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Mayoral race heating upCoun. Nils Jensens announcement this week that he is running for mayor makes it a two-person contest so far. News, Page A3

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Meters processnot so smart: councillorsInstallations have already begun in Greater Victoria

Ryan FlahertyNews staff

The chorus of voices expressing concern over B.C. Hydros smart meter program has grown a little louder.

Oak Bay is the latest municipal-ity to formally address the Crown corporations plan to install 1.8 million meters at homes and busi-nesses around the province. There has been plenty of debate over the meters, on two main fronts.

Some are concerned that not enough is known about how elec-tromagnetic radiation emitted by the wireless meters will affect human health. Others say an aggressive installation schedule has given residents little time to make formal appeals to B.C. Hydro to prevent their current meter from being replaced.

Ted Olynyk, B.C. Hydros com-munity relations manager, was on hand at last weeks Oak Bay council meeting to explain the roll-out plan and to assuage peoples fears about the meters purported health risks.

But it wasnt enough for some councillors.

This is not a two-way conversa-tion, this is We will give you the information and we will carry on, said Coun. Tara Ney. I dont know

the science, Im not a specialist, I dont profess to know whats right or wrong here. But what I do know is because of the way this is being handled, peoples concerns are not being fielded seriously.

The replacements will eventually happen, said Olynyk, but if some-one is worried about the long-term effects of the meters, B.C. Hydro will meet with them to try to clear the air.

Its not a question of opting out completely, he said. Its a delay. We want to have a discussion with those customers and ease their mind over any concerns they may have.

But some arent satisfied with the response theyve received.

Its a matter of educating the public, said Oak Bay resident Tati-ana Laliupe. When I leave mes-sages, they go unanswered. I con-tacted them three times and all I got was one very brief answer.

Some residents have built boxes around their old meters, which allow Hydro employees to con-duct readings, but prevent them from completing new installations.

This is not a two-way conversation, this is We will give you the information and we will carry on.

Coun. Tara Ney Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Lodge plans promotedCaroline Reidel, left, Walter Riedel, Donald Little and Baptist Housing CEO Howard Johnson look over plans for the proposed Oak Bay Lodge replacement during an open house held Saturday at Marrion Gardens on Bee Street. A second open house is scheduled for Sept. 24.

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Fox participant rolls to greater successStefanie Barber was the only

registrant in Sundays Terry Fox Run rolling in a wheelchair.

Navigating a route on wheels amid a sea of runners is always a great experience, she said.

For one thing, shes faster than those on foot Barber finished the event in 20 minutes. And rather than feeling self-conscious about her difference, she loves the exposure.

People with disabilities can get out and be involved with com-munity events, and feel like they belong, she said.

It really is an eye opener for kids. They can see the potential of everybody.

Its a message Terry Fox him-self brought to a generation of Canadians by attempting to run across the country despite hav-ing lost a leg to cancer.

Rick Hansen was inspired by Terry Fox to do his Man in Motion World Tour and Im inspired by Rick Hansen, she said.

This years Fox run attracted 850 runners and volunteers, and raised $27,000, plus $12,600 through the Great Canadian Hair-do event.

A full story on Barber can be found at www.oakbaynews.com.

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Division rivalsA team-by-team preview of the Victoria Royals competition in the WHLs B.C. division.

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Greater Victorias MPs are rais-ing the red flag over the Conser-vative governments plan to bring back controversial provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Recently Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper said he was looking at bringing back the ability for police to arrest someone for three days without a warrant if its believed they may be involved in terrorist activity. Victorias NDP and Green MPs say they dont approve of

such an unnecessary step backward.

The only message Ive been receiving from my constituents is we should do what we can to protect Canada from these kind of draconian and anti-demo-cratic measures, Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May said. It strikes me as exces-sive and quite unnecessary, and it does real damage to our civil liberties.

Victoria MP Denise Savoie says the NDP wont support the amend-ments, as the provision is one that promotes politics of fear and divi-sion.

We cant afford to sacrifice these fundamental rights and free-doms in the name of fear, she

said. Perhaps when democracy is being challenged, what we need is more democracy, not less.

She argues that judicial over-sight is needed in balancing pub-lic safety with human rights. Giv-ing law enforcement unnecessary powers isnt a viable argument in the supposed name of security.

Its a sentiment echoed by Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Ran-dall Garrison (who was unable to

comment directly) as well as Uni-versity of Victoria political science professor Colin Bennett.

Its deeply troubling. Theres no evidence that law enforcement needs these powers, he said. Also concerning Bennett is lawful access legislation that, like the Anti-Terrorism Act, is being perceived as an invasion of civil rights.

This would give law enforcement extended access to our subscriber information from all our Internet communication and mobile devices without a war-rant, he said.

Its deeply troubling they want to do this without any judicial oversight. These both turn our

constitutional guarantees on its head.

May says as a non-committee member she is one of only five MPs that has the ability to present

amendments to bills at the report stage in the House of Commons.

She plans on making sure the strong opposi-tion to these provisions is heard. I have more potential to change bills than MPs in the Liberal, the NDP or the Conser-vative caucuses.

We need everyone, Conser-vatives too, to ask, Are we safer when we decide to surrender civil liberties? I dont think thats nec-essarily the case.

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Uplands Parks futurefocus of meeting

Friends of Uplands Park hosts its first general meeting Sept. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Windsor Pavil-ion. The gathering will feature a panel discussion on park issues, with Lorne Middleton, manager of Oak Bay parks services; Carrina Maslovat, manager of invasives, botanist Matt Fairbairns and Darcy Matthews, a First Nations cairns expert.

The discussion will cover man-agement of rare species, plus dog access and trails.

The free event is open to the public. Tea and refreshments will be available.

Restorative justice AGM asks heartfelt question

To forgive or not is the question that will be presented at tonights (Sept. 21) annual general meeting of Restorative Justice Oak Bay.

PhD candidate Jessica Rourke will discuss whether or not there exist unforgivable offences, as well as the role forgiveness plays in the restorative justice process. A former offender who has gone through the process will also share their experience.

The meeting takes place at Oak Bay municipal hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave., starting at 6 p.m., with speakers beginning at 6:45 p.m. RSVP to [email protected].

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Jensen latest to declare for mayors jobResidents will find a very different council at the table following Nov. 19 electionVivian MoreauNews staff

Nils Jensen has had the same election signs for 15 years. But for the Nov. 19 municipal election the Oak Bay councillor will order some new ones.

Theyll say Elect Nils Jensen for mayor.

Jensen, 62, announced his candidacy for mayor this week, making him the second councillor vying to take over from outgoing Mayor Christopher Caus-ton. Hazel Braithwaite declared her intention to seek the mayors chair in July.

With Jensen and Braith-waite giving up their councillor positions, and the death of Coun. Allan Cassidy this summer, Oak Bay council will see at least three new faces this year.

The three other council members, Tara Ney, John Herbert and Pam Copley, have indicated they will run again. As of Monday, only one newcomer, Kevin Murdoch, had declared intentions to run for coun-

cil. Candidates may submit their nomination forms as of Oct. 4. The deadline is Oct. 14 to submit forms for council and mayoralty seats.

All candidates will face challenging times, Jensen said.

We will likely see a large deficit at the provincial level and no doubt there will be a trickle-down

effect to the municipality, he said. Well see money cut back from the provin-cial government and we ... will need to be careful and diligent with our budget over the next few years.

His top three concerns for Oak Bay are deter-mining how it will pay its share of the new regional sewage system, how to include residents in deci-

sion-making processes and drafting a new official community plan.

Jensen is an avid cyclist who has lobbied for more bike lanes in Oak Bay, as well as better side-walks. Lobbying for those improvements may be dif-ficult in tough economic times, he admits, but says politics is the art of com-promise.

Those decisions could be aided by community advisory committees.

In the next couple of years were going to have tough choices, like do we do a bike lane or (install) playground equipment? I think its possible to have the community take part in setting those [email protected]

The Jensen file Danish immigrant lived in Montreal and Ottawa, studied law in Toronto. Articled and practised criminal law in Vancouver. He and wife, Jean Thomson, have two sons, Stewart, 19; Nicholas, 25. Jensen was first elected to Oak Bay council in 1996. Currently a Crown prosecutor and sessional instructor at UVic.

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Coun. Nils Jensen, running for Oak Bay mayor, said successful candidates face many tough decisions in the months and years ahead.

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Community consultation on smart meters sought by councilNey wanted council to request

a moratorium on installations in Oak Bay, but instead they passed a more modest motion to request B.C. Hydro to conduct a public consultation and information ses-

sion in the community.Hydro has not yet decided

whether to act on councils recom-mendation, but Olynyk said they are discussing what format such a session would take.

Other municipalities in the Cap-ital Region have passed similar

motions in recent months. Victo-ria council asked B.C. Hydro to explore an opt-out choice for con-sumers, and Colwood has called for a moratorium similar to the one Ney was seeking. In all cases, the motions are non-binding.

Over 6,000 meters have already

been installed in Greater Victoria, Olynyk said, and the work will con-tinue while B.C. Hydro attempts to address peoples fears.

At the end of the day, to be connected to the grid, everybody needs a meter, but we will work with individual customers to

address their concerns, he said. Theres a lot of misinformation out there.

Residents who wish to have their smart meter installation delayed can call 1-888-495-2767 or email [email protected]

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Walking in Terrys shoesJohnny Vallis and son, Lane, 5, gaze up at the Terry Fox statue at Mile 0 before the start of the Terry Fox run Sunday. Lanes favorite bedtime story is about Fox and his heroic run.

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Ticket to runOak Bay High student Anita Mosca gets her teams card punched Saturday by fellow student Talia Fraser during the schools Cops For Cancer eight-hour relay at the Jack Wallace Memorial Track. The event was one of many the youth are staging this month to raise funds to send children battling cancer to Camp Goodtimes in Maple Ridge.

Natalie NorthNews staff

Three quarters of British Columbians who die, do so without specialized palliative care such as pain management, social support or advanced care planning.

That statistic, released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, forms the basis of the Initiative for a Palliative Approach in Nursing: Evidence and Leadership (iPANEL). Its a project aimed at relieving some of the stresses associated with coming to the end of life.

There are very few things that are more distressing to nurses than caring for people who are dying and in distress, said Kelli Stajduhar, associate professor in the University of Victoria School of Nursing and Centre on Aging, co-leader of the initiative. Nobody in the health

system wants to see people in distress when theyre dying.

IPANEL is for nurses by nurses, intended to promote quality end of life care for any person dying, regardless of diagnoses and whether treatment takes place at home or in a hospital.

The initiative began in Janu-ary and will include several research projects over the next four years, including an upcom-ing nurses survey and a public education component.

The key focus, Stajduhar said, is identifying patients who could benefit from a palliative approach, which is based on conversations with patients and their families about patient needs and wishes, comfort mea-sures, cultural or spiritual con-cerns, as well as provisions for death.

We hope to open up the space for people in our province to begin talking more openly

about whats coming down the road for them, she said. If we could get people actually doing advanced care planning, actu-ally sitting down with their par-ents or their children and say-ing these are the kinds of things that Im thinking about ... wed be so much further along in get-ting people to have good deaths than we are right now.

Researchers from health authorities across the province have partnered with the Minis-try of Health for iPANEL, funded by an $800,000 Michael Smith B.C. Nursing Research Initiative Team Award.

This is of importance to everybody. If you havent known anyone whos died, you will. Thats a certain thing in life.

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UVic researchers hope to ease end-of-life care

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The Americanization of Canadian and B.C. politics is gathering speed now that legislated four-year terms are finally settling in at the federal and provincial level.

Scheduled elections are an important reform, but the downside is they seem to lead inexorably to constant campaigning. The latest example is the B.C. Liberal Partys website and radio campaign directed at upstart B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins.

Strange days indeed, NDP leader Adrian Dix mused on his Facebook page. The Liberals, after a week of nasty attacks on the NDP, launched an anti-John Cummins website. Absent a policy agenda, the Liberals seem to want to blame others for their problems. This too will backfire as Ms. Clark is again misreading the public mood. People are demanding substance in politics these days, not photo ops and negative attacks.

I see nothing strange in Dix rushing to the defence of Cummins, who represents the NDPs best hope for a move into the legislatures west wing. It is a bit odd for Dix to accuse others of lacking policy, as he leads a party that has been distinguished by little other than negative political tactics since its near-death experience in 2001.

This is almost as strange as the B.C. Liberals damning Cummins as a politician who says one thing and does another. Yeah, that can really

come back to bite you.There hasnt been

much of an anti-Dix effort yet, but you can be sure there is one sitting on the shelf, prepared for Clarks recently abandoned fall election plan. The nasty attacks Dix complained about were focused on his federal partys sudden preference for Quebec seats in the House of Commons, and sniping about which premier

named Clark hired more political staff Christy or Glen?

And it was the NDP who started the negative cycle with their own TV ad, featuring Campbell Crunch and Christy Crunch cereals, both loaded with HST. (I can put to rest the ghastly rumour that the B.C. Liberal war room will soon unleash a gang of angry, unemployed HST stick-men.)

The U.S. tactic of going negative early, to define your rivals before they can define themselves, has worked spectacularly for Stephen Harpers Conservatives. They scorched federal Liberal leaders Stphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, and public distaste for these methods does not seem to have hurt them. The anti-Cummins campaign has a similar style, and

there are indications it may have been produced in Toronto.

The website, canttrustcummins.ca, uses a bug-eyed photo of the former fisherman-MP that makes him look like a ray gun-wielding alien from the movie Mars Attacks. In fact our whole political scene is starting to look like a rerun of a bad 1990s movie.

It was Reform B.C. that rose from the ashes of Social Credit, and inspired a desperate Gordon Campbell to sing country music and take a hard line on aboriginal relations, to stitch the ruptured right back together.

Cummins defined himself as a Reform-Alliance-Conservative MP by railing against treaties, and that continues to be the core of his thin policy book. His other two main ideas are also pure rural populism. He vows to scrap the carbon tax and suggests that municipalities should cut their costs to fund transit.

Voters will have a better idea by the end of this week if Clarks plan for defending and creating jobs is really new policy, or merely more photo ops.

B.C. has had its first taste of California-style tax revolt. Now we have two years ahead that will be dominated by relentlessly negative, continuous campaigning.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.

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Scheduled elections are important, but they lead to constant campaigning.

End-of-life care needs attention

Fear of dying is common in western culture.Even the word died is often watered down

to more gentle phrases such as passed away, passed on, or crossed over. Those words indicate not only a desire to ease the pain of losing a loved one, but soften the path from life to death.

Its ironic, then, that in British Columbia we put relatively little money into making a persons final days and weeks more comfortable.

According to a national health information study,

a majority of dying people in this province are not receiving an appropriate level of care, whether it be proper pain management, social support or help with post-mortem planning.

Were not suggesting any means possible must be used to extend life. But caring enough to help a dying person have a more peaceful and respectful end of life should be the least we can do.

It should be noted that dying isnt reserved for the elderly, to which anyone who reads obituary columns or has experienced someone close battling a terminal illness could attest.

B.C. nurses and the University of Victoria Centre for Aging are teaming up to figure out how appropriate end-of-life care can be provided to more people in B.C., through a research program called Initiative for a Palliative Approach in Nursing: Evidence and Leadership.

Theyll no doubt consider the provincial health budget, which is massive and is expected to grow, given our aging population.

Some of that budget goes to hospice facilities around the province. But not everyone wants to die at hospice, where the staff are knowledgeable and compassionate, yet the atmosphere can seem like a hospital ward.

We believe the provincial government needs to dedicate more funding and attention to making palliative care more far-reaching in British Columbia.

More health dollars needed for the dying

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Hard-core yogaInstructor Meah Wofno, left, leads a Tuesday yoga class at Windsor Park Pavilion, despite having a broken leg. Participants Stephanie Sutherland, centre, and Rosemary Foster do their best to mimic her movements. Wofno, whose leg will be in a cast for another eight weeks, was injured doing yoga while receiving over-zealous help with a posture. Yoga classes at Windsor Park are held Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for intermediates and 10:15 a.m. for beginners. For more information visit www.recreation.oakbaybc.org and click on the Monterey Recreation Centre.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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Oak Bay pesticide regulations confusingWhen Oak Bay council was

discussing a petition to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides I did not attend the meetings, reckoning that the proposal was being pushed by a group of organic gardeners wishing to forbid the use of persistent chemicals.

I was OK with this. In any case, the sale of persistent substances is already banned

federally and the list includes DDT and the organophospates referred to by Ann Kuczpera In her Sept. 7 letter.

I deal with minor problems in my garden using traditional remedies such as Bordeau mixture, flowers of sulphur, pyrethrum spray and a spade.

Last year my tomatoes got late blight which was a disaster and to avoid a repeat this

year I have given the plants a light preventive spray of Bordeau mixture. Reading the instructions I noticed that the product had a PCP number. These numbers are given under the federal Pesticides Act and warrant that the product is safe and effective for the stated use. This is reassuring.

Unfortunately the regulations issued by Oak Bay council

define a banned substance as any product given a PCP number. In other words anything that works is forbidden. Included in the forbidden list are traditional remedies used for centuries and commonly used by organic gardeners. Sulphur and pyrethrum, both regarded as natural, are issued PCP numbers.

Was the purpose of the original petitioners to ban organic gardening or is this an accidental result of the way the regulations were drawn up?

At the moment I am breaking the law and would like council to revisit the regulations.

Joe HarveyOak Bay

Museum popular choicefor former CPR building

At this years Classic Boat Festival, the public were all too keen to learn when and whether the Maritime Museum was moving into the former CPR Steamship building.

This move is the logical choice. Other alternatives leave the public utterly disenchanted.

Local government should realize that the museum contains a valuable part of B.C.s seafaring heritage in one of the largest collections of maritime artifacts in Canada, including some from the CPR itself, and one worthy of a unique destination on the waterfront.

The provincial and local governments should know that by enabling the Maritime Museum to move into the CPR building, and providing funding to keep it running, a wealth of B.C. heritage would be saved for future generations to enjoy. This new location would help the

museum become more viable and attract more visitors.

Victoria cannot afford to lose or ignore its maritime history nor its Maritime Museum. Victoria needs an amazing building for its amazing sea stories.

Maggie McNeil-SmithVictoria

Readers lamentsloss of tearoom

There is a problem in the heart of Oak Bay.

I have had visitors approach me to see where they can find a tearoom just for a cup of tea and a goodie.

I have had to tell them that there arent any left. Unfortunately all we have are bistros, which is not a tearoom as seniors know it. White Heather Tearoom is blocks away, too far for seniors to walk.

Have they forgotten that there are so many seniors in Oak Bay that would like to just

drop in for tea? Could some entrepreneur see the potential in Oak Bay and come up with something suitable?

Edyta SahlenOak Bay

Common sense prevails when it comes to wildlife

I was sad to see that another black bear had been shot and killed. This time a mother bear with her cubs, which is shocking, as this mother bear was protecting her cubs from a barking dog. This bear and her cubs should have been tranquilized and taken to a remote area.

Also, people should keep garbage secured so bears cannot get inside, as this was the case in this instance.

I hope this slaughter of our wildlife will stop, as we have to learn to live with them. They are part of our environment and should be treated with respect.

Iris NunnSaanich

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The Americanization of Canadian and B.C. politics is gathering speed now that legislated four-year terms are finally settling in at the federal and provincial level.

Scheduled elections are an important reform, but the downside is they seem to lead inexorably to constant campaigning. The latest example is the B.C. Liberal Partys website and radio campaign directed at upstart B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins.

Strange days indeed, NDP leader Adrian Dix mused on his Facebook page. The Liberals, after a week of nasty attacks on the NDP, launched an anti-John Cummins website. Absent a policy agenda, the Liberals seem to want to blame others for their problems. This too will backfire as Ms. Clark is again misreading the public mood. People are demanding substance in politics these days, not photo ops and negative attacks.

I see nothing strange in Dix rushing to the defence of Cummins, who represents the NDPs best hope for a move into the legislatures west wing. It is a bit odd for Dix to accuse others of lacking policy, as he leads a party that has been distinguished by little other than negative political tactics since its near-death experience in 2001.

This is almost as strange as the B.C. Liberals damning Cummins as a politician who says one thing and does another. Yeah, that can really

come back to bite you.There hasnt been

much of an anti-Dix effort yet, but you can be sure there is one sitting on the shelf, prepared for Clarks recently abandoned fall election plan. The nasty attacks Dix complained about were focused on his federal partys sudden preference for Quebec seats in the House of Commons, and sniping about which premier

named Clark hired more political staff Christy or Glen?

And it was the NDP who started the negative cycle with their own TV ad, featuring Campbell Crunch and Christy Crunch cereals, both loaded with HST. (I can put to rest the ghastly rumour that the B.C. Liberal war room will soon unleash a gang of angry, unemployed HST stick-men.)

The U.S. tactic of going negative early, to define your rivals before they can define themselves, has worked spectacularly for Stephen Harpers Conservatives. They scorched federal Liberal leaders Stphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, and public distaste for these methods does not seem to have hurt them. The anti-Cummins campaign has a similar style, and

there are indications it may have been produced in Toronto.

The website, canttrustcummins.ca, uses a bug-eyed photo of the former fisherman-MP that makes him look like a ray gun-wielding alien from the movie Mars Attacks. In fact our whole political scene is starting to look like a rerun of a bad 1990s movie.

It was Reform B.C. that rose from the ashes of Social Credit, and inspired a desperate Gordon Campbell to sing country music and take a hard line on aboriginal relations, to stitch the ruptured right back together.

Cummins defined himself as a Reform-Alliance-Conservative MP by railing against treaties, and that continues to be the core of his thin policy book. His other two main ideas are also pure rural populism. He vows to scrap the carbon tax and suggests that municipalities should cut their costs to fund transit.

Voters will have a better idea by the end of this week if Clarks plan for defending and creating jobs is really new policy, or merely more photo ops.

B.C. has had its first taste of California-style tax revolt. Now we have two years ahead that will be dominated by relentlessly negative, continuous campaigning.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com.

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End-of-life care needs attention

Fear of dying is common in western culture.Even the word died is often watered down

to more gentle phrases such as passed away, passed on, or crossed over. Those words indicate not only a desire to ease the pain of losing a loved one, but soften the path from life to death.

Its ironic, then, that in British Columbia we put relatively little money into making a persons final days and weeks more comfortable.

According to a national health information study,

a majority of dying people in this province are not receiving an appropriate level of care, whether it be proper pain management, social support or help with post-mortem planning.

Were not suggesting any means possible must be used to extend life. But caring enough to help a dying person have a more peaceful and respectful end of life should be the least we can do.

It should be noted that dying isnt reserved for the elderly, to which anyone who reads obituary columns or has experienced someone close battling a terminal illness could attest.

B.C. nurses and the University of Victoria Centre for Aging are teaming up to figure out how appropriate end-of-life care can be provided to more people in B.C., through a research program called Initiative for a Palliative Approach in Nursing: Evidence and Leadership.

Theyll no doubt consider the provincial health budget, which is massive and is expected to grow, given our aging population.

Some of that budget goes to hospice facilities around the province. But not everyone wants to die at hospice, where the staff are knowledgeable and compassionate, yet the atmosphere can seem like a hospital ward.

We believe the provincial government needs to dedicate more funding and attention to making palliative care more far-reaching in British Columbia.

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Hard-core yogaInstructor Meah Wofno, left, leads a Tuesday yoga class at Windsor Park Pavilion, despite having a broken leg. Participants Stephanie Sutherland, centre, and Rosemary Foster do their best to mimic her movements. Wofno, whose leg will be in a cast for another eight weeks, was injured doing yoga while receiving over-zealous help with a posture. Yoga classes at Windsor Park are held Tuesdays at 9 a.m. for intermediates and 10:15 a.m. for beginners. For more information visit www.recreation.oakbaybc.org and click on the Monterey Recreation Centre.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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Oak Bay pesticide regulations confusingWhen Oak Bay council was

discussing a petition to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides I did not attend the meetings, reckoning that the proposal was being pushed by a group of organic gardeners wishing to forbid the use of persistent chemicals.

I was OK with this. In any case, the sale of persistent substances is already banned

federally and the list includes DDT and the organophospates referred to by Ann Kuczpera In her Sept. 7 letter.

I deal with minor problems in my garden using traditional remedies such as Bordeau mixture, flowers of sulphur, pyrethrum spray and a spade.

Last year my tomatoes got late blight which was a disaster and to avoid a repeat this

year I have given the plants a light preventive spray of Bordeau mixture. Reading the instructions I noticed that the product had a PCP number. These numbers are given under the federal Pesticides Act and warrant that the product is safe and effective for the stated use. This is reassuring.

Unfortunately the regulations issued by Oak Bay council

define a banned substance as any product given a PCP number. In other words anything that works is forbidden. Included in the forbidden list are traditional remedies used for centuries and commonly used by organic gardeners. Sulphur and pyrethrum, both regarded as natural, are issued PCP numbers.

Was the purpose of the original petitioners to ban organic gardening or is this an accidental result of the way the regulations were drawn up?

At the moment I am breaking the law and would like council to revisit the regulations.

Joe HarveyOak Bay

Museum popular choicefor former CPR building

At this years Classic Boat Festival, the public were all too keen to learn when and whether the Maritime Museum was moving into the former CPR Steamship building.

This move is the logical choice. Other alternatives leave the public utterly disenchanted.

Local government should realize that the museum contains a valuable part of B.C.s seafaring heritage in one of the largest collections of maritime artifacts in Canada, including some from the CPR itself, and one worthy of a unique destination on the waterfront.

The provincial and local governments should know that by enabling the Maritime Museum to move into the CPR building, and providing funding to keep it running, a wealth of B.C. heritage would be saved for future generations to enjoy. This new location would help the

museum become more viable and attract more visitors.

Victoria cannot afford to lose or ignore its maritime history nor its Maritime Museum. Victoria needs an amazing building for its amazing sea stories.

Maggie McNeil-SmithVictoria

Readers lamentsloss of tearoom

There is a problem in the heart of Oak Bay.

I have had visitors approach me to see where they can find a tearoom just for a cup of tea and a goodie.

I have had to tell them that there arent any left. Unfortunately all we have are bistros, which is not a tearoom as seniors know it. White Heather Tearoom is blocks away, too far for seniors to walk.

Have they forgotten that there are so many seniors in Oak Bay that would like to just

drop in for tea? Could some entrepreneur see the potential in Oak Bay and come up with something suitable?

Edyta SahlenOak Bay

Common sense prevails when it comes to wildlife

I was sad to see that another black bear had been shot and killed. This time a mother bear with her cubs, which is shocking, as this mother bear was protecting her cubs from a barking dog. This bear and her cubs should have been tranquilized and taken to a remote area.

Also, people should keep garbage secured so bears cannot get inside, as this was the case in this instance.

I hope this slaughter of our wildlife will stop, as we have to learn to live with them. They are part of our environment and should be treated with respect.

Iris NunnSaanich

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Roszan HolmenNews staff

Julie Harman is gearing up for her 14th year as organizer of the Tour de Rock celebrations in Sidney, and its unlikely shell give it up anytime in the foreseeable future.

Thats why I dont want to quit because you get to a point where you can do it with your eyes closed, she said.

She tried once and learned her lesson.Back in 2008, Harman passed her

volunteer torch to someone new, so she could focus on doing well in a medical course. With one week to go before the big event, introducing the riding team, the new

volunteer backed out via email.

I thought, oh dear God what am I going to do?

Harman had no choice. Juggling both duties, she delegated what she could.

We pulled off the event and it was great, she said.

This year, the Sidney woman is scaling back her involvement. On Oct. 6, shell oversee 10

volunteers to host the welcome reception as the Tour de Rock cyclists pass through town on the second last day of their tour of Vancouver Island. It involves a parade, head shaving, donut and hot dog sales and more.

The emotional impact of the day never fades for Harman.

Year after year after year I get the same chills when they ride into town, she said. Every single year I get goosebumps and get tearful. I have so much respect for what they do for the kids.

All the funds raised by the cyclists and the community go to pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes.

Harmans gratitude for having three healthy children, and two healthy grandchildren (soon to be three) fuels her commitment to the work. Her duties were especially difficult in 2000, when Harman lost her dad to cancer one month before the event.

This year she has a new reason to help make the annual fundraiser a success.

She is dedicating the Oct. 6 event to

Henry Down, a 20-month-old boy who was diagnosed with cancer on Aug. 14.

Hes now facing an uphill battle in the Childrens Hospital, Harman said.

People are always so generous to this cause, she said. Why should a child so young go through something so nasty?

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Sidney RCMP Const. Kyle Martell, who rode in the Tour de Rock in 2009, gives longtime volunteer Julie Harman a hug.

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ON TOUR: The 2011 Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 24 and ends Friday, Oct. 7 in Victoria. Riders will stop in Oak Bay on Oct. 6. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

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Year after year I get the same chills when they ride into town. Every single year I get goosebumps and get tearful. I have so much respect for what they do for the kids.

Julie Harman

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In some ways, the hardest part is behind her. With training taper-ing off as the start of the Tour de Rock approaches, Louise Hartland knows that, at least physically, shes been through the toughest stretch already.

The reason that we train so hard is they dont want us to have to think about

the physical part, explained Hart-land. If you can do the training youll be fine on tour. The emotional part of the tour is so hard that you shouldnt have to think about the physical part while its going on.

And make no mistake, it has been a gruelling few months for the Victoria-based CTV reporter, one of three media riders on this years Tour de Rock team. The three-day-a-week training schedule, which alternates

hill climbing, speed rides and long-distance sessions has been a new experience for Hartland. Prior to the tour, which covers 1,000 kilometres in two weeks, the only major cycling she had done was in the Ride to Con-quer Cancer, a comparatively mod-est two-day, 260-km affair.

But Hartland has surprised herself with her ability to keep up with the rigorous routine.

Its really a mental thing, she said of her approach. You go into it thinking, Theres no way I can ride my bike up to the observatory, and now we do it three times in one night. Its getting your head around the fact that you can actually do this.

The physical toll is only part of the battle, however. The wide range of emotions that Hartland has felt since being named to the

team in February, and which will intensify over the fortnight of the tour, have been just as intense, sometimes fluctuating vividly within a single day.

One such day was when the team visited Camp Goodtimes, the prime beneficiary of the tours fundraising efforts. The camp, on the shores of Loon Lake in Maple Ridge, is a

summertime sanctuary for pediatric cancer patients and their siblings, giving them a place to just be kids.

I wasnt sure what to expect emotionally, so it was kind of drain-ing on me, Hartland said. When you dont know what youre going to see, its hard to deal with, but it wasnt at all. It was the opposite. It was the happiest place on earth. There are some kids who are sick and some siblings, and you dont know who is who. Theyre just hav-ing fun and they feel they can be themselves there.

And while kids with cancer are the focus of the tour, one adult will be prominent in Hartlands mind throughout the ride. October will mark two years since her father was diagnosed with cancer, and hes still undergoing treatment.

Balancing her work and training schedules, along with a busy calen-dar of fundraising events, has left precious little time for the two to spend together, but Hartland says her family has been in her corner the whole way.

Theyre very supportive of me, she said. Obviously my dad cant do anything physically to help me out, but he knows Im doing this for him.

Hartlands mother has attended every one of her fundraising events, highlighted by a single week in which she and tag team partner Brittany King, a fellow media rider, raised over $60,000 via a golf tourna-ment and a bachelor auction.

(My mother) has been the money woman, said Hartland. Shes the one sitting in the back counting the cash box. She volunteers for every-thing.

Even Hartlands brother, away at school, is making plans to visit her

on at least one of the tour stops.Now with the tour just days away, all that

physical and emotional investment is about to play out, one community at a time.

It just dawned on me a few days ago: Oh my gosh, Im actually ready for this. For so long, it seems such a huge distance, but then suddenly youre ready.

Training prepares riders for physical challenge so they can concentrate on emotional strength

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CTV reporter Louise Hartland is one of three media riders on this years Tour de Rock team. She says the support of her family and her teammates has been a major asset in getting through the tours grueling training schedule.

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Victoria history, life writing, mystery: its all up for discussion in Cadboro Bay this fall.

Cadboro Bay Book Company is the new host of At the Mike, a series of talks that offers more than authors reading from their books.

There seemed to be room in the city or the community for an author series, said Brindle and Glass publisher Ruth Linka, who relocated her business from Edmonton to Victoria.

Its a series where were try-ing to bring together authors on topics or in genres where they have some common ground and bring them together with read-ers where we can have conver-sation and a better connection between readers and writers.

At the Mike began in 2007 at

Fernwoods Cornerstone Caf. It has since continued at The Fort Caf and has sparked discus-sions on everything from how male fiction authors relate, to where to find solace within the cityscape, and the environment an event that featured guests Briony Penn and Guy Dauncey.

It has varied so much that its often not about writing, but

about topics, Linka said.The series continues on Sept.

27 with Saanich historian Valerie Green and Linda Eversole.

Its a really great little book store with a great feel to it, so we hope that itll have a nice ambi-ance and that people from the neighbourhood will be excited to have us there too.

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In connection with the Royal British Columbia Museums The Other Emily exhibition, curator Kathryn Bridge presents written recollections of author Emily Carr in a reading at the Greater Victoria

Public Librarys Central branch.Excerpts from Sister and I from

Victoria to London, a newly pub-lished manuscript, will be shared in the free reading on Saturday (Sept. 24) from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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At the Mike All readings start at 7 p.m., 3840B Cadboro Bay Rd. Admission is free. Sept. 27: Valerie Green and Linda Eversole discuss the history of the city in Vibrant Victoria. Oct. 25: Barbara Stewart and Lynne Van Luven join forces to talk about Life Writing the art of personal cre-ative non-fiction. Nov. 15: Stephen Legault, Sandy Frances Duncan, George Szanto, Bruce Burrows and Kay Stewart share the secrets of mystery writing.

Its a marathon of a spin-off, and its for the kids.

The YM-YWCA of Greater Victoria is hosting its Spin for Strong Kids on Oct. 22.

The event encourages corporate and recreational teams of eight to get on stationary bikes and pedal

away for one hour.Teams are asked to raise

at least $1,000 each for the Ys Strong Kids campaign, which helps kids and families get involved in activities they might not be able to afford.

Participants get a T-shirt, team photo and free child care

during their spin time. Spin-offs happen between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Registration forms are due Sept. 24. They are available at the downtown YMCA, 851 Broughton St. or at www.victoriay.com.

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Karen Dennis says she is lucky not to have HIV.

As an intravenous drug user for 19 years, Dennis came into con-tact with her share of needles, which can transmit the disease.

By the grace of God, I guess, I never contracted HIV, she said.

Now that shes the executive director of the Victoria AIDS Resource and Community Service Society, also known as VARCS, Dennis feels so lucky to work with the underdogs of the com-munity people who have HIV and are stigmatized because of their lifestyle.

Weve come a long way its certainly not like it was 30 years ago. But now so much of the fund-ing is put towards the substance abuse population that people now are associating the disease with that population, she said.

Gay men are still at a huge risk, particularly young gay men who were not around for the big epi-demic (in the 1980s).

Youth are also at a high risk of contracting the disease, Den-nis added, in part because they didnt experience the fear in the 1980s. Some may even be of the belief that the disease has been eradicated.

People 25 and younger account for half of all new infec-

tions worldwide. A lot of people dont get tested and thats the other unfortunate part.

She added people who have engaged in even just one high-risk activity having sex without a condom or sharing a needle should get tested for the disease.

In Greater Victoria, 1,500 peo-ple are known to have HIV.

To raise awareness of the dis-ease and to raise money for AIDS research, VARCS is helping to host the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life tonight (Sept. 21).

People are encouraged to walk, donate or volunteer for the event by going to www.aidswalkforlife.ca/victoria.htm.

I was around (the scene) 30

years ago and know a lot of peo-ple who passed away (from HIV-AIDS), Dennis said. Anybody touched by HIV or wants to see this disease stop being spread, join the walk, because it honours those who paved the way and went through those horrible, bru-tal times of that pain and being disenfranchised. Many of them paid with their lives.

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Mark your calendar WHAT: Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life WHERE: Centennial Square WHEN: Tonight (Sept. 21) at 6 p.m. Walk starts at 7 p.m.

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AIDS Walk For Life co-ordinator Barbara Cavill, left, and AIDS support advocate Karen Dennis promote the annual event.

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Victoria history, life writing, mystery: its all up for discussion in Cadboro Bay this fall.

Cadboro Bay Book Company is the new host of At the Mike, a series of talks that offers more than authors reading from their books.

There seemed to be room in the city or the community for an author series, said Brindle and Glass publisher Ruth Linka, who relocated her business from Edmonton to Victoria.

Its a series where were try-ing to bring together authors on topics or in genres where they have some common ground and bring them together with read-ers where we can have conver-sation and a better connection between readers and writers.

At the Mike began in 2007 at

Fernwoods Cornerstone Caf. It has since continued at The Fort Caf and has sparked discus-sions on everything from how male fiction authors relate, to where to find solace within the cityscape, and the environment an event that featured guests Briony Penn and Guy Dauncey.

It has varied so much that its often not about writing, but

about topics, Linka said.The series continues on Sept.

27 with Saanich historian Valerie Green and Linda Eversole.

Its a really great little book store with a great feel to it, so we hope that itll have a nice ambi-ance and that people from the neighbourhood will be excited to have us there too.

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At the Mike comes to Cadboro Bay LIBRARY EVENTSIN BRIEFListen to Carrs own words

In connection with the Royal British Columbia Museums The Other Emily exhibition, curator Kathryn Bridge presents written recollections of author Emily Carr in a reading at the Greater Victoria

Public Librarys Central branch.Excerpts from Sister and I from

Victoria to London, a newly pub-lished manuscript, will be shared in the free reading on Saturday (Sept. 24) from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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At the Mike All readings start at 7 p.m., 3840B Cadboro Bay Rd. Admission is free. Sept. 27: Valerie Green and Linda Eversole discuss the history of the city in Vibrant Victoria. Oct. 25: Barbara Stewart and Lynne Van Luven join forces to talk about Life Writing the art of personal cre-ative non-fiction. Nov. 15: Stephen Legault, Sandy Frances Duncan, George Szanto, Bruce Burrows and Kay Stewart share the secrets of mystery writing.

Its a marathon of a spin-off, and its for the kids.

The YM-YWCA of Greater Victoria is hosting its Spin for Strong Kids on Oct. 22.

The event encourages corporate and recreational teams of eight to get on stationary bikes and pedal

away for one hour.Teams are asked to raise

at least $1,000 each for the Ys Strong Kids campaign, which helps kids and families get involved in activities they might not be able to afford.

Participants get a T-shirt, team photo and free child care

during their spin time. Spin-offs happen between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Registration forms are due Sept. 24. They are available at the downtown YMCA, 851 Broughton St. or at www.victoriay.com.

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Karen Dennis says she is lucky not to have HIV.

As an intravenous drug user for 19 years, Dennis came into con-tact with her share of needles, which can transmit the disease.

By the grace of God, I guess, I never contracted HIV, she said.

Now that shes the executive director of the Victoria AIDS Resource and Community Service Society, also known as VARCS, Dennis feels so lucky to work with the underdogs of the com-munity people who have HIV and are stigmatized because of their lifestyle.

Weve come a long way its certainly not like it was 30 years ago. But now so much of the fund-ing is put towards the substance abuse population that people now are associating the disease with that population, she said.

Gay men are still at a huge risk, particularly young gay men who were not around for the big epi-demic (in the 1980s).

Youth are also at a high risk of contracting the disease, Den-nis added, in part because they didnt experience the fear in the 1980s. Some may even be of the belief that the disease has been eradicated.

People 25 and younger account for half of all new infec-

tions worldwide. A lot of people dont get tested and thats the other unfortunate part.

She added people who have engaged in even just one high-risk activity having sex without a condom or sharing a needle should get tested for the disease.

In Greater Victoria, 1,500 peo-ple are known to have HIV.

To raise awareness of the dis-ease and to raise money for AIDS research, VARCS is helping to host the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life tonight (Sept. 21).

People are encouraged to walk, donate or volunteer for the event by going to www.aidswalkforlife.ca/victoria.htm.

I was around (the scene) 30

years ago and know a lot of peo-ple who passed away (from HIV-AIDS), Dennis said. Anybody touched by HIV or wants to see this disease stop being spread, join the walk, because it honours those who paved the way and went through those horrible, bru-tal times of that pain and being disenfranchised. Many of them paid with their lives.

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Mark your calendar WHAT: Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life WHERE: Centennial Square WHEN: Tonight (Sept. 21) at 6 p.m. Walk starts at 7 p.m.

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