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Highlands eyes first tax hike in 15 years Charla Huber News staff
Highlands residents may see a tax increase this year, the first one in 15 years. A potential tax increase would ultimately be part of a domino effect from increases made in the West Shore Parks and Recreation budget, and falling construction revenue in Highlands. Highlands has been asked to contribute $185,259 to the recreation centre, a nearly 7.5 per cent increase from last year. “This has been one of the bigger hits that council has to face,” said Chris Coates, the district administrator. In past years the District used funds from other sources, such as the construction of Hannington Creek Estates, a residential subdivision, to cover extra costs. With that project nearly finished and no new large construction projects in the works, additional revenue will be gone, Coates explained. “When you look into the future, the costs of operations are not going down, they are going up,” Coates said. Increasing requisitions from the recreation centre and other issues such as road maintenance will be adding more costs to Highlands taxpayers. The amount of this year’s possible tax increase isn’t yet known — the District budget hasn’t been set. “(Fourteen) years in a row without no tax increase is something that is not sustainable,” Coates said. Coun. Ken Williams, who sits on the rec centre board of directors, said compared to municipalities across Greater Victoria, Highlands contributes significantly less than others to recreation. PLEASE SEE: Highlands, Page A10
(Front) Charlie Crenna, 99, needed help clearing his driveway so his caregivers could get to his home during a snowstorm in January. (Left to right) Ed Bennington, Jeremy Clare and Vince Santucci used tractors and shovels to clear the snow to lend a helping hand. Charla Huber/News staff
Volunteers team up for seniors Metchosin emergency program, community house work to keep vulnerable people safe Charla Huber New staff
When heavy snow blanketed Metchosin in January, a number of seniors needed help, including 99-year-old Charlie Crenna. Crenna doesn’t live alone, but snow made it so his round-the-clock caregivers could not get up or down his driveway. It was then that Ed Bennington received a call asking for help. He lives a short distance away and happens to be the “pod” co-ordinator for the District. Metchosin is
divided into 40 pods or areas, for emergency situations. “I have a little tractor and figured I’d see what I could do,” Bennington said. With his Kubota tractor he cleared as much snow as he could. With uneven terrain surrounding Crenna’s home, he couldn’t clear it all, but other neighbours stepped up to help. “This is just basically what you do. You look after the people in your neighbourhood,” Bennington said. “The whole idea of the pods is to check in on people.” Vince Santucci, Crenna’s neighbour brought his own small tractor to help and Crenna’s maintenance man Jeremy Clare and neighbour Brian Stewart helped with shovels. Crenna's friend Dennis Josephson came with a plow. Together the men cleared the snow around Crenna’s home. “It was really wonderful. I appreciated
it very much,” said Crenna, a director of senior care with the Metchosin Community Association. This welcome but ad hoc system of neighbours helping seniors is driving the community association and the Metchosin Emergency Program to work together on identifying and creating a list of seniors and other vulnerable people in the district. During recent storms, MCA board member Betty Hildreth and other volunteers opened up the Metchosin Community House for people whose homes lost power. But they also called and checked up on people they knew may be vulnerable during a storm. Meanwhile, other residents reached out for help though the Metchosin Emergency Program and the fire hall. PLEASE SEE: Snowed-in driveways, Page A6
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Proposed federal legislation that is drawing heat from privacy critics would bring policing tools in line with the other G8 nations, police officers in the Capital Region say. The federal government’s proposed Bill C-30, known as the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act, will soon be reviewed by a special committee before it returns to the House of Commons. If enacted, one component of the bill — which has sparked the most public outrage — would require Internet providers and cellphone companies to give inquiring police officers their customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and Internet protocol addresses. Currently, companies voluntarily turn over these details, without requiring a warrant, most of the time, Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews said publicly last week. But he said the process takes too long. Updated legislation would give investigators more time to track individuals posting online suicidal messages, said Oak Bay police Chief Mark Fisher. Investigators would also be better able to trace threats made over the Internet, as well as dropped 9-1-1 calls, he said. Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen said, “I can’t make a phone call and find out what your Internet browsing history is.” Police would still require a warrant to access that information, he said. Under the new legislation, police will be required to keep detailed records of their information requests, which can be audited at any time, Fisher noted. The Victoria Police Department declined to comment on the proposed legislation, but spokesperson Const. Mike Russell said, “VicPD does support Bill C-30.” RCMP policy is not to comment on any proposed legislation.
Crossing the Colwood crawl City aims to make Island Highway pedestrian friendly Edward Hill News staff
Colwood has its own answer to the riddle of “why did the chicken cross the road?” To eat at a restaurant or fastfood joint, to attend court, peruse car lots, or pump iron at the recreation centre — to get to the other side of Island Highway. Complementing its plan to build sidewalks and bike lanes, Colwood is also moving on installing a crosswalk across the busy five-lane road, ideally by the end of March. The City wants to give pedestrians an option other than crossing at Wale Road-Ocean Boulevard, or dangerously jaywalking across five lanes of relatively high-speed traffic. The roadway has no pedestrian crossing between the Great Canadian Casino and the intersection at Wale Road. Although torn by the idea of installing another set of traffic lights a few hundred metres north of Wale Road, Colwood council gave the green light to the crosswalk project, which is expected to come in at less than $300,000. Crosswalk money would come from a provincial LocalMotion grant which expires on March 31, Colwood’s developer charge cost fund and possibly the gas tax fund. The entire sidewalk, bike lane and crosswalk project is budgeted at $864,000, with $395,000 coming from the provincial grant, and the balance from developer charge costs and gas tax. Colwood plans to build a pedestrian island in the centre lane just south of the West Shore Parks and Recreation entrance, with two distinct crosswalks and separate signal lights, to limit the disruption of traffic. Colwood engineer Michael Baxter said the crosswalk traffic signal would be co-ordinated with lights at Island Highway and Wale Road-Ocean Boulevard, meaning traffic flowing north on a green light through the intersection would never meet a red light at the crosswalk.
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Colwood wants to build a split, signalized crosswalk on Island Highway to allow pedestrians better access to businesses. The design would block left hand turns into the courthouse. “It won’t go red unless Island Highway (light) is red for a while,” Baxter said. “We don’t expect any delays for straight-through traffic.” Councillors Rob Martin and Sherri Lukens worry that despite light co-ordination, the crosswalk will only exacerbate traffic congestion on the roadway already known as the “Colwood crawl.” “I understand it’s a safety issue, especially with Capital City Centre that road will only increase in traffic,” Martin said. “But adding a light is such a tough situation. I’m torn on the crosswalk.” “I’m not taken with the crosswalk either,” Lukens added. “I know it’s a safety issue, but for the amount it would be used, is it worth the expenditure?” Conversely, Coun. Cynthia Day doubts the crosswalk will increase traffic jams due to the signal light co-ordination, but it could help slow vehicles to the posted speed limit. She noted that local businesses will benefit by allowing patrons at the rec centre to cross the road safely. “Traffic is especially fast (on Island Highway). You are going slow if you’re doing 60 km/h,” Day said. “Slowing traffic to 50 km/h might add three minutes to your commute but it won’t impact your quality of life. You’ve got to build roads not just for cars, but
for people and businesses.” “The crosswalk is really important in terms of safety,” said Coun. Judith Cullington. “There’s been so many near misses, especially with youngsters.”
Conflict at the courthouse The position of the pedestrian island would eliminate left hand turns into Western Communities Courthouse, the only facility on that strip of Island Highway to be significantly impacted by the crosswalk. Baxter said the location is optimal for expected pedestrian traffic, mainly people walking from the recreation centre to restaurants across the road. “The way the road is built and the distance between driveways, where ever we put this crosswalk, someone will not get a ‘left in,’” Baxter said. “But this is the optimal place, the best place to put it. “We are building a city centre around a very difficult road,” he told council. “We’ve been going round and round trying to find a perfect solution. This is the best we’ve come up with.” The courthouse isn’t happy its clients will be restricted to entering from the north. Representatives from the Ministry of Justice and the owner of the building sent letters to Colwood indicating
their frustration about complicating vehicle access, and only recieving a few days notice before the proposal came to council. “There has been absolutely no notice from the City about its plans there,” said Delaine Carey, manager of Western Communities Courthouse. “This makes it very inconvenient for people from Langford, Colwood and the western communities to access a government building. “Certainly I understand the need (for a crosswalk). A number of people jaywalk and take their life into their hands,” she said. “I truly understand the need for public safety, but this makes it very difficult for our clients.” Carey also noted courthouse access already suffers due to the repositioning of the rec centre entrance. Opposing vehicles turning left from the centre lane often block each other from moving. Baxter said he has a tentative agreement with Jasmine’s Restaurant, next door to the courthouse, to connect the respective parking lots. He also noted that blocking access to a government building is less financially harmful than blocking access to a private business. “People can always choose to go to other businesses,” Baxter said. “There is no other competing courthouse nearby.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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The rusting E&N rail line will remain idle a little long after a federal transportation committee opted not to recommend upgrading the track. Last Thursday, York SouthWestson MP Mike Sullivan (NDP) asked the government to create a “rail infrastructure investment program” in this year’s federal budget, specifically citing the Victoria-to-Courtenay passenger line. Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison (NDP) also spoke at the meeting, pressing the need for the federal government to match $7.5 million pledged by the province to help repair the ailing E&N. “Having a functioning E&N is vital to helping alleviate commuter problems on the lower Island, particularly with hundreds of new jobs coming at Esquimalt dockyards,” Garrison said. “We need the E&N running so we can help these shipbuilders get to work.” The motion didn’t specify dollar figures. The federal committee voted down the program request, with the single Liberal and four NDP members out numbered by Conservatives. “I talked about why it was an important investment, important for passenger service, but also for freight and commuter rail in the future,” Garrison said. “This (money) is an important first step needed to get it going. “The committee doesn’t really understand how it works
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Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison (NDP) lobbied the federal transportation committee to commit funding to help upgrade the E&N tracks. The committee said no, but Garrison hopes the transportation minister will say yes. on Vancouver Island, none are from B.C.,” he added. The Island Corridor Foundation, the non-profit which owns the E&N rail line and corridor, estimates $15 million would allow it to upgrade the track and replace 104,000 rail ties between Victoria and Courtenay, allowing a few Budd cars to run again. It reckons $100 million would allow a major overhaul of the entire track and rail bridges. Had the transporation commitee approved the resolution, there is no guarantee the federal government would commit the money — the committee can only make recommendations.
Garrison argues the motion would have added pressure on Transportation Minister Denis Lebel to dedicate funding to the E&N in the upcoming federal budget, expected in the last week of March. “The idea is about trying to build a case here. We want the feds to match the money soon or we’ll miss the whole construction season.” On the bright side, he pointed out the minister has never said “no.” “The minister says they’re looking at it. They’ve never said ‘no.’ If they really didn’t want it, I think they would say so. I think it’s being actively considered.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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Finance Minister Kevin Falcon reviews his government's budget performance in the last decade, including the deficit forecast that quadrupled to $2 billion after the 2009 election. a review of the carbon tax program looks at the rate and offsetting income tax cuts. Falcon promised carbon tax relief soon for greenhouse operators, and hinted at additional help for other farmers. The cash-strapped government is putting surplus provincial assets up for sale starting next year, including a sevenhectare property north of Kelowna that was proposed for a new Okanagan correctional centre before a new site near Oliver was chosen. The budget also reveals a plan to sell B.C.'s liquor distribution system and warehouses to a private operator. Falcon called the move "an opportunity to get out of a business we don't have to be in," as well as a way to raise money. Falcon said the deal will protect union workers in the transition to a private wholesaler. Government retail liquor stores are not affected. Liquor and tobacco taxes will be adjusted to keep prices the same once the HST is phased out.
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NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston says. Ralston called Falcon’s target of two per cent spending growth for three years “unrealistic,” and motivated by a need to hold two by-elections this year and a general election in 2013. Ralston also questioned Falcon’s proposal to increase general corporate income tax rate by a point, but not until April 2014 and only if the government still needs the money by then. “When he was trying to win the HST campaign, he proposed an increase in general corporate taxation from 10 to 12 per cent,” Ralston said after Tuesday’s budget speech. “So when it’s politically advantageous, that prospect is dangled, but I don’t think they have any real intention of using that kind of taxation to meet the real revenue needs of the province.” Ralston also questioned the move to sell surplus provincial land, citing Falcon’s example of a Surrey property purchased 15 years ago for a hospital site. Ralston said one of the things he was looking for in Tuesday’s budget was a major initiative for skills training, to match up unemployed people with the growing number of high-skilled jobs that employers are struggling to fill.
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estraint has become a way of life for many Capital Region families who have seen their household costs rise while incomes fail to keep pace. So it should have come as no surprise that restraint was the word of the day when the B.C. government handed down its budget Tuesday. There were few frills in the document delivered by Finance Minister Kevin Falcon, one that promised to return the province’s books to the black by 2013-14, just in time for the next provincial election. Falcon’s budget promises to hold the line on program spending, freeze public-sector wages and sell off $700 million in provincial assets to begin to dig their way out. While the Liberal government is taking steps to get a handle on the province’s deficit — forecast at $969 million for the coming fiscal year — Capital Region families will have to tighten their belts just a little bit more. MSP premiums will rise for the fourth time since the 2009 election. The newest hit of four per cent, beginning in 2013, will take about $60 per year out of the pockets of a family of three or more. The budget delivered little, however, to stimulate the province’s fragile economy or open the door to the workforce for the unemployed. A $10,000 tax break for first-time homebuyers is only for new homes, providing little help to young couples cobbling their pennies together to get into the housing market — an even tougher challenge in the Greater Victoria market. And a $1,000 home renovation tax credit is only available to seniors. Eliminating those conditions for the tax breaks could have helped strengthen the softening housing market and opened up jobs in the construction sector. The move to transition B.C. from the harmonized sales tax back to the PST left the minister with some tough choices to make. This budget makes it clear Falcon wants to get those decisions out of the way now, saving the good news for next year’s pre-election budget. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Harbour and Esquimalt roads ver tried cycling across the aggravated the problem. Drivers Bay Street bridge? If not, let rerouted to the Bay Street bridge, me tell you, it’s terrifying. slowing down traffic there Passing a cyclist on the as well. narrow bridge is no easy And then there’s the feat as a driver, either. dreadful possibility that Walking is only slightly the deteriorating Johnson better. The bridge’s Street traffic bridge will solitary sidewalk, pressed suffer the same fate as the up against fast-moving rail bridge. traffic on the span’s south The city is counting side, makes for a pretty on it lasting until 2016, unpleasant stroll. when the new bridge The result of all this unfriendly infrastructure Roszan Holmen is expected to be completed, but I’m not is easy to see. 11th Hour confident. Almost nobody crosses Musings For all of these reasons, the bridge unless they’re I was a bit crushed to sitting comfortably in see the City of Victoria back away a vehicle. That’s especially true from its plan to add a cantilevered after dark. Add the slightly seedy multi-use trail to the Bay Street elements of Rock Bay’s industrial bridge, known formally as the Point park to the fact there are zero Ellice bridge. The project had been witnesses in sight and you’ve got a slotted into the city’s draft capital no-go zone. budget for 2011. This week, the All of these factors flashed updated budget document shows it through my mind the day the City of Victoria announced it was closing has been pushed back to 2016. It’s bad news for me as a Vic West the rail portion of the Johnson resident. But I think it also fails to Street Bridge due to an unexpected acknowledge the importance of the level of structural decay. bridge as one of only two routes to The out-of-the-blue closure back the downtown for the city’s fastestin April changed the dynamics growing neighbourhood. of rush-hour traffic quite a bit for Two major ongoing developments the 22,000 folks in Vic West and flank the Bay Street bridge’s west Esquimalt, and many more from entrance. Both cater to a bikepoints further west. friendly demographic and market It forced all cyclists onto the their location as an easy walk Johnson Street bridge, slowing or cycle to the downtown, and traffic for cars. The new light at
“Almost nobody crosses the bridge unless they’re sitting comfortably in a vehicle. That’s especially true after dark. Add the slightly seedy elements of Rock Bay’s industrial park to the fact there are zero witnesses in sight and you’ve got a no-go zone.” yet, the nearest bridge doesn’t accommodate these trips. There’s a cheeky map of Victoria circulating on social media. It divides the city into quadrants based on common stereotypes. “Hippies” live in the Fernwood area, the “Old, sick and dying,” cluster in the Rockland area, and James Bay is dubbed “Gay Bay.” Vic West takes the moniker “Island of Poverty.” That’s not entirely accurate. Vic West has improved a lot over the decades, but only very slowly. I’m not surprised Esquimalt and Vic West have had a hard time shedding these stereotypes. A welcoming gateway to the west would totally change the perception of these areas. rholmen@vicnews.com —Roszan Holmen is a reporter with the Victoria News.
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The “shelf life” of these trees is s MLAs resumed their estimated to extend to 2019, but raucous legislature arguthat’s a best-case scenario. In realments over a municipal ity the expanse affected auditor-general, the by pest and disease is B.C. government’s own much more complex. watchdog cut through The B.C. government the noise with a devastouts its “Forests for tating audit of the state Tomorrow” program of Crown forests. that started in 2005 with Auditor General John a boost of federal funds Doyle’s survey of the to restock B.C.’s burned province’s vast forand beetle-killed forests. est comes at a critical More than 14 miltime. A team of forest lion seedlings are to be ministry experts is Tom Fletcher planted this year and examining the situation up to 21.5 million next B.C. Views at Burns Lake, to see if year. Total planting is the Babine Lake Forest about 200 million trees Products sawmill can be rebuilt, after a tragic explosion this year, most done by industry as a condition of Crown timber and fire on Jan. 20. licenses, as has been the practice Babine was one of a string of since 1987. high-volume mills along Highway Is it enough, in this era of cli16 in northwestern B.C. that have mate shift, massive die-off and been working their way through fires? Doyle says no. the enormous stock of decay“We noted a significant gap ing pine that surrounds them.
between the total area replanted by the ministry and the total area suitable for replanting,” the auditor writes. “The ministry has not indicated how this low level of silviculture investment reconciles with its legislated mandate to achieve long-term timber benefits and to maintain or enhance future timber supply.” And he criticizes the quality of industry reforestation, describing a tendency to choose “the least-cost, least-risk approach to meet reforestation regulations, which means planting lower-cost, faster-growing species.” Species diversity and adaptation are what is needed. Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson has watched pine, fir and spruce beetles chew through his region, march east through the Kootenays and now the north and west. He says the Burns Lake situation brings into focus the
LETTERS Region’s deer debate off track Re: Group seeks non-lethal solution to deer problem, News, Feb. 17, 2012. Whether or not deer were here before people is irrelevant. Today they are coming because the food is better and there are fewer serious predators. And some wildlife biologists don’t think it is proper for deer to eat the richer urban food, as it is not natural for them. Aboriginal people harvested deer for food and hides and encouraged animals by clearing underbrush and felling trees to create meadows. The practice happens near Port Angeles and in Australia. Doing so increased the quantity of animals for human use. Much of today’s suburban areas have lots of interface, with gardens as a bonus. As for killing methods, any objector who isn’t vegetarian should ask how their meat is obtained. They should check into the portable abattoirs. The B.C. government’s substantive review of ways to manage deer populations found only one method to keep their numbers reasonable in urban areas — periodic culling. The report detailed how some cities harvested deer and provided the dressed meat to food banks. Deer and their cousins are farmed in Canada and around the world, including caribou called reindeer on the Yamal Peninsula of Russia. It seems many people there have never lacked for food. People should be glad they don’t live where deer’s much larger cousins — elk, caribou and moose — wander into
towns. Would people object to culling them? Keith Sketchley Saanich
Lost police gear shows negligence Re: VicPD looking for lost riot gear, News, Feb. 22, 2012. Victoria Police have lost tactical gear including a lethal weapon. This is rare among Canadian Police, but similar incidents have occurred in recent years and most are still missing. Nearly 75 per cent of the weapons lost or stolen since 1994 in Canada — a list that includes sniper rifles, shotguns, pepper spray canisters, loaded ammunition clips and dozens of police batons — have never been recovered. Reports available through access to information legislation reveal police officers lose weapons in a variety of public places, including at Tim Hortons shops, parking lots and parks. Losing that much equipment shows negligence and just a lack of caring. Furthermore, the number of occurrences shows a definite disregard to ensure strict standards in the maintenance, storage and updating of equipment are in place. To add insult to injury, Victoria police officials will not say what those standards are. The Victoria police board must recognize the public interest in maintaining strict control over police-issued use-of-force options, and that this is an act of gross negligence that has put people at extreme risk. Victoria asks for the residents to support its spending on police: the highest of any B.C.
biggest problem identified by the auditor: the poor state of B.C.’s forest inventory. As much as three quarters of it is out of date, some by decades. Much of it is based on aerial photographs rather than on-theground assessment by foresters. Species have shifted. And at a time when climate factors have caused the most rapid changes in the 100-year history of the B.C. Forest Service, budget cuts and reorganization into a natural resources ministry have taken their toll. Even with the most recent appraisals completed last summer for four forest districts, including the Burns Lake district, the ministry still can’t say if there are enough logs available to rebuild Babine. Simpson says the industry knows the answer. Two of the world’s highest-capacity sawmills are at Houston and Vanderhoof,
on either side of Burns Lake, and their huge salvage log supply is degrading and running out. A political intervention to “save” the Burns Lake mill would only take shifts away from others. An alternative would be to make Burns Lake a proving ground for bioenergy, to deal with the huge mass of trees that will never make lumber. Finally, a bright note for Burns Lake. The people and the economy are adapting. A job fair in the village offered entry-level as well as skilled positions at the Houston and Vanderhoof mills. There are more positions on offer at the Mount Milligan and Huckleberry mines and Enbridge, which has gas, solar and wind projects on the go. tfletcher@blackpress.ca —Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
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municipality on a per capita and GDP basis, but turns around and puts weapons in the hands of criminals. The chief constable and the board are ultimately responsible. Someone needs to resign or be fired. Accountability requires nothing less. In two cases of abuse, VicPD officers were not disciplined by the chief constable. So it is highly doubtful that the “right thing” will happen now. You have a sense that because the police board are not talking about making changes that reflect the public's interest, they think they can get away with it. And I think that’s wrong. William Perry Victoria Letters continued on Page A10
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LETTERS Deer cull only realistic control plan For years my family has managed the deer issue in a pragmatic way with fencing and planting supposedly deer-resistant shrubs. The last couple of years however, have seen a bumper crop of fawns. In two or three years, I think the numbers are going to alarm even
conservation-minded citizens. We’ve all heard of problems that go beyond gardens being destroyed: car accidents; aggressive does or bucks charging pets and people; and significant crop losses from farms. Going forward, it will get much worse. To those who would say we are encroaching on the natural habitat of deer, I would invite them to ask any 80- or 90-year-old resident if there were deer in the city 30 or 40
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Infrastructure deficit too vast Besides the $500 million deficit, what about the share that Victoria will have to pay for the unnecessary sewage plant capital cost — maybe another $100 million? Then there is the LRT share — another $100 million? The Johnson Street Bridge — another $40 million? These big-ticket items are starting to add up. John Newcomb Saanich
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“It’s pretty middle of the road per household,” Williams said, adding that West Shore recreation is a great facility that is well used. While this council and previous councils have worked hard to give residents a zero per cent tax increase year after year, Coun. Allen Dobb suggested it may be a good thing to have residents feel the impact of what recreation costs. “I don’t see any options here. I will do the ugly and with regret I recommend we approve the (recreation) budget,” said Coun. Sigurd Johannesen. Council passed the recreation budget, with Couns. Marcie McLean and Karel Roessingh opposed, but it will be compiling a letter with concerns, such as the losses at Bear Mountain Arena. McLean said she would like to see a recreation budget that is easier to follow and have the recreation society create a business plan. Money lost this year at the rec centre had most of council concerned with how the facilities are run. “I do struggle with some of the projections ... I see some of them as lofty,” said Mayor Jane Mendum. “I’d like to see some options get discussed. I don’t know if this is as lean as it gets.” “When we voted for the arena (many years ago) we thought it would pay for itself,” Roessingh observed. Williams explained that the recreation centre is looking into other avenues to generate income, such as selling the naming rights of facilities. “We have a four per cent ownership in a society that is being driven by a larger population,” Dobb said. “What can we do? How much control do we really have?”
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UVic study focuses on early signs of Alzheimer’s Project seeks management strategies for changes in the brain, identification of those at risk
Since putting out a call for participants late last month, the university has received at least 120 applications for 50 to 60 available spots in the study. Dubbed “ProjectSMART,” the study will see participants between the ages of 65 and 80 randomly split into two groups and taking part in a series of classes. One group will focus on psycho-education — information on how the brain changes with age, what’s normal and how to handle the frustrations that go along with those changes.
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A University of Victoria study aimed at identifying early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease has drawn strong interest from willing volunteers who want to help fight the deadly form of dementia. Researchers are trying to determine what constitutes a “normal” level of decline in memory and thinking abilities, and whether that decline can be prevented in people at risk of the disease.
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Surfing the web for free anywhere in downtown Victoria is one small step closer to reality. That’s thanks in part to MeshMesh, a not-for-profit that aims to provide free Internet to much of the downtown core. “What we’re doing is for the benefit of the city, and once (businesses) realize that, they sign up,” said Liam McLachlan, project manager of MeshMesh. Businesses pay a one-time fee of $150. In return MeshMesh supplies a router that securely shares an Internet connection with the public. The business also gets an ad that appears on the screen of anyone using their network. “We also do some throttling. … That ensures people aren’t abusing the business’s network and they’re not there downloading movies, or spending hours on YouTube, or watching streaming video,” McLachlan said. “Our level of service that we want to deliver is the Internet circa 1999, 2000. It’s not super high-speed, but it’s faster than dial-up, and it gets people online to do email or basic (web browsing).” There are currently six businesses downtown on
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the MeshMesh network, but McLachlan says that will grow. Ken Kelly, general manager of the Downtown Victoria Business Association, says his organization is also launching free Wi-Fi in the downtown core next month. “The downtown will not be exhaustively or comprehensively covered, but our equipment will be strategically placed in eight zones downtown,” Kelly said. “This is a $25,000 investment by the DVBA in making the downtown technocurrent. This is something that is increasingly becoming not as much a luxury, but an expectation from consumers.” Unlike volunteer-run MeshMesh, the DVBA’s equipment won’t tap in to existing
Internet connections courtesy of participant businesses, but rather it will provide an entirely separate network. “We’re not working through a middle man,” Kelly said. “It’ll be very current, and it will be a sound and solid signal.” MeshMesh recently won $3,500 from a microfinance-type organization called the Awesome Sh*t Club to help further their cause. McLachlan says the money will go towards building a greater volunteer base to enhance the network. “The more free Wi-Fi downtown the better. And with the two networks being complementary, that’s going to make downtown a lot better,” he said. For more on MeshMesh, visit openwifi.ca.
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Green MP lashes out at Internet privacy bill Kyle Slavin News staff
The Green Party’s MP says the federal government’s contentious Internet privacy bill — named the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act — is pure propaganda. Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, says the bill is laden with problems that should concern Canadians who don’t want their privacy severely intruded upon. “I find the bill troubling on substantive levels, but I also find it really offensive that the communications and marketing strategy (for the bill) is to equate anyone with deep concerns about this bill with child pornographers,” said May, leader of the federal Green Party. “Other than the fact it’s for propaganda purposes, there’s no reason to call it about Internet predators. It’s much broader than that.” Though she sees merit in certain parts of the bill (such as making online harassment a criminal offence), May says there are too many unnecessary allowances in the bill that nobody is asking for — save for the Conservative government. “Law enforcement is not begging for this, and privacy commissioners, whose job it is to protect the privacy of Canadians, are saying this is wrong,” she said. “(The privacy commissioners are) not an organized lobby that stands with child pornographers, these are the people hired by the government to be concerned with the privacy of our information.” B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, spoke at a conference in Victoria Friday, and touched on Bill C-30. “This is an unprecedented and unjustified erosion of Canadians’ privacy rights,” she said, encouraging citizens to speak out against the bill. “Citizens made the difference in the United States, when we saw a groundswell of opposition to (the Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation. Perhaps there is an opportunity
for a SOPA-esque moment here in Canada, too.” Late last week, the bill was sent to a special committee for review and amendments, before it will return to the House of Commons for second reading.
The review is likely because of backlash to the bill, said May, who remains concerned it will return for second reading with little change, before being adopted by the Conservative majority. “Everything will pass the way
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The Barra MacNeils join the Victoria Symphony for three rollicking performances in A Celtic Celebration, March 1 at 2 p.m., March 2 and March 3 at 8 p.m.
Pick up free tickets with technology Arnold Lim News staff
If you are looking for a free pick-me-up, Repudo might just be the ticket. The new smartphone app, allowing users to pick up virtual multimedia at real geographical locations across the globe, is changing the way companies, including the Belfry Theatre, are doing business. “Here is a new technology that may enable us to sell more tickets and engage with people in a different way,” said Belfry publicist Mark Dusseault. “If you are in marketing or communications, things like this offer tremendous opportunities.” Currently only available on the iPhone, with apps for Blackberry and Android on the way, Repudo allows users to drop text, video, voice messages, photographs or music anywhere around the world for the public, or for specific users to retrieve. Music singles, movie trailers, or even virtual geocaching-type scavenger hunts are just the beginning for the new technology. Secret messages leading to free Belfry Theatre tickets have already been dropped at Victoria locations including a local yoga studio, in support of On the Edge, the current Belfry production in which one of the characters is a yoga enthusiast.
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Belfry Theatre publicist Mark Dusseault shows off the theatre on his iPhone. Tech savvy people can now use their own phones to get free Belfry tickets. “As we gain knowledge there are going to be a number of really cool things we can do around shows,” Dusseault said. “This summer we will be doing a musical and there will be an opportunity to drop music in all
sorts of places throughout the city.” Despite the Belfry being a heritage site, Desseault hopes to keep the approach to their work as modern and contemporary as possible and he believes social media,
including Repudo, will play a big part moving forward. “The Belfry does contemporary work. We address issues that affect people right now,” Dusseault said. “We intend to reinforce in a way (that) what we do on our stage reflects back on (our audiences’) own lives.” Much like a physical object, Repudo objects can’t be copied for others, but can be passed on to others and then automatically removed from the iPhone. Objects can be picked up once, or in select cases, many times over. Already several Repudo users have collected Belfry messages and collected free theatre tickets for their efforts, but there are still more out there and more to come. The Spark Festival, running March 12 to 25, is the Belfry’s next big event, and Dusseault hopes to include the app in the festival in one way or another. People may just have to keep their eyes and their iPhones open to find out what it is. “It is important in marketing or communications (that) you are learning and have a knowledge these tools exist,” Dusseault said. “Who would have thought something like that would have caught on, but it is unbelievable. This is fantastic.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com
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www.goldstreamgazette.com www.vicnews.com •• A17 A17 The Ministry of Casual Living, an artist-run centre, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a mini-festival. The two-day event includes an acoustic show on March 1 with Nasstasia Yard, Glower, Adam Reese and Juniper Tree at 1580 Cook St., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and a fundraiser at Logans, 1821 Cook St., at 8 p.m. On March 2 there will be an ambient
jam at 1580 Cook St., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. featuring members of Eclipser, Funnner and Sealion. A big birthday party celebration will be held at Incite, 2514 Douglas St., from 6 to 9:30 p.m. with a magic show, cake, music and a T-Shirt Slam. Bring your own shirt to get printed. For more information go to ministryofcasualliving.ca.
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Jazz goes Bad For the past 10 years The Bad Plus – Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King – have broken down the walls of jazz convention and created an uncompromising body of work. Few jazz groups in recent memory have amassed such acclaim, and few have inspired such controversy. Their personal brand of avant-garde populism has put them at the forefront of a new instrumental music movement, drawing audiences both traditional and mainstream. While the bulk of their output has been original music, they have deconstructed songs in the pop, rock as well as the country and classical music genres.
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The upcoming release Never Stop is the first album by The Bad Plus to consist entirely of originals. From gentle and melodic to fierce and abstract, from swing to 80’s techno, Never Stop is tied together by a group sound that embraces diversity as strength. Catch The Bad Plus with opening guests Microbongo Sound System on March 8 at Upstairs Cabaret, 1127 Wharf St. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $35 and in advance at hightideconcerts.net, and the McPherson Box Office for $29.50. llavin@vicnews.com
In Claret and Amber, a new play by Susan Shillingworth, two legendary female artists encounter each other in Port Arthur’s CPR station in 1941. Drawn from the journals of Emily Carr and Lucy Maude Montgomery, this fascinating connection between Islands East and West has its first public reading at the Victoria College of Art, as part of the lecture series by noted art historian and Emily Carr expert Kerry Mason. Attendance is free, but seating is
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Youth tackle football training camp Saturday Greater Victoria Minor Football Association is hosting a spring training camp at Bear Mountain Stadium on Saturday. About 100 kids ages seven to 13 are expected to attend and learn the fundamentals of tackle football. Coaches will break down basic tackling, blocking, passing, catching, ball handling, and coverages. This year’s camp will feature help from Mount Doug Rams and Belmont Bulldogs veterans. Team Canada U15 head coach Paul Orazietti, formerly of the West Shore Rebels, will be helping out. Parents with a child interested in playing tackle football can register at the camp. Practices run through March in preparation for the season, which runs from March to June. The training camp is on Feb. 25, 4 to 8 p.m. at Bear Mountain Stadium at City Centre Park in Langford. See www.victoriafootball. ca for details and registration forms, or call 250-480-0815 for more information.
24-hour hockey fundraiser seeks players The Rink of Dreams 24-hour hockey game is seeking teams and individuals for the March 31 to April 1 event. Staged at Bear Mountain Arena in Colwood, this second annual event raises money for Victoria’s Help Fill a Dream Foundation. The event raised $104,000 in its inaugural year. The Rink of Dreams is organized by Macquarie Private Wealth of Victoria. See www. rinkofdreamsvictoria.com or call 250-412-3412 to register teams or indviduals.
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Fifteen-year-old biathlete Paige Johnston, of View Royal, is competing in the B.C. Winter Games this weekend in Vernon.
West Shore biathletes target winter games Arnold Lim News staff
Fourteen-year-old Evan Szabo, controls his breathing, focuses and squeezes the trigger. After grinding his arms and legs across snowy terrain as fast as they will take them, he stops, lies down and forces his body to quell its thirst for oxygen before firing again. The Grade 9 student has become so adept at the process, the biathlete set his sights on the B.C. Winter Games, and found his mark. “I am really excited about it, I hope to win a medal” said Szabo, a John Stubbs Memorial school student. “I really want to use my skills and use my experience and place. If I do, that would be huge but I want to enjoy myself as well.” Once used as training for the Norwegian army, the sport combines the athleticism of cross-country skiing and the mental fortitude of shooting targets after vigorous exercis. Two years after discovering the hybrid sport
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in cadets, Szabo continues to relish training time at Mt. Washington, where he makes the trek most weekends during the snowy season. It’s a sport he has passion for, but sometimes has to explain to others what it’s all about. “It is a different sport, not many people know about it, (but) it’s a lot of fun,” said Szabo who is also delivers the Goldstream Gazette newspaper. “But it is really quite physically demanding.” Even more so for someone still relatively new to the sport, his athleticism trumped his lack of experience, carrying him through the provincial’s where he qualified for the B.C. Winter Games as the youngest competitor in his category. Today and Saturday he’ll be in Vernon for the games alongside four other Vancouver Island biathletes, including teammate Paige Johnston. “It takes a lot of dedication, if you are not dedicated you aren’t really going to fit,” the 15-year-old Belmont student said. “(Represent-
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Cross field frenzy Pacific Rim U16 player Nick Miller cradles the ball as he is checked by Mission Mud Dawgs’ Liam Wallace during the Tier 2 field lacrosse provincial championships at UVic last weekend. Pacific Rim’s U16 team (Saanich and Peninsula based) won bronze, and the U19 team won gold. Ethan Howes (Victoria Titans U12), Daniel Smith (Pac Rim U16) and Trevor Hansen (Pac Rim U19), as well as Victoria Titans U12 coach Brian Corbett earned Warrior Sports Canada Fair Play awards. Four Titans teams (U12, U14, U16 and U19) and two Pac Rim teams (U14 and U16) are competing in the Tier 1 provincials, underway in Burnaby today (Feb. 24) through Sunday.
Century-old rugby derby returns to Windsor Park It might be the biggest rivalry in all of Island sports, maybe the province. The James Bay Athletic Association visit the Castaway Wanderers on Saturday (Feb. 25), part of the ongoing saga known between the clubs as the “100 years’ war.� The Bays edged Meraloma 16-10 last week while CW defeated Abbotsford 36-17 to take over first place in the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier Rugby League. Earlier in the week, CW suffered a great loss, with the passing of Tom Stobart on Feb. 12. He is described on the CW website as a “giant of a man and a giant, rock solid influence on a whole generation of men fortunate enough to play under and who came to know him.� Stobart played for the Castaways of Carnarvon Park, long before the two Oak Bay clubs merged in the 90s. He also coached high school rugby at Belmont secondary and for the Castaways and Castaway Wanderers junior men’s teams. He is survived by children Nicole, Buck, and Stephanie, and loving wife Susan. A service in Stobart’s honour happens today (Feb. 24), 3:30 p.m. at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.
Profits go to cause The Castaway Wanderers expect the biggest crowd of the regular season on Saturday, with a raft of Bays’ supporters in the mix. It’s why the club has picked Saturday to make its annual
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Castaway Wanderers forward Kenny Goodland, right, scored a try in CW’s win over Abbotsford last weekend. donation to a charity or fundraising initiative, said CW man Brent Johnston. This year, CW will support an initiative created after the recent passing of 18-year-old Tessa Beauchamp of Surrey, who overcame severe burns as a toddler and then fought brain cancer as a teenager. Ticket revenue and additional donations will go towards the Tessa Beauchamp Bursary Program, called Never Complain Never Give Up.
From the scrum James Bay is second in the premier league with five wins and one loss, but CW (4-1) has gained more bonus points so far in the season. Last week, the Bays beat Meraloma 16-10 at MacDonald Park. The UVic Vikes lost on the road to the UBC Old Boy Ravens 26-25, with former Vike Ed
Fairhurst converting the winning try with no time remaining. This week the Vikes (1-5) host Burnaby Lake (4-1) at Wallace Field, while neighbours Velox Valhallians visit Richmond in the Okanagan Spring Brewery League Tier 1. The Velox Valkryies (3-0) host Capilano (0-3) in the Women’s Adidas Premiership at 11:30 a.m. The Valkyries drubbed SFU Rugby 79-0, and are tied at the top of the premiership with Burnaby Lake and United (Coquitlam/ New Westminster). Full story online at Oakbaynews.com.
Juniors help B.C. to title Castaway Wanderers junior Fergus Hall converted all five tries as Team B.C.-1 defeated the U.S.A. All-Americans 35-14 in the cup final of the recent Las Vegas International Sevens tournament. B.C. entered two sevens teams, with all five players representing Victoria coming fro CW’s junior ranks. Hall (Glenlyon Norfolk) was joined by Evan Cambridge (Oak Bay High), Alex Kanty (Oak Bay), Riley MacPherson (Oak Bay), Jeff Nishima-Miller (St. Michaels) and Morgan Tate (Oak Bay). B.C.-2 won the plate final over Ontario 22-12. On Thursday (Feb. 23) a team of Island selects played the men’s under-17 national team at Bear Mountain Stadium (results were past press time). sports@vicnews.com
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KEATING- 1 bdrm, W/D. $800 inclds hydro+ H/W. Avail Now. (250)652-1612.
SW Tillicum - Saanich West Beautifully updated corner townhouse with large southfacing windows. Overlooking a fully fenced yard with patio & garden. Tranquil setting with large trees and a short pathway leading to a lovely grassy common area with swings for the kids. Come have a look!
LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, yard, 4 appls, water incl, shared laundry, $1100 + utils. NS/NP. Mar 1. (250)881-2283 NEAR BEAR Mtn- bright, spacious 2 bdrm, views, 5 appls, separate laundry, F/P, patio, yard. NS/NP. $1100 includes utilities. (250)391-8817.
Call Laura Akers Pemberton Holmes (250)516-1644.
SAANICH: FURNISHED large 1 bdrm suite. NP/NS. Avail Now. Refs req’d. $900/mo inclusive. Call 250-721-0281, 250-858-0807.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
SIDNEY, BRIGHT 1 bdrm + den, above grd suite, new carpet, priv patio, all incl’d but cable/internet, N/P, N/S, $950 mo. Call 250-880-1414.
HOUSES FOR SALE
SIDNEY WATERFRONT- 1 bdrm. $1000 inclusive. Refs. NP/NS. (250)656-4003.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
RENTALS
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
HOME CARE SUPPORT
TOWNHOUSES
PRIVATE CAREGIVER avail (Nursing background), to provide personal/home support for seniors. Call 250-474-2555
SIDNEY: NEW, 3 bdrm + den, laundry, NS/NP, $1700. Avail Apr. 1. Call 250-217-4060.
TRANSPORTATION
LEGAL SERVICES
AUTO FINANCING
CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, editing, add/remove objects/people. Tribute posters, home movies to CD/DVD. 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com
FOR ALL VEHICLES in all conditions in all locations
AUTO SERVICES
CASH PAID
250-885-1427
Call us first & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles. Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!
PETS PETS JUVENILE MALE Boxer. Not neutered. High energy adult dog. Very handsome! Asking $400. Call 250-361-0052.
ISLAND AUTO Body, Paint & Upholstery. 25 yrs. 1210 Stelly’s X Road. 250-881-4862.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
KG MOBILE Mechanic. Convenience of having a mechanic at home or on the road. (250)883-0490.
APPLIANCES
CARS
WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland Industries, (250)885-4531.
BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.
FREE ITEMS FREE infant car seat, expires end of 2012, matching stroller, good shape. Call 250-3836407.
FRIENDLY FRANK 15 NEW ENCHANTRESS pantyhose, assorted. $35 (250)383-4578. 2 BLANKETS- 2 feather pillows, 2 sheets, $99. (250)652-2012. AIRCAST BOOTS, medical, like new, 1 sz fits all male & female, $90. obo. (250)3802858 before 9pm.
SAVE ON COMMISSION Sell your home for $6900 or 1% plus $900 fees FULL MLS SERVICE!
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!
Call: 1-250-616-9053
www.webuyhomesbc.com
RENOVATING? Use our community classifieds Service Directory to find an expert in your community.
BEAUTIFUL GRAD dress, mermaid style, black/white, sz 3/4, $95. (250)893-2502
Jasmine Parsons
www.jasmineparsons.com One Percent Realty V.I.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
SIDNEY- 3 bdrm (behind Thrifty’s) 1 bath. Reno’d. NS/NP. $1375+(250)656-4003
1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back & fold down double bed. Immaculate condition. Full shower with skylight, generator, air conditioning, 91,000 km. $16,500. (250) 743-6036
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
APARTMENT/CONDO
SIDNEY: FURNISHED Deluxe suite, newer. Walk to ocean & town. All incl. 250-656-8080.
COOK ST Village area. 1bdrm, hardwood floors. Heat, hot water, storage, parking incl $795 ns or pets. 250-595-5162 FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large 2 bdrm, $875/mo. Avail now. Ref’s. 250-370-2226 to view. OAK BAY, sunny, 1 bdrm, balcony, quiet, mature, N/P, N/S, steps to ocean, $840 mo incls H & H/W, 250-598-9632 ROCKLAND AREA Apt, large bach, $570 mo, incls heat & hot water. Avail Feb. 1. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.
BUYING - RENTING- SELLING 250.388.3535
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
RENTALS
ROCKLAND APT, lrg 1 bdrm, incls heat/hot water, $750, (immed) 250-370-2226 to view
CABINET WITH doors, 60” high x 31.5” wide x 15.5” deep, $35 obo. (250)477-7335 LADIES JACKET- $20. 76”x 46” glass, $40. Kid’s felt story, $10. Call (250)508-9008.
CALL: 250-727-8437
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
HOMES FOR RENT COLWOOD, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath. 2 level home with an exceptional view. Mins to elem & sec schools. On bus route. Walk to beach & Royal Roads. N/S. Pets neg. $1900 mo + utils. Call 250-478-8146. GORDON HEAD. Large 3bdrm, 1.5 bath, deck + 2-bdrm in-law suite, workshop. 2 F/P NS/NP. $2200. (250)477-6541
SUITES, LOWER BEAR MTN area- suite in new house, 2 bdrms, ground floor. Laundry. $1100. inclds utils. Great views. (250)886-7755. CORDOVA BAY- 2 bdrms, W/D, hydro incld. Avail Mar 1. $920/mo. (250)658-4760.
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.
TRUCKS & VANS
$0-$1000 CASH
For Junk Cars/Trucks
Will tow away any car or truck in 45 mins. FREE!
TowPimp.com 250-588-7172
toll free 1-888-588-7172
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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
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GARDENING
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HAULING AND SALVAGE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
PLUMBING
ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi
DESIGN FOR PERMIT. w w w. i n t e gra d e s i g n i n c . c o m Call Steven (250) 381-4123.
DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250883-8141.
SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.
RENOS BY Don, 25 yrs exp. New, renos, repairs, decks, fencing, bathrooms, kitchens. Senior discounts. Licensed, Insured, WCB, 250-588-1545.
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
HOME REPAIRS
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File
TAX
250-477-4601 PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237
CARPENTRY BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748. CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape). Call (250)588-5920. QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com
CLEANING SERVICES #1 CAREBEAR CLEANING. Earth friendly products. House, office & rental. Senior discount. $25hr. 250-217-5507 ANNA’S CARPET CLEANING Truck Mount, Bonded, Insured Best Price! 250-886-9492. HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444. SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018 WE LOVE DIRTY KITCHENS! House cleaning regularly or one time. 250-532-6858. welovedirtykitchens.com
COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Des, 250-6569363, 250-727-5519.
CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com
DRYWALL AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525. DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.
OVERGROWN GARDEN? Cleanups. Pruning roses, fruit tree, hedges. John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.
EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Call 250-478-8858. SEPTIC SYSTEMS. Bobcat Services, Mini Excavator, Full Size Excavator, top soil/gravel. Call 250-474-7384.
FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
GARDENING AURICLE Lawns- cln up lawn garden hedge pruning soil tests & fertilize. (250)882-3129 20% OFF! Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trimming, Soil/Mulch (2 cu yd), Hauling. 250-479-6495 250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Spring cleanup, tree & hedge pruning. 23yrs exp. WCB. ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com
SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.
HAULING AND SALVAGE #1 JUNK Removal & Hauling. Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335. lalondejeff62@yahoo.ca
MASONRY & BRICKWORK
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa accepted. Small jobs ok. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Residential, Commercial, Renovations. #100213. 250-418-1611.
SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.
CA$H for CAR$ GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-889-5794. DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thorough Job at a Fair Price! Repairs, gutter guard, power/window washing, roof de-moss. Free no obligation estimates. A1 -AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning. Gutter guards, power washing, roof de-mossing, repairs, windows. Package deals! Insured. (250)507-6543. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss, Pwr Wash. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB. GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.
GET RID OF IT TODAY:)
I’VE GOT a truck. I can haul. Reasonable rates, so call. Phil 250-595-3712.
CBS MASONRY BBB A+. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
250-888-JUNK www.888junk.com CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.
CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
PRICED BY the job. No surprises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plumber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC.
PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.
SHORELINE ROOFING. Reroofing specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967. shorelineroofing@shaw.ca
DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734.
STUCCO/SIDING
PAINTING A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
Aroundthehouse.ca ALL, Repairs & Renovations Ben 250-884-6603 AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.
KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.
MOVING & STORAGE
Peacock Painting
HANDYPERSONS
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.
TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046 PROF & custom installs of floor & wall tiles. Heated flooring, Custom Showers. Reno’s, new constr. Bob 250-812-7448
UPHOLSTERY
250-652-2255 250-882-2254
BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.
✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.
M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.
15% SENIORS DISCOUNT
IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com
YOUR PERSONAL Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. (250)886-6446.
WRITTEN GUARANTEE Budget Compliance
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WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190. GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss, Pwr Wash. 18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.
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Select your home. Select your mortgage. Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
This Weekend’s
OPENHOUSES
Published Every Thursday
754 Humboldt, $198,900
Daily Noon-5 Concert Properties 250 383-3722
401-525 Broughton, $459,000 Sunday 1-3 Boorman’s Real Estate Michael Boorman, 250-595-1535
pg. 39
pg. 15
pg. 6
pg. 30
pg. 9
3-828 Rupert Terrace
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814
pg. 11
Sunday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Kevin Jones, 778-677-5878
pg. 17
pg. 5
pg. 34
pg. 10
pg. 18
pg. 30
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Veronica Crha, 250-727-1415
pg. 14
pg. 6
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co Real Estate
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Gordon Lee 250-385-2033
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino Prundaru 250-686-2242
pg. 10
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
pg. 34
pg. 14
1071 Redfern, $489,900
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882
pg. 17
pg. 6
pg. 10
pg. 1
pg. 18
101-1151 Rockland, $229,000
pg. 18
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
2-1012 Terrace, $359,000
Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476
pg. 15
738-203 Kimta Rd, $499,900
404-1145 Hilda St., $329,900 pg. 18
Sunday 11-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry 250-818-8736
pg. 12
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton 250-477-7291
Thursday thru Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200
pg. 2
pg. 2
pg. 17
pg. 6
205D-1115 Craigflower Rd, $459,900 pg. 30
pg. 17
pg. 34
pg. 19
pg. 17
pg. 39
105-2210 Cadboro Bay, $349,900 pg. 19
pg. 19
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lucy Richardson 250 360 7399 pg. 15
462 Sturdee St, $609,000 Saturday 1:30-3 RE/MAX Camosun Diana Devlin, 250-744-3301
Sunday 12-2 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353
Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011 pg. 35
pg. 19
pg. 14
Saturday & Sunday noon-2 Cornerstone Properties Ltd Kevin Wensley 250 475-2006
1366 Craigflower, $569,900 pg. 2
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
pg. 22
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 20
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663
pg. 39
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Croft 250 592-4422
pg. 9
Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Scott Dickson, 250-886-5613
pg. 20
Sunday 1-3 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099
pg. 21
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875
pg. 20
pg. 21
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Matthew Oldroyd, 250-388-5882
4639 Lochside Dr, $549,000 pg. 5
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Deedrie Ballard, 250-744-3301
pg. 20
835 Rogers Ave, $699,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106
Saturday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Mike Hanus, 250-857-4111
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003
891 Claremont Ave., $799,000 pg. 18
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301
4028 Shelbourne St, 799,000
2845 Rockwell Ave, $449,900 pg. 6
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deana Fawcett 250-893-8932
Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Diego Lauricella, 250-479-3333
pg. 22
409-4536 Viewmont, $299,900 pg. 20
3880 Synod, $499,900
pg. 5
48-14 Erskine, $449,900
pg. 30
212-898 Vernon Ave, $289,000 pg. 13
pg. 21
909 Lucas Ave, $599,900
402-1687 Poplar pg. 20
25-909 Admirals, $379,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Shelley Saldat, 250 384-8124
pg. 21
305-820 Short St, $359,888 Saturday 3-4:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
1741 Ash, $644,900
4616 Ocean Park Pl., $999,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476
pg. 9
1421 Harrop pg. 22
4009 Blackberry, $529,000
13-1182 Colville, $425,900
3380 Upper Terr, $1,925,000 pg. 13
pg. 20
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette 250-391-1893 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422
4267 Westervelt, $879,900 pg. 22
3958 Hidden Oaks Pl
Saturday 1-3 One Percent Realty Maria Furtado 250 881-3754
1116 Craigflower, $439,900
204-1400 Newport, $249,000
Saturday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577
pg. 22
3752 Ascot, $759,000 pg. 22
4034 Elise, $510,000
934 Craigflower, $449,000
pg. 9
pg. 13
Saturday 2-3:30 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey 250-391-1893
3-709 Luscombe Plc., $619,900
303-1400 Newport, $249,900
Sunday 2-4 Sparling Real Estate Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511
pg. 13
1366 Craigflower, $569,900
pg. 34
pg. 10
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Ruth Stark 250 477-1100
304E-1115 Craigflower Rd., $449,900
829 St Patrick, $895,000
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Bruce McCulloch, 250-479-3333
pg. 6
306-520 Foster, $230,000
302-1270 Beach, $460,000
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317
Saturday 1-2:30 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chris Markham 250 477-1100
1929 Casa Marcia, $619,900 pg. 39
4636 Falaise
Saturday 2:30-4 One Percent Realty Guy Effler 250 812-4910
pg. 13
1190 Maplegrove, $689,900 pg. 14
pg. 13
pg. 34
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577
1912 Woodley Rd., $1,149,500 pg. 34
4665 Amblewood Dr
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jasmin Gerwien, 250-384-8124
pg. 34
20-934 Boulderwood, $579,900 pg. 14
3479 Bethune, $500,000
pg. 10
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Elfie Jeeves 250 477-7291
4046 Cavallin, $739,500 pg. 21
360-4488 Chatterton
Sunday 1-3 Boorman’s Real Estate Dean Boorman, 250-595-1535
pg. 21
215-2541 Church, $264,900
401-1620 Mckenzie Ave
205-848 Esquimalt, $189,900 Sunday 12-1:45 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
pg. 20
4549 Pheasantwood, $1,175,000
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
pg. 21
2646 Foul Bay, $519,900
Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Patrick Achtzner 250-391-1893 Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
925 Devonshire Rd., $429,900
2226 Windsor, $895,000 Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Andrew Holenchuk 250 744-3301
4190 Kashtan Plc., $529,900
pg. 35
401-1012 Pakington St, $310,000 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663
3248 Service Rd., $499,888
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Vicky Turner 250 592-4422
205-2095 Oak Bay Ave.
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Tim Taddy 250 592-8110
107-420 Parry, $309,000
Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Tim McNaughton, 250-896-0600
pg. 12
205-2125 Oak Bay, $348,000
Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Real Estate Michael Boorman, 250-595-1535
203-1593 Begbie, $319,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Erin Kenny 250 477-7291
Saturday 12-4 Newport Realty John Monkhouse 250 385-2033
103-101 Nursery Hill, $319,900
1001 Foul Bay Rd, $860,000
109-11 Cooperage, $899,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Tim Taddy 250 592-8110
pg. 30
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun David Silletta 250 744-3301
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
200-21 Conrad, $299,200
2631 Margate, $879,000
3108 Mars St, $578,800
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mette Pedersen, 250-744-3301
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301
4692 Sunnymead
4674 Lochside, $1,048,000
Thursday thru Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
Sunday 2-4 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422
3155 Westdowne, $899,000
301-380 Waterfront, $569,625
2205 Victor, $429,000
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Mike Hanus, 250-857-4111
pg. 5
1005-225 Belleville, $649,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476
pg. 19
300-21 Conard, $299,900
1148 Goodwin, $439,000
101-1235 Johnson, $319,000
604-75 Songhees, $698,000
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Chris Fairlie 250 386-8875
625 Cornwall, $599,000
402-1000 McClure
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033
pg. 9
pg. 18
3-2828 Shelbourne, $485,000
301-1710 Fort, $334,900
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram 250 385-2033
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard 250-478-9600
7-704 Rockheights, $579,900
108-21 Conrad, $254,000
502-630 Seaforth, $385,000
304-1710 Fort St
Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 15
402-1055 Hillside, $237,000
105-630 Speed Ave, $379,900
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Dave Bhandar, 250-384-8124
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291
C-707 Linden, $459,900
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dean Innes 250 477-5353
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Morley Bryant, 250-477-5353
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
114 Lekwammen Dr, $269,888
206-1710 Fort St
B-707 Linden, $569,900
Sunday 11-1 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Chris Barrington-Foote, 250-881-3668
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard 250-478-9600
pg. 11
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rick Hoogendoorn, 250-592-4422
508-1433 Faircliffe, $349,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rob Philip, 250-592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Dinara Talalaeva, 250-384-7663
pg. 6
305-1115 Rockland, $249,900
2-1315 Gladstone Ave
312-90 Regatta Landing, $299,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291
pg. 8
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353
Feb. 23 - 29 edition of
30 Lekwammen Dr, $326,900
1145 Johnson
203-439 Cook St, $299,900
1643 St Francis Wood, $799,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422
Daily exc Friday 2-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
1636 Pinewood Ave.
23-60 Dallas, $474,900
Sunday 2-4 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rob Philip, 250-592-4422
1012 Gillespie Pl, $749,000
602-1015 Pandora, $349,900 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram, 250-385-2033
pg. 18
1121 Fort, $183,900
1020 Richardson
Saturday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Mark Lawless, 250-744-3301
612-1630 Quadra, $194,900
105-630 Speed Ave, $379,900 pg. 16
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the
309 Kingston, $749,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291
OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mark Rice, 250 588-2339
pg. 23
633 Jolly, $479,990 pg. 21
Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476
3132 Harriet Rd, $569,500 Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Connor Braid 250 661-0729
pg. 30
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Friday, February 24, 2012 - GOLDSTREAM
OPENHOUSES
This Weekend’s Published Every Thursday 4752 Interurban, $679,000
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
9378 Bitterroot Pl., $199,000
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner, 250-477-5353
pg. 9
4027 Zinnia, $414,900
Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron 250 656-0911
2368 Amherst, $419,000 pg. 31
22-7070 West Saanich, $293,500
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Allen Tepper 1-800-480-6788
pg. 22
304-4535 Viewmont, $239,900
pg. 24
Saturday 11:30-1:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
Sunday 2:30-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 6
1268 Tall Tree Pl, $714,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Brendan Herlihy, 250-642-3240
21-10457 Resthaven Dr., $645,000 pg. 22
Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Ltd. Michele Holmes 250-656-0911
145 Crease Ave, $410,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Josh Ray, 250-477-7291
9-3993 Columbine Way, $369,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass 250-744-3301
pg. 3
71-4125 Interurban, $399,000 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
pg. 10
103-3915 Carey Rd., $319,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry 250-818-8736
Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Steven Klipper, 250-208-3922
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Peter Gray, 250-744-3301
pg. 23
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Barbara Ronald 250 744-8211
pg. 14
1919 Venross, $544,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Inez Louden 250 812-7710
pg. 24
pg. 31
10141 Bowerbank Rd, $729,900 pg. 23
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gary Anderson, 250-744-3301
Saturday & Sunday 1-3:30 Saanich Peninsula Properties John Romashenko 250 588-9246
pg. 24
pg. 24
pg. 24
pg. 25
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Cheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943
pg. 27
pg. 24
2298 Setchfield, $599,900
Sunday 2:30-4:00 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250-380-6683
pg. 25
pg. 27
1622 Millstream, $799,900
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
pg. 9
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800
pg. 39
pg. 30
Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 474-6003
pg. 23
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Cheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943
pg. 27
pg. 25
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 13
pg. 15
Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124
pg. 14
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
Sunday 1:30-3 RE/MAX Camosun Diana Devlin, 250-744-3301
pg. 27
pg. 26
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Valerie Edwards, 250-477-9947
1442 Winslow pg. 5
Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns 250-478-0808
pg. 25
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Brendan Herlihy 250-642-3240
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Diana Winger 250-999-3683
pg. 28
Sunriver, $297,900
Saturday - Thursday 11-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033
pg. 28
pg. 25
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
pg. 26
Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Jordan Thome 250 477-5353
pg. 12
pg. 39
pg. 29
2342 Coopers Hawk Rise pg. 29
1678 Wooden, $499,900 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Kerstin Sykes, 250-589-1310
593 Latoria, $285,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124
Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Vinnie Gill, 250-744-3301
117-643 Granderson, $369,000 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124
4670 Goldstream, $748,000
pg. 39
pg. 14
Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Limited Shaughna Boggs-Wright 250-391-1893
2437 Gatewheel Rd., $578,800 Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Ian Jules 250-380-6683
pg. 29
304-611 Brookside, $399,000 Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
pg. 27
pg. 14
1616 Millstream, $799,900
2078 Gourman Pl pg. 2
pg. 25
2687 Winster, $429,900 pg. 27
303-631 Brookside Rd., $309,900
3134 Wishart, $449,500 pg. 25
Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250 380-6683
2694 Fergus, $364,900
304-611 Brookside, $198,000
563 Brant Pl., $599,500 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 812-7277
pg. 34
Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl 250-391-8484
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance Dennis Jabs, 250-882-7393
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Hans Hegen 250-858-0424
3363 Mary Anne, $499,900
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301
662 Goldstream Ave., $219,900
2390 Echo Valley Dr, $684,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Cheryl Barnes, 250-413-7943
pg. 40
123-945 Bear Mountain, $515,000
386 Selica
pg. 32
3945 Olympic View Dr, $1,595,900
468 Chapel Heights, $624,000
907 Dawn Lane, $579,000
pg. 26
549 Delora Dr., $599,000
4980 Deer Park Trail, $1,199,788
36-2771 Spencer, $259,000
3418 Pattison Way, $472,500
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 888-8588
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
22-172 Belmont Rd, $345,000
Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301 pg. 6
pg. 24
3292 Mary Anne, $505,000
Sunday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683 pg. 24
3326 Blueberry, $379,900
3689 Ridge Pond, $539,900
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
633 Rason Rd, $519,900
1250 Parkdale Creek, $474,900
28-2070 Amelia Ave, $247,500 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frances Wade, 250-656-0131
pg. 26
768 Willing Dr, $659,000
2168 Kingbird, $535,000
2366 Amherst, $420,000
107-10160 Third, $259,000 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
pg. 23
9045 Lochside Dr, $975,000
301-2380 Brethour
pg. 23
Sunday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ron Bahrey 250 477-7291
397 Pelican
Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333
304-2050 White Birch, $162,900
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Bernie Wilkinson 250 477-5353
pg. 23
Sunday 12:30-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 27
3019 Dornier
333-2245 James white Blvd, $249,900
Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Steven Klipper, 250-208-3922 pg. 34
pg. 31
71-7701 Central Saanich Rd, $145,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
7958 Galbraith, $520,000
Sunday 12-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
2186 Stone Gate
13-2020 White Birch, $429,500
2208 Bradford Ave, $459,000
1050 Burnside, $519,000
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301
pg. 31
2208 Bradford Ave, $459,000 pg. 22
pg. 30
2051 Brethour Pkwy, $428,900
10375 Allbay, $824,900 pg. 3
Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Ltd. Michele Holmes 250-656-0911
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Feb. 23 - 29 edition of
2141 Stone Gate
2478 Ocean Ave., $829,000
Saturday 11:30-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Peter Gray, 250-744-3301
Saturday 2:30-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Bill Ethier, 250-920-7000
9-520 Marsett Plc., $589,700
Saturday & Sunday 1-3:30 Saanich Peninsula Properties John Romashenko 250 588-9246
9637 Second St, $569,900
21-7583 Central Saanich, $172,000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Roxanne Brass 250-744-3301
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448
NEWS GAZETTE
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Elaine Wright, 250-474-6003
957 Shawnigan Lake, $319,900 pg. 40
Thurs & Fri 1-4, Sat & Sun 11-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Daniel Weiss 250 383-1500
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Building bridges locally and around the world Jennifer Blyth News contributor
It was by happy accident that Xinia Villanueva discovered Bridges for Women as she was looking for her doctor’s office in the same building; that discovery would not only change her life, but also have far-reaching implications for women half a world away. Originally from Peru, Villanueva had been living and working here for many years when an illness was threatening to force her retirement from her career in childcare. Then she found Bridges, met mentor Gwyneth Thompson, and her life took a turn in an entirely new direction. Bridges has been delivering innovative employment training and supportive programs in Victoria for more than 24 years, helping women recover from devastating impact of violence or abuse. Among its initiatives is its four-year-old mentoring program, which forges relationships, offers learning opportunities and exposes women to the career of their choice. Mentors support
mentees as they pursue their career path, introduce them to professional networks, share job search techniques and more. “The program changed my life,” says Villanueva, whose match with Thompson is one of about 65 since the program’s inception. “Gwyn wasn’t holding my hand through the program, she was walking beside me, and that gave me a sense of strength. And she has taught me how to have fun,” Villanueva adds with a laugh. Thompson, who recently retired to Victoria, wanted to get involved in her community and meet people; Bridges’ mentoring program worked beautifully. “I am here to support Xinia. I’m not here to make up her mind, so she leads and I support her,” Thompson explains. “When she gets stuck, we throw ideas around and see if she can get unstuck.” Today, Villanueva is working to bring the program to Peru as “Puente a la Esperanza” or Bridges to Hope. She plans to fundraise to bring two Peruvian women to Victoria to experience the program, then take that knowledge and experience back to Peru to teach others.
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Bridges for Women’s mentoring program co-ordinator Carrie Everett with mentee Xinia Villanueva and mentor Gwyneth Thompson, who are working to take Bridges’ message to Peru. Bridges was invited to Prague to “What I would like to see in help launch a similar program Peru is exactly what Bridges is there, notes Jan Bate, executive in Victoria,” she says. Coming director of Bridges for Women. through the program, “you get And with funding in place to the feeling that you really have to launch Bridges’ online compopay it forward.” nent April 1, “there’s no reason It’s not the first time Victoria’s we can’t go to all corners of the Bridges program has shared its earth,” Bate adds. expertise internationally. In 2003,
“When you heal the women, you heal the families and when you heal the families, you heal the communities.” Bridges’ international exposure — and influence — is timely as the organization prepares for its International Women’s Day celebration and luncheon, March 8. With a goal of raising $10,000 at this year’s event, themed “connecting girls, inspiring futures,” Bridges will welcome an anticipated 150 people to St. John’s Hall. Recognizing contributions of women to society and celebrating the work and successes of Bridges, funds raised directly support programming at the community agency, which currently has a waitlist for its services. Simon Fraser University Prof. Maureen Maloney, actively involved in human rights projects in South-East Asia, Iraq, China, Brazil, Guatemala and South Africa, will be the guest speaker. Tickets for the March 8 International Women’s Day luncheon are $50. Email events@bridgesforwomen.ca or call 250-385-7410. Mentors are also being sought for Bridges’ mentoring program. See www.bridgesforwomen.ca.
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Philanthropy
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Victim Services –
the emotional first responders to crime and trauma A
crime has been committed or a tragic accident has occurred. First responders to the scene might include the police, firefighters or paramedics. There’s another group of first responders, however. They are the staff and volunteers of the Greater Victoria Police Victim Services. “We provide the first response to the emotional side of an incident,” said Antoinette Warren, program director. “We provide emotional support to victims and their families, we refer people to appropriate services, and we explain the procedures that follow a crime or a serious incident.” Warren’s team of staff and highly trained volunteers might be called to go with police to support a crime victim, or to help notify family members of a sudden death. At other times, police will ask Victim Services to contact a victim shortly after an incident. People are also welcome to contact the program themselves, regardless of whether they’ve reported a crime or incident to the police. Sympathy and knowledge When contact is made, clients receive a sympathetic ear and a knowledgeable source of information about police, coroner and court procedures. While the Victim Services team does not provide counseling themselves, they do provide referrals to counseling and other support services. They also provide court support to clients. This ranges from helping to prepare a victim impact statement to accompanying a client to court. “Most high-profile court cases you hear about will have one of our team members involved supporting the victim or the victim’s family,” said Warren, who explained that court support can go on for months – and sometimes years. “I really appreciated and looked forward to the support worker calling every week – this was very comforting,” said one former client of Victim Services.
The Victim Services team works closely with each police force in the Capital Regional District, including the military police that serve Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. Core funding comes from the Capital Regional District and the provincial Ministry of Justice, which charges a 15 per cent surcharge to criminal fines to underwrite victim services programs throughout the province. All services are provided free to clients. Targeting the under-served In 2011, Greater Victoria Police Victim Services opened close to 1,300 files but they noticed that some groups were under-represented according to the region’s population. Seniors, for example, only accounted for 27 of those files. New immigrants and First Nations people were also under-represented. That prompted Victim Services to apply for funding from The Victoria Foundation and the federal Department of Justice to develop a campaign to target those three populations. Print materials are being published in five languages and information sessions are being developed that will focus on issues of particular interest to each group. The session for new immigrants, for example, will provide an overview of the B.C. justice system and democratic process in an effort to allay concerns of immigrants from countries where there is widespread distrust of the police and courts. Sessions for seniors will include information about elder abuse and those for Aboriginal people will incorporate respect for First Nations cultural traditions. “The purpose of the campaign is two-fold,” said Warren. “We want to spread the word about the service and we also want to recruit more volunteers from these populations.” Breaking through the isolation It’s all part of Victim Services’ goal to break through the isolation the surrounds people who’ve been the victim of a crime or a trau-
matic incident. “Someone who’s been through trauma is not at their best,” she said. “And when you’ve been broken in to or been the victim of an assault, there’s a feeling of violation. It’s hugely meaningful to know you’re not alone – that there are people and organizations out there to support you.” How you can help: • Attend an information session (starting in March) • Apply to become a Victim Services volunteer. • Make a donation to The Greater Victoria Police Victim Services. Learn more at www.gvpvs.org or email info@ gvpvs.org or call 250-995-7351. To learn more about The Victoria Foundation, check www.victoriafoundation.ca
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A program director of the Greater Victoria Police As Victim Services, Antoinette Warren leads a team V of eight staff members and 39 volunteers who o p provide support to victims of crime and trauma. Their offices are provided by the Victoria Police T Department, where Warren is pictured. D
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Friday, February 24, 2012 - GOLDSTREAM
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For every 4lb bag of Buck Brand Organic Navel Oranges you buy, we ll give
$
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to your local Hospital Foundation
Buck Brand is back!
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International or Crescendo Assorted, 465–840g Regular Retail: $9.99 Each
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