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OAK BAYNEWSOak Bay backs bid to put Harrison in national gallery

Christine van ReeuwykNews Staff

A tweet targeted with his @MayorNils handle spurred Oak Bay’s mayor to launch a multi-jurisdictional campaign to get Ted Harrison’s artwork into the national art gallery.

Harrison, who died Jan. 16 in Victoria, was a fixture in his latter decades in Oak Bay streets and schools. Nils Jensen will lend Oak Bay’s voice to the Yukon premier’s bid to add a Harrison to the National Gallery of Canada collection.

“I will be writing our MP and the MLA and suggest we do a joint letter to the national gallery suggesting they include him in the national treasures included in the national gallery,” Jensen said.

In the wake of Harrison’s death, both the Yukon’s MP and premier renewed a lobby from 2009 to have Harrison represented at the gallery.

“As Yukon’s member of Parliament and on behalf of our territory, I respectfully petition the national gallery to consider re-visiting the decision in 2009 not to display his work,” MP Ryan Leef wrote in a letter to gallery director Marc Mayer.

“He is an iconic figure in the Canadian art scene and Canadians deserve to have artwork from across our nation on display in our national collection,” said Premier Darrell Pasloski in his statement following Harrison’s death.

The National Gallery’s collection consists of approximately 46,400 works of art, according to its 2013 acquisitions policy. Not all of those are by Canadian artists. In an email, gallery spokesperson Josee-Britanie Mallet told Yukon News that the collection has 43 pieces “made by artists who were born, based in, or visiting the Yukon.”

“The national collection is built on the basis of outstanding achievement and merit,” Mallet wrote. “This is the primary concern of our curators when selecting works of art for acquisition. We exercise one national standard only, for all Canadian works of art, with no quotas or targets related to regional representation.”

Harrison moved to the Yukon in 1967 and moved to Greater Victoria in 1993. In 1987 he received the Order of Canada for his contribution to Canadian culture. He was inducted into the Royal Conservatory of the Arts in 2005.

“He let us see ourselves through a different lens, a lens of great colour and celebration. For young kids, his illustrated works of Cremation of Sam McGee,” Jensen said. “He reflected a different view of who we are. He

captured the vibrant skies of the Yukon …. in a way that hadn’t been done before, in a joyful way, in an exciting way. Canadians are not always thought of in those terms.”

Harrison’s friend and biographer Katherine Gibson said that in 2009 the then-director of the national gallery didn’t have an interest.

“When we look at Ted’s work we don’t see it as intellectual, we don’t see it as complex or we don’t see it as artistically complex. What we see is a vision of what life is like outside the front door living in the Yukon,” she said. “What he did is he painted who we are as Canadians. He didn’t dress it up, he didn’t intellectualize it. He painted in a voice that all Canadians from three to 103 can understand and enjoy.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by Oak Bay’s mayor. “He was a great Oak Bay resident. He was a valued

Oak Bay resident and I know he meant a lot to so many members of our community, whether it was at Monterey middle school where he was artist in residence or at Rotary. He was a wonderful member of the community as well as a fabulous artist,” Jensen said. “I think there’s wide consensus not only in council but in our community about the kind of contribution Ted made. He was one of a kind.”

Jensen plans to pen a similar letter and gather the backing of local MP Murray Rankin and MLA Andrew Weaver.

“(Harrison) should be there, his work should be there. Certainly he’s well known in B.C. and across the rest of the country,” Jensen said. “Hopefully the national art gallery will take heed.”

– with files from Ashley Joannou/Yukon [email protected]

Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff

Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen adjusts the artwork created by the late Ted Harrison that hangs at municipal hall. Harrison created the work in honour of the community’s centennial celebrations in 2006. Jensen supports the bid to get the former Oak Bay artist in the national gallery.

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Oak Bay Figure Skating Club hopes for a little leeway in ice fees for its show slated for May 2 at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre.

Every second year the not-for-profit club creates the event to showcase the talent of its skaters.

Each of the 150 students who choose to participate enjoys a part in this year’s Broadway-themed show.

The organization asked Oak Bay to donate the ice by waiving the rental for

the show and rehearsal ice leading up to the show to offset one of the largest costs associated with the event.

The cost of the practice ice and the ice for show day totals $5,092. Council will consider the request during upcoming grant discussions.

Cookie blitz allowed on the AveLook out waist lines the Girl Guide

cookies are on the way.Soon the young ladies of Oak Bay will

be out selling their classic chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies. They garnered approval from council to sell their wares on Oak Bay Avenue between Wilmot Place and Monterey Avenue.

The girls usually spread out along both sides of the street, making sure that they

do not interrupt the flow of pedestrian traffic or block businesses.

They will set up March 28 from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. that day. This year there will be an added stand in front of the library on Monterey Avenue.

Wheelers to cycle through Oak Bay again

Windsor Park Road Races are on again after getting the go-ahead from council for May 3, July 26 and Aug. 16 race dates.

The Victoria Wheelers Cycling Club will conduct a series of circuit races using Windsor Road, Currie Road, Transit Road and Newport Avenue on those dates from 8 a.m. to noon each day.

The events will be run at no cost

to the municipality and the Victoria Wheelers will work with police to ensure that the races are conducted safely. They will also provide proof of liability insurance, a traffic control plan, emergency vehicle procedures and public notification.

The Wheelers plan to hand deliver a flyer to all residences on the race route and intersecting roads, informing them of the dates and times of the races.

National athletes participate in these events during their training. For example, Roland Green, the two-time world mountain bike champion, Alison Sydor, a three-time world mountain bike champion, and Gillian Carleton, 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, have all raced this course as part of their training.

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Figure skating club seeks ice allowance

Donation supports neonatal ICURosie Townshend-CarterBlack Press

A $20,000 donation from the Victoria Central Lions Club will help fund an open care unit in the neonatal intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital.

The open care unit is used to treat premature and criti-cally ill babies in the NICU. The unit helps to stabilize and regulate a baby’s temperature,

while providing caregivers with easier access to the baby for medical purposes.

“We are very happy being able to support this important equipment for neonatal inten-sive care at Victoria General,” said Chuck Mowbray, director of the Victoria Central Lions Club.

Each year in Victoria, 400 babies are born needing inten-sive care.

“Having access to equip-

ment like this is crucial to pro-viding our tiniest patients with the best possible treatment,” said Gord Macatee, chair of the Victoria Hospitals Founda-tion.

The Victoria Central Lions Club will soon be closing down after 70 years in the commu-nity.

Since 1989, the club has donated more than $50,000 to the Victoria Hospitals Founda-tion.

Oak Bay Figures Skating Club looks to offset costs for May 2 show


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Oak Bay Figure Skating Club hopes for a little leeway in ice fees for its show slated for May 2 at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre.

Every second year the not-for-profit club creates the event to showcase the talent of its skaters.

Each of the 150 students who choose to participate enjoys a part in this year’s Broadway-themed show.

The organization asked Oak Bay to donate the ice by waiving the rental for

the show and rehearsal ice leading up to the show to offset one of the largest costs associated with the event.

The cost of the practice ice and the ice for show day totals $5,092. Council will consider the request during upcoming grant discussions.

Cookie blitz allowed on the AveLook out waist lines the Girl Guide

cookies are on the way.Soon the young ladies of Oak Bay will

be out selling their classic chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies. They garnered approval from council to sell their wares on Oak Bay Avenue between Wilmot Place and Monterey Avenue.

The girls usually spread out along both sides of the street, making sure that they

do not interrupt the flow of pedestrian traffic or block businesses.

They will set up March 28 from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. that day. This year there will be an added stand in front of the library on Monterey Avenue.

Wheelers to cycle through Oak Bay again

Windsor Park Road Races are on again after getting the go-ahead from council for May 3, July 26 and Aug. 16 race dates.

The Victoria Wheelers Cycling Club will conduct a series of circuit races using Windsor Road, Currie Road, Transit Road and Newport Avenue on those dates from 8 a.m. to noon each day.

The events will be run at no cost

to the municipality and the Victoria Wheelers will work with police to ensure that the races are conducted safely. They will also provide proof of liability insurance, a traffic control plan, emergency vehicle procedures and public notification.

The Wheelers plan to hand deliver a flyer to all residences on the race route and intersecting roads, informing them of the dates and times of the races.

National athletes participate in these events during their training. For example, Roland Green, the two-time world mountain bike champion, Alison Sydor, a three-time world mountain bike champion, and Gillian Carleton, 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, have all raced this course as part of their training.

cvanreeuwyk@oak baynews.com


Figure skating club seeks ice allowance

Donation supports neonatal ICURosie Townshend-CarterBlack Press

A $20,000 donation from the Victoria Central Lions Club will help fund an open care unit in the neonatal intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital.

The open care unit is used to treat premature and criti-cally ill babies in the NICU. The unit helps to stabilize and regulate a baby’s temperature,

while providing caregivers with easier access to the baby for medical purposes.

“We are very happy being able to support this important equipment for neonatal inten-sive care at Victoria General,” said Chuck Mowbray, director of the Victoria Central Lions Club.

Each year in Victoria, 400 babies are born needing inten-sive care.

“Having access to equip-

ment like this is crucial to pro-viding our tiniest patients with the best possible treatment,” said Gord Macatee, chair of the Victoria Hospitals Founda-tion.

The Victoria Central Lions Club will soon be closing down after 70 years in the commu-nity.

Since 1989, the club has donated more than $50,000 to the Victoria Hospitals Founda-tion.

Oak Bay Figures Skating Club looks to offset costs for May 2 show

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An empty slab sits where the well-used bench in memory of Captain Mike once sat.

It drew people, much like the man himself did, says the late Oak Bay Marine Group captain’s mother Stella Battle.

Michael Battle was 28 when he died in a motorcycle accident April 16, 2000. He was the popular captain of the Discovery Princess that hasn’t sailed with Oak Bay Marine Group since his death. “The boat went when he did,” said Stella.

Captain Mike’s ashes were scattered in the sea between Discovery and Chatham islands, it’s where his soul has ties even without the tangible bench.

“I’m going to continue going. It’s talking to Michael. That’s where I feel Michael is,” she said. “The bench is for other people.”

The memorial was discovered charred and blackened the morning of Feb. 22.

“They did a good job of destroying it,” Martin said. “We got wonderful response from the firemen who were looking through the rubble.”

By the time it was noticed the fire was well out – but suspicious – warranting a look from the Oak Bay fire and police

departments who have no suspects.

“This incendiary fire is disturbing in nature and could possibly be an escalation of recent fire activity in the south Oak Bay area,” said Capt. Rob Kivell with Oak Bay Fire Department.

Police and fire officials at that time were concerned over

“experimental” fires, clustered in early December in the Monterey middle school area.

The senselessness of the act is something Stella can’t comprehend. She even tried to write the vandalism off as an accident that got out of control.

“It’s just so hard to understand,” said Stella. “I’m still on my way over there every

morning to clean it, and it’s not there.”

Oak Bay staff removed the bench and ordered a new one, expected to arrive in four or five weeks – in time, Martin hopes, for the 15th anniversary of his son’s death.

All in, parks staff will spend about six hours on the new bench with a $1,340 price tag,

said Chris Hyde-Lay, manager of parks services for Oak Bay. They hope to refurbish the plaque, saving the $200 cost of a new one.

This bench was not just for the family, but for the people who walk by, as Michael loved talking with people, his parents explained. They have hundreds of emails and letters from total strangers who found this particular bench to be very inspiring to them for one reason or another.

“I have been going to the marina daily for 15 years now, to make sure the bench is clean for people to sit and chat. During my visits I have met several who want me to know how important this bench is to them,” Stella said. “The bench is for other people.”

There were times they’d sit in the car and wait, as someone chatted away, or thought away, or simply patted the Captain Mike bench. After his birthday Jan. 31 or Valentine’s it wasn’t unusual to find extra flowers or teddy bears, reflecting how their son lived his life.

“He never had an enemy,” Martin said.

“He was a people person,” Stella added.

Learn more about the man behind the bench at michaelbattle.ca.

Oak Bay fire and police departments ask anyone who has witnessed suspicious fire activity to report [email protected]

Oak Bay woman fends off armed intruder in her yardChristine van ReeuwykNews Staff

Oak Bay Police continue to search for an armed man who threatened a 60-year-old resident Sunday afternoon.

Officers were called to the 3200 block of Exeter Road at around 12:30 p.m. on March 1 for a report of a man threatening a woman with a handgun.

Police say the man walked up Ripon Road from Beach Drive and passed the woman gardening. He stood on the sidewalk holding a bright yellow cellphone. When the victim turned away, the man approached her, produced a

handgun and made a threat.

The victim and the man struggled, with the victim holding onto the weapon and yelling for help while hitting him repeatedly with her garden tool. When the victim’s husband came from around the house, the man left back toward Beach Drive.

“As soon as the call came in we shut down the area for a few blocks,” said Deputy Chief Kent Thom. “We found some people in the municipality but we were

able to eliminate them as suspects.”

Members of the Oak Bay Police Department as well as the Saanich Police Department were on scene within minutes. Beach Drive between

Lansdowne Road and Ripon Road was shut down to all traffic for about 20 minutes as police deployed a police dog unit to search the area.

“We’re going to be continuing with the investigation (Monday) and part of that will be contacting our intel people …

within the CRD,” Thom said.The suspect is described as clean-

shaven, around 40 years old and five-foot-10-inches tall, wearing a dark hoody, pants and shoes and carrying a yellow cellphone. The victim was not physically injured.

“We have no idea what the motivation was because there was very little contact between the complainant and the suspect,” Thom said.

“It’s very fortunate that it worked out the way it did. But we’d sure like to locate this guy… ensure that it doesn’t happen again.”

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Submitted photo

The bench in memory of Michael Battle at Oak Bay Marina after it was vandalized Feb. 22. The inset at lower right shows the usual tribute to ‘Captain Mike’ that could be found on the bench.

Memorial bench torched at Oak Bay Marina

“We have no idea what the motivation was because there was very little contact between the complainant and the suspect.”

- Deputy Chief Kent Thom

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In a recent speech, Premier Christy Clark quipped that while teenagers tend to be lazy, there is a limit.

If your kid is still on the couch after age 30, she said, he’s not a teenager any more. “He’s a New Democrat.”

Clark’s ‘get off the couch and get a job’ message is now being translated into government policy. The B.C. government is using one of the few tools available to it to track down people who aren’t paying off their student loans, by linking defaulted debt to driver’s licence renewals.

There are “hardship” provisions for those who don’t have a job. ICBC will only refuse to renew a driver’s licence or vehicle plates for those who have let their student debt go for a year without making some effort to deal with it.

Student debt collection is a long-standing problem for the province, with about $185 million currently on the books as defaulted and unpaid. Students naturally move around after completing their studies, and once the six-month grace period for beginning to repay student loans expires, finding those who aren’t paying becomes a costly effort.

Historically governments sent defaulted debt to collection agencies. Last year $17.3 million was collected.

How big is student debt these days? The subject was discussed briefly in the legislature last week.

In question period, NDP leader John Horgan reminded the government that tuition fees have doubled over the past decade, and cited a Bank of Montreal estimate that the average university student emerges from a four-year program owing $35,000 in student loans.

With his usual modesty and tact, Advanced Education Minister Andrew

Wilkinson dismissed Horgan’s accusation that he is indifferent to the plight of students. Wilkinson noted that the Bank of Montreal surveyed 602 students across Canada, and only 78 of them were in B.C.

“To clarify this, and to address the cackling chickens on the other side, we have 430,000 students in our system,” Wilkinson said. “Some of them are part-time; some of them are on short courses. We have 180,000 students who are in the system full-time and eligible for student aid.

“Of those 180,000 students, 45,000 turn to the province for financial aid – meaning that 75 per cent of students, more than what was quoted on the CBC yesterday, go through their education without incurring debt through the

provincial student aid program.”Whatever the amount owing is

for an individual, it’s a debt that will be more difficult to avoid paying. The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines, and that was recently extended to those who are 90 days in arrears on $25 or more worth of Lower Mainland bridge tolls.

This student debt collection move follows efforts to match up post-secondary funding to areas of employment demand. In an era where misguided university professors use their positions to organize violent protests against job-creating projects, the messages are similar.

Variations of this productivity theme are being heard from governments across North America. The baby boomers are retiring. We are bringing in temporary foreign workers, not because of some right-wing plot, but because too many people growing up in our society refuse to do an increasing range of jobs.

We have an education system – and media – that encourages people to complain and make demands to get what they want. And we are seeing the results of all of this.

There was a U.S. president once who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Pay down that student loan or else

B.C. government putsstudents in crosshairs

Governments and parties of all political stripes have long recognized that a well-trained workforce is the key to economic prosperity – for the country, the province and for individual Canadians.

While that sentiment may appear obvious to even the most casual observer, the B.C. Liberal government apparently hasn’t learned that lesson.

A new proposal was announced last week that would deny driver’s licences to those who are in default on their student loans.

“Denying a driver’s licence to young people struggling to pay back their loans is sure to cost jobs, resulting in more defaults, not fewer,” said Zachary Crispin, B.C. chair of the Canadian Federation of Students.

There’s certainly more that could be done to encourage the repayment of student loans. But those actions must be coupled with measures to relieve students straining under a mountain of debt.

The move comes following years of criticism that the province isn’t doing enough to make post-secondary education affordable. B.C. charges the highest rate of interest on student loans of any province. And instead of providing students with ways to get out from under that debt, the provincial government is putting up obstacles that will limit their opportunities to get work upon graduation.

The proposal from Finance Minister Mike de Jong comes on the heels of B.C. Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson reporting that 70 per cent of students graduate without debt. However, the government’s own surveys show that 49 per cent of students are faced with debt upon graduation.

When the minister responsible for advanced education is unaware of the challenges faced by those trying to get an education, it’s little wonder post-secondary students concerns continue to fall on deaf ears. Maybe someone needs to ask the minister to stay after class.

It’s almost enough to make you laugh, before you realize that these are the same people responsible for devising the policies that will punish B.C. students for years to come.

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

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LETTERSA win-win scenario for Oak Bay and the deer

CBC.ca and CBC Radio presented a Smithers wildlife shelter that is considering deticking wild moose using paint ball guns with balls containing a delousing powder.

CRD’s Deer Management website shows the ICBC map of deer-vehicle collisions for 2000 to 2010. The highest accident locations are outside Oak Bay. The map, especially if Oak Bay updates it, will help concerned drivers avoid the deer.

The SPCA’s partner Wild Arc, which I have never heard or seen the SPCA mention in the News (why not?), provides humane solutions for deer.

Wild Arc rehabilitates and relocates CRD fawns and deer. Oak Bay’s culling contractor would capture deer

with a clover trap sitting inside a horse trailer located where the deer frequent. To prevent theft the hitch would be locked while waiting for deer.

Once captured, the contractor would transport the trailer of live deer to Arc’s Metchosin rehabilitation site.

The Arc vets can survey the deer for lyme tics, then trailer loads of deer could be relocated remotely wherever Arc currently releases their rehabilitated animals.

Hope for Wildlife in Seaforth Nova Scotia shows successful deer releases on The Knowledge Network.

Wild Arc operates by donations, so if the budget allocated for a culling contractor isn’t enough, deer-

loving Oak Bayers might pitch a little extra cash in.Please read the ‘Professional’ comments

regarding bolt guns for killing animals at http://www.netandboltcruelty.net/PepperPikeOH.htm (google deer and clover cage).

On a more positive note google and enjoy ‘A Deer Migration You have to See to Believe’ by National Geographic. It is fascinating what the deer overcome in order to survive

Deer, Oak Bayers and council all win, no culling by killing, 40 road kill already is more than enough.

Susan RowntreeOak Bay

Time to move onJennie Sutton (letters Feb. 18) is

absolutely right about the apparent imbalance of published “ayes” and “nays” regarding local deer culling, so here is my humble contribution, to try and even things out a bit.

This Oak Bayer has no problem with fawns, does or bucks, but then I don’t have the sort garden that can be decimated by one or other of ‘em. Nor do I own a car, so there’s no chance that I might have to drive over one, and my dog has never been confronted by any bad-tempered wild animal with horns. If he were, then my money would be on Rover anyway.

However, perhaps the banner-waving Bambi brigade and their correspondents might have a valid point about letting nature take its course.

One way they could demonstrate their respect for the health and safety of both man and beast would be by converting their gardens into secure fenced corrals for the quadruped “dark invaders”. This inconvenience would without doubt, quickly and inevitably lead those participants to the one and only effective resolution ..... venison. End of story.

We can all then move on to the next sequence of divisive, earth-shattering local events of international concern, likely to devastate this leafy, sleepy borough.

Derrick JohnsOak Bay

Due dilligence lackingI attended the Oak Bay council meeting

where the deer cull pilot project was discussed and approved. One reader claims that the decision was not taken lightly. I clearly remember one councillor at that meeting admitting their ignorance of the term “cull”. And that was supposed to be an informed decision not taken lightly according to the reader?

Oak Bay council did not do its due diligence in researching the issue, looking at the science available, consulting the public and implementing alternative

measures. This was true at the time of the vote and is still true now at the time the killing is being carried out in spite of Mayor Jensen’s claims.

I recently sent two letters to mayor and council on the deer issue. Only one councillor had the courtesy to reply by saying that the options available for longer term solutions were being researched. Too little, too late.

Prof. Nabhraj R. SpogliarichSaanich

Compassion neededDeer, rabbits, horses, calves, etc. are

sentient beings. Although some humans still assume we are the only species capable of emotions and physical pain, truth is humans are not alone in feeling joy and suffering.

As for the term ‘cull’ what’s with that? A human word invented to cover up our guilt and insensitivity sentencing other species to die simply because we find them inconvenient to our way of life. We need to understand we are killing some other species’ child, mother or father in cold blood.

There is only one species that has overpopulated the planet and produced a way of life which is destroying the balance of nature on this planet.

Getting back that balance will not be easy. Finger pointing towards other species for human mistakes is not the answer.

Thoughtful, compassionate solutions for coexistence are there.

The Luxton rodeo now gone forever, volunteers giving donations, their expertise and time to come up with solutions to relocate rabbits left by some humans to fend for themselves in an unnatural environment on a busy highway interchange, and those who care enough for deer to give their time and energy to voice concern over the planned killing of a beautiful species are a few examples of compassionate Canadians working selflessly to move us positively forward to a balanced future.

Paul ConnollyVictoria

Not too late to reconsider cullOak Bay has received their permit

for the cull of 25 deer, but that does not mean that they have to use it. This permit was based on an unreliable, completely unscientific deer count, meaning that Major Nils Jensen obtained his objective through flawed data in the first place. There is also overwhelming opposition to the cull, from the B.C. SPCA as well as many other animal rights advocates and veterinarians.

There are many other methods available to suppress deer, which Mayor Jensen feels no need to look into. These include public education, lowering speed limits, fencing and deer repellents or contraceptives just to name a few. All of these methods are viable, humane options to handle the issue, as opposed to going straight to killing as the number one choice.

In addition to this, the way they are trying to cull the deer is in no way humane. These deer will be trapped in a cage for what could be hours, causing undue mental and physical stress until they are shot. Make no mistake, this is not regular hunting. Culls are also known to be ineffective in the short term. This isn’t going to stop at 25 deer; it’s going to have to happen year after year. And at $600 per head it’s a pretty steep price to pay.

The Oak Bay council is taking a shortsighted approach to a problem with many alternative solutions, all of which would likely lead to better outcomes. The public sphere has a lot of political power, and Oak Bay residents can still stop this inhumane deer cull through an exercise of their public authority. Tell the mayor that this isn’t the type of community you want to be a part of, and that it’s not too late for him to make a smart decision.

Erin CherletEdmonton, Alta.

Deer numbers must be managed I have to thank all those who have

written in defence of their view about Oak Bay’s troublesome deer issue. I do take issue with those who only see that these animals have always been here and we should make allowances for them. They are indeed beautiful and innocent.

They have not been living within city limits for any of the 50 years I have been here, except for the last few. Indeed, the depredations in my garden do leave me very unhappy. They are the prime reason most people are weary of their presence. Yes, we can slow down and be more attentive on the road. Yes, we could plant inedible plants. We could even have feeding stations stocked with their favourite grub in more remote positions away from traffic. We could have community fencing projects with government subsidies to protect our gardens. We could do any of these things.

In the end though, we still have to manage them so their un-predated numbers allow for a healthy herd, if indeed we are all willing to foster their continued life within the community. I don’t believe many would welcome predators in our midst to do this job. In nature there is always a balance between predator and prey, and these animals would be culled by predation. Never a “beautiful” sight there either.

As it is, the only solution for many is a fence. The fencing companies are doing a booming business right now. For myself, it would be really nice to actually have a vegetable garden once again. So I would welcome a less self-righteous attitude about innocence and beauty versus practicality and viability. As one writer to the daily paper said, “we have to become the predator” in the absence of the real thing. So I do not decry the impending cull, only the moral high ground claimed by some.

B. BysouthOak Bay

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Taking Amadeus into an asylum felt natural for director Chari Arespacochaga.

Also an MFA student at the University of Victoria, Arespacochaga brings her vision of Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning play to Phoenix Theatre March 10 to 21.

Antonio Salieri tells his tales from an asylum on the last night his life, sharing memories including devious schemes to destroy the career of his rival, music genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

“As written it is not an accurate source of history, it’s a witty retake … We’ve taken the re-imagining a step further and we’ve set it in an asylum,” Arespacochaga explained.

“Coming from that we remained with it as him being in an asylum, driven to this asylum by all those memories that have haunted him all his life… It gives him an urgency, compelling the story.”

Arespacochaga headed to UVic with an already-strong resumé in professional theatre. She’s directed major Broadway shows in Manila and Singapore and her credits include Footloose The Musical, Doubt, Spring Awakening, The Full Monty, Legally Blonde, Avenue Q, Rock of Ages and several Disney productions including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Tarzan.

“I always hope for someone walking in who’s never seen theatre before and will want to see any sort of theatre afterwards. There’s always a hope of audience building no matter what you do,” she said.

Fourth-year student Pauline Stynes also returned to school, following a career in tailoring, to be on the designing side of costumes. Her costumes for Amadeus

help the audience blend the line between Salierie’s characters – the tattered asylum patients and affluent members of the 18th-century court.

Faculty member and set designer Allan Stichbury creates the skewed world of the asylum by using a dramatically raked stage lined with many doors to create a minimalist corridor that references the actual 17th-century Bedlam Hospital.

Sound design by Brian Linds will infuse the production’s soundscape with iconic classical melodies (including some works that were recorded on the UVic School of Music’s own pianoforte played by theatre student Christopher Green). Lighting by instructor and alumnus Michael Whitfield transports the audience into Salieri’s asylum, where the luxuries of the past mix with the decrepit present. Fourth-year student Jaymee Sidel is the stage manager.

“It’s a great interactive mix of students and industry pros. New thoughts colliding with more experienced thoughts. It’s been dynamic,” said Arespacochaga. “I’ve always tried to take a chance on a younger or newer designer and mix it up, with maybe a designer I’ve used six times already. That way there’s always a new point of view that can open your eyes to a different side of things.”

Public previews run March 10 and 11 followed by evening shows March 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on March 21.

Tickets range from $14 to $24 at the box office 250-721-8000. Visit phoenixtheatres.ca for more details.

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Gallery offers plein air with a little abstractChristine van ReeuwykNews Staff

John Taylor likes Victoria artist Jim McFarland’s “unconventional” approach to landscape – one reason he’ll feature the Victoria painter’s works in his Eclectic Gallery this March.

“One of the things that I find about his painting is his approach is quite different than a lot of artists … he often looks at the scene and he creates blocks of colour,” said Taylor. “He has the rocks and the trees and all that but they end up being quite abstract.”

His vision, though true to the scene, often renders the subject as abstract masses of colour which harmonize to his tonal palate, the gallery owner said.

“He has an interesting sense of proportion. I like his abstract style… he’s not trying to paint every rock and stick. He in a way gets a bigger picture, so he’s able to glean the colours happening in a scene.”

A respected member of Victoria’s “Al Frescoes” plein air painters, McFarland draws inspiration from the beaches, meadows and woodlands of Vancouver Island.

“It’s a peer group of one of the best painters in Victoria,” Taylor said.

Born in Penticton, McFarland now lives in Victoria and is a signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and the Society of Canadian Artists. His paintings are in private and corporate collections in Canada and the U.S.A.

“We’ve shown him several years ago … He’s just returned to the fold,” Taylor said.

Eclectic hosts an afternoon reception with the artist on Saturday, March 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at 2170 Oak Bay Ave.

“It’s an opportunity for anybody to come meet him and enjoy his work,” Taylor said.

The show runs March 2 to April 4.

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Works by Victoria artist Jim McFarland will be featured at Eclectic Gallery this month.

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Fourth-year student costume designer Pauline Stynes, left, and MFA directing candidate Chari Arespacochaga progress on the 18th-century-inspired costume for Mozart, played by third-year student Aidan Correia, for the Phoenix Theatre’s production of Amadeus March 10 to 21.

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A new Oak Bay business is providing the programs and expertise to allow people to remain fit and active through their senior years.

Care and Company has opened a location in Athlone Court on Oak Bay Avenue where it will run its Fit For Life program.

“It is functional fitness for people 55-plus,” said owner Johanna Booy.

She said the program is ideal for those recovering from hip and knee replacements, or anyone “who just wants to stay fit but wants to do so in a gym-like setting that isn’t so loud and gymnasium like.”

Booy – a medical exercise specialist who has operated Care and Company senior care for the past nine years – can develop a personalized program to meet the member’s needs.

“We do an in-depth intake and take a look where there are problematic areas and set a program that will help to do those areas better and also increase strength and function.”

She said those needing rehabilitation after a hospital stay are often referred to programs offered out of large recreation centres.

“But that’s intimidating for seniors. The equipment is intimidating and they can’t get there. This is very central to the Oak Bay area, a bus can drop them off and there’s great parking. I think it will meet the needs of many.”

The program can accommodate those aged 55 right through to 100, as long as they are mobile enough to do a stand transfer. The Oak Bay centre offers a variety of fitness equipment able to help with a wide range of rehabilitation options.

“We can tell you what to do but what not to do as well,” said Booy, adding they must be aware of a person’s condition before they can put together the appropriate program.

“We have to know what the condition is so we know what to avoid.”

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The Athlone Court centre also has a social area where the coffee’s always on.

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Booy is also hoping to open the facility to

all ages in the evening, “so someone in the area that wants to work out in a nice, quiet place cans do so between 5 and 7 p.m.”

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What’s up for March 2015

Bill Smith For the Oak Bay News

The Salish Walk of the Planets: Don’t forget that not only do the sun and moon rise in the east over Mount Baker, and set 12 hours later in the west, over Metchosin, but so do all the planets visible this month. The path they take is an arc in the sky which I call “The Salish Walk of the Planets”.

The astronomy community call the “walk” the “ecliptic”. Last week whilst waiting for spouse Liz on a delayed flight

from Toronto late one evening, I explored the outside of YYJ. I discovered a perfect place to look at the dark sky. I sat at

a picnic bench just west of the arrival baggage area by the outside fence. It’s an ideal place in the future for one of those BC Ferries telescope/binocular setups.

Within 15 minutes my eyes became used to the dark and suddenly I could see the Milky Way and every constellation. It was stunning. Even the bright lights from the tarmac arrival concourse area were easily hidden by my own hand. But it was the planets which caught my attention. There was super bright Jupiter rising around 9 p.m. in the east over Mount Baker. And Venus next to Mars getting ready to set in the western sky over Metchosin.

The ecliptic (or Salish Walk of the Planets) was so clear following a line across the roof of night sky from Jupiter across to Venus.

This month, on Sunday March 15, we invite all our readers to meet at the Oak Bay Municipal Hall at 10 a.m. to join us on our inaugural Oak Bay Walk of the Inner Planets.

We plan to tread this Salish Walk of the Planets from Jupiter (Municipal Hall) via Mars (Gonzales Hill), Earth (Blueberry Hill) and Venus (Oak Bay Native Plant Garden/Oak Bay Beach Hotel), finally reaching Mercury (Willows Park). It’s a fun and easy two-hour walk.

The Municipal Hall becomes Europa for

the day. Europa is the moon of Jupiter, and our starting point. Europa is where NASA believes there might be life under the ice. Around 10 a.m. Hilary Coupland and Doreen Hall lead everyone on the trek around the

inner planets. So March

evenings see Jupiter over Mount Baker, and Venus and Mars, in the west, over Metchosin. If you keep looking throughout the evening you will see Jupiter take the “Salish Walk of the

Planets” rising high from the east then setting in the west 12 hours later. By March 21, at dusk, a young, waxing, crescent moon pairs up with

Mars just under Venus in the west over Metchosin. And highly unusual, March mornings see Mercury rising in the east. Finally see the golden planet Saturn rising in the southeast over

Bellingham about one hour after midnight in early March and one hour before midnight by the month’s end.

Binoculars don’t reveal Saturn’s gorgeous rings. For that, you need a small telescope.

Dark skies to all friends of Cattle Point Star Park. This summary is from the transcript of “What’s Up In March 2015”

by NASA announcer and astronomer Jane Houston Jones with specific permission for localization to Cattle Point Urban Star Park and the Oak Bay News.

Bill Smith is a volunteer at the Cattle Point Dark Sky Urban Star Park.

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Commercial shippinghas room to grow in B.C.

Capt. Stephen Brown, president, Chamber of Shipping of B.C., visited Victoria last month to speak to provincial affairs reporters about the state of shipping and the prospects for the future. Here are highlights of his discussion with Tom Fletcher, legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.TF: Are you trying to raise the profile

of the Chamber of Shipping?SB: Some would say we have a high

profile. Certainly in Vancouver in the marine industry where we have about 180 members, we actually have a pretty high profile. And here on Vancouver Island we have a long-standing Island committee that meets regularly in Nanaimo.TF: Does the Chamber of Shipping have an

official position on the TransMountain pipeline expansion proposal, on the Northern Gateway proposal?SB: We don’t advocate for any project in

particular. The role of the Chamber of Shipping, being a marine industry association, is to talk about how we go about our business. The projects, whether it’s Northern Gateway or TransMountain or the various LNG projects, whether it’s the export of coal, there are many aspects to all of those.

What we are qualified to talk about is the marine safety aspects of those projects. And of course marine safety is one of the issues that comes up continually. Because of our membership’s experience and knowledge, we are in a position to talk, with some credibility

I believe, on the marine safety aspects of those projects.TF: The province

hired a consultant to look at shipping safety, and one of the points that came out of that was that there is more container and bulk shipping than there is petroleum shipping on our coast. And just the bunker fuel load on those ships represents probably more volume on the water than petroleum in

tankers. Do you think the public understands that?SB: I don’t think there is an appreciation of that.

Today, the fuel that most ships are using is marine heavy fuel. We do use lighter fuel when we’re in B.C. waters because of the emissions standards, however, we do have that heavy fuel on board.

There is a belief that the level of traffic on the coast of British Columbia is heavy, and any expansion of that traffic is going to become problematic.

In reality, we have some of the lowest levels of marine traffic in the developed world. It’s not busy by any international standard. Port of Vancouver

handles just over 3,000 ships a year on average. It’s Canada’s largest port. The port of Rotterdam handles about 32,000 ships a year, and it’s also quite a narrow choke point getting in and out of Rotterdam. I’ve done it many times.

And if you look at the Port of Singapore, in 2013 they had 140,000 arrivals. So that’s a ship more or less every five minutes. So I think you can see we have a lot of room to grow, irrespective of what type of traffic it is.TF: And Long Beach, Calif.

has more traffic?SB: It does, albeit largely

container traffic, but they do actually have a large tanker trade into California, in fact Very Large Crude Carriers, which are the biggest of the big tankers, actually come directly alongside in the Port of Long Beach and discharge.TF: I’ve discussed with

people about the Alaska crude tankers that go by Victoria on a daily basis, into the big refinery complexes at March Point and Cherry Point in Washington, and I sometimes have to convince people that they actually exist.SB: It’s been

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The Capital Regional District Arts Committee has approved the results of its 2015 operating grant program. More than $2 million will provide assistance to 32 organizations in the Capital Region whose main purpose is public programming in the arts.

Organizations receiving arts development operating grants produce a wide range of events for citizens and visitors. Their activities bring visibility and economic benefits to the region, provide employment for local artists and technicians and provide numerous audience and volunteer opportunities for all ages. Last year, funded organizations produced more than 2,400 events encompassing dance, visual and media art, music, theatre and more.

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Since I began writing these columns some months ago, one of the most rewarding aspects of their publication has been the response from readers.

I never need to check if they’ve been released by Black Press because my inbox suddenly starts to “ping” with incoming mail.

Sometimes readers have topics they want addressed and about six weeks ago one reader who is relatively new to the Victoria area sent me a list of queries on local history matters, including the controversial “Douglas Treaties.”

The term is thrown around quite frequently in the context of the historical and contemporary relationship of European settlers with the First Nations of Vancouver Island, but their exact story is hazy for many Victorians.

These treaties are also known as the “Fort Victoria Treaties” and they refer to a series of documents drawn up between 1850 and 1854

by Sir James Douglas, who was then chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company and (as of 1851) governor of

the Colony of Vancouver Island.

Fort Victoria was established in 1843 as a fur trading outpost with a small population of about 300 Europeans.

In 1849 the British government gave Vancouver Island official status as a colony, still governed by the Hudson’s Bay Company via a 10-year lease agreement. A mandate to encourage immigration and European settlement in the colony was part of the deal.

In order to accommodate these new colonists, Douglas had one major need: land.

Fort Victoria was a small place, only about two blocks square, and though there were relatively large farms scattered across the Victoria area, the majority of the land was still under the control of the indigenous people who had made this

place their home for 10 or 12 millennia.

At the time, Douglas was considered by other European settlers to have a constructive, positive relationship with the First Nations of our island. Time, however, has not been so kind to the way we view the Douglas Treaties today.

Over four years, Douglas negotiated a total of 14 treaties, although he never used the term himself. He preferred to refer to them as “deeds of conveyance” or “sales,” but eventually the term “treaty” was upheld by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1965 as the British government had sanctioned him to negotiate on their behalf.

In total these treaties saw Vancouver Island First Nations including the Songhees, Esquimalt, Saanich, Kwakiutl, and Becher Bay Bands amongst others, “sign over” the rights to about 930 square kilometers of their traditional lands in the Victoria, Saanich, Sooke, Nanaimo and Port Hardy regions, in exchange for cash, blankets and clothing. No band received more than the equivalent of

about $9,000 in today’s money.

They maintained the ownership of their villages and enclosed fields, and were permitted to hunt on unoccupied land and fish in their traditional territories, whether occupied by Europeans or not.

But how were these deals negotiated? Well, quite simply, Douglas had a translator verbally explain the content of the documents to the First Nations leaders,

who in turn were asked to sign or mark an X at the bottom of a blank leger page. The actual terms of the treaties were usually added to the blank pages at a later date.

It seems clear now from indigenous oral histories that the

First Nations did not know what they were nominally “agreeing” to. Most thought this was a peace treaty and not a sale of land. Others thought it was a confirmation of their village and agriculture sites, and therefore an arrangement so that they could live together harmoniously with the new settlers.

The inhabitation and occupation of land by First Nations was not and indeed still is not viewed within a European definition of ownership. Douglas’s assumption that “empty” land, unoccupied by fields or villages, was somehow disposable did not fit with indigenous principles of ancestral territorial rights.

Douglas stated that the indigenous peoples would have the same “rights and privileges” as the colonists once they complied with the land treaties, which certainly sounds equitable. Modern scholars, however,

tend to view this as an attempt to ‘domesticate’ First Nations and, worst of all, disconnect them from the land upon which their cultural identity had been dependant for thousands of years.

Douglas stopped negotiating treaties in 1854 as the expansion of the colony was slow and relatively few settlers were arriving. This all changed when the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858 hit, and 25,000 gold miners flooded to Vancouver Island and then over to the mainland in search of their fortunes.

Today, most of us who reside in the Victoria area live on land that was obtained as the result of the Douglas Treaties, and their validity is still regularly tested in court.

•••Kate Humble is an Oak

Bay High grad and the education curator for the Maritime Museum of B.C. Questions can be sent to: [email protected].

The Douglas Treaties: A legacy of controversy

Kate HumbleMaritime History

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Sir James Douglas: Over four years, he negotiated 14 treaties, although he never used the term himself. He preferred to refer to them as “deeds of conveyance” or “sales.”

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Organizations receiving arts development operating grants produce a wide range of events for citizens and visitors. Their activities bring visibility and economic benefits to the region, provide employment for local artists and technicians and provide numerous audience and volunteer opportunities for all ages. Last year, funded organizations produced more than 2,400 events encompassing dance, visual and media art, music, theatre and more.

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2015 CRD Operating Grant AwardsArt Gallery of Greater Victoria $438,000Atomic Vaudeville $27,000Aventa Ensemble $18,500Ballet Victoria $40,000Belfry Theatre $205,000Blue Bridge Theatre $27,000Cinevic $21,000Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria $24,000Dance Victoria $50,000Deluge Contemporary Art $37,210Early Music Society $10,800Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival $8,000Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival $15,000Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra $8,000Intrepid Theatre $90,000Kaleidoscope Theatre $53,000MediaNet $19,000Open Space $80,000Pacific Opera Victoria $215,000Palm Court Light Orchestra $6,000Puente Theatre $24,970Story Theatre $38,000Suddenly Dance Theatre $6,500Theatre Inconnu $23,000Theatre SKAM $30,000Victoria Children’s Choir $11,000Victoria Conservatory of Music $55,000Victoria Film Festival $31,000Victoria Jazz Society $55,000Victoria Operatic Society $25,000Victoria Symphony $384,000Xchanges Artists’ Gallery $11,000

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Bye Bye Birdie at Glenlyon Norfolk Senior School March 4 through 7. All performances begin at 7 p.m. at 801 Bank St. (parking off Richmond and Maddison). Tickets are $10 students/seniors and $14 adults. For tickets and info call the school at 250-370-6800 or visit in person.

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Guest Artist – Internationally celebrated Irish composer Gerald Barry, the featured composer of this year’s Victoria Symphony New Music Festival, speaks about his music. This free event is from 4-5:30 p.m. in Room A168 in MacLaurin Building, A-Wing at UVic.

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Friday Music – Featuring School of Music brass students. 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation).

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Saturday, March 7Volkssport 5/10

km walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Malca at 250-818-9496.

The Art of Art Song Theatre – Voice students from the studios of Benjamin Butterfield, Susan Young and Anne Grimm provide a public awareness presentation in support of the work created and cultivated at the Vancouver International Song Institute, of which the University of Victoria is a core member. Admission by donation for the 8 p.m. event at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall.

Sunday, March 8Victoria Symphony

presents: Adventures of Rascally Rhythm at Royal Theatre, 2:30 p.m. Tickets starting at: $20. Visit rmts.bc.ca.

Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at My Chosen Café, 4492 Happy Valley Rd., Metchosin. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Christine at 250-478-7020.

Piano Class Recital – Students from the studio of May Ling Kwok perform at 1:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation).

Monday, March 9Oak Bay Seniors

Activity Association AGM at Monterey recreation. Vote for four board of elected executive members for the next year.

Drop in baby time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. No registration required at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave.

Tuesday, March 10 Ballet Victoria

presents: Dances with Wolfgang at the Royal Theatre March 10 & 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at: $30.

Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Gail at 250-477-7742.

Tuesday Music – Take an afternoon break to enjoy a concert of varied repertoire and instruments featuring School of Music students. 12:30 p.m. at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (Admission by donation).

Drop in Toddler time, for youngsters 16-35 months and their caregiver. Toddler-terrific stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets. No registration required. Starts 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Bay branch of the GVPL, 1442 Monterey Ave.

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Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island president Rosalind Scott is pleased to introduce this year’s directory of bureau members to the public.

Free public talk looks at women and alcohol

It’s a troubling trend: women are catching up with men in terms of alcohol consumption despite strong evidence that alcohol is much more dangerous to women’s health. The University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. (CARBC) presents a free public talk on March 4 by Ann Dowsett Johnston, an award-winning journalist and author of the bestseller Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol.

Johnston explores the role of marketing, campus culture and socio-economic pressures that influence the way women drink. Her aim is to jumpstart a national dialogue on this public health issue. A panel discussion will follow.

“Women and Alcohol: Breaking the Silence” with Ann Dowsett Johnston will be held Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 150 of the Medical Sciences Building at the University of Victoria.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

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