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Practise makes perfectTwenty-six Grade 4 and 5 students from David Cameron elementary take in the instruction of music teacher Maureen Garry, as they practise for CBCs Canadas Greatest Music Class competition. Students have been practicing during recess and breaks in preparation of the contest submission and are now patiently awaiting the results of their video submission. Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff

School board chair ousted after six years at helmHobbs informed of lack of support, steps aside Arnold LimNews Gazette staff

The Sooke School Districts Board of Education has a new chair.

Bob Phillips, who accepted a nomination from fellow trustee Ravi Parmar, was installed Tues-day as head of the board when pre-vious chair Wendy Hobbs chose not to accept a nomination from trustee Denise Riley.

Rather than run for a seventh consecutive year, Hobbs read a prepared statement to the board

and those in attendance.I have been thinking about this.

Although I would like to continue the work we have done as a board in the past, it has come to my attention from a trustee I do not have his support, or full support of the board, Hobbs said. The job of board chair here is difficult enough when you do have full support and even more strenuous without it. For that reason I have made a deci-sion not to stand for the position of chair.

Following her statement, Hobbs stood up and walked out of the meeting before elections were complete and rest of the board meeting began, saying she was heading to watch her granddaugh-ter in her first PACE performance.

In a follow-up interview, Hobbs did not name the non-supportive trustee, and said she hadnt heard any reason why she no longer had the support of the board.

Its very difficult for me, she said. I felt the board has been doing great; it ran well, got things done, was going in right direction.

So to be told I need change was a bit shocking to me I knew I didnt have enough votes to become chair I felt that I would not run so the majority of trust-ees could have the change they wanted.

Elections concluded with Dianna Seaton taking over Phillips previ-ous position of vice-chair, Margot Swinburnson the provincial coun-cil representative, Neil Poirier

taking the spot as the B.C. Pub-lic School Employers Association representative and Ravi Parmar as the BCPSEA alternate. None of the elections went to a vote, as all posi-tions were acclaimed.

Despite taking over her long-time position as chair, Phillips said he was grateful for the work Hobbs has done over her years.

There are no adjectives that could describe the amount of time that is required when you are building new schools, when you are having job action, when you are having government changes, he said.Don Descoteau/News Gazette staff

Sooke School District trustee Wendy Hobbs did not stand for re-election as board chair this week.

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Support could be pulled if business isnt favoured Katherine EngqvistNews Gazette staff

The City of Langford may be walking a fine line in support of a new regional economic strat-egy and committee for South Vancouver Island.

The City has already approved a motion to support the project in principal, but only if everyone else is in, said Coun. Denise Blackwell. At this point were not going to change that until we see who else is in.

She voiced some con-cerns regarding the future economic development committee (EDC) at Mon-days council meeting.

Id like to see the make-up of the actual board, because Im find-ing down at the regional board theres all sorts of ideas that arent any-where near what we want, what we set out in our strategic plan, she said at the meeting.

If the makeup of the board doesnt favour busi-ness, she said, the board wont be doing work for economic development in the region, theyll only be doing work for the City of Victoria.

It was a fear echoed by Mayor Stew Young, who drove most of the discus-sion on the topic.

You have to be very careful, he said. Politi-cians downtown keep coming up with all of these ways to spend money Its not an end-less pit of money from residential taxpayers.

Young added, however, that he supported the idea and has since it was first put forward.

This is good. A regional EDC makes sense, as long as the business people

are heard and politicians actually listen, he said. The makeup has to be business telling the gov-ernment how to do things better. Governments are the worst offenders of creating bureaucracy and red tape (for business).

Young noted that its important for business people to be in charge of the EDC, so when gov-ernments do something stupid, they actually should be held to task for it, and thats part of the EDC.

The financial portion of Langfords commitment to a regional strategy will be reviewed during 2016 budget deliberations, to be voted on by council before April 15, 2016.

Langford chief adminis-trative officer Jim Bowden said this will allow us the time to ensure that the proper (board) makeup is in place.

At their Monday meet-ing, Highlands council unanimously approved the districts participation in the South Vancouver Island Economic Develop-ment Association. That support also included a financial commitment.

Esquimalt, Central Saa-nich and Saanich also voted to support the Association at their Mon-day council meetings, bringing the total number of municipalities support-ing the idea, at least in principle, to 10. The oth-ers are Colwood, View Royal, Victoria, Oak Bay and Sidney.

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Langford, View Royal Y facilities on track to open in April 2016Katherine EngqvistNews Gazette staff

Carved from the rock off Langford Parkway, much of Langfords new YM-YWCA buildings size is hidden from view of the Westhills development that overlooks it. But facilities inside the under-construction, 62,000-square foot structure continue to grow each day.

Carrying on that theme, board chair and Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett announced a new name for the growing not-for-profit charitable organization, to a crowd gathered in the childcare space at the new Langford location on Tuesday.

The name YM-YWCA of Vancouver Island, Beckett noted, better reflects the growing list of services the Y offers Island residents, not just those in Victo-ria. As our communities grow so does the demand, he said.

After the announcement Beckett said, Its not the building so much as the services the thing that really resonates with me is the value. He added that families can access all of the Y facilities for one low monthly fee. Itll just be fantastic for families.

Jennie Edgecombe YM-YWCA Van-couver Island CEO, said expanding operations in the region have been in our strategic direction for a while.

On a tour of the new facilities in

Langford, Mayor Stew Young said you can actually see it take shape.

Not only will the facility be a great place for families, he added, it will be a needed complement to the many out-door activities already in the area.

A new pool facility hasnt been built since the Saanich Commonwealth Place pool in 1993, Young pointed out. It was time for the region. Just think how much our population has grown.

Under an agreement, Westhills Land Corporation is constructing the aquatic facilities, which the YM-YWCA will lease for 25 years. The City of Lang-ford has guaranteed to buy services from the Y for the duration of the lease.

The new facilities at the Langford Westhills Y and the View Royal Eagle Creek Village Y are still on schedule to open in April 2016, although Edge-combe noted a specific opening date has not yet been set.

Roughly 60 new full-time jobs and 50 part-time jobs will be created by the two new facilities.

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Upgrades in the futurefor Camp Thunderbird

Coinciding with Tuesdays announce-ment at the new YM-YWCA facilities in Langford was the launch of a $2-million capital campaign to raise funds to rein-vigorate Camp Thunderbird.

Local businessman, philanthropist and Camp Thunderbird alumni, Terry Farmer, is honorary campaign co-chair.

If we are not careful, we will lose it, he warned. We will lose this treasured jewel due to neglect.

Camp Thunderbird is a roughly 1,200-acre facility bordering Sooke and Metchosin off Sooke Road and is owned by the YM-YWCA of Vancouver Island.

At the time of the campaigns launch, $840,000 had been raised towards that $2-million goal.

The campaign is also looking to raise funds for programs and equipment at the first new YM-YWCA of Vancou-ver Island expansion facilities, in View Royal and Langford.

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Crews at the new Langford/Westhills Y facilities are working to make sure the building is ready to be opened in April 2016. Finishing touches are just being made to the tile around the pool area.

LANGFORD COUNCIL NEWSIN BRIEF

Unmanned aircraft approvedfor Langford Fire Rescue

At Mondays meeting, Langford council voted to approve the pur-chase of an unmanned aircraft sys-tem for use by Langford Fire Rescue.

Coun. Lillian Szpak expressed the appreciation of council to the Lang-ford Firefighters Women Auxiliary, who offered to cover the $5,000 cost of the new equipment once the pur-chase was approved.

The $2,750 training component of the new equipment is covered by the departments training budget.

Parks and Recreation budget voted down

Council voted to reject the pro-posed West Shore Parks and Recre-ation Society 2016 budget, due to a 3.77-per-cent increase to the Citys contribution. Council also voted to advise the society that only a budget that results in a two per cent or lower increase in Langfords requisition will be approved.

The 2015 increase over the previ-ous year amounted to 1.1 per cent or $26,355, bringing the total contri-bution to $2,420,401. The proposed

2016 increase would see the Citys contribution jump by 3.77 per cent, or $91,335, resulting in a roughly $4.27 increase per Langford house-hold. The total contribution would be $2,511,736.

The society operates the recreation complex in Colwood that is jointly owned by Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Metchosin, Highlands and the CRD. If any owner rejects the budget, the society must amend the proposal so it is accepted by all owners and failing that, the previous years bud-get continues forward.

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This is why Wendy leads the polls, she is so completely caring when it comes to kids and fami-lies and staff She should feel justifiably proud of all of the things she has done for this district.

Phillips described himself as a poor farm boy from Ontario who became a clinical social worker. He taught in Africa twice, taught at university and has been a school trustee for 19 years.

I really dont see any difference in the direction or the work or whatever that goes on with the board. The voice and the face change, Phillips said. Wendy and I worked closely together and we will continue to (do so). The story to me is how do we continue to support our staff and produce the educational outcomes that are expected from a board and a superintendent.

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Christmas tree farmer enjoys keeping it realLongtime Metchosin farmer switches gears to keep occupiedArnold LimNews Gazette staff

The biggest difference between a live Christmas tree and an artifi-cial one is the natural smell, says 30-year Metchosin resident Marie Palfrey.

The long-time local farmer, who now sells Christmas trees from her six-acre farm on William Head Road, said her first crop, will bring that smell to homes on the West Shore.

I planted them as seedlings five years ago, starting with Douglas fir (and they) have just taken off and are ready for cutting this year, she says. (They) may even be a little too big theyve all grown naturally.

Palfrey has always put up a live, local tree for Christmas. To keep her farm status, she decided to start growing them over two acres of her farm after giving up raising Angus beef.

The 74-year-old farmer, who has raised crops and livestock for decades, said she just got bored and needed something to keep her occupied.

Im learning as I go along (its) sort of a new thing for me, she said. Its just something I wanted to do. I decided I would (farm) trees before I got too old to do it.

With more than a thousand of them on her lot, from firs of the concolor (white), Douglas, Fraser, grand and noble varieties to pine trees at various stages of develop-ment, Palfrey tends to them every day and even admits having mixed emotions about letting go of the crop she has cared for over the past five years.

My husband said I would never

sell them because I am always talking to them I spend a lot of time out there, she said, laughing. I just like trees around here; they are nice and dont talk back.

Palfrey, who lives on the farm with her husband, said despite having arthritis and finding it chal-lenging to be out there some days, she still cant get enough of the smell and has no plans to stop

anytime soon.Families (enjoy cutting) them

down; it is like an adventure for a kid, she said. If you are cutting it down, taking it home, setting it up and breathing in the scent, it is beautiful.

For more information on Pal-freys Metchosin trees, contact her at 250-478-5470.

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Life-long farmer Marie Palfrey walks through rows of trees on the two-acre lot where she spends countless hours caring for hundreds of trees. Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff

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Former case worker takes on Cowichan-Malahat-Langford ridingArnold LimNews Gazette staff

Alistair MacGregor is the proud owner of a riding spanning more than 4,000 square kilometres.

The long-time case worker for former Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder said regardless of geography, he is ready to put in the hours, even if many of them are on the highway.

Itll be a bit of a challenge for my area, running all the way from Chemainus in the north to Lang-ford in the south, but all of the major communities in the riding are connected really well with just one highway, MacGregor said. Im prepared to do the same thing and I may log a lot of hours on the

Malahat, but I am prepared to do that to serve the constituents in each area as best as I can.

His team has already opened an office in Duncan, occupying the same office and furniture Crowder used and is on the hunt for another one in Langford.

Time spent door knocking in the West Shore community allowed MacGregor, a long-time Cowichan resident, to learn more about the municipalities of Langford and Highlands, which he now repre-sents in Ottawa.

He also counted Esquimalt-Saa-nich-Sooke MP Randall Garrison and provincial NDP leader John Horgan as key allies that would go a long ways in helping him learn the area and serve the con-stituents on the southern-most tip of his constituency.

Almost every neighbourhood I visited (had) a really high popula-tion of young families that have really been chased out of the hous-ing market in Victoria and have

come to Langford, MacGregor said. When I was going around the doorsteps talking about child-care or any family-friendly afford-ability issues that was an impor-tant thing.

MacGregor applauded the work of Langford council for their hous-ing affordability programs includ-ing one that sees every tenth unit priced below market value, and hoped federal opportunities might help provide more afford-able housing for young families. Another hot topic he hoped to tackle was transportation for com-muters working downtown.

Everyone who worked in Vic-toria had a complaint about the absolutely slow crawl to getting to work and getting home in after-noon it would be great to see if we can make any progress in the future with the E&N railway, Mac-Gregor continued. Seeing if the Langford to Victoria route can be up and running with a reliable pas-senger rails service that actually

gets people to work on time and works with their schedules.

The NDPs new seniors critic, and deputy critic for culture and heritage said he sees Canadas aging population as one of his pri-orities, tackling issues affecting the age group including improved access to health care, expanded home care, and looking at security and affordability.

He also planned to consult with former NDP seniors critic Irene Mathyssen, planning to continue the strong work of an exciting portfolio.

This is my first time being elected. I acknowledge I am a pretty young member of the cau-cus I am going to spend the first year listening and learning a lot from my more experienced col-leagues really getting a feel for the place in Ottawa and doing the best I can working for this portfolio, he said. I think it is a great fit for me because we have a fairly high population of folks in the riding

as a whole. I think I can do some great work on their behalf.

Despite the NDP having lost several seats across the nation, he said the flip-side of that is a tremendous wealth of talent in Ottawa looking for jobs.

He said he had 27 of the Whose, who, of staff apply for one of his positions in Ottawa. Coupled with returning staff from Jean Crowders office, he said the transfer of knowledge is reduced because the experience is already there.

Oct. 19 was a bitter sweet night for the NDP, we lost a lot of MPs that night (However) I think I would just like to say how hum-bled I am in the trust they have placed in me, he said. It really is an incredible experience to be elected to represent your commu-nity in the house of commons, I will carry with me that trust every day on this job and I will always work hard to keep earning it.

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New Democratic Party candidate Alistair MacGregor is all smiles at his campaign headquarters in Duncan. MacGregor was declared winner of the Cowichan - Malahat - Langford riding in the Oct. 19 federal election and is the NDPs seniors critic and deputy critic for culture and heritage. Lexi Bainas / Black Press

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Refugees add value to our communities

A group of faculty members, staff, students and friends in the University of Victorias history department have been working together to bring to Greater Victoria a family of five refugees fleeing the Syrian conflict.

In recent weeks, other groups around the Capital Region have undertaken efforts to work toward the same goal.

In the Gazette, weve seen some

readers question the outpouring of support for families outside Canada, when so many people here at home also struggle to meet their daily needs, through no fault of their own.

We understand that concern, and credit the many people working every day to also alleviate that suffering. However, we also believe in the need to recognize our place in the larger world.

To help one is not to devalue another.Theres also the misconception among some

that refugees are a drain on the system. In fact refugees, and immigrants generally, add

much to the community, culturally, socially and financially.

A report issued this week by Vancity credit union found Syrian refugees expected to arrive in British Columbia between now and the end of February will generate at least $563 million in local economic activity over the next 20 years.

The report, From Crisis to Community: Syrian Refugees and the B.C. Economy, found that immigrants tend to strengthen economies within their new communities, since they often purchase goods and services within their local community networks.

Further, immigrants tend to be highly entrepreneurial theyre about 30 per cent more likely to start a business than non-immigrants. In Halifax, for example, the Lebanese community is estimated to have created about 3.6 local jobs for each immigrant.

Addressing refugees specifically, the report found that refugees also report higher rates of self-employment than both other immigrants and people born in Canada. That doesnt even begin to consider the cultural benefits of welcoming new families into the Canadian fold.

UVic history professor Elizabeth Vibert recently told our sister paper, the Oak Bay News, People need to really be aware of how much new immigrants bring to this country.

We couldnt agree more, and hope that our communities embrace their new neighbours when they arrive.

The tragedy were witnessing in so many places around the world is heartbreaking. Responses on the ground and in the media to events in Paris, Beirut, Syria and elsewhere have ranged from inspiring to chilling. Too often, people express fear and distress as anger, suspicion and scapegoating.

For many reasons and in many ways, people and nature are in distress. Quaker activist and author Parker Palmer implores us to ask, What shall we do with our suffering? The way we deal with our pain has critical implications. Whether we project it outward as war or murder or absorb it as despair and self-destruction, Violence is what we get when we do not know what else to do with our suffering.

The interplay of environmental degradation and geopolitics has had alarming repercussions. Over the past decade alone, millions of people have been displaced by war, famine and drought. The world is shifting rapidly as a result of climate change and theres little doubt well see increasing humanitarian crises. We must face this new reality as a global community.

Climate change is one of the most destabilizing forces in human history. We must deal with carbon emissions but we must also deal with human suffering. In Canada, Inuit are feeling the impacts disproportionately. Ice appears much later in the season and melts earlier. Changing wildlife migration patterns disrupt community livelihoods, land-based activities and cultural practices.

Cape Breton University Canada

research chair Ashlee Cunsolo Willox is working with Inuit to understand their communities climate-related mental and

emotional health impacts, documenting anxiety, despair, hopelessness and depression, increased family stress, drug and alcohol use and suicide attempts. People are grieving for a way of life that is changing with the landscape.

Together with the Nunatsiavut communities of Labrador, Cunsolo Willox produced a

documentary film, Attutauniujuk Nunami/Lament for the Land. Residents describe how ice, when it forms, is often not thick enough to hunt, gather wood or travel by snowmobile.

The land is part of who they are, a source of solace, peace, identity, and well-being. Hunting and fishing and spending time on the land help Inuit feel grounded and happy. When residents cant get out of town, they feel stuck, lost and less like people.

Although global warming discourse typically ignores our intense feelings and grief in the face of environmental change, Cunsolo Willox argues it can expand our capacity to act. Re-casting climate change as the work of mourning means that we can share our losses, and encounter them as opportunities for productive and important work, she says. It also provides the opportunity to stand up and publicly object to injustice. Shared experiences of grief can build solidarity, support healing and inspire collective action.

With the Paris UN climate talks

underway, we have an opportunity to expand the conversation to include environmental grief and loss. Todays social and environmental leaders need to understand the psychological implications of a world in distress.

Geographer and research scientist Susanne Moser predicts future leaders will need more than professional expertise and political savvy. They must be steward, shepherd, arbiter, crisis manager, grief counselor, future builder.

Instead of knee-jerk reactions that so often accompany fear and emotional pain, what if we summoned the courage to experience our sadness, disorientation and grief in all its fullness? More importantly, what if we did this together? The feelings surrounding change and loss highlight our shared vulnerability and expose our connections to one another. We can consciously foster a heightened sense of human and ecological fellowship.

The late environmental scientist Donella Meadows believed the process of experiencing feelings is far from trivial.

Feelings, like knowledge, dont directly change anything. But if we dont rush past the feelings or stuff them down, if we take time to admit even the most uncomfortable ones, to accept them, share them, and couple them with knowledge of what is wrong and how it might be fixed, then feelings and knowledge together are motors for change.

The suffering were witnessing because of loss of land, culture, ways of life and identity may portend what is to come for all of us. Now is the time to come together and decide how we will respond. Lets make sure its the best humanity has to offer.

Healing in the face of climate change

David Suzukiwith Aryne Sheppard

Immigrants are more likely to start their own business


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The pirate ship outside Westhills Arena in Langfords City Centre Park forms part of the Christmas decorations at this time of year.

Outdoor skating open in LangfordMany West Shore resi-

dents have fond memories of lacing up skates and glid-ing across frozen ponds.

While outdoor tempera-tures havent permitted much of that in recent years, one Langford facility is looking to continue its take on the old-time tradi-tion.

While this isnt the first year City Centre Park, 1097 Langford Pkwy, is offer-ing West Shore residents a chance to skate on their outdoor pond, many resi-

dents appear to still be unaware the opportunity exists, even when tempera-tures dont dip below freez-ing.

Weather permitting, the outdoor skating pond will be open from now until Jan. 4, Monday to Friday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 7:30 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 6 p.m.

During public skates on Sundays, from 3 to 4:20 p.m., the indoor area will be opened up and connected

to the pond. Both areas can be enjoyed without having to take your skates off.

Once youve had your fun on the ice, City Cen-tre Park also has fire pits open for residents to warm up by and enjoy while sip-ping on a warm cup of hot chocolate, coffee or even a mocha.

Admission for the out-door ice is $3 (regular admission rates apply when its open to the indoor area). [email protected]

City Centre Park expands ice for Christmas season

Golf tourneyhelps infantsat Vic General

The neonatal intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital will be able to provide even better care for ailing infants in future, thanks to a donation from the Charity Golf Classic held at Royal Colwood in September.

The Victoria Hospitals Foundation recently received the final cheque of $26,700 from the annual tournaments volunteer crew from HP Advanced Solutions.

The money will help purchase two new iCribs, specially designed hospital cribs that allow caregivers better access to premature and critically ill infants, and have special fixtures that help preserve and maintain the tiny babies underdeveloped organs and internal systems.

Cathy McIntyre, foundation board chair, voiced gratitude for the golf volunteers, players and sponsors efforts to help out the neonatal intensive care department.

These new iCribs will serve hundreds of infants who require specialized care in the coming years, she said in a release.

The golf tournament has funded more than $606,000 of medical equipment since 1997.

Every year, more than 500 babies are born prematurely at VGH, which is home to the provinces only high-level neonatal ICU outside the Lower Mainland.

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