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Fiddling her way home West Shore-raised Ivonne Hernandez and her group The Fretless bring their high energy show to Victoria’s Fairfield United Church tonight (April 5). Read the story of her return on page A6.

imelines for Craigflower Bridge construction are still up in the air.

View Royal and Saanich engineering staff had a first meeting with contractor Don Mann Construction Ltd. Tuesday “They weren’t allowed to meet until everything was signed,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard. “I will be getting an update in the next few days.”

Crews discussed when the bridge may be closed to traffic and options and a timeline for the pedestrian bridge, said View Royal Mayor Graham Hill.

“It’s still a work in progress,” said Hill of ensuring Charla Huber pedestrian Reporting access across throughout the entire process.

“We are obligated to meet the needs of the pedestrians.”

It’s anticipated the bridge will be closed to traffic mid-April.

While the construction will interrupt people travelling through the “busy corridor,” Hill said.

“If we just left the bridge there it would fall down. You need to replace it somehow.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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Switching from one form of government to another Halifax was forced to amalgamate in 1996, but the process in B.C. requires a municipality-led movement Kyle Slavin News staff

Gloria McCluskey’s tried to block as much of 1996 from her memory as possible.

As a resident of Dartmouth, she was upset when the Nova Scotia government mandated her city to amalgamate with Halifax, Bedford and Halifax County under the banner of fiscal responsibility. But as the mayor of Dartmouth at the time, she was furious.

“I didn’t want to be a part of it. I didn’t like what happened.

I felt that Dartmouth was going to be a loser in all of this,” said McCluskey, now 81.

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PART 2 OF 5 “Residents still ask me, ‘Can we go back?’ Of course we can’t go back; we can’t afford to go back.

We work and make the best of it, but Dartmouth still gets shortchanged.”

At the time, Dartmouth was the Saanich or Langford equivalent of metropolitan Halifax. While known as a bedroom community of the nearby big city, it had its own burgeoning economic generators and a solid population base.

It came as a shock to McCluskey that no one – municipal politicians and the region’s residents alike – had a say in the fact that amalgamation was happening, ultimately made official on April 1, 1996.

At the time, amalgamation wasn’t really on anyone’s radar, according to a former journalist who covered the merger for the now-defunct Halifax Daily News.

It’s a very different story in Greater Victoria, where amalgamation is a regular topic of conversation when discussions surrounding political red tape, budgets or regional services arise.

“I can remember there being more voices to maintain the status quo – the view being if you expanded it, the response to local issues would be impaired,” recalled reporter Peter McLaughlin. “There was a worry (after amalgamation was announced) things would be diluted – you’d be paying more taxes and get fewer services or less responsive service in your community or your neighbourhood.”

Bill Hayward was hired by the Nova Scotia government to plan and implement the amalgamation.

He was chosen because only a couple years earlier he was commissioned by the province to study whether it was even necessary to amalgamate.

“I looked at what would happen (if the region were to amalgamate) and I said, ‘No, all we need to do is put together three critical services – police, industrial development and water supply,” Hayward said. “I still don’t think that it was necessary to (amalgamate), if those three (services were merged). … It was controversial.”

Controversial would be an understatement if amalgamation were to happen in Greater Victoria.

“Everybody has different ideas.

What does amalgamation mean? … Is it political? Is it service?

Do we divide up a map?,” said Mat Wright, a co-founder of the Capital Regional Municipal Amalgamation Society, known colloquially as Amalgamation Yes. His organization hopes to engage Greater Victoria residents on the topic of amalgamation, and aims to get a plebiscite on the 2014 municipal ballot.

“I think there’s a general consensus after years of conversation that the current system could be streamlined more cohesively for broader community benefit,” added John Vickers, another Amalgamation Yes co-founder.

Unlike in Nova Scotia, amalgamation can’t be forced upon our region. A decade ago the province removed a portion of the Community Charter that now requires initiation for amalgamation to come from

If a road sign greeted visitors coming off the Swartz Bay ferry painted an accurate picture of how many municipalities one can visit, it would look something like this. With 13 municipalities, 91 local politicians, one regional government, three school boards, four police departments and the RCMP, and 13 fire departments covering 462 square kilometers, amalgamating governments or services in Greater Victoria is a way to reduce redundancies.

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Vickers says with local politicians all over the map on amalgamation, the only way to get a true snapshot of the region is to put the question to the voting public.

The process to get from the current state to a hybrid model (be it amalgamation or integrated services) would be long and slow.

According to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, even if there was a non-binding referendum in 2014 to gauge support for some form of amalgamation, any change would require a second public vote, at which time voters would need to know what the proposed government structure would look like.

“If the municipal councils involved agreed that there was enough public support of amalgamation, they could request the Minister to order a

restructure vote in each of the municipalities that participated in the process,” a ministry spokesperson said. “In order for amalgamation to take place, the vote would have to be successful in each municipality.”

The jury’s still out on whether the Halifax merger was financially worthwhile.

The cost of amalgamating came in higher than anticipated, due to having to settle union contract disparities, but cost savings were found through finding efficiencies and eliminating redundancies.

(Hayward cut 172 staffers, many in management roles.)

Even if a plebiscite isn’t held in 2014, hiring someone like Hayward to study amalgamation’s potential in Greater Victoria would be a logical step – at the very least to examine that original question: Is amalgamation necessary? kslavin@saanichnews.com

For decades amalgamation talks on a much smaller scale have been happening on the western border of the CRD. Metchosin and East Sooke (part of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area) have looked at the possibility of a merger even prior to Metchosin’s incorporation in 1984.

“It’s always been regarded as a natural fit, and the idea of it is to ensure rural land in perpetuity,” said Metchosin Mayor John Ranns.

The latest series of talks – spurred by development pressures in East Sooke – ended in late 2009, when Metchosin said it’d be best to wait until treaty negotiations with Beecher Bay First Nation are complete. Ranns said some Crown land in Metchosin could become part of the treaty settlement.

Juan de Fuca area director Mike Hicks said he sees pros and cons of amalgamating with Metchosin, but would want to see that decision put out as a referendum.

“The people of East Sooke seem to be fairly content (right now) and I don’t hear it brought up at all,” Hicks said. “If it’s a marriage with no prenups, Metchosin would be looking at it harder than East Sooke. But I don’t know if East Sooke would be a willing bride or not. That’s the reality of amalgamation.”

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Mustang clocked 157 in a 60 km/h zone

Saanich police caught a 2012 Ford Mustang travelling almost 100 kilometres an hour above the posted speed limit on Saturday.

Around 5 p.m. police on Willis Point Road – a 60 km/h zone – clocked the Mustang travelling at 157 km/h.

A 39-year-old Saanich man was charged with excessive speeding, which comes with a $500 fine and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.

Canoe thieves bail in Victoria harbour

Two men took police on a roundabout chase after over-

turning a stolen canoe in Victoria’s Inner Harbour Saturday afternoon.

The Canadian Coast Guard and Victoria Police Department were called around 2:30 p.m. when two men climbed out of the harbour near the coast guard station and ran down the street. The two were stopped by police near the Fairmont Empress Hotel.

The men admitted they had been consuming alcohol and agreed to return the canoe.

Driver flees Victoria uninsured vehicle crash Victoria Police Department officers are looking for the driver of a 2004 Toyota Rav 4 after it slammed into a pole in

the 600-block of Dunedin St. around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A K-9 team was unable to locate the driver.

Prolific offender caught 10 days after release A prolific offender is back behind bars after returning to his criminal ways.

Michael Lund, 38, was arrested in the Juan de Fuca library parking lot after witnesses called RCMP to report a man breaking into vehicles, March 26.

West Shore RCMP arrested Lund and said he was carrying stolen property and cash.

It was10 days after his release from jail for a similar offence.

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Black Press has combined the power of the oakbaynews. com, goldstreamgazette.com, vicnews.com, saanichnews.com and peninsulanewsreview.com into one website.

The new site can be found at vicnews.com.

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Readers will find unrivaled

“Readers will be happy to know that vicnews.com remains a free website focusing on what’s happening today – in breaking news, local and provincial news.”

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local content, an uncluttered format and the familiar design of our websites all combined into one package.

Along with coverage of regional news, sports, business, lifestyles and opinion, our arts news will be boosted by the addition of entertainment news from the staff of Monday Magazine. We’ve added premium content via local Neighbourhoods, which includes local news from

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“Readers will be happy to know that vicnews.com remains a free website focusing on what’s happening today – in breaking news, local and provincial news,” Laird said.

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She was turned away from Victoria General Hospital several times in January, and 19 days after the family first applied, she was admitted into the Island’s only child mental health care facility, Ledger House in Saanich.

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Langford council granted the request for the beer gardens at the venue from the Metchosin Farmers’ Institute.

The rodeo runs from May 18 to 20. charla@goldstream gazette.com

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Celebrated folk fiddler returns to West Shore Mix of students open tonight’s Fairfield concert

“I try to give them opportunities like getting gigs and being in a band because once you get out of high school that’s what it’s all about.”

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The life of hotel bedrooms and in-flight breakfasts can be heard creeping into Ivonne Hernandez’s voice, but more prominent is the vibrant love and passion that has driven her music her entire life. Tonight, in the midst of a flourishing career, the West Shore-raised fiddler is bringing her high-energy music home to Victoria’s Fairfield United Church.

“It’s awesome to come back and play in front of friends and family,” says Hernandez. “It’s so nice to see everyone, say hello, and thank them for their support over the years.”

With many acts in her musical repertoire, Hernandez will take the stage with her latest ensemble, The Fretless, which consists of three fiddles and a cello.

Since releasing its debut album, “Waterbound,” last spring, the group is on the rise.

With three awards under the belt, including Group of the Year at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards and Instrumental Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, the band is set for another year of foot-stomping nights and connecting flights.

The group’s upbeat blend of folk music draws inspiration from across the globe, including classical, Celtic and Scandinavian traditions, and provides a

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fitting soundtrack to the multicultural world we live in.

This uniting of cultures began early for Hernandez who would play her violin by ear to match everything from her mother’s Maritime reels to her father’s Chilean folk music. After picking up the guitar, cello, flute, piano and percussion she joined Daniel Lapp’s B.C. Fiddle Orchestra, which gave her much needed real-world musical experience.

“It was very interesting and very helpful for later in life,” says Hernandez. “Working with adults who have done it before is great experience when you’re 10 or 11 years old.”

Now, 20 years later, she has played with the likes of Alan Jackson, Natalie MacMaster, Earth Wind and Fire and Mark O’Connor (one of her living idols) and in 2009 she graduated from Boston’s Berklee College of Music at the top of her class. After seven years of living in the U.S. she moved back to Victoria seven months ago.

“I missed Victoria and I missed my family and friends,” she says. “I decided that since

I’m only home for short periods of time in between tours I wanted to spend that time here.”

During her brief returns she tutors a fiddle group of advanced students, ranging from the ages of 11 to 17, who will open Friday’s show with a few songs of their own.

This return to her roots offers Hernandez a chance to give back to a community that nurtured her own prodigious talent.

“I try to give them opportunities like getting gigs and being in a band because once you get out of high school that’s what it’s all about,” says Hernandez.

“Above all they are just great to work with.”

In many ways Friday will be just another night on stage for the this well-travelled, WestCoast fiddler, but one way it is refreshingly different.

“I get to sleep in my own bed after,” she says with a laugh.

Showtime is 8 p.m. at Fairfield United Church 1303 Fairfield Rd. Get ticket info at www.thefretless.com. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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With a whistle of wind through hair kids took to the air and land in the second BikeJam to launch the School Bike League last Friday.

While the hoopla at the West Shore rec centre started the season, there’s still time for schools with riders from grades 6 through 12 to enter a team.

“There’s no entry fee or other requirement and you don’t have to ride all nine events,” said Lister Farrar, SBL race director.

The next nine weeks SBL will cover a variety of venues and nine different kinds of cycling on mostly Tuesday evenings April 8 through June 4.

“You can do six out of the nine on a mountain bike,” Farrar said. Some venues, like the velodrome at West Shore recreation, include free bike rental while the hills and tracks of North Saanich Free Ride Park are ideal for a mountain bike.

“The idea is not only to test kids skills but develop them,” Farrar said “The competitive part is relatively low emphasis... it’s really aimed at all levels of kids.”

The bike league has been around since the 1980s during the mountain biking boom, with a surge in the last three or four years expanding to include the variety of styles.

“We all believe that being good at all these different skills carries through into the different aspect of the sport

you choose … there’s lots of crossover when you get to the higher competitive levels,” Farrar said.

The school must approve an adult supervisor for the team – which can be a lone rider – and email the commissioner esimonson@sd61.bc.ca to confirm participation

with name of school and adult. Visit www. schoolbikeleague.com for details.

The bike league is open to any school in Greater Victoria. Participants can earn points for their school toward league championships and prizes.

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ighty years ago, a person with Down syndrome was lucky to make it to their 16th birthday.

Fortunately advances in health care, nutrition and de-institutionalization have helped the developmentally disabled live into their senior years, largely at the same pace as the rest of society.

This shows the lasting and long-term benefits of treating people with Down syndrome, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and other cognitive impairments as members of society and not people to be locked away at home or warehoused in institutions.

Greater Victoria and communities across B.C. have service agencies with excellent day programs, job placement programs and group homes, all in an effort to have people with disabilities to live rich, dignified lives in their communities and among their peers.

With all of these advancements and with hindsight, it’s not surprising that developmentally disabled people are living much longer than they used to. The current cohort is the first in history to get old in large numbers.

The Ministry of Social Development and by extension Community Living B.C., the Crown agency that manages funding and programs for the developmentally disabled, will roll out plans to better care for their aging clients (and plans to better manage young adults – CLBC is seeing growing client load at both ends of the age spectrum).

Unfortunately, the ministry and CLBC are slow on the uptake. It’s been well known for at least five years that the grey tsunami of cognitively disabled seniors was on its way, but planning for this in government circles really only started last year, after CLBC emerged from multiple damaging scandals.

Part of rebuilding credibility is the Ministry of Social Development following through with promises of funding to meet growing service demands.

If funding doesn’t materialize, it will leave nonprofit organizations even more stretched thin, and searching for ways to support aging clients.

Older people, disabled or not, need more medical care, walkers and other items to keep them safe at home or in day-program centres. Retirement homes aren’t staffed with people who understand developmental disabilities, and service agencies generally aren’t equipped or funded to run geriatric programs.

Last year the government trumped its 12 point program to improve how CLBC operates. Hopefully for its most vulnerable citizens, that’s not empty rhetoric.

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

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Many benefits to Kitimat proposal I first heard about the idea of a oil in securing a sustainable supply refinery in Kitimat from David Black of resources that will flow freely, without trade barriers such as a number of years ago. surprise taxes, regulations At the time I was or tariffs. skeptical of its chances, Canada has a good based mainly on my 10 reputation as a reliable years’ experience on free trade country the board of Imperial with a dependable Oil. I was accustomed source of supply. It’s a to petroleum economics very opportune time being centred in Calgary to attract the vast and saw no need for investment needed a refinery in Kitimat. to make this project There had not been a go ahead. Black, with new refinery built in Jim Shepard his years of diligence, North America in many Guest column deserves appreciation for years, and any needed displaying the foresight increase in petroleum and courage to invest his production was achieved time, money and reputation to help by expanding existing refineries. bring along this huge initiative.

During my time with Canfor, I The positive merits of the made nine visits to China in search project are so profound that it of lumber markets. My exposure transcends any political ideologies to the phenomenal expansion of in B.C. Supporters of the NDP, China’s economy opened my eyes Liberals, Conservatives or Green to the true merit of the Kitimat Party should be able to see the refinery concept. I realized it would tremendous benefits it would bring. not simply be relying on the North Let’s look at the “on-the-ground” America market, it could supply the vast appetite of China for petroleum facts of this multi-billion dollar undertaking. products.

In the petroleum cycle, from well The challenge has been to exploration to the gas station, the convince Asian investors to the jurisdiction that hosts the refining value of this investment. But it process enjoys a huge portion now appears Black is nearing an of the value addition to the raw agreement that could provide the material. vast capital infusion needed to In Kitimat, that would mean make this refinery a reality. several thousand mostly tradeAsia’s appetite for oil products union jobs for the multi-year term will continue to grow and a Kitimat of the construction phase. It would refinery would be ideally situated also mean the creation of more to take advantage. Asian countries, especially China, are very interested than 3,000 permanent jobs for the

refinery’s operation and supply support.

The operation could process 175 million barrels per year, creating immense tax revenue that could fund health care, education and vital services for the disabled and elderly.

But job creation and tax revenue are not the only desirable features.

It also would provide much lower risk to the marine environment.

Shipments from the refinery would be finished products such as aviation fuel, gasoline and diesel, all of which have much less impact on the environment if spilled than crude oil. They would also be transported in smaller ships.

While people on both sides of the aisle see this as a political issue, I disagree. This project can be attractive regardless of political affiliation.

Trade unions would see a significant increase in jobs and memberships. Hospitals and schools across the province would see increased government funding.

And business activity, especially in the challenged northwest B.C. region, would be very positively impacted.

The question should not be whether we want this project, but rather, how can we help make sure the petroleum world sees it as an attractive way to invest billions in shareholder capital?

Jim Shepard is retired president of Finning and Canfor, two of B.C.’s largest companies, and a past director on the board of Imperial Oil.

‘The positive merits of the project transcend any political ideologies.’

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Rutting season Saanich parks worker Michael Kelleher gets the Lakehill Lawn Bowling Club’s green in Reynolds Park ready for the season by using a hollow-line aerating machine. After the soil plugs are cleared, club members fill the holes with sand. Parks staff aerate the four lawn bowling greens in the municipality every spring.

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LETTERS

Time to crack down on irresponsible cyclists Re: Wearing a helmet is critical for cyclists’ safety (Letters, March 29) For the safety of cyclists and lessened anxiety for motorists, I would suggest that in addition to safety helmets which can reduce injuries, more accident prevention warrants attention.

One step towards this is for cyclists riding after dark to take more responsibility, wearing reflective vests and using front and rear lights. While the majority show common sense, there are still cyclists who seem to have a death wish. This is most apparent in the dark months of December through February. My eyesight is good, yet I find it difficult to see

these road users, and in the rain with oncoming traffic, they are almost invisible.

On a few occasions I have stopped to calmly explain how precarious it is for these cyclists, who may not drive and may be unaware of the vision difficulties for motorists. This has usually resulted in receiving verbal abuse from the riders.

While my responsible citizenship in such cases is done, I still don’t relish the possibility of going through the traumatic experience of injuring this type of cyclist.

A way of reducing this irresponsible behaviour is to have more police presence during the

winter months. Ticket offenders and confiscate their bike for six months.

Anyone without the common sense to realize the danger of cycling in dark clothing and without lights will not respond to gentle, reasoned persuasion.

James McMillan Victoria

Safety virtually built in for European cyclists Re: Wearing a helmet is critical for cyclists’ safety (Letters, March 29) It was nice to see my letter generated a response.

Unfortunately, the writer seems to

think I’m against cyclists wearing helmets and has completely missed the point.

Cyclists across Canada should always wear helmets for the very reason I pointed out. In Europe, cyclists often have their own separated, barrier-protected lanes and are virtually safe, so helmets are not an issue there.

Victoria roads, however, sometimes have a painted line – no protection at all – or else must squeeze in along the curb, forcing motorists to veer into the left lane and go around them, creating the possibility of accidents.

I feel sorry for cyclists who do their best by wearing helmets, riding with the traffic, etc. In spite

of their best behaviours, there has not been any recognition of their need for improvements so they can travel more safely.

A while back, David Suzuki and one of his daughters traveled to Copenhagen for a CBC special.

One of the things they noticed was how nice it was to cycle there. No one wore helmets because there was no danger of being in an accident with a car.

Until North American culture changes so our world doesn’t revolve around cars, even the best road improvements for cyclists here do not mean people should forego wearing helmets.

Helene Harrison Victoria

Readers respond: Eugenics rebuttal, tuberculosis funding Rebuttals missed point of eugenics letter Re: Quality of letters questioned by reader, Reference to Agenda 21 like 9/11 conspiracy (Letters, March 29) Writers Alan Johnson and Murray Sinclair both attempt to denigrate my well-founded concerns about the Globalist eugenicist sustainability cult and one of its key tyrannical mechanisms, United Nations’ Agenda 21.

Johnson suggests that “Gregory Hartnell doesn’t seem to understand the differences between sustainability, birth control and eugenics,” while Mr. Sinclair suggests that I am using “arguments that are the intellectual equivalent (using the term generously) of a 9/11 conspiracy theory.”

Both writers seem to have missed the whole point of my original letter, which suggested columnists David

Suzuki and Ian Hanington support Uruguayan president Jose Mujica because he votes for population reduction and the so-called ‘family planning’ programmes of UN Agenda 21.

While I agree with Johnson’s assertion that greens support legal, safe and accessible birth control, I part company with him when he writes that fewer unwanted children is a way to slow the environmental damage we are already causing in this world.

Sinclair calls Agenda 21 “a voluntary, non-binding environmental plan from the United Nations,” and notes that Christian Heritage Party candidate Dr. Philip Ney included similar warnings about the proposition in his election platform.

While I am not a member of that party, I am unashamed to confirm that I was one of the people who voted for him.

Basically, I think Ney and those awakened souls who condemn the dangerous ‘sustainable development’ myth of UN Agenda 21 make more sense than sustainability cultists like David Suzuki and Ian Hanington.

Gregory Hartnell Victoria

Mandela’s health issues flashpoint for funding Nelson Mandela is in hospital with a recurring lung infection caused when he contracted tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison in 1988. It left an indelible imprint on him and he has relentlessly sought to increase awareness about the dangerous implications of TB. Nowhere are the themes of his life more applicable than in the fight against tuberculosis.

This deadly disease is still plaguing the world today with

a staggering 1.4 million people globally succumbing to this killer annually and nearly nine million new cases detected yearly.

Mine workers in South Africa have the highest rate of TB in the world and an estimated one-third of TB infections in the southern African region are linked to mining activities. There is a deadly synergy with TB/HIV co-infection in the spread of TB in mining communities. People living with HIV are 20 to 30 times more likely to develop TB due to compromised immune systems.

About $1 billion per year of international funding is needed for TB care and control. Let us honour this amazing humanitarian and his struggle and work and address this disease by increasing Canadian investment to the Global Fund when it is replenished this fall.

Anita Mark Saanichton

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Masterminds 2013 University of Victoria Retirees lecture series Wednesdays April 10 through May 1 7 p.m. Hickman Building, Room 105 April 10 Probiotics for Better Health: Time to Switch Gears

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Pelicans at the BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre spend their last few days in Canada before being flown to California where they will be reintegrated into the wild.

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The Masterminds series is co-hosted by the University of Victoria Retirees Association and the Centre on Aging, with support from the university.

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Registration: 250-721-6369 or email senage@uvic.ca More info: www.uvic.ca/masterminds Please plan to arrive early because seating will be limited. UVic is accessible by sustainable travel options including transit and cycling. For those arriving by car, parking after 6 p.m. is $2.25. The stadium parking lot is recommended.

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Platform 61 ready for Performing Arts Festival

Vic High one of 20 schools at Victoria Performing Arts Festival Travis Paterson News staff

The kids just want to be on stage. Perhaps some more than others.

Or so class instructor Kerry Krich mentions, as she reminds the students of Vic High’s D block dance class as they hustle through an exhibition of Put Your Hands Up, a three-minute piece they’ve choreographed themselves for the upcoming Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival.

“More expression on your faces please.

You’ve chosen to be in the performing arts, so let’s see it,” says Krich.

Her words are firm but caring.

Vic High’s Platform 61 troupe is made up of 80 dance students from several classes and will do 13 performances over the course of two days, April 23 and 24, at the festival’s School Dance session at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium.

Giving up-and-coming or established artists of all types a chance to attempt, hone or perfect their craft in front of an audience is one of the driving motivations behind this month’s festival, which is already underway

But it’s the School Dance Honours Concert on May 7, which uses select performances from April 23 and 24, that has students from 20 Greater Victoria public and private high schools turning up the heat in rehearsal over the next three weeks.

“We’re not always the most technically sound (troupe) but we Travis Paterson/News staff work hard and Vic High dance students Sayaka Pomeroy, left, Mohammed have a lot of pasRashead and Karling Morriss rehearse Put Your Hands Up for sion. Mostly we make sure we have the festival. fun,” Krich said.

“The big theme of our group is positivity.” across the city, until May 11.

The Vic High students are quite used to It’s the festival’s 86th year, with 15 disciplines represented by Victoria’s performing having a safe, positive environment in their arts community. Shows run almost daily, bright studio overlooking the school’s historwith 11 honours concerts and performances ical track and rugby pitch. So much so, they that showcase some of the higher caliber still joke about some snobby, Glee-like comperformers from the festival’s smaller shows. ments they experienced at last year’s festival.

“The festival can be stressful. Other New this year is an honours concert for brass, classical guitar, composition and schools are so competitive and they crush you (with comments), but it’s fun,” said woodwinds on May 2.

Grade 12 student Mohammed Rashead.

The 20 dancers of D block choreographed Put Your Hands Up specifically for the festival.

It’s a favourite of theirs, as it incorporates all sorts of disciplines, ballet, belly dance, hip hop, jazz, Bollywood and more.

But their absolute favourite to rehearse and perform is Happiness, designed in house

by Vic High alumnus Ross Wirtanen. The Canadian choreographer is a former student of Krich’s and returns every year to work with Vic High’s dance class. This year he returned for two weeks and worked with the students on Happiness.

“We love Happiness for all the energy and passion we can put into it and the style – the costuming was fun,” Rashead said.

This year’s festival ends with its final honours concert, the Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship Competition on May 11, 7 p.m. at the Victoria Truth Centre on Fort St. Performances from all 20 high schools run 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24.

From there, a selection of shows will take place at the School Dance Honours Concert and Awards, 7 p.m. May 7 at the UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets for the School Dance Honours Concert and Awards are $12 for adults and $8 for students, senior and children.

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The B.C. government announced a $1 million boost to its seniors’ abuse protection programs, including extending the hours for a hotline to report suspicions of abuse or neglect.

The bulk of the funding is to allow the Vancouver-based Seniors Abuse and Information Line to extend its hours to 12 hours a day, seven days a week. It offers information, advice and emotional support for seniors and their friends and relatives who suspect elderly people are being abused or taken advantage of.

The toll-free province-wide number is 1-866-437-1940.

Saanich councillor and former MLA Susan Brice, a volunteer with the seniors’ support organization Silver Threads, said members see cases of abuse frequently.

“It’s the elderly woman who comes to her craft class with unexplained bruises,” Brice said. “It’s the couple who lose thousands of dollars through a telemarketing scam. And it’s the quietspeaking gentleman, who while living with family, appears neglected and uncared for.”

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Sultan acknowledged that the funding is a modest effort to bolster volunteer efforts.

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The politics of style determined that I would have a decent It’s a senior haircut before she went home. Further, thing, meandering she was determined that mellow dad backward into would be the parent who delivered the history. This week edict. it happened when It wasn’t enough that I was the first I acknowledged Kieran, since the clan emigrated from that NDP leader ■ BRIAN KIERAN COLUMNIST Ireland, to graduate from university. Oh Adrian Dix will no … I had to look straight too. (Phew! almost certainly be Let it go Brian.) our next premier. I Regardless, it was a sunny Okanagan realized that he will be the 12th premier Saturday in August in the middle of I will have covered as a reporter in B.C. a provincial election campaign. That Looking back over almost five inkelection would launch the seventh – stained decades, I recalled I owe a debt and last – term of gratitude to for Bennett who my first: W.A.C. buried his rivals Bennett. It New Democrat was “Wacky” Tom Berger in the hippyMom was determined and Liberal Pat dippy ‘60s who, that I would have a McGeer. unknowingly, Dad and I gave me the decent haircut before piled into my green light to she went home.”

Austin A40 hide my ears and headed under a mop of downtown long hair. where Premier I was a Bennett was mainstreeting. We found reporter for the Penticton Herald. The Wacky hunkered down in the dusty year was 1969. My mom and dad were industrial section of the Bennett visiting from back East and – I would Hardware store, regaling the good old learn many years later – alpha mom was

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boys with horror stories about the socialist hordes.

I received a long-lost-son’s welcome from the premier and joined the collegial scrum, notebook in hand, father in tow. Of course I introduced my dad to Premier Bennett who said: “You must be proud of your son. He’s a good reporter.” Dad, who did not meet many heads of state in the course of a day selling Goodyear Tire products, was speechless.

I knew it was highly unlikely the premier was clipping my court and police reports for bedtime reading, but Wacky never missed an opportunity to score points and I was grateful for the endorsement.

Many years later sitting around the fire at the family home in Sooke, my folks started reminiscing about their Okanagan visit. The truth came out. Upon arriving back home that Saturday, mom had immediately taken dad aside and demanded to know if he had delivered her hair cut decree.

Dad said: “I just didn’t have the heart to do it dear; the premier really likes him even with long hair.” ●

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The Senior Life

solved bottom-up by mobilizing many different organizations around the province.”

The B.C. government also provided $1.4 million last year to the B.C. Association of Community Response Networks, for prevention and education to reduce elder abuse and neglect.

Katrine Conroy, NDP critic for seniors, said she agrees with extra support for the information line, which is Anything supported by that’s done to lawyers and eliminate elder other experts to help seniors find abuse is a help. good thing.”

“Anything Katrine Conroy that’s done to eliminate elder abuse is a good thing,” Conroy said. “The community resource networks are really good organizations.”

She added that the government’s proposed Seniors’ Advocate is inadequate, because it is not an independent office and won’t deal with individual cases.

Sultan said the advocate is to help develop policies to protect seniors, and a federal study being funded partly by the program will provide the information needed to to that. ● tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Leslie Johnston, 59, was born in Victoria and moved out to the West Shore to live 28 years ago when her first daughter was two-years-old. She was drawn to View Royal four years ago and fell in love with a waterfront property. Although she still works full time she hopes some day to retire there.

Johnston worked in broadcasting and television and has many career highlights but she gets the most questions when people discover she worked on the children’s program Polka Dot Door, where she was Production Assistant for three seasons. She also worked with Leslie Nielsen, Patrick Macnee (Avengers) and a very young Josh Jackson. She worked for many years at CHEK-TV Victoria both as a staffer and as a freelancer, but as time went on she decided to change career paths, earning a license in Cosmetology in 1990. After working for 12 years as an educator at one of the local hair design schools she bought her own salon in James Bay where she currently works five days a week.

She was first introduced to the Oak Bay Kiwanis Club through one of her clients in James Bay. The idea of giving back to the community is one of the key things that drew her to volunteering with the group. She loves working with like-minded people and it doesn’t matter how much or how little time she has to give, it’s all appreciated, she said.

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What is your favourite West Shore destination or activity? Why? Amrikko’s Restaurant is one of my favourite restaurants in the West Shore area. It has the best Indian food around.

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From my mother always keep your own bank account. From my father - always keep the gas tank half-full.

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What’s at top of your “bucket list”?

A trip to Hawaii. My great grandfather was editor and chief of the Honolulu Paper and I would love to visit there one day.

What is your proudest achievement?

I really have to say that my three children are my proudest achievement. They grew up in the West Shore and they have done me proud in their adult lives.

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Vern Wilcox was born and raised in Saskat-chewan.

He moved to Victoria with his wife and two boys in 1964 working in the garage business.

He later worked for the mill in Langford for 16 years. Wilcox has played the fiddle since he was six-years-old. He still performs at least once a week with a band called the Nutones playing old-time and country tunes on his saxophone and violin. The group plays a regular gig once a month at the Lodge at Broadmead, at each monthly birthday bash at the Alexander Mackie Retirement Community and at various community events. ●

Joan Collard, loves to call the West Shore home.

After retiring from working for the provincial government, she kept busy volunteering at the RCMP station making calls once a week for the Keep In Touch program. The program makes calls to seniors who live alone making sure they are okay. She also helps organize and pack items for the Compassionate Resource Warehouse.

She spends her evenings watching television and knitting birthing cloths to be included in the Compassionate Resource Warehouse packages sent for international relief. ●

Born and raised in Victoria Barbra Hopkins has watched the West Shore change and grow into the vibrant community it is today.

She has fond memories of family adventures to Witty’s Lagoon on gravel roads; the highlight was stopping at Bob’s Burgers for ice cream on the way home. She now enjoys the many shops and services the West Shore has to offer. It has always been a warm and friendly community, she said.

She is very proud to be a member of the West Shore Senior Services group that provides information on services available on the West Shore. ●

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The opera is a parody of the domestic melodrama, popular in its day, about a witch’s curse, hidden identity and a gallery of ghosts who come to life to exact their will or their vengeance on the unhappy mortal in their power.

The Victoria Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s musical cast includes Submitted photo an evil baronet, a high Rudy Ewart as Sir born hero in disguise, Roderic Murgatroyd a virtuous heroine, a in the Gilbert and faithful servant and a Sullivan Society’s true-blue, plain-spoken production of sailor.

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Murphy will release Other People’s Money on April 6 with a book signing at Coles at Westshore Town Centre from noon to 4 p.m.

While busy promoting the fourth novel, which was started while still working the third, he’s not yet contemplated a fifth.

“I’ve run out of plotlines for a while and I’ve been working on something that’s not fictional,” Merkley said.

A recipient of a couple of kidney donations in his lifespan, he’s an advocate for the Kidney Foundation and plans to write a book about the organ donor system in Canada.

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Synopsis guide key resource for fishing fans British Columbia freshwater fishing enthusiasts have a new, up-to-date tool in their tackle box.

The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Black Press have produced the 2013-2015 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

The synopsis is printed every two years as a resource for local and visiting fishermen to have on hand as they enjoy B.C.’s lakes and rivers. An electronic version will also be updated periodically if regulations change.

In addition, the synopsis will also be featured in a flip book format on the websites of all Black Press newspapers in B.C. Inside, in addition to the most current freshwater fishing regulations, readers will find details about the popular Family Fishing Weekend, an annual event scheduled for Father’s Day weekend.

Timed to coincide with the licence-free weekends offered by both the federal and provincial governments, weekend events are organized in nearly 50 communities with help from the Family Fishing Society of BC. As well as encouraging youngsters to try their hand at fishing, the events are an excellent opportunity to share the importance of fish and their fragile habitat.

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Welcoming the Worlds 2013 World Men’s Curling Championship photos from the News’ Sharon Tiffin and Travis Paterson

Teams take to the ice for morning draws Wednesday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Canada’s Ryan Harnden reacts to his throw during Wednesday morning’s draw against Japan at the World Men’s Curling Championship. Canada lost 10-8 in an extra end.

Canadian E.J. Harnden watches the rock after making a throw during Wednesday morning’s draw against Japan at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Ryan Fry, left, and Brad Jacobs watch a shot during play against the Czech Republic Tuesday. Canada lost the match 6-4 – their first loss of the tournament.

Scotland’s Dave Murdoch reacts during a Tuesday afternoon draw against Russia at the World Men’s Curling Championship. Scotland won 6-4.

ABOVE: Team Sweden fans Robert Strid and Jonas Lindrall came all the way from Sweden to cheer on their home team at the World Men’s Curling Championship.

LEFT: Japan’s Kosuke Morozumi, left, and Tetsuro Shimizu sweep after Yusuke Morozumi makes a throw during Wednesday morning’s win over Canada.

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Jack Walker of the Victoria Royals shoots past a sprawling Kamloops Blazers defenceman Sam Grist during game six of their seven game series, played at Bear Mountain Arena in Colwood.

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Life will take care of itself is the motto as the Victoria Royals begin the offseason.

On paper there are some tough decisions for coach Dave Lowry and general manager Cam Hope to make when the the Royals return from a five-month break to the Western Hockey League in late August.

Returnees, graduating players, and life lessons were the key topics covered as the Victoria media shuffled down the hall from the Men’s World Curling Championships at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre to the Royals dressing room, where the team did exit interviews and said their goodbyes on Tuesday.

But life often has a way of sorting itself out, enough to make those decisions clearer, if not easier, for Hope and Lowry.

For one, it’s possible all five Royals turning 20 this year might not return healthy to start the season. It’s also possible another team or teams will show interest in them and that all five will get a chance to be an over-age player in the WHL, either on the Royals or elsewhere.

Until then, there’s no knowing what will happen to Logan Nelson, Ben Walker, Tim Traber, Jordan Fransoo and Mitch Deacon.

All but Fransoo started their WHL careers with the Royals/Chilliwack Bruins.

“We’re glad we’re not making that decision today,” Lowry said.

“That’ll all play out and take care of itself.

The guys who will be fighting for spots will be here in August for camp.”

The mood during the locker clean-out had a mellow flavour.

“We’re a real disappointed group, but from coaches’ perspective we’re real proud of effort and performance it showed a lot

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The Victoria royals celebrate a goal by Ben Walker during Game 6 of their seven game series against the Kamloops Blazers, played at Bear Mountain Arena. of character, down a lot of bodies,” Lowry said. “Young guys stepped up and at the end of it we ran out of gas.”

The book now closes on this season as the Royals’ brass now move on to scouting for the upcoming WHL Bantam Draft on May 2 in Calgary.

“We have some scouts meetings right away, a prospect camp in the U.S.A. next week followed by some tournaments before the draft,” Hope said.

Expect the Royals to pick up the best players available. That includes possibly taking another goalie at the CHL Import Draft in June, though unlikely, as the team seems content to go with rookies Patrik Polivka and Coleman Vollrath for another season.

All indications are Polivka, the 19-year-old Czech import will be back.

Polivka showed promise as the Royals

starter. He began the season strong and was in good form during the team’s great January run that put them temporarily in fourth place.

During the Royals’ February losing streak, however, Polivka lost the starting spot to Vollrath, who put a solid stamp on the year.

Prospect Michael Herringer also played, getting his first win.

The team muzzled Polivka from speaking about a lower-body injury that hampered him through the second part of the season.

But he says he was healthy for the playoffs, in which he was stellar. As of Wednesday Polivka led all WHL goalies in the playoffs with 244 shots faced and 222 saves.

“I was healthy for the playoffs and I’m good now, I can’t feel (the injury), so I’m just looking forward to next year.”

Polivka will spend the summer in the Czech Republic finishing high school.

Hope spoke glowingly of Lowry for guiding the Royals to a franchise best record despite the amount of injuries and suspensions to veteran members of the team.

“When we were healthy we had a terrific winning streak. When we weren’t healthy, Lowry was able to get the team to take one of the best teams (Kamloops) in the country to six games, and with a little luck, maybe we could have knocked them off,” Hope said.

This year’s Royals team leaned heavily on its over-agers, Alex Gogolev, Jamie Crooks and Tyler Stahl. The general consensus is it would have been a different playoff series versus the Kamloops Blazers if Royals’ MVP Gogolev and regular-season captain Stahl were available. Both were out with seasonending injuries.

Crooks did play all six playoff games, and scored three goals and four assists.

As for next year, think Nelson and Walker instead of Gogolev and Crooks, and Fransoo instead of Stahl. Traber offers a lot of leadership that could have him sticking around.

Regardless, it will be youth all over again, Hope said.

“Guys who are 17 next year will be taking on leadership roles. Guys who were 17 this year will feel like old men.”

This year’s team played three 16-yearolds on defence, Joe Hicketts, Jack Walker and Ryan Gagnon, as well as Brandon Fushimi up front. And all four played regular roles. Pencil dynamic forward Tyler Soy and defenceman Chaz Reddekopp in for next year.

“If we are going to keep our young guys on the team then they’re going to play,” Lowry said. “If we feel 16 year olds can play quality minutes then we feel they have that right.”

Visit vicnews.com for a web extra feature on forward Brandon Fushimi’s rookie season with the Royals. sports@vicnews.com

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Skip Ben Power and the seven crew of his H20 won the 2011 Juan de Fuca Swiftsure race, 146 kilometres to Clallam Bay and back. They finished second last year but it’s all fun as long as you're trying your best, said Power.

Baaad Kitty previously sailed on the Ottawa River. member and purchased a boat just a few years later. More than anything he is adamant that people are missing out on the experience of being a crew member.

“It’s B.C.’s best-kept secret. You can have so much fun, it builds team spirit and life skills.”

Power and crew first entered Baaad Kitty into the Swiftsure Juan de Fuca race (to Clallam Bay and back) in 2011.

That race is famous for its dead wind, and yet Baaad Kitty swept the Juan de Fuca’s categories, crossing the finish line first and having the top time after the adjustments.

“One of the mysteries is the wind factor. Because of our boat, we do better in less wind than anyone else. And the less wind the more intense it gets out there, because everyone is fighting for that miniscule amount of speed,” Power said.

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The starting point is Saturday morning off Clover Point.

The race finish lines are best viewed from Ogden Point breakwater on Sunday Did you know: Swiftsure has five races.

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Ben Power isn’t shy about his love for sailing. He wants to remind everyone it’s one of the most accessible activities going and not reserved for high society.

Yes, he’s a boat owner, and yes, he’s hell-bent on winning at Swiftsure again this year as he has before. But the skip of Baaad Kitty (it came with that name) is only one of eight on the boat, and it takes all eight to get it right.

“The more your team is prepared the more fun you’ll have during the race,” Power said.

“I get a little bit tired of all the other coverage some sports get. But I also understand to watch sailing is not that exciting. Believe me I’ve done it. That’s why you have to try it,” he said. “There’s no dull moments once you’re in the boat.”

Power recently spoke for 15 impassioned minutes at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club during the launch of the 70th Swiftsure International Yacht Race.

This year’s theme is canvas to carbon, embodying the technological advancements of ships from old to new.

“It’s the same sport, just different materials,” said Swiftsure chairman Vern Burkhardt.

Old being the navy’s HMCS Oriole, an annual sight off Clover Point on race day.

Other classics have been invited to participate as well.

There is nothing old about Power’s Baaad Kitty, a Henderson 30, which is best described as a giant dinghy, a hightech boat made of lightweight parts.

“It’s so fast, in light winds it actually creates its own speed, and in heavy winds it’s a bit hectic,” Power said.

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Mixed Doubles A Final Candice Ip, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Matt R Downton (1/1), VLTBC, def. Rhea Ellis, Cordova Bay, and Eugene Chan, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-14/21-11 .

B Final Melissa Liew, VIU, and Pat Thompson, VIU, def. Jaime Sharpe, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Dallas David Yuan, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-18/21-17 .

C final Ayaka Wakatsuki, UBC, and Bryan W Cassels (3/4), BADMINTON VICTORIA, def.

Danelle W T Chan, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Tanzil Rehman, Cordova Bay, 21-15/21-13 .

D Final Clara Buttemer and Koeman Wong, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Diane Braybrook, Brentwood Bay, and Thomas Spencer, VIU, 18-21/22-20/21-19 .

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Men’s Singles A Final Bryan W Cassels (3/4), BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Matt R Downton (1/1), VLTBC, 21-19/22-20 .

B Final Pat Thompson, VIU, def. Billy P A Brix, Brentwood Bay, 12-21/21-18/21-11 .

C Final Nolan Fitzgerald, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Travis Wiersma, Nanaimo, 2115/21-17 .

D Final Manabu Fukushima, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Andrew Theo Meijer, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-12/21-11 .

Women’s Singles A Final Eunice Chan, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Megan Yim, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-11/21-19 .

B Final Clara Buttemer, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Tashin Gee, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-19/21-9 .

Men’s Doubles A Final Bryan W Cassels, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Matt R Downton (1/1), VLTBC, def.

Mike Clark, Nanaimo, and Pat Thompson (2/2), VIU, 21-12/21-6 .

B Final Ethan Lee, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Chris Wan, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def.

Alexis Duval, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Brian Yam, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-14/21-14 C Final Thomas Spencer, VIU, and Travis Wiersma, Nanaimo, def. Nolan Fitzgerald, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Rob Oldfield, Cordova Bay, 22-20/16-21/21-12 .

D Final Keo Malope, Vancouver, and Koeman Wong, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Theo Wu, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Ben Zheng, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-6/21-6 Women's Doubles A Final Katrina Cheng, VLTBC, and Candice Ip, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Danelle W T Chan, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Jaime Sharpe, BADMINTON VICTORIA, 21-16/21-15 .

B Final Rhea Ellis, Cordova Bay, and Megan Yim, BADMINTON VICTORIA, def. Tashin Gee, BADMINTON VICTORIA, and Geraldine Pugh, Cordova Bay, 21-15/21-5 .

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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

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the April 4 - 10 edition of Real Estate Victoria

401-670 Dallas Rd, $525,000

2043 Milton St., $564,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528

1208 Dallas Rd., $1,100,000

209-165 Kimta

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Bev Carey 250 477-7291

pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

302-1000 McClure, $199,000 pg. 25

pg. 11

pg. 27

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg. 9

304-1665 Oak Bay, $289,000 Saturday 11-1 & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Shaw, 250-474-6003

406-1039 Linden Ave, $289,000 Saturday 3-4:30 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301 Sunday 1-4 One Flat Fee Mayur Arora 250 813-1960

pg. 11

402-103 Gorge Rd E, $409,000 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

pg. 6

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

pg. 8

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

pg. 3

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Anna Bjelde, 250-592-4422

305-409 Swift, $329,900 pg. 3

pg. 3

pg. 25

414-10 Paul Kane, $629,000 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

pg. 8

101-75 Songhees, $685,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Mike Van Nerum, 250-477-1100

pg. 13

pg. 25

pg. 25

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

pg. 12

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 592-4422

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Ed G Sing, 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

613 Sturdee pg. 8

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

pg. 27

pg. 10

pg. 25

376 Kinver St., $424,900

1805 Mckenzie Ave, $489,000 pg. 12

pg. 12

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

1026 Tillicum, $489,900 pg. 12

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

pg. 13

313-3277 Glasgow Ave, $199,000

pg. 25

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 6

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Gurcharan Chauhan, 250-384-8124

Friday 1-3 JonesCo Real Estate Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

pg. 12

4275 Parkside Cres, 569,900 pg. 25

pg. 3

Saturday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Jason Binab, 250-744-3301

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

302-9945 Fifth St, $329,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Colin Walters, 250-479-3333

pg. 6

8501 Ebor Terr., $629,000 Saturday 2:30-4 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

pg. 25

9708 Fifth St, $599,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

pg. 15

6665 Buena Vista, $614,000

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

pg. 21

pg. 21

pg. 21

pg. 9

8230 West Saanich, $649,900

512 Crossandra Cres, $324,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Paul Askew 250 744-3301

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

pg. 15

1290 Lands End, $769,000 pg. 6

2945 Colquitz, $429,900 Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

pg. 14

1601 Mayneview Terr., $679,000

556 Heatherdale pg. 13

pg. 3

pg. 9

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

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

pg. 8

11075 Salal Pl., $599,900

Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 The Condo Group, Burr Properties Ltd. 250-382-6636

107-537 Heatherdale, $398,000

4693 Sunnymead, $829,900 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

11061 Salal Pl., $749,000

3356 Whittier, $424,900 pg. 7

pg. 21

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000

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

11-4318 Emily Carr Dr., $519,000

303-625 Admirals Rd, $179,900 pg. 3

pg. 6

4294 Torquay Dr, $539,900 pg. 13

Sunday 2-3:30 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

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

pg. 25

Saturday 11-1 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250 388-5882

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Kent Deans, 250-686-4141

pg. 14

2380 Alta Vista Pl, $699,000

304-1618 North Dairy, $332,999

982 Mckenzie, $324,900 Tuesday-Sunday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353

311 Uganda Ave., $435,000 pg. 12

pg. 13

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Kathryn Alexander, 250-881-4440

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

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Jack Petrie, 250-385-2033

pg. 2

1801 Laval Ave.

103E-1115 Craigflower, $354,900 pg. 9

pg. 13

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

Saturday 12-1:30 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 592-4422

Saturday 12-1:30 Fair Realty Chris Dusseault, 250-516-8773

98-7701 Central Saanich, $179,900

311-3921 Shelbourne, $299,000

1590 Ash Rd, $1,099,000

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Rob Angus, 250-391-1893

pg. 5

1533 Granada Cres, $549,900 pg. 27

pg. 21

2244 Mills Rd, $549,900

841 Maltwood, $775,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara, 250-384-8124

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

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

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

205-1571 Mortimer, $209,000

pg. 27

8930 Tumbo Pl, $1,124,000

305-1620 McKenzie, $328,400

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

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

pg. 3

Saturday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cassie Kangas, 250-477-7291

Sunday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Patti Locke-Lewkowich, 250 477-7291

10216 Surfside Pl., $579,000

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

1905 Portway, $859,950

20-1473 Garnet, $379,000

pg. 11

110 Beach pg. 6

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

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

pg. 5

112-1505 Church Ave, $184,000

2201 Arbutus Cove, $1,349,000

2560 Orchard, $769,000 Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

pg. 3

pg. 14

7179 Skyline Cres, $559,900

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Jeannie Lau, 250-477-5353

Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Graham Bavington, 250-415-1931

106-820 Short St., $354,900

Saturday 2-4 JonesCo Real Estate Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Allen Tepper, 250-686-6325

Sunday 2-5 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rob Garry 250 384-8124

pg. 27

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 10

1553 Marcola, $549,000

823 Gulfview, $1,065,000

11D-37 Cooper Rd, $164,800 pg. 27

2166 Central, $679,000

Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250 360-6106

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Vicky Turner 250 592-4422

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

Saturday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 592-4422

6 Falstaff Pl, $389,900

pg. 10

209-2529 Wark, $205,000

pg. 25

2168 Meadowvale, $624,900 pg. 9

510-1433 Faircliff, $219,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Sharen Warde, 250-592-4422

19-300 Six Mile Rd, $374,900

209-71 Gorge Rd W

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Debbie Hargreaves 250 384-8124

pg. 7

5373 Pat Bay Hwy, $599,000

Saturday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-893-8932

732 Belton Ave., $569,900

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

pg. 12

pg. 13

4464 Majestic, $559,900

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

973 Owlwood, $865,000

204-21 Conard St, $229,000

306-75 Songhees, $698,000

113-21 Erie St, $524,000

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

215 Helmcken, $519,000

5-2116 Richmond, $415,000

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

802-139 Clarence, $389,000

Saturday 11-1 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robert Young 250 385-6900

pg. 5

3022 Cedar Hill, $356,900

Saturday 11-1 Royal LePage Coast Capital Vicky Turner, 250-592-4422

307-4480 Chatterton, $485,000

pg. 14

4568 Montford Cres, $679,000 pg. 8

316 Brunswick Pl, $499,500

970 Tolmie Ave, $429,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Ltd Eleanor V Smith, 250-818-6662

7-126 Hallowell, $399,900

1494 Fairfield

Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Michael Luyt, 250-216-7547

4030/4040 Borden St

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

201-55 Songhees, $699,000

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Jack Petrie, 250-385-2033

pg. 10

Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

pg. 14

67-901 Kentwood Lane, $469,500

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

pg. 11

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

1578/1580 Jasper Pl, $798,000

4901 Sea Ridge, $629,000

68-14 Erskine, $429,000

11-1880 Chandler Ave., $559,000

1741 Patly, $1,224,000

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

538 Meredith Cres, $432,000

Saturday 11-1 Sotheby’s International Don St. Germain, 250-744-7136

pg. 11

pg. 1

602-647 Michigan St, $199,000

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

pg. 27

3963 Juan De Fuca Terr.

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Camela Slack, 250-661-4088 pg. 10

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

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Ltd. Patrick Skillings, 250-382-8838

5 Gorge Rd E., $419,000

206-1030 Meares, $399,900

pg. 17

2706 Dorset, $899,800

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rick Hoogendoorn, 250-592-4422

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

304-1505 Church Ave, $185,400

1052 Colville Rd, $519,900

Sunday 2-4 Coldwell Banker Slegg Realty Charles Murray, 250-812-8983

Sunday 2-4 Address Realty Ltd. Shaughna Boggs-Wright, 250-391-1893

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Geoff Martinson, 250-385-2033

204-1715 Richmond Ave., $269,900

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Phillip Illingworth, 250-477-7291

133-2345 Cedar Hill X, $499,000

107-2930 Cook St, $324,900

1-928 Empress, $424,900

Saturday 1-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Patti Locke-Lewkowich 250 477-7291

pg. 27

Saturday 1:30-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Clifton Mak, 250-479-3333

Saturday - Monday noon - 5 pm Fair Realty Ryan Bicknell 250 883-2715

pg. 12

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

244 King George Terr, $1,199,900

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas)

1787 Bay St, $449,888 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes David Rusen, 250-384-8124

pg. 11

202-1537 Morrison St, $229,900 pg. 11

25-909 Admirals, $369,900

2131 Newton

1273 Denman St, $549,000

628 Cornwall, $598,000

Sunday 1-3 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd. Julie Rust, 250-477-1100

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Suzanne Mitchell, 250-477-7291

107-250 Douglas, $239,000

203-1120 Fairfield Rd, $349,000

Sunday 2-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Rosemarie Colterman 250 592-4422

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dorothee Friese, 250-477-7291

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

pg. 3

9105 Lochside Dr., $989,000 pg. 25

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

pg. 21

Friday, April 5, 2013 - GOLDSTREAM

OPENHOUSES

This Weekend’s Published Every Thursday

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

1718 Cresswell, $629,900 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

290 Milburn Dr, $689,000 pg. 15

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Kami Norman, 250-477-5353

pg. 15

Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291

pg. 18

pg. 14

Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Chris Dusseault, 250-516-8773

pg. 15

Tuesday thru Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Pat Guiney, 250 391-6400

Saturday 10-12 & Sunday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Deana Fawcett, 250-744-3301

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

4042 Metchosin Rd., $529,900 pg. 15

Sunday 1-3 One Percent Realty Tania McFadden, 250-589-0248

Saturday 2:30-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

pg. 18

pg. 2

pg. 18

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

pg. 7

pg. 18

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

pg. 18

pg. 18

pg. 19

pg. 27

101-982 Rattanwood, $319,900

pg. 15

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

pg. 18

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Kami Norman, 250-477-5353

pg. 15

3055 Phillips, $699,900

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

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

pg. 16

2578 Wentwich, $485,000 pg. 10

39-2587 Selwyn, $134,900 Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Valerie Edwards, 250-477-9947

39-551 Bezanton Way, $464,900

Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

205-866 Goldstream, $304,900

617-623 Treanor Ave, $234,900 Sunday 11:30-1:30 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291

2216 Players Dr, $719,900

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

2098 Bishops Gate, $579,000

631/633 Rason Rd.

3547 Desmond, $659,500 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Lorraine Stundon 250 812-0642

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

1015 Braeburn Ave.

Sunday 1-3 VIP Real Estate Ltd. Robert Whyte, 250-216-3784

Saturday 12:30-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Brad Forrest, 250-474-4800

103-982 Rattanwood, $319,900

1091 Jenkins, $379,900

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

1274 Parkdale Creek, $405,000

418 Jayhawk Pl, $474,900

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

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2586 Legacy Ridge, $499,900

2850 Aldwynd

672 Strandlund Ave, $334,900

1225 Millstream Rd, $994,800

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3395 Haida, $769,000

2680 Deville Rd, $399,999

6509 Bellavista, $498,000

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

3537 Promenade, $778,000

917 Bullen, $434,900

2515 Fielding Pl., $699,888

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Sunday 11-1 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

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2983 Dornier Rd. pg. 18

Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445

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952 Lilmac, $614,500

Sunday 12-4 RE/MAX Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

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