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parade Devon Lepine of the Songhees Nation dances during the annual Island Farms Victoria Day Parade on Monday. Thousands lined Douglas Street for the annual event, and werent disappointed, with more than 100 entries in this years parade. For more photos, please turn to page A3.

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The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is looking into other businesses that could move into the Inner Harbour Steamship Terminal, if an agreement cant be reached with the Maritime Museum of B.C. by this fall.

Ian Robertson, CEO of the harbour authority, said they have put out a request for proposals and have had a very positive response from businesses and organizations interested in leasing the 6,000-square-foot province-owned building.

Weve got a request for proposals right now that if we dont get an agreement reached with the maritime museum where the provincial government is involved then Im left with no other choice other than to find other suitable tenants for that space, said Robertson.

The harbour authority is the primary tenant of the building on Belleville Street. They originally signed a six-month contract with the maritime museum to occupy the space.

But since the contract expired on Feb. 28, negotia-tions have stalled even further between the authority, the museum and Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development and Ministry of Technology Innovation and Citizen Services.

The original negotiation deadline was March 31, which then was pushed back to April 15 and the three parties have still not reached an agreement.

Robertson added they are losing money on the build-ing.

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Several residents were evacuated from their homes after a fire damaged an office space on Yates Street early Tuesday morning.

Around 2:14 a.m., the Victoria Fire Department responded to a report of smoke at 524 Yates St. When crews arrived, they discovered a fire burn-ing in a space on the main floor.

The fire had been suppressed by water from a sprinkler that had been activated and fire crews were able to completely extinguish the fire.

Some 60 residents living above the commercial were alerted by the buildings alarm system and

evacuated before fire crews arrived. They were able to return to their homes after the smoke had been cleared.

Damage, which is estimated at $20,000, was con-tained to a one-metre area on the floor. There was also smoke damage, minimal heat damage and some water damage.

The space was under renovation and the cause is believed to be improper disposal or storage of construction materials related to the finishing of the wood floor. The floor was finished with Tung Oil, a drying oil, and it was likely that the fire was a result of spontaneous combustion from the mate-rials, according to a report.

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Rally protests GMO foods

Victoria will be part of a global rally on Saturday (May 23) at the B.C. legislature.

The March Against Monsanto and ensuing rally is to raise awareness of genetically modified food, and to fight for clear labelling on packages so consumers can make informed decisions about what they are eating and feeding their families.

The event starts at 1 p.m., proceed down Government Street to Yates Street, and return down Douglas Street

to rally again at the B.C. legislative grounds for guest speakers, entertainment, a Best Rally Speaker Contest, raffle, free organic food and non ge seeds.

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Moss Street Market is embarking on a new series of monthly events to promote and increase food literacy and envi-ronmental stewardship.

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VICTORIA DAY PARADEThousands of Greater

Victoria residents lined Government Street on Monday for the 117th annual Island Farms Victoria Day Parade.

There were 128 entries in the parade 112 general entries and military entries.

In tribute to former parade chairman Ron Butlin, the Greater Victoria Festival Society organized a fly past of a Sea King Helicopter to kick off the parade.

Butlin died last fall.Heres a list of parade

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Shorecrest High School Highlander

Canadian Bands: Spectrum High School

Judges Award: Lambrick Park Secondary

American Drill Teams: Shorecrest High School

Canadian Drill Teams: Reynolds High School

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Floats Community: Mustard Seed Food Bank

Cars Decorated Commercial: Dodds Furniture

Cars Decorated Community: Francophone Society

Cars Antique: Western Command Military

Cars Racing: Victoria Auto Racing

Performing Acts: Westshore Rebels

Walking Groups: Puppets for Peace

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Members of the Victoria Chinese Community Association march past City Hall Monday during the annual Island Farms Victoria Day Parade on Douglas Street.

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Shriner clown Whittion (Glen Whitton) waves to the crowd.

Police officers rescue the Daughters of the Nile Queen Ardath Gill after the car she was riding in broke down.

Alex Elexir, left, and Pancho the Juggler trade pins as they juggle during the Island Farms Victoria Day Parade on Douglas Street. The pair will be performing at this year's Busker Festival.

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The City of Victo-ria and its twin city Morioka, Japan rung in its 30th anniversary with a symbolic gift at Centennial Park Tues-day.

In celebration of three decades of inter-actions between the two cities, patrons of the Morioka Victo-ria Friendship Society gifted a bell called the Bell of Friendship to reflect the significant support and financial aid that residents in Victoria donated dur-ing the time of the Great East Japan earth-quake and tsunami in March 2011.

The two cities also renewed the twinning agreement, which has included visits and a series of cultural and sporting exchanges, school exchanges and home stay programs, and other interactions to strengthen eco-nomic and community development.

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Walk into any elementary school classroom and there will no doubt be colourful borders on bulletin boards, alphabets tacked to the walls, crafts in the corners and science experiments in prog-ress.

What might not be readily apparent is that the majority of those colourful and engaging learning tools were likely pur-chased with the teachers own money.

In this weeks instalment of the Black Press/Staples Great Teach-ers feature series, we speak on that subject with four educators from Sidney elementary.

If a school suddenly went from having 12 divisions one year to having 13 divisions the next year, that teacher would walk into a bare classroom, says Grade 4/5 teacher Jennifer Alberring.

Youd have the furniture, and whatever you could scrounge from everyone else, adds Grade 2/3 teacher Lisa Kjernisted.

Her classroom is full of cool stuff: buckets of paintbrushes, positivity posters, and a whimsi-cal, oversized leaf at a cozy read-ing station. Its the kind of class-room any kid would love to hang out in, and its where Kjernisted, Alberring and fellow Grade 2/3 teachers Lori Richards and Nancy

Fredeen have gathered to talk about how much they actually spend on classroom supplies every year.

The four have more than 80 years combined teaching expe-rience, and theyre pretty much in agreement on the minimum amount of personal money they spend each year.

At least $200 to $300 over what (the parent advisory council) gives us, easy, Fredeen says. And thats for a teacher whos settled

in one school, teaching a regular grade. Having taught as an on-call teacher for a number of years, she says expenditures can skyrocket for substitutes, up to and often over $1,000 each year.

I bought a lot as a substitute teacher, and a lot of books. I had a kindergarten box and I had a Grade 5 box, she says. Some schools have a lot, some schools dont have very much at all.

Add in crafts for Mothers Day and Fathers Day, Christmas proj-

ects, small birthday tokens for their students, art supplies, and it all adds up. You have to get really creative, says Richards. Its easy to spend $100 a month.

Im constantly thinking, how can I make this cheaper, but still nice so the kids can be proud of it, says Kjernisted.

She and the others are quick to stress how hard their PAC works to raise money for supplies.

In addition to raising money for field trips and school programs, the PAC provides teachers with $200 to $300 each year from fun-draising efforts like bake sales, craft fairs, silent auctions and the like, but its rarely enough.

People say jokingly in October, Ive already spent my budget for the year, Alberring says.

Even something as simple as a basic science experiment: mixing flour and water to create a non-Newtonian liquid, can be an issue. The teacher needs to find flour and sometimes its easier to pick it up with the family groceries, says Alberring.

Her class bookshelf is full of

adventure novels, science books and everything in between mostly bought with her own money. We value education, which is why were putting our money into it, she says. And the parents value it, which is why they work so hard fundraising.

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Sidney elementary teachers Nancy Fredeen, left, Lori Richards, Jennifer Alberring and Lisa Kjernisted are out-of-pocket several hundred dollars annually. For on-call teachers, they say, that number can be as high as $1,000 per year.

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Riding around down-town Victoria, its hard not to notice Shane Devereaux and his bicy-cle.

Devereaux has two Dutch bikes that he brought back from Amsterdam roughly eight years ago that he rides around the city, the first of which is a classic Dutch bike made for casual city riding.

Its high seat and han-dle bars force the rider to sit upright with a straight back.

The second is a clas-sic 1945 black omafiets grandma bike equipped with a lightweight steel frame, large wheels, a sturdy chain case and a sturdy rear rack with elastic straps that can hold a case of beer or your girlfriend, laughs Devereaux.

The style of bike is very much unique. No one else had that bike at the time, says Devereaux, the owner of Habit Coffee and Oak-lands resident. Its a piece of history. Its a simple bike but its got some style and charac-ter, and its a hell of a bike to ride.

Devereaux, a Saska-toon-native, has been riding since he was five years old. After com-pleting high school in Cowichan, he slowly stopped riding his bike.

It wasnt until he moved back to Victo-ria in 2003 after a stint in Europe that he came to realize how impor-tant riding a bike can be physically and mentally.

Peter Zambri talked about the stress of your day and what a bike allowed you to do was to have that 10-15 min-

utes of peace. You ride your bike home, clear your thoughts, see the environment and see the world, he says. Peters comments always stuck with me . . . that was the catalyst for me getting back on the bike.

Now, Devereaux rides his bike every day to and from work and everywhere in between.

He is part of a genera-tion that is learning to ride bikes rather than drive cars.

Edward Pullman, president of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coali-tion, says younger gen-erations are more aware of the environmental impacts of owning a car.

I think my generation are concerned about climate change, global warming and those broader societal ques-tions related to auto-mobile usage. Things like congestion, air pol-lution, noise, says Pull-man.

Everyone really ben-efits when individuals make that choice to ride their bikes, whether its to the store, the school, work, the rec centre.

Devereaux and Pull-man are also encourag-ing people to participat-ing in Bike to Work Week which kicks off Monday.

Theresa Gulliver, executive director of the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society, says there are 550 teams registered so far, 18 celebration stations, a 50/50 raffle an online auction and $30,000 in prizes.

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The Honourable Peter FassbenderMinister of EducationPO Box 9045, STN PROV GOVTVictoria, BC V8W 9E2

Dear Minister Fassbender:

RE: School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) Needs Budget

Each year School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) engages in a broad based consultative process requesting input from our educational partner groups, school planning councils and the public. Each year through our process the groups involved reach the same conclusion: the Ministry of Education is not providing the level of funding required to meet the educational needs of our students.

The district spends its funds efficiently and effectively but the gap continues to grow each year between what the district receives in provincial government funding and what is required to provide the necessary programming and supports to ensure continued student success. In past years, the Greater Victoria Board of Education has made numerous challenging budget decisions that included closing eight schools, eliminating administrative positions and supplies, reducing facilities supplies budgets and relocating educational programs. The school district has been on the leading edge of participating in shared service initiatives in order to realize cost savings. Every effort has been made to maintain a focus on the best possible outcome for students.

As part of the process to allocate the Learning Improvement/Teacher Education Fund, principals, teachers and support staff engaged in a collaborative approach to identify the additional services needed to adequately meet the needs of their students. After allocating the Learning Improvement/Teacher Education Fund of $3.0 million for teacher and educational assistant time to schools, the unmet need identified by the schools to support students was 49 full time equivalent teachers and 118 hours per week of educational assistant time for a total cost of $4.97 million in the following areas:

Special Education: teachers for learning support, special education and English Language Learning and educational assistants Specialist support such as an increase in speech language pathologist positions Extra teachers including an instructional focus on literacy, numeracy and technology Counselling and Teacher-Librarians

School Planning Councils and Education Partner Groups were asked the following question: What areas should be given priority to support student achievement and district goals? The input received indicated the most need for additional support in:

Special education Extra teachers to reduce class size Technology integration into classrooms Counsellors Additional resources to support systemic and cultural change

The recommendations made by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (2015) for the K-12 Public Education Sector included Provide stable, predictable and adequate funding to enable school districts to fulfill their responsibility to provide continued equitable access to quality public education and to meet required repair and maintenance costs and Provide resources to identify and address the growing number of students with special needs and those with minimal English language skills which are consistent with the needs identified by our school community.

Without appropriate funding, it is extremely difficult to create innovative programs, provide the technological and skills training, and personalized learning opportunities that keep students engaged and best prepares them for a world beyond the classroom. We urge the Government to embrace their obligation to fully fund public education to ensure that the diverse learning needs of our students are met.

Sincerely,

Edith Loring-Kuhanga, Board ChairGreater Victoria School District

Chief Ron SamSonghees First Nation

John Bird, ChairVictoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils

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Were wondering if were even going to get a proposal and if yes, when can we expect it. We havent even had a response to say yes you can expect one, said Robertson.

What we would like to see contained in there is a financial commitment to the Maritime Museum or to the GVHA to ensure we can run on a break even at a space that we would lease to the maritime museum.

Clay Evans, chair of the Maritime Museum of B.C. Society Board, said they are keeping their eyes open for other potential sites to house the roughly 35,000 museum artifacts, which are being kept in a storage facility and its Bastion Square facility.

The MMBC board still feels that the lower level of the Steamship Terminal is ready made for a maritime museum and that is where we belong, said Evans in an email.

We realize that after close to 10 months, that certain parties to the negotiations may feel the need to move on. The politics and real property agreements around this building are inordinately complex and the MMBC is somewhat in the middle and becoming a victim of this dysfunction. That said, I do feel that for the most part all of the key players in the province and at the GVHA are doing their best.

There is no timeline currently set for negotiations, said Robertson.

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Federal public scientists want the protection of their right to speak freely enshrined in their collective agreements.

First of all, before we get into anything, lets take a moment to remember that freedom of speech is their right as citizens of a democracy and specifically their rights as Canadians. But aside from that, there is a great public interest in government-paid or funded scientists being able to exercise their right to freedom of speech.

There is some room for confidentiality in the process of disseminating information by scientists who are specifically hired to find out the truth of things. You cant have them just blasting their mouths off. The same standards of accuracy, honesty and corroboration should apply to their opinions as they do to their research and the publicizing of that research.

But as the ultimate employer of these scientists, the taxpayers own their research and therefore have a right to know everything about it. They answer to the citizens of this country not to the politicians.

Truth in science is more important today than ever. We here on the West Coast know that as well as anybody as we weigh conflicting claims regarding crucial fish science and the environment. We need to be able to depend on our taxpayer-funded scientists to tell us what the facts are.

The Stephen Harper Conservatives have done a disservice to the citizens of this country by muzzling scientists and hacking scientific research to bits. The information researchers uncover belong to us and our public scientists need to feel safe enough to express their informed opinions.

Whats more, publicly-funded science should be neutral and unbiased. No corporate interference is acceptable. This is not science for sale. Its science for the public good.

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Robin Jones found many signs of spring at Beacon Hill Park recently.

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The monarch butterfly is a wonderful creature with an amazing story.

In late summer, monarchs in southern Canada and the U.S. northeast take flight, travelling more than 5,000 kilometres to alpine forests in central Mexico. The overwintering butterflies cling to fir trees there in masses so dense that branches bow under their weight.

The monarchs multigenerational journey northward is every bit as remarkable as the epic southern migration. Three or four successive generations fly to breeding grounds, lay eggs and perish. The resulting caterpillars transform into butterflies and then take on the next leg of the trip. Monarchs arriving in Canada in late summer are often fourth or fifth generation descendants of butterflies that flew south the previous year.

What may be the monarchs most striking quirk is its

caterpillars reliance on milkweed as its sole food source, a phenomenon called monophagy. Milkweed plants

contain small traces of cardenolides, bitter chemicals monarchs store in their bodies to discourage predators, which associate the butterflies distinctive colouration with bad taste. But relying on a single type of plant for survival is a risky strategy that has put monarchs in grave danger.

In the mid-1990s, the eastern monarch

population was more than one billion. In winter 2013, the population had dropped by more than 95 per cent to 35 million, with a modest increase to 56.5 million this past winter.

As University of Guelph researcher Tyler Flockhart notes, a single severe storm could extinguish the entire monarch population.

Much of the monarch butterfly decline has been pinned on

virtual eradication of its critical food source throughout much of its migration path by profligate use of a glyphosate-based weed killer called Roundup. Blanketing fields with the herbicide kills plants like milkweed. As a result, several U.S. Midwest states the heart of monarch breeding territory have lost most of their native milkweed, causing monarch reproductive rates to drop by more than 80 per cent.

A recent study suggests glyphosate is merely the first of a one-two toxic punch from industrial agricultural operations. The second is neonicotinoids, the controversial nicotine-based insecticides that have been identified as a chief culprit in the decline of honeybees, along with a host of birds, bees and butterflies. It appears that even at one part per billion, these chemicals can affect monarch caterpillar development, delivering a potential knockout blow for the imperilled insects.

The good news is that many jurisdictions are catching up with the science. Ontarios government has proposed

regulations to reduce neonic use by 80 per cent over the next couple of years. In early April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a moratorium on new applications to use neonicotinoids.

What can you do to help? While government agencies in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada are scrambling to hatch plans to save monarchs, the scientific community has been clear: A lot of milkweed must be planted over the next few years. One great opportunity is the many thousands of kilometres of linear corridors rail, road and hydro rights-of-way that run throughout the migratory landscape and can be modified to grow milkweed and other pollinator-friendly plants.

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Victorias Linden Singers conclude their 35th anniversary sea-son on May 31 with a performance of music for choir and string quartet by internation-ally known contempo-rary composers Jeff Enns, Ola Gjeilo and Tobin Stokes.

With Strings Attached, featuring the award-winning Emily Carr String Quartet, begins at 3:30 p.m., at St. Aid-ans United Church.

The Victoria pre-miere of Gloria, by

Ontario composer Jeff Enns, provides a rich and dynamic open-ing for the spring con-cert. Jointly commis-sioned by the Linden Singers and five other choirs, Enns setting of the traditional Gloria text features choir, solo-ists and string quartet.

Norways Ola Gjeilo is one of the worlds most-loved and most-performed living com-posers of choral music, known for luscious har-monies and rich accom-paniments. The Linden

Singers look forward to presenting two short works, The Ground (from the larger Sunrise Mass) and Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas), both fea-turing choir and string quartet.

Two significant works by Victoria composer Tobin Stokes round out the concert program. The first, entitled Feath-ers, was commissioned by the Emily Carr String Quartet in 2014.

The second, Ten-nyson Suite, has both serious and humorous moments that speak to themes of life, death, nature and war, with texts taken from vari-ous sources by Alfred Lord Tennyson.Stokes

composition is musi-cally diverse, with English style part writ-ing similar to Ralph Vaughan Williams to more modern composi-tional techniques.

The Linden Singers is an auditioned mixed choir of approximately 50 voices has been active in the city for 35 years and has twice received the Canadian Music Festival national award for mixed choirs and has twice been a finalist in the CBC Cho-ral competition.

Emily Carr String Quartet, formed in 2006 by members of the Victoria Symphony, has performed in the U.S., Europe and Asia,

and has been featured on CBC radios North by Northwest. Its CD Hidden Treasure was nominated for the 2012

classical recording of the year at the West-ern Canadian music awards.

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Linden Singers close 35th season With Strings AttachedMay 31 performance features Emily Carr String Quartet

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A $6.5 million upgrade to the Royal Jubilee Hospital boiler plant will keep the hot water hot and the air at a comfortable temperature for patients and staff for decades to come.

The Capital Regional Hospital District board approved a $1.41 million contribution towards a $4.7 million addition to the existing Royal Jubilee Hospital boiler plant.

This amount is on top of $1.8 million pre-viously approved for other associated boiler plant infrastructure upgrades. This brings the total boiler plant capital investment at Royal Jubilee to $6.5 million, of which $2.13 million is from the CRHD. The remaining funds are expected to be approved by the Ministry of Health and Island Health shortly.

What is under the hood of our hospitals doesnt often get a lot of attention, said Joe Murphy, vice-president, operations and sup-port services at Island Health.

The reality is that systems like reliable and efficient boilers keep our hospitals operational and are vital in supporting the delivery of safe, high quality and comfortable care for patients.

The current boiler plant and part of its distri-bution system at Royal Jubilee has been oper-ating since the mid-1960s and has reached the end of its useful life.

Significant upgrades would be needed to pre-vent a potential hospital shutdown due to heat-ing plant failure.

While Royal Jubilee has three boilers and as such would be able to continue to function if one of them went down quietly, there could be a need for hospital shutdown if more than one boiler was no longer functioning.

Work is expected to begin in the summer, with the final project completed in 2017.

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Family caregivers of people with dementia are often called the invisible second clients for good reason.

As many Victoria families have found, their roles as informal caregivers are critical to the quality of life of the person they care for, who generally require increasing levels of care.

Without caregivers, people with dementia would have an increasingly poorer quality of life and would need residential care more quickly, says Meriel Randerson, the Alzheimer Society of B.C.s Support & Education coordinator for Greater Victoria.

The support, though, can come at a cost: caregiver exhaustion. And thats why the society is bringing its free Family Caregiver workshop to Victoria for five Mondays, beginning on May 25.

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Driving through spectacular Spanish scenery shows the capability the Touareg SUV

Ford is entering a brave new world with its extensive use of aluminum in its brand new F150.It remains to be seen how many of its competitors will leap on the aluminum bandwagon but one thing for sure is this move will shake up the light-duty truck world.

Looks:The all-new trucks features smooth body lines with oversized fender flares, while sleek headlights form part of the large oversized grille, with a blended in-front bumper. These features truly stand out when you see this new F150 driving down the road and clearly differentiate it from its rivals. Its very similar to the Atlas concept vehicle that was first shown a couple years ago, though it has been toned down a little in this latest version of the best-selling pickup in Canada.The all-new body features military grade, aluminum alloy sitting on a high-strength steel frame. The intent here is to create less overall weight without sacrificing strength. However, its a bold move that may come back to haunt Ford. Real world driving of this vehicle will produce all kinds of scenarios. What happens when you need to fix the body panels, does the cost escalate to the point it is easier to write it off rather than repair? How will it hold up against constant towing or off-road use? Time will tell but you have to figure Ford has done some homework before unleash-ing the beast.

In The Cab:Its a spacious cab with a little more door width than the last version. Youve got to like the 10-position adjustable drivers seat, which is heated and ventilat-

ed. You wont want to get out once you have arrived at the work site!The Supercab and Supercrew models offer a fully flat floor providing ample cargo space. The beltline of the doors has been lowered a little and the front pillars are moved forward giving exceptional visibility. An available 8-inch LCD productivity screen on the instru-ment cluster can be set up to provide information tailored to your needs. Fuel consumption, towing and off-road applications offer precise information while driving. There is an optional 400-watt power inverter to power your 110v items and, surely, that will become one hot option because of todays workplace

demands. Overall, I was impressed with the cab: very comfortable, good visibility and easy access to all the dash functions. The panoramic roof option gives the truck a different feeling driving down the road. When the sun is shining the natural light warms the cab, it almost gives you the feeling youre driving a convertible. I said almost.Safety first:Standard are front airbags with front driver and pas-senger seat mounted side airbags, safety canopy side curtain airbags.Roadworthy:My tester for the week was a SuperCrew short box ver-sion although that sounds like an average size truck, it is not. The length of this vehicle is 6190 mm and parking in a small lot can be challenging. Backing in is your safest bet and with the use of the backup camera you are sure to get every inch of space available. Steering is incredibly responsive and the ride is firm yet comfortable. Immediate power when you need it and

plenty available to get this truck up to highway speed. I quite enjoyed the drive and although my day was filled with errands, I still managed to relax as a drove throughout the city, only to have my bubble burst as I ran into never ending construction.

Verdict:I found the new F150 to be slight improvement over the previous version with most of the improvements coming from the interior. The new body design is more of a personal preference and I think it will take me a while longer to come around. Give it a year and Ill let you know if it was a hit or a miss.

Power:Four engine choices here: 2.7L EcoBoost V6 with 325 horsepower and 375 lb-ft of torque, 3.5L EcoBoost V6 with 365 horsepower and 420 lb-ft torque, 3.5L Ti-VCT V6 with 282 horsepower and 253 lb-ft of torque and a 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 with 385 horsepower and 387 lb-ft.

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4X4: 2.7L 13.3/10.4 L/100 km (city/highway) 3.5L 14.2/10.4 L/100 km (city/highway) 3.5L Ti 13.9/10.5 L/100 km (city/highway) 5.0L 16.0/11.3 L/100 km (city/highway)

Warranty support:Basic coverage, 3 year/60,000 km; Powertrain, 5 year/ 100,000 km

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The all-new body features military grade, aluminum alloy sitting on a high strength steel frame.Ian Harwood

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A uniquely Indian and grand car showBy Nigel Matthews

Indias finest exhibition of vintage automobiles and motorcycles is the Cartier Travel with Style Concours dElegance.

This year it took place at the his-torical Jaipur Polo Club in New Delhi, located within the racecourse. Cartier has enjoyed a long-standing relation-ship with India and in particular the Maharajas dating back to 1911. They would entrust Cartier to design and set their precious stones into magnifi-cent pieces of jewelry.

The opulence and elegance of Indias long-standing automotive legacy has returned to India thanks to the vision and hard work of the event creator and director, Mark Shand, a British travel writer and conservationist. Sadly, he died in 2014 and he was dearly missed at this years event.

The other person responsible for the event is the renowned Indian automotive historian and expert, His Highness Rana Manvendra Singh of Barwani who hand picks some of the rarest restored and preserved vintage automobiles from across India.

The Cartier Concours, which began in 2008, has generated great excite-ment amongst Indian collectors. More owners are now taking an interest in maintaining and restoring their cars to the high standards required for such an international event. Having visited a restoration shop in Kolkata, I have to mention that the quality of workman-ship. Given the equipment that they have, it is amazing and absolutely first

class. It is obviously driven by a great deal of passion and pride.

India has a very rich motoring heritage dating back to 1897, when a resident of Calcutta, imported the first car into India which was a De Dion-Bouton. The following year there were four cars in Bombay. Jamshedji Tata an Indian pioneer industrialist, who founded the Tata Group, which has grown into Indias largest conglomer-ate company, owned one of them. Ratan Tata, who is the great grandson of the company founder and Chair-man Emeritus of Tata & Son, was at the Concours and enjoying a personal inspection of the cars on display as we performed our judging duties. Tata purchased Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford in 2008 for $2.6 billion. Im sure Mr. Tata enjoyed viewing the 1951 Jaguar MKV, its a pity there werent any old Series I Land Rovers present.

The Maharajas possessed an incred-ible purchasing power and only bought the finest products, particularly when it came to cars. A quarter of the Rolls-Royce production between 1912 and 1947 went to India.

Having lost a number of significantly important cars, the Indian Government put measures into place to protect their automotive heritage by eliminat-ing the export of cars from India. It is also extremely difficult to import a vehicle manufactured after Jan 1st 1950 into the country without being subjected to as much as 181 percent duty.

Manvendra was very successful

in persuading some of the diffident owners to display their automobiles, in some cases, vehicles that have not been publicly viewed before.

It is unique and it is Indias closest comparison to the most famous event in the world the Pebble Beach Con-cours dElegance. It is a comparatively young event, which focuses on Indias automotive heritage, unlike Pebble Beach. Vehicles are not shipped to India from all over the world because only vehicles from within India can enter. I hope that it remains that way because this is what makes it so special, celebrating the distinctiveness of Indias post-Independence automo-tive heritage. It gives people a chance to see some magnificent cars from the esteemed stables of Indian royal patrons and noted private collectors, who can be seen walking around the Polo field as others participate in the catered and afternoon high tea.Visit the picture gallery at drivewaybc.ca

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Temperance Foundation is seeking passionate, skilled, personable volunteers, conscious in healthy living choices to join its board. A two-year commitment is required and meetings are held three to four times per year.

Victoria International Kite Festival would welcome volunteers for the family-fun event, on May 29-31 at Clover Point. Positions include information booth, field marshals, and traffic directors.

Phoenix Human Services Association is looking for volunteer mentors for its supported employment program. Mentors help adults who have developmental disabilities succeed at their jobs, until they can work independently. The job site and environment may vary to include customer service, restaurant, janitorial, mechanical, hospitality or office.

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to a car, like to meet people, and are looking for a volunteer opportunity, Beacon Community Services would like to hear from you. The organization receives more than 3,200 requests for medical drives annually.

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is looking for organizing committee members. Roles include fundraising coordinator, run day program coordinator and volunteer coordinator.

Cycle of Life Tour is looking for volunteers to assist with the tour, which takes place on July 25-26. Positions include check in, gear drop off, support vehicle drivers, camp set up and tear down, meal service crew, first aid, bike repair, road marshals, etc.

Do you like working with seniors? Leading activities? Getting out in the community and seeing the sites? If so, Glenwarren Lodge would love to have you as a volunteer. Glenwarren Lodge is looking for passionate volunteers to lead the carpet bowling activity and to support community outings.

Kite fest offers visual feastIf youre told to go

fly a kite next weekend, dont be offended.

The second annual Victoria International Kite Festival presents fliers from around the world and across Greater Victoria May 29 to 31 at the Bay Centre and at Clover Point.

The festival features a variety of activities from kids kite-making, special demonstrations by professional fliers, a general public fly zone and an international food village.

It was quite some-thing to see so many in the community come out and enjoy our inau-gural event, said John Vickers, executive director.

I think kite flying is something many can relate to and to see so many children partici-pate in all the fun was just terrific.

Among the many participants this year is U.S. kite flier Dale Ray who has one of the con-tinents largest collec-tions of giant kites.

There will also be sin-gle line, multi-line and quad-line kite demon-strations by both local and visiting fliers and special performances by Americas Got Talent kite flier Connor Doran.

Doran, who has epi-lepsy, is performing on behalf of HeadWay, Victoria Epilepsy and

Parkinsons Centre, the festivals charity.

Vickers says he is also looking for-ward to the Kites with Lights which drew rave reviews in 2014. He expects many more kite fliers to participate in the night event this year at Clover Point at 9:30 p.m. on Friday,

May 29. Opening cere-monies are at The Bay Centre at noon Friday.

Events return to Clo-ver Point on May 30 and 31, beginning at 9 a.m.

For more information on the festival, please go online to victoria-kitefestival.com.

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Kites of all shapes and sizes take centre stage at the annual Victoria International Kite Festival.


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Skills of a lumberjackBeth Eagles of Victoria, pulled from the audience, takes part in a sawing competition during a West Coast Lumberjacks show at the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair on May 16. The outdoor entertainment troupe is based in Courtenay.

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World Partnership Walk to happen at University of Victoria

Canadians across the country will be raising money and awareness of global poverty as part of the World Partnership Walk on May 31.

The local walk takes place at the University of Victoria and includes an easy walk, live entertainment and food.

The walk started just over three decades ago in Vancouver and has raised $90 million for international development programs and initiatives. For more info or to register, visit worldpartnershipwalk.com/en.

Still time to register for Dobber Golf Classic

The 21st annual Dobber Golf Classic tees off at the Cedar Hill Golf Course on June 5, and tickets are still available.

The $110 entry fee includes golf, roast beef buffet dinner and a quality prize for every golfer.

To register, please go online to gvshof.ca or raceonline.ca/events/details/?id=921.

Keb Dobson was a longtime CFAX sportscaster. Proceeds from the event go to local charities.

Rexall Foundation donates $20,000 to Victoria Hospitals Foundation

The Rexall Foundation recently made a $20,000 donation to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation to support the purchase of a ventilator for the neonatal intensive care unit.

The sophisticated piece of equipment helps infants breathe who are unable to do so on their own due to underdeveloped lungs.

Were proud to make a contribution that has such a positive impact on the most fragile babies in the NICU at Victoria General Hospital, said Atul Sachdeva, regional director for Rexall.

Giving back to the communities we serve is a priority for the Rexall Foundation, and we know this advanced ventilator can help hundreds of babies survive and grow to be strong and healthy children.

Every year more than 500 babies are born prematurely at Victoria General Hospital and require the high-level care provided in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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