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Mystery of the Colwood soda bottle solved Amateur historian sleuths out story of a Colwood company that vanished a century ago Kyle Wells News staff

A challenge issued by the Goldstream News Gazette 38 years ago has finally been met with the unravelling of the mystery of the Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Co. of 1911. A Gazette article from July 28, 1978 details the mystery of Colwood soda bottles discovered around that time in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island, proving the existence of a long rumoured soda company on the West Shore. At the time, researchers and collectors had been unable to find any information or further evidence of the existence of such a business and the Gazette asked readers with any information about the Colwood Mineral Water Co. to come forward and “help solve the mystery.” “So here I am,” Bill Wilson said. A self-described part collector, part detective, part amateur historian, and a former Colwood-resident, Wilson went to great lengths to crack the case. He received help from other collectors and local historians, and delved deep into the B.C. Archives. “It’s kind of a detective story, and I’ve had a lot of fun with it,” Wilson said. “Everybody knows about the bottles, we’ve been collecting the bottles for 40 years, but nobody knows the history of it.” Less than a dozen bottles from the Colwood company are known to exist, two

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Bottle collector and amateur history detective Bill Wilson has unravelled the mystery of a Colwood soda company and answered a challenge issued by the Goldstream News Gazette 38 years ago. of which are in Wilson’s collection, both ceramic bottles used for ginger beer. Clear glass bottles are also in collectors’ hands, likely for ginger ale and soda water, along with a glass soda syphon for bar mixing. All are etched with Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Co. But what no one could figure out is just what that was. Wilson’s “smoking gun” came about four years ago, in the form of a court document. A fellow historian, Chris Hanna, a researcher with a deep knowledge of the provincial archives, found for Wilson a court document revealing the creation of the company. The company had not been in any directories, had never been incorporated, but it turned out it had been registered before a judge. “This is the only known reference to this company,” Wilson said. “You can’t even imagine the number of people that have been looking for that answer.”

In preparation to start production, bottles would have been ordered from England and shipped to Victoria via steamship around the tip of South America, as the era predates the building of the Panama Canal. Wilson figures it would have been around the time the bottles arrived in 1911

Bottling up history n Bill Wilson has been a collector of rare B.C. soda and beer bottles since the 1970s and has written two books on the subject. He hopes to write a third, which will include the story of the mystery of the Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Co. n There is a thriving community of collectors for these antique bottles, with some worth thousands of dollars.

that one of the partners in the business, a Baker brother, died of a heart attack. His death must have spelled the end of the enterprise. With the court document in hand Wilson now knew the company existed, but the fact Baker’s will didn’t mention the company meant it must never have been built, or else it would have been listed as an asset. “The company never filled a bottle,” Wilson said. Only one mystery remained: where were they planning on building it? Frank Braine, a well-known Colwood character who died in 1958 after a life as a cowpuncher, actor and commercial fisherman, was one of the partners in the business and owned the land on which Wilson figures the plant was supposed to be built. PLeASe See: Rare bottles only evidence, Page A4

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A swab drive is being held for Hannah Day at the Mayfair Shopping Centre on Friday, Jan. 31 from 3 to 7 p.m. The event will include registration as a stem cell donor and a simple cheek swab to check for a match. In particular need are males between the ages of 17 and 35. Hannah, a four-year-old Langford resident, is diagnosed leukemia, the second cancer diagnosis of her life, and her last hope lies in a stem cell transplant. To date no match has been found.

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Royal Roads University is hosting a forum on sewage treatment within Greater Victoria. A panel will present an alternatives to the Capital Regional District’s Seaterra sewage treatment program. Speakers include Andrew Weaver, MLA for Oak BayGordon Head, Chris Corps with Pivotal IRM, Richard Atwell of the RITE Plan. The free public forum is tonight (Wednesday) Jan. 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Mews Conference Room, RRU, 2005 Sooke Rd.

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Local celebrities and public figures – including a judge and a police officer – are facing hard time as part of a school fundraiser. St. Andrew’s Regional High School is trying to raise $16,000 to build a new school in a village in Peru. On Feb. 1, the school is hosting its “Jail or Bail” event at the Bay Centre, where volunteers are jailed and only released with sufficient donations of “bail” money. TV news anchor Hudson Mack, CBC host JoAnne Roberts, Saanich police Const. Paul Egli and Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Power will stew behind bars between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., unless they can raise at least $500, respectively.

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Living a “green” lifestyle has become a challenge for Shane Nicholls. The 30-year-old Colwood resident moved to the West Shore a year and a half ago to enjoy the nearby lakes and abundance of trees and save a bit of money on rent. Now he’s gearing up to move back to Victoria because of a lack of evening bus service. “When I am in downtown Victoria (B.C. Transit) is an amazing service, but in the West Shore communities there is a missing link,” Nicholls said. “It’s definitely inadequate. The West Shore is the fastest growing area in the province, and they should be increasing service.” Nicholls works in retail and opts for public transit over a car due to costs and his commitment to the environment. It’s been a challenge for him to get back to his Triangle Mountain home after work when the last bus leaves the Langford exchange on Station Avenue at 6:25 p.m. on weekdays. “I feel like I have a 6:30 p.m. curfew,” Nicholls said. In his bid to get better service he has called B.C. Transit numerous times, spoken the the B.C.

Colwood resident Shane Nicholls is moving to Victoria due to limited bus service to his home. B.C. Transit does receive complaints about service on the West Shore, and is reviewing ridership and routes. Charla Huber/News staff

Transit Commission and lobbied local politicians. “I really wanted them to extend the buses by three hours,” Nicholls said. “After work I need to rush to the bus. I can’t meet up with friends or go to a movie. I almost feel like I am being forced to drive.” He even went as far and standing at the bus stops with a petition. He received more than 200 signatures in May and June. Rather than pay for a taxi, he leaves work one hour early, which costs him five hours of wages each week. “I moved out here to save money (on rent),” Nicholls said, but the savings have been spent on transportation costs.

If he misses the bus he can then choose to pay a $15 cab fare or walk for an hour to get home. “I can walk, I am young athletic guy, but what about the single mothers and seniors?” he said. B.C. Transit admits it has received complaints from West Shore residents living on small routes including Triangle Mountain, but the soonest changes could happen is this fall. “Some routes such as the Triangle Mountain and Metchosin routes only operate until 6 or 7 p.m. We have received four complaints/requests asking for later service into the evening for this area over the last few months,” Maureen Sheehan, B.C. Transit, director sales, marketing and com-

munications, wrote in an email. B.C. Transit is looking into revisions on of these smaller routes, including Triangle Mountain for the September 2014 schedule, she said. “With demand for new and increased services, any service change is subject to review based on priority, demand and availability of resources,” Sheehan said. “The planning team builds the service plan based on these factors and presents to the commission for approval.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com What do you think about transit service on the West Shore? Email editor@goldstreamgazette. com

RCMP seeking clues on missing West Shore man Charla Huber News staff

West Shore RCMP as still trying to locate a missing Metchosin man as his family grows more concerned with his disappearance. Lawrence Johnson, 53, was last seen leaving his workplace at an auto repair shop on Dunford Avenue the morning of Jan. 21. His family reported him missing to West Shore RCMP later that evening. West Shore RCMP investigators were

scheduled to meet with his family on Tuesday and to seek possible clues to his whereabouts from his computer usage and banking information. Johnson, who goes by Larry, was last seen driving a 1996 silver, four door, Ford Taurus with the B.C. licence plate 623 WAN. He is six-foot-one and weighs about 180 pounds. He has auburn/grey hair and green eyes. The last time he was seen he was wearing his work clothes of grey or olive Costco-brand cargo pants, a grey

short-sleeved work shirt with a red name tag reading “Larry.” He wearing brown steel-toe athletic shoes, size 12. The letters CEM were on the back of each shoe. “We are asking all members of the public to please come forward with any information they may have regarding the whereabouts of Lawrence Johnson,” said Const. Sarah Beckett with the West Shore RCMP. To contact the detachment call 250474-2264. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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Braine isn’t listed in any directory, but Wilson dug up a voter’s list from 1912, which told him Braine owned Section 107. “The only question then is, where the hell is Section 107?” Wilson said. Another historian friend, Ron Greene, managed to find a 1928 map of Colwood, detailing the lots, with lot 107 shown on the edge of Mill Hill Regional Park, in what is now Langford. Looking at the map, it shows Mill Stream running through the only flat section of the property, the perfect location for a soda factory. This puts the planned, though never built, location of Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Co. at about the location of what today is Cedar Vale Park, a small slice of nature surrounded by development. That the area is now a park is a perfect ending to the story, Wilson said. “The one place they were going to put the bottling plant is still the way it was.” As it turns out the area is nearby

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o doubt the discussion of legal updates around assisted suicide will be lively tonight (Jan. 29) at the Sticky Wicket Pub, as proponents and interested parties hear from those on both sides of the issue. There are plenty of arguments for or against the idea of allowing one to choose his or her time of departure from this mortal coil. On the one side, the thought of forcing terminally ill people to suffer through the worst stages of ALS, terminal cancer and other debilitating conditions seems akin to relegating family and loved ones to a torturous state. Those coming from a more conservative or religious background might argue that allowing a sick person to end their own life, with someone’s help, amounts to “playing God.” It seems self-righteous for people to judge those whose compassionate actions help end another’s struggle with extreme agony, especially in cases where the sufferer has no hope of regaining any quality of life. As with any controversial decision on human rights – the current illegality of assisted suicide may yet be overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada – there must be checks and balances to prevent abuses and impropriety. Other countries, such as Switzerland, have taken the step of allowing medical personnel to assist when a terminally ill patient wishes to end their life. In Canada, a precursor to allowing one to carry out the act could be securing written permission from the ill person’s family doctor, who could not only vouch for their health status, but also document who will be present during the suicide. Given that human life is involved, laws would have to be enacted to protect such doctors, as well as caregivers and any family members who assist in the act, from prosecution for trying to do the right thing. It’s not as if people would line up to take advantage of such a change in human rights legislation. At the very least, though, we need to have a more humane option for those whose quality of life has long since ended.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette 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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Kamloops to the Alberta border. remier Christy Clark has That’s one of the most mountainous set off a storm of protest by stretches of highway in Canada, imposing a referendum on and the province’s cost new Lower Mainland was estimated to be $650 transportation million over 10 years. improvements, timed Only time will tell if that with the province-wide promise is kept. municipal elections on Transportation Minister Nov. 15. Todd Stone inherited the Even if you don’t live mess left behind by former in Metro Vancouver, minister Kevin Falcon, who you’re not immune took transit authority away from this long-running from Metro Vancouver saga. Provincial and politicians. He appointed federal governments Tom Fletcher a board of experts and set use your tax dollars for B.C. Views up a toothless “mayors’ the big stuff, including council” to rubber-stamp the SkyTrain Canada their decisions, after forcing Line to Vancouver airport and the through the Canada Line ahead of a South Fraser Perimeter Road, a long-promised transit extension to new truck route to port facilities at the east. Tsawwassen. Local politicians wrangled for Clark has promised a bridge years over that eastern extension. replacement for the George Massey They finally settled on surface light tunnel under the Fraser River, rail, only to be overruled by the which may or may not be tolled province, which wanted the vastly like the Port Mann bridge. The more expensive SkyTrain. patchwork of Lower Mainland tolls The latest rebuke to the mayors’ is a growing political liability for council was when they decided the B.C. Liberal government, and not to proceed with a costly new if further tolls are avoided, major electronic fare card system. Falcon works elsewhere in the province reversed that one after taking a may be delayed as the budget is junket to London and falling in love eaten up by the big cities. with their “Oyster card” subway Clark announced the Massey system. All the glitches from tunnel replacement in a September TransLink’s new “Compass card” 2012 speech to the Union of B.C. program will be encountered this Municipalities. In the same speech, summer, just before those mayors she also pledged to complete the go to the polls to face voter wrath. four-laning of the last 240 km of Speaking of reversals, Stone is the Trans-Canada Highway from

now demanding the mayors come up with their list of priorities for new projects. They are expected to believe their choices won’t be overruled again. Stone correctly notes that Vancouver wants SkyTrain on Broadway, Surrey wants new surface light rail, and other Lower Mainland communities want new road and bridge works. Local governments have a long history of parochial squabbling, getting their pet projects done and then suddenly developing the urge to rein in spending once it’s time to dig deep for their neighbours. Lower Mainland taxpayers are weary and confused by all this reorganizing and in-fighting. Many likely believe that it is their regional government that has imposed the Port Mann bridge tolls, when in fact that is a provincial highway project over which they had no say. Clark has made it clear there is no going back from a November referendum on new regional transportation financing tools, a promise explicit in the B.C. Liberal election platform. She hopes it will increase the dismal voter turnout for local votes. If it does that, it may be worth it. Right now, civic elections are dismal affairs, with voter turnout and awareness of local issues drifting from bad to worse. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Early spring Horticultural Centre of the Pacific head gardener Linda Petite cleans around the Doris Page Snowdrops in the winter garden at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific. Snowdrops and some bulbs are sprouting early due to this year’s mercifully mild winter. Sharon Tiffin/News staff

LETTERS Not all have easy access to YMCA Re: Construction set to start on Langford YMCA, (News, Jan. 24) Langford Mayor Stew Young is quoted as saying: “We have the youngest demographics in the whole region. We can’t build facilities just for the elite and seniors, we are building recreation facilities for everyone.” After reading this, I am tempted to finish his last sentence with the word “else” (for everyone else). But then it still doesn’t add up. Youngsters in north Langford are now separated by an eight-foot high fence-tonowhere on the median of the Trans-Canada Highway from the new aquatic centre. As for the north Langford seniors, well, without a pedestrian overpass across TCH why even bother catering to them on the south side of the highway? In the Gazette on Jan. 22 you published a letter from a north Langford reader (Fences mask bigger issues). Right in the middle of this letter, it says about the TCH:

levels in the northern envi“however, if there were actual to court by approving Shell ronment are increasing. concern for public safety, Canada’s Jackpine oilsands Last year, a team by Envithey would build the [pedesmine expansion plan, despite ronment Canada and Queen’s trian] overpass, not the fencthe environment minister’s University reported that the ing.” view that the expansion is levels are 23 times higher This sure expressed the “likely to cause significant opinions of many (if not and irreversible adverse envi- than in 1960. No wonder the Chipewyan are so worried. most) people who live in ronmental effects.” This was Julio Miranda north Langford. the environment minister Langford Meanwhile, we all (yes, talking, and not a mad envieven the elite) patiently wait ronmentalist. for the next economic bubble Moreover, the federal decito arrive (before bursting). sion for the expansion came Axel Brock-Miller as the government was still Langford supposed to be in talks with the First Nation about how Why is acting Langford the project’s effects could be mayor Denise Blackwell holdmitigated. ing back on expressing an Going to court is not cheap, opinion on amalgamation? and Neil Young wanted to Perhaps Langford wants the raise $75,000. He ended up weaker municipalities to Re: Old man take a look at raising more than half a milspeak up. your facts, (B.C. Views, Jan. lion. But I predict they will want 22) The landscape in northern to continue their financially In his haste to discredit Alberta is not nice, and polyfragile fiefdoms so they can anyone taking the cause cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons block progress and manipuof the environment, Tom are not nice either, and their late property owners. Fletcher omits a few facts West Shore municipalities himself. Or maybe it’s just ride on Langford’s success, ignorance. The News Gazette welcomes not their own work – they The “old man” came to feedback. Letters should should just join Langford. Canada with only one main discuss issues and stories Langford Mayor Stew purpose: to help and support covered in the Gazette and be Young appropriately points to the Athabasca Chipewyan 300 words or less. the desirability of an analysis First Nation in its fight against ■ Email: editor@ of costs, a good idea given his oilsands development. goldstreamgazette.com profligacy in Langford. Ottawa practically forced People assume there would the First Nations people to go

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Council Appointments to Advisory Committees and Sub-Committees Advisory Committees The Town of View Royal is now receiving applications from interested citizens to serve for a two-year term (from March 1, 2014 to February 29, 2016) on one of its advisory committees. Advisory committees consist of Parks, Recreation and Environment; Transportation; and Planning and Development. Committees typically meet bi-monthly to consider current development applications and policy issues referred by Council. Sub-Committees Council is also seeking applications from citizens wishing to serve on subcommittees that may be formed from time to time to consider items pertinent to the work of the advisory committees. A list of potential sub-committee members is prepared annually in order that interested participants can be readily convened. Sub-committees may be formed around the following issues: Arts/Culture Community Planning/Urban Design Economic Development Trails & Greenways

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Representatives from Splash Water for Life were on the Island last week wooing potential distributors for its atmospheric water harvesting systems. The water-cooler sized units, which create fresh, filtered drinking water from air, have been sold directly on the Lower Mainland for the past six months or so and the company is looking at branching out to place units in such locations as the University of Victoria, as well as commercial and home use. For more information, visit splashwaterforlife.com.

Names in the business news Changes are afoot at the Victoria Foundation, as Rasool Rayani, co-founder of Metalogix Software, takes over as board chair. James Darke and Ian Wong join as new directors, while Peter Malcolm and Steve McKerrell are finishing out their terms … Tookie Graham is filling in at Oak Bay Beach Hotel as e-newsletter writer for Jenilee Brack, who is on maternity leave. Send your business news to ddescoteau@ vicnews.com.

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tional stage. For anyone who can’t help but cheer for the underdog, Ballet BC’s triple bill is an opportunity to appreciate a great arts success story. The main character in said tale: Emily Molnar, former principal dancer, named Ballet BC’s artistic director at a time when the company was teetering on insolvency. Her vision: bring European choreographers to Vancouver and reinvent Ballet BC as a contemporary company. “We’re not making work that’s exclusive to a few people. We’re making work that resonates hopefully with a larger group of people. Having said that, our mandate is to push the art form of ballet forward and to take a contemporary perspective on our art.” All of the company’s dancers have at least 10 years of professional ballet training and a contemporary understanding of using a three-dimensional space. The methods of choreographing the works are also different from years past. She works with choreographers who also possess a questioning spirit and fascination with human potential to challenge dancers as they build movement based on thinking and feeling. “In a lot of ways we’re asking them to build that bridge between the modern dance world and the ballet world and activate them very quickly. That’s what makes it exciting to watch these dancers. They have that range.” Since 2009, Molnar has added more than 30 works to

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Members of Ballet BC in Emily Molnar’s Walking Mad, coming to The Royal Theatre Jan. 30 and 31.

the company’s repertoire, a process in which she remains very involved at every level, from scouting emerging and established artists worldwide to logging hours in the studio alongside dancers. Ballet BC is now sought after by such prestigious festivals as Jacob’s Pillow and presenters such as the National Arts Centre. The company was named one of 25 To Watch in 2013 by Dance Magazine and Molnar herself is being lauded for her bold vision, recently named

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Canada’s Dance Artist of the Year by the Globe and Mail, among a number of other distinctions. But all the accolades haven’t imbued Molnar with a sense of ease over their current standing with audiences, reviewers and funders. “Anything in life, when we move up, there’s a view down. That’s just a part of it: making sure we stay honest and we stay true and keep doing the work. This changeover that has happened in the past four years has been done with an incredible amount of dedication towards examining everything we’ve done to get to this point and everything we need to move forward.” The key to her team’s success has hinged on their love for the art form at that ability to question every move they make. The peril in which Ballet BC found itself was a gift that drove the company towards reinvention, she said. “Artists and arts organizations are flexible. We have to be. We have to be resourceful. If you’re going to think outside of the box, you have to be able to change things on a dime. ... We’ve had a lot of support but it hasn’t happened miraculously. We are not going to lose it right like that.” Ballet BC’s triple bill Jan. 30 and 31 includes Molnar’s 16 + a room, a piece that draws its inspirations from everything from the poems of Emily Dickinson, set to a textured, electronic score by Dirk P. Haubritch, a composer she met while she was working at Frankfurt Ballet with William Forsythe. Joahn Inger’s Walking Mad set to Ravel’s Bolero will also take the stage. Tickets to the show, presented by Dance Victoria, start at $29. Dance Victoria is currently amidst Dance Days and Night Moves, 10 days of free dance classes, contemporary dance performance and evening events. To find out more, or to purchase tickets for Ballet BC, visit dancevictoria.com.

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The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1502. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 3 February 2014, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1502 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1502 from the R1 (One-Family Residential) Zone and adding to the RS2 (Residential Small Lot 2) Zone to allow a fee-simple two-lot residential panhandle subdivision. Applicant: Rachael Sansom, Turner Lane Development Corporation Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1502 is 3187 Glen Lake Rd as shown shaded on the plan. COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday 20 January 2014 to Monday, 3 February 2014, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Kyle McStravick in the Planning Department at 250478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.

The University of Victoria welcomes prospective students for a behind-the-scenes introduction to the Department of Theatre at its annual new student information open house event: I Want to Be In Theatre! on Feb. 1 from 11:30am to 3pm. The Canadian College of Performing Arts will also soon be holding auditions. Prospective students are welcomed to audition Feb. 16 at 1pm at CCPA (1701 Elgin). illustrated sounds

Vancouver’s Ethos Collective returns to Open Space (510 Fort) for a concert of alternatively notated music. In conjunction with Concrete Scores, this concert will consist of music written as graphic scores – a way of writing music that looks more like drawings than traditional notation – as well as works improvised by the ensemble. Ethos Collective’s new music concert begins at 7pm Feb. 1 at Open Space. Tickets, $10/15 at the door.

correction In the Jan. 24 issue of the News, in a preview for Ariadne auf Naxos, Pacific Opera Victoria’s artistic director Timothy Vernon was inaccurately identified as the composer in the story’s accompanying photograph. We apologize for any confusion.

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Greater Victoria Senior Brenda Little, 72, has used the Monterey Recreation Centre since 2004 after moving from Dawson Creek. She soon joined the music group the NoteAbles. In 2006 she became the volunteer producer and is working on this year’s production, Enjoy Yourself as the club prepares for April performances. Her secret to keeping young is to “enjoy what your are doing at the time you are doing it and have no regrets.” Audrey McMullen, 68, is a volunteer at the Goldstream Food Bank and with the West Shore RCMP Keep In Touch program. “I volunteer so I can feel

useful,” she said. McMullen retired in 2001 and was a public health nurse in Cold Lake, Alberta. When she is not helping others she can be found square dancing at the Royal Colwood Hall or at a cabin on Galiano Island.

Assisted suicide up for debate UVic series explores legal arguments News staff

The legality of assisted suicide in Canada may not be the cheeriest topic for a night at the pub, but it is an important one considering recent legal challenges. Tonight (Jan. 29) at 6:30 p.m. the public is invited to attend a talk on the subject at the Sticky Wicket Pub (919 Douglas St.) as a part of the University of Victoria’s Centre for Aging’s Cafe Scientifique series. The talks are intended to appeal to the layman and typically start with a presentation from one or two speakers, followed by a question period, which usually leads to an informal discussion. “It’s important that people understand what is happening on the research side, and it’s important for researchers to understand what it is that community members are interested in,” said Dr. Vincenza Gruppuso, research coordinator. “It goes both ways.” Past events have touched on aging in Canada, self-management for chronic pain and other relevant topics to seniors. Tonight, University of Victoria

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y mom – bless her soul – was a challenge in her 90s. True to her British roots it was her way or the highway. She constantly complained she was going deaf. This was either a sympathy inducing fraud or the woman was the best lip reader I ever met. She also lamented her advancing blindness, but I was the only one wearing reading glasses. She claimed, truthfully, to be lonely and she was becoming frail. But when we urged her to consider moving to a care facility so her twilight days could be comBrian Kieran fortable she would erect a wall of defiance that rivaled the white cliffs of Dover. It started with: “I don’t like old people.” There were days when I wanted to put Mom on a snowbird flight to Florida, but I always chastised myself for such impatience. There is one thing I would never have done though and that is ship her off to Thailand to languish in an inexpensive extended care home. Thailand, you ask? Yes. It seems siblings in efficient Switzerland and practical Germany have discovered the cost-saving benefits of shipping their extraneous elderly parents to live in care homes in Thailand where care is much more affordable. A recent report on the BBC described how a middle aged daughter in Switzerland sent her

The senior’s life: Q&A Jim Tenhove, 65, has been a Rotary Club of Colwood member for 17 years and has spent his entire life serving people. “It’s all about giving back,” Tenhove said. “Helping someone else is not about making yourself feel good. It’s about seeing the results of someone’s life changing.” He is proud of Rotary work around the world to abolish polio. A childhood friend contracted the disease and Tenhove remembers visiting his friend in an iron lung. Tenhove worked in food services with the Canadian Army for 25 years. He also worked as a planned giving representative for the Salvation Army, for 17 years. “During my time there I raised $30 million for the Salvation Army,” Tenhove said. Now happily retired, Tenhove spends his time being a players’ assistant at Olympic View Golf Course and golfing.

91-year-old mother with dementia to a home in Thailand. The woman’s reasoning was simple: Her mom, who doesn’t know where she is, became too difficult to handle so why not send her to a Third World country where the daughter can get a bigger bang for her extended care buck. CBC Radio has picked up on the story about “outsourcing elder care” so don’t be surprised if this becomes a point of discussion around the dinner table … hopefully when your aging, hardto-care-for mother is out of ear shot. As I discovered, the decision to send elderly relatives to a care home – even one in the community – can be a tough and emotional. But buying a one-way ticket to Thailand seems pretty heartless to me. Of course the problem of caring for the elderly is daunting. Around 80 per cent of current extended care home residents have dementia or significant memory problems. Canadians know firsthand that seniors with dementia can be very difficult to handle. In facilities in Canada there are too many documented cases of physical and emotional abuse and neglect on the part of extended care staff who are inadequately trained to cope with the dark heart of this disease. To expect some $10-a-day care worker in Thailand to, first, overcome language barriers, and, second, to rise to the challenges of dementia care is delusional. Sorry folks, the problems of caring for our growing population of dementia-suffering seniors may sometimes seem too complex and troubling to solve. But, solve those problems we must. And, we must solve them here at home.

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Songhees Nation leads by example New wellness centre opens to community and greater region

Kyle Wells Reporting

elcomed by a series of traditional house poles and a centre statue from master carver Butch Dick, the Songhees Wellness Centre is now open to the community which built it. The West Coast designed modern stone and glass build-

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ing at 1100 Admirals Rd. officially opened last Wednesday, and is the culmination of more than 30 years of planning and a financial approach that required almost no help from outside agencies. Eight years ago, then Songhees chief Robert Sam and the band council created a committee to come up with a location, design and plan for a new community gathering place. The intention was to amalgamate the seven or so administration and health and education buildings on the Songhees property. “The end result has been above and beyond what we fully envisioned as a nation,” said current Chief Ron Sam. The resulting complex is home to an elders centre, a youth centre, after-school training programs, adult education programs, a fitness gym, administrative offices and a conference centre-convertible gym, complete with a professional kitchen and room for 500 people. The centre’s health services, overseen by the First Nations Health Authority, will provide ongoing checkups for those with health concerns. “Now that we have this facility, we have an opportunity to bring our

Chief Ron Sam says the new Songhees Wellness Centre as a step forward for the community and an example of a First Nations community coming together to bring a major project to fruition. Kyle Wells/News staff

health-care practitioners together with the sports and recreation people, and just start talking about the full healthy person,” said director of operations Christina Clarke. “Really, it’s mind, body, spirit and heart.” The facility will serve the band’s 530 members, along with the 2,000odd tenants living on reserve land. It will also be open to everyone on a drop-in basis. “We see ourselves as part of the

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region, the greater region of Victoria,” Sam said. “Opening it up to everybody benefits us, benefits the region and shows people can accept each other and work together.” The centre is also being touted as an example of what First Nations communities can accomplish through hard work and sound financial planning. Total cost on the facility was $24 million, within five per cent of the project’s budget. Of that, $18 million was borrowed, partially through the First Nations Finance Authority. The rest came from capital funds, property taxes and other sources. VanCity Credit Union also stepped up to lend to the band, based on the strength of lease revenue and the First Nations goods and service tax. GST collected on Songhees lands is split between the federal government and the Songhees government. “That revenue stream supported the majority of the financing for this building,” Clarke said. “This isn’t about subsistence or managing poverty, this is about joining the regional economy and creating prosperity.” kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Politicos aim to place poverty on legislative radar Victoria-area MPs, MLAs endorse social agency’s poverty reduction strategy Edward Hill News staff

At the Olympic Vista apartments, dozens of seniors once at risk of homelessness now live in a comfortable re-purposed building, originally used for the Vancouver Olympic Games. Multiple levels of government co-operation helped establish this 36-unit site, and it’s in that spirit the Community Social Planning Council launched its campaign to raise the profile of its sweeping poverty reduction plan. Federal and provincial politicians from across Greater Victoria, 10 in all and all in opposition roles, have pledged their support for the Community Action Plan on Poverty (CAPP), and vowed to press poverty relief initiatives in the B.C. legislature and the House of Commons. “Residents in our community from all walks of life face affordability challenges. Fourteen per cent here live under the poverty line,” said Rupert Downing, executive director of the Community Social Planning Council. “The 2008-09 economic downturn continues to scar peoples’ lives.” The CAPP outlines a framework to improve or expand affordable housing, food security, livable incomes and health outcomes for those in poverty or struggling to get by. CAPP is touted as a non-partisan effort, and the opposition politicians kept rhetoric on low-boil. Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca (NDP), and Elizabeth May, MP for SaanichGulf Islands (Green), both suggested Ottawa could make relatively minor policy changes to improve the lives of the working poor. Garrison said his party is pressing Ottawa to better regulate interest rates charged by credit card and payday loan companies as a means to help curb low income people caught in a cycle of expensive loans. May said Canada needs to have a conversation on providing a guaranteed livable income. The financial burden of people being homeless or with limited access to education is far more expensive than improving the social safety net, she said. “The Conservatives characterize themselves as a fiscally responsible party, they should embrace these policies,” May said. Andrew Weaver, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head (Green), said there is money to be found for poverty initiatives in the existing tax system, if loopholes are closed. For one, Weaver said corporations and wealthy individuals avoid paying B.C.’s property transfer

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tax by using bare trusts, while home buyers pay a relatively high fee while purchasing a home. “The government is losing tens of millions from this. We need to fix the property transfer tax and get funds in a way that is fair,” Weaver said. Carole James, MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill (NDP), said her party tried to introduce bills for poverty initiatives three times, only to have them rejected by ruling B.C. Liberals. “We need to make poverty reduction a priority for ... all elected officials at all levels,” she said. “We will continue to push this when we go back to the legislature in February.” As James noted, this could be the year a provincewide poverty reduction plan is adopted by the legislature. The bipartisan Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services included the need for a “comprehensive poverty reduction plan” among its 73 budget recommendations for 2014. The Community Social Planning Council is also seeking endorsements from Don McRae, Minister of Social development and Social Innovation, and Stephanie Cadieux, the Minister of Children and Family Development. “We are trying to demonstrate there is very broad community support for action on poverty,” Downing said “In B.C., which is traditionally so polarized ... can we get all parties to support this in the legislature?”

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Greater Victoria MLAs and MPs have endorsed a plan to help reduce poverty and homelessness in the Capital Region, and will be pressing their B.C. Liberal and Conservative Party colleagues to do the same. From left, Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, Andrew Weaver, MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, Carole James, MLA for VictoriaBeacon Hill, and Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca.

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The City of Langford is considering an amendment to the Section 219 Covenant for all lands within the CD21 (Comprehensive Development 21 – Radiant Way) Zone. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed change to the Section 219 Covenant will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the proposal at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford BC, on Monday, 3 February 2014, at 7:00pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal: To modify the Section 219 Covenant that is registered as a Covenant under Section 219 of the Land Title Act against title to lands within the CD21 (Comprehensive Development 21 – Radiant Way) Zone so the requirement to achieve a minimum Level 1 certification on the Green Development Checklist is optional rather than mandatory. Applicant: City of Langford Location: All lands within the CD21 (Comprehensive Development 21 – Radiant Way) Zone formerly 3372 Happy Valley Rd, as shown on the attached sketch. COPIES of the proposed amendment to the Section 219 Covenant and all other material that the Council may consider in relation to this Public Hearing may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded) from Monday, 20 January 2014 to Monday, 3 February 2014, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, Second Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Leah Stohmann in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this matter.

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Vikes trio capture medals at Canada West event in Calgary

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At least three University of Victoria swimmers are looking ahead to next month’s CIS nationals in Toronto after posting five medal-winning times at the Canada West Swimming Championships at the University of Calgary last weekend. Among the Vikes making a splash at the competition was firstyear UVic swimmer Jon McKay (Reynolds secondary), who medalled on the opening day with a second-place finish in the men’s 1,500-metre freestyle. His time of 15 minutes, 29.61 seconds, put him just behind winner Jonathan Brown of UBC (15:27.04). Keegan Zanatta (Claremont) earned the team’s second medal on the second day of competition, a gold in the men’s 200-metre freestyle in a time of 1:47.62. The final day of competition proved to be the highlight of the

weekend for the Vikes, as they added three more medals to their haul. Two-time Canadian Olympic team member Stephanie Horner (Beaconsfield, Que.) won gold for the women’s team, finishing the 200-metre butterfly in 2:13.32, and also took home a bronze in the 4x100m relay. Zanatta won his second medal of the weekend on Sunday, taking bronze in the 200-metre butterfly. UBC was the big winner on the weekend on the women’s side, setting a conference team record with 1,017 points overall, nearly 500 points ahead of second-place Calgary. UVic finished fifth with 272.5. The men’s team competition proved closer, with UBC taking top spot with 941 points. UVic was fourth place with 398, missing out on the podium finish by just six points behind the University of Alberta. Swimmers qualify for

Photo by Armando Tura/courtesy University of Victoria

University of Victoria Vikes swimmer Stephanie Horner churns through the water at a recent meet. Horner, a fourth-year Vikes swimmer, was among the UVic contingent who qualified for the CIS nationals with their performances at last weekend’s Canada West championships in Calgary. Canadian Inter-University Sport nationals based on their times, meaning even those who don’t earn medals can still find themselves competing in the championships.

One thing that didn’t go swimmingly for the Vikes was their flight home Sunday night, which was turned around at the Victoria International Airport due to fog and

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rerouted all the way back to Calgary. The nationals go Feb. 20 to 22 at the University of Toronto. kwells@goldstream gazette.com

IN BRIEF

Canada made national rugby history Sunday, finishing third at the annual Las Vegas sevens tournament, the nation’s bestever finish in the IRB World Series. Canada defeated Samoa 22-19 to take the bronze medal, fighting back from a 19-0 deficit to take the game. Canada bowed out of cup contention after losing 26-7 to New Zealand in the semifinal earlier on Sunday. Among the scorers in the Samoa match were Greater Victoria-based players Nanyuk Dala, with a try, and Phil Mack, who made one conversion and kicked a penalty drop-goal to give Canada the ultimate lead near the end of the match. Victoria-based players Connor Braid and John Moonlight also played in the match. The win saw Canada pick up 17 IRB World Series points. The team will travel to Wellington, New Zealand next month for the next Series event. sports@vicnews.com

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REAL ESTATE

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

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Women’s Mustang Floater Coat & Bib Pants. 2 VW & Audi Bike Racks. Car Brochures. Magazines from 50’s & 60’s. (778)426-2835.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FRIENDLY FRANK AQUARIUM, 6 sides, 24” high x 17.5 x 20. $50. Call (250)477-1819.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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

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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) both properties are 1850sq ft 3 bdrms, 4 bath, 5 appls and much more, $309,000 includes gst. New Home For Sale: 5887 Stone Haven Rd, 2050sq ft, 2 bdrm+ den+ rec room heat pump, 5 appls, built-in vac, $384,000 includes gst, on bus route near hospital. Call Gord (250)710-1947.

FOR SALE BY OWNER LADYSMITH HANDYMAN Special. 3bdrms up, lrg LR, double garage, lrg storage. Ocean & city view. 1bdrm suite down. Owner will carry mortgage. $1200 month; or rent for $1,800 month. (250)753-0160.

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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. Call 250-477-4600.

NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mortgage. 250-753-0160

AFFORDABLE AND quiet. 55+ community in Ladysmith. Home of the famous Festival of Lights!!!! Carefree manufactured homes on easy care lots for as low as $119,700. Low monthly lot fee. On transit. Close to parks, community centre, pool and amazing trails. Only 50 minutes from Victoria and less than 20 minutes to Nanaimo. New Home Warranty. Contact Duck Paterson @ 250-246-0637 or email: info@lmfhomes.ca

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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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MOVING & STORAGE

PRESSURE WASHING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FRUIT TREES Overgrown? Pruning, clean-ups, garden maintenance. John Kaiser, 250-478-7314, 250-812-8236.

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.

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

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.

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

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250-477-4601 SAVE ON Bookkeeping & Accounting. Year ends, GST, PST, payroll & T4s. Personal tax returns from $49. Avail weekends. Mike 250-595-8110

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

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$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FURNITURE REFINISHING FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

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.

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CLEANING SERVICES HI! NEED help cleaning your house. Call Me! 250-478-8940

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632. GT Electric: Res/Comm./Reno’s. Reasonable rates. #202246. 250-208-5044

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 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

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, power washing, de-moss, Insured. 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.

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SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

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

INTERIOR DESIGN VIRGO INTERIORS- Certified Interior decorator specializing in color schemes that work the first time. Call (250)721-2777. designerg@shaw.ca

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

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 A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. NORM’S PAINTINGWhy wait till Spring? Reasonable, Reliable. Ref’s. Over 25 yrs experience. 250-478-0347. 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. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS RUPE’S ROOFING: Torch on shingles or metal. Fully insured. References; ticketed roofers. Call Rupe 250-4157130 or Mike 1-250-533-9410.

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

TILING SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Free est. Call 250-686-6046.

TREE SERVICES BUDDY’S TREE SERVICESTrimming, pruning, chipping, removals, hedges, lawn care, Insured. Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

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SOOKE 3 BR rancher on acreage, 2 full baths, 7 appl., heat efficient/pump, $1400, n/s, refs. Avail. Feb. 1. 250642-2015

GORGE-HARRIET- Quiet, lrg 1 bdrm, grd level, priv ent, utils inclâ€™d, parking, partially furnished, NS/NP. $745/mo. Avail Apr 1. Call 250-3840460 (leave a message).

SANNICH - 1450 sq.ft. 3 bdrm. 1 full bath in beautiful area. 7ft. ceilings. Tons of storage. Huge living room w/ laminate floor. Full use of back yard. Sep. driveway w/ 2 car prkg. $1350 incls. lndry, utils. and hydro. N/S Avail. Now. Sm. pet. nego. 250.595.6980

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Ray 778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER BEAR MTN area- suite in new house, 2 bdrms, ground floor. Laundry. $1150. inclds utils. Great views. 250-886-7755. ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm ground level, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1025. + 1/3 gas heat. Avail now or Feb. 1st. (250)385-2846. GLANFORD- 1 bdrm, lrg living rm+ kitchen. $700 inclds utils. N/P. Call (778)350-2446. WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo inclds utils. Possibly small boat moorage +. Pet OK. N/S. (250)656-5999.

HARRIET/UPTOWN- fully furnished 3 bdrm, renoâ€™d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1350 inclusive. W/D. 250-480-0849. LANGFORD- 1 Bdrm+, pet ok, N/S. Available Feb 15. $800. 250-294-3371, 250-889-3322.

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CARS 2009 KIA SPECTRA- 36,000 km, under warranty, 4 cyclinder, 5 speed, detailed, spoiler, great looking car in mint condition, $8500. (778)426-3424.

TRUCKS & VANS AUTO FINANCING

1986 NISSAN pick-up truck, 2 wheel drive, 6 cylinder, standard, 204,000 km. Good running condition. $1500 obo. Call (250)812-6565.

LANGFORD- 2 bd, Park with creek. 5 appl. All utils inc, NS/NP. $1,275. 250-478-1324 LATORIA WALK: 960 sqft, 1 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 applâ€™s, NS/NP. Mar. 1. $1050. (250)391-4646

1990 TOYOTA 4x4. Extended cab, V6, 5-spd. 227,000 km. White, great truck! $6500. Call (250)479-3680.

MARIGOLDthe coziest 1 bdrm, W/S, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

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NORTH NANAIMO: 1bdrm private suite. New floors & paint. Shared laundry. FREE hydro & cable. N/S, No Partiers. $850/mo. Move in now; donâ€™t pay rent until Feb. 1st! 250-756-9746.

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