is fear-mongering. I agree that first-class letter mail is slowly declining, but revenue has increased from parcels generated from online shopping. How about looking at postal banking as a source of revenue, which is currently being done successfully in Europe?

Canada Post announced this week that they want to eliminate door-to-door delivery

starting in 2014. That would affect seniors and people living with disabilities the most. The placement of these community mailboxes (CMB) in front of your home will sure.ly de-value your real estate property.

I am also worried about security of the mail in these CMBs in urban areas, with the rash of break-ins to these sites in the Lower Mainland in the last year.

A lot of folks do not have a computer and rely on the

mail. I still prefer to get my financial statements in the mail, along with my T4, property tax statement and especially Christmas cards.

I feel the only secure mail is real mail delivered to your door. But then what do I know?

I am just a soccer mom from the suburbs, and a postal worker.

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One of Canada’s great entrepreneurial success stories in recent years is WestJet, the Calgary-based airline that is expanding across the country and taking on European routes.

Clive Beddoe, the founding CEO of Westjet, was famous for helping the cabin crew tidy up the plane before getting off a flight. And the company is also known for its profit-sharing program, with all employees referred to as “owners” who have a stake in the success of the operation.

I thought of this management approach when news emerged that the B.C. government was offering public service unions a new kind of contract, with a five-year term and wage increases tied to improved economic growth.

The surprising thing is that unions are accepting the idea, even though provincial growth must exceed the government’s independent economic forecast council projections before it can take effect in a given year.

The generally non-militant Health Sciences Association was the first to recommend acceptance of a

five-year agreement with only 5.5 per cent raises guaranteed. Then they were joined by negotiators for

51,000 health and social services employees, represented by the B.C. Government Employees’ Union and other unions that have long been adversaries of the B.C. Liberals.

John Fryer, negotiator for the BCGEU going back to the epic battles with Social Credit governments and now a professor at University of Victoria, wasn’t impressed when he

heard the news.“These deals reflect what happens

when public sector unions back the losing party in a provincial election,” he said.

“Union bargaining power takes a trip down the pooper.”

I think there’s more than that going on. Perhaps today’s union leadership is beginning to accept that its wage, benefit and pension arrangements look pretty good compared to the harsh reality of private businesses competing in a global economy.

I asked Premier Christy Clark if this new approach is inspired by private-sector profit sharing. She

agreed that is the model.“I think that’s a great principle

for all of us to work from,” Clark said. “Until now, the growth of public sector wages has been completely insulated from changes in the private sector. And this is the first time we’ve ever been able to successfully link those two things. At this point it’s still a small increment wage growth, but it’s a big change, and I hope we can continue to build on it.”

From an employee perspective, it is indeed modest. If real gross domestic product increases one per cent beyond the independent forecast used in the provincial budget, employees get an additional half of one per cent raise for that year.

Contrast this labour relations development with what’s happening on the federal scene. A classic confrontation is brewing between the Harper government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

A key dispute is over sick days, which the government estimates are averaging 18 a year.

PSAC currently

has 15 “bankable” sick days a year, which the union president refers to as a “negotiated right.”

It takes me back to my first union job, where I was warned never to take just one sick day. We negotiated for two at a time, so always take two, the union rep told me. Implicit in this is the mindset that employees should give as little and take as much as possible.

Looking through my files each December for the B.C. story of the year, I consider what is likely to matter five or 10 years from now.

This partnership approach to building the provincial economy is my pick for 2013.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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“I didn’t know I was going to get old,” says Gayle, sitting on a wilted La-Z-Boy amongst her peers at Silver Threads Services’ Saanich activity centre.

At 4-foot-9 with a confident gaze, the 71-year-old lives off about $1,400 per month from mostly government fund-ing.

Gayle is lucky enough to have paid for her condo outright, but a mid-life divorce and subsequent return to work

in low-paying customer ser-vice jobs meant she was never able save for retire-ment.

I worked really, really hard,” she says. “But when you earn $800 a month, by the time you’ve lived, you can’t afford those kind of things.”

Gayle’s story is just one of thousands becom-ing more familiar as a new international report reveals divorced and wid-

owed Canadian seniors, predominantly women, are being hit hardest by the rising cost of living accompanied by stagnant government support.

Canadians 65 and older are doing rel-atively well when compared with other seniors in advanced countries, accord-ing to a comprehensive study on pen-sions in 34 countries by the Organi-zation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The senior poverty rate in Canada is among the 10 lowest in the OECD.

But more concerning is that while many senior poverty rates were fall-ing between 2007 and 2010 in other countries, poverty amongst Canadian seniors increased by about two per cent during the same period.

“Higher poverty among older women reflects lower wages, more part-time work and career gaps during women’s working lives,” said the OECD report, which also noted longer female life expectancy plays a role in inadequate retirement savings.

The report also found that public pension transfers in other advanced countries accounted for 59 per cent of seniors’ gross income, while Canadian government transfers account for less than 39 per cent.

“Further reforms are needed that are both fiscally and socially responsible,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. “We cannot risk a resurgence of old-age poverty in the future. This risk is heightened by growing earnings inequality in many countries, which will feed through into greater inequal-ity in retirement.”

The increasing financial pressure on seniors is prompting the federal NDP and several provincial leaders to push for an immediate increase in Canadian Pension Plan transfer amounts. The CPP and Old Age Security transfers account for the vast majority of public transfers to seniors in Canada.

“You’ve got a huge advantage to put money into RRSPs, but less than 50 per cent of eligible people do it,” said Victoria MP and pensions critic Murray Rankin in a recent interview. “The State will have to intervene anyhow when this gets worse,” Rankin said. “We just don’t think it’s going to happen if we

simply ask people to put money aside.”Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

has indicated the Canadian economy is too fragile to consider any increases to CPP premiums or transfers, and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is also opposed to higher pre-miums.

Edna, an 87-year-old expat from the U.K., lost her husband in 2012. While she’s able to afford semi-regular trips to see her family in Vancouver, she scoffs at the lack of affordable and subsidized housing for seniors on lean incomes.

“They keep putting up these build-ings for seniors, but they’re just too expensive,” she says. “My husband and I applied for subsidized housing more than a decade ago in Vancouver, and they said they had 16,000 people on the waiting list. And it’s probably got worse now. I think a lot of seniors are suffering.”

But with OAS eligibility set to rise from 65 to 67 years of age beginning in 2023, the growing crisis of senior pov-erty doesn’t yet have a clear solution.

“You don’t expect the govern-ment to do it all, of course you have to make plans,” says Gayle, as the weekly seniors’gathering comes to an end. “Where I live is a little over $500 between my taxes, fire insurance, maintenance fee and hydro. I don’t have Internet or a computer, I have an answering machine and a landline. It’s not easy. If I didn’t get that little extra bit of lining from the government, I don’t know what I’d do.”

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Gluten-free living not latest fad diet

It’s still another two months away, but excitement is building around the Victoria Gluten Free Health and Wellness Festival.

Despite being a relatively new idea for Greater Victorians, eating gluten-free is a movement and philosophy that an increasing number of local residents are embracing, as a way of taking control of their diet and ultimately, their health and well-being.

“Gluten intolerance is such a prevalent condition in society,” said festival spokesperson Alexandra Pony, who was diagnosed

with celiac disease 10 years ago, but has only been able to maintain a truly gluten-free diet in recent years.

She points to the emergence of such vegan/raw food eateries in Victoria as ReBar, Cafe Bliss and the newly opened Be Love, and the fact most restaurants offer some level of gluten-free options as a sign this is more than simply the latest health craze.

“Gluten-free has become more than just a fad, people go on this diet and feel so much better,” Pony says. “And Victoria is the epicentre of heath and wellness and eating well.”

The festival, the brainchild of online marketing guru Ari Hershberg, happens Feb. 22 at the Victoria Conference Centre. It brings together gluten-free vendors, offers food and fermentation demos, includes yoga sessions and perhaps most importantly, allows attendees to hear the latest on nutrition and food sustainability issues from experts in the field.

A side dish of the festival is an intimate dinner Feb. 21 with cardiologist Dr. William Davis, author of the 2011 New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly. Davis, who will also speak at the conference centre Feb. 22, has campaigned against what he calls the “perfect poison” that is modern wheat. Tickets for the dinner, at Be Love restaurant, are $75 and seating is limited. Davis’ Feb. 22 talk is also a

ticketed event. Visit glutenfreefestival.ca for more information.Another player enterssenior care field

Okanagan-based Advanced Home Care Solutions is the latest seniors-focused company to enter the growing market for such services in Greater Victoria. Clinical director/founder Kris Stewart, said to be one of 12 people in Canada designated as a professional geriatric care manager, is working here with other professionals, including longtime home care nurse Jennifer Lang, to develop care-at-home plans for families wishing to keep their elders out of care facilities. More RNs and LPNs will be added to the team as needed, Stewart says. Visit advancedhomecaresolutions.com for more information.

Pro reflexologistfocusing on the feet

Helping patients get to the bottom of their foot problems is a major area of focus at Centerline Reflexology, a new venture from certified reflexologist Nicole Costello. A practitioner of occidental and oriental forms of the practise, she offers a mobile service that allows clients to be treated in their home. Her varied background has seen her work as an art instructor, an engraver and a sculptor. Find her on Facebook at Centerline Reflexology.

Knickerbocker’s IIIopens at Uptown

Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, Kristine and Tim Flater opened their third location of Knickerbocker’s, at Uptown. The jewelry and home accessories retailers, who opened their first store in 2007, carry some imported products but do their best to maintain a “keeping it local” mandate, featuring a variety of B.C.-made jewelry and pottery. Other stores are in Sidney and Broadmead Village. Visit knickerbockers.ca.

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When a person thinks of the term paradox, thoughts of contradictions and unusual truths come to mind.

The current University of Victoria fine arts faculty exhibit at the Legacy Art Gallery downtown, Paradox, is a varied collection of pieces that appear at first to be one thing but offer something more upon deeper examination.

The show’s curator, Mary Jo Hughes, offers up Daniel Laskarin’s sculpture, “blue chair :: if this”, as an example.

“His work is very sensual. It makes you want to touch it, but at the same time it’s rather treacherous, with shards of Fibreglass sticking out,” Hughes says.

Next to it, Laskarin’s things come apart – a square metal bar ripped apart with shotgun blasts but painted with a brilliant red finish offers another conflict in emotion, she adds. “Each of the pieces do have some kind of inherent paradox in them.”

Jennifer Stilwell’s unique installation across the room features a group of room fans in series – only one unit is running but all the blades move – facing a collection of raised wooden planks, painted blue at each end to represent lake water.

It tells a personal story and relates to a

time when she was working in her studio in sweltering heat, but longing to be at her parent’s lakefront cottage, Hughes says.

The exhibit, running since Oct. 31, fea-tures recent works and represents the first time since the 1970s that UVic’s visual arts faculty has shown together.

Hughes says she was a little nervous put-ting together an exhibit with so many dif-ferent unrelated styles. At the same time, as she walks around the gallery, she finds subtle connections between the pieces, each of which presents its own kind of humorous irony.

Public reaction to the exhibit has – like the art itself – been varied, she says.

“We had a man walk in this morning. He was in about three minutes then left and said ‘okee dokee, then.’ But for every one of those guys, we have two other people who come in and say ‘it’s so nice there’s some challenging art in here.’”

Many forms of visual art were initially considered “challenging” by the establish-ment, Hughes says, from Monet to Van Gogh, yet much of it has come to be known as mainstream and well accepted.

“The main point of art is to help people look at the world a different way,” she says.

The Legacy Gallery is currently closed for the holidays and reopens Jan. 2. Paradox runs to Jan. 11. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

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Mary Jo Hughes, Director Legacy Art Galleries, with an artwork by Daniel Laskarin entitled blue chair: if this. Behind her is a piece by Robert Youds entitled The morphology of how to eat a painting; early dragonfly early. The two artworks are part of the Paradox exhibition.

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EvEntsTues. Dec. 31Panaorama rec’s First night - Swim, skate, craft or try an XBOX Kinect on a giant inflatable movie screen at the Panorama Rec Centre’s annual First Night celebration. $7-15; kids under five are free. crd.bc.ca/panorama-recreation.

nYe PartY at PaParazzi - Go Gatsby-era glam at Victoria’s LGBTS Paparazzi Show/Nightclub (642 Johnson). Dinner at 10, champagne at midnight. $20/25.

the timebenders - Playing all the party hits are the Timebenders at Mary Winspear Centre (2243 Beacon, Sidney). $38, marywinspear.ca.

WhiskY tasting - Missed tickets to Whisky Fest? Hogmanay whisky tasting at Craigdarroch Castle (1050 Joan)might be the answer. 5:30pm $25/30. the castle.ca.

WeD. Jan. 1government house levée - The Lieutenant Governor of B.C. opens the doors to Government House (1401 Rockland) for the annual New Year’s Day levée. With the Naden Band and the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums. 10am - noon.

stagEFri. Dec. 27Puss in boots - St. Luke’s Players follow the traditional British format with plenty of action, comedy and audience participation in their holiday panto offering. St. Luke’s Church Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill. $5-15. 8pm. Until Jan. 1 stlukesplayers.org.

saT. Dec. 28the giFt - Ballet Victoria presents the story of young Pandora, who can’t wait until Christmas to open a mysterious present from her uncle. The Gift is a celebration

of dance, live music and holiday cheer for the whole family. Until Dec. 29 at The Royal Theatre. rmts.bc.ca.

Post-christmas laughs - Wes Borg hosts a lineup of comics on the Heckler’s stage, with Kristeen Van Hagen closing out the night. Also, the comedy club is once again throwing a NYE party: dinner, a favourite comic (Darryl Lenox) and dancing. Details for both: 250-386-9207.

sun. Dec. 29call mr. robeson - Follow the journey of actor, singer and pioneer civil rights activist Paul Robeson, whose radical activism caused him to be disowned, even by the leaders and descendants of the civil rights movement. With Robeson’s famous songs, such as Ol’ Man River. It was at New York’s Carnegie Hall in February 2012 and now it’s at the Metro (1411 Quadra) at 8pm.

atomic vaudeville’s Winter cabaret - Have Your Selfie a Merry Populismas! Join AV as they race to write the most popular jukebox musical of all time, Music: the Musical. With special appearances by such populist leaders as George Bailey, Justin Trudeau, and Hodor from Game of Thrones. Until Dec. 31. $18/22 or $45 for the show, plus NYE party Dec. 31. 8pm at Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad), ticketrocket.org.

WeD. Jan. 1a viennese neW Years - The Victoria Symphony once again kicks off the year with song and dances in the Viennese tradition. At the Royal Theatre at 2:30pm. $45, rmts.bc.ca.

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WeD. Dec. 25orPhan christmas jam - Home alone for the holidays, or just really love a good open stage? My Bar and Grill invites all the orphans down to (310 Gorge) for a free jam sesh from 6pm.

Thurs. Dec. 26boxing daY stir FrY WaY - The 16th iteration of the Boxing Day Stir Fry Way hits Club 9ONE9, with Murge, Verse, Just B, Salamander, Kia Kadiri, Phlo, Wood, Sam Demoe. Tickets, $10 at the door, 919 Douglas.

boxing daY jam With tom vickerY - Bassist Sean Drabitt and drummer Kelby MacNayr join Vickery, the pianist and host for the evening at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View. All ages. $8 at the door., $4 for students before 9:30pm.

Fri. Dec. 27carolYn mark is home For the holidaYs - The country-punk chanteuse sings songs that’ll tickle your heart and break your funny bone 8:30pm at Logan’s. $10 at the door, 1821 Cook.

activEWeD. Jan. 1Polar bear sWim - Join the cast of New Year’s crazies at Elk Lake’s Hamsterly Beach. 2pm. Peninsula swimmers meet up at the beach access at Lochside Drive (near Tulista Park), noon.

run through time - Run into 2014 with the 25th annual Runners of Compassion Family Fun Run. Take on the 5-K run, 3-K walk or 1-K kids’ run at UVic. Register at 5pm; race at 6. runnersofcompassion.com.

gallEriEssmall Works - This annual array of original artwork by 20 local artists is priced to suit buyers on a budget

(all works under $500). The diversity of subject matter, style and range of techniques provide an exciting mix of contemporary art. At the Eclectic Gallery (2170 Oak Bay) until Jan. 4. riPeness and rot - The fifty fifty arts collective (2516 Douglas) exhibits new works by Hannah van Adrichem, a collection of figures in bold acrylic and watercolour, detailing the end of a very weird year. The show runs until Jan. 5.

Paradox - Seven artists teaching in the Visual Arts department at UVic (Daniel Laskarin, Sandra Meigs, Robert Youds, Vikky Alexander, Lynda Gammon, Jennifer Stillwell, and Paul Walde) -show work relating to the theme of the paradox implicit in our experience of art. Wednesday -Saturday, 10-4pm. Free. Until Jan. 12 at Legacy Art Gallery (630 Yates).

urban thunderbirds - Artists and co-curators lessLie and Rande Cook realize this exhibition as a two-part installation exploring issues related to urban life and consumer culture through paintings, prints, photography and mixed media. The work uses contemporary concepts while connecting to traditions of Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw culture. aggv.ca. At the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss) until Jan. 12.

art oF the book - Art of the Book 2013 both embodies and defies the traditional definition of what a book can be – from luggage-style tags or DNA’s double helix. Drawing from ancient techniques, artists have represented a full history of book making. The juried exhibit is organized by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild. Open library hours. Free. Until March 24 at Legacy Maltwood at University of Victoria’s McPherson Library.

Fri. Dec. 27Winter collection grouP shoW - It’s the last chance to view works by some of Canada’s most recognized painters at the West End Gallery. westendgalleryltd.com. Until Jan. 2 at West End Gallery (1203 Broad).

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Tom Ackerman and Joey Smith kick off the New Year at Jazz Vespers at St. John’s United Church on Jan. 5. Audiences will

have the rare chance to see Smith, not behind the upright bass, as he is known for in Victoria, but play-ing his first instrument: the guitar. Ackerman will join him on clarinet and saxophone. Ryan Tandy will play bass.

Ackerman was born in Hollywood and began tap dancing and play-ing the clarinet at age 6. He was at that time a member of a fam-ily Dixieland band considered the youngest and hottest Dixieland jazz band this side of the Mason-Dixon line, which led to an appearance on the famed Ted Mack Amateur Hour television show.

He moved to Hawaii in 1975, worked with several jazz bands and performed with some great artists including Sammy Davis, Jr., Joe Williams, and Julio Iglesias. A former student of Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass., Ackerman lived and worked in Washington D.C., and eventually became a bandleader for Princess Cruises for 10 years, where he met his Canadian bride, Sarah.

Ackerman now calls Victoria home and here has worked with the Ian McDougall Big Band, the Don Leppard Big Band, and is a regular member with CanUS and The Stomp Club.

After touring for two-and-half-years with the Glenn Miller Orchestra as bassist and arranger, Smith, originally from Tennessee, also ended up settling in Victoria with a Canadian bride.

Over the past two decades he has played with a long list of jazz luminaries which includes Cleo Laine, Herb Ellis, Rosemary Clooney, Charlie Byrd, John Dankworth, George Essihos, and Daniel Lapp. Smith has also appeared at numerous jazz dates in

Canada and the U.S., including a performance at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An in-demand bassist, and faculty member at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Smith per-forms regularly with the Marc Atkinson Trio, the Karel Roessingh Trio and the CanUS tradi-tional jazz band, among others in town.

Homegrown Tandy rounds out the lineup, with skills he first picked up on bass at the jazz studies program at Esquimalt High. Since graduating in 2006, he has been in demand in Victoria and has appeared alongside such artists as Aurora Scott, Nick La Riviere, Roessingh, Maureen Washington and Kelby MacNayr.

Jazz Vespers services begin at 7pm at St. John’s United Church, 10990 West Saanich. An offering will be taken to cover the cost of the musicians and the Vespers program, which continues Feb. 9 with The Victoria Chamber Jazz Quartet, returning to perform Claude Bolling’s Second Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio after the first suite was enthusiastically received at Jazz Vespers in June.

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While most Island families will be tucked away in warm, cozy beds this Christmas Eve, local homeless advocate Rev. Al Tysick is encouraging citizens to join him in a midnight candlelit vigil for Canada’s poor on the legislature steps.

The vigil begins at 11:45 p.m., giving participants a chance to slow down and reflect in the quiet of winter.

“It’s easy to lose sight of what matters at this time of year,” Tysick says. “That’s why it’s impor-tant to come together and remember those in our city and nation who have died because of homelessness, or who are still suffering in poverty – those who don’t have as much. I can’t think of a better way to spend Christmas Eve.”

Tysick is asking people to bring their own can-dles. “We’ll carry these lights as a reminder that though we are just one person, we can still make a significant difference in a dark, and often unjust, world.”

This year, Tysick and the Dandelion Society’s vigil will give participants 13 minutes of silence in order to remember the poor in each of Canada’s provinces and territories.

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The pending mass development of government-owned land for sale in James Bay is prompting the James Bay Neighbourhood Association to collect public input on the matter. The B.C. government is currently accepting development proposals for parcels of land near the B.C. legislature on which government office buildings and several parking lots exist now. To view the survey, visit jbna.org and follow the link on the righthand side of the page.

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Not quite ready to retireTim CollinsNews contributor

Bob MacDonald, 76, is work-ing on his second career as a greeter at Uptown Wal-Mart.

He has a pension from 50 years working in the forest industry as a senior camp man-ager, but wasn’t ready to retire.

“I went home and drove my wife crazy,” he said.

MacDonald is among an increasing number of people over 65 who are choosing to remain in the workplace or returning to work after retire-ment.

“People used to retire, go home to their house in a neigh-bourhood where they’d lived all their lives and putter around the garden,” said Lynne Eng-land, executive director and advocate at Greater Victoria’s Seniors’ Entitlement Service.

“It’s not the way now; it can be horribly isolating.”

England said the value of those older workers is tremen-dous. “They have years of expe-rience and know how to get things done.”

Neena Chappell, a professor of sociology at the University of Victoria, said it’s not just bore-dom that drives older workers. It’s economics, too.

“Let’s face it, people are liv-ing longer and the economy is lousy. That pension may not be enough. We’re not talking Free-dom 55 any longer. You’re lucky if it’s Freedom 85.”

The persistent presence of those older workers can pres-

ent some challenges, however.Lynn McDonald, a professor

in the faculty of social work at the University of Toronto, cites a host of studies that report an increasing level of frustra-tion from younger workers who feel their own career paths are blocked by older workers who refuse to retire.

“My response to that?” said McDonald. “Tough … grow up.”

She said that younger work-ers have to realize their older counterparts have worked hard to achieve their positions. “They worked their way up to where they are and don’t want to – or need to – retire. Why should they?”

McDonald said it’s a disingen-uous argument that says this generation’s failure to advance in the workplace is due to the presence of older workers.

“There are numerous studies that indicate that the fault lies with this generation’s approach to work,” she said.

“There’s no loyalty to the company with this generation.

They jump from job to job, always thinking that their youth and education should move them to the top of the promo-tion ladder. That’s not the way things work.”

McDonald said younger work-ers also have the idea that they can maintain a healthy life/work balance with a heavy emphasis on the “life” part of that equa-tion.

“It’s a different work ethic than the baby boomers.”

McDonald said young people must realize they, too, will age and their success will depend on the work ethic they develop over the years.

“I’ve heard it time and time again, if you want something done, hire a baby boomer.”

As for MacDonald, his experi-ence has been put to good use at Wal-Mart, where he has also been involved with the health and safety committee.

But he thinks he may leave his job at Wal-Mart soon.

“I beat cancer back in 2011 and I’d like to give back by vol-unteering with the Canadian Cancer Society. They do great work, and I’ve still got a lot to offer.”

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With five wins and three losses it would seem the Camo-sun Chargers are in a good place, third overall in the Pac-West women’s basketball stand-ings.

But what started out as the most dynamic offence in the league has dropped off and it’s puzzling two-time PacWest coach of the year Brett Westcott.

He’s hoping the Chargers can use their eighth annual Christ-mas Classic basketball tourna-ment, Dec. 28 to 30, to rekindle the team’s scoring. The Char-gers open the tourney on Saturday versus the Everett Trojans.

“We get away from our game plan. We can’t give up on the offence and go into freelance mode,” he said.

On paper the Char-gers look like a sea-soned, well-rounded team with a core of col-lege veterans. Guard Ella Goldschmid is in her third year and forwards Elyse Matthews and Melissa Van Dyk are in their fourth and second years, respectively. But there’s been some injuires, too. Recruit Chelsea Sanchez of Port Coquitlam showed up hurt and hasn’t played yet. Wing Marina Low is also injured and would be playing about 20 minutes per game right now. Third year Karli Keown is also out.

It makes the holiday tourna-

ment all the more welcoming as it breaks up a month off of prac-tice for the team.

They’re coming off a tough finish to November, with two cringeworthy incidents. The Chargers went into their Nov. 29 game against the Langara Falcons as the highest scoring team in the PacWest and blew a 16-point lead in the third quarter. It was the second straight week the Chargers scored 42 points.

“We’ve scored 42 in one half this season and then against V. I. University (Nov. 22) we scored two points in one quarter,” West-cott said.

It’s more than one thing causing the offence to freeze but it starts with the guards, which is surprising, as it’s the team’s most expe-rienced backline in a long time.

Back is third year guard Aija Salvador, the PacWest 2010-11 Rookie of the Year, who returned from a year off. At 5-foot-5, her size wasn’t an issue initially, but with

fellow ball-carrier Goldschmid standing at the same height, it’s imperative the guards stick to the game plan, the coach said.

“Our guard play tends to aban-don the offensive sets we’ve practiced and start going into one-on-ones against taller play-ers, so they have to be more precise in their execution,” West-cott said. “We tend to lose our (offensive possession) either

by over dribbling or a bad shot selection.”

This year’s tournament doubled in popularity to eight teams, up from four teams two years ago and six teams last year. As the only collegiate tour-ney between Christmas and New Year’s Day it fits a niche.

The Humber Hawks (Toronto) were first to sign up for the tour-nament with Langara. Once the Everett Trojans and Keyano Vikings (Fort McMurray, Alta.) came on board so did the Cap-ilano Blues and Kwantlen Eagles, followed by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

“We’re coming out of exams now so we haven’t played since Nov. 27; that’s almost a month by the time we practice on Fri-day (Dec. 27).

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Castaway Wander-ers youth members Sophie De Goede and Caroline Crossley have been named to B.C.’s U18 women’s rugby sevens team going to the Las Vegas High School Invita-tional, Jan. 23 to 25.

De Goede is one of four returning players from last year’s inau-gural program which finished third at the prestigious sevens tournament. This past summer De Goede and Crossley helped B.C. win the 2013 U16 national XVs champi-onship.

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With five wins and three losses it would seem the Camo-sun Chargers are in a good place, third overall in the Pac-West women’s basketball stand-ings.

But what started out as the most dynamic offence in the league has dropped off and it’s puzzling two-time PacWest coach of the year Brett Westcott.

He’s hoping the Chargers can use their eighth annual Christ-mas Classic basketball tourna-ment, Dec. 28 to 30, to rekindle the team’s scoring. The Char-gers open the tourney on Saturday versus the Everett Trojans.

“We get away from our game plan. We can’t give up on the offence and go into freelance mode,” he said.

On paper the Char-gers look like a sea-soned, well-rounded team with a core of col-lege veterans. Guard Ella Goldschmid is in her third year and forwards Elyse Matthews and Melissa Van Dyk are in their fourth and second years, respectively. But there’s been some injuires, too. Recruit Chelsea Sanchez of Port Coquitlam showed up hurt and hasn’t played yet. Wing Marina Low is also injured and would be playing about 20 minutes per game right now. Third year Karli Keown is also out.

It makes the holiday tourna-

ment all the more welcoming as it breaks up a month off of prac-tice for the team.

They’re coming off a tough finish to November, with two cringeworthy incidents. The Chargers went into their Nov. 29 game against the Langara Falcons as the highest scoring team in the PacWest and blew a 16-point lead in the third quarter. It was the second straight week the Chargers scored 42 points.

“We’ve scored 42 in one half this season and then against V. I. University (Nov. 22) we scored two points in one quarter,” West-cott said.

It’s more than one thing causing the offence to freeze but it starts with the guards, which is surprising, as it’s the team’s most expe-rienced backline in a long time.

Back is third year guard Aija Salvador, the PacWest 2010-11 Rookie of the Year, who returned from a year off. At 5-foot-5, her size wasn’t an issue initially, but with

fellow ball-carrier Goldschmid standing at the same height, it’s imperative the guards stick to the game plan, the coach said.

“Our guard play tends to aban-don the offensive sets we’ve practiced and start going into one-on-ones against taller play-ers, so they have to be more precise in their execution,” West-cott said. “We tend to lose our (offensive possession) either

by over dribbling or a bad shot selection.”

This year’s tournament doubled in popularity to eight teams, up from four teams two years ago and six teams last year. As the only collegiate tour-ney between Christmas and New Year’s Day it fits a niche.

The Humber Hawks (Toronto) were first to sign up for the tour-nament with Langara. Once the Everett Trojans and Keyano Vikings (Fort McMurray, Alta.) came on board so did the Cap-ilano Blues and Kwantlen Eagles, followed by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

“We’re coming out of exams now so we haven’t played since Nov. 27; that’s almost a month by the time we practice on Fri-day (Dec. 27).

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Fourth year Camosun Charger forward Elyse Matthews is sixth in PacWest scoring with 95 points in eight games.

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Castaway Wander-ers youth members Sophie De Goede and Caroline Crossley have been named to B.C.’s U18 women’s rugby sevens team going to the Las Vegas High School Invita-tional, Jan. 23 to 25.

De Goede is one of four returning players from last year’s inau-gural program which finished third at the prestigious sevens tournament. This past summer De Goede and Crossley helped B.C. win the 2013 U16 national XVs champi-onship.

Former UVic Vikes women’s coach Brad Skene is coaching

the U18 sevens team with current Velox Valkyries forward and former national player Marlene Donaldson as a manager.

The B.C. Rugby

Union developed its youth sevens rugby progam to identify and nurture poten-tial Canadian Olympic sevens athletes.

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Caroline Crossley with Oak Bay High during the 2013 high school sevens season.

CW duo to play for B.C.

Chargers holiday sked� Saturday, Dec. 2812:30 p.m. Kwantlen vs. Humber2:15 p.m. Langara vs. Keyano4:00 p.m. Kwantlen vs. SAIT5:45 p.m. Capilano vs. Humber7:30 p.m. Camosun vs. Everett� Sunday, Dec. 29 12:30 p.m. Capilano vs. SAIT2:15 p.m. Kwantlen vs. Everett4:00 p.m. Capilano vs. Keyano5:45 p.m. Camosun vs. Humber7:30 p.m. Langara vs. SAIT� Monday, Dec. 30 10 a.m. Langara vs. Everett11:45 a.m. SAIT vs. Humber1:30 p.m. Camosun vs. Keyano

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Vic players named to national U20 soccer campGreater Victoria products Emma Fletcher and Katie Kraeutner attended

the Canadian Soccer Association women’s under-20 training camp in Burnaby from Dec. 11 to 21.

Fletcher, a midfielder, accumulated 12 assists this fall to set a Louisi-ana Tigers freshman record. A graduate of the former Gordon Head Soc-cer Association, Fletcher was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s best XV among freshman NCAA Div. 1 players. As a New Zealander originally, Fletcher played for New Zealand in the under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2012.

Kraeutner, a forward, is a Parkland secondary grad from North Saanich who plays Div. 1 with the Nebraska Huskers.

Christmas contract for Keegan KanzigThis could be the last Western Hockey League season for 18-year-old

Victoria Royals defenceman Keegan Kanzig. Calgary Flames president and interim general manager Brian Burke, a

known lover of truculence, signed Kanzig on Dec. 19 to a standard three-year NHL entry level deal. Kanzig impressed with his size, 6-foot-5, 242 lbs., and physicality, at the Flames prospect and main camps this season.

He’ll have a crack at making the Flames permanently in September. If not, he can return to the Royals for another year.

“It’s a huge honour to sign with such a great organization,” Kanzig said. “It’s one step closer to my goal of playing for the Flames and it gives me even more motivation to continue to work hard.”

The Flames selected Kanzig, a Fort Saskatchewan native by way of Lake Athabasca, in the third round, 67th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft.

In 30 games he leads the team with a plus-17 rating while his 57 penalty minutes are largely related to his penchant for truculence and fighting.

Cougars stuff Braves’ stocking with goalsThe Victoria Cougars blitzed the Saanich Braves 10-1 on Thursday (Dec.

19), a dashing statement by the flying leaders of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. Perhaps it was premeditated revenge on the Braves (10-19-2) after its shutout win over the Cougars (26-5-2) six days prior.

David Marshall, Marino Somerville and Nyshan Basra each scored twice for the Cougars and Wade Johnson, Jordan Davie and Michael Fretz also scored one each. It was the league-leading 18th win for Cougars goalie Connor Beauchamp. Josh Poland scored for the Braves.

The Cougars re-start in January. The Braves visit the Peninsula Panthers on Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m. at Panorama Rec Centre.

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CROWDPLEASERCrowdfunding is the latest trend in fundraising – just don’t call it charityDon DescoteauNews staff

They go by many different names: Kickstarter, IndieGogo, Rockethub, Crowdfunder, Wefunder, to name just a handful.

While their criteria and focus vary, the goal of these online crowdfunding vehicles is

essentially the same: to raise seed money for business start-ups, independent films and an ever-expanding range of creative and humanitarian projects.

In Greater Victoria, inventors and filmmakers alike have taken to this relatively new form of fundraising, in which many people donate – from small amounts to large – primarily because they believe in the idea.

Langford resident Kevin Larsen has developed a baby monitor app for smartphones called Uberwatcher. His crowdfunding campaign with Kickstarter aims to raise $89,000 to fund the first production run of 1,000 units.

“To put it simply, it’s almost a no-brainer, for us,” he says of his decision to test the crowdfunding waters. “What Kickstarter allows us to do is essentially pre-sell our product before we actually make them.”

With 25 days to go Uberwatcher had raised about $3,000, meaning Larsen and his supporters have a long way to go.

Diversifying the call for funding, largely through social media, is a key to any successful crowdfunding campaign, says local entrepreneur and film producer Victoria Westcott, who gave a TedX talk on the topic in late 2011.

She and filmmaker sister, Jennifer, used Kickstarter in early 2011 to help fund their short film, Locked in a Garage Band. It took an intense final few days of campaigning on Twitter to push the fund to its goal of $20,000 by the deadline mandated by Kickstarter.

“I think (for) anyone who is making any kind of creative project … one of the first questions the team asks themselves is, ‘Do we need to crowdfund?’ And most do,” she says.

The sisters beat the bushes before the online campaign started to build momentum. Even then, it was slow going until the final day.

While some might consider such fundraising “online

begging,” Westcott says it’s important the distinction is made early on through a campaigner’s overall web presence.

“When people think it’s begging is when they think it’s 100 per cent friends and family. That’s what fairly weak campaigns have,” she says. “(You have to be) targeting strangers, people who love the project, love who you are as a creator and what you’re trying to accomplish.”

Westcott is sometimes approached for advice on crowdfunding by charity organizations. “I always have to say ‘no’ and tell them, ‘this isn’t where you’re supposed to be.’”

Brock Smith, professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business, says most investors are pretty savvy these days. As such, people looking to raise capital need to address head on why potential funders should trust them.

“The better requests are those with strong ‘reasons to believe’ that the project will be completed if funded and the value will actually be created,” he says. “Having a good track record, being embedded in a community and having credible people supporting you are just some of many possible ‘reasons to believe’ that the person or organization requesting the funding is legitimate.”

The funding websites, the two best-known of which here are Kickstarter and Indiegogo, also provide resources for campaigners to help ensure they can fulfil their promises if the funding campaign is successful.

Like any venture or project that requires money to be successful, crowdfunding doesn’t necessarily provide a long-term solution.

Former Tall Tale Books owners Drew and Kate Lorimer faced cash-flow problems and appealed to the public for help in June 2011. Their online “hero society” campaign – more than 300 people signed up and paid a $10 monthly fee that doubled as an in-store credit – helped keep their store open for another 18 months.

“It was almost like the book-of-the-month club,” says Drew, who took a job at B.C. Pension Corporation after the store closed last January. “It was a way to raise the money monthly, which would help, but we hoped it would lead to more regular visits from people. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to solve all our problems.”

Larsen admits it’s been slow going so far, but he holds out hope his company’s campaign will be successful and truly help “Kickstart” his new venture.

For a list of Victoria-based projects on Kickstarter, visit kck.st/1eMAAvP. For the local projects on IndieGogo, visit bit.ly/1eTwL8W.

[email protected]

n Where crowdsourcing, a term coined in 2006, is a broad concept of asking for small donations of cash or labour from many individuals, crowdfunding is more directed to fundraising specific projects and ventures and may or may not involve some kind of investment aspect.

n For the most part, funders receive varying degrees of reward, depending on the size of their donation, from published thanks or early receipt of the product itself, to VIP perks

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Tom FletcherBlack Press

BC Hydro’s imposition of manual meter reading fees has persuaded most holdouts to accept a wireless smart meter.

BC Hydro imposed a $35 monthly fee starting Dec. 1 for customers who refuse to part with their mechanical electricity meters, after offering the 68,000 customers who still had them the option of accepting the new meter with the radio transmission function on or off.

BC Hydro reported the results this week to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC), which is reviewing the fees. More than

48,000 customers chose the smart meter to avoid the meter reading fee. Another 450 chose the radio-off meter, which comes

with a $100 setup fee and $20 a month start-ing April 1 to cover costs of collecting read-ings.

Another 6,270 customers chose to keep their mechanical meters, and 13,110 more did not respond to BC Hydro’s letters, so they will have the $35 fee added to their bills until they choose another option.

BC Hydro reports that 99 per cent of its customers now have the wireless meter. Most of those have been switched to auto-mated billing, and have their daily electric-ity use displayed on their online account pages.

Claims of health effects from wireless meter transmissions have been rejected by

health authorities, and also by the BCUC in a review of FortisBC’s wireless meter pro-gram. BCUC found that the radio frequency signal from a bank of smart meters is less than 10 per cent of the natural background level, and a tiny fraction of the exposure from a cellular phone.

Citizens for Safe Technology, one of the more active opponents of the wireless grid, was represented at the FortisBC hearings by Donald Maisch. BCUC rejected Maisch’s claims of health hazards, noting that Maisch’s “consulting livelihood depends on public fears and concerns about radio fre-quency exposure.”

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Fees persuade most B.C. Hydro smart meter holdouts

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B.C. Hydro’s wireless electricity meters have been controversial.

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It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not re-placed with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6.

Looks The Accord Coupe is based on the all-new Accord sedan that has been selling very well for Honda. In fact, it won the Canadian Car of the Year this year as decided by the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. Honda has done a good job of updating this big coupe with a more modern twist. Sold in three configurations from the base EX to the EX-L Navi (L stand for leather and navi is self-explanatory),

which are both 4-cylinder equipped models. The top trim is the EX-L Navi with V6. This top trim level is the model seen here: it comes with LED projector head-lamps, 18-inch wheels and duel chrome exhaust tips. The 4-cylinder equipped models come with halogen headlamps and 17-inch alloy wheels. The coupe starts at $26,400, a $2,500 premium over the regular sedan but when the sedan is equipped with alloy wheels, the price is almost identical. The EX-L is $30,100 for the leather and navi and the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an inexpensive car but most are very well equipped.

Inside It’s a big and comfortable coupe. The back seat is actually usable for adults and the front seats are very comfortable. The trunk is huge and the back seat folds for extra long items but the seats do not split and fold, plus the opening to the back seat is small. Standard feature on all Accord models is a backup camera and heated seats. Honda, in my opinion, has raised the bar in the mid-sized category and produced the nicest dash I have seen in this class. There are two screens in the centre console, one for the navigation unit and the other for the radio. They are framed in beautiful, high quality satin metal, chrome and soft touch materials. One area that could be improved is the

way the radio stores and retrieves pre-set radio stations. It took a long time to set the stereo up and having to go back and forth between different screens is not that intuitive. The rest of the dash is large, with big cup holder and plenty of storage areas. The steering wheel buttons and heat controls on the dash use first rate switches and they are placed with precision.

Drive Another trend that Honda is bucking, with this Accord Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed manual transmission and V6 engine. The latest movement is to turbo or super-charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6 power plants and duel clutch automatic transmission in favour of a manual. I’m glad that Honda still offers this layout; it shows they are serious about being a true enthusiast’s car company. Granted, most buyers will get the very good 6-speed automatic transmission with the 3.5L V6, but with 278hp and 252 lb.-ft. of torque it will be a very lively car in either configuration. The manual is a joy to use and it is like a throwback to drive a V6 equipped manual car. The 4-cylin-der models have 185hp from a direct injection 2.4L engine and either a manu-al transmission or continuously variable transmission (CVT) for added fuel sav-ings. The CVT is capable of 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.7L on the highway. The

V6 uses more at 10.0L/100km in the city and 6.1L on the highway.

Verdict When I started reviewing cars back in the early 1990s, cars like this were common: a mid-sized sedan with a V6 engine and a manual transmission. I can clearly remember driving a Toyota Camry, Nissan Maxima and Accord equipped this way. While most compa-nies are moving away from this design, Honda is sticking with it for now. Soon Honda will have smaller turbo-charged 4-cylinder engines available and this big coupe might too be fitted with something more efficient. If you like the idea of a smart looking car that is well equipped and powerful, you might want to move on an Accord Coupe V6 before it follows the latest trend.

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