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With Christmas Day fast approaching, the Salvation Army is starting to get nervous about low donations for its annual Red Kettle campaign.

Volunteers out in the cold with jingle bells in hand are doing their best, but the campaign as a whole is feeling the pinch of a struggling economy and low numbers of volunteers.

If not enough funds are raised, community ministries director Pat Humble said Salvation Army administrators will have to sit down and take a serious look at the level of support the organization will be able to offer in 2014.

“It’s a big concern,” said Humble. “Can we keep them going? Can we offer the same services all year? … To be able to meet those needs with our counsellors or our training classes or emergency resources, it’s tough.”

By Dec. 13, the most recent stats available at the time of writing, about $72,000 had been raised by the campaign. This is about equal with the same time last year, but the campaign started a week earlier this year.

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Tree tribulations Grade 3 student Andrew Vining found himself overshadowed by a shrub as he and his classmates from St. Patrick’s elementary school sing Chrismas carols on Oak Bay Avenue Wednesday. Andrew was standing in the back row underneath the greenery.

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Arts and cultural organizations feature heavily on Victoria Foundation’s donation list, including Theatre SKAM Association ($31,120), to produce a new play that highlights the life of Victoria resident Joan Mans.

The Victoria Conservatory of Music is also receiving $41,500 to expand a community-wide music library and resource centre in collaboration with School District 61.

Other local organizations receiving funding include the Capital Region Prostate Centre ($20,000), the Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria ($33,000) and Our Place Society ($35,000).

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The Mustard Seed Street Church is leading a study to find out whether a centralized food bank could help deliver services and reduce replicated work.

The Mustard Seed will use a $52,300 donation, awarded by the Victoria Foundation, to explore how better co-ordination among 25 food banks and soup kitchens could improve services. An estimated 19,000 people in Greater Victoria rely on non-profit food services every year.

“All of us are so busy in our own little area, so we just don’t have enough time to go around and see what other agencies are doing,” said Jackie Cox-Zeigler, Mustard Seed administration director. “We’re going to find a way to be more collaborative

and see where that takes us.”

Cox-Zeigler and other food bank co-ordinators will meet for a second exploratory meeting on Dec. 27 at the Victoria Foundation office, she said. Organizers hope their efforts will make identifying needy residents and delivering food services more efficient.

“We really appreciate the support of the donors to the Victoria Foundation for funding this project,” Cox-Zeigler added.

Last week, the Victoria Foundation announced more than $1.1 million in funding to various non-profit groups across Vancouver Island. Funding grants from the foundation now total $12.3 million in 2013.

“Our region is so fortunate to have such an amazing array of dedicated people working and volunteering in these organizations and we’re thrilled to be able to help support such a fantastic variety of projects,” said Sandra Richardson, Victoria Foundation CEO. Grants range from $4,000 to buy canes for the visionimpaired through the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Victoria to $55,000 for Lifecycles Project Society, whose

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Limited mobility, but not limited in life

Orcherton remains school board chair

Charity director and wheelchair rugby player awarded free adapted-driving vehicle

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Familiar faces remain at the helm of the Greater Victoria School District board of education.

On Dec. 9, the board trustees re-elected Peg Orcherton as board chair for her third term.

Orcherton has served as a trustee on the SD 61 school board since 2002.

Bev Horseman, a trustee for more than 20 years, was re-elected as vicechair of the nine-person board of education.

How to tip your newspaper carrier Rain or shine, wind or snow, 104 times a year a small army of people deliver the **News** to thousands of doorsteps in Greater Victoria.

At this time of year we are regularly asked by readers how our carriers can be tipped for a job well done this year.

Bruce Hogarth, director of circulation for Black Press Greater Victoria, says there’s no pressure to tip, but a token of gratitude will go a long way for the kids and adults who provide the service all year.

“If someone wants to tip their carrier, they can either catch them on the route and give them a little something, or call us, and we can inform the carrier that something will be waiting for them,” Hogarth said. “We have a great group of carriers – they’re happy and proud of the work they do.”

The circulation department can be reached at 250-360-0817.

Senior scammed out of $8,000 A Victoria senior is short almost $8,000 after falling victim to a “grandson scam” last week.

The woman received a call Dec. 10 from a man pretending to be her grandson, who claimed he had been in a car collision and was now in jail in Victoria, said VicPD Const.

Mike Russell.

The woman was contacted the next day by two other people who passed themselves off as a lawyer and mediator, both claiming that two $4,000 deposits needed to be made to insurance companies outside Victoria.

The victim paid both deposits and even received a follow up call from the man pretending to be her grandson.

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It was Christmas come early for Jeff Scott as he took hold of the keys to a gleaming Dodge Grand Caravan recently. The vehicle was even draped in a big red bow.

The 28-year-old Victoria man is back on the road, a new inflection point on a journey from a devastating trauma to a hectic life of school, running a charitable foundation and playing wheelchair rugby.

“It’s surreal that it’s mine,” Scott said. “The reliability and freedom of this van is unbelievable. It’s unlike anything I have imagined.”

Scott was one of three winners of a free 2013 Dodge van outfitted with $40,000 in wheelchair accessibility equipment and adaptive driving technology.

An essay contest organized by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) saw some 1,225 entries whittled down to three through a process of online voting and a panel of judges. The other two winners are in the U.S. Friends and family from across B.C. – parents Connie and Steve Scott from Burns Lake and sister Lindsay Giricke from Bella Coola – and industry officials from the U.S. crowded into the Shoppers Home Health Care store on Hillside Avenue on Dec. 5 to present Scott the van.

“When you’re in a wheelchair you can’t run to the store for groceries. It makes everything more difficult from catching a bus to catching a cab. You rely on other people to help you. It’s frustrating at times,” Scott told the crowd.

“The van represents ... that feeling of freedom, to go where you want when you want. Now I can offer (rides) to friends.”

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Victoria’s Jeff Scott beams after receiving a free Dodge Grand Caravan outfitted with adapted driving and wheelchair equipment, at the Shoppers Home Health Care store on Hillside Avenue. Scott won the van through a contest organized by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association. effort to rebuild the van for Scott’s mobility limitations as a quadriplegic with partial arm and hand movement. Chrysler donated the van, BraunAbility installed the wheelchair ramp, hydraulic kneeling system and a driver’s chair that rotates and moves up and down.

Shoppers installed the adaptive driving, which allows Scott to control the brake and acceleration with a hand control. The entire steering column was rebuilt in Toronto and New Jersey to reduce pressure needed to turn the steering wheel.

Scott, a wildfire firefighter and outdoor adventurer, damaged two vertebrae on April 11, 2010, in a snowboarding accident in Revelstoke. “I shorted a gap in a jump, landed flat and woke up a quadriplegic,” he said.

He spent nine weeks without the ability to breathe, talk or eat on his

own, and more than a year in rehabilitation in Vancouver. His mother Connie said her son never felt sorry for himself or surrendered to depression.

“How you see him today he’s been every single day since the accident,” she said. “We never imagined he’d live independently let alone drive independently. It’s hard to put into words how inspiring he is for us.”

Scott moved to Victoria two years ago to play wheelchair rugby and to study for a degree in emergency management. Not content with that, he is also the director of the Live It! Love It! Foundation.

Through Live It! Love It!, Scott funds outdoor adventure camps in Whistler and at Silver Star Resort for people with physical disabilities. His life of adventure has changed, but it hasn’t ended – he’s an avid sit-skiier, he river fishes for steelhead and even went body

surfing in Hawaii.

“There are luxuries I’m afforded due to family and friends. There’s adventures I get to go on and not everyone can do that,” he said. “If I can share that love, I’m a happy man.”

Scott regained his driver’s licence two months ago. Joe Cyr, with the automotive department for Shoppers Home Health Care, said using adaptive hand controls rather than floor pedals is easier than people might think, although the process to regain a driver’s licence to outfit a vehicle can be daunting.

“Five or six manufacturers are involved with gear that has to work together in the vehicle,” Cyr said. “There’s a lot of headaches to push through, but there’s a good result in the end.”

For more on Live It! Love It! Foundation, see liveitloveit.org. editor@saanichnews.com

Flu outbreak sends seven to hospital Island Health says flu season starting earlier than usual; urges residents to get flu shots

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Flu season has arrived with eight confirmed cases, seven requiring hospitalization, says Island Health.

Medical health officer Dr. Dee Hoyano said the seven people requiring hospitalization varied in age and included one child.

“The majority were hospitalized for a few days and then sent home,” Hoyano said. “Two required intensive care unit treatment. One young child, under age five, and one adult.”

Tests have shown that at least two cases are of the H1N1 strain. Results

for the other cases are expected soon.

Hoyano said this year’s flu started earlier than usual. She recommends everyone to get the influenza vaccine, even those who have received the H1N1 vaccination in the past.

“Unfortunately immunity wanes over time,” Hoyano said. “We encourage people to get an influenza shot every year.”

This year’s vaccine will protect people from three types of influenzas: H1N1, H3N2 and B/Massachusetts strain.

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greater for seniors, very young children and people with lung or heart diseases, certain chronic conditions and weakened immune systems.

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Last year was also a weak year for the campaign. Out of a goal of $250,000, only $170,000 was raised.

Organizers of the campaign are hoping for a big final push in the days leading up to Christmas to help make up some of the shortfall.

One of the primary reasons the numbers are down, organizers said, is there simply aren’t enough volunteers to go out and collect donations by kettle. The charity’s toy shop and food hamper have more than enough volunteers, but finding people willing to stand outside with a kettle can be challenging, Humble said.

In terms of donors, Humble recognizes how strapped for cash most people are these days.

Those in need are in greater need, but financial hardship seems to be more widespread. Humble has even seen previous donors coming in to get food hampers. editor@vicnews.com

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“We can’t arrest our way out of all our problems,” he said. “We’ve got to find better solutions that we can all work towards to make sure crimes don’t happen in the first place.”

A visibly emotional Elsnore was sworn in to his new role at an event in the Save-On-Foods Memorial lobby on Monday. Politicians, community organizations and police chiefs from departments around the region and beyond attended to welcome the new chief, who is coming from his stint as chief in Sudbury, Ont..

Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin welcomed Elsner and spoke to the importance of leadership, givElsner ing a nod to the work of outgoing chief Jamie Graham. He also couldn’t help but give the new chief a hard time about escaping Ontario’s weather.

“It’s -35C in Sudbury and today’s high (in Victoria) will be 9C,” Fortin said. “With 45 degrees Celsius difference, I just want to say to the new chief coming in, we hope you can handle the heat.”

Frontline police work will be the priority for Elsner, as he looks to restore public faith in a police force which has found itself the subject of controversy at times in recent years. He said he will be meeting with community leaders and organizations to discuss their priorities and work with them moving forward. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Grade 8 students at Central Middle School are in the midst of fundraising to design and build new interpretive displays for nature houses on Vancouver Island.

Students kicked off fundraising efforts with an entrepreneurial market at the school’s cafeteria last Thursday, where cookies, jewelry, homemade soap and even sushi rolls were on offer.

“The idea originally came out of a math project. We wanted to get the students to understand proportional reasoning and how much things cost, how you do currency exchange, that sort of thing,” said Allison Balabuch, Grade 8 teacher at Central.

The Medieval market was the culmination of five weeks of preparation and business training facilitated by Junior Achievement of B.C., which partners with schools to provide entrepreneurial mentors to young students.

Central students chose a product, did market research and set their own prices for sales. They even created their own Viking and Greek coins for the event in the school’s metal working shop, Balabuch said.

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Grade eight students Tiffany Coolican, left, and Kaia Gyorfi show off the reindeer cupcakes they were selling from The Bake Shack, one of the many student businesses that were selling their wares in Central Middle School’s cafeteria last week. The girls are part of teacher Alison Balabuch’s Junior Achievement program. to hear a 13-year-old kid understanding that,” Balabuch said.

The proceeds from the event will go towards new materials for future projects, including an innovative partnership between the school and RLC Park Services, which manages nature houses at Rathtrevor Beach, Miracle Beach and Goldstream Park.

“The nature houses don’t have any public funding, so the displays that are there are the same that were there when I

was a kid,” Balabuch said. “The kids took a trip up in the fall and met with a naturalist, so they’re designing more Science Worldstyle displays like puzzles, that sort of thing.”

In April, the students will deliver the completed project to Rathtrevor and Miracle beaches themselves, Balabuch said.

“It helps us get out of the classroom and give back to the community,” she said. dpalmer@vicnews.com

Curious citizen helps nab ATM thieves An observant witness helped lead Victoria police to a stolen ATM while the thieves were in the midst of breaking the machine open.

On Thursday around 8:45 a.m., the witness noticed two suspicious-looking men loading a heavy object into a car. When questioned, the men said they were moving a filing cabinet.

“Suspicious of their claims,

the licence plate was recorded by the citizen. This evidence was turned over to the officer,” said VicPD Const. Mike Russell.

Officers traced the vehicle to a residence in the 2500-block of Wark St., and began hearing loud noises.

When they investigated, they found two men drilling into an ATM machine in a shed.

A 47-year-old Saanich man

and 26-year-old Esquimalt man are being held on theft-related charges. The Esquimalt man also faces a drug possession charge.

Sgt. Colin Brown with VicPD’s Crime Reduction Unit thanked the “quick-thinking citizen” for helping to solve one of the largest theft files on VicPD’s books in 2013. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Charities need to follow tech wave This week’s plea from the Salvation Army for more bell-ringing volunteers to stand with its red kettles sounded familiar to last year’s call.

The lack of people available for kettle duty is contributing to another tough year for the campaign. With less than a week to go, it has raised $70,000 of its $250,000 goal.

While we commend the Salvation Army’s mandate and the motivation behind its efforts, its struggles illustrate the challenges faced by organizations relying on traditional modes of gathering donations.

Greater Victoria has become largely a cashless region and less people have money on hand with which to shop or donate on the street. Some enterprising marketplace merchants have addressed that by spending a little on electronic devices that facilitate cashless transactions.

Some organizations have stepped up their social media presence in conjunction with their main website, many of which contain easy-tofind online donation options.

Even organizations which use traditional methods, such as the United Way, are getting creative in how they promote them. Challenged with the same economic downturn as everyone else, this charity funder has made strides by focusing on its workplace payroll deduction campaign that makes giving more manageable for people on limited budgets.

It’s not that we don’t have the disposable income to donate. The average household income in Greater Victoria is higher than the B.C. and national averages, according to Statistics Canada.

The recent story of the Saanich family forced by fire from their Obed Avenue home, and the resulting outpouring of donations of lodging, household items and cash from neighbours, friends and complete strangers, proves the public will donate to causes they feel connected to.

Our charitable donations actually continue to rate above the national average, yet some non-profits are finding it difficult to maintain donation levels.

It’s no different than in business: organizations that don’t shift with the times are destined to be left behind.

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

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After a whirlwind year that started with a come-from-behind election win, Premier Christy Clark sat down with me for the traditional year-end interview in her Victoria office.

Here are excerpts from that discussion. A longer version with video can be found under the Opinion tab of this newspaper’s website.

TF: Premier, you surprised a few people this year. What surprised you the most about 2013?

PCC: I guess it was the disconnect between the pollsters and the pundits, and the public.

I did have a sense all the time that the citizens were thinking something different in the run-up to the election campaign. I wondered, am I missing something here, or are they missing something? And I guess it turned out that it wasn’t me that was missing something.

TF: The liquefied natural gas export project is going to use a lot of natural gas, especially in the early years. Will B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets (20 per cent reduction by 2020, 80 per cent by 2050) have to be changed?

PCC: I don’t have a clear answer on that yet. We are working with the companies on exactly how we are going to structure their environmental commitments and costs, and their electricity costs versus using gas, the total royalty tax regime. We’re looking at that as one package.

However that turns out, though,

trying to pursue with that is a strategy that will connect us east to west in energy. Energy grids are much better connected north to south than they are east to west. So she’s trying to pursue a pan-Canadian strategy for the exchange of energy, whether that’s hydroelectricity or natural gas or whatever it is. We haven’t been intimately involved with it Sharon Tiffin/News staff until recently, so we’ll see Premier Christy Clark talks about her year. where it goes.

TF: There’s a perception out there, fuelled by the this opportunity to export natural opposition, that you campaigned gas to Asia is the single biggest against oil pipelines and now you’re opportunity we have ever had as turning the tanker around, as it a province to reduce greenhouse were, to be in support of them. gas emissions around the world. In What do you say to that? shipping this to China, we are going PCC: It’s typical of the other guys to help them wean themselves off to reinterpret and misquote. That’s some of the dirtiest coal anybody’s what they do. They’re in opposition. burning anywhere in the world.

What I said was, we have five TF: If B.C. is going to get credit conditions that must be met in for displacing coal use in Asia, order for heavy oil to be considered shouldn’t B.C.’s coal exports, even to go ahead in British Columbia. though it’s metallurgical coal, count That has not changed. in our greenhouse gas total as well?

The five conditions remain in PCC: I know that the academics place. As of today, none of them and pundits are going to get all mired in competing sets of numbers have been met. The only thing that is different today, from before the and studies. For me, we have a election, is that now I no longer chance to do good for the world, stand alone in supporting the and we’re going to take it. five conditions. I have one other TF: On oil pipelines, your premier supporting me, and that’s agreement in November with Alison Redford.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter involves B.C. supporting her effort and columnist for Black Press. for a national energy strategy. What Twitter: @tomfletcherbc do you see it doing in the future? tfletcher@blackpress.ca PCC: The big idea that she’s

‘We are going to help wean (China) off some of the dirtiest coal in the world.’

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Cheaper solutions available to reduce speeding in park To call Beacon Hill Park a “wilderness” is absurd. It was a First Nations garden before European settlers took it over.

It’s had a horse race track – Circle Drive – and many other artificial changes since then.

With the road closures to vehicles, many of the things we enjoyed as park neighbours are gone, including hearing the horses clip-clop on our street, Heywood Avenue.

At night the park is ghostly quiet. However, we still suffer from the playing field opposite, where many come by car and park in our “neighbourhood only” spaces, just so they can exercise.

The original complaint was about speeding short-cutters.

That problem could have been cheaply cured with slow-down bumps at pedestrian crossings.

Take Lochside Drive in

Saanich for example. It is part of the Lochside Trail and on weekends hosts a lot of cyclists, pedestrians and cars.

The numerous slow-down crosswalks and speed humps spaced along this route work great.

I hope Victoria’s new city manager will bring some sanity to this mess.

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City council seems pleased holding city tax increases to 3.25 per cent or below for 2013, 2014 and 2015 and trimming budgets to align things more with economic reality.

In fact, for 2013 the overall tax increase allocated to the residential class is 3.96 per cent, partially because of a multiyear transfer of the business tax burden to weary residential owners. On a budget approaching $200 million, compounded annually, that’s no small potatoes.

There’s another problem. According to Statistics Canada, the year-over-year percentage change in Victoria’s Consumer Price Index to October 2013 was exactly - 0.5.

Tax hikes usually align with inflation – except here there isn’t any, there’s deflation. Until there is real inflation, the city should stop raising taxes and fees and live within their means like the rest of us.

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residents will feel the brunt of the tax and fee hikes more than anyone in the region.

Councillors should remind themselves that, according to their own budget documents, Victoria residents earn about 25 per cent less than the median Capital Regional District income.

All in all, it seems like a compelling argument for amalgamation, especially when you factor in major increases in utility fees like B.C. Hydro, ferry fares, CRD contributions, MSP premiums, ICBC rates and so on. Meanwhile, more cost savings and efficiencies need to be unearthed and demanded in the City of Victoria.

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Temporary bridge would ease pain Re: Roadwork stressing Craigflower Road area (Letters, Dec. 11) I agree with letter writer Lucy Bashford.

The Gorge Road construction near Tillicum Road just adds to the ceaseless outage of the Craigflower Bridge.

Where is the planning here? Aside from doing all of the

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construction projects at once, we could also ask why a temporary span wasn’t put in place while the bridge is being built? This was done in Washington State when a bridge along Interstate 5 needed to be rebuilt.

Now, I can almost hear people say, “Oh, well that was a big highway, we’re just a mid-sized city.” Then try the little village of Latchford, Ont., where a temporary bridge was instantly put up, parallel to where the new one was being built.

There are four bridges crossing the Gorge. Closing off one of them for endless months, largely because of an “iron shortage,” could have avoided with just a bit of planning.

I can hear the money objection coming: “Oh, but you know how much it would cost to put in a temporary bridge?” To that I can only retort, “Do you know how much it costs the businesses being affected by the endless closure of the Craigflower bridge?”

Add to that the misery of clogged traffic and the ratrunning of cars along small streets to avoid the intersection of Craigflower and Tillicum roads. As I stand at the bus stop on terrible Tillicum each morning, watching cyclists and cars dodge and just miss each other, I am truly surprised there haven’t been more accidents.

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UVic faculty clears hurdle to vote on forming union

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The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the male body found at Goldstream Park on Dec. 8, as Thomas Andrew Stewart. The 50-year-old Esquimalt man had been reported missing to the Victoria Police Department in August.

The Coroners Service reported there was no obvious cause of death or evidence of foul play.

Kyle Slavin News staff

For the first time in the University of Victoria’s 50 year history and in the wake of a successful certification drive, professors and librarians will have a chance to form a union.

Jason Price, vice-president of the UVic Faculty Association, announced last week that more than 45 per cent of its 850 members signed the necessary membership cards.

“I can’t help but think of the historic significance of this,” he said, referring to former unionization attempts made by the association in 1988, 1999 and 2008. “It makes sense that it took 25 years to make a decision because it’s an important one.”

Price said faculty members seeking unionization isn’t about salaries. Currently, as an association, they don’t have the power to grieve issues such as working conditions, tenure and longterm disability during contract negotiations with the university.

The next step in the process is to file an application with the Labour Relations Board, which will verify that the 45 per cent threshold has been met. If so, a union certification vote will be held.

“I’m sure the faculty will make the right decision, and the right decision is clear. Certification is the way forward to address issues, and it’s the only way to effectively represent our membership,” Price said. “The vast majority of our colleagues (across Canada) have moved to certification because it gives us a toolbox of legal rights.” kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6:30pm. Each performance is The donkey is just one part component of a proa half-hour long. duction featuring a cast of 120 people and a few The nativity pageant first came to life 27 years other four-legged friends. With the crew behind ago, when a member of the church began to eye them, in all about 200 people come together every up Topaz Park as a perfect location for a pageant. holiday season to bring the story of Jesus’ birth to “It changed our Christmas,” producer Lyanne life.

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Volunteers bring nativity scene to life CoNTINUED froM PAGE A10 “It changed our Christmas,” producer Lyanne Jaubert-Sanderson said. “Everybody who participates, all of a sudden it brings back Christmas and presents don’t mean as much. Even the kids say ‘This is Christmas.’”

The location itself is a pocket of peace and quiet in a city buzzing with preparation for Christmas.

Topaz Avenue is closed to traffic for the event and the streetlights are turned off, leaving a still, quiet setting in the park.

“It’s like we’re in another world,” JaubertSanderson said. “It’s quite close to Blanshard (Street) but it’s amazing, it’s like it all disappears.”

The production starts at the beginning, when the Bible says the angel Gabriel told Mary she was to have a child. The pageant then moves through the birth of Jesus and the visits of the shepherds and wise men.

The whole thing ends in the singing of the finale to Handel’s Messiah.

Mary and Joseph are the most carefully selected roles, with the actors chosen for being people who best represent the spirit of their characters. Many people vie for the roles, although not always for the most obvious reason.

“We’ve been actually pretty successful, we’re up to four marriages I think,” said director Wendy Yzenbrant.

Grill’s granddaughter met her husband by playing the role.

“All the girls want to be Mary,” Jaubert-Sanderson said. ‘Will you make us Mary this year, because there’s some really cute guys.’ … It’s just a running joke.”

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Victoria, Langford earn ‘age-friendly’ cash from province

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a Contemplative Christmas Eve Monday to Friday – Rainbow Kitchen Gathering at 10 p.m. serves a free hearty meal at noon for low-income and marginalized people at Dec. 24 – Our Lady Queen of the United Church of Esquimalt, 500 Peace Family Christmas Mass, 7 Admirals Rd., in Wheeley Hall (enter p.m., followed by a Latin Midnight from Lyall Street).

Mass at 12 a.m. Christmas Day Wednesdays – Esquimalt TOPS weightloss Mass is at 10 a.m. support, 5:30 to 7 p.m. FMI: 250-384Dec. 25 – Esquimalt Rec Centre 1908 www.tops.org/FindAMeeting.aspx opens from 1:30 to 4 p.m. with $2 Fridays – Esquimalt Walking Group hosts admission for drop in swimming free social, community walks leaving and weight room admissions. from the rec centre foyer at 10 a.m.

Dec. 29 – Esquimalt United year-round, rain or shine.

Church all-ages service with 1st Thursday – The Esquimalt Garden carols, 10:30 a.m.

Club meets (except July & Aug) at 7 Jan. 1 – Esquimalt’s New Year’s p.m. in the annex at Esquimalt United Levee, 1 to 3 p.m. Free skating at Church. New members welcome. FMI: the Sports Centre, free swimming Paul, 250-385-6049 or paulwickens@ at the rec centre and a meet-andshaw.ca Enjoy a greet with mayor and council from holiday 1st & 3rd Tuesdays – Esquimalt Lions 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the rec centre stroll along Club meets at 6 p.m., at Esquimalt atrium. FMI: 250-414-7107. the Gorge Legion Hall, 620 Admirals Rd. FMI: Jan. 4 – Esquimalt Recreation Waterway President Brian Morin, 250-479-0088 Open House, 8 a.m. to 12:30 or bwmorin@gmail.com; Gerry Mullen, p.m. FMI: www.esquimalt.ca bcgian@shaw.ca or 250-480-7175.

Jennifer Blyth photo Jan. 5 – Esquimalt United Church 1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Kiwanis Club hosts the Gifts of the Magi, of Esquimalt meets, 7:30 a.m. at the Princess Mary collecting donations of food and other necessities for Restaurant.

Esquimalt Neighbourhood House and Rainbow Kitchen.

2nd & 4th Mondays – Esquimalt Photography Club meets, Jan. 24 – Esquimalt Rec Pro-D Day 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the hall of Esquimalt United Skate (1 to 2:50 p.m.) & Swim (1 Church. New members welcome, incl. all levels of amateur to 4 p.m.). photographers. FMI: www.esquimaltphotoclub. org DISCOVER YOUR LEAKINg ROOF JUST 2nd Fridays – Taizé Service, a quiet meditative WON’T HOLD UP ANY LONgER? service of prayer through song, 6 p.m. at A Metal Roof Won’t Let You Down!

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Tuesday, December 24th Esquimalt Rec Centre. Fee: $11.50/family Municipal Hall Closed at 2:00 p.m. (free with Esquimalt Rec Centre Pass). Bring $2 for a digital photo with Santa. FMI: 250Wednesday, December 25th 412-8500.

Municipal Hall Closed Dec. 24 – Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul hosts a Thursday, December 26th family Eucharist at 7 p.m., followed by a Carol Municipal Hall Closed Sing at 10 p.m. Christmas Mass at 10:30 p.m.

Return Christmas Day for Holy Communion at For further information, 10 a.m. please call 250-414-7135 250-382-5154 or our website @ Dec. 24 – Esquimalt United Church hosts a 875 Viewfield Road http://www.esquimalt.ca/council Family Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. with

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From pitch to pavement Katie Rushton a fresh face on local cycling team Travis Paterson News staff

Katie Rushton is switching gears as the former national team field hockey player is taking a crack at competitive cycling.

Rushton was named to the Accent Inns/Russ Hays Cycling Team 2014 road racing team last week. She’ll be a rookie on the team racing scene but the 28-year-old former University of Victoria Vike and pro field hockey player has already showed great promise.

With little to no formal training she dusted the Cat. 4, entry level field, in the 2012 Metchosin Road Race. In 2013 she upped her training and finished first in the Cat. 3 criterium and second in the road race at the Race the Ridge series in Maple Ridge. Victoria’s Anika Todd, who exploded onto the cycling scene in 2013 with silver in the elite national time trial championship, was the only cyclist to beat Rushton in the Race the Ridge road race.

“Right now I just want to work hard and see how well I can do with this team,” Rushton said. “I’m looking forward to racing on a team and competing and pushing myself at

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Katie Rushton looks to climb the cycling ranks as a member of the Accent Inn/Russ Hays cycling team.

Super Week (in Vancouver) where there’ll be a lot of tough competition.”

Racing with teammates is the first adjustment for Rushton. She joins Meghan Grant and Allie Guenther as the female contingent of the 16-member Accent Inns/Russ Hays team. All three are new to the program though Grant and Guenther have previous team experience, which Rushton hopes to learn from.

“During the season I’m always looking out for promising athletes and was aware of Katie,” said Accent Inns/Russ Hays general manager Jon Watkin. “She’d been racing for a while and doing well against other racers who’ve been at it for years.”

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ing a platform for local cyclists to race at the top of their category, and do it while holding down a career. Returning to the lead the team are a pair of veterans, 2013 national individual time trial champion Curtis Dearden, a Russ Hays bike mechanic, and the 2013 B.C. omnium track champion, Emile DeRosnay, a professor at UVic. For Rushton, the competitive fire burns bright. She left the national field hockey team out of her own will as that sport pulled her in many directions but has by no means lost her motivation to compete.

“I started taking biking seriously about two years ago, right after I retired from the national field hockey team,” Rushton said. “I entered races right of the bat then raced more last summer and really enjoyed it. I’m a competitive person, I love sports, it was a natural progression.”

It’s one more discipline to the family’s sporting legacy in Victoria: mom Brenda is an accomplished field hockey player; sister Andrea is a former UVic and Canada teammate of Katie’s; brother Eric played basketball for the Vikes and won provincial rugby chapmionships for the James Bay Athletic Association where dad Peter, also an exVictoria Shamrock, is the coach. sports@vicnews.com

Predict Canada’s Olympic hockey team for KidSport For the second straight Olympic Winter Games the KidSport Greater Victoria chapter is running a contest to predict Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team roster.

The cost to enter is $20, with proceeds going to KidSport Greater Victoria, which grants sports registration fees to children in need in the city.

The grand prize winner will guess all or the most players named to the men’s 2014 Olympic hockey team which will be announced on Jan. 7.

First prize is $1,000 and second prize is a private box for 10 to 12 people at a Victoria Royals home game including food, a value of approximately $800. The Victoria Firefighters and Victoria Royals paired up to organize the contest.

Entry forms are available at kidsportvictoria. ca and victoriafirefighters. com and are limited to 23 players each. Tie-breakers may be used to determine the winners. The contest is limited to 1,000 entries.

Deadline for entry is Jan. 6 at midnight. sports@vicnews.com

Cougars on top, but league coming on Travis Paterson News staff

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Victoria Cougars player Jordan Marciniak falls Sunday at the Archie Browning arena.

Rarely do the Victoria Cougars have added motivation against their closest Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League rivals, the Saanich Braves.

But the Braves shut out the Cougars 2-0 at Pearkes Arena on Friday, the first time the Cougars’ were held scoreless since the Peninsula Panthers defeated them 5-0 on Sept. 9, 2010. It’s a sign of the Cougars’ mortality as it was their fifth regulation loss this year, compared to just one last year.

“The (Cougars) players are more unhappy about losing in general and the way they played,” said Cougars associate coach Suneil Karod. “They didn’t execute. If you play well, that’s the big-

gest key, and our guys understand we didn’t have a strong game.”

The Cougars (25-5-2) bounced back with a gritty 3-2 home win over the Westshore Wolves (11-14-5) on Sunday, and host the Braves (10-18-1) on Thursday (Dec. 19) with a 7 p.m. start time at Archie Browning Sports Centre.

It’s Karod’s fifth season with the Cougars and he’s been part of its dominant past two years during as the second place team in the Fred “Cyclone” Taylor Cup junior B provincial championships.

The makeup of this year’s Cougars team is far different than the past two seasons, however, and so is the league.

“Right now we have four lines who can score any given night.”

It’s a big change from last year when the Cougars had one line that scored,

Brody Coulter’s, and three lines that didn’t get scored on.

“Now it’s four lines that rarely get scored on and four that can score, so it’s more of an even balance,” Karod said.

Because of their succes the Cougars are a barometer for the VIJHL. Evidence suggests greater parity in the league, something many coaches agree with.

The league is catching up to the Cougars in the same way it once caught up iwth the Campbell River Storm during that team’s run which ended in the early 2000s.

“Last year we rolled over every team in this league and in provincials we played (the Richmond Sockeyes), a team like ours, and had a tough time. If we played a team like that 10 times during the year it would help,” Karod said.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On March 5, 2013, in the area of 3025 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Victoria Police Department seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $785 CAD and $5,250 CAD, on or about 15:00 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2013-1470, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

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You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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NOTICE to Creditors and Others Notice is hereby given that creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of ANASTASHIA ADORE KUNKLUTL also known as AMARRAH-SOLEIL LOVEJOY formerly of 3 - 70 Cooper Road, Victoria, British Columbia Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o 610 - 1207 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. V8W 2E7 on or before January 15, 2014 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. LYNDA CASSELS, Executor

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Notice is given by A To B Moving Ltd, 878 Viewfield Rd, Victoria, BC that the contents of the following locker will be sold on Saturday, January 11, 2013, if the monies owed are not paid, and the contents are not removed from the premises: Tyrun Sherwood.

Furniture will be sold as a silent auction and sold to the highest bidder.

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NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o #201-300 Gorge Rd. West, Victoria, BC V9A 1M8 on or before January 17, 2014, after which date the estates’ assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Bruno Donald Ruffolo Executor

HELP WANTED

SALES

BUSY CONSTRUCTION Co. in Trail, B.C. is searching for an experienced Accounting clerk/ bookkeeper. Candidate is expected to be a self-starter and to be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of Conac Pivot System is an asset and the ability to take on multiple roles is looked at positively.

Main responsibilities include: Accounts Payable - invoice transactions for goods received and prepare cheques when due; Payroll - collect payroll data daily and convert into daily tracking sheets, submittals and weekly payroll run.

Please send resume to: johnwkm@shawcable.com or call (250)364-1541 for further details.

COSMETIC SALES PERSON for Outdoor Cart at Up Town Mall, shift work, $12/hr. Apply to mirjam@telus.net

GENERAL LABOURERS

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Horticultural Labourer needed at Eurosa Farms, Brentwood Bay. Duties include picking and packing flowers and crop maintenance.

No experience necessary. $10.25/hr. 40+ hrs/week.

5-6 days/week Work available in 2014: Feb 15- Oct 15.

Send resume to Fax: 250-652-6949 E-mail: p_bulk@yahoo.ca

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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrysler.ca.

Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

HELP WANTED HOLLAND AVENUE Nursery (3995 Holland Avenue, Victoria) requires F/T seasonal nursery workers commencing February 27, 2014. $10.25/hr Experience required. Fax resume to 250-479-1976.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

THE ACTION Committee of People with Disabilities requires a positive, friendly receptionist to greet clients and answer phones, half day per week.

Other positions available. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES

By his solicitors: Anniko, Hunter

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VOLUNTEERS BC FAMILIES in Transition needs weekly front desk attendants with computer skills to receive phone calls, greet visitors, and connect staff to clients. Inquiries may be complex, so ability to think quickly is preferred. Training provided.

Website Developer also needed. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

MIND BODY & SPIRIT Kripalu full body massage.

Release your stress now. Over 13 years experience. Gift Certificates. Women only. Holiday special. Professional. 250-514 -6223, www.andreakober.com Natural Instincts Massage 1st appointment special. Call 250-519-1018.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER/ SOCIAL SERVICES As a Community Support Worker, you will be able to provide rehabilitation, support, and other forms of assistance to children, youth, and families while supporting social workers and health care professionals. Train in this rewarding career.

ANNACIS ISLAND Pawnbrokers open ‘till midnight 7 days a week. 604-540-1122. Cash loans for Jewellery, Computers, Smartphones, Games, Tools etc. #104-1628 Fosters Way at Cliveden. annacisislandpawnbrokers.com

Career Opportunities:

Child and Youth Care Worker O Women’s Shelter Worker Family Place Worker O Settlement/Newcomers Service Worker Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Support Worker

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Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

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1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins.

Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, overlooking The Saanich Inlet. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, firewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils.

Monthly/Weekly.

Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria.

Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

AIRPORT: 1 bdrm bachelor new windows, curtains, flooring, paint. Private door, yard.

Parking. $820/mo all util’s incld’d. NS/NP, Jan. 1. Call (250)656-9910.

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

HARRIET/UPTOWN- fully furnished 3 bdrm, reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1500 inclusive. W/D. 250-480-0849.

$50 to $1000

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

STEINWAY- BOSTON Studio Grand, model 178, ebony, 6 years, immaculate, references.

Home studio professional quality. Custom cover included. $15,000. Serious enquiries only please (250)594-5072.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

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

250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

PETS PET CARE SERVICES ROVER’S PET Hotel- Overnight’s, Day’s. Loving care in our home. (250)885-1675.

PETS CKC REGISTERED chocolate Shih-tzus $1000. For more info Call (250)956-4939 or email: tricia@ketacable.net

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BURIAL PLOTS 2 ADULT interment spaces at Hatley Memorial Gardens.

Lots 215 & 216 in Colwood G. $4900. 1(520)825-1773.

FRIENDLY FRANK COMPUTER System 2.4 GHZ 256MBRAM 40gbHD, monitor & speakers$50. 250-479-1101 KEROSENE 2400kc, $50.

1615.

HEATERCall (778)265-

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

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

ACREAGE

DOLL HOUSE (Pierce 8011 model, 30�x36�), very large, furnished inside and out, $400.

Well stocked country store, $300. Can sell separate. Call (250)592-1690.

FIGURINES: ROYAL Doulton, Coalport, Armani, Mrs. Albee, & misc artists - some very old, some more recent editions.

Call (250)474-2774.

Beautiful 2 acre South Island property, homes and garden $715,000 www.CobbleHillHome4Sale.com

GAME CYCLE VIDEO GAMES. BUY SELL TRADE Video Games & DVD’s. 890 Esquimalt Rd Ph. (250)-5901557

250 743 9882

APARTMENT/CONDOS

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

NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd floor condo. 1500 sq.ft.

LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 underground parking spaces. Maintenance fee includes hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. $339,900 (250)753-9123

PENTAX CAMERA with 3 lenses and flash, good cond. 4 Michelin 17� snow tires, used 2 seasons. (250)479-5208.

DUPLEX/4-PLEX

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca WASHER/DRYER Frigidaire white, 8 cycle HD, $550.

(778)351-3349.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. New Duplex’s For Sale, Duncan, BC at 5909 & 5911 Stone Haven Rd, in Stone Manor Estate’s (behind Hospital).

1850sq ft each, 3 bdrms, 4 bath, 5 appls and much more. $309,000.

Call Gord (250)710-1947

FOR SALE BY OWNER LADYSMITH HANDYMAN Special. 3bdrms up, lrg LR, double garage, lrg storage.

Ocean & city view. 1bdrm suite down. Owner will carry mortgage. $1200 month; or rent for $1,800 month.

(250)753-0160.

NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views.

Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mortgage. 250-753-0160

SAANICH WEST- 1246 Hastings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban campus. Reduced price, $460,000.

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....

New price$484,000.

(250)656-6136.

BRAND NEW 1 bed apt for rent, $800/m, elect extra. W/D, dishwasher, separate entrance. 4 1/2’ tall windows and 9’ ceilings, private deck & parking for 1 car. Can be furnished or unfurnished depending on your needs. Cats OK .

Please call 250-477-5610 and leave a message.

GRANT MANOR Newly renovated suites, Starting at $675 per mo

To view call 250-380-8133

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

COTTAGES

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

Scrap Junk Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

MARIGOLDthe coziest 1 bdrm, W/S, shared W/D, quiet.

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

NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: semi-furn private suite.

New floors & paint. Shared lndry. FREE hydro & cable.

N/S, No Partiers. $800/mo.

Dec. 15th. 250-756-9746 WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo + 1/2 utils. Possibly small boat moorage +. NP/NS. (250)656-5999.

TRANSPORTATION ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933 SPORTS & IMPORTS 55 BENTLY 4 door in white, 6 automatic with a/c, lhd. ex California car. Needs paint and bodywork. Sacrifice price only $14,000. Call (289)2967411.

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.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Move in today 250-588-9799

SIDNEY 9805 2nd St- lrg south facing 1 bdrm apt.

Ocean view, lrg full length balcony, in-suite laundry, guest suites, underground parking pet free, secure concrete building w/monitored entrance.

No rental restriction, low condo fees. (778)426-0007. Excellent investment opportunity! condoforsale@shaw.ca

CARS

METCHOSIN- 1 bdrm coach house. $750./mo includes cable, W/D. Utils not included.

NS/NP. Available Feb. 1. Call (250)478-8438.

1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condition, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $6,000 obo.

Call: 250-479-0441 or email: havoc@telus.net

AUTO FINANCING

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

TRUCKS & VANS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

2011 FORD RANGER Sport.

4WD, 6 cyl. 25,000 km. $20,000. (778)351-0852.

MAPLEWOOD- Lrg 1 bdrm suite beside main house, own entry, parking, shared W/D. NS/NP. $975 inclds utils. Avail Dec 1. Call 250-592-4288.

ROOMS FOR RENT

SERVICE DIRECTORY

2011 PEGASUS 4W Scooter.

Excellent condition. $1900.

Ask for Warren, 250-2084392.

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

GORGE- 1 bdrm condo, laundry on site, NS/NP. $750.

Avail now. (250)882-2330.

FAIRFIELD ROOM- walk to Cook St Village and amenities.

NS/NP. Women only. Call 250-382-6681.

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

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount.

Brad 250-217-9578.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

D O N E R I G H T M OV I N G . C A $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

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

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250-477-4601

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

CLEANING SERVICES ABSOLUTELY CLEAN. Family owned business. Free estimates Janis 250-857-5364.

250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca

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

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

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm.

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

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca 250-885-8513 Winter Clean Up pros. Hedging, pruning, Hauling, Gutters, xmas light set ups. Yearly maintenance programs. Seniors discounts. www.Lejeunelandscaping.ca

GARDEN OVERGROWN? Weeding, lawn cuts, cleanups, pruning.

John Kaiser 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

PREPARE YOUR Lawn & garden for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

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

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

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-507-6543.

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

JACK NASH, serving Victoria over 30 yrs. We do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886

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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

A2Z PAINTING. Free estimates. Quality Interior Painting. Call Erin (250)294-5422.

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

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.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone.

Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee�.

Free Competitive Estimates.

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PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

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HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN- Light maintenance. Leaky taps, caulking, stain fabric/floor removal, electrical outlets & switch. Call (250)818-2709.

PAINTING

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

(250)889-5794.

DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Painting, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

PLUMBING EXPERIENCED JOURNEYMAN Plumber. Renos, New Construction & Service. Fair rates. Insured.

Reliable, friendly. Great references. Call Mike at KNA (250)880-0104.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

TELEPHONE SERVICES DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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During the minutes spent at the bedside, a professional nurse makes dozens of critical assessments. Any one of them could mean the difference between recovery and something that could result in tragedy.

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B.C. should be increasing the number of nurses, not replacing them with care aides.

Ensuring nurses remain in direct contact with patients is crucial to you and your loved ones.

While they may not be specialists in jello, when it comes to safe patient care, professional nurses are irreplaceable.

Please sign BCNU’s petition for an independent assessment of Island Health’s unsafe patient care model, at BCNU.org/takeaction.

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