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Brian Christie, director of the University of Victoria’s neuroscience graduate program, is part of a team of researchers from across Canada looking to improve diagnoses and treatment of concussions.

Christie is using software called Neurotracker to collect brain activity data from young hockey players to be used as a baseline that he hopes will help in monitoring of recovery following a brain injury.

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Saanich takes heat for proposed tree protection bylaw

Saanich has drafted strict bylaws to stem the loss of tree canopy across the municipality, but property developers argue proposed new rules unfairly punish the owners of new homes.

Victoria Home Builders Association said the proposed Saanich bylaw lets farmland off the hook in terms of tree removal, and disproportionately offloads the burden of tree replacement to new development.

The current Saanich bylaws allow urban property owners to remove trees with few limitations.

Proposed amendments calls for expanded rules for protected tree species, replacement of any protected tree removed for a building project, and requiring two replacement trees for each tree removed on a property outside the building envelope.

“Homebuyers are paying two-for-one not just for trees to be removed ... there is also a planning process, surveys, arborists, fees coming out to thousands of dollars,” said Casey Edge, executive director of the VHBA. “The critical issue is policy, and policy that fundamentally offsets the cost of protecting the tree canopy to new homebuyers is unfair.”

A survey of Saanich released earlier this year revealed the municipality lost 276 hectares of tree cover between 2005 and 2009, and gained 225 ha in buildings and pavement.

A similar broader study released by Habitat Acquisition Trust in July demonstrated Saanich lost 585 ha of tree canopy (5.5 per cent) between 1986 and 2011.

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Tackling the unseen injury UVic researchers, hockey players team up to study concussions in kids Kyle Slavin News staff

Eleven-year-old Jack Walkey concentrates on the eight floating colourful orbs on the large computer screen in front of him. A few of them flash quickly from yellow to orange and back again, then bounce around the screen – all the while the young boy’s eyes barely flinch.

Walkey stays focused, trying his hardest to ensure he keeps track of which balls change colour.

This is Neurotracker, a piece of software being used by researchers at the University of Victoria to better under-

stand concussions in kids, which will hopefully lead to standardizing diagnoses and treatment of brain injuries, especially for children playing contact sports.

Brian Christie, director of UVic’s neuroscience graduate program, and fellow researchers across Canada are using the software to test young hockey players pre- and post-concussion.

“Any time they get a concussion, their ability to perform the game drops dramatically, almost in half, and as they return from the concussion we can see their speed following the balls come back,” Christie said. “It actually gives us a sort of return-to-play guideline.”

Christie and other researchers were recently awarded $1.4 million over five years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for this study, which aims to standardize concussion data across the country to better understand symptoms and long-term effects.

This will give parents, players and

coaches clearer information to make better decisions around treatment and when a child is safe to get back in the game.

“Before returning to play, we put them through the program again and it gives us, as parents, a greater level of comfort after our children have received a blow to the head,” said Frank Stanley with the Victoria Racquet Club.

Some 200 kids aged 6 to 17 from the Racquet Club have been tested using Neurotracker.

“We’ve had a couple (13- and 14-yearold) hockey players who have used this after receiving a concussion. It has been very practical in their return to play protocol,” Stanley said. “Even the players themselves are becoming more aware of the impact concussions can have on their playing careers and their enjoyment of the game.”

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Medical building sent to public hearing

It was touted in a leasing advertisement from the early 2000s as an “exciting” and “eye-pleasing” new office development that “promises to deliver an outstanding and highly visible landmark on the Trans-Canada Highway at Tillicum Road.”

But 11 years after Saanich council first approved rezoning of the southeast corner of that intersection, it’s still just a patch of grass.

King Lasik, however, plans to build its own landmark building on the site, and council Monday night gave the initial OK to rezone the property at 3645 Tillicum Rd. The plan would allow for a three-storey medical and office building, which would house King Lasik and other tenants.

“I think the design of this building is more attractive (than the one we approved in 2004), just esthetically,” said Mayor Frank Leonard. “This is a local business owner finding a place for his own needs, but also becoming a landlord.”

The next step in the rezoning process is sending the plans to a public hearing.

Saanich denies new image for SilverCity

A new coat of paint won’t be rolled on to the SilverCity theatre at Tillicum Centre, after Saanich council on Monday unanimously defeated a request to repaint the building.

Calling it “gaudy” and “garish,” council rejected the proposal that would’ve seen the soft blues and greens and First Nations-inspired murals covered up by dark and navy blues, and constellations.

“I tried to restrain my comments, but I found the application annoying. I thought they were so ignorant of the local values, local concerns and the premise on which (the theatre) was approved in the first place,” Mayor Frank Leonard said.

Before the theatre was built in the late 1990s, council of the day would only approve it if the paint job was subtle, and fit in with the surrounding natural neighbourhood.

Standing in front of the iconic Plaskett telescope dome, Gregory Fahlman oversees Canada's astronomy and astrophysics infrastructure around the world from his National Research Council office atop the observatory mountain in Saanich.

Fahlman is the only Victoria resident to be awarded the Order of B.C. this year.

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A view to the universe, from Saanich Gregory Falman awarded Order of B.C. for guiding Canada’s astronomy efforts Edward Hill News staff

The view from Gregory Fahlman’s office is all lush forest and green canopy. Working from the perch of Little Saanich Mountain can feel a touch monastic, but it is the centre of the universe, at least for Canadian astronomy.

Astronomers still use the iconic 1.8-metre Plaskett telescope within the dome visible from across Greater Victoria, and its smaller 1.2 m cousin, but the meat of Canadian astronomy takes place in the far off mountains of Hawaii and Chile.

It’s fitting then that one of the key players in Canadian astronomy found out about his Order of B.C. through “an urgent message at an ungodly hour” while at a meeting in Hawaii for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), a project to build the largest and most powerful ground-based optical telescope ever conceived.

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He laughs as he deflects his role as a “paper shuffler,” but in reality he oversees Canada’s interests in cutting-edge technology that can peer into the deepest depths of the universe, while based out of the NRC complex at the Dominion observatory in Saanich. The facility has slightly more than 100 staff.

“A lot of people don’t realize that this is the headquarters for the national program for Canadian astronomy,” Fahlman said.

“What we do here mainly is look after Canadian interests in frontline telescopes.”

The “front line” includes such monster devices as the 3.6m Canada-France-Hawaii telescope and the 15m James Clerk Maxwell telescope, both on Mauna Kea; the Gemini Observatory, with twin 8.1m telescopes in Chile and Mauna Kea; and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a radio telescope with 66 antennas in Chile.

To greater and smaller degrees, Canada funds and maintains these resources.

“What do I do? I shuffle paper and keep the show going,” Fahlman said. “Partly it’s experience and knowing a fair number of people. It’s about providing the glue. I have a broad view of things, but there are so many other people involved. One person doesn’t do everything.”

“The engineering, design and construction of instruments for these telescopes is really complicated stuff, and it’s done here.”

– Gregory Fahlman Fahlman and staff in Victoria help Canadian astronomers figure out the best ways to use the major telescopes, all of which have complicated back-end technology, some of it designed and built by scientists at the observatory. Recently, local engineers built 73 devices that detect microwaves from the deep cosmos for the ALMA telescope. “(The device) is one of the most sensitive things in the world,” Fahlman says. “The engineering, design and construction of instruments for these telescopes is really complicated

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Canadian astronomers have made major discoveries under Fahlman’s watch, including the first images of a solar system outside of our own. He was in charge of the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope when astronomers used an oversized digital camera aptly called MegaCam to figure out the weird properties of an expanding universe. “It’s only something astronomy could discover and it’s still not well understood.”

Beyond the observatory in Saanich and a radio observatory in Penticton, it’s unlikely new large telescopes will ever be built on Canadian terra firma due to poor weather and northern latitude.

The future of Canadian astronomy lies with technology development roles in the Thirty Meter Telescope and the Square Kilometre Array, another ambitious radio telescope split between Australia and South Africa.

“It’s a bit of a monasterial feeling up here (on Little Saanich Mountain),” Fahlman said.

“But we have interests in every continent on the globe. We have visitors every day from other countries. It’s like (connections) go out from this place and connect Canadian astronomy to the world.” editor@saanichnews.com

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Edge suggested that changes in 2007 to how farmland was assessed and taxed contributed to canopy loss in Saanich, and that the proposed tree preservation bylaw does little to make farmers accountable to preserving trees.

Edge is proposing Saanich figure out a way to spread the cost, either through taxes or “tree credits” for planting trees on private land that offsets losses elsewhere.

“There is a clear tax benefit to put land into agricultural production. To do that you have to remove trees, but there is no cost to removing trees,” Edge said. “I don’t deny housing has been a factor in the decline of the tree canopy, but there are other contributors.”

Proposed tree protection amendments for rural and farm property in Saanich will be similar for urban properties – two trees gained for one lost when building driveways, a new permit regime and the requirement of replacement trees above a certain threshold. Currently, rural property owners and farmers can cut three trees per acre per year without a permit and no replacement trees are required.

For land in the provincial agricultural land reserve, farmers wanting to clear trees to create more farmland currently need to file an affidavit with Saanich to ensure the land is used for agriculture.

Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard said he’s hearing plenty of concerns on how the tree protection bylaw could

impact homeowners. The bylaw remains in a draft phase, he stressed, and will take into account feedback from the community.

“I’ve heard from (VHBA) and I’ve heard from individual homebuilders and homeowners as well,” Leonard said. “On the flip side, we have the tree inventory study and people are upset about losing the tree canopy.

“I’m keeping an open mind. Staff is still getting input on the draft bylaw.

It hasn’t been taken to committee or council. It’s too soon to take a position.”

Leonard himself co-chaired the provincial Farm Assessment Review Panel in 2009, which helped rewrite rules that had initially created a tax incentive for farmers to cut down trees.

“Ten years ago I did hear that (farmers cut trees) in the Oldfield area and Prospect Lake,” Leonard said. “Politically it’s ancient history of people clearing land for farm assessments.

The review panel took away a lot of that stress.”

Adam Taylor, executive director of Habitat Acquisition Trust, said the regional tree canopy study showed a tight correlation between tree loss in urban areas and the growth of roads and roofs. The data doesn’t show a disproportionate tree loss in rural areas of Saanich.

“A lot of the tree loss is in southern Saanich, in residential areas,” Taylor said. “We aren’t talking about areas within the ALR or farming properties that are being converted to impervious surfaces.” editor@saanichnews.com

Brookman’s Store and Garage, shown here in 1969, still stand at the corner of Gorge and Admirals roads. The corner could soon change, as plans are in the works to construct a 144-unit seniors home on the property.

The owners plan to relocate the grocery store elsewhere on site and convert it into a coffee shop.

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Seniors complex on Gorge Rd. finds Saanich council support Kyle Slavin News staff

Plans to construct a 144-unit seniors home at the corner of Admirals and Gorge roads in Saanich took another step forward Monday night, with council sending the plan to a public hearing.

Mayor Frank Leonard says it’s a dense and attractive project, and the discussion around it should serve as a reminder to the public that everyone needs a place to live.

“Some of the neighbours who were opposed said, ‘This doesn’t fit. This is a residential

community.’ Well this is residential; this is seniors living in our community,” he said.

“Sometimes we need to redefine how we see residential. We can’t stereotype it as single family homes if we want our community to age in place. We’re going to have mixed uses of residential options in neighbourhoods.”

Leonard said this is a much more attractive proposal for the property, which currently houses the historic Brookman’s Grocery and Saanich Auto Repair, than what had come before council in years past.

“It was standing-room only

when the previous application came. We only have three neighbours come out opposed (on Monday),” he said. “It’s a credit to (the design) team – they’ve done their homework with the neighbourhood and made a lot of changes to address the neighbours and broader community.”

The proposed four-storey building will next go to a public hearing before Saanich council makes a decision.

Property owners Saanich Senior Living Inc. say most of the units will be for independent living, though some assisted living units will be available. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Cleanup crews sought for plastics program Don Descoteau News staff

Plastic Shore outreach co-ordinator Taylor Bachand, left, and managing director Andrew Almack are seeking community groups to help clean up plastic debris in the local environment.

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and arrange for it to be pelletized, Almack said.

As well as removing plastics from the environment, the goal is to return money – raised through the sale of the plastic – to charity and environmental groups, he said. An

BC Hydro will be undertaking important work to repair an underground transmission cable that runs along Interurban Road, parallel to Colquitz Creek.

Traffic on Interurban Road at Columbine Way will be disrupted while this work is underway from August 6 to September 30, 2013. Delays should be anticipated between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Please use an alternate route to avoid delays.

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An astute Saanich resident can be thanked for helping police catch a prolific property thief in possession of stolen electronics after his suspicious behaviour drew unwanted attention.

The resident confronted the 27-year-old suspect after seeing him on his driveway in the 700-block of Cowper St. at around 6 p.m.

The suspicious man claimed he was looking for empty bottles, but the resident didn’t believe his story and called Saanich police.

The resident then followed the man from a distance as he walked up and down several driveways.

When officers arrived two new individuals told police

their travel backpacks had just been stolen from their front lawn after returning from vacation.

Within an hour, an off-duty officer spotted the suspect exiting Cuthbert Holmes Park and into a nearby business.

The man was arrested. He was in possession of a number of stolen electronics belonging to the travellers, including a video camera, GPS unit and cellphone.

“Due to community support, police quickly arrested a well-known criminal and got the stolen property back to its owners,” said Staff Sgt. Scott Treble.

The 27-year-old faces theft, possession of stolen property and breach charges. kslavin@saanichnews. com

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advisory board is being formed to determine the direction of funds to such groups.

Groups interested in tackling a community cleanup this summer are asked to contact Almack at PlasticShore (aalmack@plasticshore.org)

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A group hoping to monetize the collection of discarded plastics for community and environmental organizations is a step closer to making its goal a reality.

PlasticShore, a youth-driven Victoria initiative that is working with industry to find uses for the pellets created in the plastics recycling process, is recruiting volunteer groups to do community cleanups for charity.

Plastics for Change, a pilot program running until the end of September, has 12 community groups signed up so far, said Andrew Almack, managing director for PlasticShore.

“We’re looking to get more participation and more plastics going into the system,” he said. “It’s a good start. We’re feeling pretty confident of having enough to make a production run later this year.”

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Male swarmed and beaten Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013, a verbal altercation took place between a male in his 30s on a red bike and a group of youths near the tennis courts at Lambrick Park in Saanich.

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Weaver won’t lead Greens for now

With Jane Sterk stepping down as leader of the B.C. Green party, the party’s only MLA said he won’t seek the role as interim leader.

“I have an ambitious agenda for my term as MLA and achieving this requires focus and hard work,” said Oak BayGordon Head MLA Andrew Weaver. “I consider it in the best interests of my constituents, the party and the prov-

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ince if, for now, I focus on my role as MLA and support a new interim leader who can concentrate on building the party.”

Weaver hasn’t closed the door to becoming the B.C. Green leader before the next provincial election in 2017.

Broadmead Village celebrates breezeway

Broadmead Village Shopping Centre’s ongoing face lift will hit a major milestone on Saturday with the official opening of its breezeway pedestrian plaza.

From noon to 4 p.m. the plaza will feature artists at work, live music, a street hockey skills course and a demo from a wheelchair athlete.

The breezeway is the first completed phase of an $8.1 million renovation for Broadmead Village; the project is expected to finish this fall.

Folksinger show at St. Michaels Saturday

Victoria folk singer Paul O’Brien and family are performing at St. Michaels University School lecture theatre on Saturday, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m.

The family performs regularly at Bastion Square and the Sidney Market, and Saturday’s show is to raise money to produce their first studio album.

Tickets are $20. Tickets can be ordered at paul@paulobrien. ca, or for more information see paulobrien.ca.

NHL’s O’Byrne onboard with study Continued from Page A1

“For a long time … we looked at players who suffered concussions as not really having an injury, and now we’re recognizing that these are probably the most severe injuries that players can sustain,” Stanley said.

Dr. Chand Teneja, a pediatric clinical neuropsychologist, says this study is groundbreaking, as there isn’t much research into concussions on youth.

“The majority of kids who do hit their head are not even going to the emergency room. Maybe the parents find symptoms a few days later: vomiting, dizziness or nausea. Oftentimes they go straight back to school and haven’t been diagnosed,” Teneja said. “You do want to take care of those physical symptoms, but there could be other symptoms: cognitive problems and processing speeds are not as noticeable.”

Last week young hockey players at Toronto Maple Leaf Ryan O’Byrne’s charity hockey camp participated in the program, too. O’Byrne, a Victoria native, said partnering with Christie was a no-brainer.

“Raising this awareness and doing baseline testing at my camp has been a great success,” he said.

O’Byrne said he feels the pressures in his career, especially in his role as an intimidating defenceman, to get back on the ice as soon as

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“I’ve done similar concussion programs with respective NHL teams in the past, nothing quite as advanced as Dr. Christie’s,” O’Byrne said. “Concussions are an injury that you can’t see. It’s difficult for people to sometimes sympathize with you. They ask ‘What’s wrong? Why aren’t you playing?’”

Stanley says it’s a step in the right direction that parents and players are becoming more aware of concussions as an injury.

“Sidney Crosby’s concussion (in 2011) was a turning point,” he said. “He sat out almost an entire season, which shone a spotlight on just how important it is to understand concussions, and understand when children can return to play.”

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Speed limits need a rethink T

he debate around the current 50 km/h default speed limit in British Columbia, and by extension, much of North America, will be front and centre at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver.

While UBCM won’t release its final list of resolutions until the week before the event, City of Victoria councillors are confident their unanimous suggestion to lower the default speed limit to 40 km/h is an idea worth their counterparts’ time.

The “us versus them mentality” that tends to flare up between drivers and alternative transportation advocates is a misguided and nonconstructive approach, particularly when one examines the majority of Capital Region community plans that call for greater emphasis on cycling and pedestrianfriendly greenways.

But will lowering the default speed limit on residential streets by 10 km/hr really serve that end?

B.C. Coroner Barb McLintock, who also sits on the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission, notes there hasn’t been a pedestrian or cyclist fatality on a residential road in the Capital Region for five years, although she admits injury statistics are more difficult to calculate.

But safety is only one piece of a complex puzzle that hasn’t been rethought since the 1950s, when speed limits were set primarily to fan the embers of urban sprawl.

The CRD traffic commission, comprised of police, public health, school and government officials, plans to issue a public stance on lowering the default speed limit in September just before the UBCM convention.

Yet even if the speed limit resolution fails or the province chooses to ignore it, Victoria councillors will likely still push on with a 40 km/h pilot study in James Bay, something the local neighbourhood association has been requesting for nearly two decades.

And as Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon points out, speed limits on main transportation arteries like Blanshard Street could even be raised to accommodate vehicles.

A 40 km/h default speed limit won’t create a cohesive approach to shared road space overnight, but it is an effective conversation starter to rethink 70 years of unencumbered car-centric infrastructure development.

Local groups like the Saanich-based Community Advocates for Reduced Speed are doing well to spur on debate across the Capital Region, whose municipalities should join Victoria in advocating for a lower default speed limit across B.C. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

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proposed bylaw does not require n aerial survey by Habitat replacement trees or tree fund Acquisition Trust indicating contributions from land zoned for a declining tree canopy has agriculture. Clearly, this proposed become an issue in our region. As bylaw and the lower in any urban environment, tax classification new housing is considered create unintended a factor. consequences impacting Saanich is proposing the tree canopy. a new tree replacement New homebuyers have bylaw that includes been targeted to pay for requiring builders to the consequences at a provide two trees for each rate of two for one. protected tree removed Targeting new for site servicing. If there homebuyers to pay is no room to plant trees, for a public benefit they must pay into a tree Casey Edge has become common fund. This new bylaw will Guest Comment practice. It is easier to increase fees for permits, charge additional fees tree surveys, arborists, on developments and homes yetetcetera, costing thousands of to-be-built where there is less fear dollars, eventually paid by new of backlash from existing property homebuyers. owners.

However, there are other factors However, this practice may be contributing to a declining tree contrary to a B.C. Supreme Court canopy. ruling indicating there are limits to In 2007, the B.C. Assessment using new housing as a means to Authority reassessed farm land in pay for a public benefit. In a recent Saanich, requiring owners to pay case, a resident wishing to build a higher taxes in treed portions of new home paid an enormous sum land not being used for agriculture. for collecting archeological artifacts Approximately 204 properties on her property as required by the outside the agricultural land B.C. government. reserve (ALR) were reassessed, 97 However, the judge ruled, “In homes received split classifications, my opinion, the arbitrator failed and 22 were disqualified as farms. to consider the relevant factors Subsequently, Saanich received in this case, such as whether it is requests from landowners to reasonable to require the petitioner clear land to qualify for the farm classification and lower their taxes. to pay more than her fair share of the costs associated with providing The B.C. government made a public benefit, being the collection some changes to the criteria, but and preservation of artifacts on the the lower tax rate for agriculture site.” continues to create a financial It’s easy to see how this incentive for removing trees and court ruling may also apply to putting land into production. developers, builders and new In addition, Saanich’s new

homebuyers paying for amenities providing a public benefit. Certainly the tree canopy falls squarely in the category of a public benefit for all members of the community.

The purpose of taxing the general population is to pay for amenities benefiting the public.

By charging a disproportionate cost to new homebuyers, fairness is undermined and governments expose themselves and taxpayers to judgments addressing this inequity.

Also, when costs are added to the development of housing, they are passed on to the purchaser.

This is true of any product manufactured for consumers.

Since most consumers take out significant mortgages to pay for homes, the added costs may double over 25 years. So $5,000 may become $10,000 depending on the homebuyer’s interest rate and mortgage term.

Saanich’s proposed bylaw is under review and now is the time to achieve fair and equitable treatment for new homebuyers, farmers and residents.

The responsibility and cost of protecting the region’s tree canopy should be fairly distributed throughout the community via property taxes, tree-planting incentives and credits and other means.

Certainly the discussion presents an opportunity to establish a new approach to financing and protecting public amenities enjoyed by all.

Casey Edge is the executive director of the Victoria Home Builders Association.

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Cycling is as diverse a sport as they come Re: Time to lose the ‘isms’ (Sports, Aug. 7) “A race for white guys” is how Travis Paterson described the Tour de France in a recent sports column. I hope that’s not what others see.

A quick look at the entry list shows the incredible diversity in the peloton.

Thirty-four nations were represented in 2013. Is there another single sporting event that’s even close?

Even accepting your very narrow view of human diversity, sporting events are cultural.

The person you interviewed remarked: “In Asia and South Asia bikes

are a dominant mode of transportation, yet you’re not seeing many Asians on the tour.” Did it occur to her (or you) that Asians might not want to spend three weeks racing around France?

Perhaps their childhood heroes did something else.

Next, you emphasize the racism point by calling the Tour de France ‘Eurocentric.’ You know where France is right? “Some sort of long-term plan for equality” is a recommendation made.

Here you’ve missed the point of professional sports. Fractions of a second separate winners from losers.

We add over-time and then ‘sudden

death.’ Equality isn’t the goal.

Professional cycling, hockey, football, badminton, etc., are not ‘inclusive’ clubs. Members are often very similar, culturally and physically. Lots of people over 40 cycle, yet you’re not seeing many on the tour. It seems you should add ageism (to sexism and racism) in this criticism of the Tour de France.

The column ends with the hope that queer and transgendered athletes might one day be able to participate.

Is that because there aren’t any gay professional cyclists now?

John Taylor Oak Bay

Sewage ‘quick fix’ not the answer Sydney built an opera house on its harbour. Why do we want to put a sewage treatment plant on the entrance to ours?

In its rush to secure federal and provincial money, the Capital Regional District is planning to build the region’s sewage treatment plant at McLoughlin Point across from the cruise ship terminal and adjacent to the West Bay Walkway and Marina.

Although at first look it would be a fast fix for the city’s sewage problem, is it really the legacy that we want to leave the city and our provincial capital? Will cruise ship passengers be as eager to return? Will odours occasionally escape and waffle over the B.C. legislature and downtown area? Seagull droppings may be a small problem by comparison.

Why do we spend so much money and effort to

beautify the Inner Harbour and reclaim the Rock Bay area but so easily give away the amazing potential of McLoughlin Point?

Sewage treatment is an important environmental issue that needs to be addressed but is McLoughlin Point the best choice? At a cost of almost $1 billion, a sewage treatment plant has the potential of being either an extreme benefit or an extreme disaster. A flawed sewage plant would be harder to dispose of than a flawed fast ferry.

Do we want to trust the sewage committee’s fast fix? Aren’t there other possible sites? Shouldn’t the citizens who will ultimately pay for the project have a say? Can’t we save both the fish and the harbour?

Norma Brown Esquimalt

Let’s sell our sludge to be treated elsewhere I’m tired of hearing and reading about our sewage treatment debacle for that’s what it surely is. I was going to say we, but it is they: our Capital Regional District leaders who have spent tens of millions of dollars on staff time, studies and land and they still don’t know what to do. Now they want to put the brakes on, but the car isn’t even out of the garage yet.

I say we should divert the present outfall to where it can be pumped into barges or ships and sold, as is, to the highest bidder and let someone else treat it. It would save the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and

bring in a revenue stream.

There’s a few problems with treating our sewage locally, apart from the fact that the group we have running the show right now have come up with nothing after six or so years.

No one’s going to want it built in their backyard. It will diminish property values, smell or no smell – it’s the psychology of living near a sewage treatment plant. Why build a plant with such a large footprint when land is at such a premium here (possibly future taxgenerating land)?

Piping sludge out to Hartland will involve incredible amounts of environmental damage in the

construction. Routing would have to be planned so as to diminish impact and minimize the inconvenience of having construction going on for years.

If there should be a spill or leak, better it be on sea than land because that’s where it’s already going.

We could use the saved money to repair broken infrastructure and start to deal with ground water run off and see if we could get some of the provincial and federal government funding diverted to that cause, or just keep the savings to keep taxes lower.

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Bombings were a political choice Re: Reflections of Japan, 68 years after surrender (Letters, Aug. 9) Two women of South Korean and Japanese descent I heard, recently, said the American interventions in their countries was neither “moral” nor for the “defence of individuals,” as Keith Sketchley asserted.

“We have never been told the about the horrors and real purpose for using the A-bombs,” the Japanese woman told us.

She spoke at the annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Day in Tillicum-Gorge Park.

There wasn’t even a hint that the United States “saved” Japan from tyranny in 1945.

Brig.-Gen. Hugh Hester affirmed this.

He noted that top military leaders of Great Britain and the United States are on record as stating there was no military necessity for dropping the bombs.

The conclusion is, therefore, inescapable that the decision to drop them was political: a warning to the Soviet Union, wrote Hester in his book Twenty-six Disastrous Years.

Larry Wartel Victoria

Painted crosswalks a matter of safety The news, the other day, had a story of a cyclist being hit by a car at the Galloping Goose crossing at McKenzie Avenue.

Both Mainroad Contracting and the Ministry of Transportation should be held accountable.

I have on two occasions in the past two months, contacted these offices regarding the danger of this location as the crosswalks have been “painted out.” I hope no one gets killed due to the inability to provide safe crossings.

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ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 21 and ends Friday, Oct. 4 in Victoria.

Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs.

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Emotions ride high for the Tour No better motivation for officers than kids battling cancer Danielle Pope and Kyle Slavin

(Above) Victoria police officers Mike Russell and Marie Bourque, and Oak Bay police reserve officer Aubrey Blackhall (below) are part of the 2013 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team.

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Aubrey Blackhall has been pulling for Tour de Rock since he was in high school.

Each year from Grades 9 to 12, the Oak Bay High grad raised money and shaved his head to support the cause. Now, the 21-year-old reserve constable with Oak Bay police is getting an opportunity to ride.

“I was really nervous going into the selection process, because I knew that, as a reserve constable, maybe I wouldn’t have the kind of standing that other officers would,” says Blackhall, who has been a reserve officer for a year and a half.

“But it seems like what they really wanted to see was that your heart was in the right place.”

Blackhall’s heart is there. The young rider lost his grandmother to “an ugly, three-year battle with cancer” when she was only 63 – a loss that motivates him on this ride.

Victoria police Const. Marie Bourque has also seen the toll a disease can have on loved ones. In 2001, she learned her father was failing from frontal-lobe dementia and would lose most of his motor skills very quickly.

“Even though family is No. 1, caregiving is so tough,” says Bourque, 40. “My dad was 60 years old, which is young, but at least he had 60 years. Caregiving for a child – I just couldn’t imagine that, and what you’d have to go through.”

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Tour de Rock is a fundraiser that benefits children living with cancer and their families, which helps the riders put things into perspective.

“We’re all here for the same reason: we’re all gunning for a cure,” says VicPD Const. Mike Russell. “I’m a huge believer of trying to get the kids to have some sort of normalcy when they go through their treat-

ment. This is about finding a cure for cancer. This is about not losing any more kids to cancer.”

Russell, 33, a father of three, says meeting kids who are going through cancer and are the same age as his children takes an emotional toll.

“I really want to get to know these kids we’re fighting for, their families, on a more personal level. To get to

know them will add another level of motivation for me,” he says.

Tour de Rock has raised almost $18 million for the Canadian Cancer Society since 1998 – money aimed to fund pediatric cancer research and support programs for kids and their families, like Camp Goodtimes.

“I get the most gratitude from helping people, and I want this to be the year that cancer ends. Whether or not that happens, I can help a lot of kids get to camp,” Blackhall says.

Bourque says she’s riding to support families who have to go through the emotions of seeing their child go through treatment.

“What’s not fair is that life has to strike any kids with illness. Kids just want to be kids. They want to move forward and not get stuck in all that,” she says. “They may have struggles, but you can’t see it on their faces. You might get tired (riding), but then you realize the effort you will put in. How could you not?

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By Jennifer Blyth With 23 years in early primary education, Oaklands Elementary Grade 1 teacher Sandy Smith knows a thing or two about helping youngsters adjust to the first days back at school.

Working with this younger age group has always been a passion for Smith, mom to two teen boys. “I love the fact that they love learning, and there’s such incredible growth at this stage that’s so rewarding to see,” she says.

The recent change to full-day kindergarten has eased the transition to Grade 1 – kids have already experienced lunch and recess, plus a day full of learning and play. “They’re just coming in more prepared,” she explains.

While school is one piece of the education puzzle, much learning happens within the family environment as well, both before kindergarten and throughout the student’s education career.

“If the parents read with their kids – reading to them, but also

lessons, and good nutrition – starting the day with a healthy breakfast and refueling during the day with a nutritious lunch, snacks and plenty of water.

Communication between parents and teacher is also essential. “I do a newsletter every month and send out emails, so parents know they can contact me with any questions,” Smith says. “I think the parents really appreciate that.”

It’s also important that parents know they can speak to the

having kids read to parents – that really is huge,” Smith says.

At the same time, incorporating board games, card games and other activities with a little reading and counting can make learning fun, she adds, suggesting card games like 21 and crib that encourage basic math skills.

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Organization: Have children post their timetable to help remind them what they need to bring to school every day (especially helpful for PE strip), Tevaarwerk notes. “It’s also helpful for parents, because the standard ‘How was school today?’ question can become ‘What did you do in science today?’ This may seem like a small difference, but knowing what subject your child has each day helps keep you more involved and your child more accountable. It can also lead to more meaningful discussions about what happened at school.”

A homework planner can be another important resource for organization, or the online home work and assignment postings many middle school teachers use. Most use schoolnotes.com, but some create their own blogs.

Students and parents can check in daily, or sign up to be notified when the site is updated.

Homework: The best way to tackle homework is to start with a routine, especially for those busy with extra-curriular activities, Tevaarwerk says. Try avoiding distractions such as video games and Facebook by scheduling an hour of homework at a set time, every day.

“At our house we also have a FIRST... THEN rule: First you do your homework, then you can have time on the computer,” Tevaarwerk says. “On occasions we’ve forgotten this, time just seems to slip by, and then it’s time for bed and the homework still hasn’t been done.”

If students regularly say they have no homework, or you know your child has difficulty staying on top of assignments, contact teachers and ask about overdue assignments. You can even arrange to check in once a month.

Projects: Independent and group projects increase substantially in middle school and can be a difficult learning experience for everyone.

Best friends may not make the best project partner and while working with someone else can be a valuable experience, it also involves coordination and lots of communication.

Most teachers have project criteria sheets, a critical guide outlining what needs to be done, by when, and how many points are assigned to each section. Many students struggle initially in Grade 6 to monitor their own progress on projects, so try to review the criteria together.

Tests: Studying for tests can be seem daunting and in most students start by rereading the Cont. on Back to School page 3

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Going the distance: Studying far from home The decision to leave the comfort of home to study in a different city can be one of the biggest decision a student will make, not only financially, but also socially and emotionally.

Samantha Postle, a Lambrick Park secondary grad, was entering her third year studying kinesiology at the University of Victoria when she decided to explore a little farther afield. She spent this past year at York University in Toronto.

Black Press: What led you to head away to school ?

Samantha Postle: I decided to go away to school because I needed a change in my life. I only applied to one school out of high school so I decided I wanted to apply to a bunch of schools to see if I could get in. I finally decided on York because a student who had lived with us was from Toronto and worked at York.

BP: Did you have any concerns about going away for school? How did you prepare?

SP: I had many concerns about adapting to living away from home in a new city I had never been to. I was very nervous to be going away, especially because I was a third-year student so people in many classes already had their groups. My family made things a lot easier with their support and how they helped me adapt to being on my own. Before I left I talked to a lot of people I knew who had gone away to school and asked about their experiences. Seeing other people’s perspectives helped me find my own ways to get used to all the changes I had in store.

BP: What were some of the challenges of being at a new school in a new city?

SP: Some of the main challenges involved finding my way around and adapting to the differences between the Toronto lifestyle and the lifestyle I’m used to in Victoria. I had to get my bearings in a very big campus (about four times as big as UVic) and all the different buildings.

For me, being the shy person that I am, I think the biggest challenge was meeting new people. I also found it hard being away from my family. I rely so much on my parents and so them not being in the same city whenever I needed them was a huge adjustment for me.

helped in meeting new people. We were all students going through the same ups and downs so it was easy to find common ground and make great friendships.

BP: Can you offer a few tips for students who may be nervous about the experience?

SP: Mostly I’d suggest just getting out and meeting new people – join intramural teams or clubs or find a job on campus to meet other students who share your interests.

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diverse places young people will go to, with so much to experience and so many new people to meet.

BP: What were the rewards of the experience?

SP: The biggest reward is the memories and the friendships you make and so many opportunities to try new things. It took me a while to feel comfortable to leave my comfort zone, which is probably my only regret, as I didn’t start meeting new people and trying new things as soon as I got there. But once I did it was lots of fun! Even though I only went for one year I wouldn’t take back my experience for anything; it was a great year full of good memories and lots of fun.

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BP: How did you address those challenges?

SP: Thankfully social media is a great tool for students leaving home. Being able to Skype with my family and feel like I was back at home like nothing had changed really made my transition a whole lot easier.

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textbook and their notes – not usually the most effective or most efficient method for studying.

For a big unit test, allocate at least two or three study sessions, Tevaarwerk advises. First, establish what they know and what they don’t know. For social studies, science or language arts, students can create an outline by writing down chapter headings, subheadings and keywords from their text and notes. Then, close the book and write down as many details as possible for each, revealing which areas need the most revision. For math, students can complete an end of unit review from their textbook. Many of the educational publishers also have online sites that accompany the textbooks, often with a section of quizzes and tests for students to check their understanding.

Now studying can be more focused. For math, practice areas of difficulty using questions from the textbook, or getting some extra practice from the teacher.

“For other subjects, students can use the initial outline they created and write down the missing details from their textbook and notes. Point form only though. It is important to try and determine what are the most important ideas and facts to remember. When the outline is complete, students can quiz themselves again using the headings and keywords, or have others test their knowledge.”

At Island Catholic Schools, we are committed to excellence, and that means helping your child to develop excellence in his or her own way. We are not satisfied with academic achievement alone. We believe in a values-based approach that educates the whole child academically, emotionally and spiritually, and that social responsibility and community provide the solid foundation of a healthy learning environment. We welcome all students.

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• For middle school parents, review schedules to ensure students are registered in the correct classes.

• If students will be attending a new school, help them find their classrooms and key areas such as the gym, library and cafeteria before school starts and make sure they know how to get from one class to another on time.

• With secondary students, discuss courses and programs with your child, teacher and principal; ensure students will meet graduation requirements. Ask teens to review their schedules and make an appointment with a school counsellor if they are concerned about possible conflicts or mistakes.

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teacher if a situation at home, such as a death in the family or a divorce, might be having an impact on the child’s behaviour, she emphasizes.

Good communication can also help identify issues such as hearing or vision concerns that may crop up in either the home or classroom setting.

As the first week of school approaches, Smith recommends families start getting back to a regular bedtime and a school-time routine.

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By Jennifer Blyth Encouraging a love for reading is an important goal for many parents, yet it doesn’t come as easily for some children as others.

Patience is key, while also recognizing that what works for one child might not work for another, explains Tammy Moore, a teacher with the READ Society who offers a few ideas about how to make reading both easier and more fun.

It’s important parents are supportive of their young reader’s efforts but not step in too soon, a common mistake.“Reading is a skill like any other skill,” Moore says. “You didn’t score a goal the first time you played hockey, but how did you learn? Practice, practice, practice. Give them time to work it out.”

That doesn’t mean reading has to be boring. Try making a game of it – make words out of license plate letters when driving or pick up alphabet dice and come up with a word beginning with the letter rolled.

Reading together – both parent reading to the child and child reading to the parent – will also help share learning and the love for a good story, but patience is key. Sounding out words the child doesn’t know is still the most common technique, but some kids need more visual clues, such as looking for the “e” at the end of the word.

Where there’s a word like “head” in a sentence, which could also be pronounced “heed”, suggest the reader try it several different ways and consider which makes most sense in context.

Many children will struggle “sight words,” such as “and”, “the” and “is”, words that once recognized on-sight, no longer need to be sounded out, allowing readers to focus on the less common words. Several lists are available to help students learn these words, including the Dolch list, which groups the words according to grade for kindergarten to Grade 3, the Fry List, and the Tarasoff list, which presents the words in families.

The difference in approach recognizes that kids learn differently, explains Moore, who typically specializes in the Grades 2 to 7 age group.

Offering choices can go a long way toward encouraging children to pick up a book to read. “Don’t make them read what you read,” Moore advises. “Take them to a library or a book store and ask them to go find a book that interests them.”

If they return saying they couldn’t find anything, send them back with instructions to find a book that

Popular picks for primary and pre-teen readers While girls will typically pick up a wider variety of titles than boys, some particular favourites include: • For younger readers, any Robert Munsch books.

• The Whatever After series by Sarah Mlynowski, good for about Grades 3 to 6.

Boys can be a little more choosy in the books they’ll tuck into, but some that have proved popular with Moore’s students include: • Bad Kitty, an illustrated series by Nick Bruel, popular with primary readers.

• The Zac Power spy series by H.I. Larry, for Grades 2/3.

• The Jack Stalwart adventure series by Elizabeth Singer Hunt, for around Grade 4/5.

• New on the shelves is a series by TV’s Survivor host Jeff Probst, Stranded, for around the Grade 5/6 level.

• Bad Island, a graphic novel by Doug TenNapel.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid, for Grades 4 to 6.

looks interesting, read a sentence, a paragraph or a page so they can tell you what the story is about. Having taken that approach with her own children, now grown, “I actually had to hunt them down because they had settled in and started reading,” Moore says.

The trick is to go when you have time – not when you’re rushed – and to make sure it becomes part of the routine, and not something you only do when school is out. “If reading is an enjoyable experience, they can work it in at any time of the day and through the year.” Parents modeling the reading habit is also crucial, as is sharing an interest in what children are reading, asking questions about the story.

The READ Society helps children, youth and adults gain literacy and essential skills, including reading, writing and math. For information, call 250-388-7552 or visit www. readsociety.bc.ca

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“The time that gets put into these things, the hours and hours of work, people sometimes aren’t aware of that,” says Tierre Joline Taylor, a local milliner, or hatmaker.

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The wool TruTh - Knotty by Nature proprietor Ryan Davis, left, and stepchildren Elizabeth, 12, and Nathan Sibbeston, 14, demonstrate some of the colour and crafting activities that will make up this weekend’s Fibrations fibre arts festival in the orchard at St. Ann’s Academy. Photo by Don Descoteau/News staff. demonstrate her unique trade, giving visitors – and crafters unfamiliar with her speciality – a sense of how people work with fabric to create those special garments.

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Fibrations organizer Ryan Davis, with his partner Stephanie Papik, runs Knotty by Nature, a gathering place for people looking to become more immersed in fibre arts.

Sunday’s event, which has attracted people from Vancouver and Seattle, offers a look back in time as well as examples of modern methods of working with natural fibres, he says.

“The history of weaving goes back almost to the dawn of time,” he says by example.

“We’re going to have a really cool demo of backstrap weaving, which is a more traditional style. People will also see some brand new types of weaving, with computerized programs to create their weaves.”

The Jacquard loom, Davis points out, was considered pretty much the first computer, given that it used punched cards, like the first actual computers, to determine the pattern of weave.

Fibrations includes a variety of demonstrations including one on needle felting

by Heather Thurston, a toonie raffle with locally crafted prizes and the availability of numerous handcrafted items. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. For a list of demos or more information visit fibrationsvic.wordpress.com or call 250-412-0198.

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Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. shakespeare by the sea Victoria Shakespeare by the Sea is back for a second season with two shows: Romeo and Juliet (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday). Nightly shows at 7pm. Matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. To Sept. 1 at Clover Point (1300 block of Dallas). $25/20 at 250-213-8088. vicshakesea.ca.

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actIvE SAt. Aug. 17 something fishy (guided fishing program) - Ages 5 to 16: Check out the new fishing pier at Durrance Lake. Join a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC for a fun and educational program all about freshwater fish. 10am-noon at Mount Work Regional Park (Saanich). Free.

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u stralia’s Cate Blanchett (Lord of the Rings, The Aviator) is a great actress, and boy does she have an Oscar-worthy role in Blue Jasmine, the latest film from Woody Allen.

She stars as Jasmine, a socialite whose limo lifestyle has imploded since her husband (Alec Baldwin) was jailed for stealing millions. Penniless and emotionally fragile – she’s washing down Xanax with endless Stolle martinis, and talking to herself – Jasmine has retreated from Manhattan to San Francisco to move in with her working class sister, Ginger (Sally Hawkins), and lick her wounds.

Abrasive, self-absorbed and clinging to memories of her past, Jasmine does a poor job of trying to reconcile with Ginger and to fit in with her blue collar boyfriend, Chili (Bobby Cannavale).

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cast – including Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard, and a surprisingly effective Andrew Dice Clay – is uniformly excellent. But this is Blanchett’s film all the way, and her tour de force performance as a brittle woman whose personality is slowly unraveling is a painful revelation.

Rating: ★★ ★★

Sci-fi allegory crash-lands South African writer-director Neill Blomkamp delivered a powerful political allegory in his debut film, District 9, where Apartheid was critiqued via a strange sci-fi tale. He still has politics on his mind in his sophomore feature, Elysium, but this portrait of the savage divide between haves and have-nots is so heavy-handed it undermines what could have been a decent film.

Blomkamp’s future dystopia is set on a terribly polluted Earth that has become one giant ghetto policed by brutal robocops. The lucky few get to live above it all – literally, as they dwell on an orbiting space colony that has been landscaped

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That is the nub of the movie, which has various other subplots that don’t add up to much.

Damon is, as always, marvelous.

And Alice Braga (City of God) is effective as Max’s sort-of girlfriend. But Jodie Foster delivers a surprisingly one-dimensional portrait of bureaucratic evil as Elysium’s head of Homeland Security, while her thuggish enforcer, Kruger (Sharlito Copley), seems like a knock-off of the Dark Knight Rises Bane: scruffily anti-social and, instead of a voice-muffling device stuck over his mouth, an abrasive South African accent. Full of routine action sequences and lame characterization, this is a disappointment.

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LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER -(Odeon/Empire Uni 4) Forest Whitaker heads up an amazing cast in a drama about a black butler at the White House whose long tenure there overlapped with many powerful domestic and international political events. Costarring Vanessa Redgrave, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, James Marsden, Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman. Starts Fri. KICK-ASS 2 -(Odeon/SilverCity/ Westshore) Expect more hardedged laughs and jokey violence in this sequel to the big hit about a teenage girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) who was trained as a vigilante by her father. The costars include Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, and John Leguizamo. Starts Fri. JOBS -(Empire 6/Empire Uni 4) Ashton Kutcher stars in a promising portrait of Steve Jobs, the college dropout who started a computer revolution that helped define and beautify the wireless world. Starts Fri. PARANOIA -(Empire 6/SilverCity) Lethal corporate espionage is at the centre of this slick thriller starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, and Australian hunk-du-jour Liam Hemsworth (Hunger Games). Starts Fri. FRUITVALE STATION -(Odeon) There is lots of buzz around this truthbased reenactment of the turbulent last day of a young black man in 2008.

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exuberant, Bollywood-style actioncomedy starring Shah Rukh Khan. ★★★ THE CONJURING -(Caprice) An elite cast including Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Lili Taylor star in a clever haunted house chiller about a pair of paranormal investigators who get in over their heads when they confront a powerful entity. This is an old-school spookfest, interested in atmosphere more so than splatter. ★★½ ELYSIUM -(Odeon/Empire Uni 4/SilverCity) Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in a futuristic sci-fi thriller where the Earth has become a polluted ghetto and the lucky few get to live in luxury on a floating space station orbiting languidly above. Well, that’s about to change. It’s hard to argue with the politics, but this new film by the writer-director of District 9 is too heavy-handed and cliched to take seriously. See review. ★★½ THE HEAT -(SilverCity/ Caprice) In this raucous and sometimes hit-and-miss comedy from Paul Feig (Knocked Up), Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) play odd-couple cops who will have to learn to work together if they are to stand a chance of taking down the drug lord who’s their assigned target. ★★ THE LONE RANGER -(Caprice) More proves to be less, as the classic western TV show from the 1950s that featured a masked lawman and his Native American sidekick gets a predictably bombastic treatment from director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). Starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. ★★ NOW YOU SEE ME -(Roxy, 9:00) The FBI and Interpol combine forces to battle a clever crew of Las Vegas illusionists who seem to be robbing banks … while simultaneously performing for a casino audience. Despite a great cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, and Jesse Eisenberg, this is a flabby caper film with little magic to it.

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★★★½ PACIFIC RIM -(SilverCity/Caprice) Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) helms this Transformersish epic about monsters that attack Earth and are opposed by giant robots controlled by human “pilots.” This is a skillfully directed and highly imaginative tribute to all those schlocky Godzilla movies of old. ★★ PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS -(Empire 6/SilverCity) In this newest addition to the blandly derivative fantasy series that riffs on Greek mythology, the half-human son of Poseidon and his buddies embark on a magical quest to find the Golden Fleece in order to stop an ancient evil from destroying the world.

PLANES -(Empire 6/SilverCity/ Westshore) The same people who made Cars have taken to the skies with a similar family-friend animated tale about a crop-dusting plane with dreams of winning a famous aerial race.

SMURFS 2 -(SilverCity/Westshore) The blue munchkins are back for more pint-sized adventures, this one involving a sorcerer and a diabolical kidnapping.

TURBO -(Caprice) The latest from Dreamworks Animation is a family comedy about an ordinary garden snail who acquires magic powers – and the chance to achieve his dream of winning the Indy 500. With the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Maya Rudolph, and Samuel L. Jackson. ★★★½ THE WAY WAY BACK -(Odeon) A hit at Sundance, this is a funny and touching coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy who feels ignored by his mother and pushed around by her overbearing boyfriend (Steve Carell). Also starring Allison Janney, Toni Collette and Sam Rockwell.

weekend ★★½ WE’RE THE MILLERS -(Odeon/SilverCity/Empire Uni 4) Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston star in a crass comedy about a longtime pot dealer who hires a stripper and two feral teens to pretend to be his middle class family as cover for when he smuggles a massive load of weed across the border from Mexico to the States. Intermittently quite funny, this is a case of talented performers struggling with a secondrate script. ★★★ WOLVERINE -(SilverCity/ Westshore) Hairy-faced and Adamantium-clawed Hugh Jackman travels to Japan to confront the diabolical Silver Samurai, in an entertaining Marvel Comics smackdown that combines X-men flair with martial arts and yakuza elements. Directed by James Mangold (Walk The Line, 3:10 to Yuma). ★★★ WORLD WAR Z -(Empire 6/ Caprice/Roxy, 7:00) Countries topple and armies shatter in the face of a zombie pandemic, as a shaggy-haired Brad Pitt tries to save the world. This is an intense and intelligent movie that uses zombies to embody the more plausible horror of a SARS-like threat to the planet.

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Is it a creak in some old floorboards caused by the wind? Or a spirit from a long ago soldier trying to communicate?

Participants of a paranormal night at Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites will have a chance to find out for themselves on Saturday, Aug. 17 as they investigate what goes bump in the night.

“There’s activity here. I’ve experienced activity,” said Dawn Kirkham, a self-described clairvoyant medium who is organizing the event. “It’s got deaths and intrigue and its history, so it’s ripe for this type of activity.”

Kirkham has been involved in paranormal research for about 12 years, first in England and now in Greater Victoria, with her research group, Beyond Belief Paranormal Events. She has held similar events at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia and St. Ann’s Academy.

Participants will be split up into teams to investigate designated zones of the fort one at a time for any ghoulish activity. Each team will be accompanied by a seasoned investigator and a medium.

“We want people who are interested. We don’t mind skeptics, skeptics are fine,” Kirkham said.

“We are looking for those that have a genuine interest but also want some fun, something a little bit different.”

The paranormal detectives will use modern ghost-hunting technology such as infrared cameras, electromagnetic field meters and temperature gauges.

Kirkham wouldn’t be surprised if, using the equipment, the amateur ghostbusters pick up some EVPs, or electronic voice phenomena, voices not heard by ear but captured in digital recordings, in many areas. She also wouldn’t be surprised if there was some interaction with spirits, especially in the lighthouse.

Kirkham said she has felt activity in many areas of the fort, including Belmont battery, the barracks, the lighthouse and in the lower battery.

Participants will spend 24 hours on the site, from 1 p.m. Saturday to 1 p.m. Sunday. While the

hunt for ghosts will stretch late into the night, likely until about 3 a.m., sleeping arrangements will be in the fort’s new tent-cabin hybrids.

The next morning, teams will reconvene for a debrief to discuss the event and evidence gathered.

“Is there a rational reason for that? Or can we start looking at some paranormal reasons? We’ll fully debunk where we can and capture evidence where we can,” Kirkham said.

At that point Kirkham plans to get a local historian to explain history of the fort, perhaps bringing context to any eerie encounters.

While she doesn’t necessarily believe in malevolent spirits, Kirkham said some people who were mean or aggressive in life may be likewise as a spirit.

“The majority of them just want to communicate, they have something they want to tell,” Kirkham said. “It’s really common. You’d be surprised how common it is.”

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Dragon boaters set for competitive weekend Daniel Palmer News staff

Tom Arnold recalls the moments before he took to the water for Team Canada in Tampa Bay, Fla. It was the 2011 Dragon Boat World Championships, and Arnold was struck by the poise and athleticism of each competitor around him.

“I’m looking around at the other teams beside us and most of the guys have Olympic tattoos,” Arnold said. “There’s no doubt about this being a highlevel sport.”

As an employee at Vancouver Island Paddling and member of Victoria’s Gorging Dragons, Arnold is part of a dedicated number of Vancouver Islanders who use dragon boating as a way of scratching that competitive itch that remains for many former competitive athletes.

“Growing up, you maybe make semi-pro at best, but if you don’t make that leap after high school or college, that’s kind of it,” he said. “But in dragon boating, that’s not the case. Even at the world championship level, there are different age groups for competition, up

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Team Sync or Swim from Portland Oregon digs in during last year’s Dragon Boat Festival in Victoria. to a 60-plus age category.”

While some might consider the sport a recreational activity, Arnold knows many of the 2,000 paddlers arriving this weekend for the 2013 Dragon Boat Festival aren’t your average athletes.

The Gorging Dragons have won the Victoria competition for the past two years, but is sitting out this year to focus on the Canadian national championships at Elk Lake Aug. 23 to 25.

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Eagle still flying after 125 ultras Cancer survivor lives life on the trails Travis Paterson News staff

Moe “The Eagle” Beaulieu points to his smart-phone sized belt buckle holding up a pair of high-tech trekking pants. It’s kind of an odd combo, as the style of the buckle is traditionally found mounted on the jeans of a Texas cowboy.

Yet it makes perfect sense.

“I got this from a 100-mile run in Virginia 19 years ago,” he says.

The 68-year-old is also wearing a hat, vest and athletic shirt, all displaying the logo of his vegan food sponsor, Green Foods.

But it’s the buckle, or “buckling,” I learn, that is one of the most coveted ultra-marathon awards.

“I don’t know if it came from the Western States, which is the original 100-ultra-marathon and used to be a 100mile horse race, or from somewhere else. But some runners used to skip a race if it didn’t have a buckle. They’d seek out the Texas-sized buckle and go race there.”

That’s the old days, Beaulieu adds. The sport, in his eyes, has grown as much in the last five years as it did in its first 30 years.

Moe The Eagle is known by many in the B.C. and northwest ultra-marathon community.

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Beaulieu grew to love the outdoors through hunting with his uncles. He spent most of his adult life between the Okanagan, mainly Penticton, and Victoria.

He’s been back in Victoria for three years after spending time here during his 27-year career in sales for radio and television.

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Clockwise from top, Moe Beaulieu at the Sun Mountain 50 km in Winthrop, Wash., May 2012; At the Squamish 50 finish line with organizer Gary Robbins on Saturday; On the trail in 2013.

he’s a legend in the making. On Saturday (Aug. 10) he completed his 125th ultra-marathon, the Arc-Teryx Squamish 50-kilometre (the race has three distances: the 50-miler, 50-km and 23-km). It took him nine hours and 55 minutes, 133rd out of the 160 starters who finished, with 46 more who were unable to finish the race.

“It was hotter and more humid than in years past,” Beaulieu says. “I was 40 kilometres in when I knew I had to cool down.

I sat in a creek up to my waist and when I got out I went to an aid station and asked them for some ice. I stuck it under my hat.

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You can’t ignore your core temperature. You have to be stubborn out there not to let yourself quit, but you can also end up in a coma from heat exhaustion.”

Another pack of ice went into his shorts. The aid station attendant said he’d only seen one other ultra-marathoner do that and it was another elder runner.

“You guys are tough,” he told Beaulieu.

“I told him I’m not tough, I’m just trying to stay alive!”

Did Not Finish is a common label on the results page of ultramarathons and one of Beaulieu’s first DNF came on one of his first 100-milers in 1987, his first

attempt at the same Virginia race where he eventually earned a buckle in 1994.

“When I first ran it the horses and runners still did the race at the same time. I was 80 miles in and a horse stepped on my foot.

You couldn’t see anything particularly bad but the blood was pooling in my foot. I think that was the last year horses and runners shared the race trail.”

Two years ago, Beaulieu faced his biggest setback so far, when he overcame stage four throat cancer. He not only beat it and is nearing 24-months remission, but is starting a support group for cancer patients and survivors with long-distance cyclist Dan Young.

“The ultra community is like a family. When you have cancer, you’re kind of on you’re own.

I wanted to start visiting people but I thought, ‘I’m going to get attached and I won’t be able to commit to as many,’ so we’re trying to make it a group. Maybe in a little while down the road the group will exist on its own and we can move on to start another one.”

Cancer also prompted Beaulieu to change his diet to strictly vegan, and now a few weeks before his 69th birthday on Sept.

5, says he is recovering faster than he did at 59.

“It’s like a high performance race car. You only want to put the best fuel in it. Now I feel even better.”

Beaulieu’s son Logan, one of his three kids, was already a vegan and helped convince Moe. Logan has his own story, as he suffered a horrific car accident and was told he might not walk again. At 41, he’s now done 75 ultras.

The two plan to run the Javelina 100 km in Arizona at Halloween.

The support group’s first meeting is Sept. 16.

More information can be found through this story online or by calling 778-265-2086 or emailing cancersurvivalgroup@gmail.com. sports@vicnews.com

The Eagle ■ Beaulieu earned the name Moe the Eagle from a couple of different stories. In the 1970s Beaulieu used to donate money to restoring the eagle population, then depleted. He also had a penchant for finding eagle feathers.

■ In 1996 he organized The Eagle ultra-marathon, a 100miler that finished with a 5,000-foot climb up Apex ski resort in Penticton. It ran again in 1997 and ’98, and from 2004 to 2006.

What a sport KidSport Victoria chair Patti Hunter shows her surprise and Ryan O’Byrne cheers as he presents a $40,156.23 cheque to KidSport at Kirby’s Source for Sports from the 2013 Ryan O’Byrne Charity Camp. The one-week hockey school ran at the Ian Stewart Complex Aug. 5 to 9.

“We’re absolutely blown away, we thought it would be $25,000, the same as last year.

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we did,” said B.C. coach Jeff Williams, a longtime James Bay Athletic Association player.

Oak Bay’s Jack Nyren, who starred with B.C.’s U16 championship team last year, was with B.C.’s U17 team that went undefeated into the plate (consolation) final of the U18 second division, but lost 26-7 to Ontario’s third team.

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Greater Victoria had a healthy representation at the Youth Rugby Nationals held in Vancouver last weekend, including a crew of Castaway Wanderers who spurred B.C.’s U16 Gold and Blue teams to gold and bronze, respectively.

U16 Gold players Sophie De Goede, at scrum half, and Caroline Crossley, at fullback, helped defeat Ontario 19-0 in the championship final.

It’s the first year the nationals had a U16 division for women.

Rugby Canada’s female coach of the year Jen Ross led team Gold to an undefeated record.

“Our aim was to engage and enhance their love of rugby and for us to set some expectations of fitness and skill level. It was an amazing experience for us all,” Ross said to B.C. Rugby.

Crossley led the U16 division with six tries.

Five more Castaway Wanderers, Cachelin Hall, Miranda Llewellyn, Alexandria Bos, Adrienne Graham and Imogen White, were named to the U16 Blue roster that finished fourth.

U18 women Brooklyn Navarrete (Stelly’s secondary) was the lone Greater Victoria representative

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The B.C. 1 men’s team dominated the U16 final with a 50-0 win over Ontario.

Simon Gray, Gavin Kratz and Dante Morandin were part of the B.C. 1 team that earned three shutouts and went undefeated in six games and surrendered just 13 points in total.

U14 men on B.C.’s U18 team that won silver, falling 25-5 to Ontario in the final. B.C. went 2-1 in pool play and defeated the defending champs Alberta 15-13 in the semifinals.

U18 men Chris Miles and Morgan Tate won silver with the B.C.’s first tier team, falling 29-21 to Ontario in the gold medal game.

“It was a good final and you could tell both sides were well prepared. But (Ontario) just had a little more firepower than

Oak Bay’s Lachlan Kratz was part of the silver-medal winning B.C. 1 team which lost 17-7 in the U14 men’s final to Ontario-1.

U19 CRC Earlier this summer a crew of Greater Victoria players, Hayden Evans (No. 8), MacBryan Bos (prop), Jeff NishimaMiller (flanker), Joe Erlic (centre) and Crosby Stewart (wing), helped Team B.C. win the U19 men’s Canadian Rugby Championship. sports@vicnews.com

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AbbeyďŹ eld House St. Peter’s Society invites you to attend the meeting, August 18, 2013, 2:00pm, 1133A Reynolds Rd, Victoria, BC.

DID YOU KNOW? BBB provides complaint resolution services for all businesses and their customers. Look for the 2013 BBB Accredited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper website at www.blackpress.ca.

You can also go to http://vi.bbb.org/directory/ and click on the 2013 BBB Accredited Business Directory

PERSONALS REAL DISCREET, Local Connections. Call FREE! 18+. Call 250-220-1300. Or visit online at: www.livelinks.com

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION RATED #2 FOR AT HOME JOBS • Huge Demand In Canada • Employers Seek Out Canscribe Graduates • Over 90% Graduate Employment Rate

www.canscribe.com info@canscribe.com 1.800.466.1535

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com

PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

FINANCIAL SERVICES

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

ANTIQUES/VINTAGE

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.

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

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity.

250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

EXPERIENCED BUCKERS and Rippers with current minimum Level 1 First Aid required for Heli Logging Projects.

Flights in and out of full facility camps paid for. Call 1-250334-9734 or 1-250-703-4132 to leave message.

HAIR STYLIST 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 Christie at 250-360-1923 today for an interview.

VOLUNTEERS GLENWARREN LODGE needs volunteers to help staff take senior residents on weekly outings from the care home.

Time commitment is every Thursday. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

GREATER VICTORIA Police Victim Services needs volunteers to provide emotional support, assistance and court support for victims of crime and trauma. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE VICTORIA Cool Aid Society is looking for energetic volunteers to take people with mental health challenges for a friendly walk-and-talk. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269.

PERSONAL SERVICES 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/Youth clients for home/school care in the Victoria area. Regular parttime positions 8-24hrs. per week on weekends (day, evening and night shifts avail). Casual positions also available. 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.

Interested individuals are encouraged to Fax resume to our Burnaby ofďŹ ce: 1-866-686-7435 or Email:pedsvancouver@ bayshore.ca

LOST AND FOUND LOST: CAT, young male, black and very shy. From Topaz Park area. Please check yards and sheds. Call if found (250)381-6009.

PERSONAL SERVICES

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD ADRIENNE’S RESTAURANT and Tea Garden at Mattick’s Farm has following job positions open: Barista/Deli/Cashier. Only experienced & mature individuals apply to: t-garden@shaw.ca

ART/MUSIC/DANCING INSPIRE your children to be creative and expressive through music!

Group keyboard lessons for children ages 3 - 9 that include singing, rhythm, movement, composition and more! Find a teacher near you 1-800-828-4334 or www.myc.com

MIND BODY & SPIRIT INTERLUDE MASSAGE In practice since 2000, offering Kripalu (Swedish), Acupressure, Hot Stone, Chair massage. Reiki Master. Come experience my work at James Bay, Sidney and Bastion Sq Markets. Contact Andrea 250514-6223 or online at: www.andreakober.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES WHITE MAYTAG Fridge, 15 cu.ft. 4-5 yrs old, mint cond.

62�Hx29�Wx28�D. $300. Call (250)474-2249.

FOOD PRODUCTS

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com

ANGUS BEEF, Alberg Family Farm, 1516 Mt Doug X Rd, No hormones or antibiotics. Order your side, cut to your specifications by August 22nd for delivery Sept 5th. Phone Don 1250-752-2473

FREE. LAZY-BOY chair, teal green leather, good shape.

(250)382-7474.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

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FREE ITEMS

Advertising Sales

Outside Sales & Telesales positions available

Black Press Community Newspapers is Victoria’s market-leading integrated multi-media company proudly representing some of our city’s most recognized brands including your weekly community newspapers and the corresponding news portal vicnews.com, usedvictoria.com, Monday Magazine, Boulevard, Tweed, Where, Victoria News Daily and much more.

We are looking for motivated candidates to ďŹ ll roles including outside sales and telesales. In both roles you will be selling advertising solutions to local businesses. The successful candidate is a results oriented professional that is comfortable and conďŹ dent in both managing existing relationships while prospecting to grow the business.

You are relationship oriented and understand how to organize yourself to be successful in a deadline driven environment. Outgoing personalities that focus on advertiser needs while being creative and problem solvers are most successful in our industry. Experience in sales would be considered an asset.

We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary, commission, proďŹ t sharing, beneďŹ ts and exciting career growth options.

You bring the talent, dedication and hard work and we will deliver the opportunity.

Please note outside sales consultants require a valid drivers license and a vehicle in good working order.

Reply in conďŹ dence indicating whether your interest is in outside sales or telesales by August 26, 2013 to; Oliver Sommer Director, Advertising Sales, Black Press 818 Broughton Street, Victoria BC V8W 1E4 e-mail: osommer@blackpress.ca

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

FRIENDLY FRANK

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

LOTS

SUITES, LOWER

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

4 LEG oak stool, $25. Ornate 30 y/o brass table lamp, $35.

Call (250)656-7786.

12.5” THICKNESS Planer, slightly used, $175. Call (250)656-1271.

9 WINDOW screens, 39”x30.5”, $35. Ironing board, $6. Wire dog crate, $25. Call (250)658-3948.

COLLECTOR PLATES, (set of 10) $125. Star Trek posters, $20 each. Call (250)474-2325.

BERNARDIN JARS, 3 packs with new lids, 6 250ml, 6 1L, all for $10. Call (250)383-5390

FAMILY COLLECTION of 9 Dalton’s, 12 Treasured Memories, 5 tiny crystals. Will sell as one. Offers on $400. Call (250)656-7786.

BLACK & Decker electric weed eater, with extension cord. $40. (778)426-4449.

BOX OF quilt material, sewing stuff, & arts & crafts. $10. ea.

Mirror $10. (778)265-1615.

EL NINO 2000 high quality 13 lb 10-pin bowling ball. Multicolour red/gold. Used 2 years.

Owner no longer able to play due to health. $375 new, asking $75. 250-479-2779.

FREEZER, good cond. $50. obo. Call (250)479-9160 after 5pm.

FUR COUGAR carpet on felt with head, teeth, paws, tail, etc. Must be seen. $1700.obo. or swap for good shape automobile or big newer TV. I pay some cash difference- Old age pensioner. Call (250)472-9355 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

FUNKY 1950’S New York dress form, small $30. Weaving loom $20. 250-370-2905.

HOME KNITTED Cowichan style winter sweater, new, sz 40, 32”L . $99. (250)656-1640 LADIES PLUS pants, 15 pair, sz 5X, good cond. $5. ea.

(250)721-2386.

MASSAGE TABLE, professional, $95. Call 250-5444933.

NEW IN box, Clear Child’s swimming pool, 60”x20”, $15.

Call (250)727-7741.

SINGER SEWING machine & cabinet, $20. Wooden stool, leather seat $30 250-388-6725

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

FURNITURE DINING ROOM set dark pine, table with 6 chairs, 2 piece china cabinet. Excellent condition. $550. Call (250)6564925.

TILLICUM MALL area. 2bdrm. NS/NP. $1100. inclds heat, H/W & cable. (250)3800243 or (250)589-6912.

TRANSPORTATION 1977 VANGUARD MOTOR HOME. 26’, 460 engine. Lots of things for camping incld -. dishes, pots & pans, etc. Excellent shape, paint is good, everything is OK. $2000. awning, bath & shower. No leaks, new water pump. $8000. Call (250)479-3249.

APARTMENT/CONDO

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. Units Fully reno 5 min drive to DT Victoria Full time on site manager

LIGOTT PAINTING for saleacrylic on canvas, beautiful colours approx 18x34”. $260.

(250)598-7015. (Swan Lake area).

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

NIKKORMAT FT2 film camera, 35mm, PC architecture lens and 75-260 telephoto.

Interesting history. $450.

(250)595-5727.

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

REAL ESTATE

MILTON ST, Nanaimo, 2bdrm condo. Top floor. Fantastic City/Ocean views. Owner will carry mortgage w/$650 monthly payments. (250)753-0160

APPROX 9.8 acre (Sunny Coombs) Part field/treed, plus room for revenue developmnt.

2 level entry, 2 or 5 bdrm, 3.5 baths, wood boiler heat, lrg shop, in-ground pool, greenhouse, bldg. Fenced garden, lrg storage pond. $745,000.

Call to view. 250-248-4495

GARAGE SALES All Fun Swap & Shop. Every Sunday (weather permitting), 7am-2pm. 12.00 to sell- 1.00 to buy. No dogs in shopping area. 250-474-4546. www.allfun.bc.ca

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

GORDON HEAD- (4062 Feltham Place) 3 bdrm Rancher, w/appls, F/P, garage. Close to Uvic, Shelbourne. New Price$469,000. Move-in now, Motivated seller. 250-514-3286.

LOG HOME overlooking Lake Cowichan, 1.5 acres. Small 1 bdrm ground level suite, in floor heating, fenced garden w/fruit trees. Generator and solar. $375,000.

Call (250)745-3880. View on: www.usedvictoria.com

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court.

Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com

ROOMS FOR RENT SAANICH. FURN’D room.

Laundry, heat, hydro. No drinking. $490. 250-748-1310.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite.

Beautiful ocean/city views. Owner will carry mortgage/reasonable down payment. (250)753-0160.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gorgeous ocean/city views. Owner will carry mortgage with reasonable down payment.

250-753-0160

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COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. Beautiful ocean/city views.

4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Owner will carry mortgage/reasonable down payment. 250-753-0160.

QUALICUM BAY. Revenue opportunity on Vancouver Island, BC with leased out Cafe’ & your home on one property. Ocean front popular cafe’ plus 3 bd / 2 full bath home, 1.11 acres, fully fenced, sewage treatment plant, secure Sea Wall protected, many recent Cafe’ & home upgrades, equipment & much more. Call 250-757-8014 for more information.

1-800-961-7022 CARS

1996 FORD F250- 7.3 Diesal, 5 spd, standard cab and box, 400,000 km. $3900 obo.

(250)656-4707.

HOUSES FOR SALE

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE

SEASIDE LUXURY condo studio, Sidney, BC. Exceptional views, furnished. Offers on $154,900 for quick sale. www.shawnaytownsend.com/miraloma

778-977-8049.

(250)656-5787.

Ozzie,

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000.

Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.

2007 HYUNDAI Sonta- only 40,000 km, auto, sun roof, mint condition, $13,000 obo.

(250)655-6599.

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

NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area.

Own bathroom, cable, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. 250-756-9746.

250-686-3933

SUITES, UPPER

1975 LIONEL tent trailer, $1500. Call (250)479-1771.

SIDNEY: 1-BDRM lower suite in new upscale townhouse complex. Priv. entr, all appliances with insuite W/D. N/S, small pet OK. $1100. Sept.

1st. 2320 Oakville Ave. Open House 11-1pm Saturday, Aug. 17th. Call (250)508-9095.

1999 Damon Challenger Class A Motorhome, Ford V10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km, new tires, brakes & batteries, $24,900 obo. (250)365-7152 Castlegar

FREE TOW AWAY

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 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 $358,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

GORGE/ADMIRALSvery quiet, furnished 1 bdrm, own entry, NS/NP. $900 all inclusive. Sept 1. (250)383-8926.

HARRIET/UPTOWN: 3 bdrms, newly reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1600 utils incl, own laundry. 250-480-0849.

HIGH QUADRA- 2 lrg bdrm suite, quiet area. $1025 inclds all utilities. NS/NP. Refs.

(250)893-5702.

SAANICH: 2 bdrm suite. Util’s incld’d, satellite, carport, NS/NP. $900. Sept. 1st or Oct. 1st. Call (250)479-4348.

SIDNEY- 1 BDRM, 1 bath ground floor suite, F/S, W/D, large kitchen & living room, lots of storage, N/S, no dogs. $950 util’s incld’d. Available Sept. 1st. Call (250)654-0410.

TILLICUM GORGE area: Self contained 1 bdrm suite, all util’s incld’d, $850. N/S, no drinking. Call (250)384-0085

MARINE BOATS

18FT FIBERGLASS hull and oak and ash wood finish canoe with paddles and life jackets is suitable for exploring the coast or for more extended canoe trips where carrying capacity is required. To inspect please phone 250.665.6537 Asking price, $1200.

19’ BOWRIDER with 135HP Mercury. Galvanized EZ loader trailer. 8.9HP Honda 4 stroke. Fish finder and BHF radio and more. $5,000. Call (250)479-4569, (250)589-4569

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski Freedom 180 F/S,

BURNSIDE/TILLICUM area.

3-bdrm grnd floor, utils incld.

NS/NP. $1100. (250)813-2221 GORDON HEAD 2-bdrm. near bus, 5 min to UVic. $1000./mo. inclds utils. (250)721-5609.

1999 FORD F250- white, 4WD extended cab, box liner, runs well, no damage. $2995.

Call (250)477-6036.

1991 VOLVO 940 4 cyl gas sedan. Dark green/blue exterior, black leather interior. Auto, 322,000 km. Very good cond. $1000.obo. (250)721-4497.

SUITES, LOWER SAANICH WEST- 1246 Hastings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban campus. $484,900. 250-477-4600.

SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300sq ft updated character home looking for a family w/2 children and a dog. Fenced south facing corner lot near the Salish Sea. Walk to town and schools. Orangic gardens & fruit trees, fireplace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... $499,000. (250)656-6136.

1993 FORD F250 Pick-up truck. $1000. Runs well. 5 litre automatic. Call (250)858-6950 weekdays after 6pm or anytime on weekends.

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

DEEP COVE- cozy 1bdrm, wood floors, acreage, skylights $950/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

5 BDRM - 3 bdrm, 2 bath up; 2 bdrm, 1 large bath down. Big storage. Sep entr. Close to Beckwith Park on Cul de Sac. Large lot w/fruit trees. Lower suite rented for $1000./mo. $625,000. Call (250)479-7201.

2003 JEEP Liberty Ltd. Edition, black, auto, 4WD, 3.7L V6.

Recent check up.

123,000km. Leather, power everything, cruise, CD/tape player, spare tire. $8,600. Call 1-250-812-8646.

1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condition, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $10,000 obo. Call: 250 479 0441 or email: havoc@telus.net

COTTAGES

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

Garage Sales

250-388-3535

PAT BAY/MCKENZIE - 2 Bed 1 Bath upper suite. $1350 inc utils, W/D & maintenance.

Painted int & new bathrm.

NP/NS. Refs. Prkng. 250-4790211 swanlake.bc.ca.

OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, finished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. 306-290-8764.

2-BEDROOM CONDO ground floor in desirable Saanichton.

Open concept, electric fireplace, custom kitchen. Carpets & laminate. Ensuite laundry, small pet ok. Low strata fee.

Great starter, $235,000. By appointment 1-250-652-1218

www. bcclassified.com

RENTALS

Move in today 250-588-9799

APARTMENT/CONDOS

GARAGE sale @3942 Winton st.(off Reynolds) Sat. Aug 17th 9am-2pm. Lots of baby stuff.

PENDER ISLAND- level building lot (3819 Pirates Rd) 0.36 acre, 15,681 sq ft with water, sewer, hydro, cable at lot line.

By owner only $109,900. Call 604-988-2653.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

OH I do like to be beside the seaside. I do this with my Invacare Auriga 3-wheel scooter. 2 new batteries, recently serviced. Manual available. $750.

Call (778)426-4910.

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

2004 TITANIUM 29E34RL (new May 2005), good condition. One slide out, rear living room with fireplace, chair, hide-a-bed couch, sliding glass doors leading to fully screened patio.

Patio deck slides out from underneath.

Centre kitchen, double door refrigerator, microwave, double sink. Hardwood floors, oak cabinets, washer/dryer, porcelain toilet. Ducted A/C, gas/ electric hot water with DSI. Fiberglass exterior, dual paned windows, Polar Pak insulation, power front jacks, rear stabilizers. Ideal for traveling south in winter, parking at the lake or touring. Length/benefits of 34’ but tows like 29’. $65,000 new, asking $19,900. 250-8818833, chuck.salmon@shaw.ca FORD F-350 V10 engine, 24’ 125km, AC, trailer hitch, portable generator, anti-theft steering wheel lock incld’d. Pet and smoke free. Great shape, fully serviced ready for the road. Reduced price $17,900.

Please phone 250-655-4840.

Located in Sidney.

fully serviced 4.3L VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for more fishing room, tilt steering, removable seats with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow for fishing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

(250)354-7471 Nelson

36’ COMPOSITE Sleeps 5 Perkins 6, exc. hyd. Anchor/thruster, well found. On land til Aug. launch. trades? $145,000. (250)248-4495 $$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ ALSO OUTBOARDS AND TRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ELECTRICAL

GARDENING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

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

TAX

250-477-4601

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

COMPLETE CARPENTRY Renos, additions, decks & suites, fences, sheds, I can’t be beat. WCB covered. Free estimates 250-812-7626

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

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

GARDENING 20% OFF! Mowing, PowerRaking, hedge/shrub trimming.

Clean-ups. (250)479-6495.

AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 For lovely lawns-spectacular hedges-healthy garden beds & reno’s.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? No job too big. Irrigation, landscaping, patio stone, install.

Blackberry & ivy removal. 25yr

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

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, finish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

CLEANING SERVICES HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References.

250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

RBC CONCRETE Finishing.

All types of concrete work. No job too small. Seniors discount. Call 250-386-7007.

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm.

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

LOOKING FOR AN

250.388.3535

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE Landscaping Projects Pruning, Clean ups Lawn and Garden Full Care

778-678-2524

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HANDYPERSONS

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

PAINTING

PLUMBING

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden.

Weeding, Clean-ups, & more.

Senior’s discount. Free estimate’s. Mike 250-216-7502.

M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting.

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

Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK BILL’S MASONRY. Brick, tiles, pavers. All masonry & Chimney re-pointing. F/P repairs. 250-478-0186.

(250)889-5794.

DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr.

250-507-6543.

AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured.

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774 SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount.

Brad 250-217-9578.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. *WRIGHT BROS* Moving. $80/hr, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (250)383-8283

PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized.

Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB

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9. Twelve 10. Tooth caregiver 11. Macaws 12. Mother of Perseus 13. Does as told 24. Canonized 25. Stray 26. Speak haltingly 27. __ Dee, actress 28. Air cooling machine 29. Stanley’s automobile 32. Old world, new

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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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 Aug. 15-21 edition of Real Estate Victoria

2166 Central, $629,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

67 Wellington, $1,200,000

1109 Donwood, $699,900 pg. 9

pg. 9

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

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033

13-4540 West Saanich, $385,000 pg. 11

pg. 9

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Glen Myles, 250-385-2033

pg. 12

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

pg. 9

304-1665 Oak Bay Ave, $279,900 Sunday 11-12:30 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

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

Sunday 12-2 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

pg. 7

pg. 1

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

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

Sunday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

pg. 10

pg. 2

1026 Tillicum, $439,000 Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

311-1619 Morrison St, $168,900 Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

pg. 22

pg. 8

208-853 Selkirk Ave

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

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

pg. 1

pg. 6

16-1020 Richardson, $739,900

pg. 21

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Fair Realty Bruce McCalla, 250-885-8487

pg. 12

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

pg. 7

203-3610 Richmond, $395,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg. 8

102-827 Fairfield, $379,000 Saturday 2-4 Dutton & Co. Real Estate Ltd. 250-383-7100

pg. 1

606 Speed, $215,000

pg. 17

201-1120 Fairfield Rd, $334,900 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheri Crause, 250-592-4422

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

205-3260 Quadra

Saturday & Sunday 12-2 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Michael Luyt, 250-216-7547

pg. 22

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

pg. 11

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Croft 250 592-4422

pg. 19

4030 Borden St., $239,500 Sunday 2-4 Cathy Duncan & Associates 250-658-0967

pg. 3

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Roland Stillings, 250-744-3301

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) pg. 1

pg. 9

206-25 Government

pg. 9

1529 Cedarglen, $649,900

Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Dominique Tregurtha, 250-479-3333

2770 Thompson, $664,900

pg. 11

pg. 19

pg. 5

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Eileen Jespersen, 250-686-4820

pg. 19

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

pg. 21

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

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

pg. 13

pg. 13

3310 Ocean Blvd, $899,000

pg. 21

pg. 13

Saturday & Sunday 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445

1227 Clearwater, $459,000 Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

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

Wednesday-Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Neil Docherty, 250-478-9600

Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Neil Docherty, 250-478-9600

pg. 21

pg. 6

pg. 13

pg. 14

pg. 14

pg. 5

pg. 21

pg. 8

pg. 23

Saturday 2-3:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

213 Carmanah, $469,900

Saturday 1-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

pg. 2

294 Hatley Lane, $729,800 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

pg. 19

891 Wild Ridge Way, $419,900 Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 14

3-2563 Millstream, $312,500 Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

pg. 14

658 Rason, $545,500

Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

pg. 2

2987 Dornier Rd.

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

2614 Ernhill Dr, $474,900 pg. 8

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Mae Alexandria, 250-858-4623

pg. 13

1121 Clearwater, $459,900 pg. 14

2042 Hannington, $775,000 Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

pg. 6

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

Sunday 2-4 Brown Brothers Real Estate Robyn Hamilton 250 385-8780

pg. 14

4-2563 Millstream, $319,900 pg. 16

22-515 Mount View, $279,900

307-10459 Resthaven, $529,000 pg. 12

pg. 8

2162 Bellamy Rd.

1188 Parkdale Creek Gdns, $439,900

Sunday 3-5 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais 250 655-0608

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

107-627 Brookside, $269,900

102-2360 James White, $219,000 pg. 12

pg. 22

3467 Happy Valley pg. 13

207-2732 Matson Rd, $325,900

9173 Basswood, $899,000 pg. 2

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

403-605 Cook, $282,000 pg. 22

2215 Spirit Ridge Dr, $939,000

10041 Cotoneaster, $529,000

645 Baker St. pg. 21

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Saanich Peninsula Properties John Romashenko 250 588-9246

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

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rosemarie Colterman, 250 592-4422

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

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000

Saturday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

911 Brock, $345,000 pg. 6

pg. 12

202-2779 Stautw Rd, $146,500

1354 Kristine Rae, $615,000

1690 Stanhope, $899,900 Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 5

333 Davida, $459,900 pg. 7

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rene Blais, 250-655-0608

Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Leah Victoria Werner, 250-474-6003

8899 Marshall, $779,900

pg. 11

982 Mckenzie, $299,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal Lepage Coast Capital James Liu 250 477-5353

pg. 23

204-3206 Alder, $274,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Deanna Noyce, 250-744-3301

2879 Richmond Rd, $469,900 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

629 Toronto, $548,500

pg. 5

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

317-1145 Sikorsky Rd, $339,000

4255 Moorpark, $649,000

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

pg. 14

27-10520 McDonald Park Rd

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

192 Goward Rd, $1,595,000

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess 250 384-8124

pg. 14

264 Dutnall, $849,900 Saturday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jeff Bishop, 250-477-7291

593 Latoria Rd, $294,000

104-2550 Bevan, $599,000

215-1005 Mckenzie Ave. Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ann Watley, 250-656-0131

1-1717 Blair Ave, $424,800

pg. 16

pg. 16

40-4360 Emily Carr, $515,000 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

105-820 Brock, $321,900

4387 Torquay, $795,000 Saturday 12-1:30 One Percent Realty Guy Effler, 250-812-4910

3223 Linwood, $339,900

3795 Burnside, $569,900

303-1580 Christmas, $229,900 Sunday 2-4 Macdonald Realty Jane Logan, 250-920-6868

776 Helvetia Cres, $888,800

pg. 3

959 Peggy Anne Cres, $499,900

Saturday 2-4 Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-818-8736

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

3299 Cook, $439,900

Saturday 2-4 Sutton West Coast Realty Mariann Abram 250 884-6796

pg. 8

Sunday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653 pg. 1

pg. 13

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

406-611 Brookside, $189,000

4774 Spring Rd, $750,000

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900

904 Lakeside Pl, $499,500

107-40 Gorge West, $265,900

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

1620 Mortimer St, $469,900

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

pg. 2

Sunday 12-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

4959 Arsenault Pl, $569,900

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

9948 Swiftsure Pl, $515,000

Saturday 1-2 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

5410 Fowler, $499,000 317 Uganda, $449,900

523 Michigan, $659,000

Saturday 1-3 Royal Lepage Coast Capital Tom Croft 250 592-4422

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Rosemarie Colterman, 250 592-4422

1-137 Gorge E, $189,900

2-1319 Gladstone Ave, $359,000

Saturday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

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

9706 Fifth St, $569,900

10158 Fifth, $529,000

8-3951 Bethel Pl, $399,000 4030 Borden St., $239,900

pg. 5

pg. 12

pg. 23

31-278 Island Highway, $215,000

Sunday 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mark McDougall, 250-588-8588

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Rick Turcotte, 250-744-3301

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. LuAnn Fraser, 250-384-8124

3937 Lauder Rd, $659,900

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dallas Chapple, 250-744-3301

Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-4 Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715

pg. 12

402-73 Gorge Rd West, $289,000

1910 Moss Park Gardens, $809,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Jeff Shaw 250 474-6003

11-4140 Interurban Rd, $299,900

3760 Doncaster, $569,900

110 Beach, $769,900

Saturday 2-4 Dutton & Co. Real Estate Ltd. Colin Moorman, 250-383-7100

Friday, August 16, 2013 - DIRECTORY SAANICH NEWS OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Leah Victoria Werner, 250-474-6003

pg. 14

413-2710 Jacklin Rd, $305,000 pg. 14

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

947 Bray, $499,900

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

pg. 14

2278 Shawnigan Lake Rd, $699,500

3362 Summerhill Cres Saturday 1-3 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

pg. 15

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

pg. 15

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