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Memories of Christmas pastChristine van ReeuwykNews Staff

Oak Bay Mayor Nils JensenThe sense of smell plays a huge role in

the warm memories of Christmases past for Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

“As a child one of the things I remember is the wonderful traditional Danish Christmas Eve that my family enjoyed. We would get dressed up … it was just such an important gathering,” he said. “My fondest memory is the smell and the joy and the tradition of it. You knew to expect it every year. It was so wonderful, it was a time before cellphones and cable so we could just focus on the four of us in the family.”

Dinner was special food served only at that time year, pork with crackling, red cabbage and “wonderful” glazed potatoes.

“It’s the aroma of Christmas, all intermingled with the smell of a fresh tree. It was a time when my brother and I and mom and dad would sit down to a quiet family dinner and give thanks for our wonderful bounties.”

That tree featured real candles, though they weren’t lit

“It was a Danish tradition to light them, but living in apartments in those days, we thought best not to.”

Nowadays Jensen blends Danish and Canadian traditions, celebrating a quiet Christmas Eve with a gift or two followed by the early morning rise to more presents the next day.

Oak Bay’s own Hockey Sweater Story

Similar to the youngster in The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier, Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen didn’t sport the traditional Canadiens garb of other kids

in his Montreal neighbourhood. The difference is, he was pretty happy about it.

“We’d only been a few years in Canada, I would have been about eight or nine and I had really taken to hockey. In those days in Montreal you played outdoors.

“We were on the rink pretty well every day. Our lives took place in three areas: school, home and on the outdoor hockey rink.

“All the kids had Montreal Canadiens

outfits. I happened to become a follower of

the New York Rangers. I just thought they were wonderful. One year I got all of the outfit for New York Rangers – socks, pants, right down to the toque. I loved going to the rink in that outfit. It certainly drew attention to me when I

was out playing hockey.”“When I read that book

to my children it brought back many memories, but

very different. In my case … I was attracted to the New

York Rangers for some unexplainable reason… maybe it was because they had a goalkeeper named Gump [Worsley].”

Oak Bay Fire Capt. Rob Kivell Crafting Christmas during down time

at the fire hall is an ongoing tradition, at least in Oak Bay.

Oak Bay Fire Capt. Rob Kivell harkens back

to about 15 years ago when he was

unexpectedly called in to work overtime on Christmas Eve.

“I remember when my girls were very young they were very excited about getting an air hockey game,”

Kivell recalls. The girls

expected a fully assembled air hockey

table to appear Christmas morning, and the game plan was to assemble it the night before.

“I got called in to work overtime so I

couldn’t work on it. So I actually brought it to work and the guys helped me in their spare time.

“The guys all ended up chipping in and we got it built really

quickly. I was able to get

it home in the morning before they

got up and it all worked out fine,” he says, adding

with a laugh, “No one cried. I didn’t have to put it together while they were there.”

It’s not unusual for a shift to pull together for their teammates, working as Santa’s helpers.

“We’ve done that often as a team so Christmas morning isn’t ruined,” Kivell says. “Sometimes you have to work Christmas Eve or Christmas Day so you’re just always trying to stay ahead of the game.”

Oak Bay Police Chief Andy BrintonOne of Oak Bay Police Chief Andy

Brinton’s fondest Christmas memories was when he first started out in policing and came west to British Columbia.

“I was young and in my first posting of Gibsons Landing. Being the junior man, it was understood I would be working Christmas Day and the married officers would have the day to be with their families. It was a bit surreal, that first Christmas away from home in the Maritimes. I remember making the rounds to all the other officers’ homes and being invited to be part of their family traditions, watching their kids opening gifts, and taking part in probably five Christmas dinners that day. Not bad for a single guy cooking for himself for the first time.

“This tradition continued for the next few years I was stationed there, with members of the community opening their homes to me too. So what stands out from those days? Being welcomed

into the close-knit policing family and the small-town hospitality of that little community. Not a lot unlike Oak Bay.”

Oak Bay High principal Dave ThomsonMy mom passed away recently just

as the Christmas season was gaining momentum. Sadness and recollection brought a memory flooding back as I celebrate her life.

It was December of 1965. My father, a man who always sought change and a bit of adventure, had decided that our family should relocate from Ontario to B.C.

The plan: Travel by road across Canada, in the dead of winter. All we needed was a 1947 International three-ton truck to carry our belongings. Like a pioneer family a century before, we just traded horses for horsepower.

My brother and I … and our family dog rode in a cozy little compartment that my dad had constructed right behind the cab. We were equipped with a catalytic heater and a Radio Shack intercom to stay in touch with Mom, Dad and my little sister up front.

Our adventure started on Dec. 21 and after two nights in out-of-the-way northern Ontario towns like White River and Wawa, we reached Winnipeg. Mom insisted on a travel break for Christmas. It was 30 below and snowing lightly, but our motel was warm, clean and welcoming. The pioneers never had that.

One might think this was a less than enjoyable Christmas for

three children, but nothing could be further from

the truth. Mom, like she always did, made Christmas special. Little gifts tucked away, a book and a Christmas dinner unlike any other made it all work.

As the oldest, my siblings made me responsible for our end of the bargain. Squirrelled away in

the inside pocket of my winter coat was a copper

bracelet for Mom and a tie pin for Dad, dutifully wrapped

a week earlier by a wonderful lady from Woolworth’s. My brother, sister and I were thrilled to surprise them with our gifts.

We still had a week of travel ahead before arriving in Victoria on New Year’s Eve, but Christmas 1965 was a memory I will never lose and always cherish.

Thanks Mom. Rest in peace.

Prominent Oak Bay citizens reflect back on holidays gone by

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In case you missed the outcome of the latest United Nations climate change conference in Lima, Peru, it was another costly, embarrassing failure.

This one is likely to be remembered mostly for a staggeringly stupid stunt by Greenpeace employees, who were threatened with prosecution for defacing the Nazca Lines, a world heritage site in the Peruvian desert.

These vast 1,500-year-old petroglyphs, visible from space, are among the great mysteries of archaeology. “Time for a change!” blared huge yellow letters dragged across the sacred site by paid protesters trampling the delicate terrain. I’ll say it’s time for a change, starting with scratching Greenpeace off your Christmas card list.

Earlier there was the spectacle of Canada’s national media, reflexively denouncing Ottawa’s supposed inaction on greenhouse gases after U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a surprise climate agreement with China in advance of Peru.

“Over to you, Mr. Prime Minister,” chirped CBC anchor Wendy Mesley, joining other TV networks in falsely portraying the U.S. deal as a breakthrough.

This non-binding gesture soon produced many cartoons, one of which shows Obama stripped to his underwear in a poker game with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who

is surrounded by a pile of chips and an American flag.

The U.S.-China announcement served as a preview of Peru, where developing countries would again refuse any substantive restrictions on their fuel use. China graciously agreed to continue ramping up its world-leading greenhouse gas emissions until 2030, while lame-duck Obama pretended he could commit the U.S. to further reductions.

Between them, the U.S. and China account for about half of global human-caused carbon emissions. Due mostly to the surge from China and India, Canada’s share has fallen from two per cent to 1.5, which should help put all those “tar sands” protests into perspective.

Days later, Environment Canada released its latest national emission statistics, an event ignored by most media.

“Between 2005 and 2012, total Canadian GHG emissions decreased by 5.1 per cent, while the economy grew by 10.6 per cent over the same period,” the report states.

B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak joined the throngs who jetted to Lima. There she met officials from California and other U.S. states to re-announce their modest efforts to put a price on carbon emissions. TV anchors and other wide-eyed innocents might have been left

with the mistaken impression that the huge U.S. petroleum industry is cutting back, when in fact it has grown enormously thanks to shale oil and gas production.

And California continues to produce, by its own state government measure, the most carbon-intensive heavy crude in North America.

Overshadowing all of this is the drop in the world price of oil, mainly the result of Saudi Arabia flooding the market in an effort to push competitors out of business. In the latest sign of the U.S. public’s lack of interest in reducing emissions, sales of larger vehicles immediately spiked up as gasoline prices fell.

I’m still receiving criticism for a recent column in which I declared myself an “agnostic” on human-caused global warming. Agnostic means searcher, and my search has continued for real signs of climate change and its potential causes.

Our glaciers are receding, no question, but the current trend started around the 1850s, when a sport utility vehicle had one horsepower in leather harness and B.C. was about to be declared a British colony.

But amid the noise, there is serious evidence being put forward that our province is undergoing a climate shift with major consequences. And there are calls for action.

I’ll discuss that next week.Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter

and columnist for Black Press.

Climate talks end 2014 in disarray

Debt a hangover from holiday giving

This is not a good time to be looking for a parking spot at the mall.

The final days before Christmas can be a harried, stressful time for shoppers seeking that perfect gift to place under the tree.

For many, it can also be too much for their bank accounts to bear.

According to the Bank of Montreal, 11 per cent of Canadians expect to go into debt to pay for their holiday spending.

A survey last year by Investors Group said almost one in

four Canadians felt helpless trying to control their spending during the holiday season, and 68 per cent of those over spenders admitted their lack of fiscal discipline over Christmas reflects how they handle their money the rest of the year.

Of course retailers, banks and credit card companies are only too quick to exploit the pleasure we get from shopping.

Stores trumpet deals for no money down, no payments for 12 months, then bury the costs of such transactions, or the interest rate if the balance isn’t fully paid, in minuscule fine print.

Banks extend lines of credit, float loans against home equity.

Credit card companies expect only minimal monthly payments to maintain your standing. Some even send blank cheques, urging recipients to use them “like cash.”

All to keep us spending. We’re only too happy to oblige.

BMO says we’ll spend an average of $1,517 each this holiday season.

Sadly, too many can’t afford to spend that much; 31 per cent of Canadians surveyed by Investors Group said they’re concerned by their excessive spending. Another 18 per cent said their holiday season is ruined by their worries over how to pay for their indulgences.

When it comes to holiday shopping, it’s often a case of short-term pleasure followed by long-term pain.

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

A total of 11 per cent of Canadians expect to go into debt to pay for holiday spending

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Taxpayers have a stake in sewage treatmentJack Hull is correct

in stating that there is misinformation swirling around the sewage treatment project, however, we differ in stating from which side this misinformation is emanating.

I have references to scientific studies that show that tertiary treatment followed by advanced oxidation (UV+ peroxide) treatment does eliminate the vast majority of soluble chemicals that would be present in the effluent as opposed to such advanced oxidation of effluent from secondary treatment.

Mr. Hull is also correcting my previous statement that the CRD proposal would use 50-year-old technology, compared to much more modern tertiary treatment with superior membrane filtration used at Dockside Green. In my letter of Nov. 11, I was comparing the secondary sewage treatment system, that originated in the early 20th century, and by 1930, this activated sludge treatment was becoming the predominant process used around the world. The processes incorporated in the CRD proposal for McLoughlin Point that he alludes to are just enhancements to this old process and I would

compare it to putting lipstick on a pig.

I agree with Mr. Hull’s calculation of 7-8 decentralized plants we would need for the required capacity of 216 megalitres/day in our region, however, I do not agree with his cost calculation. According to extensive research data analyzed by RITE plan advocates, the cost of each plant with a capacity of 25 megalitres/day would be about $50 million, or $400 million for eight such plants. This is based on the costs of several representative existing and working tertiary treatment plants.

If the experienced professionals Mr. Hull is referring to will be providing us, the public that is paying the bills, with trustworthy data on the costs and available modern technologies, there won’t be any need to be discounting their expertise. Furthermore, I would not be so quick to discount the valuable input of an informed and interested public that may need to be keeping tabs on the qualified and experienced professionals that have over many years got us to the stalemate we are now facing at the cost of $60 million with nothing to

show for it. I agree that we cannot

retrofit our home pipes with the purple ones for reclaimed water overnight, however, if the reclaimed water will be available in various neighbourhoods, new constructions can start incorporating them, as is the case at Dockside Green. I would be willing to retrofit my home with the purpose pipes if it were available on my street. I think it is safe to say that the reclaimed water would also be useful for watering gardens and parks and golf courses.

And perhaps the most important and immediate benefit of tertiary treated and advanced oxidized reclaimed water would be that we would not have to discharge the chemicals, superbugs, micro-plastics and micro-fibres into the ocean anymore, which is the primary reason why both the federal and provincial governments require us to build the treatment plants. In fact, we would be discharging much cleaner reclaimed water into the ocean than what the McLoughlin Point plant would have done.

The reason is that bacteria, superbugs, micro-plastics and micro-fibers would be removed in the membrane

filtration process and the advanced oxidation would disinfect the effluent and remove the vast majority of remaining soluble chemicals.

I would suggest that truly thinking outside the CRD box would likely save us at least $300 million while building eight decentralized, modern tertiary treatment plants with advanced oxidation, followed by safe disposal and energy recovery from the sludge in one or two gasifier plants. I think that the CRD waste of $60 million with nothing to show for it in five years is the true benchmark to which all other options will be compared.

I think that Mr. Hull, as a taxpayer in Oak Bay, won’t have to lose any sleep over the cost overruns, because I am fully confident that the new plan will cost less than his now defunct McLoughlin Point plan.

In closing, I think it is important that public consultation and public supervision takes place right from the beginning and all along the process as to avoid the waste of time and money hoisted upon the taxpayers of the region by the professionals and the directors of the CRD.

Thomas MalerVictoria

Blasting poses risk

In the Dec. 10 Oak Bay News article “Blasting forces Oak Bay family from home”, Mayor Nils Jensen was quoted as saying, “I’m told it’s happened 18 times over the last 25-plus years so it’s extremely rare. We’ve never heard about anything of that nature before.” The incident he was referring to was not about wayward falling rocks or cracked plaster, which are rare with modern blast techniques, but an incident of deadly carbon monoxide gas being forced into a family home by blasting on the next-door lot.

The mayor’s offhand comment was extremely irresponsible because it may lull neighbours of a blasting site into a false sense of security. In truth, anyone living near a blasting site must remain vigilant, for their very lives depend on it. The release of poisonous gas by blasting is not a rarity as the mayor would have us believe, but a chemical certainty. Every blast creates huge volumes of gases under extreme pressure, including carbon monoxide. Some of it is pushed up into the air, and some of it is pushed down and along through underground fissures, faults and pipes.

Carbon monoxide is a deadly, invisible, odourless, tasteless gas ... a silent and quick killer. The only rare thing about the spread of carbon monoxide underground by blasting, is how rarely it is detected. This rare detection comes in two forms ... due to a carbon monoxide sensor near a

floor drain, or by an emergency room physician. Rare only because most people do not have carbon monoxide sensors in their basements, and because people are rarely in their basements when the blasting occurs.

Because of the innocent families who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes in Quebec in the 1990s, scientific investigations were carried out and recommendations were made to mines, blasting companies and civic governments. For instance, in West Vancouver the blasting bylaw is a 16-page technical document which ensures that safeguards are in place before any blasting permit is issued. In comparison, Oak Bay doesn’t even have a specific blasting bylaw to protect our lives ... just a brief subsection tacked onto the permit bylaw.

Until a bylaw is enacted in Oak Bay that is at least as comprehensive as West Vancouver’s, and until that new bylaw assures more safety for all of us, all blasting within 100 meters of any occupied building should be postponed. The incident that caused the mayor’s quote is clear proof of this.

Children innocently playing in their own home could have died.

Stephen BowkerOak Bay

Culling method inhumaneIf, as the mayor of Oak Bay insists,

there is an over population of deer

in this community, then in the name of safety a population reduction is in order.

However, the killing means to be employed by Oak Bay is wrong. It is not humane as has been stated by many and extremely cruel. Would the mayor do it to his dog?

The only humane way would be to have a sharpshooter in place, as has been done in many states and most recently in Hamilton Ont.

If Oak Bay has to change the bylaws then do it. A sharpshooter in a tall stand could shoot down at the deer and hopefully have an instant kill. To trap it, then fight it to the ground before shooting it in the head is not right. The mayor talks humane, then let it be humane, not in a trap. As to an over population, show us the facts.

Arthur RemingtonOak Bay

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Oak Bay council approved awarding contracts to keep public works in goods and equipment rentals. They approved W.A. Jones and Sons for backhoe rental at a rate of $81.90 an hour. Lopeter Trucking Ltd was awarded the tandem truck rental tender at $45.02 an hour, and Mid-Island Aggregate (2013) Ltd. the gravel supply contract with a projected annual cost of $123,674. Butler Brothers Supplies was awarded the Ready Mix Concrete tender. All were based on the lowest bid.

The tender bids for the Backhoe and Ready Mix Concrete were higher than previous years, adding $8,000 and $5,000 in estimated total costs respectively. The truck rental is 4.5 per cent lower

than the previous year, or $2,000 in estimated total costs, and the gravel supply tender is also lower by more than $5,000. The net increase to estimated total costs will be about 2.3 per cent or $6,000.

Recycling renewed for another year Carnarvon Park will see plastics recycling on

a monthly basis again next year, thanks to Oak Bay’s green committee.

Council approved the request from Pacific Mobile Depots Ltd. for the community recycling depot on the fourth Saturday of each month from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The recycling program started in October 2006.

Firemen chip inCouncil also OK’d the annual tree recycling

fundraiser event by the Oak Bay Firefighters Charitable Foundation in Fireman’s Park Jan. 3 and 4.

Grant requests get task forceOak Bay will create a grants criteria task force

consisting of two members of council and a member of the public.

The trio would recommend to Oak Bay council, through committee of the whole, criteria to be applied in considering the annual provision of grants to organizations serving the community of Oak Bay.

Councillors Kevin Murdoch and Tara Ney were appointed to the task force Dec. 15, with recommendations expected to the committee of the whole in March 2015.

Golden performanceOak Bay’s Nick Lapointe won two gold medals at the recent Para Can Am Swim Meet in Edmonton. Lapointe, who swims competitively with the Para Swim group of the Tyee Aquatic Club that trains out of Crystal Pool, won gold in both the 100-metre and 200m backstroke.

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Oak Bay Police continue to investigate after a Dec. 17 armed robbery.

A lone male walked into the Oak Bay Gold, Silver and Coin shop at 2029 Oak Bay Ave. just before 5 p.m. and demanded cash from the business owner who was working alone in the store. The thief produced a weapon and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man, roughly 35 to 40

years old, five-foot-eight or nine inches tall and weighing 175 to 180 pounds. He’s described as clean shaven with a round face and wearing a green utility-style jacket with a white and blue scarf. He was also described as walking with a slight limp.

A Saanich Police canine unit was also on scene but unable to deploy due to heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The store owner was not injured during the incident.

The 2014 IEOA Truck Light Convoy and Food Drive lit up the Avenue and broke records for food collection Dec. 6.

The Island Equipment Owner Association convoy stops to collect food at municipal hall, and the community came through with 2,200 pounds worth of food, a new record, according to the Oak Bay Business Improvement Association. Residents

also donated just over $1,000 which will go towards much-needed items over the winter season.

They also set a new Santa photo record, which raised $213 to go toward Oak Bay Fire Department non-essential equipment.

Visit visitoakbayvillage.ca for more BIA events, including a list of winners of the window decorating contest.

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Edith Loring-Kuhanga hopes her experience of reconciling adverse workplaces will prove useful as the new Greater Victoria School District chair.

Initially, Loring-Kuhanga had no intention of running for the position of chair; she only wanted to bring a voice to the table she felt was missing.

Eventually her fellow United 61 team members convinced her she was the right person for the job.

“Out of the five of us with the United coalition, I’ve got the most experience as a school trustee,” said Loring-Kuhanga, who spent three years as a trustee in Saanich before her three years on the Greater Victoria school board. “They

were looking at who has the experience of building teams and working in very complex situations.”

The board has a history of being divisive, with five of the nine current trustees being part of the United 61 team. Loring-Kuhanga said she will work toward creating cohesiveness among all board members.

“I’ve went into easily 100 organizations [with] my consulting business [First Nations Training and Consulting Services] . . . that were really struggling with their board and gone in there and address[ed] the issues and [brought] people together.”

Now, the challenge will be doing the same with her own board.

“I’m not too proud to be able to say that I’ve made

mistakes, but now we need to work together on the best interests of the district and move forward,” said Loring-Kuhanga. “I really want people to focus on the issues and not the personalities.”

Deborah Nohr, SD 61 trustee and United 61 member, nominated Loring-Kuhanga as chair because of her extensive experience.

“She brings such a tremendous skill-set and perspective,” said Nohr. “She has a very solid and effective leadership style.”

Diane McNally, another SD 61 trustee, also supported the Loring-Kuhanga’s nomination.

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Estevan Village visit this holiday season. The jolly old elf took a few minutes for a cuppa tea and short interview.

Q: What are your

plans for visiting Oak Bay this year?

A: Oak Bay is notorious for fabulous but narrow chimneys, so I’ll probably have to grease up

my boots. But the children do leave the best cookies in Oak Bay.

Q: What is your favourite snack?

A: I’m partial to any

kind of ginger snap or sugar cookies, not so much chocolate chip. Out of politeness I take a bite out of every cookie and a sip of milk. Sometimes there’s eggnog which is a treat. Kids are very creative these days, there are lots of juice boxes which are a nice travel treat, take and go.

Q: Any unusual toy requests this year?

A: Children are really into the electronics this year. The elves have to work hard and we try not to bring in too many non-North Pole-ians this year. The elves are not the best with electronics but

they work hard. Q: What kind of

reception do the reindeer get in Oak Bay?

A: There are dogs and cats and racoons that respond with a bit of alarm when the reindeer land on a roof. But the reindeer have a bit of a rapport with most of the pets in Oak Bay. The reindeer are a bit of celebrities in their own right.

Q: What’s your favourite part about Christmas?

A: I have a bit of a sweet tooth so it’s really all about the special baking around the world. In the Middle East the

kids leave out their version of baklava … North American kids love to leave sugar cookies but sometimes it’s noodles, a fortune cookie or tabouleh salad.

Q: Do you get a holiday?

A: One week. It starts Boxing Day. I watch a lot of Christmas movies, Elf and Miracle on 34th Street, of course, and spend a good portion of the day watching the Yule log. There are funny postcards of Santa on the beach somewhere but it’s not true.

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In the 1840s and ‘50s there was conflict at Fort Victoria between the early Hudson’s Bay Company men over the issue of whether they ought to have Christmas Day off as a holiday.

The HBC men of the fort were divided, more or less, into two groups: one was the lower-ranking French-Canadian Catholic contingent of experienced fur traders and trappers, and one was a higher-ranked, mainly Scottish Protestant officer class.

The French Canadians embraced Christmas and all its merry traditions and were staunchly in favour of having the day off.

The Scots, on the other hand, were reluctant to permit it, as they were mainly Presbyterian and their Calvinist doctrine bade that they only observe feast days that were specifically mentioned in the Bible.

There is, of course, no scriptural support for Dec. 25 as the actual birthday of Jesus Christ, and it is entirely accepted by scholars that this

date was chosen by the church as Christ’s feast day as it corresponded with pre-existing “pagan” holy days that centred around the winter solstice. That way, people who converted would be keeping the same calendar, just worshipping a different deity. It made for an easier transition.

Pre-Christian cultures around the world celebrated

the solstice with feasts and rituals, from Juul in Scandinavia, to Saturnalia in ancient Rome, to Chaomos, which is still marked today by the Kalasha people of Pakistan.

The First Nations people here in

Victoria also marked the solstice season, and the early journals from the fort record the smoke from great fires and the sound of the drums and dances echoing across the harbour from the Songhees village.

The majority of Catholics and Anglicans won out at Fort Victoria and were given the day off, though it normally devolved into a drunken mess. Many men spent the night and Boxing Day in the

brig of one of the fort’s bastions, sleeping it off.

The Presbyterian tradition in the meantime was to treat Dec. 25 as if it were any other day. Indeed between the 16th and mid-19th centuries, Christmas was rarely acknowledged in Scotland, and certainly not by the Kirk (church). Instead, the Scots at home and even here in Fort Victoria preferred to celebrate Hogmanay at the new year instead.

The origin of the word Hogmanay is debatable. It seems to be related to the Viking tradition of Yule, whose preceding feast was called ‘Hoggo-naut’ and it echoes a Norman tradition of going around door to door and giving out gifts on

the last day of the year. This is but one of myriad potential etymologies from languages including Anglo-Saxon, French, Gaelic and Norse.

The core of the tradition is to gather with friends and loved ones, and to exchange gifts and food. A feeling of welcome is the most important part of the night, but there are all sorts of wonderful superstitious rituals that go along with

Hogmanay, like clearing the

ashes from your fire and throwing them out, or cleaning your house before midnight, or ensuring that all your debts are clear before you start the new year.

All these little traditions have the same theme (as did the ancient pagan rituals of solstice) of starting with a clean slate and a fresh perspective when embarking on the new solar cycle.

My favourite old

Hogmany ritual is that of “first-footing”. For good luck, you were meant to ensure that the first foot through your door after midnight of New Year’s was male, dark complexioned and bearing symbolic gifts of whisky, salt, black bun, shortbread and coal.

Pre-Christian (and not a few Christian) Scots celebrated Hogmanay by lighting bonfires and parading through town in cattle skins. The famous swinging fireballs seen in modern festivals in towns across Scotland continue the tradition today, as does the primal sense of shared celebration, which has served to cement familial and community bonds for millenia.

There are regional variations to the celebration across the country, but all contain the same core themes. The Presbyterians of the 16th through 20th centuries would not necessarily have

embraced all of these ancient rituals, but at least the convivial gatherings, gift giving and sense of togetherness would have been observed.

With the 20th century the Presbyterian church began to include a Christmas service more frequently in its liturgical calendar, though today there are some congregations that still do not observe Dec. 25.

In Fort Victoria, the Songhees, Presbyterian, Catholic and Anglican people may not have observed the exact same holiday, with the exact same name, but the rituals, metaphors, stories and timings of these festivals had an awful lot in common: messages of renewal, light and community.

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Wednesday, Dec. 24Christmas Eve Candlelighting

Service from 7-8 p.m. at the Centre for Inspired Living, 380 Cook St. Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with this one-hour service of beautiful music, a candlelighting ceremony to symbolize the power of light in the darkness and a unique presentation of the Christmas message of love.

A Child’s Christmas in Wales presented by Vox Humana Chamber Choir. Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora St., 2:30 p.m. Admission free.

Carols in the Candelight, Christmas pageant. First Metropolitan Chruch, 6:45 p.m. (A shorter family service for those with young children will also be held at 4:30 p.m.). Info: firstmetvictoria.com.

Thursday, Jan. 1Join Oak Bay council for a

community walk (4km) leaving from the Oak Bay Recreation Centre lobby, 1975 Bee St. at 12:30 p.m. then meet and greet with the mayor and council in the Upstairs Lounge – coffee and tea provided from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Government House New Year’s Day Levée, 1401 Rockland Ave., 10 a.m. to noon. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to avoid a long line-up.

A Viennese New Years by Victoria Symphony at Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. at 2:30 p.m.

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New Year’s Day tradition celebrating the romantic Vienna of Johann Strauss and his contemporaries.

Saturday, Jan. 3The 5th Garry Oak Scouts

will be holding their annual bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout north Oak Bay. All proceeds go to the 5th Garry Oak Scouts.

Chip in for the Kids Christmas tree recycle. The B.C. Lions Society’s helps you dispose of your Christmas tree in an environmentally-friendly way at one of six recycling depots: Broadmead Village Shopping Centre, Save-on-Foods at Fort and Foul Bay, Westshore Town Centre, University Heights Shopping Centre, Sooke Home Hardware and Tillicum Shopping Centre.

Qristina and Quinn Bachand pre-release CD party 7:30 p.m. Oak Bay United Church - 1355 Mitchell Street. Tickets $15 advance | $20 at the door available at Lyle’s Place, Ivy’s Bookshop, Long & McQuade and online at beaconridgeproductions.com. Official release in Scotland Jan. 16.

Thursday, Jan. 8If I can Dream at McPherson

Playhouse at 7:30 p.m.. Stephen Michael Kabakos captures an authentic portrayal of Elvis Presley. Tickets are $43 at rmts.bc.ca

Saturday, Jan. 10

Esquimalt Recreation Open House 527 Fraser St., 8:30 a.m. to noon. Info: 250-412-8500.

Sunday, Jan. 17Abbamania with Night

Fever/The BeeGees at McPherson Playhouse 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $47 at rmts.bc.ca

Snowed In Comedy Tour with four international comedians at the Royal Theatre. Returning is Arj Barker, Dan Quinn, and MC Craig Campbell with new performer Paul Myrehaug.

Tickets are $40 at rmts.bc.ca

Sunday, Jan. 25Jack and the Beanstock a

concert for kids at 2:30 p.m. Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. Join Dandi Productions and the Victoria Symphony for this wildly entertaining concert providing plenty of unexpected twists, and a constant parade of inspired theatrics. Tickets start at $20.

Friday, Jan. 30Oak Bay Art Club show opens

at Goward House Society, 2495 Arbutus Road and runs weekdays to Feb. 25. Everyone welcome to the free opening reception Sunday, Feb. 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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For the second year running Oak Bay’s Liam Stanley has won the

Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year Award.

Stanley, 17, is in his fourth year with the program and was honoured by the Canada Para Soccer coaching staff.

“We had a number of players who

arguably could have been awarded this honour but Liam’s dedication sets him apart,” said head coach Drew Ferguson. “He is doing 100 per cent of the things he needs to do to improve and that’s what makes him player of the year.”

Throughout 2014, Stanley continuously showed his quality at training camps, competitions and, above all, in his off-field work. At the America Cup, his defensive abilities were instrumental in helping Canada secure a fourth-place finish and a berth in next year’s CP-ISRA World Championships.

Ferguson said Stanley’s ability to handle big game pressure is another reason why he was selected.

“His understanding of the game is continuously growing, and even against more experienced opponents, he’s able to read the game and get the tackles in that win back the ball to help transition into the attack.”

These attributes will serve the team well in 2015, where it will not only compete in the CP-ISRA World Championships (July 13-28) but also in the Para Pan Am Games (Aug. 7-15).

Canada’s Para Soccer Team consists of players with cerebral palsy as well as those recovering from a stroke or head injury with similar symptoms. The team plays seven-a-side soccer, as managed by the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association.

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Stanley repeats as player of the year

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Liam Stanley rushes down field in a match with Venezuela at the America Cup in September. Stanley has again been named the Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year.

Oak Bay product named top Canadian Para Soccer player

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