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Nursing model will diminish care of patients: BCNU Initial rollout of new care protocol has been a challenge for staff Part 1 in a series

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o combat spiralling health care costs and overworked registered nurses, Island Health is revamping its patient care model at Vancouver Island hospitals.

In April, Island Health plans to transfer a number of acute-care nursing tasks to care aides at Victoria General and Royal Jubilee hospitals, after the model was implemented at Nanaimo Regional Hospital last September. The B.C. Nurses’ Union staunchly opposes this move, which it argues will result in lower quality patient care.

In the first of our three-part series, The News explores why Island Health believes this new care delivery model is necessary, and why the nurses’ union is adamantly opposed.

Christopher Sun

* * * Island Health plans to reduce chronic overtime worked by RNs by introducing health care assistants, or care aides, into acute care under a system called care delivery model redesign.

Acute care includes patients in emergency and those recovering from illness, injury or surgery. Under the new model, the feeding, bathing and toileting of patients will fall to care aides rather than nurses.

Victoria’s two main hospitals were meant to restructure patient care services in January, but that deadline has been pushed to April after a rocky rollout at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in September.

“The transition (has) been challenging for staff, both in Nanaimo and Victoria, in the leadup to the change,” said Island Health spokesperson Sarah Plank.

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VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Mayoralty race shaping up in city

‘Lost ark’ discovered in garage of city home

First-term councillor throws hat in ring for fall election Daniel Palmer News staff

Pieces of biblical replica left behind by previous owner Daniel Palmer News staff

Buying a house can mean inheriting the occasional oddity from previous owners: half-empty paint cans, old flooring – and the Ark of the Covenant?

A full-size replica ark, first referenced in the Biblical book of Exodus and built by the Jewish people to house the original 10 Commandments, turned up when Victoria couple Sheena Bellingham and Don Hutton were cleaning out hoarded trash from their new garage last year.

“We found this bit of a wreck of a house (in December 2012),” Bellingham said from her Jubilee home. “It came with a whole bunch of garbage, so we had to get rid of it. We were left with this thing in the garage. It wasn’t all put together yet, but it looked like a time machine.”

The couple called the previous owner and were told only that the elaborate wooden pieces made up a replica Ark of the Covenant. The fabled ark is perhaps most recognizable in modern culture for being featured in the 1981 Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark. “We put the ark together and that’s about as far as we’ve got,” Bellingham said.

The location of the genuine Ark of the Covenant has been the subject of wild speculation since Jerusalem was sacked

Don Hutton stands with a replica of the biblical Ark of the Covenant that was left in pieces in the garage of a house he purchased on Richmond Road. Hutton hopes someone will be interested in taking the curiosity off his hands.

(Right) Inside the ark is a series of wires and other electrical elements, but Hutton and his wife have not powered it up to find out what the materials do.

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by the Babylonians around 597 B.C. While the couple isn’t religious, both took the time to read up on the controversy of the sacred Jewish shrine before Hutton undertook reconstruction.

“It’s made of wood, and covered in gold leaf,” Bellingham said.

“If you Google this enough, you’ll see the power of God is supposed to come out of the Ark of the Covenant. But with the material, it possibly could have

had a static capacitor and given off a charge.”

The couple isn’t sure what to do with the ark, but they’re considering selling it if a willing buyer comes along. “It’s so large,” Bellingham said.

“And somebody put a lot of trouble into making it.”

For inquiries about the ark, send an email to ddz.hutton@yahoo.ca. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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Lisa Helps’ long-rumoured run at the mayor’s seat next fall is out in the open.

The first-term Victoria councillor confirmed she’ll challenge Mayor Dean Fortin in the Nov. 15 municipal election, but said there’s still a lot for council to accomplish before “active campaigning” gets underway.

“Maybe the campaign has unofficially kicked off, but for the time being, both Dean and I will continue to work – him as mayor, me as councillor – and do what the residents elected us to do, which is make decisions and get things done,” she said.

Helps notified Fortin of her intention to run for mayor before she went public.

In her three years on council, Helps has often championed the need for greater public engagement on major projects. In 2012, she hosted several open houses where she challenged residents to balance the city’s budget using monopoly money.

“We need genuine, roundtable discussion, people sitting together and coming up with ideas right at the beginning,” she said.

The city’s “risk-averse” mindset is also something that needs to change rather than deferring every decision to the city’s legal department, she said.

“I’m not advocating recklessness, but I am advocating a little more creativity based on what’s worked in other places,” Helps said.

“The solicitor’s office is probably the busiest place at City Hall.”

Helps was also critical of the expanding “gatekeeper” role of Victoria’s communications department and said staff need to be free to discuss projects with both media and the public.

“We’ve got amazing, competent, expert staff in all our departments, and I think it would be beneficial to have those staff speak for themselves and not have everything filtered through communications,” she said.

The London, Ont. native moved to Victoria in 1997, living first in Fairfield and then to her current home in Fernwood. Helps is a former chair of the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group, while her day job is as executive director of Community Micro Lending Society. dpalmer@vicnews.com

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OUR VIEW

Dialogue needed in nurse wars Public perception is the victim in the turf war between nurses and Island Health.

The health authority is revamping its patient care model at Vancouver Island hospitals in what it says is a bid to combat spiralling health care costs and chronic overtime among registered nurses.

The B.C. Nurses’ Union and Island Health are locked in a bitter dispute over the change that would see care aides take over some functions nurses currently provide.

The public squabble hurts the perception of public health care and diminishes trust in the system.

Frequently we hear of patients waiting for a nurse to take them to the bathroom or to bring medication. If this program means an end to that, and the overworking of nurses, then we’re all for it.

If the new model increases the ratio of caregivers (of any level) to patients, that has to round up to a good thing.

Perception is the key problem and Island Health could communicate better why this model of care will succeed. It needs to educate the public on the benefit of using more care aides, what role those staff already play and what skills and education level they possess.

With little information out there, the public is left to sort out what ‘care aide’ even means.

Aides have less training than licensed practical nurses or registered nurses, but patients aren’t exactly being put in the hands of custodians. While the level of care will be lower, the perception is it could be detrimentally lower.

Perhaps Island Health should have started better communication earlier, consulting at greater length with nurses, perhaps even asking the public to participate in the conversation.

A pilot project at Victoria General Hospital, albeit in the neuroscience department as opposed to acute care, showed some success according to participating staff. However, BCNU says the new model at times leaves nurses with no direct contact with patients, endangering their care.

It again comes back to good dialogue.

With less direct contact between nurses and patients, communication will be critical when the plan is implemented in April at both Greater Victoria hospitals. Caregivers in general will need to convey and discuss critical observances that can serve as life-saving clues in patient health.

The pending patient care changes could work, without the public bickering.

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

The Victoria News is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Another year of enviro-wars begins scientists please!

The new year lurched to life In fact this ill-fated voyage was with a round of shouting about the environment, as our post-industrial, a re-enactment of Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1913 post-literate urban society expedition, with prograpples with conflicting global warming news claims of impending outlets BBC and The doom.

Guardian aboard to The release of a group capture the melting of Greenpeace protesters wrought by a century from a Russian prison was of industrial expansion. welcomed by TV news The rescue efforts networks desperate to fill (from a Russian ship by the holiday dead zone.

Chinese helicopters) also Our intrepid Canadian disrupted an Australian pair got to describe over Tom Fletcher icebreaker’s supply and over their bid to B.C. Views trip for one of the real hang a strongly worded scientific expeditions banner from a Russian working in Antarctica. offshore oil platform, Skeptics had great fun with the and their horror when security Antarctic debacle, as they did forces boarded their vessel from earlier with the resurgence of Arctic helicopters and seized it. ice that trapped climate tourists.

In all the fawning interviews, I As is normal in the Internet age, kept waiting for two questions to be asked. What did they think Vladimir the climate debate has split into two fanatical factions, each of Putin’s regime would do? And what which promotes the most extreme was the point? How is disrupting examples it can find to prop up one oil platform for an hour going its version of truth. They call each to save the planet? other “warmists” and “deniers” The Greenpeace “activists” among other pithy names. claimed this was the first oil Greenpeace is now known in B.C. platform to operate above the as part of our Team America antiArctic Circle. So it was a line in the tar sands brigade. They got off to snow, which I’m sure impressed a good start in 2014 by selectively Putin as he ramps up his territorial seizing on reports of a new study of claim to include the North Pole. mercury contamination in northern Meanwhile at the South Pole, Alberta.

TV anchors remained carefully A “bullseye” of this dreaded sombre as they reported numerous neurotoxin has been drawn around bids to rescue a scientific vessel trapped in thick ice. No quips about oilsands operations by measuring traces in snow. The study by the predictive abilities of climate

Environment Canada scientists isn’t published yet, but Postmedia News reported on a presentation in November by the researchers.

“The federal scientists stress the mercury loadings around the oilsands are low compared to the contamination seen in many parts of North America including southern Ontario and southern Quebec,” the news report states.

This is like the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in northern Alberta lakes that was twisted into propaganda and fed to the news media last year. This is another group of neurotoxins that are far more concentrated in urban areas than around remote industry.

Consumption, rather than production of coal, diesel and other fuels produces the vast majority of these emissions. I look forward to the study of their effects around Lost Lagoon and Burnaby Lake.

Of course safe levels of these materials have been set by Health Canada.

You’re more likely to get significant exposure to mercury from a broken fluorescent lamp or the mercury amalgam in your old tooth fillings than you are from feeding ducks at the lake, although you might get a whiff of PAH when you gas up the car or board the bus.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Twitter: @tomfletcherbc tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘The climate debate has split into two fanatical factions.’

VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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LETTERS Plenty of value in Canada Post services Is Canada Post a Crown corporation in business that is purely driven to make money?

Or is it a service in place to provide a universal public service to all Canadians no matter what the postal code at the rock-bottom price of 63 cents for a single letter?

It is universal, so that a small business in Cobble Hill, for example, can compete on the same playing field as a business in Burnaby.

Canada Post is mandated to be self-sufficient and made a profit of $98 million last year, which surely they would want to invest in improving or maintaining service.

The notion that the sky is falling is fearmongering. First-class letter mail is slowly declining, but revenue has increased from parcels generated from online shopping. How about looking at postal banking as a source of revenue, which is currently being done successfully in Europe? Canada Post announced last month they want to eliminate door-to-door delivery starting in 2014. That would affect seniors and people living with disabilities the most. The placement of these community mailboxes (CMB) may also de-value real estate property.

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Risk of oil spill damage not worth perceived benefits Re: Many benefits of oil pipelines (Letters, Jan. 3) Joe Sawchuk’s comparison of waking up each day to the risk of a personal tragedy or death to the admittedly real risk of an oil spill is really an apples and oranges thing: illness, accidents, old age and death are inevitable, we all know this.

On the other hand, an oil spill is an (avoidable) event that will impact generations of people, animals and plants, whole eco-systems, the planet as a whole. Could $1,108.45 (the annual income Alaska residents receive from the Alyeska Pipeline) in our pockets ever make up for this?

We are talking about people’s livelihoods, for generations, wiped out. What could we possibly buy that would be of more value than a healthy earth to pass on to our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren?

Most British Columbians, thankfully, feel that there is no other option. And if the proposed pipelines are ever approved, I would gladly donate $1,108.45 to First Nations communities and lawyers for the court battles.

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The visual acuity (how well you can see) is measured for each eye at distance and near, both with corrective lenses and without. Testing is also done to see how well the eyes work together.The health of the yes is assessed using specialized instruments with long names, such as a biomicroscope and an ophthalmoscope. All of the information gathered is used in making recommendations for your vision.

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Care aides are already integrated into acute patient care at smaller Island hospitals, including Port Alberni, Cowichan and Campbell River, which have smaller staff and lack many speciality units.

Nanaimo has seen challenges integrating the work flow of nurses and care aides in acute care wards.

The BCNU argues patient care has gone downhill since the redesign was implemented in Nanaimo.

Registered nurses are now managing a larger team of health care providers to oversee an increased volume of patients, said BCNU president Debra McPherson.

The result is less direct contact between nurses and acute care patients, where nurses can notice subtle changes in patient wellness during feeding, toileting and bathing, McPherson said. The union wants Island Health to hire more RNs, rather than care aides, to ease the workload.

“The delay is just (Island Health) trying to have some more time to convince nurses that (the new model) is a good thing, and they just won’t be able to do this,” she said.

“They are facing resistance from nurses and it’s time to get rid of it.”

McPherson notes that Island Health is delaying the rollout of the

new care model in Victoria due to a lack of care aides.

“Colleges aren’t churning out care aides fast enough,” McPherson said.

“It’s going to be really interesting, throwing these very inexperienced members into very busy acute care units in Victoria.”

In Part 2, stakeholders weigh in on their hopes, fears and expectations with the pending patient care changes. editor@vicnews.com

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“One occupant was taken to hospital with minor smoke inhalation and one was treated on scene with minor burns to hands,” Bradstock said. The third resident was uninjured.

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Author Christine Walde chips away at her next project in those precious moments of solitude – a concept familiar to parents, especially those whose passions require quiet reflection. Walde fantasizes about hiding out in a cabin and logging some writing hours.

“I don’t have any extra spare time. I would like to create extra meditative space in my life. To be a writer I think you need to have meditative space around questions you have, to explore answers you’re never going to know. It’s a whole different way of thinking,” Walde says. “Working full-time, being a mom and doing all of the other shit that people do, is not conducive to creative thinking.”

In 2013 Walde, a full-time librarian and mother to eight-and 12-year-old children, published her second book of young adult fiction, Burning from the Inside, with Cormorant Books. But don’t call her a YA author.

“I wasn’t actively pursuing a career in young adult literature. I do not like myself to be confined within one type of writing.”

Walde didn’t realize her first book, 2007’s The Candy Darlings, even belonged to the young adult genre until she met its publisher and would-be literary agent, who helped shape the flash fiction into the YA novel it became.

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Walde found inspiration for the story during a time she was living in London, Ont. in an area well-marked with graffiti.

“Not that it was that fantastic, Berlin Wall kinda stuff,” she says, “but it was important, these were people who had a voice to speak and they were using an expression often used.”

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calendar EvEnts Sat. Jan. 11 Contra DanCe - Anne Glover will be calling to the tunes of Jeremy Walsh and Nancy Grossert at St. Luke’s Parish Hall (3821 Cedar Hill Cross). Beginners welcome, no partner required. Contra is danced to live music with a caller prompting the dancers through each dance.

Learn the moves at 7:00 pm, dance at 7:30 pm. Admission $8 at the door.

Please wear soft-soled shoes and comfortable clothing. Information at victoriacontradance.com or call 250-380-7602.

DanCe - new ImperIal SoCIal Club - The club invites seniors and friends to move to the music of Pulp Mills at the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess in Esquimalt. Doors at 7:30pm, dancing from 8 to 11:30pm. Tickets are $10/14 at the door (1575 Lyal), including tea/coffee and a snack.

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u-Jam’S Jazz In the new Year - The U-JAM – Universal Jazz Advocates and Mentors – Young All Stars band opens the evening, followed by Jazzin’ with U-JAM, a group featuring singers accompanied by combos, and ensemble with a full jazz band. $5/10, U-JAM members/ non-members. U-JAM’s mandate is to promote jazz education, recreation and performance in the Victoria area. At Hermann’s (753 View). Doors at 6pm, show at 7:30.

Fri. Jan. 10 lonGwalkShortDoCk - The creative blend of synths, recordings, live vocals, drum machines and projectors – all harnessed by Dave King. Tickets, $22.50 at ticketweb.ca. At Sugar (858 Yates).

Sun. Jan. 12 alaSDaIr FraSer & natalIe haaS - Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador, and the young California cellist Natalie Hass are in Victoria for one night only. This concert is part of the duo’s “Abundance” CD release tour. Youth string ensemble, Coastline, under the direction of Ivonne Hernandez opens up the show 7pm, First Church of Christ, Scientist (1205 Pandora). Tickets, $20, at Long & McQuade and Ivy’s Bookshop.

Music Wed. Jan. 8 the GalIano enSemble -The Galiano Ensemble of Victoria offers up a mix of compositions from Europe, including Josef Suk’s Meditation on an Old Czech Chorale “St. Wenceslas,” the Serenade Op. 2 by Polish composer Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, and Verklärte Nacht, an early piece by the Austrian composer Arnold Schonberg. At Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, UVic. Tickets $30/33. At Ivy’s Bookshop or Munro’s Books.

stagE thurS. Jan. 9 home IS a beautIFul worD - Playwright/journalist Joel Bernbaum, in a work commissioned by the Belfry Theatre, spent over a year interviewing hundreds of

people to form a portrait of homelessness in our community, in the words of our community. Described as moving, enlightening, funny and surprising. Tickets, $25, tickets. belfry.bc.ca. Until Jan. 19.

IGnoranCe - The Old Trout Puppet Workshop presents an original piece dubbed “a puppet documentary of the evolution of happiness in an attempt to unleash the mightier shrieks that surge within us.” Whoa. At the Roxy Theatre (2657 Quadra).

Tickets, $26.25-42. 250-385-4462. bluebridgetheatre.ca. Until Jan. 19.

Sat. Jan. 11 SnoweD In ComeDY tour Four internationally-recognized comedians come together to go play during the day and hit the Royal Theatre stage at night. Featuring Arj Barker, Dan Quinn, Craig Campbell and Pete Johansson. Tickets, $40, rmts. bc.ca.

Words thurS. Jan. 9 CroSSInG terraIn - Film artist Richard Raxlen speaks at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria as a part of an ongoing collaboration with MediaNet. 7pm at 1040 Moss.

By donation. Up next: Isabelle Hayeur on Jan. 30 and brunch and conversation with Jon Sasaki on Feb. 9. aggv.ca.

Fri. Jan. 10 planet earth poetrY - The first installment of the reading series for 2014 goes down at the Moka House on Hillside (1633 Hillside) at 7:30pm.

Sign up for the open mike begins at 7pm. Show begins at 7:30pm, with a featured reader closing out the night.

Sun. Jan. 11 women at Sea -Discussions tend to focus on men at sea, but what were the roles of women on board ship? The Maritime Museum offers an overview of women’s experiences at sea in a variety of different circumstances, including lives of captain’s wives and the role of bride ships in Victoria. Free with admission to the Maritime Museum of BC, 28 Bastion. 1pm.

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At Legacy Art Gallery (630 Yates) until Jan. 12. beGInnInGS: emerGInG artIStS - An Art Show for Emerging Artists, is designed to encourage amateur artists by providing them the opportunity to exhibit their best work in a gallery setting, with feedback in the form of ratings by professional art instructors and a lecture providing information important to new artists (TBA). Meet the artists reception: Sat. Jan 11, 2 - 4 pm Collective Gallery, 3221 Heatherbell.

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Walk into V.I. Fitness’ co-ed gym on the top floor of the University Heights mall most days and you’ll find it busy.

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Staff at the Saanich location – one of six co-ed or women-only gyms V.I. Fitness runs in Greater Victoria – get pumped, so to speak, about helping newcomers create a fitness regimen, Frost says. “It’s like they’re a blank slate, that is the most exciting thing.”

At the Victoria YM-YWCA, the new year also brings with it new members to work out side by side with longtime regulars and those people who schedule weekly or biweekly trips to the Y for activities ranging from squash,

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Edward Hill This is Geoff Martinson taking a step back from running: winning the 2013 Island Race Series; placing second at the GoodLife Fitness Victoria half marathon; placing fourth at the TC10K. It’s a record that would be the envy and dream of almost any runner in the city, but for the 27-year-old Vikes varsity alumnus, it was an easy-going season after coming off three years of full-time training and 160 kilometre weeks.

But once you think you’re out, they pull you back in – especially when a start line shows up outside your door, in this case the 2012 McNeill Bay half marathon in Oak Bay. “The half marathon started right outside where I lived. I thought OK, I’ll wake up and go run the half,� Martinson said.

He breezed through the 21.1 km undulating seaside course in 1:11:08 for the win, and finished with a seven minute gap over second place.

Then GoodLife Fitness invited Martinson to run its field of halfmarathon elites for 2012 and he grabbed a solid second in 1:05:39 (in 2013 he topped that with 1:05:18 and another second place finish).

Victoria running legend and organizer Bob Reid invited him into the Island Race Series, eight road races that offer distances from 5 km to a 21.1 km. He won the five races he entered, enough to take the overall series title. “I planned to do one race, and pretty soon I was doing the whole race series and extra races on the weekend. I raced quite a lot, but it is a different level competing locally and provincially, as opposed to competing internationally. It’s not the same stress as elite track racing,� he said. “Those distances are new for me. I ran a personal best about every time I ran them. That was fun.�

This Sunday, Martinson will be part of a healthy field of elite runners leading off more than 650 athletes at the Harriers Pioneer 8K, the first race in the 2014 Island Race Series. Among the top men are Kevin Friesen (Vancouver), Adam Byles

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ENTER TO Geoff Martinson, overall winner of the Island Race Series in 2013, will be defending one of his wins at the Harriers Pioneer 8K road race this Sunday in Saanichton.

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(Australia) and Victoria’s Jim Finlayson; elite women include Natasha Wodak (Vancouver), Sabrina Wilkie (Vancouver), Dayna Pidhoresky (Ontario) and Lucy Smith of Sidney.

After graduating from UVic in biochemistry, Martinson set his sights on the 2012 London Olympics, and trained through a national program for the 1,500m event. He made the semifinal round in the 1,500 m in the World Track and Field Championships in Daegu, Korea, in 2011, a highlight of his career, but didn’t make the cut for the Olympics. “It was a good experience, and there were great moments and bad moments,� he said. “The goal was to make the Olympics, and that I didn’t make it was a disappointment.�

In the fall of 2012, Martinson started work as a real estate agent through Newport Realty.

His training schedule isn’t what

it once was, but remains daunting – 100 to 120 km per week. “Some weeks are better than others. I try to get in a rhythm and get out every day.�

This year Martinson plans to take on fewer races, but he’ll hit a few of the shorter Island Series events – Bazan Bay 5K and the Hatley Castle 8K – otherwise he’ll be offering support from the sidelines.

For the Pioneer 8K, he’s aiming for a sub-24 minute run, which he did in 2013 with a 23:49 race. “I should be (running) in a few again this year, and out cheering everyone on.

These races great events to be part of.�

The Harriers Pioneer 8K is Sunday, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m., starting and finishing at Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stelly’s X Rd. To register for the Island Race Series or individual races, see vira.bc.ca. editor@saanichnews.com

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Spartans edged in SMUS hoop final

Get active, get healthy!

Claremont’s senior boys faced a tough Harry Ainlay side in the championship game of the St. Michaels University School Invitational basketball tournament Saturday in Saanich.

The visitors, led by tournament MVP Andriy Halusko’s 28 points, edged the Spartans 71-65 for the crown.

Jamal Slack, with 19 points, and Alex Jordache, with 13 led Claremont. Both were named

to the tournament all-star team, along with SMUS’ Jason Scully.

Both Ainlay and Claremont were 3-0 in round robin play.

The champs beat SMUS 82-73 in one semifinal, while the Spartans downed Vancouver College 89-59. SMUS beat Van College 70-60 for third place.

Noah Harris of Oak Bay, Jordan Lane of SMUS, Matt Neufeld of Lambrick Park and Taylor Montgomery-Stinson of Clare-

mont earned team awards.

In the girls’ draw, which was a round robin only, Wellington from Nanaimo topped the field at 4-0. Lambrick Park was the top local team at 2-2 while SMUS went 1-3 to finish fourth.

Emma Entzminger of Lambrick made the all-star team, while teammate Stephanie Galitzane and SMUS’ Sam Colby won team awards. sports@vicnews.com

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Bantam Braves best of bunch The Saanich Braves T2 bantam reps wound up 2013 in style, winning the Richmond International Hockey Tournament with a thrilling 6-5 overtime win over the Everett Jr. Silvertips on New Year’s Eve. Ryan Strange buried the game winner 12 minutes into the extra frame, converting a pass from defenceman Jake Wilhelm.

The Braves won their pool with a 3-0 record, then beat Richmond 12-1 in the quarter-finals and Cloverdale 6-2 in the semis to advance to the final.

Marty Westhaver led Saanich in scoring over the tournament with 22 points. Goalies Lance Johnson and Stephen Neale were solid, posting a collective 2.00 goals against average over the weekend.

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Saanich Braves T2 bantam forward Jarrod Lucoe heads up ice during a semifinal game against the Cloverdale Colts at the Richmond International Hockey Tournament.

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The Greater Victoria School District has seven outstanding comprehensive secondary schools that welcome all students to their respectful, responsive and safe environments.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

LOST DIGITAL Kodak camera Shelbourne St, Millstream Village or Goldstream Village. If found please call (250)4786514.

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MOTEL ASST Manager Team to run small Motel in Parksville BC. Non-Smoking, no Pets, good Health, fulltime live-in position.

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HOMESTAY FAMILIES REQUIRED March 13-17 2 students per home Please call

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250-655-9481 mish@shaw.ca RETAIL Women’s Apparel Sales Associate required, to work for a mobile clothing service Requirements are: 1) 1 week per month. Mon. Fri. Approx. 5 hrs per day 2) selling women’s apparel, must have retail sales exp. & own transportation 3) enjoy working with seniors 4) January start 5) starting pay is $12.00/hour email resume to CoCosclothestoyou@shaw.ca, or fax 1-604-528-8084

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The sale will take place at 1247 Parkdale Avenue, Victoria, B.C. on January 22, 2014. for offers and info call 250-474-7376.

PERSONALS THE BEST Selection of Real, Local Singles. Try FREE! 18+.

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LOST AND FOUND LOST BANGLES (3) on Dec. 19 / 20, Westshore Mall area.

Please call (250)474-5515.

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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.

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

MEDICAL SUPPLIES 2011 PEGASUS 4W Scooter.

Excellent condition. $1900.

Ask for Warren, 250-2084392.

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

Call (250)474-2774.

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GAME CYCLE Video games Buy, sell, trade Video Games & DVDs. 890 Esquimalt Rd. Ph (250) 590-1557

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

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

250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

LARGE DOLL HOUSE (30�x36�) & Country Store (16�x25�) Both furnished with many collectibles inside & out.

Can sell separately. Best offer.

Come & see! (250)592-1690.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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

BURIAL PLOTS 2 ADULT interment spaces at Hatley Memorial Gardens.

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

FRIENDLY FRANK 2 VOL. Hungarian-English dictionary $20. Muszaki Szotar.

(250)477-1819.

ADJUSTABLE BATH bench $43. Kerosene heater $40.

Call (778)265-1615.

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

RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

SWEATERS (4) Multi-colour sheep’s wool, red/purple tones, from Andes. M-L $24. ea. (250)658-4726.

STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

APARTMENT/CONDO

STEEL BUILDING. The big year end clear out! 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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

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

To view call

NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views.

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

250-380-8133

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 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.

REAL ESTATE

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.

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.

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1125.+ 1/2 gas heat. Avail now or Feb. 1st.

(250)385-2846.

LARGE ABOVE ground bright, quiet 1 bedroom suite with lots of windows. The suite also has separate entrance, own patio and fenced in back yard. Located in Colwood close to malls, schools and on BC Transit bus route. Small pets allowed, utilities included (heat, hydro, garbage, shared laundry). N/S, please have references available. Please feel free to call or email to arrange a time to view.. great suite, now just need a great tenant to go with it!!! princesshotrod@hotmail.com 778-433-2056

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO

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.

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

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

NORTH NANAIMO: Semi-furn private suite. New floors & paint. Shared laundry. FREE hydro & cable. N/S, No Partiers. $850/mo. Available now.

250-756-9746.

ROYAL OAK- grd level 2 bdrm, newly reno’d, close to all amens, NS/NP. $950 heat & H/W incld. 250-704-6613.

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

AUTO SERVICES

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

Move in today 250-588-9799

WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo inclds utils. Possibly small boat moorage +.

Pet OK. N/S. (250)656-5999.

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

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TRANSPORTATION

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

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

DUPLEX/4-PLEX 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.

RENTALS

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

TRANSPORTATION ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

COTTAGES METCHOSIN- 1 bdrm cottage. $750./mo includes cable, W/D. Utils not included. NS/NP. Available now. Call (250)4788438.

HOMES FOR RENT MAPLEWOODLARGE 1 bdrm suite, beside main house, own entry, prkging, shared W/D, N/S, no cats, $975 inclds utils. Can be furnished. Jan 1. 250-592-4288.

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

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1990 TOYOTA 4x4. Extended cab, V6, 5-spd. 227,000 km.

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

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

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FENCING

(250) 858-0588 - Tree Service - Landscaping - Lawn & Garden Clean ups - Hedge trimming & Pruning - Pressure washing - Gutters Free estimates * WCB www.mowtime.ca

SAVE ON Bookkeeping & Accounting. Small business year ends, payroll & T4s. Personal tax returns from $49. Avail weekends. Mike 250-595-8110

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

CARPENTRY

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery.

References available.

250-475-1462.

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

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

GARDENING

250-507-6543.

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

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

CLEANING SERVICES

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.

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.

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

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

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HANDYPERSONS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

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

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS 250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitchen/bath, wood floors, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

HANDYPERSONS

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

Brad 250-217-9578.

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

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.

Fast Service, Best Prices!!

Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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

YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CLASSIFIEDS

250.388.3535

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

PAINTING

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

Replace, Rebuild, Renew!

“Quality is our Guarantee”.

Free Competitive Estimates.

(250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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.

(250)889-5794.

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

250.388.3535

MISC SERVICES VICTORIA HIGH SCHOOL Tree Chipping at Fernwood Auto by donation.

Jan 4/5, 11/12, 18/19. Email: vichighimprovclub@gmail.com

MOVING & STORAGE 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.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

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

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

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

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

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

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

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

250-744-8588, Norm.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

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

CLASSIFIED ADS MEAN MORE BUSINESS 250.388.3535

VICTORIA NEWS - Wednesday, January 8, 2014

www.vicnews.com • A15

He thinkks they’re chatting abou ut the hospitall jello.

His nurse is actually midwaay through dozens of assessmeents.

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.

Take direct patient care away from nurses and vital knowledge affecting the health of patients is lost.

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.

A16 • www.vicnews.com

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - VICTORIA

You’ll Feel Like Family.

NEWS

Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. January 8 - 11, 2014

Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986 Country Grocer is proud to introduce Erin Bosdet, Holistic Nutritionist!

You can find Erin in Royal Oak on Tuesdays, Esquimalt on Wednesdays and Cobble Hill on Thursdays. She’ll be on hand to answer all your questions on nutrition or email her at nutrition@countrygrocer.com

In our Deli…

Frozen Chilean

Pork Back Ribs

2

97

Fletcher’s

Black Forest or Honey Ham

Hunt’s Thick & Rich

.97

Pasta Sauce

5 500 680 ml

F O R

100 g

California Blue Jay

Navel Oranges

6

LIMIT 5 Total

Quaker

Rice Cakes or Crisps

97

BIG 8 lb Bag

LIMIT 5 Total

4

FLYER IDAY EVERYSaFR anich News

in select Victoria News, am News Gazette tre lds Go & Peninsula News Review

F O R

Entrées

5 500 Select Varieties, 255-284 g

Activia LIMIT 5 Total

12x100 g

EACH

100-199 g

Michelina Frozen

77

WATCH FOR OUR

5 500

EACH

Yogurt

LIMIT 2 Total

lb 6.55 Kg

In the Bakery…

F O R

Deluxe

Lemon Meringue Pie 97

4

800 g

EACH

Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only

4420 West Saanich Rd, Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd. Victoria Open Daily 8 am - 10 pm