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Today marks the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. More than a dozen homegrown athletes, and many who train here, are competing.
Parents of past and current Olympians talk about the emotional ups and downs of watching their children compete. Page A3
In our final preGames profile, Simon Whitfield considers what will be his last chance at an Olympic triathlon medal. Page A4
Triathlete Simon Whitfield looks down the road to another Olympic race, this time in London Aug. 7.
Unlike the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, fans in Greater Victoria have many local athletes to watch in London. Page A19
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It’s an emotional roller coaster ride for families of athletes walking onto the world stage at the Olympic Games
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nne and Terry Light remember well the excited phone call they received from rowing coaches at Stelly’s secondary following open tryouts for the school’s rowing team. Their son Kevin, a Grade 12 student at the time, had never sat on a rowing machine until that day, when he beat all existing team members on his first try. “They called us from the car, beyond excited,” said Terry. “They latched on to this athlete.” Now a gold medalist for Canada in men’s eight rowing, Kevin built his rowing career at Stelly’s and later the University of Victoria, and the Lights were drawn into a closeknit network of rowing families. After world championship wins in 2002 and 2003, Anne and Terry traveled with other family members of the men’s eight team to watch what they were confident would be a gold medal heat in Athens. The team finished fifth. “As newbie Olympic parents, going on past record, we were thinking ‘Of course they’ll just get in the boat and win like they always win and wouldn’t that be terrific?’” Anne said. “All of a sudden they’re not winning and all of a sudden they’re falling behind and what’s going on? “You bury your head in your hands and think this can’t be happening, but it was in fact happening.” The pressure created by media coverage and hype surrounding the Olympics were too much for the athletes and those close to them. The days that followed were dark. “I don’t mean to sound melodramatic, but it was like a death,” Anne said. “Other than the athletes and the families of athletes, (people) didn’t understand the extreme low of that.” Balancing the extreme lows, are the extreme highs that come along with winning on the world stage. In 2008, Kevin was on the team that came out ahead of the pack in Beijing and won gold in the men’s eight. In the stands once more with the Olympic families, decked out in red and white, Anne attempted to watch, at times turning away. Terry doesn’t recognize himself in a video from the event. “My neighbour back home doesn’t get it, my best friend doesn’t get it, but that other parent who’s right beside you – they get it,” Anne said. “I couldn’t take my eyes off of my son and his crew mates. I’m getting all choked
Cycling Ryder Hesjedal, road race (July 28), time trial (Aug. 1) Max Plaxton and Geoff Kabush, mountain bike (Aug. 12) Gillian Carleton, track team pursuit (Aug. 4) Swimming Ryan Cochrane: 400m freestyle (July 28); 1,500m freestyle (Aug. 4). Richard Weinberger, open water 10km marathon (Aug. 10)
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Olympian Kevin Light’s sister Heather holds a picture of his Olympic gold medal rowing crew, with their parents Terry and Anne, in their Sidney home. Watching their son win gold in Beijing was a high point in their lives. up just thinking about it. … You see the Canadian flag going up and you think, there’s your…” Anne pauses, overcome with emotion. “Terry, you carry on,” she says with a nervous laugh. “I’m not sure I can do any better,” he says over the audible lump in his throat. “It’s emotion that you can’t describe and maybe it’s even embarrassing, because you’re just watching, but there’s that pride in the accomplishment.” The Sidney couple – Terry, a semi-retired pharmacist and Anne, a former special education teacher at Claremont secondary – have another Olympian in their life. Their daughter Heather is a swimmer who has won medals at the Special Olympics B.C. The Lights are humble about what their children have been able to achieve. “I’m more proud of Kevin as a person than I am of his athletic accomplishments,” Terry said. “An Olympic gold is just a part of your life and there are many things to be proud of your child for.” Shifting from rowing to cycling, May 27 was a proud day for all of Victoria as 31-year-old Ryder Hesjedal beat the competition by just 16 seconds and became the first Canadian in history to win the Giro d’Italia. Leonard Hesjedal, Ryder’s father, the man who drove the cyclist to his first downhill mountain biking competition in
Shawnigan Lake at just 14-years-old, surprised Ryder at the finish line. Like the Lights in Beijing, Leonard – along with Ryder’s friends Seamus McGrath and Cody Graham – had the maple leaf flag and hockey stick in hand. They were really “Canucking it,” Leonard said. “There was a moment when he first saw me that he said: ‘I knew you’d be here, dad. I knew you’d come,” Leonard said. “For me to hear those words – there were so many other times that I wondered if he wished I were there in person.” Leonard and his wife Paige Porter, who both work for the Capital Regional District, have also felt those low moments. It was just more than a month after the Giro win when they were struck with the news of Ryder’s Tour de France crash and subsequent exit from the race on July 7. “It was pretty heartbreaking, but we understood,” Leonard said. “When they hit the ground it can be pretty earth-shaking, body-shaking, scarring over scars. ... If he gets up … everything’s good.” Leonard and Paige were there as Ryder rode a mountain bike in the Games in Athens. They’ll take in the road race and time trials in London from their Metchosin home. Though Paige and Leonard won’t be roadside physically, their thoughts will be in London and the event will be celebrated
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on Ryder’s return home. “I always thanked his coaches and they always said it was the parents who were the most important,” Leonard said. “The coach can just coach. The parents need to give them the support. The parents need to be there to pat them on the back and watch them do what they’re doing.” The Lights will also follow the 2012 Olympics from the Island as Kevin, now 33, makes the trip to London as a spare on the men’s eight. Despite the family’s intense connection to the Olympics, it’s one that could go quietly unnoticed by those outside their circle. “We don’t ever open up the conversation with ‘This is our son, the gold medalist,’” Anne said. “We’re not the kind that will boast about it because everyone has sons and daughters who they’re proud of in different ways.” nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Victoria-based triathlete Simon Whitfield pauses during a cycling trip in Arizona in 2011. Whitfield, 37, will be in tough against younger competitors in London, but is still considered a threat to medal.
ou can count on Simon. Leading the Canadian team into London’s Olympic Stadium as our flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony today (July 27) is no burden for the 37-year-old, who is competing in his fourth and last Olympics. While the gold and silver medal winner is less likely to make the podium, he’s a medal hopeful nonetheless. “Mentally, I’m in a great place, but it’s going to be a big task to take down the young guys,” Whitfield said. “I’ll go down swinging.” The sport the Victoria resident defined with a gold medal in Sydney in 2000 has spawned a new generation. Many of the competitors Whitfield will face in London were teenagers back then, including home-course favourites, brothers Alistair and Jonathon Brownlee. And that’s fine with Simon. “There’s definitely a trend to older athletes and longer careers due to sport science and better physiological understanding,” he said. “It’s evolved.” There’s a team factor too. Although the sport is made up of individual entrants, Whitfield won a silver medal after he was famously led out
by Hamilton’s Colin Jenkins at Beijing in 2008. Jenkins paced Whitfield in the swim and, for a portion of the bike, with a plan of conserving Whitfield’s energy. Consensus is it worked, as Whitfield surged from behind to take first in the final kilometre, only to fade in the final 200 metres. Jenkins finished 50th. This time Whitfield is joined by Brent McMahon, a North Vancouver transplant to Victoria, and Oakville, Ont. native Kyle Jones. But as obvious as it might seem, Triathlon Canada’s executive director Alan Trivett said tactics are a last-minute decision. “There’s not going to be a team strategy to employ this time. If they’re in a chase pack on the bike, they’ll work together or protect each other on the course.” However, McMahon, a veteran of the 2004 Olympics, told the News earlier this year that decisions on Olympic racing strategies are made close to the time of the race, depending on who is in the best form. Triathlon is an unpredictable sport, where years of disciplined training can go out the window by a kick in the face during the swim, a trip during the transition out of the wetsuit or a well-executed team strategy. “It’s often about what happens on the day,” McMahon said. “That’s what triathlons are.” And no one is better at preparing themselves for the day than Whitfield. sports@vicnews.com
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University of Victoria PhD candidate Kristina Kowalski, centre, leads active seniors Bob McMillan and Phyllis McCormand in a stretch near the pathway at Clover Point in Victoria. Kowalski is looking for 100 inactive seniors in Greater Victoria to participate in walking groups as a part of her thesis on the cognitive benefits of walking. Natalie North/News staff
Not too late to put pep in your step Researcher seeks seniors to study benefits of walking Natalie North News staff
Phyllis McCormand slings her leg over the back of a park bench at Clover Point on Dallas Road and leans into a deep stretch. Later, she’ll smile before gracefully bending forward and pressing her hands flat against the ground. At 88, McCormand has no problem following along as personal trainer Kristina Kowalski leads her through a brief stretching session. McCormand cannot, however, participate in a study recently launched by Kowalski, a PhD candidate in the University of Victoria’s school of exercise science, and the department of psychology. McCormand starts her day with an hour-long walk, so when she heard Kowalkski was looking for 100 seniors to participate in a study that aims to uncover the cognitive and physiological benefits of walking, she was keen to sign up. But she couldn’t – she is already too active. “She felt that I walked around the park too much, ran up and down the stairs too much,” said McCormand, who also participates in exercise sessions at The Victorian, a retirement residence
in Gordon Head. Kowalski is recruiting people over age 65 who aren’t meeting Health Canada’s physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each week, for an eight-week study slated to begin in August. Walking groups will likely take place near the Gorge, UVic, Lochside, Dallas Road and Elk Lake. Kowalski plans to begin groups with lower intensity, 15-minute walks at the start of the study and build to 30 to 45 minutes of moderate intensity by the time her research is through. Kowalski will track her findings through questionnaires, walking tests and the use of a pressure sensitive mat to measure gait – an indicator of cognitive function, she said. “I have a unique background in both kinesiology, exercise science and I’ve always had a big interest in brain health,” said Kowalski, who holds a bachelor of science in kinesiology and psychology and a master’s in clinical neuropsychology. “There’s a growing need to look at that area, because we do have a larger population of older adults. It’s a rapidly expanding portion of our population and physical activity is a way to promote our health as we age.”
Strengthening Kowalski’s argument on the merits of an active lifestyle is 71-year-old Bob McMillan of Victoria – another ineligible participant in Kowalski’s study, given that he already walks four to five times each week on the Dallas Road pathway. McMillan has reduced function in one leg as a result of polio as a child. While his leg is the reason he gave up golfing and skiing, two of his favourite activities, it has also caused him to ramp up the activities in which he can still participate, such as routine walks. “Maybe if some of the people in a (retirement) home see this, they might be motivated to do the same,” he said. Kowalkski aims to develop programs geared toward maintaining cognitive and physical health, boosting independence and quality of life, and reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. “We can’t control things like genetics, but there’s a lot we can do to promote our brain health,” she said. For more on Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds – a supervised walking program for older adults, call 250-472-5288 or email kkowalsk@uvic.ca. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Cadboro Bay land claim could unearth lost history Court cases won or lost on archive documents from around the world Natalie North News staff
As the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations prepare to take on senior level governments over compensation for the alleged loss of village land in Cadboro Bay 160 years ago, local experts in ethnology and archaeology are preparing to be called on in the case. Grant Keddie, curator of archaeology at the Royal B.C. Museum, testified in a 2006 B.C. Supreme Court battle over the land on which the legislature sits, which ended in a $31.5-million out-of-court settlement for the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. While he can’t comment on the specifics of the current case, he knows what to expect during hearings that hinge on prephotographic evidence: ethnographic information, historic documents, drawings, maps and oral histories. “How do you decide whose information is correct and whose isn’t?” Keddie said. “It isn’t an easy question. You have
to look at many sources of infor- penned a letter explaining the mation and judge the relevancy intention to have an aboriginal of each one and really under- reserve and a map outlining stand what the nature where it was to be of that information is. located. However in There’s lots of inforCadboro Bay only mation probably hidpiecemeal informaden in archives all tion exists so far, over the world that Keddie said. people still haven’t First Nations were found.” known to live around If a new discovLoon Bay, near the ery comes to light current site of the during the research Royal Victoria Yacht into the current CadClub, during the time boro Bay lawsuit, it the Douglas treawouldn’t be the first ties were penned in time. During the leg- Grant Keddie 1850, Keddie noted, islature land case, a but whether or not British researcher sent Keddie a they lived in a traditional village drawing of an encampment out- or on Hudson’s Bay Company side Fort Victoria that had been property, where they may have sketched by a British naval offi- worked on the dairy farm, is yet cer in 1851. to be determined. The sketch depicted a tempo“Nothing’s ever simple. Every rary village occupied by a visit- time you get information, there ing First Nation from south of are possibly two or three ways the U.S. border and was used that information can be interto establish which First Nations preted,” Keddie said. “There’s were living in the region at the stuff hidden in archives around time. Keddie called the discov- the world that’s still relevant to ery of the sketch “nirvana.” the history of British Columbia “Here’s a drawing of this and also relevant to some of encampment, exactly where I these court cases.” said it was. Not only do we have The Esquimalt and Songhees the picture, but we know within lawsuits will likely be heard a week as to when it was actually together in B.C. Supreme Court drawn.” for at least 60 days beginning in In the case of the legislative May 2013. building, Sir James Douglas nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Woman charged with animal cruelty after cat dies from severe flea infestation Charges based on evidence from vet Don Descoteau News staff
A Victoria woman has been charged with animal cruelty, after a heavily flea-infested and sickly cat rescued from a Gorge Road residence died in March. A veterinarian who arrived at the home after being called by a family member was told the threeyear-old Persian hadn’t eaten in four days and was lying in her box howling in pain, according to the vet’s report. The cat, which was lethargic and unresponsive, died of cardiac arrest a short time after the intervention, having lost blood and suffered other complications due to the flea infestation, said B.C. SPCA special constable Erika Paul. She admitted the case may not have been uncovered had the veterinarian not been called to check on the cat. The charges were based on evidence from the veterinarian.
“Most of our investigations are complaint driven,� Paul said. While fleas are common around Greater Victoria, serious infestations can be easy to spot, she said, by the animal constantly scratching, as well as humans sustaining numerous flea bites. Infestations leading to death are more common in younger animals whose immune systems are not as developed, Paul said. Maureen Silva, charged Tuesday after an investigation, makes her first court appearance Aug. 29 to face animal cruelty charges under the Criminal Code and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. If found guilty, she faces a fine of up to $10,000, a maximum of 18 months jail time and a prohibition on owning animals. In general, it costs about $20 a month for dogs and $18 for cats to keep flea problems under control, Paul said. “The bottom line is if they have a pet, take care of them,� she said. “If (the animal seems) uncomfortable, address that. There are very effective flea products out there.� editor@vicnews.com
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Riding changes need a rethink This year, federal electoral boundaries commissions are redrawing riding maps to squeeze in 30 more seats, including six more in British Columbia (giving us a total of 42). For many people in the Capital Region this is a yawn-inducing exercise that won’t impact their lives. But for people in the western half of Saanich, the West Shore, Vic West and Sooke, the riding they live in could change significantly. The commissions are out to create ridings encompassing roughly 111,000 people. Greater Victoria could get a new, geographically small urban riding called Esquimalt-Colwood – effectively everything west of the Blue Bridge and east of Veterans Memorial Parkway in Langford and Colwood. In turn, the old Esquimat-Juan de Fuca riding, created in 1987 and spanning from Esquimalt to Port Renfrew, would see its urban base gouged, then be fused with the Cowichan Valley, from Ladysmith south. This may work on a map, but it seems to ignore the geographic, cultural and economic realities of the south Island. The Malahat creates a sharp divide in many ways between Cowichan and Greater Victoria. Creating federal ridings that meet population criteria and mesh with regional realities is tough, but boundary commissioners in B.C. may want to sharpen their pencils again for the Island. People interested in how their riding could change can visit www.redecoupagefederal-redistribution.ca. The commission is accepting written submissions until Aug. 30. A public hearing goes Oct. 17 in Victoria. Have your say on where you vote.
Thoughts are with Olympians As the Olympic torch is lit in London today and athletes begin competing on a global stage, our thoughts and hopes are with those who we’ve found training on our lakes, roadways and nearby gymnasiums. We wish Island Olympians and all the Canadians the best of luck as they pursue their dreams and represent their country with pride. 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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Missing out on reality in life I may have been watching too – there were kings and kids and much television lately. HBO to be kids of kings, knights and knaves more specific. and knaves with knives. But after a The recent drab days of summer half-dozen episodes I was still trying found me lazing on the to figure out who the couch in front of the TV, real king was and why I remote in one hand, bag should care. of cheezies in the other, So off I flicked to find stretchy yoga pants on, Veep. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, cup of tea by my side, Emmy award winner fluffy pillow under one for Seinfeld and The elbow, hair firmly planted New Adventures of Old in a sloppy bun atop my Christine, should be funny, head. I was ready to take I thought. And it was. on the PVR (personal Veep follows Louisvideo recorder). Dreyfus as the viceLaura Lavin For those of you president of the United Equilibrium without one of these States, a hurried, harried, revolutionary devices, harassed character may I say you are living in the who buzzes through her days in dark ages, deprived of the ability sleek suits and Prada pumps. Her to watch TV and movies at your aides, communications people and leisure. assistants pop in and out, throwing With a PVR there is no more verbal zingers and helping her put missing a word of what “Erica” said out political fires – most of which to “Adam,” or missing the end of she starts herself. the Movie of the Week because you Around the dial again and we fell asleep in your chair before 11. come to Girls, the HBO version of A world of mind-boggling the early days of Friends – but with “entertainment” awaits your a lot more sex. A lot more. A lot. command. Whenever you desire, Really. your program of choice can be If young 20-somethings are found, played, rewound and viewed engaging in as much sex as this again. It’s a bit too much, actually. group of four friends, I don’t know Round and round the dial you go how they manage to keep a job, let (although in the new reality of TV alone find time to grocery shop or viewing, there is no dial with which pay the electric bill. to go around) until you find the And again with the verbal amusement of your choice. Mine sparring. One witty remark is was the demon HBO. returned with another and almost From funny to gory, that channel every other word is blue. Navy blue has it all, in starkly realistic terms. if you know what I mean: vulgar, Well, maybe not quite so realistic. naughty, dirty, filthy, coarse, x-rated, After a few episodes of Game of off-colour, profane … you name it, Thrones, I still couldn’t see what they say it. all the fuss was about. Or, more On Veep too. accurately, who the fuss was about If you’re looking for funny Elaine
from Seinfeld – you’re in for a shock. In the new no-holds barred arena of subscription programming, there is plenty of nudity, sleazy talk and good old fashioned cursing. Television has come a long way since Desi and Lucy slept in twin beds. But it’s not the nature of the shows that stuck with me. It was the attitude they conveyed. These programs that are exclusive to the cable channels have the liberty to show life in a more realistic manner. But how realistic is it? Sure we swear occasionally, we use the bathroom, we take off our clothes and if we are lucky, we have sex too. But do we talk about it in the office afterward? Do we share all the dirty details of our personal lives with our friends or co-workers? I don’t remember ever doing that, let alone the last time I had a screaming match at work or ran down the hallway with my shoes in my hand to get to a meeting I was late for. Watching the adrenaline rush of vice-president Selina Meyer’s office in Veep is addictive. Lines such as “I don’t have time to ignore you,” “Hey, hey it’s the flunkies,” and “OK kittens, time to get drowned,” leave my office feeling dull, flat and boring. Just once I’d like to hear some snappy rejoinders or be witness to a nasty dust-up between co-workers. Just as long as they make up before the next episode. Or maybe I’ll just start watching The Newsroom. Laura Lavin is the editor of the Oak Bay News. editor@oakbaynews.com
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LETTERS Nurse practitioner valued member of team Re: Nurse practitioners provide quality care (Letters, June 13) I strongly support the role of nurse practitioners, as described by Rita Schreiber. The NP at the clinic I attend is clearly equal in her knowledge and most skills to the MDs. She has often supported me back to wellness with advice and treatment that was not offered by my physician, partly due to time constraints, as most have only time to attend to ‘one ailment’ per visit. The nurse practitioner has taken more time and assisted with problem solving and alternatives. We need more nurse practitioners, as they are valuable and cost-saving members of the health-care team. Some doctors just have to get over resistance to their presence and enlist them, especially in a clinic practice where their skills could solve the problem of ‘waiting time’ for appointments. Judith Hodgson Victoria
Ode to Enbridge laments possibilities This poem, called ‘Arise People of Canada,’ relates my concern over the proposed Enbridge pipeline: We MUST stand on guard for our Canadian lands. Harper the Prime Minister betrayed us all to the devil of death, rotting our Earth in Alberta with cancer To metastasize across
beautiful British Columbia With cancerous black veins Towards sparkling waters of the Pacific, oozing Black Death everywhere Harper joins duplicitous Enbridge, to destroy our native lands for greedy money-hungry corporations, devils who control politicians. “Oh Canada” We must stand on guard for thee The Queen of B.C. no fool, she is listening to the drums and war cries in the woods Arise People of Canada, beat the drums of war, with the caravan to the action camp (Visit wildcoast.ca/caravan) Sandy Emerson Saanich
Sewage plant location shows lack of respect Re: McLoughlin Point sewage treatment plant As a property owner in Saxe Point, I am not satisfied that this location, nor this technology, is the right choice for the Greater Victoria sewage treatment. This property is located in the heart of the city waterfront, not a location for a treatment plant. The Capital Regional District has a responsibility to land owners and this plan does not respect our investment in land and our commitment to creating healthy and enjoyable communities. Sandy Slobodian Esquimalt
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for petty crimes, often up so quickly. appear in court multiThe RCU, which tarple times before reach- gets prolific offenders ing a point of entering across Greater Vica plea. Only toria, had a few hours Ross under “I don’t after subsurveillance mitting the recall a case due to an charges to where someone increase in Crown counthefts near is sentenced sel, a probawhere he tion order for on first lived in the Ross landed urnside appearance.” BRoad on the desk area. - Gary Schenk of Staff Sgt. Schenk Gary Schenk, said Ross, a which he thought was drug addict, had moved a clerical error. into a residence with “In 25 years of polic- other known offenders, ing I’ve not seen a case which had coincided progress from arrest to with a number of thefts sentencing that quickly. from vehicles and It is very unusual. It sheds in nearby neighwas very surprising to bourhoods in Saanich see,” said Schenk, com- and View Royal. mander of the RCU. Apparently not want“I don’t recall a case ing to stray far from where someone is sen- home, Ross has been tenced on first appear- found guilty of a numance.” ber of crimes based Schenk didn’t attend in View Royal, includcourt due to the fact ing possession of stothat judges usually len property and theft set hearing dates for in February and April bail or entering a plea this year. He was also for people making a found guilty of possesfirst appearance. It’s sion of stolen property unclear what happened last October. in court yesterday to editor@saanichnews. have Ross’s case wrap com
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Denham says that the bill will not be useful, as there are “very few instances where emergency responders contract communicable diseases. “Government should only contemplate a privacy intrusion of this nature where there is a significant demonstrated need,” she wrote in a letter to Margaret MacDiarmid, minister of labour, citizens’ services and open government. “Any initiative that limits (an individual’s right to control their bodily integrity) must strike a balance between the reasonableness of restricting an individual’s liberties with the commensurate need to infringe them. I do not see such a balance within Bill 39.”
At a press conference Tuesday held at Saanich fire hall No. 1, Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong, surrounded by 27 of the region’s first responders, championed the bill, spearheaded by Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick. “There are issues of privacy that are still there, but the worst thing is that you’re exposed and you don’t know what you have,” she said. “And you are maybe taking a number of medications that you don’t need to take because you don’t know what you’ve been exposed to.” In her letter, Denham writes that the time it will take for a judge to make a decision will be well past the ideal “immediate post-exposure treatment” timeline. “It would likely be several weeks before (a first responder)
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Soprano sings opera – minus the horns Edward Hill News staff
Sarah Vardy has a couple of hours to study her music at home before hopping a ferry to Vancouver to perform in the Marriage of Figaro. Between managing auditions around the world, refining her voice and actual performances, Victoria’s rising opera star has little time to catch her breath. The 33-year-old soprano who lives in Langford has her year set out before her. She’s earned the right to study under Canadian tenor Richard Margison in Hamilton, Ont., for August. In September, she’s been invited to a vocal competition in Palermo, Italy, followed by a three-week opera concert tour of China over Christmas. Somehow she’ll squeeze in auditions in German opera houses this fall and winter after being invited back, based on a threemonth tour earlier this year. In the meantime, Vardy is fine-tuning her thunderous voice under American vocal coach Luke Housner, who is leading the Marriage of Figaro this week in Vancouver, followed by Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the University of Victoria next week. Becoming an opera singer is a childhood dream of Vardy’s, but it’s a relentless schedule of performance and practice just to get a chance to audition for a job. “Competition is fierce, especially being a
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Up and coming Victoria-based opera singer Sarah Vardy is performing in Don Giovanni at the University of Victoria next week. The busy 33-year-old soprano will be auditioning in Germany, touring China and competing in Italy this year. soprano. Everybody is a soprano,” Vardy says. “You’ve got to look to your strengths and what you bring to the table that is different.” For Vardy, that would be her deep, penetrating voice that can cut through a full orchestra. It’s the kind of classic voice people associate with opera.
“I sing a more dramatic repertoire. Verdi, Puccini, any Romantic repertoire,” Vardy says. “Anything that that involves death and destruction. It’s definitely a stereotype ... what I sing is the stereotype of opera, minus the horns.” The Don Giovanni public performances are the products of week-long opera work-
shops for young up-and-coming performers. Like any instrument, Vardy’s voice needs tuning and crafting to make sure her vowels are perfectly formed and her Italian, French or German hits the right dialect. She likens it to golf – even Tiger Woods never stops working on his swing. “You never arrive at a point in opera singing where you say, ‘Now I’m done,’” Vardy says. “Your voice changes, you have different roles and repertoires. Now I’m working on half-screw turns ... it’s a little tweaking all the time, every day.” In Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Vardy has the role of Donna Anna, who spends most of the opera trying to solve and then avenge the death of her father. Performed in Italian with English subtitles, Vardy says Mozart writes operas that are accessible and easy to follow, and has familiar music scores that have filtered into popular culture. Shifting gears to Donna Anna from her recent Countess role in Figaro is a welcome challenge that takes Vardy out of her comfort zone. “This role is high note after high note. (Donna Anna) is melodramatic. She comes across as agitated,” she says. “It’s a challenge, but a good challenge.” The Vivace production of Don Giovanni is July 31, Aug. 1-2, 7 p.m. at the University of Victoria MacLaurin Building, Music Wing room B037. Tickets are $10. editor@saanichnews.com
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Lovers separated … by Sasquatch? Devon MacKenzie News staff
The Peninsula Players and North Saanich’s Muse Winery are teaming up again to put on their third annual summer show. Suddenly Sasquatch, an original musical written by Saanich resident Sasha Moriarty-Schieven and produced and directed by Gerald and Chantelle Schieven, will take place on the newly built Ortega Terrace at the winery, designed to let the scenery in with its open sides and to keep playgoers protected from the elements with its roof. This year’s show follows two characters, Amelia and Roderick, as they are pressured to marry by their
domineering mothers. But everything is turned upside-down when Amelia meets the Sasquatch. Playgoers can enjoy lunch or dinner from the Bistro Muse before they take in the show, if they wish. The two previous shows put on by the Pen Players and Muse were Dial ‘M’ for Merlot in 2010 and Gone with the Wine in 2011. The show runs July 28 and Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m., July 29 and Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 for evening performances and $20 for matinees and are available at Muse Winery& Bistro, 11195 Chalet Rd., North Saanich, or by calling 250-656-2552. For more information, go to musewinery.ca or peninsulaplayers. bc.ca. llavin@vicnews.com
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A reel challenge The Victoria-based CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers is seeking submissions from local musicians and filmmakers to participate in its annual Reel-to-Reel Challenge. Now in its seventh year, the event pairs up filmmakers with local musicians. Reel-to-Reel’s goal is the production of short musical films built around selected artists’ songs, culminating in a screening night where awards will be handed out to the best work. CineVic welcomes submissions from musical artists working in any genre. The only rule for filmmakers is that the entire song must appear uncut in the final product. Filmmakers are free to create all narrative using the music as soundtrack, experimental work, or a straight-forward music video. This year’s screening will be held Sept. 6 at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Applications must be submitted to the CineVic office by July 31. For more details and application forms go to cinevic.ca. llavin@vicnews.com
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Veterans of youth detention, teens who have lived on both sides of Victoria Youth Custody Centre’s walls, are sharing their wisdom in an effort to keep other young people out of jail. Six youth in custody contributed to a graphic novel based on personal experiences – their hopes, fears and challenges as they attempt to successfully transition back into society. “We took kids who were in the system quite a bit to share their insider knowledge to other youth who are new to the system,� said project co-ordinator Kate Creedon, a counsellor at the custody centre. “The ones who are in and out are experts in what to do and what not to do because they’ve lived it for years.� Creedon was a graduate student researching youth transitioning out of custody through the University of Victoria’s Centre for Youth and Society during the creation of the graphic novel. In and Out follows Corey as he violates his probation, reenters the custody centre, builds a relationship on the outside and fights pressure from his brother to reoffend. The story is based on the experiences of the authors and their peers who were successful in transitioning out of custody – a process they agreed was reliant on establishing new, healthy relationships, connecting to school or training programs and finding employment. But with incarcerated youth in B.C. reading at an average Grade 4 level, job prospects are dim. The 76 per cent recidivism rate in the
province is closely correlated to their literacy skills, Creedon said. As Creedon helped the teens identify which ideas they wanted most to impart on new offenders, some would stop short of writing on the white board for fear of demonstrating weak language skills in front of their peers. “We just talked about (that) we were trying to educate people about literacy and take the shame out of it. They were willing to work through that together and be patient with each other and write as a team, to use each others’ strengths and weaknesses to come up Images courtesy of Meghan Bell and youth with the final project.� inmates Words are paired with illusGraphic novel In and Out was trations by Meghan Bell, a forcreated by teens in Victoria mer employee of the Centre for Youth and Society, a research youth custody. centre that promotes the health and well-being of youth. for interviews, but have submitThe authors took ownership ted 100 per cent positive written of both the written and visual feedback on the project. content, reviewing pages from “It was cool because it was Bell as they were completed. real kids talking about real stuff,� “I was surprised that a lot of wrote one youth. the kids were really interested,� “It was cool people trusted us Creedon said. “I wasn’t really to do this,� wrote another. sure if the idea of the literacy For Creedon, the steps angle would be appealing and between pitching the project to I wasn’t sure if a graphic novel celebrating its completion with a would be appealing, but they group viewing of graphic novelwere really excited.� inspired film X-Men, didn’t come The Centre for Youth and easily. Society regularly disseminates “It was one of the hardest research through a variety of groups that I’ve done,� she said. mediums, including visual art “I was so proud of my kids for and video, with the aim of mak- completing this and working ing knowledge accessible to through the challenges and those who will make decisions being patient with the process and act on it, said Tricia Roche, and I’m thrilled that the commanager of research and com- munity is so interested in what munity partnerships for the cen- they’re doing.� tre. In and Out will be distributed “(We) wouldn’t have been sat- to youth custody centres across isfied with the knowledge sitting the province and is available to on a shelf in the library,� Roche the public online at youth.socisaid. “Not everyone’s going to ety.uvic.ca. sit down and read a thesis and The Victoria Community Literpeople with literacy issues aren’t acy Plan and the Victoria Family going to.� Court and Youth Justice ComThe youth who participated mittee funded the project. can’t be identified or contacted nnorth@saanichnews.com
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A band of Victoriabased 2012 Olympians surround MLA Ida Chong, centre, during last month’s London sendoff for the South Island contingent. Travis Paterson News staff
THEY SEEK GOLD (but we’ll take their best) Reaching the podium a community effort Travis Paterson News staff
As the Olympic torch fires up today, parting words from rower Dave Calder echo as resolutely as they did at last month’s Olympic send-off. “It’s Canadian to be modest, but our pride has caught on like wildfire.” And so it has, especially in Victoria, where Simon Whitfield has become as much a national icon in his own country as the flag he’ll wave at the Opening Ceremony in London. Calder has seen the rise in national confidence and credits president Marcel Aubut of the Canadian Olympic Committee for bringing athletics to the forefront in recent years. But it’s also no secret the rigorous training regimes of an Olympic athlete has its ups and downs. And Calder is quick to
point out London is the program. culmination of years of With rowers, swimsacrifice. mers, triathletes, “Doing the work to cyclists and more, Vicget (to the Olympics) toria’s role as a trainand getting support to ing hub is on display be the best demands in London now. so much,” he said. “If Before he left to Lonyou see a Canadian on don, Whitfield said the podium, you know sharing the area’s “It’s it’s taken the comresources with membined effort from hun- Canadian to be bers of other discidreds of people to get plines in the highmodest, but our performance commuthem there.” No example is better national pride nity means more than than Calder’s two-yearyou’d think. has caught on old daughter. “You have Elk Lake, “I calculated it out like wildfire.” this beautiful lake, that I’ve been on the and you’re running – Dave Calder water (rowing) for around the back side more time than she’s of it in winter. It’s been alive.” pouring with rain, or Calder and crewmate Scott snowing, and you’re gritting your Frandsen are gunning for a sec- teeth. You look out to the water ond-straight medal in the men’s and see rowers with no gloves pair, having won silver in 2008. on and no protection from the They are a veteran crew on trees, which shield the running Canada’s summer Olympic team. path from the rain, and you get Though Canada is a winter sport pumped. country, expectations have risen “What a wonderful commuwith the success at Vancouver nity that is.” 2010 and the Own the Podium sports@vicnews.com
Victoria’s Olympians Cycling Ryder Hesjedal, Road race, Time trial Max Plaxton, Mountain biking Gillian Carleton, Team track pursuit Swimming Hilary Caldwell, 200m backstroke Stephanie Horner, 400m I.M. Richard Weinberger, open water 10k Ryan Cochrane, 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle Alexa Komarnycky, 800m freestyle Alec Page, 400m I.M. Julia Wilkinson, 200m I.M. Blake Worsley, 200m freestyle Diving Riley McCormick, 10m tower Triathlon Brent McMahon Simon Whitfield Kyle Jones Paula Findlay
Fencing Monica Peterson, foil Track Hillary Stellingwerff, 1,500m Brent Fougner, Canadian senior national event group coach Rowing Women’s lightweight double Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee Men’s pair David Calder and Scott Frandsen Men’s double Michael Braithwaite, and Kevin Kowalyk Men’s four William Dean, Anthony Jacob, Derek O’Farrell, Michael Wilkinson Men’s eight Gabe Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Andrew Byrnes, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe, Brian Price Men’s lightweight double Morgan Jarvis Douglas Vandor Rowing coaches Allison Dobb, John Keogh, Terry
From the Island, with love With so many athletes based out of Greater Victoria for the area’s year-round training climate, it’s getting hard to keep track of native athletes, temporary visitors, and transplants who’ve come to stay. While the national training centres for swimming, rowing and triathlon are obvious draws, as is the Canadian Sports Centre Pacific, some come to Victoria in hopes of an international athletics career. Not to be overlooked, the UVic Vikes athletic program is a key piece of the Island’s Olympic development system. The Vikes are responsible for starting many Olympians on their way, such as alumnae Rachelle Viinberg (nee de Jong) and Darcy Marquardt. The pair of rowers are in the women’s eight, though their time at the university has come and gone. Marquardt, however, only took up the sport upon arriving at UVic. Lindsay Jennerich, 29, also competed for the Vikes. Jennerich, a Claremont secondary grad, and Patricia Obee, 20, from Stelly’s secondary, will race the lightweight double.
Jennerich is originally from here and has no intentions of leaving. So much so that when Obee joined Jennerich in the double last year, the two led a successful coup against Rowing Canada to train in Victoria rather than London, Ont., the previous home of the women’s double. And unlike Marquardt and Viinberg, some Vikes do stick around. Vikes alumni Gabe Bergen and Doug Csima are in this year’s men’s eight crew, which is based out of Elk Lake. Other members of that boat, Andrew Byrnes and coxswain Brian Price, are from Ontario, but are embedded in Victoria. “I’ve been living in Victoria for about seven of the last 10 years, full time since January 2007,” said Price, who won gold with the boat at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “My two kids were born at Victoria General Hospital and my wife works in Brentwood Bay.” Regardless, Price still lists his hometown as Belleville. “Gotta keep the roots intact.” sports@vicnews.com
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Rowers Andrew Byrnes, Linsday Jennerich, Patricia Obee and Gabe Bergen go from training at Elk Lake to competing in the Olympics at the Eton Dorney Rowing Centre just outside of London this week.
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Ryan O’Byrne, second from left, was at Kirby’s Source for Sports on Tuesday (July 24) to outfit 28 youths with a set of ice hockey gear, donated by the NHL Players’ Association Goals and Dreams foundation. Proceeds from the upcoming Ryan O’Byrne Charity Camp will fund the registration for 28 youth hockey players this year.
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You can bet Ryan O’Byrne made lifelong Colorado Avalanche fans out of 28 kids on Tuesday morning. O’Byrne directed play and took a few swats at the ball during a pickup game of street hockey with the youth hockey players on the outdoor sports surface at Kirby’s Source for Sports in Saanich. Complete sets of new hockey gear, from sticks to skates, were handed out to each of the 28 youths, purchased by the NHL Players’ Association Goals and Dreams foundation. “All the kids are from different backgrounds and different situations in life,” O’Byrne said. “Some have played more than others, a few haven’t played at all, and they’ve been chosen by their local hockey association because they showed strong values.” O’Byrne is a St. Michaels University School grad and former junior A player with Victoria Salsa (now Grizzlies) and Nanaimo Clippers, and is readying for his third full season with the Avalanche. The
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Int. Shamrocks make provincials The intermediate-A Victoria Shamrocks (aged 17 and 18) finished off the Langley Thunder in a twogame sweep from the best-of-three series. The Shamrocks now qualify for the provincial championships in Burnaby over the August long weekend.
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LOST AND FOUND FOUND CAR keys, men’s facility Craigower Park. Call 250-383-7448. FOUND: DIGITAL Canon camera, corner of Rhodonite and Townsend (Sooke), July 14th. Call (250)642-6709. FOUND: KEY, black car key (‘prices’), found Oakdown Park, June 30. (250)595-5900
1-888-406-1253 SERIOUS RETIREMENT Impact. Home based business online. Flexible hours FREE training. www.project4wellness.com
HELP WANTED ALPINE TOYOTA Attention Toyota Product Advisors Alpine Toyota has an immediate opening for a Toyota Product Advisor. Our dealership is situated in Cranbrook B.C., the major business and recreation hub for the entire East Kootenay. We are currently looking for a Product Advisor with a track-record of success who is interested in working in a positive team environment. We offer ongoing training, a generous compensation plan and an engaged group of Team Leaders to help our Product Advisors achieve their goals. For the right applicant, relocation expenses and a guaranteed income will be considered. If you love selling Toyota products and the quality of life that can be found in the East Kootenay’s sounds interesting, please forward your resume in conďŹ dence to our Sales Team Leader by email: kdunsire@alpinetoyota or by phone at (250)4894010. If you present the qualities and values we are looking for, we will contact successful applicants for an interview.
FOUND: SET of keys, by Johnson St. bridge, call 250480-3285 to claim. LOST: 3 ladies rings in small plastic bag, sentimental value, reward. Call (250)544-4809. LOST: KEYS on chain w/ beaded crocodile charm at the Esquimalt Lagoon, July 18. Call (250)474-4353. MUCH loved stuffed animals symbolizing departed pets, Amber and Dixie. May have fallen from car in black garbage bag on May 20. Anywhere east of 8400-block West Coast Road. 250-642-5566 604319-7864 604-737-1980 604-8790436
STOLEN: BRODIE HELLION AND SIMS OATH BMX BIKES. Locks cut and taken from home in Colwood. Brodie Hellion is silver/grey with spray painted red maple leaf, ďŹ ve years old, much loved and used for transportation to work. Sims is black with purple rims and black pegs, brand new. Please call Westshore RCMP 250-474-2264 ďŹ le #2012-10190. Cash reward, 250-514-4142.
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THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Grapple Yarder Operators • Hooktender • Line Machine Operator • Chaser • 2nd Loader Buckerman • Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers • Excavator Operator with Logging Road Construction Experience • CertiďŹ ed Driller/Blaster • Heavy Duty Mechanics Full time with union rates/beneďŹ ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca. HAIRSTYLIST WANTED full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% proďŹ t sharing, paid overtime, beneďŹ ts, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call Allison at 250-391-7976 today for an interview.
HELP WANTED ALPINE TOYOTA Attention Toyota Product Advisors Alpine Toyota has an immediate opening for a Toyota Product Advisor. Our dealership is situated in Cranbrook B.C., the major business and recreation hub for the entire East Kootenay. We are currently looking for a Product Advisor with a track-record of success who is interested in working in a positive team environment. We offer ongoing training, a generous compensation plan and an engaged group of Team Leaders to help our Product Advisors achieve their goals. For the right applicant, relocation expenses and a guaranteed income will be considered. If you love selling Toyota products and the quality of life that can be found in the East Kootenay’s sounds interesting, please forward your resume in conďŹ dence to our Sales Team Leader by email: kdunsire@alpinetoyota or by phone at (250)4894010. If you present the qualities and values we are looking for, we will contact successful applicants for an interview. An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. MS Society - Manager, Development The MS Society of Canada, South Vancouver Island Chapter is looking for a Manager of Development to join our team in September 2012. For a detailed job description and contact information please see www.mssociety.ca/ chapters/svic MS Society - Reception The MS Society of Canada, South Vancouver Island Chapter is looking for a full time Reception and OfďŹ ce Admin person to join our team in late August 2012. For a detailed job description and contact information please see www.mssociety.ca/ chapters/svic
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
HELP WANTED
FINANCIAL SERVICES
SECURITY OFFICER required immediately. Part time permanent high proďŹ le site. Weekdays Monday to Friday. 2pm6pm. Must have valid security workers licence. Email resume to: hr@footprintssecurity.com SOCIAL WORKER, RN and ACTIVITY WORKER Sunridge Place, a Residential Complex Care facility in Duncan is recruiting for a casual Registered Nurse, a regular part-time Social Worker, and a casual Activity Worker. If you wish to be part of an enthusiastic team who are making a difference in the lives of seniors, please send your resume to: apply@sunridgeplace.ca Thank you to all applicants for your interest in Sunridge Place, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES NEED A Business or Personal Loan? Get a Business start up Loan for up to $5 million bankruptcy. Bad credit ok, interest rate from 1.9%. Apply now at www.borrowusnow.com or call 1-855-937-8487.
HOME CARE SUPPORT PRIVATE HOME Care support aide, seeking new clients. Part-time. Call (250)383-5390. 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
RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture-Baby+Family Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. Call 250-4753332. www.cwpics.com
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
MEDICAL/DENTAL RN’S & LPN’S Bayshore Home Health Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking RN’s & LPN’s in the Victoria area to work with children with complex care needs who may have a tracheostomy and ventilation, or require peritoneal dialysis care. If you love working with children, we would be delighted to hear from you. Pediatric experience is an asset and we do offer client speciďŹ c training, as well as trach/vent courses. Please send your resume and cover letter to:
pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca or Fax to 1-866-686-7435
TRADES, TECHNICAL ELECTRICAL Company located in Campbell River requires a Journeyman Electrician. Must have valid Driver’s License and be able to travel out of town on short trips. Service experience as well as Residential/Commercial experience would be an asset. Please forward resume to electricianjourneyman2@gmail.com
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OAK BAY I live in this exceptional community and I know it well. Buying or Selling? You can count on me to be professional, hard working, honest.
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Peninsula News Review The award-winning Peninsula News Review has an opening for an editor in their two-person newsroom, commencing immediately. The successful candidate will possess an attention to detail as well as the ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment. As well as editing copy and paginating pages, the successful candidate can expect to produce news copy and editorials, take photographs, attend events and generate story ideas. Knowledge of Canadian Press style is vital. The ability to organize copy and supervise the production of special supplements is also required. The editor will also be expected to work closely with the publisher and staff in production and advertising. You have a passion for, and are comfortable with, all aspects of multimedia journalism. You have a track record of turning around well-written, fact-based, concise, well-produced content quickly, for posting online that day – with collateral (text, photos and video). You have demonstrable skills in all aspects of web journalism: •Search-engine optimization of all content; •Content curation; •Social media (Facebook, Twitter) as both research tools, and trafďŹ c generators – listening and participating in the conversation; •Web management systems. The Peninsula News Review, a Black Press publication, covers the vibrant and growing communities of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island. Please forward your cover letter and resumĂŠ by August 3, 2012 to: Peninsula News Review Attention: Jim Parker 6-9843 Second Street Sidney, BC V8L 3C7 Phone. 250.656.1151 or Fax. 250.656.5526 publisher@peninsulanewsreview.com
Thank you to all who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
HAULING
APPLIANCES
FREE ITEMS
WE HAUL CHEAP LTD. Moving & Hauling. (250)8811910. www.wehaulcheap.com
WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland Industries, (250)885-4531.
FREE FILE cabinet, 3 drawers, excellent condition. Stereo cabinet in the shape of a bar. (778)430-5599.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FRIENDLY FRANK BUILDING SUPPLIES
ART OBJECTS
METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT COMPUTER. Compaq PC with Windows XP. Includes Microsoft Office, 17” Zenith monitor, mouse, keyboard & speakers. $75. 250-361-2045.
FLOORING
ROY VICKERS PRINTS. Complete set, 13 original Roy Vickers limited edition prints with certificates. All professionally framed. All the same print number, which can’t happen again. Series of 100 prints and all of this set are #77. Asking $33,000 for complete one of a kind 13 print set. Call 250-245-2263 (Ladysmith).
5 CERAMIC plant pots 2-4 gallon, $7-1$2 each. Call (250)380-7559.
RENTALS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
APARTMENT/CONDO
ANTIQUE/CLASSICS
CARS
1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. 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. 250478-9231.
FUEL/FIREWOOD
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
WESTSHORE, GRD level 2 bdrm duplex, 5 appls, storage, prkg, N/S, N/P, split hydro, $1075. Aug 1. 250-384-440.7
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
PERSIAN RUG 18’x12’ Medallion pattern. Like new. $12,000 obo. 250-287-2009
CAYCUSE Well-Maintained Recreational Property/Home 1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath, 5 acres, garage. A stone throw from pristine Cowichan Lake. Reduced to sell $378,800. Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 or 250-745-3387.
ARIAT TALL BOOTS. Leather upper, woman’s size 7.5, regular calf, medium height. Worn once, excellent condition, still need breaking in. Originally $400, asking $250 obo. 250391-5992, leave message. BAVARIAN DINNER SET for 8 + serving dishes. Variety of glasses, different styles. 1000’s collectible German books for your library. Call (250)592-7188.
2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS 149,000 km, grey colour excellent condition. $7,000.00 (250)514-4535
$50-$1000 CASH For scrap vehicle FREE Tow away
858-5865
HOMES FOR RENT WESTSHORE 3 BDRMS, 2 bath. We pay the Buyer’s Agent 3+1.5. 671 Daymeer Pl. (250)884-3862. Complete details/ more pics at: www.propertyguys.com ID# 192309
HOUSES FOR SALE COWICHAN BAY-Oceanfront, $425,000. The Cowichan Bay Stilt Homes are rarely offered for sale and this one is absolutely charming. 3 bdrm, updated interior, 5 appls, large deck & priv dock. Perfect for vacation style at home living or just a weekend getaway. Ben at 250-732-1710 to view.
2 BEDROOM house for rent, locate at 1400 Alberni Hwy, just outside of Parksville. $800 per month. 250-954-9547
MOTORCYCLES HONDA ELITE ‘85, runs great, 2 seater with storage tote, includes helmet. $500. obo. (250)884-2090.
FOR RENT from Sept 1st, 2BR 1BA Upper Floor of home with fireplace and deck, private yard, downtown Sidney Location, one block from Beacon Ave, shops, beaches, parks and more. NS/NP $1,100 p/m including utilities. Contact Andreas or Michele @250-656-9873
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE, Class C Motorhome. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back and fold down double bed. Excellent and clean condition. Full shower with skylight, gas generator, air conditioning, second owner, new internal batteries (worth $600), new water pump, only 91,300 km. Reliable, clean and functional. REDUCED to $13,000. (250) 748-3539
ROOMS FOR RENT SIDNEY, FURNISHED room, all utils incl’d, mature person. $500 mo. (250) 655-6636.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION THE SIDNEY PIER HOTEL and Residences. 2 bdrm luxury condo + den, some furnishings, $1300 mo. 250-507-2584
Garage Sales
NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.
COLWOOD, 436 Tipton Ave., Sat, July 28, 9am-2pm. Garage Sale. Household items, collectibles and more. COLWOOD (TRIANGLE Mtn.) 664 Orca Place, Sat, July 28, 9am-2pm. Tools and Textiles: Yarns, warping mill, work bench and tons more!
SEMI ELECTRIC hospital bed, power lift chair, microwave stand, maple dining room set, bedroom set, fan, duvets, sheets and blankets, dishes and pots, books etc... Call (250)384-1573
FAIRFIELD. ESTATE SALE. Saturday, July 28, 9am-1pm. Many collectibles. 24 Bushby Street. HILLSIDE AREA, 2830 Graham St., Sat & Sun, July 28 & 29, 9am-3pm. Moving Sale. SIDNEY- 10434 Bowerbank Rd, Sat (9am-3pm) & Sun (10am-12pm), July 28 & 29. Desk, coffee table, love seat & chair and much, much more.
TRIANGLE MNT: 805 Bexhill Plc., Sat., July 28th, 9-2pm. Garden and household, etc.
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CRAZY DEALS! Crazy Pricing on brand name electronics
VIC & TONI are RETIRING! Storewide Furniture, Mattress, Etc Sale! 20/20 Sale on Tools & Hdwe, 20% Off & No HST on Purchase $20.+; Tea Table w/Magazine Rack $7.95. BUY & SAVE, 9818 4th St., Sidney. buyandsave.ca Visa, M/C
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
2401D Millstream Ave. Langford, 250 474-6082
HOMES WANTED
COLWOOD- 1 bdrm, shared W/D, own ent, patio, NS/NP. $850 incls utils, 250-391-7915
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LANGFORD: 2-BDRM. W/D, F/P, N/S, cat OK. $1000 inclds utils. Call (250)220-5907.
CASH PAID FOR ALL VEHICLES in
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
LOTS TREED .57 ACRE LOT. on Aldergrove Drive, Courtenay. 5 min. walk to Kitty Coleman Beach & camp site. Reduced by $20,000. Perfect for investment or dream home. Timber valued at $5,000. Asking $167,000 NO HST. 250331-0299 or 250-949-6184
OPEN HOUSE 2 BDRM / 2 Bath Condo. #216 - 1375 Bear Mtn Pkwy. $314,000. Sat 11:00-5:00.
SUITES, LOWER
MNT DOUG area: Large 1 bdrm, reno’d. Inclusive, small dog welcome, N/S. $850. Call (250)721-0281, (250)858-0807 STRAWBERRY VALE: 2 bdrm. $1150+ 1/4 hydro, Dogs nego. (250)294-2374.
AUTO SERVICES
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!
BACHELOR SUITES with hydro, internet and cable included. Located at 1400 Alberni Hwy, just outside of Parksville $500 per month. 250-9549547
1977 CADILAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. Please call (250)477-7076.
SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700 mo. Avail Aug 1. Call 250-217-4060.
TRANSPORTATION ANTIQUE/CLASSICS
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
BOATS $$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailers and outboards. 250-544-2628.
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WANTED: MOUNTAIN BIKE (inexpensive) for a young teenager of a single parent. Please call 250-514-6688.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER SAVE ON COMMISSION Sell your home for $6900 or 1% plus $900 fees FULL MLS SERVICE!
CALL: 250-727-8437
Jasmine Parsons S. OAK BAY. (Open House, 650 Victoria Ave., Sat., 3pm5pm). Solid 1939 2 bdrm, 1 bath, sunroom+ patio. 947 sq.ft.+ full 6’ bsmnt. Sep. wired garage, 49’ x 110’ lot. New roof. Natural gas. $550,000. firm. 1(250)653-9799.
2009 ACADIA SLT, AWD, seats 7, loaded. 60,500km. $30,000. 250-923-7203
MARINE
CARS
TOWNHOUSES
2004 VW TOUAREG. Only 135,000 km, economical, spirited V6 engine, all wheel drive and tow hitch with electric brakes. Unique 6 speed Tiptronic auto transmission. Well equipped interior, rear mounted CD changer. Beautiful, well maintained. $14,900 obo, 250658-1123 mjmarshall@telus.net
all conditions in all locations
SUITES, UPPER
SPORTING GOODS
NO REASONABLE REASONALBE OFFER REFUSED
SATURDAY JULY 28
SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
STORAGE
www.jasmineparsons.com One Percent Realty V.I.
1956 CONSUL MKI Estate Wagon, ONE OF APPROX 15 IN THE WORLD. Body, paint and motor all done. Lots of new parts. The car needs assembly. Will Trade for British and Cash. MUST SELL. No Time. Have all receipts. Call 250-490-4150 (Penticton, BC).
AUTO FINANCING DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
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PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN & Ocean Views. 11yr old, 2,480 sq.ft. 3bdrm, 2.5baths, on 1.5 secluded acres in gated community 20 mins. N of Qualicum Beach. Double garage, paved driveway, RV parking, heat pump, landscaped yard with pond. $489,000. (250)7523023 or (250)720-207 Email: cerritos68@gmail.com
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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
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Commercial Wave Vibration Machine. Clinically proven effective for building bone density, muscle mass & balance. Great for a spa or gym. (250)287-2009.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
DRAFTING & DESIGN
FURNITURE REFINISHING
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
HAULING AND SALVAGE
MASONRY & BRICKWORK
PLUMBING
DRYWALL
FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
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.
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525
U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.
BEAT MY Price! Best workmanship. 38 years experience. Call Mike, 250-475-0542.
PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.
CBS MASONRY BBB. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 2949942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
GARDENING
ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File
TAX 250-477-4601
CARPENTRY GEOF’S RENO’S & Repairs. Decks, stairs, railings, gates & small additions. 250-818-7977.
CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
CLEANING SERVICES MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estate organizing, events, parties, office cleaning. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519. COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.
CONCRETE & PLACING RBC CONCRETE Finishing. All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.
HOME RENOVATION Design for Permit Call Steven- 250. 381.4123.
WESTSHORE/GYPSUM. Your one stop Drywall shop. Any questions give is a call. (250)391-4744 (250)881-4145
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Expert: new homes &renos. No job too sm#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.
EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.
CONTRACTORS
FENCING
250-216-9476 FROM the Ground Up, custom landscapes, home reno’s, garden clean-ups, accepting clients.
ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
BATHROOM REMODELING. “Gemini Baths” Plumb, Elec. Tile, Cabinets. 250-896-9302. CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877
10% OFF. Mowing, Power Raking, 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 (250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn & GardenNeglected yard? Install landscaping, raised beds, patio blocks. Tree stump, blackberry, ivy & waste removal. 24yrs exp. WCB. 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 LANDSCAPE & TREE care hedges/pruning/shaping. Lawn & garden. Maint. 18 yrs exp. WCB. Andrew, (250)893-3465. NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.
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.
HANDYPERSONS AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers. Small hauls. Call Fred, 250-888-5345.
HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fit in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. EWING’S MOVING & Hauling. 1 or 2 bedrooms. 2 men & truck. $80/hr. Call Dave at 250-857-2864.
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.
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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
418 Heather Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co Real Estate
103-402 Gorge Rd E, $439,000 Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday
pg. 3
2593 Empire, $409,000
754 Humboldt, $398,900
14-909 Admirals, $349,900
3884 Haro, $799,900
203-5350 Sayward Hill, $649,000
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Mark McDougall 250 888-8588
Daily Noon-5 exc Fridays Concert Properties 250 383-3722
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jason Craveiro, 250-384-7663
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 7
pg. 19
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Blair Watling 250 385-2033
Saturday 12:30-2 Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250-881-4099
1649 Elgin, $649,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422 pg. 12
2725 Cadboro Bay Rd, $699,000 pg. 19
Saturday & Sunday 10-12 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932
Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler 250 812-4910
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Scotney, 250-384-8124
506-777 Blanshard St, $212,500 pg. 40
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422 Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Velma Sproul 250 384-7663
316-1061 Fort, $174,900 Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Jeff Shorter, 250-384-8124
pg. 8
pg. 13
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sylvia Therrien, 250-385-2033
Saturday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
pg. 6
pg. 16
1050 Pentrelew, $668,000 Sunday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124
pg. 19
Saturday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250-881-4099
pg. 44
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Alliance David Rusen, 250-386-8875
pg. 5
1228 Pembroke Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Ruth Stark 250 477-1100
pg. 18
Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty John Byrne, 250-479-3333
pg. 1
pg. 18
pg. 14
pg. 3
pg. 15
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883
pg. 15
pg. 18
Saturday 10-12 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577
pg. 19
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Ross Breckon 250 477-5353
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
pg. 19
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
pg. 13
pg. 6
Saturday 12-4 SRS Westside Realty Cecil Cardoz 604-782-6600
1245 Esquimalt, $259,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124
Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091
pg. 9
pg. 21
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422
pg. 8
Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar 250 592-4422
pg. 22
Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
pg. 9
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Neil Rawnsley, 250-592-4422
pg. 8
11-4318 Emily Carr, $579,000 pg. 22
Saturday 11-1 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 3
4030/4040 Borden St, $229,900
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Laurel Hounslow 250 592-4422
Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967
Saturday 1-3 DFH Shelbourne Lynnell Davidge, 250 477-7291
pg. 10
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Claire Yoo, 250-858-6775
pg. 23
1220 Alturas, $699,900 Sunday 1-4 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600
pg. 21
pg. 12
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528
pg. 23
pg. 40
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422
pg. 9
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-478-6003
pg. 37
409-4536 Viewmont, $268,500 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Mark Rice, 250 588-2339
pg. 24
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301
pg. 41
581 O’Connell, $459,000 pg. 23
1-864 Swan, $349,500 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Fraser 250 360-4821
pg. 24
495 Goward, $699,900
2013 Wenman
Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250 477-1100
Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4:30 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
4176 Carey Rd, $539,900
407-5332 Sayward Hill, $780,000
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301
3973 Carey Rd, $578,900
2945 Colquitz
4451 Majestic Dr
303-4480 Chatterton Way
Thursday 1-3, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Michael Luyt, 250-216-7547
pg. 33
pg. 23
1480 Derby Rd
Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
7-3228 Wicklow, $417,000 pg. 40
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Doug Munro 250 744-3301
402-1694 Cedar Hill X, $309,000
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Daniel Clover 250 507-5459
pg. 24
3-400 Culduthel, $349,900 pg. 12
pg. 20
125 St Giles, $524,900 Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828 pg. 15
Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033
pg. 9
pg. 23
pg. 21
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gladys Walsh 250-384-8124
pg. 24
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jason Craveiro, 250-384-7663
pg. 25
pg. 20
pg. 23
309-1618 North Dairy, $349,000 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Ruth Stark 250 477-1100
pg. 7 Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Paul Holland 250 592-4422
pg. 12
pg. 21
pg. 18
940 Market, $319,000
403-1571 Mortimer, $254,900
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Valerie Edwards, 250-477-9947
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
pg. 12
pg. 5
pg. 23
Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Kevin Starling 250 889-4577
Thursday 5:30-7 & Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Dana Hahn, 250-744-3301
pg. 23
pg. 22
pg. 23
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Tracy Fozzard 250 744-3301
Saturday 2-4 Burr Properties Shirin Purewal 250 382-8838
14-4525 Wilkinson, $419,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
pg. 23
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 14
pg. 13
9-520 Marsett, $529,900 pg. 23
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301
3-4041 Saanich Rd, $389,000
3942 Aspen, $795,000
573 O’Connell, $614,900
Saturday 1:30-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jeannie Dewhurst 250 384-8124
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422
pg. 12
pg. 24
34-520 Marsett
820 Kincaid Pl., $554,900 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
3877 Holland
900 Tattersall, $529,900
4365 Shelbourne, $525,000 Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Doug Munro 250 744-3301
304-4535 Viewmont, $228,900
4012 Livingstone Ave N, $544,900
981 Perez, $995,000 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Zane Willis, 250-479-3333
Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara 250 384-8124
1752 Christmas, $547,900
3922 Quadra, $399,000
120 Gibraltar Bay, $699,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Frank Rudge, 250-744-3301
1590 Howroyd, $548,000
2434 Camelot Rd, $699,000
pg. 13
205D-1115 Craigflower Rd, $439,900
pg. 15
pg. 22
910 Lucas Ave, $438,900
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422
Saturday 2:30-4:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003
2676 Arbutus Rd, $935,000
7-126 Hallowell, $419,900
1836 Crescent Rd, $1,198,000 pg. 18
pg. 40
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
3777 Jennifer, $759,000
405-1020 Esquimalt, $249,900 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Troy Mitchell, 250-896-9630
4273 Houlihan, $1,098,888
778 Cameo St, $529,000 pg. 15
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291
101-75 Songhees Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Lynn MacDonald 250 479-3333
pg. 5
pg. 8
623 Manchester, $474,500 Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 384-7663
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad MacLaren, 250-727-5448
38-477 Lampson, $218,900
3950 Valhalla Lane, $1,050,000
156 Levista, $594,900 Friday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242
pg. 21
1779 Brymea, $899,000 pg. 7
407-1009 McKenzie, $229,000
pg. 14
403-455 Sitkum Rd., $499,900
205-445 Cook St, $249,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Dave Bhandar, 250-857-4223
pg. 20
Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291 Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Ltd Greg Phillips 250 385-2033
206-20 Olympia, $185,000
2-1231 Mckenzie St, $369,900 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Fraser 250 360-4821
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124
1201 Elliot, $599,000
27-118 Aldersmith Pl
1671 St Francis, $725,000
209-165 Kimta, $745,000 Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Peter Gaby 250 477-7291
pg. 8
38 Fenton, $585,000
1018 Joan Cres, $925,000 Tuesday 1:30--3:30 Newport Realty Robert Buckle 250 385-2033
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Jack Petrie 250 385-2033
pg. 15
2-4341 Crownwood Ln, $598,500
pg. 18
304-1525 Hillside, $164,900
705-845 Yates, $349,900 Saturday 11-1 Newport Realty Noah Dobson 250 385-2033
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Shaunna Jones, 250-888-4628
103-3880 Shelbourne, $229,500
973 Owlwood, $889,000
pg. 20
749 Island Rd, $899,000
3-2615 Shelbourne, $414,900 Sunday 1-3 MacDonald Realty Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642
Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124
2141 Allenby
3-1110 Pembroke, $414,900
11275 Hickory, $799,000 Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 8
505-420 Linden, $529,000
104-1561 Stockton Cres. Friday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131
pg. 18
14-60 Dallas Rd., $564,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301
pg. 20
304-1440 Beach Dr, $364,900
733A Humboldt Daily noon - 5 pm (exc Thurs & Fri) Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 480-3000
103-1527 Coldharbour Rd, $249,900
pg. 41
1044 Davie St, $799,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291
409 Chadwick, $1,349,900
pg. 19
2112 Pentland, $898,000
336 Stannard, $749,900 Saturday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Roxanne Brass, 250-744-3301
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Shaunna Jones, 250-888-4628
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Agustin Torres, 250 744-3301
pg. 6
934 Craigflower, $379,000
1146 Richardson, $349,000
117 St Lawrence, $598,000 1035 Sutlej, $479,000
Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100
Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Janet Yu, 250-885-6277
4174 Crosshaven, $589,500
305-847 Dunsmuir, $829,000
2353 Windsor, $789,000
204 St Charles, $588,500
pg. 44
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Shelley Saldat, 250 384-8124
pg. 22
1823 El Sereno Dr.
812 Anderson Ave. pg. 20
3000 Uplands, $1,595,000 3174 Yew St, $499,900
pg. 21
2-709 Luscombe, $599,900
Saturday 12-2 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Anke Venema, 250-477-1100
631 Cornwall, $545000 pg. 3
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the July 26 - Aug. 2 edition of
116-75 Songhees, $1,100,000
3-828 Rupert Terrace Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814
This Weekend’s
C8 Dallas Rd, $299,000 pg. 1
BAY NEWS
pg. 10
pg. 41
pg. 24
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This Weekend’s Published Every Thursday
205-9717 Third, $284,900 pg. 15
2051 Brethour Park, $413,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
pg. 27
2280 Aldeane, $529,900
3341 Lodmell Rd, $489,000
Thursday-Monday 3-5 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608
Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown 250 380-6683
Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Julia Abraham, 250-744-3301
pg. 26
pg. 25
Saturday 10-12 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511
PG. 503067
1201 Millstream, $739,500 pg. 9
5186 Fork Lake, $875,000 pg. 11
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353
pg. 6
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131
pg. 10
Sunday 12:30-2 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511
Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes David Hale, 250-812-7277
pg. 2
pg. 14
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Leslie Manson 250 744-3301
Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 3
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131
pg. 26
pg. 26
Sunday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Bill Carnegie 250 474-6003
pg. 27
Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Rick Couvelier, 250-477-7291
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cheryl Woolley, 250-477-7291
pg. 30
pg. 26
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd John Almond 250 384-8124
Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd John Almond 250 384-8124
pg. 30
3214 Ernhill, $395,900 pg. 29
3286 Hazelwood Rd, $499,900
pg. 6
15-2070 Amelia Ave, $214,900
591 Delora Dr, $527,500
Sunday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
Sunday 2:30-4:30 Sparling Real Estate Ltd. Trevor Lunn, 250-656-5511
Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Blair Veenstra, 250-380-6683
pg. 25
Saturday & Sunday 12-2 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200
pg. 35
pg. 40
pg. 29
Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max Camosun Kevin Koetke, 250-881-4099
Sunday 11-2 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200
Saturday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Hans Hegen, 250-858-0424
pg. 30
Westhills, $269,900 pg. 28
Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875
pg. 1
pg. 30 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-478-6003
pg. 30
201-2829 Peatt Rd, $219,900 pg. 28
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301
pg. 35
2493 Boompond, $519,000 pg. 10
2132 Angus, $549,900 pg. 35
pg. 37
3625 Holland, $429,900 Sunday 2:30-4 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200
662 Goldstream Ave., $254,900 Daily 1-4 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl 250-391-8484
Sunday 11-2 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200
1250 Freshwater, $429,900 pg. 3
pg. 35
2241 Ingot, $539,000
Sunday 3-5 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
pg. 30
Sunday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653
pg. 10
549 Delora Dr, $549,900
Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Mike Hartshorne 250 889-4445
1590 Neild, $1,290,000 pg. 11
Sunday 12-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353
2238 Ingot, $565,000
B-416 Gamble, $359,900 Saturday 1:30-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Shirley Zailo 250-478-4828
pg. 35
2115 Ida Ave, $519,000
Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Deborah Kline 250 661-7680
119-2733 Peatt Rd, $339,900
101-608 Fairway Ave pg. 26
Saturday 12-1:30 Re/Max of Duncan Kim Johannsen 250 748-7200
1785 Cowichan Bay, $465,000
Sunday 1-3 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-478-6003
1440 Mocha, $577,500
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600 Daily 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100
pg. 28
2308 Alicia, $499,000
Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301
9130 Ardmore, $1,199,000 pg. 3
pg. 29
720 Tiswilde, $529,900
270/274 Atkins Rd, $479,800
301-6880 Wallace, $549,900
1110-6880 Wallace Dr, $709,900
Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ron Bahrey, 250-477-7291
Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Darryl Roth, 250-478-9600
1278 Eston Pl
8650 East Saanich, $599,900
203-9724 Fourth St.
Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Camela Slack, 250-661-4088 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ross Casey, 250-888-2270
pg. 14
1121 Bearspaw, $899,900 pg. 40
2537 Wentwich, $439,900
1464 Kangaroo, $696,000
1011 Cypress Rd N.
11075 Salal, $675,000
Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Gordon Lee 250-385-2033
Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683
2742 Whitehead Pl, $339,000
8541 Bexley, $529,000
12-2600 Ferguson, $329,900
pg. 30
Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Sheila Aujla 250 388-5882
3571 Desmond, $495,000
pg. 26
10383 Resthaven Dr, $490,000
6529 Bella Vista, $689,000
16-920 Brulette, $284,900
104-3226 Jacklin, $325,900
2698 Lakehurst Dr, $529,900
pg. 27
pg. 28
3188 Metchosin, $419,900
Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Sharen Warde 250 592-4422
2365 Amelia, $549,900
402-1240 Verdier, $349,500
Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Realty Don Beckner 250 477-5353
Thursday - Monday 3-5 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626
Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Terry Kurash 250 888-1187
pg. 26
Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Bill Ethier, 250-920-7000
pg. 29
3420 Mary Anne, $659,000
8993 Marshall, $787,900
1511 Oceanspray Dr, $769,900
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131
7161 West Saanich Rd, $299,900
Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Dave O’Byrne 250 592-4422
7161 West Saanich
Open House/Hard Hat Tour by appt only Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 27
Find more details on the Open Houses below in the July 26-Aug.2 edition of
5D-9851 Second, $699,900
8843 Langara Pl, $714,900
9708 Fifth St, $641,900
Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Leslie Manson 250 744-3301
Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com
204-2360 James White, $249,000
Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick 250-656-0131
Saturday 2-4 Sparling Real Estate Don Sparling, 250-656-5511
OPENHOUSES
pg. 35
pg. 16
2381 French Rd N, $359,900
3666 Princess, $339,900
Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Norma Campbell, 250-477-5353
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Tea business offers lifelong learning experience G reen tea is the new coffee for consumers seeking a healthy alternative. Maccha, then, is like green tea on steroids. Since 2005, Jared Nyberg, who operates downtown Victoria tea retailer and wholesaler JagaSilk with wife Miyuki, has been doing his best to spread the word about the pleasures and benefits of this potent style of tea. Nyberg describes Don Descoteau maccha – micro-milled Biz Beat into a near powder – as “green tea that you eat.” After watching him whip a hotwater-and-maccha combination on the counter into a frothy, green mixture, using a traditional bamboo whisk, one experiences consuming the tea rather than drinking steeped water. The drinker is meant to savour the mixture in the mouth for a few seconds before swallowing it, allowing the various flavours – much like the characteristics of wine – to come through in the palate. From a health standpoint, Nyberg claims maccha is 120 times more powerful than
regular green tea, in terms of the antioxidants contained within. From a business angle, the move to retailing has been gradual for the couple, who met while Nyberg was living in Japan. Nyberg began selling maccha wholesale as a 22-year-old University of Victoria student. Since then, he and his wife have become steeped in maccha and its traditions – studying the growing and preparation process, its properties and ideal preparation – and shared much of that knowledge with the public through JagaSilk’s Academy of Tea program. “We didn’t want to start off winging it,” Nyberg says of waiting to open a retail café. “It can be very disappointing.” The calming, Japanese-themed JagaSilk Teabar, which opened in 2009 in Nootka Court and was recently expanded, is considered the “slow bar,” he says. Their Spiced Water tea and coffee house, opened last fall with partner Stephen Lyons in the former Budget Rent-a-Car kiosk up Courtenay Street behind The Falls, is the “fast bar” catering to the “coffee culture.” In a blossoming retail tea market – Nyberg calls it a “resurgence” – JagaSilk aims to differentiate itself by being able to trace its products from “seed to cup,” not homogenizing the preparation process and staying
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creative. Their strategy has seen them cultivate a direct relationship with growers and gain knowledge of their production and storage practices, a point Nyberg calls “traceability.” Rather than selling tea marked with a best-before date, their products reflect date of grinding. That, he says, guarantees hyper-fresh tea for consumers and commercial buyers. Pop in for a bowl of maccha or a cup of maccha latte and prepare to be educated. While he clearly knows his Don Descoteau/News staff stuff, Nyberg is the first one Proprietors Miyuki and Jared Nyberg offer loose tea and maccha to admit there is far more beverages at their JagaSilk Teabar in Victoria’s Nootka Court. They to learn about this ancient cultural tradition. “To this day, also package tea products for home use. we don’t consider ourselves experts; we consider ourselves company to store meat, grocery, ing for people to host parties in students.” Greater Victoria. frozen food and dairy items JagaSilk Teabar is at A17-633 Co-founded by former Uniand distribute them to their 40 Courtenay St.; Spiced Water versity of Victoria student Katie stores on Vancouver Island and is at 727 Courtenay St. Visit Mogan, the program offers the mainland, as well as its indejagasilk.com for hours and more artisan-quality ethnic products pendent wholesale customers. information on Academy of Tea. made and sold by women in Currently staffed by 50 various international locales. employees, the facility is Thrifty’s warehouse The items can be purchased expected to add jobs as it ramps offers options online or through locally up operations. Thrifty Foods has opened its hosted home parties. retail support centre on Victoria Visit global-mothers.com for Global Mothers International Airport property. more information. using Avon-style parties The 152,000-square-foot facilTo submit business story Not-for-profit direct-trade orga- ideas, email editor@vicnews. ity, which cost about $31 milnization Global Mothers is looklion to complete, will allow the com.
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Philanthropy Smart & Caring Kicks Off
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with Victoria Foundation and Governor General There were kicks, hits, tosses and high-fives July 19 as the Victoria Foundation launched its Smart & Caring Community Fund with the help of the Governor General of Canada. The flurry of physical activity took place because one of the initiatives the $200,000 matching fund will support is a physical literacy program for young children. Program participants demonstrated activities for His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston and a crowd of more than 400 people at the Pacific Institute for
“[It] is a great way to support children, to help them battle inactivity and gain confidence. In turn, they might be inspired to help others throughout their lives, building on the kindness that they were shown early on. And who knows what they will think of to transform our communities in the future? And when this happens across the country, a better Canada is the result.” – His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston
Sport Excellence. Victoria’s fund is the first in a national Smart & Caring initiative of Community Foundations of Canada. Inspiration came from His Excellency in an address to the organization last year where he called on Canada’s community foundations to help develop a smarter and more caring Canada to celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary in 2017.
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston presented Caring Canadian Awards to 10 B.C. residents. The Award recognizes individuals who volunteer their time to help others and to build a smarter and more caring nation. From left to right: Marie Therese Scott, Herbert Pitts, Anne Waterhouse, Tom Burley, Jim Reed, His Excellency The Right Honorable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, Gwyn Frayne, Lydia Kasianchuk, Keith Pattinson, Charles Burkett, Betty Anne Devitt. Melanie Seal-Jones photo
His Excellency “high fives” a physical literacy program participant after their presentation. Sgt. Ronald Duchesne photo
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Participants of the ABCs of Physical Literacy program demonstrate their skills for His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Seated next to him are Sandy Richardson, CEO of the Victoria Foundation, Ian Bird, CEO of Community Foundations of Canada. Andrea Carey, of Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, is at the podium explaining the physical literacy activities.
Charles (Chuck) Burkett receives his Caring Canadian Award. Burkett is a former Chair of the VF Board of Directors, current Chair of VF Honorary Governors, founding Board member of Arts Sustainability Victoria and Director of the Victoria Commandery of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller.
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Victoria’s Vital Signs® is a community check-up conducted annually by the Victoria Foundation and community foundations across Canada. It measures the vitality of our communities in 12 areas such as Standard of Living, Environment, and (new this year!) Sport and Recreation.
Arts & Culture Belonging & Leadership Economy Environment Getting Started Health & Wellness Housing Learning Safety Standard of Living Transportation
To compile the report, we need your input. We ask you to take about 25 minutes to complete our online survey at www.victoriafoundation.ca. Respondents have an opportunity to win restaurant and theatre prizes!
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