Saanich News, October 25, 2013

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Today, we are excited to introduce Driveway – our new weekly automotive feature, designed to inform and entertain with brightly written stories from our Made in B.C. team.

Zack Spencer, co-host of Canada’s highest-rated auto show Driving Television and voice of a nationally syndicated radio show, will tell you what is hot and not among the new models.

Women play a decision-making role in more than 80 per cent of car purchases; Alexandra Straub will help

them make the right decision.

In Near New, technical wizard Bob McHugh will pick out the best in “previously loved” cars. Ian Harwood will join us soon with his column Just Trucks.

Yours truly will bring you the latest news from all of the international launches and auto shows and make sure Driveway speaks to all of our readers, not just car nuts.

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Students make their way across the University of Victoria campus near the Student Union Building on one of many foggy October mornings. The fog, quite heavy in some areas, made visibility for morning commuters a concern and grounded flights at the Inner Harbour and at the airport this week.

Search for community kitchen in Shelbourne Valley heats up Edward Hill News staff

After a year on the hunt, a Saanich community group is zeroing in on a location for a community kitchen in the Shelbourne Valley area.

In June, three churches and two community associations banded together to create the Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society, an organization borne out of a growing number of area residents seeking help to buy healthy food.

Rev. Lyle McKenzie with the Lutheran Church of the Cross, said the society has found a tentative location and is talking with Saanich about establishing a kitchen, although it is not revealing details yet.

“This is a possibility we are very hopeful about,” McKenzie said. “We are making progress. It's a lot of prep work and we're as anxious as anyone to see a grand opening for the kitchen. But it will take time to get there.”

The Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society – which includes members from Lutheran Church of the Cross, St. Luke’s Anglican Church, St. Aidan’s United Church, Mount Tolmie Community Association and Camosun Community Association – has been seeking a location preferably near Shelbourne Street that has a kitchen, a place for people to eat and room for a garden.

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Digging into native gardening Stephen Ban, right, and teaching assistant Will Tyson dig in the garden at Swan Lake to search for camas bulbs for use by a University of Victoria ethno-ecology class. The class will plant the bulbs in a UVic community garden to further their understanding of traditional foods and plants used by First Nations.

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With fall rains upon us, mushroom season has arrived, along with the South Vancouver Island Mycological Association’s mushroom show on Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hosted at the Swan Lake nature centre, local mycologists will have 200 rare and interesting mushrooms on display from across Greater Victoria and the Island.

“Warmer weather combined with rain has brought a perfect storm for mushroom proliferation,” said Lee Smith, the

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association president. “There is abundance. People are seeing mushrooms where they haven’t seen them before.”

Anyone wanting a mushroom identified can bring a specimen, preferably the entire mushroom, including the root.

People can also learn the basics of mushroom identification, and see examples of common edible, non-edible and poisonous mushrooms.

See svims.ca.

Open houses for Shelbourne plan

Saanich is launching the community engagement phase if its Shelbourne Valley Action Plan, an over arching plan to guide development of transportation and land use along the Shelbourne corridor for the next 30 years.

The plan has been four years in the making and involves the corridor of neighbourhoods from Hillside Centre to Gordon Head. The first of four open houses is Tuesday, Oct. 29 4 to 8:30 p.m., at the Cedar Hill Golf Club, 1400 Derby Rd. See saanich.ca/business/ actionplan/shelbourne.html.

Saanich updating invasive species bylaw

Saanich is updating its noxious weeds bylaw, which dates back to 1906 and governs overgrown properties and invasive species.

The district is hosting an open house on proposed updates to the bylaw on Nov. 6, 4 to 7 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Golf Course, 1400 Derby Rd. See saanich.ca/living/natural/ invasives/nwbylawrev.html.

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COMMUNITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Property offender nabbed on the prowl

A woman known for break-and-enters and property crimes was nabbed by police Monday morning in an under-construction home in Saanich.

As Saanich police searched a home in the 3900 block of Prestwood Dr. around 11 a.m. after receiving calls from an alarm company, the 23-year-old woman exited the building and was immediately detained.

In two separate incidents earlier the same morning, residents in the QuadraReynolds school area had called police about a woman on their property.

At 6 a.m. a resident found a woman in their backyard and told her to leave.

Around 7:30 a.m. another resident found a woman walking out of their backyard – she claimed to be lost.

Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie said the woman is well known to police officers across Greater Victoria for property offences and breakins. She was on court conditions for a previous break-and-enter when she was arrested.

Young man stabbed near Glanford

A male youth is in hospital in stable condition after being stabbed several times in the torso Tuesday morning.

Saanich police responded at 11 a.m. to a report of a stabbing in the 800 block of Lodi Avenue, in the Glanford area, and found a young man losing consciousness.

Police haven’t yet released details of the altercation, but said it wasn’t a random attack.

The suspect, also a male youth, fled the scene but has since turned himself in to Saanich police.

Anyone with information on this attack can call Det.-Sgt. Paul Smith at 250-475-4321.

Safeway in Saanich, Oak Bay to be sold The Market grocer eyes expansion in wake of Competition Bureau ruling Edward Hill Christopher Sun News staff

The owners of Market on Yates and Market on Millstream are eyeing the three Safeway locations in Greater Victoria that the Canadian Competition Bureau has ordered Sobeys to sell.

In a move to maintain healthy competition among large grocery outlets in Western Canada, the Competition Bureau has ordered Sobeys to sell 23 Safeway locations, including the long-standing grocers at University Heights mall and at Fort and Foul Bay Road, and the store in Sidney.

In June, Sobeys, which operates Thrifty Foods in Victoria, announced it was buying the 213 grocery stores, 10 liquor stores, four distribution centres and 12 manufacturing centres that make up Canada Safeway, in a $5.8-billion deal.

Darryl Hein, co-owner and retail operation manager of The Market stores, said his company is interested in purchasing one, two or all three of the Safeway locations.

“We would certainly be interested in taking a look at them,” Hein said. “I personally think this will be a quick sale. I would be surprised if this dragged on very long.”

Hein expected the Competition Bureau to order Sobeys to sell Safeway locations, but he was surprised about the Fort and Foul Bay store. “It’s the only grocery store there. It’s probably the busiest of the three.”

Russ Benwell, co-owner of Red Barn Market, said his company would be eager to open a new location at Fort and Foul Bay, but the size of the Safeway building is too

Food donations pour in for Mustard Seed

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Changes are coming to the grocery store ecosystem in Greater Victoria. The Safeway at Fort and Foul Bay Road is one of three in Greater Victoria the Competition Bureau has ordered Sobeys to sell to maintain competition among large grocers. large for their format.

“This will change the landscape of groceries in Victoria yet again,” he said. “This could open it up to other retailers to move into that space ... banners that Victoria has never seen.”

Other potential large grocers that could move into the space aren’t showing their cards.

Jim Pattison, CEO of Jim Pattison Group which owns Overwaitea Food Group (and Save-on-Foods in Victoria) would not comment on the sale or if he has any interest in acquiring some or all of the stores.

“Those kind of things we don’t talk about because we are a private company,” Pattison told the News.

“We were not surprised that some Safeway stores have to be sold.”

The Mustard Seed food bank raised more than 46,000 pounds of food last week as part of the annual Great Canadian Food Fight.

The 48-hour event included food and cash donation stations at Ogden

A spokesperson for Loblaws, which owns Superstore, declined to comment.

Fairway Market said its not interested in purchasing any of the three Safeway stores in Greater Victoria.

“Unfortunately we have locations in those areas so we cannot take advantage of that,” said Fairway Market spokesman Robert Jay. “We were thinking about it ourselves here in the office, trying to figure out who would buy (the stores),” Jay said. “Would it be one company buying all 23, which would be better than making a deal with five, six or seven different businesses? It would be easier to sell all 23 at one time.”

Sobeys operates nine Thrifty Foods stores in Greater Victoria and Safeway has four centres.

Point, Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, The Bay Centre and grocery stores and fire halls across Greater Victoria.

“I can’t thank this community enough for their support,” said Brent Palmer,

food bank director. “Though our final total raised was lower than we had hoped, it all goes toward helping our community in need as we head into winter.”

The Great Canadian Food Fight is a national initiative

NOTICE TO SAANICH RESIDENTS 2013 CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION ENGINEERING

The 2013 curbside leaf collection program will commence Oct. 28th (2 collections per area).

LEAVES ONLY Fir/Cedar needles, grass clippings, prunings, garden waste will not be collected.

These materials as well as leaves can be dropped off free of charge at Saanich Public Works 1040 McKenzie Ave. For more information please visit: www.saanich.ca or call 250-475-5595 • LEAVES PILES • LEAVES PILES • LEAVES PILES • LEAVES PILES

Safeway has been a common sight across Victoria for decades, but under the deal, only the Tillicum Centre store will survive under the Safeway brand.

Andrew Walker, vice-president of communications for Sobeys, stressed the Safeways must be sold as fully functioning grocery stores and can’t be shut down. Purchasers will also have to honour employees’ collective agreements.

“We will be focused on selling the assets in a timely manner. We don’t expect any problem – these are great stores at great locations with great employees. Potential purchasers will see that,” Walker said on Tuesday.

“They have to be sold as groceries. They won’t be Safeway but they will be groceries.”

to be adjacent ( 1 metre maximum ) from road in rows or piles. to be clear of catch basins, sidewalks, bike lanes and roadways. to be on the street side of open ditches. must have unobstructed access (clear of vehicles obstacles, etc.)

to raise awareness about hunger and help food banks across Canada fill their shelves in preparation for winter months.

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Trial to continue for man accused of driving 300 km/h on Trans-Canada Edward Hill Kyle Slavin News staff

A motorcycle seized by Saanich police without a warrant will remain a piece of evidence in the trial of a young man accused of rocketing a bike along the Trans-Canada Highway at more than 300 km/h and videotaping the stunt.

Randy George Scott, 26, denies being the driver of a blue Yamaha R1 that can be seen on a notorious YouTube video weaving through cars at high speed on the highway near Uptown, and maxing out the speedometer at 299 km/h by the time the bike hits Langford.

Scott is charged with one count of dangerous driving.

Soon after the YouTube video went viral, tips from the public led Saanich investigators to focus on Scott, and officers seized and impounded a motorbike from the parking lot of an apartment complex at 850 Admirals Rd., on April 13, 2012, one week after the highway joyride.

In court Tuesday, Crown counsel Steve Fudge conceded that Saanich police seized and searched the bike without a warrant.

“They probably could have gotten a search warrant. There is no evidence they were operating in bad faith,” Fudge told Judge Robert Higinbotham during a hearing on the admissability of the bike as evidence.

The Saanich officers acted with “urgency” to seize the bike out of concern it would be used again for dangerous driving, Fudge said. “Clearly the lawful approach would have been the proper approach,” he said.

“There was a bona fide belief (Saanich police) were entitled to seize the motorcycle to prevent a repetition of events. It’s not quite good faith, but its not a willful violation of Charter rights.”

On Wednesday, after a day of deliberation, Higinbothom ruled the bike can be included as evidence at trial.

“A search involving one’s motorcycle is not personally intrusive, and does not demean the dignity of the defendant,” he wrote in his decision.

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the search is related to an object of personal property found in a parking lot and completely open to the elements.”

On Tuesday, Saanich police Const.

Michael Bainbridge testified in a voir dire phase of the trial that he seized the motorcycle at 850 Admirals Rd. at the request of Const. Jon Cawsey, the investigating officer, and had it transported to Totem Towing’s secure compound.

Bainbridge told the judge he took the bike “in the interest of pubic safety” and that Cawsey was trying to get a search warrant.

Cawsey told the judge he moved to have the bike seized after the Saanich forensic identification section positively matched the bike at 850 Admirals Rd. with the bike on the YouTube video. Cawsey said he discussed the case with a superior officer and decided he had sufficient grounds to seize and tow the motorcycle without a warrant.

“I felt we needed to seize the bike quickly ... based on previous depictions of how it travelled,” Cawsey said in court. “A warrant was discussed but not obtained.”

Higinbothom said Cawsey had alternatives other than seizing the bike without a warrant.

“His reasons for (not attempting an alternative) do not stand up to scrutiny, given the availability of other reasonable, and lawful, means to achieve the desired result.

“The circumstances … constitute a very serious violation of the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure because Const.

Cawsey wilfully took the action he did, knowing full well that a warrant application should be made,” Higinbothom wrote. “His conduct was deliberate, and in no way can be considered to have been done in good faith.”

The judge said another factor considered in determining whether or not to exclude the motorcycle was “society’s interest in having the case adjudicated on its merits.”

He acknowledged the case had attracted attention because of the YouTube video, “which shows in graphic detail the audacious, outrageous and extremely dangerous operation of a motorcycle in circumstances where innocent members of the driving public were put at grave risk by the motorcycle operator.”

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Rotary celebrates a century Victoria club marks its long history of serving the community The venerable Union Club downtown seems the most suitable place to hold a meeting of the Rotary Club of Don Descoteau Victoria.

Biz Beat Long a gathering place for the city’s movers and shakers, the tradition-steeped facility is, on this day, hosting a special lunch meeting for an organization that celebrates its 100th birthday next month, on Nov. 15.

Current Rotary president Murray Ramsbottom, a cordial former brigadier general in the Canadian Air Force, runs the meeting in the casual military style, overseeing the playing of O Canada and God Save the Queen. The ceremonial tunes are sandwiched between the honouring of more than 20 past-presidents, most of whom sit at a separate table.

If this sounds like an old boys’ network, it’s because it is, to a degree.

The long-standing barrier preventing women from becoming full members of Rotary International, rather than separated into women’s sub-chapters, was only broken down in the late 1980s. But in reality, women have played key roles throughout the decades on many Rotary fundraising projects.

Among the new guard is Rosalind Scott, the gregarious Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island president and CEO, whose one-year term as Victoria Rotary president ended earlier this year. Known for getting things done, her nomination to the top job – she was the second woman in the role after Carol Livingstone in 201011 – came as a surprise to her.

“I thought I was not in Rotary long enough to be considered for president,” she says. “I was taken aback and really honoured.”

Stu McGowan, another former brigadier general, was president in 2000-01 and has mentored all presidents since.

He also holds the unofficial title of club historian. He pored through 500,000 pages of archival material over the past two years to document the club’s 100-year history and paint a picture of the people who served in its ranks.

“We’ve got guys who have been around for 60 years,” he says. “Victoria Rotary Club spurred all the other in Greater Victoria.”

Thumbing through a draft copy of the book McGowan has compiled, one finds annual listings of club activities big and small, from entering

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Members of the original Rotary Club in Victoria pose for a photo in the Empress Hotel during the inaugural luncheon in 1913. The club ultimately spawned 10 others in the Capital Region. floats in parades and hosting joint meetings with U.S. Rotarians, to contributing tens of thousands of dollars for such projects as Queen Alexandra Solarium, Boys and Girls Club and, most recently, $50,000 to Cool Aid’s Downtown Activity Centre.

“In the first 50 years, the Rotary Club of Victoria had a huge influence in the development of the city,” McGowan says. “It really was a who’s who of Victoria, with mayors and business owners.”

Fundraising efforts have largely benefitted children’s charities and organizations, as well as groups considered under-represented. Then and now, Victoria Rotary is part social club, part mentorship and part community building, all under the umbrella concept of working to make the city a better place to live.

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Ramsbottom, who joined the club five years ago.

He found the Victoria Rotary crowd to be “warm and generous; an inviting group of people” who were willing to offer plenty of support, especially when he assumed the role of president.

While club members enjoy working together, their motto of “Service Before Self” is evident from the way their generosity extends outward to the community they serve.

While Ramsbottom has been struck by the dedication of club members and their willingness to engage in fundraising for other organizations, most here seem driven by the same end result, he says.

“The icing on the cake is seeing the gratitude of agencies we support, from the Mustard Seed to the Rainbow Kitchen. It gives us a tremendous amount of satisfaction.”

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Triathlete Simon Whitfield can retire from racing but he’ll always be an Olympic champion and an ambassador for high performance sport in Canada.

The Fairfield resident is originally from Kingston, Ont., but has come to embody everything about being a high performance athlete in Victoria.

And that won’t change.

His retirement earlier this week came not as a surprise but as confirmation of the 38-year-

old’s final transition from swimming, biking and running into a business suit.

“It is time to shift gears,” Whitfield said in his announcement. “I spent years with athletes of all ages – sharing – motivating – challenging.”

Whitfield grew to fame with gold and silver at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, respectively, but he transcends the sport.

Seldom, if at all, will he appear in front of a camera if not supporting a local or national charity, such as KidSport, Power2Be and Goodlife Fitness Kids Foundation.

“He has an ability to connect with people, kids and adults who become fans through his exuberance and energy,” said former teammate Kelly Guest.

From his Dallas Road training route, during which he throws Terry Fox’s statue a high-five, to his backyard gym, Whitfield breathes the West Coast active lifestyle. sports@vicnews.com

New beginnings Whitfield brought the sport to Canada and changed the way elites trained. page A16

Temporary kitchens to start Continued from Page A1

In the meantime, the society has hired a part-time program co-ordinator to start creating temporary community kitchen events using church facilities.

The initiative has access to a $100,000 grant from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada.

McKenzie noted that finding an affordable location that works as a kitchen is difficult, but they've also had to overcome the perception that they're trying to open a soup kitchen.

“We are having to emphasize that difference,” he said. “Some

peoples' perception is we're creating a gathering for a large free meal, where people can come and go.

“It is not a soup kitchen. The community kitchen is a place where people come together to cook, eat and clean up together and take food home as a way to help their food security. And education is a big part of that.”

The Shelbourne Community Kitchen will also act as a localized food bank, taking over from the informal food pantry system set up by the Shelbourne-area churches.

The Lutheran Church has the largest food pantry and distributes food and food vouchers to

about 30 people per month.

The Lutheran Church is hosting its eighth annual fall supper on Saturday evening, and the proceeds will go toward the Shelbourne Community Kitchen project.

The event features a traditional turkey dinner cooked and served by a small army of volunteers using donations from the community. It typically raises around $3,000.

The fall supper has already sold 200 tickets at $18 each so not many seats remain.

Call the Lutheran Church, 3787 Cedar Hill Rd., at 250-4776222, to reserve tickets. editor@saanichnews.com

Driveway hits full throttle Continued from Page A1

Blair Qualey, president and CEO of the B.C. New Car Dealers Association, shares our enthusiasm: “The launch of Driveway is good news for readers as well as the B.C. auto industry,

which is a $10-billion business that employs 34,000 direct and indirect jobs in the new car industry in this province.

“Car buyers throughout the province will now get the sort of auto news and information previously enjoyed only by residents of the larger metro

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“The breadth of the coverage will benefit new car dealerships of all brands by exposing a large new readership to their products.

“A knowledgeable buyer is good for all brands.” keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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On Halloween, it’s fireworks time in Saanich Training course, permit needed to shoot fireworks Kyle Slavin News staff

The bright reds, greens and oranges of Halloween pyrotechnics will light up the night sky in Saanich, as upwards of 100 residents will be legally permitted to discharge fireworks.

Since the municipality instituted a more stringent bylaw in 2007, that covers the sale, possession and discharge of fireworks, the Saanich fire department has offered annual safety workshops to grant special permits to celebrate with colourful explosions safely.

“From the hours of 5 to 10 p.m. is the only night during the year that (residents) are allowed to discharge fireworks,” said Capt. Jerry Tomljenovic with pre-fire planning and public education.

But they need a $10 permit.

And to receive that permit, they must attend a 45-minute workshop.

Two more workshops are scheduled before Halloween: Sunday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m.

Both workshops will be held in the Kirby Room at the Saanich Fire Department (760 Vernon Ave.).

“What we’ve seen as a result of the workshops and the bylaw is a real decline in the number of incidents that we’re actually going to, and nuisance calls (for the Saanich police),” Tomljenovic said. “Five years ago it was upwards of 100 calls a night, now we’re down to only a handful.”

He said the bylaw has changed the way neighbourhoods celebrate Halloween.

Many areas of the municipality now have large, permitted fireworks display, as opposed to many small displays home by home.

“It’s a very welcoming thing in

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the neighbourhood,” Tomljenovic said.

He added that part of being a considerate neighbour, if you get a permit, is to advise other area residents about the fireworks display, to ensure they make arrangements for their pets.

Key safety tips Tomljenovic stresses are: • Plan your show in advance: Read all safety instructions on your fireworks before Halloween night, and set your show up with safety precautions in mind (have a working hose on hand and plan an escape route).

• Don’t have kids involved in cleanup: “There’s always one or two duds. If there’s a dud or two, that’s where people are getting hurt. Wait 30 minutes before handling a dud, then put it in a bucket of water.”

• Make sure fireworks are secured properly before discharge: Large fireworks should be attached to a stake pounded into the ground. Medium-sized and smaller pyrotechnics should be buried half their length in a large bucket of sand.

All fireworks should be tilted five to 10 degrees away from an

audience and prevailing winds.

Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie says the department will respond to any fireworksrelated calls on Halloween night. Permit-holders should have their permits at the ready, in case an officer is called to that neighbourhood.

Under the bylaw, there are a number of ticketable offences as it relates to the sale, possession and discharge of fireworks.

Discharging without a permit comes with a $200 fine; discharging outside of the permitted timeframe, $100; possession of prohibited fireworks or firecrackers, $100; possessing or using fireworks under the age of 18, $100; selling fireworks in Saanich; $500.

To register for one of the remaining workshops, call Don Denton/News staff Saanich fire prevention at 250- Saanich fire Capt. Jerry Tomljenovic 475-5500. shows examples of approved fireworks kslavin@saanichnews.com outside the fire hall on Vernon Avenue.

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OUR VIEW

Online voting is an eventuality O

ur municipalities and province likely won’t be using Internet voting to help determine election results anytime soon. That doesn’t mean we won’t eventually be using such a method to cast our ballots in future.

An independent panel tasked by Elections B.C. to study Internet voting recommended this week that any such system not be implemented in time for the upcoming municipal election, nor the next B.C. vote. But it did suggest that a technical committee be struck to look into the matter further and that the legislature should support jurisdictions that wish to pursue the option in future.

The preliminary report released Wednesday offered less than lukewarm support for the idea. It confirmed that making voting easier for people in this way – those who are incapacitated, can’t work a trip to their local polling station into their schedule, or are too lazy to do so come to mind – has not been shown in other jurisdictions to significantly increase voter turnout.

As for the large group of people who feel their vote doesn’t matter, or don’t care enough to vote in the first place, they present another challenge altogether, one likely not solvable with online voting.

Increasing voter turnout at any level still comes down to individuals and parties doing the legwork and convincing non-voters of the importance of getting engaged in their communities, and potentially making a difference through casting their ballot.

That said, the world is fast becoming an all-digital environment, where computers and cellphones can be used for virtually any transaction.

While the report states the current system is trusted by voters, that factor will become less meaningful as time goes on and generations that have grown up with technology become our communities’ core voters.

We may not have the most efficient or system-improving Internet voting experiences to draw from yet, but now is the best time to begin investigating this option, to be ready for when it is the best alternative.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@vicnews.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The SAANICH NEWS 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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Masters Athletics system. ast Sunday (Oct. 13) I had Eight months after his heart the privilege of running the surgery, dad ran the TC 10K, a sign GoodLife Fitness Victoria 8K he was on the road race with my dad, or back to recovery. as many refer to him, Then, as if to ‘the running legend’ challenge him more, Maurice Tarrant. a couple months At 83, dad is a later he was affected prime example by gallstones and of how keeping had to have his healthy and active gallbladder removed. can extend your Another surgery, life. A year and a another story of couple months ago, proof that nothing he had heart valve can keep him down replacement surgery. and that being a That took time and runner has allowed strength to recover Claire Tarrant-Rowley him many more from, but everyone Guest column healthy years. agrees that his As dad and I healthy running arrived at the awards ceremony lifestyle going into that procedure following the 8K race on the helped him bounce back from it.

Sunday, we read the course records After all, dad is not just a casual board and there was dad’s name runner. The January-February 2010 issue of Canadian Running magazine five times in a row, for past 8K course records, in age categories named Maurice Tarrant its Agefrom 60-64 up to his present 80-99.

Group Champion in the annual In fact, at 63 he had raced Golden Shoe Awards, writing that through this 8K with an astounding he had, “… steadily set Canadian time of 28:56. age-group records for most of the His name was also listed three last 30 years – some 58 of them!!” times under the half marathon Canadian Running reported that age-class records, from 70-74 with in 2010 alone, he set 10 records a time of 1:33:40, up to his 80-84 at various distances, including a division record. Of course he was world record for 15K (one hour, 13 minutes, 28 seconds). That required relieved to find out that all eight course records still stood after this a pace of 4:54 per kilometre (7:54 day. per mile). Age grading would make As we stood there reading all his time 45:21 using the World

this, a man approached dad, introduced himself and shook his hand. I recognized him. It was the legendary Tom Howard, who won the masters class marathon this year and in past won this race as an elite runner.

He now appreciated even more what an amazing runner dad is.

Going into the 8K race that day, Tom felt he might be able to beat dad’s record in the 60-64 age class.

Yet he finished a substantial three minutes off that time.

As I watched dad accept his first-place medal, I marvelled once again at all his achievements. Yet he continues to be the humblest man I know. His hundreds of medals and trophies are tucked away in stacks of shoeboxes in his storage room.

Everyone in the running world knows him and speaks of him as a kind and gentle man. He is supported by his wife of 63 years – my beautiful mum Phyllis – his five children and 10 grandchildren.

I was honoured to be able to share that day with my dad.

How appropriate it happened on Thanksgiving weekend. I am thankful for his returning health and all he represents as a worldclass athlete, a husband, dad and granddad. He truly is my hero!

Claire Tarrant-Rowley is the daughter of veteran distance runner Maurice Tarrant. She lives in Saanich, while her father lives in Sidney.

‘At 83, dad is a prime example of how keeping active can extend your life.’

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Put previous consultation into action on ferries Island residents and businesses are eagerly awaiting a proposal for B.C. Ferries routes and scheduling. The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has concerns about the Ministry of Transportation embarking on yet another consultation tour after extensive public input sessions were held previously.

The Chamber understands that B.C. Ferries needs an integrated strategy to achieve

the goal of balancing its budget.

The $26-million shortfall needs to be addressed sooner than later. To date, consultations have identified numerous options to meet these financial challenges.

However, the Chamber feels that it is time to offer up a plan.

I commend both the province and B.C. Ferries for consulting the public on such an important economic driver for our region. A lot of time and money has been

spent on consultation and the Chamber feels it is now time for the Ministry of Transportation to propose a cost-savings plan for public input.

Putting advocacy into action, the Chamber has launched a letter writing campaign to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone, urging reconsideration of additional consultation.

The Chamber is concerned

that continual consultation, with no plan developed from previous recommendations, will alienate those involved in the process.

Coastal communities need a reliable transportation solution that meets their needs. This needs to be done in a responsible and sustainable manner.

Businesses as well as other members of the community need certainty around B.C. Ferries service.

This issue affects many businesses in the Greater Victoria area that need to know just how such changes will affect them, sooner rather than later.

If anyone is interested in sending a letter to Minister Stone, please visit the Chamber at victoriachamber.ca to join the campaign.

Bruce Carter CEO, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

LETTERS Hartland biosolids centre solution leaves a bad taste I am annoyed to learn the sewage biosolids plant could be built at the Hartland Road dump.

Seaterra is just another example of re-branding a sewage concept with a “no-moneyback guarantee.” Some Capital Regional District directors are being misled by a Pied Piper tune – acting like lemmings falling over a cliff in pursuit of promised provincial and federal funding. The promises are as thin and transparent as cheap bathroom tissue, all in pursuit of a byproduct consisting of sludge, herbicides, insecticides and toxins.

The $783 million quotation is likely just the down payment.

Consider past financial miscalculations for the CREST

radio system, McTavish Road Interchange, CRD kitchen scraps program, Viewfield Road treatment site and other infrastructure upgrades.

There are no costs to CRD politicians who make bad decisions, other than losing their election. For those who win, there will be self-regulated bonuses, no-fault clauses and amnesty for cost overruns likely hidden by in-camera confidential discussion. Taxpayers must still pay increased property taxes when municipal services are further reduced.

The CRD has chosen to ignore the wisdom of experts like Dr. Shaun Peck. Instead, it is relying on advice from interest groups and lobbyists such as the David

Suzuki Foundation.

Several less expensive tertiary sewage treatment plants should be built throughout the Capital Region, using Dockside Green as their model.

If CRD proceeds with their expensive obsolete plan, there will be fewer private projects attempted, owing to new higher taxes, fees and a growing to-do list from all three levels of government. That leads to less disposable income for local residents and businesses.

Fortunately, at local coffee shops, there is an expanding group of seniors in disagreement with the CRD’s decision. They are well-informed voters.

The CRD decision for secondary treatment, with twin

Single-occupant vehicles more toxic than smokers

not illegal. But, if this new bylaw is passed, we could be subjected to the same treatment as a junkie or other petty criminals – given a citation and thrown in jail if we don’t pay. How ridiculous is that?

Until something is done about the behaviour of drivers and others harming our environment, lay off cigarette smokers who are contributing far less to the ruining of our air and environment than these people who are spewing out poison every single day.

Meta Peet Esquimalt

explore in the classroom. Fletcher fails to add that one of the sources included in the lesson is the Enbridge corporation itself. Is not the addition of the Enbridge pro-pipeline perspective allowing students the chance to look at all sides of this issue?

As far as poverty increasing, StatsCan, a neutral body that is neither “biased or progressive,” states: “Since 1995, the aftertax income of the top income group rose much more than the income of other income groups. Consequently, income disparities increased in Canada between 1995 and 2010. In 2010, the highest income disparities between the top 20% and the bottom 20% income groups were in British Columbia and Ontario.”

Is this “indoctrination” according to Fletcher? Why should our students not be made aware of this fact? Since Fletcher seems to like quoting from Orwell’s 1984, he must be aware of the concept of “double-speak”?

Breaking unions, smashing the middle-class, ignoring environmental degradation are not the answers to challenges staring us in the face.

Paul Waterlander Victoria

Re: CRD smoking bylaw Every day, except for some Fridays when dock workers are given the day off, a steady stream of cars, trucks and motorcycles pass by my house at rush hour.

There are usually 100 or more vehicles, at least 99 per cent of which are occupied by one person.

The World Health Organization announced recently that the air we breathe is as bad, and in some cases worse, than second-hand cigarette smoke.

Our bus system is one of the best in Canada. Why are more single-occupant vehicle drivers not riding the bus? Or why does the City of Victoria not provide shuttle buses from pick-up and drop-off points, so vehicles are not clogging our streets and spewing cancercausing particulates into the air we breathe? The people who are doing this are probably the same people who would vote for this new bylaw, if they could.

I am not convinced that if I smoke a cigarette in Centennial Square I am hurting anyone, except maybe myself. Smoking is

Columnist’s tirade is indeed double-speak Re: ‘Social justice’ as indoctrination, B.C. Views, Oct. 16) If any columnist is qualified to speak about “indoctrination,” Tom Fletcher fits the bill. He is quick to attack the B.C. Teachers’ Federation as promoting onesided arguments, yet fails to point that same accusation at himself.

Weekly, readers are subjected to Fletcher’s pro-B.C. Liberal, right-wing, anti-union, antienvironmental stances. He chastises the BCTF for using antiEnbridge pipeline sources for an environmental unit students can

pipes from Hartland to McLoughlin Point is an unthinkable, undrinkable solution.

Art Bickerton Saanich

Piping sewage sludge to Hartland irresponsible When I expressed my concern about the proposed sewage project to one of the Capital Regional District’s liquid waste committee directors a year ago, I was assured that the “fear mongering” was unnecessary.

The project would be changed and improved along the way.

That clearly hasn’t happened.

Piping sludge to Hartland would

be astoundingly irresponsible.

If the CRD wanted to sink their own ship, they couldn’t do a better job. They have now demonstrated how truly foolish this proposed project will be.

Even if you firmly believe in treatment, the effectiveness of this plan will be minimal. The CRD is trying to brainwash the public into thinking that there will be resource recovery.

Considering the energy required to pump sewage 18 kilometres uphill, that idea is laughable. If you want value for money, burn it in the fireplace or flush it down the toilet.

Dave Ferguson Saanich

myVictoria This week’s online poll Do you like the idea of being able to vote online for municipal and/or provincial elections?

Yes, I think making the process easier for people is the best way to get more people to vote No, I think the current system of using paper ballots is still the best way to go Perhaps, if instituting such a system doesn’t wind up costing taxpayers more money in the end Last week’s question: Should cable companies be forced to unbundle channel packages to allow subscribers to choose channels themselves?

• Yes, cable companies already wield too much power in the marketplace (71%) • Possibly, if it means there is potential for my cable bill to be lowered by subscribing to less channels (25%) • No, I don’t mind having a potpourri of options even if I don’t watch some channels (4%) – visit vicnews.com to vote

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MobileVicPD, available on Android and Apple devices, allows users to report minor crimes and traffic incidents, access neighbourhood crime maps and receive instant emergency notifications when police need public assistance.

“The use of mobile devices has skyrocketed and now dwarfs the use of personal computers,” said VicPD Deputy Chief Steve Ing, at a launch event at ViaTEC’s offices.

The app’s creators, Silicon Valley-based mobilePD, has seen business grow ever since it launched its first app with Santa Cruz, Calif., police department in 2010, said vice-president Jamieson Johnson.

“We’ve seen several of our customers find missing children and solve crimes,” he said. “We can’t wait to see that effect here (in Victoria).”

The VicPD app has 3,100 downloads as of Wednesday,

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Ted GranT chapter is about Irene. She was there when I shared the news, all of us at their kitchen table, that the book had a publisher.”

Having just lost Irene, his partner of 60 years, Grant was in the grieving process.

“Right from the start I thought, ‘I’ll just start interviewing him, and take it slowly,’” Fayle said. We limited it to two hours a day, usually once a week.”

Somewhere around the 35th meeting Grant uncovered a lifetime scrapbook, three-feet by four-feet in size, which he’d been working on for 60 years, he said..

Then came another major find, a box of Grant’s diaries, again charting his career, which she was able to use to crossreference his many stories.

Despite Grant’s tag as the father of Canadian photojournalism, Fayle’s pitch was rejected by 12 publishers before Heritage House agreed to take it on. Some never even responded, she said.

“I think people are going to freak out when they read some of the stories,” Grant said. “What a job she’s done to craft these into the book. I really think it captures (that) you get what you give out of life.”

Both author and subject will present the book at the University of Victoria on Sunday (Oct. 27), 2 p.m. in the David Lam Auditorium of the MacLaurin building. Grant is scheduled to speak at UVic for 25 minutes but will likely go over. The event is free, as is parking at UVic on Sundays.

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Her first feature book, a biography, Ted Grant: Sixty Years of Legendary Photojournalism, launched last week. It took the freelance writer deep into the life of the renowned Canadian photojournalist for the past two years. Now 85, Saanich-based Grant is as emotional as ever, and is very much the same man who shot nine Olympic Games, the Vietnam War and countless iconic Canadian and international moments.

“When I read (the book) I had it for three hours and I cried half the time I was trying to read it. I’ve published eight (photography) books but they have been about others, not myself,” Grant said.“I’m emotional. When I was on assignment I’d be crying while trying to focus the lens. Same with seeing kids in Chernobyl (post-nuclear disaster).

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So often, Fayle was overwhelmed with the decision process of what to include. She sifted through more than 300,000 Grant photos at the national archives in Ottawa and thousands more in his Saanich home. The stories, which she gleaned from 50-odd interviews with him and several more with former colleagues, totalled well into the hundreds of hours. All of it spoke to Grant’s bold spirit and colourful COMPLETE PAIR (ask for details) character. Even Grant had trouble picking one photo over another.

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Club German Canadian Cultural Society hosts its annual Oktoberfest celebration with entertainment by The Edelweiss Accordion Club and S-Bahn. Great food, great beer and dancing. Call 250-380-9158 to reserve tickets. ghosts of Victoria festiVal -Explore the ghostly past of Victoria with various events, tours and more until Oct. 31. discoverthepast.com. antimatter [media art] - Screenings, installations, performances and media hybrids, free from commercial and industry agendas. Until Nov. 3, antimatter.ws.

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japanese cultural festiVal - The Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society presents the 14th annual celebration of Japanese culture

at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre. The family friendly event is free and runs from 10 am to 4 pm. vncs.ca.

and contemporary choreography and music.

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Until Oct. 27. rmts.bc.ca.

art of the cocktail - The Victoria Film Festival presents its fifth annual festival celebrating all things cocktail with workshops from industry leaders, tastings and competitions. The Grand Tasting is at Crystal Gardens Oct. 26 featuring restaurants and distillieries from across the Pacific Northwest. More information and complete schedule at artofthecocktail.ca. Until Oct. 28.

atomic VaudeVille’s fall cabaret - Victoria’s favourite Vaudevillian sketch comedy troupe presents its annual Fall cabaret at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). Oct. 25-26, 31 and Nov. 2. Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8pm. Tickets are $18/22/35 at ticketrocket.org or 250-590-6291.

pumpkin art - Hundreds of pumpkin carvings set up in themes including Canadian idols, cartoon characters, TV shows, the royal family and more. 5-9pm behind the Oak Bay Municipal Hall (2167 Oak Bay). Free. pumpkinart.ca.

stagE FRI. oct. 25 frankenstein -The grotesque monster enters life with the mind of a newborn, trying desperately to fit in, yet is shunned by everyone. Ballet Victoria presents a touching twist to a gothic tale told through classical

fractured fables: the prison puppet project - Conceived, written, designed, built and performed by the inmates of William Head prison. More than 50 hand-built puppets and original bluegrass music from the inmates at 6000 William Head. Continues until Nov. 9. Tickets, $20 at ticketrocket.org. 250-391-7078. falstaff - Pacific Opera Victoria presents their 100th production, a celebration of laughter, human resilience and the portly, hard-drinking scoundrel Sir John Falstaff.

Continues until Oct. 27 at The Royal Theatre (805 Broughton). Tickets start at $40. rmts. bc.ca. cocktails with stalin - Combine

Julian Cervello’s Canterbury Cocktails and Good Night Uncle Joe David Elendune’s Cold War romantic thriller, and an evening of intelligent theatre is born. Tickets to the twoshow night at Intrepid Theatre Club (1609 Blanshard) are $15-20 at the door. Continues until Nov. 1. davidelendune@yahoo.ca to reserve.

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auntie kate workshop - Victoria blues singer ‘Auntie Kate’ Roland will work with aspiring vocalists on a broad range of vocal techniques at a workshop presented by the Victoria Blues Society, Oct. 26., 2 to 4pm at Long and McQuade Music Education Centre, 2822 Nanaimo St. Free. victoriabluessociety. ca.

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derwin blanshard’s extremely classy sunday eVening programme - Featuring an array of talents and personalities: standup comedians, musicians, visual artists, Mayor Dean Fortin and Death himself. Hosted by Wes Borg, Derwin Blanshard. 7:30pm at Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). Tickets, $20, derwin12.eventbrite.ca

wil - Roots rock with WiL and guests at Lucky Bar (517 Yates). Tickets, $15, ticketweb.ca.

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FRI. oct. 25 the sadies - The guys are in town from Toronto for one hot night at Upstairs Cabaret (15 Bastion). 8pm. Tickets, $20, ticketzone. com, Lyle’s Place and Ditch Records.

sam weber & are we family - Folk singer-songwriter Sam Weber comes back to town Saturday after touring with his debut album, plus it’s his birthday party, with Are We Family. 7pm at Upstairs Cabaret (15 Bastion). Tickets $12/10 at Ditch Records. daVid francey - Folk poet and singer stops by for two shows, 8pm Oct. 29 and 30, at Hermann’s (753 View). Tickets, $29.50/35, rmts.bc.ca.

dead poets night - Open mic where participants perform a cover, interpretation, remix or response to the work of a dead poet.

The feature will focus on Emily Dickinson. $5 at the door. Sign up at 7pm, show at 7:30pm at Solstice Cafe (529 Pandora).

gaLLEriEs the walls of utopia - An attempt at depicting the remnants of the consumerist landscape when the act of consuming and the presence of people is removed. At 2333 Government to Oct. 27. xchangesgallery.org. masterful images: art of kiyoshi saito - Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) was one of the grand masters of the 20th-century Japanese print movement known as saku hanga, meaning “original creative print.”

Until Nov. 3 at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss). aggv.ca. j mclaughlin solo exhibition INSTANT: J Mclaughlin solo exhibition of paintings. Until Nov. 7. At 977-A Fort.

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The finest of wines take centre stage at the Inn at laurel Point Sunday (Oct. 27) during Crush, A Fine Wine Affair, The Belfry Theatre’s primary fundraising event of the year. At the heart of

the event is a live auction of rare, unusual, or hard-to-find wines. Also included are tastings, food from executive Chef Takashi Ito, a silent auction and music by Joey Smith Trio. From 5pm. Tickets, $75 with a $25 tax receipt, available at 250-385-6815.

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The deadline is Jan. 15 for exhibitions after June 2014 at Xchanges, 2333 Government.

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Paul Destrooper, artistic director of Ballet Victoria, as Frankenstein.

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Ballet Victoria’s modern and unexpected season DANIEl PAlMER dpalmer@vicnews.com In James Whale’s notoriously camp 1931 rendition of Frankenstein, the undead monster staggers clumsily from his operating table towards his maker, his grotesque appearance belying a gentle nature.

It may seem odd at first glance, then, that artistic director Paul Destrooper chose the ungraceful monster as his protagonist for Ballet Victoria’s season premiere this weekend at the McPherson Playhouse.

“I love movies, I love pop culture and different music styles,” Destrooper says from his office above St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. In the adjoining studio, a dozen ballet dancers stretch, plié and brisé as they prepare for the threeday run of Frankenstein, choreographed by Destrooper.

“I like to mix up (those genres) together. Sometimes, when people hear the concept, they think it’s not going to work, but you can actually make the transitions seamless.”

When Destrooper first arrived at Ballet Victoria five years ago, he was working with eight dancers and an $80,000 budget. Now, the non-profit company retains a steady ensemble of 10 to 12 dancers and provides an ambitious four-show season thanks to steady donors and a few innovative cost-saving measures.

“It’s not that I want to do everything, but choreography is expensive,” he says. “Ballet is like opera, it’s like the symphony, they are art forms that are expensive. … You need weeks and weeks of rehearsal to put a show together.”

From Oct. 25-27, Ballet Victoria takes the conventional story of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and combines elements of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and dancing graveyard spirits from the classic ballet Giselle with a

common love story weaving through two acts.

“Giselle was the original zombie ballet,” Destrooper says.

The dance troupe is joined by the Victoria Symphony and Joey Pietraroia on Dec. 28 and 29 for The Gift, a story told to the music of The Nutcracker at the Royal Theatre.

In the new year (March 22, 23), dancers shake off the winter blues with The Rite of Spring, a mix of classical and contemporary dance created by choreographer Bruce Monk to Stravinsky’s well-known score. Expect a West Coast flavour with passionate and fierce dancing, says Destrooper.

The final show of the season, also choreographed by Destrooper, is Carl Orff’s Camina Burana on May 30 and 31 at the Royal Theatre.

Combining live music and a choir, the show promises to entertain all audiences.

“We have an amazing product, and one of the toughest things is to get people to come to the show,” Destrooper says. “But once they do, they want to come again.”

One of Ballet Victoria’s proudest achievements, he says, is how the company remains anchored in the local community and economy, drawing from a rich professional arts scene in the Capital Region.

“We create everything here in the community, essentially. There’s a lot of talent here, and I bank on that quite a bit.”

Destrooper urges resistant theatregoers to take a leap of faith and experience modern and unexpected ballet.

“We don’t have a massive production value, the artwork therefore has to be even greater. The dancers are stunning, the show is entertaining and accessible, but at the same time has depth. You’ll see some amazing dancing.”

For tickets and membership information, visit balletvictoria.ca.

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ALL IS LOST -(Odeon) Cinema icon Robert Redford should be great in a wordless performance as a solo sailor whose life is threatened after his sailboat has a devastating collision with a rogue shipping container in the middle of nowhere.

BAD GRANDPA -(SilverCity/ Westshore) Head jackass Johnny Knoxville spins off his “crazy grandpa” character into a full-length comedy about an irascible and incorrigible 86-year-old troublemaker who takes an accident- and crimeridden journey across America with his 8-year-old grandson. Spike Jonze (!) co-wrote the story.

THE COUNSELOR -(Odeon/

SilverCity/Empire Uni 4) Ridley Scott helmed this promising crime thriller about a lawyer who learns the (very) hard way that it’s a bad idea to get involved in the illegal drug business.

Written by Cormac McCarthy and starring Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, and Cameron Diaz. ★★★ ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW -(Roxy, 7:30, 10 pm) It’s Time Warp time once again! Note: only showing on October 31.

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★★★★ CAPTAIN PHILLIPS -(Odeon/SilverCity/Empire Uni 4/ Westshore) Talented director Paul Greengrass (Bourne Supremacy) tells the true tale of a ship captain (Tom Hanks) whose boat is captured

by Somali pirates. Tense but also thoughtful, this is a thriller with a brain. ★★½ CARRIE -(Odeon/SilverCity/ Empire Uni 4/Westshore) Stephen King’s horror classic gets a competent but unnecessary remake at the hands of Kimberly Peirce (Boys

Don’t Cry). Chloe Grace Moretz plays the shy high school outcast, while Julianne Moore is her religiously obsessed mom. See review online mondaymag.com.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 -(SilverCity/ Westshore) The wacky animated comedy about an infamous machine that churns out scary food-animal hybrids was popular enough to merit a sequel. Consider yourself warned!

With the vocal talents of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, and Will Forte. ★★½ DESPICABLE ME 2 -(Caprice) The 2010 original, about a loathsome criminal mastermind who was reformed by the love of three young orphan girls, was a goofy delight.

The sequel, although still clever, is much more scattershot, with an unimaginative plot and unwelcome dashes of mean spiritedness. Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Russell Brand supply the voices. ★★½ ELYSIUM -(Caprice) Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in a futuristic sci-fi thriller where the Earth has become a polluted ghetto

and the lucky few get to live in luxury on a floating space station orbiting languidly above. Well, that’s about to change. It’s hard to argue with the politics, but this new film by the writer-director of District 9 is too heavy-handed and cliched to take seriously. ★★★½ ENOUGH SAID -(Odeon) The latest from delightfully quirky writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Please Give, Friends With Money) features a divorced woman who sets her sights on a man – only to learn that he is the much-loathed ex-husband of her new gal pal. This sweet, clever, sexy, and insightful sort-of romantic comedy stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Catherine Keener and, sigh, the late James Gandolfini.

ESCAPE PLAN -(SilverCity/ Westshore) Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up in a brutal actioneer about two convicts who will do anything to break out of the world’s most secure prison. ★★★½ GRAVITY -(Odeon/SilverCity/Empire Uni 4/Westshore) Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in a harrowing, brilliantly-executed thriller about two astronauts aboard a space station who survive an accident only to find themselves drifting helplessly through space, with little hope of

rescue or survival. ★★½ FIFTH ESTATE -(Odeon/ SilverCity) Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Julian Assange, the mastermind behind whistle-blowing WikiLeaks, in an uneven drama that benefits from superb performances and a balanced look at a complicated and self-contradictory man. See review. ★★★½ PRISONERS -(Westshore) Quebec director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) has been getting great praise for this bleak and violent police procedural about two kidnapped girls and the dad who will do anything to get them back.

RUNNER RUNNER -(Caprice) A smart college student with a knack for gambling (Justin Timberlake) hooks up with a sinister offshore entrepreneur (Ben Affleck) who runs an online poker empire from a corrupt Caribbean island. This has become one of the worst-reviewed movies of the year.

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.

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MUSIC MOVIE WEDNESDAY -slips on its ruby slippers for a return to the magical realm of Dorothy, the Tin Man, et al. in the immortal Wizard of Oz. Costumes welcome! 7:00 pm Wednesday in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595-FLIC. moviemonday.ca.

OPEN CINEMA -commences its 11th season of inspiring local dialogue via the screening of provocative documentary films. They are showing Connected, a funny and thoughtful examination of “what it means to be connected in the 21st century.”

Wednesday, 7 pm, Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Admission by donation.

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GOOD OL’ FREDA -(Fri.-Wed., Oct. 25-30: 7:00) Beatlemania takes on a slightly more subdued note in this documentary focusing on Freda Kelly, who was lifelong secretary for the Fab Four.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS -(Thurs., Oct. 31: 7:00) Why not sing along with your favourite carnivorous plant, as this classic – and very tuneful – horror spoof rolls into town on the eve of Halloween?

More listings online at mondaymag.com

Hero or villain?

W ikiLeaks started out as an obscure, whistleblower website that leveraged the power of the Internet to topple crooked bankers and embarrass African dictators alike. WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange, was an obsessive hacker with a messianic compulsion to expose people corrupted by wealth and power. Within a few years he morphed into a news-making titan when – in concert with three of the world’s most respected newspapers – WikiLeaks released tens of thousands of topsecret documents and videos from the American government. Most notorious was footage of the crew of a U.S. Apache gunship laughing as they casually slaughtered a half-dozen innocent civilians on the streets of Baghdad. Soon, though, Assange himself was exposed – as a reckless megalomaniac with slippery ethics and a vengeful streak.

He is, in short, a marvelously complex person and a great subject for a biopic. Unfortunately, The Fifth Estate proves to be a fascinating but flawed portrait of Assange (captured marvelously by Benedict Cumberbatch). It dwells at excessive length on his intense relationship with Daniel Berg (Daniel Bruhl, Rush), an idealistic and moral computer “hacktivist” who became an early – and malleable – conscript for Assange’s campaign. (The movie is mostly based on Berg’s tell-all book, which presumably accounts for this imbalance.) The contrast between the two men is striking, and forms the glib measuring stick by which the audience is asked to judge the flaws of the vainglorious Assange. The two actors are both brilliant, though, and give the narrative its strong emotional core.

There is much more to the Assange story than is shown in Estate (check out the documentary We Steal Secrets, from the gifted director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room). And this movie version is further hobbled by the repeated use of over-the-top visual flourishes that attempt to convey the nature of data and communication in our wired world. That said, this movie tackles one of the most important issues of the last several years. Data has become more powerful than weapons, and our governments are becoming ever more secretive with it. Assange, for all his flaws, is the hero who bravely demanded transparency. He did us all a huge favour by punching the Pentagon and the U.S. State Department in ★★½ the nose.

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The provincial executive of the NDP has proposed May 25, 2014 for a leadership vote to select a replacement for Adrian Dix. The party executive picked the date, almost exactly three years before the next scheduled B.C. election, to avoid municipal elections set for next fall and a federal election expected in 2015. That is to make it more practical for municipal politicians and MPs to consider whether they want to jump to provincial politics.

Dix announced in September he would stay on as leader until a successor is chosen, and at the time he said that would take place before the middle of next year. The May vote was picked after discussions with the party’s current MLAs and local constituency presidents, but it still must be approved by the NDP provincial council.

No candidate has formally announced, but several are considering a run. They include veteran Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, who finished second to Dix in 2011, and caucus newcomers Judy Darcy, George Heyman and David Eby, all of whom represent Vancouver constituencies. Vancouver Island MLA Rob Fleming and Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen have also said

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NDP leader Adrian Dix plans to stay in the opposition leader’s seat for the spring session of the B.C. legislature. they are weighing their chances.

Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, who finished third behind Dix in the 2011 vote, announced last week he will not make another run for the top job. Horgan said he wants to see a new generation of leadership get the attention of members after the party’s upset loss in the May 2013 election.

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Lance Watson recalls waiting for a triathlon to start on a summer’s day in 2001, less than a year after Simon Whitfield won gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

A six-year-old was riding his bike and said “Look at me Dad, I’m Simon, I’m Simon.”

“After Sydney, Whitfied was a household name,” said Watson, who coached Whitfield and the national team in 2000. “I’d like to think we’re so clever we would have produced other champions but in all seriousness, as a coach (Whitfield’s) one of those athletes that comes along once or twice in your career. The sport exploded in Canada after (Sydney) in terms of mass participation and awareness.”

Whitfield, now 38, declared his official retirement on Tuesday. But his impact on the sport and on athletics in Canada is immeasurable.

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Nobody smiles bigger than Simon Whitfield, who enjoys a laugh at the recent president’s run at UVic. (Sydney in 2000) legitimized our sport in two ways,” Watson said. “He legitimized it in the eyes of the public, and brought it A-level gov-

ernment funding because we were among the sport’s world class.”

After a summer season in which Whitfield turned

down the chance to run half and full Ironman races, he is re-focusing on his career in new media and will head Fantan Group’s new sports entertainment division in Victoria, on a cross-media project with Rogers Media.

The triathlon community can forgive Whitfield for not pursuing long-distance races as he said he might.

After all, where would the sport of triathlon be in Canada if not for Simon? “(This) marks the end of my career as a professional athlete; it’s been an incredible journey and an amazing chapter in my life,” Whitfield said in a statement this week. “I grew up dreaming of representing Canada at the Olympic Games, though I never imagined I would have the honour of wearing the maple leaf four times, winning (gold and silver) Olympic medals, and bearing the flag.”

Canada’s flag bearer in London is citing his venture into a new division of sports media of which they will announce in a few months, Fantan said.

Whitfield leaves one heck of a legacy among the very highest in Canadian sport.

In addition to his Olympic gold in 2000 he won Olym-

pic silver in 2008, gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 12 Canadian championships and 14 world cup victories.

“If you look at Gretzky and Jordan, they changed the way other elite players played the game, and so did Whitfield.”

– Kelly Guest

He brought the sport to Canadians in way that we may never be able to appreciate, because he transcends the sport, says former roommate and national teammate Kelly Guest.

“The theatre of triathlon in Canada is 90 per cent related to Simon’s success,” Guest said. “What he did in Sydney brought it to the greater public. On a social level, people (learned) what it was, that triathlon didn’t have any equestrian or archery elements to it.”

Whitfield started with the Kids of Steel youth triathlon race in his hometown of Kingston, Ont., and the same organization reported sell-outs and wait-lists across Canada after each of

his successes.

Like Watson, a leading triathlon coach and an owner with Saanich’s LifeSport Coaching, Guest makes a full-time living as a local triathlon coach with Kelly’s Kids, an introductory program for youth, the provincial B.C. team and with under-23 athletes.

Guest moved to Victoria in 1999 as part of the fledgling national team with Whitfield, Brent McMahon and Watson, the coach.

Together they helped redefine high performance training in Canada.

If you look at Whitfield’s career trajectory, he was an elite contender from 1996 to 2012, Guest said.

“Whitfield was top-10 at a world championship in 1996. Few athletes have a career that consistent, it’s the (triathlon) equivalent of a Michael Jordan or Wayne Gretzky.

“People don’t typically sit down and watch triathlon, but if you look at Jordan and Gretzky, they changed the way other elite players played the game, and so did Whitfield. We had leading triathletes from the world coming here to train with us.” sports@vicnews.com

Better bounce for Chargers women

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF

Travis Paterson

Vikes field hockey host UBC

News staff

The Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team drew back to an even record with a pair of wins against the College of the Rockies Avalanche at PISE last week. The Chargers are now 2-2 after sweeping the Avalanche in both games in six straights on Friday and Thursday.

This weekend both the Chargers men and women are in New Westminster against the Douglas College Blues.

Third-year middle Morgan Marshall (Smithers) led the Chargers women last Thursday with 13 points (eight kills, three stuff blocks and two aces). First-year leftside Erika Morris (Prince George) also

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Kelsey Johnson, left, and Kaelyn Parmelee of the Camosun Chargers cheer during their match against the Vancouver Island Mariners at PISE earlier this month. contributed 13 points for with 12 kills and an ace.

The men (3-1) won in four sets over the Avalanche on Thursday and needed all five

sets to come out the winner again on Friday.

Chargers golf to bronze medal The Camosun Char-

gers men’s golf team came from behind to capture the bronze medal at the 2013 PING Canadian Collegiate Golf National Championship at the Royal

Quebec Golf Club in Quebec City.

The Chargers scored the lowest round of the day with 288 for a three day championship total of 881. University of the Fraser Valley (863) won gold and Humber College (875) won silver.

Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association All-Canadian Jarred Callbeck led the Chargers scoring a twounder par-70, with three birdies, on the last day for a total of 215, four back of winner Colton Kalkanis of Georgian College (201).

Rounding out the scoring for the Chargers were Grant Maskiewich, 11th (220), Michael Flegel, 22nd (224), Brett De Vires, 36th (230), and Brady Stead, 45th (232). sports@vicnews.com

Canada West women’s field hockey’s regular season boils down to one game between the UVic Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds for the conference title.

Game time is 12:30 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 26) at UVic’s water-based field hockey pitch.

The Vikes and T-Birds are currently tied with 4-0-3 records and will be playing for the Canada West banner and No. 1-seed entering the CIS Championship at UVic, Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.

Twins make boxing debut

Former Reynolds secondary high school wrestlers Peter and Paul Lopez were successful in their amateur boxing debuts at the Cascades Casino in Langley on Oct. 18. The 18-year-old welterweight twins (147 lbs.) joined training partner Bryan Colwell, a cruiserweight (190 lbs.), and all went undefeated, with Peter earning a draw.

“They looked really good, it’s nice to see them get out there and use the techniques of the sweet science,” said their Victoria coach Jason Heit. “They had good strategy, good counters and good movement.”

Paul won a unanimous decision against Abdul Sidal while Peter fought to a draw with Ilya Kovalenka. The latter pair have booked a rematch in November in Langley. Colwell won a unanimous decision over Luke Creighton.

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But those three are no longer part of the Vikes. In their place is a new wave of Canadian nationals led by Pat Kay, who captained the under-20 national team this year, Giuseppe Du Toit, an 18-year-old South African import who started at fly half for Canada in the Americas Rugby Championship, and under-20 players Nathan Yanagiya and James Pitblado, as well as future U20 players Jeff Nishima-Miller and Hayden Evans.

“Du Toit is lights out as a kicker,” Vikes coach Doug Tate said. “He’s going backwards now after moving up from high school to the Vikes to the ARC. It’ll be easier dealing with the pressure now.”

South African wins Indoor Challenge Age proved the difference as 33-year-old Rik de Voest defeated 19-year-old Filip Peliwo in Sunday's championship final of the South Island Indoor Tennis Challenge at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.

De Voest, a Vancouver-based South African, is ranked 167th on the ATP World Tour. He took the $5,000 prize for first place. Peliwo, the 2012 ITF Junior World Champion, took home the second place prize of $3,500. Third place winner Philip Bester defeated HaySharon Tiffin/News staff them Abid for $2,000.

Rik de Voest defeated Filip sports@vicnews.com Peliwo on Sunday.

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The UVic Vikes and James Bay Athletic Association rugby clubs have a long-standing rivalry with plenty of story lines. The teams meet in Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League play tomorrow (Oct. 26). It’s a preview of next month’s Barnard Cup Vancouver Island senior men’s rugby championship.

Kick-off is 2:45 p.m. at James Bay’s home of MacDonald Park.

The Vikes’ youth versus the age and experience of the Bays has long been at the heart of the clubs’ heated rivalry. For the past five years the Vikes’ core of national level players has boasted Nathan Hirayama, Sean Duke and Phil Mack in the half and back fields, with powerful forwards Andrew Tiedemann

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The Bays are also stronger, as the defending provincial champs have Mack back from the Vikes after the national team scrum half and sevens star spent three seasons with the university.

Mack was listed at scrum half for the Bays last week but is a proven winger, if needed.

The Bays (1-1) are coming off a 40-15 drubbing of the Castaway Wanderers (1-1) at Windsor Park last week, while the Vikes (2-0) won 34-23 over struggling Capilano (0-2). CW is home to Burnaby Lake (2-0). In senior women’s play the UVic Vikes are home to Cowichan at Wallace Field and the Velox Valkyries are home to Nanaimo at Velox, both with an 11:30 a.m. start. sports@vicnews.com

Vikes rowers host Gorge, Elk regatta

The UVic Vikes men’s and women's rowing crews are home to host the annual Head of the Gorge and Head of the Elk regattas, Oct. 26 and 27, respectively.

The teams both finished in second-place at the Western Canadian University Rowing Championships last weekend in Burnaby. This weekend is the final competition for the Vikes crews before they head to Montreal for the Canadian University National Championships, Nov. 2-3.

Vikes wrap up hoops preseason Preseason is winding down for the UVic Vikes men’s and women’s basketball teams with two final exhibition matches Saturday (Oct. 26) and Sunday. The Vikes host Warner Pacific on Saturday.

Women play at 6 p.m. and men at 8 in McKinnon Gym. The Vikes women play again Sunday, 4 p.m. against visiting Brock University. sports@vicnews.com

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Call 250-477-4600.

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

SUNNY COOMBS field/treed acreage. Room for revenue development. Comfortable 2 floors of 1400 sq ft. Wood, hot water heat $745,000.

Phone/Fax 250-248-4495.

HOUSES FOR SALE

YAMAHA PIANO, $500. Mahogany display unit, $275. 2 fabric swivel arm chairs, $75 each. Gold print sofa, $75.

Patio furniture, $75. Call (250)592-6485

QUALITY HOMES in quiet, historic Ladysmith in a 55+ community.

Homes from $114,900. A selection of floor plans and lots of options. Pets allowed. Homes are CSA A277 approved. Only 45 minutes from Victoria & 5 minutes from Nanaimo airport. Call Duck Paterson 250-246-0637 or email to: info@lmfhomes.ca

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

WHERE BUYERS AND SELLERS MEET

SAANICHTON: 1 bdrm furnished suite. $900 inclds utils, wi-fi, laundry. (250)665-7063.

HOMES FOR RENT

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. Owner willing to look at financing. Call (306)290-8764.

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1977 NOVA. Tan Color 305 V8 4 Door, Auto-Trans, Dual Exhaust 80,000 Miles, Garage Kept.

Very Good Condition $7500 Or Best Offer 250-642-3151

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

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.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SUITES, LOWER MARIGOLDcozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet.

NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

SIDNEYLOVELY 1 bdrm garden suite w/own laundry & wi-fi, priv exterior entrance in quiet area on 5th St. Avail now. $900. (250)665-7023.

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1993 BAYLINER 2452, in premier condition. 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hydraulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. $18,000. obo. 250-656-6136. $$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ ALSO OUTBOARDS AND TRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

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

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

Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746 SIDNEY: COMMUNAL living in beautiful arts and crafts home. Walk to shops and ocean. Suitable for seniors.

Light care avail. $995. Call (250)656-9194.

1997 MAZDA X/C B2300.

Standard, 4 cyl., 2.3L, power steering and brakes, bucket seats. 180,000 km. No rust or dents. Exc. cond. $3,750. Call (250)589-4821.

14’ FIBERGLASS boat with 50 HP Suzuki, 4 stroke, used only for 13 hours. $6,000 obo.

Call (250)652-1725.

1998 TRAVELAIRE 5th wheel. Excellent condition for further info call 250-652-9660 or view at 2537 Mt Newton X Rds.

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3-BDRM HOUSE near Mt. Doug Park / schools. $1500. /mo. Call (250)477-3351.

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

POPULAR HOT selling import camper 1978 VW raised roof model only 90,000 miles, 4 speed, F/S, knee deep in rubber. Need a vacation, pick up and drive back from East Toronto. First sensible offer takes it. Call (289)296-7411.

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

SOOKE, 3-bdrm, 4-plex, $750 mo, on bus route, nice deck & yard. Call 250-478-2450.

MT DOUG- Large 1 bdrm, all inclusive, close to amenities bus+ University $850. Call (250)721-0281.

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

AUTO SERVICES

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1475+ utils.

Available now (250)656-4003.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

ELECTRIC FIREPLACE in a beautiful oak finished cabinet for sale at 118 Aldersmith. $175 obo. Call (250)995-2992

ANTIQUE LOVESEAT, green, Asking $200. Tea Wagon, walnut good cond. $200. Call (250)656-4853 or (250)8895248 (cell).

SOLAR CONTROL glass films - (remnants) from major Sidney projects. Privacy and security films reject up to 85% solar heat plus 99% U/V rays.

SolarGord (24hrs). Call 1-250864-5096 (Can be installed).

Move in today 250-588-9799

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

ANTIQUE WALNUT cedar chest, $250.

7 Hummel figurines. (250)654-0056 CHAR BROIL BBQ with tank, rotisserie and motor, extension cord, heat gage, $100. Sears brown fabric rocker recliner, $220.

Call (250)655-4185 (Phone # is now correct).

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

250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

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

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

BRITISH CLASSIC bargains.

69 Royals Royce silver shuttle.

Rust free. Excellent throughout, low mileage. Right hand drive. Ideal for Hong Kong buyers. Only $8,500 firm and fair. Call (289)296-7411.

SAANICH: 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1200. utils incld 250-479-5437

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

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

AUTO FINANCING

2007 KIA RIO EX- 72,000 km, pl, pw, AM/FM/CD, heated seats, 5 speed, great cond, great mileage. Prefect for student or 2nd family car. $5495, obo. (250)514-7624.

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

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1983 PORSCHE 944 Sports seats, sunroof, custom sound system, new starter, new battery. $6,400. (778)433-4145.

DIESEL 36’ cruiser (First Lady) blue registry, land winter stored, sleeps 5, hyd’s, elec’s & inverted AC. Grand wheelhouse $145,000. Ph/Fx 250248-4495.

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MAINTENANCE MAN. Repairs, house & yard clean-up.

Moving large & small items inside & out. $20./hr. Senior Discount. Mike (250)818-3837.

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

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

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GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS (250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca DPM SERVICES- lawn & garden, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141

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ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

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Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

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

LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

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250-744-8588, Norm.

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week beginning October 24, 2013 Real Estate Victoria

OPENHOUSES

Select your home.

Select your mortgage.

OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

Published Every Thursday

Find more details on the Open Houses below in the Oct. 24-30 edition of Real Estate Victoria

Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com 207-1101 Hilda St, $269,900 Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

205-1510 Hillside Ave, $384,900 Saturday 12-1:30 Newport Realty Gordon Lee, 250-385-2033

4-1473 Garnet Rd, $354,900 pg. 5

1604-647 Michigan, $189,000 pg. 6

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shelley Saldat, 250-589-4014

pg. 7

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

pg. 1

2178 Beaverbrooke, $839,900

Saturday 1:30-2:30 Boorman’s Graham Bavington, 250-415-1931

pg. 8

406-1615 Belcher Ave, $219,900 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

pg. 5

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291

571 Caselton Pl, $634,900 pg. 10

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Holmes Realty Ltd Lorne Klipper 250 656-0911

2438 Lincoln Rd, $688,000 Sunday 1-3 JONESco. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838

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

pg. 6

203-1110 Oscar, $329,900

Saturday 11-1 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

pg. 17

5-1027 Belmont Ave, $639,000

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Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess, 250 384-8124

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pg. 7

106-1035 Sutlej, $579,900 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528

3161 Alder St, $519,500 Sunday 1-4 Access Realty Ltd. Dave Vogel, 250-588-8378

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

pg. 9

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

pg. 2

76 Norquay Rd, $649,000 pg. 8

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Richard Acomba, 250-818-3134

pg. 9

304-1665 Oak Bay Ave, $239,900 Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Plank, 250-360-6106

pg. 7

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pg. 9

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ally Guevin, 250-477-7291

pg. 15

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

pg. 9

pg. 10

pg. 6

Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Jim Fields, 250 384-8124

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pg. 8

pg. 9

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Century 21 Queenswood Realty Chuck Meagher, 250-477-1100

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron 250 656-0911

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

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

pg. 5

105-10421 Resthaven Dr, $359,000 pg. 1

pg. 9

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

3801 Blenkinsop, $579,900 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Karn Dodd, 250-479-3333

pg. 11

pg. 8

25-4305 Maltwood Lane, $479,900

pg. 10

4067 Cavallin Crt, $588,000 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd. Jim Fields, 250-384-8124

pg. 12

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Kent Roden, 250 656-0911

pg. 12

pg. 9

Sunday 2-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

pg. 14

209-1335 Bear Mtn Parkway, $375,000 pg. 6

891 Wild Ridge Way, $399,900 Saturday 2:30-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 14

3343 Wishart pg. 12

Sunday 2-4 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

pg. 14

2382 Setchfield, $599,900 Saturday 2-4 One Percent Realty VI Ray Kong, 250-590-7011

Saturday 1-3 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

pg. 19

Saturday & Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

2518 Mill Hill Rd.

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Hayley John, 250-474-4800

pg. 13

1060 Ferncliffe Pl, $888,000 Sunday 1-3:30 Kahl Realty Jason Kahl, 250-391-8484

pg. 13

pg. 5

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd Jeff Shaw 250 474-6003

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

pg. 14

985 Gade, $689,900

pg. 14

924 Wendey, $454,900

Saturday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Mikko Ikonen, 250 479-3333

3467 Happy Valley Rd.

pg. 15

593 Latoria Rd, $294,000

2655 Sooke Rd, $219,900 Thursday thru Monday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory, 250 744-3301

1113 Monica, $557,000

Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

135-3640 Propeller Pl, $519,000

pg. 6

pg. 13

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

pg. 6

Daily 12-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-889-4445 Saturday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

476-480 Becher Bay Rd, $499,900 pg. 14

Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Karn Dodd, 250-479-3333

pg. 14

3185 Glen Lake Rd, $899,000 pg. 11

1469 Honeysuckle Pl, $689,900 Saturday 1-3 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

1177 Deerview, $674,900

pg. 7

3375 Turnstone

10012 Fifth

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Gay Helmsing, 250 655-0608

pg. 14

3015 Dornier Rd.

1604 Dean Park, $649,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

Saturday 2-3 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

Saturday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Jason Leslie, 250-478-9600

2329 Oakville, $549,500

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Greg Long, 250-384-8124

7179 Skyline, $539,900

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

pg. 7

406-611 Brookside, $189,000

pg. 5

1542 Clawthorpe Ave, $424,900

Sunday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Keith Ferguson, 250-744-3301

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Robert Nemish, 250-744-3301

7161 West Saanich Rd, $239,900

1047 San Marino Cres, $998,888

102D-1115 Craigflower Rd, $339,800 Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

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

pg. 12

10935 Marti Lane, $1,159,000 pg. 12

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000

220-1680 Poplar Ave, $144,900 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Jeff Shorter, 250-384-8124

pg. 11

205-2349 James White, $269,900

20-901 Kentwood, $427,000 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Wendy Thompson, 1-888-250-4276

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

303-2318 James White Blvd, $530,000

3994 Century, $509,000 Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Danny Parmar 250 213-1717

pg. 11

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

8739 Cordero, $675,000 Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Winnie Wu, 250-656-0911

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

113-37 Skogstad Way, $344,900 pg. 11

102-2360 James White, $227,000

2190 Ardwell Ave

Saturday 2-4 & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Laurette Anderson, 250 384-8124

4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900

7-1115 Craigflower, $479,900

1738 Kings, $449,880

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

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

201-873 Esquimalt Rd, $239,900

101-1235 Johnson St, $294,800 Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sladja Stojkovic, 250 477-5353

pg. 10

3712 Kootenay Pl., $649,900

Saturday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Mike Vanderkruyk, 250-592-4422

376 Kinver St., $394,900

302-327 Maitland, $289,000 Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Andrew Mara, 250-384-8124

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Keith Ferguson, 250-708-0124

4095 Livingstone Ave N, $549,000

1003-1015 Pandora, $468,900 Saturday 2-4 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528

8523 Tribune Terr, $629,900

Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Julie Rust, 250-385-2033

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The long road home to Goldstream Salmon are returning to the place of their birth and, soon, of their death

The best time to see the spawning is mid to late October, when the salmon begin their journey up the river. When all the mature salmon have died, is also an interesting, if not pungent, time to visit.

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“They’ve been spending their life out in the ocean for three to four years, sometimes five, growing to be big adult salmon, defeating all the odds against them,” explained Tracey Bleackley, naturalist and manager of the Goldstream Nature House.

“Once that trigger has gone off they stop eating and they’re just swimming. They’re just heading here.”

Goldstream River is one of the last waterways on the Vancouver Island coast to have its salmon run, primarily because of its southern location. For tourists and residents alike, it’s one of the most accessible and well known spots to see this circle of nature in action, drawing thousands of people to the provinical park.

After a journey south from as far away as Alaska, achieved through scent, sight and a natural ability to find magnetic north, the salmon begin to make their way up the river when the temperature drops, the rain increases and leaves start dropping from the trees, releasing tannins into the water, the scent from which is another sign for the salmon to start swimming.

The females begin to swim against the current of the river as they search for the exact spot they were born. They can get within a metre of their own birthplace,

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Goldstream Nature House manager Tracey Bleackley loves to watch the salmon as they return to Goldstream River to spawn, but has it from a good source that they don’t like interaction with humans and can actually suffer a heart attack from the most minor of disturbances. ize them before the eggs are ruined.

It’s this entire spectacle which causes the parking lot of Goldstream Park to spill over to the sides of the Trans-Canada Highway every autumn.

While Bleackley loves that so many people come to the park to see the salmon, she also feels protective of her finned friends and does her best to make sure people know not to interfere.

“You love to have the salmon here but it

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They being to dig holes to lay eggs in as the males begin to fight one another for fertilization rights.

“There are probably one female for every four male,” Bleackley said. “So there’s a lot of fighting.”

Fertilization happens at night. The female sinks into her nest, about one foot deep, and leaves her eggs, at which point the dominant male has 15 seconds to fertil-

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Once the eggs are hatched, the salmon’s purpose in life has come to an end and, with it, their life. Both the male and female fish, having laid and fertilized all the eggs they can, die.

“That part of the story is a little sad when people first learn about it,” Bleackley said. “But it’s pretty crucial as well.”

It’s far from the end, though. What park staff refer to as “the clean up crew” begins its work. Multiple species of birds and mammals, including hundreds of eagles and some bears and wolves, make their way to the river to feast on the dead fish.

The rotting carcasses, sometimes dragged miles inland, also go on to fertilize the surrounding forest. Nutrients from the open ocean can be found in Goldstream Park trees from this process.

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Dinner served with compassion The Living Edge provides meals Sundays at former Blanshard school for anyone in need Don Descoteau News staff

A dedicated group of volunteers have been cooking up nourishing meals and providing sit-down service to families in need and Victoria’s street community in the CDI College gymnasium for the past year.

Community roots run deep through the room, which began life as part of Blanshard elementary school at 950 Kings Rd. Thousands of family members from Quadra-Hillside area used the space in decades past, and a different mix of students attended University Canada West during its relatively short stint here.

Members of a group called The Living Edge, a non-profit project of the Anglican Network in Canada, have added the latest new dimension to the facility.

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mental environment.

“There’s a lot of good will that transcends between the people that are serving and the people that are receiving,” said church member and regular Living Edge volunteer Patrick Skillings.

“There is a genuine warmth that I feel personally from many of the people who are partaking of this meal.”

The Sunday meal was instituted in part due to the absence of other charitable meal services in the city in the same time slot. As such, the gym is usually packed between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.

Preceding the weekly dinner, Living Edge volunteers facilitate a discussion group at 3:30 p.m., focusing on life issues from a Christian perspective. Church members also provide support to families in crisis and referrals to counsellors.

The meals begin with supportive, inter-denominational prayers for those in the room. While some attendees felt a bit uncomfortable at first with the Christian approach, Skillings says, in general people seem to appreciate the experience. Some diners have even begun staying afterward to help clean up or to simply chat.

To purchase tickets to the fundraiser, email treasurer@livingedgecommunity.com. For more information on the program, visit livingedgecommunity.com or call 250-383-8915.

Milton Spade, right, and David Campbell with volunteer Cathie Wilson get ready to enjoy Sunday dinner at the weekly charity meal put on by members of The Living Edge.

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