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Saanich artist celebrates three decades with solo exhibit at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill. Entertainment, Page A12
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Having a whale of a time Whale watching boats try to stay ahead of a pod of orcas off Gonzales Point near the Victoria Golf Course. Canadian law prohibits disturbing marine mammals, and requires boaters to stay at least 100 metres from whales and reduce their speed to less than seven knots when within 400 metres of the mammals.
Tea Party tradition of clean fun Get ready Oak Bay Tea Party celebrates 50 years, and 44 of bathtub racing Brittany Lee News staff
Get out your bathtubs and start your engines. This weekend’s 50th anniversary of the Oak Bay Tea Party continues a longtime tradition of good clean fun on Sunday, June 3. Bathtub racing has been a part of the Tea Party festivities for 44 years.
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“Despite how disorganized some of these tubbers look, there is a bit of skill involved in winding your way (through the course),” said Bob McLeod, a former tub racer, who organizes the event along with Russ Malcolm. “It’s nowhere close to being a cult, but there’s people who do the circuit.” What started as an event to celebrate Nanaimo’s centennial in 1967, continues its reputation as “a good clean sport” to tub racing enthusiasts throughout B.C. The race attracts participants from as far away as Australia. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society hosts
races in different cities throughout the year, with the Oak Bay race being just one of them. “It’s one of the (society’s) most popular races,” Margaret Johnson, vice commodore of the society, said. This year, in honour of the Tea Party’s 50th anniversary, the LNBS has developed a collectable trade dollar. “It’s always been a successful race and we thought we would like to salute them,” Johnson said. PLEASE SEE: Bathtubber’s tip, Page A5
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Jane Rees, left, Becky Anderson, Sarah Beeston, Susan Vachon, Dariol Haydock, Gillian Donald, Tanya Lee, Allison Weir and Bonnie Davidson raise their glasses at St. Michaels University School as they prepare for their garden party Malawi fundraiser.
Oak Bay garden party raises funds for girls in Malawi Group of Oak Bay teachers aim to help Girls on the Move build a teacher’s training college Brittany Lee News staff
Imagine growing up as a girl with no choices, no voice in the direction your life takes. A group of female teachers, known as Women Helping Women, are hosting their second annual invitation-only Garden Party FUNdraiser in Oak Bay this weekend to help young women in Malawi further their education and raise funds for a teacher’s training college through Girls on the Move Malawi Education Foundation. Last year’s event, which saw about 130 attendees, raised more than $20,000 for a student hostel. This year the group of women hope to raise even more. “We work at such a privileged institution and we know the difference education makes and we know the difference that education makes for girls,” said Susan Vachon, a teacher at St. Michaels University School and one of the group. “We all strongly believe that in order to solve the issues, the issue of poverty and all the associated things with it, in Malawi, we need educated women.” Vachon and fellow teachers from Women Helping Women, started the group in support of their friend and former colleague Christie Johnson,
one of the co-founders of Girls on the translates into girls on the move in Move. Chichewa language, was started to Johnson’s actions to help improve give girls a choice, and a voice in the lives of many young women in their life. By educating these young rural Africa inspired the women to women, it makes them employable, take part in the cause. and therefore, self-sufficient, Johnson “You meet (Christie), this totally said. understated person who has literally “They can make a decision about changed the lives of hundreds of their life and they have control,” people … with no ego, Johnson said. “They’re and you just want to moving forward and “They’re moving changing their lives, be a part of it,” Vachon said. “I can’t start a forward and changing and changing other school in Africa, but I peoples lives.” their lives, and can definitely support Last June, the school her.” graduated its first class changing other In 2007, Johnson of 73 women. peoples lives.” along with Memory While the secondary - Christie Johnson Mdyetseni, who lives school has been in Malawi, established successful, Johnson Atsikana Pa Ulendo said it soon became Secondary School in Malawi to clear that the young women were in help young women further their need of further education. education. “It became really clear very “We came up with the idea (of quickly that these girls are not yet Girls on the Move) and starting independent, they need further fundraising for our own secondary training,” Johnson said. “We really school,” Johnson said. “And in just don’t want them to finish Form 4 five years we have 13 buildings and (equivalent to Grade 12) and then 320 students on full scholarship at go back to the village (where) this boarding school.” everything kind of goes backwards Johnson, a teacher at Pearson again.” College, and Mdyetseni developed While the idea to build a teacher’s the concept of Girls on the Move in training college is still in its infancy, 2006,. Their foundation formed about the goal is to start construction this a year-and-a-half ago. September, depending on available Atsikana Pa Ulendo, which funds.
Johnson estimates it could take two years to complete the building and will cost more than $200,000. The teacher’s college, once finished, would start with 60 students each year, with the ability to take in up to 300. The program would be two years long, with one year focusing on course work and one on practicum. While Girls on the Move can’t provide each girl with her dream education, it can give them something to work towards, Johnson said. “If they want later on to be a pilot, or they want to go to university, once they have a job … they can save money and they can take charge of wherever they want to go from there.” Funds raised at this weekend’s garden party will be the start of the learning facility, which includes a library and computer lab. “It’s a big, big project,” Johnson said, adding that once complete, it could have a huge impact on the country. “These girls will then go into far flung villages all over the country and they will spread what they know and help other girls,” she said. For more information about Girls on the Move or to sponsor a student at APU, visit www. malawigirlsonthemove.com. reporter@vicnews.com
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Rubber ducky I’m awfully fond of you Grade 12 Oak Bay High students Reid Linklater, centre, and Gracie Hatherill, right, try to herd the rubber duckies to head toward the finish line in Bowker Creek, while their classmates bring up the rear. The Rubber Duckie race is an annual event organized by the Environment Club which raised more than $440 for the Bowker Creek Initiative.
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Bathtubber’s tip: Don’t 50th, the LNBS has entered the world’s largest bathtub, which Every year, since 1979, the calls Nanaimo home, in the Tea society has produced a coin Party parade for the first time. saluting various organizations Bathtub racing is all about or celebrating significant anni- having fun and earning bragging versaries, Johnson said. rights, McLeod said. Some of the previous trade “It’s basically boat racdollars produced ing,” Malcolm were in honour of explained. “It “You’ll see maybe has a little bit of the Royal Canadian Navy’s 100th four to six rockets, adventure to it as anniversary, the well.” RCMP’s 125th, and and then the rest are The race conthe 100th anniver- just there for a good sists of three catesary of St. John’s gories: supermodAmbulance in time.” ified, modified, - Bob McLeod Nanaimo. and stock. “It was just an While some racidea somebody had and it’s the ers tend so go all out with their longest continuously running tub designs – with high horsetrade dollar in Canada,” John- power engines – that doesn’t son said, noting that she has a mean tubs designed simply, list of keen collectors who have known as stock, don’t have a been collecting the coins since chance winning for their catethe beginning. gory. The coin will display a LNBS “You’ll see maybe four to six logo on one side, and a logo rockets, and then the rest are honouring the Oak Bay Tea just there for a good time, they Party Society on the other. lumber along,” McLeod said Also as part of the Tea Party’s with a laugh. Continued from Page A1
His advice: go slowly, and don’t swamp the tub. Last year’s race saw about 24 racers, and the same is expected this year. Racers can register at Willows Beach on Sunday (June 3) between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. The bathtub race runs from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information about bathtub racing, see www.bathtubbing.com. For more details on the Oak Bay Tea Party go to www.oakbayteaparty.com reporter@vicnews.com
Did you know? ■ Bob McLeod is also seeking people to help set up the race course and haul tub racers out after the race. To volunteer as a safety boat or help set up the course, find McLeod or Malcolm by the beach Sunday morning from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
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Where’s the beef Oak Bay Public Works Department employee Joe Achadinha, right, lines up a railing with the help of Trevor Johansen, left, as they put together the Oak Bay Tea Party’s famous Baron of Beef stand at Willows Beach. Achadinha has put the stand up for the last 27 years but will retire before next year’s event.
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Dog owners in Oak Bay will soon be able to walk their canines on McNeill Bay Beach from sunrise to sunset. Council has approved a pilot project to expand the hours dogs are allowed on McNeill Bay Beach throughout the summer months. In a report presented to council Monday night, members from the Windsor Park Dog Group said expanding access to the beach is the most immediate need for dog owners. “Dogs need reasonably big spaces (to exercise in), so we looked at a whole bunch of parks in Oak Bay,” Gloria Back, from the Windsor Park Dog Group, said Tuesday. “(McNeill Bay Beach) is a very different kind of beach. It’s cold and windy.” Back, along with Chris Ash and a small group of volunteers, tabled the report after Mayor Nils Jensen requested a dog management report in January. Working with Oak Bay Parks, Victoria Animal Control Services, and the opinions of both dog and non-dog owners, the group identified six areas in Oak Bay that could be made more “dog-friendly.” McNeill Bay was chosen as a good spot for dogs because it isn’t an “ideal” beach for people without dogs. “It’s got big pebbles … it’s got a lot of goose poop there in the summer, so it’s not very hygienic for kids to play,” Back explained.
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English Field Lab sisters Emily and Millie carry their rubber ducks along Willows beach. “It’s a long strip and that’s where we feel that dogs can get exercise.” For eight to 10 weeks, dogs will be allowed almost unlimited access on the beach. Dogs will be prohibited from Kitty Islet and McMicking Point, areas near the beach that will be reserved for families to use, Back said. The current bylaw allows dogs on McNeill Bay from sunrise to 11 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to sunset, from May through September. The pilot project is “a good way to move forward” in making the municipality more dogfriendly, said Jensen. “Council came to the conclusion that it was a reasonable request to start with a small pilot (project),” he said. The fact that the group’s report was so “thorough, wellresearched, and balanced” lead to council’s unanimous vote for the project, said Jensen. The project will go through
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Victoria office bracing for Veterans Affairs job cuts Veterans will suffer from numbers game says Veteran employees union, Legion Erin McCracken News staff
The elimination of staff at the Victoria office of Veterans Affairs Canada this fall will deal a devastating blow to military veterans, says the union representing the affected employees. The main office for the department on the Island will see its roster of 17 client service agents shrink by 4.37 fulltime equivalent positions. The frontline staff work with veterans applying for disability pensions and mobility aids, among other services. Across Canada, 75 agent positions are being cut. Employees will likely start receiving their surplus notices this fall, said Kim Coles, national executive vice-president of the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees, representing 2,700 members, plus 500 hospital staff. In the wake of the job cuts, the Royal Canadian Legion in B.C. expects to see an influx of veterans submitting more disability claims. That will further swamp the Legion’s two service officers, one each at CFB Esquimalt and in Vancouver, who are already filing papers for hundreds of
vets, who turn to the Legion rather next three years. In the wake of the fedthan Veterans Affairs. eral budget in March, Veterans Affairs “The workload has increased tenfold now plans to eliminate a total of 804 for our two service officers in the last positions by 2015-16. few months, to a point where we’re “How are they going to maintain the going to have to hire two more,” said service to veterans with that? I don’t Dave Sinclair, immediate past presi- care how much stuff you say can be dent of the B.C./Yukon done on the computer,” Command of the Royal Coles said. “We’re not “We’re not Canadian Legion. processing passports Job cuts at Veterans processing passports here. We’re dealing with Affairs will only com- here. We’re dealing people’s lives, people pound the challenge of that have sacrificed providing for military with people’s lives, for their country. That veterans, he said. mandate is all going out people that have The number of Afghanthe window and it’s all sacrificed for their istan vets who are now becoming a numbers seeking treatment for country.” game.” post-traumatic stress The government’s - Kim Coles disorder from Legionplans to create efficienfunded treatment procies will actually ramp grams, and who are seeking to file up delays, he said. claims, is only the tip of the iceberg. “My gosh, (some older veterans) “We’re not going to see the full could die before they actually get serimpact of the Afghanistan veterans vices they put in for in the first place.” for another four or five years,” Sinclair A spokesperson for Veterans Affairs said, adding it takes time for the disor- Canada said its restructuring process der to manifest itself. will not reduce services to veterans. The union is already reeling from pre- Rather, it will eliminate unnecessary viously announced plans to terminate red tape to provide “better and faster” 552 jobs from the department over the service.
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Veterans deserve more support We are troubled by news that Veterans Affairs Canada is downsizing its department, including the district office in Victoria, due to budget cuts. Unlike the days when much of its work dealt with the post-Second World War struggles and challenges faced by service personnel, Veterans Affairs today is seeing an influx of people whose experience came in such theatres as Bosnia, Rwanda, Afghanistan and various peacekeeping scenarios. For those engaged in combat roles, their experiences might be similar to those lived through by their military predecessors. Yet the understanding today of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological illnesses is greater than the Second World War, when struggling Canadian servicemen were pigeonholed as having “battle exhaustion.” In true military fashion, Veteran Affairs insists that none of its clients will be left behind as a result of the cuts to office personnel. The union representing the workers, voicing a predictable doom-and-gloom response, argues that veterans will begin to fall through the cracks due to projected increases in already too-large caseloads for staff and the added time it will take to process client requests. As in all labour-employer disputes, the truth probably lies somewhere in between. But the telling point in this conversation comes from the Royal Canadian Legion, which, for years, has done its best, given its limited resources, to fill the void in veteran support left by the federal government. They expect the next four or five years to produce more diagnosed cases of posttraumatic stress disorder than ever, a scenario which, if not addressed, could have devastating effects not only on the individuals, but their families. In a time of belt-tightening, the federal government needs to make cuts. But no matter how it is sugar-coated by Veterans Affairs, the decision to downsize the department’s front-line operations not only sets a dangerous precedent, it’s a slap in the face to individuals who have willingly and bravely served their country. 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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Bullying experience harsh reminder A few weeks ago I was walking I have never punched someone through my neighbourhood, with without my boxing gloves or outmy daughter in front of me, pedaling side the ring. I’ve never punched her tricycle. someone because I was We were on our way angry. Right then I sure home from the park and felt close. my daughter was crying. I looked down at my Nothing too serious, she daughter, who was still always cries when we crying, and thought about leave the park. the message I wanted Other than a whimperto send to her. So I kept ing toddler, things were my hands on the tricycle going well until we were instead of on the girl’s followed by three teens, face. about 16 or 17 years old. All kidding aside, I don’t Charla Huber believe in violence, it’s no I am not one to be fearWritten in ink ful of teens or paint them better than the behaviour all with the same brush. of those teens. In fact, I really like rebellious teens So I kept walking, listening to the and have a soft spot for misundertaunts and contemplating the right stood youth. way to respond. What should my But these teens were making reaction have been? Should I have fun of me for my weight and sayfollowed them home and spoke to ing things I wouldn’t want to see in their parents? print. I was angry and if I were to It was two girls and a boy, but it respond, I would have used some was one of the girls who was doing choice words my daughter doesn’t the talking. need to learn quite yet. She carried on yelling loudly At one point I stopped to talk to across the street to me. She made my daughter and the teens walked some hand gestures and continued past me. I looked them right in the to harass me – even crossing the eye and watched their faces turn street to walk behind me and my humble. daughter. Maybe that was enough. The years I’ve spent in kickboxing These teens weren’t wearing and taekwondo would have really hoods or smoking cigarettes. They come in handy if I reacted how I were well-groomed and appeared wanted to (I have a pretty aweto be straight out of an American some roundhouse kick, if I do say Eagle catalogue. so myself). I have written many stories on
bullying and talked about the issue with kids, parents, teachers and police officers. Regardless of all the work people are doing, the problem is still here. Bullying is nothing new, but that doesn’t make it OK or some kind of rite of passage. There are kids killing themselves over things just like this. It has been a long time since I have been bullied. Probably since I was in middle school. I hope those teens look back on that evening a few years from now and realize it’s too late to apologize to the stranger they mocked. Do they realize the message they were sending to my daughter? But hey, if you are reading this, it could have been your kid or grandchild. Would you be embarrassed to know a column was published about how disrespectful they were? The whole situation is rather embarrassing for me, too. Before writing this, I never told anyone about my evening. I was trying to forget it ever happened. Maybe this is why bullying isn’t reported to school officials or the RCMP. If, at age 30, I am too embarrassed to talk about it, how can we ever expect a child to? Which is why I am writing this. I shouldn’t be embarrassed because of someone else’s poor choices. Charla Huber is a reporter with the Goldstream News Gazette. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com
‘If I am too embarrassed to talk about it, how can we ever expect a child to?’
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LETTERS Slow drivers present greatest hazard Re: Keep pressuring high-risk drivers (Our View, May 18) The content of your editorial is common and clearly onesided. While I agree that the police should intervene when drivers are clearly breaking the law, I believe the main issue is drivers who travel in the left lane on a four-lane road at about the same speed as those in the right lane. There are some signs that state, “Slower traffic keep right.� In my view, “slow� does not necessarily mean someone going below the posted speed limit. Instead, I consider those slow drivers to be the ones
who impede the left-lane traffic because they want to exercise their “right� to be in that lane. These are the self-appointed traffic enforcers. About 25 years ago when I was living in Alberta, we had the same kind of risky drivers as we see in B.C. today. There were also signs suggesting that slower traffic stay to the right lane, but that was rarely obeyed or enforced. Then the light came on with the powers that be. They increased the number and visibility of the signs, even highlighted them with bright green rays. It took two to four
years, but the drivers finally got it and it was uncommon to find Albertans playing traffic enforcers in the passing lane. Travelling on the highways became safer and much more pleasant. It appears that all it took was an attitude adjustment and drivers left it up to the police to enforce the speeders in the left lane. I have little doubt that a similar change in attitude for B.C. drivers would greatly reduce the risky manoeuvres of aggressive drivers. Leave it to the police, people. R. Chong North Saanich
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overgenerous situations, then workers might not be so demanding. Bluntly, we are very fortunate to live in Canada. Let us not kill the already struggling golden goose through base greed and stupidity. Stephen Lamb Victoria
including scores of studies of animal and fish populations, along with extensive archaeological, historical and other studies. None of these considerations figured in any significant way when the Bennett Dam was built. Site C provides us with a rare opportunity to build upon the past in an environmentally sensitive way and to make the most of the water already stored behind the Bennett Dam, by using it to generate clean hydro power a second time on its way downstream. The persuasive efficiency of Site C, and the unparalleled environmental scrutiny it has already undergone, bode well for the project. That’s why, once any potential impacts have been addressed or mitigated, I’m cautiously optimistic Site C will pass through the formal assessment process with flying colours. Jesse McClinton Saanich
Being long retired, I come from the generation where wages were poor, benefits almost unknown, severance packages for the working person unheard of. Today’s public servants largely have no experience of those dreadful days. A recent political cartoon illustrating the “Taxpayer Bank of B.C.� showed B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union members dressed in robber’s garb charging in, while MLAs exited with rich salary and pensions. I also recently read about Oak Bay, where a burst water main was allowed to gush for an entire weekend, as it was cheaper than calling out workers at “double overtime.� Having been a government employee, private business person and elected municipal councillor for a period of nine years, I am genuinely fearful for the future. No one wants increases in taxation, but how else to meet demands? I do not advocate a return to those earlier days when workers’ treatment was grossly unfair, so let us start with cuts at the MLAs’ pension trough, executive compensation and bonuses. Overall, I suspect if effective attention were to be paid to these contentious and unfairly
Site C dam process passes enviro muster As the Site C dam project inches toward the intense scrutiny of the environmental assessment process, it’s worth reflecting on the differences between an energy project today and one built in decades past, such as the Bennett Dam. When the Bennett Dam was built in the 1960s in the Peace River country of northeastern B.C., the construction crew simply showed up with their tools and started working. Not so today. B.C. Hydro estimates it will spend $300 million on the Site C dam environmental review process,
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If the perfect landscape presents itself, painter Christine Reimer isn’t shy about screeching her car to a halt on the side of the highway to capture the moment. Nobody said art was safe. The veteran Saanich artist, known for blending realism and whimsy in dramatic landscape pieces, is marking 30 years of painting with a show at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, starting Sunday. It’s her first show in Greater Victoria since 2010 and features a mix of landscapes and abstract florals, perhaps 25 to 30 pieces generated in the past few years. The landscapes will be familiar to anyone who has travelled across the Island and the province – Rocky mountains and verdant meadows, wilderness lakes amid Douglas fir forests, Gulf Island arbutus trees stretching over water. “I grew up on the coast, I have a bond with the coastal landscape,” Reimer said. “Being an Islander, it’s in my blood.” She admits the abstract florals were a deviation from the hunt for landscapes – a kind of creative
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Artist Christine Reimer in her studio with some of the paintings she’ll be exhibiting at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill. rejuvenation necessary every few years. “I get bored doing the same thing. What I’ve done over 30 years is take detours,” Reimer said. “I had a figurative period of painting quirky people in dreamlike settings. I do that for a while, and then landscapes become fresh again. “I do find it hard to limit myself to one thing – there are so many vibrant colours. I can’t help myself.
I’m obsessed with colour, I always have been.” Reimer has been an artist since she can remember, drawing at a young age and watching her talent emerge as a teenager. She credits art teachers Bill West and Carole Sabiston at Oak Bay High and then University of Victoria instructor and influential Canadian artist James Gordaneer as influencing and guiding her style and development.
Working through different mediums while earning her BFA at UVic, it was her great-uncle and noted painter Max Maynard (a contemporary of Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt in the 1930s and ‘40s) who steered her toward landscape images. “I was so inspired by the way he did landscapes,” Reimer said. “I thought I would give it a shot.” It was a good decision. Now a professional working artist for 25 years, Reimer’s work decorates corporate offices, high-end hotels, restaurants, and galleries across B.C. “Between kids and painting, I’ve worked full time,” she said. “And my husband has been extremely supportive.” Reimer said she’s fortunate to make a living as an artist, but noted her “long-suffering” husband must tolerate intensive photography during trips – she took a thousand photos in Banff and Jasper last fall – and the occasional demand to pull over on the highway, often so she can scramble up a cliff to grab a shot. Her photography is the groundwork for her art. “My photos allow me to recall the place with better detail. If I use other photos of places I haven’t
been, you can’t evoke the place truly.” She admits that the last few years have been tough personally and professionally. The economic downturn across North America has squeezed budgets for commissioned art pieces and private sales. But she still keeps up a work schedule of painting about five days a week, usually in intensive three-hour bursts of acrylic on canvas. “It’s been really tough at times. The last few years. It’s been very difficult for all artists. Art is a luxury item for people.” Her work will be on display for two weeks in June, but Reimer is mulling her next set of work after recently returning from England – the roofscape and old-world architecture of London. “It’s something that’s tweaked my interest until I detour back to landscapes,” she said. Reimer’s Peaks, Islands and Beyond – 30 years of Colour solo exhibit runs from June 3 to 17 at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. The grand opening gala is Thursday, June 7, 5 to 7:30 p.m. editor@saanichnews.com
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Antarctica beguiles “I stand by as a freeway of penguins travels to and from the breaking waves in lane after lane of determination. It’s like being up against the wall at Grand Central Station at rush hour and the flow of birds is fascinating.” - From Victoria poet Jay Ruzesky’s blog
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His voice softens when Victoria poet Jay Ruzesky talks about the time he spent in Antarctica this winter. The trip was the realization of a lifelong dream to see the place where Ruzesky’s maternal great-grandfather’s first cousin, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, had discovered the south pole in December 1911. Normally never one at a loss for words Ruzesky pauses trying to describe the allure of the place that even in summer is 98 per cent covered in ice. “It feels immediately like you’ve entered a place unlike any other in the world, the only other place would be like going to space or to the moon because it is so devoid of us and continues to be. There’s no planes flying overhead, no telephone wires, no distant sounds of motors.” And even though travelling on a tourist ship there were still
beaches where you could land and be the first human to do so, he said. Fifteen years ago Ruzesky wrote but set aside a novel about Amundsen’s south pole adventure. He is best known for his 2001 poetry collection, Blue Himalayan Poppies and novel, The Wolsenburg Clock, which was nominated for the City of Vicoria Butler Book Prize. On leave now from teaching duties at Vancouver Island University he is starting in on another manuscript, a non-fiction account blending his visit with Amundsen’s. Ruzesky travelled with his brother from Chile to the Antarctic peninsula on a 235foot refitted research ship that was home for 10 days in December last year, 100 years after Amundsen travelled there. With guides the duo kayaked and watched tens of thousands of gentoo and chinstrap penguins as well as leopard and Weddell seals. They saw icebergs calve and learned the difference between bergs and floes. “It was a pilgrimage in the real old sense of the word,” Ruzesky said, “to this place that had been in my imagination since I was a little kid. It had a mythical status. It was
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Author Jay Ruzesky, who is writing a book about his trip to Antarctica. where heroes came from.” From his first sighting aboard the ship, Ruzesky said he had the strange sense of being home. “Yet it was weird to feel at home in a place so inhospitable to human beings.” About 1,000 scientists live at research stations in Antarctica, which is about 14 million kilometres squared and 28 million in the winter when sea ice doubles the continent’s size. About 25,000 tourists visit each year.
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Although Antarctica is usually thought of as blue and white, it really has about 10,000 shades of blue, he said. Constantly changing light alters the colour and texture of whatever you are gazing at. When his guide heard Ruzesky was keen to see any spot where Amundsen might have been he took the brothers in a zodiak to see the peaks on Two Hummock Island where Amundsen went skiing more than 100 years ago – “the first tourist,” Ruzesky said. Picking their way through a colony of penguins Ruzesky was at first disappointed at clouds covering the peaks. But then, as he recorded in a blog, the weather shifted. “It stops snowing and the clouds lift so fast it’s as though someone just removed a tarp from the sky. The clouds simply disappear and are replaced by deep blue sky and bright sun.” He spent the next hour feverishly taking as many shots as he could, before clouds moved in again. Although not a religious man, Ruzesky said that day was a profound experience. I have kayaked through castellated icebergs, I have communed with penguins, I have caressed thousands-year-old ice and allowed the heat of my fingers to melt it. In Antarctica you have to come to terms with immensity. To learn more about Ruzesky’s trip go to http://jayruzesky.blogspot.ca/ editor@oakbaynews.com
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Non-profit Events Around Town Thursdays – Free anxiety support group, sponsored by the Capital Mental Health Association, with Dr. Tom Lipinski, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bridge Centre, 125 Skinner St. Call 250389-1211 for information. June 1 & 2 – The Arbutus Singers present an entertaining, family-friendly concert at 7:30 p.m. at First Metropolitan United Church, with a reception following the concert each night. Tickets are $15/adults; $25/family; $10/seniors & students, available at the door or from 250-727-9146. All proceeds go to the ChoirKids program. June 2 – Oak Bay United Church Garage Sale, corner Granite and Mitchell streets, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Furniture, household goods, linens, books, art, jewelry, toys and children’s boutique. FMI: 250-598-5021. June 3 – Walk-!T Challenge, a free, 5K walk open to all, 8:30 a.m. at 1008 Douglas St. or Broadmead Village, 777 Royal Oak Dr. FMI: www.weightwatchers. ca/walkit. June 3 – UVic Kids’ Safety Day, with free, fun activities, 1 to 4 p.m. in parking lot 2. Bike Safety Rodeo for children five to 12-years-old with bicycles and helmets. Refreshments available. FMI: 250-721-8981. June 3 – First Open Heart Society of B.C.’s 39th annual Walk for Hearts and silent auction at Sidney’s Scout Hall. Prizes, food and more. Registration at 11 a.m. Proceeds to Royal Jubilee Hospital. FMI: 250-595-2123 or www.fohs.bc.ca. June 4 – Alzheimer Society of B.C. workshop, Accessing Services, 9 a.m. to noon. Pre-register at 250-370-5641 or email WellnessCentre Registration@viha.ca June 8 – Fantastic Friday featuring Messy Church, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. at Cedar Hill Road. Free, family activities – games, art, theatre fun and group projects. Come as you are; dinner provided. FMI: 250-477-6741 or www. stlukesvictoria.ca.
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“Ethan is part of a special group of younger Mount Doug runners.” – Rams coach Al Niezen
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Mount Douglas secondary runners Ethan and Thomas Getty are competing at the track and field provincials in Burnaby this weekend. The elder Thomas is a medal hopeful in the senior category 1,500m and 3,000m, while Ethan is a triple threat at the bantam level (Grade 9) in the 400m, 200m and 100m sprints.
Getty up Brothers lead Rams to track and field B.C.s Travis Paterson News staff
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ount Douglas Rams track team brothers Thomas and Ethan Getty are separated by two years in age, and 1,100 metres on the track. Seventeen-year-old Thomas is in Grade 11 and specializes in middle distance running, his shortest event being the 1,500m. Fifteen-year-old Ethan is in Grade 9, but his focus is on the sprinting distances, the longest being 400m. “We’re pretty competitive in everything else (non-running) we do,” said Thomas. “Though I guess Ethan would be the better lacrosse player, since he’s still playing and I no longer do.” Both have qualified for the high school track and field provincials at Burnaby’s Swanguard Stadium on Saturday and Sunday (June 1 and 2), having helped the
Mount Doug Rams to second place at the Island championship, behind powerhouse Oak Bay High. Thomas finished second in the 1,500m and first in the 3,000m at the Island track championship. And though Ethan was equally adept in the bantam-age (Grade 9) Island championship, he might want to consider competing in a longer race, as on paper, his results improved as each distance grew. Ethan finished fourth in the 100m, second in the 200m and first in the 400m. Track wasn’t the house sport growing up, say the brothers, but has become it. Ethan plays Saanich Tigers lacrosse, and Thomas did, while younger brother Graeme, 12, competed in running at Arbutus middle school (before the season was cancelled). Dad did some running as a youth, Thomas said, but for the boys running just came naturally. “Back in elementary we’d lap the school field,” Thomas said. “I did well but didn’t win every race. But I found liked the strategic aspect of the longer distances.”
Ethan, however, prefers to the short courses. “I just seemed to like sprinting.” There’s no ceiling to what the brothers can accomplish, as both transfer well to dirt paths of cross country during the fall running season. Thomas has a year remaining before competing at the university level to Ethan’s three, should he go that route. “Ethan is part of a special group of younger Mount Doug runners coming up,” Rams coach Al Niezen said. “We’ve got 20 kids going to provincials and half are Grade 9s.” For Thomas, the biggest challenge this weekend is could come from his elite high school track teammates Liam Kennel of Oak Bay High and Ben Weir of Glenlyon Norfolk School. Weir was injured for the Island finals but finished second behind Thomas in the 1,500m and 3,000m of the Lower Island. Kennel is only 16, but is a threat at the senior level as part of the Oak Bay track team looking to continue its domination of the combined girls and boys team title. Brendan Restall leads the Bays team, which is deep in talent once again. If all goes well, Restall will win the 400m again before graduating to the UVic Vikes next year, Mount Doug has its top shooters as well, with Katelyn Hayward a lock to win the 3,000m one more time before she graduates. Hayward will most likely forego the 1,500m steeplechase, the very event she set the B.C. record in last year, to nurse Katelyn Hayward a leg injury she sustained during the high school cross country season.
In the field No Island school has been able to match the crew of throwers coming out of Lambrick Park in recent years. This year Lambrick’s Mason Kereszti is hoping for three medals. The defending B.C. javelin champ was first in the discus and javelin and second in the shotput at the Islands. sports@vicnews.com
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Rowers prep for London Travis Paterson News staff
Victoria-trained rowers Scott Frandsen and David Calder are silver medalists once again. The Beijing runners-up in the men’s pair duplicated their famous effort from the 2008 Olympics and brought home one of three medals earned by Canada from last week’s 2012 World Cup in Switzerland. “Our training and hard work has proved that you can teach an old dog new tricks,” Calder said. Picked to compete Our training in one of seven boats at this year’s London and hard work Olympics, the duo of has proved that Calder and Frandsen lost only to New Zea- you can teach land, which was the an old dog new favourite going in to tricks.” the world cup. – Dave Calder “We’ve got the countdown to London in our heads right now.” One of the biggest surprises was Canada’s men’s eight slipping to bronze in Sunday’s final, despite setting the world’s best time in the heat on Friday. Coxswain Brian Price and rower Malcom Howard of Victoria return to lead the goldmedal winning boat from Beijing, with Ontario rowers Will Crothers, Jeremiah Brown, Andrew Byrnes, Conlin McCabe, Rob Gibson and Doug Csima, plus Gabe Bergen from 100 Mile House. The lightweight women’s double of Tracy Cameron and Lindsay Jennerich finished second in the B final, the equivalent to eighth overall. Canada’s women’s eight lost gold in a photo finish to U.S.A. Our southern neighbours squeaked out a gold-medal victory over Canada by .03 of a second. The rowers return to Canada this week though the women’s eight will continue to train and compete in Europe. sports@vicnews.com
All-stars commit to Chargers Five Island all-stars have committed to the Camosun Chargers men’s basketball team for the 2012-13 Pacwest college season: Oak Bay Bays’ Evan Woodson and Kaz Kobayashi, Mount Douglas Ram Curtis Wilson, Claremont Spartan Desmond Slack and Cowichan guard Mitch Knippleberg. sports@vicnews.com
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Cricket league seeks young blood Saturday studies with bats and bowls Travis Paterson News staff
The city’s top cricketers aren’t from here, they moved here. And maybe it will always be that way. But it’s not stopping John Wenman and company from the Victoria and District Cricket Association from believing the Lower Island can once again rise to a competitive level equal or better than the B.C. Mainland Cricket League. “It was about 20 to 25 year ago that our clubs could rival the Mainland,” Wenman said.
The difference is that many of the better cricket players have immigrated to B.C., and there are plenty more ex-pat players in the Vancouver area than in Victoria. Still, Wenman finds it odd the top teams are not better, because Greater Victoria has more cricket teams than ever. Which is where Wenman comes in. Now 69, the retired teacher from Stelly’s secondary learned the game here, where he was born and raised. His former team, the University School Incogs, is celebrating its 100th season this year. Wenman long ago shifted to recruiting and teaching, and is behind the league’s Saturday morning cricket school at St. Michaels University School. The program begins on June 2, for kids aged
eight to 14, and runs until the last Saturday in August. Seminars last two hours and range from cricket introduction for newbies to development for return players. Younger students use softer equipment until they’re a little older, or have got the hang of the game. By 14, some players are ready to join the Colts, a designated youth team playing in the less competitive mid-week league. “Through the summer program we’ve put through quite a few players to the Colts, and have seen players move from the Colts into the more competitive weekend league,” Wenman said. To register contact Wenman at 250598-5477, or jawenman@telus.net. sports@vicnews.com
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Speedy square The men’s (pictured from 2011 above) and women’s elite race of the Bastion Square Grand Prix goes Sunday morning, part of the Robert Cameron Law Cycling series this weekend, which includes the time trials at Clover Point tonight and B.C. road championship in Metchosin on Saturday.
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It’s been 50 years since Claremont secondary school opened its doors to Saanich. And from those doors has emerged a seemingly non-stop stream of athletes ranging from city champions to Olympians. As part of its 50th anniversary on Saturday (June 2) Claremont is revealing the Wall of Fame in the main hallway and gym. The school is inducting 27 athletes, who played a range of sports from major league pitcher Rich Harden and national team soccer player Wanda Rozwadowska, to Ironman triathlete turned paralympic rower Tony Theriault and track star Debbie Scott. The youngest is diver Riley McCormick, 20, who is set for his second Olympics this summer. Claremont’s also putting rugby’s Peter Simmonds and Ed Kubek in for coaching excellence, and Joe Lott and
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Claremont rugby great Casey Walt lifts the 1970 Howard Russell Cup (city trophy). Walt joins the wall of fame as one of sports stars to come from Claremont. Gerry Montgomery in the builder category. The induction ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. in the gym, with a formal mention of each athlete. More athletes will be added in the coming years. It’s all part of an open house for alumni beginning at 3 p.m. The school will be open with a series of designated “era rooms” for alumni to mix with their graduation year. sports@vicnews.com
SPORTS CALENDAR Soccer Fri. June 1: W-League, Seattle Sounders at Peninsula Co-op (Highlanders), 4:30 p.m., Royal Athletic Park. Sat. June 2: PDL men, Abbotsford Mariners at Victoria Highlanders FC, 7 p.m., Royal Athletic Park. Sat. June 2: PCSL premier men, Okanagan Challenge at Victoria Highlanders reserve, 7 p.m., Hampton Park. Sat. June 2: PCSL premier men, Poco City FC at Vic United, 4:30 p.m., Royal Athletic Park. Sun. June 3: PCSL premier men, Vancouver Thunderbirds at Victoria United, 4:30 p.m., Royal Athletic Park.
Sun. June 3: PCSL premier men, Poco City FC at Victoria Highlanders, 4:30 p.m., Hampton Park. Sun. June 3: W-League, Colorado Rush at Peninsula Co-op (Highlanders), 2 p.m., Royal Athletic Park.
Lacrosse Fri. June 1: WLA, Nanaimo Timbermen at Victoria Shamrocks, 7:45 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena. Sat. June 2: Int. A, Maple Ridge Burrards at Victoria Shamrocks, 1:30 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena. Sat. June 2: BCJLL Jr. A, Delta Islanders at Shamrocks, 5 p.m., Bear Mountain Arena.
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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.
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
WE BUY HOUSES
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.
MARIGOLD AREA- 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $850, (immed). 250-727-6217.
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
WANTED: COMPUTER (home or laptop), DVD player and small Dumbbell Weights for working out. 250-514-6688
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE ESTATE & LIKE NEW Furniture, Mattresses, Tools & Hdwe. No HST and Low Prices on Great Selection! BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C.
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HOT TUB, needs new pump, $200. obo. (250)884-2090.
COTTAGES
Jasmine Parsons www.jasmineparsons.com One Percent Realty V.I.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
RENTALS
TOWNHOUSES SIDNEY: NEW 3 bdrm + den, laundry, NS/NP, $1800. Avail July 1st. Call 250-217-4060.
TRANSPORTATION
BRENTWOOD: HIGH-END short term rental, 1 bdrm 1000 sq ft, NS/NP. (250)213-2989.
APARTMENT/CONDO
4210 QUADRA 3250 sq.ft. 5-bdrm, 3 bath. Private, well-kept yard. Lot size 11,000 sq.ft. Must be seen! $619,000. (250)479-1194.
FREE Tow away
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES GORGE AREA, 2 bdrm grd level, reno’d, 4 appls, N/S, N/P, $1300 incls water/hydro, near all amens. (250)382-4297
FOR FATHERS DAY 1990 ROLLS-ROYCE As new only 86,000 km Dealer serviced $19,900 Call 778-440-9773
SMALL 3-BDRM house. Newly updated. Large yard, storage shed, W/D. $1400.+ utils. Text or call (250)858-2763.
AUTO FINANCING DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
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LANGFORD NEW townhouse. bdrm, bath. $600. incl. N/S, N/P, avail July 1. 250-3829434.
GARAGE SALES BAY/QUADRA area, 2523 Wark St., Sat, June 2, 8am12pm. Multi Family Sale. BIG ANNUAL SALE. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2121 Cedar Hill X Rd, Saturday June 2nd, 9am-1pm. Lots for sale! Bake table. Fundraiser for local and global projects. COLWOOD, 3612 Pond Side Terr (off of Latoria Rd.), Sat, June 2, 8am-2pm. Multi Family Sale. Follow the signs. ESQUIMALT- 935 Inskip St, Saturday and Sunday, June 2nd and 3rd, 9-1pm. FIRST BAPTIST Church 875 North Park St. Saturday June 2nd. Treasure sale- 9am-1pm. SIDNEY, 10159 Third St., Sat, June 2, 9am-1pm. Household items, camping gear & more. W. SAANICH, 1258 Knockan Drive, Sat, June 2, 10am-2pm. Multiple Family Sale.
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CASH PAID
FOR ALL VEHICLES in all conditions in all locations
MAPLEWOOD AREA- New small 1 bdrm, partly furnished. Inclds utils, laundry, basic cable. Very quiet. $795./mo. NS/NP. Call (250)383-3425.
250-885-1427 Call us first & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles. Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!
SAANICHTON, BRIGHT, quiet priv 1 bdrm + computer room, water view, wifi & sat TV, off street parking. N/S, N/P. $750 all inclusive. Avail July 1. Call (250)652-2774.
KG MOBILE Mechanic. Convenience of having a mechanic at home or on the road. (250)883-0490.
APARTMENT/CONDO
APARTMENT/CONDO
(the Regional Government) has affordable
GORGE APARTMENTS
rental apartment and townhouse suites
215-221, 155, 157 & 243 Gorge Rd. East, Victoria, BC
across metropolitan Vancouver. YARD SALE & TEA Sat. June 2nd, 9am-2pm St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1100 Colville Road. Gently used household goods and collectibles. Frozen perogies, cabbage rolls & cakes. Tea, coffee and small desserts will be served.
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory.
COLWOOD- COZY 1 bdrm bsmt suite, $720 inclds utils & wifi. Close to Royal Roads Univ, shopping, Galloping Goose trail. Pet friendly, N/S. June 1. Refs. 250-294-5516.
HOMES FOR RENT
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BRENTWOOD BAY- quiet, cozy 1 bdrm, priv ent, W/D, D/W, elec F/P, close to bus N/S, N/P. $750 (incls hydro) July. 1. Ref’s, 250-652-5780.
HOMES FOR RENT
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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.
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PRIVATE 1 bdrm beach cabin, self-contained, 20 mins north of Qualicum. N/S, N/P. Weekly $500. Call (250)757-2094.
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For scrap vehicle
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NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.
$50-$1000 CASH
• Access to the Gorge waterway • Beautiful views • Just 2 km from downtown Victoria • Victoria is the ideal place to live • Many choices of floor plans • Close to everything the city has to offer with a lifestyle that is second to none
This beautiful 2004 Volkswagen Touareg has been well maintained. With only 135,000 KM on an economical and spirited V6 engine, all wheel drive and tow hitch with electric brakes. Unique 6 spd Tiptronic auto transmission which will do the shifting for you or let you shift yourself for a sportier driving exp. Boasting a well equipped interior, rear mounted CD changer, this SUV cannot be missed! $16,500
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ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANING. Excellent refs & attention to detail. Keri (250)658-2520.
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BOOKKEEPING, p/u & drop off, 16 years experience. Tina 250-245-1390
SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018
CONTRACTORS COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.
BATHROOM REMODELING. “Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec. Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302.
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CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877
DRYWALL AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525. BOARDING, TAPING; plaster & ceiling coves repairs. 250-812-5485, 250-386-0701.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Expert: new homes &renos. No job too sm#22779.
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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.
250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Neglected garden? Spring clean-ups, hedges, power raking, aerating, weed/moss stump, blackberry & ivy removal. 24yrs exp. WCB.
YARD ART. Yard Maintenance, Tree & Hedge Pruning, Lawn Care. Call 250-888-3224
250-216-9476
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.
EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.
FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637. DECKS/FENCES, licensed & insured. Call Fred (250)5145280. thelangfordman.com QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pressure washing. For better prices & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920.
FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462. U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.
From the Ground Up
Custom Landscapes Home Renovations Garden Clean-ups Accepting New Clients ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com AURICLE LAWNS- Superior lawn care-gardens, hedges & fert-weed mgmt. 882-3129 DPM SERVICES, lawn & garden, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141 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. LANDSCAPE & TREE care hedges/pruning/shaping. Lawn & garden. Maint. 18 yrs exp. WCB. Andrew, (250)893-3465. LAWNCUTTING~ QUALITY Work! Most smaller city lots $30. Andy, (250)475-0424. NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.
250.388.3535
INSULATION MALTA WOOL-BLOWN insulation/ Spray foam application. (250)388-0278. BBB member. HAULING & 250-889-5794.
RECYCLING.
BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071 YOUNG SENIOR Handyman. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.
GARDENING
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
10% OFF. Aerate, Rototill, Mowing, Hedge / Shrub trimming, clean-up. 250-479-6495 J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677
✭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.
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PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774 SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204. MALTA ASBESTOS, Mold removal. Attics, drywall & more. (250)388-0278. BBB member.
MOVING & STORAGE 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.
PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, old world texturing, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-642-5178.
PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
STUCCO/SIDING PATCHES, ADDITIONS, restucco, renos, chimney, waterproofing. Bob, 250-642-5178.
High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB
RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
Peacock Painting
A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046
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A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
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
AVAILABLE- SMALL JOBS. Drywall, plumbing,etc. Senior’s discount. Jim (250)858-4091.
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
PLUMBING KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.
217-9580 ENIGMA PAINTING Renos, commercial, residential Professional Friendly Service.
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#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling. Small Renos. Moving/Packing. Free estimates. Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250-818-4335.
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PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.
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DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734. MALTA MOVING. Serving Vancouver Island, surrounding islands and the Mainland. BBB Member. (250)388-0278.
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AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.
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PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104. FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
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Select your home. Select your mortgage. Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
251 Government, $647,000
OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday
733A Humboldt
104-2211 Shelbourne, $294,000
3000 Uplands
203-1642 McKenzie, $384,900
Daily noon - 5 pm (exc Fri) Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 480-3000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney, 250-384-8124
Saturday 11-1 & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882
pg. 16
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ron Bahrey, 250-477-7291
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528
pg. 11
402-21 Erie Street pg. 11
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bon Hollier, 250-514-8007
pg. 18
C-113 Superior, $489,500 pg. 42
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Frank Chan 250 477-7291
3-727 Linden Ave Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033
210-1061 Fort, $189,900 Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033
pg. 6
1494 Fairfield, $309,900 Thursday - Sunday 1-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-8780
pg. 16
2959 Irma St, $589,000 Saturday 1-4 & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301
pg. 18
206-20 Olympia, $219,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 12
1050 Pentrelew, $698,000 Saturday 12:30-2:30 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124
pg. 19
pg. 11
pg. 20
pg. 9
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Bill Chudyk 250 477-5353
pg. 42
306-75 Songhees
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Murray Clodge, 250-818-6146
pg. 12
2743 Higgins St
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106
pg. 19 Saturday 12-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny 250-474-4800
3901 Seaton, $444,900
Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Claire Yoo, 250-477-1100
pg. 6
103-1527 Cold Harbour Rd, $279,900
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Bruce Gibson 250 385-2033
1362 Grant St Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Cloverdale Lisa Redding 250 882-0868
pg. 40
404-300 Waterfront, $548,500 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Frank Chan 250 477-7291
403-819 Burdett, $439,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
Saturday 12-1:45 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
27 Pilot, $799,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Patricia Parkins, 250-385-2033
pg. 9
604-75 Songhees Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
1149 Hampshire, $1,029,000
pg. 13
3093 Washington, $729,000
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
2112 Pentland, $950,000
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Bill Chudyk 250 477-5353
pg. 18
pg. 19
pg. 15
304-1121 Oscar St, 369,900
Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Irina Lobatcheva, 250-391-1893 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
113-21 Erie Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 7
pg. 40
pg. 17
pg. 23
1366 Craigflower pg. 20
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
pg. 10
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Eamon Coll 250 479-3333
Sunday 3:30-5 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
pg. 20
405-1159 Beach Dr, $735,000
Saturday 10-1 Pemberton Holmes David Johnston, 250-384-8124
pg. 21
pg. 5
pg. 21
pg. 23
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty David Stevens, 250-477-5353
pg. 22
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Marie Dorland 250 384-8124
pg. 24
pg. 24
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124
pg. 15
pg. 37
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
pg. 23
2-4318 Emily Carr, $539,000 pg. 24
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131
pg. 14
3922 Quadra, $425,900 pg. 22
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gladys Walsh 250-384-8124
pg. 25
3735 Doncaster, $699,900
pg. 23
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011
pg. 40
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bruce Hatter, 250-744-3301
pg. 42
2879 Inez, $579,000 Saturday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422
2-1182 Colville Rd, $417,900
317-1680 Poplar Ave, $239,900
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Bruce McCulloch, 250-479-3333
Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
pg. 21
4823 Prospect Lake Rd, $1,165,000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875
pg. 5
Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Mike Chubey, 250-391-1893
934 Craigflower, $379,000
994 Cottontree Close, $659,900
4071 Carey, $474,000
Saturday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Paul Askew 250 744-3301
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bon Hollier, 250-514-8007
Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
pg. 13
pg. 42
pg. 22
2540 McLaren, $499,900 pg. 43
pg. 8
1912 Woodley Rd., $1,124,500
910 Lucas Ave, $458,900
485 Constance Ave, $699,900 pg. 41
pg. 24
1178 Woodheath
1326 Lyall St, $499,900 Saturday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun April Prinz, 250-744-3301
Saturday 11-1 MacDonald Realty John Boyle 250 388-5882
pg. 42
308-3260 Quadra St., $259,900
20-4771 Cordova Bay, $899,900
843 Parklands Dr, $469,000
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dave Lynn 250 592-4422
Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
Saturday 11-1 MacDonald Realty John Boyle 250 388-5882
pg. 33
2380 Queenswood, $1,245,000
982 Taine, $459,900
4008 Bow Rd, $775,000 pg. 42
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Patricia Parkins, 250-385-2033
Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Jordan Thome 250 477-5353
1170 Sunnygrove, $749,000 pg. 42
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
5203-2829 Arbutus, $867,500
Friday - Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967
3236 Cedar Hill
43-5110 Cordova Bay, $579,000
1370 Craigflower, $439,000
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291
754 Humboldt, $198,900 pg. 6
pg. 24
1245 Esquimalt, $250,000
2625 Orchard Ave
Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893 Daily Noon-5 exc Fridays Concert Properties 250 383-3722
Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Vic Smith 250-479-3333
pg. 14
101-66 Songhees Rd, $589,900 pg. 32
pg. 21
pg. 15
5365 Alderley Rd
2817 Foul Bay Rd, $519,900
Saturday 1-3 & Sunday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Wayne Garner 250 881-8111
637 Cornwall, $619,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Guy Crozier 250-744-3301
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033
pg. 20
2213 Windsor, $854,900
402-11 Cooperage
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Kathryn Alexander, 250-881-4440
1275 Dominion Rd, $469,900 pg. 19
pg. 6
2520 Cadboro Bay, $669,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131
616-160 Wilson, $369,000 pg. 10
pg. 24
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250 477-1100
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
2434 Camelot, $699,000
3470 Bonair, $1,649,900
18-300 Six Mile Rd., $389,900
Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd Patrick Skillings 250 382-8838
pg. 24
pg. 6
66 Wellington, $1,095,000 pg. 17
pg. 21
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Stephanie Peat, 250-656-0131
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
Saturday 2-5 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250 380-6683
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
pg. 24
3942 Aspen, $795,000
2676 Arbutus Rd, $999,000
2339 Chilco, $547,900
407-380 Waterfront, $428,000
pg. 5
pg. 10
pg. 21
423 Creed Pl pg. 20
pg. 14
2-4341 Crownwood Ln, $629,000
44 Demos, $405,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422
301-1715 Richmond Ave
pg. 14
207 Anya Lane, $699,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Jessica Amorim, 250-479-3333
Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124
4030/4040 Borden St, $239,900
3983 Cedarwood, $549,000
pg. 6
203-1120 Fairfield Rd, $389,000
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Emma Dixon-Will, 250-370-7788
pg. 14
402-288 Eltham, $399,900
263 Beechwood, $619,900 Saturday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Morley Bryant, 250-477-5353
pg. 23
1934 Waterloo, $689,900
pg. 13
205-1223 Johnson St, $299,000
Saturday 2:30-4:30 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Laurel Hounslow 250 592-4422
607 Wilson, $399,900
Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535
pg. 6
105-1220 Fort, $309,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Bev Blumer, 250 384-8124
pg. 37
pg. 23
305-820 Short, $329,888
110-1505 Church Ave, $227,900
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301
pg. 8
4800 Sea Ridge, $799,900 Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory 250 744-3301
1536 Winchester, $709,000
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301
pg. 23
407-1009 McKenzie, $229,000
2046 Kings Rd, $559,500
pg. 15
412-225 Belleville St, $499,900
pg. 21
4-118 Aldersmith
301-380 Waterfront, $529,900
Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-384-8124
pg. 43
4941 Lochside, $729,900
4665 Amblewood, $769,900
2226 Windsor Rd
510-188 Douglas
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875
336 Richmond Ave, $799,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Campbell, 250-812-4949
pg. 17
Saturday 12-2 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Laurel Hounslow 250 592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gunnar Stephenson, 250-884-0933
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
403-455 Sitkum Rd., $559,900
1-1246 Fairfield, $169,000 pg. 6
pg. 18
1323 McNair, $499,999
1161 Finlayson, $438,000 Saturday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
pg. 21
895 Falkland, $689,900
32 Pilot, $669,900
3-828 Rupert Terrace Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814
pg. 40
1709 Fernwood Rd, $399,000
514-160 Wilson, $289,900 pg. 19
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the May 31 - June 6 edition of
Saturday 3:30-5 Re/Max Camosun Emma Dixon-Will, 250-370-7788
3166 Somerset, $517,900 Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003
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Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mette Pedersen, 250-744-3301
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OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, June 1, 2012 1075 Primrose, $534,900
1677 Texada, $839,000
301-6880 Wallace
10522 Lyme Grove, $1,195,000
2386 Setchfield Ave, $549,786
3019 Dornier, $259,900
Saturday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Wayne Garner 250 881-8111
Sunday 1-3 One Percent Realty Tania McFadden 250 589-0248
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gay Helmsing, 250-360-7387
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad MacLaren, 250-727-5448
Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
pg. 41
pg. 27
1511 Oceanspray Dr, $789,000
4176 Carey, $559,900 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
pg. 25
Saturday 2-4 Sparling Real Estate Don Sparling, 250-656-5511
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Wayne Hyslop, 250-477-7291
pg. 25
pg. 28
pg. 27
Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911
pg. 43
656 Stewart Mountain Rd Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Doreen Halstenson, 250 744-3301
pg. 27
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mel Jarvis, 250-478-9600
Saturday 2:30-4:30 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chris Markham 250 477-1100
pg. 35
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Gaye Phillips, 250-655-0608
pg. 27
Friday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley 250-656-0131
Daily 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jennifer Scheck, 250-477-1100
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bill Knowles, 250-656-0131
Saturday 11-1 Holmes Realty Ltd. Vern Totten, 250-656-0911
Saturday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Adam Hales, 250-391-1893
pg. 27
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Guy Crozier 250-744-3301
pg. 32
Sunday 2-4 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Camela Slack, 250-661-4088
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
460 Montcalm
892 Paconla, $599,000 pg. 26
pg. 26
pg. 28
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Gordon Lee 250-385-2033
pg. 28
407-2341 Harbour, $319,000
3814 Roland Sunday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Laurie Mains 250 477-1100
pg. 26
Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Julie Rust 250 477-1100
pg. 12
202-2050 White Birch, $229,900
4705 Kerryview, $2,999,900 Sunday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 3
Saturday 2-4 Jonesco Real Estate Roger Jones 250 361-9838
pg. 12
Sat 2-4 Pemberton Holmes May Chamberland 250 384-8124
pg. 25
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131
pg. 27
573 Crossandra Cres, $299,500
1380 Oceanspray Dr, $549,000
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jackie Adkins, 250-477-5353
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Judith Gerrett, 250-656-0131
pg. 6
9616 Seventh St, $599,900
107-7 Gorge Rd W, $175,000
Saturday 11:30-1:30
Saturday 11:30-1:30
Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Jinwoo Jeong, 250-885-5114
pg. 26
1757 Fairfax, $738,800
786 Walfred Rd, $1,228,888
Sunday 2-4 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Daryl Ashby, 250-478-9141
5308 Rocky Pt Rd, $599,000
Sunday 2-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Don Burnham, 250-516-1510
pg. 28
2340 Moore Pl, $577,500
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney, 250-384-8124
pg. 28
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Goran Tambic, 250-384-7663
pg. 12
8735 Pender Park Dr, $795,000
pg. 29
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 3
Saturday & Sunday 3:30-4:30 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875
pg. 40
pg. 30
5924 Sooke Rd, $324,900 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Lorenda Simms, 250-642-6361
Sunriver Estates Sales Centre Saturday-Thursday 11-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 642-2233
pg. 34
pg. 29
pg. 31
2239 McIntosh, $399,000 Sunday 12-2 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600
Thursday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
pg. 36
pg. 30
pg. 2
877 Tutor Way, $449,000 Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Diana Winger 250-999-3683
6-3650 Citadel, $699,000 Sunday 2:30-4:30 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600
pg. 29
pg. 40
pg. 30
678 Augusta, $489,900 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes
68-2587 Selwyn, $168,000
2607 Country Terrace, $489,900
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Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale, 250-812-7277 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Tony Wick, 250-478-9600
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6652 Rhodonite, $309,900
681 Donovan, $449,900
579 Tena, $440,000
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Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
Saturday 11:30-1 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301 pg. 27
pg. 13
pg. 30
2363 Echo Valley Dr, $589,500
201-2829 Peatt Rd, $224,900
Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4 Pemberton Holmes Shelna Atkinson, 250-384-8124 pg. 28
pg. 29
2957 Robalee Pl, $384,900
6-2056 White Birch, $499,500
pg. 8
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
2433 Prospector Way, $629,000
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301
Daily 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100
3418 Pattison, $454,900
pg. 32
973 Tayberry, $409,900
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131
Saturday 2-4 Sparling Real Estate Don Sparling, 250-656-5511
767 Turnberry Pl, $685,000
560 Ker, $569,888
Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Kellie Elder 250 384-7663
102-2380 Brethour Ave, $349,000
8813 Moresby Park, $630,000
211 Maddock Ave W, $439,000
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Keith Ferguson 250 744-3301
pg. 31
27-551 Bezanton, $487,500
116-866 Brock, $260,000
613 Amble Pl, $499,900 pg. 6
15-2070 Amelia Ave, $224,500
15-4583 Wilkinson, $499,900
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance Claude Delmaire 250 386-8875
407-2341 Harbour Rd, $319,000 Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Julie Rust, 250-477-1100
pg. 5
3605 Pondside Terr, $474,900
pg. 27
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Jeff Shaw 250 474-6003
608 Fairway Ave, $249,900
608 Fairway Ave, $369,900
301-2421 Sidney, $346,000
21 Lurline Ave
pg. 40
pg. 6
321-2245 James White, $169,000
Sunday 3-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250 477-1100
771 Danby, $679,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Hans Hegen, 250-858-0424
1563 Dean Park Rd, $699,900
2836 Murray, $954,900
pg. 30
549 Delora Dr, $579,000 pg. 43
pg. 29
2200 Harrow Gate, $629,000
Saturday 1:30-3 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
C-2055 White Birch Rd, $445,000
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley 250-656-0131
pg. 28
837 Gannet, $449,000
5-2323 Harbour, $729,000
1719 Barrett, $729,000
1260 Loenholm Rd, $464,000
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OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, June 1, 2012
Emergency radio system cuts static Edward Hill News staff
When a Victoria police officer radios for backup from Esquimalt, a five-second delay can feel like forever. Long delays through the regional emergency communications system (CREST) are rare, but dead air remains enough of a problem in pockets of Esquimalt to demand a new transmission site in the township. Police and other users have immediate radio communication about 99.55 per cent of the time, according to the CREST annual report. A recent Planetworks consultant study indicated that overall, the system is working well, but has experienced call delays of more than five seconds due to heavy congestion. “In Esquimalt there are areas where coverage isn’t as good as officers would like,” said Gord Horth, general manger of Capital Region Emergency Service Telecommunications (CREST). “Officers need immediate access. If they don’t get that immediate access, the average queue is 1.2 seconds during busy times, but we have instances of three or four seconds,” Horth said. “In an emergency, counting one, two, three,
four can be significant. At peak times you can get delays and we want to minimize those delays.” Victoria police Const. Mike Russell said the Planetworks report confirms problems officers have been struggling with for years – radio interference and other technical hang-ups with the system. “There are still issues in Esquimalt and James Bay, but we are encouraged by the (Planetworks) independent report. It validates concerns we’ve been having for years now," Russell said. “We are encouraged CREST accepts the report and is moving forward.” Complaints with the CREST system have ebbed since the days when police and firefighters opted to use cellphones in the face of CREST dead zones and spotty radio coverage. CREST board chair Gordie Logan, a Colwood councillor, said the agency is continually trying to improve service in the downtown core where tall buildings and deep parking garages can kill the signal. “When tall buildings go up, it distorts the signal, but you don’t know (the extent) until you do testing,” he noted. “There are ongoing (CREST) infrastructure upgrades in the downtown core. It won’t ever end.”
Building a transmission site in Esquimalt and securing more frequencies for the system, are the top priorities of the agency this year. It also plans to upgrade transmission sites to improve reliability in James Bay, Saanich, Oak Bay and the West Shore. “Complaints have dropped off compared to what they used to be. We are still working with the Victoria police to identify and address specific areas,” Logan said. “CREST had issues in the early days, but the concept is sound,” Horth noted. ”There is always room to improve and that is the path we are on.” Anther key task this year is convincing Industry Canada to release more radio frequencies for the system. Now serving 40 emergency agencies in the Capital Region, CREST is reaching its capacity for radio traffic, “has a limited ability to grow” and is justified in requesting five more transmission channels, Planetworks’ report said. At the same time, the CREST board is starting to look at next generation technology to replace the existing $10.6 million system. Planetworks suggested a new system could be phased in as debt on the current system is paid out over the next three to five years. editor@saanichnews.com
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