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Sheila Jones and her 11-year-old children Katie and Dominic van Oort stand amid Dominic’s Scarlet runner beans, which continued to yield produce late into the season, along with strawberry plants grown by both children in the family’s backyard. The bumper crops came at the end of the van Oorts’ second year in the South Malahat 4H’s garden club – a group in which they hope to welcome new members before the next season begins this month. Natalie North/News staff
More ‘green’ kids wanted Young brother and sister foodies fill yard, cupboard with fresh food Natalie North News staff
Dominic van Oort likes to take a stroll around his backyard, packing strawberries, tarragon, tomatoes and and other fresh herbs he’s grown, into kale leaves fresh from his garden. There he has it: a homegrown snack he’s dubbed the “outdoor sandwich.� But don’t let the 11 year old’s zest for freshness overshadow his keen eye for all things culinary. Dominic and his twin sister Katie, the two sole members of the South Malahat 4-H’s Garden Club, aren’t just expert gardeners, they’re budding chefs, augmenting their meals with homemade berry vinegars, apple lemon jelly, mint and chive pesto, fresh salsa or a fennel, dill and tarragon white bean dip – all prepared themselves with food they’ve learned to grow on their own. “I thought it was great to be able to make your own food,� said Dominic, between comments on how the late
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their involvement in the Garden Club is an entirely solo venture for the van Oorts. They’d like that to change and to gain the ability to take on community projects with the inclusion of more members. “It’s not just kids raising goats,� said Jones. “We interpret it in a way that’s fun for us.� Jones has bandied about the idea of creating a kids’ gardening podcast featuring Katie and Dominic, who have also taken home public speaking awards from 4-H, in addition to recognition for their gardening expertise. For the time being, however, Jones would like to see her kids encourage other young people via face-to-face interactions with their hands in the dirt. “There’s a lot of scope,� said Jones. “If you’re creative you can do a lot of fun stuff with it. I’m trying to encourage them to go down the road of urban gardening, to encourage them to develop a love of looking after their own diet.� The 4-H Garden Club is open to new members nine to 19 years old and comes at a cost of $90 annually. The next session begins this month. For more information, contact Jones at 250-294-1054 or greensvo@gmail.com. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Oak Bay High prepares for the big one School seeks donations for massive earthquake kit Natalie North News staff
While 2013 will yield the beginning of construction for the new Oak Bay High, one group at the school hopes to see another, albeit slightly less visible, upgrade in place. Oak Bay High’s earthquake preparedness committee has acquired a massive freighter container they would like to fill with emergency supplies by the end of the school year. The insulated container, purpose-built by Vancouver Island Containers and now parked by the school field, includes a floor, shelving and white board and will serve as a headquarters in the event of an emergency. The previous emergency kits, two much smaller metal bins, had rusted out over time, leaving nearly all of their contents unusable. The larger container, committee chair Keith Butler said, was long overdue. “It became very apparent that we weren’t
prepared at all for a school this size,” Butler said. The committee has sent out a call for donations of tents, blankets and sleeping bags in good condition. There is a budget to purchase non-perishable food items for the bin. “We’re trying to move as fast as we can because an earthquake could happen tomorrow, or in a month, or two weeks,” said committee member, Sébastien Liénard. In the event of an earthquake outside of school hours, the supplies will also be accessible to the community. “The faster we do this, the better,” Liénard said. “Of course we can’t predict when we’ll have everything ready. We’re just trying to move along as fast as possible.” To donate, contact Liénard or Butler at Oak Bay High, 250-598-3361. The committee will pick up any suitable items. nnorth@saanichnews.com
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Members of Oak Bay High’s earthquake preparedness committee Keith Butler, left, Roxanne Taggart and Sébastien Liénard show off some of the gear they've got tucked away in the school’s new purpose-built emergency shipping container, which they plan to fill with supplies.
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become the next generation of salmon to spawn there. The Friends of Mount Doug is the If you have never been allowed first society in Canada to obtain the to play with your food, now is your permission from the Department of chance. Fisheries and Oceans to transport Mount Douglas Park, home to carcasses from one watershed to one of Greater Victoria’s urban another. salmon spawning creeks, is playBecause the population of ing host to salmon at Douglas creek has not the Friends of yet grown to the point where they “If we Mount Douglas naturally feed enough nutrients want to have Park annual into the ecosystem, the annual carsalmon carcass cass toss event remains a vital elesalmon we toss on Saturment to sustaining the population. have to make day. “We don’t have a lot of salmon The public coming back, the creek is somesure these little is welcome what sterile. We are trying to get creeks survive.” and encourit going,” Wick said. “I think it is - Darrell Wick aged to help really important. It is all these little throw about creeks that provide the salmon 100 frozen salmon carcasses in and habitat. If we want to have salmon around Douglas creek in an effort we have to make sure these little to feed vital nutrients into the creeks survive. Salmon are a good Sharon Tiffin/News staff indicator for the health of the ecocreek’s ecosystem. Angela Elliott gets ready to place a frozen salmon carcass into the upper reaches of Douglas system.” “It sounds negative but it is positive,” said Darrell Wick, president of Creek in January 2012. Volunteers are encouraged to attend Saturday to help volunteers from The salmon carcass toss at DougSaanich Parks, the Friends of Mount Douglas Park and the Howard English Hatchery to place las Creek is Saturday from 11:30 the Friends of Mount Douglas Park coho and chum carcasses into the creek, which replenishs nutrients in the ecosystem. Society. “A lot of people don’t even a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meet at the Edgeknow there is salmon in this creek.” mont Road park access point. Provided by the Howard English the waters of Goldstream river and transInsects in turn, are consumed by the For more information, visit Hatchery based near Goldstream Park in ported to Mount Doug to decompose and 20,000 to 40,000 young chum and coho mountdouglaspark.ca. Langford, frozen salmon are fished from provide food for insects and fauna. fry that will hatch in the spring and alim@vicnews.com News staff
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B.C.’s Ministry of Health and Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid filed their response to View Royal Coun. Ron Mattson’s claim of wrongful dismissal and defamation following his firing from the ministry in September. Mattson announced in early December he is suing the province, claiming the ministry had no reason to fire him and that comments made by the ministry to the public were defamatory and false. Mattson, who worked for the ministry for 28 years, was suspended without pay on July 17, then fired by the ministry for allegedly passing confidential data to a University of Victoria researcher, an allegation Mattson denies. In documents filed on Christmas Eve the ministry claims it had just cause to fire Mattson. The documents allege Mattson discussed with the researcher ways to get around the province’s policies in order to get data. “On or about June 28, 2012 the plaintiff agreed to provide confidential data belonging to the Ministry of Health, including personal identifiable linked data, to the contractor,” reads the document. “The plaintiff knew or ought to have known (he) did not have authorization at that time to receive such data.” In response to Mattson’s claims of defamation on the part of the ministry, the reply states the ministry never referred to Mattson by name and that what it did say to the public about the firings was true and therefore not slander. “The alleged comments were made on a privileged occasion in which the electorate of British Columbia had a bona fide interest in learning information about the investigation,” reads the document. “Further and in the alternative, the alleged defamatory comments were true in substance and in fact.” The ministry’s internal investigation is ongoing. Six employees were fired and another suspended in relation to the alleged breach of privacy. The ministry investigation began in May after an anonymous tip to B.C. Auditor General John Doyle’s office. Two research contracts with the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia were suspended. Mattson has stated that claims by the ministry of any wrongdoing are false. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com
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Weekend lunch fills a need Curbside composting a year away Society sees gradual increase in weekend service usage a month into pilot project Brittany Lee News staff
One month into a six-month pilot project at Our Place Society, it’s clear that weekend lunches are filling a need in the community. Thanks to a nearly $50,000 grant from the Victoria Foundation, Our Place began opening on Saturday and Sunday at the beginning of December, providing much-needed lunches for Victoria’s homeless, poor, and disabled. “People are extremely grateful that we’re open on the weekend for lunches,” said Don Evans, executive director of Our Place. “It’s not addressing all the needs, but it certainly helps.” The weekend program has seen between 200 to 250 people per day take advantage of the service so far. “We expect it will continue to increase as people come to know about it,” Evans said. “Certainly, it’s showing a need for meals in the city.” The society is actively looking for resources to expand and extend the pilot project, which is set to run until May.
“There’s a big gap when we close on weekends,” Evans said. It’s a goal of the society to remain open on weekends and provide other meals in addition to lunch, he said. Recently, a $50,000 donation from the McLean Foundation was made to the weekend lunch program. On weekdays, the society sees about 800 people daily, serving between 1,200 and 1,500 meals. November and December are crucial months for the fundraising that allows the society to meet its annual operating costs of approximately $3.2 million. Almost half of its revenues come from donations made during these months, Evans said. While the society is partly funded by the government, it largely relies on donations from the local community. In November, the society saw a decrease in donations of 25 to 30 per cent compared to 2011. “Even though donations slow (during January and February), the need in the community doesn’t,” Evans said. Donations can be made to Our Place Society by visiting ourplacesociety.com or by calling 250-388-7112. reporter@vicnews.com
By next year, no one in Oak Bay will have an excuse for throwing kitchen scraps in the garbage. Oak Bay was the first municipality in the Capital Regional District to launch a curb side kitchen scraps program in 2006 and this week, Victoria went forward with their organics pick-up service. At the beginning of Oak Bay’s program, kitchen scraps
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Return of NHL hockey a bonus for pubs or Montreal were playing the 7 p.m. Saturday game. At the Strathcona Hotel in downtown Victoria, which counts ting, but I think people dozens of screens in its will come back pretty various bars, co-owner quick,” Norris said. Grant Olson had calcuMaude Hunter’s Pub lated bigger numbers on Shelbourne Street, relating to the hockey Sharon Tiffin/News staff lockout. not far from both the University of Victoria Norman Wilson, General Manager of Maude “I was saying the and Camosun College, Hunters Pub and Liquor Store, is happy the other day that the overthrives at this time, NHL is back and customers will be back to all impact (to us) might when students come enjoy the game at the popular pub. be $250,000 or even back for another semes$300,000 in revenue if ter. you lose the whole seaAnd manager Norm Wilson said the lockout son and playoffs,” he said. “We might have lost a “didn’t really affect us whatsoever.” third of that at this point. The fact they can do a “I think people are going to go out no matter 48-game season and we still get the playoffs, that’s what (if they have money). Where we would have kind of the better chunk of the pie to get.” really felt it would be more in playoff time,” he Where the hotel’s bars have noticed a difference said. is in the absence of hockey fans who might stick Even if the lockout’s effects have been mini- around to watch the last period of a late game and mal, Wilson allowed there’ll likely be a few extra order a little more, he said. patrons sticking around on game nights. Olson, a hockey fan himself, said people are genWhile the effects on Vancouver’s hospitality erally excited about the return of the NHL. industry have been significant, Darren Cross, man“The hockey fans are hockey fans,” he said. ager of the Station House Pub in Langford, said the “These winters are long and cold and hockey proIsland has felt a trickle down effect. vides good entertainment, whether your team’s “The industry is roughly down 20 per cent,” he Detroit or Vancouver.” said, qualifying that the drop is not entirely due to All the pubs the News spoke to were planning the absence of hockey on TV. special events to coincide with the opening night. He estimates that business might have been It may just be like the playoffs coming early. 10 per cent higher on a night where the Canucks editor@vicnews.com
A lack of NHL hockey for patrons has had varied effect on local pubs Don Descoteau News staff
No National Hockey League games on TV? You might think Greater Victoria sports bars have been crying the blues. The fact not all of them are, as they prepare to welcome back fans of the Canucks, Habs, Flames and other NHL teams, 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 that a deal was reached that would end the 113-day lockout is a good tonic for the traditional post-New 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 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. “There’s a lot of talk about people boycot-
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It’s game on for NHL fans Hockey 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 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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So much energy spent on energy Wherever pipelines are The Conservative government’s concerned, expect an eclectic party. omnibus bill, C-38, makes clear With the federal government’s that any recommendation by the Enbridge Northern panel is exactly that: for Gateway joint review consideration only. panel wrapping up its Stephen Harper’s week-long hearings at cabinet can compel the 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. or opinion. The closed-door panel, There must be a which concludes today, sense of disillusionment spent more than a week amongst the panel’s working its way through Daniel Palmer members, collecting and a registered list of about collating the opinions of Minor Musings 280 public speakers. around 4,000 Canadians, Interested observers knowing all the while were given the option of listening to their words bear the weight of a an audio-only webcast of the event novelty inflatable hammer. – which had the distinct quality of To be fair, the approval or a wartime emergency broadcast rejection of this pipeline isn’t a – or of watching a video feed at decision that should be taken the Ramada Victoria Hotel, three lightly. The world wants oil from kilometres away on Gorge Road. a politically stable and efficient Several hundred frustrated partner. Canada bears both these protesters rejected these two armsqualities, relatively speaking, and length participatory options and has enough bitumen to fill 100 gathered along the walkway in front billion barrels – likely double that. of the Inner Harbour hotel. In an age where social security Even Victoria MP Murray Rankin, costs show no sign of retreat and an expert on and opponent of the taxpayers are gripping tightly to pipeline project, was turned away every penny (soon-to-be nickel), at the door last Friday. Rankin oil revenue presents a feasible called the Canadian Environmental way for the country to pull itself Assessment Agency process out of a fiscal recession and fill its “fundamentally flawed,” and storehouses for generations. expressed little hope the end result And then there’s the latest would leave the public feeling international energy darling and heard. He also justifiably lambasted saviour to our financial woes – security for denying entry to the liquified natural gas. very person elected to represent B.C. is teeming with the stuff, the public at the federal level. as evidenced by a recent Chevron Adding fuel to the protest investment in the Kitimat LNG flames is the nihilism behind the facility, where the province joint review panel’s mandate. 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 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. Alison Acker Victoria
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Readers respond: Bus strike, NDP budgets Bus union tactic a selfish, hurtful act The time is long overdue to make public transit an “essential service� where strike action is simply not an option any more. Enough is enough. Buses are an absolute lifeline for thousands of people in this city who are totally dependent on public transit to get to work and school, to buy food and get to medical appointments. There is no other option for people on poverty incomes. Shutting down bus service puts vulnerable people at serious risk of going hungry, losing employment, missing an education or even losing their life in a medical emergency. Threatening a shutdown of the system on Jan. 22 is a meanspirited act by a selfish union. The bus drivers have no right to use the most fragile members of the community as innocent pawns in their battle. It makes no sense that I am forced to miss a day from a program that is helping me find work due to the self-serving actions of bus drivers who are lucky enough to have jobs at top union wages. The bus drivers are knowingly hurting people who are the least able to take it. Our provincial government
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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. Leading forecasting agencies said the forecasts were reasonable and well within private sector forecasts. Auditor general George Morfitt’s report agrees with
Justice Humphries and begins: “Although the media has tried to paint a different picture, the ’96 budget included no action or decision made by senior people in government elected or appointed that was not permitted by such legislation or other authorities.� While this is written without prejudice, one can only ask why, in the face of such overwhelming evidence to the contrary, is this kind of pillory allowed to happen to people deemed to be completely innocent? Ken Dicks Saanich
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Broadmead Village alters renovation plans Kyle Slavin News staff
After Saanich council approved a major facelift of Broadmead Village Shopping Centre last August, the developers have learned that some structural limitations won’t allow them to build what was originally planned. On Monday night Saanich council had its first look at an amended development plan for the large two-decade-old shopping centre off Royal Oak Drive. While many storefronts will still see the introduction of contemporary wood, metal and glass canopies, certain existing buildings are structurally too weak to hold such a canopy. Instead, council learned that fabric awnings will be used in lieu, in a number of locations.
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This computerized rendering of Broadmead Village shows what the newly approved changes to the outdoor mall will look like. The owners of the shopping centre tweaked their permit to allow for some black fabric awnings (left) as opposed to the wood-glass canopies. “I think the glass-steel timbers would be a lot more attractive. This is not as clean of a look,” said Coun. Paul Gerrard. “I’m not particularly happy with this.”
Sheldon Chandler, with Chandler Associates Architect, agreed, but said the lighter, black awnings are necessary, as the existing buildings won’t allow for the retrofits.
The amendments did not go through a full public process, as they were relatively minor, said Alison Miles Cork, asset manager with Grosvenor Americas, which owns Broadmead Village. The Broadmead Area Residents’ Association did, however, give the amendments its stamp of approval. Saanich council unanimously approved the amendments. As part of the overall $6.5-million upgrade, Broadmead storefronts will be modernized with fresh signage and new facades, while sidewalks will be widened in a renewed emphasis on pedestrian access. Key to the facelift is redeveloping the existing pedestrian breezeway with more outdoor seating to create a community gathering place. At the centre will be a gas outdoor fireplace. kslavin@saanichnews.com
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A century ago in Toronto, Big Brothers Big Sisters began matching young people with volunteer adult mentors and since that time, the organization has branched out to 1000 communities across Canada. Victoria celebrates the centennial Jan. 15 at the Greater Victoria Public Library, central branch, from 2 until 3:30 p.m. The event
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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 experi-
ence,” 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. The collective has seen many members 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.
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Fifty Fifty Arts Collective board members Jzero Schuurman, left, and Renee Crawford in the group’s busy studio. 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
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but I’m not sure they were as dedicated to traveling and training together as we are,” Chester said. That dedication comes from a motivation to do more than just show up at nationals. The last time a B.C. team won the men’s junior nationals was 2000, so the Klymchuk rink is off to as good a start as any. They went undefeated in all seven games of the provincial round robin. In the final they took an early lead against Langley Curling Club’s Tardi rink and never looked back, prevailing 9-4. “(Chester) made a real key triple in the second end to leave us lying four in the house,” Klymchuk said. The Klymchuk rink will now spend the next three weeks preparing for the junior national
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.” Travis Paterson In addition to New West, the News staff Klymchuk rink entered three World Curling Tour tournaments A long distance relationship this season, the Cloverdale Cash has paid off for a pair of junior Spiel in September, Valley First Victoria curlers. Crown of Curling in Kamloops in Sanjay Bowry and Corey ChesOctober, and Vancouver Island ter of the Victoria Curling Club Shootout here in Victoria back played second and third, respecin November. While the team tively, with lead Rhys Gamache didn’t crack any purse money, and skip Tyler Klymchuk of the they used the tourneys as a Langley Curling Club. chance to bond. They also had And it all came together as some notable moments, particuthe quartet captured the Tim larly a big first-round win against Horton’s junior men’s provincial Edmonton’s Jamie King in Kamchampionship (20-and-under), loops, a team with former world Jan. 1 to Jan. 6 at the Coquitlam champions Scott Pfeiffer and Curling Club. Blake McDonald. “That was definitely Locally, Bowry and one of the goals that Chester play on the we set for ourselves at Steve Streiffel rink in the start of the year,” VCC’s Tuesday night Klymchuk said. “We Select League. have put in a lot of hard “(Chester and work, a lot of ferry trips, Klymchuk) set up the and it definitely feels team and invited me good to win.” along for the ride,” Coaching the quarTroyer said. The coach tet is Victoria’s Todd is one who knows what Rebecca Connop Price/Curl B.C. the Klymchuk rink is up Troyer, who was with Chester and Josh Hozak Coach Todd Troyer, left, with Rhys Gamache, against, as he won the last year, when the Vic- Sanjay Bowry, Corey Chester, and Tyler 1988 national champitoria Curling Club team Klymchuk, are the 2013 B.C. Jr. champs. onship with the Mike won B.C.’s and went to Wood rink from North nationals. Klymchuk went to curling championships, Feb. 2 to Vancouver. junior nationals the year before. Feb. 10 in Fort McMurray, Alta. Troyer himself is in the midst “I’ve been playing against It’s been a long haul for the of a busy year. The chartered Tyler all my competitive career team to this point, literally. They accountant also volunteers as and I’ve always respected his originally formed in April when the Victoria Curling Club treagame play on and off the ice, so their respective teammates aged surer, and is vice chair of this when my teammates from last out. This fall the schedule has spring’s Ford World Men’s Curlyear aged out, it was obvious taken on a pretty regular routine, ing Championships in Victoria. to me to get together,” Ches- during which the team became The Katherine Silversides rink ter said. “It’s our last crack at weekly B.C. Ferries commuters. of the Juan de Fuca Curling Club juniors, we’ve been playing long Bowry and Chester go to New represented the South Island in enough to have the passion to Westminster on Wednesdays so the junior women’s provincials want to be better.” the team can play in Royal City’s in Coquitlam. The team SilverMeshing teams from separate Premium League, the top league sides team, with third Dallyce districts isn’t common in junior in B.C. On Sundays, Klymchuk Gillespie, second Brooke Capron ranks, but it has happened and Gamache sail to Victoria and lead Sydney Brilz, won just before. If anything, it’s a sign on the early ferry, train with the one of the seven the round robin of how competitive the sport team all day, and then return games. has become. “I’ve seen travel- home. sports@vicnews.com - with files from Gary Ahuja ing teams put together before, “New West’s league is a step
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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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FOUND: STRING Beads, Dec. 7th, walkway, Holland Point Park. 250-381-8348. FOUND: YOUNG girls Disney camera, Eagle Ridge Park (Langford). (250)478-1873. LOST: GOLD bracelet with blue stones, sentimental. Lost in Sidney between Fish on 5th or Tanner Books. Reward. Call (250)544-4984.
LOST: LADIES black scarf, Bay Centre top oor washroom. Call 250-208-4211.
Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds.
STEAMWORKS: A club for men to meet men. 582 Johnson St., Victoria. 250-3836623 steamworksvictoria.com
250-388-3535
DEATHS
DEATHS
Wells, Dennis Thomas July 10, 1930 – 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. A celebration of Dennis’ life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday January 12 at Sands Funeral Chapel, 1803 Quadra Street. In lieu of 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).
250-655-9481 THE LEMARE GROUP has an opening for an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. Your skill set should include strong organization and time management skills, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate, accounting knowledge, payroll experience is an asset, must have the ability to work under strict deadlines. Fax resume 250-956-3123 or email kposlowsky@lemare.ca. Closing date January 23, 2013.
CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS www.bcjob network.com CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FRIENDLY FRANK PANEL CURTAINS (2) cotton, purple, some sun streaks on outside. 45�W x 85�L, $5., James Bay. 250-380-8733.
FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, ďŹ r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
2 students per home Please call Michelle
LOST: HIMALAYAN cat, male, beige, “Buttons�. Lost Jan. 2nd. near corner of Cook and Quadra. (250)592-2074
PERSONAL SERVICES
mish@shaw.ca HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD ADRIENNE’S RESTAURANT and Tea Garden at Mattick’s Farm has following job positions open: Server/Cashier, Dishwasher. Only experienced & mature individuals apply to: t-garden@shaw.ca
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture, Baby +Family, Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call 250.388.3535
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
PORTABLE DISHWASHER, $40. Older model, works great, includes tap attachment. James Bay. 250-380-8733.
BUILDING SUPPLIES METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.
IDL Projects Inc. is a dynamic rapidly growing, progressive construction company recruiting for a project in Kitimat, British Columbia. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
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ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
REAL ESTATE
FREE ITEMS PINE TABLE, with leaf & 3 chairs. FREE. One leg bit wobley.James Bay 250-380-8733
FRIENDLY FRANK
IDL PROJECTS INC. IS HIRING NOW!
FURNITURE BUFFET, solid hard wood, 18�Dx50�Wx79�H, red/ brown tone, Made in Quebec. $155. (250)380-8733.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
PERSONAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
2 IKEA chairs with matching foot stools, like new, $49 each. Call (250)652-4621. BEVERAGE BAR 4’x6’ $40. Futon and mattress $20 Oak coffee table $20. 250-5444933 CADENZA FOR ofďŹ ce or TV stand, 3 drawers, 60â€?l, 20â€?w, 30â€?d. $59. (250)294-2553. EXTRA LARGE dog cage, new, $75. Call (250)652-3606.
HOUSES FOR SALE 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
BUYING - RENTING- SELLING
QUILT, DOUBLE size, used once $30. (250)595-5734.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
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OAK BAY I live live in inthis thisexceptional exceptional community I knowititwell. communityand & know Depend on aorneighbor well. Buying Selling? to be professional, You can count hard on meworking, to be considerate of costs when professional, hard working, selling your home. honest.
Shirle George FAIR Realty
250-888-3953 shirlegeorge@shaw.ca
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OAK BAY NEWS - Friday, January 11, 2013 REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
RENTALS
TRANSPORTATION
HOUSES FOR SALE
HOMES WANTED
APARTMENT/CONDO
SUITES, LOWER
CARS
WE BUY HOUSES
COLWOOD 2 bdrm condo, 4th floor, elevator, 5 appls, insuite laundry, F/P, prkg. N/P.$1100. Avail Feb. Call 250-474-6855.
GORDON HEAD, 1-bedroom. Close to UVic, bus routes. Separate entrance, kitchenette and shared laundry. Quiet. No pets/smokers. Damage deposit, references required. $670/mo. Free wi-fi, heat, hydro. Available Feb 1st. 250-727-2230; 250-516-3899.
1995 SAAB TURBO 9000V6, 140,000 km. $3200. (250)592-2391.
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JAMES BAY: Corner 2 bdrm Condo, 2 bath, NS/NP, prkg avail. $1295. 250-361-9540. OAK BAY Junction: 2-bdrm in quiet, senior’s 55+ bldg. $850. Heat, h/w incl. Jan.15 or Feb.1 N/P. Share purchase req’d. 1678 Fort St. (250) 595-4593. ROYAL OAK- (near Common Wealth pool) new updated 1 bdrm condo, W/D. ns/np. $825 inclds utils. (250)652-7729.
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
SIDNEY 1 BDRM- own W/D, $850+ shared utils w/upper suite. Available now. Call (778)426-1524. SIDNEY, 2 bdrm, grd level, utils incl’d, $1000 mo, N/S, N/P, (Immed). (250)656-1384.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright newer 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. (250)514-7747.
HOMES FOR RENT LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128.
SHARED ACCOMMODATION GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. $650 inclusive. Ray, 778-433-9556.
SUITES, LOWER
COLWOOD- 1 bdrm Bach, patio, shared W/D, N/S. $820 mo incls utils. 250-391-7915.
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SIDNEY- 1 BDRM, 1 bath ground floor suite, F/S, W/D, large kitchen & living room, lots of storage, N/S, no dogs. $885 + hydro. Available now. Call (250)654-0410.
SIDNEY 2 BDRM upper- own W/D, $1300+ shared utils w/lower suite. Available Feb 1. Call (778)426-1524.
TOWNHOUSES LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a 2 bdrm wheelchair accessible Unit w/ garage, W/D hookup, $918/mo. Share purchase $2500. Applications available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.
2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
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CEDAR HILL Golf course- 1 bdrm, private entrance, off street parking, W/D, utils included. NS/NP. Refs req. Avail Feb. 1. $800. 250-595-0505.
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DRYWALL
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HAULING AND SALVAGE
HAULING AND SALVAGE
MOVING & STORAGE
PLUMBING
ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi
DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.
250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, finish carpentry, garden clean-ups. DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
✭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.
A2Z WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Call Phil (250)383-8283
EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured. Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.
Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File
TAX
ELECTRICAL
250-477-4601
CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
CLEANING SERVICES HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.
250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl. No job too small. Lic# 22779. (250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
COMPUTER SERVICES
EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.
BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini excavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clearing. Call 250-478-8858.
COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.
FENCING ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877
CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS 250.388.3535
GARDENING J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677. 20% OFF Fall clean-ups, racking, mowing, hedge/shrub trimming. (250)479-6495.
GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Cleaning at Fair Prices!
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.
THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca
HANDYPERSONS AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397. BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071
INSULATION MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278 QUALITY INSULATION blown fiberglass. Affordable rates. (250)896-6652.
HAULING AND SALVAGE HAULING & Recycling. Call (250)889-5794. $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999. CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fit in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
MASONRY & BRICKWORK 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
MOVING & STORAGE
CLASSIFIED ADS WORK! Call 250.388.3535
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.
DIAMOND MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734. 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 & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071
SAFEWAY PAINTING
High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB
Peacock Painting
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing. New construction, reno’s, hw tanks, toilets, clogged drains. All of your plumbing needs. Call to talk with a plumber. 24hr service. Free est. No job too small. 250-704-8962. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.
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WINDOW CLEANING
250-652-2255 250-882-2254 WRITTEN GUARANTEE Budget Compliance
15% SENIORS DISCOUNT
BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. Licenced 25 yrs. 250-884-7066. 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.
A20 • www.oakbaynews.com
Friday, January 11, 2013 - OAK
This Weekend’s
Select your home. Select your mortgage.
OPENHOUSES Published Every Thursday
Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com
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.
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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
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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. Children’s Hospital. To this day, he asks
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for donations to the hospital instead of selling his photographs. 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. Alyn Edwards is a classic car enthusiast and partner in Peak Communicators, a Vancouverbased public relations company. aedwards@ peakco.com
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