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COMMUNITY: Church dinner crew offers concert A3 NEWS: Part two of a look at tourism in the region A4 ARTS: Dancing to a loukoumades-sweet beat A12

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langford bylaw tackles stinky situation Kyle Wells News staff

Concerns from residents over garbage left in a yard on Powers Lane in Langford is a good reminder to all to let the city know about bylaw infractions,

says manager of municipal enforcement Lorne Fletcher. In this particular case a number of garbage bags have been left on a lawn, attracting animals and creating a potential health concern. Fletcher said he is aware of the

issue and is going through the usual steps to solve it. After multiple attempts to contact the renting tenants of the house failed, Langford’s bylaw officers drove out to talk with the owner of the property, who lives in Saanich, who agreed to clean up the mess.

“They’ve basically said we’ll get on it, so it may even be in process in the next day or two,” said Fletcher last Thursday. “The bylaw is written in such a way that it is the owner ultimately who is responsible.” Should a cleanup not occur in a

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POLICE NEWS IN BRIEF

Dramatic crash ends with beached car

A likely mechanical failure ended with a RCMP receiving reports of a vehicle in the water by Esquimalt Lagoon in Colwood last Thursday morning. West Shore RCMP and the Colwood Fire Department were called to the corner of Lagoon Road and Ocean Boulevard at about 8:30 a.m. to find a green Ford Explorer on the beach perched on several logs. A 17-year-old driver was found conscious and breathing in the driver’s seat. Witnesses said the SUV travelled down Lagoon, with the driver continuously honking, seemingly warning people that he could not stop. The vehicle went through the intersection, passed over a bush and through a bench before stopping on the beach. Two people had been sitting on the bench and moved when they heard the vehicle honking, getting out of the way in time. The driver was taken to Victoria General Hospital with unknown injuries. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor.

Thief arrested by regional crime unit Charla Huber/News staff

Jean Tarr, left, Matt Parker and Pat Flack prepare food at Gordon United Church. The trio created a benefit concert in Langford to raise funds for the free community dinner and the Goldstream Food Bank.

Concert aims to increase free meals

Charla Huber News staff

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When you go to church most people expect to talk about God, but it’s policy at Gordon United Church to not bring Him up during community events, including an upcoming concert. “We don’t talk about politics, money or religion at these events,” said Pat Flack, Gordon United Church member and volunteer. West My Friend, a Victoria indie group, will perform at the church to fundraise for both a community free dinner program and the Goldstream Food Bank. Jean Tarr, chair of the council at Gordon United Church, has been listening to the group’s album in her car non-stop for months and offered to help pay for the band to perform at the church. “We’ve tried to have concerts before but we are only drawing from the congregation.

• The next free community dinner is set for Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. at Gordon United Church in Langford.

This time we wanted to invite the entire community,” Tarr said. Gordon United Church has partnered with West Village Church for nearly a year to offer free dinners to anyone in the community every second Monday of each month. It’s grown from five to 50 diners. “We love our city unconditionally and just want to bless our community,” said Matt Parker, associate pastor of West Village Church. Gordon United Church has a full-sized Vancouver Island Health Authority-approved kitchen and West Village Church had many

parishioners looking for a way to serve the community. “This isn’t like a soup kitchen. It’s gourmet food, with real flowers, tablecloths and dishes,” said Tarr. “It’s just like a huge family meal.” Members of both churches prepare foods such as stews, salads and baked goods from donated ingredients. “It’s all cooked by the community for the community,” Tarr said. The dinners are open for people of all walks of life and donations are not sought. Half of the profits will be donated to the Goldstream Food Bank and at the other half to free dinner costs. West My Friend will perform at Gordon United Church, 935 Goldstream Ave. Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at Westside Instraprint, 2811 Jacklin Rd. and Larsen Music, 1833 Cook. St. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

The Regional Crime Unit arrested a man last week they believe is responsible for a series of theft from vehicles. Police believe Mitchell Leigh MacLeod, along with a second person, broke into seven vehicles parked in an underground lot of a View Royal apartment building in the early hours of Aug. 18. Officers with the Capital Regional District Regional Crime Unit reviewed surveillance footage and identified MacLeod. The 22-year-old was arrested last Wednesday (Aug. 21) in the 600-block of Battery St. with the assistance of the Victoria Police Department and the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team. The Regional Crime Unit executed a search warrant of his home on Battery and seized clothing as well as suspected stolen property. MacLeod is charged with two counts of breach of probation, and one count each of break and enter and committing theft. Police anticipate more charges will be added as the investigation continues.

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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.

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Betty Hildreth takes pride in her award-winning pies. The Metchosin woman is among the longtime competitors who were there the moment Metchosin Day Bake Off was born. A group of moms were enjoying a coffee klatch in the early ’90s when Jo Mitchell looked around and asked “Who bakes pies?” “When she just threw it out there … that just started the competition,” Hildreth recalled. “We all looked at each other thinking ‘well I can certainly out-bake you’, and it just started.” That first year she earned her most coveted awards: a double whammy Best Pie and Prettiest Pie for her “Metchosin Very Berry Pie.” The first judge was a DJ from one of the Victoria radio stations. “I don’t know what his qualifications were but he got to be the judge of the first pie contest,” Hildreth said with a chuckle. This year Royal Bay Bakery will provide judges. “Eventually the pie contest morphed into the baking contest and now it has cakes,” Hildreth said. This year organizer Deb Bonderoff is expanding the contest’s mandate even further. “This year, to entice more youth to participate, we opened up a cupcake category,” Bonderoff said. “It’s just an easier thing for kids to get interested in than trying to bake a full cake.”

Legendary pie: “One year a couple of young adults got very hungry in the beer garden and decided they were going to grab a pie,” says longtime competitor Betty Hildreth. They grabbed the prize-winning apple pie nearest the front door and hoofed it back to the beer garden. They were doomed from the start though, as the pie-maker found them, and took care of business, including calling parents.

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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Abby Card and her mom Laureen celebrate a win during the Metchosin Day bake off 2012. Bonderoff’s twin sister, Barbie Mayor, returns to her Metchosin roots from Tofino to help organize the much-anticipated competition. “There are people in Metchosin who have participated in Metchosin since day one. It becomes quite fierce,” Bonderoff said. “People love to win.” Ribbons go to the top three, but certificates like Off the Diet Best Bad Cake and A Little Dose of Crazy Cake make for more awards to go around. Entries must be made from scratch, decorations must be edible and organizers will not accept entries that require refrigeration. “We just don’t have the facilities there to enable that,” Bonderoff said. Entries must be received at Metchosin Council Chambers between 9 and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8. “It’s a real local thing, it’s a very local vibe around it,” Hildreth said. “People get so excited about it that people have their faces pressed up against the windows at the council chamber.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1481. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Tuesday, 3 September 2013, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal:

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The purpose of Bylaw No. 1481 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 in the following general ways: amending the use and density requirements in the C3 zone, combining the Greenbelt and Greenbelt Residential Zones into new Rural Residential and Parks and Open Space Zones, inserting new definitions, allowing “dog and cat grooming” as a permitted home occupation, increasing the maximum size of a school in the CS1 Zone from 200 m2 to 280 m2, and other housekeeping amendments. City of Langford The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1481 is all properties within the GB1, GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, C3, CS1 Zones as well as all properties within a Zone allowing a Home Occupation.

COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 19 August 2013, to Tuesday, 3 September 2013, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw. Jim Bowden Administrator

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Smartphone addiction costly They’re called smartphones, but the way some people use them is anything but smart – giving us all legitimate cause for concern about public safety. A new poll that shows 64 per cent of adults in B.C. own a smartphone also reveals, more disturbingly, that about 18 per cent of those who do consider themselves “strongly addicted to the device.” Predictably, the majority who placed themselves in that particular category describe their addiction as “manageable.” It’s a rare addict, after all, who acknowledges his or her addiction – whatever it is – is galloping out of control. That all changes, of course, when the addict is faced with incontrovertible evidence – usually some severe crisis or tragedy – that calls for an immediate change in behaviour. The question is, should we, as a society, be expected to pay the price of such a crisis or tragedy? Particularly when it’s something like an accident caused by driving without due care and attention? Smartphones offer entertainment and information through a multitude of apps, and they have very practical uses in terms of communication, particularly in emergencies, that have, so far, merely scratched the surface of their potential. But it’s no news they also function as a distraction. According to the recent poll, those who describe themselves as addicted estimate they spend an average of 2.5 of their waking hours each day staring at their diminutive keypads and screens. If that 2.5 hours were spent in one block of time, it might be a different matter – but it’s spread throughout the day, usually while the users are multi-tasking in some way. We should all be more aware of the imminent dangers such devices present – and to make sure that we are actually controlling them – and not the other way around. The human animal is, inevitably, flawed – and there is always the temptation to make just one short call, check that one detail, complete that half-finished text or glance at that incoming message. A quick look, a few more words, just this once – who could it hurt? The answer is not only ourselves, but many others as well. 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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Langford shows leadership in CRD interest. In other words really talThere is a lot of debate currently ented municipal leaders are not that about municipal leadership in common and when they appear it’s Greater Victoria. Whether it is the important that we recognize them Capital Regional District’s ongoand hold them up as moding stumbles on sewage els for others to emulate. locations and community Mayor Stew Young is consultation or the conone such leader. Langford tinuing cries for some kind leads the way in many of municipal amalgamadifferent categories both tion, how our many local statistically and othermunicipalities are led, wise. According to 2011 is more under scrutiny Stats Canada data, Langand discussion than ever ford is the fastest growing before. Even though they municipality in B.C. and are truly creatures of the province, the increasing Dan Spinner one of the fastest in Canada. Residential taxes are download of responsiWest Shore the lowest in the region. bilities and costs from the Chamber Perhaps even more imporprovince mean our towns tantly, Young leads a unified council are under more and more financial and performance delivery pressure. that shares a common vision. Unfortunately the same cannot be said Costs rise with inflation, pensions for some other local councils that and staff salaries and revenues sometimes veer back and forth due shrink with citizen exhaustion and to the competition between indiresentment about rising taxes. Many of our local municipalities are vidual councillors’ hobby horses or ideological differences – they suffer in serious financial difficulty and a lack of strong coherent leadership suffer significant voter indifference and teamwork. or disillusionment but others are Mayor Young has his critics, doing very well indeed – why the but you don’t have to like him large discrepancies? to admire his results. Not every It comes down to the strength of community wants what Langford leadership and management. For wants. Metchosin and Highlands some local mayors and councillors for example are happy to be rural these jobs are the best they ever in nature. Other areas have other had or may have. For others they priorities and interests. When you bring talent and skills their cities ask the mayor why he puts in place urgently need. Frankly, being a pubsuch strong recreation and trails lically elected official is a thankless and sports facilities and why he is task so the fact that some choose so business friendly, he says it’s that path when they could and do much better elsewhere is a measure because that is what the citizens in his community want. This includes of their commitment to the public

for example, the fact that he insists developers work closely in collaboration with the city including paying substantial amenity fees. Langford is financially healthier and developing in more sustainable ways than most of our towns around Southern Vancouver Island and it’s not accidental. This innovation and creativity is frankly not that common in the municipal realm and the mayor of Langford and his council get full marks for this kind of leadership. Our other mayors and councillors in the CRD, all of whom work very hard, would do well to imitate this kind of leadership – not to do what Langford does but rather to pursue their own unique destinies. Time to get over envy or resentment of Langford‘s results and be strong and smart enough to learn from what others do well – it’s called best practices. Failure to do so will mean ever increasingly worse financial situations and challenges and more and more disaffected and alienated voters. Rightly or wrongly, the cry for local and regional amalgamation is actually a cry for stronger, smarter leadership and our local governments may play right into those hands if they don’t get their act together. We live in an incredible region, blessed with many privileges and great advantages and we should match the beauty and grace of our environment with equivalent strong, even visionary, leadership. – Dan Spinner is CEO of the WestShore Chamber of Commerce dspinner@westshore.bc.ca

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Chugalug Michelle Leslie, left, daughter of A&W Canada CFO Don Leslie, does her best to chug root beer faster than MS Society of Canada manager of fundraising Ashley Hodgins, Ashley Duff, event co-ordinator for A&W Victoria, and, the winner, Donna Griffiths, area manager for A&W Victoria. The contest was a part of the Cruisin’ for a Cause event on Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Colwood A&W.

LETTERS Please look to your right for a better way to commute Dear single occupancy vehicle Colwood Crawlers: The next time you are sitting in a hot, sweaty and frustratingly slow traffic jam (likely tomorrow and the day after) ask yourself: “Why am I doing this to myself?” Remember you are not stuck in traffic – you are traffic. Please know there is a better way. If you are commuting into Victoria, just look left (or right when going home) onto the Galloping Goose and see a wildly different commuting experience. I’ll wave at you from my bicycle, with a big smile on my face. Yes we cyclists smile while commuting. We have no concept of traffic jams. We sail along gleefully uninhibited. We’ll probably beat you to your destination during rush hour, even riding at a leisurely pace. Not only that, we’ll do it way cheaper, we’ll get a great workout, we’ll have more

fun and we’ll arrive in a way better mood. It really is better over here. Come and join us, we honestly want you to. Before you know it you will understand that riding to work, even in winter, just involves a mindset change. You’ll look over and wonder how you ever did that to yourself. As Darth Vader famously said: “It’s your destiny.” Tony Webster Victoria

Trees must be sacrificed in order to build houses, school Re: Tree removal was an ‘arboreal slaughter’ (Letters, Aug. 14) I read this letter enjoying the irony of Ms. Joiner’s comments. We bought the sixth house built in Westhills and our backyard was an entire “Green” forest until it was cut down to build Ms. Joiner’s house. We bought knowing that the trees on the school property and behind our backyard would be cut down, just as the trees had

been sacrificed for the house we live in. However, we also knew that Westhills and Langford were protecting 40 per cent of the trees, an entire forest, just down the road from us. Trees have been sacrificed for our houses and trees must also be sacrificed for our children’s school. Lara Allsopp Langford

West Shore is a supportive, inclusive community for all This week, I read in the media about how someone sent an anonymous letter full of hatred to a grandmother of an autistic boy. The letter contained so much contempt, it was hard to read. I have a boy like Maxwell, the boy in the letter. He’s loud. He’s usually dirty. He doesn’t talk, but he does make a lot of noise. Happy shrieks, mostly. My neighbours could complain. We live in a townhouse condo complex in Langford. He plays outside on the trampoline

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Opa! -Members of the Horeftikos Omilos Mesologgiou dance troupe perform at the annual Greek Festival. Photo by Don Denton.

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Victoria Fringe FestiVal - Intrepid Theatre presents the 27th-annual Victoria Fringe Festival with 10 days of live comedy, drama, dance, musicals, spoken word, improv and physical theatre. Running until Sept. 1, the Fringe offers more than 300 performances of 55 shows at 11 venues around Victoria. The Fringe Club is open nightly 6pm until late at its new location, the headquarters of Rifflandia Festival (1501 Douglas) with drinks, entertainment and more. For full schedule and more information, visit victoriafringe.com. Make For charity- An opportunity to sew items requested by local hospitals and care homes. All levels of sewing experiences welcome. Items requested include walker bags, ditty bags, tote bags for volunteer visitors, Christmas decorations, wheelchair lap blankets, volunteer aprons and party mitts. Donations of cotton, denim, canvas and upholstery fabric are welcome. 6-9pm at the Makehouse (833 1/2 Fort).

Fri. Aug. 30 greek Fest - The 12th annual Greek Fest features food, music, dancing, children’s activities and entertainment for the whole family. 11am-10pm Aug. 30-Sept. 2 at the Greek Community Centre (4648 Elk Lake). Free. greekfest.ca.

SAt. Aug. 31 35th annual Victoria classic boat FestiVal - Celebrating maritime heritage: the Pacific Northwest on both sides of the border is blessed with an enormous number of traditional boats of all descriptions. The wonderful craft — both yachts and work boats — are cared for by their owners and a supportive community of boatyards, tradespeople and admirers. All day at

provocative, sophisticated, sexy and appeals to audiences of all ages. At the Royal Theatre (805 Broughton) Aug. 27-Sept. 1. $79.50-89.50. Rmts.bc.ca.

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.

superheroes oF Victoria The fourth-annual Superhero photo shoot is being held at Uptown in the courtyard from noon until 3pm. More than 30 superheroes to choose from, live music from DJ Bryan Capistrano, cotton candy, face painting, prizes and more. Photos by donation. superheroesofvictoria.org.

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ash grunwald - Australian hip hop-inspired blues and roots rocker takes the stage at The Cambie (856 Esquimalt). 10pm. $10 advance, $15 at the door. the Variables - Play an array of tunes at Swan’s Brewpub (506 Pandora). No cover.

roMp! FestiVal - See the dance showcase, with each performance featuring a different program from dance artists of diverse styles to create a kinetic urban spectacle. Featuring: Kinesis Dance somatheatro (Vancouver), Bounce (curated by Treena Stubel), Present/Tense 8 (dance as well as spoken word) and more. To Aug. 31. Various times at Centennial Square. Free. suddenlydance.ca. stoMp - This unique show combines elements of theatre, dance, comedy and percussion to turn the clutter of urban life into the source of infectious rhythm and wonder. The international percussion sensation is explosive,

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The Capital Regional District will become the sole owner of a gas-fired power plant at Hartland Landfill after buying out its private partner, Maxim Power Corp. The CRD has agreed to pay Maxim Power $1.8 million for its 30 per cent stake in the 1.6 megawatt power plant, minus $900,000 for ending the lease agreement, for net cost of $900,000. The CRD and Maxim Power entered into the partnership in 2003 to produce electricity from methane gas discharged from the landfill. Maxim paid the CRD an annual royalty for the right to sell power to B.C. Hydro. Andy Orr, who speaks for the CRD, said the CRD and Maxim Power came to a mutual agreement for the Calgary-based company to exit the operation, on the prompting of the CRD. Orr said the regional district now has the expertise to run the power plant. “Once upon a time the thought was, when we did the original deal, that going with the private sector was the best way,” he said. “We’ve had time to think about things ... that there’s no need to have them involved.” The landfill produces 18 cubic metres of gas each minute, enough to generate 12,274 MWhours of energy per year, according to the CRD. Under the base power rate paid by B.C. Hydro, the plant could generate $1.2 million per year in revenues, although B.C. Hydro also paid a “green premium” for part of the power generated. In a press release, Maxim Power said it planned to use the $900,000 for “strategic corporate purposes.” It’s unclear why Maxim opted out of the project, although it had “the option to sell its portion of the facility to the CRD for fair market value, if production of power drops below a pre-determined threshold for a pre-determined period of time,” according to a CRD report on the project. Maxim Power didn’t respond to requests for comment. When the deal was struck in 2003, Maxim Power contributed $840,000 to build the $2.8-million plant, and the CRD chipped in $1.96 million,

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which Maxim agreed to pay back to the CRD over the 20-year project. Orr couldn’t say how much Maxim actually paid back over nine years of operations, citing a confidential contract.

All revenue generated by the power plant will become part of Hartland landfill’s revenue stream. He couldn’t say if the CRD is planning to expand the generating capacity of the plant, but said the

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Douglas treaties offered as world heritage documents Edward Hill News staff

A vault in the B.C. Archives holds a ledger splotched with reds and oranges. The notebook is commonplace for 150 years ago, but this particular one set into motion the colonial settlement of Greater Victoria, and sidelining of aboriginal people for generations. Titled with flowing script “Register of Land Purchases from Indians,” the ledger contains 11 of the 14 Vancouver Island treaties, also called the Douglas treaties. In the eyes of the colonial government of the day, the documents recorded the purchase and transfer of the vast majority of Greater Victoria to the British Crown. “This is basically a Hudson’s Bay Co. register to record trade and weather and labour,” said archivist Raymond Frogner, holding a full-size colour copy of the notebook, about the size of legal paper. “The documents embody a lot of the colonial process – good, bad and indifferent.” The Douglas treaties remained the only written agreements with aboriginal people in B.C. for nearly 150 years, were held up by the Supreme Court of Canada as a basis to protect aboriginal rights and continue to fuel First Nations lawsuits against the governments of B.C. and Canada.

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Raymond Frogner shows a replica of the original ledger that recorded land transfer between James Douglas and aboriginal groups across Vancouver Island in the early 1850s. For their enduring connections to the province’s past and present, the B.C. Archives and the Royal B.C. Museum are submitting the Douglas treaties to the UNESCO Memory of the World register, an international program to preserve and highlight the world’s foundational heritage documents. “We are looking to get these documents UNESCO status,” said Jack Lohman, CEO of the RBCM. “That would put them up to being among the most important documents in the world.” Frogner, an expert in coastal aboriginal history, is drawing up

the 30 pages of documents justifying the inclusion of the treaties to the Memory of the World. The entry will be submitted to Canada’s UNESCO committee in Ottawa in September, and if it makes the cut, will be passed to the international body in Paris, France. “It’s interesting that in B.C. there are only 14 land title documents written in the colonial era until the Nisga’a treaty (in 2000),” Frogner said. James Douglas, the chief factor for Hudson’s Bay Co., which represented the British Crown, had the job of establishing the Crown

Colony of Vancouver Island in 1849. The colonial office ordered Douglas, who Frogner called “lost at sea” in terms of negotiating land deals, to legally secure land for Fort Victoria from local aboriginal people. In April 1850 he called a meeting with leaders of the Songhees and struck verbal agreements with nine sub-groups, recorded the names, and each leader marked the ledger with an X. The written terms of the agreement remained a blank spot on the page. The colonial office in London gave Douglas the text of the land purchase after the fact, based on New Zealand’s 1840 Treaty of Waitangi with the Maori. “For a set of blankets and coins, the (Songhees) groups returned verbal agreements and land and title rights were passed to Hudson’s Bay Co.,” Frogner said. “It seems to be an ad-hoc, improvised document. Legal parameters were lacking because Douglas was not a lawyer.” Over the next few years, Douglas created agreements with 13 other aboriginal groups in Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island, with each treaty preserving vaguely worded “villages and enclosed fields” for First Nations, and hunting and fishing rights, using the same wording as the Maori treaty.

The Douglas treaties were ignored as fast as they were written, but were resurrected for a ground-breaking case in 1964 between the Crown and Nanaimo First Nation to reassert aboriginal hunting rights. In 1982, all preexisting treaties were adopted into the Canadian Constitution, giving them the weight of constitutional law. The Douglas treaties were the basis for the provincial government giving the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations $31.5 million in return for the legislature property in 2006. Last year, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations filed separate lawsuits covering 376 acres in Saanich’s Cadboro Bay based on the “villages and enclosed fields” being preserved in perpetuity for aboriginal people. The treaties still fire passions of First Nations people, as shown in a packed ceremony in May that renamed Mount Douglas as Pkols, its pre-colonial name. “The fact that it is called Mount Douglas is a slap in the face for our people,” Tsawout First Nation chief Eric Pelkey told the News. “It’s where the Douglas treaties were signed in 1852 by James Douglas as a representative of the Queen. Since that day, successive colonial governments have not honoured those treaties.” editor@saanichnews.com

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All persons Ridge, and nestled who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed along picturesque Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present Loon Lake across written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a hectares of lakeside Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL cabins, lodges, a CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, kitchen and numerous on Tuesday, 3 September 2013, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that on Tuesday, 3 September 2013, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that play areas including a no representations may be received by Council after the close of the no representations may be received by Council after the close of the WildPlay-type outdoor Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally Public Hearing any submissions NOTICE OFand PUBLIC HEARINGmade to Council, whether orally climbing challenge, or in writing, will form part of a public record. or in writing, will form part of a public record. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING the sprawling camp is The City of Langford has received an applicaton to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed a place many children Bylaw No. who believe that interest in afected by is theto proposed Proposal: The topurpose of Bylaw is oftoproposed amend the1486. All persons Proposal: Thetheir purpose ofproperty Bylaw isNo. 1486 amend the The City of Langford has received an applicaton amend Zoning Bylaw No.No. 300 1482 by means with cancerBylaw yearn to Bylaw will be aforded an opportunity to be heard to present writen Zoning submissionsBylaw respectngNo. maters of Langford No.by300 amending City orof Langford 300 by No. 1482. All persons who believe City that their interest in Zoning property Bylaw is afected the by proposed go every year. contained be held in thethe CITY zoning OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, designation of therespectng land that is thein the Bylaw at a Public Hearing toamending designation of the land Bylaw will be aforded an opportunity to bethe heardzoning or to present writen submissions maters The summer Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC,isonthe Tuesday, 3 September 2013,No. at 7:00 pm.from Pleasethe R2 contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing subject to be held of in the CITY OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Bylaw No.LANGFORD 1482 from the RM2 (Attached that subject of Bylaw 1486 recreation camp – for be advisedathat no representatons may be received CouncilTwo-Family afer the close ofResidential) the Public Hearing and and Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Tuesday, 3 September 2013, at 7:00 pm. Please Housing) and RM3 (Apartment) Zones and adding (One- byand Zone children and teens any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writng, will form part of a public record. be advised that no representatons may be new received by Council afer of the Public Business Parkthe7 close – Henry Eng Hearing (BP7) and Zone to adding to the RM7A (Medium-Density Apartment A) with cancerany and their submissions made to Council, whether orally or ainbusiness writng, will form part of a public record. allow park. Zone allow construction 14 No. multi-family Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1486 is toto amend the the City of Langford Zoningof Bylaw 300 families – is a place MarkisJohnston andCity Mike Baier, Limona Construction Ltd. Applicant: units. of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1486 by amending the zoning designaton Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1482 to amend the of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 where kids can just Location: The land is that the issubject ofofBylaw No.1482 1482 is Eric Barker, Eric Barker Architect from the Applicant: R2 (One- and Two-Family Residental) Zone and adding Inc. to the RM7A by amending the zoning designaton of that the land the subject Bylaw No. be kids, regardless 1075 Henry Eng(Apartment) Pl as shown shaded on the plan. Location: landtothat is the theconstructon subject of No. 1486 is (Medium-Density ApartmentThe A) Zone allow of Bylaw 14 mult-family from the RM2 (Atached Housing) and RM3 Zones and adding a new of medical history or 2737 Jacklin Rd as outlined on the plan. units. Business Park 7 – Henry Eng (BP7) Zone to allow a business park. circumstance. COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Eric Barker,COPIES Eric BarkerofArchitect Inc. Here they live and Applicant: Mark Johnston andmay Mikeconsider Baier, Limona Constructon Ltd.Bylaw may be viewed Applicant: the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council in relation to the from 8:30 play – mostly play Council may consider in relation the Bylaw may viewed Locaton: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1486 isto2737 Jacklin Rd as be outlined on from the 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, Locaton: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1482 is 1075 Henry Eng Pl as shown shaded – among those who am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, plan. 19 August 2013 to Tuesday, 3 September 2013, inclusive, at Langford on the plan. know and understand 19 August 2013 to Tuesday, 3 September 2013, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, COPIES V9B 2X8. Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relaton to the diseaseCOPIES at a of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relaton to of the complete proposed City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, campground featuring the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw. 19 August 2013 to Tuesday, 3 September 2013, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2 nd Floor, 877 Goldstream medical supervision, 19 August 2013 to Tuesday, 3 September 2013, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2 nd Floor, 877 Goldstream questions on this Bylaw. Jim Bowden Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any on-site support and Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with Avenue, any Jim Bowden Administrator questons on this Bylaw. travel assistance atonno questons this Bylaw. Administrator cost to participants. Jim Bowden When a child is Jim Bowden Administrator diagnosed Administrator with cancer, the entire family is diagnosed, and the variety of different programs offered at Camp Goodtimes include activities where parents can stay with their young children or take time for themselves. It is a week or two that many children, some of whom spend as much time at a PM

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Ed Hutchinson in his replica 1957 Corvette, left, lines up in the NHRA Northwest Nationals final race in Seattle against fellow Canadian Eddy Plaisier (in a replica 1963 Corvette) of Edmonton on Aug. 4. Photos by Rich Carlson

Burning rubber Metchosin dragster wins top award Travis Paterson News staff

It took 17 years to get back to the national final, and now Ed Hutchinson can finally say he won his Wally. The Metchosin drag racer drove his replica 1957 Corvette to first place in the super gas category of the National Hot Rod Association’s Northwest Nationals in Seattle on Aug. 4. “I’ve taken the hobby to

the max and there’s not many people in B.C. who’ve won a Wally, it’s such an honour get one.” The Wally is a highly regarded trophy in the drag-racing community, an 18-inch-tall figurine of legendary California drag racing organizer Wally Parks, standing with a tire. And it means a lot to Hutchinson. “I’m still flying high. To finally win it, dealing with one thousandth of a second, it’s incredible. Parks founded the NHRA … it was his idea was to take street racing to the strip, that’s how it was born,” he said.

“What’s the point getting your car impounded?” Hutchinson, 57, is a retired Victoria firefighter. He started drag racing 20 years ago at Western Speedway with a V8. Money, time and a lot of ambition has taken him to the top of super gas racing in North America. His car has 1,000 horsepower and is as good as any car in its class. Having previously reached the quarter- and semifinals multiple times and having lost in the 1996 final, this time he knew he was going to win. “That (1996) was heart-

breaking,” he said. “Mental preparation (this time around) was key, it made all the difference. Funny thing is, I could feel the Hutchinson with his Wally. win coming. I had one for any sport, it’s all my sponsored hat and new shirt all packed about peak concentration in the car ready, I knew I and is good for any type of was going to win. I was so sports or work. It helped pumped and concentrated me focus on the starting if I didn’t win I would have line, you’ve got to hit that tree (green light) down to been perplexed.” To be ready, Hutchison a thousandth of a second.” It’s a testament to the did a self-studied series of exercises designed for driv- power of the mind, coming ers, called the Racer’s Mind. from someone who spent a “I recommend it to any- good portion of his life pre-

paring to pull people from burning buildings. Hutchinson named his car and team Flashpoint Racing, a nod to his time teaching stop, drop and roll to the community. The Firefighters Burn Fund of Victoria is one of his three key sponsors, along with Lucas Oil and Triangle R.V. Sidney. It’s no secret one of the keys to winning in the NHRA is popping money into your car, so winning nationals helps as he took in a little under $20,000. “You need sponsors. Just to get the car off the Island on the ferry is so expensive, so they help me get there,” he said. “Racing is like a disease, once you win an event, it’s amazing how far you’re willing to go.” The final event on the 2013 calendar for Hutchinson is in Las Vegas in October. sports@vicnews.com

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Rocks can win WLA on home soil Thursday

Islanders crack Ironman top-10

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The Victoria Shamrocks are one win away from bringing the the Mann Cup national men’s box lacrosse championship to Victoria. The Rocks lead the Western Lacrosse Association final series 3-2 after an 11-8 win over the Langley Thunder in Game 5 on Sunday (Aug. 25). Game 6 is 7:45 p.m. Thursday night at Bear Mountain Arena. Shamrocks netminder Matt Vinc led the way on Sunday as he stopped 35 of 43 shots, stymieing the Thunder's top guns of Adam Jones, Athan Ianucci, Dan Dobbie and Garrett Billings, who combined for just five goals on 28 shots. Youngster Mitch Jones led the Shamrocks offence

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Victoria Shamrocks goalie Matt Vinc, left, watches defender Scott Carnegie scramble for a loose ball during the Rocks 11-8 in Langley on Sunday. with three goals. The 22-year-old stepped up as the Rocks played without two of its top scor-

ers, Corey Small and Rhys Duch. Jones has played with many of the Thunder and

Shamrocks on the Vancouver Stealth, which has relocated for 2014 to Langley from Everett, Wash. Tyler Hass also came up big with a goal and three assists. Call up junior Brody Eastwood scored two goals, as did Cory Conway, who tallied three assists and five points, and has improved vastly throughout the series. Defencemen Dan McRae and Jon Harnett and captain Scott Ranger each scored once. The game turned in the Shamrocks’ favour in the second period when Eastwood scored 10 seconds after Brett Mydske had given the Thunder a 6-5 lead. The Rocks popped two more goals before the period was over to start the third up 8-6. Thunder goalie Brodie MacDonald stopped 49 of the 60 shots he faced. Game 7, if necessary, is in Langley on Sunday. The Mann Cup starts Sept. 6. sports@vicnews.com

Victoria-based triathletes Andrew Russell and Stephen Kilshaw were among the top 10 finishers at Ironman Canada in Whistler on Saturday. Russell was fifth overall with a time of eight hours, 58 minutes and 23 seconds, and Kilshaw was eighth with a time of 9:11:15. Both athletes have competed locally in the Western Tri Series half Ironman races at Elk Lake. Trevor Wurtele of Kelowna won the event, which is Ironman Canada’s debut at Whistler after 30 years in Penticton. Former Olympic rower Scott Frandsen managed a race time of 9:31:01, 13th overall. Frandsen has successfully transitioned into triathlons after he lived and trained in Victoria for much of the last

decade as a three-time Olympian, including silver in Beijing with pairs partner Dave Calder.

Junior Braves sack Kerry Park

The Saanich Braves kicked off exhibition season with a 6-2 win over their South division rival Kerry Park Islanders on Saturday. The Braves are in rebuild mode after reaching the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship final last season. Rookie Hunter Atchison scored two goals and the young Braves prospects out-played and out-hustled the veteran Islanders. The Braves split a home-and-home with the Peninsula Panthers Friday (Aug. 30), 6:30 p.m. at Pearkes arena and Saturday, 7 p.m. at Panorama Rec. Centre. sports@vicnews.com

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

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

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DESK 27.5x48, kidney shaped 1/4 glass, PC pull out, $45. Call (250)727-7741.

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

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REAL ESTATE

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. KILL BED Bugs and their eggs! Buy a Harris bed bug kit, complete room treatment solution. Odorless, non-staining. Not in stores, available online: www.homedepot.com NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division. STEEL BUILDING sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44 $8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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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.

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1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

TRUCKS & VANS

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.

SPORTS & IMPORTS 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

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. Price reduced! $7995. Call 1-250-812-8646.

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.

1993 FORD F250 Pick-up truck. $1000. Runs well. 5 litre automatic. Call (250)858-6950 weekdays after 6pm or anytime on weekends. 1999 FORD F250- white, 4WD extended cab, box liner, runs well, no damage. $2995. Call (250)477-6036.

MARINE

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

1975 LIONEL tent trailer, $1500. Reduced $1000. Reduced $750. obo. Call (250)479-1771.

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

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

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COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gorgeous ocean/city views. Owner will carry mortgage with reasonable down payment. 250-753-0160

Call 250-746-4471 for more information

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COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. Beautiful ocean/city views. 4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Owner will carry mortgage/reasonable down payment. 250-753-0160.

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

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

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COLLEGE HEIGHTS, Nanaimo. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful ocean/city views. Owner will carry mortgage/reasonable down payment. (250)753-0160.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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FURNISHED OFFICE, Sidney, 486sq ft, use of photo copier at cost, waterfront glimpse. $950. (250)656-1050.

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

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

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.

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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.

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.

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CARS

CRYSTAL POOL- 1 bdrm, full kitchen, shared bathroom, $565. NS/NP, non-drinker. Call (250)477-0686. 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.

BDF-14 RIB fast, stable, deep-V fiberglass hull, 30 HP Suzuki, Highliner trailer, Sunbrella cover. All in good condition. $2800. 250-477-7327

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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

ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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

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ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GLENWOOD Gardenworks Landscaping & Garden Services. Satisfaction guaranteed. 250-474-4373.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

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

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.

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

HEAVY MOVES- Safes, Industrial, 20 yrs exp. Insured. 250-886-2658.

STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stucco & Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

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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. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

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

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

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COMPLETE HOME Repairs. Suites, Renos, Carpentry, Drywall, Painting. Licensed and insured. Darren 250-217-8131. JACK NASH, serving Victoria since 1980. Big or small, free estimates. Call (250)881-3886.

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured. (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HAULING AND SALVAGE $20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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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.

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27. 40th state 28. Expects 31. In an ageless way 33. A person in religious orders 34. Pa’s partner 35. Two considered as a unit 36. NE 68770 39. Duple time dance 40. Greek myth’s 1st woman 42. Word element meaning right 43. Point that is one point E of SE 44. Common teen skin disease 46. 4th Caliph of Islam 53. Hooray! 47. Oblong cream puff 54. Work units 49. Phoned 55. Soft-finned fishes 50. Very low frequency 51. Guild Wars creatures DOWN 52. Cozy 1. Foray 2 Killer whales 3. Television systems 4. Marvel at 5. Connected spirals 6. Moroccan outer garment 7. Play a role 8. ____ Daniel Webster 9. Golf attendants 10. Large school of fish 11. Tanacetum vulgare 13. Lower jaw fronts 16. Burn without a flame

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CanDo app the modern Post-it note Kyle Slavin News staff

A proposed smartphone app to help those with cognitive disabilities navigate the challenges of daily life is $50,000 closer to reality, after a group from the University of Victoria was named a finalist in a nationwide Cognition Challenge. A trio of academics working on behalf of UVic’s CanAssist program – Celina Berg, Yvonne Coady and CanAssist founder Nigel Livingston – earned the prize, which includes money, as well as space and expertise to help them develop and commercialize their app. “This is super exciting for CanAssist, and the opportunity for us to expand into a new area of commercialization is really fabulous,” said Berg, who travelled to San Francisco in July with Coady to Courtesy of CanAssist present their proposal This screenshot is an to a panel of judges. Their app, CanDo, example of how the app uses text and would be designed to photos to illustrate help cognitively diseach step needed to abled individuals and their caregivers with complete a task. the planning, navigation and execution of everyday activities, building on the technologies already built in to a smartphone. “For example, say someone was planning to go on an outing the next day. The night before,

the caregiver could program the app to have a set of tasks they have to remember to do – charge your phone, put your wallet and keys by the door, set your alarm for a certain time,” Berg said. “We want to focus on the ability to allow a caregiver – that could be medical staff, it could be family – to customize the tasks for the patient.” She equates the reminders and step-by-step instructions to a modern, high-tech version of the common practice of using Post-it notes stuck throughout a house as reminders for Alzheimer’s patients. “The smartphone has the ability to collect data. It has all these sensors we can make use of – GPS, time stamps, accelerometer, and it can send out notifications to a

caregiver,” Berg said. “That’s all valuable to a caregiver to see how their family member is doing, or to a researcher who wants to track how a theory or treatment is helping or affecting their everyday tasks.” The Cognition Challenge was put on by Johnson & Johnson and the Consulate General of Canada, and asked researchers to “submit their solutions to address problems of learning and memory related to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive orders.” There’s currently no timeline on getting CanDo to its commercialization phase, as there’s a lengthy research and development process to undertake first. For more information on CanAssist, visit canassist.ca.

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