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February 2016 VOL. 28 NO. 5<br />
STERLING STANFORD<br />
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS<br />
4 OUR <strong>FOCUS</strong> IS CHANGING<br />
After 28 years as a monthly, we’re going to decarbonize a bit.<br />
Leslie Campbell<br />
12 OPTION 10: OUR BEST BET TO AVOID SEWERCIDE?<br />
Fisheries Act requirements for sewage treatment in Victoria<br />
could be met for less than $200 million.<br />
David Broadland<br />
16 STANDOFF AT POLAK SPRINGS<br />
Shawnigan Lake residents dig in for a long fight to protect their water<br />
from a controversial contaminated soil landfill.<br />
Judith Lavoie<br />
18 WHOSE SECRET INSTRUCTIONS WASTED $100 MILLION?<br />
The likely cost of the unjustified firing of eight Ministry of Health researchers<br />
is staggering, yet no one has been held accountable.<br />
Alan Cassels<br />
20 TRANS MOUNTAIN OPPONENTS GET BOOST FROM FEDS<br />
How the National Energy Board found itself<br />
under attack by everyone in January.<br />
Briony Penn<br />
22 ILLUMINATING THE EVERYDAY<br />
Barbara Callow uses light to bring life to the painted form.<br />
Aaren Madden<br />
36 CALLING YOUR INNER GYPSY<br />
Swain on swing: The 5th Annual Victoria Django Festival.<br />
Mollie Kaye<br />
38 THE VALLEY<br />
Issues around policing and mental health lie at the heart of<br />
award-winning playwright Joan MacLeod’s work.<br />
Monica Prendergast<br />
40 NATURE IS FORECLOSING<br />
The Climate Nexus calls for a transformative discussion<br />
on adapting our life-support systems to climate change.<br />
Amy Reiswig<br />
editor’s letter 4<br />
readers’ views 6<br />
talk of the town 12<br />
palette 22<br />
the arts in february 26<br />
vibe 36<br />
curtain call 38<br />
coastlines 40<br />
urbanities 42<br />
natural city 44<br />
finding balance 46<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
“Fan Tan Alley” by Barbara<br />
Callow, 24 x 20. See<br />
story on page 22.<br />
Kim Sterling, FCPA, FCGA<br />
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42 SEWERCIDE<br />
Local politicians are bumbling toward a multi-billion-dollar<br />
sewage treatment plan the community doesn’t need.<br />
Gene Miller<br />
44 A BIRDING EVANGELIST’S BIG YEAR<br />
Knowing our fellow creatures inspires Ann Nightingale’s passion.<br />
Maleea Acker<br />
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A selection of desks now available<br />
at Bolen Books and Russell Books<br />
46 SNUGGLE UP WITH KOSELIGHET<br />
The yarn that keeps us knitted together, especially through winter.<br />
Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic<br />
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February 2016 • www.focusonline.ca<br />
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