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Metchosin aims to restrict grow-op ‘bunkers’

West Shore RCMP Sgt. Max Fossum is reminding drivers that the RCMP is always on the lookout for distracted drivers. RCMP across the province are stepping up distracted driving enforcement during the month of February.

Farmland poor use for indoor marijuana facilities, says mayor

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Metchosin council has championed the legalization of marijuana, but it doesn’t want to see commercial growop bunkers crop up on agricultural land.

In past years, district’s effort to decriminalize marijuana has carried forward to municipal conferences covering Vancouver Island and B.C., but it is now drafting a bylaw in an attempt to restrict grow-op buildings on farmland.

“Farming is an important part of this municipality. It’s our wish to protect agriculture here in Metchosin,” said Metchosin Mayor John Ranns.

“This has nothing to do with marijuana. Why strip the top soil to put an acre of concrete over the soil? We don’t feel this is appropriate to build industrial building on agricultural land. Industrial buildings should be built on industrial lands.”

Health Canada is ending small personal medical marijuana grow-ops, and is replacing those with licensing of large commercial operations. New regulations will be in force by April 2014.

Grow-op permit holders must meet specific building requirements, including fencing, restricted access, monitoring and intrusion detection.

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Hands on the wheel, eyes on the road West Shore RCMP cracks down on distracted driving Charla Huber News staff

Cellphones, lipstick and granola bars have no place in your hands when you are behind the wheel.

West Shore RCMP and RCMP across B.C. are placing extra emphasis on cracking down on distracted driving this month.

“We are always looking for distracted drivers, not just in February,” said Sgt. Max Fossum, with the West Shore RCMP. “Ten years ago we didn’t have this problem.

Back then it was people not wearing seat belts. Now it’s rare for people to not wear seat belts and we are hoping that will happen with cellphones and texting while driving.”

Cellphone and wireless devices are a large part of the problem, but Fossum noted that distracted driving can stem from eating behind the wheel, applying makeup, fiddling with the stereo or attempting to picking up a dropped item.

It’s not uncommon for RCMP officers to find people watching videos and movies on their devices while driving, Fossum said.

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COMMUNITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Goldstream hatchery gets a makeover Kyle Wells

Large military op at Rocky Point

The Canadian military is conducting a large training operation in and around its Rocky Point base in Metchosin and will be conducting live firing exercises at the Whirl Bay Underwater Demoliton Range from now until Feb. 27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

The underwater range lies on the south shore of Rocky Point and is bounded by Pedder Bay to the northeast, Race Passage to the south, and Beecher Bay to the west.

Boaters should be sure to stay clear.

Highlands coffee house Saturday

Highlands Music Coffee House is presenting WireTap, the duo of Sue Hansen and Rose Birney, who will play a seletion of tunes from the Indigo Girls, Del Shannon, Bob Dylan, Parachute Club, Danny Whitten, Phoebe Snow and Luba.

The open stage segment features Allan Bagelman and Mike Ballentyne.

The Highlands coffee house event is at Caleb Pike House, 1589 Millstream Rd., Feb. 8, with music starting at 7:30 p.m.

Metchosin farm workshop Saturday

The Metchosin Community House hosts the Metchosin agriculture workshop on Saturday, which features sessions on organic growing, backyard chickens, beekeeping, pruning and hobby farm tractors.

The workshop, at the community house at 4430 Happy Valley Rd., runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

See district.metchosin. bc.ca under ‘News’ for a full schedule of speaker sessions.

Free cat spay/neuter program offered The Victoria Cat Rescue Corps is holding its annual program to spay and neuter cats for free for lowincome pet owners, from Feb. 17 to March 31. Call 250-656-1100 or see victoriacatrescue.com.

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Thanks to the kindness of the community, the Goldstream Fish Hatchery is improving its facility and, with it, the ability to provide conservation education.

Work is underway at the 32-yearold hatchery, located in a fencedin area off Sooke Lake Road, to replace a breezeway used for egg collection and to build a shelter for visiting students to stand under in bad weather.

“We finally decided that we’ve got to do some kind of construction project here and essentially we had to rip the whole thing down and start again,” volunteer Phil Graydon said.

On Jan. 11, a group of volunteers from FortisBC visited the hatchery (also known as the Howard French hatchery) to help tear down an old side building, bust up and remove a concrete slab and prepare the area for new construction.

“We do projects like this quite frequently,” said Carol Greaves, community relations manager for FortisBC. “They’re all so dedicated and so completely committed to the salmon population. I was absolutely blown away.”

“They came out here and they worked like dogs, for the entire day,” Graydon said. “We consider ourselves extremely fortunate here.”

Volunteers help tear down an old side building at the Goldstream Fish Hatchery. Grants, donations and volunteer labour are making it possible for the hatchery to construct a new side building, an addition which will help with work and education.

Photo courtesy of the Goldstream Hatchery

Next up is installing a proper slab, with a heavy-duty drain, followed by construction of the building, with materials coming at a reduced cost from Slegg Lumber.

A grant from the Pacific Salmon Foundation, a FortisBC donation of $10,000 and volunteer labour are also helping bring the project to fruition.

The room being built will be used for egg preparation before incubation. The breezeway there before was used for the same purpose, but now volunteers will be able to take on the process in an

enclosed room.

One end of the room will feature a roll-up door which will open up to the new shelter, giving visiting students a chance to view the process from a dry area.

“We’ve designed this so that the kids can get a hands-on experience during all types of weather,” said hatchery technical advisor Peter McCully. “This will be purpose built for education. The importance of this hatchery is arguably the education as well as the enhancement.”

There’s no rest for the wicked

at the hatchery, said McCully, the only paid staff member at the facility. Right now the eggs are incubating and in a few weeks will be transported as hatched fish to outdoor ponds. The fish will be fed and allowed to grow until June, when they will then be released into the wild. “(The hatchery) is always a beehive of activity, it’s just changing and it’s dynamic,” McCully said.

Anyone interested in donating or volunteering at the hatchery can call 250-474-6698 or email gvsea@telus.net.

Colwood seeks standalone sewage treatment City requests change to regional plan; eyes JDF park-and-ride for treatment plant Kyle Wells News staff

Colwood city council has voted to ask the Capital Regional District for permission to change the regional sewage treatment plan in order to build its own facility.

The city is seeking an amendment to the Core Area Liquid Waste Management Plan to allow Colwood to operate its own wastewater treatment plant, and with no involvement in the regional facility based in Esquimalt.

“We want to do it in such a way that’s it’s no risk, no cost to CRD or its current plans,” said Coun. Judith Cullington, chair of the transportation and public infrastructure com-

mittee. “We want to stay within the plan and do our own little piece differently.”

The idea is to save Colwood taxpayers money. Colwood is in a unique position where it has a low percentage of its homes currently on sewers, about 25 per cent, but is having to buy into the regional plan and pay for capacity now which will not be used for years.

As it stands, Colwood’s current sewer users pay for capacity, while all residents pay for future capacity. Many properties will never have the opportunity to join the sewer system and owners have voiced opposition to paying for a service they will never use.

Colwood councillors also note that sewer users are concerned about escalating costs, and having to pay for their own use plus future community capacity.

“We’re an oddball in the system,” Cullington said. “It leaves the community with this quite big bill for all that future capacity.”

The proposed Colwood treat-

ment plant would be built to handle current needs and short-term capacity increases.

The city is also looking into tertiary treatment, which creates nonpotable water which can be used for irrigation.

“We’re in control of those costs and I think ultimately it’s going to be a better treatment process.”

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“There’s great value in it,” said Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton.

“We’re in control of those costs and I think ultimately it’s going to be a better treatment process.”

Tentatively approved by council, Colwood plans to locate its plant underneath the park-and-ride at West Shore Parks and Recreation, off Ocean Boulevard.

City engineer Michael Baxter said the location would be ideal as it is city land, is above the CRD sewer trunk line, has no residential neighbours and is near businesses and facilities which could benefit from the energy and water it creates.

While no plans are set in stone, the current concept sees all park-andride spots remaining.

“It seems hard to come up with a better site, it’s such a perfect site,” Baxter said.

The city has set aside $200,000 to go toward preparing the application and beginning initial planning of a local sewage treatment facility. If the CRD allows the amendment, the city will begin regional public consultation before going to the Ministry of Environment for approval.

Cullington said the Colwood plan will have advantages for the larger region, as it will free up capacity for other municipalities, and extend the timeline before the regional treatment plant is at capacity. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com

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Mayor prefers farmers grow marijuana in open fields

Events on offer over Family Day weekend after 11 a.m. in support of the Splash Park at Memorial Park.

A Family Day Skate is also on the calendar at Oak Bay Recreation Centre from 1:30 to 3 p.m., when the rink hosts familyfriendly music and games.

Offering free admission Feb. 10, the Royal B.C. Museum invites families to enjoy selfguided tours, with special naturethemed activities from 1 to 3 p.m.

On the Saanich Peninsula, the annual Sidney Family Day LEGO weekend has grown to three full days, Feb. 8 to Feb. 10.

Discover displays, a town-wide LEGO treasure hunt, the Sidney Museum’s LEGO exhibit and the new LEGO movie. editor@vicnews.com

Whether you get active at your in 102 acres of mature forests.

The resort offers a Family Day local rec centre, get creative weekend rate of $20, Feb. 8 to 10 “(Now) it’s basically a shift to with LEGO, or get busy at the Continued from Page A1 for a golf cart for two, with parlarger operations.” museum – or all of the above – tial proceeds to the Goldstream Metchosin doesn’t want to see there’s plenty to do this Family Licence holders will commerVolunteer Salmonid EnhanceDay. cially produce, package, and store large concrete buildings on agriment Association.

West Shore families will find the product in indoor facilities and cultural land. “Significantly larger Saanich’s Pearkes Recreation plenty to do in the arena and ship to the customer via a courier. structures” will take away from Centre celebrates with skating pool at West Shore Parks and Metchosin is drafting a bylaw to other crops on viable farming land, and kindergym from 2 to 4 p.m.

Recreation. limit where these facilities could be Ranns said.

Admission is by donation, with Even if the district passes the Things get under way on-ice built, such as restricting buildings proceeds to Saanich KidsFUND. with a toonie skate from 10 to to lots larger than 10 acres. The bylaw, the provincial government In Victoria, visit the Vic West 11:30 a.m., followed by a parent requirement of external lighting will have a final say on the validity and child skate from 12:15 to 1:45 Community Centre for the Famcould also conflict with Metcho- of the regulations. ily Fun Day from 10 a.m. to noon Ranns said Washington State p.m. and an everyone welcome sin’s dark sky policy.

Monday, when free activities skate from 2 to 3:20 p.m. The Metchosin currently has resi- growers are able to grow marijuana include crafts, board games and pool is open for a public swim in dents with permits to grow per- outside and not in “bunkers.” the kindergym.

“I would prefer to start seeing the afternoon. sonal amounts of medical mariEsquimalt Recreation Centre the total acceptance of marijuana.”

Bear Mountain Resort invites juana on their property. has a free, activity-filled Family families to explore nature via a “Smaller permits were not a Ranns said. “It’s just another field Day activities. Esquimalt Lions golf cart with a self-guided ecoproblem, they were just grown in crop our farmers can grow. We are will host a barbecue by donation in a transitional period.” News (7.33" tour of Valley course, nestled EOR#6233 people’s residences,” Ranns Run Date: Jan 24, Febsaid.

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Belmont volleyball trio stays united at Camosun Charla Huber

Belmont secondary students Mark Severinsen, Doug Waterman and Taran Silas have all secured spots on the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team for next fall. The three seniors have been playing volleyball together since Grade 8 at Dunsmuir middle school.

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Three seniors from Belmont secondary school have become a triple-threat for Camosun College.

Taran Silas, Doug Waterman and Mark Severinsen have secured their names on the roster for the Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team for next fall.

Dave Dooley coaches the teens on the Victoria Volleyball Association U18 team. He’s also the assistant coach to the Chargers team and will continue working with the three players in the fall.

Silas, captain of the U18 team, is a “high flyer” on the court, Dooley said. “Taran is a good leader and he leads by example.

He leads with his voice and by his actions.”

Dooley is also excited to welcome Waterman on the team next year, as the Chargers are losing three of their four middle players. “(Waterman) could be walking into a starting spot on the team. He is a big kid, but he needs to get a bit quicker and develop a sense of his position on the court,” Dooley explained.

“Mark is a really strong kid,” he continued. “He needs to learn to jump a bit higher, but he’s got the technique.”

Having one Belmont player make the Camosun team is amazing, said Belmont coach Kris Johnson, but three is

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unheard of.

“I have watched them grow into technically sound players,” said Johnson, who coached the boys at Dunsmuir middle school and Belmont. “They’ve just turned into real, cool young men. When I found out they were all playing for Camosun I was dumbfounded. These boys work hard at everything they do.”

Severinsen found out he was selected for the team in January, and it thrilled him because he was already planning on attending Camosun in the fall to study computer technology.

“This will be really nice to be going to college and continue playing volleyball with two of my best friends,” Severinsen said. “I really wanted to continue on with volleyball and stay in town.”

In Severinsen’s family, volleyball has always been an important sport. Two of Severinsen’s older brothers played for the Belmont team and even helped coach it.

“I used to go watch my brother play college ball in Selkirk (College) and now he can come and watch me play,” said the left side player.

Sewage treatment delay could balloon price tag Costs to homeowners underestimated, says tax federation Daniel Palmer News staff

An independent analysis of the Capital Regional District’s sewage treatment project proves that delays will only cost taxpayers more money, says the CRD’s sewage committee chair.

The CRD’s Seaterra project is already $50 million over budget – at $830 million – due to inflation and set to rise further, according to a report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Stakeholders say the report only makes a stronger case to move forward with construction as quickly as possible.

“Seaterra has stressed very strongly that delay means greater costs,” said Geoff Young, chair of the core area liquid waste management committee.

“Postponing the project and having construction costs increase means the (one-third)

fixed contribution of the provincial government will be worth less and less the longer we wait.”

Last year, an arms-length commission was established to oversee Seaterra and ensure the project stays within its $783-million budget.

The Taxpayers Federation funded an independent analysis of Seaterra after Greater Victoria businesses expressed concern about the “nebulous” estimated costs of the project, said Jordan Bateman, the advocacy group’s B.C. director.

The CRD’s estimated costs to homeowners are likely underestimated by hundreds of dollars during the project’s initial fiveyear building phase, he said.

For Victoria, the CRD estimates the average household will pay $353 annually towards the project by 2018. Bateman pegs that number closer to $530, but said many cost allocation questions remain unanswered, especially for businesses.

“You can’t make good decisions with a vacuum of good information,” he said.

Young, a City of Victoria councillor, said the federation is jump-

ing to conclusions, as municipalities have autonomy in how they allocate costs to taxpayers.

Victoria is stressing a pay model based on flow, he added.

“We have businesses in the city that do a fair amount of pretreatment, and some people on wells in the city. Should they get credit for that? There are a whole lot of practical issues with allocating costs,” he said.

Further complicating the financial outlook is a recent decision by Colwood to study opting out of Seaterra to build its own sewage treatment facility. The municipality plans to float the idea at a CRD committee meeting on Feb. 12.

“If Colwood pulls out, that will further increase the cost by 4.5 per cent to other municipalities.

That’s $40 million,” Bateman said, quoting CRD figures.

The current sewage treatment project includes a wastewater treatment plant at McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt and a biosolids and incineration facility at Hartland landfill in Saanich.

Both projects are in the early stages of tendering, with an estimated completion date of 2018.

Waterman was offered a partial scholarship to Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, but opted to stay in Victoria near his friends and family.

“I really wanted to stay and play

with my friends who I’ve been playing with since Grade 8,” Waterman said. “Most people don’t get to play with their best friends after high school.”

When he’s not on the court, Silas has decided he’d like to study business and marketing.

“College ball is a lot faster and the guys are much more massive and physically stronger,” Silas said. “In high school we could run whatever plays we wanted and it would work, but in college we are undersized and we’ll have to be smarter about the plays we choose.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

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Father’s battle with cancer drives daughter’s relay effort West Shore Relay for Life seeks early bird entries Charla Huber News staff

The Relay for Life isn’t until June, but the Canadian Cancer Society is encouraging teams to sign up early for the annual event held at Langford’s City Centre Park.

Until March 1, the registration fee will be cut in half to $10 per person, and all participants will be entered in a draw for an iPad Air. So far five teams have made the commitment.

“The earlier you register, the easier it is to fundraise and meet your goal,” said Monica Dhawan, Vancouver Island Relay for Life co-ordinator. “We can help offer you as much support as you need.”

Last year, 27 teams participating in the West Shore event, where teammates took turns walking the field at City Centre Park from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The event raised $67,000 and this year the goal is set at $75,000.

Of those participants was Jen Dalton who has been an active fundraiser for the Relay for Life in Langford.

Prior to participating in Greater Victoria, Dalton and her family participated in the Relay for Life in Kamloops for two years, driven by her father’s struggle with cancer.

In 2002 her father, Murray Finlay, was diagnosed with nonHodgkin’s lymphoma.

“He didn’t smoke, he didn’t drink, he ate healthy, he was the picture of health or so it seemed,” Dalton said. “He had two types of cancer, fast and slow growing. His body was riddled with it.”

From 2002 to 2010 Finlay underwent treatment constantly. “He got to he point where he couldn’t take it anymore, and as a real daddy’s girl it was hard to hear,” she said.

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Jen Dalton has been a Relay for Life participant for years and is hooked for life since a new breakthrough in cancer research has prolonged her father’s life. more treatment, radioimmunotherapy, a therapy using radioactive antibodies to target cancer cells. Four years later, his cancer has not grown at all.

“Before he had it the radioimmunotherapy had only been done 90 times at the Vancouver Cancer Agency,” Dalton said. “I started (participating in) Relay for Life because I felt so helpless with my dad’s illness.”

Dalton likes to think money she helped raise through Relay for Life may have helped fund research for radioimmunotherapy or other cancer fighting

techniques that have prolonged the lives of others. In all, she has raised more than $31,000.

“My dad is living proof of the advancements in cancer and that we are truly making a difference,” Dalton said. “I can’t stop relaying now.”

The Victoria Westshore Relay for Life is at City Centre Park, 1097 Langford Pkwy., on June 14 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

For more information see relayforlife.ca/victoria.

To volunteer, call Dhawan at 250-380-2358. charla@goldstreamgazette.com

Distracted driving a leading cause of fatalities Continued from Page A1

“I know of serious crashes with distracted drivers where fatalities occurred,” he said.

“Last week I gave someone a ticket. That person knew better, but decided to take the call instead. If you receive a text, you need to pull over safety and that doesn’t mean into an emergency lane.”

Fossum pulled the driver over on Island Highway in View Royal. The vehicle was travelling far below the speed limit and the glowing phone screen at night gave the driver away.

Drivers focused on their smartphones may be unaware of abrupt traffic changes, such as construction zones and flaggers directing traffic.

The penalty of for distracted driving is $167 and three points off your licence. Drivers in the graduate licensing program are not permitted to any electronic devices, including hands-free.

“It’s not just about the fine, if you kill someone there could be serious charges,” Fossum said. “We are on the look out and don’t expect a warning.

Everyone should know better.” charla@goldstreamgazette.com

Did you know? n Distracted driving is a leading cause of car crash fatalities in B.C., and related to an average of 14 fatalities on Vancouver Island each year. n Drivers are four times more likely to crash their vehicle while talking on a hand-held cellphone and 23 times more likely when texting.

B.C. banned the use of personal electronic devices in cars in January 2010.

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Cam Culham busts out some of the Bard’s best moves on Amy Lee-Radigan at Craigdarroch Castle. The two are among thespians to perform Shakespearian love scenes throughout the castle during Shakespeare in Love, a show and fundraiser for the Victoria Shakespeare Society running until Feb. 15.

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“It gives them the opportunity to do these little snippets of a play which they hardly get to do, except in a class,” Pickett says. “It’s exciting here will be lots of loving in the rooms to work on different characters and in different at Craigdarroch Castle starting this places and experience different shows.” weekend and the public is invited to Shakespeare in Love builds on the momentum watch. of last year’s event at Craigdarroch Castle with a Castle rooms set the backdrop for different selection of scenes for 2014. The style Giggling Iguana Production’s of show was originally staged Shakespeare in Love: Scenes in 2001 by Giggling Iguana of Love from Shakespeare, Productions’ Ian Case, also If you’re looking for benefitting the Greater Victoria a Shakespeare Society board Shakespeare Festival. member. It was resurrected last something romantic Love scenes, songs and a year as an annual fundraiser and unique to do sonnet from six of William for the society.

Shakespeare’s works will be The Victoria Shakespeare with your significant performed in six different Society is currently planning other, or someone rooms while the audience for their upcoming, 24th seamoves throughout the castle to son, but Pickett was mum on you hope will watch each one. what can be expected this “It’s a really exciting way become a significant year. to see the castle,” says “Come see the show and other, this is a great Shakespeare festival producer you will get a heads up on the and Shakespeare in Love direcseason,” Pickett says. way. tor Karen Lee Pickett. “If you’re Shakespeare in Love opens - Karen Lee Pickett looking for something romantic Feb. 7 and plays Feb. 8, 12, and unique to do with your sig13, 14 and 15. Showtime is 8 nificant other, or someone you p.m. Reservations are required hope will become a significant and there is a limit of 50 audiother, this is a great way.” ence members per show. The Scenes from Romeo and show runs about one hour and refreshments and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew and Henry the V desserts will be served in the dining room afterare some of the plays to be performed. Five wards. local actors, all of whom are well-versed in There is no seating during he performance and Shakespeare productions, have been cast. They the castle is not wheelchair accessible. Attendees are: Cam Culham, Amy Lee Radigan, Adam are required to walk 87 stairs.

Holbroyd, Susie Mullen and Noelle Antonsen.

Craigdarroch Castle: 1050 Joan Crescent.

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he Olympics are a strange beast.

In the lead-up to the Games, much of the focus is on the host country and how well it will pull off welcoming the world.

We talk about how prepared it is to host a flood of athletes, sports fans and international media in its spit-shined venues, and we learn about the social and political problems unique to that country.

Then the Opening Ceremony begins and we don’t think about location again until we’re comparing their spectacle to previous host countries.

The Olympics are, for all intents and purposes, an event that can be replicated anywhere there are enough sport venues and hotel rooms to accommodate the events and additional people.

With that in mind, why, then, does the International Olympic Committee bestow the honour of hosting the Games on a country embroiled in human rights controversies? Any number of other countries – including bid finalists Salzburg, Austria and Pyeongchang, South Korea – could have earned the hosting duties.

We remain deeply troubled by Russia’s newly implemented anti-gay laws, which allow that country to arrest or fine anyone who “promotes nontraditional sexual relations.”

The IOC is governed by the Olympic Charter, which completely prohibits discrimination. IOC president Thomas Bach has repeatedly said he’s been assured

by President Vladimir Putin that Russia will respect the Charter while the Games are happening. The fact those assurances are necessary should have been reason enough not to award Russia the Winter Games.

But with the competition already underway, that’s a moot point.

Instead, we urge our fellow Canadians to continue having an open dialogue about these injustices through the course of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Take pride in Canada’s athletes as we watch them perform in the coming weeks, but don’t get so swept up that the discrimination being perpetrated in the host country is forgotten.

Canada’s notion of true patriot love must extend beyond our borders. The pride we feel on home soil from being glorious and free should be felt by the citizens of every country, especially at the Olympics, when we’re highlighting fellowship among all.

Russia’s human rights record casts shadow over Olympics

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Pipeline hearings a right for residents Last week, I applied to participate in the National Energy Board review of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline. However, I do not know whether the NEB will accept my application.

The board has announced they will only accept submissions on this proposal from British Columbians who are “directly affected” by the project and tankers or have “relevant expertise.”

Having grown up on the West Coast, I take issue with that assertion.

Harvesting from the ocean is a vital part of my culture as a coastal person. I was taught how to catch crabs and collect shellfish as a child. My family still enjoys crabs caught off Sidney, clams from the Gulf Islands and fish caught right off Clover Point in Victoria.

Sharing these experiences with my six-year-old son is very important to me. If there is an oil spill, all coastal residents stand to lose our ability to safely engage in these activities. Oil tankers on our delicate and unpredictable coast threaten salmon-bearing rivers and the wildlife and communities that depend on them, and will directly affect my family and I. I believe in the right of every concerned British Columbian to participate in this decision-making process.

Anna Kemp Victoria

Will the focus on Russia’s human rights record on LGBT issues overshadow the spirit of the 2014 Winter Olympics?

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Lobby politicians on climate action

Spoiler ending for Gracepoint?

Re: Climate change made simple – the solutions are trickier (vicnews. com) The trick is taking these great action items from Tom Pederson and getting politicians to take action on them. As citizens of a democracy, we need to speak up and demand that our politicians take action on climate change.

At some point, we lost our connection to our representatives.

They don’t hear what the people they represent are saying.

Many Canadians agree that climate change should be the top priority of the government.

Yet, how many environmental bills have been shot down? Will they shoot down the Climate Change Accountability Act again?

Is this what they call representing their constituency?

Like (climate change activist group) Citizens Climate Lobby, we should each reach out to our politicians and ask them to be serious about implementing environmental policies.

Tell them that if they are truly representing their constituency, they need to take action now.

No more stalling. No more delaying. No more misinformation.

Make it happen. It’s your job.

Amar Kumar Etobicoke, Ont.

I am delighted that various areas of Greater Victoria and Sidney will benefit from the production of Gracepoint, a remake of the highly popular British show Broadchurch.

However, please tell me there will be a different ending – a different murderer.

The main reason Broadchurch was so successful in the UK, apart from superb acting and photography, was that it was a genuine whodunnit.

Nobody guessed who the murderer was until the very last episode. Now that we all know (or soon will from friends who cannot keep a secret) who the murderer is, just what is the point?

Pauline Mills Esquimalt

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Editor’s note: Fox Entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly revealed in January that Gracepoint will indeed feature a different ending than Broadchurch. So watch with anticipation, Pauline.

The News welcomes opinions and comments of 300 words or less.

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VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL -(Odeon/The Vic) The big news this week is the opening of the annual Victoria Film Festival, showcasing several dozen feature films, compendiums of short films, plus symposiums and other special events. For details, grab a brochure or check out their easy-to-use website for full details.

THE MONUMENTS MEN -(Odeon/Landmark Uni 4/SilverCity/ Westshore) George Clooney directs and acts in this rousing true-life tale of an American platoon during the Second World War tasked with retrieving European art masterworks pilfered by the Nazis. With Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, and John Goodman.

THE LEGO MOVIE -(SilverCity/ Landmark Uni 4/Westshore) An evil LEGO tyrant plans to glue the entire universe together, and it’s up to an ordinary LEGO mini-figure to save the day. This animated romp features the vocal talents of Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, and Will Ferrell.

VAMPIRE ACADEMY -(SilverCity) Peaceful and mortal vampires called Morols live discreetly amongst us humans, but are being hunted by nasty, immortal vampires. Luckily, the Morols have a sexy guardian named Rose. Let the biting begin! ★★★★ 12 YEARS A SLAVE -(Odeon) This harrowing, true-life tale of a free black man in 1840s America who was kidnapped and sold into slavery is this year’s Oscar front runner. Directed by Steve McQueen (Hunger, Shame) and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Brad Pitt. ★★★½ AMERICAN HUSTLE -(Odeon/SilverCity) David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) looks good to be collecting Oscar Gold for this screwball crime dramedy, loosely based on the 1970s Abscam scandal, when an FBI sting ensnared a bunch of congressman on corruption charges. This devil’s brew of messy emotions and sneaky double-crosses features a great cast that includes Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence. ★★½ AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY -(Odeon/Landmark Uni 4) A wildly dysfunctional family has an acrimonious, often venomous reunion after a funeral. Meryl Streep acts up a storm as the family matriarch, but all the shrieking and anger and emotional messiness doesn’t have much of a point. The great cast includes Chris Cooper, Sam Shepard, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Ewan McGregor, and Dermot Mulroney. ★★★½ DALLAS BUYERS CLUB -(Odeon) Matthew McConaughey has latterly gone from laughing stock to leading actor, and is currently an Oscar fave for his role in this true-life 1980s-era story of Ron Woodroof, a redneck, homophobic rodeo rider from Texas who finds out he has contracted AIDS from wild living.

Given only weeks to live, Woodroof finds out about the experimental drug AZT and comes alive as a drugsmuggling AIDS activist, helping not just himself but many other sufferers.

Co-star Jared Leto is also nominated, for best supporting actor.

FROZEN -(SilverCity/Westshore) As a prelude to winter comes this appealing Disney animated tale about a brave woman who sets out to rescue a kingdom trapped in eternal winter. Some of the other characters include a goofy snowman and his reindeer buddy. Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. ★★★½ GRAVITY -(SilverCity) Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in a harrowing, brilliantlyexecuted thriller about two astronauts aboard a space station who survive an accident only to find themselves drifting helplessly through space, with little hope of rescue or survival. Oscar loves this movie! ★★★HER -(Odeon) Most critics have loved the latest from the incomparably weird Spike Jonze

(Being John Malkovich), which stars Joaquin Phoenix as a lonely writer who develops an intensely intimate relationship with his computer’s Siri-like operating system (voiced with beguiling sexiness by Scarlett Johansson). See review in the monthly Monday Magazine. ★★★ THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG -(SilverCity) Peter Jackson delivers three hours of fast-paced entertainment in this exciting, combat-filled and often funny account of Bilbo, Gandalf, and a bevy of bearded dwarves as they confront that terrifying, gold-hoarding dragon named Smaug (voiced by the suddenly ubiquitous Benedict Cumberbatch). ★ I, FRANKENSTEIN -(SilverCity/ Westshore) Aaron Eckhart stars in a truly terrible special effectsdriven fantasy thriller about how Mary Shelley’s legendary monster becomes mankind’s saviour as he teams up with angelic gargoyles (!) to battle demons ready to conquer humanity. With Bill Nighy. ★★½ JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT -(SilverCity/Westshore) A young Jack Ryan (Chris Pine, Star Trek) has to upshift from covert CIA analyst to kick-ass field agent in this high-octane thriller about a Russian plot to destroy the U.S. economy as part of a terrorist attack. Directed by Kenneth Branagh and co-starring Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, and Colm Feore. ★★ LABOR DAY -(Odeon/ Westshore) The previously credible Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) directs Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in a sudsy, occasionally laughable melodrama about a depressed single mom who has an encounter with a seemingly scary escaped convict, only to find herself falling for the hunky dude. See review online.

THE NUT JOB -(SilverCity/ Westshore) So-so reviews have greeted this animated romp about a curmudgeonly squirrel who gets banished from his park and has to learn to survive in the big city -- so watch out, Maury’s Nut Store! With the vocal talents of Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, and Will Arnett. ★★★½ PHILOMENA -(Landmark Cinema 4) Oscar-nomination speculation is already swirling around Judi Dench for her performance as a woman who was forced to give up her out-of-wedlock child 50 years ago and is now determined to track him down. This surprisingly funny dramedy co-stars Steve Coogan and is directed by the great Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, The Queen). ★★RIDE ALONG -(Westshore) The jokes are raunchy and predictable in this action comedy about a fast-talking security guard who joins his cop brother-in-law-to-be on a ride along in order to prove himself worthy of marrying the man’s sister.

With Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. ★★THAT AWKWARD MOMENT -(SilverCity/Westshore) Three 20-something guys who are best friends find themselves confronting a terrifying question: are their current dates just casual affairs . . . or something more? Zac Efron stars in an uninspired romcom, set amidst the hook-up generation, that clumsily blends raunchy jokes with tender feelings. See review. ★★★½ THE WOLF OF WALL STREET -(Odeon/SilverCity) Revered director Martin Scorsese reunites with Leonardo DiCaprio for this electrifyingly debauched, true-life tale of Jordan Belfort, a sleazy Wall Street stockbroker at the centre of a massive financial scandal in the 1990s. With Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, and Jon Favreau.

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Although neither gender comes off well in That Awkward Moment, it’s definitely the men who have more apologizing to do. Better make that boy-men, as this is yet another bromance comedy – think Friends, but with more dick jokes – that features commitment-phobic 20-something guys wallowing in the shallows of hook-up culture.

Awkward is the fairy tale of three best buds who live in New York, but seemingly many miles from reality. First there’s Jason (Zac Efron), a smooth operator who has just met the rather perfect Ellie (Imogen Poots) but can’t exactly figure out how she can be made to fit into his score-then-move-on lifestyle. Then we have Daniel (Miles Teller), a sarcastic slacker who has somehow persuaded a sexy gal pal named Chelsea (Mackenzie Davis) to act as his “wing man” and help him pick up pliable ladies in bars.

When these two suddenly start crushing on each other, predictable complications ensue. Finally we have Mikey (Michael B. Jordan), a lonely doctor who got married young and whose gorgeous wife doesn’t seem to love him anymore.

All that’s left is for the director to add alcohol, stir in lots of crass jokes of the sitcom variety, and then have our immature protagonists embarrass themselves repeatedly before achieving a few feel-good insights by movie’s end.

Awkward and derivative, this romcom by first-time writer-director Tom Gormican aspires ineffectually to being a latter-day Jerry Maguire.

The performances are fine, sure, but in between the forced laughs you will keep asking yourself why these smart women are so ready to settle for such dismal dudes. And Gormican deserves to be spanked for exhuming the cliché of the disgraced ex-lover who wins back his girlfriend by making an elaborate apology to her in front of a large audience. With any luck, this will just be a bad memory by Valentine’s.

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CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 -(Sat.-Sun., Feb. 8-9: 1:00 matinees) The wacky animated comedy about an infamous machine that churns out scary food-animal hybrids was popular enough to merit

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WADJDA -(Sun., Feb. 9: 3:00, 7:00, 9:00 & Mon., Feb. 10: 7:00, 9:00) Saudi Arabia is the last place to look for feminist films, yet nothing but praise has greeted this smart and funny crowd-pleaser about a rebellious 12-year-old girl who never met a rule she couldn’t subvert. ★★★★2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY -(Tues., Feb. 11: 7:00) Stanley Kubrick’s visionary sci-fi epic remains a landmark of cinema.

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MUSCLE SHOALS -(Wed.-Thurs., Feb. 12-13: 7:00, 9:15) Everyone from the Rolling Stones to Wilson Pickett have made music at this legendary Alabama recording studio, which created a unique sound that was both gritty and soulful.

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Honda knows how to make a good, solid car—and for 2014—things just got a little more interesting.

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From rather ordinary to rather extraordinary Tampa, Florida – Being the best at something is an achievement, and doing it repeatedly is impressive.

The Honda Civic’s 16-year streak as the best selling passenger car in Canada is nothing short of astounding. For the introduction the 2014 Civic, Honda chose usually sunny and hot Tampa, to introduce their latest update. It was sunny but anything from hot, with overnight temperatures near freezing.

Honda has been improving the Civic continuously since the 7th generation model was introduced as a 2012 model. Last year, for 2013, they updated the styling, handling and interior of the 2013 model and now for 2014 they are at it again.

Looks The styling focus for 2014 is on the coupe. Roughly 15 per cent of all Civics are sold as a coupe, the most dominant player in the small coupe market. Last year, this sedan received updates to the front and rear styling to help make it look more upscale and sophisticated, and this year the coupe gets a similar update to the front and back, but the changes are meant to provide a sportier look with a bit more aggression.

The most aggressive version of both

addition, the front seats are very supportive and the steering wheel is low and small for a racy feel. What is new for both the sedan and this coupe is the introduction of Display Audio system that is available From fuel on the EX and Touring economy to reliability, models. This is a large iPad-like touch-screen resale value, cost design that lets the driver of ownership and access many functions Inside sportiness the 2014 from the radio to apps One of the reasons that Honda Civic is a good that piggyback off your the Civic is the best iPhone. (No Android apps selling car in Canada is choice yet but they are working the practical, yet sporty Zack Spencer on this.) This taps into the interior in both the sedan power of your phone, in and coupe. Many people, the big screen, with full including me, didn’t integration. I liked the speed and funcinitially like the split dash with the tion of the design but really missed a speedometer on the top and the tarotary dial to adjust the volume over a chometer on the bottom, but over time touch screen volume design. Yes, there this design has proven to be a winner. is a volume control on the steering I was wrong. The split design now wheel but one next to the radio would incorporates more information to see complete the package. without having to take your eyes off the road. The trip computer and other Drive functions like radio station information Honda has made one small change are just below the front window. In and one big change to help with fuel the sedan and coupe is the SI model that gets an even more forceful grille and front bumper design plus a rear spoiler and lower air diffuser. Wheel sizes have also changed with the regular coupe receiving 16-inch wheels, up from 15-inches, and the SI now bumps the size from 17-inches to 18-inches.

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economy. The small one is the exhaust system has been adjusted in both the sedan and coupe to let the engine breath better, improving horsepower slightly from 140hp to 143hp. The big change is the introduction of an inhouse continuously variable transmission (CVT), replacing the old 5-speed automatic. This actually makes this little car more drivable and might be the best CVT on the market. The car snaps away from a stop and cruises with ease on the highway, with quick changes

in the gear ratio that helps mimic a conventional automatic design.

In addition, there is a sport mode and paddle shifters on the steering wheel to help liven things up. Honda has done a first rate job here and their efforts have been rewarded with a six per cent improvement in city fuel economy and an overall drop from 6.2L/100km combined to 6.0L, something very hard to do with such a small car.

The driving dynamics of the Civic has always been very good due to a fully independent suspension and willing engine. The 143hp is a nice match for this car and the CVT is a great complement. The 5-speed manual is a blast to drive but it could use a 6th gear on the highway, as the high-revving engine can get noisy. The steering is crisp and the car overall instills a high level of confidence.

Verdict Honda admits that their Civic might not be the top choice in every reason to buy a compact car but they are near the top in all categories. From fuel economy to reliability, resale value, cost of ownership and sportiness this car is a good choice.

The many improvements made to the car over the past three-model-years, has taken the Civic from rather ordinary to rather extraordinary.

They know how to make a good, solid, reliable car and for 2014 things just a little bit more interesting.

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Friday, February 7, 2014 •

A11

Channeling your inner teenager in the snow

Picture this: You’re a teenager with a driver’s license, your wealthy parents have left you alone for the day and there has just been a huge snowfall.

Your parents decided to take the SUV and the Porsche Carrera 4S is sitting all by its lonesome in the garage.

All your friends are busy so you’ll need to make your own fun today. But how?

The key to this stellar coupe, which generally remains under armoured guard, somehow surfaces.

Then you hear a voice calling your name. You look around and wonder if you’re imagining things or if the milk you drank for breakfast had expired.

You look down at the key fob and it is speaking to you. Through its German accent you decipher words like, “traction control off,” “sliding sideways,” “car control,” and the best of all, “you won’t get in trouble.”

Then giddiness overcomes your body. Your eyes widen.

Your smile is uncontrollable.

‘‘

Even if you mess up, you keep going ... it’s part of the learning experience.

’’

Alexandra Straub

Before you know it you’re nestled cozily in the heated sport driver’s seat, looking where you want to go and having the time of your life; sliding sideways on a snow and ice track in a $140,000 sports car.

Life is wunderbar. The best part about this teenage dream is that it’s not a teenage dream.

It’s a reality.

For those wanting to learn car control on a designated ice/snow track, it’s entirely possible thanks to Porsche’s Camp4 training school.

The track’s location is less than a couple of hours drive outside of Montreal, Quebec at Mecaglisse. It’s a playground for the German automaker’s, rear-wheel drive 911 Carrera S and Cayman, along with the allwheel drive 911 Carrera 4S. You’ll have the opportunity to drive all three vehicles in various parts of the facility.

Whether you are learning how to control over- and

under-steer on the oval, or learning how to appropriately kick the back end out by blipping the throttle at the slalom, chances are, you’ll have a grin on your face the whole time.

And if you spin out, you just keep going.

The program commences with a driver’s briefing and drivers are introduced to their instructors.

Proper seating position is

explained and then it’s time to hit the track.

Exercises are done with two people to each car, and each Porsche is equipped with radios that are linked together. That way, the instructor can talk to you and give you pointers while they observe what’s going on.

Sometimes you get praise.

Sometimes you get constructive criticism. It’s just part of the process.

Classic trucks of the screen Vintage pickups and SUVs are among the hottest things in the collector car world. Not surprisingly, they are also popular on the big and small screen. Here are five fine examples.

1. 1973 Ford F-250 (The Blues Brothers): After stiffing the proprietor of Bob’s Country Bunker on a huge bar tab, Jake and Elwood Blues take off in the Bluesmobile with “The Good Ole Boys” – the country and western act that they’d impersonated at said bar – in hot pursuit. Love the shot of two angry musicians in costume glaring out the front windows of the camper shell, just before the truck winds up on its side.

2. 1967 Ford Bronco (Green Acres): The much-loved CBS

comedy featured a thennew red 1967 Ford Bronco as the official vehicle of scatter-brained county agent Hank Kimball, usually seen driven around Hooterville and the Douglas farm (minus doors and top). For most of its run, Green Acres was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, so the Bronco’s frequent appearances were no surprise.

3. 1972 Chevrolet C-10 (Dazed and Confused): The 1993 Richard Linklater high school cult classic, set in the mid-1970s, featured what appeared to be a 1972 Chevy C-10 pickup in Cheyenne trim. It was driven by paddle-wielding upper-classman Benny O’Donnell (played by Cole Hauser), who freshmen

The 1972 Chevy C-10 in Green Acres“Dazed and Confused” episode. Gramercy pictures pHOtO encountered at their peril.

4. 1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning (The Fast and the Furious): Lead actor Paul

Walker drove this very special Ford pickup. Produced

by Ford’s Special Vehicles Team, the 1999 Lightning

featured a supercharged 5.4-litre V-8 that produced 360 hp. It was used as a parts getter in the first of the Fast and Furious movies.

5. 1973 Ford F-100 (The Dukes of Hazzard): Yeah, it’s a shock, there were pickup trucks featured in the Dukes of Hazzard. Uncle Jesse always seemed to have a semi-ratty white Ford pickup. Most of the time it was a ’73 F-100 but in early episodes, he could be seen with a 1968 Ford stepside pickup and in later ones, a late 1970s F-250.

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Two major points that were stressed in any of the exercises were: look where you want to go not where you are going and the tires can only do one job at a time.

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manoeuvre you were trying to do.

Even if you do make a mistake, you just dust off the snow and try again.

The Camp4 program originated in Finland in 1996 and has since been executed around the world.

It’s hard to believe how much you can learn in such a short amount of time.

And how much your face will hurt afterwards and not even because of sub-zero temperatures.

The cost of Camp4 is $5,195 (plus taxes.)

That includes three nights accommodation at The Esterel Suites & Spa (a luxury hotel nearby) two full days of driving and all your meals and transfers from the track.

As I said, even if you mess up, you keep going, and no, you won’t get in trouble for having fun. It’s part of the learning experience.

Visit www.porsche.com/ canada-pde/en/winterdriving/ for more information. alexandra.straub @drivewaybc.ca

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Climate change made simple, but the solutions are trickier UVic institute offers free video series for citizens and policymakers Don Descoteau News staff

Understanding what is causing climate change is one thing. Knowing what actions to take to halt that phenomenon, or even reverse it, is quite another.

The latest installment in an online video series produced by University of Victoria-based Pacific Institute of Climate Science offers up real-world solutions to address the problem head-on.

While one of the program’s loftier goals is to provide tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to government policymakers worldwide, the scientists who wrote it aimed for it to be accessible to anyone looking to improve their knowledge of what is happening and what they can do about it.

“With our first course, we strictly avoided scientific jargon,” said Institute executive director Tom Pederson. “That’s really important. You want the public to understand the concepts, so you have to put it in language that is accessible to anyone interested in the topic.”

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“The trick,” Pederson said, “is to not look at it as this huge undertaking that is beyond the reach of individuals or households.”

The Institute, which includes climate scientists from B.C.’s four largest universities, has introduced a multi-unit, two-and-a-half hour section entitled Mitigation Needs and Action, and Government Tools and Initiatives, Part I and II. The first is aimed at a general audience, from individuals to educators at all levels.

The second targets policymakers and civil servants – B.C.’s government is encouraging each of its 28,000 civil servants to take the online course.

The initial videos were designed to lay out the seriousness of global climate change, but the point of the new releases is to give people hope for a positive future, not to scare them, Pederson said.

“We’ve told them that we have an unprecedented problem, but we can fix this, and here’s how, then we lay out the steps to take action. Then the challenge will be for people to start asking their politicians, ‘Why aren’t you doing these things?’”

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PCS Pacers pack basketball punch Strange as it may sound, provincial championships are somewhat old hat for the Pacific Christian School Pacers senior girls basketball team.

Setting aside their four B.C. championship titles in open A and AA level tournaments over the years, the Pacers had yet to win the B.C. Christian Secondary Schools Athletic Association title – until last weekend.

The Saanich team captured its first banner in the highly competitive Christian field with a come-from-behind 68-65 win over perennial strength Abbotsford Christian in last Saturday’s final in Surrey.

“Me and my Grade 12 friends on the team, we’re super excited to get a banner,” said tournament MVP and pacers point guard, Hannah Thompson. She was one of three graduating players honoured at a pennantraising ceremony held before

a Tuesday city league game at Pacific Christian.

The Pacers, who went 3-0 at the tournament, led for most of the final but fell behind by nine points late in the fourth quarter.

Led by Kat Candell (25 points) in the backcourt and Thompson (17 pts.)up front, PCS went on a 14-2 run to cap the victory.

Down 65-62 with less than a minute to go, the Pacers got a baseline three-pointer from Candell to tie the game. After a stop at the other end of the court, Thompson stole the ball and raced downcourt to hit a layup.

“It was a little bit surreal, but it’s an awesome story,” said PCS co-coach John Stewart. “It was neat to see it all unfold.”

The Pacers, currently second in the city AA league, set their sights on the playoffs, which begin with the Lower Island tournament at Pacific Christian on Feb. 14 and 15.

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Of the 18 Falcon athletes who made the trip, four won gold all-around medals for cumulative point totals. They included Emma Olenick in P1 level open (15-over), Emma Longbottom in P2 novice (age 13-14), Adelene Buchanan in P2 open and Emily Schmidt in P3 novice. Each athlete earned various medals in their respective individual events to capture top spot overall in their category.

Among other Falcon gymnasts collecting medals, Mia Butcher won gold in P2 Tyro (age 11-12) on vault and uneven bars; Emily Lyall (P2 Novice) grabbed gold on bars and silver in floor exercise and Makena Spanier (P3 Open) earned bronze in floor, bars, vault and beam.

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

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

FRIENDLY FRANK

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

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

WINTER BOOTS ladies, sz 11, brown (real leather), $50.

Call (778)440-3334.

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

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EAR Basic & Post Basic

LOST: KEYS, in or around Safeway parking lot, Sidney, Nissan car key/fob, Coach key chain shaped like a purse. Reward. 250-888-1986

Early Childhood Educators not only teach childr children, they aim to help children devel develop good habits in learning and in life.

250.388.3535

HOUSES FOR SALE

BUYING OR SELLING?

WANTED 1960’s Pick-up Truck, Ford or Chev, running condition, $500 or less. Call John (250)816-7368.

Do y you enjoy working with children?

FOUND SOMETHING?

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

FOUND HOOPED earring Reay Creek, Sidney, BC. Call to identify. (250)656-9952.

LOST: SET of keys on pink coil elastic, in Sidney area.

Call (250)654-0501.

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.

Women’s Mustang Floater Coat & Bib Pants.

2 VW & Audi Bike Racks.

Car Brochures.

Magazines from 50’s & 60’s.

(778)426-2835.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

BROTHER SEWING machine, 2 yrs old, rarely used. $30.

(778)430-1747.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

TIMESHARE FOR sale; weeks 49 & 51 at Panorama BC Ski Resort. Available for ownership at only the cost for legal fees. Deed property. Call (250)995-2992.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

PERSONAL SERVICES

Kripalu full body massage.

Over 13 years experience.

Acupressure and Reiki. Women only. Professional. Call for Feb specials. $50/hr. New clients only. Call 250-514-6223, www.andreakober.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

BC FAMILIES in Transition requires front desk help to handle phones and walk-in traffic, then direct questions to appropriate co-workers. Background in social work, counseling or legal services is helpful. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269.

WOMEN’S SEXUAL Assault Centre is recruiting board members who are leadershiporiented feminists with a variety of skills, experience and backgrounds plus a commitment to end sexualized violence. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

3 WOODVILLE PLACE (View Royal) Sat & Sun, 9am2pm. Furniture, Tools, Household goods.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

VOLUNTEERS

NEED2 STARTS training in April for Youthspace.ca, an online support network for preventative mental health directed at young Canadians. Volunteer age 17 and up to adult; long-term commitment. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269.

GARAGE SALES

Career Opportunities: Preschools O Strong Start Facilitators O Group Child Care Cruise Ships and Resorts O Supported Child Development

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CALL VICTORIA: 250.384.8121 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

RENTALS

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

APARTMENT/CONDO

SUITES, LOWER

GORGE- 1 bdrm condo, free hot water, N/P, $700. Call (250)882-2330.

BEAR MTN area- suite in new house, 2 bdrms, ground floor.

Laundry. $1150. inclds utils.

Great views. 250-886-7755.

COTTAGES

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.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

2 ROOM Cabin. Rural, near 17Mile. Appl. inc. 1 quiet person. Ref’s. Req. Avail. March 1st. $800. 250-642-0058

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES UPPER QUADRA- lrg 1 bdrm suite, all utilities included. Inside cat ok. Quiet location. $800. Call 778-350-9303.

HOMES FOR RENT

DISTRESS SALES BANK FORECLOSURES FIXER UPPERS

HIGHLANDS. 3-BDRM, 2 bath, F/P, 5 appl’s, carport, lrg deck, small pets. Immediate. $1600. Call (250)478-6385

RECREATION

Free List with Pictures & Addresses at:

www.JimParsons.com

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Jim Parsons 1% Realty 250-508-0739

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION COLWOOD: UNFURN’D room available, incls all utils, $450.

(Avail immed). 250-858-6930.

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.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm ground level, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1000.

Avail now or Feb 1st.

(250)385-2846.

1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $5,900 obo. Must Sell. Call Terry 250-478-1426.

GLANFORD- 1 bdrm, lrg living rm+ kitchen. $700 inclds utils.

N/P. Call (778)350-2446.

HARRIET/UPTOWN- fully furnished 3 bdrm, reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1350 inclusive. W/D. 250-480-0849.

TRUCKS & VANS 1986 NISSAN pick-up truck, 2 wheel drive, 6 cylinder, standard, 204,000 km. Good running condition. $1500 obo.

Call (250)812-6565.

LANGFORD- 1 Bdrm+, pet ok, N/S. Available Feb 15. $800.

250-294-3371, 250-889-3322.

LANGFORD- 2 bd, Park with creek. 5 appl. All utils inc, NS/NP. $1,275. 250-478-1324

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

White, great truck! $6500. Call (250)479-3680.

NORTH NANAIMO: 1bdrm private suite. New floors & paint. Shared laundry. Secure, covered parking. FREE cable.

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

250-756-9746.

SUITES, UPPER LANGFORD: 3 bdrm, N/P, cable, shared laundry. $1350.

Call (250)882-2330.

AUTO SERVICES

WANTED TO RENT

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

WANTED: PRIVATE rural cottage or cabin. Wood/elec heat.

Mature female 250-381-6171

CARS

BUYING - RENTINGSELLING

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

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AROUND THE HOUSE.ca ALL repairs & renovations.

Call Ben (250)891-7395.

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

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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.

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

TAX

250-477-4601 SAVE ON Bookkeeping & Accounting.

Year ends, GST, PST, payroll & T4s. Personal tax returns from $49. Avail weekends. Mike 250-888-4652

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

CLEANING SERVICES HI! NEED help cleaning your house. Call Me! 250-478-8940 HOUSEKEEPER EXPERIENCED, reliable. References.

250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

DRYWALL ARAM’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525.

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.

GT Electric: Res/Comm./Reno’s.

Reasonable rates. #202246. 250-208-5044 KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small.

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

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

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

$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.

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

References available.

250-475-1462.

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

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

HAMLYN PAINTING WCB + Ins. Guaranteed satisfaction.

Free est. Call 250-213-1054.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 250-507-6543.

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

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

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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Fast Service, Best Prices!!

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DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

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.

TILING

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

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

LANDSCAPING

20% OFF! Pruning, Hedge Trim, Soil/Mulch Del (2 cu yds) Clean-ups. (250)479-6495.

FRUIT TREES Overgrown?

Pruning, clean-ups, garden maintenance.

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

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

PND SOIL & GRAVEL MART. Garden manure/compost. Self pick-up, we load. $25./ yard.

1119 Finney Rd 250-478-3322

GARDENING

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

UPHOLSTERY 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.

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HomeFinder Find a place to call home

Q: WHAT ARE SOME TIPS TO FOLLOW AS A SINGLE WOMAN HOMEOWNER? Buy a tool kit – Your collection should include a good hammer, a multi-head screwdriver, pipe wrench, utility knife, needle-nose pliers, tape measure and a saw.

Ways to avoid unfair treatment – Ask friends for referrals on contractors or service professionals; ask for names of their customers you can call; get multiple quotes on jobs and get everything in writing.

Ways to protect yourself – Make yourself familiar with the neighbourhood by driving or walking around; get to know nearby neighbours; if you take transit, see who gets on and off the bus when you do.

– Courtesy thisoldhouse.com

Do you have a house-hunting story you’d like to share with us? Email ddescoteau@ vicnews.com To advertise in HomeFinder, call John Graham at 250.480.3227 or email jgraham@ blackpress.ca

NEWS GAZETTE

GREATER VICTORIA MARKET UPDATE » MONTH ENDING JAN. 31

342 » $481,200 » 3,489 »

TOTAL PROPERTIES SOLD AND DEALS PENDING FOR THE MONTH, 48 MORE THAN JAN. 2013 BENCHMARK PRICE FOR A TYPICAL HOME IN THE REGION TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE LISTINGS IN REGION

BUYING TIP |Check out municipal bylaws relating to secondary suites before making an offer

Want a suite deal? There’s many options Income-helping secondary suites come in all shapes, sizes Don Descoteau News staff

Looking for a detached home but don’t have enough money to make it work?

For people considering becoming a landlord, there are numerous options around Greater Victoria for mortgage helper suite. The range of suites is as varied as the homes they are part of – they run from hastily converted basements to full-feature accommodation designed and built to the B.C. building code, a.k.a. “legal suites.”

In 2010, apartment dwellers Jennifer and Keith Souter found what they were looking for in the Parkdale section of the Westhills neighbourhood in Langford. The sprawling new development offered homes with various configurations of secondary suites.

“With the income suite we were able to look at a full single-family dwelling,” Jennifer says. “That was appealing, to be on our own and not have to be part of a strata.”

While the couple were thrilled to be building equity, the living situation was not ideal, she says. The Souters were upstairs while their tenants took the main floor.

“We have a dog and we

Photo by Hilary McIntyre

Keith and Jennifer Souter stand in front of their carriage home in the Westhills neighbourhood in Langford. This home, like their last one, includes an over-garage rental suite that offers them financial freedom and separation from their tenant. were always worried that they might hear us. You’re always conscious of someone sharing that space,” she says.

They began looking for a housing setup that better suited their needs and found it – about 500 yards away. In July 2012 they moved into a coach house at Westhills, one with a suite above a detached garage.

“We almost never see our tenant, except at rent time,” Souter says. “We feel like we’re completely separate.”

Buying in a new neigh-

bourhood tailored for all manner of families – from young people breaking into the market to couples needing close accommodation for elderly parents – is just one example of how to solve the need for a suite.

Realtor Kevin Sing has seen numerous such situations in his 14-plus years in the industry. While there is generally always some financial necessity to such transactions, he says, it’s not always about the mortgage helper. “(Often) it’s about helping

family,” he says, noting suite residents can be at either end of the age spectrum, from college-age children to elderly parents.

“It remains a pretty significant reason for looking for a home with a suite. Usually we’re looking for a nice suite, usually above ground.”

Regardless of the reasons for searching out homes with suites, buyers should ask their realtor about the municipality’s stance on secondary accommodation, Sing says.

Most jurisdictions have

recognized the need for – and existence of – secondary suites as a way of providing affordable accommodation. And for the most part, non-registered suites are not a target for bylaw enforcement, Sing says.

“Parties and parking” remain the two most common reasons people renting out suites in neighbourhoods run afoul of bylaw enforcement officers. For buyers who need the rental income to help pay their mortgage, the legal status of a suite and the complaint history are worth asking about, he adds.

“If they’re relying on that income and their comfort zone is not to have to deal with a bylaw officer down the road, they probably should be looking at something that is legal or perhaps rethink their financial situation.”

As with homes themselves, location is important to tenants. “It’s good to be close to a bus route, say, no more than two buses into UVic or Camosun or Royal Roads (University),” Sing says. A short walk to amenities is also appealing.

While checking out prospective tenants is part of their due diligence, Souter enjoys the financial freedom the suite offers them. Not to mention the fact they’ve become part of a group of people in similar situations in the neighbourhood.

“I love it, all of our friends are there,” she says. ddescoteau@vicnews.com

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OPEN HOUSES | FEB. 7 TO FEB. 12, 2014

Oak Bay 250-370-7601 Victoria 250-483-1360 Westshore 250-391-2933 Sidney 250-655-0632 Chatterton Way 250-479-0688 www.vericoselect.com

807-66 Songhees, $579,900

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Susan Carley, 250-477-7291

733A Humboldt (200 Douglas)

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Macdonald Realty Helene Roy, 250 883-2715

1769 Haultain, $645,999 Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Arran McLellan, 250 884-3980

101-1235 Johnson St, $289,800

606 Speed Ave, $245,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Scott Munro, 250 477-5353

2822 Cedar Hill, $349,900

Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Philip Illingworth, 250-477-7291

199 Olive St, $839,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shawn Adye, 250-384-8124

5-1027 Belmont Ave, $619,000

Saturday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

613-100 Saghalie Rd.

Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sladja Stojkovic, 250 477-5353

Saturday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Lee Johnston, 250-478-9600

201-1063 Southgate, $299,800

803-250 Douglas

Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Patrick Skillings, 250-370-7788

107-250 Douglas

Sunday 12-2 DFH Real Estate Ltd Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

202-1425 Fort, $309,900

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Maggie Thompson, 250-889-5955

415-365 Waterfront Cres, $419,000 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Dennis Guevin, 250-477-7291

Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd Lynnell Davidge, 250-477-7291

1515 Shasta, $928,000 Sunday 1-3 JONESco. Real Estate Roger Jones, 250-361-9838

OAK BAY 2071 Townley, $649,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Cassie Kangas, 250 477-7291

688 Falkland, $1,500,000 Saturday 2-4 Duttons & Co. Real Estate Ltd. 250-383-7100

3250 Exeter

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Giovanna Balaiban, 250-477-5353

624 St Patrick, $829,900 Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Brown Bros Robert Young, 250-385-6900

VIEW ROYAL

21-127 Aldersmith Pl, $445,000

Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Bruce McCallum, 250-858-5762

3-199 Atkins, $406,000 Sunday 1-3 Newport Realty Colin Gareau, 250-812-3451

SAANICH EAST 4009 Cedar Hill Rd, $529,900

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Sutton Group West Coast James Gardiner (250) 507-4333

207-935 Cloverdale Rd, $419,888 Wednesday-Sunday 12-4 Re/Max Alliance Ron Neal, 250-386-8181

3222 Keats, $480,000

Saturday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

25-3958 Cedar Hill Rd, $239,900

20 Newcastle Crt, $599,000 Saturday 2-4 Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Murray Clodge, 250-818-6146

ESQUIMALT 7-1115 Craigflower, $469,900

Pemberton Holmes Mike Lock, 250-384-8124

4210 Quadra, $569,900 Sunday 12-2 Smartmove Realty Inc Linda Clark, 250 380-6683

2019 Casa Marcia Cres.

Saturday 1-4 Pemberton Holmes Jim Fields, 250-384-8124

Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Riley Janes, 250-384-8124

201-873 Esquimalt Rd, $239,900

982 Mckenzie Ave, $299,900

SAANICH WEST 13-4540 West Saanich Rd, $350,000 Saturday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Deidra Junghans, 250-474-6003

460 Montcalm, $559,900

Saturday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Cheryl Bejcar, 250-592-4422

1020 Burnside Rd W

Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Corie Meyer, 250-818-3216

3795 Burnside Pl, $549,900 Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-590-3921

65-4125 Interurban, $349,000

Saturday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Ltd Rick Shumka, 250 384-8124

SAANICH PENINSULA 8880 Park Pacific Terr, $1,199,000

Sunday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ally Guevin, 250-477-7291

Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty James Liu, 250 477-5353

Sunday 1-3 Re/Max Camosun Craig Walters, 250-655-0608

1330-1334 Esquimalt Rd, $689,888

3675-1507 Queensbury, $359,000

10935 Marti Lane, $1,099,999

Saturday 11-1 One Percent Realty Valentino, 250-686-2242

Saturday & Sunday 2-4 Newport Realty Gordon Lee, 250-385-2033

Sunday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Marilyn Ball, 250-655-7653

10500 McDonald Park, $585,000

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 Pemberton Holmes Nicole Burgess, 250 384-8124

1469 Honeysuckle Pl, $675,000 Sunday 2-4 JONESco Real Estate Inc. Ian Heath, 250-655-7653

1957 Jeffree Rd, $624,800 Sunday 2-3:30 Holmes Realty Magdalin Heron 250 656-0911

9820 Seaport, $499,500+

Sunday 1-3 Holmes Realty Michele Holmes, 250-656-0911

6963 Hagan Rd, $519,000 Saturday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ally Guevin, 250-477-7291

10410 Allbay, $346,000

Sunday 11-1 Pemberton Holmes Rick Couvelier, 250-477-0921

312-10461 Resthaven Dr, $339,900 Saturday 2-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Robin Lewis, 250-656-0131

WEST SHORE 205-2747 Jacklin Rd, $255,000

Saturday 1-3 & Sunday 2-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Sandra Govender, 250-592-4422

1290 Eston Pl, $899,500 Saturday 2-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

1290 Eston Pl, $899,500

419 Pelican, $777,900

113-37 Skogstad Way, $327,000 Sunday 2-4

2518 Mill Hill Rd.

Sunday 1-3 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Hayley John, 250-474-4800

Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

2655 Sooke Rd, $219,900

37-2500 Florence Lake Rd, $49,900 Sunday 2-4

Thursday thru Monday 1-4 Re/Max Camosun Brad Gregory, 250 744-3301

Pemberton Holmes Kent Deans, 250-686-4141

3379 Vision Way, $339,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-590-3921

112-1177 Deerview

Saturday & Sunday 1-3 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Sandra Hoff, 250 477-7291

3640 Vitality

Sunday 12:30-2 SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

110-1177 Deerview Pl, $659,000

Saturday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Inder Taneja, 250-686-8228

214-866 Brock Ave, $259,000 Sunday 1-3

Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty Doug Poruchny, 250-474-4800

8-2711 Jacklin, $249,900 Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Ron Bahrey, 250-477-7291

SOOKE 2522 Townsend, $441,000 Saturday 2-4, Fair Realty Kevin Ramsay, 250-217-5091

887 Wild Ridge Way, $399,900 Sunday 2:30-4

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SmartMove Real Estate Gary Brown, 250-380-6683

1373 Bonner Cres, $439,900 Saturday 2-4

870 Hackamore, $1,299,900 Sunday 1-3

Re/Max Camosun Diana Winger, 250-370-7788

Pemberton Holmes Ltd Gabriella Pakos 250 384-8124

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2075 Hedgestone Lane, $799,000 Saturday 1-2

2960 Phillips, $384,900

Re/Max Camosun Brad Maclaren, 250-727-5448

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Olympic View Golf Course

LATORIA CREEK

Latoria Rd

Open House Sat & Sun 1-4 pm

spacious modern lifestyle.

Spacious two bedroom/two bathroom condominiums overlooking the natural beauty of our location next to Olympic View Golf Course.”

2 bed/2 bath 1100(+) sq.ft.

$294,000 (net GST incl.)

(Construction tours at open house)

Greg Long greglong@shaw.ca

250.384.8124 Sales Office: 593 Latoria Rd.

www.latoriacreek.com

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#7-614 Granrose Terrace

“The Terraces” patio homes feature: • Solid wood exterior doors • Low “E” thermally isolated glazed windows • 20 foot vaulted ceilings (“D” Style Design) • Hardwood and tile flooring • Granite countertops with undermount sinks • Open concept gourmet kitchens • Independent party walls with 1 inch separation and plywood shear walls • Double car garages • Tumbled brick driveways and private patios • Exterior genuine stone finishing • Exterior gas barbecue and water outlets • Fully landscaped, irrigated and partially fenced • Secure gated entrance

Open House Sat & Sun 12-3 pm

Greg Long greglong@shaw.ca

The price of each unit includes: • Forced Air Heating System with High Efficiency Heat Pump • $8,000 Stainless Steel Appliance Package • 2” Venetian blind package • Roughed in Alarm & Vacuum Systems • Landscaping & Sprinklers, front and rear yard

hom home hom ho o welcome

CLIENTS RE-LOCATING - MOTIVATED!!

OPEN HOUSE SUN 1-3 PM 870 HACKAMORE

PRICE BELOW ASSESSED VALUE! What a beautiful private estate on 2+ acres. Four separate buildings. Main house with 4700 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms, 5 baths and 4 fireplaces. 1400 sq. ft.

Guest house with self-contained suite. 2 full baths, fireplace and laundry. A 936 sq. ft. oversized workshop, 600 sq. ft. finished gym and a 400 sq. ft. studio. Purchased 4 years ago for more than the asking price now. Current owners have spent more than 200k on improvements. Huge fenced landscaped yard with tennis court. The list goes on and on. Call for further details on this perfect home for kids and entertaining. Outstanding valued, a give-away at $1,299,900.

250.384.8124 #150-805 Cloverdale Avenue Victoria, BC V8X 2S9

www.greglong.ca

Meet your REALTOR®

Cheryl Ashby

Daryl Ashby

Ross Casey

Kent Deans

Wally Gregora

Jane Johnston

GABRIELLA PAKOS 250-213-1323 www.Pakos.ca Open House Sat 2-4 pm • 752 Millington Place Nestled in a quiet park like setting, you’ll discover this custom built 3 bedroom rancher on a full crawl space. Offering almost 1,700 sq. ft., the home features a bright, open concept floor plan. Gorgeous kitchen offers shaker cabinets, granite counters, tile floors and stainless steel appliances. Master en-suite includes a double walk in shower, separate soaker tub, heated tile floor and walk-in closet. Other features included 10’ ceilings, 7’ high windows, double attached garage and more. Located in a neighbourhood of similar priced homes. Close proximity to Costco, Millstream Village, Thetis Lake Park, trails and just 20 minutes from downtown Victoria. 2-5-10 warranty. Price includes GST. Offered at $569,900. MLS 331523

WALLY GREGORA 250-478-914 • www. Wallygregora.com OPEN HOUSE SUN 1 - 3 pm

6624 Steeple Chase

THE BEST DEAL ANYWHERE !!!

This expansive 4+ (Den) Bdrm’s & 3 Bthrm’s is perfect for a first time Home Buyer or Family that requires more space. $379,000

Gary McInnis

Kathleen McInnis Gabriella Pakos

OPEN HOUSE SAT 1 - 3 pm A-7885 WEST COAST BEAUTIFULL & COMPLETLY UPDATED 2BR RANCHER !!!

Only steps to the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy the huge LR w/ vaulted ceilings & cozy gas F/P, country kitchen, sep dining room. Master Bdrm offers a large walk-in closet.

New paint & gorgeous new floors! Private back deck & a stunning front porch. Located on a level, fenced .13 acre lot. Plus a greenhouse and shed & water features. RV or Boat Parking. Great starter, retirement home or weekend getaway. $319,900.

Pat Rogers

Stacey Scharf

Jean Thorndycraft

Nancy Vieira

Mike Williams

Sue Daniels Manager

WWW.MIKESELLSVICTORIA.com • MIKE WILLIAMS 250-478-9141

#112-2244 Sooke Rd • Hatley Park Plaza • 250.478.9141 www.pembertonholmes.com • Drop in and pick up your “free” Westshore map.

GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Friday, February 7, 2014

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1 BED & 2 BED FLATS MOVE IN READY

FROM THE LOW $200s unionvictoria.com Welcome to Victoria’s Old Town district, an area rich in character and new found energy. With the arrival of Union, you can now call this neighbourhood home. Visit us today and experience for yourself our spacious and functional 1 & 2 bedroom Old Town flats. Homes from 493 sq.ft available for viewing! Don’t miss your chance to live in this vibrant neighborhood with Union’s return on March 1st.

The developer reserves the right to make changes and modifications to the information contained herein. Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. E. & O. E.

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