Saanich News, December 27, 2013

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Cold or warm, celebrate new year in the water Free family swim at Commonwealth; polar bear swim at Elk Lake on Jan. 1 Kyle Slavin News staff

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Hundreds of brave polar bear swimmers braved the frigid waters of the 37th annual Polar Bear Swim at Elk lake on Jan. 1, 2013.

After staying up late on New Year’s Eve imbibing in holiday cheer for the last time before you cut off sweets and focus on resolutions, take advantage of free recreation in Saanich on Jan. 1.

For the second consecutive year, Saanich is offering a free family swim at Commonwealth Place, in lieu of a traditional, stuffy levée at municipal hall.

“We thought we’d try and reach more people and different demographics than what the former had done. The attendance was

really sagging,” said Mayor Frank Leonard.

“So last (Jan. 1) was a bit of a pilot project and it was extremely well received. We had hundreds of people in the pool.”

This year Saanich is expanding its free recreational offerings by adding a family skate at Pearkes recreation centre, too.

“It’s a way for us to offer something for families to do on New Year’s Day, and a way to celebrate our municipality at the same time, at two of our most wonderful assets,” Leonard said.

“We just want people to kick off their New Year’s resolution right: get out as a family, get some exercise, spend some quality time together,” said Rob Phillips, Saanich’s community events coordinator.

The Commonwealth swim is 10 a.m. to noon, and the Pearkes

skate happens from 1 to 3 p.m.

Another free swim offered in Saanich on Jan. 1 – for the 38th year – is the annual Polar Bear Swim at Hamsterley Beach.

Join hundreds of other brave souls for a quick dip in the cold waters of Elk Lake.

The Polar Bear Swim kicks off at 2 p.m., and will be done – for most swimmers – before 2:01 p.m.

All participants receive a ribbon, and someone in costume will be named 2014’s honorary polar bear.

For those interested in attending a formal levée, Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon hosts one at Government House from 10 a.m. to noon on New Year’s Day. There will be light refreshments and music from the Naden Band and the Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums. kslavin@saanichnews.com

SAANICH NEWS YEAR IN REVIEW

Top five unsolved crimes in Saanich from 2013 Saanich police caught their fair-share of bad guys over the year, but a few remain at large, including an arsonist and a guy repeatedly robbing a 7-Eleven location.

Here are five serious crimes in Saanich in 2013 that remain unsolved.

1. Fire bug Saanich police have yet to identify the person or persons responsible for a string of arsons in April, including one that destroyed the ABC Restaurant at Blanshard Street and Cloverdale Avenue.

Police and fire investigators believe at least seven fires – including five in one night – were deliberately set.

Sgt. Steve Eassie says multiple arsons in a short timeframe are pretty rare in Greater Victoria.

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Police suspect this man has robbed the 7-Eleven at Carey and Tillicum roads four times this year, each time threatening the clerk with a weapon.

2. 7-Eleven armed robberies Police believe the same man could be responsible for three, if not four, armed robberies that occurred at a 7-Eleven store in Saanich this past summer.

The outlet at the corner of Carey and Tillicum roads was robbed June 25, July 15, Sept. 10 and Sept. 14), each time by a man threatening the clerk with a weapon – a screwdriver, a tire iron and twice with a knife.

Eassie says it’s not known why that location was targeted repeatedly, and says suspect descriptions in at least three of the robberies lead investigators to believe the same person is responsible.

3. Random attack Two people were randomly assaulted and their attacker remains at large, after back-to-back incidents at the Red Lion Inn and on the Galloping Goose trail behind the hotel on Aug. 7.

It’s believed alcohol fuelled both unprovoked incidents, where a man described as being in his late teens or early 20s, punched a 26-year-old man and a 49-yearold woman without warning.

understanding that this may have been a group of youths, perhaps from a rival school, but that has yet to be confirmed.”

(Above) In April ABC Restaurant attached to the Accent Inns hotel was destroyed by fire in what police suspect is one of a number of arsons set in Saanich and Victoria.

(Right) Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie stands close to where two people were randomly assaulted on the Galloping Goose Trail in August.

5. Pellet gun damage

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“The severity of the attack, and it being completely out of the blue, are very concerning to us,” Eassie said.

The suspect is described as a white male with shoulder-length blonde hair.

4. School vandalism Back-to-school week at Reynolds secondary was marred in September by a bout of

vandalism that saw 14 rooftop solar panels and 15 windows smashed.

The needless mischief was done using baseball-sized pieces of concrete.

The school has not replaced the solar panels, valued at $28,000, which the students won for environmental efforts.

“This went beyond your common mischief. This was someone getting back at a particular school,” Eassie said. “It’s our

At least 14 windows – on cars and businesses – were broken this summer in vandalism incidents involving pellet guns.

Damage from the mischief was valued at more than $20,000, including a glass storefront door that was replaced at a cost of $12,000.

“The person or people responsible caused a considerable amount of damage in a short time period,” Eassie said.

“Thankfully it just died off. Perhaps the increase in patrols in those areas was able to prevent anything further or influenced the individuals that may have been involved not to do so any longer. It could be, as well, they just matured.”

Police are asking anyone with information on any of these crimes – or others that remain unsolved – to call 250-475-4321. To remain anonymous, tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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SAANICH NEWS YEAR IN REVIEW Difficult Craigflower Bridge rebuild starts

Delay after delay hampered the rebuild of the Craigflower Bridge in 2013, a short span that crosses the Gorge waterway between Saanich and View Royal.

The 80-year-old wood-timber bridge closed in April to vehicle and foot traffic to make way for an overly optimistic eight-month build schedule.

But by summer the municipalities were facing construction issues that pushed the timeline back another six months.

First there was a North Americawide steel shortage, and the builders couldn't acquire the steel to build the bridge.

Second was partway through the build, engineers determined the bridge – as planned – could collapse or be severely damaged during an earthquake.

While the fix was simple, it was additional work not originally in the contract and the bridge is now set to open in late May. Despite the delays, Saanich says the project remains on budget. In December council was asked to approve another $1.17 million to spend on the project, but that's within the roughly $2 million set aside as a contingency, Saanich says.

The cost of the project also rose $2.2 million in March, once contract tenders were received and came in quite a bit higher than anticipated.

The cost of the project currently sits around $17 million. Of that, $10.775 million is being paid for by grants.

Business owners in the area expressed their frustrations to the News in November, as they were led to believe the bridge would be open

by Christmas 2013. Instead, they continue to deal with considerable losses to their bottom lines.

Once open, the new Craigflower Bridge will be a wider three-lane steel bridge, complete with bike lanes and sidewalks.

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Saanich on parkland buying spree Saanich's inventory of parkland just keeps growing and growing.

The municipality this year officially took possession of some 47.4 hectares of land, including a significant portion of Haro Woods, at a cost of $1.488 million, and the entirety of the lands occupied by the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific.

The Haro Woods deal was done in partnership with the Capital Regional District, and will ensure the Cadboro Bay-area forest remains a natural area.

The HCP land was transferred to Saanich on behalf of the provincial government.

The municipality also announced land deals that have yet to be completed, which will eventually increase the amount of parkland in the municipality.

In September Saanich announced it will acquire 31.4 hectares of farmland around Blenkinsop Lake for $1.25-million. That acquisition will eventually be used to expand Saan-

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Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard stands on the trestle over Blenkinsop Lake. Saanich announced in September that it acquired 31.4 acres of land around Blenkinsop Farm (which includes the lake and the border of the nearby farm) for a new trail system. ich's park and trail connections, as well as to preserve the natural environment.

In December Saanich acquired two properties on the slopes of Mount Douglas for $298,000, to help in the protection of one of the municipality's largest natural parks.

Discussions also began this year surrounding the future of Panama Flats, which the municipality acquired in 2011 and anticipates using for agriculture, recreation and stormwater management in some capacity.

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Right bike, wrong man, says judge After a video went viral in 2012 showing a motorcyclist speeding down the Trans-Canada Highway and Saanich police publicly announcing they had seized the bike and charged a man for the 300 km/h joy ride, a judge this year found Randy Scott not guilty of dangerous driving.

Justice Robert Higinbotam said Crown counsel didn’t prove the 26-year-old Scott was the one behind the handlebars.

During the October trial, the judge blasted a Saanich police investigator for seizing and searching the bike without a warrant, calling the act “deliberate, and in no way can be considered to have been done in

good faith.”

“We started with two issues – was it the motorcycle in the video and was Mr. Scott driving it?” said Crown prosecutor Steve Fudge after the verdict.

“The judge had a reasonable doubt.”

Explosion rocks Greater Victoria It was 6:23 a.m. on April 26, when an explosion – heard clear across Victoria – rocked a quiet Saanich neighbourhood.

The large metal door of a yellow shipping container at a condominium construction site on the corner of Cloverdale Avenue and Inverness Road blew clean

off, landing across the street in the middle of Rutledge Park.

Investigators determined the explosion was caused by a small barbecue-sized propane tank, likely left open overnight inside the container. The gas was ignited by an extension cord plugged in to a pop machine.

Fortunately there were no serious injuries in the explosion, although all the windows in a nearby apartment building shattered.

A lone worker, who was in a neighbouring container, received minor injuries and returned the work that day.

Midtown Park condo project is expected to open in early 2014.

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Contorted metal was all that remained of a shipping container that exploded on a worksite near Rutledge Park in Saanich.

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SAANICH NEWS YEAR IN REVIEW Saanich teens rock world of science Vicki Kleu, a teenage Saanich student, cleaned up at the Vancouver Island Regional and CanadaWide science fairs this past spring, for inventing a fully biodegradable adsorbent pad to clean up oil spills.

The Lambrick Park student spent less than $10 to create the pad, which could revolutionize the way marine oil spills are handled.

Her functioning prototype pads – called Oil RiDD’rs – are made of natural fibres and have proven to hold 50 times their weight of outboard motor oil. They also allow for 95 per cent of the oil to be recovered.

Kleu, now in Grade 12, won multiple awards and scholarships for her invention, which is poised to garner national attention when it appears on CBC's Dragons' Den in 2014.

A 15-year-old Saanich teen made headlines around the world in September after wowing judges at the international Google science fair with her invention: a hollow flashlight powered by the heat of your hands.

Ann Makosinski won her age bracket at the science fair in California, earning a $25,000 scholarship she can put toward future education costs at either LEGO, CERN (the European Centre for Nuclear Research) or Google.

In December Time magazine named the St. Michaels University School student one of 2013’s 30 people under 30 who are changing the world.

She made the list alongside other notable names, including The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, and Snapchat creators Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy.

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Oak Bay-Gordon Head turns a shade of Green Saanich can lay claim to being the Greenest community in Canada, after electing only the second Green Party candidate ever to a position of political power: Andrew Weaver. (The first being Elizabeth May – elected to represent Saanich federally.)

Weaver, a notable climate scientist at the University of Victoria, defeated longtime MLA Ida Chong in May’s provincial election in Oak BayGordon Head.

His victory was one of many surprises that came out of the May 14 election, in which the NDP were expected by many to win – but didn’t, and Premier Christy Clark lost her VancouverPoint Grey electoral district to the NDP candidate.

Weaver won Oak Bay-Gordon Head with 40.43 per cent of the vote, while Chong and NDP candidate Jessica Van der Veen each received around 29 per cent.

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Tennis Society requesting a $100,000 grant and a $250,000 interest-free loan from Saanich to build the facility.

Because of the high attendance at the November meeting, the public discussion before Saanich council will continue in January 2014.

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Lights out for Centre of Universe

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Farm manager Don McHardie feeds a potato to a black angus cow at the Alberg cattle feedlot on Mount Douglas Cross Road.

Where’s the beef?

Gordon Head.

After failing to get permission from Saanich council to build a new residential subdivision in Gordon Head on designated farmland, landowners on Mount Douglas Cross Road turned their property into a cow farm.

The Albergs were told repeatedly by council that they wouldn’t remove land from the Agricultural Land Reserve unless there was a compelling enough argument for it – not more homes. So the Albergs, under the Right to Farm Act, turned their property into a cow farm, despite being located in a residential neighbourhood.

“The Albergs spent a lot of money historically to change the use and haven’t been particularly successful (dealing with Saanich), so they’re going to put it to the uses that are permitted,” said John Alexander, the family’s lawyer.

While the family apologized to neighbours, saying they were backed into a corner and want to make some money off their land. Some neighbours complained about the sounds and smells.

The first move-in in February saw 23 cows brought to the farm, but there’s upwards of 70 living in Gordon Head now.

The Albergs say they are considering submitting another subdivision application to Saanich in 2014.

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Lambrick Park Secondary student Vicki Kleu won the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair with a biodegradable adsorbent pad that can help clean up small marine oil spills. the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre exploded in 2013, as proponents of the plan brought it to council in November.

While community meetings and letters to the editor indicated there was pushback to the plan, which proposes to build the facility atop two ball diamonds at Cedar Hill Park, the November committee of the whole meeting drew some 300 people and a long line of opponents who wanted their voices heard.

The main concerns continue to be around losing public greenspace, a lack of meaningful public consultation, and the Cedar Hill Clay Court

In June word slipped out that the National Research Council planned to close the Centre of the Universe astronomy interpretive centre at federal observatory based in Saanich.

Two employees lost their jobs when the centre indeed went dark at the end of August.

The NRC said the closure was related to “fiscal constraints.” The site cost about $230,000 per year to run, and it served 8,000 to 10,000 visitors.

The move outraged residents across Greater Victoria and spurred local politicians to action in the form of a petition that would be carried to Ottawa.

After behind the scenes wrangling, in November MLA Lana Popham and MP Randall Garrison announced a new deal with the NRC to reopen the site Saturday nights, under the watch of local astronomy volunteers.

The Centre of the Universe and the Plaskett Telescope are expected to reopen to the public in April.

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h, the end of the year, a time for reflection and enjoying that one, last (really, we mean it) shortbread cookie.

It’s also a great time to look back and compare what we thought might materialize in the Capital Region over the year and what actually occurred.

We started 2013 looking ahead to a provincial election and undeniably (or so we thought) a new political direction for the province. Oops. We weren’t the only ones surprised by the outcome of the election which saw Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberals return to power.

As we poked through our predictions for the year looking for the outcomes, one thing became pretty clear: 2013 was the year of new beginnings.

We saw the secondary sewage treatment project take tangible steps forward including the Capital Regional District’s purchase of the Viewfield Road site in Esquimalt. OK, that didn’t pan out so well. After spending some $17 million on the property, the citizens of Esquimalt, led by Mayor Barb Desjardins, closed the lid on that idea.

Other start-ups that have moved ahead in proper order include the replacement of the Johnson Street Bridge.

With early construction work on the new bridge taking place while the Blue Bridge remains open, commuters face minimal disruption.

Speaking of bridges, we can’t say it’s been an easy ride for the Craigflower Bridge reconstruction.

With work starting in April, residents and business owners expected the bridge to re-open Dec. 1. With construction delays attributed to a North American steel shortage making it difficult to acquire materials, and the discovery that the bridge, as planned, would end up seismically unsafe, the span that connects View Royal to Saanich will not re-open until May. Though commuters may not be happy, students in the region will be cheerful on two counts. There were no disruptions due to job action in 2013 and new schools are on the way.

The West Shore will finally see the construction of two much-needed high schools. They include the new Belmont secondary being built at the former site of Glen Lake elementary school and Royal Bay secondary school being built on what was an operational gravel pit for 100 years.

And in Oak Bay, the new Oak Bay High is well underway adjacent to the century-old building. All three broke ground this spring.

Two municipalities stuck their necks out on the deer issue this year. Central Saanich and Oak Bay have both OK’d deer culls. While some residents are not on board with the idea, at least decisions have been made at an executive level – hopefully we can look forward to more of that in 2014.

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Kettle Drive not ideal to donate Re: Sally Ann Kettle drive feeling the pinch (News, Dec. 18) The Salvation Army kettles are a pleasant memory from my childhood. Dropping my few coins into them at Christmas gave me as much happiness as gifts at that age.

Now that I am older and can offer more support, I am also more aware of the fact that government is also eager to help.

Government cannot make good choices of charities to support, so they offer to supplement gifts we choose to give. Therefore, if I can afford to give, for example, $100, I write a cheque for $180. The receipt I get provides me with a tax credit of about $80. Because the kettle attendant cannot give receipts, I no longer use them as a means to contribute.

When we contribute cash to the Mustard Seed food bank at Thrifty foods, their registers print a receipt, making much larger gifts affordable.

Ideally, there would be a way for a kettle attendant to hand out receipts for larger donations.

Because that seems impractical, kettle collections will mostly consist of small contributions, while more affluent donors will send in a cheque.

Rein Nienaber Saanich

Clover trap for deer inhumane Research has proven that stress

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in animals can have serious adverse effects on meat quality. Anyone familiar with the Clover trap method will know that the deer are under a lot of stress.

Physical stress can occur when the deer struggles and can get injured when trying to free itself or when the trap sides are forced down on it just before the kill. Animals need to be stress and injury free during operations prior to slaughter.

When the Oak Bay mayor said that the deer meat would be going to the Songhees First Nations people, was he aware of this?

Does Oak Bay want to kill innocent deer only to find out that their meat would not pass federal inspection and be discarded? What about liabilities? Besides being inhumane the Clover trap method of killing can also make the meat potentially unsafe to eat.

William Jesse Oak Bay

Urban areas are not natural deer habitat As a long time Oak Bay resident with “on the ground” experience with the deer issue, any decisions made to address the problem should have their basis in fact rather than emotion.

Opponents of the deer cull appear to believe that we should all be able to peacefully coexist, as we have “encroached on their natural

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habitat” and that the various problems associated with having these animals living among us, which are many and significant, is a small price to pay in the big picture.

In reality, their natural habitat would contain their natural predators, cougars and wolves. These would keep numbers in reasonable balance with the environment.

We have however, maintained a lush salad bar as an abundant food supply for them and diligently removed all the predators to protect ourselves, our kids and pets.

The result is an unbalanced situation that is absolutely unsustainable. I don’t blame the deer for taking advantage of the situation, but this is not their natural habitat.

If nothing is done, the resulting population increase will be staggering and the fallout will, I believe, shock even the opponents of a cull.

The mayor and council have done an admirable job dealing with this controversial issue; the silent majority are fed up and want a realistic solution, not well intentioned platitudes about all living together in harmony.

I believe that the SpayVac option should definitely be pursued, but in the interim, a cull would appear to be the only realistic option. It could likely be made more humane by tranquilizing the deer prior to any euthanizing.

The status quo however, is clearly not an option.

Tom Pink Oak Bay

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SAANICH NEWS YEAR IN REVIEW Hotrodders ticketed at Royal Oak plaza A handful of classic car owners felt the sting of $32 parking tickets in July after the operators of the Royal Oak Shopping Centre decided to crackdown on the regular Saturday night gathering.

Hotrodders had been meeting at Francelli’s Coffee House for more than a decade, but earlier that year mall operator Hansbraun Investments told the group that car shows weren’t permitted.

Classic car owners argued it wasn’t an organized event, but rather an informal coffee night where they also took the opportunity to patronize shops at the plaza.

The crackdown came on the same weekend as the busy Northwest Deuce Days car show, which led to local hotrodders being embarrassed and infuriated when their American guests also landed parking tickets at Royal Oak. The mall operators felt the full anger of passionate car owners – many who are retired and well into their senior years – with a surprisingly vigorous response through social media.

Many took up Langford’s offer to have a weekly car show on Goldstream Avenue, and many vowed never to return to the Royal Oak Shopping Centre.

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Students come through for Tour When the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team sets out from Port Alice every year, the team always looks forward to the last day of the ride, when they pull in to Reynolds secondary.

The school historically raises huge amounts of money, and this year was no exception.

When the team rolled in to Reynolds on Oct. 4, the students presented a $75,000 cheque. But the money kept coming in well after Tour had ended, and in late November the school presented the Canadian Cancer Society with a cheque worth $101,134.

CARSA will be a 17,685-squaremetre building, complete with a state-of-the-art fitness centre, a rowing centre, an 18-metre climbing tower, 2,000-seat gym, a field house, a sports injury clinic and facilities for CanAssist, which creates technical devices for people with disabilities. It will also become home to the Vikes and a new rugby centre.

To complement the construction and expected traffic changes, Saanich is currently making upgrades of its own to McKenzie Avenue and Sinclair Road near UVic. Construction in the area is expected to continue through 2014, and possibly into 2015.

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At least they tried to recycle. Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie shows off a rocket launcher, that was found in a recycling bin at the Hartland landfill on Sept. 4. was inert, and was now considered “wartime memorabilia,” Sgt. Steve Eassie stressed that throwing such a large, conspicuous item in a recycling bin is not the proper way to dispose of a rocket launcher.

Any weapon – active or inert – can be disposed of by contacting your local police department and requesting that the weapon be surrendered for destruction.

The “Guided Missile System, Intercept,” was roughly four feet long and weighed under 10 pounds. The device was apparently produced as an inert training device.

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UVic athletics centre breaks ground After a lengthy process to get support from the community and Saanich council, the University of Victoria finally broke ground this year on its $77-million sports facility.

Construction on the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities began in February and is expected to take a little over two years to complete, with an opening date set for spring 2015.

One of the more unusual stories to come from the Saanich police this year was the discovery of a rocket launcher at Hartland landfill.

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Phil Jacobs found guilty on one count A former Saanich priest was found guilty this year of touching a young person for a sexual purpose.

After a trial that spanned late 2012 and early 2013, a Supreme Court judge found Phil Jacobs guilty on a charge related to the priest deliberately touching a high-school aged boy’s genitals with the back of his hand repeatedly during a private study session.

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High crash Saanch intersection upgraded One the region’s most dangerous intersections completed a multimillion-dollar facelift this year in an attempt to reduce accidents.

Northbound acceleration and deceleration lanes were built on the Pat Bay Highway at Sayward Road in Saanich; a new bus pullout was built south of the intersection, and a transit priority queue lane was installed to give buses priority heading north.

The $3-million safety upgrade was completed in October.

The intersection saw 328 crashes between 2008 and 2012. Since the upgrades were completed, Saanich police have received one report of an accident at the intersection.

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Three boys who attended St. Joseph the Worker testified to incidents of molestation by Jacobs during the late 1990s or early 2000s.

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SAANICH NEWS YEAR IN REVIEW Veggie garden OK’d for Gorge Park Saanich council gave a collective thumb’s up in November for a community group in the Gorge-Tillicum neighbourhood to repurpose 1,600 squaremetres of field in Gorge Park as a community garden.

Construction is due to start next spring on building 60 allotment beds and common growing areas on a field that slopes toward the Gorge waterway.

The Gorge Tillicum Community Association led the garden initiative, held community meetings and garnered local neighbourhood support. It the first new public garden in Saanich in decades.

The project wasn’t without controversy and a number of Saanich residents argued the neighbourhood would lose valuable greenspace for a single user group and that Saanich has no long-term plan for the park.

Proponents of the garden say the site won’t be fenced off and will help build community and provide a place for local apartment dwellers to grow their own vegetables.

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Colquitz survives, despite oil leaks The stream banks of Colquitz Creek had a rough year, while B.C. Hydro had an expensive year.

This spring, B.C. Hydro blasted shotcrete under Interurban Road and along the creek bank in Colquitz River Park to keep a critical 230 kV

underground transmission line from being crushed by the road.

The same transmission had leaked insulating mineral oil into an nearby creek bank, which was discovered in November 2012.

From August to September this year, B.C. Hydro contractors dug out 850 tons of contaminated earth, and replanted the area with native plants.

Not out of the woods, a oil tank from a nearby home leaked into the park in midDecember, but fastSharon Tiffin/News staff acting Saanich public Dorothy Chambers from the Colquitz works crews kept the Salmonoid Stewardship and Education fuel from reaching the Society nets a big one while emptying creek. the fish ladders in Coquitz Creek. The All this mayhem society has counted more than 1,200 didn’t stop more than returning salmon this year. Typical 1,200 coho from swim- returns are a few hundred fish. ming up the Colquitz to spawn, giving the creek a banner year for a fish run.

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SD61 lifts ban on primary Wi-Fi A three-year-long moratorium on installing wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) in Greater Victoria elementary schools was lifted in November after a lengthy consultation process with schools, parents and health officials.

The board of education’s decision requires individual elementary schools to conduct a full consultation process with parents and its community before applying to the district to install Wi-Fi.

UVic student housing falls short

Fifty-five first-year students at the University of Victoria were set up in temporary apartments in September, when the school ran out of rooms.

By the end of the fall term in December, 29 students remained living in dorm lounges, converted into twoand three-bedroom units.

Remaining students will be moved into permanent residences in early January, said Joel Lynn, executive director of student services.

Since 2007, the school has guaranteed it will provide a room to all first-year students who qualify for housing.

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January

February

March

April

May

June

Jan. 1 – New Year’s free swim, 10am to noon, Commonwealth Place; free skate, 1 to 3pm, Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanich.ca Jan. 1 – Polar Bear Swim, Elk Lake, 2pm.

Jan. 1 & 2 – Braefoot Christmas tree recycling, 9am to 4pm, Braefoot lacrosse box.

Jan. 3 to 5 – Christmas tree recycling by Reynolds High School Band at the school.

Jan. 4 to 10 – Get Fit Sampler Week at Saanich rec centres, www.saanich.ca Jan. 4 & 5 – BC Lions’ Christmas tree chipping at University Heights, Tillicum Centre & Broadmead Village; UVic Vikes, 9am to 5pm, Centennial Stadium.

Jan. 6 to 12 – Arts Sampler Week, Cedar Hill Arts Centre Jan. 17 to 19 – Pacific Cup Oldtimers Hockey Tournament at local rinks.

Follow your Saanich Braves Junior Hockey Club into the playoffs with hockey action at Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanichbraves.ca Feb. 2 to 8 – UVic Alumni Week, alumni.uvic.ca Feb. 1 – Waterfit-a-thon for Heart & Stroke Assoc, Gordon Head pool, 9 to 10am Feb. 10 – Family Fun Day at Pearkes Rec, 2 to 4pm, www.saanich.ca; Swimming at Gordon Head Rec, 1 to 4pm and 4 to 6pm Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day Feb. 18 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Commonwealth Place; free, but pre-register at 250-475-7600.

Feb. 21 to 23 – Victoria Boat & Fishing Show at Pearkes Recreation Centre.

Start planning your spring garden – stroll local parks to enjoy early spring bulbs and flowers.

March 1 to 2 – Vancouver Island Bead & Jewellery Show March 8 to 23 – SD 61 Spring Break.

March 11 – Seniors’ Expo, 9am to 4pm, Pearkes Rec Centre March 22 & 23 – Fossil Fair at Swan Lake Nature House, www.swanlake.bc.ca March 26 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Gordon Head Rec; free, but pre-register at 250-4757100.

March 29 – Kids’ Humongous Garage Sale, 9am to noon, Gordon Head Rec Centre, 250-475-7100 March 30 – Hummingbird Day, Swan Lake Nature House, www.swanlake.bc.ca Late March – Black Press Women in Business Gala, adminassist@vicnews.com

April – Vote for the Black Press Best of the City awards!

April (Date TBD) – Saanich Cycling Festival, www. saanichcyclingfestival.ca April 5 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Cedar Hill Rec Centre. Free, but pre-register at 250-475-7121.

April 13 – Old English Car Club Restoration Fair & Swap Meet, Saanich Heritage Acres, www.oecc.ca April 15 – Adult Skate Celebration, 12:35 to 1:15pm, Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanich.ca April 17 – Off the Grid Music Festival, Claremont School April 19 – Easter Eggstravaganza, 10 to 11:30am, Gordon Head Rec Centre, 250-475-7100 April 26 – Carnival of the Arts, 11am to 3pm, Cedar Hill Rec Centre.

April 30 – Wildflower Weekend, Swan Lake Nature house, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca

Watch for Saanich’s annual spring studio art tours, www.saanich.ca May 1 – Mobile Skate Jam, 6 to 9pm, Pearkes Rec Centre, 250-475-5427 May 2 – Youth Now Awards, 6:30 to 8:30pm, Cedar Hill Rec Centre May 3 & 4 (TBC) – Native Plant Sale, 9am to 3pm, Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, www.swanlake.bc.ca May 11 – Free Mother’s Day Concert, 11am to 1pm at Playfair Park.

May 14 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Pearkes Rec Centre; free, but pre-register at 250-475-5400.

May 19 – Victoria Day May 24 & 25 – Vancouver Island Pet Expo, Pearkes Rec May 25 – Bee Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca

June – Peninsula Country Market opens at the Saanich Fair Grounds, 9am to 1pm Saturdays, www.peninsulacountrymarket.ca June 13 to 15 – Operation Trackshoes at UVic, www.trackshoes.ca Mid-June – Your community baseball teams are in playoffs. Cheer on the boys and girls of summer!

June 15 – Happy Father’s Day! June 15 – Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon, Elk Lake, triseries.ca/victoria/ June 26 – School’s out for summer; head to the beach!

June 29 – Going Batty, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Catch your local Premier baseball teams, the Eagles & Mariners, playing at Lambrick and Henderson parks.

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Through Thanksgiving – Enjoy the fruits of July & August – Celebrate summer with Saanich the harvest at the Peninsula Country Market, Summer Sunfest Saanich Fair Grounds, 9am to 1pm Saturdays, July 1 – Gorge Canada Day Picnic, 8:30am to 5pm at peninsulacountrymarket.ca the Gorge Waterway.

August – Saanich Summer Sunfest continues Early July – Skate Jam at Gordon Head Skate Park August – Arts & Music at the Horticulture Centre of Tuesdays, July & August – Music in the Park series, 6 the Pacific, www.hcp.ca to 8pm at various Saanich parks.

Aug. 4 – BC Day! July 3 – Sunfest on Ice, 3:15 to 4:45pm at Pearkes Rec Centre.

Aug. 10 – Cadboro Bay Festival, 11am to 3pm at Cadboro-Gyro Park.

July (Date TBD) – Gorge on Art, 11am to 4pm at the Gorge Waterway.

Aug. 24 –Vancouver Island Motor Gathering, Queen July 6 – Saanich Strawberry Festival, 11am to 3pm at Alexandra Hospital for Children grounds, www.virpca.

Beaver Lake Park, www.saanich.ca org July 8 – Victoria International Track Classic, UVic Labour Day is almost here...Time for back to school Enjoy a summer stroll through the17/12/2013 gardens at the1:31 PM Page shopping! annual_pass_8x1_2013_Ad 1 Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, www.hcp.ca

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September

October

November

December

Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 – The Saanich Fair is at the Saanich Fairgrounds, www.saanichfair.ca Early September – Greek Fest at 4648 Elk Lake Dr, www.greekfest.ca Sept. 1 – Labour Day...Enjoy the last long-weekend of summer!

Sept. 2 – Back to school for Saanich and Greater Victoria School Districts.

Sept. 7 – Art Gallery of Greater Victoria House Tour, www.aggv.ca Sept. 20 – Gorge Waterway Clean-Up, burnsidegorge.ca Sept. 28 – Seed Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Support your Saanich Braves Junior Hockey Club at Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanichbraves.ca

Don’t forget to head to the local farm or market to pick the perfect pumpkin!

October – Black Press Women in Business Gala, adminassist@vicnews.com Oct. 5 – Run for the Cure at UVic, www.runforthecure. com Oct. 13 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Oct. 26 – Wild Mushroom Show, Swan Lake Nature House, 10 to 4pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Oct. 31 – Celebrate the spooky season with the Halloween Spooktacular, 3 to 5pm at Tillicum Mall and Pearkes Rec Centre, 250-475-5400.

Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween! Watch your Saanich News for local events.

November: League play heats up for local hockey and soccer players. Come cheer on the home team!

December – Watch your Saanich News for details about the Cadboro Bay Village’s holiday sing-along.

Dec. 6 – Island Equipment Operators’ annual Lighted Truck Parade, www.ieoa.ca Dec. 6 – Deck the Hall - Winter Lights at Saanich Municipal Hall, 5 to 8:30pm. FMI: www.saanich.ca December (Date TBD) – A Day with Santa, 10am to 4pm at Silver City Tillicum, Tillicum Mall and Pearkes Rec Centre.

Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!

Enjoy a tour of your neighbourhood to enjoy the colourful Christmas lights.

Dec. 31 – Farewell 2014, Welcome 2015!

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Nov. 2 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends.

Nov. 7 to 9 – Creative Craft Fair, Pearkes Rec Centre.

Nov. 11 – Don your poppy for the annual Remembrance Day services, 10:45am at the Saanich Municipal Hall Cenotaph.

Nov. 23 – Duck Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Local artists & artisans gear up for the holiday season – check your Saanich News for local events The holidays are coming – time to make your list and check it twice!

Resolutions happen here all year long!

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Please contact my officefor assistance with programs and agencies of the BC provincial government.

I’m here when you need me.

Community office: 4085 Quadra Street Victoria V8K 1K5

Monday-Thursday,

9:30am- 5:00pm Phone: 250 .479.4154 Email:

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Proudly serving Saanich.

Helping constituents with Federal government programs and services.

Randall Garrison, MP ESQUIMALT – JUAN DE FUCA

A2–100 Aldersmith Place Victoria V9A 7M8 10:00 am–4:00 pm Monday–Thursday or by appointment 250-405-6550 Randall.Garrison@parl.gc.ca www.RandallGarrison.ndp.ca

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All the best for a safe and happy

2014

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NEWS

Highlighting local events in the Saanich throughout 2014

Expert Craftmanship in Leather Goods since 1931

January

February

March

April

May

June

Jan. 1 – New Year’s free swim, 10am to noon, Commonwealth Place; free skate, 1 to 3pm, Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanich.ca Jan. 1 – Polar Bear Swim, Elk Lake, 2pm.

Jan. 1 & 2 – Braefoot Christmas tree recycling, 9am to 4pm, Braefoot lacrosse box.

Jan. 3 to 5 – Christmas tree recycling by Reynolds High School Band at the school.

Jan. 4 to 10 – Get Fit Sampler Week at Saanich rec centres, www.saanich.ca Jan. 4 & 5 – BC Lions’ Christmas tree chipping at University Heights, Tillicum Centre & Broadmead Village; UVic Vikes, 9am to 5pm, Centennial Stadium.

Jan. 6 to 12 – Arts Sampler Week, Cedar Hill Arts Centre Jan. 17 to 19 – Pacific Cup Oldtimers Hockey Tournament at local rinks.

Follow your Saanich Braves Junior Hockey Club into the playoffs with hockey action at Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanichbraves.ca Feb. 2 to 8 – UVic Alumni Week, alumni.uvic.ca Feb. 1 – Waterfit-a-thon for Heart & Stroke Assoc, Gordon Head pool, 9 to 10am Feb. 10 – Family Fun Day at Pearkes Rec, 2 to 4pm, www.saanich.ca; Swimming at Gordon Head Rec, 1 to 4pm and 4 to 6pm Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day Feb. 18 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Commonwealth Place; free, but pre-register at 250-475-7600.

Feb. 21 to 23 – Victoria Boat & Fishing Show at Pearkes Recreation Centre.

Start planning your spring garden – stroll local parks to enjoy early spring bulbs and flowers.

March 1 to 2 – Vancouver Island Bead & Jewellery Show March 8 to 23 – SD 61 Spring Break.

March 11 – Seniors’ Expo, 9am to 4pm, Pearkes Rec Centre March 22 & 23 – Fossil Fair at Swan Lake Nature House, www.swanlake.bc.ca March 26 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Gordon Head Rec; free, but pre-register at 250-4757100.

March 29 – Kids’ Humongous Garage Sale, 9am to noon, Gordon Head Rec Centre, 250-475-7100 March 30 – Hummingbird Day, Swan Lake Nature House, www.swanlake.bc.ca Late March – Black Press Women in Business Gala, adminassist@vicnews.com

April – Vote for the Black Press Best of the City awards!

April (Date TBD) – Saanich Cycling Festival, www. saanichcyclingfestival.ca April 5 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Cedar Hill Rec Centre. Free, but pre-register at 250-475-7121.

April 13 – Old English Car Club Restoration Fair & Swap Meet, Saanich Heritage Acres, www.oecc.ca April 15 – Adult Skate Celebration, 12:35 to 1:15pm, Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanich.ca April 17 – Off the Grid Music Festival, Claremont School April 19 – Easter Eggstravaganza, 10 to 11:30am, Gordon Head Rec Centre, 250-475-7100 April 26 – Carnival of the Arts, 11am to 3pm, Cedar Hill Rec Centre.

April 30 – Wildflower Weekend, Swan Lake Nature house, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca

Watch for Saanich’s annual spring studio art tours, www.saanich.ca May 1 – Mobile Skate Jam, 6 to 9pm, Pearkes Rec Centre, 250-475-5427 May 2 – Youth Now Awards, 6:30 to 8:30pm, Cedar Hill Rec Centre May 3 & 4 (TBC) – Native Plant Sale, 9am to 3pm, Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, www.swanlake.bc.ca May 11 – Free Mother’s Day Concert, 11am to 1pm at Playfair Park.

May 14 – Emergency Preparedness workshop, Pearkes Rec Centre; free, but pre-register at 250-475-5400.

May 19 – Victoria Day May 24 & 25 – Vancouver Island Pet Expo, Pearkes Rec May 25 – Bee Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca

June – Peninsula Country Market opens at the Saanich Fair Grounds, 9am to 1pm Saturdays, www.peninsulacountrymarket.ca June 13 to 15 – Operation Trackshoes at UVic, www.trackshoes.ca Mid-June – Your community baseball teams are in playoffs. Cheer on the boys and girls of summer!

June 15 – Happy Father’s Day! June 15 – Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon, Elk Lake, triseries.ca/victoria/ June 26 – School’s out for summer; head to the beach!

June 29 – Going Batty, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Catch your local Premier baseball teams, the Eagles & Mariners, playing at Lambrick and Henderson parks.

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www.biosupply.com

July

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August

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Through Thanksgiving – Enjoy the fruits of July & August – Celebrate summer with Saanich the harvest at the Peninsula Country Market, Summer Sunfest Saanich Fair Grounds, 9am to 1pm Saturdays, July 1 – Gorge Canada Day Picnic, 8:30am to 5pm at peninsulacountrymarket.ca the Gorge Waterway.

August – Saanich Summer Sunfest continues Early July – Skate Jam at Gordon Head Skate Park August – Arts & Music at the Horticulture Centre of Tuesdays, July & August – Music in the Park series, 6 the Pacific, www.hcp.ca to 8pm at various Saanich parks.

Aug. 4 – BC Day! July 3 – Sunfest on Ice, 3:15 to 4:45pm at Pearkes Rec Centre.

Aug. 10 – Cadboro Bay Festival, 11am to 3pm at Cadboro-Gyro Park.

July (Date TBD) – Gorge on Art, 11am to 4pm at the Gorge Waterway.

Aug. 24 –Vancouver Island Motor Gathering, Queen July 6 – Saanich Strawberry Festival, 11am to 3pm at Alexandra Hospital for Children grounds, www.virpca.

Beaver Lake Park, www.saanich.ca org July 8 – Victoria International Track Classic, UVic Labour Day is almost here...Time for back to school Enjoy a summer stroll through the17/12/2013 gardens at the1:31 PM Page shopping! annual_pass_8x1_2013_Ad 1 Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, www.hcp.ca

Denture and Implant CENTRE LTD.

Reveal Your Smile!

ACADEMY OF DANCE

It's time to love your smile. www.vibjs.ca • March 1-2, 2014

Call today for your free assessment!

Tracy Merkley, Denturist

250-388-4100 • #201-1711 Cook St.

Learn more about Denture Care www.seniorlivingmag.com/central-park-denture

Pure, Pleasing, Positive 934 Goldstream, Langford • 250 595 8705

www.lighthouseacademyofdance.com

Cowichan Valley Grape Escape July 5 & 6 250.388.6496

September

October

November

December

Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 – The Saanich Fair is at the Saanich Fairgrounds, www.saanichfair.ca Early September – Greek Fest at 4648 Elk Lake Dr, www.greekfest.ca Sept. 1 – Labour Day...Enjoy the last long-weekend of summer!

Sept. 2 – Back to school for Saanich and Greater Victoria School Districts.

Sept. 7 – Art Gallery of Greater Victoria House Tour, www.aggv.ca Sept. 20 – Gorge Waterway Clean-Up, burnsidegorge.ca Sept. 28 – Seed Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Support your Saanich Braves Junior Hockey Club at Pearkes Rec Centre, www.saanichbraves.ca

Don’t forget to head to the local farm or market to pick the perfect pumpkin!

October – Black Press Women in Business Gala, adminassist@vicnews.com Oct. 5 – Run for the Cure at UVic, www.runforthecure. com Oct. 13 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Oct. 26 – Wild Mushroom Show, Swan Lake Nature House, 10 to 4pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Oct. 31 – Celebrate the spooky season with the Halloween Spooktacular, 3 to 5pm at Tillicum Mall and Pearkes Rec Centre, 250-475-5400.

Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween! Watch your Saanich News for local events.

November: League play heats up for local hockey and soccer players. Come cheer on the home team!

December – Watch your Saanich News for details about the Cadboro Bay Village’s holiday sing-along.

Dec. 6 – Island Equipment Operators’ annual Lighted Truck Parade, www.ieoa.ca Dec. 6 – Deck the Hall - Winter Lights at Saanich Municipal Hall, 5 to 8:30pm. FMI: www.saanich.ca December (Date TBD) – A Day with Santa, 10am to 4pm at Silver City Tillicum, Tillicum Mall and Pearkes Rec Centre.

Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!

Enjoy a tour of your neighbourhood to enjoy the colourful Christmas lights.

Dec. 31 – Farewell 2014, Welcome 2015!

calendar of EVENTS

calendar of EVENTS

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Adult Annual Pass $380 Youth Annual Pass $169

calendar of EVENTS

Nov. 2 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends.

Nov. 7 to 9 – Creative Craft Fair, Pearkes Rec Centre.

Nov. 11 – Don your poppy for the annual Remembrance Day services, 10:45am at the Saanich Municipal Hall Cenotaph.

Nov. 23 – Duck Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm, www.swanlake.bc.ca Local artists & artisans gear up for the holiday season – check your Saanich News for local events The holidays are coming – time to make your list and check it twice!

Resolutions happen here all year long!

Best Deal in Town: Family Annual Pass $842.50

calendar of EVENTS

LIGHTHOUSE

CENTRAL PARK

Sunday, April 13 COLWOOD CORNERS #6-310 Goldstream Ave. 250-478-3244

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oakbay.ca

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UTILITIES TRAINING FOR WATER, OIL & GAS INDUSTRIES Enrolling Now! 250-385-5407

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Piping Systems, Valves, Hydrants, Fusion Welding Pipe, Drilling & Tapping Pipe, Environmental Operator Prep., Water & Wastewater Systems

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Sat. Feb 15 • 10-4 www.jamesbaymarket.com www.jamesbaymarket.com ADMISS ADMISSION ION $$77,, UNDER UNDER 1166 FR FREE EE

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MLA Saanich South

Please contact my officefor assistance with programs and agencies of the BC provincial government.

I’m here when you need me.

Community office: 4085 Quadra Street Victoria V8K 1K5

Monday-Thursday,

9:30am- 5:00pm Phone: 250 .479.4154 Email:

lana.popham.mla@leg.bc.ca Web: saanichsouth.ca

Proudly serving Saanich.

Helping constituents with Federal government programs and services.

Randall Garrison, MP ESQUIMALT – JUAN DE FUCA

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On June 27the magazine transformed from an alternative weekly to a comprehensive arts and entertainment guide. Black press’ Greater Victoria community newspapers — Victoria News, Saanich News, Oak Bay News and the Goldstream News Gazette – all began hosting an expanded, Monday-approved arts and entertainment section on wednesdays and Fridays.

Alongside the voice of arts writer Mary Ellen Green, effervescent film reviewer Robert Moyes and the ever-popular horoscopes by Georgia Nichols, Monday began featuring popular CtV entertainment reporter Adam sawatsky, arts maven Janis La Couvée, independent film advice from Victoria Film Fest director kathy kay, the contemporary musings of CBC Radio host Jo-Ann Roberts, tips from interior design consultant sheri peterson, comedic relief from Mike delamont, fashion it-girl Emma yardley and well-known gastronaut don Genova.

The Victoria Film Festival saw another record-breaking year, selling out 22 feature screenings over the 10 days for the 19th edition of the festival. The year also brought the renovation and reopening of The Vic Theatre, just prior to the closure of the Empire Capitol 6 Theatre, a screening venue for the festival, as well as its headquarters. The VFF also continued with The Art of the Cocktail festival for a fifth year and Free-B Film Festival.

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No Place Like Homefront

And here’s a second movie also about feelings, albeit feelings mostly comprising Ouch! and Ow! as fists and boots thud home.

Welcome to Homefront, the latest action flick starring Jason Statham, the amiable brute with fists of fury and that sexy English growl.

In this outing Statham stars as Phil Broker, a recent widower and ex-DEA agent who moves to a small town in Louisiana with his 10-yearold daughter, Maddy. Despite sincere efforts to fit in, Broker is backed into a corner and stands up for himself and his daughter. That choice lands him in trouble with the town’s resident drug lord, “Gator” Bodine (James Franco).

After a few skirmishes where Gator’s thugs get a thumping, the ante gets upped considerably when some very scary goons from Broker’s DEA past are invited to town to take their revenge on the man who tore apart their drug syndicate a few years earlier. The result is a climactic paroxysm of violence that should entertain fans of Guy Action Cinema hoping to see virtue triumph and the bad guys do down hard.

As genre moviemaking goes, this is mostly routine stuff, albeit done with businesslike efficiency. The plot builds tension in a logical and organic way, the body count isn’t ludicrously excessive, and there is a nice use of backwoods Louisiana as an exotic setting. Statham delivers a satisfactory performance – let’s face it, he can do this stuff in his sleep – but the secondary casting holds a few surprises. The pretty and pert Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush) shucks her girlnext-door persona to play a hollow-eyed skank as Gator’s drug-addled sister. And winsome Winona Ryder makes for a scary “meth whore” and sometime partner of Gator. Not a Christmas movie exactly, but at least Broker and Maddy have a loving father-daughter relationship.

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That was five decades ago, and Philomena – now a retired nurse – decides that she wants to track down her long-lost son.

Enter Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan), an ex-journalist looking for a writing project. After initially dismissing her story as mere “human interest” piffle beneath his notice, this altar boyturned-atheist makes the initially cynical decision that he has a marketable book on his hands and heads off to the nunnery in question to start the search. A cover-up is clearly at work, Sixsmith develops a growing sense of outrage, and the jaundiced journalist and the gentle and stilldevout Philomena jet off to America to follow up on the only clue they have.

Despite the sometimes-harsh content of the film, this is an odd-couple comedy as much as anything – a marvelously sly and touching duet between two talented actors (one of whom is pretty much guaranteed to get her seventh Oscar nomination). Coogan is a cult comedian known for his quirky and droll performances.

He co-wrote this script in order to get himself a more mainstream role, and he makes the most of his character, a highly intelligent and occasionally snotty man whose spleen seems larger than his heart. Marvelously paired opposite Dench, a simple but wise woman filled with grace rather than anger, they anchor a delightfully bittersweet film that entertains as it educates.

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More than 1,500 Monday readers cast votes in 44 categories for the 11th annual M Awards, with the difference between favourite artists in some categories separated only by a vote or two. Those who took home a yellow ukulele award in 2013 included: Favourite band: Current Swell Favourite solo artist: Steph MacPherson Favourite album: Let it Go, Jon and Roy Song of the year: “Vibrant Scene,” Jon and Roy Favourite emerging artist/band: The Archers Favourite overall production: Little Shop of Horrors, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre Favourite performer: Sara-Jeanne Hosie Favourite director: Jacob Richmond, Little Shop of Horrors, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre Favourite dance performance by a local company: Romp! in the Square, Suddenly Dance Theatre Favourite comedy performer: Mike Delamont Favourite spoken word artist: Jeremy Loveday Favourite art show: Donkey/Kong, Wolf/Sheep Arthouse Favourite visual artist: Kristen “Urbanheart” Grant Favourite emerging visual artist: Carollyne Yardley Favourite local filmmaker: Scott Amos Favourite fiction book: Floating like the Dead, Yasuko Thanh Favourite non-fiction book: The Zero-Mile Diet, Carolyn Herriot Favourite boozy event: Great Canadian Beer Festival Favourite film event: Victoria Film Festival Favourite music event or festival: Rifflandia Favourite non-music event or festival: Fringe Festival Favourite not-for-profit: Canadian College of Performing Arts

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We present to you a selection of stories we felt represent the year in Greater Victoria sports.

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UBC Thunderbirds volleyball player Shanice Marcelle was named the CIS University Athlete of the Year. We never knew her as there is no CIS volleyball on the Island. the second time in her five year career and was named the CIS University Athlete of the Year.

The award is chosen from the MVP athletes of all CIS sports.

A Spectrum Community School grad, Marcelle went on to play in the national volleyball program and pro game in Europe.

She also accomplished the rare feat of winning a CIS championship in each and every year she played for UBC. Meanwhile in Victoria, Fergus Hall embarked on his university career by suiting up for the UVic Vikes rugby team.

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low Oak Bay resident.

Hall was named B.C.’s High School Athlete of the Year. He played for Team B.C. at the Las Vegas International Sevens youth tournament and is a starter for the Vikes in the CDI Premier Rugby League. Hall played fullback in the 2013 Barnard Cup Island rugby championship and kicked a try conversion and two penalty goals, despite losing to James Bay. Ryder Hesjedal came under fire in Canadian media when the book by Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen, Yellow Fever, told of the author introducing synthetic erythropoietin (EPO), which boosts the red-blood cell count, to Victoria cyclists Hesjedal and Seamus McGrath during their world series mountain biking season in 2003. The media reaction forced out a public admission of guilt from Hesjedal and McGrath, though they are only the latest cyclists to do so.

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The heroics of Bill Bestwick and strange ending to his abrupt term There are few tales stranger than that of Bill Bestwicks’ midseason dismissal, which is why he’s among our 2013 newsmakers.

Maybe it’s because it was so recent, but nothing else came with as much disappointment as Bestwick’s firing.

As for Bestwick: his players like him, his assistant coach Ciag Didmon (still) likes him and the fans like him. But apparently, there is more to winning in hockey than, er, winning.

No sensible reason was ever given as to why Bill Bestwick was dismissed by the Victoria Grizzlies except for the obvious: that the team is saving money by not paying him, and believes in Didmon enough to put their

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The wizard Bestwick molded and shaped the Grizzlies into an exciting, winning club. future in his hands.

Regardless, there was no stranger and more compel-

ling hockey tale than that of Bestwick’s. He spun magic to turn the Grizzlies into a team that held first place in the B.C. Hockey League for a good chunk of the 2012-13 season and then defeated the Powell River Kings in the playoffs before losing to the Alberni Bulldogs in overtime of the fifth and final game of the second round playoff series.

Everything Bestwick touched in his short time here, just about 16 months, turned to gold. The good news is Didmon (and maybe it’s what made Bestwick expendable in the first place) was in on all of Bestwick’s decisions and has a firm grip on what the Grizzlies need to do to get into the BCHL final for the first time in a long time.

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The Shamrocks returned to the top of the Western Lacrosse Association and the nation’s storied Mann Cup box lacrosse championship came back to Victoria for the first time since 2005.

The visiting Six Nations Chiefs, led by the world’s best lacrosse player going, Cody Jamieson, won the Mann Cup tournament in six games in September. Jamieson was named the MVP. The First Nations fan support for the Chiefs was not noticeably large, but they made themselves heard, including the traditional beat of the drums, which drew some contention from players and fans alike.

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Interception seals it for Rams The Mount Douglas Rams football team made history with its third-straight AAA B.C. High School Football championship, 32-27 over the Terry Fox Ravens on Nov. 30.

The Subway Bowl game was in doubt when the Ravens were marching down field in the final minutes of the game, when an errant pass fell into the hands of Christian J. Stewart Photography defender Marcus Marcus Davis ran for 183 Davis. yards and three TDs in the Davis earned 2013 Subway Bowl. the game’s MVP trophy for scoring three touchdowns, a nice addition to his 2012 and 2013 B.C. Player of the Year awards.

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James (Jim) Arthur Roberts

Born January 25, 1925, passed away in the ICU at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on Saturday, December 7, 2013.

Jim leaves behind his loving wife Jean and two stepchildren Susan (Rob) Tompkins and Jason Hutchinson, brother in law John (Gloria) Mason nephews Gary (Bonnie), Clyde (Elsie) Hammond and niece Maryrose Lee. Jim also remained close to Margaret (Tom) Trainor, sister of his first wife Elizabeth. Jim was predeceased by his brothers George, Harry (WWII), and Ron, his sister Florence and first wife Elizabeth.

Jim was a veteran from WWII. He loved singing and sports.

He was an active singer with the Parksville Seniors Choir, and was still 5-pin bowling at the Sunset Lanes this season. My most sincere thanks go to all of the Doctors, nursing staff and specialists, in both the Nanaimo and St. Paul’s Hospitals, who tried valiantly to save a real gentleman. Jim is the son of a past era.

He was a kind and loving man. Remember Jim, now he has gone away – gone far away into the silent land – now we can no more shake him by the hand. Yet, if you forget for a while, don’t be sorry, better you should forget and smile than remember and be sad.

Contributions in Jim’s memory to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation ICU Fund, Room 178, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y2 would be gratefully received.

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

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

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NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views.

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

Natural Instincts Massage 1st appointment special. Call 250-519-1018.

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

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2 ADULT interment spaces at Hatley Memorial Gardens.

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

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BIG BROTHERS Big Sisters needs In-School Mentoring volunteers to spend one hour per week with a child at an elementary school. The hour is spent during school hours doing crafts, playing sports or games, or just chatting. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269.

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

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

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2011 PEGASUS 4W Scooter.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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

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“If its on the ballot 18 moved to increase the RR1, we RR1A, RR1B, fines. The fines would the might get more people RU1, RU2 and out RU3 parcels. have to vote,” she seen incremental This will give said. increases freedom to the Coun. Rick Kasper for different day said Sooke while rural part of offences he thought rise from $100 for protecting the the first, be making council should needs of the urban populathese decisions. tion.”

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From the very beginning, when came out that a portion word of Ella Road would be sold, residents flooded the District Sooke mailbox and of testing the possible council chambers proclosure of public access to Ella Beach.

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Jeweller knows how to create a buzz Honey bees inspire award-winning jewelry

logo, started at age six cleaning up her father’s workshop on Saturdays and has been full-time since 1991.

While her dad’s affection for bees shows a gentle side of the man, she says he can still be the “temperamental artist” at times.

“He is forthright, which is great in the jewelry trade,” she says. “But on the flip side, if he doesn’t like an idea, he’ll tell a person, and some people don’t want to hear that.”

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Sitting at his workbench in his eponymous Fort Street jewelry store, dazzling gemstones and partially done gold rings in front of him, Idar Bergseth speaks in subdued tones about his awardwinning work.

Ask him about the colourful collection of large rocks and polished stones laid out on shelves behind and above him, however, and his eyes light up.

He refers to a particular gnarly example – a chunk of meteorite he found in a cave in Mexico.

“I actually made a ring from some of that rock,” he says.

“From agate to rare gems, to me they’re both beautiful.”

While creating more traditional forms of jewelry has been part of his roughly 50 years in the business, it’s the different and unusual that he is more known for (see sidebar).

“The store’s style is Arabesque, very floral, botanical, organic. My favourite things are very structural, very geometric and stylized.”

At 68, he shows few signs of slowing down and has developed a clear raison d’être as an artist and businessperson.

“All jewelry is a talisman and what people ask for is something that represents them,” he says.

“I feel kind of privileged to make something for someone that they love. The value doesn’t necessarily matter, it’s how the person feels about it.”

While the beauty and creativity of finished works and those in process at Idar is unmistakable, something else catches one’s attention.

Images of bees can be found everywhere here, from the sidewalk and awning in front of the store at 946 Fort St. to the company logo – even the goldsmiths’ coffee mugs are emblazoned with the black and orange insects. It all speaks to Bergs-

His tendency to pass off to coworkers requests he doesn’t believe he can do well is part of his personality, Lara says.

It comes back to creating pieces the customer will love and constantly rediscovering himself.

“I’ve been building a lifetime crafting and working on it,” he says of his style and skills. “I still have so much to learn and sometimes I feel I don’t deserve (the attention).”

Achievement award honours creativity Victoria goldsmith Idar Bergseth has spent most of his life fascinated by rocks and stones of all shapes and sizes. The last 50 years or so of that time has been spent perfecting the craft of jewelry art.

His career creating wearable works of art for customers was spotlighted earlier this year when he was named one of three winners of the B.C. Achievement Foundation’s 2013 Carter Wosk Creative Achievement Award for Applied Art and Design. The award honours B.C. artists whose work is judged to be “innovative, original and creative while having a practical function.”

Bergseth, a modest man who apprenticed under noted Vancouver goldsmith Karl Heinz Stittgen, has won various trade awards for his work and has been commissioned to create pieces for organizations that include the Royal Ontario Museum. Bergseth admits his career and life have been filled with “ups and downs,” but says they have all been “very beneficial.”

“This award puts the icing on the cake.” ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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Jeweller Idar Bergseth, who operates his eponymous shop in the 900-block of Fort St., demonstrates some of the tools of his trade in his workshop. Bergseth won a B.C. creative arts achievement award for applied art and design. eth’s love and respect for the honey producers.

He lives part-time above the store when not on South Pender Island with his wife and business partner, Nikki, and for roughly 20 years he kept a hive on the rooftop. While those bees eventually

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died off a couple of years back, he maintains hives on Pender.

“I’m just an amateur beekeeper, but people sometimes ask me for advice,” he says.

Bergseth’s daughter, Lara, certified gemologist, store manager and designer of the Idar bee

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99 per cent of B.C. homes now part of ‘smart grid’ Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C. Hydro’s imposition of manual meter reading fees has persuaded most holdouts to accept a wireless smart meter.

B.C. Hydro imposed a $35 monthly fee starting Dec. 1 for customers who refuse to part with their mechanical electricity meters, after offering the 68,000 customers who still had them the option of accepting the new meter with the radio transmission function on or off.

B.C. Hydro reported the results last week to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC), which is reviewing the fees. More than 48,000 customers chose the smart meter to avoid the meter reading fee.

Another 450 chose the radio-off meter, which comes with a $100 setup fee and $20 a month starting April 1 to cover costs of collecting readings.

Another 6,270 customers chose to keep their mechanical meters, and 13,110 more did not respond to B.C. Hydro’s letters, so they will have the $35 fee added to their bills until they choose another option.

B.C. Hydro reports that 99 per cent of its customers now have the wireless meter. Most of those have been switched to automated billing, and have their daily electricity use displayed on their online account pages.

Claims of health effects from wireless meter transmissions have been rejected by health authorities, and also by the BCUC in a review of FortisBC’s wireless meter program.

BCUC found that the radio frequency signal from a bank of smart meters is less than 10 per cent of the natural background level, and a tiny fraction of the exposure from a cellular phone.

Citizens for Safe Technology, one of the more active opponents of the wireless grid, was represented at the FortisBC hearings by Donald Maisch.

BCUC rejected Maisch’s claims of health hazards, noting that Maisch’s “consulting livelihood depends on public fears and concerns about radio frequency exposure.” tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Bentall Kennedy buys Hillside mall Citizen helps nab Christmas thief Hillside Centre has a new owner.

Bentall Kennedy, an investment company with more than $3.5 billion in Canadian real estate holdings, announced they purchased the newly renovated Hillside from the Canada Pension Plan Investment

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Paul Zemla, chief investment officer for Bentall Kennedy Canada, said the company also purchased two shopping centres in London and Hamilton, Ont. “The fund’s retail strategy includes a focus on top-qual-

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More than 30 stores will open in Hillside Centre following the completion of renovations. dpalmer@vicnews.com

A man in his 30s is facing theft charges after candy, clothing and electronics were taken from a truck in the 1100-block of View St. on Dec. 11.

A witness called Victoria police after watching a man climb through the truck’s canopy window. When the man exited the vehicle, police pounced.

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Board game maker nets national award David Manga’s Outset Media Corporation, sellers of such popular non-electronic games as Canadian Trivia, American Trivia and the Noggins Workshop series, was named Canadian Supplier of the Year among mediumsized businesses at the recent Canadian Gift Association awards.

Saanich-based Outset, known for its environmental stewardship practices, was established by Manga in 1996 as an alternative to video games.

Victoria designer best wedding florist Vanessa Waters’ Verbena Floral Design was named best overall wedding florist for 2013 at the recent 2013 Professional B.C. Wedding Awards. The floral design team submitted their work from a summer Victoria wedding.

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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs president Grand Chief Stewart Philip said the battle will likely move into the courtrooms as First Nations mount legal challenges to Enbridge’s project – assuming it is approved in the months ahead by the federal government.

“This is about the environmental integrity of the watersheds we all share and we are willing to go to any lengths to defend our watersheds,” he said. “We are prepared to go to the wall against this project. We have no choice.”

Wilderness Committee policy director Gwen Barlee called it a reckless, foolish, disappointing decision that will run into a wall of opposition in B.C. “It’s going to be tied up in courts for many, many, many years,” Barlee said. “Environmental organizations will be standing with First Nations and standing with the hundreds of thousands of other British Columbians who oppose this project and don’t want to see it proceed.”

Barlee said the recommendation of approval flies in the face of a newly released federal report that flagged an insufficient capability to respond to an oil spill on the coast.

“This is a project that’s dangerous to our climate, dangerous to our coast and dangerous to our rivers and our salmon,” she said.

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to shoulder with First Nations, and the thousands of others who oppose this project,” said Murray Minchin of Kitimatbased Douglas Channel Watch, which was an intervenor in the hearings. “We are determined to keep the north coast of B.C. bitumen-free.”

The twin pipelines, carrying diluted heavy bitumen from northern Alberta to Kitimat and condensate used to dliute the heavy oil in the opposite direction, would carve across hundreds of creeks and rivers and send oil tankers out through the narrow passages of B.C.’s north coast.

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huge volume of evidence indicating Northern Gateway is unsafe, unsustainable and unnecessary.

Others argued Enbrige has not proven itself competent to be trusted with B.C.’s environment, citing its 2010 spill of diluted bitumen into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan.

Most environmental campaigners said they were not surprised, citing federal government moves to weaken environmental standards and gut protections for habitat in the Fisheries Act. Ninety-six per cent of written comments to the Joint Review Panel, including the submissions of the province, opposed the Northern Gateway pipeline.

Feds approve Enbridge pipeline A federal environmental review panel has recommended Enbridge’s Northern Gateway heavy oil pipeline can proceed if 209 conditions on environmental protection are met.

After 18 months of submissions from experts and the public, the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel concluded the benefits of a twin pipeline from northern Alberta to a proposed tanker facility at Kitimat outweigh the risks.

The panel said there would be significant effect on some populations of woodland caribou and grizzly bear, and uncertainty remains over the effectiveness of Enbridge’s plans to minimize the disruption the pipeline would cause.

“It is our view that, after mitigation, the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects resulting from

project malfunctions or accidents is very low,” the report states.

Conditions include protection plans for whales and other marine mammals, measures to protect caribou and other land animals and development of methods to track and deal with diluted bitumen spills.

Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver reiterated his position that “no energy project will be approved unless it is safe for Canadians and safe for the environment.” The federal cabinet must make a final decision on federal permits for the project by July 2014.

B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said approval by the federal panel meets one of its five conditions, but doesn’t change the province’s position against the pipeline until its other four are met.

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4. Is it really a good deal?

5. How much are closing expenses?

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7. Are there any pending legal issues on this home?

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As we roll into the fifth week publishing HomeFinder, we’re discovering there are always exceptions to well-established rules.

Take December, for example. The number of listings traditionally drop a little lower as home sellers take a break for the holidays. But not everyone is content to focus mainly on socializing and enjoying some wellearned time off, as we discovered in a recent email from a HomeFinder reader.

This correspondent told us about a townhome listing he and his wife checked out just before Christmas 2012 in Langford. Turned out it was a foreclosure sale and to make a long story short, they put in a relatively lowball offer and it went unchallenged during the required court proceedings.

We wondered just how common their experience is in Greater Victoria. Apparently not very, according to local realtor Dale Sheppard, who has worked on a number of foreclosure sales over the years.

“For the most part (the home) generally goes for fair market value,” he says.

There’s various reasons for that, Sheppard explains.

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Having a low offer accepted in a foreclosure home sale can happen, but given the process also includes going to a court hearing, there’s no gurantees the original offer will be the price for which the home will eventually sell. much as possible for the home, he says, once an offer is accepted and conditions lifted – as with traditional vendor home sales – the accepted price is then made public and a court date set.

That information usually attracts other potential buyers who usually drive the price up.

Sheppard says the final decision on who gets the home lies with the presiding officer of the court, but it frequently goes to the highest bidder.

Come court time – hearings are almost always held

in “chambers” upstairs in the Victoria Law Courts building – the process somewhat resembles an auction.

Additional bids to the original are presented and made known to all in attendance.

Then, to level the playing field, the interested parties are sent out of the room to determine their final bid, which is put in a sealed envelope before everyone comes back into chambers.

“Sometimes people will overpay for a foreclosure, because they get caught up in the whirlwind of (the bid process),” Sheppard says,

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While it’s anyone’s guess who might show up at a foreclosure hearing, he believes that the initial “buyer” of such homes have a “homefield advantage” of sorts. By that, he means they’ve presumably done all the work, like having the appropriate inspections done and removing any outstanding conditions to be able to pur-

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$289,900 Langford Proper This condo has 9’ ceilings and Oak hardwood floors in all main living areas. Granite counter tops and stainless Frigidaire appliances.

Heated tile flooring and soaker tubs in each of the two full bathrooms. Master bedroom with walk through closet. Roof top patio, secured underground parking. Short walking distance to shopping, restaurants and all amenities.

Character 4-Plex Near Ocean

Updated 55+ Home in Desirable Park $98,500 Central Saanich

Enjoy easy care living with nothing to do but move right in and enjoy this well maintained two bedroom and two bathroom home in a very well run, desirable 55+ park. Master bedroom with walk-in tub ensuite plus two closets! Updated laminate flooring plus a mix of thermo and storm windows and it’s earthquake proofed too!

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$399,900

James Bay-Victoria

Amazing water & mountain views from this 9th floor corner south west facing 2 bedroom suite. Panoramic floor to ceiling windows. Oswego is deeded, whole-ownership recreational condo with all the service’s & amenities of a hotel. Completely furnished with high end finishings.

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Large, Pristine Two Bedroom & Den Condo

North Saanich

Situated at the top of Dean Park with fantastic 180 degree views of Sidney and the Gulf Islands through 22’ living room windows. This custom built home boasts over 5000 sqft with in floor radiant heat throughout the whole house; engineered to the highest standards with 7 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.

Features include jacuzzi tub, heated stone and wood floors, and 400 amp service. With a gourmet kitchen details resonate throughout.

We hope the coming year end finds you and those close to you in good health and spirits. It’s been a very full and truly amazing year for the Neal Estate Team; We have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to in 2014.

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Spectacular Dean Park Home

$2,488,888

-Dr. Seuss

$495,000 Prospect Lake Discover this amazing five acre homesite ready for your dream home and immerse yourself in nature. Tucked well back from the road on the other side of the Interurban Trail. Serviced and ready to build with driveway in, city water, and perc tested. Building site is elevated. Seller may carry financing for qualified buyer/builder.

Quality New Condos

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“To the world, you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.”

Elevated Building Site with Beautiful Outlook

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Harbour & Mountain Views in Bayview 1

$572,500 Victoria West Enjoy amazing mountain, city and harbour views from this SE facing luxurious suite. Opportunity in prestigious built building, an Inner Harbour property radiating quality and elegance. Two bedrooms plus a den, high ceilings, all appliances, air conditioning and Concierge.

Walking distance to waterfront walkway. Excellent value, aggressively priced to sell and no GST.

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Entire Floor of Character Conversion! Ocean View Spacious Condo 8th Floor

$189,000 Saanich West - Tillicum $269,900 Victoria-Central Park $365,000 James Bay Great Revenue Property Move right in to this updated 2 BR third floor $885,000 Victoria - James Bay This 2 bedroom 2 bathroom unit is over 940 Enjoy ocean, mountain views from this condo conveniently located. Spacious living Revenue Conversion with four self-contained square feet. Front and back exterior doors AND 1,250 sqft 2 bedroom and 2 full bathroom room with cozy wood burning fireplace and cov- suites off Dallas Road and the oceanfront! Very windows on all four sides. Bright kitchen has home. Quality built with no pets or rentals ered balcony. Recent new carpets, tiled bath- well maintained & updated, this is turn-key with counter space which flows into the dining room and only 4 suites per floor. Huge living and room floor plus new fixtures and vanity, excellent tenants in place (under market rents). baseboard heaters and deck lumber also new. Two 2 BR suites and 2-1 BRs plus additional and large living room. Laminate flooring dining area with lots of light. Monthly fees throughout main living area, stainless steel apcover heat, hot water, pool, hot tub, covered Galley kitchen could benefit from updating and basement storage and coin-op laundry. Thoris available for immediate possession. Includes oughly updated systems including baseboard pliances, and the balance of a New Home War- parking, rooftop observation deck, caretaker, ranty.

This home has in-suite laundry, parking insurance, landscaping, garbage, two eleparking. Rentals and cats allowed, no age re- electric heat, some thermo windows and more. stall, and allows large dogs! vators, and a guest suite. strictions.

6294833 Disclaimer: *Mortgage Payments OAC and subject to change without notice based on 20% down payment (as little as 5% down required), 25 year amortization @ 3.3%