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Tourism cornerstone stumbles forward Langford among municipalities unwilling to pay for Victoria-based tourist marketing Danielle Pope News staff

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Talk to any district on the Island and you’ll hear pride swell as mayors and residents boast about their city’s prized attractions.

Oak Bay shines for its star park at Cattle Point, Langford puffs out its chest about hosting Rugby Canada, Colwood salutes its historic virtues of Fort Rodd Hill, while Sooke bows to its glorious natural reserves, as Saanich brags about its Uptown shop-

ping mecca.

Victoria smooths back its regal mane to draw a postcard-perfect picture of everything touristy in the capital city.

Tourism remains one of the largest industries of the South Island, yet there’s a heated debate among the 13 municipalities that rely on a tourist economy to host world-class exhibits – who pays to ensure tourists turn their heads?

Although Tourism Victoria catapults its power around the globe, not everyone thinks aligning with

the group is beneficial.

“Tourism Victoria is a membership-based organization, and our approach to tourism is to market the destination in a holistic manner,” said Tourism Victoria board chair Dave Cowen. “We promote the Craigdarroch Castle, Butchart Gardens, the Fisgard Lighthouse, and all of those places take visitors around the area and away from the downtown core.”

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RCMP make same-day arrest Witnesses provided critical details about suspect vehicle Kyle Wells

Police are looking for information on Kenneth Hooper’s whereabouts.

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Tyler Craig Edison, 37, faces a charge of robbery after a theft at the Island Savings at the corner of Langford Road and Attree Avenue Tuesday morning.

With witness descriptions and a license plate for a suspect vehicle, a 2004 Cavalier, police investigators located the vehicle on Sooke Road in Langford. After surveillance, three people were arrested later in the day. Police say only one person was involved and a man remains in police custody.

“Due to the fact that there was an outstanding firearm, the South Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team attended to assist in executing a search warrant at the Sooke Road residence,” said Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz. “This was an isolated incident and we were able to quickly establish the location of the getaway vehicle and the suspect involved.”

The robbery took place at about 11:40 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 20), when a man came into the bank wearing a balaclava and demanded money at gunpoint. The man left with an undisclosed amount of money.

“We were quick on scene, so we had the details quickly, and we fanned out,” Rochlitz said. “The quick response and work of all investigators helped bring this to a quick and safe resolution.”

Edison of Langford was remanded to appear in court.

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West Shore RCMP respond to a bank robbery at the Langford location of Island Savings on Tuesday, Aug. 20. A man with a gun had robbed the bank.

A suspect was arrested later that day. supported by Victim Services. The West Shore RCMP Major Crime Unit is continuing with this investigation and ask that anyone with information contact West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crimestoppers at 1800-222-TIPS. No staff were hurt at the branch, which reopened on Wednesday.

“We are thankful that no one was harmed and we will be working with our team to support them,” said Rod Dewar, president and CEO of Island Savings, in a press release. “Members can also take comfort in the fact that their assets are protected.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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West Shore RCMP are looking for any information anyone might have on the whereabouts of a Langford man.

Kenneth (Ken) Hooper, 34, was reported missing on July 31. He is described as five foot six inches tall, 150 pounds, with short, dark brown hair.

Hooper is known to frequent many locations in Greater Victoria and is known to camp. His tent is missing from his home.

A friend of Hooper’s reports seeing him on Aug. 2 in downtown Victoria, though this is the last sighting RCMP are aware of.

“We’re hoping that the public can assist us in locating Mr. Hooper,” said Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz.

“Family and friends are concerned about Mr. Hooper’s whereabouts as they have not heard from him and he requires medication on a regular basis, which he does not have with him.”

RCMP are asking anyone with information to call the detachment at 250-474-2264. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

Police investigate Inferno bar blaze West Shore RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire early Wednesday morning at Inferno Chophouse and Bar in Langford.

Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Aug. 21, Langford Fire Rescue responded to an alarm at the McCallum Road business. Multiple sprinklers were activated and not long after West Shore RCMP were summoned by a burglar alarm at the same location.

Firefighters contained the fire quickly and police say guests at the nearby Sheraton Hotel were not at risk. RCMP and the fire department continue to investigate the suspicious fire. RCMP ask anyone with information to contact them at 250-474-2264 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Center of the Universe goes dark Saturday

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Saanich can no longer lay claim to being the centre of the universe, as the educational astronomy facility atop Little Saanich Mountain closes it doors tomorrow.

Centre of the Universe, the National Research Council’s interpretive centre at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, lost its annual $250,000 funding from the federal government in June, and Saturday marks its final offering of public outreach.

Many people are optimistic, however, that the closure will be temporary.

“When the centre was first built, the plan was to have it run by a non-profit organization,” said Greg Fahlman, director general of the NRC’s national astronomy programs, based at the observatory in Saanich.

“A community-based non-profit organization that takes a hand in operating these facilities on behalf of the community? Well we’re not too sure how something like that can be put together, but it’s something that’s being looked at anyway.”

Two employees will lose their jobs and one will be reassigned, says the NRC which pulled funding due to “financial constraints.”

The Centre of the Universe facility – which houses historical artifacts like the original 1.8metre mirror from the Plaskett Telescope and runs historical tours, multimedia shows and youth programs – costs about $32,000 to operate and $245,000 in employee wages, and brings in about $47,000 per year in revenue, giving the NRC a sum savings of $230,000 per year.

As of Sunday, the national historic site will have no public outreach, and locals and visitors won’t be able to tour the Plaskett Telescope, in operation since May 6, 1918. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people visited the national historic site each year since the Centre of the Universe opened 12 years ago.

Saanich South MLA Lana Popham said that while the provincial government doesn’t have financial responsibility over the NRC site, she said it has a stake in the closure, as the public school system regularly took advantage of programming offered there.

“What concerns me most is we’re shutting the doors on a very valuable educational resource.

A lot of school programs go through there,” Popham said. “There’s such value in hands-on learning. We can all tap into the Internet and see some of this stuff on a computer, but for students going up and seeing equipment with their own eyes does leave a lasting impression. It’s hard to put a price on education like that.”

Popham said tomorrow’s closure doesn’t spell the end of public outreach for astronomy in Victoria. She’s working with Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Randall Garrison on a petition to restore funding to the centre.

“What we’ve tried to do ... is raise enough awareness to find another option to look at if (federal) funding doesn’t come back. I don’t think closing it down permanently is an option.

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The West Shore Rotary Club’s 9th Annual Chili Cook Off is taking place Saturday, August 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Millstream Village (2401 Millstream Rd.) in Langford.

Fifteen local organizations will produce at least five gallons of chili for the public and judges to taste and vote on. A $5 voting card means a sample of each chili and a vote on the best. There will also be live entertainment, a bouncy castle and kids activities.

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Public tours of the Plaskett telescope will end as public outreach shuts down after Saturday at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich.

Being creative and figuring out another way to run it is something I’d be interested in,” she said.

Tomorrow’s final public offering at Centre of the Universe will be business as usual, Fahlman said.

“It’s a show and tell day – people can come up and go into the exhibits, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will be there showing the public the sky through their telescopes, there may be tours into the Plaskett telescope, and we’ll have some lectures on astronomy in the auditorium,” he said.

The Centre opens at 3:30 p.m. and will close late into the night, after dark.

Fahlman says he anticipates there will be a lot of people in attendance Saturday, and asks that visitors be patient.

“The observatory is a landmark in Victoria, you can see it pretty much from anywhere in the city, and people are just naturally curious: ‘what he heck is that thing?’” Fahlman said.

“Most astronomers, most scientists are more than eager to go on at great lengths at how exciting, how interesting the science is, and that’s the thing that is disconcerting to us: that connection to the community has been disrupted.”

– with files from Edward Hill kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Citizens, businesses and employees of the five municipalities – View Royal, Colwood, Metchosin, Highlands and Langford – are recognized through multiple categories including civic leadership, outstanding customer service, resilience award and business of the year based on size of the company.

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Town of View Royal is among those who do pay Continued from Page A1

Victoria has had some form of tourism bureau since 1901, but Tourism Victoria in its current form has been around for almost 40 years. The not-for-profit is funded through membership fees, grants from Victoria and Saanich (at $47,000 and $36,000) and a special hotel tax from the two communities that bring in about $2 million annually. The Visitor Services portion of the organization also receives a provincial grant, giving Tourism Victoria an operating budget of $4.2 million.

Though it sounds like a lot of money, the organization creates more than glossy brochures — it markets the region around the world and facilitates partnerships with places as far as Europe and Asia.

“We are of the opinion that a strong tourist industry, that might appear to be centered in Victoria, is helpful to all the municipalities, and we think we have a responsibility to work together here,” said District of Saanich Coun. Susan Brice, chair of the finance committee. “Pooling our money with all the communities is the only way to focus our efforts effectively.”

The City of Victoria, District of Saanich, District of Oak Bay, Township of Esquimalt, Town of Sidney and Town of View Royal believe the cost is well worth the gains. But while the City of

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Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood is one of many Greater Victoria tourist draws outside of the downtown core.

Langford also holds membership, the area holds a different philosophy – and collects a hotel tax it does not contribute to Tourism Victoria.

“There is no real benefit for us, from our point of view,” said Langford Mayor Stew Young.

“Victoria’s focus is tourism, and they’re great at doing what they

do down there, but we don’t have those kind of hotels and touristy things here. Our focus is on sports tourism, and making this the best possible community for the residents who already live here.”

Young said Langford’s hotel tax, which largely comes from sports teams and conferences that

make their way to Bear Mountain Arena, directly funds the Langford Sport Authority which markets the home of Rugby Canada and all the district’s sporting potential. Funds also support community-improvement projects and economic developments.

“Why would we give Victoria our money and then try to tell

them to spend it on us?” said Young. “It’s not like Victoria is telling tourists ‘Go to Langford.’” news@mondaymag.com Next issue: the City of Victoria weighs in on the fairness of divided municipal support while Sooke shows concern for a lack of representation.

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Work slated to improve sidewalks on Jacklin

Langford council has preapproved awarding a contract for sidewalk and drainage work along Jacklin Rd. The sidewalk infill project will see some properties along Jacklin Rd. equipped with sidewalks to make the road generally safer for pedestrians.

The work will happen in the north sections of Jacklin, centred around Orono Ave. “We have some properties on Jacklin Rd. that probably won’t come forward for rezoning anytime soon,” said Michelle Mahovlich, director of engineering. “Normally we would wait for a rezoning and have developers pay for that.”

Mahovlich expects the work to go ahead mid-September.

No road closures are expected but there may be occasional

delays.

The project is budgeted at $70,000, which is included in the 2013 engineering budget.

Bids are expected by Aug. 26.

Owners of affected properties have agreed to the work.

In a separate project, a flashing crosswalk is being installed on Jacklin Rd. at Orono Ave. The hope is to have the crosswalk installed by the time the new school year begins.

“Jacklin is a fairly busy road, so just for safety reasons, when you have a pedestrian crosswalk mid-block … sometimes it’s warranted to put in a flashing crossing,” said Mahovlich.

Matson Road closure approved

Matson Road will be closed from Aug. 26 to 30, from 7 a.m.

to 6 p.m. each day to renew drainage infrastructure at the intersection of Goldstream Ave. The road will likely not be fully closed for the entire duration but drivers should expect to have to use a detour for that timeframe. Traffic will be rerouted via Goldstream Ave., Jacklin Rd. and Brock Ave.

Final closure approval for Mary Ellen Place

Langford city council gave final approval Monday to permanently close Mary Ellen Place. The land the road is on is being sold to a private purchaser.

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Langford teen top cadet Air cadet Liam Hunter of 848 Squadron in Langford is a top cadet.

The teen received his flight’s Top Cadet Award during the fifth and final graduation parade for Albert Head Cadet Training Centre.

“Cadet Hunter is a respectful and athletic, and inspires others to push their limits,” said his flight commander, 2nd Lieut. Edwin Cheung. “During the race with their competing flight at the confidence (obstacle) course he pumped up his flight, motivating them to a win.”

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Each flight was comprised of approximately 25 cadets.

Cadets received awards during a unique parade of more than 200 cadets graduating from a variety of three- and six-week courses in areas such as aviation technology and aerospace, sports and fitness and survival. With The Honourable Judith Guichon, lieutenant governor of British Columbia as reviewing officer, the graduates treated guests and spectators with calisthenics, music and drill routines.

“No matter which direction you decide to travel, you will all be better equipped for the future as a result of the experiences here at Albert Head Cadet Camp,” said Guichon, during her address. “I see that all of you who go through the cadet experience learn so much about self-discipline, teamwork, sportsmanship, citizenship and of course, it appears to me there is a great deal of fun to be had along the way.”

Hunter completed the three-week Basic Fitness and Sports Course which provides cadets with the fundamentals of recreational sports training. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Their two worlds do have overhe first thing to jump to lap, and perhaps this year more mind upon laying eyes than usual. The world premier on seasonal Metchosin of a new chamber opera on the couple Gavin Bryars last days of Marilyn Monroe, with and Anna Tchernakova likely music from Bryars, is isn’t Marilyn Monroe, taking place in Victoria, Russian feature films, at the McPherson Playopera and international house Theatre on Sept. acclaim.

13 and 14.

The two spend Bryars is a composer their summers on with a storied backtheir typically idyllic ground. Born in Yorkrural Metchosin propshire, England, with a erty: heritage house, first career as a bass sunburnt lawn, lush player, later moving garden, a ginger cat Kyle Wells on to study and teach named Bluey wandermusic composition. ing lazily in the heat.

Reporting Working with John Cage, But they lead double lives, spending their working lives the experimental composer, and Tom Waits, among many others. in Europe, Bryars composing He has had three operas open music to great recognition and in three major opera houses in Tchernakova directing films, primarily in her homeland of Russia. Europe and has produced well “We spend certainly every sum- regarded compositions in the avant-garde music world. mer here,” Bryars said, adding This latest work, titled Marilyn the two have owned their home Forever, is written by another in Metchosin for about 11 years Metchosin artist, writer Marilyn now.

Bowering, and features the per“We try to spend as much time formances of Eivør Pálsdóttir, a in Canada as possible,” Tchernavocalist from Faroe Island, and kova said. “We know the community, we really like the community. Thomas Sandberg, from Denmark.

Although the idea for the work We like the spirit of the neighcomes from Bowering, Bryars bourhood.”

“There’s a degree of pretense about the sophistication you find in big cities. One can find a certain blaze quality there, a ‘seen it all’ kind of approach. … I find I value a lot the way people respond here.”

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said he has always found Monroe to be a fascinating figure, someone who he always suspected must have been quite interesting and complex behind her sex kitten public image.

“I always felt there was something behind those eyes. There is a sense of melancholy, someone seeking something,” Bryars said.

“I remember being very saddened by her death, which seemed to me to be very pointless and unnecessary.”

Tragedy lends itself well to opera, and the tragedy of Monroe’s death drew Bryars.

“One would have that in a Shakesperian play. There’s a sense it’s inevitably going to end badly,” Bryars said. “The way she was a driven person, she was fragile, sometimes pushed beyond her limits by people around her and maybe not respected.”

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Bryars intentionally made the choice to do a proper, full fledged premier in Victoria, rather than a larger cultural capital, because of his connection to the city and because of its particular cultural environment.

“Given that this is a smaller scale piece it seemed nice to do it here,” Bryars said. “There’s a degree of pretense about the sophistication you find in big cities. One can find a certain blaze quality there, a ‘seen it all’ kind of approach. … I find I value a lot the way people respond here.”

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“I’m going to talk about creation, how you go from the inception to something tangible,” Tchernakoiva said.

Tchernakova has a number of feature films to her name, mostly Russian, but also including the Victoria-shot CBC movie Last Summer which starred and was based on a story by P.K. Page.

This year Tchernakova will speak primarily about her latest film project, a Russian feature film titled Dog’s Paradise. The film tells the tale of two children growing up in Russia in 1953, a tumultuous year in Russian history. The film is freshly completed and has yet to be screened publicly.

“It’s very interesting to see what a child perceives from what he sees in the grown ups’ lives and how a child can interpret it,” Tchernakova said.

The film will be released in Russia in autumn and the intent is to bring it to the festival circuit next year. The talk will include a question and answer period.

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Tourism should showcase region “Who will help me plant the seed?” asks The Little Red Hen in the old Russian folk tale.

As she plants the seed, mills the wheat and bakes the bread, she asks her fellow farm dwellers, “who will lend a hand?”

“Not I,” comes the reply – until it’s time to eat.

Not I, seems to be the attitude of several Greater Victoria municipalities when it comes to paying their share of Tourism Victoria’s marketing budget.

Sure, they’ll take the spin-off from the some $2-million spent on luring tourists to the city, but participate in the funding: “not I.” Langford Mayor Stew Young likely speaks for many of the outlying municipalities when he says they would see no benefit from sharing the wealth.

A quick trip to Tourism Victoria’s website seems to prove him right. Other than the obligatory nod to landmark Butchart Gardens, which pays on its own to be a member of the organization, while Central Saanich, the municipality in which it sits does not, it takes a bit of hunting to find the mere mention of Langford, Sidney or Sooke.

It’s arguable that many people who come to Victoria never venture outside the city limits and many that do, hop on a bus to Butchart Gardens and return to town without a chance to visit a Saanich Peninsula winery or farm stand, let alone cycle along the Galloping Goose or swim in the Sooke Potholes.

Greater Victoria’s tourism strategy is a bad one. As it stands, it’s yet another fine example of how 13 separate fiefdoms stand in the way of enhancing the whole.

Those who only preview our area through Tourism Victoria’s eyes will see a place too small to keep their interest for more than a few days. They may never know they can surf in Sooke, go to a national historic site at Fort Rodd Hill or visit an aquarium in Sidney.

The moral of The Little Red Hen teaches us if we don’t put in the work, we shouldn’t reap the reward.

The region needs to come up with a strategy to increase tourism across Greater Victoria. Having a unified strategy for marketing the entire Capital Region is a necessity if we really want to attract tourists who stay and take in all we have to offer.

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

The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Dammed if we do? Accounting for Site C groups question both the need It is hardly news that BC Hydro’s for Site C and BC Hydro’s financial proposal to construct the Site claims backing it. Concerned about C dam in the Peace River Valley exactly how much this faces massive opposition project could end up among local farmers, First costing the public, PVEA Nations, conservationists is asking the BCUC to and outdoor enthusiasts. confirm that BC Hydro is Recently, however, required by law to obtain growing concerns over certification for the whether the project is project. even necessary, let alone While most public fiscally viable, has given utility projects must the controversy a new be certified by BCUC twist. before they can be built, While proponents Anna Johnston when B.C. passed the and adversaries of large Guest Column Clean Energy Act in mining and energy 2010, it exempted a Site proposals often dance the C dam of a particular size from environment versus dollars debate, the requirement to undergo this pitting social and environmental important regulatory process. concerns against arguments for However, the current Site C economic growth, the discourse over Site C has increasingly become proposal has ballooned from the Site C exempted under the law. For a dollars versus dollars one. starters, its sticker price has shot Even the provincial government, up 58 per cent from the original historically Site C’s staunchest $5- to $6.6-billion estimate. It will advocate, has begun to question the wisdom of the $8-billion project. take years longer to construct, which means longer before any Earlier this month, Bill Bennett, benefits would be felt, and more B.C.’s newly minted Minister of time for additional delays and cost Energy and Minister Responsible escalations to occur. for Core Review, suggested the And if BC Hydro’s budgeting province needs to critically examine track record is any indication, BC Hydro’s proposal for Site C. ratepayers can expect a much The Peace Valley Environment larger final bill than the $8 billion Association is one step ahead currently projected. The Northwest of Bennett: earlier this month, Transmission Line (also exempt the conservation group filed a complaint with the British Columbia from the Commission’s review) is currently expected to cost $617 Utilities Commission over BC million, a whopping 53 per cent Hydro’s bypassing of the BCUC inflation over the $404-million certification process. original estimate.

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BC Hydro is already mired in debt. Currently over $15 billion, its arrears have nearly doubled since 2010, when the provincial government decided to move forward with Site C, and is expected to rise to $18.85 billion by 2015. As a result, the dividends BC Hydro pays to the province will be cut almost in half.

Site C is currently undergoing an environmental assessment, an essential part of responsible development. However, while an environmental assessment examines projects for their potentially adverse environmental, social, heritage and health effects, the BCUC would assess such specific factors as load growth forecasting, energy pricing policies and resource plans.

As a Crown corporation, BC Hydro’s debt is borne by ratepayers. In light of the utility’s maxed-out debt-equity ratio, the massive capital costs it faces to upgrade aging infrastructure, recent requests to increase rates and strong indications that its current business practices are unsustainable, BCUC oversight is needed to ensure that Site C receives the kind of robust review necessary to protect ratepayers from being on the hook for an $8-billion mistake.

Finally, something we can all agree on.

Anna Johnston is Staff Counsel,West Coast Environmental Law and lawyer for the Peace Valley Environment Association

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Parents new to the Sooke School District are asked to register their children at their neighbourhood school between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. during the week of August 26 – 30, 2013. The first day of school is Tuesday, September 3. All schools will be in session for onehalf day. Classroom vacancies will not be known until after the first day of school so children new to the school may not be placed until September 4 or 5.

Kindergarten parents please note: The first regular day for Kindergarten students will be Wednesday, September 11, with orientation sessions scheduled from September 4 – 10. Details of this schedule will be communicated by the school.

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Foggy freighter A freighter sails through a fog bank as the Olympic mountains loom overhead in the Juan de Fuca Strait on an otherwise sunny day.

Sewage plan needs review Why is the Capital Regional District so resistant to having the regional sewage plan reviewed?

CRD taxpayers have shelled out millions of tax dollars to date. It would be an appropriate and cost-saving benefit to make sure the plan is up to scrutiny. Better safe than sorry.

Is the CRD staff concerned that serious flaws would be discovered? Is it afraid that this would reveal that the entire plan – and process – are flawed?

Deborah Dickson Saanich

Olympics shouldn’t be about being gay Why are countries spending millions of dollars to host the Olympic Games?

I thought it was to show how good “our athletes” are. Why do we need to know some are gay? Are there heterosexuals in the Olympics?

People will lose interest fast, if this is going to be on the agenda from now on. If so, get rid of the Olympics.

Eileen Nattrass Central Saanich

Transit, shared private lots could solve parking woes Re: Parking dilemma (vicnews.com) I often drive downtown and as for the parking, if I choose to drive I am aware I will need to pay for parking on a weekday during day hours, so it is a choice.

What the city could do better is repaint the curbs on the streets so it is clear what is a parking area and what is not. I received a ticket in an area like this and won my dispute.

The other thing is why not share parking spaces? Many business have 24-hour reserved parking and I see this is necessary during business hours but what about nights and weekends? These lots could be used as a better use of space while working together as a community.

The real reason I prefer not to drive in downtown Victoria is the overall traffic congestion, poor drivers, streets that are narrow and then add bike lanes, lanes closed on streets because of construction and many other reasons.

It is easier to support B.C. Transit and take the bus and it is often safer.

In general, Greater Victoria has major traffic problems throughout the entire area which

are not addressed. Our current roads cannot continue to accommodate the increased number of cars on them.

Putting islands that look “pretty” with trees and flowers in the centre of the roads, such as on Esquimalt Road and Craigflower Road, and hoping people will slow down is not the answer.

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Restrict street closures near Craigflower to evenings When the Craigflower Bridge was closed, the traffic had to go somewhere and much of it went onto Tillicum Road.

This would have been tolerable if the construction project on the corner of Tillicum and Burnside had not closed the curb lane on both streets.

So for the past two years residents of Tillicum have been subjected to air and noise pollution that never previously existed.

In addition, drivers have suffered from traffic lineups that resemble the Colwood crawl.

Those of us who live on Tillicum sometimes wait ten minutes just to get onto the street, and another 10 minutes to reach the traffic lights and clear the mess.

Now, the municipality of Saanich proposes to repeat this chaos at the corner of Tillicum and the Trans-Canada Highway with construction of a medical building. It should be made clear to the builders that no lane closures should be allowed during this project except at night.

Earl Smith Saanich

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A popular downtown magic shop is pulling a disappearing act thanks to poor sales, dwindling tourism and a tough economic climate.

Murray’s Trick & Joke Shop, 688 Broughton St., will close its doors permanently on Aug. 25, a sad decision for owners and professional magicians Murray Hatfield and Teresa Midbo, who moved from Calgary in 2006 to take over the business.

“We had intentions of having this as part of our lives for years to come,” Hatfield said.

Before 2009, the couple were able to ride out the slow winter months with strong Halloween sales, but a consumer shift to online sales and pop-up Halloween shops began chipping away at their bottom line.

“Locals don’t seem to come downtown as much anymore, with the big stores in Langford and UpTown – not that those are bad, but it’s a change,” Hatfield said.

“There’s certainly a lot more empty space in the downtown core than there was seven years ago.”

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revamped online store, magictrick. com, in September.

“Magic is still very much a tactile, hands-on experience, but the props, books, DVDs, etc., are all selling online,” Hatfield said. “The domain name is probably the most valuable part of our business.”

The trick and joke shop traded hands only twice over its four decades in business.

It opened in the late 1970s as Crazy Frank’s and was bought by Tony and Ann Eng in the 1980s.

Hatfield fell in love with Victoria in the early 1980s after performing at the now-defunct JayCee Fair at the old Memorial Arena.

Visits to the West Coast then became an annual event during the couple’s 25-year run of Magic ‘n’ Miracles, a fundraising tour to benefit charities across Canada, and they saw an opportunity when Eng mentioned he was ready to retire.

“It’s sad the trick and joke shop isn’t going to be in Victoria going forward, especially after three-plus decades of history,” Hatfield said.

“That’s hard to walk away from, but it’s also an exciting new opportunity for us.” dpalmer@vicnews.com

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“It’s quite challenging to bring shows to Victoria, not just because it’s an island but because the venue is booked almost the whole year through,” says Kolenko.

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“We’ve talked to the mayor of Langford, Stew Young, and he’s actually shutting down downtown,” Kolenko says.

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See the review in Monday Magazine. ★★ 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. ★★★½ PACIFIC RIM -(SilverCity/Caprice) Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) helms this Transformers-ish epic about monsters that attack Earth and are opposed by giant robots controlled by human “pilots.”

This is a skilfully directed and highly imaginative tribute to all those schlocky Godzilla movies of old. ★★ PARANOIA -(Empire 6/ SilverCity) Lethal corporate espionage drives the action in this slick but vapid thriller starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, and Australian hunk-dujour Liam Hemsworth (Hunger Games).

weekend ★★ 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 familyfriendly animated tale about a crop-dusting plane with dreams of winning a famous aerial race.

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 comingof-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. ★★★ WOLVERINE -(SilverCity/ Caprice) 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.

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ustralian blues-rock musician Ash Grunwald is returning to Victoria as part of a 12-stop tour through B.C. The surfer usually swings through during the winter for heli-snowboarding sessions in the interior but has opted for a warmer view of the province this time around.

Grunwald is playing the Cambie (856 Esquimalt Rd.) in Esquimalt on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the ninth of 12 shows.

The Cambie is a smaller venue than those he typically plays in his native Australia, where his music has had brushes with fame. The original version of his song Breakout was included in a movie trailer for Moneyball, which has been viewed nearly four million times on YouTube.

He also collaborated with members of Aussie punk band The Living End for a cover of Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy, which was an unexpected hit in Australia.

Down under, Grunwald is a known environmentalist. But here, his priority is to connect with fans as a musician, which is tough for an indie rocker who lives on the other side of the world. And if he can connect with his message about the environment too, all the better, especially the need to stop the wasteful mining of coal, gas and other fossil fuels.

“It’s not even controversial anymore,” Grunwald said. “Global warming is an accepted fact and no one is debating that the use of fossil fuels is the cause.”

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During this year’s performances in Australia and England, Grunwald has been taking a few minutes to energize the crowd about environmental responsibility when he sings The Last Stand.

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Wendy Smylitopoulos, left, and Michael Ikonomou, president of the Victoria and Vancouver Island Greek Community Society, hold a signboard displaying the Greek roots of explorer Juan de Fuca.

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If people can aim their eyes past mouth-watering skewers of lamb, tzatziki drizzled gyros and honey glazed loukomades at this year’s Greek Fest, they might notice the Greek community centre has opened a museum.

“Greek Fest is growing every year. People do come here for the food, but also for the hospitality and the way we see ourselves as a mini colony of Greece,” said Michael Ikonomou, president of the Victoria and Vancouver Island Greek Community Society. “We try to provide what people like and the best entertainment we can.”

This 12th annual Greek Fest is split between the next two weekends – Aug. 23 to 25 and Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 – at Greek Orthodox Church and community centre,4648 Elk Lake Dr..

The Greek community society completed a 3,500 square foot addition to its community centre earlier this year, giving it a bigger kitchen, space for a museum and heritage centre, and more room for Greek language and dance schools.

Volunteers like Wendy Smylitopoulos are working feverishly to have the museum ready to go today. Of the estimated 100 Greek families in Greater Victoria, Ikonomou said many have donated old family photos, mementos from the homeland and records of family arrivals to Canada. The museum will display a 1872 Greek prayer book, two icons hundreds of years old, donated fabrics from the old country, and old photos and keepsakes of the past.

“We are going to dig deeper into the older families, how they lived and who we have here today,” Ikonomou added. “Building on genealogy is an ongoing project.”

The earliest known Greek arrival to Vancouver Island was several hundred years before the British established its colony. Ioannis Phokas, a.k.a.

Juan de Fuca, cuts a square-jawed, Hemmingwayesque figure on a signboard that highlights his Greek heritage and entry into the Spanish navy.

Juan de Fuca explored into what is now the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1592 and found the southern tip Vancouver Island, although later explorers like Captain James Cook didn’t believe his claims.

“Juan de Fuca was Greek? That’s the first thing we hear every year,” Smylitopoulos said.

Entertainment this year includes dancers from Mesologi and Athens, in Greece, plus Greek dancers from Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria.

“Greece is rich in dances. There’s 3,000 different dances in Greece and we try to capture some of that,” Ikonomou said.

The Greek community society donates part of the proceeds to Tour de Rock and the Greater Victoria school district hot lunch program, but funds raised will also pay down the new addition to the Greek community centre, which Ikonomou expects to take about a decade.

See greekfest.ca for the full entertainment lineup starting noon each day. editor@saanichnews.com

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Our best at the Games Travis Paterson News staff

Greater Victoria athletes returning from the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que., this week are importing some precious metals.

The Games ran Aug. 2 to 17, and brought together approximately 4,500 athletes in 20 disciplines.

Among the brightest lights for B.C. was Adam Keenan, who added a Canada Games record and gold medal to his growing medal haul. Keenan, a hammer thrower who graduated from Lambrick Park secondary two years ago, set a new Games record of 65.96 metres, seven metres more than the next thrower.

It broke Dylan Armstrong’s 2001 Canada Games record.

“I wasn’t aware that I broke Dylan Armstrong’s record,” Keenan said. “I’m told this is the second one I’ve taken from Dylan. I have major respect for his accomplishments so I’m really happy.”

Keenan, 19, is part of Canada’s future international throwing team and trains in Kamloops with Armstrong, now a shot put specialist, under head coach Dr. Anatoliy Bodnarchuk.

A pair of Saanich Commonwealth Place regulars, diver Courtney Hattie and swimmer Jon McKay, each picked up a trio of medals.

Hattie, of Boardworks Diving club, won gold in the three-metre springboard, bronze in the one-metre springboard event and bronze in the synchronized three-metre event with teammate Madeline Wainman of Coquitlam. McKay, of Pacific Coast Swimming, won gold in the men’s 1,500-metre free-

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Above: Oak Bay High’s Lauren Yearwood, left, against Alberta in the women’s hoops. Right: Lambrick Park’s Colton Wood pitches for B.C. style, bronze in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the fivekilometre open water swim.

One of B.C.’s most dominating efforts came on the diamond.

Victoria Mariners pitcher Colton Wood came up big in the gold medal final, throwing a seven-inning shutout to pace B.C. a 5-0 win over Ontario. Wood gave up just one hit while walking none

and striking out 10 in the gold medal game on Aug. 9.

His offence spotted him a 5-0 lead in the first inning which stayed as the final score.

Fellow Mariners player Jesse Mycock played centre field and had two hits in the final. Victoria Eagles coach Gautam Srivastava was a manager with the team.

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wood’s Naomi Ko was part of the gold-medal women’s team, which beat Quebec by 17 strokes for first place.

In the water, rower Emily Nicole Lerhe won gold with the women’s quad. The sculler competes for Boston University and is a member of the Victoria City Rowing Club. Gorge Rowing and Paddling member Patrick Dann won bronze in the K-2 200metre event.

Royal Victoria Yacht Club youth member Max Gallant, who competed at the world laser championships earlier this summer, sailed his singlehanded laser to silver.

The Games were particularly good to Thomas Riva, a UVic Vike from Qualicum Beach. Riva won gold in the 1,500-metre with a surge in the final 100 metres of the race. Riva also won silver in the 800m.

Oak Bay was well represented on the hardcourt by Team B.C. in the women’s basketball final. B.C. took silver, losing 61-41 to Team Ontario in the final, with Oak Bay Breakers Marissa Harrington, Lauren Yearwood and Morgan Roskelley, and Claremont Spartan Marissa Dheensaw on the team.

B.C.’s men’s team didn’t make the medal round but was represented by a pair of Saanich athletes, Matt Neufeld (Lambrick Park) and Taylor Montgomery-Stinson (Claremont).

Catch all the local results at jeuxducanada2013.ca/en with photos of Team B.C. athletes at teambc.org/photos. sports@vicnews.com

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Dragon boaters to invade Elk Lake From one dragon boat festival comes another as the Canadian National Dragon Boat Championships go down at Elk Lake this weekend, Aug. 23 to 25.

Last weekend an estimated 80,000 people attended the three day event Victoria Dragon Boat Festival on the Inner Harbour.

“This is an exciting opportunity for local competitive teams, such as the Gorging Dragons, who hope to dominate the event and secure a position at the 2014 Club Crew World Championships in Italy,” said Glenys Haskins, general manager for the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival Society.

It’s the first time Elk Lake has hosted a dragon boat event. Unique to the competitive regatta are the “held-tail starts,” where boats are held in position manually before racing a variety of distances The event is drawing over 100 crews and 2,000 athletes from across the country.

Racing begins on Friday morning at 8 a.m. (and each day) through Sunday until 5 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

Runners pick it up with new September races Two running events have been added to the September race calendar, both selling themselves as a chance for runners to test their mettle ahead of the Victoria Marathon on Oct. 13.

On Sept. 8 the Zoot 10-kilometre road course, which has sprung up in place of the the former McNeill Bay Half Marathon, will debut in Oak Bay. It starts in Oak Bay Village and heads past Estevan Village through the Uplands with a turnaround at Cattle Point. Minor hills and a 500-metre incline will challenge the runners.

All participants get a Zoot technical shirt.

On Sept. 15 The Q’s Victoria Run Series will debut its newest event, the series’ season-ending Synergy Shuffle.

While the series is built around short and middle distance track running, the Shuffle is open to the long distance runners of the community and offers two rarely used distances, 20 and 30 km, as well as a 10-km route.

The Shuffle is based in Central Saanich and starts and finishes at Island View Road and Lochside Trail, beside Michell’s Farm Market. All three races use the same 10-km loop, which runs south on Lochside Trail and includes Hunt and Martindale roads, with small rolling hills and long, flat stretches.

Register online for the Zoot 10K at islandrunner. ca and for the Synergy Shuffle at victoriarunseries. com. sports@vicnews.com

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Ice is in for hockey season Travis Paterson News staff

The Victoria Royals are on the ice ahead of the 2013-14 Western Hockey League season.

Draft camp opened earlier this week with the Royals’ 11th pick in the 2013 WHL pick, Dante Hannoun, among the many hopefuls on the ice.

Rookie camp begins Thursday with games at 10:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. and continues on Friday with games at 10:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Saturday games at 10:15 and 5:15 p.m. The rookie camp tournament ends with a first versus second place final on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Bypassing rookie camp this weekend is a foursome of 16-yearold rookies, Tyler Soy, Chaz Reddekop, Regan Nagy and Matthew

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Oops! Keegan Kanzig, right, is still learning the nuances of shadow boxing as he pops teammate Kolton Dixon on the nose during what was otherwise a mock fight at the Victoria Royals informal ice time at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Tuesday.

Campese. Assuming all four can find a place in this year's roster, the Royals will have a particularly young but talented squad this year. sports@vicnews.com

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Tuesday, Aug. 27: Practice at 10:15 a.m.

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Wednesday, Aug. 28

7:05 p.m. 2013 Victoria Royals Intrasquad Game.

Saanich Braves

Saanich Jr. B Braves host exhibition game vs.

Peninsula Panthers, 6:30 p.m., Aug. 30 at Pearkes arena.

Skysharks sixth at ulti champs The Skysharks of Victoria finished sixth overall in a field of 16 teams in the mixed division of the Canadian Ultimate Championships, held in Vancouver, Aug. 12 to 18.

Last year the Skysharks managed a fourth-place finish.

Victoria was also represented by newly created women’s team Brizo, which surprised teams when it clinched a spot at nationals during the B.C. championships in July, finished 11th overall in the women’s division.

Shamrocks host Game 4

The Victoria Shamrocks host Game 4 of the WLA final against the Langley Thunder, 7:45 p.m. tonight (Aug. 23) at Bear Mountain Arena.

For more stories and web exclusives visit vicnews.com

Victoria Regional Transit

Service Changes Effective Tuesday, September 3 Introducing more service to match customer demand.

More trips on routes with high demand 4 Hillside/UVic 7 UVic/Downtown 11 UVic/Tillicum 16x UVic/Uptown 26 UVic/Dockyard Watch for Community or big buses on some trips 1 Richardson 10 Royal Jubilee/Dockyard 22n Vic General/Hillside Mall Route Changes 25 Maplewood/Admirals Walk 52 Colwood 59/60 Triangle Mountain/Wishart UVic Ring Road For complete September service information – www.bctransit.com, Victoria, Upcoming Schedules

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Victoria Regional Transit Commission

Transit Info 250·382·6161 • www.bctransit.com

There’s more online

Visit Victoria Google Transit to plan your trip.

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

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS JESKEN AERIE Assisted Living Facility BAKE SALE, BBQ & BAZAAR FUNDRAISER Sat, August 24, 11am-2pm 817 Goldstream Ave. All proceeds from this community event are going to the Recreation Department of this non-profit residence.

Stay for BBQ, music and home made baked goods and some garage sale items for a low price.

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LEGALS AUCTION SALE Notice is hereby given by West Coast Super Storage Ltd, 3220 Otter Point Rd, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0K8 that the following item(s) will be open for bids between 9am-12pm on September 7, 2013 on the premises to cover costs incurred.

Only CASH accepted. *Neil Meichsner – ENC6008 (Household Goods) *Catherine Turner – ENC3076 (Household Goods) WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given that Kustom Towing, (2009) Ltd, 3297 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, V8Z 3K9 will be selling: 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA

Owner M. Jacks 1GMDX03E3YD306288 1987 FORD F-250 Owner Artistic Pavers Wall Ltd 2FTHF2510HCA86235 FORD F-150 Owner M. O’Brien 1FTEX15NX5KB47512 Will be sold on Sept 6, 2013. At 647B Dupplin Rd, Victoria, BC between 10am-2pm.

LOST AND FOUND FOUND: DEBIT/CREDIT card, found Dallas Rd by Ogden Bay Cafe. Call to claim (250)381-3096.

LOST: BIKE, cream Norco Havoc, Shawnigan Lk Rd West, 8pm, Aug. 18th fell off trailer. Reward. (250)733-2151 LOST: CAT, young male, black and very shy. From Topaz Park area. Please check yards and sheds. Call if found (250)381-6009.

TRAVEL

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PARKSVILLE COZY Cottage Weekly or 3 nights min. Sept. or Oct. Senior orientated. Call Loren (250)586-8814.

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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.

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HEALTHCARE needed urgently for a 76 yr old mom, qualification required. We offer $500 in a week. Contact tinambers@yahoo.com for more details

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VOLUNTEERS INTER-CULTURAL ASSOCIATION seeks conversation buddies to attend weekly ESL classes at the Inter-Cultural Association and converse with adult newcomers who are adapting to Canada. Patience, reliability and good English required. Training in September.

Call Volunteer Victoria at 250386-2269.

SENIORS SERVING Seniors is recruiting Senior Peer Counsellors who provide emotional support to seniors undergoing loss, transition or lifestyle changes. Training begins midSept. on Wednesday mornings for 12 weeks, and after training a commitment of 1 hour per week for 6 months is required. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

VICTORIA CHILDREN’S Choir needs an apprentice choir manager who enjoys kids and parents to assist with rehearsals, travel plans, meetings, and be part of an artistic team. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES 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 WHY DO you do things you later regret? Find out. Buy and read Dianetics. (250)813-1306 www.dianeticsvictoria.org

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

SHOPRIDER DELUXE Mobility scooter. One owner, like new, bought 2008. 4-wheel stability, electrical seat lift. $1500. obo. (250)592-1690.

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

250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

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

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BUILDING SUPPLIES LOG HOME shell kit WRC 6X8 flat 3 bdrm w/grge & curved glass sunroom, ready to ship, 604-856-9732

FRIENDLY FRANK BOOK: “BUILD West Coast Chopper Kit Bike”, $10. Call (250)477-1819.

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 $70. 250-479-2779.

ERGONOMIC BLACK cloth chair, $40. Champagne bucket, $25. Call (778)426-4449.

GARDEN LOUNGER new, $30. Computer desk used, $30. Gravity chair, new $35.

Call (250)592-8509.

JAMES TOWN tea pot, gravy boat, cream jug, excellent condition. $25. (250)595-6734.

SHOWER STOOL $10.

14” porcelain flower vase $12.

(250)656-7786.

SLEEPING BAG red outside paisley pattern inside, good cond. $10. (250)656-1640.

SPLADING GOLF bag, with 11 clubs, $48. (250)652-4621.

VINTAGE SILHOUETTE picture, convexed glass, $30.

Kid’s bike $30. (778)265-1615.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

FUR COUGAR carpet on felt with head, teeth, paws, tail, etc. Must be seen. $1700.obo. or swap for good shape automobile or big 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.

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

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

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

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

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

250-753-0160

COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. Beautiful ocean/city views.

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

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

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.

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,

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

Perfect for recreational property or full time living.

Motivated seller $358,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

GARAGE SALES

BLOCK GARAGE SALE! 100’s of Items.

Sunday Aug. 25th, 9am-1pm.

500 blk Northcott, between Coventry & Burleith, Vic West COLWOOD: ESTATE Sale Sat., Aug. 24, 9am-3pm. Antique player piano, furniture, office desks, filing cabinets, tools, collectibles, rugs, lots more! 3338 Dundonald Rd. FERNWOOD: SUNDAY Aug. 25. 9am-1pm. 1236 Princess Ave, off Cook. Good variety.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES 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.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

APARTMENT/CONDO UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $6,900 o.b.o Call Terry 250-478-1426.

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

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

HOMES FOR RENT SOOKE. 3BDRM + den, 3 bath, newer half duplex. Fully fenced big yard, deck, garage, gas fireplace. Bright kitchen with DW, F/S. W/D in sep. laundry.

Nice views, forest, trails across road. $1650 includes weekly garbage pickup and water. Avail. Oct 1st. 250508-4064. tjoblue@gmail.com

RECREATION

COMING THIS FALL! Sell your home privately but use the power of the MLS to attract buyers.

No commission.

6-month posting on MLS. $695 FF4M Property Postings Inc. 250-382-2885 rwherr@shaw.ca Also in Maple Ridge

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 CRYSTAL POOL- 1 bdrm, full kitchen, shared bathroom, $565.

NS/NP, non-drinker.

Call (250)477-0686.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION 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.

SUITES, LOWER 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.

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.

TRUCKS & VANS

Move in today 250-588-9799

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

FUEL/FIREWOOD

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

RENTALS

GORDON HEAD- (4062 Feltham Place) 3 bdrm Rancher, w/appls, F/P, garage. Close to Uvic, Shelbourne. New Price$465,000. Move-in now, Motivated seller. 250-514-3286.

XMAS CACTUS, larger white.

African violet, dbl purple flower. Both $10. (250)383-5390

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

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

Garage Sales

WESTSHORE. Sat. & Sun, Aug. 24 & 25, 9am-3pm.

ESTATE sale, everything must go! 2862 Jacklin Road.

TRANSPORTATION

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

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

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

REAL ESTATE

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.

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

GARAGE SALES

THETIS HIEGHTS: 1 bdrm + den, deck, insuite W/D, incld’s utils, 975sqft, N/S, small pet ok, $1200. (250)478-4018.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

WOODEN STOOL, brass trim, black leather seat, 27” high $25. Call 250-388-6725.

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. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

5 BDRM - 3 bdrm, 2 full bath up. Big storage. Sep entr.

Close to Beckwith Park on Cul de Sac. Large lot w/fruit trees.

Lower suite; 2 bdrm, 1 large full bath. $625,000. Call (250)479-7201.

QUALITY MANUFACTURED homes in quiet Ladysmith.

Homes from $99,900. A selection of floor plans and various options. Homes are CSA A277 approved. Only 45 minutes from Victoria. Call Duck Paterson 250-246-0637 or email to: info@lmfhomes.ca

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.

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.

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.

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

Call (250)477-6036.

MARINE BOATS 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

SPORTS & IMPORTS GOING CHEAP very cheap.

2006 Jaguar 4 door X type all wheel drive, mint as new only 55,000km, with records, sunroof, superb throughout. Never winter driven, one owner. First sensible offer takes. Nonsmoker. Famous owner in Ontario. Call 289-296-7411.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

1975 LIONEL tent trailer, $1500 reduced, $1000 obo.

Call (250)479-1771.

BDF-14 RIB fast, stable, deep-V fiberglass hull, 30 HP Suzuki, Highliner trailer, Sunbrella cover. All in good condition. $2800. 250-477-7327 $$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ ALSO OUTBOARDS AND TRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

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Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Aug. 22-28 edition of Real Estate Victoria VICTORIA

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

4541 Pheasantwood, $875,000 pg. 11

705-845 Yates, $299,900 Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Noah Dobson, 250 385-2033

4-118 Aldersmith Pl, $429,900 pg. 5

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Bill Chudyk, 250-477-5353

pg. 8

1504A Glentana Rd, $359,900 pg. 6

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

pg. 5

pg. 12

pg. 10

pg. 11

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204-837 Selkirk Ave, $269,900

pg. 1

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Geoff Field, 250-477-7291

pg. 25

A-1142 Craigflower Rd, $334,900 Saturday 12-1:30 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 10

pg. 8

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

pg. 8

510-165 Kimta, $399,999 Saturday 11-1 Fair Realty Ltd Sean Thomas 250 896-5478

pg. 10

502-250 Douglas, $369,900 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

pg. 10

606 Speed, $215,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353

pg. 10

3126 Yew St, $429,000 Saturday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

pg. 3

2312 Fernwood Rd.

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

pg. 13

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

pg. 2

4374 Wildflower, $865,888 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Deborah Kline, 250-661-7680

pg. 14

5980 Old East, $649,000 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Paul Whitney, 250-889-2883

Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Jordy Harris, 250-385-2033

pg. 12

Sunday 2-4 Burr Properties Shirin Purewal, 250 382-8838

Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 14

pg. 25

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pg. 13

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pg. 16

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pg. 5

Saturday 1-3 Burr Properties Ltd John McMillan, 250 382-8838 pg. 15

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

pg. 1

pg. 18

pg. 25

Saturday 12-2 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

pg. 10

pg. 19

pg. 18

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

pg. 18

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Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka, 250 384-8124

pg. 15

541 Normandy Rd, $439,000

pg. 15

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pg. 18

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Fran Jeffs, 250-744-3301

pg. 18

1001 Limestone Lane

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

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

pg. 18

Saturday 11-1 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 20

3-2563 Millstream, $310,000 pg. 20

413-2710 Jacklin Rd.

4070 O’Toole Pl.

pg. 20

1177 Deerview, $689,900 Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Dale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Marsha Crawford, 250-889-8200

pg. 20

3707 Ridge Pond Rd, $699,900

Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ruth Stark, 250-477-1100

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

pg. 5

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

pg. 20

2987 Dornier Rd. pg. 19

105-350 Belmont, $154,900

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

593 Latoria Rd, $294,000 pg. 20

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

pg. 8

3361 Willowdale, $509,000 pg. 7

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Judy Campbell, 250 744-3301

3467 Happy Valley pg. 27

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

947 Bray, $499,900 pg. 19

9706 Fifth St, $569,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

pg. 20

202 Goldstream Ave, $219,900

Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

2215 Spirit Ridge Dr, $939,000

10324 Bowerbank, $457,000 Saturday 1-2 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

pg. 15

294 Hatley Lane, $729,800

986 Barkway Terr, $629,000

Saturday 10-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

pg. 19

pg. 8

10230 Bowerbank Rd, $228,000

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

pg. 6

2329 Oakville, $549,900 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kent Roden, 250 656-0911

2298 Grove, $499,000 pg. 10

pg. 19

9694 Seventh, $549,900 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kent Roden, 250 656-0911

208-10520 McDonald Pk, $277,000

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Willy Dunford, 250 656-0911

pg. 5

975 Huckleberry, $359,900

pg. 25

10939 Cedar Lane, $625,000 Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Lee Johnston, 250-478-9600

24-1287 Verdier, $379,900

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Robin Lewis, 250-656-0131

pg. 8

207-2732 Matson Rd, $325,900

13-10471 Resthaven, $359,900 Saturday 3-4 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

10324 Bowerbank, $457,000

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Ltd Lorne Klipper, 250 656-0911

pg. 20

406-611 Brookside, $189,000

27-10520 McDonald Park Rd Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

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

53-7925 Simpson, $292,000

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Colin Walters, 250-479-3333

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

Satday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Robin Lewis, 250-656-0131

10322 Booth, $429,000

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Irene Dunic, 250 656-0911

1228 Mariposa Ave. pg. 14

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kimberly Legeard, 250 656-0911

2916 Mt Wells, $429,900

106-10461 Resthaven, $199,500

1702 Texada, $1,140,000

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Steven Klipper, 250-656-0911

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Colin Walters, 250-479-3333

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Patrick Achtzner, 250-391-1893

307-10459 Resthaven, $529,000 pg. 10

11058 Larkspur, $498,000

Sunday 12-2 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory, 250-744-3301

4259 Wilkinson Rd, $407,500 pg. 13

pg. 15

8739 Cordero Cres, $699,000 pg. 15

9615 Epco Dr, $399,900

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Debra Bartlett, 250 656-0911

4-3981 Saanich, $359,000

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

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

pg. 8

pg. 15

2638 James Island pg. 15

Sunday 12-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Terry L Calveley, 250 589-6247

Saturday 1-3 Sparling Real Estate Don Sparling, 250-656-5511

4434 Valmont, $569,000

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

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

11340 Pachena, $674,900

8-3951 Bethel Pl, $399,000

110-1505 Church Ave, $209,000 Sunday 2-4 Boorman’s Rod Hay, 250-595-1535

pg. 10

584 Whiteside St.

pg. 14

4001 Sherwood, $964,900

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

pg. 11

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Fair Realty Bruce McCalla, 250-885-8487

Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Wendy Herrick, 250-656-0131

3478 Calumet, $449,000

1234 Beach Dr., $849,000

pg. 9

4959 Arsenault Pl, $569,900

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Brian Meredith-Jones, 250 477-1100

4980 Lochside, $948,000

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

Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

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

Saturday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Jacqueline Squire 250 477-1100

897 Swan, $429,000

209-2529 Wark St, $198,800

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Alison Stoodley, 250-477-7291

pg. 21

4177 Palamos St, $843,900 Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

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

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty May Hamilton, 250-477-5353

107-627 Brookside, $269,900

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000

107-40 Gorge West, $265,900

2002 Corniche, $609,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Deborah Piper, 250-477-5353

5255 Parker, $1,795,000

204-1715 Richmond, $225,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

pg. 13

4411 Chartwell Dr, $579,000

304-1665 Oak Bay Ave, $284,000 Saturday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Deanna Noyce, 250-744-3301

3877 Holland Ave., $990,000

2228 Tashy Pl, $659,000 Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 5

2709 Stone’s Throw, $1,095,000

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

503-250 Douglas, $329,900 Saturday 1-3 Newport Realty Marie Blender, 250-385-2033

pg. 17

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty James Liu, 250 477-5353

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

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas) Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1-4 Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715

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

98-7701 Central Saanich, $148,900

4255 Moorpark, $649,000

1646 Brousson, $634,900

30-850 Parklands, $419,000 Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Paul Holland, 250-592-4422

309 Kingston, $779,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Cassie Kangas, 250 477-7291

pg. 1

982 Mckenzie Ave, $299,900

2-920 Caledonia, $414,900 Saturday 1:30-3:30 Fair Realty Ltd. Sean Thomas, 250 896-5478

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Frank Chan, 250-477-7291

Saturday 1-3 Fair Realty Steve Blumberg, 250-360-6069

209-3160 Albina, $269,000

2-1590 Christmas, $439,800

303-505 Cook St, $359,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty David Harvey, 250-385-2033

pg. 14

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

pg. 10

116-75 Songhees, $998,000 Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Bill MacDonald 250 479-3333

801-4515 Pipeline Rd, $449,000

978 Tattersall, $419,998

3-210 Douglas St, $335,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Riley Janes, 250-384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Deborah Kline, 250-661-7680

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

pg. 20

1001-1400 Lynburne, $799,900 pg. 15

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

519 Bickford, $529,900 pg. 3

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

pg. 16

Friday, August 23, 2013 - GOLDSTREAM

NEWS GAZETTE

Library opens door to the digital age in CRD Greater Victoria library system among Canadian leaders in digital literacy Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

Video may have killed the radio star but digital seems to bolster literacy.

The Greater Victoria Regional Library system boasts the third highest circulation among Canadian urban libraries and growing. Statistics show the 10 GVPL branches saw 57,000 visits a week in 2011.

“Some of the traditional measurement guides are not necessarily the best to gauge how busy we are,” said CEO Maureen Sawa, adding that the Canadian Urban Library Council is developing a way to measure space use as opposed to circulation numbers.

“That’s something that’s hard to capture.”

They do know space is at a premium in the busiest branch – Central.

“The way the space is set up we really are looking to reconfigure it to some of the more modern usage patterns,” Sawa said. “With space you need to be flexible and creative in how you use it.”

Options include reconfiguration and taking programs on the road.

“What I’m committed to is not only making sure your buildings

are dynamic, but getting outside of our buildings.”

The roughly three million library visits in 2011 were augmented by 1,794,691 website hits.

“The biggest change is digital collections,” said Rina Hadziev, head of technical services for GVPL. “Now everybody has at least one device if not several, and libraries are all about meeting the needs of our communities. We have a lot of people who come in and get a library card who haven’t had one since they were kids.”

Traditional users for the most part embrace ebooks, bringing folks back to the library.

“To buy books is quite expensive, many people cannot afford to go out and drop $30 (or) $40 on a book,” explained Greg Bunyan chair of the Greater Victoria Public Library board.

“This is a resource for the community that people can use essentially free, at least it feels free as a user. The library is one of the last truly open institutions.”

However the digital age is not without complications.

“For publishers it’s been a huge fee change in their industry. It’s a scary time, I think publishers are rightfully cautious to make

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Maureen Sawa, chief executive officer of the Greater Victoria Public Library, checks out the paperback section at the Central branch on Broughton Street. the right decisions,” Hadziev said.

Some materials available in the hard copy collection are not digital, as some publishers won’t sell those versions to libraries.

“Libraries are concerned because one of the core values

is equal access. The idea behind public libraries is no matter who you are … you can come in, you’re welcome and you can have access to all the informational and creative wealth of your culture,” Hadziev said.

“There’s a real chance that there will be information that will only be available to people who can pay for it … We’re trying to find a solution that works for them and works for our users.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Black Press is proud to be an official sponsor for the 2013 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, with photojournalist Arnold Lim on the 21-member tour team as a media rider.

Follow Arnold’s personal story of training for the Tour and the ride itself at tourderock. ca under the blog posts, or on Twitter at @arnoldlimphoto.

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

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Tofino, Ucluelet take on the tour Strong RCMP contingent from rugged west coast Susan Quinn Black Press

For the first time in the history of the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, both Ucluelet and Tofino are represented by riders from their respective RCMP detachments.

Chris Squire, a constable in Ucluelet, started thinking about joining the ride when he spoke with several riders during a stop last year in his community. Ucluelet RCMP Sgt. Jeff Swann, while not a past rider, is a staunch supporter of the Tour de Rock, and he urged Squire to put his name in for a spot on the team.

“Jeff is a big supporter of the Tour de Rock,” Squire says. “He’s got four little kids and they all shave their heads every year. He talked me into it.

It’s a good cause.”

Squire has already raised close to $10,000 for the Tour de Rock, double his original goal.

Squire lost his grandmother to cancer, but says he hasn’t had much personal experience with the disease – unlike Tofino Cpl. Andrew Waddell, who along with his wife Vicki and son Justin, have all been diagnosed with cancer in the past few years.

Squire’s junior rider this year is Brett Wasylyniuk of Port Alberni, who has been treated for rhabdomyosarcoma, or a cancer of the muscles that attach to bone.

Tofino rider Waddell’s journey with cancer has been a long one. The 27-year RCMP veteran was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1997; he had surgery to remove what could be removed, and radiation to try and hit the rest. He still lives with the tumour but says it’s stable.

Vicki has had melanoma, or early skin cancer removed, as well as some basal cell carcinomas.

Justin was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia when he was only two years old. He went through three years of chemotherapy between ages two and five. Justin is now 15 and loves to surf.

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(Above) Ucluelet RCMP Const. Chris Squire and (right) Tofino RCMP Cpl. Andrew Waddell are from small detachments, but have taken on the big commitment of Tour de Rock.

Waddell said the time is right for him to participate in the Tour de Rock. “The reason I’ve come up with is because I can. I have a family that supports me. We benefited from others and now it’s my turn, so families that can’t get out and fundraise can get out there and benefit.”

Waddell’s junior rider is James Albrecht, also from Port Alberni, and also being treated for rhabdomyosarcoma. Waddell met James at the end of July, and says he’s an amazing young man.

“It’s pretty astounding to see a young person in week 10 of 55-week chemotherapy bounding around the house like he is,” Waddell says.

“There’s guys like James that are living because money from cancer research is keeping them alive.”

Because Squire and Waddell both work in small

detachments and work opposite shifts, they haven’t done much riding together outside of mandatory Tour de Rock rides with the northern team. Squire, a reformed mountain bike rider, does a lot of solo rides on his road bike, but says he prefers to ride with a group.

Waddell is known as Tofino’s “bike cop,” so he is no stranger to cycling.

Waddell cycles 175 kilometres per week between Tofino and Ucluelet for his tour training.

“I go up Radar Hill every time I go by it at the turnoff (to Highway 4),” he says.

Of course, powering up Radar Hill is nothing compared to what children with cancer suffer through, Waddell says.

And that’s why he decided to tackle the Tour de Rock this year.

“It is important to celebrate each day, cheer for every success, and not rest until cancer has been conquered.” editor@albernivalleynews.com

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