Tower Point Trees Cut: Mayor Accepts Responsibility

Vol. 27 Issue 2 February 2019 Metchosin Muse A NON–PROFIT COMMUNITY PUBLICATION Tower Point Trees cut: Mayor accepts responsibility

A similar view from Olympic View Drive after the subdivision and ‘pruning’ Photo by Johnny Carline (Inset photo) View from Olympic View Drive, prior to the subdivision. Photo from Google Street View.

Some of the cut trees overhang the bank and are Other trees that have been cut are well back from the The net result so far is an improvement for some and a thought by the District to contribute to the risk of bank. Photo by Johnny Carline travesty for others. Photo by Johnny Carline bank collapse. Photo by Johnny Carline

Johnny Carline establish both a memorial bench and a continue to providing stability to the opportunity to switch on a red light memorial plaque and planting area. slope. and he had missed it and for that he Back in 2015, Metchosin Council In the early days of 2019, residents These permit decisions fall within genuinely accepted responsibility. ignored the pleas of the Tower Point discovered that the alders at the trail- the purview of staff. The Mayor was However, the question remains, neighbourhood (and hundreds more end had been ‘pruned’, leaving ugly made aware of the issue and saw no what is to be done now? The Mayor who signed petitions) to secure land clumps of head-high stumps. No one problem in issuing the permit. In his suggests that the following should along the Tower Point waterfront in knew who and no one knew why. The view, the trees were regrowth of no occur: public hands as a condition of the neighbourhood felt slighted again. particular beauty or value and grant- 1) the Blaney Trail should be trans- subdivision applied for off Olympic It emerged that a local resident had ing the permit would address the ferred from street right of way status View Drive. It would have extended approached the District to request that bank stability issue at no cost to the to park status, which would afford Tower Point Park round to the Blaney these trees be removed. Improving his District. And so, the trees were cut, more protection (from a horse that Trail and left open the possibility of view appeared to be the only reason without any discussion at Council seems to have already bolted); extending that trail in the future. for this request. He was rebuffed. or Committee level, and without the 2) the bylaw should be reviewed For reasons that the Council kept He then apparently returned with public being informed – procedurally to check whether it was a faulty in camera, the Council chose instead an arborist’s report and a geotechni- probably not incorrect, but not politi- interpretation or faulty drafting that to accept $200,000 cash in lieu and cal report and a request for a permit cally sensitive to possible neighbour- created this apparent loophole. (It establish an inaccessible environmen- for him to remove the trees himself. hood feelings. may seem ironic to some that bylaws tal conservation covenant area on Despite the fact that the trees were The public reaction was prompt. intended to protect the public seem the waterfront. (Lots in that subdivi- on a street right-of-way or easement Once again private interests seem to to be inadequately enforced whereas, sion are now selling for a minimum and were, therefore, municipally have trumped public interest. Delega- here, a bylaw was exploited for essen- of $800,000, and some for well over controlled land and not the property tions were made to Committee; and tially private gain); $1,000,000). of the applicant, District staff felt that it was at this point that Mayor Ranns 3) the trail-end area will be im- The neighbourhood and broader he had ‘complied with the bylaw’ took the unusual step of making a mea proved, in consultation with local community had to be content with the and was entitled to receive a permit. culpa statement, accepting respon- residents, to make it a more attractive Blaney Trail the way it was: a short trail The case has also been made that the sibility for the decision and essen- place for public repose. There was no from the road to the waterfront bank, trees were a threat to the stability of tially apologizing for it. He had been mention of exploring the possibility of with no access to the beach below, nor the bank and therefore represented unaware of the depth of local feeling extending the trail through the nature any access round the beautiful water- a hazard although the geotechnical about the area, and he accepted that it conservation area. front to Tower Point Park. The water- report seems to suggest the contrary, was his job to be aware. For a modern Will this response be enough to front terminus, set in second growth stating that “tree weight on the slope politician to step forward and accept mend fences between the District and alder, would not have made many peo- is not a concern” and recommended responsibility for a bad decision is un- a now twice-slighted Tower Point ple’s must-see list of Metchosin beauty that the “proposed trees be pruned usual and the Mayor deserves credit neighbourhood, not to mention the spots. Nonetheless, its tranquility, only if the trees can be guaranteed to for it. He could just as easily have broader communiy’s concerns about seclusion and waterfront views made it survive after the trimming…to ensure thrown District staff under the bus the park? This will be an interesting attractive enough for some residents to that the tree root mass is still alive to but he recognized that he had had the story to follow. 2 Metchosin Muse • February 2019 Metchosin Muse Letters to the Editor Email [email protected] Web www.metchosinmuse.ca The Metchosin Muse welcomes letters to the editor, of not more than 200 words. Your letter may be edited for editorial style or length. Please email your letter to [email protected], or leave it at the Metchosin Country EDITORS SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND Store. Please sign your letter. An address and telephone number are required but will not be published. Johnny Carline, 250-474-4601 HOW TO SEND COPY [email protected] The 15th of each month. Please send Allen Jones copy as an email attachment using Microsoft Word, text or RTF to: MUSE TEAM [email protected]. Typewritten or Joan Bradley handwritten copy is acceptable if you Jennifer Burgis have no access to a computer. Do not Johnny Carline send PDFs. 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Katy Nelson (far right) and a team of Metchosinites attended a meeting to discuss plans for the restoration of the Garry Oak meadow at the Municipal Ofﬁce on January 12. Numerous work parties are scheduled and everyone is encouraged to participate. Once completed, this area will be dedicated and renamed Moralea’s Meadow in honour of the late Moralea Milne. For more information, contact Katy Nelson through the District ofﬁce. Photo by Barb Sawatsky

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I can’t think of a more hopeful and inspiring presentation for the first garden club meeting in the new year than Kristen Miskelly’s talk on Saanich native plants and turning lawn areas into wildflower meadows. Kristen is a biologist and pioneer in native plant and ecosystem restoration. Attitudes towards wildlife in our forests and oceans have changed significantly over the years. Reports that a large per- centage of mammals, birds, and even insects are becoming ex- tinct are understandably and justifiably raising more concerns. New policies and practices are being developed in the hope of protecting native species. So, it is only appropriate that we now pay more attention to what might be called the ‘rights’ of trees, plants and our native botanical environment. In some spaces and places we have to bring native nature back to nature. This is the concern of our next Metchosin Garden Club speaker, Kristen Miskelly. She co-operates Saanich Native Plants, a native plant nursery and consulting business in Saanich, with her husband James. Haliburton Farm, located just off the Patricia Bay Highway, is a seven-acre farm that serves as their consulting and nursery business as well as a site for community education. Available for sale are native grasses, 250-478-0422 seeds, bulbs, annuals and perennials. Compassionate, professional, For the Miskellys, growing native plants is related to courteous care. traditions and ecosystem cultivation practices of First Nations in the area. The farm allows Kristen to experiment Your pets… our family with growing techniques that she has learned about from collaboration with Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve and the University of Guelph. Leymus mollis a.k.a. American Lyme grass or Native Dune grass is a Kristen specializes in the restoration and botany of south- native grass often used as decorative grass. eastern Vancouver Island. She is passionate about ecology, Photo by gobotany.newenglandwild.org conservation, and native plant propagation. Her diverse back- ground in botanical and ecological restoration enables her to teach courses in plant identification and gardening with native Metchosin has an array of native plants well-suited to home plants. gardens and wildflower meadows. You are invited to join Caring for pets in the Westshore Kristen received her MSc from the University of Victoria in Kristen Miskelly to learn more about native plants that help since 1981. We are proud to be 2012, focusing on the ancient vegetation of southern Vancouver restore, preserve, and maintain local biodiversity: Wednesday, members of this growing Island. She has an extensive knowledge in botany and regu- February 6 at 7:30 pm at the Metchosin Community House. community. larly teaches courses and workshops focused on plant identification, restoration, and nature-scaping. 4 Metchosin Muse • February 2019

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Find out how council proposes to spend your tax dollars this year? Drop in to the budget open house on Monday, March 4 at 5:30 pm. Information will be available on the 2019 4730 SOOKE RD. • VICTORIA • 15 mins from Colwood Corners draft operating budget and 2019 draft capital projects. www.westcoasttires.com Driveway Culvert Maintenance

Residents are reminded to clear driveway culverts of debris to help prevent fl ooding. It is also property owners’ responsibility to ensure that water and gravel from your driveway does not enter onto the roadway. A permit is required to undertake any work on the municipal roadway, including installation of driveways and culverts. Business Licence Reminder

Businesses should have received their renewal notices in the mail for the 2019 businesses Hedging & licence year in November 2018. Every business operating in Metchosin, including home- based businesses, requires a business licence. Metchosin also participates in a regional intermunicipal business licence scheme so that businesses such as contractors and mobile Special Orders sales based in Metchosin only need one licence to operate in the region.

See UsedVictoriaHAPPY feature NEW ad for YEAR! updates and specials. Winter Roads OpenOpen Tues.–Sat., by appointment 8:30 am–5:00 only until pm. February Closed Sun.–Mon. 6, 2018 Please remember that ice control and snow plough service is provided on a priority route basis with Happy Valley, Metchosin, William Head, Rocky Point and Kangaroo Roads being top priority. Next are school bus and BC Transit routes, followed by all other roads. Help Us and Be Prepared

Equip your vehicles with good winter tires, carry chains. All-season tires lose their pliability and traction at seven degrees Celsius. Avoid parking vehicles on the road or paved shoulders at all times during the winter. Clear snow from your driveway to allow for parking. Roads with vehicles parked on them may not be plowed. Clear snow to the left side of your driveway (facing in) where it meets the road to mini- mize the amount of snow pushed back into your driveway when the plows pass. If you have an urgent medical appointment or are a medical professional needing to get to work, call the Emergency Program Coordinator at the Metchosin Fire Hall at 250- 478-1307; or after hours, Langford dispatch at 250-478-9555 and ask for the Metchosin duty offi cer to be paged.

District of Metchosin Meeting Schedule

Below are the meeting dates and times for the upcoming month. Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at 7:00 pm unless otherwise stated.

Meetings are subject to change; for updated information, please call the District Offi ce at 250-474-3167 or refer to the website at www.metchosin.ca. Thank you.

Finance and Environment Committee ...... Feb. 4, 2019 Council Meeting ...... Feb. 4, 2019 Healthy Communities Advisory Committee ...... Feb. 6, 2019 Planning Committee ...... Feb. 11, 2019 Parks Committee ...... Feb. 11, 2019 Public Works Committee ...... Feb. 11, 2019 Budget Workshop ...... 1:00 pm ,Feb. 12, 2019 Parks and Trails Advisory Select Committee ...... Feb. 19, 2019 Council Meeting ...... Feb. 25, 2019 Environmental Advisory Select Committee ...... Feb. 26, 2019 Heritage Advisory Committee ...... 4:00 pm, Feb. 27, 2019

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Share a fabulous winter moment with the Muse and we can share it with our awesome community! February • Metchosin Muse 5 Jaimey Hamilton: one of Metchosin’s home grown talents

Joannie Challenger who face a life-threatening illness, heard of Jaimey’s wish If you took in the Sunfest to record a record, and ar- Country Music Festival last ranged for her and her family summer in the Cowichan to meet with a music producer Valley you may have had in Toronto. In March 2017 the opportunity to hear producer Adam Alexander Metchosin’s Jaimey Hamilton agreed to work with Jaimey sing. Or perhaps you saw to record a song which he had her perform at the Island written – aptly titled Survive. Folk Festival in Duncan, Later Adam and Jaimey col- in downtown Victoria on laborated by Skype on several Canada Day or at Eats more songs, and on May 30, and Beats at the Esquimalt 2018 her first album, entitled Lagoon. Jaimey has been Parachute, was released. busy lately, working towards Along with writing and her goal of becoming a recording songs, Jaimey is country music artist. And working towards her Mu- yet it wasn’t until a friend sic Performance diploma at read a recent article in a local Camosun College. “Learning paper that I heard about the to read music and learn music latest endeavours of this theory is challenging but former Hans Helgesen School useful,” she admits. “Being in student. the program has given me a As a young girl grow- chance to meet and work with ing up in Metchosin, Jaimey other musicians. Currently, Hamilton always loved music; I’m working with producer/ singing songs and perform- song writer Scotty Hills, who ing karaoke with family is helping me work on my sec- and friends were a favourite ond album.” activities for her. “Perhaps Along the way, Jaimey she got her love of music has taken time to perform from her great grandmother at various fundraisers, like (long-time Metchosin resi- Kids’ Run – a five kilometer dent Vera Pike), who loved run which raises funds singing,” suggested Jaimey’s for the Victoria Pediatric mom, Heather. Music might Oncology Clinic. She has also not have become anything performed at Jam for Kids, more than an enjoyable pas- an event that was initiated time, though, if it wasn’t for by pediatric oncologist Dr. a sudden turn in the path of Ewa Lunaczek-Motyka. It Jaimey’s life. At five she was earns money for Island Kids’ diagnosed with leukemia. The Cancer Foundation. “I try to disease, successfully treated, contribute. It’s reassuring for would return twice more be- the parents of children with Jaimey found making music to be “a healing outlet.” Photo by Curtis Pelletier fore a bone marrow transplant serious medical issues to see enabled her to be cancer-free. that there can be a positive The long treatment and con- outcome to the disease.“ valescence meant that Jaimey To children who wonder had to give up a lot of things how to achieve their own that she loved, like sports and goals, Jaimey offers the strenuous activities. But one following thoughts: “Don’t thing that she could do was sweat the small stuff. to sing and play her guitar. Someone once told me that “I spent so much time in the right now, you’re right where hospital, and writing songs you’re supposed to be. Stay helped me to express how I positive, even when you’re felt about what I was going going through struggles. Have through,” Jaimey remembers. dreams, then figure out what “It was easier to sing about steps you need to take to what I was feeling than to talk make them come true.” about it. Music was a healing Lastly, Jaimey encourages outlet.” the community, “Please During her later years at support live music!” Follow Royal Bay High School, Jai- Jaimey on Instagram to keep mey played and sang with the up to date with her progress. house band, and her passion Her album is available on for music grew. She started iTunes, Spotify and Apple to seriously consider a career Music. It’s well worth in music. It was then that checking out! Children’s Wish BC, a foundation that supports children

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Metchosinite Jaimey Hamilton in performance. Photo by Victoria Music Scene 6 Metchosin Muse • February 2019

FILM NIGHT AT THE MCA

Film Night: Two films: If you’re really stuck, clip this Valentine for your special someone! The Botanist, and Mammoth Top Ten Ideas for things Ric Perron clear, very clever, very Sibe- rian, and very challenging: a very good documentary. Metchosin men can do Friday, February 22, 7:00 pm Metchosin Community House THE BOTANIST 4430 Happy Valley Road (20 minutes) -English for their loved ones on subtitles. “Self-made botanist This month we have two Raïmberdi can identify 300 fascinating films of remote types of plants growing in the Russian Siberian culture and hardscrabble expanse of the Valentine’s Day landscape, and the means to Shaymak region of Tajikistan. Johnny Carline survive. Having performed years of geographical fieldwork … he MAMMOTH knows how to use their roots, So, you want to do something a little differ- #5 Buy that special woman in your life some (26 minutes) – English lan- stems, leaves, and flowers for ent for your lady on Valentine’s Day but you flowers from the bargain counter of the local guage. A father and son team, the most benefit … Years after have run out of ideas? Don’t worry, help is on grocery store. It’ll make you look good. They’ll Sergey Zimov and his son the fall of the Soviet Union, the way! Below, in reverse order of appeal, are droop before you do! Nikita, plan to recreate the Ice Raïmberdi applies the same ten ‘Metchosin ideas’ on how Metchosin men Age, and raise woolly mam- #4 You and your heartthrob have healthy careful approach and consid- could surprise their loved ones with a really moths. Living in very remote appetites but worry too much about your eration to scouring the coun- different romantic gift. Siberia in the permafrost, figures. Take a taxi to the My Chosen Café; tryside in attempts to make do they’ve figured out how to #10 Take your beloved to Jubilee Hospital enjoy their generous portions and have without essential staples like save the demise of our planet to have her knee replaced. It will end weeks second helpings - just because; then tell each gasoline, kerosene and flour. with some environmental of pain and she may be dancing with you other that you look even better than ever. Lacking matches, he created manipulation, and to prevent again before you know it. We actually know Just remember you may need to borrow the a machine to make fire. When the permafrost from releasing someone in Metchosin who is doing just this. District’s front-end loader to get each other he accidentally found an its “carbon time bomb”. Their We won’t share her name, but we are wishing home. electromagnetic generator in experimental Pleistocene Park her a very happy Valentine’s Day. #3 Plan an uninterrupted, romantic day for the dump, he turned it into a has been developing slowly #9 Have your septic system pumped out on just the two of you to spend together. Treat hydroelectric station, provid- for many years, as the Arctic the fourteenth. Today’s cultivated roses have your kids to a weekend with your in-laws – ing much-needed energy to his allows. They are preparing the had most of the scent bred out of them, so if you know, the ones from out-of-Province. compound. Clearly a gentle perfect home for woolly mam- your better-half really enjoys the whiff of a genius of resource, Raïmberdi #2 Promise your darling the best, candle- moths. The time has come, strong scent, a septic system pump out is just undeniably proves you can’t, lit, home cooked meal she has ever tasted. they say, and genome genetics the ticket. ‘know one’s mind by looking Arrange to spend the evening with her best has advanced far enough to at his forehead.’” (Full Frame #8 Take your sweetheart for a walk to friends. Note: these are not two separate give birth to their dream. Very Documentary Film Festival) enjoy the natural beauty of Tower Point. suggestions. Alternatively, you could visit a logging camp. #1 Kiss your loved one first thing after #7 If you are the kind of guy who really likes you wake up and tell her that you love her a quiet Valentine’s Day then arrange for an more than anything in the world. Repeat appointment for the love of your life to get as necessary throughout the day, and twice that root canal job, that she has been avoiding before bed. for months, finally done. Treat her to extra You see? Here in Metchosin, romance is freezing. under every mushroom. Hoped that helps #6 Treat your sweet young thing to a box everyone have a wonderful, romantic of sugar free chocolates. Then you can sit Valentine’s Day. together one night under the stars and feed them to the dog.

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14th Juan de Fuca Scouts Joan Kew returnables; we really appreciate your support for Scouting in Metchosin! The 14th Juan de Fuca Scout group started Top Right Photo: Venturers, their advisors, December with a group skate at Westshore and even a Beaver received some great ad- Recreation. Later in the month, they fi lled 120 vice and lessons from Jay Crowley, a certifi ed hampers at the Goldstream Food Bank and, canoe instructor who is also a former Scouter. taking turns with other Scout groups in the The Venturer Company is planning a trip for Victoria area, sold Christmas trees to fundraise later in the spring and they are practising their for Camp Barnard, a place they all know and skills. love. Top Left Photo: The Beavers were excited to Bottom Left Photo: Our youth began January have a tour of the Metchosin Firehall in Janu- with a bottle drive to raise money for their ary, and were quoted as saying it was the “Best own programs. Many hands make light work. night ever!” Despite their enthusiasm, it may The Scout group got together on January 5 to take a while for them to grow into the pants. gather and sort bottles from their annual bottle Thanks to Firefi ghter Jason (Noah’s dad) for drive. Thank you to everyone who donated the tour. The Band Plays on at Bandwagon Barb Sawatsky March 15th for a St. Patrick's Day Party at the Metchosin Friday, February 15, 5:30 pm Hall, 4401 William Head Rd. Metchosin Golf Course On February 15, Freeze 4401 William Head Road Frame, a fi ve-piece band with their ˮBack to the 80's Musicˮ Knacker’s Yard played to a returns to the golf course. Res- full house at the Metchosin ervations are recommended Golf Course’s Bandwagon on and all proceeds from the $5 Friday, January 18. Far right per person entry fee go to the on bodhran is Sean McCon- band. Dinner can be ordered nell who grew up and still re- beginning at 5:30 pm, drinks sides in Metchosin. The band served until 9:00 pm. will return to Metchosin on Photo by Barb Sawatsky

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Fleeced!Barb Sawatsky can all snuggle together, staying warm and, best of all, staying alive. “Another reason for shearing at this time of year,” explains Lorraine, “is that it’s easier for us to see what’s going on if a ewe is having difficulty birthing, plus the ewes are less likely to lie on their lambs. Also, it’s easier for lambs to find the teats.” In addition to surviving the cold, staying alive isn’t easy when you’re a sheep. Last year, out of a flock of 260, John and Lorraine Bu- chanan had 17 sheep killed by dogs and 15 by bears, a significant loss from any perspective, including financial. At Parry Bay Sheep Farm, at 6:00 am on a cold, clear first Friday morning of 2019, Pieter DeMooy from Last Side Shearing and his daughter, Samantha, arrived and set up their tools of the trade. Trained in New Zealand and Australia for ten years, Pieter efficiently shears about 100 sheep in four hours. Samii, who ap- prenticed in Australia for three years, spelled him off and worked the fleece table alongside farm hand, Jessica Havers (a Metchosin gal, born and bred), Tracy from Inca Dinca Do Farm & Fibery and two of Tracy’s employees. Although shearing and selling fleeces is a very satisfying side of our farming industry,” says Lorraine, “when all expenses are tallied Lambing begins around the end of February such as the cost of taking the truck onto the when the weather is often mighty wet and ferry to Vancouver, driving to Langley in order raw. So, I recently asked Monique Anstee and to ship to the Co-operative in Ontario then Lorraine Buchanan the oft-heard question: back home again, we pretty much break even.” why are sheep sheared in the inhospitable It’s both helpful and beneficial when local month of January? weavers make arrangements to come to the Apparently, if mom sheep is snuggly warm barn and buy bags of fleece hot off the backs under a thick woolly fleece, she’s content to of the flock. Satisfying for the artists as well stand in a field munching the green, green who will then work with locally-sourced wool grass of home in pounding rain while the which adds a further pleasing dimension to kids (sorry, lambs) perish at her side. Lambs their products. have very little protection from the cold, Anyone interested in obtaining bagged wet weather and can easily succumb to fleeces can contact Lorraine at Parry Bay Sheep hypothermia. Farm. You can also ask what she has in the Shearing in early to mid-January is an meat freezer, providing, of course, that watch- interesting strategy to help lambs survive this ing those adorable spring lambs frolicking in threat. Shearing leaves a ewe with about half sunshine-drenched fields around Metchosin an inch of new fleece by baby time, not enough in early March hasn’t made you want to swear for her to be adequately comfortable. So, she off lamb stew! will seek shelter where she and her little lambs February • Metchosin Muse 9

All photos by Barb Sawatsky

Children and adults alike can have fun colouring in this page! 10 Metchosin Muse • February 2019 Cozying Up the Pioneer Museum Barb Sawatsky the collection, they moved a mountain of goods to Larry Tremblay, Bert the centre of the room Harrison, Bob Burgis then ordered insulation to and Allen Jones hammer be blown into the walls. away every week at the Composed of shredded paper Pioneer Museum to make with added fire retardant and improvements to the old barn insecticide, surprisingly there where most of Metchosin’s was barely a puff of dust to donated antiques are stored. be seen while the process was Not content with giving underway. our community the finest The insulation will little book store on the south dramatically cut heating costs, Island then renovating and increase heating efficiency arranging the furnishings in and act as a sound barrier. It the museum, they are now is hoped that the loft project concentrating their efforts on will be completed by May 12, the loft. Market Day opening. Even before building display cases and organizing Larry Tremblay (left) and Bob Burgis (right) get serious about upgrading the museum. Photo by Barb Sawatsky

Shredded paper, ﬁre retardant and insecticide make excellent insulation. Photo by Barb Sawatsky

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No more time for photographers! The team is engrossed in making the Museum safe and warm. Photo by Barb Sawatsky Historic buildings of Metchosin – The Pioneer Museum Allen Jones and has recently been insulated by volunteers. Built with two floors and Located on municipal grounds behind a steep, narrow stairway inside, the the Fire Hall on Happy Valley Road, upper floor stored hay with a lifting the Pioneer Museum houses a col- winch and access door to the rear. lection of agricultural and domestic The museum is open to the public artifacts. It also houses the 100-year- from May to October during the old Parker Stagecoach that carried Farmers’ Market on Sundays. The book shop is open throughout the Now available mail and passengers to and from FRONTRUNNERS SHELBOURNE & Metchosin. year on Sundays. WESTSHORE LOCATIONS The building was built as a stable for the farm owned by James Editor’s note: This is the first of what and Anne Greenwood before we hope will be a series of thumbnail being purchased by the District of descriptions of Metchosin’s historic SHELBOURNE #3-3659 SHELBOURNE ST. T 250.384.4786 Metchosin in 1986. Following its buildings. If you have a suggestion for a WESTSHORE #123–755 GOLDSTREAM AVE. T 250.391.7373 use for equestrian purposes, it was building you would like to be included VICTORIA 1200 VANCOUVER ST. T 250.382.8181 taken over by the Metchosin School in this series, please email the Muse at frontrunners.ca Museum Society in August 1990. [email protected] or call the editor at The building is timber frame con- 250 474 4601. struction with a metal roofing finish February • Metchosin Muse 11 Hans Helgesen Elementary School Back to School to a January full of Learning Debra Stoutley have another turn at examin- measuring using items found ing rocks. in nature. After the winter break, Another class has started Some classes are learning students at Hans Helgesen reading groups. Reading is to use PowerPoint and other School have headed into taught all through the year tools to enhance their learn- a time of academic focus. at every grade, but by this ing. At Hans Helgesen, we While December typically time of year a teacher has an don’t have a large focus on feels short and has a focus on opportunity to utilize new or technology until we reach the arts, the month of January diff erent methods. Since we late primary or early interme- is usually full of academic all learn in diff erent ways, diate classes. learning outcomes. a new approach can reach Our music classes are This January, one class students who might have also tackling some challeng- began a unit about rocks – a been struggling to read. It ing learning, with the grade favourite theme with stu- also gives novelty to learn- fi ve class doing Macbeth for dents this age. I always know ing, which is important for Readers’ Theatre and the it has started when I see the brain development and choir learning songs from Les students coming outside for engagement. Misérables. After a very suc- recess with their goggles on, Key math concepts will cessful and creative Decem- ready to break open rocks be taught this term. For ber, the students can tackle to see their composition. example, one class has been iambic pentameter and the Students who have done this measuring the school build- language of the bard! before are usually keen to ing with standard units of T here is a lot to learn in measure and another began this second term of school! Film Night in Sooke: “What is Democracy”

Jo Phillips and hear all the time, but rarely refl ect on, ‘democracy’ is both an ideal and a reality, a rousing aspiration and a devastating disappointment...” Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 7–9:00 pm Featuring a diverse cast including celebrated theorists such We Edward Milne Community School Theatre as Cornel West, trauma surgeons, activists, factory workers, ♥ 6218 Sooke Road asylum seekers and former prime ministers, this urgent fi lm connects the past and the present, the emotional and the intel- Awareness Film Night and Transition Sooke will be co-pre- lectual, the personal and the political in order to provoke and senting the fi lm What Is Democracy on February 13th, 7–9:00 inspire. Locals pm in the Edward Milne Community School Theatre, 6218 The Guardian writes “...this documentary (is) a deliberate Sooke Rd. Entry b y donation. challenge to complacency – and, as a result, it is a great watch.” Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, Filmgoers are invited and encouraged to be part of a short Talk to the Muse ! this 2018 National Film Board documentary refl ects on a post-screening discussion on ideas and concerns raised by word we often take for granted. Filmmaker Astra Taylor talks the fi lm facilitated by Transition Sooke’s co-president Michael about what inspired her to make this fi lm: “A word we say Tacon. See the trailer at: www.vimeo.com/266692157

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Vancouver Island Health Authority Adult Day Program: 9:00 am–3:30 pm. Contact Mobile program coordinator Ken Hillicke at 250-213-2440. BBB Torch Award Winner - Community Service Pearson College Students Outreach: 3:00 –4:30 pm. Helping seniors and youth in our com- Winner LCT Magazine Global Operator of the Year munity. Invite Pearson College students to visit or help with a project. Particularly aimed at Metchosin seniors; call 250-474-0634 and leave a message so we can determine if you are LIMOUSINES eligible. “... it's how you get there." Knitting Café: On the fi rst and third Mondays monthly, 7:00–9:00 pm, knitters of all skill lev- Saanich and Cowichan Valley Wine Tours • Brew and Spirits Tours els, including beginners, are welcome to this informal and friendly get-together. For informa- Airport Transfers • Restaurant Transfers tion call Laura, 250-478-1197, email [email protected]. Gift Certificates • A Perfect Gift! Tuesdays Mention this ad for 10% oﬀ our regular rates! Drop-In Painters Art Group: This friendly and supportive group of artists and hobbyists meets Tuesday mornings 9:30 am–noon at the Metchosin Community House. Everyone is www.lalimo.ca [email protected] welcome. For more info contact Arlene at 250-391-7905. Knitting Café: On the second and fourth Tuesdays monthly, the Knitting Café has afternoon 250-391-9000 sessions from 1:00–3:00 pm. See the Monday listing for contact information. Singalong – Metchosin Rough Voice Singers: The Rough Voice Singers meet at the Com- munity House on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month from 7:00–9:00 pm. All are welcome to join us at this fun, drop-in sing-along group where a good singing voice is not a requirement. $2/person. Contact Barb Sawatsky (250-478-0553). Wednesdays

Vancouver Island Health Authority Adult Day Program: 9:00 am–3:30 pm (see Monday for details). Thursdays

We look forward to continuing Creative Rug Hooking: First and third Thursdays, 10:30 am–1:30 pm, led by Sheila Stewart, to help constituents with certifi ed instructor of Traditional Rug Hooking. Beginners are welcome, but should contact Sheila (email [email protected], or call 250-595-6406) to discuss needed supplies. federal government Experienced rug hookers are invited to bring their own projects. Bring a bag lunch; tea and coff ee available. No fees but donation jar available to cover refreshment costs. departments, programs Fridays and services. Parent and Tot Program: 9:30–11:30 am. Calling all Metchosin tots! The Parent and Tot Drop-In Program invites moms, dads, caregivers and their young children to join us Friday mornings for our community program. Children will enjoy our new toys, books and craft op- Randall Garrison, MP portunities. Parents will enjoy our relaxed, supportive environment, parent resource library ESQUIMALT–SAANICH–SOOKE and opportunities to connect with other parents and kids. We look forward to seeing you Critic for National Defence and LGBTQ and your little ones. Pearson Student Activities: 2:30–5:00 pm. For more information call 250-474-0634. 2904 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 2A5 / M–Th, 10–4 or appt Ukulele Gathering: 5–6:30 pm, fi rst Friday of each month. Open to community members of 250-405-6550 / [email protected] all ages and levels of talent. Bring: a ukulele, capo, tuner, music stand, and a few songs you www.randallgarrison.ndp.ca are willing to share/lead/teach others with appropriate song sheets for others, if not from songbook below. Suggested songbook: Jumpin’ Jim’s Daily Ukulele (as a base resource to work from) if you have it. Film Night: Friday, February 22, 7:00 pm. The Botanist, and Mammoth (two fi lms). RG-MetchMuse-1703.indd 1 2017-01-25 4:03 PM Botanist (20 minutes). “Self-made botanist Raïmberdi can identify 300 types of plants growing in the hardscrabble expanse of the Shaymak region of Tajikistan. Please see this issue for more info. Mammoth (26 minutes). Father and son team, Sergey Zimov and his son Nikita, plan on recreating the Ice Age, and raising woolly mammoths. Events MCA Services Auction – March 9. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Silent Auction open from 6:30–7:00 pm. Wine & Craft Beer and Cheese Social from 6:30 pm–7:00 pm. Live Auction 7:00–8:30 pm. Intermission at 7:45pm–8:00 pm. Please see this issue for more information. Art On The Walls: Doug Gilbert in collaboration with the Metchosin School Museum Society has compiled and organized a show of 18 historic photographs of Metchosin dating back to the early 1900’s. They are hanging on the Community House walls for all to come and enjoy. Viewing times are Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–1:00 pm. The Art on the Walls program off ers the House as a wonderful venue for artists to show and display their works. For more information, please call the MCH at 250-478-5155. www.metchosincommunityhouse.com

We ♥ Locals Wait, what? Know something interesting happening in Metchosin? Talk to the Muse ! Talk to the Muse ! February • Metchosin Muse 13

The Metchosin Art Scene and Metchosin Art Seen Diana Smith be differentiated from other activities, There are three examples of public curves and present them unattached needed to be human made or per- art in Metchosin that I find continu- to the identity of their origin. It may A few weeks ago, I was having din- formed, unnecessary and intended to ally delightful. Two are displayed by be to zero-in on a detail or small part ner in a local restaurant (mentioning be perceived as art. Now I wonder. residents on the border of their prop- of the whole and use that as inspira- no names). I watched a young staff True, these musings were meant to be erty, using discarded and/or recycled tion. Yet another way may be to make person clear and set a nearby table. provocative proposals rather than pro- objects, and one is a more formal a straight-forward, straight-on piece After taking away the dishes and wip- nouncements but, for example, if the work on public land that required of art and give it all the formality and ing the table, they slid into the booth server setting the table didn’t mean the District’s approval, was designed status of, say, a painting of the Legisla- and with all the grace and precision their actions to be art, was it? And, of by a local artist, and paid for from a ture in Victoria. of a Nureyev or a Duncan, gently course, does it matter? business tax fund. The photos, above, The photographs above are details laid down, first the napkin then the Although this table-setting perfor- show details of the bigger works. Do of this installation. Can you see the cutlery, piece by piece. They slid over mance was done in public, I think part you know where these are or who the potential? a few inches and slowly repeated the of the pleasure was the almost illicit artists are? (Answers will be in next While considering public art I performance. I saw them do the same joy it afforded. Amid the hubbub, month’s Muse). came across something Milton Glaser ‘dance’ at another table. Did they the performance was done privately, Another version of public art is said. Glaser, a well-known American know the pleasure they provided? below the radar of customers. But I to make art out of what is public. graphic designer, thought the word I think not, so focused and unself- noticed, an audience of one. Recently, and with some amount of ‘art’, because it tended to cause confu- conscious did they appear. But I was I love public art or, in the above dismay, I have noticed one of the best sion, should be replaced with the term mesmerized and felt uplifted. case, public-private performance art. installations and sources of inspira- ‘work’. He then suggested this maxim: This short but riveting mental I love the surprise of coming across tion, in the heart of Metchosin village, Work that goes beyond its functional video came to mind when I was human creativity and invention. Many is being dismantled. This unintended intention and moves us in a deep and invited to write an art column for the of you would have seen those drift- ‘art installation’ may have been mysterious way we call great work. Muse. What is art? Where is it encoun- wood bird sculptures at the Esquimalt considered an eyesore by some but This implies that anything, including tered? What if the art is only in the Lagoon that seemingly dropped in one of the roles of an artist or writer the local works cited above, is defined eyes of the beholder? Does that count? one day and have been delighting is to take the familiar and present it as art by the viewer in which case Musing on this earlier in the year, at passersby ever since. I love the non- so it is seen and appreciated in a new great work can be found everywhere, a talk I gave at the Metchosin Com- commercial nature of public art. I love way. With visual art this may be to unexpectedly, even in a local eatery. munity House, I proposed that art, to the often guerilla aspect. I love the abstract something familiar, to take whimsy. just the lines, shapes, proportions and

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MY-CHOSEN PIZZA Pickup after noon, delivery after 4pm Native Pollinators Workshop OPEN: 11am–9pm seven days a week The Association for the Protection of Rural Metchosin other challenges our bees and native pollina- Phone 250-474-5576 tors face at this time. He has given lectures and talks on the Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 7:00 pm subject of pollinators to people of all ages Metchosin Community House and educational levels for over 30 years. He 4430 Happy Valley Road currently teaches part-time at Royal Roads University and is a Senior advisor and speaker and tell them Here come the ‘Bees Knees’ so to speak, of the on Apicultural Sciences (bee keeping) for the Shop South Island. Bob Liptrot, owner of Tugwell Capital Region Bee Keepers Association in you saw it Creek Honey Farm and Meadery, beekeeper Victoria. Locally and entomologist, will touch on various pol- Bob also takes great pride in ‘reawakening in the Muse! linators, the environmental issues and many man’s oldest fermented beverage’, mead. 14 Metchosin Muse • February 2019 SENIORS’ INFORMATION SIRC AND RESOURCE CENTRE Dawn Boshcoff

Local Support Hours of Operation and Care for Five Star rated Noon–4:00 pm Monday through Thursday By Appointment Family Caregivers 598 Parry RD In BC, there are one million Ongoing Programs at the 250 508 1777 Heather unpaid people taking care of Seniors’ Resource Centre www.thegratefulpooch.ca a spouse, a family member or a senior they know who has Monday 2– 4:00 pm Facebook poor health, a disability or Geeks and Geezers Learning Lab* age-related challenges. Fam- Inter-Gen Connects Seniors and Students ily Caregivers of BC off ers Wednesday 1–3:00 pm several free services to local Tea Time/Coff ee Chat – All welcome! caregivers, such as one-on- one emotional support, help Thursday 2–4:00 pm in navigating the health care Geeks and Geezers Learning Lab* system, information on community resources and access *Please call to schedule an appointment to caregiver support groups and coaching. Drive & Dine January Meals A free eight-week Mindful Self-Care for Caregivers course Save these dates! All ages welcome. is coming this February to the Monday, February 11 Westshore, with an invitation Monday, March 11 to Metchosin caregivers to 5:30–7:00 pm Community Supper at Gordon United Church join in. With enough interest, Thursday, January 31 a local Caregivers Support Thursday, February 28 Group will also be organized 12–1:00 pm Potluck Lunch at Metchosin Community House for monthly meetings at the Seniors’ Resource Centre. Call Request a drive to and from these events or RSVP by calling the Caregiver Support Line 250-478-5150. toll-free at 1-877-520-3267 or visit the Virtual Resource Cen- AROMATHERAPY tre for Family Caregivers at www.familycaregiversbc.ca. ESSENTIAL OILS • DIFFUSERS • GIFTS Locally, we provide access to www.soulfulsister.com resources, webinars, work- 117 - 735 Goldstream Ave, Langford BC (250) 590-1350 shops and support for people in unpaid roles, who care for elderly family members and friends. Visit us to access help and learn more. Working Senior Peer Listeners Add to for our Services for Local Seniors community Dawn Boshcoff (Centre), Marianne Ostopovich (Top Right) and Do you know a senior who Sandy Jenkins (Absent), are amongst a group of recent graduates, needs a ride, a companion, who became Certiﬁ ed Senior Peer Listeners, with Seniors Serving a friendly visit or computer Seniors Facilitator, Mary Dunn (Far Right). Photo by Julie Gray help? Through Metchosin’s Better at Home* program, UVic’s Self- from 9:30 am until noon, be- Mitzi Dean delivered by volunteers, we ginning on January 26th. Al- though designed specifi cally MLA, Esquimalt-Metchosin are able to provide these free Management for persons experiencing Type services to our local aging 250-952-5885 Programs Popular 2 diabetes, people with Type 1 population. #104 - 1497 Admirals Road in Metchosin diabetes have also found the To add to our off erings, program very benefi cial. [email protected] the Senior Peer Listening Ear This past fall, we hosted a full These courses are off ered p rogram is now available to MitziDean.ca class of participants in the free of charge, through the elderly residents, who may Chronic Pain Self-Management Seniors’ Resource Centre, in partnership with University just want, or need, someone to Program, led by UVic volun- of Victoria Institute for Aging XCAVATION hear them. Senior Peer Listen- teer facilitators, Dawn Bosh- E , and Lifelong Health. For more ers can off er reassurance and coff and Marilee Hoen. The MDean-MetchMuse-1804.indd 1 2018-04-12 2:26 PM information or to register, TRUCKING & caring support either on the pair were trained throughout email [email protected] or phone or in person. last year to deliver the six- call 1-866-902-3767. LANDSCAPING Metchosin Seniors Asso- week evidence-based pro- ciation Board member Sandy ATERIALS grams, adopted from Stanford M Jenkins, a former nurse, along University. Visit Metchosin with volunteer Marianne Self-management courses Ostopovich, a newly retired are designed for individu- Seniors’ Resource Landscaping counsellor, and program als, caregivers and family Centre Ponds coordinator Dawn Boshcoff , members, to help people gain Driveways recently completed over 40 control of chronic health con- Drop by 4495 Happy Val- hours of training through the ditions, while learning how ley Road in the Metchosin DIGD Perimeter Drains to successfully manage their Arts and Cultural Centre. We Seniors Serving Seniors organi- lifestyle. All attendees receive Livestock Burial zation. As Peer Listeners, they welcome you to our com- and follow along with the can provide an attentive and munity of support! A lifetime workbook, Living a Healthy membership is only $10 per empathetic ear to bring hope Rock Life with Chronic Conditions, person. Call 250-478-5150 for and fulfi llment to those need- that includes an exercise Sand more information, come by ing someone to talk to. program CD, and many more to pick-up a newsletter, or Gravel Please call or visit us to ap- useful resources. subscribe with your email at Soil ply for any of these services. The Diabetes Self-Manage- www.metchosinseniors.ca. *Better at Home is funded by the ment Program will be off ered Like and Follow us on Mulch Government of BC and managed at the Metchosin Community Facebook @ Seniors Resource 250-589-6599 by the United Way. House on Saturday mornings Centre – Metchosin February • Metchosin Muse 15 Twelfth Bath Emily Carr String Towel Bundles Quartet to play in Metchosin for Our Place Val Lambert been referred to as the third great Soviet Nan Hsieh have been fortunate over the years composer. to not only have the help of our Sunday, March 3, 2:30 pm Rounding out the program will be Samuel Barber’s haunting Adagio for community, but also to receive gen- St. Mary of the Incarnation Sunday, February 24, 1–3:00 pm erous donations from businesses Strings. Originally written as part of 4125 Metchosin Road his string quartet, Barber arranged the Metchosin Community Hall such as Thrifty Foods and Babin Adagio to be a stand alone work at the 4401 William Head Road Dentistry. Our Place has mentioned to us In the fi rst Metchosin concert of 2019 the request of conductor Arturo Toscanini. The 12th annual Bath Towel Bundle that they are also in need of new Emily Carr String Quartet Society pres- It has since become his most popular event for Our Place is happening at or gently used blankets, sheets and ents “A Musical Legacy (1939–1945)” and beloved work. A powerful and the Metchosin Community Hall on sleeping bags. This aspect of the featuring music composed during the moving piece, Barber’s Adagio was Sunday, February 24 from 1:00–3:00 collection is new this year so we time of war. The Emily Carr String featured in the 1986 Oliver Stone Oscar pm. In collaboration with the Girl will have a container at the event Quartet will perform English composer winning fi lm Platoon. Guides and 4H club, the Baha’is to collect these items. However, Ralph Vaughn Williams’ masterful Tickets for the March 3 performance of Metchosin are sponsoring this our main focus and goal will be to Second String Quartet. Written in 1941 of “A Musical Legacy (1939–1945)” are event. The whole community has complete a minimum of 200 bath at the request of one of his viola stu- $25 and can be obtained at Ivy’s Book- been invited to participate and bundles for the bath program. Rep- dents, this haunting and beautiful work shop, Royal and McPherson box offi ces, that means you are welcome to resentatives from Our Place will be expresses the tensions of war, as well as at the door and online at join in. Please bring a new towel, present to receive the bundles and the sublime modal sonorities associated www.rmts.bc.ca. Students, take note: a new pair of socks and a tube of to share their appreciation. with the music of Vaughn Williams. The this concert is free for students at the toothpaste. Toothbrushes, Kleenex, Following the bundling process theme music of the 1944 Oscar nomi- door. soap, chocolates and materials for there will be fi nger food refresh- nated fi lm 49th Parallel is the Scherzo “A Musical Legacy (1939–1945)” making cards of encouragement are ments. There will also be entertain- of the second quartet, and the epilogue will also be performed in Victoria and provided. ment provided by Anne Marie and was written for the proposed but never Sidney. For details please refer to www. We are hoping to break last Peter Brimacombe’s combined Jubi- produced fi lm, Joan of Arc. emilycarrstringquartet.com. year’s record of 200 completed lation and Our Place choirs. Anne- The Quartet will also perform Pol- bath towel bundles. As in previ- Marie and Peter were here last year ish composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s ous years, all bundles will go to with another of their choirs and the Fifth String Quartet, written in 1945. the bath program at Our Place, a whole place was dancing with joy After fl eeing Poland during the war, downtown shelter for the homeless – it was a such fun fi lled and joyful Weinberg settled in Russia where he where a person living on the street event. Please do come and join in composed for the theatre and circus. can come in to have a shower. We this fun service project. We are bet- His music was largely ignored by the ter together. Soviet musical elite. He became a close friend of Shostakovich and has since

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Dec 1 Felderhof Road – SFRes. Dec 11 Sooke Hanger – Medical. Dec 22 Albert Head Road – Alarm bells Dec 2 Sooke – Rescue – Rope/High/Confi ned. Zanita Heights – Medical. – Commercial. Sooke Road – Medical. Sooke Road – MVI. Dec 23 William Head Road – Medical. Dec 3 Tavane Road – Open burn – general. Dec 13 Metchosin Road – Medical. Metchosin Road – MVI. Dec 4 Kangaroo Road – Medical. Dec 14 William Head Road – Medical. East Sooke – Medical. Dec 6 Kangaroo Road – Medical. Dec 15 Kaltasin Road – Medical. Dec 24 Bradene Road – Medical. Spellman Place – Alarm bells – residential. Kangaroo Road – Hydro-lines down. Dec 26 Dallimore Road – Vehicle fi re. Mathews Road – Medical. Dec 16 Taylor Road – Medical. Chapel Heights Drive – Medical. Dec 7 East Sooke – Medical. Lower Park – Hydro – Trees on the line. Dec 27 Metchosin Road – Vehicle fi re. Dec 9 East Sooke – Medical. Dec 18 Tavane Road – Open burn – general. Dec 31 Barrow Road – SFRes – Chimney. Dec 10 Boblaw Place– Open burn – general. Dec 19 Parkheights Drive – Fire – Misc. fi re. Unspecifi ed – Assistance – Misc. Complaint. Chapel Heights Drive – Medical. Dec 20 Winfall Road – Medical. La Bonne Road – Hydro – fi re. MVI: Motor Vehicle Incident. SFRes: Structure Fire Residential.

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Dec 2 Sugar Loaf Mountain – Search and Rescue to assist injured hiker Dec 24 Bennett Road – Stolen vehicle later recovered. No suspects at this with broken leg. time. Dec 5 Kangaroo Road – Collision single vehicle into ditch swerved to Dec 26 Dallimore Road – Domestic dispute and assault with pepper spray. miss deer. One male arrested. Dec 15 Farhill Road – Recovery of stolen ATV. Dec 27 Metchosin Road – Single vehicle collision, deer struck. Dec 23 Metchosin Road – Single vehicle collision vehicle fl ipped into ditch. Dec 31 Lindholm Road – Drive while disqualifi ed and no insurance. Dec 24 Dallimore Road – Domestic dispute and mischief. One male Dec 31 Morland Road – Domestic dispute and warrant for arrest. One male arrested. arrested.

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Johnny Carline House. This Metchosin Community Association Stacy Ross and local man-about-town Mike Van fund raiser is not only an opportunity to bid on and der Water. Mark your calendars now to ensure you get ridiculously good deals on great services and don’t miss out on one of the most fun nights on the Saturday, March 9, 2019 products offered by local businesses; it is also an Metchosin calendar. Metchosin Community House amazingly entertaining and sociable evening with If you, or someone you do business with, would 4430 Happy Valley Road a 50/50 draw conducted by the always rib-tickling, like to contribute to the success of this wonderful over-the-top Benoit Charlebois, wine, craft beer and and worthwhile event by offering a service or prod- The 2019 Mighty Metchosin Goods and Services cheese sampling from Penny McCulloch Barratt of uct for this year’s auction, please contact the MCA Auction is coming up on March 9 at the Community The Wine Maker, and the most hilarious auction- office at 250-478-5155 or email [email protected]. eers you’ll ever come across, CHEK TV personality Just One Change With the success of an Age- Joan Rosenberg and leg and this knee marching Friendly Communities Grant Kathleen Sutherland exercise is good for increased this entrance to our Old School hip and ankle strength. This is now an accessible doorway. Welcome to month two of is definitely a balance exer- In 2018, the SIRC/Fire Hall Age- cise for leg muscle weakness. friendly engagement project has 2019’s Just One Change - enhanced the efﬁciency of action physical fitness inspiration The more slowly you go, the during emergency response. An - Just One Change at a time. harder this exercise becomes. age appropriate, accessible space The ideas listed here are good Make sure you hold onto a will be well furnished & supported for any age, will get you mov- chair or someone’s hand when by caring and compassionate ing more often and are simple performing this exercise if volunteers. and easy to do. ‘Motion is you feel at all uncomfortable Lotion’, so moving often and with the marching. For a great Photo by Jennifer Burgis regularly makes it easier to workout, try marching for two keep moving! minutes. Stop if you become We all know regular winded, then continue until exercise is good for us and two minutes have passed. If sometimes we just need that this is easy then march during push to get us started. How- one of your TV shows! ever, please make sure, if it Single leg stance: (Con- Metchosin Directory has been a while since you’ve tinue with this exercise for exercised and/or have health this month) Hold on to a Metchosin Fire Department: issues/concerns, to first talk chair and balance on one leg. 250-478-1307 Try a few seconds balancing Emergency Calls to your health care provider Police (Non-Emergency): and make sure you read the on each foot. Work up to a • Report a ﬁre 250-474-2264 January issue of the Muse minute if you can. Then try to • Report a crime (page 16). hold on with one hand, then • Report an accident Military Police Non-Emergency For substantial health ben- one finger and finally try to let • Save a life (250) 363-4032 efits, adults should do at least go completely. • Imminent safety District Office (office hours): 150 minutes a week of mod- Try doing at least two bal- 911 250-474-3167 erate-intensity, or 75 minutes ance sessions each day with maybe one in the morning AIR CADETS METCHOSIN EQUESTRIAN SOCIETY SCOUTS CANADA a week of vigorous-intensity 250-590-3690 250-478-2374 [email protected] aerobic activity, or an equiva- and one in the evening. This www.848royalroadsaircadets.com [email protected] will help improve both bal- SEA CADETS lent combination of moderate [email protected] F #848aircadets www.mesmetchosin.com 250-478-7813 and vigorous intensity aerobic ance and lower body strength. ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF BC METCHOSIN FOUNDATION TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly activity. According to the UK’s STRENGTH 250-382-2052 [email protected] Shelby Quissy National Health Service it’s Upper body: - Wall push- www.alzheimerbc.org http://metchosinfoundation.ca 250-474-3812 medically proven that people ups. Find a wall that has a ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION METCHOSIN GARDEN CLUB SWANWICK CENTRE who do regular physical activ- clear area where you can do OF RURAL METCHOSIN (APRM) 250-298-7877 A centre for spiritual inquiry ity have up to a 35% lower 250-881-8280 METCHOSIN HALL SOCIETY 250-744-3354 push-ups at shoulder level. F #Metchosin APRM risk of coronary heart disease Stand at arms’ length from the 250-478-6424 [email protected] and stroke. BADMINTON http://metchosinhall.com/ www.swanwickcentre.ca wall, place your hands on the Women’s 250-478-9648 Choose at least one activity wall at shoulder level, lean in, METCHOSIN HIKING CLUB WEST SHORE ARTS COUNCIL from each category of Balance, then push yourself back until BILSTON WATERSHED HABITAT 250-478-4778 250-478-2286 Strength and Aerobic. PROTECTION ASSOCIATION METCHOSIN MUSEUM SOCIETY [email protected] your arms are straight. Re- 250-478-2387 www.westshorearts.org peat. Continue until you feel Pioneer Museum, 250-382-1989 BALANCE [email protected] School Museum, 250-478-0765 WEST SHORE COMMUNITY Activities that work on some fatigue in your upper www.bilstoncreek.org CONCERT BAND arm muscles. METCHOSIN PONY CLUB stressing our balance systems CRD PARKS 250-727-3595 250-474-3999 will add to our overall safety AEROBIC 250-478-3344 [email protected] at home as well as when we [email protected] METCHOSIN PRESCHOOL www.westshoreband.org Use the stairs when you are www.crd.bc.ca/parks 250-478-9241 are out and about. out and about or if you have [email protected] WEST SHORE PARKS AND Knee Marching: When FREE RANGE SINGERS www.metchosinpreschool.com RECREATION stairs in your home, try to fit 250-478-3319 250-478-8384 we raise our knee up in the in an extra ‘trip’ up or down F #MetchosinFreeRangeSingers METCHOSIN PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION www.westshorerecreation.ca air, believe it or not we are those stairs - every little bit [email protected] GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA (Metchosin F #Metchosin Farmers’ Market WESTSHORE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB momentarily standing on one adds up to a lot! and Colwood) [email protected] 250-478-5484 METCHOSIN SEARCH & RESCUE westshorerfc.com [email protected] [email protected] http://www.metchosinsar.ca LA LECHE LEAGUE CANADA Important Dates and Events 250-727-4384 METCHOSIN SENIORS’ INFORMATION FAITHS & RESOURCE CENTRE/METCHOSIN BAHA’I FAITH METCHOSIN 4-H CLUB Feb 6 Metchosin Garden Club Meeting ...... p. 3 SENIORS’ ASSOCIATION 250-514-1757 [email protected] 250-478-5150, [email protected] www.metchosin4h.com GORDON UNITED CHURCH Feb 13 Sooke Film Night ...... p. 11 www.metchosinseniors.ca 250-478-6632 METCHOSIN ARTS AND CULTURAL MT. MATHESON CONSERVATION www.gordonunitedchurch.ca CENTRE ASSOCIATION (MACCA) Feb 15 Metchosin Golf Course Dinner and Dance .....p. 7 SOCIETY HOLY TRINITY REFORMED EPISCOPAL [email protected] 250-642-0238 Feb 20 Native Pollinators Workshop ...... p. 13 www.metchosinartcentre.ca CHURCH NEIGHBOURHOOD EMERGENCY 250-727-3722 METCHOSIN COMMUNITY HOUSE PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM Feb 22 Film Night at the MCA ...... p. 6 250-478-5155 OPEN GATE CHURCH (POD Leaders) Anglican Network [email protected] Kathleen Sutherland 250-474-3966 Feb 24 Bath Towel Bundle for Our Place ...... p. 15 www.metchosincommunityhouse.com 250-590-6736 [email protected] www.opengatechurch.ca Mar 3 Emily Carr String Quartet performance ...... p. 15 METCHOSIN COUNCIL PACIFIC CENTRE FAMILY SERVICES 250-474-3167 ST MARYS’ METCHOSIN ASSOCIATION Anglican Church of Canada Mar 9 Metchosin Community House Auction ...... p. 16 [email protected] 345 Wale Road, Colwood www.district.metchosin.bc.ca/meetings 250-474-4119 250-886-2481 stmarysmetchosin.ca METCHOSIN CRICKET CLUB www.pacificcentrefamilyservices.org WESTSIDE BIBLE CHURCH www.victoriacricket.com ROUGH VOICE SINGERS For Council meetings, please see p. 4. For ongoing events F #MetchosinCricketClub 250-478-8066 September to April www.westsidefamily.org at the Metchosin Community House, please see p. 11. METCHOSIN EMERGENCY 250-478-0553 WESTSONG COMMUNITY CHURCH OF For SIRC events, please see p. 14. PREPAREDNESS ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 91, 250-478-1307, ham operators call in on THE SALVATION ARMY Station Rd, Langford Ladies Auxiliary 250-474-5967 146.550. POD members can call FRS 250-478-5484 CRD Nature Events take place throughout the year in (Family Radio Service) radios: Channel 1 www.westsong.ca Metchosin. For details, go to crd.bc.ca/parks-events. with “0” privacy tone

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