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at Wark Street
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Inside This Edition...
The Summit at
Quadra Village
(955 Hillside)
Page 3
Meet creative
neighbour,
Richard Olafson
Page 7
Celebrating a Thriving Community at Quadra Village Day 2015
See more photos on page 8 (photos by Helen and Teresa Cowley)

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Hunter (age 7), Jasmine (age 5), Logan (age 4) and Greyson (age 3)
say thanks for Quadra Village Day
Dear Quadra Village Day Committee,
Thank you for what my kids are calling "the best Mother's Day
ever!” Your event was very well organized, and there was so much to
do to keep the kids entertained. We look forward to coming back
next year.
Sincerely, Marketa Lund

Neighbourhood Engagement Interest
High in The Summit at Quadra Village
uring the last three months, many interest in the 955 issue and raised many planningstageof 955;
residents of the Hillside-Quadra questionsandconcerns. - More than half (59%) were aware of the
Dneighbourhood have taken a keen ! A Town Hall Meeting was facilitated by the 955 project, but 82% say they haven't
interest in the development of The Summit at Healthy Neighbourhood Working Group, received enough information to know
Quadra Village. Evidence of this interest has which allowed for further clarification and how itwill affectthem;
includedthefollowing: idea-sharingaboutthedevelopment. - An overwhelming 92% believe that the
! The Healthy Neighbourhood Working ! Numerous letters have been sent to local facility should be designed and operated
Group(HNWG) sub-committee was formed representatives articulating concerns about in ways that improve the quality of life in
by the Downtown Blanshard Advisory and possibilities for the development. Many QV;
Committtee/Quadra Village Community of these letter writers have advocated for a - The top concerns of respondents were:
Centre to facilitate conversations and action development that will enhance the health of Traffic and Parking issues (91%) and
about neighbourhood concerns, solutions the neighbourhood and include features that Loss of Green Space(73%). Asignificant
and hopes regarding the proposed willbenefittheneighbourhooddirectly. number were also concerned about the
development. The Working Group was ! The HNWG committee surveyed size, height, and visual appearance of the
launched out of the belief that integrated neighbourhood opinion further at Quadra building;
neighbourhood health planning is the best Village Day. We received 141 completed - Some key issues that area residents
way to plan this development. surveys. Some highlights of the findings: would like the 955 designers to bear in
! Approximately 200 people attended the - A large majority of respondents (82%) mind are the project's impacts on:
Open House hosted by CRHD/VIHA. believe it is "very important" that QV Pedestrian Life; Traffic and Parking;
Attendees demonstrated their high level of residents be consulted during the andPublic Spaces.
! Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD) building footprint; at 5-storeys, 32% of the in some way during the design of The
owns the 3.5-acre site at 955 Hillside, the site can be building footprint. The remaining Summit. Construction contractors will be
planned location. 60-68% of the site can be paved, green space hired to fulfil the plans laid out by the
! The property was purchased from School orothersurfacing. architectandapprovedbytheCRHD.
District 6, the sale approved by School ! With the planned 4-storey structure, CRHD ! Completion of The Summit at Quadra
DistrictTrusteesand final approval provided estimates 30% of the site will be public Villageisestimatedfor2018.
by the Minister of Education, Peter landscape, gardens and pathways, 25% ! CRHD and Island Health will update the
Fassbender. The School District previously secured exterior area for residents and neighbourhood on the various stages of the
leased the land to a private developer on a visitors only, and 5% driveways and development with “information sessions and
99-year lease. No formal notice was given to infrastructure. regular mail out updates.” The Summit at
neighbourhood residents of this sale. ! 64 pay parking spaces are currently planned. Q u a d r a V i l l a g e w e b s i t e i s :
! Island Health has a 25-year contract to There are 110 parking spaces (combined) at https://www.crd.bc.ca/project/capital-
provide the Complex Care for patients thefacilitiesthatTheSummitisreplacing. projects/the-summit
(primarily seniors). ! 266 staff will work at the facility each day ! CRFD is providing the opportunity for
! Zoning is in place for the $70-80 million (186 for day shift and 63 during evenings). neighbourhoodresidentstocommenton:
facility.CHRD has stated it will not need to Sometransitincentiveswillbeprovided. - Welcomingpathwaysanddogwalks;
make an application for rezoning to ! Traffic impacts are being assessed by - Community use of multi-use space
accomplish its goal of building The Summit CRHD. A recent bylaw change allows for withinthebuilding;
at Quadra Village. CHRD is considering potentialaccessoffHillsideAvenue. - Design and use of green space (e.g.
additional budget resources. ! Kings Road is a designated all age and communitygardens);and
! 955 Hillside comprises the fields of the abilities greenway. Additional traffic - New bus shelter along Hillside Avenue.
former Blanshard Elementary. It is next to associated with The Summit could have an
Quadra Village Community Centre is
the largest concentration of low-income impactonKings Road.
responding to concerns about the
housing in Greater Victoria, in an area with a ! Functional planning exercises were
development of 955 Hillside, and putting a
manycondos,apartmentsandtownhomes. facilitated, focusing on service delivery for
spotlight on neighbourhood health
! The Summit will be a 320 Bed Residential the provision of care for residents of the
considerations that need to be addressed,
Complex Care facility (to replace Oak Bay facility. CRHD and Island Health have
through the Healthy Neighbourhood
Lodge and Mt. Tolmie Facility). Rooms will hosted an Open House to advise
mostly be single-occupancy, with some neighbourhood residents of development
roomsforcouples. plansandcollectfeedback.
! The footprint of the building is estimated to ! An architect will be hired through a Request
2
for Proposal process. The Request forbe 22,700 m (244,000 sq ft) and its height a calling 250
Proposal has not been released. It is possiblemaximumof18.5m(60ft). 3887696.
that the architect will engage with residents! At 4-storeys, up to 40% of a site can be
Working
Group (an open sub-committee). The group
meets regularly and has hosted a town hall
meeting. Updates are available at
www.quadravillagecc.com, by emailing
kelly@quadravillagecc.com, or
What we know about The Summit at Quadra Village
Local elected representatives have and IslandHealth havepromised tofacilitate share your concerns and your ideas for how
commented that your feedback is already ways to “share information with the the development could (and should) enhance
starting to influence the process for The Summit community” and have “discussions on thehealthofourneighbourhood.
at Quadra Village. Your concerns about the features such as welcoming pathways, ! Volunteer your time with the Healthy
health of the neighbourhood and the need for the greenspace and gardens, community use of Neigbourhood Working Group. Engage
development to include features and amenities space within the building” and “design and with other residents who want The Summit
that neighbourhood residents can access seem to other development opportunities to at Quadra Village to be planned in a way that
begainingtraction. minimize disruptions during construction.” will be beneficial to neighbourhood
Email your feedback or questions to residents. Contact Kelly at 250 388 7696 or
How can neighbourhood residents mrachwalski@crd.bc.ca. kelly@quadravillagecc.com. Also feel free
continue to influence planning for the Summit ! W r i t e t o t h e C R D B o a r d ( a t to share your ideas and concerns with this
at Quadra Village? CRDBoard@crd.bc.ca) and to Victoria group.
! Attend open houses and meetings: CRHD City Council (at councillors@victoria.ca) to
The Summit at Quadra Village –
Have Your Say and Make a Difference

their parents to the gym where every division,
from Kindergarten to Grade Five, had their
books displayed on a table.
At the beginning of May we were dazzled by
the Intermediate Concert, which involved our
Strings group, the Choir, the Ukulele Club and
multiple energetic dance performances. During
the month of May excitement builds for the
performing arts event of the year: Quadra’s Got
Talent!A dedicated group of parents conducted
auditions and helped the students prepare for
their big moment on stage. Performances
included singing, piano playing, comedy skits
and dancing.
Also in May, we welcomed Renée Sala, a
local artist who helped bring to life our
Friendship Flags Art Project. This art project,
supported by an ArtStarts grant, was conceived
th
by our PAC to celebrate our 100 anniversary.
Renée visited each classroom twice, assisted by
many interested parents, and guided students to
create personal flags to express their feelings
about friendship.
June is always full of special year-end
activities such as the French Immersion field trip
to Bamberton, the whole school field trip to
Gyro Park, the Primary concert, and the Grade 5
Farewell to our students moving on to middle
school. This June will be even more special with
th
the Quadra 100 anniversary communityBy Gillian Lawson, Vice-Principal habitat. Habitat Acquisition Trust helped us with
celebration on June 6. An amazing group ofthat initiative two years ago and they were back
parents have planned activities andhe fine weather has returned and we this spring to help us implement the landscape
entertainment for adults and children alike andenjoyed seeing the Camas lilies bloom. plan developed in conjunction with the seismic
the school will be opened up so that people in theTThese are the flowers that we planted two upgrade. Each Quadra student had the
community can tour around and see the changesyears ago as a part of returning the Garry Oak opportunity to plant a plant in one of the new
wrought by the seismic upgrade. The Friendshipmeadow at the end of the back field to its natural beds in front of the school and each student
flags described above will be on display to add ainserted a stick beside their plant to
delightfulsplashofcolourtothefestivities.reinforce our collective ownership of the
As the year draws to a close, Quadra hasplanting initiative. The presence of lots of
received some exciting news about the future.parents helped ensure the planting went
We have been advised that we will receivesmoothly. We are also enjoying watching a
significant support from the United Way to fundtotem pole take shape as Aboriginal artist,
our Breakfast Program, the Farm to SchoolTony Hunt, creates a totem to enhance our
Program, and various learning in the communityschool. He is generous with his time as
initiatives for the next three to five years. Inclassesvisittowatchhisprogress.
addition, this support will allow us to purchase aStudents once again exercised their
set of outdoor musical instruments to be installedwriting skills to create a piece of writing for
in the school grounds near the corner of Quadrathe WRAQ (Writing and Reading Around
and Finlayson. Some competition for the trafficQuadra) Book Showcase on May 13. Each
noisewetypicallyexpectfromthatcorner!book proudly carried the WRAQ medal,
embossed in gold paper. Students brought
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Cloverdale School Call Out
Are you or were you connected to Cloverdale School?
Did you attend, teach or send your children here?
We are looking for a team of history buffs who love to organize. Our task is to organize
our historical archives (pictures, trophies, photo albums, assorted treasures) into labelled
boxes.
Please email cloverdale@sd61.bc.ca with your name, email address and day of the week
that works for you.
Week day morning - Week day evening - Saturday morning
We are planning for two sessions of 2 hours each in early June 2015.
Thank you so much!
Tony Hunt, Jr. carves the totem pole for Quadra

By Grant Bolton Rathtrevor group campsite in Parksville, while everything was dry, spirits soared again and
the older youths were taken to Pachena Bay at everybody had a good laugh about being so
or the past 39 summers, the Downtown the north end of the West Coast Trail. The prepared for sunshine and not rain, in B.C. The
Blanshard Advisory Committee has following summer, the Centre returned to following day, after digging trenches around the
Fsponsored summer day camp programs Rathtrevor with the six to twelve year olds, and tents and putting up tarps against the rain, the
out of the Quadra Village Community Centre ventured toLong Beach with theteens. gang then got down to the business of picking
(formerly known as the Blanshard Community In the summer of 1979, some of the teens fruit. (It didn’train again once on thetrip.)
Centre). Some of the children who attended the expressed a desire to find work and make some The first thing everybody learned about
first summer program in 1977 now have spending money.A trip was organized to take the picking fruit was that it was really hard work and
grandchildren of their own and those teens on a fruit-picking excursion to a farm near that it was even harder if you were
grandchildren may have attended the day camp Kelowna. While preparing for the trip, the inexperienced. But baskets of fruit got picked,
program last summer. prevailing wisdom was to prepare for the heat. ladders were climbed and songs were sung in the
Summer programs activities have always Everybody stocked up on sunscreen, straw hats process. When the fruit picking ended
been centered in parks and other recreation and light clothing. everybody was glad to have the money they
facilities in the Victoria area. Weather Upon arriving at the farm, camp was set up in made, but they knew that it would probably not
permitting, children have been provided with one of the orchards and everybody bedded down be a careerof their choosing.
healthy, fun, safe activities in the outdoors and in anticipation of a hard day’s work. What was While the Centre never went back to the
fresh air. not expected was a cloudburst and downpour orchards to pick fruit, the idea of teens earning
The highlight of most summer programs has that drowned the campsite. One teen woke to money and self-directing their activities took
been the overnight camping trips. In 1977, the find that they were floating on their air mattress root and the Centre Work Crew program was
first year the Centre took children on a camping in their tent. The next few hours were spent at a born and becameayear round activity.
trip, the younger kids were taken to the laundromat drying out everything. Once
he Summer’s Past article highlights the things that they may have never experienced Kids, and donations from community members.
long history that the Quadra Village before, it also offers a relaxed and supportive While all of these sources of funding are
TCommunity Centre (QVCC) has of atmosphere. The wide age range means that important, our annual campaign to reach out to
helping making summer great through sibling groups can come to camp together. Many community members to support Camptastiq has
meaningful camp experiences. Believing in Kids of the older children are very supportive of their been a real success, raising thousands of much-
and Bringing the Fun is our slogan for younger peers. Our camp staff and volunteers neededdollarseachyear.
Camptastiq. It reflects the dedication of QVCC are skilled at fostering a caring, supportive Registration is well under way for this year’s
to creating an accessible day camp that provides environment and creating a good balance camps, so if you are interested in having your
a feel good experience for kids, regardless of a between active time and time to just chill out.As child or a child you care about attend, please
family’sability to pay.Coupled with our Quadra one parent put it: “I want to commend staff on contact us promptly to sign up and reserve a
Village Licensed Care, we offer 40 spaces a what a great job they did. The camp was well space. You can pick up registration forms at the
week for 5 to 12 year olds, packed full with organized and affordable, as well as being close CommunityCentreor wecanemailthemtoyou.
summer activities. to home. My daughter has attended many group To support a child to attend camp and to help
Camptastiq offers fun, affordable, exciting, day camps over the last few years and this is us provide special outings, please consider
and creative activities and outings in a safe, wheresheseemsmostcomfortable.” making a donation this summer. We are so
supportive and non-judgmental environment. We aim to make Camptastiq universally gratefulforyourgenerosityovertheyears.
The camp will run for nine weeks this summer accessible by keeping fees low - $80 per child for More details about Camptastiq c
and will feature: outings to beaches, regional a full week - and by providing bursaries (based
parks, and water parks; arts and crafts; sports and on income) to defray the cost to families. Our by visiting Quadra Village
games; and visits to local Victoria attractions. ability to do this is made possible by wage CommunityCentre.
Camptastiq not only provides great subsidies from Canada Summer Jobs and Get
opportunities for campers to visit places and try Youth Working, a grant from the TLC Fund for
an be found
at www.quadravillagecc.com, by calling 250
388-7696 or
Summers Past
Summers Present
Tug of war on the beach at Parksville (boys versus girls - girls won), fun at UVic’s Marine Biology Station in Bamfield and fruit picking at
the fruit orchard near Kelowna in Summer 1977 (photos provided)

By Michele Murphy and tradespeople are also
seeing that the not-so-fun
“Never doubt that a small (and costly) stuff gets done
group of thoughtful, t o o . T h i s i n c l u d e s
committed, citizens can u p d a t i n g a l l f o u r
change the world. Indeed, bathrooms, adding two
it is the only thing that kitchenettes, dealing with
ever has.” structural issues, replacing
Margaret Mead the aged heat-pump and
duct work, and adding
argaret Mead fire-exit.
could have been Some of HeroWork’s
Mspeaking about previous community
Citizens’ Counselling renovations include last
Centre in her famous year’s $350,000 radical
quote, as dozens of r e n o v a t i o n o f a n
thoughtful, committed apartment building that
Greater Victoria citizens had been donated to the
swoop down on the little T h r e s h o l d H o u s i n g
Centre for two weeks in Society, and organization
June – and change their that provides transitional
world completely. housing for at-risk youth.
Citizens’ Counselling In 2013, HeroWork did a
Centre on Kings Road, $500,000 makeover of the
beside Caffè Fantastico, Mustard Seed Food Bank
has been chosen to be the and Community Centre.
recipient of a HeroWork If all goes as planned,
Radical Community as it has on HeroWork’s
Renovation. What this other projects, the Centre’s
means to the little Centre, H e r o Wo r k R a d i c a l
and its tenant, B.C. There’s a long list of improvements to the Community Renovation
SchizophreniaSociety,ishuge. 50-year-old building, which hasn’t received will be completed and the “Big Reveal” will
th
“We just can’t believe the collective much attention since Citizens’ Counselling happen on June 14 . There will be music and
generosity of the community through Paul Centre took possession of it 25-years ago. food, and tears of joy, and the community is
Latour and the HeroWork organization,” says “We’ve barely been able to stay in the black let invited to participate.
Brenda Wilson, Executive Director of the alone renovate our building,” Wilson said, Check out the work that HeroWork doe
Centre. “This truly is a team of heroes adding: “These heroes have come along at just u’ll find stories
performing seemingly impossible feats,” she therighttime.” and videos on Citizens’ Counselling’s
says. According to the designer’s plans, the list of renovation as well as other radical renovations.
The two-week, three-weekend renovation improvements includes fun things such as: fresh You’ll also find a long list of tradespeople and
will be massive by the Centre’s standards, but paint inside and out; new flooring/carpeting and businesses that have been generous with their
apparently not so by the standards of HeroWork. furniture throughout (good-bye 25-year-old time and resources.
“It’s important for us to do smaller renovations carpeting anddesks!); newwindow coverings;a It’s a list of thoughtful, committed heroes,
as well, not just massive complicated projects,” new awning; a security system; and new lighting who are changing the world, one radical reno at a
says the HeroWork Program Society founder andfixtures. time.
andExecutiveDirectorPaulLatour. This amazing team of designers, builders,
s at
www.herowork.com. There yo
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s …
A HeroWork Radical Community
Renovation at Citizens’ Counselling Centre
Makeover made possible thanks to many HeroWork and community volunteers
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The Hillside-Quadra Community News needs distribution volunteers. Participation
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he kitchen is the heart of the home – a and the Market offerings minimal of late.
gathering place that melds families However, volunteers are seeking additional
Ttogether. Food, of course, plays an suppliers who may give us fresh vegetables,
important part of the lives of many families in dairy products, meat products and staples.
our neighbourhood. For many, it is beyond Many families have come to rely on the food
their means to bring fresh, nutritious food to they get from the Market and we won’t let
the table. This is where the Living Edge themdown.
Community can help. We offer a free We also offer a hot dinner on Sundays at
“Market” at 10:30am every Tuesday and 4:30pm in the CDI College gym. We hope you
Thursday outside the Quadra Village canjoinusattheMarketor/andthedinner.
Community Centre. I have had the privilege If
of meeting with many people over the years
who are thankful for this service and feel it is
important for helping to ensure that they and
theirchildrenhaveaccesstogoodnutrition.
At the Market we like to supply families
with a variety of fresh produce and staples.
Unfortunately, the supply lines have been lean
you are able to help us to support
families in your neighbourhood by
volunteering or giving a donation, please
contact me at 250-383-8915 or at
sharonklein@livingedgecommunity.com.
S e e o u r w e b s i t e a t :
www.livingedgecommunity.com
Living Edge Hosts Free Market at the Community Centre
Manuela
distributes
fresh produce
Manuela
distributes
fresh produce

Please tell us a bit about yourself… “Travailler, travailler, travailler – work,
work, work.” So I just keep moving forward
I was born in Alberta and went to high with each new project. After every book,
school in Saskatchewan. I attended the thereisthesatisfactionofcompletion.
University of Saskatchewan for two
years, and then I attended the Jack Are there any projects or ideas that you’re
Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics currently working on that you’d like to tell
in its second year of operation. I was much your neighbours about?
influenced the following year by the
classes I took from Warren Tallman at The primary focus of the Ekstasis press
UBC's EnglishDepartment. is bridging cultures. We are doing a great
During the 1980s, I lived on Saturna deal of work translating Francophone
Island, while developing the press – Québec authors into English, and thereby
Ekstasis Editions – and became introducing them to an entirely new
associated with the downtown artists at au di en ce . We ar e al so tr an sl at in g
Gallerie/untitledonGovernmentStreet. Francophone authors from B.C. into
I have lived in Victoria for many years English. There are many Francophone B.C.
and have raised two boys (who are now in authors who are published in Québec or
their twenties) with my partner, Jazz France,buthavevirtuallynoprofileinB.C.
singer-songwriter, Carol Ann Sokoloff. I In addition we have translated books
have been active in many community from Polish, Greek, Hungarian and many
organizations, including The Fernwood other languages into English. We have just
Community Association. I am a published a book by Punjab authors Ajmer
founder/member of the Victoria Book Rode and Jarnail Singh, thereby building a
Prize Society and The Pacific Festival of bridge with the Sikh community, which is
the Book. I am currently co-editor and verymuchapartofourownn
publisher of The Pacific Rim Review of
Books.
Tell us about your creative pursuits –
what media/genres/forms do you work in
andwhy?
I am
efforts. Carol and I were renting a studio in
downtown Victoria and living in our house,
overflowing with books. As publishers, we just
seemed to accumulate more and more books. We
had an opportunity to purchase the house we are
currently living in (on Prior Street) from Marion
Bruce, who had started the Autumn Glow Centre
for seniors, and we jumped at the opportunity.
The area where we previously lived was between
two busy streets and so it was noisy at times. This
was the perfect quiet neighbourhood to settle
into. We like it because it is close to all amenities
andweenjoythequietandtheextraspace.
Why did you choose to make your home in this What inspires you to create?
neighbourhoodofVictoria?
Pure kinetic energy. I cannot stop. Once
Originally, we lived in a house on Rudlin you start working inspiration comes later.
Street, but as the boys grew and needed more As Rodin said to Rilke (who had come to
space, we outgrew that house. We also found that him as an apprentice/secretary), art is not
we needed more room to expand our creative simply dreams or phantasms, but
eighbourhood.
All the while, Carol and I try to maintain
time for our other creative pursuits, such as
writing poetry, plays and music, as well as
finding time for our family and to do a little
travelling.
Which of your creative achievements are
a poet, with several books of you most proud of/satisfied with and why?
poetry published. Although I work
primarily as a poet I also write a little in Survival as an artist in these perilous
other genres, most especially plays. I times. And having raised two boys, with
regularly do Charles Tidler’s workshop, which Carol, on the proceeds of poetry and music. Our
gives me an opportunity to see my plays come culture does not make it easy to survive as an
alive atthe Belfry. artist, and yet art nourishes and creates a healthy
In addition to being a poet, I am also an community. Art is as necessary as breath. We
editor, book designer and publisher. Through my would die without it.
press, Ekstasis Editions, I publish several books More information about Richard and his
a year.As a book designer, I have published over artistic pursuits can be found on the
450 chapbooks and books. One of the books I B C B o o k w o r l d s i t e :
published was made into a film. Readers can http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.ph
l e a r n m o r e a b o u t i t h e r e : p ? i d = 2 5 9 5 a n d a t
http://bcbooklook.com/2014/08/21/french- h t t p : / / w w w . a m a z o n . i n / R i c h a rd -
connection-gets-short-shrift/ Olafson/e/B001K7R01E. Richard’s own
w e b s i t e s a r e : w w w. p r r b . c a a n d
www.ekstasiseditions.com.
Meet Your Creative Neighbour: Publisher and Poet, Richard Olafson
*Send out email to group of volunteers
when paper is ready
*track which volunteers are still active
and update the volunteer list when there
are changes
Approximate time commitment: 2 hours
4 times year
Email Kelly at
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Let’s Talk about “IT"
By Shannon-Shylene Schlackl via the Internet. There are books, websites,
and groups being formed to help us all learn to
n a previous issue of the News, I took a talk about death, plan for it and heal within its
brief look at that thing we don’t say out grasp.
Iloud. I chose to not use the word, because I amstrongly ofthe opinionthat weshould
it was a holiday edition and because I wanted get talking aboutdeath. What doyou believe?
to slowly warm up to this topic. This time I am Do you have fears? What do you want to
actually going straight into it: death. This happen to your body at the end of your life?
word is often kept out of conversation and the What would you want for your loved ones?
actual event out of sight. Over the course of How wellhave youplanned? All ofus needa
th
plan: we are all of us are designed to time out.the 20 Century, in Western cultures at least,
The fact is we don’t know when our final daythis part of our human experience became
will be or how the end will come about.increasingly medicalized and removed from
So... let’s open up this conversation. I dareourday-to-daylives.
you to start looking at this, for your own sakeInterestingly, there is movement across
and the sake of your loved ones. I lookthe globe to change this. In recent years,
forward to sharing more thoughts about deathevents such as "Death Cafes" and "Death
in the future. For now, consider the topicDinners" have been held in communities
broached.(including here in Victoria) as well as virtually
Betsi Larousse by Louis Hamelin
Translated by Jean-Paul Murray

Having Fun at Quadra Village Day 2015
Quadra Village Day was abuzz with fun activities enjoyed by all ages (photos by Helen and Teresa Cowley)

By Rowena Locklin the 1960s, they decided they would make
Finlayson a major arterial like Blanshard.
friendly and involved member of the “There was a big hue and cry about that,” says
community, Jack Woolford has seen a Jack. Saanich had already gone ahead and
Alot of changes during his more than 50 blasted rock out for the future arterial, which is
years in the Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood. We why parts of Finlayson (at Cook St.) are four
arrive at his home on Jackson Street on a bright lanes wide.“[Acity councillor]fought toothand
spring afternoon and stop to admire a gorgeous nail to stop Victoria from doing that,” Jack
Dogwood tree in bloom in his tidy garden, states. “And he won that battle and then the two
before being welcomed into the house to conduct mayors didn’t talk to each other for quite a
our interview. while.”
We enjoy a pleasant couple of hours chatting Jack himself has not avoided controversy.
with Jack about his memories of the His traffic activism resulted in former Mayor
neighbourhood, hisfamily history, localpolitics, Peter Pollen calling him “a maniac” in the daily
and his passions and interests. There is not space newspaper. Inspired by traffic management that
here to do justice to the full range of our they had observed in San Francisco, Peter Pollen
conversation, butwhat followsoffers asnapshot and Sam Bawlf decided to divert all traffic onto
of key parts of Jack’s life and his experiences as a the smaller side streets. Accordingly, they
long-timeresidentoftheneighbourhood. blocked off Finlayson. Kids soon discovered
they could open the barrier and they began to
Startingout charge motorists 25 cents to get through. Jack
Jack’s family first moved here in 1951 when and his 5-year-old daughter went door to door
his dad sold their Duncan farm to relocate to with a petition against the increased traffic on
Victoria. The family settled at 794 Hillside, at their residential street. “That’s when Peter
the intersection of Rose Street and Hillside Ave. Pollen called me a maniac for not wanting this.
Jack’s father bought the Hillside Grocery, and Well, who would want all these cars racing down
the family lived above the store. Later, as part of their street? Finally we got the fire department to
1960’s urban renewal, Rose Street was erased try and get one of the big fire trucks around the
from the map, to make way for the Blanshard barrier and they couldn’t do it, so the city did
Court. “It was sad what they were doing,” Jack since. Jack recalls with fondness a great sense of have to take itdown.”
saysofthosechanges. neighbourhood cohesion and friendliness during
School District CareerAs a boy, Jack sold papers in front of the time that their kids were growing up. “My
“The last thing we wanted to do was moveWoolworths and then at the Pemberton Building neighbour, Gordon, and I used to compete on
away from the neighbourhood and yet in thoseat Broad and Fort (now the Eaton Centre). “That who could grow the biggest pumpkin. We had a
daysjobsweren’tthateasytofind.”was a much better location,” recalls Jack. “I got great garden, with fresh peas and potatoes. It was
Jack had a long career with the Victoriaregular customers there and had some shelter a great neighbourhood. There were a lot of
School District. His original plan was to becomefrom the rain.” Jack was used to selling around barbeques going on. We used to have big
a physical education instructor. Working part40-50 papers a day. However, the death of King bonfires at the park, or in our backyard.”
time as a janitor, he attended Camosun College,George – solemn though that occasion was – was Time, however, brought changes. Kids grew
with the intention of later transferring to UVic.a boon for business. Jack worked from 7am – up and left. “Then the neighbourhood sort of
But Jack’s career turned out differently.7pm selling copies of the paper that announced changed,” says Jack. “It became rental homes for th
“Somebody talked me into getting my 4 classthe monarch’s death. By the time the crowds of awhile, a lot of people moved out and sold their
engineers ticket,” he says. “And that was theeager customers had dispersed, Jack had sold a places.”
smartest thing I ever did because I got hired on asrecord number of papers and cleared $200 – a Recently, though, Jack has witnessed the
Assistant Supervisor of Operations. And thensmall fortune in those days. The money enabled rejuvenation of the community. “Now families
when Al Scott retired, I became the Supervisor ofhim to buy a balloon tire bike and graduate to are moving back in,” he notes. “It’s great. It has
Operations.”having his own paper route, with over 100 changed back to a neighbourhood again. When
In that role, Jack came to know Carol James.customers, covering Mars Street to Fifth Street. we have to leave this place, I would love to see a
“She was basically my boss,” he smiles, “One ofFondly recalling these memories, Jack presents family take over. To me, that has been the best
the best people I ever met. A great lady.” Jackus with a clipping from a 1951 Times article that thing that has happened, families coming back.
tells us that he had had coffee with Carol thatshows a picture of an eleven-year old Jack, a Because it’s a great neighbourhood, it has bus
morning. “I might have got her in trouble thiscelebrated newspaper street vendor. lines, schools, and parks. I can scooter down to
morning!” he chuckles. “I kept her 15 minutesMayfair. I can get there faster than in a car!”Deep neighbourhood connections
longer than she was supposed to stay.”Reflecting on some of the other changes thatJack’s wife Linda, born on Kings Road, has
he has seen in the neighbourhood, Jack notes that Othertalentsvery deep roots in this community. Linda’s
the Jackson Street Park is now much better Jack’s interest in physical education stemsgrandparents came from Winnipeg in 1910 and
maintained that it used to be and is a favourite from his own talents as a gymnast. At one time hebuilt a house on Tolmie Ave. Linda’s mother was
spot for neighbourhood kids. Quadra Village was a performer on the trapeze at the Crystalone of the first students at the brand new Quadra
once had the popular Fox Theatre that showed Gardens Pool. During his time in service, JackElementary.
lots of family movies. The Village also had a did all the gymnastics demonstrations atJack and Linda both went to Quadra School,
bank and a hardware store, and a couple of Cornwallis. Later, while doing his Universityas did their children and grandchildren. Jack
Doctor’s offices. Jack remembers S.J. Willis entrance studies, Jack taught gymnastics atremembers that the building now occupied by
being built: “It was designed to be a hospital in Quadra and Braefoot Schools.the Vancouver Island School of Art used to
case of a third World War and they built a bunker “At first the kids just thought the ropes werefunction as an overflow for Quadra students in
there for air raids.” just to swing back and forth,” he recalls. “But Ithe baby boom years of the 1950’s, and was
When asked what improvement he would showed them how to do rope tricks and how tocalled the Quadra Annex. Jack is looking
like to see in the neighbourhood, Jack doesn’t use the balance benches. They gave me aforward to attending Quadra’s 100-year
hesitate – “Speed bumps!” He adds, “It would be beautifultrophyfordoingthat.”anniversarycelebration.
nice to see a good hardware store. To be able to Jack also coached wrestling at Royal RoadsJack quit school in grade 10 and joined the
run down and get a bolt when you need to, like when it was a military college. He convinced thenavy. He lived back east for a while and upon his
youusedtobeabletodo.” college to switch from teaching boxing toreturn to Victoria, met Linda.Although they had
We ask Jack for his thoughts on the wrestling: “At Royal Roads, boxing was thebeen at the same schools as kids and teenagers,
development of the “The Summit” replacement thing. But the kids were getting so much upperthey didn’t get to know one another until they
for Oak Bay Lodge and Mt. Tolmie Hospital at body strength that, in one competition, we had 11wereadults.
955 Hillside. “It’s certainly needed,” he says. “I broken noses. So I convinced them to change to
Neighbourhoodchanges just hope they listen to people and it isn’t a big wrestling.” The wrestling team competed
“Now that we have been here, I don’t think boxy building. They can make these places fit throughout B.C. and two young wrestlers that
my wife and I would ever want to move to the community, so it is not some big, ugly JackcoachedbecameCanadianchampions.
another neighbourhood. This has been a great institutionalbuilding.”
Finalthoughtsneighbourhoodtobein.”
YoucanfightCityHall “I can’t look back and regret anything. WeJack and Linda bought their current home on
Soon after the city obliterated Rose Street inJackson Street in 1963 and have lived there ever
Meet Long-time Community Member, Jack Woolford
(Continued on page 10)
Jack, Linda and their dog, Ben

By Ben Isitt
our ne
Y
ensure a child that is 8 years old, or a senior
citizen who is 80 years old, can travel safely
wherever they need to go in the City. Another
environmental policy that will improve the
quality of life is completion of the Parks Master
Plan, to identify priorities for new parks and
greenways as well as improvements to existing
parks. A related initiative seeks to expand the
production of food on City-owned land,
including food-bearing plants in parks and on
Cityboulevards.
Finally, the Strategic Plan and Budget make
a strong commitment to traffic safety in
neighbourhoods, with an additional $100,000
for neighbourhood traffic calming and a new
$250,000 Accessibility Capital Fund to make
City infrastructure and facilities more accessible
for people with different abilities. The Strategic
Plan mandates a policy of “neighbourhood-led
transportation planning,” empowering residents
and community associations to work with the
city to make our streets and neighbourhoods
safer.
In terms of regional issues, sewage treatment
is a top priority. The City and Capital Regional
District are actively exploring options for the
location of sewage treatment facilities, including
26 technically feasible sites in the City. It is my
and Budget include a strong commitment to hope that we can find an acceptable central
Affordable Housing – including a quadrupling location or several locations for waste-water
of funds for the Housing Reserve. City Council treatment, to move forward in a timely and cost-w City Council has been in office
has also formed a Housing Affordability Task effective way to stop pollution of the marinefor nearly six months and I am happy to
Force to identify municipal tools to increase the ecosystem.report progress toward social justice
supply of low-cost housing for workers earning Finally, we have seen progress on theand environmental responsibility in a number of
minimum wage and seniors on fixed incomes. Regional Sustainability Strategy, with manyareas.
Alongside housing policy, the Strategic Plan members of the public and CRD directorsThe City’s recently adopted Strategic Plan
reiterates support for supervised expressing support for urban containment in
consumption services and increased order to protect wilderness areas and farmland
treatment beds to reduce harm from from urban sprawl. Decisions made this year
addictions. We now need the provincial will have a big impact for the future. On all these
government and Island Health to provide issues and others, you have an ongoing and
multi-year operating funds for these essential role to play -- by being an active and
necessary health services. In terms of engaged citizen. I encourage you to speak up on
community services, the 2015 Budget the issues you care about to decision-makers at
increases funding for community centres all levels of government and organize with
and seniors centres by 25%, with provision fellow citizensto makeimprovements.
for cost-of-living increases in future years, “Never doubt that a small group of
and new funding to the Downtown thoughtful, committed citizens can change the
Community Centre. world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
On environmental policy, the City has
Ben Isitt is the City Council liaison to the
committed $7.75-million in gas tax money
Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood. He can be
toward the completion of an “all-ages and
reached at bisitt@victoria.ca or 250-882-
abilities” cycling network. This means a
9302.
network of quiet neighbourhood bikeways
and protected bike lanes on busier roads to
City Council Update: Six Months in Review
smiles.
He and Linda still enjoy getting out into
are very fortunate, I think, because we moved the neighbourhood. One of their favourite
here and stayed here. The kids went to the spots is Summit Park, where they go with their
same school, had the same friends. In my mind beautiful retriever, Ben. They love seeing the
itisoneofthebestthingsweeverdid.” Easter Lilies and are looking forward to the
As we leave Jack’s home, we pause again improvements planned to the paths up there,
to admire the beautiful Dogwood in the front sothatJackcantakehisscooter.
yard. Jack tells us that it was a
Mother’s Day gift to Linda from the
kids about 40 years ago. It was 12
inches high when they planted it. It
isnowmatureandspectacular.
Even though Jack’s health isn’t
what is once was (he recently had a
stay in hospital), his warm, engaged
and fundamentally social nature still
shows through. He gets help from
Beacon Services and loves to chat
with and learn about the people who
come to assist him. “It’s amazing
how many nationalities there are
and how people got to be in Canada.
I like to hear their stories,” he
(Continued from page 9)
Long-time Community Member, Jack Woolford
Community bike ride (photo provided)
The beautiful
Dogwood in the
front yard

By Lisa Helps, Victoria Mayor actions and outcomes with a budget line item for Enhance and Steward Public Spaces, Green
each. Spaces and Food Systems; and Complete an
ince takingoffice fivemonths ago,Mayor Second, we asked for your input and we did Active and Multi-Modal Transportation
and Council have developed a bold and this in a number of ways. We created a survey, Network. It’s an ambitious plan. And we are
Sinnovative strategic plan with the solicited input by email and hosted a town hall determined tosucceed.
following goal: meeting. The amount and quality of public input But we can only succeed with you! One of
was overwhelming. Over 2000 people the first actions we took after adopting the
“Victoria is a leading edge capital city that participated in the process over a three-week strategic plan was to create a “neighbourhoods
embraces the future and builds on the past, period. This was yet another testament to how unit” within the Civic Engagement department.
where human well-being and the environment engaged and passionate residents and business The staff in this unit will soon be visiting with all
are priorities, where the community feels owners areabout this city. neighbourhood associations and community
valued, heard and understood and where City Third, we listened. With the amount of groups to ask you what the neighbourhood unit
Hall is trusted. Victoria is a city that is public input we received it took longer than should do and how it can best support all the
liveable, affordable, prosperous and vibrant, usual to make decisions and adopt the plan and amazing, creative initiatives that people are
where we all work in partnership to create and budget. But we did it! Based on your input, the undertaking attheneighbourhood level.
seize opportunities and get things done.” budget and strategic plans aim to achieve 13 I look forward to working with you over the
objectives over the next four years including: coming years to make Victoria a place of well-
Before adopting the plan, Council did three Create Prosperity Through Economic being and to implement policies and take actions
things. First, we aligned the strategic plan with Development; Make Victoria More Affordable; with the aim of creating happiness and
the budget to ensure that the plan wasn’t just a Strive for Excellence in Planning and Land Use; prosperity for allVictorians.
bunch of nice words but rather had concrete Nurture OurArts, Culture and Learning Capital;
Strategic Plan Focussed on Well-Being, Engagement and Prosperity
By Leanne Gislason, Director of Settlement everyone in the family, from the babies to the currently accepting new registrations to all
ProgramsatVIRCS elders, NWSP provides participants with their programs.
own case manager to help them navigate the There are also many opportunities for
he Victoria Immigrant and Refugee challenges of settling in a new country. Current Canadians to get involved. Multiculturalism is
Centre Society (VIRCS) celebrated its program offerings include a Preschool on an important part of community building, and
th
T Monday mornings, Youth Life Skills on we are happy to provide many opportunities for25 year of service to the immigrant and
Thursday evenings, a Women’s Knitting and volunteering at the centre. We also takerefugee community in Greater Victoria earlier
Craft Circle on Thursday afternoons, a Men’s practicuthis year. Located at 637 Bay Street, VIRCS
Group on Wednesday afternoons, a Seniorsserves hundreds of individuals and families
Group on Friday afternoons, and many, manythrough the settlement, employment, language,
more. We are grateful that our funder,and volunteer programs.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, allows usOne of our most popular programs is the
to offer our one-on-one and group services forNewcomer Wraparound Support Program
free to registered NWSP participants. We are(NWSP). Designed to meet the needs of
m students looking to grow their skills in
this area. For more information, please visit us in
person at 637 Bay Street, phone us at 250-361-
9433, or check out our website at
www.vircs.bc.ca.
Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS) -
25 years of service to newcomers
Child dances to musician at the VIRCS Multicultural Food and Health Fair, held at CDI College every September (photo provided)

Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood Update - Summer 2015
By Janis La Couvée, on behalf of the Hillside- Committee of the Whole in January 2015 andSchool.
QuadraNeighbourhoodActionGroup wasreferredbacktostaffandthecommunity.
Summit Park Invasive Species Clean-Up At the April 2015 monthly meeting, the
The Friends of Summit Park (FOSP) andEmail List: NAG maintains an e-mail list proponents presented revised plans that fall
NAG volunteers recently completed a fourthand sends out regular updates. If you would like within the current Quadra Village zoning. This
invasive species clean-up in Summit Park.to subscribe to this list, please email proposal is for 15 units and includes bike parking
Thanks to everyone who attended. Additionalwith SUBSCRIBE at ground and on each floor, as well as a top floor
clean-ups will be scheduled once again in theTOLISTinthesubjectheading. patio.The proponentslistened tofeedback from
fall, after the wild flowers have faded, and as attendeesandwilllookattheissuesraised.
Transportation Concerns volunteer resources allow. If you can help,
2740 Fifth StreetpleasecoMembers of HQ NAG are active participants
Currently the site of a single family home,
in the Victoria CommunityAssociation Network High-Profile Development Proposals there is a preliminary proposal for a 12 unit ASH
(VCAN) working on Safe Streets initiatives and in Hillside-Quadra Neighbourhood (affordable sustainable housing) development.
continuetobeinvolvedinestablishingpriorities.
Our group is designated by the City as the The proponent is uncertain yet if these units
contact for developers proposing changes thatIn Hillside-Quadra a few specific examples would be for sale or for rent. A community
require the City to change the zoning for theinclude: meeting under the CALUC process will be
property involved. We host meetings to which scheduled once City of Victoria notice to
! A participatory approach to the traffic
the neighbours and any other interested persons residents requirements are met. A rezoning
management planning of the development of
are invited to hear about the proposal and wouldberequired.
the new 6 storey 320 bed extended care
provide their comments. After that the project
facilityat955Hillside; How You Can Get Involvedgoes through a formal review process at City
! Amendment of Highway Access Bylaw to One of the best ways to be involved is toHall. Ultimately, City Council holds a public
allow traffic accessfrom main corridorwhen attend one of the monthly NAG meetings. If youhearing before any approvals are given or
of overallbenefit toneighbourhood; are unable to attend a meeting and would like todenied.
know more or be involved in any neighbourhood! Slow traffic on Hillside Ave between
2560 Quadra (beside the Wooden Shoe) land use or transportation matters, please contactBlanshard and Cook Street;
The current owners held meetings with the NAG at the email shown below. NAG is! A signalled crossing at Graham at Hillside, a
Hillside Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) currently recruiting volunteers to help withdesignated bicycle route;
and the community under the CALUC process in community meetings held as part of the rezoning! Cycling infrastructure on Kings and Graham
2014. NAG wrote a letter to the City outlining process. If you’re interested in land use issues,Streets, designated on the Bicycle Master
neighbourhood input. This first proposal (for a and can help out on an occasional basis, we’dPlan; and
four-storey, 18-unit rental building with ground love to hear from you.! 30KM School zone in front of Quadra
floor retail) went to the Planning and Land Use
The Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood Action
Group (NAG) is a sub-committee of the
Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee
(DBAC) the not-for-profit that is our
neighbourhood’s Community Association
and runs the Quadra Village Community
Centre. It is comprised of a group of
volunteers that works on issues related to
land use, transportation, and parks in our
neighbourhood. Anyone with a connection to
our neighbourhood is welcome to come to
meetings or join our email list. We meet at the
Quadra Village Community Centre at 7:00
PM the first Monday of each month from
September to June, except when the first
Monday is a holiday, we meet on the second
Monday.
C
nag@quadravillagecc.com
ntact:nag@quadravillagecc.com
ontact: NAG@quadravillagecc.com (250)
388-7696 x 301
http://www.quadravillagecc.com/hillside-
quadra-neighbourhood-action-group
Priceless the Chicken –
an Egg-citing Update!
emember Priceless the Chicken from our recent fall/winter edition of
the newspaper? We reported then that her owner, Brad Perkins, was
Rconcerned that Priceless – aged 14 – might not live to see another
Christmas.
Well, we are pleased to tell our readers that not only did Priceless celebrate
the holiday season and ring in 2015, she is also laying again. That’s right – the
geriatric gallus gallus domesticus (that’s Latin for chicken) – is once more
producing eggs.
We eggspect this might be some kind of record. Way to go, Priceless!
Eggcellent work!
Have a happy and safe
summer from the
Hillside Quadra
Community News team!

By Rob Fleming, Member of the Legislative Amendment Act) we see that this government and diversified economy and taking care of those
AssemblyforVictoria–SwanLake does not intend to work with its partners in of us who are getting older. People would rather
education. By completely rewriting the balance be talking about their hopes and aspirations for
arents, children and educators in our of power between the Ministry of Education and public education, not the broken promises,
public school system have been put locally elected school boards that has disruption and uncertainty we have all had to
Pthrough so much over the past year.After historically been part of the co-governance of experience inrecent years.
enduring the longest school disruption in B.C. our school system, this Bill now gives the Nearly nine in ten kids in British Columbia
history, the Premier said she would set aside Minister exceptionally broad powers to interfere attend public schools. Government has a
confrontation in the school system and declared with, and even to fire, democratically elected responsibility to advance policies and programs
that it was “time to heal”. However, recent school boards, force budget cuts and sell assets. that help our kids to be confident and resilient
actions by the government demonstrate that the Instead of picking more fights with trustees learners who are able to go out and succeed in
Premier has not kept her word. and teachers, the provincial government should this complex world. Parents rightly have high
The first sign of trouble was government be investing in public education and building expectations of our schools and want more
abandoning its oft-repeated promise to fully stronger relationships with its stakeholders, choice and diversity in school programming and
fund the teacher’s contract. Instead, they including teaching professionals. As a parent of the opportunities that are offered in the
imposed a further $54 million in cuts to school two school age children, what I hear in our communities that they live in. That’s the
district budgets for 2015-17. In February, the schools from parents, teachers, support staff, dialogue that government should be having with
Premier reneged on her promise to complete by school administrators and trustees is a yearning parents and educators. We have a strong public
2020 all seismic upgrades to B.C.’s high-risk for a real conversation about why an investment education system to build upon – let’s set aside
schools. Instead, the Education Minister now in education is so important. Indeed, interest in acrimonious debate and have the dialogue on the
says government will extend the timeline by a this discussion is not limited to the 30% of education excellencethatB.C. families deserve.
decade, leaving another generationof students to British Columbians with kids in school. All of us As always, I look forward to hearing from
learn in unsafe buildings at risk of collapse from – parentsand non-parentsalike –have aninterest you on this issue and other issues that are
a majorseismic eventuntil 2030. in ensuring that B.C. is a prosperous, innovative important toyou.
And finally, with the controversial and just place. Today’s students are going to be
Phone: 250-360-2023
introduction of Bill 11 (The Education Statutes the key drivers of building a productive, strong
Email: rob.fleming.mla@leg.bc.ca
The Best Investment for B.C.’s Future is Public Education
eniors Entitlement Services is a division advocacy services. With the SCORE program, worker. Christine has also earned her Certified
of Greater Victoria Seniors. We provide these necessary advocacy services will be Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA)
Strained volunteer senior advocates who extended to many more Greater Victoria seniors designation.
work to identify and to assist with ways that and their families. The program will also engage For further information, to volunteer, or for
seniors can resolve their problems. These seniors in the community in the mentoring of assistance, call us at (250) 889-5653, or drop in
problems may include, but are not limited to, other people. to see us at the Quadra Village Community
housing matters, elder abuse, pension matters, We are excited to introduce Christine Jiggins Centre, 901 Kings Rd,Victoria.
government issues, and health and social as our new project manager for SCORE. She The SCORE project is funded by the
services. brings with her almost 10 years of experience as Government of Canada’s New Horizons for
The SCORE project will assist in actively a coordinator of seniors services, running Seniors Program.
extending outreach to a wide range of e d u c a t i o n a n d
community professionals, university students socialization programs
studying in the fields of medicine and law, social a n d w o r k i n g a s a
workers, nurses, counsellors and service community outreach
providers in order to increase awareness of our
Seniors Entitlement Services, Announces the Approval of
Seniors Community Outreach Entitlement, Project (SCORE)
Quadra Village Community Centre would like to thank our
many supporters. The help of generous funders, sponsors,
donors and volunteers means we can accomplish so much more!
Major Program Funders
City of Victoria, Government of Canada, Greater Victoria
School District, Province of British Columbia, United Way
Program Funders
BC Housing, Coast Capital Savings, Farmer Construction, Get
Youth Working, Kidsport, Gordon Head Lions, Participaction,
The Most Worshipful Free Lodge of Free andAccepted Masons
of BC & Yukon, Telus, Victoria Foundation, Victoria
Harbourside Rotary
Sponsors
Anawim House, Blanshard Square Liquor Store, Caffe
Fantastico, Cascadia Liqour Store, CDI, Cold Star Freight,
Esquimalt Kiwanis, Fairfield Gonzales Community
Association, Farmer Construction, Horner Foundation, Il
Terrazzo, Island Savings, Media Net, Thrifty Foods, T.L.C.
FundforKids,7-Eleven,Stampers
Donors
ACD Systems, Akai Hair Design, Art Box, Bootlegger,
Carribean Village, Cleo’s, Clothesline Clothing Company,
COBS Bread, Collins and Company, Esquimalt Kiwanis,
Fairway Market, Jennifer Roberts Florist, Kaboodles, Living
Edge, Market on Yates, Mustard Seed, Ricki’s, Sysco, Wal-Mart
andourgenerousindividualcommunitydonors
Send a Child to
Summer Day Camp
Are you able to help children whose families cannot afford summer
activities?
Donations of any amount will help
$25.00 involves 3 children in a special event
$80.00 sponsors 1 child for 1 week at camp
$225 sponsors 1 child for a full 3-week camp
Camp Blanshard offers exciting experiences: games, crafts, visits to
parks and beaches. It encourages children to be active & engaged, to
makenewfriends&treasuredmemories.
For more info, call Kelly at 250-388-7696 or email
kelly@quadravillagecc.com

HQ News Locations:
! Fairway Market (at Quadra and Kings)
! Italian Bakery
! Quadra Village Community Centre
! Crystal Pool (inside facility)
! Ecole Quadra School
! Rob Fleming MLA Constituency Office
! McGavin’s Bread Basket
! Caffé Fantastico
! Camas Books
! Caribbean Village Café
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By Cheryl Westergard families and children. If you are a member of the more. Many adults have been known to
Quadra Hillside community and are interested in participate, learning various crafts along
he Eidsvold lodge is always open to new finding out more, the following list provides an with thechildren.
members.Although many members have idea of some the activities that are available ! Join the bowling team that competes with
TNorwegian roots or affiliation, a number through the lodge. Many of the events are open otherlodgesontheisland.
of members hail from other ethnic backgrounds to the general public and additional information ! Scandinavian folk dancing lessons – dancers
and membership is open to anyone with an maybefoundatthewebsitegivenbelow. have the opportunity to join the Leikarring
interest in Norwegian culture. In addition, Dancers.
! A luncheon is held the last Tuesday of each
Membership is open to all ages and provides ! A monthly social event. These have included
month and admission is reasonably priced.
access to events and actvities for seniors, adults, western night, music bingo, corn roast,
Every month there is a different meal and the
salmon bake, and movie nights.
event provides an opportunity to
! Community activities such as the Victoria
socializewithothermembers.
Day Parade, Canada Day Parade in Sidney,
! Norwegian language classes are held
andinvolvementwithlocalschools.
weekly as well as a cultural drop in.
! A men’s group and a women’s group, both of
Activities can include Norwegian
which offer many different activities.
Cooking, Rosemaling, Genealogy,
! Upcoming events this year include Syttende
Knitting, Carving, Weaving, Hardanger
Mai, Scandinavian craft fair, Lutefisk dinner
Embroidery, NorthAmerican Music &
and Juletrefest. Other things to look forward
Musicians, Authors, and Stamp
to include a youth program and evening
Collecting.
language classes.
! Summer cultural camp is geared
towards teaching children different If you are interested in finding out more
skills, such as wood carving, felting, about the lodge and its activities, visi
painting, weaving, dancing, and many
t our
websiteat:http://www.eidsvoldsofn.com
What Really Happens Behind the Walls of the Eidsvold Lodge?
Members of the bowling team of Eidsvold Lodge (photo provided)
Sons of Norway folk dancers preform at Quadra Village Day 2015
(photo by Teresa Cowley)

Parent & Tot Drop-In
Creative play for children 0-6 yrs. and their parents/caregivers. Mon,
Wed andThurs 9-11:30 a.m. Tues 9:30-11 a.m. for children 0-3 yrs. Call
Shawna for more info. Drop-in is closed during summer.
Best Babies
A pre-and post-natal health program. One-to-one support, dietician,
public health nurse and dental hygienist services. Tues 11 a.m. - 1:30
p.m.CallHeleneforinfo(registrationrequired).
All Quadra Village Community Centre Programs listed are free of
charge except for the Hot Lunch Program (exceptional value) and Out of
School Care (free to families eligible for full subsidy). Unless otherwise
noted call 250.388.7696 or check out www.quadravillagecc.com for
details.
Youth Drop-In (Ages 10-18)
A safe, fun place for boys and girls to hang out. Activities include: pool,
Ping-Pong, board games, air hockey, hoops and Internet. Call and ask for
theYouthProgramsCoordinator.
The Crew (Ages 13-19)
The Crew gets together to work on projects, learn new skills, plan
activities, volunteer and hang out. Mon 4:00-5:30 p.m. Call and ask for
the Youth Programs Coordinator. Runs September through June.
Music with Joie
Creative drop-in music program for children 0-5 yrs. with
parents/caregivers. Fri 10:30-11:30am. Call Shawna for info.
Child, Youth and Family Worker
Assists children and families in areas such as support, mediation,
advocacy, mentoring, goal setting, life skills, coping, safety planning,
parenting strategies, healthy relationships and referrals. Call Helene.
Quadra Village Community Centre
Youth and Family Counsellors
School-based Youth and Family Counsellors provide support,
counselling and advocacy for youth and their families at S.J. Willis, Vic
High,Quadra,Cloverdale,Oaklands,ReynoldsandCedarHillSchools.
Family Night
Fun activities and snacks at the Centre, Tues 6:00 - 7:30pm. For children
ofallagesandtheirparents/caregivers.AskforDeirdre.
The Hot Lunch Program
A tasty hot lunch (entrée, salad, dessert and coffee/tea) in a welcoming
environment. Thurs 12:00 -12:30 pm. Stay and socialize until 1:00 pm.
Adults$3.00,VolunteersandChildren$1.00.RunsSeptembertoJune.
Licenced Out-of-School Care (Ages 6-12)
A fun, safe environment for your children. After-school and full-time
during Pro D days and school breaks. Activities include: in/outdoor
games, music, arts, crafts, baking, and day trips. Pick up available for
children from Quadra and George Jay Elementary Schools. Contact
Deirdreforavailabilityandinfo.
Youth and Family Worker
Offers support, mediation, advocacy, mentoring, goal setting, life skills,
safety planning and referrals for youth 13-19 and their families.
Parenting consultations also available. Residents of Hillside-Quadra and
nearbyneighbourhoods,callandasktoleaveamessageforLaurie
Step by Step Parenting
Supportive discussion group for parents/caregivers based on effective
parenting strategies. Childcare provided. Dates TBA. Contact Helene
formoreinfo.
Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG)
The Hillside Quadra Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) is a group of
volunteers that works on issues related to land use, transportation and
parks in our neighbourhood. We meet at Quadra Village Community
Centre at 7 pm the first Monday each month from September to June,
except when the first Monday is a holiday. For more information,
contactusatnag@quadravillagecc.com.
Sensational Seniors
50 and over? Get together for conversation, activities, information, good
times and good company. Snacks, tea and coffee provided. Tuesdays
11:00am.CallShawnafordetails.
Internet Access
Access to four computers and printer, Mon to Fri, 9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
(ExceptclosedTues1:30-3:00p.m.)CallShawnafordetails.
Seniors Entitlement Services (SES)
Serving seniors who believe that some essential services are denied
them. Open for consultations Monday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00
p.m.andWednesdays,9:00a.m.to12:00p.m.
Camptastiq
Registration is well under way for this year’s camps, so if you are
interested in having your child or a child you care about attend, please
contact us promptly to sign up and reserve a space. You can pick up
registration forms at the Community Centre or we can email them to
you.
To support a child to attend camp and to help us provide special outings,
please consider making a donation this summer. We are so grateful for
yourgenerosityovertheyears.
M o r e d e t a i l s a b o u t C a m p t a s t i q c
by visiting
Quadra Village Community Centre.
a n b e f o u n d a t
www.quadravillagecc.com, by calling 250 388-7696 or
Hillside Urban Farmer For Sustainability (HUFFS)
HUFFS is a community of people, interested in food gardening, who live
in or near the Hillside-Quadra, NorthPark, Fernwood area. We come
together to learn about urban food production by sharing information,
success and challenges, seeds, seedlings and tasty food. One of our goals
is to foster community through food production (learn more on the about
page). We try to organize a monthly event on varying topics such as soil
fertility, backyard chickens, beekeeping, winter gardening, etc. For
more info check out http://huffs.ca
Find out what’s happening in Hillside-Quadra! If you have any upcoming community events, shows, courses or meetings you can promote them
FREE of charge on the Community Program and Event Listings! Email Kelly at kelly@quadravillagecc.com
Community Programs and Events
VicPD Block Watch Program
A good neighbour is one of the most effective crime prevention tools
ever invented. Want to learn more about how you, or your street, can join
the VicPD Block Watch program? Contact VicPD Block Watch
Coordinator at 250-995-7409 or visit https://vicpd.ca/block-watch
Affordable Room Rentals @ Quadra Village Community Centre
Planning a special event? Require a meeting space? Just want a
comfortable place to gather with a group? We’ve got the room for you,
with 6 different rental spaces to suit almost any need. Bright, spacious
rooms for private meetings or public presentations. Comfortable
couches and chairs for more informal gatherings. Even an awesome
Teen Centre to host that perfect birthday party. Call Shawna at 250-388-
7696, or email: frontdesk@quadravillagecc.com for room sizes, on-
hand equipment and availability.

By Tania Wegwitz, Member of the George Jay tremendousdiversityandsenseofcommunity. protection and welcome), large scale images of
PAC "Kids, parents and teachers were kids reproduced from pictures drawn by the
unanimous," said PAC President Kate Wallace. students, and the school's "Learning to care,
his spring and summer, you can help "They wanted colour and a sense of joy to caring to learn" motto in the many languages
welcome back the George Jay kids to welcome people to our refurbished school on the spoken by its students.
Ttheir school, beautify our neighbourhood Cook Streetside. " The work is set to begin in the fall, but the
and make art happen on the grand scale. Local Local artists Joanne Thomson, Jennifer kids need your help to fund the remaining $1,500
artists and George Jay students are set to paint a Johnson and Beth Threlfall have teamed up to of the $6,000 project. You can help make it
huge mural for the Cook Street side of their donate half their time to work with the George happen by donati
school, but they need your help to make it Jay kids to create a series of murals to help pping offa cheque (payable to "GeorgeJay
happen. provide thatwelcome. Elementary" and noting "Mural Project") at the
With new gardens and playgrounds recently The pieces will include two 24’ by 12’murals school's temporary location at 2780 Richmond
added and a seismic upgrade nearing that will frame the west end of the school's Rd.
completion, students, parents and school staff primary wing and two 8' by 8' murals on the For more information, please call Tania
are now looking at how the school building itself gym’s west wall. The pieces will include a motif Wegwitzat 250-995-0161.
can be used to tell the story of the school’s of an eagle and the sun (symbolizing strength,
ng at www.georgejaypac.com
or dro
Beautifying Neighbourhood on the Grand Scale
Update from George Jay Elementary
By Terri Smith we think about packing boxes and preparing to help of a terrific team of adults, GJ students’
return to our new and improved school (at least skills, knowledge and confidence aresoaring.
his time last year,GeorgeJay Elementary in part), we too are bigger and better. When we As we ready for our return to Princess Street,
School staff was packing boxes, closed in June, we left Princess St. as George Jay we are confident that our students are
Tcoordinating buses for over 250 students Elementary; we’ll return as École George Jay flourishing. In fact, scores on provincial tests
and wondering if our children would adapt easily Elementary. Adding French Immersion to our over the last two years point to an upward trend
to their new surroundings. We worried about school fabric has enriched our diversity and in Reading, Writing and Math for George Jay
many things, including whether a change in brought yet another dimension to our learning. learners. Like our seismically upgraded
routine would affect our breakfast program, Madame Rebecca, our Kindergarten teacher has building, we too have improved. We’re also
dampen our ability to participate in after school partnered with our English Kindergarten bigger.During our year away, our numbers have
sports and whether parents would attend teachers on multiple projects and with soared to just under 300. Currently, we have 70
concerts, recognition ceremonies, parent- intermediate classrooms to support their French Kindergarten’s enrolled for September. We
teacher interviews and student-led conferences. language learning. needn’thave worried.
In retrospect, we needn’t have worried. George In all of our classrooms, learning has been As we look forward to September, we are
Jay kids, like children everywhere, adjust to new augmented and in some cases transformed, excited to return to our enhanced building. New
environments when they feel safe and loved. Our through technological innovations. Kids are water fountains that have space to fill individual
students didn’t miss a beat, launching into a new better writers, using apps such as Comic Life, water bottles, updated electrical capacity, fire
school year and revelling in their learning. We Book Creator and Google Apps for Education. doors, fresh paint, new flooring, tech packages
continued to play basketball, run cross-country, They demonstrate greater independence when (including shortthrow projectors)and improved
enter dancefestivals anddevelop ourtrack team using Chromebooks to research real topics, in safety are only some of the changes we’ll find.
for the district meet. Our parents came to the real time,about subjectsin whichthey arereally We are changed too – we are enriched by all of
Richmond site to celebrate their children’s interested. Even our youngest learners are the experiences we’ve shared while away. We
learning at monthly SOAR assemblies, during strengthening their creative muscles with stop needn’thave worried.
our intermediate science fair and to drive on motion animation and video making. Last week,
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what
fieldtrips and to sporting events. Our breakfast Sheldon the Robot (Sphero 2.0) joined our
may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
program, From Breakfast to Beethoven, is bigger school community. The children program his
Benjamin Franklin
and better than ever. movements using iPads, and problem-solve each
We needn’t have worried. In fact, this year as time he meets an obstacle or hazard. With the
George Jay is still accepting donations for the mural project

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