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The Langford Legion reached out for a little help.

The B.C. Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion granted the legion’s request for help, taking over the financial side of the organization.

“They have been really struggling, and the last few executives have been struggling overall with business management,” said Inga Kruse, executive director of B.C. Yukon Command.

“They asked us for this help.”

The decision was made and announced on Jan. 6 at a meeting at the Langford Legion with nearly 200 people in attendance.

“All of our locations are run by volunteers and our volunteers need the support of our elected officials,” Kruse said. “Our job is to preserve the branch for its members.”

The Jan. 6 meeting sparked more volunteers and members of Langford Legion to step up and offer help.

“This has let the members know that their help is needed,” Kruse said.

“Members are saying ‘I didn’t know you needed my help.’”

The trusteeship is temporary, said Kruse adding the Command wants to train local volunteers who can then oversee the tasks.

The Langford Legion is always looking for new volunteers and people with professional skills looking to help.

Langford Legion representatives did not respond to requests for an interview. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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Boasting the only casino in Victoria, the West Shore will be home to one of five Gambling Awareness weeks being held across the province.

B.C. Lottery Corporation hosts the event Jan. 13 to 19 as part of its commitment to promoting responsible gambling.

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Shining light on myths of gambling B.C. Lottery Corporation up the stakes on promoting responsible gaming

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or some gambling is all fun and games, but mix the right personality with the wrong information and it can turn disastrous.

To address this issue the B.C. Lottery Corporation will host Responsible Gambling Awareness Week on the West Shore from Jan. 14 to 18 to help prevent the potential pitfalls of gambling.

The initiative, created by BCLC and the province, is an attempt to help inform people of the risks of gambling and the resources available for those who struggle with gambling addiction.

“The more you know the better equipped you are to make healthy Kyle Wells decisions around gamReporting bling,” said Caroline Wakefield, senior communications officer for BCLC. “We want to raise that awareness and really connect people to community services and support, should they need it.”

The week will kick off on Tuesday, Jan. 15 with a breakfast launch at 9:30 a.m. at View Royal Casino, featuring speeches and some eats.

Throughout the week the Myth Busting Kiosk will be set up at various locations throughout “The more you the West Shore, includ- know, the better ing equipped you are to grocery stores, malls, make healthy decisions senior’s cenaround gambling.” tre and a Vic– Caroline Wakefield, toria Grizzlies seniors communications game.

BCLC’s officer for BCLC intention with the kiosk is to dispel myths about gambling and provide information. For example, a common myth is that there are “hot” and “cold” slot machines, and a slot machine that hasn’t given money for some time is “due for a win.”

Some people will keep playing, and keep losing, waiting for that elusive win.

As the information at the kiosk helps explain, this isn’t true. The results of a slot machine spin are determined completely randomly every spin and there are no patterns or “streaks,” therefore a machine can never be “hot” or “cold.”

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B.C. Lottery Corporation will be hosting a variety of events to promote responsible gambling throughout the week, including an open house on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre that will feature talks from experts.

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The B.C. Problem Gambling Help Line is available 24-7 at 1-888-795-6111 and provides information on free problem gambling counseling, support groups and treatment options.

“People can learn about randomness or how slot machines work or things like that,” said Westfield. “We try to make it fun and interactive so that it’s interesting to learn this information, and at the same time give people a chance to learn a little bit more ‘behind the scenes’ of how these games work.”

The main event will be an open house on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre. At the event experts in the field of gambling will give talks, starting at 10:30 a.m., and provide responsible gambling tips. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

BCLC hosted the first Gambling Awareness Week last year in Vernon, at the city’s request.

This year five communities will host events and Westfield said interest has been expressed in expanding further.

There are a number of resources available regularly for people looking for information on gambling or grappling with a gambling addic-

tion.

BCLC hosts the GameSense.ca website, a responsible gambling information centre that offers a wide variety of resources. The province hosts BCResponsibleGaming.ca, another website with information about gambling and gambling addiction.

At every casino, including the View Royal Casino, there is a Game Sense information centre with information on gambling and advisors available to talk about responsible gambling.

For problem gamblers BCLC has a self-exclusion program, through which people can voluntarily choose to be denied admittance to casinos for a certain amount of time. “(These resources) really are part of our commitment towards responsible gambling so we like to make them available,” Wakefield said.

“We continue to support them to ensure that people have the access they need to all these resources and any support, if they need it.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

The WestShore Chamber of Commerce is investigating the viability of a passenger ferry service from the West Shore to Victoria’s Inner Harbour and is looking for advice.

To help with a study started last fall, the chamber is asking South Island area residents to fill out an online survey to help flush out the idea.

“This passenger ferry could really impact the lives of people who commute back and forth between the West Shore and downtown Victoria,” chamber CEO Dan Spinner said, in a press release. “It is crucial to hear from people who might use the ferry as it could cut down their commute times, as well as reduce the amount of traffic congestion and vehicle emissions that occur in the ‘Colwood crawl’.”

The survey focuses on passenger location along with level of interest in using such a service.

Survey participants will be entered into a draw to win a variety of return trips on Blackball Ferries to Port Angeles.

To fill out the survey visit westshoreferry.ca/ survey. news@goldstream gazette.com

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Surjit Bhandal, the 83-year-old woman who had applied to stay with her family in Langford, attended a pre-removal conference today. At that conference Bhandal’s application for Permanent Residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds was officially denied. A removal order is now in effect.

“Although I am disappointed Minister Kenney did not intervene on Ms. Bhandal’s behalf, the conclusion of this pre-removal hearing will allow her family to seek other remedies,” said Randall Garrison, MP (Esquimalt Juan de Fuca). “The family will now pursue all other legal options to avoid seeing Ms. Bhandal sent to India where she has no family or community support available to her. The Bhandal family lawyer has applied for a judicial review of this decision and will request a delay of

deportation proceedings.”

Garrison said he’s seen overwhelming support from the community to keep the Bhandal family together.

“Over 5,000 letters have been sent to Minister Kenney urging compassion for Ms. Bhandal,” Garrison said.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada forwarded the file to the Canadian Border Services Agency which is responsible for the actual deportation process.

“I remain hopeful that we can convince the government that deporting Surjit Bhandal would not only be an error in law and an injustice, but that it would also fail to reflect the reality of the diversity of families in Canada,” Garrison said.

Watch www.goldstreamgazette.com for updates. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Former NDP leadership candidate and pot advocate Dana Larsen will speak in Metchosin on Wednesday about an approach to cannabis decriminalization.

Larsen, a founding member of both national and provincial marijuana political parities, is touring coastal B.C. in support of his Sensible B.C. campaign.

The campaign promotes the passing of a Sensible Policing Act, which would direct all police in B.C. “to stop spending any time or resources on searching, seizing or arresting anyone for simple cannabis possession,” explained Larsen, in a news release.

“The lawyers at Elections B.C. have Dana Larsen confirmed that this legislation is within provincial jurisdiction and suitable for a referendum,” said Larsen.

The goal is to promote a referendum similar to that which reverted the province’s decision to move to HST. Volunteers will collect signatures until November 2013 and Larsen has been on tour since October 2012 to promote the campaign.

In Metchosin he will speak to the Association for the Preservation of Rural Metchosin.

Association president Ken Farquharson said they invited Larsen based on Metchosin council’s endorsement of decriminalizing marijuana at 2012’s Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities convention.

“Given the fact the council decided to move on it, I felt we should know more about it,” said Farquharson.

The talk is Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Metchosin Community House, 4430 Happy Valley Road.

The presentation takes place during the regular monthly meeting of the association, but all those who are interested are invited to attend.

Larsen will also speak at the University of Victoria on Wednesday, Jan. 23. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Victoria businessman fined for missed taxes Philip LeSeur pleaded guilty to failing to file corporate income tax returns and financial info The provincial courts fined Victoria businessman Philip LeSeur $8,000 for failing to file a number of business tax returns between 2006 to 2009.

LeSeur pleaded guilty on Jan. 7 to failing to file corporate income tax returns and financial information. The regulatory

charges are in relation to the companies Victoria Prime Steakhouse Ltd., Bear Mountain Village Market Ltd. and Nirvana Land Development Ltd., along with two numbered companies.

LeSeur had past involvement with Bear Mountain, related to development. LeSeur

is not an employee of Bear Mountain Land Holdings, the current owners of the Langford development, although he has provided historical information on a consulting basis in the past for the company.

According to Canada Revenue Agency, tax returns were not filed for all of the businesses for the 2008 and 2009 taxation years.

Returns were not filed for Nirvana Land Developments and a numbered company for 2007, and the other numbered company

failed to file a return for 2006 and 2007.

All returns have now been filed. LeSeur has six months to pay the $8,000 fine. “When taxpayers are convicted of failing to file tax returns,� states a Canada Revenue Agency press release, “in addition to any fines imposed by the courts, they must still file the returns and pay the full amount of taxes owning, plus interest owed, as well as any civil penalties that may be assessed.� news@goldstreamgazette.com

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Lack of headlights leads to Langford teens’ arrest Langford teens face multiple charges Kyle Slavin News staff

Saanich police attempted to pull over a 1985 GMC pickup early Tuesday for driving without headlights, when it sped off.

Around 2:45 a.m., officers followed the truck from a distance down Quadra Street, pursuing it from Tattersall Drive to McKenzie Avenue, where the vehicle broke down.

Two Langford residents – an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman – were inside, along with a

machete tucked between the two front seats. “They had no explanation for (why they were carrying) that,� said Sgt. Steve Eassie, Saanich police public information officer.

Officers quickly determined that the truck had been stolen from Peatt Road.

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Norman Wilson, general manager of Maude Hunters Pub and Liquor Store in Saanich, is happy the National Hockey League will soon be airing on his establishment’s many screens.

Return of NHL programming a bonus The lack of pro hockey on TV had varied effect on area establishments Don Descoteau News staff

Without pro hockey on television, you might think Greater Victoria sports bars have been crying the blues.

But as they prepare to welcome back fans of the Canucks, Habs, Flames and other NHL teams, the fact they aren’t sorely hurting is a testament to the resiliency of local operators. That, and the fact many establishments don’t expect to see larger crowds for games on TV until closer to playoff time.

Nonetheless, last weekend’s announcement of a deal to end the 113-day lockout is a good tonic for the traditional postNew Year’s doldrums.

“Because of football and other specials we had on, we’ve been continuously hiring. But January is a slower month,” said Candace Norris, general manager of the Shark Club Sports Bar and Grill on Douglas Street. “Having hockey come back now is probably the best time it could have come back.”

Details are still being hammered out, but word is the league is preparing for a 48-game season to start Saturday, Jan. 19 – with the potential for some major regional rivals to meet opening night. That could see this region’s most-watched team, the Vancouver Canucks, take on Calgary, for

example. in its various bars, co-owner Grant Olson “There’s a lot of talk about people boy- estimates bigger losses relating to the cotting, but I think people will come back hockey lockout. pretty quick,” Norris said.

“I was saying the other day that the Maude Hunter’s Pub on Shelbourne overall impact (to us) might be $250,000 Street, not far from both the University of or even $300,000 in revenue if you lose the Victoria and Camosun College, thrives at whole season and playoffs,” he said. this time of year, when students return for “We might have lost a third of that at another semester. this point. The fact they can do a 48-game And manager season and we still Norm Wilson said get the playoffs, “Having hockey come the lockout “didn’t kind of the betback now is probably the best that’s really affect us whatter chunk of the pie time it could have come back.” to get.” soever.”

“I think people are Where the hotel’s – Candace Norris, going to go out no Shark Club Sports Bar and Grill bars have noticed matter what (if they the biggest difference have money). Where is in the absence of we would have really felt it would be more hockey fans who might stick around to in playoff time,” he said. watch the last period of a late game and Even if the lockout’s effects have been order a little more, he said. minimal, Wilson admitted there’ll likely Olson, hockey fan himself, said people be a few extra patrons sticking around on are generally excited about the return of game nights. the NHL. While effects on Vancouver’s hospital“The hockey fans are hockey fans,” he ity industry have been significant, Darren said. “These winters are long and cold Cross, manager of the Station House Pub and hockey provides good entertainment, in Langford, said the Island felt a trickle whether your team’s Detroit or Vancoudown effect. ver.”

“The industry is roughly down 20 per All four businesses are planning special cent,” he said, qualifying that the drop is events to coincide with opening night. not entirely due to the absence of hockey It may just be like the playoffs coming on TV. early.

Cross estimates that business might editor@vicnews.com have been 10 per cent higher on a night where the Canucks or Montreal were playing the 7 p.m. Saturday game. email your opinion to editor@ At the Strathcona Hotel in downtown goldstreamgazette.com Victoria, which counts dozens of screens

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It’s game on for NHL fans H

ockey Night in Canada. Four words we haven’t heard for what seems like too long.

Sure, you may have become disconnected from the game, as “millionaire players” battled “billionaire owners” over how to share, in many cases, your hard-earned money.

But when the puck drops at Rogers Arena, the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Bell Centre in Montreal or any of the 15 National Hockey League rinks expected to host games on Jan. 19, it’ll be hard to look away.

The effect of the player lockout on the Greater Victoria hospitality industry has been significant, if not as major as in Vancouver or other Canadian NHL cities.

Without a doubt, every sports bar, lounge and restaurant with a TV – or many TVs – will have the Canucks’ first game tuned in, at least for a while. Many establishments are already planning special events related to hockey to attract more patrons.

In general, fans tend to find other diversions during their favourite sports’ off-seasons.

Other sports take their place, or, in the case of hockey, outdoor pursuits often take over.

For hockey fans, the last few months have felt like an extended off-season. With no NHL on the tube, fans have resorted to watching NBA basketball – Victoria’s Steve Nash has been injured for much of his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers – junior hockey or other sports that don’t have the same broad emotional connection with the populace.

One thing is certain about the NHL, it tends to draw people together. Pro hockey is something co-workers tend to talk about the next day at the office. As the playoffs get closer – and they’ll come relatively quickly this season – gatherings start to be planned around watching the games on TV. Certainly, some will ignore the NHL’s return.

But for many of us in Greater Victoria and across Canada, it will be akin to pulling a favourite blanket out of storage. It’s familiar, feels good on a cold, dark night and is best enjoyed when shared.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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herever pipelines are joint review panel’s mandate. concerned, expect an The Conservative government’s eclectic party. omnibus bill, C-38, makes clear that With the federal any recommendation by government’s Enbridge the panel is exactly that: Northern Gateway joint for consideration only. review panel wrapping Stephen Harper’s up its week-long hearings cabinet can compel the at the Delta Ocean Pointe federal environmental Resort, the usually agency to approve picturesque waterfront the Enbridge project, erupted into a hotbed of regardless of public will. environmental protest.

There must be a The closed-door panel sense of disillusionment concludes today, and amongst the panel’s spent more than a week members, collecting and Daniel Palmer working its way through collating the opinions of Minor Musings a registered list of about around 4,000 Canadians, 280 public speakers. knowing all the while their Interested observers words bear the weight of were given the option of listening to a novelty inflatable hammer. an audio-only webcast of the event To be fair, the approval or – which had the distinct quality of rejection of this pipeline isn’t a a wartime emergency broadcast decision that should be taken – or of watching a video feed at lightly. The world wants oil from the Ramada Victoria Hotel, three a politically stable and efficient kilometres away on Gorge Road. partner. Canada bears both these Several hundred frustrated qualities, relatively speaking, and protesters rejected these two armshas enough bitumen to fill 100 length participatory options and billion barrels – likely double that. gathered along the walkway in front In an age where social security of the Inner Harbour hotel. costs show no sign of retreat and Even Victoria MP Murray Rankin, taxpayers are gripping tightly to an expert on and opponent of the every penny (soon-to-be nickel), pipeline project, was turned away oil revenue presents a feasible at the door last Friday. Rankin way for the country to pull itself called the Canadian Environmental out of a fiscal recession and fill its Assessment Agency process storehouses for generations. “fundamentally flawed,” and And then there’s the latest expressed little hope the end result international energy darling and would leave the public feeling saviour to our financial woes – heard. He also justifiably lambasted liquified natural gas. security for denying entry to the B.C. is teeming with the stuff, very person elected to represent as evidenced by a recent Chevron the public at the federal level. investment in the Kitimat LNG Adding fuel to the protest facility, where the province flames is the nihilism behind the says exports could reach 75

million tonnes per year, pending agreements with Asian buyers.

The National Energy Board has already greenlit LNG exports to the tune of 10 million tonnes annually, although billions of dollars still need to be invested if B.C. wants to play with the big boys. But the elephant in the room, which trumpeted loudly from the Songhees walkway this week, is the environmental cost of these lucrative ventures.

Comments from senior cabinet ministers indicate environmental protesters are no more than a nuisance, people who fail to recognize the opportunities at hand. The us vs. them mentality doesn’t play well on either side, but it seems fundamentally un-Canadian for the feds to swat away public input like a pesky housefly.

Perhaps the government could try framing the energy debate in a more tempered manner.

The so-called “modernization” of environmental regulations should be rolled out with scientists and other green stakeholders at the table, giving legitimacy to a process that’s been sold as all but a middle finger to granola-eating community, farmers and their kin.

Canadians know we need diverse exports, a strong economy and long-term financial stability. We also know we need to balance that with stewarding our resources and minimizing environmental risk.

Take a moment this week to wish the joint review panel luck as they move on to Vancouver for another week of invite-only hearings – they’re going to need it.

Daniel Palmer is a reporter with the Victoria News. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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LETTERS Proposed tanker route is too risky Serving up smiles since 1958 As the joint review panel hearings wrapped up this week in Victoria, I feel grateful to have been one of a select few able to voice their opinion directly to the three-member panel.

With only 10 minutes to speak and two Enbridge representatives present (while the public was banned), I provided all the research and data I have found. In my opinion, the proposed tanker route is too dangerous for safe navigation.

Ironically, one report I found was completed for Northern Gateway Pipelines LP, (available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website). It revealed that during simulated tanker runs, pilots often gave the simulations a safety rating of two or three out of a possible five.

The report also revealed that these large vessels will travel through areas such as Principe Channel, which is just 1.4 kilometres wide.

Such vessels have a full turn radius of 1.8 km and can take up to 3.75 km to come to a full stop while running astern at 10 knots.

We have to keep in mind, that each of these vessels is carrying 1.5 million litres in fuel oil alone.

Plus, coastal currents can reach up to 16 nautical miles per hour.

Winter storms frequently bring gale force and hurricane force winds, and we cannot ignore the risk posed from earthquakes, such as the 7.8magnitude event off the coast of Haida Gwaii a mere four months ago.

The risks are too great, and this is just a small portion of the concerning information I found.

While many were unable to voice their own opinions to the panel, I sincerely encourage all British Columbians to continue to investigate and question the proposed project, in order to protect our beautiful, unique and sensitive coastal ecosystems.

Julie Howe Assistant lab instructor, Royal Roads University Langford

Public input dubious, says hearing speaker The hearings really are a farce. I gave my considered input on Monday night and Sheila Leggett, who was heading up the panel that night, cut off my microphone.

I am 84, very polite, but very concerned.

I registered my dismay at restrictions to the hearing process.

Why should the energy board consider Victoria’s citizens incapable of behaving themselves at a public hearing?

I related my experiences at Clayoquot in 1993, when a completely grassroots movement finally triumphed after 900 arrests.

I was one of those arrested and received a three-week jail sentence.

British Columbians will find ways to stop any proposal that risks or damages the greatest treasure we have: our environment. After telling the panel that I would be there, sitting on the road in protest, Leggett said they were not there to hear threats of civil disobedience.

Certainly, the absence of the public turned the process into merely an excuse, so that the energy board could say it did “hear” from the people. Whatever happens, British Columbians won’t allow a proposal like the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline to go through when it affects and risks that we all hold dear.

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Clark and company were deemed innocent Re: “Will truth die on deficit hill?” (B.C. Views, Dec. 5) In 2000 a verdict by Madame Justice Mary Humphries ruled Glen Clark’s NDP government did not commit fraud or lie about their 1995 and ’96 budgets. Justice Humphries found no case to support the oft-repeated allegations in and by the media, or its accusers, the National Citizens’ Coalition.

She said there was no conspiracy, and assumptions reached were published and available to the public, showing caution rather than deceit.

I can draw no adverse conclusions around the credibility of Elizabeth Cull (author of the ’96 budget) or Clark and my conclusions would not have been different if a lesser standard of proof had been used.

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Dressed in plenty of layers and rain gear, Kemble said the children do just fine out in the rain.

“We are just trying to find a good way to keep their hands warm,” she added.

Only once during the pilot program were the children brought inside due to strong wind.

The pilot program at WSPR began at the same time as the nature kindergarten pilot program at Sangster elementary school in Colwood.

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West Shore Parks and Recreation opened its first registered nature preschool program Jan. 8.

WSPR hosted a pilot program September through December.

The pilot program ran with seven children, but the official program is open for 15 four-year-olds to explore the outdoors in preparation for kindergarten.

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The classes run every 30 minutes between 9 a.m. and noon.

For a full schedule of events or other information about the institute, visit piseworld.com. PISE is located on Camosun College’s Interurban Campus in Saanich, at 4371 Interurban Rd. editor@vicnews.com

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Real estate board sets new president

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Born on the 12th of November 1913 in Jangliana in India, Kartar Kaur passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving children at the ripe age of 99yrs at Victoria General from a brief illness. Predeceased by her husband Dilbag Singh, she is survived by her daughter Baldev (predeceased son-in-law Sarwan ), daughter Sheila and son-in-law Jograj, daughter Surinder and son-in-law Jasbir, son Gordy and daughter- in- law Ravinder, daughter Tarsem and son-in-law Virendra, son Komal and daughter-inlaw Varsha and son Iqbal and daughterin-law Harjeet and 20 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren in India

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She will be dearly missed and fondly remembered for her love and care for each and every one of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and her even-minded, practical approach to life’s problems.

She has been a very loving patriarch not only to her own family but also to the whole community at her village in India, and has left a legacy of the spirit of giving and a belief in life of charity and sharing.

The new president of the Victoria Real Estate Board brings 27 years of industry knowledge to her new role. Being from a family of developers, Shelley Mann is a realtor with RE/MAX and sees the real estate market through many lenses.

“I’ve been through highs and lows, both as a realtor and as a homeowner,” Mann said in a statement. “We don’t expect any surprises next year and it’s important to reassure the public that stability is good. We’ve had some years of rapid growth and now we are back to normal.”

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In a ministry statement, Coleman cited shortages of skilled labour, meters and other specialized equipment as well as “customer concerns” for failing to meet the deadline for all 1.87 million meters across the province.

B.C. Hydro has been dogged by political and citizen protests about the cost of the refit and persistent claims of various hazards from the meters.

Installers have also encountered meters made inaccessible by construction of garages, decks and other structures that covered them.

Some homeowners who refused replacement of mechanical meters now worry that they will be on the hook for costs if their old meter equipment fails after they refused the upgrade.

B.C. Hydro spokesman Greg Alexis said the one-year delay, originally signalled in a November finance ministry update, doesn’t change the utility’s target of the 2014 fiscal year to implement the entire system. Meters are only a small part of a provincewide grid that will automatically report power outages and offer customers a real-time display of their power consumption.

The Clean Energy Act was the culmination of former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate and energy strategy. It exempted the wireless meter project, the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River, and an array of private power proposals from scrutiny by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

NDP energy critic John Horgan has said he supports a review of the wireless grid proposal and other major projects by the utilities commission. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Victoria celebrates as Big Brothers Big Sisters turns 100 A century ago in Toronto, Big Brothers Big Sisters began matching young people with volunteer adult mentors. Since that time, the organization has branched out to 1,000 communities across Canada.

Victoria celebrates the centennial Jan. 15 at the Greater Victoria Public Library, central branch,

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Auditor-general out in May Tom Fletcher Black Press

After shaking up the B.C. government’s financial affairs, Auditor General John Doyle will be replaced by a new financial watchdog when his six-year term expires at the end of May. Rules for the five-member MLA committee that appoints auditors require them to maintain secrecy on who didn’t support Doyle’s reappointment, which required unanimous support. NDP leader Adrian Dix said it’s clear it was one or more B.C. Liberal MLAs who voted against Doyle’s reappointment.

“This is clearly a bad decision, not one that the NDP supports, not one that I support,” Dix said Monday.

Opposition MLAs cite Doyle’s reports criticizing the recent buildup of B.C.

Hydro debt and the state of B.C.’s forest inventory in the wake of a devastating pine beetle epidemic as likely reasons why Doyle wasn’t reappointed.

Doyle is also leading a court action seeking release of detailed defence lawyer billings for former ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bobby Virk, whose $6 million in legal costs were covered by the province after they pleaded guilty to breach of trust in the 2002 sale of B.C. Rail operations.

Dix called Monday for Premier Christy Clark to intervene and ask the MLA committee to reconsider its decision to hire a new auditor. A spokesman for the premier quickly ruled that option out.

Ben Chin, Clark’s communications director, said Clark has maintained a policy of not interfering in legislative committees, such as a cosmetic pesticide

committee that disagreed with her call for a ban.

“You can’t send the committee back to work because you don’t like the conclusion they reach,” Chin said.

Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster, who chairs the selection committee, said there were no “marching orders” given to B.C. Liberal MLAs by the caucus or the premier. Foster refused to comment further, citing strict confidentiality rules around personnel decisions such as the employment of the auditor.

Other B.C. Liberal committee members are Chilliwack MLA John Les and Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom, both of whom are retiring in May. NDP members of the committee are SurreyWhalley MLA Bruce Ralston and Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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For the fourth year in a row, the provincial government is raising the monthly Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums from $128 to $133 per family, or an extra $60 a year. However, only those making more than $30,000 a year will be affected.

“Nearly every British Columbian will be paying more in 2013, further cutting our purchasing power and ability to save,” said Jordan Bateman, regional director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

MSP premiums are a tax that virtually every Canadian pays, except in cases where employers pay for their employees, he said. “The MSP is a grossly unfair, regressive tax. If you make $30,001 a year, or $3 million a year, you pay the same $133 a month. MSP is for the little people who don’t work for government.”

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The Banquet offers a feast of choral songs, chants and wassails from medieval and Renaissance Europe. Jan. 13 at Church of the Advent, 510 Mt. View Ave., Colwood. Admission is by donation 3 to 5 p.m. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Go to ensemblelaude.org for more information.

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Fifty Fifty marks 10 years as hub for emerging art Edward Hill News staff

Its neighbours are auto repair shops and appliance outlets in what can be called the outer orbit of Victoria’s downtown core. An art gallery in the 2500-block of Douglas St. looks distinctly out of place.

But within its whitewashed walls decorated with neatly hung paintings, the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective has established itself as the centre for art in Greater Victoria that is distinctly outside of the mainstream. “At night the space does seem quiet, but there is a lot of activity happening here,� says Renee Crawford, one of the four board members of Fifty Fifty Arts Collective who also works for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. “This space is an arts hub.�

The collective is celebrating its 10th anniversary today (Jan. 11) with an exhibition from 15 local artists. Over the past decade, the gallery has hosted some 300 emerging artists and 500 musicians in what has become an institution in Victoria’s arts scene. “Our role in the community is to give emerging and experimental arts space and support and experience,�

Crawford says. “Those artists on the edge of mainstream or who are totally underground have a space to showcase their work.� “New artists in town can have a hard time breaking into the scene. We can let them give a show,� adds Jzero Schuurman, a board member of the collective. “We want to show Victoria is more than Emily Carr,� he continued, although noting he’s not opposed to the works of Victoria’s arguably most famous painter.

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Fifty Fifty Arts Collective board members Jzero Schuurman, left, and Renee Crawford in the group’s busy studio. bers come and go, but key to its survival has been a steady stream of volunteers dedicated to fostering an arts space. It also helps the rent is reasonable at their Douglas Street space.

When Schuurman joined a few years ago, the gallery was open one day a week – now it’s seven, all staffed by volunteers. “This is a major part of our lives. We wouldn’t do it if we didn’t love it,� he said.

The gallery has allowed emerging artists to learn lessons not necessarily illuminated in art school. At Fifty Fifty, artists must assemble and promote their own exhibits. “This is a very DIY space. The artists have to curate their own shows.

They get a key (to the building) and they set it up. It gives artists a dry run

on how to put together their own exhibition,� Crawford says. “Art schools don’t teach how to curate shows or how to get exhibits or create a portfolio.

Being involved in an artist-run centre, in a short time you learn how the profession works.�

Fifty Fifty launched in 2003 in a retail space on Craigflower Road, and moved to Douglas Street a few years later. Allan Kollins, one of the founding

members who sat on the board until 2009, said in 2003, the stars aligned. The idealism of a group of young artists to create a collective art gallery became reality, due to an affordable retail space.

He said the name “Fifty Fifty� was drawn from a hat. “I think the person who submitted that name wanted more of the money to go to the artist. They didn’t want (the gallery) to be commercial,� Kollins said in an interview from Vancouver. “We wanted art that was conceptual, more experimental, not pretty pictures on the wall.�

Kollins said in the early days, the Douglas Street space had its struggles with the City of Victoria. A few times, evening music shows would attract dozens of people, along with police and bylaw officers.

At the same time, Fifty Fifty also received project grants from the city’s arts board. “It was different bureaucracies. The arts and culture grants board supported us. The bylaw officer wasn’t as friendly,� Kollins said.

Fifty Fifty now primarily fundraises through hosting music shows at venues around the city. Where other artist-run spaces have come and gone over the years, Fifty Fifty is looking to expand. “It’s survived in part because of a burgeoning arts community in Victoria. Certain individuals and the community helped keep it alive,� Kollins says. “The collective has seen dire times. But we’ve also seen commitment from the community from fundraising and support.�

The Fifty Fifty 10 year celebration is Friday, Jan. 11, from 7 to 10 p.m. 2516 Douglas St. and is free. See thefiftyfifty.net. editor@saanichnews.com

City of Colwood NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND COUNCIL / COMMITTEE PROCEDURE BYLAW NO. 754, 2004 This is the second of two public notices posted in accordance with the Community Charter.

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The amendment bylaw will be presented to Council for discussion and consideration of ďŹ rst three readings at the Regular Meeting of Council scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013.

A copy of the bylaw is available at Colwood City Hall and on the website: www.colwood. ca. Persons who wish to comment on the proposed changes may submit comments in writing to Corporate OfďŹ cer, City of Colwood, 3300 Wishart Road, Colwood, BC V9C 1R1, or pvanbuskirk@colwood.ca. The deadline for submitting written comments is January 17, 2013. Council will allow public comment on the amendment bylaw at the January 28, 2013 council meeting.

Pat VanBuskirk, CMC Corporate OfďŹ cer Facsimile: 250-478-7516 Telephone: 250-478-5999

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Junior rink eyes national title “This team has high expectations and additional pressure because Chester and Klymchuk have been to nationals before.”

– Todd Troyer their respective teammates aged out. This fall the schedule has taken on a pretty regular routine, during which the team become weekly B.C. Ferries commuters. Bowry and Chester go to New Westminster on Wednesdays so the team can play in Royal City’s Premium League, the top league in B.C. On Sundays, Klymchuk and Gamache sail to Victoria on the early ferry, train with the team all day, and then return home.

“New West’s league is a step up for sure, the calibre is awesome,” Chester said. “And that was one of our goals, to get out there to play the best competition in the province, men or junior, so it’s a good fit for us.”

In addition to New West, the Klymchuk rink Photo by Rebecca Connop Price/Curl BC entered three World Curling Tour tournaments Victoria’s Corey Chester throws a rock during 2013 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling this season, the Cloverdale Cash Spiel in SeptemChampionships in Coquitlam on Sunday (Jan. 6). ber, Valley First Crown of Curling in Kamloops in October, and Vancouver Island Shootout the passion to want to be better.” here in Victoria back in November. While the Meshing teams from separate districts isn’t team didn’t crack any purse money, they used common in junior ranks, but it has happened the tourneys as a chance to bond. They also before. If anything, it’s a had some notable Travis Paterson sign of how competitive moments, particularly News staff the sport has become. a big first-round win “I’ve seen traveling against Edmonton’s A long distance relationship has paid off for a teams put together Jamie King in Kampair of junior Victoria curlers. before, but I’m not sure loops, a team with forSanjay Bowry and Corey Chester of the Victothey were as dedicated mer world champions ria Curling Club played second and third, respec- to traveling and trainScott Pfeiffer and Blake tively, with lead Rhys Gamache and skip Tyler ing together as we are,” McDonald.

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Locally, Bowry and Rebecca Connop Price/Curl B.C. Chester play on the And it all came together as the quartet capThat dedication Coach Todd Troyer, left, with Rhys Gamache, Steve Streiffel rink in tured the Tim Horton’s junior men’s provincial comes from a motivaSanjay Bowry, Corey Chester, and Tyler VCC’s Tuesday night championship (20-and-under), Jan. 1 to Jan. 6 at tion to do more than Klymchuk, are the 2013 B.C. Jr. champs. the Coquitlam Curling Club. just show up at nationSelect League.

“That was definitely one of the goals that als. The last time a B.C. “(Chester and we set for ourselves at the start of the year,” team won the men’s junior nationals was 2000, Klymchuk) set this team up and invited me Klymchuk said. “We have put in a lot of hard so the Klymchuk rink is off to as good a start as along for the ride,” Troyer said. The coach is work, a lot of ferry trips, and it definitely feels any. They went undefeated in all seven games of one who knows what the Klymchuk rink is up good to win.” the provincial round robin. In the final they took against, as he won the 1988 national championCoaching the quartet is Victoria’s Todd Troyer, an early lead against Langley Curling Club’s Tardi ship with the Mike Wood rink from North Vanwho was with Chester and Josh Hozak last year, rink and never looked back, prevailing 9-4. couver. Troyer himself is in the midst of a busy when the Victoria Curling Club team won B.C.’s “(Chester) made a real key triple in the secyear. The chartered accountant also volunteers and went to nationals. Klymchuk went to junior ond end to leave us lying four in the house,” as the Victoria Curling Club treasurer, and is nationals the year before.

Klymchuk said. vice chair of the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling “I’ve been playing against Tyler all my competThe Klymchuk rink will now spend the next Championships in Victoria. itive career and I’ve always respected his game three weeks preparing for the junior national The Katherine Silversides rink of Juan de Fuca play on and off the ice, so when my teammates curling championships, Feb. 2 to Feb. 10 in Fort Curling Club finished seventh at the junior womfrom last year aged out, it was obvious to me to McMurray, Alta. en’s provincials in Coquitlam. get together,” Chester said. “It’s our last crack at It’s been a long haul for the team to this point, sports@vicnews.com - with files from Gary Ahuja/Langley Times juniors, we’ve been playing long enough to have literally. They originally formed in April when

Victoria Curling Club players win B.C. junior title

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Running series starts Sunday The winter race season his here as the 2013 Frontrunners Island Race Series kicks off with the Harriers Pioneer 8K in Saanichton on Sunday (Jan. 13).

The eight kilometre loop starts at 11 a.m., beginning and ending at the Saanich Fairgrounds (1528 Stelly’s X Road).

The Harriers Pioneer 8K is the first of eight in the Frontrunners Island Race Series, followed by the Cobble Hill 10K on Jan. 27.

Sean Chester and Care Nelson) won last year’s series.

Vince Brotherston and Nancy Baxendale won the men’s and women’s masters. The Prairie Inn Harriers won the team standings.

Online registration for Sunday is closed but runners can sign up at Frontrunners (1200 Vancouver St.) on Saturday, or at the fairgrounds before the race.

Track season here for Vikes The UVic Vikes men’s and women’s track and field teams open the 2013 season on Saturday at the University of Washington Huskies Indoor Preview event.

Rookie runner Brendon Restall (Oak Bay High), makes his debut in the 600-metre event this weekend, and is hoping to make a CIS standard.

Rams, Davis superb against U.S.A. all-stars Travis Paterson News staff

If Marcus Davis isn’t on the radar of any NCAA schools by now, the radar is broken.

From the outset of Team B.C.’s 38-18 win over U.S.A.’s all-star team of high school players at the Football University International Games in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, wide receiver and kick returner Marcus Davis of the Mount Douglas Rams and quarterback Liam O’Brien of the Ballenas Whalers (Parksville)

were a dynamic duo that couldn’t be stopped. Davis started the game with a kickoff return to U.S.A’s 31 yard line. On the next play, Davis burned his initial coverage and then leapt over top of his secondary coverage to catch a pass from O’Brien on the goal line, and fell into the endzone for a touchdown.

Davis was named MVP of the game, a heady title to go on his resumé next to his recent crowning achievement as the 2012 B.C. High School Football Player of the Year.

“From the start of the game we

came out firing,” said the 17-year-old Davis, still in Grade 11.

“That just gave us all the momentum to carry us throughout the game. Nothing else can compare to this. Texas is where football is made.”

O’Brien rushed for three more touchdowns and handed off to running back Mason Swift (Mount Doug Rams) for an eight yard touchdown run as Team B.C. stunned U.S.A. “The first three possessions all started inside the 50 I think. Coming out there that fast and quieting them

down and taking the motivation out of them was huge.”

With the win, Team B.C. improved their record to two wins and no losses at the FBU International Games, having beaten Team Europe 49-14 on Thursday (Jan. 3).

Also playing for Team B.C. from the Rams were wide receiver Brian Dowds, offensive linemen Christian Krause and Zach Wilkinson and quarterback Ashton MacKinnon.

Full version of this story available at vicnews.com. sports@vicnews.com

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If the fans sitting next to you at Tuesday’s (Jan. 15) Victoria Royals game look sleepy, they probably are.

Hundreds of recreational hockey players and friends from Victoria’s Island Hockey 101 league, which is over 70 teams strong this year, will be on hand to see the Kamloops Blazers at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Hockey 101 has grown to 70 teams this year and uses various ice slots ranging from 3 p.m. on a weekend to 10:45 p.m. on a weeknight. So don’t blame your Royals neighbour for yawning, he/she may have been playing hockey until midnight the night before. Tickets for Hockey 101 players and friends are still available with $2 going to support KidSport Victoria.

The Blazers will play the Royals again on Wednesday. Tonight the Royals visit the Everett Silvertips and tomorrow the Seattle Thunderbirds.

The UVic Vikes basketball teams return to the floor this weekend, a month since their last Canada West game, as they travel to play the Winnipeg Wesmen and Manitoba Bisons.

The Vikes women (6-4) are fourth in the in the Canada West Pacific Division while the Wesmen (5-6) are fourth and the Bisons (2-9) in the Prairie Divison.

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Both Chargers teams are at home today (Jan. 11), women at 6 p.m. and men at 8 p.m. against the Langara Falcons at PISE. Tomorrow the Douglas Royals visit, men at 1 p.m. and women at 3 p.m. at PISE.

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WLA will comply with new fighting rule Greg Sakaki Black Press

The Western Lacrosse Association may not like it, but it will live with it.

The WLA board of governors agreed at an emergency meeting Saturday to abide by a new fighting ban implemented by the Canadian Lacrosse Association.

“We’re not happy with the rule,” said Earl Nicholson, Timbermen general manager. “But it’s going to be the interpretation of it that’s going to be key, with the officials.”

The CLA’s new Rule 45 brinigs down a game misconduct on any player who fights. If there is a clear instigator or clear aggressor, only the offending player will be ejected.

When the CLA made the rule change in December, it caught lacrosse leagues by surprise. The WLA was at one point considering ignoring the rule, but changed its mind this past weekend.

“Everybody else is following it and there’s a question of liability if you don’t follow it, so I don’t think we’ve got a lot of leeway,” Nicholson said.

The WLA’s official press release noted that the board of governors “voted reluctantly to comply” and had “concerns with the lack of clarity” of the wording of Rule 45. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BC Help tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families today â&#x20AC;&#x201C; leave a gift in your will. legacy@rmhbc.ca

FOUND: JAN. 3, Browning Park, bag of food and personal items. Call (250)598-5477.

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FOUND: STRING Beads, Dec. 7th, walkway, Holland Point Park. 250-381-8348.

FOUND: YOUNG girls Disney camera, Eagle Ridge Park (Langford). (250)478-1873.

LICENSED FAMILY DAYCARE Has full-time spot open January 2013 LPN owned and operated Located in Colwood on Triangle Mountain, just off Sooke Road. 6:30am-5pm, Monday -Friday.

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MOVING IN 1 week, everything must go. Solid wood kitchen table w/ 4 chairs & centre leaf, couch, chairs, misc kitchen stuff, cookware, pictures, microwave. No reasonable offer refused. All must go. Call 1(587)297-1961.

July 10, 1930 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 29, 2012 Dennis passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Joyce, of 62 years, daughter Susan (Stuart), sons Robert and Richard (Trish), grandchildren David, Brent, Stefanie (Jason), Russell, Angela and numerous great grandchildren plus a larger extended family including Kassandra, Sarah, Meaghan and Rachel. Dennis was pre-deceased by his sister Beverley and grandson James.

Dennis was a well-known local athlete in his early years playing soccer, rugby and competing in track and ďŹ eld events. He graduated from Oak Bay High School in 1948 playing sports for his school as well as for and against several other teams including the YMCA, local First Nations groups and the Armed Forces.

He worked for 36 years for the Province of BC and made many good friends during those years. Dennis was active with the boating community in Victoria. He had a great love for woodwork, gardening and the Gulf Islands, and was happiest at the family cabin or any marina. Family members fondly remember summers full of ďŹ shing, camping and road trips. He taught us how to get along with others and how to complete our projects with care, patience and precision.

A special thanks to staff at the Royal Jubilee Hospital and to Dr. Merali for their care and compassion.

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Saturday January 12 at Sands Funeral Chapel, 1803 Quadra Street. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations can be made to the Patient Care Center at the Royal Jubilee Hospital (1952 Bay Street Victoria, BC V8R 1J8, Tel: 250.370.8000).

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NEW JIG-SAW, still in box $20. 250-857-7280.

PANEL CURTAINS (2) cotton, purple, some sun streaks on outside. 45â&#x20AC;?W x 85â&#x20AC;?L, $5., James Bay. 250-380-8733.

QUILT, DOUBLE size, used once $30. (250)595-5734.

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

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2009 PONTIAC G5- $14,500.

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45,000 km. 2 year warranty left. Senior giving up licence, reason for sale. Call (250)3600892.

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201-55 Songhees, $749,900 pg. 3

604-420 Linden, $419,900 pg. 3

116-75 Songhees, $998,000 pg. 6

613 Sturdee, $409,900

4379 Elnido Cres, $639,900

301-79 Gorge, $399,000

463 Avery, $389,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Lorraine Williams, 250-216-3317

Saturday 2-4 Sotheby’s International Don St. Germain, 250-744-7136

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 1

pg. 10

103E-1115 Craigflower, $364,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Murray Lawson 250 385-9814

pg. 1

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

pg. 8

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301

pg. 8

pg. 9

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124

pg. 19

pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

pg. 3

1004 Falaise Pl, $545,000

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Miles Takacs, 250-999-9822

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark Meichsner, 250-661-3079

3380 Upper Terr, $1,790,000 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

306-75 Songhees, $698,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 6 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Miles Takacs, 250-999-9822

209-2529 Wark, $209,999 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

pg. 6

102-670 Dallas, $549,000 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Margaret Foreman 250 385-2033

pg. 9

402-1433 Faircliff Lane, $283,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Laurel Hounslow, 250-592-4422

pg. 5

402-1122 Hilda, $219,900 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg. 5

101-66 Songhees, $519,900 Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Michelle Vermette, 250-391-1893

16-2319 Chilco, $449,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

pg. 8

9-1529 Cooper Rd, $169,000 Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell 250 744-3301

pg. 23

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124 pg. 10

pg. 23

101-75 Songhees, $685,000

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-386-8875

307-120 Douglas, $429,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-3:30 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

349 Lampson, $729,000 pg. 6

Saturday 11:30-1:30 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822

pg. 8

pg. 19

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-744-3301

pg. 10

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

32-7751 East Saanich, $359,000 pg. 11

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

1670 Wain, $569,000 pg. 10

Sunday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 12

pg. 5

203-9730 Second St, $459,000 pg. 11

pg. 12

Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 7

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882

pg. 11

pg. 9

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Tom Dunn 250 384-8124

pg. 12

Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 12

2720A Phillips, $419,900

Saturday 2:30-3:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

Sunday 1-3 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

pg. 14

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Cheryl Ashby, 250-478-9141

B-2720 Phillips Rd., $449,900 pg. 13

pg. 5

938 Dunford, $249,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Ivica Kalabric, 250-384-8124

pg. 14

2334 Kamaureen Pl

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

Saturday 12:30-1:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Gregg Mah, 250-384-8124

pg. 14

5512 Croydon, $374,900 pg. 19

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Patricia Gatey 250-592-4422

pg. 14

101-608 Fairway Ave, $229,900

316 Brunswick Pl, $524,500 Saturday 12-1 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 13

2340 Otter Point Rd, $279,900

2140 Gourman Pl, $574,900

609 Brandy Pl, $479,900

742 Jasmine Ave, $379,900

pg. 3

Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

Saturday & Sunday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-216-7625

1051 Whitney Crt, $464,900

303-4515 Pipeline, $398,000

Saturday 12-1:30 Sotheby’s International Don St. Germain, 250-744-7136 Saturday 1:30-3:30 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

pg. 8

8-3957 South Valley, $549,900

3963 Juan De Fuca

pg. 8

111-9655 First, $1,269,000

107-40 Gorge Rd West, $289,888

pg. 11

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-474-6003

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gabriella Pakos 250 384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-509-7011

pg. 13

867 Wild Ridge Way, $369,900

pg. 6

pg. 19

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

883 McCallum Rd, $419,800

17-7675 East Saanich, $299,000 pg. 9

pg. 6

617-623 Treanor, $239,900

Saturday 2-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Gordon Hulme Realty Linda Egan, 250-656-4626

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

3385 Mary Anne Cres, $549,900

413-10030 Resthaven Dr. pg. 6

Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

102-866 Goldstream, $229,000

pg. 12

Friday 1-3 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 13

2141 Bellamy, $499,900 pg. 12

11-4318 Emily Carr, $539,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250 658-0967

pg. 13

9708 Fifth St, $599,900

pg. 16

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka 250 384-8124

Saturday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-477-1100

Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gabriella Pakos 250 384-8124

pg. 11

4030/4040 Borden St, $289,900

3434 Bonair, $1,049,000

1054 Colville, $539,900 pg. 5

pg. 11

304-1505 Church Ave, $189,900

pg. 10

223 Portsmouth, $578,000

44-2147 Sooke, $266,500

4224 Panorama

1642 Tampico, $569,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

1137/1139 Heald Ave, $629,900

Saturday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-744-0844

104-1521 Church, $239,000

4407 Elnido, $879,900

Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

1327 Lang, $479,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jodie Farup, 250-477-1100

A-1142 Craigflower Rd, $369,900

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Adrian Langereis, 250-999-9822

pg. 11

1-3211 Shelley St, $384,500

71-14 Erskine Lane, $399,900

pg. 5

1610-647 Michigan St, $314,900

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Fred Hiigli 250 385-2033

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Gurcharan Chauhan 250-384-8124

Sunday 2-3:30 Re/Max Camosun Karen Scott, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank 250 360-6106

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

403-1521 Church, $300,000

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

152 Levista, $589,900

404-1122 Hilda St.

pg. 23

3666-1507 Queensbury, $497,000

311-2022 Foul Bay Rd, $139,000

Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

pg. 8

1213 Cumberland, $509,900

3290 Maplewood, $495,000 pg. 10

pg. 6

Saturday 2-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Alison Stoodley, 250-477-1100

pg. 10

3478 Calumet, $498,000 Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Brian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100

2046 Kings Rd, $519,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

Sunday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

Sunday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Peter Crichton, 250-889-4000

573 Baker, $469,800

1687 Brousson, $539,000

5410 Fowler, $575,000 pg. 10

405-2125 Oak Bay Ave, $459,900

Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

pg. 11

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Don Thome 250 477-5353

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Kroppmann Realty Dale Kroppmanns, 250-478-0808

203-1477 Yale St, $455,900

631 Rason Rd, $544,900

4889 Townsend Dr.

4035 Cumberland Rd, $512,900

1494 Fairfield, $299,900

pg. 8

991 Scottswood

924 Esquimalt Rd, $249,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun John Percy 250 744-3301

5203-2329 Arbutus, $799,500

302-1124 Esquimalt, $204,000

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301

930 Tuxedo, $649,900

pg. 23

307-4480 Chatterton, $530,000 Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

edition of

Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co. Real Estate Ltd. 250-383-7100

506-327 Maitland, $269,900

Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

Jan.10 - 16

101-1041 Rockland, $325,000

N410-737 Humboldt, $639,000

Saturday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

Check the page number below in Real Estate Victoria or visit www.revweekly.com

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the

828 Rupert Terrace

Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

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pg. 12

Daily 1:30-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100

pg. 7

pg. 8

1905 Portway, $948,000

538 Meredith Cres, $449,000

404-611 Brookside, $198,000

2667 Treit Rd, $499,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas 250 477-7291

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301

Daily 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Alliance Karen Love, 250-385-8875

pg. 10

pg. 12

pg. 9

pg. 15

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Ralph Bower with his original news camera and his 1931 Ford Model A coupe.

Ralph Bower was an award-winning Vancouver Sun photographer for nearly 40 years with a penchant for beautiful cars.

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Veteran news photographer still drives Car 4: The green 1978 Ford Thunderbird was a fixture at Vancouverarea news events for decades. If the car was there, so was one of the Vancouver Sun’s most experienced and prolific ALYN EDWARDS photographers – Ralph CLASSIC Bower.

RIDES Bower’s car was equipped with a Century two-way radio and his was Car 4 when the call came in from the Sun photo department. His assignments led him to photograph Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the BC Lions, Vancouver Canucks and the Whitecaps.

Reporters of the day loved to ride with Bower in the luxurious green Thunderbird, cleverly sidestepping trips with other photographers in austere company camera Ralph Bower’s 1978 Thunderbird continues as his daily cars. He was paid mileage driver from his days using it as his photo car more than 40 years ago. so the thrifty cameraman had his nearly new car with its 400-cubic-inch engine He worked at various North converted to run on propane at 19 cents Vancouver service stations pumping gas a gallon. and doing lube jobs after school and on He racked up the kilometres driving weekends until he could trade up to a the Thunderbird to assignment after sleek 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline fastback. assignment: Prime ministers, royalty, “The principal called my mother to movie stars, prison riots, every request that I not bring the car to school Vancouver mayor, children, animals, because it was newer and better than natural disasters, villains and heroes. most of the teachers drove,” he recalls.

He had loved cars since he was a He took an extra year of high school young teen growing up on the same for university entrance, planning to North Vancouver block where he still become a chartered accountant for lives today. At age 15 years he saw a the Cates tugboat company. But an carpenter using the running board of opportunity for employment as a copy his beautiful dark blue 1932 Chevrolet runner opened up at the Vancouver Sun coach to saw wood. Ralph put together and he took it as a summer job. $175 he had saved from his bicycle When he was transferred to the delivery job at North Vancouver’s photo department he never wanted Cunningham Drugs to buy the car. to leave. His first assignment was at He drove it to high school.

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The young news photographer bought a year-old baby blue 1957 Pontiac Laurentian convertible to carry him to his assignments. He was in that car on June 17, 1958 at Vancouver’s Hastings Race Track when a frantic radio phone call came in from the Sun newsroom that the Second Narrows Bridge had collapsed. He was just minutes away and beat the emergency crews there.

Eighteen ironworkers lost their lives and Ralph Bower’s photographs were front page across the country.

His favourite camera car was a special-order 1967 Oldsmobile 442 with a big motor and all the options. The last time he drove that car was through Langley to get a photo down by the U.S. border. A speeding Pontiac station wagon came over a hill and rammed him. His car swerved out of control and flipped into a ditch. The other driver ran

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from the scene of the accident and it took 30 minutes for rescuers to get Ralph out of his car.

He walked away but his camera equipment was written off along with the Oldsmobile.

Years later, he drove his Thunderbird to a police standoff in East Vancouver where he captured the photo of a distraught man holding his son upside down outside a fourthfloor apartment. That photo was carried by newspapers all over North America and won a National Newspaper Award.

Ralph Bower and his venerable 1978 Ford Thunderbird retired from the Vancouver Sun on Dec. 31, 1996. “The speedometer had gone around four times and I took a photo of it every time it hit 99999.9,” he says.

The Thunderbird continues as his retirement car. It has travelled 465,000 kilometres. Ralph Bower has had 12,000 published photographs and seven exhibitions of his work, including the history of Hastings

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Park Race Track which he has chronicled since starting at the Vancouver Sun in 1955.

He is admittedly sentimental about cars, owning a fully restored 1931 Ford Model A coupe – the same type of car his father drove to his job at the North Vancouver ferry ticket office. His newest car is 1993 Lincoln Continental Town Car Cartier Edition that has travelled less than 5,000 kilometres and is in new condition. “I even wax that car underneath,” he says.

But the car he is closest to is the T-Bird that carried him to his photo assignments for the last two decades of his career. It is completely original right down to the two-way radio under the dash. Ralph Bower has a spare 1978 Thunderbird stored in his garage for parts to ensure he can keep driving his last news photo car.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, January 11, 2013

CANADA’S BEST-SELLING

AUTOMOTIVE

BRAND Our success is all thanks to you.

FORD FUSION

FORD FOCUS FORD MUSTANG

FORD ESCAPE FORD F-150

For the third year in a row, more Canadians chose a new Ford vehicle than any other automotive brand.

Ford and our hard-working dealers would like to thank you for that honour. Together, we reached total sales of 276,068* vehicles in 2012. And we aim to Go Further with you in 2013.

*Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 total sales figures for light vehicles in Canada from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada and Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association).

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Friday, January 11, 2013 - GOLDSTREAM

NEWS GAZETTE

Buck Brand is Back!

Buck Brand

Organic Navel Oranges Grown in California 4lb/1.81kg Bag

Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Product of Surrey, BC Family Pack Savings Size $11.00/kg

On Sale

4

99

On Sale

3

9Eac9h

Per lb

T-Bone Grilling Steaks

or Porterhouse Steaks Naturally Aged 21 Days Family Pack Savings Size $13.21/kg

• Every orange is polished with a horsehair brush, allowing the orange to breathe and the flavours to concentrate • Grown with care by Lisle Babcock and his team of citrus growers

On Sale

5

99

Lisle Babcock Buck Brand Citrus

Organic Yogurt Olympic

Salt Spring

Selected 650g

Roasted in BC Assorted, 400g

On Sale

2

8Each9

Organic Fair Trade Coffee

On Sale

999 Each

Specials in Effect until Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

Per lb