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ast year, Calgary’s new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, “revolutionized” the budget process – to use the city’s lingo – by bringing those paying the bills into the discussion. Citizen engagement is hardly a revolutionary concept, of course. It’s a value to which most governments subscribe, at least on paper. Calgary’s innovation, however, was primarily in the timing: City Hall asked Calgarians for their input at the beginning of the budget process, rather than at the end. It’s called “participatory budgeting,” and the numbers suggest a pent up interest: 23,000 Calgarians took part over three months. It’s also an idea Victoria councillor Lisa Helps is floating through social media. “There was a lot of uptake and discussion on Facebook,” said Helps. In 2011, Victoria also took unprecedented steps to engage citizens in its budget process. It hosted a series of budget open houses in community centres and other venues. They appear to have missed the mark, however, as evidenced by the widespread cry for greater transparency, voiced on the municipal campaign trail. Their timing may have been part of the problem. Budgeting in Victoria is an 11-month process, but public budget presentations don’t happen until the ninth month. “We don’t need to go out and tell the public about the budget, we need to go out at the

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New councillor Lisa Helps spurred an online discussion about a new way to engage people on a traditionally boring topic: the budget. very outset and ask the public,” Helps said. “There is a wealth of people in this city who have a whole series of wonderful ideas, and I actually think if we draw those in, we’ll end up with something different … and goodness knows we need something different. The city is in financial dire straits,” said Helps. Rather than asking citizens to wade into big documents full of numbers, however, the discussion should be about values, priorities

and trade-offs, she said. “Do we want less potholes or do we want more bike lanes?” she asked. “Having that conversation is very different than saying, ‘Come to a series of really boring meetings where the department heads present their plans and you get to respond.’” PLEASE SEE: Online tool, Page A10

Seventeen correctional officers have been served notice that their jobs at the Victoria Youth Custody Services Centre will be axed. B.C.’s Ministry of Children and Family Development announced Wednesday that female incarceration units within the View Royal and Prince George youth custody facilities will be centralized at the Burnaby Youth Custody Services Centre, starting Feb. 6. The “redesign” of the province’s youth custody services will see $$2.5 million directed to other youth programs, Children and Family Development Minister Mary McNeil said. It’s reflective of a nearly 75-per-cent drop in the number of jailed youth in B.C. since 1995, from 400 to 105 in 2011-12. Six workers will also be laid off in Prince George. The employees will be offered work elsewhere in the public sector. The news “blindsided” union officials, said Dean Purdy, chair of the corrections and sheriffs component in the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union. “We think with proper consultation and a heads up on this we could have achieved this through attrition and other means months ago.” emccracken@vicnews.com

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Copper wire thieves have struck for the first time in Victoria, bringing the number of underground thefts in the region to six. About 450 metres of underground electrical copper wiring, valued at $30,000, was reported missing from Topaz Avenue and Gillie Place by B.C. Hydro on Monday around 11 a.m. Victoria police are also investigating two thefts of 295 metres of underground copper wiring valued at $23,000, that occurred in Esquimalt. The Greater Victoria cases are unique in that thieves accessed underground wiring via manholes, while elsewhere in the province aboveground substations and hydro lines have been targeted, said Bob Harriman, B.C. Hydro chief security officer. Thieves have struck twice in Langford and once in Saanich. It will cost B.C. Hydro more than $130,000 to

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Annual United Way campaign falls behind With just days before its campaign deadline, the United Way of Greater Victoria is falling behind its fundraising target. The charity is $600,000 short of its goal of $6.3 million. “Many donors in our community have responded and we are very close,” said Greg Conner, Community Campaign cabinet chair. He appealed to people or companies to contribute to donate by Jan. 25. “The economic trends affecting our city are national, and many United Ways and other charities across the country are feeling the pinch” said CEO Linda Hughes. “We understand people’s concern about the economic climate but we hope they will step up and invest in the future of some of our community’s most vulnerable citizens.” rholmen@vicnews.com

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The tires of Const. Neil Lundin’s moving car lock in place as he engages the breaking system. The vehicle goes into a 10-metre skid over the ice and snow covered asphalt in the Royal Athletic Park parking lot. The member of the Victoria Police Department CRASH Team is demonstrating that even at the low speed of 35 kilometres an hour, it can take precious seconds to stop. “It’s amazing, let’s say (at) 20 kilometres an hour, how far you slide,” says Lundin, a collision analysis reconstructionist and court-appointed expert witness. “If you think at 50 kilometres an hour someone is tailgating you and you have to stop in this (snow), you’re going to (get) hit.” The CRASH Team hosted a demonstration Tuesday, serving as a reminder that caution is in order, especially when the weather turns. The 31-year police veteran is one of a twoman team that analyzes and reconstructs serious traffic accidents which result in serious injury or death, in Victoria and Esquimalt. To demonstrate the physics involved in driving over wet snow and slippery surfaces, Lundin’s colleague Const. Trevor Stephen tugs a drag sled in the parking lot. Stephen pulls the 17-kilogram weight, used at major collisions including hit and runs, to gauge how slippery

The city is calling it a case of terrible timing. Critics, however, could say it’s more a case of pushing your luck a bit too far. At 4 a.m. Monday, the city parks department discovered a system failure at Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre. The control panel, regulating temperature and ventilation, finally failed after 30 years. The result? A rainforest-like environment inside, with high humidity coupled with hot spots and cold spots. It could hardly be called a surprise. More than two years ago the city earmarked the Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre for a major overhaul, to the tune of $58 million. Last July, an assessment report listed the control board among the areas requiring attention. When it broke down five days ago, the city was in the middle of fine-tuning a request for proposals for its replacement. Instead of shopping around for the best bidder, however, city parks staff had to scramble to find the most readily-available replacement. To the city’s credit, it secured a new machine from Vancouver by Monday afternoon, at an estimated cost of $20,000. Parks director Kate Friars said she expected the facility could be reopened by the end of this week. The speedy response curbed any potential damage due to prolonged exposure to moisture. But the short-term closure still required that all registered recreation classes, set to start midJanuary, be delayed by one week. The closure also strengthens criticisms that city staff sat on information about the facility for too long. An electoral slate called Open Victoria pressured the city to make public a condition assessment of Crystal Pool before the November election. Paul Brown, who was endorsed by the slate as a mayoral candidate, weighed in by email Tuesday. “I believe the city is having to deal more frequently with such infrastructure failures. This is the result of delaying much needed infrastructure replacement/refurbishment,” Brown wrote. Kim Fowler, an expert in asset management, frames the challenge for local governments as a choice: to lead or to react. The former director of sustainability for the city points out that Victoria is facing an asset-management crisis, as are many municipalities in the country. The difference, she says, is that Victoria’s infrastructure is older than most. “They do not have an infrastructure/asset management replacement plan to show when and how … those assets will be replaced,” Fowler said. In the spring, city council plans to decide whether to replace or refurbish Crystal Pool as part of a larger discussion about infrastructure priorities. rholmen@vicnews.com

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(Top) Const. Trevor Stephen, left, and Cst. Neil Lundin, members of Victoria police department’s CRASH Team, demonstrate how a drag bar determines how slippery the road surface is. (Below) Tire marks are left in the snow after a member of the Victoria police department’s CRASH Team gives a demonstration of the dangers of driving in winter conditions. road conditions are. This snowy day, officers don’t need the device to know how dicey driving conditions are. Though busy, Lundin says the team has investigated fewer traffic-related fatalities over the past year-and-a-half. About five years ago, they investigated a whopping eight

fatalities – “a bad year for Victoria,” he says, noting the average is two or three. He and Stephen expect to be busy with the snowy conditions, their year-round worry is aggressive and impaired drivers. Improved vehicle technologies are saving lives, Lundin says, but added that drivers

need to be more conscious about their behaviour behind the wheel. “Aggressive drivers are going to pay dearly on a day like today,” he says, blinking the snow from his eyes. “They’ll be smashing into the back of people, sliding through stop signs, traffic lights.” emccracken@vicnews.com

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Bail granted pending appeal Roszan Holmen News staff

Christopher Groves has been released on bail pending an appeal of his manslaughter conviction. In 2009, he pushed Ariana Simpson, who fell into the street and died instantly after being struck by a passing bus. He was found guilty in the fall and sentenced to one year in prison in December. On Dec. 23, after Groves spent nine days behind bars, the Court of Appeal granted his application for release pending the appeal. He’s been released on recognizance with one or more sureties in the amount of $50,000. That means Groves has not had to post any cash with the court, but if he breaches the conditions of his bail, then the person who has signed his surety could be required to pay that amount to the court. Though free from prison, Groves must abide by many conditions. For instance, he must not have contact with a number of named people and must stay away from Quadra Street and Pandora Avenue; he must obey a curfew; he’s not to possess or consume any alcohol or enter any place primarily selling alcohol. He’s also to surrender himself to the Victoria Law Courts on Oct. 26, 2012 or on the date set for the hearing of his appeal. It’s not uncommon for bail to be granted in these circumstances, said Crown spokesperson Neil MacKenzie. The bar, however, is set higher for those already convicted of a crime than for those who are awaiting trial. “Generally, when a person is still awaiting trail, the onus is on the Crown to show cause why the person should not be released,” said MacKenzie. Where a person has been convicted, however, the onus is on the person to convince the court that his appeal is not frivolous. rholmen@vicnews.com

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Some things are worth repeating There are some things we seem to editorialize on every year. Readers can expect to hear about such societal concerns as drinking and driving, the need to properly fund important charities and staying safe. Which is why this week’s snowfall is another reminder that even in our Island paradise we need to be prepared for the unexpected – and even the worse than expected. The unpredictability of weather means that a forecast calling for a few flurries can morph into a blizzard before our eyes. And because heavy snowfall is not the norm for us, it doesn’t take much to cause chaos on our roads and with our lives. With oceans around us, Island streets can get especially icy when the temperature drops. And of course, too many people wait until after it snows to decide it’s time to properly equip their vehicles. Summer or bald tires and a heavy foot can turn rush hour into a tangle of fender benders and emergency vehicles. Even the most cautious drivers are at the mercy of those who really should be more responsible. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: be prepared. Make sure your vehicle is winterproofed and, even then, think twice about whether you absolutely need to be on the road. The good news, from what police reported this week, is that people seem to be listening. As of Wednesday, only one major, snow-related crash in the region was reported in Saanich. In that incident, the driver slid into a power pole after losing patience with a more cautious motorist. Enough said, at least for now.

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This weekend’s opening of Jeneece Place on the grounds of Victoria General Hospital marks a remarkable triumph for an amazing young woman. A home-away-from-home for families with kids in care at VGH, the $4 million facility is but the latest chapter in Jeneece Edroff’s story. Still a teenager, she has battled a rare condition while dedicating herself to helping others. Our entire community is indebted to Edroff, who has shown that even the young among us can achieve truly amazing things.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Victoria 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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Moviegoing is no cheap thrill If it’s a washroom that still I love going to the movies. provides paper towel, then wads of Except for the drive into town. it litter the floor and countertops. And finding parking. Then there’s the girls. And the cost. Mostly teens on dates, Ticket prices aren’t too spiffing up their faces – as bad these days, having if they need it. If I wore remained fairly stable for that much eye makeup I’d the past few years after need a seeing eye dog to a sharp rise in the ’90s. get around. But if the average movie After the trip to the loo, runs two hours and the there’s the whole gettingaverage ticket costs $12, back-to-my-seat-in-the-dark that’s 10 cents a minute. part. No can do. At my age At that price, the show it takes longer for my eyes had better be a good one, Laura Lavin to adjust to the dark after the seats comfy, and the Equilibrium the bright fluorescents of corn? Perfectly popped. the bathroom. But $6.50 for popcorn Then there’s me standing at the and 75 cents for butter? Can’t have bottom of the theatre, scanning the it without butter, though. I don’t crowd, searching out my vacant really drink pop, but if you’re going seat. Trudging up the aisle, trying to have all that salty popcorn, not to block others’ views while at you’ve gotta have a pop. But $4 for the same time trying to keep my a small pop? I could get a large for eye on the prized seat and avoid 50 cents more, but then I’d have tripping on the stairs. to go to the bathroom during the Then, the misjudge. All that movie and that would take 50 cents concentration on the seat and the out of the show I paid to see. And if walk-in with whispered ‘excuse my timing’s off and there’s a lineup, me’s,’ trying not to trip over purse it could hit $1. Too rich for my straps, catch a drink straw on my blood. sweater, or end up giving a stranger The movie theatre bathroom an unintentional lap dance and might be part of the entertainment. there’s my seat: in the row below Considering the number of people me. using them they are pretty clean, Were I 30 years younger, I might but still, in the ladies’ room there’s try to step over, but I’m smarter no dearth of popcorn balancing now, having developed a sixth here and there and the odd drink sense about these things. I can cup, too. Only the ignorant would foresee myself, one leg stretched bring food into these most unholy over the seat almost touching the of places.

sticky floor below, the other firmly planted, knee thrust out just to the point of snapping a tendon, my rear end in my seat mate’s face – trapped. No way up or down without assistance from at least two burly men or three of those skinny, pimply-faced teenage boys that sweep the floor after the movie’s done. So instead, I ‘excuse’ my way along the row, arms tightly at my side, sweater pulled in, feet treading gingerly and try again one row down. Finally back in my seat, at least 15 minutes of the movie will have gone by and the plot is lost to me. My fiancé, who would have been sitting there the whole time happily munching a large bag of popcorn would be of no use to me in catching up. So I’ll skip the pop to avoid the whole scene. My fiancé is a bright guy, but cannot for the life of him follow the plot of a movie. Ten minutes in, he’s leaning over to me asking: “Who is that guy?” To which I reply: “How should I know?” He’s one of those people that needs to know the entire plot before sitting down to the movie and enjoys a recap at the end. “Oh, you mean the guy in the trench coat was the same guy that was in the restaurant?” “Yes dear.” Sigh. At least he pays for the popcorn. Laura Lavin is the associate editor for the Victoria News. llavin@vicnews.com

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Let’s ‘get on with’ LRT Re: Patience key to solving traffic woes (The Gen Y Lens Jan. 13). During the last election I visited a senior’s home where one gentleman asked, with a stern look, “What about this Light Rapid Transit?” I suggested that Victoria was ready for it, but it was not a project we could pay for ourselves. I’d been doing my homework, chasing funding sources and making the case with provincial and federal politicians where I could. With many voters, the LRT question was an admonishment to be more frugal and let transit users make do with what we have. I was a little surprised with his response: “We’ve been talking about this for years; it’s time to get on with it.” It brings me back to Kyle Slavin’s column. It’s a good piece about behaviour, but I want to make the case that on the planning side, we’ve been patient long enough. LRT makes sense and is more compelling every day. We’ve identified many choices we will need to make for a

sustainable future. Our Regional Growth Strategy, now more than a decade old, enjoys broad political support and it emphasizes walking, cycling and transit. As far back as the ‘90s LRT was proposed as an alternative to highway expansion. The province decided we weren’t ready for it then but the choice of corridors and the shape of an ideal system were well thought out. B.C. Transit, a regional body, went through an exhaustive process of community consultation and planning work and confirmed the alignment and proposed technologies last year. The plan was supported by municipal governments and the CRD, as good a proxy as any for a more formal regional endorsement. The need to regain some momentum on LRT is critical. As Slavin’s column noted, it will take several years to build. All the more reason to complete the business case review and get moving on the “Team CRD” concept I proposed last year to chase the senior government funding necessary to pay for

Readers respond: Show of support makes reader proud I was born and raised in Amsterdam (the city of Anne Frank and her family). We really cherished our Jewish friends and neighbours. In the ‘30s, many came to our city from Germany and were very welcome. I think it is high time someone speaks up for the Jewish community, since Canada seems to be the only country on the side of Israel, their homeland. May I say with respect they did not choose, they were chosen like the royals. On Jan. 8 I had the opportunity once again to be with the Jewish community. It was beautiful to see the large turnout and feel the atmosphere of love that I thought ‘this is my Canada.’ Some 50 years ago I had the opportunity to work daily with young people of all nationalities. I always thought Canadians stood head and shoulders above the rest. That is how as a young woman I chose to come to Canada. I came to the conclusion that Canadians and Jewish people have a lot in common. I just hope other cities and Canada as a whole take note and follow Victoria’s lead. Thank you for the privilege to live among you. Once again I congratulate myself for choosing

the project. LRT is not the only solution to our transportation challenges, but it is perhaps the most important. We know that LRT is our best choice to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – and we are all committed to a provincial climate action program. We know that the highway and Douglas St. alignment best connect people between home and workplace, as well as many other important destinations. We know that the E&N is not a good fit for LRT (though it can work for other commuter services). And we know that we can’t keep expanding road capacity – it’s just not sustainable. A regional transportation authority still makes good sense, but we’ve done a lot of homework on the planning side already. What we need is funding commitments, completion of business plans and a new political commitment to “get on with it.” We’ve been patient long enough. John Luton Executive Director, Capital Bike and Walk

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this country. It is on days like Jan. 8 I presume that it must feel good to be our creator. Wilma Johannesma Victoria

Religion at fault for persecution of Jews It was great to see the Victoria Multi Faith Society’s firm stand against bigotry and heartwarming to see the turnout for the vigil at the Jewish Cemetery. Also there are many good articles and comments on this topic, but I still get the sense that religion sees itself as the victim rather than the cause of such hatred. It was the Christian church that vilified and harassed the Jews for many centuries. Furious that Jews would not convert, Luther among others demanded their expulsion from the land and accused them of killing Christ. No wonder Hitler was moved to say: “Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.” (Mein Kampf) Trouble is that anti-Semitism is ingrained into Western culture and unless we burn a pile of books, the only way we will ever be free from this curse is if the church openly accepts

responsibility for generating such hatred towards the Jews -since most of its members seem unaware of our involvement in the Holocaust. Otherwise I’m afraid that anti-Semitism will continue to rise to the surface from the depths of our culture whenever opportunity arises. Andy Mulcahy Victoria

Harper too close to provincial government I have a rather cynical point of view on the acquisition of the new chief of staff for Premier Christy Clark. $100 million of interest savings on the HST payback buys many favours. The acquisition of Mr. Boessenkool looks more like an appointment by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The governance of this province will now come from the office of Stephen Harper, to which Christy Clark has reduced her status to nothing more than a mouthpiece for the Prime Minister. Christy Clark has demonstrated to British Columbians she does not have the strength or the ability to govern this province. The B.C. Liberal party must now consider her future. Leo Vezina Central Saanich

Follow the money to find out I salute David Suzuki’s bringing awareness of the environmental issues to us. However I was taught to lead by example. What kind of example does he show us? He travels by car and airplane and I suspect lives in a home that depends on fossil fuels to some extent. I would love to know what the carbon footprint is of his many specials on TV (for which, I am

sure, he is handsomely paid). If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. When Daniel Pearl was murdered, his wife said, in an interview, that to learn the truth as a journalist one simply had to follow the money. Northern Gateway is about profits versus environment. Like, duh! Brian Horsfall Victoria

Pack some peace-of-mind. With the hustle of the holidays a distant but fond memory, you may be looking forward to a trip south to avoid the worst of winter. It may be a quick jaunt in search of sun and sand, or an extended visit to savour some rest and relaxation. Short stop or long stay, there are a few travel insurance considerations you should keep in mind when preparing for your trip.

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While base policies don’t typically provide coverage for unstable pre-existing health conditions, BCAA Travel Insurance offers you the option to purchase additional coverage. In general, if a condition has been treated by a physician, or has required a The most important thing to change of medication within a remember is that certain period of travel insurance time (specified in insurance the definitions of protects you against many the policy you’re outlook circumstances researching or that may not be travel purchasing), it will covered by your insurance be considered g o v e r n m e n t with unstable and not health policy, and Janella covered. provides coverage Wilson Finally, before in emergency you go, always medical situations. review policy That means travel insurance details to ensure your is supplemental to your coverage meets your needs provincial health care policy, and pay particular attention and it does not cover your to the related definitions to continuing care or checkensure you have coverage for ups. Once the emergency is your unique situation. taken care of, the coverage for that particular condition Having the right travel or conditions related to it is insurance is equally as ended. important as choosing the right vacation destination. To get the most out of your Whether you’re travelling on travel insurance policy, you a short stop or a long stay, should take care to complete you can relax and focus on a medical health questionnaire enjoying yourself knowing you as accurately as possible if have taken care to protect you are asked to submit one. yourself. Purchasing the right Travel insurance rates are travel insurance coverage from determined by several factors, BCAA before you go might including age and health, and be the best travel accessory any existing health condition you bring along on your next that is not declared will not be vacation. covered by your insurance or a substantial deductible may be Janella Wilson is an Insurance Advisor imposed. We recommend that at BCAA. She can be reached at you consult your physician if janella.wilson@bcaa.com.

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Calgary developed an online budget tool to help guide its citizens through this process. The B.C. government followed suit this month. Helps, however, doesn’t want to simply copy Calgary’s model. It’s not enough to simply invite citizens to give input, she argued. The problem is that special-interest groups can too easily dominate the discussion. Dan Doherty, a director with a non-profit called Wise Democracy, has already tested one possible solution. In 2011, he was contracted by the city to build “citizens insight councils” tasked with giving input into the city’s official community planning process. He found participants through a random selection process. By calling 60 people, selected randomly by address, Doherty found 24 willing participants who agreed to a half-day workshop. “It gets at people whose voices are not usually heard,” said Doherty. ■■■

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Open discussion People aren’t waiting for the public hearing at city hall to share their feelings. The real discussion is happening online in the form of comments to Twitter, blogs and other social media. Lisa Helps didn’t first take her budget idea to council as a motion – she uploaded it as a video to YouTube. In response, Mayor Dean Fortin posted this to his Facebook page: “Great post Lisa! The reason a 4% tax lift will be a challenge: we have CUPE settlement at 2% and inflation running at 1.5% … We usually increase taxes by 1.5% for infrastructure reserve, so we are looking at 5%, unless we cut services or not increase infrastructure reserves or we find more revenue…. Ideas and suggestions on any one of these options?”

2012 Residential Branch Chipping Program The City of Victoria’s Residential Branch Chipping program provides residents with an opportunity to remove large tree branches from their yard.

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Jeneece Edroff’s dream becomes reality today Queen Alexandra Foundation opens Jeneece Place at Vic General Edward Hill News staff

Ron Hewitt cleans paint from his hand as he sits down. At Jeneece Place, even the president of the Queen Alexandra Foundation helps with finishing touches. The home-away-from-home for families of sick kids at Victoria General Hospital is a few days from opening its ■ Jeneece Place opening a lasting doors. Airy, spacious and legacy and welldecorated deserved honour in original, for Jeneece hand-carved Edroff /A8 First Nations art, the house is only 250 metres from the hospital, but seems a world away from the Island’s primary centre for sick children. “Everyone has pulled together for Jeneece Place,” Hewitt says. “The great thing about this project, it’s so community in nature, there’s been so many contributions.” Indeed, the flood of donations in the past few years has allowed the house to open its doors only four years after Jeneece Edroff, a teenage fundraising dynamo bat-

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tling a rare condition, envisioned a Ronald McDonald House-type facility for Greater Victoria. In 2008, the busy “penny girl” needed a new project after raising more than a $1 million for VarietyThe Children’s Charity. That vision has become a reality. The Queen Alexandra Foundation has managed the project and donated $1 million, as did Telus and the Norgaard Foundation, and the Vancouver Island Health Authority donated the land at VGH. Durwest Construction donated a project manager, and ERB Technical contracting convinced all the trades and subcontractors to donate materials and cut prices. Hewitt says the project has received 2,200 separate donations to date from service groups and individuals, “everything from kids donating birthday money to corporations giving thousands.” In-kind donations have hit $1 million. Many donors have a sick child or know parents who have a sick child, and were forced to travel to a hospital outside of the city, he said. “It’s been a really successful fundraising effort. People have been so inspired by Jeneece and the cause,” Hewitt says. “People relate that people may come here (to Victoria) with no place to stay. That struggle has inspired a lot of donations.” Jeneece Place is budgeted at

$5.5 million, which includes construction and 10 years of operating funds. The Jeneece Place website indicates $4 million has been raised, but the grand total will be announced at the grand opening ceremony today. A cross between a mansion and a country lodge, the polished, three-level, 10,500-squarefoot home has a vast double kitchen, dining area and 10 bedrooms, each with a washroom. A David Goatley portrait of Jeneece hangs above the fireplace. The lower level is decked out with games and kids toys and holds the media room with an impossibly large television. The backyard has a playhouse, barbecues and areas for adults to relax. “The object is for Jeneece Place to feel like a house, not an institution, a place where people can come and stay,” Hewitt says. “Jeneece wanted a comfortable place for parents to relax, to feel safe, to call home.” Beacon Community Services will manage and clean the house, which will be staffed around the clock. QAF is offering public tours of the house over the weekend, and the first family could be in Jeneece Place as early as Monday. Public tours of Jeneece Place are Jan. 21 and 22, noon to 4 p.m. See www.jeneeceplace.org or www.queenalexandra.org for more information. editor@vicnews.com

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When Dave Morris tells women he's a poet, he usually gets a positive response. But if he’s talking to a guy, he might focus instead on the improv element of his spoken-word career. “Unless they’ve already been coming to poetry shows, (men) don't really get it,” he said. “It’s not something you want to bring up at a hockey game.” In our society that portrays men as big, tough and insensitive, Morris said male poets play a role in reversing the stereotypes. On Wednesday, Morris will perform with a handful of Victoria’s top male poets in a new event called the Gentlemen’s Poetry Show. In what's being billed as a black tie event, the poets will be decked out in their best suits. The audience is also encouraged to dress in suits or ball gowns. Derek Ford photo The event was the Burlesque star Miss Rosie Bitts hosts The Gentlemen’s Poetry brainchild of Missie Show at the Victoria Events Centre on Jan. 25. Peters, producer of Not And there will be one woman Your Grandma’s Poetry, who space for men-only shows. Men wanted to create an environ- want to talk about their experi- on stage: burlesque star Miss Rosie Bitts will introduce the ment for poetry that’s similar ence being men.” Morris, for his set, will be performers. Several other burto a jazz lounge. “People think of poetry, performing four poems about lesque dancers will roam the especially slam poetry, as this the transition from boyhood to audience selling candy cigarets straight, urban, rough and manhood and how it can be dif- that will double as raffle tickets tumble kind of performance,” ficult to know what stage you’re to win a grooming kit from Victory Barber. Peters said. “But it also has a at. The event is a fundraiser for “There are 30-year-old men very literary, sophisticated side that I hope this event will bring who still live with their moth- the Victoria Spoken Word Festiers,” Morris remarked. “It’s a val taking place next month. out.” The Gentlemen’s Poetry Peters said the poets haven’t failure to launch scenario, and been given a theme to follow, it’s something a lot of men Show is Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Victoria Events Centre, 1415 but she expects there will be face.” The poets will be accompa- Broad St. a lot of talk of gender on stage Tickets are $18 at the door nied by the folk melodies of Olibecause of the format. “I got my start (as a poet) ver Swain and the River Dogs and sold in advance at Victory at a women’s-only open mic,” will play between between Barber. editor@goldstreamgazette.com Peters recalled. “I think there’s sets.

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songs that lend themselves to symphonic treatment.” The show is geared towards kids, but crosses generations, said Foote. Norman Foote will bring his “Comedy cuts through the age award-winning musical style to a demographic. I try to hook young show with the Victoria Symphony kids to engage and connect with this weekend. them. When I present songs, Foote will do his best to break something I look forward to is up the musicians along with the them becoming engaged by the audience in the show that features Victoria’s Bill Sample, an entertainer humour. Between the parody and recognized in the B.C. Entertainment the comedy it works for parents too. The parents laugh harder than the Hall of Fame. kids,” he said. From Beethoven to Old Foote thinks kids are still into kids MacDonald, Foote takes the music as well. “Kids are listening audience on a light-hearted to music a lot younger. I think the symphonic adventure in the music has to stand up Laughing Symphony. for itself. My music Engaging songs, clever “Of all the is laced with folk and arrangements and Foote’s gentle sense of presentations I do jazz, fused together … is still king for humour make the show the symphony show melody me.” an original experience. Foote’s CD Love “I’m so thrilled is my favourite.” My New Shirt won a to be coming back - Norman Foote 2010 Juno for Best to Victoria,” said Children’s Album. He Foote. “Of all the has written and recorded songs for presentations I do the symphony Disney Records, Shari Lewis, CBC show is my favourite.” Scoop & Doozie, Max and Ruby and The last time Foote performed many others. He is currently writing with the Victoria Symphony was a musical adaptation of Richard four years ago. “They really bring Scarry’s Busytown. these songs to life. The Victoria Norman Foote will be playing with Symphony is fabulous,” he said. the Victoria Symphony on Jan. 22 Most of the time Foote performs at 2:30 p.m. at the Royal Theatre, on his own or with a band, but he 805 Broughton St. Victoria. To likes a bit of variety and enjoys the purchase tickets, $11 to $30, or for symphony experience. information, contact the box office “Bill is a brilliant piano player and at 250-386-6121. a brilliant arranger and composer,” llavin@vicnews.com Foote said of Sample. “He picks

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Three women on the edge The Belfry Theatre will present the world premiere of Michele Riml’s play, on the edge. Directed by Riml’s longtime collaborator Andrew McIlroy, on the edge stars Susinn McFarlen. McFarlen has starred in Mom’s the Word, Sexy Laundry and A Perfect Ganesh at the Belfry. The play looks at the lives of three women in today’s complicated world, each very different from the others and each caught in a labyrinth created by society’s expectations and their own personal challenges. The three women – a fashion addict, cheekily overwhelmed by labels, finances and aging; an RCMP officer who uses her rough and tumble sense of humour to function in a hyper-masculine world; and a housewife learning yoga who is trying to find a balance between her inner life and the demands of her needy family life – each bring deep emotion and humour to the show. Riml’s writing has been seen previously at the Belfry, with Sexy Laundry in 2003, and Rage during the inaugural SPARK Festival in 2009. Riml, a former advertising copywriter, creates realistic and empathetic portraits of ordinary people. Her work has been been produced in Britain, South Africa, the U.S. and across Canada. Sexy Laundry premiered in German in Berlin in January 2010. She was nominated for the 2008 Siminovitch Prize. Tickets for on the edge are $23 to $38. Secondary school students get 50 per cent off and there is 25 per cent off for university and college students. Tickets are available at 250-385-6815 or online at tickets.belfry.bc.ca. The show runs from Jan. 24 to Feb. 26, Tuesday

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With a great location and good foundation, sometimes what’s needed to make an older house a comfortable, functional home is a fresh, contemporary approach. And after bringing home several local awards for this Victoria renovation, interior designer Jenny Martin is hoping that approach will also win gold at the provincial Georgie Awards. A finalist in the Best Residential Renovation $300,000 - $499,999 category, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of B.C. awards will be presented Feb. 25 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. In approaching the local renovation, the homeowners were looking for an updated look for their 1960s-era Rockland townhome and what initially started as a refreshing of their interior turned into a significant renovation, recalls Martin. Enjoying good bones, the 2,360-square-foot home featured main-floor living with the master suite and living spaces downstairs and the two additional bedrooms upstairs. However, the decor was dated and, as was typical of the time, the rooms were small, with some unique layout challenges – such as having to walk through the bathroom to get to the closet. Creating a home that worked for entertaining was a key focus, so removing walls helped Martin open up the floorplan, allowing ease of movement and letting the ample natural light from large windows and skylights flood throughout.

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“It is a lot more spacious,” Martin says. In addition to being named a finalist for the provincial Georgie Awards, the project was a double winner at this year’s CARE Awards, hosted by the Canadian Home Builders’ Associations of Vancouver Island. Martin took home the gold for Best Bathroom over 175 sq. ft., with Swiftsure Woodworkers, and Best Interior – Residential 1,500 – 2,500 sq. ft. Continued next page

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Large windows and an open layout flood the home with natural light. Continued from previous page The spectacular, contemporary ensuite was tripled in size and updated with the latest features and modern design, highlighted by a stunning standalone, walk-in shower – Martin’s favourite feature, along with the sitelines to the master bedroom and private garden outside. Tucked into an alcove is a large standalone tub, perfect for relaxing, while dual floating vanities are striking focal points, with large mirrors surrounded by quarter-cut teak, chosen for its linear grain.Complementing the contemporary lines are natural colours and materials, such as the natural stone tile and

pebble shower floor. Continuing the modern feel in the main living area, Martin expanded the footprint of the kitchen and added dual islands for elegant, easy entertaining. Full-height cabinetry, a combination of dark, horizontal grain and warm white, offer ample storage and clean lines, softened by the natural tones in the backsplash and granite counter, and the brushed stainless steel hardware and appliances. Drawing the eye throughout the open floorplan, Lapacho hardwood “really added some punch with the vibrancy of its colour and the grain,” Martin says.

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noon family skate (12:30 p.m.) and VIGSA Multiple Sclerosis Charity Hockey Game (1:15 p.m.), followed by a gala auction, dinner and dance from 5 p.m. to midnight at the Westin Bear Mountain Hotel. FMI: Michelle, 778-426-3346 or michellekeenlyside@gm ail.com Jan. 31 – Vancouver Island Scottish Country Dance Society welcomes newcomers to a free, basic dancing class. No experience is necessary and no partner required. Wear flat soft-soled shoes. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at VFGF Hall (formerly St. Martin’s Parish Hall), 550 Obed Ave. FMI: www.viscds.ca or 250-598-0207 Feb. 4 to 6 – Victoria Model Shipbuilding Society exhibits in the annual Hobby Show at Westshore Town Centre, with model ships on display and in action under radio-control in the club’s portable pool. Talk with members and vote for their favourite vessel. FMI: 250385-9552. Feb. 11 – Third annual Cardiac Café, all about women and heart disease, our No. 1 killer, 10 a.m. to noon, UVic’s David Strong Building. Registration $10, incl. coffee and heart-smart breakfast goodies. FMI: 250-472-4747 or www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/ Detail/?code=HPHE221 Feb. 11 – For the Love of Africa Society fundraising concert at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre, “Sounds of Motown,” featuring the Vic High Rhythm & Blues Band, plus silent auction, appies and no host bar. Tickets $35, available online at www.fortheloveofafrica. org or from 250-891-0762. Send your non-profit events to jblyth@telus.net

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Pearkes Arena packed for Jr. B showcase Travis Paterson News staff

A week prior to Sunday’s All-Star Classic at Pearkes Arena, rookie Liam Sproule of the Saanich Braves wasn’t even scheduled to play. Sproule sparked a chippy afternoon when the 17-year-old defenceman fought Dixon Wing of Campbell River in the four-on-four prospects game. Stick work, body checks and various other pleasantries were shared in both games, particularly in the day’s main event, the All-Star Classic. “These guys play each other four, five, six times a year, and they don’t like to lose,” said Cougars coach Mark Van Helvoirt, who coached the South to a 7-6 shootout victory. “I thought it was well played, fairly clean and competitive. Some guys aren’t there because they score goals. They bring other intangibles and they’re trying to showcase their skills.” As for Sproule, he added an assist and was the South’s MVP of the

prospect game, though the North prevailed 6-4. Oceanside’s Taylor Grabowski was MVP for the North. Sproule was a late addition in place of fellow Braves defenceman Brandon Parmar, who was promoted to Jaden Schmeisser’s spot. The latter is now committed full-time to the Victoria Grizzlies. Sproule’s fight was applauded by the bloodthirsty guest coach of the South Team, Robin Farrell of Kool FM. Farrell was helped by Grizzlies general manager and coach Vic Gervais, while CTV Two’s Mira Laurence and Nanaimo Clippers coach Mike Vandekamp ran the North bench. “I thought Saanich did an excellent job hosting the (weekend),” Van Helvoirt said. “(The Braves) represented the league and brought the event one step further with the guest coaches and speakers, including Geoff Courtnall.”

All-star goals Scoring for the North in the All-Star game were Alex Benjestorf (Campbell River), Luciano Sommerville

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North division all-star Garrett Bradsma (Comox) races past South captain Steve Axford (Victoria) at Pearkes on Sunday. (Oceanside), Alex Gruppe (Campbell River), Connor Enright (Oceanside), Jackson Garett (Comox), and Travis Briggs (Oceanside). The South responded with goals from Cole Thomson (Kerry Park), Sam Rice (Cougars), captain Steve Axford (Victoria), Trevor Chown (Victoria), Sam Johnston (Saanich), and Tyler Jones (Saanich). Gruppe and Thomson took the

All-Star MVP awards. In the shootout, Jones and Jack Palmer (Braves) each scored to lead the South to the 4-1 win.

Fastest feet Peninsula Panthers Trevor Yee and Dane Gibson dominated the fastest skater competition, with Yee winning the final head-to-head race. sports@vicnews.com

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Oak Bay Bays player Crosby Stewart guards the ball from the prying hands of Saint Michaels Blue Jags Mark Yorath (left, not seen) and Monty Fraser-Brown during the Bays’ win over St. Michaels in the boys Police Tournament final on Jan. 14.

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instructs her as the head of the Lambrick Park baseball academy. “She’s the best short stop in the province and, in my eyes, Strandlund is close to being the top all-around athlete in B.C. if she isn’t,” Vitale said.

Basketball isn’t Chelsea Strandlund’s sport. Neither is volleyball. ■ Chelsea Strandlund is But Strandlund has now earned headed to play semi-pro MVP awards in both sports this softball in New Zealand season. The Lambrick Park senior before starting NCAA helped her Lions to first place at career. ■ Tyger Holt is the Victoria Police High School Rams top Bays in weighing NCAA options for Basketball Tournament at St. volleyball. ■ Sarah Lefebvre overtime thriller Michaels University School on is committed to UVic for Saturday. Height was the Oak Bay soccer. ■ Mackenzie Smith Lambrick doubled St. Mikes Bays’ undoing on Monday is going to Stanford for 62-31 in the all-AA final. night when the Mount Dougsoftball. Strandlund was named the MVP, las Rams won the AAA boys and Lions starters Tyger Holt and league game 109-97. Sarah Lefebvre were named to the The host Bays came into all-star team. the match having won the boys Police tourney The trio are part of a successful core that has while the Rams lost to Pitt Meadows in the final the Lambrick team ranked No. 2 among AA teams of the Pitt Meadows Air Show. in the province. St. Mikes are ranked No. 7. Oak Bay nearly pulled out the win in regula“The whole team is made of leaders,” Lions tion when Elliott Rowe tied it for the Rams on a basketball coach Rocky Vitale said. “They thrive buzzer-beater. With 1.2 seconds left, Rowe took off each other, and all hate to lose, and that’s the inbound pass and scored from the three hard to find. Lots of players show up but are point line. along for the ride. Not this group.” “We thought it was for three, our team celVitale said the Lions had never practised the ebrated like we won the game,” said Rams coach offensive pattern they ran in the Police final Skip Cronck. against St. Mikes, the first time he’s accomplished The referee soon informed them the shot such a feat in high school girls basketball. was only for two points and the game moved to “This group is so competitive they make adjust- overtime. Bays star Evan Woodson scored 12 of ments on the run. They adjusted fast after (losing his game-high 38 points to keep the Bays in it. to Claremont and Oak Bay at) the St. Michaels But the Rams’ towering duo of Conor Morgan Invitational the week before.” (6-foot-7) and Curtis Wilson (6-foot-6) took over Though Strandlund’s adept on the hardcourt in OT, scoring 17 and eight points, respectively. her main sport is baseball, said Vitale, who also sports@vicnews.com

Last Friday was a big leap forward for the much improved Camosun Chargers men’s basketball team. The Chargers (6-2) put a beat down on nationally No. 2 ranked Capilano Blues, 91-63 at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence. Rookies Trevor Scheurmann (Winnipeg) and James Blandford (Stelly’s) led the Chargers, with Scheurmann netting 24 points, including five rebounds, and Blandford scoring 20 points, with six rebounds. On Saturday, however, the Chargers fell behind in the early going against the winless Quest Kermodes (Squamish). Down 32-26 at the half, the Chargers recovered in the final two quarters to win 68-58. The pair of victories pushed the Chargers up one spot in the PacWest conference standings to third, behind the first place V.I. Mariners and second place UNBC Timberwolves (the latter being the only teams to defeat the Chargers this season). “I think Cap is trying to find their identity after the break. They did not play their best basketball and will be tough to beat in the future,” said Chargers coach Craig Price on the team’s website. “Against Quest, it took us the entire first half to start attacking. When we became more confident and played with conviction we were considerably better.” It was the flip side of the coin for the Chargers women, who lost 76-62 to Capilano and 68-57 to Quest. The women now sit in sixth, with three wins in eight games. Chargers volleyball hosts the Columbia Bearcats tonight (Jan. 20), women at 6 p.m. and men at 7:45 p.m. On Saturday the women play at 1 p.m. and men at 2:45 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

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Nanaimo’s Jamie Arbanas, left, and Chris Merriman, right, trap Gorge’s Leighton Lepine during a VISL Div. 1 game in Nanaimo on Jan. 15.

Gorge trapped in rebuild The rebuild has begun for Burnside area club Gorge FC. The team suffered its latest growing pain, a 2-1 loss to Nanaimo United on Sunday. It was Nanaimo’s first win over Gorge since September 2008. Following last year’s silver medal at nationals, Gorge experienced a mass exodus of its core players from the last decade. The team went from being one of the oldest, to one of the youngest, teams in the Vancouver Island Soccer League. Meanwhile, Cowichan FC (11-2-1) and Gordon Head (10-2-1) are poised to win the Div. 1 table. Cowichan had patiently played

second fiddle to Gorge in recent seasons, until finally winning the Jackson Cup in 2011, after losing in the final to Gorge in 2010. Gordon Head came close last year and currently boasts the league’s top scorer, Patrick Nelson, with 18 goals. Gordon Head hosts Gorge tonight (Jan. 20) at Tyndall Park at 7 p.m.. Bays Utd. and Lakehill meet at Finlayson at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Cowichan visits Juan de Fuca at Bear Mountain Stadium at 6 p.m., while Nanaimo hosts Prospect Lake at 7 p.m. Games are subject to cancellation due to field conditions. sports@vicnews.com

An angel off the field, high school football star Terrell Davis is now a devil on it. The Mount Douglas Rams senior has, known for his friendly demeanour, officially signed a full scholarship deal to play football with the Arizona State Sun Devils in the NCAA. Davis’ previous commitment to the Washington State Cougars was recently nullified when the Cougars coaching staff was replaced. Arizona has also replaced its coaching staff, however, and brought in former Cougars co-defensive co-ordinator Chris Ball as an assistant coach. Ball immediately recruited Davis for the second time this season. “Terrell is a gifted athlete, a great young man and is well deserving of

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Basketball High School Girls AAA Basketball standings South Island GP W Oak Bay 4 4 Mount Doug 3 3 Claremont 4 3 Stelly’s 3 1 Spectrum 2 0 Belmont 2 0 Reynolds 4 0 Recent scores Tuesday (Jan. 17) Reynolds 19 Oak Bay 68 Claremont 74 Stelly’s 34

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his full scholarship at Arizona State,” said Rams coach Mark Townsend. Davis joins two other Saanich athletes – Olympic diver Riley McCormick and swimmer Cassie Morrice – on the Sun Devils campus. sports@vicnews.com

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PARK WEST APTS 55 Bay Street Stes avail. - some immed. 1 Bdrms from $875; 2 bdrms from $1125. Close to Victoria downtown, Save-On, Starbucks & transportation. Please Call Wendy 250-590-7505 Email: pw@ramco.ca WETHERBY APTS FOR SENIORS ONLY 55+ Spacious stes Avail. - some immed. Bach $750; 1 bdrm $890; 2 bdrms $1075 & up. Close to buses, Hillside Mall, doctors, dentists all within walking distance. Seniors lifestyle of convenience & comfort. On site laundry, social room. Staff available. Please call Bonny 250-598-1650 Email: weth@ramco.ca

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RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with RainTek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129. www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

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OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

Real Estate Victoria

Select your home. Select your mortgage.

OPENHOUSES

Published Every Thursday

pg. 7

2745 Avebury Ave., $549,900 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

pg. 11

pg. 5

107-75 Songhees, $850,000 pg. 8

23-60 Dallas, $479,900

pg. 30

pg. 24

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Alison Stoodley, 250-477-1100

Saturday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Mark Lawless, 250-744-3301

Sunday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528

pg. 12

Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459

pg. 10

1643 St. Francis Wood, $849,000

pg. 10

pg. 11

pg. 7

pg. 26

pg. 5

pg. 11

pg. 26

pg. 9

303-930 Yates, $289,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317

pg. 31

pg. 15

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 26

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 888-8588

pg. 14

pg. 24

pg. 29

pg. 12

pg. 30

Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Hiro Nakatani 250 661-4476

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291 pg. 11

pg. 12

pg. 5

Saturday & Sunday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

604 Stewart Mtn Rd, $729,000 pg. 8

pg. 10

Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

pg. 15

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 1

pg. 6

Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

pg. 15

pg. 1

4605 Boulderwood Dr, $789,000 pg. 24

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663

44-2070 Amelia Ave, $279,900

pg. 13

pg. 14

pg. 13

pg. 14

212-4480 Chatterton, $469,900 pg. 31

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis 250 514-0202

pg. 12

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

pg. 8

pg. 24

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680

pg. 5

Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577

pg. 15

1827 Leabrook Pl, $675,000 pg. 26

24-4630 Lochside Dr, $579,900 pg. 12

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422

pg. 15

pg. 24

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124

pg. 15

1886 McTavish Rd., $519,000

pg. 24

Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Eamon Coll 250 479-3333

pg. 15

pg. 20

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Ross Casey 250 384-8124

pg. 20

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Ross Casey 250 384-8124

pg. 20

Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 21

pg. 18

9336 Maryland Dr., $439,900

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 9

Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445

pg. 19

210 Lagoon Rd, 455,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

969 Glen Willow, $499,000 pg. 20

Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Chris Marrie, 250 920-8463

pg. 19

563 Brant Pl., $624,900 pg. 29

8769 Cordero Cres., $679,000

1255 Glynn, $529,000

Saturday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

3019 Dornier, $364,900 pg. 29

3072 Mallard Ave., $619,000

741 Jasmine, $489,000

102-820 Short St., $364,900 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Mike Ryan, 250-477-1100

10922 Inwood, $719,000

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton,250-477-5353

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Tony Elwell, 250-384-8124

pg. 19

304-611 Brookside, $219,000 pg. 18

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250 656-0131

4942 Cordova Bay, $1,049,000

Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

2798 Lakeshore, $599,900 pg. 20

6265 Springlea Rd, $599,000

Sunday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911 pg. 14

2186 Stone Gate, $664,900

3306 Hazelwood Rd., $449,000 pg. 10

8545 Bourne Terr., $684,800

Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ken Lorenz, 250-888-3434

212-1009 McKenzie, $199,900

4520 Rithetwood, $799,000

404-898 Vernon Ave, $244,900 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram, 250-385-2033

pg. 15

pg. 19

3314 Hazelwood Rd., $515,000 pg. 8

202-1196 Sluggett Rd., $259,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

pg. 19

2794 Lakeshore, $492,000 pg. 20

406-9809 Seaport Pl.

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Morley Bryant, 250-477-5353 pg. 15

pg. 9

2310 Weiler Ave., $499,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gay Helmsing 250 655-0608 pg. 8

Sunday 1-3 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty John Byrne, 250-383-1500

#231-2245 James White, $234,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422

pg. 19

3410 Turnstone Dr, $424,900

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

Saturday 11:30-1:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton,250-477-5353

3401 Clovelly Court, $569,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033

2452 Sooke Rd, $299,000

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

pg. 13

pg. 20

640 Strandlund Ave, $419,500

28-2070 Amelia Ave.

3229 Cedar Hill Rd.

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301

pg. 18

3310 Hazelwood Rd., $499,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Ross Casey 250 384-8124

pg. 14

223-1680 Poplar, $159,900

38-909 Admirals Rd., $384,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Andrew Holenchuk 250 744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay 250 217-5091

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Shannon Jackson, 250-474-6003

4971 Dustin, $849,888

934 Craigflower, $449,000 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jerry Mireau, 250-384-8124

pg. 18

pg. 30

874 Pepin Cres, $449,500

2036 Saltair, $775,000

952 Lyall St., $360,000

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250 656-0131

536 Crossandra, $329,900

4028 Shelbourne St

pg. 11

pg. 20

8600 East Saanich, $599,000

210-3180 Albina, $209,900

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422 Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd. Matthew Oldroyd, 250-388-5882

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

633 Jolly, $495,000

4582 Seawood Terr, $799,000

301-520 Foster St., $224,900

3520 Upper Te, $939,900 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Luisa Celis, 250-477-1100

Sunday 1:30-3:00 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Valerie Edwards 250-477-9947

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Northstar Rossana Klampfer 250 217-5278

pg. 26

303-1400 Newport, $254,900

4-797 Tyee Rd., $309,900

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Tracy Fozzard 250 744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Laidlaw 250 474-4800

2065 Avondale,

Saturday 11-1 & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882

pg. 13

204-1005 Mckenzie, $174,900

743 Rockheights Ave.

2229 Windsor, $895,000

233 Superior, $579,000

Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo, 250-478-9600

pg. 26

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Deedrie Ballard, 250-744-3301

#2-959 Stelly’s Cross, $499,900

356 Sparton Rd., $685,000

4-5110 Cordova Bay, $525,000

pg. 6

3362 Henderson, $795,000

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Steve Alford 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer 250 384-8124

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 477-5353

4343 Cedar Hill, $559,500

pg. 11

2-1315 Gladstone Ave., $369,000

Saturday & Sunday 11-1 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

Sunday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Roger Jones 250 361-9838

Saturday 2-4 Sotheby’s International Realty Paulette Marsollier, 250-888-3297 Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney, 250-384-8124

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Ruth Stark 250 477-1100

3021 Spring Bay Rd., $1,050,000

401-1012 Pakington St, $315,000

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Veronica Crha 250-384-8124

pg. 1

37-1506 Admirals, $169,900

103-827 North Park, $249,900 Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis 250 514-0202

pg. 6

1550 Rowan St., $429,000

6 Governors Point, $628,000

401-1040 Southgate $359,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663

pg. 12

13-949 Pemberton, $499,000 Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co Real Estate

4126 Santa Anita, $509,900

4173 Buckingham, $684,000

pg. 8

301-50 Songhees, $549,000

2-1012 Terrace, $359,000

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Tracy Fozzard 250 744-3301

Saturday 1-3 Sotheby’s International Realty Sophia Briggs, 250-418-5569

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gordon Tews 250 744-3301

5042 Wesley Rd., $610,000

1636 Pinewood Ave, $649,000

1001 Foul Bay Rd, $860,000

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033

309 Kingston, $769,000

N1106-737 Humboldt, $795,000

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033

pg. 8

2657 Cedar Hill Rd., $519,900

Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith 250 388-5882

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gordon Tews 250 744-3301

687 Island, $1,139,000

307-797 Tyee Rd., $299,900

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

Saturday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis 250 514-0202

pg. 25

14-60 Dallas Rd., $599,000

110-379 Tyee Rd, $189,900

Sunday 1-3 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

pg. 11

1020 Richardson

3030 Doncaster Rd., $469,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250 656-0131

Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

203-1005 McKenzie, $212,500

2213 Windsor Rd., $869,900

601-636 Montreal, $649,000

1446 Fairfield, $869,000 Saturday 3-4 Pemberton Holmes Stacey Dewhurst 250 384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Patricia Parkins, 250-385-2033

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton 250-477-7291

405-105 Gorge Rd E., $399,900

1016 Craigdarroch, $725,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

pg. 9

604-75 Songhees, $698,000

2205 Victor, $439,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram 250 385-2033

205-2095 Oak Bay, $219,000

101-104 Dallas, $450,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Jan. 19-25 edition of

1121 Fort, $183,900

3-828 Rupert Terrace

Page 23

This Weekend’s

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

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033

week beginning January 19, 2012

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale 250 595-3200

pg. 19

3334 Myles Mansell Rd., $449,000 pg. 29

Sunday 12-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250-360-6683

pg. 21

OPEN HOUSES CONT’D PG 26

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OPENHOUSES

This Weekend’s Published Every Thursday 3326 Blueberry, $379,900 Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

662 Goldstream Ave., $249,900 pg. 19

Saturday 2:30-4 Pemberton Holmes Shelna Atkinson, 250-384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

2433 Prospector Way, $679,000

119-2733 Peatt Rd, $374,900

pg. 19

Friday-Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Jan. 19-25 edition of

804 Gannet Crt, $485,900 pg. 9

Saturday 12-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683

16-3095 Cliffs Rd, $349,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo, 250-478-9600

pg. 19

5575 Medberry Close, $689,000

3-515 Mount View, $320,000

103-2645 Millstream, $369,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney, 250-384-8124

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl 250-391-8484

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422

pg. 20

103-996 Wild Ridge pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250-380-6683

Today’s

pg. 22

2294 Church Hill Dr., $447,000 pg. 21

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doug Munro 250 744-3301

Crossword ACROSS 1. Has more guipure 7. Tiny round mark 10. Went before 12. Radioactivity units 13. A complex 14. Impressario Sol 15. 18th Hebrew letter (var.) 16. Used as a culture medium 17. 21st Greek letter 18. Canadian flyers 19. Government agents 21. Supplement with difficulty 22. Holy war warrior 27. Thallium 28. Graduation sermon

NEWS

pg. 28

3095 Cliffs Rd, $359,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo, 250-478-9600

pg. 28

957 Shawnigan Lake, $319,900 pg. 21

Thurs & Fri 1-4, Sat & Sun 11-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Daniel Weiss 250 383-1500

pg. 27

Sudoku

25. Chicago railway 26. Quick light knock 29. Ancient Sumerian city 30. Exactly suitable 31. Playful harassment 32. Ruin environment 35. Thyrotropin 36. Extinct Caucasian language 38. Hop kilns 40. Hmong 41. Examination 42. Southern Honshu city 43. Enlarge hole 44. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.) 45. Pakistani rupee 46. Sales ___ 48. Buttons & Bows singer’s intitials

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number 1 to 9 must appear in: • Each of the nine vertical columns • Each of the nine horizontal rows • Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes Today’s Solution

33. A public promotion 34. Visual perception of a region 36. Fiddler crabs 37. 87571 NM 38. Obeahs 39. Former coin in Austria (abbr.) 40. Yucatan Indian 41. Shinto temple gateway 44. Chances 45. Make believe 47. SW English spa city 48. Trained horse maneuvers 49. Goddess of the dawn 50. Nasal divider DOWN 1. Queen of Sparta 2. Sour 3. Center for Energy Policy & Economics 4. Actress Lupino Answers 5. Snakelike fish 6. Rural delivery 7. Elastance unit 8. Aroma 9. Expression of disappointment 10. Plant used for food or seasoning 11. Remainders 12. Stomach lining folds 14. Dander 17. Beginning military rank 18. Reminiscent fashion 20. Salem MA college 23. Shittah trees 24. Mamas partners

Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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2012 Damon Challenger 32VS Class A STK# S12N11142

LAST ONE!

Sleeps 5+ in glorious comfort, 2 slides, Corian kitchen, Media Package, over-range microwave, sofa air bed. MSRP $136,469

STK# P11N617

2** 43 bi-wkly oac

119,980

STK# 11N1276

Denali Luxury Package, sofa-bed with air mattress, dual panes, rear cocktail chairs. All Weather Premium insulation pkg. MSRP $36,052

118* bi-wkly oac

28,310

2012 Voltage V3200 Toy Hauler 5th Wheel STK# A12N2097

Luxury living for you AND your toys! A must see unit – 3 option packages, 2 slides, keyless entry and SO much more! MSRP $78,690

94*** bi-wkly oac

1** 24 bi-wkly oac

66,980

2012 Sundance 287RLXLT 5th Wheel STK# 12N1446

Residential amenities + 1/2 ton towable! Rear living room, dual slides, pull-out bumper with bike rack, electric awning. MSRP $48,408

Resolution Sale Price♦

7** 13 bi-wkly oac

37,980

17,480

2012 Island Trail 286BHGS Travel Trailer STK# A12N2143

INCOMPARABLE FEATURES

VOLUME PURCHASE SPECIAL – limited inventory! POWER everything (jacks, awning), leather furniture, large slide++++++ MSRP $26,590

Resolution Sale Price♦

83* bi-wkly oac $

19,990

2012 Kodiak 221RBSL Ultra-lite Travel Trailer STK# M12N1223

Innovative floorplan,

FRAMELESS WINDOW DESIGN oversized pass-through

storage, solid surface counters, island queen, ultra-special ultra-lite. MSRP $33,605

Resolution Sale Price♦

Sofa slide on this sporty ultra-lite! Jack 'n Jill bunks, electric awning, A/C, unbeatable value. MSRP $24,313

Resolution Sale Price♦

64,990

2011 Denali 265RL Travel Trailer

Resolution Sale Price♦

Easy drive and park! U-shaped dinette, Onan generator, bedroom LCD TV with DVD, dual panes. MSRP $74,517

2011 Surveyor SP189 Ultra-lite Travel Trailer

Resolution Sale Price♦

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Resolution Sale Price♦

106* bi-wkly oac

25,410

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