Victoria election polls
Lisa Helps was voted mayor in Victoria’s recent election. Polls show that voter turnout was at 39.10 percent. Dean Fortin, who held the position for two terms previously, lost the vote by a mere 89 ballots and didn’t ask for a recount. Eight councillors and nine school trustees were also voted for in this election. This will be the first four-year term in Victoria since the Province of British Columbia passed legislation extending the length of term from three years.
Chargers basketball
The Camosun Chargers women’s basketball team recently claimed their first win of the season against Langara College, beating the team 66 to 50. The following day the women lost 68 to 55 for the second time this season against the Douglas College Royals. The Camosun women also lost to the Quest Kermodes but beat out the Capilano University Blues 75 to 70. The Camosun men’s basketball team won their first game of the season against the Capilano University Blues by epic proportions (92 to 62), raising spirits just in time for the midseason break after being crushed by the Quest Kermodes (84 to 67). The Charger’s men’s team has recently suffered losses to both the Langara Falcons (78 to 40) and the Douglas Royals (99 to 69).
Volley news
The Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team is playing its all-time best, remaining undefeated after eight challenging games this season. Recently, the team beat out the College of the Rockies Avalanches after an intense two-day travel, which nearly did the women in before they even hit the courts. The Charger’s women’s volleyball team is number one in the PACWEST standings and is ranked in second place in all of Canada for the third week in a row. The Chargers men’s volleyball team had a tough five matches against the College of the Rockies Avalanches on the first day of the weekend games, but came out victorious. The following day proved to be much easier for the Camosun players as they beat out the Avalanches in just three matches. This brought the Charger’s men’s standing up (5-3) as they sit in fourth in the PACWEST standings and 12th in Canadian rankings.
So you think you can promote compost?
The Capital Regional District is searching for resident fats, oils, and grease slogan masters. Think you have what it takes to impress and enchant the Environmental Services Committee with your compost-promoting slogan magic? Each week four random winners will be chosen to receive $25 gift cards to a local restaurant, and the grand-prize winner will win a $75 Big Wheel Burger gift certificate, as well as an opportunity to have their slogan printed on T-shirts for future community events. Submit your slogans to @crd_bc on Twitter or by email to rscp@crd.bc.ca before December 12.
Poetic justice
One of Canada’s best-known and highly regarded writers, Patrick Lane, has been awarded the honour of the Order of Canada, recognizing his lifetime achievements. Lane has previously won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry, the CAA Award for Poetry, and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. His memoir quickly became a national bestseller and was recognized in British Columbia for Canadian nonfiction writing. Lane, whose writing career has lasted over 50 years and boasts an impressive 25 volumes of poetry, has a special connection with the West Coast after once teaching at the University of Victoria and now resides near the city. This fall, after seven years, Lane published a collection of his new works called Washita, which is full of his powerful use of imagery and focuses on meaningful and often inexpressible experiences.
Local television station makes broadcast history
A new book by Victoria journalist Diane Dakers tracks the story of CHEK TV and how the local television station made broadcast media history as employees saved the 53-year-old station from being shut down by Canwest Global Communications. CHEK Republic: A Revolution in Local Television is a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the station, from its black-and-white bunny-ear days of variety shows to its present day status as the only locally owned and operated television station in all of North America. Dakers will be giving a presentation about her book, available for $19.95, at Bolen Books in Hillside Mall at 7 pm on Tuesday, December 2.
The Rifflandia store
The eighth annual Rifflandia Music Festival, Victoria’s biggest music fest, has been booked for September 17 through September 20, 2015. Early bird super passes ($136.25) and VIP passes ($240.00) are officially available online at rifflandia.com, or in person at Lyle’s Place and the Royal McPherson box office. A new location, the Rifflandia General Store, has opened at the Victoria Public Market in the Hudson Building downtown, which provides information and festival merchandise and showcases photos and Artlandia posters from years past. (If you ordered posters at Rifflandia this past summer, the General Store is also where you can pick those up.)
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