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Llama entertain you Jayne Finney shares a carrot with therapy llama, 18-year-old Inca Warrior, at Carlton House in Oak Bay as Patricia Elcoate watches in delight. Residents of the retirement home gather to give the friendly llama carrots and treats, pet him and have their photo taken with him during his annual visit.

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Report addressing complaints doesn’t recommend releasing councillor contact information Vivian Moreau News staff

A new website, public meetings four times a year, and broadcasted council meetings. Just three ideas an eightmember ad hoc municipal committee has come up with

to improve relations between Oak Bay’s political leaders and the public.

Submitted to and approved by council on April 3, the community engagement working group’s 47-page report resulted from three months of study. The group was struck in January, in response to increasing discontent expressed at town hall meetings over poor communication between the powers that be and those that don’t in Oak Bay. Chaired by newly elected Coun. Cairine Green, the group’s report makes a number of recommendations but estimates a budget for just two items, updating and main-

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At the meeting councillors – Mayor Nils Jensen was absent – expressed overwhelming satisfaction with the report. Coun. Tara Ney found the report “thoughtful and well-organized” although she did ask how the findings could be prioritized.

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Thirteen-year-old Oak Bay resident Jean Newell has had a very successful year in karate, winning several medals including gold in the provincials, four medals in the B.C. Winter Games, and most recently two silver medals in the U.S. Open Karate Championships in Las Vegas.

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Pint-sized powerhouse Brittany Lee News staff

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redit self-discipline, dedication, or determination, or maybe it’s just genetic.

Thirteen-year-old Jean Newell is taking the karate world by storm. This season, he’s emerged as a force to be reckoned with, winning numerous awards including four medals, two gold and two silver, at the B.C. Winter Games in February.

Jean has a sweet, youthful face and slender build. Shaggy brown hair frames his freckled face.

“He looks like an angel but he’s very menacing when he’s on the mat,” his godfather Thierry Ponchet says.

Jean’s latest win includes two silver medals in one of the world’s biggest karate tournaments, the U.S. Open Karate Championships.

This annual competition, which took place April 7 and 8 in Las Vegas, Nev., saw more than 2,300 athletes from more than 45 countries, all competing for an international title.

Four days after the tournament, Jean is still taking it all in. “(I) definitely did well,” he says.

“We didn’t expect this victory. We would have been happy with the experience (of competing internationally),” Jean’s mother, Brigitte Newell says, adding that the experi-

ence hasn’t quite sunk in yet.

Jean, who lives in Oak Bay, has a brown belt in karate. He has been training since he was eight years old.

But Jean isn’t the only karate star in the family. His brother and coach, Geoffrey Newell, who has a black belt in karate, won bronze in last year’s national Canadian Karate Championships.

Geoffrey, 16, also referees numerous tournaments, including the U.S. Open.

At first, both boys, who are homeschooled, started karate because they liked the idea of rising in performance and earning belts. They hadn’t even considered competitions, they say.

The brothers train together and have always moved up in belts together, from the beginning white belt all the way to brown, Ponchet says.

Jean isn’t eligible for black belt status until he turns 14.

Geoffrey says he’s noticed a “huge difference” in Jean’s performance since last summer, noting his brother has always been gifted. “(Jean’s) technique has always been good,” Geoffrey says. “His strength and power of each technique has increased.”

Another improvement is his growing confidence. When Jean walks onto the mat, it’s as if he owns the ring, Brigitte says.

He used to shake “a little bit” through kata (choreographed) performances, Jean

explains, but now his nerves are “next to learn self-defence quickly turned into somenothing.” thing much bigger, Brigitte says.

Jean says he felt well-prepared going into It’s the boys’ determination that’s gotthe U.S. Open because he had been prac- ten them this far, and possibly just French tising “all the time” two weeks prior to the genes, since karate is popular in France, competition. she adds.

Two of his opponents were difficult to Besides excelling in the B.C. Winter Games, beat, but Jean said he sparred better than Jean also struck gold in the Karate B.C. proever. vincial championships in Jan“This is probably where he and received a sports“He looks like an uary did his very best kata and his manship award in each of the very best kumite (sparring),” angel but he’s very two competitions.

Ponchet says.

After his performance in menacing when he’s Before a fight, Jean goes the provincials, where he into such a focused state, not on the mat.” beat out 50 other athletes - Thierry Ponchet even his mother can speak to from B.C., Jean has been him, Brigitte says. invited to train with the B.C. His ability to focus and stay team this upcoming season. that way under pressure is an advantage, Jean says he will continue to master appliPonchet says. cations of the kata and learn to understand “We’ve been so surprised to see how what each movement means, both requirecalm and focused (both boys) are when ments to earn a black belt. He also hopes there’s things going on in all the different to one day win gold for the national team, a rings around you, there’s whistles and peo- team he cannot join until he is 14.

With continued study, brotherly teample shouting, they’re totally not deterred by that … they use it to their advantage,” work and support from his family, Jean might just reach his goal. he says.

“They’ve got the determination, it’s Practising karate has brought out discipline and poise in both Newell boys, Ponchet beyond us,” Brigitte says, adding that she says. The sport fosters good sportsman- realized quickly how aggressive and tough ship and teaches them self-control -- traits Jean is.

“He’s tough, that’s the only way I can that are valuable both inside and outside put it.” of the ring. editor@oakbaynews.com What started as the young boys’ wish to

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New sign to be unveiled at Earth Day celebration Brittany Lee News staff

Residents of Greater Victoria are invited to celebrate Earth Day with a picnic in Uplands Park and the unveiling of a new Uplands Park sign on Sunday, April 22.

The second annual picnic, organized by the Friends of Uplands Park and the Community Association of Oak Bay, offers opportunities for education, stewardship, and inspiration, said Margaret Lidkea, co-founder of Friends of Uplands Park.

The picnic is about celebrating our connection with our natural world, Lidkea said. It combines people with their love of nature and to encourages children to be active outside.

“We feel it’s a park that needs to be celebrated because it’s not just a natural park, it is a cultural park, and it’s also a park that a lot of people use for all sorts of reasons,” she said.

A group of Oak Bay residents, including Lidkea and

Chris Hyde-Lay, Oak Bay Parks department manager, will also unveil a sign demarcating the south entrance to Uplands Park across from Cattle Point.

The 3.6m by 3.35m sandblasted cedar sign is similar to the one in the Windsor Park scented garden, but has green trim, green oak leaves and white lettering, Hyde-Lay said, adding it should be up in the park by April 18.

The group has been working on the signage project since last spring, Lidkea said.

Next, they plan to develop an informational welcome kiosk at the entrance. The sign replaces a previous controversial one built by Monterey recreation centre’s woodworkers club and placed by the heritage-designated Uplands gates. That one was taken down in 2010 following complaints by Oak Bay’s heritage committee that the sign was not in keeping with Uplands design guidelines. It was relocated to the corner of Foul Bay

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Ron Carter and the Bald Eagles will perform at Earth Day celebrations at Uplands Park this Sunday.

Road and McNeill Avenue.

The family-friendly event includes live music and park clean up. Activities for kids include a treasure hunt,

bubbles, and face painting.

An initiative to remove invasive Scotch broom and Evergreen Daphne plants will also take place during

the picnic.

The removal of these plants is important in preventing their spread, Lidkea said.

“It’s important to open up the meadow of the Garry oak eco-system and allow the wildflowers to bloom,” she explained. “By cutting it down and not allowing it to flower, we are preventing more seeds from being produced.”

People interested in helping with the removal of these plants will be instructed on the best and correct methods. They are also encouraged to bring their own hand-held pruners or loppers.

The plants will be hauled away by Oak Bay Parks and composted.

The event runs from 12 to 3:30 p.m., rain or shine. A music tent and information tables will be set up at the grassy entrance to Cattle Point at Beach Drive.

There will also be bird walk for adults at 7 a.m. and a walk from Oak Bay Municipal Hall to Uplands Park at 11 a.m. reporter@vicnews.com with files from Vivian Moreau

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Camosun College President Kathryn Laurin speaks to a group of about 30 applied communications program students after they walked across the Lansdowne Campus to protest the decision to axe their program next year.

Camosun College plans to cut media training, radio station Applied communication program at college falls victim to budget cuts Natalie North News staff

Applied communication students at Camosun stormed the office of the college’s president on Wednesday, April 11 in protest of the recent decision to suspend their program indefinitely.

About 20 students and supporters held up banners touting the applied communication program.

They gathered in front of a classroom green screen and marched toward Kathryn Laurin’s office in an effort to save the program from cancellation.

The group hoped to invite the college’s president to attend a final showcase of their work scheduled for Friday, April 13 and to hear firsthand why the program is no longer accepting new students.

“We want her to see what she’s axing,” said Carol-Lynne Michaels, a second-year applied communication student. “What we’re capable of doing is really amazing. Media generalists are very powerful people and we want to know if she’ll come see that.”

News broke in early April that the two-year media program and associated radio station, Vil-

lage 900 AM were under review, a result of Camosun’s $2.5-million shortfall leading up to the 201213 budget.

Laurin, who did not commit to attending Friday’s student showcase, called the visit “very well organized and not unexpected,” but held firm the college’s position to suspended the program indefinitely.

“At this juncture, we’re looking to cancel the program,” Laurin said, adding that those details will likely be formalized over the next two months.

The college has exhausted every possible option for balancing the budget, Laurin said, attributing the decision to suspend the communications program to factors such as low enrolment and higher than average costs to deliver to students.

Camosun cut a total of 46.1 positions from the 2012-13 budget – a number which the school hopes will amount to just 20 layoffs after early retirements and attrition are factored in.

Three full-time faculty members and one parttime support staffer are currently employed through applied communication.

Students who are now completing their first year of the program will return in September to complete their training as planned.

“We’re trying to make cuts that have the least amount of impact to students. Of course everything we do is going to have some kind of impact,” Laurin said. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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On the ice with the Canucks

Open Houses Please come out to view a revised design for the CARSA parkade.

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Meeting Sami Salo and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks was no big deal for Oak Bay’s Ben White.

As part of the Canucks’ Every Kid’s Dream program, Ben was given the opportunity to join his favourite hockey team on the ice during a pre-skate and the singing of the national anthem.

Dressed in his bright blue Victoria Racquet Club Kings hockey gear, Ben led the Canucks onto the ice in a home game against Detroit in late December.

“It was really fun,” said nine-year-old Ben, who recently received pictures from the Canucks and shared them with the Oak Bay News.

While Ben didn’t get to talk to his favourite player, Ryan Kesler, he said he liked meeting and standing next to Salo and Sedin.

“It’s just really cool how I could meet the players up close,” Ben said, noting he wasn’t at all scared or nervous.

Ben’s father, Jeremie White, said the youngster was calm and collected throughout the experience.

“I didn’t want to say anything to him before but afterwards, I was like, ‘there are 18,000 people watching, weren’t you nervous to trip?’”

Even while waiting in the tunnel to step onto the ice and lead the team out, Ben was focused on not missing the cue, White said.

After the skate, Ben said he felt really good and realized how lucky he was to have the opportunity. “(Ben) seems to realize a little bit that it was special,” White said. reporter@vicnews.com

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A 34-year-old Oak Bay man driving a Volkswagon Cabriolet eastbound on Lansdowne Road apparently crossed Beach Drive without first checking to make sure the road was clear.

The Volkswagon struck a Hyundai Santa Fe being driven by a 69-year-old Central Saanich man. The Hyundai driver’s 61-year-old passenger suffered injuries to her arm and hand during the crash.

The Oak Bay driver was issued a violation ticket for leaving a stop sign when unsafe. editor@oakbaynews.com

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Breaking away around Windsor Roads closed as cyclists set for first criterium race Vivian Moreau News staff

Sitting on the curb is OK but stepping into any of the streets surrounding Windsor Park on the morning of Sunday, April 22 may not be a good idea. That’s when about 80 cyclists from Greater Victoria as well as the U.S., up-Island and the Lower Mainland will be rounding the corners at breakneck speed in the first of four road races set for this spring and summer.

Organized by the Victoria Wheelers Cycling Club the road race “is challenging for the elite but also perfect for entrylevel riders,” says club spokesperson Jenny ■ In the cycling Skinner. Registered in race world, “taking one of three categothe pole” means ries, riders make anytaking turns leading where from 30 to 50 the pack. “You’re laps of the one-kilomeessentially pulling tre course which conthe whole group sists of the quadranbecause you’re gle of streets around breaking all the Windsor Park: Windwind and they’re sor, Transit and Currie drafting when Roads and Newport behind the one Avenue. Streets are in the lead,” says closed from 7:30 a.m. race organizer to noon for the event.

Jenny Skinner.

Cyclists follow riding etiquette, Skinner says. Riders should not just draft before breaking away, they should at least take one turn leading and allow others to draft behind them. “You have to be steady, you can’t cut in really quick,” she adds. Although riders are taught to slowly make position changes, accidents do occur and pile-ups are not uncommon.

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Men’s elite racers take a lap at Windsor Park at the 2011 Oak Bay Bicycle Cops For Cancer Criterium. year there will be a kids race, for those 12 and under, at approximately 10 a.m. Windsor Pavilion will be open on race day for visitors and racers.

For more information about the races go to victoriacyclingleague.wordpress.com. vmoreau@oakbaynews.com

Kids prepare to play ball Carnarvon Ball Club offically opens for season Brittany Lee News staff

Oak Bay’s Carnarvon Ball Club will hold its ceremonial start to the baseball season at Carnarvon Park on April 21.

The event gathers all of the club’s members, parents and coaches for some fun, club president Dave Gramlich said.

“It’s a festive atmosphere and it’s usually followed by a couple of good old baseball games,” he said.

The opening ceremony also provides a chance to show off the club’s teams, their uniforms and their successes.

While the baseball season is already underway, the open-

ing ceremony is held in April in sportsmanship, leadership hopes of warm, sunny weather, and dedication.

Gramlich said.

“We don’t award MVP’s or top Known as the biggest base- scorers or top hitters or pitchball association on Vancouver ers,” Gramlich explained. “We Island, the club provides base- give out awards to all of our ball and softball training for kids, teams in good sportsmanship, and kids-at-heart, leadership and age three to infinity, dedication (at clos“It’s a festive Gramlich said. ing ceremonies).” atmosphere …

The club, which The home league has been around followed by a season runs until for more than 50 end of June. couple of good old theThe years, consists of opening cerabout 450 players baseball games.” emony takes place and approximately at Carnarvon Park, - Dave Gramlich 41 baseball and 2801 Henderson softball teams.

Rd., at 11 a.m. with The organization offers ban- opening pitches around 11:30 tam, midget, and junior baseball a.m. programs for teens age 13 to 17 Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen will in Oak Bay, Victoria, and Saan- hopefully be one of the opening ich. pitchers, Gramlich said.

It also maintains a softball proFor more information about gram for girls age five to 19. the Carnarvon Ball Club, visit The club is volunteer-based carnarvonbaseball.com. and has a strong focus on editor@oakbaynews.com

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Oak Bay plays numbers game The need to increase and improve communication in the municipality of Oak Bay is apparent.

From an Official Community Plan that has not been updated since the mid-90s, to an outdated website, it’s no wonder improved communication was on everyone’s lips during the fall election campaign.

Popular belief may be that Oak Bay residents are mostly older folk who aren’t using the Internet or smartphones to communicate. Accepting this as fact would be a disservice to our residents, who are clearly keen to communicate.

Even the mayor, who is no spring chicken, opened a Twitter account and vowed to learn how to use it – although Nils Jensen’s last tweet was on Nov. 20, which indicates his learning curve is steep with that particular technology.

Recent recommendations to improve the muncipality’s website and broadcast council meetings, if accepted, are welcome changes to the way the council communicates with its citizens.

Making full agenda packages available to citizens on the district’s website will help them get a better understanding of the issues facing council and the community, and may even lead some to attend meetings they might otherwise miss.

The reluctance to put councillors’ telephone numbers on Oak Bay’s website, however, is baffling.

Most councillors are listed in the local telephone directory and online, and most indicated their willingness to put their contact numbers on the district website for the public to see. So what’s the holdup?

Staff concerns that there may be some legal ramifications to posting council members’ phone numbers on the website doesn’t seem to hold water.

With most Capital Region municipalities including that information on their websites, Oak Bay being a holdout on some vague legality doesn’t make much sense.

The residents of Oak Bay, both young and old, are interested and active in the community. They have a desire to engage with the mayor and council in a meaningful way. Making two-way communication easier is just a start, and including telephone and email contact information on the website is the easiest and least expensive solution.

The next step in improving dialogue between our politicians and citizens is for residents to pick up their own phones and make a call.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@oakbaynews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The Oak Bay News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Environmentalism for dummies David Suzuki has resigned as a ignore facts that weaken the drama, director of his namesake foundation play to people’s emotions. And he so it won’t be the target of federal expects to be subsidized by the government “attacks.”

CBC and charitable tax This news is conveyed exemptions as well? to me in a Globe and Mail This news comes as report that is typically I finish reading Patrick tilted in deference to Moore’s book, Confessions “Canada’s most famous of a Greenpeace Dropout. environmentalist.”

I was one of many young The usual assumptions fans who cheered as are woven in: Suzuki Moore, Bob Hunter is a saint. His every and the other 1970s utterance is treated as Greenpeace pioneers set scientific fact, even when out from Vancouver to Tom Fletcher disrupt Soviet nuclear it’s a left-wing political B.C. Views rant. The Conservative testing, and then turned government is a front for to the regime’s slaughter Big Oil that has “attacked” of whales. environmental groups by reminding In 1986, Moore split with them that political activities are Greenpeace and worked to set not eligible for charitable tax up a family chinook salmon farm. exemptions.

He said Greenpeace opposed In recent years, the David Suzuki aquaculture because it destroys Foundation’s campaign focus has tropical mangrove swamps. been noticeably in step with the Tropical prawn farms have no large U.S. foundations that fund rational connection with B.C., but most of B.C.’s enviro-scare industry: a global organization needs simple first salmon farming and now ideas that sell. the Alberta “tar sands” in all its This approach was seen in an exaggerated horror. earlier 1980s campaign against Suzuki’s personal activities aren’t chlorine in pulp mills. Greenpeace easily distinguished from those of protests against dioxins and the his foundation, as was illustrated herbicide 2,4,5-T were eventually with his recent CBC documentary dumbed down to opposing the that demonized the “tar sands.” use of chlorine in all industries, Diseased fish were displayed, including production of PVC plastic. but natural contamination of the Pulp mills developed a way to Athabasca River was glossed eliminate trace dioxins from their over. Aboriginal objections were production, but that didn’t matter highlighted, while local support and once Greenpeace had a global economic benefits were overlooked. campaign going. They still used This isn’t science or charity. It’s chlorine, so they’re bad. tabloid journalism. Sensationalize, Speaking of chlorine, PCBs

are polychlorinated biphenyls, a persistent background toxin.

Tests found levels three to five times higher in some wild salmon compared to farmed. But the wild salmon results were ignored in a 2004 study, used by Suzuki to depict farmed salmon as poisonous. His foundation’s salmon farm campaign quietly disappeared down the memory hole after its PCB claims were debunked.

Moore highlighted another bit of greenwashing in a visit to Victoria last year. The vaunted “LEED” certification for green building standards gives you points if your concrete is locally sourced, but no points for using wood instead.

That’s because the long campaign by major environmental groups has devolved to “logging is bad.”

Here’s the latest example.

Greenpeace, ForestEthics and the Sierra Club were bankrolled

by U.S. foundations to negotiate with the B.C. government, Aboriginal Peoples and forest companies for the 2006 “Great Bear Rainforest” agreement on the B.C. coast. Economic opportunity was delicately balanced against preservation, and First Nations gained new control of forests.

Now the big enviros have begun campaigning against their own deal.

As much as 50 per cent could still be logged, they say. It seems this particular green peace is bad for their business.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Daisy chains Three-year-old Enid Jupiter Gaudin, sister eight-month-old Lyra Gotham Gaudin and dad Gareth Gaudin sit in Bowker Creek Park and make daisy chains.

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Here kitty, kitty, kitty Evidence supports evolution Sometime between April 4 and April 8 some pranksters came deep into our garden and took two small cement Siamese cat statues. They dropped at least one of them on the lawn of an Estevan and Beach Drive apartment block, where a kind person found it and turned it over to the Oak Bay police.

We are hoping that if they dropped both, and someone took one thinking that they had been thrown out, or if the pranksters have a change of heart and know where the

second one is, that they will return it to us, or call us to tell us where it is.

They were not particularly expensive, nor particularly well done, but they had great sentimental value, as they reminded us of the many Siamese cats we’ve owned over the years.

Please bring it back. Its “twin” is missing his “brother” greatly.

Alex and Ana Porzecanski Oak Bay

Take caution with surveys The majority of Oak Bay residents support the Oak Bay Lodge redevelopment plan, says the survey.

I do not know the exact population of Oak Bay but think it might be a few more than the 200 people surveyed.

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Stand outside an airport and ask each person with a suitcase if they are travellers and you will get a very high majority who are.

Like polls, surveys can be skewed.

William Jesse Oak Bay

Re: Believing in theory of evolution requires faith (Letters, April 13) This letter is so ill-conceived and ludicrous that it just begs a response.

As someone who is trained in science at the University of Victoria, with courses in zoology, I have extensive knowledge in the area of evolution. I am also an Anglican Protestant, I have read the Bible and I believe in God. Science and religion are not mutually exclusive.

Evolution is not a theory, it is a fact.

And the evidence is overwhelming.

Just pick up any book on paleontology and the fossil evidence there proves that present humans are the result of millions of years of natural selection.

Homologies exist between species to show common origins. Evolutionary processes can be induced and mimicked in labs. Evolution is indeed “measurable, observable, provable and repeatable.”

However, there is absolutely no

evidence for spontaneous creation or intelligent design. There is nothing that can be measured and no proof of any such divine intervention. That is what I call “anti-science.” The statement that “science cannot speak to origins” makes no logical sense when the fossil data is there to prove the time and place of origins of many animals and humans.

The biggest threat to humankind is not global warming, war, or environmental disaster. It is the loss of rational thought and the rise in superstition and conjecture. The letter-writer represents a disturbing resurgence of people who want to turn back the clock. This return to the Dark Ages will be the demise of us all.

Maybe the writer would also like to suggest that Copernicus was wrong and that the planets really do revolve around the earth?

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Those who care for people dying in towns across the province are now able to pick up the phone and call for support around the clock.

On April 10, the Ministry of Health revealed plans to expand the After-Hours Palliative Nursing Service.

By calling HealthLinkBC, those eligible to receive palliative

nursing services are connected to a registered nurse. If needed, they can also talk with a palliative response nurse from the Fraser Health Authority, which has provided a call-in service since 2005.

Though families receiving palliative care in Greater Victoria will not see any change in services – Victoria Hospice Society already provides those supports – Dr. Kelli Stajdu-

har, an expert in end-oflife care and researcher at the University of Victoria’s Centre on Aging, is applauding the decision. Much of Stajduhar’s work exposes her to life’s most common last regrets – a topic that went viral after Bronnie Ware, an Australian palliative care nurse, blogged about her experiences this winter.

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Letting go of anger is a lesson often learned not by those on their deathbeds, but also by their caregivers, as the disconnected often return to the family and

offer support – despite the quality of the relationship in the past.

Stajduhar recalls meeting a woman who was supporting her husband through what appeared to be the final days of a solid, loving relationship. It wasn’t

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“At age 86, Queen Elizabeth II is the hardest- and (one of the) longest-working sovereign(s) in history, personifying the words ‘duty and wisdom,’” branch chair Colleen Mills said in a statement.

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“Not all people who are dying are wonderful and nice people. …

We often focus on providing the best support for the people who are dying, but we forget their families are providing care to them and they’re not all that nice to their families.”

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Councillors’ phone numbers to remain unlisted online University of Victoria graduate research student, Matthew Hall, centre, rides on a hovercraft built by École VictorBrodeur students 11-year-old Jacob Gronnestad, right, and Maximillian Sonier, left. The young scientists drew a crowd of people hoping for a ride on the vacuum-powered vehicle.

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counterparts in other towns and cities, Oak Bay councillors’ telephone contact information is not posted on the municipal website and there are no plans to include that information on the new website. Green would personally like to have her number listed, but due to staffing concerns that detail is currently not on the table, a detail Coun. Tara Ney says should be.

“Look at Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and Ladysmith – they all have councillor contacts on their websites,” she said following the meeting. “If there are any legal issues, let’s iron the kinks out and get on with it.”

No timelines, other than for the upgraded website which should be done this year, are provided in the report which will be reviewed by council on an annual basis. vmoreau@oakbaynews.com

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Coun. Kevin Murdoch co-chaired the working group and admitted that the report was “ridiculous in terms of length” but that the top five priorities were listed. They include information sharing, electronic and interactive communication as well as interactive public engagement, celebrating and enhancing community engagment and improving accessiblity.

In addition to a new website – which full agenda packages will be posted on, a new practice – priorities incorporate providing video screens in the municipal hall foyer for overflowing council meetings and coordinating community events with business and community associations.

But residents may still be out of luck if they want to telephone councillors or the mayor. Unlike their

Annual science fair puts cool back into learning dirt cheap Gathering attracts record number of students Vivian Moreau News staff

There was the potato battery, the waist size experiment and a lava lamp how-to. But the big hit at the Vancouver Island Science Fair held at the University of Victoria was a working hovercraft.

Built by École Victor-Brodeur Grade 6 students Jacob Gronnestad and Maximillian Sonier, the one-metre wide duct-taped cardboard disc hooked up to a shop vac prompted a lineup of kids and adults waiting for a ride.

“Red Green would be proud,”

said one man watching from the sidelines as the boys showed off their project which worked very well transporting visitors three metres across the hallway floor of the Elliott building where the fair was held.

It was a record year for science fair organizers with 220 students from Vancouver Island elementary, middle and secondary schools attending the twoday event on April 14 and 15. The Society for the Advancement of Young Scientists, organizers of the fair, president Randy Enkin said in the past when there’s been a teachers’ strike attendance has dropped below 100.

“It took us five years to get back to 150,” said Enkin who’s been president for 12 years. He credits the popularity of TV shows

such as Mythbusters for prompting kids’ renewed interest in science.

“The science fair really gives them a place to workshop their ideas, to figure out where their interests are, and to make them young scientists so they can go further,” said Enkin, whose own two sons took part in science fairs and are now studying science at university.

Gronnestad and Sonier first purchased a small model of the hovercraft from a downtown science store but then decided to build a larger version with a design they found on the Internet.

“We like it because it floats, it’s good transport, and it’s cool,” said Gronnestad. vmoreau@oakbaynews.com

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OAK BAY NEWS - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 EARTH DAY 2012 Advertising Feature

EARTH DAY EVENTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION • Creatively United for the Planet Festival, an all-ages arts/cultural and healthy living event, is at 600 Richmond Ave. at Richardson (St. Matthias) April 20 to 22. Raising funds for progressive, environmentalbased charities, enjoy a dance, funky fashion show, family activities & more. FMI: creativelyunitedfortheplanet.com

Earth Day is a great teaching opportunity Since its inception more than 40 years ago, Earth Day has inspired millions to increase their awareness of, and their appreciation for, the environment.

Since the dawn of the 21st century, people have increasingly adopted eco-friendly lifestyles and attitudes, and continued to embrace environmentally friendly practices and principles.

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• When grocery shopping, make a list before leaving the house and explain to kids that you do this so you don’t have to make two trips to the store and waste the gas that the second trip would require. In addition, encourage kids to turn the lights off when they leave a room to better conserve energy.

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• Victoria’s Eagle Wing Tours is offering three-hour Earth Day marine wildlife tours from Fisherman’s Wharf, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 20 to 22, in support of The Land Conservancy’s campaign to expand Brooks Point Regional Park on South Pender Island. A portion of each fare goes to the campaign. For fares and reservations: www.eaglewingtours.com or 1-250-384-8008 • The Earth Day Walk begins with a 10:30 a.m. kick-off April 21 at the Legislature then an 11:30 a.m. walk to Centennial Square, for a festival with music, speakers, local food tasting, eco groups and more.

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Region’s aspiring filmmakers dominate film fest line-up Eyelens films to be screened for first time on Vancouver Island Erin McCracken

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At just 16 years old, Hannah Kruzel doesn’t aspire to become a filmmaker.

She is one.

In fact, two of the Victoria resident’s films – one she did on her own and another she collaborated on with friends – are nominated for awards, and will be shown along with several other films at the 17th annual Eyelens Film and Animation Festival, April 21.

Films screened at the festival were created by some of the 350 to 400 youth and adults who attended camps offered by the Gulf Islands Film and Television School, on Galiano Island last year.

This year the festival will be held for the first time outside of Vancouver.

Oak Bay High’s theatre was chosen as the venue due to the record

Kruzel, a Grade 10 student at his family.

Victoria High, likely won’t be able “I like working with people, but to attend the event due to a prior I just thought it would be neat commitment, but she said watch- to really see how (the process) ing her films on the big screen worked – to do it by yourself,” she would be an incredsaid of the experiible experience. ence. “It was defi“I’d really like to nitely fun.” be there (and think) In creating Story ■ Admission to the ‘I can’t believe I did of the Accused, Eyelens Film and that,’” she said. especially editing Animation Festival Kruzel is leaning five hours of mateis free. towards a future rial down to six mincareer in the military utes, Kruzel gained a ■ Films will be rather than one in greater appreciation shown Saturday the film industry. Still, for professional film(April 21), from 1 to her passion for filmmakers.

5 p.m. at Oak Bay making is evident “You see how hard High’s theatre, 2151 when she speaks they work to do it,” Cranmore Rd. about the projects the teen said. she created last It’s this handsyear, including the on experience that documentary Me, attracts students which she made with two friends. from across North America to the “It’s talking about people’s inse- Gulf Islands Film and Television curities with themselves, and how School each year. it actually makes them who they “It’s not a standard school where are,” she said of the five-minute you do a lot of classroom stuff. piece.

You learn how to actually make a For her second work, Kruzel movie,” Harris said. “And that’s, wrote, edited and directed Story of we find, the best way to teach how the Accused, which tells the story to make a film – you make one.” of a boy accused of murdering emccracken@vicnews.com

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Hannah Kruzel, a Grade 10 Victoria High student, is nominated for awards for two films she created at the Gulf Islands Film and Television School last summer. number of films created by Oak Bay High students who have attended the film school over the years. The film camps are also popular with

Victoria High students.

“It just seemed to make so much sense,” film school director George Harris said of the decision.

BC Arts and Culture Week and Saanich Studio Tours Celebrate BC Arts and Culture Week, April 22–28, 2012 and explore the vital contribution that arts and culture make in your community. Artists and cultural organizations create points of connection and are the core of a community’s creative vitality. A variety of cultural activities present opportunities for reinforcing diverse identities, for creating a sense of place and for motivating people to become involved.

Saanich Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee invites the public to participate in special events and take the opportunity to engage with local artists. On Saturday, April 28, 11:00am–3:00pm at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, join “Juno Award” winning musician Norman Foote for a concert as well as a song-writing workshop. Carnival of the Arts, a free family event, features a variety of visual and performing arts activities for everyone. For more information go to www.cedarhillarts.ca May is the month to visit Saanich artists in their home studios and discover incredible treasures. For information and studio locations go to: www.gobc.ca

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Theatre fun times four Brittany Lee News staff

Twelve hours, one prop and a celebrity.

That’s all theatre professionals will have to produce four plays this Sunday.

“The idea is to take a bunch of really talented people and push them; expect of them way more than anyone could reasonably expect and then watch them fail,” writer and producer Wes Borg said.

Writers in the 4-Play fundraiser will find out their prop, the name of a Canadian celebrity and the first line of their play at 8 a.m. on the

morning of production. Writers are then given three-and-a-half hours to create their play, incorporating the three elements in some way.

Each play will begin with the pre-written line, and its a free-forall from there, Borg explained.

Guests can expect “a really hilariously on-the-edge evening of watching people be completely terrified,” Borg said.

“The actors have the script in their hands, sets will fall down, things may catch fire, it’s the best way to do it,” he said with a laugh.

After all four plays

have been performed, critics from local media will submit reviews to each director, Borg explained.

The audience then helps pick award winners, such as best show and best actor.

Proceeds from the 4-Play fundraiser go to the Intrepid Theatre Club the producers of UnoFest and the Victoria Fringe Festival.

It takes place at the Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra St., on Sunday (April 22) at 8 p.m.

Tickets cost $25 at the door or $20 if purchased in advance (ticketrocket.org or 250-590-6291). reporter@vicnews.com

Get out and paint the town Laura Lavin News staff

From Chinatown streets to the iconic Johnson Street bridge, local artists are invited to take a seat in the great outdoors on Saturday and paint what they see.

Opus art supplies host its first Outdoor Painting Challenge April 21.

Opus stores from Victoria to Kelowna and around the Lower Mainland will participate that day, encouraging local artists to get outside and paint.

It is open to all ages and to both professional and amateur artists, however, everyone who participates will compete on the same level for prizes.

Each Opus store will award prizes to three works, chosen on site by an impartial jury, including well-known artist Robert Amos at the Victoria location.

The top prize in each location is a $500 Opus gift card, with second and third prizes being $250 and $100 gift cards, respectively.

April weather can be unpredictable, but the event will go rain or shine, said Marsha Arbour, manager of the Victoria Opus store.

“Working outdoors is akin to working with a live model,” said Arbour.

“You’re right there in the present moment. In the weather, with the light, you have to work quickly because the light keeps changing. It’s very vibrant that way … it’s the experience of it really.”

Canvases will be provided, but everyone is expected to supply any other materials they require, from paints to brushes and easels.

“It doesn’t have to be painting, it can be collage, painting, pen and ink, mixed media, anything to get people to make art,” Arbour said.

Participants will set up around Victoria, but there will be restrictions in how far afield they can go.

“It hasn’t been decided yet, the radius out from the store,” said Arbour. “We’re one block north of Chinatown, so that will definitely be part of it. Depending on how many people we get, will determine how far out we go. People can go over the blue bridge and back if they want – there’s a lot of choice.”

Artists are asked to sign in by 10 a.m. and return to the store with their finished work no later than 3 p.m.

Winners will be announced at 5 p.m.

“I’m pretty excited about the outdoor painting challenge,” said Arbour. “You don’t have to buy anything, it’s just a community relationship event really. I like to sell things – that’s really fun too – but this is different, the more the merrier – bring a friend.”

Anyone who is interested in participating in the free event is asked to call or stop by the store at 512 Herald St. to register.

Visit the Opus website at opusartsupplies.com/OPChallenge for more information about the contest. llavin@vicnews.com -with Black Press files

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Artists unite for the planet Brittany Lee News staff

Give green a chance. That’s the message being spread by volunteers of the Creatively United for the Planet Festival.

The inaugural festival, taking place during Earth Week (April 20-22), aims to bring together creative people and environmental-based charities for a fun, family-friendly weekend while also raising awareness for positive change.

“Our goal is to inspire environmental awareness and build community through creativity,” Frances Litman, founder of Creatively United for the Planet, said.

Artists have always been the leaders in change, bringing issues forward to the public, Litman said.

An artist herself, Litman has always supported various environmental-based charities. She started Creatively United about two years ago because she felt not enough was being done to help them.

The idea behind the event was to find a way to reach people who say they are either too busy or too intimidated to help, she said.

“It’s easy to preach to the converted about why the environment is important,” Litman said.

“I thought if I create something themed dance party kicks off that’s really fun, where (people) the celebration on Friday night can bring their families and it’s (April 20) at 7 p.m. free, what a great way for them On Saturday night (April 21) to be able to make a difference there will be a funky fashion too.” show featuring local designers.

Creatively United was first The show runs from 5:30 to 9:30 started as a website to help p.m. and is followed by a funk, raise funds for soul and R&B local environdance with the “I thought, if I create mental chariSoul Shakers. ties. Litman something that’s really Renowned said she hopes fun, where (people) can artist Robert the Earth Week Bateman will fundraiser will bring their families and it’s speak on Sunbe the start free, what a great way for day (April 22) of an annual 3 p.m., folthem to be able to make a at event to raise lowed by a funds for these difference too.”

John Lennon causes. tribute con- Frances Litman We need to cert. There will protect and also be a limpreserve the environment we ited edition signed print by Batelive in, before everything natu- man for auction. ral to us disappears forever, she The events which require said. advanced ticket purchases are “We have areas (in B.C.) that the funky fashion show and are unlike anywhere else in the dance, Ann Mortifee and Paul world and we (at Creatively Horn, and the finale event with United) feel that they should be Robert Bateman and the John world heritage sites, not mining Lennon tribute concert. All other sites, not oil company sites,” she events are free or by donation. added.

Tickets range from $30- $35.

The festival offers a wide Proceeds will be divided selection of mostly free, indoor among 15 participating enviand outdoor activities, including ronmental charities. Guests can concerts, art-making, music, dis- learn about each organization plays and lectures, for people of at information booths set up all ages. throughout the event.

A free disco-mardi gras The Festival takes place April

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Volunteer Eira-Shay Barker-Hart, left, festival founder Frances Litman, festival cartoonist Nelson Dewey and volunteer Cleo Reuben-Morcos gathered together to promote the upcoming (April 20, 21, 22) Creatively United For The Planet Festival.

20-22 at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 600 Richmond Ave. To purchase tickets or see a full

schedule of events, visit creativelyunitedfortheplanet.com. reporter@vicnews.com

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One of the first to take the microphone, Mary Vickars faced a crowd of several hundred as she spoke about the stick her mother often had waiting for her after school.

The “swarms of hits” were frequent, but one day it got worse.

With a determined but quivering voice, Vickars told of Roszan Holmen/News staff the morning her mother lunged at her, out of the blue, with a machete.

“I saw myself with my six brothers running down the day a dentist came to her school and pulled out teeth without street to save my life,” she said. “I couldn’t comprehend how a freezing. mother could do that to her only daughter.”

One man told of secretly caring for a puppy, feeding him Vickars is an intergenerational survivor of residential bread stolen from the kitchen. When he was caught, a priest schools, the daughter of a woman who attended St. Michael’s instructed him to drown the dog in a gunny sack. “He said school in Alert Bay near the northern tip of Vancouver Island, don’t take your eyes off it until the bubbles stop.” between the ages of three and 16.

William Jones chose to speak in the more intimate setting On Friday at the Victoria Conference Centre, she joined of a sharing circle. Holding the eagle feather, he sat with other dozens of others from across Vancouver Island who survivors while witnesses listened from outside the circle and volunteered to speak about their experiences of residential mental health supporters, dressed in white, stood by with school at the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s tissues. event in Victoria, April 13 and 14. They spoke for the record, “I beat my wife like any other drunken Indian,” said Jones. for personal healing and for cross-cultural understanding.

It’s taken all these years to realize what happened to him. “I y of our y would have succeeded had I not been destructuralized.”

“Seeing all the drinking and the infidelity likely rs said, her face When th people was outrageous,” Vickars the man who molested him and other boys at Alberni or all to projected onto a large screen for residential school was tried in court, Jones didn’t have the see clearly in the darkened courage to participate.

“I could never admit to myself what that man had done to conference room. “It was sa dysfunctional, but to us it me,” he said.

After 3 felt so normal, because the 30 years of sobriety and 20 years of work with psychiat whole community was doing psychiatrists and psychologists, that changed. “It was time it.” for me tto say something and maybe put it in someone else’s lap,” l The goal of the commission he said.

Man is to create a national memory Many other people shared stories of healing and success, despite a childhood of abuse. around residential schools AP for future generations, chair Pacheedaht man spoke proudly of being the owner of a restaurant.

Murray Sinclair told more than P a thousand people gathered at Perry Omeasoo spoke of rising to the position of presy at ide the opening ceremonies Friday ident of the Vancouver Native Health Society. “I like the nt pe Crystal Garden. “We never want person I’ve become,” he said. it to be said in this country at any Vickars found a way to forgive her stick-wielding er m time in the future that this never mother. happened.”

“I couldn’t comprehend being three years old, with your sib The event also aimed to set the siblings, and being taken away,” Vickars said, sobbing.

“What I went through was (nothing in comparison).” groundwork for reconciliation, he Roszan Holmen/News staff R H l /N t ff Her e added. experience influenced how she parented her own A message of hope kids.

The relationship between written on a board next Aboriginal people and non“There are numerous of us, in my generation, that never to other sentiments, by got a childhood and when my children came I made sure Aboriginal people has been damaged, he said. “The tension that Yvonne Joseph. that they had everything.” goes on in this society is significant More than truth telling, the Truth and Reconciliation event … and the relationship will have to be addressed for future served as a call to action. generations, so that future Canadians will be able to mutually “We need to figure out how we move forward,” said commisexist without that tension.” sioner Marie Wilson, addressing both the survivors and all the Over two days, the commission gathered statements from people of Canada. “We are all part of that obligation.” survivors and their families. From these, common themes She called on everyone in the audience to be witnesses at the emerged of harsh punishments at school, languages lost, event and to continue the conversation into the future. broken families and intergenerational neglect and abuse.

“We need helpers… who will help us turn the word ‘witness’ Memories of specific incidents, however, brought home these into an active verb,” said Wilson. “We are actually asking you to large-scale traumas. join a movement.”

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Before setting out to tame your own personal wilderness, stop and think about your eyes (and other body parts). Pruning and trimming can be hazardous. A branch snapping back and hitting the eye can cause mechanical damage and possibly toxic reaction or infection. A projectile, from a weedeater or lawnmower, can also cause serious damage to your body.

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The good news is that eye protection is simple and inexpensive. Safety glasses and goggles that fit over prescription glasses are all that is required, and you can find them in your local hardware store. Our local eye surgeons would rather spend their weekends with their families than treating ocular injuries that are easily prevented.

Have a happy and safe spring and summer.

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Victoria Cougars fall in double overtime of provincial gold medal final News staff

One lucky bounce ended the Victoria Cougars attempt at a championship hockey season.

The Cougars lost in double overtime during the Cyclone Taylor Cup gold medal final on Sunday (April 15).

The host Abbotsford Pilots came back to tie the game 2-2 in the third before John Morrow winning the provincial junior Abbotsford Pilots goalie Riley Parker deflects the puck past the net as Victoria B hockey championship.

“It was difficult to have Cougars captain Brody Coulter fights for position in front of the net with Pilots such a great season (end defencemen Matthew Genovese and Brett Kolins, right, during the Cyclone Taylor that way),” Cougars coach Cup championship game on Sunday (April 15). Abbotsford won 3-2 in overtime.

Mark Van Helvoirt said.

“It’s tough to swallow but looking back it’s (also) tough to call this including the shutout, stopping all 27 of The Cougars were stuck in defenan unsuccessful season.” the Nitehawks’ shots. sive mode for overtime and didn’t Having clinched a spot in the final, get enough of a push going to create The Cougars cleaned up the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, the Cougars 7-2 loss to the Delta Ice chances. clinching the Andy Hebenton Trophy as Hawks in Game 3 on Saturday was of The end came at four minutes and regular season champs months before little concern.

17 seconds into the second overtime the season ended. In the playoffs, the What mattered was the gold medal period. A standard shot from the point, Cougars lost once in nine games to take the kind defensive defenceman Garthe Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy rett Lynum likely made just to try for a “We were 70 seconds from league championship. rebound or deflection, somehow manwinning and (the shot) was The Esquimalt-based club was the aged to handcuff Roch and sneak into top ranked junior B team in B.C., and the net. one in a million.” was the favourite to win the Cyclone It set off an epic celebration for the – Mark Van Helvoirt Cup, which the Peninsula Panthers won Pilots, and an epic disappointment for last year. Instead, the Pilots will reprethe Cougars. sent B.C. at the Keystone Cup, Western final. And when it started, Bannister was Former junior A Victoria Grizzlies Canadian Championships in Saskatoon, there, once again scoring the opener in defenceman Brett Kolins, captain of the the second period.

Sask., this coming weekend.

Pilots, was named MVP of the tournaRiley Lamb tied it for the Pilots but ment.

Bannister’s banner year Victoria captain Brody Coulter put the Had the Cougars won, the trophy Chris Bannister ended his junior Cougars up 2-1 on a power play goal, would likely have been Bannister’s, hockey career in fine fashion, leading assisted by Bannister. who played an opportunistic game and the tournament in goals with six. He The Cougars went on defensive lock- was defensively sound throughout. also scored the Cougars’ first goal in all down in the third period, not giving up “He was a force,” Van Helvoirt said. four Cyclone Cup games. any scoring chances. So when the Pilots “The development of these players, Bannister’s heroics started in the scored on a pinball of a point shot from and their growth as individuals has second period of Game 1 of the round defenceman Matthew Genovese late in been tremendous this year, and at this robin on Thursday (April 12), which the the third, it was a shocker. level that’s what it’s all about. I’m thankCougars won 3-2. He scored all three “We were 70 seconds from winning ful to the players and organization, for goals, including the game-winner in the and (the shot) was one in a million. We putting together such a good year. It third. played a textbook third period. They was a lot of hard work.”

In Game 2, the Cougars defeated the didn’t have any scoring opportunities, It was Van Helvoirt’s fourth trip to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 3-0, on goals and (the tying goal) didn’t have enough Cyclone Cup since the 2004-05 season.

by Bannister, Josh Wyatt and Sam Rice. power to knock over a pop bottle.” sports@vicnews.com Evan Roch earned the first two wins, Then it got worse.

Some say the Penticton Vees are on the verge of being the greatest junior A hockey team in Canadian history.

It’s high praise, and should help three players from Greater Victoria become part of the club’s folklore.

The Vees are going to the RBC Cup national junior A hockey championship, May 5-13, in Humboldt, Sask.

The Vees finished the regular season with 42 wins in a row and set the B.C. Hockey League record with 54 wins in 60 games.

Factoring heavily in the Vees’ success is former South Island Thunderbirds midget goalie Chad Katunar.

Family geography ends city’s oldest figure skating club Skating club hangs up its skates after 86 years

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Trio helps Vees to BC title

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Cougars season ends in OT

Last week, Katunar was named BCHL player of the week as the Vees completed a sweep of the Powell River Kings in the BCHL final to win the Fred Page Cup. Katunar stopped 129 of 136 shots against the Kings, a .949 save percentage.

Meanwhile ex-Saanich Braves forward Wade Murphy tied for the lead in playoff scoring (nine goals, nine assists) with Vees teammate Joey Benik (eight goals).

Former Victoria Cougars and Grizzlies defenceman Nick Buchanan played all 15 games, scoring once. sports@vicnews.com

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many years ago and of course this has now changed,” said Ted Barton, executive director of Skate Canada’s B.C./ Yukon branch.

Aside from the club’s Travis Paterson disbandment, figure skatNews staff ing is relatively healthy in Greater Victoria and Blame the changing B.C., he added. demographic of down“Our B.C. numbers town Victoria for the have maintained the demise of the Victoria 20,000 member level for Figure Skating Club. the past several years.”

The 86-year-old instituOak Bay Figure Skattion boasted 750 mem- ing Club, which started bers in 1966, the econd when its rink opened in largest in Canada at the 1975, has tripled since time. But now it has the club’s current direcfolded for good following tor of skating, Jamie its AGM on March 26.

McGrigor, joined eight The club was right up years ago. there with the “ We ’ re city’s other hisup over “(The end) toric sporting 210 memhas been coming bers. The organizations in terms of longest a long time due to last few running organiyears have a gradual decline been banzation. “(The end) in numbers.” ner years has been comfor us.”

– Sharon Jarymy ing a long time Juan de due to a gradual Fuca Figdecline in numbers,” said ure Skating Club presipresident Sharon Jar- dent Janys Langer also ymy. “As your numbers reported growth with go down, so does fund- her club, leading to a ing and savings. We knew general consensus that we didn’t have enough the demand for youth money to continue next figure skating is lower year.” in the heart of Victoria The majority of the and Esquimalt than the club’s remaining skaters neighbouring regions. will likely move into the “Since 2009 we have Saanich Figure Skating experienced moderClub based out of Pear- ate increases in our kes rec centre behind numbers, mostly at the Tillicum Mall, Jarymy (beginner) level and said. synchro teams,” Langer “We’ve worked closely said. over the years with SaanVictoria Skating got off ich. They’ve shared ice the ground in 1926, the with us, we’ve co-hosted first in the area, based ice shows and we share a out of the Patrick Arena coach, so our skaters are in Oak Bay. It survived familiar with them.” fires to the Patrick (1929) Numbers may have and Willows (1944) arefizzled downtown and nas, before finding a perin Esquimalt, but the manent home at Memoother clubs around town rial Arena from 1949 to are doing just fine. The 2003. family-centric suburbs of Since 2004 it has operSaanich, West Shore and ated out of Save-OnOak Bay are turning out Foods Memorial Centre skaters at a more consis- and the Archie Browning tent rate.

Sports Centre.

In her final president’s “(The) arenas aren’t report, Jarymy cited the recreation centres, so marginal increase in Vic- we didn’t get the extra toria’s population and a walk-by traffic, which decline in Esquimalt’s. didn’t help our publicity “Victoria Skating didn’t level,” Jarymy said. have so much competisports@vicnews.com tion from other clubs

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Down and dirty The Victoria Eagles won the first game of their double header against the White Rock Tritons on Sunday with a walk-off RBI single

by Jesse Thompson in the bottom of the ninth, 5-4. White Rock won the second game 11-2.

Top left: Victoria Eagles’ R.J. Forbes catches the late throw as White Rock Tritons baserunner Jackson Temple successfully steals second base during the first inning of the second game at Lambrick Park on Sunday (April 15).

Top right: Eagles first baseman Kurt Horne readies to catch a pickoff attempt from pitcher Brett Hull as Tritons baserunner Jackson Temple slides safely back into first.

Bottom: baserunner Brett Walker is tagged out by Eagles catcher Alex Hendra-Brown while trying to steal home in the eighth inning of Game 1. Triton Cameron Forbes, No. 45, looks on.

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SPORTS STATISTICS Baseball B.C. Midget Premier Baseball League Standings Nanaimo Pirates Coquitlam Reds Okanagan A’s Victoria Mariners Langley Blaze Victoria Eagles Parksville Royals Abbotsford Cards North Delta Van. Cannons White Rock North Shore Whalley Chiefs

W 5 4 6 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

L 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 5

Pct. GB 0.833 0.800 .5 0.750 0.750 1 0.571 1.5 0.500 2 0.500 2 0.400 2.5 0.400 2.5 0.333 3 0.200 3.5 0.200 3.5 0.167 4

B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League Standings Vancouver Coquitlam Redlegs White Rock North Shore Twins Nanaimo Pirates Langley Blaze Whalley Chiefs North Delta Victoria Eagles Victoria Mariners Abbotsford Okanagan

W 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0

Pct. GB 1.000 1.000 0.500 1 0.500 1 0.500 1 0.500 1 0.500 1 0.500 1 0.500 1 0.000 2 0.000 2 0.000 2

Gymnastics Lion’s Pride Gymnastics results from the B.C. Championships in North Vancouver, April 13-15 Provincial Level 3 Keerstin Arden: Vault – 10th place, Bars – 8th place, Beam – 9th place, Floor – 15th place. All-around– 8th place.

Paris Leigh: Vault – 21st, Bars – 18th, Beam – 12th, Floor – 13th.

All-around– 16th.

Provincial Level 4 Natalie Louis: Vault – 14th, Bars – 15th, Beam – 6th, Floor – 1st.

All-around– 7th.

Provincial Level 5 Brianne Kerr: Vault – 8th, Bars – 5th, Beam – 5th, Floor – 6th.

All-around– 6th.

Nicola Horwood: Vault – 2nd, Bars – 11th, Beam – 11th, Floor – 3rd.

All-around – 9th.

National Open Maya Rahn: Vault – 1st, Bars – 6th, Beam – 8th, Floor – 5th. Allaround– 4th.

Rugby B.C. Rugby Union Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League Standings GP W L T BP Pts James Bay 12 11 1 0 8 52 Cast. Wand.

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Instrument Mechanics O Electricians O Machinists O Millwrights O Pipefitters O Heavy Duty Mechanics O Power Engineers O

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

FINANCIAL SERVICES

For more information on these roles or to apply online, please visit: www.catalystpaper.com/careers.

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Call FREE 1-877-220-3328

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1940 PLUTO pattern; 1930 McCall’s cross stitched, solid wood shelf, 4’x32”x14”, $10 each. Call 250-508-9008.

2 PAIRS of drapes, excellent condition, $40 a pair. Call 250595-5734.

4 METAL folding chairs, padded seat, contour back, never used, nice, $50 (all). Call 250656-8720.

COFFEE MAKER, $10. 3 seat sofa, light colour, $59. Call 250-881-8133.

LARGE IVORY lace table cloth, 64”x90”, $40. Call 250721-2386.

www.catalystpaper.com

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STEEL BUILDING- Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700.

40x50 $14,480.

47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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

SIZE 3-4 Grad dress, fuchsia/grey chiffon overlay, new, $40. Call 250-478-4703.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

TWO LEVEL Plate glass coffee table with matching side tables. $60. (250)727-3064.

TABLE & CHAIRS, Camera older model, 250-477-8753.

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.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1 bath, no steps. NS/NP. $1375+.Lease.(250)656-4003.

HOMES FOR RENT FOR SALE BY OWNER LION’S COVE condo: 55+, beautiful 2 bdrm, 2 bath. $224,500. Todd 250-478-4844

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

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 FAIRFIELD- FULLY furn rm in lrg 1/2 duplex, close to bus, shopping, ocean, village, quiet person. Refs. $550 mo Avail May 1. (250)388-7600.

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.

ROCK BAND Guitar Hero; 5 games & 6 controllers, $45.

Call (250)391-1698.

DROWNING IN Debt? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements.

Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. Toll Free 1 877-5563500 www.mydebtsolution.com

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

REAL ESTATE

NEW, ELECTRIC fireplace insert, $99 obo. Call 250-3821399.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION C. SAANICH, room for rent (ASAP). Quiet, garden area.

778-426-2294 after 8:30pm.

$60. $39.

STORAGE

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple.

Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

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FREE: CHINA cabinet with lights, good condition. Call 250-595-5734.

FREE: DOUBLE sized mattress and box spring, good condition. Call 250-383-6776.

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

FRIENDLY FRANK

4 Pillars island wide

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FREE ITEMS

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money and save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island.

1-(888)331-3279

FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

SUITES, LOWER BRENTWOOD, BACH, Lrg, furn’d, ground level. Priv. entrance, parking, close to bus.

NS/NP. $700. (250)652-9454.

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.

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.

GARAGE SALES WARNING! DON’T give your antiques, collectibles or china away at your garage sale. Call us first, we will pay top dollar in cash today. 250-208-8819

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.

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?

Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House?

Pretty House? Moving?

Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private.

Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell?

Can’t make payments?

We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053 www.webuyhomesbc.com

LANGFORD Sm 2BR grnd, priv patio, 5 appls, NS, NP, $1050 incl hydro 250-6343212 refs.

SAANICH, GRD level 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, close to all amens, NS/NP, $900,(Immed), call 250-704-6613.

SIDNEY: 1-BDRM, avail. May 1st. NS/NP, W/D, cable, $800.

Call (250)656-9874.

SUITES, UPPER 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.

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AIRPLANES

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

AUTO SERVICES

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

BOATS

CARS

CESSNA 180 1976 on 3000 Caps for lease. DeHavilland DHC-2 1957 on 4930 Floats for lease. Van. Is. E-mail; rleroy@telus.net

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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(250)474-1939 (250)727-5947

- BUYING - RENTING - SELLING -

AUTO FINANCING

2000 KUSTOM KOACH 26’ 5th Wheel Ready to roll, in great shape.

Has slide room, big awning, oak cabinets, tons of storage, big fridge & stove, ducted heat & A/C. High quality unit with rubber roof & fiberglass body. $10,995 OBO, 250 466 4156 Bill

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Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply on line at: www.kiawest.com (click credit approval) Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in April, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past.

All credit situations accepted.

1-888-593-6095 www.creditdrivers.ca

CARS

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassified.com

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

4 door, auto, top of the line & fully loaded including rare power sunroof option. Babied by 1 owner, garage kept, hwy commuter (76k). Dealer maintained. Burgundy with factory 5 spoke alloy wheels & a set of winters tires on steel rims.

Full power-train warranty until Dec. 20 2012. $14,250 o.b.o.

250-466-4156

$50-$1000 CASH For scrap vehicle FREE Tow away

858-5865 WE’RE ON THE WEB

CASH PAID FOR ALL VEHICLES in all conditions in all locations

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Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!

OFF-ROAD VEHICLES NOW - NEW 8 week courses covering snowmobile or quad or marine outboard repair.

Take one course or all - fit your interest and your timeline.

GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview, Alberta. Affordable residences.

1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

2003, 33’, 3 slide Citation Supreme, exc. shape, $27,000.

250-888-3391, 778-430-4479.

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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.

Watch for our Auto Section

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TRUCKS & VANS

$0-$1000 CASH For Junk Cars/Trucks

Every Friday

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES HAULING AND SALVAGE

ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

DRAFTING & DESIGN

GARDENING

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

DESIGN FOR PERMIT. w w w. i n t e gra d e s i g n i n c . c o m Call Steven (250) 381-4123.

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Neglected garden?

Spring clean-ups, hedges, power raking, aerating, weed/moss stump, blackberry & ivy removal. 24yrs exp. WCB.

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

TAX 250-477-4601 PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business.

Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training.

250-661-1237

BUSINESS SERVICES DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

CARPENTRY CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape).

Call (250)588-5920.

CARPET INSTALLATION

DRYWALL AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525.

BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience.

Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193.

QUALITY Electric. Expert in new homes & renos. References. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICIAN. Reasonable rates. 250744-6884. Licence #22202.

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm.

Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small.

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr.

Work Guaranteed. Any size job.

(250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

CLEANING SERVICES

BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services.

Call 250-478-8858.

CARING BONDABLE work since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869 MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residential/Comm. 250-388-0278 OAK BAY only. Reliable, honest house cleaner has space available. 25 years experience. 250-595-1820.

SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning.

Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONTRACTORS BATHROOM REMODELING. “Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec.

Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302.

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pressure washing. For better prices & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920.

ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com AURICLE Lawns- cln up lawn garden hedge pruning soil tests, rototill. (250)882-3129 DPM SERVICES: lawn/gard, cleanups, pruning, hedges, landscapes, irrigation, pwr washing, gutters 15yrs. 250883-8141.

FREE MULCH on all Landscaping we install for you. Visit our Nursery and pick your plants! Call 250-391-9366.

GARDEN DESIGN or redesign You install or we do, Huge Discount at our Nursery.

Call 250-391-9366.

I DO GARDENING etc. $15/hr.

Your tools.

Reliable.

(250)383-3995.

LANDSCAPE & TREE care hedges/pruning/shaping. Lawn & garden. Maint. 18 yrs exp.

WCB. Andrew, (250)893-3465.

PRO SCAPE- Lawn & garden.

Tree & hedge, power washing.

Free estimates. Senior’s discount 15%. Call 250-813-0141 RUSTY’S LAWN SERVICE. Reliable UVic Student. Free estimates. (250)858-6614.

RUSTY’S SOIL, Mulch & Garden loam delivery. Free estimates. (250)858-6614.

GARDENING J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance.

Master gardeners.

John or Louise (250)891-8677 BETTER LAWNS & GARDENS Lawns, hedges, clean-ups & maintenance. Reliable, prompt service 250-721-2555

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

HANDYPERSONS

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

HIRE-A-HUSBAND, 250-5144829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew!

“Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

IFIX HANDYMAN Services.

Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-889-5794.

DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thorough Job at a Fair Price! Repairs, gutter guard, power/window washing, roof de-moss.

Free no obligation estimates.

HAULING & 250-889-5794.

RECYCLING.

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CBS MASONRY BBB A+.

Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew.

“Quality is our Guarantee.”

Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

MAKE 20-100K by a Professionally Designed Renovation of your dated home or condo. Contractor/ Developer/ Investor Island Pro Construction Ltd since ‘94.

Call Dennis (250)858-6218 M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting.

Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp.

Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

QUALITY WORK. All Renos & Repairs. Decks, Suites, Drywall, Painting. 250-818-7977.

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.

PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving.

Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181

RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

MOVING & STORAGE

A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.

250-686-6046

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs.

250-920-8463.

YARD ART. Pruning-Trees, Ornamentals, Fruit Trees, Hedges. Landscape Renovation. Call Doug 250-888-3224.

PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured.

Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

SUMMIT IRRIGATION Services. Certified sprinkler systems.

Property maintenance, more.

Call James at 250-883-1041.

RENO MEN. Ref’s. Senior’s Discount. BBB. Free Estimates. Call 250-885-9487.

Photos: renomen.biz

✭BUBBA’’S HAULING✭ Honest & on time. Demolition, construction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, topsoil, mulch), garden waste removal, mini excavator, bob cat service.(250)478-8858.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

WEST HARBOUR Const.

Ext/Int. Reno’s; Finishing carpentry, windows, doors, drywall, decks, painting, hardwood & laminate floor installation. Res/comm. 250419-3598, westharb@telus.net

HIRE-A-HUSBAND, 250-5144829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling.

Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335. lalondejeff62@yahoo.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME REPAIRS

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all.

Call 250-361-6164.

FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery.

References available.

250-475-1462.

250.388.3535

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr.

Call 250-220-0734.

MALTA MOVING. Best Rates.

BBB Member.

Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

TILING

WINDOW CLEANING BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Licensed 25 years. Cell 250-884-7066, 381-7127 msg DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190.

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate.

18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB. NORM’S WINDOW cleaning & gutters.

Reasonable rates.

250-590-2929, 250-812-3213.

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Expo brings outdoor experts to Pearkes Jennifer Blyth Business Beat

The Vancouver Island Outdoor Adventure Expo comes to the Pearkes Rec Centre April 21 and 22, bringing together experts, products and services for the coming camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, fishing and biking seasons.

Activities on-site include archery, a 40-foot

air gun range, a paintball range, fishing simulator and kids’ zone.

Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for kids (five and younger free), or $20 for a family (two adults and two kids). For more details, visit www.ifmevents.com New & Notable Campus Acura threw open the doors

last week for the much-anticipated grand opening of its new showroom at 3347 Oak St. Campus Auto Group’s Richard Graham, management and staff welcomed Takashi Sekiguchi, president and CEO of Honda Canada, Jerry Chenkin, executive vicepresident of Honda Canada, and invited guests to the celebration. Following a

FOR RECYCLING YOUR MILK CARTONS

Recycling your milk containers is easy. Simply give them a quick rinse and bring them with your bottles and cans on your next Return-It Depot trip. There’s no refund because you didn’t pay a deposit when you bought the milk. Last year Return-It collected over 630,000 kg of milk containers for recycling and kept them out of landfills. Help us recycle even more.

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ceremonial ribbon cutting and gift exchange, Campus unveiled the all new Acura ILX, set to be released in late May or early June.

The Fairmont Empress has transformed its Kipling’s restaurant into the Ivy Ballroom, which will open with a celebratory party in early May. With a capital investment of more than $500,000, this airy space – just under 4,500 square feet and with room for up to 280 guests – takes its name from the ivy façade of the iconic local hotel.

The Board of Governors of Commissionaires Victoria, the Islands and Yukon recently welcomed John Dewar as Chief Executive Officer, replacing the retiring Stan Verran.

Dewar has held a number of senior executive positions elsewhere, and also served in the Royal Canadian Navy, where he commanded HMCS Chignecto, Miramichi and Huron.

The Canadian Home Builders’ AssociationVictoria has issued the call for entry for its 2012 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island. Entry forms and criteria are online at chbavictoria.com with submissions due by 4 p.m. June 11. Entrants must be members of the CHBA, a registered non-profit organization supporting education and training, professionalism, consumer awareness and housing affordability.

Awards & Accolades The Vancouver Island chapter of the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise recently presented the McCall family of McCall Bros.

Funeral Directors Ltd. with the Family Enterprise of the Year Achievement Award, recognizing Canadian family businesses and the considerable contribution they make to their local communities and national economy.

McCall Bros. is a fourth-generation family business serving the Victoria community since 1921.

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