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DARKNESS Oak Bay News reporter Tim Collins takes his disbelief for a test drive as he follows Paranormal Victoria Investigations and Research Society members into one of Greater Victoria’s most renowned haunted buildings at the Victoria Golf Club.

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ak Bay’s Victoria Golf Club wears its history in a mantle of weathered brick, leaded carriage lights and elegant woodwork. It’s quiet, dignified and quite exclusive. The club, after all, used the traditional blackball system to vet new members for more than 100 years and even today its 660 golfing members are a fairly elite group.

However, it’s not the living golfers that concern me tonight. I’ve come to determine if the club has some uninvited, less corporeal guests.

It all began as a bit of a lark, I was asked to set up a feature story wherein a famous haunting is checked out just before Halloween. Do the investigation and write up a fun feature for the holiday. But things took an unexpected turn as I did the background for the story. I talked to staff at the club and while some were dismissive, others grew very sombre, recounting their own strange experiences inside the building.

Then I talked to John Adams, Victoria’s resident expert on ghostly legends. “It’s very haunted there,” he warned me. “You may not believe … I didn't at first, but over the years … I don’t know. There’s something there.”

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On the hunt for things that go bump in the night Continued from Page A1

It’s dark and a misty rain hangs in the night air as I wait for Susanne Gilby and her crew to arrive at the elegant front entrance to the golf club. Gilby is the head of the Paranormal Victoria Investigations and Research Society (PARAVI) who have kindly agreed to conduct the ghost hunt – in fact they were thrilled with the opportunity.

When they roll up with suitcases of cameras, digital recorders and magnetic field meters, it’s apparent that they’re taking things very seriously. We enter the silent building and immediately I feel a chill. It’s probably the rain, I tell myself.

We’re in an old building, yet not as old as the club that was founded in 1893. The clubhouse was built in 1928 and promptly burned to the ground, only to be rebuilt on the same spot in the same year. An ominous beginning, it seems.

The building has hosted its share of luminaries: Rudyard Kipling, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, the Prince of Wales (later to be King Edward VIII), Ben Hogan and a host of others. They all played the course and relaxed in this very building. In the gloom, I can almost see their shadows moving through the front doors and into the darkened foyer.

Perhaps the best known guest of the club, however, was never famous in life. Doris Gravlin was 30 years old when she went for a walk on the course with her estranged husband Victor on the night of Sept. 22, 1936. Her beaten and strangled body was discovered on the ocean-side seventh fairway five days later. Four weeks later, Victor’s drowned corpse was found floating in an off-shore kelp bed.

The apparent murder-suicide might have been forgotten had Doris not reputedly returned to haunt the golf course in a series of well documented sightings that continue to this day.

A cynic by nature, I still feel an inexplicable sense of apprehension as the team sets up its equipment. They’re bright, enthusiastic and perfectly normal folks – well educated and not at all flighty. Still, they believe in the paranormal and claim to have had real experiences of spiritual contact. What if my cynicism is misplaced, I worry.

As the evening progresses into night, I follow behind the investigators as they slowly walk the halls. The lights have been extinguished and the stately clubhouse has taken on a decidedly eerie feel. The two-storey downstairs locker rooms turn out to be a warren of well appointed hallways and alcoves leading to even more cubbyholes and dead ends. One of the investigators, medium Karen Bellas-de Zwart, stops suddenly. “I don't like this room,” she whispers. “There’s a lot of sadness here. And I can feel movement.”

Several times team members stop at so-called psychic hot spots to invite contact from whatever entity might be lurking about. I actually find myself listening for responses, increasingly spooked by the experience I feel the hair at the back of my neck rise. I round a corner and come face-toface with a horrid visage that looks as shocked as I feel, my heart thumps as I realize it’s a floor to ceiling mirror.

Later, I clearly hear footsteps down the hall but discover that no one is there. I put it off to imagination, but it leaves me with chills.

In a most disturbing occurrence, I feel as though I walk through a spider’s web. Investigator Ed Sum sees me

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repeatedly running my hands over my head and asks if I have “that cobwebby feeling.”

I wonder how he knows. “People get that feeling when there’s paranormal energy in the room,” Sum says. “This place has a lot. Don’t worry, you get used to it.” I opt to leave the basement for a while, but the feeling persists for the rest of the night.

As dawn nears, the group wraps up and we make our way in the cold and moonless night across the wet grass to the seventh fairway in search of Doris’ disembodied spirit,

Haunted tales from the Victoria Golf Club Footfalls at night in an empty building? Objects moved in the dead of night? The foyer piano playing notes with no one around? Some of these stories have become a part of the folklore of the staff at the club. Here’s a few more.

Tim Collins/News staff

Above and inset: is it a ghostly apparition, or merely a reflection? (Below) Susanne Gilby and Yvonne Fried set up equipment in the Golf Club’s dining room. but she fails to appear. We say our goodbyes and I start the drive home only to find myself checking the rearview mirror to ensure that I’ve got no unwanted passengers in the back seat. I notice the feeling of cobwebs across my face is gone.

PARAVI’s report on the night lists a series of subjective occurrences. Jac Andre reports hearing a whispered voice and the discovery of an inexplicable sprinkling of ice on a downstairs carpet hours after the building had been closed and vacated. Bellas-de Zwort reports feeling something touch her hair and the clear presence of an entity with “much sadness.” All the investigator’s reports recount strange sounds and feelings but the final analysis of the film and sound recordings is still underway.

One strange anomaly has surfaced, though. A series of photos, all taken within seconds of each other, has one shot in which a bulletin board appears to have a framed picture mounted in its centre. The picture appears in only one of the series of photos. All the others show the same board empty of any postings. Strange, indeed.

Do I believe in ghosts? No … but then there was that cobwebby feeling, and the question of those photos. And where did that ice come from?

Then I remember what John Adams said about how “we don’t want to believe, but there’s something there.”

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Leaving the building one night, the mantle clock near the main entrance began to chime as the last two staff members left for the night. The chimes had never before functioned. Subsequent inspection by a clockmaker showed the sounding mechanism to be fused and incapable of chiming.

A food worker was last in the kitchen, cleaning after an event. The building was locked, suddenly a single cherry tomato rolled out of the darkness to stop at the man’s feet. The worker left the building and never returned.

The last staffer in the building went to the locker areas to ensure that all doors and windows were locked and the lights turned off. He returned upstairs, but a moment later heard a sound from the lower levels. Returning downstairs, he found that every light was back on and all windows and doors were open.

While scanning security tapes for the dining room in the hopes of identifying a dine and dash bar patron, staff were surprised to see a “person-like glow of light” appear on the tape. The apparition came through the bar and seemed to stop for a moment before sweeping from the camera frame and vanishing.

The adding machines on the top floor of the building has on several occasions run through the full roll of paper tape during the night. Machine malfunction? Perhaps. But the spooled out tape isn’t blank. It is filled with full lines of zeroes.

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Students set to scare hunger Kids trick or treating for local food banks Tim Collins News staff

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The assembly was intended to garner support for a program called We Scare Hunger in which young people go out on Halloween night, not to collect treats, but to gather non-perishable foodstuffs for local food banks. “Last year Blake collected a full shopping cart by himself,� said Tammy. “I can't even guess at how much food has and will be collected by all these great kids.� She urged people to be prepared with food bank donations on Halloween night.

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She said that the record of fundraising at the school includes a “gazillion� projects, most initiated by the kids themselves. “After the earthquake in Haiti they did the coins for compassion project and raised $6,250 in a very short time.

They’re part of the adopt-a-village and raised $3,500 to build a school and help with clean water and health care for a village in Ecuador.� The latter program was a part of a drive by Free the Children, an organization affiliated with Me to We.

Other projects at the school have raised money to battle cystic fibrosis, combat cancer and counter the effects of drought in Kenya that raised $1,200. And those projects just scratch the surface of the work that the students have done, said Grigor.

Emily Spargo, one of the student volunteers for the school’s Me to We group is a Grade 8 student who has been volunteering for two years. “I just love to help people and feel like I'm making a difference,� said Spargo. “Besides, it’s really fun.�

Blake Smith-Daniels, 12, is another of the school’s 24-member Me to We group.

He is also part of the band, Endurance, and hopes that his band can develop a record label that attracts other young musicians, who will in turn help raise money for charitable causes. “I want to be a musician, but I also want to make a difference,� he said.

Tammy Smith-Daniels, Blake’s mom, was at the assembly and beamed with pride at the work the students have done. “If you've never seen poverty, you can talk about it, but it’s really just talk.

You have to see it to really get it,â€? she said. The Smith-Daniels family has visited impoverished. nations and the experience changed them. “What impressed us all is that these incredibly poor people have pride in what they have. ‌ They have dignity

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OUR VIEW

Latest quake a wake-up call The 7.7-magnitude earthquake and resulting aftershocks, based below and around Haida Gwaii, left many residents of coastal B.C. wondering what would happen next.

While the end result saw little to no damage done, even in the areas most at risk for a tsunami, we hope the province learned some lessons from this latest close call.

One of the biggest was that people need to know where to turn for the best information in the event of a potential or real disaster. Twitter and Facebook – both prone to the spread of unsubstantiated rumours – may not be the best source for accurate details, especially early on in an emergency.

The province’s emergency information website, a logical place to turn for up-to-date information, besides local radio, appeared to be overwhelmed with the high volume of traffic.

That left residents of Tofino and other coastal communities on Vancouver Island, including those in Greater Victoria, worried about the potential risk and looking for instructions.

Justice Minister Shirley Bond defended the province’s response and said the southwest coast of Vancouver Island wasn’t under immediate threat from a tsunami.

Nonetheless, people were left wondering what they should do. Part of the problem stems from a lack of understanding around the terminology used. The meaning of such terms as warning, alert and advisory could be made more clear to the average person.

The City of Victoria issued a tsunami “advisory” late Saturday, asking people to avoid entering the ocean and move away from beaches or docks. By comparison, residents in Haida Gwaii and the North Coast were given tsunami “warnings” Sunday following aftershocks from the big quake.

When it comes to emergency information, confusion in the minds of the public leads to panic, which doesn’t help facilitate an orderly response.

We don’t need to get paranoid about the potential for disaster to strike. But this latest scenario offered yet another wake-up call to at least have a plan in place before it’s too late.

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

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

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

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Little new in B.C. Liberal renewal B.C. Liberal delegates gathered the taxes of private sector workers for their convention on the who in many cases have no pension weekend at the Chateau Whistler, plan at all. the same luxury hotel There was talk of where Gordon Campbell passing a law that all new fired up the troops in 2008. public sector hires be Back then the restricted to a “defined advertising slogan contribution” plan was “Keep BC Strong.” where the employee and Unveiled at Premier employer contribute Christy Clark’s pre-election equally and the pension pep rally: “Together. is based on what those Building BC.” contributions yield.

This slight change hints This would provoke at the big difference.

Tom Fletcher the mother of all Campbell led a frontconfrontations with B.C. Views running party to a third the B.C. Federation of straight majority, while Labour, but there was Clark is a struggling underdog no evidence yet that this is going pleading for unity to turn back an beyond the talking stage.

NDP tsunami.

The resolutions continued the Hence “Free Enterprise Friday,” theme of confronting the labour a discussion open to non-party movement, ritual combat that members. Clark began with an seems to be an inescapable part of upbeat speech urging party B.C. elections. members to “reach out our arms, Delegates passed two motions, open the tent and be as big as we one calling for public sector unions can possibly be.” to disclose what they spend on So did they? Dashing between salaries, political activities and three concurrent sessions, I missed lobbying, and another advocating a fair amount of it, but there were a ban on unions spending some provocative suggestions to compulsory dues on political appeal to those inclined to support campaigns. the resurgent B.C. Conservatives.

This is a pet project of Nechako An accountant spoke to a packed Lakes MLA John Rustad, whose room about the growing unfunded constituency sponsored both liability of public sector pensions, motions. Rustad presented a most of which are still of the private member’s bill last year to “defined benefit” variety. Based require detailed disclosure, but it on bond interest rates that have was left to die on the order paper. since sunk to all-time lows, these Like all the policy resolutions government-guaranteed pensions debated at the convention, these are now a free ride for those lucky ideas are not binding on the enough to have them, funded by government. Again, there is no

actual change on the horizon.

Delegates rejected another motion that would have made membership in the B.C. Teachers’ Federation optional. This would have been a declaration of war on B.C.’s most militant union, just as Clark and Education Minister Don McRae embark on a long-shot bid to end the decades of confrontation that have defined that relationship since teachers were relegated to the industrial union model of labour relations.

There was a brief debate on a motion to scrap the carbon tax, sponsored by northern members who see it as unfairly punitive on those who endure cold weather and long highway drives for themselves and the goods they need to have trucked in.

This was rejected too, after delegates were reminded that the tax now takes in more than $1 billion annually that is used to reduce business and personal income taxes. Scrapping it would amount to announcing acrossthe-board income tax hikes, contradicting 12 years of B.C. Liberal policy just before an election.

The good news for Clark is that the 2012 convention was a highenergy, well-attended event that contradicts the notion of a party in disarray.

The bad news is nothing has really changed.

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

‘The resolutions continued the theme of confronting the labour movement.’

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It’s time to polish our little gem A reader’s recent letter suggesting upgrades to the McNeill Bay seawall and walkway in Oak Bay point out local improvements that are long overdue.

Every time I walk through this part of Oak Bay, I am struck by the natural setting of the area and its inspiring view. Everyday I watch as strollers, joggers, cyclists, drivers and tour buses pass through this scenic section of our municipality, drawn to it for a glimpse of the sea.

Yet if they were to look

away from their ocean view, they must surely wonder why such an asset has been left neglected for so long. They would notice the industrial style metal railings are rusting, the all too narrow sidewalks are cracked and crumbling, weeds are left to grow out of gaps in the aging concrete.

In fairness, the municipality works hard at pruning the green areas around McNeill Bay and the repaving of this section of Beach Drive has made it immensely drivable.

So why is it that there is such a lack of imagination in how Oak Bay council has approached the rest of the amenities found in this part of town?

I suggest the ideas put forward by Jacques Sirois in his recent letter deserve careful consideration in any new Oak Bay Official Community Plan. Residents and visitors alike should be encouraged by design features of areas like McNeill Bay to get out of their cars and walk about to enjoy our

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I regret that I was not able to be in Victoria on Wednesday to speak with protestors; however, I had previously-scheduled meeting with First Nations representatives in Vancouver.

Mr. Collins was informed by constituency office staff that access to the building was restricted by building management on the advice of the Saanich police and fire departments. My staff only permitted access to my constituency office to those with scheduled appointments.

This decision was based on a previous Dogwood Initiative-organized protest at which protesters forced their way into the office and threw live chickens at staff.

In addition, my staff advised Mr. Collins they would consider meeting with protesters to listen to their concerns if so requested. No such request was made.

My duties as minister require that I cannot always be in my constituency office, but I do my best to be available to all constituents who want to meet with me, and that I or my staff respond to all constituent correspondence I receive. I do regularly receive emails, letters, and have face-to-face meetings in my constituency office to discuss concerns about provincial issues with constituents.

Regrettably, Mr. Zimmerman declined an offer by staff to write or email me further or to meet with me.

Premier Christy Clark has outlined five conditions that the proposed pipeline must meet in order for our government to consider supporting the project.

These include legal requirements regarding aboriginal and treaty rights, benefits versus risk, and addressing environmental concerns. If any of these conditions are not met, our government will not support the pipeline.

Ida Chong, MLA Oak Bay-Gordon Head

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There is a plan to build an oil pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the coast of British Columbia. It will bring oil to the coast so it can be sold to Asia. This is a problem because there could be an oil spill.

I think that the pipeline is a bad idea because in case of a spill it would take 20 years for nature to recover and a lot of animals and plants would die. The oil could light on fire and it could destroy a lot. It worries me with more tankers close to our coast, one could hit a rock and the oil would run into the ocean. Then the oil would kill all the whales and salmon and other species. Another problem is the higher amount of carbon dioxide that goes into the atmosphere and causes climate change.

The solution is to try to use less oil. For example: electrical cars, bikes, build more trains, take the bus or walk. Maybe Asia could make their own oil. Then the oil wouldn’t have to be shipped all the way around the world. We should only dig for oil for Canada. We should try and find other energy sources like water or solar.

Look, we don’t need so much oil. The government of Canada just wants to build the pipeline to sell the oil to Asia.

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20/20 describes normal visual clarity or sharpness measured at a distance of 20 feet from an object. If you have 20/20 vision, you can see clearly at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. If you have 20/100 vision, it means that you must be as close as 20 feet to see what a person with normal vision can see at 100 feet. In the metric system, 6/6 is the equivalent of 20/20.

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Three separate collisions arising from left turns at the same intersection led to injuries in the past week.

In the first case, on Oct. 22, a male cyclist was travelling south on Foul Bay Road when a vehicle driven by a 70-year-old woman made a left turn in front of him at Landsdowne Road. The cyclist went over the hood and landed on the pavement. He was taken to hospital and later released.

Oct. 23 saw another accident at the same location at about 8 p.m. when a 28-year-old woman was struck by a transit bus making a left turn as she walked across the crosswalk on the north side of

that intersection.

She was taken to hospital with a broken arm. Although the bus driver will be charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian, police note that the woman was wearing dark clothing and was distracted with her iPod at the time of the accident.

A final crash at the same intersection occurred Oct. 26 when a 17-year-old man turned his Pontiac Sunfire left on an amber light.

An oncoming westbound Toyota, driven by a 71-year-old man, failed to stop and the collision resulted.

There were no injuries, but both vehicles were badly damaged.

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A resident of Cardiff Place called police at 3 a.m. when he observed a man trying the door handles of several parked cars, tripping the alarm on one. The 5-foot 7-inch man ran off and a subsequent search by both Oak Bay and Saanich police failed to locate the suspect.

Police note that two unrelated thefts from unlocked cars were reported during the week and again remind motorists to remove valuables from cars and ensure that vehicles are locked.

Scam artist fails to get cash At 7:45 p.m. on Oct. 23, a resident of Beach Drive found a woman tapping on his ground floor apartment window. She told him that she had been assaulted and robbed and asked for cab fare home.

The resident said he would call police, whereupon the woman immediately left. This confidence trick is one variation on the “cry for help” theme, tricks that include asking for money for tow trucks or gas, or claims that the con artist is a long lost relative, down on their luck, police say. Police stress they should be contacted in cases of this kind so they can help to verify the legitimacy of the requests for help.

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Reflective tape, bright costumes, and makeup instead of masks that can obscure vision are all great ideas. When crossing streets, use crosswalks and intersections instead of crossing roads in mid-block.

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Kevin O’Leary of Dragon’s Den fame is actually quite nice, according to Blake Smith-Daniels.

It would be fair to wonder how the 12-year-old from Oak Bay comes by that information and the answer is simple, Blake, along with the rest of the band, Endurance, were part of a recent pitch to CBC’s Dragon’s Den – an Photo courtesy Brenda Kidd episode that will air tonight (Oct. Teen band Endurance rocks out with Dragon’s Den star Kevin 31) at 8 p.m.

Blake is the youngest member O’Leary during a taping of the show. of the rock and roll/blues band, but it’s not as though the other members of the band, Blake’s brother Brett, 17, side the band. Blake is a member of Monterey Michael Tessier, 16, and Trevor Kidd, 17, are old- school's We to Me group and Brett has been timers. All of them are still in school and live in actively involved in fund raising for Cops for Canthe Greater Victoria area. All but Trevor attend cer and Free the Children. either Oak Bay High or Monterey Middle school in Entering the Dragon’s Den was a far more frightOak Bay. Trevor, a proud Saanich resident attends ening experience than any they’d ever endured, Mount Doug. and they weren’t sure that their good intentions The group is well-known in the Victoria area and would carry the day. are regulars at venues like the Fernwood Inn and “He was not at all what I expected,” said Blake Lucky Bar – in 2012 they won the CRD’s Battle of of their encounter with O’Leary. “He’s actually sort the Bands. of a tame dragon. At the end of taping he came out Beyond its youthful success, Endurance has and jammed with us. He’s a pretty decent musialways been a band with a difference. The teens cian.” believe that their talent should be used to help Although the band is contractually restricted others. That commitment to helping others also from releasing any information about the outcome led them to audition to appear on Dragon’s Den. of their proposal to the dragons, the experience “We were terrified,” said Kidd. “We got up at 5 has both energized the group and reinforced their a.m. and were literally shaking as we got ready commitment to use their talent for something to perform for the Dragons. We were confident other than making money. about the music, but the business pitch was a lot “I want to be a musician,” said Blake. “But I also tougher.” want to make a difference.”

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Auction to help save Canada’s oldest synagogue Items from celebrities such as Leonard Cohen, Margaret Atwood up for bid Kyle Wells News staff

Works by famous local and nationally renowned artists will be on the auction block, along with many other items, as Canada’s oldest synagogue raises money for much-needed repairs.

Congregation Emanu-El, 1461 Blanshard St., is a designated National Heritage Site and, as it approaches 150 years old, is the oldest synagogue in Canada in continuous use.

There is a history of community involvement with the synagogue that stretches back to its beginnings. When it was built in 1863, people came together from throughout Victoria to help raise funds for the small community of Jewish residents who were committed to establishing

the synagogue.

“There were more than 200 people who made contributions towards the synagogue,” board vice president Jean Dragufhan said. “That’s quite impressive given that there were only about 35 members of the synagogue at that time. So it just shows you the level of community support.”

The congregation hopes to once again rally support from the wider community for its Nov. 22 auction to raise money to go towards repairs, namely for the roof. The building is showing its age and a large crack has formed in the centre of an arch toward the back of the synagogue.

The roof, which is the original, is shifting and the whole structure needs to be stabilized “If we can’t do that, the building itself is in great danger,” Dragufhan said. “It’s alarming if you look inside because the crack is getting so large, chunks of plaster are now falling off. We’re still OK, but I don’t know for how long.”

The synagogue reached out to celebrities both local and from afar, along with local businesses, for items to auction. They answered generously and

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Rabbi Harry Brechner and Jean Dragufhan, synagogue vice president, show off a print by Leonard Cohen that will be auctioned off at the Congregation Emanu-El Benefit Auction Nov. 22. The proceeds will go towards rebuilding the synagogue’s roof. the synagogue now has more than 100 items for its auction.

Among them are a number of works of art from some big names in the art world. One is a signed print donated by Leonard Cohen, which comes with a certificate of authenticity. The work is the first in a series of 50 prints by the legendary JewishCanadian songwriter, poet and artist.

“We wrote him and asked him and he responded,” Dragufhan said.

Prints were also donated by local artists Robert Bateman and Phyllis Serota. Other celebrities who contributed items are Margaret Atwood, Marc Garneau and Morley Safer.

Also available are holiday packages to the Wickaninnish Inn and Pacific Sands Beach Resort in Tofino, tickets to events in Victoria, gift certificates for dinners in various restaurants, spa days, cooking classes and items from a variety of business.

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responses,” Dragufhan said. “There’s a whole range of items that will be up for auction so people can have something small, they can bid on something large.”

The goal is to raise $25,000 through the evening. In total the synagogue is trying to raise $900,000 to complete all needed repairs, including restoring stained glass windows, replacing the front porch and improving the seismic stability of the building.

Synagogue organizers are also planning events for 2013 to celebrate the 150th anniversary.

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Pie Jesu from the Requiem will be sung by young Victoria soprano Gwendolyn Jamieson, who has sung for five years with Viva Youth Choir and recently was invited to join the adult women’s choir Ensemble Laude, one of the youngest members of that choir. She has performed as a soloist with the early music ensemble, A Great Noyse, on several occasions, and recently attended as the youngest participant at the Historically Informed Summer School in York, England.

Accompanist Braden Young studied piano performance focusing on collaborative piano at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and the University of British Columbia. He has also pursued studies in voice and in composition, and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards for academic excellence as well as performance.

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Dawson’s recent solo album Nightshade expands on the language of his guitar work and offers more complex songs than ever before.

When questioned about the lyrical content, Dawson said, “I read dark stuff, watch dark movies and am drawn to that kind of subject matter.

As far as musical influences, I count Joe Henry and Elliot Smith as a direct influence on my writing. Their music is dark, but for myself, I don’t feel that dark as a person. Maybe writing music like this is a way to get it out of my system.”

Whatever therapeutic function creating the songs on Nightshade may have had for Dawson, it’s his audience that benefits, and local audiences will have the chance to hear for them-

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Ragtag Reynolds win boys XC title GNS Ben Weir sets course record at cross country Islands Travis Paterson News staff

Every few years a surprise team shows up as a major contender in the Island high school cross country series.

This year it was the Reynolds secondary boys team, taking the Island Cross Country Championship team title at Beaver Lake on Oct. 24.

Reynolds beat out perennial powerhouses Oak Bay High, which came second, and Nanaimo’s Dover Bay secondary, in third.

Oak Bay won the girls team title.

“The (Reynolds) boys lost their minds a bit just because it was so unexpected,” said Reynolds coach Brad Cunningham. “We knew we had a deep team, but Oak Bay and Dover Bay are so strong, and (fourth-place) Mount Douglas too.”

Ben Weir of Glenlyon Norfolk School set a course record as the top male, completing the 6.7-kilometre course in 20 minutes, 42 seconds, just three seconds ahead of Liam Kennel of Oak Bay High.

Thomas Getty of Mount Doug took third, 30 seconds later, a sweep by the trio of teammates who train together at the city’s elite high school track and field program.

Pacing the lead group of male runners at Beaver Lake was Reynolds’ Seamus Maguire, as usual. Maguire is the reigning B.C. high school 800-

metre champion and a “frontrunner” who likes to lead out.

Close behind Maguire was Erik Evans, among the pack of Weir, Kennel and Getty. Evans overtook Maguire as they finished fourth and sixth, respectively.

Key to the Reynolds’ win was getting five runners in the top 25, a feat that will prove challenging against the rest of the province this weekend. Taylor Lyman, a Grade 9 student, finished an impressive race at 16th overall, with teammates Thomas Thierbach in 19th and Jon McKay in 23rd.

“We’ve been fifth the last few years so it’s great we finally get to go to provincials,” Cunningham said.

The top four teams qualfiy for provincials in Prince George on Saturday (Nov. 3). Reynolds will be sending the maximum seven runners, same as with Oak Bay, Dover Bay and Mount Doug. Reynolds’ only cross country girl, Grade 11 Klara Hlavon, will also make the trip. She finished 21st overall.

“We’re not a traditional cross country school, so this is a special year and it’s one that’s been four years in the making,” said Cunningham, a former competitive triathlete.

“When Maguire and Evans came together four years ago I thought, ‘huh, we have something here.’”

Reynolds is a “ragtag group” of exceptional athletes, Cunningham explained, as most of them have another sport that is their main focus.

Evans is a triathlete who trains under local youth coach Kelly Guest. Maguire is a Saanich junior Braves hockey player hoping to crack the B.C. Hockey League.

Locals gunning for top spots at provincials Travis Paterson News staff

Photo by Rob Wille

Caleigh Bachop of Mount Doug, No. 461, and Madelyn Brunt, No. 664, are part of the lead pack of runners at the high school cross country championships at Beaver Lake on Oct. 24.

Thierbach is a competitive curler and McKay spends most of his time in the pool as an aspiring swimmer.

“In a way, they are good runners and had the races of their lives. They committed to this team even though they’re specialized in other disciplines.”

Middle school student Desirae Ridenour of Cowichan Valley won the girls race with Caleigh Bachop of Mount Doug in second, Miryam Basset of Nanaimo secondary in third and Madelyn Brunt of Oak Bay High in fourth. sports@vicnews.com

Vikes at nationals

UVic Vike Carly Krestanovich carries the ball against the UBC Thunderbirds at UVic earlier this season.

The Vikes and T-Birds travel to Toronto for the CIS nationals this week.

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The UVic Vikes women’s field hockey team is in Toronto for the CIS women’s field hockey championship, Nov. 1 to 4.

A 12th championship banner isn’t out of the question for the Vikes, but with 12 first and second year players on the squad, this year is more about experience and the long term plan.

Last week three Vikes were named Canada West All-Stars, local products Kyla Kirby and Annie Walters-Shumka, and Surrey’s Carly Krestanovich.

The national championship begin with roundrobin play from Thursday to Saturday. The top two teams following pool play will advance to gold-medal final on Nov. 4. All 12 matches will be streamed on CIS-SIC.tv.

The Vikes (3-4-1) qualified for nationals by finishing second in the three-team conference ahead of Calgary, and behind UBC (8-0). sports@vicnews.com

Even before the race started, running partners Caleigh Bachop, Madelyn Brunt, Brittany King and Megan Kinghorn found each other. With Miryam Bassett of Nanaimo, the crew formed a lead pack, as they usually do, and jumped out ahead of the 4.5-kilometre high school cross country championships course at Beaver Lake.

No one noticed Desirae Ridenour, a Grade 9 student from Mill Bay’s George Bonner Middle School.

“We took our group out pretty hard, we didn’t see (Ridenour) at the beginning of the race,” said Bachop, a Grade 12 student from Mount Douglas secondary.

“We were running our usual race, but on the second hill (Ridenour) took off. We all thought ‘who is that?’ but I wasn’t feeling it for a push. We didn’t say anything, we just let her go.”

Ridenour went on to win the race, 16 seconds ahead of Bachop (second) and 19 seconds ahead of Bassett (third), who is last year’s champion.

Brunt, of the Oak Bay High champion girls team, finished fourth, while King and Kinghorn, of Spectrum Community school, slipped to seventh and eighth.

Word on the street is that Ridenour is the “We didn’t say younger sister of Chrisanything, we just tine Ridenour, a former Canada Summer Games let her go.” triathlon champion and – Caleigh Bachop national team member who transfered from UVic to the University of Guelph this fall.

“I had never seen (Ridenour) before, she ripped it up out there,” Bachop said.

The Mount Doug girls team finished fifth and missed the cut for provincials, just a few points behind Campbell River high.

Bachop will attend as the only girl from Mount Doug, a contender for top spot.

“It’s too bad we can’t go to Prince George as a team, we were so close,” Bachop said.

The middle distance specialist will return as a go-to member of Mount Doug’s track and field team this spring. She won the provincial 800-metre club championship in the summer and is weighing her post secondary options for 2013. That includes the possibility of joining the Vikes, which would follow in her dad Steve’s footsteps.

Steve competed for Esquimalt High before setting the Vikes’ indoor 800m record, which he holds to this day.

Bachop isn’t going it alone in Prince George. She joins the Mount Doug boys team, which finished fourth, and her elite high school track and field teammates.

“Brunt, King and Kinghorn and I all go back and forth every race and they are highly fit right now,” Bachop said. “It will be a tough race.”

Now that they know about Ridenour, the crew can keep an eye on her just as they’ll be hoping to keep Kayla Stone of Vancouver and Regan Yee of Hazelton (north of Smithers) within reach. sports@vicnews.com

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Friday is the annual pink in the rink game for the Saanich Braves, and it’s a night the Island’s second place junior B team does not take lightly.

The Braves (12-3) host the Westshore Wolves (10-7) at Pearkes arena. There’ll be no problem finding motivation for the Braves. Not only is it breast cancer fundraiser night, it’s the first rematch since the Wolves shutout Braves 3-0 at Pearkes on Oct. 12.

“Goalie Alec Dhillon stood on his head that night and changed the momentum of the game,” said Braves coach Brad Cook.

“We started doing things out of character, which can happen on nights like that.”

The Braves bounced back from that game, which was only their second loss of the season, with a win. The Braves lost their next game to the Victoria Cougars, but have since won three straight, two against the Kerry Park Islanders and one against the Peninsula Panthers.

And now the Braves hope to make it four in a row with the expansion Wolves visiting.

“It comes down to playing a more structured game and limiting the Wolves’ chances. It could very likely be a goaltending duel,” Cook said.

Likely starting for the Braves is Tanner McGaw, who has 10 wins in 12 games. McGaw, a former Victoria Grizzlies tender, owns the league’s best save percentage of .928, and has the second best goals against average of 2.21 per game.

Defensively the Braves are still in a fix. Forward Andrew White has done an admirable job since moving to into the defensive core against the Oceanside Generals on Oct. 13. Cook said White will stay on the blue line until injured D-men Liam Sproule and Garrett Kemmler are healthy.

“Not having Sproule and Kemmler is a big blow to this club. We’ve used seven different affiliate players already and it’s still October.”

No surprise to anyone is the play of captain Ty Jones, last year’s MVP. Jones centres the top line with returnee Shawn McBride on his left and Josh Gray on his right.

Gray is new to the Braves this season, a displaced Kootenay junior B player who finished last year with the Texas Brahmas in the junior B Western States Hockey League. The 20-year-old scored

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Saanich Braves forward Josh Gray carries the puck against the Kerry Park Islanders in VIJHL action, Friday (Oct. 26) at Pearkes Arena. The Braves won 3-1. seven goals and 10 assists in 14 games with the Brahmas, and has 15 goals in 15 games this year.

“He’s blessed with a rocket of a shot and he’s a big strong kid who can destroy people out there,” Cook said.

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Cougars buck up The Nanaimo Buccaneers visit the Archie Browning Sports Centre for the first time ever tomorrow (Nov. 1).

It’s the first of three games in three nights for Victoria Cougars, which visit the Panthers and Islanders on Friday and Saturday.

Puck drop for the Cougars and Buccaneers is 7 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

Vikes into soccer playoffs The UVic Vikes men’s and women’s soccer teams are heading to the Canada West playoffs.

The men bettered the Mount Royal Cougars 3-0 in the rain-soaked conditions of Centennial Stadium on Friday.

The Vikes fell 2-0 to the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday, but are in the playoffs regardless.

They’ll attend the Canada West Final Six in Edmonton this weekend, Nov. 3 and 4.

The Vikes women’s team, which is hosting the CIS nationals later in November, is on pace to win its way in.

Janelle Smith, Jana Yates and Emma Greig each scored once in the Vikes 3-0 win over the Fraser Valley Cascades at Centennial on Saturday. The Vikes women advance to the Canada West Final Four at Trinity Western University in Langley, Nov. 3 and 4. sports@vicnews.com

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PETS PET CARE SERVICES IN TOWN cat sitter, my home.

250-588-6718.

BUFFET/ HUTCH, solid wood 18�Dx50�Wx79�H, red/brown tone, $265. Mikasa bone china ‘Minuet’ large serving dishes $10.ea. Melba Rose bone china gravy dish, 6 desert bowls w/plates $20. (250)380-8733.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

5 SPIDER plants in pots, $1.50/ea. 250-652-4199.

6-DRAWER DRESSER, solid wood, extremely clean, $35.

(250)380-9596.

FREE. 27� TV, good working order. Call 250-595-5734.

LADY’S PANT Coat, 50% wool, exc. quality. Red, black trim, sz 12. $35. 250-383-5390 LARGE DOG house, comes apart, excellent condition, $35 obo. Call 250-595-5734.

MIRROR, 28�x42�, $10. 2004 Heater (Kersone), $80. K-nex game, $9. 778-265-1615.

QUEEN BED Frame & slats, solid pine, nice design, needs a little TLC. $55. James Bay 250-380-8733 TFAL DEEP-FRYER, $20 works great. Call (250)6566413.

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

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

FIREWOOD Seasoned Douglas ďŹ r, $200/cord + delivery.

Free delivery in Sooke.

Call Mike at 778-679-7687, 250472-1766.

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse.

Perfect for recreational property or full time living.

Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 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.

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

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.

HOMES WANTED

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

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RENTALS

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO Gorge Apartments 215 Gorge Road East Victoria

$500 Move In Incentive Bachelor from $700/mo.

1 bdrm. from $790/mo.

2 bdrm. from $995/mo. • Indoor swimming pool (Redwood Park only) • Surface & carport parking • Upgraded balconies • Spectacular views • Storage lockers • Situated in Park Setting • 2 km from downtown • Crime Free MultI-Housing Program

Kamel Point Village Apartments 70 Dallas Road, Victoria

$500 Move In Incentive 2 bdrm. from $1,200/mo.

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, ďŹ rewood. $700-$1200 inclusive.

Monthly/Weekly.

Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria.

Must have references. Call 250-478-9231.

CENTRAL SAANICH: 2 bdrm apt. Util’s incld’d. N/S. Avail.

Nov. 1st. Call (250)477-2561.

THETIS LAKE ESTATES large 1 bdrm or can be 2 bdrm suite, all utils + cable/high speed internet, laundry, garbage, private parking, close to all amenities, quiet rural setting. Refs, small pet ok. $1050./$1250. 250-220-4718, 250-507-1440.

BRENTWOODBACHELOR Lrg furn’d, grd level. Priv entrance, parking, close to bus.

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

FLORENCE LAKE, 2 yr old 1 bdrm ground level suite, large mudroom, F/S, W/D, & micro.

2 private entrances w/ sunroom & patio on 1 acre prop.

Utils incl. N/S, small pet ok, $950. Nov. 1. 250-391-1967.

UPTOWN UPDATED 1-bdrm.

820 sq.ft, 3 storage rms, patio, yard, prkng, own entr., NS/NP. $860. incl. (250)361-3508.

3501 Savannah Avenue, Saanich

$250 Move In Incentive 1 bdrm. from $840/mo.

2 bdrm. from $1,014/mo. • Lush foliage & groomed landscaping • Well-maintained building •Amenities nearby • Wheel-chair accessible • Covered, indoor and outdoor parking • Laundry room • Balconies • Lockers • Elevator • Small ďŹ tness room

TOWNHOUSES

CASH PAID FOR ALL VEHICLES in 250-885-1427 Call us ďŹ rst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles.

Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!

TOWNHOUSE FOR Rent, Sooke Beautiful New Townhouse for rent in Sooke. 3 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, 6 appliances. Garage & Driveway. 10 min walk to town core, on bus route. Private, cozy backyard.

Small pets considered. $1350/mth, incl. garbage. Ph. 250-642-4952 or 250-8800110.

Email: bulldog77@shaw.ca or visit www.drayeheights.com for photos.

TRANSPORTATION

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CARS

SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1600 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.

1977 CADILAC Eldorado, beige metallic. Cruise control, automatic. Very good cond., only 80,000 km. $2000. obo.

Please call (250)477-7076.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

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AUTO FINANCING

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

858-5865

SIDNEY CONDO, James White Blvd. 3 bdrms or 2-bdrm + den. 1200 sq.ft, N/S, N/P, 55+. $1400/mo (250)652-3606

SPORTS & IMPORTS 1981 MERCEDES 300SD Turbo Diesel for sale. 281,000 KMS, (Champagne colour) in fair condition, asking $3000.

Maintenance log available.

Call 250-885-9010.

COTTAGES Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557 OAK BAY: Bright 2 bdrm suite duplex w/ garden. h/w oors, D/W, W/D. Close to all amens.

Avail immed. NS/NP. $1350.

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DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood oors, acreage, skylights $895/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

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APARTMENTS FURNISHED SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295.

Short/long term. 250-656-8080

HOMES FOR RENT SIDNEY: 1 lvl house 2br, dr, den. 1/2 blk to beach, NS/NP $1700 + util. (250)655-1304.

SMALL ADS GET BIG RESULTS! Call 250.388.3535

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SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES “2004 RAV4 4WDâ€?- $13,500 ďŹ rm. 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.

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TILLICUM TOP r 2 BD 1 BA 55+ bldg incl. storage, in-suite or same r lndry. $950. 250858-2383. U pay hydro avail. now

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RENTALS

Fair Oaks Apartments

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Gorge Towers Apartments

• Wheel-chair accessible • Outdoor, indoor and covered parking available • Lockers • Elevators • Laundry room • Balconies • Bicycle storage • Crime Free Multi-Housing Program

MODULAR HOMES and park model homes factory direct wholesale. New single wides $37,209 doubles $73,486 Special winter discounts! Call The Home Boys 877-976-3737 or www.hbmodular.ca

AUTO FINANCING

LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a quiet, 2 bdrm townhouse, W/D hookup, inside/outside storage, backyard. $876/mo.

Share purchase $2500. Gross income $42,000 +. Applications available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

1 bdrm. from $870/mo.

2 bdrm. from $1,140/mo.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

HOMES FOR RENT SOUTH OAK BAY furn’d character home, walk to golf club & beach, Jan 12 - Mar 16, all inclusive rent for 9 week period. $3500. Discounted in lieu of cat care. Call (250)598-4734. williamrobertson@shaw.ca

UVIC/CAMOSUN area, 2 bdrm, priv ent, N/P, N/S, $900.

Avail immed. (250)477-6652.

$500 Move In Incentive

LOTS

TRANSPORTATION

• Water front low-rise • Outdoor parking available • Balconies • Bike storage • In suite storage • Dishwasher in some suites • Laundry room

200 Gorge Road West, Victoria

4 RS3 SERVICED LOTS, in Langford, starting at $179,000 Great Happy Valley Location, at, ready for building. All services to lot lines. Excellent location, end of wooded lane.

Email or call 250-661-2837 or 250-857-2481 for more info. mtd@shaw.ca

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ELECTRICAL

GARDENING

HAULING AND SALVAGE

HAULING AND SALVAGE

INSULATION

PLASTERING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

F.S.R. ELECTRICIAN. 20 yrs+ exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Seniors Disc. Lic.#3003 (250)590-9653

PRO IRISH Gardeners; pruning, clean-ups, landscaping, lawn care, weekly gardening.

Free est. Call (250)514-5942.

#1 JUNK Removal & Hauling.

Small Renos. Free estimates.

Cheapest in town. Same day emergency removal. Call 250818-4335.

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

MALTA BLOWN Insulation.

Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PRESSURE WASHING

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

Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee�.

Free Competitive Estimates.

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

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

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

TAX 250-477-4601

CARPENTRY COMPLETE HOME Renos.

Carpentry, Drywall, Painting.

Licenced insured. Call Darren 250-217-8131.

CARPET INSTALLATION

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

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

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

Work Guaranteed. Any size job.

(250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t ďŹ t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

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

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

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

FENCING

CLEANING SERVICES

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

2 EXP’D reliable, thorough house cleaners. Excellent refs.

250-514-5105, 250-595-8760.

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

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

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

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

Call 250-361-6164.

.... THE GARDENING GAL ....

Quality Affordable Gardening.

Renovations Maintenance & Cleanups.... 250.217.7708.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

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

250-920-8463.

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

Tree, Hedge & Shrub Pruning Lawn Care.

250-888-3224

DO YOU ENJOY OUTDOOR VIEWS ALL YEAR ROUND? SUNROOM & SKYLIGHT REPAIR SPECIALISTS Custom Railings & Shower Enclosures Beat the Rain!

ALLIED GLASS 250-388-5108

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-889-5794.

DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Cleaning at Fair Prices!

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

Master gardeners.

John or Louise (250)891-8677.

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

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

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

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

CONTRACTORS

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

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

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

ELECTRICAL

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

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

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

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

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

SENIOR HANDYMAN. Household repairs. Will assist do-it-yourselfers.

Call Fred, 250-888-5345.

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

FALL CLEAN ups, complete maintenance. Residential and commercial. 250-474-4373.

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

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

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

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

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

Call 250-220-0734.

YARD ART

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

References available.

250-475-1462.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

HANDYPERSONS

GEOF’S RENO’S & Repairs.

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

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

PLUMBING

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

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

250-686-6046

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. WINDOW & Gutter Cleaning, minor repairs. Comm/Res. Insured, free est. (250)881-3684

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

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Give them control.

GIVE THEM A PAPER ROUTE! A paper route is about so much more than money.

These days kids want and need so many things. With a paper route they not only earn the money to buy those things, they also gain a new respect for themselves. They discover a new sense of conďŹ dence, power and control by having their very own job, making their own money and paying for their own games, phones and time with friends.

All it takes is an hour or so after school Wednesday and Friday.

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Photos by Gunnar Freyr Steinsson To book events call 250-381-3484 or e-mail adminassist@vicnews.com

■ Women in Business Gala ■ Tuesday, Oct. 23 ■ Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour

Black Press Women in Business gala Women representing businesses from across the Capital Region came together Tuesday for the fall 2012 Black Press Women in Business gala at the Victoria Mariott Inner Harbour Hotel.

A day for celebrating the successes of women throughout Greater Victoria, Black Press also took the opportunity to present its 2012 Women in Business Awards.

Shawna Walker, from the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, received the Woman Business Owner of the Year Award, sponsored by the Women’s Enterprise Centre. Mandy Farmer, CEO of Accent Inns, received the Above and Beyond Award, sponsored

by Staples Advantage. Stephanie Papik, owner of Fairfield’s Knotty By Nature fibre arts store was presented with the Ecoentrepreneur Award, sponsored by LalliCare Clinic, and Johanne Paquette, owner of Speakwell speakers bureau, received the Rising Star Award, sponsored by Nando’s Flamegrilled Chicken.

Hosted by Penny Sakamoto, Black Press Group Publisher for Greater Victoria, with emcee Meribeth Burton, long-time Victoria journalist and now corporate spokesperson for BC Transit, the event also welcomed keynote speaker Alison Ross, the owner of Kilshaw’s Auctions who is lighting up the national stage as a “pawnmaster” on History Television’s hit, Pawnathon Canada.

Other guests included the Victoria Foundation, presenting its Vital Signs community report on the Capital Region, Mayfair Mall fashion stylist Bonnie Pollard, showcasing the season’s must-have looks, and personal care experts from the Aveda Institute with the latest makeup trends.

In addition to the Awards sponsors, Black Press gratefully acknowledges the support of Canadian Western Bank, Island Savings, Salt Spring Coffee and Home Outfitters for helping make the event a terrific success.

Watch your local community newspapers for details about the next Women in Business event coming this spring.

Alison Ross, TV host and owner of Kilshaw’s Auctions, with Black Press Group Publisher, Penny Sakamoto.

Kate Coles, Brooklyn Greig, Shawna Walker (Business Owner of the Year), Kevin Walker and Beverly Booth.

Johanne Paquette, of Speakwell, accepts the Rising Star award from Ian Reinders and Arun Dodd, of Nando’s Flame Grilled Chicken.

Lindsay Wilson from the Westshore Chamber of Commerce, Dale Collins of Prosperity Planning and Patricia Wade of Patricia Wade Design.

Saira Waters of Dollar Divas and Alex Yates of Vision 2000 Travel Group.

Bonnie Pollard of Mayfair Shopping Centre introduces the latest fashion trends.

The Women’s Enterprise Centre’s Dawn McCooey with Christine Scott of Black Press.

Cindy Cairns of Murphy Wallbeds, and Karen Broughton of Five Star Cleaning

Alexandra Bristow gives Sandy Armitage a makeover.

Alison MacDougall, Roxana Da Costa and Anuschka Steigermann, of the Aveda Institue.

Mandy Farmer was named Above and Beyond business winner. Accepting on her behalf, at left, is Karen England with sponsor Shelley Rogers of Staples Advantage.

Eco-Entrepreneur award winner Stephanie Papik, of Knotty by Nature accepts the award from sponsor Melissa McLean, of LalliCare Clinic.

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Prices effective at all British Columbia Safeway stores Friday, November 2, 2012 only. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available at all stores. All items while stocks last. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Advertised prices do not include GST. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Canada Safeway Limited. Extreme Specials are prices that are so low they are limited to a one time purchase to Safeway Club Card Members within a household. Each household can purchase the limited items one time during the effective dates. A household is defined by all Safeway Club Cards that are linked by the same address and phone number. Each household can purchase the EXTREME SPECIALS during the specified advertisement dates. For purchases over the household limits, regular pricing applies to overlimit purchases. On BUY ONE GET ONE FREE items, both items must be purchased. Lowest priced item is then free. Online and in-store prices, discounts, and offers may differ.

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Assorted varieties.

12 Inch. 500 to 690 g.

$

Green Seedless Grapes

1 AY

Product of U.S.A. No. 1 Grade. 3 lb Clamshell.

HOUSEHOLD LIMIT TWO.

From the Meat!

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Signature CAFE Pizza

5

Great Deal!

EXTREME PRICE

Assorted varieties. 910 to 930 g.

HOUSEHOLD LIMIT TWO Combined varieties.

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675 g.

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