Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Agenda 1. Call to Order

Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Agenda

Nanaimo River Room Vancouver Island Convention Centre

1. Call to Order – 9:30 am The Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Snuneymuxw First Nation whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. a) Opening remarks b) Roll call c) Declarations of Conflicts of Interest 2. Agenda a) Items to be removed from Consent Business b) Additions or deletions c) Approval of agenda 3. Minutes a) May 26, 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – for approval 5 b) July 6, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – for receipt 13 c) August 17, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – for receipt 17 4. Delegations See http://virl.bc.ca/about-us/library-board/meetings for delegation guidelines. 5. Business Arising a) Health & Safety: Locked Washroom Procedure 22 b) Performance Indicators and Branch Activities Highlights Report 25 6. Finance a) June 2018 Finance Report 38 b) June 2018 Reserves Report 44 c) Facility Projects Update 48 d) Construction Cost Report – Chemainus and Sooke 54 7. 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Separate Innovation & Inspiration Link 8. New Business a) New Board Policy: Social Media 57 9. Consent Business a) VIRL in the Media 63 i. Circular Design Unveiled for New Sooke Library, West Shore Voice News, 64 May 18/18 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Agenda

ii. Mid Island’s Lego community creating, co-operating, Chemainus Valley 66 Courier, May 21/18 iii. VIU Library Takes Role in Preserving Regional History, Indigenous Lands 70 & Resources Today, May 23/18 iv. VIRL Summer Reading Club, Mayor A. Merilees, Masset @ Twitter, 71 May 24/18 v. New tools to dig digitally into Island papers’ past, Times Colonist, 72 May 25/18 vi. Building permit submitted for new Chemainus library, Chemainus 75 Valley Courier, May 30/18 vii. Sooke eyes community meeting on Lot A use, Sooke News Mirror, 76 May 30/18 viii. New & Noteworthy - Honour for Library Advocate, Seaside 78 Magazine, May 31/18 ix. Isfeld exchange student from Germany beats former U.S chess 80 champion, Comox Valley Record, June 7/18 x. New Exhibit Celebrates Authors, Reading in Qualicum Beach, 85 Qualicum Beach News, June 13/18 xi. A summer of reading adventures for everyone at VIRL, Sooke 89 PocketNews, June 16/18 xii. Murder mystery locale inspired by Qualicum Beach, Parksville 91 Qualicum Beach News, June 19/18 xiii. Nanaimo celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, Nanaimo 95 News Bulletin, June 22/18 xiv. Powell River metal sculptor’s artwork found in Nanaimo library, 98 Powell River Peak, June 30/18 xv. 'Rock Dragon' public art piece found in Nanaimo library parking lot 100 wrapped in blankets, Chek News, July 1/18 xvi. Return of the Rock Dragon, Nanaimo News Now, July 2/18 102 xvii. Open House Set for Next Week on New Woss Library, My Comox 105 Valley Now, July 9/18 xviii. BC Elders Gathering, VIRL@Twitter, July 10/18 106 xix. Nanaimo author Sally Hill Brouard releases debut crime novel 107 ‘Puzzle of Pieces', Nanaimo News Bulletin, July 17/18 xx. Librarians On the Radio: Leah & Kate Rooper, @Twitter, July 18/18 111 xxi. Woss to get a new library, North Island Gazette, July 18/18 112 xxii. Coming up in Cowichan: Medicine walk, Cowichan Valley Citizen, 117 July 19/18 xxiii. ‘What Were You Wearing’ exhibit to spend July at Cowichan VIRL, 120 Cowichan Valley Citizen, July 22/18 xxiv. Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should 122 replace libraries, Quartz, July 23/18 xxv. Public art piece reclaims roost in Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo 125 News NOW, July 23/18 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Agenda

xxvi. Read, Play and Win at Family Literacy Day in Duncan, Cowichan 126 Valley Citizen, July 23/18 xxvii. Sooke council envisions plan for Lot A, Sooke News Mirror, July 128 24/18 xxviii. Flag raising at NIC Comox Valley supports LGBTQ community, My 129 Comox Valley Now, July 25/18 xxix. Drag Queen Story Hour a hit at Courtenay Library, My Comox Valley 132 Now, July 27/18 xxx. Library and Campbell River Storm team up for Score With Reading 136 event, Campbell River Mirror, Aug 10/18 xxxi. Library system adds more music streaming to its services, Nanaimo 138 News Bulletin, Aug 13/18 xxxii. Stream blues to Bhangra with a library card, Comox Valley Record, 140 Aug 13/18 xxxiii. Captain Thunderpants celebrates Summer Reading Club, Comox 142 Valley Record, Aug 17/18 xxxiv. Salmon Days Go Swimmingly, The Eagle, Aug 17/18 144 xxxv. Letter: Consider revisioning Lot A and Mariner’s Village, Sooke 145 PocketNews, Aug 19/18 xxxvi. Lego Robotics at the Campbell River library, Campbell River Mirror, 154 Aug 23/18 xxxvii. New Chemainus library slow to get off the ground, Chemainus 155 Valley Courier, Aug 23/18 xxxviii. Campbell River workshop brings stories off page for kids, Campbell 157 River Mirror, Aug 24/18 xxxix. Orcafest Goes Around the World, The Eagle, Aug 24/18 161 xl. Local businesses support Sooke youth in a number of ways, Sooke 163 PocketNews, Aug 26/18 xli. Calling all Poets for “Poetry in Transit” Program, City of Nanaimo, 165 Aug 27/18 xlii. 133 homes proposed for 10-acre property in Sooke, Times Colonist, 168 Aug 29/18 xliii. Score with Reading, Campbell River Mirror, Aug 30/18 170 xliv. New & Noteworthy: VIRL Keeping up with the Times, Seaside 172 Magazine, Aug 31/18 b) Correspondence 175 i. Email from Library Customer to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, 176 VIRL re: Lack of service to Gold River Branch, May 26/18 ii. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to Library 177 Customer re: Lack of Service to Gold River Branch, June 8/18 iii. Letter from G. Swan, President, BCSTA to B. Avis, Chair, VIRL Board 178 re: Election to BCLTA Board, May 30/18 iv. Email from B. Avis, Chair, VIRL Board to G. Swan, President, BCSTA 179 re: Election to BCLTA Board, June 4/18 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Agenda

v. Email from Library Customer to VIRL Board of Trustees re: Dog 180 Policy, June 1/18 vi. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to Library 181 Customer re: Dog Policy, June 4/18 vii. Letter from Library Customer to VIRL re: Staff Campbell River 182 Branch Appreciation, June 29/18 viii. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to Library 184 Customer re: Staff Campbell River Branch Appreciation, July 5/18 ix. Letter from Library Customer to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, 185 VIRL re: Ladysmith Public Library, July 18/18 x. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to Library 186 Customer re: Ladysmith Public Library, Aug 17/18 xi. Letter from Greg Fletcher, CAO, Regional District of Mount 187 Waddington to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL re: VIRL Woss Facility Upgrade Proposal, July 23/18 xii. Email from Library Customer to VIRL Board of Trustees re: Non- 188 repair of lending materials, Aug 5/18 xiii. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to Library 189 Customer re: Non-repair of lending materials, Aug 13/18 c) Media Releases 191 i. A Summer of Reading adventures for everyone at VIRL, Jun e 14/18 192 ii. VIRL leverages digital storytelling with 2017 Annual Report, June 195 18/18 iii. A New Woss Library Open House, July 5/18 196 iv. Cowichan Elder Della Rice Sylvester to lead a Medicine Walk, July 197 12/18 v. Score with Reading and the Campbell River Storm, Aug 10/18 199 vi. Stream Blues to Bhangra with your library card, Aug 13/18 200 vii. Renovated library for Sidney/North Saanich, Aug 20/18 201 viii. Experience Thailand at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, Sept 204 10/18 10. In Camera 11. Adjournment

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Regular Minutes of the May 26, 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting

For Approval

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Nanaimo River Room Vancouver Island Convention Centre, Nanaimo BC

Present: Barry Avis, Qualicum Beach (Chair) Janett Hoare, Sayward Hugh MacKinnon, Comox Peter Wainwright, Sidney Gwyn Sproule, Cumberland (Alternate) Randy Taylor, Tahsis Tom Duncan, Duncan Allen Anderson, Tofino (Alternate) Gordon Waterman, Gold River Marilyn McEwen, Ucluelet Lorna Vomacka, Lake Cowichan Lucas Banton, Alberni / Clayoquot RD John Coulson, Lantzville Mike Hicks, Capital RD Diane Brennan, Nanaimo Edwin Grieve, Comox Valley RD (Alternate) Tom Walker, North Cowichan Mary Marcotte, Cowichan Valley RD Mary Beil, Parksville Heidi Soltau, Mount Waddington RD Charleen O’Brien Anderson, Port Clements Howard Houle, Nanaimo RD Fred Robertson, Port Hardy Bill Beldessi, North Coast RD Jay Dixon, Port McNeill Merrick Anderson, Powell River RD Sabrina Frazier, Queen Charlotte Brenda Leigh, Strathcona RD

Regrets: Steve Arnett, Ladysmith (Vice-Chair) Jack Thornburgh, North Saanich Ron Kerr, Campbell River Sharie Minions, Port Alberni Manno Theos, Courtenay Jan Allen, Port Alice Jason Thompson, Masset Candace Faulkner, Zeballos Kerrie Reay, Sooke Frank Johnson, Central Coast RD

Staff: Rosemary Bonanno, Executive Director Joel Adams, Director of Finance David Carson, Director of Corporate Communications and Strategic Initiatives Melanie Barnum, Divisional Manager, Office of the Executive Director Natasha Bartlett, Divisional Manager, Marketing and Communications / Privacy Officer Jennifer Bond, Divisional Manager, Finance Lisa House, Divisional Manager, Human Resources Jonathon Bigelow, Customer Services Librarian, Adult Services , Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch Mariah Patterson, Acting Executive Assistant (Recorder)

Guest: Cory Vanderhorst, MNP

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1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am. a) First Nations Acknowledgement The Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Snuneymuxw First Nation whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. b) Opening remarks Chair Barry Avis received the 2018 BCLTA Advocate award on behalf of the Board of Trustees. At the BCLTA Conference, Barry spoke on behalf of Vancouver Island Regional Library for an hour with Rob Fleming, Minister of Education, explaining what’s happening with libraries and how things have changed over the years. Video presented to the Board of the BCLTA award presenter honouring Barry. Barry Avis was also elected as a BCLTA director. Congratulations to Barry from the staff and fellow Trustees. Congratulations to David Carson and family on their new baby. c) Roll call As above. d) Declarations of Conflicts of Interest None. 2. Agenda a) Items to be removed from Consent Business Motion: Moved by Mary Beil / seconded by Brenda Leigh to remove 9 a) vii and viii. Carried. Motion: Moved by Brenda Leigh / seconded by Hugh MacKinnon to remove 9 b) viii. Carried. a) Additions or deletions None. b) Approval of agenda Motion: Moved by Al Anderson / seconded by Mary Beil that the agenda be approved by the Board of Trustees. Carried.

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3. Minutes a) March 17, 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Hugh MacKinnon / seconded by Howard Houle that the minutes of the March 17, 2018 Board of Trustees meeting be approved by the Board of Trustees. Carried. b) April 27, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the minutes of the April 27, 2018 Executive Committee meeting be received by the Board of Trustees. Carried. 4. Delegations CUPE Local401: Laurence Amy, 1st Vice President Re: Item 6 (c) Woss Alternative Service Delivery Models 5. Presentation: GEEKCON Nanaimo, Harbourfront’s One Day Convention Jonathon Bigelow, CSL Adult Services, Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Merrick Anderson that the Board of Trustees receive the GEEKCON Nanaimo, Harbourfront’s One Day Convention presentation as information. Carried. 6. Business Arising a) 2017 Audited Financial Statements Motion: Moved by Jay Dixon / seconded by Bill Beldessi that the Board of Trustees receive the 2017 Audited Financial Statements report. Carried. b) 2017 Audit Findings Report Guest: Cory Vanderhorst, MNP Motion: Moved by Gordon Waterman / seconded by Brenda Leigh that the Board of Trustees receive the 2017 Audit Findings Report. Carried. Cory Vanderhorst departed the meeting at 10:15 am. c) Woss: Alternative Service Delivery Models Motion: Moved by Fred Robertson / seconded by Heidi Soltau that the Board of Trustees receive the Woss: Alternative Service Delivery Models Report. Carried.

Motion: Moved by Fred Robertson / seconded by Jay Dixon that with respect to Woss that the Library proceed with Option 1. Carried.

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d) Performance Indicators and Branch Activity Highlights Report Motion: Moved by Gordon Waterman / seconded by Brenda Leigh that the Board of Trustees receive the Performance Indicators and Branch Activity Highlights report as information. Carried. 7. Finance a) March 2018 Finance Report Motion: Moved by Merrick Anderson / seconded by Jay Dixon that the Board of Trustees receive the March 2018 Finance Report. Carried. b) March 2018 Reserves Report Motion: Moved by Merrick Anderson / seconded by Bill Beldessi that the Board of Trustees receive the March 2018 Reserves Report. Carried. c) Facility Projects Update Motion: Moved by Bill Beldessi / seconded by Howard Houle that the Board of Trustees receive the Facility Projects Update report. Carried. Break 10:55 am to 11:13 am 8. New Business a) 2019 Budget Assumptions Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the Board of Trustees receive the 2019 Budget Assumptions report. Carried. b) Revised Board Policy: Collection Development Motion: Moved by Brenda Leigh / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the Board of Trustees receive the revised Board Policy: Collection Development. Carried. Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Tom Duncan that the Board of Trustees rescind the current Board Policy: Collection Development. Carried. Motion: Moved by Brenda Leigh / seconded by Howard Houle that the Board of Trustees adopt the revised Board Policy: Collection Development. Carried. c) 2017 Annual Report “The 21st Century Library” Motion: Moved by Bill Beldessi / seconded by Howard Houle that the Board of Trustees receive the 2017 Annual Report, “The 21st Century Library”. Carried.

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Tom Walker departed the meeting at 11:34 am. 9. Consent Business

Motion: Moved by Merrick Anderson / seconded by Hugh MacKinnon that 9 a) items vii. Libraries and overdoses, Gabriola Sounder News, March 27/18 and viii. VIRL policy on overdoses, Gabriola Sounder News, March 27/18, and 9 b) viii. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to VIRL Board of Trustees re: Campbell River Incident, April 19/18 be received by the Board of Trustees. Carried. Motion: Moved by Hugh MacKinnon / seconded by Fred Robertson to have a report from the Executive at our next full board meeting that the board authorize the Executive to have a discussion review of the keyed lock washroom use policy employed recently by some branches and report back to our full board meeting, so that all board members have a better understanding of the policy and the pros and cons that are the indirect consequences of that policy. Motion: Moved by Fred Robertson / seconded by Merrick Anderson to receive the revised Consent Business. Carried. a) VIRL in the Media i. Chemainus Secondary students propose a new public space, Chemainus Valley Courier, March 14/18 ii. Light therapy lamps added to library, Gabriola Sounder News, March 20/18 iii. Nanaimo Harbourfront Library set to host third annual GeekCon, Nanaimo News Bulletin, March 23/18 iv. For safety of staff, Langley City library does not carry Naloxone, Langley Times, March 23/18 v. Getting your geek on at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, Nanaimo News Bulletin, March 24/18 vi. Howling good fun at the Campbell River library for Spring Break, Campbell River Mirror, March 26/18 vii. Libraries and overdoses, Gabriola Sounder News, March 27/18 viii. VIRL policy on overdoses is for staff to call 911, Gabriola Sounder News, March 27/18 ix. Ontario Budget 2018: 20 Year Funding Freeze For Ontario Public, Foundation of Ontario Public Libraries, March 28/18 x. VIRL to offer TV shows through Acorn TV streaming, Vancouver Island Free Daily News, March 29/18 xi. Vancouver Island Regional Library patrons will soon be able to stream thousands of hours of television programming from Britain and beyond with Acorn TV, the library’s newest digital resource, Ad Hoc News, Financial Newspaper for Germany, March 31/18 xii. Island library first to offer streaming British TV, Times Colonist, March 31/18

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xiii. Your library card gets you access to Acorn TV (British classics and beyond), SookePocketNews, April 1/18 xiv. Streaming TV service coming for library patrons, Lake Cowichan Gazette, April 3/18 xv. Coroner Investigating Death at the Campbell River Library, MyCampbellRiverNow., April 23/18 xvi. Islanders quiet about Masset library plan - Haida Gwaii Observer, April 26/18 xvii. Greetings from friendly Alberta, Gabriola Sounder News, April 26/18 xviii. Qualicum Beach councillor wins advocacy award, BCLocalNews.com, Apr.30/18 xix. Dandelion Dance Company performs at Malaspina Theatre, BCLocalNews.com, May 1/18 xx. Safer Downtown initiative, City of Campbell River News Release, May 1/18 xxi. New Sooke library designs to be unveiled, Sooke News Mirror, May 9/18 xxii. The book Growing Home delves into conversations about aging, Chemainus Valley Courier, May 9/18 xxiii. Young readers connect with authors at Nanaimo BookFest, Nanaimo News Bulletin, May 14/18 xxiv. Crime writer Robinson comes to Courtenay, Comox Valley Record, May 15/18 xxv. 2018 BCLTA Award Winners, BCLTA@Twitter, May 15/18 xxvi. New Library Designs to be Unveiled, West Shore Voice News, May 16/18 xxvii. New Library in Sooke!, Sooke News Mirror@Facebook, May 16/18 xxviii. Officials unveil design of new Sooke library, Sooke News Mirror, May 17/18 xxix. Sooke Library Unveiling, Twitter, May 17/18 b) Correspondence i. Letter from L. Krog MLA Nanaimo to B. Avis, VIRL Board Chair re: Provincial Funding, March 7/18 ii. Letter from Mayor A. Finall, North Saanich to Mayor Windsor and Council, District of Central Saanich re: North Saanich Library-Panorama Centre, March 12/18 iii. Letter from W. Ruffle, Chair, Peninsula Recreation Commission to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL re: By-law Amendments for Site Coverage at Panorama Recreation, March 19/18 iv. Letter from W. Ruffle, Chair, Panorama Recreation Commission to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL re: Proposed Library at Panorama Recreation, May 9/18 v. Letter from Minister R. Fleming, Ministry of Education to B. Avis, VIRL Board Chair re: Provincial Funding, April 11/18 vi. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to VIRL Board of Trustees re: BCLTA Advocate Award, April 18/18 vii. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to Municipal Mayors and Regional District Chairs re: BCLTA Advocate Award, April 18/18 viii. Email from R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL to VIRL Board of Trustees re: Campbell River Branch Incident, April 19/18 ix. Email from Library Customer to VIRL Board of Trustees re: Customer Service!, April 29/18

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x. Email from B. Avis, VIRL Board Chair to Library Customer re: Customer Service!, May 11/18 xi. Fax from Mayor M. Ruttan, City of Port Alberni to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL re: Business View Magazine Promotion, April 30/18 c) Media Releases i. Indigenous Elder Bill Recalma to Visit Parksville Library, March 7/18 ii. Indigenous Elder Wally Samuel to Visit Port Alberni Library, March 12/18 iii. Indigenous Elder August Johnson to Visit the Gold River Library, March 14/18 iv. Indigenous Elder Lorena Dulay Returns to Sidney/North Saanich Library, March 14/18 v. Third-annual GeekCon Nanaimo Celebrates All things Geek Culture, March 20/18 vi. Indigenous Elder Sally Williams to Visit Nanaimo Wellington Library, March 21/18 vii. Stream World-class TV from Britain and Beyond Free with Your Library Card, March 27/18 viii. Indigenous Elder Susan Landell Returns to Campbell River Library, March 28/18 ix. VIRL Board Chair Wins Prestigious Advocacy Award, April 25, 2018 x. Dance recital the culmination of months of work for 6 Nanaimo teens, April 26/18 xi. Sooke Open House, April 26/18 xii. Sayward Open House, April 26/18 10. In Camera No In Camera meeting. 11. Adjournment 12:04 pm Motion: Moved by Tom Duncan / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the meeting be adjourned. Carried.

Barry Avis Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Director Vancouver Island Regional Library Vancouver Island Regional Library

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Regular Minutes of the July 6, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting

For Receipt

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Shaw Meeting Room, Nanaimo North Branch 6250 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo BC

Present: Barry Avis, Qualicum Beach (Chair) Diane Brennan, Nanaimo Steve Arnett, Ladysmith (Vice-Chair) Jay Dixon, Port McNeill Ron Kerr, Campbell River Brenda Leigh, Strathcona RD Gordon Waterman, Gold River

Regrets: Manno Theos, Courtenay Howard Houle, Nanaimo RD Jason Thompson, Masset Fred Robertson, Port Hardy

Staff: Rosemary Bonanno, Executive Director David Carson, Director of Corporate Communications & Strategic Initiatives Melanie Barnum, Divisional Manager, Office of the Executive Director Jennifer Bond, Divisional Manager, Finance Mariah Patterson, Executive Assistant (Recorder)

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1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am. The Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Snuneymuxw First Nation whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. a) Opening remarks VIRL’s Indigenous Voices programs have been very popular and receiving very positive feedback from the public. b) Roll call As above. c) Declarations of Conflicts of Interest None. 2. Agenda a) Additions or deletions None. b) Approval of agenda Motion: Moved by Brenda Leigh / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the agenda be approved by the Executive Committee. Carried. Steve Arnett arrived at the meeting at 9:46 am. 3. 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Draft #1, Innovation and Inspiration Motion: Moved by Gordon Waterman / seconded by Jay Dixon that the 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Draft #1 be received by the Executive Committee. Carried. Motion: Moved by Diane Brennan / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Draft #1 be approved by the Executive Committee, with the following amendments to the business cases: • Integrated Payroll, HR and Benefits System to be incorporated into the capital budget; • Techmobile to be withdrawn; • TumbleBooks & eResources to be reduced from $100,000 to $50,000 with a majority to be allotted to Overdrive; • Elimination of Children’s Fines approved; • Young Adult ePlay Collection approved; and • Welcome Signage in Local Indigenous Languages, One Book. One Community., and Android Tablet Collection to be incorporated into the current budget.

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4. Adjournment 11:47 am Motion: Moved by Jay Dixon / seconded by Ron Kerr th at the meeting be adjourned. Carried.

Barry Avis Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Director Vancouver Island Regional Library Vancouver Island Regional Library

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Regular Minutes of the August 17, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting

For Receipt

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Shaw Meeting Room, Nanaimo North Branch 6250 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo BC

Present: Barry Avis, Qualicum Beach (Chair) Fred Robertson, Port Hardy Steve Arnett, Ladysmith (Vice-Chair) Howard Houle, Nanaimo RD Ron Kerr, Campbell River Brenda Leigh, Strathcona RD Gordon Waterman, Gold River

Regrets: Manno Theos, Courtenay Diane Brennan, Nanaimo Jason Thompson, Masset Jay Dixon, Port McNeill

Staff: Rosemary Bonanno, Executive Director Joel Adams, Director of Finance David Carson, Director of Corporate Communications & Strategic Initiatives Melanie Barnum, Divisional Manager, Office of the Executive Director Jennifer Bond, Divisional Manager, Finance Mariah Patterson, Executive Assistant (Recorder) Sherry Schmidt, Administrative Assistant

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1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 9:30 am. The Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Snuneymuxw First Nation whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. a) Opening remarks At UBCM a motion is coming forward for improved funding for libraries, and there will be opportunity for anyone to speak in support of the motion. b) Roll call As above. c) Declarations of Conflicts of Interest None. 2. Agenda a) Items to be removed from Consent Business Motion: Moved by Brenda Leigh / seconded by Steve Arnett to remove 8 b) i and viii. Carried. b) Additions or deletions No additions or deletions. c) Approval of agenda Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the agenda be approved by the Executive Committee. Carried. 3. Minutes a) April 27, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Steve Arnett / seconded by Howard Houle that the minutes of the April 27, 2018 Executive Committee be approved by the Executive Committee. Carried. b) May 26, 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Brenda Leigh that the minutes of the May 26, 2018 Board of Trustees be received by the Executive Committee. Carried. c) July 6, 2018 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the minutes of the July 6, 2018 Executive Committee be approved by the Executive Committee. Carried. 4. Business Arising a) Health & Safety: Locked Washroom Procedure Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Steve Arnett that the Health & Safety: Locked Washroom Procedure be received by the Executive Committee. Carried. 19 Executive Committee Meeting August 17, 2018 Minutes - UNAPPROVED

Motion: Moved by Steve Arnett / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the Executive Committee recommend to the Board to support the current Locked Washroom Protocol. Carried. b) Performance Indicators and Branch Activities Highlights Report Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the Executive Committee receive the Performance Indicators and Branch Activities Highlights Report as information. Carried. 5. Finance a) May 2018 Finance Report Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Steve Arnett that the Executive Committee receive the May 2018 Finance Report. Carried. b) May 2018 Reserves Report Motion: Moved by Ron Kerr / seconded by Howard Houle that the Executive Committee receive the May 2018 Reserves Report. Carried. c) Facility Projects Update

Motion: Moved by Steve Arnett / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the Executive Committee receive the Facility Projects Update report. Carried. 6. 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Innovation & Inspiration, Draft #2 Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Ron Kerr that the 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Innovation and Inspiration, Draft #2 be received by the Executive Committee. Carried. Motion: Moved by Steve Arnett / seconded by Brenda Leigh to support the eResources business case to the Board of Trustees. Carried. Motion: Moved by Steve Arnett / seconded by Howard Houle to support the Elimination of Fines on Children’s Materials business case to the Board of Trustees. Carried. Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Steve Arnett to support the Young Adult ePlay Collection business case to the Board of Trustees. Carried. Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Steve Arnett that the Executive Committee recommend to the Board of Trustees the adoption of the 2019 – 2023 Proposed Financial Plan: Innovation and Inspiration. Carried.

Break 11:24 am – 11:38 am

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7. New Business a) New Board Policy: Social Media Motion: Moved by Gordon Waterman / seconded by Howard Houle that the Board Policy: Social Media be received by the Executive Committee. Carried. Steve Arnett departed the meeting at 11:50 am.

Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Ron Kerr that the Executive Committee recommend to the Board of Trustees the adoption of the Board Policy: Social Media. Carried. 8. Consent Business Motion: Moved by Brenda Leigh / seconded by Fred Robertson to receive 8 b) i Email from Library Customer to R. Bonanno, Executive Director, VIRL re: Lack of service to Gold River Branch, May 26/18 and 8 b) viii Letter from Library Customer to VIRL re: Staff Campbell River Branch Appreciation, June 29/18. Carried.

Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Ron Kerr that the Executive Committee receive all Consent Business. Carried. 9. Adjournment 12:02 pm Motion: Moved by Howard Houle / seconded by Gordon Waterman that the meeting be adjourned. Carried.

Barry Avis Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Director Vancouver Island Regional Library Vancouver Island Regional Library

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Health & Safety: Locked Washroom Procedure

Recommendation The Executive Committee recommends: That the Health & Safety: Locked Washroom Procedure be received by the Board of Trustees; and That the Board of Trustees support the current Locked Washroom Protocol.

Background

Library service in the province of British Columbia is a mandated service governed by the Library Act (the Act). VIRL does not fall under the umbrella of a municipality or regional district, as is the case with municipal library systems. In its governance role, the Board is responsible for oversight and decision making related to VIRL’s strategic direction, financial planning, and bylaws — core policies that support VIRL’s Mission, Vision and Values, in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

The Executive Director is responsible for selecting and supervising staff, developing and implementing the budget, establishing operating procedures, and keeping the Board apprised as needed. It is the joint responsibility of the Executive Leadership Group and the Leadership Team to ensure that all service locations provide safe and healthy environments for staff and customers alike.

Operational policies/procedures are the instruments and practices by which VIRL rationalizes and continuously improves the work we do through available knowledge. Under the guidance of the Executive Director, each Division within VIRL’s organizational structure develops, maintains, and continuously reviews a series of operational policies/procedures that support the delivery of the Board’s Mission, Vision and Values.

Current Situation

The risks and violence associated with substance abuse in our branches have influenced the development of operational procedures at VIRL for years. Over the past four years, VIRL has contracted the services of three Health and Safety consultants and has implemented recommendations from these professionals. Each firm has recommended locking washroom doors, if and when activities within specified service locations warrants it. The RCMP has also made the same recommendation to VIRL on several occasions.

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Over 75% of Canadian urban libraries have deployed similar protocols to those at VIRL. Legally, VIRL is mandated (Worksafe BC, Occupiers Liability Act) to ensure it provides a safe environment within its facilities, including the washrooms. Although drug use in library washrooms has been a known issue for years, the problem has escalated significantly in the last two years as the opioid crises has caught hold of the Island. As a result, several of our service locations have enacted, from time-to-time, the locked washroom protocol in an effort to regain control of the environment and to reduce the risk to branch staff, janitorial personnel, and the public.

The locked washroom protocol does not apply to all VIRL service locations and is enacted, as- needed, on a branch-by-branch basis. All branches are, however, expected to follow VIRL’s Safe Work Procedures, including Checking Washrooms and Drug Use in Washrooms, as set out in the Health & Safety Procedures on VIRL’s intranet (INSIDE).

Although an inconvenience for staff and the vast majority of customers who use VIRL washrooms for their intended purposes, locking the washrooms does provide staff with a measure of control over who enters the washroom and for what purpose. The protocol also allows staff to gage how long an individual has been inside the washroom for and greatly reduces the chances of a staff member or customer walking into a potentially harmful situation.

As a not-for-profit business, the health & safety of our staff and customers is our number one priority. The decision to lock the washrooms in certain branches is rooted solely in our commitment to providing the safest possible spaces for everyone who uses our service locations.

The following points are drawn from advice by VIRL’s Legal Counsel on VIRL’s locked washroom protocol:

• As per the Occupiers Liability Act, VIRL must take steps to ensure its premises are reasonably safe. • It is the opinion of VIRL’s Legal Counsel that “any foreseeable risk of harm associated with drug use in washrooms could be reasonably addressed by maintaining the current system of locking the washroom and requiring members of the public to request a key. However, that approach must include the requirement that employees check, at regular intervals, on persons who have obtained a key to the washroom.” (VIRL has established procedures for checking washrooms as noted above.) • Maintaining locked washroom procedures is the most cost-effective recommended measure from VIRL’s Legal Counsel to reduce the risk of liability in the event of injury or death in our washrooms (the other recommendation is to implement reverse motion detectors in certain branch washrooms that identify periods of no movement over a set period of time.)

Conclusion

Although a recognized inconvenience for staff and customers, the locked washroom protocol has been implemented at certain branches to reduce risks and improve the safety of staff and customers. 23 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 5 (a)

VIRL is required to take reasonable steps to ensure our premises are reasonably safe. It is the opinion of our Legal Counsel that the practice of locking washrooms, when combined with the regular washroom checks, reduces the risk of VIRL being held liable from harm resulting from drug use or inappropriate behaviours in its washroom facilities. In my capacity I support this procedure fully.

Respectfully submitted,

Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Executive Director

24 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 5 (b)

Performance Indicators and Branch Activity Highlights

Recommendation The Executive Committee recommends:

That the Board of Trustees receive the Performance Indicators and Branch Activity Highlights report as information.

The data in the following report is from the July 2018 Branch Activity Reports (BARs) and the July Performance Indicators (PIs).

The BAR highlights do not reflect the entire complement of in-branch programming and events for the month. Please visit this link to see the complete July and past BARs.

The data from the PIs looks at year-to-date metrics from July 2017 – July 2018. The data provided in this report does not represent the full dataset, which is available at this link.

Branch Activity Reports

Zone 1

Bella Coola Programs Summer Reading Club (SRC) had 39 registrants and the SRC Scavenger Hunt had 13 participants.

Gabriola Island Programs Gabriola Island was bustling as usual. Pacific Northwest Raptors visited the branch as part of Summer Reading Club kickoff events, bringing with them three birds of prey to the delight of audience members. Over 70 people attended this program and there have been numerous requests for a repeat visit during the winter months. Outreach CSL II Amy Dawley chaired a meeting with the Gabriola Health and Wellness Collaborative, which is planning its AGM. The branch continues to support its partnership with People for a Healthy Community and the Stepping Up, Stepping Out program.

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Ladysmith Programs SRC events included a Scavenger Hunt, puzzles, a mural, and crafts. Adults who needed help with eBooks, Acorn TV and other eResources were able to attend eHelp classes.

Nanaimo Harbourfront Programs In addition to regularly scheduled programming, the branch was a very busy place in July with a variety of fun and dynamic programs and events, including a Virtual Reality Drop-In event for teens and a program called Plug and Play that teaches families how to code with Spheros to drive through mazes. July 5 was all about board games, which included a life-sized Snakes and Ladders game that was created for the SRC kick-off party. The theme for July 12 was picnics, complete with a green screen photo booth and a screening of the film, Coco. On July 26, Video Game Night included drop-in video games, a screening of the film Pixels, and drop-in Bloxels play. There was also live music with the acoustic band Pass the Mic doing a much-enjoyed hour-long set by the fireplace. Other programming included: • Two STEAM programs focused on circuits; and • A course on how to use the Espresso Book Machine. The kids’ Summer Reading Club, Teen Summer Challenge, and Adult Summer Reading Challenge all had excellent first months in July. Outreach Library staff attended the annual Silly Boat Festival in Maffeo Sutton Park where they connected with 138 people. At the event, they registered people for the three Summer Reading Clubs/Challenges and promoted library programming across Nanaimo.

Nanaimo North SRC got off to a great start with a week of drop-in activities: Keva Planks, button making, travel- sized Snakes and Ladders using upcycled Blu-ray cases, memory games, and mazes for all ages. 120 participants came out for the STEAM Party where they experimented with bouncing bubbles, binary code art, straws-and-connectors, balancing sculptures, and math-magic paper activities like Möbius strips and hexa-flexagons. The branch also hosted its first ever lock-in event for teens. Teens from around the city enjoyed interactive games, live music, crafts, and video games, and played on our Oculus Rift virtual reality equipment. Participants made new friends and got to know library staff from all three Nanaimo branches. Some of the participants signed up for the branch’s brand-new Teen Advisory Group.

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Outreach Greater Nanaimo Early Years Partnership (GNEYP) Healthy Start Fair where staff connected with nearly 120 people and registered people for library cards and SRC.

Nanaimo Wellington Programs The branch saw 339 SRC registrants in July. Programming in the month included Seniors Connector Drop-In Referral Service, SRC Scavenger Hunt, SRC Magic Treehouse Morning and a host of other SRC events. Outreach • Greater Nanaimo Early Years Partnership Healthy Start Fair at Oliver Woods Community. • Librarians on the Radio on CHLY 101.7fm.

Zone 2

Comox Programs The SRC Puppet Show brought in 65 enthusiastic participants.

Courtenay Programs With SRC in full swing, the branch welcomed musician Nick Sullivan and held a puppet show. In partnership with Comox Valley Pride, a Drag Queen Story Hour with the fabulous Miss Vicki saw 96 attendees listen to stories, sing songs, and play with scarves. Outreach City of Courtenay summer camp library tours and storytimes.

Cumberland Programs As part of ongoing Indigenous Voices programming, Elder Pam Moore led 22 participants on a nature scavenger hunt at Village Square to discuss forest plants and their uses. 48 people came out to watch the SRC Puppet Show.

Hornby Island

Programs SRC was in full swing with a branch Scavenger Hunt and Bingo.

Zone 3 Bowser Programs SRC programming in Animal Masks and Paper Plate Puppets. Teen and Adult Summer Reading Challenges had 4 and 52 participants respectively. 27 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 5 (b)

Parksville Programs July was a busy month at the Parksville branch. Programs of note included an SRC Storytelling, Dancing, and Drumming event that attracted 100 people, a Workshop Theatre to 84 people, and a Bollywood Dance Workshop with almost 100 attendees. Outreach SRC outreach included visits to Errington Elementary School, the Coombs Community Picnic, kindergarten immunization, Springwood and Nanoose Elementary Schools, and Teen Summer Challenge outreach at Ballenas School.

Port Alberni Programs The SRC Scavenger Hunt had 112 participants and Lego Club saw 66 people come to see amazing structures being created. Outreach Three sessions of the SRC Story in the Park, at Gyro Park.

Qualicum Beach Programs In-house programming in July included Chess Club, Origami Club, SRC Scavenger Hunt, SRC Raptor Presentation, SRC Space Program, and an SRC Bugs Program, all of which were very well attended. Outreach • Buds to Blossoms Intergenerational Storytime. • Storybook Village Storytime: 2 sessions, 207 participants.

Tofino Programs The branch had two Summer Reading Club programs, SRC Scavenger Hunt with 29 children participating and the SRC Bingo which distributed 58 cards to children.

Ucluelet Programs The branch had two Summer Reading Club (SRC) programs: SRC Scavenger Hunt with 9 children participating and the SRC Adult program with 5 adults joining in the fun.

Zone 4

Chemainus Programs Two Summer Reading Challenge Friday events attracted 17 children and 16 caregivers.

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Cowichan Lake Programs SRC Storytimes brought in 80 participants. Other programs of note included LEGO Builders Club, SRC Stuffie Sleepover, SRC Moving to the Music and SRC Don’t Let it Fall. Outreach The library participated in the Mesachie Lake Canada Celebration.

Cowichan Programs At the Cowichan branch, July was a busy month that included five Family Storytimes, Four SRC Friday events, Family Literacy Day festivities, three Lego Programs and a very well attended Medicine Walk with Della Rice-Sylvester, part of Indigenous Voices. Outreach • Duncan Days • BC Elder’s Gathering

Port Renfrew Programs Programming included an SRC Kick-off Party, Scavenger Hunt and Bingo.

Sidney/North Saanich Programs The Raptors Program brought in 95 people to learn about birds of prey. An event called Make Your Own Lantern had more than 30 participants. Summer Reading Club was in full swing. Outreach • Open Air Library at Iroquois Park • Homebound Delivery

Sooke Programs Summer Reading Club programming was in full swing with a Scavenger Hunt, BINGO, Animal Craft, Mad Scientist Activity, and many more. Outreach BC Elder’s Gathering

South Cowichan Programs It was all about the SRC in South Cowichan with a Launch Party, Mouse Draw, Scavenger Hunt, Around the World Sing-Along, and so much more. The branch also held a photography workshop and a program about Art Healing.

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Zone 5

Campbell River Programs SRC programming took over the Campbell River branch. Here’s just a taste: Family Storytimes, French Storytime, Make Your Own Balloon Rocket Car, Bug Building, and Chalk It Up.

Cortes Island Programs Programs included an SRC LittleBits program and a Bug Build.

Gold River Programs The branch held an SRC LittleBits session.

Quadra Island Programs The SRC LittleBits session had 26 participants, and the Sidewalk Chalk event had 12 people take part.

Sayward Programs The SRC Family Fun Time LittleBits had 30 participants.

Tahsis Programs Six people took part in the SRC Bug Build and 26 people attended the Tahsis Days Masquerade Mask Making.

Zone 6

Port Alice Programs July programming included Motion Diagrams, Crafts with Mandy, Catapult Session, and more.

Port Hardy Programs The branch held five sessions of Summer Day Camp Storytime and a range of fun SRC programs. Outreach • Avalon Adventist Christian School Visit • Kwakiutl Day Camp Visit • Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw • Seniors Outreach eHelp: 2 sessions, 2 participants.

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Port McNeill Programs Crafting and creating abounded in Port McNeill in July with Moustache Lollipops Craft, Monster Caps Craft, Dragonfly Craft and more. Outreach • Kids in Motion Day Camp • Seniors Outreach eHelp

Sointula Programs It was all SRC all month in Sointula with crafts and dozens of enthusiastic registrants.

Woss Programs SRD Crafts included Styro Ball Shooter, Bubble Maker, Flex Tangle, and more.

Zone 7

Masset Programs The SRC Shadow Storytime was a hit, as was Frog Storytime, I Spy Storytime, and Motion Commotion Games and Crafts.

Port Clements Programs Port Clements shared many of the same successful SRC programs as Masset, as well as a Boat Craft Storytime.

Queen Charlotte Programs In addition to SRC programming, the Uku-ladies continued their weekly meetings.

Outreach Early Years Picnic.

Sandspit Programs Sandspit offered some of the same SRC programming as the other Haida Gwaii branches.

31 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 5 (b)

Key Performance Indicators

The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) highlighted below are a year-to-date comparison from July 2017 to July 2018. The data below does not constitute the full data set available, which can be found on the Trustee Portal in the Facts and Stats area. *Note: While physical circulation is down 4%, the increase in overall circulation being reported is driven from online circulation. Collections has changed the way it reports on database use, which has caused an inflated number in comparison to 2017. In addition, we had limited Facebook numbers last January, so this is also contributing.

System-wide

From July 2017 – July 2018, the following highlights are of note: - Membership increased by 3% - Visitors increased by 7% - Circulation rose by 18% *(see note above) - Children’s program attendance increased by 5% - WiFi use rose 25% The elibrary continued to grow in popularity and use: - 122% increase in the number of Virtual Vistors - 122% increase in eResource use - 122% increase in the number of people who accessed our eLibrary

Zone 1

Bella Coola - Membership rose by 3% - 11% rise in the number of programs - 25% jump in children’s programs - 278% increase in WiFi use Gabriola Island - Membership rose by 5% - Program attendance was up 12% - Children’s program attendance was up by 5% - 15% jump in circulation* - 118% increase in WiFi use Ladysmith - 14% increase in children’s program attendance - Circulation was up 25%* - 25% increase in WiFi use

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Nanaimo Harbourfront highlights include: - 2% increase in membership - 6% increase in programs - 26% rise in program attendance - 46% rise in the number of children’s programs, with an impressive 182% increase in attendance - 62% jump in WiFi use Nanaimo North - 13% increase in membership - 10% more programs Nanaimo Wellington - 55% jump in the number of programs to 29% more people - 15% rise in the number of children’s programs and a 16% jump in attendance - 61% rise in circulation* - 342% rise in WiFi use - Children’s Literacy Station use up 82%

Zone 2

Comox - 7% increase in membership - 59% rise in visitors! - 56% increase in the number of children’s programs - 26% jump in circulation*

Courtenay - 9% increase in visitors - 17% jump in circulation*

Cumberland - 7% increase in membership - 43% rise in program attendance - 50% jump in children’s program attendance - 19% increase in the use of Children’s Literacy Stations - 16% increase in use of Children’s Literacy Stations Hornby Island - 3% increase in membership - 155% increase in programs to 127% more attendees - 167% rise in children’s programs correlated to a 160% jump in attendance - 38% rise in circulation*

Union Bay (many data points are unavailable for this reporting period) - 18% increase in membership - 277% increase in WiFi use

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Zone 3

Bowser - 8% more visitors - 50% rise in circulation* - 150% increase in use of Children’s Literacy Stations Parksville - 8% increase in visitors - 21% increase in the number of programs - 11% rise in circulation* - 78% increase in WiFi use - 32% jump in use of Children’s Literacy Stations Port Alberni - 6% increase in visitors - 15% increase in circulation* - 12% increase in WiFi use - 7% increase in Children’s Literacy Station use Qualicum Beach - 6% rise in visitors - 51% jump in programs, 55% increase in attendance - 99% increase in attendance at children’s programs despite fewer programs - 21% circulation jump* Tofino - 2% rise in membership - 21% jump in circulation* Ucluelet - 5% increase in membership - 10% increase in WiFi use

Zone 4

Chemainus - 5% jump in memberships - 14% more visitors - 22% increase in circulation* - 24% jump in WiFi use Cowichan - Membership was up 3% - Total number of programs up 10% - Program attendance increased by 62% - Total number of children’s programs up 11% - Children’s program attendance up by 34% - Circulation was up 24%* - WiFi use rose by 39% 34 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 5 (b)

Cowichan Lake - 81% more programs to 114% more attendees - 104% increase in attendance at children’s programs, 38% rise in children’s programs - 13% increase in circulation*

Port Renfrew - 9% jump in visitors - 20% increase in circulation* - WiFi use up 141%

Sidney/North Saanich - 4% more visitors - Children’s program attendance up 6% - 21% rise in circulation* - WiFi use saw a 33% increase - 42% increase in use of Children’s Literacy Stations

Sooke - Visitors rose by 4% - 35% increase in children’s program attendance - 16% increase in circulation*

South Cowichan - Membership rose by 3% - Circulation increased by 17%* - 17% rise in the use of Children’s Literacy Stations

Zone 5

Campbell River - 3% rise in membership - 23% increase in visitors - 22% increase in programs - 13% jump in circulation* - 10% rise in number of children’s programs and a 12% increase in children’s program attendance - 22% increase in number of programs and a 6% increase in program attendance Cortes Island - 460% jump in number of programs - 207% increase in program attendance - 225% increase in number of children’s programs and a 124% increase in children’s program attendance

Gold River - 389% more programs correlated to a 160% increase in attendance - 100% increase in children’s programming

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Quadra Island - 63% increase in number of programs - 13% increase in program attendance - 19% rise in children’s program attendance - 11% jump in WiFi use Sayward - 267% increase in programs to 136% more attendees - 400% rise in children’s programs, attendance increase of 119% - 36% jump in circulation*

Tahsis - Membership was up 4% - 233% increase in the number of programs led to a 263% rise in attendance - 100% increase in the number of children’s programs led to a 132% rise in attendance - 80% increase in the number of children’s programs offered resulting in a 170% increase in children’s program attendance - Circulation up 18%* - 82% increase in use of Children’s Literacy Stations

Zone 6

Port Alice - Visitors up 10% - Circulation was up 32%* - 147% increase in use of Children’s Literacy Stations

Port Hardy - 109% increase in visitors - 16% jump in circulation* - 31% increase in WiFi use Port McNeil - Visitors jumped by 56% - 10% rise in circulation* - WiFi use increased by 94% - 29% rise in use of Children’s Literacy Stations Sointula - 6% increase in memberships - 113% increase in the number of programs, correlated to 76% increase in program attendance - 123% rise in children’s programming - 20% increase in circulation*

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Woss - Membership rose by 17% - Visitors jumped by 2% - The number of programs rose by 61%, attracting 78% more people - The number of children’s programs rose by 73%, attracting 76% more people - Circulation was up 42%*

Zone 7

Masset - Membership increased 3% - Visitors were up 60% - WiFi use up 39% Port Clements - Membership increased 2% - Visitors were up 44% - Circulation was up 32%*

Queen Charlotte - 5% increase in membership - 20% increase in circulation* - 52% jump in WiFi use Sandspit - Membership jumped 3% - Visitors were up 6% - WiFi use was up 33%

37 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 6 (a)

June 2018 Finance Report

Recommendation The Executive Committee recommends: That the June 2018 Finance Report be received by the Board of Trustees.

Background

Results to June 30, 2018 are presented for information. These reports do not follow the same format as annual audited statements as the focus is more on day to day operations. Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL’s) revenues are predictable and therefore accurately represented. The June financial results reflect that operational revenues are in line with expectations and that expenditures are below budget. The operating deficit as at June 30 is $986,707. The provincial government grants were received during June, but this was offset by the impact of an appropriation related to an MFA borrowing, which creates a deficit until related capital expenditures are incurred. At the end of June $546,037 in reserve funded expenditures had been made, but only $471,322 had been recognized in revenue, as transfers are made when projects are substantially complete.

Statement 1 – Balance Sheet

At the end of June, the balance sheet shows that VIRL continues to have healthy reserves and sufficient operational funds. Cash and investments were approximately $9.5 million at the end of June, of which $7.4 million is allocated to reserves and the balance for operations. The refundable deposits relate primarily to security deposits included in rental agreements. Accounts receivable assessments relates to levies invoiced but not yet received. Accounts receivable other relates primarily to refundable GST. We continue to maintain a small inventory of promotional sale items, and prepaid expenses represent the portion of contracts and other items that have been paid in 2018 but relate to services in future years. The accounts payable balance at June 30 represents our current commitments at this date. Wages and deductions payable relate to accrued salaries and benefits. MFA Long Term Debt relates to borrowings incurred for capital projects at the Nanaimo North, Nanaimo Harbourfront, Lake Cowichan, Masset, Sandspit, and Queen Charlotte branches. The surplus/equity section reflects capital accounts in order to present amortization as required by Public Sector accounting standards. Currently, approximately $20.0 million of our $46.1 million in assets have been amortized. The cost to replace those assets would be significantly above the original cost due to inflation. Long term plans need to provide funding for these replacements. We are now in year eight of a fifteen-year funding requirement. Regular replacement of our base materials puts VIRL in a good position for the future. 38 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 6 (a)

Statements 2, 3, 4 - Revenue and Expenditures

June represents the sixth of twelve months, so the target expenditures to date are 50%. Significant items affecting the operating deficit at the end of June include: • Levies to members are recognized on a monthly basis and represent 50% of the annual budget. • Provincial grants for the year were received during June. • Total expenditures are below budget, representing 39% of total budget for the year. • Operating expenditures are above budget at 57% of total budget for the year, due mainly to transactions within appropriations to reserves: o Appropriations to reserves are recognized on a monthly basis. In June, funds were received from an MFA borrowing through the North Coast Regional District that will be used to support projects in Masset, Sandspit and Queen Charlotte. The funds were transferred into the Reserve for Outfitting New/Expanded Facilities through an approrpriation. This borrowing was originally planned for 2019, but was completed in 2018 to ensure funds are in place in advance of planned projects. o This transaction creates a temporary deficit, as the revenue related to this borrowing will not be recognized until capital costs are incurred. This is consistent with the treatment of our past MFA borrowings. • Consulting and professional fees are also above the expected budget due mainly to unanticipated costs related to VIRL’s health and safety program. • Insurance premiums are paid at the beginning of the year. • Likewise, many computer costs related to software licensing are paid at the beginning of the year. • The normal cycle of acquiring library materials is to purchase a higher proportion at the beginning of the year, and they are thus slightly above budget. • A total of $542,794 in reserve funded expenditures has been made, of which $470,629 has been recognized in revenue upon substantial completion of projects. • Wages and benefit costs are just below budget at 47%. • Office, Postage, Utilities, Training, and Promotion/Advertising are under budget. • Branch costs are on budget and at reasonable levels. Conclusion VIRL’s finances indicate that results are in line with expectations and significant projects are currently either complete or underway. Respectfully submitted,

Joel Adams, CPA CA Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Director of Finance Executive Director

39 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY Statement 1 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET June 30, 2018 Unaudited

ASSETS Cash and Investments 9,517,436 Refundable Deposits 9,765 Accounts Receivable, Assessments 49,986 Accounts Receivable, Other 61,253 Inventory 10,573 Prepaid Expenses 27,744 Current Assets 9,676,757

Buildings 19,737,806 Accumulated Amortization - Buildings (2,979,599) 16,758,207 Furniture and Equipment 5,310,175 Accumulated Amortization - Furniture and Equipment (3,697,651) 1,612,525 Computer Equipment 4,124,656 Accumulated Amortization - Computer Equipment (3,695,566) 429,089 Vehicles 438,296 Accumulated Amortization - Vehicles (273,231) 165,065 Books 14,148,682 Accumulated Amortization - Books (8,094,766) 6,053,916 Leasehold Improvements 1,996,454 Accumulated Amortization - Leasehold Improvements (1,237,377) 759,077 Land 295,731 Fixed Assets 26,073,610 Total Assets 35,750,367

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable 34,840 Reserves 7,377,482 Wages & Deductions Payable 1,227,848 Friends Groups Fundraising 16,921 Deferred Revenue Fundraising 215,530 MFA Long Term Debt 17,174,352 Total Liabilities 26,046,973

SURPLUS / EQUITY Opening Surplus (15,383,509) (15,383,509) Surplus (Deficit) Year to Date - (986,707) Current Year excluding Amortization (986,707) Total Surplus to Date (16,370,216)

Equity in Assets 26,073,610

Total Surplus - Equity in Assets 9,703,394

TOTAL Liabilities Surplus Equity 35,750,367 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY Statement 2

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE

For The 6 Months Ending June 30, 2018

UNAUDITED

ANNUAL ACTUAL YTD = BUDGET YTD 50% Variance $ $ $ REVENUE Levies to Members 22,092,087 11,046,040 50% (11,046,047) Prov Rev Share and Per Capita 1,307,232 1,282,784 98% (24,448) General Revenue 70,000 42,348 60% (27,652) Library Generated Revenue 498,592 274,598 55% (223,994) 23,967,911 12,645,770 53% (11,322,141) Draws on Reserves 4,270,000 471,322 11% (3,798,678) Grant Revenue - 22,783 0% 22,783 Borrowed Funds 8,250,000 0% (8,250,000) 36,487,911 13,139,875 36% (23,348,036)

EXPENDITURES Operating Expenditures 24,006,463 13,559,332 56% 10,447,132 Projects and Reserve Spending 12,481,448 546,037 4% 11,935,411 Grant Expenses - 21,213 0% (21,213) 36,487,911 14,126,582 39% 22,361,330

NET POSITION (0) (986,707) (986,706)

41 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY Statement 3

EXPENDITURES BY NATURE OF EXPENSE

For The 6 Months Ending June 30, 2018

Unaudited

ANNUAL ACTUAL YTD = BUDGET YTD 50% VARIANCE Wages & Benefits 13,713,408 6,400,731 47% 7,312,677 Office, Photocopier & Supplies 222,022 95,583 43% 126,439 Postage, Mail & Courier 105,579 52,112 49% 53,467 Utilities and Telecommunications 119,669 48,956 41% 70,713 Computer Costs 435,058 433,034 100% 2,024 Building and Equipment Maint. 139,239 83,478 60% 55,761 Travel and Vehicle Operation 307,758 160,618 52% 147,140 Training and Workshops 56,023 24,251 43% 31,772 Consulting and Professional Fees 224,625 183,899 82% 40,726 Insurance 130,000 120,226 92% 9,774 Promotion and Advertising 100,359 32,511 32% 67,848 Branch Discretionary Material 119,528 47,439 40% 72,089 Appropriations 2,961,126 2,993,565 101% (32,439) Branch Costs 2,746,580 1,386,096 50% 1,360,484 Library Materials 2,546,021 1,450,449 57% 1,095,572 Bank and Service Charges 79,468 38,785 49% 40,683 Fundraising - 7,597 0% (7,597) Grant Expenses - 21,213 0% (21,213)

24,006,463 13,580,545 57% 10,425,919

Projects and Reserve Spending 12,481,448 546,037 4% 11,935,411

Total Expenditures 36,487,911 14,126,582 39% 22,361,330

42 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY Statement 4

EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT

For The 6 Months Ending June 30, 2018

Unaudited

ANNUAL ACTUAL YTD = 50% BUDGET YTD VARIANCE

Executive Director's Office 445,262 235,701 53% 209,561 Board Expenses 103,021 47,377 46% 55,644 Systems & Networks 907,906 601,701 66% 306,205 Communication Stategic Initiative 494,654 185,490 37% 309,164 Technical Services 661,396 324,180 49% 337,216 Finance Accounting 644,772 366,376 57% 278,397 Purchasing 244,221 128,908 53% 115,313 Branch Costs 3,103,249 1,482,697 48% 1,620,552 Shipping & Receiving 368,206 163,326 44% 204,880 Employee Benefits 3,010,644 1,441,061 48% 1,569,583 Human Resources 448,760 371,676 83% 77,084 Materials 2,566,421 1,469,894 57% 1,096,527 Inter-Library Loans 3,814 3,831 100% (17) Library Branch Services 8,043,011 3,735,951 46% 4,307,060 Appropriations 2,961,126 2,993,565 101% (32,439) Fundraising 0 7,597 0% (7,597) Grant Expenses 0 21,213 0% (21,213) OPERATING BUDGET 24,006,463 13,580,545 57% 10,425,919

Projects and Reserve Spending 12,481,448 546,037 4% 11,935,411

Total Expenditures 36,487,911 14,126,582 39% 22,361,330

43 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 6 (d)

June 2018 Reserves Report

Recommendation The Executive Committee recommends: That the June 2018 Reserves Report be received by the Board of Trustees.

Background

The Board is provided with updated Reserves information each meeting. The report shows all activity in the reserves for the year to the date of preparation. Interest earned is credited to each reserve as it is received. Appropriations to reserves are recognized on a monthly basis. Transfers from reserves are recorded when projects are substantially complete.

Economic Impact

The economic impact of this is in the ability of Vancouver Island Regional Library to meet its long term planning objectives.

Communication Plan

None required.

Related to the Strategic Plan

This report relates to our strategic priority on communication with stakeholders in general, and to the other priorities where financing to accomplish plans will affect our ability to deliver quality services, facilities and operations.

Respectfully submitted,

Joel Adams, CPA CA Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Director of Finance Executive Director

44 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 6 (d)

Reserve Balances as at June 30, 2018

#60100-2226 Reserve for Outfitting New/Expanded Facilities 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 2,330,838

Contributions into reserve 1,595,299 2,282,635

Interest earned 13,375 Drawdown for expenditures (3,393,220) (354,079) June Balance 4,272,768 This reserve is used to fund projects for new and upgraded branches as part of the Consolidated Facilities Master Plan, including construction costs, shelving, furnishings, equipment, and repayment of MFA borrowings. Contributions to June 30 are higher than budgeted, due to receipt of funds from an MFA borrowing through the North Coast Regional District, which will be used to support projects in Masset, Sandspit and Queen Charlotte. This amount was originally forecasted to be received in 2019 but was borrowed in 2018 in order to ensure funding is in place for planned projects. Drawdowns to date represent repayment of MFA amounts and projects in Chemainus, Sooke, Sayward, and Sidney.

#60100-2224 Reserve for Long Term Maintenance 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 1,944,216 Contributions into reserve 624,327 312,164 Interest earned 8,497 Drawdown for Expenditures (1,270,000) June Balance 2,264,876 This reserve, first established in 2005, is funded by the levies under the CFMP. It is dedicated to expenditures related to facilities maintenance, as well as smaller renovations at branches.

#60100-2225 Reserve for Furnishings and Equipment 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 115,760 Contributions into reserve 300,000 150,000 Interest earned 881 Drawdown for expenditures (300,000) (57,000) June Balance 209,642 This reserve is for the replacement of furnishings and equipment in the branches and Administration.

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#60100-2227 Reserve for Vehicle Replacement 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 47,023 Contributions into reserve 30,000 15,000 Interest earned 252 Drawdown for expenditures - June Balance 62,275 This reserve is for the replacement of VIRL’s vehicles. It allows for the replacement of vans and trucks as required. Practice is to replace at 10 years or 300,000 kilometers, whichever occurs first.

#60100-2201 Reserve for Materials 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 10,340 June Balance 10,340 This reserve is funded by under spending in the materials budget. As reported to the Board in September of 2012 the reserve is now dedicated to opening day collections for new branches until it is exhausted.

#60100-2207 Prior Year Reserves 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 2,488 Drawdown for expenditures - June Balance 2,488 This reserve has been committed to update the Intranet.

#60100-2210 Reserve for Summer Employment 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 3,230 Interest earned 13 Drawdown for expendiures (3,243) June Balance - This reserve relates to employment of a summer student interested in pursuing a library-related career. Such a student was employed in June, which resulted in drawing down this reserve by $3,243 to offset costs.

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#60100-2212 Reserve for Systems and Network Replacement 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 32,966 Contributions into reserve 361,500 180,750 Interest earned 633 Drawdown for expenditures (350,000) (57,000) June Balance 157,349 This reserve is for the replacement of personal computers, workstations, circulation, and other electronic based equipment. $57,000 has been drawn down to date, representing purchases of this equipment at branches and administration.

#60100-2213 Reserve for Integrated Library System Replacement 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 22,841 Contributions into reserve 50,000 25,000 Interest earned 142 Drawdown for expenditures - June Balance 47,983 This reserve is for the replacement of the Integrated Library System, the basic platform upon which the Library Lending System operates from.

#60100-2222 Reserve for Human Resources 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 68,606 Interest earned 278 June Balance 68,884 This reserve was established with approval of the Board in 2005 for the purpose of settling Human Resource issues.

#60100-2223 Reserve for Compensated Absences 2018 Budget Actual To June 30 Previous Year Balance 279,752 Interest Earned 1,126 June Balance 280,878 This reserve was established under public section accounting standards to cover costs associated with the use of accrued employee sick leave in the event of a widespread or catastrophic illness that affects VIRL staff. This reserve will only be withdrawn in the event that a significant amount of accrued sick leave is used in a short amount of time. It is not used to cover normal use of accrued sick leave. At the end of 2017, $425,658 was recorded as a liability in the financial statements, representing accrued sick leave earned by employees as at that date.

TOTAL - Reserves as at June 30, 2018: $7,377,482 47 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 6 (c)

Facility Projects Update

Recommendation The Executive Committee recommends: That the Facility Projects Update report be received by the Board of Trustees.

Facilities projects in progress are reported below: Campbell River  Clarification was provided to staff regarding scope of requirements. Additional discussions have taken place between VIRL and municipal staff. Background: In July 2017, VIRL staff met with staff from Campbell River to discuss a potential new library site at the Tyee Plaza. A developer is working with Campbell River to develop a portion of the plaza to include additional residential and commercial areas, and is interested in working with VIRL to develop a new library site between 10,000 – 18,000 square feet. VIRL had a good discussion with municipal staff, and discussed specific items around VIRL’s procurement and financing models. In November 2017, VIRL staff was invited to the Committee of the Whole meeting to continue discussions on a potential new branch.

Chemainus  The building permit has been submitted and approved. VIRL is waiting on final documentation from the architect before publicly tendering for construction. Construction will be tendered once all required permits and other documentation have been completed. Background: After the VIRL Board made its preferences known in March of 2012, North Cowichan amended their plans and advised they may be providing another site (the old fire hall site). On February 22, 2016 VIRL received confirmation from the Municipality of North Cowichan that Council supports the transfer of a lot at 9796 Willow St. (old fire hall site) to VIRL for a stand- alone library, under a restrictive covenant, permitting library use only. The proposed lot would be large enough to accommodate a 5,000 sq. ft. branch with minimal parking. In January 2017, the Alternate Approval Process for a borrowing in support of construction of the Chemainus library passed, with only 4 oppositions registered.

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Ladysmith  No change to date. On July 31, 2017, VIRL staff met with Ladysmith’s Mayor and City Manager.  Ladysmith is looking to initiate a mixed-use project on property owned by the town, which could include space for a new library. Discussions with Ladysmith staff indicate the next update will be in 2018 which is still pending.

Masset  VIRL continues to work on the plan for the modular buildings and has received preliminary information from our consultants including a site survey, geotechnical and environmental and has moved forward with planning.  Engineering/architectural designs are now being prepared for the modular buildings with a view to going out to bid in late summer.

Background: In April 2016, the Village of Masset advised VIRL that the transfer of a parcel of land had been identified and approved for the purpose of building a new library. VIRL staff visited Haida Gwaii in late May 2017, in order to review the site and discuss the project with local representatives. A public consultation was held August 21, 2017 in Masset. The session was well attended by the public and allowed for VIRL to answer questions about the library and the planning process.

Sandspit  VIRL is working with School District 50 to finalize a lease for land on which to house a new modular branch. Survey, geotechnical and environmental work has been completed for the site, which will help VIRL to continue its planning and site orientation.  As with Masset, Engineering/architectural designs are now being prepared for the modular buildings with a view to going out to bid in late summer.

Queen Charlotte  VIRL had discussions with School District 50 and local officials regarding potential sites for a new library. Information to date indicates that we will reengage discussions with Queen Charlotte in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Parksville  VIRL is reviewing the draft plans for this refurbishment.  VIRL is currently working with the City of Parksville on some potential temporary space options before the final scope of works and timeframe are finalized.  VIRL is looking to start the refurbishment in the late Fall with a completion time of 3 to 4 weeks. Background: The City of Parksville advised that they intend to replace the flooring in the branch. VIRL is working with Parksville staff to determine the scope of the project and the timeline.

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Port Alberni  Preliminary plans have been prepared. VIRL is reviewing the draft plans and selecting a group of vendors to carry out the space planning and refurbishment work and will provide further direction and timeframe once the successful vendor has been selected.

Background: A donation from a member of the Port Alberni community has kick-started a refurbishment effort. The refurbishment will address layout and outstanding maintenance issues. Sayward  Work continues on this project. The survey, geotechnical and environmental work has been completed, and the provided information has been used in planning.  A public consultation was held May 22, 2018, which presented the design concepts to the community and provided an opportunity to answer any questions.  Engineering/architectural designs are now being prepared for the modular buildings with a view to going out to bid in late summer.  In June 2018, a further survey identified environmental restrictions in regards to an existing tree and its root structure that would not enable the original site to be used, so a second site has now been identified and approved. A site survey, geotechnical and environmental work of the new site will be completed shortly.  Engineering/architectural designs are now being prepared for the modular buildings with a view to going out to bid in late summer.

Background: On May 31, 2017 the Sayward branch was closed due to air quality concerns. Attempts to remedy these issues were undertaken, but a series of tests completed in June and July showed that air quality remained at a level that would not allow VIRL to reopen the branch in its current location. The condition of the leased space is such that a large capital investment would be required by both VIRL and the landlord to ensure the space is compliant with requirements under BC building code and WorkSafeBC. VIRL is currently in a month-to-month and so does not feel that this investment is fiscally responsible. As was previously communicated to the Board, WorkSafeBC changed its regulations on May 1, 2017. These changes put additional responsibility on VIRL as an employer. Sayward Council offered VIRL a choice of three sites located on property owned by Sayward on which to house a permanent branch. On August 15, VIRL attended a meeting of Sayward Council where staff presented a report which recommended one of the sites. Sayward Council approved the lease of a parcel of land to VIRL, on which VIRL will construct a new, prefabricated library branch. VIRL will let an RFP for the prefabricated construction of this site. For full details, please see http://virl.bc.ca/sayward-story. The Village of Sayward also offered their Council chambers to house a temporary library while a permanent solution is developed. VIRL opened a temporary location in the Council Chambers on September 26, 2017. This location includes all of the services offered at the closed branch, including Wi-Fi, public computers, and furniture for community gathering space.

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Sooke / Juan de Fuca (Capital Regional District)  Schematic design development continues. VIRL is working closely with the architect to ensure the design meets the needs of the community now and for the future.  VIRL had discussions with the architect and other consultants regarding the orientation of the building, parking, access, and other items. VIRL staff is working with the District of Sooke on issues around the lease agreement for the land, permitting, and other items.  A public consultation was held in Sooke in May 2017. Members from the community asked questions of VIRL staff and were given the opportunity to provide input.  A second public consultation to present the design to the community was held May 16, 2018.  The development permit will be submitted shortly.  Survey, environmental and geotechnical work is complete. VIRL anticipates construction starting in mid to late-2018, with the branch opening approximately one year after construction commences.

Background: The District of Sooke has purchased some land within the Town Centre with the intent that a portion be used to construct the new branch. At the March 18, 2017 Board meeting, it was determined that the branch will be located at the Waddams Road property. The lease of the current location has been extended to December 31, 2019 to allow ample time for design, public consultation and construction.

Sidney  A public consultation was held in Sidney in March 2017. VIRL staff and the architect were on site to answer questions from the community. It was very well attended and the public is very engaged with this project. Feedback from this session has been incorporated into project planning.  The building envelope assessment has been prepared, which will help to determine the next steps for the project. Based on the results of the assessment, VIRL’s architect is preparing an updated project plan and branch layout.  On December 11, 2017, a meeting was held between staff from Sidney, North Saanich, and VIRL. The intent was to discuss the building envelope assessment, which identified some items that may be the responsibility of the landlord. In January 2018, Sidney confirmed they are willing to work with VIRL to address these items as part of the renovation. VIRL has finalized the costing information for these items.  The tender package was posted with a closing date of September 12, 2018.  VIRL estimates that the renovation will begin in fall 2018. VIRL has finalized a space in Sidney in which to house a temporary location while the branch is closed. Background: VIRL received confirmation from Sidney that it wished to proceed with the renewal of a 10- year lease, which will allow VIRL to undertake a renovation at this branch. VIRL and Sidney have finalized the lease terms, and the planning for the renovation is underway. The first step is to perform a building envelope assessment, which will evaluate the key components of the existing branch and help to determine where renovation work is required.

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North Saanich  VIRL has initiated the borrowing process with the Capital Regional District, who advised that approval of the Panorama Recreation Commission is required to proceed. Once approval is received from the Commission, preliminary site preparation and design work can commence.

Background: In November 2016, VIRL received a letter from North Saanich in support of transferring land to VIRL for the purpose of constructing a new branch at the Panorama Centre.

Tofino  VIRL attended a meeting in Tofino in April 2017. At this meeting, 3 potential sites for a new branch were discussed.  VIRL attended a meeting in July 2017 with representatives from Tofino, the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT), and Tofino Housing Corporation to discuss a potential mixed-use building on one of the proposed sites. At that meeting, it was agreed that this project would be discussed again in late 2018.  VIRL attended a conference call in May 2018 with Tofino, the CBT, and consultants engaged by Tofino to oversee preliminary planning discussions.  A Visioning Meeting was held at VIRL in North Nanaimo in June 2018 with all parties attending. The session was to help develop the potential scope of requirements and identify potential common wants and needs for the site. VIRL is waiting on the results of this session to determine next steps.

Background In January 2013, VIRL received a letter with copy of resolution “That Council direct staff to advise Vancouver Island Regional Library that the District is soon to be undertaking a Civic Centre feasibility study, and that the District is hoping to include a library as a consideration in that plan.”

Tahsis  In January 2018, Tahsis Council approved a site for a modular branch. The site is an approximately 27,000 square foot parcel of land owned by Tahsis and is situated next to the community centre.  Pre-planning on this site has commenced, and VIRL will work with municipal staff to gather the required information.  VIRL had a survey of the property completed. VIRL is determining where on the site a library would be best oriented.  As with other modular building sites, engineering/architectural designs are now being prepared for the modular buildings with a view to going out to bid in late summer.

Background: Structural improvements to the Municipal Hall for the library to stay at its current location were not found to be economically feasible for the Village.

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Woss  VIRL staff have commenced with the necessary planning work.  A public consultation was held July 17, 2018 in Woss. At this meeting VIRL presented the prefabricated branch to the community, which was well received.  The Village of Woss has identified the site where the new branch will be located. Site preparation work will commence in the fall.

Background: At the May 26, 2018 Board meeting, the Board reviewed a report prepared by VIRL staff related to the service options in Woss. At that meeting the Board determined that a prefabricated branch would best serve the community. Economic Impact In 2010 the Board approved additional levies for the funding of facilities and correction of deferred maintenance issues, and affirmed this again in September 2017 with adoption of the 2018 budget. Related to the Strategic Plan Principle 3 – Places & Spaces: Vancouver Island Regional Library branches will be welcoming places and community hubs for the informational, inspirational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests of our diverse customers and communities. One of the ways we plan to reach this goal is by creating larger, fully accessible and welcoming branches. It is also related to our Values – Stewardship & Accountability – in which VIRL has been entrusted with public resources, and we optimize these resources through responsible and effective management and fiscal integrity.

Respectfully submitted,

Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Joel Adams, CPA CA Executive Director Director of Finance

53 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 6 (d)

Construction Cost Report – Chemainus and Sooke

Recommendation The Executive Director and Director of Finance recommend: That the Construction Cost Report – Chemainus and Sooke be received by the Board of Trustees.

Background

Since 2011, Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) has undertaken a number of capital projects under the Consolidated Facilities Master Plan (CFMP). The CFMP has allowed VIRL to complete renovations or new builds at 13 of the 39 branches to date, as well as providing funding for continued investment in furniture, equipment, IT items, and more. As has been previously communicated to the Board, and as is reflected in the proposed budget and capital plan, there are currently a number of projects at various stages of completion.

As part of planning each project, VIRL works with its architect and consultants to determine an appropriate budget. Throughout the planning process, costing information is obtained from a quantity surveyor to determine if the established budget is adequate to support the planned project.

As members of both the private and public sector are aware, there have been considerable changes in the construction market over the last few years which have driven costs upwards. These include: • Increased volume of work in the market; • Shortage of skilled labour; • Imposition of tariffs on materials; • Increased material costs; and • The Canadian dollar has dropped, which affects all imported materials.

The rise in construction costs has not been evenly distributed across all trades. Mechanical and electrical costs have risen by larger percentages than other trades, partly due to the fact that more of the materials used by these trades are based on commodity prices or on imported products, and partly due to there being a higher skill factor required for this work. Lumber and drywall have been impacted by tariffs and a shortage of materials, which forces the cost of materials upward. Lumber prices were also negatively impacted by last summer’s wildfires which closed many of the sawmills and reduced supply. There hasn’t been a correction yet, as mills are still struggling to supply the demand. Due to economies of scale, the percentage increases on smaller projects are more impacted by these changes than larger projects.

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Both the Chemainus and Sooke branches fall in the small to medium category compared to other projects across Vancouver Island.

The overall impact, as reported by the quantity surveyor, is that construction costs have increased between 10 – 15% per year since 2015, or 30 – 45% in total.

Project Budgets – Chemainus and Sooke

The budgets for the projects planned in Chemainus and Sooke were set as part of the 2015 budget. Based on these budgets, authorizations to borrow through MFA to support these projects were completed in 2015 and 2016. The costing reports for these projects have recently been received, and consistent with the information presented above, the projected costs have increased over this time period.

The initial budget for Chemainus was set at $2.25 million, based on $450/square foot for a 5,000 square foot branch. The costing report indicates a realistic budget is $2.7 million, an increase of 20%.

The initial budget for Sooke was set at $6.0 million, based on $450/square foot for a 10,000 to 12,000 square foot branch with additional funding allowed for site preparation. The costing report indicates a budget of $7.5 million is required, an increase of 25%.

While these increases are significant, they are consistent with the overall industry increases as noted above.

VIRL’s Strategy

VIRL’s initial strategy was to work with the architect to determine how the costs could be decreased to fit within the original budget. While there are cuts that can be made, the bulk of the construction budget goes to the base building – structural, civil, electrical, plumbing, and so on. There are limited cuts to be made on the finishes and other areas where there is some flexibility. Without significantly reducing the size of the planned branches, VIRL staff feel there is no appropriate way to decrease the project budget to a point where the original budget would suffice.

Another strategy was to use some of the unscheduled capital already contained in the capital plan, which is generally used to address unforeseen costs or other unplanned but necessary capital activities. While this offsets some of the additional costs, this is not sufficient source of funding and therefore does not solve the problem on its own.

The final strategy is to adjust the capital plan to use a combined source of funding, using the funds generated from the MFA borrowing, some of the unplanned capital, and accessing additional funds from reserves. This strategy allows VIRL to continue with planning and tendering these projects.

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These changes have been made in the current version of the capital plan. As part of this realignment, VIRL performed a review of the planned future projects and confirmed there are no major impacts. VIRL staff feel this is the best overall solution, and will allow us to continue on the current path with regards to these capital projects.

Ultimately, VIRL will not know final costing until the projects are tendered and bids are received. VIRL is committed to working diligently with its consultants to deliver the best value for members, and will keep the Board informed of any other changes.

Conclusion The changes noted above have been reflected in the current version of the budget and capital plan. VIRL feels these figures accurately reflect the realities of the current construction environment on Vancouver Island.

Respectfully submitted,

Joel Adams, CPA CA Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Director of Finance Executive Director

56 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 8 (a)

New Board Policy: Social Media

Recommendation The Executive Committee recommends:

That the New Board Policy: Social Media report be received by the Board of Trustees; and

That the Board of Trustees adopt the new Board Policy: Social Media.

Background

As part of the regular business practice of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL), Board Policies are reviewed on a regular basis to maintain relevancy and demonstrate industry best practices.

To date, VIRL does not have a Social Media Policy. With VIRL’s growing presence on social media, a Policy was required to establish staff rules and processes for platforms including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to ensure that staff use of social media does not negatively impact the reputation or public confidence in VIRL.

The Policy sets out expectations regarding the responsible use of Social Media in a manner consistent with the law and VIRL’s existing policies. It also outlines the roles, responsibilities and expectations for all persons employed by or representing VIRL when using Social Media.

• The Policy applies to VIRL staff, members of the Board, independent contractors, volunteers, and students working for or associated with VIRL or any of its programs. • The Policy applies to staff use of social media, during and outside of working hours, and stipulates that adherence to the Policy applies outside of working hours. • The Policy allows for “reasonable use” of personal social media while at work during breaks and off-duty time that does not interfere with regular job duties or library operations. • The Policy establishes Guidelines for social media use at VIRL, which include: o Not engaging in commentary with the public on social media unless approval has been obtained from the Director of Communications, except in cases of routine and/or day-to-day communications. o Obtaining approval from the Director of Communications before posting VIRL’s intellectual property (name, logo, etc.). 57 Board of Trustees Meeting September 22, 2018 Item 8 (a)

o Not posting personal statements and opinions or statements/beliefs on behalf of VIRL unless approval has been obtained from the Director of Communications. o Ensuring that all social media posts are professional and do not negatively impact VIRL in any way; are not discriminatory, disparaging, defamatory, harassing, in breach of privacy obligations or otherwise contrary to VIRL policies; do not contain confidential information surrounding VIRL’s business, plans, processes, strategies, finances or operations that are not generally known, used or available to the public; do not contain personal information of staff or members of the public without approval from the individual(s) and/or the Director of Communications. • Only authorized staff may use VIRL social media accounts and must be in alignment with the Social Media Policy. • The requirement for staff to report any violations or potential violations of the Policy to their Manager. • Clarifying that there is no expectation of privacy on social media, both in the online environment and VIRL infrastructure.

Economic Impact

The adoption of the Social Media Policy should not have any economic impacts for VIRL. Communication Plan Following adoption by the Board, the policy will be published to both the VIRL public website and the internal staff website.

Respectfully submitted,

David Carson Rosemary Bonanno, BA MLS Director, Corporate Communications and Executive Director Strategic Initiatives

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Social Media

Policy Statement Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) recognizes the importance of the internet and Social Media platforms in engaging with the public about VIRL programs and services. The purpose of this Policy is to ensure that Personnel use of Social Media does not negatively impact the reputation or public confidence in VIRL. It is also intended to ensure that staff use of Social Media is undertaken in a manner that protects the privacy and confidentiality of information related to VIRL, its staff and customers. This Policy sets out expectations regarding the responsible use of Social Media in a manner consistent with the law and VIRL’s policies, including the guidelines set out below. This Policy also outlines the roles, responsibilities and expectations for all persons employed by or representing VIRL when using Social Media.

Definitions • “Personnel” refers to staff, board members, independent contractors, volunteers and students working for or associated with VIRL or any of its programs (ie. including job experience, practicum, internship or co-op program). • "Contact Information" means information to enable an individual at a place of business to be contacted and includes the name, position name or title, business telephone number, business address, business email or business fax number of the individual; • "Content" means information including text, images, photographs, videos, links, and geographic markers uploaded, added to, or published on an online location; • “Social Media” for the purposes of this Policy, “Social Media” or “social networking” includes the use of any social networking and/or blogging sites including, but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Skype, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube, Reddit, WeChat, Pinterest, web forums, blogs, newsgroups, chat rooms or any other on-line sites that permit users to create and/or share content. • "VIRL Social Media Account" means a Social Media user profile for VIRL through which a user may post Content to Social Media on behalf of VIRL. • "VIRL Social Media Sites" means Social Media that is approved by and operated by VIRL. • "VIRL Websites" means the official website of VIRL www.virl.bc.ca as well as any sub-domain of the official website.

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• “Personal Information" means recorded information about an identifiable individual other than Contact Information.

Scope of this Policy This Policy applies to all Personnel and governs the use of Social Media, both during and outside of working hours. Anything that a member of Personnel posts on Social Media — even if it is done on off-duty time — can impact the workplace, affect workplace relationships, and influence the reputation of VIRL and the public’s confidence in its programs and services. The obligations of Personnel with respect to Social Media do not end when they leave work at the end of the day.

Purpose of this Policy The reasonable personal use of Social Media and social networking by Personnel is permitted while at the workplace during breaks or off-duty time, provided that Social Media use and social networking does not interfere with normal library operations or staff expectations.

Guidelines for Social Media Use All Personnel must observe the following guidelines in their use of Social Media: • Personnel should refrain from public commentary about VIRL’s programs, operations and management without first seeking approval from VIRL’s Director of Communications. The requirement for approval does not apply to online communications that are routine or form part of the day to day operation of a program or activity of VIRL. • Personnel may not post online any Content containing VIRL’s name, logo or any other VIRL intellectual property, without first obtaining written permission from the Director of Communications. • Except where approval from the Director of Communications is obtained, Personnel must not engage in any internet communication in which the employee expresses personal statements, opinions or beliefs as though they were the statements, opinions or beliefs of VIRL. If a member of Personnel expresses his or her beliefs or opinions online, he or she must not, expressly or implicitly, hold himself or herself as representing VIRL. • If Content is (or may be) connected or related to VIRL or its operations, programs, Personnel or customers, then the member of Personnel responsible for such Content will ensure the Content:

o is professional and shall refrain from posting Content that, in any manner, directly or indirectly, has a negative effect on public confidence in VIRL or VIRL’s business interests, reputation, or relationships with its customers, vendors, suppliers or staff; 2 Vancouver Island Regional Library Board Policy Social Media

o is not discriminatory, disparaging, defamatory, harassing, in breach of privacy obligations or otherwise contrary to VIRL policies. (Information communicated through the use of Social Media is subject to the same expectations and legal obligations as information through conventional means (verbal or written));

o does not contain any confidential information of VIRL, including information that comes to the knowledge of Personnel through their position with VIRL concerning, without limitation, VIRL’s business, plans, processes, strategies, finances or operations that is not generally known, used or available to the public;

o does not contain Personal Information, including photographs and images, of any other member of Personnel or customers or members of the public unless the member of Personnel responsible for such Content has first obtained the written approval of the Director of Communications and/or the affected individuals. • Personnel are generally expected to exercise good judgment and demonstrate professionalism in any use of Social Media that is or could be connected to VIRL. • Personnel are permitted to engage in personal use of Social Media while at work only during breaks and off-duty time, unless authorized by VIRL. • Personnel may engage in reasonable Social Media communications using VIRL owned electronic devices, including iPhones, computers, laptops, iPads or other tablets, unless otherwise instructed by VIRL. Use of VIRL equipment for the purposes of Social Media or networking must not interfere with others or library operations.

VIRL Online Social Media Accounts and Websites

Only Personnel authorized by the Director of Communications may use VIRL Social Media accounts or VIRL Social Media sites to post Content. Content posted must be in alignment with this Policy. Internet or Social Media accounts operated by VIRL and shall not be used to convey or promote personal opinions of any kind, by any staff. Messages posted to the official accounts belonging to VIRL must be: • consistent with the policies of VIRL; and • accurate, up-to-date and presented in a professional manner that enhances the overall image and reputation of VIRL.

Reporting

Personnel are required to report any violations or potential violations of this Policy to their Manager.

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Monitoring

Personnel should assume that anything posted on Social Media will be widely disseminated and read, regardless of the number of persons initially viewing the post. As a result, anything posted on Social Media may come to the attention of VIRL. There is no expectation of privacy in materials posted online. Personnel who utilize VIRL computers or equipment should also be aware that VIRL may inspect or examine internet traffic activity for security, routine operational needs and other purposes authorized by FIPPA; therefore, all Personnel must understand that there can be no expectation of privacy in or to Social Media usage using VIRL equipment.

Discipline

Personnel are responsible for their communications on Social Media. Any violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Questions

If staff have any questions about their rights and responsibilities under this Policy, they should contact VIRL’s Privacy Officer at [email protected].

Adoption History ADOPTED BY: DATE: VIRL Board of Trustees

DATE OF NEXT REVIEW: REVIEW CYCLE: 5 years

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VIRL in the Media

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Voice News } Vot iiie political road to effectively giving Sooke a professional community gath- In less Iha · 1 -\:Jwgan , ering place has been long. Sooke has long required an accessible, tech-sup has rapidly rolled o o icy adjustments J ported space for young families, youth, seniors, special-purpose uses, and those and new directions for British Columbia that are - who are new-to-town as well as residents who require a drop-in space. changing the socioeconomic landscape of the prov- j' The existing books/AV materials from the current library, ince in notable ways. Premier John Horgan addressed Road will be moved over to the new building on Wadaln!;!W,Wp 'a!· In a nutshell, that's to make life more five-Chamber crowd, May 15. day collection', serving to triple the current offering. Courtesy 0 affordable for all British Columbians, as he is oft heard to say. 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Quick collections return is but was careful to put a business or economic context around every potentially facilitated with an ele ato parking spaces for 5-minute drop-off in addition controversial portion of his 35-minute speech. He covered the gamut from justify to the 59 regular p here will be electric vehicle charging stations, ing the BC Speculation Tax and the shift from the Medical Services Program (MSP) as well as secure with self-service repair station. to the Employer Health Tax (EHT), to defending his government's stance spawned The VIRL business model since 2010 has been for a community to provide by the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to protect the coastal environ the land, then VIRL constructs the facility at their own cost from resources pooled mental in the event of a diluted bitumen spill. At least twice he emphasized "not from its 26 member communities (39 libraries in towns large and small). It took social policy but economic policy", specifically to providing more and District of Sooke council longer than most of the other municipalities to come better child care, and working to full reconcilia 8 ous peoples. around to its own reasons for providing 'free land' .../ continued on page 2 ... / "The economy, environment and people bly bound together," said Horgan, saying that "everybody benefits" from the economic success of ad dressing all of those socioeconomic components that are part of governing a thriv ing province like BC. Underpinning that is public education. "Given the opportunity and tools of education we can achieve anything - the greatest tool at our disposal is public education," Premier Horgan suggested to the crowd, referencin st-secondary. He proudly reminded the room BELMONT that one of the first thin ent did upon taking office in July 2017 was RESIDENCES to eliminate tuition fees to education and English language learning. 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This was a five-Chamber event with members from Greater Victoria, Saanich Peninsula, WestShore, Sooke Region and Esquimalt Ch h re Horgan outlined how there is now- thanks to NOP housi opportunity for post-secondary institutions to arrange to build st using 1, 2 &2 BEDROOM+ FLEX HOMES "without coming cap in hand to the treasury board", as a way to free up housing STARTING FROM THE LOW $300,000'S stock in the broader surrounding community. This also provides housing-supply business opportunities for the development and construction sectors. The overall thread of the speech was to demonstrate the potential for a VISIT OUR FULLY FURNISHED productive interface between the social directions unfolding from the NOP and 2 BEDROOM+ FLEX SHOW HOME what the business community can do to benefit and prosper through attention to the well-being of people and communities. People who can find affordable places * Sales centre - 915 Division Avenue. Langf·ord. 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CHRIS BUSH / May. 21, 2018 6:45 a.m. / NEWS

Some of the building blocks of any community are clubs that spring up among people with common interests and an adults’ Lego club on the mid Island is attracting members with a craving to get creative.

The Mid Island Lego Users Group was formed in 2016 at the BrickCan convention in Richmond that Krista Simpson, Laura Hawley and Michael Thomas attended.

66 “We met these folks from other users groups and thought, wow, wouldn’t it be cool to do something locally and so we wouldn’t have to drive over the Malahat, so we decided to start the group and talked to some other folks at the convention and figured out what we had to do,” said Simpson.

Club membership has grown quickly with members from around the central Island who attend monthly meetings at Nanaimo’s White Sails Brewery to discuss Lego-related concepts and ideas, from build challenges, upcoming Lego conventions around the world, new products coming out, to which community events club members want to participate in.

The building blocks of Mid Isla…

“Last night we did kind of a show-and-tell, so people bring something they did, something they’re working on,” Simpson said. “So one fellow brought this massive [space] shuttle. It’s like four feet long. It’s beautiful.”

67 Simpson went on to explain that worldwide, adult Lego enthusiasts are called AFOLs – adult fans of Lego – who never build projects from Lego kits. AFOLs build MOCs (my own creation). A Lego users group is called a LUG and LUGs and their members never represent the Lego company, but might easily be in contact with LUG members in Denmark, where the Lego brick was invented and the company maintains its headquarters.

“I mean, you self-identify, but as soon as you become part of the larger Lego community and you get involved in one of these groups, you know, you understand there are other folks like you that love to build Lego,” Simpson said.

MOC complexity ranges widely with skill level and since anyone over 19 can join MILUG, skill level is quite broad among the club’s members.

Some LUGs even have engineers and architects in their member ranks, but Simpson said sophisticated creations aren’t exclusive to engineers and architects.

Nanaimo’s affordable housing strategy expo in April featured Lego representations of residential buildings created by a MILUG member.

68 “You’d be surprised … if you go to one of the conventions, it would be very difficult to tell who is an architect and who is not,” Simpson said. “There’s a lot of Lego that involves movement and electronics and all that stuff.”

One benefit of being a club member is sharing and trading unique Lego pieces with other AFOLs to help each other make the next MOC a reality. LUG members learn from more-experienced users and are in contact with AFOLs around the world, but also participate in local conventions and community events. MILUG was part of Curious Comicon in Country Club Centre on May 5 and is planning to take part in MCon in Nanaimo this fall. The club also helps out with the Vancouver Island Regional Library’s children’s Lego program in Nanaimo and maintains a display of its creations in VIRL’s Nanaimo Harbourfront branch.

Simpson said the club’s long-term goals include creating interactive events within the community, such as derby races, building Lego ornaments, children’s build challenges, and holding workshops on Lego building techniques.

To learn more, visit MILUG’s website at http://milug.ca/ or follow the LUG’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/midislandlug/.

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VIU Library Takes Role in Preserving Regional History

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May 23, 2018

Newspaper archives to be digitized at VIU

Who are we without our stories?

It is in sharing our stories – our history – that we build our connection to community.

Ben Hyman, University Librarian at Vancouver Island University (VIU), hopes to strengthen residents’ connections to their community by making the stories of Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley’s early history easily accessible to the public.

The VIU Library and Special Collections is making steps towards that goal with their recently awarded $40,000 grant. The grant, $15,000 cash and the remainder in-kind and equipment, was generously given by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and its British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP).

“The funds will support a project that is critical for historians, genealogists, and others, but existed only on microfilm until now,” says Hyman.

The resources will be used over the next 11 months by the VIU Library to digitize the Nanaimo Daily Free Press (1874-1928) and Cowichan Leader (1905- 1928); something that has never been done before. Currently the only option for the public to access this content is through combing articles through microfilms. The existing copies are becoming more difficult to use as the microfilm continues to deteriorate and readers are becoming scarcely available. Library staff at VIU will digitally preserve these memories to make available online for free in perpetuity.

“Newspapers are a fantastic source of information about our province’s development and we are pleased to be able to support projects like VIU’s which make BC’s rich history freely available for all to enjoy,” says Bronwen Sprout, head of the Digital Programs and Services department at the UBC Library.

1874 marks the year the City of Nanaimo became incorporated and saw the first publication of the Nanaimo Free Press. Vancouver Island’s second-oldest newspaper was published daily for the next fourteen years. The 50 reels of microfilm to be digitized include stories of many “firsts” of the community; such as first civic elections, school, and hospital. “This stretch of time charts the rise and fall of the mining industry, including strikes and disasters, and Robert Dunsmuir’s land acquisitions and businesses,” Hyman adds.

The Cowichan Leader (1905-1928) shares stories of the rapid growth and change of the Cowichan Valley caused by the increase of European settlers.

Both newspapers document the viewpoints of settler cultural views, including racism of European settlers and the mechanisms of control that colonial institutions imposed on both Asian immigrants and local Indigenous nations.

“Creating an easily searchable record of Nanaimo’s history is a step in enabling researchers, students, and the local community to learn about the wrongs done in our communities, acknowledge harm, and take steps toward reconciliation,” says Hyman.

The newspaper collections were specifically selected to be digitized as they are both at-risk collections because the publications have ceased, neither owner maintains their own archive, and there was no digital preservation plan in place. Once the content is preserved it will be made available to the public through tools such as Google Scholar, various library indexes, and the BC Digital Library.

The project is supported by the Nanaimo Archives, Vancouver Island Regional Library, and the Nanaimo Historical Society. Christine Meutzner, Manager of the Nanaimo Archives, says the project has come at the perfect time. “Last year, we acquired thousands of original Daily News photographs and are currently organizing, describing, and digitizing this massive collection. The combined collection of newspapers and photographs will create a very powerful regional history resource,” Mrs. Meutzner adds.

This initiative will support the library’s goal of developing capacity for production-scale digitization at VIU.. The library will continue its efforts by digitizing yearly based on non-copyrighted material available. Hyman says the department hopes to “turn the library inside out” by making its physical content easily accessible through online access. “We are looking to build both skills and workflow across campuses in order to efficiently support open-access digitization of larger local and BC focused collections, with software that supports automation, and with internal staff capacity. We hope to advance our position of the VIU Library and Special Collections to serve as the digitization hub in the mid-island region,” Hyman says.

The digital archives of Nanaimo Free Press and Cowichan Leader will be made available online by April 2019.

To find out more about this preservation project and others, visit VIUSpace (VIU Library’s digital repository) and VIU Library Special Collections.

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70 71 LATEST Victoria taxes: Homeowners up 4% vs. 1.1% for NEWS businesses

New tools to dig digitally into Island papers’ past

Richard Watts / Times Colonist MAY 25, 2018 06:00 AM

Historians and genealogists interested in people and communities north of Vancouver Island’s Malahat summit are gaining two new tools from Vancouver Island University.

VIU Library and Special Collections is embarking on a project to reproduce in digital format early editions of the Nanaimo Daily Free Press (1874-1928) and the Cowichan Leader (1905-1928).

The project is expected to take 11 months but once completed those early editions of the two newspapers will be available online for free. At this time, the only way to view them is to travel to libraries in Nanaimo and scroll through microfilm.

Ben Hyman, VIU librarian, said the move is the first time original historical data from communities north of the Malahat are being made freely and widely available.

“You would have to actually travel to Nanaimo to view those materials,” said Hyman. “This will connect the dots for folks interested in that kind of scholarship.”

“Without these newspapers, there is really not much of a narrative about what life was like on the Island, at least north of the Malahat,” he said.

72 Digital reconfiguration of the two newspapers and posting them online is possible because of a $40,000 grant from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia.

The project is also supported by the Nanaimo Archives, the Nanaimo Historical Society and the Vancouver Island Regional Library.

Once the newspapers are digitally preserved, they will be available to the public with online tools such as Google Scholar, library indexes and the B.C. Digital Library.

Hyman said the two newspapers represent some of the earliest journalism on Vancouver Island and reflect some of the social realities of their times.

For example, he noted the stories about the treatment and displacement of First Nations communities can be disturbing when viewed with modern sensibilities.

The same goes for attitudes toward immigrants from places such as China.

“When we put on a modern lens and we review some of that material it can be, like a lot of our history, quite striking,” said Hyman.

Likewise, it’s interesting from a historical, economic and social point of view to examine the development of communities through news stories.

For example, 1874 is not just the first year of the Nanaimo newspaper. It is also the year the city was incorporated.

A few families held power, most notably the coal-mining Dunsmuirs. The Hudson’s Bay Co. was still a financial and mercantile force.

“There is this deep imprint of wealth consolidation in just a few

73 families in the early days,” said Hyman.

“It put a peculiar curve on the ball for how the community developed.”

“There is quite a remarkable story packed into the island that we live on,” he said.

“It’s quite interesting the breadth of community and what was happening in terms of culture and development of industry.” [email protected]

74 Building permit submitted for new Chemainus library

DON BODGER / May. 30, 2018 11:00 a.m. / LOCAL NEWS

For those wondering what’s happening with the new Chemainus library, things are moving along according to David Carson, the director of Corporate Communications and Strategic Initiatives for the Vancouver Island Regional Library.

He reports the development permit has been approved and the building permit submitted. Construction will be tendered once all required permits and other documentation have been completed.

75 Sooke eyes community meeting on Lot A use Property centered city centre development

SOOKE NEWS STAFF / May. 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. / LOCAL NEWS / NEWS

The District of Sooke will host a community meeting to discuss the future of the municipally-owned Lot A, located at Wadams Way and Anna Marie Road.

The district bought the three-hectare property about three years ago to feature a new Vancouver Island Regional Library branch. Construction of the library will begin this fall.

Plans are also in the works for a new senior activity centre.

76 “It’s timely for a community meeting, so we can outline the framework for the rest of the land,” Mayor Maja Tait said.

Lot A is a key component of to the district’s city centre development plan and several ideas have come forward for the land ranging from a senior and youth centre to housing and commercial space.

Coun. Ebony Logins, who’s pushed for a community forum on Lot A for more than two years, was thrilled with the prospect of a meeting.

“We need a discussion on Lot A and decide in advance on what we do [with the property] before we start charting off big chunks of it. I’m glad this is finally coming forward,” she said.

No date was set for the meeting.

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78 First Nations acknowledgement at the beginning of every VIRL meeting. Barry is a key player in the Qualicum Beach community, having been elected to local council four times over the past 13 years, and appointed director of the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities.

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The Victoria Flying Club now offers an online component to its Commercial Pilot program. This allows students to complete the program as quickly as they can manage. With an estimated demand for 350,000 pilots worldwide by 2026, students are motivated to finish training as quickly as possible. There is a nationwide shortage of flight instructors too, but the Victoria Flying Club has 18 instructors lined up for the summer. Visit www.flyvfc.com for more information.

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The New Face of Sportswear

Anthony Ewen, Founder and longstanding owner of Hypersport on Beacon Avenue, has sold the business. Service will be as great as ever, with Hypersport now in the hands of Anthony’s friend, Ryan Oakley. Ryan’s a lifelong Peninsula resident with a passion for sports. He’s bringing in more local brands, and expanding their kids department. Look for Hypersport at the Sidney Street Market this summer.

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79 Ian Martinovsky, left, and Bennett Schnabel, right. Photo by Scott Strasser Isfeld exchange student from Germany beats former U.S. chess champion Sixteen-year-old Bennett Schnabel has made quite an impact on a Comox chess club

SCOTT STRASSER / Jun. 7, 2018 11:00 a.m. / NEWS

He came to Canada a student and will return to Germany almost a master.

Sixteen-year-old Bennett Schnabel, of Berlin, is a Grade 11 exchange student at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School.

80 And he’s really, really good at chess — just ask former U.S. open champion and international master Georgi Orlov, who lost to the 16-year-old at a tournament in Richmond last month.

Schnabel — who said he came to the Comox Valley to improve his English and skiing — has played chess since he was four years old. He has a 2198 rating by the World Chess Federation, which is two points away from a candidate master rank.

He is also the under-18 champion in Germany.

“My dad taught me how to play. He’s a really good chess player, too. He’s still a little better than me but I think I’m going to catch him soon. I grew up with chess and it was always a part of my life,” said Schnabel.

“I just enjoy the game — to outsmart people. You don’t have to be big or small, you just have to play.”

Back home in Berlin, Schnabel trained three times a week with a tutor and competed in chess tournaments every few weeks.

To keep his skills sharp during his exchange, Schnabel attends a recently formed chess club’s gatherings at the Comox Library on Wednesday

81 evenings. The club comprises players from throughout the North Island, including members of the Bishops of Bowser club.

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Phil Boyle, a co-ordinator of the new club, said the young German has been a revelation among local chess players since he arrived in the Valley last fall.

82 “I’m nearly 70 and here’s this 16-year-old teaching us some of the finer points of chess. It’s just a pleasure to play against him and watch him play,” said Boyle. “He’s had a wonderful grounding in chess in Berlin.”

According to Boyle, one of the only players in the Valley who can compete with Schnabel is local master Ian Martinovsky.

“The two of them have had some wonderful games here and we find ourselves watching their games sometimes… they’re brilliant players, both of them,” he said.

Besting an international master

Last month, Schnabel competed at the 43rd annual Keres Memorial tournament in Richmond, where he defeated Georgi Orlov (2575 rating).

“It was a marvelous upset but it doesn’t surprise me because he’s such a bright young man,” said Boyle. “It will be interesting to follow [his career] when he goes back to Berlin, to see how high he goes with chess.”

83 Schnabel finished 14th at the Keres Memorial after further wins over Victoria master Roger Patterson and Chuyang Gu, a draw with master Jeremy Hui and losses to international master Stanislav Kriventsov and former B.C. champion Jack Yoos.

An interesting link between Schnabel and Orlov is that his father competed against Orlov multiple times in the 1990s, but was not able to beat him.

“The pressure was on to get the win for my family,” said Schnabel.

With his school year in Canada coming to an end, Schnabel will return to Berlin next month. He said he will miss the Valley, but is excited to see his friends and get his driver’s licence.

But before he goes back, his whole family will visit the Comox Valley to see the place he’s called home for the last 10 months — and maybe play a game of chess or two at the Comox Library.

“Now I can get beaten by the whole family,” said Boyle.

84 Attendees of the QB Reads exhibit opening on June 7 take a look around the second-floor exhibit, which features info about local authors, history on the library and Mulberry Bush bookstore. — Adam Kveton Photo New exhibit celebrates authors, reading in Qualicum Beach Museum showcases books by four local authors with new summer exhibit

ADAM KVETON / Jun. 13, 2018 1:00 p.m. / ENTERTAINMENT / LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT

The Qualicum Beach Museum is sharing some of the history of reading in the area and the talent of local writers with a new exhibit, open June 8-Sept. 29.

The summer exhibit, located on the museum’s second floor, gives some history on two bastions of the written word from the area — the Qualicum

85 Beach Library and the Mulberry Bush bookstore — as well as four local authors with recently published books.

Those are: Ralph Martin with Cross Canada Adventures, Carollyne Haynes with A Matter of Issue, Dan Lundine with My Mother Married My Boyfriend, and Elinor Florence with Wildwood.

In addition to featuring each author on individual info posters with their bio and their book, the QB Reads exhibit offers locals and tourists a chance to meet one or all the authors and learn about their work on four author nights.

All taking place at 7 p.m. and all free (though the museum advises calling ahead to reserve seats), Martin’s night in June 28, Lundine’s is on July 26, Florence’s on Aug. 23 and Haynes’ on Sept. 27.

86 “This is great. I’m quite excited about the whole thing,” said Martin at the opening night of the exhibit on June 7.

“I tell my friends I’m old enough now to be in the museum,” he said with a laugh, adding that he was excited to be contacted by the museum to be part of the exhibit.

“It’s good for the soul when people say, ‘We’re excited about what you’re doing.’”

The museum’s manager, Netanja Waddell, said the idea for the exhibit came from a trip she took to Croatia. At the opening of the exhibit, she described finding a library with books hanging from the ceiling.

“I thought it was kind of magical,” she said, adding that she then worked with the museum to come up with an idea incorporating that kind of installation.

She said the historical information about the library and the bookstore show how important reading has been doing residents over many years.

The library, for instance, was founded in 1937, and began as “a few shelves in a shop devoted to leather craft and dressmaking,” according to an info poster in the exhibit. It later moved to the cold storage locker of a grocery store, which earned it the name “The Deep Freeze.”

87 Mulberry Bush bookstore first opened in 1975, with current owners Barb and Tom Pope being the longest owners of the bookstore, starting in 1989.

Despite big box bookstores, the internet and e-books, and despite the inhospitable first few locations of the library, these institutions of reading continue on, and are featured at the museum as examples of how important reading is to Qualicum Beach.

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Advertise  About  Submit an Article A summer of reading adventures for everyone at VIRL June 16, 2018

This summer’s all about getting out, being active, and hitting the books. From infants to adults, Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) has a summer club for everyone this year.

Summer Reading Club

Summer Reading Club (SRC) is an annual system-wide initiative that encourages children, aged 0 – 12, to visit their local library to help build and maintain their reading skills during the summer months.

This year’s SRC theme, Motion Commotion, is tailor-made for kids on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and the Central Coast. With endless opportunities to play and explore and libraries that offer books and resources for every interest, this is the perfect summer for kids to embark on reading adventures where ever they live.

When they register for SRC, each reader receives an SRC registration package, which includes an information sheet, a reading record, a bookmark, a tattoo, stickers, and a flying disc. Every time a reader fills in seven lines of their reading record, they can enter their name into a weekly prize draw. Readers who finish their reading record are eligible to receive a special Summer Reading Club medal.

SRC is a province-wide summer reading club sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) and local public libraries, with support from the Libraries Branch, Ministry of Education, and the RBC Foundation. In 2017, over 6,200 children at VIRL participated in SRC.

89 SRC 2018 starts on Tuesday, July 3 and runs until Tuesday, August 21. Registration begins June 15 and is free at the library, or online at virl.bc.ca/kids/summer-reading-club.

Teen Summer Challenge

The Teen Summer Challenge is back! Teens aged 12 – 18 can connect with VIRL in fun and engaging ways in this system-wide program that encourages teens to critically think through a series of tasks while learning new skills, reading, and experimenting.

Teens who participate in the Summer Challenge have an opportunity to win some fantastic prizes:

• Grand Prize: Newest Apple iPad • Zone Prize: $50 Chapters Gift Card • Weekly Book Prizes • Cool tech prizes

Teen Summer Challenge Task Booklets will be available for pick up at all VIRL branches starting Tuesday, July 3. The challenge runs from Tuesday, July 3 until Tuesday, August 21.

Adult Summer Reading Challenge

Adults can also get in on the summer reading fun again this year! They’re invited to take a trip around the world with titles, songs, and movies from every continent during the Adult Summer Reading Challenge (ASRC).

To get involved, visit any VIRL branch to pick up the reading package, which includes instructions, challenges to complete, and everything else participants will need.

Adults who participate have a chance at some great prizes:

• Grand Prize: Kobo Aura One eReader • Gift certificates to local businesses

The ASRC runs Tuesday, July 3 until Tuesday, August 21.

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90 Qualicum Beach resident Sydney Preston holds her first book, a murder mystery set in her own version of Qualicum Beach where the police have many suspects in a recent homicide of a no-good developer, but circumstances lead the detectives in a different direction. — Adam Kveton Photo Murder mystery locale inspired by Qualicum Beach Resident pens first book in planned Britannia Bay Mystery series

ADAM KVETON / Jun. 19, 2018 3:00 p.m. / ENTERTAINMENT / LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT

Imagining a motive for killing Max Berdahl is a pretty simple task, but finding his killer is far more difficult.

At least that’s the case in Qualicum Beach resident and first-time author Sydney Preston’s first murder mystery, Too Late for Redemption.

91 Preston has imagined a pretty despicable character in Berdahl, the victim in her novel. But having a victim you don’t care too much about and a sympathetic murderer is one of the features Preston plans to continue through the other two books she’s got planned for her Britannia Bay Mystery series.

“I want the victim to sort of deserve it,” said Preston with a chuckle. Though she’s pretty new to the murder mystery genre, having begun reading books like them in the last few years, she said she’s taken to it with gusto, finding some real-life inspiration for her first book, and enjoying the writing, even dark as it can get.

“I tried other genres, and they just didn’t inspire me,” she said.

A writer since she was a child, Preston said she’s long wanted to write a book, but hadn’t found time until retiring.

92 But now, she’s preparing to launch her first book on June 22 at 2 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach library.

The story takes place in a version of Qualicum Beach called Britannia Bay, said Preston.

Having moved to the area in 2014, Preston said, “I found Qualicum Beach really a fascinating little town… people are going to recognize places.”

The story itself features two detectives charged with solving the first homicide in the island community (that of a shady developer who forces an ageing widow off her land), and at first they have no lack of suspects. But a series of coincidences leads to another suspect.

“There are many people who want (Berdahl) dead, and when they hear that he’s dead, nobody regrets it except his family, of course. It’s sort of a character study, really.”

Another feature of Preston’s book, and planned for her future Britannia Bay mystery books as well, is that the name of the victim or the perpetrator is an anagram that explains their motive or fate. This is built into Too Late for Redemption as well, as one of the detectives and his wife do cryptic crosswords.

93 Preston is hoping that readers will send in their anagram guesses to her via her website, sydneypreston.com. At the website, she also plans to add background information about her characters.

“I just want them (readers) to have fun,” said Preston in describing her hopes for her book. “It’s light reading… but they’ll learn something, too.”

Currently, Preston’s book is available for order through her website, sydneypreston.com.

94 Nanaimo celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day Event held Thursday at Maffeo Sutton Park

TAMARA CUNNINGHAM / Jun. 22, 2018 1:30 p.m. / LOCAL NEWS / NEWS / VIDEO

The importance of National Indigenous Peoples Day and Nanaimo’s celebration is the opportunity to come together, says Chris Beaton, executive director of Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre and event co- organizer.

“The fact that we see many indigenous and non- indigenous people sitting next to each other, sharing a meal together, talking, developing a relationship, I think that is actually fundamental to today’s celebration.”

The fifth annual National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration took place at Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday.

Families could listen to music and watch dancers perform at the Lions Pavilion, eat salmon and traditional bannock together or browse artisan booths and activities at the four-hour event hosted

95 by Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, Mid Island Métis Nation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Vancouver Island.

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Events happened across the country for National Indigenous Peoples Day.

According to the Government of Canada, it’s a day for “all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.”

Beaton said Nanaimo’s event has grown each year, and that in 2017, it drew upwards of 5,000 people. At the start of this year’s celebration, he said he hoped to see the same numbers.

96 “What’s really important as well is the involvement of the community organizations, that has doubled this year in terms of those that are providing children activities or family activities,” he said. “It’s really encouraging to see the partnerships grow in order to celebrate this day as a city and as a community.”

Free activities were put on by organizations like the Nanaimo Art Gallery, Vancouver Island Regional Library and Nanaimo Port Authority. St. Jean’s Cannery provided the salmon and Don’t Bannock Food Truck offered up the free traditional bannock.

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97 Powell River metal sculptor’s artwork found in Nanaimo library parking lot Police locate Rock Dragon sculpture

David Brindle / Powell River Peak JUNE 30, 2018 09:10 AM

DRAGON REAPPEARS: Rock Dragon 2.0, a dramatic metal sculpture by Powell River artist Heather Wall, has been recovered after being stolen one week ago. Contributed photo

Powell River artist Heather Wall’s sculpture Rock Dragon 2.0 has been returned.

“Guess who showed up in the Nanaimo library parking lot on Friday afternoon?” said Wall. “RCMP have him now. Soon he’ll be back on his rock globe.”

RCMP is going to check it for fingerprints, according to Wall.

“Other than that I have no idea of what kind of shape it’s in,” she said.

Wall received a message from Vancouver Island Regional Library that the flying dragon sculpture had been recovered, tucked in a green sleeping bag.

No other details have been released by Nanaimo RCMP.

The large aluminum sculpture, known as the Rock Dragon, was stolen from Maffeo Sutton Park sometime between June 22 and 23. Its disappearance garnered national media attention.

The theft would have required at least two people, according to Wall and RCMP.

Wall said a ladder and tools would have been needed because the large metal artwork was bolted to a globe on a pedestal 2.4 metres off the ground.

“It would require considerable effort and at least two persons to remove the sculpture then carry it to a nearby vehicle,” said Nanaimo RCMP constable Gary O'Brien when the piece was discovered stolen.

Wall is a widely recognized metal sculpture artist and many of her pieces have been featured in public art shows in Canada and the United States.

Rock Dragon was on lease to City of Nanaimo’s Temporary Art Program and valued at $12,000 to $13,000. It was the first art object to be stolen since the program was initiated in 2010.

98 A second sculpture went missing in Nanaimo just days after Wall’s piece was stolen.

RCMP said a terracotta Chinese warrior statue went missing from a private residence on June 26.

99 ‘Rock Dragon’ public art piece found in Nanaimo library parking lot wrapped in blankets

Posted By: Julian Kolsuton: July 01, 2018In: News, Top Stories

Heather Wall posted a photo to social media showing the Rock Dragon wrapped in blankets. A temporary art piece that was stolen from Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo was found after it was left in a Nanaimo library parking lot.

The artist behind the stolen sculpture, Heather Wall, says staff at the Nanaimo North Library found the dragon wrapped in blankets on Friday.

“I had totally let the past go… I thought it was gone, I fully thought I would ever see it again,” said Wall.

“When I got it [the message saying it was found] my heart skipped a beat… I was really surprised!”

Wall says library staff thought it may have just been bedding but once they took a closer look they immediately knew what it was.

“[the one who found it] shared the original Facebook post… I really think from all the Facebook shares and media attention it made that art piece so hot, [the theif] wanted to get rid of it.”

It has been handed over to the RCMP, Wall says she is eager to see it again and hopefully get it back up on display soon.

“When they moved it into the library she said there was some jingling… that’s the fun part of metal we can weld it back together,” 100 “I would like to say thank you to everyone… public space art is really good for the community.”

Wall adds that the piece will be secured even more, to prevent future theft.

The 1.2 metres tall and 1.5 metres wide sculpture of an aluminum dragon on top of a globe of rock and steel was first installed on June 6.

Officials say it was stolen overnight between June 22 and June 23

Rock Dragon was one of eleven new public art projects that were installed in city parks and public spaces this year as part of the Temporary Public Art Program. Since 2010, new projects have been put on display for a one-year term.

READ MORE: ‘Rock Dragon’ public art piece stolen from Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo

The news comes after a 300 pound Chinese Terracotta statue that was taken from the yard of a Lantzville home in the 7000-block of McGill Road sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.

Police are still investigating the theft, anyone with information is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP or Crimestoppers.

The Rock Dragon sculpture at Maffeo Sutton Park. Photo Credit: City of Nanaimo.

101 Return of the Rock Dragon: stolen public art piece found in parking lot

By Dominic Abassi July 2, 2018 - 8:35am

This beautiful public art piece will return to its home in Maffeo Sutton Park after going missing for about a week.Submitted/Phil Rose

102 The Rock Dragon was found wrapped up in a sleeping bag in the parking lot at the north end library.Submitted/Heather Wall

NANAIMO — Maffeo Sutton Park will once again be under the watchful eye of a majestic dragon.

One week after the public art piece Rock Dragon mysteriously disappeared from its perch in the park on June 22, the roughly 80-pound aluminum beast was found wrapped in a neon green sleeping bag in the parking lot of the Nanaimo North library branch.

Artist Heather Wall said a library employee sent her a Facebook message with the good news on Friday afternoon.

"The claws were hanging out the bottom of the blanket and she knew exactly what it was right away," Wall told NanaimoNewsNOW. "I'm pretty excited about it. I had accepted that it was gone and I was going to need to make a new one." 103 Nanaimo RCMP are holding the dragon until Wall, who lives in Powell River, can come pick it up. She didn't know if the dragon was damaged, but feared repairs would be needed because the librarian heard some "clunking" noises inside the blanket.

Wall chuckled as she recounted the difficulty Nanaimo RCMP had picking up the four-foot-tall dragon with wings spread wide.

"They sent a cruiser and quickly discovered, nope that's not going to work."

Many people online speculated the theft could have been a grad prank. Wall said it was certainly brazen the way it was returned in broad daylight and if it was a prank, it was a brave one.

"I don't think they were expecting that can of worms," she said, noting the national media attention the story garnered. "What were you thinking?"

While she's ecstatic her creation will return to its home in Maffeo Sutton, Wall lamented the costs ahead of her, saying she'll likely need to travel to Nanaimo at least twice to repair and then return the piece.

"If they do catch who is responsible, maybe they can be the ones to pay for it."

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104 105 106 Nanaimo author Sally Hill Brouard (right) signed a copy of her debut novel Puzzle of Pieces for friend Anne Haslam during a book launch last month. (Photo courtesy Sally Hill Brouard) Nanaimo author Sally Hill Brouard releases debut crime novel ‘Puzzle of Pieces’ Book examines psychological consequences of breaking the law and not getting caught

JOSEF JACOBSON / Jul. 17, 2018 9:30 a.m. / ENTERTAINMENT / LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT

107 Forty years ago Sally Hill Brouard had an idea for a book, but she kept it on the “back burner” for decades while she managed a full-time job and a busy household.

Last month the Nanaimo resident finally launched her crime novel, Puzzle of Pieces, at the Nanaimo North and Harbourfront Libraries. The book is now available at the Vancouver Island Regional Library, the Nanaimo Museum gift shop and Chapters.

“Since I’m 70 years old it’s pretty darn exciting because it’s something I had always wanted to do,” she said.

When she retired from her job as a paralegal, she told herself, “OK, I’m going to do it now or I’m going to shut up and abandon this project.”

“But with my husband’s encouragement and being a pipe dream I decided, ‘Hey, I’m going to do it. I don’t know where it’s going to go, but I’m going to do it.’ So I did,” she said.

Hill Brouard locked herself in her office and a few weeks later Puzzle of Pieces was on paper. The book is about Elisabeth, a depressed woman working in a law office who commits “a sin and a crime” that reverses her fortunes for the better, while the man who takes the blame sees his once prosperous life in decline. The author said the

108 book’s scenario is drawn from her experience working in a law office herself, but the characters are entirely fictional.

Hill Brouard said she was “almost doing cartwheels around the kitchen” when she heard the book was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada’s Best First Crime Novel award. She’s already at work at her next book, which she hopes to release in November.

“I started off with the premise that we all do one thing in life that changes our life forever. Sometimes it’s a good thing and sometimes it’s a bad thing,” Hill Brouard said of Puzzle of Pieces.

“Sometimes you know it right away because you puzzle over what you should do and sometimes it’s just a snap decision that you make because you’re under pressure, you have to or you don’t really consider your other options.”

Elisabeth regrets her action, but not enough to admit responsibility. The story goes on to examine the consequences of avoiding justice.

“When we have a secret, when we know we’ve done something bad and we don’t get punished for it, we punish ourselves,” Hill Brouard said.

109 That punishment can be overt or barely noticeable, Hill Brouard said, like withholding emotion or isolating one’s self. But sooner or later, she added, Elisabeth must face her guilt.

“Somewhere between age 50 and 60 we all know that we have to come to terms with our demons or we’re going to die unhappy. That’s basically a fact of life…” Hill Brouard said.

“So she’s being haunted by the memory of what she did and she knows that she has to do something to fix it.”

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110 111 HANNA PETERSEN PHOTO The current library building in Woss B.C. Woss to get a new library VIRL is planning on building a 1,400 sq.ft prefabricated facility

HANNA PETERSEN / Jul. 18, 2018 11:20 a.m. / COMMUNITY / LOCAL NEWS / NEWS

The Village of Woss will soon be home to a brand new library.

Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is planning on building a 1,400 sq.ft prefabricated facility for the community of Woss that will include an expanded collection, a comfortable interior with a lounge, additional programming spaces, and accessible parking.

112 VIRL Executive Director Rosemary Bonanno attended the Regional District of Mount Waddington (RDMW)’s July 17 board meeting to provide an update on the project.

“Director Rushton has sat on our board and he has lobbied for a new library in Woss, and I am so pleased to say that is what we are doing,” said Bonanno, adding that “Woss maybe a tiny community, but it’s a tiny community that uses their library well.”

She explained that the value of a library card to each person in Woss is approximately $1,100 dollars in the purchasing of items like books, videos, and DVDs.

113 “As part of our library system you are part of a bigger whole which allows for the sharing of over one million items,” said Bonanno, adding “Your library card enables you to have access to all of that information and in the 21 century that is what it’s all about having accurate information at your fingertips.”

In addition to a larger collection with more books and magazines and more space for programming, Bonanno said it the library will also feature “a fireplace and a lovely lounge area, and it will truly be a place in the community where people can come meet their neighbours, learn something new – we are very excited about this.”

She explained that VIRL has been working over the past five or six years to develop a prototype library building that would meet the needs and expectations of small rural communities.

Heidi Soltau, Director for Area A Malcolm Island, asked if VIRL had a timeline for construction of the building.

“We are just at the end of the schematic design and are close to creating tender documents,” explained Bonanno, adding “We will put that tender out and it will be out for four weeks and because we are looking at a pre-engineered type of building that will really cut down on time.”

114 VIRL Facilities manager, Paul Maras-Hilling, who also attended the meeting, added that once the right vendor is found to do the work, “for the build off-site you are looking at maybe 10 weeks and the time on site is probably only actually four weeks to erect.”

After Area D Woss Director Dave Rushton asked, Maras-Hilling confirmed that the building could conceivably be done this time next year.

“It’s going to have that true west coat look,” added Bonanno, “It will fit in very nicely with the ambiance up here in the North Island.”

VIRL also hosted an open house that evening in Woss to get feedback as to what the community would like to see in the new library.

VIRL has made similar upgrades to libraries in communities like Port Renfrew, Cumberland, Hornby Island, and Port Hardy.

Bonanno said they also put the tagline “strong libraries, strong communities,” on the wall of new library facilities because “we really believe that and that is why the board has developed a philosophy over the last 10 years that ensure libraries are the hub of that community and that all are welcome.”

115 HANNA PETERSEN PHOTO A proposal of how the new library will look presented at the RDMW meeting on July 17.

116 Elder Della Sylvester will show people plants in the area that have medicinal uses. (submitted) Coming up in Cowichan: Medicine walk Sylvester will teach participants about traditional uses for many of the plants that grow naturally

Jul. 19, 2018 3:25 p.m. / COMMUNITY

Learn about local plants on medicine walk July 28 in Duncan

117 Many plants on Vancouver Island have traditional and medicinal qualities that Indigenous peoples have used for millennia.

As part of Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Indigenous Voices initiative, Cowichan Elder Della (Rice) Sylvester is hosting a medicine walk on Saturday, July 28, starting at 10 a.m. at VIRL’s Cowichan branch, to lead participants on a journey of discovery about some of the plants in their local environment.

118 understanding of the traditional uses and applications of plants that grow in the area and why the plants are important to local First Nations.

Participants will meet at the library at 10 a.m., rain or shine, and leave for the walk as a group. The event is open to all ages, but minors need to be accompanied by a caregiver.

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WHEN THE LEVY BREAKS Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should replace libraries By Thu-Huong Ha • July 23, 2018

Where will the Echos go?

On Saturday morning Forbes published an opinion piece by LIU Post economist Panos Mourdoukoutas with the headline “Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money.” It quickly received enthusiastic backlash from actual American libraries and their communities.

As of around 10am US eastern time this morning, the story had nearly 200,000 views, according to a counter on the page. As of 11am, though, the story’s URL has been down.

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“Forbes advocates spirited dialogue on a range of topics, including those that often take a contrarian view,” a Forbes spokesperson says in a statement. “Libraries play an important role in our society. This article was outside of this contributor’s specific area of expertise, and has since been removed.”

In his article, Mourdoukoutas argued that local libraries are no longer useful. If libraries closed, he wrote, taxpayers would save money, and Amazon could open bookstores to provide those communities with physical books.

“[Libraries] don’t have the same value they used to,” the article argued. The functions of the library, Mourdoukoutas said, have been replaced: community and wifi are now provided by Starbucks; video rentals by Netflix and Amazon Prime; and books by Amazon.

“Technology has turned physical books into collector’s items, effectively eliminating the need for library borrowing services,” Mourdoukoutas wrote, despite the fact that print book sales from traditional publishing houses are steady. Mourdoukoutas also made the unsubstantiated claim that “some people have started using their loyalty card at Starbucks more than they use their library card.”

As critics have pointed out, the communities that would be hardest hit by libraries closing would be the underprivileged. Libraries provide free computers and internet access for students and people who can’t afford them at home. They also provide free ESL and reading classes; services for the elderly, college hopefuls, and entrepreneurs; and meals for kids at story time.

“The communities that would be affected the most would likely be low-income people, immigrants, and, really, the most marginalized among us,” says Paul Guequierre, director of communications for the Urban Libraries Council, a membership organization for North American public libraries. “[People] don’t have to buy a cup of coffee at the library,” he added.

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Public benefit aside, would cutting public libraries save taxpayers a significant amount? The majority of a public library’s funding comes from state and local governments, not federal. According to a report (pdf) from the Ohio Library Council published last year, the state’s average library levy from 2013 to 2017 was 1.39 mills, a rate used in taxes that means $1.39 for every $1,000 in assessed property value. That’s around 2.5% (pdf) of Ohio’s average property tax rate, the eighth highest in the country last year. For the average homeowner in the state, that would have come to around $65 last year.

Across the country, if public libraries were to be cut and all funding were to be divided up among Americans, each person would get $36 back, says Richard Auxier, a researcher at the Tax Policy Center think tank.

On Twitter, Mourdoukoutas wrote, “Let me clarify something. Local libraries aren’t free. Home owners must pay a local library tax. My bill is $495/year.” Writer Kashana Cauley responded to Mourdoukoutas in a tweet with 14,000 likes at time of writing, “Let me clarify something. I don’t want poor and working class people to read books.”

Update (3:12pm ET): This story has been updated with comment from Forbes.

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Aug. 10, 2018 1:30 p.m. / COMMUNITY

In true Canadian fashion, the Campbell River branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is hosting the VIJHL’s Campbell River Storm for a mid- summer afternoon of street hockey, games, and reading at the library.

After all, it’s always hockey season in Canada, right?

On Friday, Aug. 24 from 2 – 4 p.m., everyone is invited to the library to read stories and play games with members of the Storm. From there, the action will spill out to the courtyard for an old-fashioned

136 game of street hockey with the Storm, VIRL’s very own Tales the Whale mascot in goal, and hockey fans of every age.

Campbell River Mayor, Andy Adams, will even be on hand for the opening faceoff and to take part in the fun.

As if the day couldn’t get any better, there will also be exciting prizes that some lucky kids will take home, and the chance to have photos taken and autographs signed by The Storm players.

The events at Campbell River are part of VIRL’s ongoing Score with Reading initiative, which has been pairing hockey with literacy at VIRL branches since 2012. To date, events have been held in Nanaimo, Cowichan, and Port Alberni. This is the first time the Campbell River branch has hosted a Score with Reading event.

137 Library system adds more music streaming to its services Vancouver Island Regional Library adds more than two million audio tracks for users

NANAIMO NEWS STAFF / Aug. 13, 2018 2:55 p.m. / COMMUNITY

Music lovers can really score with a new music streaming service available through Vancouver Island Regional Library.

VIRL’s newest digital resource, Naxos Music Library, brings a range of genres of music from around the world to anyone with a library card.

“The Naxos music libraries are a game changer for the many music lovers in our service area,” said Rosemary Bonanno, VIRL executive director, in a

138 press release. “With this new service, VIRL cardholders can stream music from 150 countries, access over 100,000 jazz recordings, listen to the world’s best classical music and download more than 35,000 printable music scores.”

Naxos Music consists of four libraries that includes more than two million tracks of classical, blues, jazz, folk, and world music genres, a jazz-specific library, a world music library featuring 10,000 albums representing 32,000 artists and 1,500 cultural groups from 150 countries, and the Naxos sheet music library from which users can download printable music scores from a database of more than 35,000 works.

The Naxos music libraries are an addition to VIRL’s existing music resources that includes Freegal Music, Hoopla streaming audio, and thousands of CDs available in its physical collection.

Apps are available on Android and iOS for the music libraries.

To access Naxos and VIRL’s complete digital music collection, visit virl.bc.ca/digital-films-music-video- games.

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revisioning Lot A and View Results Mariner’s Village Or, you set the amount, one-time contribution August 19, 2018 SURVEY Take our Job Search Survey here. –by Mick Rhodes Subscribe as a At the July 23 regular Reader and/or a council meeting it was Alternatively, click here Stakeholder to make a $10 donation decided by Sooke Council using SPN PayPal.me. that they want to pay a Daily digest SPN Stakeholders (You can change the consultant in the near donation amount on the future, $20,000, to First name landing page by 145 https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/letter-consider-revisioning-lot-a-and-mariners-village/[2018-08-29 1:27:18 PM] Letter: Consider revisioning Lot A and Mariner’s Village – Sooke PocketNews

envision a plan for Lot A, a five acre parcel situated clicking on the dollar amount.) on Wadams Way behind Western Foods and Shoppers Drug Mart. Council’s intent is “to Last name determine the ideal layout of the different uses and Sooke’s Weather stakeholder groups on Lot A, including the Email * Today District’s civic interests, Council determined a 10% design planning exercise be conducted.” Windy with mostly Ever since the DOS in 2014 bought Lot A for $1.42 cloudy skies. High 18C. million, it has been patting itself on the back for its Winds W at due diligence in appropriating taxpayers money in Calendar and 25 to 40 km/h. the acquisition of this prized land parcel. Forthwith, Events the council of the day unanimously began digging in 9:30 am – 11:00 Tomorrow their heels—there was no other perfect place than am, August 29, 20% 2018 – Parent Lot A for a new library; and subsequently Discussion Group Morning shepherded the VIRL to concur (after the SEAPARC clouds will 2:00 pm – 6:00 give way to site was found to be not central enough for public pm, August 29, sunshine for use). the 2018 – Urgent Care afternoon. Medical Clinic Slight 9:15 am, August 30, chance of a 2018 – People's rain shower. High 18C. walking group Winds W at 10:00 am – 12:00 25 to 40 pm, August 30, km/h. 2018 – Family Support Group

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To cement their entrenchment on Lot A, it wasn’t before long that the DOS began wooing representatives for the Sooke Seniors Drop In Centre Society and the Affordable Seniors Housing project with financial incentives that Lot A was their ‘promised land.’ Indeed, at the July 23 regular council meeting, council passed bylaw No. 717 that “The Senior/Youth Centre Reserve Fund will be credited with the 2017 closing balance of $202,578 from the Seniors/Youth Centre Reserve and any monies already approved for 2018 transfer into the Seniors/Youth Centre Reserve.” Albeit, the bylaw

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also states that the money transferred “must be used only for the capital design and construction costs related to a new facility in Sooke that will accommodate both seniors and youth activities.”

I can only entertain the idea that the bylaw was greeted with joyous unanimity by both groups, which ideally probably cemented both groups support for the incumbent mayor and councilors in the Fall civic election. But…I beg to defer what/where “the District’s civic interests” in Lot A should be directed and what ‘design planning exercise” should be conducted. Recalls I ask you to close your eyes and imagine a ‘what if’ Track the 150+ annual scenario. recalls on SPN. Here's Sponsors the latest. What if the DOS applied for a loan from the Municipal Finance Authority (MFA) to buy the Food Recall Warning former Mariners Village land (located at the (cans with defective ChurchRd/Sooke Rd traffic lights) from seams) – Bowen Rowanwood Development Corporation, and turned Island Brewing it into a park? The assessed value for the three brand beer Food Recall Warning vacant properties in 2017 totaled under $4 million. – Allergen (mustard, milk) – North Well…I decided to do some number crunching and I Country Premium stumbled upon this site that makes it easy to brand Bavarian calculate the loan repayment schedule: the Smokies ‘Alberta calculator‘ which is used by municipal Updated Food Recall government planners for their own Alberta Warning (Listeria) – Municipal Authority financing calculations. I Randsland brand turned up some interesting results…for 5 & 10 year Super Salad Kit Food Recall Warning loans. (Listeria) – Certain Greenbelt Presently, to borrow from MFA, the rate for 5 year Microgreens brand loans for the Spring 2019 borrowing deadline microgreens is 3.05%. and for 10 year loans – 3.45%. Food Recall Warning - Allergen (milk) - I then looked up the voter rolls for the last DOS Vegemil brand 147 https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/letter-consider-revisioning-lot-a-and-mariners-village/[2018-08-29 1:27:18 PM] Letter: Consider revisioning Lot A and Mariner’s Village – Sooke PocketNews

election in 2014 and found that there were 9,354 Blackbean Fortified eligible voters. Now, if the DOS took out a $5 Soy Beverage Million loan and 8000 electors were asked to powered by RSS Just Better 1.4 plugin ‘contribute’ to the repayment of the loan…

A five year loan would cost $5,428,892 (which To see more recalls, visit includes total interest payments @ 3.05% per the SPN Recall page Highway 14 annum over the loan period). It would cost each Tweets individual elector over the term of the loan about $680. "EastSooke" on $680 x 8000 electors equals Twitter approximately $5,428,892. "Sooke" on Twitter $680.00 divided by 5 years = $136.00/year $136.00 divided by 12 months = under $11.33/month 1. Times Colonist: Plans A ten year loan would cost $5,954,577 (which call for 80 strata-titled includes total interest payments @ 3.45% per townhomes of up to three storeys and 53 annum over the loan period). It would cost each single-family houses, individual elector over the term of the loan about on fee simple lots, o… $745. https://t.co/exA9FjX2 Fh $745.00 x 8000 electors equals about 9 minutes ago approximately $5,954,577 $745.00 divided by 10 years equals approximately $75/year 2. $75.00 divided by 12 months = $6.25/month Teale Phelps Bondaroff: The And what if the DOS in turn offered a land @VicPlacemaking has swap/enticement–Lot A (five acre parcel)—to Island Tides newspaper boxes Rowanwood. Could there be some +/- added value which are perfect for to the land/park acquisition…maybe? Land values #upcycling into in the inner core of downtown Sooke will probably #LittleFreeLibrary! rise in the coming years. The Murray Rd park is up Thes… for sale and the owners, the Sooke Lions Club want https://t.co/zIAS1JG6 half a million+ for it. If the DOS ‘sat’ on Lot A and OI about 19 minutes ago than sold it a few years later, they may indeed recoup what was borrowed for the park.

Of course, some would say that local government 3. shouldn’t be in the speculative private real estate 642 Wear: This is market. It could also be argued that the DOS should Michelle in her 642 T enjoying a walk on the represent the best interests of taxpayers. There may Beach in Fogust. be disgruntled adjoining landowners who would 148 https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/letter-consider-revisioning-lot-a-and-mariners-village/[2018-08-29 1:27:18 PM] Letter: Consider revisioning Lot A and Mariner’s Village – Sooke PocketNews

Thanks for the pic object but the Lot A land parcel is money in the Michelle. bank. Herb Haldane, a former Sooke councilor, #642iseverywhere… raised the issue in February 2017 when he was https://t.co/1mKnyqH quoted as saying, “the property could sell one acre 7JB parcels for between $1 million and $1.5 million and about 1 hour ago eventually it could be more than that.”

The Lot A acreage would be more suitable for multi- 4. family residential/commercial development. With MainroadSouthIsland: underground parking, business store fronts would See an issue on a be located on the street level and #Victoria #Malahat #Sooke #Duncan apartments/condos above; all within walking #Langford #BCHwy ? distance of shopping and parks, and traffic would Please report it. Your additionally be diverted off of Sooke Rd via Church feedback is apprecia… Rd. The north-east side of Wadams Way bordering https://t.co/a9Xm4G7 Church Rd is already zoned for future multi-family rew residential/commercial development and is up for about 2 hours ago sale. The Knox four story affordable building site is directly across from it. Perhaps the Affordable Seniors Housing Project, who are interested in Lot 5. A, could be accommodated within a future MainroadSouthIsland: @MainroadSIsland development. And let’s not forget CASA, who are Operations performing centrally located to provide the needed social a culvert replacement services for this future burgeoning neighbourhood. on East Sooke Rd @ Sutiacum Rd If the DOS moved quickly to negotiate the purchase beginning Aug 27 of the Rowanwood property, it could be conceivable until… that the future Vancouver Island Library for Sooke https://t.co/wbQSiVC could be built there. 4yH about 2 hours ago And what if the Seniors Drop-In /Youth Activity Centre were also built along side the library – what a panoramic view! 6. Victoria Builders: Our Why the rush to build the library on Lot A? The column in today's T-C architectural design of the circular walled library C6: Vote for 2018 with a large glass fronting would be a wasted view. People's Choice Award Lot A is located behind a shopping centre! The https://t.co/jDwDcKo mRy &… library was originally slated by the VIRL to be built https://t.co/oQCjuIA9 at the former Mariners site development that is now dP owned by Rowanwood; that’s where the new library about 3 hours ago should be located. Could the lease be again extended for the present library at Anna Marie Rd? Why are we going to start building the library in the 7. Fall with the on-coming rainy season? Couldn’t the

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Ravi Parmar: Very ground work start in the Spring? We should be appreciative of the thinking of Lot A as a future ‘bargaining chip’…or a work @Rob_Fleming long term speculative real estate investment for the and his Ministry are doing to support the DOS taxpayers. exponential growth in… There is a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of https://t.co/9nMBZ9 us, for the community to have a central harbour UnB4 park with a magnificent view of the harbour, basin about 4 hours ago and surrounding Sooke highlands. This view is a daily reminder to everyone that drives/walks/cycles past it every day and will be shared by our 8. children’s children – that we live in an awesome Victoria Builders: place. We should take pride and care for this land Plans call for 80 and water that is a part of our social and spiritual strata-titled wellbeing. The park could become the heart of townhomes of up to 3 storeys and 53 single- Sooke! family houses, on fee simple lots, of up… Our Official Community Plan states that the DOS https://t.co/OxWOaaL will work towards making Sooke a vibrant and Jre accessible community; will improve opportunities about 5 hours ago for residents to gather and connect; and also, to take steps to protect Sooke’s natural beauty. Will everyone, from all ages, walks of life and the 9. stakeholder groups pull together, or will we Sooke Whale individually blindly turn away from this golden Watching: Always opportunity. It might cost you as little as ‘a 6 pak 4 happy to #share what a park 2 day’. You can open your eyes now. we sea every day around #Sooke I first moved to Sooke in the Fall of 1977 and #britishcolumbia moved to Victoria to study journalism at Camosun #marine #wildandfree #seaotter… College in the Fall of 1992. When I lived in Victoria, https://t.co/nveRH3Q I became involved in community activism and Obi spent near 17 years advocating for social justice about 14 hours ago issues; producing educational learning materials for community television and educational institutions and helping to organize conferences, 0. citizen assemblies and music festivals. Moving Sooke Whale back to Sooke in 2009 for a quieter way of life, I Watching: Transient later worked as a part-time driver at Sooke Taxi #killerwhale before retiring in 2017. (T030's)doing the back stroke off #Sooke #westcoast #blackfish Facebook Comments #wildandfree… https://t.co/qFbXK3yf 47

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Staff and Subscriber Login Log in Sooke District news September 19 is United Way Day in the District of Sooke August 21, 2018 27 CAMPFIRE BAN CONTINUES (until  Letter to the Editor permalink further notice) August 3, 2018 ← On Clayoquot Sound Moderate carbohydrate Monthly Archives anniversary, Sierra intake may be best for August 2018 (316) Club BC map show health → July 2018 (266) more than 30 per cent June 2018 (180) of Vancouver Island’s May 2018 (194) remaining old-growth April 2018 (174) rainforest destroyed March 2018 (208) since protests February 2018 (171) January 2018 (168) December 2017 (169) November 2017 (138) Comments October 2017 (172) September 2017 (180) Letter: Consider revisioning Lot A and August 2017 (184) Mariner’s Village — 2 Comments July 2017 (177) June 2017 (155) lynda slater on August 20, 2018 at 10:23 am said: May 2017 (149) April 2017 (131) Good points in your letter. Perhaps this should be March 2017 (133) considered! What a wonderful idea to permanently February 2017 (125) save our amazing view of the harbour for everyone. January 2017 (124) For a waterfront community there is very little December 2016 (149) access to our harbour. For what its worth, all the November 2016 (129) October 2016 (119) property on the water side should be considered for September 2016 (131) expanding the commercial and town core. How August 2016 (148) amazing would it be to really be a seaside village! July 2016 (124) Reply ↓ June 2016 (143) May 2016 (150) Mick Rhodes on August 20, 2018 at 4:24 pm said: April 2016 (115) March 2016 (129) I agree how amazing it would be. If you haven’t February 2016 (104) already read the Official Community Plan, there January 2016 (104) 151 https://sooke.pocketnews.ca/letter-consider-revisioning-lot-a-and-mariners-village/[2018-08-29 1:27:18 PM] Letter: Consider revisioning Lot A and Mariner’s Village – Sooke PocketNews

are some statements made to that ‘effect’. Here December 2015 (113) are some glimmering gleanings from the OCP ~ November 2015 (117) October 2015 (110) TOURISM – OCP 2014 – September 2015 (106) Sooke has an emerging tourism industry. August 2015 (80) Although Sooke is predominantly located on the July 2015 (97) north shore of the Sooke Harbour and Basin, June 2015 (89) waterfront access is not abundant, nor May 2015 (63) consistent. April 2015 (61) March 2015 (29) The community has expressed a great desire to February 2015 (26) increase public access to the waterfront and for January 2015 (6) creation of waterfront trails for tourists and residents alike. TOWN CENTRE – OCP 2014 – 7.4.3 OBJECTIVES a. Land use and form and character guidelines shall be consistent with that of the Town Centre Plan b. To create a Town Centre that is strongly connected to the waterfront c. To create a coherent and identifiable “West Coast” character as a theme that promotes Sooke’s natural beauty, cultural and maritime history MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL – OCP 2014 7.6 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA (DPA) #3 7.6.4.2 Protection of View Corridors a) Maintain, enhance or frame views to natural areas, especially Sooke Harbour and Basin and the Olympic Mountains b. Place buildings on sites to maintain existing view corridors or open up new ones And again, there was this ~ District of Sooke 2016 Strategic Plan Our Official Community Plan (2014) is critical to our community vision and we will ensure it stays current enhancing community liveability. The District will work towards – making Sooke a vibrant and accessible community – focus on making the town centre vibrant and accessible – improve opportunities for residents to gather

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Community Photos The City of Nanaimo's Poet Laureate invites you to send your short poems, prose poems or excerpts from longer poems to the Videos "Poetry in Transit" Program. The theme is "Caring for Others". City Council Through this call for poetry, poets will contribute works that are in some way related to a particular point, a site in Nanaimo or City Bylaws the experiences shared while caring for others. 165 https://www.nanaimo.ca/NewsReleases/NR180827CallingAllPoetsForPoetryInTransitProgram.html[2018-08-29 12:21:30 PM] Calling all Poets for "Poetry in Transit" Program | City of Nanaimo

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Ladies, Put Your Feet Up North Saanich resident Cathy Laundy has opened a home-based clinic called Ebb and Flow Reflexology specializing in women’s health. She is JOIN US ON certified to provide this natural, therapeutic treatment of the reflexes in our feet, which correspond to all parts of the body. In a spa-like setting she helps restore the body’s natural balance to promote healing. For more information or to book an appointment call 250-885-9281.

Clothing Shop Changes Hands Sidney Casuals clothing store, a fixture on Beacon Avenue for over 30 years, was recently sold and landed in very good hands. The shop is now owned and managed by Ron and Nancy Balske, who come with over three decades of clothing retail experience themselves, having owned a small shop in the Kootenays for 35 years. They’ve kept on the same courteous staff, and will continue to carry favourite brands like Royal Robbins. They’re also introducing some of the products they’ve had success with at their other shop, so drop by to see what’s new at Sidney Casuals.

TIME FOR A CHANGE

The New Queen of the Salish Sea This month the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea welcomed Pauline Finn as their new Executive Director. Pauline has worked with public schools, nature centres and museums, and recently completed 14 years of service at Science World British Columbia. She studied science and education from coast to coast at Cape Breton University, UBC and SFU. Her passion for the Salish Sea Bioregion was inspired by the Marine Ecology Station, the Vancouver Aquarium and SeaChange Conservation Society.

VIRL Keeping Up with the Times The Sidney/North Saanich branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library is scheduled for significant renovations. The facility will be updated to modern standards with complete interior remodeling. The new library will include a fireplace lounge area, additional computers and a laptop bar, improved layout to accommodate wheelchairs, walkers and strollers, air conditioning and much more. Completion is slated for June 2019, and a small temporary location has been secured at 2353 Bevan Avenue (Bevan Square).

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Heroes of Aviation Acknowledged On July 28, World War I and II veteran Allan “Duncan” Bell-Irving, and Okanagan Helicopter Services were inducted into the BC Aviation Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the annual BC Aviation Museum Open House, adjacent to the Victoria International Airport. During WWI Bell-

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Irving was the first Canadian “ace” in the Royal Flying Corps, and later served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in WWII. Okanagan Helicopter Services operated from 1949 to 1987, and was an industry leader in the B.C. industrial flying scene.

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