Former Reform leader Preston Manning, who turns 62 on Thursday, will be in Victoria today as part of a private Canada West Foundation powwow on economic policy issues at Dunsmuir Lodge and Conference Centre. Mr. Manning is the Arthur J.E. Child Fellow at the foundation. Meanwhile, former caucus mate Deborah Grey begins her Vancouver Island campaign tour. A copy of her itinerary, obtained by Public Eye, indicates CBC television reporter Gregor Craigy will be covering Ms. Grey's visit while she mainstreets with Victoria Conservative candidate Logan Wenham in Oak Bay Village between 11:15 and noon. A half-hour interview with CKNW in Vancouver is scheduled to start at 1:15.