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Feds commit $7.5M for E&N rail Track repairs to start this year; rail passenger service eyed for 2013 Edward Hill News staff

The federal government will chip in $7.5 million to help fix the E&N rail tracks between Courtenay and Victoria, a deal that officials describe as critical to restoring rail operations on Vancouver Island. Dozens of dignitaries packed Langford’s modest rail kiosk Tuesday morning as Conservative MP John Duncan (Vancouver Island North) pledged to match $7.5 million committed by the province last June. The money is from the Building Canada Fund. “This will be a positive impact for communities and businesses the length of the Island,” said Duncan, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. “This will help restore passenger service and open freight options for Vancouver Island.” The $15 million purse will allow the Island Corridor Foundation to replace 104,000 rail ties along 225 kilometres of track and reestablish a VIA Rail passenger service based out of Nanaimo. Last April the track was deemed unsafe and passenger service shut down, although a few lowspeed freight runs remain. “This is a historical corridor and a historical rail system,” said Langford Mayor Stew Young. “This is the day rail service was saved on Vancouver Island. I don't think we could have let it go for another year.”

Getting the E&N on Ottawa’s radar Duncan played an key role in lobbying his federal colleagues for the $7.5 million, but it wasn’t by chance the announcement was made in Langford. At Duncan’s request, Young made a quiet trip to Ottawa last November to press the

Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North) and Langford Mayor Stew Young are all smiles after Duncan announced the federal government would chip in $7.5 million to help rehabilitate the E&N railway track. Edward Hill/News staff

business case with officials in the Prime Minister’s Office. The mayor described his trip as a “last ditch attempt” to save the E&N. “We presented the case from an economic and green perspective, and the fact that if we didn’t do this, we’d lose the (E&N) forever,” Young said. “I put my two cents in as best I could. We were received so well by the Prime Minister’s staff. They were very receptive to what we were saying. To me, the best move we did was to go back there (to Ottawa).” Duncan wouldn’t say what was discussed in the meeting with PMO officials, but noted Young’s trip to Ottawa took place at a critical point in the effort to secure funding. “Being the business man that he is, having (Young’s) support was important,” Duncan said. “His vision is the freight side of

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Minor heist for big theft effort at West Shore mall Monk’s Jewellers was hit with a break-in last week from a plot straight out of the movies. Employees of the Westshore Town Centre store discovered the theft the morning of Sunday, April 9. West Shore RCMP think the suspect or suspects entered the mall through a storage room and climbed into the space above the ceiling tiles. “Ceiling tiles are actually a very popular (break-and-enter route),” said RCMP Sgt. Max Fossum. Two inexpensive watches were stolen off the counter in the jewelry store, but no alarms were triggered and no footage was caught on video. RCMP investigators suspect the thief or thieves lowered a hook from the ceiling space to reel in the watches. The suspect then crawled to the Westshore Dental Clinic and, presumably by the same method, stole a computer mouse. West Shore RCMP have a few leads and a possible suspect.

Offender nabbed after online sale of stolen goods A victim of theft called West Shore RCMP after spotting his stolen items posted for sale on UsedVictoria.com. RCMP investigators sent the seller a message asking to meet to purchase the tires and rims for the asking price of $400 on March 31. The goods had been stolen from a storage locker on Industrial Way in Langford on March 26. The suspect was arrested en route to meet the officers. The items were verified as owned by the victim. The RCMP is seeking forfeiture of the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect is a prolific offender and is scheduled to be in court June 21. Charges have not been approved at this time.

View Royal woman tracks down burglar A View Royal woman arrived home on April 4 to find a strange man in her home, in the 300 block of Island Highway around 7 p.m. “She attempted to stop him, but couldn’t so she followed him,” Fossum said. The woman, in her 50s, followed the 47-year old man until police arrived. His backpack had stolen goods from her home, including meat and a computer laptop.

Historic farm in View Royal mulls future Bridge delay throws wrench into Craigflower Manor projects Kyle Wells News staff

Delays to replacing the Craigflower bridge are forcing The Land Conservancy to rethink plans to increase revenues at historic Craigflower Manor. With renovations resulting from a 2009 fire nearing completion and an understanding that the site would not be able to reopen this year because of the bridge work, the conservancy, which has operated the site since 2003, is mulling the manor’s future. The group is trying to come up with ways to increase revenues at the 1853 farming settlement in View Royal, as well as at the Craigflower Schoolhouse on the other side of the bridge in Saanich. Now that the start date for the bridge replacement has been pushed to January 2013 at the earliest, the conservancy is likely going to have to put a hold on developing revenue plans. Combined, both the manor and the schoolhouse cost about $150,000 per year to run when in full operation. When open, the sites make less than a third of that. Subsidies from the provincial government, which still owns the sites, make up the difference. “We would like not to have to be going back to the province with our hand out all the time,” said TLC deputy executive director Ian Fawcett. “We took on responsibility and we intend

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The Land Conservancy deputy executive director Ian Fawcett is looking for input from the public on ways to increase revenue for Craigflower Manor and Craigflower Schoolhouse. to try to find a way to make it sustainable.” The provincial government has allocated $21 million over three years to help make historic sites in the province more sustainable to operate. Fawcett doesn’t yet know how much money that will result in for Craigflower Manor but it could potentially go towards the site. There is no desire to modify the buildings themselves or

change the intention of the property, but thought is being put into what can be added to bring in more revenue. Fawcett said TLC has a few ideas, such as food vending or a produce stand, in keeping with the farming history of the site, but ultimately they want to do what the community feels is appropriate. Fawcett said the Craigflower bridge delay creates a two-year

impact on the site rather than one. There’s little point in starting a project when the property will likely be closed for the 2013 season. Whether or not the site will now be opened for this season, or to what extent, has yet to be decided. “It makes a dramatic difference to what we potentially can or can’t do and it’s going to make even more of an impact on our bottom line,” Fawcett said, “but just exactly what that will be, at this stage I don’t know.” Renovations on the site are nearing completion. The fire, which started beneath the staircase and is believed to have been caused by a space heater, resulted in significant smoke and heat damage, and destroyed much of the staircase area. Rebuilt stairs incorporate some of the old with the new. Some charred balusters, for instance, have been reused. Melted plexiglass had to be peeled off a section of wall displaying original wallpaper. As reminders of the fire, one patch of smoke-damaged wallpaper and a candle keeled over from the heat have been left. Provincial funding and some money from the conservancy have paid for the renovations, which cost about $240,000. Closure is not an option at this point, Fawcett said. Even if the conservancy has to continue to rely on subsidies, it will keep the site open. “It’s a really fundamental underpining of how we see our community,” Fawcett said. “It’s been looked after very, very well over the years and we intend to continue that. As a building and as an icon of the community it’s very important.” news@goldstreamgazette.com

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Goldstream food bank seeks veggies for hampers chasers are continuing to keep these items off the shopping list. “There is a lot of stuff here that looks like it is mostly sugar, but that is stuff that we don’t buy,” Butler said, although noting that the food bank isn’t fussy and is grateful for all donations it receives. It can be challenging to send out nutrient-rich hampers on a budget, but another tough issue at the food bank is offering food the clients will eat, Butler said. Many of the clients he’s spoken to aren’t interested in cooking and some items such as dried beans are often overlooked. The food bank has a box of spe-

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Donating to the food bank doesn’t have to be non-perishable anymore. The Goldstream Food Bank is striving to create healthier food hampers for its clients and is now accepting non-perishable food during the first Tuesday of each month. The food bank is seeking fruits, vegetables and other perishables to add to hampers for distribution early in the month. For the past few years the food bank was using a $25,000 bequeathment to purchase fresh local produce and eggs. The money ran out in the fall of 2009 and now the food bank provides as much fresh produce as it can afford. Other potential donations to help pack a healthy hamper include fruit and yogurt cups for children’s lunches, said Shannon Youell, food bank treasurer, adding “tinned meats can be made into lunch spreads for children’s lunches too.” About 10 years ago the Goldstream Food Bank began taking a closer look at the nutritional quality of its hampers. “We increased the protein,” said Jim Butler, food bank volunteer. “We had eggs, hotdogs

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Goldstream Food Bank volunteers Jim Butler and Shannon Youell are asking the public to donate fresh produce to help add more nutrition to the food hampers. and hamburgers and we added stewing beef for families and chicken legs for singles or doubles.” When the recession hit in 2008 and ‘09 the food bank needed be more frugal with its spending. “The demand had increased significantly and the donations had become less,”

Butler said. To help conserve money, the charity stopped purchasing canned pasta, flavoured gelatin, pudding or juice boxes. These items were nixed from the list due to their high sugar content and poor nutritional quality. Now with the economy in a better place, food bank pur-

Colwood child to launch autism run Kyle Wells News staff

This year’s Victoria Autism Walk being held at the University of Victoria has a special guest announcing the start of the race. Nine-year-old Thomas Anderson, who has autism and lives in Colwood, will be stepping up to the microphone to give the word to start the four kilometre walk or eight kilometre run. Thomas’ father, Stephen Anderson, the manager of corporate safety and security for B.C. Transit, said his son is excited about the honour. Anderson said that Thomas communicates well for a child with autism and should be willing and able to give the word to kick off the event. As a parent, Anderson said

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that he is proud to see his son receive this honour and knows that money and awareness raised by the event will help children with autism to find success in life. “From a parent’s perspective, knowing that early intervention has helped them get to this moment and will help them in the future is just one of those things that you can be somewhat happy and certainly proud of,” Anderson said. A few employees with B.C. Transit in Victoria have children with autism, so the corporation has decided to support the run by providing a double-decker bus to bring Team Transit participants to the event to participate. Anderson said that if enough people are interested they will also bring other participants

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Metchosin gives blessing to rec centre weight room Charla Huber News staff

In what might be a thaw in relations between Metchosin and West Shore Parks and Recreation, council voted to endorse the weight room expansion more than a year after the project was completed. Metchosin council didn’t back the $2.1 million gym expansion at the West Shore rec centre, but it didn’t block it either after gaining an exemption from being fiscally responsible for the project. The recreation centre netted a $724,900 grant from the federal government and borrowed $1 million to fund the expansion. When this year’s recreation centre budget first crossed

Metchosin’s council table, council did not approve it and asked for clarity as to how Metchosin’s financial contributions are spent. After being sent more information from West Shore recreation, Metchosin Mayor John Ranns said he was still not satisfied with the numbers, but explained, “We are going to end up paying out for this whether we like it or not.” “All I can think of is to throw our hands up and say we’ll be participants,” Ranns said. “I am going to vote for this because they have beaten me down. The figures don’t add up, they don’t jive, but I am used to it, it’s business as usual.” Coun. Moralea Milne, who sits on the West Shore recreation board, explained when

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money will come from — the federal government’s contribution comes with the stipulation that the ICF won’t ask for more funding. Butzelaar, with Southern Railway, estimates repairing the track to be a nine or 10 month process, and expects “a year before trains are rolling.” He described the bridge and trestle repair as an order of magnitude smaller than repairing the track. “I think everyone is very pleased with the condition of the bridges,” he said. “The work that needs to be done isn't significant.” When the track is deemed safe for passenger travel, Graham said VIA Rail has committed a refurbished three-car train. The tentative plan is to run the train from Nanaimo to Victoria early in the morning, make a round trip between Victoria and Courtenay, and then leave Victoria again in the evening to Nanaimo. “Depending on how things

go, perhaps by this time next year we’ll have a passenger VIA (Rail) system,” Bruce said. “Passengers from Nanaimo south can visit Victoria for the day and return in the evening. We think this will greatly improve ridership.” At the same time, Bruce and the ICF will work on a business case for freight hauling gravel aggregate over the Malahat, and a case for a basic commuter rail service based out of Nanaimo. The federal shipbuilding contract will only add traffic headed toward CFB Esquimalt, and the pressure is on for some type of intercity rail service. Bruce expects to approach communities along the E&N track with an initial plan by this fall. “We’re working on a commuter system of sorts,” Graham said. “There is lots of growth on the West Shore. There is an opportunity to help take a bite out of that morning rush hour.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Suspicious grassfire lit in Langford Edward Hill News staff

A grassfire behind St. Anthony’s medical clinic in Langford was likely “human caused,” fire investigators say. Langford Fire Rescue was called out to a grassy wooded area off Goldstream Avenue, between the professional building and a housing complex Saturday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m. Firefighters doused a 30 by 50 foot fire slowly spreading over somewhat damp grass and brush. Investigators said there was no evidence of lightning on the bright sunny day, or any other natural cause that would ignite a fire. West Shore RCMP were called in to help with the case. “It looks like it was human caused,” said Langford fire investigator Chris Aubrey. “It’s a high profile area. We are hoping witnesses saw something.”

Lance Caven, Langford’s other fire investigator, said grassfires in April are rare, especially one of this size. “If this was summer, it would be a different story,” Caven said. “We haven’t had a long stretch of dry weather so the fire wasn’t spreading as quickly as it would in the summertime.” Anyone with information on the grassfire behind St. Anthony’s Medical Centre at 582 Goldstream Ave. can call West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).

Easter Friday rescue on Mt. Finlayson Under pounding rain and hail, Langford firefighters rescued a 73-year-old man who fell about five metres while hiking on Mt. Finlayson last Friday. The man fell before noon on the rocky, exposed section of the main trail up the mountain.

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He suffered a cut head and broken bones, and was still recovering in hospital on Tuesday, firefighters said. Langford Fire Rescue’s highangle rescue crew entered the park through the first tee at the Bear Mountain golf course, and used ATVs to shuttle in supplies and personnel as close to the incident scene as possible. B.C. Ambulance paramedics and firefighters used a basket stretcher to haul the man down the steep and difficult terrain under weather that started sunny, but turned bad. “It was some of the worst weather I’d ever seen up there,” Aubrey said. “It started sunny, but then it was hailing and down pouring rain.” Rescuers put sunglasses on the victim to protect his eyes from hail and were forced to use lines to lower the basket down slippery rocks. It took about two hours to get him off the mountain.

The young man has had numerous run-ins with police, wracking up almost 50 criminal charges in the past four years. He faces charges of obstruction, assault with intent to resist arrest and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

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t’s sure to be a solemn time for many of the thousands of people taking part in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission meetings today and tomorrow in Victoria. The trauma inflicted on aboriginal people by the 150-year legacy of Indian Residential Schools has shaped Canadian society as we know it. First Nations people and communities continue to have an uneasy relationship with the country they are born into. That won’t change after this weekend, or even once the commission finishes hearing from the 150,000 or so people expected to tell their stories across the country. We are a society that prides itself on our tolerance, but the fact is, we are not that far removed from our past. The idea of forcing assimilation was a popular notion among many Canadians throughout our history. Almost every ethnic group that was somehow alien to the mainstream has stories of attempted assimilation. In almost every case the process was a profound failure. But it is the residential schools that left the largest legacy of damage to a population that really should be one of the key pillars of the nation. As many as 3,000 people are expected to add their voices to the commission at the Victoria Conference Centre. Some will recall the kindness of teachers and others who really believed they were doing what was best for the children in their care. Others will reveal a depth of evil that provokes emotions that should be harder to stir from events that happened so long ago. Canadians should listen to these stories. We need to remember what happened but doing so, in itself, won’t make things right. It’s time to open ourselves to doing what will correct past mistakes. We need to celebrate cultures that authorities once tried to destroy. And we need to be willing to put our money where our mouth is, whether that’s in treaty negotiations or respecting the rights of First Nations to have a stronger say on how their traditional lands are used. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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hen Jacques Marc dove The San Pedro is well known to through the murky depths local divers who regularly slip past of Bedwell Bay, he knew anemones and long bull kelp engulfwhat he was looking for but it still ing the wreckage. took him by surprise. Somehow, despite its He was headed to an much-documented place underwater gravesite in history, people like me of a Second World War who claim an interest in minesweeper. Despite its all there is to see and do immobility, the 41-metre in Victoria continue to vessel that sunk in the pass by the same stretch ’50s still had a way of of ocean without taking sneaking up on him. notice. He approached the site. I could have gone on The dark water suddenly my usual run for the rest grew darker. Natalie North of my life, admiring the “You feel this black kiteboarders and the The N in NEWS wall, but you don’t see it Olympic Mountains from because of the poor visDallas Road without ever ibility. Then, eventually, you realize wondering what lies beneath. Not you’re right under it,” Marc tells me. anymore. “It was quite eerie. The wreck sort Marc is by no means trying to of creeps up on you.” sell me on the thrill of diving, but As I listen to Marc, explorations as he casually describes some of director for the Underwater Archae- the more than 100 wreck sites he’s ological Society of British Columbia, seen, I make the commitment to a wave of intrigue grabs ahold of myself to at least give scuba a try. my gut. A whaling boat in the Inner HarOn Brotchie Ledge, near Victobour? A cargo ship off Race Rocks? ria’s outer harbour, rests a massive A lost paddle steamer in Cadboro portion of the S.S. San Pedro, a San Bay? Some 200 substantial wrecks, Francisco-bound collier that went relics from the turn of the century, down in 1891. The area is much dot the seafloor surrounding Vanbrighter and far less spooky than couver Island. Some are located, Bedwell Bay’s minesweeper, Marc others remain undiscovered myssays. teries. And though divers have pilfered Like I needed another reminder the site over the years, about 90 of why we’re so lucky to live in this metres of hull, including the keel little seaside city. and floors, remain in water as shalTomorrow is a landmark date low as 10 metres, just off Dallas for shipwrecks. On April 14, 1912 Road. the Titanic famously collided with

an iceberg in the north Atlantic. The 900-foot vessel, travelling from Southampton, U.K, sunk rapidly and claimed 1,500 lives. A barrage of television specials and news features along with the 3D re-release of James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic have marked the anniversary. A luxury cruise ship’s recreation of the Titanic’s intended voyage, complete with staff donning period costumes and menu featuring original Titanic fare, has also made headlines. I understand our obsession with the tragedy and why Cameron has parlayed his role as a director into that of an underwater explorer. (Last month Cameron tweeted from a submersible at the Earth’s deepest point, the bottom of Mariana Trench.) But you don’t need to plunge seven miles below the surface to make your own discoveries. For anyone whose idea of underwater exploration is limited to visiting the Royal B.C. Museum’s former narrated elevator submarine experience as a child (R.I.P. Open Ocean) maybe it’s time to challenge the status quo; remember what it’s like to be eight years old, constantly facing the unknown, and dive right in. Thanks, Marc. I’m now totally fascinated by our local shipwrecks and more than a little nervous to pull on a wetsuit and see one for myself. nnorth@saanichnews.com —Natalie North is a reporter with the Saanich News

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There’s no quick fix for capital confusion I

moved here last May and was Unfortunately, this logic doesn’t hold up completely perplexed by the fall to reality. Looking at other cities that have municipal elections. amalgamated, it’s easy to see the results As a transplant from Calgary, I simply don’t live up to the hype. Halifax provides couldn’t understand why a geographically an excellent example. and economically interdependent region The parallels between Metro-Halifax with a quarter of the population of and Greater Victoria are easy Calgary would need 13 municipal to see. The overall population, Heather Snider economy and combination of councils. Guest column For me, amalgamation seemed rural and urban municipalities like a no-brainer: reducing are similar. Fifteen years redundancy and improving efficiency was after their amalgamation, Halifax is still bound to clarify the political situation and wondering where the magical, cost-saving, streamline economic growth. I thought economy-boosting benefits are. of it as a playground with 13 separate In The Savage Years: The Perils of sandboxes, each being used by a different Reinventing Government in Nova Scotia, kid, none of whom realized that if they several social scientists explore the chasm combine all the sandboxes together, they between the expectations and realities of could build one heck of a castle. amalgamation in Cape Breton and Halifax. It turns out that I made the same The reality was much different. The assumption that most pro-amalgamation “economy of scale” never created advocates make: a bigger, “simpler” system substantial savings, because people must be better for the economy and the wanted to get paid more for having more political environment. responsibilities and they wanted to get It seems logical that creating a larger tax paid as much as their neighbours for base will allow for more money for social similar jobs. programs and infrastructure projects, as Additionally, citizens became distanced well as providing aid to the economically from their local political leaders, while weaker areas in the region. simultaneously being handed fiscal

responsibility for more services and programs which the province downloaded onto them. The “ending of destructive competition” led to monopolized institutions that blunder on, oblivious to the needs (and wishes) of the taxpayers and without facing any consequences for their incompetence. The only actual benefit of amalgamation was the region’s ability to engage in coherent planning. Amalgamation allowed for better long-term visions for growth and infrastructure, as well as increased police efficiency. Ironically, William Hayward has declared that none of these benefits required amalgamation to be realized. They could all be achieved by empowering a regional political body to co-ordinate such efforts without the loss of municipal autonomy. Why is this ironic? Hayward was put in charge by Nova Scotia to oversee and effect the amalgamation of Halifax. He was also the independent advisor who studied the potential amalgamation of Halifax and advised primarily against it. This seems to be a lesson that Greater

Victoria has already learned. The Capital Region District council exists and works to provide the benefits of amalgamation without the costs. However, there are more services and projects where increased integration and co-operation would be beneficial. Police co-ordination and the mass transit projects come to mind. I applaud the efforts of Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon in providing a nonpartisan forum for discussing these issues. However, I believe that mayors Nils Jensen (Oak Bay) and Frank Leonard (Saanich) are right to be shying away from amalgamation. Voters need to be informed about the historical realities of modern amalgamations and not only the idealized “efficiencies” and “savings” that don’t materialize in the real world. Push your local representatives for increased co-operation and service integration within the CRD, but beware of the amalgamation “quick fix.” It doesn’t really fix anything. —Calgary native Heather Snider is an Honours English student at the University of Victoria. She wrote this piece for her thirdyear Canadian geography class at UVic.

LETTERS Ospreys return to nest in Colwood The ospreys are back in Belmont Park in Colwood. On Easter Sunday they were seen and heard circling around the Telus cell tower, crying loudly. Were they announcing their return from their winter vacation down south, or were they lamenting the absence of their nest from their home of many years atop the Telus tower? While the ospreys were away this past winter, Telus attempted to relocate them to meet communication needs on the cell tower. They erected a pole of considerable height, if somewhat smaller and lower than the cell tower, and perched the remains of the nest upon it. In Belmont Park we have watched for the return of the ospreys to see if they would accept relocation. I am pleased to announce that on Tuesday two ospreys could be seen in the nest on the new pole. So, thank you to Telus for an action which, so far, seems to be successful. The nest is obviously smaller and shallower than the original, but, if ospreys can build nests on light standards, they should be able to adapt this one to meet their needs. We will watch developments with interest. Victoria Harbour

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The presence of the ospreys in Belmont Park is valued, and, should they decide to relocate elsewhere, they would be sadly missed. Helen Martin Colwood

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Garry oak meadow not a natural ecosystem Re: Fort Rodd Hill returns to nature, News, April 6, 2012. In your April 6, issue an official of Fort Rodd Hill park describes spending taxpayer’s money to “revert” a field to a “Garry Oak meadow.” But Garry Oak “meadows” are not natural. According to the environmentally-oriented magazine Focus and other sources, such meadows were created and sustained by human use of fire to clear underbrush,

promote the growth of edible plants such as camas, and encourage edible animals. Left alone, Garry oaks would be in forest form, eventually replaced by other species that grow better in our wet climate, such as Douglas fir. Garry oaks here may be near the northern limit of their viable range — they are plentiful in Washington, Oregon, and California, where they are referred to by names such as Oregon white oak. (Both Garry and Eastern white oaks are in the “white oak” subgenus.) Keith Sketchley Saanich

Tuberculosis funding needs higher profile World Tuberculosis day came and went March 24 with hardly a notice in the press. And yet Doctors Without Borders notes that the Global Fund has cancelled $2 billion in treatment, because rich donor countries haven’t come through with promised funding. We are so very close to a solution to a killer that has dogged humanity since antiquity, and this is not the time for that old political trick of promising money in front of the cameras, then ignoring that promise when the bill comes. For the first time in history, TB is on the

decline, but it is becoming harder to treat, in part because of inconsistent funding. One-third of the world’s population has been exposed to TB – we can’t hide from it. When will the Harper government pressure our global partners to come through with their promised funding? Nathaniel Poole Victoria

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The Sooke community is in mourning after the tragic loss of 15-year-old Nicolas Twiddy in a single-vehicle crash on April 9. Around 10 a.m. the allegedly stolen vehicle Twiddy was riding in crashed into a power pole sideways and flipped into a ditch on West Coast Road near Park Isle Marine, narrowly missing an oncoming mobile home. The pole was severed in half from impact. Grief from the youth community in Sooke was palpable. A memorial cross for Twiddy was erected at the site of the crash, and students from Edward Milne community school were seen embracing one another two days after his death. “(Twiddy) was a really out going guy, he was really caring,” said EMCS student Duncan Mor-

rison. “He listened to a lot of people’s problems, even when he had problems of his own.” Richelle Howland, who had known Twiddy for four years, shared the same view. “If he ever saw you upset, he’d push his problems out of the way to try to make you happy and to try to help you up,” she said. “He was one of the most giving people you will ever meet.” Also inside the vehicle was a 15-year-old woman, and two 18-year-old men. The woman was air lifted to Victoria General Hospital from the scene around 11 a.m. Staff Sgt. Steve Wright said the woman suffered non-life threatening facial and internal injuries, and is expected to remain in intensive care for at least a week. The two young men — one of whom was driving the vehicle

— were taken to hospital via ambulance. Wright could not comment on the extent of their injuries, but said both were discharged on April 9. The vehicle, a Chevrolet sedan, was allegedly stolen from Church Road betweem 3:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. The driver, who is reportedly new to the area from Calgary, was released into police custody on April 9 after receiving treatment at the hospital. He spent the night in a Sooke RCMP detachment cell, and was released the following day on the condition that he will appear in Western Communities provincial court on July 5. Wright said police are recommending charges for possession of a stolen vehicle. He said the two passengers will not be charged as there is no indication they were aware the vehicle was stolen.

I Shall Not Hate: Moving Forward from Forgiveness to Compassion Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, speaking on compassion as a road to reconciliation. Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 – 9 PM Mark R. Isfeld School Gym 1551 Lerwick Road, Courtenay Dr. Abuelaish will sign copies of his book “I Shall Not Hate” following his speech. Copies will be available for sale. Tickets on sale now: $15 (general seating, cash only) available through the Sid Williams Theatre Ticket Centre or online at www.sidwilliamstheatre.com (credit cards accepted).

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Officer hit after being mistaken for traffic cone A Saanich police officer was hit by a car Monday while attempting to stop a vehicle for making an illegal turn. An officer in an orange reflective vest was monitoring traffic at McKenzie Avenue and Cedar Hill X Road at 5:15 p.m. when she saw a Plymouth Volare make an illegal left turn. She tried to stop the vehicle by stepping out into traffic and flagging the car over, but the driver kept going, side-swiping the officer’s leg. He was stopped further down the road by a patrol officer. The driver, an elderly male, said he thought he hit a traffic cone. He was issued $259 in tickets and was also referred to ICBC to have his licence reviewed.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FORMER PRIME MINISTER Joe Clark gives a public talk “Challenge of the Future” April 13, 7 p.m. Max Bell Theatre at Pearson College in Metchosin.

SATURDAY WESTSHORE TOWN CENTRE Earth Day event, April 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kid’s entertainment, seed giveaways, face painting, electric cars. Science demonstrations for kids 1 to 2 p.m. COOKEILIDH CELTIC BAND performs at Highlands Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, 1589 Millstream Rd., April 14, 7:30 p.m. JUAN DE FUCA lawn bowling open

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TUESDAY WESTERN GARDEN CLUB meeting, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Emery Family Hall, 537 Glen Cairn Ln. in Colwood. Karis Zabolotney talks on preparing to garden comfortably.

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B.C. allows alcohol in movie theatres Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government has created a new liquor licence that allows theatres to serve alcohol during movie showings. Rich Coleman, the cabinet minister responsible for B.C. liquor and gambling policy, says the change will get rid of red tape for theatres that could get a licence to serve alcohol for live events, but couldn’t show movies in the same place. The new licence will allow theatres to serve drinks in the lobby, but patrons won’t be able to take drinks to their movie seats unless the room is adults-only. Coleman said unlike the stands at a hockey game or out in a well-lit lobby, it’s difficult for operators to see if minors are sneaking drinks in a dark theatre. A multiplex cinema now has the option of designating one theatre for adults only and serving drinks, an approach that has caught on in other jurisdictions along with larger seats and tables. The licence would also cover an adults-only lounge adjacent to the theatre. Other theatres that have live shows will be able to take part in film festivals without having to close their bar or apply for a new licence. “People are trying to save the older theatres, where it’s just a single-screen operation, and trying to have two types of business in order to basically survive and make those older traditional heritage-type theatres work,” Coleman said. Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba already have similar licences for movie theatres. Jeremy Bator, president of the Motion Picture Theatre Association of B.C., praised the move. “These changes will have a positive impact on so many levels, including increased jobs, a better guest experience and a more level playing field in the increasingly competitive landscape of entertainment in Canada,” Bator said. Matthew Gibbons, president of the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, said his heritage theatre is now mainly a live performance venue, and the new licence will make it easier to take part in the annual Vancouver International Film Festival.

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Polish your brass-rimmed, leather-lined goggles, ready your steam-powered airships, and make a note of this on your teakpanelled iPad: the third annual Victoria Steam Exhibition arrives April 20. So what, in the name of Queen Victoria, is steampunk? “It’s early industrialism’s vision of itself in the future,” said event impresario Jordan Stratford. “The appeal of steampunk is its absurdity. There’s no way you could take all this stuff seriously.” The festival will offer a more contemporary breed of Victorian the opportunity to immerse themselves in this antediluvian subculture. A conglomeration of jewelers, tinkerers, milliners, artisans, anachronists, leather, metal and glass workers will be on hand for a celebration of steampunk art and culture. It’ll be an interactive affair, with about half of attendees milling around in top hats, lace corsets and doilied glove cuffs, while sporting jetpacks, ray guns and

other items of Jules Verne-inspired technology. On Friday night, an absinthe tasting will be held at Victoria’s esteemed Union Club, a building that dates back to times when today’s steampunk art works would have resembled the prototypical tools and technologies of the day. Local historian Chris Adams, who runs the popular Discover the Past Ghost Tours around Victoria, will be giving a lecture on the history, culture and appreciation of absinthe, while guests enjoy flights of the fabled spirit. A tour of the clubhouse’s grandiose 1884 architecture will follow. Over the weekend, carousers can emerge from their anise-induced hazes at the Empress Hotel while taking in talks, presentations and book signings by such steampunk somebodies as Ann Vandermeer, Jeff Vandermeer, Kristina Erickson and Robert Brown. Jeff Vandermeer wrote the book – quite literally – on steampunk (The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature,) while Erickson and Brown

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Rick Van Krugel and wife Linda Rogers create steampunk inspired jewelry in their kitchen studio. The Victoria Steam Exhibition takes place on April 20. front the band Abney Park. “Ann and Jeff are bastions of the genre,” said Stratford. “And Abney Park are the quintessential steampunk band.” There will also be literary read-

ings, along with continuous panel discussions on costuming, history and prop making. This year’s featured guest is Victoria’s own Ian Finch Field, whose leather and metal work has been

featured in the steamwork-staple publication 1000 Steampunk Creations as well as the video for Justin Bieber’s Santa Claus Is Coming to Town music video. “Ian is a great example of a local boy done good,” said Stratford. Saturday night brings the boisterous brass-band antics of Bucan Bucan, the banjo-and-beat-boxbased blues of Tarran the Tailor and the caricatural titillations of Cherry Poppins to the Steampunk Cabaret Burlesque, also to be held at the Empress. Bene! Superlative! Top! How much? A $50 weekend pass will allow steampunk enthusiasts and newcomers alike access to all events at the Empress Hotel while an additional $50 will get you into the absinthe tasting and lecture at the Union Club on Friday night. About 400 zeppelin pilots, mad scientists, lushes and vaudevillians are expected to attend. “Steampunk exists to provoke, entertain, amuse and inspire,” said Stratford. “It’ll be a maelstrom, a hell of a lot of fun.” For tickets and information go to www.victoriasteamexpo.com.

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Eva Markvoort died at the age of 25 of cystic fibrosis in 2010. Before she died she worked with filmmakers on a documentary, 65-Red_ Roses. About her life, the film was a springboard for a campaign for organ donation and cystic fibrosis awareness. An anniversary screening of the film will be held at the University of Victoria’s CineSubmitted photo

Accordian blues/country musician David P. Smith, along with guitarist Ben Sures and ukulele player Bubba Uno will be at Discovery Coffee in James Bay, April 14. The show begins 8 p.m., $10 cover. Discovery Coffee House, 281 Menzies St.

has won numerous awards, including the Governor General’s Award for poetry and most recently, the Craigdarroch Gold Medal for Artistic Achievement. The Matter of Poetry, a Canadian Club dinner in celebration of Canadian arts and culture, also features singer Tim Kyle and pianist Bob LeBlanc. The event takes place April 18 at the Uplands Golf Club, 3300 Cadboro Bay Rd., at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $35. To register, call 250-370-1837 by end-of-business today (April 13).

The Canadian Club of Victoria hosts an evening of poetry and music with writer Lorna Crozier on April 18. Crozier is a distinguished professor in the writing department at the University of Victoria. She has received two honorary doctorates for her contributions to Canadian literature. In 2009, she was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada, in 2011 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. She has 17 published books and

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St. Andrew’s rowers garage sale The rowers of Saint Andrew’s Regional school want to compete in the Schoolboys national regatta in St. Catharines, Ont., in late May. To help cover the costs of getting there, the club is hosting a giant garage sale on Saturday, May 5, in the St. Andrew’s gym, 880 McKenzie Ave. The sale is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested vendors can set up their table on Friday, May 4, for $30. The club is also looking for donations to sell at their tables. For more information, email Joanie Bidlake at jbidlake@cisdv.bc.ca, or call 250-727-6893 ext. 227.

Saturday is fight night in Colwood Bear Mountain Arena in Colwood hosts Armageddon Fighting Championship No. 8: Vengeance, tomorrow night (April 14). Local mixed martial artists Karel Bergen (5-0), Nick Driedger (5-1), Diego Wilson (5-1) and Ryan Janes (3-1) co-headline the pro card. Highly touted Saanich product Alexi Argyriou makes his debut against Guy Gauthier in the sixfight amateur card. Tickets are available at Armageddonfc.com, at the West Shore Parks and Recreation, Sports Traders and Island MMA, or by calling 250478-8384. Prices range from $25 to $120. Doors open at 6 p.m., fights start at 7 p.m.

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Langford is hosting Victoria’s first Goddess Run, a women-only road race in June that includes a half-marathon (21.1 kilometre), a 10 km and a five km route. Up to 1,500 goddesses will run or walk along the routes that wind through Langford and Colwood. Organizers hope the Goddess Run will become an annual event aspiring to unite women and celebrate the power they can have when they work together. “It’s a fun, celebratory name,” said co-race director Cathy Noel, who is also the general manager of the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon and a former race director of the TC 10K. “And goddesses can be any age.” Watching the growing popularity of women-only races across the continent and with the high concentration of female runners and walkers in the Greater Victoria area, organizers wanted to create an event here. “More than 900 runners have signed up already,” said Louise Hodgson-Jones, a media representative for the event. “We can feel the popularity growing.” Depending on the distance entered, goddesses will pay between $35 and $75, with $5 from every fee directed at the runner’s discretion to one of four charities: Sport Assist, a charity

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Road trip tips: The serious side of fun vehicles. RVs. More to love, more to protect. The equipment and contents of your motor home are not included in the declared value of the vehicle. Collision, Comprehensive, and Specified Perils coverage takes care of physical damage to the vehicle as well as contents (up to a certain limit). Additional optional coverage should include emergency vacation coverage, additional contents coverage and insurance on permanent s t r u c t u r e s related to your INSURANCE r e c r e a t i o n a l OUTLOOK vehicle.

Garage and storage doors are rolling open across the province as the warming weather brings out our seasonal vehicles, or motorbikes and RVs. But before you hit the road, you need to make sure your paperwork is in order and your recreational vehicles, loved ones and belongings are protected. Here are some tips on making sure you have fun with complete peaceof-mind.

Get coverage. RVs and motorbikes are not insured like regular passenger AUTO vehicles. Youâ€™ll INSURANCE need to determine WITH the worth and MARCI-LYN insure them BRAITHWAITE accordingly. For seasonal vehicles, the declared value becomes the policy limit and the premium is based on this value. Â It's important to reconsider the value every year: Â Is the vehicle worth more because of modifications, or worth less due to depreciation and additional wear and tear? Â Discuss this with a BCAA Insurance Advisor when you purchase or renew your policy. Get it right the first time. The right coverage is critical. A basic ICBC policy does not provide coverage for physical damage or higher limits of liability. You may want to consider purchasing Collision, and Comprehensive coverage to ensure that your seasonal vehicles have physical damage coverage. Â

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The NHL likes players who can score. That wasnâ€™t a problem for Victoria Royals rookie Logan Nelson this season. What took awhile for Logan to reveal, however, was the physical element in his game. That, and his consistent offence caught the NHLâ€™s Central Scouting bureauâ€™s eye as Nelson jumped to 73rd overall from 108th among North American skaters eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Nelson finished fifth in league scoring among rookies with 62 points in 71 games (23 goals, 39 assists). But it was his physical game that stood out, especially in the playoff series against the Kamloops Blazers. Nelson showed the natural timing necessary to throw a punishing but legal check. Things arenâ€™t as rosy for teammate Steven Hodges, however, as he dropped from 55th to 85th. The draft rankings also listed six BCHL skaters. Fourth among them is Wade Murphy of Saanich, who split his season between the Victoria Grizzlies and Penticton Vees. Murphy scored the overtime winner on Tuesday

Cover the map. While your RV or motorbike coverage is valid in Canada and the continental U.S., you need to arrange separate coverage if youâ€™re driving it to Mexico. Be sure to plan in advance. Cover your options. It's also advantageous to buy a policy that spans the whole year, so that at the end of the season, you don't need to buy special storage insurance for your RV or motorbike.

SPORTS STATISTICS Swimming Results from the Crystal Silver Streaks Swim Club from provincials at Commonwealth Pool, March 31 to April 1

Purchase adequate insurance and roadside assistance for your seasonal vehicle before you set off on your road trip. The insurance specialists at BCAA will give you peace-of-mind by ensuring you get the right coverage to suit your needs.

Linda Burton (70-74) Second in 200-metre, 400m and 800m freestyle. Second in 4x50m freestyle relay. Van Nevile-Carter (70-74) First in 50m and 100m butterďŹ‚y, ďŹ rst in 100m I.M., ďŹ rst in 200m freestyle. Sue Warren (70-74) First in 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke, second in 4x50m relay.

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WHL playoff notes As of Wednesday three of the four remaining WHL playoff series were on the cusp of sweeps. The Edmonton Oil Kings led the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-0, the Portland Winterhawks led the Kamloops Blazers 3-0, and the Moose Jaw Warriors led the Medicine Hat Tigers 3-0. The Tri City Americans and Spokane Chiefs were tied at one win each. sports@vicnews.com

SPORTS CALENDAR Glenlyon Norfolk School and Oak Bay High and five others, starts at 1 p.m., semifinals and finals 5:15 to 7 p.m. Sat. April 14: CDI menâ€™s premier, Capilano RFC at UVic Vikes (Wallace Field), Ceiliâ€™s Div. 1 at 1 p.m., premier at 2:45 p.m. Sat. April 14: Womenâ€™s Adidas Premiership, UVic Vikes at Velox Valkyries (Velox RFC), 11:30 a.m. Sat. April 14: Okanagan Spring Brewery menâ€™s Tier 2, Vancouver Rowing Club at Velox Valkyries (Velox RFC), 2:30 p.m.

Soccer Tues. April 17: Senior girls high school soccer, AA/A: GNS at St. Margaretâ€™s (Beckwith Park), Esquimalt at SMUS, PCS at Parkland, Lambrick at Vic High. AAA: Mt. Doug at Oak Bay (Hampton Park), Spectrum at Reynolds (Braefoot Park), Stellyâ€™s at Claremont (Lochside turf); all games 3:45 p.m. kickoff.

Rugby Fri. April 13: Island high school rugby 7s championships, St. Michaels University School,

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DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Field/Engineer Layout Kitimat, BC Canada. Supervise project layouts Responsible for construction quality control, in particular, ensuring that the materials installed in the project are in the proper locations and are the correct materials. Analyze construction drawings for dimensional and quality control purposes and coordinates with the Project Engineer to clarify discrepancies. Use precision computerized equipment to deďŹ ne points of control and ensure the work is being installed true and plump. Responsible for coordinating with other construction trades to ensure that all are using appropriate control points. High School Diploma or equivalent; or 4 to 6 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in Line and Grade Persistent for Perfection This work will start 5/1/12 Please respond to this ad by 5/1/12 Please respond via email by placing Field Engineer in the subject line to patton@bakerconcrete.com

BIG BOYâ€™S Toys Ltd. seeks a qualiďŹ ed RV Salesperson for our exclusive Jayco dealership in Parksville, B.C. The ideal individual will have sales experience (preferably in the RV industry but will consider related experience) and will commit themselves to our dealership and to our customers. This is a full-time position (5 days/week). Please apply in conďŹ dence to: employment@bigboystoys.ca or by fax to: (250) 468-1599.

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HELP WANTED HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters. Guaranteed $11/ hour, 25% proďŹ t sharing, plus benďŹ ts, plus paid birthday, plus annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call 250-360-1923 today for an interview.

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THE LEMARE GROUP has an opening for an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. This is a permanent fulltime position located in Port McNeill. The position requires organization, accuracy and multitasking. Must be friendly, energetic and proďŹ cient with switchboards/computers. Full beneďŹ t package. Fax resumes to 250-9564888 or email: ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca. RIVER FLY FISHING GUIDE AVID FLY FISHER, JET AND DRIFT BOATS EXPERIENCE AN ASSET. REMOTE LODGE IN BC. EMAIL RESUME AND REFERENCES TO TSYLOS@TSYLOS.COM

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LOST AND FOUND FOUND AT the Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, Sidney, BC on 31st March 2012 a NIKON D 3100 Camera and case. Please contact the hotel (250)655-9445. FOUND: CASE with 2 hearing aids on Lands End Rd. Call 250-656-5765. LOST: 1 gold hoop earring, Sidney area. Call 250-6551070. LOST: NECKLACE, Sun., Apr. 7, on Beacon Ave. between the Park & Fifth St. in Sidney. It is a heavy brass necklace more than 1 inch in circumference. Sentimental value. Call 250-544-8022.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication. Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition! Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca

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A full service Natural Foods retailer based on Vancouver Island with two stores, located Parksville and Qualicum Beach. We are looking for individuals interested in growing their careers with our company as we expand, while promoting healthy, low impact life styles. Applicants must: - have retail grocery store experience - be willing to work full time - be looking for advancement opportunities - be willing to work ďŹ‚exible hours Successful applicants will likely have a management background in produce or grocery retailing and be willing to relocate for career advancement, as we grow. Naked Naturals offers a competitive wage and beneďŹ t program, with job security. Please make your applications to: Kris Baker - careers@shopnaked.ca - 250-594-0277

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The Victoria News is looking for a skilled advertising designer to join our community newspaperâ€™s production department.

Black Press community newspapers group is seeking a motivated and cheerful individual to join our advertising sales team.

This part-time position is for approximately 20 hrs per week and requires the successful applicant to be proďŹ cient in AdobeCS3: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in web design would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

The right candidate will bring excellent customer service and telephone selling skills and enjoys working with our sales team and advertising clients. You are creative, organized and thrive in a competitive market with frequent deadlines. Candidates for this position are results oriented and possess the ability to service existing clients, develop new business and understand meeting sales targets. Ideally you have experience in telephone sales or service environment with a focus on client interaction. This position is located in downtown Victoria and involves selling advertising for the Victoria News Daily, the community newspaper group, Monday Magazine plus related newspaper and on line products. Black Press is Canadaâ€™s largest independent newspaper group with over 150 community, daily and urban papers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. We offer a competitive salary plus commission, beneďŹ ts and opportunity to grow your career. Deadline to apply is April 18, 2012.

We are a well-established, nationallyrecognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. Those interested in applying should submit their resumĂŠ by Monday, April 23, 2012 to: Janice Marshall, Production Manager 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 E-mail: creative@vicnews.com Fax: (250) 386-2624

Please forward resume and cover letter to: Oliver Sommer, Director Advertising Sales Black Press 818 Broughton Street Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 email: osommer@blackpress.ca

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NEWS GAZETTE

PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FREE ITEMS

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

PALE GREEN double bed frame w/ shelving headboardno mattress. 250-656-5150.

CORDOVA BAY. $609,900. 3 bdrm, 3bath. Motivated. Priced below appraisal 250-818-5397

BEAR MTN area- suite in new house, 2 bdrms, ground ﬂoor. Laundry. $1100. inclds utils. Great views. 250-886-7755.

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, editing, add/remove objects/people. Tribute posters, home movies to CD/DVD. 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland Industries, (250)885-4531.

BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

FREE ITEMS FREE: CHINA cabinet with lights, good condition. Call 250-595-5734. FREE STURDY picnic table. You pick-up. (250)658-4102.

ESQUIMALT, 1 bdrm + den, bright, very quiet, shared W/D, fenced yard, all utils incl’d, $800. 250-744-3180 before 7. GORGE AREA, large 1bdrm, main level suite, N/P, N/S, $800 + 1/3 hydro (approx $50 mo) Call Rob 250-727-2843. SAANICH, GRD level 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, close to all amens, NS/NP, $900,(Immed), call 250-704-6613.

Fraser Tolmie Apts 1 and 2 bdrms 1-877-659-4069 www.frasertolmime.ca 1 & 2 Bedrooms 1701 Cedar Hill X Road www.frasertolmime.ca for pics

FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391. SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2008 FORD F-150 truck canopy. Thomas Cincade lighted picture. New, thermal patio sliding door (6’ x 6.8’). T Zone vibration technology exerciser, 23 model cars. 250-382-1399. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? STOCK REDUCTION Sale! Mattresses, Furniture, Accessories, Tools, New & Used, Lots!!! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

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WE BUY HOUSES

SOOKE: HALF months free rent, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, stunning ocean views, pets cons, $1175. (Now). (778)433-1618

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REAL ESTATE SERVICES

CLOSING OUT sale at Sidney Musicworks. 20%-50% off everything in the store! #5-2353 Bevan Ave. Store Hours: 11-5:30 M-F 9:30-4 Sat

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

WANTED TO RENT WESTSHORE, SMALL detached cottage/cabin, under $500 mo. No wireless devices within 100 feet. 250-391-0067

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

HOMES FOR RENT BRAND New 3bedroom & den house in Sooke. $1,500/mo including utilities. 13th mo free & $500 move in allowance. http://tinyurl.com/sooke4rent 250-216-5395 GORGE/TILLICUM, 3 bdrm upper, huge house, $70,000 in renos, fenced yard, N/S, N/P $1700, May. 1. 250-479-9715

SMALL 3-BDRM house. Newly updated. Large yard, storage shed, W/D. $1450.+ utils. Text or call (250)858-2763. VIEW ROYAL, Portage Inlet, 3 bdrms, garage, deck, W/D, $1350 + utils. 250-479-4856.

ROOMS FOR RENT TILLICUM HOUSING, $400. to $750. Parents/ working. 778-977-8288, 250-220-1673.

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SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, 2pm-4pm, Apr 7 & 8 and Apr 14 & 15. James Bay Seniors rental 202-455 Kingston Street, Services include daily meals, housekeeping, 24 hr staff+ more. Privately owned come to the Camelot. Call Luella at 250-519-0550.

GARAGE SALES

ESQUIMALT, 25-909 Admirals Rd., Sat, April. 14, 10am2pm. Moving/Downsizing Sale. Small freezer, many household items, treadmill & more.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

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COLWOOD: UTILS incl. Furn, on bus route, walking distance to beach & Royal Roads. NS, pets neg. $550. 250-889-4499.

SAVE ON COMMISSION Sell your home for $6900 or 1% plus $900 fees FULL MLS SERVICE!

STORAGE

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CALL: 250-727-8437

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

LANGFORD- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 1200sq ft upper, fully renovated, deck, wood F/P, 6 appls, large south yard. Storage. Available Now. $1500, N/S, pet’s negotible. References. 250-516-3453. langfordrental@hotmail.ca

Garage Sales

SUITES, UPPER

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1 bath, no steps. NS/NP. $1375+.Lease.(250)656-4003.

COWICHAN BAY, #31-2055 Koksilah Rd, Tall Tim MHP. 2 bdrm suite, ensuite W/D, 2 small pets ok on approval. $730 mo + utils. 250-597-0617

AUTO SERVICES

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SOOKE- 2 bdrm condo, fully furnished or not, 5 appls, huge patio, $1,075/mo. Steps to water. Call 1-780-459-4999.

HOMES WANTED

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SOOKE: HALF months free rent, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, stunning ocean views, pets cons, $725. (Now). Call (778)433-1618.

SIDNEY, BRIGHT, upper level 2 bdrm, full bath, yard, storage, new patio, parking, W/D, N/S, N/P, ref’s, 1 year lease, a May. 1, $1150. 778-426-4556.

SOOKE: HALF months free rent, 5 bdrm, 3 bath duplex, stunning ocean views, pets cons, $1900 mo. (Avail immed). (778)433-1618.

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MALAHAT 1 & 2 BdrmsPanoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, ﬁrewood. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

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All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory. 1-888-229-0744 or apply on line at: www.kiawest.com (click credit approval)

SIDNEY 1-BDRM, N/P, N/S, bus route, W/D, avail April 15. $800 incls utils, 250-656-9874.

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CORDOVA BAY- cozy 2 bdrm grd level, W/D, hydro incld, $920 mo. Appt (250)658-4760.

2 PAIRS of drapes, excellent condition, $40 a pair. Call 250595-5734. ANTIQUE CHESTERFIELD, great condition, $99 obo. Call 250-544-4933. GIRLS PINK Princess bike, medium cond, rides well, 12” wheels, $20. 250-658-0932. LARGE IVORY lace table cloth, 64”x90”, $40. Call 250721-2386. NEW, ELECTRIC ﬁreplace insert, $99 obo. Call 250-3821399. ROCK BAND Guitar Hero; 5 games & 6 controllers, $45. Call (250)391-1698. TWO LEVEL Plate glass coffee table with matching side tables. $60. (250)727-3064.

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CARS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

TRUCKS & VANS

$0-$1000 CASH For Junk Cars/Trucks

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Will tow away any car or truck in 45 mins. FREE!

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Friday, April 13, 2012 - GOLDSTREAM

Select your home. Select your mortgage.

This Weekend’s

OPENHOUSES

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

401-525 Broughton St., $439,000 Sunday 1-3 Boorman’s Real Estate Michael Boorman 250-595-1535

pg. 11

577 Toronto St Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Joseph Martin, 250-361-8167

pg. 12

210-1061 Fort, $199,900 Sunday 12-1:30 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033

pg. 5409167

2205 Victor, $405,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram 250 385-2033

2239 Shelbourne St, $369,000 Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay 250-595-1535

pg. 13

103-1188 Yates St, $239,900

pg. 12

3315 Cadboro Bay Rd., $829,900 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

pg. 8

3093 Washington, $729,000

1480 Oak Bay Ave, $1,849,000

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Richard Severs 250 216-3178

pg. 12

301-380 Waterfront, $569,625

2706 Dorset Rd., $959,500

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd Patrick Skillings 250 382-8838

pg. 35

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 6

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Luisa Celis, 250 477-1100

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gunnar Stephenson, 250-884-0933

pg. 10

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291

pg. 13

Sunday 3:30-5:30 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893

305-649 Bay, $242,900

301-50 Songhees

Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033

pg. 13

306-777 Cook St., $184,900

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Suzanne Mitchell 250-477-7291

pg. 17

1201-760 Johnson St., $468,000 pg. 6

pg. 15

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

313-1620 Mckenzie Ave

746 Gorge Rd W, $549,900 Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman 250 896-7099

110-3915 Carey, $219,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131

pg. 27

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301

Saturday 12-1 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns 250-478-0808

pg. 11

pg. 15

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mark Rice, 250 588-2339

pg. 1

pg. 7

Saturday 11-12:30 Address Realty ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

2320 Francis View, $599,900

Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

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

4190 Lynnﬁeld, $749,900

pg. 12

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Sandy McManus, 250-477-7291 pg. 14

pg. 13

pg. 14

505-365 Waterfront Cr., $459,800 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Marsha Crawford 250 889-8200 pg. 12

205-3921 Shelbourne, $319,900

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jenny Stoltz 250 744-3301

937 Kentwood Terr., $659,000 Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Real Estate Michael Boorman, 250-595-1535

Saturday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Morley Bryant, 250-477-5353

Sunday 2-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250-380-6683

Sunday 1:30-3 RE/MAX Camosun Diana Devlin, 250-744-3301

pg. 14

2725 Cadboro Bay, $629,000

1217 Wychbury Ave

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Marc Owen-Flood 250-385-2033

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Gray Rothnie, 250-477-1000

pg. 17

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100

pg. 15

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422 pg. 19

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033

pg. 19

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

pg. 9

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

pg. 18

pg. 16

pg. 18

pg. 15

pg. 39

pg. 19

Sunday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608

pg. 18

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

pg. 19

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Veronica Crha, 250-384-8124

934 Craigﬂower, $419,000

820 Kincaid Pl., $629,900

4473 Cottontree Lane, $789,000

8366 West Saanich, $789,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-1989

pg. 19

pg. 9

pg. 21

pg. 29

201-2245 James White Blvd

3380 Upper Terr, $1,898,000

pg. 8

pg. 3

Daily 1-3 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626

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

pg. 35

pg. 21

6471 Bella Vista Dr., $849,000

1408 Ireland Crt., $699,900 Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Jinwoo Jeong, 250-885-5114

Saturday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

311-10461 Resthaven, $395,000

4154 Beckwith, $619,000 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Tim Taddy 250 592-8110

pg. 21

7161 West Saanich

4173 Buckingham, $659,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney 250-384-8124

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

2-1020 Queens, $299,000 pg. 39

pg. 21

10517 Allbay Rd., $1,470,000

4014 Hessington, $639,900

3401 Clovelly Court, $544,900 pg. 16

pg. 39

2051 Brethour Pkwy, $424,500

1990 Haultain, $609,000

909 Lucas Ave, $584,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875

pg. 18

pg. 16

1934 Waterloo, $699,900 pg. 35

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

1886 McTavish

1528 Palahi, $649,900

pg. 5

462 Sturdee St, $599,900

pg. 3

8500 East Saanich, $744,000 pg. 9

pg. 18

pg. 39 Saturday 2-4 MacDonald Realty Ltd Leslee Farrell 250 388-5882

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd. Mike Ryan 250-477-1100

Sunday 1-3 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

4412 Columbia, $674,900

pg. 14

544 Paradise

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Michael Luyt, 250-216-7547

pg. 15

3-4771 Cordova Bay, $799,990

3520 Upper Terrace, $898,900

5460 Old West Saanich, $1,179,000

6467 Central Saanich, $699,000 pg. 34

pg. 31

4287 Gordon Head Rd., $659,900

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Graham Bavington, 250-415-1931

18-300 Six Mile Rd., $399,900

Saturday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Wayne Garner 250 881-8111

pg. 35

pg. 11

778 Patrick, $815,000 Sunday 12-2 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

Sunday 2-4 Victoria Classic Realty Shaun Lees 250 386-1997

Sunday 2:30-4 Address Realty ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

4041 Palmetto, $995,000

pg. 11

pg. 19

pg. 18

pg. 10

1632 Seahaven, $299,800 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard 250-478-9600

pg. 19

18-901 Kentwood, $519,000 Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey 250-391-1893

31 Kaleigh, $569,900 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

pg. 19

360-4488 Chatterton

8-127 Aldersmith, $459,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Marsha Crawford 250 889-8200

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jasmin Gerwien, 250-384-8124

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

618 Baxter, $505,000

4665 Amblewood Dr

110-1505 Church Ave, $239,900

pg. 20

742 Daffodil, $449,900 pg. 19

pg. 16

4942 Cordova Bay, $998,000

110 Jedburgh, $499,900

pg. 19

2536 Maynard, 674,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301

2018 Casa Marcia, $659,900

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

Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

409-4536 Viewmont, $299,000

1190 Maplegrove, $669,900

pg. 33

pg. 20

1086 Roy Rd, $639,900

Saturday 2:30-4:30 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Glen Santics 250-479-3333

pg. 14

103-101 Nursery Hill, $319,900

pg. 19

pg. 10

Sunday 1-4 Re/Mac Camosun Richard Acomba, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Gray Rothnie, 250-477-1000

pg. 20

4541 Elk Lake Dr., $539,900

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301 pg. 15

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Mike Shack, 250-384-8124

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Cathy Travis, 250-857-6666

3990 Haro, $724,800

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Cathy Travis, 250-857-6666

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

pg. 5

pg. 6

4580 Gordon Point, $1,098,000

1370 Craigﬂower, $439,000

215 Anya Lane, $719,000

401-1012 Pakington St, $309,900

205-3010 Washington, $274,900

245/247 Regina Ave., $479,00

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Luisa Celis, 250-477-1100

pg. 13

Saturday 11-1 Address Realty Ltd. Adam Hales, 250-391-1893

807-66 Songhees Rd., $629,900

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Shelley Saldat, 250 384-8124

Saturday 11-2 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Warren Cleal, 250-383-1500

204-924 Cook St, $267,900 pg. 11

pg. 10

1366 Craigﬂower, $569,900

73 Kingham Pl, $869,800

403-455 Sitkum Rd., $569,900 pg. 11

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Andrew Holenchuk 250 744-3301

pg. 19

102-820 Short ST, $358,900

983 Dunsmuir, $524,888

pg. 12

1102 Kings Rd., $598,000

101-66 Songhees, $609,900

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Fred Hiigli 250 385-2033

25-909 Admirals, $374,900

Saturday 11-2 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Warren Cleal, 250-383-1500

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000

Daily Noon-5 exc Fridays Concert Properties 250 383-3722

pg. 10

1-733 Sea Terr, $474,500

73 Kingham Pl, $869,800

1367 Vista Heights, $449,900

401-104 Dallas, $423,000

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124

pg. 13

pg. 5

1323 McNair, $514,900

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

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Zane Willis, 250-479-3333

pg. 13

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

754 Humboldt, $198,900

101-75 Songhees, $698,000

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

pg. 11

502-250 Douglas, $389,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

34 Phillippa Pl, $969,900

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Julie Rust 250 477-1100

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

2728 Belmont, $549,900

Sunday 2:30-4:30 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Glen Santics 250-479-3333

Saturday 2-4 Bowes Realty Margaret Bowes 250 418-0111

3895 Cadboro Bay

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

304-1121 Oscar St, $375,000

1161 Deerview, $729,800

Saturday 3-4 Pemberton Holmes Stacey Dewhurst 250 384-8124

925 Devonshire Rd., $429,900

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Irina Lobatcheva, 250-391-1893

217 Ontario, $769,500 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

3393 Henderson, $649,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883

1275 Dominion Rd, $519,900

Sunday 12:30-2 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

Apr. 12-18 edition of

3-1110 Pembroke St, $444,900

607 Wilson, $399,900 pg. 12

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

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1810 Hollywood Cres, $875,000

4-1110 Pembroke, $424,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883

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Published Every Thursday

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Apr.12-18 edition of

8502 East Saanich

2250 Cooperidge, $498,900

1043 Whitney Crt, $384,900

210-383 Wale Rd, $224,900

584 Kingsview Ridge, $499,900

593 Latoria, $285,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Shane King, 250-744-3301

Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Patti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis 250 744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Troy Petersen, 250-479-3333

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

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

pg. 21

9336 Maryland Dr., $409,900 Saturday 11-1 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

pg. 39

123-945 Bear Mountain, $515,000

8761 Pender Park Dr, $799,000 pg. 21

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Ross Shortreed, 250-858-3585

pg. 21

Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns 250-478-0808

pg. 21

pg. 6

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033

pg. 21

pg. 39

Saturday 12-1:30 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033

pg. 22

Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 25

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

2182 Weiler, $379,000 pg. 29

Saturday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Joseph Martin, 250-474-4176

pg. 22

pg. 20

21-10457 Resthaven Dr., $629,000 Saturday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 29

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Eileen Jespersen, 250-686-4820

1824 Mt. Newton X Rd, $515,000 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Mike Shack, 250-384-8124

pg. 24

2949 Trestle, $359,900 pg. 24

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Sandy McManus, 250-477-7291

pg. 31

pg. 21

1616 Millstream, $799,900

8564 Moxon, $674,500 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Elﬁe Jeeves 250 477-7291

pg. 39

8502 East Saanich Rd, $1,249,000 Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Shane King, 250-744-3301

pg. 20

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

pg. 25

816 Finlayson Arm Rd, $629,900

606B Atkins, $434,000

Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Adam Hales, 250-391-1893

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Adrien Bachand, 250-384-8124

pg. 8

pg. 22

Sunday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

pg. 25

2458 Prospector, $575,000

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis 250 744-3301

Saturday 1:30-3 RE/MAX Camosun Diana Devlin, 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Wayne Garner 250 881-8111

5320 La Bonne, $1,225,000 pg. 25

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Daniel Ross, 250-385-2033

pg. 24

2905 Leigh Rd, $355,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301

Sunday 1:00-2:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny 250-474-4800

pg. 22

pg. 25

pg. 24

Saturday 1:30-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jim Reslein 250 384-8124 pg. 24

pg. 25

pg. 34

pg. 22

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

pg. 25

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Mel Jarvis, 250-478-9600 pg. 35

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

pg. 25

pg. 26

pg. 6

2710A Phillips, $585,000 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gregg Mah 250 384-8124

pg. 32

pg. 39

2381 French Rd N, $364,900

694 Donovan, $424,900 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Doug Munro 250 744-3301

pg. 26

6519 Steeple Chase Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250-360-6683

119-2733 Peatt Rd, $374,900

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

6539 Grant Rd. East, $398,800

pg. 24

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353

pg. 26

408-3226 Jacklin $259,900 pg. 24

3334 Myles Mansell Rd, $399,000 pg. 22

Sunday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra 250 380-6683

5260 La Bonne, $1,449,900 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Daniel Ross, 250-385-2033

pg. 10

1671 Elford, $469,900 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

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205-2685 Deville, $338,500 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Deidra Junghans 250 474-6003

2433 Prospector Way, $629,000

pg. 35 Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683

pg. 33

1204 Muirﬁeld, $809,900

907 Dawn Lane, $565,000

2620 Bamboo, $679,900

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 474-6003

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Joseph Martin, 250-474-4176

Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

2658 Rainville Rd., $499,900 pg. 25

749 Treanor Ave, $534,900

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

pg. 23

5-300 Six Mile, $324,900

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250-477-1100 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301

pg. 25

117-2723 Jacklin Rd

3001 Alouette, $499,900

2818 Pickford pg. 24

3228 Sedgwick, $489,900

pg. 25

2455 Prospector, $729,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Bill Carnegie 250 474-6003

pg. 22

Saturday & Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Pat Guiney 250 391-6400

2746 Lakehurst Dr, $499,888

3019 Dornier

2200 Harrow Gate, $629,000

3463 Yorkshire Pl., $519,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Donna Gabel, 250-477-5353

3689 Ridge Pond, $539,888

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Eileen Jespersen, 250-686-4820

pg. 22

Saturday 12:30-2 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

971 Huckleberry Tce., $379,900

205-80 Regatta Landing, $454,900

9216 Mainwaring, $589,900 pg. 31

Sunday 2:45-4:00 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny 250-474-4800

pg. 6

2850 Aldwynd

2558 Selwyn Rd., $499,000

36-2771 Spencer, $249,000

304-611 Brookside, $198,000 Daily 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

3006 Glen Lake, $369,900

pg. 22

2926 Carol Ann Pl., $479,900 Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828

Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445

2577 Heron Way

47-2817 Sooke Lake Rd, $109,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale, 250-812-7277

Saturday 2:30-4 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-39-1893

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445

Saturday 1-3 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Barbara Scott, 250-383-1500 Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Tony Wick, 250-478-9600

2570 Wentwich Rd., $559,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 888-8588

pg. 22

557 Delora Dr, $519,900

1622 Millstream, $799,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

108-7583 Central Saanich Rd

pg. 31

2795 Lakehurst Dr, $469,900

Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250 380-6683

1023 Marwood Ave, $688,888

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

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Sandy McManus, 250-477-7291

pg. 25

2414 Fleetwood Crt, $525,000

2232 Players, $699,900

Sunday 1-3 Sotheby’s International Greg Rowland, 250-665-6868

2794 Lakeshore, $489,900

763 Hanbury, $539,000 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frances Wade, 250-656-0131

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

pg. 5

1009 Glen Forest Way, $995,000

pg. 21

28-2070 Amelia Ave, $229,000

pg. 33

2954 Golden Spike, $329,900

3130 Westridge Pl., $995,000

303-7088 West Saanich Rd, $338,800 Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

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

4980 Deer Park Trail, $1,099,000

1504-6880 Wallace, $514,500 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Inez Louden 250 812-7710

pg. 31

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