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Bulldogs build a new reputation Belmont senior boys volleyball coach, Kris Johnson, has coached six of the players on her team since they were in Grade 8. Now Aidan Wells, right, Jaden Mandy, Mark Severinsen, Taran Siles, Douglass Waterman and Andrew Smith are set to graduate next June. In a comeback tale, they compete for the city championship this week. See story page A17.
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Saanich, Langford and View Royal residents can now apply to be firefighters with the Highlands Fire Department. With a 17-member crew, Dean Ford, acting fire chief, decided he needed to get more creative in building up the department. “An ideal number would be 30,” he said, adding they rely on mutual aid from Lang-
ford and View Royal fire departments. “A lot of our volunteers live in Highlands and work in town (Victoria),” he said, adding it takes too long for those members to make it back to battle a fire. “If there is a fire here and someone who works at Costco is a volunteer they will get here faster than a Highlands resident working in town.” For years Highlands and other volunteer departments on the West Shore required volunteers to live in the municipality they apply
to serve so other departments don’t suffer. Ford says he ensured other departments were on board with this new approach. Anyone over 18 years old living outside of Highlands can apply, so long as they live or work within a 15-minute drive to either the west fire hall, 1564 Millstream Rdl, or the east fire hall, 3613 Woodridge Place. PlEASE SEE: Opportunity opens, Page A11
hile there’s still a lot of 2013 to pack in to the final two months of the year, car manufacturers are already rolling out next year’s models. In Friday’s edition of Driveway our knowledgeable auto columnists will look at some of the eye-catching 2014 models that will cruise our roads in the coming year. Driveway editor Keith Morgan will select some of his favourite higher-end vehicles: BMWs, Audis, Mercedes. (Price tags on these vehicles start at $34,000.) Zack Spencer and Alexandra Straub look at vehicles that are more practical for the family lifestyle. Spencer chooses his favourite compact cars and SUVs, while Straub highlights fun and sporty cars at a price that won’t break the bank. Truck aficionado Ian Harwood, in his first appearance in Driveway, will lay out some of the best pickups on the market. And for the environmentally friendly driver, Bob McHugh introduces five new hybrids that give their gasoline counterparts a run for their money. “Go and kick some tires at a variety of dealerships and consider multiple brands because they all have much to offer,” Morgan says of the 2014 line-up. Driveway is the weekly automotive section that runs in Black Press community newspapers across B.C. editor@vicnews.com
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