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ome hot topics that lingered through much of the year start to simmer, including secondary suites, the disposition of a beloved heritage home and the introduction of smart meters by B.C. Hydro. The urgency of settling the secondary suites issue is brought up by Mayor Christopher Causton in his New Year’s address. Despite his wishes, the matter of deciding whether to make it legal to have a suite in a home and creating the bureacracy for administering new and existing suites in Oak Bay does not get settled in 2011. After hosting several public meetings and hearing from residents, whose comments illustrate how divisive the community is on the issue, council chooses to put off making any decision until the official community plan is revisited in 2012. A Samuel Maclure-designed home on Runnymede Place known as Blair Gowie moves into the spotlight, as a potential buyer asks council to allow subdivision of the lot. Oak Bay Green Committee members, protesting possible removal of trees on the lot, are first to complain to council about the proposal. Other concerns are voiced later from heritage advocates, who argue that allowing another building to be built on the split-off portion of the lot would eliminate the garden area and alter the heritage value of the entire property. Council votes in May to keep working with the vendors – the Ellis family – and prospective buyers Bruce Wilkin and Ann Hillyer on a heritage revitalization plan for the property, but by late September, the sale falls through. B.C. Hydro announces it will begin replacing existing meters around the province with digital smart meters. Opposition to the move grows through the year, with groups formed to rally support for a moratorium on the installations, or at least to force Hydro to hold off putting meters in where a resident refuses to accept a smart meter on their property. By year’s end, a group called StopSmartMeters.ca has launched an online recall campaign attempting to bring legislation to prevent B.C. Hydro from installing the devices, citing health and privacy concerns. To file a petition the group must collect signatures from 10 per cent of registered voters in all 85 ridings then submit a draft bill. If successful, the petition would still not likely be voted on for three years.
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Oak Bay police Const. Jennifer Gibbs walks down Oak Bay Avenue with Interim Police Chief Derek Egan in January of this year. Egan, who replaced retired chief Ron Gaudet that month, wanted to see more foot patrols through commercial areas, a point brought up in an operations review of the department. Gibbs made news for the Human Rights Tribunal discrimination complaint she was pursuing against the force, in particular two senior members.
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he Oak Bay Police Department finds itself making news, but not for its crime prevention strategies or suggestions. Retired Saanich police chief Derek Egan takes the interim reins of the Oak Bay department after the retirement of Chief Const. Ron Gaudet. Egan, who advocates getting officers out of their cars and onto foot and bike patrols, fills in until the municipality completes the hiring process for a new chief in the summer. Not long after Egan takes over, the department is rocked with controversy, as two senior officers, Deputy Chief Kent Thom and
Sgt. Ray Maxwell, are singled out in a Human Rights Tribunal discrimination complaint by Const. Jennifer Gibbs. The complaints centre around alleged reprimands and comments made to her that she believed showed unfair treatment due to her gender. The original complaint was made in October 2009, but the matter came up for review this year. In the end, Gibbs and the department settle the matter through mediation, ending the process in October 2011. Around the time Gibbs’ complaint comes to light, the department is already under the microscope. Two separate reviews com-
missioned by the Oak Bay police board, one on its operations, the other on its organizational structure, are in the works. Retired judge Alan Filmer ultimately makes recommendations on operations and policies, including a realignment of the deputy chief’s duties, more performance reviews and increased foot and bike patrols. Meanwhile RCMP Insp. Alex Graham conducts the first review of department structure in 15 years, requested partially in light of seven years’ contracting out certain services to the Saanich Police Department.
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ment of the police department for alleged discrimination. Firstly, a woman’s body is discovered washed ashore at McNeill Bay by a pair of passersby out for a morning walk near the foot of Monterey Avenue. It isn’t initially clear whether foul play is involved. Later investigation finds that Mary Grant, a 67-year-old caregiver, spoke to police before taking her own life. New information is revealed in the 2001 death of Owen Padmore that prompts police to reopen the investigation. No foul play had been suspected initially, but police hope the new tips would shed more light on the exact cause of death. And news that Oak Bay police Const. Davinder Dalep has launched a human rights complaint against the department goes public. The allegations are
not resolved by the end of the year. On the topic of deaths far in the past, Willows Beach homeowner Wendy MacKay loses a $600,000 civil suit against the provincial heritage branch for the costs of legal fees and archaeological explorations done on her Esplanade property during construction of her home. Having seen the project blockaded by Songhees First Nations members concerned over the generational importance of the site – burial sites have been found in the vicinity – and watching her total bill rise far higher than first expected, she plans to appeal the ruling. She warns other homeowners to double- and triple-check titles to their property before doing any building to see whether it is registered as an archaeological site.
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ayor Christopher Causton vows to organize an open town hallstyle meeting, after facing down about 50 residents in a peaceful demonstration at municipal hall the previous week. The residents are concerned over subdividing the Blair Gowie heritage property, the possible legalization of secondary suites and their perceived lack of opportunity to provide public input in municipal affairs. Despite Causton’s taking of a leave of absence to run in the federal election, the meeting goes ahead and attracts about 200 people to the Monterey Centre. A debate on the appropriateness of secondary suites – with the voice of renters heard for a change – dominates the proceedings, while a perceived lack of communication between residents and Oak Bay council is a common theme to many of the comments. Liberal candidate Causton keeps himself busy on the campaign hustings, as do NDP incumbent Denise Savoie, Conservative Patrick Hunt and Green Jared Giesbrecht. The four are profiled in successive editions of the News in advance of the May 2 election, but Savoie hangs onto her seat by a comfortable margin over secondplace finisher Hunt.
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The news comes months after the Anglican Diocese announced the Eastdowne Road church would be among those closed, and its members shepherded to St. Mary’s Church on Elgin Road, to help address the diocese’s overall financial woes. At Oak Bay High, former and current students and other residents check out the latest design for the new school, which Greater Victoria School District trustees approve the following Monday. The school will feature a neighbourhood learning centre to allow for more community use. On the police front, Insp. Mark Fisher of the West Shore RCMP detachment is named the new Oak Bay police chief constable. The 20-year veteran begins his new job July 11 and must help put in place recommendations from two external reviews of the department, as well as deal with a pair of Human Rights Tribunal complaints launched by members.
Mayor Christopher Causton, along with Saanich Coun. Vic Derman, asks the Capital Regional District board to develop a regional deer management strategy. They are told that CRD staff plan to study the issue and undertake significant public consultation.
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ooking at ways to increase voter turnout in advance of November’s municipal election, council approves the use of mail-in ballots. Mayor Causton goes one further and suggests that for future elections, online balloting be considered.
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2011 two-term councillor Hazel Braithwaite tosses her hat in the ring for mayor, becoming the first to declare her intention to replace outgoing mayor Causton. Fellow councillor Nils Jensen follows suit in September, giving the race two solid candidates. And longtime Oak Bay municipal staffer Lorna Curtis announes she will retire in November after 31 years with the parks and recreation department. She spent her last five years as director of parks and rec.
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oun. John Herbert adds his voice to the growing outcry over urban deer overpopulation in Oak Bay. He hopes the municipality can take a lead role in crafting a regional solution to the wo years after Sharon Tiffin/News staff problem and encourages gaining approval for Oak Bay Sea Rescue, whose two boats Capital Regional District a new boathouse are shown at Cattle Point, was forced to staff to solicit residential at Oak Bay Marina, Oak divert funds from its boathouse project input on solutions. The request pulls in more than Bay Sea Rescue has to upgrade its new boat. 400 responses. yet to begin building Oak Bay sees a melding “I did my census online,” the structure. Oak Bay Sea of its two heritage-related he said. “Voting online with a Rescue Society president Terry committees. Communication secure password – I don’t see Calveley explains that a chunk issues and jurisdictional why we can’t do it.” of the cash set aside for the confusion were the impetus The entire community is project had to be used for a for the re-forming of Oak Bay’s shocked when longtime Oak mandated safety upgrade on its Heritage Commission after a sixBay councillor Alan Cassidy newest boat, and that behindyear hiatus. dies at age 59, just days after the-scenes fundraising work The Oak Bay heritage participating in his daughter’s continues moving forward with committee and Oak Bay wedding and celebrating his the boathouse project. heritage advisory panel were own 35th wedding anniversary. Neighbour complaints about combined to form the new Cassidy had been living with a pair of ongoing residential commission, which will advise lung and brain cancer for two building upgrades lead council council on projects with years, though very few people to look at creating a nuisance heritage considerations. were aware of the fact. No property bylaw. Municipal staff And, after delays due to produce a report on the subject byelection is held, due to the the finalization of provincial impending municipal vote. and are crafting revisions for funding, tentative dates were Speaking of elections, council to consider in 2012.
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Resolutions mean change If you get to the heart of the matter, New Year’s resolutions are all about one thing: Change. And as anyone who’s made it into adulthood knows, change is the one thing that’s inevitable. We often tell stories about people who decide they’re determined to change. January is a good month for those in the fitness business and a bad time to be selling any of the various vices that so many of us pledge we can to do without. Of course, most of these personal promises are doomed to fail. There’s more to adopting a new lifestyle than simply switching wall calendars. Popular resolutions often involve our personal health, our relationships or our career. We tell ourselves we will eat less, sleep more and cut down on smoking/drinking/salty foods. We will be more caring about others and spend less time with people who only seem to bring us down. We’ll get promoted or find a new job or go back to school. These are all noble goals that help make early January such an optimistic time. They’re also all attainable if you can avoid the disappointment that can come when you’re focused solely on the short term. Remember, there’s nothing wrong with aiming high as long as you don’t expect too much too soon. Take, for example, those who decide to start running as a way to improve their health. If you’ve been a couch potato, chances are you won’t be running in any spring marathons. But if you listen to those who teach beginning runners, sometimes the best goal is to just get out, even if that means more walking than running. It takes time to develop new habits. Once you do they can be tough to break, which is why you might as well choose the habits you really want. Change will happen. On a personal level, the next step is always the first one you need to take to get a little closer to whatever goal you set. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Oak Bay News 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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Topical tips for cocktail chatter which brings up the next topic. With New Year’s Eve happening this weekend, many peoFamous dead people ple will find themselves The Eurozone crisis and thrust into social situathe Republican party leadtions. And whether you’re ership race are inevitable a social butterfly or wallconversations if you’re flower, it helps to have talking to dad over the something to say after holidays. But when you’re you’ve resolved that the hanging with pals, someweather is pretty mild for one is bound to bring up this time of year. the latest gossip from the To help you either world of entertainment. change the topic or add Assuming you’re not to the chit chat, here’s a Jim Zeeben debating the authenticquick look at some of the The last word ity of MIA (is she really a news that might make its tigress fighting for fellow way into cocktail party Tamils or a pop princess cashing in conversation this weekend. on her parents’ heritage?) celebrities made news for many reasons World economy in 2011. If you’re not equipped to If you’re stuck in a corner of a party with a group of people talking opine on who made the best guest appearance on Glee, drop a few about this, you want to re-think the names to show you were paying kind of parties you go to. Seriously, attention. though it’s a topic that’s on many Among the more notable passpeople’s minds, it just isn’t a lot of ings, such as Amy Winehouse, Steve fun dissecting this magnitude of a Jobs and Christopher Hitchens, bummer. If you must chat about 2011 was the final year for Col. debt and the definition of depresPotter of M.A.S.H. (Harry Morgan) sion, maybe you could point out and the guy who penned Family that Greater Victoria’s unemployCircus (Bill Keane). Others who ment rate of 6.1 per cent is slightly died include Elizabeth Taylor, Andy better than the national rate of 7.4 per cent – though this is likely going Rooney, Joe Frazier, Jack LaLanne Betty Ford, Macho Man Randy Savto lead to various theories about age and Peter Falk. The full list is housing bubbles. Better to avoid too big to include everyone (sorry financial advice from the guy holdOsama) but there should be enough ing a plate of cocktail wienies. names here to add something to Slip away and mingle with the the mix. folks talking about celebrities,
Also, worth noting on a local level, 2011 marked the death of Alex Campbell the philanthropic founder of homegrown grocer Thrifty Foods. Drinking and driving There were a few curve balls in December regarding provincial laws on impaired driving. In 2010, the government introduced some of the country’s toughest laws against drinking and driving. Then, on Nov. 30, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jon Sigurdson ruled that those laws were unconstitutional. That led to a fair amount of confusion about what level of alcohol consumption was acceptable before someone could get behind the wheel. But, if someone at a party you’re at thinks they can now push the limit, please remind them that Justice Sigurdson changed his mind two days before Christmas. The tough rules are back in place, at least until June. Which is why, if you plan on having a few drinks while you’re out, one of the most important conversations will happen before the party starts. Make sure you have a safe way to get home so it’s not something you have to think about when you’re just hitting your stride defending the ethics of unfriending someone on Facebook. Have a Happy New Year! Jim Zeeben is the editor of the Saanich News. editor@saanichnews.com
‘Avoid financial advice from the guy holding a plate of cocktail wienies.’
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Under my umbrella A little rain doesn’t stop this man from enjoying a stroll along the breakwater under his umbrella. Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Teacher responds to climbing fee criticism Re: School boards still skirt fee issue (Letters, Dec. 23). I am currently the teacher and program coordinator for Boulders Climbing Academy at Stelly’s secondary school and wanted to clarify on the fee status of our “climbing class”. Just so the public is aware, our climbing class is a climbing academy much like the lacrosse, rowing and aquatics academies at Claremont, hockey at Parkland, Spencer and Spectrum, soccer at Reynolds, as well as several others in the
Capital Region. These academies are set up to train students in a specific activity with the hopes of pursuing it at a higher level in the future. They are also set up so that no student is left behind and administrators and school board officials have policies and procedures in place for families who are unable to afford certain programs. While it would be ideal for these programs to be free, it is difficult given the environment they are in. Our academy is
Readers respond: Grinches stole Christmas from bird population Having moved here only a few months ago, I must say my first impressions of a select few individuals are not all that great. I walk my dog along the Galloping Goose Trail numerous times a day and on seeing the local wild birds that are scattered up and down the trail along the Happy Valley stretch – and being an avid bird watcher – I thought it would be a lovely gesture to not only place handmade bird feeders, but suet feeders as well, along our regular walkways. I placed four handmade bird feeders and four suet feeders in different areas, to allow all who frequent Langford’s Happy Valley trail to enjoy the birds’ presence more closely. I hung the feeders up and lo and behold no less than 48 hours later, a Grinch or two had not only removed the feeders but the small suet holders as well. We have just celebrated Christmas, the day that represents the Man who is the
a year-long program, where students are focused on climbing or related material every school day. We have students who have transferred to our school from Kamloops, Edmonton and even South Africa. While I cannot comment on other academies, our academy has a paid coach (the former youth national climbing team coach) who works with the students, as well as paid rock climbing guides who come in to teach the students particular
skills. These people are not teachers, but specialists in their field and need to be paid for their services. Stelly’s secondary and the Boulders Climbing Gym make climbing very available to our students and the community. Students are able to climb for free in their normal physical education classes, for an hour right after school, in our outdoor pursuits classes and also take our recreation management course, which spends every day at the
climbing wall hosting other school groups from the Capital Region. While this academy and others are specialty programs, they are also very unique and make school a special experience. You just have to step into these environments to get a glimpse of what these programs are doing for kids. Ryan Braun teacher/program coordinator Boulders Climbing Academy at Stelly’s
Selfish Grinches, compassion
epitome of all that’s good. I say there are a few people out there that could learn by His example, and put back what did not belong to you. Why take what is not yours, especially when you can see it’s for the pleasure of everyone who walks, runs and strolls along a trail that represents itself as something for everyone to enjoy by its beauty and the birds that reside within its serene oasis. The bird feeders placed out there were for all to enjoy, not for those who suffer from the “me” syndrome. So I ask that you please replace those that were taken, so they may be enjoyed by all. The song birds could use a little help every winter, but we as a community are rewarded by knowing it’s the people who make the difference, by knowing right from wrong and what’s good from what’s evil. To take away from the local birds, that’s just not right. Shame on those that lack the humanity in sharing – especially at this time of year. Marika Lalonde Langford
Parking mishap leads to question of compassion
people not trained to assist a person when in trouble, or just hand out fines? She had no compassion. I would like to thank Robin Bayley, Ali Romanow and H. Kanatrup, who stopped to assist me. D. Berry Sidney
On Dec. 1, I attempted to cross Johnson Street to move my vehicle from a two-hour parking area. In my effort, I tripped and fell and was unable to reach my vehicle. In the meantime, my wife got there as the tow truck was about to tow the car away. My wife explained to the truck driver what had happened, and he immediately ran across the street and with the help of three other people, carried me to the The News welcomes your opinions and sidewalk. comments. While this was happening, the To put readers on equal footing, and to be meter lady gave my wife a $60 sure that all opinions are heard, please keep ticket. letters to less than 300 words. This added insult to injury. The News reserves the right to edit letters for One of the people who style, legality, length and taste. assisted called for an ambulance, Send your letters to: and I was taken to Royal Jubilee ■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, Victoria News, Hospital and had major surgery 818 Broughton St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 1E4 on my broken kneecap. ■ Email: editor@vicnews.com Are these parking meter
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Scouting for cans and bottles Oliver Wakely, 6 (clockwise from front), Zach Mears, 11, Cam Mears, 10, and Eric Johnson, 11, hope to fill the 5th Garry Oak Scouts hall with refundable drink containers at their annual bottle drive on Monday (Jan. 2). Residents are asked to leave containers (not milk or soup) in a bag, visible from the road with the coloured Scouts bottle drive flyer attached. Containers can also be dropped at the scout hall on Monterey Avenue at Fireman’s Park, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day. Funds raised are used for scouting programs.
The world of technology is changing faster than most of us can keep up with. As such, the News moved some time ago to offering its printed stories, and more, online. More recently the News and our Black Press sister papers introduced a pageturner online version replicating our print newspaper (find it at the bottom right-hand corner of our home page). As the year draws to an end we checked out which stories were most viewed by readers of oakbaynews.com. 1. ELECTION 2011: Oak Bay election results (story posted Nov. 19) – Not surprisingly in an election year, people anxious to find out who won the races for mayor and councillors in Oak Bay made this news item the most read single story for 2011. 2. UPDATE: Hundreds gather to remember slain Revelstoke youth Daniel Levesque (Aug. 5) – The death of this popular 20-year-old musician, who had moved to Victoria from the Kootenay city a short time before his death, attracted attention around the province. This story, provided by our sister paper, the Revelstoke Times-Review, recounted a sad memorial service in his hometown. 3. Taking advantage of technology (June 14) – Oak Bay Rotary Club’s donation of a smartboard – an electronic version of the classroom blackboard – to Quadra elementary
was its third such donation in recent years and second to the Victoria school. The story combined teacher Jeanette Di Biase’s reaction at the installation of the board in her class with a wrap-up of recent Rotary fundraising activities. 4. ‘UFO’ was explainable, NRC physicist says (Feb. 1) – What one amateur astronomer took for a mysterious, bright, flickering light on the Western horizon, engineering physicist Eric Chisholm explained to be Jupiter, behind fast-moving clouds. Fritz Stammberger, centred in Fernwood, also recorded a moving light over Oak Bay, which was determined to be a Canadian Forces Buffalo rescue aircraft. 5. Multiple Grammy winner comes home in style (Aug. 16) – Whenever acclaimed record producer and performer David “the Hitman” Foster makes an appearance in Greater Victoria, people take notice. This time around he was at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel announcing his intention to hold a fundraiser concert in town. Hotel owners Kevin and Shawna Walker added that their new dinner theatre showroom would be named the David Foster Foundation Theatre. 6. UPDATE: Police talked to woman hours before body found in McNeill Bay (March 3) – The discovery of a woman’s body on the beach by two people walking nearby led to
an investigation into the disappearance of a local caregiver, Mary Grant. When the pieces were put together, police determined the body was that of a woman walking along Victoria Avenue that an officer on patrol had spoke to at 2 a.m., the same morning her body washed up. Saanich police investigators said all indications were that Grant took her own life. 7. Question period for candidates (Nov. 1) – The popularity of this simple notice of dates and times for two all-candidate meetings for the Oak Bay civic election showed people were keen on getting out to hear what candidates had to say. 8. New research into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder offers hope (May 25) – Part of reporter Natalie North’s threepart series on alcohol, this piece talked about how exercise can improve cognitive abilities in those affected by the disorder. 9. Tough times for Oak Bay Police Department (Feb. 4) – At the time this story went to print and online, the department was the subject of organizational and operational reviews, and was named in a gender discrimination complaint by Const. Jennifer Gibbs. 10. Oak Bay Avenue night market set to start (June 10) – Residents are always anxious to know when the popular street market begins for the summer season. editor@oakbaynews.com
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Jan. 1 – New Year’s skate, families, 12 to 2:45pm; all welcome, 3 to 4:30pm, Oak Bay Rec Centre. FMI: 250-370-7300. Jan. 1, 2, 7 & 8 – Castaway-Wanderers Christmas tree chipping, Windsor Park. Jan. 2 to 15 – New Year’s Classic tennis tournament at Oak Bay Rec Centre. FMI: www.recreation.oakbay.ca Jan. 3 – Back to school
February – Heart & Stroke Month Feb. 4 – Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop Saturday sale, 10am to 12:30pm. Feb. 4 – Family Movie Night, 6:30pm at Monterey Rec Centre. FMI: recreation.oakbaybc.org Feb. 9 – Oak Bay Volunteer Services’ annual Blighty’s Bistro fundraising dinner. FMI: www.oakbayvolunteers.bc.ca or 250-595-1034. Feb. 3 – Oak Bay High School band parents garage sale. Feb. 17 to March 16 – Dine Around and Stay in Town. FMI: www.tourismvictoria.com Feb. 25 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am. Feb. 25 – Monterey Centre Rummage Sale, 9:30am to 1:30pm FMI: 250-370-7300
To March 16 – Dine Around & Stay in Town continues March 3 – Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop Saturday sale, 10am to 12:30pm. March 10 to 25 – Spring Break. March 11 to 28 – Spring Break for Greater Victoria School District March 13 – Oak Bay Emergency Program Preparedness workshop, Windsor Pavilion, 6:45pm. March 30 – Family Fun Night at Henderson Rec Centre. FMI: www.recreation.oakbaybc.org March 24 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am. Late March – Black Press Women in Business Gala. FMI: adminassist@vicnews.com
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Jan. 7 & 8 – Oak Bay Firefighters Christmas tree chipping at Fireman’s Park; Lions Society tree chipping, 10am to 4pm at Hillside Centre & Safeway (Fort & Foul Bay)
Jan. 17 – Oak Bay Emergency Program Preparedness workshop, Windsor Pavilion, 6:45pm. FMI: 250-370-7300. Jan. 21 & 22 – Pacific Cup Oldtimers Hockey Tournament. Jan. 28 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am.
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July 18 – Savour the local bounty with the July Summer Market on Oak Bay Avenue. July 21 – Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Paint-In, with 100 artists demonstrating their work along Moss Street. FMI: www.aggv.bc.ca
Aug. 1 – BC Day! Watch your Oak Bay News for your local events.
September – The Bays and Ice Hawks return to local fields and ice rinks – take in local sports action.
Aug. 12 – Bowker Creek Brush-up along Bowker Creek.
Sept. 3 – Labour Day...Enjoy the last long weekend of summer!
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July 25, 28 & 29 – Uplands Heart fundraising tournaments for women, juniors & men. FMI: www.uplandsgolfclub.org July 28 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am.
Aug. 15 – Summer Market on Oak Bay Avenue. August – European and Classic Car Picnic, Queen Alexandra Hospital for Children grounds. FMI: www.virpca.org
Sept. 4 – Back to school.
Aug. 25 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am.
July 27 to 29 – Jaguar Car Club of Victoria brings Jaguars on the Island Concours d’Elegance to Windsor Park. FMI: www.jcna.com
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April – Don’t forget to cast your vote for the Black Press Best of the City awards! April 7– Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop Saturday sale, 10am to 12:30pm. April 6 to 9 – Bring the family for Easter weekend activities from Recreation Oak Bay. April 14 & 15 – Enjoy the talents of local artists with the Oak Bay Artist Studio Tour, 12 to 4:30pm. April 15 – Scotiabank MS Walk at Willows Beach Park, 10am. FMI: 250-388-6496 April 24 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am. Head to Carnarvon and Henderson Parks to check out spring baseball action.
May 8 – Emergency Preparedness Week preparedness workshop, Windsor Pavilion, 6:45pm. May 2 – UVic Astronomy Open House, 9 to 10pm Wednesdays
June 2 & 3 – Celebrate the annual Oak Bay Tea Party at Willows Park. FMI: www.oakbayteaparty.com June 2 – Oak Bay United Church Thrift Shop Saturday sale, 10am to 12:30pm. June 6 – Oak Bay High School graduation ceremony at UVic. FMI: http://oakbay.sd61.bc.ca June 8 to 10 – Operation Trackshoes at UVic. FMI: www.trackshoes.ca June 17 – Father’s Day at Recreation Oak Bay: Dads golf Free, 9am to noon; skate free, 3 to 4:30pm. June 20 – Summer Market on Oak Bay Avenue.
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May 13 – Mother’s Day at Recreation Oak Bay: Moms golf free, 9am to noon; swim free, 11am to 1pm; skate free, 3 to 4:30pm. FMI: www.recreation.oakbaybc.org May 10 – Move for Health Day at Recreation Oak Bay. May 13 – Oak Bay Half Marathon, team relay & Kids’ Fun Run.
May 25 to 27 – Oak Bay Beach Hotel gala grand opening.
FMI: oakbaybeachhotel.com May 26 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am.
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October – Black Press Women in Business Gala. FMI: adminassist@vicnews.com Oct. 7– Royal Victoria Marathon visits the streets of Oak Bay. FMI: www.royalvictoriamarathon.com Oct. 8 – Happy Thanksgiving!
November – Watch for the Oak Bay Artists’ Studio Fall Tour. FMI: http://recreation.oakbaybc.org
December – Save your change for the Black Press Pennies for Presents fundraiser.
Nov. 11 – Don your poppy for the local Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Early December – Island Equipment Operators’ annual Lighted Truck Parade visits Oak Bay. FMI: www.ieoa.ca
Nov. 24 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am.
Early December – Annual Oak Bay Firefighters’ Merrython Fun Run, Henderson Rec Centre. FMI: 250-370-7200
Nov. 25 – Oak Bay Avenue holiday light-up.
Dec. 6 – Art on the Avenue Gallery Walk. December – Watch for a variety of special, holiday-themed activities through Recreation Oak Bay. FMI: www.recreation.oakbaybc.org
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Oct. 27 – Oak Bay Green Committee Pacific Mobile Recycling, Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30am. Oct. 28 to 31 – Celebrate the spooky season with Pumpkin Art in Oak Bay Village. Oct. 31 – Trick or Treat in the Oak Bay Village. Oct. 31 – Halloween Bonfire in Fireman’s Park, next to the fire hall.
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The holidays are coming – time to make your list and check it twice! Local artists & artisans gear up for the holiday season – check your Oak Bay News for local events.
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Maritime Museum set to explore What Lies Beneath The ocean, covering more of the Earth’s surface than earth itself, affects our weather, food sources, and ultimately, everday life. But what lies beneath this huge abyss? New technology, deep-sea diving and observatories on the ocean floor have offered a porthole into this vastly unexplored environment. Leading the way is Ocean Networks Canada through their VENUS and NEPTUNE Canada underwater ocean observing systems located off Vancouver Island. Join the Maritime Museum of BC and Ocean Networks Canada on a journey into the unknown depths of the deep ocean. This exciting new exhibit opens Jan. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. and is included in general admission. A speaker series runs in conjunction with What Lies Beneath. Visit mmbc.bc.ca for times and dates or call 250-385-7222 for more information.
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As we bid farewell to 2011, Greater Victoria galleries welcome 2012 with a whole host of new exhibits. The Royal BC Museum welcomes a special exhibit this winter – ideal for fans of photography and wildlife. The best 108 images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year – an international competition that had more than 41,000 entries from 95 countries – are on display at the museum through April 9. This visually striking exhibition showcases photographs in 17 categories, with each photo and caption telling the inspirational, astonishing and sometimes humorous stories of our fascinating natural world. “This is like the Oscars of wildlife photography,” said Martin Cooper, the only Canadian winner, from Burnaby. “It’s important that we have special contests and museum exhibitions like this, to remind us of the rich wildlife in our urban areas as well as out in the wilds.” The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is run by London’s Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine. The competition uniquely combines the work of gifted amateurs, professionals and young photographers.
From top left: Eclectic: Visual Poetry poster image; Royal BC Museum: Thomas P Peschak, Giant Beachcomber; Legacy Gallery: Hubert Norbury, Bay Parkade Entry 1960.
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Also downtown, West End Gallery hosts its British Columbia Group Show. Catch a glimpse of the West Coast in the works of Phyllis Anderson, Steven Armstrong, Rod Charlesworth, Richard Cole and Patricia Johnston. Explore the whimsical side West Coast life as featured in works by Greta Guzek, Paul Jorgensen and Grant Leier, historic houses and remembered holidays treasured in the paintings of Pierre Giroux and Paul
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Coastal Living features a selection of home, garden-related, art, travel, events and information. If you have news to share, email Jennifer Blyth at jblyth@telus.net
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not for profit Through Jan. 2 – Third-annual Great Gingerbread Showcase in support of Habitat for Humanity Victoria, at the Inn at Laurel Point. To Jan. 3 – The Spirit of Giving continues at The Bay Centre. Dec. 31 – Run Through Time – New Years Eve Fun Run, a 5k run, 3k walk and 1k Kids Run, starting at 6 p.m. Organized by the Runners of Compassion for their Shoes for Youth program and other local charitable organizations. Register at Frontrunners, 1200 Vancouver St. or at the event at 5 p.m. Jan. 1 & 2 – Braefoot Community Association Christmas Tree Recycling, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the lacrosse box at 1359 McKenzie Ave. Proceeds support programming for loWest End Gallery: Richard Cole, West Coast
cal youth. Jan. 2, 7 & 8 – Vikes Cross Country & Track team tree recycling at Centennial Stadium. Jan. 3 – Newcombe Singers Choir welcomes new members, especially in the Tenor/ Bass range. All welcome; ability to read music an advantage, but not a necessity. FMI: www. newcombesingers.com or Joan, 250-4805087. Jan. 6 – Fantastic Fridays at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., featuring Messy Church. Free, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Familyfriendly time full of fun, games, food, crafts, music and stories; dinner provided. FMI: 250-477-6741 or www.stlukesvictoria.ca Jan. 7 – 1st Garage Sale of 2012, Oak Bay United Church, corner Granite & Mitchell,
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Furniture, household goods, jewellery, books, art & children’s boutique. FMI-250-598-5021. Jan. 7 & 8 – Lions Society Chip in for the Kids, in support of Vancouver Island children with disabilities, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at: Hillside Shopping Centre; Broadmead Village; Westshore Town Centre; BC Forest Discovery Centre; Tillicum Centre; Safeway (Fort & Foul Bay); Sooke Home Hardware; University Heights. A pick-up service is available Jan. 8 for a minimum $10 donation. Register for pick up at www.ocean985.com or www.1031jackfm.ca
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Cont. from previous page Describing themselves as “activist collectors,” the Smyths’ mission is to promote the works, not just passively acquire and display them. The Salish Weave Collection includes 20 recent works – representing carving, painting and printmaking – by Canadian Coast Salish artists Susan Point, lessLIE, Maynard Johnny Jr., Dylan Thomas, John Marston, Luke Marston, Angela Marston and Chris Paul. Opening Jan. 9 at Oak Bay’s Eclectic, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., is Visual Poetry. In conjunction with St. Michael’s University School, the gallery will host a special show featuring original artwork and poetry by SMUS Senior School students to raise money for two global charities focused on creating opportunities for youth. The exhibition, fittingly entitled Visual Poetry, features creative writing and art students in Grades 11 and 12 combining their talents, with the artists illustrating the poets’ words. All funds generated will be shared between War Child Canada and the Amma Organization, specifically its primary and secondary schooling projects in India. The exhibition continues through Jan. 14.
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ecreation Oak Bay’s only facility dedicated to serving adults exclusively, Monterey Recreation Centre first opened in 1971 as the Oak Bay Seniors Activity Centre. It’s gone through several name changes and renovations since then, including a $1.2-million, 7,500square-foot expansion in 1990, a glassed-in courtyard in 2001 and an elevator in 2010. The Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library is attached, as well as a Hampshire Road house the municipality purchased in the 1970s. Commissioned by Oak Bay council, the newly released 56-page active transportation report identifies routes, facilities, programs and regulations that would help Oak Bay be a better place to walk or cycle. The report concludes that pedestrians, cyclists and people in wheelchairs already have fairly good infrastructure, but there is still room for improvement. Baptist Housing, the primary proponent to assume management of a new care facility which would replace the
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it was determined that necessary seismic upgrades to the 1957built structure would be just as costly, if not more so, than a new building. The Canadian Tourism Hall of Fame honours Oak Bay Marine Group owner Bob Wright for making tourism an important part of his life’s work and whose actions have had a positive impact on the industry. During his time in Greater Victoria, Wright has had a hand in several significant projects, including the gates at Chinatown, the totem pole in Beacon Hill Park, and Sealand, which operated in Oak Bay from 1980 through 1991. PLEASE SEE: Jensen takes helm, Page A15
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Newly elected Oak Bay mayor Nils Jensen cheers after election results are posted. project to move forward. The rejection means an uncertain future for dementia care in Oak Bay, as it is no longer assured that a new facility will be built in the municipality.
DECEMBER A pair of Oak Bay police officers are honoured with meritorious service awards for their efforts in talking a distraught armed man out of a tense situation in April. Sgt. Donald Symes and Const. Larry Worock responded to a 911 call from a woman who was trying to get a shotgun away from her suicidal husband. After entering the home and getting the woman to safety, the two officers talked to the man for 15 to 20 minutes, eventually convincing him to lower his gun. Oak Bay’s recently retired chief constable Ron Gaudet, who was with the department from 1980 to 2011, is also recognized for outstanding service at the award ceremony. The Oak Bay Police Department re-signs its service agreement with Saanich for another five years. The agreement, which sees the Saanich department provide assistance with general crime investigation, administrative support, information technology and investigative support services, will cost Oak Bay $80,000 per year. Re-signing the agreement also means that if Saanich chooses to join the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crimes Unit, Oak
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Oak Bay Mayor Christopher Causton talks on his phone in his office in mid-November. He declared his candidacy for the Liberals for Victoria last year, and said he would step down as mayor regardless of the outcome of the federal election. On Nov. 20, the 15-year mayor found himself out of politics for the first time since the late 1980s. Bay will likely go along for the ride, at a much lower cost than if the department joined separately. And a plan to add about 800 square feet of space to the Henderson Recreation Centre has Recreation Oak Bay officials hoping for financial support from
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the province – a grant of nearly $400,000. The proposed renovations would predominantly spotlight the facility’s fitness studio, adding a dedicated stretching area and thus freeing up the entire gymnasium for expanded use.
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After a close race, Nils Jensen is elected to replace Christopher Causton, who spent the previous five terms in the mayor’s chair. Jensen, who had spent five terms of his own on council, beat out fellow councillor Hazel Braithwaite for the job. Jensen’s victory and Braithwaite’s defeat, along with the July death of councillor Alan Cassidy, meant there were three empty seats on council. They were filled by Cairine Green, Michelle Kirby and Kevin Murdoch; incumbents Pam Copley, John Herbert and Tara Ney were all re-elected. By a 3-2 margin, Oak Bay council decides that concerns over the proposed height of a replacement care facility for Oak Bay Lodge are too significant to allow the project’s proponent, Baptist Housing, to move forward. The bigger concern, however, for those who opposed the design, is the rushed nature of the proceedings. Baptist Housing unveiled the designs in September, and told council their financing would be lost if not used before Dec. 31. Councillors Tara Nay, Hazel Braithwaite and Nils Jensen felt they did not have enough information to approve a pair of variances required for the
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100 years of hockey in Victoria Patrick family shaped the modern game from house on Michigan Street Travis Paterson News staff
From his office in Washington, D.C., Dick Patrick, president of the Washington Capitals, recalls the home his grandfather Lester Patrick lived in on Linden Avenue in Fairfield. “It was before my time, but my father told me stories,” Dick says. His father, Muzz, a Canadian boxing champ turned pro hockey player, was born and raised in Victoria. Muzz and brother Lynn won the Stanley Cup while playing for Lester, when the latter coached the New York Rangers in 1940. Lester had previously won the Stanley Cup as a player and coach, his name engraved multiple times upon it. But even though 1940 was the first time Muzz and Lynn won hockey’s Holy Grail, it was the second time their names were engraved on it. “I guess back in 1933 there wasn’t really a protocol for what to do with the Stanley Cup,” Dick says. “The story my dad told me is, after the Rangers won it, Lester kept it in his basement for the summer. (Muzz and Lynn) wanted their names in it too. Being teenagers, they etched their names into it with a nail. “They got in a lot of trouble for that.” Back in 1911, brothers Lester and Frank were supported by dad Joe Patrick when they used the family’s lumber fortune to create the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and build two arenas, one in Vancouver and one in Oak Bay. The league ran successfully until 1926. Lester then moved on to the more promising NHL and grew to become one of New York’s most legendary characters, the Silver Fox. He was a newspaper darling and ran the New York Rangers and then Madison Square Gardens. Lester returned to Victoria each summer and never sold his house in Fairfield. In 1949 he formed the Victoria Cougars minor hockey team. Frank followed a similar route,
tors lost that first game 8-3 to the dazzling Royals, in their black and orange jerseys.
coaching the Boston Bruins in the 1930s before retiring to Vancouver. Both passed away in 1960. But Lester and Frank were only two of six from their generation. Also living in James Bay were brother Ted and sisters Lucynda (Cynda), Dora and Myrtle. It was said that if Ted hadn’t suffered a serious leg injury in a childhood accident, he too would have won the Stanley Cup.
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Despite giving so much to the game, there will be little fanfare for the Patricks on the PCHA’s centennial anniversary. The WHL Victoria Royals will play at home Monday against the Calgary Hitmen, but that’s only by coincidence. Since the passing Proud to be Patricks of Frank and Lester in 1960, their role in Away from the rink, but changing the sport has still in Victoria, the family been relegated to the continued to flourish. historical archives. Cynda Patrick followed But it was during her parents’ – Joe and Grace the summers in the – religious upbringing, and family home on Michimarried reverend John Wesgan Street that Frank ley Miller. would return from run“Cynda was a church ning the Vancouver organist and vocal soloist, Millionaires. He and not uncommon in that day when you were married to Sharon Tiffin/News staff Lester were rarely sata minister,” says Gordon Gordon Miller, one of the two remaining family heads from the Patrick family, isfied with the flow of Miller, grandson of Cynda stands at the Victoria Arena monument on Cadboro Bay Road. The monument is the game, and often and one of Victoria’s remain- across the street from where the Patrick Arena once stood. It was there, in 1925, made changes, shaping Patricks. the Victoria Cougars beat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. Inset: ing hockey as its “My father was named The original arena in Oak Bay seated 3,500 and was made entirely out of wood. known today. Frank is credited Frank Patrick Miller, after Its grand opening was a public skate on Christmas Day, 1911. The arena was with introducing the my great uncle. My father destroyed by fire Nov. 11, 1929 blue line/offsides and carried a keen interest in “The extended family still gets minster Royals at the brand new raising the stick in celebration of a the family (genealogy) and led the historian patriarch position in the together regularly, on the Island arena, which was later known as goal, and Lester with installing the and mainland. We still feel a Patrick Arena, on an out-of-the- red line. These rules were necesfamily.” That keen interest is part of an strong family connection. I think way piece of property in Oak Bay. sary, as the PCHA used forward ongoing pride in the Patrick name, it’s safe to say it’s the notoriety of Monday (Jan. 2) marks the passes, which the NHL didn’t which Miller admits is due in part the hockey Patricks that is part 100th anniversary of that game, adopt until 1928-29. of what keeps us together. Do we one that transformed the Patrick Together, they hashed out even to the family’s hockey fame. “Was there pressure to be inter- talk about hockey when we get family name into hockey royalty. more rules, including numbers on ested in hockey? Yes. And we all together? Not much.” It wasn’t just the first game in Vic- jerseys, an assortment of penalMiller grew up in Ottawa and toria, it was the first game of the ties and the penalty shot. follow it, to an extent,” Miller says. his migration to Victoria is parallel PCHA, which existed until 1926 Lester’s Senators became the “Was there pressure to play? No.” Some things have passed down, to that of Joe and Grace Patrick’s when it merged with the Western Aristocrats and eventually the Cougars. It is said, in Victoria however. Like his grandmother, over 100 years ago. Canada Hockey League. Miller is a musician, a piano Thirty-seven years later, in 1949, sports writer Eric Whitehead’s instructor and music master at during the excitement over the book The Patricks: Hockey’s royal It started in Oak Bay Oak Bay United Church. new Memorial Arena construction family, that when Lester sold the Miller says the family continues When the Patrick family came to on Blanshard Street, Victoria Daily Cougars team to Detroit (Cougars/ to honour the Patrick heritage. For Victoria, they came with a dream Times sports writer Archie Wills Falcons/Red Wings), the buyers example, his sister is named Cynda to start a professional hockey ran a summary of hockey history were shocked when he revealed and he has a son and daughter league. in the city. He revisited an original the contracts were 100 per cent with Patrick and Patricia in their On Jan. 2, 1912, Lester’s Victo- game report, describing how the verbal. sports@vicnews.com names. ria Senators hosted the New West- red, white and blue coloured Sena-
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IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com
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Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Dec. 29 - Jan. 4 edition of 5-881 Nicholson St., $549,000 Saturday Dec 31 12-2 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131
1001 Foul Bay Rd, $860,000 403-827 North Park St, $249,900 Saturday Dec. 24 & Dec 31 1-2 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Larry Lineham, 250-661-7809
Saturday Jan 8 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882
pg. 15
Saturday Dec 31st & Sunday Jan 1st 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955 pg. 10
10 Helmcken Rd
Daily noon-4 (exc Dec 25, 26th & Jan 1) Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 812-7277
Saturday Dec 31st 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Bob Krueckl 250 477-5353
Thursday & Friday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124 pg. 8
4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000 pg. 2
Wed Dec 28, Sat Dec 31 & Wed Jan 4 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577 pg. 24
pg. 26
Call for Open House Hours Century 21 Queenswood Chuck Meagher 250 477-1100
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36. A winglike structure 37. Having defined limits 43. A brother or sister 44. A small shiny ornamental disk 45. True firs 47. No. Am. republic (abbr.) 48. Bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich 49. Most guileful 52. Casual trousers 55. Abba ____, Israeli politician 56. Papier-_____, art material 58. Am. costume designer Edith 60. Stand up 61. Operatic songs 62. Talk incessantly DOWN 63. Shock treatment 1. Mimic 64. Form a sum 2. Journey on horseback 65. Norweigan currency (abbr.) 3. Linen plant 4. Dashes Today’s Answers 5. Single Lens Reflex 6. Golf ball stands 7. A particle of dirt 8. Clear blood fluids 9. Female sheep 11. Utters 12. Tern genus 13. Small sofa 14. Shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic 19. Leoppold and ____ 21. Top of motor vehicle 24. Securing devices 25. Highly incensed 26. Earnest entreaty 27. Rent
pg. 12
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3818 Trailhead, $249,900
304-611 Brookside, $219,000
5149 Cordova Bay, $1,249,900
pg. 5
1959 Fairfield Rd., $859,000
pg. 6
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