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Vern Burkhardt just can’t stay off the water, but he isn’t the only one.

Approximately 200 boats set sail May 24 to 26 for the 71st annual Swiftsure International Yacht Race where Burkhardt says the scenery takes centre stage.

“It’s the largest race in the Pacific Northwest and racers get together to exchange tales and catch up with each other once a year,” Burkhardt said. “Few vistas are like the downtown Inner Harbour

of Victoria that are so beautiful and create a festival atmosphere for racers to come and enjoy.”

The chair of the race for four years has been an avid participant as well, having raced in all but four events since 1977, and 2014 is no different. The veteran sailor said there is just something about the annual event that keeps him coming back for more and fellow racer Stuart Dahlgren agrees.

“It is the one, it is the one that has the

prestige,” he said. “It’s the holy grail of sailing around here. There are other races that are more challenging and harder to win but Swiftsure has the caché.”

Boats from as far as Oregon, Seattle and Vancouver join Island boats including the Westerly, a 70-foot long Santa Cruz boat

Dahlgren and a crew of 16 will race in the longest and most challenging course in the event, the Swiftsure Lightship Classic.

The 240 kilometre race from Clover Point, to Swiftsure Bank to the finish at

Ogden Point could see the entire crew stay up for 15 to 16 hours straight, or see the them take shifts sleeping if they expect a longer than a 24 hour trip. It will be challenging, he said, but worth it in the end.

“I think this is one of the coolest team sports out there. The truest team sport. Not all jobs on the boats are glamorous, but every job needs to get done and someone needs to do it.”

Vern Burkhardt, chair of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race, chairs and competes in the 71st annual race.

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Alexandra Troyan is a busy Grade 11 honour roll student at Oak Bay High school who is following current affairs as they unfold in Ukraine – she is also

excited to represent her adopted country of Canada in the 2014 Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant.

Troyan, 17, was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine and moved to Canada when she was eight years old. With a bilingual background, she supports cultural diversity and globalization. The need to focus on global peace and understanding is all the more meaningful for Troyan right now given the concerning events happening in Ukraine.

“Events like this pageant really bring together Canadians of diverse backgrounds and help us better understand different perspectives,” she says.

Troyan is actively fundraising to offset significant costs to travel to Toronto this summer and participate in the Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant. She has a part time job, is an athlete and actively volunteers in a variety of school clubs and initiatives.

“I am grateful for any help local businesses and individuals are able to contribute to support me pursue my dream,” Troyan says.

Excited to represent Victoria at the national pageant, she expects the opportunity to gain public speaking experience will help prepare her for a future career in marketing.

“I want to promote the importance of confidence and be a positive role model for youth – especially for my little sister,” she says.

If you wish to donate or assist Troyan in her journey to the competition, call 250-532-3334.

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Alexandra Troyan will compete in the 2014 Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant in Toronto this summer.

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Alexandra Troyan is a busy Grade 11 honour roll student at Oak Bay High school who is following current affairs as they unfold in Ukraine – she is also

excited to represent her adopted country of Canada in the 2014 Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant.

Troyan, 17, was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine and moved to Canada when she was eight years old. With a bilingual background, she supports cultural diversity and globalization. The need to focus on global peace and understanding is all the more meaningful for Troyan right now given the concerning events happening in Ukraine.

“Events like this pageant really bring together Canadians of diverse backgrounds and help us better understand different perspectives,” she says.

Troyan is actively fundraising to offset significant costs to travel to Toronto this summer and participate in the Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant. She has a part time job, is an athlete and actively volunteers in a variety of school clubs and initiatives.

“I am grateful for any help local businesses and individuals are able to contribute to support me pursue my dream,” Troyan says.

Excited to represent Victoria at the national pageant, she expects the opportunity to gain public speaking experience will help prepare her for a future career in marketing.

“I want to promote the importance of confidence and be a positive role model for youth – especially for my little sister,” she says.

If you wish to donate or assist Troyan in her journey to the competition, call 250-532-3334.

Pageant a chance for teen to shineUkrainian immigrant excited to represent Victoria in national contest

Eligh photos

Alexandra Troyan will compete in the 2014 Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant in Toronto this summer.


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Laura LavinNews staff

Victoria AM is hosting a cele-bratory breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel on May 23.

The group, which welcomes cruise ships to Victoria, has been dressing in costume and promoting tourism in the region for 30 years.

“I’ve always been a people person,” said Diana Shnider, a member for 10 years. “When my husband passed away – he and I were involved in a num-ber of organizations together – I thought, I’ve got to do more. I heard they were involved in tour-ism … and I thought if there’s anything I can do for tourism, it’s something that I want to sup-port.”

Victoria AM has been in oper-ation for three decades helping to connect businesses and tour-ists by providing a welcoming smile and information, as well as being among the first to provide monthly mixers for local busi-nesses.

Greeting cruise ship passen-gers was initiated by Norma Fitzsimmons, one of the first female Chamber of Commerce members. Fitzsimmons, the owner of Island Florist on Yates Street, initially decided to hand out flowers to arriving pas-sengers, as the industry grew and more passengers arrived, pins were presented instead of blooms.

“Norma started with giving a rose to every cruise ship passen-ger,” said Christopher Causton, one of the founding members of Victoria AM. “When we started to do that in 1984, there were only 11 cruise ships coming in – it was very effective, she’d pin every woman with a rose and instantly you knew she was off a ship.”

The group introduced Town Criers to Victoria and placed a bronze welcoming statue of Town Crier Tommy Mayne at Ogden Point. The group also funded four Welcome to Victoria signs over the years.

“We felt the need to get together and boost tourism

and make some fun at the same time,” said Causton.

Part of the fun included the first Tea Cup Race in the Inner Harbour. “Almost all of them went to the bottom of the har-bour,” said Causton with a laugh. “There are a few still at the bot-tom, I”m sure.”

The group met monthly and held the occasional hatting cere-mony to encourage camaraderie among business owners.

“A hatting ceremony was to honour the president of a com-pany or somebody who was hav-ing a special day, it was always a surprise,” said former member Janna Ginsberg Bleviss.

Three or four women dressed in lovely, long Edwardian gowns and hats and gentlemen in top hats would arrive and a scroll would be read by the Town Crier. “The scroll would be welcom-ing the person into the order of LOVE – the Loyal Order of Victo-ria Enthusiasts. It was full of very flowery language about the gar-den city, jewel of the realm,” said Ginsberg Bleviss. The honouree would then kneel on a pillow and be presented with a top hat. “It was great fun and gave some-body a fabulous hat to wear on a fancy occasion.”

Along with the fun ideas, the

group also championed the con-struction of the Victoria Confer-ence Centre and introduced the Superhost program. “We’ve got quite a little history, that’s why we’d like to give a little bit of a shout out to anyone who was involved in the organization – there’s probably a lot of people around, who remember fondly those days,” said Causton.

The Victoria AM anniversary breakfast is at 7 a.m. on May 23 in the David Foster theatre at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel and is open to current and former members. For more information, or to RSVP contact Causton at 250-595-4543 or email [email protected].

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Get involvedVictoria AM celebrates its 30th

anniversary with a celebratory breakfast on May 23. Here are the details:

n WHEN: May 23, 7 a.m.

n WHERE: Oak Bay Beach Hotel

n WHO’S INVITED: Current and former members

n MORE INFO: Contact Christopher Causton at 250-595-4543

Victoria AM celebrates milestone in Oak Bay

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Members of Victoria AM dress up in heritage costume and regularly greet cruise ship passengers visiting the Capital.

Arnold LimNews staff

Closing the Victoria Youth Custody Services facility affects all municipalities.

Those were the sentiments of Oak Bay Coun. Cairine Green who presented Oak Bay council with a resolution asking for support requesting the VYCS facility in View Royal remain open, preventing young offenders from Vancouver Island from being forced off-island to serve their sentences.

“Families can be touched by the criminal justice system, no one is immune.… Families in Oak Bay who have youth, young children before the courts (can) be sadly sentenced,” she said. “Youth would be removed from families and removed from their community and that touches all of us potentially. That’s why I took this on, no one is immune from children getting in trouble.”

Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux announced April 28, the under-utilized facility averaging 15 secure custody inmates in a 60-bed facility would be closing. The centre serves as a remand centre for youth awaiting court, as well as for those sentenced for repeat or violent offenses not serving a sentence in their community.

Green, a former probation officer and family court councillor with B.C. Corrections, said Oak Bay is a safe community, but the justice system crosses all incomes and municipal boundaries and taking youth from their families, contacts and support systems creates greater barriers to rehabilitation and puts youth at further risk. Especially so for families with financial issues, she said, creating another additional challenge to support and visitation.

Victoria Family Court and Youth Justice Committee chair, Cynthia Day said the committee, a group mandated to exist by the federal and provincial government, supports the cause.

“It is not just Greater Victoria, this is the only youth detention centre on Vancouver Island, it

means youth that are struggling to meet society’s expectation are going to have another roadblock in maintaining their relationships,” she said. “When there is a need for custody, or that type of intervention, those relationships are key to reintegrating after they have served their time.”

If the economics are not working, both Green and Day said adjustments could be made but reiterated the importance of

keeping youth as close to home as possible. Green however wondered if it couldn’t stay open as a youth facility, if there were other options.

“I think it’s a huge mistake to close the facility. (It) is barely 12 years old. It seems really wrongheaded to close a perfectly good facility,”

she said. “(But) if numbers are an issue, repurpose

it to help with adult women and mental health addictions. I would imagine the cost to transport youth offenders and female offenders to the Mainland will have a huge cost attached to it as well.”

Green said the issue of not having a correctional facility for adult women is a huge gap in service and a matter of inequality, and that if the numbers aren’t there, repurposing a portion or all of the facility could be an option to keep it serving the community.

“This has been an ongoing issue for 40 years on Vancouver Island. … There is still no facility for women,” Green continued. “I think that is a related issue. I think it’s bad public policy and has implication for women offenders and their families. Some are mothers and they are in essence removed from their supports.”

Green passed her resolution on to all 13 municipalities in Greater Victoria and several, including Saanich, Oak Bay, Colwood, Highlands and Victoria, have approved motions to send letters to the minister,.

“For an island of this size of this substantial population … it just seems unbelievable any women (or youth) remanded to custody or sentenced cannot serve those sentences on Vancouver Island,” she said “Our greatest hopes of rehabilitation ride with youth.”

With files from Christine van Reeuwyk

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OUR VIEW

The B.C. School Trustees’ Association is calling for a mandatory high school course on the history of residential schools set up to assimilate aboriginal children into European culture.

Trustees propose a 25-hour course required for all graduating students, using interviews with residential school survivors, presentations by aboriginal leaders and discussion of current events.

This would build on aboriginal courses already in offered in B.C. schools, and a public education effort that began with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 2008 apology and compensation for Canada’s residential school policy.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation vice-president Glen Hansman gave a speech on the need for mandatory education to a 2012 teacher conference. He said current aboriginal culture courses are poorly attended, and went on to denounce a school system he said is still based on “colonialism” and a “settler construct” of history.

“We need to acknowledge that racism is the norm in public schools – still today,” Hansman said.

Is it really? He also claimed that the purpose and legacy of the residential schools have been “deliberately hidden” from school curriculum.

In lieu of evidence, Hansman recounted old anecdotes of American-style stereotyping from

his own schooling in Ontario. But mostly he demanded social engineering in schools that must of course include more funding, more teacher professional development

time and an affirmative action program to recruit more aboriginal teachers.

Do Hansman’s allegations reflect the kind of attitude that would lead to truth and reconciliation? Or are they signs of another unfortunate legacy, that of the victim studies mentality that permeates our universities?

Here’s a suggestion for this mandatory course.

Students could spend a couple of hours on one of the definitive works of B.C. aboriginal history, A Stó:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas. A long-term project of the Stól:lo Nation, the atlas has meticulously documented chapters on European contact and residential schools, and others that piece together oral histories and what few written records there are of B.C. First Nations life at the time of European contact.

A journal kept at Fort Langley from 1827 to 1830 documents some of the raids between aboriginal communities on the Fraser River and Vancouver Island, corroborating elders’ accounts. During those three years, Cowichan men attacked the Chilliwack Stó:lo community four times. In the same period, the journal records 30 incidents of inter-community violence, some reaching down to present-day Washington state.

Atlas editor Keith Thor Carlson summarized the research this way: “Viewed from the perspective of the aggressor, raids and attacks appear to have been motivated primarily by a desire to obtain quick wealth (in the form of slaves and property such as dried and smoked salmon) or to exact revenge for previous insults.”

Archaeological study of stone fortifications and weapons at fishing sites in the Fraser Canyon traces a history of inter-community violence back at least 3,000 years.

Historians characterize some of this as warfare. British colonial authorities had some “settler constructs” about these activities: they saw them as assault, robbery, abduction and murder as well as slavery.

This is the seldom-discussed backdrop for the European settlement of British Columbia, the imposition of British law and the later establishment of church-run residential schools.

None of this is to excuse the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families, the horrendous abuse and neglect or the multi-generational damage to a culture already weakened by waves of smallpox.

This 1928 plan to fix what was called the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood by everyone.

But glossing over historical context and presenting a guilt trip to students would serve no one well.

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

Aboriginal education or victim studies?

‘This 1928 plan to fix the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood.’

Youth custody closure a mistake

It’s not always popular to speak on the side of those in jail, but the recently announced closure of the Victoria Youth Custody Services Centre in View Royal should make us all scratch our heads over just what our corrections system is for.

Ideally, it’s not simply to keep criminals out of society. That is one of its roles, yes, but it’s too expensive to house inmates and too uncaring to imagine this as its only role.

Corrections facilities should give equal attention to helping inmates work through the problems that lead them to crime, whether it be addiction, mental health problems, a lack of support and resources or any other reason. Not all, probably not even most, will be helped, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying.

Part of what can help those who do have a chance for redemption is to encourage strong ties to family and community.

With the closure of the centre, it means there is nowhere on Vancouver Island to house youth in custody. The same is already true for women.

This also means young people who are in custody while working their way through the local court system don’t have anywhere to stay except local jail cells, which have been described as inadequate, or a facility on the Lower Mainland, making court appearances by video or escorted travel.

This means a complete separation from what little support these youth may have. And these are people who haven’t been found guilty of a crime.

The 1970s saw a prisoners’ rights movement come to life in the United States, demanding better treatment for those in custody. We don’t tend to worry much about prisoners’ rights these days, and the situation certainly isn’t as extreme as it is in the US or was in the 1970s, but all it takes is visiting court for a day to realize most people in custody are scared, humiliated and emotionally fragile.

Some have done terrible things and deserve to be locked away. But all deserve a chance to do better, even if within the corrections system.

The closure of this youth centre is a step back for a society which supposedly prides itself on its justice system.

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

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LETTERS

The inane submissions of Norman Mogensen’s Should we trust our leadership (Letters May 9) were no more than dogmatic and polemical fancy-dress intellectualism.

From his fantasy of our “looming brink of the highest cliff of extinction” to the crass suggestion that our incapability of choosing correct candidates should be remedied by mandatory psychological testing of all those seeking public office, is utter farce.

Mogensen’s haughty assertion that humans have not advanced beyond the mental powers of crows indicates an alarming degree of surreal myopic tunnel

vision which when coupled with his considered formula for a “good preparatory education,” becomes an indication of seriously confused hubris.

Ours may not be a perfect world and some bad choices are made but let’s not forget that choices for good are also on most people’s agenda and the difference between the two is often simply a matter of opinion. Surely we must always protect our individual right to choose and not allow the doctrines of quasi philosophers nor preference tests by psychologists, to do the choosing for us.

Derrick JohnsOak Bay

I share much of Mr. Mogensen’s righteous indignation regarding “failed priesthoods” in religion, politics, economics, etc. (Letters May 9).

I spoke on this very subject in my sermon last Sunday, entitled “Who are the false shepherds?”

From the tone of Mr. Mogensen’s article, I would guess that he was subjected to hypocritical leadership by immoral or unethical people who pretended to be holy or Christian. Sadly, there is a significant minority in our society who have been betrayed by church leaders, political leaders, business leaders, union leaders, and other group leaders. The most to be pitied are those who were

betrayed by their own parents.Mr. Mogensen says: “When

you consider our leadership dispassionately, who among them would you entrust to be the sole guardian of the youngest members of your family?” Obviously he is not dispassionate, nor should he be. But there are many people who do practise the Judaeo-Christian values that they learned at home and that our Western society has been steeped in for centuries. And some of them become leaders. Unfortunately, power tends to corrupt, and some of the best people end up doing some of the worst things.

Finally, let us never forget that all of us are fallible, including our leaders. Often one mistake

or sin gets sensationalized or blown out of proportion by the media, and we lose some good leaders by our intolerance.

Surely, we should be very doubtful regarding the apologies and “I’m sorrys” that come so quickly from our leaders’ mouths, and no one should be allowed to wriggle out of the consequences of their actions (as many do). But at the same time we should be as forgiving of our leaders as God has been of us.

We should practise the Christian charity which has been part of our morality since childhood, and not throw out the proverbial baby with the bath water.

Rev. Jim Hill, interim pastorGrace Lutheran Church

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Karma runs over dogma Lives matter

I always enjoy Oak Bay police Const. Rick Anthony’s column On the Road and what we should be doing as law-abiding citizens.

Perhaps if we had more police enforcement of these rules of the road such a column would not be necessary.

In the May 2 piece he writes that one of the excuses for not stopping is “But this is Oak Bay!” If he goes back to my second sentence he may understand the relevance.

Neil S. JohnsonOak Bay

Canada participates with the US in at least three major classified satellite tracking systems: K11, STSS and GeoEye.

At least two of these global systems have the capability of tracking low flying unidentified objects like missiles. I would like to express distress that their allies – including Canada – seemed to have chosen not to release the details of flight MH370 on March 8, 2014, which would certainly have been tracked by these satellites.

The question is, why? Would we still not pressure our government to declassify the route of MH370 if 100 Canadians had been onboard?

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Oak Bay Of� cialCommunity Plan Renewal

Input from the community is essential to creating aneffective Plan. Please contribute your perspectives and ideas.

Community Open HouseAs the next step in the Of� cial Community Plan (OCP)Renewal process, the District is hosting a community openhouse. Information will be available on: • Draft text of the entire OCP • Draft OCP mapsPlease attend so you can review this information anddiscuss it with District staff, consultants and the OCPAdvisory Committee

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Will there be other chances toprovide input?The OCP will be presented to Council in Juneand a Public Hearing will take placein September, 2014.


EDITORIAL Penny Sakamoto Group PublisherKevin Laird Editorial DirectorLaura Lavin Editor Oliver Sommer Advertising Director

The OAK BAY NEWS is published by Black Press Ltd. | 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 | Phone: 250-480-3239 • Fax: 250-386-2624 • Web: www.vicnews.com

The OAK BAY NEWS is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

OUR VIEW

The B.C. School Trustees’ Association is calling for a mandatory high school course on the history of residential schools set up to assimilate aboriginal children into European culture.

Trustees propose a 25-hour course required for all graduating students, using interviews with residential school survivors, presentations by aboriginal leaders and discussion of current events.

This would build on aboriginal courses already in offered in B.C. schools, and a public education effort that began with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 2008 apology and compensation for Canada’s residential school policy.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation vice-president Glen Hansman gave a speech on the need for mandatory education to a 2012 teacher conference. He said current aboriginal culture courses are poorly attended, and went on to denounce a school system he said is still based on “colonialism” and a “settler construct” of history.

“We need to acknowledge that racism is the norm in public schools – still today,” Hansman said.

Is it really? He also claimed that the purpose and legacy of the residential schools have been “deliberately hidden” from school curriculum.

In lieu of evidence, Hansman recounted old anecdotes of American-style stereotyping from

his own schooling in Ontario. But mostly he demanded social engineering in schools that must of course include more funding, more teacher professional development

time and an affirmative action program to recruit more aboriginal teachers.

Do Hansman’s allegations reflect the kind of attitude that would lead to truth and reconciliation? Or are they signs of another unfortunate legacy, that of the victim studies mentality that permeates our universities?

Here’s a suggestion for this mandatory course.

Students could spend a couple of hours on one of the definitive works of B.C. aboriginal history, A Stó:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas. A long-term project of the Stól:lo Nation, the atlas has meticulously documented chapters on European contact and residential schools, and others that piece together oral histories and what few written records there are of B.C. First Nations life at the time of European contact.

A journal kept at Fort Langley from 1827 to 1830 documents some of the raids between aboriginal communities on the Fraser River and Vancouver Island, corroborating elders’ accounts. During those three years, Cowichan men attacked the Chilliwack Stó:lo community four times. In the same period, the journal records 30 incidents of inter-community violence, some reaching down to present-day Washington state.

Atlas editor Keith Thor Carlson summarized the research this way: “Viewed from the perspective of the aggressor, raids and attacks appear to have been motivated primarily by a desire to obtain quick wealth (in the form of slaves and property such as dried and smoked salmon) or to exact revenge for previous insults.”

Archaeological study of stone fortifications and weapons at fishing sites in the Fraser Canyon traces a history of inter-community violence back at least 3,000 years.

Historians characterize some of this as warfare. British colonial authorities had some “settler constructs” about these activities: they saw them as assault, robbery, abduction and murder as well as slavery.

This is the seldom-discussed backdrop for the European settlement of British Columbia, the imposition of British law and the later establishment of church-run residential schools.

None of this is to excuse the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families, the horrendous abuse and neglect or the multi-generational damage to a culture already weakened by waves of smallpox.

This 1928 plan to fix what was called the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood by everyone.

But glossing over historical context and presenting a guilt trip to students would serve no one well.

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

Aboriginal education or victim studies?

‘This 1928 plan to fix the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood.’

Youth custody closure a mistake

It’s not always popular to speak on the side of those in jail, but the recently announced closure of the Victoria Youth Custody Services Centre in View Royal should make us all scratch our heads over just what our corrections system is for.

Ideally, it’s not simply to keep criminals out of society. That is one of its roles, yes, but it’s too expensive to house inmates and too uncaring to imagine this as its only role.

Corrections facilities should give equal attention to helping inmates work through the problems that lead them to crime, whether it be addiction, mental health problems, a lack of support and resources or any other reason. Not all, probably not even most, will be helped, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying.

Part of what can help those who do have a chance for redemption is to encourage strong ties to family and community.

With the closure of the centre, it means there is nowhere on Vancouver Island to house youth in custody. The same is already true for women.

This also means young people who are in custody while working their way through the local court system don’t have anywhere to stay except local jail cells, which have been described as inadequate, or a facility on the Lower Mainland, making court appearances by video or escorted travel.

This means a complete separation from what little support these youth may have. And these are people who haven’t been found guilty of a crime.

The 1970s saw a prisoners’ rights movement come to life in the United States, demanding better treatment for those in custody. We don’t tend to worry much about prisoners’ rights these days, and the situation certainly isn’t as extreme as it is in the US or was in the 1970s, but all it takes is visiting court for a day to realize most people in custody are scared, humiliated and emotionally fragile.

Some have done terrible things and deserve to be locked away. But all deserve a chance to do better, even if within the corrections system.

The closure of this youth centre is a step back for a society which supposedly prides itself on its justice system.

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

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If you noticed an increased number of Canadain flags flying during the May long

weekend, you can thank Oak Bay’s Rotary Club.

Over the next few weeks members of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay will visit residences in Oak Bay and other areas of Greater Victoria to seek subscriptions for their annual Canada Flag Program.

Three times a year on Victoria Day, Canada Day and Labour Day, club members will erect a large flag on residents’ lawns at a location designated by the subscriber. The flag, flagpole and support spike will be retrieved a few days after each event for storage and use in future years.

The cost for flag placements is $50 per year.

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is to promote patriotism for Canada and raise funds for charitable use by the club,” said Dr. Perry Bamji.

This year, the Flag Program of the Oak Bay Rotary has teamed up with the Interact Club at Oak Bay High school which will receive $10 for each subscriber they sign up. Interact is a club within Rotary International’s umbrella for young people ages 12 to 18 who want to join together to tackle issues in their community that they care most about.

“We have a great bunch of enthusiastic kids in the Interact Club at Oak Bay,” said Bamji.

Over the past decade, through several fund raising events, club members have raised an average of $25,000 per year to support local Community and Youth Literacy Programs and another $25,000 per year to support International Humanitarian Programs. Over the past years the Club has contributed to

the Carnavan Water Park, the Oak Bay Teen Center, Oak Bay Interact Club, Youth Leadership, Habitat for Humanity, Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, Mustard Seed, George Jay Elementary, Quadra Elementary and MacAulay School’s literacy programs to name a few.

On the International front, the club has supported projects in

Malawi, Guatemala, Rwanda, Mexico, India and several other countries. The club is a major supporter of the Rotary Foundation which enables Rotarians throughout the world to carry out

projects related to health, hunger and humanity.

If you wish to participate in their unique Canada Flag Program please contact the Rotary Club of Oak Bay via email at [email protected] or go to oakbayrotary.com.

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Members of the Rotary Club of Oak Bay flag committee Gordon Quigley, left, Tricia Timmermans, Jim Force, Pete Lawrie and Joan Peggs show their patriotism. The club is seeking subscriptions for their annual Canada Flag Program.

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Want to grow tomatoes but don’t know where to start? Planning to travel in 2014 and don’t want to pack too much? Love spring fashions but don’t know which ones are right for you? On May 24, Oak Bay Village is hosting Talk to an Expert Day, an event combining advice, demonstrations and deals to connect people to their local experts. Whether it’s fitness, food or fashion there is an expert on hand to answer questions and provide personalized advice.

“Talk to an Expert Day is an opportunity for people to engage with local businesses and organizations and find out more about whatever they are interested in,” says Elizabeth Smith, President, Oak Bay Business Improvement Association. “We have over 30 shops, services and invited experts who will be in the Village that day to talk to people about their individual interests. It’s like an open house with a focus on what people are curious about.”

Experts are available during regular business hours, generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 30 experts will be available both in shops and in booths throughout the village. Expert locations are indicated by “Talk to an Expert Here” signs.

Fire prevention experts from the Oak Bay Fire Department will be set up on Oak Bay Avenue to answer questions about smoke alarms, fire

extinguishers and show a variety of examples of each. Emergency preparedness experts from the Oak Bay Emergency Program will share best practices on earthquake readiness for people and for pets, including grab and go bags.

Discover how to dress fashionably for less and accessorize on a budget with the A La Mode fashion experts or find out what your perfect spring clothing colour palette is from Adorn’s style experts. Stop by Oak Bay Pharmasave for cosmetic make overs and skin care tips from their cosmetologists.

Stop by The Whole Beast for expert advice on meat curing techniques. Across the street, discover the difference between traditional and modern matcha-making techniques at Just Matcha. And Vis a Vis’s wine expert Brent Muller will be tasting spring wine releases and discussing how to select wines for pairing with summer meals.

Dig This is hosting a master gardener to answer all your gardening questions. Gardening expert Carolyn Herriot will be offering expert advice on growing your garden from seed at Side Street Studio.

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On the front lawn of the Oak Bay municipal hall, Oak Bay Recreation will have experts available through the day to provide tips on water safety. Instructors from Monterey Centre will present a series of demonstrations and workshops including hand drumming lessons from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Personal training experts will be on hand between 1 and 3 p.m. to provide information on programs to help you achieve your fitness goals. Experts and activities continue to be added. A complete list of experts and store specials is posted at visitoakbayvillage.ca.

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Bike to Work Week begins May 26Dan PalmerNews staff

Few activities bring all ages, skill levels and neighbourhoods together in Greater Victoria quite like cycling.

And while nearly six per cent of Greater Victorians commute to work via bicycle (about five times the Canadian average), most residents don’t see cycling as a viable option for commut-ing, said Frank Hudson, executive director of the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Week Society.

“There’s actually not much of a difference between taking a bike or a vehicle into downtown (Vic-toria), even from as far away as Colwood corners,” he said.

To prove the point, Hudson and his team organize an annual commuter challenge in the run-up to Bike to Work Week, pitting cyclists against drivers on their morning commutes.

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“If you live on the top of Tri-angle Mountain, you’re not going to want to make that trip home every day to Victoria,” she said. “It also depends on what’s on the other end. If you arrive at your office and there are showers, that makes a big difference. All these pieces need to come together.”

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Interested workplaces or com-muters can register throughout the week, as the goal is to get more people riding.

“We had about 7,000 cyclists participate last year, and we want 1,000 more this year,” Hudson said. “If people are uncomfort-able riding, they can take one of our bike skills courses. They’re $20 for a four-hour session, and they’re a bargain. I took one years ago and I was surprised by how much I learned from it.”

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“Expect tonnes of free food, giveaways and more than $30,000 in prizes,” Hudson said. “It’s a celebration for the community.”

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He hopes people will come out to watch the event, including the myriad of festival activities for people of all ages surrounding the races in and around the Inner Harbour – and see the sport for what it is. Not the exclusive club of wealthy businessmen showing off expensive boats, but an inclusive group of people, some of whom don’t own a boat, that just love to be out at sea.

If nothing else, spectators should come to witness the race start which is a spectacle to behold, he said.

“The start … if there is any breeze, is a very impressive thing. It’s a lot of mass and a lot of dollars moving at a high speed in close quarters. There is a lot of chance of thrills and spills that people love,” he said. “(That) and the shockingly beautiful backdrop of the Olympic Mountains, it is a gorgeous place we live in and a great way to see it.”

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Routine HIV-AIDS testing is being offered once every five years to all B.C. residents aged 18-70, building on infection control efforts that have been recognized around the world in reducing disease transmis-sion and death.

B.C.'s "Treatment as Prevention" strategy has proven so effective in pilot programs in Vancouver and Prince George that the government is extending its outreach efforts across the province. Routine testing of pregnant women has all but elim-inated mother-child transmission, and anti-viral therapies have cut the death toll of AIDS by 90% since 1996.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall said going beyond identi-fied risk groups has proven effective in finding infected people in time to provide effective drug treatment. The treatment not only extends life to nearly normal lifespan, it also prevents most transmission of the virus once the patient is being treated.

"These guidelines hold the prom-ise that by expanding HIV testing as we have done, we will be taking another great step towards poten-tially eliminating HIV in the province of British Columbia," Kendall said.

Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS, said the United Nations con-

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"Back in 1995 we used to have one person or more dying per day at St. Paul's Hospital alone, every year because of HIV and AIDS," Montaner said. "Today, my [physician] resi-dents don't know what that looks like. We virtually have eliminated death from HIV."

Health Minister Terry Lake said the program is funded with $19.9 million a year, and is recognized as an investment in prevention that saves the province money as well as improving individual well-being for patients.

Information for health care pro-viders on the new testing guide-lines is available at a new website, HIVguide.ca.

Doctors will continue to offer HIV-AIDS tests to patients of any age who present with new or worsening medical conditions that require lab tests, show symptoms of HIV infec-tion, are pregnant or if they request an HIV test.

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THE GOLDSTREAM Station Market is in need of reliable volunteers for the weekly Sat-urday market to assist with various duties as necessary. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

VICTORIA WOMEN’S Transi-tion House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

DROWNING IN debt? Cut debts more than 60% & debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

UNFILED TAX returns? Unre-ported income? Avoid prose-cution and penalties. Call a tax attorney fi rst! 855-668-8089 (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FRIENDLY FRANK

COUNTER ASSAULT back-pack “bear” barrel, $55. Simo-nize polisher, $30. (250)721-9271

NEW COPCO stovetop kettle, made in Spain, chocolate col-our. Great quality, never used, $25. (250)383-5390.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

FURNITURE

BEDROOM SUITE. Beautiful 5-piece solid oak. $1500 obo. (250)881-8833. Please see usedvictoria.com ad #21580893


250.388.3535

SELL IT FAST WITH CLASSIFIEDS!

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

KILL BED bugs & their eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedep-ot.com

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot sav-ings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line: www.pioneersteel.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NANAIMO: 1450SQ.FT, Open concept, 2bdrm, 2bath Ranch-er on 1/2 acre. Dbl garage, mature trees, greenhouse, RV prkg. $359,000. (250)753-5826 for more info google search 360264.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

ESQUIMALT- LRG 2 bdrm, $995 *1/2 month free*, W/D.55+. NS/NP. (250)385-7256.

FRASER TOLMIEAPARTMENTS

1701 Cedar Hill X Road (at Shelbourne St)

Deluxe 1 & 2 bdrm suitesBeautiful grounds with resort

style amenitiesINQUIRE TODAY: 250.477.6323 or

[email protected]

www.frasertolmie.caProudly Managed By

Bentall Kennedy Residential Services

LAVENDER CO-OP accept-ing applications for a 1 bdrm,$620/mo. Quiet area, sm petok, W/D hook up, insuite stor-age, lrg bright kitchen. Grossincome $25,000.+ share pur-chase is $2,500. Applicationsavailable in the glass case out-side the Community Hall at10A-620 Judah St.

UNDER NEWMANAGEMENT

Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. UnitsFully reno

5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager

Move in today250-588-9799

HOMES FOR RENT

TANNER RIDGE: 5 bdrms, 3 bath, dbl carport, 2 F/P.$1800. N/S. (250)477-2561

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400sq ft, newly furnished, w/d,d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working maleonly. $650 inclusive. Call Ray778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER

SANNICH: 1450 sq.ft. 3 bdrm.1 full bath in beautiful area. 7ft.ceilings. Tons of storage.Huge living room w/ laminatefl oor. Full use of back yard.Sep. driveway w/ 2 car prkg.$1350 N/S Avail. now. Sm.pet. nego. Call 250-595-6980

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

AUTO SERVICES

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. ForALL unwanted Vehicles, anycondition. Call (250)885-1427.

CARS

NISSAN MICRA 1990, 164K.Toyota Corolla 1992. Each$1300. obo. (250)704-8170 .

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant/ CPA

Bookkeeping, Payroll, HST.

Set up & Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CLEANING SERVICES

EXP. HOUSECLEANER and home care, bondable, have own supplies except vacuum, $20/hr. Call (250)220-4965

CONCRETE & PLACING

RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors dis-count. Call 250-386-7007.

COURIER/DELIVERY SERVICES

WESLEY’S ONE Hour Courier Service. Starting at $7.00 up. Call 250-920-9024.

DRAFTING & DESIGN

DESIGN FOR PERMIT

• 29 yrs experience• All home renos

Call Steven250-381-4123


ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic. #3003. 30yrs exp. Renos, Knob & Tube Replacement. Sr.Disc.No job too big or small

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FENCING

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.

DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

LANDSCAPE & TREE- lawns, hedges, tree pruning, garden-ing, landscaping. WCB. 18 yrs exp. Andrew 250-893-3465.


GARDENING

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

www.hollandave.ca

AURICLE- Spring cleanups, lawns. Call for all your garden needs. 250-882-3129.

Level Ground Landscaping Lawn and garden service and renovation. Arborist service. Call Neil 250-818-0587.

WILL DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr. Your tools. Reliable. Call (250)383-3995.


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Dry-wall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131.

JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. I do it all! Free est WCB. 250-881-3886.

LANDSCAPING

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

RAIN HAPPENS Landscape & Stonework. Call Nicolaas at (250)920-5108.

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $70./hour. 4 ton/lift. Sr. disc. Free est. Call Philip.


& MOVING STORAGE

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED JOURNEY-MAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

CLASSIFIED ADS WORK!Call 250.388.3535


ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

*SKYLIGHT SPECIAL*

Luminate your home with a Velux 14” Sun Tunnel Sky-light. Special price - $775!

*Average sloped roof, 4’ pipe.

Call ALPHA today!250-544-0169

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

TILING

SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Freeest. Call 250-686-6046.

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges, lawn care,Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

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44. Rodents45. German town47. Small mountain lakes48. _____ like a baby50. Hindu holy man title51. British policeman56. An English cuppa57. Devoid of cells62. Tokyo63. Like an old woman

DOWN 1. Cacoethes 2. Atomic # 13 3. Metric ton 4. ___el: Biblical tower 5. Nursing group 6. Characters in one inch of tape 7. Old world, new 8. Associated Press

36. Cane powders37. Denotes three38. Title of respect39. Flying mammals41. TV star Re___ Philbin42. Norse goddess of death43. Blood-sucking fly46. Imitates49. Atomic #7351. Number, in base two52. Word element meaning ear53. Unit of volume54. Woman’s undergarment55. Japanese currency58. Rhenium59. Catholic Texas Un.60. Chinese distance measure61. Raised railroad track

9. NY Gov. initials10. Concealed11. Mains12. Medical moniker13. Grower14. Oil company17. Makes lace19. Helps little firms20. Electroencephalogram21. N.A. Red eyed songbird 22. Banded calcedony24. Radioactivity unit25. Badly illuminated27. Slang for trucks with trailers28. Liver spreads30. A rotating mechanism31. Female undergraduate social club32. Russian River33. Insect repellents

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Oak Bay’s Community Event! www.oakbayteaparty.com

52nd Annual52nd AnnualOak Bay

2014

Tea PartyTea PartyTea PartyJune 7 & 8 Willows Park

Midway Sat. & Sun.Supplied By Shooting Star Amusements

PLUS MIDWAYFri., June 6, 4:00 - 9:00 pm

Saturday, June 7 Sunday, June 8 Saturday & Sunday• Mad Hatter Fun Run 10:15 am

• Parade 10:30 am

• Entertainment Noon - 9:00 pm featuring Groove Kitchen

• Sea Rescue demo, kayak rides and Yoga on Water demo

• Entertainment Noon - 6:00 pm featuring The Commodores Big Band

• Bathtub Race at 1:00 pm

• Airshow at 2:00 pm

• Mayor’s Challenge Tea Cup Race: 3:00 pm

• Ladies’ Nail Driving Competition 4:00 pm

• Raffl e draw - 6:00 pm

• Pancake Breakfast 7:00 - 11:00 am• Tetley Tea Tent • Baron of Beef• Corn on the Cob • Ice Cream• Kiwanis Tea Room

Parade10:30 AM

Saturday

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