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CRD seeks sewage treatment builders Daniel Palmer News staff

Capital Regional District directors have approved the first major step towards constructing a wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point, despite the absence of an expert commission to oversee the project.

A request for qualifications has been issued and runs until the end of June.

The CRD will then select three proponents, with the construction contract to be awarded by the end of 2013.

Builders are slated to break ground on the project by spring 2014.

Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt, who sits on the CRD wastewater committee, said most directors chose to move forward because any delays can increase the overall cost of the project.

“It’s also important people know that the RFQ process is like an interview, where you present your resumé and prove you can build a project on this scale,” he said.

The CRD announced Wednesday it plans to purchase a $17 million property for its biosolids energy centre, which will generate power from solid waste.

The 1.7-hectare industrial site, in the 800-block of Viewfield Rd. in Esquimalt, is about two kilometres from the McLoughlin Point wastewater treatment plant. The biosolids energy centre was originally slated for Hartland landfill in Saanich.

The regional district will hold a open house in April to solicit ideas from the public and explain the wastewater treatment system design process.

To access the RFQ, visit crd.bc.ca or bcbid.gov.bc.ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Colours of Easter Olga Lang shows a bowl of pysanka eggs at the Lodge at Broadmead where she gave a demonstration on creating the traditional Ukrainian art form. See page A3 on how to create a pysanka egg.

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Saanich branches into ‘nature’ education Swan Lake to host outdoor preschool Edward Hill News staff

The Swan Lake Nature sanctuary is no stranger to young kids ambling among the critters and greenery at home in the urban wetland.

But come September, the lake and its trails will be the daily outdoor classroom for kids three to five years old, as Saanich launches its first nature preschool program.

Last September, the Sooke School District was the first in Greater Victoria to offer nature kindergarten, which immersed kids

in a forest as a key component to early learning.

Saanich is effectively following suit with preschool-aged kids, under the concept that as a whole, the next generation of youth aren’t spending enough time outside the urban setting, and often don’t have ready access to wild spaces.

“Three- to five-year-olds will get a base of stewardship for the outdoors and become comfortable with it, and seek it out,” said Chris Filler, a recreation programmer organizing Saanich’s nature preschool. “These kids are the next generation of stewards. If they don’t know or understand the natural world, where will we be?”

Filler belonged to the advisory group that helped launch nature K out of Sangster

elementary in Colwood, and recognized the benefits in health and well-being by allowing kids to explore natural areas.

“The moment I heard about nature K, I thought ‘what do I need to do at Saanich to make this happen?’” he said. “It’s more unstructured play time, more opportunity to connect with nature and using parkland and play spaces for education.”

The preschool program at Swan Lake will have an early learning educator and access to park naturalists, but the adults will take their cues from the kids – where they wander and which creatures they find will be the basis for the day’s lessons.

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SAANICH NEWS -Friday, March 22, 2013

UVic mulls building biomass energy plant

The art of creating Ukrainian eggs A step-by-step guide to pysanka eggs 1. Clean the surface of your egg using vinegar. A dirt and oil-free surface helps retain the dye.

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2. Heat the copper end of the kistka (stylus) above a candle and scoop a little bit of beeswax into the top of the metal funnel. Reheat the tip of the kistka and, using paper towel, wipe away any excess wax that melted onto the wires holding the funnel to the handle.

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As a way to reduce its carbon footprint, the University of Victoria is considering building a biomass thermal energy plant to heat its buildings.

“Biomass fuel, such as wood waste, or a combination of wood waste, yard and garden waste, is clean. It doesn’t create greenhouse gas because it’s a renewable resource,” said Tom Smith, UVic’s director of facilities. “It’s burning something different than natural gas that comes from the ground to create hot water.”

UVic says its current heat system – hot water generated by natural-gas fuelled burners – accounts for more than 70 per cent of Uvic’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Smith says the university spends some $750,000 a year on carbon offsets and taxes on natural gas.

Building a biomass fuel plant was one of the recommendations that came out of UVic’s energy master plan, which looked at the school’s energy savings.

“It’s just a feasibility study at this time, but if it’s successful it could make us the greenest university in Canada,” Smith said. “This study will consider the technical and economic viability of a biomass energy plant as well as the opportunities for research and academic opportunities.”

Energy management company Dalkia Canada is assisting UVic with the feasibility study, which is the first step in an “eight-month exploratory process.”

A public open house on the feasibility study will be held Wednesday, March 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the upper lounge of the Student Union Building.

Saanich seeks maximum protection for Panama Flats Saanich council this week directed staff to put as much of Panama Flats into the Agricultural Land Reserve as possible.

At Monday’s meeting, council approved a recommendation to add 35 more acres of the land into the ALR. Twenty-one acres of the 66-acre property are already protected. The remaining 10 acres would be kept for trails and other park uses.

The next step is to have an agrologist define the exact borders of what should be included, before sending an application to the Agricultural Land Commission. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Olga Lang uses a kistka and beeswax to create a design on the egg in the process of making of a pysanka, a Ukrainian Easter egg.

A how-to guide on pysanka Kyle Slavin News staff

The detailed designs and vibrant colours on a pysanka egg are enough to turn heads, as they’re more than just an Easter decoration – they’re a genuine art form.

Olga Lang, the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Society of Vancouver Island’s pysanka expert, says the process for the pysanka maker should be a spiritual activity, too.

“It is an exercise on how to cope with recognizing that bad thoughts come into your mind, and staying in a prolonged state of grace,” she says of being able to put your heart and mind into the art.

“Hopefully that state of grace will carry on throughout the year. You have that control over your thoughts; bad thoughts, you recognize them, but they don’t have to change your emotional state.” pysanka eggs date back to at least 988 AD when Ukraine adopted Christianity and pysanka became entrenched in the religious symbolism of Easter.

Making the decorative eggs is a repetitive process of melting wax onto the surface to preserve the colour underneath and then dyeing the egg.

“It’s a long process, but they’re meant to be given away when they’re done. It’s altruistic, to write loving messages to each other in the form of symbols, colours and lines. I think that’s why the activity perpetuated for thousands of years,” Lang says.

“This is something that’s really a wonderful gift from our ancestors – to give ourselves the freedom of time to actually sit for several hours and create things.”

The Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Society (3277 Douglas St.) hosts an Easter Traditions open house on Sunday (March 24) from noon to 4 p.m.

Participate in a pysanka making class, enjoy Ukrainian food, watch demonstrations on traditional Ukrainian crafts, and visit the gift shop to buy all the supplies you need to do pysanka at home. kslavin@saanichnews.com

A kistka with beeswax is heated to create a design on the egg.

3. Let the melted wax come out of the fine end of the kistka and draw on the egg’s surface. Use the wax to “seal” the colour in on the egg. Any white spot you cover in wax will remain white on the finished product.

4. When you’ve finished your white designs, carefully place the egg in the yellow dye bath.

Let it soak and absorb the colour for a few minutes.

The wax design is spread on the egg to preserve colours under the wax.

5. Repeat Step 3. Any melted wax that hardens on the now yellow surface will seal in the yellow and that colour will remain in those spots on the finished product.

6. Soak the egg in the red dye-bath, then use the wax to seal in your red designs. Then repeat this step using the black dye. (Since it’s your last colour, you don’t need to seal in your black spots with wax.)

Once you’ve gotten the hang of three colours, consider adding orange, green and blue.

The egg is dyed yellow, red and then black (and possibly orange, green and blue).

7. Remove the wax by carefully holding your egg above the candle flame. Wipe the wax away using paper towel. “Keep the clean end downward to avoid getting smoke on the exposed egg. Likewise, when wiping wax away, push the stroke away from the clean part of the egg,” Lang advises.

8. Apply a coat of varnish to your egg to seal in your colours and make them more vibrant.

“Pysanka is meant to last 70 years or more,” Lang says.

A candle is used to melt excess wax off the pysanka egg.

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Friday, March 22, 2013 - SAANICH

Stormy weather no deterrent to outdoor education Continued from Page A1

“They can expect to be outside for about two and a half hours each day. Rain, snow, sleet or sun, they’ll be out in it,” Filler said.

“I think the biggest challenge will be getting them back in the car.

This is play-based preschool which allows them the freedom to explore.

It won’t be a challenge to get them involved, motivated and jazzed up.”

Swan Lake will be providing a large space within the nature house for the preschool. Barry Janyk, executive director of Swan Lake, said this type of preschool program is a perfect fit for the sanctuary.

“It’s great we have the facilities to provide to the Saanich rec folks. It another way to serve the community,” Janyk said.

“I think the trails will be fascinating to kids and the boardwalk will be a huge hit. And kids will get to see the passage of the seasons. It starts the progression of learning about the natural world.”

Frances Krusekopf, the nature

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Tia Filler and Noelle Pasta, both 6, check out what’s growing at the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. Swan Lake will host Saanich’s first nature preschool program this September.

K project manager for the Sooke School District, said so far their 21 kindergarten-aged kids are thriving in the forest of Royal Roads Univer-

sity and at the Esquimalt Lagoon.

For their age, the K kids are showing high levels of independence and strong co-operation with each other,

she said. And weather conditions have never prevented the class from going outside – although a Christmas pageant did.

“They spent two days indoors and the educators and kids felt disappointed they couldn’t go outside.

They have a keen interest in getting outside,” Krusekopf said.

“It’s been a really wet two or three months but the children continue to find great pleasures in the wettest of days. They’re always amazed at how many worms are out there.”

Krusekopf said for any nature education, including preschool programs, kids need to be taught the expectations on how to stay safe, but also be allowed to make their own decisions.

“This model has existed for decades in Europe and it starts with three year olds. That age group isn’t new to this.”

Registration is open for Saanich’s nature preschool program. Call the Gordon Head rec centre at 250-4757100 or 250-475-7107. editor@saanichnews.com

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Cordova Bay streetlight under fire Someone with an air rifle has a beef with a Saanich streetlight.

A lamp standard in in the 900-block of Seapearl Pl. near Claremont secondary has twice been damaged by someone shooting out the light.

Both times the lens and cover have been damaged. Repairs cost Saanich about $1,000.

It's believed the shooter is using a highpowered, 22-calibre air rifle. The concern, police say, is that ricocheting ammo or a misfire could result in injury.

Sgt. Steve Eassie says the mischief is likely taking place at night or early in the morning.

Police are asking anyone with information to call 250-475-4321. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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So it’s not surprising that she has found a satisfying career helping her many clients navigate their way through the ever-changing waters of marketing and advertising. She is a graduate of the progressive Sheridan College (Visual Art and Design) in Ontario.

“Of all the things I have learned in my 15 years managing my business, it is the value of branding. We specialize in brand development and management so that the product stands out in the marketplace. When people ask me what our company does, I often say ‘We brand you, before you get labelled,’” says Melinda Harris.

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How does Go West accomplish that? Harris and her team are known for developing detailed marketing plans, which start with in-depth research into the company, its competitors and its clients. “We find what makes the company unique so that we can help them stand out from the crowd and increase their market share. We combine research and creativity to attract and persuade specific audiences. I love the psychology of it – determining what will motivate their target audience and show results on the bottom line.”

As an amateur soccer player, Harris knows how important it

is to have a highly skilled team behind her, each with their own area of specialty. As the Creative Director “I’m like a player/coach” she laughs. “And my team enjoys winning!” They are: PR and media specialist Joan Athey, researcher and writer Stephanie Holmes, graphic designer and illustrator Johanna St. Michael, social media expert Juhli Selby and accountant Maureen Butler.

Their collective skills allow them to maximize everything from traditional media to social media channels – building, maintaining and protecting their clients’ assets. And because their multifaceted approach is all in-house, clients ranging from government ministries to small business are confident their needs are wellserved efficiently and affordably.

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“I have a passion to help people succeed. I ask how would I like to be served? How can I serve my clients best?” Harris is active in giving back to the community and can often be found fostering a stray cat for the Cat’s Cradle Rescue Society or helping out at the Saanich Volunteer Services Society.

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SAANICH NEWS - Friday, March 22, 2013

Married without consent Cohabiting couples have new things to think about under Family Law Act

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Mamata Kreisler and her boyfriend are like many modern couples.

They’ve lived together for the past two years, share a French Bulldog-Boston Terrier cross and recently bought a house in Saanich together.

They each have debt, prefer to keep separate bank accounts and, perhaps most tellingly, have trouble saying exactly when the courting ended and dating began.

“He was living with me and my roommate, sleeping on a couch, and then we started dating about six months later,” she said.

But as of Monday, Kreisler and her partner now inadvertently hold a legal label they thought was years away from reality: married.

The new B.C. Family Law Act provides sweeping changes that will affect many of the 15,000 cohabiting couples in the Capital Region and more than 160,000 couples in the province.

“If you have lived in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, (the Family Law Act) now considers you a spouse,” said Christine Murray, a partner at Victoria-based Cassels-Murray Family and Estates Law. For the first time, commonlaw couples are subject to the same legal rights and responsibilities in regard to property division as married couples.

If a couple decides to separate, any gains in assets or debt incurred during the relationship are now split down the middle, with very few exceptions, regardless of which partner owns them.

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Couples moving in together may want to consider cohabitation agreements if they haven’t taken the step of marriage.

“That property includes real estate, personal property, bank accounts – anything with value owned by one or both spouses at the date of separation,” Murray said.

Property acquired before the relationship began, as well as gifts, inheritances and damage awards will still be protected from equal division as “exempt property.”

“If it is a couple’s intention to keep their property separate, they’ll have to enter into a written cohabitation agreement to make sure they can have their intentions carried throughout their relationship,” Murray said.

It could be difficult to prove when a relationship began, as Kreisler and her partner illustrate with their roommate-toromance situation.

“It’s not a clear-cut, black-andwhite test,” Murray said.

Despite confusion for common-law couples, the Family Law Act is considered a progressive piece of legislation, extending property rights and child protection to B.C. families who are more commonly choosing not to get married.

It also encourages couples to pursue non-court agreements for dispute resolution through arbitration, where the success rates can be as high as 80 per cent, said Keri Boyle, executive director of Mediate B.C. “You can go to court and

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Mediation and other forms of collaborative law can also preserve relationships more effectively than court battles, Boyle added.

“Success needs to be measured by more than resolving the issues. If a couple come out of the process with a relationship intact, that’s much better for their children.”

Time will tell whether the revised laws will ease the burden on the justice system, but Murray hopes couples will begin to have serious discussions early.

“Maybe it will be a good thing and people will think about their living situations at the front end of their relationship, so they don’t have to do as much heaving lifting if that relationship ends.”

Kreisler isn’t concerned with how the law chooses to label her relationship, and the idea of a cohabitation agreement doesn’t make sense to her.

“I understand prenuptial agreements if one person is really rich and one isn’t. It could be a concern going into a marriage,” she said. “But that’s not something either of us are worried about.” dpalmer@vicnews.com

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A woman was walking along Gyro Beach with her pit bull terrier puppy around 3:45 p.m. when a small black and white dog, believed to be a young Labrador-cross, ran up and attacked her puppy. “It bit her dog numerous times in the face, resulting in six deep lacerations,� said Sgt. Steve Eassie.

The owners of the second dog haven’t been identified, and police would like to speak with them. It is believed the Lab is owned by a middle-aged couple. They are believed to have been walking with a group of three or four other adults at the time.

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Saanich police arrested two out-of-towners last week with 2.7 kilograms of marijuana in their car.

A police officer pulled the vehicle over in the 3900-block of Glanford Ave. after witnessing the driver disobey a traffic signal.

A police dog unit could smell narcotics from outside the vehicle. A search of the car uncovered the packaged marijuana.

A 30-year-old Surrey man, and a 25-year-old Nanaimo man face charges of possession for trafficking.

Police searching for stolen Styrofoam totem pole For more than a decade, an eight-foot-tall Styrofoam totem pole of a bear holding a book sat in Michael Primeau’s backyard.

The 75-pound piece of art disappeared overnight Saturday (March 16) from his home in the 2800-block of Admirals Rd., soon after Primeau posted an ad online looking to sell it.

Police are asking residents living along the Gorge waterway to keep an eye on the shoreline, as there’s a possibility the Styrofoam item was thrown in the water.

Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of the totem pole or the individuals responsible for the theft to call 250-4754321.

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Paddlers circumnavigate region for Easter Seals Edward Hill News staff

By late afternoon on Saturday, a small armada of voyageur canoes should round Ten Mile Point as part of a gruelling, day-long circumnavigation of Greater Victoria.

Ten Mile Point and Trial Island is where “the water gets really interesting,” says Joe Boyd, organizer of Paddle for the Kids, a fundraiser for the Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

“We’ll have the tide at our back but the wind in our face,” he said. “It creates standing waves. You just have to keep paddling. When you stop that’s when troubles begin.”

For Saanich’s Don Munroe, it will be his 32nd expedition for Paddle for the Kids, a fundraiser that he started. This time around it will be in a brand new canoe that bears his name.

Last weekend the Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club held a ceremony with Songhees First Nations members to bless the Munroe, a new 26-foot voyageur canoe, a design that hasn’t

changed much from the fur trading era. This weekend it will be put to the test.

The group of four canoes will launch from the Tsartlip First Nation boat launch near Brentwood Bay at 7 a.m. Saturday, and paddle some 75 kilometres, rounding the Saanich Peninsula and into Victoria Harbour, up the Gorge Waterway to the Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club near Tillicum Bridge.

Until 2010 and for 28 years, canoers paddled from Victoria to Port Angeles and back, a tough venture fraught with chop and strong currents, and occasionally a storm.

The navy pulled its escort in 2010, and the club found an equally long route closer to home, which allows them quick access to land should a canoe run into trouble. The Canadian Coast Guard auxiliary monitors the paddlers.

“It’s challenging conditions.

The swell is not so swell,” Munroe joked. “It’s not quite as exciting now, but nevertheless it’s for the kids. You have to keep the kids in mind to keep

you inspired. It is a very long day. Depending on the weather it’s 10 to 12 hours.”

“It’s exhilarating,” said Boyd, who has organized the event for four years. “When the seas are calm, there’s not much to talk about. When it’s rough it builds skill and strength.”

Each of the four canoes has two six-person teams, which swap out a three times over the day to allow paddlers to rest and refuel. Local Lions Club members – the B.C. Lions Society funds Camp Shawnigan – pick up and drop off rowers for the legs of the journey.

Paddle for the Kids raises between $12,000 to $20,000 each year and a week for a kid at Camp Shawnigan costs about $2,500. Munroe said visiting the camp in the summer reminds him of why they make the effort each year. “It brings tears to your eyes to know your donations have helped them.”

Paddle for the Kids should be off Saanich and Oak Bay by mid-to late afternoon.

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Joe Boyd, left, and Don Munroe carry a new voyageur canoe named the Munroe as part of a blessing ceremony on March 16 at the Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club. This Saturday, members will paddle canoes around the city to raise money for Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

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OUR VIEW

Breaking up is hard to do P

ierre Elliot Trudeau once famously said, “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.”

That was in reference to the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968-69, which decriminalized homosexuality, made way for abortion and contraception, regulated lotteries, gun possession and drinking and driving offences – a scenario we take for granted today.

In its latest attempt to poke its nose into our bedrooms, the province’s new Family Law Act will help protect those in common-law relationships if and when the romance dies.

While the new rules clarify the partners’ responsibilty for their children, they also make division of assets a little easier, a move the government says will keep more unhappy couples out of court.

As with any change to the law, it’s the lawyers who will see the biggest benefit. People already living common-law and those thinking of shacking up with a romantic partner will now be drawing up cohabitation agreements – planning well beyond who gets the record collection when it’s over.

And while the new rules certainly close a number of loopholes in terms of spousal and child support, there will be unintended consequences, with potentially more at stake financially at the time of a break-up.

It’s only human nature to want what you have coming to you – even if it’s only because the government has said you deserve it. It’s this kind of thinking that might well lead more splitting couples to the courtroom than anticipated.

The new Act gives us all something to think about. Things like purchasing a new car, investing in real estate or RRSPs might best be done before emptying a drawer in your bureau for a new partner.

You might also want to think twice before moving in with someone who is going back to school and about to amass student debt – because if you part ways, along with those old Neil Sedaka LPs – you’ll get half of that too.

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

The Saanich 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.

Small town feel lost in amalgamation W

hen I was 10, I wanted to someone coming from one big city be a politician. with only one mayor.

I had mapped out my I was naïve. career in the footsteps of thenWhen I became a reporter for Alberta premier Ralph Black Press five years Klein. I would start as ago, I began to cover a journalist and move and follow municipal my way into politics. I politics. There was no end became the journalist, but to the juicy things that I am no longer interested happened at a Metchosin in becoming the first council meeting. female prime minister.

I watched Coun. Bob That same year Kim Gramigna help people Campbell crushed that connect to city water and dream. share his own experience I grew up in Calgary with the issue. and the only municipal Once, Metchosin Charla Huber government model I knew council even wagered Written in Ink was having one mayor on the results of a nonand a council of aldermen. binding referendum question.

After school one day, my little As the outcome was read, each fourth-grade self walked to my member of council pulled a six-pack alderman’s office and asked him to of beer out from under the table talk to my class. I was amazed he and passed it to the winner, Coun. actually came. It was Dale Hodges, Larry Tremblay. and as I Google his name, I find I’ve attended meetings where it he is Calgary’s longest-serving was standing-room only and where alderman, having earned that title residents all wore red bandanas in after 28 years. support of a community house.

When I first moved to Victoria If you want to witness the heart about 10 years ago, I found it of small town politics, go to a interesting that I could leave my Highlands council meeting in its Esquimalt apartment and within heritage school house. Before the a 25-minute walk, stroll through a meeting starts they pass around a couple municipalities. candy dish where you can grab a It was hard to believe there were toffee or two. so many districts, municipalities, If the region’s 13 municipalities towns and cities within Greater were to amalgamate into one large Victoria. It seemed a bit wacky to body, a lot would be lost.

The municipalities work well as they are because of the amount of representation they have. I fear what would happen if, for instance, there was only one voice from Highlands trying to explain the needs of its community to larger urban municipalities.

It’s refreshing to know the councillors and see them in the community practising what they preach. I live in Langford and often see Coun. Lillian Szpak riding her bicycle to community events or just for fun. I know that when she is at the council table, she is pushing for more bike lanes and connecting trails in Langford.

Residents choose which community they live in based on their own beliefs and principles, and sometimes on the direction of their municipality’s official community plan.

While there are a number of reasons for amalgamating, such as cutting down on administrative costs, will the savings really amount to much?

We all choose what we are willing to spend more money on, but at the end of the day, quality determines where my money goes.

If you check the stipends municipal councillors earn compared to the number of meetings they attend, it’s obvious they aren’t in it for the cash. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

‘As the outcome was read, each councillor pulled out a six-pack of beer.’

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SAANICH NEWS - Friday, March 22, 2013

LETTERS

Driver remains fearful of riding in traffic in the city I have some thoughts about cycling in Victoria, with Bike to Work Week approaching.

As a driver, I often compete with cyclists for road space, forced into the nearest left lane to go around and ahead so I can drive at the speed limit.

I’ve seen several near accidents with other drivers doing the same. Often the cyclist is wearing dark clothes, no helmet and has

no lights. Sometimes they are riding on the sidewalk or against traffic; sometimes they jump the traffic lights.

I spent some time in Holland and Denmark. There, cyclists and pedestrians have the right of way.

In many places, lanes are separated by several inches of concrete barriers, sometimes of differing heights.

Driving tests are much more

complicated because the road system is more complicated; Europeans rarely pass driving tests the first time.

There are also rail lines, trams and buses. Cars and trucks have the last right of way.

Cyclists in Europe don’t wear helmets and many cyclists here think they aren’t necessary.

If we had a similar traffic setup, you wouldn’t need to wear a

helmet. Instead, our cyclists risk their lives every time they set out.

Europeans don’t use bikes designed for the Tour de France, they ride sturdy bikes on which they sit upright, with the greatest field of vision, a basket on the front for groceries and lights and bells.

I feel sorry for cyclists here who obey traffic laws, wear

light-coloured clothes, helmets, etc. They deserve proper protected lanes throughout the city.

Until that happens, I will be sticking to my car. It’s too dangerous.

And I also don’t wish to breathe car and bus exhaust fumes, either.

Helene Harrison Victoria

Readers respond: Anglican marriage ideas, urban speed limits Appreciation given for Anglican ideas Re: Anglicans mull new direction on marriage (News, Mar. 15) My appreciation goes out to my friends and colleagues in the Anglican church for embracing greater gender equality.

So what if it has been hesitant and slow to materialize; it’s happening.

Change inside all institutional religions comes at ‘glacial’ speed, with lots of excruciating pain and misery thrown up for some who resist.

Nevertheless, when it happens we all can breath our gratitude.

Critics are legion and will always find things to point out and decry what has taken place,

but since we are dealing with humans, we never will get it perfect.

When “shift happens” we can all rejoice. I toast my brothers and sisters in Christ. Well done.

Dale Perkins Victoria

Slowing vehicles down would create livability There are plenty of arguments against the idea of reducing speed in towns and cities. Most are based on the notion that there will be a loss of personal freedom, or that travel time will be significantly compromised.

None of the arguments have any basis in fact. Even the 85th percentile argument is flawed, because it fails to account for

road users other than motorized vehicles.

There’s an ongoing blame game that tries to project the fault onto pedestrians, cyclists, the distracted or the elderly. If drivers were without fault, this would be easy to argue.

You can do a lot more damage if you’re driving a car.

The car is a wonderful transportation device, but it’s time for our car-centricity to yield. Reducing speed limits where people live is a simple way to improve the livability of our communities and the health of our population.

Real-world experience and multiple studies have verified this. One study states that it’s only a question of “the regulators’ willingness to act on

the evidence.” Congratulations to Victoria city council for having the foresight and the fortitude to consider doing that.

Dave Ferguson Saanich

Travelling the road to a better city The City of Victoria’s speed limit initiative needs perspective.

It seems that many people have concluded that 40 km/h will apply on all roads.

This is not the case and here’s why the proposed change makes sense: Most of the road surface in cities and towns consists of non arterial streets that default to 50 km/h if they are unposted.

By establishing a default limit of 40 km/h, the cost of bringing

Much-admired Uruguayan leader sets bad precedent Re: Uruguay president offers shining example (Suzuki, March 15) David Suzuki and Ian Hanington call ‘radical activist’ Jose Mujica ‘a remarkable man,’ the same man who ‘joined the left-wing guerrilla group known as Tupamaros … was shot six times and imprisoned for 14 years.’

This radical Tupamaros guerrilla ran for office and was elected president in 2009.

The writers encourage ‘bright

young idealists’ to ‘share their environmental concerns’ by getting involved in politics.

Mujica pretends, like Suzuki, Hanington and all globalists, that he is concerned about getting ‘the masses out of poverty,’ and the best way to do it is with something they call ‘sustainable development.’

The truth is, sustainability cultists like Mujica because he is a ‘green’ globalist eugenicist who votes for the infernal population reduction and

so-called ‘family planning’ programmes of UN Agenda 21.

At Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012, Mujica asked, “does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet.”

Mujica advocated a bill legalizing abortion before 12

weeks, which lowered his popularity with the people of Uruguay.

The word sustainability is ‘green’ globalist code for ‘eugenics.’

Far from being ‘a good role model with wise, enduring values, and an inspiration for people around the world,’ as Suzuki and Hanington enthuse, Jose Mujica is a very dangerous, decadent and delusional man.

Gregory Hartnell Victoria

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appropriate limits to many streets will be minimized.

Will lowering speed limits eliminate speeding and unlawful driving? Of course not.

There’ll always be a need for enforcement.

But there’s a bigger picture to consider. Reducing speed in urban and residential areas is an investment in a healthier and more functional society. You have to look further down the road to see that. If you haven’t read the many studies that have been done on this, Google is an easy way to find them.

Change doesn’t come overnight but the long list of positives that slower driving brings to society is worth pursuing.

Lingxia Li Saanich

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Renewable Energy Opportunity at UVic Community Open House The University of Victoria is undertaking a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a Biomass Thermal Energy Plant at the Gordon Head Campus. This open house is the first step in an eight-month exploratory process in which people are being asked for their input.

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Frank Lewis poses before his mural where the Galloping Goose trail crosses Gorge Road.

UVic has set targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and increase renewable energy use. A biomass plant has the potential to allow us to significantly exceed our GHG reductions’ targets and save on energy costs. The project can also offer research and teaching opportunities.

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The work of renowned muralist and painter Frank Lewis adorns bridges, museums and many businesses throughout the southern Island, across Canada and even at the Canadian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The six-foot-six, blue-eyed Métis artist died March 6 at the age of 81.

In September, Lewis unveiled his last public painting, Honour Creation, at the Royal Jubilee Hospital’s healing centre. He described the piece as the culmination of his 65-year career.

“I decided I would concentrate on the only thing I had left to do, to explore the spirituality within me that was still there and fresh and strong, and had been all throughout my career,” he told the News at the time.

Victoria Pruden, vice-president of the Métis

Dr. Cameron McCrodan, Dr. Brent Morrison, Dr. Ann-Marie Stewart and Dr. Chris Snow

Nation of Greater Victoria, said Lewis was a gift not only to Canada, but to the Métis people as a whole.

“It’s hard to put into words the way Frank is able to communicate so many aspects of us – positive, spiritual, healing – but also some of the challenges we’ve had as Métis, of being the invisible people,” Pruden said. “He’s able to transition such a poignant part of our soul and our experience through art.”

Since 1982, Lewis designed and painted dozens of murals, including Bridging along the Galloping Goose Trail, Time Steps on the Luxe Building at 1114 Langley St., the interior of Peacock Billiards and Vancouver’s 100th anniversary mural on the outside of that city’s Maritime Museum.

Lewis met his wife, Margaret Parker, at his 40th high school reunion in 1992, a moment he recalled as “love at first sight.” She was at his side when he died.

A celebration of Lewis’ life will be held at McCall’s Funeral Home, 1400 Vancouver St., on today (March 22) at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pacific Opera Victoria, while condolences for the family can be submitted at mccallbros.com. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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The second annual Purple Day Plane Pull for Epilepsy is being held March 23 and event organizers are calling for more teams to get involved in the action-packed day.

“We had 10 teams involved last year and we’d love to double it this year,” said event committee chair Catriona Johnson.

The events takes place at the Viscount Aero Center near the Victoria Airport. Teams will pull a big 30,500-pound Casano aircraft.

Along with the plane pull, the day will include demonstrations by epilepsy dogs, drone planes from the University of Victoria, a flight simulator and a kids’ zone.

“I mean, how often do you get to say ‘I got to pull a Second World War (water) bomber plane – that’s pretty neat,” Johnson said.

Teams can register at victoriaplanepull.ca.

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Fire damages Saanich home An early morning fire near the Saanich-Victoria border sent one person to hospital, as three pets perished in the blaze.

Saanich fire crews attended the 3200block of Wetherby Rd., near Hillside Centre, around 4:30 a.m. on March 19 to find heavy black smoke and flames coming from the rear door and windows.

Three people in the home managed to escape and one was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. Two cats and a bird were unable to be saved.

Damage to the home and contents is estimated at $150,000.

Quadra Cedar Hill AGM Tuesday The Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association hosts its annual general meeting Tuesday (March 26) in the Cedar Hill Rec Centre.

Participate in electing this year’s executive, plus listen to a presentation from Terrance Berscheid, with Saanich’s emergency preparedness program.

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Danny Dimanno, 38, was arrested by VicPD’s Strike Force team March 14 after police observed him transporting and dealing drugs in the Capital Region.

Covert officers tracked Dimanno to his base of operations in the 3900-block of Carey Rd. in Saanich, and to a ‘stash house’ in the West Shore, said VicPD Const.

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An internationally known brand of jazz comes to the beautiful setting at Oak Bay United Church. This is the third concert by CanUS Hot Jazz Band known across North America from its years of travelling to jazz festivals. March 22 at Oak Bay United Church, 1369 Mitchell St. Tickets $20, available at the door (all ages). Doors open at 7 p.m.

Sooke River Bluegrass Festival reaches out Travis Paterson News staff

A one-night preview of this summer’s Sooke River Bluegrass Festival is coming to Oak Bay this month.

Local bands The Sweet Lowdown, The Moonshiners, the Clover Point Drifters and the Riverside Trio, will share the stage at Oak Bay United Church on March 30 as part of The All-Star Bluegrass Celebration.

It’s a fundraiser and a sneak peek for the annual festival scheduled June 14 to 16 at the Sooke River Campground.

“It does more than highlight some of the talent for the festival with an awesome response,” said Phil Shaver of the Sooke Bluegrass Festival Society.

“It’s our first time doing the fundraiser in Victoria and it’s long overdue. The support from the Victoria bluegrass community, the band support, it’s all been overwhelming, everyone is in support of the festival.”

The society has made outreach efforts before but this is its first time getting out of Sooke and closer to downtown.

The Victoria Bluegrass Association hosts the March 30 show that will hopefully expose a larger audience to the Sooke festival.

“We are so excited the festival is happening again and we are very happy to be part of this fundraising event in support of the festival,” said Amanda Blied of The Sweet

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The Sweet Lowdown members Amanda Blied (guitar), Shanti Bremer (violin) and Miriam Sonstenes (banjo) are currently touring in Ontario but will perform the Sooke Bluegrass Festival this summer and a fundraiser at Oak Bay United Church on March 30.

Also on the bill for the all-star celebration are the The Moonshiners, who bring threepart harmonies and instrumental excursions, The Riverside Trio, with a high energy gospel sound, and The Clover Point Drifters, whose repertoire includes traditional bluegrass songs with a bluegrass spin on songs from the country, folk, blues and pop genres.

Four more bands have officially committed to the June festival with many more on the way.

New to this year’s festival is square dancing on the Saturday night, with YOMADA, the Young Oldtime Music and Dance Association, who host square dances in town.

“The dancing will help bring the Victoria community to the Sooke festival,” Shaver said. “It’s a perfect venue, what festivals are built on, with camping and parking lot jamming. When the shows are done everyone jams.”

Also new is a huge festival tent to make sure that everyone is warm and dry and happy.

Show time is 7:30 p.m. for the Saturday, March 30 All-Star Bluegrass Celebration at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St. Tickets are $20 and are available in advance at Royal MacPherson Box Office, Oak Bay United Church office, and at the door. sports@vicnews.com

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Kitimat refinery deemed viable Tom Fletcher

that B.C. approve a design for the plant that produces a variety of fuels, including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

The report endorses a conventional design for the refinery, proposed by Victoria newspaper publisher David Black last summer.

Black, owner of Black Press (and the Saanich News), established a separate company called Kitimat Clean last year.

In early March, he announced that he is finalizing details for $25 billion in financing and purchase agreements for the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel that the plant would produce.

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The B.C. government has released its own independent report on a proposed heavy oil refinery near Kitimat, which concludes that the project has “economic merit.”

The report, by Californiabased Navigant Consulting Inc., examined the proposed refinery design and also assessed markets for refined fuels in Asia.

“Such a refinery would provide incremental long-term benefits to the region, compared to export of unfinished feedstock,” the report states.

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the $16 billion refinery would require another $9 billion in construction, including six product pipelines to Douglas Channel to load ships with refined fuel, and a natural gas pipeline to run a power plant, fire refining equipment and supply hydrogen for a new heavy oil refining process.

Energy Minister Rich Coleman said the Navigant report cost $40,000, and would be done by the province for any proposal of this scale, through the province’s major projects office. If built as planned, the Kitimat refinery would be the biggest private investment in B.C. history. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Ottawa increases tanker restrictions Tom Fletcher Black Press

With one crude oil pipeline to the B.C. coast in environmental hearings and another waiting to apply, the federal government has announced stricter rules for foreign oil tanker inspections and more coastal flights looking for signs of oil spills.

A new Canadian Coast Guard incident command system, improved hazard markers for shipping, increased surveillance flights and research into the hazards of heavy oil were announced in Vancouver Monday by federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel and Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver.

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“There hasn’t been a single major tanker spill off the coast of British Columbia, ever,” Oliver said.

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B.C. hired an Alaska consulting firm in February to conduct B.C.’s own review of spill response on the coast. Lake said that is needed with or without proposed oil pipelines, since there are daily crude shipments from Alaska, exports of Alberta heavy crude from Burnaby, and a general increase in shipping for Asia-Pacific trade.

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Jean-Robert Belliveau, left, and Kean de Vries of the Lakehill Reds Div. 2 team warm up for training at Braefoot Park earlier this week. The Reds are prepared for Sunday’s Jackson Cup final at Royal Athletic Park versus Bays United.

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Upstart Reds ready for Bays Reds, Bays in Jackson Cup final Travis Paterson News staff

They are the unknown, the surprise team, and the underdogs.

For many of the local faithful in the stands for Sunday’s Jackson Cup final at Royal Athletic Park on Sunday, it will be their first time seeing the Lakehill Reds.

Kickoff is 3 p.m.

The Division 2 Reds have come out of nowhere to challenge the Bays United, regular season champs of Div. 1, the Vancouver Island Soccer League’s top level.

When the Bays take the field, there will be plenty of players familiar to the Jackson Cup, many of them having won it previously.

Not so for the Reds.

“It can be quite intimidating to think we’re playing the first place team in the final,” said Lakehill captain Jean-Robert Belliveau.

“We’ve seen the Bays play. We know who they are. But there’s certainly no pressure on us.

We’re just a Div. 2 team. That’s how it’s been all along in the Jackson Cup.” A Reynolds secondary soccer academy grad, Belliveau, 20, has been with Lakehill his entire youth.

His team is new, a merger of select players from his Lakehill U21 team from last season and its rival, the Bays United U21 team, including Kean de Vries.

“The season started off kind of furry, we had our own factions and didn’t know each other too well,” said de Vries, a UVic student here from West Vancouver.

“...It’s up to them to beat the Div. 2 team like they’re supposed to.”

– Reds’ Kean de Vries “As the games started flowing and we started winning, we started liking each other a little bit more. We know we have the talent.”

It’s tough to call Lakehill the underdogs when they’re more like the under-pups against the veteran Bays squad. On the Bays (15-1-0) are players who’ve won multiple Jackson Cups, been provincial champions, and made multiple trips to the national championship.

Half of Lakehill, meanwhile, is still eligible to be playing in the under-21 division. The oldest is the goalkeeper, Gabe Luger, 21.

Two years ago a core of Gorge United veterans, Paul Van den Boomen (defence) and Jordie Hughes (midfield) among them, jettisoned to play for the Bays. They came from a Gorge team which owned the Jackson Cup like a cafe owns mugs.

They helped the Bays appear in last year’s Jackson Cup, but lost to Cowichan, 2-1.

And now the Bays are even stronger. Hughes smashed the VISL for 28 goals in the regular season. Bays’ Kellen Holden, another former Gorge player, was next with 13 goals.

The Bays has its own cast of VISL stars with Craig Robertson and Matt Northrup at the forefront. They’ve also recruited a strong cast of ex-UVic Vikes, creating a veritable all-star team.

But it doesn’t matter to the Reds, who sought promotion to Div. 1 and nothing more.

The Reds earned promotion to Div. 1 next year by finishing tied for first in Div. 2.

It means this is the first of many meetings to come against Bays Utd. “I’m not scared. We think we have the chance to win,” de Vries said. “We’ve played against Div. 1 teams in every round and it’s up to them to beat the Div. 2 team like they’re supposed to.”

“We have a real young team here,” said coach Paul Cringle.

In the 1980s Cringle won the Jackson Cup with the Victoria Croatia. He’s coached in the Lakehill soccer association since his 18-year-old son Sean, a member of the Reds, was six years old. Reds’ Daylin Salter was also on that team.

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Trail blazing Assistant coach Geoff Grimwood and Victoria Royals forward Logan Nelson chat during practice. The Royals are in Kamloops tonight to face the Blazers in Game 1 of the WHL playoffs.

The Royals set a franchise record with 77 points this year and hope to set another milestone by winning its first playoff series.

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Pac Athletics invite youth Pacific Athletics is inviting youths 10 to 14 years old to partake in two open training sessions on the track at UVic’s Centennial Stadium.

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Gymnasts win medals, qualify Members of Falcon Gymnastics won medals in five events at the Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational in Langley, March 8 to 10.

Emma Longbottom (Tyro P2) led the team with her second consecutive all-around gold. Emily Hale (Novice P3) won all-around silver. Sasha Barnes (Tyro P2) and Emily Vowles (Novice P2) won all-around bronze.

Individually, Longbottom and Hale also won gold on the bars and Kianna McLaughlin won gold on the vault. Barnes won two individual silvers, on vault and bars. Vowles won bronze on the beam and bars.

More results online.

Across town, Lion’s Pride gymnasts Brianne Kerr and Maya Rahn recently qualified for the 2013 Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships, May 2 to 4 in Winnipeg.

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The Victoria Cougars got what they wanted, but it came a bit early.

Because the Comox Valley Glacier Kings are in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League final, and are also hosting the junior B provincial championship Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Cup April 11 to 14, the Cougars have their return ticket to provincials by default.

Well, not quite. The Cougars earned it by eliminating the Peninsula Panthers and Saanich Braves in five games each for chance to win the VIJHL final’s Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy.

But the main prize attached with the Patterson Trophy is a trip to provincials. Without it, some wonder if there will be as much on the line in the final between Comox and Victoria.

“We can’t completely ignore it but our goal from the start was to be (league) champions and it remains the same,” said Cougars coach Mark Van Helvoirt.

“We can’t change the way we play in the final.”

With the Victoria Curling Classic at the Cougar’s home rink of Archie Browning Sports Centre this week, the Cougars are forced to open the VIJHL final on the road Saturday in Comox. The Cougars have been practising at Bear Mountain Arena in the meantime.

“I think it’s something we can use to our beneft, hopefully it takes the pressure off for Game 1,” Van Helvoirt said.

The adjusted schedule means Games 2 and 3 will be March 26 and 28, 6:30 and 7 p.m. at Archie Browning, respectively. sports@vicnews.com

Prospect seek second cup Women’s, men’s soccer cup weekend Travis Paterson News staff

Prospect Lake will face Castaways in a rematch of last year’s Terry Price Cup senior women’s soccer championship on Sunday.

The two premier teams will headline a full slate of Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association games this weekend.

Kick off for the Terry Price Cup is 2:30 p.m. at Layritz Park on Sunday (March 24).

Prospect Lake won the premier women’s table and a berth in the Provincial A Cup. Last Friday, Prospect defeated the Vic A’s 1-0 in the Terry Price semifinals at UVic on a goal by Danni Corlazzoli. Prospect goalie Olivia de Goede earned the shutout.

Kelsey Marshall scored the only goal in the other semifinal as Castaways defeated Vic West 1-0. The clean sheet went to Castaways keeper Sam Behn, who who stopped three breakaways in the second half.

Prior to the Terry Price Cup at Layritz on Sunday is the Doug Day Cup final with the Castaways Div. 1 vs. Vic West FC Div. 1 at 12 p.m.

It’s another rematch from last year.

In the Doug Day (Div. 1) semifinals Castaways beat Bays Utd. 2-0, on an own goal and a goal by Kate Donaleshen. Castaways keeper Lindsay Thompson earned the clean sheet. Vic West beat Prospect 4-3 in penalty kicks after a scoreless 120 minutes.

Semis for the Frank Leversedge (Div. 3 women) and Stephanie Shergold (Div. 2/masters) take place at Braefoot and Tyndall on Sunday.

In men’s finals, the Mid Isle Highlanders will face Westcastle in the under-21 George Smith Cup, 12:30 p.m. at RAP on Sunday.

Saturday, 12:30 p.m. at RAP is the Castaways vs. Powell River in the Masters Tony Grover Cup. At 3 p.m. is the George Pearkes Challenge Cup between Campbell River of 3A and Comox of 3B. sports@vicnews.com

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos.

Portraiture, Baby +Family, Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

CRAFTMATIC SINGLE pillow top adjustable bed. Head and feet raise and lower. With vibrating option. Great condition.

New $1500, asking $300. Call (250)658-2328.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES WHIRLPOOL FRIDGE/Freezer, side by side, ice and water dispenser, ivory, $200. Whirlpool Range, ivory, $150. Both immaculate and mint condition. Call 1-250-743-4361.

UNDER $100 EXERCISE BIKE- $30. Sleeping bags, $15/each. Upholstered chair & footstool, $35.

Round glass table & 2 chairs, $95. Queen-sized headboard, 1/2 chest drawers & large mirror, $99. Mens & Women’s, misc items, low prices.

(250)383-1106.

FREE ITEMS FREE: HIDE-A-Bed and a small cabinet, both in good condition. Call (250)658-8458.

FRIENDLY FRANK 2 LARGE black cast iron pedestal planters, $40 obo (both).

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3 SEAT sofa, $35, good condition. Call (250)881-8133.

CROSSLEY CARPET 120 sq.ft., mocha colour, good cond. $50. 250-656-1497.

QUEEN BRASS headboard, frame on castors, new boxspring. $99. (250)595-8118.

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SHOPRIDER SCOOTER, 4 wheels, nearly new, $800. Retails for $3500. (250)652-5652.

UNIVERSAL GYM $150.

Dumbbells $75. Clipper canoe $200. Senya fax machine $25.

Please call Dean at 250-7277905.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700 WANTED LASER Call 250-474-4470.

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WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

SPORTING GOODS WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER VACATION HOME. Penthouse Condo, great view, La Penita (Mexico), 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies. For sale by owner. Please see: www.jaltembasol.com or email ronalddjohnson@hotmail.com

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LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, fenced yard, 4 appls, water incl’d, shared laundry, $1050 mo + utils, NS/NP. Avail March 1. Call (250)881-2283.

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OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, finished deck & shed in new condition. Open to offers. Call 306-290-8764.

RENT-TO-OWN 4088 Quadra St & 3091 Carroll St

We will “Rent-To-Own” you these 3 bdrm homes with rented basement suites.

Quadra rent: $2700/mo (suite rented $950) Carroll rent: $3000/mo (suite rented $1200) Deposit required www.wesellhomesbc.com

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WINTER VACATION Home in sunny Mesa, AZ. Gated 55+ community, 5 pools & hot tubs, Wood work shop, stain glass making, computer courses, tennis, etc, site café, w/live Music, nearby golf courses.

250-245-0295. $8,900. Email: ltd-ventures@shaw.ca

RENTALS DUPLEXES/4PLEXES UPTOWN AREA, 3 bdrms, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1300 mo.

Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

UPTOWN AREA, 5 bdrm, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1750 mo.

Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.

HOMES FOR RENT 3-BDRM, LARGE living room & large kitchen. Laundry room, lots of parking. Close to UVic & bus (27 & 28). Water/ hydro incld. $1500. Avail. May 1st.

(250)721-0190.

METCHOSIN - Beautiful Country setting upper home - 3 bed/2 bath upper house, laundry and storage downstairs, entry out of the large two bay garage as well as 1700 sq ft, infloor heating, vaulted ceilings. looking for responsible employed tenants. No smoking, no pets. $1700 includes utilities. Available now. custompro@shaw.ca or 250474-7725

ROOMS FOR RENT SAANICH FURNISHED room.

W/D, cable, heat, hydro, $540.

Call 250-380-7421.

APARTMENT/CONDO DUNSMUIR HOUSE THE NICEST OCEANFRONT PARK 1 BDRM- $850.

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New kitchen/bathroom.

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Perfect for recreational property or full time living.

Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

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WESTSHORE AREA: Condo 655 Goldstream and Veterans $1250. 2 bdrm, full bath. 5 mins to Juan de Fuca. 10 mins to Royal Roads University. 4th floor, unfurnished. D/W, W/D. Cable/internet ready.

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F/P, NS/NP. Balcony, exercise room, secured parking/storage. Avail. May 1st. Call 250592-6048.

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SAXE POINT area- 1 bdrm suite, avail Apr 15. (250)3866808 after 5pm.

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Wetherby Apartments For Seniors - 55+ 3205 Wetherby Road Seniors only please - 55+.

Bachelor - $750 & up.

1 bdrm - $890 & up 2 bdrm - $1125 & up.

This seniors only building has on site laundry, outdoor and covered parking, Shopping at Hillside Mall is just steps away. Pets welcome with some restrictions.

Please call Bonny at 250-598-1650 weth@raamco.ca to view our available suites.

Gorge View Apartments 258 Gorge Road East 1 bdrm - $860 & up 2 bdrm - $1075 & up 2 bdrm+den - $1160 & up We offer a full size indoor swimming pool, hot tub, exercise room, squash court underground and above ground parking. Pets welcome.

Please call Doug or Kidest at 250-380-6566 to view our available suites or email gv@raamco.ca or gvapts@shaw.ca.

SAANICH- 2 bdrms, $1050, utils included, laundry. Near Camosun & all amenities, NS/NP. Available Mar 1. Call 250-516-8718.

SWAN LAKE. Large 1-bdrm, ground level. Private yard & deck. Share laundry. $900. inclusive. (250)386-0531.

Park West Apartments 55 Bay Street 1 bdrm - $785 & up 2 bdrm - $1000 - $1100 Park West offers on site laundry, outdoor and covered parking.

Save-On Foods and several other great amenities are only one block away. Park West backs a beautiful park in the heart of Vic West, perfect for pet owners.

Please call 250-590-7505 or email pw@raamco.ca to view our avail. suites.

Seagate Apartments 707 Esquimalt Road 1 bdrm - $860 & upsome with a view 2 bdrm -$1100 & up some with a view Seagate offers an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, exercise room, games room, squash court, bus stop outside the building and underground parking. Pets welcome.

Please call 250-383-1731 or email sea@raamco.ca to view our avail. suites.

VIEW ROYAL 2 bdrm. New paint & carpets. $1100. inclds utils, cable, internet, laundry.

NS/NP. Avail now. Call 250474-2369 or 250-217-0767.

LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils.

Available now. (250)885-9128.

SIDNEY FURN’D 1Bdrm suite, close to airport, $700 incl utils.

Avail Apr. 1st. 250-656-2613

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2008 DERBY Scooter, 49cc, no motorcycle licence req’d, great shape, 5000 km, w/ helmet. Must sell (Moving). $1400 obo. (250)217-2988.

SUITES, UPPER SIDNEY- 2 BDRM main. yard, deck, garage, laundry. Pet OK. N/S. $1200. (250)812-4154.

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SIDNEY- QUIET cozy 1 bdrm, W/D, utils included, NS/NP, furnished or unfurnished. Avail Apr. 1. Call (250)656-7184.

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TOWNHOUSES LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a 2 bdrm one level end unit w/ garage, W/D hookup, near schools & bus, $876/mo. Share purchase $2500. Min. income $42,000+.

Applications avail in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

2003 R/T Durango, fully loaded, leather, midnight black, full tint package and more. Immaculate inside and out, 126,000 km. (Moving). Have all receipts, $6900 obo. Call (250)217-2988.

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1988 CHEVROLET Barettaeconomical, 6 cylinder, 2.8L, 5 speed, good running condition, good tires, $800. Brian, 250999-7887, 250-886-4299.

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Good for small tractors and quads. 4 wheels, loading ramps, green. $1350 obo. Call (250)384-7954.

SUITES, LOWER BRENTWOOD BAY: Brand new 1-bdrm, 1 bath, ground floor suite. NS/NP. Avail April 1st. D/W, W/D. $800. + utils.

Ref’s please. (250)652-1725.

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TILLICUM/BURNSIDE area: 2 bdrm, shared laundry, own ent. $900 inclds hydro. Call 250-588-8885, 250-383-8282.

Hybury House 3868 Shelbourne Street 1 bdrm - $860 1 bdrm+den - $910 2 bdrm - $1050 Hybury House offers an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and on site laundry and outdoor parking. Pets welcome.

Please call Sharon at 250-477-1039 or email hh@raamco.ca to view our available suites.

Maplewood Green 3255 Cook Street 1 bdrm - $860 & up.

2 bdrm - $1040 & up Extra Lg 2 bdrm- $1250 & up (some w/an in-suite W/D) Maplewood Green offers an indoor swimming pool, on site laundry and outdoor parking. Pets welcome.

Please call Sherry at 250-384-3601 or email mw@raamco.ca to view our available suites.

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Close to sunny downtown Victoria and designated for seniors 55 years or older Amenities include a coffee lounge, games room, exercise room, and library and garden plots available for your green thumb. Pets welcome Please call Dick or Diane at 250-383-1162 or email cub@raamco.ca to view our available suites.

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MARINE 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GL TDI. 138,000 km, diesel, auto, leather. Local car, power everything. $8700.

Call (250)727-2448.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

BOATS 1993 BAYLINER 2452, in excellent condition, 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hydraulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp.

Best offer. 250-656-6136.

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GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm.

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

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

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

TAX 250-477-4601 TAX RETURNS $40 EFILE. Accounting, year ends. Call Mike 250-595-8110.

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

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

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

CLEANING SERVICES HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References.

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

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

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GARDENING 20% OFF! Mowing, Pruning, Clean-Ups, Hedge/Shrub Trim, Hauling. Call (250)479-6495.

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Call Mike, 250-475-0542.

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Master gardeners.

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

Call 250-220-0734.

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

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

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount.

Brad 250-217-9578.

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.

HAULING AND SALVAGE $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.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

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Pruning, Clean-ups. Senior’s discount.

Free estimate’s Phone Mike 250-216-7502.

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Certified, Professional staff.

Affordable. Call 250-818-4900.

PRO IRISH GARDENERSmaintenance, pruning, cleanups, lawn care. 20 yrs exp.

WCB. Call (250)652-6989.

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Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp.

Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

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Free estimates & 10% seniors discount offered. References available. Please call Dean Gooch 778-426-4616 or email goochie@shaw.ca

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

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Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

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Friday, March 22, 2013 - SAANICH

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

3155 Glasgow St., $499,000 Saturday 2-4 JonesCo. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838

654 Langford, $395,000 Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Brian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100

pg 1

pg. 10

pg 25

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

pg 11

pg 3

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

pg 6

pg. 25

pg 11

pg 10

Saturday 2-3:30 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

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

2740 Dewdney Ave, $995,000 pg. 12

pg. 11

3022 Cedar Hill, $356,900 Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

pg 27

706-860 View St., $409,000 Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

2560 Orchard Ave, $779,900 pg. 3

pg. 8

12-3255 Rutledge

pg 3

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lynne Sager 250 744-3301

pg 20

pg. 5

pg 26

7-314 Six Mile Rd, $479,900 Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

pg. 6

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Laurie Abram, 250-385-2033

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Michael McMullen, 250-881-8225

pg 25

1052 Colville Rd. pg 3

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

pg 8 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frank Chan, 250-477-7291 pg. 6

pg 10

948 Garthland, $1,549,000 pg. 8

Sunday 2-4 JonesCo. Real Estate.

Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

8-3008 Quadra

840 Coles St, $535,000

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Nancy Di Castri, 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sylvia Schumann, 250-474-4800

pg 26

pg 9

pg. 3

pg. 13

pg 2

pg. 12

1054 Colville Rd.,

3478 Calumet, $475,000

Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Sandra Kamper, 250-514-1224

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

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Brian Meredith-Jones 250 477-1100

pg 10

Saturday 2:30-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301 Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Elfie Jeeves, 250-477-7291

Thursday - Saturday 1-3 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131

pg. 14

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Wendy Herrick, 250-656-0131

pg 14

pg 17

pg 10

Thursday - Saturday 1-3 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608 pg. 3

pg 15

pg. 14

15-10145 Third, $269,900 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg 10

pg. 25

pg 10

pg 18

pg 18

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Shanna Vargas, 250-474-6003

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

pg 7

1091 Jenkins, $379,900 Sunday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg 20

290 Milburn Dr, $689,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422 Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

101-608 Fairway Ave

2983 Dornier Rd.

103-982 Rattanwood, $319,900 pg 8

Saturday 2:30-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

pg 19

106-631 Brookside Rd., $239,900 pg 25

304-7161 West Saanich Rd, $299,900 pg. 13

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

pg 3

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ed Ho, 250-477-7291

Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jean Omelchenko, 250-474-6003

pg. 20

223 Portsmouth Dr, $565,000 pg. 14

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

875 Wild Ridge Way, $377,900 pg. 15

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

pg 19

2216 Players, $719,900

1115 Sluggett Rd, $599,500

461e-4678 Elk Lake Dr, $245,000 pg 22

pg 25

938 Wain Rd., $899,000

5460 Old West Saanich Rd., $999,000

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

pg. 3

303-7088 West Saanich Rd, $319,900

2114 Trident Pl.

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

pg 9

Saturday 2-4 JonesCo. Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

8930 Tumbo Pl, $1,124,000

9708 Fifth St, $599,900

Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath 250-655-7653

pg. 14

9776 Fourth St pg. 15

8625 Minstrel, $689,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301 Sunday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Thome, 250 477-5353

pg. 14

11125 Trillium, $659,000

205-4494 Chatterton Way, $425,000

20-759 Sanctuary, $539,500

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

9776 Fourth St

pg 2 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Deborrah Robertson, 250-592-4422

pg 15

1290 Land End, $769,000

302-2545 Oakville, $998,000

4275 Parkside Cres, 569,900

1501-620 Toronto St, $379,500 pg 10

pg 9

106-820 Short St., $359,900 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

pg 25

pg 8

8410 Alec Rd., $799,900

3672-1507 Queensbury, $549,900

3290 Maplewood, $475,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Fred Hiigli 250 385-2033

pg. 5

1540 Kenmore, $549,000

5-3987 Gordon Head Rd, $372,000 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Wayne Hyslop, 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Henry Van der Vlugt, 250-477-7291

pg. 13 Saturday 2-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Daniel Weiss 250 383-1500

pg 18

2380 Alta Vista Pl, $699,000

1511 Oceanspray, $699,900

4568 Montford Cres, $679,000

403-1521 Church, $295,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

402-288 Eltham Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Nancy Di Castri, 250-744-3301

2201 Arbutus Cove Lane, $1,349,000 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

38-118 Aldersmith Pl, $459,900

pg 3

pg 14

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

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

305-1620 McKenzie, $329,900 Saturday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Michael McMullen, 250-881-8225

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Judy Gerrett, 250-656-0131

1718 Cresswell, $629,900

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600

pg 15

201-2421 Sidney, $379,000

6-759 Sanctuary, $415,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gunnar Stephenson, Phone#

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301 Saturday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

pg 14

810 Killdonan, $539,900

1533 Granada Cres, $549,900

pg. 17

501 Walter Ave, $549,900

982 Mckenzie, $324,900

Sunday 1:30-3:30 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Don Thome, 250 477-5353

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Hiro Nakatani, 250 661-4476

206-1148 Goodwin, $319,900

Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

pg 26

25-3987 Gordon Head Rd, $398,800

Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353

3556 Cedar Hill Rd, $475,000

208-300 Waterfront Cres., $484,500 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Charles Murray, 250-812-8983

pg 7 & 1

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

Sunday 2-4 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626

9751 Glenelg, $780,000

402-940 Boulderwood Rise, $450,000

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Wayne Hyslop, 250-477-7291

220-1680 Poplar Ave, $166,900

1494 Fairfield, $199,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

pg. 13

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jeff Shorter, 250-384-8124

317 Bessborough, $849,000

pg 9

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291

556 Heatherdale

Sunday 11-1 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033

5150 Lochside, $779,900

369 Arnold Ave., $589,900 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Shaw, 250-474-6003

pg. 13

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

pg. 10

pg 6

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

991 Scottswood, $495,000 pg. 13

4901 Sea Ridge, $629,000

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

414-10 Paul Kane, $629,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Dave O’Byrne, 250-592-4422

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

4-1001 Terrace, $349,000 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Bonnie Johnston 250 744-3301

pg. 13

6-3968 Cedar Hill, $336,000 pg 14

4655 Lochwood, $729,900

Sunday 2-4 JonesCo. Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

401-848 Mason St, $389,900 Saturday 1-2:30 Re/Max Camosun April Prinz, 250-744-3301

Saturday 11-1 RE/MAX Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

pg 1

107-537 Heatherdale, $398,000

4086 Monarch Pl., $939,000

Sunday 1-4 One Flat Fee Mayur Arora 250 813-1960

Saturday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Scott Garman, 250-896-7099

pg 9

23-4630 Lochside, $549,000

4030/4040 Borden St pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333

7161 West Saanich, $249,900

4077 Carey Rd., $439,900

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $550,000

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Pat Meadows, 250-592-4422

pg. 11

802-139 Clarence, $389,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

pg 10

pg. 12

1699 Brousson, $599,900

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Camela Slack, 250-661-4088

3020 Washington, $391,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Elfie Jeeves, 250-477-7291

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

Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Diana Winger, 250-999-3683

751 Fairfield Rd, $469,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Nicole Pelan, 250-744-3301

pg. 5

A-1142 Craigflower Rd, $363,888

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

5 Gorge Rd. E., $419,000

2632 Mt. Stephen, $549,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Paul Holland, 250-592-4422

3926 Jean, $610,000

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301

1273 Denman St.

1-928 Empress, $424,900 Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Patti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291

1590 Ash Rd, $1,099,000

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

1741 Patly, $1,224,000

1225 Styles St, $689,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Corinna Schumann, 250-474-4800

204-837 Selkirk Ave, $286,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Lorenda Simms, 250-642-6361

101-75 Songhees, $685,000

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) Saturday - Tuesday noon - 5 pm Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 883-2715

3178 Rutledge, $46

504-1157 Fairfield Rd, $279,900 pg 22

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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the March 21-27 edition of Real Estate Victoria

604-420 Linden, $399,900 pg. 11

NEWS

pg. 18

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

7161 West Saanich, $249,900

2167 Blue Grouse

Sunday 2-4 Gordon Hulme Realty Don King 250 656-4626

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

pg 9

pg 20

pg 19

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SAANICH NEWS - Friday, March 22, 2013

This Weekend’s Published Every Thursday

OPENHOUSES

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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the March 21-27 edition of

101-982 Rattanwood, $319,900

404-866 Goldstream, $307,777

2319 Sooke Rd, $429,000

1015 Braeburn Ave.

6759 Steeple Chase, $439,000

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Komal Dodd 250 479-3333

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

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Richard Gadoury, 778-977-2600

Friday-Monday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-516-7772

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883

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463 Avery, $369,900 Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

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3146 Kettle Creek Cres, $299,000 Sunday 2-4 Re/max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301

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3432 Sunheights, $589,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

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1121 Bearspaw, $870,000

2868 Ronald, $449,900

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

Saturday 12:30-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

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117-643 Granderson, $359,000

633 Rason Rd., $537,900

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

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

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4042 Metchosin, $529,900

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

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

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Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Andrew Holenchuk, 250-589-2897

3022 Miner, $509,900 Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Don Burnham, 250-516-1510

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3582 Pechanga, $459,000 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Gary Bazuik, 250-477-5353

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Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dan Hagel 250 370-7788

3537 Promenade, $778,000

808 Gannet Crt

B-2720 Phillips Rd., $439,000

1671 Elford, $469,900

Sunday 2:30-4:30 RE/MAX Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-1989

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

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

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

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

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3060 Keparo Rd., $489,000

5575 Medberry Cl, $579,000

3395 Haida, $769,000 pg 2

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601 Kingsview, $439,888

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3547 Desmond, $659,500 pg 20

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Friday, March 22, 2013 - SAANICH

NEWS

Langford mobile home policy faces first test Charla Huber News staff

Ron Gunter is living on eggshells, uncertain of where he would go if he had to move.

The Langford senior has been living in the Lombardy Mobile Home Park for six and half years with his wife, Colleen.

The Selwyn Road park in the Mill Hill area has been up for

sale for nearly two years and residents aren’t sure what the future will bring.

Manufactured homes built after 1973 can be moved, but Gunter explained there aren’t many places to go. His home is 1,600 square feet and includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two living rooms.

“It’s affordable housing. Now where could I get that for less

than $500,000?” Gunter said.

“The bank wouldn’t look at us for a mortgage if we are not working.”

There are 20 homes in the park and all residents are seniors. The oldest resident is 90 and three are living with cancer, including Colleen.

“I have to worry about chemotherapy and radiation, there are other things I am deeply

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Ron and Colleen Gunter, residents of the Lombardy Mobile Home Park are waiting to see if the park sells and they have to find a new home. worried about,” Gunter said. “The landowners own the land under us.

We are in a state of limbo with a threat a bulldozer coming through.”

The City of Langford passed a policy in 2007 that protects residents in manufactured home parks, such as Lombardy, when the land is sold for redevelopment.

The policy says the new owner must pay for disposal of homes that cannot be relocated, help the residents find new accommodation and offer them the right of first refusal for new homes built on the property. In total, the policy includes 10 stipulations the new owner must oblige by.

Langford Coun. Denise Blackwell has met with people interested in purchasing the park and has discussed the city’s policy.

“We just want to make sure people aren’t displaced,” said Blackwell.

“We believe manufactured homes are an affordable housing option and we don’t want to see people get ripped out of their homes.”

If the park is sold, residents must be given a one year notice and one year free pad rent. Currently residents pay about $500 per year for pad rent and some, including Gunter, still carry a mortgage.

Trevor Hunt, 74, has lived at the park for 32 years and planned to live there for the rest of his life. The possibly of moving now is tough.

“We are not looking for handouts.

Right now everyone is living within their means,” Hunt said.

Most mobile home parks in Langford have zoning that predates the city’s incorporation, said Matthew Baldwin, Langford director of planning.

Most are zoned for a mobile home park, anything else would require rezoning.

Sandra Gilbert owns Lombardy park with her seven siblings. The 68-year-old grew up on the property long before it was a manufactured home park. She has been running it for the past 15 years since her father passed away.

“It’s hard and I am not getting any younger,” Gilbert said. “There may be eight of us siblings, but I am the only one who does anything at the park.”

It’s hard for her to give up the park due to all the history and memories, but it’s just not feasible for her to carry it on. The park will remain on the market until it sells.

While Gilbert would love to see someone buy it and keep it as it is, she said that might not work financially for the next owner. Most likely the land will be used for larger developments such as condos or single family homes.

With the park up for sale, residents are unable to sell their homes even if they wished to, said Shirley Stirrett, vice-president of the Active Manufactured Home Parks Association.

“Who would want to buy a home in a park that’s for sale?” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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SAANICH NEWS - Friday, March 22, 2013

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■ Slegg Lumber store grand opening ■ Saturday, March 16, 2013 ■ Keating Cross Road

Slegg Lumber Opens new Keating store Slegg Lumber welcomed the community March 16 for the grand opening of its new location on Keating X Road.

Employing more than 30 full and part-time staff, the store covers more than five acres, and includes a full-service lumber yard and hardware store.

People started lining up at 6 a.m. to be among the first 100 customers for the bucket sale and enjoy sausages and coffee for breakfast. The parking lot was full, overflowing into the lumber yard all day long.

There was great community support from surrounding businesses with many stopping in to say hello.

The Co-Op donated the condiments and soft drinks for the barbecue and provided lunch for the staff. The charity barbecue raised $800, with proceeds to the West Coast Ride to Live, benefiting Prostate Cancer Research.

In addition, customers enjoyed hourly specials and prize give-aways running throughout the day, plus product demonstrations from more than 25 of Slegg Lumber’s vendors on hands.

It was great fun to watch Chris Loran from 100.3 the Q go head to head with Marty the Marmot in the Nail Driving Contest. They were however, no match for the winner, Jorge DeMedeiros, Keating Store Manager.

Slegg Realty and Slegg Mortgage as well as Alastair Bryson, Mayor of the District of Central Saanich and his council were present as Bob Slegg performed the ribbon cutting, officially launching their 10th store.

Staff and management at the grand opening of the Keating store. Holding the signs are Bob Slegg (L), and store manager Jorge DeMedeiros (R).

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Friday, March 22, 2013 - SAANICH

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