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Although 300 more daycare spots were added in Greater Victoria last year, it’s still not nearly enough to meet demand, Richardson said.

“With 19,000 children needing daycare and just over 5,000 daycare spaces ... it’s still perceived as not enough,” she said.

Another red flag is the province’s social housing waitlist.

If the City of Victoria hoped to keep a low profile as it seeks to limit media access to information, it picked the wrong time of year.

Last week marked Right to Know Week in Canada, meaning cities across Canada held forums and summits to discuss the strength of freedom-ofinformation legislation at the federal, provincial and municipal level.

Smack in the middle of the week, news broke of Victoria’s application to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the city has requested permission to disregard some requests for information by a local magazine it believes is making repetitious and systemic requests that interfere with city operations.

It may be an unprecedented move in British Columbia, and the timing of the application served to shine a spotlight on the city’s actions. Experts and advocates speaking at a forum held in Victoria on Friday used the event to ground their discussion.

Lawyer Micheal Vonn, policy director for the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, questioned the city’s argument that it can’t keep up with Focus magazine’s numerous requests for information due, in part, to a lack of resources.

PLEASE SEE: Vital Signs, Page A6

PLEASE SEE: Forum focuses on city actions, Page A6

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Taking the region’s pulse Vital Signs 2012: Social housing, daycare spots still in critical shortage in Greater Victoria Daniel Palmer News staff

The Victoria Foundation released its annual report card on Tuesday, highlighting a greater need for social housing and day-

care in the Capital Region, as well as inflated wait times for children needing surgery.

The Vital Signs report provides a sweeping overview of the Capital Region’s economy, environmental health, arts, safety, transportation and seven other indicators.

It combines a range of provincial and national statistics with citizen perception to highlight community successes and shortcomings.

“There are tremendous drives being made in homelessness (and) there’s an increase in daycare spaces,” said foundation executive

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ON THE ROAD A new trend called voluntourism entices young adults to pay for the privilege of volunteering in developing countries. News reporter Tim Collins delves into the potential dangers that could await those who don’t do their homework before leaving home.

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illian Westby is a fairly typical young woman.

She’s just turned 18 and has lived in Oak Bay since 1998. After graduating from Oak Bay High last spring, she applied for admission to the University of Victoria and was accepted.

That’s where Westby’s story takes a bit of a turn from the norm.

She has opted to take a year off school and use her energy and talents to help others. She recently left for Quito, Ecuador, where she’ll live for six months with a family and teach English and life skills to impoverished children.

“I’ve always loved children and I realize that I’ve been very lucky to have everyTim Collins thing I’ve had in life,” Westby Reporting said before leaving. “This is a chance for me to give something back, … to help others.”

Westby has opted to volunteer through a placement with a company called International Volunteer Headquarters (IVHQ).

The company, based in New Zealand, is one of a burgeoning list of similar firms that match volunteers with agencies, nongovernmental organizations and charities operating within a wide variety of countries around the world. Individuals can use these firms to match their interests, skill sets and values, along with the part of the world in which they wish to work, with the needs of agencies within that region.

“It’s called voluntourism, and it’s a concept that has exploded in popularity in the past seven or eight years,” said Aaron Smith of GoVoluntouring.com. He launched his website to help would-be volunteers pick responsible agencies to facilitate their volunteering efforts and to help the volunteers themselves to work in a responsible and supportive manner once they get to their host country.

“There are good operators out there, but like anything else, there are degrees of good,” said Smith.

He admits that there are some bad operators out there as well who prey upon the good intentions of naive volun-

teers who don’t do their due diligence to ensure certain charitable organizations are legitimate.

“There have been some horrific examples of unscrupulous local ‘charitable organizations’ who are just out for the voluntourist dollar,” he said.

In one case, recounted by Smith, an animal rescue organization in South Africa used voluntourists ostensibly to help save injured and orphaned animals.

Unbeknownst to the volunteers, the animals were eventually sold to game farms to be hunted for sport. In another case, in Cambodia, children were bought from rural farmers so that operators could stock orphanages as bait for voluntourist dollars.

“What we really need is a set of standards for local projects and nongovernmental organizations to meet before we send volunteers to them,” said Smith. “Sometimes the brokers don’t do their own due diligence, so you have to.”

He’s currently in Guatemala, where he is working on establishing exactly those kinds of guidelines with the Guatemalan government and NGOs in that country.

He still sees the concept of voluntourism as being a worthwhile activity for someone like Westby.

“There are some amazing benefits that arise from volunteering in this way,” said Smith. “You not only get a sense of fulfillment, but you learn and develop a deep cultural connection with another part of the world. It’s a connection that can go on long after the volunteer returns home.”

Smith maintains that volunteers with a good agency and a legitimate NGO in the host country can do a lot of good, improving local communities and enhancing the local economy, just by being there.

That’s not a viewpoint shared by Rohan Stritch, the international internship coordinator at the Victoria International Development Education Association.

“There’s a lot of potential for positive change in voluntourism,” said Stritch, “but it’s often outweighed by naive attempts at helping that end up taking time from local organizations who have to supervise these people. It’s also a problem that some

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Jillian Westby, 18, reads up on her destination before heading to Ecuador for six months to volunteer and live with an Ecuadorian family. voluntourists arrive without the skill sets they need to do any appreciable good.”

She recommends something called exposure touring. These are tours of impoverished and distressed parts of the world that are conducted so that individuals can develop an understanding and appreciation of the culture and challenges of those parts of the world without “getting in the way of legitimate aid agencies.”

Stritch says that true aid work requires a mixture of humility and knowledge.

“You can’t just go in there and think you can teach someone in a third world country the ‘right way’ to do something.

Coming from a wealthy country doesn’t buy you that right.”

Stritch maintains that voluntourists have to honestly ask themselves why they want to go. “Ask if you have the skills that will actually help or if you’re doing it just for yourself.”

Ruth McKenzie, President and CEO of Volunteer Canada has a more moderate opinion of voluntourism.

“It’s becoming increasingly acceptable to do this and the number of companies – they’re tour operators really – who offer this service is exploding,” McKenzie said. “But it’s important that you do your

research and pick a responsible operator and that you have something to offer.

It’s really up to individuals to do their homework.”

Westby was confident that she had done her homework and that she would do a lot of good when she arrived in Ecuador.

“My father and I have been in communication with other volunteers who’ve worked with IVHQ and they’ve been very happy with their experience.

It’s changed their lives and the way they see the world, and they say that it made a huge difference to the people that they were working with,” she said.

Westby’s mother, Linda, admits that she’s “a bit nervous” about her daughter’s trip to Ecuador.

She says that Westby has always volunteered in the Oak Bay community, doing things like helping with bottle drives, canvassing for donations for Tour de Rock , and being a reading buddy for children at the library.

“She’s got a big heart and wants to help others,” she said. “That’s why she’s going.”

A checklist for potential voluntourists can be found at govoluntouring.com/whatask. Find details on exposure touring at videa.ca. reporter@vicnews.com

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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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Downtown property auctioned for half million Roszan Holmen News staff

As the clock strikes 10 a.m. on the last Monday of September, 16 people take their seats at City Hall.

It’s on this date every year that the city auctions off properties with long outstanding property taxes.

Most people in the room have come just to watch, but Edward Cheung hopes to purchase the only property up for auction this year – a commercial building at 769 Pandora Ave. The bidding starts at $55,200, an upset price that essentially equals the taxes, interest and penalties owing on the property.

Cheung is the first to bid, but he is promptly outdone by a city representative, who offers just $1 more.

The bids volley back and forth 36 times, following the same pattern, until the city’s bid of $500,001 seals the deal. But that’s not the end of the story.

The building’s owner

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This building at 769 Pandora Ave. was bought by the city during its own tax sale auction. still has one year to pay the tax owing, plus interest, to redeem the property.

Municipalities across the province are empowered to hold these auctions as a means to recoup overdue taxes.

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the sales are a dealhunter’s dream come true. But the likelihood of actually taking possession of a property at a fraction of its value is slim, since most are redeemed.

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Last week, however, the city took possession of a vacant lot at 1012 Yates St. It was the first time in 12 years that a delinquent property owner failed to meet the final deadline to pay overdue taxes.

The city won the bid by default in September 2011 when no one bid on the problematic property.

The city paid $62,000 for the lot, which once housed a dry cleaning business. It is now subject to a provincial order to remediate soil contamination.

“The previous owners didn’t feel it was worth redeeming,” Paine said. rholmen@vicnews.com

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auction still stands to profit, said city spokesperson Katie Josephson.

“Since the interest paid is higher than conventional investments, tax sales have created a lucrative short-term cash investment opportunity for some individuals,” she said.

For 2012, the interest rate is set at six per cent, paid to the successful bidder on the full amount of their investment.

“We’re in a low-rate environment, so that’s huge,” said city finance manager, Chris Paine.

For the past few years, the city has purchased the majority of the auctioned properties. “The city has some ability to make it easier for (the previous owner) to redeem the property,” Paine said. “That’s what we want.”

Since 2009, six properties have been auctioned. All but one have been purchased by the city, and all but one of the properties were redeemed by

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The number of people in Greater Victoria in line for subsidized housing increased by 15 per cent in the past year to 1,681.

“It’s a reflection of the increase in rent. We still have very high rents for a community with our income level,” said Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.

But there has been success tackling both homelessness and lowincome housing in recent years, he said. Last year, 152 new units were completed and another five projects are planned throughout the Capital Region.

“Right now, the objective is to just get more built.”

Richardson hopes the report will create public awareness of the need to support non-profit services accessed by the region’s most vulnerable citizens. “If the public is aware of that, it perhaps causes them to be more mindful of places like the food bank and what they can do to give back,” she said. “Not everybody has the same opportunities.”

The Capital Region bodes better than the average Canadian city in both median family income ($77,000) and unemployment (5.3 per cent).

Other indicators include the Canadian Creativity Index, which ranks cities based on technology, talent and tolerance for creative industries.

Victoria ranks second, alongside Vancouver, as one of the best places in the country for creative industries.

Toronto ranks seventh while Ottawa takes top spot.

Greater Victoria still lags in entrepreneurs, however, sitting 71st out of 100 Canadian cities on an index that measures the presence, growth and policy environment for small business ownership.

To view the report, visit victoriafoundation.com.

“If the public is aware of that, it perhaps causes them to be more mindful of places like the food bank and what they can do to give back.”

– Sandra Richardson, Victoria Foundation CEO, on the need to support local social service agencies

Survey says Top three issues in Greater Victoria, according to resident survey: 1. Cost of living 2. Homelessness 3. Transportation The best of Greater Victoria, according to resident survey: 1. Natural environment 2. Climate 3. Walkability – Source, Victoria Foundation

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“What is the analysis between the budget of the communications department and the budget (allocated to) Freedom of Information?” she asked.

David Flaherty, B.C.’s first Information and Privacy Commissioner, also criticized the city.

He likens Section 43 to the penalty box.

During his term as commissioner, Flaherty said, he put an anti-abortion lobby group in the penalty box after they filed huge requests for information to the health authority.

“But these are journalists,” he said, comparing his

historical case to the one before the commissioner today.

“That’s not your usual whacko applicant. I cannot believe that the City of Victoria has got itself in the situation where it is saying to a media organization, ‘You can (only make one request at a time).’”

But Vincent Gogolek, executive director of the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, warns it’s too early to make any firm conclusions.

“Maybe (the city) is just a thinned-skinned public body whose freedom-of-information process doesn’t work that well,” he said.

“Maybe they’re tired of

the negative coverage (by Focus).”

This is the more likely reasoning behind Victoria’s actions, but without seeing the nature of the requests filed by Focus, it’s hard to tell, Gogolek added.

Being a member of the media doesn’t necessarily preclude one of being guilty of what the city alleges, he said.

“That’s why we have a commissioner to see what the public body has to say and rule accordingly.”

The office of the Privacy Commissioner sent out a notice of hearing Sept. 27, but as yet no date for the hearing has been scheduled. rholmen@vicnews.com

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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Downtown plan gains kudos The City of Victoria’s downtown plan has received international recognition by the International Downtown Association.

Approved in 2011, the downtown corearea plan provides guidance for growth and development over the next 30 years, with a stated goal of fostering a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly and economically resilient downtown. The merit award was given in Minneapolis Sept. 29.

“Victoria’s Downtown Core Area Plan is a shining example of excellent downtown management that delivers real results,” said David Downey, IDA president and CEO. rholmen@ vicnews.com

Feedback sought on Beacon Hill Visitors to Beacon Hill Park have had a few months to experience the new traffic patterns, including some road closures and new single-direction roadways introduced mostly through signage, lane painting and bollards.

Now the city is looking for public feedback. If the response is mainly positive, the city will make the temporary changes permanent by introducing curbing, new green space and multi-use trails.

Take the online survey at victoria.ca and click on ‘What’s New.’ rholmen@ vicnews.com

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Green Party of Canada to review nomination of Victoria candidate Daniel Palmer News staff

The Green Party of Canada is looking into complications that arose during the nomination of its Victoria candidate for the upcoming federal byelection.

Trevor Moat, an engineering consultant and board member of the James Bay Neighbourhood Association, was declared the winner against nominees Donald Galloway and Mark Loria at the Metro Theatre on Saturday.

“It was declared at the meeting, but further complications arose,” said Jared Giesbrecht, Victoria constituency president, without offering further comment.

The Green Party’s federal office confirmed it is reviewing the matter, but refused to go into details. “A decision will be issued within the next two weeks,” said Stephane Vigneault, communications co-ordinator.

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Finding meaning in information It was rather ironic that news of the City of Victoria’s move to limit access to information to a media outlet it found vexatious came during Right to Know Week in Canada.

Attendees at a forum on the topic held last week in Victoria had a perfect opportunity to explore why any move to prevent the release of data affecting public funds would have a creeping effect.

As was brought up at the discussion, the idea of open government and open data is rather trendy, with everyone from local councillors to provincial and federal opposition members crowing about its importance in maintaining transparency and public confidence.

It’s one thing to have open data to allow the public to keep an eye on their elected officials and civil servants on day-to-day business. But that does not preclude the need for strong Freedom of Information legislation to allow media to get to the bottom of sticky issues that politicians and staffers would rather not release to the public realm.

Not having enough resources to handle the flow of FOI requests is not acceptable as a fallback position.

Oddly enough if governments were truly more open, there would likely be less of a need for such requests.

Look at the province under the B.C. Liberals, for example. In the last decade, the number of FOI requests has grown exponentially.

In the City of Victoria’s case, the media outlet being singled out in question has made 49 FOI requests to the city since 2009. Not an unreasonable amount, if a jurisdiction is properly set up to deal with them.

The fact the city feels that is too many is an indictment to all media in Victoria that they haven’t been filing enough such requests as a way to help ensure public bodies maintain some semblance of transparency.

It’s no surprise many media outlets are reluctant to engage in such in-depth investigation, with tight deadlines in place and competition stiff to get stories out quickly. The search process is frequently long and drawn out, and by the time the information is secured, it is essentially stale-dated, the public having shifted their attention to current news.

Journalists who do pursue the full, more broad truth on an issue of importance to the greater community are doing more public good than most citizens realize. It’s up to journalists and news managers, then, to highlight disregard of transparency to teach the public of its importance.

Anything less only contributes to the problem.

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Spin contest ends in a tie The Union of B.C. Municipalities rebuilding the Burns Lake mill are convention is the political event being made “in the dark” for the of the year for B.C. party leaders, first time in a century. especially heading into a That’s a damning provincial election. charge, so I checked it Up first was NDP against forest ministry leader Adrian Dix, who budget records. As with drew a large crowd of all government programs, local politicians last accounting changes week for the traditional can give a misleading early-morning spot that appearance of large cuts follows a long evening of or increases from year to receptions. year. And indeed forest In contrast to his debut inventory spending has last year, a typical litany bounced around during of political attacks on the Tom Fletcher the B.C. Liberal term.

B.C. Liberals, Dix declared The budget for forest B.C. Views he would take the high inventory staffing and road. And perhaps operation was about $8 mindful of Carole James’ downfall million in 2001-02, rising as high as after her content-free speech to the $15 million and falling to a low of 2010 UBCM convention, Dix set out $5.1 million in recession-hit 2009-10. policies.

The estimate for the current fiscal He told delegates an NDP year is $9.7 million, an increase to government would restore local try to catch up with the pine beetle authority over Metro Vancouver disaster. transit (no more toothless “mayor’s Crown forest inventory has council”) and mountain resorts indeed fallen behind due to rapid (no more Jumbo ski resort permits shifts caused by unprecedented issued over local objections). insect and fire damage. But has Dix would also let communities spending been slashed as Dix decide if they want public-private claims? No. It has increased. partnerships for large construction Next up was Premier Christy projects. (Federal Heritage Minister Clark, in full campaign mode. In James Moore later noted that if the Gordon Campbell tradition, communities or provinces wish to she brought the goodies out in her decline federal funds due to this speech to close the convention. ideology, they are free to do so.)

More than $200 million has been Then Dix accused the B.C. scraped together to “accelerate” Liberals of cutting forest inventory capital projects at schools, spending by 77 per cent over the hospitals and other facilities across last decade, meaning decisions like the province.

These projects were already on the books, but they’ve been moved up for obvious political purposes.

Or at least the announcements will be moved up.

Four-laning of the last narrow stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops will continue over 10 years. This is a federal-provincial project that will eventually be finished regardless of who is governing in Victoria or Ottawa. It includes some of the most staggeringly expensive road building in Canada, in the Kicking Horse Pass, a short section that could require two tunnels and up to 12 more bridges.

Clark also announced a longrange plan to replace the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River. It will likely be a bridge, because the tunnel is a bottleneck not only for Highway 99, but also for large ships going up-river. This is another project that will proceed eventually, and there is no specific financial commitment yet.

I haven’t found any outright false claims in Clark’s presentation, just the kind of creative accounting and blacktop politics familiar to B.C. voters. As always, I’m pleased to hear from people with specific corrections.

For now, call it a tie. Neither speech represents a proud moment for our provincial leadership.

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

‘Projects already on the books were moved up for political purposes.’

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LETTERS

Open government may still be just a mirage Re: No more sitting on information, and Our View (News, Sept. 26) Victoria Coun. Lisa Helps should stick with her initial reaction of being mad at staff for withholding $34 million of information from council for nearly two years.

True, council does not have a

policy, but where is the common sense of managers paid upwards of $1,000 a day to keep council up to speed? What were the discussions? “So, there is a $34-million elephant in the room.

Should we tell council? No, I guess not, since there is no bylaw telling us to.”

Sounds like the Mulroney scam

on why he never mentioned the envelopes stuffed with money because nobody asked. It is a case of coverup or no common sense. We know Fortin and his Dean Team are beholden to the unions and managers, but had higher hopes for the newcomers.

Victoria News and Focus magazine are to be commended

for ferreting out these secrets being kept from councillors and thus the taxpayers. We may be naïve to expect that managers and the $600-a-day p.r. types should consider who pays the bills and disclose the information accordingly, but surely the elected councillors should demand some integrity

and accountability from the civil service.

There was hope for open city government, but as long as the overpaid staff can run roughshod over democracy, with the acquiescence of council, that shall not come to pass.

Patrick Murphy Victoria

Readers respond: Municipal government transparency, police cost-sharing model City policy blamed for FOI mess Re: City seeks limits on requests for information (News, Sept. 28) This is an outrage. If the city didn’t have such a secretive policy, the media wouldn’t have to go to these lengths to get this information.

What doublespeak by Marianne Alto.

And I heard the mayor on CFAX dancing around this issue, calling it the non-politicization of information.

What a crock. And the reporter just went along.

And yeah, staff didn’t inform council about this.

If staff are doing these things on their own hook, why does Fortin feel he has to defend them?

Sid Tafler Victoria

Freedom of speech threatened by city Re: City seeks limits on requests for information (News, Sept. 28) Thanks for informing the Ratepayers of Victoria about the Gestapo-like idea put forth regarding the above move by the city.

The last time I looked, we have freedom of speech in this country.

It beats me why the

mainstream media in this city do not pick up on this issue and hammer it home big time.

Thanks to your paper and Focus magazine for keeping us informed of the shenanigans going on at City Hall.

Dwayne Thompson Victoria

Information in reports not exactly new news Re: No more sitting on information (News, Sept. 26) In July, Victoria city council endorsed a “charity” approach to dealing with municipal financial pressures, pointing to a $500-million infrastructure deficit.

Going into the last election, an ailing fire hall and a foundering Crystal Pool were in the news, though city engineers and our recreation department had been sharing that and other information with council for several years already.

Victoria is not alone, and delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention taking place in Victoria are hearing similar stories from cities and towns across the province.

So why is this news now?

No doubt it will be useful to receive and share reports with council and the public in a timely fashion, but the storyline that the city’s challenges have

been kept hidden by staff doesn’t hold up well under serious scrutiny.

John Luton Victoria

Commuter resents mayors’ implications Re: Victoria and Esquimalt mayors call for regional costsharing for policing (News online), As a resident of Saanich who is employed in Victoria, I guess I am one of the freeloaders Mayor Fortin is perturbed about. Though when I am loitering around I am spending money at coffee shops, restaurants, book stores and many other retailers at least five days a week.

If the property taxes of surrounding municipalities are hit when they don’t get to see the economic benefit of hosting “two-thirds of the population of Greater Victoria on any given day,” (that was a complaint, really?) then I will simply have to take as much of my business as possible elsewhere.

What’s next? Are mayors Fortin and Desjardins going to start handing out invoices at Ogden Point to greet all the tourists coming off the cruise ships?

“Spend money in our city?

How dare they!”

Paul Rokeby-Thomas Saanich

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - VICTORIA

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This Sunday (Oct. 7) a sea of runners will traverse various race courses during the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon.

News editor Laura Lavin looks at the event – which incorporates a marathon, half-marathon and eight-kilometre road races and a kids’ 1K run – and its impact on Greater Victoria.

Marathon crazy Third in a series It also supports fundraising for four major s talk around the office turns to charities including KidSport, Times Colonist hills, blisters and gels, you know Raise-a-Reader, the GoodLife Kids Foundation the GoodLife Fitness Victoria and The Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Marathon is just around the corner. Group.

And while thousands “Each and every charity involved of runners prepare with faithful in the 2012 Charity Pledge Program training regimens, the City of has been selected based on Victoria, District of Oak Bay and the work that they do, and the marathon officials are preparing commitment that they have to behind the scenes. each and every participant that “It’s a great event. It’s very well raises much needed funds locally, organized,” said Glen Colwill, provincially and nationally,” said president of the GoodLife Fitness Cathy Noel, general manager of Victoria Marathon Society. the GoodLife Fitness Victoria “We have runners coming Marathon. in on the Thanksgiving long It’s not only charities that benefit weekend – 12,000 to 13,000 folks from the race. from Vancouver, Calgary, all the Downtown Victoria Business local areas, and in some cases Association general manager Ken On the they’re bringing their families Kelly said the economic impact of with them which also contributes the marathon is felt region-wide. to the welfare of our community.

“They did an economic They’re staying in hotels, eating at impact study two years ago that A FOUR-PART SERIES restaurants – it makes for a brilliant determined the impact on the city weekend.” at that time was $7.1 million, which The Victoria police department is a pretty substantial increase provides 26 officers to help provide traffic from the previous (study) they did in 2001 that control and safety along the marathon route, estimated the impact at that time to be $1.5 while the Oak Bay police department provides million,” he said. one member and eight reserves.

Colwill pointed out that many of the “The cost of three of those members is born marathon sponsors are local companies. “An

by VicPD,” said police spokesperson Const. event like this brings a lot of money into the Mike Russell. The rest is paid for by the city. community and it’s great that we can support “It’s a yearly event that happens and we those vendors who support us.” hope people understand that it’s just for a The marathon itself spends hundreds of couple of hours,” said Russell. “We usually thousands of dollars on shirts alone, said Noel. don’t have too many issues.”

“But it’s not about the marathon making “We’re able to manage with the assistance money. Everything we make goes back into of (Oak Bay and Saanich) reserves to provide the event to make it better. To support the guidance for people that are trying to get volunteers and make sure the participants are through Oak Bay,” said Oak Bay police Sgt. Ian getting huge value for what they’re training for Craib. “From my perspective it’s always been and participating in,” she said. so well organized at the front end, it makes it The marathon takes over the Victoria quite easy.”

Convention Centre for three days to host The race, which began 33 years ago as the special events and a speaker series, this year Royal Victoria Marathon, has grown to be one featuring Canadian championship marathon of the premier athletic events in the country. runner Lucy Smith, Canadian Sport Centre The GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Pacific Senior physiologist Trent Stellingwerff, includes an eight-kilometre road race, half1500-metre runner Hilary Stellingwerff, twomarathon, marathon and Thrifty Foods kids time Olympic medalist, triathlete Simon run and marathon, a 1.2 run/walk for children Whitfield and 2012 bronze medalist, track up to age 12. cyclist Tara Whitten.

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Julie Tredway participated in the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon half marathon race in 2010. More than 12,000 runners are expected to take part in marathon events this weekend.

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Jeff Thompson, above left, won the wheelchair marathon event in 2010, while, above right, the four front runners head down the opening steps of the race course. This year’s event promises another strong field.

“It’s a key part of being considered a world-class event,” said Noel. “Having an expo to educate, a speaker series, a place for our sponsors to get their information out and to promote the sport of running, health and wellness.”

It is also hosting a pre-race Carbo Gala dinner in the Crystal Ballroom of The Fairmont Empress on Saturday (Oct. 6). The speaker series is free and open to the public, tickets for the dinner are $40 and must be purchased in advance.

After a year of planning, race day goes by pretty quickly. The first runners hit the streets near the B.C. Legislature buildings at 6:30 a.m. and the finish line closes at 2 p.m.

“Over the years we’ve not had a lot of problems,” said Craib. “Cathy Noel is fabulous trying to address all the concerns.”

Craib assists marathon officials in the planning process, making sure that disruptions to traffic are kept to a minimum.

“They do a significant mail out to all the route affected by it and I’ll be working that day on social media as well,” he said. “It’s a Sunday morning of a holiday weekend, usually people are at home anyway. It’s a good day to do it on.”

Helping the marathon run smoothly is chip timing technology provided by Race Headquarters – a Coquitlam-based company which specializes in event timing and results processing. They will have seven employees at the event.

“Around 10,000 chips are being prepared,” said owner Andre Yelle.

The company began 28 years ago doing manual timing, with employees writing down bib numbers as runners crossed the finish line. “That has evolved with the technology and now we do chip timing. We’re able to give incredibly exact timing and get results quickly as well,” he said.

The chips are embedded in the runners’ bibs and are read at the 10-, 21- and 30-kilometre points along the race.

The chip timing also helps racers with future training.

“At the end of the day it can tell an athlete how long a section took and they can compare themselves against other runners in their age category,” Yelle said.

The bibs are single-use, so runners can walk away at the end of the race and not have to worry about returning the chip. “We have a 99.98 (per cent) detection rate. With up to 10,000 people a handful won’t detect and in my experience it’s usually because an athlete isn’t wearing it according to the directions,” Yelle said.

Bibs should be worn above the hips and below the shoulders, he said.

“The marathon creates a list with time parameters,” said Craib. “The chips will tell you when the peak

periods are.”

Police and traffic control use the technology to make sure intersections are manned at the appropriate times and buses can get through in a timely manner.

There are still “hot spots” where traffic can be an issue. The marathon will affect traffic downtown, in James Bay, Cook Street Village, Beacon Hill Park, Fairfield, Oak Bay and the Uplands. Some small residential roads will also be closed for various periods of time during the event. Residents should expect delays, and be prepared to use alternate routes.

“If I get the word, I’ll contact one of my reserves to go into that location,” said Craib. “You have to be flexible, not regimented about it.”

Volunteers, residents, runners and retailers alike are prepared for the Oct. 7 race day and look forward to it as a positive experience.

“It’s always a good crowd,” said Russell. “Everybody is focused on the race or cheering on the folks they came to see. We just make sure they do it safely.”

“I know everybody is pumped about having the racers in town,” added Kelly. “It’s always a strong weekend for (retailers). It’s always a bumper time.”

Noel summed the weekend up in one word: amazing.

“We go to a lot of other events to promote the marathon and talk to participants who can’t believe how supportive people here are. I always say I want to see a 42-kilometre cheering station. (To) have somebody out of every house banging on pots and pans, ringing a cow bell or just shouting ‘go, go, go.’” editor@oakbaynews.com

Off and running The 33rd annual Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon takes over the Inner Harbour area and parts of Victoria and Oak Bay this Sunday (Oct. 7). Here’s the race lineup.

6:30 a.m. – Marathon early start, Menzies at Kingston.

7:10 a.m. – 8K Road Race wheelchair and visually impaired start, Belleville between Menzies and Oswego.

7:15 a.m. – 8K Road Race start, Belleville between Menzies and Oswego.

7:25 a.m. – Half-Marathon wheelchair and visually impaired start, Menzies at Kingston.

7:30 a.m. – Half-Marathon start, Menzies at Kingston.

8:40 a.m. – Marathon wheelchair and visually impaired start, Menzies at Kingston.

8:45 a.m. – Marathon main start, Menzies at Kingston.

10:15 a.m. – Thrifty Foods Kids Run and Marathon start, Kingston just off Menzies.

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Volunteers, with finisher medals in hand, wait for runners in the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon.

Volunteers are the backbone of the marathon.

Run volunteers make it all work It takes around 1,500 volunteers to help support the thousands of racers who take part in GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon events.

From preparing race packages prior to the run, to course marshals, gear check, manning the start and finish lines, water stations along the way and providing food at the end of the race – it’s all done by volunteers.

“Victoria provides a phenomenal response to any big event,” said Glen Colwill, president of the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon Society.

“We really pride ourselves in our 1,500 volunteers and our organizing committee of about 30 volunteers – all from this community.”

Colwill said there is a low turnover rate in Victoria marathon volunteers, which is a huge advantage to organizers.

“I’ve gone to many events where they (pay to) bring in an organizing committee. It’s nice that we don’t have to do that,” he said.

The volunteers are broken down into about 30 areas with a volunteer coordinator at the head of each team.

“For each of us, as coordinators, having a really tight core of people helping out every year – people that look forward to that one day a year when they come down to volunteer – it makes all the difference.”

From high school students handing out water to registered nurses, doctors and paramedics manning the first aid stations, the volunteers have a variety of skills to offer.

“Our volunteer co-ordinator Maureen MitchellStarkey does a phenomenal job,” Colwill said. “I can’t underscore enough how dedicated these people are.”

– Laura Lavin

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Liquor store privatization left out of BCGEU deal Efficiencies will cover four-per-cent wage hike Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government has reached

a tentative agreement with its largest employee group, as the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union has recommended acceptance of a two-year agreement with a four-per-cent raise.

Premier Christy Clark announced the settlement Friday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, after talks broke

down in the spring and the BCGEU staged a series of strikes at liquor stores and government offices around the province.

BCGEU president Darryl Walker said the government dropped its proposal to sell the Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse and delivery system, which was “huge” for the union and a step towards privatizing

government liquor stores as well.

“We think this is the spine of the system,” he said. “Without this we would perhaps have lost the whole system.”

Clark said the settlement meets the government’s “co-operative gains” bargaining mandate, where savings and efficiencies cover the costs of pay increases, but offered few details.

Walker said the 26,000-member union agreed to work with the government to reduce sick days and find new efficiencies in operations that include ministry operations, social workers, and provincial prison and court services.

The union dropped its proposal to open more liquor stores on Sundays to increase revenue. Walker said that was to protect members whose distribution jobs were going to be privatized.

“Now that (privatization) is gone, we think we can talk to this government and in fact the next government about what it means to build revenues, and if we can find a way to do that by opening stores, then I think it’s win-win.”

Clark also announced a tentative agreement with resident physicians in B.C. hospitals, also a two-year deal under cooperative gains.

Last Wednesday the government and B.C. Nurses’ Union announced a tentative agreement for 32,000 registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses. The agreement is said to include a “modest” wage increase. Details will be released after members vote on the deal. editor@vicnews.com

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If you lobbed a rock through “It’s also become a kind of any downtown Victoria res- place where the provincial pretaurant last week, chances are mier can deliver a state of the you’d have hit a visitunion address once a ing politician. year,” he said.

R e p re s e n t a t i v e s Saanich Mayor from more than 200 Frank Leonard, formunicipalities, First mer UBCM president, Nations and regional said the conference is districts descended useful for gauging the on the Victoria Conpulse of the province. ference Centre for the “These (resolutions) annual Union of B.C. form the basis of polMunicipalities confericy and then, with one ence for four days. voice from all the local Attendees tackled Frank Leonard governments in B.C., 203 resolutions – down you go to work to try from 224 in 2011 – on issues and affect provincial and federal ranging from the endorsement policies to match ours,” he said. of marijuana decriminalization The most recent example to infrastructure spending. of this occurred last fall when Provincial and federal minis- the province’s RCMP policing ters held panel discussions with contract came up for a 20-year mayors and councillors, while renewal. After UBCM passed resPremier Christy Clark and oppo- olutions around the ballooning sition NDP leader Adrian Dix costs of RCMP services at their used the platform for pre-elec- 2010 conference, Minister of Justion posturing. tice Shirley Bond authorized the In short, it was a lot to digest. appointment of 10 local politi“The UBCM serves a couple of cians to the RCMP contract mandifferent functions,” said Jamie agement committee.

Lawson, political scientist at the Coun. Dave Hodgins was glad University of Victoria. “Increas- to receive the support of UBCM ingly, (UBCM is) the voice of ser- last week on Esquimalt’s resoluvice delivery and infrastructure,” tion to seek greater consultation he said, adding the conference from the federal government News staff

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While he was impressed with the accessibility of ministers and the sharing of ideas, he was frustrated by some presentations.

He called a provincial Police Services presentation from assistant deputy minister Clayton Pecknold “basically just a regurgitated survey of issues,” and said the province needs to focus more on solutions.

Leonard said the resolutions can and do create change, pointing to previous successes where resolutions convinced higherlevel governments to give municipalities more gas tax and 100 per cent of traffic fine revenue. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Resolutions passed Call for B.C. ban on possession, sale and distribution of shark fin, and federal ban on its importation.

Opposition to more oil tanker traffic through coastal waters without proper safeguards, and opposition to Enbridge pipeline and Kinder Morgan pipeline projects.

Call for federal government to decriminalize marijuana and research its taxation.

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Nicola Valley rancher Judith Guichon has been named B.C. Lieutenant Governor, as Stó:lo Grand Chief Steven Point’s five-year term comes to an end.

Guichon runs the family cattle ranch in the Nicola Valley.

She has served as president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, a director of the Grassland Conservation Council of B.C., and on provincial government task forces on ranching and species at risk.

“Mrs. Guichon has

dedicated herself to her community, province and country,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a statement Monday.

“She is a leader in keeping British Columbia’s agriculture and cattle industries environmentally sound and she has worked hard to promote and protect the ranchers of British Columbia.”

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Poet Hopeton Anderson has a vision to make Victoria an international arts destination.

The proprietor of The Well cafe on Fort Street – which is more arts community space than restaurant, with regular shows and displays – is part of The Well Victoria Society, a group of local artists.

The ambitious members come from varying disciplines but share the goal to raise $35,000 in 46 days for their project, entitled Victoria: a Primary Destination for the Arts.

“It’s four separate events that will raise the profile of Victoria as a true arts destination,” said Anderson, former poet laureDon Denton/News staff ate of Florida Memorial University in North Hopeton Anderson is the owner of The Well, a cafe, art gallery, Miami.

“The core values have remained intact bookstore and performance space on Fort Street. since The Well started in November of 2010, and now we’re forming a society to further promote the contest, which started in 2011. arts and wellness of the city.”

“Think Canadian Idol meets a poetry, spoken word and The initiative will broaden Victoria’s festival calendar, singer/songwriter, which will grow even larger with the beginning in 2013. At the heart of the vision is The Well’s eventual goal of going national,” said Shantel Cordeiro, signature event and the already successful Spirit of Canada fundraising coordinator for the campaign. “

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The society will also introduce two new festivals, the Nobel Laureate Festival of the Arts, June 30 to July 6, and the Sacred Gospel Musical Festival, Aug. 1 to 4. Finally is an annual Symposium of Health and Wellness, to run Sept. 1 to 6, which would bring practitioners together to speak on wellness “at the forefront of the sustainability movement.”

“You look at our festival, the Spirit of Canada, and there is no other national contest like it,” Anderson said.

“Nov. 10 is only five weeks away. These funds will help get us the help we need to secure government grants and greater sponsorship for 2013,” said Cordeiro. The communications specialist has experience with major events on the Island, as she worked five years with LifeSport Coaching, the organizer of the Subaru Western Triathlon Series.

For more information visit indiegogo.com/thewellvictoria, call 250-590-4995, or email Cordeiro at shantel@thewellvictoria.com. sports@vicnews.com

Coming up at The Well The Well presents a series of Great Events as part of its fundraising efforts.

Saturday, Oct. 6: Gospel Nights, 8 to 10 p.m. “It’s the first show of our ongoing Gospel Nights, every Saturday, throughout the winter,” Anderson said.

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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Gruff singer goes it alone This October, Jenny Ritter’s long-awaited solo project surfaces, and you’re going to want to be right there with your rod and net for her Victoria performance at the Solstice Cafe.

Ritter is a well-known singer songwriter from the westcoast, perhaps best known as co-founder of The Gruff, and the creator and director of East Vancouver indie-rock choir, The Kingsgate Chorus.

Her new release Bright Mainland, is a record five months in the making, chronicling the past three years of the writer’s life, in which she moved from Vancouver Island to the mainland, chasing love and opportunity.

The music itself, much like Ritter’s feelings about living in the city, is hard to pin down.

Threads of acoustic guitar and viola interweave with pedal steel, electric guitars, and steady, heavy drums. There’s a distinct alt-country feel to the album’s aesthetic, while the chord progressions take on an older more traditional folk feel. Overtop of all of this, Ritter’s voice navigates complicated, soaring melodies with surprising simplicity and sweetness.

The record is flooded with talent from western Canada’s folk and Indie elite including Adrian Dolan (The Bills/Ruth Moody Band) who is both producer and multi-instrumentalist, while Lucas Goetz (The Deep Dark Woods) rounds out the band with drums and pedal steel.

Featured guests include Ryan Boeur (Fish & Bird), Bear Erickson (Ona) and David Newberry.

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DO YOU WANT TO END POVERTY CLOSE TO HOME? WE DO TOO. Premier Christy Clark speaks to Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria Friday.

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Premier Christy Clark announced $207 million worth of accelerated capital projects, including roadworks, school and hospital improvements in her speech to close the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Friday.

Clark said accelerated projects will be announced in the weeks ahead, including school improvements in Nanaimo, Campbell River, Houston, Surrey,

Richmond, Mission, Maple Ridge and West Vancouver.

“These are new projects that we can get started this year, but this capital investment is not new money,” Clark told a Victoria convention hall packed with local politicians.

“It is money we have saved from pinching our pennies, and I am very proud of that.”

Clark also pledged the fourlaning the last 240 km of the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border, a project expected to cost $650 million over the next 10 years.

The commitment adds $509 million to the existing B.C. budget of $141 million over three years, with federal cost sharing to be negotiated.

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beginning of planning work for replacement of the 54-year-old George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River from Richmond to South Delta.

Taking questions after the speech, Clark said the accelerated capital projects are about continuing the development of the Pacific Gateway transportation plan and using savings to speed up community improvements, not boosting the government’s popularity going into an election next May. Federal Heritage Minister James Moore addressed the UBCM convention on Friday morning, listing the federal government’s contributions to large infrastructure programs in the province. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Officers arrived a few minutes later to find the front door pried open and a damaged inner security gate. Glass on an interior window had also been damaged, but security film ultimately prevented entry.

Investigators discovered the alarm system had been tampered with from the exterior.

There was no video recovered from the incident, as the store’s

surveillance system had gone down earlier in the day.

“Some thought and some planning had gone into trying to compromise electronic security for the store,” said Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen.

The next day around 3:15 a.m., police were called to the nearby Westworld Computers store in the 3200-block of Douglas St. Westworld, the target of a similar attack last year, had been once

again accessed through the wall of a neighbouring unit.

Thieves took an estimated $40,000 worth of Apple products including iPads, MacBooks and Mac mini computers. Forensic investigators also confirmed that there had been tampering with the alarm system for the store, and like the Best Buy incident, there was no usable video surveillance gathered.

“Be forewarned. All of the serial numbers

have been recorded,” Jantzen said. “If you buy an item even unwittingly, you are in possession of stolen property and it can lead to charges, and most certainly a monetary loss if you are in possession of a stolen item that we need as evidence.”

Anyone with information on an individual selling Mac computers cheap, to pass that information to police at 250-475-4321. nnorth@saanich news.com

VicPD nabs pair with suitcase of crack, meth Pair arrested at Swartz Bay with help of RCMP, Ferries staff Victoria police stopped nearly $50,000 worth of crack cocaine and methamphetamine from hitting the city’s streets with a drug bust on Wednesday afternoon.

VicPD worked with RCMP and B.C. Ferries staff to arrest two people as they returned with a

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Police said 680 grams of crack cocaine and 340 gm of meth were seized, a result of a month-long investigation by VicPD’s Strike-

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A 23-year-old Victoria man was in court Thursday on charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking, while a 26-year-old Sooke woman was released on a promise to appear Nov. 7. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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About face New caretaker Robert Weissmann trims the grass around a collection of headstones last week in a section of God’s Acre military cemetery in Esquimalt. The stones are unreadable from the rear, but still make for a striking image.

Mayor Dean Fortin welcomes the opportunity to meet with citizens to discuss their issues and concerns during “Open Door”.

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REGIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Man perishes from portable heater fire A 43-year-old homeless man died in Saanich on Sunday after his portable heating device caught fire.

Thomas Fisher was sleeping near the Telus building at the corner of McKenzie Avenue and Quadra Street when the heater he was using to keep warm caught fire shortly after midnight.

Saanich police, the Saanich fire department and B.C. Ambulance attended, and

Fisher was rushed to the Royal Jubilee Hospital intensive care unit. He died later that day as a result of injuries from the fire.

Saanich police say the incident is not deemed suspicious and the B.C. Coroners Service is now investigating. Fisher’s family, believed to be from outside Victoria, has been notified.

Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen called Fisher’s death sad and unfortunate, and noted the incident was traumatic for all involved. Police

officers who attended have been given counselling.

“It was a traumatic scene.

Not the kind of thing you happen upon everyday as a police officer or even a fireman,” Jantzen said.

Cell tower coming to Hartland Landfill Wind Mobile has been permitted to install a 70-metre cell tower at the Hartland Landfill, a move that will net the CRD $15,000 annually from lease income.

The contract comes five years after the CRD identified poor wireless communication at the landfill in 2007.

Wind Mobile will install the tower in mid-2013.

Hartland landfill will also receive a $282,000 upgrade to its piping system that captures methane and other gases, a necessary expense to comply with federal guidelines. Palladian Developments will commence work in mid-October for about one month. editor@vicnews.com

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hrough the glass panes on the front door, a visitor watches Bill Lunt zip across his floor, one knee on a four-wheeled scooter, to answer the doorbell.

He gets around relatively well for a guy who fell off a roof 20 months ago and is still faced with serious mobility issues.

Those physical challenges make it tricky for Lunt, a professional home and renovation Don Descoteau designer along Biz Beat with twin brother, David, to do the work he’s been become accustomed to for the better part of the last 30 years.

The brothers grew up working for their dad in the family business, Ted Lunt Designs. Five years ago, when Ted’s dementia reached an advanced stage, his sons took over the company and renamed it Mesa Design Group.

Timing is everything, they say, but it doesn’t always go in one’s favour. Bill’s accident came during a recession that was having and continues to have an effect on the home construction and renovation industry.

With David bearing the brunt

of the load initially, to the point where he was “a heart attack waiting to happen,” the partners decided to “reinvent ourselves,” Bill says.

One of the first things they did was to pare back expenses.

The Mesa office, once located in a $3,500 per month space, is officially in David’s north Langford home.

With recessionary forces squeezing the market and competition fierce, they recently took another major risk as a way to retain a piece of the pie: they cut their prices to 1992 levels.

Aware that some designers offer a low-ball cost to get a job, then add on charges for every little change along the way, Mesa moved to a fixed-price, per-square-foot charge for new construction design and quoted prices on specific reno jobs.

“Communication (early and often) is key when you’re dealing with people. An informed client is an easier client to deal with,” David says.

“Our goal is (still) to give them the best bang for their buck within the guideline of their design,” adds Bill.

The brothers still relish their role as a “facilitator between the homeowner and the jurisdiction,” being able to understand municipal zoning regulations and restrictions that

Wright makes return to maritime roots Randy Wright, son of Oak Bay Marine Group founder Bob Wright, has been installed as chief executive for the tourismbased company. Bob Wright has no plans to retire completely at nearly 82, but wanted to bring in his son to run the business on a daily basis to allow him a day off now and again. Randy Wright, who worked 22 years with the Marine Group, spent the past 12 years as vice-president of marketing and sales for Harbour Air. Don Descoteau/News staff

Bill Lunt, left, and David Lunt of Mesa Design Group have worked together in the building industry in Greater Victoria since the 1980s, first with their father, Ted, now on their own. affect what the client can do.

“Our dad’s attitude was that it’s not always about just drawing pretty pictures on paper for someone,” Bill says.

“He saw himself as playing more of a designer-consultant role.”

Things can go sideways on a construction project, no matter what the size. But the brothers are proud of the fact that they are available to help their clients until the job is done, despite the fact they aren’t swinging the hammers or pouring concrete.

Mesa Design Group, 250-3822893 or mesadesigngroup.ca.

Esquimalt depot expands services The Westshore Bottle Depot, which moved onto Ellery Street in Esquimalt last April, began accepting small appliances in the summer, and items such as sewing machines, exercise machines, power tools and even electronic toys at no cost.

A full list of products accepted is available at islandreturnit. com under the small appliances menu. The depot is open seven days a week at 935 Ellery St. Call 250-381-1482 for more information.

Business goings-on around and about town Travel agent Normand Schafer of Far and Away Adventures (250-385-3001) is now a certified Tahiti Specialist, having visited the tiny South Pacific islands and completed a training program run by the national tourist office … Baan Thai restaurant has launched a new website (BaanThaiVictoria.ca) and instituted the Baan Thai fan club, where customers can find special offers … Olive the Senses, specializing in fresh extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegar, is open in the Hudson Building, 1701 Douglas St. Visit olivethesenses.com.

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Family seeks kidney donor for young son Devon MacKenzie News staff

Looking at brighteyed, smiling Coen Wallace is like looking at any other two-yearold. The difference between Coen and most other little boys is that he has never lived a day in his short life without being hooked up to a machine.

Coen, who lives with his mother, Tanis, father, Chris and brother Layton, in North Saanich, was born with kidneys that don’t function.

“It was literally a few days after he was born that he was hooked up to dialysis,” explained Tanis. “He’s never known what it’s like to live without being hooked up to machines or tubes, but he’s a trouper,” she said.

Coen has been in and out of B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver for the last two years and currently spends 12 hours, from the evening through the

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The Wallace family, left to right, Layton, 6, Tanis, Coen, 3, and Chris, take a moment to enjoy the sunshine. night, hooked up to the dialysis machine the Wallaces have in their home.

Tanis and Chris take turns monitoring the machine throughout the wee hours of the night, listening for the machine’s alarm to tell them if anything is going wrong.

“Basically the dialysis machine alarms if something isn’t working properly,” explained Chris. “It

used to alarm a couple of times through the night ... but now it’s alarming about once an hour and that’s how we knew something was wrong.”

The machine’s hourly reminder indicates that Coen’s body is no longer taking to dialysis as well as it should be.

“We’re at the point now where we’ve lived with this for over two years, so it became

routine and we just went through the motions every day,” said Tanis.

“But now we’re actually worried because we know the dialysis isn’t working as well as it should and we know that time isn’t on our side in terms of finding him a kidney.”

Coen is on a list to receive transplant surgery. But the family has been left with no choice but start looking farther afield, after finding out the only family member who is a match for the boy’s O-type blood isn’t able to donate, because her kidneys function at only 75 per cent.

“It’s so hard, because how do you go about asking for an organ?”

Tanis said. “But we’re at the point where we are desperate and time is of the essence.”

“At the moment, the doctors are saying it needs to be before he turns three in January,” Chris said. “But the testing to find out if possible donors are a

match can take as long as five weeks so we need to find one fast.”

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SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF

Saanich Braves off to a great start

Rugby Canada selects squad for Americas Championship Local ruggers Connor Braid and Sean White, a pair of Oak Bay High grads, will suit up for Canada at the 2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship.

They’ll be joined by Michael Fuailefau, a St. Michaels University School and current Castaway Wanderers player.

All six matches of the international tournament, of which Canada is a last-minute host, will happen at Westhills Stadium in Langford. The facility will be expanded to hold an estimated 2,800 fans.

White, a scrum half, Braid, a fly half and Fuailefau, a centre, are the only born and bred Victoria players on the team though the squad features many players with local connections to club teams, such as CW’s prop Hubert Buydens, UVic Vikes fly half Pat Kay and former Velox Valhallians centre Nick Blevins.

Canada faces Uruguay on Oct. 12, U.S.A. on Oct. 16 and Argentina on Oct. 20, all starting at 7:30 p.m.

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It may have been 16 years since the Saanich Braves last won the Island’s junior B title, but there are plenty of championships and players to celebrate this season as the team turns 45.

Current owners Ed Geric and Norm Kelly are leading the 45th anniversary celebration for the Braves, which started playing junior hockey in 1967, with a number promotions.

“We want to embrace the community and are welcoming Braves alumni back.

This team has been around for a long time and a lot of great people have come through here,” Kelly said.

The Braves most notable alumnus is Adam Cracknell, who played for the 2010-11 St. Louis Blues and was captain of the Blues’ AHL affiliate Peoria Rivermen last year.

Recent pros who came through the Braves in the last decade are Lee Baldwin of the New York Rangers AHL affiliate Connecticut Whale, and Brian Nugent of the NCAA’s Northern Michigan University. Both suited up for the 2009 RBC Cup hosting Victoria Grizzlies. The Crowder brothers Paul and Tim also wore the Braves crest before hockey took them to the NCAA, ECHL, AHL and Europe.

Both played under former Braves coach Dick Crowder, their dad.

“We’ve always got a guy moving up to to junior A or the WHL,” Kelly said.

“And we’re off to a great start this season. The stands are full and I don’t know if that’s because we’re winning, but we’ve got a great team right now.”

It can’t hurt that the first 45 fans at last Friday’s game, an 8-0 win over the Kerry

Photo by Christian J. Stewart Photography.

Artist Lucas Bell, left, designed the Saanich Braves’ 45th anniversary logo, which was unveiled on Friday (Sept. 28) prior to the Braves 8-0 win over the Kerry Park Islanders at Pearkes Arena.

Park Islanders, were treated to a coupon for a free Subway sandwich.

It was the Braves third win in three nights, with a 5-2 win over the Westshore Wolves on Wednesday and 5-2 win over the Nanaimo Buccaneers on Thursday.

“Friday was a great showing, the score aside, no matter who we were playing we were responsible and competed really hard,” Braves head coach Brad Cook said.

“This year the maturity is showing for us. Last year we lost eight one-goal games, but we got the core group back who learned how to win those close games and so far we’ve been able to grind them out,” Cook said.

The Braves’ season continues on

Friday when members of the Canadian national rugby team are on hand to drop the puck, 6:30 p.m. at Pearkes arena versus the Buccaneers.

Braves history The Braves are steeped in the legacy of the league. From 1978 to 1996, the Braves won six Brent Patterson Memorial trophies as the top team in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League.

The trophy, however, wasn’t renamed in Patterson’s honour until later. A former Braves player, Patterson was the VIJHL MVP in 1977. He died shortly after leaving a game at the 1977 Cylone Taylor Cup in Quesnel from heart complications. sports@vicnews.com

Royals host Tigers, take split with Blazers Travis Paterson News staff

Here comes Hunter.

Leading NHL-prospect Hunter Shinkaruk visits Victoria tonight (Oct. 3) as the Royals host the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Shinkaruk, 17, is riding high as the WHL player of the week.

He’s a potential first-rounder for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and this might be the last chance Royals fans get to see him on the Tigers’ only visit of the season.

Shinkaruk is coming off a six-point weekend, with a goal and five assists in the Tigers 5-4 win over the Red Deer Rebels 5-4 on Friday and 5-1 win over the Regina Pats on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Royals have recovered from Sunday’s 3-0 shutout at the hands of the Kamloops Blazers and are looking to improve on their 3-1 record, second only in the B.C. Division to Kamloops (3-0-1).

Cole Chevaldave earned the Blazers shutout, making 22 saves against an anemic Royals’ attack. It was a decidedly better effort from the Blazers, who were stunned by the Royals 4-3 in a shootout on Friday night.

“We got exactly what we expected Sunday. We knew they were going to have a push, they didn’t surprise us, we just didn’t execute the way we wanted to,” coach Dave Lowry said.

“We had one of the top teams of the coutnry come in here, and I thought we played well in the first period. But we got

into penalty trouble and it took too many guys out of the game.”

Royals goalie Jared Rathjen stopped 36 of 39 shots on Sunday, his first start of the season.

Sixteen-year-olds Jack Walker and Brandon Fushimi made their debuts for the Royals, playing both games against Kamloops. Fushimi, of Thornton, Colo., scored an assist in Friday’s game on Brett Cote’s powerplay goal. Logan Nelson and Alex Gogolev also scored on Friday, with Nelson scoring the only goal for both teams in the shootout.

Game time versus the Tigers (3-1) is 7:05 p.m. tonight at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Grizzlies slowed by Express, Clippers Third period dry spells cost the Victoria Grizzlies a pair of wins on the weekend.

Last Friday saw the Grizzlies lose 4-2 to the Nanaimo Clippers, in Nanaimo. Blake Thompson and Leo Fitzgerald scored for the Grizz. The game entered the third period tied 2-2, but the Grizzlies couldn’t match the Clippers, as the latter potted two more goals for the win. On Saturday, the Grizzlies returned home against the Coquitlam Express. Dante Hahn and Justin Polischuk each scored for the Grizz, but once again the third period started tied 2-2. The Express won when Callum Hofford scored a powerplay goal.

Next is the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, Friday night (Oct. 5) at Bear Mountain Arena, 7:15 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

Friday night rugby at UVic James Bay and the UVic Vikes renew their CDI Premier League men’s rugby rivalry under the lights of Centennial Stadium on Friday night.

Kick off is 6:30 p.m.

The Vikes defeated the UBC Thunderbirds 52-28 in the first of the two-game Wightman Boot series, played at Wallace Field on Saturday. James Bay and the Vancouver Rowing Club renewed their annual Cox Cup shield match with the Bays winning convincingly, 64-7.

RAP right for Friday night football The Mount Douglas Rams bounced St. Thomas More Collegiate 41-26 in the first game of the AAA senior varsity high school football season at Royal Athletic Park on Friday.

Running backs Mason Swift and Julian Luis led the scoring for the Rams with two touchdowns each. Receiver Brian Dowds caught a long 50-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ashton MacKinnon, and Callum Duke was perfect hitting two field goals, 21 and 34 yards, and making all five TD conversions.

Defensively, the Rams forced four interceptions, who of them to Luis.

Earlier on Friday the junior Rams lost to St. Thomas More 21-7.

This Friday (Oct. 5) Rams football returns to RAP against Vancouver College. Juniors start at 2:30 p.m., seniors at 5 p.m.

Belmont Bullogs hammer Hamber The Belmont Bulldogs hammered Eric Hamber 49-6 in the Bulldogs’ first regular season, AA senior varsity football game at Belmont on Friday.

Next up for the Bulldogs is an exhibition match versus Ballenas at Belmont secondary.

Kick offs are 3 p.m. for the juniors, 5 p.m. for the senior varsity squads.

Rebels drop to Rams The Westshore Rebels (6-2) six-game win streak came to an end with a 41-7 loss to the Langley Rams (6-1-1) at Westhills Stadium on Sunday.

Running back Greg Morris continued his excellent season with 124 yards rushed and scored one touchdown, the Rebels’ only scoring play in the game.

The third-place Rebels’ winning season is still in tact, and the team is playoff bound with four a win advantage over fourth-place Okanagan Sun. On Saturday the Rebels visit the Kamloops Broncos (2-6).

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Cross training Seamus Maguire of Reynolds secondary leads the pack of high school crosscountry runners through Beacon Hill Park with Liam Farrar of Oak Bay High, left, and Erik Evans of Reynolds, right. Evans won the Sept. 26 race, Farrar finished third and Maguire fourth.

It was the second event of the cross country season.

Farrar is also an accomplished junior cyclist, while Maguire is an aspiring hockey player currently with the junior Saanich Braves.

Smile Cookies are gone, but the smiles they’ve left in our community will last forever. Thanks to your support, Tim Hortons will be donating the entire proceeds to Tour de Rock.

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Breakfast raises $402,000 for scholarships The UVic Vikes Championship Breakfast rode the Olympic success of the school’s athletes and raised $402,000 toward athletic scholarships.

The Sept. 25 breakfast raised far beyond the initial $150,000 mark, which is matched by the university itself.

Patrons dined with several Olympians who are current or ex-Vikes, including silver medal winning rower Gabe Bergen and bronze medal winning openwater swimmer Richard Weinberger.

Swimming Canada CEO and national team coach Pierre Lafontaine was this year’s keynote speaker.

Support from the event goes

to athletic financial awards, a strong determinant for prospective student-athletes in choosing their post-secondary institutions, said Clint Hamilton, UVic’s director of athletics and recreation.

Golf Woodland third The UVic Vikes women’s golf team wrapped up the Sept. 23 to 25 Grand Canyon Women’s Fall Invitational in Arizona with a seventh place team finish.

The Vikes’ reigning NAIA champion Megan Woodland played her final 18 at 1-under-par, carding a 71 for third overall.

Hosted at the Wigwam Golf Course, the Vikes shot a team score of 620, two rounds of 310.

SPORTS STATS Auto racing Western Speedway, Sept. 29, Season-ending championship BOMBER CLASS FAST TIME: #34 Tyler Woods 20:074 TROPHY DASH: #8 Sean Staniforth; #4 Eric Fournier; #52 Aaron Cameron; #34 Tyler Woods B HEAT RACE: #69 Sean Whitley; #31 Andrew Wilson; #16 Teresa Johnson; #5 Rich Gearhartt; #55 Daniel David A HEAT RACE: #77 Mark Lockhart; #88 Brenden Moore; #52 Aaron Cameron; #89 Troy Tarbuck; #34 Tyler Woods MAIN EVENT: #88 Brenden Moore; #52 Aaron Cameron; #31 Andrew Wilson; #34 Tyler Woods; #8 Sean Staniforth DEMO CAR CLASS FAST TIME: #24 Cody Young 21:665 TROPHY DASH: #24 Cody Young; #83 Shawn Hitchings; #68 George Newell; #63 Joe Liberatore HEAT RACE: #63 Joe Liberatore;

#24 Cody Young; #83 Shawn Hitchings; #68 George Newell DEMO TRUCK CLASS FAST TIME: #58 George Haywood 20:731 TROPHY DASH: #58 George Haywood; #82 Danny Madden; #10 Dustin Dash; #3 Brandon Young HEAT RACE: #3 Brandon Young; #10 Dustin Dash; #35 Kail Beck; #95 Billy Stidston; #58 George Haywood MAIN EVENT (BOTH DEMO CARS AND DEMO TRUCKS): #63 Joe Liberatore; #58 George Haywood; #83 Shawn Hitchings; #24 Cody Young; #68 George Newell MINI FIGURE 8 CLASS FAST TIME: #93 Rhett Szevics 12:977 TROPHY DASH: #62 Shawn Young; #31 Cody Young; #28 Marie Haywood; #93 Rhett Szevics B HEAT RACE: #13 Kristy Rowlandson; #81 James Young; #37 Jake Burns; #68 Trevor Cannon; #43 Mike Dash A HEAT RACE: #28 Marie Haywood;

Next up for the Vikes women is the St. Martin’s Invitational Oct. 4 to 6 in Olympia, Wash.

Beware the mad-hatter For the third time this season and in just six games played, UVic Vikes striker Emma Greig scored a hat trick. Greig paced the Vikes soccer team (6-0-1) to an 11-0 win over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday. Lindsay Hoetzel, Jacqueline Harrison, Jaclyn Sawicki and Sarah Douglas each had two. The Vikes won again on Sunday, 5-1 over the Manitoba Bisons. Sawicki and Nathalie Scharf each scored once, Douglas twice, and the Bisons scored an own-goal. sports@vicnews.com

#3 Brandon Young; #31 Cody Young; #93 Rhett Szevics; #62 Shawn Young MAIN EVENT: #3 Brandon Young; #81 James Young; #62 Shawn Young; #13 Kristy Rowlandson; #93 Rhett Szevics HORNET CLASS FAST TIME: #02 Daryl Cahill 20:016 TROPHY DASH: #59 Phil Lagan; #02 Daryl Cahill; #08 Darryn Cahill; #98 Brad Aumen B HEAT RACE: #64 Mike Melin; #4 Tyler Townsend; #0 Jaxon Vaacher; #25 Rocky Sandhu; #3 B.J. Veld A HEAT RACE: #08 Darryn Cahill; #02 Daryl Cahill; #59 Phil Lagan; #98 Brad Aumen; #44 Matt Schultz MAIN EVENT: #02 Daryl Cahill; #57 Tristan Gait; #08 Darryn Cahill; #16 Garrett Smith; #59 Phil Lagan

Rugby B.C. Rugby Union CDI Premier men’s: Bayside 3 Castaway Wanderers 43 CW get bonus point for four tries.

Wightman Boot Game (non-league) UBC Thunderbirds 28 UVic Vikes 52 Cox Cup (non-league) James Bay 64 Rowing Club 7 Ceili’s Cup, Div. 1: (non-league) UBC Frosh 25 UVic Saxons 33

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Bayside 31 Castaway Wanderers 27 CW two bonus points, four tries and loss by less than seven.

Ferguson Cup (non-league) James Bay 10 Rowers 44 Island premier women’s: Nanaimo 15 Velox Valkyries 39 Canada West women’s: UVic Vikes 0 Alberta Pandas 48

Field Hockey Canada West Conference

Follow this year’s …

UBC Thunderbirds 4 UVic Vikes 1 Vikes goal: Kyla Kirby (penalty corner) UBC Thunderbirds 2 UVic Vikes 1 Vikes goal: Andrea Jones (penalty corner)

Vancouver Island Field Hockey Association Women’s: Demons 5 Lynx III 0 Stellars 4 Renegades 0 Cardinal 5 Blue Jays 0 Lynx II 2 Sailors 1

Sept. 22 - Oct. 5, 2012 Special thanks to Thrifty Foods for supporting Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer

Men’s: Tigers 1 Rebels 0 Oak Bay 5 Mutineers 2

www.bclocalnews.com/tour-de-rock/

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RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY ROSE MITCHELL, late of #112-3000 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, BC. DECEASED. NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor at 1225 Douglas Street, 2nd Floor, Victoria, BC, V8W 2E6 before the 9th day of November, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which it then has notice.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS RE THE ESTATE OF ROBERT GERARD CARROLL, DECEASED, LATE OF 601 – 620 TORONTO STREET, IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA, IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, RETIRED MERCHANT MARINER, WHO DIED ON THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send them to the undersigned Executor, c/o 26 Bastion Square, Third Floor – Burnes House, Victoria, B.C. V8W 1H9, Attention S. Frank B. Carson, Q.C., before the 9th day of November, 2012 after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims of which she then has notice.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On September 19, 2012, at the 1100 block of Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Victoria Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $7,818.66 CAD, on or about 15:25 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2012-1192, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture

unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture.

The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, October 3, 2012 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

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RENTALS

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HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

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CORDOVA BAY. REDUCED! (Bring Offers). 3 bdrm, 3 bath Character house, view. with 1bdrm suite. $575,000. (below appraisal) Call 250-818-5397.

JAMES BAY- Available Oct 1, 2 bdrms, $1175. Small pet ok, coin-op laundry, walk to beach & shopping. Equitex, 250-386-6071.

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NEW AMEROCK 20” towel bar in box, antique bronze, $15. Call (250)383-5390.

PET CARRIER, heavy fabric, zipper enclosure and shoulder strap, $25 obo. (250)598-0750 TECHNICAL & Trade books (20). Specially for Milwright Trade, $90 (all). 778-433-2899 TENDER TOOTSIE slippers, size 8, $15. Call (250)5953070.

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HALF PRICE! Never used; Folding power lift shower commode with chair ($1600).

Wheelchair mint cond. (best offer). Call (250)818-4000 or email mercedes500@shaw.ca

SOLID AMERCIAN BLACK WALNUT. Gentlemen’s wardrobe (armoire type - original key) 44”wx24”dx54”h and chest of drawers, 54”wx25”dx30”h. Handcrafted in Quebec, 1930’s beautiful condition, $2800/pair.

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

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BERNINA 820 QE Sewing Computer - high end sewing & quilting machine w/ 40 cm long free arm, stitch regulator, dual feed. $4500. (250)882-5465.

DOWNSIZING SALE. Rocker/Recliner, Sears Special, dark brown, $125, Charbroil BBQ, side burner-rotisserie, $100, electric body heater/vibrator, $35. Call 250-655-4185 FOR SALE 1-200 KW/250 KVA/300 amp 480 generator Cat engine 3406B c/w 1-1800 litre double wall Tidy Tank. $7000. Call 250-949-8133.

HOME THEATER Audio system, boxed, never used, $300.

Collector plates (endangered species), full set (10), $200.

Call (250)474-2325.

LIQUIDATION SALE! All New & Used Home Furnishings, Accessories, Tools, Hdwe, Patio Furniture, 12’x20’x8’h Canopys, Etc. MATTRESSES: Good, Better, Best! Lots of Them, While Stock Lasts, All Models, All Sizes, All CHEAP! Everything Goes, Nothing Held Back, Nothing Reserved!

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COLWOOD- 1 bdrm, own ent, patio, shared W/D, NS/NP. $850 incls utils, 250-391-7915 DEEP COVE lrg 1 bdrm, acreage, hot tub. W/D, cat ok, N/S. $850+ util. 250-656-1312

WE BUY HOUSES FABULOUS SWEEPING OCEAN VIEWS Looking for an incredible low maintenance home with minimal yard work, amazing views & move-in ready? Beautiful 2bdrm + large den, two sunrooms, two decks, hardwood floors, gas F/P, skylights, 2.5 baths, garage + more. Built for view & privacy. 2200 sq ft.

Dead-end, quiet street steps to beach. Saxe Point Park area. $575,000. 250-383-0206, 250-382-7890.

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TOWNHOUSES SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1700 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.

By Owner, $47,900. 1260sqft, 3 bdrm mobile, exc. cond., 5 new stainless appl, W/D. Fully upgraded. New furnace, air tight stove. Family park. Call (250)478-8455.

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

URGENT SALE! Immaculate double-wide Lannon Creek $118,000 250-642-5707

HOUSES FOR SALE

SIDNEY5TH STREET Available now.

2 bdrms, $950. small pet ok, coin op. Includes HW & parking. Call Equitex, 250-386-6071.

SIDNEY CONDO- 2 bdrm, NS/NP. $1375 + hydro, close to all amens. 250-656-4003.

LAKEFRONT PROPERTYDesirable location in Sooke, $575,000. View by appt.

(250)658-9133.

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 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.

OAK BAY. Updated home on two levels. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, sunroom + patio, new everything. 1766 sq ft & 956 unfinished sq ft. $658,000. Call 250-598-6902.

COLWOOD 2 bdrm condo, 4th floor, elevator, 5 appls, insuite laundry, F/P, prkg incld, N/P. $1100. Oct. 1. (250)474-6855.

SOOKE: TOP floor corner, ocean front 2 bdrm condo.

Fresh paint, clean, new kitchen floor. $995. Call Cornelia 250-391-8484.

WESTHILLS: NEW 1 bdrm apt. $950+ util’s. Close all amens. W/D. NS/NP. Avail.

Nov. 1st. Call 250-477-5610 or email scottman12@shaw.ca

COTTAGES DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood floors, acreage, skylights $950 mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

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SOOKE RANCHER Beautiful, immaculate, 1,649 sq ft executive rancher located in Whiffen Spit Estates, Sooke, BC. 10,000+ sq ft lot.

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It features independent living with services at the Camelot. The condo is charming and like new and now being offered for sale at $179,900 which is vastly under appraised value. As a bonus to a buyer, the owner will cover your service fees for the first three months and… provide a moving package to! (a rental lease agreement may also be considered.)

View it anytime, please call owner at 250-6529725 or cell at 250-4151001, for information.

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ROOMS FOR RENT VICWEST: FURNISHED room, cable, phone, $450 & up. Call 1-250-748-1310.

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ELECTRONIC SCOOTER Shop Rider Voyager 778S. Used indoors except for 3 trips outside. Exc. cond., $1200 obo. Call (250)472-1361.

FULL SIZE electric Scooter by Victory, excellent condition, 4 wheels, adjustable seat, headlight, horn and mirror. Asking $750 obo. Call (250)655-7404.

Qualicum Beach: $295,000 1512 sq.ft. modular, 5yrs old, on own land in 45+ Coop Park.

2bdrm +den, 2baths. Close to beaches and golf courses.

(250)738-0248

FOR SALE BY OWNER. #30 Lekwammen Drive. 55+ complex. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, den, family room, dbl. garage. LP $319,900. Irma (250)477-4117

HOMES WANTED

FURNITURE HONDURAS MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD1930’s, 40”wx15”dx34”h, beautiful condition, $450.

Call (250)656-3322.

CAYCUSE Very rare 5 acre treed park-like Property with well-maintained furnished home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake.

Perfect for recreational property or full time living.

Reduced to sell $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call 250-745-3387 or 250-478-2648

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1985 CADILLAC Seville, 70,000 k. Mint condition. White leather upholstery. 1 owner. $3,500. Call (250)656-1560.

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

1977 CADILAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. $3000. obo.

Please call (250)477-7076.

1982 HYBRID Westphalia.

Can run on diesel or veggie oil. 1.9l 1996 Jetta engine. $12K. Serious enquiries only.

Nanaimo (250)591-3711.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1984 380 SE Mercedes, 126.

Daily driver, gold with sunroof.

Leather interior, no rust. $1800. obo. (250)595-7573.

“2004 RAV4 4WD”- $13,500 firm. 4 cyl, auto, silver, Michelins, 120,000 km,Victoria only vehicle.

Complete maintenance history. Lady-driven, no accidents, excellent condition, keyless entry. Model Recommended In Top 10 by Consumer Reports. (250)479-5545.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

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

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22’ 5TH wheel, $4,900. Or sell with 2006 Chevy Silverado total package (asking $14,900).

Incld’s Tonneau Lid. All excellent cond. Call (250)655-1147.

2005 TIFFIN Allegro bus 21,500 miles, 400 Cummins diesel, 6 speed Allison transmission, Freightliner Chassis, 3 slides, solar panels, star choice satellite, 7500 Onan generator, fully loaded, immaculate. $129,500. Small trades considered. Call 250656-5875 or 250-889-3042.

TRUCKS & VANS 1995 PLYMOUTH Voyager Van, 7 seater, 1 family owned, well maintained, woman driven, low mileage (164,000 KMS). Asking $2900. Call (250)477-4256.

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ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

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

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, home reno’s, garden clean-ups.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

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

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MUD on the RUN. Small drywall repairs, textures & renovations. Ross, (250)812-4879.

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250-361-6193 QUALITY Electric. New homes, renos. No job too sm. Seniors disc. #22779.

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

CARPET INSTALLATION

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm.

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

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

CLEANING SERVICES CLEAN ALL. Excellent cleaner. Honest & reliable. $20./hr.

(250)477-9818, (250)580-7504 GREAT RATES! Guar. cleaning since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. (250)385-5869 MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

PRIVATE HOUSEKEEPER. Has available openings. Exc ref’s. $25/hr. 778-433-4340.

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc.

250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

CONCRETE & PLACING ALL TYPES of Concrete & Carpentry work specializing in all types of retaining walls, large or small. IKON Construction since 1980. Call 250-4782898 or 250-880-0928.

RBC CONCRETE Finishing.

All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

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

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

LICENSED, BONDED & F.S.R. Electrician, 30 yrs. Exp. Residential, new construction & renos. Knob & tube removal.

Aluminum wiring upgraded and made safe. Lic.#3003.

(250)590-9653.

HANDYPERSONS (250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca

DPM SERVICES, lawn & garden, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

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GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning.

John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

GARDENING (250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard a mess? Fall pruning & clean-up. Blackberry & ivy rmvl, weed control. 24yrs exp.

AURICLE BSC. 250-882-3129 Fall clean up, Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.

$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.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

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

250-920-8463.

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FURNITURE REFINISHING

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071 SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers.

Call Fred, 250-888-5345.

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

Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.

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

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

ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr.

Work Guaranteed. Any size job.

(250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

250.388.3535

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

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Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774 SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount.

Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS GEOF’S RENO’S & Repairs.

Decks, stairs, railings, gates & small additions. 250-818-7977.

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

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

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.

PRESSURE WASHING

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior and student discount. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

MALTA MOVING. Residential & Commercial - BBB Member.

(250)388-0278.

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

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

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

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CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone.

Replace, Rebuild, Renew!

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Free Competitive Estimates.

(250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, Guards, windows, powerwashing, roof de-moss, repairs. Insured. Call (250)507-6543.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

NORM’S PAINTING- Reasonable, Reliable. References. 25 yrs exp. 250-478-0347.

Tree, Hedge & Shrub Pruning Lawn Care.

250-888-3224

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

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

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

Call 250-220-0734.

YARD ART

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.

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

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

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

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

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS DEMOSS Dr. $499 per/roof. 2 years warranty. We also install new roofs? Call 250-589-4998

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

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

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

TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.

Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

GLEAMING WINDOWS Gutters+De-moss. Free estimate.

18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.

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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Smartphone application developed to help locate lost children quickly Hero Network aims to mobilize more eyes on the street during crisis Charla Huber News staff

Pulling out of his Langford driveway, Patrick Novotny saw a frantic mother desperately searching for her toddler who had wandered away. In a few minutes, the youngster was found standing with another concerned adult who had found him.

The boy was in the opposite direction than the

mother was looking.

A few days before this incident, Novotny had been introduced to the Hero Network smartphone app while attending a birthday party.

In the case near Novotny’s house, the mother could have sent a message via Hero Network and anyone with the app in the area would be alerted and could help search for the boy.

Thomas Okuszko created

the Hero Network, an app designed to help parents find kids who wander away.

The app has been downloaded nearly 5,000 times since it launched July 26. If a child is missing, a parent can send out an alert notifying anyone on the Hero Network within a 10-kilometre radius.

To date, no alerts have been sent on the Hero Network. “Thank God,” said Sooke resident Okuszko.

Taxpayers hit twice for 911 service: CREST Cellphone levies cover real costs, Telus says Tim Collins

including the cost of training our own operators to handle 911 calls in areas where there are no public serTaxpayers in Greater Victoria are vice answering points.” being double billed for 911 emerHall characterizes CREST’s position gency phone service, says the pub- as “both sensational and wrong.” lic agency that oversees emergency Logan maintained that if the emercommunication in the region. gency call centres don’t get the benTelecommunications companies efit of the 911 levies collected for the are charging a levy for every 911 call use of wireless devices, the money made from a cellphone, but has to come from the genthat money isn’t being remiteral tax base. “Those taxted to support the public payers, and particularly 911 system, says Gordie the actual users of 911 – Logan, board chair of Capiwhich could be any one of tal Region Emergency Serus – end up paying twice.” vice Telecommunications Logan said that since (CREST). more than 70 per cent of CREST handles 911 calls phone services are now for all police, fire, ambuwireless, an estimated $2 “It’s just a million annually is collance and other emergency services. cash grab on lected from Capital Region Logan said that cellphone cellphone users and kept levy is charged by providers their part.” by cellphone companies (such as Telus, Bell, Rogers - Gordie Logan for services they don’t and others), but unlike lanprovide. dline calls, the telecommunications He said the situation could be companies are keeping the fee. resolved in one of two ways.

“They charge about $1.25 for The first would be for the teleevery 911 cellphone call, and I would phone companies to voluntarily pass say that their cost related to tak- along all or part of the 911 levies ing that call is a tiny fraction of that to municipal 911 call centres. Logan amount.” said CREST has had discussions Landline levies are passed along with the telephone companies in an by the telephone companies to 911 attempt to convince them to voluncall centres to offset the cost of pro- tarily change their practices. viding that emergency service. When “They’ve resisted,” Logan said. “It’s someone with a landline dials 911, the just a cash grab on their part.” phone company charges a 66-cent Hall disagrees. “We have real costs levy to the customer, Logan said. associated with the provision of 911 Phone companies turn over about services,” he said.

59 cents of that levy to CREST, which Hall added that the distribution of uses those funds to offset operating levy revenue gets tricky when concosts passed on to municipalities. sidering calls may come from wire“The benefit goes not to CREST, less devices some distance from the but to the municipalities, the RCMP, user’s area of residence.

B.C. Ambulance and others who “We wouldn’t be adverse to a levy have to pay for the 911 call centre,” being collected on behalf of a provinLogan said. cial system,” he said.

The arrangements and payments Justice Minister Shirley Bond of levies for landlines are approved said in an email that government is by the CRTC, but those arrangements reviewing models and experiences do not apply to wireless devices, said seen in other provinces, but has yet Shawn Hall, a Telus spokesperson. to find an effective way to change the “And there’s very good reasons for current model that would work for that situation. We have our back-end everyone involved. costs to cover for wireless services, reporter@vicnews.com News staff

Some parents may have concerns about the app in the hands of child predators.

Okuszko admits he cannot control who downloads the program, but expects there will be more good people looking for a lost child.

“There are more eyes in the sky,” he said.

For more information go to www.getheroapp.com. charla@goldstream newsgazette.com

Charla Huber/News staff

Parents Gillian and Patrick Novotny hope families sign up for the Hero Network app created by Thomas Okuszko (back).

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