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‘Vascular plant SWAT team’ to scour Metchosin Charla Huber News staff

A census is taking place this Saturday, but humans won’t be counted.

Searching, scouring and peaking under stones and in mushrooms, a team of biologists and amateur experts hope to find more than 1,000 species in Metchosin for the annual BioBlitz. A bioblitz is an intense period of time when people attempt to count every species within an

area.

The first year about 850 species were recorded and last year the number reached 950.

This year a wish list of 300 vascular plants was drawn up in hopes of finding species that are most likely in the district.

Geyer’s onion (allium geyeri var. tenerum) is one species that biologists know is at Tower Point at Witty’s Lagoon but has yet to be recorded.

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tion of mosses and algae.

“We are sending out the wish list with the experts,” said Kem Luther, a BioBlitz co-ordinator. “It’s just the names, the people who do this don’t need photos, they are all experts. Think of sending out a vascular plant SWAT team.”

Sweet violets grow all over the district, but haven’t been tallied before. Luther figures it’s because they are so common everyone thinks someone else would have recorded them.

Starting at 6 a.m. on Saturday the birders will be out followed by experts in moss, moth, lichen, fungi and many other creatures and plants.

Other BioBlitz volunteers will meet at the Boys and Girls Club outdoor centre, 3900 Metchosin Rd. at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., April 27.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Runner returns from Boston with a mission Charla Huber News staff

While Daniel Ethier crossed the 2013 Boston Marathon finish line his wife stood five feet from a bomb. Luckily tradition drew her two blocks from two blasts of terror April 15.

Being a Boston Marathon veteran, with four others under his belt, Ethier knew the drill. The Colwood runner hopped on a bus at a 6 a.m. to travel to a small town called Hopkinton, there 25,000 runners waited to start the marathon. In the elite men’s category, Ethier had a 10 a.m. start time.

Wrapped in a black sleeping bag in the football field he chatted with fellow runners. An announcement over the speakers asked the runners to take part in a minute of silence for the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting.

“Every mile of the marathon there was a sign with the name of a student who died,” Ethier said not knowing another tragedy would unfold in a few short hours.

When Either got up to the start line he heard his favourite song I gotta feeling by the Black Eyed Peas.

“It was perfect weather, perfect song,” Ethier said, remembering how pumped he was. “The start of the race was special for me, to think of all I had gone through this past year.”

In February he suffered a stroke and had heart surgery in July.

“He shouldn’t be here,” said his close friend, Stacy McDougall.

“My neurologist told me what saved me was my fitness level,” Either said, adding the stroke was caused by an undetected birth defect in his heart.

During an MRI after his stroke the Colwood runner learned he had Multiple Sclerosis.

His body was still recovering from his year-long health struggles, and Ethier was ready to give up after 25 kilometres, but realized if he stopped in a little town he would have no way to get to back so he carried on.

All the while his wife Lynne Ethier was

Did you know: Ethier ran his first Boston Marathon in 2008 after losing 75 pounds. Four years earlier, he started running weighing 240 pounds.

“I would go running at night so no one would see me because I was embarrassed,” Ethier said. “I would walk for one minute and then run, and then walk again.”

Either has finished marathons in New York, Chicago, Boston, Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto and Victoria.

standing at the finish line five feet from a bomb in a black backpack.

“Looking back, she thinks she saw the black backpack. There were hundreds of thousands of people there and everyone had backpacks. My wife had a backpack,” Either said.

When he crossed the finish line, Either waved to his wife and carried on to get his medal. The couple has a meeting spot they use after each Boston Marathon, the corner of Boylston Street at Boston Commons park, just two blocks from the finish line.

Lynn headed there and waited for her husband.

When he didn’t show up she started to worry about his health and headed toward the medical tents near the finish line. He was getting medical care in a tent, but was soon released and headed to the meeting spot and his wife wasn’t there.

On her way toward the finish line Lynn suddenly decided to return to the meeting spot in case her husband was there.

Four minutes after the couple met at their spot, they heard a loud explosion followed by another.

“It’s Patriots Day, I thought,” said Ethier.

Moments later the couple saw police officers race through the streets and emergency vehicles speed through intersections.

“We got to our hotel and there were people crying in the lobby. It wasn’t until we got up to our room and turned on Channel 7 when we found out it had been bombs,” Ethier said. “(On the news) I saw photos of blood on the sidewalk and thought, ‘that’s exactly where I was standing.’”

They frantically tried to respond to text messages letting family know they were OK when cell service stopped working.

They were instructed to stay in their room and the airport was shut down.

Ethier watched airplanes circle the city, and emergency personnel scour the crime scene from his hotel room window.

Anxious to leave, the couple caught the first flight out on Tuesday, April 16, to Ottawa to visit family as planned prior to the attack.

Security at the airport was beefed up with military units patrolling with automatic weapons. The FBI asked passengers for any marathon photos or videos taken as they entered the plane. The couple landed in Ottawa surrounded by media and headed off with family.

This is the fifth time Ethier has run the Boston Marathon and if he qualifies again he’ll go back.

“It’s not Boston, it’s not the marathon, it was just a couple of local people who did this.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

Left: Daniel Ethier, running coach at Strength in 2 Fitness in Colwood, with his 2013 Boston Marathon medal.

Below: Stacy McDougall and Daniel Ethier will host Boston Strong, a community workout at the Colwood gym. The workout will double as a fundraiser for survivors of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.

Charla Huber/News staff

Paying it forward A community workout will raise money for Boston Marathon bombing victims.

Boston Strong community workout is hosted by Strength in 2 Fitness in Colwood. Participants of all fitness abilities are encouraged to come out, build up a sweat and help raise some money for families of the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon.

The workout will include squats, pushups and core work.

Boston Strong community work out is April 27 at 9:15 a.m.

“It’s by donation, big or small,” said gym owner Stacy McDougall.

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Westshore Town Centre hosts ‘More Eco than Ever’ Earth Day celebration Westshore Town Centre’s seventh annual “More Eco than ever,” Earth Day event was buzzing with shoppers dropping off bags of items to be reduced, reused and recycled in the local community.

The Earth Day event featured centre-wide displays from local municipalities, green community groups and recycling stations.

By adding a fourth ‘R’ – redistribute, Westshore created stations with Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Women in Need, and Westshore 1000x5 program to give back to the community.

Additional stations included areas to responsibly recycle batteries, Styrofoam and plastics that would otherwise find their way into Canadian landfills.

Shoppers were also able to watch an environmentally themed Mad Science show, participate in City of Langford’s children banner painting and learn about electric cars from City of Colwood.

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Candidates navigate stereotypes Parties face challenge of overcoming generalization

B.C. election

of the pipeline project and greater First Nations engagement.

“It would be hard to imagine her backing down from those.”

As the B.C. NDP look to oust the Liberals from power for the tereotyping is the brain’s first time in 13 years, leader way of generalizing Adrian Dix has been mediathuman behaviour, and ing concerns about his party’s ability to manage ecowhether we like nomic growth and it or not, we all do it. keep spending conNowhere is our abiltained, Lawson said. ity to label, categorize “We’ve seen Dix and cast judgment spending a lot of time as readily apparent attending business as in politics, where meetings, emphacheerleaders and critsizing transparency ics from all political about what the NDP stripes rely on misperwanted to do and ceptions and simplifiplaying down radical cations to frame their Daniel Palmer change,” he said. opponents.

Reporting The NDP’s ideologiAs the B.C. election cal tightrope walk so ramps up, each party fights against inevitable pigeon- far seems to be holding the supholing from the public, media port of new voters while not and their opponents, said James alienating its traditional support Lawson, political scientist at the base. The most recent Angus Reid opinion poll gives the NDP University of Victoria.

“It’s an understated factor in a 20-point lead over the Liberals recent Canadian history, the province-wide.

Some critics also suggest an way parties in government have their agenda set by the opposi- NDP government would cause tion parties they face as much a mass exodus of corporations as by their own pressures,” he from the province, an idea today rooted more in myth than realsaid.

The B.C. Liberals face the chal- ity, Lawson said. lenges of any three-time incum“If you are deeply invested bent government, but they have in and see opportunities in made some policy decisions to the B.C. economy, are you buck the Liberal stereotype of really going to say to your unabashed resource develop- shareholders you’d turn down ment and expansion, Lawson those opportunities because said. of the government in power? “(Liberal leader) Christy Clark Once you’re invested in a announced five conditions for society, there’s a limit to which the Enbridge Northern Gateway businesses can pull up roots pipeline you could dismiss as and walk, even in today’s very theatre, but they were aggres- light economy.” sively and publicly pursued,” The Greens struggle with he said. Announced in January the label of a leftwing and one2012, the conditions include a issue party, although B.C. Green complete environmental review policies tend to be about small-

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The Esquimalt-Royal Roads all-candidates meeting is tonight, April 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Church of the Advent 510 Mount View Ave., Colwood. Candidates include incumbent MLA Maurine Karagianis, NDP, Chris Ricketts, Liberal Party and Susan Lowe, Green Party The Juan de Fuca riding was last

2013 scale solutions and actually encourage the free market economy and less bureaucracy, Lawson said.

Gender stereotyping also plays a role for B.C. Green leader Jane Sterk and the Liberals’ Clark, as evidenced by regular social media comments, said Janni Aragon, gender and politics instructor at UVic. “There have been moments where (Clark) has been treated as if she’s a dumb bimbo, unfortunately, and moments in which her suit or the tightness across her chest is brought up,” Aragon said. “Would that happen if her name was Christopher Clark?”

NDP and Green female candidates tend to be subject to assumptions about their feminist beliefs that their male counterparts often aren’t, she said.

“When people call someone a radical feminist, they don’t understand there’s actually a typology of feminism that has certain tenets or beliefs. Instead, they just throw it out. It’s lazy.”

Under leader John Cummins, the B.C. Conservatives have had a rocky year, but hope to make inroads in rural B.C. by focusing on bolstering the resource sector, Lawson said.

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Black Press comes up big in newspaper awards Multiple Greater Victoria publications earn variety of top-three honours Greater Victoria Black Press newspapers were honoured at this weekend’s Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards gala in Richmond.

“It was a fabulous evening,” said group publisher Penny Sakamoto.

“The awards are a wonderful acknowledgement for all the hard work our staff puts in all year.”

The B.C. Yukon Community Newspaper Association has been hosting the Murray Community Newspaper Awards for almost a century. Dedicated to celebrat-

ing excellence among its member newspapers, the accolades recognize all aspects of the newspaper industry, including production, publishing, reporting, editing, advertising, photography, website design and community contribution.

“It’s no surprise our papers did so well this year,” said editorial director Kevin Laird. “Our staff puts in a tremendous amount of effort into the entire product.

These awards are well deserved.”

The Oak Bay News earned a sil-

6th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair & Display

Sunday, May 5, 2013 11:00am to 3:00pm

Juan de Fuca Senior Centre 1767 Island Hwy

A showcase of emergency responders and supporting organizations. Theme: Safety, and the 4 pillars of emergency management: preparation, mitigation, response and recovery.

and the Victoria News won bronze for a story on taxpayers footing the bill for Victoria Conference Centre losses.

Editor Laura Lavin and team earned a silver Photo Essay Award for the 2012 A Day in the Life of Esquimalt special edition.

For her photo of a muddied extreme obstacle course athlete, Monday Magazine’s Rebecca Blissett walked away with a gold Portrait/Personality Photo Award.

Monday Magazine artist Joseph Williams took gold for his cartoon on B.C. Hydro smart meters.

In the category of Newspaper Promotion Award, the Oak Bay News and Sakamoto took gold for

ver award in its circulation category for General Excellence.

Reporter Natalie North’s Saanich News story on photographer Ted Grant earned her a gold award in the category for arts and culture writing.

Monday Magazine’s cover story on bio-diesel earned writer Danielle Pope a silver award in the Environmental Initiative category.

Judges said the piece used “a slick combination of facts and humour to give readers new respect for a different kind of homebrew.”

Pope took gold in Business Writing with a front page story on the chicken egg industry. In the same category, reporter Roszan Holmen

its promotion of the new Oak Bay magazine Tweed.

An advertisement for Vis à Vis restaurant in the Oak Bay News earned Oliver Sommer and staff a silver award for Ad Design.

Two Black Press publications earned honours in the Special Section Award category: Monday Magazine took gold for its Student Survival Guide and Lavin and team took silver for Oak Bay News’ Day in the Life of Oak Bay special edition.

Sakamoto, Sommer, Lily Chan and staff earned a bronze award for Tweed magazine in the Special Publications category. editor@vicnews.com

COMMUNITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Better Business Bureau offers shredding day The BBB in partnership with Access Records and Media Management is hosting a free community document shredding event. Bring up to five bags and five boxes of confidential documents for secure

ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS! Need Info? 250-886-8188 or emergencyprogram@viewroyal.ca

onsite shredding. The Rotary Club of Victoria will also be collecting donations in support of local charities. Shredding runs Friday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Millstream Village parking lot.

Get details online at http:// vi.bbb.org/bbb-businessevents/

Take time for tea Japanese-style

Enjoy a traditional Japanese Spring tea ceremony by the Victorian Urasenke Nagomi Tea Circle. It will be held April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Juan de Fuca library.

Visit www.gvpl.ca for details.

City of Colwood Spring rESidEntial ClEan-Up prograM The 2013 Spring Residential Clean-Up Program is being held Friday, April 26th and Saturday, April 27th. This program is for citizens of Colwood only and confirmation of residency will be required. The drop off area will be open on each of the above noted dates from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Residents may drop off their material at the Public Works Yard, 3300 Wishart Road. Pre-sorting your load will assist in a quicker unloading process for recycling and help keep costs to a minimum.

Drop off fees are as follows:

– CASH ONLY – LOAD SIZE Appliances Car/minimum charge Fridges/Freezers/Air Conditioners/Water Coolers *Small Pickup Truck *Standard Pickup Truck Trailer, 2.5 metres/8 feet Oversized loads will be charged per estimated cubic metre

FEE PER TRIP $20.00 each $15.00 $25.00 each $20.00 $25.00 $25.00 $30.00

Vehicles weighing more than 2 tons not permitted *Note: A truck load is based on the vehicle being loaded to the top of the standard box height.

Materials which MAY BE dropped off: Appliances, batteries, automotive parts, barrels, bathtubs, bikes, branches with trunks no greater than 100mm (4”) in diameter, bricks, cardboard, carpet, clothing, compost, concrete blocks, electronics, fridges, freezers, furniture, glass, grass clippings, hot water tanks, lumber, rims, rocks, sinks, sports equipment, stoves, derimmed tires, toilets, underlay, wire cut into 1 meter lengths, wood waste.

Residents dropping off branches during the Spring Residential CleanUp Program will be charged to dispose of branches.

Materials which MAY NOT be dropped off: Daily household garbage, drywall, gypsum board, tree stumps, tires attached to rims, paint, toxic household hazardous wastes and propane tanks.

If you have any questions regarding the Program, please contact the Public Works Office at 250-474-4133.

Dan Brazier, Manager, Public Works.

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There’s no secret to grow old say two Langford centenarians.

Verna McAdams turned 100 on April 17 and the next day Beryl Tether reached 104. The two woman celebrated with balloons, flowers and birthday tiaras at their Alexander Mackie lodge home in Langford.

The ladies’ favourite thing to do now is “nothing,” both said in separate interviews, each with a little chuckle.

At the senior living facility, there is one birthday party a month, unless you are 100 or older and then you get your own little celebration.

“You don’t realize it being 100 years,” said McAdams. “I have no secrets to share. If I shared my secrets people may find things out about me.”

On Thursday, Tether walked into the dining hall with her walker to an applause from

Garden club talks perennials The View Royal Garden Club holds its general meeting on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Shoreline school, 2750 Shoreline Dr. The speaker will be Jeff de Jong, head gardener at Abkhazi Gardens. He will talk on his 30 best picks for perennials for Victoria gardens.

A judged mini show will feature exhibits from members’ gardens and there will be a sales table. Visitors and new members are welcome.

For further information please call 250-2205212

residents and staff right before she enjoyed her lunch.

When it comes to celebrating 104, Tether said, “It’s just like it was before. You don’t notice it.”

She has fond memories of dancing to her favourite old-time dance music including waltzes, polkas and foxtrots. Now unable to dance, she still enjoys the music.

Tether has lived at the lodge for six years and enjoys writing letters – on her electric typewriter – to send to her family. Tether has never sent an email.

Her niece, Anne Smith travelled from Regina to celebrate with her aunt.

“She kept a lot of diaries and she’s always very positive with a great sense of humour,” Smith said.

When asked what brought Tether to Alexander Mackie her humorous reply was, “Ask my son he’s the one the put me here.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1469. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 6 May 2013, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.

Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1469 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1469 from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) Zone and adding to the RS3 (Residential Small Lot 3) Zone to allow a 3-lot subdivision.

Applicant: Larry Lund Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1469 is 974 Walfred Rd as shown shaded on the plan.

COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 22 April 2013 to Monday, 6 May 2013, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Kyle McStravick in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.

Jim Bowden Administrator

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EDITORIAL

NEWS GAZETTE

Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher Kevin Laird Editorial Director Christine van Reeuwyk Interim Editor Oliver Sommer Advertising Director

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OUR VIEW

Wright’s passion is his legacy The passing of a local businessman is not the usual fodder for editorials, but Bob Wright was not just any local businessman.

Wright was the stuff of legends. A big man with big dreams, he built his multi-million dollar dynasty from humble beginnings, and he did it all from his home base in Oak Bay. Wright was a man moved by passion. His love for fishing and the outdoors brought him to Victoria and he translated that love into a fishing business that bloomed into a marina that blossomed into fishing resorts, restaurants, tourist attractions and a vacation resort in the Bahamas.

Over the course of his career, Wright built an empire that took people out of their everyday existence and brought them closer to nature.

It was not without missteps though. Even after his death Wright is being criticized for his takeover of the Pedder Bay manufactured home park to create an RV resort and for removing orcas from the wild to populate Sealand of the Pacific, an aquarium that operated in Oak Bay for 11 years, until the death of Kelti Byrne, 20, a UVic marine biology student who fell into the whale pool and was dragged and submerged by the orcas until she drowned.

Talking about that event, even 20 years later, brought tears to Wright’s eyes.

One of Wright’s biggest assets was his giving nature, his willingness to lend a helping hand and the way he made time to talk to anyone who dropped by his office at the marina.

His love of nature and conservation – which was also his motivation to capture whales, thought of as predators at the time – was what moved him to make an $11 million donation to UVic for scientific research on climate change and led to the creation of the Bob Wright Centre for Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

The gift will go well beyond the boundaries of Greater Victoria and the university and will make a difference to the future of our oceans and potentially the planet as a whole. Not bad for a gumboot fisherman.

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.

The Goldstream News Gazette 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.

2013

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2009 WINNER

B.C. Liberals are running scared on that when it was announced, The B.C. Liberal Party deserves and the platform doesn’t shed credit for releasing its policy book any new light. All we have is a big in full on the eve of the formal logo on the side of Clark’s election campaign. campaign bus declaring That’s about the only “DEBT FREE B.C.” positive thing to be said As I’ve written before, about it. there is plenty of real For those who take the evidence of a huge new time to read party leader LNG industry in the Christy Clark’s 40-page making. As for paying booklet, there are a few off the $60 billion debt nuggets of news. For that the B.C. Liberals’ instance, a re-elected pre-election budget B.C. Liberal government predicts will keep growing, would continue its Tom Fletcher cartoonist Adrian Raeside justice reform agenda B.C. Views summed it up best: LNG by moving traffic revenues are “Christy ticket disputes out of Clark’s invisible friend.” courtrooms, as they did Clark finished up last week with with impaired driving cases. stops in Terrace and Prince Rupert, Most of it consists of glowing promising an LNG windfall for local descriptions of the government’s governments as well. She repeated 12-year record, and attacks on the platform’s attack line that the the NDP of the kind that are not NDP are going to wreck the trillionnormally seen in a platform. This is dollar LNG boom with a Quebecconsistent with Clark’s style since style moratorium on “fracking” she was anointed party leader two to extract gas from deep shale years ago. formations.

The main focus, as revealed That’s not an outright lie, but it’s in February’s throne speech, is almost as speculative as Clark’s a plan to pay off B.C.’s growing notions of a 30-year windfall that debt and perhaps even get rid of could at best barely start during the provincial sales tax with an Alberta-style “prosperity fund” from the next four-year term.

The NDP are not calling for liquefied natural gas exports. a moratorium on natural gas Whether this is from imposing a production. They’re calling for new export tax on LNG or simply yet another “review,” one of many from a windfall of gas royalties is vague, wobbly positions that have not clear. Clark and her energy been adopted by both minister contradicted each other

dominant parties.

An earlier premier named Glen Clark became famous for “freezing” things like ferry fares and car insurance rates. Now Christy Clark is “freezing” personal income tax rates for five years, and carbon tax rates too. That implies she’s planning to win this election and the next one, at a time when it is unclear whether she can even hold her own seat in Vancouver-Point Grey.

The B.C. Liberals will cut small business taxes by a point, some time in the next five years. They will also increase income tax on large businesses and personal income of more than $150,000, but that’s not mentioned in their platform, since it goes against 12 years of their policy as a government.

• A clarification of last week’s column on the B.C. Conservative platform. Leader John Cummins informs me his plan to phase out the carbon tax does not include reversing the personal and business income tax rate reductions that were legislated as the fuel tax reached its current level.

The platform asserts that total provincial revenues will continue to rise in the next four years, despite the uncompensated loss of $1 billion from the carbon tax.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

‘The main focus … is a plan to pay off B.C.’s growing debt.’

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OPINION

Answering a weighty political question “How did you manage to lose 50 pounds in six months?”

I seized the chance to aim that question at John Horgan when I was talking with him recently. He was NDP house leader in the recently-dissolved legislature, and opposition critic for energy, mines and petroleum resources.

He currently is odds-on favourite for re-election as the MLA for Juan de Fuca constituency.

Melting belly-fat is a political topic, although some people might not want to talk about it. “(Being) overweight began when I quit smoking 12 years ago,” Horgan acknowledged. “I went up to 270 pounds.”

That would have increased his expenses if he had been flying among the islands of Samoa, where

G.E. Mortimore Think about it Samoan Airlines recently began a charge-passengersby-weight tariff, the world’s first.

He was only moving around his home province, where airlines charge heavyweights the same fare as lightweights. Flab-reduction may not pay off immediately in cash in B.C., but it brings social-emotional benefit and a better chance of solving health problems.

So John and his wife Ellie discovered after they visited John’s brother at Port McNeill.

“My brother’s wife lost 70 pounds in six months,” John said. “We didn’t think she was that large before she thinned down.” Didn’t notice, he implied. Smart clothes concealed the body-line facts. But the weight-loss news was a sting to the health-aware conscience.

“We kind of looked at ourselves, and while I was up at Prince Rupert and Haida Gwai for the summer, we started to do something about it.”

And before the election writ was dropped, while early uncommitted voters were kicking the tires of the NDP image and policies and making up their minds, the Horgan weight-loss (down to 220 pounds) became an

accomplished fact.

“How did you do it?” I asked. “We stopped eating sugar, bread and starches, like rice, potato and pasta, and went on a protein-rich diet.”

To me, that weight-loss sends an action message: Don’t merely skewer the late Liberal government for its continuing failure to give people added years of useful life by prevention.

Take individual preventive action. Shed some flab.

That isn’t enough, but it helps.

Eventually it could morph into a consensus as wide as “hate tobacco.”

Former U.S. surgeon-general David Satcher said that if the U.S. wanted to shrink the residue of smokers down even further, it would need to take all possible steps at once, from warning labels on cigarette pack-

ages to lawsuits against tobacco companies to alternative high-value crops for tobacco farmers.

Saying that, only government can manage such a co-ordinative manoeuvre.

Many Americans have a neurotic fear of their government; but a larger proportion of Canadians are ready to treat government as the instrument of the people’s will.

Canadian health care investigators Justice Emmett Hall and Roy Romanow were zealous advocates of prevention.

The NDP’s Tommy Douglas, who launched medicare while balancing the Saskatchewan budget, hoped to wield preventive tactics to save lives and money millions of people shielded from premature death and billions of dollars clipped from health-care spend-

ing or diverted into useful healthcare investment.

Prevention was Tommy’s Phase 2 goal when he jumped into the federal arena in the 1960s. (I was in Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto when he launched his national bid to the music of The Travellers.

I even wrote some radio scripts for NDP politicians in spare time from work as a reporter at The Globe and Mail).

Liberal-Conservatives rejected Tommy Douglas’s design for prevention – arguably because of the misguided corporate push on politicians. Don’t hold your breath for Lib-Cons to sign on now, provincially or federally, whatever they may promise.

• G.E. Mortimore is a longtime columnist with the Goldstream News Gazette. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

LETTERS

Market needs your help to coupon P.T. Barnum said “There is no such thing as bad publicity”.

With that in mind, I would like to draw attention to an article in the April 19 edition of the News Gazette with the title “Farm market opts out of coupon program” and on page five “Market skips couponing”.

The facts stated in the article are correct, but the titles may give the impression that the market backtracked on a previous commitment (opts out) or could not be bothered to do this (skips).

As stated in the article, this project is one that we are interested in.

However, to proceed, the following things

need to be in place: 1. A mandate from the society membership. This is already scheduled for the AGM agenda. The board cannot arbitrarily force our vendors to take non cash payment.

2. A plan. As stated, Moss Street had to work through issues in implementing this.

What would it take for the program to be successful in Langford?

3. A resource base. We need people to find out how Moss Street does it and how it might fit for our vendor base and demographic. We need people to organize the program, to launch the program, and to

administer it when it is in place.

Quite possibly people reading the article were disappointed that we could not launch the program this year.

Is anybody disappointed enough to help us remove some of the stated obstacles so that next year’s headline can be “Market excited about coupon program”?

If so, please reach out to us at goldstreammarket@gmail.com. We are always looking to add to our small but committed volunteer base.

Steve Littler, president Luxton Station Market Society Langford

Readers respond: sewage plants, election Ocean acidification not helped by land sewage plant The movie Revolution, currently playing in Victoria, makes the point that acidification of the oceans is the greatest environmental threat our planet faces, and that we face extinction if we don’t do something about it.

That should give pause to those who are promoting land-based secondary sewage treatment in the Capital Regional District.

The construction and operation of a such a system will increase CO2 emissions, thereby adding to ocean acidification. The existing green, natural system, which fertilizes the Strait of Juan de Fuca is, at worst, benign and at best, beneficial to local salt water.

If our political leaders want to protect our oceans, they should work to remove CO2 from the air, by spending the $800-million cost of the

treatment plant to promote public transportation, stricter air pollution controls and the reduction of fossil fuel extraction. We need a revolution in this town to end the fantasy that land-based secondary treatment will improve the local environment. It will do no such thing.

John Bergbusch Esquimalt

Reader pleads with leaders for meaningful inspiration Christy, Adrian, Jane and John tell me something – anything.

You all say you’ll bring a fresh look to government, but so far you’ve failed to inspire me in any meaningful way.

Inspire me, please.

P.M. Peterson Victoria

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Expo aims for teen attention Don Descoteau News staff

From free dirt bike rides and hands-on jousting demonstrations to a modelling competition, musical and dance entertainment, there’s lots to like about the inaugural Victoria Teen Expo.

Add in a diverse cross-section of close to 100 exhibitors, plus workshops and teen-oriented guest speakers and it seems there’s something for youths of all interest levels.

The keeners will no doubt get excited about

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the happenings scheduled for Saturday (April 27) at Pearkes Recreation Centre. But it’s the kids who may not be as motivated – the ones battling self-esteem issues or bullying, for example – that organizers really want to appeal to.

“When you’re 12 to 18, those are the toughest years you can possibly go through,” says Ali Berman of Garman Productions, the Victoria company putting together the one-day youth extravaganza. “Your body is changing, you’re in middle school and high school. So many of them struggle with depression or eating disorders or bullying and we wanted to give them resources.”

The exhibitors will be grouped into four distinct areas: life and education, fashion and beauty, health and wellness and the Telus “cool stuff” area. A floor plan with a full who’s who list, as well as details on speakers and entertainment, is available at teenexpo.ca.

To encourage youth to check out the expo, Berman and company enlisted the help of middle and high school administrators and counsellors to boost awareness.

Then there’s the little matter of financial incentive. “We’re donating $1,500 to the school that sends the most attendees,” Berman says.

The expo has a couple of other community service elements. A portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to Kidsport, and attendees who bring non-perishable food items for local food banks, will receive a discount on admission ($5 for kids 10 and under, $7 for 11 and over).

Overall, the hope is to help teens expand their horizons and their knowledge of what’s available for them in the Greater Victoria, Berman says.

“If we can help one person connect with somebody that helps them in their life, we’ll consider it a success. It’s about connecting the youth with the right people.” editor@vicnews.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1473. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 6 May 2013, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.

Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1473 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the CD13 Zone, the CD14 Zone and Schedule AD to remove amenity contributions that have been paid and to update requirements with regards to affordable housing contributions to match current Council policy.

Applicant: City of Langford Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1473 are those properties rezoned after 2003 that have already provided their required amenity contributions or are required to provide affordable housing units.

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COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 22 April 2013 to Monday, 6 May 2013, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.

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Two workshops will be held at the View Royal Town Hall Council Chambers (45 View Royal Ave) on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Increase your knowledge - come and learn more about planning and preparing for many of the potential emergencies we face in this region.

Please call the View Royal Emergency Program at: (250) 479-7322 or email emergencyprogram@viewroyal.ca to reserve a seat at one of the two workshop sessions.

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Far from a nine-tofive their hours of operation are 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., seven days a week.

Despite the long hours and nocturnal lifestyle neither would have it any other way.

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Justin and Michelle Hiscox offer the Wise Choice designated driver service for intoxicated people who need to get home.

Business prize up for grabs The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is offering a prize package worth more than $15,000 in professional services in its Boost Your Business promotion. The Chamber secured donations such things as ad space, accounting services, business photos and more, to make up the prize package.

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Legend remembered Oak Bay Marine Group founder Bob Wright dies Laura Lavin News staff

A larger-than-life Oak Bay resident has died.

Oak Bay Marine Group founder Bob Wright died in Victoria April 17 at age 82 after a brief hospital stay.

Raised in Edmonton, Wright began his working life in the newspaper industry at the Edmonton Bulletin.

The self-proclaimed gumboot fisherman was soon lured to Victoria by the promise of great hunting and fishing. That passion led him to start a fishing charter business, now the Oak Bay Marine Group of Companies which includes 25 businesses in Victoria, the U.S. and Bahamas.

“Bob will be missed,” said long time friend Gordon Denford. “He was one of the people that brought Victoria forward into a nice city. He realized early on that tourism – apart from government – was the only way to sustain Victoria.”

Wright was one of the first commissioners for Canada on the Pacific Salmon Treaty; he earned the gold trophy marketing award from Indus-

try, Science and Technology Canada for business excellence; the B.C. Ambassador for Tourism award and the Leadership award from the B.C. Marine Trades Association, among others. In 2011 he was inducted into the Canadian Tourism Hall of Fame.

“He is well-known throughout the country and the U.S.,” said Denford.

“Every business he was in offered the best and people came to it.”

Being a successful businessman was not enough for Wright, whose commitment to the community and the environment extended into an $11 million donation to UVic for scientific research on climate change and the creation of the Bob Wright Centre for Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Denford said Wright “could be a hard-nosed guy” but also had a soft side. “He’d go on a mosey on a Saturday afternoon. … He’d pick up his pal Len Gibbs (renowned Canadian artist, Gibbs died in 2010) … and spend the afternoon moseying through the art shops, then stop and have tapas in Trounce Alley.”

Wright leaves behind his wife, Yun and three children, Ronald, Randy and Robin, from previous marriages and six grandchildren.

Details for a celebration of life have not yet been released. editor@oakbaynews.com

Public Tours of Water Supply Facilities May 6 - 11, 2013

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Integrated Water Services department is offering free public tours of the Greater Victoria water supply facilities including the Sooke Dam and the ultraviolet treatment plant. Learn how our high quality drinking water is delivered from the source to your tap.

Three free bus tours will leave each day from the main parking area at Thetis Lake Regional Park from Monday, May 6 to Saturday, May 11. This year there are two tour options: a 5.5 hour tour leaving at 9:30 am and shorter 3 hour tours leaving at 9:15 am and 1 pm.

Location: Main parking area at Thetis Lake Regional Park - end of Six Mile Rd Times: Long Tour: 9:30 am (returning at approximately 3 pm) Short Tour: 9:15 am (returning at approximately 12:15 pm) 1 pm (returning at approximately 4 pm) Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling 250.940.0200. The tours are not recommended for children under 12. Free parking is available.

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Volunteer Victoria recruits over 16,500 volunteers each year on behalf of our more than 300 non-profit member agencies. We enrich the quality of life in our community through volunteer involvement.

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The Victoria Jazz Society presents Canadian alternative country/ blues/folk rock band Cowboy Junkies. The band has built up a dedicated following in the alternative rock community. Cowboy Junkies play at Alix Goolden Hall on April 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at rmts.bc.ca.

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If the blues is your genre of music then the Upper Deck Sports Lounge is the place to be on the weekends, as it hosts a variety of talent just waiting to entertain.

Walking into the lounge, the first sight to see is the small stage next to the entrance, occupied by the Deb Rhymer Band. It’s hard to fathom how such a small space can hold such a big sound.

The next thing you’ll notice is dozens of people already there, covered in smiles and bursting with conversation, or on the dance floor jamming with the band. It seems that no one is a stranger when they come to the lounge.

Deb Rhymer, the lead singer of the band, is also the director of the Victoria Blues Society. Her band hosts the Sunday Blues Jam at the lounge where blues players from around the community can come and pick up instruments and jam with people they may

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have never even played with before.

Rhymer is also starting a new monthly venue in May at the lounge: Saturday Night Juke Joint.

Juke joints were created in the South by African Americans to play blues music where everyone could dance and have a place to enjoy music and became the

voice of the blues, says Rhymer. “(The) Saturday Night Juke Joint is a great way to show the image of the venue we want,” says Rhymer on why she is

helping to create the event.

“We want intimate, dancing and great music,” she adds.

There are at least 15 blues bands in “We want Victoria and others up intimate, Island that dancing and Rhymer hopes to recruit for great music.” the Juke Joint.

- Deb Rhymer The blues seem very popular within Victoria, and events are always busy, she says.

Rhymer is hoping for the first Juke Joint event to sell out. So far a third of the tickets have been sold for the first show, which will be host to Suzie Vinnick, a Juno Award nominee and Maples Blues Award winner.

The first show will be held 8 p.m., Sat. May 4, at the Upper Deck Sports Lounge at 229 Gorge Road. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. You can buy tickets at the Sunday Blues Jam at the Upper Deck Sports Lounge or at Lyle’s Place at 770 Yates St. llavin@vicnews.com

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Multi-award winning Kiran Ahluwalia returns to Victoria at the Alix Goolden Hall April 27.

Show assists Child Haven Expressing her muse through ghazals and Punjabi folk songs, Kiran Ahluwalia explores the language of the heart with beautiful artistry and smoldering intensity.

Born in India, raised in Canada, and now living in New York city, her enchanting and seductive music has garnered glowing praise from critics around the world. Renowned vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia will be back in Victoria on Saturday April 27, performing at Alix Goolden Hall at 8 p.m.

It’s been two years since Ahluwalia last captivated Victoria with her enchanting voice and beautiful music, and in that time her music continues to evolve beyond the Indian genre to embrace influences from around the world. On her latest album Aam Zameen: Common Ground, Ahluwalia takes her penchant for fusing styles to a whole new level, by bringing to fruition her love for African Tuareg rhythms.

Partial proceeds from the concert will benefit Child Haven International, a Canadian charity that operates nine homes for destitute children and women in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Tibet.

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Earth Month…Act for the planet!

FortisBC supports the environment in operations and services offered

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Through FortisBC’s PowerSense programs, electricity customers saved an estimated 32 million kilowatt hours of electricity last year.

Earth Day is celebrated annually April 22 with events held across the globe to demonstrate support for protecting the environment. FortisBC recognizes that sound environmental practices make good business sense and that’s why the company is committed to delivering safe, reliable energy in an environmentally responsible way to all of the communities we serve.

We look for ways to support the environment in our operations and with services that we provide to our customers.

One simple way customers can help the environment is to consider our paperless billing option, a fast and simple way to save paper and ultimately our forests.

When customers go paperless, their bill is delivered directly to their email address as a PDF file attached to the email. The eBill service is a fast, easy and environmentally friendly way for customers to access both their electricity and natural gas bill.

Another simple way customers can

look at reducing their carbon footprint is through rebates and financial incentives offered as part of our PowerSense and Energy Efficiency and Conservation programs. .

Through FortisBC’s PowerSense programs, electricity customers saved an estimated 32 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2012. The PowerSense programs helps customers conserve energy and get the most out of their energy dollar by providing both finan-

cial incentives and advice on energy efficient technologies and practices.

In 2012, FortisBC’s natural gas Energy Efficiency and Conservation programs helped residential, commercial and industrial customers save more than 360,000 gigajoules of natural gas, enough energy to heat some 4,100 homes in one year.

Renewable natural gas is a B.C.made, carbon neutral energy source.

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For about $5 more per month on their natural gas bill, customers can designate 10 per cent of their natural gas use as renewable. We’ll then inject an equivalent amount into our system.

To date, more than 60 businesses and close to 3,800 residential customers have signed up to be part of the renewable natural gas program.

Helping customers conserve energy is one of the most cost effective ways for us to meet future needs. And by making thoughtful energy choices — whether it’s switching to paperless billing, installing energy efficient lighting or upgrading to a high-efficiency natural gas furnace — you’re supporting the environment.

Tom Loski is the vice president of customer service at FortisBC.

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In addition to this week’s activities, residents enjoy many opportunities to get out and help, learn and celebrate throughout the year.

In Oak Bay, from April 29 to May 4, the Village will be showcasing a number of ways to live more ecologically. From workshops to fashion shows, the week is a collaborative effort between Oak Bay businesses and community groups to show a few of the things people can do to better take care of the planet.

Jointly hosted by Oak Bay Recreation, the Community Initiatives Committee and the businesses of Oak Bay Village, the week wraps up with Eco Kids Day on May 4. Details are posted at www. visitOakBayVillage.ca Sustainability of local rivers and oceans is key to many living on the West Coast, and includes initiatives such as Beach Clean-up Day and the annual Gorge Waterway Clean-up, coming up Sept. 14, programs at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre in Sidney, and more. Those interested in local water protection can also take in the 24th annual public tours of the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area and water supply facilities in celebration of National Drinking Water Week. Tours run May 6 to 11 and leave from the Main Parking Lot at Thetis Lake Regional Park.

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Leadership Victoria’s Inspired by Leaders dinner highlights community achievement Leadership Victoria’s second annual “Inspired by Leaders” event brought together over 150 of the region’s movers and shakers for a special dinner at the University of Victoria’s University Club on April 18. Emceed by Jo-Ann Roberts, host of CBC Radio’s All Points West afternoon show, the event featured UVic President Dr. David Turpin as the keynote speaker discussing “Effective Community Leadership in our Changing Times.”

The dinner was organized by a team of community volunteers and was jointly sponsored by Black Press, University of Victoria, Market on Yates and Purdy’s Chocolates. Live entertainment throughout the evening was provided by the UVic Jazz Quartet and a special slideshow highlighted the impact of Leadership Victoria’s 50 community action projects over the past 13 years.

Leadership Victoria is a community-based, voluntary organization working to develop, support and celebrate outstanding community leaders. Since 2000, it has become the go-to organization for community leadership in Greater Victoria, graduating more than 250 leaders who work collaboratively to resolve the complex challenges facing our city. Leadership Victoria is now recruiting for the September 2013 cohort of its signature leadership development program. For more information, please visit: www.leadershipvictoria.ca

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Melana Mar with Leadership Victoria Executive Director Jack Shore and Sarah Tarnopolsky.

Leslie Farmer and Terry Farmer, from Accent Inns.

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B.C. Ambulance Service in Greater Victoria will next month change the way paramedics are deployed to emergencies throughout the region.

But BCAS assures residents there won’t be negative impacts to response times when people call 911.

While paramedics currently start their shifts at one of the seven community-based satellite ambulance stations, come May 22 employees begin their day at a central depot on Douglas Street.

“By being more flexible with our resources and being able to move (paramedics and ambulances) effectively, our goal is to improve our ability to respond to incidents,” said Grant Brilz, BCAS district manager for Greater Victoria.

Paramedics will still be sent out to the satellite locations, but which municipality they wind up in could change day-to-day, depending on where the greatest need is, Brilz said, but there will never be a community that isn’t being served.

“This is one way we are able to change our model in a way that doesn’t impact patient care and has a strong potential to improve response time,” he said. “Our goal is to provide the best service to the public with the resources we have available.”

Bronwyn Barter, president of Ambulance Paramedics of B.C., the union representing all paramedics in the province, commends the deployment model in theory, but says the union is too understaffed in Greater Victoria to make the change effective.

“Ultimately if you’re not going to increase the amount of paramedics or ambulances that you have, it’s not going to improve the response times and patient care,” she said. “We don’t see this as an improvement to resource allocation or response time.”

The union and BCAS are currently in arbitration discussing the changed deployment model, Barter said.

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Paramedics Gary Baggott and Tamara McNay carry a stretcher out of their ambulance at the emergency ward of the Royal Jubilee Hospital. B.C. Ambulance Service in Greater Victoria is changing the way paramedics are deployed in the region starting next month. als. With no home base in a community anymore and the potential to start the day deployed at one station and get moved around throughout the shift, spare clean uniforms will have to be carried in the ambulance.

Where Brilz said there will be efficiencies is right now paramedics are required to stock and clean their own vehicles. Under the new model, the ambulances will be in a “ready state” right at the start of shift.

The deployment model switch is the first step in a transition for BCAS. The next step entails a detailed look at existing satellite locations, and whether they are optimally located to respond for service.

“There’s no plans to close any stations. We need those (satellite) locations to be able to respond from,” Brilz said.

There are 110 full-time and 35 parttime paramedics working in Greater Victoria. At its peak during the day, BCAS has 14 ambulances on shift.

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fewer places to ous trees in 2006, build. To make matGreat blue herons are leaving the birds News intern ters worse, a mated busily nesting in Beafewer places to pair of bald eagles con Hill Park. build. To make matGreat blue herons are that kept younger This year the B.C ters worse, a mated busily nesting in Beaeagles from raidMinistry of Environpair of bald eagles con Hill Park. ing the heron nests ment and City of Victothat kept younger This year the B.C were unable to do so ria parks staff created eagles from raidMinistry of Environafter the male died in new signage asking ing the heron nests ment and City of Victo2008. visitors to tread quiwere unable to do so ria parks staff created Things have been etly near the heronry after the male died in new signage asking looking up, though. around Goodacre Lake.

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Street now,” Gorlike noises. We are askbirds at 40 or more.

Gorman’s title might man said, estimating ing people to be sensimake one wonder Ben Gawletz/News staff “(That) is great the total number of tive to them.” whether she considers This great blue heron appears to have found just news, especially with birds at 40 or more.

Gorman’s title might the large birds pests. the right twig to add to his nest in Beacon Hill tourist season fast make one wonder Ben Gawletz/News staff “(That) is great But her excited descrip- Park. The prehistoric-looking birds are active in approaching. I’ve whether she considers This great blue heron appears to have found just news, especially with seen tour groups, tions of their nesting the park now during nesting season. the large birds pests. the right twig to add to his nest in Beacon Hill tourist season fast not necessarily grounds quickly erase But her excited descrip- Park. The prehistoric-looking birds are active in approaching. I’ve mings for the birds to use in the (visiting) for the birds, go into those thoughts. seen tour groups, tions of their nesting the park now during nesting season. the park and when they see an construction of their nests.

Parks workers accommodate not necessarily grounds quickly erase eagle or heron fly overhead, the The heronry in Beacon Hill the herons by doing a portion mings for the birds to use in the (visiting) for the birds, go into those thoughts. impact is quite amazing.”

Park was the largest on the of the work for them. They the park and when they see an construction of their nests.

Parks workers accommodate editor@vicnews.com Island until storms felled numerleave piles of twigs and trimeagle or heron fly overhead, the The heronry in Beacon Hill the herons by doing a portion impact is quite amazing.”

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but as someone who has been teaching the fundamentals of the game to girls in Victoria from as young as nine years old through night leagues and the more recently established Junior Vikes.

“I’ve always loved coaching, any ages.

When I graduated (UVic) 10 years ago I wanted to start with coaching regional teams and youth development programs. I really enjoy working with those age groups, just working on the fundamentals and passion for the game,” Sinclair said.

She is also the head coach of Basketball B.C.’s Vancouver Island Training Centre and B.C.’s under-15 girls provincial team.

It makes the recruiting process of local and regional talent that much easier. That includes current Vikes Jessica Renfrew and Shaylyn Crisp, who came from Claremont secondary who start their third year at UVic in September. Sinclair first coached them as pre-teens and right now they’re the only locals on the roster. “(Sinclair) is a strong leader and a role model for these young women,” said Tracie Sibbald of the hiring committee that selected Sinclair. “She has great experience coaching at the CIS level and brings a good energy to the team.”

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To the surprise of no one, Dani Sinclair was introduced as the new head coach of the University of Victoria Vikes women’s basketball team last week.

A former Vikes player and national CIS champion from the Kathy Shields era, Sinclair has been with the team as an assistant coach since 2006. When previous head coach Rich Chambers took a personal leave prior to the start of the season, Sinclair stepped up and guided the Vikes to a 16-6.

She did so while carrying, and then giving birth to her second son, Joseph, on Dec. 12. Due to the timing of the Christmas break, Sinclair, often with Joseph in tow, only missed one practice.

The Vikes were ousted in the playoffs before reaching the Canada West Final Four.

But it was a solid enough season to confirm what many knew – that Sinclair is deeply rooted in Victoria and is qualified to lead the Vikes.

“I’ve found the only way to get everything done is by multitasking,” Sinclair said by phone while pushing Joseph and older brother James in a double-stroller during her jog to the gym for her Monday morning workout.

“James spent a lot of time on the road with the team. Now it’s Joseph’s turn.”

Sinclair threw her name in for the head coaching position when Brian Cheng stepped down over two years ago, but wasn’t disappointed that she wasn’t selected.

Chambers officially resigned on March 5

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Coach Dani Sinclair addresses the Vikes during a game at UVic’s McKinnon Gym this year. Sinclair’s eighth season with the club will be as head coach. and the Vikes removed the interim title from Sinclair’s head coaching position on April 18. Union rules state all positions must be opened to the public, but naming another coach at this point would have likely driven a wedge into a smooth running program.

“Having a couple extra years made a big difference,” Sinclair said. “I think I would have done a great job if I was hired last time around, but feel I much more prepared this

time, especially with the mentorship from Chambers and (Kathy) Shields.”

Originally from Guelph, Ont., Sinclair has become deeply embedded in Victoria’s youth basketball scene since winning the CIS championship with the Vikes in 2003.

That was the last time the Vikes hoisted the Bronze Baby. If and when the Vikes win it again, it will be a team marked with Sinclair’s imprint, not just as the Vikes coach,

Vikes offseason moves Sinclair is considering a couple of recruits but next year’s roster is already at its limit with just two players graduating.

Previously committed athlete Mikaela Turik from Australia will join the team for the 2013-14 season. Turik’s schooling didn’t finish until November.

Former Vike Sarah Semeniuk will return after playing the previous three seasons.

Semeniuk, a 6-foot-2 post, took this season off to rehabilitate her injured knee. sports@vicnews.com

CW steal playoff spot James Bay win rugby’s Barnard Cup Island championship Travis Paterson News staff

Meraloma rugby club had something the Castaway Wanderers wanted on Saturday. And the Castaway Wanderers took it.

CW’s 26-10 defeat of the Lomas put the historic Oak Bay club into the CDI Premier Rugby semifinals and punted the Lomas out of the playoff picture.

CW (7-6-1) will now face Burnaby Lake (10-4) in a semifinal playoff matchup in Burnaby on May 4. James Bay Athletic Association (10-4) will face reigning champs Capilano (10-4) in the other semi.

CW deftly scored four tries for the playoff-clinching bonus point as powerful centre and national team prospect Mike Fuailefau crossed the line twice.

Forwards Clayton Thornber and Dylan Jones also scored for CW, which led the game 12-3 at the half.

CW’s Ciaran Hearn, a 2011 Rugby World Cup veteran, converted three of the four tries.

It’s CW’s fourth win in a row.

The culmination of a big turn around from facing relegation at the season’s midpoint.

“When we’re at full strength we have a pretty capable team, and we were at full strength,” said CW coach Ian Hyde-Lay. “We’ve had such a season of chopping and changing the lineup, with absent national players and injuries, but we’ve had some consistency in the roster the last month.”

There’s little disparity in the remaining four teams, he added.

“Burnaby are still the favourites but otherwise there’s not much difference.”

Meanwhile James Bay lifted the 2012-13 Barnard Cup trophy as Island champions, thumping the much less experienced UVic Vikes 54-25 team at home on MacDonad Park.

The Bays and Caps meet in a rematch of last year’s final, May 4 at MacDonald Park.

This year’s Rounsefell Cup provincial final will be played on the Island if James Bay and/or CW can get into the final.

“It’s a little bit of revenge,” said Bays’ veteran Morgan Williams.

“Hopefully we can come away with this win. Having the final here on the Island would be awesome for everyone here.”

Both CW and James Bay will be without national 7s players for the May 4 semifinals. Ciaran Hearn and Nanyak Dala from CW and Tyler Ardron, John Moonlight and Thyssen de Goede of the Bays will be at the Scotland IRB World Series Sevens tourney.

In the Adidas Women’s Premiership the Velox Valkyries defeated the UVic Vikes 42-12 on Saturday. Velox hosts SFU in the Adidas semifinal, this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. sports@vicnews.com

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Castaway Wanderer Ciaran Hearn slips Burnaby Lake player James Reekie at Windsor Park on Saturday, April 13. CW won 23-16.

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Schools taking part included Oak Bay, Claremont, Stelly’s and GNS. The girls school rugby league is back after a break of many years.

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The Liège -Bastogne-Liège one-day classic cycling race in Belgium on Sunday week was a big one for Victoria riders.

Ryder Hesjedal helped GarminSharp teammate Dan Martin finish first overall.

Meanwhile Oak Bay’s Adam de Vos also raced the prestigious event, and finished as the top Canadian national team rider in the under-23 race at 88th overall.

At just 19, De Vos, of Red Truck Racing, is competing in the challenging age bracket against 21 and 22 year olds.

Vic soccer clubs coming short in provincial draws Travis Paterson News staff

There will be no home team when the A Cup provincial men’s soccer final is played at Royal Athletic Park on May 4.

Bays United, the 2012-13 Vancouver Island Soccer League champions and Jackson Cup winners, dropped its provincial playoff game 5-2 to West Vancouver on Saturday.

The game was tied 1-1 until a penalty kick put West Van up 2-1. A late flurry of goals ended in West Vancouver’s favour.

The VISL can still be represented in the final, however, as Cowichan FC moved on with a 2-1 win over Langley.

Cowichan hosts a semifinal match on May 4.

The situation was much better in the women’s A Cup draw as the Castaways defeated Rich-

mond 1-0 and Prospect Lake defeated Coquitlam 2-1. Both clubs move on to semifinals.

Castaways will visit powerhouse Surrey United, which eliminated the Vic A’s 8-1. Prospect Lake will host North Shore.

In women’s B Cup (Div. 2) play Vic West and Prospect Lake were eliminated. Gorge FC won 6-5 in penalty kicks over North Shore.

That game ended 0-0 through regulation and 1-1 through extra time.

Gorge will host the Magnuson Mariners (Abbotsford) in the B Cup semifinal at Hampton on May 5.

In men’s B Cup (Div. 2) play, Prospect Lake lost 3-2 to the mainland’s Dynamos at Layritz.

Down 2-0, Prospect came back to tie it 2-2, but couldn’t get the go-ahead goal and surrendered the winner with 10 minutes to go.

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Comox (VISL) won its match 4-0 and will move on to the semifinals.

Victoria’s chances looked promising in the under-21 provincial draw with two local teams. Westcastle (West Shore) lost 1-0 to Guildford and the Victoria Highlanders (U18) lost 4-1 to Port Moody. The Highlanders’ Mid Isle squad based in Nanaimo also missed out on its chance to make the semifinals.

In the over-35 masters and classics category, the Gorge FC’s men’s team failed to advance as did the UVic Alumni’s men’s team, while the Gorge FC women’s team has an automatic berth in the classics final coming out of the South Island.

A Cup, B Cup, masters/classics and under-21 finals all all be played May 11 at Royal Athletic Park. sports@vicnews.com

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Excellent wage and beneďŹ t package. E-mail resume: michele@prwstar.com or fax to 250-746-8064

CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta.

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Ukrainian Supper Live Music Take-out available Friday, April 26 5pm to 8pm Ukrainian Cultural Centre 3277 Douglas St. Victoria Info at (250) 475-2585

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES A+DRINK SNACK plus Healthy Vending machine Route. Turn Key Business. Invest With Confidence, $4,000 Up. Training and Secured profitable Locations. Limited Must Sell. 1-888-979-8363.

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MEDICAL/DENTAL Registered Nurses & Licensed Practical Nurses Bayshore Home Health Bayshore Home Health is currently seeking Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses to support our Pediatric clients for home/school care in the Victoria area. Pediatric experience is an asset, although we do offer client specific training, Trach/Vent courses and other on-going training supports. If you are an RN or LPN and love working with children, we would love to hear from you.

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LOST AND FOUND FOUND ON April 13, 2013, white Nike+iPod receiver.

Please call David 250-588 5728.

LOST: (KEYS), 3 RV keys, blue tag, Peat Rd & Arnotte Ave area (Langford). Call (250)474-0983.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

TRADES, TECHNICAL Customer Service Representative U-Haul Storage in Sidney is looking for a part time Customer Service Rep. Must be available 3 days a week weekend shifts. Duties to include; cleaning rental equip. serving customers, preparing rental contracts.

Maintaining facility. Valid drivers license required.

Please e-mail resume: sonja_vanvoorst@uhaul.com

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Coastal Certified Hand Fallers-camp positions • Coastal Certified Bull Buckers • 980 Operator-Dryland sort • Grader Operator • Line Machine Operator • Heavy Duty Mechanics Fulltime camp with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca.

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. is accepting resumes for the operation of a 230T Lattice Boom Friction Crane for the new Johnson Street bridge project in Victoria, BC. Certifications, qualifications & experience in a Friction Crane are required.

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Email: topper@quinsam.ca or Fax: 250-287-4511

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DATA ENTRY Operators. elan Data Makers.

Minimum 60WPM. Good numeric keyboarding speed. Include keyboarding speeds in resume.

Email resumes to: judym@elandatamakers.com HAIRSTYLIST WANTED full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profit sharing, paid overtime, benefits, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call 250360-1923 today for an interview.

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC Duncan, BC- we are looking for a Full-time Heavy Duty Mechanic.

Duties will include maintenance to logging trucks and logging equipment. Wages & benefits as per USW Coast Master agreement.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FRIENDLY FRANK

FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

AUTO FINANCING

TRUCKS & VANS

PERENNIAL PANSIES, smaller variety, numerous large clusters $10.all. 250-383-5390

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins.

Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils.

Monthly/Weekly.

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

Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

STRESS LESS black leather chair with ottoman, $60. Call (250)652-4621.

STUDENT DESK & chair, $30.

Foam Topper queen size mattress, $25. Call 250-472-2474.

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

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

ESQUIMALT- LRG 2 bdrm, $995 *1/2 month free*, W/D. 55+. NS/NP. (250)385-7256.

METCHOSIN- 1 bdrm coach house. Avail June 1 or sooner. $750mo inclds cable, W/D. Utils not incld. NS/NP. Call (250)478-8438.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite.

Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. 0% Down! Call (250)7530160 for more info.

Own A Vehicle?

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LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FREE ITEMS TWIN BED with frame and box spring $50. Single bed with 2 drawers & foam mattress, $30.

(250)995-2007.

FRIENDLY FRANK “ANGRY BIRD” kid/adult red cap, $20. Vintage oak office chair $79. Call (778)265-1615.

BIG LIVING room easy chair, newly upholstered, dark brown, $50. (250)656-1640.

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

UTILITY TRAILERS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES MILL HILL area- 2 bdrm on bus route, W/D, nice yrd/porch, priv, sm shed. N/S sm pet ok. $1000 negotible w/yard work. (250)475-2303.

UPTOWN AREA, 5 bdrm, 1/2 Duplex, avail now, $1650 mo.

Call Harj at 250-686-8847.

7’x12’ Deck Utility Trailer.

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

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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TRUCK & CAMPER 1994 Ford 250 4x4, 5.8L V8, under 86,000 km, all service and fuel records, 10’ 1981 Slumber Queen Camper both clean and come with many extras. Asking $9,000. Must See! Ray, (250)478-3544.

COTTAGES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

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2008 TOYOTA TACOMA 4x4mint, 65,000 km, 4 doors, automatic. Asking $26,700. Call (250)655-6558.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. Beautiful Ocean & City views.

4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Easy to buy. 0% down. (250)753-0160 for more info.

MEADOW PRO Respiratory care unit with Concentrator & Patient instructions. $2500.

(250)478-3769.

HOMES WANTED

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2 MICHELIN tires, 205/55R16, like new, 1 year old, $200 for the pair. Call (250)360-0892.

CONSTRUCTION TOOLSHilti Makita, Ridgid, Bostitch and more. Call (250)479-3950.

FOR SALE by Owner Townhouse $389,500.

MLS #320099. Open House every Sat & Sun 12-3pm, 20-1950 Cultra Ave, Saanichton. Call 250-818-7038 for more info.

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

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House?

Pretty House? Moving?

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We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private.

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We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

TOOLS DRYWALL TOOLS- texture machine, open to offers.

(250)478-8921.

TOP CASH PAID

MMAP REGISTERED. Medical grower has secured grow site to share. Gorge area. Police check and references required by responsible grower.

(250)589-5675.

SUITES, LOWER $675. BRIGHT, 1 bdrm. Spectacular views, 5 appl’s, picture windows, wood flrs, 8-9’ ceilings, lrg acreage. 15 mins to Langford. N/S. (250)733-2151.

ESQUIMALT, 2 bdrms, harbour views, sunroom, $910.

Avail immed. (250)474-4453.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS MUST SEE: 3 Bdrm, 1 1/2 Bath, sep. office with private entry nestled in Qualicum Woods. Just 5 mins to Village, beach, forest & 2 golf courses.

Low maint. gardens, fenced backyard, offers privacy & peaceful surrounding. Lots of updates & reno’s, infra-red sauna in garage. $349,000.00 If interested call:250-594-5654

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. $650 inclusive. Ray 778-433-1233.

LOTS

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

AUTO SERVICES

COLWOOD 2 level, furnished 1 bdrm. 5 appls. $900. inclusive. NS/NP. 250-380-0700.

NOVA SCOTIA’S Eastern Shore. Waterfront lots for sale excellent climate near the Atlantic Ocean. Three bedroom house for sale or rent www.sawmilllanding.com or waterfront@bellaliant.net call 1-902-522-2343 or 1-902-3284338.

GLANFORD. 2-BDRM, 1100 sq.ft. bright/quiet. Reno’d kitch & bdrm, 8’ closet. W/D, full bath, storage, priv entr, 25x30 yrd, near bus & amens. N/S, N/P. $980. heat, h/w, hydro/ net incld. Refs. 250-704-0197.

LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, fenced yard, 4 appls, water incl’d, shared laundry, $1000 mo + utils, NS/NP. Avail immed. Call (250)881-2283.

MARIGOLD AREA- 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $850, May 1. 250-727-6217.

LANGFORD MOBILE home in Seniors Park, upgraded interior, fully furnished, A/C, fenced yrd, shed & workshop. PRICE REDUCED to $35,000. Call 250-590-2450.

TILLICUM/ BURNSIDE area: 3095 Irma Street. 2 bdrm, $875./mo inclds utils, share laundry. Call 250-588-8885.

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ST. LUKE’S Spring Fair. Sat., 10-2pm. 3821 Cedar Hill X Rd. Plants, antiques, crafts, books.

SELL OLD STUFF! Call 250.388.3535

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CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

$50 to $1000 Scrap Junk Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933 SPORTS & IMPORTS

2004 FORD MUSTANG Convertible, 40th anniversary Special Edition. Black Beauty!

56,000 km, V-6 automatic, new soft top, fully loaded. $11,500 obo. Serious inquiries only. 250-474-1293, Barb.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

2000, 26’ Golden Falcon 5th wheel, 3 way fridge, slide out, new hot water 10gal tank, queen bed. In exc. cond.

Stored in Ladysmith. $7200 firm. Call (250)580-2566.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

TRANSPORTATION Sidney luxury Condo- beautiful 2 Bdrms, 2 full baths, close to downtown, ocean views. #201-9942-Third St. $498,000.

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

Perfect for recreational property or full time living.

Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

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.

AUTO FINANCING

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO SOOKE- TOP floor corner, ocean front 2 bdrm condo.

Fresh paint, clean, new kitchen floor. NS/NP. $795 mo. Call Cornelia 250-391-8484.

SAANICH- 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1100, utils incld 250-479-5437

TRUCKS & VANS DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

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SUNWAY BOAT TOPS- Now located in the Western communities. Call Murray Southern at 250-744-0363 or Email: sunway@telus.net

For ALL unwanted vehicles.

Free Towing

SOOKE: 2 bdrm, 1 bath, stunning ocean views, shared laundry, pets cons, $750 mo.

Avail May. 1. (778)352-1618.

BRENTWOOD BAY, bright 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Gas F/P, D/W, own lndry, large deck & yard.

NS/NP $1500. (250)589-9997.

Garage Sales

BOATS

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

Call: 1-250-616-9053

www.webuyhomesbc.com GARDENER’S PARADISE 1 acre. 4-bdrm character home, 1800 sq.ft. Wired shop, Shed. 1720 Swartz Bay Rd., $555,000. (250)656-1056.

MARINE

SOUTH OAK Bay: Walk to beach, 1 bdrm+ den, terrace. $1095 inclusive. Avail now to Dec. Flex term. 250-595-4757

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COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 0% Down!

Easy to buy. Call (250)753-0160 for more info.

1969 CHEVY Pickup, 350 Automatic, headers, dual exhaust, runs mint, excellent condition, 60,000 miles. A must see to believe, asking $6000 obo. (250)893-9817.

SERVICE DIRECTORY

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

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Twelve of the team’s players earned a spot at the first round of progressive tryouts for Team B.C. Belmont has the third highest invitation rate in the province for the camp.

“This will be a good experience, I tried out last year and didn’t make it,” said right tackle, Tristen Forish.

This year Forish and the rest of the team worked on improving sprinting and running form and added more weightlifting to the offseason training regime.

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first round and Brodi Henderson, an offensive lineman, made the team that won the All American Youth Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

This year the Belmont players hope to have similar success.

Across the province 400 players tried out and 127 were selected for the camp at Simon Fraser University, May 18 to 20.

“Even if I don’t make the team, I hope to make an impression on the coaches,” said defensive back, Brady Lockwood.

The 16-year-old has aspirations to play for SFU when he graduates.

Over the May long weekend the players will stay in dorm rooms and “get the college experience,” said J.C. Boice, offensive co-ordinator.

The second set of tryouts will be held in June for 60 players which will eventually be whittled down to the 40-player roster of Team B.C. The team will then compete in the Canada Cup and the American Youth Bowl. charla@goldstream gazette.com

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While teens today face issues in many ways different from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations, they also enjoy many exciting new opportunities.

Through informative, entertaining speakers, demonstrations, exhibits and more, the inaugural Victoria Teen Expo, this Saturday at Pearkes Recreation Centre, will explore both aspects of teen life, while also celebrating their achievements and remarkable potential.

“We recognized there was a gap for the youth in the community,” explains Ali Berman, co-founder of the Teen Expo, with husband Wayne Berman and Kim Garnett. “We want to provide opportunities for teens to interact with the resources and businesses that support them.”

The only Teen Expo in Canada, there’s an exciting line-up planned to appeal to a wide range of teens, parents, social service workers and others involved with youth, Berman says, thanking community supporters for helping make the Expo possible, including Telus, which will be presenting a “Cool Stuff” area with technology displays and more.

In addition to exhibitors such as schools, social service agencies, health, wellness and hair and makeup companies, there’s the Lizbell modelling agency and skateboard demonstrations from Sanction board shop.

“We have a huge range because teens are interested in so many different things; all teens are different and all their needs are different,” Berman notes.

Not only is the Expo a way to see some of the many opportunities available for teens in the community, but it’s also “a way for the youth to connect with their peers,” Berman says.

Tickets also include the opportunity to register for informative workshops:

The Victoria Teen Expo this Saturday at Pearkes Rec Centre, will feature entertainment, speakers, door prizes and more.

• Your Unlimited Potential, with Olivia Keane – Boost your confidence, increase your motivation, reach your goals and learn how to live an awesome life on purpose.

• The Teen’s Guide to Beautiful Hair, designHouse Salon – Learn what makes your hair unique, how to find a style that suits your face and how to inspire your own creativity.

• Just Wiggle Your Toes, Kevin Brooks – Hear about the nightmare that followed driving drunk after a party with Kevin’s life-changing story touching on topics ranging from poor decision-making and consequences to peer pressure and bullying.

• Financial Skills for Teens, Ruth Sanders, Island Savings – Learn how to take control of your money and start building the future you imagine with skills such as budgeting, building a strong credit rating and protecting yourself and your money.

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man – Learn about the dangers of distracted driving with a realitybased presentation focusing on stories over statistics.

• Standing Up to Depression: Breaking the Silence, Battling the Stigma, Kevin Breel – Still a teen himself, Kevin uses humour to deliver a serious message, opening up about his own experience with depression and removing some of the misconceptions about mental health.

• Totally Teen Hair, Fish Hair Salon – Learn quick and easy styling tricks and how to create the latest styles.

In addition to the workshops, a full day of entertainment is planned for the mainstage, beginning at 10 a.m. with a performance from the Larsen School of Music students.

Performances continue throughout the day, exploring everything from drama and dance to musical theatre and Taekwon-Do. Keisja Cox, Vancouver Island’s own teen singer/songwriter and anti-bullying advocate, will offer two addresses, while Amy Candido,

with the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness Campaign, will speak about eating disorder awareness, prevention, intervention and treatment.

For those with modelling aspirations, the Lizbell Agency Model Search will be on-site, and participants can hear from several BC talents, including Christina Scheurle, Miss Teen Vancouver Island World 2013, Brittany Clough, Miss Teen Fraser Valley World 2013, Anastasiya Toropova, Miss Teen Port Coquitlam World 2013, and Danica Tan, Miss Teen Richmond World 2013.

And for sports fans, it doesn’t get any better than Saskatchewan Roughrider Geroy Simon, the CFL’s all-time receiving yards leader, and 12-season BC Lion, who will be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.

“We’re trying to provide teens with as many options and opportunities as we possibly can and let them make choices,” Berman says.

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